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PAGE TWELVE Insv DAILY CLAHION-LEDGER. JACKSON. SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 15, 1933 Yellow Scoreless Tie ire 9,9 9,9 ft 9,9 ft 9,9 ft 9,9 ft 9,9 ft 9,9 ft 9.9 ft 9.9 ft 9.9 ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ftdl born State Eleven Beaten 18 To 0 By Crimson Tide 9,9 9,9 Stub ATTRACTIVE FAIR EXHIBIT Alabama Touchdowns Pushed A cross Afte Scoreless 1st Period Purple Machine Caught Flat By Teachers Who Earn Hard-Fought Upset NEGRO FAIR WILL OPEN HERE MONDAY Big Parade at 11 A. M. Will Inaugurate Annual Exposition The Maroons threw a sudden scare into Alabama with two quick first downs after the Crimsons had found the Misslssippians defense holding solidly.

That, however, was the last Maroon bid until late in the fourth period, when Captain Herrington, with a series of cleverly executed passes, drove his team to the Alabama two-yard line only to meet a stone wall there. Moseley touched off the first Alabama offensive with' a 17-yard smash off tackle It was the first time Alabama had scored a first down. Moseley and Chappell made another, with Chappel racing off left tackle for 12 and then Millard Howell sprinted 21 around right end. Chappell and Moseley made first downs on the 2-yard line. Moseley took it over to complete a 71 -yard march.

His kick from placement was blocked. In the third period after the Mississippians, had kick.d to Alabama's 32, Howell skirted right end for 17 on a fake kick to start a 68-yard drive. He went over for the touchdown on a 7-yard dash. Gan-dy's kick from placement was blocked. The display of the Southern United Ice company explaining attracted great interest among the thousands of persons wlo visited The above view stresses the beauty and simplicity of the exhibit.

the advantages of ice refrigeration the 1933 Mississippi State Fair. UNIVERSITY, Oct. 14. JF) -A converted fullback, Frank Moseley, furnished the spark today that touched off Alabama's drive to an 18 to 0 victory over a stubborn Mississippi State Moseley, entering the game as a fullback for the first time in his college career, furnished the power to set off a touchdown drive in the second period, after the Mis-sissippians had outplayed the Tide through the opening quarter. NEW INDUSTRIES PROMISED HERE Local Bottle Factory to Increase Facilities; Will Announce Details Jackson business men will hear encouraging news at a meeting of the board of directors and industrial committee of the chamber of commerce at a supper next Thursday evening.

Detailed plans for the expansion of the plant of the Knox Bottle Manufacturing company will be announced at that time by Roy Underwood, vice president and general manager of the company, in whose honor the supper is being given. In addition to the improvements contemplated at the local bottle manufacturing plant. President Is-adore Lehman of the chamber of commerce, and Tom Crockett, chairman of the industrial committee, "hope to be able to announce the addition of two new industries which we have been endeavoring to secure for Jackson." The supper honoring Mr. Underwood and other officials of the bottle factory will be held at the Robert E. Lee hotel at 6:15.

man wearing one of his alleged victim's suits on the state fairgrounds. Madison admitted the burglary. Police are seeking to connect him with other burglaries in Jackson during the past several days. WAIT spiral which went out of bounds oji the Teacher 14, and Boyd quick-kicked right back on first down, Magee being downed at his own 49. Anderson and Davis made a first down to the Teacher 40, but a holding penalty set the Majors back and Boyd returned Davis' punt to the 33.

A roughing penalty pushed the Teachers back, but Boyd got away another kick on which Dase Davis was downed at his own 48. The Major offense was still impotent, with Davis being caught for a loss and a pass to Bridges, which hit right in Jack's hands, dropping incomplete. Davis', kick went out of bounds at the Teacher 37, and the Jackets took their turn at trying ineffectually to A punt slipped off Boyd's foot and went out of bounds weakly at the Teacher 47. Just before the half ended, Evans intercepted a pass from Holloman at the Jacket 47 and ran it back to the Purple 48. Boyd and his mates could neither complete a pass nor make a running gain and kicked, Dase Davis being downed at his own 27.

The teams traded punts with little to choose and on the last play of the half Boyd intentionally grounded a pass but the Purple waived the penalty, which prevented another play being run. Third Quarter Evans fumbled the kickoff and was downed at his own 19. Boyd punted out and the ball rolled out of bounds at the Jacket 48. Williamson blocked Buie's punt and covered for the Teachers at the Millsaps 47. After three ineffectual pljys, Boyd kicked out of bounds to Davis on the Millsaps 10.

The Majors punted back on second down and Davis intercepted a pass from Boyd at his own 34, kicking on first down with the wind to the Jacket 27. Boyd plunged thru holes in the Millsaps line for two first down in succession, breaking into the secondary and ploughing on to the Major 36. Here a fast charging Major line hurled him back and Jordan's kick went out of bounds on the Major 23. On the next play Davis was hard hit and had to be carried' from the field. His substitute, Bowen, arched a long spiral punt over Boyd's head, and the Teacher quarterback was downed at his own 29.

Boyd ffent 15 yards on three plays for a first down, but reverses and double reverses lost ground and Jordan punted to Holloman who was run out of bounds at his own 33. Shows broke through and blocked Bowen's punt, Williamson covering for the Teachers on the Millsaps 31 as the quarter ended. Fourth Quarter Boyd plunged through for a first down at the Major 20, stabbing three times sat the middle of the Purple line, with the Major stands tense at the Jacket threat. But Jack Bowen, with the ball -on the Purple 18-yard line, stepped in, intercepted Boyd's pass on his own 15, and ran it up to the Jacket 36 before being downed. Three plays barely missed making first down and Bowen kicked to the Teacher 21.

Bowen nailed Boyd for a 10 yard loss on an attempted end sweep and Jordan's punt was run out of bounds by Holloman at the Millsaps 39. Here the Majors took up the offensive burden, but the Purple attack again failed and Bowen punted over the goal. Boyd quick-kicked with the wind over Holloman's head and the Major safety man was downed on his own 27. Bowen kicked back and Boyd was downed on his own 45, a gain of 25 yards on. the trade for the Pedagogues.

Boyd's long toss for Halbert, was intercepted by Holloman at his own 25 and run back to the Millsaps 42. Holloman passed to Alexander for a 15 yard gain and the end ran to the Teacher 29 before The annual Mississipppl negro state fair will open in Jackson Monday morning with a mammoth parade at 11 o'clock and ill continue throughout the week. The parade promises to be the most colorful in history, according to fair patrons. The parade begins on George and Grayson streets, marches out George street to North West. North West to Capitol, Capitol to Farish, Farish to Monument, Monument to Bailey Avenue to Park.

West Brothers Carnival, one of the largest on the road, is playing the fair. Rides of different kinds, special acts, minstrel shows and everything that goes to make up a midway, will be seen every day and night. 1 Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon, two fast baseball teams will cross bats on the baseball diamond. Piney Woods baseball team, one of the best in the state, will be a contender for the honors of being the best baseball team in the state of Mississippi. This team will play a picked team from the best teams t' played the Dixie Negro league circuit.

Thursday at 2 o'clock, J. C. Hol-ton, head- of the agricultural department of Mississippi will speak to the negro farmers. This prom ises to be a big day, for farmers are expected from far and near Friday is school day, and the railroads are giving rates over their respective systems in the state of Mississippi for Friday and Satur day, when there will be two foot ball games. Friday evening, Lanier high school and the Catholic school of Greenville will contend for the championship of negro high schools in the state.

Plans for Saturday's game have not been completed. BURGLARY SUSPECT IS ARRESTED HERE Allen Madison, local negro, was being held in the city jail yesterday for burglary in connection with the reported robbery of a negro dwelling earlier in the afternoon. He was "pointed out" to a police- PA SPORT DRESSES STREET DRESSES AFTERNOON DRESSES By PURSER HEWITT Those Yellow Jackets from Hat-tiesburg State Teachers college, the most notorious dope-spillers in Mississippi collegiate football, gave the old bucket another hefty kick holding Millsaps to a scoreless tie in a State Fair climax battle. Another poor crowd of around 2 000 saw the Militants, rather flat after two hard defeats by Southeastern conference teams, yield a moral victory to the Hubertmen, the most up-and-down football team ever to wear colors of a Magnolia State The Jackets were an inspired team, while Millsaps was apparently low in morale and never displayed a cohesive attack or a coordinated defense. ,4.

Millsaps outgained the visitors, 179 to 148 in yards reeled off from scrimmage, but the Teach ers, made six first downs to five for tne Majors. Neither team threatened seriously to score, as the Majors went to the Hubbers 20 yard line in the second period and completed a pass for a 30 yard gain to the Jacket 29 yard stripe in the final quarter. Sir Hubertmen blocked a punt and gained a few yards to put thfcn on the Purple 18 yard line In the final quarter. Otherwise the game was fought in midfield. with punters gaining when they had ttejnnd.

them, losing when forced to klcK against the breeze. -Passes were frequent but completions rare, while interceptions were the rule rather than the exception. The Majors were expected to win handily, and the blame for the spilling of the dope must be evenly divided between the flatness of the Purple and the inspired play of the invaders. Fans who have followed the Teachers for the past several seasons, know they crop out with unexpected strength or Unsuspected weakness without warning, their calibre of football varying by a wide margin on successive weeks. a Blondy Boyd again featured the Jacket lineup kicking, passing and running brilliantly, while his mates especially the linemen came through with doggedly effective support.

For Millsaps, Captain Fred Ward was outstanding in the line with Jack Bowen the shining light among Purple backs. First Quarter Green returned Womack's kick-off to the Teacher 25 and then Green and Boyd smashed through for a first down to their own 36, but here the Majors stopped the running attack and Boyd punted strongly with the wind, Dase Davis being downed on his own 19. pa-vis and Anderson made a first down to their own 29. Here the Teachers were aided by a penalty In halting the Millsaps offense and Davis kicked out of bounds on the i Teacher 42, a. gain of 6 yards on the trade of kicks for the Teachers.

Boyd passed on second down and Holloman intercepted a long aerial at his own 35, running it back ten yards before being run out of bounds. Anderson and Brumfield slanted for good gains through the Jacket line and Dase Davis broke loose around end for 13 yards to the Jacket 35. An offside penalty and a good tackle by Halbert set the Majors back and Taconl intercepted Anderson's pass at his own 30 yard line. A scrapping Millsaps line and a missed signal in the Teacher backfield hurt the Jackets and Boyd kicked to Hollo-man, the Major quarter returning to midfield. Davis completed a 12 yard pass to Sneed after line plays had gained four yards and the Majors had the ball at the Teacher 34.

A pair of new backs for the Majors, Felder and Bowen, failed to gain and a pass fell incomplete. Bowen kicked out of bounds on the Teacher 6 yard line, setting them back in the hole. Boyd kicked out on second down and Holloman ran it back to the Teacher 32. Anderson and Felder made nine yards in three tries to the Teacher 23 as the quarter ended. Second Quarter Anderson made it first down on the Teacher 20.

Set back by an offside penalty, Millsaps tried a pass but Taconi intercepted Ma-gee's chunk at the Jacket 18. Green circled left end for a 13 yard gain before being run out or bounds at his own 31. Boyd quick-kicked and Magee was down on his own 35. On third down Bowen got off a beautiful Peace, quiet, comfort and many good books found in THE HOME LIBRARY 147 E. Griffith Street Excellent reference service LIBERTY HAT SHOP FELT HATS Cleaned and Blocked Cash and Carry 60c Call and Deliver 75c One Day Service 117 E.

Capitol St. Sill Exclusive at the A short kick placed Alabama in scoring position in the fourth period when they took the ball on the Maroon 39-yard line, and drove to a touchdown on off-tackle smashes and short end runs. Moseley went the final foot for. tha touchdown but his kick for the extra point was again blocked. Alabama registered 13 first downs and Mississippi state seven with the Crimsons gaining 220 yards from scrimmage to the Maroons CO.

The line-ups: Mississippi Pos, Alabama Smith LE Gandy Daly LT Lee Jones LG Kirkland Pillow Glass Clark RG Hun'co Taylor RT Marr Wade RE J. Walker Herrington QB Rogers Cassibry LH Howell Wichman RH Chappell Brock FB Mossley Score by periods: Mississippi 0 0 0 00 Alabama ......0 6 6 618 Scoring Alabama touchdowns: Moseley (2) Howell. Officials: Ervin (Drake) referee; Burghard (Miss. College) umpire; Pitts (Auburn) headlinesman; Kalkman (St. Louis University) field judge.

EXCLUSIVE STYLES FINE FABRICS POPULAR PRICES GEORGIA DEFEATS TARHEELS EASILY Bulldogs Run Roughshod Over Outclassed North Carolina to Win, 30-0 TW A 'PTT5T' TTTTii. TJ. C. Oct. 14.

(p- Georeia's powerful football team ran rough shod over an outclassed University or Norm Carolina eleven here today to win 30 to 0. The Bulldogs scored' in each minrtpr anrt threatened on occa sions when they could not count. The Tarheels got within 23 yards of Georgia's goal line one time, near the game's end. Coach Harry Mehre used a total of 31 men and even the relief teams ran up points. Carolina used 28 players.

Georgia's galaxy of backs led by the powerful George Chapman and the shifty Homer Key, rolled up 354 yards of net ground gained during the afternoon while Carolina's men with 'Burnett, Croom and McDonald accounting for more than three qquarters of the total in three dashes netted 82 yards. GENTS HOLD S. U. IN SCORELESS TIE Jesse Fatheree Makes Brilliant 55-Yard Run to Thrill 20,000 at Finish BATON ROUGE, Oct 14 (JP) Each uncovering stout defenses and flashy but inconsis tent attacks, Louisiana State University and Centenary college battled to a scoreless tie tonight in a slashing football game that al most rang up some kind of a record for scoring chances missea A crowd of 20,000 saw the con test in which state tried to avenge a 6-0 defeat by centenary last year. Louisiana State apparently had the scrap in the bag near the end of the final period, after a steady drive, but muffed a touch down chance from the Centenary two yard line by electing to try the giant Jack Torrance on a field goal.

The big tackle fumbled the center pass, was smothered when he tried to run, and the game was over a few moments later. From, the opening whistle to the last play the game was packed with potential scoring dynamite, with State's dangerous backfield, especially Abe Mickal, Tiger offensive mainspring, threatening repeatedly with passes, dashes and power smashes. Besides the last quarter scoring failure, State barey missed touchdowns in the second period, when Lobdell took a 33 yard pass from Mickal and ran 25 more over the goal only to be called back on an offside, and early in the fourth when Fatheree was was smeared by Oslin after a brilliant 55 j'ard dash to the Centenary 20 yard marker. L. S.

was credited with 15 first downs to five for Centenary; 199 yards gained from scrimmage to 46 for the visitors, and com pleted eight passes for 110 yards to seven for 58 yards by the up- staters. POISON CAKE CASE ENDS IN MISTRIAL ABERDEEN. Oct. 14 (m A mistrial resulted in the case of Calvin McNiece of Smithville, charged with having used the mails to send alleged poisoned cakes to Jake Wright, his father-in-law. A jury in United States district court reported it was not aoie to agree.

Jake Wrieht is the father of Wi- lev Wrieht. for vears federal nro- hibition officer for north Missis OHIO STATE TRIMS VANDY WITH EASE Scarlet Wave Parades Substitutes In Smashing Victory Over South COLUMBIA, Oct. 14. (ff Ohio State's Scarlet Wave, a bit hampered by 35 substitutions, reached near tidal proportions again today and engulfed the Vanderbilt Commodores, 20 to 0 in an intersectional game played before 21,568 persons. The Wave pushed down all resistance as it rolled up touchdowns in the first, second and fourth quarters.

Another, touchdown was well on its way at the final gun, the Ohioans holding the ball on the Commodores' 4- yard line, as the result of a 60 yard run by little. Sammy Drackul ich, the smallest man on the squad. Vanderbilt only once advanced the ball into Buckeye territory, when Oliphant lost one of Bur ton's punts in the sun and fumb' led on his 35-yard line with a Commodore recovering. Only one play was made to this territory and that was an interceptea pass Coach Sam Williaman kept a steady stream of substitutes pour' iner onto the field, makinar the changes in flocks of four to eisht at a time. Vanderbilt was handicapped by the absence of its star runner, kicker and passer, Randall Dixon, who was out of the lineup witn a broken arm.

Vaxiderbilt made only two first downs, one on a 15-yard penalty, The Ohioans compiled 10 first downs, and gained a total of 225 yards, 99 through the line, 108 around end and 18 yards by pass ing. The Commodores made 50 yards, 47 through the line and three around the flanks. MADISON YOUTH FRACTURES SKULL Junior Castens Falls from Horse, Striking Head On Heavy Log O. Castens, 11 year-old son of Mr. and Mrs.

O. E. Cas tens, of Camden, suffered a frac tured skull yesterday afternoon in a fall from a saddle horse. Tne youngster was riding in the field when the horse suddenly stumbled over a losr throwing the boy back ward. During the fall the youth strucK his nead causing me irac-ture of the Members of the' family found the child and after, first aid had been administered brought him to the Jackson Infirmary for x-ray pictures, which revealed a fracture close to the base of the skull.

At a late hour last night young Castens was reported resting as well as could be expected. No trephine operation had been performed last night. JACKSON MATRON INTERRED TODAY Burial rites for Mrs. Fannie Faulkenberry, 918 Willow street, who died at the family residence, will' be held Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. Theservices will be held from the home of her parents, 423 West Porter street.

The Rev. D. A. McCall, her pastor, will conduct the services, assisted by Dr. H.

M. King, pastor of Calvary Baptist church. Interment will be in Cedarlawn cemetery. She was a native of Jackson and Myers of Derma. The bride is the daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. M. R. Bui-lard; the groom Is the son of Mr. and Mrs.

A. B4 Myers, Derma. Rev. J. M.

Spikes of Bruce, performed the ceremony. ACCOUNTANT OPENS OFFICE IN JACKSON 1 T. ALBERT ROSS Announcement is made by T. Albert Ross, certified public ac countant, of the opening of offices at No. 1011-12 New Merchants Bank building, this city.

Mr. Ross was born and -reared at Star, graduated with spe cial distinction from Mississippi college in 1915 and immediately entered the field of accountancy, which he has followed continuous ly except during the period of the World war in which he served as lieutenant of infantry. Mr. Ross came to Jackson in January, 1924, with L. A.

Williams and Company, public accountants, and since that time has served as aumtor for many lumber concerns, the Mississippi- Utilities company and other large interests. Since October, 1929, he has conducted. an independent practice, with the ex' ception of the 14 months he served as chief accountant of the Missis sippi state tax commission. Mr. Ross is a member of the Methodist church, the American Legion and the Exchange club.

PAY TRIBUTE TO MRS. BIRDSONG Prominent Terry Resident is Buried Saturday Afternoon- TERRY, Oct. 14. A large group of friends and relatives paid final tribute to Mrs. Irene Birdsong, 82, beloved resident of Terry, at funeral services held Saturday afternoon at the family residence.

The Rev. R. L. Wallace, Raymond, of-f icated, assisted by the Rev. Val Sessions, of Bolton.

Interment was in the Terry cemetery. Mrs. Birdsong came to Hinds county at the age of 8 years from Macon. She resided in Terry for the past 33 years and was held in the highest of esteem by her many friends. Her death takes from this community one of the most outstanding members of the Terry Baptist church and an active civic worker.

She is survived by two sons, E. H. and E. R. Birdsong; one daughter, Miss Mary S.

Birdsong, all of Terry; two granddaughters, Miss Elizabeth Birdsong, Belhaven college student, and Mrs. G. W. God win, of Terry, and one grandson, Charles Birdsong, Millsaps college student. Pallbearers will be: S.

W. Francis, C. H. Statham, W. S.

Dennis, A. F. Fleck, A. G. Barrett and E.

B. Wolfe. KINGSPORT, Oct. 14 (5s) William Henderson, 53, millionaire owner of Henderson sugar refineries at New Orleans, was criti cally ill here today of pneumonia. He entered a hospital yesterday after becoming ill while motoring to Baltimore, Md.

a member-of the Griffith Memorial Baptist church. Pallbearers will be E. V. Thomas, T. R.

Jones, R. H. Tucker, R. P. Bell, Lloyd T.

Wheeler, C. H. Avery, W. W. Sampson and W.

C. Maute. Survivors are her husband, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S.

Hart; one brother," Peter Hart: and one sister Pansy Harfc, ssf -M" '4- 1 I A -Avt. St MR. JOE SIMON Representing being downed. Another pass car-' ried the mto the 25 yard line but Ott intercepted Holloman's long toss on the next down and ran it back to his own 27. Boyd plunged through the Purple line for 15 yards in three smashes but his long passes were incomplete and he kicked just before the game ended.

Summary Teachers Pos. Millsaps Brown LE Alexander Phillips LT Ward Johnson LG Smith Ott Monroe Cowart EG Morrison S. Shows RT Womack Talbert RE Regan Boyd QB Holloman Green LH Davis Taconi RH Anderson Evans FB Brumfield Score by periods: Teachers 0 0 0 0 0 Millsaps ......0 0 0 00 Officials: Bob Shelton, Howard, referee, Frank Waddey, Georgia Tech, Umpire; Harold Davis, Memphis head linesman; L. L. McAllister, Howard Payne, field judge.

ASSAF TO SPEAK AT PEARL CHAPEL The Rev. Charles Assaf, home missionary will preach at the Pearl chapei on the Pearson road Sunday night at 7:45 o'clock, it was announced yesterday. Residents of this community are Invited to hear the Rev. Assaf. BULLARD -MYERS CALHOUN CITY, Oct.

14. Announcement was made Wednesday, of the marriage of Miss Willie Mae Buliard of this place and Mr- Otto 150 exclusive models -will be shown- in this tion. Each dress will be made exactly to your measurements. Only one dress of a style in each color will be sold in Jackson. No matter what your size, we guarantee per-, feet fit.

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