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The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean., 1917-10-04
2RED CROSS PREPARING
TO SEND CHRISTMAS PACKETS

Suggestions for preparing Christ
mas packets which the American Red
Cross will distribute to the 100000
Americans who will be in arms by
holiday time are made by the North
ern Division of the American Red
Cross. Every soldier and sailoor will
be given one of these packets.
Nothing should go in the packets
that will not keep fresh. Dried fruits
and food products should be packed ir
tin or wooden boxes of one-quarter tt
one-half pound size. Nothing shoult
be placed in a packet that will crush
and spoil other articles. No liquids
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean., 1917-10-04
MORE MINNESOTA. PETITIONS

Washington, Oct. 2.-Petitions. ask
ing the expulsion of La Toilette from
the Senate were received today by
Senator Kellogg from the Public Safe
ty Association of Otter Tail county
and from 100 citizens of Duluth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-09
PRESIDENT CLARK URGES SCHOOLS ID JOIN ASSOCIATION Head of Alabama Athletic Association Is Boosting :
 Membership
FOOTBALL PROMISES
 INTERESTING GAMES
Teams May Be Below Their Normal Strength, He Says, But There Are Numerous Reasons Why Sports
 Should Not Be Eliminated

As the time draws near for the stars of the gridiron activities, President J. B. Clark of the Alabama interscholistio athletic conference is working strenuous Iy to have every high school and prepara- tory school in the state a member of ths organization. The present membership ot the conference is not as large as 1t should be and the chief executive is working up interest to boost the membership.
 The conference, which was organized two years ago, has flourished and is now one of the chief athletic organizations of the state.
 President Clark was in Birmingham yesterday. He states that although thes wah will take many of the schools most promising atheletes, football will not ba discontinued All schedules for the schedules for the schools are practically completed and all are anticipating a busy season.
 While here yesterday President Clark made the following statement:
 As president of the Alabama inter- scholastic athletic conference, and as Gevotee of pure wholesome athletics, desire to urge every high school in Ala hama to become a member of the confer- ence this fall.
 We are aware that this is an abnor- nal year, which fact will be shown mo- where more plainly than in school ath- letics But, regardless of the probability of teams being below normal strength, there is every reasona why athletic sports of all kinds should not be elin1- mated from our schools.
 Results of current army tests are sad commentary on American physical manhood, when not infrequently more than half of the young men, at the age of their maximum efficiency. fail on the physical examination, we must admit that something is radically wrong.
 Wholesome athletics should be encour- aged. We need no fewer star perform CTS, but more performers. Secretaries Baker, Daniels and hosts of other offi- cials urge the schools to retain athletic exercises.
 The Alabama conference has for it's purposes the standardization, puriflcatior and elevation of high school athletics, etiiically and academically
 "At present the following schools be- long to the conferences: Bessemer Cen. tral HiaN Ensley Guin, Vernon, Blounts- ville, Attalla, Guntersville, Hamilton, Scottsboro, Albertville, Jasper, Reform and Tuscaloosa The annual membership fee Is only S2 50. which, should be paid to Sec retary J w Watson, Centerville. who will gladly mail you constitution and by- jaws of the conference.
 T trust the membership and usefulness year Do your bit by Joining today.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-09

was appointed to draw up plans for q post-series of seven games to be played between the pennant wining club and an all-star club. The committee so ap- pointed worked diligently toward per- fecting a plan which would be fair to the league, to the clubs, to the players and to the public. We believe that the plan finally agreed upon was fair to all the above interests. The plans agreed upon were published in all the prominent newspapers of the south on September 2. All the clubs up to this date apparently agreed to the same, ex- cept the members of the Atlanta ball club, who. on September 3, wrote me the following letter:
 "We, the members of the Atlanta ball club, have carefully read the plan outlined for the post-series and all of the players of the Atlanta club take exception to the plan adopted.
 "Should our club finish second, none of the players selected from our club will care to play in the series under the present plan Should we finish first. the entire club does not care to play the series outlined.
 -'We cannot understand why the members of the contesting clubs should not receive all the net proceeds of all games played exceptig, say 20 per cent, to go into the league fund.
 FURTHER COMPLAINT
 "we also take exception to the schedule adopted. feeling that better financial schedule could be made up.
 "Therefore. unless the matter of the division of the proceeds is revised to the basis of 80 per cent to the play CTS and 20 per cent to the league the Atlanta players ask to be excused from taking part in the post-season series. (Signed by all the players).
 It will be seen from the above let ter that the members of the Atlanta club will not participate in the post series. If they should finish first the entire club will not play; if they should finish second those players selected from their members will not ulav There Is no provision in the constitution, and no bylaw of the rules governing the league, which empowers the league, or me as president. to compel the Atlanta players to participate in the post-se- = ries. It is evident that If Atlanta should finish first there can be no post series If Atlanta finishes second. no doubt some of it's players would be selected on the all-star team, and in either event the series could not well be played. In view of the foregoing post tive attitude of the Atlanta players. I have decided to call the post-series off. Very truly yours, R. H. BAUGH.
 Chairman.
 Birmingham September IT.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-09
MUDDY RUEL LEAVES
 TO JOIN NEW YORK

Memphis, September S.-(Special.) .)-The Tribesmen will play the remainder of kheir schedule five games, without the seryfces of Muddy Ruel, catcher, and probably without the services of Pete Allison, centerfielder.
 Ruel. who was recently sold to the New York Americans, for $5ooo, left here Fri day night for New York, where he will join the Yankees Sunday.
 Allison left the tribe in Nashville Fri day to go to Grand Rapids, Mich, where he was called for examination. Allison was drawn in the first draft call
 Sam Wick, the young Chick outfielder, also sold to the Yankees, will join them immediately after the close of the south- ern season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-09
GUN CLUB SHOOT

Splendid scores were made at the reg ular weekly shoot of the Birmingham Gun club. John Fletcher went straight in the 5o-target race and lost one tar get in the 100 target race, going out with 99 in the 10o. He was followed by H. c. Ryding, who broke 49 in the 50 target race and 97 in the 100 targets Fletcher also made the long run by breaking 50 targets straight without a miss Ryding made 42 without a miss. Dr. Frank Ma bors, who broke the entire programme last week. succeeded in breaking 46 in the 50
 c. J. Barr and Dr. Majors tied for third place with 94. Noland followed with 92. Record scores seems to be the rule at the Birmingham Gun club, someone usually breaking his former high record
 Scores yesterday were as follows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-09
GEORG|A PEACH IS FIGHTING FOR LEAD IN EVERY BRANCH Cobb Leads in Batting by Safe Margin-Fourth in
 Base Stealing SPEAKER TRAILING
 SISLER OF BROWNS Ham Hyatt Tops the Southern With Munch Second-Doc Johnston Is
 Leading in Base Stealing
 With Thirty-One

Chicago, September S.-Ty Cobb ap- parently is determined to capture all of the honors of the American league. Averages released today, including games of Wednesday. show the Detroit star leading the league in batting with .3S6, leading with 94 hits, topping the list in two base and three.base hitting, second in scoring and fourth in base stealing.
 The Georgian made 10 hits in his last seven games. bringing his total bases account up to 293. In 130 games Cobb has driven out 39 doubles, 29 triples and five home runs.
 Bush of Detroit has scored go times as compared with 92 for Cobb. Roth of Cleveland the leading base stealer has 43. Cobb has 36
 SISLER IS SECOND
 Sisler, second in batting, has an average of .352 and Speaker, Cleve land. $50. veach of Detroit grabbed the honors in home run hitting with eight and Chapman of Cleveland boost ed his total in sacrifice hitting to 6O Detroit clung to team batting honors  with an average of .262.
 Cicotte. Chicago, is the leading pitcher, with 2S won and il lost.
 Roush. Cincinnati, continues 10 top National league batters. Hornsby, St Louis. is second with .330 and Groh, Cincinnati, third with .314.
 CRAVATH BOOSTS LEAD
 Cravath of Philadelphia boosted his home run hitting to II, while Burns of New York, the leading scorer, brought his total up to SS Carey of Pittsburg leads the base stealers with 40. Deal of Chicago leads in sacrifices with 27.
 Cincinnati regained first place In team batting with .265.
 Alexander, Philadelphia. leads the pitchers with 23 won and F lost.
 Six points separate Hyatt of Chat tanooga and Munch of Atlanta for the leading honors in batting percentages in the Southern association, averages including games of Tuesday showing Hyatt in command with BPS. Coving ton, Little Rock. drew away from Hyatt in scoring having crossed tho plate ST times
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-09

The leagues chief executive issued brief statement in whfda he ex plained his position. The Atlanta club in protesting on the plans of the series claimed that the clubs should not re- ceive any percentage of the gate re- ceipts of the games. The schedule of the games was also the subject of complaint
 It was decided at the leagues am nual meeting here last spring to stage the post season series. The pennant winning team was to play team of stars, selected by the sporting edi : tors of the various leading newspa pers In each town of the league
 CRACKERS PROTEST
 Atlanta's protest was published in The Age Herald several days ago. It was predicted at that time that Presi : dent Baugh could not alter the plans and at the same time uphold the dig nity of his office. The protest was signed by every membtr of the A. . lanta team.
 Consequently with the postponement of the series activities of the South ern league will cease next Saturday It was planned to start the series next Sunday, September 16.
 President Baughs action will be re ceived by the majority IS the only manner to deal witt the baking Of the Atlanta club. The grounds for q vigorous protest as the Crackers made can hardly be based as fair. However the Tarnafnincr r1lo of lao must suffer for the uncalled for at titude of the Crackers.
 FRANKS SHADOW SEEN
 Someone was evidently behind the protest of the Crackers. Whether it was Charley Frank the chubby chief tain of the Crackers. remains to be seen It is probable. however, that the Dutehman selected this method to SC : cure revenge for the failure of Presi dent Baugh to force New Orleans and Nashville to play postponed game.
 The Dutchman threatened to with draw from the league provided Baugh refused to force the game to be played and when his hand was called" re no doubt raved for revenge And thus if he is guilty of such. his blood thirsty attitude has been squelched
 BAUGH'S STATEMENT
 President Baugh's letter to the clubs announcing his action as chair man of the committee to arrange for the series follows:
 To the President of Each Club:
 Dear Sir: At the last annual meeting of the Southern Association of Base ball Clubs. committee composed of Messrs. Clyde Shropshire, Thomas R. Watkins, Frank T. Parker and myseIf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-09
JOHNSTON IS LEADER

Johnston of Birmingham tops the base stealers with 31 and Sheehan of Nashville the chief hitters with 53. Bratchi, Memphis. continues to lead in home runs with IS.
 Atlanta boosted it's average in team batting to .26S. Leading batters who have participated in half or more of their clubs games:
 Hyatt, Chattanooga. BPS; Munch, At ' lanta. .322; Moran, Atlanta, SIS; Knise~ ly, Nashville, SIS; Wick, Memphis 316; Edmondson, New Orleans. .305; Lunte, Mobile. .305; Covington, Little Rock, .299; Ellis, Birmin gham, .295.
 Lading pitchers. rated according to aarnad ra
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-09
Games Today
LOOKOUTS SWEEP
 TRAVELLER SERIES

Chattanooga, September 7.-Chattanoo- ga swept the fourga series with Little Rock by winning both games of today's double header. the first to 1 and the second to 0. Errors were responsible for both runs made by the Lookouts in the first game, and wild throw by Palmero to first in the second game paved the way for tee home clubs victory. Scores:
 ID q, A
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-09

SUMMARY. Two Base Hits-Johnston Three Base Hits-Brown, Caton. Stolen Bases-Caton. Webb. Sacrifice Hits-Johnston, Meyers. Bases on Balls-Ponder 2. Ching ?. Left on Bases-Mobile 2, Birming ham '.
 Hit by Pitched Ball--Ponder (Bow- den).
 Struck Out-Ponder f. Time of Game-1:10. Umpire-Moran and O'Rourke
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-09
VOLS AGAIN DOWN
 MEMPHIS CHICKS

Nashville September s.-Decatur held Memphis to three hits but 29 of the visitors facing the Vols pitcher and Nashville won the last game of the season with the Chicks, ? to O. Both of Nashville's runs resulted from sacrifice flies. Nashville won four of the Si pla
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-09
American Association

At Columbus: Columbus 4-6 Kansas City 1o-2
 At Indianapolis: St Paul 2, Indian apolis O.
 At Louisville Minneapolis 3, Louis vile 1. At Toledo: Toledo 10. Milwaukee o-2.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-09

SUMMARY Two-base Hit-Lunte. Three-base Rits-Pond. Coombs. Stolen Bases-Caton ?. Sacrifice Hits-Southworth, Webb, John ston. Base on -Milligan 3, Ching B Left on Bases Mobile Il. Birmingham 4 Hit by Pitched Balls-Ching (Caton and Webb. Struck Out-Milligan 5. Time of Game-1:30.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-09
SPORTS
Another TWin Win Practically
 CinCheS Third Place For BdrOnS
Marus Mgan and Elmer Ponder Hurl Good Ball for Moley ites-Haworths Timely Single Wins First Game-Webb Steals Home-Catons Triple and southy's Single
 Cop Second Fray-Gulls Fight Hard
nr rnRn noDEkER

Birmingham practically Southern association administering double waopng the ovy The first interest
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-09

N'cVeII IHIlIIiSS Dy agreement
 Summary: Sacrifice hit, McDaniels. Stol- en bases. Mcdowell, Bates. Bases on halls Perdue l. Struck out, Palmero I. Perdue 3. Hit by pitcher, Bates Double play, Elberfeld to Hyatt. Umpires Mar can and o'Toole. Time, 5S minutes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-09
1.-TWO out when winning run was scored.

Summary: Two-base hit, Elberfeld Three-base hits, Walsh. Covington Sac rifice hits, Mcdowell ?, Merritt Stolen bases, Chapman, Bacon. Base on balls. Boman }, Merritt 1. Struck out, Boman 4 Merritt 5. Balk, Roman. Double play. Chapman to Stutz. Time. 1:45. Empires, O'Toole and Marcan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-09
HOW THEY STAND

Results Yesterday New Orleans 2, Atlanta 5. Memphis 0, Nashville 2. Mobile Il, Birmingham Az. Little Rock To, Chattanooga 2-2.
 Games Today Birmingham at New Orleans. Little Rock at Memphis. Chattanooga at Nashville.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-09
No Post-Season Series for Dixie Fans
CrdckerS' Protest Is Cause
 G Cancellation of Series,
 Is Announcement of Bdugh
PosSeason Series Will Not Be Played Between Pnnant Win her and AlStars, Standardization Is No Sur
 prse-Club Presidents Notified

President Robert augh of the Southern association
 bulletin letter to the presidents ceaon the The Atlanta
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-09
International League

At Providence: Providence 3-5. Rich mond 2-7.
 At Toronto: Toronto 3-5. Buffalo so. At Montreal: Montreal 20, Rochester 7-9
 At Newark: Baltimore Il, Newark 5.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-09
Phillies Break Even

Boston, September S.-Boston won the first game today from Philadelphia in 10 Innings, to 8, when Lavender Issued two base on balls, the second forcing over the winring run. Philadelphia staged a two-run rally in the ninth inning of the second game. however, and won, to 3. Score-First game: R.H E. Philadelphia ....... O1o C10 001 0-3 2 Boston .............. 00o Oro Ill 1-4 2
 Eatteries Oeschger. Lavender and Ad- ans; Barnes and Tragesser. Meyers.
 Second game: R, H. E Philadelphia .......... 0lo COP 012-5 10 a Boston ................. 100 no 0CO-3 ?
 Batteries: Mayer and Kilifer; Rudolph, Nehf and Meyers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-09

BdIteu TOT VanTG III nInIH.
 Score by innings:
 Nashville ... 001 900 01s--2 Memphis ... 900 900 000--0
 Summary: Earned runs. off Vance ?. Bases on balls. Vance i. Struck out Decatur 1. Vance 8. Double play. O'Brien to sheehan to Kores. Left on bases, Memphis ?. Nashville 4. Sacrifice hits Ellam Kaufman g. Barger. Time, 1.20 Empires. Breitenstein and lPfenninger
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-09

Ireland has breed of cattle that sell dom grows more than three feet high and thrives on the poorest of pasturage yet the cows yield large ouantitiA- of milk daily.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-09
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cubs Beat Pirates
Pttsburg

Pittsburg, September s-Chicag go marked it's last appearance here by win ming from Pittsburg, to 2. today. Hen dirk and Miller who started the game. were both forced to retire Score:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-09
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Results Yesterday Cleveland 0. Chicago 2. Detroit l, St. Louis 0. New York 0, Washington 3. Boston Philadelphia; rain.
 Games Today Cleveland at Chicago. Detroit at St Louis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-09
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Results Yesterday Brooklyn-New York; rain. Philadelphia 5-3, Boston 3-4. St. Louis -Cincinnati; rain. Pittsburg 2, Chicago 6.
 Games Today St. Louis at Cincinnati. Pittsburg at Chicago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-09

'Batted for Vance in ninth
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-24
POLICE SEEK HOTEL RoBBER

POLICE SEEK HOTEL ROBBER
A hotel burglar who hid in a closet
in the room of Mrs. Harry Powell in
the Arlington hotel, 839 ~ Dearborn,
last night, beat her, tied her up and
threw her under the bed. Then he
set out to ransack the room when
Mr.. Powell knocked on the door. He
escaped by way of the fire escape,
which the police think he used to en-
ter the room.
When Mr.. Powell and hotel en-
ployes broke down the door they
found Mrs. Powell unconscious.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-24
SOME EXPENSIVE SUIT!

SOME EXPENSIVE SUIT!
Until VIM. Deneau pays for his lat
est suit of clothes he won't have to
pay any aIimony. The suit will cost
him $3.50.
Fhe reason is, DeneaU told Judge
Thomson, that he is a diver and he
can't make any money until he gets
a new diving suit. He owes his wife
5000 alimOny.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-24

five and then eight. Sharkey was
having a fit about this time.
who are all Of these you're Iettin'
in, Tim, want to know" broke in
Tom.
"Oh, just seconds, Tim said.
Seconds, hUh?" said Tom. who's
goin' to fight here tonight, the North
and SOuth?"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-24

PLANS FOR SUNDAY BARN ARE
WITHDRAWN FOR PRESENT
Plans for the big wooden taber-
nacIe in the Cubs park, where Billy
Sunday was scheduled to save souls
with the danger Of fire and panic
hanging over the heads of his listen
ers, were withdrawn yesterday from
the city council building committee
by the association of church folk who
first presented them to the council.
Aid. PretzeI, chairman Of the COM
mittee, said that the scheme was
withdrawn until plans for a structure
more nearly freprOOf can be drawn.
This is believed to be the last attempt
the Billy Sunday enthusiasts will
make to get thousands of Chicago
ans in an infiammable building of the
type erected in other cities for the
revival
The council was asked to pass an
order directing the building commits
sioner to allow the erection of the
building after he had refused a per-
nit on the grounds that it was I'M
safe to crowd thousands of people
into a building which might so easily
catch fire.
The. order, disguised so completely
that only a few aldermen recognized
it, was stopped, however, before pas
sage and was sent to the building
committee for a hearing. Rather
than try this, the church people de-
cided,to improve their plans and con-
form to the fire laws in their attempt
to save the souls Of ChicagO's poor
wOrkingmen.
POLICE SEEK HOTEL ROBBER
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-24
RELIEF FOR STRAP HANGERS"
AS BUSES START

40 BOSOES = AK
'Straphangers" of the North Side
will sigh with relief when the Chi
cago Motor Bus Co. starts bus serv-
ice from Sheridan road and Devon
av. to loop on ten-minUte schedules
from 6 a. m. until 80 a. m.
Plans Of the new concern cOntem-
plates dedication Of the service at
noon with former Gov. Edward F.
Dunno, Mayor Thompson and Lin
coin Park and South Park commits
siOneTs participating at offices of
Lincoln Park commissioners, Clark
and Center.
Buses will operate on Sheridan
road from Devon av. to Diversey
blvd, through Lincoln park to the
Lake Shore drive to North av., over
Lake Shore drive to Lincoln park
way, west on Ontario to Rush, south
on Rush to Michigan and Randolph,
west on Randolph to LaSaIle, south
to Adams, east on Adams to State,
north to Randolph and back north
over same route.
1t had been expected so buses
would be put in operation when the
service started, but the freight ter
minal congestion delayed delivery of
machines. They will be put into OPP
Grafton as they are received.
1890
SOME EXPENSIVE SUIT!
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-06-26
GERMAN PRISONER DONATES
TO THE RED CROSS

John Faber. German, alien, serving a
orm in the county Jail, can't be so
rad after all. Yesterday he called
for Sheriff Lamb and said: II have
read that they are raising money here
FOR the Red Cross. / haven't much
money, but want to help what I can.
So please give IS of my money to the
Red Cross" And Sheriff Lamb did as
directed
Faber was sent up from Lovelock
for ninety days for disturbing the
peace. At the time it was suspected
that he was a German agent, from
papers in his possession. But the
papers proved to be only his birth
certificate and letters from the Ger
man consul in San Francisco.
Faber has served in the German
army and has wife and child living in
the Fatherland. He is a citizen of the
country with which we are at war, but
he has given of his scanty savings to
the American Red Cross.