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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-26

our heart went out to Molesworth last night. The Baron manager is never let down easily by Birning- ham fans when he permits q live one to escape him and we know just exactly what kind of language floated out to the Birmingham bench yesterday afternoon.
 "Fortunately, Birmingham has real pitching staff with Grimes, Ponder, Robertson and Black on the roster and Moley could spare Johnson great deal better than the Lookouts could do without him."
 Notwithstanding which, we still want to see Johnson pitch few more games before pronouncing that Moles- worth has pulled bone in letting him go. Cast-offs have a habit of coming back and giving their old mates a drubbing and Birmingham is particularly unfortunate in this re- spect Consequently, we do not regard Johnsons s performance Tuesday as any true criterion of his ability. We're will ing to back Moleys judgment.
 C,hollv Frank. over in Atlanta, is having one awful time trying to plug m the hole at second base. He has heen switching the left side of his infield about all season and is con- tinuing to do it with the purchase or Al Bridewell, former Vol and big leaguer, has been signed to have a try at it.
 Al got his first trial in the double header Wednesday against Little Rock and evidently didn't impress Cholly very much as he was snatched in the second game and Clancy sent in.
 The Keystone sack has been a jinx to Frank all season. He originally signed Lil Marcan to play the bag and thought he had A jewel, but Lii came down with an attack of tonslitis that kept him out of the game for a month.
 Ad interim. Frank signed Gagnier, but he wasn't heavy enough, being unable either to hit or run, despite the fact that he spilled several games for the Barons in that first series. About that time Marcan got well, but it developed that he couldn't run so Johnny Clancy, Mobile cast-off, was picked up. Now he Is to be suppanted by Bridewell. Bridewell will be put in at short and McMillan shifted to the keystone sack. as Frank believes that Lennox and Al will work better together than did McMillan and Len nox Bridewell has been out of the game for sometime and it will prob- ably be several days before he gets sufficiently limbered up to show wheth- CT he is still as good as when he was in the Southern before
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-26
CENTRAL VICTORIOUS.
 OVER ENSLEY FOR CONFERENCE TITLE
Rives' Pitching, Together With Ragged Fielding By Ensley, Gives Pritchard
 Team Easy Win

Sensational pitching by Rives together with ragged fielding by the entire Ensley team gave Central High school a to o victory over the Ensley High school yes terday afternoon that decided the cham pionship of the Alabama Interscholastic Athletic conference. The game was the best of the three-game series played be- tween the two hines, Central completely outclassing her rival in the decided tilt.
 Rives pitched swell game for the Pritchard machine, but he was also ac- corded excellent support He struck out Is of the Ensley chaps and allowed but one runner to advance as far as third base Only five of the Ens1ey boys reached first base. The southpaw al- lowed but one clean bingle, the remainder being scratch hits to the inield.
 Neither team scored until the sixth in- ming, when Central broke the Ice, scoring two runs. Rives was safe on Blay.ock' s error and scored when Berkowitzs single to right evaded Smithson. Berkowitz stopped at third and scored moment
 later on Lassiters infield out. The third tally came in the eighth inning. With one down, Lassiter singled and stole second and completed the circuit when Blaylock s wild peg evaded Keenon. The final Gen. trall tally came in the ninth. With one Gown, Barks was hit by the pitcher, stole second and scored on Rives' single to left.
 Ensley's best chances tt score were in the fifth and ninth. In the fifth, Albert singled and took second on Watkins err TOT. Levvy speared Smithsons liner and double play followed. Levvy to Barks. In the ninth Walker and Brown bunted with one down and beat 1t out only to have the next two batters pop up to the infield.
 The victory gives Central a clear title to the championship, Ensley and the Pritchard nine have defeated every other team in the conference. The game com pleted the season for both schools.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-26
LOOKOUTS SWAMP
 FRANKS CRACKERS

Chattanooga, May 25.-Hitting Bren- nan at will, Chattanooga defeated At lanta il to this afternoon upon her local appearance of the season. Graf led the local attack, securing four hits out of four times at bat including three doubles in succession. Brennans triple was responsible for both of the visitors runs. Atlanta's infeld played raggedly on the defense Bridwell at short mak-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-26
LAGRANGE CAPS
 DOuRLE HEADER

LaGrange, May (Speciai.)-LaGrange| defeated Anniston in both games of a double-header here today, the first by score of 12 to and the second by 3 to o. The feature of the first game was the hitting of Poland of LaGrange, who hit home-run and three two-bag- gers out of five times up. Morrison of An niston was knocked out of the box in the first inning of the first game, but came back strong and pitched good ball in the second game. Both LaGrange pitch- CTS twirled a steady game. Scores
 4
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-26
TEMPORARY ORDER
 AGAINST BIG FIGHT

Indianapolis, May 25.-On applica- tion of Prof. Alvah J. Fucker, Judge Moll today issued a temporary restrain ing order against the prize fight to be held here next Monday night between Jack Dillon and Gunboat Smith. The order was made returnable Monday morning.
 The fight was to be the main attrac- tion for visitors here for the 300-mile automobile race to be held Tuesday
 Mayor Bell after conference with a ministerial organization yesterday, de- clined to interfere with the fight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-26
KRAPP'S PITCHING
 DEFEATS NEWMAN

Talladega, May Special .)-Tallade- ga made it three out of four by winning today's game from Newman, to 0. It was a pitchers battle between Krapp and Terry, the former having the best end of it. krapp pitched phenomenal game and never was in hole. Garrett and Camp featured at bat for Talladega. Christen- berry and Matthews were fined $5 each in the fourth for disputing a decision at homa nlate Score.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-26

Three-base Hits-Rogers, Kores, Baker. Home-runs-Street, Clark. Double Plays-Street to Ellam; Grimes to Lindsay to Derrick.
 Sacrifice Hits-Sheehan.
 Stolen Bases-Baker, Kaufman, Ellam, Derrick
 Struck Out-Rogers 6, Robertson 2. Grimes 1.
 Hits-Robertson g. with runs in in- nings none out in sixth).
 Time-2:00
 Umpires-Kerin and Breitenstein.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-26

Sun1Tnafy. IWO-bdSe mus, OIDert, Shaw 2, Werner. Gates, Manush. Pope 2. Burgess. Stolen bases. Donaldson, Shaw, Tolbert, Pond, Kirk, Miller lIan- son. Bases on balls, Gates 3. Watson 4. Left on bases, Rome 8, Griffin 3. Struck out. Gates 2, Watson 4. Time of game, 1:49. Umpire, Mills.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-26
T OtdIS e,s. sss Q Score by innings

Summary: TwO-base hits, Moran, Kitchens, Graf 8. Three-base hits, Bremen, Harris. Stolen bases, Brid- well. Pitler, Hyatt. Messenger, Graf Sacrifice hits, Pitler 2. Covington. Sac rifice flies, Harris. Double play Hyatt to Harris. Base on balls, Brennan 4, Covington 4. Struck out Covington ?. Wild pitch, Covington. Time :45. Um- pires. Rudderham and Bernhard
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-26

Summary: Stolen bases, Brown Dur ham, Rives, Lasster ?, Berkowitz, Barks. Double play, Levvy to Barks. Bases on balls, Brown g. Hit by pitched ball, Brown devvy, Barks). Struck out, Rives 16, Brown 6. Passed balls, Blaylock g. Wild pitches. Brown 2. Time, 2:05. Umpire, Washburn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-26
SUPERB TWIRLING
 WINS FOR ROMANS

Rome, May 25.-(Special. )-Superb twirling and heavy hitting by the en- tire Rome club beat Griffin 10 to 1 here today. Shaw of the locals grabbed four bingles in as many attempts. Sensa- tional fielding of Hanna and Reagan was the feature. Pope of visitors also had the big stick. Box score:
 Rome- AB R. H. O. A E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-26

opened the fourth with clean single and Lindsay walked. Caton popped to right, and Hauser whiffed, but Red Smith drove Meusel in with hot single Robertson attempted to duck one of Rogers high ones and Kerin called him out on strikes. Dickie protested bitterly that he was try Ing to avoid beaning, but Kerin was ada- mant.
 Little Caton walked in the sixth with one gone, but Hauser was an easy out, Caton moving to second. Red Smiths single drove him home. Bakers triple and Kore's triple added another in the fifth Rogers opened the stxtn with triple and Williams singled. Exit Roby. Sheehan sacrificed and Williams counted or kauffmans third hit of the game.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-26

oU11I11It1y IWU-UdSe nItS, Sm1th, Chm, Leonard, Poland. Stolen bases. Wilson, Bowen, Waldron. Smith. Base on balls, Morrison. Left on bases. Anniston 6, LaGrange z. Hit by pitced ball, Love (by Jones). Hits. off Morrison 6, Jones 5 Struck out, Jones 3, Morrison T. Wild pitches, Jones ?, Morrison 1. Time of game, 1:15. Umpire LaRoque.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-26
*Davis hit for Griffin in ninth.

summary. baCf1nce hlts, Chrlstenberry, Garrett. Stolen bases, Garrett, Clapp, Camp. Base on balls Terry 8, Krapp 3. Left on bases Newman 5, Talfadega 2. Struck out. Tecry 5. Krapp g. Time of game, 40 Umpire, Gentle
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-26

N1U11Ifr11ry WO-UdSB HIlS, bOW6H, FU- land 3, Waldron, Love. Home-run, Po- land. Stolen bases, Ginn, Waldron 2 Double plays, Leonard to Waldron to Smith, Nolley to Leonard to Smith. Bases on balls, Nolley 5, Morrison l. Savage l. Left on bases, Anniston 8, LaGrange 5. Hits, off Morrison ?. Savage 8, Noley G.. Struck out, Nolley 6, Morrison l, Savage 4. Passed balls, Chalker l. Time of game. 1:5O. Umpire. LaRocque.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-26
Gabby Streets Homer Defeats Barons
SPORTS
NdShOille Vols Pound
 Robertson From Mound

Gabby Streets Homer With Bases Full In First Inning Proves Too Big Lead For Moleys Clan. Danny Clark Gets HOmer-Burleigh Grimes Used As Relief Hurler-Barons Play ErrOress Ball
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-26
ANN|STON LOSES TWO ID LAGRANGE Romans Slaughter Griffin. TalIadega Takes Series
 From Newman
STANDING
Results Yesterday

LaGrange 12-2, Anniston 20. Rome 10, Griffin l.
 Talladega ?, Newman 0.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-26
SOUTHERN LEAGUE STANDING

Results Yesterday Nashville 9, Birmingham 3. Chattanooga II, Atlanta 2. New Orleans z, Little Rock 2. Mobile s, Memphis 3.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-26

Two home runs featured the bat tie yesterday. Danny Clark got one and Street the other. The latter was the more disastrous, as 1t cleaned the bases and gave the Vols a lead Moley's crew was never able to overcome.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-26
CAROLINA LEAGUE

At Winston-Salem: Winston-Salem Greensboro 1.
 At Raleigh: Raleigh ?. Asheville O. At Durham Durham g. Charlotte f.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-26

Robertson again was unable to finish a contest he started, and was driven from the box in the sixth inning of yesterdays affray at Nashville. Grimes went in to pitch the remainder of four innings and held the Vols to one run.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-26
Games Today

Birming gham at Nashville. New Orleans at Little Rock. Mobile at Memphis.
 Atlanta at Chattanooga.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-26
Games Today

Talladega at Rome.
 LaGrange at Griffin. Newman at Anniston.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-26

!. Nashville, May 25.-(speciaI.)-H
 Mcdonald and Lindsay not gotten on eKauffman's pop fly in the first inning
 and allowed it to fall safe, Gabby executed that home run with bases full, which gave the Vols lead too
 big for the Barons to ever overcome. To the five runs resulting from
 Streets slam into the coIored bleach-
 CTS the Vols added four other talIies
 and swamped the Barons' brigade in
 the first settO, to 3. Rogers, though
 wild, was given corking support in the pinches and thereby pulled out of
 many bad hole.
 Two Vols had been disposed of when
 Street exploded his circuit blow and the
 bad breaks against the Baron finger continued until MoIey finally yanked him
 from the rubber after triple and a sin
 slab. Grimes held the Vols to one hit and many runs.
 .@~ Danny Clark's big bat set the Barons q off to a one-run lead in the opening round !. when he belted one of Rogers fast ones < over the right field fence, running his
 total of home runs off Vol plrcners up to three. The run looked as big as a house 2 when Dick Robertson turned the first two \ Vols to face him back in handy fashion, z but Baker beat out a slam to short and < stole second. Kaufman raised a tall fly = back of third and both Lindsay and Me- % Donald raced for the pa1l. Neither took Sit and Baker scored. The fielding lapse ', appeared to distress Robertson, for ne walked both Kores and Ellam. filling the fr bases. Street poled the first ball pitched
 to left field. It took one hop and settled inside the negro stand and away went the
 game.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-26
ROGERS STARTS WILD

slas Tom Rogers started off wild as March hare and the Barons were cIuttering up -sthe bases in every inning except the last three, when the gatln gunner began to
 hit his stride. Red Smith, one-time Vol
 proved the biggest run maker in the Baron camp, hammering a pair of tallies over the plate and emerging with per fleet clubbing average In four visits to the plate, Red singled twice and twice walked
 ts After Danny Clark had rapped out his
 homer on his first trip up he lost the
 combination to Rogers slants and was ! never able to get on again. Meusel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-26

Strange to say, the Barons played yesterday without committing an error. The pitching was not there, however, and the boys were counted out Such has been the sad, sad story for a good many games.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-26

ter day in the Chattanooga calendar. It's the day on which tine LOokouts won double header in Birmingham from the Barons, Jack O'Toole and another such day and probably the like will never be witnessed again."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-26

On account of the prevalence of double headers lately and the fre- ouent necessity of sending in relief pitcher Moley is forced to work his staff overtime. Tomorrow he will be forced to send in either Ponder or Black. Both worked Friday
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-26

Jack O'Toole has it in for Fiber field. He fired the Lookout boss in Atlanta twice for practically noth- ing and after giving thoroughly ran cid decisions. He chased him off the bench in Birmingham yesterday. There isn't chance for the Kid to turn loose the pepper box when Jack is handling the indicator.
 Put yesterday down as a red let
New Britain herald., 1916-06-15
pETERSON'S OINTMENT
 BEST FOR ECZEMA
First application stops itching of
 Eczema, Salt Rheum and Piles.

Live and let live is my motto" ," says Peterson. Druggists all over America sell PETERSONS OlNT- MENT for 25 cents a large box and I say to these druggists, if anyone buys my ointment for any of the diseases or ailments for which I recommend 1t and are not benefited give them their money lack.
 tI've gotta safe full of thankful let ters testifving to the mighty healing power of Peterson's Ointment for old and running sores, eczema, salt rheum, ulcers, sore nipples, broken breast, itching scalp and skin, blind, bleeding and itching piles."
 John Scott, 283 Virginia St., Buffalo, writes, "ePterson's Ointment is sim ply wonderful. It cured me of ec- Zema and aso piles, and did II so quickly that I was astonished."
New Britain herald., 1916-06-15

l. over before the approaching train Finding that he would be unable to do this, he was forced to swing his machine into the freight yard in order to avoid a collision. A driver of a motor truck was unable to stop at the crossing gates at Quincy Adams and his truck colided with the gates. Many cases were reported of machines passing over crossings in disregard to the signal displayed by the f1agman and despite the warning from the eu- zine as the train was leaving a sta tion
 A driver of a machine passed the grade crossing at Scituate with lard- ly a foot clearance between the ma chine and the train that had just stopped. Had the engineer of the train released his brakes and the train slacked back the machine would cer- tainly have been hit. In the letter to the owner of this machine it was sug- gested that such a close margin Is also dangerous to aighting passengers at the rear of a train.
 Still another driver of machine came to a dead stop on a highway crossing at Allerton, three minutes before train was due to arrive. The driver stopped in order to make sev- eral inquiries.
 A large number of cases have been reported of drivers passing crossings without making any observations whatever as to whether a train was l coming or not Some of these drivers were engaged in conversing with pas senges in the machines, others wa>- ing to passers-by, while one driver was putting on his gloves and consequent ly did not have his hands on the wheel or brakes of the machine. In the letters that have been sent out to owners of cars it is pointed out II the speed of the machine is re- duced and observations made in both directions to make sure the way is clear, grade crossing accidents will be minlmized. The company requests that all visible and audible warnings be needed.
New Britain herald., 1916-06-15
GREAT OFFENSIVE
 AGAINST GERMANS
British in North Expected to Jump
 Into Fray

Paris, June 15.-Great interest has been aroused here by statement made by Bonar Law to the Matin that the British army was completely in accord with General Joffre and was prepared to move whenever the French headquarters staff saw fit. The statement is accepted as a suffi- cient answer to the charge of Brit ish indifference to the French losses before Verdun. The press expresses much satisfaction over Bonar Laws frank statement. From the outset the military authorities here have insist ed that it would be playing Germany's game for the British to move before the psychological moment, and have secuted anti-British rumors as idle or malicious gossip. Bonar Laws statement will go far to reassure the people here
New Britain herald., 1916-06-15
REALTY SALES.

Walter McCabe ct al have trans ferred property at 99 Grove street to Alexander and Rozalia BrozozoWy.
 W. l.. Hatch has transferred two lots on Vibberts avenue to John P, and Margaret s. McGrail.
 Charles $. Andrews, as guardian of Gladys M. Andrews, a minor, has transferred to John O'Brien property in Stanley Quarter.
 The case of w. w. Hanna against the city, an action for damages for sewer pollution, was postponed yester4 day in the superior court and will be heard next Tuesday.
New Britain herald., 1916-06-15

vehicles, the New Haven railroad is waging a safety first campaign to minimize accidents at grade crossings.
 This campaign has been discussed and worked out at staff meeting of the operating department. Investigations have already been made at several important grade crossings and many individual drivers have been written to requesting their cooperation.
 The principal cause of the ajority of accidents at grade crossings is the taking of chances. Experts on the subject of accident prevention long ago reached the conviction that no matter how many laws might be passed or how many safety devices installed there could never be a suc- cessful reduction in accidents until there had been enlisted the coopera- ton of those persons in whose interest the precautions were being taken. This applies to grade crossing accidents as we'll as to the large class of industrial accidents.
 AS a result of the investigations so far made by the New Haven road nu- merous letters have been written to owners of automobiles calling atten-
 
 when crossing the railway tracks at certain crossings. The majority of these letters disclose that drivers did not slow down when approaching cross ing, and that they drove over the crossing at high rate of speed.
 Many of the letters, however, dis close extreme degrees of carelessness. One driver approachedag grade cross ing at North Abingdon, Mass, and came to a stop within about six inches of the gates, which were down. It was sufficient clearance, as a slight failure of the brakes on the machine might result in a collision With the gates if not a more serious collision with the train.
 Another driver approached the crossing at Whitman, Mass, at a ra- pid rate of speed and upon perceiving that the gates were being lowered put on more speed in an endeavor to cross
New Britain herald., 1916-06-15
FIRST WARD VACANCY.
Council Caucus To Be Held to Choose
 POhlmanS Successor.

members of the council in the board of public works hearing room this evening to name a successor to Coun- cilman Walter Pohlman, who re- signed at the last meeting of the coun- cil as he has been appointed meter in spector in the water department.
 It is understood there are three can didates. They are Cornelius Dehm Stephen Sautter and Aaron Carlson. MT. Dehm was a candidate to succeed Councilman John A. Dolan ,who re- signed to become an inspector in tho health department, but gave way to Walter w Gould, who was recently chosen to fill the vacancy
New Britain herald., 1916-06-15

would be the natural objections of said offensives. In the north air men of the Allies have observed that the Germans have rebuilt the French Notifications at Lille, Rochambeau, Maubeuge, Landrecies, Hirson, La Fere. and Laon, while in the south they have prepared three lines of de- fense in case an offensive were de- livered in the Champagne by the French as in September last and the Germans were still able to defend their right center where the British then. as now, threatened their chief railway junction and bases.
 Strength of the British Forces.
 From the internal evidence of Sir Douglas Haig's report of May 19 the British have 45O,oOO on the line and the Germans 5OO,OO0. It is a we'll known fact that the Germans keep the bulk of their forces on the firing line, while the French and English, unless attacked, do not have more than a third of their forces exposed in the normal condition of a dormant front. They depend on the vigilance of their officers on the first line to nO- tice the signs of an attack in force on the part of the enemy when the reserves can be brought up. They thus save thousands of lives during the daily artillery duels while the Germans do not.
 In these circumstances the British force under Sir Douglas Haig should be about 1,350,000 men. Opposite him there are forty German divisions, exclusive of cavalry, or 800, 900 men of all ranks. This aggregate, accord ing to a British military expert "mav represent in combatants 50O,O rifles and over 5000 guns. It is an ac-
New Britain herald., 1916-06-15
CITY BILLS APPROVED

The finance committee of council met last night and. app
 the monthly bills. The list is al lows: Safety board, $1,873.48; h department, $1,347.61; public a1 ment commission, s2s.63 incide
 $7O9;' street department, s6,3d street lighting s2,35S.34; state way, $32.36; permanent paveI $7.43; park department, $15; sul department, $111.3S; sewer mai ance, $359.20; sewer construS S637.19; street sprinkling, S3,3a
 street improvement S636.01.
New Britain herald., 1916-06-15
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