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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-03
EMPRESS EUGENE AT NINETY

son of Hortense, that Louis Napoleon whom she was to lead by the nose to his destruction 17 years later.
 Poor old lady! How utterly hollow to her thought must be the state in which she still moves, to be still addressed as Your Majesty" and to exchange cour- tesies with royalty. Her bitterest ene- mics, if enemies she still may have. could hardly wish her sadder life than that of this survival of all that was ever dear to her in the power of her influence over men, her vanities, friendships, de- votion of husband. love of only child. ad- her only frankly to admire her grace and beauty.
 And the tragedies she aided in bring ing to nations! There was that of Maxi milan in Mexico. and then insistence upon ''my war" as she called it. that of 1870. with Prussia, in which French ar mics were destroyed or captured. bil- lions of francs indemnity wrung from the people, Alsace and Lorraine lost, the throne gone Then the commune and flight to England, sad life at Chisel- hurst. death of the deposed Emperor and finally the killing of her son in British services in Zululand. He who was to have been Napoleon w., run through with an assagai by a greasy Zulu!
 
 boots are provided; the only peculiar feature is the headgear-a curious. un- couth looking combination OF the tur- ban and German helmet, devised by En- yer Pasha to- combine religion and practicality, and called in his honor enverieh. with commendable thrift, Enver patented his invention, and 1t is rumored that he has drawn a comforta- ble fortune from its sale.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-03

Adversity's sweet milk, philosophy.
 -RomeO and Juliet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-03

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
 A REGENT number of Truth told us
 A that lon Friday the King and \ Queen drove to Farnborough Hill. where they took tea with the Empress Eugenia."
 Here we have renewed assurance of the continued existence of this poor old survival of the last imperial splendor Of France; this sad somnambulist of dreams Of empire in two continents, who. in her ninety-first year, leaning heavily on her cane, walks arm in arm with grief.
 The man who told us in song of the friendship of memory for grief could not have had in mind such case as that Of this poor old woman. this Empress Flu genia, born Eugenia Marie De Montijo, at Granada. Spain. May 5. 1926. How lovely, graceful and compelling of admi- ration must have been her presence may be imagined when we recall how her beauty and amiability startled Paris in 1851; how her reign as belle of that capi- tai continued, with that of fashion, long after her coming to imperial state in 1853. Spanish beauty fades early, but here was a woman fascinating enough at 27 to capture in marriage the then most prominent man of Europe. the blase. roue
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-03

Raul Lumber Company Experimenting
 Our company will offer at the Alabama State Fair this year list of special pre- miums for Alabama-raised cattle" said J H. Eddy. manager of the Kaul Lumber company. You no doubt have been ad- vised that we have inaugurated live stock department this year on an ex- perimental basis, with view to demon stratins what can be done with the cat tie industry on cut-over pine lands. Be- tween 5000 and 40OO acres of average lands have been fenced in in the north ern part of Hale county, and we now have herd of about 125 head of Here ford cattle, part of which were raised in Alabama and Mississippi and part coming from Texas. We have two reg istered Hereford bulls at the present time. It is our purpose to increase our herd to about 200 head during the coming fall
 We also have 800 Angora goats with 10 registered bucks Both cattle and goa ts are doing very we'll indeed. It is our purpose to encourage and promote the cattle raising business in Alabama, espe- cially in those counties in which we own lands. which will account for our offer
 ing these special prizes at the State Fair. We would be pleased to hear from any one desiring to compete for premiums"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-03
Remarkable Work of Art


 Artists who have had the pleasure of viewing the portrait of the late Julia s. Tutwiler which has just been completed by Miss Edna K. Smith and is now on exhibition at her studio In the Watts building, pronounce the work remark able portrayal of the features of Miss Tutwiler and a striking delineation of her character The portrait is soon to be presented to the state department of archives and history. where 1t will be given place of prominence beitting the life and work of the subject Soon after the death of Miss Tutwiler the former pupils and friends of that noted Ala bama publicist and educator determined to present portrait to the state depart ment of archives and they were fortunate enough to secure Miss Smith to do this work f.. Miss Smith has long been recognized as an artist of rare accomplishment. and her
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-06

Lewis and Jimmy Clabby. In the
event of Gibbons losing his first con-
test or even the second, the club re-
serves the right to cancel his contract
at that time. However, there, is very
little danger of Gibbons losing a de-
cision newspaper decision) to any Of
the boxers over the ten-round route If
battle against Young Ahearn recently
1t does not seem possible at this time
that the club will be able to get Les
Darcy for a contest with Gibbons, as
Darcy is prevented from leaving Aus
tralia during the war and there is no
telling when it will end. Darcy and
Gibbons would be great match for the
club to pull off and would no doubt re.
suit in making money for them, but 1t
Is q question whether the club would
be able to make a cent with any of the
other boxers opposing Gibbons: in fact
it seems certainty that 1t would be a
losing venture, for $4,000 houses are
bons shows in the SANITY city. 1t
would have been an easy matter for
Gibbons to have picked up moro. than
$4,000 In other matches around the
country during the year. but the
chances are that Mike was content to
have two or three good matches and
then retire for all time. and the 10000
magnet to him. The club in the con-
tract stipulates that three champion
ship battles are to be staged, but 1t is
a hard matter to understand how any
of them can be termed as championship
battles when they, are of only ten
at that. II they want a real champion
ship battle 1t will have to be over the
twenty-round route and where q de-
cision Is permitted
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md to make matters worse. he severe.

and to make matters worse. he severe
ly hurt his hand in the third round.
From that time on he was obliged to
fight with his left only, and all the
New Orleans stories will show that he
outfought Flynn and had him on the
verge of a knockout several times. He
won easily, despite the fact that Flynn
was in the very best of shape. l am
but ] am giving you the plain truth.
Besides this. Fulton was twice fouled-
once quite badly
In order to get correct version of
the affair l wired Tommy Burns, the
referee. for his opinion, and received
the following reply: Fulton defeated
Flynn fifteen rounds out of the TWEEN
ty, and you may take it as the truth
that Flynn was very luck to stay the
limit. You will no doubt hear many
different reports of this fight, but with
all my experience as fighter, 4 think
that Fulton fought a splendid battle
under the conditions, and considering
that 1t was his first twenty-round con-
test. ] know positively that Fulton
was not in condition for such a con-
test. as the doctor who attended him
told me after the fight. He stated that
Fred should not have been allowed to
go on. / do not care what reports go
out or what is predicted. but 1 will say
that my prediction is that the showing
Fulton made here under the conditions
Is the making of a champion. He needs
little coaching and proper training,
but that is ALL
1t is evident from these reports that
Fulton made much better impress
sion than was at first given out. Neith-
err Fulton nor his manager, Mike Col
Inns. are discouraged, but they say
they will keep right after Willard for
a championship match. They expect
to get on a contest with either Jim
Coffey or Frank Moran in New York
and may possibly meet Jack DiliNn in
Milwaukee. If successful in these
matches Fulton will demand a cham
pionship go with Willard.
Did Mike Gibbons. the st. Paul phan-
tom, make a mistake when he signed
contract with the Capital City Athletic
Club of st. Paul obligating himself to
box three matches during the year of
1916 for a stipulated guarantee of
10000, or $4,000 for each battle? BY
signing this contract Gibbons forfeited
all right to other matches for the
year unless the promoters of an out
side match should obtain the consent
of the st. Paul club to hold it.
The boxers stipulated in the contract
whom Gibbons may be called on to
meet at st. Paul are Jack Dillon.
George Chip and Les Darcy. with alter
mates named such as JET Smith, Ted
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-06
ROYALS HOLD Lead
Maintain Three-Game Margin
in District Duckpin Circuit.
B0NTz STAR OF PLAYERS
Has Highest Average and Record
for Best Game and
Set.

The Royals still maintain their three
game lead in the District League. hold
ing that margin over the Shermans.
Both these clubs have q good advan-
tage over the other organizations in
the circuit, the Jeds, in third place. be-
ing eight games behind the Shermans.
Bernie Bontz has the best average OF
the players. The anchor man for the
Shermans has rolled for 106-25. Bontz
also is the star in high game and high
set marks. holding the seasons records
in both. The Royals are the best in
team game and set, with the Shermans
second. Manghum leads in spares with
100. and Harry Stanford has rolled for
more strikes than any other man.
The averages of the players, standing
of the teams, and records follow:
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FABULOUS PURSES FOR BOXERS
ARE INJURING THE RING GAME
Patrons of the Sport Are Figuring That They
Are Paying Too Much Admission
for These Affairs.

the ninth round by claiming his knee
was hurt. and again that he twisted
his ankle in the fall. There is no doubt
now that Joe really did hurt his knee.
His manager. Bob Laga, has written
to the effect that he has been obliged to
cancel bouts for Joe at Cleveland with
Johnny Kilblane; with saylor. at Gin
cinnati, and with Benny Leonard, at
New York. Joe has gone to his home
in Los Angeles to rest up until his leg
is all right again. when he will return
east and be prepared to meet any of
the lightweights ST., He is particularly
ten-round route. or even the marathon,
as he feels sure he can beat the Mil
waukee boy. Mitchell is just as sure
that he can hand Joe the same as he
gave him at Cincinnati. and a little
more. As the boys put up a hurricane
fight at "Cincy." there would be no OBJ
lection to a second meeting: in fact
the fans of Gerry Herrmann's home
town or the beer city would welcome it.
Johnny Kilbane, the featherweight
king. and his manager. Jimmy Dunn,
are wise pair when it comes to dop-
ing out the weight question, for
match. Johnny is matched to meet
George CLANCY In a title match of If
teen rounds at baltimore. March II,
CLANCY had agreed to make 1872 ring
side. Now, Johnny knows that at 1875
pounds Mr.. CLANCY would have a grand
chance Of annexing the Reinforcement
title. but that at 122 ringside his
chances are very slim, unless George
can put over one of his famous hay-
makers right off the reel It. In one
case where the old saying holds good:
"A match well made is half won" Kill
bane Will have all the better Of the
conditions. 1t is possible that CLANCY
may follow the example set by other
contenders and forfeit his weight
money and go in few pounds over
that mark, in which event his chance
OF winning would greatly improve.
Late reports from Cleveland state
that Kilbane and his manager. Jimmy
Dunn. have asked the Baltimore pro-
moters Tor a postponement of the fight.
1t Is not likely that the promoters will
agree to this, as March II, st, Pat
ricks day. Is one of the best dates for
the night In the east. Kilbane only re-
quests postponement that he may
have few more fights in the interim
and add to his bank roll but he for
gets about the expenses he Is putting
the promoters to.
There are some persons who imagine
that II Is terrible to experience what
the fighters call knockout. However,
there Is one young boxer who seems to
think that the Knockout is anything
but terrible. Billy Kramer, the MIL
waukee welterweight. who has been
nghtins only the past year and q half
as a real professional, experienced
what knockout - recently whom he
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-06
TIE FOR TOP PLACE
Examiners and Engravers
Even Up in Bureau League.
STEELE Is BEST BOWLER
Leads Players With Average Of
101-6-Wolstenholme Holds
Two Records.

Two teams are tied for first place in
the bureau of Engraving and Printing
Duckpin League, Examiners and En-
gravers being on even terms. Each
club has won fifteen contests and been
defeated in six. Printers No. l is third.
only one game separating it from the
leader.
STEELE has rolled better than any
other player, his average for twenty
one games being 1915. the only mark
in the league above the century. May
hew and Wolstenholme are tied for
high game honors and Wolstenholme
has the record for the best set.
The results of the seasons play so
far are:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-06
BY T. s. ANDREWS,

Special Dispatch to The Star
MILWAUKEE,, February 5-Fabulous
purses and guarantees for champion
boxers and some of the near cham
pions have done much of late to injure
the boxing game. Followers of the
sport read of the reported wonderful
purses offered and then begin to ponder
over the matter and ask themselves
whether a boxer lives who is worth
such an immense amount Of money for
a few minutes work in a ring against
an inferior opponent. The fact that
some of these so-called stars are paid
more coin for thirty minutes work than
a college professor can earn in a year
causes the fan to pause and wonder,
and when he figures that he is one of
many who pay the freight for the
fighter to take down these fortunes
he rebels to some extent. 1t is then
that the fan kicks at the price of ad-
mission for these affairs. and no one
can blame him for doing so. Some of
the fighters and managers are becom-
ing inbued with the idea that all they
have TO do to grab off a big purse is to
start an advertising campaign and the
promoters will do the rest. 1t seems
that titles are utilized these days for
commercial purposes only. The holders
pay little attention to rules of the ring
or precedent: all they care about Is
to grab all the easy money in sight
and hang on to the titles as long as
they can possibly do so without TAX
ing any serious chances. OF course.
there are exceptions. but they are few.
In the early days of boxing In the
states--from the sos to the 90s-cham
pions thought more of their titles than
of the big purses. Now il Is reversed
Jess Willard is great card as heavy
weight champion Of the world, but $40.-
900 for ten-round contest, whether
with Frank Moran or any other man.
Is out of all proportion to what boxers
champions or otherwise-are worth.
No one can blame willard nor his man
ager for grabbing of all he can get,
but just the same the purse Is not with
in reason. operate stars are made to
look like pygmies beside the stars OF
the roped arena. The time may come
when there will be a limit to such
purses and also to the price of admis-
sion to such events.
IL is evident that Joe Rivers. the
Spanish lightweight, injured his knee
more severely in his battle with Richie
Mitchell at Cincinnati than was at
first imagined. There were conflicting
reports about tho injury, some alleging
that Joe was merely trying to cover up
the fact that Mitchell put him down In
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-06
TO SPEED UP LEAGUE.
Frank Chance to Enliven Players
on Pacific Coast.

ST. LOUIS, February 5.-A number of
Pacific coast sporting writers venture the
opinion that the work Of Frank Chance
as manager of the Los Angeles team will
speed up the play in the Pacific Coast
League and give the patrons Of base ball
a better brand of the national game.
Chance has an enviable major league rec
ord. both as player and manager. and
it is argued that with his knowledge the
other managers will have to bestir them
expected to set. This. together with the
fact that players will have to keep on the
jump to hold their jobs in view Of the ex-
cess of players on the market. it is ex-
pected, will tend toward snapper, more
clean-cut base ball.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-06
Schedules in Bowling
Leagues for Tomorrow

Capital City League Norris
Peters va. Jewels.
Bankers League-American Sc
curity and Trust vs.s Metropolis
tan.
knights of Columbus League
Green Sox vs.. Columbia.
Terminal Railroad Y. NJ. G. A.
LeaEue-Southern vs.. Coach
Yard.
Arcade League Nationals VI.
Mount Peasants.
National Capital League-Colum-
bans VS.. Nationals.
District League-Shermans vs..
Westons.
Commercial League - WashinE-
ton Gas Company vs.. Evening
Star.
DEPARTMENTAL Lea9ue-Auditors
VS.. Commerce.
Southeast League-Oaklands VS..
Model Lunch.
Agricultural Interbureau League
States Relations VS.. Accounts.
SOaP1 ASee w
VS.. PollOc.
Georgetown Commercial League
-Cavanaugh & kendrick VS.. G.
and c. supply.
Bureau Of Engraving and Print-
ing League-R0taries vs.. Prtnt-
ers.
Masonic League-Acacia vs.. La
Fayette. East Gate VS.. Ma
tiOnal.
Southern Railway Clerks League
Managers VS.. Law. Auditors
VS.. Bookkeepers, Tie and Tim
Der VS.. TreasurerH.
Mount Pleasant League-C0lum-
bias vs.. Arcade Stars.
Phi Mu Sigma League-Chi 1 vs..
Chi 2.
Northeastern Lengue-Rosedales
VS.. Union Printers.
Odd Fellows League-Columbia
VS.. Washington.
Fourteenth Street League-C0-
lumblas VS.. Patent Once.
Westminster LeaEue-Whltes W.
Blues, Reds VS.. Greens.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-06
Leads Departmental Bowling
Teams by Five Games.
MANGHUM HOLDS RECORD
Leads Players in the Averages and
Sets-Other Figures Of the
Season.

The Navy is forging ahead in the De-
partmental Duckpin League, being five
games in front Of the nearest quint.
Treasury. Labor and Land are two
games behind Treasury, in a tie for
third position. The leader has won
thirty-five contests and lost ten.
Manghum is the leading bowler, his
average being higher than that of any
other player. He has rolled for 1929.
Gilbert has the highest game to his
credit and Manghum the best set. The
game record is IA and the set mark
372.
Here are the records of the league
for the season up to date:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-06
MENINGITIS
TIP TOPS,
ALTAMONTS

From Boston comes a statement that
there was surprise there when
Charley Schmidt announced his retire.
ment from base ball to devote his time
to his butcher shop in Baltimore.
Either they knew Schmidt had intend
ed to quit, or they thought he wasn't
serious and so refused to be sur
prised." They all RETREAT some time
or other.
Having purchased plenty of ivory
from Charles P. Taft, Charley WEIGH
man has announced his intention OF
disposing of his billiard hall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-06
HAVING CLOSE RACE
K. of C. BoWIers Are Battling
for League Honors.
TIES FOR. THE PLACES
Four Clubs Are on Even Terms for
Runner-Up, Two for
Third. (

A remarkable race is taking place
in the Knights of Columbus Duckpin
League. The Columbus are leading
with a margin of three games and
half. but four teams are tied for second
place and two are tied for sixth posi-
ton, only one contest behind those on
even terms for the runner-up place.
Conroy has rolled the highest game
of the year. having a mark Of 143 to
his credit. He also has the record fer
high set, 339. The Columbia team has
knocked down more pins in a set than
any other team and the Burnetts hold
the high game mark.
The standings of the teams and aver
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-06
tions that it will reflect credit upon
Washington.

washington.
George Iseman's all-star bowling
quint goes to Baltimore Thursday
night to compete against Johnny
Vaeth's team in the second block of the
ten-game match between the two clubs.
The first block of five contests was
rolled here January {, and the Balti-
moreans then took quite a fall out of
the locals. leaving with an advantage
of seventy-five pins.
1t is only fair to Iseman to state that
the team he will take to Baltimore is
much different from that which rolled
on the local alleys. eThree of the five
regular members of the all-star aggre-
cation could not take part in the first
block for various reasons. The whole
lineup will go to the Monumental city,
though. and the locals think they are
not only going to pick up the seventy
five pins they are behind. but figure on
finishing well enough to bring back
the greatest total on the ten contests.
The teams will line up as follows:
|, Washington. Baltimore.
Iseman (capt). Chenowith.
Bontz. Roeth.
Goddard. Della.
Iseman is greatly responsible for the
interest," now being taken in the At
lantic Coast bowling tourney by Balti-
more bowlers. Johnny Vaeth himself
has promised to bring over about ten
teams, and the decision is held mainly
due to the intercity matches. These
matches have not only stimulated in
tercity competition in bowling. but I'M
doubtedly have brought about a close
relationship and friendlier feeling be-
| tween the individual bowlers.
After the conflict Thursday night the
Baltimore bowlers plan to entertain the
| local pin spillers at banquet Quite
crowd is expected to accompany the
local quint on the train, which leaves
at s o'clock on the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad.
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Experience May Offset Youth.

AS general rule wrestlers hold their
graphing ability for a number OF
years beyond the point where fighters
begin to slip back. Jeffries was thirty
five when johnson at the age of thir-
ty-two wrested his title from him.
Gotch is thirty-eight and Stecher
twenty-three, and while the latter has
had a remarkable record to date, many
think that Gotch's long mat career
and wrestling experience will Offset
the advantage of Stecher's youth. In
fact, some wrestling experts figure
that the Nebraska grappler is too
young to tackle Gotch. Certain it is
that a study of the latter's mat record
impresses one with the formidable
performances of the manawhen taken
In connection with the we'll known fact
that he has always been moderate and
methodical in his habits and training.
Gotch. who is five feet eleven and
one-hah inches tall and weighs about
2I0 pounds. in condition. has won
more than i6G of the IT, time handi-
cap or nnish bouts In addition to
throwing more than 200 opponents in
fifteen minute exhibition or invitation
bouts in this country and Canada.
conquered about half that number.
Stecher measures six feet one inch in
height and strips at about 206 pounds
He has wrestled ntore than fifty
matches and has never lost decision,
although held to no-fall match by
Stranger Lewis and George Turner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-06
NAVY FORCES AHEAD|[EAD BY ONE GAME
Chippewas on Top in Y. N. c.
A. Duckpin League.
EIKER is HIGH PLAYER
Tops Other Members of Circuit
With an Average
of 81.

The Chippewas are. leading the
Young Mems Christian Association
Duckpin League by~a margin of one
game. They are holding that advan-
tage over the Mohawks, the second
quint. Both these teams are we'll
ahead of the other outfits
Considering the class of the league
the bowling has been very good so far.
Earl Eiker. as might be expected. is
leading the circuit, with an average Of
1910. and Farwell is second with 96.
The standing of the teams and aver
ages of players follow: