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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-19

Several Southern leaguers will give vent
to their ambition with trials in the major
leagues this fall and next season. AL
ready many southerners have received
the call of the majors and The drafting
season is yet to come. Many will re-
ceive the bidding In this manner
Clarence Smith, the twirlins sensation
of the Southern, and Jimmy Johnston, of
the Barons. have already been sold to
the Chicago White Sox, while it is ex-
tremely probable that Cincinnati will re-
call Alneida on August 90 Bill Prough
is twirling in magnificent shape and It is
probable that he will be drafted Should
Dlger's hitting reach the .240 mark MOTH
ing can prevent him from having major
league trial also. The Barons will lose at
least four men.
AL Demaree of the Gulls has been sold
to the New York Giants at the record
price of $4,000. Dee Walsh of the same
club has been purchased by the st. Louis
Nationals for $500. while washington has
an option on Tom Long and New York
has a like one on Outfeder Jacobson.
The Giants have already waived on Gene
I-dultttS anu IL is proDdbie thai inc 0uiAS
Will lose but Demaree and Walsh.
The Billikens have disposed of several
to the majors. Pitcher Lefty Aitchison
and Outfielder Gus Williams, who jumped
the club early in the season and Catcher
McAllister have been awarded to the
st. Louis Browns by Manager Dobbs.
Outfielder Jack Johnson has shown re-
markable prowess with the bat and he,
too. may be lost via the draft route.
DR.. II xrt.h ac oil In x-,ty furo
of the Nashville Vols who were let out
under the optional agreement A few days
ago Lefty" Somers. who was recalled
was brought back and then Dahlen sold
him 20 the Chicago Cubs, who are de-
sirous of having any promising left
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started. The Giants. have been playing
daily since that time.
The winter trip to Cuba made the
Giants keen for the beginning of the bat
tie and by June |, they seemed to have
a wonderful lead for the National gon-
falon Then the pitchers started to go
ing badly Marquard was a physical
wreck after he had won mis- nineteenth
straight victory. This put him out of
the running and then Mathewson slowed
up. Following the failure of the pitchers
to find their form the fielders went off
and then lost their batting eyes.
Chrsty Mathewson as much as ac-
knowedged this when, in his weekly re-
view, he remarked 1.-The pitchers are not
pitching, the batters are not batting and
the fielders are not f1elding." Although
Mathewson is prone to make such state
ments without giving the subject due
consideration, he. has admitted that the
Giants are in serious bad way
1t may be that the Giants will rally.
but they have lost about 20 of the last
80 games played. The Cubs and Pirates
look better than they did at the start OF
the season.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-19

Soon the Southern league teams will be-
gin to make their annual raid upon the
minors for promising material to bolster
IN tie clubs for 1918. A few sales already
lave beer. recorded while the teams will
start drafting late in September after
the majors and the class AAs get a
chance to look over the material. The
Barons will try TO get many promising
youngsters as Manager Wordsworth is
strong for the kids.
IF I get the men whom / will put
drafts in for" said the Baron boss. Il
Will have a likely bunch of ball players
for 1918. / cannot give out the names
of course, but | have a craelser-jack Kid
catcher coming and If | land him | am
sure Of nifty receiver Besides the
catcher, have my eyes on trio Of young
pitchers, two young infielders and one
outfielder. If l should be lucky enough
to land them I will have good team III
1913
"The catcher is leading the league III
hitting and is leading the other backstops
in fielding. He is understood, however,
but is as good a man as "Rowdy' Elliott
was when | yanked him from the minors.
II the Barons ever cinch the pennant 4
intend to catch the first train for the
DuSn leagues 10 look over inc ldlthb'
The Crackers have already secured two
splendid youngsters besides the few
bought by Whitley" Alperfnan. Short
stop Heating and Outfielder Nixon, of the
Portsmouth, Va, league club nave been
sold to the Atlanta team and should Erik
Mayer fail to stick in the majors, he also
is to be come a Cracker. Catcher Ham
Reynolds, Pitcher Johnson, Outfielder
Lyons and these two youngsters have
already been bought for the 1913 club. And
Billy Smith will bring many more with
him. Pitcher Shamus Brien of the Ma
con club is also said to be slated for the
Crackers.
Bill Schwartz will take on a lot of
yourg blood in the fall. Pitcher Beck OF
the Henderson club in the Kitty league,
will report to the Vols on September A.
wher that circuit closes. Catcher Bas-
ham, of the Hopkinsvile club has been
reported upon favorably also. Then the
Vols have a few youngsters out on OPP
tional agreements
The Lookouts have already bought
Catcher Giddo of the Blue Grass league
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LOOKOUTS DEFEAT
PELICANS TWICE

New Orleans, August 1s.-Goth gamee
of sensational double header went 10
Chattanooga here today by scores of to
] and to /. Covelesld was a riddle until
the ninth inning of the opening game.
and II, that round nipped a rally of tho
sive hits had put one run across.
Chappelle and Wagner engaged IN a
pitchers battle in the second game. the
visitors nosing out on Noyes' double, =
sacrifice and Coyle's single. The great
work OF the local outfielders and Clancy
featured, along with the steadlness of
all the pitchers who took part. Score:
EIRST GAME
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NEWS OF THE RING
Kilbane and OK efe Matched

Cleveland. o., August 1s.--(Special) de-
tails were today perfected for 10 round
go between Johnny Kilbane, featherweight
champion, and Eddie O'Keefe, at Madison
Square Garden on September 10. O'Keefe
in the signed articles agrees to make 122
pounds. The arrangements for the match
We're concluded by Billy Gibson, man
ager OF the garden, who stopped here to
make the match.
1t is understood Kilbane has been guar
anteed the largest sum of money ever Of
fered TO a man of his weight to box be-
fore any public. <ilbane Immediately
after signing the articles declared he
would start training at once. O'Keefe' $
manager believes the boy can make the
weight. and guarantees that Kilbane viii
have to hustle to keep the title.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-19
MARCHAND THINKS.
!. GIANTS WILL WIN
IN NATIONAL RACE
BY WALTER MARCHAND

New York, August 1S-Baseball is
mighty uncertain proposition. Three weeks
ago 1t looked as though the worlds series
this fall would certainly be played be-
tween the New York Nationals and the
Boston Americans. Today 1t still looks
as though those two teams would split
up the worlds series money, but as for
the certainty, well, that's another story.
Slumps in baseball are hard to analyze
or account for. A team like the Giants
will go along for a time winning games
with ease. playing tiptop ball in all de-
partments. Then, without rhyme or
reason the pitchers so waong, the batters
can't hit safe. the fielding is of the bushes,
bushy, and the base runners fail in run
ming bases. Why? There's no answer.
These things just happen. And they are
likely to happen to any club.
If the team has real merit in time the
slump passes. and all departments tight
en- up and the winning streak again de-
yelops If Ii hasn't the real stuff then
the toboggan continues creased and the
club finds the descent to Avernus remark
ably easy.
The Giants have the real merit, and
therefore ! still look for McGraw's men
TO win the National league pennant with
something in hand, even if they do not
make the running race of 1t that II seemed
they would earlier in the season.
In the American league the Red SoX
still look the best In the bunch though 1t
will not do to leave either Clark Grit
fiths youngsters or Connie Macks Ath-
letics out of the calculation by long
shot. Mack has had his slump and the
worlds champions are playing mighty
good bal right now. If the Sox or the
Senators slip. and this is by no means
unlikely, they will find the Attn
letcs right on top of them, and II ever
the Mackmen do get in the lead it's good
bye for the other fellows
In the meantime it may be said that the
lengthening up of the races is a good
thing for the game.
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Wolgast Posts Forfeit

Chicago, August 1s.--(Special)- Ad VOL
CAST and Packy Mcfarland have posted
forfeits for their fight at New York Sep
TENDER q. Wolgast tried at first to avoid
closing with Billy Gibson, matchmaker
for the Garden A. c. until the arrival OF
ON Jones, his manager. who is on the
coast, but was finally induced TO place a
check for $1,000 in Gibsons hands.
The bout will be staged at the gar
den. Both Mcfarland and Wolgast will
at once begin light training for the match.
Mcfarland will do most of his work in
and around Chicago.
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handler for trial Outfielder James was
also recalled and will report at the end
of the season for trial. Welchonce
and Daley are in danger of being drafted,
as both are still smart players.
New Orleans has sold Doc Johnston
to the Cleveland Maps and he has re-
ported for trial Timothy Hendryx
has been recalled by the Maps while Orvie
Weaver has been beckoned back by the
Boston Nationals. Clancy has been
cavort:ng about second like big Lacquer
during the past month and it is not inn
probable that Frank shall advise Cleve-
land to gather him in Other than Weay-
or. he has no pitchers who will go up.
Memphis seems to have no material
promising enough for big league trial
other than Sehweitzer upon whom the st.
Louis Browns have an option. The pitch
ing staff is composed of several old-timers
Ferguson, Kissinger, Merritt, Newton
and Parsons. -Four of these have already
seen service in the big show. Captain
Kiddo Crandall Is slated to go higher,
but his lack of pepper and ambition will
probably keep him with the Turtles again
next season Schweitzer seems merito9-
Gus enough for another trial.
The Lookouts have disposed of Roy Mo-
ran to the Nationals for neat amount
while Detroit has an option on Tutwler,
and Catcher Hannah. The former. a Bir-
ming lam boy, is showing well and may
be recalled as Manager Jennings mas an
nounced that he will try to train young
sters for his Tigers In the future. AL
though Cincinnati had an option on Bal
enti the Reds have already waived claim.
There is but one man on the Atlanta
team, besides Agler, upon whom the Chi
oago Cubs have an option. who is likely
IN get a trial. Douglass HARRISON seems
to be that The shortstop is hitting hard
and is doing well In the field. The
Washington club has waived claim on
Becker and New York Americans on
Bailey.
1t is probable that nearly 30 will go
to the big league this fall. However
many will come back.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-19
ANCIENT HISTORY

Chicago, August 1S.-Tim Sullivan. aged
112, will be one of the entertainers at the
demonstration of the United
Celtic American societies here on Sep
TENDER g. He will jig against man b
years of age and will perform other
terpsichorean feats. Sullivan lives at
Wisconsin Bay, Wis. He came here IN
AS and served through the civil war he
is the eldest living Irish-American.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-19

Reds Lose to Beans

Cincinnati. August 1S.-Boston won the
opening game of the series with Gin
cinnati here today five to four Benton,
Kroh and Dickson were each hit hard,
hut HUMPHREYS and Tyler were effective,
the latter allowing only one hit before
the final six innings. Score: R.H r..
Boston ..... ann. 4i0 900 000-5 s 0
Cincinnati ...... .....,. o20 200 O0o-4 3 :
Batteries: Kroh,, Dickson, Tyler and
Rariden Benton Hunphries and Clarke.
Time 2:07 Umpires Finneran and Rig
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Marauard Wins Easily

St. Louis, August lS.-New York tight
ened its hold on first place in the Ma
tional league here this afternoon by de-
feating St. Louis IL to I. Marquard, who
was knocked off the rubber in his last
game at Chicago, came back strong this
afternoon and kept the home teams hits
we'll scattered while his team mates hit
Geyer and Griner to all parts of the
field Two singles and a sacrifice fly
formed St Louis scoring combination.
Score: R.H. II.
New York ............ 202 0S2 20o--11 10 l
st. Louis ......... 900 100 600. Z 4
Batteries: Marauard, Kirby and Myers;
Wilson: Geyer. Griner and Wingo, Sny-
der Time 1:55. Umpires Klein and Orth.
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SUMMARY.
Two Base Hits-Daley, baltimore. Ell
berfeld.
Three Base Hit-Welchonce.
Sacrifice Hits-James, Lindsay.
Stolen Base-Schwartz.
Bases on Balls-Case l, Paige 3.
Struck Out--Case /, Paige 2.
Double Plays-Lindsay to Schwartz 2.
Time of Game-1:50.
Umpires-- Breitenstein and Kellum.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-19

San Francisco, August 1s.-tSpeciai.)-
Jack Geyer. the Denver heavyweight, says
he will surely prove he is the best white
hope hereabouts when he faces Soldier
Elder at the West Oakland club next
Wednesday night. He expects to defeat
Elder more decisively than he did Frank
Moran, the Pittsburg boxer.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-19

Three Base Hits-Maloney HARRISON
Two Base Hits-Cavet, Graham.
stolen Rases-Maloney, Jacobson.
Hits Apportioned-Cavet ~ with 6
runs In 7 innings; Demaree ] with :
runs in 2 innings; Johnson with D
runs in 1-3 innings; Becker 2 with
1 run in 2-3 innings.
Struck Out--Cavet 4, Demaree d
johnson l. Becker 2.
Bases on Balls--Johnson q
Hit by pitcher johnson (Paulet),
Demaree (Alperman).
Wild Pitch--Cavet.
Time 80
IJmpires-Fitzsimmon and Hart.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-19
VOLUNTEERS STOP
BILLIKENS' STREAK

Montgomery, August 1s.-Nashville broke
Montgomery winning streak today and
won easily by a score of to ]. Paige
was hit freely during the game while
Case kept hits scattered. Welchonce cut
off two home runs almost to the center
field fence, while Johnson made SEN
sational catch of long hit Off well
chonce's bat which looked like a home
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Cotton States League
STANDING
Sullivan Scouts Coast

San Francisco. August 1s.-(Speclal)-
Ted sullivan. scout for the Chicago White
Sox. arrived here from the east last night.
He comes in quest of ball players. and
he will look over the material on the
coast. While here Sullivan will arrange
for the next training trip of the Sox.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-19
Baltimore Trims Maps

Baltimore. AUGUST 1S.-The Baltimore
international league club defeated the
Cleveland Americans today in Il l1-inning
game bv to 4 Score R.H.E.
Baltimore g.. 100 600 ool ols IL /
Cleveland 80. -. 0o0 101 coo 0o2 s /
Batteries: Smith and McAllister; Bas-
kett, Mitchell, Walker and Adams
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Two Base Hits-McGilvray, Almeida.
Three Rase Hit--Boyd
Sacrifice Hits-Marcan, Carroll, Nc
Bride, McGilvray, ELAN, Yantz, Boyd.
Double Play-Elam to Marcan to Nc
Gilvray.
Hits portioned--Parsons in in
ninlgs with no runs.
Umpire---Pfenninger
Time OF Game-1:45.
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Games Today

Atlanta at Birmingham.
Memphis at Mobile.
Nashville at New Orleans.
Chattanooga at Montgomery.
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Two Base Hits-Stanley, Tutwiler,
Noyes.
Double Plays-Tutwiler to Coy1e.
Sacrifice Hits-Balenti 2, Bunting,
Clancy, Chappel1e.
Stolen Base-Wagner.
Struck Out-Wagner 3, Chappelle 4.
Bases on Balls-Wagner 2, Chap
pelle 2.
Time-1:5 so.
Observation-Disclosures and Stockdale.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-19
RAY BOYD BLANKS THE TURTLES
WHILE BARONS BAT PARSONS OUT
BARONS KNOCK PARSONS FROM
SLAB FIFTH SESSION-NET-
EEL Is SPIKED AND BERN
HARD MAKES DEBUT
SOUTHERN LEAGUE STANDING
Yesterday's Results

Birmingham 8, Memphis 0.
Mobile 10, Atlanta 3.
Chattanooga 2-3, New Orleans ~.
Nashville 5. Montgomery 0.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE


No games scheduled yesterday.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-19

Detroit at Boston.
Cleveland at Washington.
Chicago at Philadelphia.
st. Louis at New York
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Totals ,............ 80 q IL
t-Batted for Swami in eighth.
Score by innings:
Chattanooga .................. 502 600 00o-2
New Orleans INSTRUMENTATION. 600 600 coll
SUMMARY.
Innings Pitched-Swann with.5 hits
and runs. Wagner l hit and I run.
Two Base Hit-Hendryx.
Sacrifice Hit-Hannah.
Stolen Base-Mills.
Struck Out-Swann 2 Cove1eski 6.
Base on Balls-Swann 2. Coveleski
fStanley).
Time-1.5
IImnires- and Ruddnrhanl
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-19
Calling the Turn on Papa

From the Chicago Tribune.
Papa. you know that George, VINO
proposed to me last night, is coming for
his answer this evening, don't your
Yes
20, thank you. papa, That is the an
swer was going to give him, any
wayi'
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South Atlantic League
STANDING

No games played.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-26
KANSAS WANTS SHARE
Asks Government to See That For
eigners Are Distributed.

The board Of directors of the Topeka
Commercial club passed a resolution
today urging Kansas representatives
in congress to further any measures
that would enable the United States
bureau of immig1 alton to bring about
a practical distribution of aliens.
The resolution reads.
Whereas, the growth of Topeka ana
other Kansas cities depends largely upon
more rapid development of our agr1cuI-
tural resources, and
Whereas, the United States census
shows that the population of the state or
as have other sections of the United
States. Notwithstanding that the agricul-
tural advantages Of the greater portion
in the state of Kansas are unexcelied
anywhere in he United States, and
Whereas, of the millions of immigrants
admitted to the American ports, nearly so
per cent were farmers in the Old Coun-
try. and so per cent of the total re-
manned in the large cities of the United
about the possibilities and opportunities
attending upon our agricultural land;
therefore
BE it Resolved. by the Commercial
club of Topeka, Kan, that it respectfully
urge upon Kansas representatives IN
congress, the Importance of further1ng
any measures that would enable the
United States bureau of immigration to
effect practical distribution of admitted
government to bear upon the matter IN
order to instf1 confidence upon the part
of said aliens and by providing them
with the fullest and best information re-
1ating to Industrial opportunities in Kan
sas and other western states
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-26
STEAL ANOTHER HORSE
The Third in TWO Days Disappears
Last Night.

Sheriff Norton received notice this
morning of the theft of a horse from
the barn of Green Watson at AS
North Kansas avenue. The animal
was taken some time last night and
is the third horse stolen in Topeka in
Is hours
Although members of the sheriff 8
force and police officers are looking
for the thief and the missing animal,
they have been unable to receive any
clue of the stolen property. Wednes-
day night a horse was stolen from the
barn of J. J. King, a North Topeka
attorney, and the same evening a
horse and buggy was taken from
hitching rack in front of the First
Methodist church. Neither of the ami
mails have since been located.
It is the opinion of Sheriff Norton
that a well organized gang of thieves
is working in Topeka and is responsible
for much syst enatic stealing. At pres
ent there is not the least clue on which
to work and local officers are trying
to solve the puzzle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-26
TAKE ALL THE Cash
Thieves Lock Bank officers in Vault
and Help Themselves.

Vancouver. Jan. 26.-The Royal
bank branch at Main street and Sew
enth avenue was robbed of all its cash
by two robbers at II O'Clock this morn
ing. Manager A. A. Stevens and the
members of his staff were backed into
the vault and locked there while the
robbers helped themselves to every
thing in sight. The sum taken VIII
undoubtedly be high up in the thou
sands
door. herded the clerks into the vault
clerks made a show of fight. He was
knocked senseless by a blow with
revolver The robbers are believed to
have left the place by the rear door.
They walked out quietly and Joined
with the people on the street
The corner where the banE
stands was thronged with people. As
soon as the clerks were released there
was great excitement, but no trace of
the robbers was found It is claimed
BY officials in the head office of the
Royal bank that only $1,000 was taken.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-26
MAY REOPEN THE CASE
Z. s District Attorney Is Planning
New Action Against Barnett.

San Francisco, Jan. 26.=A resump-
ton of criminal proceedings against
Walter ]. Barnett, the lawyer-banker.
involved in the collapse Of the Cali
fornia Safe Deposit and Trust COM
pany in 1907. with a loss of more
than s12.O00,000 to its depositors, is
contemplated by District Attorney
Ffckert-
Barnett, who is in New York. was
convicted of mbezzlement of $780,
600 securities and sentenced to nine
years in the penitentiary. The SUI
preme court held that the securities
were not the property of the bank and
reversed the case
Barnett interested H. P Wilson of
New York and other eastern capital
lists in a proposal to rehabilitate the
bank and the depositors agreed to dis
miss the indictments against him. No
reorganization followed and the de-
positors began further Investigations,
which it is said have caused the dis
trict attorney to plan new actions
against the banker.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-26
ONE OF THE FOUR
Governor GIasscocI1 Takes Luncheon
With Roosevelt.

New York, Jan. Ex-Governor
Glasscock of West Virginia took
luncheon today with Colonel Roosevelt
and it was reported he would ask the
colonel if he would accept the nominal
ton for president. Governor Glass
cock it was further said would ask for
a definite answer.
Before the luncheon, Colonel Roose-
welt was asked: 1T is reported that
Governor Glasscock is the bearer of
note signed by several other governors
asking your position in regard to
nomination for the presidency"
Il don't know of that at ALL re-
piled Colonel Roosevelt.
1t is understood after the luncheon
Governor Glasscock may have some
thing to say