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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-12-01
NEW RECORDS MADE
At THE A. A. IT, MEET
Another Olympic Champion
Beaten BY Harry GiSsing
MARTIN SHERIDAN is HURT
lrish-American Athletic Club Scores
Highest Number of Points First
Night at Madison Square
Garden Meet.

Madison Square Garden. New York,
November 3O.-One worlds record and two
indoor records were broken at the first
night of the American Athletic Union in
door championships here tonight
Patrick Mcdonald of the Irish-Amerf-
can Athletic club, set new figures for
throwing the So pound weight for height.
hurting the heavy weight up 16 feet and
IS inches. 5as inches better than NJ. J.
McGrath's figures of last year. Melvin
Sheppard the Olympic champion. was
beaten yards in the 1OO0-yard race by
Harry Gissing, the time-2 2o-being a new
indoor record.
NJ. H. Driscoll of the Mercury Athletic
club of Yonkers, won the two-mne run
in :O9:2S 20, a new indoor record and but
So Of a second slower than the Amer
lean outdoor record.
Martin J. Sheridan, after winning the
S-pound shot-put, fell on his shoulder
after vaulting and suffered a severe strain
of a ligament
Sheridan fell after making his second
jump. His jump. nevertheless. gave him
second place and also the individual
AiNIlOlS III lIl6 lISt hight Will d lONdl u
is points. His accident, however, will
put him out of the meet as he will not
be able to compete tomorrow. The points
scored for the first night show the Irish
American club in the lead by a wide
margin. the clubs standing in the follow
ing order:
Irish-American Athletic club. 81.
New York Athletic club %
Pastime Athletic club, Il.
Boston Athletic club, 6.
Mercury Athletic club, ;.
Unattached, ).
Mohawk Athletic club L.
Brooklyn Y. NJ. c. A., 3.
Princeton Athletic association, l.
Gordon House Athletic association, l.
es-300-yard run, final-Won by
Leroy Dorland. Pastime Athletic club, time
SO % seconds.
Throwing 56-pound weight: Won by P.
Mcdonald, Irish-American Athletic club,
with 16 feet and IS of an inch.
10O0-yard yum Won by Harry Gissing,
unattached. Time, minutes 80 seconds
Standing broad jump: Won by H.
Adams New York Athletic club, with
10 feet inches.
Running high jump: Won by H. F. Por-
ter IrishAmerican Athletic club with
6 feet.
Two-mile run: Won by Michael Driscoll,
Mercury Athletic club. time minutes
| % 2-5 seconds.
Putting the S-pound shot: Won by Mar
| tin j. Sheridan, Irish-American Athletic
| club. with 81 feet 61a inches
75-yard DASH final heat: Won by Rob-
| ert Cloughan, IrishAmerican Athletic
| club time As seconds
22O-yard hurdle race Won by J. J. Eller,
Irish-American Athletic club, time IS 2-5
| seconds
Running hop, step and jump: Won by
H. Adams, New York Athletic club, with
As feet inches.
One-mile walk: Won by S. Liebgold.
Irish-American Athletic club. time min
utes II 1-5 seconds.
Pole vault for distance: Won by w. A.
Mcleod, Irish-American Athletic club,
with 26 feet 91k inches.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-12-01
Indemnity RENTED.
RAILROADS SOLD.
North Carolina Enterprises Will Be
Completed.

Charlotte, n. c., November S0.-The
Carolina Valley railroad, projected from
Thomasville to Denton. 30 miles, only
partially completed, was sold at High
Point today to B. L. Jones and w. t.
Vanbrunt of New York.
At the same time and place the North
Carolina Electric company's charter and
rights of way between High Point and
Thomasville were sold to E. d. Steele and
w T. Vanbrunt of New York The lat
ter project has advanced to the extent of
grading and one mile of track is laid.
The purchase includes over 100 tons of
steel rails. The purchasers announce that
both projects will be completed. The
price was not named in either deal.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-12-01
BRANCHY. M. CA.
DOING GOOD WORK

The annual report of the Birmingham
Railway, Light and Power company's
Young Mems Christian association, the
headquarters of which are in the car
barns of the company, was made yes
terday, the report being dated from De-
cember l, 1907 to November 80, 1908
During the year 1854 beds were occu-
pied by the members; 96.972 meals served
to members; 1914 Sunday and 929 week
day religious services were held; 500
raised for the sick and needy
The Birmingham Railway, Light and
Power companys Young Mems Christian
association has membership of 30O The
company plans to provide beds and meals
of substantial food for it's employees at
the smallest possible cost The Young
Mems Christian association is sustained
at the expense of the company, which
pays the salary of secretary and fur
nishes the heat, water. gas, electricity.
etc.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-12-01
Every Banker

and business man in Birmingham may
deal with a personal representative Of
the American Bank Note Co.
He may see the latest and most dis
tinctive designs for bonds, checks, let
ters of credit and business stationery.
Mr. C. B. Wynkoop will be at the
Hillman Hotel today. tomorrow and
Thursday. A card or telephone call
will place his services at your dis
posal.
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Pine Bluff Arkansas, Is Threat
ened With Flood
MASS MEETING is HELD
People Assume Responsibility of Cut
ting a Government LeVee To
Save the City-Warehouses
Are Threatened.

Pine Bluff, Ark, November 30-Fearing
that the already weakened banks of the
Arkansas river would be unable to with
stand the pressure of the water when
the full force of the present rise reaches
Pine Bluff 1t was decided at a mass
meeting of citizens held here today to
divert If possible the channel of the river
by the cutting through of narrow strip
of land where the river starts ''horse-
shoe bend several miles north of this
city. This plan, if successful, while leav-
ing Pine Bluff away from the main chan
mel. would eliminate, it is believed, the
danger of an overflow which would
cause the destruction of a large amouna
of property.
The action of the mass meeting fol-
lowed reports of the coming of a 16-foot
rise in the river the crest of which
will probably reach Pine Bluff by
Wednesday and the sloughing of large
piece of the bank which has been grad
ually caving in for several months, fol-
lowing the recent flood.
During the flood of October large
warehouses were practically destroyed
in the big two-story warehouse of r.
M. Knox, which has been clinging on
the brink of the caving bank. That it
is inevitable that this structure will go
down is the opinion of building exptrts
and the safety of the Jefferson hotel
100000 structure, and the jefferson Coun-
ty bank and the courthouse is feared as
the river bank has been eaten to within
30 feet of these buildings.
The governments river fleet arrived at
Pine Bluff Saturday and a large force of
men has been at work preparing for
the construction of revetments, but it
is said this work will take two to three
months.
In cutting through the strip of land,
about 800 yards, as proposed, it will be
necessary to cut through a government
levee, constructed several years ago when
it was thought that the river would
sweep across the land. While this would
doubtless be in violation of federal laws
the citizens who participated in todays
meeting have promised to assume the
responsibility to the government and to
property owners for any damage which
might ensue.
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IN THE RAILROAD WORLD

A special train over the Frisco, bear
ing President A ]. Davidson and other
officials, was due to arrive in Birming-
ham at 2 o'clock this morning.
The officials are on a tour of inspec-
ton and planned to remain in Birming-
ham but few hours. They will be
carried over the belt this morning and
at 9 O'Clock their special will begin the
return trip to Memphis.
In the party are President Davidson,
Vice Presidents Mather and Gray Gen
eral Manager Nixon and General SUI
perintendent of Transportation Levy.
Among the well known visiting railroad
men in Birmingham yesterday We're
George Diefenbach, division freight agent,
ana c. j. Brister, general freight agent
of the big A. with headquarters IN
DAYTON and Cincinnati respectively; X.
McC. Smith, special passenger agent OF
the Grand Trunk, with headquarters IN
Detroit; ]. N Merrill, general southern
agent of the Burlington route. with mead
quarters in Atlanta, and ID. w. MOI
ran. travelling passenger agent OF the
Seaboard, with headquarters IN Atianta-
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Custer Is Granted.

Toledo, Ohio, November N.-rhe circuit
court this afternoon, after a hearing of
the petition of custer of the Ohio German
Fire Insurance company, granted the de-
cree Of custer, which includes absolute
exclusion from the state. The court APP
Torgler as trustees to wind up the af-
fairs of the company. Idaho, Oklahoma
and Utah today revoked the charter of
the company, making II states that have
now thrown out the company.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-12-01

Take breakfast at the Annex
Cafe, table service at lunch
counter prices, 1926 Second
Avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-12-01
WITH THE BOWLERS

In the special match game on the Apollo
bowling alleys last night Knights Giants
succeeded in winning two out of three
games from Meeks Apollo team No 2.
All three games were very close, how
ever, each being decided in the last frame
of the game. Meek made high score, 216.
and high average, 1856 1-S. Following are
the scores
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-12-01
CLOSED
THEIR
DOORS
TODAY
cox SHOE CO.,
1918 I'D AVENUE

Closed their doors today and will remain
closed until Thursday morning. during
which time great preparations for a big
sale are being made.
Ira A. Watson & Co., in charge.
Full particulars and partial price lists
are being prepared for tomorrow's papers.
Anyone contemplating buying a pair of
shoes between now and next year will
do well to wait, as the worlds best shoes
will go at far less than cost of production.
IRA A. WATSON & co.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-12-01

Lynchburg Va, November go
The local baseball association has
been notified that Andrew Bowen,
premier first baseman of the Vir-
ginia league, has been drafted by
Birmingham of the Southern
league. Bowen has been with the
local team for three years.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-12-01
E. D. TAYLOR PURCHASES ALL
STOCK TAYLOR CARRIAGE CO

The partnership between P. P. Hunter
of Cincinnati and Z. d. Taylor of Biz
mingham doing business under the firm
name of the Taylor Carriage company
has expired by limitation Mr.. Taylor has
bought all of the stock of the company
and will continue the carriage and har-
ness business at the same stand and
along the same lines as in the past.
Mr.. Taylor has been in business in
Birmingham a number of years and
few business men of the city are better
known than he. Mr.. Taylor will continue
his business without Aehange in policy.
In fact Mr.. Hunter has never been active
In the firm, residing in Cincinnati.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-14
REDS SEND COLLEGE
MEN TO THE MINORS,

Cincinnati, July 1.-two of the col
lege pitchers Cincinnati acquired re-
cently-Rice of Purdue. and Silcock of
Michigan-have been sent to Dayton.
SincOCk was tried at Harrisburg and
failed TO deliver He was returned to
the Reds and, with Rice, is now in the
Central League.
The other Michigan man. Kelley.
whom the Reds looked over and sent
to Atlanta. has been released outright.
Kelley was tried in one game at At
lanta AMI looked so poorly he was i'm
mediately shipped back to Cincinnati.
For Sincock and Rice the Reds ex-
pect to get Outfielder BesCher and
Pitcher Rowan, two youngsters who
have been burning up the Central
League this summer.
They say this fellow Bescher is a
great ball player and tell of a heady
play that he pulled off the other day.
He was on second when the batter
following him hit long fly to left
center Bescher stayed on the bag I'M
til the ball was caught, and then start
ed for third.
When about half way to the bag he
stopped and started back for second.
giving the fielder the impression that
he had left the bag before the ball was
caught AS soon as he saw the fielder
make the throw to second he turned
again and started for the plate. max
ing the pan in safety. when the second
sacker fumblcd momentarily
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BASEBALL NOTES.

Jesse Tannehill is himself again.
After being considered "all in." the
former star Southpaw pitcher is fool
ing the wiscacrea by a return 70 his eff
feCtive form.
Charley Keith. graduate of the Uni
versity of Arkansas and Rhodes
scholar 10 oxford, has returned from
England and will Join the St. Louis
Americans at once. claims on his base
ball services having been bought from
the Little Rock Southern League club.
for whom Keith has pitched two sea-
sons.
II wouldn't trade Frank Smith for
the best pitcher living. He will have to
be good or take his medicine" Thus
spoke Fielder Jones when questioned
about the report that he might trade
Smith. the club jumper, for Wash
ington pitcher. probably Falkcnherg,
Jones claims Smith had absolutely no
reason for jumping the SoX recently
and is determined not to let him get
away with it by forcing the manage
ment to trade or sell him.
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that both boys are well accustomed to
and able to box at lightning speed.
Since their last meeting Lewis has
gone along the line and won from all
the men he has opposed and has an
neXed the title of Welterweight cham
pion.
Lewis and Russell have met on four
| different occasions, and in every in
| stance there has been question as
| to which was the better boxer at the
finish. Russelrs slam bank style keeps
Lewis busy all the time. He discards
cleverness and depends wholly upon
his PUSHES and hard hitting.
Tommy Murphy and Dick Hyland
will meet tonight for a Ground bout
at New York. Hyland is tough game
but in six rounds Murphy is at his
best. and should win on points.
| Eddie Hanlon, the San Francisco
| lightweight, who was in the imelight
a few years ago. gets back into the
game again Wednesday night and
viii meet Jack Clifford Of Butte. Mont,
| for S-round bout at Oakland Cal
Hanion, if he makes good against Cliff
ford. will take on other matches
Larry Connolly Of South Boston will
| Itt1C jim l)t'lloNdH LOT Il O-IOunu DOut
at New York Friday night Charlie
McKecver has been boxing with Larry.
and the latter reports that he has
! picked up several fine points of the
| game. Larry will seek another match
with Harry Lewis for the welterweight
| championship.
Connolly will box Donovan at catch
weights. but only weighed 144 last
| week. and can scale the welterweight
| notch easily. AtJim Jeffries' Club. Yer
non. Cal. Friday night, Frank Carsey
| and Phil Brock will meet for 25-
round bout. Both boys have been box
ing il good form. Eddie Walsh and
| Sammy Smith will meet Wednesday
night at New York for Ground bout
Smith is clever. and against his young
er and stronger opponent will be
obliged to display his remarka BILE
| speed, as Walsh is a forcing boxer and
| carries a stiff punch.
Reports form Rudolph Unholz'
training camp has the Boer boxer
working for all he is worth to be in
condition for his bout with Tommy
Murphy at the Armory A. A., Boston.
July %, Unholz has Harry Edels to
| train with him.
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MUSTAIN FAILS TO STOP
JACK BURNS AT GOUDFlELD.

Goldfteld. New, July 13-Terry Mus
tain of Tonopah. conqueror of Jack
CTwin Sullivan, who was being touted
as a coming champion. failed to stop
Jack Burns of Goldfeld in 10 rounds
Saturday night before the New Gold
field Athletic Club. Burns is a big
husky fighter without any science. He
was knocked down in the first round
and again in the fifth but even with
that Mustain was unable to put him
away. In the last round Burns. who
had been fighting entirely on the de-
fensive. suddenly became the aggressor
and made a whirlwnd finish, giving
Mustain all he could attend to.
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[" OMMY Burns, champion, may find
breakers ahead when he lands in
= Australia and starts looking about
for the men he is supposed to be
matched with over there.
Judging from the tone of i letter
received from Fred Diamond, one OF
the leading sporting men of Sydney,
Burns has nobody to meet at all
Burns. it appears, is getting so much
money for making the trip to the
antipodes that the promoters there are
looking about for cheap men to battle
with him.
Inasmuch as The sporting public
there wants a contest before putting
up the money t. see Burns fight. there
has been decided hitch in the ar
raHgemcnts Diamond writes enter
tainly OF the situation in Sydney, and
his letter, in part, is as follows:
Burns is going to be d big frost in
this country unless the promoters over
here can scare UP some men for him
to fight They have offered the avail
able men-there are only two-terms
which are not attractive to them, net
ting in al, about $1,000
NATURALLY they refused to take or
a champion of the world at this fig
urc, and, as Il result, Burns may not
find anybody to scrap with him when
he lands here. The promoters will have
to divide up stronger than they have
given any indication of doing to get
the match.
''The two men l refer to are Bill
Lang. the man who was whipped by
I'll in
nine rounds, and Sid Russell. big
fellow who is really the champion OF
Australia. Neither man ever met Bill
Squires, but that docs not make any
difference. as either of them. 1 think
could have beaten Bosher Bill.
Lang is greatly Improved since
Johnson beat him and has won nine
fights since that time. He weighs
about II stone eight-176 pounds-and
is a shifty. reliable fighter, although
scarcely capable, l think. of giving
Burns much better than real good
argument for little while.
Russell is really entitled to the
horrors among the heavyweights ip
this country. He is great big fell
low with two pretty good hands and
a lot of cleverness, although | do not
think he hits with a great deal OF
power. He weighs 20S pounds.
Both of these men demand what
they think a fight with Burns is
! worth, and ] am satisfied not penny
short of 5000 will tempt either Of them
to start training for such contest
Personally, [ believe Lang would make
the better showing with Burns. as he
is the faster and better boxer of the
pair.
"Outsidc of these men there is not
one in Australia capable of making
even a creditable exhibition bout with
Burns. S" you can sec if the promo
tiers do not come through quickly the
Burns trip will be badly messed UP.
II hear the promoters have beer
! negotiating with some American fight
ers to come over at the same time
and have heard Marvin Hart and Jack
Twin Sullivan mentioned. These men
had better have their terms pretty well
arranged before they SAIL
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SHRUBB DOES SIX MILES
IN EXCELLENT TIME.

Newark, July 13.-Alfred Shrubb ran
an exhibition six miles at Weidenmay-
er's park in this city Saturday. the
time being given out as 3Om. 24s. Three
men ran against him. each running two
miles. They We're Crooks of Fall Rv-
er. Mass Spring of New York and
Smallwood. English cross country run
ner. The time was actually slower
than given out, as the track, measured
off around the diamond of the Eastern
League baseball field was short On
account Of failure on the part of the
English runners managers to advertise
the race, there were less than hun
dred persons on the field
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-14

Eddie Murphy. South Boston's new
lightweight star has offers of several
matches in New York. Murphy and
Leach Cross. the New York light
weight. who, is winning right along,
may be matched Murphy has backing
of $1,000 for match with the New
Yorker
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THIS WEEKS BOUTS.

Tues,lay-Tommy Murphy VS.. Dick Hy-
land at Navarro a. c. of New York: ink
Russell VS. Harry Lewis. Tommy Rawson
VS. Tommy Bergin. and other bouts, at
the Auditorium. Bangor, Me.
Wednesday Eddie Hanlon vs. JACK
Clifford at Oakland. Cal; Eddie Walsh
vs. Sammy Smith at New York.
Thursday-JeT OConneIl vs.. Willie
Mango at Olympic 4. {. OF New york
Friday Frank Carsey vs. PM BROCK
at Vernon Cal t25 rcundsD: Larry Con-
molly VS. Jim Donovan at New York.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-14

Miss Alice Marian Kingsbury of
Greenville. n. H., has been elected to
fill the vacancy caused by the resigna-
tion of Miss Charlotte Lowell, teacher
of the local cooking school, East end,
Wcstbrook. Miss Kingsbury is a
graduate of the State Normal School
of Domestic Arts at birmingham,
Mass. and has had years experience
in teaching at that institution.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-14

Raw w. Collins. the star University
of Vermont twirler now with Bangor
has signed with the Boston Americans
but will not report for duty until next
season when he will have completed
his college course He will continue
with the Cubs therefore for the rest
Of this season.
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NATIONAL
NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING.

Cincinnati. July 13.-After two men were
mt In the ninth today Boston hit Coax
lew Tor tffple' and three singles. scor-
Ing two runs and bringing about a tie.l
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FistiC Treat At
Bangor Tonight.

EAL treats in
the boxing line
will be served
to Bangor en-
thusiasts when
Harry l. e W | S
and INK Rus
sell, two of the
bitterest rivals
in the Welter-
weight class,
meet tonight
for a Ground
bout, a distance
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-14

The failure of John Eubanks, a for
mer Tiger pitcher, and Pitcher Ell
lott. has been big disappointment to
Indianapolis The Terre Haute club has
been after both men
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BASEBALL
AMERICAN.
AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDING.

Boston, July 13.-Boston and Detroit
each won a game this afternoon the
largest crowd of the season witnessing
the contests. Boston played Iaggedly
and Detroit hit hard in the first game,
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YORK BEACH
ev out, hit by batted ball.

Portland ;,,........1 80 vi
York beach .......0 0 c 5 Q , o. I
Three base hits-McT.ane .. Convey. Nut
ter. Black. McDon"ngh 3. Kelley. Stole.
basc-I anret Sacrifice hit:-racrans.
Southwelt McDonouch . Follansbee
First base on bals-Of Johnson >. off
Convey Hit by pitched ball-Rv Co1ey J.
Struck cut--Bv johnson ,. Wild pitch.
Cnv"v 2. Double plav-McIane 10 Friezc.
Time, FAC Umpire. Conway.
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Lewiston One
Biddeford Zero,

BddeforI Nc. July ia slight injury
to Fret Bascman McGraw, VIII" was
struck by = bat. and failure to start the
game until nearly ) O'Clock. kept the Lew
iston and Biddeford players in the field
until dark tonight.
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Pine Tree Four
Bangor One.

Bangor, Me. july 12.-In tho Maine
League game today by hits and errors
Pire Tree secured a lead of four runs in
the first CT the game. Bangor had sew
eral opportunities to tie the score but was
unable to get the hits needed
DINE ,rt2EL-