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Bisbee daily review., 1912-06-30

Massachusetts Is going to spend s5,eOO.OOO in the next five years on state roads. That ought to go far toward covering such patch of the earth's surface.
Bisbee daily review., 1912-06-30

The prohibitionists still have to nominate a candidate. Why should not the colonel apply to them for the job, since neither the republi- cans nor the democrats will give it to him?
Bisbee daily review., 1912-06-30

Enforcing the laws against carry ing concealed weapons is one way of making the murder statistics of the United States look a little more like the figures from other civilized countries.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-30
STICKNEY IS YET UNDECIDED
 AS TO WHOM HE WILL KEEP

Selma. April 29.--( (Speoial) )-What men shall be given their walking papers to- morrow is a question which is now pug zling Manager Link Stickney of the Selma Southeastern league club. All of the men that now form the club are good steady ball players, and Manager Stickney would like to retain all of them. But May l IS the day for the clubs of the league to get within the limit of the players that is al- lowed.
 Gutierrez is sure of a berth on the club. There is little doubt but he will prove one of the most sensational backstops in the circuit before the first half of the season has been played. Larry Brown of Annston has been considered to be the best catcher in the organization, but in the games here last week Gutierrez proved superior to Brown in every depart ment of the game.
 George Sparks will continue to play the initial sack for Selma again this season, and Nasterling will be retained at sec- ond. Kernan, @ new man. will play around the third base. Herman is a most prom ising youngster, and as there are no other candidates for his place he will stick. Earl Hanna is certain of his job in the center garden. Hanna has been clouting the ball at lively clip so far this season, and will no doubt develop into one of the hardest hitters of the circuit. chast- ant will also be a member of the club playing at short or in the field. As soon as his ankle gets well Manager Stickney will also play a field position. Howell, who has been playing short. and Pierre, catcher who has been playing in the field, are both good men. One of the two will have to go and which one 1t will be is matter which Is puzzling the fans McManus and Verneille seem certain ties on the hurling corps of the club Molly, Semmes and Adams are the other three men on the pitching staff of the club. Out of these three the third mem Der of the pitching staff of the club will be picked But which one of the three will get the plum is only known by Man ager Stickney
 For the past week Riverside park has beon under several feet of the back water from the swollen Alabama river. The river has been falling rapidly since Satur- day morning, and all of the water in the park has seeped away Early Monday put to work at the park putting the grounds in condition, and as another over flow is not expected the games scheduled for Selma will in future be played at Riv- erside park.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-30
JOHNSON AND JIM FLYNN SEEM
 SURE TO MEET IN FIGHT JULY
ny W. N. NAUGnToN


 San Francisco. April 2a-so far as can be judged at this writing. the Johnson Flynn match for the championship of the world is fixture. The financial arrangements. whatever they may be. were agreed upon long ago. The only thing that couded the atmosphere was the question of a battle-ground, and now all uncertainty on this score seems to have been removed.
 The passage of law in New Mexico providing for the handling of puglistic enterprise in that section opened a new field for the wandering knights of the padded mitt and when, on the day the Tripp measure went through "The House at Santa Te, Jack Curley named Las Vegas the place of meeting for the championship. there was a suggestion of team work and the eternal fitness of things.
 Nothing succeeds like success, and now that Curley has succeeded in paving the way for his championship venture he will compel critics and sporting men gen erally to sit up and pay attention to the heavyweight event. It will be pretty hard to eradicate the opinion that Fire man Flynn is not a worthy adversary for the black-skinned world beater, Jack | Johnson! The only possible way to in- duce the public to regard Flynns chances with any degree of seriousness is to cause speculation to arise as to the effect that couple of years of incidence and luxury have had upon Johnson and John-
 sons uppereuts.
 1 If there were good grounds for think l ing that Johnson can take up his work again and perform as dexterously as he did against Jeffres at Reno. this match
 that hangs in the balance would be a fit subject for investigation by some of the societies who make a speciality of pre- venting unealled for cruelties.
 l But there's the rub. In Flynn's case there is a reason for believing that he is improving as a fighter The most elo-
 auent evidence in favor of this assump-
 tion can be found in his defeats of Al.
 Kaufman and Carl Morris. In both af- fairs the fireman performed in work man-like manner. At that, however, the gains he has made would avail him | nOlllnH Il JDinSOu NVdid b0 NONihsNN oii
 to display his old-time form.
 1 Johnson has passed his 3lth year, and 1 has not been in the ring for two years. John L. Sullivan was 34 and had been out | of harness for three years when he lost to Jim Corbett. There is always dis position to attribute the defeat of a cham l pion to physical retrogression and slow l ing up and 1t was so when Sullivan lost to Corbett. And the chances are that 1 Sullivan if he had been few years younger and he had not enjoyed three
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-30
 THE HOUSE CAN GET AWAY BY JUNE 1

Washington, April 29.-"There will be no trouble so far as the House is con cerned in getting away from here by June l." said Minority Leader Mann to- day at the close of a long session of the House.
 Chairman Moon of the postoffice meet morning, noon and night to ex- pedite the passage of the postofflee appropriation bill and other legisla- ton. had expressed the fear that If no greater progress were made the ses- sion of Congress would' be prolonged
 The House was occupied during the day by debate over the Shackelford road bill, which is being considered as an amendment to the postoffice bill.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-30

when--but that inning deserves para graph to itself.
 Kneaves, first up, singled viciously to left field and Vance tapped sharply to center. Berger put down a pretty bunt advancing both runners, going out him self Carroll to Marean. Malone then land ed on the pellet for three bags to deep right field and scored a minute later when Yantz dropped Masters return of Starr's sacrifice. The next up went out. but Jacobson got life on four and worked the delayed steal successfully. He died at second, however. Ellam's screaming homer was the only feature of the Barons half.
 The defeat in the second game is direct ly attributed to the Inability of the Barons to hit Berger when hits meant runs. They had numerous chances, the most promising of which came in the fourth, when Carroll struck out with three men on. Messenger, flrst'up hit to Walsh and was out. Mcbride singled and McGilvray fouled out to Kneaves. Johnston singled and Eliam walked, filling the bags. There was nothing doing and Berger pulled out unscathed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-30
WILL OF GENERAL
 GRANT FILED

New York. April 29.--The will of the late Maj. Gen. Frederick Dent Grant, U. s. A., filed in the surrogates office today, leaves his entire estate to his widow. Ida Honore Grant. The will was executed at Fort Sam Houston, Tex. April 2s. 1903, and in it the gen. eral declares that he left all to her because of assurance that the children who had already been provided for by will of his deceased mother would re- ceive whatever further aid they needed through his widow and that upon her death the estate would be divided be- tween them.
 The two children are Ulysses s. Grant III. who Is captain of engineers in the United States army. and Princess Catacuzene, countess of SperanslSy. The value of the estate Is not stated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-30

year lay off would have made things lar more interesting for Pompadour Jim.
 Jim Corbett was only a few months past his thirtieth year when he lost his laurels to Fitzslmmons. This was in March, 1897, and three years had elapsed since Corbett defeated Charlie Mitchell so sisnally at Jacksonville
 Well, it may be that Fitzsimmons would have proved Corbetts master if they had met years sooner, but I have my doubts Tn speed and cleverness Corbett. did not show any particular falling away at Carson but in nerve force--in the ability to endure fatigue and remain proof against excitement, he was a mere mock cry of the lad who trounced Sullivan and Mitchell
 Fitzsimmons was g. when he went under to Jeffries at Coney Island, and had been out of the ring Il couple of years.
 It is a hard thing to figure in the case of a freaky individual like Fitzsimmons. There was something about the fellow that age could not wither and glance at his record will suggest that so far as pugilistie prestige is concerned, he had as many lives as a cat.
 But the style of fight he put up with Jenries indicated that his two years holiday had taken the edge off his fight ing progess.
 A year later, when he made an active Campaisns IL Will De IeHleHDeIeu lhdt ho knocked out a whole lot of fellows fin short order, the list including Tom Sharisey and Gus Ruhlin, both of whom were disposed of within a week.
 Jim Jeffres was n few months over the % year notch when he boxed Jack Monroe in San Francisco. Shortly after ward he retired. literally because there was nothing in the shape of human fight ing animal that could hold a candle to him. Six years later, at the clamoring of | press and public he came forth B give | battle to Jack Johnson.
 | Now this is a painful subject. but if | there was anyone at Reno who saw any l thing about Jeffries 10 recall in the slight est measure Jeffries the pulverizer of six | years previous, he has not been located. | Of course six years is enough to put a man out of touch with any kind of game, but in the present instance it is not 1 d question of what difference six years 1 will make, but what two years will make. It may be that two years would have made as much inroad on Jeffries' | fighting force as six.
 According to popular opinion. three years knocked all the championship class out of John L. Sullivan and Jim Corbett and this, too. when Sullivan was the same age as Johnson is now and Corbett was nearly four years younger. a In view of what has happened down through the championship years this does not seem a fallacious line of reasoning In man of Johnson's habits and age a two years gap in his activities is sure to work to his detriment to some extent.
 There is a double talked question in voved.
 How much has Johnson Appreciated since he boxed Jeffries?
 How much would he have to deprciate ! to make Flynn an even money choice?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-30
Selma Wins Arain

Selma, April 29.-(Special.) )-Naster- ling's timely and heavy hitting won the first game for Selma in the Huntsville series by the score of 3 to ?. The
 game was played upon vacant lot in
 the Western part of the city and was
 attended by large crowd.
 Selma made the first run in the third
 when Hanna got on first on Overton's
 error, stole second and scored on Vas terling's two base drive to center. Selma's other two runs were made in the fifth. Luhrson walked both Ker-
 nan and Hanna. Both scored on Vas terling's double to left. Huntsville
 made her first run in the fifth on two
 hits and steal, and the second score in the ninth on hit batter and two
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-30
MOSQUITO BAR
 JOHNNY" IN BAD

New Orleans, April 29.-Coincidental with the return of spring and mosquitoes, and the consequent installation of mo- squito bars. the police last night recorded the return to New Orleans of Mosquito Bar Johnny whose real name is Joseph Taylor. Taylor accumulated his alias and innumerable mosquito bars in his opera tions here for several years through rropogating a crusade against fever cpl demics, but one day he left the landlady suddenly with the nets without paying his board bill. Yesterday he made the mis- take of applying to one of his former vlc- tirhs for room. Taylor was given 90 days in prison.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-30
FIGHT TO BE HELD

Springfield Mo. April 29.-Despite Gov ernor Hadleys order that the local of ilcials must not allow the scheduled box Ing contest between Carl Morris and Luther Mccarthy to take place here next Friday night. J. II. Mason. county prose- cutor said today he would not interfere in the bout if 1t was held in compliance with the state laws
 Mason said the governor would have to call out the militia to stop the con- test.
 The sheriff said he would not act with out orders from the prosecutor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-30
Johnson Recovering

Chicago, April 29.-Jack Johnson re- turned to Chicago last night from Pitts burg, whcro he was hurt in an automo- hile accident last week at the psycholog- ical moment. Johnson is suffering slightly from his. injured shoulder, but does not believe 1t will interfere seriously with his training for the Jim Flynn match at Los Angeles; Las Vegas, called for July 4. in New Mexico or in Yuma, Arg. John son said he would begin work at once.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-30
Cotton States League
STANDING
Fugitive Held
..sssssss.s,

New Orleans. April 29.-A young. man who admitted to the officers that his name was Henry Debrel. was arrested at a hotel here yesterday and lodged in jail on the charge of being a fugitive from justice at Cleveland. The police say Debrel is wanted in Cleveland on the charge of forgYy and the embezzlement of ssooo.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-30
July Drops

Chicago. April 29.-For every inch of
 rain reported from the western half of Kansas wheat today broke 1 cent per bushel from the start of the board of trade session The decline reached as much as 2A cents, July wheat selling at sl.1l, against si13isc at Saturdays close.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-30

SUMMARY. Home Run--Ellam. Three Base Hit-Maloney. Sacrifice Hits-Yantz, Kneaves. Stolen Bases-Sfarr, Kneaves and Walsh. Struck Out-By Masters 3. Berger I. Bases on Balls-Off Masters 1, off Ber- ger l. Double Plays Carroll to Marcan. Hit by Pitcher-Jacobsen. Rohe Mas ters). Time-1 80 umpIres Breitenstein and Rudderham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-30
SUMMARY.

bU M MA H1. Two Base Hit-Elam. Struck Out-By Hardgrove 6, Burleson l. Hit by Pitcher-Kneaves HIardgrove) Sacrifice Hits-Messenger, Mcbride, Car roll ?, Hardgrove. Bases on Balls-Off Burleson 2. Double Play-,Maloney to Starr. Time of Game-1.25
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-30
NATIONAL LEAGUE
All Games Postponed

Chicago. April 29.-Chicago-st. Louis, no game-rain.
 Philadelphia, April 29.-Brooklyn-Phila- delphia, game postponed-rain.
 Cincinnati. April 29.-Cincinnati-Pitts burg, no game-rain.
 New York, April 29-New York-Boston, no game--rain
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-30
HARDGROVE PITCHES SPLEEN DIDLY IN FIRST GAME, BUT GULLS GET TO MASTERS IN THE SECOND
SOUTHERN LEAGUE STANDING
Results Yesterday

Birmingham B. Mobile o. CFirst game.) Mobile 1. Birmingham 1. (Second game). New ns-Montgomery, wet grounds. Chattanooga- Nashville, delayed by rail- road accident.
 Atlanta-Memphis; no game on account of delay.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-30
New York Wins Not.

Washington, April %. = Washington blanked New York today to o. John son kept his hits well scattered while Vaughan was hit at the right time. A brilliant double play by Gardner and Cole man shared the honors with the pitching. Score: R.H E.. New York . 900 GOO 000-0 5 8 Washington 010 100 00s-2 3 o
 Batteries: Vaughan and Street; Johnson and Ainsmith. Time, 1:25. Empires, Con- molly and Hart.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-30
IN A HOT PITCHERS BATTLE
 PIPEMAKERS LOSE TO MODELS


Two Base Hits-Ramage, Williams, Sacrifice Hits-Heek. Reagan ?, Far row, MeDuff, Carter, Brown Stolen Base-Hartley.
 Double Plays-Reagan to Bumgardner to Ramage; Holt to Carter. Struck Out-Williams 5. Woodruff T. Base on Balls-Williams B. Woodruff 1. Passed Ball-Farrow.
 Time of Game 2:10.
 Umpire-Chestnutt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-30

SUMMARY. Two Base Hits-Vasterling 2. Hit by Pitched Ball-Farley. Struck Out-Luhrson 6, Molly 1. Base on Balls-Luhrson 4. Stolen Bases-Hanna, Fenner, Farley Double Plays-Vasterling to Chastant to Sparks. Umpire-Williams.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-30
FOR ONE DOLLAR

that old buggy can he made to look like new. Ask HIS. Acme Quality Paint store, 2OI5 3d avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-30
AMERICAN LEAGUE
STANDING
Athletics Win

Boston, April 29-Planks delivery was waterproof, while O'Brien and other Bos- ton pitchers were affected by drizzle which fell throughout todays game. and Philadelphia won ' to 1. Score: R. H. E. Boston .... 0OO 100 000-1 ? Philadelphia ........... o0D 002 2O3-f lz z
 Batteries: OBrien, Bushelman, Hager- man and Nunamewer. Plank and Thomas. Time. 2:02. Umpires, Westervelt and OLoughlin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-30
BOTH WILLIAMS AND WOOD RUFF TWIRLED NICELY-THE GAME WAS EXCITING AND FULL OF FEATURES
SOUTHEASTERN STANDING
Results Yesterday
Played. Won. Lost.

Anniston 4, Besemer ?. Selma 3, Huntsville 2. Gadsden-Rome; rain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-30
Games Today

Mobile at Birmingham. Montgomery at New Orleans. Nashville at Chattanooga. Memphis at Atlanta.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-30

Bessemer lost to the Anniston Models yesterday in the tenth inning by the score of ito 2. The game was a nip and tuck affair from the first inning until the last man was retired and had mot two unfortunate errors been made, 1t Is probable that the game would hnve gone more than 10 sessions. Al though the Pipemakers outhit the Mod els Lefty" Woodruff pitched splendid i1y and was tight as a drum in the pfnches. Williams was strong through out and twirled game that should have been added to the victory column.
 Tom Fishers Models looked strong and were aggressive. The players seemed strong at the bat and in the field. On the other hand, the Pipe makers played an unusually good game. Fast fielding by the Bessemer infeld, kept down the number of safties and heightened the game. It was very ex- citing.
 Lefty Woodruff was hit often but net opportunely. A double play prob- ably saved the day for him in the seventh inning. The game never dragged and the fielding was often sen- sational. In the seventh inning. with a man on third base, Fred Wasem hit a weak grounder toward third base Although he is an extremely fast run ner, Fred Heck threw the ball to first base after one-handed pickup and retired the side. It was a wonderful piece of fielding.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-30
GEORGIA DEFEATED
MIR. DooLEY

This famous humorist has pre- pared an article on Baseball that is 'corker.' It will appear in next Sundays Age-Herald. His comments on the great national game will be enjoyed by every reader.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-30
Games Today

Anniston at Bessemer. Huntsville at Selma. Rome at Gadsden.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-30
Anniston Scores in Tenth

After the game had sailed along smooth ly into extra innings, Manager Fisher ad- vanced to the plate with determination In his makeup. Although he wanted to spank one on the nose over the fence, he walked to first base, when Williams Tailed to locate the platter. Larry Brown laid down a neat sacrifice and sent the chubby chieftain to the keystone.
 Woodruff hit one over second base, but Reagan scooped it up after hard run and threw badly to first. Fisher scored. while Woodruff went to second on the misplay. Carter singled through second base, but woodruff was held at third base. McDuff grounded to Reagan, who threw to Bumgardner at second. The throw forced Carter, but Bumgardner's s throw to first base was wild and Wood ruff scored
 Bessemer failed to do anything in her half of the tenth, and the game ended. Umpire Chestnut gave entire satisfaction. and his announcements were heard in every part of the stands. The game was devoid of any ''rowdyism' and unpleas- optpass
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-30
Williams Twirled Splendidly

Williams twirled an awfully good game for the Pipemakers and de- served to win. Besides his pitching he secured two hits, one of them going for two bases. His curve ball was de- captive, while his speed was dazzling. Although he walked three batsmen, two of these were intentional. He was touched up for but six clean hits and one scratch.
 The Models scored in the first inning. Carter hit cleanly to center field Me Duff sacrificed him to second, while svasem's double to deep center put him across with a tally. The Pipe makers tied the visitors up in the sspcend however. Morgan singled 10 center. Rip Reagan advanced him 10 second with neat sacrifice. Jimmy scored when McDuff let Farrow's ny ball in left field escape his hands.
 Neither nine tailed again until the sev- enth session, when both aggregations put one run each across the platter Hoif' first up singled to right field. Eupanks sacrificed him to second, while Hartley battec him across the platter with sin gle to center. The Pipemakers immediately tied up affairs. Barr. who had been un- able to touch Woodruff previously, singled keenly past first base. Farrows well placed sacrifice sent him to second, While Pitcher Williams screaming two bagger fiad tba ceora
Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1912-09-26
FINE GAME SEASON
NEARs, SAY wARDENs

In the travels Of the game war
dens through the hills OF the state
great abundance OF prairie chick
ems. ruffled grouse and blue grouse
Is found. says Fred w. Chambers.
state fish and game commissioner.
The hunting OF these fowls will I'M
doubtedly be exceptionally fine
throughout the coming season, judg-
ing from the reports Of the game
wardens
The wardons also report that tho
duck malady that has been prov
alcnt in certain sections OF the
state has practically disappeared,
aud that by the opening OF tho
hunting season. October lat, Il g.
expected that no trace OF II will be
left.
The rapid Improvement OF this
condition. Chambers says. IL due
chiefly TO the recent frosts, al
though the work OF the game war
dens In killing and burying thous-
ands OF tho diseased ducks aided
materially IN stamping out the trou-
BILE.
Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1912-09-26

Embroidery floss. d. Mao
ton and all kinds OF silks NJ
Kcnnedy's.
Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1912-09-26

value in connection with regulated
grazing. Ephraim and other neigh
boring towns have suffered severe
" from floods following violent
rain storms In the mountains, and
Il has already boon proved conclu-
sively that the oyergrazed condition
Of areas on which the natural ycge-
tation cover has been seriously al
tered IL responsible for the forma-
ton Of torrents and the rapid dis
charge Ct debris-ladcn flood waters.
In recent destructive storm the
water ran clear from a part OF the
watershed which was within the ma
tional forest. aud In good condition
as a result OF we'll regulated graz
ing. while from other areas Il swept
down sand and bouldcrs and caused
much financial disaster The main
object OF the station will be the
study Of how the maximum OF era
Eing use OF the national forest land
can be obtained without Injury TO
forest reproduction and stream flow.
Experts OF the department believe
that when the ranges which are
now denudcd by many years OF Inn
proper use are restored to nor
nal condition OF productivity, Il
will be possible to provide for n
much larger number OF stock with
out Injury TO forest growths or
and that both tho stock
raisers and the consumers OF meat
products will thus be benefited.