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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-10

Doping catchers is the hardest Of all
 the work of figuring the strength of a ball club. If we could know that [ Schalk would catch every game for the White Sox, if we could know that Win go would catch 100, Clarke 40 and Allen 10 games for the Reds, we could figure
 much more accurately. But we know
 that Schalk is prone to accidents. We know, for instance, that Mccarthy IS strong in the very departments in which Rariden is weak, and that Rari-
 den is strong in McCarthys weak spots
 It is because of these things that we find so much difference of opinion
 among fans, especially as to the strength of team. One fan will howl "Why, we have .Schalk, the best catch CT in the country n" and usually he goes no further, nor does he stop to figure that, if Schall should be hurt
 (and the chances are better than three
 seriously), the second string is only
 average in ability and that the loss of
 Schalk from behind the bat makes the
 White Sox look like second division
 club.
 LAW OF AVERAGES Since all dope is based upon the law of averages. we are compelled to fig
 ure how many games each catcher will
 work and strike club average based upon the proportion of games each
 catcher will work
 By this method we find Chicago lead ing the American league because of Schalk in mbination with Lynn, and Cincinnati in advance of the National league because of the strength of Win go and Clarke, who not only are com petent backstops who work we'll with pitchers. but strong enough at bat to help their teams.
 It required a lot of figuring to keep the St. Louis Browns from showing the lead in catchers, for Severeid, Nunamakers and Hale form a strong | trio-and the first two named can hit. l New York, it seems to me. has placed too many eggs in one basket and an accident that would seriously incapaci- tate Walters would be terrific blow l to the pennant chances of Huggins' team. In fact we find several clubs this season prepared to defy the lightning by starting with ShOrt-nanueu catcH- ing staffs. However, there is one con- solation that. in case of serious in- juries, catchers of average ability can be had for the asking. Of, course it is practically impossible to get the ex- traordinary catchers, who have become the rarest birds in the game, not even expecting good right-handed hitters The team possessing a catcher of ex- traordinary ability has the big edge on the majority of others.
 AGNEW IS GOOD
 The Boston Red Sox have Agnew, a corking man, and Wally Schang, who is needed elsewhere but who probably will catch number of games. He fortifes them against accident. Phila- delphia Athletics are well fixed with Cady, Meyer and Haley, the last named a nice hitting and very promising man. Cleveland has wonderful defensive strength in the catching department. but last year showed lamentable of fensive weakness. I am forced to fig ure that the hitting of ONeill and Bill lings must get better; they hit we'll at ball and meet it solidly and per haps their low averages may be partly due to bad hitting luck. Neither, how ever, is liable to develop extra strength. Washington figures we'll in defensive and lamentably weak in of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-10

SUMMARY Three Base Hit-kreuger Two-Base Hits-Olson, Daubert Home Run-Myers Sacrifice Hics-O'Mala a, Coombs. Nc. Innics. Struck Out-McCabe 1, Coombs 2. Umpire-klem.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-10

, o Rourke to Thomas to Miller. Patterson lifted an easy fly to left. One hit no runs, no errors
 FIFTH INNING
 Glazner goes in to pitch for the Barons Thomas pops up to Clark. Wheat walks and is caught off first and run down by Bernsen, Debus and Clark. Mayer struck out.
 No hits, no runs. no errors.
 Glazner went out from short to first Coombs hit a grounder to short and was safe when Miller dropped Thomas low throw Southworth hit to second and Coombs was forced out. Duncan went out from short to first.
 No hits, no runs, no errors.
 SIXTH INNING
 Wyckon popped up to Debus. O'Rourke grounded out third to first. Schmandt walekd but was left on first when Schang fell victim to Glazners speed.
 No hits, no runs, no errors.
 Bernsen went out from pitcher to first. Clark drove liner right into Schmandt's hands. It was the second time Danny had been robbed. Debus smacked a vicious two-sacker to left and scored on Ray Jansen's single to center. Ray went out trying to steal
 Two hits, one run, no errors. SEVENTH INNING ! Smith scratched a hit to left field, just out of Debus' reach. Miller was called out on strikes and protested against Dixies decision. Thomas grounded out to Bernsen unassited, Smith taking second. Wheat hit a grounder to short and was safe when Debus muffed it. Mayer drew a base on balls. Wyckoff came to bat but after one strike was called. Babe Ruth was substituted in his place. With the bases full and young pitcher in the box, the visitors began hollering, Look out for home run" Ruth hit a long foul over the fence on the first ball but finally breezed and received the jibes of the bleacherites.
 One hit. no runs one error
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-10
KILLIFER BEST IN NATIONAL

Chicago's Cubs gained wonderfully in getting Killifer, who is again the best catcher in the National league, and rather an indestructable catcher in spite of the number of chances he takes. Last year the Cubs most vital weakness was in catching. You must know by this time. if you have fol- lowed the dope, that the Cubs will be almost strictly defensive team, rely ing upon pitching to win from teams that excel them in hitting power With
 out good catching good pitch ing practically is impossible; Der when studying team strengths Boston looks healthier and the Phils will be very strong defensively and weak extensively with Burns Adams and possibly Dilhoefer, who promised to be world beater and then re- ported last year with a sore arm. It is rather sad to find Pittsburg down at the bottom. but increase of the Pirates is not hopeless-they have seven catchers on the list and Jimmy Archer was grabbed to steady the young staff. The sadness consists of finding Archer, premier catcher few years ago. rated so far down. If he could catch more games the Pirates would be we'll up--but he cannot go many games now, and the others do not promise much excepting, of course, Fisher.
 ers-which is considerable job. Also it is the most important, and upon them depends the dope championship of the two leagues.
 Copyright, 1918, by the Bell Syndicate, Inc) As4
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-10

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-10

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-10
100 CASES TREATED FREE

Beginning at o'clock Thurs day morning, April II, the first 100 curable cases that call at Rooms 311-12-13 Lyric Theatre building will be treated AB- SOLUTELY FREE fmedicines excepted).
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-10
[, no runs, no tIIUTS.
 THIRD INNING
FOURTH INNING

Schang struck out. Smith popped uIp to Debus at shgrt. Miller after driving two hard fouls dver third, popped up to sJan- sen, who picked it off the bleacp4ers
 No hits, no runs, no errors.
 q Dehn--'&5a srf avs.th- a yace- single to left field, but was e~iight at second when Jansen hit into q double play,
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FIRST INNING
 O'Rourke was safe when Debus picked up his grounder and slipped to the ground. He went to second moment later on Longs bad throw to first J Schmandt popped up to the pitcher Schang was out, Long to Bernsen. smith grounded to third and was out at first No hits. no runs, ? errors.
 Cocmbs hit a fly to short and out. Southworth rocked the right field wall with a terrific drive. but was held at first. On the hit and run. Southworth tcok second while Duncan went out from pitcher to first. Bernsen hihsafe to cen ter and Southworth scored. Danny Clark drove a two-bagger between center and right, but Bernsen stopped at third. The field was very soggy. Debus struck out, Mayer dropping the third strike, but catching him at first.
 Three hits, l run, no errors.
 SECOND INNING
 Miller flew out to Duncan in left Thomas hit safe to center and took sec ond on Wheat's safe hit to left Mayer hit into a double play, Debus to Clark to Bernsen.
 Two hits, no runs, no errors.
 Jansen grounded out from short to first. It was a great stop and throw by Thomas. Patterson was out. third to first Long hit safe to center. but was out at second on Coombs' grounder to short.
 One hit, no runs, no errors
 THIRD INNING
 Wyckoff went out, Coombs to Bernsen took Schandt's fly.
 Soutnworth hit fly to right and out. Duncan hit safe to left field and stole second. Bernsen struck out. Clark drove a screaming liner to right center, which Smith caught after long run. It was wonderful pieee of fielding.
 One hit, no funs, not errors. N
 FOURTH INNING
 Schang struck out. Smith popped uIp 10 l)pbuS at rhn aft vi TWO
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-10
Baseball Results
Phillies Get Away

Phillies Get Away At Columbia. s. C.: R.H.E. Phila, Nationals =. 001 100 900 3-5 12 Wash. Americans U. O02 900 900 0-2 2 Batteries: Oeschger, Mayer and Adams; Johnson, Ayers. Yinglind and Ainsmith, Charity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-10
By HUGH s. FULLERTON AMERICAN TEACITF
TIGERS WEAK

fense, as Aiusmith has dropped into the 14A hitting class.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-10

e-'S - Ta itiIeit SAeASo.
 TIGERS WEAK
 As to Detroit, almost anything might happen The catching staff does not fig ure well-which is usual with Detroit. 1T Detroit ever can develop a great catcher who can hit, the pitchers will improve to certainty. They have been looking for one for years--and with only temporary successes.
 In the National Hendricks has won derful chances, for he has not only snyder but Gonzales who, when prop erly handled, is great man. I figure Hendricks can handle him and that he will be back in the form he promised. Snyder, under proper conditions, is as good. It seems up to the manager to get the best out of these two. 1 cannot understand Tom Clarke's de- cline. He ought to be the best bet, not excepting Wingo, for Mathewson. be- cause he can hit even better than Win go can. The Reds also have Allen-and besides that they may gain something from Smith from Ft. Wayne, who, with tailend club, hit nearly .350, stole a lot of bases and drew a whale of lot of passes. This fellow has pep and should improve
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-23
JERICHO CAPTURED
BY BRITISH FORCES
Troops Of Gen. A|Ienby Take
Important Strategic Point.

London, Feb. 23.-The British fore
es under General Allenby have cap
tured Jericho, in Palestine
The British war office made this
announcement.
The city was entered by Australian
troops. Little opposition was encount-
cred. Later the Australians establish
ed themselves on the line of the Jor-
dan and the Wadi Auja.
The official statement reports the
continuation of bad weather. North
and northwest of Jerusalem, the Brit
ish advanced positions were extended
slightly and made secure
During the fighting, on Wednesday,
British casualties again were slight.
Since the capture of Jerusalem, the
the north and east. Official state
ments from London in the last few
days have reported rapid progress. APP
parently the Turks have offered no
determined resistance.
Aside from its historical Importance
and the British plan to free the Holy
Land from the Turks. the capture Of
Jericho is of little significance.
It's chief strategic value is it gives
the British domination of the valley
of Jordan. 1t also controls a network
of highways radiating from the town.
A further advance eastward of TWEEN
ty-five miles. would take the British
to the railway from Damascus to Nee
ca. This would cut off the Turks line
of communication with Arabia. II
would assist the revolving Arab tribes
cooperating with the British
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-23
Food CONSUMPTION.

Studies of the monthly per capita
consumption of wheat, meat, fat and
sugar in the United States and in Eu-
ropean countries, show that. in gen.
eral, people in the United States eat
the most per person. The German
sugar ration for 1916-1917 was hardly
more than One-tenth of our consump-
ton and in meats we consumed almost
six times as much as the Germans
were allowed France is on a slightly
more liberal diet than Germany, yet
the French sugar ration is only Il
pounds per month per person. as com
pared with IA pounds in the United
States. England, though commonly
considered a country of hearty eat
ers, uses even less fat than France and
Is about midway between France and
the United States rs regard meat and
sugar consnmptinn-
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-23
THAT KNIFE-LlKE PAIN
II Only One of Natures Warnings OF
Weak or DiSordered Kidneys.

Have you lame back, aching day
and night? Do you feel sharp pains
after STOPPING? Are the kidneys
sore? Is their action irregular? Use
DOan,s Kidney Pills-the medicine
recommended by so many Cambridge
people. Read this case:
Mrs. Charles n. Paul, POI Gay St,
Cambridge, says: Las: winter L
suffered terribly with Il IN down
condition of my kidneys iiy back
gave me great deal and
misery. To stoop over mt sharp
pains like knife-thrusts through me.
My kidneys acted irregularly and
caused me great annoyance. l sure
ly was miserable until l got Doan's
Kidney Pills at Bradshaw'S Phar-
macy. Three boxes rid me of the
trouble
Price 6Oc. at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. Paul had. Foster-Milburn Co.,
Mfgrs, Buffalo, N. Y.-Adv.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-23
REDS RECAPTURE KlEV
Casualties in Ten-ray Battle May
Reach 10000.

Reach 10000.
Petrograd. Feb. 23-The Bolsheviki
have reoccupied Kiev after ten-days'
battle in which the city was constant
ly bombarded by 200 guns.
The Bolsheviki fired more than 49,
900 shells The lowest estimate OF
the casualties is 1900 killed and 1000
wounded. Some reports say the total
casualties were 10000. The food sup
ply is exhausted.
The Bolsheviki staff now in Kiev IS
making efforts to bring food, pledging
help from the Soviet government In
Petrograd. The armed forces which
have recently surged backward and
forward in the Kiev district have
stripped tn country. Distant districts
refuse food, declaring it needed at
home.
The Ukraine forces received a terri
fc defeat, 80 per cent of them being
destroyed or dispersed, and 90 per
cent prisoners or disarmed. Three
weeks ago the Rnlsheviki forces en-
tered Kiev, drove out the Ukraine
forces and dispersed the Taga Cegis-
lature). A few DAYS later tie Ukrain-
ian troops recaptured the ely using
heavy artillery. They preceded to
>Eacute a numbn~ Of the Bo's' evilI'
Red Guards by means of a firing
squad. The Bolsheviki, Infatuated
summoned help along the whole
front.
The result was a great massing of
artillery of all descriptions, which
was turned on the city IS It arrived
The Bolsheviki eventually gathered
more than 100000 troops around Kiev,
and the city was constantly hammer
ed by the artillery until it surrender
ad
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-23
SEND FOOD OR LOSE
WAR, WARNS HOOVER
1t It is Not Sent to Allies "it
Means Catastrophe"

PhilaGe-phi Feb. 23.-Unless more
food is sent overseas to the allies the
war cannot go on.
This is the warning of Herbert C.
Hoover, the national food administra-
tor.
If it is not sent it means but one
thing-catastrophe.
The startling disclosure of the in
ternational situation was telegraphed
to the office of Howard j. Heinz, the
food administrator of Pennsylvania.
The full message as given out by
Mr.. Heinz reads as follows:
THE food situation of the allies
grows more critical every week. Their
own short crops, coupled with ever in
creasing shortage of shipping, which
limits the importations more and
more to food from the nearest mar
kets make the responsibility of Amer
lea in the provision of food for the
allies even greater.
Cali our efforts must be redoubled
to meet the absolute food necessities
OF our associates in the war during
the months to pass before the next
harvest. Unless We do meet them the
war cannot go on. l appeal therefore
| with renewed earnestness to the peo-
| pie of Pennsylvania and to our peo-
| pie all over the land to give their sup
| port to the attempts of the food ad.
ministration to solve this food prob
lem.
"Eyorv nnacuro odopfod hoe for II c
first aim the winning of the war. The
latest measure restricting the pur-
| chases and use of wheat -four by food
manufa eturers f3a kkeeFs Whf 66fiesa ffeFs
and retailers has been adopted only
| after much thought and because it is
| the only way by which the necessary
wheat saving can be effected.
at is only by the help of all the
people and their whole hearted accept.
| ance and support of the measures
| adopted by the food administration
that the situation can be met. With
out this help food cannot be sent. II
1t is not sent, it means but one thing
Catastrophe"
This remarkable statement of Mr..
| view given out in Washington in
which the national food administrator
| declared that the most critical food
shortage in the history Of the country
! confronted the eastern part of the
| United States and in which he put
| the blame on the railroads for theil
| failure to move food material to the
| eastern centers.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-23
German Soldier Slang.

The first attention attracted by
Boche soldier slang was enlisted when
they dubbed the 420-mm. gun "Big Ber-
tha," says the Bulletin des Armees.
The machine gun is "stottertante" (the
aunt whN stutters). They also say
"the organ of death" ''the collie can
non," "the old chatterbox." When the
French machine guns are In action the
Boche in his dugout exclaims:
There's Franzman at his sewing
machine"
The casque is the tulip" the KNAPP
sack, the monkey" epaulettes are
soup plates; noncom stripes are ECU
cumber parings." The various arms
have their sobriquets. The infantry
man Is called the "sand hare" the
chausseur is the green frog" the.
trench digger is the "mole" or the
"ditchman the white cuirassier, the
flour bag" the uhlan. the "lamplight-
ar" and the green hussars with yellow
trimmings are "the egg and spinach"
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al. s, TROOPERS PLOT
ARMY BETRAYAL
Soldiers at Camp Camp Lewis evils He'd
as Enemy Aliens.

Camp LewiA Tacoma, Wash, FEB.
23.-Four national army soldiers were
held in the guardhouse awaiting a
presidential warrant from WISHING
ton. which mean their internment AS
enemy aliens, who plotted not only to
shoot their officers the first time they
got into action in Europe, but also to
deliver all the American soldiers OF
their organization to the German
army.
The names of the men under arrest
have been withheld by the Judge ad-
vocate, pending receipt of advice from
Washington.
A general cleanup of enemy aliens
at Camp Lewis is in progress, Of1cers
said. Thirty-four were discharged
from the service. Altogether about
200 men have been weeded out from
the ranks of the Ninety-arst division,
and the work is not yet completed.
The internment or prosecution OF
those discharged rests with the fed
eral civil authorities.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-23
TERRY M'GovERN DIES

Former Lightweight Champion Sue
eumbs in Charity Ward Of Hospital.
New York, Feb. 23.-"Terrible Ter.
nv" McGovern, former featherweight
champion of the world, died here In
the Kings County hospital, at the age
of thirty-seven.
Two days ago he applied at the hos
pital for medical aid, saying he was
penniless, and death came to him IN
the charity ward as result of pneu.
monia and complications. His wife
was notified of his serious condition.
She reached his bedside just before
he took the last count.
The passing of McGovern marks
fnis to the career of one of the great
est, if not the greatest of all feather
weight champions. In the heyday OF
his career McGovern was tiger In
the roped arena.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-23
DADOH'SEY[NIVQ'
FAIRY TALE
G MACY GRAHAM BONNER
THE SLEiGH-RlDE.

"a little boy and little girl were
driving through the country not long
ago. commenced Daddy.
''Do you mean that Nick and l were
the little boy and little girl?" asked
Nancy.
NO" said Daddy, "the little boys
name was Ned. and the little girls
name was Nelly. They were really not
driving, but sleigh-riding, and the
bells were jingling on the horses har-
neSses and on the front of their sleigh
We're big feathery decorations. They
looked like feather busters, the chill
dren thought, but they made the sleigh
look very fine and smart.
"They drove along the white roads,
for the snow was deep and not a scrap
of real road showed itself. The fields
were white, the bushes were covered
had been a slight SnOwstOrm which
had given an extra covering of snow
to the whole country around.
sometimes they sang songs and
sometimes they just looked about them.
Everything was so beautiful and white
and sparkling. How they loved it!
"After a time they passed a barn.
Two horses were standing outside it.
hitched to a big sleigh filled with ap-
Piles and potatoes, which had been
saved through the winter to be used
when the supplies began to run short.
''The sleigh was going to take them
to the big house not far away. When
the two horses saw the horses that
were pulling Ned and Nelly they bowed
their heads as if to say, 'How-do-you-
do, comrades
"And to the huge amusement of Ned
and Nelly, their horses did the same.
The children laughed aloud and the
farmer called out, DO you want some
nice rec apples? Of course they did,
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-23
WILL ENFORCE BREAD RULE

Twenty Per Cent of Wheat Flour Sub
stitutes to Be Compulsory.
Washington, FEB. 23.-State food ad-
illustrators were ordered to enforce
strictly the rule requiring bakers to
use - per cent of wheat -four sub
stitutes in all bakery products, by
February "a.
This rule" a telegram to the ad
illustrators said. ais an important
link in the food administration wheat
conservation program. Upon it's sue
cess depends our ability to supply the
allies with the wheat -four essential
to victory. The list Of substitutes Is
wide"
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-23
LIBERTY BONDS FOR HOLL VEG

Former German ChanceIIor's Texas
Agent Requests Income So Invested.
Washington, Feb. 23.-Former Chan.
cellor Won Bethmann-Hollweg has sub
scribed to American liberty bonds.
The caretaker of the ex-chancellor's
real estate holdings in Waco, Tex,
has asked that the total income from
the property-approximately $4,000
. year-be converted into the bonds,
which are being used to fight the
kaiser.
In stating this, officials of the alien
property custodian's Office here de-
clared some of the money already has
been turned into bonds. 1t is as7um-
ed that the caretaker acted on in
1tructions from Holweg himself.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-23
When YOu Have a Cold.

1t is when you have a severe cold
that you appreciate the good quail
ties of Chamberlain's Cough RENE
dy. Mrs. Frank Croker, Pana, ILL.,.
writes: Our five-year-old son Paul
caught a severe cold last winter that
settled on his lungs and he had ter
rible coughing spells. We were
greatly worried about him as the
medicine we gave him did not help
him in the least. A neighbor spoke
so highly of Chamberlain,s Cough
Remedy that I got bottle Of it.
The first dose benefited him so much
that continued giving it to him I'M
til he was cured. ADV.