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Evening star., 1924-03-12

nine opens held in this country have
thus gone to that side of the fence.
But to get back to the tournament.
had never met McDermott. SO / took
the opportunity of introducing my
SELF l suppose the name Hagen
meant nothing to him, but he talked
to me and was very encouraging.
telling me that perhaps my day would
come some time. 1t was Il remark
able thing that my day was so close
at hand
Inexperience Is Handicap.
I still believe ] could have won
that tournament had / possessed
little more experience. / had kept
within close range of the leaders
all through the four rounds and was
never out of the hunt. 1t was
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new experience for me and I found
it easier than | had imagined. When
went into the thing l would have
been highly elated to get a very low
place in the prize money.
At the end OF the third round
was playing we'll and had a fine
chance. This seemed to encourage
me and l went well on the fourth and
last round. At the turn, with just
nine more holes to play, I was lead
ing the field. The news reached me
that l was in the lead and could win
with good inward journey. If they
hadn't told me-but they did.
Tomorrow: My Twrnty-hrst Birthday
and m ChamnIOuShiD
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u. S. TENNIS STARS
OUT OF OLYMPICS

NEW YORK, March 12.-The United
States will be without the services
of its first, second and possibly fourth
ranking tennis players at the Olympic
games.
The announcement by William Til
den. the champion, that he would be
barred from competition by the rule
against writing for newspapers. fol-
lowed a recent statement by William
Johnston, former champion, that he
would be unable to join the team.
Vincent Richards may be affected by
the rule which barred Tilden.
Evening star., 1924-03-12

In pattin9, should The eye be KEPT
directly osrr the ball or not'
Answered by
TED RAY
The ~ieEe gun of English golf. Win
ner of innumernble tOurnnme nts and
member OF the g.ratest golf combi-
nation In histOry-the team of "yar-
don and Ray"
K X :: x
In putting, keep the eye directly
over the ball. and be sure you do
not move the eye off the ball until
it is hit. 1t is just as important to
keep the eye on the ball in putting
as in any other stroke. In a short
putt, especially, keep the eye plumb
over the ball. If you are too close
to the ball you will be looking at
the outside of the ball; if you are
too far away you will be looking at
the inside OF the ball, while if you
get your eye plumb over the ball
it will help you to swing your put
ter on straighter line, and the ball
will roll evenly.
Copyright. 1924. Associated Editors.)
Evening star., 1924-03-12

'If Firpo is beaten by Wills or Glib
bons, then naturally l would be com
PEELED to fight the winner" the cham
pion asserted. However, I under
stand Firpo will not engage in any
fights until he meets me. Under such
conditions it looks like a quiet out
door season for me, but my picture
work and about six weeks of hard
training should leave me fit for the
FTrpo fight"
Dempsey looked bit pale apd thin
after his recent operation at New
York. He plans to leave at once for
Salt Lake City to visit his parents be
fore going on to the coast, where he
will engage in motion picture work
three months.
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Go
PLANNED FOR MIDWEST

SOUTH BEND, Ind, March 12.-Ne-
gotiations are under way for a match
between Georges Carpenter of France
and Tommy Gibbons of St Paul, to be
held some time this summer in the
middle west.
The affair will be promoted b.
Floyd F'itzsimmons
Evening star., 1924-03-12

PHILADELPHIA, March 12-Th.
Pennsylvania state athletic commits
sion has suspended Sailor Friedma.,
of Chicago for one year for cuttin:,
his boxing gloves and removing hal
padding prior to his bout with Ra-
Mitchell here Monday night
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GUESTS TO CONTINUE
PLAY IN TOURNAMENT

Goodacre and Hughes will be op-
ponents tonight in the District cham
pionship three-cushion billiard tour
nament at the Royal billiard par
lors. They will start play at 1880
o'clock. A match between Turpin
and Turton will follow.
Capt. Harden took the measure Of
Hughes, 35 to %, and Merino de-
feated Barker, 35 to %, in last nights
matches.
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Supremacy Threatened Dempsey and Fipo Fight Labor Day
BILL FOR $25 CHARGE
AT FIGHTS is SIGNED

TRENTON, N. j.. March IL
Gov. Silser has signed a bill per-
mittfng n maximum admission fee
Of S25 to boxing matches.
The maximum I'm New York f.
S15.
Tex Rickard now il expected to
stage most Of his big bouts I'm
New .Jeraey.
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WILL BE HIS ONLY FIGHT
OF. YEAR, SAYS CHAMPION
Understands That Argentine Will Not Engage in Any
Bout Until He Meets Him-TitlehoIder
Appears Pale and Thin.

CHCAGO, March 12ack Dempsey world heavyweight champion
will defend his title against New York abor
day. he announced here The Argentine will be
this the champion said.
his before he left public wants
the match, he erted.
Evening star., 1924-03-12
YANKEES FACE HUGE TASK
TO WIN HONORS AT PARIS
Finland, Which Piled Up 76H in Winter Sports, Is
Real Menace in Track and Field Events.
Other Nations Also Stronger.
BY LAWRENCE PERRY.


Olympiad There is Some think it is bad
= chance either.
they provide
underlying and trends
o various sorts be surprised to hear this.
United the and field
will Thus. the
branches which
familiar will be made and will
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ID. e. MIDGET COURT TITLE
IS AT STAKE TOMORROW

PPANY MIDGET baketer who boast OF the envb record of
thrtyhve straight viii the of the
- disposng
bill night Coliseum will
with only eighteen Followers
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CENTRE SEEKS MYERS.

RICHMOND, KY, March 12.-Rob-
ert L. Myers. athletic director of Gen.
ire College for seven years, has been
the Praying Colonels' foot ball squad.
sAt present Myers is engaged in chau-
tauqua work, with Offices in Chicago.
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jos Concannon, who took the meas
ure OF A. P. Ahern in a 125-to-29
pocket billiard match last night, will
S:46 o'clock at tho Brookland Ath-
letfc Club, 10th and Monroe streets
northeast
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RACKETERS TO MEET.

Team representatives of the Womens
Tennis League of the District are to
elect officers Friday night at the home
of Betty Pyle.
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WRESTLE TONIGHT.

Waino Ketonen and Pete Sturg!s
two middleweight wreStlerS. will NEE {
tonight at the Coliseum. There will
be a preliminary bout.
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RASKET RAIL RESULTS.

&c.
At New Haven-Yale. 30: Harvard,
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CHECKER CHAMPION
IN exhibition HERE

Newell Banks of Detroit, champion
checker player Of the United States,
gave an exhibition at the Capital
City Chess Club last evening. He
played ten games of checkers and six
OF chess simultaneously without a
lIoss.
This achievement is regarded as
extraordinary, inaSmuch as it is rare
that champion players will play
simultaneously both checkers and
chess. In the chess games played
last evening. Banks was opposed by
Willard Mutchler and William Mum
dele. two of the strongest chess
players of the club.
The checker players We're from the
Y. NJ c. \. and the University OF
Maryland
They were given a cordial welcome
by President Stirling Kerr, who also
introduced Banks to the members of
the club.
Mundelle was refere for the check er
contests and Mutchler for the chess
games,
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NEW HAVEN, Conn. March f2.-
Yale defeated Harvard in basket ball
here last night, so to IS. Harvard led
at the end of the first half, Is to IL.
1t was the second victory for Yale
over Harvard this season.
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and n ChampIOnShip.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-19

The city commission needs starter
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-19
DR. MAURICE F. EGAN

The death of Dr. Maurice F. Egan, in Brooklyn last Tuesday, offers oc- casion for pertinent comment. Until 1907, Dr. Egan was a college profes- sor, but in that year he was appointed by President Roosevelt as envoy extra ordinary and minister plenipotentiary to Copenhagen. This appointment was confirmed by Presidents Taft and Wilson, while it is generally known that President Cleveland, long years before, had taken note of Dr. Egan's ability and slated him for a foreign post that did not materialize. Dr. Egan resigned in 1919 because of ill health.
 The point of the story is that this able and wise diplomat so carefully fulfill his mission that no president, Democrat or Republican, seriously con- sidered change even for political reason. This speaks well for the presidents named as we'll as for Dr. Egan. The post at Copenhagen dur ing the war was a most trying one, but, owing largely to Dr. Egan's in- telligent diplomacy, our relations with Denmark were never strained. What better proof could there be that di- plomacy is an art to which a mere politician can not attain? Our for eign service needs more men qualified to serve our interests.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-19
TRAFFIC COOPERATION

A careful study of the new traffic signal system, while assuring its suc- cess under D general purpose of CO., operation, suggests the possibility of decided improvement. It is appa- rent that pedestrians, as we'll as auto drivers, should observe the signals. Not only would this afford greater safety to pedestrians, but would elim- niate unnecessary delay, and facilitate general traffic. This can be easily done without hardship on the pedes- trian, because the signals are shifted at brief intervals, and the person on foot loses little or no time. If pedes- trians generally wait few moments for the green light, of even hurry across the street the moment the am- Der light is flashed, much danger and confusion would be avoided. The traffic squad might well put in sev- eral days instructing pedestrians to cooperate in this respect. It were we'll that everybody should keep in
 mind that the main purpose of the traffic signal system is to reduce dan ger and waste of time to a minimum.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-19
NEW TRAFFIC SIGNALS

Within a few hours after the new semaphore traffic signal system was put into operation Thursday morning marked improvement was noted. in street traffic. There was an absence of former jams, and gratifying de- crease of confusion. The three lights, red for stops, green for right of way and amber for change of signals, are readily seen and are switched at con- venient intervals. The system is help full not only to motor vehicle traffic, but to pedestrians as well, and prom ises to be of service in decreasing traffic blockades and dangers. With a purpose by motorists and pedes- trians alike for observance of the signals, and with the withdrawal of a few cars from people who consistently disregard the traffic regulations, there should be greater safety in the congested district, less delay and in- convenience, and more orderly traffic all around. Such results will follow a realization by all that the traffic reg ulations are not intended to work hardship upon anybody, but are es- tablished to insure safety and econ omy for the public.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-19
THE PARK PROGRAM

With about one hundred thousand dollars available this year for parks and recreational activities, rnH park board is expected to he able to brush up such facilities as are already at hand and work out comprehensive survty for future development in this important feature 9f community life. While, of the total available funds un- der the budget, twelve thonsard dol lars goes to swimming pools, five thou sand dollars to playgrounds, about six thousand dollars to the zoo. and three thousand dollars to municipal music, all of these arc part of the recrea- tional program, and demand their share of attention.
 Fixing up such parks and play grounds as are of special benefit for the time so that there may be dcfi- nite start towards the large develop ment under contemplation is a step that will be acceptable to the public But it is only a step. The big thirP the board means to keep in view is a comprehensive survey of needs and possibilities whereby the people may be given an intelligent idea of the future development proposed, and an estimate of the approximate cost. An
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-19
WHERE LAW AGENTS OBEY LAW

General Butler is laying his cam paign against lawlessness in Philadel- phia with true military precision. After each drive he entrenches. After his position and forces are "consoli- dated," he moves forward to another offensive. He is paying no attention to anything but results, which is doubtless why he is getting results. It is very interesting to learn that, in spite of the resolute manner in which the director is moving against crime, one of his most stringent orders to his subordinates is not to overstep the law in any of their raids. Thus the law in all its aspects is behind the forces of law in all their acts. The fact that, in spite of this apparent restriction, the director is bringing about strict law enforcement, surely ought to mean something to those of- ficials in other cities who do not attain law enforcement even when their agents disregard legal and con- stitutional rights of citizens in making their raids.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-19

adequate system of parks and play grounds for a great and growing city like Birmingham is an undertaking which will require vision, realization of what Birmingham is to be twenty, thirty, fifty years from now. Plans must contemplate and provide for large growth, and the future, rather than the present, needs to be upper most iA the minds of those who are entrusted with this responsibility.
 It is stated that the park board will not seek additional funds from the people until definite program of what is proposed can be presented, and that this program will include a concrete schedule of expenditures, where the funds are to be spent, what may be relied on in results, approxi- mately when the work will be com pleted. By this course the board will all the more surely enlist public SUD- port in its undertaking.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-19
THE CHEAPEST HIGHWAYS

The pickens County Herald com mends its commissioners upon their decision to employ an expert in the construction and maintenance of county roads. The Herald says that the old way has been proved wrong and that the problem is properly turned over to somebody that knows how to solve it, on the theory that "it is cheaper to do the thing right, even if it costs little more." Which is only by way of saying that, while it costs little more first off to build roads right, it costs less in the long run, to say nothing of the public profit from good roads or the public loss from bad roads.
 All over the state there is an awak- ening among county boards as to their highway responsibility. The old custom of building dirt roads and then leaving them without attention until repairs were necessary cannot continue under the more pressing de- mands of motor-vehicle transporta- tion. Roads once built must be kept in constant condition to travel. Main tenance costs are steadily mounting. Already a number of counties are face to face with the fact that it will be cheaper for them to build paved roads than to continue the expense of keeping soft roads in repair. It has been found that paved roads more than pay their own way, for the in crease in property values alone is suf- ficient compensation, without taking into account the prosperity attendant upon a more economical means of local haulage. Pickens county is on the right track, track that more and more counties arc coming to follow as time goes on and automo- piles multiply.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-19
RAILROADS AND SAFETY

Those who may think that the au- thority of the Interstate Commerce Commission is limited to the adjust ment of rates find such an idea er- .roneous on reading that the commis- sion has ordered the Class One rail roads to install such automatic safety controls as will prevent either head-on or rear-end collisions. There are sev- eral devices designed to meet this need, but the commission does not stip- ulate the type that shall be used, leav- ing that properly to the administrative judgment of the roads themselves.
 The essential feature of the order as it concerns the public is the inher- ent obligation of the railroads to pro- tect human life. This obligation, un- der federal law, applies not only to what may be termed the interior equip. ment of the roads, but also as applied
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-19

to it's exterior contacts. Not only must the roads safeguard in every reason able manner their passengers and em- ployes, but they must also fend off danger to the life and limb of the pub lie wherever they expose the public to such danger. One example of this is the grade crossing, which the federal law recognizes as a railroad liability in case of accident, and which, at pop ulous crossings, the railroads are le-
 rally bound.t to safeguard or eliminate. Perhaps, in due time, the commission will take up the question of dangerous crossings. Perhaps the commission would take the question up all the sooner under pressure of public opinion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-19
BRITISH POLITICAL CRISIS

The antlclpateQ vote or no cOnIl- dence" in the Baldwin ministry is scheduled to take place next Monday in the house of commons. MT. As quith Thursday announced that he would vote against the ministry, which is indication that a considerable num- Der of Liberals will follow his exam pie. The opposition of the Labor party to the government is taken for granted, even without the indorsement by the Labor leader, MT. John R. Clines, of the Asquith statement. Conservatives, Liberals and Labor are about equally divided in house mem- bership, which accounts for the pres ent uncertainty.
 As far as MT. Baldwin is concerned, while he has made no grievous blum ders, it is equally as plain that he does not possess the outstanding capacity to serve his country in Europe's pres ent condition. There are so many problems in Europe that, while they are all pressing for solution, the con- gestion has brought about sort of false stability which may resolve it. self at any time into fresh confusion. The present calm is ominous. An inventive, alert, intelligent, broad minded, many-sided personality is re- quired. Great Britain is now the natural leader in European affairs. She must take the initiative in some program that will command the con fidence of her sister nations. Under the two recent ministries Great Britain has aroused suspicion rather than allayed it, as witness her repre- hensible record leading up to the hu- initiating treaty with Turkey. Tur- key, the despised tribe of Islam, won moral victory over the nations that pride themselves on their Christian virtues. And chief among the of- lenders against international morality were the temporary leaders of Great Britain, leaders who evidently have not faithfully represented the sober opinion of their people; otherwise, they would not now be on the point of being rejected by the peoples rep resentatives in parliament.
 The next ministry will inevitably be the result of coalition, because no party now has a majority. Inasmuch as the Liberals will be partly respon- sible for the downfall of the Con- servative government, the natural al liance would be between Liberals and Laborites. Already world opinion has picked MT. Ramsay Macdonald, Labor leader, as the probable choice of the coalition, although, of course, there is the ubiquitous Lloyd George always to be considered. If Labor is suf- ficiently powerful doubtless it will insist upon being granted the pre- miership. The Liberals might grant this, or they might enter into combi- nation with the Conservatives, which would provide working majority. It looks very much as if the Liberals hold the real balance of power in the emergency, for any combination be- tween Conservatives and Laborites would be contrary to precedent in England, who is the mother of prece- dents, so to speak.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-19
WHY NO VIADUCTS?

aG While there is an apparent and more or less widespread difference of view in the public mind as to whether there should be viaducts or whether underpasses, from Twentieth street west to provide needful protection against increasing dangers and costs incident to the grade crossings, there is no difference of view as respects the pressing need for relief. The question of viaducts or underpasses is an engineering problem, and must be settled in a practicable way ac- cording to engineering principles. The major consideration is prompt begin ming of construction. Only that will meet the public demands and safe guard the public welfare.
 It is understood that at least one of the railroad systems concerned has completed engineering plans to take care of the situation, which plans in- clude both viaduct and underpass con- struction. It has been stated that this and the other railroads involved are prepared to cooperate with the city in beginning construction work as soon as the city commission adopts and presents definite proposition It is proposed by the railroads to be- gin work at an early date on a via duct at Twenty-fourth street as the first unit in the program, and follow up this by further development of the general plan as soon as the city works it out in a definite scheme. While a viaduct at Twenty-fourth street is not the most pressing need to reduce the traffic dangers and costs, such structure would afford some relief, aGG cor action work might well be atartea on the project, with the distinct unGarste.ading that it would in no way Fr use3 ivy the railroads as excuse for delay on the more pressing con- st.at..or at Twentieth, Nineteenth ar5 Eighteenth streets.
 .t ,s Increasingly apparent that de- lay li starting construction work on the grade crossing project is traceable 1T large degree to apathy on the part of the city commission, and its failure to s,,b.nit any definite plan for the .7.- lsttaking. If it be true that the rs.iiroads are ready to cooperate in any practical plan, but cannot find out what the commission wants or re- ouires, then it is high time for the commission to prepare definite plans without further delay, and press an early beginning of construction work. What the community wants is action. The people are looking to the com mission for such action.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-19
The CamoufIage Offer
(Florence Times)

The supreme effort of the Ala- bama Power Company to defeat the full development of Muscle Shoals appears formidable upon it's face. and by trickery would make it seem that the interests of the government and of the nation are protected. More than a superficial scrutiny, however, will make it clear that this is not the fact. One of the big fea- lures of the Ford offer, and one which alone during the lease would cost almost as much as the power company's offer, is the guarantee to keep the great nitrate plants ready at all times to be used for production of explosives in case of war. Another feature, in which the monopoly's offer fails, and perhaps the most important feature of the Ford offer, is the guarantee to man- ufacture specified (capacity) amount of fertilizer each year. The power company camouflages this feature by offering to set aside suf4 ficient power to operate the nitrate plants. But who would do this manufacturing? Certainly no one on the basis Ford offered to pro- duce them. and no one would expect Ford to operate these plants on the power doled out to him by the unl dependable and untrustworthy pow CT company.