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ing game of the 1918 season. President
Hirsig and Manager Schwartz expressed
themselves as thoroughly satisfied with
the team and all the men are in good
condition, not a sore arm being in the
bunch.
Schwartz declared he felt confident File
harty would be able to annex the open
ing game for the Vols. since he has been
cutting them loose in great shape dur
ing the past week. Bunting was the only
man left behind. he never having come
to terms with the club owners. A large
crowd of fans were at the union station
to give the team a. send-off
Williams will pitch the second game
for the Vols, it was announced by Man
ager Schwartz and George Beck will oc-
cupy the slab in the final contest.
The opening lineup will be: Daley.
center field; Goalby, second base; Gala
han. left field; Perry, third base;
Schwartz, first base; James, right field; !;
Lindsay, shortstop; Ludwig, catcher, and
Fleharty pitcher.
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NASHVILLE,S BEAN BALL PFENOM COMES
/ WEARING GRIM SMILE OF DETERMINATION

Nashville, April 9.-(Special 1.-The Vol
unteers are en- route to Birmingham
The team, accompanied by President w.
A. Hirsig, one of the popular figures
connected with Southern baseball, entered
sleepers this afternoon at 2:3o o'clock.
Along with the outfit, goes number
of rabid fans.
The team is feeling very chesty. With
Bean Ball" Fleharty in excellent shape,
and still believing that he has the goats
of the Barons. the fans feel certain that
he will win the opening game for Nash
ville
Manager Schwartz, as is known, had
counted on using Case. But when he
remembered that the bean BALI artist
had successfully terrified thu Barons last
season, especially after he had knocked
half of Ellam's head over Rickwood fence,
determined to send him to the mound.
Fleharty smileds when told of the re-
ports from Birmingham, that there was
regret that the bean ball" expert was
scheduled to. pitch. lie smiled, and then
grinned broadly. He did not state that
he would abandon his most useful asset.
set.
Manager Schwartz is hopeful of defeat
ing the Barons, but did not venture a
prediction. There is general satisfaction
among the directors that Nashville was
accorded the opening game in Birming-
ham. Birmingham dollars look good to
every club in the league
Nashville. April 9.-(Special.) nineteen
men, headed by Manager Bill Schwartz
left tonight for Birmingham for the open
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Brooklyn, April 9.-Philadelphia beat
Brooklyn in the special opening game
of the National league, which marked
the formal occupation of the Ebbets
field today. The cold, raw wind kept
the attendance down, but did not af-
feet the players. who put up re-
markable battle. Both ASeaton and
Rucker pitched brilliant ball, the for
mer Just shading the noted southpaw
In l to 0 shutout.
Benny Meyer, the heavy hitting re-
cruit from Toronto. lost the game for
Rucker in the first inning. With one
out Knabe doubled to right Meyer
muffed Lobert's foul in the sun field.
but Stengel overcame this error by
making "a sensational catch of long
muffed Magee's fly, letting Knabe in
with the only run of the contest. STEM
gel added further to his reputation by
grabbing Dolans single and cutting off
Magee by great throw to the plate.
Neither side was able to score there
after. Rucker was taken out in the
eighth, when with one out, Fisher and
Miller made scratch hits and Callahan
was sent in as a pinch hitter. The sub
stitute forced Miller and Stengel was
out on corlSing stop by Doolan. This
was Brooklyn's best chance to score.
Ragon pitched the last inning and
showed good form. Score: r. L..
Philadelphia -. 100 900 000--1 0
Brooklyn ..... 600 900 000--O 8
Batteries: Seaton and Dooin; RuclSer,
Ragon and Miller. Time, 1880. Umpires,
KLEIN and prth.
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CHOUINARD FALLS
TO THE LOOKOUTS:
SOX OUTFIELDER

Chattanooga, April 9.-(Special.) IMAM
ager Elberfeld disposed of one reduction
problem right on the eve of the opening
of the season, only to complicate another
when he signed Chouinard, the Indian
outfeder of the White Sox, after reIeas-
ing Ware, Grover and Hannah.
The disposal of Ware to Albany, Grover
to Jacksonville. and Giddo to Troy. has
left the local battery department Just as
1t will stand for the first month of the
season at least. The catchers will be
Street and Hannah, and the hurlers,
Troy, just secured from the Detroit
Tigers; Covaleskie. More and Chappelle
of last years club. and Starke, sent by
Detroit from the Duluth club.
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ALABAMA WINS
FIRST COLLEGE
GAME OF SEASON

Tuscaloosa, April s.-(SpeciaL)-Ala-
bama celebrated the playing of the first
college game by defeating Tulane in a
pitchers battle this afternoon 1 to 0.
The game was pitchers battle between
Pratt and yanderver, each team securing
only 3 scattered hits. Pratt had a shade
the best of 1t, as his control was the bet
ter.
Alabama scored the only run of the
game in the first inning Joplin struck
out, but was safe at first when the catcher
dropped the ball. He stole second and
went to third on a passed ball. Gosa
scored him with a single to center. After
this neither team could score, although
both had chances, but the pitchers were
strong with men on bases.
Atkinson made a clever catch of foul
fly off third base. The Alabama team
stole six bases, while Tulane men were
unable to get one Box score:
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BASEBALL TODAY!
BIRMINGHAM READY
First Game of Thirteenth Season Begins Rckwood Field
$3.50 oclock-Attendance of 10000 Expected-Pres
ident Kavanaugh Guest of Honor-Barons
Versus Nashville Volunteers

rHE thirteenth season of the
Southern league begins today.
= Opening games are scheduled
as follows:
Nashville at Birmingham
Atlanta at Chattanooga.
Montgomery at Memphis.
Mobile at New Orleans.
There is considerable rivalry be-
tween the eight cities relative to the
largest opening day attendance, the
trophy, offered by President Kava-
naugh, to go to that city which re-
ports the largest paid attendance.
Birmingham won last season, Chat
tanooga In 1911.
Today will be a gala day in Blr-
mingham. The city government has
proclaimed holiday All city schools
will be dismissed at /: 30 o'clock. Bir-
mingham and Howard colleges will
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s.'I was In favor of decreasing the
carry, and decreasing the salary limit
as we'll. We have decided that each
club may carry IS men and pay them
$4,000. Only two clubs in the league,
: In my opinion. can withstand this
strain in ordinary seasons. And what
is more, we have given the managers
until May to 'experiment'-thati is. to
keep a large number of players and
pay them.
IF the league is not successful the
managers will be responsible We
have given them everything they de-
SIRE
The president did not hesitate to ex-
press himself. He has always been
conservative in baseball, and incident
ally has always been successful. Last
fall the insurgents got in control of
the situation, and to that fact Is at
tributable the progressive" results
which now obtain.
At the schedule meeting which was
held in Chattanooga, President Kav-
anaugh was not present, having been
engaged on official business in Wash
ington. At that meeting a schedule
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was adopted and signed in which
Montgomery was required to play
two games more on the road than at
home.
There will be no change ordered"
stated the president. 1.-The schedule
should have provided for each club to
play the same number of games at
home as on the road. If, after the
adoption of the schedule, 1t was con-
sdered wise by the several presidents
of clubs to make a change in the way
of transferring games, that could have
been done. 1t is too late now to undo
what was done, however, and the dis
crepancies will not be reetified."
Judge kavanaugh was not pessi-
mistic.i He impressed one, however,
with the idea that he is seriously
considering matters. and not rushing
into type with GLORIOUS" predictions
which may or may not be realized.
Last season." he said, was not a
good baseball season. The Southern
league was affected. Many smaller
leagues suffered terribly. The majors
felt the stress of conditions.
There is no way of predicting the
attendance of the current season.
There is no doubt, however. but that
each club will have to busy itself in
regard to attendance. For each club
has bitten off quite a chew. You news
paper boys who have stood faithfully
by the guns in the past must keep UP
your good work. The Southern league
has emerged from the brush league
class, and We must all get together,
stay together and pull together"
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STORES CLOSED
FOR BALL GAME

The following firms, the Chamber cf
Commerce announces, will close today in
honor of the opening baseball game:
Roberts. olim & Mendal Shropshire &
Daniels Five Points Grocery company,
Walton & Morrow Grocery company,
Kennedy Grocery company Porter Cloth
ing company, Excelsior laundry, Moore
& Handley Hardware company, Southern
Wesco supply company, f. w. Bromberg,
e. NJ Lynch, Herzog- Thompson JeweIry
company, Jobe Rose. I. r. Rubenstein.
Meyer & Shelton, A. & A. Ash. Jaffe lew
elry company, Brandes Jewelry company,
The Erckert barber shop, Antwine, Nc
CURE & DeShazo Clothing company.
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HIGH SCHOOL WINS
FROM ENSLEY HIGH

In fast and we'll played game the dia-
mond artists Of the Birmingham High
School trimmed Nthe Ensley High school
nine by the score of 3 to 2. The feature
of the game was a one handed stab of a
line drive by Jenkins of the Birmingham
High school, which robbed Reid of a pos
sible, two base hit. Mills played a fine
game for Ensley, while Davis at short
did good work for the Birmingham High
school.
The Birmingham High school started
the run getting by pusn.ng over a ooun-
ter in the second.
The Ensley boys evened things up In
the next inning on two base hit by
Mills and an error by Norton.
In the sixth the Birmingham High
school sewed up the game by scoring two
runs ON several errors, two hits and a
sacrifice fly.
The last score of the game was made
by Ensley in the eighth on walk, a
stolen base and single. Score
R.H.E.
Is. ii. ,. ................. 010 002 00s-3
knsley High ............ COL 600 01O--1 2 6
Batteries: Bobbitt and Jones; Reed and
Cook. Struck out. Reed 9, Bobbitt s.
Base on balls. Reed 2. Bobbitt 5.
Two base hit, Mills. Double plays, Reed
to Wade. Mills (unassisted).
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ALABAMA-GEORGIA
HAS NEW SCHEDULE

Admission. April 9--(special) )-Anniston
fares we'll under the scheduls adopted by
the Alabama Georgia league at its meet
ing held at Taladega Tuesday
According to- the schedule Admission will
open in Gadsden and play series of
three games. Opelika opens in Talladega
and Newman in LAGRANGE. Talladega
will play at Admission on July L. Gadsden
will entertain Opelika and LAGRANGE
Newman.
The season will extend from Nav to
August 16. and it is announced by Presi-
dent Boykin that he proposes to keep the
league strictly within the salary limit
maintaining real Glass d ball
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C. HANNON SIGNS
MANY NEW PLAYERS

Admission, April 9-(Special) )-"Chick'
Harmon, who will manage the Admission
club in the Georgia Alabama league this
year, is signing players.
Among those who have been signed up
to the present are Pitchers Walter Grim,
Ohatehie: William Young; Piedmont,
George Shenher, Mobile; A. r.. Mckenzie,
Hamilton; William r. White, Atlanta; in
flelders, Phil Payne, Newmarket; Donald
Wilson, Piedmont; w. J. Pocase. Mobile;
+. II. Delmas, Pascagoula Miss: J..
Quellmarles, Illinois; outfielders. ]. e.
Jackson. Nauhoo, r.. J.. Love, Birming-
ham. Leo Stewart of Birmingham Is the
only catcher signed thus far
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Arrange BANQUET

Chicago, April 9.--Arrangements for a
banquet in New York on April % to
members of the American commission
who will study agricultural co-opera-
ton and rural credit systems in Europe
were announced today by Edward N.
Breitung of Houghton. Mich. who is here
attending the farm credits conference
The speakers are expected to be Sec
retary of State w. j. Bryan, Secretary
of the Treasury William G. McAdoo,
Secretary of Agriculture David Houston.
Secretary of Commerce William c. Red
field, Walter III. Page. ambassador TO
England and Colonel Roosevelt.
Senator Duncan M. Fletcher of Florida
will be postmaster.
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also close their doors. Several of the
patriotic merchants have given their
employees an opportunity to attend.
There will be parade in Birming-
ham. A band will go throughout the
suburbs and through the business
streets in the morning and for two
hours in the afternoon. At 215 o'clock
the Chamber of Commerce will pa
rade, later to enter special cars for
the park.
The ceremonies at the park will be
brief. President 1avanaugh will pre-
sent the attendance trophy won last
season to r. Il. Baugh president of
the local club. lie will then throw
the first ball to Rick Woodward.
owner of the Baron aggregation.
The game will be started al $50
o'clock. The batteries will be Hard
grove and Dilger for Birmingham and
Fleharty and Ludwig for Nashville.
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Sands Wins at Tennis

Boston, April 9d-charles Sands of
the Raquet and Tennis club, New York.
won his way into the final round of the
national amateur court tennis cham
pionship today by defeating DR.. q. S.
Derby OF Boston in a four-set match.
The third set ran to Il games. sum-
maries: Semi finals. Charles r. Sands.
New York, beat G. S. Derby, Boston.
Cd, so. 6-S, So. Joshua Crane. Bos-
ton. beat d. Z. Rhodes Boston. g.,
6-1, 6-1.
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LOOKING BLUE FOR TYRUS

Detroit, April 9.-President 9. Navin of
the American Detroits announced today
that Ty Cobb, the club centerfielder and
champion batsman of the league, would
not start the season with his team at St
Louis tomorrow. President Navin added
that he intended to make no further in
ducements to Cobb, who is holding out
for more salary.
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White Sox Ready

Chicago, April 9.--The last squad Of the
Chicago American league baset' II team
returned today from seven/ IS train
ing trip in California and 1sher western
states.
The first team In charge of Manager
Callahan came from st. Joseph. Mo-,
while the second team arrived yesterday
from Davenport, la. The players went
directly to the Southside grounds.
Cold weather and rain prevented prac-
tiee and the men spent the day indoors.
The team LETT tonight for Cleveland,
where they will open the season tomor-
row.
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''JAWN" COCHRAN is
GOING TO ROME, GA;
THOMPSON CANNED

Manager Molesworth yesterday morning
announced the sale of "Jawn" Cochran
to Rome of the Appalachian league. and
the unconditional release of Catcher II.
Thompson, former star receiver of the
University of Georgia.
Cochran has twice failed to stick in
Glass A baseball. He is a good hitter
and generally stars in smaller circuits.
He played last season with Bessemer and
Admission.
Pitcher Thompson. brother of the re-
leased catcher, Is still a member of the
Baron squad. and shows form.
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Red Game Postponed

Cincinnati, April 9.-The opening
baseball game of the 1913 season here
scheduled for tomorrow with the Pitts
burg club of the National league today
WIS postponed until Friday, April IL.
The local grounds, which have been
inundated in the recent floods, have
Just been cleared off of water. A heavy
rainfall during the last "a hours made
tomorrow's game impossible.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-10
Linton Is HOpefuI

London, April 9-"The luck will be
all with us this time. The challenger
is the four-leaved Shamrock, while
the New York Yacht club will be de-
Tending the Americas cup for the thir-
teenth time" said Charles e. Niehol-
son today, Nicholson is to design the
Upton boat which Will seek to win
back for the British the Americas cup
This will not be Nicholson's first con-
neetion with the contests for the cup.
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FINAL GAMES OF
PRACTICE SEASON
Giants Beat Yale

New York. April 9.-The New York
National league team closed its exhibition
season today with a double victory over
the Yale university team at the Polo
grounds. The first game was a five in
ming affair between the Giants' second
team and the ELS, the former winning
2 to /. The second was nine inning
game and Manager McGraw sent in the
team which will start the championship
season against Boston tomorrow. The
Giants won to 2, errors figuring in all
but one of the New York runs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-10
LOOKOUTS BAG HARRISON

New York, April 9.-Maior league base
ball teams here have already begun cut
ting down their strings in preparation for
compliance with the % player limit rse
Manager Frank Chance of the New York
Americans who yesterday disposed of
Pitcher Paddy Green to the Pittsburg
Nationals, today announced that he had
let five more players go. He has released
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-10
Montgomery Golfers Coming

Montgomery, April Especial -
A large number of golfers of Mont
gomery are going to Birmingham next
month to attend the invitation tourna-
ment to be given by the Birmingham
Country club The local club expects
to send at least Is or 20 golfers TO
Birmingham TO participate in the tour
nament. This number will include
several of the crack players of the
Montgomery Country club.
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Shortstop Douglas HARRISON TO chatta-
nooga of the Southern league. Third Base
man John Priest to Rochester of the In
ternational league. Shortstop Finley to
Troy and Pitcher Gaiser TO Albany OF
the New York State league.
Manager MeGraw OF the New York Ma
tionals announced the release of Pitcher
Lou Bader to the Dallas team of the
Texas league.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-10
THE LATE SIGNERS
HAVE ENTERED FOLD

Manager Molesworth announced last
night that ELAN, Marcan. Foxen and
Messenger, who had long delayed signing
their contracts. had signed
The Baron~enter the new season in
good form and good spirits, and the man.
ager is very optimistic.
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Admission. April 9.-Ty cobb's team Of
hold outs was scheduled to play here to-
morrow. but the game was cancelled to-
DAY by Cobb. In his telegram -. the
local team Cobb said:
"Disband today for one week. pending
definite news from Detroit. Hold engage
ment until you hear from me-"
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Struck Out--Vanderver 4, Pratt 5.
Base on Balls-Vandever 3.
Left on Bases-Alabama 5, Tulane 4.
Stolen Bases-Joplin 8. Mcdowell, Gosa,
Moody.
Sacrifice Hits-Jopin.
Passed Balls--Wells. Booth.
Umpire--McLaughlin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-10
BY HUGH w. ROBERTS

r uDGE William NJ kayanaugh, president of the South
ern league and the who made the Southern league
what 1t IS today does not predict that the which
IS about to will be the brilliant and
cessfu IN the history of the organization For the and
of clubs have taken the bit in their teeth and
to such extent in wild and progressive legislation
that III the opinion OF the president the speculative
The judge reached Birmingham yesterday morning. regis
tered at the Hman and spent the day discussing baseball with
his friends whom he has this city In reference
baseball hehad the following to say:
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Champs Defeat Holy Cross

Boston, April 9.-The worlds champions
had their last workout prior TO the OPEN
ing of the American League season at
the expense of the Holy Cross team to-
day, winning to l. The Red Sox fielded
errorlessly in a biting cold.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-10
ALL LEAGUES START
SEASON GRIND WITH
JANGLING BELLS ON

Judge Spent Yesterday in City and Inmaed Apprehension
Lest Some Clubs Will Prove Unable to Stand the New
Salary and Player Limits-says Managers Have Been
Given Everything for Which They Asked, AL
though He Favored Reducing Limits From
Those of Last season-Discrepancies in
Schedule Will Remain
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-10
Senators Crush Toronto

Americans overwhelmed the Toronto In
ternational League team here today, WIN
ming 13 to 2. Three home runs were
credited to Washington.
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Athletics Are Beaten

Baltimore, April 9.-The Baltimore In
ternational League team won today $
game with the Philadelphia Americans
8 to through Shawkey's exceptional
pitching
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Other Results

At PetersbuEg Petersburg Virginia
league 3 Newark Internationals 7.
At Newport News: Providence Interna-
tionals 7, Newport News o.
At Wake Forest, N. c.: Wake Forest l6,
Atlantic Christian college /.
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College Baseball

At Chapel Hill, N. c.: University of
North Carolina II, Davidson 1.
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THREE STRAIGHT
FOR THE BAPTISTS

Greensboro, April 9.-(Special.) 1.-The
Baptists from Howard made it three
straight from the Southern university by
winning this afternoon by a score of to
5. Both teams played pretty good ball,
but Howard was steadier i'll the pinches.
The batting of Chapman for Southern
was the feature of the game He hit for
a home run and for a two bagger
Owens and Brannon did splendid work
in the field and Tisdales catching was
the best part of Howard's work. Score:
R.H. E.
Howard ,.,......0 04O O01 21--S IL 8
Southern ................ W. wv ol-o
Batteries: Motley Waters and Tis-
dale; Little and Champan. Umpire,
Wheeler
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-10
SNOW HALTs LEAGUE

Minneapolis, Min, April g.
President M. e. Cantillon of the
Minneapolis Baseball club of the
American association announced
late today that the opening
game or the season, which was
70 nave been played with In
dlanapolis tomorrow, will he
postponed until Friday. A snow
storm which prevailed here
throughout the day is the rea-
son.
The opening game between st.
Paul and Columbus also will be
postponed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-10
MEYERS ERRORS
GIVE PHILLIES
FIRST VICTORY
STANDING
Outfielder Beats Rucker
Played. Won. Lost. Pct

Philadelphia -..... / LOO
Brooklyn ........ 1 0 90