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White Sor Barely Lead In American; GidntS Unbeatable

Louis fell before the Giants, but on Sat urday the Giants met their only defeat of the week at the hands of Goodwin, a recruit pitcher. New York did not lose a series on the trip concluded satur- day.
 Philadelphia regained second place dur ing the week notwithstanding two de- feats at the hands of Pittsburg. Mo- ran's men completed the series with Chicago by winning both games and then broke even in four games with the Pirates. In addition to their one victory over New York the St. Louis team won two out of three from Brooklyn.
 Cincinnati continued in a slump, the scoring power of Mathewsons club hay ing weakened greatly against the east ern clubs. In a double header with St. Louis today Cincinnati won both games and went into third place ahead of the Cardinals. Chicago and Brooklyn bat tied hard for possession of fifth place the last of the week and the Cubs, through 11-inning victories on both Fri day and Saturday gained the leadership ol the second division
 RECORD OF WEEK
 The weeks, record in each league Of games played won and lost, with runs, hits. errors. including the games of Sat urday August Ii, is as follows:
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Atlanta. August 12.-After holding the lead in the Southern assoclatloh tbroughout the week the Atlanta Crackers dropped back into second place Saturday by losing to Birmlng- ham while New Orleans was taking double header from Mobile
 Atlantas games were with Nash- vile and Birmingham, while New or leans played Little Rock and Mobile. The Crackers won three and tied one in the series with the Volunteers, anu broke even in four games with the Barons, record of five and two for the week, while New Orleans lost one to Little Rock and won the remaining five games played, two from the Tray elers and three from the Gulls.
 Birmingham put up a good fight in an effort to get within striking dis tance of the leaders, preparatory to making a drive for first place during the remainder of the schedule, which favors the Barons with a large ma jority of games on their home grounds. Molesworth's men took three out of four from Chattanooga and broke even
 
 it five wins and three losses They finished the week 52 points behind Atlanta, and 59 points short of first place.
 Memphis had easy sailing in a six game series with Mobile. five of which were won. The Chicks found diff ferent reception at Chattanooga, how ever, Elberfeld's team taking three out of four. Memphis retained its position in the first division nevertheless by safe margin.
 Manager Ellam with his Nashville Volunteers slipped farther down the percentage column. winning only one game. while they lost five and tied a 13-inning contest with Atlanta on Monday. Chattanooga lost three out of four to Birmingham. but won three out of four from Memphis and now is tied with Nashville for fifth place. The Little Rock Travellers also broke even, but played only six games. One of the victories was over New Orleans ana
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-13
SPORTS
DEBT The Quicksand
By BILLY SUNDAY CFamous EvanGelist)

or a shylocx. But it's tough to round if m again when you have to settle the marker. And, most likely, you'll fall for the quick touch you can make rom an other guy. And then another-tll you've got more creditors than Heinz has pickles.
 if its a pal you nick, you'll lose him, for vou'u duck around corners when YOU lamp him in the distance, and you haven't got the comeback coin. If its a Shvlock. you'll never lose him, which is just as bad He won't let you. Hell haunt the shop and the old homesteao. He will have you in hook for life. You might as well be caught in qulcksano.
 And if you're hooked bad, you're scared stiff. You're afraid of your frlenus, even though they don't bring up the delicate question. You're afraid of your ooss, lest he get hep to the gentry that are trailing YOU. You can't make speed on the iob you have; and you don't dare take a chance on the good one you might grab if you were only squared ID. You're always nibbling at your pay check through the week.
 If YOU are to the bad over dough, fel- lows. pull out of it. Hike to your shop instead of feeding the traction mag mates Git will help your health), prac- tice war conservation on the grub, pake the old suit do for a spell-but get eVen- And if you're all straight now, keep that way. Pass up the junk you think you need, if getting it means owing the price You don't want it that bad
 For the worst thing in the world is to he oDr" debtor, not doctor), and one of the best things I know is to be able to slant right at the map of the uni-z verse and tell it to-you get me, don't you?
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ward Mcdonald. which at first looked like an easy out, but it hoped little higher just as it reached Mcdonald. He managed to knock it down, but had no chance to get Dobard at first. Bratchi was in an uncomfortable position, but did the only plausible thing, remaining at third.
 It was just one of those freaks of base ball. Beall went out, Webb to Johnston. and Bratchi was still held at third. The next play got Theodore Breitenstein in the fin bad" standing with the audience. Manda hit short fly to right and Bratchi, trying to score on the out, was called out. Duncan made bad peg to the plate. Bratchi may and may not have been out. Anyway his umps, Bre1t- enstein, called him out, and he was out.
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New York, August 12.-ChicagO in cuIties in holding on to first place, while New York in the National has brought to close It's victorious trip through the west.
 The White Sox, winning only one game out of six last week, saw their lead cut down to virtually nothing Today they gained slightly on Boston by defeating Cleveland to in 13 innings. The increased their lead still further, and unless some of the first division teams show greatly improved form. Labor Day or shortly thereafter may see McGraw' s club with the 1917 National league pen nant virtually assured.
 For league leading team, Chicago played poorly in it's games against Phil adelphia and Washington, second divis- ion clubs Mondays and Tuesday s games were lost to Philadelphia. Against Washington in four games the White sox could win only one game.
 GIANTS ROMP ON CARDS
 In contrast to Chicago's poor work, Boston and Cleveland improved their play and gained on the leaders. The Red Sox broke even in two games with Cleveland and then won four out of five from Detroit. Cleveland, by winning fcur out of five from New York, gained a fair lead over the troublesome Tigers. New York and Detroit fell back slightly through poor work in their respective series against Cleveland and Boston Returning home today the Tigers beat St Louis and gained on Cleveland, de feated by Chicago.
 In the National St. Louis failed to stoI New York after the league leaders had taken three out of four in the series with Cincinnati. Three times in succession St
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-13
PELS SPLIT WITH
 CELLAR OCCUPANTS

New Orleans August 12.-New or 1eans and Mobile divided a double header here today, the Gulls taking the first game, 4 to 0, and the Pei jeans the second, Il to l. Pope kept the New Orleans hits well scattered dur ing the first game. Ching was wild in the second game and the Pelicans had little difficulty in piling up runs. Will lett was steady in the pinches. Scores;
 FIRST GAME
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GRAND CIRCUIT ID STOP AT CLEVELAND Mack Forbes and the Wood man, Unbeaten Trotters,
 Will Clash Today

Cleveland, August 12-With the 2:09 trot bringing together the seasons two un- beaten trotters, Mack Forbes, 2:0SA, and The Woodman, 2:O6A as the big opening feature, the second North Randall grand circuit meeting of this season will open tomorrow.
 In addition to the 2:09 trot, which has nine starters, the opening card is com posed of the POT pace. with 10, the News, 1-year-old trotting sweepstakes in which inc six crack baby trotters will match speed and the 2:17 pace, with five con testants
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-13
TRAVELLERS BEATEN
 BY ELLAM'S BUNCH

Nashville, August 12.-Tincup last ed but three innings against Nash vile today, the Vols stalking big in ming at the expense of the Indian sold on Saturday to the St. Louis Cafdin- als, evening up the series. The score was to 4. Kauffmans triple with the bases full in the third practically de- cided the game against Little Rock. Cavet blanked the visitors until the ninth, when three singles. pass and two two baggers accounted for four
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(SeVen Innings by agreement.J
 Summary: Two base hits, Kitchens, Ba- ker, Barbare, Compton. Stolen bases. Kitchens, Knaupp 2 Baker, Barbare Sacrifice hits Bowden. Sacrifice flies, Stansbury, Edmondson. Double plays Bowden to Reed Willett to Barbare to Bluhm. Struck out, by Willett g. Bases on balls, off Willett 1, off Ching 6. Wild pitch, Ching. Earned runs, off Ching TO- off Wilett l. Left on bases, Mobile f. New Orleans ,. Time. 1.57. Empires, Ke- rin and O'Toole.
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CRACKERS LOSE TO
 ELBERFELD'S CLAN

Chattanooga, August 12-On squeeze play in the ninth inning today, Graft hit through the pitchers box and Hyatt scored the winning run Chattanooga de- feating Atlanta, to 4. In the seventh inning, with Crackers on second and third and none out Marshall relieved Merritt and retired the next three men without allowing another score. Tn the first inning Mayer. first up. hit home run over the fence Score.
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American Association

At Louisville: Louisville 4. Columbus 5. At Minneapolis: Minneapolis 1. Kansas City 0.
 At Indianapolis: Indianapolis 5-4. To- ledo 4-3.
 At St Paul Milwaukee. rain.
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**Batted for Smith in seventh
 #Jansen out, hit by batted ball
 Score by innings:
 Mobife O01 100 101--4 New Orleans ..... 900 900 000-o
 Summary: Two-base hit, Jansen. Three-ba hits. Kitchens, Pope. Stolen bases. Compton 2. Gilbert 2, Sarbare, Knaupp, Bluhm. Sacrifice hits, Pope, Barbare Sacrifice fly Reed. Struck out, Pope 2, Smith 3. Bases on balls, Pope 4, Smith 1. Earned runs, off Smith B. off Robertson l. Innings pitched, Smith ', Robertson ?. Hits oft Smith &. off Robertson l. Hit by pitched balls, Pond by Smith, Left on bases, Mobile T. New Orleans 1S. Time, 2:05 Empires. Kerin and O'Toole.
 ATT
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McVey Is Winner

Panama, August 12-Sam McVey and Jim Johnson, negro heavyweight pugil- ists, fought 20 rounds here today. Me vey winning the decision. The contest was one sided. Johnson being on the defensive throughout.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Roman 2. Struck out. Cavet ?, Tincup 2, Roman 1. Innings pitched, Tincup with hits and runs. Hit by pitch CT. Roman (Kores). Wild pitch, Boman Double play, Kirkham to Chapman. Time, 1885 Empires, Marcan and Pfen- ninger,
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 Two-base Hits-vick, Blodgett, shee- han. Three-base Hits-Bratchi. Dobard, Ca ton. Sacrifice Hits-Blodgett, Cruthers. Me Donald, Hill. Double Plays-Blodgett to Cruthers tc Beall; Duncan to Smith. Base on Balls-Blodgett 3. Struck Out-Blodgett 4, Hill 8 Time-Two hours. Umpires-Breitenstein and Chestnut.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-13
Barons SloWly Decreasing
 Bio Gap of League Leaders

the other two from Nashville They lost two to the Pelicans and one to the Volunteers.
 Mobile won only one game out of nine. Four of the losses went to Memphis by close scores. however.
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Sumn ary: TWO-base hlts MOran, John- son. Three-base hit, Hyatt. Home run, Mayer, Sacrifice hits, O'Mara, McDow- ell ?, Hyatt, Johnson Merritt Sacrifice fly, Reilly. Double play, Moore, unas- sisted. Base on balls, Fullenwider 3. Merritt 8. Nine hits with runs off Merritt in innings; 2 on bases, none out when relieved. Hit by pitcher. Fiber field. Struck out, Fullenwider 1, Merritt ?. Marshall 1. Time. 1:50 Empires, Nor gan and Moran.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
Results Yesterday

Results Yesterday Chicago 4, Cleveland 3 (13 innings). Detroit 8, St. Louis 0.
 Games Today St. Louis at Detroit. Chicago at Cleveland. New York at Washington. Boston at Philadelphia.
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Games Today Philadelphia at Boston. Brooklyn at New York. Pittsburg at Chicago. Cincinnati at St. Louis.
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Sox Finally Win

Cleveland, August 12.-Chicago won the first game of the series from Cleveland. 4 to 3. in 13 innings. The winning run was scored on Jack sons single, Felsch's safe bunt. an infield out and the squeeze play with Risberg at, bat. Scott hurt finger at bat in the ninth and retired in favor of Dan forth. Score: R.H E. Chicago ... oO1 0o1 o1o 900 IA 12 Cleveland 1000 002 001 900 0--3 10 1
 Batteries: Scott. Danforth and Schalk; Bagby, Lambeth. Wood, Boeh- ling and Billings, O'Neill.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-13
HOW THEY STAND
SOUTHERN LEAGUE STANDING

Results Yesterday Birmingham 8, Memphis 2. Chattanooga 5. Atlanta 4. Nashville g, Little Rock 4. Mobile 4-1. New Orleans Oil.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-13
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Browns Shut Out by Tigers

Detroit, August 12.-Hard hitting and excellent pitching gave Detroit an easy victory over St. Louis today to 0. The home club knocked Soth- oron out in less than two innings and punched hits on Hamilton in the fifth for four runs. Cobb got triple, two doubles and single in his first four times up, but failed on his fifth ap pearance. Mitchell allowed only five hits and kept them scattered. Score:
 R.H.E. St Louis .. 900 900 00o--0 Detroit ... 12o 041 0o*-8 10 Batteries: Sothoron. Hamilton and Severeid; Mitchell and Spencer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-13
COOMBS SAVES DAY

In the eighth Bratchi drove one into the clouds hanging over left field. It looked like d certain home run but While almost lost in the clouds, the ball, as if stopped by a magic hand, descended and right into Coombs hands. In the seventh with a man on base Cecil Coombs backed up against the bleacher railing and with twist Of the body and everything else, made won derful back-handed catch that deprived the Chicks of a run and Blodgett or an extra base-hit.
 The Barons spotted the Chicks two runs and then beat them. Ruel opened the third with a single. Blodgett bunted to Mcdonald and Eddie, in an effort to head off Ruel at second; heaved to right field. Ruel went on to third. Allison went out on a liner to Caton
 On a squeeze play, Ruel scored on Cruthers sacrifice, Hill to Johnston. Wick doubled to right, scoring Blodgett, but Bratchit struck out.
 BARoNS TAKE COUNT
 The Barons tied a knot in it in the fourth, Mcdonald singled and Sheehan flied out to Allison in deep center. Me Donald advanced to second on the out when Allison was late in the return. Caton singled to right and Mcdonald scored when Vick let the ball get through him. Caton went to second and scored on a single by CoompS.
 The Baron verdict came in the sixth Webb was safe when his grounder to Dobard took a weird hop and went for hit. McDonald sacrificed Webb to sec ond and Sheehan scored him with a dou- ble to left center.
 Blodgett was in bad holes in the eighth and ninth, but with the assistance of some pretty infield work, including the fielding of his own position, he pulled out without being scored on.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-13
Games Today

Birmingham at Memphis. Atlanta at Little Rock. New Orleans at Chattanooga. Mobile at Nashville.
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Reds Win Twice


 St. Louis, August f2.-Cincinnat twice defeated St. Louis today. to 0 and to 6, and moved into third place in the pennant race. Toney shut out St. Louis in the first game. It was his twentieth victory. for which he received bonus of 5000.
 The second game was a slugging match which Cincinnati won in the seventh when Doak was driven from the mound. Errors were mainly re- sponsible for St. Louis loss of this game. Scores: First game R H. E. Cincinnati ....... o1o 12o o9o-7 1 St Louis ....... 900 900 o0o--0 1 Batteries: Toney and Wingo; Wat son, Horstman and Snyder.
 Second game: R. H B. Cincinnati ...... 900 oSo 4oo-7 12 8 St Louis .. 900 121 11o--6 12 1 Batteries: Ragan and Wingo; Doak, Packard. May and Gonzales.
 International League At Newark: Newark 3-24 Toronto 5-7. At Providence: Providence 8, Mon treal 3.
 No others scheduled.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cubs Win Over Pirates

Chicago, August 12.-Kilduffs sin gle, following an error by Boeckel on Merkle's grounder in the eighth in ming. gave Chicago the first game of the series with Pittsburg today. to 9 Score: RHE Pittsburg ...... oo2 900 ooo-2 , Chicago ... 200 900 01*-3 s 3
 Batteries: Carlson and Schmidt Vaughn and Dilhoefer.
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Games Today
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Results Yesterday

Cincinnati TT. St. Louis 0-6. Chicago 8, Pittsburg ?.
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BARoNs TAKE COUNT
CHICKS THREATEN

A peculiar play came up in the Chicks half of the second inning, when, with a man on third and none out he failed to score on a hit. Bratchi, first up, tripled. Dobard hit a high hopper to-
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SPORTS
BQrOnS Tr0unce Chicks By| 3 10 2 Tune; HiH Has Best
 of Blodgett Tn Mound Work
Moleyes Spot Chckasaws Run Lead and they Return the Victors-Coombs Plays Stellar Game in Field
 Game Played in Drizzling Rain
Rv HERBERT CALDWELL

Memphis, August 12.-,SpeciaI) The Barons can sing and the Barons can play baseball. While sklmpy Sabbath audience sat under shelter at Russwood mark this afternoon in doubt as to whethere there was going to be a baseball game account of drtz- xIing rain, which was falling, the sBaroniaI followers" entertained with several meIodious selections. It must have taken the ''Baronial followers" sometime to memorize the words from the selections they sang. When it was decided there was going to be a ball game the Baronial troupes went out and beat the Chickasaws basebalIing
 The score was 3 to ?. The Baronial troup had already beaten the Chicka- saws singing because the Chickasaws didn't sing at all.
 Out of a setting of IS base-hits, includ- ing six extra base-hits, mixed in with three pebbles, two by the Chicks and one by the Barons were matched numerous near runs and five runs.
 The game started in a drizzle and at several intervals when the drops grew larger and thicker it looked like the rain man" might render the verdict.
 HILL WORKS WELL
 Carmen Hill, the bespectacled right sided giant of the Baron hurlers, out pitched Tom Blodgett of the Chicks who heaves from the off side The Chicks se- cured seven hits off Hill and four of these came in the first three innings, after which the Chicks did not do any scoring Four of the Chick hits were for extra bases, but around a missing hit can be woven a tale of why the Chicks did not do any scoring after the third.
 Tom Blodgett was no puzzle for the Baron batters They landed on the left sided throwing of Tom throughout the nine innings. securing Il hits. The Bar ons took hold of Tom in the fourth and sixth, during which stanzas they secured three hits each and did their three run scoring.
 Il you can't knock em where they ain't, there aint no use knocking 'em. The Chicks hit Hill hard, but a number of times hit into waiting Baron hands. Pete Allison, with hard drive to Caton at short and another to Sheehan in cen ter, along with Fred Bratchi. were the hard luck knockers of the Chicks.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-09

NO PLACE FOR JOKING-I did
not know that when people applied
at the West Side dispensary for med
iCaI advice that it was the physicians
duty to joke and kid them about their
hair. was under the impression
that their duties consisted of giving
the necessary medical examination
and prescription. But in The Day
Book of April 4, explaining Forum
letter about DR.. Schoolman, he
naively. explains that a physician, in
a joking and kindly manner, touched
her hair and remarked that l. w. WIS
wear their hair short. Ha! Ha
suppose the sick patient appre-
ciated that joke? If Condos Everett
True went to a doctor for medical
advice and got a joke instead. I can
imagine what would happen. Everett
would me minus an umbrella.
If 1 went to a restaurant to eat
and the waiter brought me a chunk
Of cOap I would start a small war,
and the same thing would happen if
! went to 4 doctor for medical advice
and received a joke. / think "One Of
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-09
GOOD ACTIVE BUSY

GOOD ACTIVE BUSY.-Life is the
sum of all activity in, on and about
the earth. Yes, in all the universe.
Vital forces communicate this activ-
ity or its sum by impulses to a we'll
developed human being in such form
and magnitude which is utilized. A
less varied communication by the
vital forces is received by animals,
birds and beings and things Of lower
forms of life.
An individual living being has or
gained vital forces grouped about
him, and even in him, and these are
for convenience called personal or in
dividuaI vitality jacket. Through
this personal vitality jacket the
aforementioned communications by
vital forces Of different classes reach
the body and brain. The result is
that the body functions and moves
and the mind activity is performed.
The vital forces have been classified
by me, and if J. Jacobson wants to
know more Of my thoughts, theories
and imagination | will be glad to give
him it by the barrel full. I have
completed a comprehensive common
sense theory of the creation of life
and living things and beings.
I have produced thoughts and
made nOtatiOns on my new biology
since 1910, My observations and eX-
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-09

the Patients" took the right step
when she exposed the joker? In con-
clUsiOn, l wish to state that it is the
duty of the board of directors Of the
West Side Dispensary to demand of
the physicians under the control
medical service and not jokes.
If a sane person is looking for
jokes he will go to a theater and not
to a dispensaTy. - VIM. E. Chance,
169 N. Carpenter.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-09
YOUNG MOTHER.

YOUNG MOTHER-No doubt you
were greatly wrOnged, little mother.
I believe you were not much to
blame. I am sure you want to do
right, but it is hard to make some
understand. Yes, you have a chance
if gossiping tongues will let you
alone. j.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-09

It is too much money that enabled
Kaiser Bill to finance his war game
Of universal world dominion. With
out all this too mUchness we would
have all been at peace and not COM
PEELED to go hUgry.-Geo. v. Wells.
TO J. JACoBSoN.-No, you fail
to come back on my argument, be-
cause under any conditions a gar
dener with a free weed patch would
be a foolish gardener. Few can get
rid Of all the weeds, but the one who
had a patch where they were not in
teTfered with would be fUrthest from
being free and would have much
more work to keep them down. If
by having a free patch all the weeds
could be persuaded to grow in it and
not among the vegetables it would be
different. The patch would simply
form a fOOthOId from which they
would spread with much more yigOr.
I do not believe there is any aTgU-
ment for a legal vice district.-Jehiel
S. Davis.