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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-15
RACE SCHEDULE
 TO BE ADOPTED
Grand Circuit Stewards Will
 Meet In January

CLEVELAND, Dec. 14.-At their meeting here January and 6, grand circuit stewards are expected to adopt a tentative racing schedule to be sub- mitted by Win II. Kinnan, Cleveland, secretary and treasurer of the body.
 Aurora. III. is new member of the circuit, replacing Windsor Ontario, Att lanta and Poughkeepsie return to the circuit after a temporary drop out and Rochester, New York, will take the ex- tra work in August dropped by North Randall.
 The stewards, it is said, also will consider a new classification of horses, new system of starting and a stricter discipline over drivers.
 The schedule to be submitted to the stewards of the west are:
 North Randall, June 29 to July A {; Columbus, July 6 to II; Toledo, July 13 to IS; Kalamazoo, July 20 to 25 ; Aurora, H., July 27 to August 1 i; North Randall, August to 8; Roches- ter, August 10 to 15; Poughkeepsie, August 17 to 22; Readville, August 4 to %; Hartford, August = to Septem- Der 6; Syracuse, September 6 to 12; Columbus, September IA to 25; Lex ington, September 26 to October 3; At- lanta, October to October 15.
 The job you are looking for may be found in the Help Wanted columns of today's Age-Herald.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-15
BILL ROPER TO
 CONSIDER OFFER
Washington University After Services Of Princeton Coach

ST. LOUIS. Mo-, Dec. 14.-Willism Roper, former football coach at Prince on university, may become head men or of Washington university's football cam, 1t was indicated today when it ecame known ho was in conference |kith university officials.
 A handsome monetary offer was said To have been made to the former Princeton coach but Missouri Valley |onference rule providing coaches must evote their entire time to developing team was understood to be hinder Ing the negotiations.
 Roper asserted he was unaware of the |onference rule and he must have time b consider the situation. At Priceton, declared, he coached about four Ionths of the year and then was free Io take care of his private affairs. University authorities expressed Eonf;dence that way to bridge the l difficulty would be found.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-15
AMATEUR RULE
 LIMITS PLAYER
Committee Adopts Four Provisions Which Are
 Important

NEW YORK, Dec 14-The proposed new amateur rule of the United States Lawn Tennis association, governing ac- tivities of player-wrters, which was unanimously adopted yesterday by the executive committee of the U. $. l.. T. A., contains four highly important pro- visions which definitely limit the activi- ties of players who write for pecuniary benefit. Before the measure can be enforced, it must be presented to the association at its annual meeting and a wo-thirds favorable vote obtained. This however, is almost a certainty. The four provisions which are consid- cred the most important follows: "A person will be considered to have forfeited his amateur status by commit ting any of the following acts: By permitting or sanctioning the taking of tennis action, motion pictures of himself and receiving remuneration in connec- ton herewith.
 "By permitting or sanctioning his name to be advertised as the author of books or articles on tennis where he is not actually the author, or by receiving payment or consideration for (commen- surate) services which he does not ac- tually render.
 Can't Use Title
 By using or sanctioning after Feb ruary, 1925, the use of his titles or statement of his reputation won on the tennis courts, in connection with books. magazines or newspapers. or other ar ticles, moving pictures of himself, lec- lures or radio talks for which he is to receive payment or compensation.
 By writing for pay or for consid- eration current newspaper articles cov- ering a tournament or match in which he is entered as a competitor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-15
GOLF MAY HELP
 PREVENT WARS
Is Only True 1nterna- tional Sport, Says For
 mer Judge

CHICAGO. Dec. 14.-GoIf was point ed out as more potent than any formal alliance of nations to prevent wars oy former Judge Charles $. Cuttm III speaking at the installation of his son, Robert M. Cutting, as secretary ot the Western Golf association last night.
 Golf, as the only truly widespread international sport" said MT. Cutting, "by bringing about international good understanding may eventually De the power that will stop armed conflict De- tween countries. No other sport, except tennis, is played generally all over the world under the same rules and condl- tions and tennis is not played to any extent by national leaders, as is golf.
 "We hear every day of the meeting of statesmen and diplomates on the goif links and we golfers know what this means in establishing good accord; for there is something in golf thar inspires mutual confidence and generous fellow feeling. There have been cases in recent months where the representatives of two nations have gone to a European capital for what appeared to be an acrimonious contest of wits over some international question with war as possible result, only to meet on the golf links before the formal barley and then end the real conference in friendly accord"
 The meeting at which MT. Cutting spoke saw in fact the complete ending of war that was waged for some time between the western golf association and the United States golf association. The officers of the western are now almost all connected in some way with the U. $. C. A., and the old threat of the w. G. A., to start new national golf body was pronounced dead.
 Three former leaders in the W. G. A., who had no direct connection with the U. s. G. A., dropped out this year. They were Albert R. Gates, general counsel and formerly president, who was sue ceeded by Henry A. Gardner, brother of Robert A. Gardner, vice president of the U. S. G. A; Melvin A. Traylor: vice president, who was succeeded by Hobart Young of Chicago, and Joseph w. Busch, secretary, who gave way to Mir Cutting.
 Charles O. Pfeil, remained for third term as president and he is a member of the executive committee of the q. S. G. A. He announced renewed offerts to build up the western association as a body powerful enough to aid the growth of glof and to keep golf in the narrow path of the rules now unfrom throughout the world.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-15
FIELD TRIALS TO
 BE HELD JAN. 26
Tennessee Valley Sportsmen Or
 ganize Big Club

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. Dec. IA. - Especial. )-The Tennessee Valley Field Trials club has been organized here with sportsmen who are known through out the state as officers and directors. Senator w. F. Garth was elected pres ident; w. F. Whit of Athens, vice president; Edwin Jones. of Huntsville, secretary, and J. D. Thornton of Hunts vile, treasurer. The board of direc- tors contains besides the officers, the following sportsmen: Lawrence Gold smith, Huntsville; Thomas r. McCord, Athens; Jack Shackleford, Courtland /; J. C. Roberts, Florence; Dyke Echols, Decatur; Sam McCrary, Fackler; T. T, Ashford, Birmingham; Curtis Russell Guntersville.
 The 1925 trials will begin on the morning of January 26 and will prob ably be held on the 5,00O-acre estate of T. T. Ashford near Madison. The trials will consist of a puppy stake, derby and all-age stake, cups to be given the winners in all three stakes. The club plans to restrict the 1925 trials to entries from the Tennessee Valley and if the meet proves success ful, the annual events will probably be opened to the world.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-15
bnaller Clubs To Seek Some Financial Assistance
Southern League Moguls Gather In Memphis For
 Winter Meeting Monday

owners to suggest such a means. Last season the three clubs were rendered financial assistance by giving them a certain amount out of the league sink ing fund before the season started.
 While it does not come from an of ficial sources, it is believed that the smaller clubs are going to demand a larger percentage of the receipts while playing on the road. And on the face of things, it looks logical solution of means to assist the little brothers
 The visiting clubs nor reveive It To cents per head of the paid attendance. The admission prices have been raised since the war, but the percentages of the visiting clubs mas remained prac- tically the same. This means that the cities of larger populat ton have profited, but the smaller ones, where the popu- lation has been about on a standsttll, have not profited.
 An idea of the small percentage of the recipts visiting clubs receive on the road in the Southern league is com parison with the Texas league, also class A organiza ton, in the Texas league the visiting clubs receive 221a cents per head.
 There has not been much early com ment about the resurrection of the Rookie rule that was passed in 19lS and quietly passed away the past three years, but it is likely that the small CT clubs will again bring the rule, arguing that it will help them assemble team to compete with teams in the lager cities that are more able to purchase ball players. It has been hint ed that two clubs are in favor of the rule being revised and observed. When the rule was passed in 1919, it pro- hibited each club from using more than nine players with previous class A ex- perience. The player limit then was 15, and it gave each club six rockies or players secured from a classifica- ton lower than class A.
 Contained Joker
 However, a joker in the clause was that "once a rookie, always a rookie, y in that a player who came into the southern from a lower class remained a league or until he had played in a league of higher classification. Thus in few years the rule was practical " forgotten ana paSseu aWdy Wltn- out an official burial.
 The Rookie rule was not popular one with the fans. It was the prevail ing opinion among the fans, who like money that makes the mare go, that in the adoption of such a rule there was tendency to cheapen the standard of play. It did tend to give the South ern league sort of a such league aspect throughout the larger leagues of base ball.
 There appears to be no reason for resurrecting the Rookie Rule Ghost if other. means are adopted to assist the smaller clubs financial, and they no doubt, VIII have to be rendered as- sistance if peace and harmony and pros. perity continue to prevail in the South. ern league.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-15
INDIANS SPRING
 CARD ANNOUNCED
Cleveland Squad Will Train At
 Lakeland, Florida

CLEVELAND, Dec. 14.-Announce- ment that the Cleveland American league team would train at Lakeland, Fla, next spring was made today by Walter H. McNichols, secretary of the club. Mfr. Nichols also announced ten tative dates for exhibition games.
 The veteran pitchers will arrive at Hot Springs February IA for two weeks conditioning.
 The battery men of the Tribe are scheduled to report at Lakeland March 1 and will begin work immediately The remainder of the team will report at Lakeland March 8.
 The tentative exhibition game dates follow: March IS, Indianapolis at Plant City; March 16, Indianapolis at Lakeland; March IS, Milwaukee at Sanford; March 19, Columbus at Win tcrhaven; March 20, Cincinnati at Lakeland; March 23, Columbus at Lake land; March 26, Cincinnati at Orlando ; March 27 Milwaukee at Lakeland ; March 2S, Boston at St. Petersburg (tenta ative); April 1, Rochester at Sa- vannah; April 2, Atlanta at Atlanta April f, 5, 6, ', S, 9, New Orleans April II, 12, Cleveland at Cincinnati.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-15

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Dec. 13.-(Spe- kial. .)-Live and let liye-that will be Sae appeal of the little brothers league sb their big brothers when the Southern kague magnates gather here Monday for ssneir annual winter pow pow. And if harmony prevails at the meeting, it 1p get their heads together and devise Spme means of financial assistance for Ettle brothers. -e.
 John D. Martin, president of the hague, will for his seventh time call he officials to order in the annual Einter meet at II o'clock Monday morn- sag in the offices of the league quar-
 ers in the Union and Planters bank
 uilding.
 ' While President Martin adopted his
 ustomary non-commital attitude as to
 aatters of importance that might come Ep at the meeting, he admitted that
 e expected the smaller clubs of the
 Chattanooga and Little
 Rock-to come into the meeting seek lg financial assistance that would en- | ble them to put teams upon the field
 hat could compete with clubs in the Earger cities for the championship. Rookie Rule a Question
 The plea of the little fellows for 5 elp and the probable resurrection of ||he Rookie rule at least promise to { e the principal topics. President Mar Fin will present for the approval of fhe league directors revised legaue Constitution. This, however, is to be
 xpected to be only a matter of for B1ality. The last league constitution . .1ade public in 1916. Since then there ' lave been numerous amendments nec-
 ssitating the drawing up of a new Constitution. President Martin was di- ected to revise the constitution, in
 orporating the amendments and other 3lauses that he saw fit and present it Ht the meeting here for the approval If the directors. There have been no paterial changes, according to Presi- ent Martin, but the new document E zil be complete in every respect. B The meeting promises to be one
 , which inside affairs of the league re more concerned than the playing E nd of the game in which the public most interested. It is hardly likely { hat the salary limit or player limit Sr any of the playing rules will be fampered with. The player limit is bow 16, inclusive of playing manager. The salary limit is the maximum for { lass a leagues $6,5O0. However, the diary limit may come up for discus k ion, when the subject of finances in kolying the smaller clubs is brought kp, The clubs are allowed to carry \ 8 players the first 30 days of the eason and 19 players after August 25. This rule was passed last year for kne year only, but it is likely that It will be passed again.
 | To Assist Small Club
 President Martin for the past three ears has advocated Legislation that would assist the three smaller clubs,
 Mobile, Chattanooga and Little Rock, financially, but has left it to the club
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-15
|[SP0RISS| F0oTBALLGOLF ENNIS BOXING SP0R5
Cobb Had Ideal Conditions
 For His Type Of Playing
oroke In When Pitching Duels Were More Ere
 quent And Chances Were Taken

had my suspicious I figured that Cobb would try to pull something. He made sudden move toward the plate. I whipped the ball to LaPorte. Cobb beat the throw back.
 Once more Cobb moved off third and again whipped the ball to LaPote. Cobb slid back easily. Cobb got up, dusted himself off and stood with one foot on the bag. Laporte, holding the ball in his glove hand, took few steps toward the pitcher. The pitcher walked toward LaPorte.
 Into Instant Action
 "As LaPorte moved toward the pitch CT and as tho pitcher moved toward LaPorte, Cobb sauntered toward the plate, LaPortc, as players often do, tossed the ball a foot or two in the air and caught it. He was talking to the pitcher. Cobb apparently was paying no attention to them. He seemed to be look ing toward his own dugout.
 "LaPorte again tossed the ball into the air and caught it. He took another step nearer the pitcher, still talking. Now the pitcher talked to LaPorte, who, while listening. tossed the ball up agnin. And at that instant Cobb made break for the plate. never saw a man in my life spring into action so suddenly. He was going top speed.
 'There was shouting and confusion. was yelling madly for the ball. La- Porte. startled, failed to see Cobb. He did not realize what was going on. By the time LaPorte had realized the play and had set himself and thrown lhe ball to me, Cobb had slid safely across the plate and was standing up, burshing the dust off his uniform
 Opportunity never knocked more than once at Cobb's door. Opportunity never had to knock more than once. Cobb even anticipated the knock and answered in fiacb
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-15
HILL SETS NEW
 WORLDS RECORD
Wins 25O-Mile Champion ship Race At Culver
 City

CULVER CITY, Cal, Dec. 14.-Driv ing to a new worlds speed record, Ben nett Hill, at the wheel of Miller Spe cial won the 25O mile championship A A. A. race at the new speedway Sunday Hills time was one hour 5o minutes IS 3-5 seconds, an average or lIoa miles an hour. The performance shat ters the previous record of llS.ll mles an hour, established by Tommy Milton at Charlotte, N. O., two months ago: :,
 Harry Hartz, in Durant Speciai was second after a burst of speed that took him out of third place on the 1oth lap. His average was 126.2 miles an hours. Tommy Milton, in . Miller Special, was third with an average oi 126.1.
 Though Hill took first honors in to- days race, the result of the speed classic was to put the 1924 American Automo bile association championship in the dead hands of Jimmy Murphy, killed few month ago at Syracuse, N. Y.
 Earl Cooper, the only driver in the race with a chance to win the cham pionship, lost that chance when he drop ped out of the race at the end of the seventeenth lap on account of engine trouble.
 Harry Hartz' feat in nosing out Mil ton for second place after having beer forced to drop precious seconds in the pits for a tire change, was the sensation of the race. With a terrific burst oi speed, averaging around 133 miles an hour, the handicapped driver thrust back the miles, with only twenty still to go, until in the last quarter lap he overlook and squeezed past Milton.
 Another surprise of the 250-mile whirl was the driving of Shattuck. It was the Louisville sportsman's first race on a board speedway.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-15
GALVESTON CLUB
 SOLD BY OWNERS

DALLAS, Dec. 1.-The Galveston baseball franchise today was sold to the Texas league by it's owners, together with player contracts and territorial rights. Details were announced tonight following an all day session of the executive committee of the Texas league, before which appeared owners of the Galveston franchise.
 Seven teams now make up the Texas league. Waco and Oak Cliff, a resi- dential section of Dallas, are being considered as possible successors to the Galveston franchise, according to an announcement of the executive com mittee.
 The sale price of Galveston was not announced. Price agreement was reached between the Galveston owners and a committee appointed to confer with the holders,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-15
By H. G. SALSINGER

|
 "T COBB was fortunate in entering baseball when he did. Those were
 the days of tight pitching duels. The list of 300 batsmen each season rarely consisted of more than dozen regular players. Those were the days before the lively ball; when teams mad | to fight for each run ana when base running was of paramount importance in the attack. Runs did not come in clusters as in recent seasons.
 Cobb's best work was done on the bases: not alone in stealing bases, but in running out hits and running on fielding chances. He appealed to the stu dent of baseball, who understood his work, md he appealde to the heart of the bleacher that did not understand tho inner workings of the plays but that liked to see Cobb run because he was always picturesque and spectacular
 They Play Safe Now.
 Becouse hits have been so easy to get in recent years; because teams have adopted a policy of playing safe on the bases and waiting for the hit which was likely to come (for between 50 and 75 batSmen in each ior league were hit ting 300 and better) the kind of base running that carried Cobb to fame has neglected. The per centage of late has been in waiting and playing safe. Ball teams play percentage.
 But. during the first 10 years ot Cobb's career, he was at his best. aftef he was in the game few years longer the lively ball came in and there was ,o longer need for the Cobb flash and daring on the bases. It was Just as we'll for Cobb's sake. When the lively ball Was introduced Cobb had slowed down enough to prevent him from mak- ing the kind of plays that gave hlm his remarkable reputation.' He could not have done the same tricks then no matter how badly he wanted to. He brought many innovations into the game with his base running. He was the first man to score from second on a sacrifice bunt and he was the first man to score from first on single. | He got much assistance from Claud Rossman, who played first base for De troit and who followed Cobb in the bat | ting order. Rossman was one of the best batsmen of his days. He was by | far the surest bunter in the majors. Rossnan could bunt ball no matter where it was pctihed, as long as he could reach it. And he bunted any kind of delivery. Some people think fast balls are the easiest kind to bunt, but they are mistaken. It is much easier to hunt curve ball tlan fast one. but Rossman bunted anything: all he asked was q ball within reach.
 With Rossman coming up behind him, Cobb could get cooperation when he wanted it. The perfect bunts of Ross man and the fact that Rossman always bunted when he signaled that he would, gave Cobb the help he needed in his spectacular exhibitions. But as rule Cobb worked alone. He created his own opportunities as he planned, or as the occasion arose.
 Fred Mitchell, who was a catcher in the American league and later a man ager in the National. describes one of Cobb's base running plays to show how Ire took advantage of opportunity in a | flash.
 Il was catching that day against De troit and LaPorte was playing third for us. It was a tight game. Two men were out when Cobb reached third. l
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-15
PROS
 LOSE TO BRITISH

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla, Dec. IA George Duncan and Abe Mitchell of Great Britain today defeated Walter Hagen and Gene Sarazen, American professionals, four and three, in an ex- citing golf match of 36 holes.
 Duncan and Mitchell were inside the Americans in their round shots prac- tically through the match. Duncan. the Scot, was in rare form in the morning when he had 69 for the round, and his team was up. Hagen and Sarazen played hard in the afternoon, but could not break through because of the bril- liant teamwork of the foreigners.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-15
BOXER IS 'DEAO
 FOR 10 SECONDS

PATERSON, N. J., Dec. IA Charles Van Orden, bantamweight boxer, lay for ten seconds in the ring of the Passaic armory last night, "dead man."
 Van Orden was knocked out by an- other bantam. A blow under the eye sent him to the canvas and his chin struck the floor. The physician who brought him back to consciousness ex- plained that the blow had struck a nerve center sympathetic with the heart action and caused temporary paralysis.
 Beyond slight headache, the boxer was suffering no ill effects today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-15
SHOCKER DEAL
 ALMOST CLOSED

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Dec. 14.-Consum- nation of the proposed deal between
 he New York and St. Louis American Hubs involving Urban Shocker, star pitcher, probably will be effected at he meeting in Chicago this week, it Eyas indicated late yesterday, following conference between Phil Ball, pres dent; George Sisler, manager, and Bill Friel, business manager of the Browns,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-15
ROBINSON GOES
 TO MFIRMARY
Dodger Pilot Will Undergo Op-
 eration On Monday

BALTIMORE, Md, Dec, 14.- Wilbert Robinson, manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, was sent to a hos pital here Sunday for an operation on his lungs following an attack of pleurisy The pleurisy was contracted while on a hunting trip in Georgia recently.
 The operation will be performed Monday.
 Physicians described Robinson's con dition as flair" and said there was mo cause for alarm"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-15
LOTHIAN GIRLS HAVE BIG MENU

LOTHIAN, Ala. Dec. 14.-Miss Lucille Rhodes, who is coaching the girls has ket ball team of the Dothan High school, is working hard to complete a schedule for her team before the Christ mas holidays. The schedule opens soon after the holidays and she announces that she will have games with the best teams in south Alabama and west Flor ida.
 Although Theo Hall and Julia Horns by, two of the most valuable players on the team last season, were lost by graduation, a host of new material is reporting that will fill these vacancies.