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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-09
WILLIE KELLER ID
 TEACH BATTING ID BROOKLYN RECRUITS
Ebbets Retains Former Star as a Hitting
 Professor"

Announcement was made yesterday that Willie Eeeler has been retained hv Charles Ebbets to coach the young Brooklyn players in the art of batting next spring. while wilbert Robinson has already been engaged by McGraw for 1913 to teach the Giant pitching students how 10 shoot. In fact. Robbie had his job for next year cinehed long before he retired to Baltimore and his winter nominations over that Snodgrassian nun.
 Kid" Gleason will be back with Jimmy Callahan and the Chicago White SoX, while Joe Sugden will again be with Detroit and Jim Ryan with Clark Gfit- filth at Washington. Heine Peitz Will probably have his old job at Cincinnati. and practically every big league club that goes into a spring training camp next spring will have q veteran player along to coach the kids.
 McGraw was the first of the modern day managers to adopt the veteran coach idea and his example was soon followed by the other managers. However, Me GraW and other clubs specialized on the young pitchers, while Ebbets is about the first to introduce a batting instructor.
 if l<eeler can impart any of hts won derful batting knowledge to the Dodger kids" he will be worth as mucn 10 the club as Robinson is to the Giants or Gleason to tho Sox. Wee Willie had considerable success in the role of teacher last season. and he expects 10 do even better this year.
 Robinson produced Marquard and fes- rcau for McGraw last year, and he eX- poets to dig up at least one pitching treasure from the mass of raw recruits gathered by the Giant scouts last season. It is likely that McGraw will send the veteran instructor south with the yolmS- sters along about February l5 He tried the experiment of an early start with the recruits last year and it was big
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-09
TIME REAPS HARVEST OF
 MAJOR LEAGUE VETERANS

Donovan, Eddy Summers. Harry Kranse, Jack Quinn, Jim Vaughan They've all had their day and are now out of base balls swell society for all time.
 Behind the bat some good men of the past were forced into the discards, name ly: Johnny King, Gabby Street, Billy Sullivan, Charley Schmidt, Bill Bergen and Pat Moran. And maybe Roger Bres- nahan will not be on hand for 1913 duty
 Jim Delehanty and Germany Schaefer represent the second sacks contribution to the ranks of the has beens. First basemen who dropped out of the playing end were Frank Chance and Harry Davis and Jack Knight. All the old time short stops are holdovers, unless Joe Tinker makes good his therat to retire if not allowed to manage the Cincinnati club.
 Artie Devlin is the only third saeker of fame who doesn't hold on, while old Pop treated the outfelders very lenent- ly, calling only Danny Murphy, Briseoe Lord and Matty Mcintyre.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-09
BILLY SMITH SEEMS
 ID HAVE CORNERED
 AFC2M|DABLE CLUB
The 1913 Cracker Aggrega- ton Stacks Up With the
 Best on Paper

Billy Smiths Atlanta Crackers are be- ginning to take on formidable appear anee that is bringing delight to the down. trodden Atlanta fans, according to Dick Jenison of the Atlanta Constitution.
 The 9 men who will report to the Gate City for spring practice include eight pitchers, four catchers, five inhelders and five eutiielders
 Pitchers Brady. Becker and Price, Catchers Reynolds and Graham, lnhelders Alperman and Alger and Outfelders Cal lahan, Bailv and Sisson of the last years l line up will be retained. Pitchers Johns, Waldorf. Stton and Johnson nave served | their time with the Atlanta club and will
 have to find employment elsewhere next season.
 l The new men who will report are Pitch CTS Donnells. and Weaver, from the Bos-
 ton Nationals: Bansewein. from Charlotte, in the Carolina association; Herring, from 1 Washington. and Hartman from the semi
 pro ranks.
 IsraGy, Weaver and Donnelly. right ! handlers, with Becker and Price, left ! handlers is the staff that Manager smith
 with and most formidable looking staff 1 it appears to be.
 l Bill will stand pat on the five men that :, he HOW has lined up for his iniied. Joe 1 Agicr on first and Whitey Aperman on
 second Is all that is 10 be desired. while
 Wallace smith, the young inhelder secured 1 from the st. Louis Cardinals, is touted
 as just thesmal to round out the local in-
 field by playing third. St. Louis thinks so well Of the youngster that they are keeping stout string to him. From the above it seems that smith 1 las cornerel goodly bunch of baseball material fer the 1913 season. If his pitch CTS live up to expectations the Cracker club should stack up well with that of l any in the league.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-09
PITTSBURG HURLER LEADS ALL
 NATIONAL LEAGUE PITCHERS

respectively After Richie and Leifield. Chicagoans, next in order, come another Giant pair. Mathewson and Crandall. "Matty's" standing is eighth, with F games lost to % won and percentage of 657
 Fucker, Brooklyns left-handed star. pitched the greatest number of shut-outs, six with Suggs of Cincinnati and O'Toole of Pittsburg. next, each having five whitewashes to his credit. Fucker figures high in another table which Sec retary Heydler has prepared, showing the standing of boxmen according to the average of runs earned off their pitch ing The Brooklyn left-hander is third on this list with an average of 20 runs per game, only Tesreau, with l.s6 and Mathewson with 2.12 runs per game topping him.
 Alexander of Philadelphia. struck cut 1g5 men, the record number for the seA- son.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-09
COMMENTS UPON
 BLEASE'S SPEECH IN VIRGINIA

Mobile, December S.A special to the Register from Jackson. Miss, says:
 '"Thousands of good, law loving, home building, God fearing white men, both in the north and in the south down deep in their hearts harbor a feeling toward the black who assaults close akin to the sentimnet expressed by Governor Blease !" said United States Senator-elect James K. Vardaman, former governor of Missis- sippi today, in commenting upon the South Carolina executives mob law speech delivered before the governors conference. "I have been governor of Mississippi and was called on repeatedly to enforce the law. and 1 did it, as no other governor before or since in the south ever has done to protect the black despoiler of the white mans home And
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-09
RIDDLE MARRIES MRS. MAUDE EVANS WILSON

l.. P Riddle of WiIsonvilIe was ma;- : ried yesterday afternooa al 1 o'clock to Mrs Maude Evans Wilson of Longvie,' al the parlors Of the 1iillnan hotel. Tn. Rev ]. w. Johnson. pastor of the First Methodist church. performed the cere mony. II. N. Becl; and Ii. C. Fulton Of Birmingham were the attendants. After the ceremony Mir. Beck and Mir Fulton entertained at dinner for the bridal couple, the party including Dr. Johnson. The bride and groom spent the afte-- noon in seeing tie city and will leav. in q few days for Wilsonville where Mr Riddle is in the mercantile business.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-09

tary of the institute. and delegates from other countries and by Dr. c. J. owens. managing director of the Southern Com mercial congress.
 Senator tfoke smith of Georgia expect ed to accompany the party and will do so if the extra tariff session to be called by President Wilson does not interfere.
 The commission will spend eight days in Italy, five in Austria, five in Hungary ten in Germany, ten rn Denmark and Sweden, and the same number in Bel gium and Holland, and week each in France. England and Ireland.
 Returning, the party will leave Queens town on July IS, on the Cedric. of the White Star Line.
 The party hopes to collect much val- uable data while abroad, which will be of vast aid in this country in solving the important question of rural finance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-09
SOUTH TAKESPART
 IN FOREIGN TRIP Will Send Representatives to Study Farming Con-
 ditiOns Abroad

Washington December S-(special)-- It is announced that there has been im- mediate and hearty response from all parts of the south 10 ths proposal of the Southern Commercial congress to send a commission to Europe next April to study European systems of agricultural finance, and that 1t now appears each of the 16 southern states will be represented by several prominent citizens.
 The party will sail on the Saxona of the Cunard line on April 2G. Their itin- ersry has been mapped out by David Lubin, American delegate to the Interna- tionsl Institute Of Agriculture at Rome, Italy, by Professor Lorenzoni. the seere-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-09
MANY BIG LEAGUE STARS WILL. DROP INTO MINOR COMPANY NEXT SEASON

New Orleans. December .-(special.)- old Daddy Time certainly reaped a rich harvest in the big leagues last season. beheading old favorites with no more con- eern than he might have been expected 10 exhibit when he used the axe on some kid recruits.
 As might have been expected, the hurl- ing department furnished the greatest number of victims. Here's the bunch that found the 1912 pace too hot some of them going back to the bushes and some retir- ing from the sport: Cy Young, King Cole, Cy Morgan. Mordecal Brown, Wild Bill
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-09
THE OFFICIAL AVERAGES SHOW HENDRIX TO HAVE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF THE GAMES WON

New York December S.--IIendrix of Pittsburg with 24 games won and lost. leads the National league pitchers for the season of 1912. as shown by the official pitching records, made public today. His percentage of victories is .727 and only five points behind comes Cheney, Of Chi- eago who won 26 and lost 10 games.
 Five of the first nine men are mem hers of the pennant winning Giants. Tesreau. Marquard and Ames. New York trio stand third, fourth and fifth,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-09
Why tke Bulldog?
the Cincinnati Enquire

From the tinclnnatl Enqulfef.
 "Waitah' said Colonel Clay, as he glanced around the dining room of the big hotel, "you all kin bring me Ken tuelxy breakfast"
 And what is that sir?'' asked the waiter.
 Bring me a big steak a bulldog, and a quart Of Bourbon whisky
 "But why do you order bulldogy asked the waiter.
 "To eat the steak. suh," replied the colonel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-09

yet felt when doing 1t that if one of my loved ones had been the victim that I would have gone to extremes that would have shocked civilization to have punished the brute"
 Continuing, the senator-elect said:
 "A splendid opportunity was lost by the governors of the southern states In the Richmond conference to teach the unin- formed nation the truth regarding the condition existing in the south. which condition made it possible for Governor Blease to make the extraordinary speech accredited to him. Instead of comments Ing on and condemning the ebulition of temper manifested on the part of the South Carolina executive, it would have been better to have brushed aside his n- temperate uterances with an expression of depreciation. If they felt like 1t, and then proceeded to explain to American people the reason
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-09
PITTSBURG HURLER LEADS NATIONAL
 LEAGUE PITCHERS
MARION INSTITUTE COACH
 PICKS ALL-STAR PREP. TEAM

men from every possible angle. and is of the opinion that the team as given would be able to make a creditable show ing against any of the representative southern college teams.
 Birmingham college is given two posi- lions on the team. while the local high school squad gets one position.
 MT Carters selection follows
 Left end. Clements. Birmingham col- lege. right end Nesmith. Marion; left tackle, Parker, Albertvile; right tackle, Lister. Abertville: left guard Meyers, Birmingham College: right guard, Perdne Marion: center. Archibald, Anniston; quarter, Stephenson, Birmingham High school, left half, Milner, Marion right half. Moore. Marion; fullback. Boykin- Anniston.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-09
Risk to Be Considered
the Wa shington Star

From the Washington Star.
 Every time l speak in public I in sist on being literally remunerated. ' said the orator
 And quite properly replied the strictly business man. While your re- marks may not be valuable you are entitled to compensation for the risk you take of injuring your political fu- tilre ''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-09
All-State Prep. School Team Chosen
COACH T. C. CARTER SELECTS SQUAD OF PREP STARS FOR THE AGE-HERALD

The following choice for an Alabama prep football team is made for The Age Herald by Coach T. C. Carter of the Marion Institute prep championship team.
 Mir. Carter is a well known football au- thority. and in coaching the Marion team last season. he was thrown into contact with practically all of the prep aggrega- tions in the south.
 In making the following selection. MT. Carter has considered the worth of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-09
A Masculine City


 Maiwstchin, one of the borders of Rus sig in Asia, is t.le only city in the world peopled by men only. Chinese women arc not only forbidden 10 live in this tcrri- tory. but even to pass the great wall of KaIkan and enter into Mongolia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-09

WIG knew the trials of conducting the sport from tfe business office.
 John T. Brush did other fine things in lis baseball career, but never one which did so much for the pleasure of the base hall Tan the United States over as that which ended for all time the dominant au- thority which had been exercised by the mighty over the weak. The fan" protited in that for the first time in the history of the game it became possible for cities of less population to have their stars and their share in competitive baseball against the clubs which had absorbed practically all of the receipts, and by doing SD practically all of the best base ball talent.
 John T. Brush made professional base tall democratic.
 This has certainly been hard year for big leaugue managers Frank Chance, Roger Bresnahan, Harry Davis, Hank O'Day, Johnny Kling and Harry NoiVef- ton are among those who will not be pres ent when the 1913 roll is called, and all because they did not win pennants or get into the first division under impossible conditions. The manager let out because he fails to make good has the brand on him. It is hard for him to get another chance. He either goes to the minors, or, if he remains in the big league, has to be eontented with the obscurity and smaller emoluments of scouts job. Only two teams can win pennants in the big leagues Little to be enVied are the man. gers of the other 14.
 It is worthy of note that those clubs make the best showing when the man. ager is boss in fact as well as in name, and the owner has least to say.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-05-08
DEMOCRACY OF UNDERWOOD
a.. and WILSON C0NTRASTED
Underwood Native and Always Resident Of the South and
Always Loyal to the Democratic Party.
WILSON A RESIDENT OF new JERSEY FOR
YEARS AND A HABTTUAL PARTY B0lTER

Woodrow Wilson went north to get his
collegiate education. be took a law
course at the University OF Virginia.
Underwood was educated entirely I'M
the south.
AZ Democrats
Underwood has always taken the,
southern view of politics. The south
party and then present an unbroken
front 10 the enemy. 1t IS this habit Of
thought that has enabled him TO keep
the party In the house solid under his
leadership. Woodrow Wilson has new
er supported II Democratic nominee
who did not represent his views.
When his faction was not successful
&C. He has never been southerner
In political thought. First he belonged
to what he now calls the Wall street
wing Of the party. and when the buzz
ling OF the presidential bee induced
him to put away ideas that would rem
der his nomination impossible he went
to the extreme Of western populism.
No Reason Why.
OF course the men who have been
promised postoflces and other federal
positions II Woodrow Wilson Is elect
ed will naturally support him. but We
can't see why any man who has moth
ing TO gain by it would prefer a man
who pretends to be a southerner TO
one who is one, a man who takes back
everything he said up to four year
ago to one who is right and has always
been. who makes no apology because
he has nothing to apologize for. AboV
all. we can't see why any DemOcrr
should prefer a bolter to a steadfaS'
Decentralization Times-Un
March %. 1912
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-05-08

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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-05-08
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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-05-08
UNDERWOOD THE
ONLY SOUTHERNER.
II 10 Underwood of Alabama and Viii
son Of New Jersey.

Say what you may, let politicians
talk themselves purple in the face, 1t
is Oscar Underwood Of Alabama. and
it is Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey.
You cannot rub that out. Underwood
represents Alabama In the halls Of
congress Woodrow Wilson represents
the sovereign state Of New Jersey as
its executive head. 1t is not Under
wood of Kentucky; It is not Under
wood OF Minnesota any more than il Is
Wilson OF Virginia, Wilson of South
Carolina or Wilson OF Georgia. To
call Wilson n Georgian is absurd. BY
the same token Mr.. Taft Is Georgian
and Roosevelt is more one.
But the people cannot be fooled by
such political chicanery. They know
that Oscar Underwood is an Alaba-
mian and Woodrow Wilson a New Jer-
seyite. When any editor does not give
his readers credit for at least as much
sense as he has. he is making a griev-
Gus blunder. The people who do lit
tie thinking on their own account re
sent tile unwarranted. designing. spe
ciouS. unpatrlotic. unsouthernlike at
tack on Mr. Underwood by those who
should be proudest to hold up hi:
hands. Such peanut politics 10 re
Election on the sound sense OF the state
Augusta (GaD Chronicle.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-05-08
Mayor GaynOr
Friend of
The Children

IF Mayor Gaynor lives until the
present generation OF school children
grows up. as he probably will. for ut
sixty years OF age he Acs all OF the
virllity and activity OF the average
man OF forty-tive. he will just natural
ly carry the vote OF New York city
around in his vest pocket"
This was the observation OF an as
tute politician who hud noted the
many evidences OF the mayors great
love for children aud what grew out
of II. The Riddles" have adopted
him as their friend aud champion.
He first made q hit with them by de-
Ginning to prevent them from playing
In the streets. People who complain
ed that they We're annoyed by these
pastimcs were told that there wee
not enough parks In New York city To
furnish isolated Fairgrounds and that
the children could not be denied their
natural rights. To the police force IL
was broadly limited that the mayor
would not hold It against them II they
refused To interfere with the young
sters and their games. except when
some real onSnse was committed.
which latter as matter of fact rarely
happened.
Scarcely week goes by that does
not see II committee OF school children
calling ut the city hall to invite the
mayor to come and hear them speak
their pieces and distribute the prizes.
The school officials used to send form
al invitations to these affairs. but they
found that often they were overlook
ed. SO now they send the pupils
They are received with the same
courteous dignity that would he ex'
tended the most distinguished citi
zens. but once inside the mayors pri
vate Office Informal friendship pre-
walls. There Is no more suggestion OF
patronlzing on one hand than Of tlmld
ity on the other. and 1t is n mighty
important engagement that prevents
Mr.. Gaynor from accepting one OF
these Invitations.
| When the fire commissioner issue<
an order prohibiting the retail sale o.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-05-08
UNDERWOOD CAN WIN.
An old Soldiers View Of the
Situation.

SITUATION.
Quitman. Ga. March SIN
spite of the demonstration made
by the recently organized Wilson
club here. there is 4 very strong
following for Underwood in
brooks county. This is illus
trated by the statement of the
Rev. w. Il. Talley of Dixie. who
was In town yesterday and said
tAat out OF Il voting population
of forty in Dixie he knew Of
only three Wilson men. The
others We're all supporting I'm
derwOOd. Mr. Talley. who is
Confederate veteran and q man
of prominence in county affairs.
said: LAS TO Mr.. Underwood not
being 2 southern man. the fact
that he Is now living in the
south seems to be sufficient. Rep
resenting a southern district in
congress, he has become the
leader Of his party. and | think
his record shows him TO be Il
man of sufficient ability TO deal
with the real issues of the cam
paign adequately and squaTely.
They say we can't win with
southern man. We have been
defeated with a western man
and with a northern man. and
am willing to take chances with
II southern man. often pick Il
winner, and in this case have Il
conviction that am right in sup
porting Underwood. Savannah
tGaJ Morning News.