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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-25

~ HE fact that Mr.. Woodward has
entered the market for five
L ball players means more than
that lie intends to strengthen his club.
1t means that in this moment of sun
shine, he is making hay for still other
seasons. To the most casual observer,
it is plain that very soon certain stars
of today will be compelled to yield
their places to younger men. Father
Time gets the best of the flock, sooner
or later.
The Barons have rounded to form
slower than any other team of the
league. They have not yet hit their
true stride When they do. they will
prove formidable. The team of the
present is only trfle weaker than
that which won the pennant, and
when it gets to moving in it's normal
gait, it will shove itself into the first
division.
But there are coming other years,
and Mr.. Woodward is displaying great
wisdom in strengthening now for next
year and other years to come.
The semi-official announcement from
New Orleans that Cholly Frank will
not manage the Pelcans next season.
and that he will take charge of the
Memphis Turtles, will be read with
more than passing interest. And the
rumor that Bill Bernard will switch
himself from Memphis down to New
ri is Of wi
cause the wags of the league to turn
loose their light thunder.
Bernhard, while in Birmingham, de-
clared that he knew nothing of the
report. He declined to comment, as a
matter of fact. He has made a sue
cess since he entered the south, and
al the present time has a team which
will grow better as day follows day,
and which will finish high.
1t has been known for some time
that New orleans had tired of Charlie
Frank, and it is but natural to pre-
sumo that Frank has tireo of New Or
leans. We spent an hour there once
upon q time, and got enough.
The Gulls won yesterday afternoon,
completing the week with an even
break, which, considering the fact that
they were on the road, was very good,
indeed.
From the criticism of Mobile papers
however, it is evident that when the
Barons finished with the C;ulls, the
Gull fans were holering. The fol-
lowing self-explanatory excerpt Is
from the Mobile Register:
'The reason for this explanation is
the fear that local fans will run out
on EN-. When they were winning
everybody was singing their praises,
and were certain that the flag was
as good as won. When they dropped
a couple everything was SIN o. X,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-25
NASHVILLE TODAY BECOMES
TOWN OF SUNDAY BASEBALL


Vols will hook up with the Lookouts
Sunday, May 25, which is the first inti-
nation that the general public has had
that the fight was to be taken up again
with the Mems Christian union, who
made it SO hot for the club moguls last
summer.
HSpts of Sunday ball that he would
make no effort to play In the future,
but the vision OF some additional real
dollars in the strong box, and the mcm-
ory of packed houses last season on
the few Sunday games was too much
of temptation for St Anthony Hirsig.
The bugs will jam the park to suffo-
cation Sunday, for over 5000 showed
their way into the Dell one Sunday last
season, which almost touched the high
water mark set on the last day of the
1908 season. when 1000 crowded their
way through the turnsttles
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-25
DARTMOUTH WINS
IN FIELD CONTESTS

Cambridge. May 24-So overwhelmingly
was Dartmouth's victory in the New Eng
land intercollegiate track and field cham
pionship today that interest lay only in
the struggle for second place. which went
to Brown. and in individual performances.
Captain Norman s. Taber of Brown did
the mile in minutes and Is 3-5 seconds.
"a 2-5 seconds. In the half mile Taber
breasted the tape in l minutes 55 5-5 Sec
onds, two seconds better than the old
time. r. w. Watwater of Tufts clipped
nearly IS seconds off the ASSOCIATIONS two
mile time, covering the distance in 8
minutes 35 3-5 seconds. The former time
was minutes 4s 2-5 seconds. Other rec
ords broken were in the shot put ham,
mer throw and discus throw.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-25

Nashville, May 24.-(Special)- 1.-The
Nashville baseball moguls are once
more going TO try to put Sunday ball
in this town, despite the disastrous ex-
perience encountered last year when
the stunt was attempted and the club
came very near to losing Its franchise
in the league as a result of litigations
in the courts
But the decision of the supreme court
that the law prohibiting Sunday ball
was invalid on come technical grounds
and the failure of the present legisla-
ture to pass any laws either for or
against the pastime has given the Vols
owners nerve to tackle the trick once
more, at least
Plastered all over the stands In Sui
phur Dell placards announce that the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-25

WOODWARD ANXIOUS
FOR FIVE PLA YERS
Baron Owner Preparing Build New Team for Other Sea
son's-Does Not Intend to Shatter Line Up But Says
That Baseball is Not Sentimental Business

Rick Woodward, owner of the Bar
ons, is not satified with the Baron
team. He is fond of the individual
players of his team, but is beginning
to realize that some additional strength
will have to be ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS the
stars of other seasons soon begin to
mend.
He is after five men, an outfielder,
three infelders, and pitcher. Some
of the FIVE might be obtained right
away Others may not be secured this
season. But he wants five men,
Our infield," he said, cit not the
air tight affair it was last season. The
boys are doing their best, | know, and
they may round to. l confidently expect
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-25
BARONS TAKE LAST
FROM THE TURTLES;
MUCH HARD HITTING

them to show better form in the aear
future.
"But some of these days they are
going to fall victims to Father Time.
and l intend to be prepared"
lie did not say where he thought
the weak spots on the Baron team are
located 1t is safe to state, however.
that he does not intend reckless shuf-
he of his men. But should he acquire
a player or several players stronger
than those he has. he Will substitute
the new for the old
Baseball is not a sentimental busi-
ness" he added. II am fond of all the
boys and will stick by them as long
as they deliver. 1t is a case of the sur,
vival of the fittest.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-25
SEWANEE AND VANDY
DIVIDE DOUBLE HEADER

Nashville, May 24--Vanderbilt and Sc
vance broke even in double header TINS
afternoon. Vanderbilt winning the nrst
game, IL to 8. and Sewanee the. second, 1
to 0. Mcclure pitched good ball for Van
derbilt in the first game, holding Sc
vance to five hits. Eggleston held van
derbit safe at all times In the second
game, which was called at the end of the
seventh inning on account of darkness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-25

Two Base Hits-McDonald, Mayer,
Love 2. Raerwald, Schweitzer, Abstein
3, Butler
Three Base Ht--knisely.
Stolen Bases-McCiilyray
Bases on Balls--Hardgrove .. Sloan
!, Kroh T.
Hit by Pitched Balls-Kroh (Mayer).
Htts--Off Hardgrove in 2-3 in
nfngs; Sloan 8 in Is innings.
Struck Out--Hardgrove .. Sloan .
Kroh /
Sacrifice Hits-Messenger McGlvray
Hardgrove.
Time-2:20.
Umpires-Breitenstei and Rudder-
ham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-25
GUN CLUB SHOOT

on the regular shooting day of the Bir-
mingham Gun club, but for some reason
the scores were not as good as usual. II,
C. Ryding managed to break 81 out of
his 100, and Gentry Hillman 50 with C. }.
Broyies ,in third place with 50. Quite a
number of the shooters We're beginners.
Mr. Heckler of Richmond, Va, will be
located here and will be one of the regu-
lars hereafter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-25

Two Base Hit--Schmidt.
Three Base Hit-Clark.
Struck Out--By Robertson 9. Brady 9.
Base on Balls--Off Robertson |, Brady /
Sacrifice Hits--Long, ID. Robertson ., w
Robertson.
Stolen Bases-Starr 2, Graham, Stock.
Hit by Pitched Ball-Starr tby Brady.
Time-1:55.
Umpres-Pfenninge and Hart
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-25

SUMMARY.
Sacrifice Hits-Jantzen, Lindsay, Da-
ley, Perry. Young. Schwartz.
Stolen Bases-Callahan, Jantzen
Two Base Hits-SloAn, Jantzen
Three Base Hits-E, Brown.
Double Plays-Goalby to Lindsay to
Schwartz.
Left on Bases-Montgomer 6, Nash :
vile 3.
Hit by Pitcher-By E. Brown L.
Wild Pitch-McManus
Base on Balls-Brown l, McManus g
Struck Out-Brown 4, McManus A.
Time $50.
Umpires-Stockdale and Fifield.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-25
Twenty-Five Hits, Ten for
Extra Bases, Delay Con-
clusiOn of Game-SIOan
Goes Well
SOUTHERN LEAGUE STANDING
Results Yesterday v

Birmingham .. Memphis ).
Mobile >, Atlanta !.
Chattanooga 3, New Orleans 5.
Montgomery 4, Nashville ,.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-25

81 h VI ~ II ].
Stolen Bases-F'lick, Coyle, L. Will
liams.
Sacrifice Hit-Gillespie.
Two Base Hits-HendryX, l.. Will
liams.
Double Play-Elston to Coyle.
Struck Out-Covaleski 2. Brenton l.
Bases on Balls-Covaleski l. Bren-
ton 4.
Hit by Decentralization (Elberfeld).
Wild Pitches-Brenton 2.
Passed Balls-Rob ertson 2.
Time 80
mpires-Wright and KERN.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-25
BROWN WAS STRONG
AND VOLS BEATEN

Nashville. May, 24.-E. Brown held
Nashville to three hits today and Mont
gomery won the second game of the
series to 2. McManus was unsteady
and gave up 10 hits Sloan, Donehue and
Browns hitting and the fielding of
Lindsay featured Wares tried to steal
home in the sixth inning but was called
out on a close play. Score:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-25
GULLS TAKE SERIES
FROM THE CRACKERS

Atlanta, May 2i.-Mobile made it two
out of three by winning today's game, 5
TO l. Robertson held Atlanta to four
widely scattered hits and deserved a shut
out. Brady kept his hits scattered but
errors figured largely in the run getting.
The fielding of O'Dell and Alpermann
wehe the only features. Score:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-25
GOOD GAMES PLAYED
in B. R., L. & p. LEAGUE

In a beautiful contest this afternoon
the Lighting department won from the
Railway department The features OF
the game were the pitching of Holt for
the Lighting department, and the jam
up playing of both teams. Holt struck
out 13 men. The result of this game
gave the Lighting department undis-
puted possession of first place in the
percentage column of the league
In the second game the hitherto lowly
Office aggregation out batted the Gas
department., winning the game and also
the applause of the crowd This being
the first game won by them this sea-
son, they are vowing vengeance against
all the balance of the teams in the
league now, as they have strengthened
their lineup considerably and feel as
though they can uphold their vengeful
attitude.
Following are the results of both
games; r. Fl. e.
Lighting .............. 3 7 2
Railway ............. 5 9
Batteries: Holt and Hancken; Thomas
and Waters r. II. Il.
Offlce .................. 8 s 3
Gas .......... 2
Batteries: Zwald and Howell; Edney
and Leslie.
LEAGUE STANDING.
Won Lost
Lighting 4 /
Gas .................
Railway ..-...--,.-...... 2
cffice ................ ........... 4
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-25
HURLING HUN MOWS
DOWN THE PELICANS

Chattanooga, May 24.-Chattanooga
won farcical game here today due to
the locals hard hitting and Indifferent
work by the visiting battery. Slow
fielding donated three runs behind Gov
aleslii in, the first, after which he was
invincible New Orleans made 10 as
sists in five innings, due to catching
local players in chases. The game was
called in the sixth to allow the visi-
tors to catch train. Score:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-25
Games Today
Cha ttanooga in Ma shville.
New Orleans in Mobile.
Montgomery in Memphis.

An extraordinarily long game, featured
by terrific swatting, was won by the
Barons yesterday afternoon. The score,
Birmingham g. Memphis ). Nine doubles,
one triple and L. singles fell 10 the por-
tions of the hitters.
Kroh remained on the Memphis hill
throughout the game, despite the fact that
he was hit TO advantage in practically
every inning. Hardgrove started for Bir-
mingham, but in the fifth was knocked
out Sloan finished strong, holding the
Turtles runess for the final innings OF
the game.
Mcdonald Star Hitter
With the willow Mcdonald was the
star. He drove in the first four Baron
runs and scored the fifth himself. Ward s
fielding at third was a feature, while
Mcbride and Kniseey both played spec
tacularly in the outfield.
While Birmingham got away in the first
inning Memphis pushed it's first run across
in the third Smell singled, but kron
forced him at second. loves long double
put the pitcher home. In the fifth the
Turtles put Hardgrove out as result
of their terrific swatting. Smell was easy,
but Kroh singled. Love singled and third
and second were occupied, following a
boot by Kniseley Baerwald flied out
without permitting an advance, and things
were looking rosy. But in rapid success
sion, two doubles and single were
sma shed by Schweitzer, Ward and Abb
stein. As a result four runs crossed the
plate and Hardgrove retired. Thereafter
with Sloan heaving the Baronial pill, the
Turtles were helpless.
BarOns Start Early
The Barons got a big start right of
the reel. In the first inning Messenger
singled and scored on McDonalds rouble
In the second with one down, Carroll
singled and was sacrificed. Marcan ano
Messenger walked. With the bases full
Mcdonald singled to left. Schweitzer
first of all, booted the ball. Secondly, he
threw wildly to third. Three runs scored
and Kniseley's single sent Mcdonald ir
from third. In the fourth Messenger sin
gled and reached third from second
where he had been pushed by base OF
ball given McDonald--on an infield out
He was squeezed" home by McGlVray
Two were added in the sixth after two
hands were down. Mcbride singled ant
Mayer doubled. Both scored on Carroll
dive to right.
In the ninth Kniseey tripled. but wa.
forced at home when McGilvray hit light
ly to the shortstop. McBrides wall
pushed McGilvray to second. and he stolt
third He scored as Mayer was beine
thrown out at first
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-25
TEXAS LEAGUE

At Dallas: Dallas Z, San Antonio ,.
At Fort Worth: Fort Worth 4, Beau
mont $
AT Austin Austin i. Houston :.
At Waco: Waco 5. Galveston TO-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-25
FEDERAL LEAGUE

At indianapolis: Indianapolis 2, Coving7
ton g.
AT st. Louis: St. Louis 4,"Cleveland i.
At Chicago: Chicago II, Pittsbarg s.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-25
GIANTS AFTER scHAuER

Superior, Wis, May 24.-Dick
Kinsela. representing the New
York Nationals, today wired w. j.
Sommer of the Superior Northern
league club. cash offer for the
services of Rube Schauer, the local
pitching star. Sommer has an
nounced that no deal has been
made for his star pitcher
The amount of New York's Of
fer was not announced.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-25
American Association

At Milwaukee,: Milwaukee $, Column
bus 5.
Al Minneapolis: Minneapolis 2-3, In
dianapolis OIL.
AT Kansas City: Kansas City o.,
Louisville >.
AT ST. PAUL. ST. Paul 10. Toledo 0.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-25
Fayette Beats Tuscaloosa

Fayette, May 24-( Especial )-Fayette
defeated Tuscaloosa in the third of the
series eight to four. Whitney pitching
for Fayette, allowed but two hits.
which came in the ninth. These punched
with two errors We're responsible for
two of Tuscaloosa's scores. Devere.
pitching for Tuscaloosa, was hit hard.
r. H. II,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-25
APPALACHIAN LEAGUE

At Knoxville: Knoxville IL, Cleveland
3-3
At Bristol: Bristol Al, Rome 1-5.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-25

Cornell Freshmen Win
Philadelphia, May 24-The Cornell
freshmen today won the annual track
and field meet from the first year men
of the University of Pennsylvania by
the score of 81 to so.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-25

'es-Pfenninger and Hart.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-16

and of no value except as it helps to keep
healthy body as the home of healthy human
spirit.
If you have been watching others-stop
watching, AND GET TO WORK.
Better devote your life to inventing some
thing that will kill rats-or improving lamp
wick, or takisg piece of barren ground and
making fertile field of it, or building house
where there was none--than all the watching
in the world
The emptiest dullest thing is the man who
mas been everywhere - AND SEEN AND
WATCHED EVERY1HING-an who himself
has never DONE anything.
Don't sit through this coming Summer
going through the motions" of YOUR work.
watching the cOck-waiting for the hour of
freedom, so called, when you are to dash
away and watch the baseball game, or WATCH
some other thing with which you have nothing
to do.
The average young man thinks that when his
work ends ne has his hour of freedom It u.s.
In reality, the hour of slavery-the hour when
man ceases to be real man and becomes
mere gaping spectator, looking on at the deeds
OF others as monkeys in the tropics watch the
builders of railroad.
Better to be the hardest-worked, most badly
paid. ill-treated Understanding sledge,
driving spikes into the ties-than the most fan.
cifully colored monkey or bird MERELY
WATCHING.
Beye DOORS. not watchers.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-16
- hat Question for Every Man Ask HIMSELF The World Is
ade Up OF Those That DO Things and
Watchers the CROWDS That How and Yell WATCHING Others
loDO the Smallest Thing Better
The Deeds of Others They Stimulate Ambition
Beyond That, WATCHING Is Waste and Weakness

in his brain-watches the slow destruction of
what might be working machine-sits back
while alcohol, THE DOER, destroys him and
makes real work impossible.
Young men, there is very little of life at best
You are born, and for twenty years you
amount to nothing-you are growing.
For ten more years you are learning how to
do something. Then you are thirty, and, if
ever, the real doing begins.
II you have wasted the ten years between
twenty and thirty you cannot be ready for work
at thirty.
If you do not begin your work and keep at
it-if you do not make YOUR OWN ACTIVE
LIFE THE REAL THING-your chance is very
slight.
At most the working life of man is eighty
or eighty-iye years. The first twenty amount
to nOthing-except preparation.
The last twenty, as rule, amount to little
although they ought to be the best years
And out of the eghty-f years which is the
limit of human life we spend at least thirty
years in sleep And we spend twenty more
years dressing and wasting time.
So that, out of eighty-five years-if we are
very hard and constant workers-we have. at
most, some twenty years of work.
how little time we have to WATCH!
How little time we should devote to looking
at others--at this man Sliding his base''-at
that man breaking the marathon record-at the
other man using muscle, which is out of date
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-16
DOWN INTO A POOR, MISERABLE
WATCHER

WATCHER
The very best quotation for young men. the
most inspiring text in the whole Bible-one we
nave often quoted to you-is this:
22-sut be ye deers Of the word not hearers ONLY
deeeivlng "''
23-For II be a hear Of the w,rd ,nd -.
ne ~ IKE unto man behodina his natural face
glass 80 80 ' '"Se W
24-For he behoIdeh himself, and ooeth his w.v and
.. ouaen'way rorsetteth what manner of he
eo-6ut whose iooketh into the Of liberty
and contnueth THEREIN, he not foroetfu
hearer but doer Of the work, this man shaI be
blessed In his $500 -
be doer-nOt simply one that Watches adj
mIres shouts and screeches WHILE THE
OTHER MAN WORKS.
And about this eternal watching and never
dolng, there are some things that should be
SAID TO one unfortunate class of men-those
that drink to excess
The man who drinks too much is the
ETERNAL WATCHER.
!, He does not watch the baseball players or
the runner, perhaps.
But the man that is in him sits back and
watches drink do it's work WITHIN HIMSELF.
You may see drinking man sitting at table
watching his own mind, while his eyes look out
into vacancy.
Within his brain pictures are forming. only
10 disappear; resolutions are being taken, only
to be forgotten; passing ideas are exaggerated
INTO visions of vast importance.
The drinker watches the pictures that move
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-16

HIS picture and editorial ought
to be especially useful to the
millions of young men now
preparing to devote their ener-
gies TO WATCHING OTHER
The Detroit times., 1913-01-03
TOLEDO COMPANY
FINANCES TOURNEY
Although Bowling Contests Are Held
By A.. B. c., Toledo Men
Handle Money

Although 1t Is the American Bowl
Ing congress that will hold the big
tenpin tournament to be held at the
Toledo Terminal auditorium next Feb.
ruary and March II is the> Toledo
Tournament company that looks after
the financial affairs OF the big event.
The American Bowling congress IA
a national organization, whose presi.
dent, Judge Howard. halls from Chi.
cago, and secretary, Abe Langtry, Is
a resident OF Milwaukee.
The THoledo Tournament company
however. IS a Toledo body, organized
and capitalized by local people. Isaac
Kinsey, well-known figure in Toledo
business circles. Is president of the
organization; John ID. Biggars, secre-
tary OF the Commerce club, Is vice
president of the Tournament company.
Larry Gazzolo. a prominent alley
owner here, Is secretary. and John
oDwyer, a big figure In local politics,
Is treasurer.
Anese are the people who will con-
the tenpin tourney, which viii
I'm on Feb. 22 and viii last until
Iarch 12
The Detroit times., 1913-01-03
GRAND RAPIDS WILL
FIGHT FOR REGATTA
Will Struggle With st. Louis for
Next Central States
Contests

When the annual meeting OF the
Central States Amateur Rowing asso-
citation is held at Quincy, ILL.,, Jan. IL
and IL, there will be merry scrap
between Grand Rapids, Mich, and st.
Louis, Mo-, for thesnext regatta
The Grand Rapids Boat and Canoe
club officials are extremely anxious
to land the next contest OF the asso-
citation. The Detroit delegates to the
convention at Quincy will undoubt.
edly favor Grand Rapids over St
Louis. unless they decide to go after
the regatta themselves, in which case
Grand Rapids will be urged to work
for Detroit.
The Lincoln Park Boat club of Chi
cago is also anxious to secure the
next regatta, but there seems to be
little sentiment favoring Chicago.
Several OF the central states Off
cials and other rowing enthusiasts
are averse to having the 1913 regatta
held In any city but st. Louis. II Is
the plan of many to schedule the
central states and southwestern re
gattas the same week, and the even'
to be-held at Creve Coeur Lake. They
further propose six-day regatta, and
In conjunction with junior and senior
days add an intermediate day, thus
making an entire week OF rowing, q
duplicate Of the 1912 event at Peoria
The Detroit times., 1913-01-03
MAZER DEFIES A
COLD TO PLAY
Will Be in Line-Up Against Alma
Tonight Despite Threatened
Sickness

Jake Mazer isn't going to let little
thing like threatened attack of cold
or grip or something Ike that keep
him from his favorite pastlme.
The ID. A. G. meets the Alma col
lege basketball quintet at the Palace
Roller rink this evening. The col
legians come down from Alma on q
vacation trip solely to meet the Del
tas Games were wanted with Pontiac
"Y" at Pontiac, and the University Of
Detroit at the university gymnasium
but they couldn't be arranged. So
Capt. Joy Miller's five will have to
meet team that is primed for one
game and one only.
Mazer, star guard for the Deltas.
complained OF bad cold yesterday
and thought that he might not be
able to be In the lineup. He was re-
ported as much better this morning,
however, atd ready for action.
Little is known of the Alma five,
except that they have several OF the
men OF their championship football
team on the team. Local fans expect
that the ID. A. c. will cop an easy
victory from the collegians.