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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-20

The Bessemer baseball team won the City league pennant after season of clean, hard and consistent ball playing. Of the total games played they won 14 and lost A. giving the team a percentage of ITS, winning the pennant over the strong team from Decatur by a good margin. The Bessemer fans are jubilant over the outcome of the league games, and justly so, as every member of the team is a Bessemer boy, the majority of them born and reared there. Another reason they are proud of their team is that they are all college boys, represent ing almost every profession. There is little doubt that lions share of the credit for finishing on top Is due to the magnificent pitching of Dr. Tucker, who not only won almost every game he pitched, but established a worlds record by pitching two no-hit games in dou- ble-header
 Dr. Tucker is deservedly popular in Bessemer at this time, and could get almost any office in the gift of the peo- pie should he choose to run.
 E. G. Randle, center field, has been playing for Bessemer for several years and the Bessemer fans think he could make good in higher company. He is the best outfielder in the City league, without any doubt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-20
 FOOTBALL OUTLOOK
 AT HIGH SCHOOL Coach Messer Sees Some Fine Material on Hand WILL HAVE PREP. STARS Enthusiastic Meeting Held Yesterday By Boys Interested in Athletics.
 Trouble Finding Suitable
 Practice Ground
WILL HAVE PREP. STARS

! G. N. Messer football coach and ath- 1etic director at the High school, stated yesterday that amateur athletics in Bir mipgham, as far as the High school is concerned, has a brighter outlook for this year than ever before.
 1 According to Messer. the football team which will represent the High school this year will be an aggregation far stronger than that of last season, despite the fact tEat number of the heaviest and most Valuable men of last seasons team have left the school.
 ! At the opening of the High school yes terday for the 191O'l1 term, a meeting of the athletic enthusiasts among the boys was held. While lamenting the loss of the football stars of last year, Coach Messer discovered that the material to be worked up for this year included a half score or more of as husky new men as ever trod the prep. gridiron, and all of them football artists. Most of the new High school boys on whom the football hopes of the season will be banked are former attendants of other prep. schools. who have been attracted to the High school in various ways, and most of them are advanced students who will enter the third and fourth classes of the school. | Coach Messer says he will not attempt to produce a High school team which will be in the college class. although sev- eral seasons back the High school eleven threw down the gauntlet to the best of them. The team will be top-notcher in the prep. class, however, and games will be secured with such schools as the high schools of Chattanooga. Montgomery, Tuscaloosa, Talladega and Bessemer and the Mobile Military institute
 ] High school athletics will be given a mighty boom this year, if the efforts of the Athletic association avail. The mem bership committee of the association will Toe divided into five subcommittee of five members each, who will take part in "a contest of getting for the asso- citation. After a certain length of time, the members of the team which has sue ceeded in getting the largest number of new members will be the guests of the members of the four other teams at a fheater party.
 Football practice will be bgun as soon as Coach Aesser has amassed his ma terial. The chief problem which con fronts the boys at present is that of ob- taining a suitable place for local games.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-20

The old baseball diamond at West End has been turned over to the High school boys for practice free of charge by Pres ident Baugh of the Birmingham Baseball association, but the field will have been cut 10 pieces by the time the football season begins Redwood Field is in no condition for football, and the fair grounds are too far distant from the city
 It is thought that the board of educa- tion will give the matter attention, as the High school has athletic advantages hardly equal to those of high schools in other cities.
 However that may be. it is assured that the High school will have all that is expected of prep. school in the way of an eleven, and will not report with hands empty in the other branches
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-20
News of Huntsville

Huntsville, September 19.-(Soecial)- Mrs. Samuel sharples, aged 75 years, died Sunday afternoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. John Scott, in this city She had been i'll several weeks. Mrs. Sharples was former resident of Nashville and her body was shipped to that city today, and the funeral will be conducted Tuesday
 Coroner Laughlln investigated the death of Miss Laura Mayes, tie young lady of Dallas village, who died Sunday morning, and found that her death was due to heart failure. It was thought that she had taken some drug with sui cidal intent. The drug proved to be a medicine that the young woman had been taking for a heart affection Miss Mayes formerly lived at Beans Creek, Tenn, where the body was sent today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-20
PREACHER COULDN'T PLAY
 BASEBALL AND PREACH. TOO

Louisville, Ky, September 19.-Because he played baseball and indulged in other athletic sports which were distasteful to the members of his congregation, the Rev. Arthur Brooks, pastor of the Meth odist church at Crestwood, was voted un- fit to have charge of the parish by a majority of his flock, and yesterday an- nounced to his congregation that he was addressing them for the last time.
 The Rev Brooks is a young minister and came to the Crestwood church highly recommended.
 The young preacher became a member of the Crestwood baseball team and every
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-20
MAY CALL OFF
 SCHEDULED FIGHT

San Francisco, September 19-When in- formed that Abe Attell demanded an even division of the cash emouments as a condition of meeting Ad Wolgast in the ring Jim Griffin, promoter of the pro- posed contest, said today that Attell's brother, presumably acting for the feath- erweight champion, had accepted his offer of 20 per cent of the receipts without for mally having agreed to fight for 40 per cent with guarantee of s5OoO.
 "If Attell repudiates his brothers &C., tion and wants half the purse," said Griffin, q will have to find some one to fight Wolgast, for the champion light weight is entitled to more than his op- ponent."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-20
Edited By HUGH ". ROBERTS
NEW GOLF ASSOCIATION
 GETS NO ENCOURAGEME

today expressed himself at a loss to explain recent gossip concerning a possible new golf association in op- positoin to, or to absorb. the United States Golf association. which governs tournament playing in this country.
 According to Mr. Willard campaign looking to a new organization took some form at the annual meeting of the Western Golf association last Jan uary MT. Willard was instructed to prepare a circular without comment to feel out sentiment as to the proposi- tion. A week pr so later the meet ing of the United States Golf associa- tion was held. w. A. Alexander of Chicago was chosen vice president and a disposition was evinced to grant tho fullest recognition to western golf clubs and associations.
 In view of the conciliatory attitude of the big organization, directors of the western association without for nal action are said to have agreed to drop the new movement.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-20

grade, mostly veterans, have been sounded on the proposition and the plan has met instant approval
 It is proposed to obtain as members at least six of the leading players on each major league team.
 The object is the formation of a body sufficiently large, sufficiently represen- tative and sufficiently strong financially to command the attention of the powers that be in baseball to obtain and nav wei, for leader who shall not be connected with baseball, to look after their interl est.
 The matter has come to a head through the prohibition of the proposed series be- tween National and American league teams this fall.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-20
NEW LEAGUE PROBABLE

Chicago, September 1s-A special from New York to the Tribune says:
 There probably will be a new baseball league in existence by next season, and it will not require $S,OOO,0O0 backing nor entail a baseball war. It will be a league of ball pleayers instead of promoters another brotherhood along different lines. It will not seek to promote the ball play CTS welfare by warlike tactics or by en- tering the field of baseball promotion, as did the brotherhood, but by peaceable methods. It is planned to enroll in the new organization all ball players who may desire to join it, but not to make It compulsory. Only players of the higher
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-20
AMERICAN LEAGUE
White sox Play Fine Ball

Chicago, September 19.-Chicago tied its seasons record for consecu- tive victories here today, winning its fifth straight game by defeating New York 1 to o. Singles by Block and Lord, base on balls and Meloan's out counted the run. Both Quinn and Olm- stead pitched brilliant ball and were given flawless support. The sale of Second Baseman French and First Baseman Gandil of Chicago to Montreal was announced. Score: R H E :. Chicago . loco 900 00"-1 3 0 New York . 900 900 000-0 0
 Batteries: Olmstead and Block; Quinn and Criger. Time, 1:37. Empires Egan and Sheridan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-20

Saturday afternoon played with the local team.
 Finally those members of the church who were irreconcilable began to circu- late petition for his removal. The young pastor had his friends, too, and they took up the case from the opposite viewpoint It was race for signers, and when two rival petitions were submitted Saturday night the majority, slight though 1t was, was against the minister who played baseball There was no al- formative, and when the young minister faced his congregation on Sunday morn- ing he told his hearers that 1t was for the last time.
 A successor to the Rev Brooks has not been selected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-20

Auburn, September 19.-(special)- Of the three cities from whom the foot ball authorities at Auburn are trying to select location for the Thanksgiv Ing Auburn-Georgia game, Montgom- cry is the only one which has made no attempt to meet the efforts of the college men half way. Savannah, Ga., and Columbus, Ga. the other prospect i've sites, have both been active to secure the game.
 The city council of Columbus has issued an invitation to the college men to come there for the Thanksgiving game In earnest opposition, the Geor-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-20
MONTGOMERY MAY LOSE
 AUBURN-GEORGIA GAME

gia alumni in Savannah are attempt ing to secure a similar invitation from their civic authorities. Savannah men, in their correspondence with the ath- letic authorities in Auburn, have ex- pressed their confidence that the game will be played there
 The Thanksgiving football game be- tween Auburn and Georgia has been played for the past two years in Mont gomery. Montgomery is being consid- cred again this year. but no offer or overtures of any kind have been re- eeived from the football lovers or pub lie institutions of that city in compe- tition with the strong bids of the two Georgia towns.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-20

Boston, September 19.-The move ment among some of the western and northwestern golf clubs to withdraw from the United States Golf associa- tion is receiving very little encour- agement among the eastern clubs, ac- cording to announcement made here to- day. A circular letter outlining the objects of the proposed organization was recently mailed to all the golf clubs in the country, but the eastern clubs, at least have not replied to it, while the officials of the United States Golf Club association refuse to com ment on it.
 The Skokie County club of Chicago has been made an active member of the association and the Nashville Golf and Country club an allied member
 Willard Surprised
 Chicago, September 19.-Secretary Willard of the Western Golf association
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-20
Harvard and Princeton Win

Manchester, Mass, September l9.-Har- yard and Princeton were easy winners in the first round matches of the IntercoI- legiate Golf championship tournament at the Essex Country club today for the championship, Harvard winning five of the six singles and two of the foursomes from University of Pennsylvania, while Princeton did not allow Williams a single match.
 F. c. Davidson of Harvard was the low scorer of today, with 7s
 Harvard tomorrow plays Yale and Princeton meets Dartmouth
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-20
Peg Wellington Kills Herself

Lexington, Ky, September 1s-Peg Wellington, by Longfellow. out of Ballot, and one of the oldest and most famous racing and brood mares in America, to- day became frightened by lightning and ran into tree, killing herself, at Maj T c. McDowells Ashland farm
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-20
Tied in n Hard Knot

Detroit, September 19. -Todays game between Washington and De- troit was called at the end of the eleventh inning account of darkness Score; R. H E. Detroit .... 900 O50 010 00--6 10 4 Washington ...101 100 012 00-6 Il 1
 Batteries: Stroud Works and Schmidt and Casey; Walker, Otey, Gray and Street and Henry. Time, 2:2S. Um- pires Evans and Collifower.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-20
Ban Johnson's Bulletin

Chicago, September 19-President B. B. Johnson of the American league to- day announced the following players released: By Cleveland, J. c. Smith to Nashville; Graham to New Orleans. By Philadelphia. Kay to Montgomery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-20
Famous Horse Dead

Louisville. September 19.-Col. Jim Douglas, the 7-year-old gelding, owned by Alfred V. Oldham of this city, died last night at the Rubel farm, near Louisville The horse had won many races during his career.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-20
Naps Are Dangerous

Cleveland, September 19.-Cleveland took the first game from Philadelphia Banding, the Texas league recruit, outpftching Morgan. Lajoie got three hits in three times at bat, each being g hard drive. Score: R II E. Cleveland - 010 O13 00*-5 9 l Philadelphia .... o20 100 o01-4 2
 Batteries: Banding and Lang; Nor gan and Livingston. Time, 1928. Um- pires, Perrine and Dineen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-20
BUFFALO HORSES
 GET THE PRIZES

Columbus, O., September 19-BuffaIo- owned pacers gathered in the two stakes which made up the major proportion of the programme of the opening day of the last Grand Circuit meeting of the year. Both were odds-on favorites Ess II. Kay took the board of trade event away from Merry Widow, but lost the third heat to her. breaking after the turn home had been made
 The Abbe landed his tenth straight race when he won the Hotel Hartman $5OOO- stake from Evelyn w., the Cleveland mare, who beat him in one heat this year. At times the Geers entry was hard pressed by his rival, being Tapped for the greater part of the last hundred yards in the second mile. The final quar- ter of the third mile was timed offici- ally in 2S seconds and the last half in 1:O1A.
 General IT. easily won the 21O trot, Ora Belleni and Direst Tone being una ble to get to him when they tried In the stretch Independence Boy, Illinois bred but owned in Columbus, was about an equal choice with Dickie c. for the 2.11 pace. He moved away from his oppo- pents when the lead was desired and fin ished first each time with plenty to spare. Summary:
 Board of Trade stake. 2:o6 pace, heats. purse 5000:
 Ess H. Kay, blk. h., by Direct
 Hal (White) ...................... 1 Merry Widow, b. m. (McMahon) 2 8 R. F. D., blk. g. GRobinson) 4 ? 2 Baron Whips, ch. g. (Murphy 4 Ma h
 Time, 2:O5, 2O5A, 2:O4.
 Hotel Hartman stake. 214 pace, heats, purse 5000:
 The Abbe blk. h., by Chimes
 (Geers) ...... ......,.............'. l l Evelyn w., b. m (Shank) ..... 2 ? Brauham Baughman, b. h. (Wal-
 ker) ......................... 4 3 Rena Patch, b. m. Herzey) 5 Col Forest, b. h. (McMahon) .. ' f Sister Florentine, b. m. Rpss) 6 May Day b. m. (MurphO ......
 Time, 2:O4a4. 2:o41a, 2:osA.
 2:10 class trotting, 8 in 5, $12oo: General H., b. h., by Combineer (Haag) ........................... l l Ora Belleni, br. g. Dickerson) .. ? Direct Tone, b. g. (Ryan 5 Time, 2:12A, 2:09ai, 2:0S1a. 2:11 class, pacing, in 5. s12oO: Independence Boy,' ch. g., by Thistle (Valentine) ............... 1 1 Dickie C., ch. g. (Crocker) ...... 8 Lucius Todd. h. h. (Icaring) .... ? Daio, blk. h. (Creager) ........... 2 6 6 Manuella, b. m. (Corbin) ........ 5 Towanda, blk. h., CH. Jamison) 4 Nellie Temple, b. m Proctor) [ Mark Knight, blk. h. xHalD .... g ' 8 Kid Logan. br. S. (Ruble) ' d
 Time, 2:OSA. 2:O7A, 2:07A. ---.s.-----
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-20
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
Results Yesterday

At Columbus: Louisville 0. Columbus ?. At Indianapolis: Toledo O. lndianapo- lis s
 At St Paul: Kansas City '. St. Paul 9 At Minneapolis: Milwaukee 4, Minne@ apols 10
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-20


 Selma, September Especial )-Pro- fessional yeggmen made an unsuccess- ful attempt to rob the big safe in the store of R. Meadors at Lowndesboro late last night. The safe is very large one and high explosives were used to blow off the two heavy outer doors. The outer doors were blown off and the con- cussion was so great that the two in- side doors of the safe were badly bent, but the robbers could not get inside. where there was about s1OOO The ex- boro and the robbers were scared away. Bloodhounds from Montgomery and oth- CTS from the McCurdy convict farm, near Lowndesboro, were secured and put on the trail of the robbers, the sheriff and deputies following the hounds. The robbers were trailed to a swamp near White Hall. where one of them killed the lead hound with two or three shots from his pistol. The sheriff nor none of his men have been able to get close enough to tell whether the robbers are white or black. The safe blowers are supposed to be making their way to- wards Selma and the authorities here are keeping a lookout for them.
 Court COnvenes
 The fall term of the circuit court of Dallas county convened here this morn ing at Il o'clock, with Judge B. M. Mil Ter presiding.
 After the court had organized the grand jury was impanelled, which con- sists of the following residents: J. w. Green foreman; J. Reeves Crumpton, Rufus Goodwin, J. Macon Ellis, George vo1n 1T Gill. James Ncos, J. Willis Dennard s. Joe Kyser, James w. Craig, Jr., Will liam Barney Gill; George H. Craig, IT, David M Scott, Jr., William R. Woods, James E. McMullen, Peyton o. Thomas and A. Hearst Wilmington.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-20
Browns Are Lively

St Louis, September 19.-St. Louis defeated Boston today to 3. Mitchell prevented the visitors from getting a hit after the fourth inning. Score:
 R.H. E St Louis ..... 21O 001 11*-6 10 0 Boston ..... 21O 900 000-3 6 ? Batteries: Mitchell land Killer; Wood and Carrigan Time, 1:44, Empires, OLoughlin and Connolly
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-20
 YEGGMEN BLOW SAFE CONTAINING S10OO Did Not Get Money But Escaped HOUNDS ARE ON TRAIL Reported That Posse and Deputy sher- ifs Have Surrounded Fugitives In a Swamp-COurt Con-
 ycnes

} Mobile, September 19.-(Special.) > A special from Lowndesboro, Ala,
 b says that the two burglars are } surrounded in a swamp by a posse
 } headed by Montgomery deputy sher-
 > ifs, and their capture is momen-' > tarily expected. One bloodhound } has been killed by the men.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-20
Vanderbilt Wins

Paris. September 1s.-The Prix de la Marche for two-year-oids, $500, distance seven furlongs. was won at St. Cloud to- day by w. K. Vanderbilts Lapire.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-20

At New York: St. Louis-New York double header postponed, cold weather
 At Brooklyn: Chicag go- Brooklyn post poned, cold weather
 At Boston; Pittsburg- Boston post poned, cold weather.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-20
MORPHIN E

and other drug habits are successfully treated by HABITINA. For hypodermic or internal use. Sam pie sent to any drug habtuts by maiL FREE Regular price s2 00 per bottle at your
 druggist or by mall in plain wrappsr'
 For Sale by Jacobs Pharmacy, Birmingham. Ala
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-20
NATIONAL LEAGUE
GriH's Men WnlIoped

Philadelphia, September 19-In a quickly played game this afternoon Philadelphia defeated Cincinnati to 2 Score:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-20
Willard Surprised

Chicago, September 19.-secretar Willard of the Western Golf association
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-08-09
What Is a Day?

What is day? In the sense in
which the word is commonly used
"day" includes the period of light rs
distinguished from that of darkness
This period of light to people i'm the
middle states means merely a certain
ramber Of hours out of the twenty
four. but it may mean any length OF
time under six months. according tC
the latitude of the observer and the
season of the year.
Another popular meaning is the
space of twenty-four hours. including
n period of light and a period of dark
ness This. again, is not the same
all the world over. as the time OF the
commencement and termination vary
i'm different countries: some reckon
from sunset to sunset. some from
dawn to dawn. while modern civilized
nations count from midnight to mid
night.
Astronomers also have their various
days; the absolute solar day, ranging
from about half a minute under to the
same amount over twenty-four hours
at different times of the year; the
mean solar day being our common
day Of twenty-four hours: the lunar
day of nearly twenty-five hours. ana
the Sidereal day of about four seconds
short of twcnty-fOur hours
The succession of day and night de-
DendS on the rotation of the earth IN
it's axis. and since the earth is of a
globular shape. it is evident that the
whole of its surface cannot be turned
toward the sun at one and the same
moment In other words. ii cannot
be noon all over the earth at precisely
the same time. \ little thought will
show that whenever it is noon at any
one place il is midnight on the op-
poSite side of the earth. and at the
different points between all the times
of day are at one and at the same
moment To be found.-New York
Evening World.