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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-31
Cubs Lose Another

Chicago. May so.-Pete ISildur. second baseman with the Chicago Nationals. left the club tonight to enlist at the Mare Island navy yard near San Francisco. He is the second member of the club to join the navy, Catcher Elliott having en. listed several days ago Kilduff came to Chicago in q trade with New York.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-31
Braves Take Both

Brooklyn. May s0.-Boston won both encs of the holiday double header from Brooklyn today by scores of 2 to and to s. WicEland drove home both Boston's runs in the first game with a double and a triple Nehf would have scored shut out but for a wild pitch.
 The Su?erbas staged a ninth inning rally in the second game, when with the score of 4 to 1 against them. Hickman singled. Z Wheat doubled' and Myers walked. filling the bases Johnston singled scoring Hickman and 2. Wheat Myers taking third. Rawlings made sensational catch of line drive by NJ Wheat, who bstted for Doolan. and Johnston was doubled off first. With two strikes on I<rue- ger, Myers made q daring attempt to steal home and WAS out by inches. The score:
 First Came R. E. Boston ,...... 100 600 010--2 6 | Brooklyn ...-!.. Oo1 900 Oo0--l | f
 Batteries: Nehf and Henry; Grimes. Narquard and Miller.
 Second Game R. IT. E. Boston ........ 0O1 900 21C--4 II Brooklyn ....... 000 900 1O2--S S
 Batteries: Hearne and Henry: Cri- ner. Marquard and Krueser.
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TEXAS LEAGUE
International League

At Rochester: Rochester Al. syra- cuse 20.
 At Buffalo: Buffalo 3-2. Toronto Ia. At Binghamton: Binghamton 11-11, Baltimore 4-4.
 At Newark: Newark Jersey City; rain.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
Yesterday Results

1cSterday Results Cincinnati 9-1, Chicago 6-2 Pittsburg so, St. Louis O-4. New York 6. Philadelphia 3 (Fdrst game, rain.) Boston 2-4. Brooklyn 1-3
 Games Today St. Louis at Pittsburg New York at Philadelphia. Boston at Brooklyn.
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LEAGUE STANDINGS
SOUTHERN LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results Memphis 5, Birmingham. 8. Atlanta 5. Little Rock 4. Nashville 1, Mobile 3. New Orleans 2-1o, Chattanooga To
 Games Today Birmingham at Memphis. Atlanta at Little Rock. Mobile at Nashville. New Orleans at Chattanooga.
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| has the joker, jack high and B has the king. queen high. A claims the joker for an ace and says he has the hish- est hand. Is that o?--Schoenfie1d.
 Yes; if the joker is permitted to be~ counted as anything then it can be counted as an ace in As flush and A wins the pot, Dear Jim. Was Young Corbett ever the featherweight champion?--Jares Young Corbett became the feather weight champion of the world through his victory over Terry McGovern in Hartford. Conn. Dear Mir. Corbett: What players were involved in the deal which brought Catcher Lew McCarty to the Giantsg --C. c. Probst. Fred Merkle was given to the Dodgers by the Giants in exchange for McCarty.
 Dear Mir. Corbett. On what dates and in what rounds did Benny Leonard knock out Freddy Welsh and RitchIe Mitchell?-J. A. Campbell Leonard knocked out Welsh in the ninth round of their fight in New York May 2S. 1917, and knocked out Mitch ell in the seventh round of their meet ing in Milwaukee on April 19, 1917. Dear Mir. Corbett: Three men are on base. Batter hits to second base man who throws the ball to first. The first baseman then throws to second and the baseman tags the runner who was running from first Do the runs that scored count. there having been one out at the time the play was started ?-William F. Reilly. IF runs are Scnrad .hpfnra second man was tagged out going to second base. those runs count. How ever, no runs count if they were not scored before the second out was made. Dear MT. Corbett: There was a man on first base. The batter hits the ball to shortstop. He throws to first and puts out the runner. The first baseman then throws to second and the second baseman grabs the ball and touches second base but doesn't touch the runner The umpire calls out both runns. Was the man on second out or safe?-T &
 The man on second base was not out until tagged out. The chance for forced play at second was lost when the shortstop elected to throw the Dull to first. The man who had been en first and was running for second had the privilege of running back to first
 
 action of the second haseman in touch- ing the bag didn't put him out and he was safe until tagged
 Dear Mir. Corbett: What Is the age of Jess Willard William Deutsh
 Willard announced some time ago that he was "close to 40 years of age~ but didn't give the exact date.
 Dear MT, Corbett: Is Foster. form erly pitcher for the Red Sox, still a holdout?--John Ward
 Foster has not reported to the Red Sox as yet,
 Did Hal Chase ever play with the Gants--W. M.
 No
 Dear MT. Corbett: Are the postponed games in the major leagues played as part of double headers later in the season ?-P. M. J. Yes; the schedule originally calls for only one game each day except on ho1- | tdays. Whenever a double header is played the second game of the double header is the playoff of certain post poned game.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-31

Summary: Stolen bases Hemmlng- way, Gilbert Sacrifice hits, Compton. Brown. Two base hit, Graft Double play, Lohman to Phelan to Graham Base on balls, Bailey 1. Stuck out, Bailey 1. Lonman l. Time, 1.35 Um- pires, Breitenstein and Robinson
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-31

Spcrges from the West Indies are torn from the rocks by fork attached to thc end of long pole. The West Indian sponge fishers, as they float in their boats on the surface oi tEe water, spot" the sponges by means of bucket which has pane of glass fixed in the bottom.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-31

One Cadillac (Mich.) restaurant solved the meatless day edict by serving bear meat to it's patrons. The bear was killed near that city and weighed 200 pounds There was no federal ban on meat ob- tained outside the usual sources Of sup ply,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-31
Giants Finally Win

Philadelphia, May sO.-Batting oeschger from the box before the end of the second inning. New York broke its losing streak at the expense of Philadelphia this Afternoon, score, 6 to 3. Watson and rincup blanked the Giants in the last seven innings Demaree Kept the Phillies' hits scat tered except in the sixth. when the To- calls punched three singles with Cra- vath's double. two runs resulting. The morning game was postponed on ac- count of rain. and will be played as a part of double header tomorrow Score: R. H E, New York ..... 320 900 000---6 10 O Philadelphia .... 100 o02 00D--3 g 3
 Batteries: Demarec and McCarty. Oeschger Tincup and DiIhoefer.
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American Association

At Indianapolis. Indianapolis C-1, Louisville Is.
 At Kansas City: Kansas City l-s; Milwaukee 2-3.
 At Columbus. Columbus 1-5. To- ledo 0-4.
 At St. Paul: St. Paul 3. Minneapo- lis 8
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
Another Even Break

Boston, May 30.-Boston today took the morning game. to i. and Washington the afternoon game, to O. Boston made live runs in the third inning of the morn ing game on three hits off Shaw and three errors behind him. Scott doubled three times and knocked over five runs.
 McCabe pitched against Ayers in the afternoon game. Ayers had a good day, holding the leaders to six hits It was McCabe's first start for Boston. Tn. second base play of Shean and Morgan was brilliant. Scores by innings:
 Morning game: R. H. E. Washington .. 0to GOO 0oO-1 4 Boston ................... O15 020 10%--9 F c
 Batteries: Shaw. Hanson and Ainsmth; Leonard and Schang.
 Afternoon game: RH. E. Washington ......... Oil coz 0OO-4 II i Boston .................. 900 900 0OO-0 2
 Batteries: Ayers and Piclnich: Moly- neux, McCabe and Scott, Schang
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 aIIit for Roman in ninth.
 ssRan for Elberfeld in ninth.
 Score by innings:
 Atlanta ............. 900 140 000--5 Littie ROCK ........... UVl luU Uuz-4
 Summary; Two-base hits, Fisher, Mcdonald, Hoffman. R. Moran, Gallo way, Strait. Sacrifice flies. Galloway, Strait. Stolen base, Walsh. Double plays. Galloway to Wingo; Crane to Wingo to Mcdonald to Crane to Gall loway Left on bases, Little Rock s, Atlanta s. Innings pitched, Paime- TO ! with 6 hits. runs; Hoffman 1-3 with hits and 4 runs. on base and out when relieved in ninth. Struck out Palmero 3, Roman 3, Hoffman g. Bases on balls, Palmero 2, Hoffman B. Wild pitch, Hoffman Hit by pitcher R. Moran fby Palmero). Balk, Bren- nan. Time, 2:1o. Umpires, kerin and Chesnutt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-31
Alphonse and Caston

Cleveland. May so.-Cleveland and Chi. cago broke even, today, the White sox taking the morning game. to 3. and the locals the afternoon contest, to g. winning in the last half of the ninth. Coveleskie blanked Chicago until the ninth, when his error let Chicago score twice. Third Baseman McMullin was badly spiked in the knee in the first inning in the afternoon game and will De out for 10 days. Score by innings:
 Morning game: R. H. E. Chicago .............. POO 010 GOO 01--4 15 Cleveland ............ 210 900 900 Oo--3 Il 2
 Batteries: c. Williams. Shellenback and Schalk; Enseman and ONeill
 Afternoon game: R. H. E. Chicago .................. GOO 600 0o2--2 O Cleveland ............. 010 100 00l-3 2 2
 Batteries: Benz, Danforth, Cicotte and Schalk; Coveleskie and O'Neil.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-31

Dear Jim. Was Young Corbett ever the featherweight champion?--Janses
 Young Corbett became the feather weight champion of the world through his victory over Terry McGovern in Hartford. Conn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-31
Cards and Pirates 5O-50

Cards and Pirates 5O-5O
 Pittsburg, May 3.-St. Louis and Pittsburg split double header here today. the home team winning the morning game, to 0, and the visitors taking the afternoon game. to o. Effective pitching by Doak brought victory to St. Louis in the latter game.
 Harmon was hit hard in the first inning when three singles and a wild throw gave the visitors three runs. Scores:
 Morning game: R. H. F. St. Louis 1000 900 00o--0 Pittsburg ........0 001 050 111---S 10 o
 Batteries: Packard, Tuero and Con- zales. Miller and Schmidt.
 Afternoon game: RHE St. Louis ........ 300 001 00O--4 Pittsburg ........0 0o1 050 11s-s 10
 Batteries: Doak and Gonzales: Har- mon and Blackwell
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-31
Yankees Clean Up

New York. May 30-New York made 1t three straight from Philadelphia, Cald- well winning pitchers battle from Gregg here today, to | Bakers hitting brought victory to the New York team. His home run in the sixth inning tied the score. In the eighth he doubled, but was out on Pratt's fielders choice, the latter reaching third. from where he scored the winning run when Dugan fumbled on Pipp.
 The first game was postponed because of wet grounds.
 Score by innings: R. H. K Philadelphia .......... 600 100 000-1 New York .... GOO 001 O1s-2 6
 Batteries: Gregg and McAvoy; Cald- well and Walters
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-31
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cubs and Reds Split

Chicago, May 30.-Chicago. by de- feating Cincinnati, 9 to l, in the after noon game, broke even on the holiday bill today, the visitors having won the morning contest, 9 to 6.
 The work of Jim Vaughn was the deciding factor in the afternoon game. He struck out 12 of the visitors, and allowed only six hits His three-base hit which preceded a triple by Flack, scored the winning run.
 The game was marked by an assault on Catcher Killifer by Outhelder Earl Meals. Bressler in the seventh, hit a little pop-up in front of the plate Killifer tried for the ball, but missed 1t and 1t went foul. Neale. who was coming up to bat, claimed 1t fair ball and said that Killifer touched it before it went foul. Words were ex- changed between the players and Killifer held his mask in one hand and his glove in the other Neale attacked the catcher, threw him to the ground and hit him in the face several times Killifer had to leave the game Neale was led off the field by Umpire Rigler. Morning game: R. Fl. E.
 Cincinnati .....4oo OPP o1o--9 IS 1 Chicago ..........0 .004 900 020---s 10 O Batteries: Toney and Wingo; Tyler, Weaver, Carter and Killifer.
 Afternoon game: R. H. F.. Cincinnati ....... 100 900 0O0--1 o Chicago ......... 900 100 10s--2 9 1 | Batteries Schneider. Eller and Smith Vaughan and O'FarreIl.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-31

Dear Mir. Corbett: On what dates and in what rounds did Benny Leonard knock out Freddy Welsh and Ritchle Mitchell?-J. A. Campbell.
 Leonard knocked out Welsh in the ninth round of their fight in New York May 2S 1917. and knocked out Miteh- ell in the seventh round of their meet ing in Milwaukee on April 19, 19l7
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-31

Did Hal Chase ever play with the Giants-W. M.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-31

Dear Mir. Corbett: What players were involved in the deal which brought Catcher Lew McCarty to the Giantsg --C. c. Probst.
 Fred Merkle was given to the Dodgers by the Giants in exchange for McCarty
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-31

has the joker, jack high and E has the king, queen high. A claims the joker for an ace and says he has the high est hand. Is that so?-Schoenfield.
 Yes; if the joker is permitted to be- counted as anything then it can be counted as an ace in As flush and A wins the pot.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-31

Many Christian hymns are sung in the Buddhist Sunday schools of Japan. the name of Budda being substituted fer that of Christ and of God the Fsth- CT. in such songs as Jesus Loves Me" ard God Is Love-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-31

Dear MT. Corbett: Is Foster. forni- erly a pitcher for the Red Sox, still a holdout?-John Ward.
 Foster has not reported to the Red SoX as yet
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-31

"E1it for BOman Tn ninth.
 ssRan for Elberfeld in ninth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-31
Walker Beats Browns

Detroit, Mich. May 3o.-Walkers sin. gle in the eighth inning. with Veach on third base, gave Detroit a 2-to-1 victory over St. Louis this afternoon. Veach had reached third on his single. Helmann's sacrifice and Bressen's out. The visitors run resulted from Gallia's single and Tobin's two-base hit. Wet grounds caused postponement of the game scheduled for this forenoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-31

Dear Mir. Corbett: What is the age of Jess Willard William Deutsh
 Willard announced some time ago that he was "close to 40 years of age~ but didn't give the exact date.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-31

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
 Dear Mir. Corbett: In a game or porter with the poker counting as any thing. two players have q flush. :.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-02-06
CHURCH PROPERTY DIVERTED TO
PEOPLE; One WEAPON REMAINS

London, Feb. 6.-The separation o.
state and church by the boIshevik gov.
ernment is explained in a long state.
ment sent abroad by the bolshevik Of.
fetal news agency. From this IL il
apparent that all ecclesiastical prop.
erty has been declared to belong to
the people and is to be used for the
common veal.
The commissioners who have been
given control of the church posses
sions announce it is their opinion this
property should be used solely for
the alleviation Of the lot of the classes
suffering most from exploitation by
the capitalist society"
Expects Small Results.
Referring to the action Of the Most
Rev. DIR. Tikhon. patriarch all Rus
sia, in issuing an anathema. the Petro-
grad correspondent of the Times says
the church has long lost much of its
control over the people, owing to the
younger generation tending toward ir-
religion. For this reason he does not
expect that the patriarch's action will
have much erect.
DR.. Tikhon. however, It is added,
still has a powerful weapon at his dis
posal. II he should lay the country
under an interdict closing the
churches and not permitting the
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-02-06
AMERICANS KEEP UP
STEADY ARTILLERY FIRE
Germans Respond and Lively
Duel Ensues-Find Children
on Dangerous Road.

With the American Army in France,
Feb. 5.-(By the Associated Press.)-
American artillery kept up a contin-
uous fire on the enemy batteries
throughout Tuesday and the Germans
responded, with the result that there
was lively shelling along the entire
sector.
At the same time the American anti
aircraft guns were busy repelling at
tempts of enemy airmen to cross over
the American lines.
Two German airplanes finally aban-
doned the attempt, after having been
shelled heavily.
A member of the military police to-
day found three little French children,
a girl and two boys. wandering along
a road Immediately behind the front
which is shelled very frequently by the
enemy and is considered very danger
Gus. He turned the children over to
an ambulance driver who returned
them. to their homes in a nearby viii
lage.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-02-06

priests to baptiZe, marry and bury the
dead, the effect on the population
might be immediate and far-reachin~
as 1t probably would arouse In the
peasants every superstitious fear.
Let's Make Protest.
An official Russian wireless dispatch
contains a declaration by Lettish rep
resentatives from the Lettish council
Of socialists and soldiers protesting
against the assertion of the Austro-
German delegation at Brest- -I.itovsk
that the Let's had expressed a desire
for separation from Russia. The de-
mand is expressed that the German
and Russian forces be withdrawn from
the Lettish territory so that the in
habitants can freely express their will
for unconditional entity and undivided
existence.
The Russian commission OF war
prisoners announces that local work
mems and soldiers councils are re-
leasing enemy prisoners of war by the
thousands. These men are moving to-
ward Petrograd in great numbers, and
1t is expected that 10000 already are
in the Petrograd district.
A declaration similar to that made
by the Let's has been issued by the
Esthonians. II demands full and un-
fettered self-determination for the
whole of Esthonia. including Oesel,
Dago and the neighboring islands in
habited by Esthonians.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-02-06
RED GUARDS FAIL
TO WIN BATTLE.

Stockholm, Feb. 6.-Gen. Manner
helms forces have defeated the red
guards and Russians at Uleaborg and
captured the city, which is the chief
military depot Of Northern Finland.
The battle lasted two days and sew
eraI hundred were killed during the
fighting. .a
A*number Of fugitives from the red
gpard force defeated by the white
guard in this battle have arrived in
Sweden
Considerable stores OF ammunition
and artillery were accumulated at
Uleaborg.
Gen. Mannerheim also had taken
Tammerfor. about 100 miles northwest
of Helsingfors, according to report
reaching here from Helsingfors today.
Gen. Mannerheim commands the
government forces in Finland which
organized to enforce the authority of
the national government set up by the
Finnish diet. fhe Finnish extremists
represented by the red guard, organ
lied a revolt with the object of setting
up a regime similar to that which the
bolsheviki established in Russia, and
in this they have been supported by
bolshevik troops sent from Petrograd.
Recently the reds took Helsingfors,
the capital, compelling the members
of the former government to flee and
they have control of other cities in
southern Finland. Gen. Mannerheim
has been marching from the north at
the head of the white guards forces
with the object of driving out the boil
sheviki and their supporters and re-
establishing the old government.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-02-06
MISSISSIPPI ICE FL0ES
MOVING DOWN STREAM

Memphis, Feb. 6.---Great masses OF
ice. released with the breaking up Of
the forty mile Ice field. which had
gorged tho Mississippi river from
Richardson's landing, fifty miles north
OF this city, to Osceola, Ark, were
moving southward today, carrying
with II the wreckage of score or
more craft torn from moorings at up
river points when gorges in the Ohio
and Tennessee rivers let go last
week. Belated dispatches from Osceola
today reported that the gorge there,
softened by two days of warm
weather, gave way late last night and
was rapidly passing out. At noon to-
day the river here was full OF fast
moving foes and was rising rapidly
At that hour the stage was 26.7 feet,
a rise OF approximately five feet In
twelve hours All Of the shipping in
the local harbor has taken refuge In
sheltered chutes and tributary
streams
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-02-06
ATLANTIC COAST
AREA ICE-LOCKED

New York, Feb. 6.--The Atlantic
coast northward from New York Is
almost ice locked. Reports received
here today said the coast is lined with
heavy ice foes with almost unbroken
surface miles in length, ranging in
thickness from six to fourteen inches
and extending twenty miles out to sea
in many places.
The movement OF barges and tugs
has practically come to a standstill,
shippers said, and in several harbors
whole fleets of barges are icebound.
These craft will not be able to move
until broken out by heavy steamers
unless there Is thaw.
That ice foes also are south of New
York was reported by the commander
of steamship arriving from Havana.
who said that about twenty-five miles
off the Delaware capes his ship went
into an ice field ten miles square.
which it penetrated with much diff
Guilty.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-02-06
TRADE IN COFFEE
IS DISCONTINUED

Washington, Feb. 6.-Specula-
ton in green coffee ON the New
York coffee and sugar exchange
was ordered discontinued today by
Food Administrator Hoover
The prohibition Is effected by
forbidding dealing in green coffee
on the exchange at a price above
IL cents pound for type No.
on spot months.
The food administrations action
was taken after a conference with
members of the New York coffee
and sugar exchange. in which
dealers volunteered to take the.
necessary steps to eliminate coffee
speculation.
The order is effective beginning TO.
day.
A special ruling was issued aise
prohibiting dealers in green coffet
from having on hand or under con
troll in this country supplies mcst
than necessary for their reasonable
requirements for ninety days. Tho
stocks the dealers may have on hand
are In addition, however. to those
which may be en- route from or which
they may have under contract in for
eign countries.
Restricted to Pre-War Profits.
Dealers will be restricted to profits
no greater than those normally made
m pre-war times and from taking OF
speculative profits of any nature.
1t is further provided that green
coffee dealers must keep the com
modify moving in as direct line as
and without reasonable de-
ay and that resales within the same
rade without reasonable Justification,
particularly if tending to result in a.
higher market price to the retailer or
consumer, shall be regarded as unfair
PRACTICES.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-02-06
NORTH CAROLINA BOY
KILLED IN ACTION FEB. 8


Washington. Feb. 6.--Gen. Per-
shing today reported that Private
Rufus S. Atkins, infantry. was
killed in action on Feb. 3. Details
of fighting still were lacking. The
soldiers brother, Frank Atkins,
lives in Winston Salem, N. c.
Names of Wounded Follow.
The following privates were slight,
wounded:
Walter L. Beach. East Wood, o.
Raymond Cesak Chicago.
Ernest +. Allen. Lansing, Mich.
Max Gantman, Romanoff, Volin-
ski Gubernia, Russia.
James V. Lee, Garysburg, n. C.
Roscoe Taylor, Woodbine, Ky.
David Snyder. Carnegie Pa.
George II. Marlborough, Dickey,
Ga.
Corporal Geo. r. Mitchell was
slightly wounded on Feb. 4. He Is
from Holdredge, Neb.