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Responsible for Impression.

The late Tim Hurst was perhaps the
person who created the impression
| Tim Hurst was nothing if not original.
he had his own ideas about things.
and one of them was that the PLAYER
! who Slid into first base did so to con-
| fuse the umpire rather than quicken
his speed. / have always thought Tim
was right, because / am satisfied nine
out of ten players lose time in sliding
| into base. Few players can slide
while travelling at top speed. Ty Cobb
! is one of the few exceptions. Most
players find it necessary to slow up
So they can prepare for hitting the
! dirt. / have had many players admit
their one big idea in sliding was to
make the play look more difficult. to
raise lot of dust, to confuse the
umpire and improve their chances of
being called safe.
Tim worked on the theory that UNI
piring was difficult enough without
some one trying to make it harder.
/ Therefore he didn't look on players
who slid into first base with much IA
vor. / also know that when a player,
after being called out on a close de-
cision. would ask Hurst why he was
called out, only to hear Tim sarcasti-
caliy remark. y: you must know, you
are out for sliding. During MY career
l worked many games with Hurst, and
must say l can't recall ar instance
of where he called a runner safe who
! slid into first base
! ! recall Il CONVEX sation I once had
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-16
COLLEGE GOLF OUTLOOK.

College golf competitions. usually SO
much a part of the spring season.
have been hit SO hard by the war
that only one eastern college, Dart
mouth, has applied for scheduled
dates. Efforts will be made by Dart
mouth TO arrange matches with Am
herst, Williams, Harvard and the
University of Pennsylvania.
The last intercollegiate golf cham
pionshIp was held in 1916, when Lieut.
James W. HubbeIl of Des Moines won
the event. defeating Clarke Corkran
of Baltimore by ! up. Princeton won
the team championship.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-16
VICTORY GOLF TOURNEY.

Plans are being promulgated in
England for victory turnament"
to take the place of the annual open
championship. So much opposition
has developed to holding the event in
the regular way that British golf
officials have decided to defer the
annual titular competition. The plan
Is for the Professional Golfers AS
ISOLATION to select sixty players for
the tournament, to play two medal
rounds.
Donations toward prizes will be
given by the donors of the News of
the World tourney prizes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-16

I had made no decision. discovered
/ the hand of the other player a few
/ inches from the bag. That acs made
the other runner who had his foot
on the bag exempt from being put
out The catcher made luuge at
the arm of mat player and immedi-
ately the other runner pulled his foot
few inches off the base. The act
was repeated several times and be
gan to be more or less of a joke
] finally decided the runner from sec
ond was touched before the other
runner had withdrawn his hand We
might have been there vet Il l hadn't
so decided.
Old Man Abb is the most over
worked individual in base ball. In
most games or series of any iInpor-
lance II is usually possible 10 figure
out what might have happened had
not this or that occurred to suddenly
change the entire complexion OF the
game or series. 1t may be error OF
commission OF omission that puts d
different aspect on things. Ia base
/ ball, where uncertainty plays big
part in the game, many slips which
/ have a determining effect on the re-
suit are to be expected. They are the
I breaks OF the game, and nine times
out OF ten the winning team gets the
| break. in great many cases the
st! lie OF play and the chances that are
/ taken ma kS posi- ole the breaks.
sTalk to any Detroit player who
! took part ia the 907 world series, be-
tween Detroit and Chica go, and he
viii tell you that the Tigers would
nave had better than an even chance
to win that series had not Charley
on an easy third strike that would
have retired the side and given the
Tigers the opening game. l was dis
GUESSING that series with Bill Donovan
one day last summer, and Bill was
still of the opinion that the Tigers
limit had they taken the opening
game. Bill figured the loss of that
contest under unfortunate circum-
stances took away considerable of
Detroit's had the Tigers emerged the
victors.
just to refresh the memories Of
some Of the fans who may have for
gotten the incidents that proved the
( turning point in the series, l will re-
/ late some of the facts. Up to the
eighth inning Chicago enjoyed a 1-to-0
lead in the opening game. In the
eighth the Tigers showed the punch
that made possible the winning of the
American League pennant putting
over three runs and assuming what
seemed to be a big enough margin to
return them sure winners. In the
last of the ninth, with one run in and
Steinfeldt on third. Howard was sent
in to bat for Tinker Donovan went
the limit on Howard and caused him
TO strike out, but the third strike got
away from Schmidt. the runner on
third scoring the tying run. The two
teams then went through three more
innings without either being able to
score. Umpire O'Day calling the game
in the twelfth on account of dark
ness
After losing the golden opportunity
to take the opening game the Tigers
lost their viciousness and were easy
picking in the next four games The
Detroit team of 1907 was a great club.
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BASE BALL ON THE INSIDE
BY BILLY EVANS.

Some of the we,rdest and funniest
GU uese anu iuihies.
majors though big Lacquer is sup
posed to know base ball from A TO z.
of+ep ar. 49,
,ba o,,.,.... 'H'''
i"'eeis can hrihg ABOUT situa-
tons which, it seems. the rules don't
even cover. but have sean eituations
-; 49, SS'i 90 ''VA41
~ t4-0I"r league games which rival
most anything that could be staged
on the sand lots
Plays in which tvy, r,,uoars are
standing on ,be s, -,
- N'''i0 p>'Se a. tito
same TIME, with Il fielder nearby with
the ball ready to ioucn either ,nan
for the n,o,,,a,,+ -
&C mi, i,,.,,,.... nc t'' '''N
10 '''N''ehi wiz prove, the play
20 wonder which is the proper
man to touch II NM ,,,,,5 - -
member thar H. ',1.. o1'u Hiit9 re
the orlelual fnci,t,ar, 9 ~. ~ = ~
forced To vacate !, .,,I,..,,i7
would be easy of sn,,,+ior, W. "a
ners on third, we win sav ~ r,tn-
ner originally on tbaI 80 +i+ifli
to Ii. Tns r,innar ,, a. 49, - ehtilico
second IS NOT rxara,tf $50, up - ~
out. even thouob .i,a.,,,,i,, -, >, -
The fielder shonl0 st,,l[,,s 90 ~! ~ ~
cunant. '"@h the original oc-
Several wears ap, II, ~ >..;ea.,
League game a cafcber co,,oIIe,t,I q :. ~
good backstop mada rs, ~ ,ue ei d
provoked a Big la1tpn "os4 pug ma ma
game and caused enlbarrssg,y,e,,t ~.
the backstop He has sinre ,,assf,t
from the major league go viii mr.
reflect on his good work Nv. rnnatli 49,
one Of the costly bones" fa 7,,,ilaI,'
with runners on first sa,ortl a,1
third and two out. ne cetnher ~,
snap throw to third base 49, ~
runner mapping off thar basa ~
up ensued and while he catcher ana
lnheIders were trying to fouch orr
me runner between third ana bon9s
me other runners advanced from first
70 second ana second to third The
10y eHued with ttVo runners stand
ing on ihird and one on second The
catcher, with the bali touched tbe
runner who was the orivinai a<,,,,
pan toward the shortstop. ieIieveiner
the SIDE had been retired. The mo
.tent ne ana SO, the TWO runners on
thilu' almost did a lock stem for the
noi"e Plate The shortstop recovered
ane pdil, ana threw to the first base
Ia VINO mad figured III the run-up
IT. Was me player nearest the plate.
ne ne throw was wild and before tho
t Sati was recovered all three runners
'-u SSot ca
s,,o, eoaiI another instance where
sucn play caused TWO veterans
t Jpn peihs touched, to walk off
aneih oase, Whereupon the fielder
gam touched the original ocrunarf
VI Inc baS, making "A double nIa,,
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SLIDING INTO FIRSTNOT BARRED
BYRULES GOVERNING BASE BALL
Popular Impression That Umpires Try to
Even Up on Close Decisions Also
Is Branded as Erroneous.
BY BILLY EVANS.

he is out 70
haveo at
out o a
a decision
he OF
made the kick
he S to
s try a
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Chicago ouint still Unbeaten.

CHICAGO, February 15.-Chicago
Increased its lead for the western
conference basket ball title tonight
by triumphing over Northwestern. "a
to IL. The game gave Chicago an
unbroken line of seven victories.
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Jackson Furnishes Brazzo.
PHILADELPHIA. Fe

PHILADELPHIA. February 10
Willie Jackson of New York punished
Jack Brazzo of Hazleton. Pa. 80 badly
in the scheduled six-round night here
tonight that his second threw up the
sponge in the third round.
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! Calls Two Safe.
| In close game last year between
Boston and Chicago at Boston l call
ed two Chicago players safe at first
| on hairiine decisions. Each runner
slid into the bag feet first. 1t was a
/ hot, dusty afternoon and as each run
ner hit the dirt cloud of dust almost
/ obscured the play. There wasn't a
protest from the Boston club. John
( McInnis. playing first for the Red Sox,
! evidently viewed the plays as L did,
/ because he didn't say word. If John
has his doubts he always politely ex-
presses them.
! That evening ! met several Chicago
scribes in the hotel. One of them,
more as joke than anything else,
said:
Say, Bill, since when have you UNI
pires changed your ideas about rum
! ners who slid into first? ! thought it
/ was an unwritten law that any run
] ner who slid into first was certain to
be called out"
The remark caused laugh. l told
the boys the runners would have been
safe in each instance regardless of
! the slide.
Later in the evening the remark of
the newspaper man came back to me,
and the thought occurred to me that
many fans thought there was an I'M
written law among umpires to call
out all runners who slid into first
base. 1t even exists among. many
players, because the first thing a play
er remarks going into first base in
variab bly, is.
Il suppose l am out for sliding"
In most plays the runner who slides
INTO hrst base is declared out. He is
not SO ruled against because he slid
into hrst base, but because the play
looked that way to the umpire I'm
pires don't care how the runners
reach first base. on one foot two feet
or on the ground. They give the play
as they see it. Yet there is the inn
! preston that the decision "out" is a
; penalty decreed by the umpire be-
cause the player slid instead OF run
nlng 1t out in the regular fashion
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DON'T ENDURE RHEUMATIC PAIN!
HERE'S QUICK RELIEF FOR YOU

Seems to reach right down to the
seat of the trouble, warming and
easing the nerves and tissues. You
can almost feel the Inflammation,
swelling or stiffness subside, as the
pain grows less and less,
lou don't even have to wait to rub
in Sloans Liniment. 1t penetrates
and its cleer. clean LIQUID can be
poured right on the skin without
staining. Get a generous size bottle
from your druggist today.
Soc. soc, S1-20:
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-09
TRIES TO GET ACTION
ON EMPLOYMENT BILL

Montgomery, August S.-(Special.)-
Representative Harrison of Jefferson
tried to call from the adverse calendar
in the house today the bill regulating
the hours of employment of women and
girls. This bill was reported adversely
by the committee several days ago, and
at the time Mr.. Harrison gave notice
that on the next legislative day he would
move to take it from the adverse calen-
dar and put it on the favorable calendar.
He neglected, however, to make the
motion the following legislative day on
account of the house having gone into
committee of the whole to consider the
revenue bill Immediately upon conven-
ing.
Objections were made to entertaining
the motion this morning because OF the
fact that the rules require the motion
to be made the day specified in the no.
tice. The speaker advised Mr.. Harrison,
however, that he could give notice again
and in that way get action on his mo-
ton.
The bill under consideration limits the
number hours that a women girl may
work in a factory or mill to eight day
and prescribes other regulations.
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Measure introduced in the
House Would Put Burden
of Proof on State in Case
Where Stills or Other
Apparatus Are Found
by w. J. holes


Montgomery, August S.-(Special) ITO
remove one of the more drastic features
of the bone-dry prohibition bill enacted
by the Legislature last winter, Represen-
tative Parker of Coosa this morning in
troduced in the house a bill putting the
burden of proof on the state in cases
where stills orr other apparatus used in
making liquors is found. Under the
Weakley bone-dry bill the fact that a
still or other apparatus used in mailing
liquors on persons property is
prma facie evidence of his knowledge
and consent and he is required to prove
to the contrary at peril of losing his
property.
Mr.. Parker thinks this is wrong; that
in many instances stills have been OPP
Grated on property without the knowl-
edge or consent of the owner of the
property and to have the law presume
him guilty until proven innocent is con-
trary to all principles of right and JUS
tice.
THE law presumes a man innocent un-
til proven guilty in all other cases. said
Mr.. Parker in discussing his bill, land
can see no good reason for making an
exception in case of this kind. The
maker of illicit whisky is no greater
criminal than the murderer or the high
wayman, yet the owner of the prop
erty on which it is made, although he
may be opposed to such use and entire
ly ignorant of it, is required under the
proving his innocence. 1 am going to
insist on the passage of my BILL
1t was referred to the judiciary COM
mittee.
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COMMENT FAVORABLE
Nv AasncIate Press

Washington, August S-Congress receiv-
ed President Wilson'S address on the
high cost of living with varying COM
rnent. for the most part favorable, and
there was an almost unanimous express
sion that it probably would have BEN
eficiai effect. His references to sober
second thought on the part of labor lead
ers were generally approved.
Chairman Cummns, of the Senate in
terstate commerce committee, and Chair
man Gronna. of the Senate agricultural
committee, both of which will have to
deal with the Presidents suggestions,
thought the effect would be beneficial.
but Senator Gronna doubted that the
committee would give the President
more power than the food control act
now bestows.
Republican Leader Mondell, in the
House. however. characterized the Pres
idents address as a Confession" that
the administration had failed to realize
the seriousness of the situation and use
its power to cure it, Speaker Gillett
declared he found little Thoughtful sug-
gestion in the address.
Chairman Lodge, of the Senate foreign
relations committee. issued statement
in particular reference to the President S
illusions to ratification of the peace
treaty,
Senator Lodge declared that no undue
delay was intended in the Senate and
that the body had been acting as speed.
lily as it could He called attention to
the fact that the President took seven
months to negotiate with the treaty. and
that the Senate, sharing an equal re-
sponsibility in It, had been in possession
Of the document only month. No
other nation except Great Britain has
ratified it. Senator Lodge said. and he
pointed out that ii was not yet before
the Senate of France. The country, as
matter of fact, he said. was at peace
with Germany and trading with her. The
foreign relations committee. he reiterated
had been una BILE to get Information nee
essary to its consideration. Senator
Lodge thought the President had made
some good and practical suggestions in
regard to prices
Senator Poindexter took issue with the
President on his statement that the food
control act only covers foodstuffs and
declared that the address convicted the
administration Of permittinx present con-
ditions to accrue.
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Bill Would Remove One of Most
Drastic Features of Dry LaW
Big Decrease in Corn Crop
Due to UnfaUorable Weather

Wheat production fell Off 221,000, coo
bushels as compared with the July fore
cast, the total being placed at 1.161 900.
900 bushels. There was decrease OF
124, 900, 900 bushels of winter wheat, and
100000 bushels of spring wheat
A statement by the department said
that most of the corn belt suffered from
want of rain, serious over large areas,
particularly in Indiana, Illinois, Missouri
Nebraska, Kansas and Oklahoma.
Winter wheat continued it's downward
course due to the i'll effects of rust,
scabies and blight
Spring wheat the statement said, is
even more seriously affected Most OF
the spring wheat territory was in the
area of drought and thus without Sc
rious damage from rust and scab and
grasshoppers in North Dakota, reduced
the promise by 97.0Oo,00o bushels.
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MAKES EFFORT TO RECALL
COMPENSATION BILL

Montgomery, August S-(Special)-
Representative Longshore of Shelby
county made strong effort this morn
ing to recall the workman's compensation
bill from the senate for the purpose of
further amending it. He did not succeed.
however and as the senate. where the
bill originated. has already concurred
in the house amendments it is not likely
to come before the house again unless
the governor vetoes it.
Judge Longshore, in making his motion
to recall the bill, explained that it con-
tanned provision making applicable to
all coal miners regardless of whether
they were doing that kind of work con-
trary to law. He declared it to be I'M
just and contrary to the public interest
to deprive the parents or GUARDIANSHIP =
boy still under his majority the right to
collect by law full compensation for In
fr>~xa-u>a - n,ss> 0Hmi
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Colombian Treaty Held Up
Pending Proper Assurances

properties in Colombia belong to the
to set up an intricate system of ex-
ploitation of petroleum lands under gov
ernment permit. subcommittee was
appointed headed by Senator Fall, re-
publican, New Mexico, to take the situa
ton under advisement. 1t is thought
likely an amendment or reservation to
the treaty will be formulated by the
subcommittee and until American inter
ests are guaranteed there will be no
payment of the 100000 Colombia is to
receive for the partition of Panama.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-09
Summary of the News

1-Prcsident makes recomme datiOnA
for reducing high cost of living.
Labor programme will be adopted
by lawful means or otherwise,
says Plumb.
Bill would remove one Of drastic
features Of dry law.
@Hfgh lights In Legislature yester-
day.
s-Quick return to peace vital. says
President.
-EditOrjal.
-Strikers to determine course at
meeting this morning.
e1Striking shopmen returning t"
jobs.
S-SOciety.
s-Facta ON Mexican outrares so.ght.
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Washington, August s.-Aroused by a
governmental decree Matchmaking the Pc
troleum resources in Colombia, the Sen
ate foreign relations committee decided
today to withhold it's approval of the
pending Colombian treaty until some.
definite assurance has been given for the
protection of American interests in the
southern republic.
The decree. copy of which was laid
before the committee by the state de-
partment, invokes a governmental decla-
ration of 1922, holding that all mining
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-09
One Killed, Four Hurt
by Boiler Explosion

Memphis. August "A negro was kill
ed and two white men and two negroes
were badly hurt when the boiler on a
gravel dredge in the Mississippi river
near here exploded late today. j. j.
Bates, captain and engineer. aged 81,
and Charles Waddell. pumpman, were
the white men injured.
Captain Bates has an even chance to
recover, physicians say.
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Washington, August S-The country $
corn crop showed decrease Of 27.o52 900
bushels as result of weather and other
conditions during July. The department
of agriculture in it's August forecast to-
day announced the crop promised 2.7SS.
$4,000 bushels based on conditions ex-
isting August /, compared with fore
cast of ISIS. $4,000 bushels made early
in July.
Condition OF various crops on August
follows:
Spring wheat 55.9; corn S1.7; oats 76.5;
barley 73.6; buckwheat $50; white pota-
toes 75.1; sweet potatoes S1; tobacco
1911 flax 52.7; rice 9o.4; hay 81; sugar
beets 75.6.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-09
ULSTER POLITICAL
CLUBS WILL SOON
BE ORGANIZED

Belfast. August S.--After an adj
dress In which Sir Edward Carson,
leader Of the Ulster Unionistx. told
the Ulster UniOnist council that it
WINS Unnecessary to he prepared to
prevent any encrOachments ON its
Hberties,' 1t was decided today to
revive the Ulster political clubs,
which have been abandoned dur
ing the war, and celebrate cove
nant day, September IS. with a
speech-maIxinx campaign led by
SIR Edward Carson.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-09
Conference Reaches
a Solution of the
Thracian Problem

Paris, August S.-The peace con-
ference reached . solution Of the
Thraeinn problem yesterday. ac-
cOrdfnx to the Intransigeant. By
dividing Thrace into number of
parts, some going to Greece and
others being desi&nated to form
the future free state Of Constanti-
nOple and = new free state under
the league OF nations.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-09
FIRST BALE OF
1919 CROP HAS
REACHED CAPITAL
By A.,oe..ma Press

BY Asscc.smd Press
first bale of the 1910 cotton crop
was received by local cotton
factor Friday afternoon. having
been shipped by express from
GraceyiIle. Fla. by A. r. Tindall
& Son. There will be a public
auction Saturday morning at 10
O'Clock for disposal OF the bale.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-09
BELGIUM RATIFIES
TREATY WITH HUNS


Brussels. August S.-The cham
Der Of deputies today unanimously
ratified the peace treaty with
Germany.
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Declares Present Prices Created
In, MANY Cases Artifcially And
Deliberately By Vicious Practices
Retailers Held Responsible to Large Extent for Eoronate
Prices-Strikes Make Matters Worse, and Those Employ
ing Threats or Coercion Only Preparing Own Destruction


cey
Presdent of
in andde by
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GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS

General recommendations included:
Increase OF production.
Careful buying by housewives.
Fair dealing with the people on the
part of producers. middlemen and mer-
chants
That there be no threats and undue
insistence upon the interest of sim
gle class.
Correction of many things in the
relation between capital and labor IN
respect to, wages and conditions of
abor.
In concluding the President made
a plea for deliberate, intelligent &C
ton, reminding Congress that an un-
balanced world was looking to the
United States.
I'VE, and we almost alone" he sad,
now hold the world steady. Upon
our steadfastness and self-possession
depend the affairs of nations every
where. 1t is in this supreme crisis =
this crisis for all mankind--that Amer
lea must prove her metal"