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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-27
HOWARD FOLLOWERS SPECULATE ON NEW ATHLETIC DIRECTOR
Successor to Coach CatOn to Be Announced in Next Few Days, Says Pro-
 lessor Eagles

Followers of athletics at Howard col lege were speculating yesterday as to the choice of the successor of Eugene l.. Caton, whose resignation from the posi- tion of director of athletics was an nounced yesterday. MT. Caton will re- tire from work at Howard at the close of the school year to enter business.
 Just as soon as the athletic committee can formally close the deal we will be ready to announce the name of the new director" said Prof T. R. Eagles, faculty chairman of athletics. He is widely known in the south as a successful coach, and his selection will meet with approval among the students, alumni and friends of Howard
 Professor Eagles said the new director of athletics would rank as a regular member of the faculty and would devote all of his attention to athletic matters. Heretofore, the director of athletics has also been principal of Howard High school. The high school is to be abol- ished with the close of the present school year.
 The new man is going to be able to develop all forms of sports at Howard '' said Professor Eagles. .He is not only a very fine football and baseball coach, but he will be able to put out winning track teams, basketball teams and tennis teams, and will give all the students out door gymnasium work
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-27
WHAT CAN YOU DO FOR CATARRH?
Ask Yourself the question: How often has the failed
 as have ontments saves vapours? What you should

The easy, common-sense method that costs so little-that is so quickly and vigorously effective-is often the last resort of many Catarrh sufferers. Why, it . is hard to say One of the specialists of the Swift Specific Com pany in Atlanta--a physician of stand ing and national reputation because of his knowledge of blood disorders, made the assertion that if the majority of Catarrh sufferers would buy and faith fully take s. s. S., they could effectu- ally get rid of Catarrh
 s. S. s. goes straight to the seat of trouble, the blood It spreads it's in- fiuence over every organ in the body, comes through the veins and arteries, enables the mucous surfaces to ex- change acids and irritating substances for red blood corpuscles that effectual- ly cleanse the system and thus put an end to all Catarrhal poison. s. s. s. cleans out the stomach of mucous ac- cumulations, enables only pure, blood
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-27
ME ETHOD|STS SWAMP
 BAPTISTS IN FIRST CAME OF B|G SERIES
Ardis Holds Howard Help less While Duke Is Hit Freely-SecOnd Game
 of Series Today

Birmingham college won the first game of their annual series with How ard college yesterday afternoon by the score of to 0. The MethOdists, led by the masterfuI pitching of Ar dis. pounded Duke hard and had no trouble in copping the honors of the first game. The game was played on the new diamond at Munger field and although the weather was slightly too cool for baseball, numerous thrills kept the crowds attention on the game.
 Ardis twirled a splendid game for Bir- mlngham and never allowed the Baptists to threaten. Only one Howard player reached third base while only three ad- vanced as far as second Ardis struck out 13 of the Baptsts and gave up only four widely scattered hits, two of which were scratches. Duke on the other hand, was easily solved by the Methodsts who pounded out B hits, four for extra bases He showed good form at some stages of the game, but lacked the con sistency that marked the twirling of bis opponent, ArdiS
 Birmingham took the lead in the open ing session. With one gone Walton was safe on w. Griffin's error and went to second when Duke threw wild to first to catch him mapping. He advanced to eiiii oii d pdoScQ pettl dIu SCOTeQ on f. Wares double to left. Two more were added in the fourth. With one down, s. Ware singled to left and went to third on Ardis' double to right. Neill struck out, but Boyd counted both, s. Ware and Morris, who was running for Ardis. on a single to center.
 The Methodists increased the score still further in the sixth, adding two more counters. With one out again, s. Ware singled to left and took third on Ardis double to center. Neill was safe on Claytons error, scoring s. Ware while Morris, running for Ardis took third Boyd hit down the third base line and beat it out, scoring Morris. The last two scores were made in the seventh on Walton's single. his steal of second, F. Ware's single to center and Norton's and s. Wares singles.
 Howard got runners on the sacks in every inning except the second, third and fourth. R. Griffin singled to open the game, but was caught at second on an attempted sacrifice. In the fifth, Gibson beat out an infield roller, stole second, but Newman and Hilliard Were easy outs. Blackwelder opened the seventh with a single to right, but was forced at second by Robinson, who stole second, but died there A double play in the ninth killed another chance of the BaptiStS' to count.
 Birmingham clearly outplayed Howard yesterday and it appears that the Meth odists will win the series with ease The Baptists appear weak with the willow and are not any too fast on the sacks They field about evenly with the Meth odists, but lack the fight and pep of a winning team. The second game of the series will be played today on the At1ow- ard campus, starting at 3:30 o'clock. Na- tion win be on the mound for Brming- ham while Boozer or Martin will hurl for Howard. Coach Brummage dmpired d good game yesterday giving satisfaction to both sides.
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making materials to enter the intes- tines, combines with these food ele. ments to enter the circulation, and in less than an hour is at work through out the body in process of purification.
 s. s. s. is made from barks, roots and herbs that are food and tonic for the blood. It stimulates-gives the blood power to throw off poisons. You will soon realize it's wonderful infiu- ence by the absence of headache, . clearing of the air passages, a steadily improved nasal condition, and sense |of bodily relief that proves how. com pletely Catarrh often infosts the entire system.
 You will find S. 8. g. on sale at all drug stores. It is . remarkable rem edy for all blood affections, such as Eczema, Rash, Lupus; Tetter, Psorias- is, Boils. and all other diseased condi. tions of the blood. For special advice on any blood disease write The Swift Specific Company, Medical Depart ment, Room Il, Atlanta, Ga. Avoid substitutes.
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 Clark out at second attempting to steal. No runs, no hits, no errors. Atlanta-Davis pops out to short | Thrasher singles to right. Moran hits to Derrick, doubling Thrasher at second No runs. one hit. no errors. NINTH | Birmingham--Carrol walks. Hauser bunts down third-base line and out at 1 first. Carroll on second. Smith hits for Black. Smith singles to left, scoring Car 1 roll. Caton flies out to right. Mcdonald singles to center, Smith goes to second LaFitte now pitching for Atlanta Der rick walks, filling the bases. Clark flies out to center. One run. two hits, no errors.
 | Atlanta-Ponder replaces Black on the mound Mayer out, short to first. Mo Donald singles to center. Lennox singles to left, Mcdonald taking third. McMillan hits grOunder to second and Derrick drops the throw. Bases full. Perkins hits into a double, Lindsay to Hauser to Derrick No runs, two hits one error. TENTH mingham--Lindsay singles to right. O'Rourke struck out. Carroll hits ground CT to short. McMillan throws the ball away and Lindsay advances to third and Carroll to second. Hauser walks. Coombs, batting for Ponder, struck out. Caton hits grounder to short forcing Hauser at second. No runs. one hit one error Atlanta-Grimes now pitching. Wilson batting for Gagnier hits to short and takes second on a bad throw. LaFitte advances Wilson to third on sacrifice to Grimes. ,Thrasher walks Thrasher stole second Wilson attempts to reach home on the play and was out at the plate. Thrasher scores winning run on Grimes wild pitch. One run one hit and two errors
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-27
AUBURN EASILY
 DEFEATS MERCER Milligan Pitches Good Game While Fuss Is Knocked
 From the Rubber

Americus, Ga, April 26.-(special.)-Au burn won clean victory over Mercer here by score of to 4, in a ragged game, which dragged over two hours. Costly errors made the game featureless, due to the fast field. Fuss was driven out of the box by Auburn and was replaced by Bloodworth, who held the Alabamians. Milligan was steady throughout Fender gast, Ducote and Wynn each drove out two hits for Auburn, while Morgan starred in the field for Mercer.
 Morning and afternoon games will be played tomorrow. Score by innings:
 RH E. Mercer ....................O .O0S GOO O01-4 9 3 Auburn ............0 015 100 OOa-7 10 Batteries: Fuss, Bloodworth and Clem- ents; Milligan and Ducote Umpire, Colby.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-27
SPORTS Crimes Wild Pitch Cost Barons Game usSHHA
FOOD FOR RANDOM
Fly JACK BErHEA

It was certainly heart-rending, but wild pitches with third occupied is apt to lose most any ball game.
 Moley certainly used every artifice at his command to pull it across. Two pinch hitters and three pitchers were showed into the breach, all to no avail.
 Red Smith delivered nobly and his hit to left field scored Charlie Carroll with the tieing run in the ninth Red is there with that pinch hit stuff. Last ~ season he was the most feared man in a pinch in the Southern league
 Cecil Coombs was called on in the tenth with the bases full, but the mighty gardener struck out. His lay off of several days probably is re- sponsible. It was certainly a psyeho- logical moment to win a ball game if there ever was one, but it simply wasn't Birmingham's day
 Davis, who started the game for the Crackers was wild asl buck, but in ability of the Barons to hit in the pinches nullifed his generosity. No less than eight free trips to first were HS. who succeeded him, was as generous in proportion to the innings pitched with two walks. Eleven bases on balls and then we couldn't pull it across.
 -
 This is the second nerve-straining game that Grimes has lost on account of a wild pitch. The final game of the first New Orleans series went the same route. It is unpleasant to think of these things.
 Carroll was walked twice yesterday Caton twice, Clark twice, ORourke . once, Mcdonald once, Lindsay once Derrick once and Hauser once. Car roll and Caton scored, but the remain der fell by the wayside
 As usual, one inning was fatal to the Barons, but it was flully at thaS. Catcher Perkins for the Crackers lit on one of Blacks slants in the second inning and drove it to the fence for a circuit clout. McMillan had pre- viously singled and this paved the way for the Cracker victory The
 third run came in the fifth, when McMillan was walked and forced to second on Perkins bunt to Black. Gangnier then doubled to left, SCOT ing Perkins with the third counter.
 The Crackers had a chance to sew up the game in this inning, but Gangnier thought Hauser was green and at tempted to steal home. Black shot the ball into the catchers big init and the Georgia second baseman was dead by 10 feet. All this happened after Thrasher hit grounder down the first base line and Black dropped Derrick's throw while taking it on the run. Gangnier went to third and then was caught at the plate.
 Those last two innings were cer- tainly hectic and the crowd down at Commodore Orcutts matinee in the Greenwood Cave was certainly up on it's toes pulling for the Barons to kop. The Commodore is a natural born optimist and he had been insisting all along that this was Birmingham's day.
 Despite the fact that we lost the battle yesterday our sentiment is one of optimism rather than gloom. The team showed a good spirit and that rally in the ninth and tenth was great. It showed that the team to a man was in there fighting desperately for vic tory and when an organization has this spirit it is mighty hard to beat. The season is less than. two
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-27
*sBatted for Ponder in tenth.
 %*% Batted for Black in ninth.

batted TOT Gangnler Tn tenth. Score by innings: Birmingham .. 900 O20 0O1 O-3 Atlanta .020 01O 900 IA
 SUMMARY.
 Two base Hits-Derrick, Gangnier. Home Run-Perkins.
 Stolen Base-Thrasher.
 Sacrifice Hits-Mayer, Hauser La Fitte
 Hits-Off Black B. in innings, with runs; off Ponder 2. in 1 innings, with no runs; off Grimes 1, in 1 inning, with 1 run; off Davis z. in 8 2-3 innings, with runs; off LaFitte 1, in 1-3 innings, with no runs.
 Struck Out-Davis 3. Black 5. La- Fitte 2.
 Base on Balls-Davis 8. LaFitte l., Black 1.
 Double Plays-Derrick to Lindsay; Lindsay to Hauser to Derrick. Passed Ball-Hauser g.
 Innings Pitched-Davis s2-3, La Fitte 1-3, Black 8. Ponder l. Grimes 1. Time-2:15
 umpires-O'TooNe and Williams.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-27
CHICKS OUTFIT, BUT
 EASILY DOWN VOLS

Memphis April 26--Nashville got twice Vas many hits as Memphis to- day but the home team took five of their six in the first two innings and won, to 2 Wells allowed only one hit, single in the third, during the remainder of the game. but his bad start and Merritt's steady work in the pinches was more than his teammates could overcome. Lee of Nashville was best at bat, driving out four singles in five trips to the plate. Score:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-27
EDITED BY JACK BETHEA

weeks old and Moley is prover- bially unlucky in the early part of the year. The Barons have had mighty few of the breaks so far.
 Lii Marcan has reported to the Atlanta club after protracted siege with tonsilitis and has been taking daily workouts with the club. Lii will have to go like house afire to beat out this Gang nier, who seems from this distance to be an exceedingly clever per former. Gangnier's hitting has been a material factor in all three Of the victories that Charley Franks club has hung up with the Bar ons. Marcan, it is currently re- ported, has slowed up considerably since he was with Birmingham and while still a valuable player on &C., count of his brains is by no means as powerful as he was in his pre- vious years in the Southern.
 Manager F,lberfeld is cutting down his squad, releasing five players yesterday. Pitcher Herbert was sent to Oklahoma City. Catch CT Andreen was returned to Mem- phis, from whom he was secured Catcher Powers and Shortstop Smykal were turned back to the Ottawa, Kan. club. Catcher Payne was released unconditionally. Catcher Peters, who was recalled from the Waco club, reported yes- terday and will catch all the game until Kitchens returns.
 tTho po tomorrow and if they win today's battle in Atlanta they will return with 300 percentage The game here the Barons should win.
 According to the operator send Ing the game out of Atlanta yes- terday, there were 1000 people in the park to witness the play, This hardly seems believable and looks like some of the Atlanta hot air. No such crowd on an ordinary oc- casion has ever been heard of be- fore in the Cracker City. It ought to make Bob Tyson smile, how ever.
 The venerable Omar Hardgrove put over victory for the Tray elers. He held the Lookouts score less While the heavy clubs of his mates were pounding Allen for seven runs Omar yielded seven hits, but kept them we'll scattered.
 Mobile was beaten out by the Pelieans yesterday and again the Birds were lucky. They made but three hits and made every hit count for run. Mobile out of three hits and four errors by the Pels could get but brace of count CTS.
 Howard Merritt came through for the Chicks despite the fact that he was pounded for 12 hits. The Ellamites pushed over but two runs. while the Chicks made. six on as many hits
 Connie Mack's Athletics finally won game, defeating the Sena- tors yesterday to 2. Wonder when 1t will happen again?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-27
PITCHERS BATTLE
 GOES TO PELICANS

Mobile. April 26-Brenton had better control than Harris, and due to this fact New Orleans won pitchers battle from Mobile today, 3 to 2. making three straight victories for the visitors. Each pitcher allowed but three hits, but liar ris recruit left-hander, grew wild in the later innings and men he walked later scored Score.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-27
HARDGROVE HOLDS
 LOOKOUTS HELPLESS

Little Rock, April 26.--Little Rock players pounded Allen hard today and won the third consecutive game from Chattanooga, to 0. Hardgrove was master of the situation at all stages.
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Bluhm Struck out, Harris 4, Brenton 4. Base on balls, Harris A. Brenton 8. Wild pitch Harris. Stolen bases, Mcdowell, Stansbury. Sacrifice hits. Swacina, Stans- bury. Sacrifice flies Stansbury, Knaupp.
 Time, hours. Empires, Bernhard and Rudderham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-27
Athletics Finally Win

Washington, April 26.-Philadelphia beat Washington to ? today in a driz- zling rain. pass to Witt, Walsh's sac went to a three -bagger when Rondeau slipped and fell, accounted for the win ming run in the eighth. Score: R.H.E Philadelphia ....-...... 100 900 110-3 8 O Washington ............ GOO OOO 200--2 6
 Batteries Bush and Meyer; Galia, Bentley, Boehling and Henry. Umpires, Connolly and Owens. Time hours.
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*Hit for Wells in ninth.

Summary: Two-base hit, Walsh. Sac rifice hits, Sheehan Baker Stolen bases, Hemingway 2. Kniseley Double plays. Wallace to Stark; Paulette to Wallace. Bases on balls Merritt 4, Wells 3. Struck out, Merritt A. Wells 2 Time, 40. Empires, Bretienstein and Pfenninger.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-27
TEXAS LEAGUE

At Beaumont Beaumont 3, Calves. ton 0. At Fort Worth: Fort Worth 3. Dal-
 las 7 At Waco: Shreveport, rain At San Antonio: San Antonio 3, Hous- ton O
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American Association

At Louisville: Louisville Kansas City, rain. At Columbus; Columbus-St. Paul, wet grounds. At Toledo: Toledo 1. Minneapolis g. At Indianapolis: Indianapolis 8, Mil
 waukee 3.
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Tanks Win Again

New York, April 26.-New York took the second game of its series with Bos- ton today, to O. The Yankees hit Nc Hale, last year with the New York team' for four singles and a triple in the first inning and scored five runs. Mar kle, Texas league recruit. pitching his second victory of the season for New York, held the worlds champions to 4 hits. Nunamaker made a single, double ana triple, giving him hits for 13 bases in the last eight times at bat. Score.
 R.H. E. Boston ................,. 900 900 0O0-O 8 New York .........,.... 300 02O 2O*-9 F o Batteries: McHale, Gregg and Agnew; Markle and Nunamaker Umpires Di- neen and Nallin Time, 1:47
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International League

At Richmond: Richmond 9, Buffalo 5. q innings. rain.)
 At Baltimore: Baltimore 4 Montreal i.
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South Atlantic League

At Augusta: Augusta 12-5, Jacksonville A. (Second game innings)
 At Columbus: Columbus so, Columbia 2-1 m
 At Albany: Albany 7-2, Montgomery 6-10.
 At Macon: Macon 5-3 Charleston 4-s, (F'irst game 10 innngs.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-27
AMERICAN LEAGUE
STANDING
Games Todav

Chicago at Cleveland. Detroit at St. Louis. Boston at New York. Philadelphia at Washington.
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Totals ...... B TO 24 Ran for Elberfeld in ninth.

summary: Two-base hits, Walker. Hyatt, Messenger Home run, Rumler.
 Stolen bases. Graft Sacrifice hits. Starr. Hardgrove, Wares. Graft Struck
 out, Hardgrove 2 Allen g. Bases on balls, Allen ?. Hit batsmen, Hardgroye
 (Elberfeld). Allen fRumlerl Wild
 pitch, Allen. Time 200 Empires Kern
 and Hart.
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Cleveland, O., April 26.-Cleveland de- feated Chicago again today , to g. Scott kept Cleveland blanked until the eighth. Then Howard, batting for Cove leskie, walked. The next two Cleve- ianoers were retired, but Speaker, Smith, Gandil and Turner singled, driving in three runs. Wolfgang replaced Scott and Wambsgans greeted him with single that scored Gandil and Turner Score:
 R.H E. Cleveland ............... 000 900 05s-5 I Chicago .. OOO 200 OO-a ii n Batteries: Coveleslxe Bagby and ONei'l Scott. Wolfgang and Lapp Um- pres Chill and Evans Time 1:57.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-27
Grimes Wild Hedve Tn Tenth GiUes Crackers Another Win

Perkins Homer With Mcian Base Puts Crackers in Lead Second Inning Smiths Single in Ninth Ties Game. Eleven Passess Issued by Cracker Hurlers-Moley
 Uses Three Pitchers-Bg Crowd Sees Game
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**Ran for Ardis in fourth and sixth
 Score by innings:
 Birmingham ...................10 100 POP 20*-7 Howard ..............s........ 900 GOO 0O0-0
 Summary: Two-base hits Walton, F. Ware, Ardis 3. Stolen bases, Walton, Rob- inson, Nell, Gibson. Double plays, Boyd to s. Ware; Clayton to Hilliard to Rob- inson. Struck out, Ardis B, Duke 6. Passed balls, Robinson 3. Time :5o. Empires, Brummage.
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New Orleans at Mobile.
 Atlanta, April 26.-(SpecfaI.) )-Before a holiday crowd of over 5000 fans, the Barons dropped the third straight game to the Crackers after 10 innings of the vierdest. most exciting baseball ever seen in Atlanta, to 3.
 BurIeigh Grimes, the third hurIer Manager Molesworth sent to the hill, sent spitbali to the ground in front of the plate which eluded Catcher Hauser, who had just blocked a wild heave previously, and Thrasher, who was on third base. clattered across the platter with the winning run. Two men were out at the time and the game would have been called at the end of the fnning
 1t was sensational game. Thrill fol- lowed thrill. Both teams were playing sensational baseball one minute and hor- rible ball the next, and the fans were kept on edge not knowing what to ex- pect.
 DAVIS STARTS FOR CRACKERS
 Wilbur Davis, who started for the Crackers, was wild, allowing eight bases on balls, but he frightened after men got on bases and only two of the eight resulted in runs. He was yanked when the Barons tied the game in the ninth and Lafitte finished the game
 A great catch by Thrasher in deep right. which robbed Caton of a triple in the ninth inning saved the game for the Crackers. Brilliant stops by McNillau,
  fielding features, the main feature of the entire game being it's uncertainty as to what to expect of any of the players. They seemed also to have the excitement that was in the air.
 Karl Black pitched good ball, but long hits drove in the three Cracker runs. ana he was yanked to permit pinch hitter to bat in the ninth. Ponder hurled the ninth and came out of a bad hole. and Grimes hurled the tenth and got into one he made himself and did not come out of '
 With two gone in the Crackers second McMlllan got an infield hit, stole and tallied when Perkins slammed a line drive to the center field fence for the circuit.
 The Barons tied 1t in the fifth Caton walked. Mcdonald grounded out. Der rick scored Caton with a double and Clark scored Derrick with a single. Clark taking second on the throw in Lindsay beat out an infield hit but McMillan making the play to third nailed Clark who had rounded the bag
 CRACKERS TAKE LEAD
 The Crackers took the lead in their hail. McMillan walked. was forced by Perkins, who scored on Gangnier's double to the scoreboard Thrasher got a life on Blacks error and started to steal. Hauser threw to Black and Gangnier was killed at the plate
 Carroll got a free ticket to start the Barons' ninth. Hauser sacrificed, Red Smith pinch hitted for Black and slammed a Sinpla tn
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By DICK JEMISoN
SOUTHERN LEAGUE STANDING

Results Yesterday Atlanta 4, Birmingham 3. New Orleans 3, Mobile 2. Memphis 6, Nashville 2. Little Rock ', Chattanooga Q,
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Games Today

Birmingham at Atlanta. Nashville at Memphis. Chattanooga at Little Rock. New Orleans at Mobile.
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*Ran for Duke in eighth.
 *sRan for Ardis in fourth and sixth.