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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-16
B|G.LEAGUE TEAMS
 GET GOOD START IN
 SPITE OF HANDICAP
Two Teams Tied For Lead ership in National League. Wild Scramble Taking
 Place in American

New York, April 15.-With The couu- try at war and notwithstanding unfa- yOrabIe weather, the 1917 baseball sea- son got away to a good start and the for first place in the National league and scrambIing for the lead in the American league.
 New York and Philadelphia in the Ma tional league each ended the opening week with two games won and no de- feats. Boston and Brooklyn were unable to withstand the clans of McGraw and Moran and were outbatted and out pitched in the brief series. After Cinc1n- nati had taken two games through good pitching by Schneider and Toney, St. Louis came back and took the final two games of the series.
 Pittsburg, without the services of Hans Wagner for the first time in 20 years, made poor start and lost three games to Chicago before it was able to wrest a battle from Mitchelrs men. Wagner, for four years the leading batsmen of the National league, is reported to have left the national game, but the star himself has not yet announced his retirement.
 Boston, Cleveland, Chicago and Wash ington each had two games won and one lost at the end of the first week in the American league, while the other four teams each had one game in the victory column and two defeats. The champion Red SoX took two games from New York through superior pitching and batting and then lost the final game. It was costly victory for New York, as it resulted in an injury to Third Baseman Baker which may cause his absence from the game for several weeks.
 Cleveland and Detroit contested their series hotly, with Cleveland taking the odd game. Walter Johnson, with the first shut-out game of the season on Wednes- day, helped Washington to one of it's vic- tories over Philadelphia. Connie Mack s men, however won on Saturday by mak- ing 20 hits for a total of 16 runs. Chicago and St. Lotus broke even in the first two games and the White Sox won on Saturday through superb pitching by Cicotte, who twirled the first no-hit, mo- run game of the major league season.
 The weeks record in each league of games played, won and lost, with runs, hits and errors. including the games of Saturday. April IA is as follows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-16
BARONS GET SWELL START IN RACE FOR
 SOUTHERN'S TITLE
Pelicans Take Four Straight From Gulls and Hold the Lead - Crackers and
 Vols Not in Shape

Atlanta, April 15.-The short first week of the Southern association race found New Orleans away in the lead with the kind of flying start that usually charac- terizes the early play of the Pelicans.
 With todays victory New Orleans easi- ly swept the four-game series with the Mobile Gulls and held the top of the col umn with a perfect percentage, while Chattanooga, a team which, like New Orleans, had been given the advantage of ante-season conditioning, brought up in a tie for second place with the Bir- mingham Barons. Both Chattanooga and Birmingham won three out of four games in series with Atlanta and Nashville, re- spectively.
 The Little Rock Travellers and the Memphis Chickasaygs, clubs which critics had rated high in the seasons forecast, each took a brace of games in perhaps the most brilliant of the opening series. After splitting the first two games, Pitchers Phillips and Baumgardner of the Travellers held Memphis hitless in the third yesterday. although the Chicks got two runs off Phillips wildness. Memphis won todayS fray by a narroy margin.
 Although the showing of Atlanta and Nashville proved disappointing to their supporters, their performance had been anticipated by experts who contended that neither the Crackers nor the cham pion Volunteers were in shape for any kind of fashy start.
 The week showed little except that New Orleans and Chattanooga were ready, while Atlanta and Nashville were not the pitching staff of the Birming- ham Barons is to be reckoned with; both Little Rock and Memphis are showing the strength imputed to them, while Mo- bile's future is problematical.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-16
LOOKOUT OFFICIALS ARRESTED FOLLOWING
 SUNDAY BASEBALL

Chattanooga, Tenn, April f5.-After
 Chattanoogas first Sunday baseball
 game. which the locals won from Atlanta
 to l. warrants charging President Shep-
 herd and Secretary Foster and Manager
 Elberfeld of the local club, and Man ager Frank of tho Atlanta club, with
 doing business on Sunday and creating
 and maintaining a nuisance were served
 by the sheriff They were allowed to
 make a bond of s250 each. The case is
 set for tomorrow, but there is an un- derstanding that it will be continued to such time as Managers Elberfeld and Frank can attend trial conveniently. The
 sheriff took the names of witnesses for the grand jury, before which the attor- ney general will go in separate pro- cedure.
 Rube Marshall held the Crackers to 6 scattered hits while Chattanooga hit Brennan frequently in early innings and drove him from the box in the seventh inning. Watt,a recruit infielder made two errors and got two two-base hits. Score:
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CHICKS BUNCH HITS
 AND SCORE VICTORY

Memphis, April 15.-Memphis defeated Little Rock today, to 2, and evened the opening series of the season hy punching hits off Tincup in three innings, while Willett held the Travellers to four hits. Beall got hits in times at bat, one a double that scored a run for Mem phis. Walsh, of Little Rock, hit for a home run, his second in two days and crossed the plate with the other Little Rock tally on Kennedy's double. Hoyt relieved Willett in the ninth inning when the latter showed signs of weakening, and checked a Little Rock rally Score:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-16
Scott Baffles Tigers

Detroit April 15.-Jim Scotts puzzling curve ball baffled Detroit today and Chi cago took the opening game from the Tigers, 6 to ?. Mid-winter weather pre- vailed Chicago won the game in the second inning by making two runs off Coveleskie before he was driven from the mound and scoring third tally on a wild pitch by James.
 Cobb made three. infield hits, scored both of Detroit's runs. stole a base and robbed Scott of clean single in the fourth inning by throwing him out at first. Score; R. H. E.. Detroit .............. 001 OO1 OOO-2 8 l
 Batteries Scott, Schalk; Coveleskie, James, Mitchell Couch and Spencer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-16
.PELS MAKECLEAN
 SWEEP OF SERIES

New Orleans, April 15.-New Orleans made it four straight over Mobile today by taking the final game of the series, to 1. Though out hit, the Pelicaus' dar- ing base running was effective. Pop bot ties were thrown at Umpire Scott Ches- mutt in the seventh inning when he called George Miller out at first after Miller had made three bases on a line drive to the centerfield fence. Chestnut held Miller cut first. Score:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-16

SouthWOrth NeW Gardener Purchased by Barons and
 WiU Report Immediately
Moley Wires From Nashville That Team Will Again Bs Strengthened -Clouted 300 in Coast League Last
 Season-Will Play Right Field
Rx FRED BODEKER

1 hits the Barons secured. Red smith got
 the other two safe blows. ! It was Bills great defensive" play at third that saved Elmer Ponder, who ] tailed upon. With Howard Baker on second, Pete Knisely cracked a single to center.
 Bill probably caught Dan Pfinninger | off his guard at the plate and he stepped in front of Baker as he was rounding | third. Rube Ellis begged to the plate and | the few seconGs delay caused the Vol gardner at third by Webb caused the
 heet-footed Vol to be thrown out at the | platter.
 Roy Ellam and his tribe raised an aw- ful howl but Bilrs strategy withstood 1 the test,
 Fans are beginning to wonder what has happened to Burleigh Grimes. Burleigh
 hasn't pitched a game for the Pirates
 since the season opened. Al MamauX, the star finger who held the Barons safe in
 the sessions which he twirled while the
 Pirates were here, has been given two
 sound wallopings.
 1 Burleigh is going to make the Pirates a good man this year. He is the sort of
 a pitcher who is slow about, getting into
 shape but once in form, he is a hard
 man for any club to beat. Bureigh will
 probably make his debut in a few days. ' that is of course. if he gets away with victory.
 Burleigh hasn't got much of a team be-
 hind him, as the Pirates are probably the
 weakest club in the National league this 1 season. He's working for a good man
 ager, Jimmy Callahan, and if he's got
 the stuff he'll get the honors just the same were he with the invincible 1 Giants.
 Bob Loveless. the local star hurler. will probably be given workout this week.
 He may be sent against the LooBouts in one of the games of the present series.
 Moley thinks Bob has the stuff that
 makes a good hurler, and his work has I impressed the Baron chieftian l Bob is hard and willing worker. Be l ing associated with some real ball play
 CTS in place of a bunch of stars" as
 was the case last year, will have great
 effect on Bob, and it may develop his ca reer. He will hardly make good with the l Barons this year, but it's almost cinch 1 he will be regular next season with the | Barons.
 ! He is one of the few local products of amateur ball who has shown enougiA
 stuff to geS on in the Southern. although l temporarily.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-16
Barons Home Today After Successful Trip

Billy SOuthwortb, an OutfleIder, has BarOns from the Portland club of the Pacific Coast league, according to n wire last night from Manager CarItOH Molesworth of the BarOns from Nash vile. The purchase of SOuthwOrth was hinfed in yesterdays Age-Herald, but the name of the new Baron was up- held for fear that the deal might pos : sibIy be blocked.
 Southworth comes to the Barons with fine recommendations. He had a very successful year with the Portland club last season in the Coast league and had a trial with the Pittsburg Pirates this spring at the Columbus training camp. , He batted exactly 300 last season. He : was in I'll games and was at the bat CT ] times. He scored 97 runs and cracked out 1Ss safeties, of which 12 were circuit clouts, 8 were triples and 31 were two base hits. He also swiped S2 bases and is credited with IS sacrifice hits. His fielding average was also good. He
  errors, an average of 1852.
 Southworth will report to the Barons Tuesday. He will probably be stationed in right field.
 1 Moley will probably station him in right l field. The acquisition of Southworth | means that a present member of the ros- ter must go. It is probable that Ray Jansen, one of the pitchers or First Base- man Burke will be placed in some other league by Moley.
 No announcement of the disposal of any 1 member of the present team will be made until Southworth reports. With Southworth in the right garden, i the Baron outfield will be one of the strongest In the league, with Cecil Coombs and Rube Ellis. This will give Moley three 300 hitters in the outer gar den-something but few other clubs in minor league baseball can boast of. | The Barons get back from Nashville early this morning. The stay of Moley' s | men in the Capital City of Tennessee was very successful and the fans here are now really beginning to believe the Vols are not in condition.
 The Chattanooga Lookouts come to
 
 Lookouts are tied with the Barons for | the second berth. and the outcome of the series will determine which team will hold the runner-up position at the con- 1 clusion of the engagements. l Kid Elberfeld's crew is supposed to be | the best conditioned team in the league with the possible exception of New Or leans The Kid had his crew for a jaunt I through Texas during the training sea . 1 son, and judging from the showing against the Atlanta Crackers in the series completed yesterday, the Lookouts are certainly primed for the Southern league l rag race.
 l Moley will send sPreacher Perryman against the Lookouts today with Red Smith behind the bat.
 1 Cotton Knowlson will probably do the twirling for the Lookouts. Knowlson is one of the best hurlers Elb berfeld has, and | provided he is In good shape he will show the Barons few tricks about the pitch 1 ing game.
 ! Young Bill Webb continues to make a nightly fine showing around the third station. Yeserday Bill slammed out an 1 nj ther twO-ba hif one Of the thrae fe
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-16
DIXIE LEAGUE TO
 START TRAINING

Dothan. April 15.-(special.)-Th Dixie league training season opens Monday and from all towns in the circuit come re- ports of a most encouraging nature. En- thusiasm in the baby circuit is keen. and
 the outlook for the 1917 season is very bright. While no information is coming out in regard to the personnel of the teams which are being gotten together by the various towns enough has been learned to make it certain that the cir- cult will be fully 50 per cent faster than last year. The league season opens April
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-16

SUMMARY. Two-Base Hits-Kauffman Webb. Left on Bases-Nashville '. Birming ham 8.
 Bases on Balls-Taylor '. Ponder 2 Struck Out-Taylor ?, Ponder 8. Hit Batsman-(J (Johnston) Taylor. Sacrifice Hit-Knisely. Stolen Bases-Baker, Coombs. Time-1:45. Umpires-Pfenninger and Hart.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-16
Vic Safer Breaks Leg

Chicago, April 15.-Chicago lost the services of Vic Safer, it's premier first baseman, today and also lost the first game of tke series to St. Louis, to 3. Safer broke his leg sliding into the home plate in the sixth inning. The visitors won the game early by hitting Aldridge opportunely. Score: R. H. E. St. Louis ..... 031 010 OO0-- 5 ' 1 Chicago ....... GOO cos OO0-S 8
 Batteries: Doak, Steel, Aimes and Shy der; Aldridge, Demaree, Prendergast and Elliott.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-16

Nashville, April 15.-(Special.)-AI- though the Barons were able to co1- 1ect but three hits off the delivery of Wiley Taylor, two of which went to Red Smith and none of which figured fin the scoring, the Birming ghammers profited through the wiIdness of the Vols pitcher and took the third straight game, 2 to o. Elmer Ponder, with runners on bases, was invincible. save in the first inning when Knisley's single should have scored Baker from to detect . shrevd play by Bill Webb, who blocked the Vols right fielder turning third.
 While Taylor's free passes paved the way for clean sweep of the series in the dell, miscues by Gabby Street proved of great help to the Barons in their run-making. With the bases loaded in the third and two out the Vols backstop failed to go after foul fly by Clark, after which Taylor gave Danny base on balls which proved the deciding tally of the game. Again in the sixth Street made poor peg to second which enabled Coombs to reach third and followed the bob ble by dropping peg from Shee- han after the Baron gardner had been waived out at the plate
 Twice Street appeared at the plat ter with runners on second but could not solve the delivery of Ponder. The tying run was on base in the ninth when the Baron pitcher forced Street to roll weakly to Caton for the last
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-16
Early Lesson in Ornithology

From the Chicago Herald.
 Squire Qo rural lad)-Now, my boy, tell me how do you know an old partridge from a young one?
 Boy-By teeth, sir.
 Squire-Nonsense, boy. You ought to know better. A partridge hasn't any teeth.
 Boy-No. sir; but have.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-16
American Association

At Indianapolis; Indianapolis 8. Co., lumbus 1.
 At Louisville: Louisville ', Toledo 5. At Milwaukee: Milwaukee 3, Minne- apolis 6.
 At Kansas City: Kansas -city-st Paul. rain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-16
TEXAS LEAGUE

At San Antonio: San Antonio Q, Beaumont 6.
 At Shreveport: Shreveport 1, Fort Worth 8. At Dallas: Dallas 2, Waco 8.
 At Galveston: Galveston ?, Hous- ton g..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-16
for Chapman in ninth

Beall Three-base hits. Manda. Home run. Walsh. Sacrifice hits, Ruel, Willett, Kennedy. Stolen base, Yardley. Double plays, Manda to Beall to Dobard; Yard ley to Holmquist. Innings pitched, Will lett S2-S with runs and hits Base on balls, Tincup l. Willett 3. Struck out, Tincup 5, Willett 4. Hit by pitcher, Will lett (HolmquisD. Time, LAO. Empires, Breitenstein and Morgan
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-16
Games Today

Cleveland at St. Louis. Washington at New York. Boston at Philadelphia. Chicago at Detroit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-16

Summary: Two-base hits BIodgett Nixon. Three-base hits: Baker, F. Miller. Stolen base: Edmonson. Sacrifice fly: Ed monson. Double plays Stansbury to Knaupp to B. Miller; Burke to Reed to Govlin. Struck out: By Blodgett 8, by Miller ?. Bases on balls Off Blodgett 1 off Miller 4. Time, 1:41. Umpires: Moran and Chesnutt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-16

wolves were far more common in Pal estine in Biblical times than they are now. though they are yet occasionally seen Then wolf of Palestine is the com mon Canis lupus.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-16
UIdIS ..ss'''' u-l xBatted for Brennan in Sth.

Atlanta .. .. ...........-..... 000 100 000-1
 Summary: Two-base hits, Bowden. Watt ?. Three-base hit. Bowden Sac rfice hit, Moran. Stolen bases. Pitler, Sheehan. Paddock. Double plays, Bren- nan to Munch; Watt to Pitler to Shee-
 ham, Innings pitched, Brennan 2, with 5 runs and Il hits. Bases on balls, Bre- nan 2. Struck out. Brennan ?. Marshall l5 Earned runs, Chattanooga 6. Time. PHO Empires, O'Toole and Kerin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-16
NATIONAL LEAGUE
STANDING
Results Yesterday

St. Louis ,, Chicago 3. Pittsburg ?, Cincinnati ,. No others scheduled.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-16
Gabby Street Has Of Day
 and Bdrons Cop Final TiH
 from Vols; Ponder in Form
Star Catcher Eamites Commits Several Costly Errors Bill Webb Plays Stellar Game at Third-Elmer Pon
 der Hurls Fine Game-Taylor Is Wild
SOUTHERN LEAGUE STANDING
Results Yesterday

Birmingham 2, Nashville 0. New Orleans 3, Mobile l. Chattanooga 6, Atlanta 1. Memphis 3, Little Rock 2.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-16
AMERICAN LEAGUE
STANDING
Results Yesterday

Cleaveland f, St. Louis 0. Chicago 6, Detroit ?. No others schduled.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-16

Sounds travel through dry air at the rate of 60 feet second; through water at 240 feet a second, and in steel wire at 171SO feet second
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-16
Games Today

Chattanooga at Birmingham. Atlanta at Mobile.
 Memphis at New Orleans. Nashville at Little Rock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-16
Games Today

Philadelphia at Boston. New York at Brooklyn. Pittsburg at Cincinnati. St. Louis at Chicago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-16
Reds Hit Al Mamaux

Cincinnati, April 15-By punching hits in a fast game here today, Cincinnati de- feated Pittsburg to ?. In the second inning Chase singled, took second on an out and scored on Nears single In the next inning Cueto was given a base on balls and Shean, Groh. Chase, Roush and Neale each singled, netting four runs Score: R. HE. Pittsburg ......... 000 Ol0 100- ? 6 ? Cincinnati ............. 0l4 GOO 00*-5 9 1
 Batteries: Mamaux and Fischer; Toney and Wingo.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-16
WEBB SAVES TALLY

In the first frame with two out, Baker was safe on Caton's error. He stole second, slightly spilSing> Clark on the hand. Knisely singled to center. but Webb stepped in Bakers way ana he was called out at the plate, to which he loafed, believing he was en- titled to the base for interference. Umpire Pfenninger ruled against the Vols, who made long and loud pro- tests.
 In the last inning with two out Kaufman doubled and Kores walked. Caton threw out Street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-16
Sand C0veleskie in Form

St. Louis, April 15.-Coveleskie pitched air-tight ball in the pinches today, while his teammates. hit opportunely and Cleveland defeated St. Louis in the first game of the series, to O.
 Score: R. H. F.. Cleveland ............. 900 201 100-4 $ 1 Sl. LOUIS .-....-..-.-.. wv UVV W. l
 Batteries: Coveleskie and O'Neill Groom, Welman and Hale.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-16
BOTH HURLERS IN FORM

After setting vicious pace with the bludgeon for three games both teams sagged considerably in the at tack this afternoon and both Taylor and Ponder hurled excellent ball save for the wildness of the Vol twirler. Ponder had much on his rival, set ting down eight of the Ellamites or stril1eouts and only allowing but two bases on balls.
 Frank Murphy, a recruit from the Chicago Cubs. made his appearance at short for the Vols, Pezold having gone to New Mexico to accept a position with a copper concern. The newcomer fielded in fast style but made pocr showing at bat.
 Fielding honors went to Baker fos the Vols. while Caton and Webb shared the prizes for Moley's men. The Vol made wonderful falling gloved-hand catch at Caton's expense in the frs. inning and in the ninth was knocked down by 8 terrific wallop from John ston's bat, although he came up With the ball, after turning somersauls
 BARONS SCORE TALLY S
 After Jansen famed in the third Red Smith walked. Ponder was thrown out by Street. Caton and Johnston walked, filling the bases Clark raised the second ball close to the grand stand and Street, thinking it would go oyer made tardy effort for the catch He failed and Taylor walked Danny, forcing Smith home Ellis flied to Knisely. N
 Smith opened the fifth with clean single and dittoed in the seventh, but was forced out at second on the tirsc smash and died stealing the last lme.
 Cecil Coombs walked to open the sixth and stole second Streets throw struck Murphy on the knee and Coombs took third He was held there while Kaufman threw out Clark. Ellis rapped to second with the intield drawn in and Coombs was nailed Ut the plate. Street dropped the ball, h
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-16

Young Bill Webb continues to make a nightly fine showing around the third station. Yeserday Bill slammed out an- other two-base hit, one of the three safe
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-02-14
Dorothy Gish in 'sThe Little Yank, "
Bonita Tomorrow.

That there is sentiment in the
hearts of the most reckless men un-
der even desperate circumstances is
proved in a real Civil War incident
Portrayed in "The Little Yank," star
ring Dorothy Gish at the Bonita to-
morrow. The event, which, accord
ing to historical authorities, actually
transpired, was seized upon by Ar
thur Roy Somerville as an opportun-
ity to inject into an atmosphere of
violence and destruction touch of
dramatic pathos.
The story brings Miss Gish, in the
title role of a dainty but heroic
Yankee maid, to the scene of a ter
rifle battle. Her brother, Union of
ficer, has been wounded and captured
by the Confederate troops and is ly-
ing at the point of death inside the
Confederate lines.
The girl appeals to the commander
Of the Union forces, who agrees to
try to arrange a truce with the Con-
federate general so that the girl may