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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-10
DEFEAT
 WHITESOX, 10
French Continue To Show Little Interest In
 Game
(Rx Associated Press. ]

PARIS, Nov. 9.-The New York Giants today defeated the Chicago White Sox, to o. There was much excellent fielding and teamwork which aroused enthusiasm among the Amer ican spectators but, as during Satur- days game, the French spectators were cold and puzzled over the intricacies of the pastime. The weather also was cold--almost wintry-and the specta- tors drank 'grog American" instead of eating peanuts.
 The crowd was even smaller than that of Saturday and unfortunately for the French, they took the low priced seats back of center field and there fore had little chance to appreciate the fine points of the game.
 The game was played in the famous Colombes stadium. President Dou- mergue was not present but the gov ernment sent military band and the leading French sportsmen was present.
 Jennings Peps It Up
 French opinion seems to be that sport at present is having a hard enough time in the country without the necessity of trying to learn a new game that seems to have little appeal to LHo pcOp1c' VAduy OL tAC CpCClaIOAS uuh ing the games here have been closely following the coaching and today a number of them joined Hughey Jen- nings in his 'atta-boy" and his famous cry "e-yeah." The "rooting" of the Frenchmen evoked much laughter and helped the crowd to keep warm.
 The French spectators were unable to see the difference between ball and a strike and frequently showed their, disgust with the batsmen for per hitting balls to pass or flaming" Their interest seemed to be limited to curiosity over the great American game and even the French sporting writers say they cannot see much in it.
 Today's game lasted only one hour and 12 minutes, which caused much dis appointment among the French crowd, which felt that it did not get very much for its money. Both the Giants and the Sox put plenty of ginger in their play, notwithstanding the stands were only three per cent filled.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-10
LOTHIAN H AND
 GENEVA TIE, o. 0

LOTHIAN, Ala, Nov. 9.-(Special.) Dothan high school eleven and Geneva county high school griddsrs battled to a o to 0 draw at Hartford this after noon in their annual grid game. Do- than outplayed the Hartford boys, mak- ing seven first downs to Hartford's none. but as usual lacked the final punch to score.
 Revel featured for Hartford, his bunting probably saving his team from defeat. Dempsey and Ivey played the best game for the locals, while the whole team did everything on the defense that could be asked of a high school squad.
 This is the seventh game the locals have played, winning four and fighting three to scoreless draws. No team to date has been able to cross the local goal line. The Dothan team plays the fast Enterprise team next week and one of the greatest games every played in Dothan is predicted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-10
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ting average of .327, just 99 points above his average for the preceding year.
 Leidy also noticed that Cobb's base running was taking on form; Cobb now had definite purpose when he did things. It was the same with his fielding and batting. He was learning quickly and developing fast.
 Cicotte was pitching for the same team. He won 15 out of A games for Augusta and when the season was draw ing near the close the Augusta club asked Detroit to select a man, accord ing to the clause in the agreement.
 Augusta had another player that looked like sure major league material. He was Clyde Engel, who later came to the American league.
 Detroit finally discarded Cicotte. He weighed 135 pounds and Detroit con- sidered that much too light for a pitcher. Few major league clubs ever cared for little fellows as pitchers. This is matter of psychology. They be- little fellow. The batter concludes: ing" and he has full confidence at bat. When the batter faces a giant, who looms big before him, he believes that the giant has great deal of stuff because "a guy that big can't help have a lot" There is a great deal in that. Aa little fellow is under a handi- cap because of his size, big pitcher holds a psychological advantage. Con- fidence is the thing at bat.
 Detroit decided it did not want Ci- cotte. He was too small. He would be of no help. Eaters would not re- spect him. History proved Detroit wrong.
 (Tomorrow: Chapter X-Cobb's De- butt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-10
By H. G. SALSINGER


 IN the spring of 1905 Frank J. Navin,
 who had for several years served
 as bookkeeper for the owners of the Detroit Base Ball club and who recent ly had succeeded in buying an interest in the franchise, decided to go south and see what ball players did during the spring training season.
 Te Detroit team was training at Au- gusta that spring and in the hub of Augustus downtown section stood the old Albion hotel, since burned down. As MT. Navil entered the lobby he was met by Germany" Schaefer, captain and second baseman of the Detroit team, and "Wild Bill' Donovan, star pitcher, both of whom have since passed on.
 The two players called Navin to one side and Schaefer told him:
 We've got the richest joke in the world for you out here. There's a lid playing on the local nine who thinks he's ball player. He's just nut but a scream. Wait till you
 
 yourself sick. But don't let him know he's joke. We've been having swell time just kiddin' him along. If you talk to him tell him you think he's a great ball player. Whatever you do don't let him get wise to what we think about him or you'll spoil the best laugh we ever had
 His Speed Noticed
 Navin went out the next day to see the nut" He was not like other players. Navin noticed that he was ex- tremely fast, that he got quick start from the plate, but that he still needed lot of polish. He had certain ability but he ran loose, like wild colt.
 The new owner met George Leidy that afternoon. He happened to men, tion the queer" youngster
 I'll admit he needs little polish" said Leidy, but as soon as that boy gets used to a bridle you're going to see the worlds greatest ball player and nothing less"
 Soon after the Detroit squad started back north, playing exhibition games along the way. The players laughed and joked about the queer one in Au- gusta for awhile and then forgot about him. The pennant race was about to start.
 Before the Tigers left Augusta, De troit was expected to pay ground rent for use of the Augusta field, but in stead of paying in money the club of tered Augusta the use of q player. Detroit had on the payroll pitcher named Eddie Oicotte. August needed pitcher and so Cicotte was turned over to Augusta. This saved railroad fare on Cicotte and also saved the money that would have been paid for ground rent. There was also clause in the agreement stipulating that if Detroit wanted a player at the end of the season it could have any man on the Augusta roster for $750.
 Detroit plunged into the pennant race, the Augusta deal put aside for several months and down in Georgia old George Leidy continued working on Cobb. nursing the player along.
 He batted 237 in 37 games in 1904 but Leidy had convinced Cobb that this was highly satisfactory since Cobb was changing his style at bat and that he would improve constantly. Leidy created selfconfidence in Cobb and as prophet he proved correct He played in 103 games that season and his bat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-10
TIGER COMEBACK
 IS 1924 MIRACLE
PrincetOn's Sensational Upset Only One Of
 Many
By Associated Press. )

NEW YORK, Nov. 9.-One of the greatest array of football upsets any day this season has witnessed, Prince tons sensational comeback yesterday to victory of unprecedented proportions over Harvard stands out as the miracle of 1924 gridiron annals.
 The Tiger reversal, the sudden ascen- sion to dazzling form of team that had seemed of mediocre mold, came out of clear sky. This new found Orange and Black thunderbolt swept through the bewildered Crimson from start to finish and it's followers now are con- fident that on top of this triumphant wave, it will smash Yale and ride to the "big three" championship.
 Princeton, on it's amazing showing yesterday when Harvard was sent back to the most decisive defeat in the Al years of rivalry between these two an cient foes, will enter the fray a fa- vorite against Yale next Saturday in the Tiger lair. But the Blue, while not up to it's brilliant 1923 standard, apparently also brought its attack to high pitch yesterday when Maryland 47 to 0. and will be ready to give the reJuNeuuteu JuHSicrS tuc uattlc ol thcI lives.
 Many More Upsets
 But Princetons startling victory was not the only upset of yesterdays pro- gram. Scarcely less notable was the victory, of Rutgers over Lafayette by a margin of 43 to z, a game played in Princeton's stadium, and the down. fall of Syracuse, it's first defeat of the season, at the hands of West Virginia Wesleyan, z to 3.
 Pennsylvania retained its place at the top of the eastern football as the only major eleven undefeated or un- tied but the Quakers, in chalking up their eighth victory, were hard pressed to take the measure of Georgetown, 5 to 0, field goal by Krutz, saving the game in the last period.
 Other surprises were the aggressive ness of Boston colleges triumph over the vaunted Marquette team of Wiscon- sin, 34 to z. the upsetting victory of the Haskell Indians over Boston 17 to 13 and Army's close call with Florida, IA to z, in three of the five intersectional battles of the afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-10
VINSON WILL LEAD
 LAUREL " QUINT

LAUREL, Miss. Nov. 3.-(Special.) ) Glenn Vinson was elected captain of the Laurel Y. M. c. A. basket ball team at a meeting of the basketball section of the physical committee of the association Thursday night. Fred Bartlett Is chairman of the section of the section of the committee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-10
Next Sunday: "Hurry-Up" Yost. SELMA DEFEATS
 PRATTVILLE HI

SELMA, Ala, Nov. 9.-(Special.) One thousand people witnessed the football game between the Selma High school team and Prattville High. Pratt vile had beat Selma three times, so much excitement prevailed. The game was close, Selma winning 16 to IS.
 Selma has lost only one game this season, and that to Banner High school when stiff fight was put up.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-10
HI
 LOSES TO HALE

ALICEyILLE, Ala, Nov. 9.-(Spe- al.)-In one of the hardest fought gridiron battles ever staged on the To- cal ground, Hale county high of Mound vile defeated Aliceville high today by the score of 6 to 2. Hale county pre- sented n smooth working, well coached team Most of the play was in Hale countys territory, Aliceville fumbling three times within the 1O-yard line. Hale was quick to take advantage of every break of the game. While Hale county outweighed the locals about 10 pounds to the man, Aliceville made eight first downs to Hale County's eight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-10

East Gulf: Fresh northeast and north and weather partly overcast Monday
 West Gulf: Moderate to fresh south west over south portion and southeast and east oyer north portion and weather partly overcast Monday,
 Caribbean Sea and Windward Passage Moderate east and southeast over east portion and moderate to fresh north and northwest over west portion and wealth CT partly overcast, occasional showers Monday.
 Note: A tropical disturbance of mod. crate intensity is central Sunday night about latitude 42 and longitude Io, nov ing slowly northward. It will cause strong northeazt winds over the region
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-10

fths Bahamas and Gales in It's imme- diate path.
 Sandy Hook to Hatteras: Fresh north east and weather mostly overcast with occasional showers Monday
 Hatteras to Florida Straits: Fresh to strong northeast gales over south DOT tIon in path of tropical disturbance, cen tral Sunday night about latitude 22 and longitude 76 and moving slowly north ward. weather mostly overcast with rain Monday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-10
Players Laughed At Cobb In His Early Base
 ball Career

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-10
Forward Pass Beat Indi- ana And Brought
 Glory To Centre

This Is tho concluding part of the twelfth of D series of articles describing great football strategies as told by lead ing coaches of the country in interviews with J, F. Glass and George Byrnes. The final number will be story as told py "Hurry-up" YoSt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-10
Center Quick -Witted

If there was one thing that distin-
 guished our bunch, however, it was our ability to solve difficulties ss they arose on the field. Subsequently, playing 4ganst West Virginia, conqueror of Prnceton by score of % to O, we were puzzled by their forward passes, which were lauched under tho general ship of their great star, Rogers, from the fuliback position. Before we got
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-10

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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-04
JOE DANIELS,
DRY LAND COB,
IN OIL TALK
Another Dome May
Come to Judgement

WASHINGTON, D. c., March g.
Josephus Daniels, former secretary
Of the navy who is here writing a
book on his former master Woodrow
Wilson had something to say on the
oil scandal.
The gentleman with the biblical
cognomen seems to think that in the
difficult search for an honest man in
the ranks of the donkey party to
carry the Democrat banner to victory
in the next election, that party may
have to pick on Mr.. Daniels who has
not yet been convicted of selling the
navy to junkman tho nothing posi-
lively meritorious seems to have ap-
peared on the record to his credit.
An honest man today, however, APP
pears to be the noblest work Of God
and should the army of Diogenes now
scouting the country for a Democrat
politician who never wore the striped
uniform Of -penitentiary or who
was an accomplish Of thieves fail to
land anybody else Daniels is holding
himself in readiness.
1t is true his ambition is badly
handicapped in having William Ran
dolph Hearst as a friend. That, with
his intention to write a book about
the greatest failure in American his
tory should prove unsurmountable
obstacles, but a politician is hopeful
if anything and the very fact that his
name is even mentioned for the pres
idency will enable his publisher to
put a little more kick in the adver-
Using.
"The deplorable truth about the
present situation is" said Daniels,
shat the people have lost all faith
in their government. The govern
ment itself has been shamefully in
volved thru the use Of confidential
government codes, the secret service,
the very men that should be used to
run down the crooks"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-04
NC ADOO RIVAL
Alp Pc AR S In
SAINT 10 H Ms
Gets $25O,OOO from
Notorious Besco
By ROBERT scHAEFTER.

(Staf Correspondent of the Federated Press)
ST. JOHNS, Newfoundland, March
3.--While the United States has its
oil scandal, this province is being
SHAKEN by political graft expose Of
its own which is now before the leg
islative council
Sir Richard Squire, former pre-
mier of Newfoundland, is charged
with accepting approximately $780,
GOO from various industrial corpora
tions, in return for which he misused
his official position in favor of those
firms. Outstanding among the corpo-
,ratiors concerned is the notorious
,1nti-labor British Empire Steel Cor
poration.
Ip December, 1921, Squire is said
to have sent a mediator to obtain
campaign funds" from the president
of the British Empire Steel Corpora
ton amounting to 100000 in addi-
ton of $4,000 paid on previous oc-
casions to Squire. Squire pledged
himself to bring about notifications
of contract of the Dominion Iron
and Steel Co. with the Newfoundland
government. This firm was a subsid-
larry of Besco and the contract called
fer the expenditure of $3,500,00O in
Newfoundland in specified period.
The same mediator testified that he
was commissioned to negotiate with
the Commercial Cable Co. of New
York ION matters affecting the COM
'pany's cable system in Newfound-
land' and that his instructions en-
cluded a request for a $4,000 fund
which was to be used in connection
with the Newfoundland general cleo
ton in 1928"
The exact amount of money re-
ceived in this way by the premier
probably will never be known.
Altho this graft probe, still in
process, has already uncovered over
whelming evidence against Squire,
the public here fears the CRATER will
not be prosecuted and that big bust
ness will be able to hush up the
scandal.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-04

If fair hearing is given the evil
dence, the Defense Council Bulletin
points out, "the country will learn
how Daugherty happened to break
the railway shipments strike by his
injunction and propaganda; why
his stool pigeons were discovered
here and there and everywhere in
American industry, plotting and in
triguing with big corporations.
The gunner in industry will be re-
viewed and their relations with
Daugherty's Office will be traced"
Brushing aside all legal consid-
erations Of state jurisdiction, he
permitted his Department of
Justice" agents to direct the famous
raid on the convention Of the Com
munist Party of America at
Bridgeman, Mich, in the summer of
1922. Not only did the depart
ment Of Justice" cause the Berrien
County officials to undertake the
raid, but notorious federal stool
pigeons actually participated in it.
Joseph Spolansky. the leader of
these stool pigeons, betrayed the
Interior purpose of the raid by adj
hitting that it probably would not
have taken place if it were not for
the railroad and coal miners strike,
then in progress.
Foster-Ruthenberg Frsme-Up.
Department of Justice" men
took an active part in preparing
fo,. Aha triaIs 90 VJi1l;av,a v EoStav
and G. q. Ruthenberg, which fol-
lowed. They did everything in their
power to "get" Foster. Now they
are exerting every effort to defeat
the Ruthenberg Appeal, which is
TO come before the j.ichigan Su-
preme Court this spring.
Record Too Rotten.
Daugherty's record is so rotten
that even the members of his own
party are afraid Of hearing. The
workers memory is not so short,
however, that the issue can he OBJ
scured so easily. Whether or not
there is an investigation, the mon
strous career Of Harry M Daugh-
erty is known to all. Daugherty
must go And not only Daugherty
but everyone responsible for his
regime not forgetting Presi-
dent Coolidge.
Those who might be inclined to
damn the Republicans and this
little more highly of the Demo-
Gratis have only to call to mind the
name of A. Mitchell Palmerl
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-04
Burns, His Defender.

Burns, his Defender.
For once Congress is voicing a
popular demand, Daugherty must
gol Everybody wants the oil
despatched Harry M. Daugherty
to resign from the cabinet except
Harry M. Daugherty and, Of
course, Super-dick William ].
Burns.
The Democrats are calling loudly
for the head Of the Republican at
torney-general. The Republicans
themselves are anxious to get rid
of him. Daugherty grimly hangs
on, sticking his fingers up 90 his
nose at enemies and friends alike.
He is innocent, he protested But
alas, such is the reputation Of the
exalted encouragement that none
will believe him.
Made System Stink.
Aside from the strictly Party
purposes of the coming presidential
campaign, the principal reason why
the capitalist politicians of both
Parties want Daugherty to go is
that he has Contributed to the
public disillusionment," as the New
York Times puts it. AS a result
Of the notoriety brought on by his
exploits the whole, sinking rotten
ness Of the federal Department Of
Justice has been exposed to pub
lie smell.
Working men and women all
over the country are also demand
ing that Daugherty be removed
from his present position, but their
reasons are not quite those Of the
old-party politicians. The workers
object to Daugherty on fundamen-
tai class issues.
But the workers have a deeper
quarrel with Mr.. Daugherty-
which is at the same time a quar-
rel with many of the gentlemen
who are now hurriedly endeavor-
ing to disassociate themselves
from him. From the very begin
ming, Daugherty has personified
the fundamental class character of
the so-called Department Of JUS
tice. He has devoted himself
intellectually to the task Of
shielding the ill-gotten gains of
capitalism on the one hand and
prosecuting labor on the other.
Broke Shopmen's Strike.
The old-guard Republicans have
been blocking every move to in
vestigate the conduct of the at
torney generals office under the
regime of Dsugherty and Burns.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-04
Minnesota Leads in
Contracts for Coop
Marketing of Potatoes

ST. PAUL, Mimi, March 3.-Min-
nesota has far exceeded all other
states IN contracts for cooperative
marketing Of potatoes.
Aaron Sapiro, cooperative mark
citing expert, said the Minnesota ex-
change, just organized, has four
times. as many members and three
times the acreage Of the Maine Po-
tato Growers Exchange, which here
tofore was the largest cooperative
potato marketing body in the world.
Minnesota has 1900 growers
signed up with more than $4,000
acres under contract. The goal of
the campaign which started four
months ago was 10000 acres or
half of the commercial acreage of
the state.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-04
Verrn Very Sorry
to Share Ellis Isle
FLeGs Nth RabbLe

NEW YORK, March 3.-James
Royce-Garrett, alleging that he Is a
Russian baron, and his wife, Nine.
Vera Loorra, singer-both of
whom arrived here on the steamer
Antonio from Hamburg-are illustra-
lions of the old adage tfat a rolling
violet usually gets pelted with messy
stones.
Royce-Garrett, who wants to be-
come a hyphenated American, be-
lleves he has strong claims to Amer
lean citizenship. He says he used to
be one of the richest landowners In
imperial Russia. He fiicks the ashes
non-chalantly from cigarette, as he
mentions casually his former palatial
home in Leningrad-pardon, Peters
burg-and his summer estate in the
Crimea, near the royal domains.
When the Russian revolution began
to interfere with his pleasurable pur-
suits, Royce-Garrett joined the forces
of General Wrangel, the White Hope
who scorched his fingers. When
Wrangel scurried from the sinking
interventionist ship, Royce-G Garrett
scampered away and didn't pause un-
til he reached the coast Of Africa.
Later, he returned to Europe.
A Tsar's Darling.
His wife, Vera Loorra, describes
herself as an operate star. She also
tells us that she was a social favorite
in the days Of Tsarist monarchy.
Vera was not accompanied by her
operate press agent upon her arrival
in New York harbor. She deemed
him a luxury.
A vigilant search of chronicles of
titled personages fails to disclose the
name of Baron Royce Garrett. who
states that his English forebears
emigrated to Russia. But perhaps he
merely tossed in the Baron" for
good measure, feeling assured that
his political record as a Tsarist
counter-revolutionary would entitle
him to honorary citizenship in the
United States.
They Gave Good Qualities.
The Russian immigration quota be-
ing filed, the noble Russian couple
are being detained at Ellis Island,
where they are confronted with de-
portation. They complain bitterly
that Ellis Island lacks the comforts
of their lavish Petrograd home, and
that they are obliged to rub elbows
with plain Russian working men and
similar riff-raff. They have appealed
to the American authorities to make
an exception to immigration rules in
their case, in view Of their glorious
sacrifce~on behalf Of civilization. Il
is believed that their chances Of en-
tering the United Stats are excellent,
considering the leniency of the
Hughesian State Department towards
its Tsarist sympathizers.