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NASHVILLE, Tenn, April 10.-(spe-
cial.) 1924 pennant" entry
will open the season next Tuesday With
at the 1923 opening. With the nucleus
of a strong team remaining, batting
power and tried Glass "A" and "AA'
pitchers have been added to round out
well-balanced club, ,,-t. ~
SO definite was the Vol lineup that
the batting order was announced q
week before training season. No
changes have yet been made and the
lineup will start as announced.
Bert Griffith Lands
Bert Griffith, former Pei and Baron
has made the club, according to Man
exhibition games, the pitchers have
been showing we'll, and with heavy bat
tering behind them should place the
Vols well up in the running from the
start.
Hawks. of the 1928 club, has first
base cinched. He has been hitting
heavily In the pinches and carries an
better first-sacker than he was an out
fielder. Bobby Murray will be back at
second.
Walter Heating, from Syracuse and
former Buffalo captain. plugs the gap
at shortstop. Walter Is a wonderful
fielder, his batting alone keeping him
from the majors at present. He hits
well in pinch, however, and should
make up his .2s5 average In this way.
Freddie Graft, the veteran. VINO en-
joyed his greatest year in hitting and
retained hts uncanny fielding ability,
is naturally without opposition at
third.
Lebo Looks Good
Bert Griffith, the greatest bali play sr
in the Southern league back in 1921
and since a regular in Brooklyn, will
patrol the left field garden. Bert re-
ported Hate and is just now rounding
into condition. He has lost none Of hts
speed and fielding ability. Bevo Le-
Bourveau, called the best centerfielder
In Dixie by Larry Gilbert. will be in
Cuyler'S place. Lebo is pounding the
ball hard and causing fans to forget
Cuyler's great fielding rapidly.
Dode Paskert, the veteran, will climb
the right field dump for the Vols. Dode
still hits savagely and fields with his
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his fourth. Knight missed a short putt
on the seventh and Merriman won with
an eague three, squaring the match.
knight missed a three-foot putt on
the eighth and Merriman went one up.
The ninth, tenth and eleventh were
haived. Merriman went two up on the
twelfth by sinking 15-foot putt for
a par four after Knight had sliced his
drive badly, The thirteenth was
halved in par four, Mcrriman sinking a
12-foot putt.
knight sliced to the mounds on the
462-yard fourteenth and had to waste
a shot. while Norman was is feet
the putt for a birdie four to Knights
par five. Knight laid Merriman a
stymie on the fifteenth and drove into
trouble on the sixteenth, and both holes
were halved.
Merrirnan went four up on the seven
tenth when Knight was trapped short
of The green. overshot and was Is feet
from the pin on the third and then
took two, puts. The eighteenth was
halved.
Merriman missed four-foot putt and
they halved the nineteenth holc In par
after knight had been in the trap with
his drive. Merrinan was trapped on
the second, out short, missed his third
and off $the green with his fourth,
while Knights fourth was eight feet
from the pin and he holed out the
twentieth for a five, to Merriman's six.
Merriman three up. Merriman, again
went four UP on the twenty first with
long putt for a par four when
knight dubbed his drive, but the Phila-
delphiap came back on the twenty sec
Qnd. with a birdie three to Merriman's
par four.
knight took the twenty-thlrd with
q birdie four to Merriman's five. after
driving Into q trap. Merriman two up.
Merriman was stymied on the twenty
fourth, but managed to get a half, and
Also halved the stwenty-fifth with an
eagle three after being in the trap.
knight was short on the twenty sixth
and missed a three-foot putt for a
half, and Merriman again went three
up, The next two holes were haIved.
Merriman laid his third dead to the
pin on the twenty-ninth. but knight
missed short putt and stymied Merri-
man, who knocked the Philadelphian's
bali into the cup for par four. Merri-
man two up. knight sunk his putt for
after both went into traps on the drives,
and Merriman's fifth had bounced out
OF the cup. The thirty-first went to
Knight with q birdie three, evening the
match when he hoied a 15-foot putt
and Merriman's second was over the
green. The thiFty-second was halved
in par five, but on the thirty-third Mer-
riman stymied himself and Knight
went one up in par three. The last two
holes were halyed.
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JOHNSON THINKS
YANKS WELCOME
OUT FIRST AGAIN
Detroit Will Be Contend
er, Asserts American
League President

CHICAGO, April 10.--The New York
Yankees will win tho pennant again this
season; President Ban Johnson OF the
American league, believes.
Sunshine and near-sprlng weather
broke Bans usual reserve and he talked
about baseball and the coming season
without urging.
He hates to answer questions, he said,
hut doesn't mind Just chatting.
Detroit will be contender" John
son said. 1.-THE team has better pitch
ers. the, outfield is good and hard hit
ting, and the infield can be relied upon.
81 am sure that the Boston club IL
much improved, and It would not sur
prise me IL they finished in the first
division. Speaker has solved some diff
ficult problems with Cleveland. and It
would not surprise me to see some re-
suits there.
STANLEY Harris, manager OF the Sem
ators, is young and ambitious, and /
believe he will put some real pep into
the Washington club. II George Sisler
IL up TO his usual form this year, the
st. Louis Browns Will go far. Connie
Mack can be depended on to keep the
Athletics going. The Chicago White
sox will have to- play together more be-
fore we can tell much about them. Z
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Assuming that a player can average
200 yards on drives, what ysrdage
should he expect to make with the
following clubs:: brassie, spoon, mid
iron, maehie and niblick?
Answered by
BOB MACDONALD
Winner Of the Metropolitan open cham
pionship. 1921 and 1923. One Of the long
est drivers In the game, though using only
a 121z ounce driver.
With the brassie he should make the
same as with the driver-they are really
the same club: with the spoon about 80
per cent of the driving distance, or $50
yards; with the iron so per cent or $50
yards: with the mashie 70 per cent or 14o
yards; and so yards or 40 per cent with
a niblick
Copyright. 1924 Associated Editors. dnc
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PELS TO REPEAT,
GILBERT FIGURES
Boss OF Orleans Squad
Thinks Team Will
Cop Again

NEW ORLEANS. April 1o.-(special)
Larry Gilbert expects to repeat and
win the Southern league pennant in
1924.
A. J. Hermann, president Of the
New Orleans Baseball association,
shares the view Of his manager.
Addition OF Dutch Hoffman, star sec
ond baseman of Fort Worth. Texas
league club, has bolstered the hopes
of the New Orleans regulars. And
the return to form of Schtck has been
a great boost to the Pelicans' chances.
However. it is believed that the pen
nant race is going to be a hard one
and Hermann and Gilbert realize this.
That is why they have not announced
that they will stand pat on any line
up or any set of men to compose the
nine that will start the year.
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Will IlUiri For Speaker In Game With Crimson TOdau
KENTUCKY WILL
PLAY BAMA TWO
Big GAMES HERE
Contracts Are Signed For
Football Contests In
1925 And 1926

LEXINGTON, Ky. April TO-
Especial. THE athletic council OF
the University of Kentucky accept
ed a contract with the University
Of Alabama, calling for two games
between the football teams Of the
two institutions. one in 1925 and
tile other in 1925.
The games are to be played in
Birmingham. Ala.
The elevens have met on the
gridiron for the past two years.
each team winning one game ar4
the third will be played this fall a
Tuscaloosa, on Alabama's home
coming day. Frank Mann, OF Per-
due University has been given a
contract to act as trainer. for the
University of Kentucky athletes
during the next year, and in adj
dition, he will act as assistant foot
ball coach under Coach Murphy.
He will take up his duties about
September 1.
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CHAMPIONS FALL
In FLORIDA GOLF

TAMPA. Fla, April 1O,~Champions
and near-champions fell by the wayside
IN the first and second rounds of play
today in the annual Florida state anna
teur golf championship.
Al c. Timer, Jacksonville, four times
champion, after easily winning his first
round match with P. c. Mcneil Of Or
lando, was eliminated by the one-time
champion, Gordon Gibbons, Palmaceia,
and 6. H. II. Dronberger, Indiana
amateur champion and now of Palma
celia, won his first round match only
to be defeated by Tommy Aycock, Jr.,
Of Jacksonville, in the second round by
and 8. Dick Pope, Winter Ha-
ven, last years runner-up, lost his first
round match to Lee Chase, Orlando,
3 and 1. C. B. Murphy, Palmaceia, re-
garded at the start of this years tour
ney as likely dark horse, won his first
round match and then was eliminated
by G. A. Roberts, Miami, by up.
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final day upon which a player could be
signed for the season.
Need Teams
It is understood that Kamram Grotto
and Jordan Park will not be able to
participate in the league this year and
this leaves a vacancy of two clubs in
Glass A, while two more clubs are need
ed for the Glass B division. Any teams
wishing to enter a team in the City
league are requested to get in touch
with Fred A. Culley at the city hall, or
have a representative at tch next meet
ing, Tuesday night, April 20, at the
council rooms at the city hall.
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BIG WELCOME AWAITS
FORMER TIDE STARS
Tuscaloosa Stores Will Close And Crowd OF
More Than 5000 Is Expected Out

UNIVERSITY, Ala, April TO- Especially
Cleveland Indians and tho Alabama
Crtmsons will meet here Friday after
noon, provided that II does not rain any
more. Rain that lasted all night and
almost all OF Thursday caused the sec
called off, and threatened to have the
game OF Friday done likewise,
However. hope continued that the
major leAguers would be able to meet
the Crimsons, and It stopped raining
shortly after o'clock.
Al that time Champ Pickens said four
carloads OF sewdust would be had for
the diamond and that 1t would be drain
ca and burned thoroughly 50 as to be
In the best condition possible.
the Indians will arrive here early in
tne morning and will start practice at 1
o'clock. the game to start at % o'clock,
30 as to give them plenty of, time to
catch train that viii enable them to
be at Cincinnati In time TO play the
Reds Saturday afternoon.
UNIVERSITY. Ala. April 1o.--(spe-
0al)-Managcr iris Speaker and his
crew of Cleveland Indians, doped by
baseball experts to give all teams much
opposition for the pcnnant in the Amer
lean league this year, will furnish the
Capstone with nine innings of baseball
beginning at O'Clock Friday afternoon.
Against Speakers club win be sent a
team that IL said by many to be- one
Of the best teams that has ever worn
ehe Crimson colors at 'Bama. Several
youngsters have been under attention
from big league scouts. while all have
bean playing good ball III the past
games this year.
'Bama Blossom To Start
Guy Morton, an Alabamian who has
pitched several seasons for the Indians,
~ expected to start the fracas against
the Crimsons. II he should fail to
weather the storm, Shaute Is expected
10 pick up the load. Both, one an old
timer and the other youngster, are
being counted on heavily to win many
games this year.
Against the Indians will probably be
pitted "Red" Mcmillan. Mcmillan
should be able to worry the Indian
batters quite bit, as he has shown
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CHANCE TO GET
NOISY WELCOME
Chicago Fans Hire Band
And Plan Big Hand
Today

CHICAGO, April 1o.--severaI thou
sand baseball fans, with as many bands
as can be persuaded to get UP early,
will greet Manager Frank Chance Of
the Chicago White sox when he ar
rives here from California about
O'Clock Friday morning.
Chance has been i'll. and was unable
to take charge OF the Sox during their
training trip. For time It looked as
II he would not be with his team this
season, but Chance fooled the doctors.
Shortly after his arrival here, Chance
will hurry out to Mercy hospital, where
President Comiskey of the Sox Is re-
operating from a recent operation. He
will confer with his boss about the
teams pennant plans.
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HOW MUCH FOR A RACE
H0RSE7
Fortune Winners Bought for a
SONG.

It's not uncommon for a race horse
who has seen his day to be shuffied
off to some horse dealer for prsc-
tically nothing. but there arc some far
more interesting yarns told about
horses picked up for a little small
change and developed later on into
winners.
Take the case of R. T. c. In 1911
he cleaned up everything IN sight on
the big time tracks, And that cam
paigncr was once all ordinary plow-
horsel During his prime he hung
UP a mark of 206M trotting.
The farm boys who drove R. T.
C. learned he had plenty of speed
along the country roads. He began
by beating a lot Of nags with nice
pedigrces and then some one took a
Squint at him and said that he looked
like a good prospect. and with more
training and patience he came to the
Grand Circuit and proved a sensa-
lion.
Here's another good story. This
is the 1922 worlds champion pacing
mare, Margaret Dillon, record, l 1914.
She was bought for 500 as a year
ling.
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LONGEST SINGLE ON
IRECoRD
Player Only Makes First on Liner
that Hjts Bleaeher Wall.

NN 49, e~'N--~''S' NNe@'''
The longest single hit ever made
in New YeFk City was made at the
Yankee StS9ium on June 8. 1928. by
Bib Falk THE White Sox.
Falk lashA the ball to the bleacher
wall in. lefEEenter. For a moment it
looked likG3a homer.
Bib is ksslightning runner but as
he neare&3irst he spread-eagled in
the mud. SHowever, he scrambled to
his feet "a tore for second without
the fornAhty of touching first. Evil
IDENTIFY he has very much excited. for
halfwayIF second he fell again. Then
his failSfE to touch first seemed to
dawn osSthim, for he turned around
and sps9ted back. By that time the
ball WsS coming i'll so Bib stayed
on hrsN
Yeas ago, Art Fromme made a
simitsf hit at tie Polo Grounds when
he vas pitghing for the Giants, but
the SHit ss not quite as long as
Faikls ~
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HOPPE IS7BEATEN,
BUT HOLDS TITLE

NEW YORK. April 1o.-wilhe Hoppe
retained his title OF worlds 1872 balk-
line billiard champion tonight. despite
the fact that he was defeated in the
final block of the 1,60O-point match swith
Eduard Horemans of Belgium. The
score was 51S to 500, in 13 innings, but
Hopes enormous lead gained last night
gave him the match, 1900 to 95S.
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DELANEY FAILS
TO STOP NEGRO

BOSTON, April 1o.-Jack Delaney,
conqueror of Paul Berienbach, had to
go ten rounds here Thursday night to
win from George Robinson, local negro
middleweight. The Bridgeport. Conn,
mayler won the decision by wide mar
gin, but at no time had his man near
4 knockout, .''-fa-'.
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BASEBALL RESULTS

At Philadelphia r. II. y:
Philadelphia (N) ............. IL 2
Philadelphia (A) ..........,.. II
Batteries: Hubbell, Mitchell and Hen
line; Naylor. BaumEartner and Perkins.
AT Terre Haute, Ind r. q. z.
New York (N) ...,............14 IL
Rattertes: Nehf, Dean and Snyder;
Thurston, Davenport and Schalk, Burns.
At Louisville, KY X. II. Il.
Louisville "a. Al ...........' 8
Boston (A.) ....................
Batteries: Estell. lineup and Meyer.
Brottom; Ferguson. Fullerton and
O'Neill. Picinich.
At Kansas city r. H. E.
Chicago (N) ......,....,.,....13 IL l
Kansas City "a. Al.........".s 3
nett; Caldwell, Saladna, Amman and
Mccarthy.
At Wichita Falls, Tex.- r. H. E.
Minneapolis "a A. s II 6
Wichita Falls Ct. L. ........-. 8 10
Batteries: Griffin, Malone and Ora
bowski; Hodges and Smith.
At Tulsa. OKLA r. Fl. e.
st. Louis (A.) ................ IL
Tulsa CIV. L. ................ 3 10
Batteries: Shocker, Danforth and Sew
ereid, Collins; Blaeholder, Williams and
Crosby, Casey.
At Muskogee Okla r. Fl. E.
Denver (W) ..................1 IL ID
Muskogee (W. Al ............
Batteries: C. Brown, Hall and Roche;
Elmore, Adkins and r. Brown.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
At Jackson, Tenn r.
Cumberland University ............. /
FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE
At St. Petersburg r.
St. Petersburg ......................2
At Tampa r.
tampa III
Orlando .............. L
At DaytonA- r.
Daytona .........'s...''.'...
Lakeland NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
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s2 SCHOOLS ENTERED

LAWRENCE. Kan, April 10.-Ninety-
two schools are entered in the Kansas
relays which will be held at the Uni
universities. IS colleges and 81 high
schools and military academies are en-
tered.
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That's not all, either, Her present
owner has refused offers that only
rich men can make.
The story in connection with Mar
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worlds of stuff this year. He says his
arm has never felt as good as IL does
now. and Mcmillan Is not one who does
not take little pains with. his arm.
II Salmon Is able to play third, the
infieId will probably see Connatser OF
Pitts at first, Green at second and ellis
at short. II Salmon is unable to play.
Pitts will cover third. This quartet
will have plenty of speed and possess
quite q punch in their hitting.
George Burns or Frank Brewer will
occupy first for the Indians; Riggs
Stephenson second; Joe Sewell, third,
and Lutzke. third. Stephenson and
Seweil both went up from the Alabama
team. and are rated among the best hit
catch, making three former Crimsons
in the lineup for the Indians.
Manager Speaker. one of the greatest
outfielders of all times. will be station
cd in center field, and IL one wants to
see just about the last word In guard
ing an outfield, beat Denny field Fri
day afternoon. on one side OF Speaker
on the other side. either summa or
Clarke, both former Birmingham
Barons. Alabama's outfieid will be
chosen from Barnes, Oliver, Cohen,
Winslett and Pitts.
Expect Crowd of 5000
All roads should lead to Denny field
Friday. All stores will be closed in
Tuscaloosa that afternoon and extra
accommodations have been made to seat
5000 people that afternoon. Letters
have been received from alumni and
they expected to be here, and 1t is ex-
pected that the crowd may go over the
5000 mark IL the weather conditions
are ideal.
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KNIGHT WINS AMATEUR
GOLF TITLE BY Squirt
Philadelphia Comes From Behind To Beat Mer.
riman For North And South Crown

FTNEHURgT, N. c., April 1o.-Tred
NV. Knight, Philadelphia, today won the
sannual north and south amateur golf
championship. He defeated 3. H. Mer-
Eriman, waterbury. Conn. one up.
K ,as IT. wa az four , down 70 Meryiman
zthis morning. and with the waterbury
snan sinking puts from all angles and
Instances, while knight apparently
could not keep his ball out Of trouble,
II looked at the start OF the afternoon
round as though the match might. not
go the full route. "a
knight evened the match on the thir-
eenth hole OF the afternoon round and
went into the lead on the fifteenth. The
remaining holes were halved.
Today's match was played on a damp
eourse a. contrasted with yesterdays
semi final matches, which were played
% ideal weather. e.-~-.
Their cards were:
Morning Round
Out ..s............. s4s ss5 4s4-42
In ...............,. 4Ss asa sS4--41--sa
Out ........,..... SOS s54 s54---41
In .........,....... 454 444 B44--ss-7s
knight '1Jaag
out ..,............. 500 s45 $3.50
In .......%...,...... 445 45ss4SS-5s--7s
derrtman- w.
out ................ 64s ass s5s4l :.
& In ............,...,. 456 4Bk 54S-42--sa
Decided Contrast
The playing Of both men was in
ecided contrast with that of yester-
ay. when pars, brides and eagles were
requent. knight started out by win
ing the first three holes handfly, TAX
hg the first when Merrifnan missed a
wo-foot putt for a half.
Merriman hit into q trap on the Sec
nd and made It in five by sinking q
p-foot putt, while Knight sank an 49,
potter for four and went two up
knight went three up on the third
Rhen MerrimAn took three puts.
Both made birdie threes on the fourth
nd on the fifth both hit Into traps,
ut MerrimaH got out best and ran
own q 2o-foot putt for 3 five, while
night overshot and took six. knight
70 Up. ia-..---sis.
Knight Misses Frequently
knight was short on the sixth and
erriman went one down by sinking
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Southern Railway System

Arrival and Departure of Passenger
Trains
BIRMINGHAM TERMINAL STATION
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Bath Brushes, 50 cents at J. L. Graef's. If
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MAY MAKE PARK AT
 BIG NATURAL BRIDGE

LOUISVILLE, Ky, Dec 17-Na- tural Bridge, a great rock arch on the dividing ridge between Wolfe and Powell counties, in the Red river val ley, in eastern Kentucky, is favored by Dr. William E. Jilson, state geol- ogist and chairman of the state park commission, as a state park site. The commission will recommend a num- Der of sites of natural beauty to the 1926 legislature.
 Natural Brdige is of outstanding importance because of it's size and accessibility. In an air line, it is about six miles northwest of the town of Campton and nineteen miles northeast of Irvine, the center of the Estell oil fields. The bridge is within few hours ride of the popu- lous Blue grass district, whose good roads and we'll known country places attract many tourists.
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TWO MANDAMUS ACTIONS
 ARE DISMISSED BY COURT

OLYMPIA, Dec. 18.-Dismissal by the supreme court of the United States of two mandamus actions brot by the alien enemy property custo- dian to compel the state auditor of Washington state to issue warrants payable to the alien enemy property custodian against the accident insur- ance funds for all claims due depend ents of alien enemy workmen injured ill Washington industries during the war, and to compel the state treas urer to pay such warrants, fully up- holds the contention of Washington officials, it was stated here by M. H. Wight, assistant attorney general. The amount involved was about $40,0OO
 Such claims as are now allowed will be paid to the beneficiaries through the alien enemy property custodian and the different embas- sies, it was stated
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DEPRIVED OF SPEECH
 FROM ODD ACCIDENT

Val Jollicher, employed with the Ketchikan Mercantile Co.,, was the victim of an unfortunate circum- stance recently, says the Ketchikan Chronicle, the details of which he is unable to relate. Together with Axel Koskey, Jack Palmer and Robert Hall, Jollicher occupies the Woodruff residence just below the courthouse.
 In the morning, Koskey, Palmer and Hall left the house to go hunt ing and did not return until shortly after 5 o'clock that evening. When they departed Jollicher was in bed asleep. Upon their return they found Jollicher laying unconscious upon his bed with a deep cut across the bridge of his nose and his eyebrows. Fail ing to resuscitate him they called in medical attention and although JOlli- cher is now conscious, he is unable to talk.
 When questioned as to what caus- ed the contusions he apparently makes a great effort to speak but no words are forthcoming and he seems in a sort of semi-paralysis. The physician who is caring for him says that the injury in itself is not serious and will heal within a short time