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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-07
WEATHER PLAYS HAVOC WITH.
 MAJOR SCHEDULES.
Giants and Red Sox, How ever, Still Hold to Lead. Record is Bettered
 at Chicago

New York, May 6.-Cold and rainy weather played havoc with schedules of the major leagues last week. Twen- ty-four games. II in the National and 13 in the American, were postponed.
 Notwithstanding the handicap of rain soaked grounds. some good base ball was shown. especially Wednesday, which brought forth probably the best pitching of the year. Vaughn of Chi cago and Toney of Cincinnati set q record at Chicago when they went nine innings without allowing hit or run. Vaughn weakened in the tenth and Cincinnati won the game to on two singles, the only hits of the con test.
 At the Polo grounds the same day New York and Brooklyn battled through If innings to 22 tie. Amt s, pitching for St. Louis. held Pittsburg to two hits, winning by 1 to O.
 Tn the American there were two shutouts by scores of to 0. Fischer helped New York beat Washington with Johnson in the box and Dauss pitched Detroit to victory over St. Louis
 New York held it's leadership in tue National until today when St Louis went ahead by defeating Cincinnati. St. Louis lost two games to Chicago and won two from Pittsburg. and with Chicago, which continued winning pace may be troublesome to the east ern teams when the western teams come east this week.
 Philadelphia and Brooklyn did rot lose a game and improved their pc sition at the expense of Boston, which fell to seventh place, and New fork. who did not win a game.
 The tie was for first the American league was brought and Boston. which took two games from Philadelphia. now has g commanding lead over Chl- cago. failed to keep up its previous good gait and lost three out of four games. New York held to third place while breaking even in four game series with Washington. St. Louis climbed from sixth next to last place and is right behind New York.
 Philadelphia fell back but Detroit showed flash and came through the week with a clear slate. The eastern teams in the American league will fe- gin the first western invasion May 70 and on the result of these struggles the pennant prospects of some teams may depend.
 The weeks record in each league or games played, won and lost, with runs, hits and errors, including the games
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-07
SPORTS
UNCLE SAM'S PINCH LETTERS
Fly BILLY SUNDAY lFamous D vangelistD

of to pull, we would all be in the carmine of condition today.
 Don't put mourning band on your arm right away over this war. It's a tough thing, but this country needed a good spring cleaning ou.. It'll run the vacuum cleaner over some of those tango joints for one thing, and they'll be renting lot of saloons cheap for moving picture theatres-after they brush out the cobwebs. It'll tune up patriotism like tonic.
 The nations that have been play ing in the European league for two years and a half found booze and beatin' the bloomin', boundin' fritzes did not jibe. They cut ont the rum. Oh. we'll cut it out here before the war is a year old.
 Don't go into this game figurin' you're up against some busher, for Kaiser Bill has shown he can take a lot of beating. Dope it out you are going to face Walter Johnson or big Alexander. and remember he is warmed up.
 There's going to be a lot of work to do and Uncle Sam may slip vol some tough assignments, but show him you are there in the pinch
 If you are going to fight a buzz, saw. don't let them back YOU into it.
 God hates quitter and so do I,
 If there is yellow streak in you smear it over with courage until it sets.
 Be a frst-class fighting man and stand up to the plate.
 Well, Uncle. let's give them both barrelsI
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-07

Atlanta, May 6.-Although the end or the fourth week of the Southern asso- citation race found Atlanta and New or leans again tied for the first place they were forced tonight to share the distlnc- ton with Birmingham whose brilliant record of six victories out of seven games for the weeks play put the Bar ons tied for the top position. All three teams have won 15 games and lost 10 since the season opened.
 Birmngham's rush more than proved early season assertions regarding the worth of the Barons' pitching staff with Perryman Ponder Hill and Black as the principals hurling winning ball in each of their games during the week. Ponder, however dropped one of his two games to the Mobile Gulls, the only game Bir- minghan lost.
 Last weeks indications that Manager Ellam had brought the champion Nash vile Volunteers back into their 1916 stride failed to materialize. Out of seven games played since Sunday the Vols lost six, batting lighter perhaps than any club in the league in direct contrast to
 the heavy hitting that tied them for fourth place last Sunday. This week the Vols got only 43 hits in the seven games, an average of fraction more than six safeties to a contest.
 Chattanooga, contender among the leaders since the season opened, found it. self in crippled condition during the week and out of seven-game schedule won 1 three, dropping three straight to the | Crackers and one to Nashville Their de- l feat In today's battle with the Crackers was the heaviest of any team this sea son. r runs being tallied against them The Little Rock Travellers, who played only six games during the week wor | four of these, losing two, however. botf 1 to New Orleans. one Thursday and one
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-07
RUBE ROBINSON HIT
 HARD BY PELICANS

New Orleans. May 6.-Floyh Kto pitched fine ball against Little Rock today. while Pelican batsmen hit Rube Robinson's curves hard and often, win
 ming to and evening up the series. Larry Gilbert. outfelder. obtained from Kansas City of the American associa
 tion, made his debut in a New Orleans uniform today and on his second tire at bat tripled to right field with two men on bases Gilbert also made sen sational one-handed catch while run ming backward of Manning's long
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-07
ALL TEAMS EVENLY
 MATCHED IN GA. |. FOR HARD STRUGGLE

Anniston, May 6.--(Special) )--The fifth season of the Georgia Alabama league is now under way and it ap- pears that most of the teams are even ly matched and hard fight is prom ised for the pennant. The league was opened Thursday in Anniston, Griffin and Rome. Each place suffered in at tendance because of unfavorable weather and it is not known whi ;h city had the largest attendance, as the first cities object to giving Gadsden, LaGrange and Talladega number to shoot at. to win the trophy offered to the city having the largest paid admissions on opening day.
 The Georgia Ala bama league will he faster this season than it was in 1918, when 1t was conceded to be the fast est Class D league in the south, as each club has discarded and strength ened. On the Anniston club only three good this season: Griffin has four old men; Rome has five; Tri-Cities has three; Talladega two. and .LaGrange one.
 The local club has received a good start by winning the first two games of the season from the Talladega club By winning the opening game the Holders broke league record for this club. as it was the first time In the history of the league that Anniston had so performed. It was some game at that, as it see-sawed back and forth and ended in favor of the Molders by the score of 10 to '. The second game was won by the exc allent pitching oi big Jim Morrison, who held the Tigers to two clean hits and the visitors were Ehut oIIt fO
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Barons vs. Chicks

The Memphis Chicks make thelr debut for the 1917 season at RICK wood today against the spurtihs Barons. Moley will probably scho Arthur Johnson against the tribe 9l Mike Donlin. Cy Barger will prop ably do the twirling for the Chlck asaws. The game will start at 5'oV o'clock. The Chicks play three games here. The Little Rock Tray elers are here for three games com mencing Thursday. The Barons nave won five straight contests. They have lost but two out of the last II games played. They are tied with the Atlanta Crackers and New Orleans Pelicans for the lead- ership of the Southern league. TL1 series with the Chicks. is expected to uncover some stubbornly con tested games.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-07
Crackers And Pels Forced
 10 Share Lead With BdrOnS

today. Memphis broke even in her six game schedule, one of her games being a tie with the Travellers, while rain pre- vented play at Memphis on Thursday with the Gulls. a
 Mobile took one of the weekend se- ries with Memphis shutting the Chicka- saws out today, 4 to 0. The Gulls' other victory of the weeks schedule was at Birmingham, where they beat the Barons 4 to B. The five other games on Mobiles schedule were lost.
 Atlanta, after losing majority of It's games during the first part of the week. came back at the close and took three straight from Chattanooga. The Pelicans, also at the top, got only two of the weekend series with the Travellers, end- ing the week with four victories out Of seven games.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-07
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Groom Enters Select Class

St. Louis, May 6.-Croom did not allow Chicago hit for II innings today and st. Louis took both games. the first to and the second, to o.
 In the fourth innings of the first game St. Louis drove Russell from the box. making five runs. Plank retired for pinch hitter in the seventh and Groom re- lieved him on the mound. From then on to the end of the second game Chi cago could not get hit. But 8 men faced Groom in the second game. Four reached first. one hit, . sacrifice, three got bases on balls, and one was hit, ana only one. Risberg. in the sixth. got oe- yond score-First game; K II. F. Chicago ............... 002 002 0oo-4 z St. Louis ..... 600 500 0>-S
 Batteries: Williams, Russell. Danfortn and schalk; sothoron, Plank. Groom and Severeid.
 Second game: R. 1T. N. Chicago ........o ooo ooo oooo 7 St. Louis ............. no 000 0s-S
 Batteries. Benz and schalk; Groom and Seyereid.
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TOtaIs ...... 5I D Io
 *Batted for Robinson in seventh.

Score by innings;
 Little Rock ...... 900 0l0 100-2 New Orleans ...... 100 BIO 10*-G
 Summary: Pitching record, hits wish runs off Robinson in innings; earned runs off Robinson 4. off Led better 1; off Kroh ?. Two-base hi-s. Kennedy Edmondson. Three-base hits, Baker, Gilbert, Tincup. Stolen bases, Knaupp. Nixon. Baker. Sacrifice fly. Chapman Struck out Robinson G, Kroh l. Ledbetter 1 Bases on baTs Kroh 2. Robinson 3. Hit by pitch, ball Kroh (Kennedy) Robinson (Mil- ler) Passed ball. Chapman. Left cn bases, Little Rock 3, New Orleans 5. Time. 1:55. Empires, Hart and Moran.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-07
TEXAS LEAGUE

At Shreveport: Shreveport f. Beau mont 3.
 At Fort Worth: Fort Worth-San An tonic, rain.
 At Waco: Waco-Houston. rain. At Dallas: Dalas-Galveston, rain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-07

SUMMARY. Two Base Hits-Johnston, Ellis, Clark, Kaufman.
 Home Run-Hill.
 Innings pitched-Jonnard 2-3 with hits and 3 runs; Black 5 2S with 5 hits and runs
 Earned Runs-Jonnard 2. Black 2 One man on base when Cavet relieved Jonnard. One man on base when Hill relieved Black.
 Bases on Balls-Jonnard 1, Cavet i. Black ?, Hill 9
 Struck Out-Cavet 4, Black l. Sacrifice Hits - Baker O'Brien Coombs, Southworth
 Time-1:45.
 Umpires-Pfenninge and Kerin
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American Association

At Louisville: Louisville 2-6, Milwau- kee 0-0.
 At Columbus; Columbus IT, Kansas City 2-2.
 At Toledo: Toledo Minneapolis, rain.
 At Indianapolis: Indianapolis l, St Paul o. IA innings.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-07
DOUBLE HEADERS
 ID COME IN HEAPS.
 IN MAJOR CIRCUITS
Unfav0rable Weather Con- ditiOns Have Forced Num- Der of Games to be
 Postponed

New York. May e.-For the third time in as many years the major league baseball clubs have encountered
 indictment weather conditions during the early days of the pennant races. Postponed games, due to rain, cold, wet grounds and even snow have been piling up in an alarming manner this spring with the result that a number of double headers must be played be- fore the various clubs will be able to catch up with their schedules.
 During the 19 days between the open ing of the 1917 season and the first of May there were but two on which the complete number of contests were jplayed The number of postponed games per day ranged from one to as high as five out of eight with the result that on the first day of this month the National league had Is games to play and the American Is, making total of 31
 Somewhat similar conditions pre- vailed last April, for during the first IS days of the 1916 season there were "A games postponed, of which 16 were in the National league and eight in the American. Going back still another year the records show that the first weeks of the 1915 season were satis- factory from the baseball weather standpoint. but early in May the major and minor leagues ran into a long rainy spell with the result that 54 games were postponed during the first three weeks of that month.
 The growing demand among the magnates for later opening Of the yearly pennant races appears to be based upon the experience with unsuit- able baseball weather during the past three or four seasons.
 The remarkable exhibition of high jumping by Charles Lersen of Brigham Young university Salt Lake City, at the Pennsylvania relay meet, con- vinced the critical followers of this particular branch of field athletics that America is soon to have new world record holder in this event. After clear 1 ing six feet, five and three elghtns inches in easy fashion, Larsen went out for a new record with the bar set at six feet, seven and seven eighths inches. On his third try he cleared the bar with fully an inch to spare, put 1 just touched the cross peirce with his elbow The jar was sufficient to finally ioggle the bar off the pegs but the | leap showed the spectators that the young athlete from Utah has 1t in him | to clear the stick at six feet, eight 1 inches.
 /, Iarsen's jumpting form is well nigh I perfect and conforms with the strictest
 requirements of both the A. A. U. and regulations. It would not be surprising if on dry. fast turf and under proper weather and train
 ing conditions the new Jumping star lwere to put the new record at six feet eight inches or better.
 l The latest semi official baseball record book shows that 23 leagues clas- sified from A to D started the present season This is one less than the list of year ago. In 1915 the number was i stated as 29, and in 1914 the records SI,am that A lea g1es were in opera
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-07
Carlson Loses Hard Game

Chicago, May 6.-Carlson held Chicago to two hits today, yet Chicago won from Pittsburg, to 2. Zeider won the game in the eighth inning when he doubled, stole third and scored on a wild pitch Vaughn was hit hard but frightened in the pinches, the visitors having 16 men left o1 bases. Score: R. H. E Pittsburg ..s.......... GOO 010 100-2 Il 5 Chicago .............. NO 010 0l*-S
 Batteries: Carlson and Schmidt Vaughn and Elliott.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-07
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cards Take Lead

Cincinnati May 6.-St. Louis went into first place in the National league race today when Watson shut Cincinnati out, to 0. The visitors made all their runs in the first inning after two were out. J. Smith, Miller and Hornsby singled. Cruise doubled and F. Smith singled, net. ting four runs. Score: R. H. E. St. Louis .......... 400 900 0O0-4 s 0 Cincinnati ......... eco 0Oo 0O0-0 5 l
 Batteries: Watson and Snyder; Toney, Filler and Kuhn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-07
International League

At Montreal: Providence 8, Montreal l No others scheduled. No others scheduled.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-07

The Duke of Sutherland has given his Borgie estate, in the north of Scotland, to the United Kingdom for the settlement of soldiers and sailors. It comprises l2,000 acres.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-07
ROME GETS GOOD LEAD


 The Rome Lindale club also received good lead by winning the first two games from LaGrange. Jesse Sigmcr., one of the very best of Class D souti- paws, held Ismon Jones club to one hit and no runs, while his teammates gave him six-run lead The second game was a pitchers battle between Ridley and Fields and was copped by the Romans by the score of to l.
 Griffin and the Tri-Citios, both clubs predicted as pennant winners before the beginning of the season. broke even in the first two games. Gadsden showed strength by winning the open ing game from Harry Matthews in his home town. a stunt that Is not cas- fly done at any time. to say nothing of opening day. Griffin won the sec ond game in the ninth inning by tfe score of 4 to 8.
 Bill Pierre has gathered together strong club for the Annisto fans and has an infield that will equal any thing outside of the Southern league. Jule Watson at second Is playing a wonderful game this season and the quintet has firm center in him. Yes- terday he received Il chances, figured in two double plays and at 'this date has batting average Of .555. Chris tenberry at short was conceded the best in the league last season and looked even better this season. M'DUFF ON HOT CORNER
 McDuff is playing well at third, bat is handicapped with a sore ankle. This did not hinder him from hitting fouI times in as many times up in the opening game. He was favorite here 1 in the days of Tom Fisher and has | had good experience in the South At ! lantic, playing on the pennant win | ming Augusta club last season. At first l a lively fight is going on between | Cashion and Pope. Both men are hit- 1 ting and fielding the position well anc l it will be hard to choose between them If they keep up their present | gait.
 Harry Matthews at Griffin has all most the same club that he had at Newman last season, with the excer- tion of the pitching staff. Gondolfi. l Flynn, Griffin and himself were tse
 mainstays of the Newman club last I season. Flynn led the league in hit ting last season. but was let out of the Texas league this year because of his inability to hit. so Matty has made pitcher out of him outflelder l and defeated the Tri-Cities with him in the box Friday. Waldron. with La Grange last season and good man 1 Burgess, Hanson. Miller and Jenkins with Griffin in, 1916 compose the rest of the club.
 The Tri-Cities will have to be watched. McGlade was considered one of the best men In the Carolina league last season and is showing up well In this league. Bowdoin and Chastant
 have played good ball in this league, l as has Russell. Anderson and Patter- son are making good showings. The Talladega club Is composed of I big men who can hit the ball hard and often with the exception of their left I fielder. who plays a great fielding game. Verrett and Thompson are good | moundsmen. as Is Raburn. but the Il pitching staff needs help.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-07
EXPERIMENTATION LEAGUE

Gamea Today Griffin at LaGrange. Rome at Talladega- Anniston at Tri- Cities.
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HOW THEY STAND
SOUTHERN LEAGUE

Results Yesterday Birmingham '. Nashville 4. Atlanta, F, Chattanooga 4. Mobile 4, Memphis 0. New Orleans 6, Little Rock 2.
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SPORTS
Carmen HiWs Terrific
 WdZZop Enables Bdrons
 To Cling To Leadership
Bespecked Baron Twrer Sacks Out Home Run With Bases Fied-Karl Black Pounde From Mound -Barons Con
 tinue to Hit Hard-Barons Get Early Lead

Nashville, May 6.-(special0
 Carmen HiIps drive into the negro 1 grandstand in the seventh inning of today's added attraction gave the Barons their fourth straight victory from Roy EIIam's crumbled champs and frightened the grip of the leaders upon first place. The
 score was 2 to 4.
 Young Kitty Jonnard started for the Vols but was maced for three runs in the first round and gave way to Pug Cavet with but two out. The Vol portsider had no great trouble with the Barons until he encountered Carmen Hill in the fatal seventh.
 Kari Black, who opened for the Bar cn brigade, was driven to cover in the sixth when Dick Kaufman almost Knocked the scoreboard down with a tremendous drive which knotted the count and further staked Pug Cavet to one-run lead, a margin which Carmen Hill quickly wiped out.
 The smallest Sunday crowd which ever came lO knc lJSll CO hfAh SNsS AA the game. the bitterly cold weather and a mammoth naval demonstration greatly reducing the attendance.
 GAME DEVOID OF THRILLS
 Save for the bad innings which Jon nard, Cavet and Black stumbled into, the game was devoid of thrills, Al- though Al Ellis in the seventh made a great catch off Pete Knisely's bat which probably saved the Barons from a knotted count.
 Doc Johnston greeted Jonnard With a two- sacker to start the game and Eddie Mcdonald walked. While the Vol pitcher was winding up the pair of Barons staged a double steal and Cecil Coombs' sacrifice fly to right counted Johnston. Southwark hoisted to left and Mcdonald came home aft CT the catch Ellis soaked a double 70 right and scored when Clark shot one through Bakers legs.
 Exit MT. Jonnard Caton tapped to Kores and Clark was run down at sec ond. Save for Blacks single in the fifth and Sheehan dropped the ball. which enabled him to steal second, not another Baron reached second until the seventh.
 CARMEN HILL DELIVERS
 With the Vols leading by one run Clark walked. Caton shot a single pas: Stark and Haworth was safe when Cavet and Kores became mixed up on his attempted sacrifice. Then Hill hi groove ball into the negro stands for a circuit trip and away went tte game.
 In the second. third. fourth, sixth and eighth and ninth Cavet retired the Barons in order.
 The Vols put over their first run in the second round when Pete Knice- ly led off with single and was sacri- iIceu. He counted on Kore's single tc center. but Al Ellis nipped the Vol attempting to take second on the whack.
 With one out in the sixth Sheehau walked for the second time. Baker al most tore McDonald's hands off with stinging drive and Knselys single to left scored Sheehan. Brien fouled to Haworth. but Kaufman hit the scoreboard for a double. scoring Baker and Knisely. Hill made Kores pop to Johnston. The Vols filled the bases in the seventh with one out. but pool base running and Ellis fine catct t1ock ed their chances to score
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Games Today

Memphis at Birmingham. Washington at Atlanta. Cha attanooga at New Orleans. Little Rock at Mobile.
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Experiments are under way In England with method for thawing frozen meat without bursting it's tissues so that it will compare favorably with fresh killed
 meat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-07

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

Results Yesterday St. Louis 4, Cincinnati o. Chicago 3, Pittsburg 2.
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Games Today

Brooklyn at Boston. Philadelphia at New York. St. Louis at Cincinnati. Pittsburg at Chicago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-07
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Results Yesterday Detroit Cleveland, rain. St. Louis S-3, Chicago 40.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-07

The latest semi official baseball record book shows that 23 leagues clas- sified from A to D started the present season. This is one less than the list of a year ago. In 1915 the number was stated as 2s, and in 1914 the records show that 43 leagues were in opera tion
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-07
Extensive Use of the Telephone Profitable to Big Grocery House

Lucien s. Loeb President of the Winter Loeb Grocery Company wholesale grocers Montgomery Aa.. regards the extensive of the Long Distance