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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-19
Membership Campaign
SIX TAKE CIVIL SERVICE "EXAMS''

Jasper September 1S.-(Special)- IA CIVIL service examination was held in Jasper to- day and was conducted by L. D. Smith or Birmingham a member of the local ciVil service board. Six men took the cxamina- tion, four from Walker county and one each from Winston and Fayette.
 The first bale of 1912 cotton grown in Walker county was put or he market here Saturday and was bought bv Philips x Stanley, local cotton buyers, at Z'@ cents.
 The Walker county commissioners have purchased tuberculosis exhibit Tor the Walker county fair The exhibit will be in the hands of pr. A. M. StoVall, WHo will have q booth at the far grounds for the purpose of giving free demonstra- tions to all who are interested in pre- venting the spread of this plague It was under pr. Stovalls advice that the exhibit was purchased.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-19

MIR. CHARLES W. BURTON IS BACK AT THE BURTON HOTEL BAR, AND WILL BE PLEASED TO SEE HIS FRIENDS. STILL SERVING HIS CHICKEN LUNCHES AND BARRIE CUED MEATS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-19
Weather Forecast

Washington, September 1s-Weather forecast for Alabama and Mississippi Generally fair Thursday and Friday showers Thursday, Friday probably fair.
 Georgia: Fair Thursday except show CTS in extreme south portion; Friday fair.
 Tennessee: Fair Thursday and Fri day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-19
Local Data

For the 24 hours ending at ' p. m.
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Pockets Picked

While attending a show last night, N M. Gallant, tax collector for Etowah, had his hip pocket cut out, and was robbed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-19
Choose Candidate Today
Ask Bond Issue

At the October meeting of the court or county commissioners delegation rom the Etowah County Medical assoclaticn is expected to ask for an election on I20 600 bond issue for the purchase Of Q rountv hosnital.
Evening star., 1912-02-28
.F|RST-CLASS SPORT
IN WRESTLING BOUTS
Joe Turner Tackles Montana
and Other Good GrappIers
Clash Tomorrow Night.

Everything is shaping up nicely for a
big time at the Majestic Theater tomor-
row night. when the big wrestling tour
nament will be pulled off, with several
stars in the different bouts The prin-
cipal event will be the match between
of the Washington wrestling fans. and
Louis Montana. who recently defeated
John Kolonis, the champion of the east.
Turner has thrown Montana, but in that
bout ,the latter was injured and had to
suffer defeat. Since then Montana has
come back in good style and just now
is in splendid form. Joe is undoubtedly
at his very best at present and should
Montana be able to gain fall the strus-
gle will be great one from start to
finish.
Next to the Turner Montana bout, the
clash between Tom Duchesne. the pop
ular Fall River athlete, and Jack Lester
claimant of the welterweight champion
ship of the world. will be the semi-final
There are two other good matches
scheduled. the first between Bumps
Turner and Frank Zerago, the fast Ital-
ian wrestler of this city, and the other
between Peter Robey. the sterling Man
chester grappler and Gus kanaZes
Kanazes is the Greek champion in the
lightweight class in this country. and
the boy has been working out with the
best in the city and has made a good
impression on Turner and Duchesne.
Evening star., 1912-02-28
Crfths New Catcher Wires He Will Report News and Vii
WILLIAMS WILL REPORT HERE
TO GO SOUTH SATURDAY
New Catcher Wires That He Will Join
Team-W Washington Home of
Many Umpires.

sinia League where he remained until
last season.
For the season of 1912 Harry will be
found on his old circuit. the South At
lantic.
Harry Collifower is another Washin.
tonian who has made good at the umpire
game. Colliflower started in base ball as
a pitcher and was member of Ted Sui
lvan's famous Texas Rangers. and also
twirled with the Cleveland club in the old
National League. Colliflower started his
career as an umpire in the Connecticut
League and has seen service in the East
ern. New England. Virginia, South Allan
tic and in our own American League
The Southern League claimed Harry
services during the past season and he
will likely be back in Dixie in 1872
Fred Westeryelt, who broke into the
American League during the latter part
OF last season, IS also Washington boy
and Will he remembered by some of the
old Church League fans First Base
man Westervelt of the Calvary BAPTIST
team. WesteryeltS first engagement as
an umpire was in the Virginia League i'll
1905; the season of 1909 found him in the
South Atlantic and in company with
Harry tollifower he umpired the post
season games between the vim AZ OF the
Southern League pennant and the pen
nant winner in the South Atlantic for the
championship of the south.
He divided the season of 1910 between
the Texas and the Virginia leagues. and
worked in the New York State League
during the season OF 1911. where he was
secured by President Johnson for try
out in the American League. That he
made good is evidenced by the fact that
he has signed contract for the coming
season with the American League.
Joe Hennigar. who will be remembered
by some of the older fans who followed
the fortunes Of the old District League
in the nineties. is another Of Washing
tons contributions to the professional
umpire field. Joe finished up his playing
career in the Virginia League in 1Hna,
and the season Of 1908 found him umpir
ing in the same league, where he has
since remained.
The above. with the addition of Ed
HandibOc. concludes the list of the
Washington umpres who are actively
engaged in the professional field. Among
the number who have retired from the
active field after many years service
National outfielder; Charley Snyder.
star among the earlier catchers Bob
Barr. the old National pitcher; Bill
Belts. who still is active in the amateur
field and John Heydler, secretary of the
National League.
Eddie Ainsmith is the first of the Ma
tionals' crew to arrive in town. He came
in this morning direct from his home in
Massachusetts. Ainsmith is in fine con-
ditiOn, and made the statement that
Johnson's delivery would be no harder
to handle than would any of the other
pitchers. once a catcher was used ito it.
Ainsmith is absolutely satisfied with con-
ditions this year, and is practically Ger
tain that he will have no trouble holding
up his end of the game.
Evening star., 1912-02-28
VIRGINIA WANTS TO
WIN 88O-yARD RUN
Has Entered Thirteen Men in
That Event in George
town Meet.

That Virginia will make a determined
effort to win the S8O-yard run in the
Georgetown meet Saturday night is made
evident by the fact that the Charlottes-
vile University has entered thirteen men,
almost a third of the number who will
compete in this event.
Virginia will, of course, depend in the
main on Wylie Cooke, her star middle
distance performer, who in all probability
will start from scratch. Cookies skill will
be fully tested in this race. Against him
will be pitted Gallagher and Baker of
Yale, Howell. Gordon and Curtis Of
Princeton, John Paul Jones of Cornell,
the intercollegiate champion for this dis
tance; Hughes of the Fifth Regiment of
Baltimore, Arquette and Welsh of Car
1isie Catline and Schmack Of Johns Hop
kins. besides six or eight runners from
Georgetown and those from other COL
leges whose entries have not as yet ar
rived.
Virginias entries in this race, besides
Cooke are Hart, Barton, Davidson, Beck
EFT. Sloan. Manon, Jones, Rumbough.
Randolph. Beno. Diebold and Harris. This
race should result in one Of the mos
exciting that has ever been run in Con-
vention Hall. There are at least six men
probability being Cooke of Virginia.
Catline Of Johns Hopkins. Howell of
Princeton, Gallagher and Baker of Yale
and Jones of Cornell. Arquette and
Welsh. the two Indians in the race, will
have but slight handicaps, and a rafting
contest from beginning to end may be
looked for.
About forty entries have already been
received by Manager Kingsley for the
44G-yard open handicap. Virginia, rs in
the $780, leads in numbers. having sent in
the names of sixteen men. Virginia is
sure to make trouble for the other con-
testants in this race, as many of her men
will have generous Aandicaps. and the
scratch runners will find difficulty in
getting through the big field on such a
short race.
Glen Warner. the Carlisle Indian coach,
will send Welsh and Earth to the mark
in this race. Both of these Indians are
fast quarter-milers and will undoubtedly
be heard from. Yale will have Farrar.
; Hopkins Jhler, Princeton Edwards and
the University of Maryland Grinnalds,
Ell oft and Fritz. From the 9Th Regiment
OF Baltimore come Black. one OF the best
quartz -mile-s around this section, and
!, Bacon, another star. Georgetown has not
/ named her entries, bat she Is sure to send
! at least five men to the mark.
/ Seats for the big carnival can be Sc.
/ cured at Roberts and Spalding's sporting
goods stores.
Evening star., 1912-02-28
BY n. C. BYRD.

Arrangements for the Georgetown meet
have practically been completed. With
the exception of few minor details the
Blue and Gray management is ready to
send the athletes away from their marks
if the games were tomorrow instead of
Saturday.
From the announcements that have
been made by those in charge Of the
games it is certain that the meet this
year will be a more classy affair than any
ever held by the Blue and Gray. In the
individual events there is sure TO be
plenty of the best talent in the country.
while the relay races scheduled are to
take place between schools which have,
at other times this year proved them
selves to be well matched.
The mile open and fifty-yard hurdles
are two events in which real racing. such
as is never seen in this section. may be
expected. The hurdles will bring to-
SetEer some of the fastest timber top
pers in the country. while there will be
five or six men in the mile able to do
4.35 or better. There are three runners
in the mile, in fact. who seldom go over
that time for the distance
The two-mile relay race between Prince
ton and Yale will bring together some
of the best half-milers among the north
ern colleges. The mile event scheduled
between the Indians and Cornell will
also be a race worth witnessing. Yale
and Cornell. though, would be favored as
likely winners in the two events.
There will be one big race between
the minor colleges. and it is sure to be a
well contested affair. Richmond Col
lese, st. Johns and the Maryland Ag-
gies are the three schools that will he
represented. The teams are very evenly
matched, and the race should be the
closest of the evening.
The one big race of the evening. from
a local standpoint. is the annual affair
between Georgetown and Virginia. The
personnel of the Virginia team is about
decided. and the Georgetown coach prob
ably knows Just who will compose the
four he will send out. Virginia will prob
ably have the following men running un-
der it's colors: Briggs, Guy. Todd and
Cooke. Three of the Georgetown team
will almost certainly be Davis. Chapman
and Landon, with the fourth place going
to Eller Golden. McGrath or Mulligan.
One big club race is to be featured.
The distance will be one mile. and the
tea amsi running will be the fremont Ath-
letic Club. which has proved itself so
good at mile that no other Organiza-
tion can be found in this section to run
against it. and the Shannahan Athletic
Club of Philadelphia. The Philadelphia
Evening star., 1912-02-28
"CINDERS" MURRAY ILL.
Champion Walker Stricken With
Apoplexy and May Die.

NEW YORK, February oS S-Frank p.
Murray better known to followers of
athletics as "Cinders'' Murray, one-time
holder of nearly all the heel-and-toe rec
ords from a mile to ten is critically i'll
at his home in Brooklyn. Since his re-
tirement from the track Murray has been
an employe of the New York Cotton En-
change. He was at his desk there Mon
day, when stricken with apop!eXy.
From 1913 to 1884 Murray electrified
the athletic world by feats on the track.
Record after record went down before
his amazing speed. In 1873! Cindcrs went
to England. but his method of walking
did not suit the English officials and lie
was disqualified After 1876 he retired.
;;lt uneXpectedly came back in 1879 and
swept the three-miie championship from
IA field of youngsters at Washington.
That was his last performance before the
public.
Evening star., 1912-02-28

patch. in speaking of the hardships which
ball players have to undergo by reason o.
the reserve clause, hands out the follow
ing:
"Th'nk what the base ball player has
to endure. First off thte bat they will
only let him work six months a year.
which is discouraging deprivation, see
ing that he draws years pay for
twelve; next they make him put up witt,
ffve-month vacation then for one
month before his real busy period be-
gins he is compelled to quit the farm.
cease hauling wood and lay up in some
upholstered hostelry at a resort and en-
dure five-dollar-a-day accommodations.
which the boss forces him to accept
gratis.
Gould anything be more humiiating?
They just gotta quit kickin' the poor
base ball player aroun.'
1t is doubtful if there has ever been
spring in the history of the Washington
club when those interested in base ball in
this section have shown so much genuine
interest in the team. While no one VIII
venture the prediction that the team will
finish higher in the race. the acquisition
of so many new faces has created the i'm
preston that a real effort is being made
to build up a winner here. Every move
that Griffith has made during the two
months that he has been In charge has
met with the almost unanimous approval
of the base-ball-loving public and every
one seems to believe that when he was
secured to take charge of the team ten
strike was made.
Prospects for improved conditions here
We're never brighter. The team may not
finish higher than seventh, but the
chances are that it will play more sat
isfactory ball. If luck favors Griffith dur
ing the first year of his regime there Is
good chance of his team upsetting all cal
culations. The Washington club has been
a luckless aggregation in more ways than
one and 1t may be that IL is finally to
come into it's own.
One of the most difficult points the
managements OF base ball teams have to
solve in the spring Is the problem OF Civ
ing the big squad of recruits adequate
individual attention. II recruit does
not flash strong inside the three weeks
training period he's discard. Not be-
ing given any great personal attention.
owing to the size of the squads. many
good men have thus been permitted to
slip back.
With four men on the job sitting out
talent. Wallace of the Browns will at
least not overlook much In this line.
-. n -
Evening star., 1912-02-28
BY J. ED GRILLo.

That Moeller, who is slated for one or
the outfield positions on the local team
this year is a fast wide-awake ball play
er is evidenced by story which Scout
Mike Kahoe tells of him. kahoe was
watching Moeller play in Buffalo one day
in which the home team had a one-run
lead in the ninth, there were two out and
Moeller on first. The batter hit up a
little fly to the infield and Moeller started
to run just as soon as the ball was hit
The ball was muffed, and before it could
be picked up Moeller had slid over the
plate with the tying run. 1t was resu-
lar Ty Cobb sprint The average player
would have been satisfied when he reach
ed third. but Moeller never stopped there.
and when Rochester eventually won the
game he was responsible for the victory.
That play decided Kahoe as to Moeller's
value. and right after that game he closed
the deal which brought Moeller. Foster
and Spencer to the Washington club.
Washington team, which he doubts will
be able to finish higher than seventh in
the coming race. pays this tribute to Carl
Cashion, Grifflth's big young pitcher,
who incidentally created the impression
that he was somewhat Of hitter. Here
is what Fullerton says:
AZ pin more faith on Big Cashion than
upon any Of the new men. If this fell
low doesn't develop into a fine pitcher
1 miss a guess He is big, willing.
hustler. and / never saw a left-handed
batter who hit bali harder or more
naturally than he does. He is south
erner. a university man and smart in
spite of it. He has a spit ball. nice
motion, and he loves to play the game,
saw his first major league game last
fall and he showed that his nerve is
all there. He shut out the White SoX
by steady, brilliant pitching. Later he
was wild. his great speed making 1t
hard for him to control the ball. and
when he slowed up he was hammered,
| though then that if some wise man.
ager, such as Grifith, got hold Of that
youth he would develop into star
pitcher. Now Grif has him and what
ever may be the. little fox's weaknesses
as q manager he Is without doubt the
smartest' man In the field today In the
training and coaching of pitchers.
John wray in the 81. Louis Post-Dis-
Evening star., 1912-02-28
WELL PROTECTED
TO OFFSET ALL ACCIDENTS
Davis Has Stars to Fill Infield Vacancies.
Could Switch Larry and Turner With
out Weakening Clubs Infield.

CLEVELAND. Ohio, February 2S.-The
strength of a ball club lies in its sub
stitutes. That statement has been proven
SO often that no one thinks of doubling
it's wisdom.
Where would the Athletics have finished
last year without "Stuffy'' McInnes?
Early in the campaign Jack Barry was
seriously crippled. McInnes filled the
berth in such sensational manner that
critics throughout the country were pre-
dieting that Connie Mack would be forced
to keep the young sensation on the job
even after Barry returned to form.
Harry Davis was Mack's capable sub
stitute after McInnes had been placed on
first base and had been injured late in
the fall. No one who witnessed the re-
cent worlds series will hesitate to declare
that il Mack had been forced to rely on
some other than Davis for the job dur
ing McInnes' absence the Athletics would
have proven sweet morsel for the
Giants.
Last year Nap I4ajoie was injured
early in the season. Neal Ball CLIMBED
into King Larry's boots, played the most
brilliant game of his career and was to a
great extent responsible for enabling the
Maps to finish in third place.
The truth Of that statement is also
clearly demonstrated in the case of the
New York and Detroit clubs. With Gain
Ors injury Jennings was forced to shift
Jim Delahanty to the first sack. That
left second base open and no one was dis
covered who could fill the bill acceptably.
Detroit fans still believe If GainOr had
been saved to the club. or il strong sub
had been available, the Tigers and not
the Athletics would have locked horns
with the Giants in the worlds series.
AS for the Yankees, their campaign was
merely a succession of injuries, with a
complete generalization of the club and
combinations of the most erratic base
ball produced by any club in the country.
Has Star Utility Men.
Time will wreck numerous we'll develop
ed plans, but il Dame Fortune is kind
the Cleveland club will be as well if not
a trifie better fortified to meet accidents
next season than any other club in the
league.
Tuck" Turner is unquestionably the
greatest utility fielder in the major
leagues today. Place Tuck" at third.
second or short. and they all look alike to
him No need hearkening back to the
records for proof. The base ball world
is thoroughly familiar with .'Tuck's' ac-
tons at all three stations. AS recruit
Evening star., 1912-02-28
BY J. ED GRILLO.

Alva Williams will report here Satur-
Cay. The new catcher wired Manager
Griffith this morning that he would leave
Stuttgart, Ark. Thursday for this city.
Williams says that he ss fit to play ball
at moments notice. and it is not be-
lieved that there will be any trouble
getting his signature to contract.
Williams will get regular chance to
work" said Grifith. He is not in
tended for bench duty any more than
are Henry and .Ainsmith. All three OF
them will alternate behind the plate,
There is no sense in having young ball
players idle. They do not improve sit
ting on the bench, and the only way
that We can get anything out Of Williams
and the rest of our young follows is to
work them regularly. / am satisfied that
Williams has the making Of a good
catcher. and with Henry and Ainsmith
also sure to do good work | am more
than satisfied with my catching corps.
Williams and Henry are both big men,
and | believe that that is an advantage
for a catcher. though there have been
lot of little fellows who have proved
stars.
Groundkeeper Fitzgerald has started to
make some necessary changes on the in
ileiu at tie locdI pain IHc pitShCiS
slab is to be lowered. while the home plate
is to be raised about two feet. The bare
space from the pitchers slab to the home
plate is to be sodded so that 1t will be
reduced to about foot in width. while
paths are to be cut from both benches to
the plate. The frost is out of the ground.
and with the good weather continuing the
field will be in first-clasS shape long be-
fore the team returns here. The bleach
crs in left field have been completed and
the visiting players clubhouse Will be un-
der way within few days.
While Washington does not rival Roch-
ester. n. y. THE home of umpires,' it
does, however. lay claim to being the
home Of several umpires who are actively
engaged in that most strenuous pastime..
No less than Ave of this citys contri-
service in either the National 6 Ameri-
can leagues. and. as the amateur game
is growing in this city. it will no doubt
produce few ambitious umpires as well
as players.
The place OF honor among the WASH
ington contingent goes to Harry Mace
for continuous service, he having been
continuously at the game since the early
nineties. and has well grounded claim
of fifteen years service.
Mace has seen service in nearly every
minor league Of any note. When the
South Atlantic League was organized, In
1904 President Boyer secured Harrys
services, and he remained with this
league four years. When President Boy
ed declined again to be a candidate Tor
president. during the winter of 1907,
Mace transferred his services to the Vir-