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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-20
Authorities More Moderate

Little Falls. N. r.. october 19.-Muni- cipal authorities took conciiatory steps tonight In their fight against socialist orators.
 They denied they had laid down the fight but after holding Mayor Lunn of Schenectady end six other socialist or- ators in jail on the charge of having committed felony the accused were paroled when the charge against them was reduced to a misdeineanor. Mayor Lunn's case 10 scheduled to be heard again Tuesday but if is expected 1t will not be pressed. After the visit here today of Attorney John Gugan of AL bany q conference was arranged. The situation was discussed fin q dispas- sioDatc manner and 1t was declared past rancor was dropped. When Charles Edward Russell. the socialist candidate for governor. visits this city Monday he will be allowed to. speak in the pub
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-20
Greeks Occupy Elassona

Athens, Greece October 19.-The Greek army, under command of Grown Prince Constantine. after four hours fighting today. dislodged the Turks from strong positions commanding Eiassona. near the Grecian frontier. The Greeks then oc-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-20
Dictates Statement

Governor Dix. who is at his Thomson home. was informed of MT. Merrllls visit and dictated his statement. He points out that the arrests at Little Falls have been made for alleged violation of city ordinance. Whether the ordinance vio- lates the constitutional provision guar anteeing free speech. he says, is purely q question of law and the courts may be relied upon for immediate redress iii event constitutional rights have been in- terfered with
 Attorney General carmody says he ad- yised MT. Merrill that the socialists un- doubtedly had the right to assemble and cited provisions of the state eonstitu- ton that no law shall be passed to re- strain or abridge the liberty of speech or of the press" Also that mo law shall be passed abridging the right of the peo- pie peaceably to assemble" His statement continuest
 No dsorderly act must be committed Public thoroughfares must not be unrea- sonabiy blockaded. Subject to these re- strictions the right to assemble and hold public political meetings cannot be denied by any municipality. not even by the state itself"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-20
Two Dashed From Aeroplsne

Geigen. Wrtemberg, October l9--Aii aeroplane piloted by Lieutenant Weiss barth. German military aviator, and carrying a passenger named Lange, fell from a great altitude while in flight near here today. Both were instantly Killed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-20
GOVERNOR DIX WILL ! KEEP HIS HANDS OFF Will Not Interfere in Social
 ist Dispute
 ----------- MAYOR LUNN PAROLED
Little Falls Municipal Authorities Take COnciliatory Steps in Their Fight Against Socialist Ora
 tors-Crapsey Arrested

Albany, N. Y, October Ex-Governor Dix does not intend to interfere for the present. at least in the dispute between the authorities of Herkimer county and the socialists regarding the right of the latter to hold public meetings in Little Falls. In a statement tonight the goyer- nor says the question is one of consti- tutionality which should be passed upon by the courts.
 After a conference with Herbert E, Merrill. socialist member of the assembly from Schenectady Attorney General Car mody issued statement tonight in which he contends in effect that the constitution guarantees the right of free speech and that this right 'is too valuable to be left with police officers to enforce or restrain"
 MT. Merrill came here at the request of the state committee of the socialist party, which plans to hold a meeting in Little Falls Monday. Charles Edward Russell. socialist candidate for governor, and other state candidates have been as- signed to address this meting. MT. Mer- Till consulted with the attorney general to get the state authorities to guarantee them protection against police interfer- enee
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-20
Germany Recognizes Italy

Berlin Germany, October 19.-The Ger man government today announced it's rec o~rit',n of 'tsiv's sovereignty over Trip oli and Cyrenaica.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-20
Servians Massacred
Lombard Varna

Constantinople, October 19.-The Turkish fleet arrived off yarna at 6 oclock this morning and began bom- bardment at o'clock this afternoon. varna Is the principal Bulgarian port of the Black sea between KustendIe and the Bosphorus. Notification has al- ready been received at the various em- bassies that blockade of Varna and Burghas. to the south, had been begun by Turkey.
 varna Is memorable for the battle fought there In 1444. In which the Turkish Sultan, Amurath II, over whelmed the Hungarian army com manded by King Ladislas. It has q population of about 35.0o0
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The Washington herald., 1912-09-03
RIVERS WHIPPED
BY JOB MANDOT
INTWENTYROUNDS
Southern Fighter Has AL the Best
of Fast Battle Before Pacific
Athletic Club.
WINNER LACKS GOOD PUNCH

Los Angeles. Cal, Sept. 2.-Joe Mandot.
of New Orleans and other Southern
points. whipped the coast marvel. Joe
Rivers, this afternoon. before the Pa
cific Athletic Club. az vernon. and at
the finish OF the twentieth round was
carried from the ring on the shoulders
OF his newly made California friends
Mandot proved himself to be worthy
challenger for the lightweight title by
whipping Rivers so soundly that Ref
cree Eyton's action in awarding the de-
cision to the French fighter was but a
necessary formality.
AT long range, Mandot used both
right and left with equally good effect.
Time after time he rocked Rivers head
with clean clouts. and his body smashes,
as a rule. caused Rivers TO vince.
Rivers long hope was the innghting
that he continually INDUCED in. He had
Mandot puzzled bit with this style.
II Mandot was a disappointment in
any respect, IL was In connection with
a claim TO carry a Knockout punch. In
one round, the eighth, Mandot caught
Rivers nve times on the point of the
chin with his right. without so much
as staggering the Mexican. The near
est approach to knock down came just
before the finishing bell in the seven
teenth round. when Rivers caught Man.
dot with a short right swing on the
Jaw and dropped him TO one knee.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-03
jim THORPE AGAIN
. SHOWS HIS GLASS
Carlisle Indian Wins Both the
Pentathlon and Decathlon at
Celtic Park.

New York Sept. flames Thorpe.
the Carlisle Indian who won the Penta-
thlon and Decatchlon at the Olympic
games in Stockholm. broke the Ameri-
can Athletic Union at Celtic Park to-
day with a toltal of 1857 points. The
previous record was 1855, made by
Martin Sheridan in 1909.
John Bredemus. of Princeton. win
ner in 1908. finished second with s,30s
while Bruno Brodd. of the Irish-Amer-
lean Athletic Club. >the only other con-
testant. scored only 3,ss5 points.
Thorpe made the wonderful running
broad jump of % feet. inches, and
won the. mile run in minutes, Is sec
onds. Martin Sheridan was the first
to. congratulate Thorpe as he finished
his series OF victories. Thorpe lost
My three events, the half mile walk.
the le-pound hammer throw, and the
pole vault. all of which went to Bre-
demus.
Fred Bellars. the resurrected long
distance champion. ran the three-mile
handicap in the open events In
1916 is. He won from Mike Ryan,
the Marathoner. by so yards. Abel
Kiviat. of the Irish-American Athletic
Club. won the mile run, also an open
event. in 4:33 AS. This was not the
miie run in which Thorpe participated.
Thorpe's companion. Glenn Warner. de-
MED that the famous Indian will take
up professional ball with the Pirates.
They left for Carlisle Tonight
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AFTERNOON GAME.

Milan tried to take big lead OF, the
initial sack when he opened the third
inning with a single and Crabbe slam
med the ball to McInnis half a dozen
times. Finally, when Clyde least sus-
pected 1t quic kthrow got him.
Barry made a sensational stop of
George 'McBride's hard-hit grounder in
the second, robbing the Nationals cap
tain of a sure single.
Collins also robbed Milan of a safe
swat in the tenth when he dashed over
into right field. picked up Clyde's vicious
smash with his gloved hand, and re-
tired the Tennessee Flyer at first, There
was a horseshoe concealed about Collins
somewhere.
When Gandil drew a walk in the Ma
tionals' ninth he promptly stole second.
going into Collins so hard that the last
named dropped the ball.
Walter johnson actually stole a base.
It happened in the sixth inning. Lapp
did not dream that the great pitcher
would try to take any liberties and was
completely fooled. johnson slid into
the bag like Ty Cobb and got there be-
fore the ball could be ciapped upon him
When such men as Strunk and Magsert
connect for safe drives OF Johnson's de-
lucky. Players of this stripe ordinarily
could not touch Walter with a bass I'D
die
When one sizes up the game il is cas-
ily seen that all the breaks of luck ia
vored the Athletics, despite the punmel-
ling the White Elephants gave johnson.
The prettiest play Of the game ap-
-peared in the Athletics ninth. Collins
was on third. when Baker hit sharp
grounder to Foster. Eddie had to Jump
three feet in the air after the ball, but
he got II, and slammed it home TO Ain
smith. with the result that Collins was
run down and tagged out "a
George Mcbride had a good day. He
came to bat .five times. connected for
a two-bagger, drew two bases on balls.
was hit by the pitcher. and scored three
OF the Nationals seven runs
Laporte got lucky two-bagger in
the fourth. which later resulted in a
run. He shot UP ny over second base,
and Strunk, coming In under full speed,
tried to spear the ball with one hand
He muffed the pellett. and when he
could retrieve the ball Laporte was on
second base.
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THE MORNING GAME.
Tom Hughes opposed Eddie Plank

.
Laporte made a neat stop and play
Of Oldring's drive over second in the
opening round.
Howard Shanks held down right n d
In place of Danny Moeller.
Baker raped Hughes for the frso hit
OF the game In the second stanza-a
smoker TO center.
With three on the sacks and two
down In the second. Tom Hughes walked
Eddie Plank. forcing in run.
Baker doubled TO the right-field fence
in the third. and twisted his ankle
turning second. But after wait OF a
few moments returned to the game
Germany Schaefer held down third
base while Bakers ankle was being
bandaged- Dutch looked pretty good at
that.
!. Henry secured the. nrst hit on Plank,
a clean single to left, in the third
frame.
Barry scored with ease in the fourth.
when Plank lifted high ny TO clyde
Milan.
sixth inning. Barry. first 'up, stroiied.
When Shanks singled to right IN the
sixth inning. after Foster had slapped
hit to left. the kid beat 1t for third.
Frank Laporte was the boy In the
pinch. with a slashing double to center.
scoring Shanks in the sixth.
Chief Bender was in the box when
the Nationals went to bat in the sew
enth
with two on and two out in the
eighth, Joe EngeL who had pitched a
no-hit game in right field. replaced
Musser on the mound.
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tneir team nldleS COuiQ 90 Htlic
against the pitching of Plank and
Bender.
Nationals Fight Hard.
From the tap of the bell the Nationals
displayed lot of fight, in the afternoon
combat. Coming from behind against a
5 to / count Grffith's- youngsters plowed
through the enemy and knotted the
count. forging ahead in the sixth only
to lose the lead in the seventh and re-
gain 1t again in the eighth, they Weighted
the fans with their aggressiveness and
never-say -die-spirit. but johnson could
not check the furious charges of the
White Elephants. The Athletics broke
through the Nationals one run lead in
the ninth coming up on even terms again
and sent over two taIlies in the tenth,
more than enough to win.
Little Eddie Foster was the real WASH
ington hero in the afternoon. The midget
raked in three hits and played a brilliant
game in the field. An unfortunate
double play in the last half of the ninth
robbed the Nationals Of a chance to send
over the much needed run. Barry and
McInnis also played prominent part In
the defeat of the home folks.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-03
JEANETTE BEATEN.
JEFF Clarke, of Joplin, No, Out.
points the Boston Negro
Heayy-weight Boxer.

Pittsburg, Pa. Sept. big Joe Jean
nette. of Hoboken. ciaiant OF the worlds $
heavyweight championship on the
strength of Jack Johnson's retirement.
was given the surprise of his life to-
day when Je Clarke, OF Joplin. Mo-, de-
cisively outpointed him In six-round
encounter. While no referees decision
was given. 1t was the consensus OF opin-
ion that Clarke had a shade the bet
ter Of Jeanette Jeanette, heavier
than Clarke by 40 pounds, was easily
held on. all his efforts TO land a blow
to vital territory proving futile. Jean
nette landed only one clean blow. In
the second round he put his left forci-
bly, TO the nose, drawing blood. Clarke
had all the better OF the fourth and
sixth rounds. while in the other rounds
honors were even.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-03
Nationals Are Beaten
Twice by Athletics
Lose Morning Game, 8 to 2, While Mackmen Land
Afternoon Contest in Tenth Inning, 9 to7.
Johnson Fails to Stop Champions.
BY WILLIAM rEET.

Connie Macks White Elephants left trail of smoke and
their wake here yesterday grabbing the morning Labor Day
to and coming right back the afternoon stronger than
ming OF the hardest fought battles known science, to
Walter Johnson could the Sleepy City gang the final
tusse lasting innings and fairly bslng with every kind of base
ball. Johnson appeared much stuff and although
rihe times would ordinarily have landed his game No
plantations everything Walter showed up ambasted
He simply could hand the visitors stuff they couldn't hit.
The morning game brought light Paul Musser and Joe Eng
ng the winning end of the for the
The Washington herald., 1912-09-03
Two Defeats Handed Nationals Darsmen Fail to VII
Local Crews Defeated
In Middle States Regatta
Monster Crowd Sees Great Races.
Gotham Cracks Star.
ny IRWIN BARBOUR.

Under torrid and smooth mill
pond the annual aquatic classic of the the Middle States Regatta
was held on the historic Potomac yesterday
Not the embance of accident marred the smooth regularity
with which the big sweep and scu events contested The
ideal for the sport gentle breeze sweeping the
just enough volume Offset the topc heat without oughenng the
water.
Here there everywhere launches and other small craft
dotted the bosom of the broad Potomac and dropping lang
with the gentle SWELL Bright colors everywhere In nearly every
there girl nearly ~ girl carried parasol of diff
ferent hue Ac the river and adowng the course bringing the
light of the stronger relief the Virginia pa
The Washington herald., 1912-09-03
RED SOX TAKE
TWO FROM YANKS
BY SINGLE TALLY
Highlanders Lose First Game When
Ford Makes Balk with Yerkes
on Third.
2 TO AND / TO o THE SCORES

New York. Sept. 2.-The Red Sox took
both games OF to-day's double-header
With the Yanks. the first to l and the
second I to o. A triple by Yerkes and a
bsr by Ford in the eighth inning re-
suited in the first victory.
The only run scored in the second
game was made in the first inning on
Hughes single, McConnell's wild throw.
and sacrifice ny by Speaker, McCon-
nell frightened up after that and pitched
great game. Wood was invincible,
allowing but six scattered hits. Scores
The Washington herald., 1912-09-03

Earned runse-washington. /: Philadelphia, 4.
Left bases-washington, .; Philadelphia, Il
First base on bslls-Of johnson, 5: OF Crabbe. !:
of Brown, 5. Innings pitched-By Crabbe, rs;
by Brown. 6 Is Hits made-Of Crzbbc. 5; on
Brown. g. Struck out-By Johnson. Z. Three-base
hit-Baker. Two-base hits-Nurphy. McInnis. Ain
smith. Mcbride. Laporte Sacrifice hits-Ansmith
l2. MagceIt. Barry, Brown Sacrifice fies-Gandil
johnson IT, Stolen hases-Johnson Gxndil. Double
play-collins to Barry to -McInnis. Hit by pitcher
By Crabbe. Mcbride: by johnson, Murphy. Wild
pitch-Brcwn- Umpres-Mcssrs. Dineen and o'Brien
Time Of same-s hours and 20 minutes. Attendance
-ioco1
The Washington herald., 1912-09-03
HARRY DAVIS QUITS.
Former Athletic Resigns; Joe
Birmingham Is Temporary
MANAGER

Cleveland. Ohio. Sept 2-Harry H.
Davis. manager OF the Cleveland Amer
ican League team. this morning re-
signed. Outielder Joe Birmingham was
temporarily appointed to I'll his place.
The teams poor showing. and the fact
that he has been subjected TO severe
criticism by the public and press are
given as Davis reason for resigning
The Washington herald., 1912-09-03
Fairnent. nefest pad..

The Fairmont Athletic Club trimmed
the fast Western Bud A. c. yesterday.
. to 6 on the Northern Association
League diamond
This makes the Fairmogts four straight
wins IN the past two weeks. Any team
svefsxfng eighteen years desiring games
address n. Butler. rs Howard street
The Washington herald., 1912-09-03

kIms-Hoora Yerkes, Lelirelt. Sacrifice hits
Bedient f2, Mcmillan. Stolen bzse--LcIiyelt pou-
bic plAys-McSIillan 10 Simmons to Chase Simmors
to Chase; Lewis TO Siahl. Left on bases-Bcston. s.
New York. Ffrst base balls-Od Beiient 2; of
Ford. s Struck out-By Bcdieut. 2: by Ford :
Bah-Ford. Umpirs-Mesrs Connolly and Hart.
Time Of same-l hour and Is minutes, Attendance
1.0Oo
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AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Yesterdays RESULTS.
MORNING GAMES.

Philadeiphin, ,; Warrington, 2.
st. Louis, 3, Cleveland, 4.
Detroit, IL; Chicago, 4.
AFTERNOON GAMES.
., Washington, Z.
Cleveland, 2; St. Louis, L.
= Detroit-Chicago, rain.
Boston. g, New York, L.
Boston, 1, New York, D.
GAMES TODAY.
Philadelphia at Washington.
Boston mt New York.
st. Louis mt Clcycland.
Detroit mt Chicago.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-03

Earned runs Washington, 2; Philadelphia, L Len
on bassa-washineton. Z: Philadelphia. IL First
base on ballszon Hughes. 2; Of sIusser, 4; off
Plank. 2; of Bender.sl innings pitched-By Hughes.
5; by Nusser, a23: by Eneei. Is: by Plank s;
by Bender. j. Hits made-0f Hughes Z: OF Mus
ser, }; OF Plank, q; OF Bender. = Struck out
BY Plank. 2; by Hughes, :; By Afusser, /; by Ben
der. 2 Two-base hits-Baker Mcbride. Sacrifice
ny-P1ank Passed halls-Henry Egan- Umpires-
Messs. Dineen and o Brien. Time Of gzme-2 hours
and s minutes Attsndance-5.8n.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-03
Boat Race Po.tponea.

Huntington. ". ". Sept z-Becauss
of threatening weather conditions the
second motorboat race OF the series for
the Harn,sworth cup In Huntington Bay
weather permitting.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-03
Hartford Race. Po.tponed.

Hartford. Conn. Sept g-Rain pre-
vented racing at Charter Oak Park to-
day. To-day's grand circuit card, in
cluding the $4,000 Charter Oak trot, will
be run tomorrow provided the weather
clears i
The Washington herald., 1912-09-03
THE MORNING GAME.

Long Tom Hughes and Eddie Plank
locked horns Hughes lasted five innings
and Plank six OF the two Long Tom
than the score shows.
Baker opened the Athletics second with
scratch and McInnis followed with
a single, Walsh grounded to Hughes
who tried to get Baker at third but
failed. Barry and Egan both died. but
Ump Dineen called a perfectly -good
third strike a fourth ball on Plank and
Baker was forced in.
Barry singled to right in the fourth
and went to third on Egans safe poke
to left Plank gave Milan a high fly.
Barry scurried home on the out.
Paul Musser replaced Hughes when
the sixth opened, and when he passed
Barry, the first man up, the Athletics
won the game, as Murphy and Oldring
followed with singles. Musser managed
TO get away with the seventh, but was
in a hole in eighth, when Grif promptly
yanked him and substituted Joe Engel.
who retired the side. Engel also
BANKED the foe in the ninth.
Plank Goes to the Cooler.
The Nationals drove Plank TO the
cooler in the sixth. Singles by Foster.
Shanks, and Kenworthy with a timely
double by Laporte. sent over two runs.
Chief Bender was Piank's successor
and was in danger only once, the Ma
tionars ninth, when the score might
have been tied with a safe hit Nc
Bride was on second with two ont Hem
ry grounded to Collins, and the side was
retired.
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Run-Hoop.r. Three-bsse hit-Daniels sadiice
hits-Yerkes sterrett Daniels Sacrifice Hy-
SPEAKER. Stolen hases-sicMilan t9. Left en-
hases-New York 0; Boston. 9. BGscs en- bAlis-Od
Mcconnell ;: of Wood. ). Struck out-By Nc
nelly and Hart. Time Of gsme-l hour and 30
minutes
The Washington herald., 1912-09-03
THE AFTERNOON GAME.

Almost a capacity crowd sweltered
through the ten long innings and there
was plenty of encouragement uncorked
That Connie Mack figured his chances
of winning was about 10 to 1 was evil
dent when the announcer stated that
Crabbe and .Lapp would be the battery
for the White Elephants and oppose
Johnson and Ainsmith-
Tho. Nationals forced Mr.. Crabbe to
crawl into his hole in the fourth. and
then young MIR. Carol Brown made his
appearance. With johnson pitching any
thing like his usual game the runs
gained off Crabbe would have been more
than enough TO win.
With the Athletics out OF the way in
the opener Milan started the ball roll
ing for the home folks by drawing
walk. On the hit and run play Foster
shot single to left and Milan scooted
to third. Moeller popped TO Lapp. Gam
dill sent Maggert line drive and on
the out Milan scored.
A couple of cheap hits in row by
McInnis and Strunk in the Athletics sec
ond followed by a bunt and a smash
from Lapp's bat which blasted its way
through McBride's hands scored two
runs.
Nationals Score I'm Fifth.
folks until the fourth. when Laporte
double to center after Gandil had per-
Ished, and Kenworthy singled to right.
Mcbride was hit in the side, filling the
bases. Ainsmith watched four bad ones
sail past, and Laporte was forced over
the plate At this stage Crabbe was
lifted and Brown took UP the burden A
wild pitch was uncorked and Kenworthy
McR IN
johnson sent up high fly to Strunk,
and Mcbride sprinted home.
johnson looked like his old self in
the Athletics fourth. when two blokes
went down on strikes. He also Kept the
platter clean in the fifth, while Washing
ton sent over the run which tied the
score in the Nationals half of the fifth.
Foster singled to left. Danny Moeller
dropped a bunt in front OF the plate,
and when Brown threw the ball mile
over McInnis' head Foster came all
the way home from first base.
The Asnletics drew a blank in the
sixth, and Washington assumed the lead
in the second half of this round. Nc
Bride walked, and Ainsmith sacrificed
him to second, johnson banged the ball
through Eddie Collins shins, and Nc
Bride breezed home.
This one-run lead was soon cut down
gies with a base on balls into the sew
enth inning. and they brought about
the desired tally.
Lead in Eighth.
Once more the Nationals fought their
way 10 a one-run margin lead, scoring
their seventh and last run in the eighth
inning. Mcbride opened with a nifty
double to left, and Ainsmith's buntl
placed him on third johnson lifted a
high ny to Strunk, and Mcbride scored
The Mackmen refused to take the
count. and bobbed up stronger than
ever in the ninth, scoring a run, andl
showing themselves again on even
terms with the Nationals.
In the tenth three well punched singles
and a base on balls yielded two runs and
the game was over right here. as Brown
managed to hold the Nationals safe
washington's best chance to win the
combat was in the last half of the ninth,
when Foster led OF with clean single.
Moeller hit into a double play and the
one chance went a giimmering as Gam
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dill and Laporte both drew passes andl
Kenworthy made the third out. a iy to
Strunk.