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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-02
FEDERAL RECRUITS
ARE ALL OUTCASTS


New York, January I.-Outside of Joe
Tinker and Otto Knabe the Federal
League has not claimed any big Lacquer
whose major league career was not at an
end already. Mordecai Brown was
thl ough year ago, while the others who
are known to be allied with the new or
ganization can be classed as has beens
Jimmy Scheckard was due for the minors
while Bill Phillips, Deacon PHILIPPE, Jack
kleinow, Eli Gates. Jack O'Connor and
Cy Young retired from big league activi-
ties several years ago.
1t is doubtful if any serious inroads
will be made upon the older circuits for
the reason that in most instances the big
leagues treated their players rather lib
eially the last year or so. Again, there
is the lure of sharing in the worlds series
receipts. No player wishes to turn down
organized baseball when he has a chance
OF picking up $4,000 extra at the end of
the season unless the Feds make signing
with them such an object he can afford
t. pass up such trifles as slices of the
worlds series melon.
Then, again, there is that new form of
contract staring the players in the face.
a year ago every player who signed an
American or a National league contract
gave an option upon his services for 1914,
and the courts may nave something to
say about whether or not players can
jump.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-02
JAMES DAY LEADS
SHOOTERSkTL LOCAL
GUN CLUB HANDICAP
Carl First Among Amateurs.
Shooting of Gentry
Hillman Feature
of Matches

James Day led the field of shooters in
the holiday handicap held on the grounds
of the Birmingham Gun club yesterday
afternoon, with sc breaks out of the 100
shot at o. L. Carl lead the amateurs.
with a score of S5 out of a 100 John
Fletcher was close second with 81 and
Charles Tway was third with SO. The
prize for first, second and third places
went to the above men, respectively.
Carl shot from Is yards. Fletcher from
IS yards and Tway II yards.
The feature of the day was the shooting
of Gentry Hillman in the regular prac-
tce events, when he broke 124 out of 125
shot at, making a long run of over 100
straight without a miss.
James Day also broke % straight from
2S-yard line, which was fine piece of
work.
The work of the handicap committee
was the best piece of handicap work done
for a long time as the shooters We're all
punched very close in the finish, and the
winner could not be determined until the
last shot was fired. The handicap COM
mittee was composed of II. c. Ryding
and John Fletcher.
Scores were made as follows il the
handicap.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-02
FRED CRAFT FIRST
LOOKOUT TO SIGN

Chattanooga, January 1.-(Special.)
Fred Graft, the Lookouts star third sack
er of 1913, is the first athlete to enter the
1914 fold. Crafts signed contract has al
ready been received and filed away In
the strong box of the local club. In addi-
ton to Graft five other Noogans' have
signed and Mccormick in letter to Pres
ident Andrews states that he does not be-
lieve that the difficulty which was antici-
rated will be experienced in bringing his
1914 athletes into the fold.
Anticipating numerous holdouts because
of the activity of the Federal league, Nc
Cornick has secured practically a double
line of defense, but it will apparently be
unneeded. To date Street and Flick have
asserted their intentions of casting their
lots with the Federals. Both proclaimed
this decision in letters to friends In
a letter to President Andrews, however,
Flick does not mentioned the Federals.
but merely asks for more money. The
threats of both Carl and Gabby are con-
sidered to be merely the result of desire
to boost their monthly stipends with but
little argument.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-02
GATE RECEIPTS MOST
IMPORTANT FACTOR
Means More Than Court
Actions, Says Ban
Johnson

Chicago, January 1.-Gate receipts
mean more than court actions in the
settlement Of baseball war. Ban
Johnson, president of the American
league, said while discussing today the
possibility of the Federal league at
tacking organized baseball through the
courts by means OF the antitrust laws
II any move is made by the older
leagues to enjoin players from jump
ing to the new circuit.
Contracts sent to American league
players by the Federal league contain
practically the same provisions for re-
servation and release as in the major
leagues" he said. consequently any
court actions open to the Federal
league are equally available to all
leagues. Real victories and also defeats
are decided by the public and not by
the courts"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-02
|GUNBOAT SMITH KNOCKS OUT
PELKY AND ACQUIRES THE
WHITE HEAVYWEIGHT CROWN

him TO his corner bleeding from the
mouth. The crowd cheered the Canadian
and bets were made at evens that he
would win.
In the second round Smith scored heav-
lily TO the jaw, and in the third Pell<ey
clouted his man viciousy over the kid
neys. In the sixth Smith fought the
Canadian to standstill with left upper-
cuts. sending him to his corner dazed.
General Bonier ms probably the old
teenth round Smith tainted with his left,
then swung his right. landing on Pelixey's
jaw. Pelkey dropped. Mechanically he
struggled to his feet at the count of nine
and unsteadily assumed his fighting pose.
left and right applied similarly toppled
him on his back and he was out when
Referee Griffin awarded the fight to
Smith.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-02

Brilliant work on the part of the for
wards in the final half of play en-
abled the ail-stars of tho eastern d.
vision of the Alabama Association Foot
ball league to forestall defeat and held
their opponents--the western division
all stars--to 2 to draw in the foot
ball game staged yesterday afternoon
on Rickwood Field for the benefit of
the Acton mine disaster fund. But for
a fluke in the first half the fasteners
would have captured the fray by the
score of 2 to l. During the early part
of the half Sellers, in an effort to
kick the ball out of gounds. smashed it
through his own goal, presenting the
western aggregation with a coveted
point.
Playing on Par
In the first half both teams played
nearly on a par, but luck, however.
favored the western players. Both goals
made by the western division repre-.
sentatives were scored in the initial
half. The first was presented them by
Sellers. while the second and final one
was made by Drury after he had failed
to bounce one between the goal posts
a short time previous. Although the
eastern stars made strenuous attempts
to shove over a counter their efforts
were thwarted each time by the air
tight playing of the opposing backs
and of Dave Wood, the plucky little
goal keeper for the western team.
With defeat staring them in the face,
the eastern coalition opened the second
half with a rushing attack and for Il
time had the westerners in the air but
their efforts to score were again frus-
tratcd by air tight defensive work.
Rowe Ties Score
Near the middle OF the final half the
eastern forwards again got busy and
by series of brilliant passes rushed
the ball over half the length of the
field to within the shadow of their op-
ponents' goal. where Rowe side kick ed
the ball toward the goal, it hitting
Nelson and bouncing through for the
eastern teams first point.
Encouraged by this the easterners
again commenced their whrlwind the
ties and after several Intellectual at
tempts at goals tied the score near the
end of the game, when Porter shot the
ball against the goal post, 1T bouncing
through for a goal
On the defensive, the work of Por-
ter and Owen for the eastern team and
Shield and Drury of the westerners
was the most prominent, while on tho
defensive the playing of the back of
each team was especially noticeable.
The lineup:
Eastern Division-T. Tilford of wy
lam. goal: w. Sellers of Ensley, and
A. Winn of Pratt City, fullbacks; Me-
Pherson of Ensley, r. Brown of wy
lam. and D. Straehon of Wylam, half
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-02

San Francisco. January 1.-"Gunboat'
Smith, the California heavyweight. scored
a decisive victory today when he knocked
out Arthur Pelkey. the much heralded
Canadian fighter. In the fifteenth round
of their white hope" championship bat
tie The sailor was a strong favorite in
the betting at odds of to 10.
Smiths aggressiveness eliminated In a
clean cut right to the chin and his su-
perior all around work In all but two or
three rounds did much to pave his way
to victory. PellSey proved keen disap-
polntment.
The fight opened with the gunner fore
ing matters with snappy lefts to the face,
but Pelkey making his best showing
drove in several hard rights to the body
and face that staggered Smith and sent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-02
JOHNSON LEAVES
FOR SCHEDULE MEET

Chicago January 1,--Secretary Har-
ridge of the American league. with
President Ban Il. Johnson, left for
French Lick, Ind, today. There they
are to meet Barney preyfuss OF the
Pittsburg National league team and
Secretary Heydler of the National
league, and prepare the playing sched.
ules for 1914 of the National and
American leagues.
President Johnson said the American
league season would open April IA and
probably would close October 7.
The National league season will open
April IA and probably close about Oc-
tober 8.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-02
LONG JUMPS THAT TEAMS WILL HAVE TO
MAKE IN THE FEDERAL LEAGUE SPELLS
CERTAIN DISASTER, SAYS GIANT SECRETARY

won two successive pennants failed TO
make money ON any of their western
trips last season Can you imagine
what the Federals may expect from
Chicago and st. Louis when the Giants
could not make money on these two
cities combined. Furthermore the
Giants went through the month OF Sep
tember, the last of the pennant race
and with the team in first place, "A
money loser. That seems incredible but
1t Is a fact.
"A few of these facts will make in
teresting food for thought by the
hackers of the new league"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-02

tional league" explained Secretary
Foster, and railroads and hotels eat
up big part of the profits. 1t costs
$500 to take the New York team to
st. Louis under the arrangements now
in vogue, and Kansas City is a whole
nights ride beyond st. Louis, so the
Federals can figure on spending con-
siderable money for transportation
IF they get number of major
league players whom they are angling
for they must expect to visit only the
best hotels as we'll.
The Giants always fighting for the
lead and with the prestige of having
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-02
T. M'GOORTy EASILY
MASTERS D. SMITH

Sydney. n. s. w, January Ed
die McGoorty the American boxer,
knocked out Dave Smith of Australia
in minute and a half today in the
first round of 90-round bout for the
middleweight championship of Aus
tralasia.
The American sent his opponent to
the floor three times in rapid success
sion before giving him the Knockout
punch.
This was McGoortys first fight in
Australia and the men met at catch
weights in the presence of 10000 spec
tators.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-02
BUD ANDERSONKNOC OUT
IN SEVENTH BY LEACH CROSS

Los Angeles. January 1-For the sec
ond time in six months, Bud Anderson OF
Medford, Ore, today was knocked out
by Leach Cross of New York. The end
came in the seventh round, when Ander
son went down for the third time under
a shower of blows to the jaw and stom
ach, and fell helpless across the ropes.
He was out fully five minutes.
Cross was master In every round, and
in the seventh beat Anderson to the floor
three times, the last for the count. He
stalled. then sailed in and beat his man
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-02
JACK REDMOND EASY
FOR FORMER CHAMP

Milwaukee, Wis, January 1.-Ad
Wolgast. formerly lightweight cham
pion pugilist. defeated Jack Redmond
of Milwaukee in five rounds Of To-
round boxing contest this afternoon.
The contest was stopped in the fifth
round. when Redmond was shown to
be outclassed.
The first two rounds were tame
Afterward Wolgast had matters his
own way. In the fifth round Wolgast
drove hard jolts to the body and a
right uppercut to the jaw. then the
aeferee stopped the fight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-02

New York, January THAT the
great distances in the Federal league
circuit, extending from Baltimore and
Toronto in the east to Kansas City in
the west, spell certain disaster for the
new organization, was the statement
of Secretary John B. Foster of the
Giants yesterday.
He backed up his assertion with some
interesting data of National league re-
cefpts aud expenses.
"The jumps in the Federal league
will be longer than those in the Ma
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-02

down. Cross staggered about in the sixth
with his arms hanging down, and CATCH
inG Anderson off guard, hammered his
jaw and stomach with straight arm blows.
In the seventh the New Yorker repeated
the ruse.
A left hook to the chin sent Anderson
down the first time. He took the count of
eight. Cross next uppercut him hard,
sending him to the floor a second time.
On arising Anderson .ield on helpless.
Cross shot a right jolt to the boys chin,
left swing to the stomach and Ander-
son collapsed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-02
LEACH CROSS AGAIN
ADMINISTERS KNOCK
OUT TO ANDERSON
SOCCER FOOTBALL GAME BETWEEN
ALL-STAR TEAMS OF THE ALA. ASSOCIATION
FOOTBALL LEAGUE ENDS IN 2 TO 2 DRAW

burg. halfhacks: Alexander of Re-
public, center; w. Shields of LewisburK.
Cook of Cardiff, p. Stewart of Republic,
and W. Drury OF Biossburg, forwards.
Summary: Goals. Sellers, Drury,
Rowe and Porter. Referee. Ross of Ems
ley; linemen, Angus Trown of wylan,
and M. MeCrorie of Biossburg. Time OF
halves. As minutes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-02
Gunboat Smith Heavyweight Champion
by ASA RoUNTREE. JR.

backs: w. McPhearson OF Wylam, CEN
ter; T. owens of Ensley. Nj. Huir OF
Pratt City. \. Porter OF Pratt city, and
j. Roe of Edgewater. forwards.
Western Division-Dave Woods OF
Blossburg, goal; w. Nelson of Cardiff
and J. n Hardy of Republic. fullbacks;
II. Black of Lewisburg, Harden of
blossburg, and Mcconnell of Bloss-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-02
Killed in Exnlnsion

Downington, Pa, January 1.-William
Kennedy, a contractor of this place, and
Thomas Allison. were blown to pieces
near here today by the explosion of dyna-
mite, which they were thawing for use
in planned repair work. Several other
workmen nearby We're unnjured.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-02
Petition Insufficient

Sacramento Cal. January Lit was
announced officially today that the num-
ber OF signatures to an initiative petit
ton proposing an anti-prizehght law in
California was insufficient to place the
proposition on the 1914 ballot.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-02
RAY BRONSON LOSES
TO ENGLISH BOXER

Melbourne. January 1.-Waldemar Hol-
berg, British lightweight boxer. easily
defeated Ray Bronson. American light
weight. on points, in a 20-round contest
here today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-02
FRENCH AVIATOR
NEARING CAIRO

Jerusalem. January 1.-Gen Francois
Xavier BONNER, another French avia-
tor making the flight from Paris to
Cairo, landed near the Pool of Sloan
on New Years eve. The arrival of Cen
eral Bonnier's aeroplane, first ever seen
by the inhabitants of the Holy City,
created great excitement.
The entire populace turned out to see
the machine and welcome the advance
ment of the air sailor.
Port Said, January 1.-General Bon
nier started in his aeroplane from
Jerusalem this forenoon and arrived
here about noon. After brief stop
he proceeded on his flight to Cairo.
General BONNER is probably the old
est French aviator. He is Sc years old
and brigadier general of French
colonial troops in West Africa.
He received his certificate as an
aerial pilot in July, 1910.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-02
Penn. Wins Tourney

New York, January 1.-Pennsylvania to-
day won the fifteenth annual tourney of
the tri-college chess league. With the
championship goes the permanent pos
session of the third Isaac l.. Rice trophy.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1914-10-23
DANGER IN DELAY.
Kidney Diseases Are Too Dange rous
for Cresco People to Neglect.


The great danger OF kidacy troubles
is that they so often get firm hold
before the sufferer recognizes them.
Health will be gradually undermined.
Backache, headache, nervousness,
Iameness, soreness. lumbago. urinary
troubles. dropsy, gravel and Bright's
disease often follow in merciless sue
cession. Don't neglect you kidneys.
Help the kidneys with Doan's Kidney
Pills. which are so strongly recon-
meuded right here in this locality.
Hans Lee. Ann St. McGregor,, Iowa,
says: Kidney trouble came on 10 my
case about six years ago. The first
symptom was a dull pain in my back
and short time later, trouble with
the kidney secretion set in. The pas
sages were too frequent aud caused
much pain. When Doan's Kidney Pills
were brought to my attention, l got =
supply, had not taken them long be-
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meuded this rem dy three years ago
and as have always had benefit when
have taken it since, l gladly con-
firm my original statement"
"When Your Back is Lame-Re-
me nicer the Name" Don't simply ask
for kidney remedy-ask distinctly
for Doau's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Lee had. SOC all stores. Foster
Milburn Co. Props, Buffalo, N. Y.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1914-10-23

the ball on downs. Cresco, unable
to make distance. kicked and The
ball went to Usage at the point Of
the catch. Usage was caught hold
ing and penalized Is yards and made
an awful yell because they were
not allowed touchdown after the
referee blew the ball dead They
were forced to kick and the ball
was blocked by S Marshall who fell
on the ball. The next play sent
Rathert through Usage line for 5
yards and T. Marshall, VIII went in
for Webber, made no gain on an at
tempt around the end On the next
play Long used his corkscrew motion
on delayed run for a gain of Is
yards and in the action passed
through the hands OF four Usage
players. The next three trys re-
suited in no gain and forward
pass, Davis to D. Rathert, made but
yards. and the ball passed to
Usage on their own 8 yard line.
After two trys on the line they kick
ed and Davis made a 20 yard re-
turn to Usage Is yard line. After
two plays netting 9 yards, Long
fumbled and Usage took the ball
and on first play kicked to Davis
who made a 10 yard return. An at
tempt around end brought no gain
and Dummy made 8 yards on a criss
cross and Long forced the line for
8 yards and a first down. Rathert
went the end for yards and Cres-
CO was penalized for holding. Davis
was put in at right half and Rob-
ertson for quarter, T. Marshal go
ing to the side lines. Davis attempt
ed an end run and after a gain of
yards time was called on the game
with the score 6 to Q in favor Of
Usage.
Two fumbles cost Cresco the
game and yet the locals played
the best game of the two teams.
The game was worth seeing as ev-
cry inch of ground was contested.
One thing must be laid to the credit
to the Usage quarterback and that
was he found the weak spot in
Cresco's line and sent his team over
for touch down in 8 minutes from
the blowing of the whistle.
Next Saturday the boys will meet
another fast and able team when
they go up against the LIE Roy
school. We have no question as to
the result as "a of the locals will
be fit for practice this week and
will get into the game.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1914-10-23
Loss of Appetite.

Is the first signal of disorder and de-
cay. The usual loss of appetite is
often caused by functional disturban'
ces in the stomach. The stomach fails
to do the work required, the appetite
is gone, and the body suffers from lack
of nourishment. Such stomach needs
to be cleaned and sweetened. Meritol
Tonic Digestive is made especially to
assist the stomach to digest food, and
promote a healthy appetite. This
remedy is sold on our positive guaran.
tee, and we ask you to give it trial.
1t is a genuine tonic. Fred Lowry,
sole agent,
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1914-10-23
CREsCo PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Cecil Johnson, Editor-in-Chief.
Will Observation-Disclosures Editor.

School is progressing rapidly. The
six weeks. examinations are over
and we are ready for another six
weeks charge.
The following is list Of those
who have graduated within the last
three years and are now attending
college:
1912-sarah Glass, Carl Klaffke,
Helen Kessel. Percy Peck. Martha
Becker, Jennie Williams, Arthur
Moen, Dwight Williams, solit Daley,
Leila Phillips. George Plopper.
1s13-Laura Cameron, Alice Glenn
mer, viii Darrow. Mary Eaton.
Emily Hunting, John Johnson, Jes-
sic Smart. Val Nearpass, George
Hamilton, Gertrude Ferkingstad.
1914-Paul Brown, Ella Lee.
Florence McCook, George Robert
son, John Kakac, Leonard Lyons.
The Senior class had meeting
week before last, in which they
chose a committee for the selection
Of the class pins and rings, also to
decide upon graduation pictures.
ne ldLteI Will nave W NC tahoA ILLS
month.
The advanced class in public
speaking is now busily working on
two plays, namely, 1.-The Rose of
Plymouth Town. and king Rene's
Daughter" These are lively plays
and will be presented by the class
at the high school programs during
the year.
The try out for the state debate
team has been postponed to Nov.
6. Also the intersociety debates
have been postponed about one
month. This change was made on
account of lack of material for the
preliminary debate, and SO that those
who We're in the intersociety de-
bates might also enter for the state
debate team.
The society programs have all been
postponed to one week later than
originally planned. This change is
due to the institute being held this
week.
Thursday and Friday of this week
there will be no school as there will
be institute on those two days.
The annual declamatory contest
will take place shortly after Christ
mas. This gives the contestants
plenty of time for preparation.
The Freshmen had a class meet
ing last Wednesday in which they
elected the following class officers:
President Harold Weber; Vice
President, Madeline Mitchell; Secre-
tary, Katherine Clenmer; Treasur-
er, Eldon Clark.
The different classes met last
Wednesday after school for the pur-
pose of e!ecting historians to write
up the class histories for the An
nual. The following historians
were elected: Freshmen, Donald
Graf and Hazel Eaton; Sophomore
Thelma Thompson; Junior, Char
lotte Melvold and Grace Patterson;
Senior, Will Marsh.
On Thursday after schoo, the go
| cieties met and elected the follow
ing to write the society histories:
Roosevelt. Hugh Eaton; Dolliver
Gladys Tillson: Roberts, Gertrude
Kessel and Neil House; Eawkeye
! Anna Brown.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1914-10-23
Your Fall Cold Needs Attention.

No use to fuss and try to wear it out.
1t will wear you out instead. Take DR..
Kings New Discovery, relief follows
quickly. 1t checks your Cold and Sooth
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septic and Healing. Children take it
Get Soc hottie of Dr.. Kings New
Discovery and keep it in the house.
"Our family Cough and Cold Doctor
writes Lewis Chamberlain, Manches-
ter Ohio Money back if not satisfied.
but it nearly always helps. At you
druggist.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1914-10-23

Miss Ethel NJ. Maxfeld, Des
Moines, Iowa.
Edgar S. Kindley, Davenport, To-
wa
Prof. c. P. Colegrove. Gear Falls.
Iowa.
Frank C. Pellet, Atlantic, Iowa.
City Superintenuents of Howard
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1914-10-23
TUBERCULOSIS

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