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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-27
AS ID CHAMPION
 DOPE IS TWISTED Memphis, Nashville and Atlanta
 Look Strongest BILLS SUCCEEDS LIEBHARDT Lecal Fans Still Claiming Barons Will Ct In First Division.
 Gossip from All
 Camps.
BILLS SUCCEEDS LIEBHARDT

So far, the dope is twisted fearfully. It is no easier right now to point to the winner of the gory rag of battle than sev- eral weeks ago, when every scribe about the circuit was doping his team to land.
 But of one thing. there can be no doubt. The race this season is to be the closest and most spectacular of them all. Why? Because, with the possible exception Of Birmingham and Montgomery. every az gregation around the circuit has a Hook in on the pennant and the champion ship.
 Birmingham, too. is strengthening, and will be in the first division. The owners of the Montgomery club have made every effort to improve, but it looks as if luck is against them. Just as the infield was made strong, the outfield in the success sive losses of Apperious and MeCann, went to pieces.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-27
SUGGS WON GAME
 FOR PITCHER BILLS
MEMPHIS DEFEATS NASHVILLE IN TEN INNING GAME-BlLLS HELD VISITORS SAFE, WHILE MEM- PHI HTS WERE SCATTERED.

Memphis, May 26.-suggs' line drive to center field brought in two runs for Memphis in the tenth inning this after noon, winning the game for the local
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-27
WHAT OTHERS SAY.

Sam Weems, the Auburn college pitch CT is slated to pitch his first league game against the Shreveport Pirates. on June G. Many people expect the lad to make a good showing. g.-Montgomery Journal.
 Here's hoping that the lad will star. Montgomery needs pitchers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-27

Having nothing with which to amuse himself yesterday, Michael Angoro Finn, the finished leader of the Little Rock club hil1ed his men out of Birmingham, and dropped them among the bayous Of Louisiana. Charlie Frank did the same stunt with his team, the only difference being that instead of jumping to the Crescent City from Birmingham, he made the leap from Montgomery. In New Or leans, the two aggregations clashed, the result of the interesting and spectacular game being given in another column this morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-27
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Cincinnati, May 26.-Overall was easy for Cincinnati this afternoon and was compelled to retire after the third inning, in which five hits, netting five runs were made off him. R. Fl. E. Cincinnati ......... POS 100 Ol"-9 Il l Chicago . ............. .010 G20 O00-S
 Batteries: Ewing and Schlei; Overall Reulbach and Kling and Moran. Time, 1:45. Umpire, Reigler.
 St. Louis. May 26-Pttsburg batted out an easy victory over St. Louis this after noon in the eighth and ninth innings.
 Score. R.H F. St I,ouis POI 000 200 Il Pittsbure ...... POO 100 044-11 F
 Batteries: Karger. Brown and Marshall; Willis, Leifield and Gibson. Time, 1;40. Umpire Klem.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-27
Latimer Comes.

Packs Latimer arrived yesterday morning. and will be put in the game this afternoon. Latimer is a veteran, and great receiver. He is rather weak at the stick, however, and this caused him to lose out with Nashville. The arrival of Dattimer means that Garvin gets a much needed rest. Manager Vaughn, as stated yesterday is absent having been called to Cincinnati where his daughter is ex- ceedingly Ill. Captain Carlton MIoles- worth will have charge of the team. There will be no other change in the line up, unless Meek is able to get in the game, concerning which nothing so far has been announced.
 Finn will use his men in the shape that they were found SaturGay.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-27
OTHER GAMES.

Boaz, May 26.-(Special)-Boaz and I.athanville played a game here Saturday afternoon. The visiting team was easy for the locals, the score being F to l. The features of the game were two doubles and one triple play made by Boaz. The triple was made from Me Clesky to Williamson to Stewart. Cam bron was in his usual form, pitching nice game and got home run in the first inning. Batteries; Cambron and Col Her; Latham and Mullinax.
 Saturday afternoon the Woodward Iron company defeated Goodall, Brown team by a score of to O. The games feature was the hitting of the victors. Batteries: Otte and Reed; Medley and Bond.
 r0rrON STATES I.EAGIIE
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-27
Turner and Buchanan.

Finn arrives in Birmingham before noon. He leads his men out to West End this afternoon, in case Jupiter Pluvius is good, and meets the Barons. On account of the jump to New Orleans. the play ing of the game there, which went for more than sixteen innings, and the re- turn home, the Films will be a trife tired no doubt. The veteran Bill Hart. who has been twirling some forty-odd years expended his energy yesterday. and can- not participate Therefore, there is noth- ing left for MT. Turner to do this after noon but defeat MT. Buchanan of Little Rock, and in so doing make himself strong with the local fans.
 The game will be called promptly at o'clock. Hackett will offciate Turner and Lattimer will work the Birmingham battery, while Buchanan and Wells fill the same positions for the travellers. If the day IS fair. record breaking attend- ance is expected
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-27
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

Louisville, s; Toledo, ?. Minneapolis, 6; Kansas City, D. Milwaukee, 2; St. Paul, l. Columbus, 4; Louisville, 3.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-27

asked Johnny Malarkey, as he waded about the Montgomery ball park yester- day afternoon. They were just laughing with you, John, on your narrow escape from a licking at the hands of tho New Orleans brds.--New Orleans Picayune.
 Malarkey crushed those same birds on the day following, just the same
 It's too long to wait until after the game to empty his system of thoughts. so he resorts to the interims between innings. The Nashville newspaper boys are on the alert for messages. Johnny Dobbs comes In from the field and makes a dash for his telegraph forms.
 "Wheres that extra gross of pencls?" he demands Doc Wiseman fetches 1t.
 ''They have green grass in the outfield here," he wires to the Banner
 Then it's his time to bat but in the next intermission he is at 1t again.
 Manager Babb spells his name with two 'Bs,' he informs the American. Funny, ain't it, that both of us have two 'B's' in our cognomens. But B-B's are not our calibre."
 And then at the end of the next in- ming there's something for the Tennes- sean. and so it goes.
 Poor words! They never get a Thurs day off.-Memphis Scimltar,
 The way things are shaping in this league right now there is trouble in sight unless President Kavanaugh wakes up and enforces every proposition of baseball law laid down by the National association of minor league clubs. To permit viola tion of any of the provisions of these laws will cause a gradual widening of every rule and regulation until the bars are dropped completely and a baseball war will result,-New Orleans Times-Dem. ocra.
 It's easy to guess that Charlie Frank still reads proofs in New Orleans.
 The fans are all spectators these days. everybody is trying to dope out just where the Barons and the Legislators will be before the next invasion of the west is begun.
 If President Chambers man hunt is anything of a success, and if good second baseman and outfelder are se- cured, 1t stands to reason that the Bar ons will be left at the post.-Montgomery Journal.
 We think that Birmingham will win out after all.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-27
TbrJ-ssc0nd Annual IntefcOI- Iegiate Track and Field
 Games Occur
$25,OOO BELMONT
 RACE OF INTEREST
Superman Picked to Finish First. Thursday the EVentfuI Day. Six Americans in Brit
 ish Golf Meet.

New York, May 26.-The eyes of eastern college men will on Friday and Saturday next be turned to the stadium at Cam bridge, Mass, where the thirty-second an nual intercollegiate track and field games will be held. In these games, the chosen athletes of all the big colleges will con- tes and so keen is the rivalry and so thoroughly have the entrants been condi- tioned that extraordinary interest attaches
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-27
TURNER AND LATIMER
New Catcher Relieves GarVin Today. Acting Manager MolesWorth Predicts Victory-Big Att
 tendance is Expected.
THE STANDING.
Results Yesterday.
Games Today.

Memphis, 1; Nashville, 3. New Orleans, 9; Little Rock, ?.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-27
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

St. Louis. May 26-Boston lost the final game of the series to St. Louis. Howell pitched good ball, and St. Louls's errors did no particular damage.
 St. Louis ..... ............ 320 100 eos-S II 3 Boston ......... ........ .020 GOO 100-3 6 8
 Batteries: Powell and Spencer; Dneen and Criger. Time, 1:59. Umpires, O'Loughlin and Stafford.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-27

Chicago, May 26-Chicago and New York managed to play trife less than five in- nings between showers today, the locals winning. When the shower was over, Manager Griffith took Orths place and tried to prolong the play so that mo game" would be declared. The game was farce after the third inning,
 Chicago ... ... ............40 400 22-S 8 o 4NtW ioIh .iuu WI U '
 Batteries: Walsh and Sullivan; Orth, Griffith and Thomas. Time, :55. Empires, Hurst and Sheridan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-27

! Little Rock at Birmingham. Memphis at Nashville.
 Shreveport at Atlanta.
 New Orleans at Montgomery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-27
Nashville the Strongest.

The strongest teams, judging at this time are Nashville, Memphis and Atlanta New Orleans, Shreveport and Little Rock look the next best. Birmingham and Montgomery are bringing up the rear With the quartette of pitchers, however that is in Birmingham, it is certain that first division honors will be won yet There is a possibility. too. that Birming- ham will lead them all. Summer is young yet.
 At first, Memphis was little feared, be- cause this season it was thought that there was no Liebhardt. But 1t seems that Babb was fortunate in securing Bills, who so far has won seven games and lost one. He leads the league The work of Stockdale has been far more brilliant than was counted on. Suggs, too, is get ting into fine shape Duggan and Sorrell are Nashville's stronghold. Perdue has been sick with humps, and this is said to be accountable for the recent slump of the Dobbers. It seems that Elmer Dug gan has jumped.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-27
COTTON STATES LEAGUE.

Columbus. 5; vicksburs. os innings'.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-27
The Belmont Entrants.

The horse racing event of thet week will be the Belmont stake. with gross value of $25, ,OoO for horses foaled in 1904, over a course of one mile and three furlongs It will be run at Belmont park on Thursday. Among the ehg1bles are five from James R. Keenes stables, Superman, Peter Pan, Zambesl, Grimaldi and Gretna and Greene Other horses en- titled to start are Don Enrique, Okenite, Charles Edward, Frank Gill. McCarter Belcast aumonok, Salvidere, Saracinesca Senator Clay and The Wrestler. Should Superman start. he is looked upon in view of his recent victory in the Brooklyn ham, dicap, as having strong chance to fin isn first.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-27
The locals Hopeful.

Atlanta is weak in the box although Zeller is starring and Castleton, it seems, has made good. Rowan seems "comer," too. Little Rock Is weak In the box, al- though Buchanan, Eyler and Hart are good. Hart's age will tell on him, how ever, when the rub comes. Fisher cannot hope to get his team out of the second division. Phillips and Guese are starring for New Orleans, while Manuel and Brett enstein are faring more unfortunately. If the latter pair come to the front as strongly as the former, New Orleans will be a championship contender
 Birmingham, so far, has done nothing. Just how well the winners of last year will stand the gruelling season remains to be seen. No team has better pitchers. The outfield is good. The infield is being bettered. Things as a whole look good, even though the Barons are nestlng around the bottom.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-27
Americans Participate.

The British amateur golf championships will begin tomorrow on the St. An drews links. Two hundred contestants will lead off, among them being six Americans, Eben M. Byers, the national champion; F. o. Hortsman of the Chevy Chase Golf club, Washington; w. c. Car negle, Ernest Thompson, H. L. Gore and F. R. Scovill.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-02-21
THE WAYS OF GENIUS.
Physical Weakness Marked Many of
 the Worlds Greatest.

Of certain peculiarities of genius pr. Andrew Wilson writes: "It is no uncommon thing to find your genius a physically weak man. It Is not your robust, hale, strong individual we have in our minds eye as repre- sentative of the usual type of the genius. Contrariwise, most of them have been weakly and many ailing. Gout, we are told, marked Harvey, Milton, Gibbons, Newton and Sam uel Johnson, and consumption marked Keats, Priestley, Sterne and Black for its own. The phthisical series are noted to be of restless dis position, eager and feverishly active, while the gouty type is more mas siye, with patient energy, slowly but surely dominating its task We can make pictures of Keats and the great Photographer as illustrative of this contrast.
 "Neryous ailments, eccentricity of manner and defects of speech have also to be reckoned with when the physical constitution of the genius falls to be considered. There are records of defects of speech, for in- stance, of stammering and of awk- ward or spasmodic movements of the limbs. There are also to be noted frequent sight alteration and illegible calligraphy-although as regards the latter feature genius is by no means needful to be evoked as primary cause.
 "Nor shall we feel surprised if many geniuses are tabulated as of shy, retiring nature and as of diffi- dent manners, and melancholy has marked many for its own. Little wonder that there should be some want of relationship between the genius and the ordinary world, for this last phase of things is to be ex- pected in a man who lives largely in a world of his own making"
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-02-21
MIR. BLANK STILL WAS AHEAD.
Aspiring Politician Had Covered
 Ground Pretty Thoroughly.

A minister and a lecturer who had spent many of their younger days together chanced to meet re- gently, and at once began to review the good times they had enjoyed i'll times past. One had been a Repub- hcan and the other a Democrat; they were running for the same office but neither had any money to put into the campaign, and conse- quently had to work their popularity for all they were worth. The preacher concluded that the best scheme was to pet the children, tell them they were nice, and in a gen. eral way give them a good jollying. They would, he thought, be sure to tell their parents and so impress the male members of the family that ballots would be cast for him on election day. When he recognized a little girl in whose family there were several male members whose votes would be acceptable, he stop ped and chatted for a while.
 "You certainly are a nice little girl" he said, and 1 am going to give you a stick of candy" The lit tie girl took it.
 "Oh, Mir. Blank" said the little girl, mentioning his rivals name, "gave me a bag of candy" The minister was not to be outdone by his rival Reaching into his pocket he pulled out penny.
 "Now I am going to give you something that Mr. Blank didn't give you,' he said, 'I'm going to give you a penny
 'Mr Blank gave me a nickel" re- piled the little girl, as she took the penny. This was more than the politician had bargained for.
 "Well, I am going to do some- thing that 1 am sure Mr. Blank didn't do. I am going to kiss you. And before she could resent it he kissed her. After recovering from her surprise the little girl remarked: {:
 "Yes, Mir. Blank did kiss me. And he kissed mamma, too." That ended the discussion.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-02-21
SEEK LONG BURIED WEALTH.
Gold Hunters Kill Trees and Turn Up
 Much Soil in Search.

Ever since John Finn, a farm hand in Hanover Neck, uncarthed a small tin box with British gold pieces in 1t the farmers in this sec tion of the state have been annoyed by bands of treasure hunters, says the New York Tribune. Tradition says that much treasure was buried about here by farmers wives during the revolution to prevent the British soldiers from getting it. The sol diers learned, it is said, that a wom- an named Futile had several hun dred pounds hidden away. They never learned, however, where it was. She was put to death, so the story goes, and her home was burned.
 No one has ever found any of the treasure. It was said that the money was buried at the root of an old tree and the treasure seekers have dug around all the old trees in Hanover Neck. Many of the prop crty owners hope that the coin will soon be found, for many fine trees have been killed by the gold seek CTS. Not only have the roots been exposed, but in some instances ex- plosives have been used. Scarcely a tree in the immediate neighborhood of Hanover has escaped the seekers.
 Finn was compelled to leave town, as curiosity seekers annoyed him so that he was absolutely no use to his employers. He received many offers for his coins, but he decided that if they were worth that much to others they were double the value to him, and he refused not only to sell but even to show them to strangers. One coin collector offered $500 for the money.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-02-21
RECEIVES FORGIVENESS.

When Charles P. Norcross, now a well known Washington corre- spondent, was reporter on the New York Tribune, he was sent one Sat urday to interview Father Ducey, a priest famous in New York both for his wit and his good deeds.
 Father Ducey was in the confess sional. Norcross said he would wait, but was told that nobody was in the church, and that he could go in and see Father Ducey, and come out before anybody went in, without any doubt. He found the reverend father waiting and began a timorous conversation with him, being some what awed by his unaccustomed sur roundings.
 Good evening, father"
 Good evening, my son."
 ''Father, 1 am a reporter from the New York Tribune"
 'Very well; I absolve you from that. ."-Indianapolis Star.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-02-21
A GIRL AND A LION.

In Montana, one day last Novem- Der, girl 12 years old, named Anna Davis, daughter of a ranchman, was riding her pony along a trail lead- ing up ravine, when a mountain lion sprang upon her from the limb of a tree. His spring carried her out of the saddle and over a cliff, where she lodged in tree top. The lion also hung there for a moment and then his hold gave way and he went down for a hundred feet further and was smashed to pieces on the rocks. Miss. Anna managed to climb back up the cliff and find and mount her pony, and an hour later she arrived home with only a few scratches to show for her thrill ing adventure. The body of the lior was found and skinned and the pei. gwen to her to make a rug for Ter bedroom. Had the beast laaped from some other place he would sursiy have made her his victim.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-02-21
A 444-YEAR LAWSUIT.

In the two villages of Luceran and Lancoque, in the Alpes-Mari- times, France, June 10 was kept as a public holiday to celebrate the end of great lawsuit which has kept the two villages divided since No- vember 14, 1462. The question in dispute was the possession of piece of land at Lova, which each village claimed. A few days ago the court at Nice definitely settled the matter by dividing the land equally be- tween the villages. The total cost of this lawsuit during the 444 years amounts to $150,000, while the value of the land in dispute was about $2,000. The law papers which had accumulated were docketed in 1856 parcels, which weighed 16 tons, and were stored in a large, disused church.-American Lawyer.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-02-21
ONLY A DETAIL.

"1've been elected president of our auxiliary" said the pretty little woman, bustling home excitedly after the meeting.
 "Auxiliary to what?" asked her husband, brutally.
 "Why-ah-our-ah-our Aux Hilary society,""
 "Oh, yes. What is the nature of the work you do at this society,""
 "Oh, I don't know. There's the book that tells all about it. You can read that But, anyhow, I've been elected president"
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-02-21
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 F. J. CHENEY & Co.,, Toledo, O. Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-02-21
MADE A WONDERFUL RECORD.

Knicker - How did Whackem qualify as railroad expert?
 Bocker-He once caught train by time table.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-02-21
JUST PROVOCATiON.

"Jane, where is my necktie?"
 'Where you put it, my desr."
 Is it any wonder that men be- come brutal Washington Herald.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-11
RoBBER AND VICTIM DEAD.
Merchant of Shandon Killed Slayer Before Dying From Pistol Shot.

COLUMBIA. s. C., March 11.-C. B. Green, forty-five years old and mar. ried. merchant of Shandon, suburb of this city. was waylaid and killed late at night by Edward Marshall, who himself was killed by Green. Rob. bery was the motive.
 The bodies of the men were not dis covered until early in the morning. When found Greens clothing was on fire. his body being badly charred around the heart and side. where the bullets took effect. and roll of green backs were burned in twain.
 The feet of the men were less than a foot apart. showing that they faced each other when they were killed. At Greens right hand lay revolver with forr empty chambers. Near Mar. shall's right hand was a six shooter with five empty chambers, while an other pistol which had not been fired was at his left hand.
 Under his body was a well made leather slungshot or sandbag having two pounds of small shot in the end Near his head lay two burglars masks one having two bullet holes in it and
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-11
0AKWLlE HAPPENINGS

E. H. Morton of Glenwood, Mass, was visitor here this morning on business. J
 F. c. Sutherland, clerk at the local station, spent Sunday visiting friends in Torrington.
 Mrs George A. Smith of Stratford. a former resident. is renewing old acquaintances in the village.
 William Thorpe of Newton Heights lost two valuable truck horses yes terday, they having become affected with glanders and were ordered killed by Dr Bland. H. NJ. Rigney removed the animals to the crema- tory in Waterville yesterday Mir Thorpe has two other horses which he fears have contracted the disease and that will probably have to be shot.
 At last the work of building new railroad station in Oakville is about commence and gang of men from he building department of the rail- .oad company began making arrange nents this morning for commencing the work within day or two. The building will be a decided improve ment over the present station. which is much too small for the business done at Oakville.