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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-04-19
MAJORS HAVE
AUSPICIOUS START
OTHER SPORTS
BIG LEAGUES HAVE
AUSPICIOUS START

, chicago White Sox are likely to be more
dangerous eontenders in the American
ieasue race than for some years past. The
Sox are batting excellently and in this
department of play they were outdone only
by the New York Nationals.
The Boston Braves got off to a poor
start and their chances of coming up
fasi were not improved by the injury yes
terday of Johnny Evers. But Stallings
bad beginning of last season and his
teams brilliant finish will not be forgot
ten in this connection.
In Philadelphia Pat Moran obtained en-
couragement from the winning stride
struck by his team, and there has been no
ground for disbursement for Roger
Bresnahan, manager of the Chicago Cubs.
Only the Brool5lyns, indeed, have Jagged
in the National league.
The Boston Red Sox, picked by many
to win the American league pennant are
leading their league. As for the Wash
ingtons. the mainstay of their pitching
staff, Walter Johnson, has proved he is in
prime form, even If he did lose ninth
inning decision as a relief twirler on his
second appearance of the season, and
this means much to Clark Griffiths am
bilious, hustling clan. Bill Donovan the
new head of the New York Americans,
Is getting good work out of his men,
who seem even faster on the bases than
las: year.
The first week of play produced some
feats of baseball unusual so early in
the season First of these was the no-hit
game of RUDE Marquard of the Giants
against the Brooklyns. A close second
was the one-hit, nine innings pitched by
Pennock of the Athletics against the Red
Sox, with the one hit coming after two
were out in the ninth In Philadelphia
yesterday Fritz Maisel of the Yankees
accc mplished the rare feat of stealing Sec
ond, third and home in succession.
The Federal league season was we'll
under way as the week ended The Brook
yns have made almost a runaway race
of 1t so far. Next behind is Chicago,
while the other clubs have either broken
not far from even in victories and de-
feats or dropped far below the 800 mark
in percentage. The one circuit change of
the season which brought the former
indianapolis champions in Newark ap-
pears highly satisfactory to the mag
mates of the league. as the patronage so
far has been gratifying. The openings,
indeed, were suspicious in all the league
cities and a far more prosperous season
than that of 1914, is predicted by Presi-
dent Gilmore
Many stars who last year placed on the
big league diamonds of organized base
ball this year are wearing Federal league
uniforms. Some are doing brilliant work;
latter are Plank. formerly of the Phila-
delphia Americans. who dropped his first
game for st. Louis. and Chief Bender
also from the Athletics, who lost the
first two contests he twirled for Balti-
more.
The record in the National and Amer
lean league games played, won and lost,
with runs hits, errors and men left on
bases is as follows:
A W.
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longest hits seen at Heinemann park
in many a day.
One of the blbulous scribes of New
Orleans is taking President Baugh to
task in the Marcan affair. This err
ratio scrivener harps at the fact that
Birmingham has the use of Karl Black
while Little Rock is deprived of the
services of Lii Marcan This is bosh
of the boshiest sort.
The truth of the Marcan matter is
this: If Lii Marcan is awarded to the
Oakland club in the final decision of
the case, Little Rock gets $1,000, the
sedlling price. In other words when
Little Rock released Black to Biz
mingham in consideration of the Bar
ons' claim on Marcan's services, they
secured a fair bargain. Little Rock
has nothing to lose. If Marcan goes
to the Coast league the Arkansas club
gets the purchase price of 1000 sirno-
Icons, so where does the kick come
In? The disappointment of the New
Orleans scribes in the election OF Rob-
ert II. Baugh to the presidency of the
Southern league Is such that they are
grasping at every straw to find fault
with the new executive. 1t Is the
old army game.
]. p. McEvoy. the columnist of the
Chicago Herald. claims to have rv-
oeived the following letter from u
budding poet in Kentucky. 1t is some
letter:
Mr.. McEvoy: Not long ago we wrote
pome to cop the five-spot In a spring
pome contest. The pome was COM
posed of two little sobs, intended to
be read with a long sigh between each
sob; and in it we combined some of
the art of Mr.. Grays little skit, which
he wrote after giving the once over
to the dead ones in cemetery.
But our pome didn't even get an
honorable mention. This only made us
feel compassion for the judges, the
same compassion fond parents have
for the judges at the county fair when
their prodigy fails to grab the blue
decoration at the baby review.
But even then, we might have COPIED
prize anyway, had not bunch of
Elerwheeler Wilcoxes sent In some big
league PONIES which were so pashnut
and inspiring. They wrote about birds
In the spring, tra-la, and about grow
ing things, and one lady had eight
stanzas about the spring onion.
She named the effort IAN Ode to an
odor," but at that, the judges liked
delicatessen stuff better than our
marble yard work. So we got all sore
and decided to spite posterty by
manning our pome to the extent that
it would look homelike in your Wheeze
column.
Which brings us to the point of in
Producing our masterpiece and apollo
giving to Mr.. AIDE. GUY FREEMAN.
Fulton, Ky.
49,.
We omitted the ''pome" out of re-
spect to our readers.
Arthur johnson will pitch this aft
ernoon in the Crescent City-and II
the billardist is right-??? r. F. L.
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|
Tense in the league before the season is
six weeks old Harris has made Mickey
Coyle's supporters hide their ham
mers If not forget him. The Bay City
product is fielding in phenomenal style
and Is beginning to hit according to
predictions made for him by the major
league scouts. In Fridays game with
Memphis he kicked in with a triple and
two doubles in four times up. Further
more Harris has been working the
pitchers for free transportation with
such consistency that he has been con-
sidered as a leadoff possibility
Charley Starr was slow rounding to
form taking great care of himself in
the exhibition games. He is now work.
ing in regulation STYLE however alon e
side Caveny, who is living up to the
f1attering predictions made for him last
fall.
Graft at third is playing this season
the most sensational ball of his ca
reer. Judging from his work during the
opening week Graft will join Covaleski
and jacobson in the majors this fall.
In Kitchens and Belts, Mccormick has
a receiving STAFF better than that of
last season when Street and Graham Of
ficiated behind the platter. Kitchens has
proved glutton for work and is hold
ing up the young pitchers in great
style. Belts is working like a veteran,
while his hitting and speed on the bases
promise to render him valuable as a
utility man.
Taken all.in all the LoolSouts after bh-
ing under fire. appear to be a team of
great possibility. If the youngsters can
stand the gait of losing few trays
while gaining team work they will be
a dangerous contender before the sea-
son Is half gone.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-04-19
AFTERNOON IDEAL
FOR BASEBALL

1t was beautiful afternoon for base
ball, and 1000 of the frenzed New Or
leans fans came out to greet the Pelicans,
who had just returned, trimming the
doughty Crackers in Atlanta. The Peli-
cans played very ordinary baseball, while
the Barons were on the job continuously.
Johnny Dobbs elected to send Cy Nor
gan, the former star of the Philadelphia
Athletics to the mound, and the Barons
took kindly to his delivery in the first
four innings. Later Buck Weaver essayed
the hurting task and was bumped even
harder than the veteran spitballer. Grimes
at no time was in trouble and appeared
to have everything.
After humping Morgan in the third in
ming the Barons got next to Weaver in
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American Association

At Milwaukee: Milwaukee 5, Mime
apolis 8.
At Kansas City: Kansas City /, st.
Paul 10.
At Cleveland: Cleveland 1, Indian
apolis 9.
At Columbus: Columbus 8. Louis
vile IL.
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Slated for Hickman in ninth.
~@Batted for Harding in ninth.
Score by innings:
Nashville Observation-Disclosures 900 OD2 01+-a
Chattanooga ...................O l0 900 00l-2
Summary: Hit batsman, Mcleod Graft.
Bases on balls, off Mcleod 4. Struck out,
by Mcleod l, Harding l. Two-base hit
Caveny 2. King, Stark. Double plays, Nc
Leod to Stark to Paulette: Stark to Pau
lette to Dodge; Harding to Harris Left
on base. Chattanooga 6, Nashville 3. Time,
l :35. Umpire. Rudderham.
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TEXAS LEAGUE

At Fort Worth; Fort Worth 5,
Shreveport 0.
At Dallas Dallas 5. Waco 6.
At Galveston: Galveston 6, Beau
mont 0.
At Houston: Houston 4, San An
tonic l.
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SUMMARY
Hits Approximation Grimes 2, with no
runs in innings; Morgan with runs
in innings; Weaver with runs in in
nings
Two base Hits-Clark, Hemingway.
Three Base Hit-Grimes.
Sacrifice Hit-Wallace
Stolen Basse-Stewart, Clark, Wallace
Grimes
Struck Out-Grimes s, Morgan 2, Weav-
er
Bases on Balls-Off Morgan 3, weav-
err
Wild Pitch--Morgan.
Double Play-Knaupp to Reilly t.
Bluhm.
Left on Bases-New Orleans 3, Birming.
ham 10.
Time-2:15.
Umpir e-Breitenstein.
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MOBILE GULLS
AGAIN WINNERS

Mo bile, April 1S-Williams was wild and
was hit in the pinches In three innings
Mobile having but little trouble in de-
feating Atlanta in the opening game of
the series today The score was to l.
Miller and Moran featured with their out
field play Score:
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NASHVILLE WINS
WITH PINCH HITTER

Nashville Tenn. April 1s.-Stark's pinch
hitting enabled Nashville to win from
Chattanooga this afternoon by score of
to 2. 1t was the sixth straight win for
Nashville. Mcleod had the best of a pitch
ers battle with Harding Scnrn.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-04-19
Game Witnessed by Seven Thousand
Fans-Morgan Lasts Four in
nings-Weaver Also Bumped.
Clark Gets Two-Bagger
SOUTHERN LEAGUE STANDING
Results Yesterday

Birmingham 6, New Orleans 0.
Nashville 3, Chattanooga 2.
Mobile 8, Atlanta l.
Memphis 6, Little Rock 2.
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summary: Two-base hits, Dunek ell.
Names, Gibson Three-base hit Cruth :
ers. Home run, McDermott Sacrifice
hits, Lindsay, Farrell. Shaw. Bases on
balls, off Goulait a. off Moran T. Struck
out by Goulait 5, Moran 5. Umpires,
OToole and Pfenninger. Time, lao.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-04-19
Many Threatened Distrac-
tons Fail to Shake Faith
of Fans In National Pas
time-Managers and Play
ers Encouraged

New York, April 1S.--Seldom In the
history of baseball has a major league
season started with more uncertainties
than the 1915 season, which opened
Wednesday. Whether the public would
take to the sport with the enthusiasm
of past years was open question
when the teams took the field for the
opening games.
Many distractions threatened to inter-
fere with the seasons success. Not the
least of these was the European conflict.
Another was the continuation of the base
ball war. But the start was suspicious.
Attendance has been excellent, far be-
yond expectations for the most part.
There has been plenty of enthusiasm and
apparently keen interest in The various
teams. All told the results of the first
few days of play have been encouraging
alike to magnates and players, and to
we'll wishers of the sport.
Ac to the capabilities of the various
clubs three or four days of play are hard-
ly sufficient on which to base opinions.
One can hardly say the Athletics of 1916,
even without Collins, Baker, Bender ana
Plank, are outclassed merely because they
happen to be at the foot in the American
league Neither can the Philadelphia Ma
lions be heralded as likely winners just
for the reason that they remain the only
undefeated club in either league.
Some things, however, are pretty plain
ly indicated by the way the games OF
the past week have gone. One is that the
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the seventh with vigor. Red Stewart
started the fireworks with single, then
two passes and singles by Mcbride and
Hemingway scored four runs, The Peli-
cans will have their revenge tomorrow,
The score:
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-04-19
Kilt for c. Williams in eighth.
Score nv innings.

Kilt for c. Williams in eighth
Score by innings:
Atlanta 900 900 010-1
4nobile uuU VIZ ZUX-5
Summary: Three-base hit Cowan
Two-ba hit, Rumler. Sacrifice hits,
Northen, Schmidt. Stolen bases.
Powell. Double plays, Moran, Bislanl
to Eibel; Williams to Eibel Hits Off
Williams II with runs in Z innings
struck out by Williams 3. Townsend
2. Base on balls, off Townsend / of
Williams 4. Left on base, Mobile 3
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-04-19
LITTLE ROCK
STILL LOSING

Memphis, April 1s.-Memphis punched
hits today and defeated Little Rock s
to 2 Score:
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Birmingham at New Orleans.
Little Rock at Memphis.
Chattanooga at Nashville.
Atlanta at Mobile.
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MASH VILE WINNING
STREAK is UNBROKEN

Atlanta s. Time 1866. Empires Kerr
and Chestnut.
The Washington times., 1915-11-13

the result. The digestive organs
are frequently impaired by III
fitting corsets. and you should be
most particular that they are COM
Portable and at the same time con-
tribute the proper support.
The corset should he nodded to
the form and boned in just the
right places, so that there will he
no uncomfortable pressure upon
any part of the body. II your hip
bones are prominent select a cor
set minus the bones over the hips.
1t IL a simple matter to have the
steels removed II this Is the only
fault you can find with corset.
When lacing your stays keep
them open two inches down the
back. This viii insure the freedom
to the spine that II demands.
BE careful not to draw the cor
sets too tightly about the thighs
and abdomen. for this will arrest
free circulation.
Always remember that the proper
corset Is nodded lightly and easily
to the form with the perfect At
OF n glove. It's purpose Is gradually
to correct your physical defects,
and forcing your hgure into a
tight mold VIII never accomplish
this result.
Never allow yourself to be cor
seted unless II Is by a corsetiere
with a thorough knowledge OF her
art.
The Washington times., 1915-11-13
Raisin Return To FaUor
Once Regarded Almost as Luxury, But Now Its
Nutritive Quality Is Beginning to Be UNDERSTOOD
By MRS. CHRISTINE FREDERICK
,Copyr,ght, 1915, by Mrs Christine Frederick

best to scaid the large raisins and
remove the outer skin, which can
be done easily. The ideal combina-
tion to make with raisins IL nuts.
for then we have protein plus sugar
starch. a perfect meal.
Raisins and various kinds of nut
buffers combine exccllently, and
should be made into sandwiches for
the school lunch box. Raisins with
white OF egg, as In the making OF
small cookies, IL another good COM
bination. And Just as they are. II
well chewcd. they are delicious as
well as ,nourishing. The most famil-
lar way of using raisins Ia to incor-
porate them in some form OF cake,
bread or cookies Raisin bread 10
much more nutritious than bread
without. and indeed in. every case
where more nutrition IL desired,
raisins may he added.
Divided Into Three Classes.
commercially. raisins are divided
into the layer. the seeded. and the
seedlcss. Tho layer raisins for table
eating Is merely the largest clusters
most perfectly dried. Seeded raisins
are tf" cheaper and varying sized
rais'ns from the same vines, but
which however, have had their seeds
removed by a seeder- This operates
BY flattening the ralsins between two
rollers so that the seeds are pressed
to the surface when they are caught
and removed by needle-like teeth.
The true seedless raisin Is generally
called the Sultana. and naturally has
no seeds. 1t is a small pale yellow
raisin. a little less rich in carbohy-
drates, but very desirable for many
kinds Of cooking. The good seeded
raisiNs are from ~ 10 l5c per pound l.
and the layer or cluster raisins are
about twice this price.
The Washington times., 1915-11-13
Corset Problem and Beauty Culture
Laws of Comfort and Health Must Be Observed As Well As
Those of Changing Fashion to Give Grace and Freedom

Copyright 1915 Newspaper Feature servic
to buy corsets that are cut over
the same general pattern. only vary
ing according to size.
corsetiere. who takes her work seri-
ously and considers II an unpardon-
able crime against women to M them
with harmful corsets. EConomtze
along some other line. but wear the
best pair of Corsets II is possible for
you to buy.
A petite, slender woman requires
an entirely different pair OF stays
from the woman Of AmaZonian pro-
portions, yet. many times, ! have
seen them select the same model
simply because the salesRirl pro-
claimed " to he "rhc very latest
IT Ia well to observe the chang ing
fashions in corseting the h2ure,. but
II IL FAR better ia observe the laws
Of comfort ard health and buy only
the pair Of stays that will permi.
YOU TO move about with grace and
freedom.
Some Suggestions.
Bear in mind this advice when
next you purchase corsets. II you
are partial to the low-cut corset
see that It Ats loosely about the
upper edge. II there is any pres
sure upon the diaphragm. indiges-
tion ard a bad complexion may be
The Washington times., 1915-11-13
BREAK A CH|LD'S
COLDBY GIVING
SYRUP OF FIGS
Look, Mother! Is tongue coat
ed, breath feverish and
stomach sour?
Cleanse the little liver and
bowels and they get
we'll quickly.

When your child suffers from = cold
don't wait: give the little stomach, liver
and bowels a gentle, thorough cleansing
at once. When cross. peevish. listle4s.
pulc, doesn't sleep eat or act naturally.
i breath is had, stomach sour, give n
tesspoonful of "California Syrup OF
FIGS" and in few hours All tha
cloeged-uy, constipated waste. sour bile
and undigested food will gently move
out of the bowels, and you have a vel,
playful child again.
II your child coughs, snuffles. and has
caught cold or is feverish or Nas . sore
throat, give a good dose OF california
Syrup Of Fi2s," to evacuate the bowels,
no difference what other treatment is
riven.
Sick children needn't be coaxed TO
take this harmless fruit laxative" NIL
iions of mothers keep 1t handy because
they know its action on the stomach.
liver and bowels is prompt and sure,
They also know a little given today
saveS sick child tomorrow.
Ask your druggist for a 50-ccnt rott'c
Of "Californa Syrup of Figs" which
rontains directions for babies, children
of all ageS, and for grown-ups plninI'
on tho bottle Beware Of counterfeits
sold here Get the genuine, made l..
"Cslifcrnla Fig Syrup Company.
Advt
The Washington times., 1915-11-13
Three-M Minute
Journey
BY TEMPLE MANNING.

LAVE you ever seen a picture OF
~ Pan. sitting by the river bank
blowing his pipes? II you have,
then you know that the pan
pipes are made out OF reeds and that
you blow them much as one does when
he blows into an d-fashioned door key
to make a whistle.
1t was at Brianza, in Lombardy, that
first came upon the PAN pipes existing
as Instruments intended to produce
SERIOUS" music. Rut. had I not wisely
engaged mine host" of the quaint old
inn in conversation about the beauties
and oddities Of the little town, most
certainly | would have gone away with
out seeing the pan-pipC band
At his invitation went with the old
fellow out to the end of the town. There
we came upon the Brlanz8 pan-pipes
band ready to begin the march II
was day OF festival and. Of course.
everyone was In gala attire. The band
was lined up at the head of the process
sion and. at the word from their leader,
they began to play.
Never have ! seen anything like It.
The pipes were of reed, bound to hold
them together. Each reed produced a
different note according to its size.
They ranged from n tiny little reed,
from which came the high notes. to
great big fellows several feet in length,
WHSh lht DhSS HOteS. i D heep
time. the players had to move their
mouths along the mouthpieces with
great speed. This necessitated their
Wagging their heads from side to side.
They presented an odd appearance as
they marched with moving heads and
putting cheeks.
The music is not at all displeasing
after you get used to II. 1t Is not quite
like anything else I have heard. but the
airs they played were easily recogniZ.
able and strangely familiar My COM
panion told me the reason. None OF
the members of the band were able Ia
read music. They learned their tunes
from monographs. They had not very
much money with which to buy records
so the tunes they played were the
popular songs of the day.
It Is snid'that the strange cxertion OF
playing the pipes on march has an cf-
feet upon the players much like strong
drink. They become dizzy after play
ing awhile and stagger after the ex'
ercise has been indulgcd In for long
! This. suppose. is due to the constant
| shaking Of the head from side to side
The Washington times., 1915-11-13

~ UTE different question
;$ ;: -; :: :: :::; :;: FL; 70: ::,:;: :: ,:: ::
ommend a moderately priced cor
set that meets all of the require
ments OF good fitting pair OF stays.
have tried many different makes.
but none Of them has given absolute
satisfaction"
| am sure this Is a problem that
confronts man. women. for. unfor-
tuCately, II Is necessary to depend
up the corsetiercs 3 art to re-enforCc
nature. 1t 10 impossible for me to
know what particular style Of cor
set is suited to your individual need,
Each model has It's good and bad
points. and you can only find them
out by wearing them.
Few women pay sufficient atten-
ton 10 the purchase OF their stays.
They allow a saiesgirl to talk them
into buying a certain make.
whe ther II is adapted to their in
dividual figures or rot
Corset Requirements.
The lines OF a aei! made corset are
in proportion TO the figure for which
Il IL intended. and ! have often
wondered why women are satisfied
The Washington times., 1915-11-13

Miss Ellis Darsey. Mrs. Zept. Miss
Marie Gordon. and Miss Posey.
How II Started.
When Miss Hazel Mackaye wrote
her pageant on the life Of Susan R
Anthony. she assigned number OF
parts to male actors. Several hun
dred were needed to balance the
various scenes. yet few volunteered
their services at first. II was then
that Miss Waters asked that she
might try to secure the number
needed by Miss Macksye and began
her campaign at once.
Miss Waters made her first sur
frage speech when she was fourteen