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Whaf Others Think Of
The BaY0ns Wen Leader

his successor. Seems as though such an
act would not tend to discourage the
other candidates and the trouble-makers
are likely to keep busy.
Unless Wordsworth fires couple OF the
anarchists on his team 1t will not amount
to shucks this year.-Atlanta Georgian.
News comes from Birmingham to the
effect that Carleton Wordsworth has sue
ceeded Dad Vaughn as manager of
the Barons
That was not an unexpected move on
the part of the owners of the club. Nearly
everybody believed that If the stock
holders could see any further than the
ends of their noses that would be the
action taken A few days ago it was an
nounced in Birmingham that should
Vaughn be fired Wordsworth would take
his place
BY getting rid of Vaughn the Birming-
ham people got rid of the real disturbing
element Sporting Chat never did take
much stock in the story that every man
on the Baron team was after Dads
Job and that it was on this account that
they wouldn't play. 1t was apparent that
the fault lay with the management-New
Orleans Item.
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Each containing its share of trror, three
widely different opinions of the dismissal
of Harry Vaughn follow:
So Wordsworth has at last been appoint
ed manager of the Birmingham team.
This was as mistake. 1t was bad mis-
take. Not that Wordsworth will not make
a good man, but man outside of the
team should have been secured. Now 1t
will be up to Molly to fire Demont as
that boy wanted the job Molly will no
doubt make a good manager, but an out
side man should have been selected. Poor
Birmingham.-Mon Journal.
Carleton Wordsworth is now manager oil
the Birmingham team.
"Moley' ought to make as good man
ager as he has a player. But still we are
inclined to think that the Birmingham
owners made a mistake in giving him the
appointment.
The trouble with the Birmingham team
for two years has been that 1t has had
too many candidates to succeed Vaughn.
And now one of the candidates has been
rewarded for his faithful plugging against
the old manager by the appointment as
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Atlanta, May Especial lowing TO
the quite unexpected strength displayed
by the Montgomery and Nashville teams
during the recent invasion of the west
by the eastern clubs. the westerners did
not make such clean sweep of it as
usual. OF course. the fasteners get a
shade the worst of the break, but % won
and % lost was what they did during the
eastern invasion of the west
Montgomery continues to be the league
surprise. With nothing much in the way
of a team, Jimmy Ryan's cohorts con-
tinue to NOV down the opposing clubs
Through the west the Ryanites won 8
and lost games The Nashville team
was the only other one that got as good
as an even break on the road. Atlanta
lost out of 10 and Birmingham lost
out of 70.
The winning streak of Montgomery and
Nashville were no more remarkable than
the losing streaks of the Memphis and
Mobile clubs. On their own lots this pair
won and lost I Little Rock broke
a shade better than even and New Or
leans made the star showing, losing only
out of a dozen games.
For purposes of comparison the intra-
sectional series, with which the league
opened, is first given:
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SPORTING EVENTS
FOR COMING WEEK
Brooklyn Handicap Absorbs In
tereSt In East
TEN HORSES ARE ENTERED
Derby at EPSON Downs Is Interesting
Because American Horses Are En-
tered-Two international
Boat Races Scheduled.
TEN HORSES ARE ENTERED

New York, May 31.-Standing out prom
inenty as the chief sporting feature of
the week in the United States is the
'twenty-second running of the Brooklyn
handicap, which will be fought for to-
morrow over the Gravesend track The
value of the purse is $4,000, and the dis
lance Of the race one mile and a quarter.
Ten horses have been named to start.
They are: Montgomery. 100; MeCarter.
ia; Rifieman Ill; Celt, 1O6; Old Honesty,
100; Fair Play, 80; King James, IS; Don
Creole, &c. Master Robert, SO, and Berk-
eley IS. The race should be a spectacular
one, Celt McCarter, Fair Play, Don Gre
ole and Montgomery stand out promi-
nently as factors in the race.
The American race loving public is also
taking great interest in the derby to be
run at EPSON Downs. England Wednes-
day. because one of the favorites Is an
American-bred horse-Norman III, be-
longing to August Belmont Norman III
again will meet Perrier owned by King
Edward, which he defeated recently in
the 1000 guineas stake. Perrier last week
somewhat retrieved his lost prestige by
easily taking the trial at New Market,
and has been installed the favorite. Two
days later at Epson the historic Oaks
Will be run, and Richard Croker's Rhod-
ora Is believe1 to be sure winner.
The chief aquatic events of the week
will be the start of two international boat
races both having Bermuda as their fin
ish The first, for sailing craft. will be-
gin at Marblehead. Mass, Wednesday,
and the second. for motor boats, VIII
start Saturday off Coney Island.
On Saturday the annual regatta of the
Galveston (Texas) Yacht club will be
held.
In tennis, the feature of the week will
be the tournament of the New York
Lawn Tennis club in which many OF
the country's best players are entered.
The chief athletic events will be the
eastern tryouts for the Olympic team to
be held on Franklin field, Philadelphia,
Saturday, and the games of the Inter-
collegiate Athletic association. Marshall
field, Chicago, the same day.
For followers of the pugilistic games,
10-round battle has been arranged at Mil
waukee between Billy Papke and Stanley
Ketchell The battle will be for the
middle weight championship of the world.
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TWO SOUTHERN LEAGUERS
WILL PROBABLY Join MACON

Macon, Ca, May 31.-Rumors bring
ing to light the names of Ike Durrett
and Jo-Jo lansing are afloat around
it is said that the entire left side of
the Macon team is to be strengthened.
The right side Is much the stronger
with Wohlleben, Rhoton, Stinson and
Murdoch in center and 1t has been the
left side of the infield that has been
responsible for the loss of many games
Neither of the two Southern leaguers
have yet reported in Macon but there is
something up.
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Even President Roosevelt has got the
fever In two or three years the people
of Birmingham need not be surprised to
see the United States government buy
all the lands in this proposed watershed
for a forest reservation for the protec-
ton and keeping UP the flow of the
rivers. and also for the protection of the
supply of water that is to supply the
citizens of Greater Birmingham.
We all got together yesterday and
caused great blowout and jubilee over
the arrival and departure of the first
train on the Illinois Central railroad into
Birmingham. No one dared to suggest
that the Illinois Central Railroad COM
pany should not have spent the $2,00O,000
1t cost them to get into Birmingham and
take part of the patronage away from
the other railroads that were here before
them. Why is 1t not as necessary to
protect the interest of the railroads from
losing part of their business as 1t is to
protect the water works and light COM
panies? The blowing of whistles an
nouncing the arrival of the first IL
linois Central train was as nothing COM
pared to what the people of Greater Biz
mingham will hear at the completion OF
the new water works system. when the
mayor of Greater Birmingham will an
nounce its completion by throwing
stream of water over the Woodward
building from reservoir pressure.
| will be glad to furnish Colonel Bush
or any other citizen of Birmingham with
any information that have in regard to
the erection of the new water works sys-
TEN, which every citizen of Greater Bir-
mingham will be a stockholder in. Any
suggestion or just criticism that will
throw any light on any subject concern
ing this undertaking that has not already
been brought to my attention will be
highly appreciated, and I will take pleas
ure in answering the questions of any
citizen of Birmingham Respectfully.
T. H. FRIEL.
North Birmingham, May 81, 1908.
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City Court.

First division, Judge Ferguson. Jury:
John Porter vs. Alabama Great South
ern Railroad company, appeal by de-
+endant; Dimmick Pipe company VS.. Sea-
board Air Line railway, defendant, and
First National bank of Birmingham ct
ais, garnishees, garnshment on sum-
mons; John M. Sims ct al. VS.. c. D.
Smith & Co., ct ais, assumpsit; A. w.
Judy VS.. E. D. Jennings, damages; I. J..
Crump vs. Central Insurance company,
assumpsit; T. ]. Crump VS.. Central In
surance company, assumpsit; Mrs Flore
E. Campbell vs. Western Union Telegraph
company, damages; Eli B. Whiddon VS..
C. D. Smith & Co. ct ais, assumpsit;
Meyer-Mark company VS.. Hamilton "
Jorsch ct ais, defendant, and Lane Bros.
company ct ais, garnishees, assumpsit;
Joseph D. Tinker VS.. ]. X. Brockman,
ejectment.
Second division. Judge Sem. Jury:
Roman Marcus VS.. Birmingham Rail-
way, Light and Power company, dam
ages: Andrew j. Henderson VS.. Western
Union Telegraph company, damages; r.
d. Summerville VS.. Birmingham Railway,
Light and Power company, damages;
Charles E. Chapman VS.. Birmingham
Railway Light and Power company,
damages; Fannie Glenn ct ais, admins
traitors. VS.. Decatur Car Wheel Manu-
featuring company, damages; Scott Cav
ernon, administrator, VS.. Birmingham
Railway Light and Power company,
damages; Elias Scholder VS.. Wiley F.
Malten, damages; Tom Chastain VS.. Ten
ressee Coal, Iron and Railroad COM
pany, damages.
Third division, Judge Nesmith Jury:
r T. Lavender, administrator, VS.. Biz
mingham Railway, Light and power cont
many, damages; p. M. Wood vs. Sloss-
Sheffield Steel and Iron company, dam
ages; r. e. Daugherty VS.. Birmingham
Railway, Light and Power company
damages; Miles Brown VS.. Central of
Georgia Railway company, damages;
Jefferson d. Salter VS.. Ensley Southern
Railway company ct ais, damages; M.
M. HUFF VS.. Birmingham Railway, Light
and Power company. damages; Johnnie
ZONES VS.. Sloss-Sheffeld Steel and Iron
company. damages; William c. Thomas
VS.. ]. c. Marks Liquor company, dam
ages.
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JOHN MITCHELL
MAY BE CANDIDATE

Chicago, May Observation-Disclosures
Mitchell. formerly president Of the
Irnited Mine Workers of America, was
seriously put to the fore yesterday as
a candidate for the democratic guber-
material nomination as the result OF
oonf.rence in which he took part, to-
gether with Roger c. Sullivan and 9TH
er democratic leaders.
Mr.. Mitchell would not say that he
would be a candidate for the nomina-
t,on hnt admitted that he would an
nounce his decision at the meeting of
the state federation OF labor at Spring
field on June ID.
This admission was taken as suf-
ficient indication that MS decision
would be in the affirmative
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ITALIAN EDITOR
ELOPES WITH GIRL


Paterson. N. j., May 31.-(Special)-
Ludovico Caminita, editor of the sup
pressed anarchist paper, La QUESTION: So
ciale of Paterson, has disappeared fol-
lowing the announcement that he has
been indicted for a crime against the
government in having been the author Of
an anarchistic editorial.
Caminita, II is said by his closest
friends, has eloped with the pretty daugh-
ter of an Italian who keeps saloon on
Straight street. Caminita was a believer
in free love and already had wife and
children in Italy. The father of the girl
is swearing vengeance.
The paper of which Caminita was the
editor was suppressed at the direction OF
President Roosevelt, who called the at
tention of the department of justice to
the inflammatory character of some OF
its articles.
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Dope In Figures ShOh
Season Work BY Teams
By PERCY II. WHITING.

worked in less than four games, BARLEY
of New Orleans is the leagues leading
twirler. He has won out of the
games pitched Becker of Mobile Is
second and Kellum of Nashville third.
Stockdale, who stands fourth in the list,
and Burkett, who is eighth, are both dis
cards. Memphis passed up the former and
Atlanta and Montgomery the latter.
Here is the dope up to Thursdays
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French AeropIane Trials.

Rome, May 31.--Leon de Lagrange
the French aeroplanist, who yesterday
made a new record for distance in his
machine, continued his experiments
here this evening. Alth ough there was
not much wind, he did not stay in the
air more than six minutes, but the
thousands of spectators who were pres
ent seemed satisfied with his exhibition
and warmly aplauded him.
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TRAVELLERS WIN
FROM PELICANS
VictorS Return to Birmingham
This Morning
MEMPHlI BEAT VOLUNTEERS
McNeal Works for Birmingham Today
and Rip Raglan viii Be Given
Trial BY Mique
Finn.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE STANDING.
Results Yesterday.
Games Today.

Memphis 1. Nashville /.
Little Rock ,, New Orleans o.
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u,nd.rhilt,a Horse In Dead Heat.

Paris May 31.--W. X. Vanderbilt,
Sea Sick II, with Henry up. ran dead
heat with M. e. Deschamps Quintette
II for the French Derby, valued at s2o,-
600, at Chantilly this afternoon. Both
orses were favorites and the finish
was gruelling one. w. K. Wander
bits Maintenon won this stake In 1906.
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

At Toedo-Louisville 3, Toledo l.
At Columbus-Indianapol s. Column
bus 2.
At Kansas City-Kansas City 5, st.
Paul 2.
At Minneapolis-Min Minneapolis 2, Mil
waukee l.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Drawn Battle at CHICAGO.

Chicago, May d.-Pittsburg and Chicago
split even in two dull and uninteresting
games today. The locals played very
loosely in the field, but won the first game
by punching four singles and two doubles
off Willis in the third inning. In the
second Pittsburgs pitchers allowed but
five hits. Scores:
First game Ri E.
Chicago go " :. obs 900 00s-6 6
Pittsburg -. -. :. 900 600 020-2 6 ,
Batteries: Pfeister, Moran and King;
Willis, Young and Phelps. Time, SO.
Snplres tombstone and Klein.
~Sond game X. II. E.
Chicago -. . -. 900 010 200 3 :
Pittsburg. . -. ..102 1902 2O5-13 16 0
Batteries: Fraser, Ruelbach and King;
Mccarthy, Camnitz and Gibson. Time,
PIP. Umpides, KLEIN and tombstone.
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AIRDOME

Third Avenue, between 18th
and 10th streets opens tonight.
First performance, 7:30; Sec
ond, 8:45; Third, 10 O'Clock.
Be a first-nighter. Admis-
sion. 10c.
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New York, May 31.-By long odds the
most important announcement of the
week in pugilistic way is that Battling
again, and on terms which should settle
beyond the chance of controversy the rel
alive merits of the two men.
While the preponderance of evidence is
vastly In favor of the proposition that
Cans proved himself the master of the
Dane in Goldfeld, at the best 1t must be
acknowledged that a decision based on a
foul must necessarily be inconcusive and
gives a loser a chance to make claims.
The men are to meet in San Francisco
in July, and are to go 40 rounds-that is,
if both last that long. l am not going to
make any prophesies concerning this bat
tie. While the chances seem to favor
Cans, the Battler means business, and 1t
is no sure thing that he will not be the
one to take. the measure of the great
negro fighter. One thing is certain. it will
be a fight from the sound of the gong
until the battle is over.
1t looks as though Burns would get his
s80, 900, win, lose or draw, for a fight
with johnson after all. He has author
lied the signing of agreements with
western fight promoter and 1t seems to
be up to Johnson to make good. With all
this talk about the big black, have yet
failed to see anything advanced by his
admirers which warrants his being placed
on so high a pedestal His record shows
that he is a big, husky fellow, who can
handle himself well and can hit. That's
all on that line. 1t also shows that he Is
as crooked as a rams horn, and leaves
his courage in front of a hard-hitting
determined fighter, such as Burns Is very
much in doubt.
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little Rock at Birmingham.
New Orleans at Montgomery.
Memphis at Nashville.
Mobile at Atlanta.
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Butler Sacrifice hits, OLeary, Donahue.
Stolen bases, O'Leary, Redmond. Double
plays Wiseman to Seabaugh. Wild pitch,
Perdue. Struck out, Perdue ., Shields 3.
Bases on balls, Perdue 8, Shields 5. Hit
by pitcher Bay, Donahue. Time, 1850.
Umpire, Pfenninger.
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Summaries: Two-base hits, Speaker 2,
Robe. Stolen bases. Speaker 2, Lord. Sac
rifice hits Page, Ryan. Double plays,
Connors to East, Collins TO East, Hart
to Connors to Wood. Struck out, Ryan 3,
Hart 3. Bases on balls Ryan 2, Hart l..
Hit by pitched ball, Ryan OVood) Time
of game. 1:55 Umpire, Brown.
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Cincy Beats Cardinals.

Cincinnati, May 31.-Cinclnnati defeated
st. Louis to this afternoon in a poorly
played game, which went II innings.
Score: Hi. Il.
Cincinnati -. -. loo OlO 900 2Ol--5
St. Louis ..ooo o2o 600 2oo-4
batteries: Ewing, Campbell and Schlei;
pavmond and Ludwig. Time, 2:31 UNI
pre-, Emslie.
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RT~ORD OF THE COURTS
Dockets for the civil courts read as
follows:
chaneery Court.

ChanceFy CoUTt'
Jane Lawshee VS.. Robert Lawshee;
Josetta Strong VS.. Charlie Strong; Wade
Wilson VS.. Laura Wilson; James A. AL
len VS. Henry Seigel; A. H. Hunt, ct
ais, vs. A. o. Fruitticher; Josephine
Evans ct al. VS.. Spencer Phillips; Corne-
Illus Phillips VS.. Fannie Phillips; William
Lewis VS.. Cora Lewis; Howard Daniel Vs.
Minnie Daniel; Charles W. Davis VS.. Mel
lie Donahue; James S. Wilcox VS.. E. s.
Bell ct al; Frank Brady VS.. Laura
Brady
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RUDE WaddeIl In Game.

st. Louis, May 31.-Berger's wildness
and an error by Hinchman gave st. LOUIS
the victory over Cleveland today, 8 to 3
Rube Waddell made his first appearanc e
since voluntarily quitting the diamond at
Philadelphia. Waddell was slightly in
,ured during the seventh inning and was
forced to retire. Score: R.H.E.
Cleveland =. ........ 200 oil 000-2 9 3
st. Louis . ........ 200 900 012-3 6 2
Batteries: Berger and Bemis Waddell
Dineen and Spencer. Time, LOS. Umpires,
Evans and Hurst.
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Valley Head, May 31.-(Special.)-
For the first time this season Valley
Head presented its full lineup yester-
day and won one-sided game from
Sulphur Springs by score of IL to G.
Wright and Anderson starred in the
box. r. H. E.
Valley Head ................. IL 10 /
Sulphur Springs ......... 0 3 3
Batteries: Wright, F. Anderson and
p. Anderson; Driscoll and Hortline
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New Orleans, May 31.-The Pelicans
winning streak was broken today, a base
on balls and Hubers error being respon
sible for Little Rocks first and, what
proved to be, the winning run. The sec
ord came a result of a single by Col
Inns and a double by Speaker. Hart was
given remarkable support in pinches thai
-nl
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ListIess Game In Memphis.

Memphis, Tenn, May 31.-The home
team won a slow and listless game from
Nashville today Score:
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COTTON STATES LEAGUE
THE AMATEURS.

At MISUNDERSTANDING 0. Monroe ;
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While we slept Michael Angora Finn led
his Travellers out of Birmingham to New
Orleans, and in that city yesterday de-
feated Charlie Franks Pelicans to 0.
The outcome of the game was remark
able in that Little Rock got but half as
many hits as New Orleans, and made
three times as many errors.
The Travellers will return to Birming
ham this morning and meet the Barons
at West End McNeal and Raglan, the
old Baron favorite, will be the opposing
pitchers this afternoon.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Close Games Divided.

Chicago, May 31.-Chicago and Detroit
split even in a doubleheader today The
locals won the first / to 0, because %
Walsh's good pitching. The second end
ed with an attempted double steal, Sui
lvan being declared out after a fine slide
that looked safe. The couat was 70
!. Scores:
First game R.HE.
Chicago :. ..............O00 100 OO+-1 6 0
Detroit ... ............. 200 900 1000 2
Batteries: Walsh and Sullivan; Willett
and Schmidt. Umpire Sheridan. Time, lbs.
Second game R.HE.
Chicago =. ...........00 l 900 OOO-1 II
Detroit . ................1 100 DOL 0O0-2 II 4
Batteries: White and Sullivan; Suggs
and Payne. Time, 1:55. Umpire, Sheridan.
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Cans And The BattIer
FigH Again Next Wonfh
BY JEFF THOMPSON.

l very much doubt If II comes to the
scratch If Johnson really wants any of
Burns game 1 have very little doubt if
they ever meet in the ring but that Burns
will win, not pedhaps with the same ease
as he had with the British Champions"
but with enough facility to definitely
place Johnson where he belongs-in the
second rank of heavy weighters, If not
even further back.
OF all the fights carded the one which
to my mind promises the most interest is
that between Billy Papke and Stanley
Ketchell For a man who likes to look at
a fight | know of no two men now In the
public eye who can give a greater
amount of solid amusement than these
two middle weights. do not think any
one will dispute the statement that the
winner of this bout will be as unques-
tionably the middle weight champion rs
Jeffries is the leader of the heavy weight
division.
It is possible that New York fight fans
will soon have a chance to see a cham
pionship fight. Abe Attell has made tine
suggestion that he meet Charley Griffin,
the Australian feather weight now here
on a hunt for Abe's scalp, in a six-round
go in New York, and Griffin may fall
for it. I hope he does as I should like to
see first-class fight without crossing II
continent in order to do SO.
| like the looks of Griffin. If appear
anees go for anything, he should be able
to put up a very pretty fight with At
taI hut CT he
lieve there Is a man who at anything
like his weight can make an impression
on the Ghetto champion in six rounds.
If Griffin's managers are up to their
business, they will insist on long route
when their man meets Attell. Otherwise
there is a very slim chance of the title
crossing the Pacific this year.
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PITCHERS AVERAGES.
Dsregarding all pitchers who hav
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II1et
and Schmidt. Umpire Sheridan. Time, LBS
ID