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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-03-07
RIOT IN JAIL STARTED
By RELIGIOUS SERVICES
Alleged Radicals Provoke Trouble
by Cursing - Police
Called In.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
Los ANGELES, March Fifteen
policemen, welding night sticks. We're
required to put down riot in the
city jail here last night, when a hum
dred alleged radicals confined in the
'wObbly' tank, attacked four jailers.
Two jailers We're beaten badly, and
black eyes and bruises were plenti-
fully. distributed among the prisoners.
The riot started when jailer tried
to prevent prisoners from cursing
persons conducting religious services
in the jail
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-03-07
SELLS EXPOSITION SITE.

SAN FRANCISCO. March T.
Twenty-four blocks of the site of the
Panama Pacific Exposition have been
sold by Mrs. William K. Vanderbilt
jr, of New York to local syndica te
The value of the tract developed for
residences is expected to total 5000,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-24
Co1nmish Orders Tunney
 To Fight Tommy Gibbons
New York Fight Body Hands St. Paul Mauler
 Neat Christmas Present

lose. With Mickey McTigue fugitive from all good opponents, Gibbons, as the conqueror of Tunney, would rate as world champion of the light-heavy- weights.
 Gibbons is barely a light-heavy now, he had hard time making 175 pounds for Kid Norfolk and was not in his full natural strength after he had re- duced. He is naturally a heavyweight now but of course would gladly go through the ordeal of reducing ever so often to defend the light-heavyweight championship if he should win it.
 Tommy also filed formal challenge against McTigue for the world cham pionship but the commission couldn't do anything about it because McTigue isn't licensed as boxer in New York.
 Billy Gibson, manager of Tunney, said he wouldn't let Gene fight Tom until next summer because the match is "too big for Madison Square Gar den." He presumed that Dempsey would not fight in the summer of 1925 and said that therefore the Tunney- Gibbons match would be the big one of the outdoor season.
 Tunney at last reports was golfing in Miami, Fla, with Gene Sarazen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-24
SELMA " TO
 HOLD PROGRAM
Schedule Of Events To Take
 Place New Years

SELMA, Ala, Dec. 23.-(Special.) J. On New Years Day the Y. NJ. c. A. will hold open house for a number of athletic entertainments continuing throughout the day. At Il o'clock a. m. the road race will be held when the course will cover two miles. Teams entering the race will be from Section Valley and Selma High school. Dink. ins school will enter one man and Marion Junction will enter one. The Y. M. c. A. will also be featured.
 The following events will take place :
 At 8 D. m.: Junior gym class in marching, long horse, relay games, bas- ket ball games.
 At f D. m.: Marching, gymnastic dance, parallel bars, tumbling, basket ball. Junior Leaguers' club vs. Section Valley school.
 At 5:15: Young Business Mems class in volley ball.
 At z p. m.: Senior Leaguers and apparatus class, Frank Verzall, instruc- tor, in high horizontal and tumbling.
 At 7:30: Basket ball. Selma High aluvni vs. Selma High varsity.
 The Ladies' auxiliary will serve re- treatments between the hours of 3 and p. m.
 The public is urged to visit the "Y'' during the program.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-24
(By Associated Press

NEW YORK, Dec 23.-Southern football teams will leave their immediate neighborhoods in search of other worlds to conquer in increasing numbers next autumn. Football schedules for 1925 thus far announced show many games booked with eastern and western elevens.
 William and Mary, ancient of days, leads the southern teams in long dis tance challenges. The Mother of Pres idents will take on four intersectional struggles. The Generals of Washing ton and Lee follow with three, and Georgia Tech and Tulane have two each. Centre, Georgia and Maryland play one each.
 Several southern teams, however, are playing straight Dixie schedules after launching invasions last season. These include Louisiana State university, Florida, Mississippi A. x M., Virginia, Vanderbilt and Ogletherpe.
 Of the schedules made public Ogle- thorpe has the longest season, opening September 20 and closing December 5. Two Virginia institutions, V. P. l. and V. NJ. l., are booked to get away Sep tember 19, others waiting until Sep tember 26 or October 3.
 Has Four
 William and Mary's four inter-sec- tional games are: Syracuse at Syra- cuse, October 10; Harvard at Cam bridge, October 31; Albright at Will liamsburg, November z Haskell Indians at Richmond November 14.
 Washington and Lee goes to Pitts burgh to play the Pittsburgh Panthers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-24
STAR TRIO ARE
 GOOD WATERS
Cobb, Collins And Speak CT Are Hard To
 Pitch To

No greater compliment can be paid to a ball players merit than to have It said of him: He's a wonderful judge of a pitched ball." The batter "hard to fool' by pitchers is fine asset to his club. He may have speed and be Il ball hawk" in the field, but if, when he is up there at bat, ne cannot deliver a measure of goods, then his team is weakened at a critical stage, for runs win ball games, and to net runs the batter must win his contest of wits and eyes against the pitcher he faces.
 It is noteworthy that the three great period of time-three who have shone with steady bright radiance in the fir mament of baseball-for years and because of hitting ability, speed on bases but also for their canniness in out guessing pitchers.
 Ty Cobb, Eddie Collins and Iris Speaker have been great "waiters." and so fine is their judgment of curve or the hop on fast one that when one of them strikes out, it is an event. They know the moral effect of working q pitcher to three and two."
 There are conditions of course that influence records made for working pitchers for passes, or for striking out so seldom that being famed causes u commotion in the stands. One may be q Babe Ruth, walked purposely and often, or a little lead off man, "hard to pitch to" because of his size, but under any and all circumstances, taking
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-24
GOLF FORBIDDEN
 IN SOME CAMPS
Huggins Will Probably Stop Play On Links
 Altogether

NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-Profiting by his sad experience last year, Miller Huggins, manager of the New York Yankees, probably will go step further than George Sisler, manager of the Browns, and forbid golf altogether as spring training device of the Tanks when they go to St. Petersburg. Sisler has announced that the Browns may play golf but that their athletic con- versation on the field, in the club house and in the hotels must be confined to baseball topics.
 Huggins learned about golf at consid- erable cost last year. His players went on a so-as-you-please schedule in New Orleans and some of them were pleased to farm divots at every opportunity. Their first interest was golf. Babe Ruth trained his magnificent swing in the driving arc of golf and loved to hear the little fugitives moaning down the spring breezes of the south. His preliminary training period at Hot Springs, Ark, was devoted almost ex- clusively to golf.
 Ruths baseball talent was not i'm paired for he had a great season but it is noteworthy that Joe Bush and Mike McNally, two of the players whom the Tanks disposed of this win ter, were incurable golfers.
 Ty Cobb's Tigers are not allowed to golf and neither are the Giants. The Giants were suddenly forbidden to play the game last spring at Sarasota when their golf seemed to interfere with their interest in the main idea, which was baseball.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-24
BILL JOHNSTON
 TO COME AGAIN

NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-William M. Johnston, veteran California tennis star, will invade the east again next summer for the national championships and other title events, despite the setbacks he sus- tained last season. This word is brought back from the far west by William T. Tilden, national champion and John ston's keenest rival over the past few years.
 According to Tilden, Johnston is keen to make another comeback attempt in 1925 and believes he still has a chance to break through to the top. Last sea son he was decisively beaten by Vincent Richards, who displaced Little Bill" in the Davis cup singles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-24

NEW YORK. Dec. 23.-The New York fight commission gave Tommy Gibbons Christmas present which will be very ornamental to his bank-book when,. at Tuesdays session, it com manded Gene Tunney, holder of the so-called American light-heavyweight championship, to give Gibbons chance at the title. The commission accepted and approved Gibbons formal challenge to Tunney filed just after Gibbons knocked out Kid Norfolk recently.
 The commission publicly informed Tunney that he would have to do one of two things:
 Give Gibbons a chance to swat him on the chin, or take a swat from the commissions official cancellation stamp.
 More succintly, if Tunney doesn't fight Gibbons within the statute period of 60 days, he will be abolished as a champion in New York and refused per mission to fight anyone else here.
 Fine Xmas Present.
 This Christmas present from the com mission is worth at least $10,000 to Gibbons, and mights be worth twenty times that, depending on whether the match is held indoors or outdoors and also on whether Gibbons should win or
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-24
BRITISH WELTER
 TOCOME OVER

NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-Tommy Mil iigan, British welterweight, and holder of the European 14S pound crown, will sail for America soon to compete against the best American welter- weights, according to word received here today by Joe Jacobs, who will handle Milligan during his American campaign.
 Milligan's recent victory over Ted tKid) Lewis. former worlds welter- weight champion, in London, prompted his decision to invade America.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-24
Greatest Play
 Ever Saw
By RAY SCHALK Greatest Catcher In Baseball

My contribution to this symposium is play that proved how quickly and correctly a players subconscious mind will act even when his conscious mind has been tempo arily put out of busi- ness.
 We had rookie pitcher named La throp with us back in 1914. He wasn't a great pitcher, and he did not stick under the big top very long, but he did some sporadically good work.
 The White Sox were playing the Athletics, then engaged in winning their last pennant Lathrop was pitching for us, and going pretty well. In the sixth inning Barry walked, and went to second on a wild pitch. The me was close enough to be interesting, and I walked out to Lathrop, and told him what I thought he should pitch to Lapp, who was coming up. Lapp was a hard hitter, and safety then would have meant trouble.
 Lathrop tried curve that didn't break, and Lapp lined it back at him with terrific force. The pitcher threw up his hands, but they were driven back aSalnSl HIS Hedu so ndru lHdt He was knocked down, and dazed. The ball trickled out of his hands, and started to roll slowly away.
 tore off my mask, and dashed for ward, but knew that there wasn't a chance of my getting it in til4e. But Lathrop, still dazed, reached out aim lessly, picked up the ball, and while in half-sitting, half-kneelino position, threw to Chase in time to catch the flying base-runner.
 It was purely instinctive. Lathrop was only semi nscious, but his sub conscious mind whispered to him to get that ball and throw it. This sticks in my mind as the most peculiar play l have ever see and, on th,,t score, can we'll be counted as one of the greatest.
 Copyright, 1924, by Public Ledger company).
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-24
COLLEGES FORM
 STATE COMBINE
Kentucky Institutions Will Or
 ganize Athletic Conference

LOUISVILLE, Ky, Dec. 23.-Or- ganization of a Kentucky conference patterned along the lines of the South ern Intercollegiate Athletic association is virtually complete, it was announced today, following a meeting here last night of representatives of four insti- tutions in the state. The University of Louisville, Translyvania college, of Lex ington, Ky; Wesleyan college, Win chester, and Western State Normal. Bowling Green, initiated the movement. Other Kentucky colleges will be asked to join the group.
 Faculty committees from the four schools will act upon the bylaws pre- pared at last nights meeting and ac- ceptance of the bylaws will be reported, it is expected at a meeting of the rep resentatives in January.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-24
Dixie Grid Elevens
 Have IntersectiOnal Iilts
William And Mary Leads Southland With Four
 Long Distance Challenges

September 26, to Princeton to meet the Tigers October 10 and plays West Vir- ginia at Charleston October 31.
 Georgia Tech has engagements with Penn State in New York October 10, and Notre Dame in Atlanta October 31.
 Tulane tackles Missouri at New Or leans October 8 and goes to Chicago to play Northwestern October 24
 Georgia meets Yale at New Haven October 10 and Maryland the same time in the same place November :. Kentucky will play Chicago in Chicago October 8.
 Center makes long trip to Lansing to play the Michigan Aggies October IT.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-24

them as they come, perhaps there is no greater trio to be picked than Cobb, Collins and Speaker, when it comes, over a period of years, to making rec ords at bat in the matter of drawing passes and refusing to let the pitcher slip over the third strike.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-24
Reds Have Given Up All Hopes Of
 Obtaining Neun

CINCINNATI, Dec 23-The Gin
 Icinnati Nationals have given up
 all hope of obtaining Johnny Mum, first baseman recruit of the Detroit Americans, who spent last season with St. Paul in the American association and the year before with Birmingham of the Southern league. Manager Jack Hendricks said that five clubs in the American league re- fused to waive their rights to the youngster.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-24
All Big Three
 Coaches Likely
 To Return In '25

NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-Princeton is ready for another football season with it's head coach, W. W. (BilD Roper, the Philadelphia lawyer-journalist. consent ing to serve another year after announc- ing at the start of the 1924 season that professional duties would compel him to leave his post.
 Roper's acceptance leaves the coach ing situation at only one of the Big Three universities in question as Tad Jones remains at Yale. Bob Fishers status at Cambridge will not be known for a few days but indications are that 1925 will see him in charge at the liar yard "horse show" again.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-24
JIM DUFFY UNDER
 KEARNS CONTRACT

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Dec. 23.- Jim Duffy, Oakland welterweight pugil- ist, is under contract to Jack Kearns for the next two years, according to a communication delivered by Kearns through his attorneys to Tommy Simp- son. Oakland fight promoter.
 It is said a contract for five years was made in February, 1922, when Duffy went east where he met Lew Tendler and Bobby Barrett.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-24
BANTAM CHAMP
 MEETS MURRAY
Cannonball Eddie Martin To
 Risk Title January 12

NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-Eddie (Can- nonbalD Martin of Brooklyn, recently crowned world featherweight champion by defeating Abe Goldstein last Friday night, will risk his title for the first time when he steps in the ring against Tommy Murray of Philadelphia, at Philadelphia January 12, Martins manager announced tonight.
 Good realty investments are found through Age-Hcrald Want Ads.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-24
CAR STRIKES YOUTH

DIXONS MILLS, Ala, Dec. 23.- Especial. )-Dozier Hudson, one of the pupils in the Junior High school de- partment of Dixons Mills High school, was the victim of :n unfortunate acci- dent yesterday when the car driven by Fred Cogle of this place ran over him and injured his skull. He was rem dered unconscious.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-10
Simpson Is
Great Promoter
Tommy S!rnpson. q

Tommy Simpson. the Oakland fight
!, promoter, Is one OF tho really great
characters OF the ring game in the
Yirar West. The Bay City inpressario
is one Of the faiTest men that ever
matched a fight.
Tho average promoter and the
average fighter are friends as long
as they play ball together. But once
let something 90 haywirc and the an.
vii chorus Is on in full swing. both
sides doing their share OF the knock.
ing.
But you never hear a fighter say
q word against Simpson and you
never hear Simpson say anything but
good things about a fighter.
The Oakland promoter has a good
spot, he is alone In his field. has a
wonderful auditorium for his fights
and has a big population from which
to draw.
But even with these things In his
favor. Simpson is just naturally fair.
and he must be some baby 10 have
the fighters unanimously for him.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-10
McDernott Has
Great Record

VHEf are hailing Gene sarazen
\ as tho super golfer or the
present. Tho little italian Is an
artist. but he was not greater. IL
as great. as was Jack MeDermott
more than decade ago.
"A oaddy Mcpermott finished
fourth in tho Philadelphia open
in 1909, Then he was 10.
Tho next year no finished in
a triple Ito with Macdonald
Smith and Alex Smith for the
open championship, losing in tho
piayoff.
Tho following year he again
finished in triple Ito for tho
title. but won from Mike Brady
and George Simpson in tho play.
of.
And the very next year tho
brilliant philadclphian won tho
title outright. finishing two
strokes ahead OF Tom MeNaman.
his nearest competitor.
Here's a record that has never
been caua.ed In American golf.
aud probably never VIII be; For
three successive years MeDer.
mott was just as good Ms any
player in tho field over the rig.
ulation distance. and twice. sue.
ecaaively. he WAS better.
Let Mr.. sarazen and the other
briillants OF to-day take rife
shot at that mark.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-10

soul-stirring struggle. II
was the first time they had
been out-distanced by an
American.
Mcpermot,. In the circumstances.
seemed entitled to n moment OF
eockiness. moment that los, any
possible sting because OF tho OBJ.
yioua good humor underlying H.
But some OF the notables present
preferred TO interpret tho Amerl.
cans airy mood as ono OF arrogance
and much TODD was made over the
incident.
The belief was allowed TO spread
that Mepermott had lnsuited the
BrltiHherS. and officials OF tho Unit.
cd States Golf association even wen,
50 far as TO hold up MoDermott's
entry in tho national open that year
pending an investigation. II was
finally accepted. McDerno,t's joen.
lar prophecy materIalircd. Neither
vardon nor Ray won. The title
went TO young oulmct.
Ten years have passed aimee the
history OF that championship was
written In vivid strokes against the
beautiful Brooklina landscape. Many
astonishing things have happened In
golf slnca then. An architectural
science has been introduced into the
building Of courses. new Tar flying
bah has been perfected. Bobby
Jones. creates, player yet 10 10 dc.
yelopcd in America, has scaled the
topmost heights.
And as the years passed what b,
eamo OF MeDcrmoit. first home bred
ever 10 win our own championship ?
For 10 years ho has been in a
sanatoeium IN Philadelphia. merry.
Gus, mental wreck. brought on, hia
friends insist. by humiliation and n
broodlng fear that the world regard.
cd him as bad sportsman.
Now the shadows have iittes and
Jack McDorno;,. looking strangely
old for a man OF 50. Is back on tho
links In his homo town. playing his
fayorits game and with the self.
same clubs with which he won tho
national championship successfully
In 1911 and 1914 feat no other
professional has been able TO dnpll-
cato since
! Mcpormotts rirst effort n; com,
peti,ivs play recently found him
playing almost even with par for
nine holes over the long white.
marsh course: 20 DO exact. no scored
50. His tee shots and iron play
were quito UP TO his old standard.
only on the greens aid no falter.
lie putted nervousiy and with n
jerky movement.
McDermoit Is back. back after 10
years In the darkness. and his
friends are hoping that there Is Jus,
ono moro miracle lying around looas
on which he can ride back 20 the
scenes OF his old triumphs and for
mer grandeur.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-10
BY HENRY L. FARRELL

NEW YORK. Jan. io.--Terms for
IN q Gibbons Carpenter fight and
a return bout between Dempsey and
Gibbons are to ec discussed here this
afternoon by Tex Rlckard and Eddie
Kane. manager OF the 81. Paul heavy.
Richard. II - understood. 10 willing
20 promote another bout between the
two principals in tho Shelby drama
II Gibbons flattens Carpenter.
Rana said today II tho terms were
right. he would sign up nj once for
Carpenter, but he wants como as
suraneo the Frcnchman really wants
10 come over here again.
From London newspapers received
in the mail u was understood Cnrpen'
tier was giving the European pro-
motors the round around" when he
was approached with offers 20 fight
spaila. the European champion. and
Jack Bloomfield. the British heavy.
weight. In Ijondon. no turned them
down. saying that he had been signed
by Richard 20 meet Gibbons on July &.
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70 Richard asking that no arrange a
bout with Gibbons in this country as
a grand finish 20 his career.
II no does not meet Gibbons, his
career certainly will bo finished. But
Richard would have 10 furnish the
grand" trimmings that no desires,
II f. apparent Carpenter will want
plenty OF "grands" when he starts
20 talk terms. Kane said he was pre-
pared TO sign articles for fights with
Mike McTlgue. Gene Tunney. Jack
RennuIt. Carpenter or Dempsey. Ho
In willing 10 accept an indoor date
for any engagement except the
Dempsey fight.
Since II Is certain Kano win want
moro than the promise that no got az
Shelby. It Is hardly possible that
Carpenter. Gibbons fight could DO
staged inside. rs tho Frenchman
would not work for pittanco.
Richard. for some reason, seems 10
think that Carpenter is tho card.
and that ne worth more OF the per.
centngc than Gibbons.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-10
CLASSY BOYS
TOP SMOKER
ON TUESDAY

TWO boys who made big hits with
l. tho Seattle boxing followers win
headline next Tuesdays card at tho
Crystal Pool. which WIN hs staged
under tho Nate Druxman banner.
They are Johnny Trambl;as and
Bobby Ward.
Tramhltns displayed a world OF
class whsn he fought a slx.round
draw with Dods Bcrcot az the Pool
several weeks ago. Aitho he gave
away nine pounds in weight and was
meeting a man with longer reach
more height. and everything against
him. Trambltas came thru the scrap
with flying colors.
The Portland youngster showed
the raiIblrds that he could sock. box,
counter. block and do about every,
thing that real topuotcher would
be expected 70 do. He had Bercol
worried to the final gong and ths
result was In doubt 10 tho last sec
ond. The Judges called the settle q
draw.
bpHuy W hfus VINO meets lTliuui
tas. scored a bull'seye when he socked
Freddie Mack on tho chin and put
him down and out. After taking the
worst OF Il in the first canto. Ward
came back in the second round and
no sooner had the gong rung than
he planted a right hand finisher on
Mack's chin. Ward Is an experienced,
aggressive battler and can fight
Ward Is working daily &. o'clock
at Austin & Salts gym. Trnmhitas
win arrive here from Portland today
and work out every afternoon at .
o'clock.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-10
DE PINTO AND
GORMAN DRAW

PORTLAND. Jan. 10.--Joe Cor.
man and Mike De Pinto fought to
n lO.round draw hero last night. A
fourround preliminary between
Little Jack" Horner, 225 pounds.
and Moose NorbeclS. 2O3 pounds.
won't TO tho latter in the second
round. after Homer had come up
from two long counts to take n
knockout. Race Horse Roberts, Los
Angeles, took n fo.round decision
from Eddie Richards.