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The Alaska daily empire., 1924-09-06
QUITS
MOVIE CAREER

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 6.-Thelma
Morgan -Converse,4 sixteen year old
heiress. daughter of Harry Hay Nor
gan, American Consul to Belgium,
who quit society to become a film
actress. has abandoned her screen
career. There is too much work
and too little time to play, the
would-be actress says according to
an article in today's Examiner.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-09-06
PADDOCK EQUALS
WORLDS RECORDS

WEST ORANGE, Sept. 6.-Charles
Paddock. winning the 100-yard senior
championship of the National Ameri-
can Amateur Athletic Union this af-
ternQon, egualled the world record of
nine and three-fifths seconds.
Paddock won the 220-yard sprint
In 20 4-5 seconds, equalling the
world record.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-09-06
Interallied Control
Commission Starts
Work on Monday

BERLIN, Sept. 6 6.-The Inter-
allied Control Mission and Ger
man military authorities have
agreed that control of arma-
ments will begin next Monday.
A government communique has
been issued urging the people
to avoid obstruction OF the com
missioner's work.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-09-06
PRIZE FIGHTER
UNDER ARREST
Firpo Is Taken Into Custody
in New York on Two
Serious Charges.

NEW YORK, Sept. 6-Luis Angel
Firpo, Brazilian fighter, was arrested
this afternoon charged with bringing
moral purposes and making a false
statement to the Board OF Inquiry.
He was released on $1,000 bail and
the hearing set for September Is,
four days after his bout with Wills
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-09-06
Australia Challenger
OF u. S. for Davis Cup

BROOKLINE. Sept 6.-Australia
became the challenger today of the
United States for the Davis Cup
when Patterson defeated Borotra of
Frarce. 6-3, 81 and 6-3.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-09-06
$3,000,000 in Negotiable
Securities Are Stolen

SALT LAKE. Sept 6.-Otto Meek,
wealthy Nevada rancher. today re-
ported the theft of s3.0O0.000 in ne
gotiable securities from his automo-
bile parked on the main street of
this city. The stock was the Issue
of the Mammouth Land & Power Co.
of Baker, Nevada.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-09-06
ORGANIZING COOLIDGE
DEAF AND DUMB CLUBS

CHICAGO. Sept, 6. Coolidge
deaf and dumb clubs will be Or
ganized lin all the States of the
Union according 10 announcement of
Director Gercelon. Mrs. CORNER will
be the deaf and dumb teacher.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-09-06
OFFERS REWARD
FOR GENERAL;
DEAD OR alive

SHANGHAI, Sept. 6-The COM
mander of the Kianghu forces, ac-
cording to information learned here,
is said to have offered reward of
$4,000 for General f. H. Luu, dead
or alive. The invading forces of
Chi have been repulsed on two fronts
after an all night fight
PICKUP
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-09-06
STEAMER is WRECKED

APiA, Samoa. Sept. 6.-The Nor
wegian steamer Mesna. with pas
seagers and freight, has been wreck
ed on Tonga Island. south of here
1t Is reported that the warship La
barnum is removing the passengers
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-09-06
Urge Lowden for Head Of
Agriculture Commission

WASHINGTON Sept 6.-President
Coolidge has been strongly urged to
appoint Frank 0. Lowden. chair.
man of the commission to investigate
the needs of agriculture. Lowden
is weekend guest at the White
House.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-09-06
DAWES PLAN IS
GREAT SUCCESS

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6.-Ambas-
sador Houghton, to Germany, is home
on vacation and called on President
Coolidge and gave a glowing account
of the success of the Dawes plan.
We must get more capital into
Germany and the loan will accomp-
lish that" said Ambassador Hough-
ton
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-09-06
HOP-OFF FROM MAINE.

MERE POINT, Maine, Sept. g.
The three globe fight planes left
at 12:07 o'clock this afternoon day
light time, for the 40 mile jump
to Boston, having lit here yester-
day on account of fog.
Lieut.. Smith, commanding the
ficrs, declared that fog was the
''aviator's hell"
The weather was almost perfect
at the departure today.
The Associated Press correspond
cnts handed Smith and Harding the
messages of welcome from their
mathers, which said.
We bow our heads in reverence
to the Supreme Pilot who has guild
ed our precious boys
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-09-06
Chinese Kill Japanese;
Japan Makes Quick Move

TOXIC, Sept. 6.-Several japanese
have been killed by, Chinese soldiers
at Annoy according to newspaper dis
patches. The Japanese government
has dispatched four destroyers to
Annoy.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-09-06
Physicians Trying to
Save Life of Woolwine

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 6.--Physi-
clans are consulting today in hopes
of saving the life of Thomas Lee
Woolwine. who returned from Paris
this week suffering from pernicious
anemia.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-09-06
OIL COMPANY BANKRUPT

TEXARKANA. Sept. 6.-An invol-
untary petition in bankruptcy has
been filed against the Marr Oil Cor
poration, of Eldorado, Arkansas,
headed by Pat Marr, youthful pro-
moter and now under sentence of
five years for using the mails to
fraud. The assets are listed at 3d.
0O0,0 900
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-09-06
MOTHERS WELCOME SONS

LOS ANGELES. Sept. 6-The
mothers of Smith and Harding,
world fliers, broadcasted from the
Times XIII station last night well
come to their sons.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-09-06
Prince Of Wales Plays
Five Polo Games, s Days

SYOSSETT. ~ Y. Sept. 6-The
Prince of Wales has played five
polo games during the past six days
and gave six ponies workout
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-14
MISKE BENEFIT TO BE A BIG EVENT
Baseball Autographed By Babe Ruth Will Be
 AuCtiOned

ST. PAUL, Minn., Jan. 1s.-A base ball autographed by Babe Ruth, home run king of the New York Yankees. will be auctioned at the testimonial boxing program here Tuesday night for the family of Billy Miske, late heavyweight puglist of St. Paul, il vas announced tonight.
 The baseball will be brought here by Harry Heilman, Detroit outfielde' and champion batsman of the Ameri- can league, who will referee cue oi the bouts on the benefit cards.
 One of the classiest cards ever put on in the Twin Cities has been ar ranged. Mickey Walker, worlds welterweight champion, will box foul rounds with his sparring partner Tommy Gibbons, St. Paul heavy weight, who is to meet Jack Demp- sey, worlds heavyweight champion this summer, will step four rounds with Jimmy Delaney, St. Paul. anc Pinke and Richie Mitchell of Mil. waukee also will give a four-round eXhihiti tinn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-14
| MANY STARS WILL
 GO TO BOSTON SOX
Wambsganss Made Only Triple Play In A World
 Series Game

NEW YORK, Jan. 13.-"sic transit gloria mundi."
 Which, as any baseball player can tell you if you give him. time to con- suit a Latin professor, means that the hero of today Is the has-been of tomorrow.
 Witness happenings among the big league ranks which have recently befallen.
 In the passing of Bill Wambsganss from the secondary bag of the Cleve- land Indians, went the old vet who, in the series with the Dodgers in 1920, made the only unassisted triple play ever pulled in a worlds series. Wambys feat has been duplicated but twice in the history of the major leagues.
 Bobby veach, veteran of the peer less days of Hughie Jennings De- troit Tigers, is going along to the Boston Red Sox with Wamby.
 Elmer Smith, the first and only person ever to knock home run in a world series game with bases full, no longer in the Cleveland outfield or even in the big time circuits at all Elmer went to the Tanks from Cleveland and now has been ~aived out of the major leagues.
 George Cutsaw, like Veach, has been a figure in the majors since 1912, but now he's given an uncondi- tional release. Just a few days ago Jack Scott, the Giant pitcher who made such a hero of himself in the series of 1922, was also waived out of the major leagues.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-14
Harry -.Greb And
 Johnny Wilson Meet On Friday

NEW YORK, Jan. 13.--An unadul- terated fight champion, for this first time this season, will defend his title indoors, when Harry Greb. the mid- dleweight regent, elects to take pot shots next Friday at the illustrious nose of Johnny Wilson, from whom he won the title last summer.
 What outdoor men these cham pions have become! They decline to exhibit their punches within the con fines of Madison Square Garden or any of the other sizcable halls. They dislike the heavy air an indoor fighteE must breathe, perhaps, or is it the limited seating capacity, 5000 or 10000 or so, compared with the 50,000 that can be jammed into a ball park.
 |. Anyway Greb must need the money to risk a world title in the cramped, eonstricted spaces of the garden, and Fans will be grateful for his willing ness to fight before the snow melts from the Polo Grounds.
 Both boxers are in-and- -outers of the most uncertain caliber. There are times when each loads his punches with tons of punishine power; and there are other times when they seem to fight with their elbows manacled and invisible chains dragging their fists.
 When Wilson lost his title, the story was that his too speedy re- duction to make the 160-pound limit had sapped his vitality, and that he had about the zest of a soggy buck wheat cake.
 He has, however, trained carefully for this return fight, and fans are expecting some of those delicious bloody soirees when the two biggest noses in the middleweight ranks be- come rival targets. Greb, however. is given a bit more than an even chance to emerge victorious, by the more sophisticated of the dopesters.
 Another event of some glitter will be the first American fight of Harry Mason, lightweight champion or England, and it Is said, of all Europe. Mason will meet Harry Kid brown of Philadelphia Tuesday night in the first skirmish of campaign aimed no lower than Bennie Leonard, the title holder, himself. This fight was prompted by the Pioneer club.
 Irish Johnny Curtin. whose patron is Mayor Frank Hogue of Jersey City, will take on Lew Hurley at the uptown Leonox club Monday night. The mayor is scheduled to shed his ermine for the evening and watch his protege from the ringside.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-14
BOBBY VEACH IS HOLDING OUT YET
Detroit Star Says He Will Not Report Unless Paid
 $3,000

DETROIT. Mich, Jan. 1s.-Bobby Veach, for the last Il years a mem Der of the Detroit Tigers today de- clared he was standing by his ultima tum. announced yesterday shat un- less he received sS.Ooo above his sal ary from the Boston American league club to defray moving expenses. he was through with baseball.
 Veach, whose sale to the Boston club was announced yesterday by Frank J. Navin, president of the Ti- gers, declared that unless the Boston club "came through" with the sum he had demanded he would remain in Detroit and devote his time to his auton. obile business.
 There is absolutely no prospect of me playing baseball with the Boston Americans unless the $3,000 l ask is paid me above my present salary declared Veach.
 "It was not my fault that I re- mained on the bench the greater DOT tion of last year. I was willing to play, and was sure I hadn't slowed up to any appreciable extent.
 "The amount I ask is not unreason- able. I am not particular which club pays the $3,000. It will take much more than that sum to compensate me for making the change"
 Efforts to learn the price the Bos- ton club paid for Veach was unavai!- ing. The Tiger officials continued to remain reticent, while Veach said he had not been advised of the price.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-14
JOHNNY MGINTY TO FIGHT LARRY AVERA MONDAY NIGHT
Managers Will Send Charges
 In To Finish Battle Before Tenth In Bout At Athletic Club

Johnny MGinty, slated to meet Larry Avera of Atlanta Monday night in the Birmingham Athletic club, Is a busy youngster these days. With three fights booked for this week Jack Bodine, his newly acquired man. ager, is putting the local Irishman through tho preliminary stages of his ring career .ad if Johnny can stand the pace he should be in shape to take on some of the big guns of the game before many moons.
 The fight Monday night blood and thunder battle. Walk Miller. man. ager of Avera, has emphaticaily tn- formed Birmingham fans as well as Bodine and McGinty that he is not so sure of Birmingham decisions when he is on the visitors list here. Walk charges that all a local boy has to do is stay the full length to win. Therefore, says Miller In his letter the sporting editor of the Herald, there will be no need of a decision Monday night and if a decision has to be made there need be no doubt as to the winner. He Is going to send Avera in to finish Mo- Ginty in short order, Miller warns. and will not rely upon a decision to win the battle.
 Now Bodine is himself somewhat . believer in the sure and certain way If winning battle, namely over the Knockout route. It was Bodine who sat in McGinty's corner and gave the signal for McGinty's rushes in the battle in which Battling Kelley was knocked out here. He believes in going in to fight ad not to box and and in addition be in good shape for a bout night or two afterwards and one here Friday against Branch. Bodine admits that Avera is a clever boxer but says he cannot stand the terrific pace set by McGinty.
 So with both men sending in their charges with instructions to hit with the intention of hurting and apply the sleep portion before the end of the fracas it appears that 8 slam hang slugging match is on deck which should come up to par with the Kelley -McGinty sensation.
 Matchmaker Dave Evans has also lined up a couple sfnore boxing treats for the fans on Monday night. Red" Burks, Navy boxer, has been putting in earnest ana daily training ses- sions in the Birmingham Athletic club and will go into the ring with Young Battling Kelley in the eight round semi-final bout in good shape. Some time ago these two met and Burke was a little the worse off for the meeting but he had not paid strick attention to his training and was in bad condition. This time, how ever, he should be in tip-top shape. Another bout which should exceed the usual number of rounds allotted preliminary bouts will be six-round- CT between Reid and Harris. These two youngsters have an affection for each other that resembles the love of the feline for the canine family and this hoit should be a hefty slugginR bee.
 Three other bouts are on tap in addition to the above named and in all 3s' rounds of boxing will be served the fans, the first bout starting at S:s0. The card should be the best seen at the B. A. c. this season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-14
Loren Murchison Is Back In Trim,
 For Fast Faces

NEW YORK. ' Jan. 1s-America's Olympic prospects. not as bright this
 year as of yors. have, perked up a
 bit with the astonishing comeback
 from . hospital of Loren Murchison.
 the star-spangled main-stay in the
 sprints.
 For several months Murchison was
 ailing with an injured back, mussed
 up in an automobile accident. Of
 course, Murchison was at no time in
 danger of being a bed-ridden invalid for life, but it takes very little de-
 to add the fatal fiftns to his hundred yard time.
 So patriotic sportsnen watched
 Murchison anxiously Saturday when he toed the mark against Jackson V. Scholz, the metropolitan title holder
 and his team mate at the 1920 Olym-
 pics, and Larry Rawlings and Morris
 any champion, in the 70-yard Oceo'a
 event.
 Murchison got away fast, ran sturdily and without obvious over exertion all the way, and finished a yard ahead of the flying Scholz, with Rawlings and Cohen spaced behind
 at one-yard intervals. In sprint circles Sunday it was the widespread belief that Murchison's 8
 recovery is complete. The time of '
 2-5 seconds was pointed out as only three-tenths of a second behind the
 world record for the distance. Scholz, who is one of Murchison's top-notch competitors for the Olym- pic mission, also appeared in ex-
 cellent trim, running, as his wont. faster and faster as the 100-yard
 mark was approached. It is in, the
 220 distance that Scholz reaches his highest levels.
 Murchison, who Is the national sprint champion and world 60-yard record holder, acquired the metro-
 politan 70-yard title in his come- | back sally. back Sally.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-14
ALLIANCE TO PLAY
 SAYRE HI MONDAY

The Alliance High school basket hail team will meet the Sayre High five Monday night fin the Central Y. M. c. A. gymnasium at o'clock in the second meeting of the season for these two combinations Last week the two teams played, and Al liance won out over the Sayre agsre- gation.
 Both teams are fast and have a good offensive. The game Monday night should be a good one as the Alliance team shows promise of be- ing one of the outstanding prep teams of the state this year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-14
Plan For New League
 To Succeed Old Kitty

PADUCAH, ky, Jan. 13.-Organi-
 zation of a new six-club baseball league to include cities in western Kentucky, Illinois and Tennessee, to succeed the Kitty league is in pros pect, B. B. Hook, 8 director of the Paducah, Kitty league club, an- nounced here.
 Paris and Jackson. Tenn, Cairo
 and Herrin, H., and Paducah and
 Mayfield, Ky, are mentioned as be-
 ing favored for membership in the new league. All but Jackson and
 Herrin were in the Kitty league last year. Doubt was expressed by base ball officials here whether the Kitty league would exist this year in view of the financial losses sustained by
 it's clubs last season, when practical ly every club finished deeply In debt. Kitty league owners are expected to meet some tim this month to dis
 cuss further plans of the new league.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-14
RECENT FIGHTS SHOW THAT
 DEMPSEY IS NOT INTANGIBLE
nrnmy Gibbons Fights Draw With Champion And Luis Firpo Knocked Him Out Of The Ring
',, TO SIGN ARTICLES

HOT SPRINGS, Ark, Jan. 13.-
 Articles for a return match be- tween Jack Dempsey and Tommy
 4iibbons probably will be signed within two weeks, Jack Kearns, pempsey's manager, stated upon his arrival here today.
 We haven't signed up to this time. kearn's said. "but I expect all details will be taken care of when get back to New York. The bout will probably take place June. |. There is also a good prospect
 Tor another bout with Firpo a lit tie aater."
 kerns. accompanied by his wife, ana Miss Florence Lee of Los An geles. is here for two-weeks va
 cation. He said he was informed that Dempsey is having good time in Florida" adding that he probably would wire the cham pion to join him here and make the trip east with him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-14
ANDERSON MAY BE ON DAVIS TEAM

NEW YORK, 5an. 13.-James O. Anderson, Australian tennis star, de- spite his announced retirement from international competition for pusi : ness reasons, may again represent the Antipodes in the 1924 Davis cup
 The United States Lawn Tennis association has received advices that virtually a national movement among Australin court enthusiasts on foot to have Anderson named fol the 1924 challenging team particular ly because of a feeling that there Is bright chance of hftlng tne s.ats- ms toric trophy from the United States next season.
 So far, Australta's team have made no mention of Anderson but named Gerald Patterson and Pat OHara wood. the 1922 challenging team. as nrohable competitors with Norman F. Brookes. wizard of former days as likely captain
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-14
Firpo Starts Training

BUENOS AIRES, Jan. 13-Luis Angel Firpo, the Argentine heavy weight fighter, has started training for his coming fights with Farmer" Lodge and Erminio Spalla. Tomor- row he Is to have his first workout with the negro, Calvin Respress, whom he brought to Buenos Aires from the United States.
 Firpo will meet Lodge during the first fortnight in February and Spalla during the second fortnight, according to present arrangements. He expects to sail for che United States in the middle of March. for q tour, during which he will have 10 bouts
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-14
Soccer Team Planned

NEW YORK, Jan. 1s.-Determina-
 ton of the United States Football
 association to have, this country
 represented by an amateur soccor
 team at the forthcoming Olympic
 games in France has resulted in 2
 call for a meeting of the associa- tions Olympic committee in Chicago some time during the next week or ten days.
 National Secretary T. W. Cahill will present tentative plans at the Chicago meeting, upon acceptance oi which a call for a meeting of the na- tional commission will be issued U provide final authority for their exe- cution.
 Contributions to mee the expenses of the team now total s2,025.7S. Ca hill announced.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-14
Yost To Install Big Laundry For Athletes

ANN ARBoR, Mich, Jan. 1s.-A large laundry, complete in all details, Is part of the equipment of Yost field house. It will be devoted ex- clusively to cleaning the clothes and track suits of the university ath- letes.
 One of the regular tasks for the laundry will be to turn out between 900 and 500 towels each day, accord Ing to the number of men taking part in competitive athletics. Jer- seys, stockings and other articles worn in competition will round busy weeks for the washerman.
 rotary drier has been installed for the rough drying of football and baseball uniforms. No matter how wet the uniforms become, a few min utes in the drier will put them back in shane to Wear
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-14
SwiSS Team Enters


 NEW YORK, Jan. 1s.-The entry of Switzerland in the 1924 Davis cup tennis fight. as a contestant in the European preliminary zone. today brought the total of challengers to four.
 Several other nations have unoffi- cially indicated their intention to challenge and the United States Lawn Tennis association expects the entry list to exceed the record num- Der of 1923-17. France and Ireland beat Switzerland to the challenge in the European zone. and Australia's hat Is in the ring in the American sphere of competition. Switzerland made a good record In the 1923 tour nament. defeating Czechoslovakia in the first round and Argentina in the second. The Swiss were eliminated in the third round. three matches to two, by France, the champion of the .TurOpean zone
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-14
Lebanon Team Wins

HUNTSVILLE, Ala, Jan. 13.-(SDe- cial.)-The Cumberland university quintet of Lebanon, Tenn, handed the Dallas Ramblers a hard jolt on Briday night. when they won \ the basketball game from the latter on their home floor in the Dallas Y, 23 to 14. The visitors played the Ramblers off their feet, but the Ramblers were able to keep from l! to points behind and the enthusias- tic rooters for the home team did not give up hope until the last.
 The Dallas second team fared bet ter, defeating the Madison county high school team 25 to on the same evening.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-14
Skating Tean, Seasick

PARIS, Jan 1S.-The American Olympic skating team, in charge of William Taylor, the manager, reached Paris this evening, much 1atigued from an unusually rough crossing. Charles Gewtraw, Harry Kaskey William Steinmetz, Valentine Biahs and Richard Donovan recuperated promptly and expect to be in their usual good physical condition after a nights sleep. but Joe Moore was seasick for nine days and Is badly used up. He will need a much longer rest
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-14
Former Turfman Dies

MOBILE. Ala, Jan. ls.-(Special Leased Wire. .)-The funeral of John Payne Moore, 64, for many years one of the best known trotting horse drivers in the south and a familiar figure at county fairs was held here Sunday. Moore was well known in New Orleans and one of the promo ters of the Mobile running horse meetings for the past three years. His widow and five children survive him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-14
BedeU Wins Race

PARIS, Jan. 13.-Ernest Bedell. a hitherto unknown runner from Nancy, today finished first in the six-mile road race held today under the auspices of L'Intransigeant, defeat ing Frances crack runners. Ills time was 33 minutes, 23 second. He will be trained for the 10,O00-meter event in the Olympic games.