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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-06
MISSISSIPPI A. & M. WILL
 HAVE EXPERIENCED TEAM

ssssssssssssssssssksss.ss squad, large amount of promising ma ferlal was developed last fall and win ter on the reserve and class teams. and number of these men promise to give the regulars a stiff fight for their places Jackson. Jones. WheatIey, Moore, Stewart, and Travis in the hack field. and Pou. Few. Boyd, MeArthur and Moncrief, linemen. are all prom 1sing candidates and will make d strong bid for places.
 The coaching staff will remain the same as for the past several years W. D. Chadwick, who has had charge Of athletic affairs at Mississippi A and M. for the past five years. win again be assisted by Billy Hayes. Hayes has assisted in coaching the Maroon and White football teams for the past three years.
 One of the features of the football season at A. and M. this fall will be the all-fresnman team. A regular sched- ule will be arranged for them, includ- ing games with the best high school teams in the state and with the fresh- man teams from Auburn and the Uni versity of Alabama.
 The football schedule for 1914 is rather difficult one as it will call for several long trips. For the first time in her athletic history A. and NJ. will meet Kentucky State university and the University of Georgia. The two most important games of tie season will both be played at Birmingham, the Auburn game coming in october and the Thanksgiving game with the Uni- versity of Alabama. Other interesting games will be those with Tulane, Mer- cer and Cumberland universities The schedule is as follows:
 October 3. Marion Military institute. campus.
 october 10, Cumberland university, campus.
 October IT, Kentucky State univer- sity. Lexington, Ky.
 October 24, Auburn. Birmingham.
 october 31. University of Georgia Athens, Ga.
 November '. Mercer university. campus.
 November IA, Tulane university, Me- ridian.
 Thanksgiving. University of Ala bama, Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-06
SURPRISE WEDDING
 SPOILS ELOPEMENT
From the New York World.

r TOHi tHe 4>cW loih SNoiiu.
 Grand Junction, Col-Roy Stoddard, 21, and Miss Harriet Johnson. 1s, of Clifton, planned to elope today. They arranged to leave Clifton at a. m. for Glenwood Springs. where they were to be mar ried.
 Their plans were discovered yesterday by B. B. Stoddard. father of young Stod- dard. Friends of the couple declare the father was informed by former sweet heart who had been tilted by the groom. The girls parents were informed
 Mir. and Mrs. Stoddard and Mir. and Mrs Johnson arose at 2 O clock this morn ing and quietly prepared wedding breakfast at the Stoddard home. The house was profusely decorated with flow CTS and the Rev c. M Hyndman. of the Clifton Methodist church, was called in at a. m. The elder Stoddard then drew from his pocket marriage license, which he had purchased for his son on the day before.
 The two young folks were routed out of their respective rooms at 5 o'clock Bewildered, they were led into the parlor of the Stoddard home. where they were united in marriage. Mrs John Groves played the wedding march at 5:3O a. m.. and at the close of the ceremony sang a love song. The surprised couple were then hurried to the train. They are Springs. On his return the younger Stod- dard will be placed in charge of one of his fathers orchards.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-06
Worthless Disinfectants
Pittsburg Dispatch.

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 pr. J. T. Ainslie Walker of New York has relieved himself of a dis turbing blast concerning the quality of the trade in disinfectants. There is, he declares. large trade in disinfectants which do not disinfect At present." he declares, there is nothing to prevent dirty water from being bottled and sold as disinfectant in 4T states" In only one state, Maryland, is there legislation adequately protecting the public against false disinfectants. He finds on sur vey that 25 per cent of the disinfectants are absolutely worthless, while there is an immense total "of slight value. :
 We do not guarantee the accuracy of all these statements: but such an as- sertion from such a source demands at tention. Consider the situation of a family endangered from disease like typhoid. Dlsinfection is absolutely nee essary to give protection. Perhaps by physicians recommendation and per haps by their own trust, they purchase and apply disinfectant. which, if Dr. Walkers statements are correct. may be absolutely worthless. They think the danger is removed, but on his state ment the peril may continue as active as ever.
 Certainly every state which does not by law require that disinfectants must be genuine should make good the lack
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-06
Only Two Regulars WillsNot Return-C Captain Kinney Will Call First Practice Monday-Aggies Have a Hard Schedule

! Agricultural College. Miss, Septem- Der b. Special. Mississippi A. and M. will open the 1914 football season
 Monday when squad of 30 men, head
 ed by Captain Kinney, star quarte rback of the 1913 team. will report for the
 first workout at Hardy field. Not in years have so many old men returned Only two regulars from the 1913 var Esity will be missing. when the squad reports for practice next week: Grady Baker left half. who left college last spring to engage in professional base- ball. and Fatty" Ruffin. who has gone into business in Memphis.
 To offset their loss, however, Kim
 ball, who was a star on the 1911 and 1912 teams, re-entered college last year and will be out for the team, and word has just been received from Wells, captain of the 1913 varsity. that he will return Wells is one of the great est all around athletes in the south
 and is an extremely versatile man, hav- ing played at center on the famous . 1911 team, left tackle on the 1912 var sity and when Coach Chadwick shifted
 him to fullback last fall he proved to
 be most consistent ground gainer
 The following members of the 1913
 team will report for practice next week Captain Kinney. quarter McAr- thus. Nobles, Simmons and Wells, backsi Raney, Potter and Carpenter,
 tackles. Spurlock and Lewey, guards:
 patten. center; and Shaw, Gaddy and
 Hurst, ends In addition to the regular
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-06

FRANCIS OUIMET IS VICTOR OVER JEROME
 IRA VERS FOR TITLE


contest at the Country club where, as a caddy, he learned the game.
 The match today was marked by Ouimet's poor putting in the first nine holes, his wonderful brace in tho sec ond nine and his finished play during the afternoon. Travers, although wild from the tee played a strong short game, which gave him the advantage up to the seventeenth hole on the morning play. where Oumet squared the match for the first time.
 At the home hole Ouimet tool. the lead and maintained it to the fin ish. Travers was even more ulcer- tain in his wooden shots in the aftei noon and conceded two holes sOulmet proved the longer driver and in The afternoon round the better butter. The iron game of the pair was about equal.
 Playing the thirteenth and what proved to be the final hole both were on the green in their seconds A care full measurement showed Travers away and he putted to within 10 inches of the cup 0nmet was equally short. They agreed to call it half Then 1t was brought to their attention that by halving the hole, Ouimet had won the match and title. The balls re- mained on the green as the two play CTS shook hands amid cheers, after which Ouimets friends carried him so the clubhouse.
 The cards for the afternoon were as 
 out,Ouimet 44s. s4s, 544-s4. Trav- CTS, 564. 45S. 544-40.
 In=Oumet. 544---4 .. Travers 445-4.
 Bye holes not played.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-06
THREE LEADERS LACK
 A REAL 300 HITTER
Neither Birmingham New Orleans Nor Atlanta Has Regular 300 Hitter -Molesworth Slumps But Holds the Lead.
 Mccormick Is the Real Leader

Although Moesworth's batting mark has Cropped below .4UO, the Baron manager continues to lead the Southern league stickers Harry Mccormick, the Lookout boss is the real topnotcher, having a record of .32o for IA games Little Jud Daley is second, with .31S while Pete AL lison of Memphis is third with .3l0.
 Big Bill Jacobson, the Chattanooga slug ger. has registered the greatest humber of hits. Baby Doll" has sugged out 164 safeties Tommy Long of Atlanta and Barbare of New Orleans are tied for sec ond with 149
 Neither Birmingham, New Orleans nor Atlanta has a regular hitting over the 300 mark. Harry Holland is the nearest to the record with .295. McBride leads .Ae Birmingham regulars with a .2S1 average Barbare is the virtual leader of New Or leans with .2S9
 One of the most noticeable slumps in the running is that of Bris Lord, leader of Nf6nffs. For weeks, Lord hovered over the ,430 mark He is now hitting 3O4.
 Here are the players who have stolen 200 or more per cent of bases through inc games played Thursday, Septem- Der 8:
 Here are the players who are hitting 2JJ or better through the games played Wednesday, September 2. Players who have left the league since the start are mt in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-06

The average position of the Braves has been between seventh place and the cellar, or figured out in decimals, 7.2 The same figures on the St. Louis club show 1t to
 have averaged between sixth and sev- enth nearer to the later place, with a decimal of CT. The Cubs average for this stretch is between first and second place, or 1.9 The Giants rate is between first and second also, with an average finish
 of IS.
 His past will rise up and smite him. v Maybe it was in the Bible but we are not exactly. sure just where we read that. However, it was somewhere and 1t also is sure thing that the author of it was not thinking about the National league pennant race of 1914 But it will apply just the same, with variations Watch and see if 1t doesn't.
 In our opinion. the events of the last 10 years will have distinct bearing on the outcome of the compat. In New York, the fans who have had many pennants that they are almost bored with them, are cheering almost as hard for the under dog Braves and Cardinals as they are for the Giants. and many of them are actually against the Giants in the fight. Go to the Polo grounds any afternoon
 when the Giants are playing there, and you will hear more earnest cheers for the posting of a winning score for the Braves or Cardinals on the old scoreboard than
 you will for victory of the home team.
 In Boston things are quite the reverse, as they also are in St. Louis. The fans in these towns are driven to a point of frenzied enthusiasm over the great play ing of ther favorites and pay their money
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-06
HIS SKUNK FARM IS
 BRINGING IN THE COIN
From the New York World.

From the New York World.
 Iowa Falls.-There are all kinds of ani- mai farms at various parts of the coun- try. but skunk farm is surely one of the novelties of the animal business. Franklin county has a skunk farm, and 1t Is conducted on the Paul Probst farm in the west part of the county in Scott township. eg
 His son. Albert Pobst, is the ohe who has decided to see if there Is any money in skunks and last year he started the business on a small scale. At present he has about 90 young skunks and 15 old ones. The size of the filters very some what, some small and some large. A recent litter numbered F and the mother saved eight of them.
 During the breeding season they are kept in small cages, but after the young are large enough to be weaned they are allowed to roam about in fair sized yard, enclosed with a woven wire fence about the height of chicken fence. A wide piece of tin is nailed up and down at the top of the fence so that that the animal Will not be able to get foothod to get any higher.
 Mir. Pobst removes the odor sacks from the animals as soon as they are grown, and this makes them less objectionable to handle or to work around.
 The skins of the animals bring various prices. The striped ones sell from $1.50 to $2, and the black ones sell as high as S each. Skunk oil is also a valuable product, and the skunk raiser can reap a harvest from the sale of pure skunk oil MT. Pobst will keep most of his choice skunks for breeding purposes. and next gear he expects to raise several hundred.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-06

New York, September 5.-Chicago and
 New York have had too much prosperity
 in a pennant way during the last 10 years
 that nonpartisan fans around the Ma tional league circuit are almost unani- nous in pulling for Boston and St. Louis in the four-cornered battle royal now be- ing fought Not once during the past dec
 ade have either the Giants or the Cubs
 finished in the second division. By the
 same token, not once have either the Car dinals or the Braves landed in the first division in the same expanse of time. Just two days more than a month re- main of the present season. The four leaders are so close together, however, that it is still an open bet as to which will wind up on top. The clubs are in such tight bunch that the events Of single week could serve to shoot the leader to fourth position and force the fourth placer up to the pinnacle.
 However. though the time is long enough for numerous kaleidoscoplc change in rating among the first four, there Is hardly chance in a million now that St. Louis and Boston could drop into the lower section even though their ac- customed late season slump of clubs in these cities should set in with all it's wonted fury. The Braves of the present
 baseball generation are fighting club. having proved that by their garrison fin- isl1 last year and by their climb from the cellar this year. and the Cardinals also have imbibed the Bcrappy spirit that will initiate against any continued stretch of poor or even mediocre playing. The dreams of the fans in these two extreme ends of the cIrcuit--extrerne northeast and extreme southwest--is at last to be real- ixed. It is F years since Boston finished in the first division of the National league. | It was third in 1o02. St. Louis has not 1 been in the first division for IS years. or since 1901, when the club got fourth place. | Boston has not won pennant sincs 1soa,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-06
Ky REUBEN A. LEWIS

The reply from Secretary Pharr reads; The Dixie league confer ences and negotiations with the Southern league have not been concluded. Have had suggestions from the Federal league as to af
 filiation. Plan Is to act as develop
 ments indicate best for interest of baseball as sport in the south
 President Kavanaugh when re- gently in Birmingham had no in- timatiDl that the Federals were am ticipatlng placing a league In the south in opposition to the South- ern. ~lrielder Jones, manager of the st. Louis F'ederals. made sig
 nificant statement that the out laws intended forming series of minor leagues. This would lead one to infer that the growing south ern territory would draw circuit, but baseball men do not believe it.
 R. H. Baugh. president of the Barons. was in ignorance of the Dixie's proposition last night. Evi- dently the newcomers expect to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-06
|FEDERALS WOULD FORM
 MINOR LEAGUE IN SOUTH
Secretary of Dixie League Offered Aaton New League in South-Wl Submit New Proposition to Southern
 If Spurned Will Turn the Federas

submit their offers 70 the south ern at the fall meeting. He stated that, as far as he Knew. the Dixie promoters had never given an an- swcr to the counter proposal sub mitted by the directors He thought the idea of another league in the south was preposterous.
 The Dixie league made an offer of S100.00 in cash to the South ern league owners at the spring meeting in Mobile for certain privileges. The directors haught- fly considered the proposition and refused 1t. sending back counter proposition that was prohibitive to the prospective moguls. The mat ter was never heard from after that.
 It is believed that Pharr's state ment that "plan Is to act as devel- opments indicate best for baseball as sport ins the south, Is preg- nant with meaning. If the Southern spurns the third offer submitted, the Dixie will turn to the outlaws.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-06
BOSTON WINS AND
 TIES GIANTS FOR LEAD

Philadelphia, September 5-Boston won todays game from Philadelphia. [ to l. thereby tying New York for the lead in the National league race. Bos- ton practically won todays contest in the first inning, by scoring four runs on two doubles. a single ana two passes.
 Boston today purchased Pitcher Hughes of the Rochester N r., club, who has won 20 out of 24 games He will join Boston on or before Septem- Der 21 Score.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-06
YOUNGSTER DOWNS 1913 TITLE HOLDER . BY SCORE SUP AND ] Winner Started Out Poorly But Recovered Form and
 Won Over the 1913
 Champion

Manchester, Vt. September 5.--The twentieth amateur golf championship of the United States was won today by Francis Ouimet of Brookline, Mass, a member of the Woodland Golf club. He defeated Jerome D. Travers of Up- per Montclair. N. l., the 1913 title holder. up and to play. Travers had won the national amateur cham pionship four times.
 Ouimet first gained golf fame year ago when he defeated Harry Var don and Edward Ray. English profes- sionals, in notable 90-hole medal play
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-06

A N invasion of the south is "A planned by the Federal . league. The Dixie league has not given up hope of planting a minor league in the south. When the Southern league moguls as- semble again the promoters of the Dixie will present a new proposi- tion to them. If they are spurned they may turn to the Federals.
 Secretary Harry N Pharr. in an- swer to the query of the writer, wired that the Federals have sub mitted proposition of utilization. It is their plan to locate a league in ts.e southern territory with the Dixie league promoters to aid In the organization Despite the fact that the Federals have submitted proposition to the Dixie, league in utilization with the outlaws is not anticipated in 1915. if the Southern will favor their requests.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-06
HANK O'DAY STILL RETAINS
 HOPE IN SOUTHERN STARS

club. Pete. who, like many other play CTS, possesses another given name his being Milo.-is anxious to take the chance and will join the Cubs.
 Allison is batting .317. He is good. hard hitter and is the fastest man in the Southern on his feet. But despite his fleet-footed sprinting Allison is a poor base runner. Mique Finn asserts that it is almost impossible to teach him the art of running the sacks, as he slackens his speed before sliding into the bases.
 In many respects the Memphis mar vel is like Knisely. He is hard to teach. Despite the urgent pleas of his team mates to adopt the bunting system, Al lison seldom lays down bunt. lie gets a flying start from home and could outspeed bunt times out of ID trials Allison is assured of another trial m the majors for he has signed for lsio.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-06
Goods Home Run Decides

Chicago, September 5.-Good's home run in the ninth inning which sent two rum ners in ahead of him gave Chicago g to victory over Pittsburg today. After Archer grounded out, Brcsnahan batted for Babel and singled. Leach grounded to Wagner, who tried to force Bresna- han at second, but failed. Good followed with his hit. liner to deep left.
 The visitors had taken two-run lead off Lavender through punched hits and Carey's base stealing Score R. II. K. Pittsburg .............. 001 010 0c0-2 T O Chicago ................ .0OO GOO 0OS-3 Il Q
 Batteries: McQuillan and Coleman; Lavender Zabel and Archer. Empires, Byron and Lincoln.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-06

to root their heads off against the op-
 posing team.
 We really figure the Cardinals to pc somewhat stronger team from a gen eial all around playing standpoint, than the Braves. But the Braves will play nearly all their remaining games at home while the Cardinals perform on the road almost constantly until the curtain rings down. For this reason, since the Braves will get more encoura cement from home fans. because they will be keyed up to fighting strain by more excitement, we nominate them as our favorite for the flag.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-06
Pete Allison, Memphis Out fielder, Ordered to Report to the Cubs When Season ClOses-"Pete's" Name Is Milo

HaAl< O'Day still has hope in the star p\oducts of the Southern league. Although Pete Knisely has proved a complete fizzle with the Cubs, the Cub boss has ordered ePte Allison. the Mem phis outfielder. to report as soon as the Southern league season is over for an immediate trial with the Chica go
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-06

Summary: Two-base hits. Evcrs, Ma -anville, Connolly. Home run, smith. Fto1en base. Moran. Double plays. ssvers to Maranyille; Evers to Schmidt, {, smith and Schmidt: MaranTI1e. Evers 10 Schmidt. Sacrifice hits, Connolly, i1Aranvflle. Base on balls Cocrehan, J. Mayer 4 Struck out. Cocrcham ,, layer g. Time, 1:4O. umpir@. i<len md Emslie.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-06

owned by J. R. C. Lucas. a leading citi- zen, was third. The next year the club was fourth and then through a bleak stretch of 36 years it did not see the first division except in 1901 when Patsy Dono- van managed it.
 On the other hand, the Giants have won five pennants during the last 10 years and the Cubs have taken four, the only other team to cut in on the spells being Pittsburg, which was the victor in 1869. The last time the Cubs were in the sec ond division was 1902 when the club was fifth, and the Giants last visit to the lower regions was in the same year, when they finished eighth.
 Compare these figures on the records of the four clubs during the last decade:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-06
NATIONAL LEAGUE
tContinued From Page Thirtceno

Eases on balls, Marquard l. Wiltse 1, Fucker ?. Struck out Marquard 8, Ruck- CT 5. Passed ball, Meyers. Hits, Mar quard in innings; Witse in l. Time, l:44 Empires, Eason and Quigley
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-06
Deliehfful Wares

From the Louisville Courier-Journal.
 "I am going to sell kisses at the charity fair You'll buy some won't you?'
 'I guess so." said the young man. Are you distributing any samples?''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-06
Fittery TwirIs for Reds

Cincinnati, September 5.-St. Louis over f-heIned Cincinnati today with an ava i7ncho of hits and won easily, F to 2. A0.oD was batted hard from the begin
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-06
BOSTON HAS NOT BEEN IN
 RUNNING IN 12 SEASONS
Boston Nationals Have Been in Second Division for Twelve Years-St. Louis Has Been Out of Race for
 Thirteen Years
By MONTY

while St. Louis never did capture the flag
 in the old league, it's nearest approach being away back in 1876. the year the league was organized. when the club. then
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-06

Neither man will take to himself the credit the Boston fans seek to shower upon him; each turns the praise aside and declares that to George Stallings, the manager, is all credit due. Both Ma ranville and Evers say they are but cogs in the machine that Stallings has fash toned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-06

, ming of the contest, but the climax came in the seventh when he was hit for seven consecutive singles, good for five runs. Perdue had only one bad inning, the
 third, when Cincinnati made four singles lata al fxxtl, r1ltae S1n1a,. |