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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-16
BARONS TAKE ON
 W0ODLAWN TODAY
Second Practice Game Will Be Staged This After
 noon at 3 O'Clock

With their appetite for conquest whetted the Barons will endeavor this afternoon to teach the aspiring dia- mond heroes of Woodlawn a few things about the great national pastime of which they are jealous adherents. The tiasco will commence this afternoon at 3 o'clock and hostilities will be con cluded only after the Barons have had their fill O. juicy bingles.
 In the game against Clay on Sat urday the Barons demonstrated that and it is more than likely that they will continue their batting spree against the Woodlawn pill delivers this afternoon.
 The Baron rockies made a favorable impression on the fans who witnessed the game Saturday and several of them are going to give the veterans an in terest:ng fight for regular berths.
 Jimmy Magee appears fully capable of delivering Class A ball and unless he falls off badly during the train ing season a place in the outfield is at his command.
 A younRster who will make a good player some day is Charley Bell, one of Birmiugham's own proteges Bell, who is covering third for the Barons in the absence of Mcdonald, is very promising youngster and with few more years of seasoning will prove a mighty strong player Bell is not d member of the training squad but is out at Ricllwood working until playing in his league commences
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-16
GOTHAM BILLIARD
 PLAYERS LEADING
POggenburg and Gardner Tied for Premier HOnOrs
 in Amateur Matches

New York, March 1A.--Amateur billiard players are deeply interested in the pro- eress of the annual national champion ship 1S.2 bak line tournament, which will continue here through the week and be concluded Friday or Saturday. There are seven competitors two of whom. Eugene l.. Milburn. Memphis, and Charles He'd don, Dowagac, Mich, are new aspirants for the title. Eleven of the 21 games called for in the schedule have been de- cided
 J. Ferdinand Poggenburg and Edward
 w. Gardner of New York, both former champions, have clean scores of three vic. tories each to date; Joseph Mayer of New York, the champion has lost one game and won two Dr. w. F. Uffenheimer.
 Philadelphia, has won two and lost two of four games played, and Morris D. Brown, Brooklyn, a former national cham pion, has one victory and one defeat marked on the playing chart.
 Neither of the newcomers, Heddon and Milburn, both of whom have shown
 marked ability with the cue since the
 tourney began, has earned a winning
 bracket, the first named having three defeats charged against him. while the Memphis man has lost all of his four con- tests.
 The holder of the title and champion ship trophy. Mayer, leads with the single high average of 1912 for a special prize and Brown with a run of 105 in an in ming has a splendid chance of winning the high run trophy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-16
MATHEWSON IS
 KING 0F SHUTOUT
 ARTISTS IN MAJORS
Veteran Giant Has Blanked All But Two Clubs in Fast Company That He Has
 Pitched Against

When Christy Mathewson decides to quit a school in which to teach the art of whitewashing, for Big Six'' could get recommendations from almost every ma Jor league team he ever faced that he Is an adept in the use of the brush. The Old Master now has kalsomined ali the clubs in the fast set that he has pitched against except the Red Sox and the Yan- kees and possesses a record of having ntted 30 jackets of white on the object ing opposition Seyenty-six of these goose egg affairs that Matty owns were pitched in the National league, four in series for the worlds title
 The National league team that Matty has blanked oftenest Is Boston, over whom he has registered IA shutout wins He has fed henfruit to the Cubs 13 times, to the Superbas 12 times, to the Reds 12 times, to the Phillies nine times, to the Pirates eight times, to the Cardinals eight times and to the White Elephants four times.
 Mathewson's greatest activities in the shutout line were displayed in 1905 and l$S, he pitching 12 goose-egg games in each of those seasons. Walter Johnson, Chalmers car winner, had dozen white washes to his credit last season and so had Ed Walsh for the White Sox in 1908. John Wesley Coombs of the White Ele- plants beating this mark in 1910 by dis tributing 13 sets of ciphers
 Matty did not whitewash anybody the hrst year he toiled in the National league which was 1900, but in 1901 he rid his system of five goose-egg games, pitching four prior to Decoration Day, when he met with his first defeat of the year. In his first eight games in 1901 the Old Master permitted his opponents seven runs and 34 hits-a record that made hin, a favorite at home and a great draw ing card abroad.
 Mathewson whitewashed all seven of the Giants opponents in 1907 and five years later he failed to blank anyone His average of shutputs per year O9Oo not included. as he then pitched only one complete game) is scr. Johnson's is 6.43
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-16
MICHIGAN AGGIE
 RIFLEMEN IN LEAD

Washington, March 15.-Results of the twelfth weeks contest among the col leges and universities for the gallery of shooting supremacy, show that the Mich igan Agricultural college is still in the lead having turned in d new record for the match during the week, 9S9 points
 Massachusetts Agricultural is in second place.
 In Class B Washington State college holds first place with the United States Naval academy close behind.
 Class has finished it's series, the Uni versity of Illinois winning with a series of nine straight victories.
 Summaries include:
 Class Massachusetts Aggies, 90. vs. North Georgia Aggies 95l. Michigan Ag- gies 9s9 vs. West Virginia 96l.
 Class B-OKlahoma Aggles, 93s, vs. Dart mouth, 916; United States Naval acad- emy 943, vs. Kansas, defaulted: Wash ington State, 979, vs. Clemson, dropped
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-16
TY COBB DENIES
 RECEIVING OFFER Tiger Star States He Has Not Been Approached
 by Outlaws

New Orleans, March 15.-Tyrus Cobb, outiielder for the Detroit Americans, to- day set at rest reports that he had been approached second time with a contract With the Federal league, with a statement that no such offer had been made. Cobb said he had refused one Federal proposi- ton, and added that he would play this season with Detroit in accordance with his contract President Navin arrived here today and returned to Gulfport with the team. He will spend this week at the training grounds. He appeared con- ldent Cobb would remain with the team He said Sam Crawford, outfelder, would , report at Gulfport Monday
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-16
Barons and WoodlaWn Clash Today
FTTTERY HAS VARIED
 CAREER AS BALLPLAYER
By ASA RoUNTREE, JR.

tery was drafted by Harrisburg. with which team he played during the 1910 and 1911 campaign.
 In 1910 he managed to pitch .5oo ball, while the following year he raised his record a few notches
 In the fall of his second year with Har- hisburg Ffttery was purchased by the An derson club in the Carolina State league It was while with tine Anderson club dur ing 1912 that he reached the high-water mark of his career, winning 19 games and dropping only eight, for an average of .704. Fittery ranked third among the beavers in the Carolina circuit that year. besides proving the mound mainstay of his team. His good work that season attracted the attention of Manager Noles- worth of the Barons and he promptly put in a draft for the southpaw, which was honored.
 After giving him a thorough trial last spring Molesworth decided that he was not quite ripe for Class A company, so farmed him out in the Central league with Evansville. Last year he pitched at 5.2O gait, winning 13 battles and losing an even dozen.
 Since entering organized ball Fittery has had much success in whiting opposing batters. Especially during the the past two seasons has flckle Dame Fortune smiled on the little southpaw while he was in pursuit of strike-outs. In 1912 he lead the moundsmen of the Carolina organization In fooling batters, 191 falling victims to his choice assortment of fool CTS, while last year he ranked third in the Central, with 1S7 chalked up to his credit.
 Fittery has also been conservative in issuing passes to first during this period. In 1912 he allowed S4 men to walk, while last year only "A succeeded in advancing to the initial corner in this manner.
 Fittery Is five feet, eight inches in height and weighs 15S pounds when in condition. During the winter he resides in Lebanon, Pa, where he first got his start in the national pastime as an anna teur.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-16
------------.e.--- FRENCHMEN TAKE UP NATIONAL PASTIME

New York, March 15.-Baseball has been taken up in France with great enthu- siasm and soon will be a popular sport there, according to w. H. Burgess, pres ident of Vesinet, Franco, Baseball club, who arrived here today. Recently 3O00 French enthusiasts witnessed at Dieppc a game between the Vesinet team and the home players, said MT. Burgess. The French players he added, had adopted a lighter garb, resembling somewhat that of the American track runners.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-16
ADJUSTMENTS
John Drew

John Drew is one of the most interest," ing personalities on the American stage He returns here Wednesday night to the Jefferson theatre from his recent success in New York with double bill that prom ises to be one of exceeding interest He will appear in Haddon Chambers four act comedy, ''The Tyranny of Tears" and in J. M. Barrie's new play, "The will" which in three brief scenes pictures three different epochs in the life of one man. Seat sale starts this morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-16
Neil O'Brien's Minstrels

The Jefferson theatre announces Neil OBrien and his minstrel associates for matinee and night Saturday. For many years Mir. O'Brien has been coming to Birmingham with Lew Dockstader, with which organization he was always con- sdered only second to the star himself Those who have witnessed the O'Rrien show during his visit here last season gre profuse in their praises of the organiza- tion. Seat sale Thursday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-16
PELICAN HURLERS
 ARE IN FINE FORM

New Orleans, March 15.-With Dixie Walker and Orlie Weaver pitching in good form. the New Orleans Southern league team today defeated the Detroit Ameri- cans by a score of to f. Ty Cobb, in his initial appearance this season. struck out the first two times at bat, but doubled to left on his third time up. He wen. out trying to steal home Cochran, for the locals, got two doubles and a single in four times up. Score: R.H.E. :. Detroit ......................... D 4 New Orleans ........................ 8 .
 Batteries: Reynolds, Mains and Baker. Gibson; Walker, Weaver and Higgins.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-16
At the Lyric

The most expensive headliner that has yet appeared at the Lyric is of fered this week, commencing this aft ernoon, in Harry Tighe the we'll known Yale football player of some years ago. and his company of collegians, 10 in number, in the musical comedy success, Taking Things Easy The other big feature will be MT. and Mrs. Vernon Castle in the latest society dances be- fore the camera.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-16
WOMAN CHAMP MAY
 NOT DEFEND TITLE

Pinehurst, N C., March 15.--Nfiss Gladys Ravenscroft of England holder of the woman's national golf championship in the United States, may not defend her American title this year. Miss Ravens croft said today that she doubted ii she would be able to return to the United States this year after she returns home in about a month. She has been partici- pating in tournaments here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-16

First an amateur, next semi-pro- fessional. then an outlaw and lastly player in organized ball has been the experience of Paul Fittery. the little southpaw finger who was recalled last fall from Evansville in the Central league W where he had been sent during the spring for further seasoning
 Fittery made his debut into profession-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-16
At the Orpheum

The kitamura Japs. the largest and best Japanese acrobatic act in vaude- vile. is this weeks exceptional Keith headliner at the Orpheum. There are 10 Japs in the company and three of them are worlds champions in their lines.3 The act is set in a s4000 gold embroidered drop curtain. The other four Iacts are excellent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-16
At the Riinu

Miss Emma Bunting and her com pany will present finished and com plete performance tonight of Mere ly Mary Ann" the famous Zangwill play. It will be the attraction for the week at the Bijou. The production is said to be masterpiece and excellent in every way, and the members of the company are letter perfect in their parts
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-16
GOULD AND COVEY ] CLASH TODAY FOR ! PREMIER HONORS
Professional and Amateur Tennis Champions Begin
 Battle Today for Cham 7ionship of the World

New York, March 1j.-The initial in- ternationai sports competition of 1914 will be held in Philadelphia tomorrow when Jay Gould, American amateur, and George F. Covey of England. pro fessional title holder. meet in the open ing games of the match for the world s court tennis championship. As the forerunner of polo, tennis. yachting and other contests scheduled for this season, the match has attracted much attention both in England and the United States. The demand for seats IS far in excess of the capacity of the Racquet club. despite the fact that the charges range from S10 to $50. Dele gations Of club men from New York, Boston, Baltimore and Washington will attend the matches.
 Not more than 200 spectators can be accommodated at each match, but it is expected that the difficulty will be partially overcome by alternating the admission cards during the three days play
 Gould and Covey have shown eX- ceptional speed and skill in practice matches the past two weeks and q close exhibition is predicted by those who have followed the work of the competitors in the match. Coveys statement that he is at the top of his game is borne out by his play and court tennis experts report that Gould's form is better than at any time during his playing career.
 The match. the best out of 13 sets, will be played in three sections Mon day. Wednesday, and Saturday. Covey will receive the entire gate receipts, less oneth'rd deducted for expenses Of the match. plus travel and training dis bursements win or lose. If he wins he will receive in addition a purse of $1250, R hN ha ,I,
 If Gould wins the s1250 will be used to pun chase plate, since Gould as an amateur cannot accept money.
 Fearing to Referee
 The court is said 10 compare favor ably with the best of English courts Officials for the match include George r. Fearing, Boston, who will act as referee; Edwar Scott. Philadelphia, judge of faults. and Fred Tompkins Philadelphia, marker.
 Gould, in addition to holding the American amateur championship for some years, won what virtually was the worlds amateur title in London in 1907, when. at the age of IS years. he defeated Eustace H. Miles, English ann ateur champion, for the international title. A year later he repeated the de- feat in London. In 1909 he did not re- turn to England to defend his cham pionship and Miles again became title holder by default.
 Covey won his worlds championship in professional court tenis in 1912 when he defeated c. (Punch Fairs. This was his second attempt for the litie. for in 1910 he fell before Fairs skill in 2 similar test. Fairs gained his title in 1908, when Peter Latham. the champion. retired from titular tourna- ment play
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-16
PINCH HITTING WINS
 FOR ST. LOUIS FEDS

Shreveport, La, March 15.--The St. Louis Federals hit better in the pincl1es today and won an interesting exhibition game from the Chicago Federals. Score:
 R.H, E. ot. IiouiS 6 ChiSdEo .'................ ' 7 Batteries Wilett, Cooper and Chapman. Seaton. Lange F'iske and Wilson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-16
McGoorty Gains Decision

sydney, New South Wales, March b. Eddie McGoorty of Oshkosh, Wis today was given q decision over Jeff Smith, another American fighter at the end of a hard fought 20-round bout. The referees S decision was unpopular.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-16

al company in 1908 with the Shamokin
 Pa, club in the outlaw Atlantic league. after several years of amateur and semi professional service at Lebanon, Pa The following year he was granted admit tance to organized ball and signed up with the Clearfeld, Pa.. club. After a successful season with Clearfield, Fit
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-16
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-16
ENGLISH ENTRIES
 FOR PENNSYL
 RELAY ANNOUNCED
Jackson, Taber, Sproule and Gaussen Will Represent Oxford in American
 Relay c rnival

New York. March 15. - off cial announcement, has been made of the personnel of the Oxford univer- sity fourmile relay team, which will run against American college fours at the University of Pennsylvania relay games at Philadelphia, April 20. The English university team will comprise A. N. $. Jackson. Norman & Taber, G. M Sproule and D. N Gaussen.
 Jackson president of the oxford Uni- versity Athletic association and cap tain of the team, is the English run ner who won the 150O-meter run at the Olympic games in Stockholm in 1912. raber is an American Rhodes scholar from Brown university and in his col lege days was considered one of the best mile runners in American univer- sity athletics. Sproule, Rhodes schol- ar from Australia. is captain of the Oxford cross country team. Gaussen, an English student at Oxford, mas run the mile for the dark blue against Cam Rudd a Rhodes scholar from South Africa may come to America as emer- geney runner.
 Will Train at Brown
 Taber will leave England for the
 
 liminary arrangements. Others of the quartet will leave early in April and will do their preliminary training at BroWn university. Providence. The final week previous to the games will be spent at Philadelphia, that the Eng fish team may become accustomed to the quarter-mile cinder track on which the race will be run.
 Everyone of this quartet repeatedly has run the mile well under 430. which would give the team an aggregate time of s minutes for the four miles. Under favorable track and weather conditions and presuming that the English run ners are not affected by climatic changes, it is expected that if the team is hard pushed the time will be much nearer IT than IS minutes.
 The Pennsylvania relay four mile record is 17:55, made by the Cornell team of 1911. The best American out door record is 17:51 1-5, made by the Boston Athletic association team at Easton, Pa, last June.
 Formidable Collegiate Teams
 The most formidable teams in sight are those of Pennsylvania, Cornell and Michigan, but they are not considered better than Is minute combinations.
 Incidentally the success of Rhodes scholars in the Oxford university spring games in which they won eight of the ten events, proved sad blow to Eng fish pride. The Americans won five of the events, Australia two and South Africa one, the two remaining going to Eng gland.
 The attendance on the first day es- tablisred a record, largely because of the interest in the mile race between Jackson and Taber. The fact that Jack son won by five yards in 4:22 3-5 was the one redeeming feature of the meet from an English standpoint. Taber ran so we'll, however that it is likely that he will run in the mile for Oxford at the inter university sports with Cam bridge on March 27, while Jackson will be reserved for the half mile event.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-16
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-16

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-16

ROLLER AND LEWIS WILL MEET TONIGHT AT THE JEFFERSON
Omaha daily bee., 1914-11-15
nennrtment Orderu.

WASHINGTON. Noy. Ii.--(speeial Tele-
gram1 Nebraska pension granted: sarah
a. .Oalngan. Orilla, sl2.
Paatrnasters appointed: Iowa--croIn-
well, Union county. iliiRm A. Reynolds,
vice l., NJ. Randolph Fenton. Kossuth
county, Jacob A. Schwartz. vice II. b.
Atey:r Lakewood. Lyon county, William
j.. katt, vice Roy Dwinnell, reslgned ;
Npdawny, Adams county, Stella shffer.
vice John Minert, deceasedi Ricketts,,
Crawford county. Johannes II. Dethlofs,
Won Peter Langholdt, removed; shannon
Cay. MON county. Frances NJ. Peryiance,
vice D. X. Ewing; Ticonia. Monona
county, Beatrice Barber. vice j, Allen,
reeigned; Narina, Pocahontas county, Flo
Il. Sinclair. vice Donald, Sinclair; White
more Kossuth county. Thomas J. White
vice q. w. Drummer. South Dakota
Eagle Butte. Dewey county. Frank r.
TroNer. vice Frank Bowman; Hilland
STANLEY county. Martin j.. Stromne. vice
l. ~ GUN. resigned,
Jafues C., WestfaU bAs been appol ntec
rural letter carrier at Bertrand, Neb.
Iowa postmasters reappointed: Beaver
Boone county, Sexton 4. Anderson; Have
lock, PocAhontas county ]. ~ Sheldon
MoDifh O'Brien. county. ]. w. Jepson
Palmer, Pocahontas county, Mary Noman
PioVeFs Pocahontas, county, Sol0man 7
Omaha daily bee., 1914-11-15
GERMAN ATTACK ON
BRIDGE REPULSED
French official Report Says Move.
ment Against Niedport Results
in Failure.
ADVANCE TOWARD B1xsCHooTE
Attempt of the Enemy 90 Take the
p. Offensive I'm the Region East
and Southeast of Ypres
f. Checked.

PARIS. Nov. 1.-THE French official
communication issued this afternoon says
that a German attack against the bridge
at Newport resulted IN failure. and that
various offensive movements OF tho
enemy around -fpreg havo been checked.
The tsxt Of the communication follows;
I'm Belgium . german Sattacls against
the Head OF the bridge at Eiepeport re-
siifed IN failure md iverious efforts at
offensite movements on the part OF the
enemy in the region TO the east and to
the southeast OF Yprea havo been
CHECKED.
I'm lthe enviVons of Bixschoote. we
have progressed one. kilometer toward the
east. Between the canal OF LaBassee and
Arras our troops have made minor pro-
gress..
In the region OF Lassigny and in the
vicinity OF the Aisne. as far as Berry
An BAG. the Germans have attacked. but
without sucoesa
IN the Argonne fighting has recon-
nSeijeedi with greater spirit. Tho enemy
encepvored. but In vain. to recapture
Forts De Paris and 81. Hubert Partic-
uiayiy In the vicinity OF VeTdun several
partial offensive movements on the part
ofFthe enemy were checked by the fire
OF our artillery before the forward move
ment Of, the snemy's infantry could b
undertaken.
stu the woevre district and in Lor-
range. where bad weather prevails. there
Is nothing to report D.,