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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-03

New York, September 2.-The last full month of the 1917 baseball season begins with New York and Chicago still hold ing the leads in the National and Amer ican leagues as they did a month ago. No great changes were effected during the last week and no serious opposi- ton was offered to the leaders in either league.
 New York'S play in the National showed no marked improvement over the previous two weeks the leaders winning three, losing two and tieing one. Play ing Pittsburg early in the week, the Giants won out of 3, and against Brook lyn McGraw's men won one. lost one and tied one. This week New York meets Philadelphia, the runners-up, in three consecutive double headers and on these games the pennant may depend. Phil adelphia, during the last week, was able only to break even in six games. it's poorest showing In a month. Moran's S men won one out of three from St. Louis and two out of three from Boston.
 The best record of the week was made by Cincinnati. which won five games and tied one. Boston was defeated in three straight games and Mathewson's s men ad- vanced to fourth place ahead of Chicago. On Friday Cincinnati tied Chicago to 8 in Il innings, and on Saturday won two games from Mitchells men.
 St. Louis also had a good week, win ming two out of seven, three of the vic tories being lover the Pittsburgs by the same score. In addition to fourth place Chicago, which won only one game dur ing the week, found itself tied with Brooklyn on Saturday for the head oi the second division. Today Chicago and ST. Louis broke even in double header while Cincinnati's winning streak was ended by Pittsburg.
 Tn the American Chicago had it's mos successful week since mid-June. The leaders were undefeated in seven game: up to Saturday, when they lost theil only game of the week to St. Louis.
 Previously the White Sox had wor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-03
Worlds Wrestling 7ltle 10 De Decided To-

Of all the writing ginks that ever pulled bright lines, the most incandes- cent, probably, was Big Bill Shakes peare You can take pretty nearly any thing that William ever tor off on his trusty old single keyboard, then size up a few words from sentence, and you'll have to admit that Bill said it,
 I was crashing through some of the highbrow stuff that ours old pal dashed off the other day, and in that sketch called "As You Yiqe It, which used to play the big time before the Shu- berts and K & E. were ever heard of, I ran across an expression of Bills which said there were Sermons Tn Stones"
 So there are. There's one big sermon in every stone. Here it is:
 Don't throw the stonel"
 Do you make me?
 I mean, don't knock
 In my opinion, any guy that losses a pebble at another fellows reputation, ought to have the Woolworth building dropped on top of his own bean.
 It's an awful game, this knocking. What you start in a whisper against the other bird, may wind up as big holler through megaphone, that will put him out of the battle for keeps. And, you know. you may be all wrong. And, once you've started the bali roll- ing it's going to travel some. You may say:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-03
CRACKERS BATTLE
 PEL|CANS FOR LEAD; BARONS ROVE
Franks Team Jumps Into Lead by Bressler's Win-Chickasaws
 Pass Vols

Atlanta, September 1.-Atlanta de- feated New Orleans in Saturday game, 5 to 0, and took the lead in the South ern association pennant race. Bress- Ter, pitching for the Crackers, allowed the Pelicans but three hits, while his teammates ran up total of 10 safe ties. This made the second straight victory by the Georgians over New orleans. The standing of the two teams, including Saturdays game, fol- lows:
 Won. Lost. Pct Atlanta .............. S6 oS -ols New Orleans ... S4 53 .61S
 New Orleans split even In four games during the week, winning Q double header from Mobile last Sunday and losing two straights to Atlanta The Crackers took four out of six games, dropping two straights to Bir- mingham on Monday and Tuesday which were followed by four consecu- tive victories, two from the Barons and the two from Dobbs' team on Fri day and Saturday.
 Birmingham bettered It's record foI the week by taking double headel from Mobile Saturday, giving the Molesworth team five out of nine.
 Capturing Saturdays game from Lit tie Rock while the Nashvilles were idle on account of rain, the Memphis Chicks broke the tie for fourth place with the Volunteers that existed after Fri days contests. The Memphis team failed to keep up the fast pace it had been travelling during the past week or two. Three games were won and four lost. Nashville won five and lost one, four of the victories being over Little Rock
 Chattanooga, Little Rock and Mobile all had short schedules for the week The Lookouts won three games from Memphis and lost one to that clup while Little Rock dropped four out oi five to Nashville Mobile played two double headers. one with New Orleans last Sunday and another with Birming- ham Saturday, both of which were lost
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-03

These are the sentiments of the prin- cipals in the wrestling match at the Jefferson theatre, which will decide the right of the winner to wear the heavy weight title of the world. The bout will be staged at the Jefferson theatre tonight and will be between Ed (Stran- gler) Lewis and Waldek zbyszko, the great Polish grappler The preliminaries will begin at S:30 o'clock promptly but 1t is probable that it will be after 3 o'clock before Lewis and zbyszko come to grips.
 Both wrestlers spent yesterday and last night in tuning up for the battle tonight. Each did only light training work and will not enter the gymnasium today. Both Lewis and Zbyszko are on edge for the meeting tonight and further work is not necessary.
 Despite this fact Lewis has been put ting in almost three hours daily in the gymnasium and with his manager, Billy Sandow, since his arrival in Birmingham
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-03
By rREp RopGKER

first division berths. The Chicks and Vols have the edge at the present but the play of Elberfeld's men of late indicates that the fight is by no means settled
 The Little Rock Travellers are sure to wind up seventh, while it has been a foregone conclusion for the past months that the Mobile Gulls would complete the campaign in the cellar The Gulls threatened to shake the dust of the bot tom position around the middle of July but soon faltered and are now playing listless and losing brand of ball.
 The interest in the race, of course centers around the fight of the Pels and the Crackers for first place. The Crack CTS are the favorites. One of the chief reasons is they play the orphan Gulls six more games while the Pels are con tending with more formidable aggrega- tions.
 PELS HERE NEXT
 Today the Pes are at Redwood Johnny Dobbs crew is here for four games. A morning and afternoon game will be staged at Redwood today. The morning tilt will start at 10:15 o'clock, while hostilities are scheduled for 390 O clock in the afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-03
Jake Munch Drops While
 Ham Hyatt StlH Leads
Roy Moran of Crackers Is Now Second One Point in Front ot Munch-Lunte of Gulls Is Third-Smith and Com
 stock Are Leading Hurlers

 while Roy Moran Atlanta Munch holds second place. 322on point better than Mupch.
 Mobile Guls climbed to fourth place while Knise fifth Billy Souhwoh is the leading tter
 Orleans Pels the leading pitcher With an Ralph Comstoc of the Barons of third with 98, and Makus Nlgan fourth with 199 A and only 10 loses leads the pitchers in respect to games
 
 Wednesday and compiled by
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-03
BARONS ARE ALMOST CERTAIN TO WIN THIRD
 PLACE; PELS PLAY TWO GAMES HERE TODAY

Thus while the Pels are battling the Barons the Crackers will be contesting with the lowly Gulls. The orphans are back at Redwood Thursday, Friday and Saturday of this week, a double bill be- ing scheduled for the latter date.
 The Barons have Ii more games. Nine of these are to be played at Redwood five with the Pels and four with the Gulls. Five games are on foreign soil, three with the Pels and two with the Crackers.
 CHANGE IS GREAT
 The Chicks, Vols or Lookouts, which ever might threaten to overcome the Barons within the next few days, must play at a roo clip to do so. And mean while the Barons must be plugging along only at 800 clip.
 It's practically cinch the Barons will do better than .5o0 ball in the next IA games, while it is practically impossible for any of the above mentioned teams to win Il of their II contests.
 And thus it appears that the Barons will again land a berth in the first d1vision-so something that Carlton Moles- worth has not failed to do since guiding the destinies of the Birmingham teams for the past 10 years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-03
DIR. ROLLER ON HAND

Dr. Roller spent leisurely day yes terday, going over the city again T feel queer not to be hard at work" said the doctor yesterday afternoon Usual ly on the eve of big match l am one of the contestants and l am always labor ing hard at this stage of the battle, but here have nothing to do but stroll around with my hands in my pockets. My work in this bout will not start until tomorrow night 1 was very glad of this opportunity to revisit Birmingham and have enjoyed it more even than antic- ipated.'
 The final rush of those who would avoid the jam around the box office tonight in the scramble for tickets will begin this morning, and Brown Parkes expects line before the window throughout the day. Already the advance seat sale for the match has been far beyond anything for similar enterprise heretofore in Bir- mingham.
 With a championship battle in progress Birmingham wrestling fans have not hung back and the largest crowd that ever saw a wrestling match is expected at the Jefferson tonight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-03

Today marks the beginning of the final lap in the race for the rag in the South ern association. The teams are on the home stretch-running neck and neck. Consequently, the winner will not be cer- tain for several days to come.
 But winners of other positions than first and second place are practically de- cided Birmingham seems sure to land third place. although it will take steady and consistent playing to keep the locals in the fore of the Memphis Chicks. The Nashville Vols are finishing strong and they may force the Barons to hustle be- fore the curtain falls.
 It is reasonably safe to predict. how ever, that the Moleyites will continue in third place until the end. This morning the Barons stand five and half games ahead of their nearest competltors-tle Chicks This lead, with team playing baseball to any degree of consistency, should prove a winner.
 LOOKOUTS PLAY WELL
 The Chicks, Vols and Chattanooga Lookouts are fighting for the last of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-03
CRACKERS AGAIN
 WALLOP PELICANS

New Orleans, September 2.-Atlanta made 1t three straights over New Or leans today. winning the final game of the series. to 5. Fullenwider was hit hard throughout, but good field ing behind him cut down local ral- lies. Willett went to pieces in the sec- ond inning, when Atlanta scored four runs. Bailey succeeded him and hurled steady ball for the rest of the game. Play was called on a field ankle deep in water, except on the infield. A downpour of one hour immediately preceded the game. Score:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-03
KAUFFMAN'S SINGLE
 DEFEATS LOOKOUTS

Chattanooga, September 2.-Nashville defeated Chattanooga, to 0, in the elev- enth inning here today, on sheehan's sin gle, sacrifice by Knisley which Mar shall threw late to second, and a single by Kaufman Manager Ellam of Nash vile fielded sensationally at shortstop. A second game was started but was called in the second inning on account of rain. The teams will play double header to- morrow. Score
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-03
Sisler Sill Leads Iris
 Speaker; Cobb Keeps Pace

continued the fore of Iris Speaker still wide Cincinnati National htters asaemarg witt Rcge 1onsby Louis second
 Benny auff of the Giants of
 while only eight complete of Wednesday, follow
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-03
zBYszKo IS READY

"There will be g. new heavyweight champion of the wrestling world when the bout is over tomorrow night. l have been working in anticipation of securing this match practically all suhl- mer and I am ready for Lewis. Jack Curley has been carefully training me and Jack knows Lewis as well as do. The fans will be amazed when they see how I rush things with Lew is."-Waldek ZbyszlSo.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-03
CHAMP WILLARD TO MEET WINNER OF
 TODAY'S BIG FIGHT

Canton, O., September 2.--Everything is in readiness for the 15-round heavy weight boxing contest at the baseball park here tomorrow afternoon between Fred Fulton of Minnesota, and Carl Morris of Oklahoma.
 Both men finished active training yes- terday and took only light exercise to- day Matt Hinkel of Cleveland, one of the promoters of the show, will referee. Champion Jess Willard has promises to meet the winner of tomorrow's con- test.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-03
LEWIS IS CONFIDENT

You may count me as the victor now. I am going in to win and am going to carry the fight to Zbyszko every minute of the tkne. am in better physical condition this minute than I have ever been in my life, and the Pole is destined for a grand surprise if he thinks ne will succeed in pinning my shoulders. Ed (Strangtar) Lewis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-03
LeWis and Zbyszko Both
 Co1Jident of Grabbing the
 Wrestling CrOWn Tonight
Great Heavywghs Are Edge for Battle Tonight at lief ferson Theatre-Final Scramble for Seats Will Begin Tonght-Doc Roller Feels Kind of Out in
 the Cold With Nothing to Do

On the advice of Sandow, however he included his training work with 90 min utes of mat work yesterday afternoon.
 NO WORK TODAY
 Today with the exception of 15 minutes of setting up exercises this morning and IS more this afternoon to loosen up his muscles Lewis will not work until he faces Zbyszko on the mat tonight.
 Zbyszko has followed somewhat sim liar programme, although he has done less heavy work than Lewis since his ar- rival in Birmingham. He was gone over thoroughly by his manager, Jack Curley, last night and pronounced in perfect con- dition for the bout. This morning Zbyszko will eat hearty breakfast at noon he will eat sparingly and will not touch food again until after the bout tonight when he will eat hearty meal. It is against his practice, he says, to eat a hearty meal before a bout, as he finds 1t slows him up and also renders him more susceptible to punishment from the body Sni
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-03
American Association

At Columbus Columbus B. Louisville l. At Milwaukee,: Milwaukee 9-2, St. Paul ST.
 At Kansas City: Kansas City s-4, Min neapolis S-4 (second game il innings. dark.
 At Toledo: Toledo 8 Indianapolis |
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-03
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Games Today
Games Today

Pittsburg 8, Cincinnati r. Chicago 5-2, St. Louis 1-4
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-03

Philadelphia at Brooklyn. Boston at New York. Cincinnati at Pittsburg. Chicago at St. Louis,
 (Morning and afternoon games ev ,ryWhere.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-03

summary. IWO-DaSe n1t O M ara. Three base hits, Compton, Gilbert. Sac rifice hits. Mcdonald. Mayer, Perkins. Compton, Baker. Double play, Munch. unassisted Struck out, Willett 1, Bai- ley Fullenwider 1. Bases on balls. Willett 8, Fullenwider 5, Bailey 1. Hit by pitched ball. Willett (Fullenwider); Bailey (Munch). Time, 1858. Empires. Chesnutt and Kerin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-03

Detroit at Chicago. St. Louis at Cleveland Washington at Philadelphia. New York at Boston, (Morning and afternoon games ev- eryWhere.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-03

OIIdtIdIfVOBN T sF'' wv IVY w
 Summary: Two-base hit, Elberfeld. Three base hit. Ellam. Sacrifice hits, i<niseley Kaufman, Burke. Bacon. Stol- en base. Kores Base on balls, Meadors ?. Marshall 1. Hit by pitcher, Knisley. Struck out Marshall | Time, :50 Um- pires, Pfenninger and Breitenstein.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-03
TEXAS LEAGUE

At Fort Worth: Fort Worth GA, Shreveport AZ
 At Dallas: Dallas 5, Waco 1.
 At San Antonio: San Antonio 1-1o, Houston Al.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-03
NATIONAL LEAGUE
AMERICAN LEAGUE

FTle game AuguSt 3I. **Tie game August 31.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-03
Games Today
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Results Yesterday
Results Yesterday

Chicago 7-6, Detroit 2-5. Cleveland z, St. Louis 4.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-03
HOW THEY STAND
SOUTHERN LEAGUE STANDING
Results Yesterday

Results Yesterday Nashville 1. Chattanooga o. Little Rock 2-2, Memphis 3-1. Atlanta ', New Orleans 5.
 Games Today New Orleans at Birmingham. Nashville at Chattanooga. Mobile at Atlanta. Memphis at Little Rock. (Morning and afternoon games ev- erywhere.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-03

*Tie game August 30.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-28
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Some Questions About the Estimates.

1 MT Editor: It was with great pleas ure that I read the estimates Of the 1 finance committee for the ensuing year 1 in this mornings issue of The Bulletin trea surer's report for the year ending g May 18th, 1917- I found several items which I would like to have explained through the press so as to enlighten the voters and taxpayers. I would prefer the explanation to be made by some member of the finance committee so that we will know it is authorita- tive.
 The first question I would like an swered is can or will they refer me to any city treasurer's report for 2o years past which will show any prior ad ministration ever having had a deficit of over &, 900 at the end of their year?
 as I find by the treasurers report for the year. ending May 18th, 1917, a de- felt of N$5,6S7.42. Of that amount.
 $4, S75.41 was overdrawn between April
 18th, 1917, and May 18th. 1917, as the deficit on April 18th. 1917. was s792 201
 I would like to know why there is not
 more money in the estimated receipts
 for the ensuing year under the item of
 $2,522.59, as I find by the treasurers
 report of May 18th, 1917. that there was an unexpended balance for last year of $38, ,67o94 so there should be
 that amount of cash on hand, because
 we have all paid our taxes, which we were tald at the last city meeting
 would be necessary to pay the appro-
 priations that were made at that meeting; and a. large part of the work
 that was included in those appropria-
 tions has not been done except sur veying therefor.
 I would like to know why we are asked to appropriate this year $13,0G0 for the collection of garbage and ashes when the appropriation was never
 more than $7,500 for any previous year. which said appropriation was
 never overdrawn until this year to sum of more than $200. bu. this year just closed it was overdrawn S1,795.79
 in the last two months of the year. swered by the claim of the increase in cost of everything and the high cost
 of living which might go in some cases. but in the collecting of garbage and ashes they have never informed me of any material that has to be fur nished, other than what the taxpayers furnish free gratis. to be carried away. Therefore the increase must be wholly for labor. They must be intending in the ensuing year to nearly double the collectors wages, as the appropriation of SIS, 900 is nearly double what was ever asked for before. There is one more question would like to ask be- fore I finish. In the treasurer's report for the year ending May 18th, 1917, find under appropriations the sum of $4 900 for Franklin street concrete ex- tension. and also another appropria- stion of S353!20. I would like to know when there was city meeting held to appropriate the last named sum? Is 1t not money that the city paid the Hassam Paving company for the rail- roads part of the Franklin street i'm provement.
 Thanking you for the space occupied by this letter. and hoping that the proper authority will intrude on your
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-28
SOUTH AMERICAN TRADE.

When the war broke out it was re- : alized that this country was given an exceptional opportunity for the pur- pose of increasing it's trade relations with the countries of South America inasmuch as certain of the European nations which had been finding a profitable market there were unable to carry on their commercial activities and others were obliged to devote their attention to other efforts. We were given an opportunity to increase our sales to that continent because others were obliged to decrease theirs, and we naturally found it convenient to
 make many purchases there to recom- pense for the supplies which were sent to Europe from this country.
 Thus there is, in the report of tho consul general at Argentina for 1916, nothing unexpected when it is shown that Argentina purchased more from this country during that year than from any other nation. But even that does not mean that our sales to that country have undergone such an in crease as might be imagined, for while 1t shows a jump of little over eight million dollars 1t does not equal the sales which Germany made to that country four years ago or get to with in about half Of the sales made by Great Britain to Argentina in the same year.
 The United States has developed it's sales a trifle and it's purchases by a large amount but this has been be- cause the two nations which formerly topped it in trade relations with Ar gentina were forced by the war to abandon much of that business, and yet only a small proportion of that de- crease in European sales to Argentina has come to this country, and unless there is a greater expansion in the future than there has been in the past it can be expected that there will be but little more than the normal i'm proven7ent in the trade relations be- tween the two countries after the war ends
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-28
SIZE. ...s- WOODEN SHIPS.

According to {he advice which has been given b., General Goethals, the thing for -Lis country to do, and the cply th1nE, is; 10 abandon the plan from which so much was expected through the construction of wooden ships for transoceanic commerce and the combating Of the submarine men ace, and concentrate our attention on the turning out of steel ships, because they will be much more servicablc than the wooden vessels.
 Wooden ships were advocated by the shipping board because it was be- neved that the material and labor for turning them out quickly could be obtained without trouble. and without interfering with other construction work which requires so much steel Recognition is given to this by Gen -eral Goethals, but he also points to the handicaps which would be en- countered in getting engines for sup plying the proper speed for such yes sels and the fact that they would be unfit for carrying cargoes of coal and ores on long voyages.
 If 1t was impossible to get anything better than wooden ships. General Gosthals would unquestionably have devoted his energies to the turning out of such fleet, but following a care