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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-02

age scout in the course of a month will meet perhaps two or three hundred players, all more or less classy. It takes some knowledge of the fine points of the game to pick out one or two men from this bunch who will be able to stay in faster company.
 Some few years ago, very few teams thought 1t necessary to employ man to travel around and watch players. Of course every team had number of experts scattered about among the league who. if they chanced to sec q likely-looking youngster, would put the manager wise, but today, so desperate has become the hunt for big league timber that there Is not club in eith- CT of the major organizations that ha s not a couple of men on the road look ing after their interests.
 Why do We not pass by the little country villages, where they have Il nine that plays the team from the next town every week? Because the base ball expert knows that ballplayers are born, not made, and there is no telling where another Wagner, Lajoie or Cobb may be holding forth, a star only in his little township through the acci-- dent of chance.
 Then there Is the competition with the outposts of the other teams A heretofore unh heard-of chap will pitch a no-hit game in some minor league At once the scouts of all the teams will head for his city to look him over. Two or three of them will be favorably im- pressed, and will start bidding with the manager to land him. Then the scout has to use his judgment With very few exceptions he has unlimited au- thority so far as money Is concerned. if he belieces the pitcher will be a success he will purchase him, cost what 1t may. If the chap comes up to the mark, well and good; but F he falls. the man who recommended him, and backed his Judgment with money, will find himself In the bad graces of his employers. Some men will immedl ately nail any player who performs such remarkable stunt, provided, of course, that he has a favorable past record, but the general run wish to wait and see man perform before committing themselves.
 The satisfaction of landing one good man where the comptetition Is hot. and then watching that man make his mark in his new and greater surroundings, amply repays one for all the trouble that must be endured to get hold of real simon-pure ballplayer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-02
ENGLISH SPORTS
 FAST DECAYING
BY RICHARD DAHLGREN.

London, August 1.-The recent agita- ton among English sporting papers, and the discussion in Continental and Amer ican papers over the decadence of Eng fish sports has moved Lord Lonsdale, of whom no man in Europe is better quail flied to speak to grant an interview to a London sporting paper, in which he said
 '"The sporting spirit is still strong in Englishmen. but the education of that spirit is wrong. There is want of en- ergy about the young man of today They lead too soft a life.
 With regard to polo, I have always maintained there should be some limit to the value of the ponies employed Take the recent match which the Americans won. They came over here knowing where the best ponies were to be bought -and they bought them, I should not be surprised if some of those ponies cost at least 5000 each. Certainly the American team was very fine. In the two Waterburgs they had two remarkably fine hitters. And given the finest play CTS and the finest ponies, the result Is n- evitable. l have said that polo would kill itself by the sheer rushing up of the price of ponies. Our English polo play CTS can seldom afford to buy such high priced horse flesh.
 T do not think that anything like a. general rot has set in in sporting Eng land. One great trouble is that our boys go in for too many sports In general and do not make speciality of any particu- lar branch of the sport I would like to see everybody who loves sport take more active interest in the games which he fancies most and not try to excel In half dozen, with the result that they fail in all As the saying goes, they are jack -ofall- trades and master of none
 The cricket test match for instance l regard in the nature of an accident for Jessop, who is one of the finest spee- mems of what a cricketer should be, was put out of the game by a sprained ankle But in cricket, as in boxing, or rowing, or running, or any other sport, where are the young men? We have the material but 1t must be developed and developed quick, if we are to retain our hold in the first rank of sportshp."
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BIG PROPERTY LOSS
 BY EARTHQUAKES
TWO TOWNS ARE TOTALLY DE- STROYED AND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ARE SUFFERING FOR FOOD AND CLOTHING.

Mexico City, August "Details which are beginning to arrive from the state of Guerrero. show that the recent series of earthquakes In the Valley of Mexico an dalong the Pacific coast were tn e worst experiences in many years. It Is now certain that the towns of Acapulco and Chilpancingo have been practically destroyed. What the earth quake of Friday failed to do was ac- complish ed by the stronger one of yes terday, which either leveled or rem dered uninhabitable every building in these places. In addition to the ruin caused b ythe earthquake Acapulco now faces famine. All of the mar kets were destroyed In the shocks of Saturday and the country people are afraid to bring more produce into the town. The people are camping in the public squares.
 The few buildings that remain stand ing are being leveled by dynamite as they are little more than tottering walls that are constantly falling as new shocks come.
 During the heavy shock yesterday the water in the harbor receded a dis tance of 33 feet and then rushed back, covering the docks and piers.
 The people are suffering considera- bly, not only for want of food, but be- cause of their exposed positions. The tents in the public squares and streets do not serve to keep off the heavy rains which fall at this season. Funds are being raised in Mexico City to re- lieve the distressed of Guerrero
 In Mexico City, the shock of yester- day was heavier than any yet experi- enced. As the work of examination continues, more and more evidence of damage is found, though so far as known no lives were lost in the last agitation. Many tourists who were stopping at the local hotels are leav ing for the United States.
 The Associated Press office here has just received a telegram from Acapulco conforming the reports of other dis astrous earthquakes which, according to the message, occurred on Saturday aft ernoon. The message was delayed in transmission The consul states that the entire populace Is living in the open and there is much suffering from the ele- ments and from want of food. At the time of the filing of the message the earth was still frequently trembling and light shocks were occurring at intervals of an hour or so apart.
 A second telegram from Acapulco under todays date reached here tonight at 10 o'clock It states that the quakes con- tinued all of last night and throughout the greater part of, the day. No build ing or dwelling house of any kind Is habitable. The city authorities are con- ducting affairs in a temporary shelter under tree in the main plaza. They have telegraphed to President Diaz for federal aid and asked that gunboats with sup plies bedding and medicines be sent as soon as possible. The message says that tents and food are immediately needed to prevent great suffering.
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ORAL BETTING IS
 ALL THAT GAN 60
MIDSUMMER MEETING OF SARA ToGA RACING ASSOCIATION
 WILL BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON. ATTENDANCE WILL BE LARGE.

Saratoga, N. r, August 1.-The mid summer meeting of the Saratoga Racing association will begin tomorrow after noon. For the last "A hours the village has been rapidly filling up with visitors, and the crowd was augmented tonight by the arrival on special trains from New York city of nearly 15oO regulars" Offi- cers of the association spoke optinistical- ly today of the prospects of the racing and expressed the belief that the first days crowd would be large.
 To enforce the anti-betting laws Sheriff Bradley has sworn in a corps of special deputies. All betting will be oral. along the lines of procedure followed at the Metropolitan tracks to conform with the law.
 The sheriff will attend the races every day with his men. He has Issued in- structions not to interfere with oral betting."
 Nearly 1000 horses are quartered at the race track, representing the best known horsemen in the east, west, south and Canada.
 The features of the programme tomor- row are the Saratoga handicap at s50oO and the Flash stakes. The meeting will continue every day until August 2s.
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WEEK OF AVIATION
 AT RHEIMS, FRANCE

Rheims, France, August 1.-The sum, mers activity and progress in aviation in France, which has exceeded tha dreams of the most enthusiastic will be crowned by the assemblage of the most renowned aeroplanists at week of avi. ation" arranged to open at Rheims on August 22.
 The entries for the various events on the programme include Lathem, mono plane; Bleriot. monoplane; Delagrange, biplane with tail; Farman, biplane Som- mer, biplane; Santos Dumont, monoplane; the Count de Lambert and Tissandier, the apt pupils of Wilbur Wright, aero- planes; Demarest, monoplane; Esnault- Peltic, monoplane; Gobron, biplane with tail; DeRue. biplane with tail Ruchon- net, biplane; Guffroy, monoplane, and Glen Curtis, biplane. The latter will be the official representative of the Aero Club of America. The nations taking part include France, America, Austria, England and Italy.
 The Wright brothers declined to enter, it is understood, on the ground that they objected to the clause in the rules allow ing machines to stop for repairs or fuel during the running of the races.
 The principal event of the week, the race for the international cup of avia- tion, Is 20 kilometers and the winner will be the aeroplanist who covers the distance In the shortest time
 In addition to the international race several other distinct events will be held, five for aeroplanes, one for dirigible bal looms and one for spherical balloons
 The grand prix de Ia champagne, ag- gregating go, 900. will be awarded to the pilot of the aeroplane which has covered the greatest distance without a renewal of fuel or without coming in contact with the ground. There are four other prizes
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ROBERTSON AGAIN WINS
 7WEN71-FOUR HOUR RACE

Flying at a 60-mile-en-hour clip, a Sim plex car driven by George Robertson and Al Poole, repeated it's victory of last De- tober by capturing the 24-hour automo- bile race at Brighton Beach last night. covering 1091 miles, A despised outsider in the betting. a 50-horsepower Rainer car. driven by Louis A. Disbrow and Ghartes H.. Lund, finished second, 50 miles back
 A Palmer-Singer car. driven by Ray Howard and Frank Lescault. surprised the experts by finishing in third place with record of 98S miles.
 A Stearns car driven by Laurent Gosse
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PIERCE-ARROW WINS.
Glidden Trophy In the Annual ReIiablI. lty Tour.

Kansas City August 1.-Pferce-Arrow car No. g, driven by w. F. Winchester, with a perfect score, won the Glidden trophy in the annual reliability tour of the American Automobile association, which ended Friday evening. according to official announcement made here to- night.
 Pierce-Arrow No. 10S driven by J. S.. Williams, won the flower trophy with a perfect score.
 Chalmers Detroit car No 52. driven by Jean Bemis, won the Detroit trophy with a score of 14.22 The two Pierce-Arrow cars were the only ones given perfect scores
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think there isn't the slightest chance of the deal going through.

Western games in the American league were completed on July 26, the eastern teams starting for home at once and the western teams following two days later. While the Detroits have been shaken little since the eastern teams have been out they have not tumbled from their perch on the rung as was predict ed by many customers There is no doubt that the customers would like to see Hughey Jennings bunch take large sized backside. One of the really inter esting phases is the persistent effort on the part of some managers to keep a supply of left-handed pitchers on hand for the purpose of sending them against De- troit Boston has toted left handlers all season. some of them good, some so-so, but they have done nothing except in games against Detroit Chicago never fails to manipulate her left handlers so that they will have at least two in re- serve for the Jennings aggregation.
 In spite of all this 1t Is no easy task to beat the Champions and as Septem- Der draws nearer the more certain 1t seems to be that Detroit will carry off championship honors.
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Lower Flaps Today.

New Orleans, August 2.-President Kav- anaugh, according to advices received by the New Orleans team, has decided that all flags on the fields of Southern league teams today be lowered to half mast. and that games be postponed today, if acceptable to the various local manage ments. out of respect to the memory of the late President Pulliam of the Ma tional Baseball league It is understood that postponement of games is optional with the various clubs There will be no game at New Orleans.
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MULLER MAY
 PLAY FOR ATLANTA

Atlanta. August 1-(Special. )-Manager Billy Smith announced today that At lanta would secure the sert ices of Heit- muller, the brilliant, hard-hitting out fielder of the Philadelphia Athletics, next season. He Is hitting .333 In 15 games this season. Last year he hit .2& with Oakland in the Pacific Coast league.
 In view of the accident to Roy Moran today, Manager Smith Is going to make an effort to secure Heitmuller for the remainder of the present season. If he secures him this will mean that Barr will finish the season on first for the Crackers and Heitmuller in left field.
 Heitmuller Is the man who figures In the deal for Tommy Atkins. Barr, Heit- muller and Atkins will all probably be with the Crackers next season.
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EDITED BY HUGH W. ROBERTS

and Tom Lynch was fourth, with record of sl9 miles, while a Lozier car, piloted by Cobe and Mulford, finished fifth, cover ing NO miles. A Fiat car, driven by Ralph De Palma and E. H. Parker, cov- cred 67s miles In IT hours, when it was withdrawn. The Acme scored 385 miles and the Haynes 215 miles.
 Owing to the rough condition of the track none of the cars came anywhere near equaling the record of 117 miles, maoe by the Simplex car last October. So far as the battle of the tires went Michelin carried off the honors as the first three cars were fitted with their equipment, while the Continental and Diamond claimed that their tires made the greatest mileage without replace ment
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KILLS CHILDREN
 AND THEN HERSELF
Matrimonial Troubles Cause Mrs. Emma Michel of Chicago to
 Commit Act.


Chicago, August 1.-Matrimonial troubles caused Mrs. Emma Michel to slay her children, Meta, 15 years old and Gustav, IS, and herself today, by means of Illuminating gas. The two children were found dead in he'd with every gas jet in the house open and Mrs Michel was seated in the kitchen. also dead, with one end of rubber tube through which gas was flowing, in her mouth.
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BarOns And Sleepers
 Weet 2His Afternoon

New Orleans this week, and in it's pres ent state of demoralization will probably drop other games. Memphis is in Mo- bile, and Memphis will probably continue it's course of defeat. So if Birmingham can hold its own, the opportunity to go higher presents itself.
 Atlanta and Nashville tie up in series beginning today, and by tonight 1t Is probable that leader will exist.
 The Montgomery Birmingham game will be given at the Apollo by in- nings
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DoubIeheadsr Divided.

Decatur, August 1.-(Special )-Decatur and Athens broke even in double header Saturday, Athens taking the first game and Decatur the second
 First game Athens 8, Decatur 0. Bat teries: Greene and Goodrich; Kellem and Puchett.
 Second game Decatur 3, Athens 0. Bat teries: Shields and Watson; Meny and Goodrich.
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

At Louisville: First game, Louisville B. Minneapolis 2; second game, Louisville O. Minneapolis 1.
 At Columbus: First game, Columbus 0, St. Paul l. second game, St. Paul g. Columbus 1.
 At Indianapolis: Indianapolis !, Kansas City, 2.
 At Toledo: First game. Milwaukee 6, Toledo O; second game. Milwaukee 13 Toledo l.
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LIvELY'S GREAT FORM.
Shut Memphis Out With Two Hits
 Fritz Erratic.

Memphis, August lit was Lively's $ pitching that won for Montgomery to- day. From start to finish he pitched great ball, permitting but two of the local players to reach first, and his support was faultless. For Memphis Fritz was cratic In the second in- ming with two out, a balk. base on balls and four hits brought about three runs for the visitors, and in the sixth hits and errors combined to bring about another run. Score:
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The Barons hit the path this morning for short trip to Montgomery.
 The Sleepers are playing great ball at the present time, and as the Barons have just struck winning streak, the outcome Of the series is in doubt.
 Montgomery is now laundering at the heels of Atlanta and Nashville, while Birmingham. fast pulling away from Memphis. Is beginning to threaten Little Rock.
 Little Rock continues it's series against
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Travellers Beaten Aoaln.

New Orleans. August 1.-The New Or leans team celebrated its return today by easily defeating Little Rock to 1. Hits were punched on Higgins in three innings while Maxwell held down the visitors, their only run being scored in the sixth as a result of Hofman's error, a single by Perry and difficult grounder. A double-header will be played Tues day. Score:
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New World Record,

New York, August 1.-The Clan-NaG Gael track and field games at Celtic Park. L. l., today were productive of new worlds record in the two hops and jump. Daniel F. Ahern of the Irish-American Athletic club covered 50 feet 61k inches, which is six inches more than the rec ognized worlds record made by Dan Shan nahan of Limerick. Ireland, nearly 20 wears ago.
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Jackson's Gap Wins.

Jacksons Gap, August 1.-(Special.)- Union was easy for Jacksons Gap. Up to the seventh inning the score was to in favor of Union, but by skillful twirl- Ing by Nickerson. who also made two runs in the seventh, the game was brought over by the score of to 5. Bat teries: Nckerson and Waldrop; Craddock and Trusse.
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Brown WIna Gun.

Tate Spring, Tenn. August 1-(Spectal) ) In the finals today Dowdell Brown of Atlanta won the cup in the handicap tournament of the Tate Spring Golf club. Leroy Perry of Birmingham was the run ner-up. The date of the tournament for the August cup has been fixed beginning August g.
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Nashville AmArjoano Win.

Milton, Fla. August 1-(Special )-The Nashville Americans outclassed Bagdad yesterday, defeating them to l. Kidd allowed one hit, only one man reaching second base. Batteries: Kidd and Searcy; Williams and McEwen.
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Sunday School Games.

West End Baracas defeated the Second Presbyterians g to 1.
 Southside Baptists defeated the Twenty seventh Street Baptists in a closely con- tested game, to 3.
 Cumberland Presbyterians g, East Lake Methodists O.
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Giants Victorious.

Louisville, Ky, August 1.-(Special)- Saturday: Birmingham Giants B. Louis- e-ville O. Today. Giants g. Louisville l.
 The Giants play Louisville at Birming- ham tomorrow (Monday).
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Avondale Mills Wins.

Avondae Mills F. Sayreton Mines O.. Avondale Mills 8, Sayreton Mines 1. Bat teries: Shepherd and PuclSett Dodson and Brandon Shepherd and Puckett; Mackem and Brandon.
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Stanton Wins,

Stanton, August 1.-(special) )-Stanton defeated Mapleville Saturday afternoon F to ?. Batteries: Osborn and Ruddicks Adams and Avis.
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Birmingham at Montgomery. Little Rock at New Orleans. Memphis at Mobile. Atlanta at Nashville.
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TEXAS LEAGUE.
Major Games or.

Chicago. August 1--A1l games
 for iD 'ss tomoTne1 1 5: oa account of the funeral of Harry c. Pulliam. the late president of the National ies69c eco9EdiA'{ A B. B. John today. There will bs nc Eamao h ths national league
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SLIPPERS AGAIN
 DOWN BABES TEAM
SOUTHERN LEAeuE STANDING.
RESULTS YESTERDAY.
GAMES TODAY.

New Orleans 5, Little Rock l. Montgomery 4. Memphis 0.
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East End Pharmacy Wlna.

East End Pharmacy 8. Frisco Shops {. Batteries: Schwartz and Goodwin; Young and iPoyner.
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Summary: Sacrifice hit. Shannon. Stolen bases, Whiteman, Rockenfield Double plays, Wagner to Cranston. Balk, Fritz. Struck out, Lively 8, Fritz 8, Bases on balls Fritz 1. Hit by pitch ed ball, Rockenfield. Time, 1:40. Umpire. Fitzsimmons.
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Steamer Is Sunk.

Algonac, Mich, August 1.-In a collision
 with an unknown steamer tonight the coal laden steamer Cadillac of Cleveland was sunk in the channel opposite the St. Clair flats. No lives were lost.
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Cubs Take Two.

Cubs Take Two.
 Chicago, August 1.-Chicago won both games from Philadelphia today. In the first McQuillen started off poorly and Chicago scored the only three runs of the game at the start on two passes, two doubles and a single. The second game was rather loose, Chicago winning, to S. All six pitchers were batted hard and Chicago's errors gave the visitors a good lead, which the locals tied by punching their hits in the fifth and sixth. The win ming score was made in the seventh, when Howard was hit, took second on Steinfeld's single and came home on a muffed third strike and Dooins wild throw. Score of first game: R.H. E. Chicago ....... 300 900 00s-3 5 0 Philadelphia ........... 000 900 00o-0 Batteries: Brown and Archer; Mo- Quillen and Dooin. Time, 1:2o.
 Score of second game: R.H. E. Chicago ............. 900 033 10*-7 13 8 Philadelphia ........... 211 0o1 100-6 Batteries: Higginbotham, Hagerman, Overall and Archer; Moren, Moore, Foxen and Dooin Time, 50 Umpire, O'Day.
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St. Louis Was Easy.

St. Louis, August 1.-Fourteen hits., most of them timely, gave Boston an easy victory today, 10 to 4. The locals did all their counting in the seventh, when five successive batsmen hit safely, four of them scoring. Score: R.H E. Boston ............. 003 012 O04-10 14 o St Louis . 900 900 400-4 10
 Batteries: Mattern, Richie and Graham; Backman. Melter. Sallee and Phelps. Time, 2:05. Un pire. Rigler.
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Baseball. Louisville Cubs vs. B'ham Giants, at West End Park, Mon. Tues. and We'd, Aug. 2, 3, A pm.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.
DoubIeheader Divided.

Cincinnati, August L-Cincinnati and Brooklyn split even in a double-header here this afternoon. Fucker pitched in rare form in the first game, but one run being earned off him. Errors were responsible for two of the three runs scored by Brooklyn in this game. The second contest was pitchers battle to the seventh inning, when a wild throw by Wilhelm with the bases full, gave the Cincinnatis two runs and the game. The throwing of Mclean was distinct feat ure of the contests, no fewer than four attempts to steal in the second game being frustrated by him. Score of first game: R.H E. Cincinnati ...........,.. 0ol 900 1O0-2 4 Brooklyn .............. 001 010 010-3 3
 Batteries: Fromme, Campbell and Mc- Lean; Fucker and Marshall. Time, 2 hours.
 Score of second game: R.H. E. Cincinnati ............. GOO 010 2T-S z Brooklyn ............... 900 100 00o-1 2
 Batteries: Rowan and Mclean Will helm and Bergen and Marshall. Time. 1:35. Umpires, Klem and Kane.