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The Washington herald., 1913-03-02
Cleaning Gun, Kills Wife.

Harrisburg. March Mrs. Willis o.
Miller. a resident Of West Fairview. was
accidentally shot and killed by her hus-
band while he was cleaning q shotgun
at their home to-day.
Mrs. Miller was washing dishes, and as
Miller broke his gun to clean y Q ahell
Vas discharged.
The Washington herald., 1913-03-02
Lawyers Alleged Conspirators.

London, March L-Arthur Newton and
bernard Bennett. two well-known Lon
don lawyers, were arrested to-day.
charged with conspiracy to obtain by
fraud Sl150Oo from Hans Thosch, a Ger
man. Both prisoners were remanded.
bail being fixed at 5000.
The Washington herald., 1913-03-02
wicker.ham Hold. Reception.

Attorney General Wickersham held a
farewell reception for the employees of the
Department Of Justice in his office yes
terday afternoon. Mr.. wickersham shook
hands With more than 200 persons.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-03
DAVE ROBERTSON TOPS HITTERS
OF THE MIGHTY CIRCUIT CLOUTS
GULL HITTER HAS ANNEXED
EIGHT HOME S-MESSEN-
GER LEADS BARONS WITH
THREE HOMERS
re- REuREN "a IEWIs

In delivering mighty smashes, Big Rob-
| ertson is the premier swatsman of the
Southern league. Eight times has the
towering Gull gardener implanted his
mighty weight behind the pellet and com
pl.ted the circuit before being headed.
A mighty punch by Cholly Frank retired
his nearest rival-Spencer from the race
for the home run driving, for at the time
of his release Spencer had scored seven
| hcmers.
| Following closely behind Dave are Sloan,
Walker, Of Montgomery, and Abstein of
the Turtles. with five circuit clouts to
their credit. In a deadlock, neither bats
man has secured a home run drive in two
weeks and the tie should soon be dis
| solved
Eight sluggers have raped out four
| homers while a smaller number have
registered a trio Callahan. Graft, Elwert,
| Bagby, Welchonce, "Wallop" Smith, Love
| and Schmidt have knocked out a quar-
| tette while Messenger, Long Alperman
| Jantzen. Butter, Young and Hendryx,
have walloped trio of the heart rending
raps.
In the heavy hitting department, Bir-
mingham has few leaders. Bob Messen-
ger, the leading base stealer, leads with
three home runs. Four others have gar
nered two-Knisely, Mcbride, McGilvray
and Marcan performing the feat. Nc
Donald has one to his credit, as has Car
| roll. The other Barons are striving to
attain the mark
While he has been in the circuit much
shorter time than the other wallopers,
Pete Knisely leads in hitting triples The
heavy hitting gardener has registered ID
| triples. Sloan and Knaupp rank second
and third with u and IL respectively.
The lead of Robertson is easy to ex-
| plain as the right field fence at Mobile
is much nearer than any other partition
! in the league and Robertson Is a dan
gerous left handed hitter. Several bats
men have won pounds of tobacco, as
| five pounds are given to the home run
htters in a number of Southern league
parks for each drive.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-03

Armstrong made a great fight in the
last two games of the final set. He bat
tied both to defeat but was unable to
withstand the mastery playing of the San
Franciscan.
Maurice McLoughlin's non-appearalce
to defend his title leaves Griffith in pos
session of the western championship. Grif-
fin is not of the same speed as McLough-
lin and the latter's honors as national
master are hardly in danger, according
to experts.
Griffin today played much the same sort
of game that brought him winner through
the weeks battles. The coast boys re-
lance today was on his steadiness. OPP
posed to Griffins cross court shots and
side line smashes were Armstrong 8
drives to the base line.
The western doubles match champion
ship was won by Heath Byford and R. Fl.
Burdick, by an easy victory in the final
round over Walter Hayes and John H.
Winston, 6-1. 60, ga
The new champion pair, according to
the programme, will compete at Onwent-
sia Tuesday with the eastern champions,
Gustave Touchard and w. M. Washburn,
while the southern pair, Robert Shelton
and j. B. Adoue will play Clarence Grif-
fin and John Strachan, Pacific coast
champions.
The winning teams will play Wednesday
for the privilege of meeting McLough-
lin and Bundy for the national cham
pionship at Newport August Is.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-03
Worlds Fair Plans Many
important Athletic EventS

New York. August 2.-Tentative pro-
grammes for national and international
athletics in connection with the Pana-
ma-Paeific exposition at San Francisco
in 1915 We're announced by director of ath-
letics James f. Sullivan today The
schedule of sports covers period from
February 20 to December 4. including
every branch of athletics and sporting
contests will be held
State and national championships tc
scholastic collegiate and a. A. L. ath-
letics will be featured. Baseball foot
ball, boxing, wrestling. rowing, bicy-
cling. tennis, golf, gymnastics. yachting
bowling, hockey, basketball. shooting
swimming. handball. and fencing have
all been allotted dates in the extensive
schedule.
According to present plans almost every
governing athletic and sporting associa-
tion will award its national champions
ship contest to California clubs to be hello
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-03
FOUR ENTER FINALS

New York. August 2.-The third day 3
play in the New York state lawn ten
mis- championship tournament today
brought four of the men into the round
before the semi finals. The quartet in
cluded H. W. Slocum. the former ma
tional champion; 7. K. Pell, former ma
tional indoor champion; \. IL. Man. Jr..
New England champion of Yale and NJ.
l.. l. Galvao. the German. All won IN
straight sets.
The chief victories We're those of
Man, who beat II. II. Palmer at ca.
g., and Galvao, who beat Allen Tobey
ut SO and Cd William NJ Johnson
of California has only played as far
as the fourth round. In coming through
the 1S-year-old wonder easily beat II.
c. Martin, Crescent \. c. titleholder. at
6-1, 6-2
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-03
GUN CLUB SHOOT

Report of the weekly shoot, August q,
of the Birmingham Gun club:
Sixteen shooters were at the weekly
shoot of the Birmingham Gun club. Gem
try Hilman went out with the very good
score of 96 out of his 10O followed by DR..
I. J. Sellers, with "a, and II. c. Rydins
with 80. Dick Leland was the only pro-
fessional present and he went out with
81 per cent.
Programmes for the Alabama State
shoot are out and anyone desiring one
can get same by addressing O. l.. Carl
secretary Birmingham Gun club. There
will be $500 and more added money a
trophy for the winner of the state cham
pionship, $50 guaranteed to the winner
of the Alabama handicap and prize for
high professional in the handicap There
will be practice shooting on Monday
August 49, The scores yesterday follow:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-03
THE LOCAL TENNIS

The following are the results of the
the teams in the Birmingham Tennis
league.
Doubles
Young Mems Christian association Creed
and Sparks), 5-9-7; Avondale (Clark and
BENZ, 7-7-5.
Roberts), &c; Tennessee Coal and Iron
company QIard and Stanford, 90. At
Birmingham Country club.
Birmingham Country club (Bartleet and
Drennen), 6-6; Tennessee Coal and Iron
company phillips and Lampkin). OIL. At
Ensley.
Fossil (Brannon and Salmon), 6-4-6; Bir-
mingham Athletic club miles and Stickle),
3-6-4. At the Birmingham Athletic club
Birmingham Athletic club MANLY and
BelD, Us; Fossil (Hammon and Adams)
5-3. At Fossil
st. Charles (Fftzsimmons and AlcordD
Sc; North Birmingham Drown and
GamewelD, GA. At st. Charles.
Singles
Birmingham Country club (Johnson), 6-6;
Tennessee Coal and Iron company (Stan-
ford). 0-3. At Country club.
Birmingham Country club (Barett), Sc;
Tennessee Coal and Iron company (Phil-
lips), IL At Ensey.
Fossil CMcConnelD. 6-6; Birmingham
Athletic club CRoss), AZ. At the Blrming-
ham Athletic club.
Birmingham Athletic club (BelD, 6-6:
Fossil (Stevens), 10. At Fossil No other
games played.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-03
POOR CARDS END RACES

2:1S class pace. purse $1,000; three in five
Herman Wenger, b. s., by Ed
custer-Valpa Cvalentine).... l 1 /
Auto Zombro, b. s. by Zom-
bro-Frixy (Spencer) ......... 1 2 2 4
View Elder, b. g. (Murphy).. 4 2
Zanzibar, b. S. (Pittman)... 2 4 ;
Time: 2:14s4 2:0s&; 2:10A; 2:0S11; 2:11A.
2:06 class trot, purse 1000; two in three
Ross b, b. &. by Ptronious, by Don
Corbett (Donahue) .................- l !
Ruth McGregor, b. m. Murphy -. 2 2
Cascade, ch. S. (Rodney) ............ 3
Pee Wee, b. g. (Geers) ................ Dis.
Time. 2:061k; 2:O61k.
PIG class trot, purse $1,000, three In five:
Lord Dewey, b. s. by Admiral
Dewey y-Extary (Snedecor) ...... l /
Lula Worthy, b. m. (Cox). .......... 2 8 z
Dr. Thorn, b. $. (Snow) .......... 3 2 4
The Guide, b. S. (Geers) .......... 8
Baron Delrey, b. s. (Rodney).... 3 s
Time, 21S1k; 2:121a; 2:10.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-03

in or near san francisco. The leading
athletes and teams of the British Isles
and Europe will be invited to compete
and number of the events will be held
under the metric and Olympic system of
sports in order to prepare and famliarize
contestants with the conditions that will
prevail at the Berlin Olympic games in
1916
Championship events will be oneH 10
the world. No athletic competitions viii
be scheduled for women, with the pos
sible exception of such sports as tennis
and golf.
DR.. Sullivan, who sails for Berlin Tues~
day to attend the initial meeting of the
International federation of athletics gov
erning bodies has been deputzed 10 solicit
the cooperation and entries of all for
eisn sport controlling bodies. He stated
that among projects in connection with
exposition athletes was use of the fair
grounds for spring training by the b1w
league clubs; one game between world S
championship coutenders and possibly the
playing of the Army-Navy football game
in the San Francisco stadium.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-03
WINNIPEG CLUB WINS

Port Dalhousie, Ont, August 2.-The
Winnipeg Rowing club, which was rep
resented today at the Canadian Hen
ley regatta for the first time in five
years, carried off the lions share of
honors. Its entries were successful
In the senior eights and fours, show
ing decided superiority to the Detroit
and Toronto crews. Winnipeg's time in
the senior lights was GAS. In the Sc
nior eights it was 0:4S; in the senior
fours, 021.
The Detroit Boating club won the
Junior eights in 7:01 and captured sec
ond place in the senior eights.
r. j. Dibble of the Toronto Dons won
the senior singles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-03
WOMEN TO ENTER
RANKING IN TENNIS

New York, August 2.-George T. Adee,
secretary of the national banking COM
mittee, announced here today that for the
first time in the history of American
lawn tennis women players will be rated
for this season. The committee, which
includes Miles S. Charlock and c. M.
Bull, Jr., of this city, met and decided to
appoint Subcommittee of women to do
the rating
The secretary said thar at least one rep
resentatiye from the Pacific coast, possi-
bly, Mrs. 7. c. Bund of Los Angeles, who
was Miss May Sutton, or some other
woman equally well qualified will be ap-
pointed; also one from the vicinity of Chi
cago. and one in this city. Mr. Adee said
the committee will not be chosen for sew
eral weeks Unquestionably Miss Mary
Brown, the national champion from the
Pacific coast, will top the list of ratings
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-03
Accused of Running
Baseball Pool

Philadelphia August Accused Of com
Quoting a lottery in the form of a base
ball pool with a list of 500 customers
Henry Reed and Herbert Gamble We're
held in bail here today for trial 1t is
said that the men charged cents for
tickets on the result of the game played
in the major leagues. \ sum Nas paid
to the winners having high or low daily
or weekly scores, it is said.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-03

Grand Rapids, Mich, August 2.-Get-
away day at the Grand circuit race meet
here today attracted the smallest crowd
of the week. to which was offered a pro-
gramme of races rather poor by contract
with those which preceded it.
The 2:06 trot, a new classification, failed
to develop the speed looked for. Ross
d. favorite, was an easy winner.
The 2:13 pace was race between Auto
somdro and Herman Wenger the winner.
The 2:1s trot belonged to Lord Dewey
from the first turn of the wheel. Directly
after the races, the horses began moving
on for the Kalamazoo meeting next week.
Much sickness is prevalent about the sta
bles, the malady being listed by veteri-
narians sort of typhoid distemper Eight
of Cox's string were reported indisposed.
Summaries:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-03
PLAYGROUNS TEAMS
INCREASE INTEREST

In an effort to promote interest in ath-
letics at the various Fairgrounds of the
city Director Montague Cannon has ar
ranged a series of athletic contests be-
tween teams representing the different
grounds. schedule has been worked out
and sent to the Fairgrounds. The con-
tests will be held every Friday
Last Friday the East End boys went
out to Avondale and contests were held
in baseball, dodgeball, and volleyball. The
volleyball games were won by Avondale
2 games to 0. In dodgeball the East End
boys proved to be the victors Each
ground was represented by 10 players and
their respective times were:
First game: East End, 45 20 seconds; /;
Avondale, l minute and 16 1-5 seconds
Second game: East End, AZ 2-3 seconds;
Avondale, / minute and 45 2-5 seconds. In
baseball the East End nine was also VIC
torious, winning by the score of 3 to l.
Those composing the teams were:
East End-Newman. Ovens, Alexander
Ragler, Grant, Campbell, Lothers, Adams
and Gray.
Avondale-Hazelwood, Brown, Tulver-
house, Brandt. Treyatham. Mundy, Beard
Gibbons and Hughes
The boys from Wahouma came in and
played Behren's park boys. Behrens in
baseball, defeated the Wahouma team by
score of to !. In dodgeball the
Behrens team was also the winners. The
score being 5 games to 0. About 400 peo-
pie witnessed these games
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-03
NEWS OF THE TRACK
Large Stakes at Detroit

Detroit Mich, August 2.-Large and
fast fields for the classics to be raced
at the annual Blue Ribbon meeting of
the Grand Circuit on the Detroit track.
August II to 10. promises new records.
The Matron stake of $4,000 will assemble
the pick of the S-year-old, SO being eligible
to the trotting division and IA 10 the pae-
ing The Merchants and Manufa cturers
stake has Y this year and the Chamber
of Commerce Il. In the board of com
merce stake for 2:16 PAGERS, hobbies
barred. there are 70 and in the 2I6 trot
eleven.
on the last day. August 10. q selling
race for either trotters or PAGERS will be
put on for, the first time on the light har-
ness turf Entries will be over night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-03
ELBERFELD AFTER
ONE HEAVY HITTER

with the club battling in fifth place,
Manager Eberfeld is looking for heavy
hitter.
strength" said Manager Elberfeld, land
am looking diligently for a 300 hitter,
But at this late stage of the game 1t is
extremely difficult to secure such a man.
If I can possibly land one l believe that
I will be right up in the race at the
finish''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-03
Saratoga Races Omen

Saratoga N. Y. August 2-The Springs
racing season opened today under ideal
weather and track conditions Coek-o-
the Walk won the Saratoga handicap
without being extended. a few rods be
fore the finish Lahore attempted to over
take the leader but it was a futile effort.
Rolling Stone waE a good third.
At the start of the feature event. Roll
ing Stone made the pace to the back turn.
followed in order by Col. Holloway and
Cock-o- the Walk There Lahore rushed
up even to Rolling Stone and the pair
led by a length, turning into the homo
stretch
Jockey Glass then sent Cock the Walk
To the front apparently without much
urging, and the winner galloped home
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-03
VINCENT WINS TWO

Vincent. August --tspecallz Vincent
defeated Goodwater the two last games Of
the series by score of s to and to L.
The features of the game was the heavy
hitting of the visitors and the homo run
by Bradford Batteries First game,
stack Darnel and F'emings; Riddle
and Fomby. Second game. Minter and
Fleming; Stewart and Fomby
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-03
GRIFFIN RETAINS
TENNIS HONORS
Wins Final Match of West
ern Tournament at
Onwentsia

Chicago, August 2-clarence Griffin kept
the tennis honors for California today
by winning the final match of the west
ern tournament at Onwentsa from joe
Armstrong of st. Paul, GA 60, 4-6, 6-1.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-03
CENTRAL DIVISION.
WESTERN DIVISION.

Results esterday-eastern division
East Lake Methodist 5. Ayondale 4.
Central division
First game: Tuxedo ~, Pratt City
Presbyterian a; second game. Tuxedo
8, Pratt City Presbyterian o.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-03
VASE GETS DRAW

Vancouver B. c., August Frank
F'renchy) Vaise, of Seattle, lightweight
champion of Canada fought 10 rounds
to draw with Joe Bayley of Victoria
here today.
Bayley had things almost his way until
the thirteenth round, when Vaise dropped
him with hard right to the nose. The
Canadian came UP weak and for the re-
mainder of the fight did little but hang
on.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-03
TEXAS LEAGUE

At Houston: Houston 3. Dallas I.
At Beaumont: Beaumont g. Austin s.
At San Antonio San Antonio /, Fort
Worth 3.
At Galveston: Galveston ., Waco ..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-03
Workman Killed

Pottsviue Pa. August 2-I.ightnipg
struck at the bottom af f200-foot
shaft at the Blaekwood colliery oper-
ated by the Lehigh Valley company
near here last night and Killed work.
man. Another worker was seriously in
jurcd.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-03
AN AGE-HERALD MAN
GOES WITH THE TEAM

Reuben A. Lewis, sporting ed
itor of The Age Herald, will ac-
company the Barons on their trip
to Nashville and Chattanooga
and will furnish the fans the lat
est news of the bold and battle
SCARED" right off the bat.
On account of the fact that the
Barons are again up in the race
with fine opportunity of win
ming the pennant confronting
them, interest in baseball is at
fever heat.
1t is for that reason and on
account of its desire to serve it's
readers the real stun that The
Age-Herald sent Mr.. Lewis with
the team.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-03
Appalachian League

At Knoxville: Knoxville 81, Morris
town 1-2.
At Bristol: Bristol IL, Rome As
At Johnson City; Johnson City 2-2.
Middlesboro OIL.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-03

Bilike11 Players Gro,O RolUdy;
Breen Jumps; BrolUn Threatens

Montgomery loca
o
home Cleveland
do of
today
that
etonight of
and ha ference shave beens settled
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@Fi1r, 6Ga1is5
CHIRPs AND CHATTER

CHTIyPS CHATTER
would be good idea to fine
PLAYER instead of suspendng they did that Johnny would
owe the league a million dollars
WHAT
said picture OF Role zeider after
he much surprised 10 see that oe
still hadh his shoulders
We motorcycle growing this morning Joe
thing boodtirsy that he is getting scared
Of himself
HELENE!
be umpire and think that there Is only one
blooming day you like human being?
brickbats during the ordinary
course pretty girls his path with
flowers.
So
to Osdiek misguided salmon, what
will IT cost to side Of
postage
Rjtcbie and welsh a fight,
provided of down sprain his courage
HARRY
Meek's batting Is shrinking. Like
Meek is himself.
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WITH ED WALSH LAID UP.
SCOTT HAS BEEN MAINSTAY
OF CHICAGO CLUB, HIS BEST
GAME WAS A DEFEAT.

Jim Scott. or death Valley
Jim" as his mates and the fans
call him, has been the hero Of
the Chicago White Sox this sum-
mer.
Minus the services of the great
Ed Walsh, who was laid mp with
a sore arm, the White Sox have
lowered between greatness and
mediocrity all season.
Jim Scott has been the clubs
consistent winner. Behind him
the team has played like q stone
wall and he has held his oppo-
nents with ease ever since he
rounded into condition.
SCOTS creates game was one
he lost when he met up with
Walter johnson in hurting duel,
which was won by johnson when
Ping Bodie failed to catch a fly
in the sunf1eld.
Scott has been with the White
sox a couple of years. and the
form he has been showing for the
past month speaks volumes for
what he should do in 1914.
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TIGERS
SH|FT AROUND

The Tigers will play two games
with Seattle this week, and then
so to Vancouver for five days,
coming home for the Sunday
struggle. The Cats have always
managed to hold down the Beay-
ers but the latter are going ct a
good pace. and will prove hard to
stop. I'm all probability.
Mikes Mohawxs and the Vic
toria Bees will continue to en-
gage in hostflities, transferring
the scene OF conflict from VIC
toria to Spokane. This will be
a good series. Both teams can
slug, but Spokane seems to have
the best twrilers.
After two games with Tacoma
today, Seattle journeys to Port
land for the balance of the week.
and here IL where they are ex-
ceedingly apt to get thorough
licking. The Colts have put it
all over the Tiliknms in recent
series. and there Is strong like
iihood of them doing so again.
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SPORT EVENTS
At STADIUM

In addition TO the ball game
between the cigarmakers and
WiIkeson miners syt the Stadium
as = portion of the Labor day
sports today, there will be all
kinds Of field and track sports, rs
well as the tug-of-war between
the Brewery Workers, Miners,
and Electrical
Workers. A prize Of $25 is Of
|fered in this event by the Gem
traI Labor council. and At viii be
undoubtedly worth watching.
There win be several events for
women athletes such as throwing
the baseball. driving nails, So
yard dash. and so on. Prizes of
either cash or merchandise will
be offered In all events.
Those events which are ex-
pected to bring a big laugh will
be the fat mems race. the obsta-
Gle race, and the pole climbing
contest. The program of sports
will be run OF immediately after
the parade participants reach the
Stadium. The tug-of-war will b,
the hrst event ON the program,
and the ball game will be the last
The judges OF the athletic
events are j. r. Hughes. Roy
whitman. and J. w Egan. @.
w. Bishop, another official. IS ont
of town.
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1865 BIZ JAMES W. E4AN
3hore Was sudden blare Of brasses, and crash
II drums The soul stirring strains of Marching
ouRi CeorRia" were waited to the ear.
What was this - reunion Of veterans at Gettys-
6urg and echo Of wartime days?
Never. There was naught of war in it. AS we
waited band marched out on Mc(innity field yes
terdny informing us they still marching thro'
Georgia, whereas they were doing nothing OF the
Kind. group Of flower girls followed, strewing
petals before bllshing James Toman, the umpire.
3 81 was the umpire day yesterday, all the way
through Gifts, politeness, and money were heaped
anon Jimmy until he had to almost cry for help:
There was no kicking at decisions. Once Old Man.
ohler came in and stated that he was OF the opin-
ION that there was slight of Judgment some
where but was quietly hooted back to the keystone
nue]e
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GIPE GETS HIS

SEATTLE. Sept. 1.-Gipe prov
ed easy for the Beavers yesterday
and was hit at will, while Cad
reau held the Tilikums on his hip
except in the ninth inning, when
JACKSON clouted . homer.
r H d
Vancouver ...s....... 4 10 0
seattle .s.sss ..sssa i
r Batteries: Cadreau and Grim
die; Gipe and Cadman.
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American League

Cleveland 9. st. Louis 1.
Detroit 5, Chicago 4.