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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-17
DEALING IN FUTURES

But 1t should be easier to defeat Mont z gomery than to score on the Pelicans. And the fans will be disappointed l the Climbers get single game.
 But If they do, what does 1t matter? We come home to remain until Septen. Der 8. Between this and tha' date ab a1 l6 games will be played. rm,ngf should mop up with Mont onefy, / tapooga and Nashville, st oale have very little trouble with Msmif should get the decisioa over AtsI
 Of the Is games, we essci ths q to win as many as T. 1T taes ho will have passed At.anfa and siA crawled very close 10 New ef1aapa
 Beginning tomorow the Psreils q hi at Redwood for lf games
 Beginning torlcrrosT Atl5hfa is ltl road for as many Feglnning tonergow New Orleans opens r sd0biie. and tilat returns hom [, meet the inTHds of th | north-Atle MeznIhis Zf ttanoos1l and Nash iis. So. all i,i ak. fa inc oexi two 'seeksl Birminfhsm aaa cer am advantage. The Bsfons rii has hold faet 70 that aaYantase te bat huttress again whic te can sshea thr take the road Ser teasifes for yist 70 Atlanta, Mem p'lis ehatfanaefa sS6 Nashville.
 Wis fay sfet sse 4dvantage and bind il to ti1em k9itn hHen3 of steel?
 We Aei+s 30. fs they are going splen- dialy at ee pr- nt time, and there is no da gs4 Of ct up or reaction, or aifylhtug else nat would presage danger, en in the mird of a pessimist.
 ard la birmingham there is now no r.nce-thcre never was-for pessimist. Fesasnism Is not Birmingham style.
 B. A.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-17
JAMES R. KEENE
 MAY LEAVE TURF

New York, August ls.-Anti-race legis- lation is likely to result in the retirement from the turf of James R. Keene. vice chairman of the Jockey club, who for many years has been one of the largest winners in the country. Mir. Keene says he will retain about 10 of his yearlings to be raced or sold next year. The oth- CTS will be disposed of at public auction.
 The Keene horses have not been so said this big stable has been run at q loss even though the winnings are close to the s5o.0o0 mark. Last year the sta ble cleared up $111, 900 and in 1907 he hung up worlds record with winnings of s397, GOO
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-17
NOW UP TO SHRINE

The Elks have organized and will un- dertake to thrash the everlasting wad- ding out of that Shriner aggregation if the latter has enough nerve to come out to Redwood park Labor Day and play us The Elks have an excellent hall team. not ball team in name only, but men who can play ball. If said Shriners desire to play the game let them answer this challenge and pre- pare for the fray. The Elks are will ing and eager to get at them. Let them either come out with an acceptance or crawl in their holes forevermore.
 NAT BARKER
 Manager Elks Ball Team"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-17

New Orleans, August 16.-tSpecial.)- Gene Demont is no longer playing mana ger of the Pelicans.
 Chollie Frank resumed his seat on the players bench this afternoon and II oe- veloped that he had given Demont ms Unconditional release Monday afternoon before Demont left for major league ter ritory to do guerrilla work for the Pels in seeking another pitcher.
 Asked why he didn't announce Demont release Monday. Frank replied: Well, d was just itching to get back at Moles- worth He was the man who drove me off the bench and I thought sure he would protest the game when he saw me sitting on the bench again. l was then going to show him that I had released Demont He probably got wise because
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-17
DEMONT DRAWS RELEASE;
 FRANK AGAIN ON THE BENCH

he knew that l had been asking waivers on Demont all the season.
 Molesworth did consider protesting the game and had a long talk with Umpire Carpenter on the subject, eventually de- cidng that he would await developments. Frank says Demont will scout for him until he lands a pitcher Gene is ex- pected to do business with either the Louisville or Evansville club, but if he does not will continue to St. Louis. Pitcher Wehrman, whom Frank has been expecting to report all this week, tele- graphed hi mtoday that he would not come unless he was guaranteed expenses and return transportation If he failed to make good.
 I'm afraid he is not game" said Frank. If he isn't, l don't want him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-17

The sporting editor has received the Following
 we, the Elks baseball team of Bir- mingham Lodge No. 79, would like to make use of your sporting columns to Issue challenge or def just as you may want to call it, to that aggregation of men who claim to be ball players masquerading under the Shrfner em- blem. It is not our purpose to attempt fo disparage this team before the pub 1ic. It already stands discredited by the miserable exhibition 1t put up Saturday or so ago at West End park.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-17
DONALD MCDONALD WINS BIG HANDICAP

! Hamilton, Ont, August 1S.-Donald Mc- Donald, favorite in the betting, won the Ontario handicap at the Hamilton Jockey club meet today The weather was clear md track fast. Summary
 First race. seven furlongs-Onaping, lol NFain), 15 to 1, 4 to 1, to 5, won; Com mota. Ill (Foden) 4 to l, to 5. l to 2, second Mendip, 104 (Goose), 10 to l, to !, to 10, third. Time, 1:2Sh.
 Second race, six furlongs-J. H. Tough ton, 1o6 (Musgrave), 6 to 5, out, won; La- Teine Hindoo, 105 Davenporp 10 to 1. to ], ? to l, second; Domithilda, 101 (Grosse). 90 to ]. 8 to l, to i. third. Time, 1:13 2-5.
 Third race, steeplechase, about one and three-quarter miles--Oakhurst. 139 (Mc- Kinney, 1 to 8, out, won; Ontario, 152 NBryanD, to l, 6 to ,. to ?, second; Ted, 1f7 QIughes) 4 to 1, 8 to 5, l to ,. third. Time, S:3 3-5.
 Fourth race, mile and Donald Mcdonald, 115 (Musgrave), I to 5, 1 to 2, out won; Ferrand Cecilman, 99 (Wilson), 10 to 1, 3 to l, even, second; John Rear non, 100 Q4ang), to ?, to g. out, third Time. 1: :53 3-5.
 Fifth race, five and one-half furlongs- Sidney R.. Ill (Gross), to 1, to l. even won; Fort Worth, 106 DavenparD, 12 tc 1, to l, 5 to 2, second; Little Father 106 (Burns), to l, to l, even, third Time, 1:07 2-5.
 Sixth race, mile and sixteenth-Hans 113 (Goose), Il to 10. to 2 out, won Lightwool, 113 CDeverich), 8 to l, 3 to to 5, secondl Rock Castle, 112 tGross), 3 10 i. 10 to l. to l. third Time 1:4S 1-5
 Seventh race, seven furlongs-Selwk, 1lt (Goose). to 1, to g. 6 to ,, won Cooney K. 105 CWilson). to l. to 5 2 to 10, second; Elfin Beau, 106 (Fain), tt 5, to 5, out, third Time. 1:2a 4-5.
 Eighth race, one mile on turf-Montanic 107 (Gross) even, 1 to 2 out. won; Ton Savers, 104 (Musgrave), to l, to even, second; Amyl, 102 Dreyer), to a tn L even third Time 70
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-17
NOW or ODGI1ln2 VI flChWOO0 |1HuaHw. ROBERT
Edited By HUGH w. ROBERTS
BIG CHIEFS ARE COMING
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-17
IN FAST GAME
 CRACKERS VICTORIOUS

Atlanta, August 16.-Todays game be- tween Atlanta and Memphis, which At lanta won, to 1, was played in the fastest time of any regulation Southern league game this season, one hour and five minutes being consumed. Flaherty and Goodwin were the opposing hurlers and after the first inning the Memphii were helpless before the speedy left-hand- CTS delivery Fishers batting and Der kels fielding were the features. The ccora.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-17
KAVANAUGH KNOWS NOTHING
 OF FRICTION WITH T1EISMAN

quested that, call the meeting of the league directors at this time" he said. q know of nothing important that will come up.'
 The New Orleans club notified Presi- dent -Cavanaugh today of the release of Gene Demont. President Kavsnaugh has called the attention of all the clubs to the fact that no players can be sold from one club 10 another after Wednesday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-17
WITH THE scRIBEs

Jack Reidy, the 1909 Lookout who was
 sold to the Waterloo, la, club of the
 Three Eye league this spring, has been
 recalled by the local club owners. Redy
 was sold with an optional agreement.
 Reidy slumped through the middle of the
 season, but has bee nhittng at a rapid
 gait lately. and promises to finish the
 season well over the 300 mark.-Chatta-
 nooga News.
 The race for the Southern pennant con
 tinues most marvelously close That Bir
 mingham team, which has looked strong
 for three months, is at last playing strong
 ball. Between you and me. I'm not at all
 sure that the Barons are not a good lot
 stronger than the Pels This present se- ries will show. But in Sundays game the |Pelicans looked like lemons. s.--Atltnta
 Georgian
 The St. Louis Republic hands this boost
 to Jakey Daubert
 .That Jake Daubert should have es-
 capped all the scouts and should have got
 away from Cleveland and Toledo Is a
 marvel of the baseball times. He was
 drafted by Brooklyn, and appears to be
 another Hal Chase, only more so. Too
 had O'Connell left the Southern league before Daubert got there.' Nine passes, nine stolen bases, nine hits and nine runs! Glorious totals. New Orleans may win the next two games of the series and so have it on Birmingham in the standing. but 1t will Itake about II victories to wipe out the stain of those Sabbath orgies.-New os- leans Picayune.
 Paul Sentell. the ex-Cracker shortstop. x1.- 4f1~ IL .-l L., Eastern league as yet, to whom he was sold by the Brooklyn team. Paul's name appeared in the lineup of an amateur game played in New Orleans on Sunday, when the Goldsmans and the Perezs crossed bats.-Atlanta Constitu- ton.
 The game was extremely slow and could not be called interesting because CovaI lesltfs superiority was t6b pronounced Not only was Hess hit for safeties al critical times, but he was exceedingly wild. Seven free passes and two hi batsmen were chaiked up against ths | pretxel baker during the bout. His sup port was not 50 good, either.-New Or leans Times Democrat
 The Barons have 16 straight games al home, beginning with Thursday, and thei l opponents must play on the new diamond l which is not yet in any sort of shapd Now Orleans Is also at home after tn Mobile series for stretch. Atlanta 1 on the road. Summing 1t up 1t looks bet ter for the Barons than for anyone els I for the next week or two. They ma | not pass either of the clubs ahead In tf next week, but they are bound to clos the zap. and then. with Atlanta on tt road and the Pei pitchers not going vel
 look out. Mobile Register.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-17
SPARKS WINS AGAIN
 FOR THE LOOKOUTS

Nashville, Tenn. August 16.-Chatta- rooga shut Nashville out today, to 0.
 Honors were even between the pitchers, but in the sixth inning the visitors punched hits and won. McMahon and Yerkes each secured doubles and Perry got a single, all of which netted the only two runs made Score:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-17

Little Rock, August 16.-tSpecial.)- Business affairs prevented President Kavanuagh from leaving the city today and he will leave tomorrow afternoon for the opening of the new Birmingham park and directors meeting on Thursday.
 President Kavapaugh refused to discuss the reports of friction between himself and J. W. Heisman of Atlanta.
 President Baugh of Birmingham re-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-17
roNEY SOME PITCHER

Lexington, Ky, August 16.-Fred Toney of Nashville, Tenn, premier pitcher of the Blue Grass league. was sold today by the Winchester club to the Chicago National league club for what the 9nicial state ment declares was the highest price ever paid for Class D player. The amount. however, was not an- nounced. Toney's achievements in- cluded a Thinning no-hit game, In which he struck out 1e batsmen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-17
REEDBIRDS SHAY
 CLIMBER FLINGERS

Montgomery, August 1e.-Mobile took the lead early in today's game. having made seven runs in the third to Mont gomery's two. and winning out by score of to 4. The locals were only able to hit Chappelle in the second and sixth in nings, while three pitchers were used a gainst Mobile Score.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-17
VIRGINIA LEAGUE

At Lynchburg: Roanoke z. Lynch burg 5.
 At Danville: Richmond 1. Danville 2 At Petersburg: Petersburg ', Nor folk 4.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-17
CAROLINA ASSOCIATION

At Greensboro: First game, Spartan burg 3, Greensboro II. Second game, Spartanburg B. Greensboro g.
 At Greenville: Greenville 5, Winston Salem 0
 At Anderson: Charlotte 5, Ander- son z.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-17
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE

At Macon: First game. Columbus T. Macon O. q innings). Second game, Co., lumbus 1. Macon 1, @ innings).
 At Columbia: Savannah 2, Columbia 8. Q1 innings).
 At Jacksonville: Augusta 1, Jackson vile 1, Q1 innings ,darkness).
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-17
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

At Columbus: Toledo l, Columbus 4 At Milwaukee: Kansas City 5, Mil waukee 2.
 At Indianapolis: Louisville 8, Indian apolis 4.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-17
ARKANSAS LEAGUE

At Charlottesville: Caruthersville B. .Paragould 4. At Blytheville: Jonesboro g. Blythe Riile l.. Second game, Blytheville f. Jonesboro ?.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-17
COTTON STATES LEAGUE

At Greenwood: First game. Meridian l., Greenwood ?. Second game, Me ridian O. Greenwood g. (Seven tnnings)
 At Yaxoo City: Yazoo City 5, Hatties- burg o.
 No games scheduled between Jack son and yicksburg.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-17
STOCkDALE WAS HIT RATHER HARD BUT MANAGED TO PRE- VENT BIG scoRE-GAME WAS SUPERB EXHIBITION.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE STANDING
ResuIts Yesterdny

Results Yesterday New Orleans 1, Birmingham o. Atlanta 2, Memphis 1. Chattanooga ?, Nashville 0. Mobile [, Montgomery A.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-17
-Batted for Stockdale in ninth.

SUMMARY. Two Base Hit--Weiner. Sacrifice Hits-Aianush, Jackson. Double Play-Marcan to Elliott to Stockdale.
 Struck Out-Brietenstein, I. Bases on Balls-Stockdale, 3. Time of Game-One hour and 20 mfn- utes. Umpire-Carpenter
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-17
TEXAS LEAGUE

At Dallas: Waco 2. Dallas 3.
 At Fort Worth: Houston 8. Fort Worth 1.
 At Oklahoma City: Oklahoma City IS, San Antonio 2
 At Shreveport: Shreveport 2. Calves ton o.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-17

Sumrlary: Two base hits, McI4aur1n, McMahon, YeYkes. Bases on balls. Sparks 2, Case l. Bases on errors. Nash vile l. Double plays. McMahon to Perry to Johnson. Struck out. Sparks 4. Case 3. Sacrifice hits. Lynch, Schwartz, John son Left on bases Nashville ', Chatta- nooga 4 Stolen bases. Patterson. Sea- baugh, Yerkes. Time, :36 Umpire Pfenninger.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-17
SOUTHEASTERN LEAGUE

At Morristown: Knoxville 10. Morris town l. City 0.
 At Asheville: Gadsden ?, Asheville f.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-17
Meek Loee. Aroln

ton took the second of series of three games from Herre Meek's Collegians this afternoon in another one-sided contest. The score of the first game was to O.
 Score; R.H.E. Anniston ................ O70 GOO 20s9 3 Chattanooga .......... 200 900 000-2 3 Batteries: Klein and Brown; Mahoney and Meek.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-17
s-Batted for Babb in ninth.

Summary: Two-base hit. Warmer. Three-base hit, Fisher Double plays. Berkel to Lister 9 Struck out. Flaherty 2, Goodwin 3. Sacrifice hit. Berkel Time, 1:o5. Empires, Fitzsimmons and Hart.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-17
Pirates are Beaten

New York August 16.--New York won from Pittsburg by to l. the third con- secutive game marked by the same score. Ames and Adams pitched superb ball and the issue was In doubt until the eighth. when New York broke the tie that had existed since the first inning. scoring a run on hits by Devore, Doyle and Brid- well. Score: R.H.E E. Pittsburg ............... 100 GOO 000--1 2 l>eW 1Ofk .............. lUU OD vl"-z
 Batteries: Adams and Gibson; Ames and sche. Time, 1:36. Empires, Rigler and Emslie.
 At Brooklyn: Chicago Brooklyn game postponed, rain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-17
ol4 Catcher Attemps Suicide

New Havens Conn, August 1S-Thom; Leahy, a former catcher on the St. Lou Nationals, and on the Indianapolis al Minneapolis teams of the American d
 sociation attempted suicide at his houI tonight by cutting his throat with raxd It is thought that he will recover. D, spondency over an injured lee whi' prevented his further playing is thote| to haye led to the attempt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-17
Cards. Get One

Boston, August 16.-St. Louis and Bos- ton split even in double header today. the visitors taking the first game to 5 and Boston winning the second to 3. Three local pitchers were hit hard in the first contest and Boston's errors as- sisted St Louis. Frock was effective in the second game and Boston hit the hall hard Scores.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-17

Summary: Three-base hits, Alcock, Greminger. Two-base hits, Murphy, Mil Ter, Watson. Hits, Smith 3. Juul l, Hick- man 4 Innings pitched, by Smith 2. Juul 2-S. Hickman S 1-3 Base on balls, Smith ?. Chappelle 1, Juul 3, Hickman l. Struck cut, Smith B. Chappelle 5, Juul 1, Hfck- man 3. Left on bases. Montgomery A. Mobile 6. Sacrifice hit, Dunn. Stolen bases, Dunn, Burnett. Hit by pitcher Chappelle (whiteman). Time, 200. um- pire, Rudderham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-17
Candidafes,,sor se.ste

Je6srson City, Mo, August B--sterliI P. Bond of St. Louis fled declaratj
 today of being candia,e for the dsnI cratic nomination for the United etai Senate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-17

WANTED First-class chef to take charge of cafe kitchen n this city. Good wages. Call ooo1oo No. 2221.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-17
Y. M. c. A. Lose. Again.

Selma. August 1e.-(SpeciaI) )-selms shut out the Birmingham Young Men, Christian association club for the sceons time this afternoon, the visitors beint able to get man to third but once dur ing the game. Tucker for Birmingham
 pitched an excellent game. Score:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-17
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit Finally Wins

Detroit Finally Wins
 Washington, August 16.-Washington and Detroit struggled through nine in- nings of rain and mud today, Detroit finally winning, to 3. The game was interrupted twice by showers Cobb stole home from third in the fourth inning while Groom was pitching the ball. Score: Rd.E. Washington O1O 100 091-3 13 4 Detroit" " GOO 2O3 Nl-S 8 1 Batteries Groom, Otey and Ansmith Donovan and Shmidt. Time, 1:65 Um- pires, Kerin and Connolly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-17
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Reds Win Two

Reds Win Two
 Philadelphia. August 16.-Cincinnati won both games of a doub1e-header today by s to and to 1. The visitors. al- though outbatted in the first game, punched their safe drives to better ef- feet than their opponents, while in the second game Suggs pitched effectively,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-17
Quinn Was InvincibIe

Chicago, August 16.-New York pound- ed Olmstead hard in the sixth inning to- day and four hits, coupled with three errors, netted five runs, New York win ming the final game of the series, ' to l. Quinn was invincible except in one in- ming. He had faultless support. Score:
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Maps Win Easy

Maps Win Easy
 Cleveland, August 16.-Cleveland was beaten by Philadelphia today. IS to g.. Falkenberg. weakened in the eighth and a close contest was made decidedly one sided. The batting of Stovall, Collins and Baker and Barry's fielding were the features. Score: R.H.E E.. Cleveland ... 003 GOO 000-- II 3 Philadelphia ........... no O2O OS6-S 25 Batteries: Falkenberg and Easterly: Dy- gert Coombs, Plank and Thomas. Time, 2:0S. Umpires, Egan and OLoughlin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-17
Frank Smith Wins

Frank Smith Wins
 St. Louis, August 16.-Boston won the last game of the series today to O.. Smith weakened in the eighth inning and was replaced by Hall who stopped a rally on the part of St Louis. Engle took Gardner's place at second base in the seventh inning. The latter was severely spiked. Score: R.H. E. Boston ... OO1 001 OOO-2 g 0 St. Louis .............. GOO 900 000--0 6 0 Batteries: Hall, Smith and Carrigan and Kleinow; Ray, Linke and Stephens and Killifer. Time, 1:49. Umpire, Perrine.
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Batteries: Quinn and Sweeney; Oim- stead, Young, White and Sullivan. Time, hours Empires, Evans and Collifiower.
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Practically all sur
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BRETT I7ENSI FIN INTANGIBLE
 BARONS AGAIN SHUTO

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The San Francisco call., 1910-12-03
PROVEMENTSARE
PERMANENT: S. P.
Railroad Argues for Contested
Property in Sacramento
Street

The injunction proceedings by the
Southern Pacific company against the
city of Sacramento, before Master in
Chancery Harry NJ. Wright, narrowed
down yesterday to the proving by the
railroad that it's improvements, which
would be interfered with were NJ street
opened, are of permanent nature.
J. G. Harrington. the division en-
gineer of the Southern Pacific at Sac
ramento, gave expert testimony as to
the construction OF the wharves and
sheds. It developed from his testi-
mony that many of hesstructures alon g
the water front had been built with a
view to being kept there permanently.
The proceedings are set to be heard
again this morning, but will proba bly,
go over until Monday.
The other lawyers in the case have
written their friends in Sacramento a
good joke they have on William II.
Devlin, Southern Pacific attorney and
brother of United States District Attor-
ney Robert Devlin. When court was
called the reporter. William Eckoff,
found that his notebook, containing
much of the valuab BILE testimony thus
far taken, had disappeared. Court ad-
journed and for an hour and half
Commissioner Wright, attorneys and
reporters looked for the missing book.
but without avail.
At 1880 o'clock in the forenoon Dew
lin walked in with a sheepish air and
said he had found the book among his
PAPERS
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-03
VALLEJO OPPOSES
A SUB-NAVAL BASE
Delegation From Chamber of
Commerce Asks Local COM
mercial Bodies to Help

To secure the cooperation OF the
commercial bodies of this city in.
bringing about the further development
of the Mare island navy yard and put
ting an end TO the agitation for a sub
naval base In San Francisco a delega-
t1on from the Vallejo chamber of COM
merce visited this city yesterday. In
the party were Frank R. Devlin. ". d.
Pennycook, H. E. Wilder. w. F.. Kelley
and Charles E. Perry. president of the
Vallejo chamber of commerce.
AT the luncheon of the directors of
the Merchants association at the Pal
ace hotel Devltn and others went fully
into the matter. They said that agita-
ton for a subbase in this city would
be apt to cut off needed appropriations;
that probably this city would not Sc
cure the desired subbase anyway, and
that the suspension of development
work at Mare island would defer the
assignment of a battleship fleet to the
Pacific coast.
Devlin said that the Mare island yard
represented an investment of $17.O00,-
600. He feared that a continuation of
the agitation for subbase here would
nulliIy the efforts to secure the million
dollars necessary to dredge Pinole
shoals, remove Commission rock and
dredge Mare island channel TO a depth
of 30 feet This work could be done
in year and half, while il. would
take many years, Devlin contended, to
establish an adequate base IN this. city,
as 1t had done to bring Mare island and
Bremerton navy yards up to their pres
ent efficiency.
1t was also argued that any retrench-
ment at the navy yard would seriously
affect Vallejo. while the removal of the
naval base to this city would accom-
plish little more than the setback of
Vallejo, as this city was the principal
commercial beneficiary of the prosper
ity of Vallejo.
Later in the afternoon the delegation
presented its case to the chamber of
commerce.