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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-27
Scraps about Scrappers

IOEY FOX is doing plenty of work
y at Herrmann's gymnasium for his
initial appearance in this country. The
speedy Englishman takes on Young
Robideau in the wind-up at the National
Saturday night. Robideau and Fox both
claim victories over Eddie Morgan. Fox
beat Morgan in London when Morgan
was at his best Robideau stopped
Eddie few months ago.
Fox Is very anxious TO get away to
a good start. A decisive win over Robi-
deau, followed by few more clean-cut
triumphs, is almost certain to land Fox
a meeting with Kilbane this summer.
Battling Murray and Battling Leonard
will do semiwind-up duty at the Ma
tional on Saturday night.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-27

Chicago, Feb. 2T.--The Cubs during the
impending season will be trimmed like a
Christmas tree. New uniforms were or
dered by President Fred Mitchell. The gar
ments TO be worn abroad are of steel blue,
! with navy blue trimmings. The home
clothes are white, with a black pin stripe
about one-half inch apart.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-27
Niles to Appear Before A. A. U.

New York, Feb. 27.-The registration
committee of the Metropolitan Association
of the A. A. L. yesterday requested Fred
erick A. Niles. its chairman, to appear be-
fore 1t on March . TO ascertain his elig-
bility to retain the position. Niles was
recently dropted from the membership roll
of the Morningside A. c.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-27
JIMMY ALEMIDA WINS
Finishes First i'm Professional
Race at Palace Rink

Jimmy Alemda won the two-mie roller
ska ting race for professionals at the Palace
Rink. Thirty-ninth and Market streets. last
evening. Bill Godshalk gave Alemida
close race for three-fourths of the race. but
fell behind in the final sprint.
For the second consecutive week Vernon
Hancock. of the L. S. S. Tattnall. won the
mile race, open to all enlisted men.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-27
Call Ball Candidates at Yves, Virginia

Morgantown. W.. Va. Feb. 2T.-A meet
ing of candidates for the Mountaineer base
ball team in the spring was held In the
gymna sium yesterday and about ifty men.
Including seven letter men OF last year re-
sponded No practice will be attempted till
the weather moderates. and yesterdays meet
line on the candidates.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-27
Ed Pfeffer Released From Navy

Champaign. III; Feb 2Ti-"BIg Ed'
has returned to his home here after get
ting his discharge as an ensign in the navy.
He has not yet come to terms with the
BROOKLYN MANAGEMENT.
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butcher Signs With New, York Ship

Ernest butcher. the former Disston cap.
tain, has signed with New, York ship. OF
and will play against Pusey a. Jones al
Third street and Lehigh avenue on Saturday.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-27
Columbia Calls Baseball Candidates

New York, Feb 27.-Columbia will issue
its frst call to the baseball candidates this
afternoon. The authorities in charge deemed
II advisable not to BEGIN indoor practice until
the frst of next week. waiting for the last
with Yale in the Columbia gymnasium on
Saturday night
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-27
A Hard Battle
yelling a Target

yelling was a ready target for Tend
ler's long right jab. All through the
battle this long right filtered through
Weling's loose defense and did dam
age. Joe's nose received SO many visits
during the evening that it was a candi-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-27
Two More Yankees Sign

New York. Feb. 27.-Hughey High. the
diminutive outhelder of the Yankees. and
Alex Ferguson the young pitcher OF Bloom
field. N. j., signed their contracts for the
coming season yesterday. ~
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Foul Goals Decide Came

Wenonah. n. j., Feb. 27.--Wenonah Mill
tary Academy nosed out the philadelphia
College OF Osteopathy hero last night In a
swift game, 1915 Each team scored only
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-27
Quaker City Lightweight
Outclassed Chicago Boy
in Six of Eight Rounds in
Newark arena
JOE WELSH TRIUMPHS
By JAMES s. CAROLYN

Newark, y. j., Feb. 27.--Lew Tender
again demonstrated that he can go out
of his class and very clearly asserted
his fist ability in his eight-round fray
with Lanky Joe yelling at the Newark
Sportsmen's Club at the First Regiment
Armory last night. Lew knew he was in
battle, for he departed well SCARED and
bleeding, but yelling also was very well
aware that 1t was no evening Of pleasure.
Tender won. He had six of the eight
rounds, the remaining two being even
breaks. AS usual, he was very slow him
self and three rounds had passed before
anything like action was staged for the
more than seven thousand fans.
The spacious armory, which was jam
med to the doors when Benny Leonard
and Johnny Dundee performed here
more than a month ago, was about half
filled, when Tender and yelling started
over the eight-round route. Neither is
a home town boy nor a local favorite,
but the talent turned cut Just to see a
brace of high.class lightweight prospec-
tive title hopes.
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An aII-star card will be staged in Balti-
more tonight. George CLANCY engages
Oscar Gardner in the feature. California
Frankie Burns. handled by Nate Smith.
meets Dick Stosh in the semiwind-up. In
one of the other bouts Hughie Hutchinson
and Frankie Rice come together. Frank
(Pop) O'Brien will referee.
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Raymond, Davis, GustdfsOn.
and Smith Look Like
Championship Quartet
for Outdoor CmniuaL
MORE 'ROBBY VICTORIES
By EDWIN ]. POLLOCK

Lawson Robertson has started his
1919 successes early. The indoor
track season Is barely under way. yet
Penn has three relay victories to its
credit two having been scored in lie
Millrose games at Madison Square Gar
den, New York, Tuesday night. The
other was achieved at Buffalo last Sat
urday night.
New York is still talking about the
two relay quartets which cleaned up in
the Millrose carnival. The varsity team,
composed of Creed Raymond, Fred
Davis, Marvin Gustafson and Elmer
Smith, beat Dartmouth and NJ. 7. T. in
the intercollegiate mile and another
quartet embracing three freshmen
Weldon, Brown and Brewster-and
Dewey Rogers breezed in first in the
open club event,
The varsity victories have brought up
discussions of the caliber of the team
which will represent the Quakers in the
annual relay classics on Franklin Field
this spring Raymond. Davis Gustaf-
son and Smith did 3:34 3-5 Tuesday.
This quartet should be able to do close
TO 1922 outdoors and that should be
good enough to win unless Pitt turns
out some stars to run with Frank Shea.
Raymond VIII Improve
Gustafson and Smith carried the team
through in the Wanamaker race. Hay
mond and Davis did not fare so well, but
they should improve more in proportion
! than the former pair. Raymond is n
sprinter and has not learned to judge
his 44O pace as yet. More work will put
| Davis in better shape.
Both Gustafson and Smith are coming
fast and they will be hard to beat out
doors Each thinks the other is the star
which turns tipsy-topsy the theory of
| ''professionar jealousy.
Gus won that race" said Smith after
the Millrose event. He made up all
the distance and all I had TO do was
TO hold Murray, the Dartmouth anchor
imam, a little better than even. Gus Is
going fast and. believe me, there will be
few beating him outdoors this year"
Elmer ran a great race" said Gus,
"fe beat that fellow Murray by a couple
of yards and l sent him off few yards
behind. You know Murray ran second
to Shea in the intercollegiate quarter
last year"
Custafson Robby's Find
Smith did run a great race and so did
Gustafson. They deserve equal credit
but the showing of the latter since he
entered Penn is all the more noteworthy
because he started track athletics at the
Quaker University. Smith was a star
at the Boston School of Commerce and
at Mercersburg before he wore the Red
and Blue.
Gus never had a spiked shoe on his
foot until his freshman year at the Uni
versity two years ago. He was discoV-
cred by Coach Robertson among bunch
of students who elected TO take track
instead of gymnastic exercises because
they thought it was easier. Robby
can pick out runner by looking al
him and he plucked Gus from the group
A year afterward Marvin was a ma
: tional champion. for he copped the A
A. L. 1918 indoor 600-yard title. Las
September he was second in the nationa
outdoor quarter mile.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-27

Bobby Gunnis phoned this morning and
told us not to forget that Johnny Mealy
was lighting at the Olympia Monday
night against the Italian Johnny Dundee.
This will be the fourth meeting between
these slugglng lightweights.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-27

Jimmy Pappas, the classy little Atlanta
boy will be seen in the main bout at the
Cambria tomorrow night He will oppose
Tommy German. Of Port Richmond. In Cor
mans last start he gave Battling Leonard
a hard battle at the Cambria. Pappas and
German should supply action.
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The Cambria sepinind-up will bring to-
gether Andy Burns and Jack Carrigan. In
the other bouts Danny Hughes takes on
Bobby Burns, Jimmy Tierney meets Joe
Dorsey and Jack Hagen battles Tommy
Clary
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Opened in Fourth

Tender really opened his winning at
tack in the fourth. Starting with right
to the ear and left to the chin, which
rocked, Tender gradually fought him
self well into the lead. He was unable
to reach Welling's body with effective
ness, but concentrated his attack to the
head with apparent success.
This was Lewis last engagement be-
fore joining the ranks of the Benedcts.
Lew is due to desert the bachelor life
on Sunday, and for a farewell bout he
received many reminders. His mouth
was cut, his nose swollen, and in addi-
ton he carried away a deep cut over
the left eye. the result of a butt" in
the sixth round.
yelling made the weight. Just TO
prove there was nothing flusky about
Joe's poundage, the scales were placed
in the ring and scaled for the gathering.
Tender, garbcd in ring togs and a
sweater, was under 1870. yelling was a
fraction of a pound under the required
and stipulated 1873 pounds.
A Hard Battle
Tender had no set up. In fact, Welling
proved to he one of the toughest boys
that the southpaw product has opposed
since he engaged George Chaney at the
National last September. Yelling, a
very rangy individual. just little weak
ened at last nights weight. boxed we'll
jabbed freely and had a very nice right
which he crossed frequently.
1t was this yelling right which dam
aged Lew. 1t shot TO the mouth very
accurately and often raped Lew on
the nose and ear During the early
rounds, when yelling was strong, he
was getting his right over regularly.
! In the closing sessions Tender in
creased the pace and yelling missed
just as frequently as he connected ear
| lier in the fray.
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date for considerable medical attention
when his evenings work was at an end.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-09
COLUMBUS, MISS.

Columbus, Miss, February S.--(Special) John F. Frierson. local chairman of the American committee for relief in the near east. has announced that a meet ing will be held at the First Methodist church at o'clock Sunday afternoon for the purpose of arousing interest on the part of Columbians in this laudable un- chairman for Mississippi, and the states quota has been fixed at $15O,00O. , s-
 Following the lead of Birmingham and other progressive southern cities, Colum- bus has inaugurated the custom of hav- ing weekly community sings, and these entertainments are now being held every Sunday afternoon in the spacious audi torium of the Shephen D. Lee high school. The plan is being fostered by members of the Patrons-Teachers' associations of the various public schools and the pas tors of the city churches, and the sings are rapidly increasing in popularity.
 Patriotic ladies of Columbus have an- nounced that they will give father and son banquet in the auditorium of the Stephen D. Lee high school next Wednes- day evening, and Lowndes county boys who participated in the recent war, as we'll as their fathers, have been invited to attend as guests of honor. Local patriotic organizations are doing every thing possible to show their apprecia- tion of services rendered by the soldiers, the Bernard Romans Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, having un- dertaken a movement to secure funds with which to erect a tablet bearing the names of all Lowndes county boys who
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-09
LIMIT ON NITRATE
 EXTENDED TOFEB b
Farmers Unable to Place Orders for Cheap Fertilizer With Their
 County Agents

Washington, February s.-The Secre- tary of Agriculture today announced that the final date for the filing of ap- plications for nitrate of soda with coun- ty agents and local nitrate committees has been advanced to February 15, 1919. This action is taken in view of the fact that farmers in many parts of the coun- try advise that they desire nitrate of soda, but were unable to file their appli- cations prior to January 25. On account O. the pressure of other work and the heavy duties devolving upon county agents in connection with the sale of nitrate, it was not possible for the coun- ty agents and members of local nitrate committees to give the desired publicity to the departments plan for selling ni- trate of soda to farmers this year.
 By extending the time for filing ap- plications to February 15, it is believed that every farmer who wishes to buy nitrate from the government will be given ample opportunity to do so. There probably will be enough nitrate to sup ply all reasonable requirements. Farm CTS who wish to purchase nitrate of soda from the department of agriculture and who have not already filed their appli- cations should communicate immediately with their county agents or with local nitrate committees sppointed to assist the county agents. All applications must be filed with county agents not later tlan February 15.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-09
Rupture Kills
 1000 Annually

Seven thousand persons each year are laid away the burial certificate being marked sRupture." why2 Because the unfortunate ones had neglected themselves or had been merely taking care of the sign (swelhng Of tne sfiiction and paying no attention to the cause. What are you doingf Are you negiecting yourself by wearing 8 truss, appliance or whatever name you choose to call 1t! At oest, the truss is only Q makeshift-e false prop against a collapsing wall = and cannot De ex. pected to act as more than mere mechanical support. The binding pressure retards blood ,circulation, thus robbing the weaEeneo muscles of that which they need most nourishment.
 But science has found way, and every truss sufferer in the land is invited to make FREE test right in the privacy of their own nome. The PLAPAO method is uluuestionaoiy tne most scientific, logical and successful seii- treatment for rupture the world has ever known,
 The PLAPAO.PAD when adhering closely to the body cannot possibly slip or shiit o9s of place, therefore, cannot chafe or pinch. l Soft as velvet-easy to apply-inexpensive; 10 f be used whilst you work and whilst you sieep' No straps, buckles or springs attached. l Learn how to close the hernial opening as nature intended so the rupture CAN'T come down. Send your name today to PLAPAO co. Block PAS St, Louis, Mo, for FREE trial Plapao and the 1ntormasion neces'
 sary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-09
Dancing Craze Sweeps
 AM Society in London
By LADY MARY

broad panel of the same velvet flow CTS.
 q have a hat to match that is g. most strange little affair, It consists of monster rose of black velvet. This forms a crown which is set upon narrow brim of Portugal satin heavi- ly beaded in white and gold. When it is sufficiently cold Iswear my black fox furs en suite"
 Undoubtedly one of the most popu lar women in England just now is Lady Beatty. the American wife of Ad- rniral Sir David Beatty, who is cer- tainly the great man of the hour in naval history. Lady Beatty has the knack of making herself popular with all sorts and copditiops of men and women, and although of necessity she | has to be almost continually in the social swing, she is by no means enam- ored of the world of fashion. In fact, | she has so sure an instinct of sympa- | thy and understanding that her great
 est friends are to be numbered among l the needy to whom she is always un- | ostentationsly just and generous dare say a great many people have forgotten that Lady Beatty was Miss Marshall Field of Chicago and that in
 the very early nineties she married Mir. Arthur Tree of Boston, who was d l Princeton man and was originally [. | Lady Beatty has made England her
 home for many years, but it is only l comparatively recently that she has
 emerged from the retirement of coun- l try life.
 l One hears many stories and con- lectures relative to the coming mar
 riage of Princess Patricia of Con-
 naught to Hon. Alexander Ramsay,
 D. S. O., who is a younger brother of the Earl of Dalhousie. Many people insist that Princess Pat after her mar riage will be known as Lady Patricia | Ramsay" while others say that she will even drop the title of lady and call herself plain Mrs. Ramsay, but
 of course, nobody actually knows any
 thing at all concerning the future pri-
 vate affairs of this pretty princess
 What we all do know and like is that
 there is nelement of romance about
 the whole affair that is highly pleas.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-09
Czecho-Slovaks' Part in War


 From "The Czecho-Slovaks and Their
 Great Leader" by Stephen P. Dug
 gan, in the American Review of Re-
 views
 When the great war burst upon Eu- rope the Czecho -Slovaks were filleh with consternation and horror. They were called upon to fight the nations which they loved and to take up arms in favor of their own oppressors-to weld their own chains the f1rmer. They refused. The Czech regiments went to the front singing their own national anthem, and when they arrived there they deserted to the enemy. It is esti- mated that altogether more than 200- 900 of them went over to the Russians, Serbians and Italians. The people at home refused to buy the Austrian war bonds, gave valuable information to the enemy, and indulged in every va riety of obstructive tactics to cripple the Austrian war efforts. This brought forth the most ruthless form of ter rorism on the part of the government. It is estimated that not less than 30,000 Czechs have been executed since the war began and the prisons are still full. But persecution at home only brought forth increased efforts abroad. Under Masaryk's inspiration Czech em- igrants to England. France, Russia and especially in America, formed powerful organizations for the purpose of car- rying on the fight for freedom.
 r1urThe Bohemian national alliance and the Slovak league formed Tn the United States have been the principal financial support of Masaryk's campaign, for he declared at the start that the Czech fight must be backed by Czech money and he refused to accept funds from other friendly sources. With the money thus contributed he raised and euuipped volunteer armies on the French and Russian fronts. When the Russian revolution broke out he went to Russia and organized the 100000 Czecho- Slovak prisoners of war into an army which rendered invaluable serv- ice against the Germans before the Russian collapse, and which is still the main hope in Russia of the allied na-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-09

participated in the successful effort to subdue the Kaiser and his forces.
 pr. D. w. Class, prominent physician of Pickensville, Ala. who several weeks ago sustained serious injuries in an au- ton;obile accident on the outskirts of this city and who was taken to the Colum- bug hospital, is improving. The physi- clan was so seriously hurt that it was at one time thought he would lose his life, but skilful work upon the part of
 pr. w. c. Brewer, surgeon in charge at
 the local hospital, has pulled him through and he is now on the road to recovery. $. M. Nash, secretary of the Lowndes county exemption board. is rapidly ge-
 ting his records in shape with the view of closing his office at an early date His work has been efficient and he has | been assisted by a competent clerical force.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-09

With the view to interesting bank CTS and other business men in Alabama in the agricultural industry and grain elevators, the food marketing bureau of Birmingham, with headquarters in the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce building, has invited the chambers of commerce, boards of trade, civic asso- ciations and similar bodies in num- Der of the cities to send representa- tives to Eufaula on the 18th of this month for the purpose of inspecting the elevator recently built there.
 This elevator, constructed by W. Lawrence Wild, president of the Bank of Eufaula, is one of the best and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-09

ing. The public just now is in very emotional mood. They are more or less fin love with love" and therefore the idea of the Kings cousin marry ing a man who has made a name for himself by his own deeds of heroism and whose only title (except his hon. orary rank as the brother of an earl, is one that he has won for himself) pleases them immensely I was told the other day that maybe before the spring we will hear of other equally interesting royal romances. At any rate the choice of princesses and princcs is somewhat narrowed down now adays, and even the proudest thrones are being levelled to meet the eXi-
 gencies of modern development.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-09
Mexicans Kill Two
 Americans at TampicO

Washington. February s.-The recent murder of two Americans on an island ot Tampico Lake was reported today in atvices from Mexico through official channels. The victims whose names were not given, were beaten and shot. The same advices said that the manager of the Standard Oil company at Tampico was beaten and robbed of s10,00o on Jan uary 21, and the paymaster of the Texas Oil company robbed of $4000 near the same spot last Tuesday. The former was so badly injured he was unable to cake a report until four days later.
 Ninety men working for oil companies
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-09

most conveniently arranged in the south and has alredye accomplished much in the way of inducing farmers to plant more corn and other grain instead of cotton.
 In the letter to the commercial bod ies the food and marketing bureau states that the object of this trip is to see the Eufaula plant in operation and learn what it is doing to promote di- versified farming in that section.
 Expert elevator builders will be present to answer any questions re- lating to cost, operation, proper me- chanical equipment and other matters that may be suggested.
 This trip witt be under the auspices of the food and marketing bureau, the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-09

Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph company, Dr. J. F. Duggar, president of the Alabama Polytechnic institute and M. c. Allgood, state commissioner of agriculture
 T. P. Hay, Jr, secretary of the tood and marketing bureau, and Q. L. bunil' secretary of the Birmingham Trafhc bureau, will go from Birmingham Commercial organizations of the fol- lowing cities have been requested 10 send representatives. some of them having already signified their intention of doing so: Mobile, Florence. Shet- field, Decatur Albany. Talladega, Huntsville. Selma. Demopolis, Annis- ton, Gadsden, Tuscumbia, Tuscaloosa Montgomery and Troy.