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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-07
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-07

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poruLACE TURNS OUT

where the rain falls half the time. and
some where the sun never fails to shine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-12
WORLDS MARKFOR ONE-M|LE RUN IS L0WEREDAT MEET John Overton of Nashville, Yale Student, Makes the Mile in 4 Minutes
 16 Seconds

Philadelphia, March 11.--John w. Over ton of Nashville, Yale student. broke the worlds indoor record for the one mile run at the Meadowbrook club car nival here last night. His time was minutes Is seconds The former record. AIS 1-5, was made by A. R. Kiviat, Irish American Athletic club, February 15, 1913. Ivan A. Myers, Illinois Athletic club, was second, and M. A. Devaney, Millrose Attn letic club, New York. third.
 Ted Meredith the Olympic champion, won the famous Meadow 6so.''
 The watches caught Overton In 4:1e and one in 4:15 4-5.
 Overton took the lead at the start and held it to the fifth lap, when Devaney pushed to the front for lap. The pace was too hot for him. however, and the Yale man again took the lead entering the seventh lap. Myers here cut loose and on the eighth lap passed Devaney The race was then between Myers and Overton to the tape.
 Overton's time by quarters was 101 S-5; 200 4-5; 3:12 4-5; 416.
 J. G. Loomis of the Chicago Athletic
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-12
WEST FAR IN LEAD
 IN TENNIS TOURNEY With Only One More Match To Be Played, East Seems
 Doomed For Defeat

Los Angeles, March 1.-The west took both singles matches and divided the two doubles yesterday in the East vs. West tennis tournament and Mrs May Sutton Bundy of Los Angeles won the woman's round robin. The days play left but one singles tourna- ment match to be contested Monday and left the West far in the lead in the tournament which began Wednes- day The West has won two of the three doubles contested and the three singles.
 Villain M. Johnston and John E. Strachan of the West won their dou- bles match, interrupted by darkness, ton and George M. Church, East, by winning the tied fourth set and the deciding fifth, making the score 6-4, 4-6. 1911, GA.
 The opening match of the day played in the forenoon was Strachan's de- feat of T. R. Pell. 3-6, 6-2, 7-5, 6-2.
 Johnston (WesD won his singles match from George M Church( East) 6-1, 6-3, 3-6. 6-1. Church did not dis play the quality of tennis he did earlier in tbe tournament
 The one match taken by the East was todays doubles in which Frederick B. Alexander and Conrad B. Doyle (East), defeated c. A. Wayne and Nat B. Browne (West). 6-3. 10-s, 7-5. A strong wind broke up the westerner's lobbying game.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-12
Reds Wallop Shreveport

Shreveport March 11.-Cincinnati National league Regulars, punched six hits for six runs in the ninth inning of today's game here. and won over Shreveport, of the Texas league, to o. Hal Chase did not hit safely until the ninth. R. H. E. Shreveport ................... 0 ' 4 Cincinnati ................ 10 0
 Batteries: Gleason, Napier, Terry and Betts: Sanders. Knetzer and Allen. Huhn.t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-12
SPORTS
Detroit Tigers HaDe Chance
 For Rag # Pitchers DellDer
Hughe Jennings Have Strongest Club n American League Race Since Old Championship Days.
 Depending Cobb to Help

stanage and Tub Spencer will do the catching Spencer came back 10 the majors last fall, and was able to break into a score or more games. He demonstrated that he could maui major league pitching. His average was .371, and his backstopping was of the highest order. Second string catch CTS will be Mckee and Yelle, the lat ter a recruit from the International league.
 There is no good reason to expect i'll of this array of talent. It has the class. There is a weakness in right field but it. was there last season and wasn't disastrous.
 PITCHING BIG PROBLEM
 The pitching, as usual for the Tigers. will prove the big problem. Harry Coveleskie always wins his 20 games or more and will be the anchor man Dubuc is gone, his place having been taken by Howard Ehmke, a young right handler, who made a great record in the York State league, and then showed class in the majors during the closing weeks of the season He is ranked a find.
 Bill James will get into shape this year or go hungry He has lot of ability. Willie Mitchell did some fine hurling last fall. after he had been transferred from Cleveland. Roland has lived out of doors all winter, playing jockey to mail truck, and is in bet ter shape than he ever was Cunning ham Is a youngster who is developing nicely. Dauss had horrible season in 1916. No one knows what he will do this year. They look good for the coming season, but. as usual, the De- troit critics are leary of the fingers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-12
Moley And His Cohorts 10
 Continue Spring Training
Ten Players CampEary Arrivals Today Expected tc Increase Number-Moey Will Work Men Slow-First
 Exhibition Game Two Weeks Off
By FRED BoDEKER

Birmingham and should reach here this morning. Edde McDon ald is also en route to the Magic City and will either reach today or tomorrow.
 Doc Johnston will not be in camp until the latter part of the week and possibly the first part of next week. His home was flooded when the Tennessee river left its banks and partially covered Chattanooga several days ago and Doc is now busy putting his home stead back in condition.
 First Baseman Burke who signed his contract Saturday, will reach here today Burke is supposed to be a classy little player. He is only feet inches, but has the reputation of being the best lit tie fielder turned out of the Caro- lima league last season. He played with Ashville.
 Elmer Ponder. w. J. Webb, Ho mer Haworth, Ray Jansen, Lewis Duncan. J. H. Caton, E. K. Perry man and J. w. Roberts are the re- maining Barons who have sent no word to Moley when they will ar rive. Consequently, it would not bS SUI pIlSlHS u Aiiiu llICii dil dS Redwood Field this mornin.
 Moley plans to let the players take their own time about getting in condition. Three weeks of good weather is all we want" said Moley last night. With that much time, the team will be in good shape to play mid-season ball right off the reel. The prospects are good this year and I'm not going to rush the players through the training to be prepared for the exhibition games. The chance is too great.
 "We are going to work hard and from the way the fellows started out there Saturday, I don't anticipate any trouble in this line"
 Redwood Field is in fine shape for the work which Moley will force his regulars and yannigans to undergo.
 The first exhibition game is about two weeks off. Busy scenes will follow from now on at Rick wood. The opening gun has been fired and the battle is on,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-12
Charley Frank 10 Stand Pat On His 1916 Catching Staff
The Dutchman Believes That Neiderkorn and Perkins Will Prove Stars This Season Despite Their Extreme
 Youth-Will Improve Infield

after listening to the reasons given by we must admit that Charles is about right in the matter
 Neiderkorn and Perkins are two of the youngest catchers in the Southern league Perkins has not yet reached his twentieth birthday, while Neiderkorn l is about 22 Both of them should be at
 tfaeir best next season, and Frank plans to divide the catching between this pair, and not worry himself sick trying to dig up new talent. l "If there are any better catchers in the
 minors than Neiderkorn and Perkins you | can bet they are signed up,' said Frank, l "and I doubt if I could strengthen my l club even were I to get an old-timer to work with either of these boys and let i one of them go. Doc has had enough season, and Perkins, working now and l then, instead of every day, should be a great running mate for Neiderkorn" 1 Frank is particularly sweet on Nei-I 1 derkorn Charley thinks that with good
 shortstop and second baseman to work
 with Doe will develop into one of the best minor league catchers in baseball I before the 1917 season reaches close. | Frank planes the many changes made | by the Crackers last season around the | key stone sack to the poor work of his catchers With such reliable men as Reilly and Bridwell or Cable to handle the situation throughout the season, | Frank looks for a great improvement in | the work of his two last seasons catch CTS,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-12

Detroit March 1.-The prediction is justified that Detroit will have the strongest team this year that has rep resented it in the American league race since the old championship days. There is. nevertheless, an atmosphere of un certainty about the club that has local dopesters guessing.
 The outlook is bright, but there is calamity hunch prevalent On form, the team should be exactly as strong on attack as it was in 1915 and again in 1916 In addition, there should be an improved pitching staff
 Five outfielders will be taken to the training camp at Waxahachie, Tex. Of these Cobb and Veach will play regularly Whether Crawford will again apepar in right Is question Understudying him will be Harper and Nicholson newcomers to the circuit. possibly Harry Heilman, the hardhit- ting first baseman who appeared to advantage early last season Crawford couldn't play half the time in 1916, and he averaged barely put-out a game for those in which he did appear. Wahoo Sam is probably through.
 OLD INFIELD INTACT
 The old infie1d of Burns, Young. Bush and Witt is expected to be as good as ever. Reinforcing the infield will be Rockies Dyer, Ellison and Jones, all good batsmen. It is planned to carry them throughout the season as pinch hitters and emergency meE. They will be developed to take regular berths two or three seasons hence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-12
SPORTS

Although the spring training of the Barons started on small scale Saturday morning at Rock wood Field, when Manager Moles- worth an seven of his players were out for their initial work out. the real start will be today. Moley has called his cohorts to congregate at Redwood this morn at 10 o'clock and fully 15 Barons are expected to be on hand.
 At the present there are 10 Bar ons in the city. Whether any of the players reached the city last night or yesterday, could not be ascertained None reported to either Moley or President Smith and provided they did reach town, they decided to remain in hiding over night.
 The practice today will not be of any strenuous nature than the one Saturday. The only differ ence will be the number in camp The Baron roster of 22 men and Moley IS expecting over half thlS number to be in the training ex- ercises today.
 A number of players are always late in reporting. Moley has granted some the privilege of reaching the camp later than oth- CTS, but the biggest percentage of the crew is supposed to be in file this morning.
 Most of Moley's hurlers are on the scene at present. Carmen Hill, Karl Black, Bob Lovelace, H. l.. Douglas and Arthur Johnson are already in the fold. This leaves Elmer Ponder, Emmett Perryman and J. w. Roberts yet to report to complete the staff
 Cecil Coombs and Walter Wer- ner are the outfielders on hand while Danny Clark and Lee Far ley are the only infielders who have reported Tommy Poland is the lone catcher in the camp.
 The arrival of Red Smith, the scrappy receiver, from Logansport, Ind, the worlds center, is expect ed today. Red is on his way to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-12
FORMER CHAMPION
 LOSES THIRD PLACE

Boston, March 1.-The national anna teur championship 1S.2 balk line billiard tournament came to a close yesterday when T. Henry Clarkson of this city de- feated Edward W. Gardner of New York, the former champion in match to play off the tie for third place. E. L. Mill burn of Memphis, who also was tied for third place, left for home today, thereby forfeiting his chance to play off for po- sition.
 In yesterdays game Clarkson required 43 innings to win 300 to 2S He made the high run of the game, AZ, while Gard ner's best was 36. Clarkson's average was 42-43, and Gardner's was 36-42
 Nathan Hall of this city, the new champion, allowed the prize for the high est run in the 22 matches to go to Jacob Klinger of New York without demand ing a play-off, although they were tied, each having made run of 79 during the tournament
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-12
COACH JOE WRIGHT WANTS OARSMEN IF. 15O POUNDS ID RACE Penn Leader Says Coaches Should Not Try to Train
 Big Men Down to
 the Limit

Philadelphia, March 11.-(Special.) bloc Wright the coach of the crews of the University of Pennsylvania, who pro- posed the 150-pound race for the college oarsmen, In an interview here stated that it was his intention that this race be rowed by men naturally weighing 15o pounds and that the value of the event was lost if the college coaches used big carsmen trained down to make the weight.
 One of the greatest races in Canada is the 145-pound crew event" said the Penn coach T have realized for some time that the small man in the college rowing game stood but little chance. I said sometime ago that I would like to see the colleges inaugurate race for light crews.
 "Yale always progressive, agreed that the light oarsmen should have his day as well as the heavyweight. Yale then challenged us to row a 150-pound crew race on May 12 on the Schuylkill river and Penn has accepted. I understand that severaly of the other colleges are con sidering the advisability of entering eights in this race and that there Is a strong probability that it will be made an annual affair.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-12
Pels Helpless in Pinch

New Orleans. March 11--New Orleans batsmen were unable to hit in the pinches and the Cleveland Americans won the second exhibition game of the spring training series here today. 4 to 1. Iris SpeakegAis expected to join the Cleveland team tomorrow.
 s R.H. E. Cleveland ......... 4S 4 New Orleans ..........-.... 2 2 BatteYi<s: Klepfer. Dickerson. Smith and Ja1y; Caldwell. Walker and Hig-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-12

There will be no change in the make up of the Crackers catching department when the local ball club lines up for the seasons work" said Manager Frank in discussing the Atlanta baseball situation with the Atlanta Journal. Which means that the chubby pilot will stick by his two standbys of last season, Doe Neder- korn and .sCy" Perkins.
 Frank has decided that both these boys are good enough to fill the bill despite the fact that their work behind the bat Charley thinks that Doe, and "Cy'' picked up enough points last season to make them very valuable to the Crack CTS during the coming campaign, and association won the 50-yard low hurdle handicap race from Scratch and equaled the worlds indoor record of 1-5 seconds.
 The two-mile relay special was won by Syracuse (Kay, Newkirk Watson, Peter son). Second, Dartmouth (Chase. Duffy, R. Holbrook Lagay). Time, S:07
 The one-mile intercollegiate champion ship relay was won by Harvard (Tesch- ner, Minot, Wilcox, Meanix). Second Holy Cross (Kelley, Mahoney. Doyle, Dunhy). Third. Princeton (Moore, Barret, Terrell, Larkin). Fouth, Cornell (Ache- son, Bartsch, Shelton, Crim). Time, 3;26 2-5.
 The two-mile intercollegiate champion ship relay was won by Yale Rolfe, Ire land, Cooper, Overton). Second, Pennsyl- vania Berry, Walker, Dorsey, Secudder). Third, University of Pittsburg CEch- ha,rdt. Addleman, Weigle, Grumbling). Time, s:06 2-5.
 w. T. Hobbs of Dartmouth. lowered the officially accepted record of seconds in capturing 50 yards high hurdle event His time was 6 4-5 seconds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-12
KID CATION ARRIVES

Kid Caton. the diminutive Baron shortstop of last season, arrived in Birmingham late last night. Caton is in fine condition. He has worked in the steel plant at Zaneville, O., for the past winter and stated he was ready to start a strenuous campaign. Caton will report to Manager Molesworth this morning at Redwood Field for his initial workout.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-12
DEFEATED BY INDIANS; GIANTS
 WIN OVER DALLAS
Major and Minor League Clubs Continue in Exhibi- tiOn Games-Reds
 Score Win

Exhibition games between major league and minor. league clubs con- tinues. The results of yesterdays battles show that the teams are fast rounding into form under the advant- age of the excellent weather
 The Giants turned tables on the Dal- las club of the Texas league but scored a victory by a narrow margin. The Giants were defeated on Saturday by the score of 2 to 1. The Cards failed to continue their winning streak over the San Antonio club yesterday, the game ending in a 4 to tie.
 The Cincinnati Reds made their ini- tial appearance and batted out a ' to win over the Shreveport club. Their victory was not assured, how ever, until the ninth inning when they punched hits and scored six runs.
 The Pelicans suffered defeat from the Cleveland Indians in their second battle by 4 to 1 count. Only two hits were secured by the Dobbers. Gala well and Walker were touched for eight safeties.
 The scores of the games follow:
 Giants Down Dallas
 Dallas, March 1.-The National league regulars of New York won the second exhibition game with the Dal- las, Texas league. team this afternoon, 1 to o. thus evening the two-game series. The winning run was scored in the ninth by Herzog on a single by Fletcher. coupled with an error.
 R.H E New York ..-..--.... Batteries: Smith and Krugger; Con- ley Sewell and Reynolds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-12
His Thread

FTOfn IlIIe. Willie Willis-Ma. what do they mean by measured tread?' Mamma Willis-For example, your fathers tread when he came home last
 night measured about two quarts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-12

Dutch inventors have perfected com bined merchanical and chemical process for recovering all the unconsumed fuel from furnace ashes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-12
Cards Held to Draw

San Antonio. March 11.--In a game that was brilliantly played on each side. San Antonio. of the Texas league and the St. Louis Nationals, went to 1o-inning tie. to here today Hale, of the locals. twice tied the score with long drives. R. H. E. San Antonio ................ 4 12 St. Louis g 4
 (Called after 10th inning by agree ment.)
 Batteries: May. Del Cambre, Schulte and Cook Gardner. Horstman. North Niehaus. and Roche, Livingston.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-06-14
Websters claim TO Fame.

Webster.-Webster has two claims
for distinction over other South Da-
kota towns. It claims to have the
largest per capita bank deposits OF
any town in the state, having passed
the $4,000, 900 mark. The last state
census gave Webster a population of
1,640. This brings the bank deposits
per capita well over the $1,000 mark.
But TO- Webster steps forward with
another claim, equally meritorious. It
was the first town in South Dakota to
oversubscribe it's Liberty loan assess
ment. The subscriptions to the Lib
erty loan by Webster people have
passed the amount assigned to this
city, and still Webster folks continue
to buy the bonds. Webster also has
also furnished a liberal number Of
young lei for the regular army, the
navy, the Fourth South Dakota in
fantry and has organized a troop Of
cavalry for the First South Dakota
cavalry regiment.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-06-14
Arranaina

Aberdeen.-The South Dakota Edu-
cational association, of which Willis
e. Johnson of the Northern Normal
and Industrial school is president, is
planning the program for the 1917
meeting, to be held this fall at Sioux
Falls. A campaign is being started
to secure an enrolment of 5000
teachers of the state. Among the
speakers to be secured are Nicholas
Murray Butler, president of Columbia
university; Dean l.. d. Coffman, Of
the University Of Minnesota; Guy
Montrose Whipple, Of the University
OF Illinois; s. A. Courtiss, director Of
the bureau Of educational research at
Detroit, Mich, and Mrs. Mary Flem-
ington Strand, Walworth county, Of
which q. H. Noteboom is the super
intendent, has already handed to Cor
responding Secretary A. H. Seymour
OF the normal, the enrolment of every
teacher in Walworth county.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-06-14

wish to live. No territory must
change hands except for the purpose
of securing for those who inhabit IL a
fair chance of life and liberty. No in
IDENTITIES must be insisted on except
those that constitute payment for man
ifest wrongs done. No readjustments
OF power must be made except such
as will tend to secure the future peace
of the world and the future welfare
and happiness of its peoples.
And then the free peoples OF the
world must draw together in some
common government, some genuine
and practical cooperation that will, in
effect, combine their force to secure
peace and justice In the dealing OF ma
lions with one another.
The brotherhood Of mankind must
no longer be a fair but empty phrase.
"It must be given a structure OF
force and reality. The nations must
realize their common life and effect
a workable partnership to secure that
life against the aggressions Of auto
cratic and self-pleasing powers.
Pour Out Blood for Liberty.
"For these things we can afford to
pour out our blood and treasure. For
these are the things We have always
p~rofessed to desire, and unless we
pour out blood and treasure now and
succeed, we may never be able to
unite or show c%onquering force again
in the great cause of human liberty.
THE day has come to conquer or
submit. II the forces OF autocracy a
divide us, they will overcome US; IL
we stand together, victory is certain
and the liberty which victory will Sc
cure. We can afford to be generous,
but we cannot afford then or now to
be weak or omit any single guarantee
Of justice and security"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-06-14
In Courts IA Years

Sioux Falls.-After having been in
the courts for a period of eighteen
years, the state supreme court has
rendered a decision in the case of
Nellie A. Chapman against S. Josie
Hill and Daniel Green, originally in
stituted in the state circuit court of
Pennington county. The decision of
the supreme court dismisses the case.
The suit was instituted in 1899 and
was three times carried to the state
supreme court. The plaintiff started
the action as a replevin suit for pos
session Of a herd of thoroughbred
Hereford cattle alleged to have been
wrongfully in the possession of the
defendants. Two of the original de-
feundants have died since the litiga-
ton was started. On two occasions
juries in the circuit court decided in
favor of the defendants, and now, as
the result Of the third appeal to the
supreme court the action finally has
been dismissed.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-06-14
Masons Aid Red Cross.

Sioux Falls.-Members of the eight
Masonic bodies of Sioux Falls, includ-
ing the Eastern Star, have each voted
to furnish a Red Cross equipment, the
entire eight equipments to be made
personally by the members Of the
Eastern Star. When completed the
bodies signiied their willingness to
continue to work and furnish a sim
liar number.