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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-09
THE WORLDS SERIES AS VIEWED
 BY CHRISTOPHER MATHEWSON
BY ". B. CBAT) MAsTERsoN

New York October s.-The Giants are going to put it all over the Ath- letics, if Christopher Mathewson, the York National aggregation. is a good prophet.
 Good team work won the pennant,'' said Christy. "The Giants won be- cause they have the best team.
 And now about their chances for the worlds championship" I ask ed him.
 T haven't seen the Athletics game. l haven't had a chance to look over the Giants are going to win," he said confidently.
 Every fan in New York knows just how the idolized Matty looks on the Polo grounds. But the youngest fan in New York has the privilege of knowing New York's star twirler better than any one else in the world knows him
 For this youngest fan is Christopher Mathewson, Jr., aged 5. who awoke this season for the first time to the all importance of baseball and his fath- CTS eminence on the diamond
 lie asked me the other day, Who won the pennant?" said Mathewson and I answered. The Giants won it. Then he said, Did you win the pen nant?' I guess something had been talk ing to him..
 Does he intend to be a baseball player when he grows up?"
 He hasn't thought about 1t yet"
 And you?'
 Yes I've thought about it. and I'm against it. My mother reminded me a few years ago that when I was or 9A years old I confided to her that my burning ambition was to be a pitcher in the National league. I'd for gotten all about 1t, for I went to col
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-09
WHAT IS DOING ON GRIDIRON AND THE WORLD OF SPORTS
WHAT THE MANAGERS SAY

take my chance. You do not see any thing new on the ball field these days. All teams play about the same baseball when you come down to it.
 q believe that we will be able to do our best in the series"
 John McGraw says:
 'I haven't seen the Athletics play, but if they beat these boys of mine they will have the credit of having gone some. The Giants will give them attough fight and I am banking strongly On the youtlrl of my club showing to advantage. The worlds series will depend largely upcn the pitchers, but I think we are just as strong in that department as the Ath- letics. I never make predictions on ths outcome of battle, but we will go into tho worlds series with our full strength unless something now unforeseen occurs, and we will be prepared to give good account of ourselves. We have an excel lent chance to win. I do not underes- innate the strength of the Athletics. Any team that can win a pennant in a majur league and also take worlds champion ship Is necessarily strong. It woulG be foolish to try and forecast along what lines the battle will be fought. My cam paign will adapt itself to circumstances. have not seen the Athletics play, and | prefer to take snap judgment on them when I see them for the first time on the diamond. My pitchers are all in gcod shape, and the balance of the club is all that could be desired in point 5f phys cal fitness. We have had a long. hard campaign, and the strain upon our men could not be relaxed until few eays ago. but hope that they will be fully rested by the time we take the field against Philadelphia. It should be a great series, but baseball is something that cannot be forecasted in advance The ele- ment of uncertainty Is always great. I believe that my youngsters will make a good showing from start to finish, but I would not care to offer prophecy on the final result. I can only say thta we have hopes"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-09
WEATHER IS FACTOR
 IN COTTON MARKET
If Conditions Are UnfavOr- able, Bears Grip Will
 Be LOOsened

New Orleans, October 8.-The weather will be the most thing watched in the cotton market this week.
 On the close of last week there were signs that the protracted spell Of favor able weather that the cotton country has been enjoying was about to break up. If the signs prove correct ths market will become unsettled and the grip of the bears will be loosened to some eX- tent
 What the trade fears most $ frost. although this fear is more sentimental than anything else. While frost at ar early date would destroy all chances of a top, crop over the more northern sec- tions of the belt, it must be remembered that a top crop is only an accident at best in those sections and that frost at the average date generally destroys all hopes of it's maturing Over the larger part of the belt the crop is so far ad- vanced that there is little for frost to injure. Crop experts say that SO per cent of the crop is open and that frost would only hasten the opening of the remaining 10 per cent. Cotton opened early anu at once this season.
 More actual harm would probably re- suit from rains than from cold weather for the fimple reason that the fields are white with open cotton, in spite of stren- uous efforts to gather it. Rain oG this open cotton would greatly injurs the grade and thereby cost the farmers Of the south millions, but either ID.l or colGer weather will advance prices :his week
 Next to the weather the trade will be concerned over spot demand. There Wci Q indications last week that southern mills were buying quietly and it was reported that New England mills were calling cot ton while on one occasion continental spinners were in the market because they got the notion that cold wave was sweeping the cotton belt. If anything , like a good spot demand develops 1t will be hard for the bear side to hold the market down. M
 This will be the last week in the pe- rou to be considered in the next ginning report from the census bureau and bear ish forecasts of the amount ginned may be expected. Without any doubt the next report will favor the short side, as gins have been running night and day for sometime. This fact is we'll appreciated and 1t will take high figures to cause much selling.
 If October exports are to be large, indications that way must necessarily de- yelop this week. Large clearances would, of couhse, help the bulls
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-09
Connie Mack says:

connie MACK says.
 Naturally, if I had choice I would prefer to have the opening game Of the worlds series played in this city rather than at the, Polo grounds in New York Still I cannot say that 1 am disappointed at our failure to win the toss. My reason for this Is the fact that in 1905 our first game with the Giants took place on the Athletics diamond, and the Giants beat us by to l in the series. Perhaps, there fore, the loss of the toss is a good omen for us The decision not to play the open ing game until October fl pleases me very much. It will give Ills just about the time that I figure 1t requires to put the Athletics on edge for the big games. AS to the probable winner of the series, l don't care to make any prediction. We are going Into the game with only one idea-that Is to win the series if we can do so. The Athletics are great team, tell their own story.
 Earring accidents, we will go Into the worlds series in better condition than we have at any time in recent years.
 1T am not making any predictions or claims, but if the Giants beat LIS they will know they have been in some ball games. There is no way to underesti- mate our team. It has shown that it is winner and 1t will go into the series with every confidence.
 Much has been said about the base running proclivities of the Giants. 1 grant that this is their strong suit, but they will not be running wild on us. Our catchers' records show that base running against us is not easy There is but one player in this league who runs bases as he pleases against us, and that is Cobb. But l don't recall that McGraw has any Cobbs any more than has anyone else.
 'So far as pulling off inside ball I will
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-09
AMERICAN LEAGUE
STANDING
Maps Easy for SOx

Chicago, October S.-Chicago and Cleve- land Americans closed the league season here today in a one sided game, the Chi cagos winning 10 to 1.
 White relieved Benz in the first in- ming and allowed only three hits, while the Chicago batters pounded James and Baskette for 1T safe drives. Seider made four hits and five runs. By winning Chicago clinehed fourth place in the league race by a fraction of a point Score: RU E Chicago -.,.....,....... 1l2 POP 20*-10 F CleNeland .............. 300 O00 0i0-4 ,
 Batteries: Benz, White and Kreitz James. Baskette, Easterly Time 1:4o Empires Perrine and O'Loughlin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-09

Morris and First avenue. If saloons are 10 be allowed on Twentieth street at all there Is no sound reason why they should be confined 10 the east side of the street. think that 1t is conservative to state that five women pass on the east side of Twentieth street to one on the west side Of this street.
 If tho excise commission should change it's ruling on every complaint made to them about saloon locations they might as well revoke all licenses. I know that the members of this. commission have ably, fearle5sly and honestly handled this situation and I believe that no better men could have been selected for this office. Under their administration I am sure that the whisky business will be con- ducted with decency and good order. Sa- loon licenses have been granted next to the First National bank, the American Trust and possibly others. am inclined to think that as many women go into these banks as go into the Birmingham Trust and Savings bank, and l have heard of no protest from them
 Any citizen has the right to express his opinions with reference to the acts of public officials. In so far as these opin- ions are divorced from personal or sell fish motives they are entitled to consid- eration and respect M
 During tEe late prohibition campaign in this county. the Birmingham Trust and Savings company, through its of ficer5, used it's influence and power to re- tain prohibition in this county. It had a right to do this, and while perhaps its judgment was bad, I have no disposition to question it's sincerity. Its present pos sition it seems to me, is not sound. and cannot be defended either from the standpoint of it's own actions or the argu- mepts brought forth in it's behalf.
 F. l.. BROWN. Birmingham, October :, 1911.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-09
VOTE TUESDAY ON
 23 AMENDMENTS

San Francisco, october S.--California voters will have opportunity Tuesday next at special election to express their minds as to 23 proposed amendments to the state constitution including the es- tablishment of the initiative and refer endum, recall of elected officials. includ- ing the judiciary. and the granting, of equal suffrage.
 The amendments were prepared by, the last session of the legislature which fol- lowed the states first employment of the direct primary, resulting in the election of Gov. Hiram w. Johnson, progressive republican.
 A campaign has been carried on under the direction of the Associated Equal Suf- frage leagues of the state, and 1t is pre- dicted that the woman's suffrage amend mend will be strongly supported at the polls.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-09

lege-Bushnell unIversity-and got to be quite a good football player It's seldom that small college has a crackerjaclS baseball team. They give more attention to football.
 When I took up baseball it was be- cause I liked it so much and be- cause it was the eastiest way to earn money to go on with my schooling
 You see, l was just one of thous- ands and thousands of boys crazy about baseball. and with the idea Of being a ball player when they grow up. But what chance have those boys?
 T was lucky-lucky Tn getting with the Giants, lucky in getting to New York, which, of course, affords the largest opportunities for delevopment In my profession. But let's figure out the chances of the average boy. There are two big leagues and in the 16 clubs, which compose them, say 320 men. of those players about 50 per cent are paid salaries which compensate them for giving the best years of their youth to baseball. The odds against a boy. getting to be one of those players are 100 to l.
 "The fellow that starts in to be doctor or lawyer has much better chance. In those professions he doesn't have to be a big leaguer for his bust ness to pay dividends on the invest ment he has made of his youth and strength" =
 So that's why Christy Mathewson Jr. will never be a professional ball play CT, if his father can help It.
 At 3 Chris Jr. is talking of baseball At 6 Chris ST. was playing it.
 "I do not think l played a regular ball game until, was 9 or 10 years old" said Mathewson, "but I had a bat when I was about 6. I was big boy for my age, and when I was 10
 fused to walk five miles every Sat urday afternoon to the next town to play on its ball team. My own town, Factoryville, Penn, had 10 team in those days"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-09
To. Look After Taxes

Montgomery, October S.-(SpeciaI)- )- The Alabama tax commission will leave Montgomery on Monday morning Tor Mobile and Clarke counties. where it goes to look into a few business matters. Several weeks ago the com missioners Were in the two counties. but were unable to complete their work at that time. Monday and Tuesday will be spent at Mobile and Wednesday at Clarke. Escambia county will be paid a visit on Friday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-09
Tigers Drop Two

St. Louis, October S.-The American league season closed here today with St. Louis winning two games from Detroit r to 2 and to O. Cold weather kept did not exert themselves. Score: R II I, Dctrolt .-......t----.,... oOl lp De-2 6. St Louis ............, 600 00l 37.-l7 2l
 Batteries: LaFitte and Schmidt; Lake and Stephens. Time 1:2S. Empires Evans and Mullen.
 Second game RHE Detroit ................ 000 coco 009--0 , St. Louis ................ 1O1 0l0 20'-5
 Batteries: Taylor and Wilson; Mitchell and Krichell Time 1:10. Empires Evans and Mullen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-09

Chicago, october S.--Bunched hits by Chicago coupled with errors by Pitts burg gave the Chicagos a to 9 vic- tory today in a game which went II innings. Bunched hits enabled the vis- itors to score their runs. Score: R II E Chicago ...... 900 900 100 11-3 l P1ttsburg .... 900 010 900 10-2 4
 Batteries: Richie Mcintyre and Needham and Graham: Hendrix and simmons. Time, 2:20. Empires, John stone and Eason
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-09
WEATHERLY IN CHARGE

President Exum has been the sole governor of Birmingham many times, Commissioner Lane has-also acted alone in handling d city of 1i5,oO0 persons. but never before
 has Commissioner James Weather
 ly been wholly in power. as he will
 be today in managing affairs of
 Birmingham.
 When MT. Weatherly enters the city hall this morning he will be the sole executive, as both Presi- dent Exum and Commissioner Lane are away on their vacations. MT. Weatherly says that nothing
 will occur out of the ordinary to-
 ) day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-09

BIRMINGHAM SPECIAL" AFFORDS EVERY COMFORT AND CONVEN- iENCE FOR THE TRAVELLING PUB- LIC. PATRONIZE THIS TRAIN AND GET YOUR MONEYS WORTH,,' SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-09

FROM THE "MAGIC CITY" TO THE GREAT METROPOLIS (NEW YORK CITY) ON THE "BIRMINGHAM SPE- CIAI," THE CLASSY TRAIN EAST. SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-09

Kew York, October S.-If there is a war in Turkey New York has forgotten it; whether Taft is going west or east New York cares not at all: Wall street has no Vaccinations for old Father Knici1- erbocker, Woodrow Wilson could not find an audience to listen to his talk on politics; the actors on the stages will forget their lines, tonight, and with in- ereasing frequency throughout the week; there are those irreverent enough to hint that certain pastors may have trouble in recalling what their texts are tomorrow in their pulpits The town is sizzling seething breathing hard. Whats the an- swer? Baseball, Yes; that's all.
 have seen this town stirred up a week before election into interest as tense; I never saw it so aroused by else, and 1t would be some election which would work it up until it's mouth frothed as it does tonight. There are few outside of Mulberry Bend who know the names of the opposing generals in the Mediterran- can war; there is no one, man or woman, child or adult, who does not know the names McGraw and Mack-of the com HldHuluS BeHerdlS WHO VIII ConlTOl tue baseball forces in the warfare which will start in just week.
 Hard Times? You're Crazy
 Hard times? You're crazy, bo. Any sum you care to name could be obtained for seats tonight, week ahead; next Satur- day morning they will be as priceless as were sittings at the recent coronation of some king or other on the other side. I really forget his name. just now--I am so busy thinking about Christy Matthewson. It is a fact that applications for seats have been so plentiful that an extra mail carrier was this morning added to the force delivering letters to baseball head quarters and the regular mans back was breaking. And each request was backed up by hard cash. a money order or a check well certified. This days maN alone, contained 5000 letters and these let ters held, at least 100000 good dollars Every seat will be filled with clothed en- thusiasm for the most part hatless and invariably yelling.
 Most of these enthusiasts will be of local origin. New Workers get first show
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-09
NATIONAL LEAGUE
STANDING
Cards Down Reds

Cincinnati, October 8.-St. Louis de- feated Cincinnati today to 0, liar mon allowing but two scratch hits. He was supported brilliantly. St. Louis
 knocked Benton out of the box in the third inning. After the game the two clubs contested in a field meet Score:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-09
By EDWARD MARSHALL

l in the seat distribution; disappointment will be scattered through the world at large. not concentrated in Manhattan, al- though there will be shutouts here by thousands. This same rule of preference for native sons will be observed in Phil adelphia. 1t is said that as consequence large number of New Workers are lead- ing double lives, at present one in Sleepy Hollow, one on the Great White Way There are those who have established resi- dence in Philadelphia almost as carefully as if they planned to sue somebody for divorce there. The seat allotment will begin on Tuesday. Watch the news papers for the list of suicides among the disappointed.
 In the betting the home team is the fayorite and there is betting in spite Us all the laws which have been framed to curb the gambling predilection in the breast of man. Betting. Well, little. There will be so many paupers in New York, no matter how the cat jumps, after the fight is over that their lack of carfare will affect street railway earnings for the Y .a.. The winners VIII use taXicabs, you see A baseball report CT whom I know predicted for certain newspaper that s100,00O would be wagered Ou llit ScIlco anu HIS 6ullois NIlO hilON' this old town better, took his blue pencil in his hand to add another cipher to the strong, thus probably approXimating facts with greater accuracy. The rates today ran five to four. and New Workers crowded all the trains to Philadelphia hoping to find better odds there. They did very little business with the scrapple eaters. And, by the way. the Gothamires who went over to place bets made dis piriting discoveries that there will be no more room for Giantites in Philadelphia than there is room for Athletianics in New York Sad are the seatless fans and hopeless, too.
 Spalding to See Games
 Among the interesting visitors from out of town Is A. G. Spalding, the father of the game. He brought his genial face and sunny smile across the continent from far Los Angeles, to do the series honor. He cheerfully predicts a bitter battle for the championship. "The teams are in ideal condition for memorable struggle" he said this afternoon. Almost anything may happen for Macks men are worthy of the best the Giants have to give them. I won't make predictions. know better"
 Everyone is sure that doings on the dia- mcnd will really be notable. The Giants
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-09
Cubs Bunch Hits

bdlItTIts. IidFnOn and BLISS, Ben ton, F'romme and Clarke and McLeat Time, l:i0. Empires. ODay and Emslif
The Detroit times., 1911-10-20

The school social center movement
will enter d new phase on Oct. 20
when the first national conference on
civic and social development meets IN
Madison, wisconsin. Its important
character and scope is shown by the
fact that such people as Woodrow
Wilson. State Senator Clapp, josiah
Strong, Herbert Quick, William Allen
White and iona Gale will be among
the speakers.
Here's a partial list of the speakers
and themes:
Woodrow Wilson-"The need OF
citizenship organization.
Senator Clapp-"R Real Democracy.
Philander P. ClaxFon ~. 5. com
OF education )-Ihe schooi
and the community
Herbert Quick editor Farm and
rural awakening
Clarence A. Perry (the survey
The Detroit times., 1911-10-20
FAMOUS PREACHER WILL
Be GLAD TO VISIT AMERICA
Rev. DR.. R. J. Campbell Talks
About Coming Tour-Always
Something New To Say.

LONDON, Oct 20.-At first glance
the Rev. r. j. Campbell, successor to
DR.. Parker at the City temple. who
is leaving on Oct. 10 for a visit 10 the
United States, impresses one with his
youth. The impression is intensified
In half light, such as that which IL
Eliminated the room in his comfortable
West End mansion when he received
the representative OF the New York
World and talked freely about the
forthcoming visit, but II fades away
gradually with the opportunity for an
extended scrutiny of his features.
Il am not going through an ordi.
nary lecture agent at all, he said.
My visit has been arranged by the
ministers who have invited me to 60.
shall give only one or two lectures,
but as regards sermons | have told
them that, provided they allow me to
get sufficient sleep, | will put no limit
on the number | deliver.
shall say something new? Why,
Iineyer go into the pulpit without say
lag something new. The audience
makes me do so. think every
preacher has experienced that when
he has got en- rapport with his audi
ence The American audiences prob
ably will make me say what ! would
pot think of saying In England.
breaches From Notes.
AS a general rule, preach from
notes, although on occasions | have
preached ex tempore at the City
temple. The notes | shall take with
me to America, probably will bring
The Detroit times., 1911-10-20

THE schoolhouse as a recreation CEN
ter"
Herbert Bigelow-" Recreation or
dissipation.
Charles Ferguson-"The machine
John Collier tsecretary National
Board OF Censorship-"M Moving pic
lures
The conference has been called
through the cooperation OF the SO
cial Center association OF America
and the University Extension division
OF the University OF Wisconsin.
Hitherto the social center move
ment. though effectively organized To-
cally. wherever II has taken root, has
been but indifferently organized Tor
the pushing OF propaganda work IN
the country at large. The coming
conference is expected 10 serve 10 co
ordinate the diverse forces OF the
movement and give it a broad tounda'
ton for the carrying on OF more sys-
tematic work.
The Detroit times., 1911-10-20
CASCARETS CURE A
BILIOUS HEADACHE
Gently But Thoroughly Cleanse Your
j Liver, Stomach and Bowels and
You Feel Great by Morning.

You're bilious, you have a throb-
ting sensation In your head, a bad
Iaste In your mouth, your eyes burn,
YOUR skin is yellow, with dark rings
tnder your eyes, your lips are parch-
al. No wonder you feel ugly, mean
and fll-empered. Your system is full
al bile not properly passed OF, and
LIT you need il cleaning up inside.
Don't continue being a bilious nuis-
4nce TO yourself and those who .ove
<ou. and don't resort TO harsh physics
.haf irritate and injure. Remember
dad every disorder Of the stomach,
|'ter and Intestines can be quickly
cared BY morning with gentle, thor
<.hfh caecarets--they work while you
&'ccp. A 10-cent box from your drug
sd viii keep you and the entire fam
nv FEELING good for months. Children
'n<n D take Cascarets. because they
taste good and never grippe or sicken.