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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-01
NEWS OF HARTsELLE
County Campaign Cioses-Peach Crop
Is Considered Safe

Hartselle. April Especially 1.-The polit-
ical mecca for the county candidates to-
day is Hartselle, the campaign being
wound up here today. The candidates are
all here-the old experienced ones that
have weathered the political battles of
the past, the candidate with chance to
viii. and the candidate with no chance at
all; the tenderfoot candidate, who is maxi
ing his initial campaign, are all in the best
of humor, and extending the glad hand to
the large crowd of voters that are here
today. The race for probate judge con-
tinues to be the most exciting. The
present incumbent. Judge William e.
Skeggs: r. r. Ship and Loviek p. Troup
being the ones who are in the winning di-
vision.
After thorough examination of the
peach crop here it Is safe to say that the
crop is safe and In the best of condition.
The orchard men say the crop will be 10
per cent larger than last season.
The last few pretty days have given
the farmers new inspiration, and much
of the crop that was injured by freezing
is being replanted. Everything Is loohe
Ing bright .s-A. -
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-01
PENNSYLVANIA is FIRST IN
COLLEGE FIELD DAY EVENT

PENNSYLVANIA and Princeton. The Law
renceville school was victorious In this
preparatory school championship.
Brooklyn Manual Training school. afte.
hard race. defeated both the Engle-
wood and Oak Park teams of Chicago
for the National High School champion
ship.
In the scholastic races Jersey High
school, Brooklyn Preparatory school and
LaSalle institute were winners. Peddie
school and Seminary Collegiate school
scored in eight places. The Brooklyn
Polytechnic institute and the College OF
the City of New York, New York uni
versity and Pratt institute scored third
places.
There We're several good performances
in the special invitation field events.
Nelson of Yale cleared IL feet inches in
the pole vault and Koldman of Dart
mouth did only three inches less. Pal
mer of Dartmouth cleared the bar at
feet l inch in the high jump, and
both WATSON of Notre Dame and Rob-
erts of Amherst did better than 20 feet
in the broad jump. In the weight events
Talbot, formerly of Cornell, and now at
Pennsylvania State college, was the star.
winning both the hammer throw and
the discus.
The west came to the front in the
shot-put which was won by Horner Of
Michigan, with 40 feet s inches.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-01
Chattanooga Raises Pennant

Chattanooga, April 30.-(Special. 1.-The
~Dixie pennant'' was raised here this aft
ernoon just previous to the regular same
before a crowd of about 5000 or 5000 per-
sons This is the pennant won by the
locals last fall, when Chattanooga cham
pions of the South Atlantic league and
Atlanta champions of the Southern league
played series of five post-season games.
The Atlanta players who were defeated
last fall pulled the pennant to the top of
the pole, while the band played Dixie"
Then the Crackers jumped in and won
the game from Chattanooga.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-01
Fight Was Fixed

San Francisco, April 30.-lSpeciaL) 1.-THE
main hope of the boxing supporters who
believe that the death OF Tommy Nc
Carthy in his fight with Owen Moran, last
night. will have no effect upon the status
of the Jeffries-Johnson battle, is contained
in confession from Moran, that the fight
was fixed" Mccarthy was to be al
lowed to stay Is rounds. and was not
in proper condition to meet Moran.
IT do not think the governor will stop
the Jeffries-J Johnson bout, for 1t is evident
that both men will be in perfect physi-
cal condition" said Tex Richard this
evening.
ut is not likely that Jeffries or Johnson
will hurt each other seriously. Even II
one of them should be knocked out, his
superb condition would save him from
injury"
johnson did not appear in his public ex-
hibition tonight. He and his friends,
however, think that the heavyweight fight
will not suffer interference on account of
the death of Mccarthy.
1.-The fact that the heavyweight fight is
not and will not be fixed, precludes the
possibility of Interference. said Richard
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-01
Communicated
Ritter Says Our System
OF city Government Is
100 Years Behind The Times

We all agree that we need better roads
and should build them. Now does 1t
pay us to hire free labor to build roads
and rent out our ableboded convicts at
$40. 80 per month? I think not, therefore,
favor using our county convicts to
build roads with. This will insure good
roads in reasonable time.
Our present fee system was all right
when Jefferson county had a population of
10000, but it is now 20 years behind the
times and should be changed and our
county officers put on salary.
Our system of city government is, con-
servatively estimated, 100 years behind
the times. No business concern running
under such a system could stay out of
bankruptcy five years, and the taxpayers
are having hard time keeping Birming-
ham out; therefore, ! favor commission
form of government.
Now, II the people Of this county honor
me by electing me one of their represer-
tatives next Monday I promise to work
for the foregoing measures. ard - '-''-'v
and faithfully represent the rscpiu OF
Jefferson county to the best of my ability.
ss* c. D. RITTER.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-01
MAGNATE BRUSH
REACHES THE CRISIS


San Antonio, Tex, April 3o.-John T.
Brush, owner of the New York National
League Baseball club, who is suffering
from iocomotor ataxia, and who has been
here for about six weeks seeking rest
and medical attention, is passing through
the crisis of his malady. If he RECEIVERS
he expects to leave here within week
or ten days for Chicago and, from there
will go to New York. Mr. Brush's con-
dition is understood to be the result of
overwork and of too long DELAY in
seeking rest If he can be carried over
the next few weeks successfully his re-
covery Is looked upon as certain
Notwithstanding his illness, Mr. Brush
continues to direct the affairs of the
New York National club. When the
team wins he appears brighter, and when
1t loses he seemingly becomes gloomy
over the loss.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-01

Jeffries Training Camp, Rowarden-
nan. April 30.-(Specia1.) -There has
been little doing in the Jeffries camp
for the last few days, owing to the
development of boil on the small
Of Jim's back which, while not dan
almost a total suspension of work.
The inactivity was brought to an
abrupt ending tbs morning, when the
big fighter repaired to the dam across
the San Lorenzo river, just back of
tho training quarters, and helped the
laporers finish repairs to the dam which
sprung a leak last Sunday and ma dc
swimming an impossibility and row.
ing next to impossible. Jim takes spe-
cial delight in botn rowing and swim.
ming.
At 10 o'clock Jeffres appeared at
tine gym and donned working clothes
and for the next hour was busy at
the rowing machine. He then boxed
two fast rounds with his manager
Sam Berger, and four rounds with
Bob Armstrong, the negro heavyweight
Jeffries was particularly strenuous with
Berger and landed several singing
punches, one in particular landing on
Sans neck, which caused him to re-
mark: IT am satisfied Jim still has
punches"
The champion was much easier With
Armstrong but at that there was some
fast work during the four rounds.
About the middle of the fourth round
Ecb said to Farmer Burns, who was
holding the watch: ANY time now,
Farmer. will suit me-"
The afternoon was given over to
game of baseball with Jim on the fir
Ing line, in which role, according to
Farmer Burns, he developed some fine
blenders" After the workout he was
in good spirits And look ed in fine shape.
His trainers are perfectly satisfied with
his condition and glad he had the few
Gays enforced vacation the past week
The trouble is not how much they are
able to get him to do but how little.
When jeff was told of the death OF
Mccarthy this morning. the champion
aid:
TOO bad, too bad. That will be a
hard blow to the Mccarthy family. It's
a hard blow for any family to lose a
boy of his age"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-01
Grand Opera for
Birmingham People

Caruso, Martin, Geraldine FarfEr, Nine.
Johanna Gadslsi, Louise Homer and An
tonic Scott will be heard in Tosca, Aida,
Madame Butterfly and Pagliacci. to those
who are fortunate enough to go to At
lanta, but to those WHO are not can be
equally satisfied with the perfect repro
duction of these stars in any of the operas
OH the Victor Talking Machine. The
writer was under the impression that all
earned music lacked the human ring
but after a visit to the Talking Machine
Co., 20O7 Second avenue, who are always
glad to allow their operatic stars enter
tain you, he was convinced of the
which sounded as If it came
direct from the human throat.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-01
ALABAMA WINS AGAIN
Makes 1t Three Straight In the Union
Series

Jackson, Tenn, April 30.-(Special.)--
Alabama won from Union today by a
score of to 2. The Crimson and White
boys took the series by three straight
games. Hopper, Unions star twirler, al
lowed but six hits and struck out II of the
visiting batsmen. punching hits and good
work on the bases gave the Alabama
lads three runs in the first inning and two
In the third. Although Hopper struck out
three men in the sixth, a base on balls,
a stolen base and passed ball gave the
visitors another scole. A pass, two errors
and timely single gave Union two runs
in the fifth Score: E.H E.
Alabama ............. Az? COO 0OO-6 2
Union ..........e... 40 o2o 0oo-2 4
Batteries: Pratt? GYAr and Anderson;
Hopper and Greer any Shelburn.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-01

Bessemer April 30.-(Speciaf) -Bessemer
opened her new ball park this afternoon
by losing to Ehsley by the score of to
playing. which accounts for the many er-
rors made by both teams The game was
one of the prettiest ever seen on local
dA1ond and the fans went wild over
thvtealh-
The Bessemer team looks classy. There
is not a weak spot in the team, and the
boys work together wonderfully. The
new men secured are all to the good
Keeling, the new catcher, is heady play
er, has fine yhip, bats and runs well. He
is valuabl addition to the team. In
reserve are O'Mara and Trotter. The
pitchers tried out today look good. Tuck
er struck out six men, as did Pruit They
are little stiff yet, but will be in con-
dition in a week. With Tucker, Pruit and
Fanclfer the team has a staff of pitchers
that will be hard to beat Another fast
little player who. hits and fields well is
Clarence Bumgardner With Keeling be-
hind the bat, Houston on first, McEniry
on second, Bumgardner at short and
johnson on third Bessemer will have a
well-nigh stone wall infield.
Bessemer got two runs in the first in
ming. Randle, first up, was walked. sacri-
feed to second and went home on Hutch
ms single. On the return the center
fielder threw the ball away and Hutchins
went to third, scoring a moment later
when Farrow threw the ball to center
field. Ensley made one In the fourth and
three In the ninth. With one down San
timire was safe on an error, the next man
flew out to center the next two men sin
gled. filling the bases. Santimire got In a
chase at third and Pruit threw the ball
to the left field fence. in trying, to catch
him. All scored. More details in the box
81 =
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-01
Cutrer Defends Title

J. X. Cutrar proved too much for e
olson of New York., who came south
with the determination of taking the
middle-weight championship of the south.
The first fall. 29,a minutes. went to
Cutrer by o half Nelson and bar holt.
The second fall was quick and excitin &
bout, lasting only Is minutes, terminate
Ing with a crotch and half Nelson.
Ivy johnson of Buffalo, N. Y, chal-
leEses Cutrer for bout on an early date
Cutrer has accepted the challenge.
The preliminary match between Bab
Luster and Charles Due was very i'll
terestfng. Luster was the winner.
The sparring contest proved very ill.,
teresting. A large crowd was in atten ?
ance.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-01

Chattanooga. April 30.-(Special. Joe
Rickert, the former Southern league out
fielder who was released outright by
Chattanooga, has signed with Danville,
Va, after turning down an offer from
Savannah Rickert left today for Dan
Vile. Dave CASTOR, the former New Or
leans center fielder, who was with Chatta-
nooga last year. aId Steve Griffin, man
ager of the Knoxville club last year, are
both with the same club. Nancy" Hanks,
the pitcher last year with Augusta, and
who was tried out with Atlanta this
spring, has been purchased by Danville.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-01
ENsLEY BARRACKS ORGANIZE
Have Strong Team and VIII Soon Get
Busy ON Diamond

The Methodist Baraca Sunday school
class of Ensley has organized one of the
best amateur baseball teams In Greater
Birmingham. At recent meeting of the
class C. E. Gettys was elected business
manager and w. J. Henry elected captain
of the team. They practice every after
noon on Avenue E and Twenty-third
street. Beginning May l the Barracks
will be ready TO play any team in the city.
The lineup is as follows
Catchers, Aubrey Wells and w. T. Coch-
ran. pitchers, r. D. Osgood, R. II. Shad-
dick and C. Rodgers; first base, w. A.
Gelder; second base, Rebel Zeigler; third
base. c. w. Anderson; shortstop, W. ].
Henry; right fielder, Wright; center field
err, Joe Sawyer; left fielder John Clark.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-01
GIIdden Tourists In OkIah oma

Lawton, Okla, April 30.-Texas was left
In the rear today as the Glidden tour
pathfinder car crossed the Red river, 1913
miles from Dallas, and entered Okla
homa. The distance covered in Texas was
about 450 miles. The car ran from De.
catur to Lawton, a distance of lc9 miles.
1t was met at Bowie, Tex, by five cars
from Lawton and Oklahoma City and at
Terrell by delegation from Chickasha,
who had come 40 miles to urge Dial H.
Lewis to route the tour through their
city. The Glldden contestants will easily
run from Dallas to- Lawton In a day
over the natural prairie roads. From
Lawton the pathfinder will proceed to Ok
lahoma CITY
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-01

Chattanooga. April 3o.-(Special.) John
ny Dobbs has just Is days to decide
whether he will keep Alcock or Clay
ton Perry for the third sack job. Dobbs
is known to have favored Alcock all
along, but Perry's work has been so good
during the Nashville and Memphis games
that 1t is probable he will change his mind
before pruning tme-May To- Perry's
work has been high class in every partic-
ular. He Is hardly as fashy fielder as
Alcock, but the latter is more cratic
Both have been hitting the pill at lively
clip.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-01
CLERGYMEN WOULD
PREVENT Big MILL
FOR CHAMPIONSHIP
PEOPLE AROUSED OVER DEATH OF
MCCARTHY At HANDS OF MORAN
IN A "FIxEDo MATCH-CAsE DE-
VELOPS FAST
TO PREVENT BIG SCRAP

San Francisco, April so.-(spe-
cial. 1.-The clergy of San Francisco
and Bay county are aroused by the
death of Tommy Mccarthy, and
have already started agitation
against the holding of the Jenries-
johnson fight at Emoryville on
July 4. The ministers will appeal
to Governor Gillett and the local
authorities of the county.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-01

John Mcqueen has made a
high record as circuit solicitor
and his friends think it only
right that he should have q
second term, according to dem
ocratic precedent.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-01
Macon ReIease. Player.

Macon, April 3O.-Three players, wild
Bill Clark, Doyle and Holden were re-
leased by the, Macon South Atlantic
league club last night. Andy Lawrence,
an infelder from Massachusetts, has been
signed by the locals.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-01

Whitaker Piano Co., 21O4
LIST Ave. has the best pianos in
Alabama. Lots Of them at the
lowest prices and easiest
terms.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-01

Texao l.caUlle

At Dallas--Galveston 6, Dallas l.
At Oklahoma City-Oklahoma City 5,
Waco 3. 49,
At Observation-Disclosures 9, Houston 6;
IA innings.
At Fort Worth-san Antonio ., Fort
Worth g. ~
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-01

Death of Mccarthy

San Francisco, April 3o.-(special)-
Thomas Mccarthy, the idol Of local fol-
lowers of the prize ring. died in st.
Mary's hospital shortly after O'Clock
this morning as a result of a fractured
SKULL sustained when his head slruch
the floor of the ring last night at Dreail-
land rink, after he had been knocked OUT
BY owen Moran of Birmingham, England,
in the sixteenth round of what was scheo-
uled to be 20-round contest.
According to statement of Moran,
who inadvertently Admitted "frame-up,
Mccarthy was allowed to stay for ID
rounds, permitting those on the inside
to clean up bunch of money by betting
on the rounds. An Investigation Is like
ly to follow and all bets may be de-
clared off. liz
All participants were arrested, but later
released on ball.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-01
,Night Rider Win.

London, April 3O.-The Middlesex plate
at Hurst park today. was won by Charles
Carrolps Night Rider. Chalmers was Sec
ond and Rosina Tada third. There were
eleven starters.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-01
rcnnessee plays Ccntreville

Centreville. April 3o.-(Special.)-1n a
fast and interesting game played here
this afternoon the second team of the
University of Tennessee defeated the local
aggregation, score to 8. The feature
of the game was the batting OF McCargo
for the university. Score R.H. e.
University of Tennessee ......... & 3 4
Centreville .............. ) a .
Batteries: Finley and Crotter: Brown
and Pratt
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-01

What Authorities Say

Oakland, Cal, April so.-District At
torney Donohue and Sheriff Barnet of
Alameda county, the site of the Jeffries-
johnson fight on July 4, do not believe
that the death of Tommy Mccarthy in
San Francisco will affect the heavy
weight battle
II shall be governed entirely by the
state law" said Donohue.
THAT Is all I care to say of the mat
ter at this time"
Sheriff Barnet said that he would act
only ON the advice Of his legal represent
tative, the district attorney. but if called
on to do SO he would not hesitate to stop
the fight.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-01

Summary: rwo-hase hits, L. Smith
Alexander 3, jackson. Three-rase hits,
Stevens, Parson. Sacrifice hits, Hurd,
Leslie, Heck 2, Davis !. Stolen bases,
i. Smith, Stevens, zoll Struck out.
Quinn 2, B. w. Smith 6. Davis u. Base
on balls, Quinn /, Smith I, Davis l..
Umpire, Joe Burke.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-01
Ok Victorious

The Birmingham Red Sex defeated Kis-
sells Pharmacy in a closely contested
game by q score of to 8. Batteries :
Shepherd and Rosberg; Mailman and CAL
lager and Garbang and Holt.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-01


Summary: Sacrifice hits, Keeling, For
sythe. Double play, Walker to CULLEN
Struck out Tucker 6. Pruit 6, Marshall
10 Innings pitched, Tucker s, Pruit L.
HITS, off Tucker l, Pruit g. Bases on
balls. Tucker l, Marshall g. Time, 1:l5
Umpire. Brown.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-01
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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-01

At Observation-Disclosures 3, Spartanburg 4.
At INSTRUMENTATION ~, Greenville 5.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-01

Vote for John Mcqueen for
Circuit Solicitor. He is entitled
under democratic precedent to
q second term. SssS'A Sss@.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-20
REFINEMENT SHOWS IN SPEECH

Breeding and refinement are very sure to
reveal themselves in ones speech.
A passing exclamation sentence heard
in crowd is quite sufficient to lower the
status of the talker.
Slang has it's place. and there times
when the use of word of 1t in drawing
room may not be amiss. but she who in
terlards her conversation with CALCULATIONS
affected by college boys adds nothing to her
powers of attraction.
The object of all conversation should be
well rounded sentences. crisply and clearly
spoken. Pedantry-an attempt to use long
words-is impressive only because of its
dullness and far from showing brightness,
is more likely to indicate mental lack,
suggesting an ability to parrot-like repeti-
tion of what one has heard or read. Di-
rectness - unconsciously selecting those
words best understood and most calculated
to convey the meaning desired-is test of
mind as well as of refinement and neither
slang nor interjections of foreign words are
addition.
A woman who finds she can best
woman who finds she can best ex-
press herself through the medium of slang
can instantly the havoc 1t has wrought
her vocabulary. and in that fact lies its
demoralizing force Some wise person told
his children that they should make point
every day of their lives of adding new
word to their vocabularies This may seem
a trivial admonition- but 1t is wonderfully
developing and will help to create a good
conversationalist. Slang cuts down the num-
ber of words one has at the tongues end
and induces slovely manner of speech. For
school boys and girls together 1t is not un-
worthy. but even they should be prevented
from employing 1t promiscuously with their
elders. lest they lose the ability to talk
well.
AS foreign languages especially French
and German, both understood, the fash
ion of nterpolating foreign phrases has
fallen into dsuse being affectation.
One either the foreign tongue entirely
makes allusion to 1t. or II she does
employ one French word she need not be
dismayed If the other addressed proceeds
to converse entirely in the language sug-
gested