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BARONS
 DIVIDE SERIES
Foster Wins First, But Locals Helpless Before
 POin0exter

Five thousand patrons of baseball saw the Birmingham Black Barons split a double-header with the Chicago American Giants at Redwood Thurs day afternoon for a split series with one of the most famous organizations in negro baseball. The scores were 5 to 8, Chicago, in the first, and 6 to 0, Black Barons, in the second.
 The features of the afternoon were a home run clOut by Torrientf of the visiting team which scored two men and hot fistic argument between Sec Ond Baseman Wesley and Outfielder Jones of the Birmingham crew. Jones and Wesley were elected from the game and the park by police before their ar gument could be hushed.
 Eleven Black Barons stroye bril- brilliantly to trim the FosteE outfit hut the pitching of the stragetists namesake, Foster, held them in check with the exception of the sixth inning when three runs were tallied. ThOmp- sons double figuring in the scoring.
 Chicago touched Streeter in the third for four runs and in the eighth for one more, just the right margin for a victory. The Birmingham twirler struck out eight men, but three errors by his mates hurt his cause.
 Ware pulled a brilliant double play, unassisted, in each game.
 Poindexter came through in fine fash ion in the second tilt with rain threat ening throughout. He allowed but three scattered hits and no runs, and the lOcaIs came through in fine afVIe to put over six runs for him, no extra base hits being included in the eight annexed off Owen.
 The games were we'll played and in teresting throughout
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AUBURN FIELD
 READY IN FALL
New Arena Will Not Sup plant Drake Field
 For Games

AUBURN, Ala, July 17.-(Special.) With q troupe of teams and work men moving from sun to sun, the new Plainsman athletic field at Auburn IS taking on the aspects of first-claAs athletic field. The work of grading and installation of the drainage system is being done by Moore Brothers, prom inent contractors from LaGrange. Ga. Strenous efforts on the part of all con- cerned are being made to have the field completed and ready for use when col lege opens in September.
 The new field is BIO feet wide and 40 feet long and contains approxi- mately A acres. Ample provision is being made for two football fields and baseball diamond. On the north side provision is included in the plans for several tennis courts for the use of the net performers in the student body and faculty.
 As soon as the grading is completed. q thick covering of sod will be planted on the newly made embankmeAts, to prevent washing and the plans of the athletic committee provide for the com plete sodding, next spring, of the whole field.
 A complete drainage system is being laid in network of tile drain, in ad- vance of the grading work, to insure a dry playing field for athletic workouts as soon as possible after rain. It is estimated that more than 6,000 cubic yards of earth will be moved in the con- struction of the new playground. . According to plans of the Auburn athletic authorities, the new field will be used for practice field and for use of the various class and intra-mural athletic teams throughout the year.
 Drake field, which has now become historic in Auburn and with Auburn men, will still be used for football games as in the past The cinder track around this field will also continue to be used by the track squads, for prac- tice and track meets. Drake field, which has been the scene of many hec- tic football struggles. both in varsity games with other colleges and in prac- tice tilts for more than decade. was constructed years ago with the idea, no doubt, of providing adequate space and facilities for athletic training, which embraces the training of varsity out fits, as well as large classes enrolled in physical training and coaching.
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GREEN UPSETS
 DOPE AT TENNIS
Chicago Player Beats Harvey SEOdgrass In
 Illinois Tourney

SKOKIE COUNTRY CLUB, GLEN COE, H., July 17.-Another star in the tennis tournament blinked out in the Illinois championship today as the mems singles narrowed down to eight racketcrs minus Harvey Snodgrass of Los Angeles, runner-up in the national clay court championships last week. Snodgrass fell victim to Albert Green of Chicago. a new conner in the ranks. It was the biggest upset of the tournament. Gnodgress had been favored for another chance at William T. Tilden who is expected to win the state title lost to Manuel Alonso last year.
 Tilden will meet Fred Mains of Australia, in the round before the semi finals. Green is expected to meet am other test in A. r Chapin of Spring field, Mass. Howard Kinsey, whose steady playing eliminated George Lott. champion of Canada, today is matched with c. J. Griffin, another San Fran ciscan while Brian Norton of St. Louis, by putting out W. F. Luther, Oklahoma title-holder is lined up to meet Gerald Patterson, the Australian Captain.
 Patterson's defeat of Walter Vest brook of California, flu. .:ished one of the interesting contests of the after noon, but Patterson's famous chopping and smashing, combined with narrowing use of cross-cross placements proved too much for the left-handed player who went out in straight sets.
 Mems doubles matches today advanced to the third round without serious up- sets.
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won a mixed doubles match from Scara- manga and Mile. Zerlandi of Greece. 6-2, 6-1. Miss Wills and Mrs. Wight man won a default match in the wom- eH's doubles from Mile. Peterey and Mile. Krenczy of Hungary. Richards and Mrs, Jessup beat Neil sen and Mrs. Mallory of Norway in an other bout of the mixed doubles, 6-3, 6-2.
 American swimmers took great liber- ties with the old Olympic records.
 In the swimming events of the day, Skelton of the American cam won the 200 meters breast stroke in Z :56 :6-1O. Decombe, of Belgium, was second and Kirchbaum, U. 5. A., took third place. All three beat the old Olympic record.
 Johnny Weismuller set a new Olym- semi-final heat of the 4O0 meters free style. Charlton the great Australian was yards behind him.
 ,Kealoha, of the American team, broke the Olympic record for the 1OO meters back stroke when he won the tlrst heat in :13 3-1O.
 The Borg brothers, Arne and Axe, Sweden's star swimmers, swan far be- hind Weismuller tune in qualifying tor the final at 400 meters.
 Misses Riggin, Fletcher and Becker, of the American diving team, qualified ahead Of Miss Johnson, ot Sweuen, and Miss Burnett Ot Australia for the ti- nais of the sptIngDOard competition.
 White, of tue tinted States won the final Ot the men sprlngOOafd dlvIug competition with Les JardIns ana tinkston, of the American team, second and third.
 France won the Olympic water polo championship by deteatlng Belgium in the llnai match $ to c. Belgium was runner up and Sweden was thIru.
 In the abbatoir of the velodrome D1iver, the scrappers of many ma tlolS spilled gore an through the merry afternoon. inc Americans fared well, boylstein, of the United States, defeat ing Shorter, of Great Britain, on points Hi the star lightweight bout. kotnweIi, another American nght.. eight, won from Graham, of Canada, on points. D. Hagrery the Amerlcan heavyweight beat Ertmanski of Polanl, the bout Ue- ing stopped in the second round.
 Mello the American welterweisht knocked out Christensen, of Norway, Ill the first round.
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SECOND GAME
Totals ......St St Score by innings:

Chicago .................... 900 DpO 0--0 Birmingham ............. 04o Oso x-6
 Summary; Double plays. Ware (unas- sisted). Geechie to Wesley. Left on bases. Chicago 2. Birmingham 6. Bases on balls. off owen 5. Struck out. by owen 2. Poin- dexter 3. Hit by pitcher, Dixon by Owen. Umpires. Whitehead and Eehols. Time.
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BLACK GOLD
 WEARS MARK

CHICAGO, July 17.-If Black Gold America,s leading contender for pre-, mier three-year-old honors of 1924 wins the Raceland Derby at Ashland Ky, next Saturday afternoon, the little black son of Black Toney -Useeit, will have eclipsed the record of the famous Claude, which isl 1908, won four derby classics.
 Black Gold started tle 1924 session by annexins the Louisiana Derby Then he ,tr;umphed in the $5O,O0O Ken. lucky Golden Jubilee Derby, the Ohio Derby and last Saturday captured the Chicago Derby.
 After next Saturdays race, Black Gold will rest at Latonia until the fall season when he will start against Epinard, the French champion, in the international race.
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GAMES TODAY
Eonthern Lenrua

bOuthern Iengue Birmingham at Mobile. Atlanta at New Orleans. Little Rock at Nashville. Memphis at Chattanooga.
 National League Boston at St. Louis. Philadelphia at Chicago. New York at Pittsburg. Brooklyn at Cincinnati.
 American League St. Louis at Washington. Cleveland at New York. Detroit at Boston (two 5gamcs). Chicago at Philadelphia.
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FIRST GAME

ar summary: Two-bass h.t. GOV Thompson' Tho % | Homo run. Torrienti. Sacrifice, Geechie. Stolen bases Gardner ?. Marlarcher. l Double play. War. unRssisted. Left on bases, Chicago {. Birmingham 5. Bases on l balls. off Foster 2. StreeteT 3. Struck out, | by Poster 5. Streeter 8. Hit by pitcher. Geechie by Foster. Umpires. Whitehead
 and EchOls. Time 1;52.
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DICK EMMETT
 TO GREENVILLE
Old Alabama Star Succeeds HO-
 vatOr As Coach

It has been announced in Greenville that Dick Emmett of the University of Alabama will succeed Coach W. E. Ho- water as director of the athletics at But Ter High school the coming year. Coach Hovater resigned several weeks past to accept a position as coach at George town University, Georgetown, Ky.
 Greenville supporters of athletics at Butler high are looking forward to a big year in athletics at the local school, un- der tine direction of Coach Emmett.
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RAIN HALTS NET
 TOURNEY MATCHES

BOSTON, July 17.-For the first time in the history of the Longwood bowl tennis singles competition, the fifth round and semi-final matches will be at best two in three sets when play is resumed tomorrow forenoon A ter rife rain and windstorm caused post ponement of all matches this afternoon, and after a conference with the play CTS the referee announced that the regulations calling for best three out of five sets would be waived until the finals
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ON PAPER
Esttina Records
ri,ehluu Records

4 HAPPY MEDIUM The middleman may think he's doins middling well when he strikes a happy mrdium.-Philadelph Bulletin.
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National League
PICTURE HATS OF LEGHORN

The picturesque leghorn hat without which no summer is complete is of medium size this year, and flowers trimmed. Sometimes the brims are bound with color.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-31
PREMIER KRYOURI
REFUSES TO REPLY

TOXIC January 3l(By the Associated Press)The mperia
dissolved here today following of creates
disorder during asks thrown and fists used by tbs
assembled deputies.
which resulted dissolution the Diet resulted
of the opposition nterpoa the
regarding the attempted weng train Nagoya which
carrying opposition leaders Toxic Turbulent which
house result attempted interpretations
made the transaction of business there impossible.
opposition leaders the wrecked train in
although locomotive hauling their train deraied TIL
foes Of Premier Kyoura installed cabinet demanded tina
premier person the interpretations and Premier Kyou
refused TO comply disorder immediately
sued resulting many
usual
Minister of Communications Kenjiro Komau attempted to rep
during the disorder. An aaors member of the Diet rushe
the platform, thusng Komatsu aside. followed this
burst, legislators engaged in the combat
The speaker Of the house hastily declared temporary
mentw which followed by dissolution of
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-31
WHITE MAN AND NEGRO
BADLY HURT IN CRASH
OVER IN LEE COUNTY

A white man named Monroe was
perhaps fatally injured and an I'M
known negro badly hurt in an au-
tomdbile collision near Smithville
in Lee county early this afternoon,
according to a long distance tele-
phone message received in Amerl-
Gus at 1o'clock. Both victims of the
accident were brought into Smith
vile from the scene Of the wreck,
in banana wagon operated by Joe
Yesbik, Of Albany, and emergency
treatment given them there. The &C
cident occurred three miles South
Of Smithville on the Dixie highway,
Monroe's car, a heavy machine and
headed north colliding with a light
err car driven by ]. C. Jones ca
route from smithville to Albany
both cars being badly damaged.
Monroe, who sustained several broE-
en- ribs and serious head and eye in
jury is prominent resident ii
Quincy, Fla, it is reported. Jones
escaped unhurt.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-31
CoLQUITT NOT TO
COMBINE PRIMARIES

MOULTRIE, January 31,-By a
unanimous vote members Of the
local Democratic executive commit
tee decided against the proposal to
consolidate the county primary with
the state presidential preferential
primary set for March 10. This
means the county officers of Col
quit will be nominated on Feb.
27, the date originally set Mem
bers of the committee declared an
that the chief object of holding an
early primary was to get politics
out of the way of business and
that it would not be consistent for
them to postpone the date of the
election for little more than three
weeks in order to make their action
conform with that Of the state COM
mittee.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-31
LEADERS MEET WITH
"CHIP ON SHOULDERS"

WASHINGTON, Jan. 81. - With
the Walsh resolution directing the
President all moves for annulment
of the naval oil lease is still tangled
in the net Of the senate discussion.
Three physicians today examin
ed Former Secretary Fall to de-
termine independently for the IL
vestigating committee when his con
dition win permit him to appear for
questioning.
The senate committee held no ses-
sion despite the request of Edward
Dohcny for a further hearing, but
will meet tomorrow to receive the
report Of the physicians on Falls
condition, and is expected to re-
ceive the oil magnate then.
Republican senate leaders again
went over the oil lease situation
with the President before today's
session of the senate and before the
regular Friday cabinet meeting.
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JACKSON ON STAND
IN DAMAGE SUIT
Americas Man Tells of Offers
Made Him Following White
Sox Scandal at Chicago

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, Jan. 31.-
Joe Jackson, who is suing the Chi
cage club Of the American League
for $4,000 alleged to be due him
because Of breach Of contract BY
that organization, occupied the
stand during the session Of the
trial here late Wednesday. Jack
son detailed the signing of the
contract which was for three years,
and which he said he signed be-
cause advised by harry Grsibincr,
secretary of the Chicago American
League, that he would be run out
Of organized baseball if he did not.
Jackson also testified that he was
told by the secretary that there
would be no ten day clause in the
contract
jackson related that being bar
red from organized baseball had
cut his earning powers. In 1920.
he testified, he received $4,000
while in 1921, his earning power
J in baseball amounted to about
i 5000 In 1922, he said, he had
played "one on two games of base
ball under an assumed name
During the fall Of 1919, Miller
Higgins, manager of the New York
club Of the American League, he
said. told him if he could induce
lthe Chicago club to trade him Hug
gins would pay him $4,000 a year
and give him 4 iveyear contract
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-31
De SOTO MASS MEET
ENDORSE CANDIDAT ES

DE SOTO, Jan. 31.--At mass
meeting of eiiizcas held here the
candidacy OF ". T. Anderson foy
county commissions vas heartily
endorsed by citizens lresent, and
the record of Neal A. Ray as &
member of that body approved, T..
i. Wilson, chartlan Of he meeting
being instructed to write Mr.. Ray
informing him Of the action taken
by the meeting. These instructions
We're carried into effect today, be-
ing embodied in the following le. q.
ter written to Mr.. Ray by the chair
man.
Dear Sir:-At a meeting of the
representative citizens of the 18th
Dist. held at De Soto today. W. =.
Anderson was unanimously chos-'
en- to make the race for county
commissioner in the coming pG-
mara and a resolution was unani-
mously adopted endorsing you rs
County Commissioner and yoal
splendid record the post four years
and that we earnestly request that
you announce yourself as a candi-
date to succeed yourself in the
coming Urinary assuring you Of our
hearty support by the voters Of ths
18th Dist"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-31
WHAT'S GOING
ON IN THE WORLD
By CHARLES P. STEWART

Before Albert B. Fall, as secre-
tary of the interior, leased Tor, ac-
cording to Senator Walsh, father of
the investigation, virtually soldl the
government oil lands at Teapot
Dome, Wyo., to the H. f. Sinclair
interests and at Elk Hills Calf, to
the E. L. Doheny interests, he seem
ed very hard up, Couldn't even rav
his taxes. Anyway he didn't. After
ward, he had money enought to buy
big ranch and make improvements
costing altogether $3.50, 900, Cara
way estimates. Was there any con
nection between the oil leases and
Falls improved financial status?
That's what the pending investiga-
zion is intended to find out.
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WALSH RESOLUTION
ADOPTED IN SENATE

WASHINGTON, January 81.
The Walsh resolution directing the
president TO proceed with suits ~
annul the Doheny and Sinclair oil
leases was adopted today by The
senate in final action taken after
all efforts to modify the language
of the resolution as to eliminate
the direct charges that the leases
were entered into without authori-
ty and in vilotaion Of the law had
been voted dwon
The vote was unanimous. Eighty
eight senator's cast their ballots.
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PLAINS PIT. ASSN.
ENDORSE THRASHER

PLAINS, Jan. S1.-Plains Par
ent-Teacher association at its last
meeting adopted a resolution en-
dorsing the candidacy Of B. b.
Thrasher for county tax collector,
and asking that other P. 7. AS
throughout the county take like ac-
ttion. The resolution further asks
that all voters interested in the vel
fare Of the schools Of the county to
vote in the primary on March 10.
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LABOR SECRETARY is
HOWLED down BEFORE
UNITED NINE WORKERS
President of Miners Hwls Stale
ment Upon Floor Before Or
der is Finally Restored
ORGANIZATION ON TRIAL
Member of Presidents Cabinet
Greeted With Howls and
Boos at indianapolis

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Jan. 81
Howls and boos greeted James J.
Davis, secretary of Labor, when ne
was introduced by President John
L. Lewis to the biennial convention
of the United Mine Workers Of
America here today. Lewis had ask
ed for respectful hearing for q
member of the Presidents cabi-
net"
While the tumult proceeded
Lewis too, the floor and shoutedi
Your honor and your organization
are at stake. You are on trial be.
fore your country. Exercise sself-re.
straint that our organization be MOI
publicly ashamed"
Order was restored after some
had left and the secretary began tc
speak.
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 81 The
turmoil which late yesterday ruled
in the convention of the United
Mine Workers Of America for a
solid hour, was in prospect again
today when International President
fJohn L. Lewis called the convention
to order.
Delegates of both the adrninistra
ton and the insurgents brought a
chip on their shoulders, justifyinp
the conduct of the leaders in yester.
days disturbance.
Trouble began Wednesday after
noon when the unions committee
on constitutional amendments rec
commended Inconvenience in az
amendment which would give eacl
local union one vote in the conven
tion for every hundred members
] Under the present rule, no unioI
can now cast more than five votes
Demand for a roll-call followed
standing vote showing 1855 in favol
of the committees report and go:
against, but the vote for the roH-caI
was few short Of the necessary
number.
Lewis was addressing insurgeni
delegates, who were shouting anc
stamping their feet in violent pro
test against what they called ma
chine" methods and a demand 70.
justice" when the convention brok,
| up in wild disorder.
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JESTER. RETAIL Ed
TO PROMISE
GOOD c 0 NDUCT
viii. Quit Stealing Automobiles,
But Wants Special Privileges
While on Gang
TELLS HOW HE ESCAPED
Lay in Abandoned House All
Night, Then Caught Freight
and Went to Columbus

Dick Jester, escaped Fulton coun-
ty convict, was returned to his place
in the Sumter county changing
here this morning, apparently still
defiant, but admittedly debating in
his mind tire ACCESSIBILITY of giving
up his chosen career as 4 bad man.
Meanwhile County Warden
John B. Ansley is debating in his
mind the question of having Jester
indicted when the grand jury meets
next May, which course would mean
two years of added seryitudo Dor
the convict, Jester tellog Of his es-
cape today said that Thursday night
when he escaped he went through
the woods to an abandoned negro
house where he hid til Friday night
when he came out and walked into
Americas. Here he caught q freight
train and went to Columbus.
At a point where the Seaboard
and Central tracks intersect there,
Jester says he was accosted by a,
Columbus policeman, but managed
to escape when a bulldog belonging
to Deputy Warden Schneider hele,
and which Jester took with MIN
when he left the prison camp, at
tackled the officer.
From Columbus Jester went TO
Macon, riding with the dog in a
box car on a freight train, and
soon after reaching that city he was
arrested. He told Warden Ansley to-
day that the saws with which he
effected an escape were procured in
an old shop near Thompson school
house, where they had been secret
ed by a party of convicts working
there months previously, and that
he carried them concealed upon
his person during some time before
being able to use them.
After saving his way out Of the
cage, Jester said today, he returned
to the cage and with a pick at1i
tempted to break open the lock so
as to free the other convicts con-
fined therein, but failing in this eff
fort he was compelled to bid his
friends adieu and make his break
for freedom alone. Il wasn't to
blame," said Jester, because they
were all too big to squeeze through
the hole in the cage, and l couldn't
wait there until morning trying IL
break off the locks on the door for
them to escape"
Jester declares his escape was
prompted by a desire for freedom
and that this desire within his heart
was so strong he would give no
promise not to attempt further es.
capes, except that special treatment
now denied, be accorded him in, flu,
ture.
de has failed thus far to explain
how he managed to secure a new
suit of overalls he wore when cap.
tured, but said he had decided to
quit automobile stealing as a pro
fession, asserting that he could
have stolen several cars during hi.
brief period of freedom, but thai
was at no time inclined to breal
his resolution to steal NOR au.
tomobiles.
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ARCHIE
ROOSEVELT

The late Theodore Roosevelt's
son, Archie, was an official of one
of the Sinclair oil companies. He
heard from G. D. Wahlberg, Sin
clair's secretary, of a $4,000 pay
ment to the foreman of FalPs
ranch. This made h imoshereM IN
ranch. This made him so suspic-
ious that, mindful of his own repu-
tation, he quit the Sinclair job and
told his story to the senators who
were investigating the Teapot
Dome and Elk Hills cases.