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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-04-14
NATIONAL LEAGUE
STANDING
EvERs ERRS BUT
CUBS WIN GAME

Chicago April 18-Chicago won the
first game of the series with Pittsburg
here today. to 4.
Pitcher Hendrix. of the visitors, had
two bad innings, in which the locals
batted him all over the field and caused
his retirement. Cooper, his successor.
had little trouble holding Chicago safe
for the remainder Of the game,
Bunched hits coupled with an error
by Manager Evers. resulted IN three
runs for the visitors and double and
a single Melted another
Cheney, although a little WILD AZ the
outset, kept the hits Of the. visitors
well scattered.
The crowd was SO large that it over
flowed into the, field and ground rules
were made, making n hit into this mass
good for two bases
Miller's batting. sensational running
ca tches by Voix. Zimmerman ana Will
son ana CIymers throw to the plate
from deep center field. catching the
runner, were the features,
Score by innngs' ~. y, \,
Pittsburg ,..... .003 600 01o--4 =
Chicago .,...s.....aO 400 oso oos--7
BatterIes---Hendrix, Cooper ana aip-
son and Kelly. Cheney and breshahan'
Time. 1866. umpires--Owens ana Gutn-
1.io.
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partment, but scores thus far have
failed to substantiate such claims.
evidently smith has oornered a club
that will make all others in the cir
cult take back water from the very
beginning.
But once upon a time. within the
memory of fans still living. the Barons
were piloted by a person who answered
to the title of Tom O'Brien. Now,
when it came to garnering a roster of
talented baseball material into his
fold, said OBrien was unanimously
accorded the spotless poodle. AT the
opening of every season he would have
a string of star performers gathered
under the shadows of the famous Stag
pile at West End park, and every
spring the hearts of local fans would
rejoice as they watched these husl1ies
perform feats of much NERVOUSNESS
on the diamond. And with the rising of
the sap came the fond dreams of a
pennant floating over the pile of Stag.
{ And year in and year out the cohorts
of OBrien would start with a jump
straining at the leash like thorough
bred bloodhounds eager for the
gore of their victims.
And then something would Invariably
happen AS the spring melted into
summer and the first enthusiasm of the
pennant race died away and was sup
6 planted the grilling grind of mid
stretch work, the Barons would begin
slipping. They lacked a hand to guide
I them over the rough places of the
stretch, to keep alive their enthus-
iasm and determination; a commander
to plan their attacks and yet to keep
sufficiently in the background as to
allow his players to take their own
initiative. And consequently the spirits
of the local fandom were invariably
bumped, their dreams shattered to
shreds, for the Barons would hit the
slippery toboggan, and ere the mid
season had passed away, by a series
of fast backward slidings. they would
be safely anchored next to Montgom-
cry for the season.
In many ways O'Brien was like Billy
Smith Smith is undoubtedly a genius
at gathering talented material. Wit
ness the aggregation of stars whom he
now has drawing pay slips from the
Atlanta Golfers. Witness the mil
lion dollar roster with which he start
ed the season with Chattanooga one
wear ago. But 1t takes more than gaod
players to make winning ball club.
and 1t takes more than man who can
garner in a bunch of stars to be
successful manager. 1T likewise takes
more than the first few games OF the
season to win pennant.
O'Brien found this out, and so did the
Rirn,tnehan management Billy
Smith found this out. and so did the
Chattanooga management
But Billy has a great club now, and
they are going at a great clip. a clip
that will keep the Barons hustling dur
ing their three days stay in the city
of boasting.
Meanwhile local fans quietly await
the outcome of the series, anxious to
see the Cracker stack up against the
real thing in the Southern league.
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today, Evans easily outpitched Kirby
and Campbell was much superior to
Swindell, winning for their clubs, New
Orleans Z, Mobile 8, was the score of the
first game Mobile won the other, 8 to l.
Kirby had bad luck in making his start
In the Southern league. A base on balls.
an error and an fnfield hit filed the bases
in the first inning with no one out. Ste
venson then drove out a home run
Evans. with a big lead. did not extend
himself The sensational local pitcher did
not give up clean hit, however until
the seventh inning and gave but one
base on balls. Hendryx secured three
base hit.
Mobile gave Campbell hawless support
4 10 Gcc1osa. -
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FERGUSON SOLD TO
PACIFIC LEAGUE

Memphis, April a. Special)--Cecil Fer
guson, pitcher, secured by the local club
from the Boston Nationals last season, has
been sold to Vernon of the Pacific Coast
league. Ferguson won nine and lost Is
games with Memphis last season. The
price was not stated.
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Huntsville High Wins

Huntsville, April 1S.-(Special)-Tn
Huntsville high school baseball team Went
to Decatur and defeated the New Decatur
high school team In an unusually In
teresting game by a score of to 4 The
game was apparently lost to Huntsville
until the last half of the ninth when
Turner stole second, third and scored on
a tumble. In the last inning. Harry
sugg hit for three bases with two men on
and won the game, New Decatur being
unable to score in the last half.
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SUMMARY.
Two Base Hits-Paulet, Stock, Clark.
Three Base Hit-Hendryx.
Home Run-Steyenson.
Sacrifice Hits--Kibble, ATT, Yantz
Stolen Base-Hendryx.
Struck Out-By Evans z, by Kirby 3.
Base on Balls-Off Evans !, off Kirby 2
Time-205.
Umpires-Hart and Wright
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Memphis. Tenn, April 1s.--Memphis
punched their hits and Montgomery
their errors in the second and seventh
innings today and Memphis won, to 0.
Manning's balk also helped the local
team ana two of the five hits he al
lowed were for extra bases Parsons
also allowed five hits. but they were
well scattered and his team mates
played errorless ball. Score:
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TEXAS LEAGUE

At beaumont: Beaumont 5, Houston !.
At Austin: Austin /, Dallas 4.
AT Waco: Waco 5, Fort Worth3.
AT San Antonio: San Antonio 2 dai-
weston 3.
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American Association

At Kansas City: Kansas City s. TO-
ledo O. .,,;s-
vile l. c,,,,
bus 2. .
81 "A l.
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Trait of Old Family

From the Boston Transcript.
They say she comes of very old
family
Il don't doubt It, One can see the fam.
fly trait in her very clearly
What trait7'
age"
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Two Base Hits-Clancy, Hendryx' ia
cobson and Clark.
Sacrifice Hits-Atz, Angermier.
stolen Bases-Starr 2. Maioney' fauiel
Str,,ck Out-Swinderl 5, Campbell 2.
Rase on Balls windell 4, Campbell l
wild Pitch-Swindell.
Time-1:55.
IJmpires-W Wright and Hart.
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Evans Strong and Defeats
GulIs-Swindell Pound
ed-Turtles Bunch
Hits on Manning
SOUTHERN LEAGUE STANDING

Results Yesterday
New Orleans III. Mobile SO.
Memphis 4, Montgomery o.
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Memphis .......... 010 900 30*-i
SUMMARY:
Two Base Hits-Ward, Haigh.
Sacrifice Hits-Iiaigh.
Stolen Base-Wares.
S Balk-Manning.
Bases on Balls-Of Parsons 2. off
Manning 8.
Struck out-By Parsons /, by Man
ming /.
Time--1:45.
Umpires-RudderhaId and Fifield.
PELICANS SPLIT
BILL WITH GULLS
New Orleans. April 13.-Mobie divided
= double header with New Orleans here
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Games Today

Games Today
Birmingham at Atlanta.
Memphis at Mobile.
New Orleans at Montgomery.
Chattanooga at Nashville.
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Cotton States League

At Clarksdale Jackson .. Clafksaale 5.
No other games played.
The evening world., 1913-12-19
CROOKS HONOR CODE
VIOLATED AND "MUSA"
WILL PAY WITH LIFE

The shooting OF Moses Burr!s, known
to the Harlem ganss;ers as "Mush." l..
. refutaticn the police say. OF the old
adage that there Is honor among
thieves" "Mush" Is dylns in Recep-
tion Hospital
Detectives who went TO tell the
wounded mans father found the old
man playing caros with several OF his
cMldren In the home at No. 81 East one
Hundred and Ninth street. The father
showed no emotion.
1T Is notAing more than expected"
he remarked calmly. I'm surprised
It didn't happen long ago. He IL my
son. but he 10 bad boy"
The shooting occurred shortly before
midnight. 'Mush.' with several COM
panions. was in On. Hundred and
Eighth street, approaching Third ave-
nue.. when a man stepped out of a door
way and fired twice. both bullets enter
Ing "Mush's" body close to the heart.
Hso companions ran. SO c.ose had the
weapon been when thc murderer fired
that the victims clothing caught fire
and was smoking as he recled into a
drug store.
Detectives tngcr, Cassctti and Kahn
Questioned "Mush' while they waited
Tor an ambulance. The dying man was
asked the name OF his assai.ant.
NO, won't squeal," he replied. :! =.
not that kind"
The detectives say that they. too.
nave long expected him to he killed.
This is why:
"Mush" and the Clayton brothers,
William and Luke. we're said to be men-
bers OF the Pickles Gang" q bani OF
reuGhs headed by Adolph Berg. whose
nickname is Pickles." and who is now
II the Penitentiary for holding up a
saloon in Harlem.
A year and half ago William
Clayton was shot. Circumstances point.
ed to "Aiush." Tho three detective,
say they learned that "Mush" had no,
made a fair division OF spolis in som,
Jobs" of the gang. lie and Clayton
quarrelled. ''Mush" was taken to IIar-
lem Hospital. where Clayton was hover.
Ing close to death. Clayton was asked
II 'Mush" was not the one who sho
him.
Il don't know ANYTHING about tia,
The evening world., 1913-12-19

man." said Clayton. IT don't need your
help. I'll fix the guy that got me IL I get
we'll II | don't get well my friends
viii do this for me-
C'ayton, to the anazement of SUR
geons. got well. lie and "Mush" re-
NAMED enemies.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-23
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
A SLIGHT RECESSION.
Stocks Carried Down But Gradually
 Made Slow Recovery.

New York, Aug. 22.-A slow reces- sion which carried down a dozen or more stocks from one to two points today was succeeded by an equally slow recovery, and at the end of the session the leading shares were close to yesterdays final quotations. The day passed without important news concerning the affairs upon which most emphasis is placed and there was consequently a general disinclination to do much in the way of speculation.
 Selling on the decline was concen- trated on Steel, Union Pacific and Reading, and the heaviness of these shares affected the remainder of the market. There were no signs of weakness. however, and with the ap- pearance of seAle buying orders on re- sessions shorts grew uneasy. It was due principally to short covering that the market recovered it's losses. Re ports of rains in sections of the corn and cotton belts helped to bring about the recovery. Affairs in Mexico occu- pied less attention today, for the req son that there was no news of inpor- of a record breaking foreign trade for July and the last year passed almost unheeded.
 small gain in cash for the banks on the week was indicated by known movements of currency. There was ket, with quotable changes for the shorter maturities. Commercial paper also was easier, some paper being placed at 8 shade under 6 per cent, and scarcity of choice names was reported. Country banks continued to buy in volume.
 Prices of bonds were shaded slight ly. Total sales, par value, $1,150,00
 United States bonds were unchanged on call.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-23
M'LoUGHLIN BEATS CLoTHIER.
Victory Assures Champion of Retain
 ing Tftle-Caner Wins lnterschoIas-

Newport, R. l.. Aug. 22.-Showing mastery of tennis technique such as he has not heretofore exhibited on the Casino courts, Maurice E. Me Loughlin defeated William J. Clothier here today in straight sets by scores of 6-3, 7-5, 6-4. This victory of the present champion in the sixth round of the ti1irty-thir annual tituIar tour nament of the United States National Lawn Tennis association eliminated one of McLoughlin's most formidable opponents and virtually assures him of a place in the final and cham pionship round next Tuesday. This victory while scored in impressive style. failed to arounse the enthusiasm of the large gallery. The Californian played with deadly earnestness and was opposed by Clothier's careful accurate aim with the result that the rallies and dashing tactics which bring spectators to their feet were missing.
 The Mclaughlin of today showed the influence and benefit of his play on foreign courts, There was missing from his work that dash and snap which marked his tennis when he first swept out of the west, the court sen sation of the decade, In it's place however, there was the peise, calmness and mastery of racquet and stroke which is the distinctive possession of
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-23

 the Cleveland club recently. "The fixed expenses are too great and with the modern plants to take care of only winners have a chance It takes S1,000 a day, rain or shine, to run a first class major league club at the present time, while one-half of this amount would run a club in the American league, ten years ago. I~doubt if the article of baseball is as good as it was at that time, and the only improve ment that J can notice is in conducting the game.
 Ten thousand dollars was paid for the release of ball players 25 years ago, but they were not crude minor league players with only fair chance to make good. They were the best in the business. and the brand Of play that would bring $4O.o0O at the present time. However. high priced stars are not on the market. for the cltrb owners know that it would be a sure suicide to dispose of a first class man."
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-23

champion who has gained his laurels only after years of gruelling play.
 While the attention of the gallery was centered upon the. Mclaughlin Clothier match, six other players were battling for the right to enter the closing rounds of the tournament. Nat Niles earned a place in the semi-final brackets by defeating Leonard Beck man in straight sets. R. Norris Will Hams 2nd, won from B. c. Law in similar manner In the lower half J. R. Strachan eliminated E.. H. Whit ney in impressive style The young Californian has been allotted the grandStand court tomorrow with Wal lace F. Johnson of Philadelphia The winner of this match meets McLough- lin on Monday while Williams and W. M Washburn will cross racquets for the right to face Niles in thee other
 The second championship of the present tourney was won today when c. c. Gamer captured the United States interscholastfc title by defeating Jer- ry B. Weber in the final round of the schoolboy play. Gamer who won the Harvard tournament, easily defeated Weber, who represented the University of Chicago, 6-0 6-1 6-1
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-23
Early Call for Yale Players.

From his summer camp near Quebec F. O., Captain Henry Ketcham has just sent to candidates for the Yale football eleven notice of training plans for the season. The squad Will be call- ed together earlier than for several years. Captain Ketcham has request ed about 20 players to meet him and Head Coach Howard Jones at Siascon- sett, at Nantucket, where they will be the guests of H. s. Fair, a Yale grad uate, till they return to New Haven September II for the general prelirn- mary practice.
 The Nantucket work is designed merely for the heavy linemen and will not include much technical football It will be largely conditioning in it's nature, but may include some rudf- mentary gridironing. At the same time 10 of the back field will be in New port under the direction of Dr. Billy Bull, creator of most of Yale's @drop and place kicking stars. The full squad will be called together for the first drill September II.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-23
Clever Work Wins for Athletics.

Chicago. Aug. 22-Quck thirhing clever base ming and three punched hits today gave Philadelphia the second game Of the series with Chicago. to l.
 Buck Weaver of Chicago paved the victory for the league leaders when he failed pay atten
 ton to the umDires Murphy flied out the eighth Oldring singled and Eddie Collins did like
 wise. sending Oldring to second Baker flied and OIdring took third Collins then stole second. and Weaver. taking Schalk's perfect throw. the ground with Collins safe the base. Oldring mained calm third while Weaver lay there. think
 Ing Collins out He and then rolled the ball in the direction of the pitchers box and Old
 ring cuick flash darted home with the tying McInnis followed with single. and Collins came homo with the winning Chicago had opportunities to score but lost them when they tried to work the double steal with first and third. Both times the of at the plate
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-23
DILLON AxWORTHY TAKES
 HORSE BREEDER FuTURITY Never Headed During Race-M arigod
 Takes 2.07 Trot.

Salem, N. H.. Aug. 23.-Three races all stake events and all for trotters, were on the card at Rockingham park today. The feature race was the three year old trotting division of the Amer ican Horse Breeder F'uturity, worth $6,000. which was won by the Penn sylvania colt. Dillon Axworthy, in straight heats. He took the lead in each heat and held it to the end. Peter Johnson was the only one of the field to give him an argument and the Pennsylvania colt could handle the mount of Cox with ease.
 Tom Murphy kept up his winning career in the 2.09 trot in which he started two horses, driving Marigold himself and obtaining Geers to drive Ruth McGregor. MarigOd won in straight heats and Ruth got second money.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-23
Bridgeport Won First Game; Second
 Tied.

Springfield, Mass, Aug. 22.-Bridge- port defeated Springfield this afternoon in the first game of 8 double header to l and tied the score in the ninth inning of the second eat one-aH The second contest was called on account of darkness Hitting in the pinches won the first game. The second was a pitchers battle between Gervaise and More, the latter weakening in the ninth The features of the aftrnoon were running catches by Sil5er and Wilson in the second contest. Scores:
 First Game:
 Bridgeport % o2o10 IA Springfield 0 0 0 Q 0 O-i T T.
 Blum, Gervais and Monahans Burke and Pratt.
 Second Game:
 Bridgeport % 70 0 0 Q 0 1-1 1
 More and Pratt; Gervats and Rus
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-23
BATTLE TWELVE INNINGS TO TIE
Hard Game Between Pirates and Phles Called Account
 of Darkness Athletics Beat White Sox and Increase : Lead

Philadelphia, Aug. 22-Philadelphia and Pittsburgh played a tie game here this afternoon, the contest being stop ped owing to darkness after twelve innings of play with the score to 3. Philadelphia made all of it's runs in the third inning on two singles, a double by Cvarath. an error and two stolen bases. In the next nine innings only three hits were made by the home team. Pittsburgh used two extra pitchers, owing to pinch hitters be- ing used. One of the latter, Hyatt, scored Wilson and himself in the sev- enth inning with a home run drive. The visitors tied the score in the eighth on two singles, an error and sacrifice fly.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-23
Drew May Enter Brown

Howard Drew, the crack colored sprinter of the Springfield high school will probably enter Brown In the fall. Drew is regarded as .one of the most remarkable <sprinters yet developed. If the report he is to register for an A. $. degree is true and that Charley Rice of Powder Hill is also to enter Brown the Providence college will have two of the fast men in the dashes in the college world Drew has a mark Of As in the 100 yard dash and has twice edualled the worlds record in the 70-yard dash. Drew is i broad and high jumper of ability and his coming will mean a big boom to track athletics on the hill.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-23
New Haven wens Pitchers, Battle.

ptttsfeld, Mass. Aug. 22.-New Ha,- fen shut out Pittsfeld this afternoon to c, Burch shading Ducheni1 in a pitchers battle. The game was run of in one hour and eighteen minutes and each side had only one man left on base. Pittsf7eld did not pass sec ond. New Haven made it's first run in the fourth when Harris triple fol- lowed Lindberg's error. In the sev- enth Barr's double, a sacrifice and an inheld out gave New Haven another run. Score:
 New Haven ooe1ooto o-2 Pittsfeld .. c Q o 0 0 0 o co
 Burch and Nagle; Duchenil and Bridges
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-23
Chicago Loses Aaesher to eiants.

New York Aug 22.-New York made 1t two straight over Chicago today winning the second game Of the series by of 8 to l. Cheney wild and ineffective, in the third nning, when the Cham
 pions took aS winning lead by scoring three runs. Vaughn, former member of the New York Amer
 jeans. who is trying to come back with Chicago, hit hard- but the Champions punched their three hits with two passes for four Tesreau. the New York pitcher. wild but the Chi cago batsmen could not hit him with bases.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-23
Senators Take Both eame,.

Hartford, Conn, Aug 22.-Wtth Mur- ray Parker twiriing fine ball in the pinches Hartford had little difficulty in defeating Meriden in both games of e double bill here. this afternoon, to and 2 to 1. Luby and Wander grift featured the first contest with their hitting, the former getting two triples, =vflile Zeirner had perfect bat ting average in the second. two doubles and two singles in four times up. Catches by Barney and Gleason also were spectacular. Scores:
 First Came
 Hartford =. O0oo o40xE II Meriden =. 0 0 0 0 02 0-5 10
 Parker and Mcdonald; Shellenberger and Vandergrift.
 Second game RH E. Hartford .2 eo0Oo *-2 1 Meriden 70 Q O 0 O 1 o 0 0-1 8 0
 Perker and Mcdonald; Green and Perkins
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-23
MrERnA1,onAl LEAGUE srASD,na.

George Burns is another shining example of what an education on the bench under the tutleage of McGraw will bring about He is now leading the National league in the number of hits made and his fielding and throw ing are fine as to attract noticeable attention. With him as a regular the New York team has been appreciably stren Tthened.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-23

The $160.N0o infield is undoubtedly the most potent factor in keeping the Athletics out in front in the American league pennant race. Manager Mack very wisely has kept his inf1eld intact from the beginning of the season.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-23
COLON.

New York, Aug 22.-Cotton futures closed steady. August 11.73. Septem- Der 11.54, October HAY, November 1142, December 11.43. January 11.34, February 1136. March 11.43. May HAS. Spot quiet; mfddling uplands 12.15; gulf 12.40; sales 200.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-23

1sIU IFeq1 paIoos sIvooI sqL o or Su!u the third inning. when Agnew Shotton singled and advanced a base NLorgans wild throw. Aus tin beat out infeld single scoring Agnew and while Gandil dsputing Umpire Dineen's de- cision Shotton crossed the plate Shoton scored the third in the eighth when he singled and stole second scoring Austn's single Washingtons scoring chances spoiled two double plays