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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-11
Talk Of Sports
TO THE KncKE,Rs

Sitting in the bleachers,
 Sucking ic cream cones.i
 Knocking umps, and players,
 Huring verbal stones,
 Yelling: Take that pitcher out, .rs Gee! Amt he a frost
 These and kother things you shout Cause, the game is lost.
 Did you ever realize Any simp can criticize?
 Now if Bezdek will scout around for a couple of hard hitters for use, say, next season, maybe he'll make the other teams hustle more for the pep7x nant. His fielders are in good shape, : but what the Pirates Jack is effective work with the willow.
 The National Commission, so rImor has it, is going to devote share of the worlds series money to war charities. That sounds pretty good to the fans.
 The use of the '.licorice balP' and the shine balP' by pitchers in the American League has been prohibited5 by President Johnson. All violafofS will suffer 8 suspension of five dayss Death to the fancy baseball stuff! ss7.
 George Kelly, the young infielder who was released by the Giants to the Rochester ~lub of the International League, is another young diamond artist who is booked for France. He stands six feet four inches and is solid as rock. Besides he's unmarried, so there's good soldier stuff in him, Kelly's greatest trouble in the ma1or league was his inability to hit biz league pitching though he was a great slugger in the minors and has. upheld his reputation as a hitter since joining the Rochester Hustlers. II
 The fellows who sit in the bleachersf. and grab off the balls that are fouledn into the stand should be drafted a;bt once. They'd make a. fine regimento to catch bombs and throw them baeasv V at the Germans. +I1s
 sIJ7
 Honus Wagner, after brief conesd back this season, will lay down lsfsfl init and his bat and quit for go8Ibt when the season is over. and the fDu&s are mighty sorry to see him go. Then famous Dutchman tried mighty harn7f but age will tell, for he has slowed up in his fielding, which usseS 70 Hsy quicker than lightning, and he ssys hee has lost his. batting eye So he's gsa ing to give up playing for good FsRsei Baseman Mol1witz, recently purchasAdi by the Pirates from the Kansas Eity club of the American AssociatioH IS ready to take up work under Manager. Bezdek, and Honus will take a seat l6n ] the bench. It is possible that Hohtis will be employed as chief scout for the Pirates next saason but he will iids longer be ansthe hrsfsslfne 0uefkt.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-11
FRANKIE BURNS WILL
 BOX BRANNIGAN TONIGHT

New York, Sept 11-Fran7de Burns, the best of present day bantams, will tackle Patsy Brannigan, of Pittsburgh. in the star bout tonight at the Pioneer Sorting club. The winner will have a real claim to the bantam title.
 Burns knockesd out Pete Herman in 10 rounds and won his last 22 fights in succession. Branndgan defeated Kid Williams when the latter was champion, and also has held Johnny Kilbane, the featherweight champion. on even terms in two i0-round bouts.-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-11
BAN JOHNSON TO RESCUE
Says Players No Ground $5OO0O Slander
 Action Against Club Owner.

St. Loufs Sept. 11--B. B. Johnson, president of the American sLeasue, came to St. Louis yesterday at the re- quest of Phil Ball. chief owner of the St. Louis club, for consultation re- garding the damage suit filed against Ball by John Lavan, shortstop, and
 Derril1 Pratt. second baseman. Each player asked $50,000 for alleged sian- derous statements which Ball was re-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-11

ported to have made in an interview published in 8 St. Louis newspaper.
 President Johnson belittled the suit He said the words laying down" which Ball was quoted as having used in reference to the work of St. Louis players, did not imply dishonesty, but merely indifference and lack of a.nbi- ton. Furthermore, he said, MT. Ball did not specify Lava.n and Pratt as laying dowu." .f.-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-11
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Results of Yesterdays Gnmes.
 Brooklyn 1s; New York 0, (first) Brooklyn 2: New York l, {second) ; Philadelphia 5; Boston 2, (first) Boston 12; Philadelphia {second, St. Louis 3; Pittsburg 1.
 The Chicago game wa. ostponed on account of cold weather
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-11
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Results of Yesterdays Games. New York 10: Philadelphia (first) New York 5; Philadelphia i (sec- ond).
 Washington 2; Boston 1 first) Bostson 4; Washington .(second)
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-11

The War Department announced that Sergeant .Calerdwood and Pri- vate Brannigan, both of Company F, 11th Railway Engineers, were slightly injured by steel fragments while on duty in France.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-11
Standing of the Clubs.

Games Scheduled For Today. New York in Philadelphia Boston in Washington. Cleveland in Detroit.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-11

With the distribution of 2,067,72S bottles and 1,2SS.o21 glasses of pas- teurized milk in 12 months, Nathan Straus rounded out the 25th year of his work of saving babies'- lives in -Nerr -Xmk
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-11

Chief Bender's improved pitching has made him mighty popular lately with the Philadelphia fans. There's still .aIotrpf pep 'dne the ancient 4redskzsrt
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-11
KNOCKING CHIEF BENDER.

The Giants are spreading the report that the comeback of Ch1ef Bender with the Phillies is due to the emery ball. Give the noble redman credit. When Benny Kauff broke Bender's winning streak with that home run last week, the Indian didn't offer the alibi that Benny used an iron shod bat. & N
 The New York Americans have found one team they can beat. They made, a fine meal of the Athletics
 yesterday, devouring them in both ends of a double header.
 Sol Metzger will return as coach of the Washington and Jefferson football squad. He took up the burden there last year after Bob Fo1well left to take charge of Pennsylvania. Metzger made good showing last season, consid ering that he had so much raw material to work with. T | Fred Walker, the New Haven pitcher, has been engaged to coach Williams college in football. He play
 ed the game at the University of Chi cago and has been coach at several colleges since that time.
 President Ban Johnson of the American league may have his faults 1 but at least he tries to give the people
 what they want. His announcement that prices for worlds series games in
 Chiacgo will be reduced is sure to make the American league more pop
 ular. Will the National league follow
 the good example and reduce prices at the Polo Grounds? Shouts of ''No. not" Inhelders Schreiber of Lawrence and Catcher McGraw of Portland have joined the Boston Braves. It is said Boston will pay $3,000 for Schreiber if he makes good. He was | 8 300 hitter in the Eastern league 1 and clever fielder.
 2 Kid. Rehg, the former Hartford | outfie1der, continues to shine for the Boston Braves. He made a triple,
 double and two singles against the Phillies yesterday in the second game I of the double header.
 It is said that Buck Rodgers, a ] University of West Virginia player.
 who is considered one of the best backs in the country. does not like l football. He probably gets so sore fSthat he plays a w11irlwind game.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-11
UP P A N ID DO w N $ P 0 B T S T R E E T
SOME WON'T RETURN.

There won't be many of this years Bridgeport club who will be tossing the baseball tt Newfe1d park next season. Shortstop Bill Martin won't be back and neither. will Outfielder Ted Gather. Mickey Corcoran is an- other who probably won't return. Second Baseman Johnny Priest is wanted for the next campaign and so is First Baseman Grimes but as he was sent here by Cleveland there is some doubt whether the locals can secure him in 1918.
 The Yankees will probably farm Pitcher Ferguson to the International league next season and Pitcher Lyons belongs to Toronto. Joe Gingras and Dug Smith are likely to return here but Shanty Houses baseball future Is uncertain because of his new job as physical director of a western college. Catcher Connolly, Outfielder Bracket and Third Baseman, Lear will proba- bly be among those present next April.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-11

Results of Yesterdays Games.
 At Indianapolis (1st game) R. H. E. St. Paul ................. 3 10 4 Indianapolis ............ 13 Is 2
 Batteries-Willfams, Finneran, Me- haus and Hoffman; Fillingham and Gossett.
 Second game RH. E.. Indianapolis ...... 0
 Batteries-Griner and Hoffman; Kantlehner. Dawson and Schang e innings.)
 At Columbus (1st game) R.,H. E.. Ad1SaS Clty ID SoioAibuS 1V z
 Batteries-McConne1l and Berry; Hamilton and Blackburn.
 Second game R.H E. Kansas City ........1 g 4 SOAuAIOlAS
 Batteries-McQuillan and Berry; George and Coleman. Other teams were not scheduled.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-11
standine of the Clubs.
Games Today.

,e Games Today.
 Brooklyn in New York (two) Philadelphia in Boston.
 Cincinnati in Chicago (two). Pittsburg in St. Louis {two).
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-11

FLORAL BOUQUETS
 AND DESIGNS. JOHN HECK -&s- SON.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-11

FLORAL BpUQUETs
 AND DEslGMD. xn<ER RMfJK As ,H(J2E<
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-11

The National Commission, so rumor has it, is. going to devote a share of the worlds series money to war charities. That sounds pretty good to the fans.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-11

The use of the "licorice balP' and the shine ball'' by pitchers in the American League has been prohibited by President Johnson. All violafof5 will suffer 8 suspension of five daySa Death to the fancy baseball stuff! 1s7,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-11

Now if Bezdek will scout around forl couple of hard hitters. for use, say.
 next season, maybe he'll make the other teams hustle more for the pen7s nant. His fielders are in good shape, but what the Pirates lack is effective
 work with the willow.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-11
American Association

Results of Yesterdays Games.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-16
PATRIOTISM AND
 CATHOLICISM" IS
 SUBJECT OF SPEECH
The Rev. William McDougall Ad- dresses Overflow Meeting at the Jefferson Theatre
 Yesterday Afternoon

The Rev. William McDougall, pastor of the Pratt City Presbyterian church, de- livered an address on Patriotism and Roman Catholicism at the Jefferson theatre yesterday afternoon. ..ne speaker was given the warmest attention, and the theatre was crowded to overflowing, both downstairs and i'll the galleries.
 He declared that true Catholic who adhered to the teachings and faith of his church could not be patriotic Ameri- can, and cited alleged parts of the teach lngs of the Catholic church to show that the first loyalty of all adherents of that religion was to the pope.
 MT. McDougall stated that the teachings of the Catholic church are out of line with those of democratic governments, and that the Catholic religion had been the chief stumbling block in the efforts of the people of various countries where they had power to hold to autocracy and it's results which crushed the rights of the individuals.
 The Rev pr. w. B. Holmes, we'll known Presbyterian pastor, presided at the meet ing, and made an interesting talk. Music was furnished by the band of the Jumor Order of United American Mechanics, and the West End male chorus
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-16
HIGHEST MARKET
 PRICE FOR GRAIN x OFFERED IN CASH
w. M. Cosby Flour and Grain Com pany Make Proposition to the
 Farmers of Alabama

Monday morning finds the food pre- paredness committee with something tangible to offer the farmers of Alabama "a market for their wheat corn and oats. In the-very beginning, every plan or idea that has been advanced by the members of the executive committee has thrown out-"where can the farmer sell this food crop?" And it remained for the w. M. Cosby Flour and Grain com pany to offer the first solution. They say to Alabama farmers:
 Your state will need this year
 every pound of grain it is possible for you to produce We urge you to
 plant corn, oats and wheat. We will
 buy your entire crop paying you in
 cash the highest market price at date
 of sale.'
 So the stumbling block-or rather the past so-called obstacle in the way of the farmer who would plant corn, oats and wheat, has been removed, and the market is here-at top prices now for the man who wants to raise food crops. Cotton can no longer be claimed as the only money crop.
 The food preparedness campaign com mittee members are joyful over the first real success of the campaign, for all know that action screams at the farmer when words are received in silence In other words, action begets action, and buyers will now begin to fall in line and make known to the farmer facts that will interest him. interest the public and make the cost of living less in this state
 I. Chaplin Hodges. manager of the w. M Cosby Flour and Grain company has driven the entering wedge, and it Is ex- pected that others will come forward and show real enterprise which in these times is nothing short of sure enough patriotism
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-16
CIVIC ASSOCIATION
 TOHEAR DR. STUART
Will Be Principal Speaker at Membership Rally at
 Headquarters Tonight

At a general membership rally of the Birmingham Civic association to- night at o'clock a welcome will be extended to the $40 new members added during the campaign conducted last week. The meeting will be ad- dressed by pr. George R. Stuart, past tor of the First Methodist church, con sidered one of the most entertaining speakers in the south. The gathering will be held in the rooms of the as- sociation on the top floor of the Jef- ferson County bank building.
 In addition to the address by Dr. Stuart, the regular open forum will be conducted, during which time any matter of business can be brought be- fore the meeting. The report of the di- rectors who met Friday afternoon will be submitted for the consideration and discussion of the members
 It Is planned to have a two-day cleanup campaign in connection with the membership campaign held last week and gather in quite num- Der who had not made up their minds on the final day. We secured $40 new members during the four days and feel absolutely certain that during the two days clean up we will gather in enough more to make the 1000 mem bers,' said Joseph B. Babb. secretary or the association, last night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-16

on his idea and stuck by it until he saw both houses of Congress pass the Bankhead bill, which carried an ap- propriation of $75, 1000 for the con- struction of a great system of high ways throu ghout the nation.
 Another man prominent throughout the south for his efforts in behalf Of good roads is E. J. Watson, commits sioner of agriculture of South Caro- lima, who is vice president of the as- sociation. and rampant agitator of better highways.
 In addition to Senator Bankhead, pres ident of the organization, who will ar rive from Washington tonight, Senator Oscar Underwood will be present Friday and possibly Thursday night. There will also be six governors present. Gov. Charles Henderson, Gov. T. c. Rye of Tennessee, Gov. Charles H. Brough Of Arkansas, Gov. Theodore c. Bilbo of Mississippi Gov. Nat E. Harris of Geor- gia and Governor Milliken of Maine. News that Governor Milliken would pos itively come was not received here until last night when @ letter was received that he had already left his home, but would stop over for day in Washing ton.
 It was not learned definitely that Sen ator Underwood could attend until yes terday. He will come to Prattville for the wedding of his son, Capt. Oscar Un- derwood, Jr., Wednesday and will be in Montgomery the following morning He will reach Birmingham either Thursday night or early Friday morning.
 Aside from these men who have been honored by their respective states there will be many taking part in the programme who have spent their lives in road building and will give their auditors rare information and sound advice on actual conditions as well as the benefit of their unlimited exper- rience.
 Thursday evening a reception will he rendered the visiting governors and other distinguished guests at the Tut wiler hotel to which the public is in- vited as we'll as all members and dele gates to the association. This recep- tion will begin at ' o'clock. Governo~ Henderson of Alabama will in reality be the host of the visiting chief cx- ecutives, through the local commit tee.
 Birmingham will entertain hun dreds of visitors to this gathering, large number of Mssissippians, Geor- gians. Tennesseans and Alabamians will motor to the city. It is estimated that there will be 400 cars from out of-town and out-of- state points in the city
 All delegates will register at the Permanent Exhibit hall upon arrival and receive badges and programmes and any other information desired.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-16
TO HAVE
 VISITORS REST ROOM

The Birmingham Equal Suffrage as- sociation is maintaining a rest room during the biennial and good roads convention. A very convenient 1oca- tion was found at 40S North Twentieth street in the Clark building. opposite the Tutwiler hotel, and a most de- lightfuI room has been fitted up for the convenience of visitors, both out of-town and local. Comfortable rock : Ing chairs, tables writing desks, vc- trola. etc. as we'll as dainty home made sandwiches. cakes and tea will be found here.
 The room, which is to be open from 10 a. m. to D. m., will be presided over by different members of the or ganization and a hearty welcome awaits the caller. A unique feature of the rest room is the melting pot" Here an opportunity is given to Ill who have old pieces of gold or silver to toss them into this pot and then the whole will be sold for old metal and the proceeds will go to the or ganizaton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-16
Senator Bankhead Coming to Preside Over Sessions
 of the Convention
GOOD ROADS LEADERS WILL ATTEND MEET
 IN LARGE NUMBERS
Visiting Governors to Be Guests of Governor Henderson--Many Au- tomobiles From Other Cities
 Are Announced

When the United States Good Roads association is called to order tomor- row morning at Permanent Manufac- turers' Exhibit hall. 1923 First ave- nue, the half dozen milepost of this organization will have been reached and 1t will be fitting that the man who wields the gavel is none other than the real daddy of the idea to remove the mud tax-so far as the United States Congress is concerned Senator John Hollis Bankhead of Alabama.
 When Senator Bankhead initiated the campaign in Congress for federal aid for better roads in the United States he was heralded as more of polit- ical buffer than as creator of sen timent that would rebound to his own glory and the salvation of the rural people of the nation. But he banked
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-16
BARNETT TALKS TO
 GIBBONS ON BIBLE
Religious Organization of Travelling
 Men Hears Address

An intensely interesting address was delivered by the Rev. Frank Willis Barnett of The Age-Herald at the Y. meeting of the Y. M. c. A. and the Gideons. His subject was Patriotism" 7" Taking the Bible as the corner stone he showed the underground principles for which the nation is fighting. Scrip turally he pointed out the criminal folly of kingship and kaiserism. He paid a glowing tribute to the intrinsic value of the Bible as "the bool1"-tlle book that will endure when all else shall have been forEotton.
 MT. Barnett. who was educated in Paris. said that while there in school he was not a Christian and loved to read Voltaire. He remembered that this famous disbeliever had said that by the eighteenth century the Bible would be a curiosity. and that his books would put Christianity out of business. Mir Barnett said that he saw de luxe editions of Voltaire's works with uncut leaves for sale in a book store and asked the price. The book seller gave the entirely 90 volumes to him for the price of the paper by the pound
 In contrast to this he cited the fact that the Bible is the most popular book and best seller in the world to- day. He portrayed the part that had been played by the Bible in freeing men and nations politically and per sonally. He declared that the truth contained in the Bible. the acceptance of Jesus Christ. was the only way a man could get from the Bible the one thing needful. salvation. without which mans life would be lived in vain.
 MT. Barnett will accompany dele gation of Gideons to Biocton next Sunday. at which time the matter Of placing Bibles in the hotels there will be presented at all the churches.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-16
MONROE MEYER DIES
 AFTER LONG ILLNESS
Was Stage Manager at the Jefferson
 Theatre For Many Years

Monroe Meyer, aged g years. one of the best known theatrical men of this city died in a local infirmary at 7;30 o'clock yesterday morning, following an illness of Is months. Funeral services will be con- ducted from the private chapel of the Shaw Undertaking company at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. Dr. Morris Newfield. pastor of Temple Emanu-El. will officiate. Interment will be made in Temple Emanu- Fl cemetery.
 MT. Meyer has been resident of Bir- mingham for the last 15 years, and during this time he has made many friends, He was connected with the Jefferson theatre for IA years as stage manager. He was a member of the stage employees union and several fraternal organizations, frocl which pallbearers will be selected.
 Mir Meyer has been i'll for nearly two years has been confined to his bed for only about four months.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-16
CLOSING SERMON ON| | OMMANDME ENTS|
Dr. Edmonds Closes Series of Sermons on Command
 ments at Lyric Theatre

Dr. II. M Edmonds closed the series of sermons on the Ten Commandments at the evening service of the Independent Presbyterian church held last night at the Lyric For the past 10 weeks Dr. Edmonds has made the seromn topic at the evening service the 10 laws of the decalogue.
 '' Thou shalt not covet is vitally re- lated to the sixth commandment dealing with mans relation to his fellows" said pr. Edmonds in part. "One traces the breaking of the last six commandments to this one, for nearly all killing, steal ing, lying and slandering is the result of covetousness.
 'The rich man covets more riches and therefore he sometimes grinds the poor man into the dust, that his own coffers may be enriched. Harboring the covet- ous thought bring the inevitable result: the thought becomes the deed if allowed sway in the imagination, and entertain ins the temptation leads to the sin. One being content with his own is the secret of happiness, looking with greedy coyet- ous eyes on the possessions of others leads to crime
 Speaking of the commandment thou shalt not covet thy neighbours wife, Dr. Edmonds addressed himself to the men in the audience. You who look with ad- miration on another mans wife thereby belittle the charms of your own. Let me advise you to love your wife more for by this means you will bring a sparkle to the eye, glow to the cheek and music to the voice that you never knew existed there. By your own action you make your wife sweet or bitter.
 Tt is as if violin is played here by novice who extracts discords, while the master player brings out wonderful har- monies and entrancing music from the same instrument, it is all in the way it is handled for the possibilities are there always. The law of love is the law of life, contentment is the doctrine of hap piness."
 An artistic treat was the offertory sang by Mrs. F. A. Seiberling of Akron, O., one of the stars on the programme of the musical biennial At the morning service at the temple pr. Edmonds preached on the subject of Music which proved a timely and masterly dis course. Capacity congregations were present at both services.