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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-08
Routt Meets
 Olsen At B.
 A.C. Monday

Railroad" Routt. popular wrestling instructor of the Birmingham Athletic Club, will appear in public next Mon day night in a match with Silent" Ol- sen. a professional grappller. The match will take place at the B. A. c.
 Rout. since his connection with the Athletic Club, was been matched once, against Young Hackenschmidt of Bos- ton. The local boy won easily, pinning Hackenschmidt' shoulders flat once, and making him yell calf in the sec ond fall
 The coming match should be good one The apparent equality of ability and experience bids fair to make Mon days bout an interesting one.
 Routt is sometimes called Young Stecher He certainly resembles this celebrity in the wrestling world in one respect, at least He possesses a pair of scissors that is enough to make any man quit the mat once he has felt the full force of their pressure. In his match with Hackensschmidt Routt ob- tained body scissors and ended the affair then and there. He has a strong pair of trunks, and he certainly uses them to advantage
 A first-class preliminary bill will be arranged for the match, consisting of amateur wrestling and boxing, and a comedy act or two. Coach Hutsell and Boxing Instructor Tompkins will have charge of this end of the affair.
 The preliminaries will begin at S:50 o'clock, with the big match following soon after. }.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-08
Frank Fishing While Robert Trains Bunch

Bay St. Louis, Miss, April 7.-Charlie Frank is sticking to his fishing and saying nothing. He's letting Bob Hig- gins do all the work in attending to the chores and squad. In fact, fishing is so good down here, the Atlanta ball club manager has about decided to re- main on the bay until Saturday Mean while the Crackers will keep up the daily drills.
 1t developed during the past week that Daniel Boones injured leg will not come around for at least a month yet, and he has been sent to his home in Alabama to rest up until he is en- tirely recovered which will probably be two weeks or longer after the sea- sons opening.
 There are seven good pitchers. of on the Cracker pay roll. and Manager Higgins must soon, cut down to five or six twirlers. With the player limit raised to fifteen, it is likely that six hurlers will be carried The men with the club now are Ray Roberts, Slate Ledbetter Monte Trieste, Joe Thor burn. Lefty Suggs, Tom Seehan and Boone. Just which to cut off the team is the problem now confronting Bob.
 It may be that this entire bunch will be carried until Boone reports, and when he does, the gent to go will then be selected. Kid Powell has already made good behind the bat. as Higgins assistant The other positions are still unsettled. At first base, it looks as if Brenner is bit too green, and Sammy Mayer probably will be seen at that cushion at the opening. Flohr at second is showing fairly we'll, but may not stick. Zippy King has about nailed down the shortfield, and Damrau and Mittwede are fighting it out at third, with Damrau having the edge.
 Joe Guyon, Sammy Mayer, Eugene Suggs, a brother of Lefty and Hardin Herndon are now battling for the out field positions. Mayer and Herndon are not worrying, of course. while Guy on and Suggs are making a great fight for the third position. Indian Joe is go- ing great guns. hitting hard and field ing brilliantly, but Suggs, too, is get ting in some good licks. However Flu gene is bit green and is somewhat light, and the speedy redskin probably will be given the call over him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-08
NEW " MAT CHAMPS AND
 MEN THEY DETHRONED
National Wrestling Tournament Here Splendid Success,
 With Keen Competition Demonstrated in All Classes

I match except the deciding one. Pam mow won the title in easy fashion. Max Cans, 1919 champion, didn't at tempt to defend his title this year, most likely because of inability to make the weight
 An upset came in the pound class. Max Cans. champ of 1919 and of pre- ceding years, got only as far as the semi finals. Andrew Callas, who ulti- mately won the title, proved too much for the Chicago wrestler Toto Jaffe, local wrestler, made splendid show ing in his matches and. won his way to the finals. Had he not sprained his ankle in his semi-finals bout, he might have caused the 125-pound class crown to rest upon another head than Callas'
 Bert Johnson, B. A. C., champion of 1919, after winning two matches in the 135-pound class. lost out in the finals to George Metropoulos. The local grap- pier, failed to put up fight in the de- ciding match. With him perished the greatest hope of the B. A. C. of cap turing a title.
 Waino Tikka proved too much for opposition in the welterweight class Pete AMetropoulos inter-allied champ won out to the finals. but was unable to do anything against the New York grappler. Glenn Smith, Gary. Ind, title holder of 1919, failed to show up to de- fend his title
 Eino Leino had an easy time in the middleweight class. He conquered all opponents with ease, pinning flat the shoulders of each oponent against whom he was matched. Walter Maurer disposed of George Tragos, 1919 champ, in the semi-finals match. and thus won his way into the finals. Leino was too much for Maurer in the deciding match. and won the title in six minutes time by gaining a fall over the Chi cago grappler.
 Stanton Candy, local hope. failed to make a showing in the commission weight class, having the misfortune to be matched against Karl Kunert, Gary. Ind, 1919 champ. who repeated and won the title again. Kunert met his greatest difficulty in Fred Meyers, who took part in the finals match.
 Babe" Taylor B. A. C.. was the sen- sation of the heavyweight class. The giant football player, without any previous experience on the mat, en- tered the tournament, and fought his way to the finals, losing out to Na- thaniel Pendleton only after hard struggle. Stanley Czarnecke. Gary, Ind, 1919 champ, was not present to defend his title.
 The tournament was one of the greatest ever staged by the A. A. U. to decide the national wrestling cham pionships and was in every way a success.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-08

G1T1IIs' is the story of charlestonian,
 perhaps the most wonderful turf
 come back in history; a horse which raced with the best in the land six years ago. broke down, hauled a bak- cry wagon for years-and now is back winning races in spectacular fashion.
 Charlestonian, the brown gelded son of Woolsthorpe- Espionage made his racing debut on the New York tracks back in 1913. As a two-year-o.d. he was sent against the great stromboli and ran away from him. The follow ing season he opened the year with a victory in the Larchmont stakes, and followed by romping home ahead in the historic Withers. The price of 40 to 1 was quoted against him and he raced against Reamer, Gamer, old Rosebud and num- Der of other famous thoroughbreds. But he won easily.
 After his victory in that contest an offer of $20.oOo was made for Charleston ian. It was refused. For Charlestonian right then gave promise of becoming one of the most remarkable thoroughbreds in racing history. But even before he ran another race he broke down in one ot his workouts. Both tendons of the front legs were bowed.
 Every means was used to restore Charlestonian to racing power. The great est veterinarians in America worked upon his legs, but to no avail. Finally Charlestonian was sold tc the owner of a bakery concern in New York. lmme- : diately upon securing possession of the one-time $20,000 race horse, the baker set Charlestonan to work hauling wagon.
 For more than three years the horse held down that job. At the end of that time the wife of his owner took great fancy to him because Of his gentle dis position and his remarkable intelligence. So she begged Charlestonian out of baN-' cry wagon harness and used him for awhile as a saddle horse. The woman mo- ticed that Charlestonians legs seemed sound again. She commented upon 1t to her husband and he looked over Charles
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-08

St, Paul's outfit is expected in cur midst early today and it will give two performances. the other taking place Friday at the same hour as pre- vious tragedies this spring at Rick wood.
 If it is a fine, large day, Birming- ham fanGom will be out en masse with blood in the eye. vengeance in the heart and a torpid liver.
 Advance reports brought into the Molesworth camp last night by air plane courier indicate the St, Paul flour founders are feeling mean and looking wicked, They've been SUD- plying amusement for the Chicka- saws in series of open-air pajama parties way down in the Mississippi delta.
 How they ever became tangled up with Belzoni. a burg of 500 white people and 2,500 negroes, may ever
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-08
Yannigans Vie With Regulars At Rickw ood

Disappointment over the postpone Paul Saints of the American Associa- ton proved too strong for the Barons, and drastic action was resorted to. Scrub one" first rang out, but at once gave way to@the call for a regular bat tie. The Yannigans and the regulars Were organized, and game of supNrior excellence was soon under way
 Everybody hit and everybody ran. Everybody muffed flies and grounders, and nobody cared. 1t was, so to speak, s~ experimentation of battle royals, cricket. football and bean bag tossed together into a whole, with bare resemblance to baseball.
 The official scorer became real ex- cited when Griffith poled out three bageer to left field, and forgot to mark the tallies down as they occurred. He discarded his book and joined in the general confusion and racket. Al Ellis became jealous at the shouts of the on his next trip to plate did his dern- dest to duplicate, and with admirable success. His hit went exactly in the same direction as Griffith's. and for the same number of bags. Al became so puffed over his hit, in fact, that when the opportunity came for him to score he merely raised his olfactory organ to the skies and sauntered across the plate while Catcher Bote gently but firmly tagged him out.
 On the level, now, the Barons cer- tainly had a good workout yesterday afternoon After the match game, Molesworth sent the infield through short practice, and the new lineup worked together like well oiled ma chinery. This is the way the infield looked in practice yesterday Pete, catcher; Bernsen. first base; Stuart. second base; Croll, shortstop; Steven son. third base Moley at the bat.
 "Stuffy" Stuart several times won the applause of the motley crew" which elected to witness yesterday aft ernoon's practice. The new second baseman seems to be a wonder. He is death on the grounders. eats up the flies, and snatches down big Pete's pegs in splendid style. Moley and Proxy Smith smiled in glee al sight of the good work of the new man, One more bad problem has been shot to pieces by the acquisition of Stuart
 Tom Stevenson looked good at third base. Tom is just getting over a slight injury which has prevented his taking part in games this season. He seems as good as ever both in the field and at the bat. He snags down the hot ones a third just like he used to do at short.
 Black played shortstop on the Yam iiigan team yesterday. He seems to be better at this position than at second base. Who knows but the pink com plected infielder may develop into a rival of Ralph Croll for the short field position?
 Pitcher Hap Henderson is coming along fine now. and should be able to take part in one game of the series with St. Paul.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-08

of Lee Magee to the Chicago Cubs, and who is ready to step in at third. second or short, and Ray Schmandt, who pre-, fers first base, but has done we'll at second. Baird was taken from St Louis late last season for the. waiver price, Schmandt was with the Superbas for 3S games in 1918. then went into the army He returned for the 1919 training, but was spiked at Jacksonville, Fla, by Frank Brazill. now with Connie Mack's Athletics. and did not play until near the end of the 1919 campaign He was just getting his batting eye back when the season closed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-08
1920 CHAMPIONS

1OS-POund Class tbantamweightD- Karl Benson, Swedish-American Attn Ietic Club, New York. Former cham pion, J. F. Meagher, Gary Y. NJ. c. A.
 115-P und CIass fentherweight)- Sam Pammow, Chicago Hebrew Insti- tute, Chicago. Former champion, Max Cans, Morris Athletic Club, Chicago.
 125-Pound Class Especial weight)- Andrew CalIas, Creek Olympic Club, Chicago. Former champion. Max Cans, Mo ris Athletic Club, Chicago.
 135-Pound Class Uightweight- George Metr pouIOs, Gary Y. M. C. A. Former champion, Bert Johnson, Bir- mingham Athletic Club. Birmingham.
 145-Pound Class (welterweight)- wnino Tikka, Finnish-American Ath- letic Club, New York. Former cham pion. Glenn smith, Gary Y. M. c. A.
 15S-Pound Class (middIeweighD-- Eino Leino, New York Athletic Club, New York. F rme champion, George Tragos. Gary Y. M. C. A.
 17J-POund Glass Commission weighD-karI kunert, Gary Y. M. C. A. Kunert held 1919 title also.
 Over 175-Pounds (heavyweight- Nathaniel Pendieton, New York Ath- letic Club, New York. Former cham pioD. Stanley Czarnecke, Gary Young Mems Oh istian AssOciati II.
 A glance over the list of new na- tional wrestling champions and the 1919 kings now dethroned is proof evil dence of the terrific battling that took place al the Birmingham Athletic Club during the tournament just completed.
 Many a good man went down under weight of superior skill and greater experience. The latter was the cause in main of the failure of the local grapplers to win single title. There were only two men on the team who have had any real experience in the grappling game. Johnson, -pounder, and Stanton Candy, 175-pound grap- pier.
 In the 10S-pound class, Benson met little opposition in the semi finals, but in the deciding match. against Sol Berry, local boy. the little Swede was up against the real thing. However. Berry is boy fin his early teens, and Benson a mature man. The result was inevitable. J. F. Meagher of Gary Ind, fai1e dto compete in the 1920 tourna- ment and so lost his title without a struggle.
 Karl Benson attempted to capture two crowns, that of the 10S-pound class and that of the 115-pound class. Sam Pammow was the only obstacle which grappler.. as the. latter. won. every
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-08

Pitcher Hap Henderson is coming along fine now. and should be able to take part in one game of the series with St. Paul.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-08
BROOKLYN CLUB HAS
 GOOD SUBSTITUTES

New York, April 5.-Uncle Wilbert Robinson. manager of the Brooklyn Su- perbas, points with pride this spring to the fact that for the first time since beginning of the 1918 campaign, the Superbas have a strong lot of substi- tute players. The substitute infield- CTS are Doug Baird. whose speciality is third base, but can fill in at second Or short; Petite Kilduff, who was re-,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-08
OXFORD-CAMBRIDGE
 RELAY TEAM SAILS
 FOR NEW YORK, U. $,
By Associated Press

Southampton, England, April Tine Oxford Cambridge relay team which is to compete in the two-niile race at the University of Pennsylvania carnival April 30 and May sailed today on the steamer Adriatic for New York.
 The team consists of Col. A. Ii. Strade Jackson, the Olympic l,ooo- metre champion; Tatham, Stallard, Rudd, Montague and Milligan. Aifreu Strubb. the famous distance runner, who is well known in the united States. is trainer for the team.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-08
HERE'S GOOD NEWS
 FOR WOMEN FANS

Announcement was made yester- day by the Birmingham Baseball Association, 2O17 Third avenue, that bargain day season books for ladies are now on snle. The price is $1 and entities the holder to free ad- ,nfsstOn to the grandstand every Tuesday and Friday, except that the wnr tax of cents must be paid. On ali other days, except opening day and holidays. it entities the holder to admission to the grand- stand for % cents.
 This is . saving to those who only attend the games occasionally, and the hest bargain of the season for women and girls who go often.
 If you want a schedule of all Southern League games call or drop . postal card tO Billy West. 2O17 Third avenue. They are free for the asking.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-08

remain mystery. It is supposed the Memphis and St, Paul teams lost their way in seeking to become extri- cated from Greensburg. Miss. and came to in Belzoni.
 Anyway. they gave little exhi- bition there. with Memphis getting the applause of the populace. and then beat it on a mixed train for Clarksdale,
 Today's music at Redwood will be played by the following mixed or
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-08

With the official season scheduled in six days, the fans are awaiting today's game with no little interest. Indeed, it might be said they are in an excited state of expectancy Stewart, the second baseman, obtained from the Philadelphia Nationals, will be on the job today, and the two per- formances should afford the fans a basis for diagnosis of the local situa- tion.
 Another game is slated for Sat urday with the University of Ala bama team at Tuscaloosa.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-08
RELATED SAINTS
 DUE HERE TODAY
Minnesotas American Association Crew Delayed By Chicks, Chiggers Pink Boil WeeviI and
 Mississippi Skeeters.

Battered in 43 melee with Uncle McCoskeys boys, bit by Bezon ciggers ncked by the boil weev sung Yazoo river skeeters the St. Paul faction of the Twin Cities the ditch from Minneapolis failed to reach civilization yesterday
 The Minnesota American Association was delayed changing when the Saints from the Dog the Peevne division of the Mississippi Valley ramway Wednesday, consequently the festivities yesterday postponed this afternoon
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-05-18

thetic and the parents and attending
physicians are hopeful OF a recovery.
Friends OF the Stephens family are
deeply sympathetic over the condition
brought about by so serious all
ment in a babe OF the tender age of a
year and yet are sharing the hopeful
ness of the others that everything VIII
One out for the best.
The Ladies Aid of the First NJ. Z.
church at Indiana Harbor will meet
socially on Thursday afternoon at the
home Of Mrs. Ida Baker. 1884 Fir st.
The assistant hostess viii be Mrs.
Gritty. All members are asked to be
present.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Barr Of Grape
vine st. have returned from Rochester.
Ind. where they have been in attcn-
dance at the funeral Of a grandparnt
Of Mrs. Barr and whose interment took
place in that city.
Women or Moose Heart Legion OF
East Chicago VIII meet this evening
at the X. Of r. hall and initiate a
waiting list Of candidates who are urg-
cd to be present and on time so that
tho part OF business pertaining to the
adoption ca nbe quickly disposed OF
and the latter evening spent socially
All members are requested to be(pres-
cnt too
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-05-18

Mrs. James Battersby of Drummond
st was among those from Indiana
Harbor who visited Chicago yesterday.
Elm Grove. woodmen Circle of Ind
lana Harbor. will hold their regular
meeting this evening with an crSe
for all members to be present.
The young ladies of the Calumet
Telephone Exchange organized into
club under the name of The Blue
Bells" announce everything in readi-
ness for their May hop" which will
take place al the Masonic Temple date
OF May 27th The club fis extending
a welcome to the public generally and
it will give the individual an oppor-
tunity to meet the young ladies who
perform the officious office of caring
for their daily calls via the phone. The
receipts of the evening will be used
for recreational purposes which none
can deny is honestly accorded to the
young ladies and it will be according
10 the patronage of that evening how
much can be expended for the artici-
pated pleasures The affair is not in
sitstional. Tickets can be procured
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-05-18
Twin City
Neus Notes

The first of seasonal recitals Will be
given this evening in Indiana Harbor
by Mrs. NJ. f. Critics. director Of piano
music at the United Presbyterian par
lors. Hemlock St and 13Sth. The class
under instruction viii be divided in
equal proportions and the first part
VIII be the participants OF this eve
ming and Friday evening at the same
place. the other half will be the per-
formers. The recital is compliment
tary TO the public. The talent OF the
pupils is the consideration, and en-
coura cement to them in the advance
u1ent of their work is the meritorious
i'm of the teacher. There is a most
cordial welcome extended to all who
appreciate the various phases of mu-
sic technique.
Miss Alice Klemm. night chief oper-
ator at the Calumet Exchange is home
for rest from her s.rdous duties at
the exchange. Miss Klemm has not
been well of late and the absence from
work was prescribed by her attending
physician. Her co-associates and the
public generally trust that her recu-
peration Will be speedy.
Tomorrow number OF Northside la
dies OF East Chicago will meet at the
Earring ave. and hold a social A club
formation OF these neighbors and
friends IS under consideration at the
present time and may be perfected at
a near meeting.
Mrs. William olds will be hostess To
The members Of her Pinochle Club to-
marrow evening.
The music department Of the East
Chicago Woman's Club VIII meet with
the retiring president of the club Mrs.
= l.. Reid. at her home in Beacon St
en- Friday afternoon for the purpose
Of reelection of their officers.
Charles Passions. who is manager OF
the Atlantic and Pacific Tea store in
East Chicago. is leaving this city on
Saturday TO take a similar position
with the same firm who has a4=-ge
store at Crown Point. Mrs Passions
and the little daughter will accom-
pany. The family has become quite |
well acquainted during their business I
relations in this city and many regret !
% know Of their departure Success
rs wished them in their new leld
The Sunshine Embroidery Club which
vas to meet in an all-day session to-
morrow with Mrs. Robert Hacker
SifS Grapevine St, is postponed. A
luncheon which was to have been
served at noon by the hostess will be
held a week later
Word regarding the babe of Mr.. and /
Mrs. Jack Stephens who was taken to
the Mercy Hospital in Gary in very
precarious condition and suffering what
IS believed to be mastoid disturbances
underwent the operation but no oen- |
rite knowledge can be gained at this
limo regarding the outcome other than
that the child rallied from the anaes-