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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-10
SLID.IN' IN

, shake the stands, no longer rings ap-
plause. The king will quit the throne;
now silence reigns the stands. So an
nounced the mighty Tyrus. Out of his
| own mouth, 1t Is authenticity reported
! he spake the speech that was the death
knell to his career. Yes, It's true, Cobb
the liking of the paths" will abdicate
A mighty quake goes DER the stands
| quit! Yes, it's true, as reliably re-
ported. oh, woe betide the evil day!
What now for the Tigers. The sheeted
ghosts of former stars will ride through
| camp atop nightmares, as Wigglespear
would have said it.
Impossible! No, tits true. For
go years I've trod the paths of base
balls dirty diamond. No deer so
fleet upon his feet than /. But age,
ali, me. ali my, tits sad. win mark
no time for me. IT'S stepping on,
its footprints plain are left upon
the sand. His time must come to
every one, nor great nor small shall
dodge It; SO who am 1 to stand at
bay and fight against its coming.
A score OF years have seen the feet
of fleet Ty run the bases, but now
the sun fades slowly out; it's setting
now Is nigh. All, sadly drags the
idle feet from practice field to
bench; the game proceeds, but Cobb
will not be In it"-thus may have
spoken Tyrus Cobb In his denuncia-
ton.
~
For Raymond Tyrus, time has turned
the marker half around on life's en-
blazoned dial; half of his three score
ten have passed on, and with it life's
attainment. Two score, less two, against
charged in hfetime's annual column;
him charged in lifetimes annual COL
umn; but ali, faint hope, tits glimmer
of recollection. Cobb quit! Stop, a
pause for thought; ali, yes, Cobb quit.
Go on-"where have we heard that stuff
before?"
0ld-tlmers who have followed
baseball at Alabama for years will
thrOng to the CapstOne Friday to
watch the CrimsOns battle the
Cleveland Indians. With n former
resident, of Alabama, Guy Morton,
In the box for Cleveland, and with
Riggs Stephenson, Joe and Luke
sewelI, of University of Alabama
: fame. In the lineup It will be a
real Alabama day. A big program
Is being arranged for the day and
special trains will run into Tusca-
1OOsa.
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MOBILE-BREWER
SERIES is OFF

MOBILE, Ala, April 9.-Exhibition
games scheduled between the Mobile
Southern association and the Milwau.
kee club of the American association
teams for Saturday and Sunday have
been called off. The Brewers found
that they could not make the jump
from this city home Sunday night an
time to open their season in Toledo,
causing the cancellation.
Plans were completed today on a pro.
gram to bring out an attendance of
0,00O people at the opening day game
between Mobile and New Orleans next
Tuesday. This city has won the silver
cup for two years in succession for hav-
ing the largest attendance on opening
day for cities in the second class of the
association. A general half holiday has
been asked of the merchants
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little comment was made, and the same
for the next single he secured. Such
men, though, are the real ball players
though often few Lou Blues turn up
who have the real stuff and do 1t in a
sensational manner.
The sporting department of The
Age-Herald wishes to thank and
congratulate the coaches of the
. team of the jefferson County High
School baseball league for their
splendid cooperation In the games
of the opening series Thursday.
Every game was reported into The
Age-Herald office and duly han
died. With such cooperation, the
league should be a popular one
with the fans this year, who can
thus watch the progress of their
teams In the race.
The use Of three pitchers against Cor
ner High school was of no avail to stave
off the event, so Ensley defeated their
opponents % to o in a no-hit game. The
claim Of who gets credit for the game
Is now question much argued pro and
con by the three pitchers, and indica-
tons are that a high school Lands
will have to be brought in to settle the
dispute. q
The king will flee the throne. Long
live the king! No more the cheers will
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SHOWERS CHECK
ALABAMA Nine
Wet Grounds Causes Post
pOnement OF First Wis
cOnsin Game

UNIVERSITY, Ala, April 9.-(Spe-
cial)-The first Alabama Wisconsin
game, scheduled for Wednesday after
noon, was called off, due to wet
grounds following several showers dur
ing the morning.
The Badgers arrived here from Ok
ford, Miss, in good condition, with
the exception of a sprained ankle suf-
fered by E.lingson, shortstop. He,
however, will play here Thursday.
The Crimsons are apt to be minus
the service Of Fish" Salmon, little
third-sacker, who sprained an ankle
slightly Tuesday.
Opposing batteries in the game
Thursday will probably be Richie and
Aschenberner for Wisconsin and Tubbs
or Cunningham and Hubert fer Ala
bama,
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|CROCKARD Will
AT LAST GET IN
SCRAP AT CLUB
Brown-McG inty Bout Is
Causing . Much Interest
Among Fight Fans

Bigboy Crockard, local light-heavy-
weight, has reached the conclusion that
he's the unluckiest mortal who ever
lived. Three times in succession he has
been willing to strut his stuff, only to
see the man matched against him at
of the match on the night OF the show.
First, he signed to meet Bigboy Ed
wards, and without telling B. A. c.
officials why, Edwards failed to show
up the night of the show. The next as
signment was to meet Kid Harper, a a
per reported at the B. A. c. the day Of
the battle, but went A. w. o. L. when
the evening hours arrived.
Crockard, rearing to 80, champed at
the bits and remarked that maybe
there'd be different story next time.
Matchmaker Evans had him all set for
a go with the Battling Fireman at the
Adams-McGinty bout. The evening
hours rolled around, but the Battling
appointment for Crockard and the fans.
The bugs had heard So much Of him
that they wanted to see him strut his
stuff. As a/result, Crockard has been
In perpetual training for six weeks and
hasn't fought yet.
Finds Foe at Last
But, he's smiling again now. Evans
has latched onto another foe who has
made an affidavit that he will meet Big
sboy Crockard as a preliminary attrac-
ton to the McGinty- Billy Brown scrap,
which will be staged in the b. A. c.
auditorium Monday night. The latest
promiser is Sailor Simpson, who ASSERTS
emphatically that Bigboy will get all
the mitt-mixing his heart Graves Mon
day night.
There IS so much interest in the main
go, which Is a return engagement be-
tween the two boys, McGinty having
beaten Brown in their first encounter,
that club officials have decided to open
advance seat sale Saturday. They are
looking fora capacity crowd. While Nc
Ginty was winner about e month ago,
it was pointed out that Brown was
handicapped by a siege OF boils. He has
gotten rid of the boiis ana announces
that he Is ready to demonstrate to the
fans that he can trim the Erin Earth
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LEONARD ENDS
STAGE TRAVELS

i -
NEW YORK. April s.-Richer and
fatter than he was when he met Leftie
Lewie Tender. in his latest fight last
summer, Benny Leonard landed back in
New York Wednesday from long
vaudeville tour. The lightweight cham
pion said he did not weigh more than
40 pounds, but appeared to be much
heavier. Leonard will rest couple
Of weeks at home and then will go to
the residence Of friend near ossining,
N. Y, to train in the open for a match
with Mickey Walker for the welter-
weight championship. The bout has
not yet been arranged definitely, but
both fighters are willing and Tex Rick
ard probably will arrange a date for
them in his bowl at Jersey City.
Although he hasn't fought for many
months, Leonard has added several
layers to his bankroll through his stage
work
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very unconstitutional
manner. He cut a
wide swath in the
box score OF the
game Tuesday. Two
men died directly
by his efforts, while
he assisted in the
killing of five more,
yet his w o r k
brought no great
amount OF C o M
ment from the gall
lery, though out
side OF the first
basemen he han
died more chances
than any man on
the field. Even his
single, when 1t was
much needed by the
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FAILS IN DEAL

NEW YORK, April s.--Abandonine
his plan to produce a quarrel between
Tom Gibbons and Georges Carpenter
in Michigan City. Ind, Floyd Fitzsim-
mons, the Chicago promoter. quit New
York Wednesday to return home. Aft.
er he had closed an agreement with
Carpenter and Gibbons, Fitzsimmona
discovered that Carpenter had con-
tracted to fight Gene Tunney in New
York; He tried to sage his own match
but became convineedA that the best
he could hope for would be bout
between Gibbons and the winner OF the
Tunney- Carpenter affair.
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HOODOO 1915
TO BE AVOIDED

NEW ORLEANS. April 9.-southern
association baseball players will be
numbered this season, after the fashion
of football warriors, but no man on any
club will wear the hoodoo 49," Jules
Heinemann, president of the New Or
leans club. said today. When the club
owners decided to number the players
they remembered the bah tossers' we'll
known aversion to jinxes and voted to
ship from "12" to IA" Talk of the
scheme had reached the players in ad-
vance and they made it plain that any
man assigned "13" would jump the lot.
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J. DUNDEE MAY
FIGHT CRIOUI

NEW YORK, April s.-Charlie John
ston, pinch-hitting for his better-known
brother, Jimmy, as manager of Johnny
Dundee, let It. become known Wednes-
day that he has received an offer of
1900 from a Paris promoter for
fight between Dundee and Eugene
Criqui for the featherweight Champion
ship of the world. Johnston said that IL
the promoters would also permit him
the toption OF percentage of the gate
receipts he would accept the match
Gus Wilson, who was Georges Carpen-
ter's trainer at Manhasset, L. l., assured
Johnston that the offer could be
backed I'M ~
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STRIBLING OFF
TO BOX QUINN

MILWAUKEE,. wis., April 9.-Billy
Young" Stribling, accompanied by
SPA" and MA" Stribling, were in read
mess today to depart for Appleton,
where the boy" will take on Gunner
Joe Quinn of Minneapolis in a boxina
contest, April IL. StriblinG Is in prime
physical condition and does not expect
to extend himself to beat Quinn.
Word from the Quinn camp today was
to the effect that Quinn also is in ex.
cellent condition and expects to give
the Macon boy the battle of his career
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MANY ATHLETES
IN s. |. c. MEET
Bill STREET To Referee At
Collegiate Track Events
Next Month
(State Capital Bureaul

MONTGOMERY, Ala, April 9.--Thret
hundred athletes representing seventeen
southern colleges will participate in the
second annual track meet Of the South
ern Conference here beginning one
month from today. This announcement
was made by Clayton Tullis. Jr., chair
man Of the committee ON local arrange
ments. Despite the fact that a few of
the colleges in the South Atlantic group
have decided to pull out of the Mont
gomery meet and hold one Of their own
in Charlottesville, Va, this years meet
is going to be an even greater success
than that of last spring, 1t is declared.
Maryland, right in the heart of the
section that is reported to be antag-
onistic toward entering the meet here,
the strongest track teams the institution
has turned out in years. This informa-
tion has just reached Mr.. Tullis. North
Carolina, another college in that re-
gion, will also send a team to Mont
gomery. II South Carolina enters any
where 1t will be at Cramton Bowl. This
leaves only the University of Virginia,
Lee to stage the South Atlantic meet.
DisapprOve of Break
Reports have triclxied out of Atlanta
that officials OF the conference have ex-
pressed their disapprovaI of the action
of the minority of the teams in break
ing away from the one main event in
Montgomery.
Cramton Bowl will be in perfect con-
dition for the athletes on May and
10. The quarter of mile center track
days, and other improvements will be
made.
Mississippi A. and M, winners Of the
Georgia Tech challenge trophy last year,
is coming back this year a strong con-
tender for the honors. Practically all
the outstanding stars OF the 1923 team
will be here. Sewanee, a new member
of the conference, will send down a
cracking good team. The athletes to
and Auburn will no doubt show SUI
pertor form over last year.
Many Trophies
Besides the Georgia Tech challenge
trophy, the F. J. Cramton relay trophy,
handsome gold and bronze statue,
will be presented the winner in the one
mile relay. Gold medals are to be given
athletes in first place in all events
silver medals for those in second place;
gold and bronze medals for third place
men, and bronze medals for fourth
place. The individual scoring the high
est number of points will receive a low
ing cup.
c. w. STREET, Jr., of Birmingham, has
been selected as referee. Other officials
will be announced within a short time
The following is a list OF colleges that
expects to send teams to Montgomery:
Maryland, North Carolina, Clemson
South Carolina, Florida, Georgia Tech
Georgia, Kentucky. Mississippi A. and
M, University OF Mississippi, Sewanee
Tennessee, Tulane L. S. u, University
of Alabama, Auburn, Vanderbilt and
possibly v. M. I.
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NEW JERSEY is
FREE in COLOR

NEW YORK, April 9.z-Newton Bug
bee, the one-man boxing commission OF
New Jersey, erased the color line
Wednesday, deciding that there is no
objection to a bout In that state be-
tween Harry Wills and Jack Dempsey.
This ruling prepares the way for a
huge championship promotion late In
the summer under the management of
Tex Richard in the bowl at Jersey
City. However, Wills must first whip
BARLEY Madden, whom he Is to fight
in New York in May, and possibly Luis
Angel <Firpo, in. order to show that
he qualities for a bout with the cham
pion.
Bugbee said that Wills, being a man
of decent behavior, had as much right
under the boxing laws as any white
fighter
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HOLLOcHER TO
PLAY IT'S SAID

ST. LOUIS. April 9.-Charlie Hol-
locher is likely to come to an agree
ment with the management of the Chi
cago National team when the Cubs
meet the Cardinals here next Tuesday
in the opening game Of the 1924 season,
twas rumored here today In baseball
circles.
Hollocher, a shortstop, has been a
holdout because Of difference Of opin-
ion regarding the payment of his sal
airy during part of the 1923 season,
when he was absent on account of i'll.
ness
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WALKER BEATS
PARRISH TEAM

JASPER, Ala, April s.-(special.)-
Walker defeated Parrish here by a
score OF 10 to g. This was the opening
game of the season for both teams a
large number of spectators were pres
emit. Woods for Walker only allowed
four hits. Jones for Parrish pitched a
splendid game.
Coach Jackson has a hard schedule
arranged for the rest of the season-a
series with Eldridge academy, Fayette,
Simpson and Woodlawn.
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Hi
BEATS BUTLER

GREENvILLE, Ala, April 9.-(Spe-
cial)-The Tuscaloosa Bears evened the
series by defeating the Butler Tigers
by score of 10 to here.
The visitors raped Black, Chatham
and several others from the mound be-
fore Williams was sent in to stem the
avalanche of hits in the first inning
Before the close Of the initial frame
the visitors had crossed the rubber an
even dozen times.
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WHITE SOX GET
STAR INFIELDER

CHICAGO. April 9.-The Chicago
White Sox today purchased Walter
Dashiell, star shortstop of the Shreve-
port club Of the Texas league, to fill
the gap as a utility infielder. Dashfell,
who is rated as a brilliant prospect, was
ordered to report at once.
Harry Gardiner, secretary of the
White SoX, while declining to reveal the
purchase price, said I'VE paid quite a
chunk"
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FLoRIDA GOLFERs Play

TAMPA, Fla, April 9.-With three
tying for low medal at rs in 1.-The quail
flying round, the Florida state Amateur
golf tourney closed its entries here to-
day and settled down to the more seri-
>ous business of wedding out the field
to the 1924 champion. Thirty-four play
ers qualified for the first flight with
81 or better.
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: RUGBY TEAM SAILS

NEW YORK, April 9.-The American
Olympic Rugby team sailed for Cher
bourg Wednesday aboard the United
States liner America, the ship which
soon will be turned over to the Ameri-
can Olympic committee for the trans
portation Of the main group of the
Olympic team to France. There were
rs in the Rugby party. The team will
play several matches in England be-
fore the opening of the Olympic tourna-
ment.
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COOLIDGE GETS PASS

: WASHINGTON. April s.-President
Coolidge received today from Clark
Griffith, president OF the Washington
American league baseball club, q sea-
son pass to American league games in
Washington, and was given some aim
side information" to prepare him for
throwing out the first bali at the OPEN
ing Of the season here next Tuesday.
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Drs. Dozier & Dozier

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EWALD HOLES IN ONE

BILOXI. Miss, April 9.-H. T. Ewald,
president of the Campbell Ewald COM
pany OF Detroit, Mich, has joined the
ranks of the "dodos," those golfers who
have made a hole in one. Ewald quail
flied on the course here by making the
150-yard seventeenth hole from the tee.
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7STRIBLING TO !.
BOX: NJ. BURKE

NEW. YORK, April s.-Arrangements
for a six-round match between Young
Stribling. Georgia 'schoolboy, and Mike
Burke, New York light-heavyweight, at
benefit show for the Olympic fund,
April %. were completed today when
Burke signed a contract. PA" Strib-
ling previously had agreed to the match
on behalf of his son.
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A group of Birmingham's amateurs
wrestling and boxing stars who are
making stabs at place on the Amer
lean Olympic team is shown above.
These youngsters, some OF them wrest-
lers, some boxers, either took part in
the recent wrestling tryouts at the Bir-
mingham Athletic club or. will en-
gage in the coming boxing tryouts,
April q, in the B. A. C. ring. In, the
picture, reading from left to right,
standing in front, are: Paul Jones and
Brud Jacques (Baby Spark Plug). Sec
ond row: Joe Russo, Kid Lott and Tom
smith. Back row: Kid Adolphus, Red
Bridges and Mackintosh.
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.TALMAN QUITS.
AT CHATTANOOGA

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, April e.
II. p. Talman announced today that he
had resigned as athletic director OF
the University Of Chattanooga. He.
stated he was not yet ready to an,
nounce his plans as to the future.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. LOSE

GASToNIA, N. c., April 9.-Bnl
Goebei, Charlotte Country club, and
Earl Harer, Gastonia Country club, to-
day defeated Arthur Havers, British
open champion, and Jimmy Ockenden,
French open champion, one up, in an
1S-hole exhibition match on the Gas
Etonia Country club course here today.
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CHICK GAME CALLED

MEMPHIS. Tenn. April s.-The ex-
hibition game scheduled for this after
noon between Pittsburg, National
league, and Memphis, Southern associa-
Ntion clubs, was called off on account
OF rain.
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BROWNS IN TULSA

ST. LOUIS, April 9.-The st. Louis
Browns arrived in Tulsa, Okla, today
for a two-game series, the last on
their homeward trip from the spring
training camp. Upon its arrival at
Tulsa, the team was met by ELAN Van
glider, whose hand was injured dur
ing batting practice more than a week
ago. Vangilder's return cuts the
Browns injured list to one; namely,
Hershel Bennett, who suffered a
sprained ankle week ago. -
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WIN. sMELHORN .
1.-THE st. Louis Youngster," whose bat
tering courage and sound g6lf enable him
to finish well up In all the tournaments
he enters.
To stab puts IL bad practice on any
kind of green. especially slow or
rough green's. A putt hit with an ovefspin
Ia always easier to control. On a rough
its line better. tending to roll right over
the bumps and keep n straight course,
while a stab putt Is hit with more of a
cut and every bumpkft hits might make
1t kick further off the line. Try. a more
pendulum swing. hitting up at the ball.
Copyright, 1924, Associated Editors. Inc.
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csAMMY BOHNE was the boy who
! wrecked Earl Whitehilps shutout
pitching against the Reds here. This
Redleg keystoner is the type OF efficient
but smooth-goi fielder who is there
in the pinch and does his work In a
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PACIFIC COAST

PACIFIC COAST
Oakland, 6; Salt Lake, 16.
Portland. 4; San Francisco, II.
Seattle, 8; Los Angeles, 6.
Vernon, 6; Sacramento, 4.
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SKATE CHAMP DIES

PITTsBURG, April s.-Eugene l..
Maddox, at one time worlds Champion
roller skater, died today of pneumonia.
In six-day race at Madison Square
Garden. New York, in 1885, he skated
1,12S miles.
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