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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-15
CLAUDE WILSON TO MEET LEVY
Local Feather To Fight At B. A. c. On Sep
 telnber 2

"As these perspire let others come forward
 That seems to be the slogan at the Birmingham Athletic club, for be it known that the officials have gone right ahead and arranged another scrap for the club gym Monday night, September 9, when Claudio Wilson, local featherweight, will be sent against Benny Levy, former St. Louis feather weight, who is now making his home in Louisville, Ky, and who is fighting under the colors of Weber Brothers, who also manages the affairs of Young Jack Dillon. Ever since Dillon pol ished off Johnny McGinty in such tell ing fashion at the club a week ago, To- cal fans have learned to have respect for the Weber offerings.
 Claudio Wilson, who has been essay ing comeback for the past several months, has remained idle here insofar as matches were concerned, since he met and got draw with Boots Antley at the club about a month ago. Claudio however, has been working as he never worked in his life to get his system in shape for strenuous boxing cam paign.
 A doctor looked Claudio over and pronounced him in great shape, except for the fact that he needed regular routine stuff to build his system up. As consequence Claudio went to work as brick mason for several hours each day, and as soon as his labors in con struction work were over he repaired to the B. A. C., where he worked out and then went home, put on the feed bag and went to bed.
 Hard work is one way to make a fellow hit the hay early" said Claudio Saturday afternoon. Ever since I started laying brick I have been hunt ing my old trundle soon after dinner and sleeping like log until daybreak. am in great shape now, and am glad of it, for hear that this Levy who they have matched me with is one of the toughest babies in the country. His
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record proves that he is no slouch when it comes to boxing and hitting"
 Levy has met the following boys in his recent battles in Louisville, St. Louis, Cincinnati and Chicago: Tommy Sparks, 10 rounds, won; Bobby Hughes, s rounds, won; Pal Moore, 8 rounds, no decision; Joe Lynch, lost on tech nical knockout in 5 rounds; Tommy Ryan, 8 rounds, won; drew with John- ny Lessee in 10 rounds; beat Midget Query twice in 10 rounds; won from Frankie Lussnell in 10 rounds; won from Joe Paglina in 10 rounds and later lost a Hereunder to him; won from Kid Williams in 10 rounds fought draw with Frankie Porte in 10 rounds.
 Those in charge of boxing at the club also announced Saturday that they were trying to line up for foeSor Petey Sarron. Petcy hasn't boxed locally since he got back from the Olympic games. He is anxious to get back in harness and his Birmingham. friends are anxious to see him. If a real good boy can be procured for Sarron, he will go on as semi-windup attraction and will fight over the six-round route. The club will import foe for Petey if the officials find that this will not entail too great an expense.
 Other features for the athletic show, which is just a week away, will be announced within the next few days.
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TEXAS GRIDDERS
 WORK OVERTIME
Lose 12 Letter Men-Play Florida On Octo-
 Der 9

AUSTIN. Texas, Sept. 13.-There 5 some sunshine, more gloom and lot of questioning around the University of Texas as Doc Stewart swings his Longhorns through the early days of the football training season. A stiff sched- ule and a shattered team is. making Longhorn followers wonder whether the pessimistic predictions of the Texas mentor that his team has hard sledding ahead will come true or whether he will be able to turn his green men into a finished fighting machine as he did in 1923.
 Stewart is taking no chances that his squad will be under-trained. The first days practice was five hours of hard work not easy sprinting and jumping but the real grind that many coaches save for later in the season.
 Four letter men are back, hut only two of these were regulars last year. Captain Jim Marley, half, and Frank Dayvault, guard, started the Texas A. and NJ. game last fall, but the other two, Bud Sprague and Matt Newell, saw most of the games from the side lines. Sprague did brilliant work in the early season, but a leg injured in the Vanderbilt game cost him his chance to come through with everything he had
 5S Men Report
 Of the 58 men who have reported, the following seem about the best bets right now to fill the holes left by the loss of last years stars: Allen and Slower, ends; Sprague, Berry and Settegast, tackles; Dayvault and Moore, guards i; Newell or Pfannkuche, center; Marley, Smalley, Stallter, Wright and Poland, backfield.
 Twelve letter men, four of them all- southwestern in 1923 and three of them mentioned as all-American material, are missing. The loss of Eckhardt, Ward, Bluestein, Robertson and Bradley will be felt the worst, but the place of each of the others must also be filled if Texas is to turn out a successful
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-15

New York continued it's maddening pace in the American league last week by winning five of it's six games played and scoring 36 runs to only 13 by it's opponents. Washington won four out of six games played and managed to hold it's scant lead over the Yankees, while Detroit won three out of it's five scheduled games.
 The Giants scored four victories out of six starts in the National league while Brooklyn could win only three out of five. Pittsburgh saw it's pennant chances flittering away by losing four out of seven games but the Pirates still are in the running and may prove dangerous.
 Cincinnati showed the most promise last week in the National league by winning fcur out of five games. The Giants continued their terrific slug ging, garnering 5 runs from S7 hits, at the same time holding their oppon- ents to p runs.
 The remaining games in the National league will be fought on eastern bat tlefields, while in the American league the west will settle tie issue. All six leaders have tough assignments.
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A A. STAGG, as football coach Aa at the University of Chicago,
 developed many great quarter

QeVelOpeu many great QudECcr- backs, but probably none that ranked with the great Walter Eckersall.
 Stagg tells of one play by Ecker- sail that illustrates the remarkable genius of the player in doing the unexpected. It was in the famous Michigan-C Chicago game of 1905.
 Michigan had not lost a game in five years when it came to Chicago to vanquish the Maroon. It had a heavy team and in the intercollegiate high hurdle champion, Johhny Gar rels, a wonderful halfback, who was, however, only a pace or two ahead of other stars of the team.
 Chicago was not expected to win the game, but Eckersalfs uncanny kicking checkmated the Yost crew. On the other hand the Michigan men bore down heavily on the Ma room star, apparently stopping his elusive end runs.
 Late in the game, however, Ecker- sail proved that his genius was su- preme. On third down, with two yards to go told rules), he dropped back seven yards behind his own goal line as thought to punt, and then, when Michigan set itself to block a kick, himself ran the ball out for a 2S-yard gain. To do this he stide-stepped Michigan's right end, stiff-armed a charging halfback and then made his outward bound trip from under his own goal posts.
 On the third play, Eckersall de- livered a 65-yard punt. A Michigan back caught the ball on his own two yard line. Before he could take a forward step Catlin, the Chicago right end, who had been playing a wonderful game all day, and who had run down the field with the punt, hit him so hard that he was knocked clear back across the line for a touchback. The two points gained by this play provided the margin by which Chicago won the game. The victory gave it the western cham pionship.
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AS TOLD BY A. A. sTAGG


 If we had not been able to get through the Princeton line and if we could not have hindered the usefulness of the great Neck on offense we might not have had the opportunity to- use the new play.
 The Princeton left tackle, as fast as he was powerful, had made great reputation in 1920, when he had won his place on the All-American. He had been the main instrument that year in toppling Yale and Harvard. The Tigers seem to have concluded that against us he not only would be able to take care of any tackle we might play against him, but could put our end out, too.
 We had at right tackle Mcclure, who, this same year, succeeded Neck on the AllLAmerican. Princeton followers ex- pected that Keck would take him off his feet. Crisler, our right end, was so little known in the east that no one suspected what he could do.
 Crisler Was Drilled
 We drilled Crisler especially to take care of Keck. On the defense, he was to assist McGuire. task he performed
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This is the concluding portion of the third of series of articles describing great football strategies told by the lead ing coaches of the country in inter- views with J. F. Glass and George Byrnes. Other numbers will include stories by Andy Smith, Jones, Heisman, Haughton and others.
 Copyright, 1924, in United States and Canada and Great Britain by North American Newspaper Alliance, for The Age-Herald. All rights reserved).
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team.
 The complete Texas schedule is: September 27-Southwestern at Aus tin.
 October 4-Phillips at Austin October 11-Howard Payne at Aus tin.
 October 18-S. NJ. U. at Dallas. October 25-Florida at Austin. November 1-Rice at Houston. November StBaylor at Austin. November 15-T. c. U. at Fort Worth.
 November 27-Texas A. and NJ. at Austin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-15
'BAMA TO HAVE>
 GOOD RAT TEAM
Vincent, Holder, Smith Shine In Practice At
 University

UNIVERSITY. Ala, Sept. 13. = (Special)-Alabama's championship freshman squad of last year is apt to be duplicated at the Capstone again this year as some 60-odd "rats" from all parts of Alabama and surrounding states are seeking a berth on the fresh- man team.
 Practice has not progressed to such an extent that Coach Van de Graaf is able to tell much about his men. Sevs eral youngsters with brilliant records in high and prep schools are under his tutelage and are cvorting gaily about the field. Speed is plentiful, as is beef. Rats Get Fundamentals
 The first week practice has been de- voted to teaching the freshmen the the 'Bama spirit as it is personified by Coach Van de Graaf Punting and passing has been done by several mem- bers of the squad and the linemen have been separted from the backs for diff ferent instructions.
 The squad will begin to be thinned out by the end of the week, as frash- men are now beginning to impress the Crimson tutor more and more every day. Mony of them should develop into very capable performers for the Cap stone, while others will be lost in the usual shuffle of high school stars like it happens at every college in the country.
 Birmingham Four Shines
 "Slick" Vincent, Harry Holder, and Jim Smith are three Birmingham youngsters who have already appealed to the eye of Coach Van de Graaf. All three came down from experience at Simpson Tech and Phillips high and are going great guns in practice. Douglas is another Magic City product who is doing well.
 The freshmen mentor said after strenuous practice Saturday that he had not looked 'em over long enough to tell much about the freshmen. Pick ing the best out of more than sixty is quite a job for any coach after witness ing only weeks performance. Leading Rats
 At the present time, the following men have been standing out just lit tie better than the others: Brown of 1 Dothan; Patton of Georgia Military Academy; Villa of Rosebud, Texas :: Griffin of Jacksonville State Normal i; Brunson of Sidney Lanier at Montgom- cry; Chaney of Huntsville; Finnell and Randall of Tuscaloosa Stevens of Andalusia; Sanford of Gurley; Vines of Alliance: Hammer of Fayette; Me Kenzie of Bay Minette; Avant and Bowden of South Alabama; Pierce of Monroe; Pepper of Albany; Lipscomb of Lake City, Fla, and Rogers of Ten nessee Military Academy.
 Rogers was considered the best prep tackle in Tennessee last season and should make the Capstone a wonderful man in future years. He is a con scientiOus worker, handy with his feet and hands, and is very heavy. Good Schedule
 The frat" schedule of this year in cludes a trip to New Orleans to meet the Tulane fresh and another to Winter Haven, Fla, to meet the Rollins college fresh. The two trips are proving Il great incentive for the freshmen can didates.
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HOME RUN HIITERS
 FIGHT FOR SECOND

CHICAGO, Sept. 14.-Interest in the major league home run race is cen tered upon the contest for second place, with Babe Ruth of the New York Yankees away out in front of the pack. Fournier, Brooklyn National slugger, is second with q circuit counters, but is followed closely by Hauser of the phila- delphia Americans, who has %, and Hornsby, St Louis National stellar stickman, with g.
 Ruth hit three a homers during the week, but. still has 13 to go to tie his best record.
 The leaders:
 American-Ruth, New York, 4G; Hauser, Philadelphia, 26; Williams, St. Louis, IT; Jacobson, St. Louis, IT; Burns, Boston, 13.
 National-Fournier, Brooklyn, 27; Hornsby, St. Louis, g; Williams, Philadelphia, 21; Kelly, New York, 19; Hartnett, Chicago, 15; Harper, Phila- delphia, 15.
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PENNANT RACE
 GETS CLOSER

NEW YORK, Sept 1.-The west took fall out of the east today in the American league pennant race, Wash ington and New York, eastern candi- dates for championship honors, both suffering setbacks. The Senators, lead CTS in the struggle, were victims of De troit by to while the Yankees. seek CTS of a fourth successive pennant, lost to the White Sox by the same score.
 In the National league the east con tinues to dominate. Both New York and Brooklyn defeated their western foes today, the former winning from St. Louis 8 to 2. while the latter de- feated the Cincinnati Reds ? to 0.
 The situation today in each league
 + National.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-15
STEVENSON UNABLE
 TO PLAY N GAMES

wESTBURY, LONG ISLAND, Sept. 14.-Although he is recovering rapidly from the injuries he sustained when hurled from his horse Saturday in the first of the International polo matches, Malcolm Stevenson, No. 3 on the Amer ican team, will be unable to play in either of the remaining games.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-15

a touchdown. There wasn't a soul near him.
 Princeton blocked our try for goal after touchdown. We kept our own line uncrossed and the final score was 9 to o. It was the first time in history that a western team had lowered the colors of a member of the big three of the east.
 And, so far as we were concerned, the last. For the next year, when the Tigers came out to Chicago on a return engagement, they beat us.
 (Next Sunday: And, Smith)
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-06-26
Pleasant Hill Neighborhood

Frank Martinek and family of
Park, called at the Mach home
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sharpsteen and
children of Park, spent Sunday
with Kalafuts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Smith are
rejoicing over the arrival of a
baby girl, born Friday.
Wesley Kvasnicka who is work
ing for Mr.. Armstrong, near Oak
lake, spent Sunday at his home,
returning to his work Monday.
Adrian, Thekla and Robert
Berglund motored to Isanti Sat-
urday, taking their grandparents
home. They returned Tuesday,
accompanied by their uncle, Olaf
A. Peterson.
A party was given for Paul
Kvasnicka Sunday, it being his
birthday. Those present were
Mr.. and Mrs. Rudd, Harold and
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-06-26
Duxbury Neighborhood

c. Glienke is having a few
acres broke with the town outfit.
Mrs. l.. Anderson and H. Han
stad were Sandstone visitors last
Thursday.
Mrs. r. Shute was a caller at
the ID. Profit home in Cloverton
last Saturday.
Nels Matson and sons, Norman,
George and James, made a bust
ness trip to Little Falls last
Thursday.
Howard Metzger of Mt. Pleas
ant, Iowa, is here visiting his
uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. S.
f. WATSON.
The cow bell and buzz saw band
gathered at the Elmer Calvin
home last Thursday night and
serenaded the newlyweds, Mr..
and Mrs. Neil Calvin.
Miss Nettie Munger and Mr..
Neil Calvin, both of this place.
went to st. Paul Tuesday of last
week and on Wednesday, June
18th, were united in marriage.
They returned home Wednesday
evening and are now living on
the groom's farm. Mrs. Calvin
is daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. Munger. Congratulations
and best wishes are extended to
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-06-26
Oak Lake Neighborhood

The S. G.. Johnson family spent
Sunday at Elmer Lofgren's.
Florence and Juno Johnson
visited Sunday at Chas. Ander.
sons.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Engdahl of
Chicago. spent last week end at
Ole Beckstrom's.
Don't forget "A Hot Day" at
Duquette Community hall, Satur-
day evening, June 28.
The Oak Lake Ladies' Aid will
meet with Mrs. c. f. Anderson
Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Miss Hildur Swenson left Sa-
turday for Minneapolis where she
will attend the University.
The Luther League will be en-
tertained at c. ]. Carlson's We'd
nesday evening, July End, at
eight o'clock.
Miss Alice Swenson who has
been attending high school in
Duluth, is spending her vacation
with her parents.
Several young people from
here and Bruno had an ice cream
social at c. j. Carlson's Thursday
evening. A good time was had
by all.
Mr.. and Mrs, John Anderson
and Mr.. and Mrs Gilbert John.
son and Oliver Lundgren from
Superior, came down Sunday to
visit at Chas. Anderson's. Oliver
will remain for the summer.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-06-26

Mr.. Kindahl and Seivert Over
land attended church at the west
side Wednesday evening.
Miss Mildred McEwen of
Huron. S. d., arrived Tuesday to
spend a few months at the c. S.
Pulling home.
Don't forget TO come to the
Fourth Of July celebration at the
Methodist church. The forenoon
will be devoted to a short pro-
gram, after which dinner will be
served. The afternoon will be
given over to various sports and
races. The following sports have
been arranged for. First and
second prizes will be given:
Young mems race, 100 yds.; boys
race, ages 6-10, so yds.; girls race,
ages 6--10, so yds.; boys race,
ages 10 Is, 100 yds.; girls race,
ages 10-l5, 100 yds.; young
ladies' race. 100 yards; boys
bicycle race; mems wheelbarrow
race, 100 yds.; ladies' clothes pin
race; high jump; ladies' egg race;
horseshoe pitching contest; tug
Of war married men VS.. single;
ladies' nail driving contest; sack
race, ages 7-15; mems race, ages
35 and over; ladies' race, ages 35
and over.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-06-26
FLEMING TOWNSHIP

Miss Irene Figg spent Sunday
at her home here.
Several from here attended the
wedding dance in Kerrick Satur-
day night.
William and Arthur Saggau
spent Sunday afternoon at the
Ed Beavens home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Archie st. Peter
and children and Mr.. and Mrs.
John Saggau were fishing at Oak
lake Sunday
The Swedish Lutheran Ladies
Aid met with Mrs. Frank Olson
Friday afternoon. A good sized
crowd enjoyed the bounteous
lunch Mrs. Olson served. Nine
teen cars were counted at one
time. Rev. G. A. Ostergren gave
short address both in English
and Swedish.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-06-26
KERRICK

Ole Backstrom left Thursday
to spend a few days in Minnea-
polls.
Louis Livers boarded the
train Monday morning for the
Twin Cities.
Mrs. +. Carter of Saltwater,
visited her daughter, Mrs.
Joe McGrath, last week.
J. II. Hogan and J. w. Tanquist
spent the week end transacting
business at Sanford. Mimi.
Ted Rudd of Minneapolis, is
spending a few weeks with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. o. T. Rudd.
Arthur Lund returned home
Monday after a two weeks stay
at the st. Luke's hospital, Du-
luth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Slot and
children of Askov, spent a few
days at the Joe McGrath home
here.
Marjorie Golden left last Fri
day for West Concord where she
will spend few weeks visiting
relatives.
Mrs. Norton and son, Arthur,
have gone to West Concord where
they expect to spend the sum
mer with relatives.
Ray Hogan and Miss Ann Le-
Vern Nolan, both of Superior,
spent the week end here at the
J. II. Hogan home.
Mr.. and Mrs. 0. A. Chase and
family of Henriette, spent Sat
urday and Sunday here at the
q. +. Nelson home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe McGrath and
family, Mrs. +. Carter and Mrs.
Martin Slot and children autoed
to Cloquet Sunday and spent the
day with Mrs. Dumphey.
The T. V. Golden, ]. II. Blumer
and A. f. Golden families and
Mrs. Norton and Arthur autoed
to Black River Falls, Wis. and
picniced one day last week.
Mrs. j. A. Bothem and children
returned to their home in North
Dakota last Friday. They were
accompanied by Irene Johnson
who will spend the summer
there.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-06-26
WINDEMERE TOWNSHIP

The Andrew Backstrom family
We're Cloquet visitors Sunday.
Ernest, Fred and Theckla Ny
berg were Duluth visitors Satur-
day.
Oscar Carlson went to Duluth
Monday to consult a physician.
MIR, Carlson is feeling much bet
ter now.
Quite a number of Windemere
young people attended the we'd
ding dance at Kerrick Saturday
evening,
Mr.. Kindahl and son, Harold,
of st, Paul, arrived Wednesday
for a visit with friends in this
neighborhood.
Ernest, Ada and Joe McClosky
of st. Peter, arrived at the Sig.
Larson home Friday for short
visit. Grandma Larson accom-
panied them to st. Paul on their
return trip Sunday,
A large number of Windemere
residents attended the services at
the Methodist church near Den
ham Sunday. Rev. Chindberg,
the evangelist in charge of the
services, preached some very
fine sermons that were much en-
joyed.
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NORMAN TOWNSHIP

VIM. Bonnin visited friends IN
Willow River Sunday.
The board of review met at the
town hall Monday, June 23rd.
Steve Purull is building barn
for Leonard Chicos near Askov.
Chester Waletzko has a large
force of men working on his new
barn.
Roy Wood is grading seven
miles of road for Norman town
ship.
Art Wood has moved his family
from Sandstone to his farm for
the summer.
Mrs. Geo. Hyatt is in Mime.
apolis visiting her daughter, Mrs
Walter Hiatt.
Bert Forsyth and family
spent Sunday afternoon at the
Kowitz home.
J. A. Jaeger has returned from
Sherburne county where he was
doing some veterinary work fol
the state.
Oscar Nelson motored to Du.
luth Friday. His parents anC
Mrs. Arthur Sangren accom-.
panied him.