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The Commercial Appeal from Memphis, Tennessee • 11

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-S'! -i 'Baying Power and Profit Mast Be of Doctors in Win Over ech High in Opener Capture Well Played Game 41 to 0 on Fair Grounds Tennessee Presents Most Formidable Eleven With Slashing Backs and Solid Line a By Jimmy Davant 1VE thounaiul ipecUtora bedecked the eUnd end bleachers and watched the local branch of the University of TonneMMeo's golden football machine sweep up and down the chalk-lines and smother the Tech 111 "Yettowjackets' to the tune of 41 to 0 on the Fair Grounds gridiron yesterday afternoon It was the Inaugural fray for the Doctors and they made a most Impressive display of their football wares Although the Tech game was more than a practice tilt for them the golden machine rolled deep enough In the affair to uncover a brilliant back Held with the drive (tm -n i of locomotive and a line that rivals the defense I of the rock of Gibraltar 1 During the 4 minutes of play the Doctors scored six touchdowns and only lost the ball twice on downs Tech III hammered the line and circled the ends but lacked the punch or drive to carry them over for the first down Seven times they were forced to kick after taking their full quota of trials to advance the oval Honors of the triumph were evenly distributed among 15 stalwart warriors Every cog In Coach Hodge's machine worked in unison and every man performed In perfect fashion The line was well coached and opened holes largo enough to drive a team of horses through The Carman brothers Schwlll end Utley form a backfleld which will bo hard to stop In rapt Carman anil Schwlll nortora have the wallop of Jack MchwlU then plowed through Dempsey and should plereo any llnr which they plow Into In A Carmel and Tilley they have two flashy fight Ing wing runners who pick their left tackle for 10 more and the first touchdown four minutes after the opening whistle ltiley kicked a beau tiful goal Bralnerd and Johnny Ramey: tke Votter local boy mason events Including 1 on onto pofo gains and1 an exhibition against time itf a woman driver make up tho program me Mila Bell Gal verts former lieutenant th French Red (trees Ambulance Carps will drtvs a mile In a high powered cor -Another feature and on annual affair will be th tiro changing content In which rare are entered by local tire and accessory firms and driven by employes of the concern The Trt-Htata Fair anrh year offers a lovlqg cup to th winner A net'll novel event will be a roc for the An between a 1SU9 Cadillac and a 1903 Reo Ths race events range In diet one from threo to five miles The closing event will lie tha Trl-Btato sweepstake In which the seven professional drivers will at art The races will start at 2:29 o'elenk The programme: Eveut No Distance six laps Mght raf race Opeu to ear under 192 cubic inches pleton displacement rolling start purse first 9299 1199 aenond Kaaex Barr: Mercedes Fsttlcord Mooney Hpeclal 1 oltlck Kanes Bralnerd Event No 3 Novelty race fctone Age championship- amateur drivers Twe eldest cars tu Memphis distance one mil 1192 model- Cadillac driven by' Jerome Broens a 1992 Boo driven Ig Charles WkiL Event No Division doss A Three-cornered match- race to bo run In three heats First beat six laps Rolling start purse 1309 first Wisconsin Hpeelol Ramey King Special Burgett Brisco gjieclal Craft Event -No glxtlt annual Championship tiro changing contest competing for Trl-gtata Fair Association championship loving cup- to winning concern medal to car drlvor and entlrs money collected entry fees Cora lino up at tha -mils peat At signal from starter In front of grand stand cars will run to tho tape stop replace either roar tiro with a new tiro and tube complete on circuit of tho track First ear crossing- tajie with 49 or more pounds pressure lu changed tire will be declared the winner Entries and drivers: 939 Tire 4k Vulcanxlng Company Champion Wiley Younger: (14 Tire 4fc Vulcanising Company Bwet Papa Mack Sll Tire Voloanlxlng Company Deacon Miller Quigley Tire Vulcanising Company Bon Black: Charlestown Tire 4k Rubber Company Christopher Colmubua Rims 914 Tire Jk Vulcenlslng Company Black Tom White 414 Tire A Vlucanlzlng Company Fast Ewell Cook 911 Tiro 4k Vulcanising Company Town Marshal Smith 6400 Tire Ik Vulcanising Company Fred Coleman Event No i Australian pursuit hand! -op distance 10 laps standing start Cars handicapped In accordance with piston displacement cacti car lapped by a competitor must withdraw from th race Pura 4406 first 9300 second Mooney Bpeclal Vot-tlck: Bases Bralnerd Merced Petticord Wisconsin Special Ramey: 1 Event No 6 One mile exhibition hy Mile Bell Calvere former lieutenant In French Red Croon Ambulance Corps Event No 7 Second heat of three-eor-aered match race Distance nix laps rolling start Purae 1300 first Wisconsin Special Rainey Brisco Special Croft Burgett polo to of car eliminated Rpecial polo free he (0 20 Xing our clothes for less and selling them to you on a smaller profit means a big saving to you You are interested in no matter what price suit you buy 40 Less This Season 35 1 You will find a big selection of till new models young single and double-breasted sports suits and conservative ones in fine all-wool fabrics serges and pure worsteds in our $25 line Finest Hand-Tailored Suits of the best materials in finished and un finished worsteds from standard mills only at $30 and $35 JOHNNY HAMBY Who will drive Appfcrson Special PETTICORD Who wllUdrivo Mercedes STARS OF DIRT TRACK IN FAIR AUTO RICES Seven DriversVill Compete in Events Marking Close of Tri-State Fair Tech chose to receive and Rllej kicked off to Bingham who returnei it 14 yards Tech failed to gain and Juinted li yard out of hounds at the iO-yard-ltne Tennessee atirted a march down the field hut Kvhwtll on Tech's 41-yard lino and McIntosh recovered the oval Tech Hi again failed to gain and Perkins kicked so yards to ltiley who returned 15 bnd Carman went off left tackle for nine more when the period ended in midfield Hchwill opened the second quarter hy making It a first down for Ten- openings well and dodge splendidly Tech 111 deserved a world of credit for their showing for they conceded many pounds to tnelr opponent t'apt McIntosh and Perkins In the bnckrieid and Gunther Jones and Morgan in the line played stellar hall and carried the brunt of the defeat fast Carman won the tods and shoes to receive the kick Jimmy Perkins booted to Tilley who sigsagged hack tip the field for SO yards On two end nine and a pair of plunge the Carman brothers gained It yard iato WITH several stars who odi-upy a place in the firmament of auto dirt track pilot at tho wheel a pretentious programme of automobile racing will be the feature attraction of tho closing day of tho Tii-tftata Fair Every driver In the events Is a licensed professional Tha races ore sanctioned by tho International Motor Contest Association and dtry precaution boa been taken against sccldants on the treacherous half mile oval over which the races will be held Huff Dorward who has handled and acted as starter for several auto race meets at the fair will conduct tho races this afternoon Keveral new drivers will make their appearance on a local trssk this afternoon Most familiar among tha drivers are Rowe Ramey: Ernes Bralncrd Briscoe Croft King Special Event No Championship auto (Drat period All Americana Canadians 'Event No 9 Final heat of match race ho run If necessary to decide winners first and second positions If same wine first and second heat It will lie from this event Brisco Craft King Rpecial Burgett Wisconsin Special Ramey I Event No 10 Championship auto second period All Americans Canadians Event No 1 1 Trl-Rtat sweepstakes for all speedway start DIatance to announced Purses (1000 to be divided per cent first money 30 per cent second per cent third Essex Barr Mercedes Petticord Mooney gpeclal Voitlck: Rpecial Burgett: Wisconsin Bpeclal 56 South Main ift the If lunch 56 South Main -37 Stores Try either at THROUGH SLEEPING CAR Daily via LOUISVILLE NASHVILLE RR and Peaatyhraaia System Leaves Memphis pm Arrives Cinciaaati 11:40 am Arrives Philadelphia 7:34 am Arrives New York 9:35 am Westbound laavas Now York 9:40 pm Arrives Memphis 845 TTT- WHO FILLS YOUR PRESCRIPTIONS? Only registered men of over 20 experlenc fill them at my drug store We call for and return them immediately SIDNEY TAMM IMIESCIIIPTIOV EXPERT Free Delivery Day and Night MADISON -AND CRORMTOWN PHONES I Hen M3 S46 Tickets reservations etc at City' Ticket Office 60 North Maid Street PImm Male 5M7 or Calhoun St Station Mils 3444j McClean A 1504 A Beak Baildiai Phong Main 3819 Real Quality T-D-R-E-S At Real Prices Falstaff or FCRootBeer news Tli Carman brother added 20 more on an off tackle play and an end run and then A Carman smashed through right tackle for a first down Hchwill on three line drives gained 14 yards fi Carman took eight more round left end and then smashed oVer right Cackle for a score ltiley again booted a perfect goal McIntosh received the kick and was stopped on his own 22-yard line by Howard after a hard tackle On the next three played Tech lost seven yards when Hchwill Gardner and Turner broke through and threw their barks for a loss Perkins punted and ltiley returned his 20-yard spiral 20 yards A I'irmin then ripped through right tackle for a 25-yard run for a touchdown During' the remaining five minutes of play Tech was forced to punt once and Tennessee executed he I first attempt with the pass which Capt Carman carried for a 20-yard gain In the third period Tech punted soon after receiving and on the first play otto Schwlll tors off left tackle brqkt through three Tech men and raced til yards for a touchdown After Tech hail again failed to advance the ball ltiley pulled another pass to George Carman for l' yards and then rushed the ball to Tech's 10-yard line where they were held for the first time for downs Miller attempted a punt but Capt Carman broke through and blocked the kick Plesfky recovered the ball on the one-yard line and steped over the goal for another score ltiley missed the goal Soon after kick to Tech the quarter ended on 27-yard line Tech punted to open the final period Riley with perfect Interference darted around left end for a beautiful 70-yard run for a touchdown and later kicked an easy goal Tech succeeded In holding Tennessee again on the 24-4 f'ard line when ths game ended The ineup: Tenn (41) Ps Tech Hi (0 Coles LK Rose a I RG RT Howard Gardner Birk Graham Korrf Plesofsky RG iley a (i Carman (c)I-H A Carman 11 Schwlll Spencer Jones Morgan McFogleson Humphries Myera Perkins Bingham Miller McIntosh (c) Score by periods: Tennessee 7 14 12 7 4i TechJil 0 0 0 0 0 I Summary: Scoring Touchdowns i Tonne Hchwill 2 Riley Plsofky Carman A Carman Goals from ltiley 5 Huhstltutions: Tennessee Turner i for Coles lconard for A Carman j- Taylor for Graham Do ale for Leonard Tech Ill Land for McIntosh Adams for Rose Hadnot for Humphries Gun ther for Myers Officials: Referee Dr Frank Sniylhc i Mississippi) Umpire Ham Raines (Washington and Ic) Head Wilson (Tennessee) Time of 21 10 12 10 MISSISSIPPI 1GGIES WIN FIRST OF SEISON Score Two Touchdowns in the Third Period in 20-7 Win Over Birmingham Southern I STARKVILLE Mlw S-pf Mll-rlppl A and defeated Birmingham Southern College In the opening game of the aesanis today acorn to 7 A and acored In the so-ond quarter Hough carrying the hall arrows aftrr a forward pa frmi ltavta to Ilttln hod placed ths ball within the five-yard line Iuckett kicked -goal Following the next kickoff Birmingham Southern got the ball on A and M'a three-yard line when Iavls kicks'! poorly Two succeaeful forward paaass and a nlungo off tackle ly Norton guvs Birmingham Southern a touchdown and Miller kicked goal tying Iho score The A and regular were sent In lots In ths third quarter and they quickly rnahed two touchdowns a-rooe "lark making tha second Maroon loucttdown after several nice daahe around the Birmingham end whllo Hough earned tno hall over for tho final e-ore after a nice forward paaa from Parker to McGowan hail taken tho bad to Birmingham Honthern'a JO yard line A and mads frequent mihetltutions In tho effort to try out diff-rent men as la usually Iho cam In tha first ram of ths season There wss consldrrublo fumbling on hoth sides and th- Interference and team piny was somewhat ragged Begley renter for Birmingham Pout hern sustained a broken leg early In the first quarter Tho visitor played a clean hard game and made an excellent liuprraalon Lineup: A ami Position flatchelt Burw (41 a it 1 1 If uniplBlos ta Mott It Bor not Noble Inyard Davis Little tc 1- II Hough It II Met low an Substitutions: By A and McKensla for Burwoll Henley for lltimphrle Low for Mott nark for Little Lnekrtt for McGowan t'amemn for Hough Porker for 1 -via Groom for Gstrliell By Birmingham Southern fox for Hagley Rlehardaon for Uandy Mabry for Urirfln Word for Mlllor naker for Cox -Hough 9 Clark Norton Goals from touchdown Juckett Parker Mlllor Final score Mlnotsslnpl A and 2 Birmingham Southern 7 Leo Mississippi foliage) Umpire McClure (Illinois! Linesman Mayas (Albion) Tlnto of quarters 12 minute LOSES OPENER Tl'PBIA Silas Hept 30 Tupelo Military Institute today battered ripped and tor tho Christian Brothers College Una to shreds and won front th vleltcr ocora 39 to 9 In ths first football tilt of th season hors Jltnndy McGuIrs raptoln of th loeal sloven plowed through tho lino each time ho was railed upon to carry th SOUTH Vanderbilt vs Tennessee Btato Normal at Naahvlllo Alabama va Spring Rill nt Tuacaloosn Tulan va Mississippi College at Now Orleans Utiorgla vs Xoreer Collage at Athena (Jeorgla Tech vs Oglethorpe at Atlanta Auburn va Howard at Birmingham I vs William and Mary at Blacksburg North Carolina vs Woks Forest at Chapel Hill Chattanooga vs Bryson nt Chattanooga Virginia va Georgo Washington University at Chai-iottoavlllo Mouth Carolina va Eriklu College at Columbia Florida va United States Infantry at Columbus Davldsoa va Presbyterians of 8 at Davidson Trinity va I ynchburg st Durham Eton College va Lenoir at Eton College Emory ami Henry va Milligan at Emory Furman University va Newberry at Greenville Tennessee va Maryville at Xnoxvilla 1 va Hampdsn-SUlney at Lexington Richmond ve -Catholle at Richmond lloanoko va Guilford at Salem Hewaneo va Cumberland at Mewanea Wofford va North Georgia Agglea at Spartanburg Mississippi va Normal Tigsra at Oxford Johns Hopkins va 1ft St Marya at Baltimore ('antra va flemson at Danville Kentucky State va Kentucky Wesleyan at Lexington EAST Princeton va Sworthmore at Princeton Yal va Vermont at New Haven Harvard va Boatan College at Boston Bnwdoin va Rhud Island State at Brunswick Brown ra Colby at Providence Carnegie va Geneva at Pittsburgh Colgate va Allegheny at Hamilton Cotumhns vs Amherst at New York Cornell va St Benaventure at Ithaca Dartmouth va Mlddleburg at Hanover va Muhlenburg at Newark Dickinson va Juniata at Carllale Fordham va Washington at Now York Georgetown va Lebanon at Washington Hamilton va Wllllama at Clinton Iefayotto va Pittsburgh at Easton Lehlgly-va Susquehanna at South Bethlehem Maine va Norwich at Orona Slosaarhuaetta Aggies va Connecticut Aggies at Amherat Naw York va Hobart at Now York Penn va Frank-Marshall at Philadelphia Pennsylvania Military College va Albright at Chester Penn State vs Gettysburg at State Col-log Kutgere va Maryland at Naw Brunswick St Johns College va West Maryland at Annepolla Syracuse va Ohio at Syracusa Trinity va Wnnrheater nt Hartford Tufts vs Bates at Medford Army va Springfield at Weat Point Naw va South Carolina State at Anna pctla L' minus va Vlnnanova at Washington and Jefferson va Bucknell at Washington WEST Wesleyan vs Steven at Mlddletofi Northwestern va Chicago st Chlcsgo Michigan va Mti Union at Ann Arbor IVlsronsIn va Lawrence at Madison Purduo va Wabash st Lafayette Indiana ve Ralamaxoo at Bloomington Inara va Kung at Iowa City Minnesota va North Dakota at Mln-ueepnll Ohio va Ohio Wesleyan at Cnlunibua I 'rake va Dubuque at Dev Moluea Grlnnell va Simpson at Grfnnell Colo va Aines at Am Kansas Aggies va Kin porta at Manhattan Oklahoma Aggies va Missouri ot Columbia Nebraska Wsslcyan va Nebraska at Lincoln Missouri School of Mines va Washington at St Loaln Notre Tame va DoPauw at South Bond Michigan Agglea va Alma at Lac slog Css va Akron at Akron Cincinnati va West Virginia at Morgantown oberlln va Wlttenhnrg at Oberlln King Fisher va Phillips at Enid Kansas City va St Iuls at ft Lou la Kansas va Washburn at Tnpaks Kansas Stats Normal va St Marya at Emporia South Iaketa va Northern Normal ot Brooking Tessa va Slmmona at Austin TENNIS AT FAIR Two more Interesting tennis exhibition were served patrons of th Trl-8'at Fair Lew Hardy veteran player deemed Fred Rmlfhwlnk best two out of three seta attar a hard fight Tho scores i 7-9 9-4 and 9-3 Mis Virginia Fleoco won from Miss Ars-laigne Edringfnn In straight sets 9-1 and 9-4 Mlsa Vl-aca was presented with a tennis racquet by the park commission Tho matches which have been staged under ths auspices of the Memphis Associated Amateurs and park commission recreation board will be concluded this afternoon with a doubles match between Stanley and Elmore and Brier and Ransom The game will start at 4 o'clock Tho matches hava been witnessed by largo crowd JJIWREY OAt lir JL BLUB MOUNTAIN Mlsa Kept Jrt I -cun Idnrrey lias been procured to coach tha football team of Mleslselppl Hefghta Academy hero anti hag arranged far a eerie of games for October with tho New Albany High Reboot Ripley High Rchnol Tippah County Agricultural- High RchnnI and Tupelo Mllltery Institute Couch Law-rey has nof arranged any games far November but expect to provide for some T066ERY HINTS Cold Weather Is Upon Uh Tint it will hold no terror for A foaming glass of FALSTAFF aids appetite and consequently digestion Try it at lunch today It gives you all the snap sparkle and full flavor of old-time Falstaff Beer Root Beer is delightfully refreshing for any occasion Keep it on hand for friends who drop in Order a case of each tcxlay Falstaff Corporation ST LOUIS MO Brewers also of JliMti' MALT Cnorisl Coni 023 wflCwla I ftOxfttfc Cowl 1025 Send 9100 Do posit Willi Ksrli Tire Ordered AHenberg Tire Co Conservative Last for Men Who Like Solid Comfort os' Well as Dressiness BLACK OR BROWN KID $700 6 Same Style in Finest Grades Up to $15 Write for New Catalogue EEE SDioe Co 59 So Main St IMIOM: MAIN 2129 173 SO SKCOND ST The Garrott Company AVarproomg 473 Xo Main St 'Iliune Main 2II2J Veisefa 99 Trv the Classified Ads They Get Results Sixty-Five Tho (IrMtnt Hat Value In li There's a whole flock of men who are walking around the comer off of Main Street to buy their Hats They like to pay $8 $9 and $10 for a Hat when Peiser sells them at 5 SIXTY 5 One New swat Ion Doe It Enough JplIKTS Too nt 9 1 CRITICAL COMPARISON of "North Pmpmrm tor rolling mm wo I as North Tobacco with "TAa is mrgmntiy iaritmd 10.

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