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GAMES TODAY.
Birmingham at Nashville. Memphis at Little Rock. New Orleans at Mobile. Atlanta at Montgomery.

Nashville. May 7.-(Special.) .)-Birming- ham succeeded in putting stop to Nash ville's winning streak by taking the first game of the series today. Score to 1. Nashvie's run came in the ninth when 1t looked like shut-out for the Cham pions.
 The Champions were welcomed home by large crowd, which was visibly disap- pointed at the result.
 Molesworth, first up, got right down to business by lining out a two-bagger. He was sent to third by Henline, and scored on McGilvray's long fly to Seigel. That ended the scoring until the seventh, Me Gilvray being out stealing second and Gygli popped to Seabaugh. Nashville started with a two-bagger by Bay who went to third on Wisemans sacrifice East's long drive to center was returned by Molesworth in time to kill Bay at the plate.
 Birmingham got busy again in the fifth. Bowen went to second on Buffers tumble and wild throw to first Ellam sent him to third, but Larsen's bunt was the medium of a double play, Duggan to Sea baugh to Robertson which retired the side.
 In Nashville's half of the sixth, Sea baugh was safe on first on hit through Ellam, and went to second. Duggan sac rificed him to third, but he was out trying to make home on Bays inf1eld hit. Wise man singled but Bay was thrown out at third.
 In the seventh, with two out, Bowen singled Ellam hit safe, Larsen then drove one to the dump, which succeeded fin evading Seigle and Wiseman until Lar sen had completed the circuit
 ninth-inning rally was started by Tonneman, batting for Duggan. He got q single and went to second on Bays sacrifice. Dickson fumbled Wiseman's in- field nit and Tonneman scored on East's single to right
 The feature of the day was the work of the Birmingham shortstop and the ef- fective twirling of both pitchers.
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ALABAMA WINS SECOND.
Gresham Pitches spendidIy and Gets
 Out of Holes.

Tuscaloosa, May 7.-Alabama turned the tables on Cumberland university this aft ernoon. winning by the score of ? to 0. Tomorrow the final contest of the series will be pulled off and a hard fight Is expected.
 This afternoon varsity stinging under the former defeat went into the game prepared to fight to a finish. Gresham was in the box and delivered the goods in great fashion, allowing only four hits and striking out ten hlen. Ball, the op- posing pitcher, was also in good form. He allowed but three hits. but famed only two. Alabama scored first in the fourth inning when Vaughn obtaining a free pass, stole second and third and came home on an error. The only other run of the game was made in the sixth inning by Vaughn, who got a two-bag- ger, the first hit made by varsity, and came home on wild throw from third to first. In the seventh two hits were obtained, but there was nothing doing. Cumberland had one good chance to score when in the seventh inning, the bases were filled with one out. But Gresham was equal to the occasion and came out of the hole like a veteran.
 The lineup:
 Alabama-Vaughn. catcher; Gresham, pitcher; Snedecor, first base; Conan. sec ond base Pratt, third base; Waite. short stop; Mudd. left field; Peebles center field; Watkins. right field.
 Cumberland-Luna, catcher Ball, pitch CT; Allison. first base Smead second base; Crump and Frye. third base; Frye and Harrison, short stop; Barbee, left field: Miller center field; Gibson, right field
 Score by innings: LIE. Cumberland ........... 900 GOO 000-0 4 { Alabama ................. .000 101 000-2 3 1
 Summary: Bases on balls, Ball 2. Struck out, Ball g. Gresham 10. Hit by pitcher, Vaughn and Crump. Sacrifice hit, Mill Ter. Stolen bases. Vaughn ?, Gresham. Two-base hit, Vaughn. Umpire, Me Laughlin. Time of game. 1:50
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Philadelphia
AUBURN DEFEATS TECH.
Fast Fielding Saves Reynolds from
 Sad Defeat.

Atlanta, May 7.--(Special) )-The Yellow Jackets blew up in the first inning today The entire team apparently became de- moralized and before it settled down again had sent two men across the rubber.
 These two runs proved to be enough and were the only runs scored during the entire game for although the Yellow Jackets hit Reynolds hard, the swell sup port by his teammates allowed the Au- burnites to get away with the game.
 Here is how Auburn scored:
 Webb was safe on an error of the catcher He was forced at second by Halls hit to third Mccoy hit to third and on his error Hall and Smith scored A fast double play retired the side. The two teams will play again tomorrow. Score by innings R.H E. Auburn .......-..........0 .0OO OOO W. 4 Tech ...................... 900 600 0OO-O
 Batteries: Reynolds and Hall; Collier and Armstead.
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See The College Field Day Sports
Th0 Thousand See POheU
 Win GYamma7 SchOOI Neef

the Henley school, Powell second, Mar tin third.
 The S5-pound relay race was won by the Powell school, Paul Hayne second, Martin third.
 The 95-pound relay race was won by the Powell school, Paul Hayne second Henley third.
 The 115-pound relay race was won by Powell school, Henley second, Paul Hayne third.
 The unlimited class relay race was won by Paul Hayne school, Powell second, Henley third.
 There were at least POGO people on the grounds, and at times the enthusiasm was intense. Each school was represented by a large crowd of rooters, and they made the well1in ring with cheers as their fay- orites succeeded.
 Prizes offered were as follows:
 F'ifty-dollar trophy, offered by the Ma sons for the winner of the meet, the same to be won by the same school two sue cessive years before becoming permanent property of the school.
 A gold play ground button to the high est individual scorer, in case of tie each contestant to receive a gold button.
 A silver and bronze button to the best and second best individual scorer in each school.
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Sunday School Games.

The baseball committee of the Sunday School Athletic league met at the Y. M. c. A. last night and arranged for the opening games for next Saturday. The senior teams will play as follows
 Cumberland Presbyterians vs. South side Baptsts, Owenton diamond.
 Twenty-seventh Street Baptists vs. First Christian church, at Behren's park.
 East Lake Methodist Episcopal vs. Sec ond Presbyterian, at East Lake.
 It is expected that a junior league will be organized within a week or so. Next Saturday the Second Presbyterian juniors will play the juniors of St. Johns Epis- copal.
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Nashville. May 7-tspeciaD-I saw the game this afternoon. Molesworth's throw to the plate in the first inning. which retired Bay at the plate. was from deep center. It was a mighty heave, for Bay, as we know. is a fast man.
 They have often said too that Moes- worth has no wing. The other feature of the game was Larsen's swat in the seventh which scored Ellam and Bowen and himself.
 The ball lodged Seigle and Wiseman- neither touched it-and it should have been scored a home run.
 But these Nashville fellows can't stand the gaff and when things go wrong, they have got to knife someone.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE.
EIberfieId Hits Umpire.

New York, May 7.-New York won an exciting 12-inning game today from Bos- ton to 3. Lake, who relieved Newton in the fourth, brought in the victory on his double and Cree's single. Elberf1eld disputed with Umpire Hurst over de- cision at the plate and showed the referee, who retaliated by skipping the player in the jaw. By thus placing his hands on the umpire, Elberfield put himself out of the game under the rules. Score:
 R.H.E. Boston .......0O 0O1 100 0O1 0OO-s 2 2 New York .......... 900 120 600 OO1-4 Il 4 Batteries: Chech and Spencer and Don ohue; Newton, Lake and Blair and Kleinow. Time, 2:20. Empires, Hurst and Evans.
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Tie Game Yesterday As
 Witnessed By Local Nan
BY BILL AK.

Later, when seigle came to the bat with the bases full and one out, he had the misfortune to hit into double play
 The fault was not Seigles Dickson was pitching well. But they roasted Seigle to a fare you well.
 They were very liberal in scoring hits for Nashville this afternoon. As a matter of fact, the hits should have been about evenly divided. Both pitchers did we'll though few Nashville hits, as the score indicates came when men were in posi- tions to score
 Ellam played splendidly this afternoon He is developing faster than any other man who ever came undar my eye, and I have been watching baseball games for the past fifty years.
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Evers and Walsh Reinstated.

Cincinnati, May 7.-Chairman Hermann of the National Baseball commission an- nounced this afternoon that Pitcher Ed Walsh of the Chicago American league club and Second Baseman Evers of the Chicago National league club have been reinstated to good standing and again can play with their respective clubs. It has not yet been decided what amount of fine to impose upon the players, Herr mann saying that this matter would be settled within the next few days.
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Efforts To Have Racing Meet.

Little Rock May 7.--11eaded by a large delegation from Hot Springs, racing mem bers from that city are here today mak- ing spirited effort to induce members of the lower house to vote for the meas ure which recently passed the senate, al lowing 100 days racing in Garland county each year. Opponents of the bill are also here in force from that county. The bill will probably be taken up in the house late this afternoon.
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DonIin Will Play.

Spokane, Wash, May Mike Donlin, formerly captain of the New York Ma lional team, announced today that he would return to the New York club at the end of his present theatrical engagement if the fans so desired. If the New York Baseball club meets my terms, It IS up to the fans whether or not l play baseball this year.M have made all ar rangements to sail for Europe in July, but if the fans, who have always been my friends, want me to stick and finish out the season with the Giants Will feel that it Is due them that l stay
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MEMPHIS WINS EASILY.
And Jack oConnor Is Benched for
 Disputng Decision.

Little Rock, Ark. May 7-slow work by Little Rocks infeld allowed Memphis to score five runs in the sec ond inning of today's game, elnehing the result. Fullenwider. who succeeded Cir ard in the box in this Inning. did not al- lay a Memphan to reach second. The local team hit Keiber with considerable frequency. but fast fielding. particularly on the part of Baerwald, prevented them from scoring more than one run. Captain O'Connor was put off the field for ob-
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MATTHEWS DROPPED THROW.
And Mobile Scored Winning Run Over
 Pelicans.

Mobile, May 7.-After Fruit had held the Mobile team hitless for well-nigh eight innings the locals made one of their now famous ninth -inning rallies and won the game before any one was out, on Sentell's single, Rhotons clean double. Thornton's sacrifice, which Dexter fum- bled. and Sabrie's sacrifice which Dex- ter threw to Matthews and the catcher dropped 1t at the plate, allowing Rho ton to come over with the winning run.
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Southern Field Meet.

New Orleans, May 7.-There is every indication that the annual track and field championship meet of the Southern Asso- citation Amateur Athletic union, to be held at the City park track here tomor row afternoon, will be thoroughly suc- cessful affair. There are 131 athletes en- tered for the 1T events.
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Twas AIabama,s Day.

Yesterday was a great victory for the arms of the athletic teams of this state Birmingham defeated Nashville. Montgomery defeated Atlanta.
 Mobile defeated New Orleans.
 Auburn defeated Georgia Tech.
 The University of Alabama defeated Cumberland university.
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THE CRACKERS eALLooNEp.
castleton Wild and Thomas Had
 Easy Sailing.

Montgomery. May 7.-Montgomery won an easy victory over Atlanta this after noon in a featureless game by final score of 10 to 9 Castleton was wild and had poor support, his teammates making many costly errors. Thomas made his initial bow of the season for Montgom- cry and pitched in steady form. Score:
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ARKANSAS LEAGUE.

. At Hot Sprngs:~ Argenta ,, Hot Springs 3. ] At Jonesboro; Helena s, Jonesboro 1. ! At Alexandria: Alexandria 1, Fort Smith ?.
 At Monroe: Texarkana 5, Monroe 2.
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TEXAS LEAGUE.

At Oklahoma City: Waco ,. Oklahoma City 4. At Shreveport: Shreveport IA. San An tonic l.
 At Dallas: First game Galveston 1, Dallas 0; second game, Galveston l, Dal- las o.
 At Fort Worth. Houston 5. Fort Worth 0.
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R.H E.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

At Milwaukee,: Milwaukee 6. Indian apolis ?.
 At Minneapolis: Toledo g, Minneapo- lis B.
 At St. Paul: Columbus 3, St. Paul, 9 At Kansas City: Kansas City 5, Louis vile 2
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Local Sport Lovers.

Never was Birminghams love for sport ing events better shown than yesterday. Five thousand people saw the automobile races at the Fair Grounds.
 Two thousand saw the Grammar school boys compete at their park.
 The baseball matinee was packed and damned to a most uncomfortable degree.
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City Leaaue Games.

Bessemer and Decatur Car Wheel com pany at west End Park. Woodward Iron Company and Louisville and Nashville Railroad company at Lakeview park. r. M c. A. at North Birmingham Grasselle Chemical company and Birmingham Alh- letic club at Smiths park.
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Marquard Loses Aqain.

Boston, May 7.-Boston won todays game from New York to l. Marquard is- sued his second pass in the eighth and Sweeneys two base hit, an infield out and the squeeze" play gave Boston two runs. Score: R.H E. New York ............. 900 900 100-1 1 Boston ............... 900 900 02*-2 4
 Batteries Marquard and Myers: Dor ner Mattern and Bowerman. Time, 1:44 Empires, Johnstone and Cusack.
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CAROLINA ASSOCIATION.

At Winston Salem: Winston-Salem g., Spartanburg l.
 At Greenville: Greenville 4, Charlotte 1. At Greensboro: Greensboro 5, Ander- son l.
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Marion Defeats Birminohan.

Marion, May 7.-(Special. )-Marion won the second game of series with Birming ham college, score to 2. Batteries: Long and Heath; Harkins and Boyles. Umpire, Lee
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SUMMARY: Struck out-Duggan 3, Dickson L Base on balls-Dickson l. Sacrifice hits-Wiseman, McGilvray, El- lam, Duggan, Bay Two-base -Molesworth, Bay. Double plays-Molesworth to Kane; Bowen to E,llam to Kane; Moves to East to Robertson. Time-1:30. e-F'itzsimmons.
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for Fullenwider 1T

Summary: Innings pitched, Girard. 1 13; F'ullenwider. 1-3. Hits apportioned. off Girard. '; off Fullenwider 3. Stolen bas- es. Boucher. Bases on balls. off Girard, 1; Keber, 9 Struck out. Fullenwider, 4; Keber. 3. Hit by pitcher, Keiber Perry). Double plays Fullenwider to Boucher to Tarleton 9 Baerwald to Carey. Time, :95. Umpires O'Brien and Carpenter.
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Summary: bacrIhce hIts, MOrdn, heI- win. Two base hit. Whiteman. Three base hit. Hem. Bases on balls, Thomas, l; Castleton. 3. Hit by pitcher, Castle ton (Manush). Passed ball, McMurray Struck out, Thomas, 3; Castleton, f. Stolen bases, Persons. 8; Manush. Time, 1:45. Umpire, Pfenninger.
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Welsh Beats Frayne.

New York. May 7.-Freddy Welsh, tho English lightweight pusihst defeated Johnny Frayne of California in fast ten-round bout hare tonight
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Birmingham Takes First of Nashville Serles-EIlam Played Brilliantly. Molesworth's Great Throw
 Retires Bay at the Plate.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE STANDING.
RESULTS YESTERDAY.

Birmingham 4, Nashville 1. Mobile ?, New Orleans 1.
 Memphis 5. Little Rock 1. Montgomery 10, Atlanta ?.
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VIRGINIA IEAGuE

At Danvile: Danville 2, Lynchburg 1 Q0 innings).
 At Norfolk: Norfolk g. Roanoke G. At Richmond: Richmond 6, Ports mouth 8.
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Pirates Sting Ball.

Pittsburg, May 7.-Pittsburg won from St. Louis today to B. The feature was the batting of Barbeau and Wilson, the former having a perfect batting average. Score: R.H k. Pittsburg ............. 110 102 0O*-5 15 3 St Louis ............. 210 900 0O0-3 g 2
 Batteries: Willis and Gibson; Rhodes, Sallee and Bresnahan. Time, 1:45 Um- pires, Kane and Klem
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Haaerman Does We'll.

Chicago, May 7.-Hagerman today had the honor of pitching the first shut-out game of the season for Chicago His work was consistent throughout, especial ly so with men on bases. Bunched hits with a couple of errors in the third and sixth gave Chicago the game from Cin- cinnat Score: R.H.E. Chicago ................ 001 003 01s-5 3 Cincinnati ............... 900 600 OO0-0 3
 Batteries: Hagerman and Moran; Fromme and Mclean. Time, 143. Um- pires, ODay and Emslie.
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COLLEGE GAMES.

At Sewanee: Sewanee, 4; Vanderbilt, O. At Columbia: University of South Caro- lima, 3; Clemson, O.
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TlHce nls, thornton, Sabrle, Hardy, Pruitt. Two-base hits, Thornton, Rho ton Double plays, Huelsman to Dundon; Sentell to Rhoton to Sabrie; Rhoton to Sabrie. Struck out, Stockdale l, Pruitt 4. Bases on balls, Pruitt l, Stockdale 2. Hit by pitcher, Rhoton and Sabrie Time, AS Umpire Rudderham.
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Was Spectacular Race.

The 100-mile event, on account of the accidents which happened to Strang, making it necessary for him to lose time and distance, became a real automobile race.
 II was thrilling and spectacular, where as had no accident occurred, it would have been a runaway.
 The meet was highly successful from d point of entertainment. Manager Fred Staley had everything arranged to per lection, and fully 5000 people witnessed the sport. The events occurred under the auspices of the Birmingham Police Re- lief association.
 Homer George was referee and starter. II. B. Gray, Solon Jacobs, Robert Jem- ison, Jr., Dr. J. D. Dedman, and Steve Smith were the judges. The timers were s. Scott Joy, David Fox, Max J. Wink Ter E. E. Crow and Rufus Russell
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Fucker Hammered Hard.

Brooklyn, May 7.-Philadelphia stopped Brooklyn's winning streak today by score of to l victory Fucker was bat ted out of the box in the seventh. Score;
 R.H.E. Philadelphia .......... 010 900 3O0-4 s 0 Brooklyn .............. GOO 900 O01l 8 Batteries: Foxen and Dooin Fucker. Wilhelm and Bergen. Time, two hours. Empires, Truby and Rigler
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The Official Summaries.

First event: Five miles, motorcycle match, Tennessee Alabama championship, Robert Stabbs Qndian) first Johnny Green (Curtiss), second. Time, 5:29 4-5.
 Second event: Five miles, Birmingham championship, open only to Alabama drivers, Tilford Cowell of Montgomery (ChaimersD DetroiD, first; Scully of Bir- mingham Stanley steamer), second Time, 5:45.
 Third event: Five miles, Lewis Strang Buick 30) first; 'Filford Cowell Chalmers DetroiD, second Time, 5:32 2-5.
 Fourth event: Five miles, motorcycle handicap, Robert Stubbs (scratch), Qn- diam, first; Gall Joyce G4mile) Qndian), second; Johnny Green, Scott and Chandler also ran.
 The fifth event, 100 miles, race awarded to Tilford Cowell by Referee Homer George in hfty-fifth mile after accident to Lewis Strang. Time for 55 miles, 1.07:3l 1-5.
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SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE

Columbus, Ga., May 7-(Special.)-In heavy hitting game Columbus defeated Savannah to ?. Score: R.H.E. Savannah ........... .001 GOO OO1-2 Columbus ............... .003 200 0O+-5 Batteries; Kane and Shea; Eyler and Massing. Umpire, Westervelt. Time, :42. At Charleston: Augusta O. Charleston 1 Q1 innings).
 At Columbia: Chattanooga 8, Colum- bia 5.
 At Macon: Jacksonville 5, Macon 6.
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Murphy,s Hit Wins.

Philadelphia, May 7.-Washington was again defeated here today in pitchers battle, the score being 1 to o. With one out in the ninth, Murphy hit for three bases and scored when Freeman made wild throw in returning the ball Score:
 R.H.E. gnlldQelpnld ..-......... .VOU OOO UVl-l 0 o Washington ......... 900 900 00O-O ' 8 Batteries Coombs and Thomas; John son and Street. Time, 1:52. Empires, Connolly and Egan
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Strang's Hard Luck.

The feature of the programme was the 10O- mile event, and there was much im- patience when delay after delay post poned its beginning.
 Immediately after the start Strang ran to the front and in the eighth mile, after a magnificent burst of speed, lapped his competitors. Dewitt and Cowell. At the tenth mile, however, he was compelled to stop for repairs, and lost the mile he had gained. He started again, however and at the twentieth mile again lapped his com petitors. His great speed ran him well to the front, and at the thirtieth mile he was two laps to the front. Then occurred another halt and and when he again started the long dis tance Cowell was one mile ahead or him. He settled to the task, however, and when Cowell had trouble crossed him. Then he began slowly to pile up a goodly number of yards over the Chalmers-De- troit, and at the fifty-second mile, when the accident occurred he was 214 miles in ad- vance of Cowell.
 Strangs fastest mile was the eighth, 1:O0:A.
 Strangs time at the conclusion of the fiftieth mile was 5907 2-5.
 Cowells time at the same distance was 61 :23 4-5
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Ladies and children free Saturday Matinee O'Brien Opera House. Little girls will be given box of candy, little boys a baseball.
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cowel's sIendid Work.

He also won the Birmingham district championship over Scully in Stanly steamer, and he was perhaps the favorite with the people. The 17-year- old lad drove several wonderful miles, and whenever he flashed before the grandstand he was greeted with cheers that resounded for miles,
 Lewis Strang won the 5-mile sprint over Dewitt and Cowell without trouble. It was-aot necessary for him to make fast time, and he was never hard pressed after taking the lead in the very beginning.
 A. w. Greiner, in a Thomas Six Flyer, in attempting to lower his own 5-mile record made a Nashville May l. scored a failure. On account of trouble he was compelled to call halt at the conclusion of the fourth mle
 Bob Stubbs had an easy afternoons work in winning the two events in which he was entered. He walked away with Johnny Green of Chattanooga in the 5-mile event. and won hands down in the smile handicap.
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COLLEGE SPORTS HAVE FULL SWAY IN BIRMINGHAM Big Field Meet At the Fair Grounds This After
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VANDERBILT, TENNESSEE
 AND ALABAMA ARRIVE
Great Rivalry Between Entered Teams. Athletic Club and Y. M. c. A. Strong-officials, Events
 and Prizes.

Today is college day in Birmingham.
 The college boys will compete at the fair grounds. Sponsors and maids have been chosen. Colors will wave. Tells will