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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08
ALABAMA BEATEN BY AGGIES 29 TO g
Crimson Five Lose The First Collegiate Game On
 Schedule

UNIVERSITY. Ala, Jan. 7.-(Spe- cial. .)-Alabama met defeat in her first collegiate basketball game here Monday night when the Mississippi Aggies nosed out victory in hectic struggle by score of 2s-23.
 Myers. crack forward, and Sikes, tall center, led the Aggies in their scoring, the elongated tip-oft man shooting 8 field goal and six fouls in the first half to give the Aggies a handsome lead, Myers shot two field goals in each and two fouls. Aiding them, and feeding the ball prettily. was Perkins and Captain Gateffeil.
 For Alabama. MeGauiey and An derson did clever work, with Stabler and Propst running well. McGauley and Stabler were the only regulars to end the game, McClintoclz and Hudson being bapished on account of fouls while Propst was taken out. Alabama showed like of team work often during the game. the passing being rather bad while the shots went wild on many occasions. Hard luck seemed attached to the oval in the last few minutes of play. when four field goals In succession threat | ened to score. The Aggies out played the Crimsons. using an open defense oftener than the ffve-man defense used by Alabama.
 Alabama took the lead>at the start with two field goals by McGauley and Stabler. but fouls crept in from Hudson and McClintock and Sikes made them good. The half ended 17-13 in favor of A. & M. The sec- ond half was A. & Ms all the way, with the exception of the brilliant spurt made in the lest few minutes. The Crimson aggrNgation showed clever passing at times, but missed Captain Lennie Carter very much. The return of the terrible Swede to the tip-off position will make 'Bama one of the best quintets in Dixie. Summary: Alabama (23)-McGau- ley 6,--Stabler 9. Cohen and Wharton
 forwards: Propst ?, and Stabler, een-
 ter: McClintock 2, Hudson. MacDon- aid 2, Salmon and Anderson. guards | Mississippt@A. &s M. (29)-Perkins s., Myers 10, Jones 1, forwards; Sikes and Catha, center; Gatchell l, Nor ris 2 and Turner, guards.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08

When an American goes to the Olympic games re runs through his open program of sport with good-to- magnificent style, speed and skll and then turns to the heterogeneous multitude about him. saying: Well. I've played all my own games; now I'll play yours"
 Rowing has no nationality but there are more good oarsmen in Great Britain than in any other country. Yet, when 1t comes to a showdown at Antwerp, the midsbipmen team from Annapolis, representing a nation that seldom pulls a sweep, were first.
 Rugby football Is as British as seven and-six or the single barrel eye-giass. There are only few hun dred hoofers who play rugby in the entire United States, but an American team won the championship at Ant werp and are going back to defend it next spring.
 jeans play well at it and in some of the tournaments in New York have been known to send their Cuban , guests away looking as though they i had been used as pip-cushions. Cricket. again, is British or Kit chener was Turk. There used to be quite a few cricketers in New
 
 in a Pullman statefoom. A few play the game in Boston and few more in Philadelphia. Nevertheless, the United States is sending 8 cricket team to France.
 The Finns introduced . sport of their own at Stockholm or some oth- CT Olympic gymkhana of antiquity. | It consisted of taking a flying dash up to line and hurling long steel INpointed darning needle called the | javelin. The Films still are able to | fling this native skewer of theirs about ten miles fArther than the boys of other allegiance, America, how ever, has made it n collegiate sport | and American athletes are inching up on the Films.
 Let the goddess athletes of Moscow U present themselves in bomb throwing speciality and Sergeant Geegan of the Metropolitan bomb squad will match them with 2 varsity of the rogues' gallery From the To- cal hells-half- of 40 American cities the police could recruit squad of pistol marksmen who could shoot 1t out with the best assassins of the old world, give them the advantage of the raw, and come home alive. At nickel-pinching the thriftiest Ger man, Scot or Gallic peasant would be no match for some of Americas fa-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08
Regatta On June Y

NEW YORK, Jan. 7.-Taking rank as more of an open college rowing championship than ever before. the annual regatta of the 1ntercollegiate e Rowing association will be held June IT, on the Hudson river at Poughkeepsie, the earliest date set for this blue ribbon classic in years.
 This was decided upon today by the board of stewards of the asso- citation, who. at their annual meet ing, voted to extend invitations to any crews coming up to their eiigi- bility standards. including Princeton, the Naval academy and Universities of Washington and Wisconsin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08
Old-Tinle Boxer Dead

NEW YORK, Jan. 7.-Thomaa For rest, said to be a former sparring partner of two heavyweight boxing champions-John L. Sullivan and Bob Fitzsimmons, was found frozen to death today in shack in which he lived at Coney Island.
 Well-to-do more than a score of years ago, Forrest met with a series of misfortunes and died penniless. He was Fl years old. ','s-s n. e
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08
Games For Sauannah

SAVANNAH. Ga, Jan. 7.-Arrange- ments for the playing of four major league games in Savannah will be completed tomorrow when c, T. Stali- ings, manager of-- the Rochester baseball team, and Walter Hapgood, business manager, arrive here.
 The four games to be played here follow Rochester vs. New York Yankees, April A. Rochester vs. De- troit Tigers during March; Rochester vs. St. Louis Cardinals, April and &.
 The playing of these four games here is made possible because of the selection of this city as the training ground for the Rochester nine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08
Jones Noted Athlete

CAMBRIDGE. Mass. Jan. IT, Bobby Jones of Atlanta, American golf champion. was given first place on Harvard's 1923 honor roll of ath- leties and called the most famous athlete at the university.
 The "honor rolls was published yesterday. .
 "Three letter" men held the other places of honor on the roll, and they were:
 Percy Jenkins, Quincy, Mass. foot ball, baseball and track; John W. Hammond. Boston. football, baseball and hockey: Lewis Gordon Glouces- ter, Mass, football. baseball and bas- ketball; Charles Eastman, Nebraska, football, track and WrestIin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08
To Stage A Benefit Fight For Miske

ST. PAUL. Minn., Jan. IA testimonial to the late Billy Miske. heavyweight pugilist of St. Paul. in the form of fistic entertain ment sponsored by sports writ CTS of Minneapolis and St. Paul.
 Proceeds from the fight card will be used to purchase a monu- ment for Miske and purse for the widow. It was to provide for his family, after his fortune had been swept away in 9 business venture. that Miske fought several fights though suffering from Bright:s disease.
 Tommy Gibbons, St. Paul heavy weight. and his brother, Mike, have offered their services for the card.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08
STEAMER IS ATTACKED
Chinese Brigands Kill English Cap-

Chinese Brigands Kill English Cap-
 tain And InJure Several Passengers k SHANGHAI, Jan. 7-(By Associated Press.)-Brigands attacked the river steamer. Tezdui, killed the captain and part owner, J. F. Brandt, an Englishman, and one Chinese and injured several Chinese passengers, while the Vessel was tied up for the night at Fuagtshien, on the upper Yangtse, between Ichang and Chung King, in Szechwan province. Satur- day. according to adyices received by agents of the Doll Steamship Lines here.
 The bandits are believed to be rebel soldiers of the Chinese army, who recently were defeated at Chung kiang. The advices stated that they rushed aboard the river craft and killed Brandt and the Chinese, who is said to have been the latter part ner in ownership of theg vessel, and threw their bodies overheard.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08
Wills Bout Postponed

NEW YORK, Jan. 7.-The 12-round bout between Harry Wills, negro heavyweight title contender, and Bartley Madden of New York at the First Regiment armory, Newark, N. J. has been postponed from Janu- ary 2S to February 4, it was an- nounced tonight.
 Wills had signed to fight Jack Baylor, Omaha negro, at Hartford, Conn.,. on January 25 and the change was made to give him additional time to prepare for Madden, the first white opponent of prominence Wills has been matched with since 1921,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08
Parrish Girls Win

PARRISH. Ala. Jan. 7.-(SpecfaI.) The girls basketball team of the, alker County High school met de- feaf~ here at the hands of the Par rish High school co-eds by the count of 24 to Il. It was the second de- Feat of the season handed the Jasper Guintel by the- locals. The Parrish girls 'iava rlaysd three games and Won taen all.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08
Moran Meets Wagner

ST LQlIs Jan. 7SIrhe Angelica lfhysica 'flt.lre club tonight an- nouneel ila roxing program for Jan1rus T.. which includes 10- rouni hoat getween Pal Moran of New t9tes!ts and Eddie Wagner of Phils htlpiiit at 195 pounds. J
 Jack I.aNler of Omaha also will meet Edd.h Brady or New Orleans, in 8 10-round bout at i2s pounds,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08
NEGRO CHARGEp WITH MuRpER

Russell Nicholson, negro. was placed in the county jail Monday fol- lowing his arrest by Deputies Ball and Shirley on a charge of first de- gree murder in connection with the death in Hillman hospital last Sat- urday of Floyd Cook, ontFler negro. His bond was fixed at 31,500.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08

in this event a well-known Argentine
 would be likely to outpinch the cos mos. The nickel. the standard-coin for this event, has to be mashed out
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08
DON'T FUSS WITH MUSTARD PLASTERS!
Mrstcrole Works Without the Blster--E.asier, Quicker

Tb4r no sense in m.N.ng a mess of E;uSt9yd. flour and water when you easily relieve pain. soreness pr stist soss with 8 ljttle clean. white Austs1o4s
 Mus er,ia Is made of pure oil of mpstat sad other helpful ingred- Tents. combined tn the form of the present uis,;e ointment It takes the place of u,lstard plasters. and will rot blistrr.
 Mustert suply gives prompt re- Mef from Sore throat. bron nchitis. tom H1itis, croup, tiff neck, asthma, nea- ralgia, headache, congestion. pleur- lsy, rheumatism. lumbago, pains and lches of the back or joints. sprains. Iore muscles, bruises, chilblains, frosted feet, colds of the chest Qt nay prevent pneumonia).
 To Mothers: MusteroIe is also
 made in mildeF form for babies
 and small children. Ask for Chil.
 dren's Musterole,
 35c'and Csc, jars
 and tubes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08

CARY, Ill.-Jumping contest pre- liminary to the international skiing tournament here January 20, resulted in victory for Ali Jansen, Norge Ski club, Chicago, who won 230 points. Other scores:
 Agnur Rehnberg, Revelstoke. Cam ada, 225; Ingvold Bruseth, Norway,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08

to the size of a German pancake to qualify, but some of our baseball magnates have been known to mash . nickel as big as a locomotive drive wheel, just in practice.
 Being so strong in these events, it is a pity that the United States doesn't send her best nominees across to France, for every point held in the winning of the Olympics.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08

CHTCAGO.-All known two man bowling records were shattered by Sykes and Fred Thomas in the annual brothers tournament here. They to- taled 1882 pins. The previous rcord was 1878. The A. B. c. will recog nize the record.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08

Linuation of efforts to build up the [ Giant pitching staff. The Giants an- nounce the purchase of Wayland
 Dean from the Louisville club last Saturday. The deal is just started.
 I'm after two more now" McGraw | said
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08

CHICAGO-Ed Strangler Lewis. the
 worlds heavyweight wrestling cham pion, meets Michael Romano, the
 Italian heavyweight. here January 15.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08

A piano with two keyboards, fnT vented by Hungarian musician. is said to facilitate playing difficult compositions
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08

CHICAGO. - Thirty one veterans and rockies will compose the Chicago Cubs training squad, leaving for Ca talina Islands, Cal, next month.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08
World Of Sports
 Covered In Brief

ANNAPOLIS.-Edmu Taylor of Lima, O., has been elected captain of the 1924 Navy football team. He was the star end oY last years team, and is the youngest player on tho squad being only 19.
 PHILADELPHIA. Harry Wilson, star half back of the 1923 Penn State team, who was picked on Camps all- American team, has been selected as the most valuable player of last sea- son by the Philadelphia Veteran Ath- letes association.
 NEW YORK.-Two more purchases from the American association and the Pacific Coast league were inti- mated by John McGraw as con
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-08
GIRL, AMNESlA VICTIM,
KIDNAPPED FROM HOSPITAL

PITTSBURGH, Aug. S.-The red
haired girl who was found in High
land Park wandering about suffer
ing from amnesia. was virtually
kidnapped from the Mercy Hospital
by a young man who drove to the
institution in a taxicAb ana gave
his name there as John Strauss and
an address in Williamsburg as his
home. The name and address were
fictitious.
He informed the hospital authori.
ties that girl was his wife's sister.
who had disappeared while suffer.
ing from a severe headache and she
was allowed to 90 home" with
him.
The police have been unable 10
find any trace Of the missing girl
or her abductor. When she was
found wandering In the park the
young woman could give no co.
herent explanation, merely saying:
II can't remember"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-08
WILLING
TOGRADUALLY
QUIT RUHR
Problem of Evacuation of
Region Most Difficult Task
Facing Conference
BY DAVID nj. CHURCH,
ternationaI Nova Service.

London, Aug. S.-Evacuation of
the Ruhr was the most difficult
task confronting the allied repara-
tons conference today, and 1t may
prolong the sessions into the middle
Of next week. Optimism was ex.
pressed in Ill circles, however. that
1t would be solved satisfactorily.
French and Belgian experts are
drawing up new plan which gives
the Germans assurances Of evacua-
ton as the Dawes plan Is put into
effect. but, at the same time, 1t
will demand measures Of control
which will insure the disarmament
OF Germany and the demilitarization
Of the "schupo", military police.
This plan also may suggest that
the British continue to occupy
Cologne under a mandate from the
League Of Nations in order to in
sure neutrality OF the Rhineland.
Committees Of experts began work
early in the day on the proposals
Of conference committee No. 2,
dealing with economic evacuation OF
the Ruhr, and No. 8. dealing with
transfers Of reparations from the
Germans to the allies. 1t was hoped
that an agreement could be reached
before night.
This agreement will be submitted
to the council Of fourteen.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-08
POLICE AGENTS FAIL
TO CONVICT WOMAN

The reliability Of the testimony
Of agents" for the police and In
ternal Revenue Bureau was cues
toned again in Police Court yester.
day when Judge Gus A. Schuldt
dismissed charges of sale and DOS.
session Of liquor against Katie
Tanner. colored, Of Blagden
court northwest.
The court cited the necessity for
the use Of "informers," by the
police, declaring that their testi-
mony formed an important part of
the Governments cases. It was
said, however, that in the case on
trial. where the testimony of the
two Government agents, Elsie
Hughes, colored, and Jack Freed.
man, differed in so many instances.
there was doubt in the courts mind
as to the guilt Of the defendant.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-08
WADDE[L HELD
IN KILLING
Of GIRL
Policeman Gives $4,000
Bond-Witnesses Describe
Miss Foreman's Death

ALEXANDRIA. Va. Aug. s.
Forrest P. Waddell. Washington
policeman. last night furnished bond
for $4,000 to appear before the next
grand Jury in Fairfax County on
the charge Of Involuntary man.
slaughter In connection with the
death of Miss Mae Foreman. six.
teen.year-old school girl, Of Wash.
ington. who died following an acct.
dent July Is.
The warrant sworn out against
Waddell was served on him follow.
ing an inquest held in connection
with the death. The coroner's
jury reached a verdict that Miss
injuries received when a motorcycle
In which she was riding turned
over after colliding with an auto.
mobile. waddell was driving the
motorcycle when the accident hap.
pened. The Jury, however, did not
place the blame for the accident.
B. G.. Durrer, traffic officer for
Fairfax County, who was an eye
fore the jury that he could not
swear that the motorcycle was ex.
ceeding the speed limit.
Waddell was represented by At
torneys James A. O'Shea, of Wash
ington and Frederick G. Duvall, of
this city. Inspector Headley, of
the Washington Police Department.
was present at the hearing.
The Kiwanis Club decided at its
| regular weekly luncheon yesterday
to participate as a club in the
Defense Day program to be held
September IL.
Charles King. appointed by Gov.
ernor e. Lee Trinkle as chairman
of the civilian committee, announced
that he would have q set Of tenta.
tive plans for the celebration to
be presented at the next meeting
There will be a parade, patriotic
| addresses and a masked ball.
Baptist churches are planning to
| send representatives to the con.
| Vention of the Potomac Association
to be held in Falls Church August
10. More than sixty churches will
be represented.
| A birth certificate will be neces
sary in making application for ad
mittance to the public schools OF
the city this year, it is announced
Applications will be received Sep
TENDER s and 8. The school term
will open September 10, with 9
teachers meeting and studies viii
begin September IL.
Francis L. Summers, former first
lieutenant Of Company M, 116th In
fantry, has been raised to captain
OF the company, to take the place
Of Robert Thomas, who recently
resigned. George g. Rice has beer
raised from second lieutenant t.
first lieutenant and r. B. Petit
from first sergeant to second lieu
tenant.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-08
OLD CONNECTICUT HOMES
CONVERTED INTO SCHOOLS

NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, Aug. g.
Ten Acres, New Haven home Of
Louis E. Stoddard, international
polo player, Is to be converted into
a woman's college run by nuns Of
the Dominican Order. Professors
of Yale divinity school are now
aiding in working out course Of
studies for the college. while arch.
itects are designing new building
for the property. A large house,
for many years the Stoddard home,
is to be retained as the main col.
lege building. The college is to be
in operation September, 1925.
Journeys End, the summer home
Of Doctor John A. Harriss, deputy
police commissioner Of New York
City, and one Of Stamford's at.
tractive seaside homes, has been
purchased by the Holy Ghost Sis
iers OF New York. and will be con.
verted' into q preparatory school
for girlR.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-08
CHOSEN To HEAD
DEFENSE DAY
PARADE
Brigadier General Rockenbach
Begins Work Of Organizing
His Staff of Aides

The citizens committee, appointed
by the District Commissioners for
National Defense Day, announced
today through the District Commits.
sioners that Bridadier General S. D.
r ockenbach, commander Of the
Washington district Of the regular
army, has been unanimously elected
as grand marshal Of the parade,
Friday, September ~.
General Rockenbach will proceed
to organize a staff to handle what
Is anticipated as one OF the largest
bodies that has ever taken part in
a demonstration in Washington.
The general was graduated from
the Virginia Military Institute in
1890. In 1914 he went to Europe
as military observer with the Ger.
man armies in the field. He de.
parted for France in 1917, as a
member Of General Pershing's staff.
The general has been awarded
the Distinguished Service Medal, by
our government, the British Order
of the Bath; the French Legion Of
Honor and the French Croix de
Guerre, with palm. He was gradu-
ated from the army war college in
1912, and has been in command of
the district of Washington since
February 8, 1914,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-08
SLAYER Of FIVE
FACESD
COOLLY
Man Who Killed fof Pleasure
Asked to Be Photographed
Before He's Hanged

WILLIE PLATTE, La, Aug. S.
Apparently unconcerned over the
nearness of death, Eugene Vidrino.
Lousiana's slayer Of five, today sat
in his cell awaiting the time. this
afternoon when he will march 10
the gallows and pay the penalty
for numbering K. L. Virgins near
here on May IS.
Vidrine's last request was that
his picture Je made just before
taking the fatal plunge. Sheriff
Pucheu said it will be done.
Although the doomed man has
been tried for only one murder, he
has admitted, officers say, that &c
killed four others. His reason was
for the pleasure that taking hui
man life affords me-
He has spent some time in pre-
pairing a last address which ne
wishes to make from the gallows.
One OF his strongest pleas was to
the young people. Leave liquor
alone" he said.
Vidrine was examined by a lunacy
commission, but was declared TO
be sane,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-08
JAPANESE GAME
MAY RIVAL
NAH JONG
Go Like American Amusement
Of Tick Tock-Toe Takes
on in West

PORTLAND. Ore, Aug. Snow
comes GO. Japanese game, as a
possible rival of Nah Jongg. of
old China.
Cobalt like the American
children's game Of Tick-tack.toe
and half like grandfather's chess
is the favorite pastime Of Port.
lands Japanese colony. 1t has
Go-ishi (makers) which should
please dainty feminine fingers.
Go players are called Go-uchi.
The 90 board is square piece
Of polished wood with thirty-eight
cris-crosB lires, dividing 1t into
squares. The first player places
a GOSH Of her color on any one
Of the intersections of any one OF
the thirty-eight lines. The play
ing goes on turn by turn.
The Go-ishi, once played, re
main in place until entirely sur
rounded by Go-ishi of the opposite
color. The cornered ones are lifted
from the board and become the
property of the player who has
trapped them.
The Goishi picked up constitute
the points by which the game is
won or lost. Play continues until
all the Go.lshi are out of one OF
the bowls, the player having the
empty bowl winning. Some play
ers finish game In half an hour
others deliberate half a day with
out playing a single Goishi. The