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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-09
COTTON GINNED

COLUMBIANA, Ala, Sept. B. Especial. )-Some dozen bales of cotton have been ginned in Ashland up to date, and few bales have been put on the market here. Rain has been general over the county the past week, but it came too late to be of much benefit to crops generally.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-09
REBUILD GIN

LOTHIAN, Ala, Sept. 8.-The large ginnery of Louis Pitcher on Commerce street, which was completely destroyed by fire few days ago, is rapidly be- ing rebuilt for the installation of new machinery to help finish ginning this Aeason's crop of cotton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-09
scHnOI ID OPEN

JONES MILLS, Ala, Sept. 8.-The Jones Mills high school will open its fourth annual session September >15. Prof. H. G. Greer, who has been prin. cipal of the school since its organiza tion as an accredited high school, will again be principal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-09
spRING HILL TO OPEN

MOBILE, Ala, Sept. 8.-Registra- tiol for the academic year of 1924 1925 at Springhill college takes place Wednesday. The college buildings are being renovated, but this will in no way interfere with class work as the re- pairs are near completion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-09
CATCHES RTG DEVIL FISH

MOBILE, Ala, Sept. S.-A four thousand pound devil fish, measuring IS feet from wing tip to wing tip was landed on the beach near Fort Morgan yesterday, Jack Case harpooned the monster. M
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-09

Glycerine to easily remove wall pa- per? Add a cupful of it to a pail of hot water and apply to the wall paper.
The Coconino sun., 1924-12-26
SAVE WITH SAFETY AT YOUR RExALL DRUG STORE
BREEN-LEWIS DRUG co.

Inventory sheets, in convenient
pads, at Coconino Sun office.
Harvey Cooper is clerking in the
grocery department at Rabbits dur
ing vacation.
Anyone wishing to sell or buy a
city or country home, call on us. Alf
Dickinson & Son.
Professor Helm of the Normal
school is spending the holidays at his
Iold home in Texas.
M. and Mrs. Henderson Warnock
had Mrs. Marie Day and jim Walkup
as guests on Christmas day.
That old furniture can be made to
look like new in the repair depart
n1ent of the furniture section at Bah
bits.
Professor T. o. Bellwood and wife
went to Williams yesterday to spend
Christmas with Mr.. and Mrs Alfred
Skeels.
Order your mill blocks right now.
For short time only, reduced so cents
a load, making new price $3.50. Frank
Bennett, Phone 9.
Mr. and Mrs. S. T. Hough return
ed Sunday from Bly, ranger station,
where they had gone on business and
were showed in for week.
Harry Clancy, the "wild Irishman,"
as he styles himself, was buzzing
around here this week fixing type
writer's alluding to machines.
Mrs. ]. R. Babbitt is today taking
her small daughters, Emma Jean,
Betty Joe, and Mary to Chandler to
visit their grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. NJ. Schuele for about 10 days.
A jolly party of relatives and
friends gathered at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Joe P. Wilson fer Christmas
dinner Besides the immediate family
there were DR.. and Mrs. G. F. Man
ming Sr.. their granddaughter, Ethel
Brown, Dr.. and Mrs. G. F. Manning
Jr., Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Browning and
Harlow Yaeger.
The Coconino sun., 1924-12-26

Inventory sheets, in convenient
pads, at Cocouino Sun office.
Old furniture taken in exchange as
part payment on new, al Flagstaff
Furniture Co.
Mrs. G. Muncy came up from Wins
low to spend Christmas with her
daughter, Mrs. A. III. Schermann and
family.
Mrs Orin1 Compton, who had been
in Los Angeles for the past Two
months visiting her family, returned
home Sunday.
John Morrison, assistant county as
SCISSOR left Tuesday to spend Christ
mas IN Prescott with his brother,
Robert Morrison.
Order your mill blocks right now.
For short time only, reduced 80 cents
q load, making new price $3.50. Frank
Bennett, Phone 3.
DR. Z. S. Miller left Sunday night
for Claremont, Calf, there to spend
Christmas with Mr.. and Mrs. T. d.
Krenz and their little ones.
Mrs. H. Ladd, who took first prizes
at the state far on her potatoes drove
IA Cttt Ntcf- A4illCtiL le-l4 tS 4f4D44tlCtN
to dispose OF some potatoes and do
Christmas shopping.
Mrs J. E. Pettigrew who had 5aan
visiting her niece, Miss Ruth Lignt
burn. for the past year has returned
to Coburg, Ontario, Canada, to make
her home with her sisters.
J. A. Rodriguez and small daugE.er,
Mela, came last week to remain over
Christmas with his father, Dan BOD
Iiguez Of the Flagstaff Lumber com
pany commissary Mr., Rodiguez lis
forest ranger at GalGna, NJ III.
Miss Nell Jones, who has been uurs-
ing at Mercy hospital, went to St.
Joseph's hospital last week, where
DR. d T. Harbridge performed a very
delicate eye operation for her A card
received from her Wednesday reports
that the operation was very success
ful.
The Coconino sun., 1924-12-26

Steam heated storage place for your
car at Weber Bros Garage.
Bur Kelly is spending the winter II.
Phoenix, working for Andy Sansky.
We repair furniture. Fine. first
class work. Furniture department at
Rabbits
H. L. Hines, who farms in the Red
Lake district, spent Monday in town
en- business.
For a short time only I will sell mill
Blocks at $3.50 the big load Frank
Bennett. Phone 8.
Miss Justine Johnson, telegraph
operator at Houck, spent Christmas
here with her parents, Mr.. and hrs.
August Johnson.
Miss Dorothy Jalle is spending part
of her vacation in Santa Monica with
Miss Cecilia Lind, who spent her
childhood days here.
Carlson & Co.-largest meat and
grocery house on South San Francisco
stIeet. They handle Morris q Co.'S
fresh, salt and cured meats. Phone
81.
AtA->s ettAS 3 t4OliAcsAl anu t4lL+NtA 81
turned Thursday from Paoen *, where
they had been visiting Mrs. Themaa' IS
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. b. Carr at
0heir ranch.
Frank Brooks, the grocerynan,
whose good bottled soft drinks are
5he best in the southwest and about
he most extensively used has dstr-
0uted unique, convenient memorandum
calendars Tor 1925, in which there is
printed rauch Of historical and other
general interest.
Mayor Loren W. Cress, who was
very sick man couple days last week
and for a couple more days didn't
have great deal of animation and
pep, rallied around the old Job again
the last of the week and is joining
the rest Of US in congratulating HIM
self on being out again so soon. He
lad US al scared for awhile, thinking
we might lose q darned good mayor
The Coconino sun., 1924-12-26
LOCAL BREVTTIES
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Ranges and heating stoves at Flag
staff Furniture Co.
Mr. and Mrs. David Babbitt Jr.
spent Monday in Flagstaff.
Inventory sheets, in convenient
pads, at Coconino Sun office.
See me before you buy, burn or
die.-W. B. Raudebaugh, real estate
and insurance.
For a short time only will sell mill
blocks at $3.50 the big load. Frank
Bennett. Phone 3.
Judge George H. Crosby Jr. went
to Los Angeles Friday night on bust
ness and returned Wednesday morn
ing:
The Federated church has filed APP
plication in superior court for au-
tho1ity to sell its property on the
corner of San Francisco and Cherry
streets, known as the old Presbyterion
manse. Hearing will be on the 29th.
Evening star., 1924-12-15
new RULES ARE DUE
FOR HARNESS RACES

CHICAGO, December 15.--Drastic ic
changes in harness racing rules In.
cludinS introduction Of ciainsin 4
events on the 1900 American tracks
over which pacing and trotting races
are held, were urged by = special
Committee OF the Harness Horse As
soc!stion OF America In resolutions
presented to the association at It's
annual Meeting here today. Adop-
tion. appeared certain. mem bers said
Horses eligible 60 claiming races
would be classified according to theis
winnings instead Of by their time
records. Committee members pre-
dicted that a majority Of the races OF
next season viii be conducted under
tho claiming ruie.
Such veterans Of the Grand Circuit
and lesser tracks ss Tommy Murphy
Walter Cox and Harry y. Reno, aid I'd
! In framing tho new trotting rules
which, they predicted. II passed would
DO more toward popuiarisin8 the har.
meas sport than any move the Asso
citation has made In q doasn wears.
More than 500 PAGERS ana trotsers
will 60 under the hammer ct thu
Chicago stock yards today At the an.
nuai horse sale. . feature OF the
association convention. Horsemen
from all sectione Of the country are
hero.
Evening star., 1924-12-15
DUNDEE AND cRIQUI
ARE PALS IN PARIS

PARIS, December l5.-,Johnny Dun
dee and Eugene Criqui have been in
ssparabie since the Americans arrival
here, visiting newspaper Offices
theaters and Moftnartre's resorts to-
gether. They have given Paris the
hrst opportunity TO see two forntr
champions Of the world, one Of whom
was frishtfuliy hayed by the other
during 15 gruslling rounds and de-
prived of his title. becoming boson
friends.
Dundee has improved every occa-
sion 70 tell the French how good a
fighter and what = perfect gentle
man Criqui Is. The latter has IN
formed one and all that Johnny is the
greatest featherweight that ever
donned gloves.
Recently. Gene and Johnny put on
the padded mitts In a gymnasium and
Dundee asked CriQui to give him a
few pointers on La Savate." Gene,
who 10 = first-class savate artist,
obliged with great gusto and for a
few seconds Johnny duck ed flying feet
timed to get just so close TO his ears
or shave his dark chin.
That will do" yelled Johnny after
a mys.ifying round. Had this been
allowed at the Polo. Grounds you
would still ba champion Of the world,
for I'd never have stopped running g
from those bfogans."
Evening star., 1924-12-15
SPORT FANS ROUGH
IN SOUTH AMERICA
Fly th~ Associated rrAss.

Fly the Associated rrAss
BC ENoS AIRES. December lS-Ar-
gentine and Cruguayan newspapers
have been severely lectur!ng specta-
tc-s at foot ball games for their lack
of craftsmanship n the treatment Of
! visiting teams from other countries.
Throwing bottles and stones at the
opposing players, jeering them, call
Ing them and their country names, are
not calculated 20 enhance interna-
tional friendship. they point out, and
some editors In both countries favor
the discoDt!nusnce Of international
contests on account OF the ilI-feelfng
they arouse.
The discussion was provoked by oc-
currences az recent games between
the Cruguayan Olympic team and the
Argentine eleven in Montevideo and
Ruenus Aires. respectively. Stones
are reported 10 have been thrown at
the ArgtntiCe gual keeper IN Mon
tevideo, while in Buenos Aires the
Visiting Cruguayan fans walked off
the field shertly before the end OF
the game. claiming the Entertainment
received b. their players from the
Argentine crowd was respon sfble for
their failure to win.
Tae UruSuayan resentment was
further aroused when the boat on
which they returned to Montsvideo
was hcmoarded BY Jumps of coal
when il icft the pier.
Evening star., 1924-12-15
TY COBB
Rennaker of Base Ball
The Cicveland Stabbine-
Clubhouse Fights-
Butcher Shop RoU.
CHAPTER Xiv.

a strike in Phila delphia-the famous
payers strike Of 1919 Manager Jen-
hings was compelled to 60 out and re-
cEuit team of amateurs and sen1i-pros
10 Play the Athletics and protect the
Detroit Franchise. Jim Mcclure and Joe
SuSden. veteran coaches. were the only
two men on the Detroit pay roll who
participated in that game. which, in
many Ways was tns most unusual ever
played in the ma scrs. Philadelphia won
by an overwhelming score
Frank j. Navin. owner Of the Detroit
club; President Johnson and other base
ball leaders rushed TO Philadelphia to
settle the strike. This they finally sue
eeded in doing. Cobb remained sus-
pended and the Players went back to
work. 49,
In the Spring Of 1917 Detroit and
New York were playing q series Of ex-
hibition games. The Giants. notorious
for their riding" tactics, made Cobb the
target Of their abuse. The most abusive
was Buck" HerZog, later a manager.
Herzog took Cobb to task for his airs"
in reporting for Spring practice charged
him with heing 'swell-headed' and SO
forth. Cobb told HerEog to save hts
comedy for the minor ieagUers, and
threatened to get HIM If ks did not
lay or"
The two teams played in Dallas the
next day. Hsr2og resumed his tactics
Near the middle of the game Cobb
reached first. He went down on the first
pitched ball. Herzog. 10 feet inside Of
| second. took the throw. Cobb sailed into
him, spikes high Cobb cut HerZog on
the thigh. HerZog punched Cobb. They
rolled on the ground, fighting Finally
they were separated. The umpires made
mistake In chasing Cobb and letting
Hersog remain. That evening Herzog
sent word to Cobb that he would appear
In Cobb's room and fight 1t out He ap.
i,sared. Cobb outweighed Hersog by
about 40 pounds. He did not land any
blows on HerZog, but roughed him up
considerably in the scuffiing. After Ave
minutes Of wrestling Herzog said he had
| enough. Cobb quit the team the next
day and the tour continued without him.
both clubs losing heavily In gate re-
| ceipts because Of >Cobb's absence from
the lineup Cobb rejoined the Detroit
| team at Toledo. just before the season
! opened >
Tomorrow, Chapter xLv-Ty Coli,
the Man. J..
Copy rishted. 1924. in the Unlted States
Canada and Great Britain By North American
Newspaper Alliance: All hGhts reserved.l
Evening star., 1924-12-15
Great Plays in World Series
And Why They Were Great
BY Monitor

was like going back TO lelS. when he
beat the Yankees three times IN three
successive days. The ball burned by
the famous slugger Of the Giants and
he struck hard a. each one and
missed. a1eusel was luckier. lie shot
sharp bounder to third. but Miller.
the third baseman who had taken the
place OF Taylor. removed for pinch :
hitter In the eighth. fielded the ball
cleanly. and though ne made a poor
throw to first. Judge managed TO
stretch far enough TO get IT..
Wilson walked TO open the tenth.
Again the Johnson speed vas brought
into play and Jackson went out on
strikes. Gowdy closed the inning by
smac king into a double play, John
son starting II.
McQuillan In the eleventh. lie sim
gled to right. hard and clean. South
worth ran for hin, and when Lind
strom sacrificed. Southvorth was on
second. 4 hit meant Giant run,
the game. the series
Frisch, the maker OF the three
bagger two innings before, was at
bat. Johnson called back to the wire
arm days OF 1913 again and struck
out Frsch. Then he passed Young
along to first, on the principal, per
haps. that good hitter cant always
go hit.ess. and repeated his ninth In
ming wonder work By again striking
out Kelly.
Opening the twelfth, Meusel hit
the first ball for single No time
for taking chances. Johnson whipped
over three strikes on WILSON and
Jackson forced Meusel There vas
still hope for the Giants. but Cow
dy raised long ny to Gosiin. and. as
Eft turned out. Johnson's last ball in
the big leagues had been thrown.
The Nationals won the game in the
last half OF the inning.
Evening star., 1924-12-15

All that is history ana fond rec
election now because Louisville is
In one league and Cincinnati in an
other snd the law OF the land has
changed 80 that the stout burgher Of
Cincinnati no longer can pledge
eternal friendship to the stouter
Kentucky born burEher in breakers
that foam over the top and through
Which the world Is the hue OF d
string OF amber beads. petestins G
each other cordially in q base ball
way. they were against all the re-
mainder of the base ball In the
world as joint friendly enemies.
The Louisvilles were charter mem-
bers OF the National League. Their
captain and manager was J. c.
Chapman. He had base ball expert
ence before ne went to Louisville
and OF the older generation Of base
ball men WAS one Of the best known
Other players of the team were Jim
with n very sorry finiea; W. Scott
Hastings. Charles Snyder, Joe Ger
hardt, one Of the best inflsiders Of
any time, Move Up Joe" they called
him; w. l. Hague, Charley Fulmer,
A. A. Allison, ]. -. Carbine, w. II.
Holbert. II. Collins. w. SoInerville,
6. Bechtel and J. J. Ryan
LouisvilI. finished NTH in the first
National League race With so vic
tories and 80 defeats Tho percent
ago OF tho team was ASS, which was
a good gauge Of the nine'a actual
ability. It was not a team com posed
OF players who were stars. but Il
Evening star., 1924-12-15
Determined Johnson Scalp Fpo Planning Back
YOUNG CUB CATCHER
GAINS FAME RAPIDLY
BY the Associa ted Press.

BY the Associated rress.
Few persons who have picked 1924
Alf:Star National League teams or
"Aif' combinations from both leagues
Sensational young catcher Of the Chi
cago Cubs.
Hartnett. who is only "a, attained
fame during the 1924 season with a
fine record Of all-around skill He
batted over 900, slugSed out II two
baggers and 16 home runs. His speed
OF foot, an unusual asset for a back
stop. was shown by his theft Of 10
bases. ..-
F. When Grover Alexander. one Of the
greatest pitchers Of all time. started
his sensationa! comeback early last
season. he chose Hartnctt as his reg
ular- receiving mate. The young
catcher was given much credit for his
handling Of the veteran until Alex
suffered an injury that forced him to
the bench. incidentally, Hartnett and
Alexander were budd!es with the
A. f. +. in France.
liartnett won his post as first
string catcher with the Cubs in conf
petition with another star, OFarrell.
Tho youngsters batting was the de-
Gliding factor in hts favor
Hartnett was born in Millville.
Mass. and started his diamond ca
reer with the Worcester club OF the
Eastern League in 1921 He worked
only one year in the minors before
he was purchased by the Cubs. with
whom he started the 1922 season. He
was In only 81 games the first season.
So IN 1928 and Ill in the campaign
recently closed.
.Hartnett was, developed by Bill
klEifer. Cub manager, who formerly
was one OF the best catchers i'll he
game. -
Evening star., 1924-12-15
Walter Johnson's Triumph in
Game No. 7.

~ Ut of the reeking smear OF
worst and the best pitching
~ ever seen in world series
| by more different pitchers than ever
took part in one OF the champion
ship classic, Walter Johnson arose
on the 10th OF October and crown
ed his career of Is years with the
most wonderful exhibition OF craft
courage aud strength in the pitch
ing box that the national game ever
has seen.
In the series now closing have
shown how Sam Rice saved a game
for the Nationals with q great catch;
how Roger PeekiRpaugh saved an
other by brilliant shortstopping. and
won another by timely hitting; how
Stanley Harris saved another with
stunning second-base play. All Of
the Nationals deserve credit Tor fine
effort at the right time.
But Walter Johnson saved the se-
ries and the world championship for
Washington. Tie Grifmen all know
it. The Giants know II.
The shor: and simple annals OF the
pay by play show that johnson took
the place of Marberry after wash
ington's rally in the eighth which
yielded two runs for them and tied
the score. Then he pitched four
scoreless innings. holding the Giants
in check till the Griffmen, finally
broke through for the winning run
In the twelfth.
But those four innings. What
pitching was there,
Beaten twice by the Giants--in
II innings in game No. ] mad through
no fault OF his. but whipped decisive
ly in game No. at the. Polo Grounds
New York watched the advance OF
the Big Smoke" of former years 70
the box with satisfaction. They felt
that they had his numncr. They might
any other Of his pitchers. even tho
youngsters. but with Johnson they
felt that they had an ledge"
1t looked In the ninth as though
they were right. Lindstrom opened
with a harmless pop fly. but Frisch
connected solidly and went all the
way to third on screaming drive
to deep center AS fast man as
Frisch might have attempted homo
run and might have made 1t. but
with only one out the percentage
was not to take the chance and TO
keep him at third. Two sterling
hitters, Young snd Kelley. were
coming next apd Meusel right behind.
It looked Ike a sure run for New
York.
Johnson fooled them. Frisch never
left third. Young, q hitting disap-
pofntment, as far as the series went.
was purposely passed. 1t was up to
Kelly. the man whose home run off
Johnson had spoiled the first game.
1t seemed like a 100- to-1 bet for New
York that Kelly would hit at least a
sacrifice fly and allow Frisch to
score.
Kelly never touched the ball. Three
times Johnson drew back his grea I
right arm and three times he shot
over balls that no one, not even his
clubmates. knew he POSSESSED. II
Evening star., 1924-12-15

was made up Of men who could give
good pitching, good support, and ~
Louisville got much good pitching
It was easier for the team TO make
good showing than 1t would have
been II the pitchers had not been a
bit stronger than the other players
Of the nins.
It uas partly because OF the great
rivalry that existed all through the
river country between Louisville and
Cincinnati that bass ball became such
well settied fixture In the Ohio
Valley. In the days when the river
steamboats, between Cincinnati and
Louisville were structures OF much
white paint and much gold crhamsn-
tation u was no uncOSn mon thing for
one OF them 20 be chartered by a base
ball crowd and 1t Was regular eve mt
on certain occasions to nnd the
packets that steamed daily between
the two river clties filed to their
capacity with base bali fame who
spent hal: the night singing their
Joy to the river towns along the
Kentucky and Indiana banks.
While the National League was or.
Kan!ztd IN New York. go far AZ its
technical construction ~ss coaceP ned.
II was at Louisville that the first
meeting to organize tho National
League U.as held. That givee Louis
Vile quite share In the National
League Jubilee.
Copyright. Ise4)
fNext: The flrst "Phfiadelphia Ath-
let!cs." Ia those dass In the Eattona.
LeaRue.)
Evening star., 1924-12-15

Not much else than what has hap
psned could have been expected
since the meeting of the minors at
Hartford. The trend since then has
been steadily toward a conflict of
opinion in the major circuits.
1t is certain that any radical
move Will leave behind ranking
bitternes ss that never will be for
gotten. The American League al
ready is beginning to assert that the
National League not only is patronis-
ing, but is threatening IT, and while
the National may have nothing of
the sort In mind, il Will be, difficult
ever TO persuade the American
LcRSuers that that is the case.
Chance OF Third League.
The latest factor TO come 10 light
In Tho situation IS the possibil-
ity of a third league. The move
IL very much under cover just now.
but II both the majors tlould happen
70 make the situation just right,
there are men who are quite willing
TO make a try at tbs estS Sblishment
"f circuit that will raise Ned with
the class "A leagues and pave the
way for another OF those delightful
scraps that the national s-r1e has
reveled in in the past.
Tho very optimistic reports about
business in the majors In 1924 have
engaged the attention OF the specu-
lato-s again, ard the good business
done IN the reg ular sea on, com hined
with the extraordinary financial sue
cess OF the world series. has aroused
The money-mak king instincts OF sports
backeIs exactly "a the same thing
has happened before.
\ bold leader might lay his plans
and bring about enough OF 4 dis
turbance to bring more rrlnkl cs to
the brows of men who have had sx-
perience with the uphenval OF reOr-
eaniZat!on and who know what a
vexirg problem II means for them.
Johnson's Friends RaIlyfng.
While Johnson has made his
enemies In base ball and has offended
many 10y his autocratlc ways. the
present thiniy vsilcd attack upon him
is turning some sentiment n his
direction, showing the inherent tend
Evening star., 1924-12-15
DENCI0 AND RUSSELL
TO BOX AT BARRACKS

Young Dencio, Filipino fash, and
Indian Russell, a rugged fyweight,
win meet In the l2-roUnd feature
bout Thursday night at the Washing
ton Barracks for the right TO tacf,.e
Corpl. Izzy Schwartz in a later ea-
gagerent.
Russell is reported TO be one CT the
most feared fyweiglits In the bust.
ness, having toppled n number OF
leading scrappers. Dencio won three
decisions over Bobby Burko. who was
knocked out by Russell.
Col. Ericsson will referee the main
go, while KID Sullivan viii oHiciate
in the preliminary bouts.
Frankie Mann Is arranging the pre-
liminary card.