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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-23
FOUR AVELERS ARE ABSENT FROM CAMP; !; ROSTER IS IN SHAPE

President Bob Allen of Little Rock IS having some trouble in ropns his signed
 players into line. Allen wired Tex Gov ington, the former Baron, to report to the camp at Little Rock immediately, but Tex acts as though he can't see the boss even with his name attached to a 1916 contract
 With the exception of four players the
 Traveller camp is complete A few pitch CTS have not arrived, but Allen thlnks that worry should not be caused by this. as it is almost a month before the ol<nlng Of the season. Pitcher Hoff, who Allen secured recently from the St. Lotus Browns, has not signed. He is the only unsigned Traveller
 Practice has been continuing daily un- del the direction of the veteran Charlie Starr and the entire roster that is in camp is now in good condition. Little Rock will have g team that will hgure prominently in the race for the bunting, and especially will the pitchers have big job in Keeping three hefty hitters like Jacobson, Walker and Kirby from batting .30O. It is almost an impossible job. The general outlook in the Travellers camp is told by the Little Rock Gazette; l President R. G. Allen has wired Tex Covington to report at once. but nothing
 has been heard from the Texan today. It
  at Dennison Sunday, as he has been
 working out with the club Nothing has
 come of the dickering with Manning, who 1 is yet to sign. His contract, however,
 would not be surprise, for 1t, is ex-
 pected most any time. Pitcher George
 LeClair of Farnham, Quebec, Canada, was expecting to start south Monday. unless
 pressed into war service Pitcher Hoff | has not yet signed.
 | When this quartet reports, the Tray i eler camp will be complete, but 1t may l be week more before all of them are | lined up. While the Traveller chieftains l are anxious for the men to be here tc
 work with the men with whom they are expected to play, there is little worry l since the opening of the season yet IS q 1 month away.
 l A good infield and batting practice, witf 1 harder work for the pitchers, rounded | cut the morning exercise, and game vii be played. This is the general programme l from now on. Tuesday will be light | day, but no spectators will be permitted
 in the grandstand. Wednesday and Thurs ] day will see the first regular games oi
 the season, when the Browns play here.
 Fielder Jones men have been rompins
 over the Memphis Chicks, and the Starr | ings are anxious to show better form l than Starks men.
 l Players had rest Sunday. A squad
 of them took an automobile drive to Hot | Springs and saw the Pirates in a practice 1 game in the afternoon They hit the field Monday morning feeling ir fine fette
 after the rest, and practice to date has
 been full of pep"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-23
WHATCANYOU DO FOR CATARRH?
Ask Yourself the question: How often has the failed
 have ontments, saves vapours? What you should

The easy. common-sense method- that costs so little-that is so quickly and vigorously effective-is often the last resort of many Catarrh sufferers Why, 1t is hard to say One of the specialists of the Swift Specific Com. pany in Atlanta-a physician of stand ing and national reputation because ot his knowledge of blood disorders, made the assertion that if the majority of Catarrh sufferers would buy and faith fully take s. s. S., they could effectu. ally get rid of Catarrh.
 s. s. s. goes straight to the seat of trouble, the blood It spreads its in- fiuence over every organ in the body, comes through the veins and arteries, enables the mucous surfaces to ex. change acids and irritating substances for red blood corpuscles that effectual- ly cleanse the system and thus put an end to all Catarrhal poison. S. s. s. cleans out the stomach of mucous ac- cumulations, enables only pure, blood
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-23
FAUST AND DRAAK
 ID BATTLE MONDAY AT ATHLETIC CLUB
Another Strong Programme Planned - Faust and Draak to Train In
 Clubs Gymnasium

The Birmingham Athletic clubs wrest- ling programme for Monday night calls for a match between Harry Faust, one or the heavyweight mat artists from Ger many, and Tom Draak the Belgian who has already made himself so well known with the wrestling fans of the city
 Draak has already established himself in the minds of the wrestling fraternity
 both nationally and locally, as being one of the best wrestlers in the game today
 In the two matches he won at the club this season he has proven that the ad- vance dope given about him and his work was correct Tom has become well known about the club and about town in the 10 days he has been here, and is well liked by everybody. He is a most genial char acter and shows by his manner and ideas that he is man far above the class of the ordinary professional wrestler or box CT. A word about his work on the mat is unnecessary. Draak has shown some of the highest class wrestling that the Rir- mngham fans ever saw in this city. Tom has won the two bouts here by clean. clever work. Not once has he ever shown any rough tactics, nor once said a word to his opponent while on the mat.
 Harry Faust, the German wrestler, who will meet Draak, comes to the club with a long string of victories over some of the best men in the game today He, like Draak, Bayley and Kandrat, participated in the international wrestling tournament in New York early this year. Two years ago. after the retirement of Frank Gotch, when the question of the real catch-as-catch-ca championship was
 ao6 6trcn into the limeight by winning over Fred Beel who was given credit by many wrestling fans as being next best to Gotch. The first big win for Faust in this country came about the same time when he threw Raoul DeRuen, the big French grappler The story of the con test as told in the Witchita (Kan) Eagle at the time, reads as follows There is new star in the sporting world. His name is Harry Faust. lie halls from Germany, and if he keeps up his win ning streak, he might be able to register heavyweight champion catch-as-catch- can wrestler of the world after his name. The right to be called a first-class wrest- Ter he earned last night in one of the most terrific battles ever seen in America Faust was fast. He went so rapidly that the skillful Frenchman seemed as if he had lost his cunning. Finally at the end of hour and 15 minutes of wrestling DeNuel was cdlieu uoWH. lie was nearlV helpless from four terrific slams upon the floor which Faust had given him while fastened firmly in his embrace with crotch and half-Nelson hold.
 Faust will show that all the advance dope concerning him is true. He is strong rough and fierce. He is an inveterate, unrelenting punisher, ap- parently of unlimited endurance and pos sessed of exceptional speed and plenty of bulldog asgressiveness. He is due to ar rive in Birmingham within a few days and will work out at the clubs gymnas- iuIn with the local hopes" before his match with Draak.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-23

making materials to enter the intes-
 tines, combines with these food ele. ments to enter the circulation, and in less than an hour is at work through
 out the body in process of purification. s. s. s. is made from barks, roots
 and herbs that are food and tonic for the blood. It stimulates-gives the
 blood power to throw of poisons. You will soon realize it's wonderful innu- ence by the absence of headache,
 clearing of the air passages. steadily improved nasal condition, and sense
 Of bodily relief that proves how com pletely Catarrh often infests the entire
 system.
 You will find s. g. s. on sale at all
 drug stores. It is a remarkable rem. edy for all blood affections, such as EcEema, Rash, Lupus, Tetter, Psorias- Is, Boils, and all other diseased condi- tions of the blood For special advice on any blood disease write The Swift
 Specific Company, Medical Depart ment, Room II, Atlanta, Ga Avoid substitutes,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-23
DOBBS ANNOUNCES
 PELICAN ROSTER

New Orleans, March 22-Manager Dobbs of the New Orleans Southern Association club annnunced today that all the play CTS for the 19i6 team have reported and signed excepting Pitcher James Gudger. who was expected shortly. Rube' Kis- singer and Lou Brenton, pitchers report ed today
 The roster of the club as announced by Dobbs follows:
 Pitchers-Kissinger, Brenton, Walker, Smith, Weaver, Roberts, Gudger.
 Outfie.ders-Eschen, Stansbury, Miller, Sylvester. Vegas, Gooch.
 lnfielders-Pezold. Knaupp. Bluhm and Massey.
 Catchers-EIiggins. Deberry.
 As the Southern association player limit is IA men. some of the players signed will have to be let out on May IA.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-23
Willard Completes Training
 For Big Fight On Saturday
Willard Shows Great For-Defense Looks Faulty-Over whelming Crowd Expected to Witness Fight
 Heavy Sale Continues

by another group, which, attracted by the glamor of the contest, is taking it's first plunge into the fight game. In rne two classes are to be found bankers, law yers, prominent railroad officials, phy- sicians and many other business and pro- fessional men. In addition, there will be the usual attendance from the leading country and city clubs, the artist and Bohemian clans.
 Not all the advance sale of the high priced boxes and reserved seats has been made to local patrons of this type how ever, for fully 40 per cent of it has been to out of town applicants. Some of the leading clubs of the south and northeast have paid for large blocks of seats and boxes. Reservations on incoming trains from these sections and from the middle west reported to be well bought up by prospective spectators.
 HIGH PRICED SEATS SOLD
 While all the seats in the garden have not as yet been sold, the best of the high priced coupons have passed out of the possession of the management. Some have already made their appearance in the hands of spectators, notWithstand- ing the care taken by the promoters. That the speculators plan to reap a golden harvest is evident from the prices they are asking. Seats which originally cost $25 are being offered at from $50 to $15 each, and are finding eager pur- chasers. The $20 and $15 coupons are going at double their face value.
 There is likely to be a great rush for the $3 and S5 seats when they are put on sale tomorrow morning and it is cer- tain that the spectators will have many representatives in the lines to the box office Those that will fall to their lot will undoubtedly find a read sale at 100 per cent advance among the eleventh hour arrivals.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-23

Two Base Hits-Hartle, Hauser. Sin gleton, King.
 Three Base Hits-Coombs, Welch, Schwartz, Hauser.
 Home Run-SinSleton.
 Stolen Bases-Singleton, Derrick, Hartle, Coombs, Harris, Lindsay, King, Welch, Caton, Black.
 Bases on Balls-Harrel 6, Rives }. Hit by Pitched Ball-Harrell tDer- rick).
 Hits-Off Harrell 13 in innings; Black 2 in G.
 Struck Out-Black 5, Rives 1. Passed Balls-Berry, Hauser.
 Umpire-Stradford
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-23
FAST FIELDING BY 5 !. PHILLIPS ACCOUNTS
 FOR CUBS DEFEAT
Outhit Two to One, Phillies Win Fourth Straight
 Game-Giants and
 Cards Win s

St. Petersburg, Fla, March 22.-Out- hit 2 to l, the Philadelphia National team offset the superior attack of the Chicago Nationals by fast fielding and won their fourth straight exhibition game from Tinkers men by score of to 3. Three fast double plays stopped the Cubs at critical moments.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-23

Waco, Tex, March 22.-The Waco team of the Texas league outhit the New York Nationals today, but the Giants were timely and Waco was de- feated. to 2. Score: RH .E. New York .................. 3 4@e Waco .............,..... 5~l
 Batteries: Anderson, Tesreau and Rariden. Dooin; Hill, Naylor and Reilty, Poland M
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-23

New York, March 22.-When Jess Will lard finished his regular training today his manager, Tom Jones, announced that with the exception of light work tomor- row the big champion has completed his preparations for Saturdays bout with Frank Moran. Willard was unusally lively on his feet today His shadow boxing drew cheers from big gathering of boxing fans. He allowed his training staff to hurl the medicine ball against his abdomen with all their might, but he merely grinned after each shock.
 Willard took on his three sparring part ners for two rounds each George Rodel and Jack Temple were buffeted around by the champion who put plenty of steam into some of his blows. He made mat ters even more interesting, however when Walter Monahan got into the ring. Jess evidently had not forgotten Monahan' s left hand smash which raised a lump on his head last Monday, and the big rel- low got no little satisfaction in sting ing Monahan today. While his defense is still aulty. Willard looks and moves like q thoroughly trained athlete and there is no question as to his almost per- feet condition and his ability to inflict punishment.
 Moran sloshed around in the snow for couple of miles on the road in the morning and confined his boxing to a single round with each of his training part ners, Madden, Mckinnon and Kendall. He is on edge and reiterates his confi- dence in his ability to beat the champion. Moran's coolness and firm belief that he is going to win, make a favorable inn precision on every one who sees flfm.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-23
CARDS HIT HARD

Houtson, Tex, March 22.--Hard hit ting in the early innings gave the St. Louis Nationals an easy victory over the Houston Texas, club today. to Score: RH. .E. Houston TIP St. Louis 5 9ss3
 Batteries: Napier, Edmondson, Criss and Allen, Jenkins; Hall. Williams and Snyder, Gonzales
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-23

Summary: Two-ba hit, Safer Hits apportioned, Lavender in 1 innings. Mcconnell 1 in 4 Oeschager in 6; Baumgartner in 3. First base on balls Lavender 3, Oschager 3, Mcconnell l. tSruck out, Lavender l, Oeschager g.
 Mcconnell 3, Baumgartner l. Stolen bases, Luderus, Yerkes. Passed ball, Fischer Double plays, Niehoff to Ban- croft to Luderus 2; Yerkes to McCarty; Goode to Adams. Time, 1:40. Umpire, Bender
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-23
STREET FEELING OATS

Gabby Street, the Characterization re- celver, pranced out upon the field yesterday afternoon. preceding his workout with little jog around the park Street looks to be in better shape than ever before, and says he has had fine winter of outdoor work ana IS hard as a keg of nails. He handled the shoots of several of the vol pitching aspirants yesterday aft ernoon, and says he believes Manager Ellam is going to have trouble in de- cidlng upon his hurling staff since all or the youngsters look good. Street mas the same jaunty air and has prom lsed the Nashville officials to give them the best years service of his career
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-23
REDS SUFFER DEFEAT

Shreveport. March 2.-Shreveport o1 the Texas league scored runs in the eighth inning today and defeated the Cincinnati Nationals to ,. Score:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-23
ELLAM TO NEED HELP

Manager Roy Ellam is going to need some help in holding down the Vol works against Bill Schwartz's Wander bilters, who, if you believe Bill, are going to make the Southern leaguers do some hustling before the afternoon is over
 The Vols went through of the
 hardest workouts of the spring train ing season yesterday afternoon, when
 the men on hand journeyed down to the Dell and engaged in everything from shagging flies to lamming the ball to all corners of the enclosure. They were all down there, and the way Gus Williams smote the ball was enough to take Manager Ellam's mind
 off the fact that many others of his
 aides had failed to show Gus didn't hit any over the right field fence, for
 he feared he might have to do what Bill Schwartz made Dell Young do once
 in the long ago-go out and look for the ball he lost. However, Gus hit the fence a couple of times in addition to dropping pair upon the center field
 dump.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-23
'ELLAM HAS HANDS FULL IN ROUNDING
 VOLS ID CONDITION
Tardy Players Causes For mer Baron Worry-Only IA Players In Camp.
 Game Today

Roy Ellams Vols will get their first test of the season this afternoon when 1 they face the Vanderbilt Commodores, who, under the coaching of Bill Schwartz, the former Vol pilot, are picked to give Ellam and his crew a hard fight Ellam has been working hard during the past week or so to condition the Vol roster. The field needed much repairing and this con sumed much of Roy's time. Holdouts and tardy players are still in effect. Ellam, however, had this blurred from his mind after seeing ! the way the Vols slugged the ball at practice. Williams, Baker and Kauff- man made a good impression for their ability to swat the pill. With Gabby Street in camp, Ellam receives some help. Gabby has charge of the battery men during the present period and is giving the Vols bit of good service in this respect
 Bob Pigue in the Nashville Banner as follows:
 Catchers-Marshall, Street, Gooch and Johnson.
 Pitchers-Herbert Taylor, Ellis, Rog- CTS, Wells, Decatur.
 nfielders-Sheehan, Kaufman and Ellam.
 tfielders--williams, Baker and Reilly
 With the first exhibition game of the season only two days away, Manager Roy Ellam of the Vols has his freckled hands full in whipping the local club into shape in order that they make a formidable showing against Bill Schwartz's Commodores Thursday aft ernoon down at the Dell.
 The way things now stand there are l4 men in camp, but they are the wrong kind with a horde of the regulars still out of pocket, and with indications bright that they will be considerably tardy in reporting. Man ager Ellam has sent out the s. o. $. to his help, and all are expected to be in by the latter part of the week. since the Vol manager has refused to ac- cept any excuses and has notified all of his men to report pronto and with out further ado.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-23
REILLY LOOKS GOOD

Among the newcomers at the Dell yesterday afternoon was Hal Reilly, a blonde haired boy, secured by Manager
 Ellam from the Chicago Cubs, who happen to have such a flock of out fielders that they can't handle them. Reilly donned a uniform, and after getting up sweat, he engaged in
 batting practice. When it comes to taking cut at a ball like a regular
 hitter Reilly has the stuff, and looks better than anybody down at the Dell save Gus Williams. Of course, the pitchers are putting nothing on the ball, but the way he hits is enough to convince anyone who knows base
 hit from squeeze play that he's go- Ing to make good man if given a chance.
 Howard Baker, the former Billiken. who ight-fielded for the Vols last
 season, was in the thickest of the fray yesterday, taking his cuts and getting a good hold on the ball every time it the plate. Manager Ellam has his
 men hitting and then running around the sacks at fast clip believing this a better plan than having them run around the park after practice is over. Roy works as hard or harder than any or his men, and as result is already Tn great condition for the season
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-23
GIANTS FINALLY WIN

Mitchell and Wingo, Huhn. Clark; Dul fy, Sloan and Wells, Diamond
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-23
BIG CROWD EXPECTED

With more than S5 per cent of the ,O09 and odd tickets sold, it is becoming more evident that the contest will be witnessed by the most representative assemblage of boxing enthusiasts who ever gathered about squared circles in this country. Owing to the high price of seats, attend- ance at the bout is beyond the financial reach of the average followers of the glove game. Their places have been taken, however by sport adherents who seldom attend boxing bouts except those
 between top butchers.
 This contingent has been augmented
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-09-28
MYSTERIOUS TRIPLE
TRAGEDY IN HOTEL
New York Man and Supposed
Wife Shot by Woman,
Who Kills Self.
OTHER WOMAN MAY DIE

Philadelphia, Pa, Sept. H.-The
woman who shot and killed J. c. Gra-
veur Of New York seriously wounded
his female companion and then COM
mitted suicide in prominent hotel
here early today has been identified
as Mrs. Harry Belzer of 3l5 Euclid
avenue, New York, by sister OF the
dead man. This sister, whose name
is Mrs. Frances Apman, came here
today with Harry V. Fancy OF New
York, business partner OF Graveur,
and made the identification at the
morgue.
Mrs. Apman told the police Mrs.
Belzer's maiden name was Margaret
McAndrews and that the woman had
not been living with her husband re-
Gently. Graveur, she also told the
police, was a widower and had been
very friendly with Mrs. Belzer.
From cards found in Mrs. Belzer's
handbag the police at first believed
she was Mrs. J. c. Ledur, or Leduc.
The wounded woman in the hospi-
tai, at first supposed to be Graveur's
wife, has not made any statement.
Mrs. Apman will 60 to the hospital
later in the day to see if she can iden-
tify her.
Wounded Woman Silent.
The wounded woman, in the hospi-
tai here, refuses to say anything re-
garding the shooting, nor will she
confirm statements that she is the
wife of Graveur. Dispatches from
New York state that employees at
Graveurs garage said they believed
that he was widower. Information
from New York is to the effect that
Graveur and the woman he regis
tered at the hotel as his wife had
been in Atlantic City last week and
in Washington two or three days ago.
The injured woman's condition is
still considered critical.
The name Of the woman who did
the shooting, it was said by the police,
may be Mrs. Joseph Clarence Lc-
due and not Ledur.
The police learned from a woman
guest at the hotel that Mrs. Ledur
waited long while in the hotel cor
ridor last night for Graveur and his
supposed wife to return. Mrs. Ledur
told the woman guest that she was
Graveur's wife, that she had no key
to get into her room and that she
was tired of waiting.
Graveur Prominent at Home.
New York, Sept. ~. c. Graveur
was we'll known here in police and
humanitarian circles. For ten years
he was chief probation officer OF the
court of special sessions. He was
relieved from that office in 1911. He
originated the Tombs prison school
and gained reputation among prison
workers throughout the country.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-09-28
EIectrolysis Serious
To the Water Pines

Electrolysis is becoming a serious
menace to the mains OF the metropo-
Titan water system. During the last
few weeks three breaks have oc-
cured, and in each instance the cause
was ascribed to the action of vagrant
electricity from the street railway
company's return current.
The current which returns through
the rails after having served its pur-
pose in the mechanism OF cars, oe-
casionally travels to water main
and depreciates the metal to the ex-
tent OF causing break,
This problem in the operation OF
water plants has grown so serious
that the federal government has given
Il much consideration.
Member Wead OF the Water board
states he expects government ex-
pert will come 10 Omaha to give the
municipal water department the bene-
fit OF investigations made by the fed.
eral experts.
1t is believed that by placing metal
sheets in the ground and connecting
them with the water mains the prob.
lem OF electrolysis may be solved.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-09-28
zeppelins Drop
Bombs on British
Base at Portsmouth

Berlin, Sept. 27.--(By Wireless to
Sayville. 1.-The British naval base OF
Portsmouth and military establish
ments near the mouth of the Thames
and at North Shields, Lincoln and
Derby, were attacked by the Zeppe-
Inns which raided England Monday
night, the admiralty announced today.
The official account of these opera
tons follows:
"On the night of September 2s-26,
several German airships bombarded
extensively and with visible success
with explosive and incendiary bombs,
the English naval port of Portsmouth,
fortified places near the mouth OF the
Thames, and industrial and railroad
shipments OF military importance in
Middle England, North Shields. Lin
coin and Derby. The airships re-
turned unframed, notwithstanding
strong attacks of anti-aircraft guns.