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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-23

New York, April 22.-7(Special )-Jim Jef- fries. the heavyweight champion of the world. is back in town again after an ab- sence of nearly year. He arrived today from Chicago on the Twentieth Century Limited. With Jeff were his wife and Jack Ripper, who is his partner In the pig cafe at Los Angeles.
 There was vast difference in the size Of crowd which saw Jeffres arrive today and the one which greeted him IS months ago. On that occasion several thousand per sons crowded the Grand Central depot, and not only was business suspended, but the reserves had to be called out to keep the people back Today there was just one of his loyal friends on hand to meet him. He was Bob Vernon. Jeff looked in fine condition and showed that he has been taking the best of care of himself, despite the fact that he lost the cham pionship to Jack Johnson.
 Hello, Jeff. old Pal!' shouted Bob Yer non as Jeff came down the platform
 Vernon's remark was overheard by one of the station employees who spread the news of Jeff's arrival so quickly that in less than five minutes a crowd of news boys and trainmen had surrounded the big fighter.
 "Get us away from here" shouted Jel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-23

has attended two Sundays prior to play ing and who attends not less than 50 per cent of all Sunday sessions per month) shall be eligible for registration in the s. S. A. l.. of Birmingham 2. No person registered in this league shall participate in public events on Sun day. Failure to observe this law shall render such a person liable to suspen- sion.
 3. Teams desiring to enter the league must pay s1 per team entered, cents for each player registered and a forfeit de- posit of BIO
 4 Managers of teams must send score cards of games to secretary as soon as possible after the game played so aver ages can be kept. Names of all partici- pants must appear on this card. 5.-A league representative and Sunday school secretary must send in a weekly report (blank furnished by eague) show ing the actual attendance at Sunday school of all registered players starting next Sunday.
 G. Violations of rules will not be tolerat- ed and will be punishable by individual or team suspension.
 '. All protests must be entered in writ ing within three days of the game con- cerned.
 8. Managers of different teams will agree as to officials prior to the game. Five cents per each registration is the only financial requirement. for B and c leagues c weight limit has been ad- vanced to 110 pounds.
 J. E. THAYER,
 President, Cumberland.
 w. J. HESSLER, Vice President, Second Presbyterian.
 R. J. MILLING,
 Treasurer, West End Baptist.
 R. c. CUBBON,
 Secretary Y M. C. A.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-23

Tuscaloosa, April Especial )-By talk ing today's game Alabama made clean sweep of the Vanderbilt series. The Commodores were crushed under score of to 1.
 All of Alabama's scores were made Tn the third and fourth innings, two in the former and seven in the latter. In the tragic seventh eleven Alabama batsmen faced the opposing finger and seven Of them made the circuit after two were out The feet-footed locals ran wild oil the paths, scoring while their opponents held the ball or tossed it around in vain attempts to retire some one.
 Vanderbilts single run came as re- suit of a fiuke home run, when hit by Black which would ordinarily have gone for two bases rolled under the canvas fences
 The story of the game Is told in Greer s pitching For six innings the little side wheeler did not give up anything that looked like a hit. Besides his control was excellent and at no time was he in any danger After he had been scored on. however, he eased up bit and two more hits were registered off his deliv- cry. one in the eighth and one In the ninth. It. s-'4
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-23
HIGH SCHOOL DEFEATS HOWARD
 AGAIN BY PLAYING INSIDE BALL
BY JACK BETHEA

If anybody should happen to ask you that was some pretty game yesterday afternoon at Redwood Field, in which the Howard collegians into camp to ths tune of to f.
 There is no question but that High school won on their merits. The school boys played the inside game to a queens taste and when bingles were needed in the language of the Englishman, bin gles were 'ad.' The squeeze play was pulled off when a run was needed and worked perfectly.
 The box score shows that the Hign school made four errors, but this was caused by the fact that they went after everything and let their record go smasr. In connection with the five hits made by Howard even then the collegians were able to push but two men across the pan on account of the steady pitching of E. Propst and the magnificent support accorded him by his teammates.
 John Antwine of the High school slammed the ball for four bags in the sixth inning. duplicating Tisdale's effort in the third. 4. s1f.
 When it was seen that Howard was going to be whipped Cook was yanke l from the box and Prutt, the star twirler, substituted He pitched three innings and yielded three hits in his part of the game, one resulting directly in score.
 High schools first run came in the second inning when E.. Propst drew pass, went to second on Glover's error. was sacrificed to third by Hanby and scored on Antwine's out. They scored again in the third when Denson drew four bals the Dutchman laid down a beautiful bunt, and Denson came back at him by stealing third, scoring mo- ment later on F. Propsts hit. In the fourth Hanby was presented with free ticket went to third on Antwine's sin- gle, and was squeezed home by Ziel- minski In the sixth Antwine picked one for homer. Their last score came In the seventh when Godstein opened with
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-23
Clean Life Class
ax LuCIEN HOOD

The contest between the orange ana hlue of the Clean Life class is now going at full blast, and within two months we are hoping that there will be 70 poys m this class, so they will give us new room. If we can get this many py 'uy i that will leave us six months to get ?, more to make up our 100 by the first of the wear. Last Sunday, as you all know. was Easter. and it sure was q pretty days: in fact. was so pretty that we did not have but 4s boys present But we are not going to get discouraged at this number, because we believe there will be about 50 next Sunday. Some will say we are not going to have them, if you don't helieve if inst come out to our
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-23
Presbyterian Brotherhood
By PAUL GANONG

Today is Brotherhood day in Sunday school. We will have full control of everything. In next Sundays Age-Her- aid you will hear all about 1t. The standing of the class is Stiggins 32, Scouts 2S, Buddies 21 and the Volunteers 16
 The Volunteers secured new member last Sunday by the name of Will Lewis. If we keep on we will have enough to organize a baseball team for each class. Altogether the Brotherhood consists of four classes and 65 members. By next year we will have about twice that many. We'll the Glass A baseball team is getting into shape and we wish them good luck. Maybe series of games will be arranged between them and the Class F team. If they beat us we will give them a hard tussle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-23

No great surprises were sprung In the Grammar School Baseball league last week and the races in the various divi- sions still are close. Several teams have perfect records, but these are liable to be marred after the games scheduled for the coming week are played.
 The enthusiasm in the various districts has reached a fever heat and all of the contests are being well attended by both school and outside supporters. The best of feeling and harmony exists throughout the entire system and it Is expected that the present tournament will be one of the most helpful both to the boys competing and the school represented that has ever been attempted in Birmingham. At pres ent s teams in both the Junior and Senior leagues are competing, having a total of almost 800 boys registered Many Of these teams are completely uniforme1 and in the majority of the schools q thoroughly organized athletic associa- ton have been established. This asso- citation is run entirely by the boys them- selves under the direct supervision of the principal, so that the boys feel that the athletics of the school are vital to them and that they must do their share in the proper way to maintain and uphold the institution they represent
 Score for past week and complete standing of teams:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-23
LONG STRING OF
 RACES AT NORFOLK

Norfolk, Va, April 22-First race, B. year-olds and up, maidens, 5H fur longs-Smirk, 102 (Schuttinger), to 5. Il to 4. out, won; Handrunning, 1O7 (Taplin), 5 to 1, 8 to 2, z to 10. second; 3 to 5, third. Time, 1:10 4-5. Neva, Marshlight, pr. Bert Aristoer, Bal ancer, Ira and Kerran ran.
 Second race, hurdles .4-year-o and up, about. miles-St. Abe, 152 (Dupee), Il to B. 4 to 5, 2 to 5. out. won; Jack, IA (McClain), PIE to 1, z to 10, to g.. out, second; Lord Nelson. 13O (Conner). 25 to 1, g. to 1. 8 to 1, out, third Time. 4:32. Octopus, Gun Cotton lost riders. Third race, gentlemen riders for q cup, furlongs-Monsoon, 40 (Craw- ford), 8, to B. to 5. to 8, out won; Jim, 14O (Carney), 21a to 1, to 5, 2 to 5, out second; Otogo, 40 e. Crawford). to 1, to 5. 3 to 5, even. third. Time, I1:27 Cheyenne, Planet, Belford and Fire Alarm. ran.
 Fourth race, 3-year-olds and up, 6 furlongs- -vreeland 1o7 (Taplin), to ?, out. won; Ragman, Ill (Peake), 30 to l., 8 to 1, even, second; Montecalm, 99 (Estep). 12 to 1. 4 to l.. to 6. third. Time 1:16 2-5. La Belle Agnes and Frank Percell ran.
 Fifth race, 2-year-old maidens, 4n furlongs-Millie Kearny, 109 (scut- tinger), 10 to 1, 3 to 1, 6 to 5, won; Tipsand. 112 (McCahey), even, out. sec ond; Goldfern. 109 (McIntyre), 8 to 1, 6 to 5, to 5, third. Time :5S 2-5. Les Bos ran.
 Sixth race. a-year-olds and up. sell ing. furlongs-Phil Mohr, 109 (Pick- ens), 15 to 1, to 1, 2 toa1. won; Ben Lomond, 97 (McCahey), 6 to 1, to 1. even. second; Firewood, 91 (Olsen). 4 to 1, 8 to 5. to 5, third. Time. 1T 5. Brevite, Monami, Dr. Barkley, Takahira, Cooney K, Jenny Wells ran.
 Seventh race. selling, 4-year-olds and up, i 1-l6 miles-Lawton Wfggins. 109 (Goldstein), to l.. 2 to 1, 2 to 10. won; Chepontuc, 107 (Callahan), 4 to |. z to 5. out. second; My Gal, 102 (Sweeney). to 5, to 5. out, third. Time, l:52 Golden Castle. Hammon Pass and Harvey F. ran.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-23
What The Young Men Of
 Birmingham Are Doing
Baseball Leagues Reach Fever Hea-Brotherhood Day In First Presbyterian Sunday School-K. O. K A.
 Has Exciting Meeting

class and we will show you. The class Sunday enjoyed two talks given by MT. Morris Lathem and MT. Fred Ramsey, but this was not all, for MT Taylor. tho teacher, made a little talk. After we went into the main auditorium the whole school enjoyed a song given by our quar- tet.
 Tn baseball we are just starting but that does not make much difference with US, because we have good players and all we need is just little practice to- gether, and if somebody does not watch cut they will see a general hanging in our class room. In basketball, the pen nant was lost just by little hard luck: but we will not say any more about that as baseball Is here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-23
Highland Leaders
By JAMES DOwNEY, JR.

At the regular meeting of the class last Sunday we decided we had better have suits, and what we say we mean, and we got Il of them and Il husky boys to wear them. Last Sunday two of our boys whom we thought were not coming, came and it made two Sundays, so we can put them in the game. The boys are Paul Pinkard and Sam Gilreath, who are both catchers, but think the captain will use one on first base.
 Yesterday we played the Buddies and gave them one of the hottest battles they ever fought. The batteries for the games were Plosser, Hoke and Gilreath; the Buddies played hard.
 Next Sunday we play the First Meth odist. Episcopal church at Il o'clock at Behrens park. The batteries for that game will be Heninger, Naff and Hart and of course we will win
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-23
WORTHY NEGRO
 MAKES DONATION

Jackson, Miss, April 22.-(Special)- Campbell college. flourishing negro in- stitution near this city, has received donation of a tract of farming land in Coahoma county, worth 5000 or s6000 the donor being negro. The strange con dition is imposed that the name of the donor shall not be revealed. It Is stip- ulated in the warranty deed that the proceeds of the tract of land shall be used year after year in, assisting worthy young negroes to get an education. This is the first case of the kind on record in Misssesppi.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-23

a screaming Texas leaguer, sacrificed ro second by Wells, took third on an out and scored on Greens single.
 Howard scored in the third, Tisdalc hitting for four bags. and in the fourth steins error, stole second, went to third on an out and scored on Greens first error.
 High school successfully demonstrated that the defeat of Friday was not ar accident. Propst pitched pretty game and the passes given by Cook were large ly responsible for his defeat. Wagner. who saw the game said that it was tha prettiest inside work of amateurs he hal ever witnessed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-23
.HO[[WEG SPEECH
 TAKEN AS THREAT

Rome, April 22--(Special. )-The vatican authorities regard the speech of Chan cellor Hollweg on the anti-modernist or warning to the Holy See. The chan oelJor appears to aim at having the Pope submit to him decrees and letters ad- dressed to the Catholic world for his veto before they can be published to the Catholics of Germany. There is, the Pope recently said, temptation in mon archies to turn their royal scepter into an ecclesiastical crozier, and to rule the souls as well as the bodies of their sub jects. And this has been an idea which prevailed for long time amongst the German princes.
 What renders the speech menacing is that the Emperor himself is a party to 1t. The chancellor refers, in passing, to the pontfcal letter on the Saint Charles Borromeo centenary, and the offense that Germany took out of the papal references to the reformers and the German princes of the reformation times
 The chancellor Is said to be alarmed at the prospect of a disturbance of the re- ligious peace which now prevails in Ger many, and which. he says. may be broken by the anri-modernist oath. He
 
 Is out of harmony with the constitution, and that the Protestant church and state have not and cannot have anything to do with the spiritual and religious life of Catholics.
 A young Italian aviator who had hit upon the idea of using his machine for smuggling goods across the Alps met with a shocking accident at his first ex- pertinent +ra
 He was found near the railway line at the foot of Mont Cenis with both legs broken. After the accident he lay a whole night in the snow. He is now in a hospital.
 A sort of Orlando Furioso in the per son of young actor. a few days ago committed suicide at the feet of his Angelica, whom he accused of jilting him. She was a cashier in a restaurant some ten years older than her admirer. She loved him sincerely, but wished him to be less demonstrative In public. 'Ah! knew that you did not love me so much as love your exclaimed the man and before any one could stop him he plunged a knife into his heart and fell dead
 The Turin exhibition authorities arc at their wits end to get their world fair in sufficient stage of completeness to be opened April 20, the date fixed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-23
Sunday School League

2 Games for next Saturday: .le THE sC'' LEAGUE
 First Presbyterian vs Five Points at Lakeview, 10 a. m. Cumberland Presbyterian vs. Avondale Baptist, end Avenue c, 10 a. m.
 Avondale M. E. vs. Eleventh Avenue M. E., Behrens park, 10 a. m. . THE "B'' LEAGUE.
 First Presbyterian vs. Avondale M. E., end of Avenue C, 2:30 D. m.
 Eleventh M. F. vs. Newman's, Behrens park 2:30 p. m.
 Woodlawn Baptist vs. West End Bap- tist, Owenton, 4 D. m.
 Ruhama Baptist vs. ,Avondale Baptist, end of Avenue c, D. m.
 STANDING OF LEAGUES.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-23
MISS GRACE WILDER
 DIES IN INDIA

New York, April 22.-Private cable advices received hore from India an- nounce the death there of Miss Grace Wilder. well known missionary. She was 50 years of age and had been a prominent worker in India for near ly 25 years.. tsf~
 Miss Wiider's father. the Rev. Royal G. Wilder. was missionary for 30 years, and her mother. Eliza Jane Wilder, served the same field for 60 years. Her brother. Robert H. Wilder. was the founder of the student volun- teer movement in this country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-23
Jeffries Returns to NeW York

frise to Vernon, wishing to avoid tho crowd. In few minutes Vernon had en- gagged a taxicab which all hands piled into and were at once drivenQto the Hotel Albany. where Jeffries will stop until May 4 when he will sail with his wife and Ripper for Germany. where he intends to remain for several months.
 Have you anything to say in regard to your battle with Johnson?" he was asked.
 Nothing replied Jeffries, ''only that ] am through with the fighting game for ever and intend to take life easy for the remainder of my days
 To another question Jeffries merely asked to be excused. saying he did not like to be reminded of the contest which has so often caused him heartache.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-23
CAPTAIN KNIGHT IS
 FULLY ACQUITTED

Washington, April 22-secretary of the Navy Meyer announced, today that Capt. Austin N. Knight [. s. N.. has for sec ond tlme been fully and honorably ac- duitte6'' of responsibility for damage to the monitor Puritan during recent tests of high explosives on that vessel ct Hampton Roads.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-23
K. o. K. A. Notes
By CowLEs M,MAHEN, JR

We had a fine meeting last Friday night It was our regular monthly business meeting, but on motion at our last meeting we had the first degree. MT. Albert King and MT. George Watley were admitted into our order as pages. Gee! but they had a fine time walking the hot sands Next Friday will be our busi- ness meeting. Many important questions will be discussed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-23

individual schedules which will be hung in the different classrooms. These give the teams to be played, the time and the place.
 Managers will leave scores at the Y. M. c. A. front office, where they will be posted every Saturday night.
 Here are the rules of the Sunday School Athletic league. l.f-,.
 1. Any person who is an amateur, a bonafide member of Sunday school (who
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-23
LATE TO BREAKFAST
 AND KILLS WIFE

Philadelphia. April 2.-Because she re-
 monstrated with him for not coming earlier down to- breakfast, Harry Mo Cough. 50 years old, today shot and killed his wife Mary, aged 45 years,s at their home in this city. McGough was arrested.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-23

Summary: Hits apportioned, Cook in six innings, Pruitt 3 in innings. Home runs. Antwine, Tisdale. Sacrifice hits, Zielminsk 2, Goldstein, Wells, Hanby. Stolen bases. Wells, E. Propst. Bdskin, Tisdale. Garrett Struck out, E. Propst 5. Cook 8, Pruitt 5. Bases on balls, E. Propst 2, Cook 8, Pruitt 1. Umpire, r. B Jones of Alabama.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-23
ALABAMA MAKES CLEAN SWEEP
 OF SERIES WITH VANDERBILT

The game was rather loosely played, each side making six pebbles, but Ala bamas did not come when they would count. fact which helps to explain the result The box score. -
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-23

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-23
Junior League

Eastern Division-
 scores-woodlawn 5. Gibson 3, Barrett 7 Robinson 5.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-23
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-14
TAFT IN THE HOLE
By SAvOYARD

Washington, September 1S.-(speciap All the cuckoo standpat newspapers are screaming that they, the democrats and the insurgents, didn't put Tart In a hole To be sure they did not MT. Taft put himself in a hole. Something has been said about an "unholy al- lance" between the democrats and the insurgent republicans of the Senate. There was no secret about it. They found themselves pretty nearly in ac> cord on the measures to reduce the tariff. They split the difference ana sent to the President bills revising the tariff down. If that put MT. Taft In hole he is truly unfortunate, for he convened Congress in extra session two years ago to do that very thing, and Congress-a republican Congress- failed and refused to do 1t. The Presi- dent complained about it in his Winona speech, and when Congress, demo- cratic in one House, was called in ex- tra session in 1911 it proceeded to do what MT. Taft had besought his own party to do two years before A plain man would argue from that that the democratic House and democratic-in- surgent Senate had spent the summer in zealous attempt to drag MT. Taft out of the hole into which Payne and Aldrich flung him and their party in