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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-17
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A Wife's Market Value

In the Womans Home Companion is an article by a practical business man on marriage as a business proposition in which he has much to say about how the wife should hold down the job that she can't quit or be fired from.
 Unlike all other occupations, the busi- ness of being a wife is free from the law of competition. If I have a poor stenog- rapher and Jones has good one. dis charge my stenographer and hire Jones'. But if my wife is sickly listless partner, inefficient in her housekeeping, con stant complainer. while Jones' wife is superbly efficient cannot fire my wife and employ Jones wife I must carry her through life, a liability rather than an asset.
 T am not very patient with the sick, complaining woman who goes to pieces under the first strain of marriage, who forces her husband to abandon dis ambi- ton in mid-life and become a trained nurse. The girl who is allowed to go giggling through her girlhood. destroying her mechanism with dill pickles and cream puffs. who saddles herself and her ill upon the shoulders of some honest, hard-working business man. that girl gets far more sympathy in the world than she is entitled to.
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SCHEDULE GEORGIA ALABAMA LEAGUE 1916M[
MEETING OF FANS
 TODAY ID DISCUSS
 OPENING DAY PLANS
Enthusiastic Meeting , Ex- pected-All Fans Invited to Attend - Officials
 Confident of Victory

With the announcement yesterday from New Orleans that but 10,0S5 people at- tended the opening game of the season there Friday, the meeting this morning of the Chamber of Commerce for the fans is expected to be better provided with enthusiasm than any of the previous meetings. The meeting this morning will start at 1O:3O o'clock and will last for about an hour
 All fans are requested to attend the meeting and help Birmingham win the attendance trophy The fact that New Orleans turned out but slightly over 10- GOO people to see the game, when it was feared that over 1900 at the least would cided encouragement into the Brming- ham delegation. Blanks Everett, assis- tant general manager of the Chamber of Commerce, and J. Frank Jutz, both of whom are big workers in the opening day plans, agree that Birmingham should now win the cup in walk.
 T was surprised to see the official at tendance of New Orleans, especially when they had boasted it had worked so hard" said MT. Everett yesterday. With such low mark to shoot at now, I think Bir- mingham will win the first honors with flying colors as in former years. AL though we have not heard from Memphis I don't believe that any more than 10000 saw the game there according to reports we have received. I hope the fans rally and turn out in full Wednesday, making Birmingham win with apparent case
 Tickets for the opening game will re- mah. on sale today. The tickets were put on sale Saturday morning, and since that time have been in steady demand. All of the box seats were disposed of in less than 30 minutes while nearly 1000 grandstand tickets have been sold to date. But slightly over 1000 grandstand tickets remain sale. They will prob ably be sold today. Field seats are also being sold. All tickets are on sale at Third avenue and Twentieth street.
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Atlanta, April 16.-New Orleans with a victory over Birmingham in the opening game and win from Atlanta on Satur- the end of the leagues short first week, which opened Friday with an unblem- ished record.
 The postponement of the Sunday games between the Pelicans and the Crackers and Mobile and Birmingham because of rain Memphis defeat of Little Rock and Nashvilles triumph over Chattanooga. put the Chickasaws and the Volunteers on a par for second place with percent have lost one and won one. The Tray elers and the Lookouts have faced two defeats and each scored a single victory. Atlanta, which lost the opener to Mo- bile and Saturdays game to New Dr. leans. trails the league.
 Critics about the circuit who are i'm clined to regard first games as cri- terion upon which to base predictions seem to think that the Pelican squad had got away in mid-season form. The Pels decisive defeat of the Birmingham and Atlanta teams, both considered pen nant contenders, has made last season s champions look very formidable.
 The attack of Memphis and Nashville developed in the Saturday and Sunday games. it is pointed out show both are ready for gruelling race, predicted as anybody's by league experts.
 Birmingham showed to advantage Sat urday and Little Rock and Mobile the opening day. Charlie Franks Crackers, well rated in the spring forecasts, appear to be struggling to get their stride.
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CHAMPION NEGRO
 TEAM TO PLAY HERE

This afternoon at o'clock at Tide water park, the A. B. c. club, a famous aggregation of negro ball tossers from Indianapolis, will open a three-day series ot games with the Montgomery Grey Sox, champions of the southern states among negro teams The reputation of both of these clubs is well known by those who have read, after their accom- plishments in the north
 The A. B. c. club is managed by c. l. Taylor. well known here in Birmingham through the record he made while play ing here some years ago with the Bir- ming ham Giants, then a strong negro club They are just from Palm Beach, Fla, wEere they have been playing in the Florida winter league. and in the fall of last year played a series of games in Cuba, making an excellent showing against those Cuban teams regarded as Of big league caliber.
 The games will be played Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at the Tide water park An opportunity will be af- forded the people of Birmingham to see two real negro professional baseball teams perform.
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A OBlLE, Aprll It. - (Spec1aL) M The Barons had a day of rest
 thrust upon them this after noon, and instead of cavorting at Mon roe park loafed about the hotel all the afternoon and did things to the rockies. After the prettiest morning of the spring it suddenly clouded over at l o'clock and northwest wind blew up downpour. It rained steadily until 2:45 o'clock, when the game was called off on account of the water on the diamond. Fifteen minutes later the skies were clear but the damage had been done.
 Moley had intended to pick Black this afternoon, opening against New Or leans tomorrow with Ponder. The lat ter part of his programme is unchange ed but he may save Black for the first game in Birmin gham. Robertson will be given another chance against the Pels and will hurl the second affair Tuesday afternoon.
 Moley Is very anxious to see Pom der in a real game, as he has shown worlds of stuff in practice and exhibi- tion. He has the speed, the control and the break and there remains but to be tested his heart. He has all the ear- marks of a fighter and Moley thinks he has find. Moley will pursue the same tactics with Ponder and Miller that he has with his other recruits-give them thorough trial.
 What is the use," asks Molesworth, "of wasting money on ball player un- less you give him trial? The only way to give a man trial is to play him in championship game. And it re- quires more than one game to thor oughly test a man. I intend to see what Miller and Ponder have, not only for this season, but with an eye on the future. It may cost us ball game or two, but it will be cheap at the price And these men will be given an opportunity to beat good teams, too. If they can't beat good teams it's no use. Pitchers are plentiful who can beat the others.
 "I have not fully decided on my pitcher for the opening game in Bir- mingham, but you may say that it will be either Grimes or Black"
 Mike Hauser. Red Smiths assistant at receiving, may not appear in Baron lineup for sometime; in fact not un- til the Barons have met all the teams in the league. Hauser is total stranger in the Southern and has lots of things to learn about the batters. He is spending his time under Moley and Smith now and is picking up fast Red is a glutton for work and doesn't mind officiating while Hauser soaks up a few essentials.
 Robertson did not come with the team to Mobile, but remained in New
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NEW PLAYERS ADDED

St Louis and PittSburg, the other west ern teams in the National league, have several new players and appear strong CT than last year Babe Adams, the vet eran Pittsburg boXman, pitched the first one-hit game of the season ThuSday, when he shut out St. Louis to O.
 Although without the services of Speak CT, Boston won three games in a row from Philadelphia and took the early season lead in the American league. The Boston pitchers appeared in good shape. Connie Macks club, however, is com posed for a great part of men untried in the major leagues.
 Opening day in the American league witnessed two three-hit games. Groom of St Louis held Cleveland Go three hits and Coveleskie of Detroit did equally well with Chicago. The veteran Fielder Jones apparently has succeeded in mers- ing the 1915 Browns and his old Fed eral league team into a winning com- bination.
 Cleveland and Washington are strong CT than last year with new men added to their ranks Plepfer of Cleveland held St. Louis to three hits Saturday. The Tigers and the White Sox. with their hard hitting outfields, appear every bit as strong, if not stronger, than they did in 1915.
 Walter Johnson and Ray Caldwell re- New York opened the season against the victor. He held New York to five to go Il innings to defeat the Yankees
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FROM FOREIGN FIELDS
By JACK BETHEA

, Orleans, where he is taking daily workout and looking the Pels over against his appearance in the box Tues day. Moley still has pitcher he hasn't used in Miller, but the Missouri ian will get his chance just as soon as he gets right. At present he is suf- fering from a stitch in his right arm and is not prepared for full session. Moley wants to try out his youngsters when they can give the best that is in them.
 President Smith is in hearty sympa- thy with him along this line and told the following story to emphasize his point:
 In 1911 Mobile had young pitcher
 named Burleson," said MT. Smith I'll e
 was going like a house afre and had
 won six successive games without run being scored upon him when his fame was noised abroad and four scouts from the big leagues came down to look him over One was very anxiouus
 to get the youngster and offered Dr.
 lnge, then secretary of the Mobile club, $S000 in cold cash for him. The
 others wouldn't bid until they had seen him pitch and Dr. Inge announced that
 he would work the first game against
 Birmingham and he would then dispose of him to the highest bidder The Bar
 ons pounded the youth all over the
 lot with ease. Burleson got his neck
 bowed and essayed to pitch the second
 but Rowdy Elliott broke it up with a triple when the bases were full. The scouts beat it without a word and
 Burleson was shipped to Texas and has never been heard of since."
 Eddie Mcdonald is suffering from a
 bad charley horse, and this morning was treated by doctor. It is in the left nd ic tniD Ia -:l II He did it in the second inning of yes-
 terday's game, getting quick start to second on soft ground. Coombs' left leg is giving him trouble but he is slowly
 rounding into form.
 Ponder and Caton, two of the rockies are somewhat wiser this afternoon than they were this morning. Danny Clark framed it and it was a bird. Dan- ny wrote Ponder mash note with all sorts of slush about his manly beauty and wanting to meet him, this of course in a disguised hand. He induced the girl on the telephone exchange to indite similar epistle to Caton and the missives were duly placed in their boxes. All the players were wise and
 made it point to happen around about
 the time the boys called for their keys. They read the notes with visible pleas ure and secreted them about their per- sons with grightened eyes. The walked restlessly about the lobby for a few
 minutes but 1t was too good to keep and pretty soon Caton called Werner. Ponder and Clark and stealthily 1 showed them the notes. Upon which the entire team rose up and gave the
 ha, ha; comprehension, blushes and | lignominous flight.
 1 President Smith left for Birming ham
 tonight to aid in the preparations for
 winning the cup on opening day.
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While He Waited

From the Pittsburg Chronicle Tel egraph.
 An excited looking man burst into the doctors surgery, where several patients were waiting.
 T say, doctor" he began hurried, I-'
 Pardon me, sir said the doctor coldly. "It is not your turn"
 But
 You must wait said the man of med icine coldly, as he conducted another pa tient into his consulting room.
 The caller took a seat near the window and waited for 30 minutes with obvious impatience. Then the doctor, having dis missed all his waiting patients. turned to him condescendingly:
 Now, my man, your turn has come. What can l do for you?''
 "Oh, nothing special!' was the calm reply. T only called in to tell you that Farmer James three cows had broken into your garden and were smashing ev- erything down. But see they have been caught again."
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SOUTH ATLANTIC ID OPEN SEASON TODAY Montgomery Represented in League for First
 Time

Savannah, April 16-With Montgomery represented in the league for the first time. the South Atlantic league will open it's thirteenth season tomorrow under conditiones which, according to reports reaching the office of President N. F. Corish here, promise one of the league S most successful seasons. The playing schedule calls for each team to play 12o games, the season to be divided into two parts. Should different teams win the largest percentage of games in the different seasons, a post-season series will be arranged to determine the pen nant winner.
 Opening games are Columbus at Mont gomery, Macon at Albany, Augusta at Jacksonville and Charleston at Colum- bia
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Cardinals Win

St. Louis April 16.-With one on in the tenth, Snyder doubled into the crowd in left field and Hornsby came in with the run that gave St. Louis a to victory over Chicago, in the first game of the series here, today Up to the ninth it was a pitchers battle between Mcconnell and Meadows. Sallee, who succeeded Meadows in the ninth, retired the side after the bases had been filled. Score:
 R.H E. Chicago ............. .000 900 900 co 6 , St. Louis ........... .O00 900 900 II 6 2 Batteries Mcconnell and Fischer; Meadows, Sallee and Snyder. Time, POP. Empires, Byron and Quigley.
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Ra ohv Hurls for Indians

Cleveland, April 16.-With two out in the tenth inning Graney tripled, scoring one run and winning the game for Cleve- land over Detroit to g. Detroit outbatted Cleveland nearly two to one, their thir- teen hits including seven doubles, but spectacular support given the Cleveland pitchers held the score down. Cobb was thrown out at the plate by Roth and Young was thrown out at he plate by Speaker in the tenth. Veach got three doubles and a single in five times at bat About 5000 persons were unable to gain admission to the park. Score:
 R.h. E. Detroit .1 .101 900 OO1 O--3 13 2 Cleveland .............. .000 200 001 IA s 0 Batteries: Dauss and Stanage; Bagby, Coumbe and O'Neill. Time, 205. Empires, Chill and Evans.
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Just the Trouble

From Answers
 Three years penal servitude" had been the verdict of the court, and the prisoner was haled away
 That night his wife sat alone in her poor little home, and sobbed so bitterly that kindly neighbor ventured to go in. She knew that the erring man had often beaten his wife and sponged on her slen- der earnings as charwoman, so she could not understand the tears.
 Don't take on so. Mrs. Smith" she pleaded, as she gently stroked the weep CTS toused hair. '"rhree years seems a long time, but perhaps your husband will come back before then Prisoners, you know, can reduce their sentences by good behavior
 The mourning wife gave a great gulp to swallow her sobs and then replied:
 That's just it. An my usband can be a perfect hangel when he likes!'
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A Valuable Secret

From the Baltimore Sun.
 A young couple went to minister house to get married. After the cere- mony the bridegroom drew the clergyman aside and said in a whisper:
 I'm sorry T have no money to pay your fee but if you'll take me down into the cellar I'll show you how to fix your gas meter so that it won't register
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Browns Finally Win

Chicago, April 1.-The St. Louis Browns won today, their first game in Chicago since October 3, 1914 They defeated the local Americans to in a ragged, wild and cratic game. It was the first ap- pearance of Fielder Jones here as head of an American league club since 1908. Eddie Collins tumble paved the way for the visitors first run and Benzs wild ness, with a. tumble by Terry, followed by Pratt's double, enabled St Louis to clinch the game in the fifth inning. Score:
 R.H E. St. Louis ......... 100 05O O0O-6 5 0 Chicago .......... .O10 900 301-5 5 3 Batteries: Weilman, Davenport. Plank and Hartley; Benz. Russell, Wolfgang, Scott and Schalk. Time, 2:30. Empires, O'Loughlin and Hildebrand
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LITTLE ROCK MEETS
 DEFEAT AT MEMPHIS

Memphis, April 16.-Memphis piled up enough runs to defeat Little Rock, 12 to 5, today before LeRue Kirby, an out fielder, went into the box for the Trav- elers and stopped the onslaught Kirby did not allow a hit in the three innings he pitched and only one base on balls. Six of the F hits Little Rocks pitchers allowed were for extra bases Merritt,
 pitching for Memphis, never was ill
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TEXAS LEAGUE

At Beaumont: Beaumont 1, San An tonic ,,
 At Fort Worth Fort Worth O. shreve- port 5,
 At Galveston; Galveston 3. Houston G. At Dallas: Dallas II, Waco O.
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NASHVILLE DOWNS
 THE CHATTANOOGANS

Nashville, April 16.-Bunched hits in the third and seventh innings enabled Nashville to win from Chattanooga this afternoon by score of 3 to o. Ellis held the visitors to four widely scat tered hits. Bases were filled in the ninth when Ellis walked three men, but in the local team, by brilliant fielding, pulled out of the hole. Score
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Reds Defeat Pirates

Cincinnati, April 16.-PittsburS' errors helped Cincinnati to win the first game of the series here today, to l. Pitts burg was forced to use three pitchers while Toneys wildness kept the crowd on edge.
 Hal Chase got into the game when Um- pire O'Day sent Mollwitz from the field for disputing a strike Score: R.H E. Pittsburg .............. 600 0lO 0O0-1 4 Cincinnati .............. 013 020 00*-6 9 1
 Batteries: Miller, Hill. Cooper and Schmidt; Clarke and Toney. Time, POS. Empires, O'Day and Eas
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summary: TWO- pa SC hltS, WALSH, fiem- 1 ingway }, Paulette, Midkiff, Covington, Rumer. Three-base hit. Walsh Sacri- flee hits, Midlxiff. Hemingway, Wares.
 Stolen bases, Walsh, Paulette Chad
 bourne, Stark. Innings pitched. Hoff 2 with runs and hits (one out in third,
 Leclair 3 with runs and hits. Wild pitch, Hoff. Bases on balls, Merritt l, Hoff 4, Leclair B. Kirby l. Struck out, Hoff l. Lec'air 2, Kirby 1. Time, 200. Umpires O'Toole and Williams.
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With Two Straight Wins Dobbs' Men Are We'll Started-Rain Swamped
 the Barons Yesterday
STANDING
Results Yesterday

Birmingham-M Mobile, rain. New Orleans-Atlanta, rain. Memphis F. Little Rock 3. Nashville 3, Chattanooga o.
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Games Today

Birmingham at New Orleans. Little Rock at Nashville. Chattanooga at Memphis. Atlanta at Mobile.
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Prevailing Fashions

From Puck.
 Your daughter is setting to be quite a big girl, isn't she?"
 ''Yesl she's big enough now to wear short dresses"
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
STANDING
Games Today

St. Louis at Chicago. Washington at Boston. Detroit at Cleveland. Philadelphia at New York.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
STANDING
Games Today

Boston at PhlIadeIphla. New York at Brooklyn. Chicago at St. Louis.
 Pittsburg at Cincinnati.
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Those AltarS Under
 the Stars

We always enjoy ride through the residential dis tricts of the city and suburbs The residences land avenue and it's bystreets in Mountain Terrace and Norwood Boulevard very beautiful and we feel a thrill of pride whenever look at them, but get real inspiration from the smaller homes in less pre- tentlOus localities.
 Life there is open simple and human The domestic note is not afraid to assert itself 1t sig naled from the clothes line, and babies flowers and birds give 1t voice. As speed by catch gmpses of mother at her daily tasks, doing her gracious part in keeping the home sweet and clean while husband and father is away bending to his bread winning. We do not have to be told is such picture this which have crudely sketched that keeps him going through the grind of the day; does require much effort to imagine his return at night when he aights from the and picks up the little one, and feels the tiredness of the day melt into nothingness as those arms clasp his neck!
 Yes, it is here that the spirit of sacrifice dwes, and when night falls and the stars out every of these thousands of homes is altar from which the incense of love rises to high heaven. 's
 The Trustees System of Industrial Banking, operated exclusively by this company, is one of the guardians of these homes of the Birmingham district. It pro- tects the husband and father from the raacy of the loan shark and enables him to borrow money at living rates and on easy terms to meet those emergencies which continually arising in home life. It gives him the opportunity to invest his savings profitaby, and also to build up line of credit which will enable him to get money instantly when he needs it.
 When we see the homes helping to preserve and protect in little trips like the have de scribed, return with higher of duty to those who depending upon us and with the deter imitation to make the Trustees System of Industrial Banking broadly beneficial as time goes
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SPORTS

New York, April 16.-The rejuvenated teams of the National and American leagues began the 1916 season under fa- vorable weather conditions. Although only three scheduled games were played Fri day the start was sufficiently unham- pered by the weather to permit the fans to get a good idea of the strength or defects of their favorites.
 In both leagues the line-ups were sprinkled with names of former stars in the Federal league. Several teams, particularly the St Louis Americans and the Chicago Nationals, have many Fed eral players on their rosters.
 The end of the first week found the Boston clubs leading in each league. Nei- ther has yet lost game, but the Braves have played only two games aud the Red Sox only three. Perhaps the great est surprise of the short opening week was the strength displayed by Cincinnati in the National and Chicago in the Amer lean league.
 Boston, although outhit by Brooklyn in the opening of the series, played flaw lessy in the field. The Braves appear to be even bit stronger than last year. Brooklyn, with the 1915 team virtually intact, was unable to do much oppor- tune hitting against the Boston pitchers and ended the week in last place. Cin- cinnati captured the first series from the reorganized Cubs by three games to one Clever pitching by Schneider, who all lowed only two hits, gave Herzog's men the victory Saturday.
 Alexander opened the season with victory for Philadelphia. New York, ap- parently much strengthened through the addition of kauff, Rariden, Rousch and Anderson from the F'ederals made Man ager Moran's players work hard for their two victories and shut them out in the second game. The Philles present for 1916 virtually the same aggregation with which they won the National league championship last year.