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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-16
MARION WILL BE
 EASY OPPONENT FOR B. A. [. FIVE
Marion Will Put Up Hard Fight-Will Give Locals Good Line on Team for
 the Atlanta Game

Although practice is being held daily by Coach Brummage for the Marion In stitute game Tuesday night, the scrap will be little short of practice game for the Birmingham Athletic club bas- l1etball teams. However, the practice will be greatly needed, as the Atlanta game follows immediately.
 The strength of the Marion five is un- known but the locals will have little trouble in disposng of the cadets. Al though Coach Clarkson may have a wealth of material no college team, eX- cepting Vanderbilt has ever proven a worthy opponent of the locals
 The interest in the game should not be lessened on account of this. It will give the locals good opportunity to see the improvements of the team and their chance with the Atlanta five At lanta has the best team in several years and, judging from comparative scores, the locals will have their hands full.
 But the Marion game. The local five will be in good condition and Coach Brummage should be able to get a good line on his men. McGowan and Brazelton will be played at forwards as usual. Strange and Robertson will probably be used at center, with the latter being shifted to guard IT the necessity should arise. The guard positions will be well taken care of with Seals and possibly Whorton. who was out of the last game on account of illness. Should Whorton be out of the lineup, Gillem will be used at the other position.
 Coach Brummage has a large squad and practically all of the candidates will be given chance in Tuesdays fray, Although followers of the locals are not expecting Marion to spring any sur prise they do expect to receive a hard fight from the cadets. A dance will follow the game, as usual.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-16
Plans For Opening of
 Auburn Alumni Gym
 Are Indorsed By Thdch
Issues Statement to Former Students and Friends of Auburn Invites All to Be Present Dedication February 22
 Is Needed Building at Auburn-Thanks Alumni for Wonderful Achievement

Auburn, January 15- -(Special) Charles Coleman Thach, president of the Alabama Polytechnic institute, gave his enthusiastic indorsement to proposed plans for a great celebration to be held in Auburn on February %, commemorating the dedication and formal opening of Auburn's new alumni gymnasium.
 The popular president of the insti- tuition, known to thousands of alumni and students as just Doe Charlie,' to- day issued the following invitation to alumni, former students and friends of Auburn:
 Tn behalf of the members of the faculty and as president of the Ala bama Polytechnic institute, I wish to issue a special invitation to the alumni, former students and friends of Auburn to be present at the exercises to be held February 22 in connection with the dedication and opening of Auburn s new alumni gymnasium It is but prop CT that we should hold a celebration in some measure commensurate with
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-16
ATLANTA WILL GET CHOICE 0F DATES IN
 1916 SCHEDULE
Charley Frank Discusses Schedule-Is Preparing Schedule to Present
 at League Meeting

The annual howl sent out from At lanta every spring regarding the sched- ule will not be heard this year. Every body in Atlanta figures the Crackers will get everything due them in the way of dates. Discussing the schedule which Charley Frank will make an At lanta exchange says:
 Franks first move was to send oul for some cardboard big enough to GOV. CT the walls of a hotel and enough scratch paper to cover the distance be- tween Atlanta and Meridian. Thus armed, he plunged into the trying busi- ness of making a Southern league schedule to present to the meeting oi the league here in Atlanta during thf latter part of February.
 "If a city wants equal representa- tion on the schedule remarked Frank as he drew off the lines, the representa- tive of that city has to have a sched- ule of his own to make a showing with At the league meeting a schedule is presented by the committee. The mem bers of that committee have worked hard and conscientiously. They have tried to give everybody a fair show.
 "'Well maybe it works out that At lanta has been given rough deal unconsciously, of course. The Atlanta representatives gets up to make 9 howl That schedule gives us the devil, he says. Have you got any better schedule to suggest?" ask the members of the schedule committee. And the At lanta representative sits down, cussine and helpless.
 I've learned that lesson years ago and you can bet your life that when go to a schedule meeting I've got {; little schedule all my own, ready tc spring on the meeting.'
 The above indictes the shrewd Dutchman believes in preparedness when attending Southern league meet ings''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-16
NEWS RECEIVED OF DEATH OF ROY
 ELLAM'S SISTER

News was received in Birmingham yesterday that Roy Ellam's sister has died and that his arrival in Nashville to take charge of the managerial regns for the 1916 season would be post poned for several weeks. Ellam was particularly devoted to his dead sister and in sad letter to President Clyde Shropshire of the Nashville club he said that he would be couple of weeks late in arriving in Nashville.
 E1lam had notified Shropshire that he would be in Nashville on January 15 and had been making plans to that effect. The funeral services took place a few days ago in Conshohocken, Pa, Roy's home town. Ellam has innum- erable friends in Birmingham as well as over the entire se.ath who will he grieved to learn of his sad bereave- ment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-16
AUBURN DEFEATED
 BY MARION FIVE Game Hard Fought-Au- burn Plays Strong Game
 in Second Half

Marion, January 15.-(Special)-In the first game of the season, Marion defeated Auburn by the close score of 28 to 22 Ma ron played Auburn off their feet from the start, the first half ending IS to T. Auburn came back strong in the sec ond half and their superior weight showed to advantage, as they scored 15 points to Marion institutes 10.
 Gamble. Argo and Streit were the stars for Marion, while Payne Floyd and Jones played the best game for Auburn
 Lineup and summary:
 Marion-Gamble GO, forward; Smith (D, Forward; Argo Q), center; Streit (D, guard; Blackburn @, guard.
 Auburn-Payne (S), forward; Floyd (s), forward; Scomburg @, center; Jones (6), guard; Ducote O, guard.
 Time of halves: 15 minutes. Substitu- tions: Cardinal CD, for Smith.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-16

In behalf of the Pratt City soccer .ss-footban team, William McDougall -~issued a statement yesterday after moon, upholding the act of Pratt City in withdrawing from the Soccer league and severely critising the Alabama Soc i@-cer Football association.
 v It will be remembered that Pratt City withdrew from the soccer league on .s--ssThursday, following the refusal of the -faeague officials to allow Speedie to play with them in an elimination game s1scheduled for yesterday afternoon with Ensley.
 s The league officials based their ac- ition on the fact that Speedie was un- der agreement to play with Docena and that he signed with Pratt City while under this agreement. However, MT. Me- Dougall, representative of the Pratt City eleven, claims, in his statement, =-that although Speedie played two games ewith Docena, he was never regis S.-tered player. On this ground Pratt .-City requested Speedie be considered a s..member of their team.
 -~. When this appeal was refused, Pratt City promptly withdrew from the league. According to officials of the league, Pratt City will not be read mitted into the association. The sche- dule for the second half which starts about the first of February, will be made out to accommodate but five teams. The elimination series for the Ramsay cup will continue.
 MT. McDougalIs letter in full Is as follows:
 The bylaws of the Alabama league Hemands that a player be registered by his club with the secretary of the league seven days before he can be ilegible to play in the league.
 ''Mr. Speedie played two games with the Docena club in the beginning of the season, but never as a registered player.
 He returned to Pratt City, and at his own request was registered and played with Pratt City in several games
 "Docena registered Speedie while he was a registered playing member of Pratt City, and this is one of the glar ing weaknesses and inconsistencies of the Alabama league, that several teams will register the same player and no objection is offered by the league.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-16
CLEVELAND CLUB
 MAY BE TRANSFERRED
Club Owners Instruct ChiyingtOn to Look Situation Over-Weeghman Denies He Is Backing
 BreSnahan

Chicago, January 15.-Club owners attending the annual meeting of the American Baseball association today instructed President Thomas Chiving- ton to look over the Toledo situation with view to the possible transfer of the Cleveland franchise to that city.
 Charles Somers, holder of the CIeve- land franchise, was not represented al the meeting.
 President Weeghman of the local Ma tionals conferred with several of the American association club owners to- night He denied he would back Roger Bresnahan, former manager of the Cubs, in his effort to purchase fran chise for Toledo.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-16
BOWLING CONGRESS ID BE HELD DURING
 GRAND OPERA WEEK
Fourteen Teams Have AL ready Entered-Over 200 Bowlers Expected to
 Participate

Atlanta January 15.-(Special.)-Th
 executive committee in charge of ar
 "a gements for the second annual tourna
 ment of the Southern Bowling congress, to be held in Atlanta have decided on the dates of the tournament
 Tentative dates were set for April 3 to S. but it was determined at a later meeting of the committee to hold the tournament during the grand opera week in Atlanta, which will be either the week
 Of April r or April 24.
 The reason for the change is to give the visiting bowlers the benefit of the l excursion railroad rates that will pre- | vail at that time, and to furnish also an additional attraction in the way Of entertainment. Visiting bowlers can l bring their families with them and they can enjoy the opera while the men bowl. Reservations for hotel accommodations must be made in advance and out-of- town boWlers are urged to be sure to
 make their reservations in advance by letter to Dick Jemison, chairman, or H. E. Denise, secretary and treasurer of the executive committee at Atlanta. Special rates at the hotels may be secured also It ildS diso oeeH uelerlhliieu lndt there will be special prize money for the out of-town entrants in the five-men events regardless of whether they win the reg ular prize money or not. The first two out-of-town five-men teams will receive
 proportion of prize money regardles2 of the finish
 An active publicity campaign will be started in the near future, and the south will be covered with literature advertising the tournament Already six out-of- town teams have entered in the five-men event and eight local lives. It IS be- lieved that about POO bowlers will par tcipate in all events.
 For further information concerning the tourney address Dick Jemison, chairman executive committee, Southern Bowling congress, Atlanta, Ga.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-16

the spirit that prompted the alumni 10 make so substantial a gift to the col Iege.
 "I know that it is an achievement without parallel among southern col leSes and l have taken an interest in the movement not only as president of the Institution but as an alumnus. | has been my privilege to Cooperate With the other alumni in building this structure which will ever stand as a memorial to the love and esteem in which we hold our alma mater This building has long been needed at Au- burn and I think we should take pride in the fact that our alumni have taken the matter in hand and made the build ing gift from them at a time when the state was unable to help Auburn in any building enterprise. As I gaze upon this splendid structure, a gift from our loyal sons, my heart fills with appreciation l wish that every alum nus and former student could return for the occasion. I hope that q great number will come and that we can in a measure show them our appreeia- ten"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-16
 LES DARCY DEFEATS KNOCKOUT" BROWN

Milwaukee, January 15.-Les Darcy, Australian, defeated George (knockou) Brown of the United States, in 20-round boxing contest at Sydney. Australia. last night, according to cablegram received today by Tom Andrews, boxing promoter of Milwaukee.
 Darcy was given the decision on points
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-16
BROOKE AND WEAR
 WIN RACQUET MATCH

Philadelphia, January 15.-George H. Brooke and J. w. Wear. representing the Philadelphia Racquet club, defeated the racquet doubles champions, c. c. Pell and S. G.. Mortimer. of New York in an intercity contest here today. Scores: i5-13, 15-S, S-15, 7-15, I7-15, 15-2
 The second half of tine match will be played in New York next Saturday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-16

l have never kept a diary, nor any but memory's scrap book serves me well through the span of 25 years since my brother, Al, taught me the rudi- = ments of the game of baseball.
 Beginning at the beginning, I was born in the borough of Mansfield, Pa, now Carnegie, on February "A, 1874, and attended public school. In my hoyhood Al was rated among the great ball players in the western Pennsylva- mia district, but, aside from my pride in his reputation, I did not respond very readily to the wiles of baseball. l have another brother who entertained the same indifferent notions toward the game, and it often has been said that had he gone in for baseball he would have been the greatest in the family. First, l took to the coal mines for a livelihood and then advanced {, step by learning the barber trade. But baseball had no charms for me. Al, 1 thought, was the real ball player of the family and one was enough.
 l guess 1 had best take up the thread of my baseball career with the old County league, though the lots of old Mansfield furnished my kindergarten experience with the game. In that or ganization, embracing Mansfield, East End Gyms, Bridgeville and many other clubs, were men who later rose high in public life or in the baseball pro- faS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-16

They say that Cobb, Masel, Carey and Milan are fast men, but you never saw any such phantom-1ike thing eVaporate as Fred Clarke did when he heard Te- beans acCuSatiOu
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-16
Always Knocking

From Jack-o'-Lantern.
 Joe: ''That student from Cuba is al ways knocking
 Jim: Regular Havana wrapper, eh?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-16

ccat and saw Sammy pitch with the snow flying and hold Beaver Falls to one scratch hit and no runs. s,
 "You're a poor cold weather pitcher. aren't you?" taunted Dreyfuss after the game.
 Well, I hadn't a thing at that" eX- claimed Sam, but that snow helped my speed"
 (Copydight, 1915. by the Wheeler Syn
 dicate, Inc)
 This is the first of n series of articles on baseball by the great Wagner. The second article will appear next Sunday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-16
International Chess
 Tournament Starts
 Today in New York

New York, January 15-Twelve interna- tional chess experts will take part in the opening of the Isaac l.. Rice memorial chess masters tournament, at the Brook are David Janowski, Servia; Jose k, Capablanca. Cuba; B. Kostic Belgrade A. w. Fox, Washington; N, w. Banks Detroit; F. K. Perkins, Mount Vernon N Y.; A. B. Hodges, A. Schroeder, J Bernstein, o. Chajes, A. Kupchik and B Tenenwurzel of New York
 Capa blanca is the favorite with Janowski second. The first five rounds will be played next week at various New York clubs. Succeeding rounds will be played in New York and at New Haven Conn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-16

"Schoolmaster Sam" Leever was a great pitcher and about him are many good tales. One year he was some what off form and told President Drey- fuss that he just could not do his best in cold weather. The season ended and the Pirate transformers had a very cold and blustery fall. One day they were scheduled to play at Beaver Falls.
 Dreyfuss looked out of his office win dow and saw snowflakes. To his sec retary he said:
 What's the next train for Beaver Falls?"
 "Why Beaver Falls?" ask ed the sec retary.
 'I want to see what kind of cold weather pitcher Leever is.''
 Dreyfuss sat huddled up in an over
Bisbee daily review., 1916-10-01
JEROME FIELD CENTER
 OF YAVAPAI MINING
(Continued from page D

ties and is not unlikely to place the property in the ranks of the produc- CTS of the Jerome field. The road to the mine is practically completed, and the recently purchased machinery is on the ground awaiting installation.
 Initial Stock Offering
 The current week the United Verde Consolidated company, one of a num- Der of recently incorporated mining companies having holdings in the Je- rome field, placed its stock on the market at 50 cents per share. The local demand for the stock is good and is based upon the value of the company's holdings and the personnel of it's directorate The latter includ- es a number of the best known min ing men in Yavapai county. The prop critics to be developed include the United Verde Junior group of six pat ented fractional claims, a mile and a half south of Jerome These claims are surrounded by holdings of the Green Monster, Verde Combination and other companies of merit and fl uancial stability. In addition, the
Bisbee daily review., 1916-10-01

United Verde Consolidated is the own CT of the Hankins and Mahurin group, located four miles southwest of Camp Verde The United Verde Junior is a partially developed high-grade gold copper proposition. while the other holdings carry an immense dike of copper-porphyry similar to those of the Ray district.
 A working agreement is on tap whereby the Venture Hill and Verde Apex properties will be jointly operat- ed and possibly be merged into sin gle corporation. The plan of their joint operation is one of the matters aken up at the meeting Of the Verde Apex people n Phoenix on Septem- Der 2S The matter of placing a limit ed amount of Verde Apex stock on the market for development purposes was authorized at that time. The price per share has not as yet been definite ly determined. The two properties adioin and are located in the produc- tive arear of the Jerome field. The plan outlined for their joint operation includes a double-compartment shaft and a modern plant of machinery. the expense of the same to be pro rated on a fifty fifty basis. The Venture Hill was recently the scene of a strike of 20 percent copper ore at nominal depth and is being developed under the personal supervision of J.
Bisbee daily review., 1916-10-01

s. Riley one of the most capable cop per miners in Arizona.
 Strike Copper Sulphides
 Under the direction of John B. Mar tin and H. William Stevens, the liar qua Hala Bonanza mine, a former producer of high grade gold ore in the Harqua Hala country near Salome. has been developed to the stage where production in excess of past years is practically assured. That is, pro duction in excess of $4.000.000. Since last February about $35,000 worth of gold ore has been mined in the oXi- dized area, and milled, and the work ings deepened and extended in the sulphide area. Copper made its ap- pearance with the sulphide in suffi- cient quantity to warrant the asser- tion that the property will in the fut- ure be quite as noted as a producer of the red metal as in the past it was a producer of gold. Samples taken for a period of twelve days during the latter part of September from the sul- phide area along the footwall of the ledge. in the south drift on the Sth level, gave returns of SIS percent copper and from S23 to $32 gold to the ton.
 During the same period the face of this drift-in the oxides-gave re- turns of from SIP to s36 gold per ton, and an average of S2414 gold per ton
Bisbee daily review., 1916-10-01

has to it's credit a silver-lead-zinc out put of considerable value.
 Within a few days the Huntington mill recently established by Anderson and Birch at the Arizona property. will be in commission. It has an ore capacity of 100 tons per day and is equipped with Wilhey concentrating tables. The Arizona ore carries high values in silver. lead and zinc and the property has been operated at profit ever since Anderson and Birch took it over The large tonnage on the dump will be the first to go to mill. There after the ore reserves in the mine workings will be drawn upon.
 Establishing a Mill
 An oil-fotation plant. to be utilized in conjunction with the Chilian mill hitherto established, is being set up at the First Home property in the Big Bug district. The retimbering of the old shaft has progressed to a depth of 1855 feet and will be complet- ed by the time the reduction plant is in operation. Two feet of ore. carry ing a high galena content and 40 ounces in silver to the ton. is being mined in the upper levels.
 An additional shift of miners. mak- ing three shifts in all, went on the job this week at the Gold Blossom prop erty. A deuth of 800 feet is the ob- jective. The new hoist and compress
Bisbee daily review., 1916-10-01
How cstarrh is Contracted.

Mothers are sometimes so thought less as to neglect the colds which their children contract. The inflammation of the mucuc membrane. at first acute. becomes chronic and the child has chronic catarrh. disease that is sell dom cured that may prove a life's bur den. Many persons who have this loathsome disease will remember hay ing had frequent colds at the time it was contracted. A little forethought. a bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Rene dy judiciously used. and all this trOu- ble might have been avoided. Obtain able everywhere. Advertisement
Bisbee daily review., 1916-10-01

across the full face of six feet. This ore body has been drifted in a length of 100 feet without break in pay val ues. That is, from the crosscut 100 feet distant to the present face of the drift. The crosscut shows 16 feet of pay ore. At depth of 12 feet in the winze being sunk in the south drift On the Eth level. copper glance has been encountered. The ore samples as high as 1345 percent copper, $1hO40 gold and s930 silver to the ton. The drift south on the Sth level is being extended to connection with the deposit opened in the winZe and to point directly beneath the Castle Garden stOpe. from which former op- orators extracted S2,OOO,OO0 worth of gold ore
 New Company In Charge
 In early September the Silver Belt mine, a property whose history dates back to the eos. was purchased by the Silver Belt Consolidated company Upon taking possession the new man. agement started a shaft near the end line of the Arizona property. and at a depth of 40 feet encountered ore carrying high values in silver, lead and zinc. The shaft is to be sunk to a depth of 800 feet where connection will be made with the old workings. The Silver Belt has at intervals been worked by leasers and
Bisbee daily review., 1916-10-01

sor recently installed are aiding ma terially the work of depth getting. Pay precious metal values prevail across width of 24 inches of ore on the 2i0-foot level Development of this ore body will be followed by the in- stalling of a mill. In fact. negotia- tions are now on for the purchase of the old Ruth mill
 Open New Ore Bodies
 New bodies of milling grade ore have been opened of late in the old Bannie mine in the Walked district. They are being developed on two lev els-to a depth of l60 feet-and carry lenses of shipping ore. The values are gold and copper and appear to be fairly uniform in the vein Develop ment at greater depth is requisite be- fore the true value of the ore bodies is demonstrated.
 A contract for an additional 50 feet of sinking in the Black Diamond shaft has been awarded by J. II. Irwin. the San Diego mining man who recently took over the holdings. Upon compile ton of the contract the shaft will have a depth of 15O feet Gold values are increasing as the shaft is lowered.
 The first shipment of ore in a num- Der of years from the old Hon estead mine in the Walker district was for warded to Fl Paso a few days ago. It consisted of a carload lot and had