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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-27

Even the stoutest advocates of gov ernment ownership must acknowledge that Uncle Sam has lost a considera- ble sum of money in operating the na- tion's railroads.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-27

Gen. Joe Wheeler tells President Mo is available he will resign from the army
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-27

The French government is making prep aration for a public hearing for revis- ion of the Dreyfus case next week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-27

Governor Johnston is in New York, sur rounded by number of his friends. It is rumored that he will throw precedent to the winds and seek third term
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-08
JESS FELLED I TIMES
Pictures Show Willard Hitting
Floor From Dempsey's Blows
in First Round.

TOLEDO. Ohio. July S.-All doubt
downs Jack Dempsey scored in the
first round of his heavyweight cham
pionship contest with Jess Willard
July 4 was removed today when mo
zion pictures. exhibited privately 20
Promoter Tex Eickard and a party
of friends revealed that the de-
throned champion was sent to the
canvas seven times.
There were no knockdowns in the
remaining two rounds, but Willard
probably would have been foored il
the ropes of the ring had not sup
ported him.
Dempsey. the pictures revealed
foored Willard with left hooks TO
the chin for the first four knock
downs. He upset the defeated cham
pion for the other knockdowns with
right and left swings. The first blow
that upset Willard was a short right
swing to the heart followed by a
left hook to the chin.
Clerks are finishing the task of
attendance of the match, and Rick =
ard hopes to be able to issue an Off
cial statement today.
1t developed today that concession
aires who expected to reap a rich
harvest from the crowd at the
Fourth of July contest lost heavily.
A @. Thatcher, matchmaker of the
Toledo boxing commission, who con-
verted an abandoned fve-story build
ing into sleeping dormitory, drop
ped $4,000 on the venture. The night
of July there Were only nineteen
persons registered. Twelve of this
number succeeded in avoiding the
clerks. who Were supposed to collect
s. from each sleeper.
One concessionaire who invested
5000 in peanuts sold $40 worth. The
lemonade concessionaire lost heav-
lily because the soldier ushers would
not permit vendors to circulate
among the crowd. And without lem
onade the crowd refused to eat pea
nuts.
Enterprising Toledoans who char
tered a barge and two tugboatS for
$500 to carry persons from oowntow
crowds TO the arena succeeded in get
ting forty nine persons to make the
trim at 81 each.
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earn for me moro than enough 70
pay you the money / owe you, Win
interest and that is what am going
to do.
But that is not all. I don't know
whether this match will be hello In
this country. in England. France; Aus
tralia or where it will be held pu,
wherever it is. l want you to come
to that place a couple Of weeks IN
advance of the fight and be my guest
until it is over and you are ready 70
return home. I will pay your ran
road fare, your hotel bills and az
your eXper ses, and am anxious tna'
yeu accept. 1t will make me feel
whole lot better if you do"
Mr.. Auerbach accepted the proner
Consequently. two weeks ago he ar
rived in Toledo and obtained quar-,
tiers at the Secor, where he remained
until after the bout Yesterday att
ernoon Dempsey was in a hurry TO
make good Mr.. Auerhach was in
vited by the champion to call on him
at the Body House. When he en-
tered the room Dempsey handed him
in cash s6.126.2o. covering the debt
with interest and the money MT
Auerbach had spent after leaving
Salt take City. and Dempsey's con-
science was relieved.
Incidentally. Auerhach won a lot
of money on the fight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-08
Why Big Fight Attendance
Did Not Reach Expectations

The financial statement of the
fight indicates that Richard
was q much disappointed mnn.
IT Is doubtful if there were
$4,000 paid admissions. The $40
proposition was n huge fizzie.
On the morning of the fight $50
tickets were going n begging
at so and S25. with very few
takers. There were many rea-
sons for the failure of the at
tendance to come up to expec-
tations. In the first place, Rick
ards publicity bureau made the
mistake of sending out reports
that practically all the best
seats had been disposed Of. Then
stories were circulated that
men coming to the night would
have 10 sleep on cots in aban-
doncd buildings and the like.
ON ton Of this came the railroad
administration with it's fool or
from the east. The railroad
way to help those coming to
the fight. and the result was
that men declined TO assume
too great hardships for the
sake of seeing the boxers in nc
ton. And those who declined
were right, even IL they had
not been indicated by the fight
itself.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-08
First Aids Desires Games.

The First Aids, a team composed OF
former college and scmi-pro ball
players. are desrious OF booking
games with the best teams in Wash
played on opponents grounds. This is
a new team which has branched out
at Walter Reed Hospital. and has Sc
cured the services of Joe Clark. form
erly with the American Association
to do the twirling for them. and last
Tuesday evening defeated the Gear
Shifters to the tune OF Is 10 s. They
have few open dates and they are
DESTROYS of closing with home man
ayers who are eager to book A banner
attraction with a team who plays big
league ball Address all communica-
tons to Ruhe Kelly, manager. *. of G
building. Walter Reed Hospital
Phone Columbia 1906.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-08
FREDDY HAAS WINNER
Of BOYS TENNIS TITLE

Freddy Haas yesterday won the Dis
trict boys tennis title. He defeated
Larry Phillips in stirring three-set
final match on the Dumbarton Club
courts after losing the opening set, 2-S
c., -. Superior generalship told
Haas victory gives him the privilege Of
competing in the national boys cham
pionship at Forest Hills, Long Island,
August %.
The match was one Of the best of the
entire tourney. and the three sets
brought out an unusual brand Of tennis
for players of their age. Most OF the
points were earned and Haas was more
accurate in his placements.
This match brought the tournament
to a close. 1t was handled by Cecil
Dowd in a manner entirely satisfactory
to all participants
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-08
GREAT TENNIS RECORD
Mrs Wightman of Brookline Has
Won Fifteen National
Championships.
Mr.. George ". wightman of Brook

Ms George W. Wightman of Brook
line, Mass. who recently won the
wornen's national singles champion
ship by defeating Marion Zinderstein
at Philadelphia, has now won fifteen
national titles, which is d record that
has never been equaled by any other
woman in the history Of tennis in this
country Mrs. Wightman has now
come into possession again of the title
which she held eight years ago and
which she has now captured for the
fourth time. She has also helped
greatly in winning the national
doubles title four times, the national
mixed doubles five times and the ma
1ional indoor doubles once. Last win
Ter she captured the national indoors
singles championship. Mrs Wight
man is the mother of three children
and has been prominent figure in
tennis for many years
The feat of regaining championship
1aurels after a lapse Of eight years is
hailed as one Of the greatest in tennis
history and friends of Mrs. Wightman
express the opinion that she viii cap
tire many more national titles before
ehe retires from competition. In the
rational singles tournament at Phlla-
Ielphia Mrs Wightman watched the
match in which Miss ZndersteIn
eliminated Miss Molla Bjurstedt, who
J ad triumphed in four previous ma
tional events, incIudinS me patrlotic
singles of 1877, when no titles were
awarded Keen observation disclosed
the fact that Miss Bjurstedt's returns
were falling short. landing near the
service line in MISS Zlnderstein's
court This state of affairs enabled
the youthful Miss Zinderste.n 10 get
much sharper angles TO her returns
than would have been the case If the
champions drives had been landing
far back in the courts. In the final
match Mrs wightman's tactics show
ed that she had protted by watching
fhe earlier contest. as She sent her
drives 20 within Il foot or two of the
Vase line. preventing Miss Z:nderstein
from getting such sharp angles TO her
returns as had been the case against
hiss Bjurstedt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-08
Red Sox Clean Up.

Boston ended its home stay yester-
day by taking both ends of double
header from Philadelphia. 9 to 0 and
) to 4.
The first game was a duel in which
Sam Jones had the better of Naylor.
with Ruth and Hooper starring in the
field These two world champions
also made timely safeties.
Perry was bumped for three runs
in the second inning of the second
game, in which the hitting and field
ing Of Strunk. Dugan and Shannon
were features. Pennock weakened in
the eighth and was relieved by Mays
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-08
DEMPSEY to Join Circus.

NEW YORK July SACK Dem psey
tas adopted Jess Wizards profitable
etunt The new heavyweight cham
1,on has signed contract 20 travel
with the F1oto-Sells circus and viii
make his first appearance with that
enterprise at Newark, n. J.. week
from today. Otto F'loto. the Denver
promoter and sporting editor. who Is
one Of the owners Of the circus, signed
Dempsey on Saturday. 1t IL under
stood that the champions engagement
will terminate at the end of the out
6oor season
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-08
Mack to Release Barry.

BOSTON. July s.--Manager Connie
Mack announced last night that he
would ask for waivers on Jack Barry
and if they were obtained he would
give him an unconditional release.
Barry who is a second baSeman, was
recently traded by the Boston Ameri-
can League club to Philadelphia, but
refused to report unless given three
wear contract.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-08
QUEEN OF THE NIGHT WINS.
George N. Schmitt's Game Homer
CAPTURES 5OO-Mile Race.

The 5o0-mile race OF the Northwest
ern Racing Pigeon Club. International
Federation. took place from Gaines
VILE, Ca Queen OF the Night" a
little slate chick hen, won high honor.
being the only bird home the same
day. Much credit is due her owner
George n Schmitt This bird showed
extreme gameness, reaching home at
aO5 pm, hardly having daylight
enough to reach her loft Other own
ers had birds very early next morn
ing, the first bird being reported at
SOL O'clock Following is the result
of the race.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-08
Up to the Rule Makers.

Rlly Evans. the noted umpire, de-
clares that the only way pitchers car
be prevented from using the shine
ball" is for the rule makers 10 MAX 9
A law prohibiting pitchers rubbing the
bail against the clothing. MANY
pitchers rub the ball just enough 10
give II A little gloss. which Is no.
oh Objectionable, according 20 any pres
ent statuS-New York Tribune.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-08
PECKlNPAUGH HAS HIT
SAFELY IN % GAMES

Roger Peckinpaugh of the New
York Yankees is now training his bat
ting eye on the record for consecutive
hitting held by Tyrus Cobb.
Peck has successfully hit in twenty
eight consecutive games and has four
teen more to go to equal the mark OF
fGrty-two consecutive games made by
the Georgia Peach some years ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-08
Corinthians Win Again.

Tho e. A. c. defeated the Marlboro
Athletic club on Senator Lees dia-
rnond in Silver Spring by the
score Of 2 to 5. Leo Ripple pitched
a fine game of ball. and the
timely hitting Of +. simon and f
Ripple won for tho Corinthians :helr
fourth straight victory The pcpCo
Athletic Club is now challenged. Har-
r. Scyfarth. manager. 1913 Sth street
northwest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-08
Can't Lure Wagner Back.

The veteran, Hans Wagner. has fin
6shed his work coach of the Car
negie Tech base ball team and now Is
once moro a frequent visitor to Forbes
Field where he nlingle les both with the
local and the visiting players. He is
IN fine shape as he has been playing
all spring with the college boys. but
nothing can tempt him to play pro-
dessional ball any more. He turned
clown 4 fat contract rendered him last
week by tho Cincinnati club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-08
Pirates Win a Swatfest.

Pittsburgh defeated st. Louis yes
terday, ii to 9, in the hardest hitting
game of the season. All five visiting
pitchers were bumped, and the only
reason Mayer was kept in the game
was because his team was always in
the lead He was hit especially hard
in the last four innings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-08
WASHINGTON.

IotdiS .....-.-.-...- - y - IL
hNone out when winning scored.
IRatttd for Shore in eighth.
1f;au for Wick in eighth.
WashnCton...... q q
New Iork..... o q o . 3-3
Two base hit-IHonard. Home runs-Pci-
mich. Iakcr Sacrifice hit -Iicinich. Double
play-Rak"r to Pratt TO Pipp. Left on bases
New York. Is: Washington. 10 First base g."
lal!S-un Shore. l.; OF Erickson. l. HiS-UT
Shore. 9 in = innings: OF Quinn. none in l in
ming, of Erickson. : in = innings tnone out in
ninth, on Harper. ,retired no hatsmenl. Hit
by pitrhrr-Ry Shore. l tM"noskyl. Struck
put -Hy Shore, !; by Erickson. 4. Wild pitcn
Shor". Winning pitcher - Quinn. Losing
pitcher Erickson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-08
White Sox Beat Tigers.

Chicago punched hits on Ehmke
Yesterday and defeated Detroit, to 3,
in the final game of the series. CT
cote had little trouble holding the
visitors safe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-08

The diploma winners were: G.. NJ. Schmitt.
first: A. Asheton. second: A. s tombstone. third.
George " Schmitt wins average speed for the
series Of races. 100 to 500 miles. Speed.
sSS.9S yards.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-08
Browns Trim Indians.

triple by Austin and wild pitch
by Coveleskie in the tenth scored the
run that gave St Louis it's third sue
cessive victory over Cleveland yester-
n
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-08
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
STANDING OF THE CLUES

CAMS TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW
Pitsb's h at Brooklyn. Pittsb'gh at Brooklyn
Cincinnati at Boston. Cincinnati at Boston
Chicago at Phila. Chicago a Phila.
st. Louis at n. York. ST. Louis a New York
RESULTS OF YESTERDAYS CANES
New York. 1O7: Philadelphia, So.
(Second game, 10 innings)
Pittsburgh. IA; st. Louis, O.
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offered Later Help if Needed.

. "'Go and find another manager to
handle your affairs, and if you ever
need any help you can call on me- I
then told Dempsey, for l liked the
boy if he did make mistakes, and I
never lost interest in him
after that, things broke badly for
Jack. and 1 frequently made him
loans, until l figured it up that Jack
owed me exactly $5.34O.50.
Then success came to Jack. and he
began making a national reputation
for himself. In the meantime he had
thought over seriously our dealings,
and four months ago-after the
match with Willard was made
Dempsey came into my store at Salt
Lake City and declared himself.
"Mr. Auerbach, I owe a lot of
things to you. and 1 have come to
tell you that l am ready to make
good. My match with Willard Will
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-08
Scouts Watching Whitaker.

Fort Worth Club has uncovered
fsn1ATkable young pitcher named Bill
4Ittancr. wnom number of ma
Tor league scouts havc been s.ziNE
- aud ale preparing 70 bid ior.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-08
DEMPSEY SETTLES
WITH BENEFACTOR
Gives Salt Lake Man Thou
sands Advanced to Help
Him Start Career.


TOLEDO. Ohio. July S.-Before leav-
ing the scene of his triumph late Sat
urday night to go forth and win the
fortune which awaits him as heavy
weight champion OF the world. Jack
Dempsey squared his account with
the man who discovered him. This
man is \. j. Auerbach, q business man
of Salt Lake City. 1t was he who first
took an interest in Jack and helped
him financially to get his start on his
pugiIiStic career. In DempSeyS room
in the Hotel Body Dempsey handed
over to his benefactor s6.126.20. the giant
killers original debt. plus interest. and
also Auerbachs expenses on the two
weeks. vacation he took to come mere
and see his protege win the highest
honorS in the boxing world.
1t never can be said that Dempsey
is unsrateful to those who aided him
when the shedding was rough. Auer-
bach's story goes back three or tour
wears in Auerbach's store in Salt Lake
City Mrs. Ethel Clark was one OF the
employees. A big raWboned lad used
to come in to see Mrs. Clark. Auer-
bach asked who he was Mrs. Clark
told Auerbach that it was her young
er brother and that he was ambitious
to become a boxer. He had appeared
at several smokers and stays and had
discovered that he could hit hard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-08
Financed and Equipped Him.

Auerbach became interested. He
asked Jack if he had any money. Jack
didn't have a dollar. So the business
man fitted the boy out with new
clothes and started him at work in a
gymna sum. He was quick to learn
and ready to listen to advice.
Il knew he was real fighter and
was anxious to see him succeed. said
Mr. Auerbach today. Jack was a
sensation from the start. He beat
Terry kcllar twice, and kellar was
cons tlered a good man in those days.
He also beat Dick Gilbert and d num-
Der of good men and I knew that my
confidence in him was justified.
Remember. he was still a minor
and ! made no contract with him to
act as his manager. ] accepted none
contrary loaned him money.
ON August %, 1916. shortly after
Dempsey became twenty-one, we en-
tered into a contract whereby l was
to be his manager for five years. or
until August %. 1921. l was to ar
range all his matches, handle his at
fairs, and in return receive rs per
cent of his winnings | have copy
of that contract with me today.
Things went along we'll until Feb
ruary 10, 1917, when Dempsey was
knock ed out by Jim Flynn in the first
round of their contest at Salt LAX e
City.
Dempsey was just a boy then. and
that sudden possession of consid-
cradle amount Of money naturally
went to his head. Some of his actions
did not please me, and l called him
into my office and had a heart-to-
heart talk with him, the result of the
talk being that Jack and 1 parted
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-07-03

to stand alone and even aloof. as
Washington counseled, was to be pru-
dent. No alliance was possible save
with that which they had just re-
nounced-kingcraft.
Old Order Abolished.
But "the old order changeths giving
place to new" Today, in 1919, the
proper social desire Of the individual
as to give in a%house by the side of
the road and be friend to man." And
similarly, to live in the crossroads of
the nations and show vital interest in
all that pertains to humanity is the
proper attitude for the nation. The
setting for the next act on the world
stage must be big enough for inter-
dependence and internationalism. In
Independence is life and opportunity
for both. "We must hang together or
we will hang separately"
BY maintaining independence and
aloofness the fathers hoped to sue
coed; isolation spelled safety, and so
they trusted that deep, wide moat at
their front door, the Atlantic ocean,
would keep their foes at distance of
5000 miles while they should gain
numbers and wealth and experience in
governing themselves. They minted
coins bearing the inscriptions, ''Let Me
Alone" and Don't Step on Me-" the
latter beneath the figure of coiled
rattlesnake, and cutting themselves off
from world politics and world inter
ests they became self-contained, self
sufficient people, enjoying free assem-
bly,, free speech. free press and free
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-07-03

, But was never surprised at any re-
semblance that appeared when your boys
and ours stood side by side in the
trenches. The minuteman of Concord Is
day. who flung himself over the top, Civ
ing away his comforts and risking his life
for every man in his company.
We long to see England rich in just
such young men as your minuteman, and
you make the same prayer for America,
SO that in this, as in all the things by
which men live, you and we have the
same aims-liberty and the service of our
country and our God.
/ saw a very beautiful expression of the
feeling between us on Memorial day last
year, says writer in Scribner's. l went
early in the morning to the Old North
bridge with flowers for the minuteman; a
Southern friend was with me, and the
two lost causes, British and Confederate,
were alone on the bridge. We laid flow
ers before the minuteman and on the
grave of the two British soldiers whose
fate so moved Hawthorne. His spirit
may have joined us as we passed the Old
Manse, but no one else was to be seen,
when suddenly ghostly procession came
through the mist-six old veterans just
risen from their graves; four tiny boy
scouts hardly yet born; and two young
men of the present carrying a bugle and
a nag -, . ---;.,..... -.
They went first to the British grave,
and for the first time in history they laid
on it England's flag and branch of New
England apple blossoms; they saluted,
blew a bugle call, and passed on to do
the same for the minuteman and his flag.
Then they stood in line on the bridge
each Of the IL threw a flower into the
river and saluted, while the leader said:
I'VE salute all the sailors who died in the
Civil war"
Then after a last ghostly bugle call
they melted away into the mist. Was it
the mist of past or future?-for they had
saluted the three great facts of past.
present and future history-the birth of
democracy, the friendship of Anglo-Sax-
onism, and the future peace of the world
which will surely spring from it. We q
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-07-03

federation of the thirteen colonies into
federal union was a political event
of prime import; today 1t is overshad-
owed by the thing of which Tennysol1
dreamed. "The Federation of the
World" The Declaration Of indie
pendence is a state paper of such sig
nificance as to stand in a class by it.
self. 1t immortalized every man who
signed it. "These united colonies are
and of right ought to be free and in
dependent states; absolved from all
allegiance to the British crown; and
all connection between them and Great
Britain, is and ought to be totally dis
solved, sSQ.run the words of fire the
sdealisM Nhich was to be made real
If needsb ~ the lives, as well as the.
property and sacred honor of the sig
natories. But the Declaration of In
terdependence of all free peoples will
oyertOp that of July 4, 1776, as the
oak overtops the daisy.
Great Patriotic Aim.
But at that time independence was
the biggest and best thing the fathers
could purchase in a war of seven
years. They could not enjoy the I'M
alienable rights of 'life, liberty and
the pursuit of happiness while ruled
by Great Britain, for to be subject to
England meant to be robbed and ex-
plotted, jailed or hanged at the behest
of half-mad German, George III, who
wore the British crown.
And so the patriots proposed to
stand alone, to be Independent. They
proposed an equitable self-rule on lines
more liberal than ever had been tried !;
there were to be neither kings nor
kinglets but rather a state of human
equality. -
Across the water it was a dark day
for human rights. In all Europe lib
erty was eclipsed; there was not one
free people. Monarchs were supreme
and more or less tryannical; and so,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-07-03

the bush of fire,
one should re-
move his shoes !;
but it pales into
insignifcance be-
side Interdepend.
ence hall which
S m e day we
must build across
the street from
the birthplace Of
American liberty"
One hundred, two
score and three
years ago, the