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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-27
BIG GOLF TOURNEY IS ON IN ATLANTA Numerous Notable Players Are Entered in Invita-
 tiOn Affair

Atlanta, March 26-An invitation golf tournament the first to be held in Att lanta, will begin here tomorrow, and there will be three days of play. The number of out-of-town players here to- night for the contests is not large but includes Charles Evans, open and natlon- al amateur champion; Harry Blossom or Yale, intercollegiate champion; John Anderson, twice runner-up in the na- tional amateur champioship play; Lotus Jacoby of New Orleans, who recently won an invitation tournament at Hous- ton, Tex, and Norman Maxwell, the 19- year-old Philadelphian who recently has attracted attention.
 Games in which Bob Jones and Perry Adair, youngsters, participated promised tonight to carry good portions of the galleries.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-27
TRAVELLERS GIVEN BUNTING BY SCRIBE:
 MOLLY OVERLOOKED
Travellers Now Loom as the Most Formidable Team in Circuit-Chicks Are
 Next

New Orleans, March 26.-A local paper declares that Little Rock looms up as the most formidable team of the South ern league, with Memphis ranking a close second.
 In part, it says: While only four of the teams have been in full training form for more than a few days, the preliminary rosters of all the clubs are complete and experts have been able to get line on the material at hand
 Tn most of the camps real work will not begin until this week, by which time every man on the roll will be present and the managers will insist upon the candi- dates showing their wares. Even the Pelicans, first in the league to report, have been doing very light work-really little more than conditioning
 'Lamped from distance Little Rocls now looms up as the most formidable aggregation in the circuit. The Travellers individually outranked the balance of the league last season except in the pitch ing department. They have lost some of the sluggers, but appear to have re- cruits of remarkable hitting power and some real pitching prospects.
 Ranking next to the Charlie Starr out fit is Mike Donlins Chickasaw crew. Donlin inherited a fair group of men from his predecessor and lost no time pulling 'auld acquaintance wires in the big leagues. As result he has the big gest bunch of rockies in the league and the most dangerous in the opinion of well informed baseball folks.
 "Of course every manager on the South ern pay roll has pennant hopes-even Charley Frank and Kid Elberfeld. But the training camp rosters fail to reveal much to back up these hopes.
 New Orleans ranks we'll down the list. And there is little to enthuse over in the showing made by the recruit Pelicans against the Cleveland Indians. They haven't been able to hit the ball. Dobbs has the makings of a good team, but not of pennant winning team. Help from Cleveland and wise deal or two in other quarters will be necessary.
 Help from the above is the straw all eight managers are clinging to- Reports from the several camps are filled with aliusions to the promise made by big leagues to pass down good players. New Orleans Is not alone in lifting arms ncrthward in application
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-27
COLLEGE BASEBALL

At Charlottesville. Va: University of Virginia 3, Newark Unternationals) ?. Five innings rain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-27
SPORTS
B0rons and Pdnthers WiU
 Try 10 Play Again Today

Although the Barons' game with the Birmingham college nine was postponed on account of the inter- -ruption of Jupiter Pluvius, there was some excitement in the camp after all. Emmett Key Perreyman, the elongated parson twirler of the Bar ons arrived in town yesterday morn, Ing. The preacher was around yester- day and looks to be in the pink of condition.
 Perryman's arrival was somewhat unexpected. The parson was not sup posed to report here until April 1, but due to the fact that he wasn't get ting much work to condition himself in his home town, Stork, Fla, as he had expected, he decided to head for Baronville
 The arrival of Perryman completes the Baron roster. Every Baron under contract for the 1917 season will be out at Redwood Field this morning working out, provided J. P. does not again interfere.
 The game scheduled yesterday after noon with the Panthers will be played
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-27
A BARON A DA Y
HOWARD DOUGLAS, PITCHER

Occupations among the members of the Baron roster during the winter season cover practically all profess sions. However. there is but one farm CT on the squad. This is Pitcher Doug las, who was sent to the Barons from the Pittsburg Pirates.
 Howard Leonard Douglas is his name in full and he halls from the little town of Jellico, Tenn. Douglas baseballs in the summer as an occu- patton, but when old man Winter comes around he is always back on the farm
 Needless to say, Douglas is a mighty good tball player. At least, that's the training "chuncking" at trees during his youth while idling away the lone some hours in the woods.
 Later he joined the home town team and he became so good in this line he decided to try his lot in faster company. He joined the Martinsburg team in the Blue Grass league in 1915. He had a great year with Martinsburg and was drafted by the Pittsburg Pirates for trial.
 Inexperience prevented him from landing regular berth with the Pi- rates. He had the stuff but he couldn't field his position. He was sent to the Wheeling club in the Central league for 1916. He played the entire season there.
 Dug" had a fine year with Mar tinsburg. He hurled 500 ball. Last year with Wheeling he finished the season with an average of .577.
 At the end of the season he was recalled by the Pirates. He never did get to report, however, for the Bur leigh Grimes deal was pulled off by the Barons and the Pirates and he was ordered to report to Birmingh this spring for the try-out.
 Douglas comes to Birmingham high ly recommended. He has the stuff, according to members of the team, and should easily win a regular berth on
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-27

Moleys twirling staff Douglas, how ever, must show an abundance of stuff, for Moley has plenty of good twirlers in camp fighting hard for a regular po- sition.
 He is another Baron who has not yet tried married life. He is a big fellow, about 6 feet 2 inches tall, and will tip the beam at the 170-pound mark.
 Douglas is anxious to make good with the Barons He wants to play in this league and he feels as though he has the stuff to make Birmingham a valuable man.
 Moley is impressed with his work thus far, although he has been some what handicapped by sprained ankle which he sustained during the first few days of practice in fielding a bunt. He's a regular country boy with the ambition to make good. It looks like he'll put it over.
 -TOMORROW-Erni Burke, first baSeman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-27
Preacher Perryn1an Arrives Barons Play To-day

this afternoon. President Smith stated tbat the rain must continue indefi- nitely to prevent Moley's hirelings from getting their needed workouts. The game will start at o'clock. Harry Swacina will act as arbiter.
 No word has been received from Boss Moley, From latest reports. he reached the Pirates training camp at Columbus, Ga, safely and is watching the performances of the youngsters keenly. Moley is over in Columbus to select himself an out fielder as the final payment of the Burleigh Grimes deal.
 The Pirates will also send the Bar ons aid any time during the season if any is needed. In fact, Meley is just over in Columbus looking over things in general.
 The outfelder will not be turned over to the Barons until the Pirates reach here to play two exhibition games on April and '. Moley must pass approval on the player before the trade is completed.
 Eddie Mcdonald will be in charge of the Barons until Moey returns. Elmer Ponder, Howard Douglas, Bob L,ovelace and Red Roberts will prob- ably twirl today against the Pan- thers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-27
SPORTS
What he Scribes in Dirie
 Are Saying About Baseball

trophy contest by Birmingham, Atlanta and New Orleans last year and did not try. This season all three of them will make an effort to beat Chattanooga and local fans must get busy if they want to see cup come here-Chattanooga News.
 There is little in baseball that Johnny Dobbs does not want, and the worst of it is that he usually gets more than any other miner league manager, but the seems doomed to disappointment at least once this season. The Pelican boss has been casting envious eyes at Joe Harris ever since the former Lookout departed for training at the Cleveland Americans training camp in New Orleans. A local paper printed a story recently to the ef- feet that manager Lee Fohl would prob ably leave Harris when the Indians went north. 1t was promptly denied by the Cleveland correspondents. Miller, the first base recruit, who was given q trial because of his hitting, fell down with tine bat and Joe showed up even better than was expected. It seems that Guisto has landed Chick Gandirs old job. but Harris. has been tried at third and short ands has handled both positions like he was trained to them, so he will be carried as utility infielder and pinch hitter.-New Orleans Item.
 Since President Baugh has classed cities in the Southern league in two divisions for the purpose of giving all chance at cup, the cities in the big class are going to strive harder to outdo their few competitors, and therefore the race for the attendance trophy will be warmer.
 On that account, local fans are fore casting that Atlanta will have to get a crowd of at least 15,00o persons out to the park to be in the running, and now it is up to Atlanta and Atlantans to do 1t.
 Memphis, Birmingham and New Orr leans are the others in a class with Att lanta and already they are beginning plans and preparations to walk away with the emblem in various ''kop-the- kup'' campaigns.
 Birmingham won the trophy last year. and in view of that fact, Memphis and New Orleans are each equally deter mined that they are to get whack at it this season and each has started something with that as their ultimate end.-Atlanta Constitution.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-27
GIBSON ELIGIBLE ID 7 PLAY WITH GIANTS
Former Catcher of Pirates Is Again in Good
 Standing

Cincinnati, March 26.-Catcher George Gibson, formerly of the Pittsburg team, was today declared to be eligible for service by the national baseball commis- sion. The New York Nationals obtained Gibson last fall when Pittsburg asked waivers on him. Gibson, however. at that time refused to join the New York team.
 He recently applied to the commission to be restored to good standing. stating that he desired to join New York, which team had retained him on it's 1917 reserva- tinn list
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-27
LOOKOUTS AGAIN
 LOSE TO HOUSTON

Houston, Tex March 26.-The Hous- ton, Texas, league team defeated Chattanooga of the Southern associa- ton here today, to 1. Houston won the game in the seventh inning by scoring twice on single, a double and wild pitch The score: R H E Chattanooga ....... iO houston l
 Batteries: Bacon, Rock and Koehler; Hiett and Moves.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-27

Mike Donlin announced that he would be playing manager when he signed 8 1917 contract with the Memphis team. The former Giant star picked first base as his assignment and said he would not sign a first sacker unless he found that he could not hold down the job. Recently there came word that the Chicks had se- cured First Baseman Beall from the Tol- edo, American association club. This probably means that Donin has been dis couraged by the few days practice and has decided he had better not try to play. at least not until the season is well started and the kinks have been worked completely out of his muscles.-Memphs News -Scimitar.
 It begins to look as though some southern moguls who have been depend ing upon friends in the majors to fill out their teams have been left holding the sack. The loudest wall comes from New Orleans, where Prexy Heinemann and Manager Dobbbs are about ready to con duct a public lynching of Manager Lee Fohl of the Indians. The Pelican folks have been refused assistance by Fohl WnO eXplalNS that ne naSn any men leIL after having supplied the Milwaukee club. Now they have appealed to President Dunn and unless the head of the Cleve- land club hands over a couple of players relations between New Orleans and Cleve- land probably will be broken of.-Little Rock Gazette.
 At last Chattanooga has a chance to win opening day trophy in the South ern league. Through the new division of towns recently announced by President Baugh this city Is at the top of it's class, and if local fans permit any of the other division towns to win the attendance prize then there is less civic pride here than most people believe. The second group of cities is made up of Chatta- nooga, Nashville, Little Rock and Mo bile. Last year the paid attendance on opening day in these four was: Chat tanooga 709o; Little Rock, 4097; Mobile, APT; Nashville, 4035. Chattanooga led the second highest by almost 5000, but this does not mean that the same figures will come out of those towns again in 1917. They were hopelessly outclassed in the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-27
CINCINNATI REDS
 SLAUGHTER CHICKS

Memphis. March 2s.-The Cincin- natl Nationals pounded three Memphis Southern association pitchers for a to- tal of IS hits and IF to 2 victory here today. Knetzer pitched the en-
 tire nine innings for Cincinnati and held Memphis to five scattered hits. The score: R.H .E. r,roirnati 12 15 9 Nr.,s,x,hi. 5 5
 Batteries: Knetzer and Clarke; Ad- ans, Fowlkes. Long and Schmidt, Rusl.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-27
TRAVELLERS BARELY
 DEFEATED BY CARDS

Little Rock, March 26.-Snyders triple and Bescher's single in the tenth gave the St. Louis Nationals to victory over the Little Rock club of the Southern association today. Tue Cardinals failed to get hit during the five innings pitched by Phillips, formerly of the St. Louis Browns. The score: R.H. E.. St. Louis Z Little Rock .................
 Batteries: Horstman. Pierce and Sny- der: Phillips, Trout and Kennedy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-27
ATHLETIC PITCHERS
 VERY EFFECTIVE

Jacksonville, Fla. March 26.-The Philadelphia pitchers proved effective against the Jacksonville team of the South Atlantic league and the Ameri- can leaguers won here today, 3 to ?. Score: k n F. Philadelphia ..........,..... 3 10 3 Jacksonville ...............2
 Batteries: Myers, Parnham, Keefe and Meyer Fulton, Wyatt, Schatzman and Baker.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-05-04
Special Election Notice.

Under and by virtue OF authority Civ
en- us by law we do hereby call spe
cial election In the 9th and 7th ciyi
districts OF Henderson county. Tenn.
TO be held at the regular voting pre-
ciIctS In the said civil districts IL
elect In each OF said districts Justice
or the peace to fill the following va
cancies, to-wit:
Vacancy caused in the Office of JUS
tice OF the peace Of the 9th district
by removal of w. L. Harrington from
the state of Tennessee.
Vacancy caused by the resignation
OF w. ii. Mcbride as Justice of the
peace In the 7th district.
Said election In said districts will
be held beginning at 8 o'clock a. m.
and ending at O'clock D. m. on Sat.
urday, May 10Th, 1917.
And we do hereby name and ap-
point the following parties to hold
said election In the official capacity as
named, as follows:
SIXTH CIVIL DISTRICT.
Darden precinct. Officer, r. B. f.
Mackey. Judges, Wash Haggard, J.
u. Hancock and w. z. Essary. Clerks,
w. O. Hill and J. r. Lunn. Regis
trars, II. A. Owen and l.. N. Neely.
Browns School House precints. Of
icer, g. w. Bartholomew. Judges,
John Johnson, j. N. G. Ferguson and
j. H. Johnson. Clerks, JEFF Grimsley
and W. w. Rogers. Registrars, CIV.
Johnson and j. r. Jones.
Moore's Hill precinct. Officer, in.
Duke. Judges, f. e. Tubbs, J. r.
Duke and w. NJ. Wilkins. Clerks,
Wash Parks and T. M. Maxwell.
Registrars, Bob Evans and NJ. A. Toll
ley.
Old Eighteenth precinct. Officer,
B. c. Anderson. Judges, c. S. Dem
nison, John Mitchell and A. A. King.
Clerks, A. Davis and Johnnie Brad
field. Registrars, J. P. King and Sid
Johnson.
: SEVENTH CIVIL DISTRICT.
Scott's Hill precinct. officer, WA.
Swift. Judges, j. N. Brasher, e. w.
Maness and B. T. Jones. Clerks, Geo.
Smith and j. J. McCollum. Regis
trars, Perry Turner and Ed Austin.
Sardis precinct. Officer, Geo. Park
er. Judges, ]. W. Kent, J. l.. Jones
and John Story. Clerks, Robt. Steel
and Jessie johnson. Registrars, VIII
Saint and George Medlin.
All candidates must file their petit
ton with one Of the election commits
sioners not later than midnight, May
Is, 1917.
In witness whereof we have here
unto set our names, this May !, 1917.
G. H. JOHNSTON, Chm.
w. 81. DENISON,
JOHN f. HALL,
Election Commissioners, Henderson
County, Tenn.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-05-04
Mrs. Robbie Clement Dennison

Mrs. Robbie Clement Dennisor
Norman returned Tuesday to he
home in Memphis, after a visit o
about q week here. The recent de
cision Of the Court Of Appeals
affirming the decree Of the Chan
Gerry Court of Henderson county
makes Mrs. Norman the sole heiress
to the estate of her late adopted
father, P. j. Dennison, deceased
While here Mrs. Norman was a
guest Of Mrs. j. W. Page and Miss
Annie Whitfield.
Mrs. J. v. Freeman left last Fri.
day for Nesbett, Miss. to be pres
ent last Tuesday at the marriage Of
her neices, Misses Doris and Doro-
thy Yokely. to Messrs. Joseph Dean
and John N. Gannaway, respective
ly, both residents of Nesbett. The
brides are daughters of Rev. I. N.
Yokely,, pastor Of the Southern
Presbyterian church of Nesbett.
Rev. Yokely and Rev. ]. V. Free
man (who left for Nesbett Monday
performed the double ceremony.
The Progress wants to congratu-
late the Rev. Cleanthe Brooks, who
was with us last Sunday, on his
well-kept appearance at the ap-
proximate age Of sixty years. Bro.
Brooks said in his sermon. in speak
ing OF the fact that he remembered
the time when Jackson. Tenn, had
no public schools, that he was not a
very old man either, mot much old
er than Bro. Barry" meaning the
writer. As the Progress man pass
ed his Seth milestone last March
9th, we take 1t that Brooks Is on
the other side Of three-score, not
withstandine his comparatively
youthful appearance, for Cleanthe
Brooks Is q truthful gentleman in
the pulpit and out.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-05-04

the food preparedness campaign
filling the papers, 1t is just now and
then voter remembers that a vote
is to be taken on the holding Of a
constitutional convention. 1t may
be that there are many reasons
why Tennessee should make new
constitution, but in our opinion the
proposition stands little chance to
carry until it is preceded by a CAM
paign of education. We would not
advise the venturesome to put up
any money on the probability Of a
constitutional convention being Or
dered by the election to be held on
the 18th Of July.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-05-04
LEONARD BLAkKEHSRlP.


Leonard Blankenship, aged II
years, son of John D. Blankenship,
died last Friday from pneumonia,
following a relapse of measles.
Leonard was a moral, industrious,
valuable. youth and his premature
death is indeed a calamity to his
devoted parents. He had made a
profession of religion but had not
united with any church. The fun
eral occurred Saturday, conducted
by Rev. Fleetwood Ball, with inter-
ment at Oak Grove, four miles East
of Lexington. The PRoGREss deeply
sympathizes with the bereaved
family.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-05-04
LEADERS N CRY SCHOOL.
Primer Class-Pearl Melton, Ro-
berta Alexander.

berta Alexander.
FIRST GRADE
Rank edward Maxwell, Joe
Rockholdt, Jr., Julius Summers.
Rank II--Coke Moore, Jr., Flossie
M. Ball, Lucille Belew.
SECOND GRADE--DIvIsloN 4
Rank I--Cornelia Huntsman, T
B. Gideon, Jr.. Myrtle Rhodes
Rank H-Geneva White, Mamie
Brooks. Louise Oakley.
SECOND A
Rank I-Ivy Holland.
Rank II--Catherine Aiken, Mason
Conger, Vaughn Mcdaniel. Laverne
Evans.
Rank MARY Frances Phillips,
Ethel Roberts, Emory Bruce.
Rank II--Louise Ter, Joe v.
Holmes, Luise Roach, J. B. Scott,
Lucille Hancock.
THIRD A
Rank Henry Evans. Mary
Louise Taylor.
Rank II - Mary Sue Ballard,
ElOise Latham. Catherine Thread
gill, Vera Rhodes, Billie Moore,
FOURTH GRADE
Rank MARY Elizabeth Ball.
Rank H-Gaston Summers, Ada
Edwards.
Rank III-Elizabeth Summers.
FIFTH GRADE
Rank Virginia Lee Parker.
Rank II-Jim Muse.
Rank III-Louise Essary, Martha
Denison.
SIXTH $RADE
Spelling - Bernice Conger, Joe
Arnold, Oberlin Hilliard, Nina Reid,
Mildred Roberts.
Arithmetic--Bernice Conger, Mil
dred Roberts.
Literature Bernice Conger, Nina
Reid, Mildred Roberts.
Geoeraphy-Mildred Roberts, Nj
ma Reid, Bernice Conger, Allen
Sweat.
English Mildred Roberts. Ber-
nice .Coneer. Nina Reid, Jessie
Brooks, Allen Sweat, Joe Arnold.
History-Nina Reid.
SEVENTH GRADE
Literature-Ethel Rockholt. Eliz-
abeth Beasley. Lanoice Hay. Ora
Jackson. Gertrude Roberts. X
Geography-Ethel Rockholt. Jim
Davidson.
Enelish-Elizabeth Beasley, Eth
ell Rockholt. Mary Threadeill.
Arithmetic - Elizabeth Beasley,
Ethel Rockholt.
EIGHTH GRADE
Arithmetic. Festus Helms. Paul
Roberts.
Grammar--Annie Whitfield. Luz
ellie Scott, Velma Brooks.
Physiology Velma Brooks. For
rest Busch.
Enelish-Annie Whitfield, Velma
Brooks, Forrest Busch.
Spelline-Annie Whitfield. Mary
Katherine Webb. ss
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-05-04
NONRESIDENT NOTICE.

Mrs. Sallie Johnson In the Hender-
vs.. son County Court
q. W. Medlin, Exr. [ at LIE king ton,
ct. al. Tennessee.
To the unknown heirs of ]. w.
Johnson, If any there be.
In this cause 1t appearing from the
petition which is sworn to. that that
the heirs of j. w. Johnson, if any
there be, ate non.residents of the
State of Tennessee, and their where.
abouts are unknown and can not be
assertained upon diligent inquiry, and
if any there be, they are therefore,
hereby required to appear on or be.
fore the first Monday la June, 1917,
before the Clerk of the County Court,
at his office in the court house Ia
Lexington, Tennessee, and make de-
fence TO the petition fled against
them in this cause, or otherwise the
petion will be taken for confessed as
to them.
1t Is further ordered that this mo-
tice be published for four consecutive
weeks in LEXINGTON PROGRESS, a
newspaper published at Lexington.
Tennessee.
This 25th day of April, 1917.
NV. PAGE, Clerk.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-05-04
STOP PAYINe RENT.

| have four desirable residences
and one vacant lot, will sell very
reasonable Ito right parties) and
will give time on payments; would
require part down. Let me show
them to you. w. A. LAWYER.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-05-04
ELECTION ON JULY 18TH

The date on which Tennesseans
will vote on q constitutional con.
vention is July 18th and in our
opinion the proposition has a pref
ty strong chance to get lost in the
shuttle" With the war news and
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-05-04

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