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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-29

from Auburn, Georgia Tech University
of Alabama, Tulane, University of
Georgia, University of Tennessee and
The Louisiana State university
All entries close with l.. di Benedetts,
chairman championship committee,
room 6, Municipal office building, New
Orleans. and with C. ii. Miles, Vice
chairman. Birmingham Athletic club,
birmingham. on May 80. After that time
no entries viii be received.
Prizes
The following prizes will be award
cd during the meet a gold medal en-
hie1natie of the championship of the
south viii be given to the winner in
each event. silver to the second and
a bronze to the third. The A. A. u.
perpetual trophy viii be presented for
cne year 10 the team of any athletic
club or college scoring the highest
number of points. A handsome loving
cup will be awarded to the team win
ming the relay race. This race does not
count for points.
An entrance fee of so cents per man
VIII be charged for each event. Two
dollars per team will be charged for
the relay race.
The committee in charge of the meet
is composed of L. di Benedetto, chair
man: c. II. Miles. vice chairman; Par
Meaiy G. S. Reed. A. a. Mason, J.
Dresner. r V. West. J.. L. Balenci,
J. E. Lombard. r. Ringer, Joe Bean,
James Smith. +. j. Digby Claude Sim
mons. e. c. Runte and H. J. Mcdonald.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-29
AMERICAN LEAGUE
STANDING
JAVELIN THROW A
NOVEL FEATURE

A novel feature of the track practice
which is INDUCED In by local athletes ev-
cry afternoon at East park is the throw
ing of the Javelin Practically every one
of tho 1avein candidates are novices in
this event and some of the efforts are
amusing. But as a whole some good re-
suits are being obtained.
Yesterday the Birmingham Athletic
club track candidates resumed practices
after a week of forced idleness. Coach
Nespor put the men through some stiff
work and states that this will be kept up
from now on until the A. A. u meet.
Nespor also states that he Is well pleased
with the showing that is being made by
his candidates. He is especially pleased
with the form being displayed by Robert
son and Speigler in the sprints.
Those who are reporting regularly every
afternoon are: McGregor. John Davis. w.
V. NJ. Robertson. Hardin Newman, Doug
las STREET.. Gilbert Richie. Douglas Early,
l. Speigler. Luther Strange and Elmer
Heinze.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-29
FANS CALLED UPON
TO SETTLE SIX HIT :
CONTROVERSY
wAre CA
E.nn UO S
From the Angle Of the Bug
By c. W. GREER

addition to being a capable receiver
and a sure hitter. he has a deadly
salary whip, and will put crimp in
the records of many Southern league
speed merchants this season. Mayer
has cinched a position as regular
baekstop and will undoubtedly
strengthen the Barons materially this
season.
Two more games with the Look
outs and then come the lordly Crack
ers, headed by tho impregnable Billy
Smith. incidentally these Crackers
are not burning, up the league as they
were week back. and will have to
extend themselves a bit to take the
Baron's measure. Only one game
separates the Crackers from the Mo-
bile Gulls, and if Smith doesn't an
mex a few games between now and
Thursday to cinch his position he may
leave Birmingham in second place.
Wouldn't 1t be nice to see the Barons
turn the trick. If they play like they
did yesterday, they have a good
chance to do this very thing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-29
PREDS GOOSE EGG
CUMBERLAND TEAM

Admission, April 2s-(special. 1.-THE fast
Rquad of Cumberland university, which
took two games from Vanderbilt last
week. were goose egged by Chick Han
mons Preds of the Alabama Presbyterian
college in a snappy game here this after
noon, and as a result the Preds feel as
sured of their claim to the state cham
pionship outside OF the S. I. A. A.
Stevenson, the local collegian who has
starred for two years, came near dupli-
eating his no hit record, holding Cumber-
land to two hits. one in the seventh and
one in the ninth. The Cumberland boys
came In last night and play Alabama
University tomorrow.
Game by innings X. H. H..
Cumberland .......a... wv wv wv
Admission ............-... Jul o4V W'-o
ummary--Batteries Smith and Oliver;
Stevenson and Jefries. Struck out: BY
Stevenson 10, by Smith s. Base on balls:
Smith 2, Stevenson /. Hit by pitcher:
Leach, Donaldson and Summerville. BY
Smith; Hardison (by Stevenson). Stolen
Bases: Summerville, Jeffrtes, Hardison
farmer. Double plays: Donaldson to
Boykin, White to Toliver.
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FOX ASKS FOR FANS
OPINION ON PROPOSITION
DISAGREES WITH SPORTING
EDITORS VIEWPOINT-HER
is THE QUESTION AND THE
FANS ARE TO DECIDE

Evidently there arc some who are not
yet satisfied. The following letter from
Dick Fox of Birmingham relative to that
six successive hits and no score PROPOSE
tion is self explanatory The question
asked is the one answered in The Age
Herald yesterday morning and explained
by citing official rules bearing upon just
that point. But Mr.. Fox sees it other
wise, and wants to leave the answer 10
the unbiased opinions of the fans.
Send In your answers You are to de-
eide. II interested fans would like in
formation on the subject, look up rules
sc and s4 in any baseball guide. Then
make your decision and send In your an
swer.
The letter follows:
'Sporting Editor The Birmingham Age
Herald:
Dear Sir: I was one of the few that
answered your solution to six hits with
cut run correctly, but / am forced to
admit from my point of reason that Mr..
Croys answer was the best one handed
in. For instance, the last man that hit
the ball hit a base runner, making it
three out. But II IT was one out and this
play happened, the batter hitting the ball
and 1t hitting base runner, causing the
hase runner to be out but for the sake
of an argument 10 one of the infielders
recovered the ball fast enough to throw
IL to first base and beat the batter there
would 1t be fair TO give him credit for q
safe hit when he did not reach first; nor
is It feir to credit him with an out when
the possibility is that IL the ball hadn't
hit the base runner he would have been
credited with a safe hit. Please answer
this or put 1t up to the fans of Birming-
ham to try and decide. What would you
give the batter credit for II he hit the
ball and 1t hit base runner and a
fielder recovered 1t In time to throw him
out at first. Yours truly,
DICK FOX.
"The question upon which the case
hinges Is this:
rs 1t possible for the hitter to get a
tafe hit, and the fielders on the opposite
team to get credit for an error and an
assist on one safe hit ball?
dick FOX"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-29

WV YuAT is the matter with the
N{ Lookouts? This is the ques-
w tion which Chattanooga scribes
and various others who are interested
In the success of Kid Elberfeld are
asking. On paper the Chattanooga
team, while nothing brilliant, looks
quite formidable. On the field their
Individual work Is not of a variety to
put the followers of the "robasco'
kid in the unworthy position which
they now occupy. But evidently
something they lacketh.
coyle at first ranks well with the
first sackers in the Southern league,
despite his error of yesterday. lie IS
a good hitter, and excellent fielder,
and handles himself like a ball player.
Both Flick and HARRISON are above
the average. Elberfeld at short IS
an all round good man for the South
ern circuit, and In addition is hitting
at a rapid rate Just at present. Gill
lespie is fair hitter, a clever fielder
and possesses a wonderful throwing
arm. Street and Hannah are formid-
able backstops. while In Covaleskie,
More, Chappelle, Summers and Troy,
Elberfeld has an exceient hurting
corps. The outheld is weak, 1t is true,
although Elberfeld's gardeners are
fair. Trasher is hardly mediocre,
judging from his work yesterday. He
comes to the Southern touted as a
hitter, and may improve, but his ini-
tlal appearance here stamped him as
sadly lacking In experience. King
and Elston are fair fielders, but weak
with the stick As a whole, the Look
outs do not stack up so bad-not near
so badly as their present playing
would indicate.
So the question arises as to what
is the matter. One would have only
to have witnessed the game at Rick
wood field yesterday to have gotten
a good insight as to just where the
Chattanooga players are lacking. The
work of the Barons on this special
occasion brought out these lack
ings" in vivid contrast. To begin with
the Lookouts are hacked. They went
against the Barons yesterday beaten
before the first ball was put into
play They accepted their drubbing
as a matter of course. and while the
coaches managed to keep up a big
hullaballoo on the side lines, it was
evident from the stands that there
was little fight in Filberfeld's crew.
They were sadly lacking in brilliant
efforts and nerve to attempt anything
that came their way that character
lied the work of the Barons. They
We're not aggressive, and lacked that
smooth team work so necessary for a
winning ball club.
Get g. little fight, a little determin-
alton in these Lookouts, and smooth
It over with a little well-organized
team work, and, unless something
goes radically wrong, they will be
fighting for berth in the first divi-
sion before the 1918 gonfalon has been
captured.
Fittery created a favorable impress
sion again yesterday. He kept the
Lookout's hits widely scattered. and
although he was seldom in tight
places, his general work was entirely
pleasing to Birmingham fans. 1t be-
gins to look more and more each day
as if Fittery is a fixture. And in
speaking Of the work of Fittery, it is
entirely in keeping TO mention that
of his battery mate of yesterday
William Mayer. If Molesworth has
not landed a distinct find In the Gin
cinnati boy, we miss our guess. In
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-29

IBARONS' FAST PLAYING MAKES
THE LOOKOUTS EASY VICTIMS
MEMPHIS WINS IN
LISTLESS CONTEST

Memphis, April 2S.-Kissinger's pitching
and the listless playing of the Mobile
team were the main factors In 6 to
victory for Memphis today With snappy
support Kissinger allowed only four hits
while Campbell. pitching for Mobile, gave
10. Mobile piled up a total Of seven er-
rors, Stock leading with three. Kissin-
ger also scored one of the locals runs.
OF four times at bat he hit safely three
times, once for two bases. Smell, his
battery mate, got only one hits but
scored three runs Score:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-29
SUPERIOR HURLING
WINS FOR DOBBS

New Orleans, April 2S.-Superior
pitching again enabled Montgomery to
defeat New Orleans today to q The
visitors punched three singles, base
on balls and three base hit for four
runs in the second inning. Manning
made the timely triple and gave his
team winning lead In the eighth In
ming Manning's wildness and an error
by Spratt filled the bases but although
only one was out the locals could not
score. Dummy Taylor, former major
league pitcher. refused Montgomery a
hit when he relieved Williams in the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-29

SUMMARY.
Stolen Bases-Mc Bride, Marcan, Hern-
don, McGilvray. Gillespie.
Two Base Hits--Marcan, Bodus. Street.
Double Plays-Marcan to Ellam to Nc
Gilvray 2. Ellam to Marcan to McGilvray
2, ELAN to Carroll to Marcan.
Struck Out-By Fittery 3, Summers 4,
Troy 1.
Base on Balls-Off Fittery 2, Summers 5,
Troy l.
Innings Pitched-By Fittery 9, Summers
Z, Troy l.
Hits Apportioned-Fittery Z, Summers
g. Troy 0.
Sacrifice Hits-Herndon, Bodus.
Time Of Game-210.
Umpires-Pfenninger and stockdale.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-29
SIR CECIL'S A FAWN,
DON'T CHER KNOW

New York, April 2s.-If the American
league baseball pennant goes to the ma
tion's capital nobody will be happier than
Sir Cecil Arthur Spring-Rice, the new
British ambassador. Sir Cecil today an
nounced himself fan. He qualified many
years ago, he said for this is tho fifteenth
time he has been in the United States.
He is also an enthusiast over college row.
ing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-29
+IIit for Brown in sixth.

SUMMARY
Two Base Hits-Kissinger Jacobson,
Sacrifice Hits-Stoek, Paulette, Shanley
Baerwald, Butler.
Stolen Bases-O'Den, Jacobson, Pau
ette
Double Plays-O'Den to Starr to Pau
lette
Bases on Balls-Off Campbell 2; off
Kissinger A.
Struck Out-By Campbell 4; by Kissin-
ger A.
Hit by Pitcher-Shanley, Campbell.
Umpires-Rudderham and Wright.
Time-1:45.
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Mercer Wins

Macon. Ca, April 2s.-Mercer defeat
ed Sewanee here today, 4 to 2. The
local team took the lead in the second
inning The visitors scored twice In
the third. Mercer came back with two
more in the same inning and made one
more in the fifth.
Hunt, the Macon pitcher, struck out
15 batters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-29

Bob Messenger left last night for his
home, having received word yesterday
that his wife is seriously i'll. Molesworth
stated last night that Messenger would
be absent for several days, and
that he would use I1erndon in right un-
til Bob's return. Messenger has been
going finely lately, and his absence will
be keenly felt by the Barons, despite
Herndon's excellent showing yesterday
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-29

Two Base Hits-Schwartz Price.
Double Plays--Perry to Goalby to
Schwartz; Lindsay to Goalby to
Schwartz; Williams to A1permann to
Egler.
Struck Out--Price 2, Dahlgren 3.
Bases on Balls-Dahlgren II, Price 6.
Sacrifice Hits-Graham, Perry,
Schwartz, Lindsay.
Wffd Pitch-Price.
Hit by Pitched Ball-Price (Goalby).
Time--2:10.
Umpires-Breitenste and KERN.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-29
THOMPSON TODAY

Carl Thompson will hurl the game
this afternoon against the Look
outs, according to statement given
out by Manager Molesworth last
night, while Dilger will replace
Mayer behind the bat Thompson
- going finely Just now. and
Molesworth states that the boy is
confident Of duplicating Ffttery's
feat Of yesterday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-29
international League

Batteries: Holmes, Frill ana Steph-
ems; Lange, Danforth, Johnson, Roth
and Egan. Game called end 10th in
ming; darkness.)
At Providence: Providence Toronto,
rain.
At Newark: Newark Montreal. rain.
At Jersey City: Jersey City-Rochest-
er: rain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-29
CRACKERS BOBBLE
AND THE VOLS WIN

Atlanta. April 2S.-Although Dahl
eren allowed nine. hits and walked i
men today Nashville defeated Atlanta
by score of 4 to 8. Price held the
visitors to three hits but they were
Nashville@t to score. Atlanta had 16 men
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-29
BRILLIANT INFIELD WORK AND
SNAPPY, AGGRESSIVE PLAY
ING CRUSHES CELLAR CHAM
PIONS-BARONS MAKE FIVE
DOUBLE PLAYS
SOUTHERN LEAGUE STANDING
Results Yesterday

Birmingham :, Chattanooga o.
Nashville 4, Atlanta 3.
Memphis 6. Mobile 2.
Montgomery 4, New Orleans q
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-29
Ep WALSH ILL

Chicago. April es,-Ed Walsh. the
pitching star Of the White 6ox, Is
III Of q cold, 1t was learned today,
and will be unable to 80 with his
team mates when they leave for
Detroit tonight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-29
COLLEGE BASEBALL

At Washington: Georgetown unlver
sity 2. University of Virginia s.
At ithaca. N. r.: Dartmouth /. Cor
nell 0.
At Macon: Mercer 4, sewanee 2.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-29

Nahant. Mass. April 2s.-The schoon-
er Francis A. Rice, bound from Wey-
mouth, N. s.. for Boston ran onto the
Lodges off NahanA during a heavy fog
today and was destroyed, The crew
was rescued by life savers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-29

TOUT runs, hIIs OH WIIIIaWB N :
innings
Three Base Hit-Manning.
Two Base Hits-Tarleton, Snedecor.
Sacrifice Hit-Jantzen.
Stolen Bases-Bagby.
Double Plays-Manning to Wares to
Tarleton Spratt to Wares to Tarleton,
Knaupp to Snedecor.
Struck Out-By Williams 5, by Tay-
Ior l. by Manning 2.
Base on Balls--on Williams 4, off
Manning 5.
Hit by Pitcher--By Manning (Anger-
mier).
Time--2:10.
Umpires-Fifield and Hart.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-29
Lowly Reds Defeated

st. Louis. April 2S.--St. Louis won today,
from Cincinnati. Cincinnati started off
well. scoring three runs in the first on
Bescher's double, Becker's safe bunt,
Tinkers triple and Marsan's sacrifice fly.
In the first st. Louis punched hits with
bases on balls off Powell and Works,
scoring runs.
Higgins walked, took second ON Smiths
balk and scored on Konetchy's single in
the second.
Cincinnati scored in the fifth on Beck
er's single. Tinker's double and Hoblit-
zell's sacrifice fly In the eighth Sallee's s
third SINGLE sacrifice hit, a base on
balls. wild pitch and two singles scored
two for st. Louis.
With two out in the ninth Cincinnati
scored on Bescher's single, n steal of
aanor,d and Raclrar,a third .eirolo c,nora.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-29
BOWLING TOURNEY

The Brunswlclxe- Balk -Collender Co.
has announced that the trophy which they
Will present to the winner of the Birming-
ham Athletic club bowling tournament.
which opens on May 5. will be silver ten
pin % inches in height.
A large number Of entries are being
received by Sake Larney and Secretary
Harry Miles, who have the tournament
In charge.
The b. A. c. alleys are open for prac-
tioe TO entries at all times.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-29
Games Today

Chattanooga at Birmingham.
Mobile at Memphis.
Montgomery at New Orleans.
Nashville at Atlanta.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-29
Cotton States League

Jackson 8, Selma /.
Pensacola 8, Clarksdale 8.
Columbus 8, Meridian /.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-29
American Association
Schooner Destroyed

All games postponed. rain or wet
grounds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-29
TEXAS LEAGUE

At Beaumont Beaumont /. Dallas ..
At San Antonio: San Antonio 6, Wa
co 3.
At Galveston: Galveston /; Austin s.
At Houston: Houston IA, FIT. Worth l..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-29

Batteries: Powell, Works, Smith, Pack
ard and Clarke; Sallee and Wingo and
Mclean. Time 21o. Umpires, Owens and
Guthrie.
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SPOKANE WEEKLY REPOnr.

Notwithstanding the advent of the
midsummer season, general merchan-
disc distribution is of full normal vol
ume. The general business condition
of the country appears to be in ex-
cellent shape, except for the depress-
ing effect Of unsettled political poll
cies. Crops everywhere, and espe-
cially in the Pacific Northwest Sec
ton. promise more than normal re-
turns and business men anticipate a
good fall business.
Wheat harvesting is getting under
way in the Inland Empire section I'M
der very favorable conditions and in
dications are for a crop some 10 to
Is per cen better than in any pre-
vious year. The lumber business con
tinues moderately active with pros
poets of an increased movement in
the fall. Mining and other industries
are generally seasonably active.
In dry goods there is considerable
advance fall business reported with
markets steady to firm. Hardware
trade is satisfactory for this season of
the year, with markets fairly steady.
In grocery lines trade continues ac-
tive with advances in sugar and some
canned meats and milk. Early fruits
and vegetables are moving rapidly
now, with more plentiful supplies,
lower prices and active demand. In
produce lines there have been adj
yances in hogs, pork, local lard and
local hams and bacon. with declines
in dressed meats and livestock, logan
berries, apricots, peaches, plums,
watermelons, bunch beets, carrots and
turnips, wheat, timothy, alfalfa, wheat
hay, barley and oats.
Provisions.
Neutrality-suspicious. remain unchang-
ed at $4,000 on Washington cream
cry and 16@2Oc on ranch butter, with
local markets steady to firm. At Chi
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MEXICO CRISIS SOON
COLLAPSE OF HUERTA REGIME is
TALKED FREELY AT WASH
INGTON, D. C.
AMBASSADOR WILSON HONE FRIDAY
Then President Wilson Will Get News
First Hand as to Just What the
Situation is Like-Bryan to
Be at Conference.

observation-disclosures of conditions
surrounding the Huerta government
in Mexico have put administration of
ficials in an attitude of keenest appre-
hansion toward the situation, though
advices which officials believe to be
perfectly trustworthy seem to indicate
hat the strife between the Huerta re-
gime and the revolutionary elements
is nearing a point where some definite
conclusion is Don to be reached.
Information of this situation when
permitted to become known Tuesday
was coupled with the authoritative
statement that the United States was
making no additional naval or mill
tary preparations. Reports Of an i'm
pending collapse of the Huerta regime
are being talked over freely in official
circles. All information made public
was with the exact stipulation that it
should not be repeated as rejecting
the views of the administration.
Meanwhile President Wilson is
awaiting the coming of Ambassador
Wilson, hurrying north to make a first
hand report. His reports will be COM
Jared with those President Wilson
has received from other sources. Sec
rotary Bryan, who has Cancelled some
OF his lecture dates that he may re-
turn to Washington Thursday or Fri
day, will participate in the confer
ences.
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