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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-15
Various Kinds

Various Kinds
Z<VOU certainly snubbed that
SS young Calvin Pepperscoteh, re-
proved the polite father who
had signified that he wished word
with his daughter. "He is an intelligent
youth with good income, never-ate
with his knife and would not iniure any
mirror in to which he looked. There
fore am curious to know"
'sOh, he's shorter than I am" ex-
planned the up-to-date daughter, lam
guidly though kindly. You see,zI just
cam waste any time bothering with
him." 81
"You don't say" gasped the polite
father with considerable interest, But
you acted the same way the other night
when that beanpole, Ipswich Noodle
was here. He's a foot taller than you
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Divorce isn't the answer to her
problem. A woman such as she
must have her settled place in So
ciety, her own house, the knowl-
edge that the neighbors do not talk
about her when they gossip over
the back fence or across the air
shaft. She would be utterly miser-
able living around among her chill
dren, dependent upon them, and
she has no private fortune. Nor
conld she endure knowing that
other other women give her the con-
temptuods pity, that they feel to-
ward all women who have made
failure of matrimony. And she
would have even more leisure to in
dulge in self-pity than she has now.
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It takes leisure for introspection
and for the measuring of ones griey-
ances, and, unfortunately, Mrs. Lee
gion has it now. Her children are
all married and gone about their
own affairs, and there is no one left
in the old home except herself and
Mr.. Legion. The hands that have
been so busy for so many years
are idle now. Mrs. Legion has time
for now to realize her unhappiness,
and in the long, dull hours that
she sits alone she adds up the ac-
count, that she had been subeon-
sciously keeping ever since they
were married, of Mr.. Legion's sins
against her.
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Mr.. Legion was just an ordinary,
commonplace sort of husband.
He thought that II man supported
his family and didn't beat his wife
he had done his full duty by them.
1t never occurred to him to try to
make Mrs. Legion happy or TO do
any especial thing for her pleas
ure. He would have considered 1t
almost namhy-pamby to have paid
her a compliment or showed her
any appreciation or tenderness.
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MISS JORDAN TO
HONOR MISS FARRELL

Miss Florine Jordan Is entertaining
with a miscellaneous shower Wednes
day, October %, honoring Miss Mary
Farrell, bride-elect.
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they started out together to make their
fortune. They both worked hard and
scrimped and economical, but they
haven't piled up much of a fortune
just barely enough to save them from
dependency in their old age, for the
babies came thick and fast, and II takes
so much money TO feed and clothe a
houseful of children in these days.
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rWHE is middle aged woman and
hername is Mrs. Legion. You
know her She lives inst around
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-15

She was married
when she was a
young girl to a boy
as poor and as
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For the rest, Mr.. Legion was an ir.
ritable man, aften overworked and
nerve-rasped, and he vented on his wife
all of the rage and surliness that he
dared not visit on customers or his boss.
There were times when he would sit up
for days in a black silence that terror
lied the household; times when he
would rave like mailman in a fury
over nothing; times when he would
curse Mrs. Legion as II she were dog,
A hard man to get along with. And
stingy.
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ireland, and was during the war, cap
tain in The Queens own Hnssars, a
regiment in which his father was serv-
ing, as colonel, as his. grandfather had
done before him.
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Reflections Of Dorothy Dix

If Your CI,ilren No Longer Need You and Your
Husband Doesn't Appreciate You, Try Going
Away For Year-You'u Find Yost'u Return to
"Liue Happy Eoer litter" Says Dorothy Dir
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Matrimony brought more kicks than
ha'pence, as the saying goes, to poor
Mrs. Legion, but she never noticed Il
while she was bringing up her children.
She was too busy with her babies, with
her growing girls and boys, with her
grown sons and daughters, to stop and
think about whether she was happy or
unhappy. There were too many meals
to cook, too many childish quarrels to
settle, too many stockings to darn, too
many party dresses to make for the
girls, for her to observe her husbands
attitude toward her and ask If all was
we'll with her world.
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lines around her mouth, that live
around the corner, what is she to do?
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There were terrible scenes over
the household bills, though Mrs.
Legion pared them down TO the
bone. Always she had to screw out
of their father every dollar for the
things the children needed. As for
herself, she never had penny for
her very own. She never dreamed
of such a folly as trying to collect
any part of the wages she earned
as cook, and housemaid and seam
stress, and laandress.
The Washington times., 1924-12-16
TERRIS AND FLOWERS
WINNERS IN RING Tits

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 16.-Tiger
Flowers, Atlanta's colored middle.
weight sensation, and Sid FERRIS,
New York's new lightweight idol
came through their bouts at the
Arena last night with flying colors,
before a crowd of 5000 fans. Flow
ers, weighing ITO pounds, scored
a technical knockout over Jack
Townsend, colored heavyweight, OF
Buffalo, In the fifth round of the
scheduled 10.found windup.
Townsend, despite a weight advan
tage of fifteen pounds, was hope
less1y outclassed, and after being
sent to one knee from smashinG
rights and lefts to the jaw, his sec,
onds tossed in the towel before Ref,
cree Lew Grimon could start ths
count.
. Terris won all the way from
Whitley Fitzgerald, of this city, in q
ten-round bout. which was sched
uled as the semi-final, but which
was put on after the second bout
The Washington times., 1924-12-16
FAMOUS
BOX SCORES
George Robe Leaps
Fame With Triple,
Winning Game

WEST SIDE PARK IN. L..
OCTOBER IL, 1906.--Big Ed Walsh.
the spitball king, famed twelve
Cubs, held them to two hits, and
shut out Chnace's warriors by a
score of 80. All three runs came
in the sixth inning, after an excit.
ing pitching duel between the
White Sox star and the Cubs only
left-hander, young John Pfeister.
Pfeister held the Sox to four hits.
but was outpitched by the veteran
spit-baller.
The Cubs got their two hits in
the opening inning, and thereafter
got but two men on base. But
three Sox batters reached base in
the first five innings, but in the
sixth inning they scored and sewed
up the game.
Tannehill, first up, singled to left.
Pfeister passed Walsh, giving him
wide balls to prevent his bunting
successfully. Hahn was hit by a
pitched ball, having his nose broken,
and was taken to the hospital.
O'Neil took his place at first, and
the bases were filled. Pfeister then
put on steam, made Jones foul out.
and famed Isbell.
Robe came up. and king, trying
to kid" him, teld him that after
his triple of the first game. he need
not expect any more high ones.
Robe guessed his purpose. and set
himself for a high one. Sure
enough it came, and the youngster
leaned on it and whaled out a triple
to the left-field stands, and the
On ma mas cinchad The score.
The Washington times., 1924-12-16
RUSSELL ENDS
TRAINING FOR
DENC|O
Indian Will Have No Trouble
Making Weight for
Bout

Indian Russell, the Usage Indian,
| who battles Young Dencio, the Fill
pino flyweight, at the Washington
Barracks Thursday night in the
twelve-round feature bout, is OK
pected to finish his hardest train
ing today at Baltimore. He is be-
ing handled by the well-known
Captain Filling. who says that Rus.
sell will come to Washington with
the single intention Of knocking
Dencio into Sunderland.
Washington ring fans should not
worry about Russell's making the
weight" announced Captain Filling
today. "He can make less than
IL, pounds, but that Is the weight
for this bout with Dencio and nell
come in under it. 1 am told Dencio
is around 100 pounds. Well, II
that's so, Russell won't have much
on him.
Russell hopes to stop this
Dencio. I have heard a whole lot
about the Filipino's class. / am
told he never has been knocked
down. Well, he'll be knocked down
Thursday night. Yes, and ne may
be knocked out altogether, good as
he may be. My boy is one tough
egg in that ring"
Dencio is said to be in fine shape
for Thursday nights combat He
blames his poor showing against
Schwartz at Fort Myer on his bout
with Jackie Feldman in Baltimore,
forgetting that Schwartz also
fought a tough fight that same
night.
Washington ring fans have seen
Dencio box many bouts. Some nave
figured him through as a feature
boxer in Washington. If he fails
with Indian Russell at the Wash.
ington Barracks, 1t Is doubtful IL he
will land a feature bout around
here until he has fought his way
up through the preliminary bouts.
Knowing the Importance Of Thurs.
days battle with Russell, Dencio is
working hard to get into his best
shape. The midget Filipino doesn't
intend dropping out of the picture
this early in his young life without
putting up an argument. He's go.
ing to make that argument at the
barracks Thursday night
The Washington times., 1924-12-16
CTOMORROW-MOrdecai Brow n
Comes Back and Blanks White Sox.)
ADD ONE MORE VICTORY
TO STRlBLINC'S BANNER

DAYTON, Ohio, Dec. 16.-Young
Stribling, Georgia schoolboy fighter,
won the decision over Johnny
Klesch, of Cleveland, here last
night in twelve rounds.
The boy from the Sunny South
did not win, however, without a
struggle. He was forced at top
speed by gallant and aggressive
opponent, who survived a storm
Of well-directed rights and lefts In
the second, third and fourth SEES
sions, then came back strong the
remainder of the fight.
The Cleveland gladiator was In
grave danger several times, for
Stribling, with powerful southpaws,
hooks and sweeping rights that
landed on Klesch with the rapidity
of machine.gun fire, had his adver-
sary Keeling and weakened. Strib.
ling tried his utmost in the three
rounds mentioned to finish mat
ters, but the gong ended promising
rallies in each instance and per.
mitted Klesch to carry on.
The Washington times., 1924-12-16
FIFTY MAT AND BOXING
TEAMS AT PENN STATE

STATE COLLEGE, Pa, Dec, IS.
The formation of ihterfraternity
boxing and wrestling leagues this
winter is the latest development of
the mass athletic program at Penn
State. AS result, about fifty fra.
ternities will be represented in the
ring and on the mats throughout
the elimination. meets.
The plan that has been adopted
was put forward by Coach Ralph
Leonard, of the wrestling squad,
and Coach Leo Hduck, boxing men.
tor. 1t is proposed that teams of
five men each be entered by the
fraternities, which means that about
500 Penn State students will be
drawn into those lines of sport this
winter. The interfraternity meets
should tend to develop likely pros.
poets for the varsity teams.
The Washington times., 1924-12-16
FRESHMAN ELEvENS TO
USE BIG TEAMS FIELDS

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Dec. TO-
Harvard and Yale freshman football
teams will be in the limelight once
each in the next two seasons. The
Harvard athletic committee has ap.
proved these freshman teams play.
ing in the stadium November IA next
fall and on the corresponding date in
the Yale Bowl in 1926. As the Har.
ward varsity will be playing Brown
at Providence on November IA next
year and Yale playing in Princeton
the following year, the freshmen
will have their chance to play under
real modern football conditions and
an opportunity to try out their
drawing powers.
Upon the request of the athletic
committee, Malcolm ]. Logan. chair.
man Of the varsity football advisory
committee, and Mario A. Check,
captain-elect of the ell, en-, will ap-
pear in person and present their
coaching plans for 1925 when they
have been decided on.
The Washington times., 1924-12-16
FELDMAN NEW
FLY KING Q
SOUTH
Shows Decided Advantage
Over Little Jeff in BaIti-
more Battle

BALTIMORE, Dec. 16.-showins
to decided advantage in practically
every one of the twelve rounds.
Jackie Feldman, former New York
flyweight, dethroned Little Jeff az
the southern champion in the feature
offering at the One Hundred and
Fourth Medical Regiment Armory
last night. There was no question
as to Feldman's supremacy.
He battered the wee East Balti.
morean from pillar to post, and in
the final round had the titleholder
groggy. but could not put Jeff away.
jeff had the edge in only two rounds.
The only untoward happening to
mar the encounter occurred in the
second round, when little Jeff
claimed foul. Feldman drove home
a swinging left to the titleholder's
midsection and the latter sunk 10
the canvas, apparently in great pain
Referee Charley Short, instead Of
ascsrtaining whether the blow had
caused any damage, stated q count
over jeff. The latter stayed down
until the arhiter had tolled off six
and then arose and finished the
round on the defensive. e
Whether or not the blow was
foul and harmed Jeff probably never
will be settled to satisfaction, but
the fact remains that the East BaltI-
morean required several rounds be-
fore he was able to get going proper
ly again. Feldman in the meantime
assumed a commanding lead, which
was never threatened.
Feldman used a left with telling
effect throughout the mill. He wor.
ried Jeff continually with a jab,
while he took the champion un.
awares with a right cross and stop
ped the latter's advances. Jeff
best effort was in the sixth when hG
chased Feldman with a series OF
body attacks. Again in the eighth
the titleholder showed flashes of hit
real form. but Feldman came back
in the next round and twice haN
Jeff breaking ground.
frankie Trischman proved toe
strong for Willie Ptomey, of Wash
ington, in one of the scheduled four
FOUNDERS. The Washington welter
weight put up game battle, but
eventually succumbed to Trisch
mans powerful body blows in tn
third round.
The Washington times., 1924-12-16
thinks MACKS
HAVE BOUGHT
ATTRACTION
Portland Owner Says Catcher
Gordon Cochrane Will Be
Drawing Power

President Thomas Turner, chief
stakeholder of the Portland club OF
the Pacific Coast. League, declares
that Gordon Cochrane, the young
catcher he sold to the Macks for a
small fortune in money and five
players, would be the biggest draw
ing card in the American League next
year.
"Cochrane will astonish every
body" Turner said, land predict he
is the type who will break in at once
and wiz, regular place behind the
bat. Cochrane is not the man to stay
on the bench two or three years be-
fore he is broken in. He has pep, in
telligence and ability and will prove
a revelation to Philadelphia fans.
He is faster on his feet than Sammy
Hale and his speed will cause a lot
of comment. He bats left handed
and can always go far above the 800
mark. Wally Schang is supposed to
be the fastest catcher in the .Arneri.
can League, but Cochrane Is faster. "
1t is understood that Cochrane will
not be regarded as a rookie next
spring, but that Mack has fully
made up his mind to alternate him
with Ralph Perkins
The Washington times., 1924-12-16

let him have it. Every time
swung my arms I hit him under
the heart. Down that stretch we
went, each doing his best.
Finally, | was swinging my arms
because l was firing under the
strain.
"Around the last curve we
went, each about all in. / still
had the pole. l was willing to
drop dead before giving it to
him. And every time I swung
my arm hit Ray under. the
heart.
GAS we headed for the finish
line, / was just about cooked. i
thought Ray must be as bad off
as l was, too, not having had
any sleep the night before.
FINALLY, just as we reached the
tape, Ray sort O. threw himself
forward and beat me over the
line by three yards. The time
was 4:142-5.
, "As we pulled up, l heard him
say to Jack Ryder, Gee, if I'd
! had any competition, I'd "a done
: it in 4:12.
Il felt like taking a poke al
] him after hearing that. But
that's the sort of a bird Joie is,
He's a wonder, no getting away
from that. But when he tackles
this Nurmi, he'll be tackling the
greatest distance runner in the
history of running"
Connolly's home is Woburn
Mass, a suburb Of Boston, but
he is now making his home in
Washington, where he has hun.
dreds Of friends. He intends max.
ing the Capital his future resi-.
dence. He has been in stric,
training for several weeks al
Georgetown University, whose
blue and gray silks he once car
ried to an intercollegiate cham.
pionship, in preparation for 8
busy season on the track. He
will be one Of the American f1iers
to tackle Paavo Nurmi in New
York, january 6.
The Washington times., 1924-12-16
CITY CLUB CUNT MEETS
CATHOLIC UNIVERSIT'

The City Clubs hefty basketball
young men and the Catholic UNI
vsrsity team will hook up in whs
should be a three ring, bob tailed
snorting basketball contest tomoA
row night at the City Club. I.aA4
year the Catholics stopped the City
Club proteges after a gruelling bat.
tie. This year, matters may be
evened.
Coach Fred Rice has good team
out at the university, and the City
Club has practically the same team
which it had last year. Catholic
University won from Blue Ridge
last week, and the victory put the
team on edge.
The Washington times., 1924-12-16
KID SULLIVAN LOSES BUT
TITLE WAS NOT AT STAKE

MILWAUKEE,, Dec. 16. - Only
the grace Of circumstances leaves
Kid Sullivan the junior lightweight
champion today. For had last
nights little affair with Mike Bal
lerino been a decision contest, the
laurel wreath now would he fes.
looming the brow of the Jersey
speedster.
Ballerino out-fought, out.punched
and out-classed the champion In
each of the ten rounds Of their bat
tie except one and that was even.
Mike landed three blows to every
one OF Steve's. He turned the Kids
body pink with hard rights and
let's, and emerged looking more
like a champion than the champion
himself. Only in the seventh round
did Sullivan show anything and
even in that, he could not have
been said to have outclassed Bal
1Orino.
The Washington times., 1924-12-16
ELEVEN OUT OF TWELVE
ROUNDS ARE WEINERT'S

NEW YORK, Dec. 16.-Charley
Weinert, Newark heavyweight today
was one step nearer a championship
match following his decisive defeat
Of Jack Sharkey, of Boston, in a
twelve-round bout here. Weinert
won every round but the sixth.
The same left with which Weinert
recently slashed Luis Firpo to
pieces pounding away on Sharkey's
face, throughout the fight.
The Washington times., 1924-12-16
FEAR cANNoN6ALL CAN'T
MAKE WEIGHT FOR ABE

NEW YORK. Dec. 16.-While
"Cannonball Eddie" Martin worked
like a Trojan in his training camp
at Summit, N. j., for his battle
with Abe Goldstein at Madison
Square Garden Friday night for
bantamweight championship hon.
ors, the boxing commission today
appeared skeptical that Martin
would make the required 11S
pounds.
A deputy has been assigned by
the commission to visit the Martin
camp this afternoon and put Eddie
on the scales.
The Washington times., 1924-12-16
Exendine Remains As
Washington State
Coach

PULLMAN, WASH, Dec. 16.
The athletic council! of Wash
ington State College has voted
to retain Albert A. Exendine as
football coach for another year.
The salary was not stated. Ex-
endine came to Washington
State two years ago on a two
year contract. It was an
nounced that no contract was
entered for next year. No ac-
ton was taken on an assistant
coach, but it was announced
that one probably would be en-
ployed,
The Washington times., 1924-12-16
NI]R|V|I MAY
flake NEXT.
W "A
STEAMER
Disguised With His Early In
door Showing and Wants
to Go Home
Bv DAVIS I. WALSH.

International News Service sports Editor.
NEW YORK. Dec. 16.--It is
touch and go today as to whether
Paavo Nurmi, Of Finland, the
greatest runner of all time, will
return to his native land without
20 much as placing a spike on an
American track or if he will go
through with his scheduled cam
paign in this country. Those in
charge of Nurni's training make
no secret of the fact that he is
disguised with his first efforts
to run indoors and that, if he
followed his natural inclinations,
he would take the first steamer
home.
Hugo Quist, trainer of the Fin
nish-American A. c., who is in.
charge Of Nurtni's workouts here,
reports that the Finn is a most
difficult man to handle and de-
clared this morning that he feared
the great runner might step out
on the program outlined for him.
''Nurmi is all right; he is train.
ing hard and is getting results"
Quist told friends in this city. "But
he is discouraged with his inability
to stand the gaff OF indoor run
ming. He Is talking about going
home, and don't mind admitting
that am plainly worried by the
situation
Nurmi is the prirna donna type
of athlete. Anything he doesn't
like he will speedily remedy, even
IL the remedy involves the cancel
IoffnT, ~ d,1lIY onoanknH tH1ulfaffono
He cares nothing except for Paavo
Nurmi, and he has made it quite
clear that the American indoor
track is an abonlination to him.
Therefore, the only course open to
him is to sail for home.
Quist and other officials of the
Finnish. American Club are MAX
ing united efforts to keep the
great runner In this country. But
they do not attempt to deny that
NurI11i cannot hope to reach his
best condition under the training
he must undergo on indoor tracks.
1t is q new game to the Finn,
and he finds it q hardship.
Last Saturday he attempted a
three-lay workout on a local ar
mory floor during a set of school
boy games. The boys rubbed him
for an hour afterward and then
couldn't get the soreness out of his
muscles. Nurmi, somehow, cannot
get the trick of indoor running.
His outdoor work has left him
sound and ready to so, but the
minute he steps inside the business
is off.
He had a fine trial at the
Twenty second regiment armory
last night. Much depends on the
outcome. If Nurmi is satisfied
with what the watch says, he will
stick. II not, he will sail on the
first steamer headed for Finland.
The Washington times., 1924-12-16
PARK VIEW AND BLOW TIE
IN THRILLING CONTEST

Neither Blow nor Park View
could come to an amicable agree
ment in their championship soccer
contest in the municipal playground
series and the outcome was a 1.to-l
tie. Two extra five-minute periods
were played but no decision was
reached.
The Park View team scored the
first victory last week, and a win
would have clinched the champion.
ship for them. The Blow school
boys fought with their backs to the
wall.
The Washington times., 1924-12-16
Through With Grid

Missing from Washington's sand.
lot grid this season was Murray Snow,
who built up the Southern A. c.
eleven that two years figured in the
championship hunt. Snow has quit
the grid. His was the finest forward
passing sandlot player Washington
ever saw.
The Washington times., 1924-12-16
TrOjan's Baseball Star
Gets Offer From
SisIer

LOS ANGELES. Dec. 10
George Sisler. manager of the
st. Louis Browns, today offered
to sign up John Hawkins, cap
tain of the University of South
ern California football squad
and star college ballplayer.
Hawkins said he would probably
accept the offer the first of the
year.
The Washington times., 1924-12-16

Not so good for Moe
yesterday. He stuck his
jack on WILD AsTER.
An odds on choice, but
the wild one could do no
better than second. But
that's the fortune Of the
racket, Today Moe is
aiming his dough at one
that Joe Meyer, the
Brooklyn dude, is also
shooting at. B. R. to
date, $29,11s.54.
The Washington times., 1924-12-16
HarviIIe >Is Best

John Harville leads the Odd Eel.
lows Bowling League with the
handsome average or 114.12. He is
member Of the F.. D. Stuart team
which Is eighth in the standings