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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-10
EDITED BY HUGH ". ROBERTS
FISHER WITH FINE RECORD
 MAY BEGIN BUSINESS CAREER

ever, he says, upon conditions which he shall find at his home, for which place he left Thursday morning.
 Fisher began playing baseball on the town lots at Anderson, Ind. He developed rapidly while at college and when he came south for the first time he an nexed with the Shreveport club of the Southern league in 1901, remaining there until 1904 when he joined the Boston Nationals. He was again with Shreve- port in 1905-'06, being made manager in 1907. In 190S when the Shreveport fran chise was sold to Mobile. he was made manager there, closing his career in the Southern league with Atlanta in 1909-'10
 As a pitcher Fisher achieved a world record in 1906 when he struck out fl men, yielded no hits and allowed no man to get to first base, in a game against Montgomery. Cy Young, who struck out nine men, is his nearest rival in this re- spect.
 Fisher has been on the water wagon" several years, being now virtual tee totaller. He is clean in his habits and a gentleman on and off the field. He has received d splendid offer to return here next year and says he will do so If he does not quit the game.
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CINCINNATI RACE
 TAKEN BY KERNE

Cincinnati. September -9:-Johnny Jenkins. driving a Cole car, won the Hamilton county trophy race at 15C miles this afternoon
 Driving 80 miles. Joe Ramey, in a Cino. was overturned and he was hurled some distance through the air He sustained only sprained wrist. Ramey withdrew.
 Owing to the danger of the course the two scheduled races were merged It was decided that all who finished in the 150 miles Hamilton county trophy would be obliged to drive only % miles moro to finish in the rich Cincinnati trophy.
 Eddie kerne, driving a Fiat car, won the 200 mile race here today Time, 3:29:03 1-5. Cole car, Ruper Jeffins driving, setond; Harry Knight, In a Westscot, was third.
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WOLGAST-M'FARLAND
 MATCH IS ESTOPPED

Milwaukee, September 9.-Sheriff Will liam A. Arnold announced this afternoon there would be no bout between light weight champion Ad Wolgast and Packey Mcfarland in Milwaukee next Friday night.
 Promoter Frank Mulkern says the bout would not be violation of the law
 There will be no fight between vol gast and Mcfarland in Milwaukee coun- ty,' said Sheriff Arnold late today. The district attorney has handed me an opin- ion which makes it obligatory on my part 10 prohibit it. You can say that the Wolgast cFarland fight will not be permitted, nor will any other contest of a fistic character be allowed
 Wolgast has been training at a road house for several days, and is we'll De-ow the weight required, 133 pounds at 3 O clock on the day of the contest
 Practically all the seatsSin the audi torium have been reserved, and spec tators from all parts of the middle west had arranged to witness the contest.
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GOLFERS PREPARE
 FOR BIGGEST EVENT

Rye, N. Y.. September 9.--Nearly 200 golfers from nearly all the prominent eastern links and few from the south. Canada and England, streamed into this old shore town today to get their bear ings of the traps and the roll of the fair green of the Apawamis course where the championship of the country will be fought out next week. The seventeenth annual play for the Havemeyer cup, which is the leading golfing emblem in this country will be contested for.
 Like all first rank links. the Apaw- amis needs study and there were all most as many golfers here today as are expected in the IS hole qualifying x round on Monday. A place in the first GA is necessary that delay for q chance at another round of medal play on Tuesday afternoon. when half of the number must drop out.
 The first round of match play comes on Tuesday afternoon, after which there will be 36 hole matches each day until new champion finally emergos on Sat- urday.
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blues. We will make an effort to dis charge the manager and all his play CTS. Then perchance, rift will come in the clouds, and we will get drunk with joy. We will flap our wings and shout. We will think we have the finest team in the world. Throughout the year we will grumble and rejoice and grumble again. We will worry, lose our appetites and get sick. We will alternately hug and kick our neighbors. And at the end, we will either say, We did nightly we'll" or Our bunch was rotten to the core"
 And then will come the following spring. If our pennant is waving from the mast, we will look upon the folds and think a little Then if we lose q few games, someone will shout: Take away that flag; 1t is a jinx."
 Such is baseball This morning. all of us are feeling little blue. If we think it over seriously, we will realize just how silly we are. There is no reason to be blue if your appetite is good HI w R.
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Anniston, September 9.-(SpeciaD. Tom c. Fisher, better known as Red" Fisher and one of the most popular ball play CTS who have ever appeared on the dia- mend in Dixie, may end his baseball ca reer with the close of the Southeastern league, In which he has just captured tho pennant for the Anniston club, of which he was, manager.
 Fisher has heard the call of Hymen and he is to be married to Miss Helen Kaufman at Anderson, Ind, his home, next month. He is joint owner in an iron foundry there with his brother. The business has grown beyond the ca- pacity of one man, and Vulcan is enter ing into the conspiracy with Hymen to rob the great national game of one of its stars, man who holds a world rec ord as a pitcher
 Fisher is now only 90 years of age. He has several years of activity before him, but he says that the people of his fiancee, as well as his own people, are beseeching him to quit the game and that he may heed their appeal. This all depends, how
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HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF
 AND PELICANS SWEEP CLEAN
NATIONAL LEAGUE
STANnING
Giants Tie Dodgers

New York, September 9-Brooklyn and New York played a nine inning tie today on a wet diamond, drizzlins rain falling during the greater part of the game. Crandall was hit freely but only one run was scored against him in the 1-3 innings he pitched Brook lyn scored once off Wlltse in the fourth and twice in the seventh. thereby talk Ing the lead from the locals, who had hit Fucker for three runs in the first inning. Fucker settled down after the opening session and pitched great game New York tied up in the ninth when Merkle beat out an infield hit. stole second, went to third on Herzog's s sacrifice and scored on Fletcher's sacri- dca fly Ccorp
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Models began to win; but since Fisher has been with the club as manager An niston has played more consistent ball than any other club in the circuit. Annis- ton probably had the cheapest team in the league, but when the official figures are compiled it will probably be shown l that the Models are batting ahead of the league as a team and that the team S fielding average will rank among the leaders. if not first.
 Pitchers Deserve Credit
 l In winning the pennaht for Annston the Model pitchers must be given the greater part of the credit, and Clarence Smith, the boy who was borrowed from lMolesworth of Birmingham at the begin ming of the season. probably leads the staff, all things considered. Hill, who has been sold to New Orleans, comes next, he and Woodruff, a sdewheeler, who was found during the latter part of the sea son. having achieved no hit records. Nell son has been in rather poor form great part of the season. although he has won consistently and has been effective with the stick and in the garden, where he will likely play regularly hereafter.
 The pitchers in turn, however, owe a great part of their success to Larry Brown, the young collegian who has caught most of the games of the season and who is probably the best backstop in the league. Brown has been relieved by Eubanks and Woodward, who played esn- ter and right field, both being of Atlanta, the latter a Georgia Tech boy, and a nota- ble factor in the team S success. Wasom, who played left field, ends in second place among league batters. McDuff, who relieved Carter at short after the latter had been injured, is easily the class of the league, while Carter played good ball there and hit well In the pinches. Bert Morton at third will probably lead the team in extra base hitting, while .he work of Mannon at second and at the bat has been equally effective. Having a fine head and being speedy he would be in faster company but for a weak arm
 Several Will Go Higher
 Among the Models who are to graduate to faster company are Hill and Wasom and McDuff who will end the season with New Orleans, and Smith with Blrming- ham, Others in the league who are going up are; Long and Dorsey of Gadsden to Washington; Reed, Refs and Lieweiiyn of Rome. shortstop and pitchers, to St. Louis
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Ford Failed as Manager

Anniston started the season with Walter Ford, brother of Russell Ford, as man ager. Ford underestimated the strength of the league and brought down a number of players from the north who failed to qualify, Fred Wasom being the only one to stick; and just as Tvs fame has proved unable to keep the younger Cobb in fast company, even so did the fame of Russell fail to enable young Walter Ford to make good either as manager or as pitcher. It was not until Tom Fisher was nabbed on being released by Atlanta that the
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home runs, his extra bases numbering 9s.
 Joe Jackson of Cleveland, formerly Of New Orleans, is running close 10 t-o.n, having made 56 two base hits, IT for three bases and complete circuits. Cosp's S average as an extra base hitter is .e16, while Jacksons is 607
 In the National league. Jackson of Bos- ton, formerly of Memphis, leads the bats men with an average of .365, with Hans Wagner second with $50 Schulte of Chi- caso is the champion extra base hitter. He has 24 doubles, II triples and 2I nome runs to his credit Wagner of Pittspurg is second.
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COBB SETTING HIGH MARK

Chicago. September 9.--Detroit with an average of .297 and Philadelphia with .293 are leading the American league club pat ting.
 Ty Cobb is the best batsman in the American league, with an average of .42O Also, he is the best base stealer, run getter and heavy slugger. AS base stealer he averages .57, while Callahan of Chicago. with .39, Is second. Cobbs average for run getting is .103, while Jackson of Cleveland heads second piace with an average of .93. Cobb has mace ss two basgers, 19 three base hits ana I
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It was a case of history repeating it. self yesterday afternoon. The Barons blundered and the Pelicans, taking ad- vantage of the Blunders, won the game The score was 1 to 0.
 Hess was in fine form. He is always fin fine form against the Barons. Yester- day afternoon, for instance, they could not hit him at all, and yet it was exceedingly seldom that he paid them the compi- ment of pitching a curve ball. He sim ply doped them over the platter and the Barons proceeded to break their own backs.
 Trough pitched q good game for Bir- mir gham. It was a winning article or baseball which he pitched. And yet he has himself to blame for his defeat. By failing to think in critical moment he robbed "Rowdy Elliott of a chance to land a niche in the hall of fame, and sealed the doom of the Barons. In the fifth inning Elliott, who alone of all the Barons has displayed any real nerve against the Pelicans, hit safely over sec ono. It was the only clean hit registered against Hess. Hanna then followed with a bunt on which he reached first follow ing Angemeler's error. Elliott despairing of Ellam or Trough hitting safely, decided on desperate chance. That decision re- suited in the theft of third and the at temrted theft of home. Hess, as Elliott started to the plate, was watching Hanna at first. As Elliott neared the cushion, he was aroused by the cries of his team
 afn Pl Tough had a brilliant opportunity to inn press the fans with the fact that his manners are perfect, and he was quick to clasp that opportunity to his bosom So he did not strike at the ball. He did not stand in the way of Angemeier. He did nothing to aid the only Baron who was fighting. On the contrary he stepped from the plate and the balance was easy By a lash Elliott was out Trough fur nlshed Angemeier with the only possible chance he had to prevent the score.
 The visitors scored their only run in a most peculiar manner. There were two out when Angemeier came to bat in the fourth He hit a fly to right. HanIa, evidently thinking the fly was foul. start et toe late. The ball hit safely and twist cd out of the fielder's reach. Angemeier drew up at third. Trough then split the plate in the crisis and Johnston could have done nothing else than hit. The drive was to center and Angemeier scored.
 The Peicans deserved every game they won in spite of the fact that every break was in their favor They outplayed the Barons in every department of the game. Their nerve was steadier and their stam- ina told the tale. They entered the con ficts determined to win. The Barons, from appearances, were licked before gun was fired. The series was a good one from a spectators standpoint. In eacn game the victory was awarded to the tcam which did the quicker thinking. It was a game of brains, and the Pelicans won.
 Kraupp and Johnston played brilliantly behind Hess yesterday. But for their work the Barons might have won in spite of their blunders.
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Pirates Break Even

st. Louis. September 9.-Pittsburg and St. Louis broke even today in a double header. Lelfeld allowed but two scat tered hits, while his teammates punched their hits and Pittsburg won the nrst game, to l. An error and an out in the eighth inning saved the locals from a shutout. St. Louis took the second game to ?. Woodburn pitched his first full game in the majors, and held the visit ors to one hit, this a scratch in the ninth. The visitors scored their runs on er- TOTS. Score of first game: R.H.E E. Pittsburg .,............- 010 021 OC0-4 St. Louis ................ 600 GOO O1o-1 ? 0
 Batteries: Leifed ari simon; Refs, Harmon and Bliss. Time, :35. Empires, Ridler and Finneran.
 Score of second game RH E.
 Pittsburg ...........,... GOO coo Oo2-2 0 St. Louis ................ cos 2o2 00s-1 :. ,
 Batteries: Robinson. Camnitz anc ;i- mon; Woodburn and Bresnahan ':'Ilne, 1 50. Empires, Rigler and Finneran.
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PERMITS
 BILLIKENS TO TIE

Mobile. September 9.-Mobile and Mont
 gomery battled for F innings this after noon to a to tie, each club scoring one run in the twelfth inning Demaree
 pitched the entire. game for Mobile. and in the pinches. Sparks was relieved in the ninth by Bailey. both of them pitch ling good ball. Indifferent work on the part of Manager Swacina gave Mont gomery a run in the twelfth, while
 single, wild throw by Bailey and squeeze lplay scored the tieing run for Mobile. double header will be played tomorrow,
 the last game in Mobile this season.
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SUMMARY. Sacrifice Hits-Howard, Wells, Sykes. Stolen Base-Moran. Three Base Hit-Covaleske. Two Base Hit-Watson Bases on Balfs-C -Coyaleskie ?, Atkins 3. Struck Out-AtlSins 5, Covaeskie ,. Wild Pitches-Covaleskie. Atkins. Hit Batsman--Atkins (Moran). Time-1:45. Umpire
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Larned Beats Dickson

West Side Tennis Court, N. Y., Septenl-1, Der Civilian A. Larned the American. won the match with c. P Dickson the Englishman, by beating him in the fifth set by score of 7-5. Dixon beat Larned in the fourth set, 5-3.
 Larned won the first, second and third In addition to the fifth set.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
STANDING
Tigers Win Pitchers Battle

Detroit, September 9.-Ty Cobb's sacri- flee fly in the fifth, scoring Stanage, re- suited In the only run made in today s game with Chicago. and decided remark able pitchers battle between Mulln and Scott. Chicago secured four hits to De-
 trolts three. A triple play in the fourth
 the third made on the local grounds this
 season-resulted when Drake raced in, captured Tannehil's short fly and re- tired Bodie and Gerghamer Bush to Gal
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Reds Trim Cubs

Chicago, September 9.-Hoblitzelfs home run. following a pass to Bescher in the first inning and a pass to Grant Me Leans single and Shean's error in the seventh gave Cincinnati three runs and the game with Chicago today. The locals scored their only run on two hits And pass in the ninth. McIntire was touched for but four hits, while Suggs was nit seven times, but he kept them we'll scat
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SUMMARY.
Mans Beat Browns

g Cleveland, Ohio. September 9.--St. Louis was easy for Cleveland today. the locals winning to g. Moser was knocked out of the box in the second inning after Cleveland had scored eight runs The Cleveland men ran wild on the paths. stealing eight bases, on Southwick, St
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*Batted for McIntire in eighth "%Batted for Safer in ninth.

Two-base Hit-Hofman. Home Run--Hoblitzell. Hits-Off McIntire. in innings. Sacrifice Hits-Bates, Hoblitzell. Stolen Bascs-Bescher. Double Play--Grant. Egan Hoblitzell, Left on Base-McIntire 1, Cheney ] Suggs 3.
 Struck Out-McIntire 1, Suggs ?. Time--1 50.
 mpires-O'Day and Emslie.
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O'Brien Beats Athletics

Philadelphia, September 9.--Tom O'Brien, a right handler. formerly of the Denver, Col, club. who reported to Manager Don ovan yesterday, twirled fine ball against Philadelphia today and Boston won to O. The visitors tallies were made off Plank s delivery in the first inning as a result of single by Hooper Yerkes' double, Hv Score.
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SUMMARY
Two Base Hit-Stanage.

Two Base Hit-Stanage.
 Sacrifice Fly-Cobb.
 Double Plays-Collins to Block to Lord Mcintyre to Scott to Tannehill. Triple Play-Drake to Bush to Gainor. Left on Bases-Chicago g. Detroit f. First on Balls-Off Scott 2, off Mulln 1. First on Errors-Chcago 1, Detroit ?. Hit by Pitcher-By Scott (Gainor). Struck Out-By Scott 5, by Mullin ?. Time-1:31.
 Un1pires-O'Loughlin and Egan.
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Tanks Beat Senators

Washington. September 9.-Ford and Walker went IS innings in hard pitch CTS battle today. the local man weaken ing in the final round and New York beat Washington, 5 to 1. Outside of the pitchers work the first base play ,f Schaefer and Chase were features. Score:
 R.H.E. Washington ...... 600 GOO 01O 600 0--l , 2 New York ,....... GOO 010 900 600 4-5 II 2
 Batteries: D. walker and Street; Ford and Blair Time, 2:S9. -'Ares. Dineen and Perrine.
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Two Base Hits-Mc Elveen, Pratt. Sacrifice HitsASeitz, Swacina, Mitchell (3 McElveen.
 Stolen Bases-Smith. Miller Struck Out-By Demaree !, by Sparks |, by Bailey 2.
 Bases on Balls-Off Sparks 3, off Bai- icy ?.
 Left on Bases-Montgomery '. Mobile G.. Passed Bal1-Mitchell Double Play-Demaree to Swacna. Hit by Pitched Ball-Walsh. Time-215.
 Lmpire-Carpenter.
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LOOKOUTS BEAT
 IN FARCICAL GAME

Chattanooga, September 9.-Errors, slow fielding and poor playing generally behind Atkins in the eighth inning brought a pretty pitchers battle to a farsical con- clusion today, and Chattanooga beat Att lanta 8 to ?. Score:
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New Orleans .......... 900 100 000-l
 SUMMARY Two Base Hit-Kirke Three Base eHit-Angemeier. Sacrifice Hits-Molesworth Hanna. Stolen Bases-Johnston. Elliott. Double Play-Hess to Krke to John Rton.
 Struck Out-Hess ?, Trough 8. Bases on Balls-Hess 1, Trough ?. Time of Game-1:45. Umpires-Hart and Pfenninger.S
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POP FLY GOES FOR TRIPLE AND VISITORS SCORE-PROUGHS ALPHONSE GASTON STUNT PREVENTS TIED SCORE
SOUTHERN LEAGUE STANDING
Results Yesterday

New Orleans l, Birmingham 0. Chattanooga 8, Atlanta 2. Montgomery 3, Mobile 3. Nashville Memphis, rain.
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American Association
STANDING
Results

At Minneapols-Mi Minneapolis 4-s, Kansas City. 6-2.
 At Columbus: Columbus ?, Toledo 0. At Louisville: Louisville ?. lndianapo- 11s 13.
 At st. Paul: St. Paul 3, Milwaukee o.
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Lawn tennis which practically its height been poducne the tournaments than in decade Evey on who looking forward to the selection the which will this fall in quest or the D leader there question of the carried national championship impossible abroad for the purpose tennis world for family reasons
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Lester Beats Lang

Lester of Cleelum, Wash. today de- feated "Bilf' Lang, the Australian heavyweight. for the championship of Australia. The battle went the full 20 rounds scheduled and Lester was awarded the decision on points.
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*-Batted for Wiltse in seventh. **Ran for Myers in seventh. Score by innings: Brooklyn ...... 900 200 200-4 New York .. 300 900 001--4 Called in ninth account darkness. )
 SUMMARY. Two Base Hits-Smith 2, Merkle. Three Base Hit-Merkle. Sacrifice Fly-Fletcher. Sacrifice Hits-Doyle, Daubert, Dav- idson, PerhoZ. Herzog. Stolen Base-Merzle Bases on Balls-Crandall ?. Wiltse 1, Fucker 3.
 Hit by Pitched Ball-Crandall GET vim.
 Hitts Apportioned-Of Crandall in 8 innings; off Wiltse in 3 2-3 in1 nings. Mathewson In innings. Time of Game-2:07. Umpires-Johnstone and Eason.
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*-Batted for Krause in eighth. ss-Batted for Danforth in ninth. Score by innings: Boston ................... 200 GOO 000-2 Philadelphia ..................... .O00 600 00o-0
 SUMMARY. Two Base Hits-Yerkes. Oldring. Lapp. Hits Apportioned-Plank in inning; Danforth none in one inning. Sacrifice Hits-Krause, Engle. Sacrifice Fly-Speaker. Left on Bases-Boston 6, Philadelphia g.. Bases on> Balls--O'Brien 3, Plank l., Krause 1.
 Hit by Pitcher-Krause (Janvrin). Struck Out--O' Brien 3, Krause ?. Time-1 50
 Umpires--C Connolly and Sheridan.
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JOHNSTON PARTLY DEAF

A final examination of the in furies received by Jimmy John ston. the Barons' rigic fielder, as the result of being struck by pitched ball from Benton, was made today. Dr. Ellis stated that he would be permanently deaf in the left ear and suffer slight facial paralysis. Jimmy Is at his home and feels prac- tically normal.
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Louis Colt catcher. Kaler was effective with men on bases. Score: R.H E. Cleveland ............... 260 100 00"-9 St. Louis ................ 0l0 OOO Ol0--5 lV
 Batteries: Kaler and Easterly; Moser. Hamilton and Southwick. Time, 2:lO. Empires, Mullen and Evans.
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Games Today

Birmingham In New Orleans. Nashville in Memphis. Montgomery in Mobile.