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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-22
HOMERS!

The Southern leaguers led in home runA making four against three in the National and none in the American. The nome runs made Monday are as follows:
 SOuthSrn League
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-22

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 zx-Batted for Quinn in eighth.
 Score by innings: R. Philade delphie .t......,.... 200 900 002--4 0oaton s..... .'.-.. UVV wv 0UV--V
 Summary: Two-base hits, Hauser,s Sim mons, -Veach; sacrifices. Hale, Rommel, Miller; double plays. Galloway to Dykes to Hauser. Rommel to Galloway to Hau- G. base on balls. off Rommel :, off Quinn 3. off Piorcy 1; struck out. by Quinn 2. by Pierey l: hits. off Quinn in in- nings, off Piercy in 1 hit by pitcher, by Quinn (Simmons); wild pitches, Quinn l, Piercy l.; losing pitcher. Quinn. Um- pires, Connolly andNDineen. Time. l:s2.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-22
GETS SAD NEWS

NEW YORK, April 21.-9ilIy Gibson manager of Gene Tunney. received a cable gram from Francois Deschamps, mana ger of Georges Carpentier. Monday, con friming the unhappy news that Georges will fight Tom Gibbons before meeting Tunney.
 Weeping into his .sarsaparilIa, Gibson said Deschamps had acted in a most un- ethical manner in signing for the Gib- bons' match prior to the Tunney affray MT. Gtbsons distress was particularly acute because he recently tried to per- suade' Deschamps to do the same thing to take a Tunney bout before the Glb- bons meeting.
 However, there was a paragraph of balm in DeachampB' message. It said: Don't fear; Georges will. knock out Monsieur Gibbons. I have signed for this match for May 90, but will keep my contract for a fight with Monster Tunney. Hav- ing 6 wonderful time; wish you was here"
 The cablegram Is believed to have been sent collect. too.
 Results count, and you can count on results if your ad is in The Age-H erald.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-22
GEORGEs NULL sAIL SOON

PARIS. April 21.-(By Leased Wire to ARe-Herald.-Accompan by a menage- rie of European athletes Georges Car pentier will sail at last for the United States on May 3, 10 fight Tom Gibbons. 10-rounds to no decision, either at Ben ton Harbor. Mich, or Michigan City. Ind. This will be Georges first match sey sat him on the fringe of his left ear in the bowl at Boyles Thirty Acres, Jersey City.
 Robert Roth the Behemoth of Basic. a Swiss heavyweight wrestler. will Oc- cupy the
 cupy one cage In the travelling circus. Charley Ledoux the ancient little French boxer will share another coop with a lightweight named Paul Fritch, winner of the 1920 Olympic featherwsight title. Francois Deschamps. manager of Carpen- 1t on the trip by obtaining matches for these two boxers on the same card with Georges and Tom. Jack Curley, the wrestling promoter. will underwrite the board bills of Herr Roth. hoping to get him some matches with the large herd of wrestlers whom Curley has in his corral in the states. ~.
 Satisfied that they have whip-sawed Billy Gibbons manager of Gene Tunney, who tried to do them out of the Carpen- tier match, Eddie Kane, manager of Gib- Fitsimmons. the Chicago promoter, will sali back for New York Tuesday. They closed up the details of the match Mon day. May 30 or s1 will be the date of the fight.
 Fritch probably will be matched with Sammy Mandell, of Rockford, Ills, who Is under Kanss management.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-22
FINAL MEETING OF CITY LEAGUE MACS TONIGHT Plans For Big Opening Next Saturday To
 Be Made

The final meeting of City League man agers prior to the seasons opening next Saturday afternoon. will be held at the council room in the city hall Tuesday night at T:30 o'clock. At this meeting the final plans for the parade de, and id, open, pen S be 46e iast WI" day % on Which the contracts % @ for players can be turned in also.
 A full attendance is expected at this meeting for it will be one of the most important of the year.
 The league will make big getaway next Saturday if plans go-7through; town district and all of the teams will be included in the procession. Red Top cabs and Yellow cabs will be in the pa put team in the league under the man agement of Pat Brandon. brother of "Toots," while the Yellow Cab has al
 One or two berths in the various divi- sions have not been closed out yet and final disposal of the matter of the roster meeting. It may be possible that ere or two new teams will get into the league at this meeting.
 was sent to second o3 Acosta's sacri- flee, Marriott hit a long drive to right center and whs& Jeanes tried to make a snoe-strlng catch of it the ball got through hinJ Marriott took three bases ana heilyfscored. Cueto hit a long fly to JeaneC and Marriott scored after the eaten. / Huhn flied out to Camp, end ing the inning.
 The Barons apparently started a rally in the seventh with one down when Rhode singled. However, a pretty dou- ble play, Acosta to Kelly to Huhn, on Cancels grounder cut the Barons down.
 Ganzel Checks Run
 In the fifth, Ganzel cut off a Mo bile run when Cueto hit a drive to him and he made a pretty throw to the plate after the catch to get Marriott.
 The Barons have been heavily in- vaded with flu, and Arthur Olsen, right hand pitcher, was merely able to get to the park Monday after being in bed with a bad case of 1t. He will not be able to pitch until the latter part of the week at the earliest
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-22

Results count, and you can count on results if your ad is in The, Age-H erald.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-22

In Cincinnati the Reds overlook the Cubs, who had started the season with sprint. Jack Hendricks Red team beat Grover Alexander. ? to I. The Pirates and Cardinals had a long club-swinging
 exercise in St. Louis. The Cards mad
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-27

Thirty years have elapsed since Star Pointer, the first speed marvel, started the two-minute list of light harness per formers. The twenty-fOurth name was rdded to that select group when Merri- mau won q heat in two minutes at the recent Toledo Grand Circuit meeting. Over 5000 trotters appear in the 2 80 list. Over 30,000 pacers have made records of 2 :26 or better. Of that grand total of 60,000 horses only seven trotters and 17 pacers placed their names in the twO-minute list.
 Star Pointer started this list at Read vile in 1897 At the Grand Circuit meeting that year Dave McCleary drove him in 1 :5e1 The next ad. dition to the liss was also made at Readville in 1905, when Lou Dillon trot;ed the first mile in two minutes. Later in the season Willard Sanders re- duced her record to 1:58M at Mem phis. Alta Mcdonald udded another name to the list at the Memphis meet ing when he drove Major Delmar in l :59A. The same year was also made memorable by Prince Albert pacing Belmont Park, Philadelphia, in :6912, with Mart Demarest in the sulky.
 Dan Patch's Great Work
 Two more additions were recorded in 1905, when Dan Patch reached his limit behind a pace-maker at Lexing- ton by turning that fast course in 1 :65N. Harry Hersey drove him. The other newcomer was Audubon Boy. Gatcomb drove him in :59A at Syra- cuse. Hersey placed his second rep resentative in the extreme speed list at Indianapolis in 1910, when he marked Minor Heir in 1 :5S75. In 1912 Uhlan reached his limit of 1 :59. He was the second trOtter to secure two-ininute honors. Charles Tanner drove him.
 Thomas W. Murphy marked his first two-minute performer in 1914 when he won heat at Detroit with Frank Bo- gash, IT,, in 1 :59A. This little geld ing was the first horse to beat two minutes in a race.
 Directum I. and William, both of which beat two-minutes in races, reach ed their limit in 1915. At Syracuse, Directum I, made the worlds record in the open of :56% with Murphy up, while Marvin marked William in a remarkable pair of racing pacers and met in several contests.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-27
MERRINAN IS ADDED
 TO SPEEDSTERS' LIST
Murphy's Horse Is Twenty-fourth Of Trotters
 And Pacers Clocked At Two Minutes

In 1916 Lee Worthy with Ben White up, reduced the trotting stallion record to ;5SH. Geers won at Columbus with Napoleon Direct in 1 :59% the same year. The following year McDon- aid won with Miss Harris M at At Ianta in two minutes. This mark Murphy reduced to :5SA at Toledo in 1918, the day that the mile track was opened at that city. Geers also drove Single c two heats below even time in the same race but Single G did not reach his limit until 1923 when Allen won with him at Syracuse in :5S1a.
 The names sof Louie and5 Prince Lo- rec were added to the list of speed marvels in Lexington in 1929. Both of them paced in two minutes, Vic Fleming gave the Grattan Royal mare her record in a race while McDevitt marked the double-gaited champion in a trip against the watch. Sanardo was the only horse to cross the turf Rubi- con in 1921. Murphy marked him in :59% at Syracuse, figure which was reduced to :591a by Geers at h. dianapolis, the next year.
 Peter Naming Added
 In 1922 five speed marvels in addi- tlon to Sanardo were marked, four of them making their records at Lexing- ton. Of this lot Murphy drove Peter Manning :56A. Arion Guy :501a and Margaret Dillon 1 :5814. and Harry Fleming reduced the worlds record for trotting mares to 1 :59A with Medda Earlier in the season Chase Dean won a heat in :593z with Sir Koch at Co., lumbus.
 As has been, stated Single c reached his limit in :5S1a in 1923. while 1924 starts off with Merriman 2 :00 in July It looks now as though others would join him in the select circle before the curtain drops on this campaign.
 Sixteen reinsmen marked the 24 members of the two-minute list. ATur- { lphy leads with eight, Sanardo being the only one in his group that acquired a new record after leaving his stable. In addition to the San Francisco geld ing, Murphy marked Peter Manning, AFion Guy, Directum I, Miss Harris NJ, Margaret Dillon, Frank Bogash, Jr., and Merriman. Harry Hersey marked Dan Patch and Minor Heir while Geers drove Napoleon Direct and Sanardo to their records.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-27

Jimmy Finley, of Birmingham and other southern cities, has agreed to de fend his southern welter weight crown in the Birmingham Athletic club arena, August 4, according to announcement made by Dave Evans, club match maker, late Saturday. Finley has stated his willingness to make 14S pounds at the ringside and so ended a week of telegraphic battle in which the club officials sought meet the condi- tions of Young Jack Dillon of Nash vile and match the two most promis- ing men of their class in a Birming- ham ring.
 With Dillon's condition: satisfied and papers signed for the bout, the Birmingham Athletle club is busy making preparations to present the greatest midsummer fight card in their history. A first class semi-windup has been scheduled with Big Boy Edwards as the defender and Young Pomerance of Auburn, Ala, as the challenger. These battlers will fight at 160 pounds.
 Good PreEims
 Other interesting numbers are slated for the evening with Matchmaker Evans busily hunting new material with which to thrill the fans. Evans promises that new faces will be cn Mondays card and some big surprises are in store for the veteran sideliners who see fight after fight. A good TO- round wrestling match will be amongst the offerings for the evening.
 From present indications and utter ances of various sorts it would seem that the Dillon-Finley go will not be the calm punch-punch. affair that usually marks ring battle in Bir- mingham. Dillon has been barking at Finley for some time for fight but the Nasvillian has always wanted Fin
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-27
SPORT s.
JIMMY FINLEY SIGNS
 FOR DILLON CONTEST
Southern Welter Champ Agrees To Make 4
 Pounds, Ringside, For Nashville Boy

ley to conceed more than the kentuckian thought wise and he ', forced to refuse
 When Matchmaker Evans broachs the subject of fight l. Birmingham with Dillon as his foe, Finley at first demurred, but when it was brought home to him that B. mingham con- sidered him as its own and wanted U see him go through his tricks with Dillon, who got a draw in the club ring with Red Herring, he finally con- scented.
 Asks 14S Pounds
 Dillon was willing to fight but de- manded that Finley make 14S pounds and put his southern welter weight title as the state. After much tele- graphing Finley finally consented and in consequence the bout for Monday week faces the fans.
 Tickets for the bout will go on sale at once at the club box office and it is urged by the officials in charge that those who wish ringside chairs come early and make their reservations. The club expects a big sale for this fight, for it throws together two of the best men in the welter class. A title will be at stake and a great preliminary program will start the evening off
 Florida Likes Jim
 Down in the Florida penisnla the fans think that Jimmy Finley is one of the greatest battlers of the age. He has fought every man and boy who thought he had anything at all and has whipped several customers to a frazzle. Dillon is just. as popular in Nashville and the Tennessee fight resorts. Bir- mingham likes the style of each--a willingness to mix it and mix. it hard The announcement of a clash between the two in a local ring should be re- ceived with enthusiasm.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-27
,SCOOBA WINS IN
 OPENING GAME
Freeman Turns Back ElrOd With Five Hits And Wins, 4-2

REFORM, Ala, July 26.-(Special.) ) fielding, Scooba, Miss, took the opening game of the series from ilrod behind the effective twirling of Freeman, AZ, here on Graham field. F. een-an, work ing on the mound for Scooba. was in fine form, giving up only five well scattered hits, and sent seven men to the bench via the strike out route, while fast fielding helped him. Long, pitch ing for Elrod, gave up ten well-sspa- rated hits, but errors behind him were costly while le was wild, arc punched with sacrifices were the factors of his defeat.
 The game was featured by fast fielding from start to finish. F. liar per for Scooba began it by making a nice, jumping catch of Rosenfeld's drive in the initial frame. In the fifth, Up church, left fielder for Elrod, came in behind short to scoop up what looked like q sure hit from the bat of Hubert and his peg to first was perfect, com pletihg a double-play.
 R Harper of Scooba, took off hon ors with the willow, having a perfect day at bat, three out of three,s while J. Jones and Tatum for Elrod, got one out of one, the latter having three sac. rifices to his credit.
 Score by innings: R, H. E. Elrod ........ 900 101 0OO-2 5
 Batteries Freeman and CorIey {; Long and Hammer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-27
ATHENS SPLITS
 IN FOUR GAMES
Independent Team Plays Hart
 seIle And Huntsville Teams

ATHENS, Ala, July 26.-(Special.) The Athens Independent baseball team has been playing good ball this week, having played four games, taking two and losing the other two in heated contests, one lost to ---rtselle and the other to Huntsville.
 The weeks games results are as fol- lows: Monday, Athens and Hartselle, at Athens, score 8 to 5 in favor ofAvisi. tors This was real battle and each team deserved much praise for, work throughout the game. Tuesday the sec ond game was played in Hartselle, re- sulting in a complete runaway for Athens, they took the game by score of IA to 3.
 Thursdays game was played between the Athens Independents and the team of the same name of Huntsville. This game was good one and afforded much entertainment throughout, the result was 8 score of to 5 in favor of Athens. Fridays game was also played in Athens and the Huntsville aggregation after suffering the defeat on Thursday, went in Hearch of re- eruits being in Fridays game, Alder son, pitcher and Hester, third base man. With this added strength, the game was ca ried away by the visitors by score of 5 to 4.
 It is understood that ths Athens and Cullman cluba will meet again in Au- gust for a six-game series. There is much rivalry between these two clubs and both have stated their intentions of copping the series in straight games.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-27
GREENYILLE IS
 MAKING PLANS

GREENVILLE. Ala, July 26.- Especial. )-The athletic committee of the Butler county high held its first meeting of the 1024-25 session at the office of Prof. J. J. Paris, principal of the institution on this week.
 c. E. Hamilton, IT,, was, reelected as president of the body and Prof. J. J.. BaFris was elected treasurer who will have complete control of all receipts and disbursements of the funde, which in most part will come from the gate re- ceiRts of the games to be played by the teams of the three major sports.
 Coach Dick Emmette arrived in Greenville Friday night and will devote his time from now until school opens in getting the boys in trim for the open ing of the football season. Prospects are very bright at Butler for successful year in athletics, under the direction of the new coach
 Among the football letter men of last year to be back at the opening of school are Baby" Stabler, Big" Newton, Garner, Captain Bull" Wesley, Pope, Kendriek, Dee. Howard, and the pros pects are good for several others. The above list includes the entire back field of the 1928 team.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-27
COACH BIBLE TO
 LECTURE HERE Coach Of Texas Aggies To Speak On Foot
 ball Rules

D. x. Bible, coach at Texas A. and M., and one of the leading football rules authorities in America, has been se- cured to deliver an address Tuesday night at 8 o'clock at the Chamber of Commerce auditorium.
 Coach Bible was obtained by B. M. Chenoweth of Chenoweth & O., local sporting goods house to speak here. A long-distance call to one of his lee ture points in South Carolina by Mir. Chenoweth brought results and Coach Bible will stop over here for lecture on his way back to Texas.
 Coach Bible has been on Today speaking tour in the Carolinas and Tennessee. He spoke at the school where he started coaching, Carson-New man.
 The coach of the great Texas Az gies" football teams is on the foot ball rules committee and in his lee ture here he will probably make clear and explain rules which might bring up controversies. His lectures are of much interest to coaches, football officials, players and fans.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-27
TENNIS QUESTIONABLE


 Question---My opponent in return ing my shot hits the ball into his own court close to the net, and 1t bounds return or is 1t my point7
 Answer--It is your point without fur ther play.
 QueStion-In tournament doubles match only one player Is present when the match is called. Can he play alone against the other doubles team? Answer-No. His team loses by de- fault
 Question-Will Helen Wills have to play through the women's national tournament this year. in defense of her championship won last year? Answer-Yes
 Question--A player in making a re- turn hits the umpire but claims the point, asserting that the ball would have gone into the court if 1t had not hit the official Who wins the point? .a Answer-The player whose return hit the umpire
 Question-wheu did Norman Brookes first win the English cham pionships at Wimbledon
 Answer--In 1907 when H. L. Doherty, the previous years winner. did not defend his title.
 The Age Herald has arranged with tAe United States Lawn Tennis association to answer direct any question regarding in- depreciation of the playing rules. Readers may have their questions answered off ficially by addressing the association. care of this paper Enclose a self addressed two-cent envelope for such direct reply.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-27
SUNDAY SCHOOL DAY
 WILL BE OBSERVED
Miss Tunstall And Miss Board
 man To Speak

GREENSBORO, Ala, July 26.- Special. )-Sunday will be a red letter day for the Methodist Sunday school. Mrs. Alfred TunstalI and Miss Emma Broadman have both been invited to speak on this occasion. This day is observed once each year, and is known as Sunday School day. The entire morning is given over to the special exercises. The collection taken up on
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-27
ZEICLER LOSES
 TWO-HIT GAME
HinsOn, Of Evergreen, Hits Two
 Three-B -Baggers To Win

GREENVILLE, Ala, July 20.- Especial. )-Hinson' two three base hits won the game for Evergreen when that team played the locals here. Each time a man was on base. The score was 2 to at the close of the nineth after an exhibition of fine brand of baseball had been displayed.
 Punch" Zeigler who worked for Greenville pitched two hit game while the locals rapped Kelly for eight singles, one of which was a two base counter, by Black. It was a hard game for the locals to lose.
 Greenville played Nadavah here for a three game series next "Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.
 The score was as follows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-27

that day is turned over to the workers in the rural districts.
 Hot Day, No Ice-Tuesday, one of the hottest days of the summfe, found Greensboro without ice, owing to a breakdown of the Selma plant which furnishes Greensboro with ice, since the ice plant was burned here.
 w. l.. Shirley To Report-W. IA Shirley, an ex-serrice man, has beeI ordered to report to the government a their hospital in Algiers, La.. for animation. .
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-27
VILLA WILL BOX
 CARLIN, AUGUST IS

NEW ORLEANS, July 26.-Pancho Villa, world't flyweight champion, will meet Amos Carlin, undefeated fighter of Jeanerette, La, in a 15-round no decision bout here August IS, it was announced today. They will meet at catchweights. Carlin recently sprang into prominence through his victories over Johnny Buff. ex-bantam champion, and Eddie McKenna.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-27
AMERICAN STARS
 DEFEAT BRITISH

HARROw-on-the-HILL, Eng, July 26. (By Associated Press.)-The United States defeated the British Empire in the series of matches here today be- tween the American Olympic swimming team and the picked team of leading swimmers from the British Empire.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-27
'TACKHOLF LEE
 BECOMES SCRIBE
Champion Shot Joins Editorial Force Of Alabama Sportsman

T. K. "Tackhole' Lee of Birming- ham, worlds champion shooter, will not cOnfine his efforts to the rifle and pistol range, or to the traps from now on. Announcement was maIs Saturday morning by W. W. Wells, editor of the Alabama Sportsman, th,t Tackhole Lee has been added to the editorial staff in the capacity of editor of the trapshooting department.
 The Alabama Sportsman is month ly magazine devoted to the interests of sports and athletics in Alabama, and Tackhole Lees connection with this periodical will begin with the Septem- Der issue. Lee, in his department, will, no doubt, prove of much interest to his friends and admirers over the south.
 ley-Zeigler and Kadell. Umpires Xiii tough and Sirmon,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-27
SLAVS WIN MATCH
 FROM DENMARK

COPENHAGEN. July 26.-(By As sOciated Press. )-The Czecho-Slovakian lawn tennis team today won the semi final in the Glropean zone of the Davis Cup Competition from Denmark.
 Czecho-sloyagia won the doubles yes terday and two singles matches played today after Denmark had taken both matches in singles the opening day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-27
CANADIAN DAVIS
 CUP TEAM WINS

OTTAWA, July 20.-The Canadian Davis cup tennis team qualified to meet Japan in the next round of the Ameri- can zone elimination series when Will lard Checker of Montreal won the first singles match this af srnoon against Rogelio Paris, the Cuban champion 5J
 6-3; 7-5; 6-3. Canadian players had previously won one singles and / .9ou- bles match from the Cuban c,,ll acnt. :.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-27
NORWAY OLYNIPIC rHA MS

HARVE, July 26.-- By Associated Press. )-Norway today was pro- ktiued the olympic yachting champion Two Norwegian yachts, the Bera ia the eight metre class and he Elizabeth VI ia the six metre class won their races today and thereby gained for thelr csgatry the Olympic yaetung title.