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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-10
PREPARING FOR
 GREAT RECEPTION
 FOR THE ATHLETES
By MANHATTAN.

New York, August 9.-The eyes of the American athletic world on the great reception to be rendered the American Olympic team on their arrival here this month. Some of the boys already are here. Others are on the water homeward bound, while still others are on the point of sailing. The bulk of the point win ners will be here within a week or ten days, when such a reception as has not been given victorious athletes since the days of ancient Greece will be rendered them The President probably will be on hand while governors, mayors and minor lights of statesmanship will be as plenty as blackberries in season. Every athletic club in the east will take part and many representative athletes from other sections will be on hand. It will be great day, the apotheosis of modern athletics.
 Everyone is getting ready to do honor to the western sons who were members of the Olympic team-Forest c. Smith, son, Daniel J. Kelly and Alfred c. GIL bert They will be given statewide re- ception on their return to the state. The final summing up of the Olympic games shows that the Americans beat five world and eight Olympic marks, be- 1 sides equaling two other Olympic records. l Sheppard dashed the best figures on 1 the record in the 800-meter race by an amazing performance of 1:52 4-5 Bacon reeled off the 4OO-meter S-foot hurdles in 55 seconds smithson clipped world tha ata ud high hurdles with 15 seconds fiat, while Martin Sheridan's heave of 124 feet, inches with the discus. Greek style. was yards ahead of anything that has ever l been done before.
 l Of the lot, Sheppards mark in the s0O- meter appears the most credtable. When ! it is taken into consideration that Shep- pard kept on after finishing the SO0-meter | to the half-mie mark to new British recotd of one minute and 54 seconds, the wonder of the Irlsh-American's great work Is fully realized.
 Smithsons record, too. is beauty. TO l make it he had to beat John Garrels ana 1 A. B. Shaw a clean two yards, and that | the whole tale in a nutshell. The same may be said of Charley Bacon, who set up new figures in the 400-meter hurdle race Bacon had to beat Harry Hiiimah to win, and was forced to make new record to get the gold medal.
 Frank Irons victory in the long Jump
 was the sensation of the Olympiad. TOT an unknown to leap over "A feet Is Tn
 deed notable feat. but little Irons got
 away with 1t and threw a surprise lnto
 the athletic world that will live in mem
 ory for years. Harry Potter. the Chris- ton Scientist athlete of the 1rish-Amer-
 lean Athletic club. topped record TOO
 Living up to his reputation as being th'
 most consistent high jumper on eartn
 today, Porter cleared the bar at rect | 3 inches.
 Great credit is due A. 0. Gilbert o' Yale and b. T. Cook of Cornell, who tiec
 for the Olympic pole vault championshiI
 with 12 feet ? inches On account or the
 fuss stirred up by Archibald, the oa
 nadian, the vaulters were not allowed t'
 dig holes in which to plant their pois'
 when jumping.
 We're it not for this hitch there IS htti'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-10
JOCKEY IS KILLED
 BY FALL IN RAGE

Saratoga, N. Y, August s-Ernest Boad- wee, a steeplechase jockey. who was thrown from his mount, Rufus, in the second race here yesterday, died at 10 o'clock last night. Boadwee was pitched headlong from the horse as the animal made bad landing and the horse rolled on top of him. When taken to the hos bone and concussion of the brain, but his condition was not thought to be serious. It was discovered on a more thorough ex- animation last night that a rib had also been broken, and that a sharp end of the bone had pierced the lung.
 Boadwee, whose home was in Brook haven, Miss, was 20 years old, and had gained quite reputation as a jockey. --~~~~~~~~~-~~~ doubt that Gilbert would have done 13 feet. a new world record-as he was per forming it consistently in practice.
 John Flanagan broke his own Olympic record at throwing the 16-pound hammer. The old figures made at St. Louis in 1904 were 16S feet 1 inch, but this time
 
 earned his third Olympic championship.
 Jimmy Rector twice equalled the Olym- pic 100-meter record of 10 4-5 seconds, and the mark is now jointly held by Jar wis of Princeton, Walker of South Africa, and himself The .50O-meter mark is now minutes 3 2-5 seconds. and is cred ited to both Hallows of England and IL. record in one of the preliminary heats and the Yankee champion equalled 1t in the final.
 Sheridan's record with the Greek dis GUS Q24 feet 8 inches) was especially gratifying to the all-around champions followers. Sheridan's throw supplants the old record of 115 feet inches, made by Jaervinen of Finland at Athens two years ago.
 There is talk of quarter mile race be- tween Carpenter. who was robbed of the 400-meter fiat race in London, and Will Sheppard on their return. It would be | great race.
 | The programme for the eighteenth an l nual shooting tournament which begins | on the range on September and ends on September 12 has been completed and l Is as follows
 1 Friday. September 4.--Columbia trophy match. company team match, tyro com pany team match and cavalry team | match.
 Saturday. September 5.-Interstate regi- mental team, veteran organization team. Old Guard trophy and off-hand matches. Monday. September 7-Hale. N. Y. com- | pany team, Thurston and Revolver team l matches.
 | Tuesday, September 8-Cruikshank l trophy. Spencer and all-comers revolver matches.
 Wednesday. September s.-McAlpin trophy and officers and inspectors | matches
 Thursday. September 10.-New York State. Fist regiment rapid fire and skirm- ish, Gould rapid fire and revolver team 1 matches.
 Friday. September 11-Dryden trophy and press matches
 Saturday. September 13.-sea 1'r' championship match,
 The matches of the United States He- volver association are scheduled Tor sep | tember 5, ' and 8.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-10
GOLFERS MEET IN
 LINNYILLE TOWN

Linnville, N. C., August 9.-The Eseola interstate southern championship golf tournament opens here tomorrow. About 50 players, mostly from southern points, are in attendance.
 The Bristol, Va, Chattanooga and Linn vile clubs will contest for the team cham pionship Monday morning. The mixed foursome match for prelminaries in the mems open championship will be played Monday. The finals in the championship will be played Wednesday.
 A professional match will be held Thursday On Friday the Tanglewood match for men will be played. A number of valuable prizes are offered for the events by the Eseola Golf club.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-10
HITTING THE BALL SAFELY:
 LESSON FROM HANS WAGNER

boosting myself, when I played on the town lots. In some way I got the knaek of hitting where l aimed when kid, and that's all there Is to it. Of course I am naturally strong in my shoulders and arms, and that has helped me out
 Any Old Pitcher Will Do.
 What kind of pitchers can hit best, did you ask?" he went on. Well, III tell you-it doesn't make much difference Sometimes I can pound a certain pitcher all over the lot and the very next game I cannot hit him at all.
 Sometimes slow pitchers get me tan talized, and then again fast ones bother me. It's altogether due to the way a fellow feels. I guess.
 'The best pitchers in the world are those speedy fellows who have jump on their fast balls. The batter Will Know what is coming, but the ball Is liable to jump differently each time. If 1t varies the fraction of an inch, he will either hit it too low or too high. Somehow like to hit fast ball, though. There is a certain feeling in the batters hand when the bat lands squarely on fast one that is pleasing, It's pretty hard to explain 1t, but any ball player will know what I mean.
 Good Hitter Has Advantage.
 "The fellow who Is considered good hitter has many advantages over the man who is far down the line,' was q rather surprising statement from Hans. "Tll tell you why" he said. "The man who is put well up the list is put there because he is supposed to hit the ball when given a signal-that IS, he must be sure and hit it somewhere, whether safely or not Often he is given sig nal to hit for the hit and run play. If the shortstop should happen to cover second and the batter hits the ball toward left, he will send the ball right through the vacated position and get hit when otherwise he would have been thrown out easily.
 "Oh, you can talk about this hitting business all you want to-" concluded Hans, with a half yawn, but I guess Willie Keeler sized the thing up when he said the secret of hitting was to hit the ball where the man ain't' "
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-10
FIRST POINT-TO-POINT
 BALLOON RACE CONTEST

North Admas. Mass, August 9.-En- thusiasts in aviation will have an op portunity to show their skill as sky pilots" in what is claimed will be the first point-to-point balloon race ever held in this country. to be held here next Saturday under the auspices of the North Admas Aero club. Five bal looms have been entered for the contest and more are expected. A. Holland Forbes of New York has offered a valu- able silver cup, as an incentive for the event.
 The pilots, all of whom will be ex- perienced aeronauts. will be required by the rules of the race to designate just before leaving the place where
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-10
Tebeau Wants $3o,0oo.

George Tebeau, who owns all the stock in the Louisville Baseball club except $500, has about closed a deal with Louis vile persons, headed by D. Long Miller and Sebastian Zorn, for sale of the ma jority of stock The club is incorporated for $50,O00. Tebeau has offered to sell con- troI for $3OO00. The club will remain under the same management as 1t is at present, with Thomas Barker, an attor- ney, as president, and Thomas Chiving- ton manager. It is estimated that the club will clear this season 0,000 above expenses, as the team has been in tho fight for the pennant In the American as- sociation since the beginning of the sea- son. It now has good lead for the flag.
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at least 30 miles from the start. The balloon which lands nearest to the postoffice of the town or city selected by the pilot of the airship, provided il is within a 10-mile radius will be de- clared the winner.
 The big air travellers will be sent up at 15 or 30-minute intervals. and there will be no restrictions as to the size of the balloons or the number of oc- cupants. The ascents will be made by lots, and each pilot after witnessing the direction taken by those already in the air will be at liberty to reserve the announcemnt of his selection for a landing place, until just before he leaves the ground.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-10
---.s.---- BASEBALL. NOTES
Umpire Batting Costly.

Second Baseman Delehanty of the Washington American League club has been indefinitely suspended by President Johnson, as a result of language used by the player in Tuesdays game, following an adverse decision by Umpire O'Lough- lin. Manager Cantillon of the Washing the indefinite suspension of Right Fielder Otis Clymer for disrespectful language to Umpire O'Loughlan, when he was called out on strikes.
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fish Derby, Is at an end. The tendons of the fore legs are strained. and Orby will never face the flag again.
 This news has just been made public here through a letter from Ireland The injury was caused by an exercise boy in pulling up the horse too short.
 Gen. James A. Drain. president of the American; Rifle association, and the mem bers of the American team that won the International team match with service rifles at Bisley, leave for New York to- morrow by the steamer Mew aork, cen from British and French rife associa- tions to send teams to America in 1909 to compete for the Palma Trophy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-10
GRAND OLD MAN
 AGAIN INTANGIBLE

New Orleans, August Skew Orleans broke it's losing streak today by defeat ing Little Rock ? to 1, in the first game of the series. The locals punched hits in the first inning and, with a steal and Pages error scored two runs. Dundon had his nose smashed during practice prior to the game. Score
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-10
Club Can Fine Players.

Biddy Dolan, former first baseman of the Green Bay (Wis) Baseball club, has lost his suit instituted to recover $50, alleged to be due as one months salary while he was under suspension for indif- ferent playing and disorderly conduct
 Municipal Judge Monahan decided that under the contract the club had a right to suspend Dolan, and further that the fine of s100 was just. This case is precedent in the Wisconsin-Il Illinois league.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-10
Pirates Get Brandon.

Pitcher Brandon of Kansas City. in the American association, has been secured by Pittsburg for s5000 Brandon Is to join the team about September 1, when the Pirates start on the last lap in the league race. Brandon recently pitched two games at Indianapolis against Mar quard. for whom New York pays $11 ,000, and beat him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-10
Handicapped.

From Chicago Tribune
 Judge-Remember, witness, you aie sworn to tell the truth and nothing p"' the truth,
 Wltness-Judge. am trying my durned- est to do 1t. but that pie-faced slop oi lawyer there won't let me.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-10
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

At Toledo: Toledo. 6; Colr mbus. 5. At Milwaukee; Kansas 9fty s; Mil wavkee, O.
 At Louisville: Louisviilej 3; Indian Rpolis. 2.
 At Minneapolis: St. Paul, 5: Minne- --nifa- 2
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-10
St. Loula Can't Ioas.

St. Louis, August 9.The home runs mixed with three passes, a double a single and hit batsman netted eight runs in the eighth inning and gave St. Louis the second game of the Boston series to g., today Score: R.H.E, St Louis .. .. ........ .060 900 08s-8 3 Boston .. .. .. ., .. .001 GOO 010-2 5 1
 Batteries Waddell and Spencer; Nor gan. Thielman and Corrigan. Time, POT. Empires, Evans and Hurst
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Cobb Still Slugging.

Detroit August 9.-Long hits by Craw- ford Cobb and Rossnan did most of the scoring for Detroit and enabled it to beat Washington to 3. The poor work of the visitors on the bases cost some runs. Score: R.H ID. Detroit .. ... 021 01o 1os-5 12 Washington .. .. .. 200 900 000-2 10 1
 Batteries: Kilian. Summers and Thom- as: Hughes. Street, Kahoe and Warner. Time. 155. Umpires. Connolly and O'Loughlin.
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Summary: Two-base hit, Lord. Stolen base Dexter. Sacrifice hit, Page. Double plays, Hart to Page to Connors; Brett ensten to Dexter. Struck out, Breitensten ', Hart A. Bases on balls, Breitenstein A. Time, 1:45 Empires, Moran and Wheeler
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-10
BEEKER VICTOR
 IN FINE BATTLE

Memphis, August s-Beeker had the best of pitchers battle today. allow ing only four hits, while six hits were made off Chappelle. Mobile won in the fifth inning when McIver crossed the nlate Score.
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Atlanta in Birmingham. Montgomery in Nashville. Little Rock in New Orleans Mobile in Memphis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-10

Summary Two-base hit, Massing. Sac rlfice hits, Donohue, McIver. Stolen base, Thornton Double play, James to Sentell to Sabrie. Struck out, Becker 1, Chap belle 6. Bases on balls. Becker 2. Chap belle o. Time, 1:s5. Umpire, Fitzsim- mons.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-10
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Frank Smith Still Strong.

Frank smith Still strong.
 Chicago. August 9.-Chicago defeated New York, to 3, today by pounding what few balls Hogg put across the plate in all directions Score: R.H F. Chicago .. .. .. . ....220 900 00s-4 8 New York .. Q. ..011 GOO 0l0-3 l Batteries: Smith and Sullivan; Hogg. Manning and Blair. Time, 2:10. Empires. Sheridan and Egan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-10
Doubleheader nesday-Atlanta's Team, Since Last Local Appear ance, Has Undergone Sew
 eral Changes-Notes.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE STANDING.
Gamea Today.

New Orleans. 2 Little Rock. 1. Mobile, !; Memphis, 0.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-10

Sing Fong Lee, the worlds greatest violinist, next week. Amuse-u Theatre.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-10

Bill Smith has reached the city.
 This afternoon the Barons will SC up against the Crackers. Russell Ford will work for Atlanta, while Manager Moes- worth will commission Robertaille to add another to the many recent defeats of the visitors
 McMurray and Raub will do the receiv- ing
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The game will be called at the usual hour this afternoon.
 The scene of the play will be West End park.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-10
COTTON STATES LEAGUE

At vicksburg: vicksburg, 2-s; Mon. roe, 0-0.
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Mobile .. .. .. :. .. :. :. ..00o o10 OO0-1 Memphis .. :. .. :. .. :. ..O00 900 000-0
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There is talk of a ouarter-mile race be- tween Carpenter who was robbed of the 4Oo-meter fiat race in London, and Will Sheppard on their return. It would be great race.
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Richard Croker's Orby will race no more, The turf career of the great pacer which realized the turf ambitions of the famous New Yorker by winning the Eng-
The daily sentinel., 1908-06-13
A TERRIBLE FIGHT
WITH A BIG
GRAY RAT
Especial to The sentineI.)

New York. June S.-Suffering
from severe nervous shock and hys-
terra, induced by a terrifying exper
ience in battling with huge gray
dock rat which had attacked and Sc
verely bitten her two sleeping chill
'dren, Mrs. John Pimblett is reported
to be in a critical condition. while
her husband bears the marks of the
ferocious rodents teeth.
The Pimbletts occupy the first
floor of the house, which is not far
from Newton creek. Their two chill
dren, John, Jr., 2 years old, and Jes-
sic. years old. sleep in a bed ad
joining that of the parents.
Early in the day Mrs. Pimblett
was awakened by the cries of the lit
tie girl. and, stretching over her
hand to soothe the child, came in
contact with a rat. The terrorizsd
cries of the baby. John, We're added
to those of his sister.
Arising, Mrs. Pimblett lighted a
lamp and was Mortified to see an alb
normally large rat gnawing the ba-
by's wrist.
Calling to her sleeping husband,
she grabbed for the rat, which turned
and attacked her fiercely.
Her husband. seizing a stove lift-
er, Joined in the fray and the ro-
dent jumped at him. biting him in
the leg.
For ten minutes the Pimbletts
fought the rat as it lodged about the
room, jumping and swapping at them
when 1t was cornered. 1t finally es-
capped. The noise by this time had
awakened the other tenants in the
5-story building.
DR.. Mary Crawford answered the
call to the Williamsburg hospital and
dressed the wounds of the children
and their father. The boys wrist
was badly lacerated. and little Jes-
sic was bitten on the left arm.
Mrs. Pimblett, overcome by her
experience, collapsed and is still in
a hysterical condition, resulting from
the shock.
The rat is supposed to have come
from Newton creek. 1t is no uncom-
mon sight to see the rodents in the
streets near the creek, but mp to the
present they have never been known
to attack anybody.
The daily sentinel., 1908-06-13
MISTLETOE BOUGH
TRAGEDY RECALLED
Especial to The sentinel.)

Fall River. Mass, June 13.-Af-
ter long search last night the bod
les of Joseph and Andre Beaudry, 8
and 8 years old. respectively. were
found locked in n trunk in which the
children are supposed to have hid
den themselves In orderRto escape
going to school in the morning. The
trunk has spring lock-
The medical examiner %ecided that
their deaths were due to suffocation.
The interior of the trunk and the
clothing and bodies of the children
gave evidence of the struggles which
the little ones had made to escape
death before death finally overlook
them.
The daily sentinel., 1908-06-13
THE GRAND JUNCTION DAILY sENTINEE
HOSTS
in A GREAT
CONVENTION
Especial to The sentinel.) }

Saratoga Springs, N. Y, June 1S.
-Jubilant to the point of wild en-
thusiasm at recent prohibition sue
cesses and confident of soon making
this "dry" world, the hosts of tenn
perance are gathering in Saratoga to-
day to celebrate during the next ten
days the centennial of the first tenn
perance society.
One hundred years ago the first
total abstinence society in the world
was founded at Moreau, in this coun-
ty. bv DR.. "Billy" ]. Clark.
Preparations to commemorate this
event have been going forward for
over year, with the result that the
worlds temperance centennial con-
gress. to be opened here tomorrow
will likely go down in history as the
greatest demonstration of its kind
in the worlds history.
The daily sentinel., 1908-06-13
Cheap
Excursion Rates
East
TO CHICAGO.

TO CHICAGO.
Only $50. From Denver June IL to
16. Limit June 80.
TO CHICAGO, ST. LOUIS AND EAST
Daily reduced excursion rates COM
mencing June l, in connection with
tourist and convention rates to Min
nesota, Wisconsin. Michigan, Canad-
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To PACIFIC COAST.
Daily low rate tours, commencing
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GREAT ASSEMBLY
OF CHURCH.MEN
Especial to The sentinel.)

London, June 13.-Nearly 5000
clergymen and laymen of the Church
of England from all parts of the
world are in London today to take
part in the pan-Anglican congress,
which opens Monday and will last
to June a.
About 100000 people are rep
resented by the delegates.
The governmental, social, mission
ary, political and doctrinal needs and
problems of the Anglican church will
be discussed by the 200 bishops and
other church dignitaries here.
Great religious mass meetings will
be held tomorrow, preliminary to the
formal opening of the congress.
The daily sentinel., 1908-06-13
OLDEST MEMBER OF
CONGRESS Is DEAD
lBy Associated Press. ]

Washington, June 13. - Johl
Vines Wright. the eldest living men,
ber of congress. died here today at
the age of so years.
He held the unique distinction of
making more treaties with the In
dians than any other man.
Judge Wright was elected to con-
gress from Tennessee in 1854, serv-
ing in the memorable sessions pre-
ceding the Civil war. He resigned
when the state seeded in 1861. and
served in the 18th Tennessee regi-
ment until he was elected member
of the Confederate congress.
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IN HUMANE INTEREST
PAPER WILL BE RUN
Especial to The sen.Ine1. }

Denver, June ia new paper
in the interests OF the humane edu-
cational work of the United States
is to be started in Denver.
The Colorado Humane Society will
be the publishers of the periodical,
which will be issued monthly.
Its advent into the journalistic
field is not for the purpose of BOOM
ing the Colorado society, but is for
the purpose of creating a more gen.
eral interest in humane educational
work throughout the entire union.
The daily sentinel., 1908-06-13
Western League.
plavod Won
OVERLAND RACES.
THIS AFTERNOON ON THE OV-
EIsLAND TRACK IN DENVER, OLD
TIMER WON THE DERBY RACE
EASILY.

A short note from Exalted Ruler
Thomas Sawyer of the local lodge of
Elks. who is at Fort Collins attend
ing the state convention of the or
der. states that himself and A. p.
Wadsworth and Coy Klinger of the
local lodge are being royalty enter
tanned. The local people are the
guests of Leadville Lodge No. 23G.
whose candidate for state president,
X, l.. Fahnestock, is almost sure to
be elected.
The daily sentinel., 1908-06-13
GREAT OIL PLANT
DESTROYEDssBY FIRE
CBy Associated Press.)

Albuquerque, N NJ, June 10
The local warehouses and distribut-
ing station of the ContineI Oil
Company went up in smol-S last
night, nearly 100000 gallons of coal
oil, gasoline and naphtha being de
stroyed and the loss being estimated
at $4,000.
The entire plant, with the excep-
ton of the office building. was de-
stroyed.