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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-08
BABE PLAYS 36
 HOLES ON LINKS

HOT SPRINGS, Ark, March T. Thirty-six holes of golf over the Hot Springs Golf and Country club links constituted a days work for Babe" Ruth, the Yankee slugger, who has been i'll of influenza for the past 10 days. Ruth played a foursome with Shawkey, Bush and Schang. Although he would not reveal his score, 1t was said to be "very good" and his driv- ing received much favorable comment in the club house.
 The Babe" is still weak from the latest attack of his :"jinx," but other wise he appeared none the worse for his brief illness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-08
COMBS RETURNS
 TANK CONTRACTS

LOUISVILLE. ky, March 7.-Earie Combs has returned unsigned all con- tracts received from the New York Yankees. Combs is holding out for a share of the purchase price paid to the Louisville club of the American asso- citation.
 His statement was made after he was told that club officials said he al- ready had signed a contract and that any difficulty would be settled in . day or two"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-08
WILL RACE M 2 :. CITIES TONIGHT

PHILADELPHIA, March 7.-Joie Ray, the Illinois A. c. star runner, has laid out an unusual program for him self Saturday night, having arranged to compete in track meets both in this city and New York. Ray will start in the special one-mile race in the post office clerks games in New York at 8 o'clock and will take the o'clock train for Philadelphia, where at 11:l5 he will meet Ray Watson, his teammat ate ; Schuyler Enck, Pennsylvania State col lege; Lloyd Hahn, Boston A. A., and James Connolly, Newark A. C., in a special mile race at the Pennsylvan A. c. track and field carnival,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-08
CAGE RULES WILL
 BE GIVEN o. o.

NEW YORK, March 7.-Delegates from all sections of the country will attend the annual meeting of the joint basketball committee here April 10 and ii.
 Representatives are selected by the Amateur Athletic union, International Y. M. c. A. and National Collegiate Athletic association, each sending four deIegates Representation also is ex- pected from officials boards in Att lanta, Washington, Baltimore, Phila- delphia, PittsDurg. Harrisburg, Pa.; Hartford, Conn; New York City, Bos- ton, Detroit, Chicago and Cleveland.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-08
SPEAKER TRIBE
 FLORIDA BOUND

HOT SPRINGS, Ark, March Iris Speaker left here tonight at the head of a detachment of 26 Indians, bound for the Cleveland American league clubs training camp at Lakeland, Fla. A majority of the players in the group were pitchers and catchers.
 The Indians have been here three weeks, during which time they have taken the baths. trotted the mountain paths and tried their hands at golf. During the past five days, however, Coach McAllister has had them playing ha
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-08
GONZALES TO ..
 JOIN DODGERS

HAVANA, Cuba, March. f-Mike Gonzales. catcher. will leeHe tomorrow for Clearwater, Fla, to join the Brook lyn nationals by whom he was recently purchased from the St. Paul American association club.
 Adolfo LuQue, the leading pitcher of the major leagues, will depart March IT to join the Cincinnati squad. Con gales and Luque have been playing ball this winter in the Cuban National league and are said to be in good con dition fg.s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-08
Miss Clenna
 :. Collett Wins s.si. fss.e = From. Rival
Providence Golfer Captures
 Belleair Title From Mrs. Hurd, Of Merton

, BELLEAIR HEIGHTS, Fla, March Miss Glenna Collett of Providence won the women's golf championship of Belleair here today when she defeated Mrs. Dorothy Campbell Hurd of the Merion Cricket club, Philadelphia, by three and two in one of the best played matches ever seen here.
 The startling feature of the round was the eagle three made by Miss Collett on the sixteenth hole, when she played two fine wooden club shots and landed 12 feet from the pin and pro- ceeded to make putt which gave her 3 three. She made the round in 7S,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-08
HUGCINS PARTLY.
 LIFTS GOLF BAN

NEW ORLEANS, March 7.-Miller Huggins' ban on golfing by members of the Yankee squad has been lifted a trifle, and any indulgence by the play CTS An that sport will now be carried on under a process of selection.
 Players who won't--in the opinion of Huggins-be rendered any less efficient by an occasional swat at the smaller pill, will be allowed to indulge on the links. but pitchers must not swing a club within 4s hours before their turn to pitch.
 Deacon Scott, one, of the teams worst golf bugs, won't be allowed to play be- cause his legs must be conserved, says HuRRins.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-08
HEARING REOPENEn

WASHINGTON, tMarch 7.-The In- erstate Commerce Commission today ad- vised Senator Harris. Georgia. it had re. opened the railway mileage ticket hear ing, 1t was announced at the Senator's office. slE
 Recently the supreme court held that a previous order of the commission, re- Quiring the railroads to issue such lick cts was invalid.
 A New Yonrk b0okshop has adopted the cafeteria" idea, and has no clerks and customers pay for their books as they go out. IF
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-08
MANY wREsTLERs ENTER

AMEs, Iowa, March 7.-(By the As soctated .Press.l lLAmes and Nebraska are leading in the number of men left for the semi-finals of the first Mis- souri Valley wrestling D tournament which begun here today. The two lead CTS were followed closely by the Ok lahoma A. and M. team.
 Other schools with men left in the emi-final round are: Cornell 2; Mis- sourI 2, Kansas 2 and Simpson 2. The semi-final round will be played tonlor- TOW morning and the final will be staged in the afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-08
PARSONS PLAYS
 JAP IN FINALS

PINEHURsT, N. C., March 7.-Don- ald Parson Of Youngstown and Roquro Akahoshi, a native of Tokio but more recently a resident of Princeton, N. J., will meet hereS tomorrow in the fi- nal round of the 20th annual spring golf tournament as a result of today's matches. -'-,.sss-- '-
 Parson eliminated John D. Chapman of Greenwich, Conn.,, medalist of the tournament, 2-1, while Akahoshi put out William F. McPhail of Boston by the same score. F9
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-08
UNCLE ROB HAS i, PAIR OF CRIPPLES

CLEARWATER, Fla, March 7.-Un- Gle Robbie now has two second base men on the Robins casualty list.
 Joe Klugman, a rookie, who went great guns for the Des Moines team of the Western league last year, was put out for while when he was hit in the left eye while fielding a grounder, and Ivy Johnston, another youngster, was injured in sliding to second Thursday.
 The arrival of Olaf Oden, former Brown university player, has saved Robbie from shortage of .infielders,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-08
EDSEL'S CRAFT
 DOESN'T SHINE

MIAMI, Fla, March Hilary Rog- CTS, flying a Curtiss seagull, won the free-for-all e15o-kilometer race in tn opening of the annual midwinter air meet here today. Rogers made the distance at an average speed of more than 70 miles an hour. Clifford Web ster pressed him hard in the final laps and finished second. ' "5t-s
 Edsel Ford's long, racey speedster '999" cut loose for a few turns over the course, and although reputed to be capable of making better than 70 miles and hour under favorable condi- tions, did not make any particular i'm precision today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-08
COLONIES WANT
 MYERS AS COACH

DANVILLE, Ky, March 7.-,-A peti- tion signed by S2 Centre college foot ball players asking Robert l.. Myers, president Of the Centre Alumnae as- sociation' aud former coach. to become head mentor Of sthe Praying CoIoneIs has been sent to- Myers in Chicago. Centre ik seeking ia coach to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation of Uncle Charlie.f Moran. who went to Bucknell E. z .
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-08
SENATORS OFF
 TO TAMPA CAMP

WASHINGTON, March 7-The sec ond chapter of Washington's baseball spring training schedule opened today with the departure from Hot Springs of the squad of veterans for the Tampa training camp.
 Walter Johnson, veteran of IT big league clubs, and holder of the strike and shutout records in the majors, has given the most impressive account of himself, and is planning to depend once more on his famous "cannon bali" de- livery to carry him through the sea son. For the last few years he has been using curve balls in his endeayor to prolong the use of his arm.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-08
PELICAN CAGEMs ENTER

'a OMAHA, Nebs March 7.-Eleven States will be represented at the na- Honal basketball championship tourna- H3ept of the Amateur Athletic union sdheduled to start at Kansas City, Mo-. March 10. Pairings as announced in scIude: Young Mems Hebrew club of New Orleans vs. Olympic club of San Francisco. In the second bracket.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-08
MORAN-DUNDEE BOUT CANCELLED

NEW YORK, March 7.--The 15-round match between Pal Moran, New Or leans, and Johnny Dundee, feather, weight champion, scheduled for Mad ison Square Garden, March IS, was called off today when Moran injured his wrist while in training here. No substitute date has been set,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-08
FIRPO WILLING .;I-

BUENOS AIRES, March 7.-Luis Angel Firpo is as eager to meet Jack Renault. Canadian heavyweieht, cham pion, as Renault is to meet him, Firpo announces, in response to Jacks asser- tion that he had placed a large hunk South American to knock it off "'s
 The bout probably win be held soon after Firpo returns to the United States, and ought to be good card, Luis says. Negotiations have been opened, but the bout has not yet been closed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-08
PIAN roR DTxIr TRIp

PLAN FOR DIXIE TRIP
 MADISON, Wis, March 7.-While big leaguers are down south trying out their kinks, the University of Wiscon- sin baseball men are working hard every day in the annex under Coach bowman. getting ready for their com ing invasion of the south, starting April 5.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-08
.JABS AND JOLTS
 f FROM RINGSIDES

| NEW YORK.-Jack Dempsey, worlds heavyweight champion, leaves Monday for California.
 NEW YORK.--Pancho Villa, worlds flyweisht champion, and Frankie Asch, who claims to be the British cham pion, were matched to meet in Toronto April 16.
 NEW YORK. - Benny Leonard worlds lightweight champion, has signed an agreement to meet Pal Moran, New Orleans lightweight. this summer. The bout will be held in Jer- sey City, promoted by Tex Rickard.
 DAYTON, O.-Tomn1y Gibbons, St. Paul heavyweight, and Joe Downey. Columbus, were matched to meet in & 12-round bout here March "A.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-08
WIN wEsT CoAsT TITIr

WIN WEST COAST TITLE
 OAKLAND, Cal, March 7.-The University of California won the bas- ketbaH championship of the Pacific coast by defeating the University of Washington, 2S to 25, in an extra five minutes of play.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-08

GERMAN WRESTLER WINS
 s CHICAGO, March 7.--Hans Steinke, giant German wrestler, won two straight falls in a match with Reggie Ski in Ii minutes and T minutes, re- spectively.F They are heavyweights. Re- nat0 Gardinf and Bill Demetral wrestled one hour to a draw.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-08
VOGLER WINS
 < BILLIARD GAME

CHICAGO, March 7-Louis M. Vog- Ter, Indianapolis A. C., won the first afterAaon match in the sixth annual national amateur three-cushion billiard championship tournament, defeating Otto Epielpan, Chicago A. A., 50 to 29 in 76 tinnings. Vogler had high run of four,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-08
CAcE JAMES IVY TExAS

AUSTIN, Tex March 7.GHouston High school defeated Tenaha, 27 to ', Friday afternoon in the elimination games of the interscholastic basketball tournament being held here. LEI paso and Austin also won their games
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-08
HAVE NEW YALIE

BERLIN, March 7.--Potatoes. in the near future, will play an important role in beer brewing. Professor Edmund Pa row. of the Berlin Agricultural Institute, in lecture at the annual meeting of the German Agriculturists' Union. told his hearers, that he had invented brewing process which permitted replacing thirty per cent of expensive malt by driA po- tatoes. According to the professor apOta- toes can also De employed in le de- colonization process. \ -
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-08
EPINARD SURE TO RACE :.

NEW YORK;. March 7.-signed com tracts for the racing of Epinard, 1923 French S-year-old champion, in Amer ica September and october have ar rived. B M. Douglas, partner of Pierre Worthein1er, owner of the famous thor oughbreds made the announcement.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-08

One million tourists visited Califor- nn by motor car last year, travelling on the Lincoln Highway. according to es- innate. lf,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-08
HO11OhGAL
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Fast U. ;. Mall s. 5. sOnOuaa, ventura, 10000 toss: LlOyds I0OAl; deliEhtfaj 'sFyTIfSsS tTss si9ss sSS ;ssS%S second fret class; se30 second. Pacific tonr, S5se ftSst class. saiIinEs March 1, April Q, etc, Oeespis LlAss,-s Pine g.; ean Franelsee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-08
O'DOWD SCOREs KO

LOUISVILLE Ky, March 7.-Mick- ey O'Dowd, Muncie, Ind, knocked out stanley .Meeghan of New Orleans in the second round of a scheduled 12- round but here tonight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-08

Inventors have recently perfected an artificial marble, so perfect that 1t has deceived eyen experts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-08

HOT SPRINGS, Ark S.=-Bernard Kuhn, Michigan, Is believed. to be the Indians' most. promising rookie hnrler.s
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-21
PLEASING PROGRAM IS
GIVEN AT MUSICAL TEA

The musical tea given by Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas S. Lovette in
honor of Senator and Mrs. Earle
B. Mayfield proved to be an event
Of exceptional interest as shown
by the large number of guests that
crowded the studios.
A number. that created great en-
thusiasm was the group of Jap
anese songs of Fay Foster, 1.-THE
Japanese Dolls Serenade," by T. 8.
Lovette, and the aria lone Fine
Day." from Madame Butterfly, sung
and acted in costume by Miss
Edythe Crowder who possesses a
soprano voice of wide range and
beautiful quality.
Miss Beatrice Koch, pianist, of
Kane, Pa, who Is spending the
season in Washington for study,
created a deep impression with her
rendition of The Concert sEtude
(Sternberg) Miss Jack Charlton
Ward, who sings with a sympa-
thetic mezzo soprano voice produced
unusually good pianissimo tones, in
"The Blind Girls Song from La
Gioconda" and in "Sacajawea," by
Fred Boothroyd Mrs. Lovette and
Miss Gladys Hillyer were the &C.
companists. Mrs. Lyndon B. JEFF
fers was also heard to good advan-
tage in Romance" (GruenfelO and
"EtincelleS" (MoSZkoWskN.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-21
MUSIC PROGRAM
To BE GIVEN
BY SALON
District Commissioners Will
Be Guests at Art
Soiree.

An unusually attractive musical
program will be presented by we'll
known local artists at the soiree
and concert of the Washington
Salon and United Arts Society at
the Playhouse, 1914 N street north
west, Thursday evening, February
20, with Rudolphe de Zapp, the
president Of the society, in charge.
District Commissioners Cuno H.
Rudolph and Colonel Bell will be
guests Of nonor, Commissioner Oys-
ter being prevented from being
present on account Of the recent
death Of Mrs. Oyster.
DR.. Alexander Henneman, rrofes'
sor Of music at Catholic Univer.
sity, will give an illustrated talk
on "Humor in Music" using the
Knabe Ampico by courtesy Of the
Homer L. Kilt Company. Mildred
de Hart, well-known soprano solo
list will present "Nadeschda," aria
from MY Heart Is Weary
(Thomas). BABY Glover" (Willeby)
The Night Has Thousand Eyes
(TurnbulD and Loves in My
Heart" (Woodman). Frances Cute
Illus win be the piano accompanist
Senior Jose A. de Huarte, accom-
panied on the piano by Amelia M
Olmstead, will render violin solos
Aria" (Bach) and Symphonic Els
pagnole," allegro non troppo Oalo
and will also sing bass solos, Aria
from "Ernani" WerdD, Lolita.
Spanish Serenade' Buzzi-Peccia) and
"Meus Amores," Spanish Folk Song
arranged by Baldomir.
The dance art, the sister muse
Of music, will be represented by
Virginia Hutson in a scarf dance
Virginia Catlett, symbol dance; lit
tie Susan Hall, eccentric dance, and
Morse Allen, war" dance. These
numbers will be presented by cour
tesy and under the direction Of Miss
Lillian Hoskins of the Hoffman
Hoskins Salon de Danse. Mrs
Brown will accompany.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-21
HElFETZ WILL DELIGHT
CAPITAL ON TUESDAY

Jascha Heifetz. violinist, will be
heard in recital at Polls Theater
next Tuesday, at $3.50 o'clock, under
the management Of Mrs. Wilson
Greene.
AS already announced through
musical channels. one OF the most
important concert offerings Of the
whole season will be the visit to
this city of Jascha Heifetz. During
the past few years his fame has
spread broadcast. Coupled with his
enormous successes in this country
since 1917, he has won new laurels
and brilliant artistic triumphs in
England, France, Italy and Aus.
tralia where his concerts were pat
ronized by the same huge and
enthusiastic audiences which ne at
tracts wherever he goes on his
visits to American and Canadian
cifiaa
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-21
OPENS
WITH ARMY
BAND
Community Program Tonight
at Eastern High Offers
Varied Features.

The concert at Eastern High
School, Seventeenth and East Capt.
toll street, tonight, under the au.
spices of the Community Music AS.
ISOLATION, will present an unusual
array of Washington musical talent.
Featuring this concert will be the
concert band from the Army Music
School, Capt. P. w. Lewis, com.
mandant, and William C. White,
principal; the Metropolitan Male
Quartet, consisting of William T.
Raymond, George Bayliss. Fred
East and Charles Moore; Margaret
Callahan, mezzo-s soprano, and Eliza
beth Dayton, soprano, in duets;
Lawrence Downey, baritone; Isaac
Minovich, talented boy violinist,
and Henry Goldstein, boy xylo-
phonist.
The contribution of the band will
be preliminary half-hour program,
beginning at 7:45 o'clock, the mum.
bers being conducted successfully
by the senior band-leader students,
Nicholas Frank, Charles v. Banner,
Wallace Appleton and Alfred P.
Gsell, and two numbers during the
regular program, which begins at
8:15 o'clock. These will be excerpts
from Victor Herbert's Sweet
hearts," which will be conducted
by Olaf M. Lord, and the dedication
and benediction from LES Hugue.
nots" Of Meyerbeer, conducted by
Ammon E. Gingrich.
The quartet will sing Carolina
in the Morning. and THE Lost
Chord" Misses Callahan and Day
ton will contribute PENIS CARTS
sima" and La Rosita" by Dupont,
and Mr.. Downey's numbers will be
Curran's "Nocturne" and the ever
popular 'Mandalay" of Kipling,
with John Victor Walsh at the
piano. Three movements of the
Ninth Concerto" Of de Beriot will
be played by Isaac Minovich, as
sisted ath the piano by his sister,
Dora Minovich. Henry's xylophone
solos will be THE World Is Waiting
for the Sunrise" and the Hungarian
"Lustspiel'' by Kela.B
Singing by the audience will be
conducted by Robert Lawrence.
There will be 1900 seats free to the
public and 200 seats reserved for
members of the association and for
those desiring reserved seat privi-
leges at 25 cents. No children
under four years of age will be ad.
mitted and all other children must
come with adults and sit with them
throughout the concert.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-21
CLUBS
JOIN MUSIC
GROUP
D. c. Federation Announces
Increase in Membership
Of Organization.

A meeting Of the board Of the
District Federation Of Music Clubs
was held in the Homer l.. Kit
building, 1880 G street. last Satur-
day afternoon at 4:SO o'clock, with
Ia large attendance Of members and
visitors.
The president announced the fact
that Miss Gretchen D. Lord, from
the Mt Vernon Place Choir, which
is going to federate along with sew
eral others. will hold the position
of recording secretary for the board.
Among the new clubs to federate
during the past week are the Cres-
cendo Club, Miss Pearl Waugh,
teacher, and Miss Winifred M.
Nicholson, president; the Lovette
School Of Music, DR.. T. s. Lovette,
president; the Vermont Avenue
Christian Church choir, w. E.
Braithwaite, director. A new junior
club Is the CeceIian Glee Club, of
the Immaculate Conception Semi.
nary, Mrs. L. w. Hamlet, director,
and Miss Gertrude Flournoy, presi.
dent. Miss Pearl Waugh Is a new
artist member.
A committee was formed for the
purpose OF concert registration. This
committee IL for the purpose OF
having musical clubs and choirs who
intend to give concerts or cantatas
register the proposed dates with the
chairman Of this committee in order
to eliminate the conflicting Of con
ert dates. In the past so many con
certs seem to be on the same night
that 1t Is hoped that all clubs and
organizations will avail themselves
Of the privilege Of registering con
cert dates with Mrs. May Brooks
Ramsdenn, chairman Of this commit
tee. A new organization within the
federation il that Of the past presi
dents assembly, which was ex.
planned and delegates to the board
asked to report as to the pleasure
Of the past presidents of their
club regarding joining the Organiza
ton.
The federation is inaugurating q
hymn memory contest for the Sun
day School to start at once and close
June /. A circular letter will be
sent out to all ministers explaining
the contest and inviting their Sun
day schools to participate. It Is
hoped that many Sunday shoots will
enter this contest, thereby stimuIat
ing interest in hymns in this way.
| A new committee was formed, be
| ing music and industry, with Mrs
| Henry Hunt Mckee as chairman.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-21
SP|ER -SOK0LOV
RECITAL IS
PLANNED
Popular Musicians Will Ap-
pear at the Playhouse on
March 5.

A violin and piano recital 10 an
nounced by Henry Sokolov and La
Sale Spier for Wednesday evening
March at the Playhouse, the pro
gram to be announced later.
These two artists have been as
ISOLATED for several seasons as
teachers Of their respective instru-
ments and are now preparing to
enter the concert field in ensemble
playing.
Mr.. Sokolov studied during q
seven.year scholarship at the Pea.
body Conservatory, where he was
a pupil Of Cesar Thomson. He Is
the organizer and first violin Of the
National String Quartet. Mr..
Spier is a pupil Of Rafael Joseffy.
New York. and Richard Burmeis-
ter, Berlin; and has given a number
Of recitals and ensemble concerts
In Washington, New York, Berlin
and other cities.
Tickets may be obtained az the
T. Arthur Smith, Inc. Concert
Bureau.