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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-05

of lameness. And for just the very same reason my opinion grows hrmer-the grass and sod courses, the deep, loamy soil of the English courses will suit our representatives to a nicety.
 ''The distance races are the ones most to be feared. The English breeders have paid more attention to long distance races. stamina and what not, than to the sprnting qualities. However, Priscillian will prove a hard nut to crack in any company.
 Commenting on the chances of the American candidates for the Derby, MT Ellison says:
 "The recent wagering in the pay or play books, indicates that Sir Martin has been doing everything asked of him. At the prevailing odds of F to l the colt looks like an excellent wager.
 "One of those peculiarly well-deyeloped horses he should even show improvement over his two-year-old form, which, to say the least, was magnificent. If they have a colt over there that can beat him, I would like to own it,"
 Charlie Ellison is one of the few of the old guard of racing that has withstood the storms, vicissitudes and what not that has been visited upon the sport of kings" during the past two years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-05

This week will not be productive of much of sporting interest, but the Hull in the whirl of the change from indoor to out door athletic activity will serve as an appetizer for the opening up of the oh championship season of Americas s greatest game-baseball-dur the following week.
 On Saturday the university crews of Yale and Pennsylvania will meet in two-mile race on the Schuylkill river. The Yale oarsmen went to Philadelphia at the opening of the Easter vacation and have been in daily practice since.
 An important meeting of the Jockey club of New York has been called for Thursday of this week, at which it Is expected the racing dates for the com ing season on eastern race tracks will be arranged. Prior to this an informal meeting of the track owners will take place with the object of suggesting and recommending a schedule for the sea son to the governing body.
 The week just passed was a great one from a sporting standpoint.
 The big league teams in the south furnished amusement in baseball way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-05
EASY PICKINGS ON
 ENGLISH TRACK
CHARLIE ELLISON, MILLIONAIRE, GOING ACROSS THE POND TO BET ON AMERICAN HORSES. PRIsclLLlAN HIS FAVoRITE.
By BERT coLLYER.

Los Angeles, April 4-"Go abroad, back American horses against all comers and get the money" Such is the adjuration of Lucky Charley Ellison, in recent letter to the writer.
 The Chicago horseman, who is known the length and breadth of the thorough bred world as the Blonde Plunger," is now campaigning quite a pretentious string at Oakland, where his almost pro- verbal luck has continued T intend selling out bag and baggage at the end of the racing reason here" the letter con tinues. Then l shall go abroad"
 Never in my experience on the turf has a field looked so bright does the English turf world at the present mo- ment. Believe me, our horses have all along been underrated. You will have ocular demonstration of this fact when the warm May days roll around
 At first glance 1t would seem as if the English handicappers had been little rough on our horses, but I for one want to go on record as saying that Colin, Bal lot and Priscilian will make a clean sweep. I am particularly sweet on the chances of Priscilian. The big, strapping son of Hastings never had occasion to extend himself in the three times he was sent to the races over here-all of which he won with consummate ease.
 T have had the question asked me. not once, but a dozen times. How do you think our horses will perform in Eng land? I have already given my answer in the foregoing paragraph But for such an outspoken opinion one should have a reason. I have it.
 Tn the first place, the great thorough breds that we have sent across the water have been trained on what we call over here 'pasteboard' tracks-hard as ada mant. Yes and hear one ana all say, That is the reason Colin showed signs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-05
SCHOOLBOYS IN
 COLLEGE SPORTS
WISEAcRES IN ENGLAND ADOPT RESOLUTIONS AS TO WHAT YOUTH SHOULD AND SHOULD NOT DO IN ATHLETICS.
By RICHARD DAHLGREN.

London, April 1.-The schoolboy athlete was the subject of discussion at the re- cent meeting of the medical officers of school associations and the action taken is of interest to those at the head of the school athletic movement in the states.
 The text of the discussion was a letter published recently, in which Sir Thomas Barlow. Sir Lauder Brunton, Sir Alfred Fripp. Dr. Goodhart and Dr. Hale White expressed the opinion that school and cross-eountry races exceeding one mile in distance are wholly unsuitable for boys under the age of l9.
 This opinion was traversed by Dr. Col Her of Oxford. who denied emphatically that many schoolboys were injured by long-distance running.
 The lungs of a boy, he contended, were never damaged by long-distance. racing, but the schoolboy athlete was very liable seriously to injure his kidneys.
 More rowers and runners" he said, by kidney trouble than from heart trouble.
 The association adopted the following resolutions as embodying these views:
 Tt is most important that there should be an ample interval tone hour at leasD between the time of the previous meal and the beginning of active exercise
 Very rarely, or never, does runner excel over both long and short distances. His efforts should be restricted to the class of race which observation shows to suit him best.
 "The quarter-mile race, run at top speed from start to finish. involves special strain and risk of serious exhaustion. The entrants for this race should be most carefully selected. and it's effects on them carefully observed by the master and the medical officer.
 "Only few of the stronger and older boys should be allowed to compete for the longer distances.
 Medical examination and skilled su- pervision are also needed in regard to rowing, boxing and swimming. Compe- titions In long-distance diving and in long distance swimming are dangerous for young adolescents.
 '"The so-called Marathon races are wholly inappropriate for adolescents.'
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LuH Before The Storm
 M The Sporting World

There was the actual beginning, too, of the college baseball season. Tech. and Vanderbilt played a neat series. Clemson surprised when 1t walloped Georgia ? to 0. The big college sea son opened too.
 Perhaps the greatest item of tn @ week was the Marathon at the Polo grounds Saturday in which the best runners of France, England, Ireland, Canada Italy and America were pitted. This event drew 35 900 spectators, and was won by a dark horse, Henri St. Yves, representing France. America s entrant, Johnny Hayes, was third.
 The annual boat race on the Thames between Oxford and Cambridge was another international sporting feature of the week. The Oxford crew de- feated Cambridge easily, and thereby surprised the wise ones who had se- lected Cambridge to score another sig nal triumph
 The six-days race in Atlanta between half a dozen of the best bicycle teams of the country served to attract atten- tion too There was great disappoint- ment in Atlanta and disappointment throughout the south that Bobby Wal thour failed to win, but there Is sat- isfaction that such a good man as Root defeated him if it had been ordained that he would be beaten,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-05
EDITED BY HUGH ". ROBERTS
Club WiH W0f Receibe
 Trophy AffeY He Sqnabble
MANAGER sHUTE> DISCUSSES SIT LAYTON IN SOUTHERN BASKET BALL LEAGUE-MoBILE MAKES DEFENSE oFlTs ALLEGED RULE VIOLATIONS.

We are very anxious that the probe be deeply pressed into the champion ship squabb1e of the Southern Basket ball league.
 We are not moved by personal or selfish motives. Our desire Is not en- hanced by the fact that if Mobile loses the championsh we will win it.
 But for the sake of the league, and for the good of the sport. such pre- cedent cannot be allowed to remain permanently. If Mobiles man, Haas, was not registered the games should be thrown out. If they are not thrown out, the league will be struck blow from which much time will be necessary before 1t entirely recovers."
 This was a statement of Ewing Shute. manager of the Birmingham Athletic club basketball team which finished second and below Mobile In the recent race.
 Continuing, Manager Shute stated,
 "As is generally known, at the be- ginning of the race, each club put up a sum of $1O with which to purchase a trophy for the winner of the cham. pionship. Pending the hearing of the case against Mobile, no action has been taken in reference to this matter. In case Mobiles claim Is thrown out, it will come to Birmingham. But as manager of the team, I state that the club will not receive the trophy after the dispute that has occurred. On our motion. the money will be prorated in all probability"
 Manager Shute stated that he had received information to the effect that Mobile had made a defense to the charges.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-05
French Sunday Races.

Paris, April 4.-At the Longchamps race course today the Priz des Sablons of s4000. at 10 furlongs. was won by M. Merino' s L'Inconnu. Biniou was second and Mou- lins La Marche third. William K. Van derbilt's Seasick and Northeast were jun- placed
 The Prix de Fontainebleu of 5000 was won by William K. Vanderbilt's Negofol. Hertre was second and Mehari third.
 M. Veil-Picards Charmoy won the Prix de Chevilly of 5000 at one mile and seven furlongs; Margarite was second and Refine dor third. William K. Vanderbilt's s Five O'Clock was unplaced.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-05
Chattanooga Auto Events.

Chattanooga, April 4.-(SpeciaL)- Elaborate preparations are being made for the Lookout mountain climb and the two days of speed races which will be held here on April 21 22 and 23
 At present there are indications of about 150 foreign cars entering the races, while at least 25 local cars will be on hand. The event is being widely advertised, and special rates will be an- nounced on all of the railroads.
 The route for the Lookout mountain climb is said to be the most dangerous ever attempted for high speed auto race
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-05
Atlanta Plays Chattanooga.

Chattanooga April 4.-(Sp pecial) LA number of interesting baseball games are scheduled for thfs city this week. On Monday and Tuesday the Emory and Henry college team of Virginia will be here for games with the University of Chattanooga.
 On Friday and Saturday, April g and 10, the Atlanta Southern league team will be here for games with the Look outs" Last week Dobbs' team played the Brooklyn National leaguers and the Toledo Americans and made a good showing against both aggregations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-05

his team for he knew that If Roger were disabled for, an extended period the Giants would cease to be contender. He wanted Bresnahan to catch Mathewson Wiltse, McGinnity and other seasoned twirlers, as well as the younger and more erratic members of the Giants staff. When Cy Young heard that Criger had been sold by John I. Taylor the veteran said; "l figure that 40 per cent of my success has been due to Lou" McGraw evidently held Bresnahan in as high appreciation, and Mathewson and other Giant fingers will surely miss the man in whosf glove they shot their shoots in 1908.
 Among the well-known Carolina asso- citation players of last year who have signed for other leagues are the follow ing: Barre and Jackson with Philadel- phia Americans; Lindsay and Willis with Memphis; Hornhurst with Augusta; Jule Watson with Mobile, Mcdonald with Bal timore, Hess with Binghampton, N. r.; Ougley with an independent team at New Orleans; Pressly with Roanoke, Temple with Portsmouth, Moreland with Lynchburg, Stoehr and Newton with Roanoke, Reggy with Jacksonville, Wal lace with Milwaukee, Steiner with Dan vile, F'ulenwider with Little Rock. Coop CT with Roanoke, Aiken with Roanoke, Oakley with Newark, N. J., and Meyers with Louisville.
 Correspondents who went south with major league clubs have commenced to back up on March predictions on recruits and according to The Sporting News ad- vices there will be few if any changes in the membership of the irst-division teams in the Hast race except to replace retired or hold-out players. Most of the new regulars were substitutes last season. The demand for first-class ball players is far in excess of the supply, notwithstanding the large number of minor leagues. The $11 900 purchase has little if any more prospect of making good in the National league or the American league than the drafted player. for the star in a minor league may have reached his limit in that company while performer of less ability in the same surroundings may be passing through the process of de- velopment which when attained will make him pre-eminent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-05
CITY LEAGUE BUSY.
Meridian to Have Fast Baseball After
 All.

Meridian. Miss, April 4.-tspecial)-A baseball park has been arranged and work of building a grandstand, bleech- CTS and fence began yesterday. Six teams have been organized and have begun to practice and it looks as if Meridian is going t. have a warm little league all her own. Great rivalry has already been aroused among the opposing pennant chasers and some mighty interesting contests are sure to result.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-05
Norwood Juniors Win.

The Norwood junirs defeated the Twenty-first Street Juniors Saturday aft ernoon by score of 15 to Il. The fea- ture of the game was the pitching of Vas sar Hamilton of the Norwood team The batteries were: Norwood, Hamilton Leh- man, Hendon and Bodeker; Twenty first street, " Farmer, R. Doolittle, J. Fay Tor and F Motherwell.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-05
Jones Athletic Manauer.

At a meeting of baseball enthusiasts at the Birmingham Athletic club yes terday morning J. 2. Jones was elected manager of the clubs team for the en- suinz season. The club players went on record as desiring fast city league, such as The Herald has suggested, and meeting of all clubs interested in the proposition will be called in the near fu- lure.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-05
Motor Boat Races Postponed.

Monte Carlo. April flowing to the heavy seas the event of the motor races in which the American boats are entered was postponed today The 5o-kilometre race (about 31 miles) for boats under 20 feet, was won by Mais Je Vais Piquer in one hour and 35 minutes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-05
Marathon Runner Dies.

Hull, England. April 4.-A Marathon runner, Frederick Rumsby, collapsed while competing in 20-mile run here yesterday. He was carried from the track unconscious and died today. Rumsby won a Marathon race last year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-05
Minors Beat PhilIies.

Jersey City, April 4.-Sunday baseball was played at West Side park today with out any interference by the police or other officials The game was between the Philadelphia Nationals and the Jer- sey City Eastern league team, the latter winning by a score of 8 to ?. Score:
 RH.E. Jersey City .... OO0 003 00s-3 6 3 Philadelphia :. ......... 200 900 000-2 l Batteries: Merritt, Mansed and McCau- lev: Richie and Jacklitsch.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-05

Cincinnati, April An a game replete with interesting plays. the Cincinnati Ma tionals today won from the Boston Amer jeans by score of ' to 3. Both teams used two pitchers. This was the first day of real baseball weather here this season. Score by innings: R.H.E. Cincinnati ................142 900 - Boston ....................20 200 100 0-3 8
 Batteries: Savidge, Campbell and Me- Lean Arellanes and Wood and Donahue. Umpire Truby
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WITH THE SCRIBES.


 Crystal, the old Montgomery pitcher has signed to play with Evansville the coming season. Moose Baxter, another Montgomery actor, goes to Scranton, Pa. Exchange
 The failure of Johnny Duggan to report is due to the fact that he is not satisfied with the pay Nashville has offered him. Manager Bernhard stated yesterday that he had been granted more pay on two occasions. and that the management was willing to do the right thing by him now However, from what can be learned, Dug gan appears to be trying to rub 1t in on the Iocals.-Nashvme American.
 q have not the slightest idea" said Charlie Frank "as to who will make the team and who I will let go. It will be clearly a case of the survival of the fittest, for when 1t comes to baseball I play no favorites. The best man wins out with me-
 Nevertheless, the fact that Frank has asked for waivers on six men, and that he has only to let out five to get down to the limit may have some significance. Frank has hardly ev~r gone through a season. without getting a player from either Philadelphia or Cleveland and 1t may be possible that six men will get pink slips in order to make room for a big leaguer.-New Orleans Picayune.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-05
BASEBALL CHATTER

Manager Fred Lake of the Red Sox az gregation has begun to cut down his large squad, and he has already asked for waivers on three slab artists-Barger, Thielman and Ehman.
 The Newark club of the Eastern league is well-fixed in ex-captains and managers Harry Wolverton, who was a Tri-State manager, is its third baseman; Jake Gett- man, who plays center field, formerly explained the Buffalo club; Second Base man Larry Schlaiy used to captain the Washington club and managed Toronto, while Joe McGinnity will pitch and man age the team, being also one of the owners.
 In a period of seven years, George 1T. Stovall has arrived at the point where he is one of the most valuable all-around first basemen in the business. Stovall is not possessed of extreme grace, neither is he fairy gazele, but he gets the ball, which is the main purpose of first sacker. In addition to that. he can be depended upon to stand at the plate and take a good healthy swing at whatever the opposing pitcher has to offer. There Is class to Stovalls hitting and to his fielding He commenced his professional career in 1902 with the Seattle club.
 McGraw worried more about Bresnahan in 1908 than over any other member of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-05
Preparing For Field Trials
SPORTING NEWS
| 3Fe Athletic Club Authorities Make
 PYebaYatiOns For GYeat Field Trials

All TeamW Athletes Run
 Birmingham Sid Jones Com
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-05
DETROIT TIGERS
 DEFEAT ST. LCUIS
JENNINGS CROWD HAD AN EASY DAY WITH THE BROWNS--MGIN- NlTY MAKES HIS APPEARANCE. OTHER RESULTS OF SUNDAY.

Dallas. Tex., April 4.-The Detroit American league team won an easy vic- tory over the St. Louis team of the same league here today. In the first four in- nings ten hits with four errors and base on balls resulted in six runs.
 Bailey relieved Pety and was effective against Detroit, although hit, a double steal and error helped them to an- other run. Up to the eighth St. Louis got but one safe hit. In this inning they got three hits off Jones with none out, but were unable to score. Score: R.H.E. Detroit ..................20 200 400 100-7 12 1 St. Louis ................ .000 900 000--0 6
 Batteries: Suggs, Jones and Beckendorf; Pelty, Bailey and Stephens.
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Other Sunday Results.

At Memphis Memphis, Southern league. g.; Pittsburg, Nationals, g. At Columbus. O.: New York, Nationals, 8; Columbus. American association, |
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Reds Defeat Boston.

At Louisville: Louisville, American as- sociation, 2; Chicago, Nationals, 5.
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At New Oreans Cleveland, Americans, 2; New Orleans, Southern, 0.
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Joe McGinnity Appears.

Newark, April 4.--Joe McGinnity made his debut as part owner, as well as pitcher, of the local Eastern league club, today in an exhibition game with the Philadelphia Americans. Score: R.H.E. Philadelphia ........... .002 000 100--3 s 1 Newark .................O .O00 900 100--1 !
 Batteries: Schlitzer and Lapp: McGin- nifty, Frill and Krichell.
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McGraw worried more about Bresnahan in 1908 than over any other member of
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-11

LEGAL DECISIONS
Observation-Disclosures

Compulsory Labor on Streets
Town of Winfield VS.. Long Stat
ute 136 of 1898, relating TO the gov
eminent of municipalities, contains
no delegation of power authorizing
those municipalities falling within its
provisions to compel persons under
their ordinances to work on the pub
lie streets. Such ordinances are null.
No implied power authorizes the
adoption of such ordinances. They
must be adopted under an expressed
grant of power. The laws relating to
parishes and work on public roads
have no application. Municipalities
and parishes arc governed under
their respective delegated POWERS.
The municipality collects taxes, pant
of which tinstead of requiring persons
10 work on the streets) is to be APP
piled TO the repar and maintenance
of Supreme Court of Louisi
ana
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-11
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. ATLANTA. GA.

now he Is said To have an option on
the Vanderbilt holdings OF New York
ca trail Such a railroad deal would
be the greatest ever put through.
The securities holding company will
he incorporated undcr the laws of
New York state. which are much
more favorable than they formerly
were. The stock Of the holding com,
pany will be given TO the Union
Pacific shareholders in the shape of
a 10a per cent stock divided 1t is
said that Mr. Hartman proposes that
e per cent dividends shall be paid on
the stock OF the securities holding
company aHi that $ pcr cent shall
be paid on the Union Pacific shares.
This would megn an increase from
10 to Il per eeRJ i'll Uniou gaciic's
return 10 stockholders As stated in
these dispatches las, week it is un-
derstooi that the August meetings of
the Hartman roads will b. postponed
until Mr.. Hartman return from
Europe. and the postponcment may
suggest action a. the above plan
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-11
HARTMAN PLAN
IS STUPENO0US
COMBINE BIG sYSTEMS-lLLl-
NoIs CENTRAL. UNION PACI.
FIG, AND n. Y. CENTRAL.
RETURN OF THE WIZARD
Is Anniously Awaited BY Those In
terested and Public at Large
Explanation Of Phenomenal
hise IN u. p.

New York. Aug. 1O.-New high rec
ords were established by Union Paei.
fic in today's market H0 the very
best quarters promises are given that
there will be early developments of
a remarkable nature in Union Paci-
fc Just at the .uoment there is a
capitalization OF hull.sn telling on this
stock I; Is rosslhle that tn cXpla.
natinn lies IN the statement OF an
important individual of wide range
of Information. who stated today that
the Hartman plan provides not only
for the formation of a T-uiC Pacific
securities company TO hold Southern
Pacific AMI other Union Pacific in
vestments. which company will have
a capital stock Of s2aj 600 600. or
equivalent 10 the preferred and COM
ma. stock capitalization of the Union
Pacific railroad, brit that also Union
Pacific would purchase the capital
stock Of the New lurk Central and
the Illinois Central railroads. ex-
changing collateral trust bonds fer
these stocks.
Hartman control of Illinois Ger
trail has long been undisputed. and
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-11
PAUL G. SCHUH & SONS
NEW DEPARTURE.

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sales, Paul G. Schulz & Son. the enter
prising druggists, say that their plan
of selling at half price the regular 80
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the cure Of constipation and dyspepsia.
and guaranteeing to refund the money
If 1t does not cure, has been the great.
est success they have ever known.
They have sold hundreds of bottles
of the specific; and as yet have not
had one returned, although they stand
ready at any time TO refund the money
should any customer be dissatisfied.
Anyone suffering with dyspepsia.
constipation. liver trouble. headaches
dizziness, coated tongue, or the gen.
eral tired feeling caused by inactiy,
liver and bowels or disoTdered diges
ton, should take advantage of Paul G
Schulz & Sons new departure and buy
a bottle of DR. Towards specific az
half price, with their personal guar.
antee to refund the money if it doe
net cure Sent prepaid on receipt
soc.