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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-20
SPORTING NEWS
 AND LIVE GOSSIP FROM EVERYWHERE

Some time ago the sporting editor Of the Chattanooga News charged the then downfall of the Plutocrats to the poor nanag agement of B. Smith.
 The truth is that in the beginning Chattanooga had no club for Smith to manage There was no second baseman and absolutely no outaeld.
 In spite of the fact that the major fly Of fans in Montgomery are in favor Of Sunday baseball there is, neverthe- less, a strong under current against the practice.
 It strikes us that the attack of Man ager J. Dobbs on Umpire Byron Sun day afternoon will result in the strengthening of that under current
 Montgomery. incidentally. has re- qucsted the Barons to play the Billi- kens In that city next Sunday.
 Inasmuch as the Barons are sched- uled to open a series against that club Monday, the local management thought it wise to accept.
 Perhaps they will play Sunday. 
 It Is believed that Mobile. for in stance, at least. has seen it's best days. It has plucked all the roses and that which remains is thorn.
 It Is now reported that waivers have been requested on Pitchers Ryan and Tiene and on Second Baseman Fox.
 Tony Smith, announcing his dissatis- faction with the club, has requested to he transferred to the Texas league.
 Fox. incidentally, is the leading sec ond baseman of the lea que in field ing.
 On account of the little territory which he covers, however, it is pc cuilar that he ever makes an error.
 Mobile has been up against deadly
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-20
NEW WRINKLE IN
 THE COLLINS DEAL

Chattanooga, June 19.-(Special.)- Notwithstanding the fact that he was commonly supposed to be fin Spring field Ill.,, Joey Collins has turned up liere in Chattanooga. Joey does not give any reason why he failed to re- port to the Mobile club. According to the agreement of the deal whereby the locals obtained Chappelle in exchange for Demaree. Collins was to be loaned to fhe Mobile club for the remainder of the season. but was to revert to Chat tanooga this fall, so the only punish luent practically which he can incur will be suspension without salary for the rest of the season. as he is really the property of the Chattanooga club, which cannot claim his services because of tine player and salary limit
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-20
AMERICANS MAKE
 GOOD SHOWING

London, June 19.-At the fourth jump ing competition at the International horseshow at Olympia today, Lieut. E. M. Graham. Tenth cavalry, [. s. A., on Quandry made by far the best showing of any American thus far. He covered the course with a single fault.
 In the class for pairs exceeding IS hands Judge Moore won first place with Robin Hood and WaNen Stein.
 The Loudwater gold cup for four-in- hands, driven by woman, was won by Judge Moores bays, driven by Mrs. Rus ell.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-20
POINTERS TO RANDOM

proposition from the moment of Its entrance into the Southern league.
 There has never been a time when the club was managed by one man. The president, in the past, managed the club, and the directors. it Is said, also exerted their influence.
 The nominal manager, therefore, was generally in the dark A successful team has one manager who is responsible for the fate of the club and one financial head which buys and sells as the manager suggests This axiom should have been applied especially by Mobile for 1t never hap pened that baseball was a mint In that city.
 It is hoped that Mobile will wake up and get behind it's club. It would be unfortunate were Little Rock again to get a franchise in this circuit Very seldom has a player been put at the head of a club-the original manager of which has been canned who could make a success of the sea- son. It generally requires a year or two to weed out those who were jealous of his success
 Swacina may prove the exception. The action of Tony Smith, however, would indicate otherwise.
 It Is always a listless game that we lose.
 The Barons and the Lookouts will meet twice again before the conclusion of the present series. If the Barons trim More they will do so in the first few innings of play, for after he gets his start he is generally hard to catch. Covalesl1ie should be easy on Wednes- day.
 It will be a merry fight from now on to the conclusion of the season be- tween the Lookouts and the Barons. They should finish close together
 H. " R.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-20
ID Rx-
 
LITTLE DIAMOND DUST,

If it had rained little harder the Barons would not have lost.
 Joe Sugden, the old Detroit catcher, now scouting for that club, is in the city. He witnessed the game yesterday, and will remain here for the current week.
 The Barons knew that Joe was on the scene, and were dreaming of making a little trip to Detroit in the near future.
 Their ambition was laudable. A trip to Detroit and return is worth while any old time.
 Rained broke up the majority of games scheduled yesterday.
 But Detroit won.
 Of course the Athletics did.
 If Jennings had Mack's pitchers he would go so fast that New Orleans would become sick.
 When Memphis trimmed New Orleans yesterday, the Pel scribes referred to the Turtles as "rejuvenated.'
 They think a team which defeats New Orleans is a comnig champion.
 Teddy Bair did good work against Mo- bile yesterday and won. His good work was unnecessary.
 Bell Cord" Bill Chappelle is well pleased that he was transferred from Mobile to Chattanooga.
 Perhaps Holmes was a friend of Bills 
 And Demaree got "his" again yester- day.
 Manager Schwartz states that if Nashville has secured Killian he hasn't been advised of that fact
 Atlanta is planning to, attach the can to Scotty Walker
 Mobile has purchased Pitcher Bureson from Johnson City of the Appalachian league. He will feel perfectly at home in Mobile.
 J. Dobbs is awaiting the rumbling of the thunder out of Little Rock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-20
TURTLES STOP
 THE PELICANS

New Orleans, June 19.-The rejuvenated Memphis team won from the league lead CTS in the first game of the series thls afternoon by the score of to 1. Pitcher Fritz was effective throughout and tolled the efforts of the strongest New Orleans batters The visitors punched hits on Breitenstein in the sixth inning, scoring two runs on singles by Jackson and Adams and two-base hit by Courtney Jack Adams, who was recently purchased from Cleveland. caught his first game for Memphis Score:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-20
SOUTHEASTERN
STANDING
Mounta;neers Win From Selma

Selma, June (SpeciaD-Huntsyilie took the opening game of the series from Selma this afternoon, score to B Poole of Selma and Lambert of Huntsville both hit for home runs over left field renee Huntsville counted first in the second and cinched the game in the third when Adams and Mays errors allowed two runs. semmes replaced Adams in the fourth and during the remainder of the game gave up only three hits, one Of which was Lambert's home run. The game was featureless, except for the fast work of overton. Huntsvine's shortstop.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-20
EDITED BY HUGH W. ROBERTS
There will be a little lightning, too.

There will be little lightning, too.
 B. Smith spent very comfortable afternoon yesterday. He chewed but two Star"
 sentelle is playing with an ankle still sore from recent spike gash. 
 Marcan did neat bit of fielding in the eighth. The team, in that round, really got awake.
 The Athletics will probably win the pehnant of the American league.
 Ty Cobb already has got his one hun McGilvray hit three on the nose yester- day and got a walk.
 Lejeune they say, is in hitting slump. Phelan had bad day yesterday. They will come to everybody.
 In the Southeastern they are sending in Mack Robinson to bat for other pitchers Catcher Adams should make Memphis good man. Doc" Newton may and may not
 He will do well as Goodwin at any rate. Goodwin left the league without having won a game this season.
 He planes the rubber ball.
 Joe Sugden was impressed with the catching of Yantz
 Bert Maxwell returned last night He may work this afternoon.
 When the Lookouts go. the "rejuve- hated" Turtles crawl in.
 Thomas is too good a pitcher for tho clubs of the league to let slip.
 Covalesld is recovering from a slight attack of malaria and quinne.
 The fans got acquainted with some real live roofing about the middle of the game, but the Barons wouldn't help them. Let's get after them in earnest today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-20
Pirates Protest Game

Pittsburg. June 19.-It became known that the Pittsburg club has protested the game won by Boston to [, in this city last Thursday, on the grounds that de- cision rendered by the field umpire should have been made by the umpire behind the bat.
 It also leaked out that waivers are to be asked on First BReman Hunter It is believed with the passing of Hunter will come change long advocated by follow CTS of the game-that of placing Wagner at first base.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-20
BAIR TOO MUCH
 FOR SEA GULLS

Mobile, June 19-Teddy Bair was too much for Mobile this afternoon and the Guls dropped the first game of the series with Nashville. to ?. Demaree was hit hard throughout the game. Os- teen played his first game with the Mo- bile club. Pitcher Burleson. bought from the Appalachian League reported today and will pitch one of the games against
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-20
Johnson Loses By Errors

Philadelphia, June 19.-Washington was defeated here this afternoon to 3, largely through the wretched support given John ston by his team mates The home team scored three runs in the third inning on four errors without making a hit or get ting the ball out of the infeld. Bender
 was benched in the ninth inning for kick l ing on a decision. Score: RH E. Washington ............ 001 000 O01-2 Philadelphia ........ 003 O20 o1+-6 3 0 Batteries Johnson and Street: Bender, Krause and Thomas. Empires, Egan and Sheridan. Time, 1:45.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-20
Tigers Sign College Men

Detroit Mich, June 19.-Four more col lege men have been signed by the Detroit Baseball club. They are Catcher George F. Wilson: Pitcher II. J. Wood; Third Baseman Lundstrom and Outfielder J. F Mcdonald. Harold King, brother oi Catcher John kling. recently signed, vii be turned over to Buffalo.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-20
Packey Mcfarland to Meet Murphy

Milwaukee. June 19.-Packey McFar- land of Chicago and Harlem" Tommy Murphy of New York today were match ed to box ten rounds before the Badger Athletic club of Milwaukee on June 30. The articles say the men must weigh 135 pounds at o'clock on the day of the contest
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-20
FIR ST FULL LINEUP

With the return of Mcbride to g the game yesterday afternoon, the Barons, for the first time this sea son, presented a full lipe-up. In the beginning, there was no right fielder Then there was no shortstop. Chen there was no left fielder. But in spite of their strong ap- pearance yesterday. they appeared in very bad light. But they will make up for yes terday's faults unless other misfor-
 tunes come.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-20
Trough Was Easy

Trough, for Birmingham, pitched one out of his system which had been troub ling him for some time. Everyone is glad that it is out. He had nothing although the muddy field and the threat ening sky might have been responsible. We know of nothing else out of which to make the goat And his support was about as useful as a large hat in a pie ture show The Barons had as much gin- ger as a carcass from which every spark of life had flown. They were as inter- ested in the game, apparently, as is the average man in the legislation against the sugar trust. They were as full of life as nail. But for the lung work of Wagner on the coaching line, spectator might have deceived himself into believing that it was a real funeral which he was wit messing and not only a figurative one. It was great afternoon from every stand point.
 The visitors, on the other hand, played with a snap and dash and sparkle. In the field, they did perfect work in spite of the mud and rain which serious ly troubled the Barons. At the bat they could not have done otherwise than sting the ballsin the pinches and at all other fines
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-20
Florence Masons Elect Officers

Florence. June Special. )-The annual election of officers held by the Florence Masonic lodge resulted as fol- lows: c. T. Arnett, W. M; Walter Hamm. $. w. F. c. Lindsay. J. w.. A. r. Odom. treasurer M. Malone, sec retary; H. C. McGee, S. D.; D. s. Rob- erts, J. D.. Wesley Gambill, tyler
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-20
By BILL AK

walk into the pitchers box and cnlnIN look around; turn about bit of weed and set the Barons down.
 No need to put the steam 10 "ork; m need of curve today; for if I'd do my level best, they all would run away.
 -ExuIfatiOn of "Rube" Benton. /
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-20
American Association
STANDING
Results

it St. Paul: St. Paul 1, Indlanap oils :.
 At Minneapolis; Minnea polls 6, To- edo 3.
 At Milwaukee: Milwaukee 4, Colum- bus 9.
 Louisville Kansas City: not scheduled.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-20
LOCAL GOLFERS OFF

' About 20 local golfers will par . . ticipate in the invitation tourna- .
 . ment, which will begin in Mont : . gomery Thursday. . . One or more are already in the .
 . Capitol City. J. B. Cobbs and . . others will leave this morning in . . order that he may get his stride . . before the opening of play. <
 : The great bulk of the local ag- .
 . gregation will not leave, however, .
 : until Wednesday morning. :
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-20
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pirates Win Fast Game

Pittsburg, June 19.-In one of the quickest played games here this season Pittsburg defeated Brooklyn 3 to O. Both pitchers were effective except in the seventh inning. when Pittsburg got nearly half their hits and all their runs. Score: R H. E |. Pittsburg ..... 900 GOO 90*-3 1 Brooklyn ........ 900 900 o00--0 3
 Batteries: Leiield and Gibson Schardt and Bergen. Empires, Brennan ard ODay. Time, 93.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-20
Boston Defeats New York

New York, June 19.-Heayy hitting by the Bostons. mixed with an error, base on balls, and a newly turned squeeze play, and the inability of New York to hit when hits would have meant runs, led to the defeat of the locals today to 3. Score: RHE. Boston .................. 130 100 001-6 ' 1 New York ......... ...OO3 GOO oo0-S s 1
 Batteries: Wood and Nunmaker: Cald- we'll, Quinn and Sweeney. Time. two hours. Empires, O'Loughlin and Con molly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-20
Nau cannot "bIow" inc pitcher who will "bIow" unless you show something with which to "bIOw" him.
 -Robo IoratiOn against Bagpipes.)

1 The chiValrous Barons have demon- strated the fact that they will not at tack an opposing team, especially if that team is their closest rival, unless the said team is equally as good as they. Yester- day for instance, the Barons faced the Plutoorats of Chattanooga, and the Barons were just one game ahead of them. But this advantage the Barons threw away This morning, as result Of the generosity of their natures, the visit ors are neck and neck with the locals The score yesterday was to O.
 Today there will probably occur real, real fight on Redwood field. Yesterday there was a slaughter.
 There is no intention on the writer's part to detract from the excellent work of the Plutocrats for it is probably true that even had the Barons fought as they have and can fight, the general result would have been the same "Rube' Ben ton was on the hill for the Lookouts, and in his repertoire, there was everything from a slow one to one from which whis- kers sprout, from little curve with sharp beak, to a schoolboy out with a whistle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-20
Scored in Pairs

As a result, the visitors copped with remarkable ease. Tn the second inning they got only one run on a couple of swats and an error. Thereafter, they scored in pairs. The first pair came in the third when with two on as a result of walk and a hit, Lister pickled the pellet for a double to left. The seconu pair came in the fifth when, with two men on bases as a result of a couple of swats, Lister nosed one gently to the score board for two. The third pair came in the sixth, when two on sacks came in the sixth, when with two on sacks as result of couple of bingles, Murch smashed one through third. The fourth pair came in the seventh Ellam S error permitted one runner to occupy base, and a walk sent another to the danger line. Benton then hit pop into right on the Init and run which could not be reached by Johnston, and Marcan was covering second. Had Benton de- sired he might have taken another bag.
 But at the time he was dreaming of returning to the bosom of Clark Griffith and the crystal springs of Morelein.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-20
Nn Game af Annistnn

Anniston, June CSpeciaD-Deeatur at Anniston. Rain, no game. A double head CT will likely be played Tuesday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-20
DOBBs SUSPENDED

Little Rock, Ark, June 19-(Spe- cial)-Manage Johnnie Dobps of the Montgomery team has been indefinitely suspended by Southern League President Kayanaugh for alleged assault on Umpire Byron at Montgomery Sunday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-20
Games Today

Chattanooga at Birmingham. Nashville at Mobile.
 Atlanta at Montgomery Memphis at New Orleans.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-20
TEXAS LEAGUE

At San Antonio: San Antonio l, Waco 4. At Houston: Houston 1, Oklahoma City 0.
 At Austin: Austin 4, Fort Worth 5. At Galveston: Galveston ?, Dallas (Called, darkness.D
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-20

summary Ihree-base mt, Peffy. IWo- base hits. Bay, Schwartz. Sacrifice hits, Seitz, Bair. Stolen bases, Osteen. Struck out. by Demaree 4, by Bair ,. Base on balls off Bair ?, off Demaree 3. Hit by pitched ball, Bair (CampbelD. Double plays. Perry to Lindsay to Schwartz. Umpire, Fitzsmmons. Time, 200.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-20
OPPOSING PITCHER STRONG WHILE TROUGH, WITH BAD SUPPORT, OFFERS NOTHING WHICH PUZZLES-SCORE go
SOUTHERN LEAGUE STANDING
Results Yesterday

Chattanooga g. Birmingham 0. Memphis ?. New Orleans l. Nashville 6, Mobile 2.
 Montgomery -Atlanta-off day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-20
AMERICAN LEAGUE
STANDING
White Sox Yield to Tigers

Detroit, June 19.-Detroit took the lead in the second inning today and defeated Chicago to 5. Bushs spectacular field ing and Blocks home run into the left field stand featured. Score. R.H.E Chicago ................. col 0o o11-5 F 3 Detroit .................. 024 002 o0+-S 10 c
 Batteries: Young. Lange, Baker and Block: Wllett and Stanage. Empires, Dineen and Perrine. Time, :o4.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-20

Every user of pen and ink should see the demonstration of the on-leakable Onoto Pen at Dewberry Montgomery Sta tionery Go.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-20
GEICER, ALA.

Write, call or phone for in formation about Geiger, Ala, to 534 Brown Marx building Bell Main 851.
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SUMMARY. Two-base Hits-Lister 2, Northern. Sacrifice Hits-Lister, Benton. Stolen Bases-Moran. Double Plays-Sentele to Mill to Lister Struck Out-Benton :, Trough g. Bases on Balls-Benton 3, Trough ,. Time of Game-130. Umpires-Carpenter and Hartf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-20
ROAD BONDS FOR
 CALHOUN COUNTY

. Anniston, June 19.-C. D. Martin, { . former representative and commits { . sioner. pr. R. l.. Hughes, county < . health officer. D. E. Lacy, con- { . tractor, and others appeared be- { . fore the board of Calhoun county { . road and revenue commissioners { . this afternoon and strongly urged { . a good roads bond issue election. { . following which it was announced { . by the commissioners that an cleo (
 ' tion will likely be called before <
 ' the end of the week <
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-20

SUTIIIIdTY. IHIIIIES pIlCIItu, bItItFIISttIII s, Neazey l. Hits apportioned, Breiten- stein s. Runs scored. off Bretenstein 2. Two base-hits, Manush. Courtney Jack son. Stolen bases, Barr kirke. Sacri- fee hits. Courtney, Nagle, East, Manush. Double plays, Adams to East to Adams to Altman. Struck out, Fritz 5, Breiten- stein 3. Veazey 1. Bases on balls, Fritz 2. Breitenstein ?, Veazey ?. Time. two hours. Empires, Pfenninger and Coll- flower.
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summarY-IWo base mus MCLtHuUH, Lambert, McAllister. Home runs, Poole, Lambert Bases on balls Adams l. Wild pitches, wylly l. Struck out, Adams 3, semmes 2, Wy1y g. Hit by pitcher, Wylly (Cocherhan) Stolen bases, Vasterling. Umpire, Burke.
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COTTON STATES
STANDING
Results
At Jackson

Robertson; Wolf. Sprinkle and Ryan Umpire, Franklin 0l innings).
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Rain at Hattiesburg and Greenwood, no games.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-20
SOUTH ATLANTIC
STANDING
Results

Al Augusta: Augusta Columb bIa. rain
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It will be a merry fight from now on to the conclusion of the season be- tween the Lookouts and the Barons. They should finish close together
 H. " R.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-17
FEDERALS PROMISE
 AMERICANS SAFETY
Wood Issues Orders for
 Strict Neutrality
DON'T CROSS BORDER
Sends Orders to COlSnel Shunk to h. form Mexican Federals That
 Americans Safety Must Be
 Considered and Respected

Agua Prieta, Mexico. April 16.-Insur- recto leaders here report that a battle was begun this morning east Of Cahullona, 15 miles south of this city. The federal forces engaged are said to have been caught between two bodies of rebels, who far outnumber the federals.
 After conference with Colonel Shunk, commanding the American troops here, Colonel Medina, the insurrecto jefe oi Agua Prieta, permitted automobile carrying two Americans to pass through the rebel lines toward the federal camp. The Americans in the automobile. which flew the American flag, were James T. Williams, formerly United States civil ser vice commissioner and Charles McKean, formerly of the United States army
 McKean it was learned has been ol- ficially commissioned by Colonel Shunk to carry written message to Reynaldo Diaz in command of the federal force. McKean and Williams proceeded directly to the camp of sthe federals and delivered the message to Diaz.
 Diaz receipted for the message and as sured McKean every precaution would be observed to prevent firing into Douglas. Diaz was attended by the rurales chief aaron, Colonel Chiapa, as staff officers. The Americans returned safely to Doug Ia
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-17
Fireman Instdntly Killed
 Tn RussellUille Wreck Nobound Passenger Train Over Southern Railroad Runs Into Open Switch at Russellville and Coided With Swth Engine-Passengers Are Severely Shaken Up

would have been taken back to work in the mines. Several trains had pass ed the switch engine since the engine had been run in there Saturday night and it appears that someone opened the switch at sometime before the ar rival of the northbound passenger train last night.
 Who the parties might have been or their purpose, the railroad officials claim they do not know but a thorough investigation of the case will be made at once and every effort brought forth tc convict the guilty parties. If it can be proved that there are any such.
 The engine on passenger train No. was practically demolished and the train was laid up in Russellville until an engine could be sent from Birming- ham. The train was then made up anew ;.nd proceeded on north on its journey with the new engine and a new crew. The passengers were panic stricken when the collision took place and 1t tsas several minutes before they real- ized that none of them were hurt It could not be learned last night where Fireman Allen resided, but it was be- lieved his home was in Tuscumba.