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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-10
PARADE SATURDAY FEATURES PROGRAM Statesmen to Forget Store keepers on Occasion of
 Annual Game

StorekeeperS in Alabama will have a quiet Saturday for every blasted" one of them slick city salesmeu will be out at Redwood taking part in the fes- tivities to be pulled off on the occasion of the annual baseball struggle between the Travellers Protective association and United Commercial Travellers Sample cases and order books will be forgotten in the heat of this battle that has been the sole topic of conversation among members of these two organizations for weeks
 Every traveling man in the district is expected to take part in the parade that will be staged through town. Headed by F.. P. Kirkpatrick, dressed as Uncle Sam, and with the Boys Industrial School bank in tow, the parade will proceed down Twentieth street to Fifth avenue, down Fifth avenue to Nineteenth street. down Nineteenth street to First avenue i; up First avenue to Twenty-first street; dowh Twenty-first street to Second ave- nue to Twentieth street. and back to the park.
 Players of both teams in uniform, followed by members of the T. P. A. s and T.. C. Ts will compose the ranks of march. After the parade breaks up ev- erybody will journey out to Redwood, where at four bells Grandpap Kennedy will call Play Ball." and the hectic struggle vii be on.
 The entire gross proceeds from this oc- casion will be devoted to the Red Cross as all of the expense of putting on the game has already been borne by the participants themselves. Tickets can be had of any travelling man or from the leading druggists.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-10
BAN JOHNSON's STATEMENT

Chicago, July 9.-President Johnson of the American league, replying to the statement of President Tener of the na- tional league that he would have no fur ther dealings with the national commits sion in any cases in which the American league is a party, said tonight he feared no break in the relations with the na- tional league, as he understood Presl- dent Tener would shortly resign.
 "The contemplated resignation of Gov ernor Tenor from the presidency of the National league occasioned me no sur prise" said Johnson. Prom advices have received from several sources the course he has taken is absolutely neces-
 sary for the welfare of baseball in view of the fact that he devoted so little at tention to the affairs of the game
 Morally and technically Manager Mack of the Philadelphia club can be Just- fled in the position he has taken in the Perry case. Governor Tener has on one or two occasions been a party to deelsions
 of the commission that seemed unfair and absurd to me, but l never accepted that as an excuse for declining to serve as a member of that body
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-10

Copyright. 1918, by King Features Syn dicate, Inc)
 (Note: This is the third of a series of seven articles which Mir. Corbett is writ ing concerning the career of the late Stanley Itetchel, one of the most marve-
 lous ring warriors of all time. The next
 installment will appear tomorrow) The toughest battle an ambitious ring
 man must make is to win the chance to
 light in the big towns; for real chance against a real foeman. He may rap for
 he ever is permitted the chance to enter
 and show what he has in a pugilistic
 way. Such was the case of Bob tftz- simmons when first he came to these shores from Australia Such was the
 case Of many other great warriors who
 had to wage terribly long battle for
 the chance to show real experts what they could do.
 And so i- was with Stanley Ketchel. No fighter in history ever compiled a
 more amazing record during his first four years in the ring than did Ketchel
 His accomplishments in the knockout iiiic stamp linn as the wonder Of WaIlOp- ing wonders. He cut through the rank
 of foeman like a projectile through d
 pine board.
 Having scored two knockouts in the only two fights he had in his first year in the ring. 1903, Ketchel battered it by sending nine out of twelve foes into dreamland in 1904
 But that showing didn't satisfy me, ketchel said in later years. '.I felt I could do better than that. And I set ou1
 to make good my own confidence in myself"
 And then i'll 1905-when only an 1S-year-
 old kid-l1e fought 15 battles, and won II With Knockout blows The other con-
 test was furious 20-round draw with Jack Sullivan. Thirteen of the knock outs i'll 1900 were scored in succession.
 Then came 1906, and the mighty Ketchel added to his string of knockout victories.
 lie 1oIght every man who dared face him, lodged no possible fomean, sought them all. Time and again he went out of his class and met heavier and taller men. Nearly every foe was older than
 hetchel and far more experienced. But, with merciless precision, Ketchel took on
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-10
War Between Majors Seems Ineuitable
Corbett's Daily Letter
 On Great Sport Topics
py JAMES J. CoRBHTT

each and every one as fast as they came and pounded them into oblivion Oh, yes, they hit KetcheI and they bat tered him occasionally, but they couldn stop him. The kid, with his iron con stitution. his terrible punch and his mar velous asgressiveness, had come to feel that he was unbeatable. And in those days he waE.
 Twenty-one straight knockout victories from March ?, 1905, until September 10, 190S-that is KetchePs record and one more impressive than any fighter of any era ever has compiled.
 And then it was that Ketchel began to campaign for a chance on Big Time . for the privilege of fighting some re- nowned fighter in one of the big coast cities But for a long. long time the promoters ignored him. Oh, yes, they had heard a little about Ketchel-"whis- , per1ngs from the bush leagues''-but they couldn't see Ketchel a big town fight attraction although few years later they eagerly offered him tremendous sums for his appearance as a ring glad fator
 For many months Ketchel begged for a chance to display his skill in San Fran
 
 him by making personal appeals to pro- motors.
 Give him a chance they urged.
 "He won't draw; he's nothing but a busher' retorted the promoters.
 He may be busher, but he's won der" came back Stanley's friends. 'Tha.t boy has scored q straight knockouts Isn't that enough to convince you that he's got the goods?'
 NO, because he's been fighting not..' ing but To. of dubs in Butte and the Montana mining camps,'' was the an- swer. 'Its no trick to knock out duba like Ketchcl has met We don't want him"
 So San Francisco turned him down, and just when Ketchel began to feel that the ''big town" chance never would come to him he received a telegram from Sacramento which read:
 Will you fight George (Knockout Brown?''
 Ketchel couldn't get to the telegra ph office ia st enough to wire back:
 "Ill fight Brown any time, any place, any distance"
 The match was made, and the fight, which took place March g, 19o7 lasted
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-10
Among fhe Bleacherites Fair Hits and Foul Chatter Garnered From the National
 Pastime

That controversy between the National and American leagues bids fair to break up the time-honored agreement between these two major organizations, and ma! put baseball in a still sadder plight. From all accounts Connie Mack is really entitled to the services of Scott Perry, but the point in question is that Mack re- pudiated the agreement by getting out an injunction against the decision Of the national commission, which awarded Perry to Boston after hearing the details of the case. By going outside Of base balls supreme court, the willy manager has stirred up a hornets nest, and Presi- dent 1ener has just announced that he is done with the national commission.
 President Baugh, when interviewed re- garding the Perry case, said: "I was one of tho minority who favored Mack's con- tention, for I believe that Stall,ngs was through with Perry when he drtted away from the Braves last year. However, think Mack took the wrong step in go- ing in;o court with the matter. Organized baseball has it's rules and regulations. and each club is bound to abide by the decision of the national commission
 The Pirates big "ace," Cooper, stopped the Braves yesterday and Bezdeks club again went over the 500 mark It s too bad that Ralph Comstock was the Pitts just three rounds, with Ketchel the win ner via the knockout route.
 When the news was flashed around and got to San Francisco, the promo ters there pondered over 1t and then de- cided:
 Maybe this Ketchel is fairly good after all''
 Gro be continued tomorrow.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-10
Thorpe's Homer Defeats Cubs

Chicago, July 9.-Jim Thorpe's home run drive into the left field bleachers gave New York a ' to victory over Chicago after 10 innings.
 Failure of Deal to cover third Tn the eighth inning unnerved Vaughn who went to pieces With men on first and second, Vaughn took Thorpe's bounder and tossed to Deal in an at tempt to force Wilhoit, but Deal was too far from the base. Vaughn then made wild pitch. which scored two runs, and Zimm herman followed with hit which sent Thorpe home with the tying run. Anderson's wildness, con- pied with punched hits and cratic fielding. gave Chicago its early lead
 Score: k. Il. F. New York ..... 900 900 33O 1-7 Is 5 Chicago ....... 900 051 % 0--6 9 0
 Batteries Anderson, Causey and McCarty; Vaughn, Douglas and Kill lifer.
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Cubs Get New Catcher

Chicago, July 9-The Chicago Ma tionals today came to terms with Tom Clarke, a veteran catcher, formerly with Cincinnati. Clarke, a free agent. was signed because Manager Mitchell fears Catcher Killifer will soon be called into the military service
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Italian Revenues

Rome, July 9.-Italian revenues for the the preceding year by s95,OO0,Ooo lire, the finance ministry announces. For the present year, notwithstanding the loss oi receipts from the provinces occupied by the enemy in the fall of 1917, the aggre- gate received was 4,160, 1000 lire. In three years of war the yield from tax ation has increased 2,soo, ,oOo,ooo lire, or 12s per cent over the year ending June 30,
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Irving Italian Traitors

Rome, July 9.--Three Italian sailors and one Italian soldier are being tried by a courtmartial on a charge of having blown up the Italian battleship Benedetto Erin on September 27,' 1916, by placing an in- fernal machine in the gunroom. The defendants are Achillo Moschionoi, Gu glielerno Meitionlini, Marno Azzoni, all bIueja ckets, and Trooper Giogio Carpi.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-10
Cooper Too Much for Braves

Pittsburg July 9.-Fillingim. pitch ing for Boston. was hit hard by Pitts burg today. resulting in victory for the home team, to 9 Cooper, the Pirate moundsman. was steady, and he kept the visitors hits scattered. Score: Boston .... 900 100 0O1-2 s 1 Pittsburg ..... 020 031 01*-7 II
 Batteries: Fillingim and Wilson; Cooper and Schmidt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-10
TENER'S LETTER


 TENER'S LETTER
 President Tener's letter to the Ma ton league club presidents read:
 "On the 18th of last month, the na- tioLal commission, after careful con- sideration of all evidence. made de- cision in what is known as the Scott Perry case. and with which you are familiar resulting in the awarding of that player to the Boston club of this league
 "As soon as the president of the American league had knowledge of the finding he advised the commission as follows:
 "Under no conditions will Perry be turned over to the Boston club. Shortly thereafter, the Philadelphia club of the American league took the case to the courts of Cleveland and asked for and received an order restraining the com mission from putting it's decision into effect and setting the date of July 20 for a final hearing of the case.
 Under the terms of the national agreement the ruling in any case brought before it in which it has juris- dietion ic final
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-10
LEAGUE STANDINGS
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results Philadelphia 3-4, Detroit Is. New York 6-3, Chicago A. St. Louis ', Washington 6. Bostcn 1, Cleveland 0.
 Games Today Detroit at Philadelphia. Chicago at New York. St. Louis at Washington. Cleveland at Boston.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-10
SPORT EDITED RY R. P. M,DAVID. LR.
Storm Breaks h Majors Ouer Dispo sition Of Scott Perry
President John K Tener Notifies Club Owners That He Is Through With National Commission-B Johnson
 Says Tener Will Resign at Once

New York July 9The mbrogo between the American and National the of Player Scott famed Tener of the National his club further dealings with of whc he s a member
 charges the American
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-10
Browns Again Win
Another Bank Joins

Washington. July Estate banking institutions admitted to the federal re- serve system today included the Com mercial Trust and Savings bank. New Orleans. with resources of $1S.S1S.0o0.
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When the decision of the national com mission was made public Connie Mack, manager of the Athletics, obtained a
 court injunction at Cleveland on June F preventing the Boston club from inter- fering with the activities of Perry until the case had come up for court judgment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-10
TENER "RARES UP'

Philadelphia, July 9.--"Unless Connie Mack of the Philadelphia Americans turns Scott Perry, pitcher, over to the Boston nationals l will quit the national commission" This statement was made today by John K. Tener, president of the National league, who is attending the Elks convention in Atlantic City.
 Mack reiterated today that he intends to retain the services of Perry
 "Regardless of the merits of this partic- ular case" said President Tener the fact remains that the supreme court of baseball. whose rulings both leagues have subscribed to and agreed to obey. has decided that Pitcher Scott Perry is the baseball property of the Boston Ma tional league club.
 If the rulings of the baseball supreme judicial body are to be repudiated there is only one course left open to me. There fore, I have decided that l will no longer serve as a member of the national commission unless it's rulings in the Perry case is implicitly obeyed and at once.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-10
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cards Even Count

St. Louis, July 9.-Although Brook lvn got 12 hits for a total of 20 bases, the visitors could not connect at the right time while St Louis hit Cheney opportunely and aided by flee wild pitches won today's game, to 4 for an even split on the series. Score;
 Brooklyn ....... 100 900 O3o-4 F St. Louis ........ 20 olo M V
 Batteries: Cheney and M wheat Doak. Sherdel, Packard and Gonzales.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-10
AMERICAN I.EAGHE
Fifty-Fifty Here

Philadelphia, July 9-Gregg held De- troit safe in the first game today and Philadelphia won, to 1, by punching hits on Roland. In the second game, the Tigers batted Perry hard in the to A. Curry. an infielder. formerly with the Philadelphia Nationals. played with Detroit and drove in three runs by hitting a double with the bases filled in the second game. Score:
 First Game R. H. F. Detroit ... 900 900 0O1--1 12 ? Philadelphia ..... 900 100 20'-3 II 0
 Batteries; Roland and Stanage; Gregg and McAvoy
 Second Game R. n. E. Detroit 900 320 000-5 8 0 Philadelphia ..... 900 900 301-4 3
 Batteries: James. Dauss and Stanage; Perry, Adams and Perkins.
 Tanks and Sox Split
 New York, July 9.-New York and Chicago broke even in their double header today the Yankees winning the first game, 6 to A. while Chicago won the second game in 10 innings, tc 3,
 New York won the first game by hit ting Cicotte hard in the last two in nings. New York tied the score of the second game by scoring two runs on four hits. Miller tried to score the winning run from second on Walters single, but Leibold threw him out at the plate Chicago then won in the tenth. T First Came R.HE. Chicago oos 900 1oo-4 2 New York ....... 020 100 12s-6 10 l Batteries: Danforth. Cicotte and Schalk; Caldwell and Walters.
 Chicago ....... o10 o2o 900 1-4 1s 1
 Batteries: Benz and Jacobs; Love, Robinson, F'inneran and Walters.
 Red Sox Beat Bagby
 Boston, July 9-Boston strengthened it's hold on the lead today by defeating Cleveland, l to 0, in 12 innings. With one out in the twelfth, Scott doubled over Speakers head. Truesdale. bat ting for Stansbury, bounded to Bagby and Scott was run down, but Trues- dale reached second on the play. and and Bagby each allowed eight hits. Score: R. Il. E. Cleveland .... 900 900 900 000-0 8 Boston - 900 900 900 01'-1
 Batteries: Bagby and o'Neill; Bush and Agnew, Mayer.
 
 Browns Again Win
 Washington, July s.-Demmitt's trip pie against the right field wall with two men on base in the ninth, followed by Sisler's infield single, gave St Louis three runs and third straight victory over Washington today, to A rally by Washington in the last half of the ninth fell one run short of tietng the score. Score: R. IT. E. St. Louis 101 010 103---7 12 2 Washington 0l0 300 OOz-o Batteries: Wright, Rogers and Nun. amaker, Severeid; Harper. Ayers and Picinich
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Carmen Hill won his first game with Kansas City, to 2. Carmen showed about the most complete reversal Of form this year with the Barons that has ever been displayed by a pitcher in these parts.
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| burg pitcher who lost the game that broka
 Flttsourg's winning streak. Ralph had
 one bad inning, but that was enough. | tndef their new manager the St. Lotus Browns have taken on new life and again
 trouneed the Washington Senators yes
 terday. Burke IS making fine start at
 the helm of the Browns.
 | Capt Jim Scott, former star finger of the White Sox, in an interview recently took occasion to lambast those slackers who desert baseball for jobs in the ship yards just to escape the draft. Captain Scott. although an indifferent and lazy | ballplayer, has become filled with the spirit of army life, and is making a | fine record.
 Carmen Hill won his first game with Kansas City, to 2. Carmen showed | about the most complete reversal Of form this year with the Barons that has ever been displayed by a pitcher in these parts.
 Ty Cob got four hits in that Tiger Athletic game Monday. but it was such a common thing thot the Associated
 Press details of the conflict failed to mention it.
 In this same game Acosta, former Cracker outfielder, now playing cen ter for Connie Mack. was also 8 hit ting star, tying Cobb with four safe swats out of five times up. Pete Compton, Art Bues and Pete Knisely are all playing regularly in the Louisville lineup. Bubbles Har- grave and Fred Graff arc making good with St. Paul in the same league About half of the Southern league stars are
 now in the American association. Edson Hemingway is holding down
 second base for the Phillies and get ting away in pretty good style. Bar bare and Stansbury, two other Pelicans. are alternating at third base for the Red Sox.
 By beating Jim Bagby yesterday, while the Tanks were breaking even in double header, Boston frightened it's hold on the top rung in the American league. Most of the fans down this way are pulling for Miller Huggins Ito win that rag.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-10
Games Today

Boston at Chicago.
 Brooklyn at Cincinnati. New York at Pittsburg. Philadelphia at St. Louis.
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VIOLATED AGREEMENT

''The case above referred to is prob ably the first instance where a major league club has violated its agreement in baseball law by appealing the de- cision of the commission to the civil courts.
 'In my opinion, the defiance of our laws by the Philadelphia club consti- tutes such a breach of the agreement and good faith that this league can no longer, with honor. continue it's repre- sentative on the national commission. I beg leave, therefore, to advise you that hereafter. I will give no attention or consideration to any cases submitted to which the American league is Q party. We cannot continue to main tain our honor and self-respect 0y dealing with those who consider our agreements and baseball law as mere scraps of paper
 Baseball finds itself, with regard to it's business, in an unfortunate posi- tion, due to war conditions; neverthe- less, 1t is most important to keep our house in order so that when business is adjusted to normal conditions, it may be prepared for it's share of pros perity and that with honor"
 BAUGH ON JURY
 The decision of the national com mission in the Scott Perry case was announced in Cincinnati June 12. Be- cause a minor league was involved tn 0 additional representatives set in judg- ment upon the case The personnel of the commission consisted of Chair man Hermann, President'Tener of the National league President Johnson of the American league, J. H. Farrel, sec retary of the National league, and President Baugh of the Southern asso- citation.
 The evidence submitted, upon which Herman, Tener and Farrell awarded the services of Perry to the Boston Ma tionals, while Johnson and Baugh did not concur, showed according to the commission report:
 That Perry was sold to the Boston Nationals by the Atlanta club of the Southern association under an optional agreement for 5000. Perry deserted the Boston club in June, 1917. after the latter organization had paid $500 of the pur- chase price Boston was assured its rights to the player would be protected if Perry ever returned to organized base ball. Early in the present season the
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purg pitcher who lost the game that broke Flttsourgs winning streak. Ralph had one bad inning, but that was enough
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-10
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results

Pittsburg 2, Boston ,. St.. Louis 6, Brooklyn 4. New York [, Chicago $. Philadelphia-Cin rain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-10
MACK OBTAINS INJUNCTION

pitcher returned to the Atlanta club and was sold to the Philadelphia Americans and is playing with that club
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Ty Cob got four hits in that Tiger Athletic game Monday, but it was such a common thing thot the Associated Press details of the conflict failed to mention it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-10

In this same game Acosta, former Cracker outfielder, now playing cen ter for Connie Mack. was also 8 hit ting star, tying Cobb with four safe swats out of five times up.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-10

Under their new manager the St Lotus browns nave taken on new life and again trouneed the Washington Senators yes- terday. Burke IS making fine start at the helm of the Browns.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-10

Edson Hemingway is holding down second base for the Phillies and get ting away in pretty good style. Bar bare and Stansbury, two other Pelicans. are alternating at third base for the Red Sox.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-10

The Pirates big "ace.' Cooper, stopped the Braves yesterday and Bezdeks club again went over the 500 mark. It s too bad that Ralph Constock was the Pitts
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-10
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