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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-23
STUDENTS SUBJECT ! ID DRAFT MAY NOW | GET IN NAVAL UNITS
Navy Department Makes Announcement and Appli- cants Must Make Ar
 arrangements by Oct. 1

Washington, September 22.-Naval units or naval sections of the student army training corps are to be estab- Iished at S5 universities and colleges in 37 states and the District of Columbia. In announcing this tonight, the navy department said students subject to draft may enroll in the naval units or sections by applying before October l to naval representatives at the insti- tutions.
 Students admitted will be allowed active duty and will be enrolled in the naval reserve force as apprentice sea- men. The students must make their own arrangement with the institu- tions with regard to board, lodging and tuition as under the arrangement between the war and navy departments, the latter will not enter into any con- tracts with the schools as the war de- partment has done in the case of in stitutions having sections of the student army training corps.
 Naval sections of the student army training corps having naval oHicer as commandant will be known as naval units, but at institutions where there is no naval officer commandant, the navy SeCtlonS VIII pS uiiuci eitS .O'A' mandant of the student army tralnlng corps.
 Members of the naval units and sec tions will be enrolled, grouped by states, as follows:
 Alabama: University.
 Florida University. Georgia: Georgia School of Technolo- gy, Emory and Georgia universities. South Carolina: Clemson college Tennessee: University. Texas. Baylor. Texas A. M, and Texas universities. Virginia: University and Virginia Polytechnic Institute. West Virginia: University
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-23
LEONARD ANDLEW|S
 BATTLE FOR TITLE Lightweight Benny Steps Out of His Class to Fight
 Welter Champ

New York. September 22.--Matched to fight an eight-round bout, with the worlds welterweight championship at stake, the titleholder, Ted (.Kid'') Lewis will meet Benny Leonard, the light weight champion, at the International league baseball park in Newark, N. J.. tomorrow night. Leonard's title is not involved, as he is stepping out of his class in meeting Lewis, the latter having named the weight limit of 141 pounds when the men go on the scales at oclock tomorrow afternoon.
 Patsy Kline of Newark has been se- lected as referee.
 If Leonard should score a knockout he would earn the unique record of hay- ing defeated the ASampions in three classes. including Freddy Welsh and Johnny Kiibane, within period of 1e months.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-23


 fair base stealing record throughout my career.
 "of course, there are other factors that enter Into successful base running. Fore most IS the slide into the bag. l have told you previously about my method Of sliding. determined upon the short slide as far better one because 1t baffles the baseman in certain way l go into the bag standing up until l am few feet away from it. The baseman doesn't know whether I intend to slide or to go in standing up. He sees me coming in standing up and is all set to tag me. Then I slide and oftentimes before he can reach down and touch me have gone into the bag in safety.
 "A long slide has it's handicaps. If fellow makes an eight or ten foot slide the baseman naturally sees him sliding in and the slide is so long and takes so much time that it is easy enough for the baseman to reach down and slip the ball on him as he is coming into the bag.
 Another very important factor in the success of base stealing and base run ming is to pull the unexpected. IT player operates along the stereotyped lines of base running, the opposition knows just exactly what he is gong to do each and every occasion, ana usually maps out plan of acton Wnlch defeats him in his efforts.
 Do the unexpected-and continue do- ing it-is my advice to every youngster who aspires to become successful base runner. Use your brain-and use 1t all the time Trick the opposition at every opportunity. Never let them know just exactly what you plan to do-never tip your mitt.'
 If you make a long single to the out field try occasionally to stretch IL ihto a two-bagger. The chances are all Tn your favor The fellow who gets the pail in the outfield at about the same tune that you reach first, won't be expecting you to try for second. He may field the ball in a lazy way That will give you a second or two After he sees you start for second your very action may startle him so as to upset his usual splendid throwing judgment He may get excited and throw wild to second base. Even if he doesn't, the second baseman may be little excited himself and may tumble with the ball. The chances are that if you are fairly fast OF your feet that every time you try to stretch an ordinary single to the out field into a two-bagger you will be more than 50 per cent successful. And that an average sufficient to make any man willing to take chance.
 "Watch the pitcher closely; learn that unconscious shift of his which always signalizes his determination to throw to the batter; learn a short snappy slide' do the unexpected-and the chances are that you will develop good base steal ing record and become recognized as a splendid base runner.
 (To be continued tomororwO
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-23
Russian Auto Racer Was
 Slightly Better Yesterday

Nashville, September 22.-Ben Got off the Russian auto racer. who was seriously injured Saturday afternoon when he lost control of his machine near the finish of the fifteenth mile or the Tennessee sweepstake race in which he was leading at the state fair. was slightly improved today. Doctors now say he has fair chance for re- covery.
 Gctoff regained consciousness dur ing Saturday night and an operation which was to have been performed this morning was postponed.
 Examination today revealed pos sible fractured skull. He is still un- able to make a statement regarding the accident
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-23
Spanish Influenza Bad in
 Camps Near New York

New York, September 22.-Spanish influenza continued its ravages Tn army camps about New York today, all though the city health authorities re- ported not a case had been discoVefea during the day among civilians.
 At Camp Dix, N J., IA deaths result ing from the disease have been re ported in the past 24 hours. A mum Der of new cases were isolated put camp physicians said the epidemic is under control.
 Only one death was reported from Camp Milsl today Fifty-two soldiers suffering from the disease were re- moved to the base hospital.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-23

acter of warfare and were anxious to learn more about our methods.
 The Kaiser. objected very much to the fact that many of the foreign opera singers were attracted to New York by reason of the fabulous sums paid them at the Metropolitan opera house.
 Tt is ridiculous to pay the sums singers receive in New York" he complained f"It simply spells the singers for us. Why, understand that Caruso and other artists are paid anywhere from 5000 to 5000 per night. while the biggest salary ever paid in Berlin is s25,000 year. The worst of it is that while the nouveau rich in America have the money to en- tice the singers away from Europe they haven't the education to understand what they are singing about. We get even with them. though, by engaging Ameri- can singers, who are glad to come to the Berlin royal opera for moderate salary because of the experience and prestige they get, and their voices are not much inferior to the European singers who command such ridiculous salaries in your country
 Despite the fact that the Kaiser ac- cused us of spending our money too law ishly, he repeatedly charged the English as we'll as ourselves with being money worshippers.
 WORSHIP MAMMON
 s'The Anglo Saxons worship mammon, and they try to gloss 1t all over with a show of religion he said. Your rich Americans have so much money, Davis. that they really don't know what to do with it. Why, recently one of your mil lionaires saw my castle at Corfu and sent one of his representatives to the court with the presumptuous message, Please tell the Kaiser that I will buy his castle at Corful, and ask him what's his price!' I had word sent back that the castle was not for sales The American then told my representative that he wouldn't take no for an answer. The cheek of the man! He said he didn't care how much it cost. sent word back to that man that there were not enough dollars in the world to buy that castle. There are some things that your dollars won't buy, Davis, and one of them is my beautiful castle al Corfu"
 Later, when the island of Corfu was seized by the allies and the Kaisers cas- tie was converted into a hospital for poor Serbian soldiers--some of the victims ol his unsuitable ambition--it occurred to me how appropriately his arrogance had been rebuked by the All Highest.
 Yes, there are some things that money won't buy, and there are some things that naughty monarchs cannot hold Ill the face of an outraged world. Gro be continued tomorrow)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-23
Corbett's Daily Letter
 On Great Sport Topics
By JAMES J. ooRBETr

By JAMES
 This Is the eighth of series of
 articles by Mir. Corbett that re-
 count a long heart-to-heart talk
 which he had with the greatest
 ball player of all time. It reveals
 different Ty Cobb than fandom
 has known-the real Try Cobb; it
 reveals some of the inside details
 of many of the remarkable incf-
 dents of his career. It is story
 different than ever has been writ
 ten before and one that no lover
 of baseball should miss.
 ITO what do you attribute your suc-  cess as a base runner?" was the ques- tion l put to Ty Cobb.
 First of all, to the fact that I studied every pitcher closely so that I could learn the unconscious movement which he made when he was about to deliver the ball to the, plate,' answered Cobb. Every pitcher tries his mightiest to con- ceal an unconscious motion which will indicate that he is going to throw to the battersput it can't be done
 w HeHeNer 8 new pitcher came 1ntO the league l would watch him care fully on his first appearance-watch him throughout the entire game. I knew that in some sort of a way he would give the tipoff that he didn't intend to throw to first to catch the runner and that he was going to throw to the plate. Some pitchers when set to throw to the plate shift a foot one way or the other; scme of them have a peculiar hitch of the shoulder; some of them hold their arms in a peculiar position. It isn't op- vious at first, but continue watching him and you'll find his fault.
 Studying a pitcher enabled me to know just when he was going to throw to the plate. Possessed of that knowi- edge 1t was a rather simple thing for me to time my steals. AS soon as he went through that motion I knew that he was going to throw to the plate. And then I would shoot for second When pitcher has made up his mind to throw to the plate and is all set to do so nothing can stop him from making that throw to the plate. There is some sort of psychology in it. At the very moment that he makes up his mind to pitch to the batter and to ignore the man on first, the mind. and muscle CO., ordinate and they are directed on one thing alone-making the throw to the plate.
 "Therefore, as soon as I knew that the pitcher had firmly made up his mind to pitch to the batter, l would start for second even with his windup and very often I would have three or four strides on him before the ball left his hand. Naturally, such big advantage made it possible for me to assemble a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-23
Camp Pike Baseball Team
 Claims Army Championship

Little Rock, Ark, September 22. By virtue of their second victory over Camp Funston today, Camp Fixes
 baseball team claims the army baseball championship of the southwest. The
 score today was to 0. The Funston batsmen were almost helpless be fore the pitching of Guy Morton, for mer Cleveland pitcher. Graham, for mer Milwaukee pitcher. was effective in the box for Camp Funston. The only run was scored in the second in ming by First Baseman Slattery, of Camn Pike
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-23
Evans and Jones Win

Philadelphia, September 22.-Chick Evans. Chicago and Bobby Jones. At lanta. today defeated the best ball of Jerome Travers. New York, and Max Marston, Philadelphia, two up. The golf exhibition was for the beneht of the soldiers tobacco fund and was played at the Whitemarsh Country club.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-23
Cleveland Amateurs
 Claim Championship

Cleveland, September 22.-The Rail Lights of Toledo, through their nonappearance here today for the first game of the scheduled se- ries. forfeited tine worlds amateur baseball championship to the Stand ard Parts team of Cleveland.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-23
Tech WiH Build Team With
 Three Old Stars As Nucleus
Joe Guyon, Ham" Bowling and Bill Fincher Remain From Championship Golden Tornado of Last Year. Among 800 Rats" Are Many Prep Stars.
 First Game Saturday
By LEFT TACKLE

Bill had about
  the of their country, effect football would completely colleges under supervision And practically college of the whole country So it
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-23
Great Lakes Jackies
 Put It Over Norfolk

Great Lakes, H., September 22.-Before a crowd of 5000 bluejackets, the Great Lakes naval training station baseball team triumphed over the Norfolk na-; val station team, 8 to l, in the first of series of three games today.
 George Cunningham, until recently with the Detroit Americans. pitched for Great Lakes. Catcher Clemons, formerly with the Chicago Nationals, drove out two home runs. The teams will meet again Tuesday and Wednesdays Score: R.H. E. Great Lakes .......... 900 POI 410--S 10 2 NOr1Olk .VV& uVV uVV--A I.I
 Several women in the state of Wash irgton are working as station agents on the various railroads in that state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-23

But now matters are looking up. The government order turns out to be far less restrictive than at first supposed, the teams being requested only not to make extensive and costly tours which would interfere with the military duties of the men And then all over the coun- try the college enrolment has been enormous because of the free training and board with privates' pay, offered by the government. So the result has been that thousands and thousands of men who otherwise would only have dreamed of college will now have their dreams ,naterialize. Men, of course, mean mate rial and if from all these students plen- ty of football stars cannot be found. it will be strange.
 At Georgia Tech, the home of the world champion Golden Tornado team of last year, matters are as bright for football as anywhere else. The enroll ment of freshmen is this year about SO0, where only half of that number would have enrolled had it not been for the S. A. T. c. So here Coach Heisman locks for much good material, material which has fallen like mama from the
 
 the dozens should turn up and are turn ing up out of these new men.
 Then, too, football at Tech will be boosted by the military authorities of that institution just as far as the gov ernment allows.
 HERMANCE FRIEND OF GAME
 Major Hermance is in full favor of
 
 not interfere with the military schedule. And everything is being done to make St practicable to get in a football prac- tice period each afternoon without in terfering with the drill work. Major Hermance is an old football man him. self, playing at Williams college, and then later going to Princeton. At any rate, he expresses himself in full sym pathy with the continuance of football, and will further the game at Tech as Jas as his orders permit him to do so.
 Now the teams may not be this year as finished product as those Of the past seasons owing to the predominance of new material, but certainly they may be expected to put up most creditable game and to provide the fans with all the sport in the world. All the teams will be in the same boat, all will have to depend largely on new men, all will eabor under practically the same handi- caps, so there will be am equality of play which can tend only to make the game even more close and exciting.
 Practice at Tech under Coach Heis- man has now been going on near two weeks and the squads are rounding into shape nicely. About forty men are try ing out in dead earnest every afternoon. sweating and blowing on the chance of making something. And they will make faA Ina Snrf ma a little green but they're sure going to it and if determination has anything to do with it, why that team is going to tear up. Being new men all know that no berth is being reserved for them, so they're out with the best in 'em and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-23
Baby's Second Summer

Baby's Second Summer
 GROVES BABY BOWEL MEDICINE will correct the Stomach and Bowel Troubles and it is absolutely harmless Can be given to infants with perfect
 safety. See directions on the bottle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-23
INTEREST IN INDIANS

The Kaisers peculiar interest in our red Indians was somewhat surprising. He frequently asked me about them, ana was particularly interested in their diet He had an idea that they were for the most part vegetarians Perhaps the fact that he was not much af meat eater himself aroused his interest in the prim- tive Americans who seemed to thrive on a vegetable diet While the Kaiser ate certain amount of white meat, he never ate dark or red meat, and at night he made his meal almost entirely of fruit. He was fond of fish and said it produced brain. as it is fine brain food. adding laughingly. Tt is too bad the majority of people don't eat fish entirely
 Colonel Wisser, our former military at tache. now general, told me that at a state banquet the Kaiser placed his son. Prince Eitel Frederick, next to him (the ccloneD, and that the prince spoke of nothing else during the entire function but American methods of open fighting. which we long ago learned in our con- f1icts with the Indiana He said they had heard much of our success in this char
New-York tribune., 1918-05-09
Relevant Comment
England's "Money Trust" Approved

England's Money Trust" Approved
Recently the merger of several of
the largest banks in London produced
a great deal of criticism from quarters
where there was apprehension that this
might be the beginning Of an English
"money trust" An investigation was
therefore undertaken, and among the
bankers who were questioned was Sir
Edward Holden, chairman of the new
London Joint City and Midland Bank, a
merger of the London City and Mid
land and the London Joint Stock banks,
with total combined deposits Of 1885,
100000. Sir Edward is said to have won
over the opposition on the ground that
larger banking power was needed for
after the war trade competition. eve
shall have to buckle to-" said he, "and
it will be question of the bankers
doing their utmost to assist you to
produce and for you to increase your
exports as much as you possibly can.
The difficulties will be so great that if
l could be sure that it could be done /
would say, GO and manufacture stocks
like mad, and have those stocks ready
for the time when the war is over, so
that we can begin to export them and
meet the exchange through that me-
dium instead of gold.' That is the pol
icy of the big banks, and l firmly be-
lieve these later amalgamations have
taken place because no one can foresee
the position we shall be in after the
war, and people would rather be in the
arms of the big banks than paddle
their own canoe"
New-York tribune., 1918-05-09
American Can Co.
Accused of Price
Discrimination
Federal Trade Commission
Charges Violations of
the Clayton Act

Charging violations of Sections 2
and 3 Of the Clayton act and of Sec
tion of the Federal Trade Commits
sion act, the Federal Trade Commits
sion in Washington yesterday issued
complaint against the American Can
Company. No mention, however, was
made as to whether action looking to
the dissolution of the company would
be taken
Such step was not considered prob
able in financial circles, in view of the
announcement early this year that
upon the motion of Attorney General
Gregory the United States Supreme
Court had postponed the hearing in the
government antitrust suit against the
American Can Company indefinitely
The reason for the Attorney Generals
action was that any reorganization
that might become necessary, as a con-
sequence Of the suit, would involve
considerable new financing, which is
not considered desirable, in view of
the nations war demands.
F. S. Wheeler, president of the
American Can Company, said yester-
day that there were new issues brought
up by the Federal Trade Commission
in its complaint, which alleges that the
corporation "for more than three years
past has Disseminated in price and
is now discriminating in price between
different purchasers of the cans it
manufactures, handles and sells, and
that the respondent comapny has
leased, sold and made contracts for the
sale of its goods, wares, machinery,
merchandise, supplies and other COM
modities, and has fixed the price there
for or discount from or rebate upon
this price on the condition, agreement
or understanding that the purchasers
shall not use or deal in the product of
competitors"
In relation to the Federal Trade
Commission act the complaint asserts
that the can company has a monopoly
of the canning industry in that it
manufactures more tin cans than any
other concern, and has tried to stife
competition.
Mr.. Wheeler stated that the best evi<
dence that the charges of the Federal
Trade Commission were untrue was
that no complaints concerning the con-
duct of the American Can Company's
business had been heard from the
trade.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-09
Colt Advocates
Rubber Restrictions

Samuel T. Colt, president of the
United States Rubber Company. whom
asked yesterday regarding the an
nouncement Of the War Trade Board
restricting for period of three wears
imports Of crude rubber, said: az have
been familiar with the plan of tho
War Trade Board and of the Shinn;n o
Board and am heartily in sympathy
with and shall support to the fullest
extent their programme of restriction
am sure that there is noth;no in
the plan that will work any ser;ons
nardships on any division of the rnh.
Der industry, and l wish to state IN
most emphatic terms that the IJn;tea
States Rubber Company will do ali IN
Its power to induce its customers and
all retailers to refrain from anv nu at.
tempt to profiteer by exactinp nm
necessarily increased prices, or to an
ticipate their needs in rubber prodncts
OF any character whatsoever. The nnrs
pose of the decree is to release fnr
war work ships now employed in car.
rying rubber and the company which
! represent stands ready to UNDERGO
any sacrifice in its endeavor to 90.
operate with the government"