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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-08

that. for the potency of such a showing
on future campaigns
And 1t shall be written In profane
history that in the days of William the
rat and Teddy the Bull Moose there
was great democratic race meet on
Baltimore downs; that a good horse
overhandicapped was beaten, first. by
Champ. ridden by John Barleycorn,'
and finally by the 'Schoolmaster, who
took the last hurdles with the con-
Yention under the whip and spur--led
by the pacemaker Gnstead of peace
make) orlando on the Hippogriff. !!
Rrespectfully, PERCY CLARK.
Birmingham, July z, 1912
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Burnett to Retire

Very soon there will probably be three
congressional campaigns under way.
There will be vacancies In the Third and
Sixth in case Clayton and Hobson carry
out their intentions of running for the
Senate, and according to well defined
rumor, John Burnett will retire after his
present term as congressman from the
Seventh.
In the Sixth w. b. Bankhead, w. w.
Brapdon and Tom l.. Long are grooming
themselves. In the Third A. A. Evans.
and Byrd Farmer are thought to be con-
sidering the proposition. And should Con-
gresham Burnett retire IN the Seventh
and that he will at the conclusion OF
his present term is considered certain
there will be several willing to accept his
robes Among the number are j. Gard
ner Greene of st. Clair. c. e. Stewart
and o. r. Hood of Etowah and Leon
McCord of Marshall
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-08
LICENSE WILL BE
CANCELLED BY EXCISEMEN

For violating the rules of the excise
commission twice the license of whole
sale liquor dealer on First avenue will
be cancelled this morning. The name of
the unlucky dealer was not given out yes
terday, although the commission assented
to the statement that the license of one
holder "on First avenue had been re-
voked
1t was announced that the dealer had
been adJudged guilty of supplying blind
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tigers the second time. An investigation
by the commission Saturday resulted in
drastic action, The first offense was not
considered sufficient to call for cancella-
ton of the license.
Mr. Wilkinson, who said the dealer
would be notified today. said that it would
not be proper to divulge his name until
he had received the notice sent out by
the commission. 1t is expected that the
excise commissioners will keep up the
precedent set by this cancellation.
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Clayton Will Run

The lines are already drawn In refer
ence to the senatorial fight In 1914. Sem
ator Johnston, when asked in Washing
ton recently, for a statement as TO
whether or not he would seek another
term, replied that he had not authorized
a statement either in the affirmative or
the negative. But there are two announced
candidates, Richmond p. Hobson and John
w. Abercrombie, and Henry d. Clayton,
while unannouneed, will certainly be In
the race.
Concerning the race FOR governor there
is much darkness. Everybody is await
ing for 3. b. Conner to jump. There is
doubt as to whether or not he will follow
the trend of his ambition and run for the
Senate or will follow the line of what
he considers his duty and run for govern
or with an idea of reforming railroad
rates i'm this state. j. Lee Long, Henry
3. Gray, A. 0. Lane and Walter d.
Seed are considered in the light of eandl-
dates
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Fight for Commissioner


In reference to the national election
there is no doubt but that Wilson Will
sweep Alabama. The odds favor the sue
cess of the constitutional amendment
which has for its object the elimination of
the evil of the fee system in this county.
Should the amendment fail 1t viii be the
result of negative action, for it will en-
counter little open and aggressive opposi-
ton. This is due to the fact that the
powerful organization of sheriffs has
promised TO aid jefferson county in its
fight, and to the additional fact that no
man with a hope to profit as result of
fees In this county will have the temerity
to battle for the perpetuatlon of the re-
gime.
The municipal election which even at the
present time is becoming tepid, contains
a greater element of doubt. Commissioner
Exum will be candidate to succeed him
self. George b. Ward, former mayor, will
make the race. Tom Mcdonald is "a tenta-
tive candidate, and gossip connects Nj. III.
Mcdowell and j. b. Drake. Harry Jones,
according to the general understanding,
will be a candidate TO succeed Commits
sioner James Weatherly In 1914.
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ALABAMA WILL SEE
MANY MONTHS OF
LIVELY POLITICS
Numerous Offices of I'm
portance to Be Filled in
Next Two Years
EVEN BIRMINGHAM is
TO HAVE SOME FUN
Senate Job and Several Congressional
Places Are Among Plums to Be
Picked-Fee Amendment
This Fall

Beginning with the present national
campaigning. Alabama has entered upon
an almost Understandable period OF poll
tics.
In November this state will aid in elect
ing woodrow Wilson President OF the
United States, and will. by its vote, give
Jefferson county the right, through con-
sttutional amendment. 10 regulate the
salary of its officeholdcrs.
The following fall Birmingham will &C
cupy the spotlight in this state when II
holds its first election TO name member
of the city commission, and from present
indications that election will be one OF
the most interesting ever held in Ala
bama.
In 1914 the big political year will have
arrived, for then the people will elect a
governor and a senator.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-12
GLOOM At
HANu|NE TO-DAY a?
Five Men on Hospital List
on Morning of Game
With North Dakota.

Minneapolis, Oct. 12.-Deep gloom
has settled at Hamline university as
the result Of five regular men on the
varsity team being disabled to such
an extent that it is not probable they
will Participate in the game today
the Universit yof North Da-
kota.
II was learned yesterday that Hene-
man. the star end and last years cap
tain. would not be on the regular line
up against the Flickertails. Hene-
MAJ Was injured Wednesday after
noon in s~crinlmage against the St.
Paul Central high school team and
has not been in uniform since. 1t is
feared that he has fractured a rib
and the university doctor. S. NJ. Kirk
wood. has advised him 10 stay out of
the game today. His place at left
end will he taken by Recksick. IA
freshman from Lake City.
Captain Waltz. who received a
gle with Pillsbury at Owatonna. has
not been in s~crimmage all week and
it is likely that he will stay out of
today's game. In this event Harrison.
the big halfback. will be shifted to
%fullbacli and his place at right half
will be taken by Goodman.
Left half will have to be taken
care Of by Il cripple as both the cam
didates for this position are on the
hospital list and there is moi another
man on the squad capable of taking
this place.
Little. HE right tackle. is the fifth
man on ,hs injured list. lie received
il badly wrenched ankle in last Sat
urday's contest. which has kept him
on the side lines all week.
The rest OF the lineup will remain
the same as il was in the Pillsbury
game; Ballantyne, left end: Haugen.
left tackle; Kemp. left guard; SWEET
Ger, center; Larson, right guard. and
Berg or Jacobson. quarterback.
Hamline has won from North Da-
kota for the last W. ycars both at
Norton field and at Grand Forks. The
game will start at 2 o'clock.
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BIG
GAMES TODAY

Yale University VS.. Lafayette Col
lege, at New Haven, Conn.
Harvard University VS.. Williams
College, at Cambridge, Mass.
Princeton University VS.. Virginia
Polytechnic Institutes. at Princeton,
N. J..
University Of Pennsylvania W..
Swarthmore College, at Philadelphia.
West Point VS.. Rutgers College, at
West Point. N. Y.
Annapolis VS.. Lehigh University, at
Annapolis. Md.
Carlisle Indians vs.. Syracuse UNI
versity, at Syracuse. N. Y.
Cornell University We. New York
University. at Ithaca, N. 7.
Dartmouth College We. University Of
Vermont, at Hanover, N. H.
University Of Michigan W. Michigan
Agricultural College, at Ann Arbor,
Mich.
University Of Wisconsin vs.. North
western University. at Madison. Wis.
University of Illinois vs.. Washing
ton University. at Urbana, Ill.
State University Of Iowa vs.. Cornell
College. at Iowa City. Ia.
University Of Nebraska VS.. Kansas
Agricultural College at Lincoln, Neb.
University of Kansas va. Baker Uni
versity. at Lawrence. Kan.
De Paw University vs.. Wabash
College, at 9reencastle, Ind.
North Dakota VS.. Hamline, al Ham
line.
Fargo VS.. Grand Forks. at Grand
Forks.
Crookston VS.. East Grand Forks. at
East Grand Forks.
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heavy atmosphere and that when it is
hit 1t will travel much farther. I
have seen pitchers who seemed to
possess all the speed of a Walter
johnson while working at Denver
who lost it when they came down
5000 feet.
Made Pitchers Reputation.
"One of the best known pitchers in
the country today owes the fact of
his major league existence to Den
ver's rarefed atmosphere. The scout
who was sent to see him reported
that he had a world Of speed and
good control. but that his curve and
slow ball needed education. He was
purchased on the speed recommended.
ton, and when he reported he turn
ed out to be Il slow ball pitcher with
an excellent slow curve. The mana
ger. who wanted speed. was angry.
but before he could sell the pitcher
his slow twisters became so effective
that he was kept and developed into
Il WONDER"
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struck out. No runs: no hits; no


Fifth Inning.
Hooper flied out to Murray. Yerkes
shot Il hit into left. Yerkes was
forced at second when Herzog threw
Seekers grounder to Doyle. Speaker
was ut stealing. Meyers to Doyle. No
runs; M hit: no errors.
ner to Stahl. Herzog singled to right.
MEYERS struck out. 1t was Woods
sixth strike out. Fletcher was out
when Wagner took his hit over Sec
ond and threw him out at first by
an eyelash. No runs: one hit; no
errors.
Sixth Inning.
Boston-Lewis was a strike-out vic
tim. Gardner sent up Il high foul to
Herzog. Stahl struck out. This vas
the first inning that the Bostons did
not make a hit off Tesreau. No runs:
no hits: no errors.
New York: Tesreau singled to left.
Devore got an infield hit. Tesreau
taking second. Doyle sent up a high
fly to Yerkes. Devore vas forced at
second when Yerkes threw %Snodgrass'
grounder to Wagner. Tesreau went
to third on the play. snodsrass out
on Murray's smash. which Yerkes
threw to Wagner. No rum; one hit:
seventh Inning.
Boston: Wagner struck out. Cady
also struck out. Wood flied to MUIR
ray. No runs; no hits: no errors.
New York: Merkle struck out.
Herzog singled past Wagner. Meyers
flied to Speaker. Herzog scored on
Fletcher's double to right. McCor-
mick vent to bat for Tesreau. Flet-
cher was u at the plate when Yerkes
took McCormick's grounder and threw
to Cady. One run; three hits, no err
rors.
Eighth Inning.
York: Hooper SEN a high fly to
Fletcher. Fletcher threw out Yerkes
at first. Speaker got a double to left.
Lewis went out. Fletcher to Merkle.
No runs; one hit; no errors.
New York: Devore vas out, wag-
ner to Stahl. Wagner made a fine
catch. Doyle flied to Hooper, Wag-
ner made an error on Snodgrass'
first. Murray singled to left, Snodx
grass taking second. Merkle famed.
No runs; one hit; one error.
Ninth Inning.
Roston: Gardner shot a single to
center. Stahl sacrificed. Ames to
Merle. Gardner taking second. Ames
wa unsteady n Wagner took a base
ond when Fletcher threw cady's
grounder to Doyle. Gardner went to
third on the play. Gardner scored
on Woods single to right. Cady talk
ing third. Hooper flied out to Snod-
grass. One I'll two hits; no errors,
New York: Herzog flied to Speak
er. Meyers fouled out to Cady. Flet-
cher popped out to Stahl. No runs;
no hits: no errors.
The SCORE.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-12
SMOKY JOE SELDOM
USES A SLOW BALL
Successful Pitching Knack of
Getting the Ball "Apast"
the Batter.
(Ev Joe Woody

Boston. Oct. l2.-When YOU ask mo
how to pitch championship ball ! do
not like to answer, because am
afraid baseball fans" may say that |
don't know how. I suppose il is 4;
knack of pitching the ball and faith
full. classy support on the part of the
team that AVE given mo Il record of
more baseball .,ames won than any
other pitcher in the league.
l cannot even tell why the ball |
pitch is better than that pitched by
other twirlers. If IL is-unless it is in
the speed OF the bali. l do pitch it
with a snap. have watched other
pitchers who rely mainly on IL fast
ball." aud | have not noticed much of
Il nap of the wrist. l have IL theory
that | have more of the snap than
the others.
l do not know that my 'fas, bail
is the n on which l mainly rely. l
seldom use a curve BALI and rarely
serve up IL slow one. If | have more
speed than some of the Others. 1t is
because l give the ball more energy
the way ! pitch than it gets from
some of the other delivery, and if l
have "somethiug u" the ball it is
of IL knack that I have had all
life. l do not try to give the ball
any freak twists. and l do not know
" ny my ball should have more speed
any freak ihat other pitchers do
have.
The ball l pitch does take II jump
before it reaches the batter. That
from the speed. l think, al
t!7nl.sh IL may come from some twist
that ] give tive ball, unconsciously. be-
ii leaves my hand. The jump
81 ems to fool them often.
Like Others DO.
hold the ball as most other pitch
ers do-erasped firmly between the
first two fingers above. and the thumb
below. l hold it that way when I
give them Il fast one" when | sliu
r(sontinnnN I'm puvo
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TIE IN
SERIES

Chicago. Oct. 12.-With the score
tied, 8 to 3. the second game of tho
series between the White Sox and
Cubs for the city championship was
called because Of darkness. It is
the second tie of the series. the first
game resulting in a score Of 0 to 0.
inning.
Lord and Weaver. running for a
fly in center field. collided. and both
had to be carried from the field. un-
conscious.
Cheney pitched we'll. while Walsh
relieved Cicotte in the ninth.
Athletics Win Championship.
letics won the city championship by
defeating the Nationals in the fifth
game Of the intercity series S to 2.
The Athletics won -four out of five
games.
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HIGH SCHOOLS
ARE FIGHTING
Fast Machines Went Into
the Game in Fine Con-
dition this Afternoon.

Confident of trimming the Grand
FORKS high school football team in
the game which is setting several
hundred Fl. s. students and their
friends crazy on the university field
this afternoon. the Fargo squad. four
teen huskies strong. arrived In Grand
Forks last night and were hustled Inn
medlately to the Hotel Dacotah where
they We're ordered to bed early by
Coach Maclcan.
The visitors were up early this
morning n the way they ate break
fast indicated that they are fit for a
hard struggle this afternoon. After
breaking their fast they walked brisk
ly about town for half an hour and
then returned to the hotel where by
this time Il number of the local high
school men had gathered to look them
over.
Manager Healy and Captain Brener
OF the visiting army expressed conf
dence in their men this morning. Cap
tain Brener said:
We had a hard game against Cas-
SETON last Saturday and came out On
top. although we were shy several
of u best men. We are in shape
for a better contest this afternoon
and l believe we will arim Grand
Forks. We will not average over 1873
pounds, but the boys are scrappy and
fast"
Manager Healy said:
Eddy has been disqualified on ac-
count Of his studies. but Howells. his
line of ou rtearn Is new. Captain Bre-
ner played last year, but the rest Of
the hackield worked for the first time
last week. so you see u team is prac-
tically a brand new machine. We
have worked hard two weeks and are
ready for this game I do not think
Grand Forks can heat u.s."
Coach Mclean Of Fargo said:
1.-THE new rules have a tendency
toward the old style o. play and make
line bucking more valuable. Knocking
makes the pass more difficult. Both
teams are given a good opportunity
by the new rules. There Is no danger
of football e becoming easy. The
fans this ear can see that light men
with nerve and speed will count much
against heavy men regardless of their
weight"
Neshit. a former star half at Far
go. accompanied the gate city boys to
town last night. Other rooters came
on the first train from Fargo this
morning.
\. rousins mass meeting was held
III the Grand Forks high school late
yesterday afternoon. when yells were
prac,iced and brief talks made by
Secretary Burchard of the board of
education. Coach O'Keefe, Captain
Ferguson. Superintendent Stebbins,
and others. Roofing armies were Or
sanized. Yesterdays sale OF tickets
was encouraging.
tine Grand Forks team pranced out
on h field in the best of condition
and amid much rejoicing ten minutes
before time for play this afternoon.
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AIDS
HEAVY H|17ERS
Too, Can do Better
Work in Rarefied At
mosphere.

Hugh s.. Fullerton writes a very. in
teresting article on the Physics Of
BASEBALL in the October American
Magazine. Following is an extract:
Every move in a ball game affords
a problem. There ara basic condi-
thy of study. Consider atmospheric
pressure. Did you know that a mar
who can throw a baseball $50 feet on
the Polo grounds, New York, on a
dead calm day. car throw the same
ball almost 400 feet or the Denver
ball park? Did you realize that a
tall foul hit straight up at Philadel-
phia will not rise to within fifteen
en- under exactly the same initial
power in Colorado Springs? Did you
know that the San Francisco out
felders play on an average of fifteen
feet closer to the home plate than
they would dare play in Phoenix.
Ariz. Did you know that a fast
curve ball will break four or live
inches farther in the same distance at
N. NJ?
Expert Denies 1t.
There is "a professor i'll physics
down east, and in a university which
turns out good ball teams at that.
who disputes these things. He can
take the theorem of ac%celeration of
f1uidic motion out back Of the lab
oratory and make it jump through
hoops. but he is wrong in this. Any
ern league will funk him on tho
proposition quicker than the prof
who gave me my finals in physics.
1.-THE Western league has for many
years been an extremely interesting
organization to baseball people be-
cause Tip O'Neill is president and
Bill O'Rourke owns the Omaha club.
but 1t is vastly more interesting to
the student of physics. especially IL
baseball. In the Western he find
queer problems in statistics. Usually
two cfties-Denver and either Pueblo
Or Colorado Springs. often all three
are in the league and are located in
a rarefied atmosphere.
Mountain Clubs Lead.
1.-THE other cities are situated down
In the Mississippi valley region. where
the atmospheric pressure is heavy.
Study the averages year after year,
and YOU will find the mountain clubs
Mt or near the top in batting. and al
most always leading In long hits.
They play more than half their
games in the rarened atmosphere.
Over one-third Of all the long hits
made in the eight cities will be found
to have been In the two mountain
parks.
put twelve battcrs from Saint Jo-
seph. for instance. If their aggregate
batting average is $50 there. one ma
be certain they will hit close to ..75
In either Denver or Pueblo. The
difference is accounted for by the
double fact that II pitched Lail will
not curve as far in rareiied as in
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-12
DR.AYToN OPENS TODAY.

The Drayton high school football
team will open it's season today when
the Hallock. Mimi. team plays in
Drayton. 1t is reported that Hallock
has II fast team this cal much
stronger than the team which gave
the locals surh Il tussel last year to
keep from scoring. The Drayton
boys. while lighter, are much faster
and moro experienced than last year.
and are in fay better form.
The DraNtnn lineup will probably
lc as follows: Left end. ID. Morri-
son: right end. Savard: left tackle.
Murray: right tackle. Ion; left guard.
DRYDEN; RICH, guard, Stewart: center,
Maid; quarter. Wylie: left half. Fl.
Ferguson: right half. &. Ferguson:
fuilbnch X. Wallace, subs, Lean and
j. Morrison.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-12
The Lineup.
CLOSING DATE

Winnipeg, Oct. flowing to so
many entries for the Selkirk Futuri-
ties (trotting and pacing) and Fort
Garry Derby coming in after closing
date. the exhibition association has de-
cidcd to extend the date of closing
until November 1. These races are
for colts foaled in 1912 to be raced
in 1915 at Winnipeg and have a guar
anteed valuation of $1,000 each: 81
nominating fee with no further pay
until 1913.
There is no doubt that such races
tend more than any other one thing
to increase the interest in the light
harness and thoroughbred horses.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-12
LAEIMolsE PLAYS HUNTER.

The I.arlmore high school football
team. which Inst week met the East
Grand Forks team and was defeated.
will play the Hunter. N. D.. team to-
day. I4arimore has beer working
steadily during the past week and ex-
poets to make Il good showing against
the Hunter outfit.
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Summary-Two-base hits. Fletcher,
Speaker, Gardner: double plays,
Fletcher to Merkle; sacrifice hits.
Yerkes and Stahl; bases on balls. by
Tesreau 4. by Ames 1; wild pitches.
by Tesreau 1: struck out, by Tesreau
4, by Wood 8. stolen bases. Merkle.
Umpire. Rigter. O'Loughlin. Evans
and Klems.
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~GRArTON.PARK RIyER OFF.

The Grafton-Park River high school
football game. scheduled for today,
has been cancelled by the latter be-
cause it's team was not in shape, due
to the hard game of last Saturday
Langdon was defeated.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-12

The United states consumes more
spun and manufactured silk than any
other country.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-12

Try procrastination on your fight
ing dates. II you want 1t to do ON
good.
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Totals .........35 81 IL
(a) Batted for Tesreau in the 7th
inning.
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errors.
Second Inning.
Boston: Gardner drove a long hit
to the centerfeld fence for three
bases. Gardner scored on a wild
pitch. Stahl sem up a high fly to
Doyle. Three New York pitchers are
warming up. Wagner flied gu to
Snodgrass. Cady struck out. One
run: one hits: no errors.
New York: MURRAY. struck out on
to right. Merkle stole second. Cady's
throw was wide. Herzog vent out.
Yerkes to Stahl. Merkle went to third
on the play. Meyers flied out to
Lewis. No runs: n hit: no errors.
Third Inning.
Boston: Wood singled to right.
Hooper walked to first or four wide
Tesreau tok Yerkes' grounder and
threw to Herzog. DOYLE threw out
Speaker at first. Hooper advanced to
third and Yerkes to second on the
play. Lewis was thrown out at first.
Fletcher to Mcrkle. No runs; one hit:
nc errors.
New York: Fletcher went out.
Devore was out. Gardner to Stahl. No
runs: no hits: no errors.
Fourth Inning.
BOSTON,: Gardner walked. Gardner
was forced at second when Tcsreau
threw Stahl's groundcr to Fletcher.
Stahl stole second. Meyers throw be-
ing very wide. Wagner was out on IL
taking third on the play. Stahl scored
on Cady's hit. which Fletcher could
not intercept. Wood flied out to
Murray. Ono run one hit: no errors.
New York: Doyle out. Yerkes to
Stahl. Snodgrass struck out. Murray
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