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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-08

ed the season with the Chero-C Cola bunch but soon quit them and went to the squirting Farmers. He is hit . ting around the .400 mark and stab hing everything that comes his way out In center garden. Shorty" Is an other one with a promising career fac ing him.
 They had a fairly good set of play CTS and with little managerial abil- ity they would have done more. A good twirler was also In need and their slowness in securing one probably cost them their chances. With a few more good performers like Eddie Lyons and Manager Brown the Cops would have been considered dangerous opponents.
 The Pedagogues proved the failure of the year. With the great Fisher man. Coach Courleux, on the team. we can't see how they failed to win a game. Well. they might do some thing next year--but hardly so
 Tom Bridges, on the fast Thomas pitching staff. Is twirling excellent ball this season. Keep it up. Tom, and We will recommend you to Connie Mack, and thence to the big show see?
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Homes of Popular Plants
,m the Pittsburg Post.

hrom the P1tlSpurE Post.
 There are several classes of immi- grants of which no records are kept by the Department over which the United States commissioner of immi- grafton presides but they are immi- grants that, in their own quiet way. have done much to make the new world more like the old These are trees and plants and if the new world has drawn somewhat heavily on the old in this particular, IL has paid its debt in kind as may be seen by the following list:
 Peas are of Egyptian origin.
 The gourd is an eastern plant
 The quince came from Crete.
 Celery originated in Germany.
 The chestnut came from Italy.
 The onion originated In Egypt.
 Tobacco Is a native of Virginia
 The nettle is native of Europe.
 The citron Is a native of Greece.
 Inc poppy originated in the east
 Rye came originally from Siberia
 Parsley was first known in Sardinia. The pear and apple are from Eu- rope.
 Spinach was first cultivated in Ara bia.
 The sunflower was brought from Peru.
 The walnut and peach came from Persia.
 The mulberry tree originated in Persia.
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TO RATE BILLIARD PLAYERS FOR MATCH

Chicago, August T.-Persons who have been in charge of championship billiard tournaments today announced that a plan would be put In operation hereafter to handicap the players.
 The plan Is to put Willie Hoppe or scratch with rating of 100 and to rate the others according to their skill. By this system, 1t is said. such players as George slosson. ora Morningstar, George Sutton, Koj Yamanda. Marcus Cation Albert Cutler, Al Taylor. Welker Coch- ran and Joseph Mayer will stand better chance with Hoppe and contests will be more interesting
 Handicaps will be decided by com mittee of experts The system will be tried next autumn.
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Peppery Manager of Chatta- .n0Oga Club Passes From Position Where He Won Undying Fame-Pitle' to Succeed
By GEORGE H. BUTLER

Chattanooga. August Especial )-Kid Elberfeld has probably played his last game on the inield-for the present seq son he has for certainty. The Tobasco one has announced that Jake Pitler the southern Michigan phenom. will be left on second for the Loollouts for the rest of the season. This forced the Kid to the cutfield if he was to remain actively in the game. That he intends to do so is -evinced by the release of Jack Johnston
 Elberfeld's passing from third hase, the position in which he won rndying fame
 has been gradual. First he moved to short and then 10 second Now the Kid has moved into the outfed, where the
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WORK OF ALEXANDER KEEPS
 PHILLIPS UP IN THE RACE

New York, Aug. 7.-The marvellous pitching of Alexander and Mayer, the two twirlers who have kept the Phllies in the pennant fight in the National league, brings forcibly to mind the many small things upon which success in base ball hinges, says Quakertown scribe. This is especially true in the case of Alexander.
 Not only was this phenomenal twirler, probably the best in the game today, picked up by draft and considered only second rater at the start, but he would have been actually sent back to the minor leagues but for two men. One of these is Pat Moran. the present man ager of the Phillies, and the other Earl Moore. the former Quaker pitcher who has now drifted into oblivion in the Fed eral league.
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Near Riot at Newark

Newark. August IA pitchers battle between Packard and Reulbach ended in near riot today when Newark in the thirteenth overcame a two-run lead scored by the Packers in their half of the inning. Laporte forced Scheer at second and Good win claimed interference by the base ruu- ner preventing double play. Roush scored while Goodwin held the ball Eas- terry attempted to strike Umpire Johnson and spectators surged into the field. Score:
 k 1T E. kansas City ...... GOO 00l 600 GOO 2s 12 ? Newark ..4...,...... O00 0l0 GOO O0a-4 II 2 Batteries: Packard and Eastery; Reul- bach and Rariden
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His Only Guide
HHHt' WHY From the Youths Companion.

From the Youth S Companion.
 The distinguished and well-beloved bishop of certain southern state Is so absent minded that his family fig always apprehensive for his welfare when he is away from them
 Not Icng ago. while making a journey by rail. the bishop was unable to find his ticket when the condutcor asked for it.
 Never mind. bishop said the conduc- tor. who knew him well. "I'll get it on my second round.'
 However when the conductor passed through the car again. the ticket was still missing.
 "Oh, well. bishop, it will be all right if you never find it," the conductor as- sured him.
 "No, It won't my friend.'' contra dioted the bishop. I've got to find that ticket I want to know where I'm go- ing"
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He Had Two Appendices

From Inc NOW York Sun
 Yonkers N. Y.-Frank s. Thompson. a photographer, wonders how many ap- pendices nature supplied him with. Two years ago he was taken i'll and his trou- ble was diagnosed as appendicitis He went to the Yonkers Homeopathic hospi- tai and underwent an operation.
 Three weeks ago he became sick again. and once more the diagnosis was appendi- citis. so he went to St. Johns Riverside hospital and submitted to another opera tion.
 The physician who performed this oper- stion assures Thompson that hs appendix Is really and truly gone for good this time.
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Pretty Thin Milk
om the Youths Companion.

Old Capt. Joshua Ketcham who re- gently died at Amityville. Long Island, was much respected and beloved by the summer residents who used to sail with him on the bay and catch bluefish. There was always a refreshing flavor of the sea in his talk.
 One day, when party of city men were sailing with him. the conversation turned on the difficulty of getting good fresh milk in. Amityville and they ap- pealed to the captain to know why Well" said Captain Joshua, Its been that way as long as l can remember. My wife made me buy COW once. I bought her from Elbert Half up on the north turnpike, and gave him $40 for her. El- Der; said shed give 20 quarts of milk a see bottom in six fathomS"
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Charley Dooin. then manager of the Phllies, despuaired of getting results with Alexander and preferred Chalmers as a pitcher. Pat Moran, who was the pitching coach, liked Alexander style and his personality; but he agree he did not know how to get the results, though he persuaded Dooin to keep him until he could go over him thoroughly.
 At this juncture Moore. who when go- ing right was the greatest side-arn pitcher In the game, stepped into the breach and offered to teach Alex his style of pitching. Alexander took to the side-arm style of hurling like a duck to water, and this has been his pitching method ever since.
 Between Moore and Moran they de- veloped fast-breaking slde-arm curve in the great pitcher which now makes him a terror of all batsmen
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little more was heard of or from Joe" He was turned loose in the minor leagues to pick up every player that showed any signs of promise. The results of his wanderings are beginning to be realized. Herewith are shown two of the cap lures of Joe Kelly. A. c. Vance is a right-handed pitcher. He is 22 years or age and was purchased from the St. Joseph club.
 The other find" Is Elmer Miller. an outfielder. who was purchased from the Mobile club of the Southern association.
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TEXAS LEAGUE

At San Antonio; San Antonio 8, Waco O.
 At Beaumont Beaumont o, Shreve- port 10.
 At Houston: Houston 0, Dallas 0 t15 innings, darkness).
 At Galveston: Galveston 6, Fort Worth 3
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Tanks Lose and Tie

New York, August 7-st Louis de- feated New York today to in the first game and the second ended In a 10-inning to 4 tie, called on account of darkness.
 Austin's batting was phenomenal In the first game he hit home run. triple and three singles. He made 1t six straight hits with a single In the first inning of the second game He grounded to Pecklnpaugh in the sixth inning, but followed with two singles In the ninth with the winning run on third he flied to Cook. Scores: St Louis ........ BIO 002 00O---6 13 0 New York s.. 900 900 001--1 ?
 Batteries: Hamilton and Severoid , Shawkey. Donovan and Alexander.
 Second game: R H E. St. Louis ...... 200 001 00f 0---4 12 3 New York .. 010 O01 200 O---4 10 4
 Batteries: James, Slsley. Koob and Agnew: Warhop and Nunamaker
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
STANDING
Tigers Take Two

Philadelphia August 7--Detroit won two games from Philadelphia today, 4 to l and to 2. The visitors won the opening event by hard hitting and coveleskie's good twirline. In the sec ond Dubuc and Wyckoff had a battle until the tenth inning. Then, with one out, Dubuc singled and Witt doubled the former being run out on Bushs Srounder, but Witt reached third and Bush second On the squeeze play Cobb beat out bunt and Witt scored the deciding tally. Scores.
 First game: RHE. Detroit ....... 012 900 0O1-4 9 9 Philadelphia .... 900 900 00l--1 6 4
 Batteries: Coveleskie and Stanage: flllingem, i3ressler and Lapp.
 Second game; RlI F. Detroit ...... 100 001 900 l-3 9 2 Philadelphia 900 200 GOO 0--2 8
 Batteries: Dubuc and Stanage Ba- ker Wyckoff and Lapp
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Wins Polo Championshin

Narragansett Pier. R. l., August T. Bryn Mawr won the junior polo cham pionship of America by defeating Point Judith 1oh to sh today. The Bryn Mawr team comprised Thomas Stokes E. w. Hopping and B. Strawbridge and Alexander Brown. The Point Judith naembers were P. s. P. Randolph. Jr., Raymond Belmont, Morgan Belmont and B. K. Gatins.
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w. A. KNIGHT WINS
 GOLF TOURNAMENT

Asheville,, N. C.. August 7.-w. A. Knight of Asheville today won the first annual invitation golf tournament of the Asheville Country club. defeating William Wallace of Richmond. Va, in the Se-hole finals, 4 up and to play.
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Pittsburg Wins Two

Buffalo. August 7.--Pittsburg won two games from Buffalo today, the first to 1 and the second ib to {. Rogge won the opening game for the visitors
 In the second game LaEitte and Bedient were knocked out of the box and Ford finished a bad session by giving 15 hits in seven innings Score of first game:
 Rt, F. Pittsburg .....,.4........ 0o0 col 0l2-5 II . Buffalo .,...,..,.......... o9l 0o1 goo , 3 Batteries; Rogge and O'Connor; Bedient, l<rapp and Blair, Allen.
 Score of second game: R.H.E. Pittsburg .............. 253 100 4oo--l5 22 Buffalo .s................ OO2 02o eo- Batteries: Dickson, Barger and O'Con- nor: Latftte, Bedient, Ford and Blair.
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Going Down

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer
 The Missouri pastor looked over his glasses and shook his uncut locks
 Carrying out my original declara- tion," he said 'T am about to call the names of those persons who are now asleep in this congregation. John Stackpole.
 There was no response.
 John Stackpolev
 The stout man stirred again.
 Be down in minute." he drowslly called. Keep things hot for me-
 The pastors voice rang out
 You're coming down. all right. John Stackpole," he roared. And things will be kept very, very hot for you! Let us now sing the ninety-ninth hymn
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Players Released

New York, August 7.-The New York American club tonight announced the release of Plus Schwert, catcher and Eugene Layden. outielder. to the .Jer- sey City Internationals Layden recent ly was purchased from Columbia of thA aouth Atlantic leaguA.
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Joe Wood Features

Boston, August 7.-Twice today the Boston Americans defeated Cleveland to and to 9 Wood should have had no-hit record in the first game, C1eveland's only safe rap being a scratch made possible by Janvrin' s slow fielding.
 After the first inning of the second game Leonard did not allow a Cleve- land runner to get to second base
 Cady and O'Neill retired from the hrst contest with injuries. Scores:
 First game: RH. E. Cleveland ...... 900 900 00O--0 1 i Boston .,....... 0i0 000 01|-2 Q
 Batteries; Morton. Jones and ONeill, Egan; Wood and Cady, Thomas.
 Second game: R.H E Cleveland ..... 200 900 OOO-2 i Q Poston ......... f03 900 02*-6 10 0
 Batteries: Walker, Harstad, Hager- man and Egan: Leonard and Carrigan
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Snx Win One

Washington, August 7.-Chicago won from Washington today 6 to 2. oppor- tune hitting at the expense of Gallia accounting for five Chicago runs. Scott did not allow Washington man to reach first until the fifth. In the seventh singles by Gandil Johnson Henry and Williams drove in two runs Score: RHE F. Chicago ........, 101 300 100---6 9 Washington ... 000 900 2O0-2 1
 Batteries: Scott and Schalk; Gallia, Shaw, Rice, Harper and Henry.
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Harry Daubert Purchased

Charleston, W. Va. August 7.-Harry Daubert shortstop for the Charleston Ohio State league team, was purchased today by the Pittsburg Nationals. He will report September 6.
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FEDERAL LEAGUE
STANDING
Baltimore Wins
The finish

Baltimore August 7.-Batinore won from St Louis today, to 3, after hav- ing lost nine straight games Chief Ben der was hit hard at the start, but held the visitors safely after hls team gave him lead in the fifth. Score R II. E. St Louis ................. col 200 0o0-3 il Baltimore ............... 00o 20 o0s-5
 Batteries. Davenport and Chapman; Bender and owens.
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Split Double Bill

Brooklyn, August 7.--Brooklyn and Chi- cago divided today's double header. Brook lyn taking the first, to 2 and Chicago the second, 1 to ?. Home run drives Ce- cided both contests. Harry Smiths homer won the first game, while a similar hit by Beckwith gave Chicago winning lead In the second Score of first game:
 R.H. E. Chicago .....,....,........ 100 col o00--2 Brooklyn ....4............ 002 300 01s--6 10 Batteries: Black, Brennan. Mcconnell and Fischer. Marion and H. Smith
 Score of second game: R II. c. Chicago ................,. 100 300 000--l ! Brooklyn ..,............ 0O0 002 000-2 Batteries-Pr and Fischer, Seaton and Land.
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SCOUT JOE KELLY LANDS TWO FINDS Miller and Vance Look Good to New York American
 MOguls

When Colonel Ruppert and Captain Huston purchased the Yankees they en- gagged Joe Kelly to scout for the team. Once the spring training was completed
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DAR|O RESTA WINS CHICAGO SPEEDWAY RACE AND BREAKS
 WORLDS RECORD
Daring Italian Drives French
 Car 102.S5 Miles Per Hour for 100 Miles-Cooper, in American Car, Second

Chicago, August 7.-Dario Resta, driving a French ear at the rate of 102.S5 miles an hour, won the Chicago speedway 1OO- mile race today. In so doing he established a new worlds competitive record for the dis tance.
 The finish:
 Tine Rate. l-Darlo Resta ................ hS.5f log S5 -E"rl cooper ........-......, ea.S9 l0tit 3-Bob Burman .1.0f.se 9S63 4-Barney Oldheld thagged at gs milosl. The previous record was esta ahlished on the same track by Porporato last June. His time was 1:00:2S at the rate of eo n5 miles an hour Thus was the fastest cen tury of 5o0-mile race run that day. but that contest, like todays. went to Resta. Cooper in an American car. fought it ought today with the Italian throughout to the delight of large crowd
 The American led in the second. fourth. ninth fifteenth twentieth. thrty-seventh. thirty eighth and thirty-nnth laps around the two-mile oval. His lead was most in- spring to his partsans in the thirty-sov- enth lap. when Resta took % seconds for his first change of tires, but two laps later Cooper limped with a front tire in shreds and lost 37 seconds Thus the fortieth lap found Resta again in the lead and he could not be overtaken. Bur man managed to take second place in the fourteenth and eighteenth laps
 Oldheld had been unable to adjust car hureter trouble and did not consider hni- self a real contender when he started Burman and odneld each changed tires three timea
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Shorty" Thomas is playing great
 | ball for the Farmers. Shorty" start
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-04
lack johnson and
less Willard Ready
for Battle in Ring
Storm Wrecks
Card of Sports

\ belated December blizzard instead
Of gentle April shower put n crimp
In n number of scheduled outdoor
sports yesterday. including the race
meeting nj Bowie. Md. various base
ball games between colleges and school
boys and league mines. as well as SOW
ersi soccer matches.
Baseball fans arc accustomed 20 hav-
ing rain checks handed 10 them when
the elements misbehavc. but who ever
heard OF Snow checks" for summer
sports:
When Henry lang. the eroundkcepcr.
who mauiCurcs and messages the base
ball diamond at south Field, where the
Columbia students hold their games.
swokc yesterday morning and started
10 get his lawn mower out 70 nip the
tender spring grass. he gave one glance
out Of the window and Immediately
yelled for snowplough and half
dozen ShoVels.
u was the same I'm other towns and
cities where baseball games were
scheduled A. far south as Savannah.
TIA. where the Yankees were TO play
the home team. aud Jacksonville. fts.'
where tho Supcrbas are, games were
called off and the PLAYERS had 10 toast
their shins and wear carlaps.
Other meetings on the diamond post
poned ny the blizzard were those he
tween the Washington nine. 81 the
American League. and the Philadelphia
Nationals. at Washington; the Army
Dickinson game, at West Point: Prince
ton and Georgetown. Mt Washington.
and other places North and South not
yet heard from
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Defeat Pennsylvania in Races
for Both Varsity and
Junior Fights on
Schuylkill.

Philadelphia, April BINDER weather
conditions probably never before braved
in a rowing race by oarsmen OF Ameri-
can colleges, Yale won both the varsity
and the junior eight-oared she'll races
from the University Of Pennsylvania
over the one-mile 550-ysrd course on
the Schuylkill River to-day. Each Of
the New Haven crews finished two
lengths in the lead.
The races were rowed under blizzard
conditions. More than foot of snow
Law on the river banks, the flakes were
coming down so thickly that one could
scarcely see quarter of mile ahead.
the temperature was at the freezing
mark. and the forty-mile northeast gale
that was driving the snow into the
faces of the oarsmen made the usually
placid Schuylkill so rough that many
thought il would be impossible for the
frail shells TO live.
II was nearly 6 o'clock when the race
for the varsity crews was started, after
the Yale Junior eight had defeated
PENNSYLVANIA second crew. Yale held
the east shore.
The start was a good one, and for the
first quarter of mile the crews rowed
how and bow. Then the Yale men be-
gan 10 forge ahead, and at the half
mile mark pulled into a slight lead.
The Yale men showed greater power
than Pennsylvania, and At The mile post
had lead of about two-thirds OF a
length. The Blue crew rowed for the
better part of the mile at 80 and 81
strokes to the minute, while Pennsyi-
vania was pllling at So.
A quarter of mile from the h1lsn
the New Haven eight made its last
sprint and opened up nearly boat
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Yale CrevS Ron Through
a Blizzard and Win

length of water. The Quakers re
sponded but Yale maintained her lead
and added little, crossing the finish
mark two lengths in front. The time
Of the race was estimated by the OF
fcials TO be 1856.
Despite the severe weather, both
crews finished in good condition.
The race of the junior crews was
much like the varsity struggle. Yale
went into the lead shortly after the
start and increased the advantage
gradually to the finish, rowing in ex-
ccllent form. The time was 1888.
Clement b. Wood. of Harvard, was
the referee. The starter, r. II. Essen
brcy, stood on the east bank and sent
the crews away, the water being too
rough to use the stskeboat as the start
ing point, as originally proposed.
in each Of the races most OF the
men removed their sweaters before
starting, and rowed in their usual scant
attire.
In spite of the deep snow several
hundred enthusiasts watched the CON
tests from the finishing point, while
scores of Yale and Pennsylvania grsdu-
ates followed the races in automobiles
along the east drive.
The crews were boated as follows:
VARSITY crews: Yale - CoXswain,
Mclean; stroke, Adams; No. 7, Win
man; No. s, Meyers; No. 5, Captain
Sturtevant; No. 4, Sheldon; No. g.,
Lowe; No. ,. Bennett; bow, Coe.
PENNSYLVANIA - CoXswaln, Foster;
stroke, Marcy; No. :, Littleton; No. s.
Captain Merrick; No. 5, Harley; No. T.,
Hopper; No. 3, Vol; No. ,, Gotham;
bow, Chickcring.
Junior crews: Yale Coxswain, Pratt;
stroke. Morse: No. 7. Atkins; No. g..
Kositzskcy; No. 3. Fox; No. 4. Whit
tlesy; No. 3, Munson; No. >, Gyliillian;
bow. Croskey.
Pennsylvania - Coxswain: WeirickS;
stroke. Shoemaker; No. 7, Hildebrand;
No. 6, Kayel No. 5, Scott; No. 4, Chel-
lens; No. 3, Perot; No. ., {. Gels; bow
Bore.