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Smyrna times., 1924-10-22

Mrs. A. V. Satterfeld has been
elected president of the Harrington
W. c. I. U. Mrs. G. Hall Riggan
has been elected president of the Par
ent-Teachers' Association of Harring-
ton with Prof. George E. Swain, vice
president; Mrs. Charles Derrickson.
secretary and Mrs. Wesley Ryan,
treasurer.
Smyrna times., 1924-10-22

The Chesapeake City, Md, High
School Athletic Association enriched
its treasury $101.6O by the chicken
and waffle supper recently held in
Masonic Hail.
Smyrna times., 1924-10-22
PIANO TUNING AND REPAIRING

Finest work guaranteed. Prices
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Dunn. Box SO6. Dover, Del.
Smyrna times., 1924-10-22
COAL

Remember ! Winter is fast ap-
preaching. Get your coal in. We have
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good, clean coal. Come see our Camel
Coal. 1t will take the place of an
thracite. This coal is cheaper and
the best substitute for anthracite on
the market.
We sell the best select Baled HAY.
The old reliable guaranteed Dairy
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makes your old roof as good as new.
This roof dressing is guaranteed for
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-26
Greatest Play IEver Saw

have been in the big leagues for so many years and seen so many wonder full plays that picking out one of the greatest of all is practically an lmpos- sible task. However, I'll tell you one that still sticks in my mind after many seasons. 1t illustrates something of the ability of Jack Barry, who played with me on the old Athletic infield.
 On the day in question Frank Baker, our third baseman, was ill and Connie Mack was trying out recruit. we were playing New York, and the game was A close one. Milkiff was on second, with one out, and Hal Chase at bat. Chase smashed a wicked grounder to Barry's right and Jack achieved the almost impossible by getting his hands on the ball and knocking it down. How ever, it rolled about five feet away.
 Like a flash, Barry recovered it and, without stopping or looking, hurled 1t to the recruit on third. He was try ing to make the runner turn wide and he didn't see the ball until it whizzed by his face and rolled to the stands. Milkiff scored and Chase galloped 10 second.
 A great play. Yes.
 Not merely the achievement of stop ping the ball, but Barry's reasoning in the time that it took the ball to go from the bat to his hands, possibly second or a shade less. He had to fig ure the speed and the direction of the ball and the way to play it. In addi- ton, he knew that Chase, who was a fast man, was bound to beat the throw unless the ball was handled cleanly.
 So, he thought, "Midkiff, who is go- ing to third, will turn wide at the base and look to see if the ball has gone into the outfield. If I can shoot the ball to the third baseman while Mid xiii is hesitating we'll get him."
 He tried the play and, though it failed because the recruit could not think as fast as he, it was nevertheless a mag nificently executed play.
 Copyright, 1924, by Public Ledger Com
 pany
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-26
MISSU CAGERS
 GET BACK SOON
Number Of Tiger Basketeers On
 Football Trip

COLMUBIA, Mo-, Dec. 20.-ln an effort to whip his cage squad into the very best condition possible for the opening of it's Missouri Valley confer ence season against Iowa State college at Ames the night of January $, George A. Bond, University of Missouri basket ball coach, has announced that the Il- gers are to have only week \ vacation Christmas, instead of the two weeks given by the university. The cagers will go home with the rest of the stu dents December 23, but they must re- turn in time for workout on the 29th, Bond ruled.
 The Tiger court mentor has an un- usually difficult assignment this season, due to the fact that nearly half Of his basket ball squad is included in the list of Missouri football men who left here Friday for Los Angeles to meet the Uni versity of California Christmas day These men, ordinarily available immedl- ately after Thanksgiving, will not re- port this season until the first week i' January, and Bond has had to fill their places, temporarily at least Included in this list are two letter men, Lewis and Walsh, several veterans from last years squad and several promising sophomores.
 The conference schedule includes 1e games. as follows: January $, AmeS nt Ames; January 9, Drake at Des Moines; January 10, Grinnell at Grin nell; January 17, oklahoma at Colum bia; January 24, Drake at Columbia January 27, Washington at Columbia February 2, Washington at St. Louis February [, Ames at Columbia Febru ary Q, Kansas Aggies at Manhattan ebruary 10, Oklahoma at Norman;
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-26
R0ckne Works Notre Dame
 Squad Hard Christmas Day
Warner To Carry } Men To Pasadena For Bat
 tie With Four Horsemen

HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 25.-Christ- mas means nothing to the Eighth Irish" of Notre Dame this year except another day of practice for the foot ball game New Years at the Battle of Roses at Pasadena, Cal, with Le- land-Stanford Stiff secret practice was Knute Rockne herded his warriors aboard a train for Arizona, where he hopes to find clear weather that will permit his men to engage in real hard practice.
 A stiff workout was held yesterday, witnessed by several hundred fans who braved the cold weather to journey to Rice field Fans were barred from the practice today, however.
 Walsh, the All-American center, was in harness yesterday afternoon but he is not in the best of condition. The Notre Dame pivot man has been indis- posed for several days but he has inn proved and hopes to be able to take his regular place in the lineup a week from today.
 The Notre Dame players were guests at monday luncheon yesterday of the Knights of Columbus. Last night they attended the midnight mass at Sacred Heart church. An automobile ride around the city was on the sched- ule for today in addition to the prac- tice.
 The team left at 1O:3O o'clock to- night for Fl Paso. No stop will be made there, the team continuing to Tucson, Ariz., where a four-day stop will be made. After the Tucson stop
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-26
Nv Cobb Gives His Views
 On Pitchers And Hustling
Psychology And Its Effect On Ball Players Is Pet
 Subject Of Star

bly, in a close game and he sees a pitcher come out of the visiting team dugout and start for the opposite bull pen to warm up for relief duty, you can immediately see a change in your pitcher. He gets the notion that the other team has come to the conclusion that he is unbeatable and is getting ready to send in relief for the man opposing him in the box. He takes courage immediately and pitches his head off.
 That is plain psychology working in different directions"
 Cobb On Hustling
 Cobb often talks on his pet baseball subject, psychology. It applies to every angle of the game. Here is one:
 "Hustling is infectious. If you take a lazy player and put him next to q hustler, one who plays 'heads-up' base ball and is on his toes all the time, you will soon note a change in the lazy player. He begins showing energy The hustler causes the change in him. Get several men on your team that hustle and you will find the rest more the others will hustle.'
 That is not always true though, a fact that Cobb has discovered and ad- mitted. The hustler can cause to hustle only those who have it in them to hustle. Some men do not happen to have the ability to hustle and they would not change their tactics regard less of who played alongside of them. Cobb has found that out, for few that have played alongside of him never hustled and there is no denying that Cobb could not find better hustler anywhere in baseball than Cobb himself.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-26
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'COLLEGIAN HAS
 FINE PROSPECTS
Asks 5000 To Sign Card Contract And
 Gets It
By IRWIN S. HOWE

Only year out of college and after his first season in professional baseball, with a club in class c league, Flint Rehm enters the big show hailed as another Dazzy Vance" If he is that what Vance was in 1924-then the for tunes of the St. Louis Cardinals are made. Rehm specializes in low-hit games and strikeouts.
 Scout Charley Barrett dug up Rehm at Clemson college, in South Carolina, where the youngster already was so wise to himself that he asked three thousand dollars to sign a contract with the Cardinals. Barrett asked him to come on and first show his wares to Manager Rickey. He consented and they ar- ranged morning practice game to take some of the conceit out of him. The regular team lined up and Rehmn faced it.
 All the young collegian did was to strike out the mighty Hornsby twice, make Bottomley, Blades and Mueller fan the air twice as Hornsby had done,, and now down the lesser stars of the cards as fast as they came up. After the game he was given a check for S2.- 900 and expenses paid; he signed contract and was sent to Fort Smith in the Western association to be tuned up a bit.
 The Cardinals recalled him the first of September. In his four months with Fort Smith he pitched in 2S2 innings, appearing in 40 games. Of these he was credited with winning 21. while losing 15. He struck out 27O batters and gave 107 bases on balls.
 One of his feats was to shut out the Hutchinson team without hit in game that may be record, for not an outfielder behind Rehm had fielding change. All the Hutchinson 'batters were getting off the youngster was weak grounders or infield popups-when not striking out.
 | Rehm is q right-hander, born 21 years ago in a town named for his family, who are of quality" in his section oi South Carolina. He is q six-footer and weighs 1855 pounds.
 After he returned to the Cardinals the first of last September, he was used in 6 games. pitching 32 innings. In those 32 innings he famed 20 National league batsmen He showed wildness, however, and needs to overcome that to be the star his enthusiastic admirers predict he is destined to be.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-26
OBITUARY

Probably never before have so many outstanding figures in the world of sports answered the final call within the span of one year as in 1924. Nota- bles in both amateur and professional athletics are gone and there is scarcely sport that did not suffer some great loss during the past 12 months. The boxing fraternity was first stricken when Billy Miske died of Bright's dis ease on New Years Day. Another fighter whom champion Dempsey knocked out in 1920 heard the final bell when Bill Brennan was the vic tim of assassins' bullets in New York in June. Popular Frankie Jerome died from the effects, of blow received in bout with Bud Taylor in New York.
 Baseball fans and players mourned many times for Frank Chance, "the peerless leader' Pat Moran, beloved manager of the Cincinnati teams; Jake Daubert, popular and veteran first base man, also of the Reds: Tony" Boeckel. third baseman of the Braves; and other lesser lights went beyond" in 1924.
 "The Knights of the Roaring Road lost several of their numbers, chief of whom was Jimmy Murphy, winner of many a thrilling auto race with death.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-26

Joe Boyer ended his romantic career in an accident at Altoona, Pa, while the famous Anglo-Italian speed king, Dario Resta, was killed while driving at Brooklands, England. Pop Geers, dean of light harness drivers of Amer ica and veteran of 1,50O races, was killed in an accident at Wheeling in September Tommy Hinds, another vet eran of grand circuit racing, was killed within a week in another sulky acci- dent.
 The whole football world mourned on October 2S when it was announced that Percy Haughton had died in the midst of a successful year of coaching at Co lumbia. The famous 'P. O." was also well known figure in baseball circles. The football season ended with ten deaths. due to accidents on the grid iron. Truly the Grim Reaper played havoc with the sporting world in 1924. Copyright, 1924, Associated Editors,
 Inc)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-26
B. Opens Cage Season
 With Baylor Friday Night
Erwin Has Strong Quintet To Send Into Fray,
 Which Begins At 8:3O

ideally suited, as the Tiger star IS or, 6inarily forward, but he should handle himself admirably. Hub Hahn, captain of the Clubbers during their last campaign and one of the big stars when in condition, will relieve his younger brother, and Hub has always acquitted himself in fine style.
 Armistead Leake and Firpo Fergu- son will start at the guard positions, and they will certainly make great defen- sive pair.
 Leake Is Star
 Armistead Leake fs one of the best guards who have played on B. A. C. quintet in years, and should be even more valuable than year ago. Then he starred in practically every game in which the club participated. Both he and Ferguson have been used as back guards, and it will probably be the policy of Coach Erwin to keep both de- fensive men back of the middle of the court
 Ferguson made all-southern prep guard in the Cotton States tournament last season with the championship Simp- son combination, and is improving in his play. He is best at getting the ball off the blackboard, and was marvel at that arC Ill nlSH SCHOOl CdSc ClICles'
 Another pair of guards of excellent ability upon whom Erwin will depend is Jesse Duke and Hugh Montgomery. The latter is a good floor man and will likely be used when the offense is in need of strengthening. Duke was a star performer for the Auburn Plainsmen last season, and will undoubtedly be at a guard post during much of the B. A. c. campaigning.
 Bears Are Strong
 Coach Bridges will have a good com bination to present to local fandom in his Baylor Bears, who should furnish some excellent competition. The Bears, however, have been beaten in a number of their Christmas games, and the Clubbers are doped to bring home the victory.
 Jones at center, Sisco at guard and Mclean, forward are rated as the star trio of the quintet, and these lads are expected to perform in fine fashion Friday night. Jones has been scoring high for the Bears on their jaunt into Mississippi, Tennessee and Alabama, being aided materially by Mclean. Sisco is cage performer whose play in guard position has been moss praiseworthy. This will be the three stars whom the Blues will have to watch in the opening clash.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-26
By H. G. SALSINGER

"HE opinions of Ty Cobb are sub
 ject to change. Consider his opln-
 ion on pitching, for instance. In an interview given in 1921 Cobb made this statement:
 Many good pitchers have been curved out of the league. One of the worst mistakes pitcher can make is to use too many curves. They spoil the pitching arm. I think a good fast ball with hop is far more effective than curve md there are some pitchers who could do much better if they would rely on their fast one instead of prematurely ending their careers be- cause they prefer the curves"
 Now consider his opinion on the same subject as uttered in an interview given in the year 1924:
 '"The trouble with pitchers is that they don't use enough curve balls. They're afraid to curve the ball. They think it spells their arms and cuts down their careers. That is where they Ire all wrong. Nothing is so good for a pitching arm as throwing curve balls. It had long careers that lasted over long DcIlOuos AOu WILL lluu lildL ull the good curve ball pitchers were men that pitched curve balls lot The more curves they pitched the longer they lasted. The curve ball strengthens the arm. When you find a pitcher complaining about sore arm it is 10 to 1 that he is fast ball pitcher who doesn't use a curve much. If he used a curve a lot he would not havt a sore arm."
 Those That Are Fixed
 However, some of his opinions will not be changed. He said, some years back:
 Baseball is an open game. If anyone had ever found a recipe for winning bal games there would be no more baseball as all you would have to do would be to buy the recipe and use it. The sue cess of the game will continue as long as its uncertainty lasts"
 On another occasion he said:
 criticisms hurt a ball player more than any fan realizes. Success in base ball is two-thirds ability and one-thirt confidence and concentration. Criti cism destroys confidence and cOncentra tion and therefore reduces the playing value OfSa man at least B 1-3 per cent
 That also explains why so many ball clubs do a great deal better on the road than at home. The player expects criticism abroad and never pays any attention to it. The criticism hurled at him while he is at home is the crit lcism that destroys his value"
 Value Of It
 Speaking of psychology and it's rela tion to baseball he said':
 Psychology plays big part in base ball. If you have pitcher in the bop who is going along fairly well, but non, too good and have man warming Ill nj the bull pen the fact that thu pitcher in the box sees the man warm ing up in the bull pen is likely to caus him to weaken. A man who is pitchin; has all he can do to keep his mind ol the batter. He has to concentrate ol him and how can the man in the bo, concentrate on the batter when ever. time. he winds up he sees out of tn corner of his eye a team-mate warming up in the bull pen and getting read. to relieve him. He gets to thinking that the manager believes he isn't goo, enough to stay in the box and he'll ge to believing that he isn't and then sur denly he won't be.
 "Now, on the other hand, if you pitcher happens to be going bit wo5
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-26
COLE AND OTHER TROUBLES
sy BARRIE PAYNE

hi swaistcoat some days previously. (lf 1 wear it it's vest; if millionaire wears it it's a waistcoat.) The butler had retorted with vague threats. I'll | 'ack your cad off with a atchet, sir," he had said. But the finger prints on the niblick. drum, etc., were not the buffers. The finger marks on the nib lick proved that an interlocking grip had been used, whereas the butler all ways overlapped his fingers for his nib lick shots.
 The maid, it came out, also had quarreled with Slicer, over the question of increased wages. She proved, how ever, that at the hour of the murder she was out taking bus ride with a man whom she described as my sweetie-eetums" When asked ii she killed Slicer she said, II intended to, but somebody beat me to it.
 Slicers favOrite bootlegger had been seen leaving the house an hour before the body was found. The head detective called him on the phone. Il beg your pardon, sir" the detective asked, but did you kill old man Slicer?" Maybe so," the bootlegger replied. Was he poiSoned?' The reply was in the mega tive. T can't claim the credit, then, said the bootlegger, but I think it was q splendid idea"
 Slicer had been Respondent over a chronic slice, but the nature of his wounds made it quite evident that he had not committed suicide.
 Who, then, killed Slicer?
 Take the clues, reader, and see if you can put them together.
 No?
 I'll tell wou then.
 I, the writer of this story, did it my self
 Why did l do it?
 To supply an unexpected ending fol ] this story.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-26

Why not write Christmas story for golfers?" friend suggested. Your personal reactions to Christmas-some- thing of that sort. Write what your mood dictates. "Fine. I'm now con- valescing from Christmas shopping and a chronick hook, so shall write tale about beautiful little Christmas mur- der. I'll make it a mystery story with m unexptecd ending that ought to knock you clear out of your chair If you can figure out the ending in advance you're good, kid, you're good. Watch closely, now See-nothing up my sleeves except my arms.
 Old Man Aureiius Van Dykus Min. compoopus Slicer was found dead just back of his Wop shack (short for "ltal- ian villa") on the eighteenth green of his private course, one Christmas morn ing. His throat was cut fro near to ear. A niblick, corckscrew, a moving machine, bass drum and a can opener lay scattered about the body. Police, detectives and crossword puzzle ex- ports were summoned After careful examination of the dead man they ar rived at the momentOus conclusion that he was dead. The head detective voiced the suspicion that the death had "di- rectlv resulted from q cessation of bod fly functions" His assistants were much impressed.
 Investigation revealed that the pro- lifigate and wastrel son of Slicer had had words with his father over money matters the day previous. To satisfy A peculiar whim the son had demanded that his allowance be paid in three-dol- lar bills. The father vetoed the plan as impratical and a bitter altercation fol- lowed. But the son established an alibi. He proved that he had spend the night at the Hellhole Inn playing drop-the handkerchief and I-spy.
 The murdered man, it developed, had scolded the butler for spilling gin on
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-26

The stage is all set for the opening basket ball classic of the Magic City Friday night, when the Blues of the Birmingham Athletic club tackle the Bears of Baylor university, champions of the Southwestern conference last sea son. The local cage contingent is in good shape for the initial clash of the sea son, following several weeks hard grind of practice sessions on the B. A. .. court. The Baylor Bears should be in the best of condition for the struggle, being on the flag end of an extended trip through Dixie, playing the strongest college and club quintets of the central portion of the southland.
 A Great Quintet
 Followers of basketball in general and of the B. A. c. in particular are anxious to glimpse the Erwin quintet in its initial bow to fandom Friday night, due to the fact the Blues are being heralded as one of the best combinations which has represented the local club since the days of Tommy McGowan, Bisco Seals, Arthur Greenwood and a flock of others who have made basket ball his tory in Birmingham.
 Although handicapped during the holi- QayS TOT lack or intensive pFdctlCe, Coach Lu Erwin will have the squad in fairly good shape for an opening struggle.
 Anderson A Flash
 Tommy Anderson, who flashed on the Crimson horizon of Alabama basket ball season back, after starring very brightly in a Central High uniform, will be one of the starting forwards, and the little speed merchant is sure to go good Norman Mandy, who has garnered big portion of scoring honors in past seasons for the Clubbers, will likely be at the other forward berth.
 Ollie Hilburn, a veteran of one season with the E. A. C., when he ran wild and was hailed as one of the outstand. ing performers of the past season, will undoubtedly see considerable service and may be thrown into the fray at the beginning. Then, the B. A. c. mentor has Ham Stevens, Yancey, Senn and Howet as trio of scorers and floor men who will make good in the forward role.
 Fred Hahn At Center
 Fred Hahn, a captain and star in the Village of the Plains of Auburn fol several seasons, will make his debut in a Blue uniform, and Freddie is counted on strongly. He will take over the post at center, position for which he is not
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-26
LUMBERMAN FOUND DEAD

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Dec. 25.-J. M. Hatfield, a lumberman of Greensboro, ind, was found dead in hotel here to- day. Mir. Hatfield was 73 years old. Physicians stated his death was due to natural causes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-26
SEVEN KILLED

CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec. 25.-- Seven workmen were killed and 15 in- jured in an explosion at the oil works at Aivalik.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-26

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