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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-22
Track k.Season Falls Below
 Last Years s
Few Records Have Been Smashed By FleetF ooted
 Athletes This Year :

NEW YORK, Feb. N.-(By Associated Press.)-While it has witnessed so far, a number of sensational performances and some keen competition, the 1924 indoor track and field season has fallen far short of the record. .breaking pace maintained last year, when1aa score of new marks were Inscribed %on worlds record books. So far this year eight new records have been hung up, most of them on eastern boards; and. though stars still have several opportunities to step into the athletic spotlight, there seems small likelihood thatsthe achieve ments of 1923 will be rivaiied.
 Eastern observers of indoor. per formances to date are convinced that number of stars either have lost the edge that carried them to unusual heights year ago, or that, with the Olympics as the major goal this year, thsy are not desirous of rounding into top form before the outdoor season On the other hand, some who are fol- lowing closely Olympic preparations have expressed the belief that strenuous indoor campaigns being carried out by many peTIofmerS may prove uetrAmental to their form in the spring. when a final lineup of international timber will be made.
 Ray A Disappointment
 Though he has won all of his inn portant races in the east so far, Joie Ray. Chicago distance star and mile champion, has been disappointment to, those who expected him to topple a few records. Joie himself has set out at least twice with record-breaking per- formancess but has not found the stride that carried him to six worlds record performances within a little over month last winter. A%
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-22
BENCH SHOW IS BEST
 INV HISTORY OF SOUTH
Governors Cup Goes To South Carolina Man. Owner Oi English Bulldog Midavich Man O War, After Com
 petition With Very Classy Field

The Birmingham Kennel clubs tenth annual bench show, the dog classic of the south, came to a close Thursday night with the awarding of the Gov ernor's cup to MT. Turk Melee of Greenville, s. C., for his English bull dog. Midavich Man O. War, bred by Louis Sidim. Midavich won out over one of the finest lots of dogs that has ever been brought together in the south.
 Melampus Frigga von Eschenbaum from the Melampus kennels of Fort Worth, Tex, was judged the best bitch of the show. There were a high-grade of bitches of many breeds present, and the competition was the keenest that local shows have ever experienced among the females.
 MT. A. A. Antognoli, local fapcier, took his dog, Alarich von Jena-Para- disc, through to championship. This dog Is one of the outstanding police dogs of this country, and, according to MT. w. D. Bartlett of Denver, AIarich should rank fourth among dogs of its breeds in America, which means shat 1t should rank fourth in the world, as the best studs are now in this country.
 List Of Winners
 The list of winners, in addition to those announced in Thursdays Age Herald, followsa
 Airedales-Best of breed and winner, dogs: War Debt of Davishill of the Davishill kennels of Louisville, ky. Re- serve winners: Brookhaven Hurricane of the Brookhaven kennels of Atlanta, Ga.
 Winner. bitches: War Tax of Davis- hill. Reserve winner: Tangiewood Tasty of the Brookhaven kennels.
 Boston Terriers-Winner, dogs: labs King Tut of the Jab Kennels, Cincin- natl, O.: Reserve winner; Sergeant Jack, Olivia Lee kennels, Louisville, Ky. Winner, bitches: Abs Maid of the lab kennels. Reserve winner: Who Cares II, owned by W. A. Sarconi of Denver, Col. Best of breed: Abs Maid of the Jab kennels.
 English bulldogs-Winner, dogs: Best of breed and winner of the Governors cup, Midavich Man O. War, owned by Turk McBee of Greenville, s. c. Re- vxrtr "a arHl tMh Nal ha
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-22
JEFFERSON TO
 .CULLMAN HIGH

The Jefferson County basketball team left this morning for Cullman, where they will play the St. Bernard five Friday afternoon and the Cullman High school quintet Friday night. On Saturday the Jefferson County team will journey to Albany, where they will meet the Albany High five Saturday night
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-22
FIRPO MUST FIGHTS

BUENOS AIRES, Feb. 2l.-The box ing commission has notified Firpo that he will lose the title of champion of heavyweight in South America next Wednesday unless he consents to meet Romero, Chilean heavyweight who Is know as The Lion of the Andes"
 Romero arrived here Tuesday from Paris where he knocked out Miles and other fighters. He Is six feet tall and weighs 195 pounds.
 Firpo has not yet reached a decision in the matter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-22
FIGHT CALLED OFF

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. Feb. 2l.- Joe White, New York light-heavE- weight, scheduled to meet Tommy Gib- bons here tomorrow night, will be un- able to appear on account of a broken ankle, 1t became known today
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-22
MORGAN SCORES TRIPLE

HUNTSVILLE, Ala, Feb. H.-(Spe- cialJ-The Morgan college basketball team came to Huntsville yesterday and mopped up with three local cage teams, playing on the local Y. M. c. A. court. In the afternoon the visitors won from Huntsville college, 42 to IT. Last night the games were: Morgan, 32; Hunts vile High school. 19; Morgan, SS; Cen tral Y 23
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-22
BABE WINNER
 IN DOG SHOW

BOSTON, Feb. 2I.-"Babe" Ruth's first attempt at prize winning in the dog show ring was successful today. The ball players nine-month- old bull terrier puppy, Cloudlsnd Dot, which has been pet at Ruth's Sudbury farm. took a second prize at the Eastern Dog club show today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-22
BROWNS AFTER SEVERED

ST. LOUIS, Mo, Feb. 21.-The St. Louis Browns hope to get Hank Sev- ereid, catcher, signed up with a second contract offered him, 1t was announced Wednesday.
 Severeid has been asked to sign and report in time to leave with the BroWns batterymen, who depart for ! sign the first contract.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-22
BALL PLAYER SENTENCED

BALTIMORE, Feb. 2l.-C. Raymond Morgan, former player for the Wash ington American league baseball team, was sentenced to one year In jail to- day by Judge Gorter. in criminal court, for assaulting Patrolman Henry F.. Koch with intent to kill. The assault followed a quarrel between Morgan and the policeman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-22
sIKI ARRIVE1

HAVANA, Cuba, Feb. 21.-Battling Siki, French Sencgalese boxer, arrived in Havana today for a series of exhibit tion bouts. He came over from Key West, where he had missed a previous boat by reason of getting in Jail on charges of creating a disturbance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-22
DENIES REPORT

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Feb. 21.-Re- ports that unfriendly athletic relations have arisen between the University of Tennessee and Centre college over fail ure Of the Colonels' basketball team to fill a date here are. erroneous, Coach M B. Banks declared
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-22
TITLE ENDANGERED

BUENOS AIRES, Feb. H.--Luis Flrpo will have to forfeit his title as heavyweight champion of South Amer ica unless he consents to accept the challenge of Quintin Romero, Chilean heavyweight the boxing commission anouncel today
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-22
PLANS FOR TOIRNEY

MONTGOMERY, Ala. Feb. 21-Prep- arations for the holding of the state high school basketball association tour nament here in early March are being made. The city auditorium, where the meet is to be held, is being put in shape at present, 1t Is said
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-22
RoUSCH SIGNS

CINCINNATI, Feb. 21. Eddie Rousch, the hardy annual holdout of the Cincinnati Reds, and star outflelder when he isn't holding out, has at last won his long wrangie for three-year contract and high salary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-22
NEW COLE CtTANp

PINEHURST, N. C., Feb. 21.-George T Brown of London, Ontario. today vol the Plnehurst senior golf cham pionship, defeating J, l.. Weller of Haaliton, Ontario. four up and three to piay
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-22

An electric hammer with only one
 moving part has been designed for use of mechanics, builders and manufac-
 turers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-15
Colby Tracksters
Picked for New
England A. u. Meet

Especial to The kenncbec Journal)
Watervile, Feb. 14.-Coach Mike
J. RYAN of the Colby track teams
tonight the names of the
men who will compose track team
to represent Colby at the New Eng
land 4. L. meet which will be held
Saturday in the Mechanics building
in Boston. The Colby track men
who will make the journey TO the
Bay State are as follows: Capt. Roy
&. Hearon, -. of Binghampton, \.
Y, and George I. Mittlsedorf, ~.
of West Orange, y. j.. ave entered
in the 40-yard dash and the BOO
yard run; Russell +. Brown, 70, of
Fairfield will run in the 30O-yard
run: Elmer NJ. Taylor. -, OF Win
throp is slated to try the 45-yard
hurdles: Everett \. Fmnsen. -. of
Lynn, Mac2, will run in the 1000
yard race, while Roland ". Payne.
"a. of Wateryille is entered in the
special two. r''e event; Kenneth ]
Wentworth. -, Of Waterville will
complete the team and he is entered
in the 25-pouEd shot put.
The Colby team will leave Water
vile tomorrow afternoon with
Coach Mike Ryan but minus the
services of Manager Lionel Hebert.
who has been compelled to make the
trip with the musical clubs to Show
hogan.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-15
Dexter Quintet
Out for Bangor's
SCALP Friday

Especial to kcnncbcc JournaD
Dexter. Feb. 1t-Intcrcst is keen
here in the Basketball clash on Fri
day evening in which the basketball
teams OF y. II. Fay High Of this
town and Bangor High win figure.
In spite Of a sharp advance In prices
OF seats the tickets for the same are
selling fairly we'll and there is little
doubt but that the hail VIII he well
flied when the whistle blows Friday
evening.
The supporters Of Fay High, are
confident that the team viii get
Sweet revenge for the defeat admin
iStercd on the Bangor floor several
weeks ago. The team is in excellent
shape and on Friday evening Capt.
Favor Haines. who has been out Of
the game owing to Il death in his
family. will be back in the pivot posi-
ton. The Dexter fans are also hop
ing that Caspar. star of the Bangor
outfit will I've back in the Queen
City's lineup FRIDAY evening. as
they wish for no alibis upon tie
part of Bangor High. should they get
trimmed in the game here this week.
Should Bangor High meet defeat
here. as it is confidently expected,
the two leading High school teams
in the county will apparently be tied
up tor the PerobsCot county cham
pionship. There are many fans who.
if this situation develops, would like
to see the county championship set
tle1 for once with third game on
neutral floor AS there seems to
he no other High school teams in the
county Of the calibre Of Bangor and
Dexter. the county honors seem to
lay between them and a win by
Dexter here Friday evening will put
them on an even footing as rar az
the county championship is con-
Cerncd. The floor of Central hall,
Dover FoTCroft. midway in size be-
tween Bangor City hall and Dexter
Town hall. would he strictly neu-
tral floor and would he a fair place
for the meeting Of these rivals Such
a game would be n great drawing
card and would probably be q sue
cess financially.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-15
Season Of Bio Lacquer Migration The South Is Now
TO SHOOT FOR
CHAMPIONSHIP OF
CITY ON ny" RANGE

Local rifle sharps, and others who
think they can shoot or could shoot
if they had chance, will gather in
large numbers on THU sday February
IS, at the Y. NJ. C. A. shooting gallery,
to compete for the title of champion
of Augusta, and for a fine silver cup
which has been donated as q trophy
for this event.
The rules for the match are, very
simple. Eeach contestant will have
three targets of five snots each at a
distance of thirty feet, finland with
open sights. The targets to be shot
will be the regulation SO foot tagets.
Under such conditions. the decision
should simmer down 10 a question or
which is the best pattern, rather than
which gets the most oulls.
Kenneth +. Lee now holds the title.
with Mrs. Lee and Beftram Smith be-
ing tied for second place. but they
will be obliged to shoot pretty close
to win these honors again. The menu
bers of the Augusta National Rifie
Association which shoots at the Fire
Station every Thursday night and the
newly formed rifle associa ton on the
west side are hitting the center pretty
consistently, and there are several In
each organization that are turning in
some high scores. There are also
some fine shots in the National Guard,
both in Co. +. and in the Headquar-
tiers Company. seth Infantry Brigade.
Capt. Potts who is now stationed in
this city in the interests of the OFF,
GERS Reserve Corps. is d fine rifieman
and should he enter will no doubt be
one of the leaders.
The Y. NJ. c. A. range has recently
been shortened by Mr.. Lee, and is
now thirty foot range with a fine
new back board. Later 1t is planned
to install two bell targets and a
swinging target so that there will he
plenty of fun in shooting there. This
work has been done under the direc-
ton of Ken Lee who s well known
in sporting circles as fine all-round
shot with Il good knowledge of guns
and ammunition. and VII he Il great
improvement over the old range.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-15
EASTERN Maine
SCENE OF some
RED HOT CLASHES

Bangor, Feb. 14.-Reports of rec
ord breaking crowds and great ex-
element came in from several spots
on the basketball map in Eastern
and Northern Maine last night, al
though there were comparatively
few basketball teams in action. In
Lubec the two hottest rivals of the
down east, Shead Memorial High OF
PASSPORT. and Lubec High, clashed-
The Eastporters got away with
good start and looked like winners
with a lead of % to 10 at the half.
The second half was played IN a tur-
MOL of excitement. Lubec. gaming
steadily, dropped in a basket that
tied the score in the last minute or
play and won out in an overtime
period IS to 81. The biggest basket
ball crowd ever in Lubec saw the
game.
Bar Harbor turned out big
cro~d to see the famous i've aces OF
Bangor and tie Bar Harbor y NJ
&. A. team, known as the Black Cats.
1t was a rough and rugged game.
The access led at the start but the
Cats overhauled them and won out
u TO %.
Up in Van Buren, the biggest
crowd of the season was on hand to
see what the much talked of Smyr-
ma Mills Tigers would do TO Van
Buren, A. A The Tigers have clean
ed up everything except some OF the
Bangor teams on their home floor
and led by Captain T2rhell, Ia
pound wrestler. have established
something of a reputation. But the
Tigers seem to be tame enou@h
when out of air and Van Buren, a.
A. had but little trouble in winning
10 to "a.
Patten Academy entertained the
Kicker Classical Institute boys ana
girls from Houlton and beat bot
teams by comfortable margin.
Woodland. the paper town on the It.
Croix. was another hot spot but q
disappointment for the home town
fans as the invading Calais Adacer2T
team with numerous rooters for tie
rival school took away the bacon -
to 30.
University of Maine fraternity
teams ventured off the campus. the
Gamma Delta Phi five losing to Lin
coin A. A. at Lincoln 30 to 40, while
the Oldtown Povers turned back the
Phi Epsilon ri outfit at Oidtown -.
to 81.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-15
Fisher Renamed
as Head Football
Coach at Harvard

Cambridge. Mass, Feb. 1i--Reap-
pointment Of Robert r. Fisher as
head football coach at Harvard was
authorized by tho Harvard Athletic
committee tonight. The committee
acted on the unanimous recommends
ton of the graduate football advis-
DRY committee Of which Percy ID.
Haughton, head coach at Columbia, is
member.
The advisory committee requested
that Dean Briggs, chairman Of the
Harvard athletic committee, express
appreciation Of Coach Fishers work
and confidence in his policy. This
year will be Fishers sixth as head
coach at Harvard.
The athletic committee approved a
proposal to combine the varsity and
freshman track meets with Prince
ton May II at Princeton and with
Yale May "a at the Stadium. II was
also decided that the second baseball
game with Brown scheduled for Nav
81 would be played at Providence II
the J. A. A. A. games are played at
Cambridge.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-15
GRAMMAR SCHOOL
SNOW. CONTESTS
SATURDAY MORNING

The list of officials for the grammar
school winter sports meet which is to
be held tomorrow forenoon has been
announced and assures that the meet
will he well supervised and judged.
The list is as follows: Starter, Coach
Thompson: clerk of course. Jack
HYDE; Judge at finish. Supt. of Schools
Fred w. BurriIl. Gushing True and
Wilfred Howell; chief scorer. Miss
Nichols: announcer, Wilson Hayden.
II is expected that the meet Will be
held at Williams field if the snow
there can be properly leveled. but in
case il is not. the events will take
place at Caneston Park. The ski
jumnirg events which cannot be held
at Williams field will be held at the
Cannett ski jump at $50 this after
noon.
The winners in the various events in
this meet will receive ribbons. rs will
those coming in second and third. In
edition. the winners will he eligible
70 enter the Augusta-Gardiner dual
grammar school meet which takes
Place Friday afternoon, Feb. %, at
GanestOn Park rs part of the program
Of the State of Maine Winter Carnival.
The grammar school winning the
greatest number, of points in the AH-
GUsts grammar school meet Saturday
will receive a fine loving cup which is
doHatcd' by the Augusta Chamber of
Commerce. Last year this cup was
Won tv the Smith school. In addition,
the school winning the greatest num-
Der Of points, in the senior division
OF the contest will be entitled to hang
tho beautiful Findley banner in its
building until il is taken away by
some other school at the next meet.
The school winning the greatest num-
he" Of points in the junior division
Will keep the Gannctt banner in like
manner.
The following events Will take place
Saturday morning:
Sn0wShCe events. 50-yard dash for
18th grade boys. same for girls. mixed
relay race for four students from the
sixth grade, G0-yard dash for boys
from the 18th and Sth grades. same for
girls, obstacle race for tho 18th and
Sth grade boys, same for girls.
Ski events. mixed relay race for
-Four fourth grade students, mixed re-
Ety race for 9Th Erade students, So
ya~d dash for sixth grade boys. same
for girls. T5-yard dash for 18th and
Sth Grade boys. same for girls.
The 7th grade slli-iumping and Sth
grade sli-iumnirg will take place this
afternoon at $50 at tie Gannett ski
jump.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-15
new AMATEUR SKI
CHAMPS IN MEET
AT BRATTLEb0R0

Brattleboro, VT, Fen. 14-Three
National Amateur Ski Champions
emerged tonight from the first days
competition Of the National Ski AS
ISOLATION tournament here. Rolf
Mangseth of the Itasca Ski Club,
Coleraine. Mimi. won the boys jump
title, Gunnar Nicholson, New Hamp-
shire University, became the inter-
collegiate titleholder for the jump:
and. Robert Reid of the Nansen Ski
Club. Berlin, n. H.. carried off hon
ors in the 10 mile cross country
race.
In the boys event. the Minnesota
entrant easily led a field of nine.
Mangseth, who has a previous record
of 1875 feet, made 80. ia and lis feet
in his three efforts today. lie scor-
ed $50 points against 72.9 for the
runner-up, Howard Lane, Brattle-
boro Outing Club; and 56.2 for How
ard NJ. Davis, also of Brattleboro.
who finished third. Lanes best
Jump was 9S feet and Davis, while
humping 100 feet, fell in each OF bis
three efforts.
In winning the intercollegiate
event. Nicholson of New Hampshire
was awarded $50 points to 77.2 FOR
Thursday d. Frost of Dartmouth and
72.5 for Il. Nj. Hodgdon, also or
Dartmouth. Frost made the best
Jump. his third effort taking him loS
feet to Michelson's lS7. but the Dart
mouth man fell on his first jump.
Only Dartmouth and New Hamp-
shire were represented. entries from
McGill and Williams failing TO ar
rive in time.
Reid of Berlin. y. H.. covered the
ten miles of the cross country
course in l hour and seven minutes.
finishing just Is seconds anead OF
his club mate. Jorgen Johansen, and
80 seconds ahead Of Rolf Monsen OF
Rrattleboro. Sigurd OVERLY. st.
Paul Municipal Ski Club. MEMBER or
the L. S. Olympic team, finished
fifth
The national ski jumping cham
pionships are scheduled for tomor-
TOW.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-15
Colby Slated to
Have Two Diamond
Outfits This Season

Natcrvllle. Feb. l4-ColpE Is 10
have a regularly organized second
baseball team in the spring. Man
aEer Bill Hale of the varsity base
bah team ia busy arranging games
with the leading secondary Schools
in the state. The announcement
mat Colby would have second
team was made ~ the Colby ath-
letic department yesterday, me
plan Is In line with the new athletic
rolicv at Colby. 1t IS the poiicy OF
the athletic department to get as
many students into active partIctpa-
ton in athletics as possible. Colby
las an excellent baseball team and
should make Il strong bid for cham
uIonship honors in the spring. There
are \ large number OF player. IN
cotlcge who are not capable of MAX
ing the varsity nine but who with
little training and competition viii
develop INTO capable ball tossers. 1t
is planned to gave these men the
opportunity to play on the second
team. The training which they re-
Ccive will tit them to take the places
of the regulars when they graduate.
The fun schedule for the second
team will be announced later
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-15
No Bout at Madison
Square Feb. Is Result
Villa-Marks Fight

New York, Feb. 14-Because the
public was not notified until few
hours before the bout last Friday
night between Pancho Villa and
George Marks that it would not be
a championship affair since Marks
was four pounds overweight, the
mana cement of Madison square
Garden, where the bout was heid,
VIII he unable to conduct boxing
program arranged for Feb. %.
This was the chief suspension of
4 batch issued yesterday by the re-
organized state athletic commission.
The commission alleged, though Tex
Richard. manager Of the Garden
later denied it. chat tine promoter had
tailed to keep sufficiently in touch
with the fighters to know whether
the fight would involve a title, as it
was billed to do. and that he had
not actually received the required
$500 weight forfeit.
Richard asserted that two days
before the fight an examination re-
Nealed Marks only one pound over
weight and that when he learned the
afternoon of the fight that the chal-
lengcr was overweight that he did
his best TO protect the ticket buyers.
Villa who won decisivelv despite
his handicap, was an innocent vic
tim of the commissions punishment
as his manager, Frank Churchill,
was suspended for 60 days for re-
tusing to take the Sl,250 weight for
felt of Marks. Both Marks and his
manager. Charley Cook, received 60
day suspensions.
The precedent for suspending a
club management was set some time
ago hut it was the first time that
the Garden, under Richard. had run
atOul OF the commission.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-15
Golfer Jones Gets
Coveted Major III"

Cambridge Mass, Feb. 1l-Eobby
Jones OF Atlanta Ga. National open
Eolf champion. was toted a major
H by the Harvard Athletic Com
mttee tonight. Jones completed his
course at Harvard at mid-year.
The committee explained that the
letter was granted on its own initia-
live without recommendation from
the undergraduate body. The At
lanta star never PLAYED as a member
Of 4 Harvard golf team.
-Four ma jor HIS wee awarded IN
track. Robert 9. Allen, John y.
Waters and willard l.. Tibbetfs re-
6 we'd letters for their part In the
R7rvard- Yale team against oxford
and Cambridge in England LAST suIf-
meT. The committee announced that
this would not form a precedent for
future international intercollegiate
track meets. Walter L. Chaplin was
given his letter for his part in the
HarvardYale relay race at the re-
cent Boston Athletic Association
games