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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-05-13
Corbqt's Daily Letter
On Great Sport Topics
by JAMES J. coRBETr.

to be a tough nut" the fighter would
naneuver him up against the back part
of the ring in the third or fourth round
then the associate, stationed on the other
side of thecurtain, would swing a
heavily padded club for the dome OF the
tough nut" and down and out would
go the tough nut"
But one night the associate hit the
wrong man-actually pounded the mead
of the champion himself and the champ
would have gone down and out if his
seconds hadn't seen the mistake, banged
the bell and rushed out and grabbed him
Just as he was about to topple over.
Another artifice of some of the cham
pions was to alter the time of the rounds
to suit their own interests. AS everyone
knows, a round really consists of three
minutes of fighting with one minute of
rest between.
Usually when champion encountered
ar aggressive customer he would signal
to the timekeeper to let the first round
r1n from five to seven minutes The
champion then would take the defensive
and let the other fellow rush to his
hearts content. OF course, the champ
always would get within tantalizing dis
lance whenever he saw that the ali
conner was slowing down in his attack.
That would start the fellow to- rushing
again.
Even the best conditioned athlete finds
himself a bit tired after seven straight
minutes of furious rushing. And so you
can picture quite easily the plight of the
"all-comer," who usually hadn't trained
at all, after he had been chasing the
champion for seven minutes or so. Then
he's tricked further. He was entitled to
a full minute of rest, but hardly is he
back in his corner before time is called
for tie next round. If responded for
that session with fair show of pep
ne was forced to another five or seven
minute round and then allowed only ~
to 30 seconds for a rest
All this while the champion was TAX
ing things easy and saving up his EN-
ergy. If the other fellow hadn't quit by
the time the third round was well under
way the champ found it comparatively
easy to finish him with a few we'll placed
smashes.
Yes. the aspirant for the $50 or 500 prize
that champions offer to those they can I
stop in four rounds has about as much
chance of collecting as fat man has in
sprint race with Ty Cobb.
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SECOND DIVISION
CLUBS SHOW BETTER
Barons, Crackers, Chicks
and Vols Win Four of
Seven Last Week

The splendid showing of the second
division clubs featured the weeks play
ing in the Southern association.
the standing of the clubs every
club in the second division won major
ity of their games and improved their
percentage figures materially. The result
was a material tightening of the race,
the difference between the leading and
cellar teams being cut down 100 points.
New Orleans was the only first divi-
lost, taking four out of six and main
tanning their hold on first place by a
safe margin.
Chattanooga won one from Little Rock.
broke even with Nashville. but dropped
three out of four to Birmingham.
Little Rock was unable to break their
losing streak, which began the week
before. and dropped four out of six
games
Mobile Jared worse than any of the
other first division clubs. only winning
two out of seven games.
Memphis Nashville, Birmingham and
Atlanta, the second division clubs in the
order named, each won four out of seven
games which improved their percentage,
but failed to change their positions.
Atlanta, which has enjoyed a monopoly
of the caboose position the entire sea-
son. is showing the most marked i'm
provement in their play and for the first
time won more games than they lost
Averages compiled through Wednes-
days games show New Orleans in the
lead in team hitting with an average of
.269 Chattanooga second with .2es. Lit
tie Rock third with $50, and Birmingham
fourth with .226.
Flagstead, Chattanooga, leads the
league in hitting with 800; Distel, Little
Rock. second, .376; Gilbert, New Orleans
third. $50
Robertson. New Orleans, leads in pitch
ing with four wins and no losses; Lob
man, Chattanooga, and Perdue, New Or
leans, second, with three wins and no
losses.
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cowboy" WESTON
HERE THIS WEEK
Noted Exponent of the Cue
Will Give Exhibitions
for Red Cross

Charles C"cowboy'o Weston. former
worlds pocket billiard champion and ons
of the best known fancy-shot experts on
, the green tables today, will give series
of exhibitions here this week for the
benefit of the American Red Cross fund.
Weston won the championship in 19U9
and intends trying a comeback for titu.
lar honors this fall.
Weston will give his demonstration
with the same set of ivory pocket balls
with which he won the championship
nearly 10 years He has issued chal-
lenge to all Corners and will relish
matches at any of the following places
on the wates named where he will APP
pear:
Monday afternoon at'Greenwood Cave.
Monday evening at Subway billiard
parlor.
Tuesday afternoon at Lyric billiard
parlor.
Tuesday evening at Greenwood Cave
Wednesday afternoon at Subway bill
lard parlor.
Wednesday evening at Lyric billiard
parlor.
! Thursday afternoon at Burdck billiard
academy.
| Thursday evening at Brunswick billiard
parlor.
Friday afternoon at Brunswick billiard
parlor.
Friday evening at Burdick billiard par
| Tor.
| The cue exponent will also make an
effort to stage matches and entertain
| ments at the Athletic club. the Southern
club and the Elks' club and the Y. M.
| C. A. Just % years ago Mr.. Weston
met and defeated Charley Broxton. the
| Alabama champion, in match in the
| old Florence hotel Inasmuch as so per
| cent of the proceeds will be devoted to
| the Red Cross, it is believed that a
large audience will turn out to witness
! tl,aSe eybi hfions
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There are tricks in all trades, includ-
the other days, who contracted to stop
all Corners in four rounds-or forfeit $50,
500 or more, as the case may be.
1t wasn't much of a task for the
champ to put to sleep most of the ordi-
nary dubs who tried the four-round con-
clusion with him. A few stiff jabs, a
feint or two then a pile driver right to
the head, ana the show was over. But
occasionally the champion was con-
fronted with a mighty tough customer
one who could take a fearful lot of pun
ishment and who know enough about the
science of the game to make the cham
pion's task difficult. In such cases,
strategy of various kinds was necessary.
No oman lived who flattened greater
number of all-comers than did the
mighty John l.. Sullivan. Rarely was
strategy" necessary to hedp him to
victory. But there was at least one
night during the career of the mighty
Bostonian when trickery by his asso-
ciates was necessary to save him. John
IL oiNaSo lOuHu COlSidCi dDiC dliuoCitlCil
in relating the incident.
The champion arrived at the theatre
after spending the afternoon with a lot of
good fellows" His condition was such
that his handlers didn't want him to go
on, But Sullivan refused to harken TO
the p!eadings of the friends, and on he
went.
1t SO happened that the "all-comer
that night was husky youngster who
not only had it on John L. in height and
weight. but was extremely fast and had
at least fair knowledge of boxing. He
was quick to see that Sullivan WASH
in fighting condition and. decided at the
outset TO try to knock out John l..
So the kid opened up on John L. and
began to Pepper him with stiff smashes
to the face and body. John L. tried to
hit back. but his legs were too wobbly
to balance him for real blow. Every
time he missed the kid Nwalloped him.
Back in the wings the friends Of John l..
saw that the champion was in a serious
plight and realized that it was up to
them to save him.
So one of them got a brick, rushed to
the edge of the wings, holding it poised
until the youngster paused in his pun
melting of John l.. to look that way Al
that instant John LIS friend made a
swing with the brick as though to throw
it at the kid And the kid ducked.
Every time after that when the kio
started TO rush John l.. the fellow be
hind the scenes swung the brick. And
of course, the kid halted in his attack.
He wasn't afraid of John LIS punches
but he surely did fear wallop by hat
brick. The terror of it took the fight
out of the kid and little while later
when John l.. did land thumper to the
jaw the kid dropped to the floor and
gladly took the count rather than run
the further risk of being Drained by a
slab of hardened clay.
1t is related that another great fighter
who gained publicity and prestige rs
knocking out all Corners. used to prac-
tice this trick:
He would arrange the placing OF tbs
ring SO that the back part of it was
right against the back stage curtain. y
the man he had to tackle was an easy
victim, the fighter would resort to tn
use Of his own gloved fists only. Blu
il the aspirant for the prize happenet
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The Barons open at Redwood this aft
ernoon with Kid Elberfeld's Little Rock
Travellers in the first of a three-game
series. Slapnicka will go for the locals
but the Kids twirler is unknown. Both
Murchison and Tuero worked yesterday
the former winning his third game in
five days, so we ought to be able to
put one over today. Young, Palmero and
Hardgrove have not met with the sue
cess of the first two named and either
should be easy for the squirting Barons.
AS usual, the Kid has a fighting team
and one that never abandons hope. He
has kept them around the top since the
season opened and yesterday trounced
the league-leading Pelicans twice in the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-05-13
J. PLUVIUS KIDS
FANS AND THEN
RUINS DIAMOND

Memphis, May 12.-(Special)-The Bar
ons arrived here this morning from Bir-
mingham and the Chickasaw arrived
home from Mobile without playing a
game. The Barons left tonight for home
and the Chicks left for Atlanta. Hopes
for game between the Chicks and Bar
ons, despite intermittent showers during
the morning, were kept alive by sprink-
lings of sunshine until about o'clock,
when a deluge turned Russwood park
into a lake and the game was called
off.
The game will be played upon the Bar
ons' next visit here for a three-game
series, starting May 80.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-05-13
RUbE MARSHALL
WHIPS CRACKERS
Lookouts Take Liking to Of
ferings of McTigue and
Win First

Chattanooga, May 12.-McTigue and
Marsnell had a pretty pitchers battle
for seven innings today, but in the
ci1htA a base on balls to Flagstead
aad i It's by Graham Phe' an and De7oe
seprsd three runs and won the game
for Chattanooga. The visitors made
three hits in the ninth. but fast
double play prevented a run. Cranes
s.ens,l ,onal fielding clt off several
,ca hits. Score:
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same place. Cecil Coombs. former Bar
on, who was traded to Little Rock by
Mobile, will appear today in the line
up against his old teammates. Cecil
work will be closely watched by his FOL
lowers here, who have contended that
the infielder would improve wonderfully
by the change.
Moleys new shortstop, Montegut, VIII
pla ytoday and Ray Jansen Will cover
second base in place of Danny Clark.
who has been called to the bedside OF
his brother in Meridian Montegut comes
from New Orleans with reputation for
smuggling the horsehide and his addition
will Undoubtedly mean a stronger IN
field for Moley. The team is going pref
tv good now and should cop the series
from Little Rock, since both of the Kid $
star twirlers have been used up.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
Sox Win on Errors

Cleveland. May 12.-Gandirs single,
on which Speaker made base err
ror. followed by a wild pitch by Enz-
mann. let Chicago win from Cleve
land here today, l to 0. Spectacular
catches in the field by John Collins
were features.
Because of heavy rain the game
was called as the sixth inning was
started Score. r. II L.
Chicago ....... 600 900 1o-1 a O
Cleveland ...+.... 900 600 90 /
Batteries; William and Schalk Enz-
mann and ONeill.
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Baron Batting Averages
PITCHERS RECORDS

Many French families still keep I'M
der glass a piece of the black bread OIL
which Paris fed during t,se long siege.
1t was bread in which rice and oats,
mixed with bran and starch took tha
place of flour, and Paris, with popu-
lation of 100000 inhabitants, held out
for LAP days
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Y ;tfZo Rock Travellers In,0de Mogic Civ SPORT
TRAVELLERS TAKE
TWO FROM PEL|CANS
TuerO and Murchison Stop
Dobb's Hitters and Kid
Hops Twin Bill

New Orleans, La, May Little Rock
TOOK Doth ends of double header from
New Orleans here today winning the
first game to / and the second . to !.
Tuero pitched steady ball throughout
the first game while Smith was wild
and ineffective for the Pelicans. Murchi-
son was unsteady but managed to
weather the second game, which was
called after seven innings: Score:
FIRST CAN'T,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-05-13
ELLIS WINS FROM
OLD TEAM MATES
Hoyt Weakens in Eighth
and Bears Take First
From ELAN S Clan

Mobile. Ala, May ia batting rally
in the eighth inning, when five hits
scored four runs, gave Mobile the
opening game of the series with Nash
Vile today. score 5 to /. The game
was a pitching battle for seven Ill
nings between Hoyt and Ellis, pitch
ing his first game for Mobile, Hoyt
Weakening in the eighth Score:
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Summary: Stolen base, Flagstead
S1,.r-tice hits Demoe. Graft Crane, Me
Jpeu IL. Double play, Phelan to Democ
To Graham. Struck out by Marshall
: by McTigue 8. Base on balls. off
MtT,gue 8. Passed ball, Higgins UNI
pres. Brennan and Schaefter. Time,
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summary. TWO-baSe MT, hn1seIy.
Sacrifice hits, Hasbrook, circuit,
Burke. Stolen base, Coleman Double
plays, Hoyt to kaufman; ELAN to
Mcconnell to Kaufman. Struck out,
by Ellis .. Hoyt 3. Base on balls OFF
Ellis .. off Hoyt 2. Left on bases Mo-
bile s. Nashville s. Time $40. I'M
pires Pfenninger and Breitenstein.
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xBatted for Smith in sixth.
Score by innings:
Little Rock Observation-Disclosures. 010 003 000-4
New Orleans Northumberland 900 900 100-1
Summary Hits apportioned off Smith
5, with earned runs in innings: 1
earned run off Tuero. Two-base hits,
Compton, Hyatt. Three-base hit, Fisher.
Sacrifice hits, Bluhrn, Grimm Coombs,
Tuero. Stolen base, Hyatt. Double play,
Smith to Schepner to Barbara to Hem.
mingway. Struck out, by Tuero 4. by
Weaver l. Bases on balls, off Smith .,
off Tuero 2, off Weaver 2 Wild pitch,
Smith Time, 1-54. Umpires, Chestnut
and Robinson.
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American Association

At St Paul: st. Paul 1, Kansas City 2.
At Minneapolis Minneapolis s. Mil
wauke 9 Go innings).
At Indianapolis: Indianapolis-Toledo
rain.
At Louisville; Louisville-Columbus,
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TEXAS LEAGUE

At Shreveport: Shreveport 2, Dallas 4.
At Fort Worth: Fort Worth 6, Hous-
ton 2.
At Waco: Waco IL, San Antonio s.
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Barons Meet Travellers In
First of Three-Gan1e Series
Max Montegut New Shortstop, Will Get in Game Today
Jansen Takes CIark's Place at Second-Slap-
nicka Will Twill
LINEUP FOR ToDAY,s GAME

Mey able touch with the weather in
taking
little joyride; but not being mind
Pullman
watching the pieper of
Chicks setback
add another their
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Another Move for Peace

From the Boston Transcript.
Il compel my daughter to practice four
hours a day.
Heavens, man! You'r1 make her hate
music so that she will never want to go
near a piano"
That's what I'm hoping"
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results

Yesterdays Results
Chicago 1, Cleveland O.
New York at Detroit (rain).
Games Today
Chicago at Philadelphia.
st. Louis at Boston.
Detroit at New York.
Cleveland at Washington.
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Some Nerve

Some Nerve
From the Florida Times Union.
THE nerve of that woman"
"Well?"
''She says this noise sets her teeth on
edge"
And
Everybody knows she wears plate .
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ISeVen innings Dy dBTeemenIJ.
Summary: Hits apportioned, wi h 2
earned runs off Johnson in 1-3 in
nings. One earned run off Murchison.
Sacrifice hits, Distel Johnson. Double
play, Walsh to Fisher. Struck out, by
Murchison 8; johnson 2; Phillips 8.
Bases on balls, off johnson 8; Murch-
ison 5. Hit by pitched ball by Murchi-
SON Kitchins). Wild pitch, Murchison.
Time, :32. Umpires. Robinson and
Chestnut.
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COUPON

Good for one admission to ball game
Monday, May Ii, when presented by
girl or boy under II years of age.
This coupon entities any child II years
Of age or under to admission to the
baseball game between the Birming-
ham Rarons and the Little Rock TRAY
elers, tomorrow, May Is, at Redwood
park.
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Games Today
Little Rock at Birmingham.
Memphis at Atlanta.
Chattanooga at New Orleans.
Nashville at Mobile.
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FINALLY
CHECK GIANT WINS
Hamilton Stops Both Cubs
and Giants-Babe Ruth
Hitting Features

New York, May 12.-New York, after
finishing it's eastern series in the Ma
NAL league with second string of
nine straight victories, started its west
ern invasion at Pittsburg Friday and
fell victim to the undefeated Earl Ham
ilton. pitching his last and sixth
straight victory before enlisting in the
navy The Giants suffered their first
shutout of the season yesterday, at
the hands of Cooper. Chicago, with
nine straight wins to it's credit, was
stopped Monday by Hamilton Pitts
burg advanced to third place by win
ming five of it's eight games and Gin
cinnati also advanced. winning four
and losing three. Philadelphia lost all
four games making a total of nine
straight defeats.
In the American league the teams be-
came closely punched. Boston went
back today into first place, which it
fcated Cleveland, 1 to O.. The victory
placed the White Sox second in the
race while Cleveland dropped back to
tie with New York for third place
Cleveland lost four games out of seven
but went into first place Thursday, be-
cause Boston won only one game in six.
New York won four and lost two
games during the week Washington
jumped from last place to fifth. Good
pitching helped St. Louis up nearer
the leaders
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LEAGUE STANDINGS
SOUTHERN LEAGUE

Yesterday Results
Birmingham at Memphis (rain).
Mobile S, Nashville l.
Little Rock AZ, New Orleans IL.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results
Games Today

Boston at Chicago.
Philadelphia at st. Louis.
Brooklyn at Cincinnati.
New York at Pittsburg.
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INDIANS LEAD

In the American league Cleveland
chung by small margin Saturday to
first place, which it gained Thursday
by defeating Detroit while Boston was
losing it's sixth straight game. The In
dams lost to Chicago. Cleveland de-
feated Washington Friday, but was
shutout today by Johnson. Boston was
beaten by New York Monday and
dropped three straight to Washington,
Johnson getting credit for the two vic
tories. The Red Sox divided two games
with st. Louis. Washington outslugged
Philadelphia Monday. New York won
two out of three with Philadelphia and
broke even in two games with Detroit.
Chicago beat Detroit Sunday and took
two of three games played with Cleve-
land The White Sox defeated Phila-
delphia Friday, but were blanked with
one hit by Perry yesterday st. Louis
defeated Detroit twice in a three game
series. Rain prevented New York from
playing in Detroit today.
Ney York far surpassed it's eastern
rivals in the National league, losing
only one of 10 games played in the
east and scoring 1T runs to it's OPP
ponents' AZ. The Giants averaged mon
than 10 hits a game.
Ruth of Boston Americans made his
third home run in three successive
games Monday and in five times at
bat Thursday made a triple, three dou-
bles and single Burns of the Phila-
delphia Americans made two runs
Friday.
The weeks record in each league of
games played. won and lost, with runs.
hits, errors. men left on bases and runs
scored by opponents including the
games of Saturday, May IL, is as fol-
lows:
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CUBS LOSE

The Giants made it three straight
from Boston Monday, and took three
straight from Philadelphia. Chicago
broke even in six games during the
week. Vaughn held st. Louis to three
hits Sunday. registering Chicago's
ninth straight victory. Hamilton was
too much for the Cubs Monday, how
ever, and they divided a four game Sc
ries with Pittsburg. Chicago lost it's
first game with Boston yesterday and
rain oday interfered
Pittsburg broke even in a double
header with Cincinnati last Sunday
The Reds took three out of five games
with ST. Louis. Philadelphia suffered
it's fifth shutout Monday. Boston de-
feated Brooklyn two out of three. Rain
prevented Brooklyn and Philadelphia
from starting their western series with
Cincinnati and st. Louis, respectively.
yesterday or today.
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Score by innings:
Little Rock .............. 010 100 CO
New Orleans ............. 600 900 C-1
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Kilt for Hoyt in ninth Hasbrook
out, foul bunt, third strike.
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I ONtNEb - : q
xBatted for Smith in sixth.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-06-20
VIENNA MAKES CLAIMS

VIENNA, June 19.-The text of the Austrian official statement today reads:
 The southern wing of the army group Of Field Marshal Von Boroevic has made a steady advance and has obtained fresh advantages. The Eos setta canal has been crossed at some points. The Italians are taking every thing in order to stop the advance. In narrow stretches prisoners have been taken from the numerous units which have been thrown together.
 Violent enemy attacks delivered with the greatest stHbbornness, espe- cially on both sides of the OderZO- Treviso railway, broke down with heavy losses.
 The division under Col. Gen. Arch duke Joseph broke through several Italian lines near SOvilla at the south ern foot of the Montello.
 The number of prisoners was in creased.
 "On the mountain front, the captures between the Piave and the Brenta, southeast of Asiago, which we took oa the 18th, again were the Objectiyes of bitter assault. In spite of great sacrifices the enemy was unable any where to obtain an advantage
 "On Dossoalta the Italians again tried fruitlessly to advance.
 "On the Tyrolese western front there were artillery duels."
Bisbee daily review., 1918-06-20
eRITIsHJTALIAN oFFIcIAL

LONDON, June 19.-The Austrians have been able to make virtually no progress against the British forces holding an important section Of the line on the Italian front The situation on the British front is unchanged, ac. cording to the official communication tonight describing these operations.
 The statement says:
 There has been heavy fighting on the Piave front, but the enemy made little, if any progress Tuesday. The river is in flood and many of the enc my's bridges have been washed away.
 "The situation on the British front is unchanged. Two additional noun tain guns nave been captured"