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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-04

For the moment the National league
race has superseded the American in
Interest, because Brooklyn, the league
leader since early in May, is now
threatened mure than at any time since
1t has held the lead. The Superbas APP
pear to have lost the ability to win
steadily and Eoston and Philadelphia
have crcpt SO close that they are in a
position TO go ahead at the last turn
n the leaders fortunes.
Philadelphia played the better ball of
the three leaders during the week and
cut down the advantage held by the
Braves and Superbas. Boston played
slightly better ball than Brooklyn and the
Brooklyn lead of nine points on Sunday
had been reduced to seven points at the
end of the week
RED SOX'S LEAD CUT
Returning from rather poor trip
through the west, Brooklyn was shut out
twice in Philadelphia Friday and lost
again Saturday. Philadelphia won five
and lost one for the week. Two Of the
victories were credited to Alexander who
on Friday esta blished new major league
record of IA shut outs for one season.
After losing to Chicago Sunday, Boston
Won four out of seven games in four
days from Pittsburg. Returning to Bos-
ton the Braves beat New York Friday,
but lost one and tied one Saturday.
The closing intersectional games Of the
National in the west had these results:
West Z, east II.
RECORD FOR ALEXANDER
Boston, which had doubled it's lead IN
the previous week, had it's lead over De-
troit reduced by half during the week.
Including Saturday the Red Sox had
lost six of their last eight games. Fac
ing st. Louis at the beginning of the
week the Red Sox lost three of the Sc
ries of four games and ST. Louis moved
from sixth to fourth place. Detroit.
playing New York, took three out Of the
four. Boston met the Yankees at the
end of the week at the Polo Grounds
and lost the first game, but defeated the
Yankees Saturday.
The margin between the first six teams
in the American was reduced from SO to
48 points. Boston and Chicago did not
change their relative positions during tho
week, but Chicago, st. Louis and Cleve
Snd moved ahead at the expense of New
York. Boston lost the services of Capt.
Jack Barry during the week as the result
of injuries.
The intersectional results In the Ameri-
can were: West l. east 10.
Dutch Leonard Boston Americans, leads
the pitchers for the week with no-hit,
no-run game over st. Louis on Wednes-
day. Myers, Philadelphia Americans,
pitched a two-hit game and Johnson,
Washington, and Benz, Chicago Ameri-
cans, and Lavender, Chicago Nationals,
turned in three-hit games.
WEEKS RECORD
The weeks record in each league of
names played, won and lost, with runs.
hits, errors, men left on bases and runs
scored by opponents, including the games
Of Saturday, September 2, is as follows:
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-04
SPEED KINGS READY
FOR BIG RACE OVER
BOULEVARD TODAY
Closest Race in History Ex-
pected-Veteran Riders
Are Entered-Big
Entry List

Everything is in readiness for the big
bicycle race today, which is sched-
uIed to start promptly from Eighth
avenue and Twentieth street, north, mt
. o'clock. Interest and enthusiasm In
the race il mt it's height following the
entry of seevral veteran riders and
one of the closest contested races In
history is expected.
Over 20 of the best riders in the dis
trict are entered The riders put the fin
ishing touches on their training yesterday
afternoon by riding over the course sew
eral times. Numerous riders made the
course last week in better time than the
winner of the last race did, and conse-
quently the course record is expected to
fall before the speed kings.
Riders will be given their handicap ex-
actly at 2 o'clock. Tommy Kinds and
be the stretch men. great deal of in
terest is being attached to the entry of
Ped Hickman, a veteran champion, and
Bob Horton, another old-timer Just
how the vets will be able to stand up
against the youngsters is watched with
the keenest interest.
OFFIOlALO III hEfOhl
All officials are requested to report to
Referee Mitchell at 80 o'clock. The Boy
Scouts will be on duty over the entire
course A race for negro boys, with
something like 50 entries, will start inn
nediately following the completion of the
big event.
The officials for the race are as fol-
lows:
Referee, Arthur Mitchell; assistant ref
cree Ed Spencer. Clerk of course, Jewell
Taylor assistants, Marvin Edwards and
w. T. Kemp. Chief judge, Jack Biddle;
| judges, Henry Vance, Fred Bodeker.
Thomas B. Sherman, Russell Walthour,
T. A. Weldon. Chief timer, John Brad
Sam st. Clair, Will Biddle. Chief UNI
pire, Robert Stubs; umpires, Arthur
Greenwood. Charles Sigler, Roe Bryant,
William F. Specht, Jr., James Esdale,
| Spiro Antos, Joe Caravella, J. F. Winter.
Scorers, William Leeming, John p Bowl
| ing, Dick Stanley, Elye Gray, Cred Gar
rett Herman Howe.
The course is as follows:
Start Eighth avenue and Twentieth
street. north, east to Twenty eighth
street, north to Eleventh avenue, east to
Thirteenth street, north to Twelfth ave-
nue., east to Thirty-sixth street. north to
| Norwood boulevard, around upper side OF
| boulevard to Fifteenth avenue. return
| lower side Of Boulevard to Thirty-sixth
street, south to Twelfth avenue, west to
| Thirtieth street, south to Eleventh ave-
nue., west to Twenty-eighth street, south
| to Eighth avenue, west to Twentieth
| street, finish.
LIST OF PRIZES
| List of prizes is as follows:
| 1-Gold watch set, donated by Motor
Cycling and Bicycling; pair Vitalic racing
tires, donated by Hickman Cycle COM
pany; six punctures, donated by Oscar
Hunt. commercial photographer.
| 2-One pair u. S. chain tread tires, do
mated by United States Tire company.
| 3-One pair Firestone tires donated by
Firestone Tire and Rubber company
| 4-One pair Skid No More tires, donated
4 by New South Rubber company
5-One pair Sterling tires. donated BY
Edwards Bicycle store.
| Gone pair M. c. F. Big Stud tires, do
Continued ON Page Eighty
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-04
EDDIE EDMONDSON
EQUALS MAGEE'S FEAT

New Orleans. September 3.-Eddie
Edmondson, right fielder of the New
Orleans club Of the Southern associa-
ton, today went through his seventy
eighth consecutive game without a
ee,ding error, equaling so far as games
are concerned the record of Sher-
wood Magee of the Boston Nation
ais.
Edmondson handled faultlessly 1874
chances against ITO for Magee.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-04
Southern League Standing
Results Yesterday

New Orleans 1, Mobile 0.
Nashville 5, Chattanooga /.
Memphis 3, Little Rock 2.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-04
CHANGES OF DISPLAYING PELS
IN SECOND PLACE VERY SLIM
Crackers Have Comparatively Little Chance Pass
Dobbe Before Curtain DropsTrave Slump and Crackers Check
Barons-Lookouts -Guls Sink Deeper

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in place appear obes lin
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-04

NASHVILLE fUV WV
Summary: Two-base hits, Harris
HYATT, Allen. Three base hits, Lee q.
Home run, Marshall. Double play, Pit
Ter to Harris. Left on bases Nashville
s, Chattanooga s. Passed ball, Peters
struck out, Allen 2. Bases on balls,
Kroh 2. Allen q Hit by pitcher, Shee-
han. Sacrifice hits. Baker, Williams.
stolen bases, Williams. ELAN. Time,
1885. Umpires, Morgan and Rudderham.
hit in four attempts. However, he is
only two points behind the leader, Jake
Daubert.
The standing:
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-04

the only one of the four leading Southern
association batsmen to play today, ana
with one hit out of three times up, he
held his same percentage.
The standing.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-04
WEEKS RECORD

The weeks record in each league of
names played, won and lost, with runs.
Fits. errors, men left on bases and runs
scored by opponents, including the games
Of Saturday, September 2. is as follows:
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-04

Thu lot W lIIelC III HI1lIH.
*sRan for Wallace in ninth.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-16
EVERE PUNISHMENT
Mrs. ChappeII, Of Five Years
Standing. Relieved by Cardui.

MI. Airy, N. C.-Mrs. Sarah M. Chap
pel of this town, says: IL suffered for
live years with womanly troubles, also
stomach troubles, and my punishment
was more than any one could tell.
] tried most every kind Of medicine,
but none did me any good.
read one day about Cardui, the wo-
mans tonic, and decided TO try it. !
had not taken but about six bottles until
| was almost cured. 1t did me more
good than all the other medicines ! had
tried, put together.
My friends began asking me why |
looked so well, and ! told them about
Cardui. Several are now taking il"
Do you, lady reader, suffer from any
of the ailments due TO womanly trouble,
such as headache, backache, sideache,
sleeplessness, and that everlastingly tired
feeling?
If so, let us urge you TO give Cardui a
trial. We feel confident it will help you.
Just as il has million other women in
the past half century.
Begin taking Carfui to-day. You
won't regret 1t. All druggists.
Write 10. Chattanooga Medicine Co., Ladies
ADVISORY Dept. Chattano tga, TenE., for SfSefaI
isHvsefioag on your case d 64-paas book Home
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-16
WANT FARMERS To
TAKE SHORT COURSE

The annual short course for the
Georgia Coli &c Of Agriculture will be
he'd in Athens from january Bird to
18th inclusive, according to letter
from President Andrew M. Soule, to
Agent j. G. Oliver. Mr.. Oliver is anx-
ious to have number of farmers from
Sumter attend the short course. The
following excerpts are taken from the
letter:
Il am informed this morning that
boil weevil pupa have been found in
cotton sent in from Tattnall county.
This would indicate that it is spread
ing over Georgia with tremendous rap
idity. l need not point out to you the
crisis which our farmers face They
will be obliged to change their prac-
tice. Shall we, through our advice
and personal influence, aid them in do
inf this in the most advantageous man
ner possible, or shall we, through the
neglect of our rights and privileges,
allow them to suffer losses which can
be avoided? We are ready through
our short course to advise our farmers
how to meet the invasion of this pest
in the most advantageous manner pos
sible.
1--WE can take care of several hum
bred men this year. We should have
a representative delegation from every
county in Gorgia. 1t will only cost an
average of $500 for a man to take
this course. What are you going to do
about the matter? We expect you, for
the good of your people, to see that a
delegation of Is to 25 men come to
Athens from your county in January
There is no more important service
work you can do for the community in
which you are interested. Now is the
time to take action, to tell about the
advantages of this course, and to in
terest farmers in it. If we have a
large attendance we must be notified
well in advance, so we can make the
necessary arrangements"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-16

the Serbo-Bulgarian struggle, vidin
was successfully defended by the Bull
gars.
"Calafat, on the Rumanian side of
employed in repairing boats, the town
the river, is not more than half as
populous as Vidin. 1t was founded in
the 14th century by a colony of Geno-
csc from whose workmen (Calafatsl
more ancient origin, having known as
derived its name. Vidin is of much
Bononia in Roman days. In the Cri-
mean war of 1854 a camp of Ruman-
ians at Calafat was surprised and de-
feated by Turkish force under Ahmed
Pasha"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-16
ROSE GARDENS ARE
SUBJECT Of ADVICE

WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. 16.-
Rose gardens should take advant-
age of the fall season, say specialists
of the U. S. Department of Agricul-
ture, to make their plants as free
as possible from disease by methods
that can not well be followed during
the growing season. 1t is true in
general that whatever the disease, the
affected portions of the plants should
be cut out in the fall and the short
ened bushes sprayed. 1t is assumed,
however, that spraying will not have
been delayed until fall, but will have
been carried on as control measure
az frequent intervals since spring. The
diseased wood removed in the fall, to-
gether with the old leaves and debris
under bushes, should be burned. In
case of attacks by rusts, canker, and
leaf spots, the diseased wood or leaves
should be removed and burned even
during the growing season.
For powdery mildew, the control
sprayings for the summer spores
should be with lime-sulphur or potas-
SUM sulphid. After cutting back in
the fall, the plants should be sprayed
with lime-sulphur or strong Bordeaux
mixture. The control sprayings for
trusts should be ammoniacal copper
carbonate. The fall spraying should
he with strong Bordeaux mixture
For leaf-spot, leaf-blight, and an
thracnose, the control sprays may
be either Bordeaux mixture or am
monical copper carbonate, and the fall
spraying should be with the former.
Leaf BlOtch.
Leaf blotch, also known as black
spot, is common and very injurious
disease. The first symptoms are the
appearance of irregularly shaped
blackish spots on the upper surface of
nearly fhll-grown leaves. In this
stage the trouble may be controlled by
several sprayings with ammonfacal
copper carbonate or Bordeaux mix
ture, but if these precautions are not
taken another stage of the fungus de-
velops in the same spots. The fungus
in this later stage lives over the win
ter on afllen leaves and sets up a new
infection in the spring which can only
be prevented by raking up and burn
ing the fallen leaves and spraying the
dormant bushes with strong Bordeaux
mixture.
Another disease to which roses are
subject is canker, which sarts with
the appearance of small reddish patch
es on the green arts, generally of l.
year-old growth. Such infected areas
may increase until the entire stem is
surrounded and may extend for sew
eral inches along the branch. The
only advice to be given is to cut away
vigorously all diseased branches, and
it may be necessary to cut back entire
bushes if badly infected. Cover the
exposed surfaces made by this cutting
with paint or tar. This diseased ma
terial must be burned and the dorm
ant bushes sprayed with strong Bor'
deaux mixture in both the autumn an(
early spring.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-16
FISH CAUSED THE
CLASH Of TROOPS

MUKDEN, Oct. Controversy
concerning the price of fish is re-
ported to have been the immediate
cause of the conflict between Japanese
and Chinese soldiers at Chengchia-
tun, on August 18th, which resulted in
the death of eleven soldiers and the
Injury of many others.
A Japanese drug clerk who was buy
ing fish from a Chinese boy objected
to the price asked, and gave the boy a
beating. Chinese soldiers resented the
attack made upon the boy by the Jap
anese, and handled the drug clerk
roughly.
The disgruntled japanese reported
to Japanese officers that he had been
assaulted by Chinese soldiers without
reasons. A japanese gendarme was
detailed to make an investigation and
reported that his efforts to get infor7
nation at the Chinese barracks had
been resisted. A lieutenant and TWEEN.
ty privates were detailed by the Jap
anese commanding officer to proceed
to the Chinese barracks and obtain sat-
isfaction. .
Two sentries at the Chinese barracks
refused the Japanese troops admis-
sion. The Chinese insist that the Jap
anese lieutenant gave orders for his
soldiers to use force. A battle follow
ed in which seven japanese soldiers
were killed outright, five MORALLY
wounded, and several others less Sc
riously injured. Four Chinese sold
iers were killed and a number wound
ed during the fight.
While it has not been positively es-
tablished who fired the first shot, it
was probably fired by Chinese, who
was standing some distance from the
gate, and is reported to have fire with
such deadly aim that he alone proba-
bly, killed most of the Japanese.
After the conflict the Japanese fed
to their barracks, where they barri-
caded themselves, fearing a general at
tack from Chinese troops. The mag
istrate of Chengchiatun visited the
Japanese commander in an effort to
make amends and restore peace. He
was kept as a prisoner in the Japan
csc commander, who explained that he
felt he was protecting his troops
against further attack by holding the
magistrate. Finally the japanese re-
leased the magistrate after he had
turned his son over to them to be held
as hostage.
On August 18th, the magistrate eff
fected arrangements for the with
drawal of Chinese troops five miles
from the town, and peace was re
stored.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-16
Scene Of Many Battles.

"In the Russo-Turkish war of 1877
rs, Prince Charles of Rumania, at the
head of an army of 5000 men, with his
own hand fred the first cannon against
yidin from the Rumanian town of Gala
fat At that time the Bulgarian strong
hold was garrisoned by Osman Pashais
army of 10000 Turks, who had just
completed their successful campaign
AGAINST Serbia. Eight years later, in
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-01
ROCKY MOUNTAIN
SCHEDULE MADE
Football Games Are Dated
For the Coming Season;
To Continue Baseball.

Denver Colo. Jan 1.-The Rocky
Mountain Intercollegiate Athletic con-
ference met here Friday, adopted sched-
uIes for 1916 and discussed problems
affecting athletics in the colleges rep
resented in the conference. The 1916
football schedule is as follows:
October z. University Of Colorado VS..
Wyoming. at Laramie.
October Il. Colorado Aggies VS.. Utah,
at Logan. Utah
October Il. Wyoming VS.. Denver uni
versity. at Cheyenne.
october p. Denver university VS..
University of Colorado at Boulder;
Wyoming VS. Utah Aggies at Logan;
Colorado School of Mines VS.. Colorado
College. at Golden.
October %. Utah Us. University of
Colorado at Boulder; Colorado Aggies
Us. Colorado College at Fort Collins;
Colorado School of Mines vs. Wyoming,
at Laramie.
November 4. Colorado College VS..
Denver university at Denver; Colorado
College VS.. Wyoming at Colorado
Springs.
November II. Colorado Aggies VS..
Colorado School of Mines at Denver:
Colorado College VS. University OF
Colorado at Colorado Springs.
November IS. Colorado School of
Mines VS.. University Of Colorado. at
Denver: Colorado College vs.. Denver
university. at Colorado Springs; Colo
RADIO Aggies against Utah at Fort Col
Inns.
November "a, Colorado Aggies VS..
Wyoming at Fort Collins.
November 80. Colorado College VS..
Utah at Salt Lake City; University Of
Colorado VS.. Colorado Aggies at Boul-
der; Colorado School of Mines VS.. Dep
yer university, at Denver.
It was understood that after consid-
cradle discussion the conference de-
cided 10 continue college baseball and
a tentative schedule was announced
Utah representatives were understood
as having opposed continuance of base
ball. arguing that il interfered with the
studies of the players, so much that IL
lost its Importance as part Of col
lege athletics.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-01
PLAYS BASKETBALL
WITH ONE LEG GONE

Indianapolis. IND. Jan Most boys or
losing one OF their legs would give up az
thought Of athletics and be quite happy 70
BE- able 10 hobble around with a cane. Not
50 Robert Carver of Butler college. this city
who is attracting great attention by his rec
ord in basketball, tennis and baseball
carver was injured in runaway accident
five years ago when he was u years Ole
and IL necessitated the amputation OF his
left leg Just above the knee This loss
necessarily was a great handicsp TO the
Young and ambitious boy. but he has over
come il 70 such an extent that IN every game
in which he has participated at Butler col
lege he has shown remarkable skill and pro-
ficiency. -,
Ciarver's sense Of equilibrium and the &C
curacv Of his goal shooting are said 10 De
wonderful. for he seems TO be up on that
one foot and It is no uncommon sight IN
a game they say at the college. 10 see
IL boT-,i7g along in q stern chase for the
nan and then see Carver. ike flash. beat
his ouuouent to the ball scoop II up and
with one continuous motion, toss II into the
basket He is very shifty and can 60 70 the
side OF back q quickly as his opponents IN
speaking OF his speed Carver said: ITS az
carver i six feet and one inch tail. and
weighs $50 pounds He came TO Butter COZ
legs from Spokane, Wash, where he had an
excellent record as an athlete. During the
two years previous 70 his entering Butter
college this fall Carver played center on
The Spokane high school basketball team
Last season il won 20 games and lost only
three and II was greatly due to carver
fine playing that the team was 50 success
fu1
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-01
BUILDS FASTEST
CINDER TRACK
Newark Excellent Place For
A. A. U. Contest to Be
Staged in September.

Newark, y T. Jan. The fastest
cinder track ever built, il is confidently
believed here. viii be one of the feat
ures this city VIII offer 10 the amateur
Athletic Union when the national track
and field championships are held here
in September next.
". II. (Sparrow) Robertson, an in
ternational authority on athletic tracks
and fields, is in immediate charge of
the work
Mr.. Robertson said today:
Il thought the track / built fer the
Massachusetts Institute OF Technology
at Cambridge in 1911 was the best ever
constructed and the fastest I had ever
seem Now am confiden this Newark
track Will be faster by fractions of n
second on the straightaway and by a
fun second on the full quarter-mile
oval course. and look for the creation
of new worlds records there"
Newark's new athletic field is located
in the 316-acre tract known as Wee
quahic park. The measurements of
Mr.. Rubien's layout have been verified
by two local surveyors. all agreeing
that the track is 3-32 Of an inch over
a quarter of mile, so that there viii
be no question as to records made on it.
Track Is "a Feet Wide.
Reasons for Mr.. RObertson's belief
that the track is athletically perfect
are based on refinements Of track con-
struction which have been applied in
the building OF this one. Both the
track itself and the straightaWay are
whole extent. with a slight elevation
on the two turns, reaching 4 maximum
OF foot at the outer edge. This VIII
give ample room for six hurdle lanes.
two more than on the customary tracks.
This grade on the turns is such as viii
enable an athlete TO take them at the
top of his speed If he so desires.
The track is built on a Uniform bed,
with a slope of one inch in nine feet
from either edge to TIE coarse rubble
and cinder drain. six feet wide and
about eight inches in depth at its exact
center Above this is placed slN-inch
bed Of coarse cinders. topped by bed
two inches in thickness Of three
fOurths-inch-mesh screened cinjers-
the top dressing o. ordinary tracks.
Above this is sprea a final dressing
OF steam boiler ci lders and clay. in
equal parts. screened through a five
siXteenths-mesh which Mr.. Robertson
says is the t-pulverized top dress
ing ever used on a running track This
combination is expected 10 give I'M
usual resiliency and that perfect
''springiness" the athlete is always
looking for.