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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-31

Formal articles of incorporation were filed in the probate court yesterday by the Gibson Realty company, capitalized at s1o0Oo. The new company proposes to do general real estate business in Bir- mingham. The incorporators and officers are J. B. Gibson. president; A. H. Simms, vice president and secretary, and Hem rietta Simms. :
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-31
The Deacon's Explanation.

From the Atlanta Constitution.
 ''Did you ever see de like? Thunder en lightnn' in de winter time!''
 "You better take warnin' fun it." said the old deacon "It's no mo nef less dan hell blowin off steam!"
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UNDERWRITERS REAL ESTATE
 AND RENTAL co.
 A. D. SMITH, President. Both phones 613 20S-210 N. Fist street.
$3Ooo

Rental $500; 50x15O; corner; two broom dwellings; Avenue c, Ensley city. near 21st street.
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$5OOo

FOR SALE CHEAP. $15,O00-150x140; on Third ave, rapidly com ing Into business: one-third cash, bal ance long time at 6 per cent, will take this property. S6OOO-20ox240 partly improved railroad front property; fine location for lum- Der yard; big improvements going up near it. on Belt line. SIP 5OO-Two-story brick store on 2Oth St., having almost 10 per cent on good lease by very responsible people; half cash will do.
 s75OO-9-room house on 14th ave, South, near 20th St, renting for $50.
 s. E. THOMPSON, Agent Bell Phone 24 223 21st Street.
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HOLIDAY EXCURSION RATES Via Central of Georgia Railway.

Fare and one-third plus 25c round trip. Tickets on sale December 30 and 31. 1905, and January 1, 1906 final limit January f. 1906.
 For additional information apply to George F. Jordan T. F. A, 1921 First avenue, Birmingham. Ala. 12-30-3t
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$3350

1o0x130 feet; fronts car Hne; North Haven, two broom houses.
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IN THE BIRMINGHAM
 REAL ESTATE MARKET

Yesterday ended a quiet week in the local real estate malket Throughout the holidays the activity consisted almost entirely of deals in which amounts falling short of sloO0 were involved, and only three or four deals involved amounts which exceeded $10,0OO.
 Yesterday tho market was only fairly active. number of papers were filed in the probate clerks office but a large majority of them recorded only small transactions. The only important deal that was recorded was: Payne & Joubert, part ners, to the Payne & Joubert Machine and Foundry company, property recently ac- onired for A foundry site, the considera- ton in the deal being si6,675. This prop erty Is situated in East Birmingham near the cotton seed mill and Louisville and Nashville railroad.
 The company will erect a foundry at a near date which will manufacture heavy machinery.
 Papers were also filed recording the following deals:
 A. K. Murphy to Mrs. Rosa Well, prop erty in Bessemer. the consideration for which was $200o
 Robert L. McCalley to E. S. Bell and Guy M. Iovejoy block in West End. the consideration for which was $3000.
 Bessie P. Slater to Rosa Rosenbaum. tract near Twenty-ninth street and Twelfth avenue, the consideration for which was s7o0o.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-11
A1TOMORILING.

Madison S,,arne Garden will be city in itself
during the automobile show to be held there
January 1920 For not alone will 1t house
thousands of people, but it will have in service
the largest private telephone exchange In the
world arrangements to that end having been
perfected There will be $50 telephones, with
switchboard positions for eight operators. From
the Garden to the Madison Square exchange
will be sixty-five trunk lines which is greater
number than is found at the Waldorf-Astoria,
which has heretofore been the largest private
exchange To properly handle the trathc
twenty-three employees will be needed. to say
nothing of the scores of hello girls al the Tarl-
Gus booths There will be manager, two super
visors, eight day operators and seven night
operators. with two relief operators and three
messengers. The system will. as a whole. have
more employees than exchanges at some cities
being 10 per cent greater than is required to
conduct the telephone service at Stamford, Conn
In view of the talk about two miles in a
minute and the race on the programme OF the
Orn1ond-Daytona tournament, which requires
that speed before the prize is awarded 1t NAV
be mentioned that such a pace means 40 1eeI
a second, from New-York TO Chlcago III d
little over eight hours, against the fasteSt
train time OF eighteen hours. Nevertheless, II IS
not improbable that the speed will be SuppIeo
on the wave-washed speedway OF sano, as AT
leas+ q dozen cars are being built especially Tor
the tournament with 12O miles an hour speed
as the main object. Last year the best mile was
made by H. L. Bowden with an eight-cyliinaier
100 horsepower Mercedes that was overweight,
90 the record could not be allowed. His time
was 50 40 seconds. Mr.. Bowden has now re-
tired from the racing game. The present ON
cial record is As 2-5 seconds, by Arthur McDon-
AID with the six-cyIinder Napier racer Accord
ing to present plans. there will be at least Two
months of motor car and motor boat racing Ia
the South this winter. Beginning with the an
nual tournament on the Ormond beach, January
22-2q. w ]. Morgan, manager of the Southern
Ci,cTit has arranged for motor BOAT touTna-
,nents at Palm Beach and Miami Then there
viii be the 1OO-mile road race IN Cuba and some
short distance events, and tournament on Ine
galveston Beach which Colonel E. H. R Greene
saws is one Of the best in the world. Then II
is blamed to have a race meeting on the Pablo
Beach near Jacksonville.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-11
CHANGES At ARDSLEY.
Club U1iH 4dd 200 Yards to Playing
LENGTH of Links.

Before another season opens up the Ardsley
Club will considerably improve its eighteen
hole r.nks Some two hundred yards is to be
added 80 the playing length, and there will
be less walking between tees and greens. The
erection Of villas near the clubhouse has COM
PEELED the abandoning Of the former seventeenth
and eighteenth holes, but the course Will be
better for the new arrangement.
Will Tucker the clubs professional, has had
10 put in four new greens of unusual size. This
work is practically completed and, if neces-
sary, the rearranged course could be played over
at once, but it has been decided to keep the
old course in commission until spring.
The first hole is now over the gully, and the
second is also unchanged, but the third is now
shorter and to a new green. The fourth will
be over the mound punkers and aqueduct to
the old green, at the corner near Broadway,
go yards The fifth will be a two shot hole
% a large oval green. A new green has also
Jeen made for the sixth
Players will tee UP for the eighteenth hole
rack of the bunker formerly carried from the
..xteenth tee. The second shot should carry the
mounds and then it Will be a long approach
home to what formerly the third green,
which is to be enlarged. The hole will be about
40 wards According to present plans, the
out tourney will be $3.50 yards and the in 2,130,
giving q total of $50 yards.
In days gone by many important golhng
meetings took place at Ardsley. The national
xomen's championship was held there in 1o9S'
and the first three intercollegiate championships
also took place over the course by the TUCSON
Crep tournaments have also been ran off, but
49, 1o00 tbe only open competition has been
a handicap for members OF the HUDSON niNeh
olf Association,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-11
MILLER LEADS JOCKEYS.
Finishes Ahead of O'NeiI and Knapp
for the Season.

Miller w A Stanton's apprentice jockey, by
virtue of his clever riding during the latter part
Of the season, particularly at Aqueduct and
Bennings, earned the distinction of heading the
list Of winning jockeys for the season, with 1O9
winning mounts to his credit CFNeil comes sec
ond with ninety-five; W. Knapp third, with
lightweight, and Tommy Burns fourth, with
seventy-one.
When Knapp left for California after the ia
naica meeting he was at the head of the list
with O'Neil pressing him hard. 1t looked then
as if the last named would the coveted
place. but while he passed Knapp and held the
lead for time Miller eventually outstripped
him. and at the close of Bennings, a few days
ago, was safely at the top.
Miller deserves particular credit for occupy
ing the place held last year by Hildebrand A
year ago he was hardly heard Of and he is still
an apprentice. 1t until midseaSoIl,
either. that he began to attract more than pass
ing notice, but now he ranks with the best.
Knapp, too is product of the last season. and
in this respect there is cause for congratulate
ton Hildebrand although suspended early in
the fall, is eighth the list, while Cri1nmins,
of whom SO much was promised at this time
last year, is fourteenth, with only twenty-three
winning mounts to his credit. The standing of
those winning ten or more races follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-11
THE AMERICAN RECORDS
HighIanders Make Poor ShoSang
en- Fielding Averages.

The fielding averages OF the American League
for 1905 were announced last night In the club
averages the Highlanders finished ninth Out OF
152 games played the locals are credited with 4e2I
put outs. s77 assists and 294 errors Chicago.
which heads the list in 157 games played. is cred
tied with 1884 put outs 226s assists and 81 errors
and has percentage OF 1888.
Among the first basemen, Carr of the Cleveland
team leads with percentage of .ss1 Chase, OK
the Highlanders, finished ninth.
OF the second basemen. Lajoie. OF the Cleveland
nine, finished first, With percentage of 1891. Will
Jams. OF the locals, finished third. with per-
centage Of 1854.
baseme,.. with percentage of .ss1. Conroy, OF
the Hghanlers. finished seventh with a per-
centage of .92S
OF the shortstoDs, Davis. OF the Chicagos I'm
ished first. with a percentage of s4s. Conroy, Of
the locals. is third, with n percentage of .944.
Barrett, OF Detroit among the catchers finished
first. and Keeler. of the Highlanders third. DON
ahue of Cleveland, the first laurels for pitch
ers with percentage OF 1000. He played in twenty
games made nine put-outs, forty-eight assists and
no errors. Griffith, of the Highlanders, finished
sixteenth. with percentage Of $50, and is tied
with Glade. Of the st. Louis nine. Wadde. of
Philadelphia, leads the pitchers in the winning
percentage The records follow:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-11

following spring he was kept off the diamond
by an accident he sustained while out driving.
In 1903 he helped Garrison in some of the pre-
liminary games and won the second Yale game
at Haven, played in heavy rainstorm.
In, 1904 after Garrison was declared ineligible
by reason Of signing a contract with the New
York American League team, Coburn pitched
the rest of the games and won two of the Yale
series. Last year he tied the first game in q
to l score IN q twelve inning game, and then
lost the second largely because his team fell
off in the batting. Under the Harvard athletic
committee's Interpretation of the eligibility rules
the game he pitched against Exeter in his fresh
man wear does not count. and consequently he
has only played three years. The rules provide
that man may play four years in lntercol-
leRfate games. The Harvard rules call colleges
those institutions comforting the degree OF a b.
or B. S. and West Point and Annapolis the
dual agreement recognizes all institutions graded
as colleges in the latest report of the United
States Commissioner of Education. Exeter is a
school and not SO graded and hence Coburn Is
declared eligible 1t is a fine point to draw and
one which does not reflect particular credit
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-11
SPORTING COMMENT.
Nescs and Vsezcs on Current Topics
Amateur and Professional.

This will be a quiet week in the spol1iHS
world. Outdoor and in there VIII De ntuo y
entertain. and not since early in April nave 50
,faw fixtures been scheduled. The meeulhs VI
=. N-,+;onal League on Tuesday may arouse
come I,ttIe interest in baseball circles, altnoueh
from the present outlook little but routine ousl-
ness will be transacted. The bowlerE ana skaters
viii ind something do. and the association
football players will continue their League chan'-
nionshlp fight. The dispersal sale Of the Rancho
7e1 Faso stud the six-day bicycle race. the
opening OF the hockey season and the indoor
games of the eth Regiment were the most I'M
ncrtaut happenings last week. The six-day
race Judged by the crowds which day ana nisht
occupied the Garden, was more popular IMAM
ever among those who enjoy this particular
Lind OF snort The race Itself was more inter
esfine in some respects in spite of the ract that
the riders were always miles behind the record
becsuse OF the lap stealing, which lent an IN
Certainty TO the final outcome Root ana + ogier
finished strong and deserve credit Tor a V1ctoTy
that IN to Thursday night seemed largely IN
favor Of the Bedel brothers
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-11
TEoRor7GHBRED RACING.

The dispersal sale of James B. Haggin s
Rancho del Paso stud gave added proof OF the
stability and popularity of thoroughbred breed
ing and racing During the four days SAFE
something over 100000 was expended for breed
ing stock If is true that to this amount James
r Hssgin himself was contributor, as ne
hr,,sht IN a number Of the stations and mares
for his F1rnendorf stud. in Kentucky, but there
were enough buyers for the choice offerings to
sborz clearly the strength Of the market and the
growth of the industry. It gave evidence also
r. the fact that E. r Thomas and Sydney Paget
Il T. Oxnard and Andrew Miller and F. G.
Bishop are going into the breeding industry on
large scale, and this only make for the
hast interests of the sport 1t was noticeable
fart that James r Ksene and August Belmont
we're not bidders. Their farms are pretty well
stocked. however, and this did not necessarily
indicate any lack Of interest on their part
When the sale advertised horSeInen Won
r7ered how between four hundred and five hun
dred, head OF breeding stock could be disposed OF
a+ ANYTHING near their true value. The sale
rassed off, however. and. on the whoIe lhs
T,Tices averaged we'll. The demand for the
s+allions outside of four or five, was not strong,
but this was not surprising, as those which were
bid IN for song were either TOO young OF 700
Did to attract breeders The sale Of WatercreSS
fnr 81. 600 places him among the great sires OF
The time position he already occupied py
4-r4tue of the deeds of his sons and daughters
SEI,en one recalls the performances of Water
how. Watercolor, Reliable, Water Light and
he old not bring 100000 Star Ruby was
underyoId at $4,000. Mr.. Haggtn would hardly
have LET him go for $4,000 had any breeder
wanted him particularly
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-11
To-DAYs ENTRIES AT CITY PARK

Modredaw. III; Nevermore, ia Rather Royal.
3d. Mathis e6 ElPhie Collins 90 steve Lane 90; Bur
ga Anna McLaurne. %: Pirates Dance. 81.
Second purse six furlongs)-Orbcular. 49, Lads
Esther 49, Hauteu 1O6; Daring, 106 Quinn Brady 1906
Polly Prim. 1903; Polly Perkins. 9s
Third SELLING; sixteenth
Tammany LOG; Ernest Parham 100; Dr. Wang, 100:
Hughes 1O1 Beecher 101 Sanction IS; Mammon, 9S:
Lou NJ. 81; Grosgrain 92 Aten %: The Trifer. 80.
Molo B.. SO.
Fourth Gurse; seven furlongsl-Bad News 11o;
hespian 100; Henry Ach, 100 Tom Crabb 81 ST. Noei,
81 Ferryuan, 49, Wood Claim. 90
I9fth race (steeplechase; course)-Ace Dough
erty 147: H. p. 147; Alice Commoner, 141; Redlands
14i; Lionel 1872 Scoops. 121
1o4: Amberita Dell Leath 1O4 Doeskn. 104 Evas
Iii, "a. Harry Stephens. Safety Light. 90 Town
Moor 90. F1orizel. 49, Gambler %: Jove: Ga Tampa
5rone go; Liddon. IS: Derry. So: Naran. s.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-11
CONEY ISLAND STAKES.
EUents for jane Meeting VIII Close
ON January 9.

The Coney Island Jockey Club is calling the
attention of horsemen to the fact that the stakes
and handicaps for the June meeting of l9O6 at
Sheepshead Bay. will close on January next
Included in the list are the Suburban Handicap,
with a guaranteed cash value Of $4,000; the
Commonwealth Handicap, with $4,000 added
and the Advance, with a guaranteed cash value
of $4,000
The estimated value of the Commonwealth
Handicap is $4,000. The distance Of the Sub
urban and the Commonwealth is. as usual one
mile and a quarter, while that of the Advance
is one mile and three furlongs. The latter race
is weight for age.
These three races are for three-year-olds and
upward as are also the June Handicaps, with
81. 500 added the estimated value Of which is
SIS, 900. These are divided into the Coney Isiand
Handicap, the Sheepshead Bay Handicap ana
the Long Island Handicap. at six furIongs. one
mile and one mile and a furlong, respectively
and with an added value of $4,000, $500 and
So 600 respectively.
The other events for tfree-year-olds and up
ward are the Equality, with $4,000 added, at
one mile and the Thistle; with $1,000 added, at
one mile and furlong.
For three-year-olds. exclusively, there are the
Swift. with $4,000 added, at seven furlongs. and
the spindrift, with $1,000 added, at one mile and
q furIong.
guaranteed cash value of S25,000 at six fur
longs, and the Double Event, with a guaranteed
cash value OF $4,000 are as usual. the lead
ers. The first part Of the Double Event is at
five and one-half furIongs, and the second part
at six furlongs. In addition to the $4,000
which is the value of each race, 1000 in plate
or money will be given by the association to the
horse which succeeds in winning both halves Of
the event.
The other two-year-o1d stakes are the Zephyr,
with $4,000 added, at five and one-half fur
longs; the Spring, with $1,000 added. at six
furlongs. and the vernal with $1,000 added, at
five furlongs.
Two steep1echases will also close on the same
date. These are the Beacon, with $1,000 added,
for our-year-olds and upward, the full
course, and the Independence, with $500 ad-
ded, for four-year-olds and upward, the
full course.
Five stakes for the autumn meeting of 1906
will also close. These are the Flight for two
year-olds and upward. with $4,000 added, at
seven furlongs; the September for three-year-
ODDS with $1,000 added, at one mile and three
furlongS; the Autumn for two-year-olds, with
$1,000 added, at six furlongs; the Flatbush, for
two-year- with a guaranteed cash value of
$4,000 at seven furlongs, and the Great East
ern, for two-year-oldS. with a guaranteed cash
value of $500. at six furlongs.
On the same date the 'Futurtty for the autumn
meeting Of 1905 viii also close. This race has
$1,000 added and the estimated value is
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-11
PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL.

When the rules committee of the National ana
American leagues meet there is likely to be
lively discussion as to what remedy, II any
should be adopted to improve the batting next
vear The American League is said to favor
some legislation along this line. While the Nd
4.onsl League owners are apparently satisneo
with the present conditions. Connie Mack has
suggested that q substitute batsman be allowed
for the pitcher, without the removal Of the lat
ter from the game, while an even more radical
proposition comes from another manager who
thinks it might be advisable TO cut the pitcher
out altogether and only have eight men go to
the bat Frank Navin, of Detroit suggests q
base on three, instead Of four balls. but this
would probably result in too many free passes,
which the crowd does not like TO see. Stahl, Of
Washington, believes that amendment to the
final strike rule would be effective. He says:
When a man swings hard the ball and sends
out a good solid drive which goes foul il should
not count as a strike. The umpire should be
instructed TO call all such fouls ball. This
would greatly improve batting, this is the
only feature Of the foul strike rule that hurts
the batsman." A free hitting game is more
popular with the fans, and it is safe to say
that any legislation looking to more batting
would be well received.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-11
MONEY FOR CYCLISTS TO-DAY.
Riders Who Took Part in Long Grind Are
All in Good Physical Condition.

The eight teams that finished the six day bicycle
race last Saturday apparently felt no bad effects
from the long grind, as yesterday all were up and
bout either at the Ashland House and Putnam
House where they were stopping. or at Madison
square. Garden, the scene of the contest.
Root and Fogler, the winning team. were out
about 10 o'clock and visited the Garden The Bedell
hvotbers who spent the night at Turkish bath
we're at the Garden about noon experimenting the
raclxtnr I'D of their bicycles and racing parapher
naIia. Mclean and Moran and Hopper and Hollis
ter and Logan and Downey were also at the Garden
carly in the day packing up.
ea AZ the Ashland House. where number of prom
,Dao+ rvcsts stopped during the races it was said
Iiesterdav that the general opinion was that the
contestants had finished the race III I9uch better
IA ~ is expected that the prize money wiz be
awarded to the winners to-day at the Hotei Bar
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-11
FOOTBALL REFORM.
Some Action Likely Soon, but No
Radical Changes.

New-Haven. Conn, Dec. 10.-Inqutry a-iSns
the faculty shows that there will be wide sup
port for the investigation of footbaI at Yale.
which was announced in The Trlbum last
Saturday. The movement comes from Arg5
and responsible element in the college csculty.
and is directed mainly against the ove.tmpor-
lance which 1t is alleged has been giVsn the
game.
There Is no present indication that any such
radical move will be made at Yale as the aboli-
ton of football If, however. certain reforms ara
not commenced, It is said that there will be
movement against the continuance Of the game.
What is to be expected from Yale however is
complete inquiry into the general conditions
surrounding football as played at Yale with
definite propositions looking to a new status for
Il This new movement at Yale is entirely sep
arate from and independent of the recentS ap-
pointed investigating committee OF tnFee Pfo-
fessors who are at work on complhns r.
mort which will do. it is understood especiaiy
with the financial side OF the game
The present new movement is against ina
nresent condition of the sport ITSELF and II IL
formation given to The Tribune is correct 4els
NAV shortly be in the throes of the same aglta-
ton which is now sweeping the country IN re-
gard 70 footbalI-with this difference. however
that there is no disposition at Yale to abolish
the game or to criticise it. especially on the lines
of rules and play.
The interests at Yale centers in the relation
of the, game TO university work rather than on
its technical side. Yale supports Mr.. Camp ~
his toward rule proposal, but has not YET ss-
IIi6ed its readiness to join with other protestis
colleges in a wholesale changing OF the Fu4es u
The game.