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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-25
Barons Meet PeLs at RickWood To-day

This isn't the only era in pugilism when Hebrew fighters have been conspicuous among the top-notchers. All through the jor sport, the Jewish race had produced some really great ring warriors
 Daniel Mendoza was the greatest of the Hebrew boxers of the long gone days. Born in England in 1763 he became ring battler at an early age and showed was brainy in the extreme, could hit with terrible power and stood up amazingly under punishment. Year after year he added conquests to his list and finally climaxed his achievements by winning the heavyweight championship of the world.
 After his retirement from the ring, Mendoza started a boxing school ana numbered among his pupils. the sons or some of the most aristocratic families m Great Britain. Mendoza was the most scientific fighter of his time-prooaoiy the first ringman that ever used speed' ring trickiness and defensive tactics to aid in victory All others before the days of Mendoza used brute strength alone. Mendoza did more than any other man in his century to popularize the flgntlns snort. When he entered the ring, the game was frowned upon-was regardeo as one outside the law. But Mendoza preached this doctrine.
 Ut is far better to settle arguments with fists than to resort to knives or other weapons. So let us perpetuate the boxing sport and use it as mediuH oi l settling arguments in manly way rath' CT than use deadly weapons.
 ELIAS A SLUGGER
 ! Sam Elias, known as Dutch Sam, o' l Petticoat Lane," was another Heore" whose ring tactics lifted him beyond tne common group of fighters. Laeh'hs II,
 much in the slsllfulness of Mendoza, nc
 made up for it in striking power and feii cd innumerable men with his might' | rmau!ies.' Elias also might have De come a champion if the chance nao eve l come to him to battle for top noHoi .s . Rut always his pleas for chance wl.i the titleholder fell on deaf ears. l Abv Belasco. called ''The Leary lsraei ;te." was the first of the family or 1lsnt ling Belascos to enter the ring. Al'u shed a lustre on the name. It was sai that he feared neither man nor de',
 and he proved 1t in the ring. He too Il on all men who came to battle nm
 and although he was only of norma height and weight, he specialized m mix ing it with the giants
 Probably the best remembered fight .
 Aby Relasco's career, was that agains Patrick Halton, noted Ireland pug
 Hist. For many months before they Wer , matched there was considerable tai , about the battle and racial feeling ra high. At last. when they signed to mn mn if to finish for $50 a side, the argu r ments that ensued among the rival TO . lowers precipitated many clashes. B s lasco won the battle-after one or tf Q bloodiest of encountera. . AARON A LIGHTWEIGHT
 Barney Aaron. 'oThe Star of the East
 was probably the first of the lightweig'
 ichampions. He was ringman of no
 more than century ago. but his stel ]. ling deeds still live in the histories = the ring sport. Aaron reached the zel
 Inh of his career by whipping Pet' . Warren. ,,
 Isaac Britton, Harry Abrahams. call' s "Tittle Fuss" and Isaac Pick, known
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-25
CRACKERS INCREASE LEAD OVER PE[S
Barons Win Two Games and Lost Five During the
 Weeks Play

New Orleans, August 24.-Atlanta's gain of two games in the lead and Mobiles rise from fifth to fourth place, margin, were the changes which mark ed the seventeenth playing week of the Southern association which closed to- day
 Atlanta victorious playing in five games of seven enabled the Crackers 1 not only to remain In championship | place, but also to out-distance New i one-half contests. The fight for first | place again remained an Atlanta-New Orleans affair, with the odds on the Georgians.
 The Crackers, in forging ahead, trimmed Chattanooga once, took two of | series of three from Nashville, and were victorious twice over Birming- ham, but yielded one end of double header yesterday to the Barons
 New Orleans. in losing ground slightly at second, won a single game during the week, lost two and tied one. The tie was almost a Mobile victory when the Bears yesterday in the tenth inning drove in run to break the even score. Rain inter ferred, and much to the chagrin of the Bears who had four to three score; the game was called Il draw, and the
 Peltcans probably were saved from defeat The lone Pelican victory was over Chattanooga after the I.oollouts had taken match. Mobile admins tered the other defeat.
 Little Rock finished a strong third
 after gathering five out of six en- agreements. The Travellers took a sim
 gle from Birmingham, two out of
 three from Mobile and a double head
 CT today from Nashville, the first
 game going 12 innings before the del
 ciding run was scored against the
 Volunteers.
 Mobile with three wins to two de- feats, nosed out Chattanooga at fourth The Bears were trinn,ed twice in z series of three by Little Rock. They
 took one each from New Orleans ant , Memphis. The tie with New Orleans ; was looked upon by Mobile fans as {
 weather robbery Chattanooga slump : games. Three of the Lookout disaster l were due to Memphis and one each t.
 suffering five defeats and winning tw'
 New Orleans and Atlanta. The tw
 wins were over the Pelicans an , and Chicks.
 a Memphis, with a duet from Birming a ham, and a trio from Chattanooga Q finished at sixth placs, with a five t a three record. Defeats were admins 0 tered by Mobile. Birmingham an n Chattanooga respectively.
 n Birmingham lost in percentage. 8 9 next to the last place with a record c a two wins to five losses.
 Nashville, tail-ender won lone vic tory from Atlanta Thursday but los
 a quartet during the week and finsf ed with a decreased percentage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-25
Senators Win in Last Inning

St. Louis. August Battlefield held Washington scoreless for six things, but the visitors solved his delivery in the last three and drove out five runs win- ming from St. Louis today, 5 to and checking their losing streak of six straight. Zachary kept the locals hits well csattered Score: R.H F. Washington ....e. 900 900 131-5 12 1 St. Louis ..... 900 900 000- 8 O.
 Batteries: Zachary. Johnson and Picinich; Liefield and Severeid. s
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TRAVELLERS WIN TWO GAMES FROM VOLS First Game Goes for 12 ln- nings-Poor Play Fea-
 lures Both Games

Memphis, August 24-Little Rock de- feated Nashville in both games or double header, played here today because of the war departments ruling against Sunday baseball at Camp Pike. The Travellers took the first game when iiei- ferich weakened in the twelfth lnnlns' and won the second by hitting Hodges In the second game J. Burke got two hits and two runs in twice at bat Both games were poorly played Score:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-25
Women Golfers to
 Enter Golf Tournament

z Detroit Mich, August 24-Approxi- mately l50 women golfers are here to contest for place in the championship flight of the women's Western Golf as> socation at the Detroit Golf club tomor row. The entry lists include some of the best women golfers of the country. Match play in the championship will begin Tuesday, the semi finals being reached Friday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-25
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Caldwell Wins His First

Cleveland. August 24.-Ray Caldwell pitched his first game for Cleveland to- day, and defeated Philadelphia, to l.. While the last man was at bat, ter rifle thunderbolt broke, throwing spec tators and players into a momentary panic. Pitcher Caldwell was felled. but recovered quickly and resumed pitch ing. Score: R H E. Philadelphia .... 900 01o 0o0--1 3 Cleveland .. 900 200 00s-2 3 Q
 Batteries: Naylor and Perkins; Gala we'll and O'Neill.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-25
Ruth Is Hero of Game

Detroit, August 24.-Twenty five thousand persons saw Babe Ruth add two more home runs to his total today. and then drive in the TUT that de- feated Detroit. 8 to ', in one of the most exciting games ever played at Navin Field. One of Ruth's drives came early in the game. Then, three runs behind. the Tigers tied the count in the fifth. but Ruth put them behind in the next ming with his twenty second hme run of the season.
 In the eleventh Shannon and Hooper walked and Scott singled. Roth scored shannon and Scott with a single to left, and Ruth drove Hooper in with the winning run Score: R. H E.. Boston ..... 200 101 001 O3--8 12 ? Detroit ....... 900 03Q 020 02---7 13 0
 Batteries: S.. Jones. Pennock. Russell and Walters; Ayers. Love. Leonard and Ainsmith.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-25
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Giants Take Pitchers Duel

New York, August 24.--After des- perate pitching duel between ToneyS and Carlson, with honors even, the Pi- rates lost in the tenth, when Zimmer- man. who made a two-base hit, scored on Carlson's bad throw to first on Frisch's sacrifice. Score: R. H. E. Pittsburg ..... 900 900 900 co New York .. 900 900 900 1-1
 Batteries-Carlson and Schmidt; Tony and Gonzales.
 Dodgers Slug Out Win
 Brooklyn, August 24.--Brooklyn got 21 hits off Doak and Tuero today, and made it two straight from St. Louis, 10 to l. Johnson led in the batting, with four hits, but Griffith did the heaviest slugging with a home runs a double and a single. Score: R. H. F.! St. Louis ...... 1v0 900, 0oo-- 1 g 1 Brooklyn ....... 012 III 04x-10 21 2
 Batteries-Doak, Tuero and Clem- ons; Smith and Miller.
 At the close of 1918 there were 25,- 104 Japanese in Shantung Province. China, as compared with only few hundreds in the spring of 1914.
 Other Sports on Page 10.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-25
E0ol... j|FR1IjIlCl11)| , BQ Marvin Mccarthy

Well the old Baronia1 troupe IS to narform at Redwood again. Asdih will the park be the scene or cro"os, { ballnlavers, bats, bottles and "gooper ststls somehow we are rather glad, despite the discouraglng defeats "nich sometimes come our way. HoWeVer' the Pels failed to make good showing against the Baron team thls season. and there is little hope amongst us If Hub" Perdue twirls for the visitors Glazner will meet foeman worthy oI his steel. It promises to be great battle.
 The Pels have had too many games nostponed recently to have goou chance to catch the league leaders. Ihey have been playing about two-thlfds ol their scheduled games for the last Weeh l or 10 days TIC pe1icans have used only three , different pitchers since August l5 Walker Perdue and Torkeison. lhls trio seems perfectly able to win most of the games for their team. II tommy Dobbs breaks his new routine ana 1aiis to use Perdue, he will probably send m Roberts, who is a 300 pitcher. Roperts hasn't pitched since August iS. < Little Rock yesterday Showed dash of her old time brilliant form The Vois received a couple of reverses, whlch kicked them down another game rom the Barons. Although they seem to he out of the race now, we have plcKeo tbe Travellers as winners all along. we would like to see them win the pen nant.
 If Detroit expects to catch the White Sox she must win practically all Of her games for some time to come. The Sox
 hay0 team to catch. These same worthles nave won 10 straight games But for Babe Ruth the Tigers would in all prop ability be three and one-haif lhsteao of four and one-half games benind 'he leaders Ruth was. the main cause of Detroits defeat yesterday
 Babe was out for blood yesterday He chose times when men were on and knocked two circuit clouts Ihes totaled his twenty first and twenty sec ond home runs. He hit his twentieth Saturday when the bases were 1uiL II looks like Ruth will break the Ameri can league record for home runs after all
 The Senators took the last three in nings of yesterdays game to pie ul enough runs to win the game, ana m cidentally break losing streak or si' straight games.
 Quite lot of excitement was caused last night when very large man wa seen walking up town, and who ha the general appearance of Jess Willaro both in features and in general builo Rumors flew fast that Jess had com to Birmingham and was going to sta. at the Tutwiler However. up to lat date it could not be found out whethe there was any truth to the rumor not. A s The suspicious stranger. taken TO Jess Willard had quite following 500 after Dame Rumor got to work. Incl dentally it might be added that he wa in company with very small man. Wh can. he be?
 The tennis doubles finals will be com pleted at the Country club today, an the singles will be carried into tn semi-finals. Some mighty good player have been brought to light in thi tourney.
 It won't be very long before baseba will fade into. other summer memories and football will be the main topi of the sporting world.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-25
TotoIc 42 JN x-one out when winning run scoreo'

summary: Two base hits j. burN., fc7,, r, lam. Graham: three base hits' pan stolen base, Cunning; sacrifice h..' J;tt,e M inson. left on bases, Nashville D. ' Mc- Rock '; double plays. Robinson to
 Cinnis to Grimm; McGnms to ~, Meyers to Ellam to Graharh, ..naa nv S,eyars to Graham; innings pitched os Ion,,an.u re. s ia with four runs and hlts
 lnna on base when releved); base oo balls. off Robinson, 3; off Helferien, anra a. struck out. by Robinson. G. by Lanse- ,se nan ,: hit by pitcher, Bacon by Lanne nan. Time 2.2o. Empires, Brennan anu Campbell
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-25
Heron and Peacock Beat
 Dean and Haight in Match
By Assoeiatea eress

Pittsburg, August 24.-J. DaVldson Heron. national amateur golf cham pion, and Grant Peacock, of the Oak mont County club, defeated J. S. Dean and Richard Haight of Princeton uni versity at the local course today in the four ball match for the American golfer trophy. 75 to 79 for IS holes The games today was play-off of tie of August IT.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-25

ship at Wimbledon, England, few weeks ago, will meet Frederick B. Alex ander of this city.
 Among the foreign players who will be seen in competition are .Brookes, Thomas and Lycett of Australia, Kumagae and kashio of Japan. wilie the home con- tingent includes Washburn, Griffin. Gar land, Davis, Mathey, Williams, John ston, Murray. Richards, Tilden and many other prominent racquet wielders from all parts of the country,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-25
.GR|FF|N'S HOMER HELPS CHICKS WIN Second Game Called in the
 Third Inning, Neither Side Having Scored

Chattanooga, Tenn, August 24.--Grif- fins home run over the left field fence with Carroll on second enabled Mem phis to defeat Chattanooga here thls afternoon 5 to 2. Two games were to have been played, but the second was called on account of darkness in the third inning, with the score to O. after the start of the opener had heen delayed by rain Score:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-25
Sox Beat Tanks

Chicago, August 24.-Chicago wid- ened the gap between themselves and Detroit to six games today by defeat ing New York, to 1. while the Tigers lost a Thinning game to Boston. Will Hams was hit hard in spots. and a mo- mentary slip in the locals defensive enabled the visitors to save them selves from shutout in the third in ming. Score: sf R. H .E. New York ...... 001 900 000--1 z o Chicago ...... 110 0O1 01s--4 3
 Batteries. Quinn and Hannah; Will Hams and Schalk.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-25
American Association

At Columbus: Columbus 7 Toledo 5. At Louisville: Louisville 5-10; Indian apolis 9-5.
 At Milwaukee: Milwaukee 4; Kan sas City 3.
 At St. Paul: St. Paul 5 Minneapolis
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crinnm Home run. Brottem Sacrifice hits I.edbetter. J. Burke Left on base, Nashvillel 6, Little Rock '. Double play, Distel to McGinnis to Grimm. Passed ball, Kohlbecker. Wild pitch, Hodge. Base on balls off Ledbetter 2, orr Hodge G. Struck out, by Ledbetter z. Hit by pitcher, McGinnis (by Hodge). Time, .25. sUmpires. Campbell and Bren- nan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-25
SPORTS
 nv nnn M~nAyUn
Barons Return Home to Play Seven Games, With the Pels| On Deck For Today's Battle
'rWhtey" Glazner Will Probably Oppose Perdue in To- days Game-Barons Are Six Games From First Di- vision and Three Games From Cellar
 Time Ripe for Winning Squirt
BY non McpAxIn

After trip the Barons have returned to the home fold for stay This afternoon the Pes rhie league leaders will engage the local wrecking crew the first game of the stay After the Pes the D.. -orotbor roadt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-25
LEAGUE

RESULTS YESTERDAY Cleveland. 2: Philadelphia I: Chicago, 4 New York. 1. Washington, 5; St. Louis, 0. Boston, s; Detroit, '.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-25
GAMES TODAY

New Orleans at Birmingham. Mobile at Atlanta.
 Little Rock at Chattanooga. Nashville at Memphis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-25

High, Bischoff, (2) Neiderkorn, Graft. Anderson. Home run. Griffin. Sacrl- flee hit, High, CD. Stolen basts, Demoe, Bratchi Double plays, Graff to An derson, Collenberger to Lewis to Grif- fin; Lewis to Collenberger to Griffin. Bases on balls off Marshall 1; Goodbred 2. Struck out by Marshall 2; by Good bred g. Left on bases, Memphis '; Chattanooga 2. Time 1:S0. Empires, Johnson and LauZon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-25
NATIONAL. LEAGUE

RESULTS YESTERDAY Pittsburg, ?: New York, 1. Brooklyn, 10: St. Louis, 1.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-25
GAMES TODAY

Chicago at Boston. St. Louis at Brooklyn. Pittsburg at New York. Cincinnati at Philadelphia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-25
BARONS ARE SIX GAMES
 FROM FIRST DIVISION

There is one fact that glVes Htlie hope to the Baron boosters. In a re cent series with the Crackers the local wrecking crew ceased to be wreckers. and lost six out of seven games In the series just completed they lost only two out of three. It is slight straw to cling to, but it is better than no hope at all
 The time is ripe for a final fight for first division. There remain l6 sched- uled games for the Birmingham team, and the locals ought to win enough of them to overcome siX-run lead. Stranger things have been done, and the Barons. leaders in the art Of pulling strange happe nings. ought to be the 'ones to turn the trick.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-25
LEAGUE STANDINGS
SOUTHERN LEAGUE
RESULTS YESTERDAY

Memphis, 90; Chattanooga, 20; tsec
 ond game called in 3rd inning, rain) Little Rock, 5-7 Nashville, 40. New Orleans NJ obile (rain).
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-25
GAMES TODAY

New York at Chicago. Washington at St. Louis. Boston at Detroit.
 Phildelphia at Cleveland.
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AARON A LIGHTWEIGHT

Barney Aaron, '"The Star of the East was probably the first of the lightweight championg He was a ringman Of note more than a century ago, but his ster- ling deeds still live in the histories or the ring sport Aaron reached the zen- ith of his career by whipping Peter Warren.
 Isaac Britton, Harry Abrahams, called Little Puss", and Isaac Pick, known to ring fame as "Ikey the Pig, were three
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-25

made a very big showing against the Barons this season, neither here nor at home.
 The Barons are enjoying strange position in the Southern league. Fighting to maintain a lead of four games over the cellar champs they arc but six games from the first division. A little streak either way would change their standing in theSleague consider ably It is about time that the Barons started a winning streak, and maybe todaV,s game will be the beginning.
Evening star., 1919-05-02
LOAN WORKER A HERO.
Keeper Midget of Coast Guard
Recommended for Navy Cross.

Keeper John A. Midget, in charge
of Station No. 1Ia. off the North Caro-
lima coast, who is to direct the coast
guard lifesaving drill on the Potomac
river here Sunday afternoon. IN con-
rection with the victory loan drive.
has been recommended to receive the
Navy cross for unusual bravery and
heroism in connection with the yes
cue of the crew of British tanker
which was torpedoed off the Carolina
coast.
The tanker was loaded with easo-
line When the torpedo struck the
vessel the gasoline was igrited. ana
in a fow seconds the surface OF the
ocean was a sheet Of flame The crew
attempted to escape in lifeboats. ahh
one of these capsiZed. plungins the
men into the flaming water. Keeufr
Midget, who had started for the
sinking vessel as soon as the FIRST
signal of distress was received drove
his boat into the blaze. rescued the
men from the overturned boat and
then proceeded to pick up the men
from the other lifeboatS.
The rescue was made in one OF the
power surf boats of tn coast guard.
a nunbr of which will participate in
the drill here Sunday afternoon. The
drill will begin promptly at 4:3o and
will be complete in every detail.
Evening star., 1919-05-02
FUTURE DAYS.
ADAM y. wEscHLER. AucTroNEER
TOMORROW.

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