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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-05
FAV0R|TES QUALIFY
FOR GOLF STRUGGLE
Perry Adair Wins in the
Play-Off in Exciting
Match

Philadelphia, September 4.-Most of the
favorites qualified today for match play
for the amateur golf championship of
the United States Golf association in the
36-hole qualifying round held over the
east and west courses of the Merton
Cricket club.
w. C. Fownes, Jr., of Oakmont, a
former holder of the amateur title, led
the field of 1853 starters with the low
medal 1853, which is one stroke lower
than the best at Detroit last year when
Dudley Nudge was medalist. Nudge was
one of the favorites who failed to quail
fy today, as he took 172 strokes to COM
plete the round.
Other favorites who failed to qualify
were Phillip Carter of Nassau, Fred Her.
reshoff of the National golk links, G. S.
Lyons, the Canadian champion; Sheriff.
Sherman of Utica, Albert Seckel, River
side, and Hamilton Kerr of Ekwanok.
There was an exciting play-off for the
last two places with six prominent play
ers in. Perry Adair of Atlanta and Larry
B. Patton of Homestead won, each get
ting four on the extra hole. These play
ers laid their second shots dead and both
missed threes by inches.
Others in the play-ofr were Albert
Seckel, G.. S. Lyons, H. HI. Francine and
Donald Woodward.
This is the first time the amateur cham
pionship has been held with two 1S-hole
courses for the qualifying round and the
class of golf played today is seen by the
fact that it took 167 to get in the play
off, a stroke lower than at Detroit last
year.
The majority of players scored better
on the west course. The greens were
all that could be asked for this important
event, and the contestants declared all
the conditions for play were perfect.
r. T. Jones, Jr, the 15-year-old boy
golfer of Atlanta, led the field at the
end of the morning play, covering the
western course in a. He took SO over the
east course in the afternoon, but he was
safely inside the qualifying list with a
total of 1853.
The hero of the days play was John
G.. Anderson of Siawanoy, who took 30
in the morning over the east course and
came home in 70 over the west course.
Seventy is new amateur record for the
west course and one strike worse than
the professional record made yesterday
by Sawyers the North Berwick profess
sional.
Chick Evans, the open champion, was
nicely in with 1853 and Robert A. Gardner,
the present title holder, turning in a card
of 100. Right behind Fownes in the quail
flying round was Max Marston of Bal
tusrol with 155.
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VOLS SCORE DOUBLE
WIN OVER LOOKOUTS

Chattanooga, September 4.-Chattanooga
lost her tenth consecutive game when
Nashville won the afternoon contest La
Dor Day, 4 to 8, after defeating the locals
in the morning fray, to 4. Williams
triple with the bases full followed by
Ellams sacrifice fly gave Nashville vic
tory over Johnson after Chattanooga had
secured three-run lead off Rogers.
Filling the bases in the ninth with none
out and failing to score Chattanooga lost
the morning game to Nashville, to A..
Peters and Mcmillan were forced at the
plate on hunts by Messenger and Pit
Ter, while Graft forced Pitler at second
for the final out. Herbert practically
won his own game when he doubled in
the second with the bases full, clearing
the bases. Scores:
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r. Norris Williams, II, of Philadel-
phia and William M. Johnston of San
Francisco, sole survivors of 1928 players
who entered the tournament week
ago, won their places today in the
finals by defeating, respectively, Clar-
ence J. Griffin of San Francisco and
R. Lindley Murray of California and
New York. Williams eliminated Grit
fin, So, 6-3, 6-3, and Johnston checked
Murray's flight 6-2, SO, 81.
In neither case was the victor severely
pressed and the playing Of the two
matches consumed less than two hours.
The winners gave a remarkable exhibit
ton of steady, well rounded tennis which
was all the more remarkable in view
of the weather conditions. Although
there was not a cloud in the sky, high
and dusty wind blew across the courts
all afternoon, at times becoming gale.
Notwithstanding this handicap, John
ston and Williams shot the ball about
the court with excellent control, cross
counting, lobbing and driving for side
and back lines with almost the same
certainty they would have displayed on a
calm day. Under this brilliant and steady
driving Griffin and Murray were out
classed and the matches lacked fire and
thrill The gallery of more than 10000
spectators applauded every shot, how
ever. Colonel Roosevelt was an interested
spectator.
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Matty Beats Brown

Chicago, September 4.-Christy Math-
ewson, the former idol of the New York
ans, and now manager of the Cincinnati
Reds, and Mordecai Brown of the ia
nous old Cub machine. met on the slab
today in the second game of double
header here, their first meeting since
1912. Mathewson was returned the win
ner 10 to s. This gave Cincinnati an
even break of the holiday bill, Chicago
having won the first game to o.
The Cubs touched Mathewson for 10
hits, while the Reds gathered 10 off
Brown. Many of the hits were for extra
bases, each team making a total of 25
bases.
The crowd which turned out to witness
the two veterans was the largest of the
year. They each received bouquet of
American Beauty roses before the game.
In the first game Prendergast held
Cincinnati to four scattered hits. while
the locals punched hits off Schulz in the
first and seventh innings and scored all
their runs. Score-First game r. H. E.
Cincinnati ........... 900 900 O00-O 0
Chicago ............ 200 900 1913 10 0
Batteries: Schulz and Wingo; Prender-
CAST and Archer.
Second game: r. H. f..
Cincinnati ............ OH 12 011-10 10 1
Chicago ............. POI 020 003- s Is
Batteries: Mathewson and Wingo:
Brown and Wilson.
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Johnston showed steadier tennis tnan
did Williams. Murray was not as fast
and dashing as when he defeated Church
Saturday, but this was due in part to
the broader and better balanced game
played by the victor Johnson had little
trouble in passing him. The indoor
che mpion's service did not appear to be
quite as certain or severe as against
Church and Johnston was able to handle
1t without trouble. Johnston stroked the
portion of the court, and made remark
ably few outs and nets, considering the
high wind
There was even less speed and ac-
curacy in the Williams-Griffin contest
and although the 1914 champion was al
ways superior to the Pacific coast star
he was not as certain in his racquet
work as was Johnston. Williams easily
outplayed Griffin in volleys and out
raced him in service.
The two winners demonstrated that
they have reached the top of their tennis
form and a sensational court battle Is
looked for tomorrow when they meet in
the finals. Their SERVICE control of
strokes and court generalship appear to
be about equal.
Prior to the playing of the singles semi
final round, the national junior singles
championship was decided. Harold A.
Throckmorton, winner of the middle
states Junior championship, faced Roland
Roberts, the Pacific coast titleholder,
and the two youngsters played a hard
match which Thockmorton won, Us,
Ga 81
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GRANDSTAND At
PRIZE RING FALLS
AND MANY INJURED
Accident Came Before the
Larger Part of Crowd Had
Gathered to Witness the
Welsh-White Fight

Colorado Springs, Col, September A..
The collapse of portion of the bleacher
seats at the Welsh-White lightweight
championship fight today precipitated
200 spectators to the ground and injured
at least 1oO several seriously. At various
hospitals here tonight, it was stated that
all of the 60 persons taken there after
the accideit would recover.
The crash came before the larger part
of the crowd had arrived. There was
comparatively little confusion and the
boxing programme was not delayed.
D. G. Johnson, commissioner of pub
lie safety. said that so far as he knew
no inspection had been made by the city
engineers office and he added that a
thorough investigation would be made
in an effort to fix the responsibility.
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Pirates Win Twice

Pittsburg, September 4.-Pittsburg
shut out st. Louis twice here today.
the score in the morning game being
7 to 0 and the afternoon game to 0.
Effective pitching on the part of Coop
er enabled the Pirates to win the final
contest
Two wild pitches by Meadows and
several costly errors gave Pittsburg
seven runs in the morning game with
ST. Louis today, the visitors being shut
out by Miller, who allowed but four
hits. Score: R.H e.
st. Louis ....... 900 900 1000 4
Pittsburg ...... 100 212 1917 0
Batteries; Yarmouth, Meadows and
Gonzales Brottem; Miller and Fischer,
Schmidt.
Afternoon game: r. E.
St. Louis ........ 900 900 1000 4 2
Pittsburg ...... 100 010 00*-2 10 1
Batteries: Watson Lott and Con-
zales; Cooper and Fischer
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LEVINSKY GIVEN
HONORS OVER BROWN

East Chicago. Ind, September 4.
Rirgside critics gave Battling Levin
sky the honors in his 10-round bout
with X. 0. Brown Of Chicago here
today The middlers fought fairly
hard all through the match. Brown
had the better of the first round, but
Levinsky appeared to have a shade in
all the others
Both Brown and Levinsky are chal-
lengers for Jack Dillon's light heavy
weight title.
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PRATT CITY FIGHTS
BESSEMER TO DRAW

Bessemer, September 4. (Special0
The game between the Pratt City nine
and the Bessemer aggregation resulted in
tie, the score being 3 to g. One of
the largest crowds ever seen at a local
game witnessed this contest, which was
one of the best and most interesting ever
witnessed by Bessemer fandom. In the
first inning the visitors got in the lead
by securing two runs and the local boys
were not able to score until the fourth
inning, when three men passed over the
home plate. The score was tied by Pratt
City in the fourth, who made one run,
and until the close of the game neither
side was able to annex another score.
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Dodgers Lose Two and Lead

Philadelphia, September 4.-Before
crowds which broke the record for a
holiday at the National league park
here, the stands being damned to their
capacity at each game, Philadelphia
today twice defeated Brooklyn, to
in the morning and 10 to 8 in the
afternoon. Thousands of fans were
turned away before each game start
ed. The afternoon contest was never in
doubt after the first inning when the
home team scored six runs.
Home run drives by Killifer and Lu-
derus gave Philadelphia the victory
over Brooklyn in the morning game, 2
to /. Both were made off Marquard,
who was taken out for a pinch hitter
in the fifth inning. Daubert and john
ston returned to the Brooklyn line
up. Scores: r.. III. f..
Brooklyn ...... 900 900 0o1-1 2
Philadelphia 49,. Dol 100 00+2 9 /
Batteries: Marquard, Pfeffer, Ruck-
er and Meyers. Miller; Mayer. Alex
anGer and Killifer.
Afternoon game: R.H u.
BROOKLYN ... 100 020 600 8 10 4
Philadelphia ~. 603 001 00s-10 10 0
Batteries: Cheney, Smith, Dell. APP
pleton, Mails and Miller; Rixey and
Killifer. Adams.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-05
SEASON COMPLETED
IN SOUTH ATLANTIC

Atlanta, September 4.-The South At
lantic league baseball season closed to-
day and the Augusta team, winner of the
first half season pennant. and Columbia,
winner of the second half, will begin a
post season series for the championship
at Augusta Wednesday.
After two games have been played in
Augusta the teams will move to Column
bia for two more and the remaining
games will be alternated between the two
towns until one has taken four.
Charleston finished second for the last
half of the season and Columbus, Angus
ia, Macon and Jacksonville followed in
the order named
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International League

Morning games:
A. Buffalo: Buffalo 2, Montreal O.
At Providence: Providence 2. Rich
mond 1; 10 innings.
At Toronto. Toronto 8. Rochester 4.
Afternoon games:
At Providence: Providence 2. Rich
mono T.
AT Toronto: Toronto 2. Rochester o..
At Buffalo: Buffalo 8, Montreal !
AT Newark Newark Ia, Baltimore
3.x
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South Atlantic League

Morning games:
At Charleston: Charleston 9, Jackson.
willie 4.
At Columbus: Columbus O. Macon L
At Columbia: Columbia 6. Augusta
al innings).
Afternoon games:
At Charleston: Charleston 7, Jackson
VILE /.
At Columbia: Columbia 1, Augusta
(called end eighth-darkness)
At Columbus: Columbus ID, Macon IL.
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American Association
Morning games:

Morning games:
At Louisville: Louisville s, Toledo 2.
At Minneapolis: Minneapolis II. st.
Paul 0.
Afternoon games:
A. Indianapolis: Indianapolis ~. Co.
lumbus 3-3.
At Kansas City: Kansas City a.,
Milwaukee IL. Second game 7 innings
by agreement.
At st. Paul: st. Paul Z. Minneap-
oils g.
Al Louisville Louisville s, Toledo .
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DICK KERR SOLD TO
ST. LOUIS AMERICANS

Memphis, September 4.-Announcemen
was made here today by Secretary Wat
kins of the Memphis Southern associa-
ton club that Dick Kerr, pitcher, had
been sold to the st. Louis Americana.
Kerr will remain with the locals until
the close of the season.
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| Nashville ...............)O 200 COO 04C-A
Chattanooga ............1 20 900 1908
| Summary: Two-base hits. Messenger,
Hyatt. Three-base hit, Williams. Sac
rifice hit, Pitler. Sacrifice fly. Ellam.
Double play, Marshall (unassisted).
Struck out. Rogers 2. Bases on balls,
i Rogers /. Johnson. Time. 1854. I'M
pires, Rudderham and Breitenstein.
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Braves Take First Place

Boston, September 4.-Boston went
into first place today by splitting even
with New York while Brooklyn was
losing twice to Philadelphia. The
Braves won the morning game to 2,
while New York won the afternoon
contest s to 8.
Boston won from New York this
morning to 2 in a pitchers battle
between Hughes and Tesreau. The lat
ter pitched a fine game, but was hit
a. cpportune times Score: R.H. E.
New York ...... 900 010 1902 3
Boston .......... 002 010 00"-3 2
Afternoon game: r. H. E.
New York ...... 010 oil 041-8 II G
Boston ......... 100 ITO 000-3 8 6
Batteries: Sallee, Perritt and Nc
Carthy: Reulbach and Gowdy.
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Summary: Two-base hits, Santimyer,
O. Brien, Price. Three-base hit, Scott.
Stolen base Quarles. Sacrifice hits, Stew
enson. Struck out, Vines g. Price 2. Base
on balls, Vines l, Price s. Left on bases,
Bessemer 7, Pratt City 5. Time of game,
100 Umpires, Cargile and Frohoff.
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Summary; Two-base hits, Marshall,
Rogers, Herbert, Messenger, Peters.
Stolen bases, Williams Double play, Nc
MILAN to Pitler to Harris. Sacrifice hits,
Marshall, Herbert. Left on bases, Nash
vile 5, Chattanooga 5. Bases on balls,
off Herbert /, off Walker 8. Struck out,
Herbert l, Walker 2. Wild pitch, Walker.
Umpires, Breitenstein and Rudderham.
Time, Ills.
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st. Louis. September 4.-Chicago out
games. to ? and to !. Although st.
Louis outhit Chicago. 10 to 8 in the first
game, and was helped by three errors.
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AMERICAN NOT KNOWN

lean league teams I cannot say just
what are the prospects, Of the western
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JOHNSTON MEETS
WILLIAMS TODA Y
FOR CHAMPIONSHIP
Champion Defeats Murray With Exertion-Over
10000 People Witness Matches = Johnston
Plays Steady Cameo Contestants for Title
About Evenly Matched

Forest Hills n Y, September 4-Master racquet wieders
from the west will tomorrow the 1916
national singles tennis championship
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
Games Today
New York at Washington.
Boston at Philadelphia.
Senator's Con Two

washington, September 4.-Washington
easily took both holiday games from
Philadelphia today. winning in the morn
ing. to O. and in the afternoon 2 IL I
Shaw and Ayres pitched alright ball. AMI
ior Philadelphia Majors and Bush each
had but one bad inning.
Three singles and a sacrifice fly in the
sixth inning gave Washington two runs
the only ones made In the morning game
with Philadelphia here today shaw AT
lowed seven hits. but was invincible In
rme p.henes. score R.H. e.
washington ,.......... 900 O02 CO., 6 0
Batteries: Majors and Picinch; Shaw
and Charity
Afternoon game: RHE.
Philadelphia ......... 0o1 900 0Oo-1
Washington .......... 800 900 000-3 /
Batteries: Bush and Picinich; Ayres
and Williams.
Tigers Gain on Red Sox
Detroit September 4.-By defeating
Cleveland II to this afternoon, after
winning to s this afternoon. Detroit
crept within one game Of first place. Both
of the local contests were smuggling
matches, seven pitchers being used this
.
afternoon and nine this morning. De-
troit won the second game in the sixth in
ming by scoring six runs OF MOI ton and
Bagby.
Nine pitchers figured in ragged game
which Detroit won from Cleveland this
forenoon to 5. H. Covaleskie was hit
in the stomach by a line drive rom
Wambsganns' bat and was carried from
the field. Speaker got two hits. but Cobb
was unable to get any. Scores: R.HE
Detroit ................... 511 600 00'-7 II 9
Batteries: s. Covaleskie. Lambeth.
Gould. Beebe. Boehling and O'Nein; Bo-
land. James, HI. Covaleskie, Dubuc and
Spencer. Scores Afternoon game:
R.H.E
Cleveland ............... $50 DOL 040- 8 10 2
Detroit .................. 200 106 02s-l1 u 2
Batteries: Morton, Bagby, Lambeth.
Boehling and O'Neill. Coleman: Mitchell
Boland. Dauss and Stanage
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10 men were left stranded. Chicago, on
the other hand. made each of it's hits
factor in the scoring.
The second game was pitchers bat
tie between Benz and Plank. the for
mer allowing but three hits and strik-
ing out 10 men, while the latter gave
six hits. Scores:
First game: r. III. E.
Chicago ......... 900 001 1913 6 8
st. Louis ........ 100 900 001-2 10 0
Batteries: Williams and Schalk,
Koob, Davenport, and Hartley.
Second game: r. H. Il.
Chicago lilo 900 O00--2 o.
ST. Louis ........ 1000 01O 000---1
Batteries: Benz and Schalk; Plank
and Rumler.
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Yanks and Sox Split

New York, September Anew YORK
broke even with Boston today, also ON
the four-game series. by defeating tn.
worlds champions this afternoon before
a large crowd, to g. Boston won TIA
morning game, to l.
The afternoon game was an exciting
one, the Red Sox scoring three runs on
Shawkey in the ninth inning and tying
the score after which New York won in
It's half when Mays with a wild pitch
sent the winning run over the plate
Leonard who had not permitted a
hit for u and one-third innings prior to
today's game, was knocked out of the
box in the third inning when New York
scored three runs.
Centerfielder Walker of the Bostons
was shaken up in a collision with Sec
ond Baseman Janvrin in the first inning
and was forced to retire.
The worlds champion Boston Ameri-
cans easily won the morning game from
New York here today, to 1. Russell
went to pieces in the seventh following
errors by Walters and Peckinpaugh.
and Boston scored five runs Hooper hit
home run in this inning with Carrigan
on base Scores:
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
STANDING
Games Today

NdH uCS lOudy
Philadelphia at Boston.
Brooklyn at New York.
st. Louis at Pittsburg.
Cincinnati at Chicago.
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WEATHER IS
ACTING QUEER
Warm Honolulu and Cold
Alaska Have Traded
Barometric Condi-
tions.
TH1s CAUSES TROUBLE
Weather Bureau Perpiexed by tho
Peculiar Change, Blamed for
Floods, Heavy SHOWS and
Low Temperatures.
TH1s CAUSES TROUBLE

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
CHICAGO. Jan. 22.-Honolulu and
Alaska have rraded barometrio con-
sditions. bringing about fatal floods in
the southwest and central states. ava
lanches In the mountains OF Wash
ington and abnormal weather condi-
tions throughout the United States, it
was stated at the weather bureau to-
night.
Just where or why the trade oc-
Cured. the weather bureau could not
explain. out the fact remained, fore
casters said. that Honolulu, whose
winter barometer reading has consis-
tently averaged 80 inches, has been
recording pressure as low as 29.70 for
the past few weeks. In government
stations in Alaska, where the winter
average is normally around 29.70. the
Honolulu average of 80 inches now
prevails.
This condition, said the weather
experts, has brought storms inland
from the mid-Pacif1c. laden with more
rain and snow than land storms de-
velop. This has brought record
breaking precipitation to Arizona and
southern California, abnormal snow
fall on the west side of the Cascades
aid Sierra NsSada E.oamt4sins ard so
below zero weather to Montana and
nearby states
Just how long this condition will
last, the weather bureau could not
predict. 1t has already continued
longer than at any other time for
many years.
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Miners Expected to Ask Twen-
ty Per Cent Increase for
Next Wage Scale.

United Press Leased Wire Service.l
INDIANAPOLIS Ind, Jan. 22.-
sentiment crystanzing at the conven-
uon OF the United Mine Workers Of
america here tonight indicated that
me miners will demand nationwide
coal strike beginning April i, If wage
scale agreements have not been
time.
Miners believed that the wage
scale committee. when it reports next
week. will favor resolutions calling
lor this general strike. The commit
zee report is expected next Wednes-
uay or thursday.
delegates here from Illinois and
missouri were vigorosuly urging the
seneral strike in such an emergency,
not that they believed 1t would
necessarily go into effect. but that 1t
mouid be club over the operators
70 iorce them to come to an agree
ment with dispatch. It would pre-
vent long drawn out controversy.
ue miners sad
Miners from many states seemed
qusAy determined to 6emand the