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The Press., 1914-04-01
STAFFORD SPRINGS.


 Silvio Cosagranda, the four-year. old son of MT. and Mrs. Angelo Cosa granda, has been committed to tht Mystic oral school.
 Miss Minna Nothnick has prepar ations about completed for the opening of her new coat and suit store on the upper floor in the new Gary building, on Saturday.
 The shoe stores and clothing stores that have been closed Friday evenings during the winter will be open Fri day evening this week and each Fri day evening thereafter.
 Adelbert Needham has received a carload of Western horses and business is active. Monday showed the largest sales when IA were disposed of. Seven were sold at the stable here, and seven at the stable in Hartford.
 The preacher at the Lenten services at Grace church Friday evening will be Rev. H. s. Whitehead of Middle town. Palm Sunday. Holy Com munion and sermon, TO. A. Evening prayer and address, z. Monday, Tues. day, Wednesday in Holy Week, ser vices at 5 p. m.
 At the Current Events club Monday evening, Miss Lulu Ide sang 'Mr. Dream Maker" by R. Huntington Woodman and ''The Secret" by John Prindle Scott. The club voted to give twenty-two dollars towards the periodicals for the library reading tables as has been their custom for several years.
 The socialist local will hold its first of a series of lectures at Society hall on Sunday evening at o'clock. The speaker will be Samuel E. Beartlsley, socialist candidate for governor at the last election. His subject will be ''The General Assembly of 1918 and it's work. " The local gives a special invitation to the representatives in the last assembly to be present.
 SCHOOL NOTES.
 The contestants for the prize speak ing have been chosen as follows: Zelma Cooper, Harriet Cooper, Mil dred Webster, Irene Murray, Anna Cunningham, Cyril Dawson, Herbert Plumb, Thomas Cummiskey, Leo Fletcher and Bernard Mullins. Re- hearsals will begin at once and it is hoped that the contest will take place within a few weeks. Wednesday and Thursday afternoons an art dis play of Ellison prints was exhibited to the public on the second floor of the school building. For days the pupils had been selling tickets in con- petition for the companY's offer of | pictures to be hung in the rooms of | the successful two grades. The | pictures represented in soft sepia tones copies of the famous masters, histori- | cal spots, ancient ruins and beautiful | pastorals. On the first floor the work | of all the town schools was shown. Meritorious examples of penmanship, composition, drawing and coloring, which were a credit to the schools. Programs of singing and reoitations were given each afternoon which were much enjoyed by the three hundred people who attended. Grades eight and nine, taught by Miss Mary E. Smith, won the first prize and grade five taught by Miss Rich received the second prize. The principal wishes to thank the public for their interest and cooperation in this event. About $35. % was netted for the purchasing of pictures.
The Press., 1914-04-01
ASHFORD. WAakfnrd

Mrs. Harrington and daughter are visiting at Fred squires this week.
 Bert Eaton is at his home in Staf- ford, being laid up win rheumatism.
 Clarence Barlow, who has been very ill, is gaining slowly and is able to be about the house.
 Arthur Blair has left his job hert and expects to either go to Springfield or buy a team and work for himself.
The Press., 1914-04-01
HOME NEWS.
Local Notices.

Matter under this head 10 cents a line., A cordial invitation is extended to all, to the opening of the new Ladies' Store" Saturday, April 4th, 1914.
 A good time to select your Easter Suits, Coats and Dresses. Minna E. Nothniek, Prop.
 Spring Dress Goods at E. E. Burr's
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-25
JACKSON YOUTHS DO NOT TAKE TO
 CATCHING RATS

Jackson Miss, August 24.-(SpeciaD There are few rats in Jackson, or else the boys of Jackson do not know how to trap or kill them. Several days ago Mayor Taylor issued a statement to the effect that the city would pay cents per rat for all brought to the city hall. and 1t is said the boys and others of the town went to work. The price of a rat was good and perfectly satisfactory, and 1t was generally thought the city was going to have to pay out a goodly num- Der of dollars on this account. But it has not, as not more than 5o rats have been brought up as yet. In fact up to Saturday the city was called on to pay for but 40 of the rodents. and was out but s2, which does not begin to pay for the traps the boys have purchased at the hardware stores.
 gentleman who Is experienced in rat catching. having had to protect his chicken feed from rats for several years, states that he has had great success with a self-setting trap made of keg or barrel that will hold water. The top of the keg is nailed to a cross-bar that fits over the edges, working like a pivot. A piece of cheese Is attached to one side of the top and the rat that tries to get 1t is precipitated into the keg of water. The top then rights itself and is ready for the next rat. 'I have caught as many as dozen rats in one keg in one night" says the old chicken raiser.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-25
DONALDSON VOTED MOST VALUABLE
 TO ANNISTON TEAM

Anniston, August 24.-Earl Donaldson the peppery little shortstop of the An niston team. and conceded to be the best in the Georgia Alabama league, has been awarded the Hoffman silver loving cup, measuring one foot high, which was to be presente dto the most valu- able man on the Anniston team.
 The decision of Proctor's will be met with general approval with the To- cal fans. This Is the youngsters sec ond year in Anniston ball, and the fans have still to see the time when he quit fighting.
 The cup was presented to him by Mayor Wilxle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-25
S$@5ss 'Ss$s Barons Supplant Pelicans In The Lead
BILL SCHWARTZ PULLS A
 QUEER DEAL FOR THE VOLS
Vol Leader Sells Dave Callahan to Louisville Just When Vols Seem to Have Chance-Gets Pitcher Leverett in
 Deal-Sloan to Return
Dy REUBEN \. LEWIS

he in condition to return within the next few days. While Sloan will prob ably offset much of the hitting strength lost by Callahans sale. he is not in Dayes class as a base runner or a fielder.
 Horace Wilbur Leverett is,a big right haided pitcher. He will report imme- d'stely. He was drafted by Louisville from the Fargo club in the Northern league last year. Previously Levereti pitched for Minneapolis He was fin ishing his second year with Minneap- oils when he snapped a bone In his right arm. He once had a big league trial with Detroit.
 The new Vol is troubled with wild ness but Johnny Dodge states that he will prove a ."bear' in the Southern On account of the tight twirling of the regulars at Louisville. he has not been able to break into the winning com bination
 Nashville will miss Callahan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-25
BOSTON BRAVES LOSE
 AND ALLOW. GIANTS TO HOLD LEAGUE LEAD
WIN EVERY
 MATCH AT NEWPORT MEET
JOHNSON, WRIGHT AND WILLIAMS WIN THEIR MATCHES-DOUBLES CHAM PIONSHIP TODAY

Newport. R. l., August 2l.--Favorites won every match today in the opening rounds of the all comer's tournament for the national lawn tennis champions ship. Of the 13S players entered, more than half had been eliminated at sun down. 21 of the number defaultlng
 All the ranking American players were left. Although A. r, wiidng of New Zealand. one of the Davis cup win ners defaulted his partner Norman b. Brookes of Sydney. Australia was still one the official score card tonight. It was intimated, however. that he also would default There were two fea- ture matches of the day. l. C. Wright of Boston, who holds tho southern championship. defeated W. NJ. Hall Of New York. in four-set match in the morning, while In the afternoon Will liam M Johnson of San Francisco, dis in three-set contest.
 The afternoon crowd also saw Cham pion Mclaughlin in three-set contest defeat F. J. Strnby of New York
 The heat was so Intense today that two players defaulted in tho middle of their matches A third player. A. NJ Kidder of Princeton. sprained his an- kle during his contest with l.. Beck man of New York.
 The doubles championship contest will feature tomorrow's play. M, E. Me- Loughlin of San Francisco. and Thomas c. Bundy of Los Angeles. will meet Dean Mathy of Cranford, N. J.. and G. NJ. Church of New York. The cham pions were tho favorites in the betting tonight
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-25
i; DAVE CALLAHAN SOLD : :TOLOUISVILLE BY THE
 IN A s WILL E CL U B

Che of the queerest deals of the sea xon is attributed to the Nashville club. Dave Callahan. the star center field CT, has been sold to Louisville and has played his last game for the Vols. He has been disposed of to the>colonels for S119o in cash and Pitcher Leverett. second string twirler. The scant hope, cherished by the Nashville fans, of win ming the pennant seems crushed.
 Callahan has hovered around the 300 mark throughout the season. He is the leading base runner of the league, hav- ing 52 stolen bases accredited to his 1914 record. He has fielded in fine form in center field and late figures show that he is tied with Marcan for the leading run getter of the south- ern
 The departure of Callahan will mean the return of Yale Sloan to the game The heavy hitting outfielder has been unable to play for past three weeks on account of an attack of fever. but will
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-25
Anniston Cops Long Contest

Anniston, August 24.-(Special) = In the longest game played in the Geor- gia- -Alabama league on the local grounds Anniston won from LaGrange today in 14-inning contest by the score of 6 to 5. Lamar reached first on q base on balls and scored when Tiisdale hit to left field. LaGrange took q lead of~two runs in the eighth in ming and Anniston tied the game up in their half of that inning and not an- other score was made until Lamar crossed the plate with the run that won the game. McLin singled four times out of five times to bat. Wal dren's home run over left field fence and the hitting and fielding of Lamar featured in the second to last game of the Scnre
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-25
Athlete Rescues Maniac
New York Tribune.

rTOm the NeW 1Ork Tribune.
 Lake George. N. Y.-Struggling with nlaniacal strength to fight off his would-be rescuer, George Montee of Clens Falls, following leap with sui- cidal intent from the steamboat Hor- icon. was saved from drowning by Will liam L. Cote of New York.
 As the steamer left her dock at Baldwin Montee. thought to be insane jumped from the upper deck ahead of the paddle wheel. Cote, in stateroom heard a scream and, feeling the en- zine stop. ran on deck. He plunged overboard In time to seize Montee as he was going down .-for the third time After desperate struggle. in which fl seemed as if both would be drowned Cote caught a rope which was thrown and the two were hauled on board. Cote was graduated from Union uni vergity in June and tp an all-round thleto.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-25
FEDERAL LEAGUE
Indians Get Two

Indianapolis, August 24.-Indianapolis today won two. games from Brooklyn the first to 6, and the second, to 1. The initial went 13 innings, while the second was called at the end of the seventh to allow the visitors to catch a train.
 a train. First game: Brooklyn 900 0S1 900 900 2-6 14 s lIndian'p'Hs 120 001 900 900 3-7 12 Q Batteries: Marion. Maxwell and Land Kaiserling and Rariden.
 lKaiserling and Rariden. Second game: R. H. D.
 Brooklyn ....... 900 100 0-1 1
 ..... .102 900 2--5 c
 Batteries: Lafitte, Bluejacket and
 Hand; Billiard and Rariden.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-25
WINNING DOES
 PELS LITTLE GOOD

New Orleans, August 24.-Although Now Orleans defeated Chattanooga to- day 9 to 2, thereby taking the series. tree games to nothing, the locals dropped back into second place because Birmingham won both games of dou- i.e header from Nashville. Kissinger outpitched Slime. The latter's wildness in tho eighth inning when safe hit was followed by two passes and one man being struck by a pitched ball
 forced in what proved the winning run.
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GEORGTA-ALABAMA LEAGUE

his teammates went bad in the opening inning and on two bases on balls, sin gle and triple, four errors and a passed for Selma at third base. featured through out the game in a sensational manner, making six outs and five assists. After the opening innings May pitched in good form and received good support Score:
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Three Straight for Indians

Talladega. August 24.-(Special)-In one of the best games played here this sea son Talladega made it three straights from Opelika, to 1. It was pitchers battle between Shean and Cantley, Shean getting the best end. The features were the fielding of Hodge and Camp and the batting of Camp and Steele. Score:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-25
Taylor Gets Trophy

Rome, August 24.-(SpeciaI.) )-Rome was unable to connect with sigmon's $ Curves and Gadsden wen this after noon to 0. A silver bat and ball voted by the fans to the most valuable player on the Rome team was present. ed with appropriate ceremonies to Catcher Dave Taylor Score.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-25
Commercial Rivals

From the Washington Star.
 'I understand that beef is going to be dearer next winter than ever before
 "Yes.' replied the Chicago packer.
 What's the idea?"
 We're going to take some of the pride out of those eastern coal barons who thought they had the world beat as price boosters"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-25
WHEATLEY SHOWS
 POORLY WITH GULLS

Mobile, August 24.-Memphs made it two out of three from Mobile by winning today's game, score 6 to 1. Wheatley with Montgomery earlier in the season was given a trial by Mobile and was hit hard in the pinches. George Merritt pitched good ball for the visitors. Score:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-25
CRACKERS EATEN
 AVERAGES ON BILLS

Montgomery, August 24.-Atlanta won the last game of the series from Mont gomery here today. The score was 10 to ?. Mcconnell, the first batter to face Mcleod, hit for home run, and the visitors continued hitting him until they punched hits for five runs in the fifth, after which Case did the pitching for Montgomery. Every Atlanta player got at least one hit, Score:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-25
Phillies Develop Batting Streak

Pittsburg. August 1l..--After being held to one hit in six innings by Mc- Quillan. Philadelphia's batters devel- oped a hitting streak In the seventh and eighth innings of todays game and drove in three runs. enough to defeat Pittsburg to 2. Byrne was ordered off the field in the second inning for protesting decisions: R II. F. Philadelphia .... 900 900 12o--3 9 Pittsburg ....... 200 900 000--2 U
 Batteries: Marshall. Mayer and Dooin: McQuillan and Gibson. Umpires, Byron and Lincoln.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-25
May Loses Game

Selma, August 24.-tSpeciaI.) )--Newnan lost the next to the last game of the Georgia-Alabama league season to Selma today by the score of to 4. May and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-25

ouIIII1Idry. IWU-Ddse mt, OVertOn. Three- base hit, Burke. Stolen bases, w. Cowan, Farmer, Vasterling, E. Cowan. Double plays, ID. Cowan to Vasterling; Bowen to
 Mackey. Bases on balls, May 3, Bpooks 8. Hit by pitched ball, Bowen, Smith. Sacri- flee hits, Sanders, Smith. Passed balls, Kimbrell 1, Gutierrez g. Time of game, 1:35. Umpire, Lewis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-25

Three-base hit. Flowers. Passed ball, Askew. Struck out, Barclay ', Sigmond 6. Bases on balls, Barclay 1. Hit by pitched ball, Sigmond. Double play, Rrownlow to Sharp to Abbott. Time, or Umpire. White
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-25

-UdbB '. Two base hits, Hend~yx, Barbare, Jac- obsen. Sacrifice hit. Starr. Stolen base. Flick. Struck out, Kissinger 4, Slime i. Bases on balls. Kissinger 1. Slime 8. Hit by pitched ball. Slime tBluh hm). Time, 1 80. Umpires. Fifield and O'Toole.
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ouHIrHdry. IWo-pdse HIts, LuHB 2, Iy- rec. Mcleod, Baker. Three-base hit, Eibel Home run, Mcconnell. Stolen base, Bis land. Double plays. Parker. Baker to Snedecor; Mcconnell. Bisland to Eibe. Sacrifice hit, Bisland. Bases on balls Mcleod 1. Hit by pitched ball. Case (TIol- land). Hits Mcleod, with runs in five innings. Struck out. Case ?, Dent g. Wild pitch. Mcleod. Time. 1:45. Empires, Breitenstein and Kerin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-25
SOUTH ATLANTIC

At Charleston: Charleston 3. Colum- bia 1.
 At Columbus: Columbus 3. Macon O. At Albany: Albany 6, Jacksonville .. At Augusta: Augusta i, Savannah 10.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-25
American Association

At Cleveland; Cieveland-Milwaukee postponed. wet grounds.
 At Columbus: Columbus .. Kansas City {.
 At Louisvilies Louisvills [. xinnsap- oliS (lo iun1ngsA IAN
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Totals ...... ba II '4o 21 2
sOne out when winning run scored.

Score by innings:
 laGrange 209 010 020 900 OO-5 Annistcn ....... 101 010 020 900 01--6
 Summary: Two-base hits. Cellars, La mar 8. Home run, Waldren. Stolen bases, McLin, Ragsdale Bases on balls, Killingsworth B. Williamson 6. Struck cut Williamson [, Killingsworth '. Time of game, 2:50. Umpire, Blackburn.
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summary: TWo-base nit, Merrltt Stolen base, O'Dell. Sacrifice hit. Dunck el. Double play, Dunckel, Stark tt Dunckel. Struck out. Wehatley ?, Merritt 2. Base on balls, Wheatley 2. Merritt 2 Hit by pitcher. Wheatley (Allison, Me cornick). Time. 1:45. Empires, Pfennin ger and Kellum.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-25
EIlam Scores Mcbride

In the seventh Mcbride hit safely through short, and advanced to second on Covington's out. Ellam then hit to short. scoring Mcbride. He advanced to second and then to thifd, seeing Dodge off the bag and unable to take throw to the corner.
 Wallace caught the second game for the Barons and much credit is due him, for he knocked a couple of ree-bag- gers and might have landed another, but was hit by pitched ball the third time up. All the Barons played jam up game and noteworthy in the matter of covering ground and swatting was Marcan. The little second sacker seems to have a double pair of eyes, and as many hands combined with an un- canny knowledge of just where ball Is going to land.
 At any rate when the ball landed around his territory he was there. Me- Donald was in the game at every turn and while he ran the bases at good spurt, right leg limp was plainly mo- ticeable, and this cut off some speed. If there Is any weakness in the team 1t did not crop out during the 14 in- nings, and if Moley's men play the brand they played today, barring, of course, getting more runs than acquired in the second game, they seem surely pennant hound
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-25
BROWN YIELDS ONLY ONE BINGLE; JOHNSON ALSO BLANKS THE VOLS
Bar0ns Again Advance Into First Place Through Double Victory
SOUTHERN LEAGUE STANDING
Results Yesterday

Birmingham 4-1, Nashville 0-0. Atlanta 10, Montgomery ,. New Orleans 8. Chattanooga 2. Memphis 6. Mobile 1.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-25
AMERICAN LEAGUE
STANDING
Senators Meet. Double Reverse


 Washington, August 24--Detroit won both games of douhle-header from Washington today 8 to l and II to O. In the first game Covaleskie held tho locals to three hits, while the Tigers punched hits in the first and fourth in- nings for their runs. Dauss was very effective In the second game, holding Washington to four hits. Rain fell dur ing the latter part of the second game. Scores:
 First game R. H. E. Detroit ............. 200 100 00o- 10 1 Washington ......... 600 col 000-- 8 Batteries; Covaleslsie and Stannage; Ayres and Henry.
 Second game K. II. E. Detroit ................. 110 o50 oS5-ll 12 Washington ............ GOO ooo OO0- Batteries: Dauss and Mckee; Shaw, Bentley. Harper, Stevens and Ainsmith, Williams. Empires. Evans ana Egan.
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At Waco Waco 3. Houston 0. At Fcrt Worth: Fort Worth G. Gal weston l.
 At Dallas: Dallas [ San Antonio O. At Beaumont. Beaumont Austin rain
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SUMMARY Two base Hits-Wallace 3. Double Play-Williams, Lindsay Paulette.
 Base on Ba1ls--Johnson 2. Struck Out-Johnson 4, Kroh 4. Hit by Pitcher-Wallace Stolen Base-Ellam. Time-1:37. Umpires-Rudderha and Chesnutt.
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Summary: Two-base hit Garrett. Three base hit, Slater. Sacrifice hits, Schwarts, Newell. Stolen bases, Knox, Camp Base balls, Shean 2, Cantley 1. Hiti by Cantley 5, Shean 4. Time, 1:1s. Umpire, DaVern- Aattendance 600
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International League

At Montreal: Montreal 6, Newark {. At Toronto: Toronto {. Jersey City 1. At Buffalo: Buffalo A. Provi- dence Il.
 At Rochester: Rochester ?. Balti-
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Sox Even With Tanks

New York, August A.-Chicago evened its series with New York by taking the second game by a score of to l. Scott permitted ten passes but he was effec- tive in pinches. Collins hitting was largely responsible for his teams vic-
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Athletics Register Two

Philadelphia, August 24.-Philadelphia won both games from St. Louis today by scores of to 1 and 6 to B. The second contest was called by Umpire Connolly at the end of the seventh inning on ac- count of darkness. In the fourth inning of the second game Strunk, on running to first base, collided with Howard and stepped on the latter's right foot. The nail was cut off Towards big toe and he was carried off the field. Scores
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-25
NATIONAL LEAGUE
STANDING
Rudolph Blows in Eighth

Chicago, August 24--An eighth in- ning batting rally in which five hits and four runs were made off Rudolph today gave Chicago to victory over Boston in the first game of the series. As a result Boston droppel half a game behind New York for the lead in the National league, New YorlS's same at St. Louis having been post poned because of wet grounds. Vaughn and Bresnahan were ordered out of the game by Umpire Quigley for arguing over a fourth ball called on Schmidt in the seventh inning. Score:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-25
Red Sox Romp

Boston, August 24-Boston won from Cleveland today, to 3. The victors used four pitchers. Janvrin got four hits in as many times at bat Lajoie also batted safely four times out of five attempts Score: R. II. E. Boston ........ 421 GOO 00+-7 13 1 Cleveland ......... 010 001 010- 3 9 3
 Batteries: Leonard, Bedient and Carri- gan, Thomas; Hagerman, DillinGer. Coumbe, Blanding and ONeill Empires. O'Loughlin and Hildebrand.
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Brown Strong From Start

Brown commenced the elimination process from the jump and never let up. with the result that the Vols went for seven frames with nothing but goose eggs to their credit. Birmingham annexed the other two runs in the fifth inning when Tragesser lined a two base hit down the third base line. Mar can followed with safe rap to right field and Mcdonald drove out another two-bagger over third base to left field Brown was already out and Mcdonald being tagged out trying for third, gave but little more chance, as Carroll. who had gotten on base, was forced out at the plate on a drive by Stewart to Will Hams.
 Brown allowed but one hit. while More gave up seven.
 In the second session Johnson was opposed by Kroh and while Birmingham secured six bingles and the Nashvillians four, there was nothing doing even in the near scoring line until the fatal seventh was near at hand
 In the sixth inning Gibson, who had replaced Smith behind the bat. rapped safe, to be followed with what Kroh stretched into a two-bagger Gibson had advanced to third, and was thrown out at the plate. This ended the Vols chance
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Games Today

Chattanooga at Birmingham. Atlanta at Mobile.
 Nashville at Montgomery. Memphis at New Orleans.