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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-23
FRANCE DROPS
 CREDIT OPTION
New Loan Will Permit Govern
 ment To Protect Currency

NEW YORK, Nov. 22.-Completion of negotiations for a loan of Sl00.0OO.- UUO to Frame. which will be floated here by j. F. Morgan X Co.,. next week, will make it unnecessary for the Bank of France to renew the American bank ing credit, granted last March to Stabl- lizc the franc. With the government. through the proceeds of the new loan. enabled to protect it's currency, it was announced that the Bank of France would not exercise its option to extend the credit. which expires December 12,
 The original credit permitting the revolving use of any amount up to S1OO GOO GOO was advanced by the Mor- gan firm on March F and checked 2 drastic decline in the franc which had fallen below 3l2 cents under so-called foreign offensive
 The quick rally of the franc to al most : cents enabled the Bank "i France to get along with but $4O,oOO, GOO to 50.0O0.0O0 of the amount placed at it's disposal This sum was pal ack in full by June F.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-23
Football Game Dates Back
 To Days of Early Sparta

been attempted The football leader at Princeton in that period was William Gummere. recently chief justice of New Jersey The football leader at Rutgers was William J. Leggett. now high in the councils of the Reformed church of which he is pastor. These two men conceived the idea of an intercollegiate game between Princeton and Rutgers. This game they arranged. It was played at New Brunswick November 6, 1SG9, Rutgers winning by six goals to four. This contest was the first intercollegiate game of football either in England or America. November 13 in this same year Princeton and Rutgers again met, this time at Princeton. the latter win ming eight goals to none.
 In 1870 only three intercollegiate games were played. Their data is as as follows
 Princeton, 6: Rutgers. O. at Prince ton. November 10.
 Columbia. S; Rutgers, 6; at New Brunswick, November 12.
 Princeton. G. Rutgers, ?; at Prince ton. November.
 The following year. 1871. no Inter collegiate games were played. On Jan uary 26 in this year. 1871. occurred in England an event destined to work q great effect on football in intercollegiate America. This was the assembling of the Rugby teams in London, the organ ization by them of the Rugby Football Union, and the drafting of an advanced and uniform code of rules.
 In 1872 intercollegiate contests again appeared. Princeton challenged Colum- bia. Rutgers and Yale. Columbia and Yale declined. Rutgers accepted and was beaten. while Yale arranged a game with Columbia. the Blues first battle played at New Haven, November 16 1872, Yale winning by three goals to Columbia $ none. In October of the ensuing year, 1873. Princeton. Rutgers and Yale met and drafted q code of rules l following the association system. Under these rules. in the city of New Haven i November l5. 1873. Princeton met and defeated Yale. three goals to none. In i 1874 Harvard made it's Initial bow aS q football power. playing q tie game with McGill university at Cambridge This game is especially historic because i it was played under Rugby rules ana i lead to the eventual adoption of the i | Harvard met and defeated Yale at New Haven. November 13. under Il modified tion of the Rugby rules. known at the time as the "concessionary rules. Princeton. in the spring of 1876. tool the lead in calling convention of Co | lumbia. Harvard. Princeton and Yale to form an association and adopt | code and schedule of intercollegiat, games. This convention ultimately wa' ! held in the old Massasoit House d 1 Springfield. November 23, 1876. In tha convention the Rugby Union rules were adopted and the American Intercoi legiate Football association formed Thus football was now established il America for these Rugby rules with the many changes from 1876 to date com prise the present intercollegiate game The foregoing also is an accurate state ment of the first games of the pic neelS in the establishment of intercOl legiatp football in America.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-23
POLO GAMES l
 LIST THIS WEEK|
Local Team Plays Annis ton Thursday Morning
 At Roberts Field

Thanksgiving morning at 10 o'clock and Saturday afternoon of Nov. %, tht Anniston Polo Association team wil play ,he Birmingham Polo Association two matches of 6 periods each, ai Roberts Field.
 The Anniston team is composed oiI Regular Army officers stationed att Camp Mcclellan and civilians who lire| in Anniston. The club has been organ ized for the past three years and heve| met some very good teams, namely the| 9th Cavalry and The Atlanta Polo Asso citation. The Anninston team will brins| ibcir own horses fourteen in number.
 The local association reorganized re gently and the following officers cleo ted: Maj. W. ". Nj. Robertson, Jr., president, Lieutenant r. N. Bush, secre- .a,y and treasurer. These officers arel from the 106th Aviation Squadron. Captain J. c. Carter in command of tine local national Gard Troop. The| Birmingham Sabers is elected Captain| of the polo team.
 The i,olo enthusiasts have recently conducted seyera, Sunday games to select Q team to play against out of town organizations. Captain Carter will select bis team from the follow players.
 No. Capt. R. F. Walthour. Jr. :; It. r. N. Bush No ? It Coleman; :t Weller Smith; No. 3 Capt. John C.. Carter fTcam Capt); Capt. Asa. N. Duncan; No. Maj. Strings Roberts son Sgt. Coley.
 The Anniston Club
 No. l Mir. J. M. Heron; No. ? Mir. Sawyer; No. s. Maj Jones; No. f Mr. W. Heron.
 Alternates to be announced later.
 The officials will be we'll known. Major Matt Murphy, one of the fore most horseman ;n the south as referee, Captain Ted Carol umpire, time keep CTS and scorers will be announced at later date.
 Parking space tickets will be put on sale for these two matches at some central location Monday q. m. The game will be held on Roberts Field the avia- tion center and Major Robertson promises to have the field in fast shape for the two matches. The games can be seen from the observers automo- piles. Seats will be placed for those not in ears. Roberts field is OH the 1ideWater car line.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-23
PULLMAN HAS
 GREAT RECORD
North Alabama Team To Play Tuscaloosa On
 Thanksgiving

CTLLMAN. Ala, Nov. 22.-(Spe- cial )-The Cullman County High school team. football champions of North Alabama last season, are mak- ing every effort to duplicate this sea son. All who have seen the local high school team perform say it has a great collection of stars. The team is play ing together for the third year and have been well trained by the best coaches that could be secured
 Science of football is well illustrated when game after game Cullman has found to submerse from the conflict 25- to 50-point winners over much heavier teams. The team seems to be much stronger than the 1923 cham pions, having had another year of ex- perience.
 The success of the peculiar and spec tacular team that has mystified all op- ponents for two seasons may be ac- counted for in many ways. The team has six men on it who can throw passes with accuracy or when called on can catch them thrown anywhere in reach. Cagle seems to be the best at finding open men, while Callahan, Rag land. Pugh. Waller and Estes are best on the receiving eL".
 Ragland makes fine average on his punts and in the game against Jasper drop-kicked three field goals. Callahan is q hard fighting back and seems to have way of running the line for good yardage every time called upon Cagle runs the team and is good on end runs and he sldesteps well.
 In Smith. Cullman has a gritty man for center He weighs only 14O pounds, but is in every play. Johnson and Leth are powers at guard, while Nit cham has been mentioned for all-state tackle Waller and Estes are pair of ends, small but fast, and it is hard for any team to make gain around their territory Waller is captain of the team
 The above men with another team of good reserves account for Cullman $ consistent winning. There have been as many as three hundred people from neighboring towns who have visited Gull man just to see this team use science of football against strong opponents l Cullman'S record this season is as ] follows:
 1 Cullman 7 Jones Valley, 0. Gull man. 23; Simpson High, 6. Cullman' 46; Mortimer Jordan. O. Cullman, 30 ; IIartselc. 6. Cullman. GO; Florence Normal, o. Cullman. B; Athens Az gieS. 0. Cullman. 16; Walker County High. Q. Cullmm, [; Albertville, 3- Total, Culman. 251; opponents, 10. I CuIlman meets Tuscaloosa High at Cullman Thanksgiving morning. Should Cullman win. this team will have a clean record for the season. having de featcd all the strongest teams i'll this section. This game should be inter esting. aS Tuscaloosa has played sev- eral teams from the Birmingham dis trict. Cnlman has met Simpson and Jones Valley. Supporters and l0ca fans are looking forward to this game and are expecting Cullman to win.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-23
Eeuen Defeats Minnesota Team In Inteseconal Conte4
Football Results

Penn State 2S. Marietta O.. Fordham- Catholic 0. rain.
 Fort Bennins 12. Scouting Fleet 6. Holy Cross B. Canisius [. Brown 21. New Hampshire 0. Oauntico Marines 3. Carnegie 0. St. Bonaventure 19. Niagara 6. George Washington 6, Buffalo 0. JJrsinus 21. Susquehanna [. Lebanon Valley 21. Albright 6. Lafayette [. Lchigh O. Dickinson 15, Delaware 0. Boston College 33, Vermont {. Tufts z. Mass. Aggies 6.
 St. Johns 19 Providence 0. Kiski 17, Pitt Frosh o.
 Aiortnua 70. Whitman 0. Transylyania College 2S. Marshall ollesp [.
 S;t. Thomas :. MrAlester Q. Dayton University 20, John Carroll Southern California 13. Idaho 0. Creighton F. Griunell 0. Columbus tS. DD College 13, An- suStana tS. D.l Q.
 Cco:.ia Freshmen 29. Florida Fresh u"N F.
 ii>,n NnH'Eln 70. nlon University ,r' "a' kson. Tenn, 0.
 Colorado Mines II. Colorado State '..'rarar"> [.
 Montana S;a.c S;i. Montaua Mines O.. Pomona Ioilcg" 31. Oc":aontal 21. l.. <. |. Freshmen 20, Tn]ane Fresh men 0.
 University of Mississippi 10, Missis- Siuui oilc~n G
 Oregon [. Oregon ASsies 3. Colorado 3G. Colorado Asgies o. InGiara State Normal 2j, Rose Poly G.
 Farlham 2l. Eastern Indiana Normal ..
 Wash;ngton IT, Washington State O.. Akron II. Toledo [.
 California 20. Stanford 20. Citadel [. trskine 0.
 Fort Benning Infantry School 6. parriS Island Marines 0.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-23
JUDGE 4. q. KING
 TO RESIGN JAN. /
Will Re-enter Practice Of Law
 In Atlanta
(By Associated Press.)

ATLANTA. Nov. 22.--Judge Alex C.. King of Atlanta, member of the United States circuit court of appeals, has forwarded his resignation to President Coolidge to take effect January l, it becanc known here today.
 Judge King, who is well known in all parts of the south. will re-enter the prac- tice of law in Atlanta.
 Although no formal statement was made by Judge King. it is understood that the travel and hotel life involved in the course of his work is not to his liking. preferring the surroundings of his home in Atlanta.
 The circuit over which Judge King presides comprises Georgia, Florida, Ala .,ama. Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas and the Canal Zone. He was appointed in 1920 by President Wilson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-23
CELEBRATED CASE
 COMES UP AGAIN
Four Negroes Sentenced To
 Hang, Appeal Case

JACKSON. Miss. Nov. 22,-(Spe- cial. in the appeal of the most celebrated murder case in HlndS county for a number of years will be heard in supreme court Monday when the case of Ionnie Hunter, ct als. vs. the State is called The case is the first one on the criminal call announced py w. J. Buck. clerk of the court.
 Lonnie Hunter. IsOm Hagan, Oscar Johnson. alias ''IIot Shot and Herman Williams all negroes, are now under sentences of death for the brutal mur- der of Mrs. Nellie Mardy, aged store keeper at smith Station, in the west ern part of Hinds county, on the night of February 6. Mrs. Mnrdy was found in her store by her sister, her head beaten in. throat slashed in two places. aud d butcher knife stabbed into her chest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-23
Ry PARKE II. DAVIS (EoothaIIs National HistOrian)

A freouent query heard thlS lall a,a,a tba entiered thousands at the big fnotholl games has been, How did such :, stupendouS institution as lntereol- lcgiate football begin: :: neriodical has assumed to answer these queries, but unfortunately mas answered it wrongly. lntercoiiesi"le football is not so old that its heSlnhlnss are not accurate matters m the puplic and college press, and that it's foulluers' fortunately, most of them at leis'' are not still among the llvInG. To answer this query compreheh- siveIv however, let us preface the state mcnt by n paragraph or two on me eA- trcmc antiquity of football
 Started 25.OOO Years Ago
 Football as an organized group game was founded by the youth ot Spart" 25,0O0 years ago, and, therefore, I', II iS our oldest game The Spartans played tLnir game upOn rectangular field. marked by side-lines. gOalsline ana ccnter-linp. The game was opened by long forward pass whence, after the Greek word. meaning to hurl forward. tbe game was called "harpaston. Play was regulated by system oi rnIcs. the main object of which was to drive the ball by kicking, passing or narrvinc across the adversary goal-Ine The Romans adopted this game rom the Spartans. and with some imp ove- mpnts played it under the namG or "follis." By the Roman legions the snort was carried into England, where it has flourished for 200O years. Down the centuries until 1923. however the ball in the English games almost m yariably was kicked. never carried. Al though the game was played m the secondary schools, of England from earliest times. interscholastlc games were not arranged until 1863. Among inc famous men who also were famous football players in their schooldays were Holm Dryden in 1646. Matthew Pryor in 1880 and Joseph Addison in l6S4, all at Westminster.
 Kicking Game
 An exclusively kicking game existed at Rugby school almost from it's. toun- dation. Here in 1893. in the heat of q school game a young Rubbean. by name of William Webb Ellis. com mitted fragrant foul by picking up the ball and running with it. This foul was censured for time. but eventually prompted the basic change in the Rugby rules and finally won immortality for William Webb Ellis as the originator of the distinctive feature III the RuSDE game.
 From that fall the kicking and the carrying games of football flouriShed throughout England among non-scholas- tic teams On the first day of De cember. 1863, the football teams in the vicinity of London assembled and formed an association known as ''lhe London Football Association. In the rules adopted on that day, carrying the ball was prohibited; hence that type Of game from that day to this has been called Association" after the London Football association. During the mem orable autumn of 1863. two English schools, Charterhouse and Westminster, met in the first nterschOlaStic game ever played, Westminster winning by two goals to none.
 Soccer Introduced
 During the late COS a modified type of soccer" was being played at Prince ton and at Rutgers. two neighborS. last up to this time no intercollegiate con
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-23
JOHNSON WILL
 NOT BUY CLUB
Washington Ace And Weiss Abandon
 Plans

OAKLAND. Cal. Nov. 22-Plans of Walte- Johnson, pitching ace of the Washington American League baseball club. and George NJ. Weiss, manager of the New Haven club of the Eastern League, to purchase the OaklOnd Coast league club have been abandoned, it was announced here tonight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-23
COMMODORES UPSET
 DOPE TO WIN, 16 TO o
Forward Passes Aid In Vandys Victory Over Cophers While Wakefield s Toe Adds Points

Twice the Gophers started drives for the Vanderbilt goal. once reaching their opponents 5-yard line, but the punch ill a pinch" was lacking and the ball lost on downs Another time a forward pass over the goal line was incomplete. AScher and Schutte. the latter star of the Illinois victory week ago. broke away for few good gains. the former for one of 34 yards and the latter for p. but the Gophers were unable to con meet for more than two consecutive first downs.
 McKibbon. Reese. Wakefield and Ryan starred in the Vanderbilt attacks Ryans punts averaging If yards to 34 for Ascher of Minnesota. Each team punted 15 times. One of Ryan's puntS rolled enough to give him 80 yards on one of his kicks. with the wind at his back. A chilly wind and a temperature uncomfortably low kept the attendance down to 20.000 persons.
 Line up and summary: Vanderbilt G6) Minnesota (o) Mckibbon ................. Nnecier
 Left End hlNeS ..'.''' N'otl'
 Left Tackle Lawrence ................. Mathews
 Left Guard keene ..........,..... .''.. Noopei
 Center Coles ........ ADrahhSon
 Right Guard Walker .................. Cox (C)
 Right Tackle Wakefield e. ............... Just
 Right End Cargylc ................. Graham
 Quarter Back Hendrix .................. Shuttle
 Right Half Back
 Left Half Back Ryan ................. ...... l-ldoerS
 Full Back
 Score by periods: Vanderbilt ......... G o 10 0-16 Minnesota ......0 0 0 O. 0 Vanderbilt scoring: TourldownS. Ryan. Reese Field goal. Wakefield. Points from try after touchdown. Wake field. Referee, Nichols (Oberlinl. Um- pire, Gardner (CornelD. Field Judge. Carruthers. Ullinois). Head linesman. McCord. (Illinois.) Time of periods, i1 minutes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-23

Nns,, .S inc correct method fo playing an intentional h0Dk. An ip- tentiOnal slice. should an intentional hook or si,ce be. attempted by the average player.
 An wered By
 IAIRIE ANTON
 Always consistent place winner in the big tOurnanients-Sationul open. Me tro"o'itan open. Western open amt sec tiOnaI tournaments. Famed for his accur- acy and steadiness under fire.
 The simplest method of producing q hook is by turning the right toe out away from the ball, Turning it in will produce slice. Gripping with the left hand pushed over to the right Will also cause a. hook. Gripping with the left hand under the shaft will cause slice. Advancing the left foot will have q tendency to produce hook also. Ad- yancing the sight foot will result in a slice. But the right-toe method is the one l would advise. This method can sometimes be combined with the others to produce good results.
 The average player, however, cannot hope for muc.I success with intentional hooks and slices. He should concentrate on learning to drive straight ball and omit the trick stuff until he becomes an expert.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-23
ELLIOTT CHAMP
 BRITISH JOCKEY
Racing SeasOr In England
 Closes Saturday

LONDON. Nov. 22.-With the con- clusion of the race meetings at Ling field and Manchester today the flat racing season on England ends. The champion jockey during the season is a young 20 year old apprentice, Charles Elliott. who was upon 106 winners. He is the only jockey in this country to ride more than 100 winners.
 R. Jones is second with S4 winners and Steven Donoghue third with S1. Donoghue shared the winning honors with Elliott last season.
 The list Of winning owners is headed by Prince Aga Khan. whose horses met with phenomenal success. netting their owner recently 45,000 pounds. King George had a very poor year and won barely 2000 pounds. Lord Derby tops the list of winning breeders and R. C.. Dawson has trained most of the winning horses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-23
DARTMOUTH OFF

NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, Nov. 22.-- Pennsylvania will replace Dartmouth on Yale's 1925 football schedule, John T. Blossom. graduate director of ath- letics, disclosed tonight ill confirming announcement in Philadelphia that the Ouakers would come here October IT.. Dartmouth, which tied Yale this season in a game played under one year agreement. declined an invitation to play in 1925. according to Mir. Blossom, because of faculty objections at' Han over, N. II. The arrangement between Yale and Pennsylvania is for one year Only
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-23
BLACK ELECTED CAPTAIN

GEORG1ANA, Ala, Nov: 22.- Wednesday, He played his first year on the local team last year and is the only veteran of last years. team on hand this year. The first game of the season is scheduled with the fast Mckenzie High school in three weeks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-23
PENN WILL PLAY
 YALE NEXT YEAR

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 22.-The University of Pennsylvania football team will play Yale at New Haven on Octo- Der 17, next year, E. F. Cozens, graduate manager of athletics for the Quakers onnounced tonight The meeting vii! be the first in 32 years. The Quaker schedule also includes games with Hi nois. Chicago, Pittsburg, Cornell and Brown.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-23
MORAN'S ELEVEN
 BEATS RUTGERS

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. % -Ru.- gers football team crashed from the heights today, going down to 12 to defeat at the hands of BucGncll un.vrf- sity. coached 57 "U1cle Charles Moran of Centre college fame.
 The Jersey collegiaEs were undetrncd until to6ay
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-23
ETOWAH BEATS
 ALTOONA HIGH

t GADSDEN, Ala, Nov. 22.-(SpeciaD By defeating Altoona high 19 to Fri day afternoon, Etowah high won it's first football game of the season and made exactly as many scores as it had made in all it's previous games. Although Etowah has lost eight out of nine games. it has been by close scores in every contest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-23
GRENAnA C0INTY SHE'D

AIandamus proceedings against the board of supervisors of Grenada county 10 force that county to pay its pro rata .hare of the upkeep of the state bureau If accounting was sent to Grenada Fri lay for filing by the attorney generals office
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-23
WOMAN, 80. BURNS TO DEATH

FRIAR POINT. Miss. Nov. D. Mrs. Anna Burke. so years old, was burned to death today when fire de- stroyed her residence where she lived alone When the flames were discovered it was too late to rescue Mrs Burke. The blaze is thought to have originated from an oil stove. Mrs. Burke is sur vived by several children and grand children
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-23

and Georgia have demonstrated that they are good in all departments of the game and their meeting should be brim- fnl of action
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-23
Soccer Introduced

During the late COS a modified type of soccer was being played at Prince ton and at Rutgers two neighbors. last up to this time no intercollegiate con test. either in England or America. had
The Carbon County chronicle. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1924, 1924-03-28
Birds Go Where Hours of
Sunlight Are Longest

1t Is not the temperature which
puts birds awning while berries and
seeds are still abundant, but because
they find that the hours Of the days
sunlight are shortening and they know
that as the days shorten they are APP
preaching the season when there win
be no more the conditions under which
they thrive, according to Dr. w. w.
Garner, in charge of plant physiology
Of the Department Of Agriculture. ~---,
Doctor Garner says that ages have
taught the birds that those which
avoid the short days survive and the
others do not. In single day, some
fly from Canada to far below the equa-
tor. They do not stop in Florida, al
though II is warm there, but continue
their flight to south Of the equator,
where the days are growing longer.
The little penguin (not the great PEN
gum, which cannot fly, flies annually
from the North pole to the South pole,
for at each pole, In Its respective sum-
mertime, the bird finds the longest
hours Of sunlight. No migrating bird
stops short Of the equator, simply
lured by finding sufficient warmth In
the north tropics. The birds seek the
region where the hours of sunlight
suit them best.