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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-16
CHAIRMAN CASE REVERSED

The case Of Sidney Chapman, negro, convicted of violating the prohibition laws, was heard yesterday for the sec ond time by the commission, and their former decision was reversed, and the labor sentence remitted over MT. Bar ber's protest. The fact that the negro was convicted for the same offense, of which white man was found not guilty of. on the same evidence, caused Com missioner Weatherly to ask that the jail sentence be removed.
 A little pep was injected into the session when Horace Afford, representing Chapman, stated that other cases, one in particular. had been handled in some 'un- derhanded' way by Commissioner Barber and City Attorney Ullman. wherein the man was released, but that his client was turned down. To this MT. Barber arose and took two or three steps forward and denounced the statement as utterly false, shaking his finger in Affords face. Mir. Ullman also denounced the statement as utterly false and MT. Afford then re- ira Cted if
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-16
REGULATORY POOL ORDINANCE

The regulations to be included in the pool room ordinance that the commission voted to have drafted by the city at- torney, through a resolution offered by Commissioner Barber yesterday in part are:
 To establish two pool room zones, one in old Birmingham and an other in Ensley; the names of 20 hOusehOlders will be required on petition for 2 licenses; persons con victed of gambIing or law viola tiOns will not be eligible; the ac- quiescense of majority of the business men in the block where the pool room is to be located; the posting of a notice on the door of the building to be occupied 10 days before the pool room Opensy the elimination of baseball tickers or scores. race results any outside sport scores; and no pool room will he allowed to operate with 300 feet of q church or hchOOIhOuse.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-16

Hear ex-Priest Slattery, to ladies an.l gentlemen, Thursday evening at $ o'clock. in Maccabee hall. 1s2OH 4th ave.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-16
TODAY'S EVENTS
At the Theatres

Lyric: Keith vaudeville. Matinee at 8 o'clock Night performances at 7:3o and O clock.
 Loew's Bijou Superior vaudeville and feature pictures. Continuous perform ance, 1 to Il o'clock p. m
 Majestic: Verne Phelps and Lasses W hte in "The New Boy musical com edy.
 At the Photoplay Houses Trianon: Ethel Barrimore in "The Call of Her People"
 Riaito Henry Gray in Boots and Sad dles.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-16
BOOTBLACK WAR

Second to Sixth avenues. south, was or dered at the request of the property owners
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-16
MILITARY NOTES
 AT LOCAL STATIONS

The usual mid-week rush came some what earlier than usual this time, for 37 men were recruited yesterday by Cap- tains McKenney and Hutchinson. Cap tain McKenney states that good, sub stantial increase is being noticed all over the state, and that if the present rate continues, he will have no need to worry about Alabama's quota.
 Engineers are still needed badly, and by engineers, the army men mean clerks, bookkeepers. stenographers and artisans of all kinds. The war cannot be suc- cessfully prosecuted without these men, and by enlisting in this branch men are doing as patriotic a duty as by enlisting for the trenches.
 The following left for Fort Ogelthorpe yesterday: Mark Thomas, Jazocal Sam ples, Arvel McClendon, Leroy Sterling, Edward Shamberger, Horace P. Nevin, Elize Hardy, Ernest P. Cambell, Carsel J. Vickery, Lewis A. Sykes, Claude c. Cox, Joseph D. Burgess, Murray G. Jacobs, Claude L. Garden, Arthur Me Pherson, Ruby G. Terry, James W. Nor gan, Clarence H. Mcdowell, Warren l.. Kadle Percy V. Mills, Marlin J. Owen, William L. Massengale, Willie V. Cruse, Charlie F. Hill, John H. Carlisle, William c. Bennett, Ernest l.. Mcclure, William M Benton, F'laris A. Guy, Charles T. Wright, Jesse w. Thrasher, James w. Bunch, Rivers W. Gammons, Clyde w. Holder, Floyd G. Drane, Ralf w. Paris. William T. Hemphill.
 The navy had a very quiet day. One musician, Thomas l.. Lokey, and three apprentice seamen were sent off
 The marines accepted two men yes terday, John B. Smith and Andrew F. Sellers.
 Captain Hill will have big campaign during the week of June 10-16, and ex- poets the Marine corps to reach its max imum war strength during this week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-16
LABOR ORDINANCE TABLED

The resolution introduced last Tuesday to have drafted an ordinance to prohibit a man taking an employe from the em- ploy of another was killed by a unanimous vote. B. w. King appeared before the commission and made short speech in which he stated that the idea was unde- mocratic, un-American and that such legislation was what caused people to leave Birmingham The resolution was in : troduced by request, and as none of the commissioners favored it, it was prompt Iv tah hlad
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-16
PAVING ORDERED

Several property owners appeared to protest against the paving of Twenty sec ord street, north, but the contract had been previously. let and the commi ssion explaj,,ed that they could not violate their contract no more than they would allow a contractor to violate one he had made with the city.
 Pavement of Twenty-fourth street from
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-16
The navy had a very quiet day. One musician, Thomas l.. Lokey, and three apprentice seamen were sent off.

The marines accepted two men yes- terday John B. Smith and Andrew P. Sellers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-16

Captain Hill will have big campaign during the week of June 10-16, and ex- poets the Marine corps to reach its max imum war strength during this week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-16
ESTABLISH CONTAGIOUS WARDS

The ordinance to establish contagious wards in all hospitals for the isolation of such diseases known to be contagious or infectious deveiSped after the patient is received in the hospital. or those admit, ted unwttingly, was passed by the com mission. The hospital authorities are re- quired also, by the ordinance. to report all vital statistics to the health depart
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-20
TENNIS TOURNEY
 ID START TODAY Sixteen Teams Entered in Doubles Tournament fer
 City Title

The city championship tennis tour nament in doubles begins this after noon on the Country club courts. The matches will be some of the closest affairs ever pulled off in city tour nament. All of the teams are well matched and there will be plenty of competition from the start.
 There will be singles tournament following the first days play in the doubles whereby each man will play his teammates as they are defeated. This arrangements works automati- cally without drawing.
 Drawing for the first round is as follows: Mccoy and Harrison vs. Bart lett and Drennen. Mitchell and Spen- cer vs. McEniry and Mcconnell Shanks and Carter vs. Roberts and Foster, Lamkin 7 d Stafford vs Johnson and Warren.s Juncan and Knight vs. Blake and Harrell, Adams and Salmon vs. Sparks and Kitchen, Smith and Pard- ner vs. Jacobs and Robertson. Alvord and Pardner vs. Langs and Brooks. The Country club courts are available but matches may be played on other courts in first round.
 It is suggested that teams get sn touch with each other and arrange the hour for their match.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-20
Barons Begin Four Game Stay in NoLtown

Which are you-a real smart fellow or a, so-called wise guy? There's a heap of difference, in the opinion of your Uncle Bill
 There's a wise guyI' you'll hear them pipe up, as some tin horn goes by with phoney lump of ice on his hand and plaid suit that you could use for the game that's the favorite /in the flick Corner Grocery.
 They call him Wise" because he can reel off the place price of the horse that ran second in the fifth event at Saratoga, or can slip you the low down on how the feather weight fight is going to come out. Or he can give you the tip off on where you can sneak one over on Sunday.
 He's the kind of a bird who will tell you the worlds series is all fixed, and the Giants are getting a shoo-in be- cause the big dough can be gathered up at the Polo grounds.
 He's so crooked himself that his best place of concealment would be back of a corkscrew, and you can't convince him that anything in the world is on the up and up.
 But, since there is enough queer stuff being put over in this place where we live, and there are plenty of birds of his feather to let him in on 1t, he manages to get by and grab the title of Wise Guy"
 But is he wise? Not for a minute He's the worst kind of a boob, after all.
 Take slant at the men in your town who have arrived anywhere or gotten anything-whether you're in a me tropolis or a tank station. Which one of them do you doff your lid to-the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-20
AMERICAN LEAGUE
White Sox Win Easily

Chicago, August 19,-Chicago Ameri- cans strengthened their hold on first place today by administering a If to 6 defeat to Philadelphia, while Boston lost to Cleveland.
 It was the final game of the Ath- letics in Chicago, and the locals started on a batting rampage in the opening inning and scored five runs and drove Myers off the mound. They continued their assault on Anderson and scored two more Bacon then held them for a while, but again the bats of the locals began hitting safely and more runs were scored in the eighth. Russell had an easy time with the visitors, but they started savage rally in the fifth and scored six runs. Danforth then took up the task of stopping any more damage. Bodie was the leading bats man for Philadelphia, getting four hits, one of which was a triple. Score:
 R, H. E. Philadelphia .... 900 06o O0O- 6 12 ? Chicago .......521 100 05*-14 14 ? Batteries: Myers, Anderson, Bacon and Chang, Haley; Russel, Danforth and Schalk
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-20
PLAY STARTS TODAY
 IN BIG PATRIOTIC
 TENNIS TOURNEY
Sixty-four Entrants From All Parts of Country Qual- ify-Finals Scheduled
 Friday

New York August 19.-Play in the na- tional singles patriotic lawn tennis tour nament will begin at the courts of the West Side club, Forest Hills, L. l., to- morrow morning with a field of 64 en- trants drawn from all parts of the country. The tournament which takes the place of the thirty-seventh annual championship contests of the United States National Lawn Tennis assocla- tion, will be for the benefit of the as sociations' ambulance fund.
 While no title or trophy will be at stake. a majority of the leading racquet wielders of the country have entered, the only absentees among the ranking experts being those who are serving with the army or navy. The winner will be generally accorded leading tennis honors among those playing this season.
 The rounds Will be played tomorrow, the opening matches being limited to the best two out of three sets. This will reduce the field to Is at the close of the days matches and with favorable weather conditions the tournament should close the final round Friday
 In order to sustain interest throughout the weeks matches, the names of the leading 16 entrants were seeded" equally between the upper and lower halves of the draw and their opponents in the first round selected by blind drawing
 Even under these conditions the lower half is considered by tennis authorities to be trifle stronger than the upper portion. Among the players who will start in the bottom group of 32 are the following: R. Norris Williams II, Boston, 1916 champion, and No. 1 in last seasons ranking; Clarence J. Griffin, San Fran cisco, No. 6; Watson M. Washhurn, New York, No '; J. J. Armstrong, St. Paul, No. 9, and s. H. Voshel, New York; H. A. Throckmorton, Elizabeth N. J.; N w. Niles, Boston, ranked in class 1, and J. B. Adoue, Jr, Dallas.
 The ranking players in the upper half include R. Lindiey Murray, formerly of California, No. 3. and Dean Mathew, Cranford, N. J., No. 10 T. R. Pell and Karl Behr, both of New York, are the the draw also is notable for it's foreign champion entry selichiro Kashio, Japanese titleholders and A. w. Me Pherson, former Russian champion, add novelty to the list. Count Otto Saalm is another entry.
 As an added attraction, Miss MoIla Bjursted and Miss Mary Browne, the two leading women players at the pres ent time, will give a series of exhibition matches for a special trophy to be awarded on a point basis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-20
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Toney WaIlops Giants

New York, August 19-Cincinnati de- feated New York here today. to 0. in the first National league game ever played in Manhattan borough on Sun day. The game was preceded by a pa triotic band concert, the receipts going to fund for dependents of the Sixty ninth New York regiment. The Sixty ninth attended the game in body, marching across the field before the game A ball autographed by President Wilson was auctioned off to James But Ter for $500.
 Toney's great pitching stopped the Giants, as he allowed only five hits. It was only the fourth shutout suffered by New York this season. Score: R. H. E. Cincinnati ............ 900 020 120-5 l New York ........... GOO 900 O00-0
 Batteries: Toney and Wingo; Demaree, Anderson, Perritt and Rariden.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-20
PHILADELPHIA NEXT
 GRAND CIRCUIT STOP
Stake of S30OO Feature of Opening Programme
 Today

Philadelphia, August 19.-With the Bellevue -Stratford Hotel stake of 5000 for 2:07 trotters as the inaugural feature the first Grand Circuit meet ing held in this vicinity in more than quarter century will open at the Belmont mile track at Narbarth, near here, tomorrow. Seventeen races are carded for the meeting, which will end Friday the programme including nine early closing stakes and open classes, with a total of $35o0O hung up in purse money.
 The Bellevue -Stratford stake has among it's entries many of the star trotters of the season. They include Busy's Lassie, Ridgemark, Wilkes Brewer, Harry J. S., Almack and oth CTS. In addition to this event, there will be the PIP pace for s1000 with IS entries and the :07 pace with Il carded to start.
 The richest purse of the meeting Is the S5000 Winoga Stock farm stake for 2:11 trotters with Is of the best out this year nominated This race will be trotted on Thursday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-20

In the American league, the week positions as at the beginning, each team having won four games and lost two. Today the White Sox's lead was increased by their II to victory over Philadelphia, while the Red Sox lost to Cleveland, to 2.
 The Giants heavy schedule began with a six-game series with Brooklyn, which resulted in an even break. The four games with St Louis also ended with an even division. Today the Giants were shut out by Cincinnati.
 PHILLIPS PLAY BETTER
 Philadelphia won six and lost two by winning one out of three from Boston and five games straight from Pittsburs. Cincinnati held third place again for one day and then gave way to St. Louis. Chicago continued it's good play and Cincinnati, St. Louis and Chicago now are punched closely, nine points sep arating them.
 The play of the Chicago Americans improved over the previous week. Rowlands men hit harder and their scoring power was improved. They won three out of four from Cleveland and then broke even in the first two games of the Philadelphia series. Three of the six games went into extra innings and two of them resulted victoriously for the White Sox, who held on to first place until Friday when they lost to Philadelphia in 12 innings, Boston talk ing first place. Saturday the White Sox came back to the lead by beating Phil adelphia, while Boston was breaking even in a double-header with Cleve- land. Early in the week Boston had
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-20
SPORTS
The Wise Guy or the Smart Fellow
Ky BILLY SUNDAY
 (FamOus EVnngeIisf) )


 governor, the mayor, some merchant or manufacturer?
 HOW did they breeze to the front? Was it by trying to get in on eyefytnlg that was soft and out of line, oy pull ing the flash scenery, by going around mumbling mouthfuls of inside stun and nosebag news?
 Not on your life! They were real smart fellows. They knew there was nothing to the game of trylng to spear something without rustling for 1t, and what they've got they plugged for. They were on the square, themselves, and they believed the other guy was on the square, too And so when the going was hard for them, the other fel- low helped along. They got staked to good jobs and they obtained credit py merely asking for it, where the wise cracking gink would have received the boot or the chase by Fido.
 The genuine smart fellow. lads, IS the one who, when he has anything real to say, speaks right out and when he hasn't, keeps his map buttoned up; who strides along the straight line because he takes it for granted that the man next door is doing the same thing; and whose mind is clear and cheerful, be- cause he can't be annoyed listening to mucky stuff
 He turns in an honest days toll, he goes to church. he slips a bit every week in the granite faced institution downtown, and he's up forward some where in the front file when the wise guy is mooching for jitneys.
 Look out for the gentleman who tells you everything behind his hand-palm to mouth.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-20
GUN CLUB SHOOT

Splendid scores were made at the weekly shoot of the Birmingham Gun club. John Fletcher broke 50 straight In the 50-target match and 9S in the 100 target race. He was closely fol- lowed by pr. Noland, who broke 49 in the 50 and 97 in the 100.
 c. J. Barr made the long run of the day, breaking 80 straight without 8 miss in the 100-target race. He missed his third fourteenth and ninety fifth target going out with 97, tieing Dr. Noland for second place in that race. Moody and Barr tied for third place in the 50-target race, breaking AS each.
 T. K. Lee, Gentry Hi1lman. John Warren and John Livingston will at tend the grand American handicap tournament at Chicago, starting Mon day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-20
BAKERS SINGLE IS
 CAUSE OF VICTORY

Nashville, August 19.-Ellis was respon- sible for the loss of a brilliant pitch CTS battle with Walker this afternoon wien wild pitch in the first inning placed Compton in position to score on Bakers single with the only run of the game. Compton was the only player on either team to pass second base. The score was to 0. Walker held Nash vile to three singles, two of which were secured by Kores, and struck out nine men. The game was the last of the sea- son between the Vols and Pels on the home grounds, only three of which have been won by the locals. Score:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-20
SHOOTERS GATHER
 FOR ANNUAL MEET
Grand American Tourney Starts in Chicago-Other
 Matches Today

Chicago, August 19.-R. A. King ot Delta, Col, won the memorial trophy and William Ridley of Watcher, Ia., won the doubles trophy in contests to- day which closed eleventh preliminary to the grand American handicap trap shooting tournament. King had to shoot off tie with Fred Harlow of Newark, O., as each had scored 99 out of the 100 targets In the shoot-off at five tar gets King missed one and Harlow two. Ridley's score in the doubles was TIT out of possible 200.
 First of the events tomorrow, the open ing of the grand American tournament proper, will be contest at unknown angles at 200 targets. Following this will be start of the professional matches.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-20
.PELS AND CRACKERS
 ALTERNATE IN LEAD. .OF SOUTHERN RACE.
Barons Break Even for the Week-VOls and LOOkouts Play Better Ball-Pels
 Take Slump

Atlanta, August 19.-(Special )-New Orleans lost the Southern association lead to Atlanta on Friday, but regainea it Saturday by defeating Nashville, while the Crackers were losing a to 1 13-inning game to Memphis. Mem phis, by winning from the Georgians broke tie with Nashville for fourth place.
 Both New Orleans and Atlanta found the going rough during the week. The Pelieans won only two games out of six and the Crackers took three out of seven. Manager Dobb's men captured lost one each to the same teams and lost two other games to Chattanooga. Atlanta won two from Memphis and one from Little Rock and lost one to Chattanooga, two to the Travellers and two to Memphis.
 By taking a 15inning game from Little Rock on Saturday Birmingham manas ed to break even in six con tents two of the losses going to Meni- phis The two victories over Birming ham and the 13-inning game won from Atlanta on Saturday gave Memphis an even break in half a dozen games. The Chicks lost two to Atlanta and one to Birmingham.
 Scoring the best records for several weeks Nashville and Chattanooga fin ished the week in a tie for fifth place. The Volunteers won six games out of seven, four in q row coming from Mo bile Chattanooga won five and lost none, playing against Atlanta, New Or leans and Mobile
 Little Rock lost four and won three, taking a double header from Atlanta on Tuesday. Mobile won the first game of a double bill at New Orleans last Sunday and then lost seven straights to New Orleans, Nashville and Chat tanooga
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-20
Tigers Win in Ninth

Detroit, August l9.-Detroit defeat ed Washington 2 to 1 in a pitchers battle between Ehmke and Ayers to- day. The winning run was scored in the ninth inning when Burns singled and made the circuit on Milan's error Cobb, coaching at third, touched Burns as he was rounding that base and Washington demanded that the run ner be called out Umpire Hildebrand, however said that as the ball was too far away for play to be made the rule did not operate. Manager Grif- filth of Washington has protested the game Score: R.H E.. Washington ... 900 100 000-l Detroit ...... 001 001 001-2 0
 Batteries: Ayers and Ainsmith; Ehmke and Yelle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-20
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BARONS vS. VOLS.

The Barons spent yesterday travel ing from Little Rock to Nashville and today open a four-game series with Roy Ellam's champions. Fol- lowing the four games with the Vols, the Barons rush home to meet the Chattanooga Lookouts in couple of games on Friday and Saturday. Moley will work either Elmer Pon- der or Karl Black against the Vols today. Meador will puobably hurl for the Ellamites.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-20
JACK SNYDER SOLD
 TO MIGRANTS TEAM

New York, August 19.-The New York Nationals tonight announced the purchase of Catcher Jack Snyder from the Brooklyn Nationals. Accidents to Catcners Mccarthy and Gibson left Manager McGraw with only one avail able catcher. Rariden.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-20
Indians Beat Red Sox

Cleveland, August 10. - Cleveland broke even on the series with Boston by winning today's game, to 2. The locals drove Jones from the box in four innings and also touched up Pen mock. K1epfer, while hit rather freely kept the hits scattered except in the fourth inning. It was the first game started by Jones for Boston this year. Score: R. H. E. Boston 900 200 000-2 8 1 Cleveland ..2O0 200 30*--7 10 0
 Batteries:, Jones, Pennock and Thom- as. KJenfer and O'Neill
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-20
CHICKS AGAIN WIN
 OVER ATLANTA

Memphis, August 19.-Memphis shut out Atlanta here today, to 0. Blodgett pitched fine ball for the locals, holding the visitors to eight scattered hits. Sheehan of Atlanta was knocked out in the fourth. Ruel hit a home run in the fourth with two men on bases. Score:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-20
Teacher Pleads Not Guilty

Waukesha. Wis, August 19-Miss Grace Lusk. the school teacher who two months ago slew the wife of Dr. Da- vid Roberts, appeared in the municipal court today for hearing. She pleaded not guilty. Dr. Roberts may take the stand later.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-20
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Results Yesterday

Cleveland ', Boston 2. Detroit 2. Washington 1. Chicago IA. Philadelphia 6. St. Louis 4, New York 1.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-20
American Association

At Minneapolis: Minneapolis 1-e, Louisville 5-2.
 At St. Paul: St. Paul 10, Indian apolis 6.
 At Kansas City: Kansas City o-1. Columbus 5-2.
 At Milwaukee: Milwaukee 13-7. To- ledo 3-6.