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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-20
TIGERS TO HAVE
GOOD CAGE CARD
Thirteen Games Will Be
Played After
Christmas

AUBURN, Ala, Dec. 19.-(Special.)
The schedule for the 1925 Auburn
Tiger basket ball champion was an
nounced as completed by officials of
the Auburn Athletic association.
Thirteen games have been arranged
for, not including the two preseason
games already played with Mercer and
Albany "Y' and the Southern Confer
ence tournament to be held in Atlanta
the latter part of February. The past
Christmas season opens with a. double
header in New Orleans, when the Tigers
meet the GREENE outfit from Tulane
university on January and =.
Five games have been booked on the
campus. The home tits include Fort
Benning, at Auburn, January IL, Geor-
gia-Tech, January II; birmingham
Athletic club, February IA and the
University of Georgia, February IL.
The date of the Auburn-Mercer game
that is to be played on the campus mas
not been announced.
The schedule is as follows:
January 8, Tulane, New Orleans.
January 6, Tulane, New Orleans.
January 10, Fort Benning, Auburn.
January II, Georgia Tech, Auburn.
January %, Naval Training Station,
Pensacola.
January "a, Springfield, Mobile.
February z, Georgia Tech, Atlanta.
February 8, University Of Georgia,
Athens.
February II, Fort Benning at Ben
ming.
February IA, Birmingham Athletic
club, Auburn.
February 10, University Of Georgia,
Auburn.
February 27-March 8, Southern
Conference Tournament, Atlanta.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-20
The Umpire
thrilling of all
4 u But ponhp battles.
BY II. C. SALSINGER

garded as the most thrilling OF all cnam-
pionship battles.
Had Firpo used ordinary intelligence,
settled down to obtaining an education
in ring science from one of several ex-
pert American trainers who stood ready
to be engaged by him, Firpo might now
be the worlds champion. But Firpo
dazzled by sudden wealth, eager to taste
the luxuries that fame and money made
possible, considered the ring simply the
means to an end since he end was fairly
we'll reached he let it go at that. Only
the thought of increasing his financial
holdings induced him to try again and
then he discovered, against Wills and
more recently against Weinert, that q
boxer can not continue accommodating
money without doing something in the
nature of self-denial and actual labor
FirpO, in the language of the street
received exactly what was coming tC
him, but the spectacle was none the less
tragic. To see man who stood on
the brink of lasting pugilistic glory q
year ago, battered about the ring for Il
rounds by a discarded third-rate veteran
does seem pitiful.
We do not recall many football
games of fiction where the chief theme
of the plot did not concern stolen
signals. That is one of the chief rea-
sons, if not the chief, that over q
stretch of 40 years there have been only
scattered few football stories worth
reading.
We wonder whether at any time q
team has actually won a game because
it knew the signals of the opposing
eleven. We have asked a number OF
coaches about the matter and all agreed
that the thing had never happened. The
reason is simple:
IF had the signals of the opposing
team 1 would forget them. 1t is hard
enough to teach your players their own
signals. 1t Is hard enough to get them
to remember them. If l can only get
them to do that I'm well satisfied
Then how in the world, when they have
so much trouble remembering all their
own signals, could they remember the
signals of the opposing team as well
Can you imagine what would happen
to a football team in a game when it
was trying to remember the signals of
the opposing eleven as well as its own
If l wanted to make sure of beating my
opponents, l would like nothing better
than to hand them all our signals and
try to get them to remember them"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-20
Sport Notes

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Dec. 10
Earl Sande will be back in the saddle
well as ever by May /, it was an
nounced at the home of his father-in-
law here. The former champion jockey
has been assured by his doctors that the
serious injuries sustained in a fall
last summer will not prevent his walk
ing and riding.
NEW YORK.-Walter Koppisch, re-
firing Columbia football captain, has
been presented with diamond studded
watch inscribed to "Columbia's athlete"
NEW YORK.-George Nichols, one
of Americas foremost helmsmen and
navigators, has been elected commo-
dore of the New York Yacht club, sue
coed Harold s. Vanderbilt.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-20
LARRIYEE WILL
BE IN BIG RACE
Completes Entry List For Fin
nish-American Games

NEW YORK, Dec. 19.-Leo Lar
rivee, star leg-shaker of Holy Cross
college, has been chosen to run in the
special mile race at the Finnish
American Athletic clubs games in
New York on January 6, in which five
American star distance runners viii!
challenge Paavo Nurmi and two other
fleet Firms. The field for this event
was limited to eight and Larrivee was
the last chosen. He was member of
the American Olympic 5000 meters
team. which ran second to the Firms in
Paris, and he holds a victory over
Americas greatest middle-distance run
ner, Joie Ray.
The three Firms in the race Of Jan
nary 6 will be Nurmi, Ritola and Lew
endahl, all of Finlands Olympic team.
The Americans will be Ray. Lloyd
Hahn of Boston, Walter Higgins,
Jimmy Connolly and Larrivee.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-20
LEONARD WINNER

NEW YORK, Dec. 10. : Johnny
Leonard, junior lightweight of Allen
town, Pa, last night outpointed Pep
per" Martin of Brooklyn, in a 12-round
bout in Brooklyn. Leonard led through
out. He weighed $50 and Martin
1914.
In the semi-final Paddy Ryan of
Pittsburgh outfought George Levine Of
Brooklyn in II rounds.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-20
FIVE BROTHERS
IN OPEN MEET

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 19-Five
brothers-Abe, Al, Romie, Henry anG
Raymond Espinosa-will compete II
the California open golf championship
on the Lakeside links here in January
All of them started as caddles on
the Del Monte, Cal, course. Abe and
others have competed in national cham
pionships. A sister, Annette Espinosa,
is one of the leading women golfers OF
the Pacific coast.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-20
CLARKE WINS BOUT

ATLANTA, Ca, Dec. lO.-Jackie
Clarke, Allentown, Pa, light-heavy-
weight, won a referees decision over
Billy MCGOWAN, Atlanta, at the end of
their ten-round bout here last night
MCGOWAN had an edge on Clarke until
the ninth, when the Pennsylvania sent
him to the floor for a count of six.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-20
GRER TO MARRY

CHICAGO, Dec. I3.-Harry Greb.
middleweight boxing champion, was re-
ported to have obtained a license here
yesterday to marry Louise Walton, an
actress, but the ceremony was post
poned two weeks because of a contract
requiring Miss Walton to give two
weeks notice before quitting the musi-
cal show with which she is connected
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-20
WILL BE
ON GRAND CIRCUIT

CLEVELAND. Ohio, Dec. 19.-Thc
Auora (IElinois) grand circuit associa-
tion will be given dates next year here.
tofore awarded to Windsor, Ontario,
Win H. Kinnan, secretary of the gram
circuit, announced here today.
Application for membership and q
check for a franchise were received
several days ago. Windsor has dropped
out of the grand circuit. Racing will
be conducted at Aurora, the latter part
of July, following the Kalamazoo meet
ing,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-20
JOCKEY INJURED
IN RACE MISHAP

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 10
Jockey Ray Holloway sustained a
broken nose and a severe shaking up
when his mount and three others fell
i'll the second race at the jefferson
Park track here today. The other
three riders escaped uninjured.
Holloway had the mount on Da-
velle.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-20
GENE VALET TO
CAPTAIN LOYOLA

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 10. - Gene
Valet of New Orleans, versatile player.
was elected captain of the 1925 football
team of Loyola university at the annual
banquet of the University Gridiron
squad last night.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-20
INDIAN THORPE
TO MAKE TOUR

NEW YORK, Dec. 19.-Ed Thorpe,
recently selected as referee of the Notre
Dame Stanford game at Los Angeles
New Years Day, will tour western and
southwestern colleges before his return
east. He will inspect Stanford and
Southern California and then jump up
to the Universities of Washington and
Oregon On his return he will take
the southern route, visiting Rice insti-
tute, Mississippi Agricultural and Me
chanical college and Texas, among
others.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-20

SOOD HANDS are necessary Ill
u sports. But what about good
writs?
Always we read of hands. They
are of essential value in football, base
ball, basket ball, rowing, tennis, golf
polo, boxing, hand ball. That is adj
mitted. But how far would the hands
get without good wrists?
The wrist is of utmost Importance
in rowing, baseball, tennis, hand ball and
golf.
In baseball, for instance, a pitcher
may have what would otherwise be poor
hands but if the wrists of his pitching
arm is capable he can succeed. No
pitcher can ever get anywhere with
poor wrists.
The wrist is of greater importance
than the hand in all racquet games
Success in these games depends upon
the ability of the wrist. The wrist is
of paramount value in rowing and in
golf.
Good hands means good wrists
There is probably not an athlete who
h., good hands and who also has weak
wrists. Quite a number who have weak
hands have good wrists.
Harry Wills wrists are probably as
good or better than Dempsey's, but
Wills has bad hands. Georges Carpen'
tier also has poor hands and good wrists
liking is one sport where a man must
have good hands to get to the top. In.
fielders in baseball must have good
hands. 1t Is essential here as in box
ing. Many i, ielders and outfielders
have failed to stay in the big leagues
for no other reason than they had bad
hands. They were fast and intelligent,
but their hands were never sure.
A boxer must have other qualities be-
sides good hands to succeed. Probably
no heavy light ever had better hands
OF wrists than Luis Firpo. There were
many with good hands that did not 60
far.
There has probably never been more
tragic spectacle than Firpo presented
recently in his bout with AL Weinert.
One year ago Firpo came as close to
winning the world championship as any
heavyweight will ever come without
winning it. Only because luck played
entirely with Jack Dempsey on that
September night in the Polo grounds
was it possible for him to retain the
title. Firpo came out of the ring the
real hero of what may always be re-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-20
WINS COLE MEET

PINEHURST, n. C., Dec. 19.-Mrs,
jackson Boyd of Harrisburg, Pa, yes
;erday won the all-season members golf
tournament Cor women by defeating
Mrs. Horace H. Rackham of Detroit,
5 and 2, in the final match. The vic
tor held the lead at all stages of the
match.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-20
SELMA TO HAVE
CENTRAL TRIALS

SELMA, Ala, Dec. 19.-(Special.)-
Central Alabama Fields Trial associa-
ton will hold their annual meeting Jan
uary 10 at the reservation on the K. ID.
Sturdivant plantation. Preparation is
already being made for the event, and
many dogs have been booked.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-20
SMART NEW BAGS

For present a bag is always a wise
choice. for it is the fashion to match
ones bag to ones costume, and no wom-
an can have too many. New and ex-
tremely smart are bags of pigskin in diff
ferent colors which are ornamented with
bands of snakeskin.
They are fairly large and of par
ticularly nice shape.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-20
TO RACE BENTONs

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 19-The
University of Pennsylvania track team
will race a combined relay team rep
resenting Oxford and Cambridge uni
versities on the high school track in
london, April IL. it was announced
tonight.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-20
FOR THE LITTLE ONES

Cunning little knitted suits consisting
of a jumper and brief little skirt or
trousers are light in weight but OF sur
ficient warmth and come in lovely col
ors.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-08-19
Palace Theatre
DAWSON, GEORGIA
Every Wednesday for Eight
Weeks, Commencing
Wednesday, Aug. ~
Read Every Word

To the People of Dawson, Terrell county,
and all adjoining towns: We, the merchants
of Dawson, Ca, want to invite you to be our
guest at our picture theatre every Wednesday
for eight weeks commencing WEDNESDAY,,
AUGUST 9th, between the hours of 3 and 6
p. m. Call on any merchant whose ad appears
on this page and with each ST purchase you
will be given free ticket Look for Business
Mems Booster Club" cards in the window
The Coconino sun., 1924-02-22

Flagstaff Lumber Co.
Flagstaff Electric Light Co.
Flagstaff Steam Laundry
DR.. ]. O. Fordyce
Sid Gassman's Mems Shop
Griff's Chocolate Shop
Knoles Bros. Bakery
New York Store
The Coconino sun., 1924-02-22
PROGRESS

ton, ,but b its commercial
handful Of workers achieve than city full of drones.
Team work what everything prominent football
tysid
stars
Individual ability makes great shining Lights but is mass
home pride and community enterprise that
builds and prosperity.
Men Of this community be ye than residents
The shirke says le George do IT, The worker says: Let
help" zHzz1 ~
FantffLm mnbrCo phamT Theatre
onaInmba& imbrCo LCPgngCo
EInstffSp HyEgt CITY Works
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-03-23
MAYANRESEARCH
REVEALSANClENT
AMERICAN EGYPT
Race Equal If Not SUI
periOr To Tutankhamen
Once On Continent
e have heard of the elories tina

Il have heard of the glories that
were Babvlon's: the magnifi-
eence of Greece; the wonders of Egypt
that have been revealed to men of the
present time. What have we of our
own continent; what has come down
to use as a reminder that we have
an equally glorious history?
Prof. Fl. ]. Spinden Of Harvard uni
versity recently has brought to light
the elimination of years of study OF
Central America that proves the inhabi-
tants were equals. if not superiors, of
the Egyptians: were able in sculpture
and architecture, and have passed on a
vital civilization that is truly worthy of
note, says the Boston Transcript
Discovery Of the facts of this civiliza-
tion$has come through the combined ef-
forts OF many men who might be known
by the generic term members of the
American school," Probably the most
keenly interested in the field was
Charles P. Bowditch who for many
years supported the work carried on in
Central America by the Peabody mu-
scum of Harvard.
The Land OF The Mayas
Since 1880 there have been annual
expeditions. each adding new facts to,
and gradually piecing together, the his
tory OF the early inhabitants of Amer
lean tropical regions. The completion
OF the work has at last come in the final
report of Professor Spinden. who >re-
turned from Central America last spring
and recently published his findings, in
which he traces back historical data to
August 6, 613 B. c.. the date of the
actual beginning of the Magyar calendar.
This date can be absolutely and com
pletely verified through Inscriptions in
hieroglyphic writing found on monu-
ments in various parts of the Central
American countries.
Formal Inauguration of the use of the
calendar came in $50 &c. From 100
B. C. to $50 A. d. there is practically
complete series of dates giving informa-
ton as to the history and life of the
Mayas. From $50 on the records are
not 80 complete, but we get occasional
dated monuments, constructed to COM
memorate the passing of certain pc
Hiod of time.
According to DR.. Spinder, the Mayas
had attained the highest civilization Of
any people on this continent. They had
perfected calendar: had adopted nu-
merical system which gave place value
to numbers, a thing which the Greeks
and Romans did not possess; were
wealthy and had cities of excellent con-
struction. -
1t is to be wondered az that we do
not hear more of the Mayas from the
records Of their Spanish Gonduerors, but
this can be explained in view of the
fact that the Mayas offered the chey-
alters of old Spain such stiff resistance
that when their final conquest came in
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-03-23

Of hunting and fishing trips, hiking
Jaunts. camping spots. scenic novelties
and all that tends to make life joyous in
the great outdoors
The mass of maps and data repre-
sent more than years work in which
the cooperation of more than 100 forest
rangers in CALIFORNIA; II national
forests was enlisted. Eighteen separate
maps have been prepared designating
fishing streams, hunting preserves,
supply stations, camp grounds, hotels,
garages and every other item of interest
to the motor tourist
In addition there are IA bulletins
covering in detail the more accessible
OF the national forests which include
Mt Lassen, the only active volcano in
the United States; Sequoia and Cen
eral Grant parks. where are the largest
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-03-23
PAGE IL

trees in the world; Yosemite. with it.
wonderful waterfalls. and the eastern
High Sierras, which include Mt. Whit
ney, the peak of which rears it's head
1862 feet in the sky where it stands
supreme as the highest point in the
United States and overlooks. the floor Of
Death Valley. the lowest point below
sea level on the continent.
This recreation service is extended
free to visiting motorists by the Auto
mobile club of Southern California,
which maintains 20 branches in the
southern part of the state, in addition
to headquarters in Los Angeles.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-03-23

covered, it usually proves to be verit-
able mine of information. <
The object of these expeditions is to
place exact dates on Maya monuments :
to obtain photographs and plans of
cities, and all data that may be of i'm
portance in studying the civilization.
The possession of such materials makes
it possible for students to return from
the mosquito infested regions of their
labors and study the data at leisure.
few monuments were exported, as this
was. deemed unnecessary. In recent
times, ban has been put on the ex-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-03-23

1910 it had no news value. The strug-
gle had been so long drawn out that
people had completely lost interest. In
addition the Mayas had fallen off in
point of power. Theirs had been an
early rise, then a gradual decreasing in
strength. The Spaniards were looking
for gold; instead. they found a people
living in heavily forested region with
ont gold, who were willing to wage a
long and bitter struggle.
ChicIe Gatherers As Guides
The area of exploration, which was
the former haunt of the Magyar people,
is in eastern Mexico, northern Hondu-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-03-23

rss and western Guatemala. 1t extends
over a region now largely unpopulated,
and the archaeologist has many diff
culties to overcome. The natives spend
part of the year going into the unpop-
ulated region in search of chicle for
American chewing gum companies. In
their wanderings they may run across
some ruined city. The archaeologists
get hold of these men as pilots through
the forests in search of places seen ear
lier in the year, during the chicle sea-
son. 1t is somtimes much like finding
a needle in a haystack, but is usually
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-03-23

Cotton Exchange Bldg, Houston, Texas.
Diamond National Bank, Pittsbusg, Pa.
American Fore Bldg, Chicago, ILL.,
Strauss Bldg Chicago, ILL.,
Bankers Trust Bldg, Philadelphia, Pa.
Franklin Trust Bldg, Philadelphia, Pa.
Packard Bldg, Philadelphia, Pa.
Jefferson Standard Life Bldg, Greensboro, NJ c.
Birmingham Post Office, Birmingham, Ala.
Federal Reserve Bank, Cleveland Ohio
Federal Reserve Bank, Atlanta, Ga.
Biltmore Hotel, Atlanta, Ga.
Evergreen Cemetery Mausoleum, Detroit, Mich.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-03-23
MAPS AND DATA
FOR THE TOURIST
California Automobile Club Fur
nishes Service To Visitors

LOS ANGELES, Cal, March %
Recreation seekers in California this
season will find their pathway made
easy, according to announcement from
the outing bureau of the Automobile
club of Southern California. Those who
heed the call of the open road will
have available a complete compilation
making an effort to reconstruct the con-
ditions of the natural year at the epoch
of the Magyar era.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-03-23

An instrument known as the sun
compass has been constructed for use
on the transpolar flight of Captain
Amundsen.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-03-23

The Marble in The Age-Herald
Building is Alabama Marble
furnished by us. Other notable
examples of Marble supplied by
us listed on this page.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-11-28
LIVE
STOCK
ABORTION IN SWINE
MAY BE CONTROLLED

The following suggestions for the
which Infectious abortion has broken
out are based upon practical expert
ence. BY putting them into practice
1t is believed the disease may be
brought under control in the shortest
possible time, according to the Wis
consin College of Agriculture.
1. Remove aborting sows at once
from contact with other sows and
gifts.
2. Collect and burn aborted pigs af-
terbirths and all contaminated feed
and litter.
3. Find out whether the abortions
were caused by abortion germs by
having blood samples tested to detect
evidence of the disease.
4. Consider the herd infected II any
Of the blood samples are found to re-
act to the test for abortion.
8. Divide the non-reacting sows Into
as small groups as possible.
g. Disinfect the hog houses by thor
oughly saturating the floor, walls and
troughs with a coal-tar dlsinfectant
prepared and applied according to d.
rections of the manufacturer of the
product.
Z. Sell for slaughter grade sows
which abort as soon as their condi-
ton will permit, as such animals viii
scarcely pay for the trouble of treat
ment
s. Postpone breeding sows that have
aborted until they have passed at least
two heat periods.
o. Keep a special boar for the abort
ing and Infected sows. This, of course.
Is impractical except In large herds.
10. Provide clean boar for all sows
that show no evidence of infection.
IL. Ask your veterinarian to secure
vaccine from the college OF agricul-
ture to vaccinate all open sows and
gifts that have not aborted, In order to
prevent them from contracting the dis
ease