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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-02
DEMAREE DOWNS BARONS AND GULLS BAT TROUGH HARD
Giants And Red SOx Look
 Like Penndnt Winners

The chances are strongly in favor of the New York Giants. better than the percentage table shows, for they have 36 games to play against 32 for the Cubs and great majority of the Giants games are played at home, while the Cubs are on the road That this is an advantage may not be gainsaid. McGraw's mon, by winning half their remaining games will finish with 100 games won, 54 lost per centaRe of .e56. The Cuos must win 2l of their 33 games to get the same record.
 In other words, the Cubs must travei at a 6S6 gait while the Giants are making only 300 which is not an easy thing to do at this stage of the game Witn MIG Graw winning 20 out or il's S6 games not remarkable task, Chance would nave to take 2s out of his S3, which is by no means so easy.
 With the champions playing on the home grounds, therefore, and with the advantage of the lead they have, 1t Is more than likely that New York ana Boston will play the post season games
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Barons Battle With the Pelicans
Tzvo Games, e Fight And
 S7vin1minS Meet Scheduled

slated to oppose the left handler In the for Birmingham. The morning game will be called at 10:3o and the afternoon battle will be begun at 3:30.
 Franks Pelieans have been travelling at a merry clip and handed the Barons two straight defeats last Sunday and Tuesday. After two defeats at their hands the Barons romped four straight times over the Mobile Gulls and practically cinched the pennant.
 The boxing bout tonight between Fight ing Dick Gilbert and Bob Brown will provide fstic sport locally, while matches in practically every city in he United States will be arranged From the dope gathered in by the local fight sans Gilbert should win the fight. It Is said that the odds have been placed on "E'ighting Dick" The fight begins at S:20 tonight. Both men declare themselves fit for the fray
 At East Lake 30 amateurs have entered swimming tournament. The following events have been arranged: Seventy-five- yard swim for seniors; 50-yard swim for 1uniors old clothes race; tilting contest for seniors; fancy diving for all. Medals will be given to the winners of each event
 The following have entered the contest; Tom Martin. southern amateur champion swimmer; Harry Satterfeld. Gilbert Rit- chie, Biscoe Seals, Johnny McLin, Ed Spencer ". Cobbs, F. Brown. Robert Ritchie, L. Spiegler, F. Cobbs. w. Jones, R. Bethea. w Murdock, C. Rideout, B. Whatley, ]. Bandham, J. Cole, c. Wood, r. Blodgett, L. Cummins. r. Blackburn, C. Doerr. ". Moore, J. Murnan, R. Gill, c. Shael<leford, c. Vim, NJ. Hoke and A. Rountree.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-02
Helena Divides

Helena, September 1.-tspeeial.)-T Jonesborough and Helena ball teams split a we'll played double header on the grounds of the latter. The score Of the first game was to in favor of Selma while the second game went to 1, to Jonesborough.
 The first game was a pitchers battle between Griffin and Macadory. the odds in favor of Griffin. The games were very fast and many good plays were made by both teams. The first game was featured by the pitching of Griffin for Helena and the double play made oy Ruffin and Pat ton for Helena. Batter;es; First game: Helena, Griffin and Gibson: Jonesboro Macadory and Martin. Second game Helena, Stobert, Hill and Jones; Jones' borough, Hogarty and Martin.
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Tn the past few seasons many of the major league clubs have placed m drafts with the National Commission for several players and have unloaded them to the leagues at the beginning of the following season. In this manner the majors have been able to cover" up players for the minor leagues. However, new ruling will prevent this to a degree.
 A recent ruling Is If any club in the two major leagues have B players on the lists on September 15 the club will not be allowed to put in draft tor a single player. For instance, at St. Louis Man ager Roger Bresnahan has on his lists at the present time Si players If he should buy another man from any league the new national agreement prevents him from participating in the drafts at Gin cinnati.
 The St. Louis Browns are carrying nearly 35 men and it Is understood that Stovall wishes to put in drafts for sev- eral players who are not cbtainablc
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-02
NATIONAL LEAGUE
STANDING
Chicago Beaten Easily

Chicago, September 1.-Chicago lost another half game In the pennant race. to- day when defeated by St. Louis, to g. in the final game of the series here. New York and Chicago are now separated by a margin of five full games. Not only did the locals lose the game, but they suffered the additional loss of Jimmy Archer, the best backstop on the team In the ninth inning Archer was sent In to bat for Reulbach He swung so hard that he grounded to Mowrey and before he could steady himself turned on his knee and fell. Time was called, while several doctors were summoned from the stand. Archer was then carried across the field to the clubhouse and 1t was said that his knee was badly wrenched, and he probably would be unable to play again this season. The visitors mad little trou- ble punching hits off eLifield and won easily. Score: R.H E. Chicago ................. 002 GOO 01o--3 l St. Louis ............... 010 BIO 000-6 10 1
 Batteries: Leified, Madden. Reulbach and Needham, Cotter Harmon and Win go. Time, 1;55. Empires, Brennan and owens.
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Mobile, September 1.-(Special)- With over 5000 people In attendance and a band playing all sorts of live ly airs the Birmin gham Barons evil dently decided 1t would be good policy for the home club to win. as they played anything but pennant winning ball. Clinton Trough and Clarence Smith were both treated to drubbings, the Gulls winning a one sided affair by the score of 8 to 2. Demaree, who the Barons trimmed in the first game of the series staged in Birmingham last week, was sent back against them and with the club hitting behind him and 5000 fans to back him up he was never in danger of being beaten but once, and then, In the fourth, when the Barons tied the score.
 Umpire Stockdale handled the game all by his lone little self and the wee one had about as much trouble as one umpire could have in single afternoon, and that is allowing for whole lot. The players of both clubs were after him continually and apparently justly so, as his decisions. especially on balls anu sNi ihtSr hSpl tlc bdttcic on lntlI toes. Bob Messenger and "Iil" Marcan suffered more than the others, as both were called out on third strikes twice that were doubtful. to say the least
 Clinton Trough was never a puzzle to the local htters, though they drubbed him for three hits in the first inning, an- other in the second and two in the third. Manager Moley did not grab him until after the fifth. when three hits, among them Jacobsons home run over the left field fence, scored three runs for Mobile and gave the Gulls lead that was never overcome
 Smith, who succeeded Trough, was not as effective as usual against Mobile and either did not have his usual stuff or the Guls had a batting streak as the bom- bardment which Trough had faced con tinued after Smith went to the mound. He was touched up for four hits and two runs in the three innings he worked, Pau lette driving the two runs across with a single with the bases jammed
 In the way of features Jacobsons drive. of course. stood out above all as it was a feat only twice accomplished in the his tory of the local park, once by Ty Cobb and another time by Humpty McElveen while playing with Montgomery. Paulette. Walsh and Maloney also starred at the bat for Mobile, while three double plays by the Barons and catches by Jimmy Johnston and Messenger also brought ap- plause.
 Cuban Almeida was not in the Barons lineup, having missed the train, causing Carroll to be shifted to third and Mes senger to be sent to right field
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managers guessing. Owners and man. asers have complained bitterly from time to time that Mack picks up stars at less cost than any other manager in either league. This is the fruit Of eternal base ball vigilance, and Mack, unlike some managers, needs more space than he can find on his cuff to keep the list of yoIng- sterS on whose services he has options
 And MT. Mack is not the only manager who is out after new material In many batting orders the spectators at a game md names they have never even heard or seen before. The box scores read like those of the spring training games.
 The answer is that the managers are experimenting and laying their plans for next year. In the past few days Jennings mas shown us an intield made up of one veteran and three recruits. Stoyall did the same thing, except that he went fur ther still, displaying two new snartstops and a large flock of young pitchers.
 Callahan has displayed a brand new bat tery Cleveland is trying out new first baseman, Doe" Johnston. Dooin has no- tified the Philadelphia recruits harvested by his scouts to report at once. Even the Pirates are breaking in new man at second.
 Once they are convinced that they can not finish first or second 1t makes little uiileitIct tO most managers Where they cross the line. Then they begin to fort.ly themselves for the future. 1t is no easy task to get real line on the ability of a youngster in the spring. The men rej port at the training camps soft from several months layoff. and have to be nu1sed along until they get ,o condi- tion.
 Then too some are what is known as spring ball players" while others get into shape so slowly that they do not show their true form until after they are sent back to some minor league club. In the early fall, however every man should be at ais best. It is a much easier task at this time to classify the youngsters. Moreover there is a chance to give the more promising ones real major league ex- be broken in now when a manager would be afraid to take chance on them earlier in the year.
 The Giants and the Cubs both need pitchers and McGraw is none too strong in the out1ed. The Athletics are look ing for outfielders and catchers The Yankees could use a couple of fast in fielders, and so could the Tigers, although the latter are especially in need of box men.
 Every club has its weakest spot, and many of them are very weak indeed AL though the minors have already sold many of their stars, the draft will probably be than usual in the big tent in 1913.
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NEW RULING PREVENTS THE
 MAJORS FROM PIONEERING UP"

through purchases. Catcher Wells of the International league, Pitcher OCCnnor of the Kansas City club, Outfielder Lebold and Gardner Chapelle of the Milwaukee club are desired by a large number of the majors and practically all will place drafts for their service.
 However, there will not be as much covering up as in the past. For long time several clubs have purchased and drafted as many as 45 players to get a good nine out of. For instance, Brooklyn. had over 40 last season. In the spring they sold the men who were purchased and drafted at a higher price to the big minors and cleared handsome amount from the sales
 The Philadelphia Nationals have made practice Of buying a number of players from the Class D leagues at the draft price and reselling them to the leagues at higher price or placing them out at an option. The Reds have always secured many too. Cleveland usuallys covers ID the men for their farms at New Orleans Portland and Toledo. However, less of this will be done next season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-02

(Copyright, 1912, by Publishers Press)
 New York, September 1.-The great bulk of opinion even among sporting men is that the state boxing commits sion acted wisely in refusing to grant a license for the propostd Johnson Jeannette fight in New York.
 There Is no personal feeling against Johnson, and there Is hardly fight fan who would not enjoy bout be tween the two smokes It is fact however, that the Frawley law Is stlll on trial Despite the fact that boxing on a firmer basis now in New York than it has been for great many years it is true that there is latent oppoN sition to the game, which, if stirred into activity, would wipe the Frawley law from the statute books in short or der and impose more drastic conditions on the fight game than existed before the present law.
 A fight in which Johnson is partici- pant is practically certain to stir up this opposition. Boxing commissioners knew this and hence their action n refusing to permit the fight.
 understand that Philadelphia and Baltimore would like to stage the fight, to say nothing of Paris and Australia, so there is still a probability the two men will meet. If they do, l hope 1t will be for something more than 10 round bout. Between Johnson and Jeannette, the chance of a decisive vic tory for either in 10 rounds is neGligi- ble They are both boxers, crafty rinS generals, and neither would be likely to run the chance of a knockout by rougbing it. If these two meet, 1t should by all odds be over the long route.
 have been rather impressed with the possibilities of Luther Mccarthy and Jeff Willard as white hopes" They are both long ways from cham pionship possibilities yet, but they seera to have the makings. As l have point ed out, d champion is not made in a day. It takes a long apprenticeship, many hard fights and a lot of bulldog tenacity to make first class ring fighter of man of the highest natural ability. Hence, neither Mccarthy or Willard is likely to wrest the crown from Johnson, for admitting they have the natural aptitude, by the time they
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-02
BASEBALL MAGNATES VIEW
 CLOSENESS OF THE NATIONAL
 RACE WITH GENUINE DELIGHT
By WALTER MARCHAND

Copyrighted. 1912, by Publishers Presso
 New York. September 1.-There are one set of men in organized baseball who have shedding any great quantity of tears. These are the magnates. When McGraws s men were making a runaway race of it there was a falling off of gate receipts, which brought grief to the hearts of the thrifty gentlemen who own the ball clubs.
 Now that the Cubs have come up With a rush and the pennant winners are in doubt, gate receipts are going up like the mercury in the thermometer on a hot day, the tears are dried and smiles have taken their places.
 The race between the Cubs and the Giants is an interesting study in the psychology of baseball. The New Yorks play good ball, winning ball against the other teams, but when they meet Chances s men they either field like amateurs or bat like novlces and are utterly unable to win.
 Boston seems to have the American league pennant pretty well slowed away, and there is little reason to doubt that lilt 1leiiitSt llilioiiihS WiNf d iohS Stiii5 oi games on their home grounds. will repeat in the National league.
 As to who will win the worlds cham pionship the deponent sayeth not. It will be a mighty even race and the club which has the break in the luck will be very likely to get the necessary four games.
 In every department of the game the Red Sox and the Giants seem to be about as evenly matched as two teams can be- The series should go to the limit and probably will unless one of the teams de- velops Home Rum Baker who will sew things up.
 From Philadelphia comes news that Connie Mack has abandoned hope of win ming the American league pennant this year, which means, of course, that he will get to work at once strengthening his team for another season. Scouts who are on the road Joking up material for the other teams will have to get down to hard work, for when Mack begins to re- pair his baseball fences he gets right after almost every promising young player in the country. Many time a big league scout has toured the smaller circuits only to find that every man of any promise was already pledged to the hustling man. ager of the Athletics.
 Some of Mack's scouts are we'll known around the circuit, but there are enough in his Secret service" to keep the other
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-02
HOME RUNS FIGURE
 IN PEEL TWIN WIN

New Orleans, September 1.-Home runs figured prominently in todays double header, both games of which went to the local team. Home runs by McAllister and Johnson in the first game came with two walks in the sixth inning and gave the visitors a temporary lead. Knaupp's four base drive in the ninth won for New Orleans, to 4, with none down. Rohe drove the ball through the left field screen for the circuit in the second game. break ing a tie. Swindell and Swann outpitched Paige and Johns Scores:
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Miller's supporters is the argumenl that Flynn seldom ends his fights by the knockout route. His plan is. to stand close and with forehead resting against his op- ponent's chest, turn loose with over hand punches or uppercuts, which while they leave their mark do not put the recipient off balance.
 It was this style of fighting that Flynn administered such a terrible pumping to Carl Morris at Madison Square Garden. N. Y Morris, although severely ham mered, was not knocked down once dur ing the engagement
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-02
RED SOX HAVE NAILED DOWN AMERICAN LEAGUE PENNANT, WHILE GIANTS HAVE CON- PORTABLE LEAD FOR NATION AL GONFALON
Fly WALTER MARcHAND

New York, September 1.-Interest in the baseball pennant race now centers in the hand to hand fight between McGrawrs Giants and Chances Cubs for first place In the National league. The American league pennant Is practically nailed down by the fast going Boston team
 In the National league however. fl would be rash man w.lo would make a positive prophecy There is a five game margin between the leadrs and the run ners-up and in so uncertain sport as baseball this is no safe margin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-02

SUMMARY. Home Run-Jacobson.
 Three Base Hit-Long.
 Two Base Hits-Demaree, Maloney. Sacrifice Hits-O'Dell. Dunn, Messen- ger, Starr, Long, Paulette. Double Plays-Yantz to Ellam Trough to Fllam to McGilvray; Ma loney to Starr; Marcan to Ellam Struck Out-Demaree ', Trough 4 Smith l.
 Base on Balls-Demaree 2. Trough l Smith l.
 Hits pportioned-Prough g. with ( runs in innings. Wild Pitch-Prough. Passed Ball-Yantz. Time of Game-2:30. Umpire-Stockdale.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-02
WEST DEFEATS THE
 MEMPHIS TURTLES

Memphis. September With the score l to l in the eighth Parsons passed two men, forcing Welchonce In with the winning run here today, Nashville winning 2 to l. The game had been played close, but without special features, except the work of James in
 the outfeld. Welchonce got four hits in four times at bat. Score.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-02
Reds Cop Both

Cincinnati September 1.-Cincinnati won both games of a double header from Pittsburg here today, the first by score of to 1 and the second Il to 6. Both More and Suggs were effective in the first while Camnitz pitched well until the ninth. when he was hit just enough to allow the winning run to score In the second game Pittsburg outhit Cincinnati. but their hits were not effective In the pinches. Score: First game: R H F f1ttsDufR ............... uUV ulu oV-l : 1mc1Hndtl .....-.-...... Vou uVi Oul--z U
 Batteries: Camnitz and Gibson; More, Suggs and Clarke. Time, 1:55. Empires, Johnston and Eason.
 Second game: R. H. F.. Pittsburg ............... Ill ono o02-6 IT 2 Cincinnati ............ 300 106 01+-11 13 0
 Batteries: Cole and Smon Doak, Don aids, Benton and Mclean and Clarke. Time, 2;06. Empires Eason and John stone
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-02

SUMMARY. Two Base Hits-Swindell. Home Runs-Knaupp. McAlister. John- son. Stolen Bases-Rohe, Stengle, Wares. Sacrifice Hit-Clancy. Struck Out-Swindell 10 Paige B. Bases on Balls-Swindell 4, Paige 3. Passed Ball-McAlllster ?. Time-2:05. Umpires-Hart and Kellum.
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- SC M M A ft T. Two Base Hit-Schweitzer Sacrifice Hits-Parsons, Schwartz. Stolen Bases-Young, Perry Base on Balls-Parsons a. Struck Out-Parsons 5, West 4. Time-1:25. Umpire-Pfenninger.
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Two Base Hit-Spencer Home Run-Rohe. Stolen Bases-Stanley, Hendryx, stem gle, knaupp.
 Sacrifice Hits-Stanley Mills, Elber- field.
 Struck Out-Swann 4, Johns 8. Base on Balls-Jones 4. Hit by Pitcher-Hendryx, Johns. Wild Pitch-Johns. Time-1 35
 Umpires-Kellum and Hart.
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American Association

At Toledo: Toledo, S-6; Louisville 5-4. At Minneapolis: Minneapolis 2-11. St. Paul, 3-2.
 At Milwaukee: Milwaukee 3, Kansas City ?.
 At indianapolis: Indianapolis 1. Co., lumbus 6.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-02
RIVERS IS FAvORITE

Los Angeles, September 1.-Joe Rivers is favorite over Jos Man lott of New Orleans in the fight at the Vernon arena. odds of 10 to 6 were offered on Rivers today with Man dott money scarce.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-02
Errors Beat Maps

Cleveland. September 1.-Cleveland
 errored frequently at critical stages to-
 day and St Louis won to 5. Score; R. H F. Cleveland O01 002 000-3 10 D St. Louis .. oil. 003 100--6 II 0 Batteries: Steen, Baskette and Car isch; Baumgardner. Wielman and Alex ander. Time, 200. Umpires, OLough-
 lin and Westervelt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-02
Trough Is Driven From Box After JacObsOn's Homer
 in the Fifth DEMAREE HOLDS THE BARONS WITH EASE Except in the Fourth Demon Al Was Strong-Jacobson's Swat Was One of Longest Ever Made
 in MObile-Almeida Out
SOUTHERN LEAGUE STANDING
Yesterdays Results

Mobile 8. Birmingham 2. New Orleans 5-3, Montgomery Al. Nashville 2, Memphis l.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-02
AMERICAN LEAGUE
STANDING
White SOx Winners

Chicago, September 1.-Two wild pitches by Jean Dubuc gave Chicago 10 inning victory over Detroit this afternoon. to 6. Dubue came on in the ninth inning with the visitors lead ing to ,, one out and runners on first and second He walked Barrows. then issued a wild pitch, letting in Lord with the tying run. Benz replaced Walsh, who slipped in the ninth, and held Detroit safe through the tenth pass to Rath. who stole after two were out in the tenth. linked with Mat ticks single and another wild pitch sent Rath home with the winning run Score:
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Games Today

New Orleans at Birming gham. Memphis at Atlanta. Montgomery at Mobile. Nashville at Chattanooga.
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Chicago . 101 900 103 1--7 IS E Detroit ... 200 900 O22 O--e II 2 Batteries: Walsh. Benz and Schalk; Willet, Dubuc and Stanage Time, 2:27.
 Umpires Evans and Egan.
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