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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-26
EDITED BY HUGH w. ROBERTS

got that long smash by outguessins young Smith, the local boy, who Is just entering the profession. There were three balls. Cobb figured that Smith would forget to walk him and would split the plate-with men on bases. And Cobb guessed correctly. Therefore. whom the ball came looping over tho heart of the plate Cobb didn't wait for base on balls, but smashed. It was great drive.
 In the ninth inning Cobb was again at the bat. He faced Gilroy with threa men on bases and two out. Gilroy gave ball and then secured a strike, on which Cobb entered complaint. But Um- pire Burke was firm. As Cobb stood drowning Gilroy slipped one over and the strikes were two. Then came sharp out curve and the fans thought that the great Cobb had outcasey Casey. But Burke ruled differently and Cobb had another chance.
 He finally hit the ball. It went to Marcan. The second baseman grabbed it in ecstacy and Cobb was out at first.
 Once again Cobb was in the public eye With Marcan on second Mcbride stung one viciously over second. Cobb ran forward and fielded the ball about 20 feet back of the base. Marcan, how ever, did not stop at third and Cobb threw him out at the plate. 1t was K simple play. ik
 The fans had much sport with Cobo and encouraged him every time he came to the bat to smash it out. He took the kidding good naturedly and when applauded he bestowed on the grand. stand his most bewitching smiles.
 Catcher Casey received applause when A a- catcher for Little Rock in the South- ern lea que, and a mighty good one, too. Another old Southern leaguer took part in the game, Jack Lively. a Gull man boy, some seasons ago with Montgomery, pitched the second half o1 the battle.
 The following Detroit scribes were with the Tigers: Salsinger of the News. Bruske of the Times, and Tredburger of the Journal.
 Percy Whiting complains that some Smith-loving-Jordan hating fans who sit near third base on the Atlanta bleachers are doing their best to ruin O'Dell by roasting him without cause. He suggested that the fans be denied the right to sit within earshot of ODell. Some rare logic in this.
 This all reminds that a prediction which will pan out this season Is that the present members of the Atlanta baseball directorate will not remain in- tact forever.
 Atlanta is too good baseball town for some men to ruin 1t perpetually. This on the honor of Bill. B. A.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-26
HUNTSVILLE GETS
 READY FOR SEASON

Huntsville. March 25.-(Special.)- The stockholders of the Huntsville Baseball association. which owns the Huntsville franchise in the Southeast ern league, have placed their 'organiza- tion on a working basis by the elec- tion of the following officers: W. l.. Humphrey, president; J. Harvey Lilly. secretary; w. R.. Hutton, treasurer. Five directors were elected as follows: Robert s. Pulley, W. H. Watkins, R. c. Rand. Foster 1fzell and Roy O'Neal.
 Secretary Lilly was instructed to tel- egraph two of the applicants for the managership of the team to come to Huntsville and talk over terms. Play CTS will not be required to report here before the middle of April if as early as that. The association will be in- corporated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-26
SPORTING NEWS
 AND LIVE GOSSIP FROM EVERYWHERE

It is perfectly natural that major league clubs should hold on to their promising recruits just as long as possl- ble. It is not the part of wisdom for a major club manager to turn free young ster for whom a fancy price was paid, until said manager is reasonably sure that the recruit in question is unable to de- liver the goods in the style demanded by the major leagues.
 While recognizing these facts, minor league organizations often grumble under the burden of delay. At the present time Birmingham is on the anxious bench.
 Birmingham, furthermore, is in a pc culiar situation. There is no doubt of the fact that with another hard hitting outfelder and couple of additional good pitchers, the Barons will be able to hold their own with the best clubs in the league this season. On the other hand, without the additional men mentioned, the Barons can hardly hope to finish in the first division. So Birmingham naturally is anxious.
 While this anxiety exists, it Is true, on the other hand, that the fans of Birming- ham are not worrying to any great ex- tent 5
 They have confidence in the business acumen of Rick Woodward. and in his determination, for other than business reasons, to have a winning team In Bir- mingham.
 Therefore, while the delay is trying their patience, they are not up in arms, and nothing in the nature of criticism Is heard from the street corners. It is true, the fans argue, that Birmingham at the present time has better team than when the season opened last season. They then cinch their argument by referring to the fact that MT. Woodward, after the team had made disastrous start, got busy with the major leaguers and returned to this city with Covaleski and Bob Messen-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-26
MEMPHIS SOLON SAYS PRIZE
 FIGHTING CAUSES HOLD-UPS

Nashville, March 25.-(special.)-On the ground that the sport is "brutalizing, . 'produces toughs." and, in fact, is de, clared to lead to hold-ups and burglary, Representative F. E. Miller of Memphis has given notice that he will present a bill to the Tennessee legislature when 1t reconvenes repeating the present laws al lowing boxing matches to go eight rounds with four-ounce gloves. Memphis is the only city in the state where the game has been at all popular and Represen- tative Miller declares that, according to his personal observation, many boys who used to work now figure as professional
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-26

fighters and swagger about the streets in sweaters with. associates that indicate that they are fast drifting to vagrancy and crime. He states that he Is con- vinced that hold-ups which are so fre- quent in Memphis are carried out by this class of young men of both races who have become toughs by reason of their prize fighting experiences. He further declares that the money earned by the average young fighter is $10 or $15 per week, out of which trainers and follow CTS have to be looked after, which he believes supplies an early and natural incentive to. crime to make expenses and keep up appearances.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-26
POINTERS TO RANDOM

ger. Thereafter, they remember, the team took spurt, emerged from the second into the first division. and finished near the top.
 Now it is. true that Birmingham will eventually have another hard hitting out fielder and at least two other pitchers of fine regulations. MT. Woodward hopes to have these additional men on the scene by April 1, or shortly thereafter. It can not be stated at this time who these three men will be. But they are almost tangible.
 With these three men on the string, 1t is easy to see that Birmingham will have one of the best teams in the league, one which will make the others scrap for the remnant.
 It is believed that Birmingham will league, a team which will be able to hit the ball even fiercer than the team of last season The new outfielder will hit, it is believed, practically as hard as Messen- ger last season. And Phelan is expected to bring the hitting of the inf1eld up to a high standard.
 It begins to appear as if the three out fielders, with McGilvray and Phelan, will sting the ball at a general hitting aver age of .2sO.
 The inf1eld is as strong as any other in the league when one considers either fielding, hitting, base running, or esprit de corps.
 The catching department is stronger than last season.
 When two pitchers from the majors are signed-and they will be-the pitching staff will be as good as any other in the league It may be better.
 So. all in all, everything looks very bright for a successful season. The fans have nothing of which to complain, Their present state of confidence need not be shaken. H. w. R.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-26
ALL READY FOR
 MORRIS-SCHRECK,

Sapulpa. Okla, March 25.-The last nail was driven yesterday in the arena here where Carl Morris of Oklahom and Mike Schreck will battle on next Tuesday afternoon. Sapulpa fans" are confident that the white hope" of the heart of the Oklahoma oil belt will add another victory to his list when he meets the Cincinnati heavyweight
 Twelve thousand persons can be seated in the big structure that has been erected especially for staging this fight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-26
SUNDAY SCHOOL -~ BOYS BEGIN WORK

The baseball leagues of the Sunday School Athletic league will begin to practice within the next few days. There is room for 24 teams and 30 have made application. The leagues will be called the, Senior. the Intermediate and Junior leagues
 So many have applied for member ship that it may become necessary to operate two senior leagues. This ques- tion will be discussed at meeting of the executive committee this week.
 The new officials of the Sunday School Athletic league are J. E. Thayer, president; w. J. Hessler, vice president, R. J. Milling, treasurer. and R. O.. Cubbon, secretary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-26
Jackson Starts We'll

Memphis, March 25.-(SpeciaL)- George Jackson, former Dallas out fielder, who has been mentioned as a possible successor to the title of premier" ball player of the Southern league, succeeding Joe Jackson of last years New Orleans team, signalized his appearance today in the opening game by breaking all records for long drives inside the grounds He was batting against Three Fingered" Brown of the Chicago Nationals and his drive almost cleared the centerfield fence
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-26
BROWNS TRIMMED
 BY THE CARDINALS

St. Louis, March 25.-The St. Louis Na- tional league baseball team won the first game of the spring series from the local American League club today, 10 to 2. The Nationals used their regular Nna-up. The players wore crepe in .memor, . etan- ley Robinson, owner of the Na&ianais, who died yesterday Score: RAN. Nationals ............ 20 OO5 O2s-10 2 Americans. ........... 100 GOO 010-2 6 4
 Batteriesy Steele and Bresnahan; Lake and Clarke.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-26
"ATL ANITA A JOKE"
FRANK CHANGE

Memphis. March 25.-(Special.)- )-New Orleans has but one weak spot in the entire lineup this season. Mobile is weak on pitchers, and Atlanta's squad is joke. This is brief in the opinion of the Southern league teams expressed by Manager Chance of the Chicago Nationals. Chance arrived today with
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-26
CLUB
 DEAL IS CLOSED

- The warranty deed conveying the - Pearson home, on South Highlands, - to the University club was given to - William J. Conniff yesterday. The - decd was made several weeks ago, ; but has been held at the First Na- e tional bank pending it's purchase by } the club.
 - Yesterday Mir. Conniff presented - s10,000 at the bank and was given ? the deed.
 - The deed was signed by Mrs. - Sallie Pearson, Mrs. Roberta Pear } son Bridges, James B. Bridges and p Mamie Pearson Rix.
 p The site conveyed faces on Twen-
 l tieth street. The building will be
 - remodeled and furnished handsome l ly and then opened as home for - the members of the University }. club.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-26

Two Base Hits-Delehanty, Crawford Pratt.
 Three Base Hits-Casey, Ellam. Cobb Gainor.
 Stolen Bases-D. Jones, Cobb, Mori- arity. Gainor ?, Casey, Marcan 2. Mo- Gilvray.
 Sacrifice Hits-Phelan. Yantz. Double Plays-Ellam-M -Marcan-M McGilv- ray.
 Struck Out-Mullens 2, Fleharty 1, Sexton 5, Gilroy 1.
 Bases on Balls-7Mullens l, Smith 3, Gilroy 2.
 Time of game, 2 hours.
 Umpire-Burke
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-26

local fans, the trinlzet nearest his af- factions being a diamond studded gold watch presented by local admirers dur ing the historic contest at the close of the season of 1908, when he won the pen ant over New Orleans in the final con- test of the season by hitting safely to center and bringing in the only run of the game with the bases crowded. Doc holds down a nice government job in Cincinnati during the winter months, and although he invariably reports late, he is fit for work at the start as he takes perfect care of himself, being temperate in all things.
 His real front name is Julius, but few people know 1t, Including his fellow players.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-26

his team to open the exhibition season. He said New Orleans looks like a win ner to him. Left field is the only po- sition he cared to criticise at present Chance was loud in his praise of John son, the Pelican first baseman. He said Atlanta was drawing a very small ate tendance although the price of admisa sion had been cut in two.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-26
COLLEGE BASEBALL

2 Ursinis college, 2; Princeton, 1.
 At Annapolis-University of Penn sylvania, IS; United States Naval acad- emy, 3. 'r
 At West. Point-United States Mill . tary academy. g. Rutgers college, g; (10 innings).
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-26
BERT MANAGES DECATUR

F Decatur, Ala. March 25.-(Spe- : cialD-The Decatur baseball club, . of the Southeastern league, has signed Dan Bert of St. Louis, Mo-,
 : as manager. MT. Bert comes to
 Decatur highly recommended, as a
 manager of ability.
 I Secretary c. B. Tindall of the
 Decatur club is now in Memphis.
 and it is expected that before he re- turns he will sign a number of players for the Decatur club.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-26
MOBILE SUNDAY GAME

Mobile, March 25.-The first game of legal Sunday baseball to be played in Mobile since 1903 Is sched- uled to take place tomorrow at 3:30 o'clock, between Mobile and Hat tiesburg. The bill allowing Sunday baseball to be played in Mobile has become a law without the sigma ture of the governor, the time for vetoing same having expired
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-26
WORK SOON ON
 DRENNEN BUILDING

: Work is expected to begin on the
 < Drehnen & Co. building, corner . Twentieth street and Second ave- . nue, within a few days. The an . nouncement made several months . ago was that work would start ' April 1, and that time will arrive . next Saturday.
 >- The leases on a number of the
 >- stores to be demolished will expire
 . next Saturday, after which they
 . will be at the command of the new
 > purchasers. With one exception,
 > as it is said. the expiring leases ' do not include one of the places on . the site to be used.
 . Drennen & Co. have been working
 . on the plans for the new building . for some time, and it has been an- . nounced that the work would start . on time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-26
ColIegians Beat Phillies

Raleigh, N. C., March 25.-The Phila- delphia Nationals were defeated here today by the Agricultural and Mechani- cal college of this city by a score of to 4. Luderus of the Nationals lined out a home run.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-26
ROux Gets Decision

Memphis, March 25.-(special.) )-Leo Roux was given the decision in eight rounds over Kid Nobles of Chicago at the Garden Athletic club.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-26
Tigers Hit Smith

Tn the fourth, with Sexton pitching. after two were down, Delehanty doubled, Moriarity singled and Gainor tripled in succession, the first two scoring. The Barons tied this score in the fourth. Me Gilvray was safe on Gainor's error. He neatly stole second and took third on an out. Yantz' sacrifice fly put him across.
 There was no more scoring until the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-26

You should have a permit to smoke.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-26

The following Detroit scribes were with the Tigers: Salsinger of the News. Bruske of the Times, and Tredburger of the Journal.
The Falls City tribune., 1911-04-21
SPEISER NOTES

Ed Uhri and G.. X. Cooper
made a business trip to Omaha
the first of the week.
Fred Schiller and family visit
ed with John Schuler and family
at Falls City Saturday anad Sun
day.
Ida Hunzeker Of Dry Branch
spent a few days the latter part
of the week with Ed Uhri and
family.
Miss Florence Hosford spent
Saturday and Sunday in Hum
boldt with her friend, Florence
Hummel, who came down from
Lincoln to spend Easter with
her parents, c. i. 1Tummel and
wife.
Supt. W. +. Isler, president of
the Enterprise Normal academy
cf Enterprise, Kansas visited at
the home of Arnold Schuety on
Monday.
Sunday morning as John Uhri
and family were driving to
church an automobile, in attempt
ing to pass them, a into the
carriage and turned it over. The
carriage was badly damaged but
no one was seriously hurt.
Herman Herr of Humboldt and
Morris Harting of -Four Mile
have begun work on the remodel
ing the church which was damag-
cd by the cyclone last week.
The Falls City tribune., 1911-04-21

May number of Popular Mechanic
Magazine, L. William Thavis ex-
plains how it was possible to per-
form this remarkable feat, and
the credit is largely given to the
War College, where army Ulcers
receive theoretical training. He
says: cat the War College in
Washington, the mobilization of
Just such bodies of troops as
those now e%ncamped about San
antonio is one of the chief stud
les of the course. Even the
smallest detail in connection to
such an undertaking is not ov-
CROOKED. Plans are prepared for
the mobilization of forces about
practically every large city in the
country Every particle of infor-
nation Of these plans is at hand
at the War College, 50 that moth
ing need be left to guess work.
With such an arrangement, ev-
cry possible bit of assistance is
given the army officers when the
time comes to order troops into
the field"
This article, which is well illus
rated, describes, also, the heavy
work which fails on the commits
sary and quartermaster depart
ments.
The Falls City tribune., 1911-04-21
WITTWER WINS
ZION CHURCH GETS PIANO
OTHERS WATCHES, RINGS
Three Judges Were Selected TIC
Count The Votes on Satur-
day Evening

The Tribune's big circulation
contest closed Saturday evening
and three judges were selected
to count the votes. Zion church
won the piano with 1,S00,250
votes and II. Wittwcr won the
automobile with l,442,S50 votes.
Other contestants that stood at
the lead in their respective dis
tricts were awarded the watches
and rings.
The Falls City tribune., 1911-04-21
How To Stop
-A-
Stubborn Cough

We don't mean just stop the irri-
tation in your throat-but cure the
underlying cause.
Cough syrups cannot do this. 1t
takes a constitutional tonic body
builder to do the work properly
and cure you to stay cured. Vinol
is the remedy you need.
HERE Is PROOF
Mrs. Minnie Osgood, of Glens Falls,
n. ", writes:-" After trying several rem
edies for a bad cough and cold tho
benefit, l vas asked to try VinoI. 1t
worked lik magic. 1t cured my cold
strength. l consider Vinol the most
wonderful tonic and invigorator L ever
saw"
If we cannot stop that cough
with VINOL-our delicious cod
liver and iron tonic-which is made
without Olive will not charge
You a cent for the medicine you
buy. This seems like a pretty fair
proposition-and ought to be &C
cepted. Don't you think so? With
this understanding we ask you to
try a bottle Of YINOL.
a. G. WANkER, DRUGGIST
The Falls City tribune., 1911-04-21
DEAD
COST HIGH
PEOPLE PAY FOR LOSS IN
CROP PEST EATERS
Living Costs Rise AS Insects
Specialization, Corn And
Garden Truck Affected

New York, April 14-While
Easter bonnets are parading the
plumage of birds that check crop
pest, losses to food and cloth
products in the last year that
amount to over $40 for every
person in the United States have
been reported here today as
chiefly due to the destruction of
these feathered insect eaters. Ac-
cording to statistics just gather
ed by the government biological
survey at Washington, officers
of the National Association Of
Audubon Societies declare that
the cost Of living has been raised
to cover a billion dollar loss in
agricultural produce from the
inroads of insects and rodents
that would be largely wiped out
if their natural bird foes were
protected from the feather men,
market butchers and pot hunters.
Every year that such commercial
interests are allowed to thin the
ranks of the insect eating spe-
cies higher prices must be paid
by the ultimate consumer for We
getables, fruit, cotton cloth and
many other necessary staples, it
is predicted.
Almost every article of food ex
cept meat has been found to
come to the consumer today with
an added cost to cover many mil
lions of dollars of loss that the
government experts have proved
is largely due to the increasing
lack of insect eating birds to
drive away the pests that are
spreading over the fields. Such
staples as corn are now known to
fall short of a supply that means
lower prices, in some measure.
on account of the depletion Of
the wild birds and the %consequen
increase in their insect prey. II
the orchards, fields, gardens and
plantations of America were
not being guarded by fewer and
fewer Of these insect eaters each
year, the records show, their
yield would be increased and the
price of their products lowered.
Though the Easter Season is
saddened by the sight of wild
bird feathers on bonnets, there
is this year a plain economic rea-
son for revolt at this show in
the findings of the government
experts of the Department of
Agriculture said 7. Gilbert II.
Pearson, secretary of the Nation
al Association of Audubon Soci-|
cites, at its headquarters at l41
Broadway today. eve have
just heard of the butchering of
II, 10000 meadow larks, whose diet
is proved to consist rs per cent
of crop destroying insects, in
one Georgia community. For ev-
cry one of such insect eaters
that is killed we must all pay in
increased costs of food and cloth
ing. When Americans come to
realize this, we believe they will
protection of the birds whose life
means agricultural prosperity and
all join with us IN working for
the plenty, !
The Falls City tribune., 1911-04-21
FROM R.R. YARDS

One new ease was filed in the
district clerks office this morning
Kate Wetzell VS. August Wetzell,
FOR divorce. The plaintiff bases
her ease on the charges of cruel
~, drunkenness and abandonment
She asks for alimony and the Gus
today of the four children.
William Hassenyager of Ohio
precinct was in the city this
morning paying taxes at the coun
ty treasurer office.
VIM. Keller of Ohio Precinct
called at the office Of the county
treasurer this morning and paid
his taxes.
j. r.. Hunzeker of Humboldt is
in the city today. He was a call
tr at the court house to pay
his taxes.