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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-19

When the Federal league started last
spring there was much speculation as to
It's finish. 1t finished. The baby league
completed its schedule, kept Its circuit in
tact, making but one change. and that
paid its every obligation.
This of itself was a distinct shock to the
powers OF organized baseball. None had
believed that Feds could defy the powers
that be In the national pastime and get
away with it. To be sure, the Feds
played Glass b baseball, but they played.
and they played out the string to the end.
This was the first time since the Pacific
Coast league was brought under the
power of organized ball in 1908 that any
set of men had dared defy those who be-
lieve they hold the exclusive rights to
peddle baseball In this broad land.
with no blare of trumpets the Feds have
gone about their business. quietly and
with the precision OF well oiled ma
chine. Men who have made distinct sue
cess in other lines of endeavor put their
business brains to work and evolved the
plan of attack. 1t is ready now, and the
storm will break November l, or there
abouts.
The baseball brains Of the movement,
that is, the brains of baseball organiza-
tion, are being furnished by Lloyd Rick
art of st. Louis. 1t was a sorry day of
organized baseball when Rickart was al
lowed to pass. lie alone will be the
means of costing the old leagues a heap
of money In the next two years, for he Is
a shrewd man, and Ia furnishing Just the
sort of brains the baby league needs.
The Federals prefer not to designate
their efforts to establish baseball inde-
pendently as "war." They claim the
same right to operate ball clubs the older
leagues claim is their exclusive privilege.
Charles Matison Of Kansas City, In a
little talk few weeks ago, said:
I'VE are not making war on anybody.
We merely intend Offering to the public
baseball entertainment on a broad scale.
II there hapepns to be a class of men
who consider this their exclusive right
we can't help that. We have had manu-
facturers and dealers In various products
who held the same ideas in their particu-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-19
British Entry Captures
National Golf Championship

Wilmington, Del, October 1S.--For the
third time in five years the women's ma
tioDal golf championship has been won
by player from the British Isles. On
the course of the Wilmington Country
club today, Miss Gladys Ravencroft of
the Bromborough club, England, former
champion of Great Britain. defeated Miss
Marion Hollins Westbrook. L. l., this
years metropolitan title holder, UP,
after sharp contest.
Both players were nervous at different
periods, but Miss Ravenscroft was the
steadier. Miss Hollins. feeling the re-
sponsbility of trying to keep the Amer
lean championship at home, played a
plucky game. She got into frequent trou-
BILE by making bad drives. but would come
back strongly with shots that won app
plause.
Both Miss Hollins and Miss Ravenscroft
were good in their long game, but were
uncertain and at times weak in their APP
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STREET AGAIN
STAR OF GAME

Princeton. n. j., October H.-Syracuse
proved to be a good defensive eleven
against Princeton today, but poor on the
aggressive. and Princeton won 10 to o
victory The visitors showed a healthy
mixture of trick plays. but the team
failed to put most of them into action
against the Tigers for consecutive gains.
Castle halfbaclS in punting for Syracuse
averaged five to 10 yards better than IL.
Baker, halfback for Princeton. The
Princeton attack was based upon Full,
hack Streit's line plunging. which was
above his standard today. II. Bakers
open field running and few forward
passes, most of which failed. Lamber-
ton and Brown at ends for Princeton
covered on the punts perfectly. STREET
scored both touchdowns.
Frequent penalties. in which Princeton
was the offender more often than Syra-
cuse, robbed Princeton of two touchdowns.
The ball was brought back on the field
for play after the Tigers had carried 1t
across in two Instances because of Illegal
work by the Princeton players.
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preaching and putting. Notwithstanding
Miss Ravenscroft at several periods was
off her game, she covered the IS holes in
Sc, the best score Of the tournament. Miss
Hollins' total was 81.
The American player had the first hole
practically won, as Miss Ravenscroft got
into a bunker and lost stroke Miss
Hollins on her third stroke overshot the
cup and had to halve the hole.
Miss Ravenscroft won the second three
to four, and Miss Hollins squared the
match on the third to s. The next three
holes were halved and on the seventh
Miss Ravenscroft was one up. The eighth
and ninth were halved. Coming in Miss
Hollins squared the match on the tenth,
only to go one down again on the sue
ceeding hole The twelfth and thirteenth
holes were halved and Miss Ravenscroft
took the fourteenth, which made her two
up, Miss Hollins took the fifteenth to 4,
making her 1 down, and the next two
were halved.
With one chance left Miss Hollins drove
into the ditch on her eighteenth and took
two to get out. On her fourth she was
on the green and as her case appeared
hopeless, she did not play out the hole.
After Miss Ravenscroft had been felici-
tated by Miss Hollns. the gallery rushed
forward to congratulate the British
player.
The prize which now goes to England
was held by Miss Margaret Curtis OF
Boston, who won the national title In 1911
and 1872 Miss Curtis entered the 1913
championship. but was defeated in the
first round Tuesday by Miss Caroline
Painter Of Chicago. Prior to Miss Curtis
possession the American championship
was held by Miss Dorothy Campbell, the
former British champion, who won it In
1903 and 1910.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-19
CLEMSON TEAM HELD
SCORELESS BY THE
AUBURN WARRIORS
CRIMSON ELEVEN UNABLE TO
UNDERSTAND GEORGIA. s ATTACK
Alabama Warriors Totally outcassed BY Red Black Squad
Bob McWhorter Star of Game-Georgias Captain Scores
Two Touchdowns-"Hog'' VandeGraaff Plays
Brilliantly For Alabama

The "thin red line" of the University
of Alabama met it's fourth straight
defeat at the hands of Georgia yester-
day afternoon when the Red and Black
Eleven piled mp total of 20 points
while the Crimson team was helpless
TO score.
The powerful onslaught of Bob Nc
whorter proved the undoing of the Ala
bama warriors. The great Georgia half
back played true to form. From the
starters whistle which sent the two
elevens crashing together until time
was called at the last moment of play,
his magnificent work dominated the en-
tire game. Time after time he plunged
through the Crimson line for substap-
tial gains. Tackler after tackler was
shaken from his stalwart shoulders in
broken field, and twice he carried the
oval across the opposing line for
fouchdowns.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-19
American Ledguers Again Show
Superiority Over National Clubs
BY ASA Ro uNTRnE, JR.

Again the American league clubs have
clearly demonstrated their superiority
over those in the older organization. La>s
year the folks in Ban Johnson's organiza-
ton captured ID and tied four of the 30
post-season games staged, and this year
they have been on the long end in 10
while nine have been dropped and two
tied for percentage OF 6S4, against .s65
for the National.
The Athletics were the first to aid the
American league in making clean sweep
of 1t by grabbing four games out of five
and the worlds championship title from
the National league representatives in the
blue ribbon series.
Following close on their heels were the
White Sox, who won the Chicago cham
pionship from the Cubs. Jimmy Gala
hans henchmen captured four out of six
games from the Cublets and thereby in
crea sed the American leagues total wins
to eight, against three of the Nationals.
The upside down championship series
of the majors between the st. Louis
Browns and the Cardinals ended in tie,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-19
M'WHORTER SCORES
FIRST TOUCHDOWN

VandeGraaff then punted into safe ter
ritory. Thompson returning it 20 yards
before being downed. McWhorter tAen
bucked the line for seven yards, after
which he tore around right end Tor the
first touchdown of the game. Henderson
easily kicked goal.
Alabama kicked to Georgia and the ball
was run back a short distance. On the
next play Georgia was penalized hVe
wards for being off side and the back
field In motion. Alabama then bucked the
line for five yards but on the following
play the ball was fumbled and recovered
with a loss
The ball went over to Georgia on the
next play and by a series of end runs
and buclxing of the line it was placed on
Alabamas six-yard line. Then the GRIM
son warriors rallied, and three concerted
efforts of the Georgians to make score
proved futile. Alabama regalned the paii
and kicked out of danger. The remainder
of the half was spent with see-saw 5crlih-
maging in Alabama's territory.
The second half opened with Alabama
kicking. Thompson caught the oval and
returned 1t for a good gain. McW nor
fer then bucked the line three consec-
utfve times for short gains after Wh1ch
the Georgians were forced TO KICK
Alabama returned the kick and on the
next play Georgia was penalized Is
yards for holding.
McWhorter was again pressed INTO
service and he responded with S5-
yard run A buck through the line
placed the ball on Alabama's two-yard
line and McWhorter was rushed
through center for his second town
down. Henderson again kicked goal.
Georgia kicked off and W. Vande-
Graaff returned it for good gam,
II. VandeGraaff was rushed around
end for 20 yards after which the ball
went to Georgia on the failure of for
urard pags
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-19
TECH DOWNS MERCER
IN STUBBORN BATTLE.

Atlanta, october 1S.-(Special.) )-Georgia
Tech defeated Mercer University here
this afternoon by the score of SO to O..
But this count does not really show how
fiercely the battle was contested. Mercer
stubbornly contested every inch of ground
that Tech gained.
The Jackets opened the game with five
of their regulars out Of the game and
three of them never played an instant
Mercer played gaInely, but were outfought
by reason of the superior weight of the
local eleven.
Cochran, MERGERS left half back, was
the individual star of both teams. He
played great game in every department
and on the offensive. even without inter-
ference, gained repeatedly through his
heavier opponents on line plays. Forester
of Mercer and Means Of Tech played the
best defensive game. Tech tried the for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-19
SMITH WILL HURL
IN BENEFIT GAME

Nahville. October 1s.-Announcement
was made yesterday by Jess Talley, one
of the promoters of the big game in the
Dell Sunday afternoon, that Clarence,
best known as Pop Boy" Smith, for
merly of the Birmingham Barons and
now of the Chicago White Sox, has been
secured to pitch for the professionals
against the amateurs Smith, who mar
ried a Nashville girl. is now residing
in this city, having come here shortly
after the American league season
closed
Facing Smith will be Hub Perdue, the
well known Gallatin luminary who is
the star pitcher of the Boston Nation
ais. Hub rode down on the interurban
yesterday and Informed the promoters
that Wilson Collins. the Vanderbilt
athlete who has had experience in the
majors, will perform on one of the
teams. 1t is understood that Collins
wants to play, but those In charge
could not locate him yesterday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-19
TOTALLY
OUTCLASSES BROWN

Philadelphia, October 1S.-Reversing e
results of two previous contests, Penn
sylvania defeated the Brown football
team here today. % to 0. The home
eleven outclassed the Providence team
in all departments of the game. Penn
sylvania's goal was never in danger
and throughout the contest the Brown
team was able to make but one first
down.
The Red and Blue showed a strong
defense and seldom seemed to have
some trouble in advancing the ball
Pennsylvania kicking was superior to
Browns and in this department alone
the Quakers gained many yards Penn
sylvania often tried the forward pass
but it seldom was a success. Brown
tried it twice without gain
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National League

ward pass five times and four times II
worked successfully. Two of them were
for touchdowns. Following is line ups:
Observation-Disclosures, Wills, left end; For
rester, left tackle; Levi left guard; Hol-
mar, center: Mills (captain), right guard;
Edwards, right tackle; Ruguley, right
end; Sans. quarterback; Cochran, left
halfhack Sammons, right halfback; Wills,
Parker, fullback.
Tech-T. Montague, Cushman. E. Mon
ta que, left end: Rainey, Mccord left
tackle; Lang, left guard; Trawiek, center;
Means, right guard; Alexander. Nance,
Smeed. right tackle; Hayes, Lucas, right
end; Thomson, quarterback; Cook (cap-
tain. Freeder, left halfback; Mcdonald,
Lrcas, right halfback; Johnson. Smith,
fullback.
Summary: Downs, Johnson 1, Cushman
2, T. Montague /, Cook 1. Goals from
touchdowns, Mcdonald 2, Montague l.
Time Of quarters. 1910; 1910 Referee,
Brown (vanderbil). Umpire Smith (Gor-
dom. Head linesman, Jemison.
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prevented them from scoring. Lineup
Alabama--Love. left end: w. Vande-
CRAFT, left tackle Jones, left guard
RIDDLE, center; Hicks. Smith. Riddle,
right guard; BurlSs. right tackle. Nor
ton, Stickney, right end; Hagan, quar-
ter: Harsh, right half; Long, full; III.
VandeGraaff. left half
Georgia-Conklin, left end: Hender-
son, left tackle Thrash. left guard
DE Laperiere. center; Malone, right
guard; Turner. right tackle; Smith,
right end; Paddock, quarter; McWhor-
ter, right half: Powell. Sidberry, full;
Thompson, Logan. left half.
Summary: Touchdowns. McWhorter
2, Powell. Goals from touchdown, Hen
derson 2. Referee.F STREET. (Auburn). Um-
pire, Blake (Vanderbilt). Head lines
man, Crawford (Tennessee). TimelSeep-
er, Pratt (Alabama). Time of quarters.
Is minutes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-19
Federal League Finished Its
First Season In Fine Shape

lar lines, and lot of them got into trou-
Bile. We, however. are not trying to make
trouble for anyone.
1--WE believe liza man prefers selling us
his baseball talents that is his privilege.
We do not feel that we are disregarding
the rights of anybody when we make bail
players propositions to play in our league.
That is the basis upon which We Will
work"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-19
GIANTS CAPTURE
FIRST BATTLE

Cicinnati, October 1S.-The New York
National league team and the Chicago
American leaguers began a tour of the
world here today with ball game in
which the former won by a score of
IL to 2. Mathewson and Tesreau were
in fine form. Benz. on the other hand,
was hit hard. The score by innings:
II. H : e.
New York 060 221 O0*-11 IA 0
Chicago ........ 100 COL O0O-- . 2
Batteries: Mathewson. Tesreau and
Wingo; Benz. Leverenz and Schalk,
Daily
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-19

each club winning three games and losing
a like number. while two were tied.
In the series between the Maps and the
Pirates, the American league representa-
tives were again victors. the Maps taking
four of the seven games played. This
was the only post season series which
went the entire limit of seven games
The Pirates were in the lead toward the
first. but Joe Birmingham and his crew
overhauled them after q hard struggle.
Here are the figures of the post-season
series:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-19
PERDUE DRAWS
WITH WISCONSIN

Lafayette, Ind, october 1S.--Perdue
football team tied the score with Wis
consin in the last period of the game here
today when Halfback Oliphant made a
sensational 70-yard run for touchdown
and kicked the goal that ended the game
with the final result. to z. Wisconsin
scored in the second quarter on straight
line bucking. sending Captain Tandberg
over for touchdown and Bellows kicked
goal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-19
ALABAMA'S ONLY
CHANCE TO SCORE

With the score 20 to 0 against them,
Alabama again rushed their heavier
opponents and really threatened the
Georgia goal for the only time during
the game. A series of clever off tackle
plays. coupled with two material gains
by Captain VandeGraaff, placed the ball
on Georgia's 10-yard line. Stickney
netted yards, and it looked as IL the
Crimson would score. Georgia tight
ened, however. and plunging into an i'm
pregnable line VandeGraaff fumbled.
Georgia recovered and never again had
the Crimson a chance.
Alabama won the toss and Captain
Hargrove VandeGraaff chose the north
ern goal with the wind at his back Soon
after the whistle blew and the teams lined
up for the commencing of hostilities.
Powell of Georgia kicked off, and Nor
ton, catching the oval returned It a short
distance. Several plunges for short gains
We're made by the Crimson and White
eleven, after which Captain VandeGraaff
broke through the opposing line for five
yards and first down. After several inef-
fectual attempts to gain Alabama kicked
and Georgia regained the ball on her own
35-yard line.
The Red and Black back field swing
ing into action. ripped the opposing line
repeatedly for short gains. and before the
Crimson warriors regained the ball Geor-
gia had made two first downs.
With the ball once more in their posses
sion the Alabama eleven began steady
march toward the Georgia goal Harsh
went around right end for 15 yards, while
Long bucked the line for short gain. A
long plunge by VandeGraaff netted Ala
bama her second first down.
Long again bucked the line, this time
for three yards, and Harsh followed him
with six-yard gain. Another short buck
and Alabama scored her third first down.
Harsh went through the Georgia line for
several yards and prospects were ex-
ceedingly bright for touchdown, but on
the next play the ball went over on the
failure of a forward pass.
With McWhorter carrying the ball,
Georgia made a strenuous effort to pierce
the Crimson line, but the effort was a
failure, and McWhorter was thrown with
out gaining. Again MeWhorter attempt
ed to buck the line, but his progress was
impeded by Harsh, and the Georgia cap
tain failed to make a gain. The Geor-
gians then punted and Hagan fumbled the
ball but made rapid recovery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-19
Chicago Downs Iowa

Chicago. October 1s.-Chicago heat Iowa
In their annual game, % to 6, here this
afternoon. Iowa showed unexpected
strength and after the first half held
Chicago on even terms Chicago relied
upon straight football using forward
passes only three times. while Iowa used
their entire reserve Of tricks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-19
Underwood Presents petition

Washington October Expeditions
against the governments suit to dissolve
the United States Steel corporation con-
tnued to reach the department of justice
today. Congressman Underwood has for
warded without comment a memorial
1aore than one foot high covered with
signatures of bondholders and employees
OF the Tennessee Coal. Iron and Railroad
company. saying q dissolution would mean
= pecuninry loss to them. s. ..s.,ss
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-19
POWELL MAKES
THIRD TOUCHDOWN

on the fist formation Powell slipped
through the entire Alabama defense
and ran 45 yards for a touchdown. Hen
derson failed to kick goal During the
remainder of the battle the two teams
see-sawed up and down the field AT
one time the Crimson team was Weli Oh
the way to a touchdown but tumble
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-19
M'WHORTER SCORES
TWO TOUCHDOWNS

Georgia scored her first touchdown
early In the game, counting when Bob
McWhorter, after a series of short
bucks carried the ball around right
end for l5 yards and a touchdown. As
in the beginning, Alabama came back
strong and it was not until the third
quarter that the Red and Black again
crossed the Crimson goal With the ball
in the middle of the field, Georlia
worked a successful foreward pass, en-
abling them to get within striking dis
tance of the Alabama goal Again Nc
Whorter was called upon and after two
attempts carried the oval across for an
other counter. Georgia's third and last
touchdown also came in this period,
and stopped a rush which threatened
to net a score for the Crimson. Vande-
Graaff, H, received the ball on the
kickoff and by a brilliantly executed
run. through a broken field netted 80
yards. Harsh and Long added 10 more
on two off-tackle plays. Here Alabama
was held and Hagan resorted to a fore
ward pass. Powell of Georgia inter
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-19
Navy Downs Dickinson

Annapolis, Mich. october 1s.--Navy con-
tinued It's winning streak this afternoon.
defeating Dickinson. to 0. The visitors
put up stiff defense during the firss
half, but in the two final periods the rear
full hammering OF the heavy navy line
and backfield wore them completely out.
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ceted the ball and raced 40 yeards for
the final count of the battle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-19
VANDEGRAAFF STAR
OF CRIMSON TEAM

Opposed to the Georgia captain. Hard
grove VandeGraaff, the husky leader OF
the Alabamians, was the distinct star
of the Crimson machine. The Crimson
leader was in every way worthy rival
of the great Georgia athlete Both on
the offense and defense he was a tower
OF strength, and on three separate oc-
casions he tore through a broken field
for gains of 80 yards. yandeGraaff' s
work yesterday stamps him a star of
the calibre of Hardage, McWhorter and
Ray Morrison. He faced much flercer
opposition yesterday than did his
Georgia rival. He was unaided by the
powerful interference which marked
the work of the Red and Black. He was
opposed by tacklers more sure, more
steady and more experienced than those
who faced the Georgia captain. And yet
despite handicaps his work was in
every way equal to that of McWhorter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-19
GAME A SAD
DISAPPOINTMENT

Except for the brilliant work OF these
star performers the game was a sad
disappointment to the thousands who
journeyed to Rickwood field to witness
the conflict. Georgia failed miserably
to come up to the standard set by her
brilliant work early this season. The
Red and Black warroirs appeared dist
less throughout Their play was slow,
they lacked the snap and dash neces-
sary If the Georgia team is to cope with
the powerful opponents yet to be faced,
and but for the power and weight
which wore out>their lighter opponents
the result would have been far different
from that which now indicate the re-
spective strength of the two elevens.
The work of Alabama on the other
hand was not a disappointment to those
who have followed the workings of the
Crimson with critical eye this season.
Their play was fast and aggressive and
their sterling fighting qualities alone
prevented the Georgians from running
up larger score. As two teams, the
work of Alabama was vastly superior
TO that of her opponent, but the Grim
son lacked the weight and experience
TO cope with the powerful individual
attack of the Georgia machine.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-04-01
lMIKADO HONORS
REDWOODCITYLAD
japanese ENJOY to Present Medal
To Boy of l3 Years Who
Saved Countrvnldn
Dispatch to The Cain

Especial Dispatch TO The Cal1)
REDWOOD CITY, March s1-Acting
Consul General Oyama of the japanese
consulate in San Francisco will come TO
Redwood City tomorrow to confer the
imperial decoration known as Koju-
hosho upon 13 year old Duncan Fftz-
gerald, who saved a Japanese from
drowning several months ago. The
medal, which is awarded by the mikado
as a reward for heroic conduct, has
been bestowed on only IL persons.
The ceremony will take place IN front
OF the grammar school. Mayor Merrill,
Henry P. Bowie of Hi1lsborough and
other notables will be present. The
teachers and students in the public
schools will attend in q body.
The school children will sing the
Japanese national anthem In Japanese.
America" Columbia and a Japanese
American friendship song, the solo by
high school girl and the chorus by
the school children.
Young Fitzgerald is an adopted son
OF Sheriff Mansfield. his father having
been shot and killed by Stephen Mort,
a game warden, at Salada Beach two
years ago.