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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-04
The Fourth-and Safety
TODAY'S the Glorious Fourth"
Rut let's FORGET that for q momel

TODAYS the GLORIOUS Fourth"
i But let's forget that for moment.
Let's think of July 5thl
Will you and your children be safe and unnjured when
tomorrow dawns-or win you fool illegally with fire
works?
Will your home be still standing when tomorrow
dawns-or will some illegally touchedoff skyrocket start
the fire on the roof that spells disaster?
Gloomy? Yes! But those things happen. Past
periences prove it.
Lots of enjoyable ways of spending the Fourth for YOU
and the children and still staying within the law. Why
not try EN-?
II he farmer works hard he save-dayigh.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-04
Ignorance Isn't Bliss

"A lost of the old proverbs and sayings wrong,
1Vl when you come TO check up them
Take: Ignorance is bliss"
Thousands of people live in sweteringy hot and un-
mercifuy cold Eastern cities prey to cyclones, billiards.
tornadoes floods droughts and other natural disturb
ances They live there presumably because they are
ignorant of Puget Sound climate.
If you can prove that ignorance is bliss in that case
you're smarter than
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-04

I HAVE just examined what
i "LIllustration. French week,
~. calls the Oldest image OF
Christ"
II Is on the side OF a sacra.
mental cup which. experts dc.
clare. dates from tho time Of
Christ himself. and II Is believed
that tho artist who chiseled v
might we'll have seen tho Saviour
face 10 face.
In 1910 a party OF Arabs. for.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-04

NTAsHuSGToS. July ~
w Efforts 60 make me
United states navy the strong
rst afoatf Will never HgceFfd
as long Sc the present system
n promoting officers exists.
says Rep FIRED a Eufifu mem
Der Of the house naval affairs
committee
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-04
A THOUGHT

Let me die the death of tho right
cous, and let my last end be like his,
Mum. SXiii.;l0.
GOOD men but SEQ death, the
VI wicked taste it.--Bon Jonson.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-04
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-04

Much ado nothing very bathing suit
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-04

Those European cabinets have Niagara beaten for falls
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-19
Plans Under | Way For All
 Trial Meets
Places And Date Set For
 Olympic Tryouts For Various Sections

NEW YORK, Feb. 1S.--Definite plans for, ,fryouts of candidates for the Amer jean Olympic track and field team are under way.
 Club and unattached candidates win be given preliminary trials in eight sec fionai tournaments; the army men will qualify in their own meets and the col lege men in recognized intercollegiate college tournaments. William c. Prout. chairman of the Olympic track and field committee, and president of the Amateur Athletic union announced the plans last night. In these preliminary trials the men who will compete for the final trials in the Harvard stadium. June 13 and 14, will
 be picked and from the final trials the men who will compose the team VIII be chosen. S1-- Dates Set Dates for two of the sectional tour naments have been selected-that for the eastern section at the Yankee sta dium, on June ', and for the Pacific coast at Stanford university on May IT. The other preliminary trials will be
 held probably either on May 30 or<June 2, as follows:
 Southeastern: At Birmingham. Ala, or Atlanta. Central, at Chicago or Detroit. Midwestern at Kansas university sta
 dfum, Lawrence, Kan. Southern, at Tulane university, New Orleans.
 Pacific northwest, at Portland, Ore. Southern Pacific, at Los Angeles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-19
PEGLER'S PEGS
Rv wEsTRRoOK pEcIER

just three world amphheatre, prize historian
 his " Phiadel pha OBrens dancing Hopping the in suff eskn shoes before the of round.
 The the Pioneer A. nights with their yellow
  penduousy romantic appreciation of the
 Fiss Dor and Carro barn to them but the Pioneer G. Wanderbt the Aso Depew Rooeve and Van Wyck of the gallery rang wateh the knee action and the tail of coach which hauled metropolis and around which rpped where the public library second street, the most valuable corner in the world ~ stableboy the Civil there old and stable 1924 Every Monday the original auctoneer dispoes of undisci
  part many country nowa
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-19

The Bulldog drew first blood in the play for the city college championship by defeating the Panther, 37 to 27, Mon day night at the Birmingham Athletic club. The game was e hard-fought struggle and was featured by sensa- tional shooting. No crip shots were all lowed, due to close guarding under the baskets and practically every goal made was on long shots. At this game Stubbs. Stevens and Scokel combined proved more proficient than Caldwell and thereby hangs the tale of victory.
 The game developed a surprising amount of team play on both sides and though cratic passes sometimes marred the floor game of both teams 1t was nevertheless game of more or less science. At least 1t was more scientific than fans looked for with as keen IT, valry as exists between the two.
 Although both teams lost a star each, Howard, a star offensive man in Ste vens, and Birmingham Southern. defen- sive star in Levie. on personal fouls the game was cleanly played. Good sportsmanship prevailed.
 Caldwell ys. Stubbs
 "Skeebie" Caldwell. for Birmingham Southern, and Toby" Stubbs, for How spective teams and shared honors for scoring during the game with 15 points each. Caldwell looped six field goals and three fouls. while Stubbs rang up five field goals and five fouls. Both men played good floor games.
 It was the shooting of Polly" Socket In the second half that gave the Bull dogs their last minute advantage. As the time of the game grew small he l looped several long shots that cinched the encounter.
 The first half of the game would prob ably go to the Panthers, They led at the end with a score of IS to r. Their general playing seemed to be more eff
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-19
C. Coniskey
 Is Seeking z New Pilot
Frank Chance May Never Return To Game, Physi-
 clans State After Ex- animation

CHICAGO, Feb. 18.-President Co., miskey of the White Sox began prepa- rations Monday to choose a manager to\take Frank Chances place. He re- ceived reports from Los Angeles con scesning Chances condition which indi- cated that the player may never return to the game.
 Although Chance resigned over the weekend, Comiskey telegraphed him telling him his place still was open. Chance wrote that he might join the club in few weeks but that he did not feel equal to piloting the team.
 Eddie Collins, captain and second baseman; Ray Schalk, catcher; Johnny Eyers, coach. and Harry Hooper. are among those being considered by Co., miskey for a better job. Collins and Schalk are said to be the favorites.
 Chance has advised Comiskey to ap- point Collins. For a time Comiskey was considering dividing authority be- tween two leaders, but he has aban- doned this plan,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-19
MISS ROLLINS
 STILL WINNING

DEL MONTE. Cal. Feb. 1S.-Marion Rollins. former national champion, 5who yesterday conquered the national fhampion, Edith Cummings, today de- feated Mrs. H. c. Hutchings of Winni- beg, Canada, former Pacific northwest Champion. in the semi-finals of the Peb- pie Beach women's golf tournament here. The match ended on the seven teenth green with the great Westbrook, The other semi-final match ended in
 victory for Mary K. Browne, Los An Seles, after one of the hardest battles Pf her golf career with Mrs. Brent Pot CT of San Francisco. This match also fnded on the. seventeenth green, with Miss Browne two up. She is a former hational woman's, tennis champion and has developed into one of the country's greatest golfers.
 The finals tomorrow will bring two the most spectacular figures in Amer can sports together when Miss Rollins, representing the east, will meet Miss Browne, representing the west.
 Miss Rollins victory over Mrs. Hutch
 efeat of Edith Cummings yesterday, parks one of the most sensational come- backs in the annals of sport. An in- Falid for more than a year, suffering rom malady that baffled many phy-
 icians and barred her from all strenu- bus sports, Miss Rollins learned a few honths ago that her condition was Faused by the fracture of two ribs in
 fall during a hunt in England two Fears ago. Since undergoing treatment
 Tor this her former health and strength have returned. She will be a contender
 or the national ichampfopship again 4his year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-19
TO PROBE AUTO
 ACCIDENT TODAY

SAN DIEGO, Cal, Feb. 1s.-Legal ef- forts to fix responsibility for the au- tomobile crash on Torrey Pines grade Friday, as a result of which Norman D. Boeckel, star third baseman of the Bos- ton National league team, died yester- day, will be made here at D. m. to- morrow at a coroner's inquest.
 Principal witnesses summoned for ex- animation are Bob Meusei of the New York Yankees, Robert Albright. Los Angeles theatrical man, and John Beal- ey of Ocean Side, Cal, driver of the truck that collided with the machine In which the ball players and Albright were returning to Los Angeles from Mexico. R. H. Sharp, driver of the third car that crashed into the wreck age, will also testify.
 The three drivers give conflicting &C., counts of how the fatal accident occur red. each shifting the blame upon one of the other two.
 Following the inquest Boeckel's body will be sent to Los Angeles, the home Of his parents, for burial.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-19
Wild Bull
 Is Seeking
 7 Big "Dinero''
Luis Fiirpo Says Promoters Must Deposit, $50,OO0
 For Wills Go

BUENos, AIRES. Feb. 1s.-Luis An gelo Fispo, after much expensive chat ting by cable, said his final word Mon day to the New York promoters who have been trying to sign him for a fight with Harry Wills. His final word was his .favorite. "Dinero," the Spanish equivalent of dough, sugar, lettuce or money. ~
 Luis Angelo cabled Billy McCarney, his New York representative, that the New York promoters must deposit $50,- 900 in Buenos Aires this week as a guarantee of their good faith for his fight with Harry Wills. Failing to do SO, they will lose any claim they may have on Firpo's services. Firpo will turn an ear back to Tex Richards prop osition if the money does not ma terialize.
 NEW YORK, Feb. 1s.-"I think prob ably Firpo has; been bit by a wild larynx or something has gone slightly goofy." said one of the New York fight bidders when informed that Luis An gelo wanted Q guarantee of $50,000 post ed in Buenos Aires before the end of this week to bind his match with Harry Wills in New York next summer.
 An informal conclave of free-lance bidders for the bout pooled a total
 
 an assortment of jimmies, ckjacks, corkscrews and slightly used seat cou- pons from old fights. Ihasmuch as Tex Rickard has held aloof from the bid ding, there was no sound of real money, and even Rickard would not be likely to post that much money to Firpo's order in Firpo's home town.
 The Lew Raymond syndicate, said to be backed by the famous old mysterious John T, King, offered Firpo $250, 900 for fight with Wills and also offered to post a guarantee of s25,000 in New York but not in Buenos Aries. Like MT. King himself, none of this money has yet been seen. Neither has the site been selected, the stadium planned nor the date set. Otherwise the arrangements are practically complete.
 Firpo's demand for the guarantee in Buenos, Aires, caused members of the fight colony to entertain misgivings as to his health. It was recalled that Buenos Aires is in the midst of summer just now and feared that the Wild Bull may have been touched by the heat:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-19
CHAMP DEFAULTS

LAKE WORTH. Fla. Feb. 1s.-De. fauiting of George May, Akron, ohio horseshoe pitching champion, whc failed to defend his title at the opening Of the National Horseshoe Pitching tournament and the consistent pitching Of C. c. Davis of Cleveland who aver aged .569 per cent in ringers pitched in two games, featured the tournament play today. Standing at the top of the heap beside Davis were Loren May Akron, Ohio, who won his three games for an average of .526; Frank Jackson kelierton, Iowa, winning his three at .624; A. J. Buckman, Fremont, Ohio winning three for an average of .521 and Putt Mossman, 17-year-oid boy nexed his three games for an average of .4s7.
 Clark Wilson dropped out of the con test to become field manager.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-19

think the punch had hurt me. I don't think anybody else at the ringside saw the effect of that uppercut., know, though. Willard has pig, heavy arms and they feel like logs when they drop. on you. He was a better fighter than he generally gets credit for be- ing. Willard is very active for a big fellow. He boxes well and isaa straight and accurate puncher. Nobody knows better than me what terrific power he packs in those blows. I know because I stopped some of them.
 "Carpentier didn't have me in any serious trouble in the second round of our fight in Jersey City. He tipped nay head back with a couple of rights and m I knew I had been hit ali right make no mistake about that-but wasn't really groggy. They didn't even make me hesitate. was able to keep right on boring in, trying to put over a finishing punch
 What about Miske?" Dempsey is asked.
 Billy Miske No sIoueh. 1
 Say" he replies, smiling, do you know that Billy Miske gave me plenty of trouble in our first fight in St Paul back in 1918. Miske was at his best then, having beaten Fred Fulton Jack Dillon, Carl Morris, Gunboat Smith, Harry Greb, Kid Norfolk and Battling Levinsky. Most of my fighting up to that time had been with second ! and third raters. I wasn't the finished fighter that Miske was Billy was az gressive and he swarmed over me like a flock of bees in the early rounds Luckily for me he wasn't a knockout puncher, but his blows cut and bruised l He certainly could take it. I socked him on the chin with everything ] | had in the third and sevedtth rounds | but he shook it off and c&and baek al 1 me Nike a tiger. @
 "A fellow named Jack D6wney, from the Pacific coast, also gave me plenty of grief during my early career as a fighter We fought three times. He got the decision over me in two oi these battles but I knocked him out in the third"
 In another chapter I will tell of an other blow-one that Dempsey will long remember. I must reserve 1t, though for my discussion of the Famous FirpC fight at the Polo Grounds, >,-.s-si.
 Discussion of that fight brings me close to the end of my narrative.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-19
Simpson To Leave Soon
 For Tourney
Purple Tornado Has Made
 Wonderful Record On Court This Season

After having come out victorious in the district tournament, scoring more than four points. to their opponents one, the Simpson Purple Tornado is preparing for the Cotton States tour nament, which will be held ans Auburn on Thursday, Friday and Saturday of this week. ast The Tornado is entering the tourna- ment with one of the strongest teams in the cage history of the school. as they have a team which has met de- feat only once since the opening of the season and that defeat being Afterwards avenged. A total of more than 800 points having already been scored this season. &&1 The fact that the Techsters have been able to ring up that number Of points in four weeks shows that the Purple and Gold quintet boasts a strong SCOT | ing division and that coupled with the additional fact that the scoring has been. approximately 5 10 over their opponents, which have been judged the best teams in the state, shows that the team is equally well off in defensive ability. M
 stiff Opposition
 The Purple Tornado will be up against some stiff opposition in the Cotton States tournament, as many of the strongest teams in the entire south will be gathered for the meet. Last year the Purple and Gold machine. go- apparently equally as good chances as they have this year were able only to take fourth place in the tournament and this season the winners ofzlast years engagement are entered together with some of the strongest of Tennessee, any of which will make a good opponent for the Tornado and the Simpson lads will have a hard row to follow if they go through the tournament and the games this week will be test of real ability for the Tornado as for the first time this year they will meet teams which have been consistently winning in their states since the opening of the cage season. I .-
 Has Many Stars
 "Blick" Vincent, outstanding prep star of the south, guard and one of the highest pointers on the Purple squad, all-district forward after the tourna- ment held here last week and former all-state star, will represent Simpson Tech at guard; "Firpo" Ferguson, all- state guard of last year, or Little John ny Milking, all-district guard of this school backguards taking the other po- sition. Curdy Byrd, all-state center of last year and all-district of this season, usual high point man for the, Tornado and floor man of ability, will take the central job for the. tournament with
 Buck" Ellis, new man of all.district rank, and Albert Vincent, floor. mai. with few equals in the state, at for wards. These with James Harris, guard md center, and either Dewey Byrd or
 Little Boy" Wright. letter man of last
 year, will make up the team of all- stars who work together with precision
 rarely seen in high school circles. who
 will represent Birmingham in the Cot lon States tournament.
 Coach Dick Webb will leave Bir-
 bingham with his team either Wednes- lay evening or early Thursday morning ma Birmingham is looking forward to
 real showing from the. Techsters at
 he close of the week. s-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-19
SARAZEN TO PLAY.

CINCINNATI, O., Feb. 1S.-Gene Sar- azep. national professional golf cham pion, has been signed to play in this city on June 8. according to word re- ceived from Jimmy Brophy, Cincinnati professional, who is at Miami Beach, Fla.
 Details have not been completed, but with another leading light and that the pair will meet Brophy and another Gin cinnatil professional at Hill Crest Coun- itry club.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-19
M'KENNA WINS BOUT

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 1s.-Jack Sharkey of New York was so helpIess before Eddie McKenna of New Orleans In the eighth round of their scheduled 16-round bout here tonight that the Tight was stopped and the decision awarded to McKenna. Sharkey gave a good account of himself for the first -Four rounds, compelling McKenna to take flight before his vicious attscks
 But in the eighth he appeared SO wea k that Referee Martin ended the bout by dclaring McKenna the winner. shar- key weighed 127 pounds and McKenna
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-19
DATE FOR FIRPo BOUT

BUENOS AIRES, Feb. 1s-Luis An . gel Firpo. South American heavyweight champion, and Farmer Lodge, Ameril ! can heavyweight, will fight here next Saturday night.
 The fight was scheduled for last Saturday, but a heavy rainfall caused it to be postponed.
 Firpo objected strenuousIy to ths postponement of a week. claiming that there was no reason why the contest should not be staged tonight. Pro- motors overruled him.
 The promoters will have to find a new referee who Is satisfactory to the principals, and the minister of war or dered Lieutenant Hector Mendez. who had been chosen to referee. to decline the appointmnt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-19
LITTLE TALK OF NEW LEAGUE,


 MONTGOMERY, Ala, Feb. 18.-Lit- tie talk of the proposed Dixie league, which includes Montgomery in it's for nation, is heard here as the time for the opening of the playing baseball season hears.
 Montgomery, city in which the plan originated, while for a time going for ward with plans looking toward the formation of the circuit Jagged when other cities showed lack of interest, it Is pointed out.
 Selma, Dothan, Pensacola, Columbus, Ga, Albany, Ga, and Montgomery were the cities intended to be, granted fran chises with Selma showing especial in terest, itHfs declared, although Albany has decided! according to representa- tives, that she does not care to enter., - Some Doubt.
 Montgomery, fans agree, looks upon the organization of a Class D league with more or less doubt-the city hay ing for a. number of years been the scene of Southern league baseball, all though many expressed belief that Class D ball would be welcomed rather than none, as was the case last sum mer, with the exception of city league play.
 President Cliff Green, however, de- clares that he is still working to the organization of the league if it prom ises success. Little mention of any of the cities of this section entering the proposed Geor- gia-Alabama loop in process of lorna tion has been heard and it understood that Montgomery would not enter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-19
RICH WINS MEDAL

oRMOND BEACH, Fla, Feb. 1s.- (Special)-C. r. Rich, of Wellesley, Mass, won the medal in the annual ormond Beach championship tourna- ment here today. with a card of 4O-89- 79. He was the only player to break 80, which is considered a feat in view of the fact that wind and weather were set against consistently good golf.
 N. B. Perkins of williamsburg, Ky, and F. B. Porter. of Forest Hills, Fields. N. Y., tied for second place, the former turning in a card of 4O-4o- 80, and the latter making the round In 41-39-SO.
 c. R. Schoen-Roebuck of Birming ham qualified with a card of 56-46-1O2.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-19
RAINS STOP PRACTICE

HOT SPRINGS, Ark, Feb. 1s-A chil- ly drizzle of rain which fell through out the day kept most of the major league baseball players who are here for preliminary training, indoors today and they devoted their time to gym work in the bath houses.
 A number of the men expect to par ticipate in the spring golf tournament which will get under way at the Hot Springs Golf and Country club course tomorrow. Those players for whom the elusive white pill holds no fascination will "try their legs" on the mountain trails.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-19
SITE FOR FIELD TRIALS

JACKSON. Miss, Feb. 1s.-(speciaI. ) Definite announcement of choice of tn. Mount Arista ranch, eight miles from Crystal Springs, as the course over which the trials of the Mississippi anna teur field trials association will be run this year was made by E. 8. Birdsong, president of the association, Friday.
 "It is one of the finest courses I nave ever been on. Birds arc plentiful ana the topography of the country is such that the courses compare favor ably with the preserves at Grand June tion, Tenn, where the national bird dog trials are run" said MT. Birdsong, in speaking of the course
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-19
MAUN WON'T REPORT

WICHITA. Kas., Feb. 1S.-Eddie Maun 23-year-old farmer boy for whom the New York Giants paid $20 ,000 to Frank Isbell, owner of the Wichita club in the Western league, isn't going to re- port at the Giants training camp in Florida unless he gets a share of the purchase price.
 Maun who spent the winter on his fathers farm in Halstead, Kas., told teammates he visited here Monday that unless his demands were met he was through with baseball.
 I'm just as stubborn as they are," he declared. Isbell refused to divide the money. Maun was the leading pitcher In the Western league last year.
 Several clubs are understood to have bid for his services