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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-08-08
Woman, Novelist Led

Maria Edgeworth is regarded as the
inventor Of the novel with purpose.
of which kind Castle Rackrent, I"
which sent her name into immediate
fame in 1900. is typical example. Her
success with her Irish novel had much
to do with turning Sir Walter Scott to
the writing of prose fiction.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-08-08
Fish Rained From, Sky

1t sounds like fish story. but John
w. Garrett of Colorado Springs. Colo,
maintains with straight face that Il
actually rained fish in Colorado re-
Gently. He said he picked up 35 small
swimmers In the gutter near his place
and reported other tales Of fish fall
ing with the rain. Is.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-08-08
His Opinion,

II dropped into the Tote Fair store
this morning." related guest, "and
found the proprietor and his clerk
playing checkers"
"Eh-yah" returned the landlord Of
the Petunia tavern. 7 always did
say that a merchant that will play
checkers before noon amt got much
business nor much sense to attend to
1t If he had It."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-08-08
shave wIth cutIcura SOAP

And double your razor efficiency AZ
well as promote skin purity, skin COM
fort and skin health. No mug, no
Shiny soap, no germs, no waste, no irri-
tation even when shaved twice daily.
One soap for, all uses shaving, bath
ing and shampooing. Advertisement.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-08-08
Medical Proposal

A young doctor said to the girl OF
his choice: do you know, dear, have
a heart affection for your"
"Have you had 1t long?" she in
quired.
"Oh. yes. feel that / will liver
trouble without you"
"Then you had better asthma. -
London Tit-Bits.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-08-08
Might Be Embarrassing

Parish Worker-We are getting up
rattle, Miss Moggs. for a poor old
fisherman. Would you like ticket?
Miss Moggs-I don't mind. But do
tell me, what does one do with him
II one wins him?
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-08-08
Children Cry for "Castoria :
A Harmless Substitute for Castor Oil, Paregoic Drops
and Soothing SYups - No Narcotics!

Mother! Fletcher's Castoria has
been in use for over 80 years to relieve
babies and children of Constipation.
Flatulency, Wind Collie and Diarrhea;
allaying Feyerishness arising there
from. and. by regulating the Stomach
and Bowels. aids the assimilation Of
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-08-08
Too Much

"How did You like my sermon Sun
day?" asked the modern clergyman.
II couldn't get you," replied the ra-
dio churchgoer.
"Too much theology? asked the
minister.
mo-" replied the radio lost sheep;
too much interference"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-08-08

When he came home late his wife
confronted him with a sour face. He
hoped to avert the storm.
Nov. lissen, my DEAR" said he
thickly. you are blonde and black
looks don't go with your style Of
beauty"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-08-08
His Part

"Are you good at bridgeY
mo. At bridge I'm regular Hora-
thus"
"Horatius? don't understand"
II keep the others from coming
across"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-08-08
BEATS ONLY THE DRUM

She-What boaster that musician
is! He beats everything
He-He's boaster all right; but, as
a matter of fact, he beats only the
drum.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-08-08
LoOing Kindness

He-Would she let you kiss her?
Him-Oh, heavens, no! She isn't
that kind.
He--She was to me.rPrinceton
Tiger.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-08-08
Mixed Ideas

"Oh. doctor. I'm so very queer"
She cried; what shall 1 DOR
feel 1 hardly wish to live.
So thought I'd send for you"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-08-08
INFANCY LONG PAST

Motorist-Infants outgrow their rat
ties.
His Wife-Most of them do.
Motorist-Then why shouldn't this
old carl
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-08-08
A Singing Refort

You never hear the bee complain
Nor hear 1t weep and wall,
But IL it wished 1t could unfurl
A very painful tail.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-08-08
of Their Game

of Their Game
New member of golf club-Did you
have good round, sir?
Scratch Player-It would have been
good. but I took six at that internal
fifth.
New Member-That's curious. / did
much the same thing-a sixteen at
that cursed decentralization Punch.
Neatness and its reverse are almost
a certain test of moral character.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-28
JOHNSON ANGLES
 FOR BALL CLUB
Babe Ruth Also Breaks Into
 Print With Threat

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 27.- Walter Johnson and Babe Ruth were in town during the last 24 hours and both appeared on the front pages of the newspapers.
 Johnson got into print with an nouncement that he was in the market for a coast league baseball franchise that of Oakland or Vernon. He said he was opening negotiations and that George Weiss, owner of the New Haven club of the Eastern league, was, interested with him.
 Babe Ruth drew attention with his announcement that he proposed to de- mand from the major league meeting this winter a resembling of the rule forbidding players to indulge in exhi- bition games after October 31. Some sporth writers construed his statement as a threat to quit if the rule were not rescinded.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-28
SPORT FRAT TO
 BE ORGANIZED
New York And Nine Other
 Cities To Have Chapters

NEW YORK, Oct, 27.-vincent Richards and group of other active and passe athletes of national reputa- tion have started to organize sort of national sports fraternity with $5,- 100000 chapter house in New York and other houses in nine other cities, # was announced Monday.
 Joe Loomis, the famous sprinter, is mentioned as one of the chief organiz- CTS. The directorate of the New York club includes, in addition to Young Richards, Ted Coy, tnS historic foot ball player; Oswald Kirby, Jerome Travers and Big Bill Edw rds.
 The New York chapter is to be lim- tied to 5000 customers ort brothers and the plans call for facilities for tennis, golf, polo and trap shootip;. The na- tional membership will rUe limited to 40,000 active members and 25,000 non residents.
 Detroit, Minneapolis, Cleveland, Chi cago, Philadelphia, Montreal, Pittsburg and Boston are the cities which will be honored with branch clinics.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-28
MIKE M'TIGUE
 WILL FILE SUIT
To Claim Damages For Not Be-
 ing Allowed License

NEW YORK, Oct. 27.-Mike McTigue, worlds light heavyweight champion, an- nounced today through his. attorney that he would start suit against the New York state athletic commission. claiming $250,00O damages on the charge that he has been prevented from obtaining a license and boxing in this state.
 .McTigue's action followed the recorn- mendation fthe commission, made last week that its license committee re- fuse license in this state for year for failure to accept the challenge of Gene ,Tunney, American 175 pound champion, for title match. This recommendation, however, has not been acted upon by the license committee. McTigue charges, according to his at- torney, that he applied for a license last week, but was turned down. Ac-. cording to Dan Skilling, secretary of the commission, no application was filed by the fighter,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-28

FORWARD passing is one of the
 distinct features of football this
 year. The overhead pass has gained fresh importance in the seasons play. It has helped to make the game more interesting and therefore more pop ular.
 What is the ideal forward passer? It is not the player who can throw a ball farthest or hardest. The ideal passer is one who can pick the free man from amongst three or four eligi- ble men and get the ball to him.
 Nearly all coaches try to get four elig- ible receivers through the opposing line on a forward pass play. The man des- ignated by the signal to receive the pass may be covered, but it is almost a cer- tainty that one of the other three will be loose. The ideal passer will manage to pick this free man and get the ball to him.
 The ideal pass does not compel the intended receiver to change his pace or direction. If he is free when the passer picks him and if the passer throws the ball accurately then the pass will be completed, for if the re- ceiver does not have to go sideways or backwards there is no chance of block ing him. By changing his course he will have to slow down and this gives the defense man an opportunity to over take him. The object is tO\keep the re- ceiver going at the same pace; that means that he will remain free.
 The ideal area for receiving forward passes in just behind the secondary de fense and in front of the defensive full. back. Here there is more opportunity of completing the pass. Trying to throw the ball beyond this area means that only one eligible receiver can go the distance and the defensive fullback will either block him off and cause the pass to go wild or intercept it.
 
 The head coach of one of the major college elevens was recently asked to explain the failure of one of his backs star. This particular halfback was the best in his state two yeQrs ago and had greats of the 1924 season. He failed to show anything. The coach explained
 "Old Man Doubt has got that, boy ill nus SFlp. Olu Adu OOuDL HdS kuOckeu off more good football players than you could ever guess, You know. they are big stars in high school. Every. body makes big fuss over them. Their pictures get into all the newspapers and big write-ups about them and everybody takes it for granted the boy is going to knock the football world loose. Then he gets into his first major game. He over-presser, over-tries. He wants to make goood all that's been said about him. Well, he might if he wasn't shooting so high. He's trying for the moon and he fails. Then doubt begins to creep upon him. file gets an ideal that maybe everybody has been all wrong about him and maybe has has lost all his stuff.
 Some recover and some don't When Old Ban Doubt gets his grip on a play. CT it's hard to shake him loose"
 
 When the football rules committed meets next December an effort will be made to declare the 'ring-around-the,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-28
T he Umpire
BY H. G. sALsINcERS

rosie" system of signaling illegal.
 This plan of giving signals, also call ed the "huddle" system, was invented by Robert Zuppke, head coach of Hi nois. Nearly all the midwestern teams have adopted it. :
 The system consists of the players grouping themselves before each play and giving the signal in an undertone. When the players all have the signal they jump back into position and the play starts.
 The purpose of this plan is to elimi- nate the danger of confusing signals, something that is likely to happen where the crowd is making great deal of noise.
 Eastern coaches say the plan slows up play and detracts interest. Western coaches say it does not slow up play because with this system it is necessary to give a signal only once while with the quarterback barking the signals and the stands cheering, it is often necessary to repeat the signal two and three times, losing more time than by hud ding the players and then returning t positions.
 | Another war looms.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-28
JAMESON AND WHEAT
 E BEST INV LEFT FIELD
Players Leave Off Choice Players Of Experts For
 Indian And Dodger Stars

and get long fly balls, his throwing arm and his batting. The players of the American league rate Jamieson equal to Falk in all essentials except batting. In that he excels the Chicago man. Here are their records on the offense for the season:
 G. AB. R. H. HR. sB Pct, }smieson 5sh iss sss sss 2s iss iss sss sss
 Cuyler of Pittsburg was Wheat's chief rival for the left field job on the All-National league team. The vote on the players considered for the posi- ton was: Wheat, Brooklyn, 62: Cuyler, ipittsburg, 36; Meusel, New York, 5; Carey, Pittsburg, 2; Roush, Cincinnati, 9; Wilson, New York, 2, and Grigsby, Chicago, 2. Of these men Roush is regularly a center fielder.
 Wheat Left Off
 The esteem in which Wheat seems to be heVd by his comrades of the older ma jor league circuit is not reflected in the experts' makeup of All-American teams. Wheat is given no place on any of them, although Mathewson does pick him for his second team, giving as his reason the Brooklyn stars hitting, but declaring that his arm is not so good as it once was and his handling of ground balls not quite up to first string qualifications.
 Babe Ruth selected Cuyler as his All-American right fielder, not only excluding Young of New York (who was voted the best in the position in the National league, and who, unlike Cuyler, plays the position regular1y) but also Wheat, who like Cuyler is a left fielder.
 Wheat Heavy Hitter
 . National League players give the edge to Wheat not only because of fine defensive qualifications, but because he is a heavy hitter and one, that de- livers in the pinches-a real cleanup man. Cuyler is faster base runner and has scored more runs this season. Their records:
 c. AB. R. H. HR. SB. Pct. Wheat ......i4I 6SS 91 PIP 14 8 .375
 (Tomorrow The detailed vote for center field on the All-American league and all-National league teams and ana lysis of voting).
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-28
CRIMSONS MAY
 CHANGE MENU
William And Mary, Asks For
 October 31 Date

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Oct. 27.-Wil- liam and Mary College has asked Har- yard for an opportunity to play here on October s1 next year, the date on the Crimson list filled this year by Boston university. Harvard may accept the suggestion, it was said today. The Crimson may also have either Notre Dame, West Point or; Pennsylvania State as an opponent if Dartmouth should decide that it would prefer to play Princeton next fall. As it stands now, however, it is understood Har- yard would prefer to play Dartmouth again because of the two defeats admin istered by the Green.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-28
|HLNOIS-IOWA
 IS BIG BATTLE
Chicago, Iowa, Ohio State And Illinois Still
 In Running

CHICAGO, Oct. 27.-Gridiron follow CTS of the Big Ten ring will cast an earnest eye on the game at Urbana Saturday between Illinois and Iowa. It will determine whether the Illinois eleven continues in the load for the 1924 championship of the western con- ference.
 Wisconsin, Minnesota and Michigan gre out of the race definitely. Chi cago, Iowa and Ohio State are the only competitors with Illinois for the championship now.
 Chicago will clash with Purdue, Ohio State will take on Wooster at Colum. bus, an outside opponent, Michigan Will tackle Minnesota at Minneapolis and Northwestern will . face Indiana at Evanston.
 Heavy scrimmage practice has been somewhat curtailed in preparation for the coming matches. The teams hays come to the point. where they want their best men in fit shape for the contests. !1
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-28
ICopyright. 1924, In United States and
 Canada by North American News:
 paper Alliance for Age-Herald. All


 rights reserved.)
 EDITORS NoTE-This Is the third of q series of articles analyzing a vote py pick piyfes ai,fesgSe teams tes The meSe.up of the Ail-Amreican and AllNational teams has been published; Never before have have tunity to ballot and they. spring many surprises. The vote was taken for ex- Age Herald. the ballots being secured by the North American Newspaper Alliance. of which this paper is member. Daily the players voted.
 Of the 116 ballots cast by American League players for the man they con- sidered to. be the best left fielder in their circuit, Jamieson of Cleveland re- eeived exactly 100.
 In the. National league, Wheat of Brooklyn had decisive majority of the votes cast for the same position, re- ceiving a total of 62 out of Ill.
 The players considered for All American left fielder and the vote for them was as follows Jamieson, Cleve- land, 100; Ruth, New York, 9; Falk, Chicago, 8 Lamar, Philadelphia, 2; Williams. St. Louis, l, and Meusel, New York, 1.
 Switched Babe
 The nine votes given Babe Ruth was due to the anxiety of the players cast ing the votes to have him on an All American team. The Babe is regular ly a right fielder and was elected as such to the all-star aggregation. But in nine cases, voters switched him to left field so as to place other right fieldefs, such as Heilman of Detroit and Rice of Washington on their team.
 The real race for left field honors was between Jamieson and Falk Forty two players who gave their first choice to tbe Cleveland outfielder wrote in the White Sox star as their second choice, bigger percentage than was given to any other player.
 JamieSOn Best In Left
 Of the three experts picking All American teams this season only one, Babe Ruth, places Jamieson in left field. Mathewson selects Falk for the place, stressing his ability to go back
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-28
BIG GOLF MATCH
 ON NEXT SUNDAY

NEW YORK, Oct. 27.-Bobby Jones, amateur golf champion, paired with Cyril Tolley, the long-driving Brit ish star, will meet Cyril Walker, Amer ican open golf champion, and Jim Barnes, former champion, at the Wykagyl County club in New Rochelle on Sunday, November 2, in the final big golf match of the season in the month. The proceeds of this match will be given to crippled children.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-28
NAVY PLAYERS
 ARE INELIGIBLE
Four Stars Are Disqualified For
 Scholarship Reasons

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Oct. 27.-Four star players on the Naval Academy foot ball team were disqualified from par ticipation in athletics for a month for being back in their studies, it was an nounced at the academy today. Unless they should make better marks at the next examination on November p, they will be ineligible for the game with West Point at Baltimore on November %.
 The athletes are: Alan Shapley, star quarterback; Royce Flippin, halfback Gus Lentz, 22O pound guard, and Bill Osborn, center.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-28
CHICAGO WANTS
 ARMY-NAVY GO

CHICAGO, Oct. 2z,-Congressman Fred A. Britten of Chicago, represent ing the Ninth district of Illinois, de- clared in letter to a Chicago news paper that he wished the city would let him represent it before the United States Military Athletic committee with a view to bringing the next Army-Navy football game to Chicago"
 He says this could be accomplished out of the city's share of the gate receints
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-28
LAFAYETTE TO
 BATTLE PENN
Army Yale Is Another Feature
 Of Next Week

NEW YORK, Oct. 27.-Lafayette and Pennsylvania, which have the most impressive records ot the eastern foot ball season so far, meet at Philadel- phia next Saturday. The Army-Yale contest at New Haven will be another of next Saturday features.
 The Tigers and Harvard rest com paratively easy this week, playing Swarthmore and Boston university. The Big Three series begins on the fol- lowing weekend with Princeton show ing at Cambridge
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-28
HUBERT MAY BE
 A. 4. U. PRESIDENT
Friends Boom New York Man
 To Succeed Wm. PrOut

NEW YORK, N. Y, Oct. 27.-(Spe- of Murray Hubert, presi- dent of the board of aldermen, are booming him as the likely successor to William c. Prout of Boston as presi- dent of the Amateur, Athletic union, following Prout's announcement that he would decline renomination next month at the A. A. U. national convention in Atlantic City.
 Mir. Hulbert's association with ath- letics, coupled with his experience in public office, is declared by his follow CTS to equip him to discharge the duties of the office once held by the late James E. Sullivan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-28
LYNN BOMAR IS
 MUCH IMPROVED
vandy Star May Get Out Of
 Hospital This Week

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Oct. 27.-The condition of Lynn Bomar, Vanderbilt star back, injured in Saturdays foot ball game with Georgia. showed im- provement this morning. His physician stated that if he continue to improve as he has thus far he will be out of the hospital in a week or ten days, however, he is out of the game for the rest of the season. He is conscious today and has slight use of his, left arm and fingers. Bomar suffered hemorrhage of the brain and partial paralysis following a kick on the chin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-28
SPALLA WANTS
 TO MEET JACK
Says He Will Fight Dempsey
 Any Time Anywhere
1Rv Associated Pressl

ROME, Oct. 27.-"My supreme ann bition is to fight Jack Dempsey" said Erminio Spalla, the European heavy weight champion, today. Spalla yester- day knocked out DepausS the Belgium champion, in 8 bout in Naples.
 q have sent Dempsey challnege through the European boxing federal tion," Spalla added, land am putting myself at his disposal for a bout for the worlds championship. am ready to fight him at any time, in any coun- try and under whatever conditions he chooses to impose. I intend to go to the United States next spring, but if Dempsey wishes to fight me before that time I will go across the ocean whenever he likes." .f
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-28
Answered by
 CYRIL WALKER National Open Champion

Golfing style must be changed when playing in the rain. Here are some of the necessary notifications in
 form. Try and play the ball up in the air more, as the carry is very neces- sary in rain on account of the slow ing up of the course. Tee the ball higher and in playing through the fair way with wood, give a spoon prefer ence over the brassie, so as to get the ball up. Hit all your shots to the hole as if you were trying to hole out. In other words be bold and then bolder.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-28
SCOUTING FLEET
 BEATSO OUANTICO

NEW YORK, Oct. 27.-The scout ing fleet eleven, made up of players from the IS naval service teams along the Atlantic seaboard, defeated the Quantico Marines at the Yankee stad- ium today, 2 to 6. Secretary of the Navy Wilbus attended.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-28
ST. PAUL-SEATTLE
 GAME POSTPONED

SEATTLE, Wash, Oct. 25.-A heavy shower just before the second game of :he series was about to be played here between St Paul and Seattle for the clash A A baseball championship, caused postponement today.
 FOOTBALL LRESULTS
 Scouting Fleet, z; Quantico Marines t.
 Union o, Lincoln 0.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-28

(Tomorrow The detailed vote for center field on the All-American league and all-National league teams and ana lysis of voting).
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-28
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