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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-12
.SOUTHWORTH D0PED FOR BIG LEAGUES Speedy Gardener Is Looked Over by Major Scout
 From Phillies

An interested spectator at yester- days game between the Barons ana Lookouts was Scout Doyle, the ivory hunter of the Philadelphia Nationals who is here looking over Billy south worth and other stellar performers. Doyle watched Southworth perform in the Nashville series and was doubt lessly impressed, as is everybody else down here. with the work of the local gardener.
 Solthworth is one of the most earnest and faithful ball players that has ca yorted in these parts in long tune and he has the natural ability 10 go with it. Clean living, perfect gentie- man on and off the field Bill IS i'll the game with his best all the time. AS fielder he outranks any guardian oI the outer territory that has been at RICK wood this year and his batting average is well over the 300 mark. Bills sneed is anothef important factor in his success and one that accounts for many of the runs he has scored Tor Moley this season In case the Phlllies fail to grab him it is certain that some other big league club will do so.
 Pete Flagstead, the slugging Look out. is another player who has mighty fine chance of landing in the pig tops. Mike Finn says that Flagstead IS as good a hitter as Speaker or any or the other stars he has went up against. and Mike used to be a scout himself. Southern league ball players have all acquitted themselves well in the majors this year and the big fellows are more ana more beginning to realize that the game down here is almost as fast as they play it in the north
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-12
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pirates Win Long One

Boston, June u--Pittsburg took Bos- tons place at the bottom of the first division today by defeating the home team, 3 to in 16 innings. Sanders was hit harder than Hearn, but the visiting pitcher was invincible in the pincnes and allowed only one hit in the last eight innings. The winning run resulted from singles by Mollwitz and McKechnie, Schmidts sacrifice, an intentional pass to Sanders which filled the bases, and Caton's squeeze play bunt on which Mollwitz scored. After Wickland had singled and Smith had walked in the sixth, Konetchy's triple scored Bostons two runs. Score: RHE. Pitts5urg ....... 600 900 no GOO 900 1--3 9 3 Boston ..,..... GOO O02 900 900 600 0--2 II 2
 Sanders and Archer, Schmidt; Hearn and Wilson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-12
NEW SIX TEAM CIRCUIT MA Y RISE FROM ASHES OF THE SOUTHERN LEAGUE AND
 START SO GAME SCHEDULE ON JUNE 22
Plans on Foot to Drop Mobile and New Orleans From Roster and Resume
 Play on Economical Basis
By R. P. MID AVID

If plans of Southern league mogus through sixteam circuit will be formed immediately from the ruins of the old organization and start its schedule June 22 This much given out here yesterday by Mike Finn of the Chat anooga who of the officials at Mondays conference of directors The plan contempates dropping New Orleans and Mobile from the league and reinforcing the other clubs with players from these two outfits The new organization discussed after the adjournment of the dec tors and everybody except Henemann in favor of the is understood that Mr. Heinemann appeased and that only the details of organization remain be worked 
 According Mobile club will brought and strengthened by three of the Boss Smiths New will Chicks, with will Of Nashville Chattanooga Atlanta their the
  equal footing Little Rock be strengthened all.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-12
Cubs Win Ninth Straight

New York. June 11-Chicago won it's ninth straight game here today, de- feating New York on bat and ball fund day tc 3. It was a see-saw won by Chicago in the ninth after New York had taken the lead in the preceding in- ming. Causey, a young local pitcher, after holding Chicago to one hit in five innings, weakened in the ninth, when the Cubs scored three runs on singles by Mann and Killifer and doubles by Markle and Deal. Several military units were present and were supplied with baseball equipments. Score: RH.E. Chicago .................. coz GOO 003--5 New York ............... 100 100 0l0-3 8
 Hendrix and Killifer; Tesreau. Ander- son, Causey and McCarty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-12
PELS WIN BOTH ENDS OF DOUBLE HEADER Memphis Helps Pelicans to Win by Error Route.
 Pitchers Battle

New Orleans. June Il. = New Orleans took both ends of a double header from Memphis here today. 8 to and ? to l. Ross was knocked to all corners of the lot in the first game, while Memphis helped the locals run up the score. In the second game, Phillips, though wild, had the better of pitching battle with Vance Edmondson's triple and Bluhm's sacrifice fly in the seventh inning ac- counted for the winning run for the To- calls, the game being seven innings by agreement. Score:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-12

said the former Southern league head. The club owners got together at the hotel, l understand, and talked things over, finally agreeing to go ahead with a six-club organization. I was not at the later meeting and have no part in the new proposition"
 If the plans go through, which Finn and others state they are certain to do, it is possible that Mobiles club will be strengthened by the present Baron pitch ing staff and a formidable nine presented for the approval of local fandom.
 Meanwhile the sport loving world is anxious1y awaiting new developments in the movement and hoping that General Crcwder will see fit to except the na- tional game from his order.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-12
Yanks Lose to Indians

Cleveland, June 11-Cleveland defeated New York today to in 12 innings. Chapman led off the twelfth for Cleve- land with base on balls, dashing to third on Speakers sacrifice. Wambs- ganss bunted to Caldwell who fumbed. Chapman scoring. Bagby had New York shut out until the ninth when a pass and five hits tied the score Pipp was put out of the game by Umpire Nallin in the ninth for protesting de- cisiou. Score by innings: R. H. E. New York ......... 900 900 Oo3 00o-3 F 1 Cleveland ... GOO OO3 GOO Il1-4 Il 2
 Batteries Caldwell and Waters; Bag by and Thomas.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-12
Americans Best Fighters

Chicago, IT., June 11.--Amerca's sol- diers are the best fighting men in the world, according to the message brought to the American Medical association to- day by Dr. John R. Burlin, advisory to the war department on matters of diet. Dr. Murln believes that much of the energy displayed by the Americans is due to the food they get
 Twelve hundred additional surgeons for the navy will be needed next year, Ad- miral Braisted, surgeon general of the navy, said.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-12
Raugh Cuts Umpiring
 Staff Down to Four Men

President Baugh stated yesterday morning that he had cut his umpiring staff down to Crestnutt. Carpenter. Brennan and Pfenninger for the re- nainder of the season. This step saves the clubs about $40 day, 1t s reported. Tn the event that the new league proves go, these arbi.ers will probably draw the four assign ments.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-12
AMERICAN IEAGITE
Champs Defeat Red Sox

Chicago, June 11.-Chicago celebrated flag raising day today by defeating Bos- ton to l. The locals punched hits off Jones and won easily. Faber, who enlist ed in the navy and expects to report to the Great Lakes naval training station Friday, was on the mound for Chicago and pitched in fine form. He was given sensational support in the pinches, catch es by Murphy and Felsch being featured.
 Score by innings: R H. E. Boston .... 000 o01 0O0-1 0 Chicago ...... 900 010 30.-4 l
 Batteries McCabe, Jones and Schang; Faber and Schalk.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-12
Athletics Tame Tigers

Detroit. Mich, June 11.-Pounding Cunningham and Carroll Jones for 16 hits and aided by four errors, Phiia- delphia won from Detroit 8 to 1 to- day. Cunningham was taken out aft CT he had given seven hits for six runs in three innings. Burns got three singles, a double and a triple in five times at bat Score:
 Philadelphia . 321 001 001-S 16 Detroit .....,.... 900 900 010--1 6 4
 Batteries: Adams and Perkins; Cum ningham, c. Jones. Dyer and Spencer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-12


 Kaufman, Crane Wingo. Three base hit, Elldm Home run, Marshall. Dou- ble play Mooers to Ellam. Left on bases, Nashville 2, Atlanta 5. First base on errors, Nashville l, Atlanta f. Stolen bases, Strait. Crane 2, Wingo, Moran. Sacrifice hits, Galloway, Wingo, Hoff- man, Burke. Innings pitched, Decatur 2-3 with runs; Swigler 41-3 with 5 runs; Hoffman 1-3 with runs; Thor burn 22-3 with runs. Base on balls, Decatur 1, Swigler 5, Hoffman 1, Thor burn ?. Struck out, Decatur 1, Hoffman 3. Earned runs, Decatur 4, SwigIer Z, Hoffman 5, Thorburn 2. Hit by pitcher, Crane (by Decatur) Time, 2:05. Empires, Kerin and Robertson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-12
Browns Beat Senators

St. Louis. June 11.-Shaw, who pitched seven innings on yesterdays IA inning contest. came back today and outpitcned Davenport but owing to the poor support given him, Wash ington lost to St. Louis. 4 to 2. Score: Washington .,. 001 100 000-2 [ 2 St. Louis ....... 003 900 10*-4 5 ]
 Batteries: Shaw and Ainsmith; Dav- enport and Hale.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-12
BEST VOLS IN A WEIRD CAME
Nashville Goes to Pieces in Fifth Frame-Decatur Is
 Knocked From Box

Nashville, Tenn. June u.-Atlanta made it two straight over Nashville this afternoon in wierd exhibition of base- ball, winning g to 8. The locals went to pieces in the fifth when Decatur was knocked out of the box. The Vols staged late rallies, but fell one run shy of tying the count in the ninth inning. Marshall hit home run inside the park, the first of the season. The score:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-12
BEARS BUNCH HTS
 AND MIN FIRST Bues Drives in Three Runs With Double and Single.
 Johnson Wild

Mobile, June 11-Mobile punched hits on Murchison in the first game of the series today and won by a score of 5 to ? Johnson pitched fine ball for Mobile
 but wildness caused him to be removed in the eighth in favor of Bennett. Bues drove in three of Mobiles runs with a double and single. Mehan, collegian, played his first game with Mobile and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-12
BAUGH NOT INTERESTED

When seen last night by an Age-Her- aid reporter, President Baugh had noth- ing to say about the new league. "The idea of six-team circuit was an after math of the directors meeting Monday"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-12
CHOLLY FRANK BUSY

Cholly Frank is reported to be one of the heads of the new movement and Cholly is a pretty shrewed business man. The Dutchman couldn't be lo- cated in Nashville last night but it was given out by those who are in touch with him that he favors the proposition strongly.
 Tom Watkins, secretary of the Mem phis club, is also a strong packer of the new project as is Chris Haury of Nashville. w. D. Smith is up at his fam in Springville and Bob Allen, presi- dent of the Little Rock club, couldn't be located last night, but each of these moguls is known to have endorsed the six-teain idea.
 In the event that a favorable ruling is received from General Crowder during the next 10 days, the present season of the eight-club league will be brought to an abrupt end on June P, the day set for starting the new circuit.
 A scnedule is being worked ont now and the teams will proceed with clean slate, more evenly matched and with stronger linA.ups. According to Boo Allen the attendance in Little Rock has been better than ever before. partially on account of the cantonment there. Atlanta is expected to draw well with a better team for the same reason. Chat tanooga likewise is favored by having thousands of soldiers in he- midst and has turned in good gate receipts up 'tiIl the last few weeks when the team started skiddng. Nashville and Memphis have paid expenses. Birmingham is expected to support the new club and the mag mates are of the opinion that the small attendance here thus far has been due to large extent to the poor brand of hall pt TQ
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-12
*One out when winning run scored.

(Seven innings by agreemento
 Summary: Two-base hit, AraSon- Three-base hit Gilbert, Edmondson. Sacrifice hits. Bluhm, Cruthers, Do- bard, Vance. Double play, vance to latterv. Strlfck out, Phillips B, Vance g Base on ball, Phillips 4, Vance ?. Hit by pitcher. Philips (Hargrove. Hauser). Earned runs, orr Phillips 1. Vance 1. Time. l:o6 um- pires, Chesnutt and Brennan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-12
MoguLs Planning NelO Baseball League
SPORTS LoCAL-BY WIRE
Barons Cop SIugging Match
 WhenLookouts BLow i1 Tenth
Both Teams Fight Hard For Game and Keep Fieders Busy Chasing Long Hits-Three Errors, Followed by
 Sacrifice Fly, Score Winning Run

the heaviest artillery due Redwood long while the thoroughly by hardly inning passing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-12
Baron Batting Averages
PITCHING RECORDS
Texas League

At Fort Worth 4, San Antonio 5. At Dallas 6. Houston g. At Waco 3, Shreveport g.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-12
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-12
Games Today

Chattanooga at Birmingham. Memphis at New Orleans. Atlanta at Nashville. Little Rock at Mobile.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-12
LEAGUE STANDINGS
SOUTHERN LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results

Birmingham, 8; Chattanooga. T. New Orleans, s-2; Memphis, 2-1. Atlanta, 9; Nashville, 8.
 Mobile, 5; Little Rock, 2.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-12

can placed beautiful bunt in front of the plate and Bob Higgins threw wild to first. filling the bases. Danny Clark brought in the winning run with a long fly in the groove which Ja- cobs did well to catch
 The locals showed a liking to tho slants of MT. Lehman and iambastcd the sphere in a manner hitherto un- known They played like champions, not second-raters. and their efforts were appreciated by the small crowd present. Of the last six games played Moley has won five. so naturally he feels more optimistic over his pros- poets.
 For the Lookouts the hitting of Gra- ham, Phelan and Higgins featured Seven errors marred the play of the visitors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-12
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results

Pittsburg, 3; Boston, 2. Chicago, 5; New York, 8. nati-Brooklyn (Rain). St. Louis Philadelphia (Rain) i.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-12

SUMMARY. Two-base Hits-Phelan ?. Flagstead. Three-base Hits-Southworth, Graham. ome-run-Phelan. Stolen Bases-Duncan ? Mcdonald, Southworth, Graff, Jacobs, Lehman. Double Plays-McDonald to Jansen to Bernsen. Bases on Balls-Lohman 3, Black 1. Long 1.
 Left on Chattanooga z Birming- ham 12
 Hit by Pitched Ball-Black (Jacobs). Hits-Off of Long 3 with runs in innings.
 Struck Out-Black L Balk-Black. Time of Game-2:15. Umpires--Carpenter and Pfenninger.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-12
PHELAN HITS HOMER

The visitors put over another in the next stanza without single hit Alter ,ong had walked Graff, Moley yanked him and sent in Black, who started out by hitting Jacobs with the ball. Graft and Jacobs then pulled off double steal and the former scored moment later on Cuetos sacrifice fly to Dun can Again in the fourth the Lookouts talIied, Phelan smiting the ball way doWn into the groove for clean home run. The final Chattanooga runs came Tn the eiehth as the result of Graham's single, Phe1an's tWo-bagger and Lohman's hit to left
 Although Altenberg led off with a sin gle in the first frame, the Barons failed to count until the second round. Ha- worth singled to right, but was forced at second on Bernsen's grounder. Jan sen singled over short and went to sec ond when Jacobs juggled the hit Bern sen, who had taken third on the error, was thrown at the plate on Longs bunt to Lehman. Altenberg came through with a wicked smash to center, scoring Jansen On the throw in Altenberg started for second and was safe when Lehman threw wild to Phelan, allowing Long to score Eddie Mcdonald hit safe over second, scoring Altenberg. south worth grounded out, ending the rally.
 The next Baron run came in the fourth and was scored by Eddie Me- Donald who forced Altenberg at sec ond after the latter had beat out an infie1d hit. Billy Southworth brought the Baron captain home with ter rifle liner to right field for three bases. Singles by Altenberg, Soutn- worth and Duncan accounted for two more in the sixth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-12
BARONS RALLY

The Lookouts apparently had things sewed up when Moley's men came to bat in the last round. With the score z to against the home club, fans began leaving the park. Eddie Me Donald lifted a high fly to left which Jacobs dropped after circling around under it like a wounded bird. South
 worth then bunted to Lehman and when the Lookout hurler threw wild to second, all hands were safe. Dun
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-12
Officer Dies nf Illness

Chattanooga, Tenn, June n-First Lieut. Edward William Emery of Bangor, Me, of the medical reserve corps, died at the base hospital, Fort Oglethorpe, today, after brief illness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-12
Games Today

Boston at Chicago.
 Washington at St. Louis. New York at Cleveland. Philadelphia at Detroit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-12
Just Like People

From Ahe Boston Transcript.
 "Micr4bes are not all of one kind"
 'No, Indeed; there are romantic mi- crobes tht live in kisses and mercenary microbes\ that live on dollar bills"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-12
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Yesterday Results

Chicago, 4; Boston. 1.
 St. Louis, 4; Washington. 2. Clevelands 4; New York. 3. Philadelphia, 8; Detroit, 1.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-12
*Hit for Murchison in ninth.


 Summary: Home-run. Walker. Two base hits Bues, Bates, Coombs. Double plays Damrau to Hasbrook, Struck out, Johnson i, Murchison 5. Bases on balls, Johnson 6, Bennett l. Murchison 5. Hit by pitched balls, Murchison Oamraul Left on bases Little Rock 8, Mobile r. Time, 1:45. Empires, Schaefer and Brett enstein.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-12
Games Today

Pittsburg at Boston. Cincinnati at Brooklyn. Chicago at New York. St. Louis at Philadelphia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-12
.Batted for Ross in ninth.

Nea, Orleans s..... 122 030 00*-S
 Summary: Two-base hits, HeminsWay' Bluhm, Aragon. Sacrifice hit-Barpare. Struck out, Robertson 4, Ross l. Bases on halls. Robertson 3. Time, 1:2l. um- pires. Chestnut and Brennan
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-12
American Association

At Columbus: Columbus 5. Minneap oils i.
 At Indianapolis: Indianapolis 4, Mill waukee 2.
 At Louisville: Louisville 2, St. Paul 6. At Toledo: Toledo G. Kansas City 5.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-12

II safe swats, totaling 19 bases.
 With basebalrs future apparently at an end, spectators expected something of farce, but players on each side fought as hard for the contest as if the pen nant depended on it. The old pepper and enthusiasm were there and kept the fans keyed up throughout the afternoon.
 Long was sent to the hill by Moley and succeeded in setting the enemy back in order in the first inning. but the next frame witnessed some scoring. After two were down Graham hit long triple in the groove. Phelan was walked. Hig- gins hit safely to left, scoring Graham. Lohman hit safely to center, sending Phelan across. On the play to the plate Lohman was run down between first and second, but Clark hit him with the ball and Higgins scored from second on the play.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-12

The German submarine can remain under water, sitting on the bottom, up to AS hours
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-12
CROWDER'S RULING AWAITED

we expect to get new interprc tation of General Crowders order with ing the next 10 days" said MT. Finn. Tt is evident to my mind that the and as long as we can keep it go- ing and be in accord with the authori- ties at Washington, we are going to dc so. People need some diversion and wholesome recreation in war times, and there is a genuine demand for the na- tional game in the south. Attendance over the league has not been up to an economical administration of the leagues affairs and the curtailment of Transportation costs under the new schedule, I believe that the game will be a go."
 MT. Finn states that there are stin some details to be worked out in ref erence to the disposition of the Bir- mingham and Memphis players. For instance" says the Lookout pilot, q wanted Bill Southworth and Cy Barger but l understand that Bill will prob ably go to the majors for a trial and everybody else seemed to want Cy. need an outfielder bad and Pat Dun can looks pretty good. so I may take him.
 When asked what would become of the Birmingham and Memphis players who were not picked by other clubs, Finn stated that there were plenty of 5ohs laying around these days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-12
THE BOX SCORE

Totals ...........- 37 ' Il *2s IS @One out when winning run was score
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-12

1A4r @ necessary retrenchment step the player limit will be set at IS men and the league will operate with four umpires. The proposed schedule calls for so games. with Little Rock, Bir- mingham and Atlanta having all Sat urday contests. and Nashville, Mem phis and Chattanooga the Sunday games The mileage under the new arrange ment is reported to be considerably less and the packers of the organiza- ton are confident of making ends meet
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1918-11-01
SUGAR situation.

From present indications there are
no immediate pros pects OF any I'm
provement in the sugar situation, II
was stated, at the food administration
On the contrary the states allowance
for the months Of November and De
cember will be under that for the
month of October. TIE two-pound al
lowance for domestic purposes WILL
however, remain unchanged, but there
will be another material reduction IN
the amount of sugar that is allowed fo1
the non-essential and less essential
purposes. Comparatively speaking
very little sugar is now allowed for
soft drink makers or candy manufact
urers. Their allotments have been
steadily decreased.
During November and December
there will be no sugar, from presen.
indications, for some canning or home
preserving. 1t may be that after Jan
uary 1st there will be slight improve
ment, but this does not now seem prob
able. The food administration still
cherishes the hope that it will be able
to supply those patriotic housewives
who canned without sugar in the hope
that they could later get little to add
to their fruits will not be disappointed,
but upon this point it can make no a.
golute assurance.
Wheat Campaign.
Splendid response is being made by
the farmers of Tennessee to the ap'
peal of the food administration for