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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-02
NEW YORK GAINS
 IN TENANT LEAD Leaders Win While Chicago
 Goes to Third Place PITTSBURG A GOOD SECOND Giants Take Two Games From Boston Easily, While Pittsbure Wins Two
 From Cincinnati, and Car
 dinaIs Beat Cubs.
NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING.
Games Today.
Games Today. St. Louis in Chicago. Pittsburg in Cincinnati. New York in Boston. Brooklyn in Philadelphia.

Boston. September 1.-New York won both games of a double-header from Boston today and thereby frightened their hold on first place. Two left handlers opposed each other in the first game, Wiltse for New York and Tuckey for the locals. Both pitched well, and Wiltse's head work in the tight places pulled out the game for the visitors. Devlin's hitting helped greatly to win the first game.
 The second game was one sided from the start, Flaherty who opposed Mathewson, getting himself in a hole in the first inning by his wildness ana on errors of Dahlen and Sweeney, New York scored four runs. Ferguson pitched the last inning and three bases on balls and two singles gave the visit ors four more tallies: Score:
 First game: R. H. E. New York. .... 010 900 210-4 10 1 Boston ......... 900 001 000-1 1
 Batteries: Wiltse Bresnahan and Needham; Tuckey, Dorner and Smith. Time, 1:40.
 Second game: R. H. E. New York. ........ 400 900 004-S 0 Boston ...........0 900 900 000-0
 Batteries: Mathewson, Taylor and Needham; Flaherty, Ferguson and Gra ham. Time 1:52. Empires, Johnstone and Klem.
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Cincinnati, September 1.-In the Ma tional league Boston and Chicago, and in the American St. Louis and New York secured the largest number of players by draft. The report as an- nounced by the National Baseball com mission includes the following among the drafts for players which have been allowed:
 AMERICAN LEAGUE.
 By St. Louis-From Shreveport, Ar mold; San Antonio Griggs; Dallas, Charles Miller and Peters.
 By New York-From Austin, Catcher Killifer; Gulfport, Pitcher Schultz. !; By Detroit-From Houston, Aiken.
 By Cleveland-From New Orleans, Dexter; Gulfport, Lively.
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Brooklyn Drops Two.

Philadelphia, September 1.-Philadel- ph ia won both games of todays double header with Brooklyn. Bransfield won the first game with a three bagger with the bases full. In the second game the home team hit Wilhelm hard, while Me- Quillen held Brooklyn safe. Score:
 First game R. H. b. Brooklyn ... 900 100 001--2 6 2 Philadelphia ..... .000 013 00*-4 2
 Batteries:- Pastorius and Maloney; Sparks and Dooin. Time, 1:30.
 Second game: R. H. D. Brooklyn .. 900 900 000--0 1 I Philadelphia .. .021 900 33*-9 II
 Batteries: Bell, Wilhelm and Farmer; McQuillen and Dooin. Time, 80. Um- pire, Emslie.
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ATLANTA YIELDS
 TO MEMPHIS AGAIN

Memphis, September First Memphis then Atlanta had the advantage today until the score was tied for the second time in the sixth inning. Neither team could score after this until the last half of the ninth, when Savidge went to first on a safe hit, was sacrificed to second and scored on Baerwald's two-base hit winning the game for Memphis. While hits were evenly divided, Savidge was steadier than Ford. Score:
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Hot Springs Wins Rag.

Hot Springs, Ark, September By winning todays game the pennant for the 1908 season in the Arkansas State league is cinched for the Hot Springs team. Not half the enthusiasm is exhibited over the result as would be shown in any of the smaller towns, from the fact of the large percentage of visiting patrons of the game, whose sentiments usually favor the visiting team.
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NASHVILLE WINS
 PITCHERS BATTLE

New Orleans, September 1.-Nashvile again shut out the locals. Sitton and Fritz pitched great ball. Buffers sin gle, followed by a stolen base and Sea- baugh's drive to center scored the visit ors' only run in the fifth inning A doubleheader will be played here to- morrow Score:
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THIRTEEN INNING
 WIN FOR MOBILE

Mobile, Ala, September 1.-Montgomery dropped the second game of the series In the thirteenth inning this afternoon after a stubborn battle. The hitting of Garvin and Becker and the fielding of the form CT were the features. Score:
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Summary: Innings pitched-By helth T, hits off Keith 8. Two-base hits, Henline, Smith. Three-base hits, Speaker and Rob- inson. Sacrifice hits, Collins z Henline Stolen base, Page Base on balls, Keith 1, Robinson 1. Struck out, Keith 1, Hart '. Robinson 6. Wild pitch, Robinson. Double plays, Smith to Meek. Time, 1:4o Umpire, Helm.
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TaiIenders Beat Cubs.

Chicago, September 1.-The locals dropped down into third place today, St. Louis defeating them in a 10-inning contest. The visitors fell onto Reulbach in the ninth and tied the score on four singles, a sacrifice and passed ball. Murray crippled in the tenth and scored the winning run on Delehanty's clean hit to center. Score: R. H. E. Chicago ....110 oil 900 0-4 l St. Louis. .... 900 900 013 1-5 Il 8
 Batteries Reulbach and P Moran; Beebe, Lush and c. Moran. Time, 1:56. Umpire, Rigler.
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ROBINSON WINS
 BY LONG TRIPLE. Lad Holds Travellers to Four
 BingIeS AND GETS THREE HIMSELF Keith Lasts But One lnning-Hart Fin ished Strong, Though Robinson
 Got His Hit In Time
 To Win.
souTHERN LEAGUE STANDING.
Results Yesterday.

Birmingham 2 Little Rock 1, Mobile 3. Montgomery (lS lnhlhss)' Nashville 1. New Orleans 0, Memphis 5, Atlanta 4.
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THE AMATEURS.

Tuscaloosa, September 1.-(Special J. Tuscaloosa and the Pratt Consolidated teams tied up here in a nine-inning game, the final score being and 2. Both teams played fast ball. Smith struck out eight men, while Lee for the visitors struck out three. Score: R.E E. Tuscaloosa .. .. :. .. ..2 5 Pratt Consolidated $. .. :. .. ..2 6 6
 Batteries: Smith and Watson Lee and Puckett
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Plttsburu Wins Twice,

Cincinnati, September 1.-Pittsburg won both games of todays double header through superior hitting. aided by the loose fielding of the local team. Score:
 First game: R. H. E. Cincinnati .O1o 900 Oo1-2 ? 8 , Pittsburg BOP 200 300--10 12 l
 Batteries: Volz. Coakley and Mclean; Maddox and Gibson. Time, 1:45.
 Second game: R. H. E. Cincinnati .02o 900 oO0-2 g 3 Pittsburg ... 900 093 1929 16 0
 Batteries: Campbell and Schlei; Leev- CT and Gibson. Time, 1:45. Umpire, O'Day.
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'-One out when game ended.

Summary: Two-base hit, Baerwald Sacrifice hits, Jordan, Clayton Dyer Cranston, Donahue, Owens. Stolen bases, Babb, Baerwald, Carter Dyer, McMur- ray, Wilkes ?. Struck out, Ford 1, Say idge 4 Hit by pitcher Babb Owens. Time, 55 Umpire, Moran.
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Removal of pr. Westbrook.

Dr. J. c. Westbrook has removed his dental office to 329 First National Bank building. 9-2-tf-we-su
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Games oday.

Birmingham in Little RocK' ,.a,o Nashville in New Orleans N'"0 games).
 Montgomery in Mobile. Atlanta in Memphis
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1.-TWO out when winning run was scored.
Totals ... ......46 8 IA

Totals ...... .4B I4 3J Zb
 *Massing hit for Becker in thirteenth.
 *sFisher ran for Garvin in thirteenth.
 Score by innings:
 Montgomery .........2 200 900 00O OOo O-2 Mobile .... ..... GOO OH 00O 900 1--3'
 Summary-Two base hits Garvin, Sa- brie, Watson; sacrifice hits, Hopkins ?. Reagan ?, Guese, Thornton, Watson, Wheat 2; stolen bases, Hopkins, Sabrie, James; double plays, Benson to Sabrie to Watson; Krebs to Greminger; Greminger to Rockenfield; struck out, Becker ?, Guese 5; bases on balls Becker 1, Guese 4; hit by pitcher Becker (3); time, 2:35; umpire, Wheeler.
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

At Louisville-Columbus 2, Louis- vile 1.
 At lwaukee-Milwaukee 8, Minne- apolis g.
 At Kansas City-Kansas City ', St. Paul 2.
 At Toledo-Toledo 12, Indianapolis A.
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 Little Rock September l.-lspeclahl Birmingham and Little Rock seaiieu through nine innings this afternoon III the second game of the series ana throu no narticular fault of their own the Barons were leading to al the emu of the ninth session. They were ao oorainplv voted the winners. Both tea:ns n,aved listlessly. although the pitchers ware working well and were receiNlne fairly good mechanical support
 The diminutive Robinson was the Vis- fling slab selection, and to nm soes +be lions share of the credit TOT the Parons victory. for not only was ne nracticallv the entire defensive pul"arh of the visitors, but it was ms hletihs that helped himself to a well-earned VIC +orv With the score tied in the sev- enth he tripled to right field after one was out, and when Henline chased speak or after a long fly Robinson sprhteo home with the tally that eventually proved the winning run. Robinson held the Travellers to four hits, two of them being punched in the first inning pre- venting shut out.
 Robinson Wins Own Game.
 Keith statred for Little Rock but as the visitors were shaking up his ofter- ings rather too freely in the first inning he was relieved in the second by Hart. The two innings pitched by the veteran the day before did not seem to have any i'll effect on him, and after he took up the going the leaderless Barons found 1t extremely difficult to get runners near the counting station. However, one run had been scored during Keith's brief stay in the box and when Robinson smashed his three-bagger in the seventh and scored on Henline's sacrifice, the Tail enders'' had enough to win.
 Henline opened the game with two bagger to right and went to third while Hess was tossing out Downey. Meek walked and Raub famed. Bauer sin
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gled sharply down the third base line and Henline scored. Smith singled to right, filling the bases, but Connors nailed Walters tall fly, retiring the side without further damage.
 Travellers Tie Score.
 The locals tied it up in their half. With one down Speaker trlpled to the club house and scored on Collins fly to Bauer. Connors singled. but died stealing. In the sixth Page opened with a lucky hit through the box, but Wells famed try ing to sacrifice and Hart flied to Bauer. Griffin went out on called strikes Wells singled with two down in the seventh. but was left when Robinson threw Hart out on a tap down the third base line.
 Downey for the visitors opened the third with a single to left and on Pages error of Meek's grounder both runners were safe. However, the next three were easy and no damage was done. There after the only real chance to score came in the seventh when the game was won.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-02
POINTERS ID RANDOM
BY HUGH W. ROBERTS.

pr. Mccain Robinson was in his old time form yesterday and held the Little Rock Travellers to four hits.
 That feature of his work which espe- cially pleased, inasmuch as it gives prom ise of a rosy tomorrow, was his excellent control. He yielded but one base on balls, and was guilty of but one wild pitch.
 Prior to an injury sustained some weeks ago Robinson, winning seven straight games, the majority of them shut-outs, was the most promising youngster in the south. and one of the most promis- ing who has ever figured in the Southern league.
 After the injury he lost the majority of his games, the greater part of the de- feats having been due to a lack of con- trol.
 With his control he is one of the best pitchers in the league, and if his work yesterday is indicative of future form the fans in Birmingham have reasons for rejoicing.
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Nashville . .... .............. GOO 010 0O0-1 New Orleans .. .. . ~ 900 GOO 0O0--0
 Summary: Stolen bases, Dexter and Butler. Struck out, Fritz B. Sitton 10. Bases on balls, Fritz 1, Sitton l. Time 1:4S. Empires, Brown and Fitzsmmons. Attendance, $500.
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Here's 2He Dratf List;
 Seber0I Dixie StaYs Go

By Washin ngton--From San Antonio Collins; Fort Worth, Harry Deiters By Chicago-From Memphis, Owens, Dallas, Cooper.
 By Philadelphia-From Macon Stow CTS.
 NATIONAL LEAGUE By New York-From Savannah, Keiv- CT Subject to investigation) Meridian, Rapp (title in doubt)
 By Boston-F'rom Augusta Outfielder Coles, Infielder Honhorst
 By Pittsburg-From Atlanta Sitton. By Chicago-From Louisville, Stan ley.
 By Cincinnati = From Galveston, Smith.
 By St. Louis-From Augusta, Mo- Lauren.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-12-19
JE% ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
A Christmas Decoration.

When the children have tired of even their
new possessions (and how soon the be-
comes old and it is too early for the sandman
to pay his nightly visit. try this simple amuse
ment: Suspend a wreath of holly ever
green from doorway and give to each child
an equal quantity of nuts, paper er-wrapped can
dies or favors that will stand handling, then
see who can throw the most articles through
the wreath into basket placed to catch them
Give a simple reward to add Zest to the game
In the same manner the game of ''twos" is
conducted. Take large napkin piece of
stout paper. Place lot of nuts or hard can
dies in the center. Let child take hold Of
each corner and give three vigorous tosses
singing:
Goodies, goodies, dance, my Christmas goodies
Up they go, down they go; dance, my Christ
goodies
Then there will be a lively scrimmage to see
VINO can recover the most.
These little devices will make jolly ending
to the happiest day in the year for the chill
dren. Put them to bed with pretty songs ring.
ing in their ears.
"EN erywhere, everywhere, Christmas tonight
Christmas where peaks stand solemn ami
white.
Christmas where the cornfelds lie sunny and
bright,
Everywhere, everywhere, Christmas tonight
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Ruprecht. or Nikolaus. angels and other
Christmas novelties. Some of these are
favored with honey, some with pepper but
all are of such consistency that no ordinary
grown-up person could enjoy surfeit OF
them and survive the feast. Only children
seem to be able to eat these konigbucken
and live.
Thuringia boasts of another curious
Christmas delicacy which only the initiated
can truly appreciate, this is boiled suet dump
lings and herrings. One cannot be blamed for
asking, why this mixture? Was the herring
also favored by Wotan?
The herring, a Christmas dainty is also
favored throughout Saxony, but there takes
the form of salad, and is eaten with smoked
pork, and a delicate kind of sauerkraut, in
which caraway seeds prominent. The
Saxony peasants Christmas table is invariably
decked with these dishes Christmas eve.
and remains thus spread out during the night.
His idea in doing this is that angels possibly
weary of nectar and ambrosa, may condescend
to visit his humble abode while he sleeps and
regale themselves with Saxon smoked beef
and herring salad.
1t is interesting to watch the transformation
of a German village at Christmas from its
usually treeless appearance into a town laid
in a forest of frs. Wagon loads of these resin
scented trees sent from the hills of Thurin-
gia, the Hartz and Slesia and are put up in
even rows in the streets and squares of the
town. There is nothing like it in any other
country. For fortnight before the great
feast these long avenues of Tanner are
crowded with eager purchasers, men. women
and children of all ages, and of every station
in life. The great desire of each is to get
symmetrical tree, and few trees are liter
ally perfect iu shape, it is the business of the
tree merchant to supply branches and thus
give the tree the desired roundness.
1t is the tree that is the attraction of every
German home from the kaiser's palace down to
the humblest peasants hut, and around it
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lines of surprising beauty, before a persons
house they are generally rewarded for their
pains with gifts of lard bacon and eggs
But with all the mysticism and ultra sentl'
mental ways of regarding Christmas the Ger
man never forgets it is eminently a season or
good cheer Pork in every form and beer
usually take the place Of roast beef, turkey,
and stronger drinks. Then they also have the
boar,s head with a lemon impaed between its
grinning tusks. OF course this delicacy dates
back to Wotan's day Tradition says Wotan
was fond of the boars head, but it is not easy
to see where the lemon comes in. as the god
was certainly not familiar with this tart fruit.
In Brandenburg and the Uckermark any pigs
head will do (the stock of boars heads would
not hold out), and round this animals head
are garnishings Of sausage and green cab
bage.
silesia is province which has especially
of the most renowned of German gastronomi-
cal authorities have lent additional luster to
the place by being born there. At Christmas
time the dish most in request among the Slle-
SLAMS is a smoked pigs head with baked fruit
packed in it. and also generously spread over
the whole dish This dainty rejoices in the
name of Hmmelsreich (the kingdom OF
heaven.
In North Germany the pigs head is not as
prominent as in the SOUTH Here there is more
miscellaneous Christmas eating, hearty enough
but altogether in variance with American
tastes Cakes of all sizes and shapes are also
baked and eaten, and some of these have
touehness of utta-percha and hardness az
granite. These cakes take the form of knecnt
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Result of a lickinq.

Tommy" said the teacher to
small pupil who had got the short end
of a fistc encounter. don't you know
1t is wrong to fight
Il didn't Till | got licked " was the
significant Chicago News.
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groves Of forest oaks In nearly every district
Of the fatherland there still remains the quaint
est and Queerest of Christmas customs whose
origin is lost in the hoarest antiquity They
have all in the process of time assumed
Christian character, more or less burlesqued,
but the folk florists will tell you that they date
from the days of Wotan and Freya.
The peasants of Silesia, the woodmen of the
Black Forest, and the hillsmen of Bavaria
happily know nothing of the origin of the queer
pranks they play at Christmas; they only
know that they have been handed down py
their fathers and that they in turn will hand
down the immemorial customs to their chill
dren.
In Germany the old custom OF mumm1ng Is
still kept up. From house to house these
mummers go. The shepherds, especially, are
entertaining They the comic men OF the
troupe who in a half grotesque and half serl-
GUS way represent the events of the nativity.
There was a famous company OF Christmas
mummers, couple of years ago in Bavaria
with a magnificent looking first shepherd, VINO
Aever wearied of poking fun at the minister
OF finance.
After these rowing villagers have reclteo
their farago of nonsense, or 1t may oe tneii
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ASSUMING the Burden.

Now, | don't want TO talk insurance
today" snapped the freight agent.
Il cont blame you bit" said the
insurance agent, suavely; If you'll
simply stop. look and listen, I'll do
every bit of the talking
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the Germans best and kndest thoughts cen
ter The tree is not for the German simply
a convenient cluster of mere boughs on which
to stick candles and hang presents. 1t stands
for the most sacred and most dread OF all
trees. the one once erected on Mount Calvary,
and has thus become the sign and seal of his
Christian faith.
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: ARE told that the German
surrounds his Christmas
with more Of an element OF
mysticism than does he of
any other nation. 1t is
probably survival of the
far back days when his
painted ancestors celebrated
their mysterious rites, at
Christmas under their dark
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-14
RAIL DEATHS PUZZLE
UNKNOWN HOW TWO VIC
TINS WERE KILLED.
Young Men Found Near Menlo Park
Wore Good clothing--R. R. Men
Are Suspicious.

MEMO PARK, Jan. 1AS-The bodies
of two men, unidentified, found by a
trackwalker last night on the p. r. r.
tracks near here, raised the question
as to how they had come there.
Death had evidently occurred at
least an hour before the discovery.
Both were young and we'll
dressed. One was tall, with red
dish hair, sandy complexion and
smooth face. The other was shorter,
with black hair and mustache and dark
complexion. The latter had his right
hand in his trousers pocket and had
clutched the cloth SO that 1t was badly
torn.
1t was the impression of the rail-
road men thai the men had fallen or
been thrown from a moving train or
had endeavored to jump off.
The taller of the two victims had ap-
parently dragged his mangled body from
the rails, for he layNface down with his
arms under him and his face in blood
and the water of a ditch. He wore a
pair of new tan gloves which had been
cut by clawing the gravel roadbed.
When discovered the other NAH lay
with his head toward MenloS Park. His
companion. ten or fifteen PAGES away,
had his head the other way. Rail-
road men we're inclined to believe that
the case would bear Investigation.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-14
wALDMANN's-B1uE R1BBoN'G1RLs'

The audience at Waldmann's Theatre
last night seemed well pleased with the
performances given by Hyde's Comedians
and blue Ribbon Girls. Lawrence Crane,
a. magician. ably assisted by two attend
ants. was a shining feature Of the en-
ertainment His trunk trick is especially
worthy Of mention and must be seen to
he appreciated. The Weston Sisters, in a
singing, dancing and boxing net gave a
good exhibition, as of yore. They proved
themselves prime favorites In this city.
Violet Holmes and her eight cycle girls
were up-to-date and danced and sang
well.
Niemeyer and O'Dell furnished some
thing entirely new in the way OF side
walk conversatioualists. They made a
hit with their coon songs and original re-
mRrks.
Richly W. Craig. assisted by a graphic
phone and several musical instruments, al
forded amusement and his efforts brought
forth much applause. The Misses CraN-
ford and Blodgett, full of ginger, were
well received.
A two.act musical comedy entitled Tine
Broken Brokers" opened and closed inc
show. 1t was funny and gave all OF the
company q chance to display their enter
tanning powers.
An added feature was a wrestling match
between English Jack O'Brien and Ed
unkhu The latter weighs about 4o
pounds, as far as the eye could determine,
and II was oomlcal to witness the EFFORTS OF
O'Brien TO push his shoulders TO the mat