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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-07
BARGAIN PRICES
 FOR BALL PLAYERS

Bobby Lowe, the Tiger scout, was out west last summer searching for material. He happened into a town where several players highly recommended were play ing.
 Bob walked into the grandstand and sat down. A few minutes later an usher ap- preached him.
 Are you Bob Lowe, the Detroit scout?"
 Whats wanted?"
 Well, are you Bob Lowe?"
 q am. Whats the trouble2"
 Well, the owner of the club and the president of this league are in box down there in front and they want you to come and sit with them."
 So Bob went down and sat with them. Bob saw the home boys play and he pre- ferred the scenery such as 1t was 10 the article of baseball produced. He spent most of the time conversing with the owner of the club and the president of the lea que. He made no comment on the players.
 After the game the, owner of the club remarked that he thought Bob wanted to take a peek at a few of his players. If he intended to purchase any he was well come, and to simplify matters and elemi- nate any sauabblng the owner handed Bobby price list wherefrom he could make his selections. It is probably the only list of it's kind ever presented in basball. Not alone is it odd in that re- spect, but the valuation of the players is interesting.
 The battery, first and second base men and shortstop are fairly we'll thought of but outside of that the prices were certainly of strange size. The third base man was rated at 8, but if you are look ing for pitchers this club had three that you can buy for $2.75, providing you take all three. If one goes, the others must go with him. Thes outfield must be d peach" for s36 will take the trio.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-07
WHAT MATTY THINKS OF THE SITUATION Veteran Twirler Discusses the Present Basemall
 Turmoil

Here is what Christy Matthewson thinks of the present baseball situation, when papers are rife with conflicting reports of changing managers. jealousies. investiga- tions of alleged liabels, forming of base ball unions, and other matters which are keeping the diamond in the forefront even in the middle of the winter:
 These are turbulent times in the base ball world-especially for what is supposed to be the off season. From the gossip 1 hear around town there seems to be as much interest, or almost as much, in the events now as there was in the world $ series.
 One day you hear of a new trade and the next some magnate is being tried, and the following day the headlines tell you that another team will have a new leader. it s hard for a player to get mentioned now in connection with the game when he is just common player To get into print often, he must be either a manager or a prospective one, or a magnate, or a vaudeville actor. l have to resort to "authoring' to keep the public from for getting me.
 If Frank Chance comes to New York he will make ball club on the Hilltop, prob ably the lest on ethat ever represented the American league in this city. He may not do it next season or the one after. but give him time and he will get results, for he is a natural born leader However, there is no doubt that he will insist on having his own way with the team, and he will not brook any interference. have been told from time to time that the manager of the Yankees is usllal1V forced to take suggestions from an advisory con- mittee.
 Chance would not stand for these con ditions for a minute. If he should come to the Yankees as their manager he will have his own way with the team or re- sign. And if he has his own way. look out.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-07

additions from new men a splendid team ought to result. Chief among new can didates is Cleveland Shipp, freshman varsity football tackle, who while at Mooney school was recognized as one of the best basketball players that school ever had Shipp is about feet and has the reach of a gorilla possessing un- usual qualifications for basketball cen ter.
 A schedule is being arranged, including games with many of the best college and athletic teams in the south, while a local city league is in prospect, including be- sides Vanderbilt, the Y. M. c. A, the Y. NJ. H. A. and some other team not yet selected. A trip during the Christmas holidays will be made with about half dozen games in prospect at that time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-07
Basket Ball Takes Center of Stage
HARDAGE THIRD SOUTHERNER
 TO BE MENTIONED BY CAMP

the Vanderbilt end punter and place kicker, who received honorable mention for the first team and was placed on the second. Then came Ray Morrison, the great quarter back developed by McGu- gin, and he gained boost from Camp and was awarded a place on one of his all American teams.
 Camp did not see Hardage in action this season, the Vandy leader being pain fully injured with the start of the Vandy Harvard game and it Is probable that he took the opinion of some other expert Tn giving the Vandy leader a place. This is an admission on the part of the Yale au- thority that there are other judges of football players and is a big step for the south, meaning that other stars of the south will soon be recognized
 Lewis Hardage completed his football career on Thanksgiving day when he ran over the Sewanee team and helped In bringing the championship to Vanderbilt. He led the Vandy team the past year and his work in the closing battle was most fitting. Before going te Vanderbilt Har- dage rlayed two years at Auburn, his two seasons at Vandy closing his career.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-07

Although several major league man. agers have come out with the statement that they are satified to remain pat with their present clubs, Hugh s. Fullerton says that there are only two clubs in either league which is not looking for q trade According to Fullerton these two are the Pittsburg Pirates and the Boston Americans.
 Here Is list compiled from the ''offer- ings" according to this well known base ball writer:
 Chicago Amerieans-Willing to trade any one except Walsh.
 Chicago Nationals-Willing to trade any one save Evers, Archer and Zimmerman.
 Brooklyn-Willing to trade any one ex- cept Daubert and Fucker.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-07
HAVE NEW NAME FOR CHICAGO CUBS Johnny Evers' Aggregation to Be Dubbed the
 "Crabs"

Critics already have dubbed the 1913 Cubs as the Crabs. President Charles Webb Murphy admits that he fears for the safety of umplres next year.
 Johnny Evers, the Cubs new manager. years ago was styled the biggest crab in baseball. The Trojan does not deny this; in fact. he has often boasted of it and laughed when he named himself the human crab"
 Otis Clymer. the veteran Minneapolis outfielder, whom Evers considers using in the outer garden, has for years been rec ognized as champion crab. They gay his growls have won many game for the Milers.
 Eddie McDonald the new utility player
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-07
BERNARD ANNOUNCES
 EXHIBITION GAMES

booked five exhibition contests for early practice for his Turtles up to date. Four of these are big league organizations, while the Minneapolis club in the Amer ican association will be taken on for a couple of bouts.
 The exhibition schedule as announced by the Memphis manager is:
 March 1s-19 Philadelphia Athletics.
 March 22-23, Chicago Cubs
 March 29-30. Detroit Tigers.
 April 3-4, Pittsburg Pirates.
 April 5-6, Minneapolis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-07
FINE PROSPECTS FOR A WINNING FIVE AT BIRMINGHAM HIGH
BOB BLAKE AND RAY MORRISON HAVE BEEN VERY HIGHLY IGNORED BY FAMOUS FOOT BALL CRITIC

Again southern football has been rec ognzed by Walter Camp. regarded py many as the father of the gridiron game, but enc who is admittedly very partial to his own section. This time it was Lew is Hardage, the Vanderbilt captain and half back, who attracted the attention or the Yale man and resulted in Hardage landing a place as half back on the third team, where many of the stars of the east won positions.
 It fas been only during the past six or seven years that southern football has ever been considered by the eastern eS- perts and when one places a southerner on his all star list this payer must be some real star. First of all 1t was Bob Blake,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-07
RUCKER HAS MADE GREAT
 RECORD WITH TAIL-END CLUB

When passing around the bouquets for great pitchers, one should not forget Nap Fucker, the great prodigy of the Superbas This left handler, were he with first di- vision club, would be hard for any of them to beat, says an American association scribe. With seventh place club he is one of the best pitchers in the National league today.
 During the past season Fucker was with a club that finished a bad seventh, but he won 16 and lost 21 games for an average of .432 The percentage of his club was S19, so it can be seen that he had some 50 points on the team ne helped to seventh
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-07
BIG LEAGUE CLUBS ANXIOUS TO
 TRADE, SAYS HUGH FULLERTON

Cincinnati-Willng to trade any one.
 Boston Nationals-Willing to trade any one.
 Athletics-Will trade any of i've ex. stars.
 Washington-Will trade to strengthen outfield and second.
 Detroit-Wll trade any one except Cobb.
 The list is not complete, but roughly speaking, any team in either of the ma ior leagues is willing to trade any man, with few stars excepted, with chance of strengthening the whole club. The Philadelphia Nationals. rent by dissension and by failure to obey the common rules of training, are open for anything. De- troit, Chicago, New York, the Athletics, Cleveland and St. Louis in the American league ar eout looking for trades. Every club in the National except Pittsburg is seeking to trade players.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-07
ATHLETES MAKE
 GOOD RECORDS
 DURING THE YEAR

Thorpes all around work, making him star of the season.
 Horine's high jump, feet 6s inches which beat Sweeney's b year record.
 Wright's feat of raising pole vaulting standard to over 13 feet.
 Kiyfats 150O meter mark and his mile in 4:15 3-5, through big field.
 craig's and Lippincotts sprints and Meredith's 800 meter race at Stockholm.
 Pat McDonald's shot put and Kahana- moku's records in swimming events.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-07
MOXIE MANUEL
 IS NOW MARRIED

Moxie Manuel, former Southern league star sabman, has become a ben edict He recently married Miss Mamie Bates of Danville, H., whom he met while playing in the Three-I league last season.
 Moxie is well remembered in the south, where he played at intervals with Mo- bile, Birmingham and New Orleans.
 Later he was sold to The Chicago White Sox, but he failed to deliver the required packages in the major circuit and was sent by Comiskey to the Three-I league.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-07

secured from Sacramento, is also an um- plre batter. Crabs make wise players, Evers argues. Some say that was one req son why Evers traded Downey Tor Me- Donald.
 Miller, outfelder, is also known as an i'll tempered player. and the famous HeInie Zimmerman, by his threats to bite off umpires' ears, won his title as crab. True, Evers has promised to control his temper as much as possible, but Murphy is afraid Johnny will forget this promise in the heat of close diamond battles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-07
Market to Be Reality

Chattanooga, December 6--(Special.)- That Chattanooga's contemplated market house is soon tot be a reality is indicated by the fact that City Attorney w. l.. Irierson has already completed the pre- liminary draft of the market house regu- lation. It will be officially passed on in few days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-07
FRED CLARK IS
 AFTER BRESNAHAN

Cleveland, O., December G.-Fred Clark, manager of the Pittsburg Nationals. arrived here today to see Roger Bresnahan.> recently re- tired from management of the St. Louis club.
 Clark is anxious to secure Bros- nahan for his catching coterie.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-07

Members of the Amateur Swimming Union of Australia have written to James E. Sullivan, of the Amateur Ath- letic Union, extending an invitation to Duke ?. kahanamoku to visit Aus tralia as the guest of the amateur gov erning body, to swim in their champion ships.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-07

The worlds title for the champion ship of the 1S.1 balk line in billiards will be played in Pittsburg. Pa, George Sutton having challenged Ora Morning star, of Pittsburg, present holder. The winner Is to receive the title, diamond trophy, all gate receipts and purse of $1,o00 offered by Harry Davis, of Pitts burg. In addition Sutton and Morning star have agreed to post side bet os $500.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-07
NEWS OF THE RING

Chattanooga, December 6.-(Speeial.) Terry Nelson, the Chicago lightweight. who is wintering here, has signed to meet Jim Mcclure at Savannah. Ga, Christmas afternoon. The men will fight 10 rounds. The winner will meet Walter Little on New Years day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-07

BIRMINGHAM SPECIAL" THE NEW YORK TRAIN LEAVES 9i3o A. NJ. VIA SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-04-17

All Wasted On Him.
She (walking home from
church, Did you notice
that lovely Partisan hat
Mrs. Styler was wearing? l
could think of nothing else
the whole time.
He-No, my dear, can't
say l did. To tell you the
truth, l was half asleep most
of the time.
She-Then you ought to
be ashamed to own it. A
nice lot of good the services
must have done you, l must
say!
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-04-17
Made Him Think.

She was a bright girl and her
escort, who was also her intend
ed, was delighted to find how
quickly she grasped the points of
the game. She got on So well
that he ventured light witticism
on the subject.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-04-17

Baseball reminds me of the
household" he remarked. There
is the plate, the batter, the fowls
the flies, etc"
Sand it reminds me of a mar
rage" she retorted. First the
diamond where they are engag-
ed, then the struggle and the hits,
then the men going out and fin
ally the difficulty they have in
coming home"
And he sat and thought and
thought.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-04-17
Double Mistake.

Pat-Have yez seen Moike
lately? ~
Terence-Oi hov not. Oh
thought Oh saw him yesterday
and he thought he saw me, but
when we got up to each other, be
dad, twas naythur av US.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-04-17

Jack Johnson didn't say: my
hat in the ring stripped to the
buff" and "slugged 'em over the
ropes" That is not the language
of the prize ring, but of Oyster
Bay craftsmanship.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-04-17
--O-O-
He Was Mixed

: Willie-Say, pa, you
ought to see the men across
the street raise a house on
jacks.
Pa (absently)-Impossi-
Bile, Willie. You can open
on jacks, but a man is a fool
to raise on them-.er-I me
must have been quite a sight
The daily sentinel., 1912-05-07

Fred Mantey's soc rawhide whips
for 25c Saturdays during April and
May.
The daily sentinel., 1912-05-07
FRUITVALE NOTES.

The trees are in full bloom and no
dust. Everybody come and see us
now at our best.
Mrs. l.. l.. Green returned from
the hospital and greatly enjoyed her
home coming with laughing orchards
to, make her welcome
b. J. Neff has named his place
Dixie Home" and there isn't even
a cottonwood tree anywhere on it.
But II all Dixie homes are like the
Neffs. then II wish | was in Dixie. 8"
Mrs. John Higgins Gilman and T.
Rubedo took load of fruit blossoms
to the cemetery to strew on the
graves of their beloved dead-T.
Charles and J. Higgins-in the Ma
sonic tract
A cripple from Helper passed
through here Sunday asking money
to help him to his wife and five
children in Europe. The quarry
company, for which he worked, when
mashed to jelk should attend to his
case. His poor wife has enough to
attend to with five kids.
The Shriner's train Friday night
laid over here two hours instead of
70 minutes. giving w. II. Mccormick
time to take a drive through the
city. He thinks this place laid out
on large plan and hopes next time
to see it by daylight. The crowd
contained many fine singers with a
car piano and music along. They
sing everything with l. in Ii (pro
nounced English). We met many 81.
Waldorf. the ham man.
and the highest potentate, who seem
ed as polly as If common hero, and
many charming ladies, We hope they
VIII serenade the city on their re-
turn, May Is.
The daily sentinel., 1912-05-07
MRS. M0FF|TT
CALLED ABOVE

Elizabeth, the wife of $. B. Moffitt.
passed to her reward Sunday at
1880 a. m. A few days ago Mrs.
Mofntt went to Denver with DR.. A
G. Taylor and her husband to con-
suit specialist. Saturday. a surgical
operation was performed from which
Mrs. MOffitt seemed relieved and
restful. Early Sunday her sister and
sons received the sad message of
mo hope Before her two sons
Edward II. and Clyde-started for
the first train another telegram of
her time of death made their trip the
saddest. The remains will be taken
to Dorchester, Neb., and laid beside
those of her two little daughters.
Mrs. MOffitt was a devoted wife and
mother, quiet and unassuming and
never made her ailings a subject of
conversation. Her last sickness was
a surprise to her neighbors. though
long a patient sufferer
The daily sentinel., 1912-05-07
LIGHT CROPS EXPECTED.

Rochester, May APPLES, pears,
peaches and plums in some sections
will be lighter this year than last,
as orchards yielded unusually heavy
crops last fall. The extremely cold
weather did some damage to buds.
This was quite severe in some or
chards, especially around Williamson
and Sodus. Around Rochester most
orchards escaped as the temperature
did not go so low as in other parts
of the state. Peaches promise a
bumper yield in Irondequoit Grow
ers, as a rule are ordering more bas-
kets than last year. The outlook is
for such large crop of Crawfords
so they will need extra baskets. The
Elberta crop may be smaller, as it
was an exceedingly heavy crop then
Other varieties, such as Admiral
Dewey, Carmon, Champion, Lamont
and Smock. although not grown so
extensively, promise well.
The daily sentinel., 1912-05-07
Is Well Known Here,

Charles F. Hoeckel, well known
as a bookbinder and publisher and
treasurer of the Denver lodge of
Elks, narrowly escaped death Satur-
day night at his ranch near Semper
by swallowing horse liniment for a
remedy for a cold Hoeckel was
brought TO Denver and taken to his
home,' 1926 Williams street. where
the family physician was called. He
was declared out of all danger last
night. Saturday afternoon, as is his
custom, Hoeckel went out to his ranch
to spend Sunday. He was suffering
from cold, and before retiring for
the night took a dose of medicine
for his cold. In the night he arose
and went to his medicine cupboard
and took out what he supposed was
the medicine for the cold and drank
dose. In the dark he had taken
the liniment bottle.-Denver News.
The daily sentinel., 1912-05-07
GOOD APPLE PRICES.

New York, May THE apple
market has varied with the weather
this week, some days showing fair
ly active demand with other days ev-
erything dragging. Strictly fancy
Baldwins in original packages were
scarce and commanded a premium.
The average run of good fruit ranged
So a $3.50. Practically everything
coming shows more or less scald.
The bulk of the Bens brought SO a
$3.50 Every day the supply eX-
ceeded the demand and sellers were
forced to push the fruit in order to
keep the dock cleaned up. Three
cars of Newton Pippins auction Mon
day brought 4OcMS145.
The daily sentinel., 1912-05-07
Church Wrecked.

Heavy winds wrecked the partial
ly completed Baptist church at Mo
lima Monday. Work has been fin
ished on practically all of the struc-
ture, but during the night a strong
gale developed which tore the super
structure off the foundation and
completely wrecked the edifice. As
the work had been donated and an
effort was being made to erect the
church at the least possible cost the
accident was a serious blow to the
denomination.
The daily sentinel., 1912-05-07
ACCUSES HIM OF BIGAMY.

: Golden, Colo. May Mrs. :,
= Pearl Lowe, claiming that she )
:. is the common-law wife of Eg- :
: bert Berger, a locomotive engin- :
3 eer who was recently married, :
: accused him of bigamy today :,
: and had him arrested. =
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The daily sentinel., 1912-05-07

Now is the time when taking off
overcoats, your clothes should be
kept nicely cleaned and pressed to
insure the good appearance so neces-
sary to every business man in every
dav life. We are experts from .ong
experience. Phone SuitorIum, Jet.
1853. OUR WAGON WILL CALL.
The daily sentinel., 1912-05-07
A RICH GOLD STRIKE.

: Idaho Springs, Colo, May T. :
3 A rich strike of gold, running 3
= $4,000 to the ton. has been made =
8 in this district by William Ross =
:, of Leadville. :
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The daily sentinel., 1912-05-07
LOW PRICES ON COAL

Clean Lump or Nut Coal, $3.50 per
ton, cash on delivery.
We also handle the best Red Ar
row coal. Nothing better. Phone
Junction 200 or Junction 793.
RED ARROW COAL co.
The daily sentinel., 1912-05-07
QUITS JOB FOR FORTUNE.

Kremmling, Colo. May IL. p.
Smith quit a s2-dollar-a-day job on
the Green Mountain canal and left
today for Fort Collins to establish his
claim to a share in his fathers es-
tate, said to be valued at 100000.
The daily sentinel., 1912-05-07

Call us up on that rush job. J..
E. Mckenzie, The Plumber.
The daily sentinel., 1912-05-07

Money to loan on ranches. Coe
Investment Company, BIS Main.
The daily sentinel., 1912-05-07

The newest things in shoes, at un-
heard of prices. See us.-Boston
Shoe Store.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-05
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
Warrantu naeds


S4,000-W. S. Conway to Mrs. Nep-
pie r. Clark, No. 100 Greenwood ave-
nue., 45x140 feet; August /, 1912
$4.000-W. S. Conway to same No.
280 Lawton street, 5Ox176 feet; August
1. 1912.
3,900-Hubert Greene to G. w. Col
Tier, lot 46x200 feet, west side McDan-
lei street, as feet north of Crumley
street; October 4, 1912.
S1,142-Mrs. j. S. Wilson to George
Fl. Phillips, lot 62x454 feet, west side
Peyton avenue, 62 feet north Of West
avenue; also lot 135x435 feet southwest
corner Peyton avenue and West ave-
nue.; October 4, 1912.
$7,000-Fair Dodd and d. c. Strother
to Guarantee Trust and Banking Com
pany. lot 34x132 feet, west side West
Peachtree street, 100 feet north of
Simpson street; April 25, 1911
$5,000-Mrs. AWE A. Bowen to Mrs.
M. L. Hudson, Jr, lot 50x150 feet, west
side Vedado way; February 20, 1911.
$750-Mrs. Irene r. Taylor to Miss
Clementine MacGregor, lot Axis feet,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-05
TRADE IN STOCKS
SHOWS ACTIVITY
Optimistic Foreign News Pro-
duceS an Aggressive Spirit
Among Big Interests.
av cAARLEs M sroRM

NEW YORK, Oct 5.-The bulk Of the
speculative interest at the opening of the
stock market today centered about Cal
ifornia Petroleum, a new stock which
has just been listed. The issues consist
of S-O,000,000 temporary certificates of
per cent cumulative preferred stock and
S9,072,900 worth of voting trust certifi-
Gates for common stock The common
opened at Sc, the listed price, and i'm
mediately went to 72. The preferred sold
around 94A.
There was considerable buying for the
week end and a large amount of foreign
purchasing. The tone was strong and
gains were general. Among them were
Bethlehem Steel 1, Woloworth common y
United States Steel y, Amalgamated Cop
per Is, American Smelling u, Atchison
"A, Reading Is, Canadian Pacific rs.
Southern Railway a., Southern Pacific 1,
missouri Pacific Is, Union Pacific Is, Ee-
high Valley r.
American railway shares in London
were steady.
Canadian Pacific in London was strong
on reports that rights for the new stocks,
which is soon to be issued, would be
worth rs per cent.
The Balkan outlook continued to i'm
prove.
The market closed steady
Government bonds unchanged. Other
bonds steady
Stock quotations: