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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-24
LOCAL BOY BOOSTED.
Atlanta Paper Says Nice Things About
 Catcher Vaughn.

The Atlanta Journal has the following concerning Catcher Vaughn of the Uni versity of Alabama, who is native of Birmingham:
 One of the greatest college baseball players in the south today, from past performances and records, is Catcher Vaughn of the University of Alabama team He has never been seen in action in this section and the fans cannot fully appreciate his ability and worth to a team.
 During the series Alabama played with Cumberland it was Vaughn and not Ala bama that took two out of the three games. On Monday, while in the chem ical laboratory, Vaughn had the misfor- tune to severely burn the first two fingers on his throwing hand which kept him from playing ball. Thursday, when the frst game was scheduled with Cumber- land Vaughn's fingers were in such a condition that it was impossible for him to play. His team entered the game with out his services and lost to Cumberland 2 to 0.
 When the second game was started Friday Vaughn insisted upon playing. Though he had his first two fingers tied together with a bandage he was allowed to go behind the bat to do the receiv- ing His right hand hurt him so bad that he was forced to take the big mitt from his left hand and use his left hand in throwing to the bases. Occasionally he would throw with his right hand but with much pain. However, his Injured hand did not injure his batting eye. The first time up he was walked. Not satis- fled with reaching first he swiped second and third and with two out got in . chase between third and home and scored the first run for his teammates. The next time up he cracked out two-bagger and finally scored the second and last run for his team, winning the game ? to O. His work in the closing game Satur- day was equally as phenomenal, his team winning. All give him credit for win ming the last two games of the series.,'
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vention was wholly Thayers. and am still firm in the belief that to him should be given all the credit for it. However, be this as it may, 1 know that had and used a mask that is now in my possession in Boston in the spring of the year 1876.
 This old relic, while 1t would look very peculiar if placed side by side with one of the protectors the backstops use these days, was none the less com plete protection and fully answered all the necessary requirements. The mask is in a very good state of preser- yation. and if necessary could be used at the present time.
 As regards to who wore the mask first. Tyng or Thatch Ter, there may be some doubt though I believe the evil dence favors Thatcher. There is one thing that cannot be questioned-the first mask was the invention of the captain of the Harvard baseball team of 1S75-Fred Thayer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-24
TEXAS LEAGUE.

At Galveston: Galveston Il, Fort Worth ' (called at end of seventh fn- ming to catch train).
 At Waco: Shreveport 4. Waco o.
 At Houston: Dallas 2, Houston 2 (callled at end of 18th inning to catch train).
 At San Antonio: First game-Oklaho O. ma City 4, San Antonio 8; 12 innings. Second game Oklahoma City 5, San An tonic (ealled at end of sixth; dark neSB)
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AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Sox Take Opener.

Chicago. May 2S.-Chicago today won the opening game of the series from New York. A batting rally in the sec ond inning when the home team made three-base hit, a single and a double in row and scored three runs. was the feature. Score: R. H. E. Chicago .030 012 01%-7 Il l New York ..102 900 000-3 8 ?
 Batteries. Walsh and Sullivan; Lake Quinn and Blair. Time. 2:20. Um<ires, O'Loughlin and Perrine.
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Pelicans Finally Win.

New Orleans, May 23.-Nashville lost the final game of the series to the locals today, being unable to solve Pitcher Pruitt's delivery and narrowly escaped shut-out. Errors by the New Orleans infield following Seigle's single in the second innNlg gave the visitors run, but two singles and double in the fourth inning sent New Orleans into a lead which was easily maintained
 The Birmingham, team which begins a series with New Orleans tomorrow arrived and witnessed the game. Score:
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NEW WORLD RECORD.
Sheridan Throws Discus 138 Feet 11M
 Inches.

New York, May 2S-Martin J. Sheridan the 1rish-American Athletic club world S champion discus thrower. sent the newly adopted discus from a seven-foot circle at the Pastme Athletic club oval today for new worlds record of 13S feet 1134 inches The former record of 132 feet il inches was held by M. F. Horr.
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Jack Warner, once the Giants star catcher and later with Detroit and Wash ington, is open for an engagement. War ner has just had bitter experience as a club owner. Having saved a snug sum from his earnings on the ball field he se- cured his release from the Washington club while in the south recently and pro- ceeded to buy club in Texas. Every thing went wrong however, and Warner soon found himself without a dollar. He managed to secure a steamship ticket to this city and arrived here last week, sad but ready to start all over again.
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neapolts 8.
 At Indianapolis Louisville 2, Indian apolis l.
 At Milwaukee,: Milwaukee 4, St. Paul 2.
 At Toledo: Toledo 8, Columbus 6.
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African Sprinter In London

Southampton, May 23-R. E. Walk er, the sprinter, arrived here yesterday from South Africa He will compete in a number of summer meetings in the United Kingdom and will leave in August for the United States. His first race is at Abergavenny next week.
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Sporting Ne1Os
Lou Bauer Remembers US

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ARkANsAs LEAGUE.

At Monroe: Monroe g. Jonesboro O. At Fort Smith: Argenta 2, Fort Smith 1. At Texarkana: Hot Springs B. Texar- kama l.
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Willie Moody Knocked Out,

Philadelphia, May 23.-Tommy Murphy of New York knocked out Willie Moody of Philadelphia last night in the fifth round of scheduled six round bout at the National Athletic club.
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cobb's Fierce Hitting.

Detroit, May 23.-only five Detroit players reached first base. but four scored and one died stealing. Cobb's hits counted all of the runs. Washington had several chances to score, but could not hit with men waiting. Cobb was benched for criticising decision.
 Score R. H. D. Detroit ......2O0 900 2O*-4 4 l Washington 200 900 000-2 6 l
 Batteries: Willet and Stanage; Gray and Street. Time. 1:34. Empires, Hurst and Evans
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Fine Game Here.

St. Louis. May 2S.-1n the best game that has been seen in St. Louis this year the Browns won, l to o. In the ninth the winning run was scored on two singles and two sacrifices. Score:
 R. H. E. St. Louis . 900 900 0O1--1 8 8 Boston ......... 900 900 J0O--O 1 Batteries: Waddell and Stephens; Ar relanes and Carrigan. Time, AZ. Um- pires, Egan and Connolly.
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 The Pelican manager received let ter from Pitcher Chick" Fraser yes terday, in which Fraser said that he was going to take a little rest before he came down south, but that he would report in a week or so Hence Frank
 is not worrying about him.
 Some other changes in the Pelican lineup look to be brewing, and any thing that Frank does now should not come as surprise. The Dutch" man ager Is after the pennant and he says he is going to get 1t this year, too.- New Orleans Times Democrat Walter Morris, about wh om Savan nah raved last season, did his part in trimming the Georgians He started a double play, waited for a walk, nailed nice single, but was caught mapping at first by Johns after he had drawn his base hit Norris also moved out of the way of Bayless end of the hit and run meth cd, when Walker was stealing with Bayless smashing. The new short stop made the mistake so often noticed with predecessor Lindsay of being too eager to cover the bag for the runner instead of waiting for the batter to act and as a result a scratch hit was reg istered off Dick. The Savannah boy however, created a favorable impress sion in general and should the team commence to hit he is believed to be sta tioned for this seas son at least in his present position.-Me mphis Commercial Appeal.
 It was money that made that trade not a fevered brow nor a poisoned stomach. The real truth of the matter is that Castleton was offered more coin to go to the Cincinnati club, by sew eral hundred dollars than he was going to get with Atlanta.
 This and the fact that he was going to the big league moved him. It was but natural that he should want to make the change. He is playing base ball as business. With a handsome increase in salary and the chance to make good in the National league he would have been very foolish not to
 have been anxious to go. But he could
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-24

Memphis, May 23.-Errors lost the game here today for the locals by a score of 1 to O. Neither side scored until the beginning of the ninth, when Hurlburt's wild throw allowed one run. Memphis failed to score in her half of the ninth
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Take Birmingham Special Southern Railways handsome train to Washington and New York, 9::30 a. m. daily.
GIIT-GIIT CHIT

The time to Atlanta. Only AZ hours via Seaboard. Quick est time ever made.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-24

Su1nmaTy' TWO base mt, Huelsman. Sacrifice hits, Robertson, Butler, Moves Struck out Pruitt ., Duggan B. Bases on balls, Pruitt 3, Duggan 3. Time, TAO Empires, OBrien and Carpenter.
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WITH THE SCRIBES.

Jack Hardy is hitting his stride with Mobile. The game that he is not kick ing away he is now throwing away Nashville Banner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-24

phia Nationals, Grant. Doolin, Moren, Foxen and Moore Pittsburg, Abstein and Gibson; Boston Nationals. Sweeney; De- troit Stanage
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-24

J. W. Heisman. president of the At lanta club, has started something new in the baseball business He has put on foot a baseball exchange" an em- ployment bureau, for aspiring ball players.-Ex.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-24

sullIlHary. 5toIen bases, Moran ?. Double play, Morris to Cranston to Ca rey. Struck out Fisher 2, Keiber 8. Base on balls, Fisher ?, Keiber 1. Hit by pitch CT, Moran. Time, 1:40. Umpires, Moran and Rudderham
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Betting at Latonia.

On Tuesday next the Latonia Jockey club will inaugurate it's spring meeting at Cincinnati, scheduled to run 30 days with the running of the derby as the feature
 The meeting will mark a departure in the style of betting used at the race meetings held at Lexington and Louis vile, the human bookmaker replacing the silent mutuel machine. This becomes pos sible in spite of the edict of the racing commission to the contrary as the last named body is enjoined from interfering and it's validity depends on a decision from the court of appeals before which an appeal is pending. The prospects are that the Latonia meeting will be over before the question is judicially decided.
 The derby itself has been chopped to pieces by numerous withdrawals, since Winter Green showed such wonderful performance at Louisville in the Kentucky derby. Then, Winter Green was in- jured and his absence detracts a great deal of interest from the race. At pres ent it look as If the field on Tuesday will be made up of five horses, as follows:
 Warfeld, 114; Oiambala, IA; Sir Gates by, 107; Plate Glass, 110; The Peer, IA.
 Provision has been made at the track for over 1000 horses and every stall has been applied for.
 Col. Charles F. Price will be the pre- siding judge with Judge Joseph A. Mur- phy as racing secretary and associat te judge. Jacob Hoffman will as usual do the starting
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Golfers at Memphis.

More than 100 golfers from many southern cities are in Memphis for the an nual championship of the Southern Golf association. More arrivals are expected Monday for the opening, which is set for Tuesday morning. Delegations have arrived from Birmingham, Chattanooga, Pensacola, Atlanta, Macon, New Orleans Houston, Mobile, Montgomery, Louisville and Little Rock
 Ellis Knowles, former eastern intercol- legiate champion, and champion of Flor ida, tested the championship course yes- terday with an easy 76. He is at the head of several golfers from Pensacola.
 Lawrence Eustice of New Orleans, who has been practicing for three weeks for the tourney, Is the favorite for the cham pionship. New Orleans has furnished the winner for three years. Leigh Carroll and Nelson Whitney having won the title. the former In 1906 and the latter in 1907 and 1908 Whitney will not be among those competing this year.
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GAMES TODAY.

Birmingham in New Orleans. Atlanta in Little Rock. Nashville in Mobile. Memphis in Montgomery.
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The Cincinnati hammer throwers are getting busy with Clark Griffith. They are accusing the Old Fox of making too frequent changes in the makeup of the Reds and insist that the team can win with proper management. Twas ever thus in the city of pork. and Griffith was re- peatedly warned of this inevitable state of affairs before he signed with Garry Hermann. Patience is unknown vir- tue in Cincinnati when the Reds are up for discussion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-24
HURLBURT MAKES FATAL WILD HEAVE And Memphis Drops Another
 to Atlanta PElICANS WIN THIRD Pruitt Allowed Two Hts-But For Errors By Dexter and De- mont Would Have Scored
 Shutout.
PELICANS WIN THIRD
SOUTHERN LEAGUE SANDING.

RESULTS YESTERDAY. Atlanta 1, Memphis 0. New Orleans 3. Nashville l
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-24

Cy Seymour is hobbling around on erutches. It will probably be two months before the Giants outfelder will be able to climb into a uniform again.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-24
EDWARDS MINORU AND SIR MARTIN
 THE FAVOR|TES The Epson Derby EngIand's Classic, Will Occur
 Wednesday
LAT0NlA RACES WILL
 OPEN TOMORROW
5ookmakers Will Ply Trade Unham- pered-Many Golfers In Memphis For Championship Tourna-
 ment-Eustis Favorite.

The field of athletics and sports this week teens with unusual interest because of the variety as well as the importance of the forthcoming events. England will have the classic derby at Epson Downs and the golf championship at Muirfeld, while in this country there will be cham pionship golf and bowling tournaments, the annual intercollegiate track meet, to- gether with several boxing bouts of in terest.
 On Monday night the National bowling tournament will open in New York and over 1000 bowlers from all parts of the United States and Germany will meet It will be nearly three weeks before cham pionships are finally determined.
 The classic Epson derby will be run on Wednesday. The betting public believes Minoru and the American horse, Sir Mar tin.
 The Metropolitan golf championships for both men and women will be held in New York this week. The women's metropol- itan championship tournament opens next Tuesday at Nassau and the mems metro- politan championship tournament is scheduled to begin on the Apawami' s links for Wednesday.
 Jerome D. Travers. the American golf champion, will enter the championship tournament at Muirfield, England, which begins tomorrow
 Five tournaments have thus far been held, in three of which Walter I T,1a vis carried off first prize. Of the others Findlay Douglas won one and the other went to Devereaux Lord, a young man who had never entered in a formal tourn- ament before, and who has not yet reached his majority.
 With Travers abroad and Charles IL Seely, the present title-holder, out of the running, Travis is favorite for the metro- politan championship. but the field is so large and the average ability so much higher than a few years ago. that a new champion is o1lite possihle
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-24

*Hit for Babb in ninth. +sHit for Morris in ninth. Score by innings:
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

anu olTeeV' IIIHe' I'of' OIHpITes' 1uFs and Evans.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-10-27

would make a single cohxnn of mat
ter four-ffths OF a mile long and 2A
inches wide.
Among the numerous agencies
which are today joining in the fight
against tuberculosis, such as the
school, church and labor unions. the
press is in the foremost rank, de-
clares the Detroit (AIich.) Saturday
Night. Never before in the history
OF American journalism has the press
taken such lively and continued In.
terest in subject pertaining to hui
man health. When it is considered
that tuberculosis alone kills nearly
100000 people In the United States
every year, and that there are at the
present time at least Goo. 600 cases
OF this disease In the various parts OF
the United States a sufficient war.
rant for the activity of the press is
given.
The nstional association declares
that consumption will never be wiped
olt until the prevalent ignorance
concerning this disease is overcome.
To combat successfully this lack Of
knowledge, immense amounts cf NJ.
erature OF various sorts are neing
distributed constantly. Within n
years time thousands of tons OF leaf.
let's, aggregating over 100, 900. 800
pages, are distributed by the various
engaged in the warfare
against tuberculosis. But more than
an OF these individual agencies, the
national association believes that the
press is the greatest means of eau
eating the masses concerning the dis.
ease. If the present rate of interest
ON the part of the newspaper world
ii is estimated that within
few years every man, woman and
child In the United States viii have
learned the simple doctrines of tuber.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-10-27
scuRcE o. PROFIT no WOMEN.

New York Press.--flluminating OF
documents is a new field of work for
women In England, and II might rec
ommend itself as a congenial and prof
table employment for women in this
eoun' ry.
Mrs. Hammer-Jackson of London is
urging women to take up the work,
which she says peculiarly belongs to
them. Mrs. Hammer-Jackson is one
OF the best illuminators in England.
She makes a large income and does
all her work at home.
She describes illuminating as an
art. Her work Is devoted almost ex-
clusiyely 10 the decoration Of public
addresses, books and caras In the fine
floral scrolls and signs, often spot
ted with gold and silver, in the style
OF the old Angla-Saxon and Gothic
manuscripts.
Mrs. Hammer-Jackson says there Is
practically unlimited work 10 be done
for private persons. II Is her plan to
organize school for the instruction
Of young women in the work
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-10-27

as the average number born BY their
sisters and cousins who do not go
10 college. The birth rate Of col.
lege educated women Is less than
hat Of the rest of the community,
but so is the birth rate of the young
women o. their age in he families
from which the college educated wo-
men come.
The principle is simple In fami.
lies with means. education, the ad,
vantages of life and an income above
the average, the average birth rate
IS low. This is oonspicuouslv true
in he British peerage. The birth
rate is so low there-as was recent
ly pointed out-that families are
constantly tending to die out. Few
families in the peerage, numbering
n all over seven hundred families
and more. are older in their line as
peers than 200 years.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-10-27

and graded to aecommooate s.Oet
persons. and has houses for more
than SIX hundred Provision was
made tor the extension OF the towns
area.
in is establishment, Gwinn is the
product of a mooern miracle in in
dustFial progress. After MIR Man
oing had selected the site for the
town. his assistants surveyed the
land and staked out the site in deep
snow in the win er of 19O6-O7.
Whe9l Mr.. Manning first reported
upon tie site of Gwinn, he recon-
mended that public reservations be
made to include the surrounding
steep wooded slopes This was done.
To make the lands accessible, Mr..
Manning planned a three Lie trail,
ultimately TO be a road of easy
grade. 1t was recommended that a
civic center be established at the
terminus of the principal street.
There. school. court house and
several churches are situated.
In addition TO the beautiful natura
surroundings, the streets are plant.
ed with trees. Much care was taken
in the original clearing to preserve
some of the naples, elms and pines.
The main streets have total width
OF eighty feet. with planting space
between two roadways. other streets
are sixty anu forty feet wide.
Not only in the town itself, but in
the additions TO it. the company has
endeavored to obtain model cottages
for the miners and other residents.
These home sites include plantations
of shrubbery ald vines. so arranged
to separate the front lao rs from the
rear play grounds and gard, us. There
are fifteen styles of cottages now in
Gwinn. most of them one and a half
stories high, with four to six rooms.
They are built of stucco and wood.
Their artistic features and variety
give to Gwinn distinct appearance
compared with the ordinary mining
town
II is the opinion of the officers OF
the CleVeland-Ciiffs company that 1t
pays to improve the educational and
social conditions Of a town and in
all of the towns in which the com
pany is interested the policy has
been pursued of giving substantial
and constant encouragement to coun-
try clubs, singing societies, schools
and churches, as well as cooperating
in the general Improvement and beau
tiiication OF the community As this
work extended. the company found
1t advisable to employ secretary
whose sole duties are to promote
such enterprises.
Living conditions have been im
proved everywhere that this compan
has an interest In and the town 0
Gwinn is only an example OF thu
manner in which the company does
things.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-10-27
TIE AMERICAN WOMAN.

Washington %. c. Post The
American woman is in category
of her own. She is sui generis. Our
national institutions. the air Of lib-
erty which we breathe, tho charac-
ter of our people have made her 50.
But that an class she is depravef,
ur blase, or hoydenish, or even spoil
ed, Is not for a moment to be adj
mitted. Max 0'Rell once said That
the eyes of French country maiden
are wide open like a daisy because
her heart Is pure. VIII onyone de-
ny that the same reason applies 20
the frank and homes. gaze Of the
Americn girl?