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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-16
FLETCHER LEADS
WITH 93 BREAKS
IN GUN CLUB SHOOT
Preparations Under Way
for Midwinter Handicap
Shoot to Be Held
Here Feb. 22

At the regular weekly shoot of the
Birmingham Gun club on Friday, John
Fletcher shot high with 9S breaks out
OF his 100 shot at.
Twelve shooters were present. On
the special shoot on Saturday there
were six shooters present. The wind
was blowing hard, consequently the
scores are away below the average.
Everything is in readiness for the
registered shoot and mid winter ham
dicap of the Birmingham Gun club on
February 90 Many out of town shoot
ers are expected and some OF the lead
ing professionals throughout the coun-
try.
There win be a handicap at 100 tar
gets in the forenoon and 200 target
race in the afternoon. The members of
the Birmingham Gun club making the
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Chess Tournament

Havana, February 15.-The Cuban chess
tournament opened at the Havana Chess
club here today with eight masters en-
tered The pairings were
Kupchik VS.. Janowslli. Corzo VS.. Capa-
blanca; Blanco VS.. Chajes, and Marshall
VS.. Jaffe. Only three games were finished
Gapablanca defeated Corzo and the games
between Kupehik and Janowsld and Mar
shall and Jaffe were drawn. The Blanoo-
Chajes contest was adjourned. The Sec
ond round Will be PLAYED Monday.
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will sign, and that soon.

.There are always some men who
try to cause disturbances in other
clubs of the league. once I was play
ing with Chattanooga at s125 per
month. During that season Newton
Fisher of Nashville approached me. I
told him that I was getting sl25. He
told me that l was crazy, and that
he would pay me s175.
"The following season I worked a
bluff I wrote Fisher stating that
was ready to do business with him.
He wrote me back, expressing regret
that he had spoken to me during the
season and declaring that he could
pay me no more than $3.50
"As / state, there are men who try
to cause disturbances in rival clubs,
really attempt to break up the league
TO serve their own selfish ends
e
The manager has returned from a
hunting trip to Keystone. Molesworth
is "some' hunter. lie is some sore,
too. For he did a great deal of walk
ing in and around keystone, one of
the loveliest places in the world
The hunters carried a dog along and
he did well, finding four or five covies
and chewing up several of the birds.
But it is probable that he was hungry
and everybody should pity hungry
dog AT any rate the manager and his
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PUGILISTIC GOSSIP

New York, February 15.-(Special }
Leon Ketchell. brother of the late STAN
ley has made good impression on the
fight fans here. He is a good game young
fellow, but he has long way to travel
before he reaches the level of his brother,
one of the greatest fighters of his weight.
Leon is game, has a punch and can take
punishment as though he liked it and
these qualities should carry him far.
Hugh ID. Mcintosh a few months ago
brought up the biggest deal ever made in
theatrical business in Australia. when he
purchased outright the whole of the
Richards Vaudeville circuit. He was
promptly chistened Huge Deal Mcintosh.
Now he has effected another deal of un-
usual magnitude. On December "a he
sold the Stadium with all its. appoint
ments, contracts, advertising-eveyy-
thing, in fact, that makes 1t a going con-
cern-to Reginald L. Baker, one of Aus
tralia's leading athletes, who is known
all over the country as Snowy Baker.
The price at which the Stadium changed
hands was $150.000.
The new proprietor of the Stadium is
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companion got II birds, sof which num-
Der the manager killed 10.
"When I was young" stated Moles-
worth, Furthermore, 81 was very fond
of hunting As a matter of factI played
baseball in the summer and hunted In
the winter, and as a result of the sale
of my game [ .labored profitably dur
ing every month of the year. / very
often rolled down Chesapeake bay on
a two weeks cruise in search of ducks
| found them, too. and sold them at
Baltimore fer fancy prices. [ have sold
a great many partridges at 50 cents
each.
oh, those were glorious days
can smell the odor of the salt at the
present time. Those were really slor-
ious days
Returning to baseball. the manager
said:
"You have heard of whitney-Frank
whitney? He's some finger. Hes an
Alabama boy and lives at Fayette lie
is a sidewheeler with speed and stuff.
Watch him.
you all thought Clarence Smith
promising last spring. He was; but no
more promising than Whitney is.
aWhitney will make good, possibly
not this season, but he will make good
In the end--if he has the courage.
Harry Jones. who heard the conver-
sation. chirped in: "Well, you may
count on the courage, all right, all right.
Frank is strong for courage, you had
better bet.'
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". AND |. BASEBALL
SCHEDULE COMPLETE

Lexington. Va, February 5.-(Special.) y
Manager Il. p. Davis of the Washington
and Lee baseball team has just made
public the 1913 schedule, consisting of 26
games, 10 of which will be played on Will
son Field in Lexington. This schedule
is not quite as long as that of last year
but the class of teams to be met is fully
equal to any that the White and Blue
has ever played.
The schedule is as follows:
March 20--Holy Cross at Lexington.
March 21-Yale at Norfolk, Va.
March 24-Pennsylvania State at Lex
ington.
March 25-Pennsylvania State at Lex
ington.
March 31-Lafayette at Lexington.
April 1--Lafayette at Lexington.
April 4-St. Johns at Lexington.
Anril 10--Roanoke league at Lexington.
April 11-Roanoke league at Lexington.
April l2-virginia Polytechnic Institute
in Lexington
April 1G-Davdson at Lexington.
April 1s-University of North Carolina
at Lexington
April 2i--University of South Carolina
in Lexington.
April "a. & NJ at Lexington.
April 2s-Trinity of North Carolina at
April 24-Trinity of North Carolina at
Lexington.
Lexington.
April 3o-West Virginia at Lexington.
aMav 1-West Virginia university at Lex
ington.
Southern trip;
May 5-University of Georgia at Athens
MAY e--University of Georgia at Athens.
May university of South Carolina at
Nav s-universty of South Carolina at
Columbia, S. c.
NAV "a. & NJ. at Raleigh.
MAY 10-Trinity at Durham, ~ C. -
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The Auburn soccer football team was
defeated by the all-star team of the ala
bama Association Football league by a
score of six goals to one in an interest
ing game PLAYED yesterday on Rickwood
Field
Despite the rather large score piled up
against them. the college boys gave a
good account of themselves and showed
up well against their older and more eN-
perienced opponents.
While the crowd was small it was not
lacking in enthusiasm and the ''rooters'
in the bleaohers kept things lively. The
Birmingham aggregation played a great
game. in which team work predominated.
The forwards passed the ball with much
accuracy and always where a player on
their side was located. They were ag-
gressive at all times and kept the ball
in the enemy's territory during the great
er part of the game.
The Auburn boys on the whole played
snappy game and kept up the fight to
the last ditch. Their weakness was a
lack of team work and shooting" the
ball at the goal. They had tendency
to bunch together and would frequently
block each others plays. and in their
eagerness TO mix in the fray would de-
sert their positions on the field 1t was
very evident that many of the players
had played on the regular varsity team
from the repeated efforts to rush the bali
through the goal instead of attempting
long kicks. They put up a good game,
however, and from the spirit they dis
played yesterday the Auburn soccer foot
ball team will be heard from in the
future.
For the all-stars. r. Brown. MeCluskey.
Strahorn and G. Williamson played splen-
did football. Brown scored three of the
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Chicago, February 1o.-Chicago Will
entertain several thousand trotting
horse enthusiasts the coming week.
Fanciers from Maine to California and
from northwestern Canada to Texas
will join in the deliberations. The
American Trotting association, which Is
the parent body of some 500 racing and
fair associations in the middle west
convenes in extraordinary session Tues
day to revise its rules with reference TO
racing.
The principal questions to come up
pertain to hopples and the heats neces-
sary to conclude a race. and an eqnita-
BILE distribution of the purse money.
Another event of Importance will be
the annual meeting of the stewards OF
the Great Western circuit They Will
determine upon the 1913 itinerary
Cleveland. o.. will no doubt, open the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-16
CHICAGO TO ENTERTAIN
TROTTTNG ENTHUSIASTS

Great Western this year and VIII pc
followed by Pittsburg. From there the
Great Western stables Will turn west,
while the Grand Circuit encourage VIII
ship to Buffalo, concluding this year $
campaign In Kentucky. Those OF the
Great Western will continue until the
late meeting at Dallas and Phoenix.
A feature of the meeting will be the
big horse auction at the stock yards. Up
ward of 500 trotting aristocrats are al
ready stabbed awaiting the sale.
Several foreign buyers, notably rep
resentativ of the Austrian and Rus
sian governments. will be in attend
ance and the United States department
of agriculture is in the market Tor AMI
mails to add to its several experiment
breeding establishments. Northwestern
Canada is prominently in evidence ana
several car loads of the choicest Offer
ings will find new homes in MANITOBA
Saskatchewan and Alberta, where the
light harness horse industry is in a
flourishing condition.
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Y. NJ. c. "A. PLANNING
BIG CLASS EXHIBITION

Annual class exhibition in physical
training in which the business men,
senior High school, intermediate and
business boys classes will appear, will
be given at the Y. NJ. C. A. gymnasium
Friday. February 81. at s p. m.
The different stages of physical de-
velopment will be seen from the tiny
youngsters, who are just beginning the
process of body building. up to the
business man who considers it a great
factor in increasing his business eff
cheney, as well as promoting his health.
1t will be spectacular sight to see
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-16
CUBS HIGHLY REGARD
THEIR FORMER LEADER

The scribes declare that every mem-
ber of the Cub aggregation, including
Evers, has the highest regard for Frank
Chance, the peerless" as well as de-
posed leader of the Cubs, and that be-
tween the former manager and the pres
ent players, there was never any fric-
tion of a serious nature.
I'VE hope that Chance viii make good
with the Highlanders." stated Sanborn.
Every member of the team does. Evers,
we believe, will go finely at the head
of the Cubs. There are few finer fellows
in baseball, and no man who understands
the playing of second base better than
he"
1t is very probable that the coming e
of the Cubs this afternoon, which was
generally discussed at baseball head
quarters yesterday, will attract many
fans to the station this afternoon at
I4.l5 O'clock
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BIGLEAGUE EN- ROUTE TO
SPRING TRAINING CAMPS
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

recently expressed the opinion that the
former Cub would come back. Murphy
has put on his war paint and says he is
prepared to make a winning fight When
Overall's case comes up.
Connie Mack seems to be worried over
the report that the Athletics crack south
paw, Eddie Plank, may retire from base
ball Plank said a year ago that he IN
tended to retire at the end of last season
to settle down on a farm which he owns
at Gettysburg, Pa. He is said to have
plenty of money.and doesn't have to play
baseball for a living Mack has not heard
from Plank, it is said, and cannot ac-
count for his silence. Plank IN former
years usually was among the first to sign
contract, so that his failure to line up
so far this season has provided much
food for gossip. If Plank doesn't pitch for
the Athletics this year, Hacks chances
for winning the American league pennant
will be materially decreased, it is believed
Plank is one of the best left handed
pitchers in the game. Last season Plank
had all the American league teams eX-
cept the White Sox on the hip,
Speaking OF the proposed baseball ex-
petition around the world, it is timely
to remark that while it will furnish splen-
did entertainment for spectators IN for-
eign lands, it is unlikely to result in all
the world adopting Uncle Sans pastime
as national sport American residents OF
England have any number of times tried
to make baseball popular in Great Britain
but without result About four or flve
years ago the Rhodes scholars at oX-
ford and Cambridge organized nine and
played against a team of Britishers who
had learned some of the rudiments of the
game. The result was disappointing. A
handful of London sports turned out
to see the exhibition, were amused Tor
few moments. failed to grasp the meaning
OF it all and then went home, comment
ing on the funny way Americans had OF
engaging in outdoor sports. No, baseball
is not for England any more than cricket
is for this country.
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KICKING
RECORD BROKEN

Lincoln, Neb.. February 15.-What is
claimed as worlds record for high kick
ing was made last night in the annual
Charter Day indoor athletic meet at the
University of Nebraska
Meyers. a big sophomore. succeeded in
elevatng his toe to height of nine feet,
nine inches, half an inch better, it is
claimed, than the previous record
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-16
MARCAN SAYS HE
CAN GET DEMANDS
FROM OTHER CLUBS
Has Another Club Made
"Lil' Mdrcdn Dissatisfied?
Second Baseman Writes and Moeswoh Tells Story of
His Experiences Manager Sportsman for Pleas
ure and Profit-Boosts Whitney
BY HUGH w. ROBERTS

Arthur Marcan the Baron star second baseman who has
not signed his contract has written letter. Following the
receipt of the letter. Manager Molesworth sad 81 believe
Marcan Will sign and that all will be we'll He states that
he could get the amount he demands from other club oil
the league The nmaon is that he has heard from some
other club of the league
81 would like to know the Of tire manager from whom
he heard if he has heard But state believe Marcan
will sign and that soon
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Breaks Motor Car Record

London, February 15.-Percy Lambert
today broke all worlds records for an
hours run in motor car by accomplish
ing 1889 miles in that time on the Brook
lands track. He covered so miles in q
minutes 20 seconds, and 100 miles in d
minutes 49$s seconds, His car had mo-
tor of only % horsepower.
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Chicago Cubs Will Come Today
SCRIBES ARE FORERUNNERS
FOR THE CHICAGO NATIONALS
Well Known Writers Await
Johnny Evers and the
Cubs Who Arrive This
Afternoon

As precursors of the Chicago Cubs,
there came 10 birmingham last night
the following gentlemen:
I. E. sanborn of the Chicago Fri
hume.
Charles Dryden of the Chicago EH-
amincr.
George c. Rice of the Chicago Inter
Ocean.
Oscar Reichow of tho Chicago Daily
News. s :
The Cubs will reach Birmingham this
afternoon, travelling in two private
cars of the Illinois Central railroad.
They will be en- route to Tampa, Fla.
where they will enter headquarters for
spring practice.
The stay of the Cubs in Birmingham
will be of very short duration, perhaps
half an hour Manager Molesworth was
notified yesterday afternoon that they
would pass through. and. he will be at
the Terminal station this afternoon.
There he will see Johnny Evers, Joe
Tinker, Roger Bresnahan, Jimmy Law
ender, and all the remainder of that
crack organization of the baseball
xxarld
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-16
CLARENCE SMITH RETURNS

Clarence Smith, the Baron pitch
er of last season. who VIII be
with the White Sox this year. has
returned from Havana, in which
city he pitched wonderful 16
inning victory for Almeida's team.
''They have some good players
down there" said Mr.. Smith. but
stood them on their heads
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-16
ALL-STARS BEAT
AUBURN TEAM IN
THE SOCCER GAME
A1l-Stdrs Beat Auburn
In Exciting Soccer Game
Coegians Despite the Large Score Piled Up Against Them
Gave Good Account Of Themselves Considering the
Experienced Players Opposing Them
BY CHARLES IL. MANDY

SIX goals, Strahorn one, Williamson one
and Stewart one. For Auburn Newell,
Sparkman and Major were prominent in
the game. Newell scored the lone goal
for Auburn after few minutes play BY
a long shot from the side line.
The game was devoid of any wrangling
or delays and went off with q snap.
The only delay was when Hart of Au~
burn was ''winded in the second half
by an opposing player, but soon resumed
the game. Auburn won the kickoff and
in a few mintftes had scored a goal from
the toe of Newell. The score was i'm
mediately tied when Il. Brown headed
the ball through Auburn's goal. The
game was hoty contested and near the
end of the second half T. Brown kicked
another goal for the al1-stars. The first
half ended with the score two goals to
one in favor OF the Birmingham aggre-
cation.
on the kickoff in the second half Au-
burn took the aggressive and carried the
ball repeatedly to the enemy's territory.
but failed at the proper moment to
shoot at the goal and the ball would
be kicked out of danger. Then the all
stars got busy and four more goals were
rapidly scored as a result of fine team
work and skill in passing the BALL One
of the goals was scored from a penalty
kick.
Angus r. Brown was referee and the
absence of any wrangling gave evidence
that his decisions and rulings were satis-
factory
The lineup was as follows:
All-Stars. Position. Auburn.
Atchinson -. Goal Keeper... Major
Williamson, 80. .Fullback. ........ Louisel
Adair ..,..4........ .......... Howe
Gulliam ...... Ha1fbacks ........ Taylor
McCluskey ........ ........ Kerley
Strahorn ...Sparkman
Dazell .......... Right Wing..... Arnold
T. Brown .......... ........ Desplain
G. Williamson. LEFT Wing ...... Harris
r. Brown ........,... .......... Hart
Rowe ............... Center ........ Newell
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-16
MARQUARD is STILL A HOLD
OUT-OVERALL WANTS TO
SIGN WITH YANkEES-PLANk
MAY RETIRE-OTHER LIVE
NEWS OF INTEREST
nv WALTER MARcHAND

New York, February 15.-(Special)-
How John J. MeGraw's squad of young
white hopes. including one Jim Thorpe,
red hone. is now en- route for Marlin
Springs. the advance guard of the base
ball invasion of the sunny south, and tor
the next week or 10 days there Will be
steady stream of hopeful young athletes
winding their various ways southward to
get in condition for the big show now
barely two months off,
In about two weeks the regular spring
crops of phenoms viii begin to bloom in
the majority will begin to fade away
before they are fully grown. OF all the
crops in this great country Of ours there
are few shorter lived than the baseball
phenom. They are with the tulip, the
crocus, the daffodil and other early spring
blossoms, in the celerity with which they
die away
Once in a way the phenom holds his
gait sufficiently well to become regu-
lar, and in very rare occasions becomes
star. Then the heart of the manager
who owns him wakes fat with JOY.
The few weeks just ahead of us is a
time of hope for young player and man
ager. Gloom, despair and disgust come
later.
Marquard seems to be about the only
notable member left of the hold out squad.
The famous lefthander, still tasting the
sweets of vaudeville with his little Bios
som, has given no sign Of getting back
into baseball harness.
haven't seen Rube'S turn. and am
therefore not prepared to say that he is
not as great an actor as he Is a pitcher.
If he is he may be justified in sticking to
the stage, but If the people are paying to
see Marquard the pitcher, rather than
Merquard the actor, it will not be long be-
fore Rube will be knocking at the baseball
door and pleading for admttance.
Orville overall, who refused TO pitch for
the Cubs two years ago and has been
living in California ever since, believes
that he is a free agent and has formally
asked the national commission to declare
him eligible to sign with any major
league club. Overall, according to c. w.
Murphy owner of the Cubs still belongs
TO the Chicago club, and must play under
Johnny Evers management or remain
idle Evers has announced that he will
sign Overall at a liberal salary if the lat
ter decides to return to organized base
ball, but the big pitcher declares that he
will not again wear a Chicago uniform.
1t is said that overall will attempt to
show the commission that Murphy ac-
cording to the rules, did not tender him
a contract last year. and that because of
this omission the Cubs lost title to him.
1t is believed that if the commission
declares Overall a free agent he will
promptly sign a New York American
league contract inasmuch as Frank
Chance is known to be anxious to secure
the big fellows services. overall has been
pitching with his former effectiveness
in Los Angeles this winter, and Chance
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OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE
PLAY FOOTBALL MATCH

London, February 15.-Oxford and
Cambridge played their annual as
ISOLATION football match today on
the Queens club grounds. A draw
OF the goals each was the result.
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highest score in the handicap will re-
ceive a trophy.
Scores were made as follows in the
Saturday afternoon shoot:
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LEAGUE MEETING SATURDAY

Manager Molesworth was in
formed by President Kavanaugh
yesterday that the spring meeting
OF the league directors would take
place Saturday, February %, in
Chattanooga.
This is the first time the date has
been announced officially.
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young man as years 60 He is Just 20
years old. But he has had long and varied
experience both as an athlete and a busi-
ness man. He was until he retired from
the ring amateur middlewefght and
heavyweight champion of Australia lie
went to England, where, although handl-
capped by sickness, he was runner up to
J. w. II. T. Douglass for the amateur
championship of the British empire. IN
swimming Snowy Baker has had an
equally distinguished career. While in
rugby union football he won his interna-
tional blue BY playing for Australia
against England. He represented New
South Wales several times in interstate
football. His connection with boxing In
Australia has been a most intimate one
for many years past
Bombardier wells. Englands best man.
is in our midst and wants a fight with
Luther Mccarthy, which he ought by all
means to get.
While it is time Wells lost by a knock
out to Palzer, this should not act as 4
bar to his ambition to a go with the best
American white heavyweight, for that
knockout was plain f1uke, liable to hap
pen whenever big men meet in the ring.
McCarthy's position is not so assured that
he can refuse to meet man of Wells
standing without losing caste himself
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no less than 20 men and boys on the
floor in the opening run. There will be
wand and dumb bell drills with gym
nastlc dances and apparatus work.
Basketball games of unusual inter-
est will also be staged at the exhibit
tion. The basketball game which is TO
determine the championship of the City
league will be played between the local
High school and the Y. NJ. c. A. seniors
Coach Courleux's squad has been
practicing faithfully and they will sure
ly have a surprise in store for some of
the ex-stars of the Y. NJ. c. A. The new
building gives ample facilities for car
ing for large crowd and will be open
to the public