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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-23
A Famous Convict Settlement

l. Mozambique being one of the principal convict settlements of the Portuguese government, many poor creatures. writes Sybil Belcher in the August Wide World Magazine, even while we were there, made desperate dashes for liberty. only to he devoured by the sharks before the eyes of their guards. It was no uncom- mon event to hear the fortress gun boom forth. announcing that another poor soul was running this ghastly gauntlet of the sharks sooner than exist like a half starved dog, in deporable surroundings.
 There being no capital punishment under Portuguese law, many of the convicts were of course of the most desperate type-notorious murderers, and so on. Some of them. after a certain time, and as a reward for good conduct. were all lowed to work on parole leaving the fort ress in the morning and returning at night, plying their various trades to their own advantage. Others, of more dan gerous character, might be seen working in chains on the road, guarded by slovenly half-caste sepoys
 Outside the dungeon cells were whip ping posts. over which poor creatures had to kneel, their arms and legs being bound to iron rings, while lashes were administered with a chicotte, strip of hippo-hide. Palmatoria was another tor ture used. Although illegal according to Portuguese law, it is nevertheless still widely used. causing excrutiating pain The implement employed is a flat, spoon shaped. heavy piece of hardwood about an inch and half thick, with a handle IS inches long. the spoon headnbeing per- forated with five holes The person to be punished extends the palms of his hands and sharp, regular blows are administered which, at each stroke, suck up the flesh The bravest man can rarely stand more than 30 blows, for the tortured hands swell to double their natural size The sentence is often several hundred blows, the punishment continuing on succeeding days until Justice is satisfied
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-23
Sleep Yet a Mystery
From the NaM York Sun

r IOIn the NeW I Ork Sun.
 Berln.-The German Society for Inter. nal Medicine has been discussing, at this years congress in Wiesbaden. the charac- ter and treatment of sleepleness Before the question, What is sleep?'' the va rious experts who presented papers all confessed their ignorance. Ingenious sug- gestions have been made without mum. ber but no one has been able to stand out against close examination and the medical world is in the end as ignorant as ever.
 Little more can be said than that sleep is phenomenon of vital necessity; expe- riment has shown that dogs die sooner when deprived of sleep than when de- prived of food. Another unrecognized fact
 Is the varying intensity of sleep
 There is not only the difference between a light and heavy sleeper; it has been proved conclusively that the first hours of sleep are deeper than the rest and that with the length the tendency to wake al any noise increases. From this follows the recuperative value of the few frs, hours of deep sleep and the explanation why men of great energy like Napoleon Frederick the Great and virehow were completly satisfied with sleep of from three to four hours.
 Reference was made to the well marked division between the morning and even ling worker The one after a short, deer sleep rises up fresh and ready for work l The other is tired and weak in tn,
 morning, grows more active in the course of the day, stays up late and goes tt
 sleep with difficulty. This, too, is the typs | of the nervous man, who is general, most capable for work, at night, ant | the "melancholike who is gloomy ant bad tempered in the morning and happ, | only as the days draws on.
 1 The main conclusion of the congress fl l not only very consoling for those fl search of a ready-nlade cure for sleep lessness, it was decided, are almost in numerable.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-23
Light Talk of Heavy Food

Irwin s. Cobb says there are 336 kinds of sausage, of which only three are edi- ble. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle admits Mr. Cobb's count is correct but holds the opinion that only two can be eaten. Ed ward Brennan. soldier of fortune, author and actor, goes even further than Conan Doyle in disputing the American authors claim, and holds that only one kind of sausage is eatable. Inasmuch as all three men are globe trotters of renown and have eaten sausage all over the world, it may fairly be presumed that they are sausage experts, says The Chicago Rec ord-Herald.
 The controversary started in this way Mir Cobb told how he had annotated. connated analysed and even eaten every thur and Lady Doyle arrived in New York on the O1mpic they were met by Mir Brennan. Brennan told Sir Authur of Mr Cobb's rash statement in regard to sausage.
 .} If you have the opportunity said Sir Arthur. with twinkle in his eye T wish you would tell him that In my travels through Germany found all the kinds of sausage he did. But whereas he found three varieties which were eatabIe, I found only two. Tell him that I have made exhaustive experiments of the ge- nus bologna, frankfurter and W1enerWurSt and found that only two of the species can be digested."
 Brennan promised to convey the Eng fish authors message and at the first opportunity wrote Cobb of Sir Arthur's s criticism.
 ! Gathering wieny and wurst, has dachshunds, to his lap fCobb's lap real ly is ampie). he sat down and fin the heat of paAsions dictated the following reply to Sir Authur
 ''De guetibus non disputandum. Per oonally refer knackwurst to cervel- latwurst and lxrautwurst to bratwurst. On occasion I am fond of tafelwurst and bauernwurst If real hungry, l will eat pinkelwurst and luebecker caucisthen just as readily as I will down highly epiced ligature of bologna. or a Coney Island hot dog. However, none of these can compare with bludwurst. as 1t is served in Cologne. or with immaculate 1eberwurst and juicy wienerwurst as they roll out of the sausage filters in Vienna
 The nfty-seven or more varieties of { the genus saucisichen of Saxony were l quite unfit to eat. principally because the license tags and colorplates of the ingredients were not properly ground l The dogs of Schneeburg are called golf dogs because always they are bound for kthe links.y
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-23
FORMER NATIONALS
 LEAD IN AMERICAN
HOblitzel and Mitchell, For merly In National, Head
 Eaters In American

Chicago. August 22.-Two former National leaguers are leading their colleagues of the American league in batting, according to averages pub lished here today.
 Dick Hoblitzel. now with Boston. leads with percentage of .379 for the 20 games he played. and Mike Mitchell. in the games he has played with Wash ington. is next with .372.
 Then follows Jackson of Cleveland, .36O, and Cobb of Detroit, .s41.
 Philadelphia, with .266 and Detroit and Washington with PAT each. lead In club batting. Collins, with Il, is ahead in stolen bases.
 Leading pitchers included Bender of Philadelphia, Il and 2. and Plank of Philadelphia. II and 8.
 Brooklyn has five batters among the first 10 of the National league. They include Ross Erwin, who leads with sa4S for 20 games. Following Erwin are Grant of New York, .347, and Dal- ton of Brooklyn, .345. Brooklyn leads in team batting with .273, and New York is next with .265.
 Manager Herzog of Cincinnati leads the base stealers with 39.
 James of Boston. with 1T and B. and Doak of St Louis, 13 and 4, lead the pitchers.
 In the Federal league, kauff still sets the batting pace. the Indianapolis slugger having a .s63 average. Next in calibre come Evans of Brooklyn, .35S, and Chase of Buffalo harnessed at .344.
 Indianapolis Is ahead in club batting with, .2S4 Kauff with 51 leads in stolen bases. Among the topnotch pitchers are Ford Of Buffalo, with 10 and D, and Kaiserling of Indianapolis and Brown of St Louis with 12 and five each.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-23
CARLTON WORDSWORTH WILL LEAD BARONS IN 1915;
 RICK WOODWARD SAYS MOLEY IS BEST IN SOUTHERN
LEADING H|TTEROF 5. A. |. IS B|LL|KEN Gilks Recalls Shaw and Pitcher East = Shaw
 Reports Soon

Bobby Gilks has recaiied the leading hitter of the South Atlantic league for service with Montgomery. Al Shaw, placed out on an optional agreement with Augusta, in the South Atlantic league, Is the youngster. He is slug ging over $40 in the Sally league and is the leading batsman. The Montgom- cry pilot stated Friday night that he would recall him as soon as the Sally league season closed and give him an opportunity to bat in a few runs for the Billikens.
 Pitcher Carl East with the Thomas vile team in the Empire State league, will also gain a second trial with Montgomery. He won a pennant for Thomasvi1le and Is now in post-sea- son series. The Montgomery pilot be- lieves that East will need another sea- son of experience before becoming a Southern league regular.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-23
REMARKABLE FOSTER MOTHER Cat That Has Assisted in Rearing l Chickens and Goslings

Kit Is the name of a remarkable cat possessed by a reader of the Strand
 Kit is remarkable in more ways than one, but perhaps the most remarkable of her qualities Is her fondness for ncwly matched chickens and goslings
 In fact, she acts as foster mother to the fowl and has brought up five matches without the slightest complaint
 While the mother hen is busy with her matching, and when, say, half of the ch' 'cks have begun to show themselves
 Kit takes hand, so to speak, and con veying the chicks in her mouth as ten derly as any human being could carry them she puts them in her sleeping box. and nestles them with warmth
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-23
CALLAHAN RUNNING
 WILD ON CATCHERS
Outfielder Steadily Increas- ing Lead Over COmpeti-
 tors In Base Stealing

Big Dave Callahan of the Vols cons tinues unchecked on the paths. The Nashville outfielder is steadily inereas- ing his lead over rival base purloiners and now with credit of 51 bases he is far in the lead.
 Red stewart of the locals has tho second highest average but young Bar bare Of the Pelicans is virtually sec ond. having stolen A sacks to Stew arts S4'
 The Barons appear well provided with base stealers for among the first 10 there are Stewart. Mcdonald. Car roll and Marcan The third sacler is eighth.
 Here are the players who have stolen
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-23
BARONS GIVE FRED
 D|LGER RELEASE Erstwhile Backstop Leaves Birmingham for Home a .
 Free Agent

< Fred Dilger has been given his un- S;onditional release and has departed for his home in Indianapolis. The erst- while Baron receiver was placed on the ineligible list when Wallace was signed, while waivers were being re- quested., As the seven clubs waived claim he was given his unconditional release. He will probably remain sout of baseball this season.
 The big fellow stated that he might try to hitch up with the Federal league. The Chicago club needs good catch CT and "Dil" feels that he can fill the bill. The Dutchman was willing worker and a good hearted fellow, and leaves many friends in Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-23
Obliging Conductor

H'rOIn the C1nClnIlHtf EnqlIrST
 The fussy lady had noticed that the rude man sitting beside her on the street car had expectorated on the floor The fussy lady immediately signaled the conductor and that official came in to see what was wanted.
 'Do you allow splitting In this carr" de- manded the fussy lady
 Well. mo-, replied the conductor. ..Bu, you can come out on the platform, If you want to, lady,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-23
LaGrange Takes Ragged Contest

Anniston, August 22.-(Specla1. )--La- Grange won ragged game from Annis- ton today by the score of g to T. San ford was given miserable support by his team mates, but was touched up for sev- eral hits. Cellars was knocked out of succeeded him, fared little better The hitting of Holland, Waldron and Tisdale and the fielding of Allen featured in the game. After the game Tisdale and Lamar ran off the tie in circlng the bases. The catcher won by making the race in 15 seconds. Lamar made his same record of yesterday of 15 1-5 seconds Score:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-23
Fonfusion of Names From the Troy Northern Budget.

'01'1 VT
 One day recently the captain of a wind tanning schooner named King Alfred proudly brought his vessel to a dock al Charlestown, Mass, with cargo of ni- trates from Peru. only to learn that the shipping clerk had made a mistake, and that he should have gone to Charleston S. c. Last summer one of our naval yes. sells came near going to Tampico Mex leo. instead of the Florida place of sim. liar name
 These instances of mistaken identity afford examples of the confusion that occurs from duplication of geographical names and 1t is a confusion that is con stantly increasing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-23

until they are able to run about It Is related that recently while out for Il walk at the rear of the houses. Kit heard the cries of chicken in distress and discovered that one belonging to a ncighbor had got astray. Without any ceremony Kit picked up the chick in her mouth and took 1t home, much to the alarm of the owner. who thought pussie was going to make a meal of 1t. It Is an extraordinary sight to see Kit lying on the hearth rug with half dozen chickens nestline close to her fur
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-23
AMERICAN LEAGUE
STANDING
Sox Pitchers Hit Freely

New York. August 2e.--New York won the opening game from Chicago by . to 2. The home team hit both Cicotte and Benz opportunely. while Warhon kept the Chicago hits scattered Score :
 RH. E. Chicago ......... 020 006 0eo-s 9 8 New York ..... 00o 0s0 eos II Q Batteries; Cicotte. Benz and SchallS; Warhop and Nunamakcr. umpires, Di- neen and Sheridan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-23

phens Three-base hits, Holland Wal dron. Stolen bases, McLin 2, Tisdae, Proctor 2. Double plays, Sanford, Don aldson to Abbott; Holland, Bannister to Amason. Bases on balls, Sanford 8, Zel- lars 5, Batson 1, Bannister ?. Hit by pitched ball, McLin Hits. Cellars in 2-3 innings; Sanford 10 in 1-3 innings: Bannister in 1-3 innings. Struck out Cellars ?, Batson 2, Bannister 1. Passed ball. baFifte. Wild pitches. Bannister, Sanford. Umpire Blackburn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-23
HAS NEVER p SIGNED MANAGERS CONTRACT

We have never had more than a verbal agreement since he assumed charge in 1907. The only understanding we have is that he Is to be given his outright release in case he Is ever de- posed. Of course. he has had players contract with us when he has been actively engaged in playing.
 Cholly Frank is the only manager of a minor league club who is recalled as having a better record for continu- ous service The Dutchman, beginning in 1904 with New Orleans, managed the Pels through the season of 1913. This year he was succeeded by Johnny Dobbs. Molesworth has managed Bir- mingham for eight seasons. In this period of plotting. he has won a pen nant. finished second twice, with a third. fifth, sixth and an eighth in ranking.
 However, since Rick Woodward has been in control of the club, he has never finished under thrid. The two seem to work in perfect harmony. In 1910 Birmingham was third The pen nant was captured in 1911. Second was landed in 1912. while the Barons were third in 1913.
 Besides ranking as 8 top-notcher on the managerial end Molesworth has a grand batting record of .314 for 10 years as a hitter. This record will be boosted, If the chubby one continues to hit as he has in the few games of 1914.
 Molesworth is demonstrating now just why Rick Woodward considers him the best manager in the Southern league. Without 300 hitter, Birming ham is leading the league The team has scored more runs than any other team in the circuit, although five other clubs have driven out greater num- Der of hits. For the past five years, he has furnished the leading base steal CT and has the club in the fore at the present time in pilfering bases. Noth- ing except teamwork and good Judg- ment is responsible for the Barons be- ing in first place today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-23
Newman Blanks Selma

Selma, August 22.--tSpecial )-New- nan shut out Selma in the second game of the series today by the score of to 0. Morrison was wild in the first and fourth innings, which, aided by errors, gave the visitors the game with ease Farmer of Selma featured throughout the game. Newman played tight in the pinches and kept Selma scoreless. Score:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-23
GA IL.
STANDING
Rome Cops In Tenth

Rome, Ga, August 22.-(Special.) )-Tn 10-inning contest Rome took the sec ond game of the closing series by the score of 5 to 1. the deciding run being brought in by a single of Reidy. Moore field again featured at the bat, get ing three hits out of as many times at the plate. selph of Gadsden also batted
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-23
Boston Bats Out Victory

Boston, August 22--Boston won from Cleveland { to 2 today on clean hit ting, coupled with daring base run hing. In the fifth Speaker stole home after tripling. Score. R Fl F. Boston ...... 020 010 01s--4 10 Cleveland ..... 100 900 010--3 0
 Batteries: Foster and Cady: Morton. Blanding and O'Neill. Empires, Hide brand and O'Loughlin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-23
Indians Easily Win

Tailadega, August 22-( -(Special.)-The h. dians easily defeated Opelika here tViay in very fast game, s to 1. The results were never in doubt. Knox had every thing and the Opelika boys could not hit. The features of the game were the hitting of Moore and Garrett for Talladega, Moore getting homer and two singles in
 four attempts. Garrett got two doubles out of three attar1pte ccora.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-23
Browns Divide With Athletics

Philadelphia. August 22-philadel- phia and St. Louis broke even in the double header hero today, St. Louis winning the first game in 10 innings to 3 and the locals taking the sec ond event by 6 to 1. The visitors outhit the home team by almost two to one in the first contest but splendid field ing back of Shawkey saved him until the tenth, when hits by Austin and Walk CT and an error by Barry decided the battle. The second game Weilman weakened after a duel with Bender Scores:
 First game R.H E Si Louis ..... 061 020 001--4 Philadelphia .,... 900 300 0e0-s
 Batteries: James and Agnew; shaw key and Schang.
 Second game R H. RI. st Louis .... 900 100 Ono---1 Philadelphia .... l0f 900 22'--6 II
 Batteries: Weilman and Asnew; Ben der and schans. umpires. Connolly and Chill.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-23
Different Tintee

)ARn the Louisville Herald.
 s'Early to bed and early to rise, my dispoeil.'' s
 "Oh. we aye time differently these eaya &f4ndpa- I, for instance, 6at lunch
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-23

GEORGE STALL1NGS Manager of Boston, has taken ma terial discarded by others and de- veloped a winning team from it.. Rudolph and Gowdy, his star bat tery, was canned by McGraw, but stallings made stars out of both. Josh Devore was shunted aside by New York and Philadelphia. All want him now.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-23
Purdue Pitches Steady Ball

St. Louis. August 22.-"Hub" Perdue was eteady in all but one inning today, while his teammates hit Ragan when hits meant runs. St. Louis won, to ?. Wilson furnished the fielding features, his catches and throws cutting off several runs. Score: R.H.E. Brooklyn ..........,... 002 900 O00-2 s o St. Louis .............. Ill GOO 01s-4 g 0
 Batteries: Ragan and McCarty; Perdue and Wingo. Empires, Quigley and Eason.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-23
NATIONAL LEAGUE
STANDING
Pirates Win and Lose

Pittsburg. August 22.-Boston and Pitts burg divided honors in double header today. Pittsburg won the first game, to [. in the twelfth inning. Boston took the second. 4 to 2.
 Boston sent the first game into extra in- nings when it tied the score in the ninth on Maranville's double, a wild pitch and single. A base on balls to Coleman, a single by Harmon and viox's fourth sin gle of the game scored the winning run.
 Errors and opportune hits gave Boston the victory in the second game. The Pi- rates could do nothing with Hess after the fourth. Score of first game: R.H.E. Boston ......... o0l GOO O01 0o0-2 12 0 Pittsburg ......,..... 100 001 900 001-3 Il 1
 Batteries: James and Gowdy Harmon and Gibson, Coleman.
 Score of second game: R.H.E E. Boston .................. 110 GOO 02o-f i. Pittsburg ...-........... 900 101 000-2 ' Batteries; Hess and Gowdy; Cooper, Adams and Coleman. Empires, Hem and Emslie.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-23
Senators Win Closely

Washington, August Washin gton won from Detroit today 8 to '. The visitors outhit the home team and had a five-run lead In the fifth inning. Washington scored four runs in the firth and won tho game in the next inning. scoring two runs. Score.
 R.H. F. Detroit .. 001 330 000--7 12 6 Washington ... 1of 042 0o%--s Batteries: Dubuc. Reynolds. oldham and Stanase Engel. Shaw, Johnson and Ansmith Umplres Evans and Egan
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-23
Molesworth Will Begin His Ninth Year As Man.
 ager In 1915
HAS ALWAYS HAD
 BARONS UP IN RACE
 SINCE YEAR OF 1910
Baron Owner Declares Three South ern League Directors Would Have Purchased Moley Thurs . day = Is Strong for
 Chubby Carlton
By REUBEN A. LEWIS


 Carlton Molesworth will manage the Birmingham club in 1915. Owner Rick woodward announced last night that MoIesworth would he retained. In his sger in the Southern league. The state ment was unqualified. No contract will be signed. for the rotundaI Baron Iead- CT has never attached his signature to a managers contract during his eight years of service with Birmingham.
 "Noles,rorth Is the best manager
 i'm the Southern league,s Rick
 Woodward said last night. "and he
 will he here next year and ss long
 thereafter as he desires. At the
 meeting of the Southern league
 directors Thursday. I could have
 sold him to three Southern league
 clubs as manager for 1915.
 He Is smart manager and has the knack of procuring the talent needed for a winning club and then building if up. He has learned a vast amount of baseball during his long career witl, the Barons and was one of the most intelligent men in the league when he came here. l make the unqualified statement that he will manage Bir- mingham next season
 No manager can point to better record than Moley. He has won a pen- nant and finished right up in the race every year since l Have had control of the club and 1t seems as though he will land another pennant this season. He is splendid judge of young ball players and is a man who is recognized as a capable leader in every respect.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-23

ball. Knox. Struck out, Schwartz 8, Knox 8. Passed ball, Sheppard Wild pitch, Knox. Time, 20. Umpire. Davern.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-23
SpoiIed Exerxfhinxl

From the Loufsville Herald.
 What became of your iplift society?s'
 sIt went to smash F Howl Q that ?, s5. Why, the very people we were going to uglift were th4 first to. rush in and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-23

St. LOUIS, August 22.-St. Louis secured an early lead and won from Baltimore, 6 to 2. Score: R.H.E. Baltimore ............... 600 GOO 011-2 8 St. Louis ................ 300 002 01*-6 o
 Batteries; Suggs and Jacklitsch, Bouch- CT. Groom and Simon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-23
Giants Drop Second

Cincinnati, August 22-New York dropped the second game of the series to Cincin- nati here today, 8 to 1. A triple play in the sixth inning spoiled what gave promise of being a rally by the league leaders. Murray, batting for Fromme, doubled. Bescher reached first when Doug las fumbled his sacrifice hit, and then Grant sent a fly to center. Moran caught the ball and threw to the plate, catching Murray. Bescher. who had started for second before the ball was caught, made no effort to return and Gonzales threw to Kellogg for the third out Score: