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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-14

the engine was derailed. though no one was injured. Detective Brannom says that tho negro lay hiding behind q rock watching for the train and when he saw that his attempt had failed he made his escape by running across a field. The purpose of tho negro in wreeking tho train is alleged to have been robbery.
 Moro startling evidence against Greg ory is that when arrested he was plan- ming another wreck The detectives state that the negro was able to place the heavy steel rail on the tracks by bal ancing the rail on 6 wooden to and swing ing 1t across the rails.
 The Alabama. Great Southern railroad has offered $500 reward for tho arrest and conviction of train wreckers. It is sl- leged that Gregory has confessed.
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KRESS' NEW STORE
 TO BE OPENED TODAY
New Establishment Is Handsomest of Chain of Stores Owned by the
 Kress Company in South

s. H. Kress & Co.'S new store on Third avenue opens for business this morning. Hundreds of people crowded the store yesterday at the formal open ing, although no goods were sold.
 This store is the newest of the Kress chain of l5o 5c. 1oc and 25c stores. all of which are located in tho south. and 1t is the handsomest and best equipped of them all.
 Tine Rotary club in a body were guest st the opening yesterday of George Me Clery, local manager of the Kress store.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-11
E s '$"$ ] Barons Have Four Game Lead Over Pels
BIG BILL JACOBSON
 WINS ROSE. TROPHY
Chattanooga Outeder Was Selected By Members of Comms sion From Birmingham, Atlanta and Chattanooga for
 Honor-Five Barons Get Schmidt Second

Chattanooga, September 10.-(Special) Closely pressed by Charley Schmidt and Bris Lord of Mobile, with Tommy Long of Atlanta not far to the rear. Out fielder Bill Jacobson of the Chattanooga club has won the Randolph Rose trophy for being the most valuable player in the Southern league. The winner received AS points out of d possible 64. Every mem- Der of the commission, which consists of one sporting editor from each city in the league. gave him a place among eight se- lections, with one exception-Mobile- where Jake formerly starred.
 He was picked first by the members of the commission from Birmingham, Atlanta and Chattanooga, giving him 2i points; second by Nashville and Montgomery. giv- ing him 14 more, and third by Memphis. points, and fifth by New Orleans. 4 points.
 The race between Jacobson and Schmidt was close. and it was not until the final votes of two slightly tardy scrlbes were received today that the result was known. Schmidt finished 3 points behind the win ner. receiving votes from every city but Montgomery Only one scribe, however. picked him first, two second, one third and others in lower positions.
 Close up to Schmidt was Briscoe Lord. his manager, who was given first place
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WORDSWORTH, AIDED BY CARROLL, TAKES OPENERFR CHICKS

by Mobile and New Orleans representa- tives. but was less favored by others than Schmidt. Tommy Long had three seconds, one third and one fourth.
 That members of championship clubs were somewhat hampered by reason of be- ing n stellar society is evidenced by tho fact that five New Orleans players and five from Birmingham received votes, but the scribes could not concentrate on any one player Three Atlantans three Nash vlle men, two from Chattanooga and two from Mobile and one each from Memphis and Montgomery figured.
 Jaeobson's victory will be celebrated with Jacobson day in Chattanooga sat nrday. The trophy will be presented for mally by it's donor, Randolph Rose of this city, and efforts will be made to bring out the largest crowd of the seq sons closing days. Following is the "of- fcial vote," the figures representing the points: Jacobson. Chattanooga. R. schmidt, Mobile, S9 Lord Mobile, Si. Long, Atlanta, S2. Barbare. New Orleans, 20; Bagby, New Orleans. 13; Daley, Mont gomery. 1S Allison, Memphis, II. McCor- mick, Chattanooga, 10; Brown, Birming- ham, 9: Marcan, Birmingham, 9; Ellam Birmingham, T. Paulette of Nashville, Me- Cornell of Atlanta, Starr of New Orleans. ( each; Johnson of Birmingham, Wilson of New Orleans, Mcdonald of Birming- ham, each; Hendrix, New Orleans. 1; Dunn, Atlanta, 8; Roland, Nashville. 2; Dodge, Nashville 1.
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ny HERBERT CALDWELL

Memphis, September 10.-t Special )-In a slow, dragging game, which lasted over two hours, the Barons took the first game of the series from the Turtles by the score of to 1.
 Buck OBrien and Roth. the former Orioles were pitted against each other and both allowed the same number of hits-five. While two of the Turtle hits were for extra bases, this was more than offset by O'Brien's wildness and his in ability to keep the Barons from getting running start on the bases.
 The last time Molesworth wielded the bludgeon at Red Elm he rapped out the hit which required the Turtles to go Il innings to gain a victory. Today he projected his chubby personality into the game and did enough damage to land his club victory, the Baron manager s drives being responsible for two of Bir- minghams tallies.
 Carroll and Molesworth were the only Barons who could successfully negotiate the damp slants of O'Brien. Carroll scored two of the Baron runs, made three hits and waited out OBrien for a base on balls during the fray.
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MGUGIN HAS VAST AMOUNT OF PROMISING TALENT-JOSH CODY WILL PLAY-VANDY HAS HARD SCHEDULE.

Nashville, September 10.-(Special) Coach McGugin has been busy a week whipping the nucleus of the 1914 Com modore' football team into condition. Be- sides Captain Ammie Sikes. Bob Turner, sub-halfback last season; YunN Chester, end; Cohen, end, and Lipscomb, sub Gnesman, are the only veterans yet in harness. Practice started Monday, but so ' far has consisted entirely of kicking, jog ging and the like.
 Vanderbilt faces an unusually hard schedule this year and with. the loss. of E. Brown, T. Brown, Morgan Boensch. Peck Turner. V. Turner and Tom Mur- ray prospects would hardly seem brigh. were it not for the galaxy of stars com- ing in with the Glass of 1918. Among the new men upon whom McGugin will put his hopes for a championship team are the following: Atkinson, a 175-pound back. hailing from Bowen school; Beckleheimer. star lineman of the Morris Harvey col lege; Jerrott and King, well known prep fullbacks; Graham, a 200-pound back from the Bowen school, and numerous other highly touted prep stars.
 'Cholly' Brown, famous from the Yale game of 1910. will be in school and prom ises to make a regular job in the line. ! Josh Cody, ineligible last season. is ex- pected to make all-southern this fall Of course, last years scrub team will fur nish good material.
 The following men, all of whom played in varsity games last season, will be back this year: Huffman, center; Carmon and Putnam, guards; Curry, quarter; Askew and Lowe, linesmen, and Kent Morrison, who was not in college last year, but played regular in 1911.<
 The Vanderbilt schedule for 1914:
 October 3-Henderson- Brown.
 October 10--Mchigan at Ann Arbor.
 October 17-Central of Kentucky.
 October 24-North Carolina.
 October 31-Virginia.
 November 7-Tennessee.
 November 14-Auburn at Birmingham.
 November 26-Sewanee.
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Big Bill Jacobson deserves the honor. The giant center fielder of the Chatta- nooga club has been awarded the Ran dolph Rose diamond trophy by the com mission, composed of eight representa- tive sporting writers, for having been of more value to his club than any other player. Indeed, the big Swede has been whole team to Chattanooga. His Ions home runs and timely wa;lops have been responsible for many of Chattanooga s victories, while his brilliant running catches and daring base running have aided the Moosemen considerably.
 Jacobson has participated in practically every game of the season. He has never sulked. He has kept in good physical condition and has played for the good oi the club instead of for his individual record However, he has hit .Sl1 in lol games with the Chattanooga club. In 15l games. Jake has registered 90 runs
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MOLEY DRIVES IN
 THIRD RUN ALSO

The Barons added another to their total in the seventh. Carroll bounced one off O'Briens shins for a single and went to second when one or lOBrien's spitters went to the stand. Mcdonald laid down sacrifice which sent Carroll to third. from which sta ! tion he scored when Molesworth sent . l long fly to right field.
 | The only run secured by the Chel- onians came in the sixth After Coyle had gone out to Covington unassist-
 ed, Stark tore off single to left. Mo- Cormick grounded down the right
 field foul line. the hit being good for two bases and sending Stark to third. The latter tallied when Mullen un- corked long drive which looked mo-
 mentarialy as though it would land In the bleachers, but it lacked few pounds of strength and fell into Me- Brides waiting mits.
 The Turtles managed to put couple of men on bases in the eighth through the medium of a two-base hit and a dropped third strike, but the necessary eit was not forthcoming to put across the required pair of tallies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-11
DAVE ROTH HOLDS
 TURTLES WELL IN CHECK

Roth was in the same form and in only
 one chukker did the Chelonians take any
 liberties with his delivery. In the sixth
 they managed to get to him for brace of hits which gave them their lone tally. The contest was lost by the locals in a hurry and the necessary tallies to in- sure the Barons victory came in the first round.
 OBren could not locate the plate for Carroll, the first man up, and Carroll sauntered to first.
 Mcdonald went up to sacrifice but O'Brien could not get one near enough to the plate to even allow the Baron third sacker to bunt it and he also rambled to first. sending Carroll to second. Molesworth at this juncture ap- peared at the plate and after yainly trying to sacrifice a couple of times slammed the sphere into right field for single. scoring Carroll and send ling Mcdonald to third, Coyle handling the hit poorly. Stewart lifted a fly to Mccormick and the latter dropped the ball, allowing Mcdonald to cross the rubber with what proved to be the winning count.
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and has hit more home runs than any other player in the Southern.
 He was selected for tine honor by three members of the commission. They were: Dick. Jemison, sporting editor of the At lanta Constitution; w. G. Foster, chair man and sporting editor If the Chatta- nooga Times, and the sporting editor of The Age Herald. Four other members of the commission gave him lower rank ing. G. J. Flournoy of the Mobile Item was the only scribe who did not feel Jacobson was worthy of mention.
 The following composed the Randolph Rose trophy commission;
 w. G. Foster Chattanoosa Times, chair man.
 Dick Jemison, Atlanta Constitution.
 Jack Nye, Nashville Tennessean.
 Reuben A. Lewis, Birmingham Age Herald.
 Bradley Alley. Montgomery Advertiser
 Jack Law. Memphis Commercial-Ap. peal.
 H. s. Reiter. New Orleans Item.
 G. J. Flournoy, Mobile Item.
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*Hit for O'Brien in ninth.

Two-Base Hits-Marshall. Mccormick. Stolen Bases--Allison 2. Mcdonald Molesworth. Stewart. Ellam.
 Sacrifice Hits-Mullen, Mcdonald, El lam, Molesworth Stewart.
 Wild Pitch-O' Brien
 Bases on Balls-O' Brien 5, Roth 2. Struck Out-O Brien 5, Roth 4. Hit by Pitcher, O'Brien (Ellam) Time, 2:05.
 Umpires-Kellum and Pfenninger.
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new brand or puDllclly was eVl'
 Prior to his determination to plead guilty, he made valiant efforts to gain a continuation of the case. His reason for so trying was his plea that Pitcher Kroh of Nashville had agreed to re- turn to Birmingham on September IS, and give testimony which would put a new glamor about the brow of the 'sfeatherweight." When pressed for specifications, the second baseman de- clared that the Volunteer pitcher would swear that the sporting editor, in a private conversation, had said that he was not bosom friend of Marcan's because he could not respect Marcan in that he had not practiced that family loyalty of which the Holy Writ makes mention.
 When it was learned that Marcan de- sired a postponement of the case because he wanted Kroh to prove that Lewis had so expressed himself, Lewis agreed to take the stand and admit that he had so stated. It is a significant fact that
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A Misunderstanding

From the Louisville Herald
 Little Tommy at school was being examined in geography.
 Now, Tommy" said the teacher, If your left hand is west and your right is east and in front of you is north, what is behind you?'
 Tommy wriggled about and finally he anSwered
 Well. the whole class can see it's a patch I have on me trousers. You don't need to point it out"
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
STANDING
WINS BUT DEMAREE
 LOSES TO BROOKLYN

New Yuk. September 10-New York to- day divided a double header with Brook lyn. The champions rallied behind Tes-
 reau,s fine pitching in the first game and won easily, 5 to l. Brookiyn LOOK 'he second game, ? to l. Ragan had the better of a pitchers battle with Demaree' the latter weakening in the fourth, when three singles, a hit batsman and a force
 out enabled Brooklyn to score their two
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-11
Hoosiers Divide Two

Baltimore, September 10.--Baltimore and Indianapolis again divided double header here today. The Hoosiers took the first game, 12 to 6, and Baltimore won the second, which was called at the end of the fifth inning on account of darkness, to 3. Scores: First game: R.H F. Indianapolis ........... 020 001 432-12 # 0 Baltimore .............. 003 020 00l- II 3
 Batteries: Billiard, Whitehouse, Mulin, Falkenberg and Rariden; Quinn, Wil- helm. Smith, Hughes and Russell.
 Second game: R. H E. Baltimore -....s.-.....s....s. 4lo V-o Indianapolis ................. O30 o0-3 1
 Batteries: Koney, Bailey, Smith and Jaclklitsch; Billiard, Falkenberg and Rar- iden.
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Carroll Brown Wins

Washington, September 1o.--New York hit to better advantage than Washington today and won, to 4 The Yankees scored three runs in the third on two singles, base on balls. hit batsman and sacrifice. They scored again in the firth on an error and rIartzelrs triple and added two more in the ninth on two singles, a pass and a stolen base. Score:
 R. ~-. E. New fork ................ .b03 0l0 oG2-6 Washington .............. o01 900 0o3--4 II 3 Batteries: Brown and sweeney; Ayres. Engel, Harper and Henry Williams Um- pires, O'Loughlin and Hildebrand.
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A Title of Envy

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
 A friend of Senator Tillman's had been called an upstart. When this fact was narrated to the senator at lunch con in Washington. he smiled thought fully and said:
 "An upstart. I've discovered. Is man who has made far more of success in life than the chap who knocks him to you"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-11
COMMODORES WILL HAVE
 MANY LOSSES TO OFFSET
CAVENY'S SINGLE
 DEFEATS THE GULLS

Chattanooga, September 10-Caveny's $ single with two out in the ninth scored Ems with the winning run for Chat tanooga this afternoon in the open ing game of the final series with Mo- bile. The game was pitchers battle between Townsend and Harding with honors even until the finish. Score:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-11

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
 The woman threw sherself into the river" read the teacher. Her husband rushed to the bank. Now tell me why her husband rushed to the bank?'
 ''To get the insurance money yelled the class.
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Totals .... 2S 1 6 *26 14 1 1.-Two down when winning run made

Three-base hit. Northen. Stolen base, Jacobson. Double plays, Harding, Street to Coyle Harding. Caveny to Coyle. Sacrifice hits, Graft Caveny. Bases on
 balls, Harding 1, Townsend 1. Struck
 out. Harding ?. Townsend 1. Wild pitch. arding 2. Time, 125 Empires, Breitenstein and Rudderham
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BRAVES INCREASE LEAD
 OVER GIANTS ONE GAME

Boston, September 10.-By winning both games of todays double header from Philadelphia 3 to and to 2. Boston in crea sed it's lead in the National league
 (COntinued on Last Page)
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lllu cOlerle Ol pdItlcuidI lilohuS,
 His experience in acquiring a lently trying on his nerves.
 immediately thereafter, the ball player, on the advice of his counsel determined that the admission would serve him little purpose and that the wiser course for him to pursue was to plead guilty.
 Marcan has his counsel to thank in that he escaped with only a nominal fine, for had testimony which was at hand been introduced that he had previously threat ened to 'go out and beat up a sporting writer" coupled with the fact that under the guise of friendship he had lured the young man into his trap and attempted to assault him, the court could not have done otherwise than deal with greater severity.
 Some weeks ago, Marcan threatened to "beat up another very young boy-Asa Rountree-who was connected with Tho Age-Herald. That this threat was not carried out is due perhaps to the fact that the player was never given the op- portunity that he desred--the drop in the first place, and in the second, a dark spot. The report yesterday that he had sworn vengeance on other representatives of The Age-Herald, is very probably in error. Marcan, having been punished by the fist of Lewis is now aware that the ordinary man, despite youthful years and frail physique. can handle successful ly the average coward. H. w. R.
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Pratt Wins Game

St. Louis, September l0--A base on balls to Howard, his steal of second and singles
 by Shotten and Pratt after one was out
 in the ninth inning today won for St Louls, to D. Score: R. II. E. IleVeland ................3Q0 100 00l-5 10 St Louis .................2 .2l0 GOO 1i1--6 1a ,
 Batteries; Mitchell, Morton and ONeil;
 James and Agnew, umpires, Evans and Sheridan.
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Packard Batted Out

Pittsburg, September 10.--Kansas City scored seven runs off Campitz and Berger in the first inning today and defeated Pittsburg. 9 to s. The locals knocked Packard out of the box in the seventh, but Cullop stopped the rally. Score:
 RH 10. Kansas City ....... FOO O02 000-9 Pittsburg .....a........ 900 202 40O--s r 2 Batteries: Packard. >Cullop and Eas- terly Camnitz Barger, Leclair and Berry.
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Games Today

Birming gham at Memphis. Mobile at Chattanooga.
 New Orleans at Atlanta. Montgomery at Nashville.
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.s+4.Batted for wiltse in ninth.

ss*%*Batted for Wiltse in ninth.
 Score by innings
 Brooklyn ...-...-................W .W0 2O0 OOO-2 New ' Ork ............-.. ......uu VO ulu--l Summary Two-base hit, Bescher. Sacri- flee hit Daubert Stolen bases, Cutshaw, Getz 2, Burns Double plays, Getz. Cut shaw to Daubert, Fletcher to Doyle: Cut shaw to Daubert Bases on balls, Dem acree A. Ragan 4 Struck out. Demaree g. Ragan 5. Hit by pitcher, Demaree, (Wheat. Hits apportioned. Demaree in ' innings Time, :27. Empires I<lem and Emslie.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-11
O'BR|EN'S GIFTS
 PROVE TOBE COSTLY MOley's Bludgeon Drives In
 Two of Three Runs. z Charlie Carroll Stars At
 Second Base--Roth Pitches
 Ably.
 
SOUTHERN LEAGUE STANDING

Results Yesterday Birmingham 8, Memphis 1. Chattanooga 2, Mobile 1. New Orleans so, Atlanta 1-1S. Nashville C-6. Montgomery 20.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-11
AMERICAN LEAGUE
STANDING
FINALLY BEAT
 THE BOSTON RED SOX

Philadelphia. September 1o.-Phia- delphia outplayed Boston, in all depart ments and won today's game, to l. Bos- ton was knocked off the rubber in six innings. This was the first time Phil sadelphia has defeated Boston in nine att fplnpfa Gearp. ID II T.,
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IVIUEt " sBatted for Allen in eighth

Summary: Two-base hit, Fletcher. Homie runs, Merkle, Wheat. Sacrifice hit. Murray. Sacrifice fly, Murray. Stolen base, Doyle. Double plays. Doyle to Merkle; Getz to Daubert. Base on balls, Tesreau 3, Allen 2. Struck out, Tesreau |. Allen 1. Wild pitch, Tesreau. Hits, AL len in innings. Steele 0 in l inning. Time, 34. Empires, Klem and Emslie.
 SECOND GAME.
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FEDERALLEAGUE
STANDING
Zeider's Error Costly

Buffalo, September 10.--Buffalo won the second game of the series with Chicago today. 10 to 3. Errors by Third Baseman zeider in the eighth inning proved costly. Score: RH k.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-11
Mdrcdn Pleads Guilty
 to Charge of Assault
Confession Follows Valiant Effort to Gain Con- tinuance of Case-Baron Second-Sacker's Sec ond Threat Against Newspaper Man Ends With Paying of Fine

Arthur Marcan the police court yesterday morning. plead ed guilty to the charge of having made cowardy assault Reuben Lewis sporting editor of The Herald and paid fine of $5 The nconsequena particle of humanys fermen surrounded his able and of particular friends made miserable appearance His experience in acquiring brand of publicity evidently trying his
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Simon Halts Brooklyn

Brooklyn, September 10.-Watson of St.. Louis today interrupted Brooklyns long winning streak, holding the locals to two scratch hits. St. Louis won by the score of to O. Score: R.H r..
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sRan for Grant in ninth. ssBatted for Merkle in ninth. ss>Ran for Meyers in ninth. ss<sBattsd for Demarse in eighth.
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Wise and Otherwise

Detroit Chicago. rain.
Evening journal., 1914-03-27
MOTOR SYSTEM TO
RING FIRE ALARM

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del, March 27-Dovers
Town Council has decided to install a
motor system at the hose house. in
ringing the fire bell. such motor to
be operated in the same manner as
the gongs in different parts of the
town are operated Heretofore the
custom has been that when an alarm
was given, the first member hearing
such alarm had to go TO the hose
house and ring the bell.
The valuation Of the pole and line
property Of the Telephone Company
in Dover was presented to Council
Council has approved the assess
ment list and a transcript will be
made by the town clerk. and will be
ready for inspection by April 1.
Evidence that spring has arrived
was demonstrated yesterday by the
haul OF a seine, at Mooro's Mil south
OF Dover, when more than one hundred
herring, as we'll as quantity of pike
and perch were caught.
Public installations OF officers Of Wan.
eta Tribe, No. 80, /. o. r. NJ, will take