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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-09

style. 1t is our eager hope that you
will share our view of this promising
writer and her work.
Joan Lands, born Jean Carver of
THE Branding Iron" is a heroine with
whom George Meredith or Thomas
Hardy might have found it worth while
to deal deliberately. Neither one of
these authors would have been likely
to frame a story more intriguing in
circumstance than that which Mrs. Burt
presents in a novel, if anything, of
rather less than the popular average
in length
The story opens in deepest Wyom-
ing where Joan is a girl as primitive as
her own wilds, with a beauty all I'M
awakened. She has fled from a brutal
father, who has oppressed her for the
sin of her mother. Presently she is
pre- empted in marriage by a hand
some young cowboy as untamed as her
self. A young missionary. happening
upon the Lands cabin, seeks to interest
the girls mind, innocently fires the
jealousy of Pierre Lands and sets off
a whole train of melodramatic Sc
quences. When Joan next runs away
she leaves behind her dead, as she be-
lieves, the husband, who, in moment
of fury, has burned into her shoulder
the two-bar brand he has used on his
cattle.
Sheltered for a long winter in the
mountain cabin of Prosper Gael. novel
list and playwright from New York,
Joan comes into touch with that sophis-
tication which, later in the adventure
of awakening, is to furnish her whole
environment. When her story has
moved ahead matter of three years,
when she shines as a star of accidental
origin in the theatrical armament of
the big city, when she is flattered and
sought but still solitary, out of that
winter with Gael springs the climatic
impulse which shocks Joan back to the
passion of her primitive days, back to
love and Pierre.
For Mrs. Burt, The Branding Iron"
is a first novel. Behind the strength
of her work and the verify of her in
depreciation of the soul of Joan is some
thing vastly more important than the
firsthand knowledge due to her ac-
tual ownership of a ranch in Wyoming.
1t is evident that in this new writer
we have a story teller whose inner
vision and revealing pen are powers
happily and completely coordinate.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-09
THE TEST IN SCARLET
BY Coningsby Dawson. The John Ian


Co, publishers, New York city.
This is a new kind of novel by this
famous soldier-author. 1t is sort
Of paean of victory. a rejoicing over
the glorious end of the war But it
is more than that: it is tale Of
| marches by night Of battles by day. of
heroic deeds of men and women that
holds you spellbound from the first
sentence to the last. 1t teens with
heroic episodes and characters; 1T is
an odyssey of gallatry, debonair and
moving. 1t makes us friends of the
| men, the horses, the very guna-they
all become vital personalities. 1t tells
many things which were hidden from
US by the censor. 1t answers that
question which was present in all our
minds when we read the reports of
! the fighting: "Once they were com
Portable, self-indulgent fellows like
ourselves-in the name of God, how did
they do it?"
The story Is an account Of "sacri-
| flee" battery in the last great days of
the war and combines all the passion
| for living. which won the author i'm
mediate fame in 1.-The Garden Without
Walls" with the ecstasy of fearless
ness which has made his war books
classics in heroism.
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TENDLER DROPPED TWICE;
BATTERS UP JACKSON

PHILADELPHIA, August 5.-Lew
Tender Of this city gave Willie Jack
SON Of New York terrific lacing in
their six-round bout at Shibe Park
here last night. Except in the first
round. when Jackson dropped Tender
twice, and had the Philadelphia lad
on the verge of a knockout, the fight
was all Tenders.
In that first round, after Tender
had sent in a hard straight left to
the body, Jackson got over a right
hook to the jaw that dropped his
opponent. Tender arose at the count
of five and was dropped again, but
arose and managed to stick the round
out.
The second round was even. Then
came the third and q new Tender.
Beginning in this round the Quaker
City lad started to give jackson
probably the worst beating the New
Yorker ever received. He hooked
and jabbed, and at the end of the
round had opened up a deep cut over
Jackson's left eye. In the fourth
round Tender battered his oppon-
emit all around the ring. He sent In
blows SO rapidly that it was impos-
sible to count them. 1t was with
difficulty that Jackson was able to
hang on to the end.
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PITCHER NEHF INSISTS
ON INCREASED SALARY


ST. LOUIS. August 5.-Thousf Ar,
Nehf, the southpaw acquired by the
Giants in the deal with Boston. had
warming up Sunday and another
yesterday in New York uniform
he has not yet put his John Han.
cock to q New York contract and
says he will not play for the Giants
until he receives q substantial in.
crease in salary.
II positively refuse to pitch for the
Giants under the financial terms call.
ed for under my Boston contract
says Nehf. "rll quit rather than do
So"
McGraw does not think there will
be any trouble with Nehf. Tho boy
isn't hold out" says McGraw. He
and ! will get together and straighten
things out" McGraw declined to say
whether he would give Nehf the de.
manded raise. From every indication
there will be a compromise. Art 10 ex.
pected to work in one Of the two
games here today.
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PLANS RETURN
TO HIS OLD GRID Owe

NEW YORK, August 6.-Harry Tut
hill. trainer OF the Tigers for the past
dozen years, this fall plans to return
to his first foot ball love, the West
Point Military Academy. He has noti-
fed the University of Michigan au-
thorities that he will not be back at
Ann Arbor to resume the position there
that he held for two years prior to
going into Uncle Sans service.
Tuthili trained West Point teams for
Ave seasons and was . big success
there. In fact. because Of the way he
conditioned the teams that he handled,
he came to be looked on as q fixture.
He was extremely popular with the
cadets. az we'll az with the authorities,
and there was real regss.Xhen Michi-
gan, offering better indictment than
West Point thought 1t could afford,
lured him away.
The trainer was at West Point from
1911 to 1915. inclusive. He spent two
seasons at Ann Arbor, and last year
was in the air service Of the United
States Army.
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FOUR CANADA TRACKS
WILL RESUME RACING

SARATOGA SPRINGS. August e.
!. any of the horses now racing at the
{ ratoga track will go to Canada to
r zee at the end of the Saratoga meet
; Z. Four tracks across the border
to resume racing, not under the
81 pervision Of the Canadian Jockey
&; 1b.
rhere will be forty-two days Of rae
:..s. The season will open at Delori-
!. ar Park August 16, and other meet
!: IS will be held at Mount Royal
ng Edward Park and Kempton
rk Purses will be of $500 and up.
; d there will be mutuel betting at
. ) the tracks.
- Iany of the horsemen here de-
I .red that they would ship horses
( Canada. There are so many thor
q ghbreds here that enough to fur
' IN material for a meeting could be
ipped away without materially at
/. Sting racing at the Spa
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A. E. F. RIFLE TEAM
IN NATIONAL MATCHES

The A. e. F. rife team. fresh from
its overwhelming victory at the in
terallied rifle tournament held on the
D'Avours range, LIE Mans. France.
will report tomorrow at the Navy
rife range. Caldwell, N. j., for
participation in the national. rife
matches. The team sailed from
Brest July 10.
Never in the annals Of rifedom
has a team entered a national match
with the reputation equaling or even
approaching the one established by
the American team during the recent
International tourney. In competi-
ton with teams from Canada, France,
BslsiGn rn.c1 ITALY tS. Rumania Portugal
captured first place in the team
match, but annexed the first eighteen
positions in the individual champion
ships. Twenty-one of the first
twenty-five competitors were Ameri-
cans, two Canadians, a Frenchman
and Belgian being the only others to
attach a place.
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RICHARDS IS DEFEATED
Boy Marvel at Tennis Eliminated
IN First Round at Newport
i BY Griffin.

NEWPORT, r. Z. August Binder
clear skies and before fashionable
crowd that taxed the stands to their
aApAedty the greatest players in this
-osaaxry began competition yesterday
aftsrpoon in the annual invitation
t66fxnmeat Of the Casino Club.
Vincent Richards, the boy marvel
Of Yonlers, N. r, and holder Of no
less than six national titles, was the
first Of the prominent players to fall
BY the wayside.
liantIy played match the youngster
iuccumbed 70 Clarence J. Peck" Grif-
In Of far-away California The strug-
!;le went four sets, the coast player
triumphing by the score OF 6-3. 60,
&c, s6.
There was Maurice E. Mclaughlin,
The California comet" who will new
or be forgotten by the lovers OF ten
:fis Mclaughlin is trying to stage a
.comeback" this year, and he got
away to an impressive start by win
ming his frst round match in easy
gtyle.
the court as Mclaughlin made his ap-
And there was Richard Norris will
sfams. "a. the former champion, just
hack from France. And there was
zsobert Lindley Murray. the current
.ftleholder. Murray eliminated ]. C..
DeNereaux by the score OF Go, 60.
c-1. Williams defeated Josiah Wheel
wright. another Bostonite, by the
,Isrgin Of 81, 6-3. 6-3.
The feature Of the day was the play
:nE of the California representatives.
II of them winning, even Robert Kin
sly and Axel Craven. the youngest
o. the coast players. emerging vic
iropsly.
The Australian players. Patterson.
l-ycett, Thomas and Brookes, are ex-
: seted to arrive in New York today
:sad come here in time for the after
r BON session.
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Tigers Pitchers W. Gril1s.

noon, provided additional rain does
not necessitate idleness, as Walter
the Indians Sunday is the only labor
he has performed since last Thursday.
is primed for work. Dutch Leonard,
who robably will oppose. did not farep
50 well in his last appearance against
in four rounds of a game that John
son won. Z to 5. Since the left handler
has struck his stride. however, and
may be counted upon to give the
southpaw hitters on Grifith's roster
plenty Of trouble.
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70 MEET IN COURT TENNIS.
G ,uld and Kinsella Agree to Match
for Omen Championship.

PHILADELPHIA, August 5.-Articles
: agreement have been signed for q
atch for the open championship of
ierea in court tennis between Jay
.5sild. amateur. and Walter A. Kinsella.
,fessional. to be played on the court
the Racquet Club in this city next
!. sember.
me announcement Of the match states
1T it will be the best of thirteen
IS, four sets on December 2. four on
tcember and the remaining sets on
-cember 6. No advantage sets are to
played.
2 Gould wins he is to receive a cup.
Kinsella Is to receive large purse,
or lose. Either Richmond Fearing.
ston. or Harry Payne Whitney. New
TX, will act as referee, and the
trker will be either Fred Tompkins
Jock Soutar, professionals Of the
: ,-iladelphia Racquet Club.
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Last year more than $4,000 tickets to
the game were sold, and it Is thought
that figures will be far surpassed this

Last year more than $4,000 tickets to
the game were sold, and it Is thought
that figures will be far surpassed this
season.
War Risk, with line up which in
cludes some OF the best amateur ball
players in the District, continued its
winning streak in the Departmental
League yesterday by trimming Naval
Hospital. 9 to 2. Jarboe and Pfei1
pitched for the winners and held the
losers to three hits.
Pat Rooney, Catholic University
third baseman, and Freddie Fees,
Georgetown shortstop. are in the War
Risk lineup. Fees. instead of hold
ing the position played on his col
lege team, is taking care of center
field.
Al Watt led the War Risk players at
bat with three hits, two of which
were two-sackers. Fraser's work at
first base and Hurd's catching were
good.
Gun Division was too strong for
Tool Shop in the Navy Yard League.
the score being to 4. Tool Shop
held the lead, to 0, until the sew
enth. when Gun Division went to the
front by scoring twice. Three more
runs in the eighth gave the visitors
q lCA0 ludI 4oOi oHoP Souio hoS oNCA
come. The batting and fielding of
French of Gun Division was much
better than the ordinary.
Motor Transport may win the
championship of the War Department
Interbureau League today, II weather
permits q game. Three contests be-
tween 1t and Aircraft Production have
been listed for the championship of
the circuit and 1t has won the only
one played. If Aircraft takes the
second contest the third will be
played Thursday
Dutch" Lentz, former star tackle
at st. Johns College, Annapolis, may
take charge of athletics at that insti-
tuition. 1t is reported that he has
been offered the position to succeed
Johnny Wilson, who is to enter upon
athletic coaching duties at the Naval
Academy this fall
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please explain why Boston club
has neglected to suspend Mays. This
must be done Immediately or Ameri-
can League will be forced to take ac-
ton"
On the same day: he said. he sent
,, the following telegram to Col. Rup-
pert of the Yankees:
Mays left Boston club July Is with
out permission, and has made declara-
ton he will not continue in its serv-
ice. This Is most fragrant breach OF
discipline and should not go unpun-
ished. Six clubs have protested that
player should not be permitted to go
elsewhere. To allow this incident to
go unchallenged will work endless
harm to the American League. Clubs
should stand together and refuse to
negotiate for this man."
Named Protesting Clubs.
Col. Rupert inquired which clubs
had protested, and Mr.. Johnson named
washington, st. Louis, Detroit, Phila-
delphia and Cleveland, adding,
Huston, when here. stated it would
be mistake for any club to take
willing to lay of of player if other
clubs would so agree. Chicago, how
ever, has failed to make any answer"
L heard nothing more from Col.
Rupert and naturally supposed he
had dropped all negotiations for
Mays" Mr.. Johnson's statement said.
When the announcement was made
In the newspapers of July 81 that the
player had been transferred to the
New York club was astonished. I'M
mediately I suspended Mays indef-
nitely and wired both the New York
and Boston clubs to that effect
The action OF the American League
in hA
prompted by determination to pre-
serve the games integrity and with
q keen sense for the welfare of the
organization as a whole"
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MAYS CASE MAY PRECIPITATE
ABTTTER WAR IN BASE BALL
Yankee Owners, Preparing for Court
Action, Accuse johnson of Interest
in Indians Statement.


until
pitcher
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Barry win Not Become Grifman.

There Is no chance Of Jack Barry
joining the Nationals, according tc
Clark Griffith. The manager said to-
day he had made no overtures to obtain
the former Red Sox inflelder. who re-
Gently refused to report to Connie Mack,
when sent to Philadelphia with Strunk
in a trade for Roth and Shannon.
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CALDWELL AND sHEAN OUT.

BOSTON, August 5.-Boston base
ball fans had two interesting items
to discuss as result of develop
ments. namely, the unconditional re-
lease of Ray Caldwell, pitcher, and
Dave Shean, second baseman, by the
Red Sox. and the grabbing up by the
Braves of eight New England League
stars. The release of Shean and
Caldwell can hardly be classed as a
bombshell, as neither has shown
what would be called world cham
pionshfD form
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BECKETT SIGNS FOR BOUT.
English Champion to Meet McGoor'
tY. an American. Sentemher g

LONDON. August 5.--A twenty-round
fight between Joe Beckett, the English
heavyweight champion. and Eddie Nc
Goorty Of Oshkosh. Wis, has been ar
ranged for September 2 in this city.
The men will battle for purse of e2, 900
and side bet Of E1,000.
The bout between Beckett and
Georges Carpenter, the French heavy
until November.
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me owners OF the Yankees, 1t Is said
Ieei tnat tne disciplinary action In Mays
case Va especially severe, and cite the
cdSe OF ~ SoDD IN 1917, Wnen the De-
cause OF Copps SUSPENSION Cobb's Of
tense was assauitlng spectator and
MAys tnat OF throwing base ball at
rooteI Inc CooD case was cleared
up IN TWO weeks. Cobb getting OF with
sen-day suspension and fine OF $50.
II reinstacng COBB johnson declared
Iuu protection would be Afforded to all
american league players against abuse
OF sttack rom spectators. Mays. 1t is
ss,u, Ieeis tnat s9cn proteceion was NOT
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w., S. and N. Nine Challenges.

The nine of the superintendent Of
fee of the War. State and Navy build
ing is after games. Address Robert
o. Evans. or call main 2790. branch
Ts6
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Aloysius in Broad Def,

The Aloysius nine, which has won
nine straight games. is anxious to
meet Rex, Clarendon. War Risk, or
any other Of the leading teams Of the
District. Address Manager Wolfe,
Aloysius Club. II street northwest.
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Players to Be Luncheon Guests.

Managers Griffith and Jennings and
the players of the Washington and De-
troit clubs will be the guests Of the
KiWanis Club tomorrow at luncheon on
the roof Of the Hotel Washington.
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STATISTICS
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

CANES TODAY, GAMES TOMORROW.
Detroit At Warrington. Detroit At Washington.
Chicago At Phila. Chicago ut Phila.
st. Louis at New York ST. Louis At n York
Cleveland at Boston Cleveland at BOSTON
RESULTS OF Yesterdays GAMES.
Boston. 2; Chicago, 1.
Philadelphia, z; st. Louis, s.
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"0ld. Timers" to Play War Risk.

A team made up Of ''old-timers" 10
being recruited to play War Risk, the
unbeaten Departmental League nine.
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Maryland A. G. Seeks Games.

The Maryland Athletic Club issues
def to the leading mines of the Dis
'trict and vicinity. e. A Alden, 1910 G
street northeast, is the manager.
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RESULTS OF YESTERDAYS GAMES.
Philadelphia, s; Chicago, 2,
Brooklyn, 8; st. Louis, 3.
Boston ut Pitfsburxh-Rsfn
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slim Love Only Absentee.

Jennings outfit now is handicapped
handed hurler, who with the for
mer Washingtonian, Doc Ayers. con-
stitutes the Tigers main reserve
strength. Love was stricken with ap-,
nendicitis in New York the other day
and has been sent to Detroit for treat
ment. otherwise the teams forces are
unserried.
The Tigers face tough assignment
In the opening combat OF series OF
three with the Nationals this after
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Robins Again Beat Cards.
Brooklyn took three out Of four
,m Be- Louis ~ winning the last
.mA e The sseasa ysstssAaHA s til
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| TIGERS OPEN HERE
Johnson to Oppose Leonard
in First of Three-Game
Set Today.
BY DHNMAN THOMSON.

Ten years ago, in 1909. Hugh Jen-
nings piloted the Detroit club to an
American League championship for
the third time in successive years.
Since then, despite his herculean
efforts, the liberal expenditure OF
cash by Owner Navin and the yearly
presentation Of an unexcelied array
Of sluggers headed by the redouot.
able +: RAYMOND C9 3be m ens f' seas
SON after season they have started
with good prospects and, by fast
early running buoyed up the hopes OF
Detroit fans, only to fall by the way
side in the torrid weeks of midsum-
mer when the going BECAME rough ,o
These ever-recurring failures nave
been attributed mainly to lack OF
strength in the box. But this year
there may be a different tale to re-
late With the campaign nearly two
thirds gone, the Tigers today are IN
the thick of tie scrap for the gon-
Talon, six and one-half games IN the
rear of the leading White Sox, ana
battling in a determined manner that
makes them by general accord the
most to be feared rivals OF the Chi
cago team.
Tigers Are Confident.
Since the ACQUISITION from the
Yankees. more than a month ago, OF
Hub Leonard, the Jungaleers nave
taken a new lease on life and despite
that members of the team to man
believe will land them at the top q
the heap by Sunday. September 70,
when the schedule closes. f'urtner-
more, they are confident that II they
get into the fall classic they VIII
a honor
the Tigers failed to land on any OF
the three opportunities afforded them
Headed BY George Dauss. whose
record is exceeded only by three hurl-
ers in the circuit. the Tigers nave
in Leonard, Boland ana "a III. Enm a. he
circuit. The club is one Of the best
balanced machines Jennings ever mas
bossed. with speed and a defense
second to none. And when 1t comes
to punch-peruse the figures: Veacn'
s55; Cobb, .s5s; Flagsteasd.; So; a hsn-
team can show such an array OF
siuggers to come up behind DOME
Rush. one Of the best lead-on men
the game ever develored.
Since starting on their present tour
the Tigers have done little better
than break even, taking three out
in four at Boston and dropping two
Of three in New York. The Jungle
men claim at least three OF these
reverses should have been Victories,
however. and are all the more de-
termined to make up here ana in
Philadelphia the ground lost, san
euine that II they can return home
with better than an even break TOT
the trip they will be In q position
to make a drive that will carry them
to the top of the heap.
Slim Love Only Absentee.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.
STANDING OF TEE CLUBS.

GAMES TODAY GAMES ToMoRROw
Phila. at Pittsburgh. Phila. at Pittsbureh
New YORK At st. Louis. N. York ut st. Louis,
ooston NJ chicago. Brooklyn at Cinci,
Rotfon AZ Chics
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Walter johnson. during his
major career, faced 2,103 Tiger
batsmen, allowing them 4o6
base hits, the Tigers batting
average against johnson being
.422.
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Pitchers Lifetime Records
in Nationals Tigers Series

How pitchers Of the Nationals
ana Tigers, who begin . series
here today, have Jared In inter
club games during their lifetime
pitching careers against each
club In shown by the follow
ing figures
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THIS WILL HELP SOME

Washington D. c. December 22-Al-
though Congress has shown a disin-
clination to take up revenue legisla-
ton in the near future, as urged by
President Wilson, there will soon be a
reduction, nevertheless, in the amount
of Federal taxes paid by bys the per-
son of average income. With the an
rival Of the year 1920 lower schedules
will become effective because of q
specific proviso in the current law
passed by the last Democratic Con-
gress that the heavy war taxes of
1919, insofar as they relate to the
man of moderate income, shall not be
applied in 1920. In consequence, the
income tax bill of probably rs per-
cent of Federal payers will be mater
tally cut next year.