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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-27
Corbett's Daily Letter
 On Great Sport Topics
ay JAMES J. CORBETT

with a grin on his ghastly looking face. said to Sudenberg:
 Pretty soon it'1l be- my turn, Johnny"
 Through the second Sudenberg con tinued battering Dempsey. He tried for a knockout with an earnestness such as few men ever have shown. He felt sure that each time he dropped Demp- sey it would be the last for Jack. But always the youngster managed to clam Der to his feet. And he did more. Most men, groggy and dazed as was Demp- sey would have played it safe and at tempted to clinch along. But not Demp- sey He simply wouldn't stop hurling himself at Sudenberg. No matter how often Sudenberg hit him, or how often he dropped him, Dempsey wouldn't quit his rushing tactics
 The display of courage by Dempsey eventually broke the heart of Suden- Der. He became convinced that Jack wasn't quite human; that there was something of the super-man about this fellow who had taken enough blows to stop dozen men. but who wouldn't halt And as Sudenberg slowed up, Dempsey began to cut loose.
 q don't recall just how many times Johnny floored me in those early rounds, but I evened up things all right" relates Jack. T sort of tired him out by letting him hit me and then I went slamming into him and 1 guess I dropped him a whole lot more times
 than he had dropped me. Anyway, the referee must have thought so for wher | the 10 rounds had ended he gave me l the decision and the crowd chereed me i for it."
 1 Oh, yes Jack Dempsey is game l don't make any mistake about that.
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B|G LEAGUE SCOUT
 ID LOOK 'EM OVER Gene McCann, Ivory Hunter for Reds, Says Barons Are
 Leagues Best

Scout Gene McCann, famous ivory hunter of the Cincinnati Reds, is in Birmingham and will be a spectator at the dou- bleheader between the Travel CTS and the Barons this after noon. Scout McCann is mak- ing a tour of the Southern league and has already seen five clubs in action.
 ''To my mind Birmingham has the
 best balanced club in the circuit"
 said Mir. McCann to friends yester-
 day afternoon. q am down here
 without any particular mission or
 without any particular player in
 minds The noted judge of ball
 players was disappointed when
 rain blocked the battle yesterday
 afternoon, he is anxious to get
 peep at both teams.
 Just what material the Cincinnati Reds are needing is hard to figure but it is probable that Manager Moran wants to have few second-string players on hand in case any of his all- star aggregation is laid up with in jurieS.
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Utility Team Wins

Anniston, May 26.-Gip Young gave up only three hits in the Sunday game at Camp Mcclellan between Lineville and the utilities team, but each ono of the hits were matched by Line vile man crossing the home plate Tie utilities players went them one bet ter by putting five runners across the home plate. &
 The game was featured by the con- sistent mound work of the camp pitch CT, and the support given him by the camp players .One of the largest crowds assembled on the reservation in recent weeks gathered for the Sun day game and a long line of au.os extended out beyond the right field.
 The game Sunday was the last or a two-series staged on the cantonment. the Saturday game being called draw at the first half of the ninth because of the dissatisfaction of the Lineville players at a decision of the umpire.
 The Lineville team is composed of semi professional timber of the high est type. while the camp players are ready for breaking into organised baseball of the best.
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LoCAI.-By MIRE

Nashville returns home tonight ana Dick Kaufman, their star first sacker will get back in the game. We just nat urally feel like the Vols are going to spurt and the Crackers are going to slump. Watch this prediction.
 Torkelson. the read headed Iantomme artist, has pitched and won six straight games for New Orleans this season. wait till Moley's men get to him.
 With five men hitting over 300 and the team leading the league both in hfttlns and fielding, we'll have to charge anou'' 90 per cent of the PHronial set-backs tnls season to the pitchers. We can remember only two games in which the pitchers uio. well and then lost.
 The fact that the Barons have won seven of their last nine games with d catcher on third base is pretty good eVi- dence that Moley has assembled strons team. When William returns they ought to make it hard on every club In the circuit. |" l Watch the catching duel at Rfckwood tbis afternoon Peters and Brottem are ga silly the best in the league and very few runners are apt to fatten their base stealing avemges during the afternoon ! MT Hengeveld may be rushed to the mound by Kid Elberfield in one or the 1 games This lad with the peculiar mon
 icker pitched four innings Friday ana | should be able to go today. 1 Rurleigh Grimes relieved Cadore yes terdav and got credit for winning an ! other game. He has won and lost 7. i About 800 kids were disappointed when the min knocked them out of chance
 to s<e yesterdays battle as the guest oI
 the local baseball club. They were out at the park waiting when the deluge l started.
 | Molev admits that the Pelicans nave the hest hurling staff in the league ana the Baron chieftain says further that 1 nitcbers are two-thirds of the team, Dut conceding all this the chubby one IS Will ing to stack his team up against any ol 'em.
 Gavvv Cravath of the Phillies is lead ing the National league hitters with an
 average of 563 for the first IA ga<es'
 Emil Meusel, ex-Baron, is clouting the
 sphere at .370 clip
 Arthur Johnson won and lost only
 with Mobile but Rob Coleman shunted him to a class c lelgue.
 Walter Johnson has won and lost l games for the Washington Senators this season.
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T0RKELSON WINS
 SIXTH STRAIGHT Titian-Haired Pei Clown Puts It Over the Vols by
 Narrow Margin

New Orleans, May 26.-New Orleans wound up long home stay by taking tne final game of the series here this after noon from Nashville to 5. Torkelson. pitching his sixth straight victory hurleo airtight ball for five innings but in the sixth walked four men, one of Whlch scored on an infield out, and in the eighth Nashville punched two hits with two errors and scored three runs. Jon nard was ineffective. Score:
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ANNISTON SPORTS
Philpot Beats Shipp

Anniston, May 26.-(Special)-T1e extreme rivalry which exists between the Jack Shipp and Philpot ball teams of Anniston brought the two aggrega- tions together in an early Monday morning contest, which wound up in clean cut shutout for the Philpot play ers the score being to at the end of the ninth spasm.
 Philpot occupied the mound for his own team during the first four innings of the Monday game without giving up a hit Frank Smith of the Philpct team was hit in the head by a pitched ball and went to the grass, while his teammates played two innings of fast ball. getting back into the game after a short rest.
 Two double plays, Philpot to Smith, featured the contest.
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Brazil Ties Uruguay

Rio Janeiro, May 26.-Playins in the final game for the football cham nionship of South America, the teams Brazil and Uruguay bat tied to a tie here today, the score pc : ing 2-2 The game was played in the rain. Another contest will be played during the coming week Brazll touay won the water polo championship, de- feating the Uruguayan team by score of Il to 0.
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COLLEGE GAMES
Navy, 10: St. Johns of Annapolis, 4.

semi-professional team, with major ity of the members returned soldiers. and having the backing of theN War camp community service. is an imme- diate prospect for Anniston. def mite organization of a high-class az gregation will probably be completed during the present week.
 The team which is now partially complete went to Piedmont Saturday and defeated the strong team at that place A feature of the Piedmont game was the mound work of Earl HawkiIs who struck out 23 men and allowed only three scratch hits.
 The new team will meet the CamT Mcclellan utilities team at the catrI Tuesday afternoon. and contest ful of pep is expected as result Of snt first coming together of the old-timer' and the men who are getting ready tt give the people of Anniston and sur rounding country taste of real sport
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
Athletics Stop Tigers

Detroit, May 26-Ten bases on balls, four errors and a wild pitch by Kallio aided Philadelphia in breaking De- troit's winning streak today, to 5. The visitors scored five of their rui's in the eighth by punching hits with +braa masses Score: RH E |. Philadelphia ... 900 III o5o-S z Detroit . 900 104 000-5 4 Batteries: Perry. Kinney and Me- Avoy Roland, Cunningham, kalllo ana AinSmith.
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Wheat's Homer Aids Dodgers

Brooklyn, N, Y., May 26.-zack Wheat's home run over the right field wall in the eighth inning today with the score tied proved to be the winning tally, Brooklyn defeating St. Louis by a score of to 2 A double, two singles and careless throw to the infield by Heathcote which caused his summary removal by Manager Hickey added two more runs in the eighth Meadows was poorly supported.
 Score: R.H E. st. Louis ,. GOO 900 2O0-2 6 , Brooklyn .... 900 100 13x-5 13 3
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the series.
 Little Rock is everywhere regarded as one of the three best teams in the league and if the locals can emerge from the days work with two victories on thelr string it will widen the margin by whlch thev retain the runner-up's position. Morrison is going good now and Sigman has won his last four consecutive games,
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Summary: Earned runs, off Torkeisor z off Jonnard 5. Two base mt, McDoiiaiu' three base hit. Ellam; home run, loihe
 son. Sacrifice hits, Deberry 2; SuillVan' Wickham. Double play, Meyers to El- lam to Burke Struck out by Torkelson &. Inv Jonnard ,. Bases on balls of TOT kelson 4: off Jonnard 3. Time or game 1.s5. Umpires, Brennan and Camppeh.
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Reds Celebrate Moran Day

Philadelphia, May 26-Cincinnati cele- brated Pat Moran Day. here today by defeating Philadelphia to 5. The Reds manager was the recipient of numerous gifts from local fans and the players ot the home club.
 Filler was hit hard all through the game, but the hits were well scattered and he was saved more than once by sharp fielding Score:
 RH E. Cincinnati .............. 600 O05 20O-7 Is 7 Philadelphia ............ ll0 OOO l1l-5 E Eller, Fisher and Rariden, Wingo Packard, G. Smith and Adams.
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Red Sox Play Bad Ball

Cleveland May 26.-Boston played wild ball today and Cleveland won 12 to '. Morton, who started the game for Cleveland was driven from the box in three innings while Coveleskie, who replaced him, was hit hard, also. Gard ner's hitting. with men on bases, was a feature. Score: R. Ii E Roston oO3 1Os oOO- 13 Cleveland ..... 120 161 01*-12 1S c
 Batteries: James, Caldwell. Pen mock, Ruth and Walters; Coveleskie. NTortor opd O,Nail1
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GAMES TODAY

Little Rock at Birmingham two games)
 Chattanooga at Mobile. Nashville at New Orleans. Memphis at Atlanta.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
Douo1ass Allows Only One Hit

Boston, May 26.-A single by Ray Pow ell with two out in the first inning was the only hit made off Phil Douglass who pitcNed Chicago to to victory over Boston today A triple by Mann, followed by Kilduff's single through Smith, scored the only run. Manager Mitchell of Chi cago was elected from the park by um- pire Byron for protesting a decision.
 Score: R.H E. Chicago ........... GOO 100 0O0--1 10 Q Boston .................. OOO OOo 0Oo-0 U Douglass and Killifer; Rudolph, North TOD and Gowdy.
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Browns Win a Close One

St. Louis, May 26.-While New York was attempting a double play which would have retired the side in the tenth Sisler scored in the second with the run that gave St. Louis it's sec ond straight victory over the Yankees, to i Score: R. H. E. New York .... 010 900 900 0--1 13 l St. Louis ..... 900 900 100 1-2 ?
 Batteries: Quinn and Ruel; Gallia and Billings.
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Two-base hits, Christenbury. Three base hits, Galloway, Carroll, c. Griffin. Seven hits with 6 runs off Adams in 6 innings. Struck out, by Fentress 3, by Adams, l. Sacrifice hits, Carroll, High. Stolen bases, Mayer, c. Griffin, Walsh. Christenbury Time, hours. Empires, Shibley and Pfennipger.
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FENTRESS HUR[S CHICKS ID VICTORY Barger's Patched-Up Team Beats Cholly Franks
 Youngsters

Atlanta, May 26.-Although outhit, Mem phis combined its hits with Atlanta er- TOTS today and won, to 4. Cracker ral- lies in. the sixth and ninth fell short.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-27
SPORTS
 By ROR McDAVIn
Barons and 'FRazor-Backs'
 Play Double-Header Today
First Game Called 215Morrison and SIgman Due to Oppose Stone and Robinson-Ltte Rock
 Has Strong Team

pulling down their desks and grab
 ping for the yesterday afternoon Puvus unsops one ot gardens had good day ot
 not so with the their lettuce Rkwood awart today the first battle starting
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GAMES TODAY

Washington at Chicago. New York at St. Louis. Philadelphia at Detroit. Boston at Cleveland.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE

RESULTS YESTERDAY New York 4, Pittsburg 3. Chicago l, Boston o. Cincinnati ', Philadelphia 5. Brooklyn 5, St. Louis 1.
 GAMES TODAY Chicago at Boston. St. Louis at Brooklyn. Pittsburg at New York. Cincinnati at Philadelphia.
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Although Outhit Sox Win

Washington, May 26 = Chicago punched hits today and defeated Wash ington for the second consecutive time, 3 to 2 Chicago was outhit by the Senators. but sensational heldlng nv Jackson Risberg and Schalk kept the soora down Score. R H. E. Washington ..... O1o 900 1oo--2 8 Q Chicago III 900 Oo*-3 Q
 Batteries: Thompson, Craft an1 Picinich; Williams and Schalk.
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The hurling assignments for the Barons will probably fall to Morrison and SEE man. while Stone and Robinson are slated to work for the Travellers Three- fourtbs of all twin bills are of course divided, but Moley will make speclai effort to cop both ends of the enter
 sain,,,e,1t this afternoon and thereby gain
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LEAGUE STANDINGS
SOuTHERN LEAGUE
RESULTS YESTERDAY

Birmingham-Little Rock (raln). Chattanooga Mobile (wet grounds). New Orleans 6, Nashville 3. Memphis ', Atlanta 4.
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Garden showers are rather irritating to rabid fans, even though they oo bring smiles of joy to the mugs UT city farmers. However, if old Sol wlhs his battle with J. Pluvius this after noon there should be about 40oO 1alth ful on hand to cheer the Moleys.
 With a big league scout in the stands both teams will doubtless exert every ounce of energy in their systems in an endeavor to appear at the best posslple advantage.
 Morrison and Sigman are due to pitch today, but Moley might run Crews in at the last moment. Sigman, being lefthander, should prove rather tough for the Travellers, who have many southpaw swatters in their lineup.
 Dame Rumor hath it that Roy Ellam
 is about to sign Frank Kitchens, the Pelican cast-off, but up in Nashville Gabby Street is so popular that the report hasn't gained credence. The Vols have signed Walter Wer-
 ner, ex-Barron, to play the outfield and Tex Mcdonald will be brought in
 from the garden and stationed at third base. Ellam has also taken on young
 pitcher by the name of Martin. The Pesky Pels won again yesterday. According to the schedule they are due to play the Vols again today but the A. P. report from the gin-fizz burg Said yesterdays battle would be the end of the home stay.
 Tonight the Pelicans leave New Or leans for long road trip. embracing 19 games, four with Little Rock. four with Memphis, four with Chatta-
 nooga, four with Nashville and three with Mobile. If they lose II of these 1 IS the Barons should overtake them Following the twin-bill today | Moleys men leave for Chattanooga, where they play four games, double l bill being staged in Lookoutville on 1 Friday. Returning here Saturday our ! boys entertain the Atlanta outfit and i then leave for a two weeks road trip. | Lena" Styles caught the full game 1 for the Crackers yesterday and laced out couple of bingles, but the crip- pied Chicks won, Fentress again turning the trick. President Tom Watkins of the Memphis club is now ] in the east looking around for ball. players with which to strengthen Bar gers wounded brood.
 1 The impression prevails that Fisher, our new rightfielder is loafing in rightfield but as a matter of fact Fish" has a bad leg and is unable to get around with | any speed. Don't worry boys, if he wasn''
 doing his best Moley wouldn't have him
 ont there 20 minutes
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
RESULTS YESTERDAY

Chicago 8, Washington 2. Boston ', Cleveland 2.
 Philadelphia 8, Detroit 5. St. Louis ?, New York l.
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Cooper Loses His Own Game

New York, May 26-New York defeated Pittsburg in the first game of the series here today by a score of to 3. Cooper of Pittsburg lost the game in the third inn ing when he filled three bases on balls His tumble and sacrifice fly gave New York two runs. Benton of the Giants was well supported with men on the bases. Score:
 R.H.E. Pittsburg ...... 001 GOO 020-2 ' New York ....... OPP 900 O004 s ] Cooper and Sweeney; Benton and Me- Casty.
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The impression prevails that Fisher, our new rightfielder is loafing in rightfield. but as a matter of fact Fish" has bad leg and is unable to get around with any speed. Don't worry boys, if he wasn't doing his best Moley wouldn't have him ont there 20 minutes.
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Ball Bug at Work

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Double-Header Today Begins At 2:l5

Garden showers are rather irritating to rabid fans, even though they do bring smiles of joy to the mugs oI city farmers. However, if old Sol wlhs his battle with J. Pluvius this alter noon there should be about 1000 faith full on hand to cheer the Moleys
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Following the twin-bill today Moley's men leave for Chattanooga, where they play four games, double bill being staged in Lookoutville on Friday. Returning here Saturday our boys entertain the Atlanta outfit and then leave for two weeks road trip.
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Tonight the Pelicans leave New Or leans for a long road trip, embracing 19 games, four with Little Rock, four with Memphis, four with Chatta- nooga, four with Nashville and three with Mobile If they lose Il of these IS the Barons should overtake them
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With big league scout in the stanas both teams will doubtless exert every ounce of energy in their systems in an endeavor to appear at the best possible ad dua
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Batting Averages

VIRGINIA LEAGUE Petersburg, 3-7; Newport News, so.
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Morrison and Sigman are due to pitch today, but Moley might run Crews in at the last moment. Sigman, being lcfthander, should prove rather tough for the Travellers, who have many southpaw swatters in their lineup.
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Watch the catching duel at Rfckwooo this afternoon. Peters and Brottem are easily the best in the league anu very fa,y rupners are apt to fatten their base stealth ayemges during the afternoon.
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The fact that the Barons have won seven of their last nine games with catcher on third base is pretty good eVl- dence that Moley has assembled stro,s team When William returns they ought to make it hard on every club in the circuit.
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With five men hitting over 300 and the team leading the league both In hittlhs and fielding, we'll have to charge apou' 90 per cent of the Rhronial set-packs tnlS season to the pitchers. We can remember only two games in which the pitchers did well and then lost.
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Dame Rumor hath it that Roy Elldm is about to sign Frank Kitchens, the Pelican cast-off, but up in Nashville Gabby Street is so popular that the hasn't gained credence.
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MT. Hengeveld may be rushed to the mound by Kid Elberfield in one or the games. This lad with the peculiar mon. ticker pitched four innings frioay aAN should be able to go today.
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Gavvy Cravath of the Phillles IS ieao- ing the National league hitters wltn an average of .563 for the first IA ga<es. Emil Meusel, ex-Baron, is clouting the sphere at gro clip
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The Pesky Pels won again yesterday. According to the schedule they are due to play the Vols again today but the A. P report from the gin -fizz burg Said yesterdays battle would be the end of the home stay.
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Torkelson, the read headed rantomime artist, has pitched and won six straight games for New Orleans this season. wat till Moley's men get to him.
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Arthur Johnson won and lost only with Mobile but Rob Coleman shunted him to a class c lelgue.
 Walter Johnson has won and lost games for the Washington Senators this season.
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Nashville returns home tonight ana Dick Kaufman, their star first sacker will get back in the game. We just nat urally feel like the Vols are going to spurt and the Crackers are going to slump Watch this prediction.
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Moley admits that the Pelicans nave the best hurling staff in the league anu the Baron chieftain says further tila. pitchers are two-thirds of the teath' pu' Ut, noncedine all this the chubby one is will ing to stack his team up against any or 'en.
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The Vols have signed Walter Wer- ner, ex-Barron, to play the outfield and Tex Mcdonald will be brought in from the garden and stationed at third base Ellam has also taken on a young pitcher by the name of Martin.
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Burleigh Grimes relieved Cadore yes terday and got credit for winning an o.,,or ,anoe He has won and lost 2.
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About 800 kids were disappointed when the min knocked them out of chance to s>e yesterdays battle as the guest oI the local baseball club. They were out at the park waiting when the deiuge started.