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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24
GIBLON FINALLY
 COMES THROUGH
Shades Princess DOreen At Wire
 In Chicago Special

CHICAGO, Aug. 23-The three-year- old Giblon, owned by c. w. Reidinger, of Lexington, Ky, won the $15,O00 Chi cugo Special at a mile and three-six- teenths at Hawthorne today by beating out the Kentucky Oaks winner, Prin- cess Doreen, by a neck at the wire after the most sensational stretch run in the history of Chicago racing. The race was witnessed by 25,OO0 persons.
 Giblon broke the track record in scoring his victory, running the distance ill 1 :57 2-5. The former record of :69 was established by Tangerine during the present meeting.
 The race was a two-horse affair be- tween Giblon and Princess Doreen as they raced far out in the lead of their field from the time the barrier lifted until they thundered under the wire, still running neck and neck. Giblon shot away to a lead at the start and maintained it until the finish The Runt held third place for a time, but dropped behind on the back stretch before the rush of Hal Price Headlev's Hopeless, which captured show money. Red Wingfeld finished fourth and The Runt fifth.
 The victory was extremely popular for Giblon had been backed into favor itism long before post time. For a time he was even money, but the price was knocked down to to ,. It was Gib- Ions first great triumph after an al- most entire season of desperate trying. He looked like a winner of the LatOnia derby at one stage of that race, but finally finished second to Chilhowee. Then again in the Chicago derby he ran August Belmont's speedy Ladkin into defeat in the first mile of the race only to be beated out in the stretch by Black Gold.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24
TSPORSl lNEWS AND GOSSIPuEXPERTS[SPORTS
CALLS HORNSBY
 FINEST BATTER

NEW YORK, Aug. 23.--Rogers Hornsby, St. Louis Cardinal star, whose hitting has been q major league sensa- ton during the past week, is greater batsman than Babe Ruth, in the opin- ion of John A. Heydler, president of the National league.
 T am convinced that Hornsby is the greatest batsman of all times" de- clared Mir. Heydler.
 Comparing the two kings of cIout, the executive said:
 tRuth is a marvellous batsman. He is the longest hitter the game has ever known. There is no argument there. But it is the greatest batsmen of whom speak as an all-round, day by day, year after year performer after taking into account in the cold averages as we'll as the heat of the fray. hard hit ting, regular hitting, it is my firm be- lief that the crown should go to the Texas boy Hornsby.n
 ''Hornsby started out this year to ex- eel the record set by Wagner, who led the league in batting four consecutive years, and he has held the lead without a slump or a break. Instead of giving in under the strain, he is soaring high CT. Only one other major league bat ter has excelled Hornsby's present un- official .424 mark after nid-season, and that was Hugh Duffy, with .4S8 in 1S04," {"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24
HARD SCHEDULE
 AT PICKENS co.

REFORM, Ala, Aug. 23.-(Special. ] The scedule for the Pickens County High Red and Black griders was re- gently announced by Coach Jackson of the local institution. Pickens plays ten games, eight here on Graham field and probably two 'on foreign soil.
 The locals open the season with tbe speedy Carrollton High here Septem- Der 20, and then take on three new ri- vals, Northport, Eutaw and Holt. Hale County High, losers to Pickens last year, $50, appears here the following week, with Lamar County High trail ing a week later, Coach Jackson is in touch with several Jefferson county teams in an effort to arrange game for the morning preceding the Alabama Centre game in the afternoon on No vember z.
 Tuscaloosa's Black Bears are slated to meet the Tigers one week later, but the place has not been definitely set tied. Fayette County High, claimant to the State Title in 1922, and against who the locals put up one of the great est battles ever witnessed on Graham field last year, Fayette being held for three quarters to a lone 6 count, and foi one period, Pickens eleven played the visitors completely off their feet, and coming within an ace of scoring counter-nine consecutive first downs being registered by the locals in their drive up the field that was halted in the shadow of the goal post. This game will be played in Fayette, but the final game is slated for Ora ham field on Turkey Day, Sumter County High of York being the oppon- ent.
 The 1924 schedule follows:
 September 26, Carrollton High at Reform.
 October 3, Northport High at Reform.
 October 10, Eutaw High at Reform.
 October IT, Holt High at Reform.
 October 24, Hale County High at Re form.
 October S1, Lamar County High at Reform.
 November ', Open. Games pending for Birmingham.
 November If, Tuscaloosa Black Bears. (Place pending.)
 November 21, Fayette County High at Fayette.
 November 2s, Sumter County High at Reform.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24
PADDOCK TOPS 25O YARD MARK Cuts 2-5 Of Second From Sherrill's 1888
 Record

NEW YORK, Aug. 2S. Charley Paddock of the Los Anglees Athletic club. today broke the worlds record for the 250 yard dash when he ran the distance in 26 2-5 seconds at the Sem for Metropolitan A. A. U. track and field championships. The team cham pionshir was won by the New York Athletic club with S1 points. The Newark Athletic club was second with 50 points.
 Paddock, in cutting 2-5 of second from the recond made in 1888 by Charles Sherill, then of Yale, and now a a brigadier general, flashed away from mediocre field at the gun and gradually increased his lead to ten yards at the tape.
 Loren Murchison of the Newark A. C., national sprint champion, was one of seven 1923 Metropolitan champions who successfully defended their titles, He repeated his victories of last year by taking the 100 yard dash in :1O 1-5 and the 220 yard dash in :21 4-5. The intter figure equalled the track record. Herb Meyer, also of the Newark Club, was the only other double vic tor of the meet, winning the 120 yard high and the 220 yard low hurdles in :15 4-5, and :26 4-5, respectively.
 Scholpp of the Nework, A NC., also a 1923 champion, established the only new meet, record winning the pole vault with 12 feet inches.
 Bob Legendre of the Newark A. C., worlds record holder in the broad jump, took second place in that event which was won by D. 4. Wooley of the New York A. C., with a mark of g feet 5-S inches. Legendre also took third place in the jayelin throw which was captured by his teammate, John Tevden
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24

ST. LOUIS, Mo, Aug. g. While Miller Higgins, Tyrus Cobb, Stanley Marris and George Sisler are worrying about financial reward and fame of pi- loting q world series ball club. Connie Mack leans against she second division background and talks about being satis- fled with fifth place ball club for 1924. Last spring the manager of the Athletics had visions of becoming the pennant runner-up. Things have changed since then and now he says l: T want to beat a team percentage of .454 and get fifth place.
 For the last five seasons. the House of Mack has shown steady improve ment. He wants to keep up the work. He hasn't forgotten his prosperous days, when he was the guy everybody was looking up to and interviewing on world series events, but today he real ly talks more about the annual im- provement in his organization than his previous pennants and world series accomplishments.
 Mack advised his interviewers to inspect the records of his ball clubs since he fell from the. top. Here they
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24
HAROLD GRANGE KEEPS TRAINING Red Hauls Ice Rather Than Become
 Soft

It's a bit early in the season for football stores, but here's one that's going to be written in spite of the date, something like what is known in circus and theatrical circles as ad- vance publicity. It was inspired by the recent autumn weather that has assailed this vicinity and visit to Wheaton, Illinois.
 Wheaton became famous overnight last year as the birthplace and home of one Harold Grange. Until Harold matriculated at the University of lii nois the town had not yet achieved national fame, but after he had en- dured the hardships of his freshman year at the state school and assumed the importance rightfully belonging to a stalwart sophomore the town began to attain more importance than being just spot on big map,
 Red Now Ice Man
 Grange, because of the shade of his hair, is popularly known as Red" As soon as he had been declared q sopho- more by faculty and students at the university, Red went out to make the varsity football team. He not only made t, but hls first year playing at halfback, he constituted about the whole team, although he played with ten other huskies of advanced football ability. Last year he was picked unan- imously by those who grow gray hairs attempting to select mythical all- American team.
 That's all past history, but it serves it's purpose in leading up to the fol- lowing startling fact : Grange, football hero, idol of college and home town and destroyer of championship hopes held by other big ten schools, is an iceman. "RedD was employed during the recent summer months serving his town folk with the summer necessity.
 This just goes to show that Red" is going to make another determined bid for the leading gridiron role again thi5 season. Rather than permit his mus. cles to become accustomed to the eass and luxury of an office position, he turned down a lucrative clerical job to join the forces of the Wheaton ice dis tributors.
 Lifting fifty and 1O0-pound chunks Of forzen lake and streams is helping him keep in condition for the arduous tasks that will confront him this fall However, he does not intend to worI so hard that his muscles will refuse to do their football tasks. For that reason Grange will pass the last few weeks of his vacation sojourning at a summer resort, where he will participate in ath ietics such as canoeing, barnyard golf swimming, eating and sleeping.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24
SPORES
CONNIE MACK WANTS
 ATHLETICS IN FIFTH
Veteran Pilot Attempting To Beat PercentageOf
 Last Season


 Mark this down: had fellow named Nabors. He won exactly one game and lost 19 that season. Sheehan, another youngster was trying to develop, won one game and lost 16 Thus you see had two pitchers who won two and lost 35 games.
 'I am not saying that tho Yankeen will duplicate this record, but when Bush, Shawkey, Pennock and Jones depart, the Tanks will have a job on their hands finding four pitchers of the same class to fill their shoes"
 Although fence-busting continues to be the range. Mack insists that the value of pitching, steady and smart pitching has not been lost. And he swung over to the development of his own pitchers in talking about his club for the next season.
 From now to the end of this cam paign I am going to devote all of my time with my pitching staff" con tinued Mack. "I'm almost satisfied with everything else. Other managefs were extremely lucky with youngsters this year and the shoe might move over to my foot.
 Whitey Wingard
 ''Take the White Sox with this fell low Thurston. The Tigers, too, had Holloway and Whitehill develop far mors than they ever expected. The Browns found a college kid named Wingard, who beat the Yankees four straight times.
 That's what I need-one powerful pitcher. If I can find one this win- ter l may be closer to the 1925 pen- nant than people expect me to be.
 'In way am bit disappointed this season. I thought I had a club that would remain in the first division but my judgment was wrong. I can't guess lem right all the time. My big gest mistake was too many right-hand- ed hitters. And then Strand, who cost me a lot of money, fell down on me.
 Most Promising
 II have the most promising club right now since I started to rebuild. Lamar, my new outfielder, has helped me- He has helped me because he is 6 left-handed hitter. Joe Hauser is the best first baseman In the league. Don't laugh that one eff.
 HIn Lamar and Hauser l have the wallop from the left side of the plate. Al Simmons will be real fence-buster next year. Welch and Miller giYe me two good hitters for right-handers and I have the best shortstop in the league in Galloway.
 1T did considerable experimenting with third base and second base and finally found the winning combination with Dykes at third and Bishop at second. So I feel that I am set for 1925, with everything but some good pitching.pr
 Mack then dabbled into some sea sons statistics to show how his club has been playing almost as snappy ball as any team in the league since fine early part of July. At one time he was last with a mark of 22-40.a He compared this figure with his present percentage and it shows where tho psA's have travelled at almost 300 pace since early July.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24
FIRPO SORROWS
 ENGLISH HABITS

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. r, Aug. 23.-Luis Angel Firpo has borrowed the tea habit from the Trglish. Visi- tors calling at Casa Firpo" in the hour before the Argentine starts his daily training see the wild bull slipping tea from a tumbler.
 Manuel, his valet-chef-comedian, will have glasses of tea for the visitors. Luis Angel says the tea strengthens muscles and makes the work feel like nothing at all.
 This afternoon Firpo decreased the training program, boxing four rounds instead of the usual six. But the four were slashing affairs, Tate and Ferrara being the absorbers. Firpo's improv- ing left was much in evidence and his wallops were unusually brad.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24
WATKINS WINS
 GOLF TOURNEY

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 23.- Ewing Watkins of Chattanooga. de. feated Emmett Spicer, Jr., of Slerl. phis, z and 5, for the golf champion. ship of Tennessee in the finals of the ninth annual tournament playel nt the Belle Meade country club here this afternoon.
 Watkins maintained his lead of four up at the end of p holes in fhe Tennes- see state championship finals at Belle Meade this afternoon. At one time Spicer had reduced Watkins lead tO 2 up' but by shooting three threes and a four' beginning at the sixth hole, Wat kins recouped his lost holes shooting the nine with q card of 3R while Spicer had card of 30.
 Watkins was four up on Spieer at the end of the morning round in the finals of the Tennessee state golf championship today at Belle Meade. Watkins played superb golf. At no time did he appear to be in danger. He was deliberate on even shot while his op- ponent appeared to be considerably off the game which he has shot consistently during the tournament.
 Watkins had a P with a seven on number 17, the only poorly played hole on his round. Spicer wound up the morning round with a 76.
 Their ca r1s vuora as foIIou,.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24
ILLINOIS A. (.
 GRABS MEET
Tom Lieb, Of Notre Dame,
 Cracks Discus Mark

CHICAGO, Aug. 23-The Central A. A. U. championship field and track meet held today on Stagg field was won by the Illinois Athletic club which garnered 120 points. The Chicago Athletic association was second with 63 points. The l. A. c. quartette stepped off the mile in 3 :25 4-5, bettering the old mark by 1 and 1-5 seconds. Tom Lieb, of Notre Dame and Olympic fame. now with the 1. A. C., heaved the discus 152 feet, shattering the mark of 143 feet, 5 1-2 inches made in 1915 by Mucks of the University of Wis consin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24
POWERMEN VICTORS
 IN THRILLING GAME
Doster-Northington Turns Back Grocers In Easy
 Fashion

Alabama Power company's cham pionship organization, now in the throes of it's hardest battle, showed some of the stuff of which champions are made when they stuck it out Sat urday with Acipco in spectacular 12- inning struggle to win, 3 to 2.
 The Powermen were given just about all they could handle by the scrapping Ardis aggregation. Big Bog had his pupils on their toes every min ute of the fray, and they deserve all sorts of credit. And it proved an all most vital matter that the Moriarties grab this battle, for Southern Bell went on rampage and crushed East Lake again, so that the teams still occupy their respective positions. the Bellmen being a half game out of the lead.
 There was little else worthy of note. Doster-N -Northington electrified Eastern division fans by squashing the Neale Grocers by 9 to count. Roberts held the slugging Neale combination in the palm of his hand, while his mates lugged hard and often to interrupt the losers winning streak.
 Fairfield and Sloss came thorugh ex- cellently against Thomas and Stock ham, respectively. They are absolute cinches in their sections of the pennant fight.
 In, the Class B frays, Fairmont's s desperate and victorious battle against North Pratt's startling drive was the big feature. Going into the ninth, the league leaders were three runs be- hind and had been showing nothing for the past few innings. Led by Self fert, however, they launched a last minute uprising that swept them through to four runs, just enough to win.
 PoVormen Scared
 Lefty scrswy bested welchel of the Gantt's Quarry team. who was in the box for Aeipco in . pitchers battle yesterday Screws did not give up base on balls and allowed only five hits He struck out
 Baker se- singled Ito start the second inning was sacrificed to secnnd and scored Cooper's double to right center. With one out in the third old on WriEhts single to right. Cook singled in the fifth, and after that Screws did not give up an other hit until Davis singled in the twefhh.
 Burney doubled to right to start the sixth for the PoweFmen and came home when Cochran lost Tur- ners line drive in the sun, which went for triple. BrinskeIle scored Turner with long drive over Bakers head, fast fielding holding 1t to double. ia the twelfth inning Brinskelle beat out hit to second and took second on bad throw. was sac Love played fine game in left field for the Power rnHa
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24
MISS CUMMINGs WINs

FAIRFIELD, Conn.,, Aug. 23.-AIiss Edith Cummings, national vomen's champion, defeated Max Marston, na- tional amateur champion, 8 and 2 in their exhibition 18-hole match at the Sasco Hill golf course here today. Miss Glenna Collett lost to Jesse Sweetser. 2 up.
 The men allowed the women a handi- cap of five bisques.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24
sln.. Add, Anaih.r Win

sloss- Sheffield appended another victory to her long string by placing Stockhsm under l4-to2-run blanket Saturday.
 Davis star catcher. hit safely four straight times and made three Grammer smashed out two doubles. but only four extrs-base hits were made in the game, Ellis twirled for sloss and held stoekham batsmen 10 four singles. The box
 sTocRHAM "" SLOSS BY-PRoDUCT
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24
Tsvalsy Secret Ia Last InaIns To Beat Empire

EMPIRE. August 2s.--lspeeiaL l-TownIsy erred oftener and made one less hit than Empire but won with run in the ninth, aEgregating e 5 to , triumph. Taylor and Pace worked a beautiful pitchers battle with the apparent edge in favor Of the first mentioned.
 Ferris hit timely for the vct0rS while Carter also hit well. for triple. Parks and Croel led the batting for Empire, each mado two saieties. Fast playing in the field by both teams the greatest
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24
sUuthsru Ben Team A winner Over East Lake

We'll placed hits for long distances netted Southern Bell to victory over East Lake Saturday alter noon Henning's home with two men out in the Peventh was the seintilating swat in game Of batting featS. This hit gave East Lake her only three runs.
 McElToy oBrien Vincent and Brskefield followed in order for the winners in the lineup and each got two hits and sent across ahead of him. Dunbar and Mitchell divided the pitching burden for Southern Bell and despite Hsnning's hety hit. both men did we'll Score:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24
Wxlnm Romp,. Iz to 1

Twenty hits for bases sent Vivian far ahead to win q loose game from Central Park Sat urday 20 to A. Gardner, Vivian outfielder. made five hits in that number of times and scored three runs Gilmore made three tWO-base hits in the game which added four safeties to his average.
 Miller pitched well for the winners, allowing nine hits of which Earps and Densmore made three each, Box score:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24
Wants Fifth.

have not entirely lost sight of this years pennant race, but my own ambition is to get fifth place and sur lass .454 for our team plays We were eighth in 1920, advanced to seventh, landed sixth last year and now I want fifth place.
 "I'll let you in on my secret. The Yankees and the other rivals are slip ping and watch my Athletics gra"
 Connie Mack Is a keen baseball ob- server. He has more inside informa- tion on the tip of his tongue than he lets his neighbor know about. Connie doesn't always burst forth with con- versation. When he trailed the field for eight successive years he remained silent for he always remarked Moth ing for me to talk about in last place. 7
 Since edging his way out of the eel lar, however, Connie is telling thing o rtwo.
 In the first place, the manager of the Athletics sees the Yankees getting close to the rocky edges. They are getting
 Do you know" spoke Mack, '.that there are only eight pitchers in the league today who were pitching 10 years ago-in 1915 when dropped from the top to the bottom2
 Four Yankees.
 And of those ight, foonr ore mem bers of the New York Yankees staff. The eight are: Walter Johnson, George Dauss, Urban Faber, Allan Russell, Sam Jones, Bob Shawkey, Joe Bush and Herb Pennoek
 Those four vetreans are due to slip and when they do I'm going fo laugh at the worries of the Yankees trying to rebuild. See these gray hairs-most of them came in 1916.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24

IotaIs 3O 2 ZI IOTaB ~ IT ZU zI
 Summary Two-bass hits Earps, Elder Gilmore 5. Gardner: Three,base hits. Gardner. Elder Stolen Woodman. Struck out. by Miller 10. by Lueien 6. Base balls, off Lucien f. Left on bases. Nylam ?.
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sls se 8 10 27 Totals

ralSnont .''..............2O 200 OOl Ol-S Assists Errors, Lacey ,. schatzs. Day. Bivens, F. Teer, Miles. Nails, Donaldson, Donaldson 5. Two-base hits. seifert. Day. Edwards 7. DoWney. Stolen bases. Downey Seifert, J. Teer Struck out. by Price 8. Schatzs ?. Edwards TO- Hit by pitcher. by Price. Wild pitches. Edwards ?. Winning pitcher, Schatzs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24

Follaek Boyd of Chattanooga, was winner in the championship consola- ton with Jack Wenzler, southern anna teur champion, the winner in the sec ond flight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24
pruaalrt, Rumr nrsear,

Roberts hurled Doster- -NoFthington to . one sided victory over Neale Grocers. The score g to and was big surprise, as the Neals aggTe- gation has been travelling at a terrific clip the last few weeks. Mason, Moley and Boz ohons with the willow. The score:
 LOBSTER NORTH NEALE GROCERS
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Enirnant RnllIsn

Fairmont's league tOppers pulled sensational ninth frame rally to out North Pratt. to :. in an exciting contest. Seifert was the big star of the game. rapping out double and three singles in five trips to the plate. Score:
 EAIRAINNT N0HIH BRAIuI
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24
HaTsn whIns Eleven

Fairfield hit consistently for II runs and beat Thomas ii to a Saturday afteFnoon Two runs scored in each of the first three innings. and addition of four in the fifth formally elinched matters for the eventual viotors.
 MeNarron went up five times to collect three hits for the Victors. Godbee hit heaviest, with home run.
 Havron pitched excellent ball. allowing only four hits. He struck out eleven and walked three batsmen. Thomas used three pitchers, but none of them could stem the Fairfield clOuting. The box
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24
WTFE RNfnYEEg CATl.

WIFE REOOYEEsS CAR,
 LOTHIAN, Ala, Aug. 23.-( Special ) Mrs. IT. c. Wade recovered her hus- lands stolen automobile while he and police were searching for it. She recog- nized the car driven by two women and detained them until police could be summoned,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24

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