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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-01

SVN@NS T4AVAA 4AASS W444S uGTSGlIs
Unspoiled by European plaudits
of the multitudes, handshaIdngs
with crowned heads and all the
adulation heaped upon her-just
as winsome and even more diplO-
matte when being interviewed than
when she left-Miss Wills was hack
in Berkeley today with her nose
buried in a stack of school books,
more intent on making up two
weeks lost time in college than In
being Americas premier tennis star.
In her homecoming, Il seems,
Miss Wills reserved something for
her homo town fOll1D which q lot
Of people in the East and abroad
would have. liked to start her
talking abOut-MIe. Suzanne Lem
glen.
Ever since before she left home
early last May with the hope of q
chance at the French girls title
either at Wimbledon or in the
Olympic games, people have been
trying to get the Berkeley gin to
say something about Suzanne. The
much sought something" It was
hoped would be a few words start
ing a colorful bunch OF verbal
pyrotechnics between the two some
thing like those already engaged In
on couple Of occasions by Miss
Lenglen and Mrs. Molla Mallory
or Ike Big Bill Tilden once turned
loose after he had been beaten by
Little Bill Johnston.
Miss Wills, however, does not say
things In interviews she does not
want to say. Among her other
studies at the University Of Cali.
fornta, she is taking q course in
applied psychology-wnich may ac
count for 1t. For weeks before she
left Berkeley, all the time she was
abroad, and during the days she
was In the East before her return
home, she adroitly lodged saying
something about Mile. Lenglen.
Arriving home nobody thought II
worth while to press her on such
hopeless subject. What was the
use? So Miss Willis, thoroughly
womanlike, decided to open the
subject herself.
What she has to say Of One
opponent whom she hOped most
% meet but did not, might form
an interesting treatise on snort
manship for some Of our hest
known athIetes-bOth amafo1Ip
and professional.
Please, oh please, try to correct
any impression that Mile. LenCIen
oefaulted at Wimbledon ana Gid not
enter the Olympic tournament be.
cause she was afraid or me-" begged
Miss Wills. Nothing Is further
from the truth or more ridiculous.
Mile. Lenglen was I'LL am
certain, OF that. / saw her right
after she withdrew from the Win.
oleoon tournament and 1t was easy
10 see she was In no condition "a
play tennis. Also know she had MOI
recovered sufficiently to participate
IN the Olympic tournaments. al.
though she tried herself out on
private courts in the hope she
might have recovered sufficient
form to participate.
In the Wimbledon competition.
nao Mile. Lenglen been able 10 par.
Iicipate at the same top form which
sne showed earlier in the Same tour.
naments, she undoubtedly would
nave beaten me. was unable to
get into proper stride and she ca iiv
beat players who beat me.
AT Paris, however, / was at tor
form and think it would have been
great match. Naturally, I am
disappointed could not play against
Mile. Lenglen but that win cvlne
later. l met her several times 80
cially and found her q fine woma n
It is unjust for anybody to think
she is a GUTTER"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-01
GEORGE b. ROBERTS
Mt. Pleasant, Texas.


Goslin, left field: Heilnlan, right
field; Wilson, center field; Sister,
first base; Hornsby, second base;
Groh. third base; Sewell, shortstop;
Ruel Catcher; Vance and Johnson,
pitchers.
BY MUNSEY SANTON.
MuIIens, West Va.
Cuyler, center field: Jameson,
right field; Speaker, left field; Blue.
first base; Hornsby, second base:
8. Harris, shortstop; Dugan, third
base; Myatt. catcher; Johnson and
Vance, pitchers.
BY RALPH e. CARSON,
WilliamspOrt, Pa.
Kelly, first base; Hornsby. Sec
ond base; Dugan, third base; Peck.
lnpaugh, short stop; Cobb. right
field; Cuyler, left field; Rousch,
center field; Schang, catcher; Vance
and johnson, pitchers.
BY WILLIAM SIMMONS,
Colonial Beach, Va.
Sisler, first base; Hornsby, Sec
ond base; Frisch, third base; Peck
inpaugh. short stop; Wheat, left
field; Cobb, center field; Speaker,
right field, Ruel, catcher; johnson
and Vance, pitchers.
By HI. G. MARTZ,
Bluemont, Va.
Hornsby, second base; Frisch,
third base, Fournier, first base;
Sewell, short stop; Jameson. left
field; Cuyler, right field; Cobb,
center field; Ruel. catcher, Vance
and johnson, pitchers.
BY A. e. McINTEER,
Quantico. Va
Jameson, left field; Cobb, center
field; Rice, right field; Sisler, first
base; Hornsby, second base; Frisch,
shortstop; Dugan, third base; Har-
! grave (CincinnatD, catcher; John
son and Shocker, pitchers.
BY SELLNER,
Clinton, Md.
F,risch, third base: Fourier, first
base; Sewell, shortstop; Hornsby,
second base; Cobb, center field;
Heilnann, right field; Goslin, left
field; Ruel, catcher; Vance and
. johnson, pitchers.
By r. r. SPEED.
Raleigh, N. C.
Pipp, first base; Hornsby. second
base; Gerber, shortstop; Frisch,
third base; Young, right field; Guy.
Ter, center field; Falk, left field;
Vance and Whitehill, pitcher; Ruel,
I catcher.
BY j. b. SMITH.
johnson City Tennessee.
Blue, first base; Collins, second
base; Jones, third base; Scott, short
stop; Ruel, catcher; Heilman, right
field; Cobb, center field; Ruth, left
field; Hoyt and Whitehill, pitcher.
By PAUL T. BOGGS.
Charlotte, N. G.
Sisler, first base: Collins, second
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-01
Each Club Has Star

Every team in the Blue Grass
League has at least one player who
has chance TO so up. and IL some
OF these can be sold no owner win
lose any money.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-01
Is Jinx To Frisco

This season Sacramento had not
lost a series to San Francisco until
the last time they met.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-01
NE. Rainiers in Aotion

The Mt. Rainier juniors win meet
the Paramount A. @. at o'clock
today on the Mt. Rainier field.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-01
Rransfield is MANAGER

Kitty Bransfield has been made
manager Of the Waterbury club in
the Eastern League.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-01
Golf Journeys Soon

Several Of the municipal courses,
and all Of the private golf clubs
are laying their plans for the fan
tournaments,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-01
Buffalo BUYS Pitcher

Karl Adams, veteran right-hande-.
with Hamilton, has been sold to
Buffalo, in the InteTaR tional
League.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-01
Football on Tap

With the near-advent of cooler
weather. the football togs are being
taken out of the moth balls and
prepped UP for the season.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-01
Polo Games Today

There will be a polo game on
the West Potomac Park grounds at
2:S0 o'clock.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-01
Ryan Pans Mccoy.

VIZ INDY WINSoR, who was
w at one time manager of
" Jack Dempsey, writing
from Los Angeles, has some in
teresting Dope.
Tommy Ryan never was middle
weight champion, declares Winsor.
He makes this assertion on no
other authority than Ryan him
self, with whom Winsor has had
a long talk and from whom he
get some inside on Mccoy.
According to Winsor, Ryan de-
clares that he never was the mid
dleweight champion, but that he
just claimed it, due to the mud
died condition of affairs among
the topnotch 15S-pounders at that
time. Ryan insists that he was
the legitimate welterweight title
holder.
Kid Mccoy never was a cham
pion, and according to Ryan the
only championship he was ever
entitled to was the four-flushing
one. Ryan is emphatic in his as
sertion that the talk about the
Ryan Mccoy fracas was fiction,
pure and simple. Mccoy could
never do better than 1875 in his
palmiest days and that let him out
as a middleweight.
Had No Fans in His Corner.
THE writer sat at the ringside
the night that Jeffries stopped
Corbett in the tenth round at
San Francisco! Corbett had no
fans in his corner, but was sprayed
with oxygen from a tank which
was set beneath the ring. That
is a fact. The following clipping
from a Western paper seems to
regard 1t as a mystery.
"This is one that will start the
old-timers to tongue-waRging. It
concerns, the memorable Corbett-
Jeffries battle in San Francisco.
Ryan was second to Corbett. The
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-01
Tiny Herman Coast Champ.

my uefm1n OOasC Champ.
A T Seattle Wash, recently they
~ held a heavyweight tour
ney and Tiny Herman was
the star Of the show. He easily
outpointed Floyd Johnson in the
six-round main event.
Herman was flattened by Jack
Renault recently in seven rounds
and later on by Fred Fulton in
two. Herman will soon meet Pat
Lester.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-01

Jim Griffin, veteran referee,
who handed the worlds light
weight crown to Willie Richie In
1912, was at the ringside last
night. Jim says the only re-
semblance he could see in the
Richie Of 1912 and the Richie Of
last night was the size of his
feet.
''The luckiest move Richie ever
made was when he picked
Simonich instead Of Duffy. If
the protege Of Algernon Bloom
had ever climbed into the arena
with Richie the ex-champ would
have been knocked colder than a
refrigerator,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-01

In her Homecoming, 70 seems,
Miss Wills reserved something for
her homo town folks which q lot
Of people I'm the East and abroad
would have. liked to start her
talking abOut-MlIe. Suzanne Lem
glen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-09
COL. SMITH NAMED
 TO HEAD BUREAU
Will Be In Charge Of Southern
 Area For Veterans

Col. Dallas B. Smith, former lieuten- ant colonel of the Fourth Alabama regiment, which won renown during the World war as the 167th infantry, has been appointed district Control officer for the southern area of the U. $. Veteran bureau, it was announced by T. !. Calvert, manager of the Birmingham veterans bureau office.
 Colonel Smith, who at the present time is in charge of district six of the bu- reau, with offices in New Orleans, received notice of his appointment Mon day and announced that as soon as he assumes the new position, he will make complete and exhaustive tour of his idea. It is understood that Colonel Smith will be able to select the site for his headquarters, but no announcement to this effect has been made.
 Colonel Smith has inaugurated several sweeping innovations, since assuming direction of district six in August. 1921, and his appointment has received the approval of several veteran and service organizations. The area, over which he will be in charge. includes Alabama. Louisiana, Mississippi, Georgia. Flor ida. Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-09
PENDING MERGER OF STEEL PLANTS OF INTEREST HERE
Industrial Leaders Be lieve Move Would Ex-
 pand Republic

Industrial leaders of Birmingham were much interested in reports that the Republic Iron and Steel company was likely to be merged with the In- land and Trumbell Steel companies. The opinion was formed that the mer- ger would hasten the expansion of the Alabama properties along finishing lines, rather than waiting for the present owners to finish in the east and then turn their attentions to the Birmingham end of the business, If the mergers occur, it is believed this district will receive additions to the present manufacturing plants and others for the manufaeture of steel and finished products.
 In connection with the reports in the east the Wall Street Journal Mon- day carried the following statement:
 "The mergers of independent steel companies as a result of the abolition of Pittsburg plus are inevitable Is ad- mitted by heads of some of the in- dependent companies. Only by consolida- ttVb At AS HOthANu Vut NAh tat bt dependent offset the advantage which the Steel corporation, with It's widely scattered plants, enjoys. The entire question of steel prices and passing points is still very much in the air end mergers so far have not got beyond the stage of ideas. The independents are all at sea and are trying to get their bearings.
 
 Tt Is believed, however, that con solidation regulations will be on ac- lively before the snow flies. Along the lines ups suggested by Youngstown dis patches Is one including Republic Iron and Steel, Inland Steel and Trum- bull Steel. This merger would have plants at Youngstown and Warren, Ohio, and at Chicago, and cover widely diversified line of products in- cluding bars, rails, tin plate, tubes, sheets, shapes, plates, etc.
 Another suggested merger is that of and Youngstown Sheet and Tube. Bethlehem's plants are all in,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-09
AVONDALE 70 HAVE
 CIVIC ASSOCIATION
Prominent Citizens Back Move;
 Meeting Friday Evening

A caIl has been issued by number of leading citizens of AvOndale for a mass meeting to be held at Griffin's hall on Friday evening, for the purpose of or ganiziHg an assOcia tiOn representative of the business and property interests of that suburb! The objects of the assO- citation are set forth in the call as fol- lows:
 You are invited to be present at q called meeting of the, leading citizens of Ayondale to be held at Griffin's hall on Friday night at SSo'clock.
 At this meeting we shall take up the matter oflOrganizing an 'Avondale asso- citation, for the purpose of working to- gether for a better town iD every way. and especially to consider the matter of properly advertising Avondale as a place to live and to do business.
 'The experience of other places in such 'get-together" movements as the one we contemplate has invariably re- suited not only in increased business for the business men of the community, but in increased real estate values for every property owner in the community.
 The call is signed by the following prominent citizens of Ayondale:
 A. Cory, Dr. Wade Martin, F. A. Hanlin, E. D. Thuston, L. P. Fort, J. c. Dickinson, W. A. Griffin, J. H. Frost, Robert ". Murray, J. B. Lassi- ter, W. F. Suydam. S. G. Frey, S. A. Jones, J. Lewis Morris and Isaac Price
 In addition to the local men who are interested in the movement, the commit tee promises. to present special speak CT who has had much experience in this kind of work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-09
Crowds Of Girls VIII See Those Singing Dolls Today
Doll Lady Receiving Hundreds Of Letters From
 Girls Who Love Dolls

now. They win hardly give her time to 20 on the stage. Just as soon as she is taken out of her box to get ready to be handed to Miss Bee O'Neal in the second act all the other people standing around want to play with her. Miss 0'Neal says she has never had nicer stage partner although Mir. Ryan. who is her partner in the singing and dancing audience enjoys immensely.
 That dolly in the lobby of the theater sitting on that big sign board is a sur afternoon. Re sure you are there Satur- day to find out about it.
 Letters by Hundreds
 Pretty soon the postoffice will have to put on extra help if my mail increases any more. Every mail I am receiving just hundreds and hundreds of letters. Some just have the coupon in them but others are beautiful little letters from girlies written by themselves and want ing to know how to get one of my mar velous dollies. Here is one was glad to get from Nellie Reynolds at Gunters- vile:
 Dear Doll Lady :--I noticed the pret- ty dollie in The Age-Herald today and she Is 90 cute I want one of them. I am crazy for one and please write and tell me how I can get one. live so far from Birmingham I can't come to see them.
 She is SO sweet I can't hardly wait to hear from you. Write and tell me how can get one as soon as sou get this letter.
 I am proud that daddy gets The Age Herald so can read it and find how t0 get the dolls.
 Answer soon, Yours truly. Well, Nellie, l answered your letter right away as soon as 1 got 1t and may be by now you already are blaming how to get your dolly. l will certainly be anxiously waiting to hear more from you and want to really send you a doll, any kind that you want.
 like to hear from little folks that can't possibly get down to Blach's store to see me. Of course it Is impossible for lot of girls from out of town to get to Blach't but if you do come to Birmingham he sure and come in and see me even if you have written, for I want you to hear my dollies and hold one in your arms to see just how real they are.
 I'll be at Blach's all day today and ali day Friday, so hurry up.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-09
OVER THOUSAND
 NEOPHYTES JOIN KAMRAM CROTTO
Street Parade Features Days Initiation
 Ceremonies

Kamram Grotto. one of the youngest Grotto organizations in the country, Wednesday maintained its enviable rec ord for amazing growth, and incidentally hsfalded Fraternal day when it initiated more than 1000 candidates during one ofsthe most elaboratce ceremonials ever h&ld in Birmingham. The membership ok the local organization is now well OCT the 5000 mark.
 FThe entire day was given over by members of the grotto to the initiation of the exceptionally large class and its attendant ceremonies. The black fez, ornamented with the orders emblem, and bright bizarre customs, were com. mon on Birmingham streets from early in. the morning.
 SAt o'clock special train arrived from Knoxville, Tenn, bringing a lasxe part of the membership of the Alpra Grotto with it's band, dSuin cdeps, and several uniformed drill teams. After breakfast at the Ma sonic temple, the visitors were taken on an automobile tour of the city. Dele gations from Pensacola, Fla, Montgom- cry, Anniston, and other southern cities were also present at the initiation. A band concert on Twentieth street was the feature of the morning.
 The initiation rites were held at the Masonic temple at 3to'clock following mammoth parade an hour previously.
 Parade Mile Long
 The parade, consisting of grotto bands, crack drill teams, uniformed teams, visiting and local members of the organization and all the candidates was over mile in length. The nOyit- iates were robbed in yellow and pink cowled suits of grotesque appearance and several were paraded through the streets in an iron-barred cell on motor trueA The parade started at the Ma sonic temple, marched down Twentieth street to Second avenue. turned east to Twenty first street, south to First ave- nue to Nineteenth street to the Temple.
 Following the initiation, banquet was rendered the new members at the temple. After concert at s o'clock, the members were entertained by a stteet dance, carnival booths and other attractions on West Twentieth street.
 1.-The growth of the Kamram Grotto has been most phenomenal, being first organized in October, 1922. The pres ent officers are J. l.. Hagy, monarch; James c. Pucketf, chief justice, and Ht B. Kirby, secretary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-09

meeting that the surety bonds of Comp troller c. k. Armstrong and former Comptroller Marvin Taylor are good for the shortages that occurred under them. TayIor's bond will be the hardest hit, as all but one or two of the long series of shortages occurred while he was comptroller.
 Commissioner Cloe said Wednesday he did not think 1t would be fair to Comptroller Armstrong to collect from Lis bondsmen on shortages that occur red when he was not allowed to name his own office force. but was forced to work persons selected by the city com mission.
 However, Commissioner Dickson points out that the law is plain, and that the comptrollers knew the law when they took office. He says he will fight to the finish to block city Ap- propriation to care for the shortages until every other resource is exhausted.
 Although Armstrong and former Comptroller Taylor have issued no state ments. indications are that they will resist the effort to collect the short ages from their bondsmen, on the ground that they were not given free hand" m running their departments.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-09
PROMINENT MEN WITH ENGINEERS Details Of Program Are Checked By Committee
 Wednesday

The committee on arrangements for the meeting in Birmingham next Mon day, Tuesday and Wednesday, of the American Institute of Mining and Metallursical engineers, met Wednes- day in the offices of the Alabama Min ing institute. Frank H. CrockarJ. chairman, presided.
 The comWittee went over plans made for the meeting of the distinguished en gineers both for the technical sessions and the two trips which will be fen lures of Tuesday and Wednesday. It was found that every item of the pro- gram had been carefully worked out and every detail in perfect order for the coming of the engineers. One section of the party left Washington Tuesday en route to Birmingham. Stops are to be made in Virginia, West Virginia and Tennessee, including Lookout Mountain, at which points metallureical develop ments will be looked over by the ex- perts.
 There will be among those attend ing, some of the members who have been in Birmingham before and who ure acquainted with the growth of the district. To q majority, however, it is thought the trips planned will be a lasting revelation.
 Trips Arranged
 It was announced at the meeting or Wednesday that the trips will be so er ranged as to give the visitors a view Of practically all operations which go t,, make up the completed industrial sec ton. The. properties of the Tennessee company, Woodward, Republic and Gul. States. on Red mountain, will be passed the first day, the journey ending al Baiyview, where the Tennessee company will serve a barbecue. The next day industrial operations will be shown the visiting delegates, which will disclose tthe final use of the raw materials which will have been inspected the proceeding forenoon
 The trips have been planned by ex- perts and it is believed this district will be disclosed to the engineers in q broader and more compact way than has ever been the case before.
 With the exception of the meeting of the American Iron and Steel Institute held here several years ago, Birming- ham has never been visited by such outstanding engineers and industrial developers.
 There will be several side trips of fered the visitors, many social diver sions, and a banquet on "Wednesday night at the Country club.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-09

blonde dolly, then the next little girl will want brunette in blue dress. or maybe it will be yellow dress. Other little folk like them all and just can't decide. It is pretty hard to say which is the prettiest. Their hair is all so lovely and their complexion beautiful as wellsas being permanent.
 Seems to me that my family is going to be much smaller very, very soon. So many little tots have told me that they are about ready to get their dolly. Miss Ethel Jemison has picked out her dolly and you can see which one it is by look ing at the one marked in the window at Blach's. Ethel is coming to get her doll soon. My, just know she will be happy.
 Boy Has Fine Idea
 Yesterday one boy came in to see me to find out just what to do to get doll without it's costing him cent of money. l wonder if you can guess what he wants doll for. We'll, I'll tell you. He has cute little sister at home whom he thinks the world and all of and he is going to get dolly~for her to give her at Christmas. don't think anyone of you could think of nicer idea than his is. Can't you just imagine what will happen at that home on Christmas morning? only wish I could be there, too, just to see that little girlie's face at the Christmas tree. Just how does that idea strike some of you fellows that nave little sisters?
 Do you know that the dolly at the Loew's Bijou theater is becoming more popular every day. And all those actor folks behind the stage want to own one