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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-19
By H. c. SALSINGER

By H. c. SALSINGER
 Physically, Ty Cobb has always ap- peared like superman. Ball players have said of him:
 'sThe guy just ain't human"
 He went through 20 seasons of the most strenuous competition that any man has ever known in baseball. For 20 years he spent six month each year going at top speed, setting a nerve-rack- ing, muscle-tearing, tissue-destroylng clip. And 20 years is four times as long as the most optimistic gave him.
 When he started his career and players realized his style they said he could not go at that pace more than year or two-no man could go longer. They did not think it was possible for a human being to do 1t.
 Their Consolation"
 College sprinters burn themseiVes ou' in a few years. Cobb did more sprint ing in one year than college sprinter does in a lifetime. The pace he set was belond the imagination. He threw ms body into the breach, risked limb day after day in desperate running and sliding, He took long chances as far as hodiIv risk was concerned. And his com petitors. whom he overshadowed, had the consolation that it could not last long. Cobb would burn himself out, ol break leg or an arm and that would be the end of their troubles; for Cobt was a constant source of annoyance to them-he "hogged" the headlines. They did not like it. He had all the spot light.
 But Cobb did not burn out. He out lasted them by years and years. lie went double the distance given the ex- ception among big leaguers. The aver age major league career stretches over six seasons. An exceptional career lasts 10. Those that hung on longer than 10 are the real stars of the game and their number is extremely limited. And Cobb, who extended himself more each year than any three men in the game. has enjoyed one of the longest careers on record. In the twentieth season of his career he was numbered among the leading five batters of his league.
 Carefully Planned
 But Cobb had studied out the entire thing years ago. He had method in his baseball madness; his carelessness was studied and fully comprehended.
 Cobb realized the dangers of sliding as we'll as anyone. But he also knew how to discount the dangers. A man sliding always takes the risk of strain ing or spraining an ankle, often of breaking it. Nearly every player has at some time or other suffered strain or sprain in sliding. Not few of them
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-19
OPINION AGAINST LIMITING PASS
Gathering Demand, How 9ver, For Curbing
 Aerial Game
fRv Associated Press)

NEW YORK, Dec. 1S.-Although a maiority opinion now among 1ootpaii coaches, experts and rule makers ap- narently is opposed to placing restrlc- t;ons ,non the use of the forward pass, oatbering demand for eurbing the aerial eame has become evident, promising Q lively discussion when gridifon men, tors gather in New York the latter nart of this month to frame their rules recommendations.
 The attack launched few days ago m the forward pass by Harold M. Gore, coach of the Massachusetts Aggies, has aroused keen discussion and drawn sup mort from several sources. Gore branded the aerial game, in its present usage, as A menace" to the gridiorn sport and ureed as corrective steps that only noints be allowed for a touchdown due to A pass and that the run by the receiver of a pass be eliminated.
 l.. c. Boles, director of athletics at Wooster college, Ohio, sides with Gore in criticizing the aerial game as a "menace" which is regaling football to the category of outdoor basket ball, while further criticism was made pubic today by Foster Sanford, former Rutgers coach and advocate of the rush. ing attack.
 Only Want Limits
 None of these critics, however, ap- parently wishes to abolish the pass, con- lining their recommendations to means of putting restrictions on the aerial game, The pass is needed to give bal ance, says Sanford, admitting the aerial game has come to stay, but nevertheless he believes it is to unfettered in its present form.
 Supporters of the Gore plan for cut ting in half the allowance of points for A touchdown from a pass point out that scoring by this method is no more difficult than by field goal, which now gains but 8 points.
 That the rules committee is taking cognizance of present agitation against the pass was indicated today in state ment by Fred w. Moore, treasurer of the Harvard athletic commission and member of the committee, that the question no doubt would come before the mid-winter session of the rule makers.
 While pointing out the advantages of the pass in giving the game balance, Moore declared:
 ''This seasons returns from football games throughout the country would indicate that some teams weaker in many departments, have scored victories by forward passing. There is no ques- tion that the pass is dangerous and yet l believe that it cannot be ruled out of the game without substituting something for it."
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-19
BILGERE NAMED
 BERNARD PILOT

SIT. BERNARD, Dec. 1S.-(SpeciaD The annual banquet for the St. Bera- nrd football team took place Tuesday evening in the college auditorium. As has been the custom in previous years, the occasion always marks the election of captain for the next season. Joseph E. Bilgere, the midget quarterback of the Saints who halls from Cullman, was elected captain by a close vote. Howard E. Hodges, of Knoxville, Tenn, was chosen alternate.
 John Shirey, coach of the Cu1lman High school. was the guest of honor for the occasion. and gave an interest ing talk on football and athletics in general
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-19
GOLDSTEIN WILL BATTLE MARTIN First Titular Bout Of In- door Season Friday
 Night

NEW YORK, Dec. 1S--Ahie Gold stein, q pallid waif with knobby knees, from one of New York's orphanages, will reuphclster his bankroll Friday night defending the bantamweight cham pionship of the world against the viol- ent but generally aimless onsaughts of cannonball Eddie Martin. They have engaged to fight 15 rounds or less in Madison Square Garden, the first cham pionship bout of the indoor season, and to judge by past performances, not a very good one.
 Goldstein has fought only twice since he won the title from Joe Lynch last winter, on which accession he caught Lynch as dry as powder and badly
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-19
ED THORPE TO
 REFEREE GAME

NEW YORK, Dec. 18.-Ed Thorpe, q great player in the old days of foot ball and great refereer ever since, has been invited to referee at the New Years Day game between Notre Dame and Stanford Ut Pasadena and he prob ably will accept. Tom Thorpe, coach of New York university, a brother of Ed, will umpire the California-Pennsyl- yania game.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-19
SALLY LOOP TO
 HAVE 8 CLUBS
By Vic

GREENEvILLE, S. C., Dec. 18.- Directors of the South Atlantic asso- citation of professional baseball clubs, meeting here yesterday, voted definite ly to increase the membership from six to eight clubs, and gave Knoxville, Tenn, until Dec. 24, and Greeneville until Jan. 15 to decide whether they will be in the league.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-19

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-19
The Umpire
BY H. G. SALSINGER

can stand on his head at the plate,' said McGraw.
 Ball players are supposed to slide feet first. That is form at least part of form. Frankie Fisch slides hands first. He is one of the best base runners in the majors.
 Ton can cnotinue for several columns on this discussion of form, but the col umns are not available so this must summice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-19

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-19
VANCE LEAVES

ANAHEIM, Cal, Dec. 1S.-"Dazzy" Vance, star hurler of the Brooklyn Dodgers, who has been spending the winter here left last night for Clear water Florida, the spring training camp.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-21
CATTLE DIPPED IN
TEXAS LAST MONTH
TOTAL 100000
Opening Of Another Tick
Eradication Campaign
Started.

Fort Worth, Tex, April Fl. = Tick
eradication work in Texas leaped into
the upgrade during March. when more
than 100000 head of cattle passed
through dipping watts with the opening
of another intensive tick eradication
campaign. according 10 a report Of
the Livestock Sanitary Commission,
with headquarters here.
The increase over February was
more than 100000 head. records of
the. commission show, according to j.
+ .Bogg Scott, chairman of the COM
mission.
In socalled preliminary and inact,
i've counties dipping was continued
to some extent with 1S,679 head of
cattle being dipped and inspected.
The big work for March, however.
was done in systematic counties,
where 1,050.520 head of livestock
were dipped. There were 2S.441
herds in the lot and only 71O1 head
were found infected with fever ticks.
Final counties doing cleanup work
dipped col ,S04 head of cattle in H.
90 herds and found only go head
infected.
The low amount Of infection found
in systematic and final cleanup work,
however. cannot be taken TO indicate
that cattle do not need dipping. ac-
cording TO Mr.. Bcog- Scott. who point
ed out that there is imminent danger
of ticks spreading until the very last
tick in any herd is killed. A whole
new section may become infected
from one tick. he said.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-21
AGRARIAN ELEMENTS
SEEING LANDS IN
MEXICO, is REPORT
appropriation of Property
Again Main Bone of
Contention.
By HARRY NICHOLS
Special Cable TO the San Antonio Light
and the Chicago Daily News.
-. Copyri gflt. 1871.


Mexico City. April 21.-The main
bone of contention at last summers
conferences between commissioners rep
resenting the United States prior to
the recognition of the southern re-
public was the appropriation OF lands.
This matter has again come into the
limclight because of the fact that the
agrarian elements have been seizing
property in the state of Coahuila,
which contains the principal cotton
belt IN Mexico.
The governor OF Coahuill has re-
ported TO President Oregon that in
one case several hundred acres of
cotton land were divided among armed
bands of men. the owners finding ii
useless to offer any. resistance. The
president ordered that immediate ar
rest of the raiders whom he calls
anarchists. and their surrender to the
proper authorities. Three American,
owned properties are reported to have
been affected.
1t is pointed out that the prosperity
of an extensive zone in Northern
Mexico. depends largely upon the
Coahuila cotton crop. and that dam
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-21
Lawmakers Mother Dies.

Aura, Cal, April 2t.-Mrs. Sara
Ashurst. mother of United States
senator Henry ,. Ashurst of Arizona;
died here late yesterday. She had
been seriously ill for several days.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-21
START ANOTHER
MOVE To AMEND.
]. S. DRY LAWS.
Begin Hearings to Permit
}. Sale Of 2.75 Per Cent
Reer.
-
SAYS REDS PROFIT
Declare Prohibition Fur
+. nishes Them Fine
r. Argument.
washington. d. G.. April 2f.-Pro

Washington. ID. C.. April 2f.-Pro
ponents Of modification of the prohibi.
ton laws were given the first word
today by the House judiciary com.
mittee in beginning hearings on pro
posals to permit the manufacture and
sale Of 2.75 per cent beer under ths
eighteenth amendment.
Bills seeking the same end have
been introduced by 50 representatives
and IL Is expected that the proponents,
including Samuel Gompers, president
of the American Federation of Labor
will be given the entire first half OF
the week to present their case befor,
the opponents, headed by Wayne p
Wheeler. general counsel for the Anti
Saloon League. are heard.
To Present Arguments.
Julian Goldman of Boston HEADED
the delegation of proponents appearing
today. He was selected to conduct the
presentation of the arguments on be-
half OF the joint legislative committed
of the American Federation of Labor
the Association Against the Prohibi'
b ton Amendment. the CONSTITUTIONS
Liberty League of Massachusetts and
1.-THE Moderation League. Inc.
Support of the bills center chiefly
j upon the alleged failure 'of enforce
ment efforts. the contention that law
lessness and disrespect for law have
Eresuited from the attempt to brinc
(about prohibition. and the argument
Gthat Congress has the power to fix tho
Zalc0holic content of beverages at > -.
per cent bv weight. as proposed. with.
Eput notification Of the eighteenth
amendment.
Blamed for Unrest.
Social unrest in the United States
fat present is attributed, in a state
hnent by W. Fl. Stayton. founder and
1lead of the Association Against the
prohibition Amendment. primarily tt
he enactment Of the Volstead act.
The Red agents in this country
he said. "hlvc Just as much interest
in keeping the Volstead act intact. oil
bmcnding it to make it more drastic
ts the booteggcrs. Anti-Saloon League
Ind other dry organizations.
Red agitators are constantly ming
ing with working men and using thu
most effective propaganda to dissat
sly labor with our form of govern
kncnt.
The prohibition law is theil
strongest argument"
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Laying Enoleam for Permanently

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ishng or harsh scrubbing.
If thoroughly waxed once or twice year and
gone over on cleaning day with cloth moistened
in liquid wax, your linoleum floor will wear for
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-21

Bagdsd, April ef.-Two deputies,
known to favor the treaty between
treat Britain and the Kingdom of
rak. were stabbed anil seriously
Wounded while in the street yesterday.
rhe political situation. accumulated by
he emotionalism connected with the
kamadan festival. is rapidly APP
Iroaching crisis. The agitation
.gainst ratification of the treaty cen
|crs chiefly on the argument that
Treat Britain in the past fails 10
that the Vilayet of Mosul
kill not be surrendered to Turkey.
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das,-mop keeps
q NAKED limo
kam floor bright
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FALL 1000 FEET; SAFE
Man and Woman Eseape As Plane
Drops Into Bay.

San Francisco, April 2f.-I.icut.
John W. Benton. United States
army aviator, and young woman
passenger in a commercial airplane.
fell 1000 feet into San Francisco
Bay yesterday, but escaped uninjur-
cd.
A coast guard life saving crew
rescued Benton and his companion
and the plane was towed ashore.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-19

DEATH
"Oh Sea tho lawyer looked after
1ll notifications 20 tho family
"lou didn't Etl here Cor the
funeral SIT RaynHrr raId n0tbua
$50. cIrlr oa from the West and
couldn't mako connections l.ut poW
that I am brrg. / wish t1 take pose
ION aI once ! have with me my
fathers will which beguraths 20 me
uyrythins he possessed I want also
90 push tho Investigation % his death
his murdrr''-h0 looked straight a.
Nan and want 10 see Justice
dome"
You arc making any accuse
tl0use' asked tho detective
rN0, thBt-I lrayg that 20 you and
your assistants But u can't De "a
difficult case. EIyrn tho elements 1f
am unioNiug wife and her former
5uItorH
"Eul my husband made "a later
viii. Nan declared, her spirit reused
ty these continued blows OF mlrior.
tune
Yea Have sou itg" lionel Ray,
nor'h tone was iusoIfuL
Il, "a iu Mr Raynors desk" Nan
said. quietly,
Produce r.. thea" THIS was said
with rurer. aH II tho new claimant
90 tho property had no fear o. Tho
will being forthcoming
Nur was n. Tho tho desk was run-
sacked by pobbIus. assisted hy God
dard ana Orvllle Kent. no trace OF a
wtll could be- found
"But q has always been there"
said Nan, looking perpls1ed II
mean ever since Il was drawn up. n
year or more ago"
who witnessed ~" asked Dob.
bins.
''Mr. Cannon. for one" Nan said.
"and tho butler. Tor another, But
not the butler We have now. I, was
Peters. the ono We had last year"
"Grimshuwo Cannon Then he Is
easily available, and will know where
the win b." Goddard said. This
matter should have been looked lato
sooner"
y know" Nan said. -ths lawyer.
Mr. straiton. said 30 But I begged
him 70 walt till today. lie Is coming
this afternoon 20 read the viii"
How can no read H.. II there isn't
any 20 rrad7'' asked Lionel Raynor,
Gippantly. Il fear. Mrs Stcpmothsr.
you won't be able 10 md that will.
Nancy Rayuor gave him ono scorn-
fui glance. but said nothing A.
matter OF fac, Hhn knew all about
the win hor husband had made IN
her favor. knew how little no had lei,
20 Lionel and knew Of ~ other BE-.
quests.
IT must ~ that Mr Cannon has
tho VIII IN his possession" she said.
"or. moro likely. Mr.. stratton has A.
a. Huy rate. I know that u exists,
and TINT ia provision Tor myself Is
entirely satisfactory
lionel Rayuur threw her a quiz
deal glance. but his eyes rested foF
a moment on her beautiful face.
For Nancy Raynpr. IN her black
gown and tiny white crepe collar.
was very fair and sweet 10 took a.
Continued In Our NgNt issue
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-19
The TangIe
tAH Intimate s~ston

and IN tho last Letters that she
wroso. Tor altho her death VA sud.
Den. aho had been contemplating
II Tor a long while. she aAid. Il
have AZ times an Irresistible Impulse
20 torture and even kan the ones l
love beat"
] think rho was vcry brave 70 DO
what rho ava / think tho knowl.
edge that QUO IS going mad ia tho
only excuse tina, one might giyo for
taking ones own lfo.
What I want 70 get OF my chest
arc tho unaccountab!o ac,lonh OF
John Alden Prescott thru all this
terrible ume. Zee. that selfish bun
do Of conceit was out OF town when
Tho thing happened and 10 stayed
away and lo, Leslie go thru nll tho
worry and grief alone.
Ho pretended that 4, he dld not
stay over 90 a certain meeting of
his old firm DO would ior6 reveral
thousand dollars. lie couldn't put
that over the, knew cxneiiy how
tho books balanced for I had been
there all tho while. II struck me
rather funny 81 wen that J. a. T..
should bo counting his dollnfs now
Of all iimca when he was stepping
into a nfiy thousand a year job.
DO who had alwayu thrown money
70 tho birds ard spent Il In other
ways 70 layishly.
sydney Carton was With him when
Leslie cent him tho Telegram and
SIR. Prescott persuaded Carton %
come over Ia his Etcad. Mr. Carton
caIao and tell you. Bee. / frii
sorry Tor tho poor man. Attic
knew ho did not undertake the
thankics8 sob solely for tho sake
OF John Prescott.
| wonder that no one, including
L~sllo herself, secs that sydney Car.
ton - hopelessly In love with her
Copyright, 1894. Tho Seattle shrJ
TOMORROW: This letter con.
tinued.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-19
= 1EI6WGElT
OF FGI3 fCUGGSSr
x ~ b Olive Roberts Bartor\
NO. 3-sNITCHER SNATCH

% the yrry end q my tors and the
msrros iu my bones Taata Why
I'm here
"sursE' nodded Johnny Sweep n
believe you not"
"AuI what are you doing hsrcT'
asked sultrhrr Snatch. "And thir
10y aud Firll what are they doing
hsrcT Arc they wanting 20 rmsil
smoke ana % warm their marrow
bonss. toor'
I'm here because { live here. I"
tald Johnny sweep This is one -
my 1000 homes Aud as Tor these
friends u mine they're here DO,
Caurc-Why, say ma none q your
business
Nh. I know ! know fanE out
sniichsr Snatch You're here ba,
cause Christmas IL coming and you
want 30 help tho Rootirs carry The
notes, Ia. ha, hal know all about
you"
'Nil you please step away" 6aii
Johnny sweep Grossly. The Twins
and J would Ike 10 50 down the
chimney. with your kind permls.
sion
"surr. GO ahead said sniteher
Snatch. pretending % stand aside,
't'u so nut and rhow you tho
way" taid Johnny Sweep. leaning
his broom up aFainrt tho chimney
pot. AZ no started 20 climb down,
You mean head nrst. shouted
the Eohlln. and sticking out his foot
Do trippsd up poor Johnny Sweep
who went down liko a stone.
Then no gave Nancy a push and
Nick a push ana down they went.
too
There was an awful mess Of
thlnE1 inside that chimney
10 he Continued
fEHHVrfrHF 1854 e. D. ner,fr. Zoe 4
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-19
Letter from sally Atherton
10 Beatrice Summer.

Dear Bee: You have probably seen
in tho papers accounts Of tho sudden
death OF Alico whitney You couldn't
have gotten from them. however,
the mos, traFicnl nspso; Of tho oase.
for tho family was able 70 keep that
out Of tho uows.
Bee. Alice committed suicide.
For a Ions time sha had been act
ing very peculiarly. sho had had
ITS Of tho most terrible jealousy Of
Leslie and Karl when shs was her.
SELF. however, sho Acknowledged
that her suspicious were groundloaa
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-19

Tho name of the little goblin sif.
tins on lhg chimney WAS suurhsr
Snatch and De WaH a had one.
A Nancy and sick ana Johnny
Sweep ,lm1 along rIdInE Johnny
sUrUp's broom. Johnny called out
"Grt cut ~ thnt
Il won't" shouted th0 goblin. az
the samo time dancing around tho
top 81 tno chimney four times on
one foot
Els this ono - the so0usFT"
asked Nancy. who really couldn't
take her eyes OF this queer person
who was giving such au unusual
Performance
"N1" saiI Johnny Sweep '7Tho
sootis7 arr nice aui Kind. but this
q. Hu awful fellow Hes waiting
around 90 grab tho suoties when
they come out ~ tho chimney earn.
Ing The Christmas notes 20 santa
claus And once DO sets ono you've
Eat 90 have your wits about YOU n
sou ever want 10 set u back"
By that time they had reached
Tho roof and tho Twins and Johnny
sweep jumped or the broom and
ran over 20 thr chimney
"iIrlIor lil snitrher Snatch,
"bu't it a cold day, thor
Which seemed friendly enough.
Nancy thought surely this snitehsr
Snatch person couldn't bs 90 awful.
Bgt then bha remembered what
Johnny Sweep had Eail about him
being 20 smart. 10 rho kept one
eye on him. 90 right
eyes. ira cold. sald Johnny
Sweep, That's why I'm WONDERING
what you're doing up here"
ooh. that-' said tho goblin. why
The chimney 10 nice and warm and
the smoke smells good. I set warm