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- IL. WALKER, whose dereliction
of the Bachelors Club in

q II. WALKER, whose derelction
OF the Bachelors Club in
David Belasco's sparkling
comedy success, "Daddies,'' now in
its seventh month in the Lyceum
Theatre, is brought about by his
love for the sister of a fellow member,
thereby causing the first rift in the in
stitution which serves as the back
ground for the plays humor, refuses
10 conform to the popular theory that
success on the stage usually comes
only after years OF disheartening
struggle.
Almost from his first appearance be-
Lind the footlights Mr.. Walker seemed
TO have the happy faculty Of generally
associating himself with productions
that enjoyed favor at tina hands of
theatregoers, with the result that he
has progressed rapidly in his career
10 small part Of which has been spent
under Mr.. Belasco's management in
some Of his most pronounced hits.
Unlike many actors who have won
tardy recognition in their native city,
the majority Of Mr.. Walkers successes
Lave been scored right here on Broad
way, a fact that made them doubly
sweet, for he was born in the Green
witch Village section of the city, his
grandfather having been the first
Alderman to be elected on the Repubs
lican ticket in New York
The stage was not Mr.. Walkers first
choice OF a profession, as he had
studied medicine for a time. Being the
possessor of rather good voice he
later determined to try for grand
opera, but after time he decided to
adopt a stage career instead. his first
role having been the juvenile lead in
David Harum."
Following this engagement Mr..
Walker played for a while in vaude-
Vile, and then went West, where he
fought ranch and lived for three
years. almost believing he was Off the
stage for good. Coming East for some
needed supplies Mr.. Walker CHANGED
TO meet Robert Hilliard, who offered
Inn the role of the secretary in "a
Fool There Was" which was about TO
20 into rehearsal. After a short DELHI
Grafton he accepted and remained with
Mr.. Hillerd during that plays exist
once. continuing to appear without In
tcrruption' ever since.
When THE Third Rail-" of which
William C. De Mile was coauthor. was
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come to America and given US an ex-
hibition of her art, which Is said to
have been so wonderful and finished,
no doubt the great theatregoing public
of America and England would have
known how great a loss this sorrow
full little woman has caused in the ar
tistic field of her country.
In America every lover OF opera
holds the greatest admiration for
little Tamaki Miura. the little Jap
anese prima donna whose portrayal
of Madame Butterfly is looked upon
by several critics as one OF the best
Of the day. 1t was from the lips OF
this little singer that this short history
regarding Sumako Matsui Is given.
The death of the famous actress not
only caused Tamaki Miura to carry a
heavy heart but the whole japanese
colony to mourn, for they knew what
she had been to their people. and also
what the drama of the Western world
had won through her art. Had she
lived there Is every reason to believe
that the works of many an American
dramatist would have been produced,
as she was just getting to that point
where she began to understand the
American people and their ways.
"Sumako Matsui." says Nine. Miura.
twas not only the greatest actress that
Japan has ever produced but one OF
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Vaudeville and Burlesque.

PALACE - Phyllis Nelson
Terry, who is starred as the
niece of Ellen Terry. will head
the bill with a programme of
songs designed to show the
octave volume of her voice. Miss
Nelson Terry, it appears, has
put Shakespeare from her, find
ing that he is not as novel in his
appeal as up to date songs.
Walter c. Kelly will appear with
a new session of "The Virginia
Judge" tempering justice with
testing. Bernard Granville, the
twentieth century comedian, re.
naming for a second week. will
change everything in his act but
his twenty-first century evening
dress.
RIVERSIDE - Marie Cahill
will pay the tolls on her tele-
phone here for a week, AZ we'll as
testing the acoustic properties OF
the theatre with her songs.
Helen Ware. who, according to
the press dBShtJ hoo
blood than any other American
actress, will appear In The
Eternal Barrier" by Tom Barry,
which is said to be the only play
let in dramatic Literature in
which one character does all the
Enthusiastically it's a woman.
George White and his dancing
stars are called back to placate
the populace.
AMERICAN - Lyons and
Yosco will sing and harp for the
first time, assisted by a popular
| scale of prices. Ash and Hyams
| will disarm suspicion with
Nothing on the Level" and
others are the Equillo Brothers.
who naturally had to become
eouilibrists with a name like that.
cOLUMBIA--The Bon Tons
will gather here with = new bur.
lesaue, "The Movie Craze"
which, with the help of q cast
headed by Lester Allen. 10 said
to make the films actually funny
for once. se5 A
L Hffrg
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THE STING OF RESPECT.
By ZELDA SEARS.
In the cast OF "7untble In"

In the cast OF "1hn,ble In"
It's an awful thing to remain so
long in one profession that you come
to be Regarded with Respect.
Only recently has it been borne in
upon me that am in exactly that hor-
rible fix. Time was, ten or fifteen
years ago, IL / ventured to voice an
observation on the drama or any of its
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AT THE HIPPODROME.

Charles Dillingham; has put
every one on his mettle at the
Hippodrome to have Every
thing" break the Sixth avenue
and Forty-fourth street record of
Hip, Hip, Hooray," his first
production at the Big house,
which ran AGA performances
without a skip stop. Having got
past the 4ooth performance last
night and rounded into the home
stretch still feeling strong in the
limbs, the performers expect to
make it if the elephants hay
holds out. Tonight anniversary
week will be concluded with
gala festival in which Belle
Story, Desiree Lubovska, Charles
T. >Aldrich and Bert Levy will
join with John Philip Sousa,
Houdini and other stars of past
years in jazzing "Auld Lang
Syne."
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"But the sad part of life lay In the
fact that she could never marry her
teacher. He was already married. she
cared not what society said: she would
not give him up. She always gave him
the credit for her success, and when he
was taken i'll and died from Spanish
influenza she announced that her
career had ended. For months she
brooded over his death, and when she
felt that she could no longer live with
out him she ended her life in the Jap
anese Misunderstanding herself.
such a sad ending for one so great
and for so much to live for / know
is not understood in this country, but
then that was the Japanese devotion.
To have success and he not share it
to her was selfishness, and she could
not be selfish"
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the bosom Of the family. asked my
advice about an entrance which the
exigencies of the play demand she
make down a fight of stairs. I gave
1t and a few minutes later overheard
her pay me this tribute: what she
said don't sound very sensible to me!
ANIL going to do It? Sure thing!
Say, that Sears bird has been in the
show business since private theatre
calls in the Garden of Eden, and If she
said it'd be effective for me to come
downstairs on all tours. believe me,
that's the way I'd GOMEZ"
After that who shall say a prophet
Is without honor in his own country?
Arthur Hammerstein, my BOSS" is
one Of the most impressive of the
metropolitan managers. He can re-
duce refractory prima donna to a
pulp with n single look and he can
terrorize II show girl till she entirely
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A JAPANESE STAR.

A few days ago the American news
papers received despatch from
Toxic, Japan, stating that Sumako
Matsui, the foremost actress in Japan.
had committed suicide. While in
American theatrical circles such news
was Of little interest, in the Mikado's
Empire the tragedy was looked upon
as q national loss Had only Sunako
Matsui carried out her plans and
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ADJUSTMENTS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-17
ATLANTA AMATEURS ACCEPT CHALLENGE
 OF BIRMINGHAM

The team which wins the series to be played between the Agogas and Atlantic Steel company teams for the amateur championship of Atlanta will get chance to play the city cham pions of Birmingham for that team has issued a challenge to the win ner of this series three games to be played in Birmingham and three here.
 The challenge has already been ac- cepted, as both managers of the con- tending teams for the amateur cham pionship of Atlanta have agreed to play the Slagtown city champions and will welcome the opportunity to show how the Atlanta amateur champions stack up against outside competition. This series of games between the At lanta and Birmingham amateur cham pion baseball teams would be very interesting indeed to the followers of amateur games and the fan who goes out to see professional games would probably not regret seeing some of these games.-From Atlanta Journal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-17
CARBON HILL NINE ISSUES CHALLENGE Walker County Champs Will Take on All Corners of
 All Kinds
By IRVING A. DOVE

Carbon HilL August 16.-Isthere a ball team in Alabama or adjoining states than can take the scalps of the Carbon Hill baseball team, champions of the Walker County league?
 This is the question that is now open for decision. Carbon Hill sends forth an open challenge to any ball club, amateur or professional. for a game or series of games to be played at Eureka park in this city, with promise to re- grounds that are played under this challenge
 Carbon Hill opened the baseball sea - son late this season, the first game be- ing played July 4, at the new s200O baseball park in this city winning from vernon in the morning game and losing to Holly Grove in a hotly contested game in the afternoon.
 Since that date- the local club has not lost game, and have easily proven thelr superiority over the widely ad- vertised Jasper aggregation by defeat ing them in three straight games
 Carbon Hill has defeated all con tenders in Walker, Winston and T.a mar counties, and have shut out the fastest teams in the Walker County league Manager Carl Newton is now SSoeeihS Aor games, all corners have been conquered, and the honor of ana teur champions of the south is now at stake. If there is a bali club that wishes to contend for this honor. com munication should be opened at once with Manager Newton.
 The fast Westfield ball team of Rir. mingham will play on the local dia mond Monday and Tuesday, August IS and 1s, The Birmingham Barons will be here for a series of three games in September
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Barons Win TUo Games in Same Day
Great Rush Started to Find
 Good Man to Meet Dempsey
Jacks Willingness to Meet Any Suitable Foe Leads Pro- motors to Look for Opponent-Unlike Willard's Case
 Jack Burke Is the Best Prospective Yet Found
By JAMES J. CORBETT

Rakng the athletic press of the nation for man who might be able to take the measure of Jack Dempsey. suddenly has become a profession.
 Not since that 1910 day when Jack Johnson whipped Jim Jeffries in Rene has there been such boom in the white hope" industry as now. Men who make business of discovering raw pugilistic material and developing it Are devoting frantic efforts to uncover some ''phenom'' for the purpose of showing him at Dem psey at as early a date as possible.
 The statement of the Utah mauler that he will fight any man that the pub nc deems a suitable foe is the real lure for the pugilistic impressarios. They feel that Dempsey, fundamentally I fighting man, will keep his word. And they are hopeful of bringing to the fore some fellow that has enough ability to warrant trial with the champion. If they can do that, they will make plenty of money for themselves, as well as the fighters.
 It wasn't so after Jess Willard knock ed out Jack Johnson. The giant Kansan showed no disposition to fight. There fore, the men who make their living managing fighters did not care to go u trouble and expense in finding and de- veoping a youth to fight Willard. They weren't at all certain that Willard would fight their men even if he did loom up as a worthy contender.
 WILLARD UNBEATABLE
 Furthermore, Willard because of his
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COLUMBUS FANS
 VIEW HOT GAME

Columbus, Miss. August 16.-1n a hotly contested game of baseball which was played on the campus of the Bar row Memorial school yesterday after noon the team representing retail mer- chants in the local City league de- feateo the stephen D. Lee high school team by a score of 3 to 2. Five in- nings passed without either team hay ing sent a runner across the plate, but in the sixth a single by Love and a wild throw by Land enabled two players on the retailers team, Peguss and Deale. to score.
 In the next frame Brewster led with a two -bagger. Land, who batted for Yerby. was hit by pitched ball and both scored on a wild throw. This put the high school boys even with their opponents. The retailers, how ever finally won in the eighth, when Pegues doubles, went to third on 2 sacrifice by Waller and scored on a wild throw. Lindamood and Dotherow formed the battery for the winners. while Bell and Moore were at the points for the opposing team Divel- bliss and McRae officiated as umpiras.
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BARONS SCORE IN
 FOURTH IN SECOND

The Barons scored one in the fourth inning of the second game as follows. Summa flied out, but Stevenson beat out a slow grounder to third. Bern sen hit through the box for a single Ellis grounded to Distell, who tossed to McGinnis. forcing Bernsen at se- eond, but while Mac was making vain attempt to complete double play Stevenson scored Hairston rolled to Walsh, who made low throw to first but Grimm recovered and threw Ellis at the plate.
 The two runs in the sixth were scored after two were out. Ellis singled to center and stole second. Hairston walked. Webb singled through the OK, and Ellis scored. Peters sent Hair ston over with a single to left. Mann forced Peters at second. Score:
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SPORTS
LOCAL--BY WIRE

great bulk and size. appealed to many as unbeatable
 Whats the use,' commented d man. ager back in 191, of spending long time to find a real fighter, developing him and then sticking him against Will. lard? Only super battler can beat that giant-and super-battlers aren't born ex- cept once in a generation or two
 Yet those same fellows feel now that they can find somebody in the next six months or year to beat Jack Dempsey. the superfghter It's a strange situa- ton. They felt they couldn't uncover A warrior capable of whipping Willard, yet now they think they can find a fellow to beat the man who made a human punching bag out of the same Willard
 Larney Lichtenstein of Chicago figures that he already has in tow the man who can turn the trick.
 A PROSPECTIVE
 Chicago Jack Burke is his name" states Larney. Hes just a kid, five feet ten and weighs 195. But he's still grow ing. The boy is lightning fast, has a good head, a great pair of hands and knows lot about the scientific part of the game. And, oh, how he can hit. He's dropped. most of the men he has fought. And he hasn't lost fight in 25 starts. in year or less he'll be ready for Dempsey or anybody else
 Another of the prospective cham. pions' is being parade before the eyes of the sport world by Billy Roche, the referee. His protege is Gene Tuney of Brooklyn, who, leaped into fame by win ming the championship of the American Expeditionary forces. Tuney is good, there's no disputing that. But being champion of the almost unschooled fight CTS of the army, and being champion ot the world, especially with Jack Dempsey blocking the pathway, two entirely dit ferent matters
 But that isn't discouraging to Roche He thinks Tuney can be developed in year to a point where he can give Dem psey a real fight.
 The very fact that there is so much anxiety at this time among the battler developers to develop a foe for Dempsey is a great thing for pugilism. It means great activity Smong the aspirant heavy weights with so many new men brought to the fore. The elimination bouts that are sure to come should stimulate new interest in heavyweight boxing unlike any America pugiism has known for more than decade.
 And that's the thing that not only vii. keep boxing alive but make it increa sing ly popular.
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BATTING HONORS 60
 ID GILBERT AGAIN Barons Now Lead in Team Batting, But Stand Low
 in Team Fielding

The Barons are again leading the Southern league in team batting, but are third from the bottom in team field ing. This latter may partly explain the reason for the low standing of the Bir- mingham club in the league standings
 Gilbert of New Orleans is again lead ing in individual batting sonors in the Southern league with an average of .354. Tex Mcdonald, who comes sec ond. is 20 points below Gilbert. The highest Baron batter is Bernsen, with an average of 1902, while Peters imme- diately follows with .So1. Gilbert has stolen the greatest number of bases.
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PITCHERS BATTLE WON BY THE VOLS IHelfrich Bests Walker When Stansbury Throws Wild
 in Tenth Inning

Nashville, Tenn, August 16.-Hel-
 frich and Walker engaged in bril-
 liant pitchers battle this afternoon
 that went for 10 innings before the winning run was scored by Nashville, the final score being to i in favor
 of the Volunteers. A wild throw by Stansbury after two were down and
 Lee Meyer had doubled to right, field and Tex Mcdonald had been inten- tiona1ly walked allowed Meyer to score
 on Graham's infield hit. Walker al- lowed seven hits and Helfrich five and each struck out five men. Man ager Johnny Dobbs was put off the field for protesting a decision. Score:
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STEPHAN LEADING
 DYKES TW|RLERS BarOns Stand Rather Low, With Sigman Leading . the Others

Sheehan of Atlanta is still leading the Southern league pitchers, having won II games and lost ?. The whole comparatively high, all above pr around the .500 mark Adams, the lowest of the Cracker pitchers has an average of .462.
 The Birmingham pitchers stand rather low in the lists Sigman is leading the Baron twirlers with an average of .524, having won Il games and lost 10. Crews is next. winning 10 and losing 10 games. The rest are ages
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BOlden Sets New Record
 for Ten-Mile Swim

Riverton, N J.. August 16.-Eusene T. Bolden, sailor of the Great Lake Naval Training station, furnished one or the biggest surprises of the season when he won the 1O-mile national swimming championship in the Della ware river late today, setting a new record for the event His time was 1 hour 5s minutes and seconds He defeated 2S men. among them some of the pest swimmers in America.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-17
Two Things to Do

Gen. Leonard Wood, m Leslie s.
 We must provide for the better physiz cal development of our youth, for the draft has shown the existence of phys ical conditions which are alarming, con- Gitions which incapacitated half of our men of military age for hard military service. If we are to build up and keep alive the America we visualize, we must pay more attention to our schools. We must begin by paying those who are charged with the instruction of our youth much better salaries than they are at present receiving.
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By the Great Horn Spoon!
 Barons Trim Travellers In
 Both Games of Double Bill!
Moeys Men Land Solar Plexus Blow Pennant Hopes of Pebble City Tossers-Berne and Eddie Hit
 Hard-Sigman Blanks Kids Team
BY non McDAyIn

Little Rock Ark August 16-(Specal )-The kept the Little Rock baseball fans out at their park until almost o'clock today the Travellers get double licking The Barons did terrific hitting to get the first game and Lefty Sgman did nice pitching second
 to O. The Barons spoiled the day of the Little Rock by png eghrun lead in the very first inning of the after They knocked Lee Stone out of the box in that round and then bombarded Bennie Ka until they nino onuth
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-17
Sharkey Gets Decision
 Over Pete Herman

Milwaukee, Wis, August 16. Jack Sharkey, New York bantam- weight, was awarded the news paper verdict of shade over Champion Pete Herman of New Or leans at the end of 10-rOund mo- decision bout last night.
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It seemed that every time a Baron touched the ball in that first inning it was good for a base hit The Barons played the corners of the lot for most of their bingles at the start, several of them being fair by a mere matter of inches. The afternoon started with the field rather wet and slippery and other base hits were coined while the Travel CT infielders were sliding about the field on their pants. because their spikes would not hold in the mud It was a grand frolic for the Barons.
 While the Barons made eight runs In the first inning it took the Travellers all nine innings to get as many. How ever, the Barons did not stop after the first, and it was well that they did not ] for the Travellers knocked Whitney Glazner out in the seventh. and they hit Morrison hard after that. But in the meantime another run in the second and three more in the fifth had put the Barons too far ahead to be over taken.
 The Barons were three innings get ting to Razor" Dedbetter in the se- cond game, but they nicked him for a run in the fourth, and then made two more off him in the sixth, all of them by solid hitting. Sigman was hit for one more than Ledbetter, but he was wonderfully effective in the pinches
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Two-Base Hits-Summa, Frierson, Bernsen Karr.
 Three Base Hit-Bernsen.
 Sacrifice F1ies-Ellis, Glazner.
 Stolen Bases-Peters, Webb
 Double P1ay-McGinnis to Walsh. Left on Bases-Little Rock 12, Birming- ham 6.
 Struck Out-By Karr g. By Glazner 4, by Morrison 9
 Bases on Balls-Off Karr 1, off Glaznet 5, off Morrison 1.
 Wild Pitch-Morrison. Balk-Karr
 Hit by Pitcher-By Stone (Summa)
 Hits-Off Stone with runs in two thirds innings; off Glazner Il with runs in innings. Time-2:25. Umpires-Hen geveld and Coffindaffer. SIrft0ArIA
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CHICKS AND BRUINS
 HALVE DOUBLE BILL Browns Homer Beats Bar gers Boys in First, While
 Chicks Take Second

Memphis August 16.-Mobile and Mem phis divided a double header here to- day, the locals winning the first, to 6, despite four~run rally ill the ninth by the visitors and losing the second. 5>to 3. Memphis outhit the visitors in the first game, while Browns home run with man on base accounted for Mo bies victory. Scores:
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American Association

At St. Paul. St. Paul 3. lhdianapolis 2. At Minneapolis: Minneapolis 4. Colum- bus 2.
 At Milwaukee: Milwaukee ?. Louis vile 4
 At Kansas City: Kansas City 5. To- iedo &
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Grand Circuit to Meet
 at Poughkeepsie, N. Y

Poughkeepsie. N. Y. August 16.-With 211 horses entered and five classes yet to be filled the Grand Circuit races will open here Monday Purses amount ing to s30000 have been provided for the meeting which will continue into
 Friday. The contest between Lu Pr'nce- ton and Ante Guy, will be one of the big features.
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(SeVen Innings bY asreenent.J
 SUMMARY Two-base hits: Grimm Sacrifice hit: Bacon. Stolen bases: Summa, Ellis ?. Left on bases: Little Rock g; Birming ham 4.
 Struck out: By Ledbetter ?; by Sigman 4.
 Base on balls: Off Ledbetter 3; off Sig man ?.
 Hit by pitcher By Ledbetter (Summa', Double plays: Bacon to Grimm, Steven son to Mcdonald, to Bernsen. Time 1:30.
 Empires: Coffindaffer and Stone.
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South Atlantic League

At Charleston Charleston 0-2. Co umbia 2-2. (Second game, innings by agreement.
 At Augusta: Augusta S-2, Char llotte 1-6.
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Virginia League

At Petersburg: Petersburg Az, Suf- folk TO. (Second game forfeted).
 At Norfolk: Norfolk ,. Portsmouth O.,
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Texas League

At Dallas: Dallas 6. Galveston &. At Fort Worth: Ft Worth ?, San Antonio 0.
 At Waco: Waco 4, Houston ,. At Shreveport: Shreveport 4, Beau mont 8.