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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-14

by Associates FFeasl
NEW YORK, Oct. 13.-
Henry Ford has withdrawIl
his bid for Muscle Shoals, and.
according to an interview with
him in the current issue Of
Golfers Weekly has assumed
il waiting Attitligia by putting
it up to the government to
make the next,Inove IL he Is TO
take any future action in the
matter.
The transaction, characterized BY
Mr., Ford az "a simple affair OF bust.
ness which should have been decided
BY anyone within week, = he declared.
'las become q complicated political
affair."" and the bid was withdrawn
because productive business cannot
wait on politics.
Muscle shoaIs?" Mr.. Ford Is
quoted, ''that IL not live Issue with
us any longer. More than two years
ago we made tile best bid we knew
how 60 make. No definite action
has been taken on IL. A simple RI.
fair Of business which should have
been decided BY anyone within
week has become . complicated
political affalK. We are not In pol
tiles and we are IN business. we
do not intend TO be drawn into pol.
tiles.
1--WE have been and still are deeply
interested In Muscle Shoals us ma
tional asset. There Is small promise
now that it ever will be a national
asset--more than likely 1t will be only
an expense. That concerns every one
of us as citizens. In the Ford business.
once we make up our minds to do any.
thing, we 90 right ahead ana do it with
the best possible waste Of time thig,
energy or money. II we cannot
do what we want in one way, then we
find another.
Business Can't Wait
I'VE are moving so fast and the
settlement of Muscle Shoals future
seemed so far away that we had to find
other means to do the things we could
have accomplished at Muscle Shoals
In fact, we have passed Muscle Shoals.
Productive business cannot wait on
politics, Therefore, we are withdraw
ing our bid"
Asked II that meant withdrawing ab-
s0lutely from Muscle Shoals and ev.
erything that pertains to it, MIR. Ford
replied:
Eyes, we have made eur bid; now
let them make US = bid. And they
will not have 10 walt three years
FOR their answer. We can tell them
in five minutes"
After discussing the government in
Continued on Page Two)
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-14
TO RETUEN MITCHELL


MEXICO CITY, Oct. 13.-The Mex
lean authorities have agreed to the :
tradition Of George w. Mitchell. recent
" arrested near = mpico as a fugitive
from Winner, $. d. As president and
cashier of the First National bank Of
Winner, Mitchell is charged with de-
faIcations amounting to $4,000
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'I realized that my chance was to rush Willard and give him a knock out. I knew I could take punishment and that, figured would help me out. wish the fight had gone longer. I feel sure that my physical powers of resistance eventually would have over come the champions superior reach"
 That statement is another evidence of Moran's gameness, his confidence in himself. Very few agreed with his statement. In fact, so few thought so that another meeting between them was out of the question.
 Rickard Turns to South America. But for the big war the chances are I would have completed the establish ment of the. largest cattle ranch in the worid--by far the largest-and would never have got into the fighting game as real business. My first efforts at promotion, as I have. related, were to me more like a game or sport than means of making money. I wanted to put big fight over just as a man wants to make his pet thoroughbred win some great stake race.
 Some time after the Jeffries-J Johnson fight l went to South America as the representative of European capitalists
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UNIVERSITY HIGH
 DEFEATS BROWNIES

The Gamecocks of University High displayed good offensive form and g better defense in trouncing the Brownies of Jones Valley by the count of A to 12 at the B. A. c. Friday aft ernoon, scoring 31 points to their op- ponents' 5 in the second half of the game.
 The brownies fought pacx the Uni versailles in the initial period. and played them to 13-to-7 score, showing some good defensive work in this period. Two baskets from long range by Bingham featured their offense for the afternoons play.
 The passwor}S, as well as defense of the Gamecocks, was the best they have displayed this season: Very few shots were obtained by the Jones Valley quin- tet within the foul line during the en- tire fracas. Wood and streit. playing the guard roles, worked In fine fashion, Wood especially showing up we'll in getting the ball off the blackboard and starting 1t down the floor.
 Mike Grabin's offensive play fea- tured, this lad ringing up nine field goals during the combat. He passed well, and was aided materially by Mo Coy and Trippi. both of whom showed a good eye for the loops.
 The summary and line-ups: N. University High (44): Mccoy (10) and Burt, forwards; Wood (5), center; Grabin (1s) and Streit, guards. Sub situations: Trippi CD for Burt, Roll for Streit, Burt for Mccoy, Barnett for Roll.
 E Jones Valley (12: Edney (4), and Bingham (16), forwards; I. Allgood, center; K. Allgood and Gardner, guards. Substitutions: c. Clodfelter l2) for I. Allgood, Lacey for Edney, l.. Ciodfeiter for c. Clodfelter. -[
 Referee: Erwin (Drake.)
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'BAMA FRESHMEN
 DEFEAT LANIER

UNIVERSITY, Ala, Feb. s.-(spe- cial. freshmen quintet an nexed another cage victory here Friday night, when the fast Sidney Lanier club of 27 to 9. H. Kaminsky and Griffith pulled down most of the honor for the night,
 The Poets, coached by Clayton Hud- son, former Alabama star, were unable to cope with. the playing of the 'Bama freshmen. The first half ended with the Rats" leading by a 12-to-5 score, Griffith having dropped in three pretty field goals. The second half saw La nter as hard pressed as ever, and the freshmen increased their lead.
 The game furnished lots of thrills for the scant crowd out to witness the game, and both coaches showed in all the substitutes available in the last few minutes of play. Chadwick was the main point-getter of the game, al- though Griffith pressed him hard. The former shot Tour field goals and one free shot, while Griffith shot three field goals and two free ones in one half. Patterson was high scorer for the Poets, annexing two field goals.
 The game was fast from start to fin ish and the score might have been much closer had not H, Kaminsky been some- what off in his goal shooting. The little Poet displayed wonderful endur- the game, and was the bright cog in the play of the Poets. Macdonald handled the game well.
 The lineup:
 Freshmen; Chadwick (9), J. Kamin- sky, Sparks (2), forwards; Holmes, Dem ny CD, Oakley (4), center; Griffith (sE Stabler. Rosenfeld @, Powell. guards.
 sidney Lanier: Wilson (D, H. Kam- insky, Kirkland. forwards; Patterson (D. Oliver. center; Brunson @, Willis @, Turnipseed, guards.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-09
C. C.Hollocher Defiant In
 Statements
Crack Shorsstop Fora Cubs
 Says He Will Quit

ST. LOUIS, Feb. S.--Charles Hollocher today stated he would quit organized baseball unless the Chicago Cubs paid him back salary in a lump sum. The shortstop voluntarily left the Cubs last August because of illness, and the back salary he refers to is said to be between s4,00O and $4,500. The Cubs, he said. offered to pay him this amount in installments.
 "The club offers to pay me the pack salary, but wishes to pay in install ments, one-half at the end of the 1924 season and another half at the end of the 1925 season.
 "The club wants me to sign a two- to sign for two years, but since we are both agreed that the back salary is due me, why should wait until the close of the 1925 season for money due from 1923?
 Will Stay Out
 T am prepared to remain cut of baseball if the Cubs don't meet my de- mands. I have received several good offers to manage teams, but they are so-callcd outlaw clubs"
 Veeck, in his statement yesterday in referring to Hollocher's illness which kept him out of the game during August and September, intimated that he was not thoroughly convinced that the player was really too sick to play baseball. However, 1t Is known that Hoilocher was under the care of a physician in St. Louis. He is now said to be we'll and strong. He says he Is ready to play ball as we'll as ever.
 Hollocher must apply for reinstate- ment by Commissioner Landis before he may sign a new contract.
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'Ban1a Plans , On Beating
 BAG. Blues
Crimson Five Will Be In Good Shape For Game
 Here Saturday

UNIVERSITY, Ala, Feb. s.--(Spe- cial)--Alabama and the B. A. c. quintet are going to stage their second and final basketball tilt of the year at the Birmingham Athletic club satur- day night at s:30 o'clock.
 In their previous engagement, played here at the Capstone. the Blues struck . terrible snag in the Crimsons and were severely trounced by . 48-20 score. It was case of every Crimson being right that night, and field goals were made so fast that the official scorer had hard time keeping track of them. s
 Since then Alabama has engaged in . pair of games and split even. Van derbilt was defeated last Friday night in . hectic extra period struggle by bare margin. of one point. The next hard luck and pretty basketball at the hands of the Chattanooga five and were defeated by a few points. That game, and the loss to Mississippi A. & M., are the only games lost to college Quintets. A. A. c. is another quintet that was returned, winner over Ala bama. fi An
 McGauley's Last Trip
 The cage appearance of Emmett Mo Gauley this Saturday night will prob ably be his last in the Magic City in the role of Crimson cagester. For four years, the midget forward has been journeying to Birmingham and tacuiar playing. This is his last, and he Eis in better form than in any of previous years. 7s
 Alabama Is going Up to Birmingham Saturday loaded for all they can get. The team will leave early Saturday 'norntng. and Coach Crisp intends hav- ing them back here Saturday night. Crimsons. with games scheduled against Trinity, Louisiana State and Georgia Tech here at tho Capstone.
 Startling Lineup
 Captain Carter, Stabler, McGauley, McClintock and Hudson will probably start against the Clubbers. Anderson, salmon, Propst. Wharton and others get in part of the time. But the first mentioned men will carry along the Crimson fight until enough is over to write the folks back home about.
 Propst and Anderson are Birmingham products. Wee Tommy is well known for his athletic prowess while he at tended Central High school, and he has been continuing his career on the ath- letic field since he enrolled at 'Bama. Propst, the rangy youngster who has starred in football for two years, is as we'll known as any 'Bama athlete.
 Hudson Newcomer
 Ben Hudson Is the only regular who will be playing his first varsity game in Birmingham. He's stationed at run ming guard, and is quite the stuff. He is the only potential three-letter man among the sophomores this year. He is just like his brother was-heavy, fast and quite experienced.
 Alabama expects to defeat B. A. C., but expect a much harder game than xraa z1avad Yf nnx na out with victory and all hands in good shape, the Crimsons will have a good start at their three games here next week.
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Phillips
 Wins From Anniston
Visitors Give Crimson Hard Game At B. A. C. On
 Friday Night

Phillips High Crimson won out over Anniston High Friday night at the B. A. c. by. the score of g to 21. The gsaue started off as if the local team would swamp the visitors, but the An niston team continued to creep up on the Crirnsons after the first few min- utes, and it one time tied the score. It Hooked like the Phillips team was in for a sdrubbing, but Anderson and Grill came through with some good shooting and put the locals out of danger. How ever, early in the second half Annis- ton lost her star forward, Clarke, due to four personal fouls, and this weak ened the team.
 The game was hot throughout the second half, and 1t was due to the Crimsons' better pass work that they emerged victorious. The Phillips five was off color, nevertheless, and missed scoring often when goals should have been made.
 Cy Anderson led the Phillips scorers with points. Six of these points came in the second half and were timely counters. Grill, who went in for Smith, rang up three field goals in the second half. |,
  Clarke. lengthy Anniston forward, although he did not stay in the game the entire time, was the scoring star of the contest. He rang up 10 points. largely on long shots, and was pYscti- caliy the entire offense of the Anniston delegation during the first half. Roush also played a good game for the visit ors, as did Bradley.
 l The Anniston five will remain over for game Saturday afternoon at 4:a0 o'clock with the Junior Colonels of Woodlawn High. Tn the Woodlawn five the visitors will run up against a I better passing machine than the one encountered Friday night, and will have hard time stopping the shoot ing of Ruble Moore.
 The lineup:
 Phillips (sO--Jaffee (D and Smith f5), forwards; Anderson (g, center; Holder (O and Sanford (0, guards. Substitutes--GTill (6) for Smith, Will liamson for Holder, Holder for W.T. liansou. Williamson for Sanford.
 Anniston t2D-Bradley 5) and Clarke Q0), forwards; Adams (S), cen ter: Ronsh (D and KilgouEh, guards. Substitutes-Munroe @ for Clarke. Referee-Ervins Drake).
 Time of halves, 20 minutes.
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Dauss Wants Raise

DETROIT, Feb. S.-Pitcher George Dauss, winner of twenty games for the Detroit American league team last year, and Fred Haney, utility infielder, have asked for an increase in salary before signing contracts this year, it became known here today. Neither have sent back their contracts, but both have written asking that the amount called for be increased.
 The men are not holdouts," Secre- tary Charles Navin said. "It Is a matter or business and everything will be ad- iusted satisfaetorily!'
 Dauss was one of five pitchers in the league to win twenty games.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-09
Grid Squads gu At Alabama
 Meet Again
Second Game Of Series In Spring Football Train
 ing Saturday

UNIVERSITY, Ala, Feb. s.--(spe- cial.)--It' been football weather at Alabama the past few days. and a rare football game win be played Sat- urday afternoon at Denny field, if the cold winds out of tho north continue to breeze over Denny field,
 The second game of the spring train ing will be staged Saturday afternoon between the same two teams that played last week. To one club, 1t means an attempt to continue with 1000 per cent; to the other, t msans 2 chance be will be learned later.
 Both teams have worked hard this week. One or two days were missed from practice because Of the extreme cold, but the days that practice was held saw Crimson-clad youngsters steps ping into hish.gear work; Not any player kept still iong;sa all were on
 Few Changes
 Few ch&nges win be made In the opening lineup, but many will take place after the game gets started. Pete Camp, who was missing from Grant GiilIs' I line last Saturday, will De back back; against the Langhorne clan. while Langhopne will probably start Brown, Barnes, Paget and Rosenfield against the Flight Rocks."
 If anyone happens to drift around Denny field these days, he sees spring training going up to the nth degree. For q few days last week, Rcd" Weaver. all-American center of Centre college. was down, here showing Broome. Holmes, Young and other pivot men. how hs snapped 'em back to "Bo" McMillan and other Centre backs, Weaver's aid gave the boys quite . bit of helps and was duly ap- preciRted by the Capstone mentors.
 .AJ Caldwell Promisln. i
 Here" Caldwell, freshman back this past fall. Is showing up quite well in daily practice, Hs is playing an end on the "Red Topsss eleyen, and is coming. out better and better every day, Bruce Jonss, svarsity tackle, is also going good at . wtns, position, and this lesds one to think that the two would form . shifty ret cf flank, men for pext years Tide, Who knowst they might hold down such poaltions,
 Alabama's second matinee will start at o'clock. No admittance will be charged, and 1t Will be worth anyons's time to witness the game, It is . regulation affair from start to finish, with many thrills promised.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-09
THERE WAS NEVER A MAN
 GAMER THAN MORAN, TEX
Rckard Accounts WillardM Moran Battle In Which Chal lenger Won Praise By Wading Into Husky Champion
 Only To Get Severely Beaten

ment they were open in the praise for his courage. At the sound of the gong Frank waded right in. He didn't even try to feint out the champion to see how the Iandriay. He simply walked in and let go his old Mary Ann, as he called his famous punch. Moran hadsa way of telegraphing his blows SO that an adversary could see what was coming. Willard had no trouble in keeping him off. But nobody could keep Moran from trying. %
 Wins With Broken Hand < In one of the rounds Willard, in trying for the famous uppercut that won him most of his battles, landed on the point of Moran elbow. The col lisioni broke the knuckle of his index finger. sIIe had to. fight the rest of the wayswtth one good hand. Even so, he won with comparative ease.
 Always there has been a tendency to say that Willard was not game. That is unjust, unfair and untrue. Any man that can fight through with a broken hand and win must have cour- age. Tn fact think Willard unusually courageous from the fact that he got to be champion without having any particular liking for the boxing game. He never wanted to hurt anybody.
 Moran's Plans
 After that fight Moran told me:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-09
Treatment For Grantham

CHICAGO. Feb. S.-Before joining the Cubs at Catalina Island on Febru- ary IS, George Grantham. second base man, will have his left arm treated by a Los Angeles bone setter.
 Cub officials here have received word from the second sacxer that his arm is In no condition to play ball. He hurt his arm during the last trip the Cubs made to Boston in 1928.
 Manager Bill Killifer| has gone to Paw Paw, Mich., to visit his father be- fore starting west. Presidenf Veeck will depart Sunday for New York to attend the annual schedule meeting of the Ma tional league.
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to buy up an immense tract of land for cattle ranch the like of which the world had never seen. Belgian French. English and other capital was interested.
 In fact, I actually did buy or take option on five million acres of land in the great chacos of Paraguay. I lived down there several years. had bought sixty thousand head of cattle and had the great project in a working way when the World war broke out. That, of course, ended it. Many of the cap italists, starting in as friendly coin vestors, had been made enemies by the war.
 Dollar an Acre
 Those five million acres, incidentally would have cost approximately one dollar an acre. The opportunity is still there if sometNGf wants to take 1t up when the woa4& finally settles down to business. There is no doubt in my mind that it would pay. The world always will need beef. South America right now is the best field know ot for constructive effort in industry. In. cidentally, there is a big interest fin boxing down there and as the world now knows South America can develop men with a punch!
 In my next installment I shall try to answer a question which many have asked me often: "Who goes to fights?" Probably few of my readers can guess just who the greatest fight fans are.
 Tomorrow: Who Goes to FiEhtse
 End Twenty first Installment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-09
BY TEX RICKARD

(Copyright, 1se4sin United States and Great Britain, GHba, Japan and South America by. North American News paper Alliance, for Age-Herald. All rights reserved.)
 In my last installment had some thing to say of the Willard-Moran fight in New York. You will recall that this was held in, Madison Square Gar den and that 1t went 10 rounds with out decision. knew that some of the fans wanted to Gsee Moran fight Willard, and so, although the law in New York at that time did not per- init of a finish. fight or a decision by referee. I staged the fight.
 There is no doubt that Willard had all the better of the fight. Moran was game and willing, but he was too small and too inexperienced to get an even break with a giant like Jess Will lard.
 .. Moran Game
 What I forgot to say, and what want to saysis this: That there never was a gamer man in the world than Frank Moran. Gameness is not the most common quality in the world; should like to emphasize credit where credit is due; While a lot of fans there that night criticized his judg-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-09
Ray Is Ont Of Race

KANSAS CITY, Feb. S.-Joie Ray, star miller. of the Illinois Athletic club of Chicago. has refused to meet his teammate, Ray Watson, national coll fegiate half-miIe champion, in a spe- cials 1.o00syard match race here to;hor- row night at the annual track and field {. Dr.. Joseph A. Reilley, physical direc- tor of the local club, FeeSiveG tele- gram last night from J. ". BehF, coach of the Chicago club; announcius Its3 8 withdrawal. No reasons was giVan. In the message, however, Behr said Xroeh and Dodge, also of the [. A. C., will give Watson hard raee and ''mRy beat him."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-09
GAMES IN
 CITY CAGE LOOP

The HandIey Memorial,Fifth Avenue Red, struggle featured the meeting of night at the Y. M. c. A. The Handley five won, 14 to o, in a game that was uncertain to the last. Barcliff and Ray starred for the Preds, while Young stood out for the Fifth Avenue quintet.
 The First Methodist team defeated North Highlands Methodists, 25 to 13. supsrior3 ssg.,,I psssing and more accurate , starred for The Methodists, while Nash and Wilson played good ball for the Highianders. .s ! Ths southside Baptist team walked away with the St, Johns five. winning p to H. Shooting of Nelson and Gil Hard gave; the Southside five the big getting several pretty field goals.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-09
Shinners Is Released

NEW YORK, Feb. s.--Ralph Shin- ners, outfielder obtained by, the New York Giants from the Indianapolis club of the American association in American association club under op- tional agreement, Shinners previously had been waived on by all major league clubs, Howard Baldwin, star pitcher, bought from the Newark Internafionals who was reported to have been a hold An exhibition contest with Toledo at Gainesville, Fla, on March 26, has been added to the Giants spring sched- ule.