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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-26

Jimmy Johnston will smash all Southern league base running marks this season. Already the speedy cen terfelder has purloined 72 bases while the Barons have yet twenty games to play. At the rate of .609 bases for each battle engaged in, Johnston has made his present mark and has to steal but more sacks before he will have broken Joe Rickert's record of 1904 when the Pelican made TT bases in 135 games.
 The following season Kennedy of Shreveport in 131 contests made 5f thefts and led the league. Bobby Byrne. now starring with the Pittsburg Pirates, led in 1906 by purloining 46 sacks. one more than Houtz of Mont gomery. succeeded in adding. Bull, of Montgomery, and "Dode9 Paskert of the Crackers tied for the title in 1907 with a clean mark of 30 each. This ended the regime of other clubs lead ing the league in stolen bases.
 Tom Downey in 1908, first brought the laurels to Baronville. The clever third sacker stole 42 cushions while cavorting for the Barons and this feat, together with his consistent slugging and rare fielding ability resulted in his sale to the Cincinnati Reds. Joe Rick ert, who had been in the Southern with the Pels since 1904, had slowed up and this season was second with Al swipes.
 The Barons led again In 1909, for the second successive season. Noah Hen line, the sunfelder of the Barons this
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-26
PRESENT RECRUITS
 FAIL. TO SHOW CLASS ENOUGH FOR LEAGUE

The recruits who have been given trial already this season with the Southern league teams have not developed many phenoms. Outfielder Lyons of the Crack CTS is hitting just about 100. Pitcher John son has proved to be failure, while Kid Wolfe is warming the bench as the result of demonstrating his ability in 6 few battles.
 Catcher. Mueller of Mobile has had short trial, but Mickey Finn has not thought very much of his ability. Wild Bill'' Luhrson is still a member of the bench warming crew at Mobile At Mont gomery Walker of the Southeastern has made very creditable showing, but Man ager Dobbs has kept him out of the battle for the past few days. Pitcher Adams of the Billikens has had two short trials, but did not show too much.
 Saturday Pitcher Grover pitched and looked good but was entirely too green to work often. His catcher--Giddo-was given trial and Pitcher Priest worked at Montgomery and Memphis and lost. Third Baseman Bales. from the Appalach- ian league, now with the Turtles, allowed five bunts to third base to go safe in one game. Outfelder Cox from the Meridian club was let out by the Turtles after a short trial.
 So far the recruits have done little to promise them regular positions Pitcher Cullop of New Orleans is perhaps the only one 10 demonstrate much ability.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-26
IA DEARTH OF TIMELY HITS IS
 REASON BARONS LOST TO PELS
JIMMY JOHNSTON TO SMASH
 SOUTHERN THEFT RECORDS
Johnston Already Stolen 72 Bases 115 Games-South ern Record Held by Joe Rickert is v in One Season Barons Have Held the Base Stealing Leader
 for Five Years

season. stole 4S cushions and copped first honors in 146 games. while Frank Gygli the star first saeker. was sec ond with 39.
 Large William McGilray was in his prime in 1910 and was about the cley- crest Scotchman on the paths in the league. He annexed AS bases in 140
 games and also the first honor. Joe Jackson, who succeeded Tn burning up the league with the willow, was sec
 ond with five bases less
 Artie Phelan brought home the titu-
 lar laurels in thefts for the fourth sue
 cessive season when he annexed 57
 sacks. He was far ahead of any sother
 runner, as Joe Bills of Montgomery, second had but AZ.
 This season Johnston, after securing
 a bad start, gathered a few sacks into
 his possession in June and then passed
 Roy Moran in July. Tn August he stole
 easily and frequent and on August 25, had annexed his seventy y-second base. Although this is not official 1t Is prob
 able that the official record will bear
 out the figures.
 Johnston, who started out after the
 honors when the season was begun,
 has kept q very close record on the sacks and declares that this number is correct It is probable, he states, that he will be credited with even more. Moran will probably follow Johnston
 in this respect, while Bob Messenger and Bill McGilvray have been quite speedy on the sacks this season. It is interesting to know that Tamsett, who played at short for the Birming-
 ham club in 1904, followed Rielxert with
 66 stolen bases and Hugh Duffy, the wonderful centerfieTder, was third with 56 in 1904.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-26
READ THIS DOPE, THEN TRY TO FIGURE HOW BARONS GAN LOSE
BY REUBEN A. LEWIS

Birmingham Is leading Mobile by AZ games. The defeat yesterday at the hands of the Pelicans while the Gulls, led in the assault by Cavet and Dem aree, defeated the Volunteers twice.
 Played. Won. Lost. Pct. Birmingham .. ..12o 7s 47 .6O9 Mobile ... .....119 6S 51 572 The Barons have but IS more games to play, as two were rained out with Chattanooga which can not be played. Mobile is scheduled to play 21 more games but, however, only IS will be contested. Thus Birmingham now has a Az game lead on the Gulls and but IS more battles are scheduled to be fought.
 Thus if the Barons should be able to take just one-half of the IS games which will be played then it will near .ly be a matter of impossibility for the Gulls to win. To defeat the Barons if the locals should win of the IS bat ties. the Gulls would have to take 14 of the IS battles while Birmingham just breaks even.
 But then there is strong possibil- ltN that lldth VIII NAi Aiplt than half of the coming games. For the past few days the Barons have won out oi games. It is extremely prob able that Birmingham will take at least 10 of the IS fights. Then Mo bile could not lose but 3 games from August 26 until September D. If Bir- mngham should get an even break in the coming series of seven games then Mobile would have to take every other game of the season to win the pennant at this ratio.
 smith alone should cop that many while Trough and Boyd are still clever McGilvray, Almeida, Johnston and Mes senger, that trio of heavy hitters whose hitting average amounts to 300 will help. There is no way to figure how the Barons can lose the pennant To beat out the locals. Mobile must break Southern league records to smithereens.
 Birmingham plays 12 of the IS games at home. Mobile plays but 9 games o1 the IS at home and the Gulls are moi as strong on the road as on their home
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-26

Frank Wildfire Schulte, champion home runnist of the National league last sea- son and winner of the Chalmers trophy offered for the player most valuable to his team in 1911, is to celebrate two birth days next month. but unfortunately for the Cub fans who might wish to have some festivities in his honor on either of these anniversaries he will be absent from Chicago on both dates, which are the 17th and Fist.
 On the first mentioned date Schulte will be 90 years old, Cohecton, N Y, hav- ing received a lot of free advertising by reason of Frank M. (no one knows what the NJ. stands for except himself and a few others) having been born there.
 Schulte's birthday during September will be the eighth anniversary of his debut in the major league. He played his first game in the fast set in Philadelphia on September 21, 1904 and covered himself with more than credit, gathering three hits, including double, off Bill Duggleby in five times at bat and catching all three flies that came his way Tn left field. By an odd coincidence the Cubs will be ill Philadelphia when Schulte begins his ninth season as a National leaguer. The schedule calls for them to appear in New York on the occasion of Schulte's 30th birthday.
 The Cubs got Schulte from Syracuse,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-26

Frank Selee being the Christopher Colum- bus. Selee was sent to the Salt City by Jim Hart to look at a pitcher, and iu deciding that the hurlel~ wouldn't do mads up his mind that Schute would add to the Cub outfit F. Wildfire's purchase im- mediately following
 Schulte already has played more than 1000 games in the National league and ripped off his 1000th base hit in the game played with the Pirates on April 2t of this year. the Corsairs' pitcher being Lefty Leifield, now a Cub F. Wildfrs made his 150th double on April 27 in the con- test with St Louis, Bill Steele pitching. He mauled his 50th big league homer on July l in the sxirmish with the Pirates, Marty O'Toole hurling and said hit break ing up the tussle. Before Schulte cele- brated either his 30th birthday or his sti, anniversary as a major leaguer. he Will have poled his tooth triple,
 Schulte led the National league in manu- featuring homers last year and in driving in tallies. but he will have to step lively to gain these honors and the Chalmers trophy this season. Up to Tuesday hc had driven home 5S tallies and made 10 wallops good for the full route.e Tho pitchers off whom the winner has secured his four -baggers this season are Yingling and Ragons of Brooklyn, Perdue and Donnelly of Boston. Steele of St. Louis. Alexander of Philadelphia, Benton of Gin cinnati, and OToole of Plttsburg Ying- ling and Donnelly each have yielded two homers<o the Cub right fielder this year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-26
GULLS TAKE BOTH
 FROM VOLUNTEERS

Mobile, August 25-Mobile crept closer to the leading Barons this after noon when they won both games of q double header from the Nashville team before a crowd which overf1owed into the field. The scores were to ana to 1. Each game was scheduled to go seven innings, but it took nine to decide the first. Dunn's drive scoring Long with the winning run after hard fought battle during which the score was twice tied. Cavet was hit harder than West, but the latter was easy in the pinches
 In the second game Demaree pitched great ball, Young's home run counting the only run for the visitors. Summers was pounded when hits counted Mo- bile having no trouble in winning, Demaree winning his own game when he singled with the bases full. Score'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-26

lot. Thus Birmingham has every ad and the Mobile club has none The following games are scheduled At Birmingham:
 Mobile, August 2S, 29, 30, S1. Montgomery, September 5, 6, z, IA. New Orleans, September 2, ?, 3. Nashville, September 12.
 Abroad
 With Mobile, September g. 10, II. With Montgomery, September 8, 15. With New Orleans, August 26.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-26
CHOLLY FRANK MUST EXPLAIN RECALL OF DAVID BUNTING
 TO PRESIDENT KAVANAUGH

league can sell. loan. exchange or give any player to another club within thirty days of the close of the season. Should any team violate this rule any and every game will be declared forfeited that the player upon whom the contention is based participates in.
 As Bunting played with Chattanooga Sunday, August IS, and the next day ap- peared with tbe New Orleans club; Man ager Finn believes that he has a good case to present to the ProsA- Tt. How ever. should the Pels take f .ies from the Baronsg it Is very proba . Lat the Gull leader will not present his claim
 The ruling is very specific and Mama ger Cholly will have to tell the President the inside of the Bunting deal. No mat ter what happens Manager Frank has absolutely no right to take Bunting from the Lookouts within the last 30 days Of the Southern league season, which closes on September b.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-26

The decision of Connie Mack to dispose of his players to Baltimore in exchange for Walsh and Murphy means that the Athletic pilot has given up all hopes of winning the American league pennant this season. Until he was fully assured of this brace, believing that the combination would be broken up and that a change would be more detrimental than bene- fioial.
 Connie was finally convinced when the Chicago White sox took a double header from the Athletics and showed them be- low the 600 mark. Then the able leader of the world champions decided that Bris- COG Lord had seen his best days of ser
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-26

vice and that Infielder Claude Derrick needed more seasoning. Besides these two it is understood that Manager Mack will let the Orioles have Catcher Egan.
 The two new Athletics have starred con- sistently with the Baltimore club, slug ging at .SS0 clip for the season. Both of the two are outfeders and are said to be finished men in every respect. Mack will play Murphy and Walsh in the game today.
 The name Oldring was mentioned prom nenty in the trade with the Orioles, but at the last moment Connie relented and decided to give the reuben another chance to stick in the big show. It is also mentioned that Mack is going to re- cruit number of young pitchers for his pitching staff next season as the old timers have failed to deliver this season in proper style.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-26
s-Hit for Chaprelle in second ss--TIit for Priest in ninth.

SUMMARY!
 Two Base Hits-Crandall Bales, Coyles.
 Hits-Chappelle 3, with four runs in one inning.
 Sacrifice Hits-Balenti Tutwiler, Baer- wald. Stolen Eases-Kerr, crandall Abstein, Bales, Seabough. Double Plays-Hallinan to Crandal to Ahstein; Moran to Balenti, Jordan tc Coyle. Balk-Priest. Base on Balls-Parsons 1. chappelie 2; Priest 5. Struck Out-Parscns 3, Chappelle 1, Priest l. Time-1:55.
 Umpires-Pfenninge and Stockdale.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-26
NATIONAL LEAGUE
STANDING
Beans Best Bruins

Chicago. August 25.--Boston played an uphill game today and defeated Chi cago z to in the final game of the series and incidentally forced the lo- calls half game further behind New York in the race for the pennant. Smith was hit effectively and this cou- Epled with the loose playing behind him enabled the visitors to win.
 Perdue, although hit harder than the local pitcher, had excellent support in | the pinches, his team mates making three double plays at critical stages
 Archer protested that Titus was ou
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-26

Mique Finn, who has been sworn enemy of Cholly Frank since the Dutch man put one over' him on IIyder Barr early in the season. has come back at the Pel pilot. Manager Cholly recalled Third Baseman Dave Bunting on August 1a In direct violation to the league ruling on this point. Now Miquel has reported the case to President Kavanaugh and Cholly must explain to the boss of the league.
 About one month ago Cholly Frank decided to loan Dave Bunting to the Chattanooga Lookouts. It was under stood that he had been sold but the Dutchman surprised the league by secur- ing him back and Dave played last Mon day. There is ruling in the Southern league to the effect that no club in the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-26
Cardinals Down Dodgers

St Louis. August 25.-St. Louis mixed extra base hits with errors and passes in the fourth inning today. scoring more than enough runs to de- feat Brooklyn Il to A. The fielding of Galloway, recruit at second. and Evans home run with man on base were features. Score: R H. E. Brooklyn .. ~ 900 200 110- St. Louis ....... 100 300 01'-11 II Batteries: Ragon, Stack and Erwin; Harmon and Wingo, Snyder. Time |1:45. Umpires Eason and Bush.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-26
BILLIKENS DEFEAT
 CRACKERS EASILY

Montgomery. August 25--Johnson blew up in the fifth today, hitting one man, passing another and allowing five hits, one a double, which netted six runs and Montgomery won, to 4. Johns started the game for the home team, but was replaced by Adams in the fourth Walker got a home run. Score.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-26

SUMMARY. Sacrifice Hits-Crandan. Abstein Schweitzer, Bales, Hallinan. Stolen Bases-Baerwald, Crandall. Double Plays-Abstein to Crandall to Tonneman; Tutwiler to Coyle. Passed Balls-Hannah. Base on Balls-Ferguson 1 Covales kie 4. Struck Out-Ferguson s 3; Covales- kie 8.
 Time-1:45.
 Umpire-Stockdale and Pfenninger
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-26
TURTLES WIN FROM
 LOWLY LOOKOUTS

Memphis. August 26-The local team cast a persistent "jinx" on Chattanooga today. winning both ends of double header after ten straight fruitless at- tempts to raise her percentage. Score:
 FIRST GAME
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-26

SUMMARY. Home Run-Young. Two Base Hits-Welchonce, O'Deil. Sacrifice Hits-Starr, Lattimore. Stolen Bases--Starr, ODeiL Struck Out-Demaree 6. Summers 4. Base on Ralls-Demaree 1, Summers 4. Double Plays-Lattimore to Lindsay to Schwartz Time--1 20 I.mpires-r1art and Rudderham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-26

IOtdlS 1.-Two out when winning run scored. Score by innings: o, :. Wasbvi,la 01o oil 000-S
 SUMMARY: Home Run--Maloney. Three Base Hits-Lindsay. Two Base Hits--Paulette. Sacrifice Hits--Paulette, Walsh. Per- ry.
 Stolen Bases-Daley. Struck Out-Cavet 5; West 5. 4 Base on Balls-Cavet 1; West S Hit by Pitcher-Cavet Oattimore) Wild Pitch-West. Double Plays-Perry to Schwartz. Time-1:40.
 Umpires-Rudderha and Hart
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-26
FIFTEEN BARONS REACH FIRST BASE BUT NOT ONE TOUCHES PLATTER-TIMEL HIT WOULD HAVE WON GAME
JTHERN LEAGUE STANDING
Yesterdays Results

New Orleans 5, Birmingham 0. Mobile Al, Nashville 3-1.
 Montgomery g, Atlanta 1. Memphis s-s, Chattanooga 20.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-26
Games Today

Bir mingham at New Orleans. Mobile at Montgomery. Chattanooga at Memphis. Atlanta Nashville, off day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-26
BILLY GETS INSTRUCTED

Chattanooga, August 25.-(Spe- cial)-Today's rotten exhibition by the Lookouts, when they dropped both games of double header to the Memphis Turtles, exhausted the patience of local fandom mdig- nation meetings were held upon the principal street corners and mock sympathy extended to Billy Smith for the loss of three games in one day, two at Memphis and one at Montgomery where the Crackers were beaten by the Dobbers
 A number of fans tonight wired Smith in Memphis as follows: Drown the team in the Mississippi river at your earliest convenience"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-26

Score by innings: Birmingham .................. GOO O00 000-C New orleans ................ 1o1 002 1Os-E
 SUMMARY. Two Base Hits-Almeida, Clancy 2. Sacrifice Hits-Johnston, Rohe. Stolen Bases-Stanley. Double Play--Mills to Clancey to Rohe. Struck Out-Swindel G. Foxen 4. Base on Ralls-Swindell B. Foxen g. Hit by Pitcher-Foxen (Rohe), Swindell Oilger).
 Wild Pitch-Foxen. Passed Balls-Angemeir. Time-2:00 IJmpires-F -Fitzsimmons and Kellum
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-26

Games Today Detroit at Philadelphia Cleveland at New York. Chicago at Boston
 St. Louis at Washington.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-26
Reds Trim Phillies

Cincinnati. August 25.-Cincinnati
 defeated Philadelphia in the final game
 of the series here today, to ?. Gin
 cinnati won the game in the sixth in
 ming when with the score tied, one run each, Moore lost control and passed Bescher and Marsans. Hoblitzel then tripled. sending over the two runs. Humphries strained his arm in the third inning and was relieved by Suggs who held Philadelphia safe except in the seventh, when walk and Doolan's triple scored one run. Score. k. H. E. Philadelphia |. .. 100 900 100-2 l Cincinnati M :. 900 102 00*-3 5 0 Batteries: Moore, Finneran and Dooin, Killifer. Humphries, Suggs and Mclean. Time 1:4S. Empires John l.stone and Emslie.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-26

at the plate when he hit for home run to center and was ordered to the club house Score: R. H. F. Chicago 300 900 210-6 16 6 Boston 012 900 022-T Il 2
 Batteries: Smith. Leifield and Arch CT, Cotton: Perdue and King. Time hours Empires Rigler and Finneran.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-26
AMERICAN LEAGUE
STANDING

No games scheduled yesterday.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-24
BIRD MEETING TO BE
HELD AT TABERNACLE

p' r. Coil"tt and Fred w. Chambers
are arranging for bird meeting" to
be held In the tabernacle. probably on
the afternoon OF the third Sunday in
June, At which Professor j. H. Paul OF
the University OF Utah will speak
School children of the city Will be
especially invited TO this meeting TO hear
interesting stories about the winged In
habitants Of Utah II Is likely that Fred
". Chambers and other local authorities
on Utah bird life will mako brief talks.
all Of which will be partly I'm the nature
OF appeRls for protection 20 birds.
Aside from the addresses that are to
he made, there ~ TO he an interesting
programme Of other features, upon which
Mr.. Collctt is now al work
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-24
Water Question.

Nv present information also is that
" the city consents 10 annex this
part OF Salt Lake county. il will In
vnlve itself In litigation with refer
enre 10 water rights. which IL does
not seem 10 me the city cares TO do
at this time and certainly not with
out being advised OF the whole situa-
tion
1f Il H. tho desire of the commits
sion that 7 give an opinion as to
whether the city can assume this
bonded Indebtedness. ] am unable "a
give that opinion. because I am not
advised as to all the facts
] would advise the commission in
tho first place 10 insist that these
people who want 10 he annexed 10
the city present petition. with a
plat describing the boundaries Of the
proposed extension. and that said
petition describe tho territory by
n'etes and bounds according 10 Law.
Next. ! would have somebody. who
is one OF Che petitioners. make
statement in writing just how the
town OF Forest Dale became interest
ed In any water company. and giving
history of the whole matter with
reference 10 this water company.
The communication of the city at
forneY was referred to the committe
of the whole 10 be taken up when th
annexation matter again comes up 70
consideration.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-24
INVESTIGATION OF
ANNEXATION URGED
Dininny Advises City Against
Admitting Forest Dale at
Present Time.
FACTS NOT COMPLETE
Litigation Over Watet Rights
Would Follow, Says City's
Legal Head.
FACTS NOT COMPLETE

Harcer !. Diniuuy, head OF tne
ci,v's legal department, advises t"'
commission against the annexation "'
this time Of Forest Dale. In com
rnunicatiou addressed to the commis
sion and read at yesterdays session o'
that body, the city attorney points OUT
that annexation at this time wou'n
r,cau assumption of bonded indebted
ness and enlargement in ht'gatio"
over water rights aud advises tbc citH
10 more fully investigate the matter
The communication follows:
In the matter Of petition No. ~
bv Soren Jensen ct al. asking 10 pc
annexed 10 Salt Lake CITY. preseh'c9
referred 10 all departments April ).
1912 md by the acting mayor. Mi
Morris. handed 10 me for an opinion
along with whole lot of other peu-
tions and protests relating 10 tm
same matter, ] would resPec'u''S
sar.
The original petition does not CON
tain description OF the property
requested TO be annexed. There Is no
plat that I am able 10 and tnat mas
ever been hled with this pctition, so
that the commission does not knoM.
10 start With. what part of the county
these petitioners desire TO he an
nexed and that. together with the
petition In writing. signed ny ma
iority OF the real property owners
in the proposed new district. must he
filed With the commissioners; SO that,
az matter of fact the commission
ers have now nothing before them
10 n.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-24

THE Bridge" or THE Man Between"
the big story OF the conflict between
capital and labor as so convincIngly told
by Willard Mack and the Orphcum play
ers at the Orphcum this week. Is grow
ing in popularity as the week progresses.
Yesterdays matinee and last night saw
capacity houses and enthusiastic audi
enccs which applauded upon tho slightest
provocation.