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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-08
VOLS ID RECEIVE
 CASTOFFS OF THE ST. LOUIS BROWNS
Schwartz to Build Up Nash vile Team With Players Secured From Hickey.
 Kraft Not Yet Lost

Nashville, March 7.-(SpeciaL)-T "mysterious paper team for this season about which Bill Schwartz has been for 50 long talking in stage whispers, is no longer puzzlng the baseball bugs in Vol town. It will be built up of castoffs secured from the St Louis Browns and that is the explanation of the flight of Schwartz from the Mobile meeting to St. Petersburg, Fla, where the Ameri- can league taienders are just now in training.
 Hickey has taken a great fancy to Schwartz because the Vol pilot was so highly recommended by Hurry Up" yost, the Michigan coach, who is one of Rickey's old pals, and he urged Branch to help Bill out in the race for the bunting in the Kavanaugh circuit if he had any Browns to put on the block.
 He has been working out with the Browns down in the hot Florida sun shine for the past two weeks with Rick eys crew, and it may serve a useful purpose after all, for it looks as if there Is bare chance that Bill will have to again don the spangl.s and hold down first base Between Artie Hogman jump ing to the Federals and the Vols claim on Wilbur Kraft. held by Portland, Schwartz's plans for the first station are pretty well up in the air. Bill figured that it would be nuts to have Kraft re- turned from Brooklyn. with Daubert hay ing copper riveted cinch on first base, but when the Dodgers got ready to turn the former Pelican back, Portland horned in and held up the player on whom Schwartz had his heart set and around whom he had built his 1914 club.
 Schwartz does not believe that Port lands claim will hold even under the new ruling handed down by the national commission on the ralroading of veteran major leaguers to the minors. and writes back that he is not at all worried over the situation.
 President Shropshire has written to President Kavanaugh for an interpreta- ton of the change in the drafting rules but so far the judge has not handed down his opinion.
 Bill is particularly anxious to land a second sacker from the Browns, as well 2, a third-basing party, for the only cam didates for Clayton Perrys old job is George Rust a semi-pro from the Ark ansas wilds and he is too uncertain a proposition to risk for the regular job. Harry .Spratt, who performed around the last turn in 1913 and who came in the trade for Jud Daley, will not be back, for he has cut up so about being allowed to report in June that President Shrop- shire has written Harry that he can just go along and take the job, and not tiind about ever reporting to the Vols.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-08
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BASEBALL PRACTICE AT CENTRAL HIGH WILL START MONDAY
HIGH SCHOOL SHOULD
 HAVE A STRONG NINE
Baseball Practice at Central High Starts TomorrowMany Veterans Have Returned-New Material Is Plentiful Hurling Staff Coach Courleux's Only
 Worry Is Schedule Announced

there is some good material on hand in Henry Baker, Robert Hanby Allen bowman and Didlaki.
 i. The cacthihg staff this year will be unusually strong. Hal Beasley and Charles Jones, regulars of last year are back, while Roger Bite, @ new man. is on hand to supplement the work of this duo.
 The Crimson infield this season will be composed of veterans. Jenkins will be back at first; Hanby at third. and Davis at short. Gillem and Wingo ap- pear to be the most likely candidates for the other .nfield position.
 Myatt is the only varsity outfielder In school this year and the other two positions will have to be taken care Of by youngsters.
 Present indications are that Coach Courleux will be in no such predica- ment this year as he was in 1913 when he had to develop three entirely new teams on account of the regulars be- ign prevented from playing either by faculty regulations or being injured. Last year he was limited in material but now he has plenty to fall back on.
 The following tentative schedule has been arranged by Manager Jenkins:
 April 1-Bessemer High school, at Bessemer.
 April 3-4-Sixth District Agricultural school, at Hamilton.
 April 7-Ensley High school, at Ems ley
 April 9-10--Talladega High school, at Talladega.
 April 20-Ensley High school, at Br- mingham.
 April 25-Leeds High school, at Leeds.
 April 29-Bessemer High school at Birmingham
 May Sixth District Agricultural school at Birmingham
 May 9-Marshall County High school at Guntersvil1e.
 May 13-Bessemer High school, at Bessemer.
 May 23-Shelby County High school, at Columbiana.
 May 2S-Ensley High school. at Ensley.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-08
FEDS WILL PLAY IN
 PIRATES OLD PARK

Pittsburg, March 1.-The home grounds of the Pittsburg National League team. for score of years, Exposition park. will be taken over by the Pittsburg Fed eral League club this season.
 The first act of Edward Gwynner, who has purchased control of the Pittsburgh Federals, when he returned here last night, was to announce that the stands would be remodeled and enlarged, and that the playing field would be improved.
 A new board of directors and new set of officers will be named next Tuesday.
 Brownie Gessler, who will be re- tained as manager. will leave for Lynch burg, Va, with his men next Thurs day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-08
TOKEN VISITING IN CITY:
 SWANCINA LEAVES TUESDAY

Bill Foxen is back in town.
 Having healthy desire to renew some of his old friendships made while he was wearing the BAson uniform, the veteran southpaw stopped over in Bir- mingham late Friday night on his way to Florida and will semain here for several days.
 Most of yesterday he spent visiting various friends and talking shop at base ball headquarters with several players who have been wintering here.
 Bill is yet undecided about playing with Wilkesbarre during the coming sea- son. He is first going 70 Florida, after which he will make up his mind about reporting.
 Harry -Swacna, formerly with Mobile, and later with Newark in the Interna- tonal league, will leave Tuesday for Southern Pines N. C., where the Balti- more team will train.
 Max Zielminiski. one of the greatest little athletes ever turned out by the Central High school, has signed con-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-08
BILLY SMITH MAKES FIRST CUT IN 1914 SQUAD OF PLAYERS
Wood and Schmidt First to Retire From Competition on Atlanta Team-Six
 Places Settled

Atlanta, March 7.-(Special.)- )-Mana- ger Billy Smith of the Crackers has made his first cut in his squad of can didates for positions on the 1914 team.
 Pitcher Wood and Infelder Schmidt, both semi-pros, are going to be cast adrift. The former has quit the game and has entered business with his brother in Alabama. The latter is con- sidered entirely too light for this com pany
 First Baseman Amason, star of the Georgia Tech college team last season, has been signed for try out, but he will probably be shipped to some small CT league for more seasoning.
 Six Places Settled
 Six places on the team have been settled. There will be no contest for left and center field, first and second base and two places on the pitching staff
 This will leave 22 men to battle for one outfield berth, two catching berths, one shortstop, one third baseman. three pitchers and a utility man.
 Bible at first. Mcconnell at second. Long in left, Welchonce in center and Dent and Price in the box, are the men who are certainties. The first four named will probably face the opposi- ton of the Crackers in the batting or. der as the first four in this order, Me- Cornell, Long. Welchonce, Bible.
 Flanagan Has Edge
 Nixon of last years team, Flanagan, the leading batter of the Three-I league last season, and Kircher, the leading base stealer of the Virginia league, will battle for the vacant right field berth. On dope, Flanagan has the edge, though Nixon is very much i'm proved over last season.
 Lynch, the leading third baseman of the Three-I league, and 6 300 hitter: utility man of last years Crackers. and Broadwater. a semi-pro, will contest for the third base job
 Jennings, with Hartford in the East ern association; Schwind, from San An tonic in the Texas league, and Walsh a semi-pro, will battle for the short stop berth.
 Dunn of last years team, Reynolds, from Beaumont, in the Texas league; Munch, from Syracuse, in the New York State league, and Walsh, a sent pro. are the catching candidates.
 For the fhree vacant positions on the hurling corps. Kissinger, with Memphis last season; Hedgepath. Efird and Per ryman from the Virginia league: Law renee, leading twirler of the Appalach- ian league; Browning, from the Texas league; Doscher, from Jersey City. and Sindler, semi-pro, are the contestants.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-08

That the baseball germ is exceed ingly contagious and spreads with ra pidity when 1t once appears, has been once again exemplified in Birmingham since the Barons have begun train ing. With the opening of the train ing season the sap began to rise in the various educational institutions in Birmingham and now nearly all of them have either inaugurated baseball practice or intend to do it in the near future.
 During the coming week the Gen. tral High school baseball squad will make its initial bow, as Coach Cour- leux has served notice that diamond practice will be in vogue daily, com mencing tomorrow.
 The Crimson nine this year should be one of the strongest that has been turned out during the past several years as many of last years aggre- gaton are still in school to serve as a nucleus, while there also is plenty of new material on hand to draw from The veterans returning this year are Captain Davis, shortstop; Manager Jen- kins, first base; Myatt, outfield; Han by, pitcher, and third base; Jones, catcher; Beasley, catcher and Gillem, second base.
 Narly 40 new men will also be out for the team. Among those who have registered with Coach Courleux are bowman, pitcher; Didlaki. pitcher Ba- ker, pitcher; Hobart, first base; W. Ba- lSer, outfield; Bite, catcher; Leslie. out field; Wingo, second base; Hilliard third base, and McLaurins, outfield.
 The only department that will cause Coach Courleux any trouble this sea- son will be the pitching. None of last years moundsmen are on hand and a new crop will have to be developed from among the recruits. However,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-08
B. A. |. RIFLE TEAM MAKES HIGH SCORE Locals Pile Up Total of 995-Warren Wins,
 However

Washington, March 7.--The eleventh week of the interclub rife shoot finds Warren still undefeated in class A, with the District of Columbia and Cleveland tied for second place. War ren was high gun for the week. making 997 out of a possible 1000, within one point of the record. Other high scores were Birmingham and Cleveland. each with 995.
 In class B. Kings Mills holds the lead with Saltwater Minn., and Boston as runners up. Among class A scores was Warren, Pa, 997 vs. Birmingham, Ala 995.
 Among class E scores was Louisville, Ky, 933 vs. New Orleans, La, defaulted
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-08

A STOLEN, FROM 25TH ST. AND 2D AVE-. SATURDAY, P. M.. TWO BAY MARE MULES AND FLAT-BED FARM WAGON; LOADED WITH FLOUR IN BARREL AND SACKS: THREE BUCK FITS LARD; SACK POTATOES; THREE
 CHAIRS; THREE ROLLS CHICKEN
 WIRE AND BUNDLE DRY GOODS, LOT TOBACCO. REWARD FOR IN- FORMATION OR RETURN. J. H. FAY LOR, 217 N. FIST. PHONE "A MAIN.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-08

tract for the coming season with the LaGrange club in the Georgia-Alabama
 league.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-08
REVOLVER MATCH
 PLANNED FOR APRIL

Springfield, Mass, March 7-The an- nual indoor championship of the Unit ed States Revolver league will be held the latter part of April At the end of the twentieth match Dallas. Tex, the only southern contender in the meet ing, stood fifteenth among the 25 en- trants, with six matches won and twelve lost,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-08
ATHLETIC REGULARS LEAVE FOR FLORIDA
Worlds Champions, Headed by Thomas, Off for
 Training Camp

Philadelphia, March 1.-The regulars of the worlds champion Athletics left here today for Jacksonville, Fla, to join the other members of the Philadelphia Amer ican League team in training there under Manager Connie Mack. The party was headed by Ira Thomas, who yesterday was appointed captain of the champions, succeeding Danny Murphy. The lat ter goes to the Baltimore International League club. Others in the party were Catchers Schang and Lapp, Chief Ben der, "Stuffy' McInne.. Eddie Collins Amos Strunk, "Rube' Oldring and Eddie Murphy.
 Jack Barry, who was injured while practicing with the Holy Cross team at Worcester, Mass, several days ago, will join the Athletics in few days and Frank Baker will go south in about a week, being detained at his home in Trappe. Md, by illness in his family. will be one Of the best begging catchers in the Southern this season.
 Danny Clarke, an infleder who played last year with Meridian in the Cotton States league and Gadsleh in the Geor- gia-Alabama league, has also begun att tracting attention by his speed and he looks exceedingly good for youngster, he being only 19 years cid.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-08
ROSTER OF REDS
 ALMOST COMPLETE

Alexandria, La, March With the arrival of Catcher Clark today at the training camp of the Cincinnati Ma tionals, the roster of the team was completed with the exception. of Mar sans and Pitcher Douglas of Rome, Ga. The team has been favored with good weather and has settled down to routine training.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-08
INDIANAPOLIS TEAM
 LEAVES FOR SPRINGS

Indianapolis, March 7.-Jacl< Hend- rfcks. manager of the Indianapolis American association team, departed with a squad of 12 players today for the spring training camp at Hot Springs, Ork. Others were to join the party on the way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-08

March "A will be Dcrrill Pratt day in Birmingham.
 On that date the St. Louis Americans will invade the Magic City and admirers of Birmingham's prominent representa- tive in Ban Johonsons organization are planning to give him a warm reception.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-08
TEN PIRATES
 START SOUTH

Pittsburg, March lied by Manager K. c. Clarke and Business Manager John H. Daley, 10 members of the Pittsburg National league club left to- night for Dawson Springs, Ky, to- spend a week working out before go-. ing. to Hot Springs, Ark, to begin traif- ingA The players were Wagner, Now reyi O'Toole, Cooper, Councilman, Delhi.S Mamaux, Gibson, Daley and James KeI- ley Other players will join the squad on the way.
The Washington times., 1914-05-03

That vas little more than
year ago. And II was his expert
ence in London that made Brown a
candidate for charter membership
in :he society for the prevention of
circulating decayed advice. lie
didn't like London. London liked
him to beat the band. For a wear
= kept him in its close embrace.
ie had a big success in his part
and in one or two otEer parts ,Gat
lie was invited to play there. He
was sought as a type of actor that
is hard TO fnd-a man who works
hare for the sake Of the work he is
doing. An artist who is really and
truly striving to perfect his art
purel,' and simply for the sake OF
perfeCtinG it--Gor the JOY Of doing
il. The London papers ana the Lon
don critics all spoke well Of him.
But London wasn't Santa Rosa.
lie learned why il is that the sun
never sets on the British fag-be
cause il is irving to make up for
never having been able to shine on
London. There is no sunshine in
Lonuon-that is. there is none to
speak Of The davs are dark and
dank. London is the resting place
OF great many traditions of the
stage and literature in general. and
most of the time Brown was there.
in addition to all the traditions. it
had MANY Of the owner aspects of
The tomb. one wears ones 8 tlannels
The Washington times., 1914-05-03

Il. \. Rolfe's latest. THE Bride
Shop" musical comedy. which Is said
10 rival The Red Heads with Andrew
Tombes and Lola Wentworth featured.
will be given its Washington premiere
al the Il. f. Keith Theater next week.
The book is by DcGressnac. author Of
The EnChantress: the music by Rolfc
and the lyrics by McKenna. A large
supporting company. headed by Basil
Lynn. including eight beautiful girls,
Nellie V Nichols, the singing character
time In a long while. and her roper
toire will contain new exclusive topi-
cal songs and dialect ditties. Another
iirst-timc-here headline act will be the
captivating personalities. Mr.. and Mrs.
Erwin J. Connolly will be seen in
'Sweethearts." by Sir W. :. Gilbert
w. T. c'Rube') Dickinson. as The ex-
Justice Of the Peace" will lay bare
new phases of fun In the character OF
The country solon. Other numbers will
be Lane and O'Donneil Looping the
Bumps: Ernie and Ernie. In Three
rect OF Comedy" Fennell and Tyson,
the Pathe Weekly Review. the pipe or
gan recitals and the dansantes after
performances weekdays.
The Fountain of Youth" the electric
spectacle which Miss Cora e. Shreye's
dahcins class will present for two even
Inss III the National Theater May IL
anu l. not only represents the biggest
uhuertaklnS Miss Shreye- has made in
the htteen years IN which she has been
presenting May carnivals. but promises
10 we with professional spectacles both
IN point OF novelty and OF beauty II
taxes lts name from the first act, which
represents fountain dancing Eayly
over hundreds. of brilliant lights. From
us heart there springs a little princess
In the person of Miss AdrIeune Shreye
and twenty tiny Cupids lead by Miss
Marian Frisbie. The second act Is a
spanish cabaret scene representing one
OF the prettiest settings for the null
titudinous dance specialties. i'm which
the most gifted children IN Miss Shreve's
class VIII engage Among the promi-
nent Washington children who will
have Important parts in the dance spe-
cialties are Misses Mary Eaton, Beatrice
Cosgroye. Estelle Murray. Sadie Lipp.
Genevieve Pyle, Margaret Huss, Edith
Shreve. Helene Ternerkc. Master VIII
liam Sacks. and Master Jack Dudley.
Harry Lester Mason and Tom Coyne
are the leading comedians in ''Dinkle's
Daughters" two-act musical bur-
leque entertainment. which serves as a
vehicle for Harry Hastings Big Show
company. to be seen at the Gayety
the role of Dinkie. the proprietor of 4
bathing establishment His Efforts 20
marry his two daughters off involve
him in series of difficulties which
form the basis of the plot Hope.
played by Ollie Oden, is good looking
and does not present a hard problem
but Charity is almost beyond repair
Genevieve Adams has this last-name.I
role. Friday night the country store
will be given as the usual weekly fes-
ture. The Nokes electric scoreboard
reproduces all games played by the Ma
tionals away from the city
The Washington times., 1914-05-03
Leading Man With the Columbia
Players Has Made Many
Friends in Stay Here.

the year round In London and il one
remains there too long ones mind
becomes covered with goose bumps,
unless one wears the London stti-
tude or II.
II can readily be seen that this
was no sort OF a place for a native
son Of the Golden West. Brown
felt the absence OF the sun more than
anything else. And when the fogs
came and enVeloped everything i'll
their murk-hc spoke his opinion OF
Horace Greeley and the advice that
he had reversed. AS soon as he
could. he terminated his engage
ment and came back to the United
States.
So here he Is. With his reputation
as a finished actor-as an actor who
has had careful schooling with the
very best masters of the art here
and in England. and who has ac-
quired manner and a iinesse that
are all his own, Brown has built
for himself a peculiarly attractive
place on the stage. He has devel-
oped personality that Is very
pleasing and gives to his portrayals
OF the many parts that have been
entrusted TO hiC a finished, scholar
ly interpretation. He has been In
Washington but four weeks. but
he has always acquired host of
friends.
4 quiet. modest unassuning
Young man. he can nevertheless
grow eloluent-not 10 say vehement
when some one hands him a nice
Bit of moss-covered advice, plucked
carefully from the writings Of a
sage OF another daF. He is an ar
dent advocate of the stamping Of the
date on every epigram and prov
erb. lie believes the fellow who
essays to play the game In 1914
with the rules written for 1876 is
going to discover that age some
times does wither and custom. on
occasion, can stale the infinite va
riety OF things. When he gets back
in the Contra Costa country he's
2 ding 10 iOin the SIN WorShIners
The Washington times., 1914-05-03
AT THEATERS NEXT WEEK

Some beautiful gowns will be worn by
the women members of the Columbia
Players next week. several of them
being directly imported from Paris for
use in David BeIasco's production of
The Charity Ball. which is to be ths
bill for the NTH week of the summer
season. The production of the Iiece
was first made by Mr.. Belasco at the
Empire Theater. New York where il
was an instantaneous hit and attained a
run OF over u year. II is a society com
cdy and as such requires the most
elaborate dressing of anything seen in
stock in Washington for months. TIE
stage settings will. of course. be in
of the players, and Scenic Artist Sauires
and bis corps OF assistants are already
well advanced in the preparation Of the
scenery for the production.
The announcement that Milton
and Sargent Aborn will again send
their English grand opera forces 10
the National Theater for a number Of
weeks beginning Monday. May IS. will
be greeted with much pleasure by the
large following they have established
here In the past The Aborn English
Grand Opera Company has been coming
to Washington at the end of every sea-
son for many years, and It's advent ~
one Of the accepted signs of spring.
While this organization is located here
there will other Aborn companies giving
grand opera I'm English in other cities.
The chorus. orchestra and stan will
remain throughout the engagement at
the New National. while the principal
artists will be exchanged between this
and the Aborn companies. The roper.
Madam BUTTERFLY Carmen The
Tales Of Hoffman" Martha la
Boheme," Faust Lucia di I.ammer-
moor" "Rigoletto.' "Cayalleria Rustt-
cana and "Hansel and Gretel"
Edward Peple's graphic war drama.
THE Littlest Rebel will be produced
next week by the Poll Players. The
character Of little Virgie Cary. daugh-
ter of a gallant Confederate officer. The
rugged heroism. loveliness and irresis-
tible childish beauty Of this little daugh-
ter OF the South Is pictured In the best
style Of the man who wrote The
dramatic hits. The tense moments Of
the story begin when Lieutenant-Colo-
mel Morrison and number OF his Fed
eral cavalrymen search the Cary home.
little Virgie Cary is left alone. Colonel
Morrison and his horsemen surround
the cabin. Virgies father. wounded. Is
hiding in n loft, with an order from
General Lee to pass the child and es-
cort her through the Confederate lines
to Richmond. yirgie deceives the
'Yanks" with her arch baby talk and
adorable courage, but Is outwitted by
the gentlemanly colonel, who discovers
the hiding place of her father. Touched
by the grief Of the little girl. Morrison
breaks the rules of war, and sCpplies
the Southern scout with an additional
pass through the Federal lines. The
play will be given a strikingly beauti-
full production next week.