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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-13
Johnson Offered s6O, ,0Oo

San Francisco. September 12--Twelve thousand pounds sterling in purses, ap.. proximating s60,000, is waiting in Aus tralia for Jack Johnson, the negro after 1t.
 This word was brought today on the arrival of ". C. ]. Kelly, agent for Hugh Mcintosh, the Australian fight promoter. Kelly is on his way to meet Johnson in Chicago and until he learned of the death of Johnson's wife, was confident of taking Johnson back with him.
 The gross sum is split into three purses For fight between Johnson and Sam Langford Mcintosh offers s30,000; for a fight with Sam McVey he will give $15,000, and like sum for a fight with Joe Jeannette.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-13
HOMELY GOSSIP OF BASEBALL
By c. W. GREER

have no twlrler to pit against him who can deliver exactly the same class of goods. Both teams are composed Of hard hitters, good base runners and heady players; and it is safe to predict that when the last battle of the series has passed into history the stories of the contests will furnish gossip for the Amer ican fandom that will not soon be for- gotten.
 Baseball as a business enterprise has not, to say the least, been the "howlng success" that 1t might have been this season. This has especially been the case In the minor leagues. Right here in the south one league. the Southeastern, fell through during the middle of the season; and another. the Cotton States. really six club league, was forced to finish the season with four clubs. Lack of attendance and lack of interest on the part of the fans has been a thorn in the sides of the minor league magnetes all over the country.
 In the Southern league the financial benefits of the game have been exceed
 ngly small. Even in the American and National leagues, although interest has been stimulated on account of the close ness of the fights for the pennant during the past few weeks, the average attend ance falfS snort or that or former years
 However, this seeming lack of interest on the part of the patrons of the game does not indicate that the great national game is by any means the wane. On the other hand, 1t is simply the natural outgrowth of existing conditions. Politics, the only real rival of our national sport so far as attracting attention is con cerhed. has thorugh it's importance and interest occupied the forefront of the stage this summer. and has absorbed the time and thoughts of our people to such an extent that their old friend baseball has been forced to move into second place But not for good. As soon as the elec- ton Is over and Wilson is safely stored away in the White House, the baseball fans of the country will return with re- newed interest to their old friends of the diamond No, no, baseball is not dying but sleeping.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-13
FOOTBALL SEASON STARTS IN EAST
 NEXT SATURDAY
By WILLIAM wANDERER

The football season will open next Sat drday with these games: Carlisle vs All bright at Carlisle, Pa: Rensselaer, Poly vs. Clarl1son Tech at Troy; Rhode Island vs. Massachusetts Agricultural college at Amherst: Bates vs. NJ. C. I. at Lewis ton From then until Thanksgiving Day, when the Army and Navy match winds up the season, the fun will be fast and furious.
 That the football rules committee has done it's work wisely. that the larger col leges will not be given undue advantage over the smaller antagonists, and that the four-doWn rule will not mean return to the mass play of d few years ago are a few of the conclusions drawn by the fam ous Yale guard, w. w. Heffelfinger,
 Coaches vino predict return to the bone crushing line smashes don't seem to have analysed the rules very care fully said the Minnesota land baron. who as all-American guard on the wonderful Yale machines of 1888, 1889, 1890 and 1891, had a wonderful opportunity to grasp the old conditions.
 "There was too much kicking and not enough scoring last fall, added Heffel- finger. "The defense was made much too formidable by the rules. Coaches could not develop a consistent scoring machine and as result Princeton won her two big games. Harvard and Yale, when she did not really earn them.
 There is no question but that the Tigers opponents had the better offense, but Princeton had been coached in de- fensive tactics and the Harvard and Yale machines were powerless to carry the ball across by straight football. l saw the Yale Princeton game.
 Backing his argument against the state- ment that the revised code means re- turn to the old mass style, Heffelfinger points out that under the old regime teams were given three downs to make hve yards, whereas they are given four downs to make 10 yards now A return to for mer conditions would mean six downs in- stead of the four prescribed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-13
DENTISTS TO MEET
 NEXT IN KANSAS CITY

Washington, September 12-kansas City and July were selected by the Natlonal Dental association today for next year meeting. pr Frank o. Hetrick, Ottawa, Kan, was elected president and Dr. John H. London, Washington, vice president for the south.
 Dr. L. F. Kleeber of the bureau of chem- istry told the dentists that none or the powders. pastes or creams adVertlsed as a nreventative of decay in teeth would full fiji such promises. He said the depart ment of agriculture had been handicapped in proceeding under the pure food and drug act against these alleged overstated claims because of testimonials of dent ists and doctors which the defendants brought into court He urged the con- vention to take action against such H. dorsements in the future.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-13
Automobile Races to Begin

Milwaukee, wis, September 12.-Oiling the course for the Vanderbilt. Grand Prix and other automobile races in Milwaukee rext week is expected to be completed by Friday noon, when practice spins will begin.
 The oil is a composition of 70 per cent asphalt and is used as binder for the macadam, as well as a dust layer. Will liam K. Vanderbilt, Jr.. founder of the Vanderbilt cup competition. will attend the races.
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Everybody knows Matt Stradford. There are those who know him as q result of intimate association in fra terna1 circles. There are others who know him because he is an electrician of considerable merit There are others who have made his acquaintance since he became manager of the photograph company of which Bert coyell is the president. There are many others who know him because he is a baseball fan. and others know that Matt Stradford made the electric scoreboard In use on Redwood field.
 But there are very few people who know that MT. Stradford is baseball expert. He scores every game he att tends. He can score as well as the man who makes his living scoring! He knows the game just as thoroughly as
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-13
Harvard Wins Match

Manchester, Vt, September 12.-Har- ward Princeton, University of Pennsyl- vania and Yale each had two men re maining after the first round of match nlav for the individual inter- collegiate golf championship on Ekwanok links today. The match, which attracted the largest gallery, was that between B w Estabook of Harvard and F. B Jennings of Yale. The match was not decided until the last hole which the Harvard man won.
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lany man who writes baseball In Bir mlngham. And furthermore, on hyper thetieal baseball questions he Is safer than any professional scorer in Bir- mingham. He studies the game from every phase and has figured out In every instance what would have been the result had this or that happened instead of what really did occur.
 He knows baseball history, too No player has ever stepped upon dia- mond in the United States who has met in person or by reputation the Birming ham man. He enjoys the game, and con siders it tonic for Indigestion and an antidote for the blues"
 If everybody In Birmingham was as fond of baseball as Stradford is, the harvest would be so plentiful that this city in addition to making Rick Wood ward richer could pull the Southeast ern league out of hole, to boot.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
STANDING
Bean Eaters Take Both

Boston, September 12-Boston took both games in today's double header with Chi cago. the first by the score of to and the second to 1. In the opening contest Boston drove Toney from the box during the third inning, with five consecutive hits on which four runs were scored. TWO more runs came in that inning after Reulback went to Toney's relief. chica- go was unable to hit Hess, who was forced to leave the game in the eignen inning because of split thumb. Timely hitting and excellent fielding gave Bos- ton the second game. Campbeifs hlttfnS snd two sensational plays by Maranvllle in the final contest were leatures. Score FIRST GA ME
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New Orleans at Mobile. Chattanooga at Nashville.

The Barons are still idle-save that they are going through the city selling tickets
 There will be one other game. however tomorrow. The Bafons will go mp against the Montgomery Billikens.
 To witness the last game of the season. 1t Is probable that q large number of fans will visit Redwood. It has been a good season, and there Is some regret that the end has come.
 The game will be called as usual at 3:3O o'clock.
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UIdIo s...'.. .'s'' "o %Batted for Hess in eighth.

SU MINI AMI. Two Base Hits-Zimmerman. Three Base Hits-CampDel Home Run-Houser. Hits-Of Toney, in innings; none out iu third: Reulbach, none in 1 inning; Mad den in 5; Hess, in & Perdu, In ]. Sacrifice Hit-Kirke. Double Plays-Toney to Tinker to SaleF' Maranville to Sweeney to Houser @, Sweener to Houser. First Base on Balls-Hess l, Toney l, Madden 1.
 First Base on Errors-Boston l. Hit by Pitcher-Titus lby Toney). Struck Out-Hess 1, Toney l. Wild Pitch-Madden. Time-1:3 30
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Giants and Cards Split

New York. September l2.-New York and St. Louis split even here today be- fore a large midweek crowd. St. Lotus won the first game by to ?. Harmon win hing a pitchers battle. Mathewson was taken out in the eighth to make room for a pinch hitter and Crandall, his successor, yielded the visitors their winning run
 In the second game Tesreau won for New York by score of to l. Ne" York won this game in the fourth by punching four of their six hts with two passes and an error. Ellis hitting was the feature of the double header. score;
 FIRST GAME.
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According to the Atlanta Constitution, the Atlanta fans are not lamenting the
 fact that the present Southern league sea-
 son is rapidly drawing to a close. Two tail end clubs in succession has evidently
 Cracker fans and they are ready to turn
 their thoughts to another season and
 dream of pennant winner in 1913.
 When Connie Mack suspended Bender
 and Lord for the season for not being
 ill condition, and later came out with the statement that the Indian pitcher would never again work for Philadelphia while he (Macl0 was manager. the Peerless Leader" disclosed one of the secrets or his remarkable success as a manager that of discipline Rigid discipline is ab- solutely necessary to the success of any ball club, and this, the leader of the Attn letes fully realizes. Bender is one of the greatest pitchers in the world today. He practically hurled the Athletics into the American league pennant in 1911, and was the most important factor in the world s series. But the great pitcher could not resist the taste for "firewater." and Mack figures that his usefulness to the Athletics has therefore passed.
 Now that the dust of the American and National league pennant fights has drifted away, and the Red Sox and Giants loom up as winners In their respective leagues, the interest of the American fandom turns toward the worlds series, when these two peerless baseball rna- chimes tie up for the worlds supremacy. If dope can count for anything, the 1912 series for the championship of the world will be thriller. 1t is true that the giants will have the advantage of hav-
 Ing participated in worlds series before, and that they have age and experience 1 that is able to sustain the nerve racking
 strain of such contests. On the other 1 hand, the Giants will have to face the terrific speed of Joe Wood on more than
 one occasion during the series, and they
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-13
RAGGED GAME
 AT NASHVILLE

Nashville, September 12-Nashville de- feated Chattanooga here this afternoon in a loosely played game by the score of 10 to 5. The hitting of both teams was free, West and More topped Brady off. though the latter had the worst of 1t on account of the wretched fielding behind him. Chattanooga tied the score in the sev- enth inning but errors coupled with Lind says hits gave the locals three runs in their half of the same round, thus cinch-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-13
FANS READILY RESPONDING
 TO BARONS' REQUEST THAT
 BENEFIT TICKETS BE BOUGHT

The game will be poor one, it is prob able. There are few professional clubs of the southern club which can stand up against the team which has cinched the pennant of the kavanaugh circuit, and 1t is certain that no amateur or semi professional gang can contend with hope of success. But the game Is not import ant. and of games. we have already had a plenty.
 The fans are buying tickets because they are hopeful that as a result of the game Monday each of the Bafons win retire to the winter home with neat sum 10 aid in keeping away Jack Frost. Tickets. grandstand and box, are on sale at Parker's drug store.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-13
BIRMINGHAM MEN GO FINELY

Denver, Colo, September 12.-(Special.)-- R. II. Bruins, amateur, from Brookville O., established new worlds record to- day, breaking the entire programme. 70 targets, at the Denver tournament. c. B Eaton of Fayette, Mo-. broke 1Ss and R. A King of Delta. Col. 1s7.
 Professional honors were won by Charles Spencer. l97 Crosby, U6.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-13
FANS DOING WELL IN BUYING TICKETS FROM THE BARONS

According to the members of the Ba- ron colony who are selling tickets 10 the post-season or benefit game 10 pc played Monday, the fans of Birmingham are doing themselves proudly.
 They are buying
 This is as it should be.
 The Barons furnished excellent sport for the fans of Birmingham this season. Of course they got their salaries, and the fans did their parts in the way of patronizing the association.
 But we can show our appreciation in that the players strove to please us even though we have done well as to attendance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-13

Two Base Hts-Zimmerman ?, Camp bell.
 Hits-PPierce 3 in 8 innings tnone out in fourth: Lavender in innings; Tyler 5 in 2-3 innings; Perdue In Is ht- nings: Reulbach 1 in ? innings.
 Sacrifice Hits--Maranyille, kjTke Stolen Bases-Tinker, Miller, Hariden, Mcdonald.
 Hit by Pitcher-Zimmerman
 Struck Out Tyler 4. Per1us 3, Piere Lavender 1, Reulbach ?.
 Passed Bas-Rariden, Cotter. Time of Game-2:0o.
 Umpires-Klem and Orth
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Two Base Hits-Ellis, MerlSle, Fletcher Wingo.
 Sacrifice Hit-Ellis
 Stolen Bases-Evans. Deyore. Konetehy Double Piays-Wineo to Hauser @ Huggins. to Konetchy to Hauser to Hug. gins; Fletcher to Doyle to Merkle. Bases on Balls--Tesreau I, Geyer 1. Struck Out-Tesreau ', Geyer ', Griner 1 Hit by Pitched Bail--Evans. Passed Ball-Wilson.
 Hits--Geyer in innings. Time-1:50.
 Umpires-Ringler and Finneran
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DOLAN. THIRD BASE
NEWS OF THE RING

Los Angeles, September 12.-The fight between Jim Flynn of Pueblo and former heavyweight champion, Tommy Burns, was declared off today because Burns has business interests in Cal gary. Alberta, which will prevent his returning to the prize ring.
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*Batted for More in ninth inning.

Two Base Hits-Gaston, Daly, Vel chonce 2, West.
 Stolen Bases-Lattimore, Welcnonce Young.
 Sacrifice IIits-Balenti Lattimore, Glenn Three Base Hits-West, Gray. Double Plays--Elliott and Baltimore. More, Giddo, Jordan and Coyle. Hit by Pitcher-West Z. Bases on Balls-West 1, -,ore l. Struck Out-West B. More 3. Wild Pitches-West. More. Time-2:0l.
 Umpire-Pfenninger
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-13
New Cure Found

Holdredge, Neb., September R.-Dr. D. S Palmer county health officer of Phelps county. announced today the successful use of tetanus serum in the treatment or horses stricken with the new disease d. aenosed as a form of meningitis by vet arinariaOs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-13

Southern shooters showed up well. Vas sar Gates Of Brunswick, Ga. ~cored 19l. John Warren of Birmingham 1so, Robert Skinner of Birmingham 1S1. James Hill man of Birmingham IFS, J. A. Blount of Greensboro. Ala, 1s9; William Lasle and E. R. Alexander of Tuskegee. 1s5 and is2. respectively.
 The weather was cold and the wind hlgh.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-13

SUMMARY. Two Base Hit--Jacobson. Sacrifice Fly--ODell. Stolen Bases-O Dell 3. O Brien, Rohe. Brewster Double Plays-Speneer to Haight. Struck Out-Swindell i. Base on Balls-Swindell | Hit by Pitcher-Swindel tMueler). Time-1:i0. Umpires-Stockdale and Breitenstein.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-13
BERGER ALLOWS
 BUT THREE HITS

Mobile, September 1e.-Mobile won the first of the series from New orleans to- day, score to l. Berger allowed the visitors but three hits while Swndell was wild and was hit opportnnely. Haight was spiked and forced to retire Score.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-13
JOCKEY KILLED

Havre de Grace, Md, September 12-Jockey Jimmie Allen, who was thrown from Lady McGee when she fell in the fifth race here yes terday, died at hospital here to- day. He suffered concussion of the brain.
 Aliens home was in Brooklyn. N. Y.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-13
I'd uE E
NEWS OF THE LINKS

Manchester. Vt, September 12.-Yale won the team championship in the an rual intercollegiate golf tournament on the Ewkanok links here today, defeating Harvard in the final match, 6 points to B. Five colleges were represented in ths tournament when it started Monday. Will Hams was eliminated the first day and Princeton and Pennsylvania yesterday In the six singles matches of the after noon Yale was five times victor.
 Tomorrow morning the qualifying round in the singles championship series will be played, followed by tle first round of match play in the afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-13
Mrs. Pickett Improves

Philadelphia, September 12.-Mrs. La Sale Pickett, widow of the famous Con federate general, who had been seriously ill at a hotel here, was taken to Wash ington today. Her condition was reported as much improved.
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At Baltimore: Baltimore 1o-3. New Q rk,. 3-2
 At Jersey City: Providence 1. Jersey City 4 (Called, darkness, 12 innngs) At Toronto Montreal 3 Toronto TO- At Rochester: Rochester 9, Buffalo g.
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Evans Wins Tourna ment

Chicago, September 1l.-Cleverly play ed rounds of 70 and g gave Charles Evans, Jr.. of the Edgewater Golf club, the best qualifying score cup in the 36 hole medal play round of the eighteenth annual tour . nament of the Onwentsia club at Lake Forest today. The western champion led field of 57 starters, with a total of 14S
 Earrings for the first round for the May flower cup:
 Charles Evans. Jr.. Edgewater, and w. E. Glow, Jr., Onwentsia.
 Fraser Hale, skokie and c. B. DevoI, Riverside.
 A. seckel. Riverside, and Lee Maxwell. Exmoor.
 ". E. Egan, Exmoor. and Kenneth Smith. SkoEie.
 Paul Hunter. Midlothian. and J. T. Ling. Evanston. C. G. Waldo. Jr.. BrooKlawn, and R. H. McElwee Onwentsia. W. J. Travis. Garden City. and J. M. Tait, South Shore.
 A. N. Reed. Riverside. and Douglas Smith, Skokie.
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"ROwDY" WINTERS HERE

"Rowdy'' Elliott. il is reported. will come to Birmingham at the conclusion of the season and spend the winter here.
 It is said that he will serve be- hind the counter in the capacity of nixologist for a we'll known saloon proprietor.
 Raymond Boyd, too, 1t Is under stood. will spend the winter here.
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American Association
International League

At Columbus: Columbus I. Indianapolis Z
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WESTERN LEAGUE

At Wichita: Wichita-Des Moines-rain At Lincoln: Lincoln 3, Omaha 2. At Topeka: Topeka 2, Sioux City l. At Denver: Denver 10. St. Joseph l.
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Brooklyn, N. Y, September 12.-Ragon pitching for Brooklyn, beat Benton of Cincinnati In the first game of a dou- ble header today in one hour and ten ness in the National league Brooklyn's
 one run was made in the fifth when Kirkpatrick singled, stole second took third on Fishers out, and scored on Miller's scratch hit
 Gregory started against Fucker in the second game but was found for five hits and four rsns in the second inning. He was succeeded by McGray- nor, who had Brooklyn helpless. Fucker was wild and ineffective, and Cincin- n fl an.nr cil
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-13
SEASON PASSES INTO HISTORY WITH TOMORROW CAME  BarOns Tackle Montgomery Billikens in Final Battle
 of Championship
 Race
SOUTHERN LEAGUE STANDING
! esterday's Results
Games Today
Played. W on. Lost.

Mobile }, New Orleans 1.
 Nashville h. Chattanooga ].
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res-Ringler and Finneran.
Pirates Win Nine Straight

Philadelphia, September 12.-By win ming from Philadelphia this afternoon l7 to 3 while Chicago was losing two games at Boston, Pittsburg made a big gain in it's efforts to land second place in the National league race. It was Pittsburg's third straight victory here
 and the teams ninth consecutive vic- tory. The visitors won today by hit ting Alexander's delivery hard in the
 eighth and ninth innings. In the three games here the Pittsburg players have
 made 4S hits. Score by innings:
 R. H. D.. Pittsburg .... Oil 900 032-7 Is 1 Philadelphia ..... 010 010 010--3 2
 Batteries: Hendrix and Gibson; Alex ander and Killifer. Time, 1:40. Um- pires, Brennan and owen.
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SEMINARY

Two Base llits-Wilson, Ellis, Hauser. Home Run-Ellis.
 Sacrifice Fly-Doyle.
 Stolen Bases-Bresnahan, Snodgrass, Merkle. Shafer, Devore. Hugs1ns. Double Plays-Doyle (unassistedA: Doyle to Fletcher tc Merlxle.
 Bases on Balls-erandall 1. Harmon :. Struck Out--Mathewson ,, Cranddll l, Harmon 6.
 Wild Pitch-Mathewson Saskatchewan in innings. Time of Game-1:48.
 umpires-Fi inneran and Rigler.
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$-Batted for Fletcher in eighth. *@-Batted for Mathewson in eighth.
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umpires-Finner and Rigler.
 GEC0ND C ME

*-Batted for Geyer in 7th.
 s%-Batted for Griner in 9th.
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Reds and Dodgers Split

ander and kII1ifer. Time, 1:40. [
 pires, Brennan and owen.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-05
FOUR GIRLS WHO ARE
REFLECTING CREDIT
ON PENSACOLA.

There Is no nobler calling in the
world than that Of caring for the
sick and among those who have gone
from Pensacola to become trained
nurses are four young women who are
rejecting credit on their home city
by devoting to their chosen calling and
the fine records they are making.
Miss Harrybelle Durant, who gradu-
ated last fall from the Catholic hos
pital in Birmingham, IS now taking
a postgraduate course in that hos
pital. where she is doing fine work.
Miss Georgia Collins, sister Of Mrs.
Chipley Jones, who entered Touro in
New Orleans three years ago, will
graduate this fall. Miss Collins has
made very fine record and is highly
thought of by the hospital force.
At the Presbyterian hospital in New
Orleans are Miss Mamie Ward and
Miss Ida Mallory, and while both have
been engaged in this work but a short
time, they are making splendid rec
ords.
Pensacola has reason to be proud
oe the boys and girls who go out from
the home nest and conquer the
world"