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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-05-01
Conasfock Toys With Bears
and Barons Finally Win
Moeys Star Finger in Mdeason Form and Scores FIRST
Shutout of Season-Duncan, Clark and Smith Drive
Home the Victory

Mobile, Ala, April 0.-Birminghan
took a brilliant, eleven-inning game
here this afternoon from Mobile. scor-
ing a shutout due to the pitching Of
comstock that was of the high-class
order. In fact, the visiting hurier had
the Mobile team at his mercy and only
in three innings did the locals have
anything like a chance to score. Biz
mingham won the game by the pinch
hitting of Danny Clark in the final
frame of the long game that was
started at o'clock and did not con-
clude until after 7 o'clock tonight
Bennett, who was on the mound for
Mobile, pitched creditable ball except
in the last inning when he seemed to
grow weak.
Duncan and Clark featured the game
from Birmingham standpoint with
their hitting, these players securing
four of the six hits made by the Bar
ons off Bennett. Mcdonald at third
base was also bright spot of the
game. Bernsen made Feature catch
of foul ball hit near the negro bleach
ers by Coombs in the third inning.
Mobile threatened touSscore in the
first inning when Bates first up. laced
out q single to center, went to sec
ond onsa secrifice and reached third on
an infield out, but remained there,
when Danrau, a heavy hitter, ground
ed out from second to first.
Birmingham had the bases full in
the third inning when Smith singled.
ComstoclSggoiarg htoHfirst on Benefits
error and McDonafd's free pass. Bern
sen stopped any runs making here,
Coombs getting under his long fly hit
to left center.
Mobile threatened in the fourth and
fifth innings, having men on third, but
Comstock turned the Mobile Bears back
without tally, by causing the third
man up to be easy out to the infield.
After the fifth inning Mobile never had
a chance, going out in regulation order,
excepts in the seventh inning when one
man got on by virtuesof Comstock's Wild
ness.
Birmingham was in opposition to score
in the fifth inning when Smith reached
second on a walk and Altenbergs single.
Again in the ninth it looked like Biz
mingham would score when Clark
worked Bennett for free ride to first,
going to the keystone on an infield OUT,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-05-01
Corbetf's Daily Letter
On Great Sport Topics
ny JAMES ). CoRpETr

Billiards has played a most important
part IN the entertainment programme
for the soldiers of the allied armies.
AT every United States army canton
ment the billiard room ever is most
popular place especially on rainy days"
declares Shepard G. Barclay. editor OF
the National Billiard Weekly. THE hil-
lard tables are busy during every mo-
ment of leisure which the soldiers have
between drills. The soldiers, on far
Tough, who visit the nearby cities, usually
go to theatres first of all, but soon be-
come tired OF this form of amusement
Being healthy and active they yearn for
some sort Of sport in which they can
participate, and about the only one that
they find which fills their desire is the
game of billiards or pocket pool
uioIJ sm OF suoo sAeu lBul sas1,sT,.
Americans who are fighting in France,
or who are on sick leave or furlough
in London or the other big English cities,
tell me OF the astonishing popularity OF
the game there. Men who have been
wounded at the front and are convalesc-
ing cannot indulge in any of the violent
sports. But billiards is one which doesn't
require much physical effort, and which
even the feeble can indulge in. And they
do so to their hearts content In Eng
land and France the billiard table is the
medium for many friendships between
American soldiers and the citizens OF
those allied countries.
1 do not mean in my championship OF
billiards to say that 1t is more popular
than baseball or boxing. Both of these
are rooted deeply in the affections of the
boys on the other side. But only active
men can play such strenuous games. IN
valids, however, can indulge in billiards
and get out of it the same amount of en-
joyment as can anyone else, 1t is
game that brings with it spirit of com
problems it is ever fascinating and ever
enthralling
In billiards no two shots are exactly
alike. Each must be played differently
and from a different angle and each
calls into play different set OF muscles.
It has always been my belief, supported
by the convictions of men familiar with
every branch OF sport, that billiards call
Tor as much brain work as any sport
ever known. 1t requires too delicate
touch and the absolute mastery of the
muscles OF the hand. the wrist and the
arm. Billiards develops a sense of ac-
curacy and concentration. That is what
soldier needs, and that is why so many
OF our army officers are so enthusiastic
IN their advocacy of billiards as means
OF recreation for the soldiers.
The ether day there came to me a
letter from New Yorker who was con-
splcuous Tor number of years as a bill
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lard player. He stopped over in London
on his way to the front and had several
days there. His letter tells me that every
billiard parlor in London was thronged
with soldiers and sailors Not only were
the privates and the petty officers ire
quenting these places, but many officers
of high rank were playing the game,
mingling with their subordinates. Bill
lizards has brought about the spirit of
eomradeship and good fellowship winch
has happy effect upon the army itself.
In France, he wrote, it was the same
Every clubroom and billiard place he
visited in Paris vas peopled with army
men playing at billiards. 1t has become
the universal game. Boxing is tremen-
dously popular among the Americans and
there is genuine interest taken in it by
the English and by the French. The
same is Srue of baseball. But those two
sports are looked upon more as promi-
nent American pastimes than any other.
Americans are most proficient at them.
The English and Frenchmen cannot fur
nish them with real competition. And so
any International aspect as to the compe-
tition is trifling indeed.
But With billiards it is different
france England, Italy, and all the other
allied countries have produced some mar
velous billiard players. And matches be-
tween the army champions of those com
tiicS ithu the topnotcherS among the
American soldiers are frequent"
Among other letters received by Ear
clay was one from Y. NJ c. A. worker
He gave glowing description about the
popularity of billiards in France, and
said when he left Paris for the front it
was with certain sinking of heart ne
cause he felt that all chance of iadulg-
ing IN the game was gone until he got
back to the city again.
But, he writes" imagine my sur
prise when I arrived near the battle
lines and walked into one of the Y. M.
6. a. huts only to find several pocket
billiard tables and an enthusiastic groua
OF soldiers around them engaged in a
spirited game of Kelly pool
In many places where the soldiers
have little huts or dugouts sufficient to
house billiard table, the boys Clipped
in, sent to Paris for pool and billiard
equipment and had the outfit sent along
to the battle front. In their hours of
leisure they find diversion and pleasure
in smashing around the worries
Billiards has proven to be a god-send
to the hoys at the front, especially on
bad weather days when outdoor sports
are impossible
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Rube Bressler Again
Scores Win for Reds

Cincinnati, April so.-st. Louis made
q determined rush in the ninth inning
E+odav hut fell one run short of over
coming the lead Cincinnati had ac-
ouired off Packard The visitors out
hit the locals nearly two to one but
Isthe latter made every one of their
seven drives count in the scoring while
Bressler kept the st. Louis hits well
scattered and had perfect control. Both
l,teams played errorless ball in the field
in spite of the cold, raw weather.
The score: n. n. r..
lst Ioui loo 900 o0s--4 Is Q
Cincinnati ...... Dol 00S 0os-5
Batteries: Pacqard, Horstman and
Gonzales; Bressler and Allen.
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but Comstock ended the inning by GONG
out on a ball hit in front or the plate.
The game was won in the eleventh m
ming when Duncan singled over the snort
stops head. Southworth laid down
neat sacrifice and he went TO secoiia'
Clark hit to right for one bag ana Duii-
.can Nv daring base running, scored, the
batter taking second on the play. jan
SEP walked. Southworth singled to snort
right and Clark went to third, filling the
bases Comstock sent an easy roller 10
who let the ball go through nus
legs and CLARK scored the second ana
final run of the game, with the pas ,s
stiII Fun Altenberg struck out and Me-
Donald made the third out by forcing
Comstock at second.
The Birmingham players Kept up d
continual noise on their bench after the
ninth inning and Manager Flaherty pro-
tested to Pfenninger and the umpire went
over and warned them and the noise
ceased. Mcdonald interceded Tor me
nlavers. say that they were just singing
! song. 1--WE Are Going Over the Top
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TRAVELLERS PROFIT
BY errors OF VOLS
Nye's Miscue in Third Pre-
sents Elberfeld's Boys
With First Game

Nashville. April So-Nye's error in the
third inning, which allowed three runs,
gave Little Rock lead Nashville was
never able to overcome, and the locals.
although cuthitting the visitors, lost, 4
to 2. Poor coaching in the eighth cost
Nashville a run, while three fast double
plays broke up other rallies A spec
tacular one-hand shoe string catch by
Moran featured the game. The score:
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-05-01
ANOTHER MIRACLE;
ATLANTA WINS GAME
Crackers Startle Random by
Defeating Pels After Los
ing Eleven Straight

New Orleans. April sO.-Atlanta
scored its first victory of the season
after IL straight defeats, beating New
Orleans here today. 4 to .. in a long
drawn out and listless game. Wildness
of Pitchers Bailey and Smith, who
hurled for New Orleans. slowed up the
game and allowed most OF Atlanta's
runs The score:
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VANCE LOSES HARD
GAME TO MERRITT
'Noogans Put Over Tally in
Last Stanza of Pitchers
Battle

Chattanooga, April so.-Demoes long fly
to center scored Graham with the win
ming run In the ninth inning today, Chat
tanooga winning pitchers battle be-
tween Vance and Merritt by a score OF
to l. Both pitchers were in fine form
all runs being due to errors. Two gres
catches by Bratchi featured the play q
the visitors The score:
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-05-01
|PASTEBOARDS FOR
/ FIGHT NOW ON SALE
|Mitt Matches Over at Club
Looked Forward to by
Local Fight Fans

Tickets for the five boxing matches
to be staged under the auspices o. '"e
Birmingham Athletic club Saturday
night will go on sale today. The i've
bouts announced should create siS
! rush for reserve seats. Plenty OF ac-
| ton il assured the fans with such DoA-
,ny stars as Ritz Walters, Mel Myers,
! Martin Burke, Spike Webb and sailor
penuchereaux competing for honor ana
glory.
| Bil STREET. has just found out why
Gin Fisse is SO anxious to take on
Myers. in the event Frank Chappetta
hacks out. Fisse has been congratulated
Nv ali Of his New Orleans friends for
giving good account OF himself IN
bout with Pal Moore of Memphis, pro-
fessional Heavyweight fighter. me
other night Moores opponent failed 70
show up and Fisse took him on for three
rounds, putting UP a creditable showing
against the Memphis submarine. Fisse
is making his last appearance here SAT
urday night as an amateur. After the
bout here he is going out after the dol
lars.
BARklNGlON ONANOWN
Fans are asking who is this fellow
Darlington" Most all of the home fans
are well acquainted with Stuart Candy,
but Barrington's name has most OF the
wiseacres up in the air. Whoever Kid
Darlington is remains a secret, other
than that he did some mighty good fight
ing in the navy II Douglas Beatty is
backing rim, fans can count on the new
middlweight as being man worthy OF
seeing under fire.
Another question fans are asking is.
How did Bill Henning, Camp Mcclel-
lan's new heavyweight, put Kid Lamp
kin out of the running?' To have dis
posed Of Lampkin, who had a knockout
to his credit over Sailor White. must
have peen a hurculcan task for Hem
ming. Nevertheless he comes booked as
the best in Camp Mcclellan. Spike Webb
is real proud of his new protege and
believes Ire will clean UP with Martin
Burke. New Orleans fans on the other
saw believe that Martin Burke will make
short work of Henning. The human
octopus is coming to make up for the
mediocre showing he put in the tourney.
Then, too, he has got to keep his record
as American middleweight and heavy
weight champion unstinted.
Numerous inquiries have already been
made for seats and with the best bill or
boxing Yet arranged by Chairman STREET,
fans should be quick to realize that they
are slated to get several times their
moneys worth in unadulterated excite
ment which will be scientific in some OF
the bouts and in others crude. but. never
theless. blood stirring
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Drs. DOzier & Dozier
Oldest Established Firm
Of Medical Specialists in
Alabama. Twenty five
Years in Birmingham.

We treat scientifically and
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ner OF chronic diseases of the
Eye. Ear, Nose and Throat. Lungs.
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u q MI
Two Base Hit-Bennett.
Sacrifice Hits-Bates, Coombs Damrau
Southworth 2.
Base on Balls-Bennett S. Comstock
Left on Observation-Disclosures II MO
bile 6.
struck out-Bennett 4. Comstock ).
Time of Game-3:10.
Umpire Pfenninger and Shaffer.
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Babe Ruth Has Easy
Time With Senators

Boston, April s0-Ruth had little trouble
disposing of washington day. Boston
winning. to l. Harper and Yineling
were wild and the latter was hit freely
in the fourth washington made five hits
off Ruth. IN the eighth Morgan's single
and Pinch Hitter Ed Gharrity's double
brought in the visitors only run. Catches
by Strunk featured. Score: r. Fl. Il.
Waehinptou 900 0cO O10-1 8 4
Roston O04 200 02s-S 8 ]
Batteries: Harper, Yingling, Dumont
and Ainsmith; Ruth and Agnew
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Summary: stolen base, Graft. Sacrifice
hits, Slattery. Leach. Phelan. Demoe.
Two-base hit Merritt. Double plays,
Hargrave to Cruthers to Slattery, Ar
agon to Cruthers. Struck out. by Vance
8, by Merritt 8. Bases on balls, Vance 5,
Merritt 3. Hit batsman, Merritt (CarrolN.
Time, 80 umpires, Carpenter AMI
KERN,
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Totals .... 50 A 8
Slated for Lynch in fifth.

sMoran and Mcconnell out. bunting
third strike.
**Batted Tor Bailey in sixth.
Score by innings:
Atlanta . 100 III o00--4
New Orleans ......... ITO 600 OoO-2
Summary: Hits apportioned: SIX
hits with earned runs off Bailey in
S innings: hits with earned and
/ unearned run off Lynch in in
nings. Two-bas hits. Moran Hemins-
way, Picinich. Mayer, Bluhm. Three
base hit. Strait Sacrifice hits, Lynch,
Stansbury, Bailey Struck out, Lynch
1, Bailey 8. Thornburn g. Bases on
balls Bailey I. Lynch 2, Thornburn
s, Smith 2. Wild pitches. Smith. Bali
ley. Time, 2:2s. Empires, Robinson ana
Brennan.
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Summary: Two-base hits, Burke. Wal
ker. stolen bases, Walsh Sacrifice
hits, Fisher, Moran. Grimm. Left on
base, Nashville Z, Little Rock 5. First
on errors, Nashville /, Little Rock L..
Base on balls, Hoyt 8, Palmero 4. Struck
out, Hoyt /. Time, 200. Umpires, Brett
enstein and Chestnut.
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LEAGUE STANDINGS
SOUTHERN LEAGuE
Yesterdays Results

Birmingham 2 Mobile 0 I'll innings.
Atlanta T. New Orleans ..
Little Rock a. Nashville 2.
Chattanooga 2. Memphis /.
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Games Today

Birmingham at Mobile.
Atlanta at New Orleans.
Little Rock at Nashville.
Memphis at Chattanooga.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results

Detroit-St. Louis (wet groundsD
Chicago 10, Cleveland 3.
Boston 8, Washington 1.
New York ., Philadelphia 0.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE


Pittsburg- Chicago rain.
Cincinnati 5, st. Louis 4.
New York Is. Philadelphia 0,
Brooklyn 5, Boston 8.
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White SOx Swamp the
Cleveland Indians

Cleveland. April so.-Chicago kept up it's
hard hitting today and aided by loose
playing by Cleveland. won, 10 to s. Gan
dill. who made three hits in three times up
yesterday. made it seven hits in seven
consecutive times at bat by making a
double auA three singles in his first four
times today, Mann causing him to break
his record in the seventh inning.
score r. H. L.
Chicago .............. OF 3t5 010-13 II .
Cleveland ......... 900 100 DO 8 9
Batteries: Benz and schalk; Bagby.
Morton, Enzmann and O'Neill, Billings
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Games Today

Pittsburg at Chicago.
st. Louis at Cincinnati.
New York at Philadelphia.
Boston at Brooklyn.
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Games Today

Detroit at st. Louis.
Chicago at Cleveland.
Washington at Boston.
Philadelphia at New York.
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The other day there came to me a
letter from New Yorker who was con-
spicuous for a number of wears as III.
The Washington times., 1918-10-20

list Of guests asked to meet some i'm
portant parsonage. Prince ANeL OF
Denmark. / believe H was.
The Washington times., 1918-10-20

He Is well known to the literary end
political world here as we'll a. in
France. His bride, who WIS born in
italy. has recently been connected
with the committee on pub &c inf~rr
nation. NJ and Nine. de LaDnx are
to make their home in New York for
the present,
Alice Gates BoutelI Ladd, daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Henry S. Boutelj.
stole q march on her friends when
she was married 20 Lieut. Malcolm K.
Smith, medical corps, u. ;. A., and
they had slipped away for their
honeymoon before their friends had
an opportunity to congratulate them.
And Virginia lie Seure, Uncle Joe"
cRnnoRs granddaughter, whom every
body regards as very much a Wash
Ington girl. elected to be married TO
Capt. William Houghteling. U. S. A,
In DanvIIle. Ohio Travelling being
discouraged-and decentralization
now, there were not many Of her
friends able to attend the wedding,
hut a royal welcome waits Captain
and Mrs. HOughteiing when they set
tie down in their cory little house in
Q street
The Washington times., 1918-10-20
italian Embassy to Have
New Naval Attache.

italian Embassy to Have
New Naval Attache.
The Italian embassy has q new
naval attache in the person OF Rear
Admiral Count Max Loystsili, who
is to succeed Captain VanuteiH. 4
new French naval attachs, Captain
Vaisseau de Saint Seine, is expected
shortly. Commander de Blanpre Is
returning to France. as IL General
Vignal, the retiring military at
tEche, who is to be succeeded by
Colonel ColIardet, formerly assistant
military attache.
Other diplomatic abEentees are the
Ministers Of RoumRnia and OF Serbia,
whose countries are both represented
by charges d'affaiTs, and DR.. Beiisario
Porras, minister OF Panama, who has
gone back to his own country TO be
President of the republic, leaving the
secretary Of the legation, J. Il. Lee
fevre.. in charge. The Brazilian am
bassador, Mr.. da Cana, who is sailing
shortly to take up his new duties as
minister for foreign affairs, ID leaving
his embassy in the hands Of Alberto de
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list % guests asked to meet some i'm
pOrtant parsonage. Prince ANeL Of
Denmark. believe u was.
Just a word. before closing. about
the exceedingly interesting exhibition
now -on" AZ the COncOFan Art CAL
lery. Alice Oakley. whose m1rals
are now being shown, is admittedly
the foremost woman IN her line 10
this country, and there 10 somethiag
ekeee6iRgiV stirring and Inspiring
about her work. force and breadth
OF vision which Is rather astonlsh-
ing. had a glimpse of the artist at
bseeDtiou not long ago. and she L.
as appealing as her work, a quaint
oid-WoFId person. who has the air of
having stepped from one Of her own
canYasSes.
Not only. are copies OF her best
things shOwn--the famous william
Penn series. which is al home in
Philadelphia. for instance-but there
are charcoal Sketches and rough
drawings showing the progress OF the
work in its several stages which are
most interesting and eallghtenlag
and altogether the exhibit well repaVs
a visit to the gallery. The cap
tionS'-h one may apply q motion
picture term 20 anything 50 dignthed
as mural paintings-Yhich explain
the decorations are IN themselves
works OF art.
-.- FopdiY yoHFs. ~
JEAN ELIOT.
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as to what she % going to do, the
prospect presents many possibilities
Of interest she - to be on duty At
one OF the huts which the Red Cross
maintains IN connection with its con-
valescent hospitals in France.
There may be some nursing con-
nected with this particular form Of
service, but more likely Mrs. Lewis
time and talents are to be deVoted
to entertainment work. She has won
her spurs in this line In the last year,
during which she has been a member
Of the talent corps OF the War Camp
Community Service, which has giveh
vaudeville shows and entertainments
Of great variety and, interest at the
camps and environments around wash
ington.
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landed in this country. And the
rumorS that the ambassador was
slated to remain in England as a
member of Lloyd Georges cabinet
and 10 be replaced. possibly by the
Rt- Hon. Arthur James Balfour, seem
10 have died a natural death. Indeed
no less a parsonage than Mrs. Lans-
ing told me she was sure the Read
ings were coming back and seemed
rather surprised that there should
have been any doubt of their return.
Lord Reading has been i'll since he
went home. which probably ac-
counts for their extended stay