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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-10
Robert w. stener Dead.

New York, January 9.-Robert w. Steger, who was found last night un- conscious in his room at the Audubon hotel. died today at Bellevue hospital. He drank a mixture of chloroform and morphine. The reason he gave for self-destruction was that he had had frequent attacks of homicidal mania, and that he feared in the end he would kill some one. He came from fam fly prominent in Nashville, Tenn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-10
BASKETBALL GAME.
Classical and High School Teams to
 Play,

What promises to be one of the fastest basket bah games of the season will be played between tho teams of the Bir- mingham Classical and High school teams on next Friday night. Both teams have been practiclng hard and are in very good condition. The teams will be composed of the following players:
 Birmingham Classical School-Pinckard, LeGrand. Brooks Wilkerson, Reynolds, Stiles (captain) and Venable.
 Birmingham High school-Going (cap- taln), shyer. Estes, Lanier, Thomas. Cur rie and Cobbs.
 The game will be played in the Y, NJ. c. A. gymnasium and will be called promptly at SIS D. m. Admission 70 cents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-10

Great Southern; w. E. Estes of Savan- nah, general freight agent of the Cen tral of Georgia; J. c. Cantrell of Bir- mingham, assistant general freight agent of the Seaboard Air Line; NJ. Stafford of Memphis, general clerk to assistant gen. eral freight agent of the Frisco system J. M Dennyven of St. Louis. general freight agent of the Mobile and ono railroad; c. P. Jackson of Birmingham, general agent of the Mobile and Ohio railroad
 The Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pacific, Louisville and Nashville and Nashville Chattanooga and St. Louis railroads had no personal representatives at the meeting
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-10

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-10
MAKING INQUIRIES.
North Carolina Man Asks If Reward
 Holds Good.

Some people evidently do not know that Frank Duncan, one of the murderers of Policemen Adams and KirlSley was hang ed over year ago. This fact was demon strated beyond doubt by the receipt of the following telegram by Sheriff Bur gin:
 Mt. Tabo, N C., January 9. Andrew W Burgin Sheriff. Birming ham:
 "Is the reward for Frank Duncan still good? If so wire c. E. STEVENSON. T have seen zealous officers during my period of chasing criminals" said a deputy sheriff, but Stevenson carries off the honor.
 Frank Duncan was hanged in the coun- ty jail yard November 20, 1904. The fact that Stevenson desires information is likely evidence that he believes that he has captured Frank Duncan"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-10
Cold Spot in kentcky.

Louisville, Ky, January 9.-Accord- ing to advices received by the local weather bureau, TaylorsVille, Ky, was the coldest place east of the Rocky mountains this morning, the ther- mometer there registering degrees below zero. Taylorsville Is in the Salt River valley, twenty-five miles from Louisville.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-10
WEDDING IS UPSET
 BY WRONG LICENSE Couple Appears for Marriage In St. Clair County With License
 Issued In Jefferson.

Coal City, January 9.--(Special)-A very peculiar and painful incident oc- cured here today. MT. Clyde Coffee and Miss Aimeta Thames were to be married at 10 o'clock. The trembling groom and blushing bride stood before the altar waiting to hear the words that would make them one. The preacher called for the license, and. glaneing over it, said: This license was made out in Jefferson county and is no good in St. Clair"
 There was consternation in the ranks of the assembled guests. They finally sent to Pell City, where new license was secured; the couple was made one and they will probably live happily ever after, notwithstanding the mishap, which nearly upset their well laid plans.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-10
PERSONAL

Alphonse Schamber and Frank Stuckey, two prominent citizens of Meridian. Miss. are in the city for few days on pleas ure and business combined.
 William Logan, well-known merchant and banker of Jacksonville. Fla, is here on business. He is registered at the Hill- man.
 Karl Ormond. the popular young shoe buyer for J. l.. ChaIifoux & Co.,, left Sunday morning for New York, Boston and other eastern points to purchase spring goods.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-10
CITY ITEMS

Small Fire.-A small blaze in the boiler room of Varley & Bowers, on First avenue called the department out last night about 7:15 o'clock. The fire was extinguished without serious loss. The cause was from defect in the boiler.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-10
What VIII Uncle Sam Do?

Paris, January 9.-'rhe role of the United States at the Moroccan conference arouses much discussion and some apprehension in which the officials and diplomats are taking an active part. This Is due mainly to the dispatches printed in London news papers reproduced here. purporting to give the American policy
 One dispatch states that the United States wifi uphold the German contention caused by unfavorable comment, but a dispatch from Maerid to the London Times printed today saying that the United States will support Great Britain, Russia. Italy and Spain in the concert with France, counteraeted the first i'm pression and caused more favorable com- ment
 This was evidenced during the departure of the French delegates for Algeciras. The newspapers quote q member of the delegation as saying:
 Great Britain and the United States are rather favorably disposed to us, while Spain and Italy are with us as Latin nations"
 The various outlines of the American policy are misleading through confusion on the main issues before the conference, and inexaetness concerning American in- tentions.
 As a matter of fact the only question in which the United States delegates are likely to take an important part are:
 l. International control of the police.
 2. The open door.
 3. Protection of the Jewish residents in Morocco.
 First Two Questions Important.
 However, it should be understood that the two first questions are the most del- icate in the French-German controversy. France maintains that her position in Morocco warrants her undertaking a gen. eral surveillance of the police and other branches of Moroccan administration. Germany has contested this. maintaining that the powers should participate in in- ternational control
 Concerning the open door, France ad- vocates the thirty years open door clause in the Anglo French agreement, while Germany advocates the open door without limit Therefore the action of the United States delegates being favorable to the international police and the unlimited open door, may have an indirect effect in ranging them on one side or the other in the Franco-German contro- versy.
 Relative to the Jewish phase of the question. Jacob Schiff of New York has urged this feature upon the authorities at Washington, and there is reason to believe that this will have sequel at the conference. However, the Franco German agreement on the programme of the conference which has been approved by the Sultan and accepted by all the powers, does not mention the Jewish ques- tion Therefore, it will be difficult to in- troduee it, except as incident in connec- tion with the preservation of general order in Morocco.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-10

Is dentifed.-Thomas Dowd. alias New York Harry" has been identified by Chief Deputy Sheriff Stradford and Detective Bodeker as the man wanted here for safe blowing and robbery. He is in jail at Bridgeport, Conn. The Birmingham officers who are now m Bridgeport will leave there with their prisoner in time to reach Birmingham Sunday night. The accused is said to be the man who killed Policemen Kirkley and Adams. At least such charges were made by Frank Duncan and Frank Miller, who were hanged for the crime.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-10

New York Harry.-A telegram was received by Sheriff Burgin yesterday afternoon stating that Chief Deputy Sheriff Stardford and Detective Bode- ker had arrived at Bridgeport, Conn, and had arranged for taking charge of Harry Dowd, alias "New York Harry, V and would doubtless leave, immediate ly on their return to Birmingham.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-29
MANY DEATHS ON
THE BALL FIELD
Twelve Persons Killed in the
Present Season and Over
20 Seriously Injured.

CHICAGO, ILL.,. July 2S.-The base ball
season is just about half over. In the
past three months twelve men have met
their death as a result of the game and
over twenty have been seriously injured
some fatally This is but a partial list
CLEANED from the various press dispatches
from day to day, and the list of those
hurt does not include the innumerdble
broken legs, fingers. arms and noses re-
ceived every week.
The list as it stands now is almost as
serious as the one Haunted by the hys
terical foot ball reformers of last fall No
doubt if another list, telling of those who
died from: running, walking, playing tag
CT eating too much, were kept it would
be equally appalling,
In the Texas State League this spring
an umpire had his skull crushed by play
erS, who, protesting against his decision,
lost control of themselves.
The foot ball reformers said that any
game where a man forgot everything but
Victory was sure TO bring harmful re-
suits. 1t is not on record that any player
on the gridiron has yet been murdered
in the pursuit of victory.
On July /, at Cumberland Md. players
in the Pennsylvania, Ohio and Maryland
League got into fight over 4 decision.
Eddie Sapp Butler second baseman,
was hit over the head with two bats. A
riotrfollowed, in which many were hurt.
Sapp was taken to the hospital in criti-
cal condition.
At Bedford. Ind, West Baden player
resented the roofing by a negro and
fight followed. The negro had his head
split open with a bat. All three fights
we're not on the sand lots, but in organ
lied base ball leagues.
Some of the more noticeable deaths dur
ing The year are as follows:
John Koscielmak, a Detroit boy, was
killed receiving batted ball on the jaw.
lie died in terrible agony.
Jesse Robertson, United states sailor
died of fractured skull at Norfolk, Va.
He was hit with a pitched ball.
Patrick Cosgrove. Spring Valley, Ill.
vas spiked to death. He got in the way
of a base runner.
Sam Woodward star player of the Geor
gia Tech. College, died while playing in
the Cotton State League. He was hit on
the head by a pitched ball
Eddie Geers son of The famous driver,
was killed by batted ball while playing
in Tennessee.
Carl Stauber, Saginaw, Mich, dropped
dead from oYer-exertioa in running bases.
A good dozen men have died from heart
trouble as the result of roofing al games.
In the big league company no men have
been killed The players are alert and
know enough to keep out Of the way of
danger for the most part. However, many
have been hurt.
More noticeable than the rest are the
injuries of Mike Donlin, out with broken
leg; Charlie Schmidt the Detroit catcher.
with a broken ankle and Kid Elberfeld,
with his thigh ripped open by spikes.
Two pitchers In Pennsylvania have suf-
fered broken arms in the same manner.
They threw the ball so hard that they
snapped their elbows in two.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-29
WON HARD-FoUGHT CONTEST.
Hackett and Alexander Defeated
Clothier and Larned.

LONGWOoD, Mass, July 2s.-Haroid H
Hackett and Frederick B. Alexander of
New York, a Yale-Princetoa combination
won the eastern lawn tennis championship
in doubles at the Longwood Cricket Club to-
day for the second time by defeating w. J.
Clothier OF Philadelphia and William A.
Larned of Summit, y. J.. in a hard-fought
contest three sets TO two. The match last
ed nearly three hours, sixty-iive games be-
ing played, with the final score 10, Sc
g.. $50, e--S.
With the match TWO sets TO one against
them and the score 20 and 40 love in
favor OF their opponents, Clothier and Lar
ned made a sensational rally and finally
squared the match But the better team
work of the New York pair proved too
much for the older players in the last set,
which was soon decided.
Hackett and Alexander viii meet the
western champions st Newport on August
21 and the wiIhlers viii have the right to
play Ward and Wright. the present national
title holders, on tbs, following day.
or the sixty-five games played in the
match today twenty-six went TO deuce
while in the fourth game of the first set
twenty-five poins were scored before Hack
EFT and Alexander captured it, Summary:
Eastern championship doubtless; final
round-H. H. Hackett and +. B. Alexander
defeated W. j. Clothter and w. A. Iarned,
TO, Sc, Co., S-io, 6-S
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-29
MARQUETTE LEAGUE NOTES.

Paul Hines the former Bloomingdae Athletic
Club player who played with the st. Vincent team
at River View, will receive one OF the prizes
awarded for good playing, etc, by the managers
OF the excursion. Hines made some good plays in
left field
Jesse F. Baggette. who formerly caught for the
ST. Martin club, has been catching for the Cum
beri. nd team IL the Pennsylvania, Ohio and Mary
land league. and is doing wen Baggette is the
second Marquette Lacquer to JOIN the professional
ranks in the past two years. Len. Stanley. who
formerly played with the ST. Paul team, has been
doing fine work for the Norfolk club in the Viz,
ginia State League, winning eighteen out OF the
twenty five games he has pitched.
First Baseman casassa OF the leaders has been
hitting the sphere hard OF late.
] Colifower left fielder for the St Peters club
has not made an error in eleven games. Tierney
Of St Patrick also has a clean record In ten
games. There are fifteen players in the eutgarden
named have played In the greatest number Of
games and are entitled to first honor.
The Holy Name management should strengthen
their team, the boys are mostly too young FOR
without Jobs, would strengthen the taiienders con
sderabiy
The whole Immaculate team is moving. along in
championship style. Nau Mess Zannelii Good
man and Riston make an inneld hard to beat.
Ioeaer of the st. Peters team is swatting the
ball for a percentage OF GOO. and Is helping win
lots of games for Langley.
IT'S about time for the Holy Name cl1b to break
ban. as he is at present. the northeast team
should win OFTEN.
Grove and Dove of Trinity make a hot eombi-
nation
Johnnie Forester OF Immaculate made great
catch IT, right field Tesenz when paas DOING am well III
at the bat 1t looks IL the popular outhetier
had struck bis stride.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-29
FRED PLAISTED HIRED
NOTED OARSMAN WILL COACH
THE ANALosTANS.

The Analoston Boat Club has closed ne
sotiatfons with Fred Plaisted. the Weii-
known coach of the northern clubs. to come
here and take charge of it's men until after
the Middle States Regatta. In engaging
Plaisted the Analostans nave made a ten
strike in every way, and with the fine ma
terial he will find at hand there IS no
doubt they will secure some Of the prizes
that follow the finish of the big regatta.
There is. perhaps no coach In America who
has had so much experience in aquatics as
piatsted. for early in life he was ii sculler
of note and ranked in the same class with
Hanlon. Courtney, Kennedy, OConnor and
Teemer and was one of the few sculiers
r1,o ever had the credit of winning bona
fde match from the great Hanlon. He is
a regular genius with the sweep and souls
and TO him more than any other man Is due
tfe prominence given to octopede or scutl-
ing in eight-oared shells. He made a big
reputation In 1885 and 1887 as coach OF the
then famous crews of the Potomac Boat
Club of this city, finishing up that record
by winning the $1,000 cup emblema-ic
Of the championship of America. defeat
Ing seven other crews. namely: Albanys,
Unions MetropolItans, Dauntless, Staten
Islands. E,lizabeths and SchuyIkin Navy.
Secretary Fischer of the Analostans was
then a member of the Potomac crew and II
was probably through this officer thai
Plaisted was secured. It is expected that
Coach Plaisted will arrive the latter part
OF the week and with both clubs in the
hands of professional coaches something
like the old-time fervor and rivalry VIII
spring up among the clubs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-29
DEFEATED BY BRooKLAND.
Eastern Athletic Club Beaten by Con-
secutive Hitting.

After losing the first game of the series,
to S. at the hands of the Eastern A. c.,
the Brookland A. c. yesterday Strengthened
out the curves that were dished up to them
before a large and enthusiastic crowd gath
cred about the field and sent their rivals
down to defeat The most interesting Incl
dents were the eleven bngles off Gray and
Hurdle. four of which were the two-baggers
which We're placed to the credit of Tansill
and Simons and two for Shipley. For the
first three innings things were pretty warm
one side duplicating the others stunt but
in the fourth a hit by L Julian, a sac
rifice by Gus Julian. a two-bagger by ST.
mons. a line drive for two bases by Shipley
Horners sacrifice. a base on balls and a
single by Sargent resulted in four runs, a
lead which the visitors could not over
come.
Although not on their own ground. the
visitors by agreement were given last in
nings Pretty dangerous did they look
when Horrigan smashed the first ball pitch
ed to deep left for home run. But there
they stopped. for Smons got up steam and
struck the side out on eleven pitched balls
The features of the game were the pitching
of Sirnons. the batting of Simons, Tansill
Shipley and Horrigan and the fielding of
Duffey Gus Julian and TansIl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-29
CAPITAL CITY LEAGUE NOTES.

The schedule for the week ending August fol-
lows: Monday, st. Stephens Aloysius, at
North Capitol and L streets Wednesday, Aloysius
VS. Arlingtons at 18th and D streets; Thursday.
St Stephens VS.. Atlantics at North Capitol and
I, streets; Friday Columbia Athletic Club Ma
tiGnal Athletic Club at 18th and streets; Satur-
day Arlingtons Atlanties at North Capitol
and 1. streets.
The game between the Columbia Athletic Club
and the Atlantics that scheduled for the
coming Wednesday for some reason or other
played of Wednesday last, thereby leaving an
open date this week, which will in all probability
be filed in by two of the teams who have the
largest number of postponed games to play.
st. stephens, the pennant winners for the past
two seasons. and Columbia Athletic Club, who
at the present time holds the title. have four
more games to play before the close OF the sea
son. and 1t is hoped that these games will be
played in the present week. When these two
aggregations line up some close and exciting re-
suits will undoubtedly follow, St. Stephens
Will have about the boys who so easily
walked or with the pennant in former years.
Al0ysius, who now tops the second division and
who is but few points behind St. Stephens for
third place in the race. has figured in some of
the closest games and have proved their ability
to hold their own with any team in the league
in the majority of games lost until the last in
ming when fate would play against them and
the game wonId 20 to the other side. On one or
two occasions games ,ould have been turned in
their direction by connecting for single biHgle,
but opportune hitting has never been their luck
when the game depended upon it in these con
tests.
Carrick formerly with the AHantics, re-
leased by that management as to help out the
crippled Arlingtons, who disabled by most
of their players leaving the city. Since Joining
the latter aggregation be has been playing fast
game in the iniied.
Most of the teams ia the league have suffered
considerably this season by having minor profess
sonal league managers use the hook good
number Of their crack players. Among those who
got berths these Out-of town teams ''Yaw'
Davis Jack Leonard and Smith of the Airing
tons. Carly Brown, Sturzerz and Baggette Of
the Aloysins clubs; Rapp and Carroll Of st. Ste
phen's; Noyes and Mcdonald OF the Atantcs;
Uselton and Fitzpatrick of the National Athletic
Club
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-29
WHO MADE FIRST TRIPLE PLAY
IN BASE BALL UNASSISTED

MARION. Ohio. July @S.-The records
show that Third Baseman Kinds of the
Cincinnati Reds Of 1876, made the first
triple play unassisted. Marion ball fans
always claimed that the FIRST play of the
king In the history OF base ball was made
10y Second Baseman John Damody Of the
Marion stars in 1874 two years before The
original sore book has been located in the
possession of +. G. Allen a retired banker
OF this place and great ball fan 1t
shows that the play was made in this city
in game with Delaware. In the second
inning Delaware had three men on bases
and no one out, The Delaware batter hit a
liner over second. No one hoped TO see ii
caught. as IL was easily three feet above
4u average mans reach. DdmOdy how
ever. hurled his sgyeuty-fCur inches of bone
and siuew into the air and caught the ball.
He touched his base and overlook and tab
bed the base runner from first 10 second be-
fore he could recover the initial bag.
Damody Is the owner OF one of the lead
ing hotels and a retired capitalist.