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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-17

greatest seasons in the history of the league for next season. A
 harmony and a general feeling of good | fellowship prevailed during the meeting President Martin is to be commended upon the businesslike manner in which he conducted the twc-day sessions. All mat ters, even of the minutest nature were olsposed of during the meeting and there IS practically nothing left to he done at the spring meeting in Atlanta except adopt a sche 1ule
 The various club owners. apparently well satisfied with the results of the meeting, wenced their way homeward to- night
 Following the sbolishment of the freak dehVerles the names of several pitchers were mentioned as likely to pass iron, the league, but no deals were announced as dennIteIy closed President Sohn of Wichita Falls club of the Texas league was the only representative present out slde of the Southern league Sohn came in search of players, and while he was negotiating with Hub Perdue, free agent pitcher, and with the Memphis club for Roy Fentress, pitcher, he did not an- nounce either deal as closed. Perdue and Fentress are suit ball hurlers.
 Memphis, December 16.-(Special )--John
 John D. Logan, president of Mobile club and now in controversy with President Frank Of Atlanta over the ownership of Pitcher kellar Nasty made an effort to bring the case before the league directors for settlement. The case is now hanging iire h the courts of Georgia President Martin of the league recommended that as long as .he case was in the courts the league take nc Jurisdiction. The direc- tors acted according to President. Martins s recommendation and would not take up the case. It was decided to hold the spring meeting in Atlanta, April 16
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-17
SPITBALL BARRED

stse of the spitbal and other freak deliveries has passed from the Southern league rule was unanimously adopted tctiay sbolishing the use of the sptball, emery ball and all freak deliveries. The lre of rosin by pitchers will be permit ted. bu; will be handed out only by the umpire, when, according to their judg- 1aent, it is necessary on account of damp falis caused by wet grounds or perspir- :a4ion c. the pitchers. Penalty of the use q san illegal delivery will be calling such delivery a balk-
 ~The spring meeting will be held in At 1anta, the home of the 1919 champions. At this meeting the schedule committee, con- posed Of sammy Strang Nicl6lin, Chatta- llooga, chairman; John D. Logan, Mobile; George Hutchison, secretary of the Nash vile club, and A. J. Haineman of New Orleans will present the tentative dates. The committee has already had several conf nfsrences. Johr D Martin, president of the league, in appointing the schedule cpmmittee, announced that he did it with the intention of having each district or section of the league represented. The season will open April 15. No closing date was adOnted
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-17
SPORTS

from this sphere, the right fielder ran over and picked up tin can which some one had thrown into the playing field and which was near to the fence Ha tried frantically to extract something from the can, but failing to do so, tossed the can to the infield. The shortstop made the catch and tossed to inc pitcher, who, in turn, threw it to the catcher
 The shortstop slapped the open end of the can against the ribs of the bats- man, who just then was numbering to- ward the plate. Any ordinary man would have been able to circle the bases about twice, but that particular hitter was atroctousiy slow and, in addition was playing that day with bad ankle
 Yes, the ball had lodged in the can and the catcher. having touched the run ner with the can, claimed put-oet But the umpire refused to allow it."
 Larry Mclean, playing in the Pacific Coast league years ago. drove a ball through knot hole in the left ffe1 fence. It hit the eye of a boy who had been peeping through the hole and watch ing the contest
 Year sago Chief Bender handed Buck Freeman one to his liking Buck knocked the ball over the fence and it landed squarely on top of the head of passerby. The man dropped to the street under the impact and when he recovered the first thing ne saw was a policeman with a club It took the officer 15 minutes to assure the irate in dividual that he (the policeman) had not performed the knockout.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-17
M|LbURN SAYLOR SINGS SWAN SONG
 AS M|TT ARTIST
Famous Lightweight Bows to Father Time as Old Age OvercOmes His
 Prowess

Chicago, December 16.-(Special. )-
 Young (Miiburm Saylor, internationally 1 famous as lightweight, has sung his swan song as a pusher of the padded mitts. Father Time has been patient with the Indianapolis boy, but the aged man with the luxurious whiskers has finally touched Saylor, and the latter is l through.
 i Last week Saylor tried to do a come back He tried to eke out a few hundred dollars by fighting Jack Perry, the Pitts burg youth, and for his trouble Saylor was knocked out in the third round of a scheduled 12-round bout at Youngstown, l O. It was pitiful. Saylor was floored once in the first round, four times in the second round and for the last time in the l opening of the third round Ray Bron- | son, former welterweight champion and ] the man largely responsible for Saylor's success in the ring. tossed a towel over 1 the ropes in token of defeat 1 After the bout Saylor admitted his in- l ability to do what countless hundreds of other lighters have unsucceSsfully at tempted to do-defy Father Time He announced he was through and would re- turn to Indianapolis to devote himself
 
 line he adopted several years ago. Youth is the thing in the mitt sport, 7" sighed Saylor, and there is no use to deny it. 1 felt good, trained well and thought l was as good as ever, but the old staying qualities are not there. The slightest rap on the jaw sets my brain to buzzing now, when I used to be able to shake off hefty kayo punches. I'm through"
 Few lightweights in the history of fistiana have had more active or brilliant careers than Milburn Saylor Never a champion, but always a willing worker the Hoosier lad has fought in nearly every city in this country, as we'll as Australia, and when in his prime always gave good account of himself no mat ter whether victory or defeat rested on his banner.
 For nearly 15 years he has been before fistic fans. and for more than half of that tune he has been recognized as a top notcher, He has defied Father Time for the past five years, but his showing against the young Pittsburg scrapper shows conclusiyely he is through, and a continuance in the mitt sport is but courting probable disaster The courage IS there, but his muscles will no longer do the bidding of a brain made active through years of experience.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-17
AMERICAN OLYMPIC
 TEAM IN FORMATION
About 200 Athletes to Rep resent United States In
 Antwerp Games

New York. December 16.-Members of the American Olympic games committee when informed today by the Associated Press of the selection of the dates TOT the various competitions at Antwerp next year, expressed satisfaction with the programme with the exception oI the dates selected for the swimming and row ing events It was pointed out that these contests( falling almost month after the completion of the track and field games, would badly upset the plans TOT the American team now being organized.
 Unless change can be effected 1t may be necessary to send the team to Bel gium in two sections. as the swimmers and oarsmen, a delegation running lnto double figures. cannot be transported with the track contingent and held Tn Belgium for a month after the major portion of the team is en route for home.
 Plans for the formation of the Amerl- can team are rapidly advancing and ar rangements for the housing of between 15O and POO contestants from the United States are well under way. owing to the low altitude of Antwerp it has been de- cided to quarter the team at conSid- erable distance from the scene of the games proper and transport the entrants from day to day to the stadium as re- uUired by the programme This was con- sidered to be wiser course than to per init the athlete. to be quartered among the noise and confusion of the city and in close proximity to the damp air of the salt meadows.
 It also was pointed out that the course for the Marathon race from Brussels to Antwerp will be over historic ground and along the same roads over which the Ger man army advanced in it's initial attack on Belgium at the beginning of the world war In August, 1914. The runners will pass through Malines. famous for the de- termined stand Of Cardinal Mercier and the cathedral which the Germans used as an observation post in their attack on Antwerp.
 All along the z5 miles will be evidence of tine bitter fighting in the earliest days of the war, including the completely wreck outer rim of forts at Wavre. de- stroyed by the shells of the big Berthas. and the hundreds of graves of the fallen combatants.
 The race probably will be run over a Belgian block and asphalt course unless special provision is made for soft dirt pathway parallelng the main roads
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-17
The Tree That Never Dies

The reckessness the timber hog the timber the forest fires and caessn has world problems
 Bu matters not how the woodmn fe how the for
  spread and spread, and there is end Q growth This VIRGINIA FAMILY TREE 0 \. N
 But there members this family quiet family family saping
 Captain Harry L. Glover of Leroy Washington County was TOT twelve years in the employment of the United States Government shoot the substantial Family Tree He leaves to others to tell of the utrous whom he is connected and from whom he sprung
 But there story he loves e the vor and strength and he t1eS of telling the the that great remedy NATURE cured him ach Trouble and Indigestion from which How found him delicate and afraid satisfy his appetite anything and entirely free from any trouble Captain Glover will be glad to tell FERRAIINE is sold by ALL GOOD druggists
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-17
SPORTS
 LOcAL-RY WIRE
Southern League Clubs May
 HaUe Nine Class A Players
Teams May Have Is Men Roster-Salary Limit Raised $700-Birmingham Gets July Fourth Double
 Header-Admission Raised

Memphis. December 1s.-(Special )-High cost Of baseballing will be felt by the fans of the Southern league next season. An increase in admission prices of 10 cents over last season were adopted at the annual league meeting today, General admission prices next season will be 40 cents, with the grandstand price S5 cents. This will include war tax.
 With the adoption of S35o0 salary limit au increase of $7o0 over last season, and asplayer limit of 15. one more than last s1ason, the league magnates deemed an f,rrease in admission prices necessary to make both ends meet.
 While the so-called rookie rule of seven veterans and seven players who lAd not played in Class A society prior to the 1918 season in vogue last season, was not abolished entirely; it was re- vised to such an extent as to assure a higher class of baseball next season. After considerable discussion a rule was adopt ed by the vote of to 8 to allow each club nine veterans and six players who have not played Class A ball prior to the 199 season. Each club will be allowed to carry IS players the first 30 days of the season and no restriction is placed ju.the classification of players during that period.
 Presidents Tom Watkins of Memphis, V, D. Smith of Birmingham and A. J. ITeineman of New Orleans were at first fsr the abolishment of the rookie rule ljHt could never muster more than three votes J. A. G. Stone of Nashville made aeimotion to limit the veterans to nine and the youngster to six. The resolu- tton was carried by he votes of Presi- cTnt Sloan, Charlie Frank of Atlanta .Ssstu D. Logan of Mobile and Watkins aud Smith The adoption of the new rule eriil not take up as much time was ex- f.sFtsd
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-17
CITY BASKETBALL . LEAGUE TEAMS ID MEET AT ' TONIGHT
Three Games to Be Played. Line-Ups of Six Quin- tets-Public Cor
 dially Invited

Three games will be played tonight at the Young Mems Christian association beginning at o'clock, when the six teams of the City league meet for the weekly struggle The City league, which opened last week, was marked by particularly fast games, and the same brand of the sport will be demonstrated tonight in the games to be played
 The teams playing tonight will be Gen. tral "Y" vs. Woodlawn, Stockham "Y'' vs Birmingham Southern and Acipco ''Y'' vs North Birmingham. The following are the lineups of the , teams:
 Birmingham-S Norton and Bur Bagley. guards.
 Stockham ''Y': Lay and Harrel, for wards; Petisch, center; Malone and How ell, guards.
 Central "Y": Hoskins and Moody. for wards; Montgomery, center Smith and Trent, guards.
 Woodlawn: Crook and Tucker, for wards; Boone, center; Bernard and Hur- ley, guards.
 Acipco "Y": Sherrod and Walker, for wards; 7msley, center; Nash and Har- rell, guards.
 North Birmingham Herman and Mead ows, forwards; Dewey Davis, center; Walker and Roberts, guards.
 A crowd of more than $50 witnessed the opening clashes last week and off, cials of the Young Mems Christian as sociation, conducting the City league, are expecting a much larger attendance to- night No admission charge is made, and the Y. M c. A. extends a cordial well come to all to witness the contests
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-17
Jack Dempsey Offered
 $2O0,000 for Fight
By Associated Press

Milwaukee, Wis, December lC-A French athletic syndicate headed by Theodore Vienne, has offered Jack Demp- sey S2oJ, 900 and 25 per cent of motion pie ture revenue, estimated at s5O,00O more an- nually, for a match with Georges Car pentier in Paris.
 This information was contained in a cablegram today to Ben F. Steinel Mil wauSee, Vienncs representative in this country. Steinel has wired the offer to Jack kerns, Dempsey's manager.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-17
EFFORTS COMMENDED

"A resolution was passed commendins the efforts of the late John B. Nicklin cf Chattanooga, father of Sammy Strans wjcklin, president-manageT of the Chatta- liooga club ana one of the early league Presidents. in laying the foundation of the Southern lea que.
 Erwin M. Howe of Chicago was reap poin+ad official statistician of the league. "A feeling of optimism regarding the 193o season was prevalent throughout the meeting. Every club experienced a suc- cessful season last year and each club owner is free in predicting one of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-17
St. Louis Nationals to
 Begin Training In Feb
By Associated Press

St Louis, December 16.-The St Louis Nationals will leave next February 26 for Brownsville, Tex. where their pre- season training will be done. President Manager Branch Hickey announced to- day.
 Plans are under way. Mir. Bickey said, to play II exhibition games with the Phil adelphia Americans in Texas and on the way home. The Athletics will train at Lake Charles, La
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-17
Johnson Literally Knocked
 the CoUer Off q Baseball
With Two Men Base, Sugger Rips Hide Off Pill in Ter
 rife Home Run Swat-Other Freak Homers
By JAMES J. coRBET.r

Waiter Johnson enjoys the unusual distinction of being the only batsman who carried the injunction of fandom : knock the off the ball.
 Some the Senatorial pitcher stepped to the plate at critical period of play Two the sacks and two tie the combat John son. always terrific hitter the distance of his clouts swung with all his might at the offering of the opposing wer The ball sailed towards field.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-17
GREAT LAVA COLUMNS
 |TOPPLE 400 FEET TO LAKE OF MOLTEN ROCK

lilo Hawaii, November 14.-(Cor- respondence of the Associated Press) The collapse of the abnormaly high lava column of Kilauea volcano on this island which occurred suddenly at 2 o'clock last Friday morning complete-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-17

En route, the cover, in some strange way came off of the ball and fell just oack Of second base. The rest of the ball went sailing beyond the center field CT head, while Johnson romped com pletely around the sacks. scoring the run that won the contest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-17

ly changed the volcanic landscape The column dropped 400 feet.
 Crags and pinnacles, which had been features of the volcano landscape for two years toppled into the depths, and the famous fire lakes were con- verted into motion maelstroms
 The lava pillars, according to ob- servers, fell back rapidly, preceded by outpouring of molten lava over the floor of the great crater and accom- panied by earthquake shocks. Great avalanches crashed from the walls of the pit of Halamauma, the house of fire releasing torrents of imprisoned molten lava, which plunged into the cavern below.
 The sudden release of deep- seated gas pressure due to the recent violent eruption of the neighboring volcano Mauna Loa caused the collapse of the kilauea lava column, according to scientists.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-17

Another homer of the freak variety was one that Young, the great pitcher of long ago, pounded out in the old Cleveland baseball park Somehow or ether Young, a notoriously weak hitter, caught the ball on the end of his bat and sent it bounding over the first bag.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-17

Just as I was beginning to figure that some mystic force had removed the bal
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-04-24

Mr.. w D. Oldham, is in Cincinnati
this week
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold oldham spent
Wednesday in Lexington
Master Dale Moberley, is visiting
RELATIVES in Pennington Gap Virginia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ballard, Luxon and
family, spent Wednesday in Lexing-
ton.
Mr.. George Wilson, has returned
from visit to friends at Paint
Lick
DIR James Yates, visited her brother
Brown Lee Yates, in Paris, for the
weekend.
Miss Elath Buchanan, has returned
firm a visit to Miss Effie Land in
Lexington.
Mrs D. w. Bridges is visiting her
sister, Mrs Nettie Ballard and Miss
Sue Scrivner.
Miss Kelly Quisenberry, of Win
chester, was the guest of relatives,
here last week.
| Miss Martha Garrett, vii leave
next week, for visit, to Miss Nancy
B. Starks in Louisville.
Miss Barbara Gulley has returned
. to her home in Lancaster, after
pleasant with friends here.
4 Mrs. William Moynahan and chill
dren have returned from a visit Il
Mrs. J. Welch in Nicholasvile.
Mr. Preston Yeager spent Saturda!
and Sunday with friends in Lexington
Mr.. and Mrs. S II. Thorpe, are ex
pected from Blue Diamond, today TO-
visit to Mrs Giles Harris, on Yves
Main.
Miss Kathleen Park, one of Cald
y, wells popular teachers spent a fev
/ DAYS last week, with Mrs. J. h
Mount, in Lancaster.
' Miss Dutch Forester returned =
Pennington Gap Wednesday, after
delightful visit of two weeks with ne
sister, Mrs S. N Moberly.
: Miss Jane Goodlue returned
to Hollins, Virginia Monday afte
spending her Easter vacation wit
her parents at Whites Station.
/ Mrs. William ]. Thurman, Mise
y Geneva and Mabel Rowlett, and MI;
Wildean Giles of Lexington, we
guests of Miss Flora Yeager, Sunda
Mrs. Cecil Simmons, Miss Elzabe'
Turley and guest, Mrs c. Llnco
/ Smith, if Pittsburgh, and Mrs W.
Milard composed a pleasant mot
party to Lexington Thursday.
Messrs Irvine Hume, Harv
u Chenault, Mr. and Mrs. j. Nea
Mrs. C. F. Chenault, Mary McRoDer
Neale and Lewis Neale Jr., went
attend the funeral of Mr. John M
Roberts. L. B. Harrington and WI
N of Louisville, Captain ]. A. Hlggi1
and Miss Julia Higgins, OF Fran
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-04-24

by the death of the latters father, Mr..
Horner. They will leave at noon, for
New Port, KY, with the body, where
it will be inferred.
The Mondays Lexington Leader
says: DIR. and Mrs. Ellis B.Barnes, of
cleveland, Ohio, and Mrs. Mary Sui
Ivan, of Richmond, will visit Mrs.
Grant E. Lilly in Mentelle Park,
this week. DR.. Barnes is one of the
speakers at the Congress of Disci-
pies at the Central Christian Church.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-04-24

fort, also accompanied the relatives,
from here to Danvillle, for the last
sad rites.
Mrs. Arch Kavanaugh and Mrs.
Napoleon Price have returned to
Lancaster after visit to their sister
Mrs. George Ballew.
Miss Evelyn Guinchigliani, left
Wednesday, for two weeks visit, to
her sister, Mrs. James Conway, and
Mrs. Joe Panther, in Louisville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Karl Vogel, came
down from Berea, Wednesday, called
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-04-24

Mrs. Malcolm Thompson has return
ed to Lexington after a visit to he.
granddaughter, Mrs. Robert Covington.
Mrs. Arch Dedman, is quite i'll az
her home on Walnut, suffering witt,
an acute attack of appendicitis.
Easter Hunt Miss Jessie Burman
had an Easter egg hunt Monday after =
noon, at Yorick, for quite number
of her friends. Refreshments col
sisting of ices an dcakes, were ST,
ed and the occasion was happy o..
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-04-24
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F. H. GORDON
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
F. h. GORDON

Club Meeting
The Chromatic Club met with Miss
Sara Luxon Monday afternoon, at her
home in West Main
The program was given by MEM
bers including: Misses Elmer Kath-
crime Douglas, Olivia Colyer, Mar
Shearer, Bette Munday, Coleman
Wallace and Sara Luxon Some new
members have been added, and the
membership increased to ten.
Miss Mays Entertains Piano Club
The Piano Club was entertained
Tuesday afternoon by Miss Francis
Mays, at her home ON West Main.
The piano numbers were given by
Misses Lynn Evans, Jessie Burnam,
Margaret Green, Margaret Telforl,
and Francis Mays. The following
h1as peaned by the president of this
club shows the knship, of musician
and poet is not imaginary
We trust Miss Margaret Grenlea1
may not object to our publishing hel
tribute to April
April, April fair!
With blossoms in your hair,
With US your bounty share
You are perfect every feature,
o lovely, lovely creature!
With you come the sunny bowers,
Filled with many beauteous flowers
Then too the April showers,
And the tall fair trees,
Swaying in the breeze,
With their robes of green,
Wrought in secret hours.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-04-24

Mutt & Jeff Cartoon; 2 reel Sum
shine Comedy; A Photograph also
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-04-24

Eli Parsons in ''The Big -lea;"
A Holmes Travelogue lz--o
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-12-02
NORTH DAKOTA A. C.
TO DISTRIBUTE RED
CROSS MOVIE REELS

Fargo, N D.. Dec. Six moving
picture reels have been received from
the Red Cross headquarters for dis
-tribution i'll this state by the visual
instruction service at the agricultural
college. These are superb pictures Of
the work Of this wonderful organiza-
ton. Some Of the subjects show
Red Cross workers right up at the
front, while others Of the reels relate
to the social service work of this orr
ganization in health lines for u own
country. The following is the list:
Helping Our Boys at Home HUI
manity's Appeal, Spirit of the Red
Cross C reels). New Faces For Old,
showing the work of Mrs. Maynard
Ladd, the American sculptor who
~reconstructs the features Of soldiers
with mutilated faces: Field Service
on the Western Front, the Work OF
the American Ambulance Unit. just
behind the front lines In France:
the Making of the Nurse. showing the
hospital training school from the
girls entrance through her three stu
dent years to her graduation as e
trained nurse ready to register for
service with the Red Cross.