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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-24

other member of the Barons with the
 exception of George Hale. However, Hale
 has nd been known to hit consistently ali
 spring and his case cannot be considered
 slump. Hemingway, the fleet third
 sacker, is still smiting the ball with vigor
 and is leading the Barons' hitters and in
 purloining bases. Tod Sloan is also bat
 ting well over the cherished 300 mark
 and second to Hemingway in stealing
 sacks. Clyde Mcbride, Roy Ellam and
 John Wallace have also shown wonderful
 improvement in their hitting and are now
 considered dangerous at all times by the pitchers Mcbride and Wallace are par ticularly valuable in the pinches.
 The pitchers in the past week demon- onstrated two things. The first was that Dick Robertson could lose a game, ami the second that Hardgrove could win one. Last Monday, after winning seven straight victories Robertson was defeated by Nash vile through an off day of the Baron infielders. On Wednesday Hardgrove. after losing four straight games. held Nashville to six scattered hits and won. Another feature of the pitching of the week was Arthur Johnson participating in two 13-inning hurling duels and winning both. Last Tuesday, after Black had been pounded off the mound, the lanky Swede went to the mound with none out in the third inning and allowed only three scratch hits for the next Il stanzas ana | famed 10 of the Vols Not satisfied with his vaior, Johnson won his own game
 with a single in the thirteenth. On Sat
 urday Johnson again returned to the bag and pitched one of the most sensational games sof his career against Fincher oi Little Rock In the thirteenth Tod oioan won the game for the Barons with a single which scored Hemingway.
 | That the pitching is becoming stronger l in the Southern was clearly manifested during the past week by the numerous l hurling duels reported all over the CIT cult. The Barons were able to win lou' games out of six played and the game
 won by Birmingham were all pitchers battles.
 | Despite the improved pitching, Baror | fans smile with joy at the fact that Hem 1 ingway and Sloan seem able to swat an, 1 old kind of hurling imaginable. The pen nant will yet be won by the stick wor'
 of these two earnest young men.
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Prior to the arrival of the Ira, slers in Birmingham gossip had it that Bob Aliens aggregation would find it hart going in Class D league. Now the tale is different Local fans are wond -.ng just how Little Rock ever got in the eel lar and why such an excellent playing club remains in that lowly positin. The Travellers are a real ball team and have fought the Barons off their feet in the last two games
 Both the Travellers and the Barons were idle yesterday. The visitors lounged about their hotel as the torrid atmosphere pre- cuded any activities other than sitting before an electric fan and calling Tor three cards or ice water As for the Bar ons. 1t is assumed they also indulged in the great indoor national pastime, as none of them were seen around the city bastile. However the Sunday lay of was greatly welcomed by the pastimers. and they will enter the game this afternoon with vim.
 At the present time Jimmie Magee, Dannie Clark and Charley Carroll are Tn a batting slump, but still the Barons are winning consistently-which can be at tributed to the remarkable pitching of Robertson and Johnson. Magee has been ailing for several days and states that he will soon be hitting the pill. The slump of Dannie Clark cannot be accounted for as the youngster is in the best of health. If Clark continues his weak hitting 1t Is quite likely that Cecil Coombs will again
 be seen at the keystone sack in order that Clark can be rested. It will be re- membered that Clark showed badly at the beginnng of the season and when benched foi several days he returned and swatted the ball like a fiend until his present slump. Another lay-off may dc Clark a world of good
 As for Carroll, his case is difficult to analyze. One day Charley swats them all over the feld-the next he pops ul or fans. However, Carroll is playing a great fielding game and has thoroughly demonstrated that whatever may be h's faults-he has baseball brains.
 The batting slump has not affected an.
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Games Today Little Rock at Birmingham. Nashville at Atlanta.

Atlanta, May 23.--New Orleans, by winning every game played during the week ending yesterday. retained lead- ership in the Southern association with a materially increased percentage. No change in the standing of any club re- suited from the weeks play.
 Aside from the consistent winning of the Pelicans the feature was the inn proved showing of Atlanta, which won five of its six games This, however, did not advance the Crackers from sixtl, position Birmingham strengthened it's hold on second place by winning four games. while Nashville, which stands third, lost five. Chattanooga. Memphis Mobile and Little Rock each won two and lost four of the weeks contests.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-24
AMERICAN LEAGUE
STANDING
White Sox Win Again
CAPTAIN ROY ELLAM

Chicago, May a3.-The batting of John Collins and Weavers spectacular fielding caused Boston's defeat by Chi cago to today. J. Collins made a double, scored run, sent run across the plate on a single and another run was scored on his sacrifice fly Eddie Collins base running also aided the locals.
 Weaver made one of the most re- markable plays seen on the local grounds in years in the fifth inning. Gamer trpled and Cady followed with a swift bounder toward short Weaver running toward first at top speed jumped into the air, speared the ball and threw Gainer out at the plate. He also threw Speaker out at the plate il the sixth. Score: R. H. F. Boston ..... 900 002 000-2 10 Chicago ......... 900 210 10s--4 Batteries Wood and Cady; J. Scot and Schalk.
 Morton Outpitched Cleveland, May 23.-W Washington ha, no trouble in defeating Cleveland te
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CUBS AND WHITE SOX LEADING THE MAJORS Windy City Teams Make Great Spurt-Giants Are
 Still in the Rut

New York, May 23.-Chicago just now is the starred circle in the center of the baseball map. On Saturday its representntiyes in both the National league and the American moved to the front. The Cubs turned the trick aft CT their third straight victory over the Botson worlds champions and the White sox on n run of five straight victories, two of them over the Bos- ion Red sox, worlds champions of 1912
 In the National league Philadelphia had occupied the leadership until yes terday from the first week Of play and lost if by dropping three out of foui games, while Chicago was winning foui In five.
 Chicago has gone to the front by con sistendly good work against its oppo- nents New York is the only club that has taken the measure of the Cubs Tn the total of games played so far, Bres- nahan's men meeting them when the Giants were recovering from long slump and fighting desperately. The Cubs are batting well, their pitchers are for the most part doing excellent work and their playing deserved th' victory.
 Seldom have all eight National leagu' clubs been as we'll punched as they ar' today. The percentage table shows tha approximately six games only separate Chicago at the top from New York, a the bottom of the league standing. The Braves have all but dropped ou of the top quartet by cratic work while Pittsburg has been crawling up
 ward chiefly through efficiency at tn bat and on the bases. St. Louis an' Brooklyn also have shown recent i'm provement in form.
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They have been putting Dave over the bumps recently. Bing-one bump' Bang--a jolt, Pow-another bump. The latest slap at the lawyer organizer Is from the national association. which governs affairs of the minor leagues. It is only recently that the national com mission announced its turndown of long list of demands handed in by tho head of the fraternity asking for fur ther changes in the rules and regula-- tions that control the condition of the players. One or two of the less im- portant requests were granted, but the bulk of the ultimatum was thrown into the waste basket. Moreover, no strike was called this time by the lawyer-or- ganizer. Now the ruling body of the
 minor leagues has taken it's stand,
 which just about makes it unanimous. President John H. Farrell of the Ma tional association Is the man who has delivered the latest clout. Fultz. hav- 1 ing had some success In the line of organizing the players of the minors to join his union. has presumed to act for some of them when they have had l cases to present to the solons. He has
 put their pleas before the association 1 in as good form as he can, but has not 1 been able to get any action. Farrell
 refuses to recognize him. Nothing that Fultz sends to Farrell receives any of l hcial attention. Farrell will not deal with him. If the same player then for
 sakes Fultz and presents his case on l his own hook, Farrell gives it proper
 and fair consideration. But there is
 nothing doing when the complaint or plea comes through Fultz. All his com
 munications go into aforementioned waste basket
 The usefulness of the fraternity ap- pears to have passed. Certainly tn. magnets of the various leagues of or
 gapized ball do not want it and never
 did. Now, even the players are begin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-24
MOBILE GULLS WIN
 SLuGGING MATCH

Mobile, May 23.-Mobile was best in slugging match this afternoon and easi- ly defeated Memphis, score 10 to 8. Mer- ritt was driven from the rubber In five innings, while Renfer was hit equally as hard. Townsend gave up 13 hits
 but kept the mScattered, while three double plays behind him cout off Mem phs runs. Flick, with three singles and Q double, led at bat Score:
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FEDERAL LEAGUE
STANDING
Double Header Is Split

Chicago, May 23.--Chicago and Bal timore divided honors in two pitchers battles today. Prendergast outpitched Bender in the opener which went to Chicago to l. and in the second Dun cans triple and Swacina's single fol- lowing a pass gave Suggs a verdict over Mcconnell to 1. Fast fielding helped make the hits few and the runs scarce in both games. No one reached third off Suggs until the ninth when u double play by Doolan and Walsh stopped short a rally at one run Scores:
 First Game R.H. E Baltimore ... 900 900 000-0 3 ] Chicago .. 020 900 0O*-2 Q
 Batteries: Bender and owens; Prem dergast and Wilson.
 Second Game RH. F. Baltimore ..... O02 900 000--2 Chicago .. 900 900 001-1
 Batteries: SuEgs and Jacklitsch; Me Cornell and Wilson, Fischer.
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PELICANS MAKE
 CLEAN SWEEP

New Orleans. 1day 23-New Orleans de- feated Chattanooga ? to 1 in an 11-inning pitchers duel today between Bagby and Marshall. the locals making a clean sweep of the series with the visitors. Bagby scored the winning run on his single q sacrifice, an infieid out and Edmond. on {. hit to right. Score:
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hing to believe what the magnates told them--that the fraternity in the long run will result in more harm than good to the cause of the player.
 When Fultz's last list of grievances was scoffed at by the powers that be, there were some hints of the possibiii- ty of a general strike of union men be- ing called. You have to give Fultz cred it, though. for having sense enough not to call one. It would have been goodby fraternity right there if he had done 1t. The showdown would have been pre- cipitated. Probably less than 12 per cent of the big league players would have responded to the command But IT, through any chance the large majority of the men had gone out on strike, tho magnates would have danced in glee.
 The moment a player goes on strike and refuses to play. he thereby breaks his contractor, rather. gives his eni- ployer the option of declaring it broken or not just as he pleases. If the mas nate wishes, he can force the player 70 play or remain idle through the power of court injunction. But there would be little of that forcing as conditions ara now. If Fultz had declared a strike at the time of the last big turndown. the magnates would have let the men strike. 4ta
 There are dozens of instances of men now doing modiorce work who extorteG high priced, long term. ironciad con tracts out of their employers during tho | crisis of the war with the Federal league, using the possibility of jump | to the Feds as a threat and menacs. Such fellows. now delivering less value than they receive. would be allowed to l go their several ways and the mas : mates thebey would save quite wad of money all told Such fellows would net
 be able to jump to the Feds now, for I the Feds would not have them. These players. knowing the facts. then would
 refuse to strike. Where would be the | fraternity? Yes where would the fra l ternity be? Last questions How much
 longer is there going to be any fra
 ternity for Dave Fultz to be presi-
 dent of?
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today, Johnson outpitching Morton
 all the way. Besides holding Cleveland
 to five hits and one run, Johnson hit
 home run over the left field fence.
 the first time the feat had been per
 formed. In the ninth he almost made Il homer to center but was thrown out at the plate Cleveland failed to get man as far as second until the ninth when it punched three of it's five hits
 Jones pitched one innings. Score R.H. r. | Cleveland .. .... 900 GOO 00i--1 ! \, ashington .... 100 0l0 110--4 II Batteries Morton. Jones and O'Neili | Johnson and Ainsmith.
 Weilman Wins
 St. Louis, May 23-A brief batting rally
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American Association

At Milwaukee: Milwaukee g, cieve- land 4.
 At Minneapolis: Minneapolis 8, Indian apolis 1.
 At St. Paul: St. Paul ?. Louisville 4 At Kansas City: Kansas City 6. Colum- bus 0.
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Baugh attain publicity. The directors VIII thoroughly probe into this phase or ai- fairs. and something of sensational na- ture may develop from the meeting. It is now known all over the circuit that the meeting called for Tuesday was intended to be a secret gathering, but that some interested person gave quiet tip 10 the scribes and the matter became public.
 R. F. l..
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BOTH CHICAGO TEAMS LEADING IN MAJORS. OTHER SPORT NOTES
Third Game With Travellers Today 55$$55 S$R$
Baseball Players Frat.
 Is Slozvly Breaking Up
David L. Futz Is Now Openly Snubbed By PlaymaesPayers Are Not Paving Dues-A Strike Would Be Welcomed
 By Mogus
By MONTY

New York May 23Sowy but surely the Basebals Players
 Fraternity breaking up The word passed around large number of players the two major leagues
 pay any longer If the proportion of these deln quents the has been going there will be fraternity left after while except president David L. Fuz
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TEXAS LEAGUE

At San Antonio: San Antonio A, Gal. weston 1-5.
 At Waco: Waco g. Shreveport 0. At Beaumont: Beaumont 5, Houston S. At Fort Worth: Fort Worth 8, Dallas 4 C0 innings).
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-24
HARDGROVE SLATED TO FACE TRAVELLERS THIS AFTERNOON
Batting Slump Affects
 Magee, Clark and Carroll
Barons Win Four Out of Six Last WeekHardgrove to Pitch Today-Hemngway and Sloan Batting Hard-Former
 Leading Basestealer of League
nv RICHARD F. LussIER

This the third game of the present hectic series Arkansas Travellers will be staged at Redwood Field Hardgrove will be ped against Moran and another pitchers battle is on the boards for the enthusiastic fans
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-24
WIN EVERY BATTLE. LAST WEEK
Dobbs' Men Have Undis- puted Lead-Barons in
 Second Place
SOUTHERN LEAGUE STANDING

Results Yesterday New Orleans ?, Chattanooga 1. Mobile 10, Memphis 8.
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International League
Montreal: Montreal '. Richmond 2
Kissinrer to Lookouts

New Orleans. May 23-The sale of Pitch CT Charles 'Rube" Kissinger to Chatta- nooga was announced today by Manager John Dobbs of the New orleans Southern
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-24

Summary: Two base hits, Edmondson Knaupp. Three-base hit. Harris. Sacri. flee hits, Caveny, Marshall. Hendryx. Re. lily Stolen base. Elberfield. Struck ou. by Marshall Bagby G. Bases on balls of Marshall 1. Bagby g. Hit by pitcher
 by Bagby (Elberfeld). Double play Thomas to Reilly to Knaupp Left o1 bases. Chattanooga 6. New Orleans 4 Time 1:55. Umpires. Chestnut and Kerin
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-24

base hit, Dobard. Two base hits, North en, Calhoun, Flick, Alison, Schlei. Sac rifice hit. Dobard. Stolen base Flick. Double plays Dobard to Calhoun 2, Do- bard to Flick to Calhoun, Merritt to Schlei to Dunekel. Hits, off Merritt II, with runs in innings. Struck out. by Townsend l. Merritt 2, Renfer 1. Bases on balls, off Townsend ?. Merritt ?, Renfer 3. Left on bases. Mobile 6. Mem phis g. Time, 1.45. Empires, Williams and Rudderham
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Georgia-Alabama League
STANDING

Games Today Anniston at Griffin. LaGrange at Rome. Newman at Talladega.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-24

, in the ninth ended tight game between St Louis and New York in favor of St.
 Louis here today. The score was to
 8. Score: RHF. New York ............. o21 ooo 000--3 ! St. I.outp ............... o20 0lo 01i--4 s 0 l Batteries; Caldwell and Nunamaker; Weilman and Severoid.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-24
Athletic Pitchers Wild

AthIet1c PltchefS W1Id
 Detroit May 23.--More wild and woolly
 pitching by Philadelphias two twirlers helped Detroit win today, 10 to .. Pennoek
 lasted one inning and Davis was hit hard | in the second and third. Philadelphia flelded poorly. Score R.H E. Philadelphia ........... 300 001 COL 9 ,
 Detroit ................. 324 GOO l0s-lo II 0 Batteries; Pennoek, W Davis and Schang; McAvoy; Dauss and Stanage,
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Kanfeds Win

Kansas City, May 2s.-Krugers home run in the fourth with the bases full helped Kansas City to to 4 vic tory over Buffalo today Ehmke. Bedient and Schulz, who in turn pitched for the 'visitors. were unsteady At critical mo- ments. Packard got a bad start, but recovered and pitched good ball to the finish. Score: R.H. E. Prffalo ....... 300 GOO 100-4 8 4 Kansas City .... 103 401 00s-9 8 2
 Batteries: Ehmke, Bedients Schulz and Blair. Allen; Packard and Brown.
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Newark Defeated

Newark Defeated
 St. Louis, May 23.-st. Louis slugged three of Newark's pitchers for a 10 to victory here today. Both teams played errorless hall. Score: R.HE. Newark - 900 0a0 01O-3 g 0 st Louis .... s31 021 0O*-10 F O Batteries Mullen. Whitehouse. Brandon and Warren; Texter, Crandall and Tart [ley.
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Morton Outpitched d

Cleveland, May 23.-Washington had no trouble in defeating Cleveland 4 to
The Washington times., 1915-11-17
High Challenge From Gonzaga Eleven Football
TODAY'S SPORTORIAL
BY LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

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League will 1916 with
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be the Buffalo franchise yet be switched Cincinnati
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will in the Federal League circuit spring
slider the circuit presided by Gilmore
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cities already provided with American and National League clubs Chi
and st. Louis joining with the metropolis in this
needless the competition those three cities
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league cities Buffalo, Baltimore and Newark
failures minor organizations How the
pendents lopsided circuit with
something
about which Gilmore nothing capital letters But
thing about which the magnates should think seriously Fur
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The Washington times., 1915-11-17
Gives Dartmouth Team
Shake-up for Big Clash

HANOVER. n, H.. Nov. 17.-Coach
Cavanaugh ordered half-hour scrim-
mage yesterday for the Dartmouth
football squad. In which the FIRST team
carried tho ball all tn" time. They were
able to make two touchdowns. The ball
was then placed on the scrubs 1S-yard
line and each time In four successive O
downs put the ball over the line.
Several changes were made In the
lineup. Dussossoit. at left end er-
changed places at quarterback with
worthin9ton. and they both fllled their
new places adventageously. Gerrish,
Theflscher and Duhamel So far out
played their teammates In Saturdays 3
contest that they are sure Of their places
for the rest Of the seasor. Pudrith Us
back at right end. supplantins Emery.
and he proba blv will start In the syria
cuse garrc on account Of hts WEIGHT
Dr. O'Corner. a member Of the ath-
lctic council. captain Of the 1901 team.
arN coach for two years. ts IN town.
with Harry McDevitt. 1905 ouartcrbnck.
TO help Coach Cavanaugh In his fnal
finishing Off Of the players.
The Washington times., 1915-11-17
LT|MORE PLEDGES
SUPPORT TO TOURNEY
Officers Promise to Send 1000
Men TO A. C. B. A. Event Here
Next April.
u II "O o Q .
U~~S . ,A<S 90
BY KIRK c. MILLER.

with O. view to enlisting 1000 mem.
bers in its ranks and sending them
to Washington next April to compete
In the Atlantic Coast Bowling Associa-
ton tournament. the Baltimore Chapter
of the a. c. r. A. was organized last
night. To stimulate the formation OF
the Maryland branch OF tho organiza-
ton. many members closely identified
with the A. c. b. A. movement went
to Baltimore last night. the local dele
CATION being led by William +. GUIDE.
national president of the association.
Harvey r. Rogers was another OF the
leaders from this city TO lend his pres
ence and assistance TO the organisation
two cities will be closely allied In STAG :.
ing the big tournament In Emery Hall
next April, Is assured. W. Y. Thomp-
son and J. o. Miller. of New York, both
moving spirits in things bowling. were
present to explain the purpose OF the
a. c. y. A.. and when the Marylanders
had heard Of the good the association
is accomplishing for the game. their un-
divided support was pledged.
Baltimore has been unfortunate IN
activities. the tenpin and duckpin men
having cudgled some differences for the
past few months. This has been ad-
justed now, however. and baltimore is
TO be stdnCn supporter VI VI bdhiLVu
bowling under the A. c. q. A. rules
from this out.
A complete stan OF officers was named
before last nights session was con-
cluded. and beginning today the bowlers
from the neighboring city are working
hand and hand with Washington 70
effect a successful tournament here next
spring. Baltimorc's officers are:
President-E. a Strauss.
First vice presdent-Harry Dill.
Second vice president--George Armour.
Secretary and treasurer-George Smar-
don.
The newly elected officers pledged the
Baltimore chapter to send lOOO howlers
to the coming national tourney, which
will begin here Apri! 3, and continue for
twenty-five days, in the same building
which was used by the Grand Army of
the Republic for its recent convention.
The object OF the Atlantic Coast
Bowling Association is to standardize
the bowling game. and already It boasts
5000 members cast Of Pittsburgh. The
Baltimore chapter was started with
ninety-tWo members.