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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-26
ARGUMENT RAGING
OV { R ATTENDANCE
LEADER IN SOUTHERN
Memphis and Atlanta Squab-
bling Over Which Town
Led the League

While baseball in the south has been
forgotten, but the wild scramble for the
4 highest honors in the big tents continues.
out of Memphis and Atlanta is brewing
keen little fight The whole question
at stake, between the two burgs is the
attendance at the games during the past
season of he Southern league.
The controversy has been so keen dur
ing the past few weeks that Atlanta and
Memphis papers are devoting great deal
of space to the argument. Now the Off
Gals of the two clubs are challenging
each other to wager on the proposition.
There is not much doubt as to who is
on the right side. Although no official
by President Baugh and will not be until
after the league meeting two months
off, it is safe bet that Memphis led in
4 total attendance.
Memphis led in 1915 with something
over 10000 people, with Birmingham Sec
ond, with total of less than 1885, 600. Bir-
mingham fell off miserably this year,
everybody knows that while no other
towns in the circuit increased wonder
fully, with the exception of Atlanta, who
claims to have surpassed the Chicks
Memphis fell off during the past season
to about 1870, Co., but no other club in the
league came near touching the mark.
Herbert Caldwell and Dick Jemison,
sporting editors of the Commercial-Ap-
peal and Constitution, respectively, are
leading the way for the wager. The
+ latest dope" is as follows, as run in the
Constitution of Sunday:
"The Atlanta and Memphis clubs will
get together in a little sporting PROPOSE
= fer ~, ft,+t - IL fottx
had the largest attendance during the
past season in the Southern league
z THE wager is the result of a Challenge
wired the sporting editor of the Memphis
Commercial-Appeal by the sporting edi-
tor of the. Constitution The former
wired for the attendance figures here for
4 the season. Atlanta officials refuse to
divulge attendance but are willing to
wager they led the league" was the an
swer sent
''This brought the following reply:
Dear Jemison In your recent tele-
graphic reply to request for total attend
ance figures at Atlanta you stated that
the officials refuse to give them out, but
added that the Atlanta officials were will
i ing to wager that they led any. other
town
:. Now, just to create a little interest
you might gently break the news to the
Atlanta officials that the officials of the
Memphis club will eliminate all other
clubs and back themselves in a wager
that Memphis led Atlanta any other
club in total attendance this sea son.
If Atlanta has any real money to
wager. am sure that a part or the
greater part of it will be readily covered
Yours just for an argument
:" HERBERT CALDWELL.
Sporting Editor Commercial Appea1."
We put this up to Secretary Colsson of
the Atlanta team, to which he replied
Tell EN- we're willing to gamble with
them on the proposition. but that the de-
cision as to which had the largest official
attendance for the year cannot beareached
until the annual meeting of the league
It's now up to them.
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RESERVATIONS FOR
WORLDS SERIES TO
START WEDNESDAY

Boston, September 25.-Reservadons in
the worlds series games to be played in
this city If the Boston Americans retain
their league championship, will be allotted
on basis of priority of mail applications,
1T was announcedlsby the club manage
ment today. Thousands of applications
have already come in and these will be
filed in the order of their receipt. 1t is
expected to start the machinery of dis
tribution by Wednesday, according to
Business Manager T. w. Lanin. Not
more than four tickets will be allowed to
one applicant
The Red Sox's preparation for the title
series has not been confined to the bust
ness end. Heinie Wagner and Jack
Barry, who with Manager Carrigan have
formed the teams board Of strategy"
have been assigned to observe the Brook
lyn Nationals in coming games with
view to learning the style of play of
the possible rival contenders. Wagner
left the club at Cleveland yesterday to
take UP this work and Barry is under
stood to be ready to leave his home in
Worcester, where he has been under
treatment for broken hand.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-26

| The development of pitching staff IS
/ one Of the most important features Of
baseball and also one of the most mysti-
flying. Just what is good pitching is a
question l often have asked myself. Why
is it that certain teams always seem to
| be well equipped with pitching material,
while others cannot seem to get any
thing better than second rate pitching?
This is a question have been asked
thousands of times and it is rather hard
to answer without criticising persons
about whose methods of handling pitch
| crs l know little.
To my way of thinking the effective
ness of pitching staff depends almost
entirely upon the way it is handled by
the manager. There are exceptions to
the rule, but if you will notice certain
managers always have good pitching,
while others cannot seem to get more
than two twirlers working well at any
time.
The reason l attribute the success of
pitching staff to the way it is handled
by the manager is that / think that with
very few exceptions, such as raw re-
cruits recommended by friend of the
manager, every pitcher that comes up to
the major leagues has a certain amount
of natural ability.
STRONG PITCHERS COUNT
Some are not physically able to stand
the grind and do not have quite so much
natural ability, but almost all of the re-
cruits coming up have a certain amount
OF natural ability and there always is a
chance to develop them into at least so
per cent pitchers. A team needs two or
three 30 per cent pitchers and two head
liners who can win from Go to 70 per cent
of their games, to win a pennant and a
clever developer of pitchers can make at
least one recruit a season a 50 per cent
pitcher, which is a great help.
1t is rather odd that Detroit has not
had good pitching staff since the vet
Grams of the pennant winning machine
passed out of the major leagues, despite
the fact that the owners have purchased
every star minor Lacquer they could find
have seen some of the youngsters
picked up by Detroit when they were in
the minor league field and thought they
surely would develop into stars, but they
seem to grow worse instead of better
with major league experience.
l am inclined to believe that Jennings
needed a veteran coach to handle his
pitchers. He has Bill Sullivan now, and
the former White Sox catcher is recog-
nized as a great developer of pitchers,
provement in the work of the pitchers.
Perhaps the coaching of Sullivan will
show results next season, as it is a te-
QiOuS task to correct faults.
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SPORTS

the present and bids fair to continue
its sensational squirt Provided the
Giants can run their string of vic
tories through the coming series with
the Brooklyn Dodgers, there may be a
different pennant winner after all. The
Giants are going great and 1t will take
a great pitcher and a great club to
stop them in their mad rush for the
top of the National league ladder
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games in a row in 1884.

During the 80 years since Providence
set the 20-game record the figures have
been threatened several times by big
league clubs. but never equalled or 50
passed until today. In 1906 the Chicago
American league club won 10 in a
stretch. The New York Giants ran IS
straight in 1904 and II games earlier in
tie present season.
Several minor league clubs have ex-
ceeded these figures, the best records
being II games by the Corsicana club
of the Texas league in 1902; rs games
by the Charlotte club of the Carolina
league in the same year and "a games
by the Jersey City club of the Eastern
league in 1908.
In winning 81 games straight the
Giants actually figured in % games,
because one contset ended in a tie and
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-26
Tigers Out of Race

Detroit September 25.--In a loosely
played game. Washington defeated De-
troi. to 5 and obtained an even break
on the series. Ayers pitched well and
the lead of six runs his teammates
gave him made his task light. James
relieved Dauss in the second inning
and finished the fourth, after which
Dubuc managed to check the eastern
oatsmen. Score: R.H. E.
Washington .... 331 o10 000--8 10 2
Detroit ......... 020 ITO 001--5 3
batteries: Ayers and Williams /;
pauss James, Dubuc and Stanage.
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was eliminated from consideration in
computing the winning streak. In one
respect, however, the record does not
compare with that of the Providence
club, as Pitcher Charley Radbourne
twirled the Grays to victory in 10 out
of the 20 games won by his club in the
1884 stretch of conquests.
The Giants record is wonderful. Not
in recent years has any club ventured
to challenge the remarkable record es-
tablished by the Providence club of the
National league far back in 1884 The
Giants threatened to better the record
last June when McGraw got his ma
chine to working and before AL Dem
aree stepped in and scored a victory.
The Giants won II straight games be-
fore they were stopped.
McGraw's club is well balanced ut
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-26

Summary: Two base hits, Felsch O.
Hendryx, Baker, Magee. Home run,
Felsch. Sacrifice hits. High, E. Col
Inns Double plays, E. Collins to Ness
to Terry; Walters to Bauman. Left on
bases, Chicago 5, New York A. Bases
on balls. Cicotte 8, Russell 3. Love L.
Hits and earned runs off Russell, and
in z; Love, 8 and 3 in /; Cicotte, and
in 8. Struck out, Cicotte A. Russell
8, Love !. Empires, Hildebrand and Di-
neen. Time 1853
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-26
White Sox Win Again

Chicago. September 25.-The Ameri-
can league season closed here today
with to 1 victory for Chicago over
New York The locals remain in the
pennant race, still two and a hall
games behind Boston, who won also
Chicago won the game by punching
hits off Russell, Felsch's home run,
which cleared the left field screen, be-
ing the winning run in the fourth in
ming The locals clinched the contest
by hitting Love hard. Felsch was
given 500 after making his circuit
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Slated for Smith in fifth.
sSRan for O'Neill in fifth.
s*+Batted for Beebe in eighth.
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DIFFERENT DELIVERIES

Some managers favor a particular style
OF delivery. For instance, Moran likes
side-arm hurlers; Connie Mack favors the
overland delivery, while Bill Carrigan is
not particular. Personally, l am not
much in favor of trying to change a
pitchers natural delivery unless there is
sen ething radically wrong that will pre-
vent him from developing, and I believe
manager who favors a particular style
of delivery can save time and get better
results by instructing his scouts accord
ingly.
l can recall one pitcher who should
have developed into star just abolE
the time 1 was breaking in. if he had
been allowed to pitch natural, but his
delivery was changed, and he lost the
work on the ball, and also lost his con-
fidence. Confidence is a pitchers asset
and l am inclined to believe that lack of
confidence and the continual reference to
"Detrot's weak pitching staff has its
effect on every youngster picked up by
the Tigers.
Detroit's pitchers need encouragement,
which in time would give them conf
dence, and I think the team would be
better off in the end if one or two prom
Using looking youngsters were allowed to
lose a few games early in the season
without being pulled from the mound.
Even though beaten. they would be learn
ing something, and would get more con-
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New Record Established by Giants
Giants Establish NeW
Major League Record
For Consecutive Wins

New York. September 25The New York Nationals double
victory the ST. Louis Cardinals here this afternoon enabled
the Giants to lay claim to major league record for
secutve games in At the completion of the
double header the Giants had 81 straight victories thus dis
placing the record the famous Providence Gray who 20
games in a row in 1884.
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Totals 49,. 20 10 81 10
ABattcd for Russell in eighth.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
STANDING
Red Sox Take Series

Cleveland, o., September 25.-Boston
made it three out of four today by win
ming from Cleveland, 2 to 0. Cleveland
made as many hits as Boston, but could
do nothing with Ruth with men on bases.
Scratch hits by Janvrin and Shorten,
Hoblitzers sacrifice and Lewis sacri-
flee fly gave Boston one in the fourth
while Thomas double and Ruth's single
produced another in the fifth Score:
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rifice hits, Hoblitzel Hooper. Lewis.
Sacrifice fly, Lewis Double plays. Tur-
ner and Wambsganss; Gardner. Janvrin
and Hoblitzell. Left on bases. Cleveland
Z, Boston 5. First on errors, Boston !.
Base on balls, off Gould J. Ruth 2 Hits
and earned runs. off Smith and in 8;
Beebe, and in 8; Gould, none and none
in /; Ruth and in 9. Struck out, by
Gould /. Ruth s. Umpires, Nallin and
O'Loughlin. Time, 1:35.
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Classified Business Directory
BARBER SHOPS

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BICYCLES

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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-02-25
A|RSH|P RAID ON
THE BRITISH COAST
FOUR sEAPLANEs USED BY TEu-
TONS w LATEST ATTACK
ON ENGLAND.
Drop Many Explosives, Two Men and
One Boy Being Killed anc
Much Property Destroyed
by Invaders.

London. -Four German seaplanes
made raid over the east and south
east coasts OF England. on Sunday &C.
cording 10 an official announcement.
The total casualties are given as two
men and one boy killed and one ma.
rine wounded. Considerable material
damage was done.
The FIRST raiders, two biplanes. ap
peared over Lowestoft at 1885 a. M.
and circled over the south side OF the
town for eve minutes and dropped
bombs. In about Ave minutes they
rose 70 a great height and seemingly
vanished. Al 1880 a. m. the two sea
planes we're again visible over the
town and then vanished eastward
again.
Altogether seventeen small high ex-
plosive bombs were dropped. Consid.
cradle damage was caused to out
buildings OF restaurant and to two
dwelling houses.
Meanwhile two other German sea.
planes were making for the Kentish
coast. The first passed over the Ken.
tish Knot light vessel. dropping bombs
in that vicinity at 11:20 q. m.
The last raider made straight for
Walmer. reaching that town at 1927
a. M. flying at less than $500 feet,
and dropped six bombs, then turned
sharply TO the east
Two OF the bombs that fell de.
etroyed roofs and broke windows in
the neighborhood. One OF them fell
close to church. blowing In the win
dows as the congregation was singing
the "Te Deum" A third bomb fell on
a roadway running along the beach,
killing one civilian and injurlng one
marine.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-02-25
Block Plan to Aid BeIeians.

London proposed plan of aid
ing Belgium to feed herself by rehabil-
itating the industries of the country
under control of the American Com
mission for Relief in Belgium has
failed, according to letter written by
Sir Edward Grey, the British foreign
secretary, to M. Hymans, the Belgian
minister here, because the Germans
thus far have failed to reply to the
request for guarantees that raw mate.
rails and manufactured goods will not
be seized by the occupying armies.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-02-25
Serbians PLEDGE LOYALTY.

Paris.-A telegram was received
Thursday by the president of the
senate, Antonin Dubost, from the ref.
ugee members of the Serbian diet
now at Nice. The telegram expressed
the thanks of the Serbians for the
friendly disposition of the French to-
ward Serbia and promised that Serbia
would continue firmly to adhere to the
cause of the entente allies.