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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18
UNCLE'S BEST TO
 RACE HERE SOON
Support At Air Meet Means Landing Field
 For Birmingham

Birmingham is preparing to stage the biggest United States Air meet ever undertaken in the south. The contest, which will be staged at Roberts Field next Saturday a,I Sunday afternoolis. May 24-25, is by far the biggest thing ever attempted in an aerial way south Of The Ohio.
 The government wanted Birmingham as a station in the Washington to New Orleans aerial mail service, and in order to raise funds for making Roberts Field Grade-A landing field the gov ernment awarded the first annual Southern Air meet to Birmingham. The Magic City got the award over San Antonio, Tex, Louisville, Ky, and Nashville, Tenn.-all these cities mak- ing special inducements for the stag ing of the big event there.
 Less than week from now over 50 planes from eight government camps will assemble in Birmingham and will start giving Alabamians more thrills than they ever imagined existed in two afternoons before. The big feature event of the two-day air program is the 100- mile speed derby. which will be staged in heats of 90 miles each Saturday and Sunday afternoons. Some of the great est aces and speed demons in the United States aerial service will be here to compete for the big purse and loving cup offered in this free-all- all event. It is estimated that 12 or Ia planes will take part in the 100-mile event and it is probable that the speed record for 50 miles of the world will be broken during the two days.
 Another big feature of the two-day meet will be the bombing from the air of a life-sized fort builded of thou sands of boxes contributed by Birming- ham merchants. The 22nd observation squadron of Montgomery will be as- signed the task of destroying this gigan- tic fort. It is understood that every known aerial attack will be used and that the fort will be destroyed by bombs and fire.
 Aside from the 100-mile race the gov ernment flyers will compete for the other prizes and purses offered for stunt and trick flying, for parachuted drops while planes are thousands of feet in the air, for passenger-carrying rec ords and the like. One Wing Low, the only Chinese flyer in the United States service, will fly specially built Chinese plane in the competition.
 Saturday forenoon big air pageant has been arranged with about 25 or 30 air planes flying over the city in pageantry formation and flying excep- tionally low. Major W. V. NJ. Robert. son, commander of the 106th oberva. ton squadron, announced Saturday night that Roberts Field officials were plannig to take care of S0,000 specta. tors for two days and that enthusiasts within a radius of T5 miles of Birming ham were expected to pour into the Magic City to witnes the big program
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18
BLACK GOLD WINS
 KENTUCKY DERBY
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tContinueu From Fase Unc.j gle from the start, working his way from fifteenth position at the quarter to eleventh at the half and tenth at the turn into the stretch. He gained sud denly onAetawood, finishing with a sensational burst of speed.
 Bracadale, the pace setter, fading and fast losing his speed, finished fifth with Transmute. which finished sec ond in the Preakness. in sixth position. Revenue Agent struggled into seventh place, Thorndale eighth and Klondyke ninth. Mad Play pulled up in tenth place, King Gorin II in eleventh and Cannon Shot twelfth. The other seven starters finished in the order named 1: Modest, Diogenes, Mir. Mutt, Nautical, Battling, Wild Aster and Bob Tail.
 When Black Gold shot across the wire a winner, the Churchill Downs course presented a picture that has never been equalled on any track in America.
 Crowd Stampedes Judges
 The crowd becoming hysterical lifted the winners name in mighty tribute and began to stampede around the judges stand where Mrs. Hoots, the triumphant jockey and Trainer Webb were called to. receive their honors.
 Mrs. Hoots, past middle age, was comely attired in a very ordinary dress like she probably would wear on a shopping errand in contrast to the vivid raiment of the, society leaders occupying boxes adjoining hers. She wore grey voile dress with an old rose figure and black straw hat close fitting, pulled down on her head.
 When Mrs. Hoots was called into the judges stand with her trainer and jockey she probably was so happy and 50 excited that she couldn't ex- press her appreciation. At least she never smiled even, when the crowd raised a mighty cheer in her honor. Jockey Mooney bashfully waved to the crowd and accepted a pair of gold spurs presented him.
 Trainer Not Excited
 Webb, the veteran trainer, did not appear to be the least excited over the victory. He wore a tan colored rain coat which showed the evidence of wear, a. soft shirt with collar attached, but following his custom of dress did not wear tie even on this day the greatest of his long career on the tracks.
 Derby day broke dull and lowering with every promise of showers, but be- fore noon the sun began to pierce the clouds, rehearsing a deluge of sum shine and strong breeze wind from the south. Long before noon the exodus from town started to Churchill Downs. Every road leading to the historic rae ing plant was crowded with motor cars until long after the running of the first race of the day.
 Street cars were packed to suffoca-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18

she sister of the world famous Whisk Broom, 2nd., was not always depend able last season. Nevertheless he was Mrs. Whitney's most considerable gleaner and Mrs. Whitney's Greentree stable earned only a few hundred dol. lars less than $200,00O, a world record for a woman owner. Rialto got $3 $50 in the Huron handicap renewal at Saratoga, $24, 4,250 in the second Washington handicap at Laurel Park, smaller sums in other races, $39,3 ,366 altogether. He is at top form. Right now, possibly, he is as good as zev, himself. Dunlin, which won $46,653 last season for Cosden, hasn't raced as creditably at Jamaica as his big stable companion, Martingale has at Pimlico. But his work has been encouraging. The shift to Kentucky may wake his slumbering energies. He is a tenn permental son of Fair Play and Donna Roca.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18
TOURNEY FOR
 CAPITAL CITY

MONTGOMERY, Ala, May IT, Montgomery golfers have about com pleted all plans for the approaching meet of the Alabama Golf association which will be held at the Montgomery Country club, June 8, 9 and 10. Indi- cations are that all clubs of the state will send their best players.
 The links have been greatly improved during the past few days and the course is declared to be in first-class shape for the amateurs. From Birmingham will come possibly the largest number of visiting golfers. Selma, Anniston, Mobile and other cities are expected to be well represented.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18
Cotton State, Lsasus
NatisaaI League
AmeTleaH League
BUILDING POWER LINE

MONTGOMERY, Ala, May IT, Within two weeks the hydro-electric power line from Tallassee to Mont gomery will be completed. according to Sidney S. Coleman. district superin- tendent of the Alabama Power company, insuring Montgomery and the territory surrounding it of ample power facili- ties for industrial expansion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18
$5O.OO
 Prizes!

This is the twelfth of a series of 30 baseball characters whose pie lures will be shown on this page each Tuesday, Thursday and Sun day. Clip out each ad, fill in name of man and club or official title, and when series is completed mail all of them together to Wofford Oil Co.,. Birmingham, Ala, with rhyminR statement of less than 10 words on Woco Pep, like this: "You otta Nbe hep to Woeo PepI"
 Five best answers will win five S10.00 Woeo Coupon Books. Judges; c. M. Stanley Managing Editor, and Jerry Bryan, sports editor. Extra copies of ads may be had from Age-Herald.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18

Sold before noon"-the usual report following For Sale" Want Ad in The Age-Herald.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18
NEW WORLDS RECORD

AMES, Ia., May 17.-A new worlds record for the 220-yard low hurdles was established here today by CharIes Brookins of the University of Iowa who made the distance in the state intercollegiate track meet in 23 flat. The old record held by Brookins was 23 20.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18
ack God Vis Kentucky Derby 8OOO 7
CHILHOWEEI IS SECOND,
 LEADING BEAU BUTLER
Bracadale Takes Off Ahead And In Front At
 Mile, But Then Falls Behind

CHURCHILL DOWNS, Ky. May 17.-Black Gold, the western horse, won the Kentucky Jubilee Derby Sat urday afternoon from a field of 19 starters. Chilhowee was second and Beau Butler was third.
 Black Gold came along in the stretch to capture command of the race from Wild Aster, Bracadale and Beau But Ter who had fought for the lead most of the way. Bracadale led at the quar- ter, half, three-quarters and mile, but fell back.
New Britain herald., 1924-11-07
Hod Eller, Former Big
 Leaguer, a Daring Cop

Indianapolis, Ind, Nov, 1.-Hod Eller. former Cincinnati National league pitcher, appointed yesterday to the local police force, inaugurated his new position last night with daring capture of an alleged lunatlc who had gone on 2 rampage with an axe, probably fatally injuring his wife.
 Thomas Hupr, 79 years old, who is believed to have become crazed, struck his wife, Helen Hupp. on the head with an axe and then wrecked the furniture at their home. When squad Of police arrived, Mrs. Hupp was found lying in the rear of the house Hupp was hiding in some weeds nearby Brandlshing the are Hupr rushed the officers. one of 7hom attempted to shoot him but the gun misfraS Eller Frappled with the man and disarmed him.
New Britain herald., 1924-11-07
HOT FIGHT TONIGHT
Sammy Msndell and Jack Bernstein Will MiH Ii ID at Madison Square for t2 Rounds.

Ner York. Nov Sammy Man dell of Rockford, IL, meets Jack Bernstein of Yonkers at Nadison Square Garden tonight in a twelve round contest expected 10 be the first step in providing an opponent for Lightweight Champion Penny Leonard in ptle bout during the indoor season.
 The rtnner Of the hattie will meet the victor Of Sid Terris-Luis Nl- c4ntini fight arranged for later in the month. The ultimate ytctor among the four con+enders will then be matched nith Leonard, who Is said 10 have promised Tex Picksrd te fight once during the indoor season
 Leonards agreement with Rtckard sttuu!atAs that he he allowed 10 en- ter the ring al catch weights Al though he would probably eIceed the lightweight limit of l55 pounds, ris title would be at stake, accord ing to recent decision Of the state boxinE commission, fl his opponent i comes in uudsr the weight which nv of the tour contenders Is easily 8 able 10 do
New Britain herald., 1924-11-07
LAFAYETTE AND
 RUTGERS SATURDAY
Princeton and Harvard Is Au-
 other Big Game in East
ry The Associated Press.

New ork Nov. 7.---Lafayette and Rutgers will establish precedent Saturday hy meeting on the gridiror of neutral school-the Palmer Mcmoual stadium at Princeton.
 The rise ot Rutgers. one Of the unhestsn ele'sns Of the eastern sea son. and the class of Lafayette. still considered by many to be the best teapA In the east although defeated by rennsylvanis last week, has SO increased Interest in the contest that early in the week the seating cspac- ity of the Rutgers stands was ex- haustsd and many friends ofb oth schools were unable to be accom- modated.
 Princeton meet. Harvard st Cam bridge this week and the Tiger au- thortties granted the request for their field which is well situated to care for the alumni Of both schools throughout their particular locali- ties and the metropolitan district.
 On past performances Lafayette Is favored to win the game. The stars of tn. eastern team include Budd, Berry and Duffy on the line and the splendid backheld trio Of Gebhard. ChicknowsN and Kirklesh
 But Rutgers Is granted strong chance to continue with Its perform snce.
 Harvard and Princeton have con- eluded rough training for their big three battle Saturday. The Crimson will srend the night before the game inhalins sea breezes and Princeton IS due to arrive at It's Cambridge rendezvous today.
 Harvard continued tatorite from every phase ct the dope but :riger supporters cling to their confidence in Prtnceton's genius for playing the breaks" in q big three game The team of destiny theme of 1922 when another Tiger team with noth- ing on paper swept both Harvard and Yale, is being played but on sof' pedal because of It's failure of worl against Notre Dame.
 Yale, rated above Princeton bu below Harvard on form, is alst talking destiny this year in view o the uncanny ability of the Blue tt stave of threatened defeat in thu games against Georgia, Brown Dartmouth and Army.
New Britain herald., 1924-11-07
COACH LEADER SEES
 HIS ROWING COPIED
Yale Rowing Mentor Thinks Wash tngton Stroke Wf1l Be
 Standardized

Bridgeport. Nov. '. - Coaches are great imitators and right now there Is a scamper to get the Wash ington stroke" said Ed. Leader Yale crew coach. whose Eli crew won a worlds Olympic championship last year after successes in this country in an address to Yale alumni gath ering here yesterday.
 '"The stroke will soon be standard ized and then races will be fought out of a basis of training and race psychology" Leader said. The stroke which brought victory to the Yale crews during the past two years of his training. cannot long remain a secret, he said, and will soon be in general use.
 Discussing the training of crew candidates, Leader said the time had passed when a man in training must conf1ne himself to chewing beef Eat plain wholesome food, eat reg ular, and sleep regular don't smoke don't eat between meals, leave sweets alone" he gave as the fare ot the Yale crews under his directions during their training periods
 "The English have an Idea that beef is the right thing to train on, he said. "Perhaps that is all righ' l for young Euglishmen brought uI on beef, but ifs no good for younf American college fellows, who ar not used to the stuff"
 Discussing the various races Of tn Yale championship crew last yea Leader declared that the "greates race ever rowed" was the Yale rae with the Navy crew in the Olympi trials at Philadelphia.
New Britain herald., 1924-11-07

Jack Nagle, one of the grizzled veterans of semi professional foot ball in Connecticut, will lead the Waterbury Blues against the All New Britain eleven at Memorial Field Sunday afternoon. Captain Nagle's work with the Williams and other teams in Connecticut has been of a high class order, and his work this year stamps him as heinz still in the game and going strong. Those from this city who saw Cap tain Nagle play at one of inc end rosition for Waterbury against the locals two weeks ago, r&id him 3 tribute for his sterl'rg defensive work. IL was his hard taoking that wrought havoc with the local back field machine time and again. Cap tain NEle is the type of player that instiIs Hlentv of fight into his men. and thEugh his leadership. the Wa terburvl eleven has managed to keep I'D in the pack in the race for the semi-rro gridiron title this season, | "Waddy" McPheo, formerly of Princeton ranks among inc toD- notch ouarterbacks in New England and local fans who did mt zee him perform against the Al-New Brit aims at Waterbury. arc advised that 2 trip 10 Memorial Flold on Sunday will produce a brand of snappy quarterback playing hv McFhee that has TO equal in these parts, During the final minutes of the game al Waterbury. McPheH threw shiver' into the local fans. hv his skilltu' tossing Of forward passes His run. 1 ming back Of pUnts was also thint of beauty 10 witness.
 Eddie Barnikow of Nferien als' will be in the line Sunday
 Secretary Cur'ev If the Waterbury team raid 2 visit to this city Thurs
 day afternoon. and he brought elonl the word that Waterbury ls out tr win sundays tatt'H Aocorlnarvini
 the Brass City team. will te over 2. 600 fans, according 10 Secretary Cur
 lev. This delegation ts coming L
 the Hardware Civ with much 0 the coin Of the realm 10 place ol
 their favorites
 The local team Is ir fine tAttl \ for the fray, ncre of tte player
 feeling any of the effects Of the har'
 clash at Clarkin Fled lss' Sunday Coach Dave Dunn 7Ill point hi hovs on Sunday morning al g Nsrvs field and promises that the . viII give just as good accor0r c themselves against 1fultgaas Blua , az against the West Sldes
 Interest in the game here on sun
 day is not confined to New Britai and Waterbury entirely delegation
 from Meriden, Hartford Bristol ar
 suburban to7'ns being expected
 witness the clash.
New Britain herald., 1924-11-07
CONFERENCE TEAMS
 READY FOR BATTLE
Six Western NeYenS All Cooked
 and Primed

Chicago, Nov. f.-six western con ference football teams are ready to take the field tomorrow in games that virtually are the tri-fnals in the scramble for the Big Ten crown. Four others finish grooming today for nonconference contests, of which the feature is the Notre Dame-Wis- consin meeting at Madison.
 Illinois, favorite contender for the title, is prepared to undergo an acid test with Chicago, its. nearest com petitor. The Maroons have been pointing to the game since the sea- son opened and for weeks the vet eran coach Stagg has drilled his line into a stiff defensive wall and an offense calculated to break through and stop Red" range, 1llini back field ace, before he gets started on his famous ground gaining and point scoring runs. Everything in the vet eran mentors repertoire of attack and defense plays has been drawn upon to perfect the Maroon ma chine.
 Coach Zuppke of Illinois has a grim and determined squad, in good shape with the exception of Wallic McIlwain. main cog in interference for range, who will play with an in iured hand, and Harry Hall, quar terback. who may not appear in thu lineup. Halls place may be takel by GalIivan, who made good show ing against Iowa last week.
 Ohio, third in the conferenc standing. had finished its arrange
 ments for Indiana, which goes {
 Columbus for the first time sine
 1917. The Buckeyes were stron
 favorite over the Hoosiers, wh
 have been defeated In their two cor
 ference starts this year.
 Michigan's preparation for Nortf
 western at Ann Arbor had as il
 objective the stopping of Ralp Baker, main stem of the Purp' squad. The Northwestern line wa somewhat weakened by injuries an illness but Coach Yost of the Wo verines also had Babcock on tt hospital list.
 Notre Dame halted today in B' lott, Wis. for practice before prt
 ceeding to Madison and the Badg' , battlefield tomorrow.
 l Reserves were prepared 10 figul r largely in the Minnesota -Ames col l test at Minneapolis and the low; r Butler engagement at Iowa City. II . diana state football honors wel
New Britain herald., 1924-11-07
Jose Lombardo Starts
 North to Enter Tourney

Panama, Nov. 7,-Jose Lombardo, featherweight champion Of Central and South America. sailed yesterday y flor New York 10 take part in the Ifeatherweight tournament 10 he staged in Madison Square Garden He is accompanied hv pr. J. !, Val larino and the Chilean featherweiFht Stanislao Aguilar.
New Britain herald., 1924-11-07
KNOCKOUT LIKELY
Helsted Returns Tn California Indt- cate That Ran on Rortng N1lI Not Re Lifted As Thought.

San Francisco, Eov. : An tnitia- tive measure to permit fZ-rouni boxing contests in California, sp- proved hv the voters in the centers of California rcpulatior by ma iority of 22.7s3 may he knocked out by helated rural returns from 57a unreportsd precincts, reports avail able tcdav indicated Returns last night from the remote precincts cut the majority of the bill about 3.o0o votes At present four round con- tests are permitted in California
New Britain herald., 1924-11-07
Basketball Rules Are
 Discussed at Meeting

Nsu York, Nov. II. V. St John Of Ohio State university pre- sisd last night at the annual meet irr for the interpretation ot hasket- ball rules, held under auspices of the joint rules committee and st- tended bv coaches and officials from Ne7 Jersey and Connecticut as well ss the Mstropelitan district.
New Britain herald., 1924-11-07
Egan Going to Brooklyn
 To Aid Manager Robert

New York, Nov. Ben Egan former Baltimore catcher who aid ed in the development of Babe Ruth Ernie Shore. Jack Bentley and Rob- ert Groves has been secured hy the Brooklyn National league club 10 serve as pitching coach and ss- sistsnt 70 Nanager Robinson
 The Robins purchased his release from Jersey Civ where he had been managing the Skeeters after lesving Baltimore He was cnce with the Athletics
New Britain herald., 1924-11-07
P|NUCO MATCH
 FOR LEADERSHIP
Two Year Old Champion Will Be
 Crowned Today

Baltimore. Nov. The two year old champion of the 1924 racing sea- son will be crowned today at Pim- lico, with the running of the Pim- Ico Futurity, s4o,oo0 added, over the mile route.
 Seventeen thoroughbreds have accepted the challenge in what is considered probably the most open race in the history of the event and which will be the fayorite is prob- lemattcal.
 Stimulus, owned by Marshall Field. which has won SIX of his last seven starts; two colts by Man O wsr-American flag of the Glen Riddle farm, and ", NJ, Jeffords, by Himself; H. P. Whltney's Mother Goose, winner of the Belmont fu- furity and Single foot. j. E. Grif- fth's entry, are all considered con- tenders.
 Likewise. the Idle Hour farm s Blue Warbler. which has worked splendidly since her arrival from henIQCkbs q. AN- NdllllEu dS iHt n , Kentucky Cardinal. owned by Deshs Breckinridge, and ". s. ktImer's Sunny Man are expected to do their part to make the struggle thrilling one.
 H. ?. Whitney has two other en. tries in Candy Kid and Courageous; Dangerous and battlefield will carry the silks Of c A. Cochran; J. s Cos den is represented by Cloudland William Zeigler by Star Lore; H. P Headley has pinned his hopes tc Almadel, and Young Martin will per form for Eben Ryers for the hrst time.
 The race Is weight for sg' affair, the Allies carving only IT pounds to the others 122, except for Mother Goose, which has been as signed 114 pounds