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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-30

Sontrawise, if the team is consci- ously or unconsciously affected %with the impression that the pitcher will blow sooner or later. the defense be- comes nervous because on every play even the most cold -blooded performer instinctively feels that if he happens to make a slip the jail may be out and the big explosion may be started by him It is the old story with the win ming pitchers, of success breeding sue cess, and with the wobbly pitchers, of 'glve dog a bad name and you might as well hang him"
 AIDED BY HIS DISPOSITION
 What saved Grimes from ruin as a pitcher was his disposition. He lost 16 straight games for Pittsburg in l9l |, according to the records, but cheerfuiiy asserted that he reallW lost one or two more. He came to Brooklyn in the trade for Cutshaw and Stengel, and promptly dropped one or two. That did not in the least discourage him. Instead of sulking or moping, or haF- ing nightmares, he claimed the world long g-distance losing record, and brought out the private dope that every ball player carries to prove that he had been beaten more often than the of ficia1 record showed.
 He was not proud of the. record by any means, but he was exercising the faculty for taking the cheerful view of a bad situation that is the saving grace of the English speaking people. It was the quality which caused troops on both sides in the Civil war to tell funny stories about the rapidity with which they retreated when they had to re- treat, and which caused the British and American troops in the world war to joke about their severest tests and most bitter experiences. It was the quality that caused veterans of either side in the Civil war to boast humorously that they had killed at least one Yank or one Confederate by making the enemy person run himself to death trying to catch the speaker.
 Grimes never lost faith in himself and Uncle Wilbert Robinson never lost faith in him. Your Uncle said that in the spring exhibition games with the Boston Red Sox the unfortunate pitcher
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-30
Al ELLIS LATEST
 ARRIVAL AT CAMP
Hammer Man" Looks to Be 20 Pounds Heavier
 Than Ever Before

Hammer Man" Al Ellis, the elongated fly chaser, is the newest arrival at the Baronial training camp. Al looks to be in the pink of condition and is fully 20 pounds heavier than when seen here in 1917.
 The big boy got right into the fray at Redwood yesterday afternoon and demonstrated that he hasn't forgotten how to spank that apple. Ellis spent the winter at Harmony, Minn., where the arctic climate put new vigor and am bish'' in his system.
 The Hammer Man is practically sure of berth on the regulars this year ana his hitting will be a big factor in the offensive strength of the local club
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-30
Harvard Flyers Will
 Compete in Air Race
By Associated Prsss

New York, March 29.--Word that liar ward university would enter contestants in both seaplane and landplane races at the second pam American aeronautical convention al Atlantic City during May was received here today by the Aero clue of America. From Yale university cam" advices that Yale hopes to compete m both the intercollegiate contests and the international races. the latter to be held thl oughout the summer months.
 The Aero Club of America announceh thus far prizes and trophies offered for these competitions amounted 10 s30,.t0
 It was stated also that fliers. graduates of the universities who are or have been in army. navy and marine service. would he permitted to itpresent their institd- tons f entries were sentfat once to the Aero Club of America.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-30
STECHER TELLS OF
 FLYING HEADLOCK
Says Lewis Hold Is Worst in Game-Like Falling
 in a Tunnel

Joe Stetcher, who will meet F'reburg here this week. believes that Strangler Lewis flying headlock" hold is tn } most deadly known to the mat game. Joe says that of course the "strangle hold is more effective in that once clamped on it immediately ends the match. but with the headloek it's dif- ferent. Listen to Joe:
 The headlock is the worst holdsin thh game" said stecher. If the stranv gle hold is permitted and your man gets it, you know that to resist is use less, and the bout is over. But If Lewis gets his headlock on you you do not feel like giving up. You know that you have a chance of breaking away. and you struggle on. The fun nest part about the headlock isa the way it shuts off your hearing. You wrestIe amid the shouts of the crowd and then suddenly Lewis clamps on that lock. You feel as if you had fal- len into a tunnel and the ground had caved in on you. You hear no mora shouts. They are shut off suddenly. Then you experience difficulty in breathing. The lock shuts up the ca nals from the ears to the nose and yol feel yourself swimming. Then a sharp pain sets in about the cheek bones and temples. The silence grows deeper, the pain grows greater and a buzzin 5 begins in your head. If you break away you are mighty fortunate, for l. l. %I,o want to stop or not It is like ap anes- thetic Yes. that headlock is very muca on the level"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-30

Lyons. John Ganzel, Bill Mckechnie, Fred Hunter, Jack Miller, Ed konetchy, Doc Johnson and Fred Mollwitz.
 Bransfield was the best of the lot. He served with the Pirates from 1901 to 1904 inclusive. going to the Philies in trade for Del Howard. the only poor first bas ing trade that the Pirates made during all their many trials. With the possible exception of Ed Konetchy and Harry Davis, the others who were cast adrift caused regrets All but McKechnie and Miller found their way to the minors.
 But Safer will not earn the berth un- hindered He must compete with Moll- witz for the place. The latter is in a fair way of equalling Bransfield's record, at least in point of service, as he has been with the Pirates since 1917, unless Safer beats him out for the place.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-30
PANTHER SCRUBS DEFEAT BESSEMER Alright Pitching Features Fast Game in Which
 Miller Stars

The Birmingham Southern scrubs played errorless ball behind Miller, who taned a 3 to 0 verdict. The game was toyed with the Bessemer lads and ob close until the sixth frame when the Partners put the game on ice by driving in three runs. Reynolds opened the sixth with base on balls, was sacrificed to second by Mann, took third on Shores single, and was safe at the plate when Stuart hit to second. Shores and Stuart scored when Rome doubled to right cen ter. This ended the scoring.
 Both twirlers pitched air-tight ball. Baty put up the best game for the Tigers both in fielding and hitting. The hit ting of Rowe and the fielding of Holmes and Reynolds featured for the Partners.
 The box score follows:
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-30

IVtttIS '-J VI T -I 70 ."
 Summary: rwo-base hit, Rowe Stoieh bases, stuart 2 Mann l. Sacrifice hits' Mann, Stuart. Base on bsiis. Miller |, Harrison l. struck out. by Miller [, by Harrison :.
 in the big ring will ge well representec with young players who cavorted Tn Dixie during the season which is now ap- preaching at a rapid pace.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-30
Mrs. Carl Features
 Gun Club Matches
 by Fine Shooting

The Birmingham Athletic club rifle team made fine record again this week in the fourth match of the series. The team now stands fifth place among more than 100 entrants.
 Mrs. Garls shooting is the remarkable feature of the local teams work. The only woman entrant in the league of some thousand or so shooters, and at the pres ent clip she is going, will land near the top.
 Scores:
 Captain Lee fourth consecutive
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-30

had looked better than any man on the staff He maintained that the stuff was there and that it was bound to come out. T. did Eight shutonts were among the 19 games Grimes won, and he was the fifth ir the matter.oe effcc- tiveness as computed from the number of earned runs off his delivery.
 STUCK IT OUT
 Ha2 Crimes been of the melalch oly, breeding type, CT. in other words, # he had not mad that peculiar faculty or taking 3 cheerful view or the situation, he would not have lasted long enough in Pittsbufg to be traded to Brooklyn If he had accidentally lasted that long in Pittsburg he would not have beeu retained in Brooklyn long SnouSh to start his winning streak.e-
 Grimes and Rube MarQuard ennsted in the navy in Chicago about tiTtee weeks before the abbreviated season o< 1918 closed on September 2. They were allowed to remain with the Superbas and pitch for them while doing re- cruiting work. When baseball was over they went into the active business. be- ing bold sailormen. Grimes was dis charged at the time of the December meeting of the National league. He was all set for playing baseball this year, and said he was going to the country
 
 serious alarm was felt about his sup posed hold-out.
 The spitball was Grimes big asset last year. He had speed and control with the splitter and players on other teams said he was as good a man as they had ever faced when he started on his winning streak Uncle Wilbert Rob inson, in the early days of the 1918 season, attempted to make Grimes winner without the spitball, and 1t was with much reluctance that he eventually alloweck his star to-be to use the saliva stuff Hobbies theory was that event ualfy the spitba1l would be abolished, and that Grimes had enough natural ability, without that truck delivery, to become a reliable boxman. He wanted Grimes to have the confidence and the experience as a straightaway pitcher not to be spoiled by the expected legis- lation against the splitter, but the other hurlers fell off to such a degree, and the Superbas slipped back so far, that he was compelled to adopt any expedi- ent to win.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-30

Every ball club has iinx of some char aeter. With the Pirates it has been a case of finding capable guardian of the first stop around the paths. With the Kitty Bransfield cavorted around the bag, since 1896 this bug-a-boo has caused many gray hairs in the heads of the managerial and owning pates of the Cor sairs.
 Connie Mack traded Jake Beckley to the Corsairs in 1896 for Harry Davis. Shortly thereafter the eagle-eyed one packed that extra collar and boarded rattler for Gotham Then the touble commenced and has continued ever since. In his trail walked Denny Lyons, Joh0 Rothfuse, Bill Clancy Del Howard, Joe Nealon, Warren Gill, Jimmy Kane, Harry
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-30
SPORTS
 tOcaI-RY WIRE
Grimes Disposition Won Him National League Honors
t.ocAt-nY WIRE
By THOMAS S. RICE

Brooklyn 29-A big help to this community-base- balicay speakng-was the that Burleigh A. Grimes reached Jacksonville Fa and presumed to have
 signed himself into sporting servude to the Brooklyn ball club theaast three months of last Grimes about the effective pitcher in the National league He the only the Brooklyn team who n spired confidence in his support.
 That inspiring confidence y important than the casual believe that the pitcher there with will whole offensive defensive Nervousness disappears chances taken and there Mobb the thers ehapben to getthc
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-30
From Pittsburg Dispatch

any other time. The story df the epi- demic forms one of the saddest in the history of the Rand. At least 5000 white and 10000 natives in South Africa had pershed of the disease by Novem- Der IS. e
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-30
SPORTS
 ny ann MenANTD
Vic Safer May Rout Jinx
 That Has Pursued Pirates
Former Cub First Sacker Compete With Mollwitz for Initial Corner, Where Pittsburg Has Always
 Been Weak
By DICK JEMISON

Chicago, March (Speca)Wi been consistently the Pburg Pirates for the The that his wounded fully shod that he had decided baseball the bidding for the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-30

Although only 14 years old the Smith twins, Ruth and Eleanor of Columbu O., have already gained national repu- tations for swimming records
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-30
Kids May Attend Games On Mondays Free Of Charge

The Southern league will be featured among other ways by the inauguration of chdren day to be staged Monday at which time all kids 12 of will be admitted to all Southern league free charge Billy West the affabe secretary of the local cub put this at the New Orleans meeting and the youngsters will William thank for this privilege
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-30

Transvaal papers say that Oetoae was black month for the union, in fluenza in the cities and in the black veldt proving more malignant than at
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-13
AMERICAN RY. EXPRESS COMPANY IS CRIPPLED
 By ACTIONS 0F HELP
Men Defy Leaders and Gov. Smith in Their Demand For Higher Wages and Shorter Hours Terminals Choked With Freight.

New York. Oct. 13 - New York's latest strIke-that of 11,0O0 members of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, cbauffeurs and helpers tied up the principal railroad ter minaIs of the greater city today.
 In opposition to the efforts of their leaders and notwithstanding an ap- peal from Governor Smith for a post ponement until word could be receiv- ed from the railroad administration relative to demands for higher wages, the men quit work soon after midnight. The chief organization af- fected is the American Railway EX- press Company, with it's 5000 em- pIoyes here.
 The strikers demands include a flat increase of S25 a month, an eight hour day and a weeks vacation every year.
 The Grand Central and Pennsylva- mia stations were piled high with un- delivered express pacgakes early to- day, while the various depots of the American Railway Express Company were congested.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-13
FRANCE WILL
 RETURN TO
 PEACE BASIS

Paris, Oct. 13 - Despatches pub lished in the Journal Official this morning place the interior affairs of state of seige, lifting the censorship and transferring jurisd4ctio over police affairs from the army to pre- lectures.
 To end the state of war with Ger many it is still necessary to deposit in the foreign office a text of the treaty signed by President Poincare which will be filed with the ratifca- ton document signed by President Ebert of Germany, which is already in hands.
 The exchange of notifications will occur at the foreign office without ceremony in the presence of ambas- Won Lersner, Germany's representa- tive, Stephen Pichon, foreign minis ter, will represent France. The Brit ish and Italian notifications have not yet been received, but are expected at any moment, and it is hoped the formalities may be concluded rapidly
 Two sheets will be added to the treaty when it is filed, the first set ting forth that representative of the powers have taken cognizance of the treaty and the second bearing the signatures and seals of the represent atives. The document containing the minutes of the meeting will be filed Szith thA traatx.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-13
INTENSE RECRUITING GOING ON IN GERMANY
 FOR RUSSIAN ARMY
SUSPECT SCHEME
 OF CONQUEST Recruits for New Army Con- tinually on Way to Battle Front Wearing Field
 Gray.

A dispatch to the Manchester Guardian from Berlin reports that the Russio- German intrigue is of very long standing, an eastern ad- venture having been in the minds Of military reactionaries in Berlin since the beginning of the year. It would be remembered the despatch states, that the far reaching possibility of such a measure almost tempted inde- pendent action on the part of German armies in the east at the critical mo- ment of the ratification of the peace treaty in the national assembly at Weimar.
 For months, the correspondent states, intense recruiting for the army in the Baltic has been going on in Germany, not only for the so-called iron division" and other German de- tachments but also for nominally Russian forces. Recruits largely from Germany aEe continually passing through by railway. Many of these wear Russian uniforms, but most of them are in the German field gray with Russian shoulder straps and cockades.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-13
DIRECTOR RHINES SAYS NONSENSE TO DEAL
 WITH tJNI0N REBELS
Will Consider No Griev- ance of Employees While Men Remain on Strike - Emphasizes the Serious Situation Being Created.

Washington, Oct 13-Strikes of railway employees such as that in the Altoona, Pa., yards of the Penn sylvania railroad, were declared to- day by Director General Hines as creating the basis for the argument that 1t Is nonsense to deal with la Dor organizations because they will not obey their own rulers and there fore make the orderly handling of business impossible"
 The statement by the director gen. eral was made in a letter to B. M. Jewell. Acting President Of the Rail way Employees of the AInt tican Fed eratfon of Labor in regard to the All toona strike. MT. Hines reiterated that the railroad administration S policy was that no grievance of rail- road employees could be considered while the workers involved remain ed on strike.
 Emphasizing the seriousness of ev- cry stoppage of work at the present time when "the railroad adn1nistra- ton is straining every nerve to serve the people of this country and the people of Europe,' MT. Hines re- Guested that his warning message be transmitted to the strikers whose un- authorized strike, he declared, was injuring the cause of organized la bor, as well as the general public.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-13
yViII I)eE)ate Question Of
 Returning
| Longshoremen and Marine Workers on Strike in New
 York May Go Back.
STORMY MEETING
 OF LOCAL UNIONS

New York, Oct Slope for an early settlement of the strike of 4o,- coo longshoremen and marine work CTS, which has tied up transatlantic, coastwise and harbor traffic here for almost & week. appeared brighter to- day, according to T. V. O'Connor, president of the International Long, shoremen's Association, and John F. O'Reilly, chairman of the strike con- Tnittee.
 As a result of a stormy meeting last night, at which delegates from 54 locals urged the men to go back to work, a mass meeting will be held tonight for ratification or rejection of the proposal to return tomorrow and wait until December 1 to press de- nlands for increased wages. An earlier proposal to take a referendum vote by locals was abandoned.
 Union leaders said ferry, tug and lighter service on the Hudson river might be resumed during the day.
 Meanwhile the food situation con- corning products coming to the city from New Jersey still was serious. Not an ounce of food was removed from ships. The milk shortage was somewhat relieved when the milk trains were switched here by way of Poughkeepste.
 The Iongshorem en's strike was de- nounced as a violation of "the fun damon tai principles of the American Federation of Labor,' by Samuel Gompers, president of the 4. F. O. L.. in 6. letter received today by T. V. O'Connor, President of the Interna- rionaI Longshoremen's Union.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-13
RUSSIAN vICTORS WOULD CONFER
 MITHLETTS
Commander of Russian Forces Invites Let's and Essthonians to Confer
 ence.

Copenhagen, Oct. 1S-C1aiming to have checked the attack of Lettish troops who landed at Idbau from Brit ish vessels and who attacked the left flank of his forces, Colonel Avalof- Bermondt, commander of the forces of the Russian general govern ment," has, since taking Riga, invited the Let's and Esthonians to confer with him at Mitau. The purpose of this proposed conference Is, accord ing to an announcement by Colone Avaloff- -Bermondt, to 'prevent fur. ther b1oodshed and to bring about joint action against the Bolsheviki." 7"
 There has been no indication of ali advance east of Riga by the Ger mano-Russian forces, and it seems probable the taking of the city will terminate the offensive for the time being. The landing of 5O,00O Lettfsh troops at Libau was a new develop ment in operations along the Bal tic, but, with the exception of the reference made to it by Colonel Ava -Bermondt, nothing is known as to the success of the movement.
 In the meantime, the town of Yam burg, about 75 miles southeast of Pet rograd, has been taken by the Rus sian northwestern army.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-13
YaIllE)lll' Marks Start
 Of Drive
Capture of City By Rus sians May Mean Petro-
 grad Objective. LETTS HOLD OUT
 EAST OF RIGA

London, Oct. 13-The capture of Yamburg marks the beginning of the push by troops of the Russian North western army under General Yuden- itch, toward Petrograd, according to 8 despatch to the Daily Mail, filed on Saturday at Iibau. General Glaze napp commanded the esca ptors of the place and is reported to have taken four complete Bolshevik regiments, 1000 other soviet troops and the en- tire staff of the Tenth Bolshevik di- vision. General Glazenapp's losses are reported to have been 27 killed and 150 wounded.
 General Vladinirof, who was main 1y instrun ental in organizing the of fensive, is quoted by the despatch Ias saying that the German-Russian offensive under Colonel AvaIof-Ber- mondt, came too late to stop the ad- vance Of the Russian northwestern army.
 As far as latest reports disclose the situation, Lettish troops still hold the eastern part of Riga, on the right bank of the Duma, but there is no news later than Saturday and the position is obscure. All reports con- cur in stating that Colonel Avaloff- ,Bermondt's troops have occupied EhorenberK.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-13
DISCUSS PETITION RECENTLY SENT
 ID WASHINGTON

The meeting at The Stratf1eid this noon under the auspices of the Bridgeport Electoral School Cam paign club which was called for the purpose of discussing the petition re- gently sent to President Wilson by 15 Bridgeport workmen. was well at tended.
 The petition was intended to repre- sent the employees viewpoint in the present relations between capital and labor. It was hoped this document would be of some service in paving the way for an adjustment of the difficulties to be discussed at the labor conference held in Washington, D. C., this week.
 Manufacturers, member of the Chamber of Commerce and clergy men of different creeds were present at today's gathering and made sug- gestfons which the local club will consider in its present campaign. The officers of the club are: President, Clare F. Bickel; secretary, Martin J. Barrett; chairman of executive com mittee, Charles O: Frye.
 The club will hold a meeting at St. Joseph's hall, Barnum avenue, tomor- row night at o'clock. Rev. George J. Donahue and others will speak
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-13
NEW DRY ACT
 ID HAVE LITTLE
 EFFECT IN CITY

The Dry Enforcement Act passed by Congress last week will have little or no effect on the brewing business in this city, according to the state ments of the officials of the local breweries.
 Louis Kutcher of the Home Brew cry, says that they are not making any beer that will be affected by the new law and will continue as at pres ent.
 At the Connecticut Breweries it was said that the Brewers usually held a meeting to decide what course they will take whenever any new law is passed. Insofar, no meeting has been held for this purpose and none has been called.
 At the Ruppert Branch, 1t was stated that they received all their instructions from New York several days before any change was to be made. As yet no instructions have been sent in reference to the new law.