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Evening star., 1915-05-19
Don't Know His Ability.

81 doubt if the Pacific coast golfers
actually realize how good he is. No
player out there. amateur or profess
sional, is quite as good as Davis.
Davis is tall, handsome, broad
shouldered fellow. much like one OF the
big English golfers in his build. He
must be over six feet tall, and is just
right, SO far as distribution Of bone and
muscle is concerned. He is a true ath-
lete in perfect condition.
when in form he can outdrive Oui-
met thirty yards. and be just as ac-
curate. His long irons are easily yards
beyond Travers' longest. His half shots
are the only comparatively weak spots
in his game. and yet they are the equal
of any of the two men on the U. 3: q.
A. list, and he is fast improving. TWO
years ago. when the midwestern team
played in the northwest. Davis was one
of the opponents. We all peat MN
then, but we were all agreed that ne
showed wonderful possibilities.
This P P. I. e. champion Is as good
a putter as Ouimet, and he also knows
all the fancy shots; indeed. at the pres
ent moment there is no more brilliant
golfer in America. a".
Better on Eastern Courses.
at may be asked whether Davis could
be expected to play as well on the
thoroughly trapped championship
courses of tho east. Ny answer is that
I think his game is better suited to
eastern courses than to the Pacific
coast courses His swing is nearly up
right and he drives a very high ball
nearly all carry: il anything there Is q
slight slice in it-an ideal night to
place.
His irons have the same sort Of
flight. high into the air they go and
run very little. He is as good at re-
covery shots as Chandler Egan, and he
is the first really big man have ever
seen who properly applies the advan-
tage of size in golf. His swing is
smooth and easy-a sort of arm stroke
rather than a preponderance of wrist
movement He uses the finger grip and
swings about threefourths with little
body entering into the stroke.
II am aware of the fact that a golfer
might have all these virtues and still
not be able to deliver the goods at the
right time but Davis is almost equally
good in match and medal play, with
perhaps greater excellence in match
play"
Evening star., 1915-05-19

The splendid tennis program for
yesterday afternoon at the Chevy
Chase Club served to draw out very
large gallery, and the matches in the
singles. doubles and mixed doubles
were watched with unusual interest.
Had the weather been warm the
chances are that record crowd would
have been on hand. 1t is to be hoped
that the weather will brighten up con-
sderably today, as tomorrow is ex-
pected to be the big one of the tournA-
ment. The Marine Band has been en-
gagged to give concerts on the lawn,
starting at 4 o'clock. and the tennis
battles in the doubles and singles will
furnish a splendid attraction for the
spectators.
The matches in the singles yesterday
afternoon were the chief attraction.
and although the two Doyle boys
came out in front. defeating Gore and
Bundy of the home club. the play was
closely followed throughout, and the
cleverness of the winners was cheered
repeatedly. as were the defeated when
a strong rally was forthcoming.
Connie" Doyle just now is at the
heigh of his game. and he made quick
work Of A. J. Gore, winning by the
scores. 60. 6-1. Accuracy on tre-
mendous smashes by Doyle carried
Gore off his feet, and a quick shift to
slow lobbing had the Chevy Chase man
guessing throughout. Time after time
it appeared as though Doyle could place
the ball at will, frequently getting
inside the line by an inch or two,
while Cores shots would be just about
that length too hard hit. There was no
chance of Gore defeating Doyle yes
terday, but had he carried along lit
tie luck the match would have been de-
cidedly closer
Evening star., 1915-05-19
Give Better Contest.

The other singles match between H.
Fl. Bundy and "Rol" Doyle proved more
interesting, although somewhat disap-
pointing to the friends of the former.
as they expected a victory "Rol' is
also playing in good form at present,
and II takes exceptional tennis to elm
mate him from the game. In the first
set yesterday Bundy was always the
trailer and could not catch Doyle, the
latter winning easily by 6-1 In the
second and final set Bundy played
something like his real self, showing
flashes that carried him into the lead
at one time by to 3. but Doyle kept
everlastingly at it. and finally squaring
Evening star., 1915-05-19
PACIFIC COAST GOLFER
CALLED A SENSATION
Chick Evans Says That Davis Is
Better Than Travers and the
Equal Of 0uimet.

While great deal has been said and
written about the prowess of Harry K
B. Davis Of the Preside Golf Club, San
Francisco. it remains for Charles E.
Evans. 1r., western amateur champion,
to add fuel to the fire by declaring in
his writings that Davis is the equal of
Ouimet, and is better than Jerry Trav-
ers.
Such words as prodigy" etc, have
been heard often before and would be
taken with a grain of salt were 1t not
for the fact that they emanate from
such a player as Evans. Davis recently
won the amateur championship at the
Panama Pacific exposition, and Evans
played in the tournament.
Davis has a good deal to do before he
obtains a national rating, but Evans
declares that the man who will carry
either the national or western title
across the Rockies will be this same
Davis. Evans says:
Evening star., 1915-05-19
Cards Bump Demaree,

PHILADELPHIA. May 1s.--st Louis
defeated Philadelphia here yesterday,
to 2. the visitors knocking Demaree
of the rubber In FIVE innings
They punched five of their hits. which
included a triple and three doubles,
with passes. errors and a passed ball
and scored all their runs in the second
and fifth innings In the latter inning
two runs were scored on two doubles, n
single and a sacrifice. Score:
St Louis .......... 2 o o 0 0 0 o-5
Philadelphia ....-.-.o 0 o o 0 %
Two-base hits-Beck. Butler. Doak. Cravath.
Burns. Three base hit-Miller. Stolen base-Mil-
ler Earned runs-St Louis. 3; Philadelphia, 2.
Sacrifice hit-Dolan Sacrifice fy-Weiser. Double
plays Huggin. to Butler to Miller: Beck to
Huggins to Miller; Byrne to Niehor TO Paskert.
Left on bases-st Louis. Z; Philadelphia; 5.
on Doak. 5: OF Demaree. 81 of Oeschger 3: OF
Baumgartner. l. Hits-Or Demaree. 8 in 3
innings; of Oeschger. / in 2 innings; of
Bsumgartner, ! In innings. Struck out-By
Doak, g; by Demaree. ]; by Banmgartner, 3.
Passed balls-Kiltfer, Snyder. Umpires-Messrs
Byron and orth. Time OF game-1 hour and IS
,t,{p
Evening star., 1915-05-19

VIRGINIA LEAGUE.
Petersburg, 8: Newport News, !.
Norfolk, 8; Portsmouth. 8.
Rocky Mount. 8: Suffolk, 1.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Milwaukee. 5: Louisville. :.
St. Paul. /: Columbus. 0.
Other games postponed; rain. ."..
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION.
Atlanta. 3; Little Rock, /. ".
New Orleans, 5; Memphis, !.
Birmingham 81 Nashville, 4 thirteen innings.
Chattanooga, I; Mobile, 2.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
Jersey City. >; Rochester. 3.
Richmond, 2: Toronto 1.
Montreal Newark rain.
Buffalo Providence; cold.
WESTERN LEAGUE.
Topeka. 10: Sioux City. 5.
Des MoInes. 10: Denver, 2.
Other games postponed; cold.
NORTH CAROLINA LEAGUE.
Charlotte, II: Winston Salem. 9.
Durham, S: Greensboro. $.
Asheville, 2; Raleigh, uen innings).
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE.
Columbus, s; Savannah. o.
Charleston. 8; Albany. l first gamel. Charles
ton, 4; Albany, 2 (second game: seven innings.
Jacksonville 3; Columbia, (ten innings.
Augusta. i: Macon, i eleven innings; darknessy.
NEW YORK STATE LEAGUE.
Binshamton, 4: Syracuse. 2.
Wilkes Barre. 2: Scranton, l.
Elmira. I: Utica. 5.
Troy, 4: Albany, g.
NEW ENGLAND LEAGUE.
Lawrence, Q; Manchester, 6.
Lowell 6: Fitchburg. 3.
Portland 10: Lewiston, 3.
Worcester. 8: Lynn. 3.
Evening star., 1915-05-19
NATIONAL LEAGUE,

Yesterdays RESULTS,
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Chicago. IL Philadelphia, 6.
Other games postponed on account Of weather.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Boston. 3; Pittsburgh, 2.
St Louis 5; Philadelphia, ..
Chicago, i; New York, o.
Brooklyn, 4; Cincinnati o.
Evening star., 1915-05-19
National League Games.
Cubs Blank Giants.

NEW YORK. May 1a-Chicago evened
its series with New York, winning the
second game yesterday. to o. 1t was
a pitcherS battle between Humphries
and Tesreau. in which both pitchers re-
ceived perfect support.
Chicago scored in the first when
Fisher doubled with one out. He was
retired on the base line on Schulte's
grounder to Fletcher. Schultz took
third on Zimmerman's single and
scored on a double steal.
1t was Suffrage day at the Polo
Grounds. though showers and cold. dis
NAL weather held down the crowd. The
equal suffrage campaign committee re-
ceived a percentage of the receipts.
Each player scoring a run was prom
ised IS. but Schultz was the only play
er able to take advantage OF the offer.
Score:
Chicago .....-.-.....1 o q 0 o OIL
New York. .......-. 0 o 0 0 o o 0 90
Two-base hit Fisher. Stolen bases-Schulte.
Zimmerman. Earned run-Chcago. Sacrifice
hit-Tesreau. Left bases-New York. g.;
Chicago ]. Base balls-On Humphries 1.
Hits-On Tesreau. 3 in innings. Struck out
By Tesreau. I: by Schaur. 1 by Humphries,
4. Cmpires-Messrs. KLEIN and Emslie Time
OF game hour and "a minutes
Evening star., 1915-05-19
SCHEDULES.
--

NATIONAL LEAGUE.
TODAY TOMORROW
Cincinnati at Brooklyn. Cincinnati al Phila
Pittsburgh at Boston. Ptttsb'gh at New York
Chicago at New York. Chicago at Boston.
st. Louis at Phila. st. Louis at BROOKLYN
Evening star., 1915-05-19

The Rosedales won another game in
the Rosedale circuit by to 3. defeat
ing the Crescents Stanton held the
Crescents 10 FIVE hits. and did not ex-
perience great deal of trouble in
the lead gotten by his
club when four runs were scored in the
opening period.
Evening star., 1915-05-19

TRANSPORTATION was an easy victor
over Purchasing Department in the
Southern Hallway League. Only five in
the winners scored more runs than
their opponents did during the entire
contest.
Evening star., 1915-05-19

In the Northwest Sunday School
League the Whitney Avenue team de-
feated the Central Presbyterians by
. to 3. Hall Of the winners was the star
of the game He pitched brilliantly, al
lowing only three hits and striking out
eleven Besides pitching well Hall led
territory. Two of Halls hits went for
two bases.
Evening star., 1915-05-19

The Patent team won from the Indian
ONCE. in the Home Club League, yes
t"rday. getting the long end of the
score by only a short margin. though.
Tine count was TO 3. There was very
little difference in the play of the two
clubs ColvilIe did some good work NJ
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-26
In the Presence of Danger

It is the unknown and untried dan- ger that fills with dismay the minds of men. A danger often encountered, and successfully evaded, loses much Of its power to inspire fear.
 Ironworkers on great skyscrapers, for instance, take their lives in their hands daily, as they swing at great heights, with the wind tugging away, threatening momentarily to wrest them from their insecure hold.
 From the European war zone have come many stories of indifference to danger on the part of soldiers who have for months lived in the trenches under almost daily fire of shot and shell. Perhaps none of these anecdotes illustrate more aptly the sang-froid of the soldier than the following, which came a few days ago from British correspondent:
 "An English soldier had just cooked . tin of prepared food over a brazier b the bottom of . trench. when .
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-26
The Park Cnncerts

"I find that the idea of having tag day for the benefit of the open air music fund. which was set forth in the columns of The AgeHerald, Is very popular; 1t takes well indeed" said a member of the summer can't get away club
 Those of us who enjoyed Memoli' 8 fine concerts last year and the year before-and thousands of men and women, to say nothing of children, lis- tened to the artistic programmes would regard it as very serious re- hection upon Birmingham were Memoli and his band missing this summer for want of financial support.
 Memoli has concert band of which any city might be proud. There are only two bands in the entire south, I un- derstand, that are in the class with his.
 T believe that by having musical tag day $500 or more would be raised. It would be the first time the people of small means who attend the park con certs had an opportunity of contribut- ing to the fund Let's have the tag day
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-26
Birth of Famous Poems

In commenting on the great and lasting popularity frequently enjoyed by the sort of poems usually called fugitive" the Philadelphia Inquirer republishes the familiar story of the origin of "Curfew Shall Not Ring To- night" Although this poem has been read and recited countless times, it continues to exert strong appeal to the imagination and the fact that it has recently been staged for moving pictures shows that it is destined to keep on delighting the masses for many years to come. The Inquirer thinks it the most famous poem ever written by a schoolgirl of 16, and the assumption is doubtless justified, since the literary production of the average schoolgirl or schoolboy of Is would not be acceptable to the most complacent country editor.
 "Curfew Shall Not Ring Tonight was first published in a western news paper, the modest author being re- warded by nothing more than a note of thanks. Newspapers all over the country copied the poem. It became popular in England and was trans lated into German. Since it's first ap- pearance the youthful school orator and the finished actor have helped to keep it's fame alive. Despite the inn probable theme of the poem, it's TO- mantle story has been the basis for plays and has been reproduced in every conceivable form of art. AL though the authorship has been dis puted, Mrs. Rose Hartwick Thorpe of Litchfield, Conn.,, is now universally recognized as the author. Mrs. Thorpe brought out book of verse a year or two ago, but for the most part they were rather inferior.
 It is interesting to note that the famous "Shandon Bells," by Father Prout," unquestionably one of the most beautiful poems in the language
 was written by Francis Mahony, 6 London newspaper Bohemian, whose life and conduct were anything but clerical. By disposition morose ans unsocial. he passed his days frisndlesl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-26

ae way. find 1t to their advantage
 III through New York agents.
 in the metropolis I made large 1ases to supply our fall and sum H# trade. which. from present indi- .a..ons. will prove most satisfactory. Some of the goods for which l made order in New York are now being manufactured by Georgia mills and one large order will come from the Avondale mills located in the Birmingham dis trict These goods, will of course, be shipped direct from the manufacturing point.
 q found New York dealers in most optimistic mood. and the Italian situa- tion seemed not to be worrying them in the least. The weather prevailing there was quite exhilerating The summer has hardly begun in Gotham, and as yet only about one man in 20 is to be seen on the streets with a straw hat. Indeed, I believe I saw as many overcoats as straws during my weeks sojourn."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-26
Three Commissioners Enough

Shall the number of commissioners of the city of Birmingham be in- creased from three to five?" That is a question which the com mission has resolved to submit to the qualified voters at referendum elec- ton to be held June 2S. z If com mission of three cannot administer the business of the city in a business like way then a larger body could not.
 In some cities the general manager plan has been tried and has proved highly successful. Dayton. O., is one of the cities that finds great satisfac- ton in the general manager plan. Since the adoption of that plan Day ton has come to be recognized far and wide as model municipality in every respect; and it is an interesting fact that the man who fills the position of general manager was for several years citizen of Birmingham and one of the most popular men who ever lived here-H. M. Waite.
 Birmingham may some day have the one-man form of municipal admins tratiof, but commission of three, as we have it today, is, it is believed, satisfactory to large majority of the thoughtful people of the city. The ideal form of city government would be that without any politics in it. And when the old aldermanic form was voted out and the commits sion form received great majority of the votes in the referendum cleo tion few years ago, the motive of many citizens in advocating the change was to get the city govern ment as far removed from politics as possible. The commissioners repre- sent no party and the elections are nonpartisan. But despite the non- partisan character of the commission, petty politics has been more or less in evidence. If with commission of three men there has been too much politics, should the number be in- creased to five Birmingham would have practically as much city politics as it had in the aldermanic days.
 The measure now pending in the legislature providing for an increase from three to five members is politi- cal measure. Of course, candidates for the office of commissioner would like to see the change made; but the public would derive no benefit what ever from it.
 Let's hold to what we have for the present. The referendum ordered for June 28 is extra legal and it will not be binding, therefore, on the members of the legislature, but if majority vote against increasing the number to five the Jefferson county delega- ton would govern itself accordingly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-26
On Short Acquaintance

Every little cloudlet hides sum- beam all it's own.
 The American woman has accepted the fact that the European war has cut off dyestuff, and has taken up somber colors, made them fashionable and pretended to like them.
 Now she is looking forward to the close of hostilities with the hope, not altogether unselfish, that there will result a vast immigration of servant girls to this country.
 Vision of the neat, well trained Eng fish maid, serving a dainty breakfast, dance before her eyes. Relief from the vexing servant problem is a tantal- izing possibility.
 "There will be vast numbers of un- married girls who must find work, . said a club woman recently, "the num- Der of spinsters will necessarily be in- creased. owing to the hundreds of thousands of men slain in the war. Undoubtedly many of these women will come to this country to take up domestic service"
 To the interested bystander the question presents itself, suppose they take notion to marry after reach ing this country? This recalls the ex- perience of a southern woman, who not long ago employed an English housemaid, just come to America. A couple of weeks later the maid proudly announced she was going to leave the next weekend, and that she was en- gagged to marry an American. ,p, "But,' suggested her mistress, "can't you wait a while to enable me to secure another maid? Ask him to wait another week at least"
 "I should like to oblige you," the maid returned, "but you see, l do moi feel well enough acquainted to ask him to do that"
 It may be unkind to dash feminine hope of domestic emancipation thus cruelty, but the fact remains that American men have keen apprecia tion of good cooking, and are, gener ally speaking, big enough to detec genuine worth even though it wears the cap and apron of domestic ser vice.
 It may even be true that the lonely ranchman, as he kneads his own bis cult and turns his sizzling bacon in { little shack of his own building, may look forward to the invasion of rosy checked lassies from over the sea for whom, after the hardships of war the isolation of lumber or mining camp would hold no terrors.
 However that may be, America vii be found holding out welcoming hand to the oppressed women of thu old countries.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-26
THE USE OF BIRDS

From the Indianapolis News.
 The farmer, these days, Is a busy man, but what he is doing should offer no ob- stacle to his consideration of at least one of the bulletins issued by the department of agriculture The publication bears the title, Some Common Birds Useful to the
 Farmer" and in it's pages will be found a considerable amount of information that
 is both interesting and valuable. There
 is no sentiment about the pamphlet it
 does not discuss birds from the viewpoint
 of their plumage or their song; 1t does
 not base it's plea for their protection and
 conservation on the grounds of beauty
 or humane consideration. On the con-
 trary, it is practical from cover to cover;
 1t tells the farmer plainly that birds are
 worth money to him, and precisely how
 and why.
 The great majority of land birds 1t
 says "subsist upon insects during the
 period of nesting and moulting, and also
 feed their young upon them during the
 first few weeks. Many species live al
 most entirely upon insects, taking vese- table food only when other subsistence fails. It is thus evident that in the course of year birds destroy an incalculable number of insects. and it is difficult 10 overestimate the value of their services in restraining the great tide of insect life.' Most farmers. of course, are well aware of these facts. Here and there may be found some one to whom this infor- nation is new, but such persons, surely, are extremely rare. Observation alone ought to serve to enlighten them. as it served. in the past, before biologists gave the subject their expert attention, to en- tighten the country's earlier colonists. Sometimes however. as the bulletin shows observation while t may be relied upon generally, occasionally proves un- trustworthy Birds" says the govern ment pamphlet, are often accused or eating this or that product of cultivation, when an examination of the stomachs shows the accusation to be unfounded. | It is plain from this, of course, that the l suspected bird ought to have the benef't | of the doubt But if farmers will read 1 and study the government bulletin l and they will find it entertaining as well as instructive-and if rural scnoois op- tained copies of it and devoted thirty 1 minutes to its study. all false impress sions and wrong conclusions would be dissipated. The booklet tells briefly all that any one needs to know about the 1 food habits of over fifty birds. and from l the data so presented it is easy enough l to determine the economical value or the | common varieties described
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-26

scarcely through panting before we began to descend. We hastily secreted ourselves along the narrow gorge through which the elk must pass. We were all on one side, and MT. Haynes said to me: Rest your gun on that rock and aim at the
 first rib back of the shoulder It didn't
 seem minute before we heard the beat
 of their hoofs and a queer panting noise
 that I can't describe. First came beau
 tifui thing with his head held high his
 great antlers seemed to lie half his length
 on his back; his eyes were startled, and
 his shining black mane seemed to bristle.
 heard the report of guns, and he tum-
 bled in confused heap. He tried to rise,
 but others coming leaped over him and
 knocked him down.
 MT. Haynes shouted to me. Shoot, shoot; why don't you shoot?'' So I fired my Krag; but next I found myself pick ing myself up and wondering who had , struck me and for what. I was so dizzy l could scarcely move. but I got down to
 where the others were excitedly admir- ing the two dead elk that they said were
 the victims of Mrs. Shaughnesssys gun She was excited and delighted as if she had never declared she would not kill anything. Sure, it's many a
 meal they'll make for little hungry
 mouths" she said. She was rubbing her shoulder ruefully "I don't want to fire
 any more big guns. thought old Goliath had hit me Diff with a blackthorn shil- laleh," she remarked.
 l Mir. Haynes turned to me and said: You are a dandy hunter. ou didn't 1 shoot at all until after the elk were gone. and the way you held your gun, it
 is wonder it didn't knock your head off | instead of just smashing your jaw"
 l It was dark before we reached camp. Supper was ready, btlt I went to bed at
 once. They all thought it was because was disapppointed,s but it was because I was stiff and sore I could hardly l move. and so tired couldn't sleep.