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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-05-27

Buck Weaver. Chicago White sox
infieider. In playing the game Of hi,
LIE for the American league cham.
pionn. After starting the season a,
third he has been shifted 10 short
stop since Swede RlsberE was hur,
and he has been playing the same
brand Of bail that ranked him ~ one
Of the best third sackers In the
country last year.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-05-27
CLUB OWNERS
SENSE MENACE

Under these Circumstances n might
be said that too much is demanded
OF baseball officials in asking them
TO curb gamblers where public au-
thority fails. And It In only fair 10
say that the baseball owners seem to
realize the gravity Of the situation.
Following conference In Chicago
with Garry Hermann. former chair
man Of the national commission.
President Ban Johnson Of tho Amer.
lean league. has announced that
forces Of one Of the largest detec.
tive agencies in the country would be
employed 10 ferret out gamblers at
all big league ball parks.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-05-27
BASEBALL GAMBLING
MUST STOP; BETTING
MENACE is GROWING
IN BIG LEAGUES

EDITORS NOrEGsmblns must be stamped Of baseball The
gambling
by the evil
infested with gamblers n baseball TO be
gambling eliminated President kleppcr OF the
gamblers the parks and threat
those caught in the At Of betting in Tho paris With mneda"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-05-27

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new charge accounts open
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accounts may have cloth
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fo% discount, II paid By the
10th Of following month.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-05-27

II o~ good die young. II might he
Just as well 10 beware Of the oldest
inhahithnt and HIS rcminincenoes.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-05-27

Chief Bender. tho famous Imam
hurler OF tho Philadelphia Athletics.
il managing the New Haven team in
the Eastern league His team IL In
second place at the present writing.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-05-27

teams fllaf later wvu prunantA.
h managing tho Grand Hapads
team In tho Central league This
scrfbes have named tho team fhs
yoshers la honor Of their man
ags.
Mig C1nrke. the veteran Cleveland
catcher who tried 10 como back with
tho Pitsburg Pirates this spring.
has been released by the Buccaneers
since Charley Schmidt. the regular
receiver. Joined tho squad
Lee Meadows, the Phiiadeiphfa
pitcher. who wears giassos whfls
playing tho national pastims, had q
miraculous escape in a recent game
when a foul tip bounced off Of his
bat and broke bis glasses. the broken
glass badly scratching his face. He
was lucky not 10 lose his eyeaght
lie In considered one Of the best
pitchers in the National league
Calgary was lcsdfng Che West
xn Canals league, according -
last prns reports from uas
North.
Fred Mertle, veteran ffrst sackr.
has been suspended by Manager
Mitchell OF the Chicago Cubs for
talking back on the bench. Turner
Barber, an outfielder. has been TAX
Ing very good caro- Of the first base
JOB.
Chief Bender. tho famous Indfan
hurler Of tho Philadelphia Athletics.
il managing the New Haven team in
the Eastern league His team IL In
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-05-27
Superb
Stock

Hundreds
their former This really worth while opportunity
wardobeaify
yby from these thousands splendid
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-05-27
sArIoSGL I.KAory

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~ Louis 10. Cincinnati ..
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-05-27

Calgary was lcsding uhe West
exn Csnsdz league, according -
last pr~s reports from uhs
North.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-17
Walker Bill Goes
 Into Effect Today
Boxing Commission Issues Licenses to Three Sport
 ing Clubs

New York, September 16-Boxing will be revived here tomorrow night under the new Walker law. which legalizes 15-round bouts. The newly appointed state boxing commission, of which Joseph Johnson is chairman, and the license committee headed by Lawrence Mcclure of the New York Athletic Club, today approved and issued licenses to the Madsion Square Garden Sporting Club of this city and the Queensbury Athletic Club and Vero- drome Athletic Club of Buffalo. N. r.
 Frank A. Tierney, an Albany newspaper man, was appointed first deputy state boxing commissioner and Harry S. Lyons, temporary acting secretary for both com mittees
 Jack Dempsey of Salt Lake City. worlds heavyweight champion, who made personal application, was granted boxer license No. 1. The other box CTS who were given their permits were Johnny Dundee. George Yelling, Joe Benjamin of California and Tommy Noble, Pete Hartley, Sammy Noble and Robert Hensen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-17
Announces Team
 of Golfers to Represent West

Chicago. September 16.-The team of women golfers from the west which will meet eastern players in a contest for the national team championship title. was announced today by Mrs Hathaway Weston, president of the Women's Western Golf Association The event, which will be a curtain raiser to the championship proper, will be played either September 30 or Oc- tober 1 at Cleveland. The big contest is to begin October and end five days later.
 The western team will include Mrs Fred c. Letts, Jr, western champions Miss Elizabeth Klotz, holder of the Chicago womens title; Mrs. Melvin Jones. Miss Edith Cummings, Mrs. E. F. Harwood, all of Chicago, and Miss Frances Hatfield of Milwaukee, Mrs Dave Gaut of Memphis, Miss AIexs Sterling of Atlanta, national woman's champion. and Miss Dorian Kavanaugh of Los Angeles.
 The substitutes include Mrs. Luther Kennett of Coronado, Cal, Miss Mar. jorie Edwards, Miss Carolyn Lee. Miss Dorothy Klotz, Miss Dorothy Higbi. and Miss Ernestine Pearce, all of Chi cago, and Mrs. J. s. Pritchard of Battle Creek, Mich Mrs. Harry D. Hammond of Indianapolis, Mrs. Perry Fisk oi DeKalb. the last three being former western champions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-17
Dixie Football Schedule Opens
 September "A

Atlanta, September 16.-With the close of the baseball season at hand football try-outs are in full swing in the south with at least 2, 800 candidates striving to qualify for varsity gridiron elevens and as many more going in for the academy teams.
 The coming year gives promise of be. ing just as successful, if not more so, than last year. with additional impor- tant games scheduled, and annual fea- tUre games between certain institutions undisturbcd.
 me schedule will open Friday, Sep tember 24, when Clemson plays Erskine at Clemson, $. c. It will reach it's climax on Thanksgiving Day and close later than usual with a game between the Univer- sity of Michigan and Tulane University at New Orleans on December 4.
 Schedules have been heightened by some of the teams for additional game or two more than played last year, Upwards of 300 contests between uni versity and college teams are listed with equally as many academic games.
 The playing will bring four southern teams against the big teams of the east University of North Carolina meets Yale at New Haven; Washington and Lee will tackle Princeton at Princeton; Virginia Military Institute has a game with Uni versity of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia and Virginia will battle with Harvard at Cambridge, Mass.
 Southern teams have a number of other contests with northern institutions, in- cluding MississippFA. & NJ. vs. Indiana at Bloomington; North Carolina State vs Georgetown at Washington: V. P. I. vs Rutgers at New Brunswick, N J Georgia Tech vs. Pittsburg at Pittsburg Virginia vs. Johns Hopkins at Baltimore North Carolina State vs. Pennsylvania State at State College, Pa; Virginia vs Rutgers at New Brunswick; South Car olina vs. Navy at Annapolis; " P. l. vs. Centre at Louisville; Maryville 'vs Kentucky at Lexington, Ky; Tulane-vs Michigan at Ann Arbor: Washington and Lee vs. West Virginia at Charleston; Sewanee vs. Kentucky at Louisville.
 Several northern teams will invade the south These games include: Centre vs. Georgia Tech at Atlanta; Kentucky vs. Vanderbilt at Nashville; Kentucky vs. Tennessee at Knoxville; Michigan ys. Tulane at New Orleans, and Georgetown vs Georgia Teach at Atlanta.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-17
ClcUeland Takes. Lead When YanksI Loses to Chicago
Dodgers Increase Lead Over RedS---Giants Split
 With Pirates


 New York, September 16.-Cleveland slipped into first place in the American League pennant race today while the bat tie between the other two contenders Chicago and New York, resulted ,n a victory for the White Sox. Brooklyn wldened the gap separating it from Cin- cinnati to six full games by scoring first blood in the series with the Reds. The New York Nationals, who split even with Pittsburg, are still a mathematician prob lem
 The Cleveland Americans were he!S to three hits by Zachary of Washington. but the Indians scored the only run of the contest, and their new pitcher, Mails. blanked the Senators with four hits. Chi cago pulled New Ycrk from it's ton po- sition by batting Quinn and Collins hard Tn the orening eort-st of their series.
 Cincinnatfs star pitcher, Ruether, last ed only one-third of an inning before the onrush of Brooklyn. Grimes of the Su- perbas yielscd run in the first inning and two in the fifth, when Daubert made nome run. but scattered the hts in the other innings. If Brooklyn wins six of it's eleven remaining games, the Reds, to nose them out. would have to win sixteen Of their remaining games and the Giants task would be fifteen straight with no defeats.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-17
Bulldogs Hold First Practice
 of the Season

Howard Bulldogs took their first workout of the season Wednesday aft ernoon under Coach Marshall, who is the new director of athletics at Howard this year.
 There were about thirty men out and more are expected in a day or two. As a game is to be played with Morgan, a school of Tennessee, on the twenty eighth of this month, it will take some long, gruelling workouts to put the team in condition. Only nine days are left before the opening of the season.
 The squad is a husky looking bun ,h, but, with the exception of Lee Head all of them are new men. Head is he only man who played on last years team to report Yet. Others of last years varsity are expected to report in a day or two, and if this happens the outlook for the Bulldog aggregation will be considerably frightened.
 Coach Marshall has had eight years of experience in coaching football and other branches of athletics, during Which he has hung up an enviable rec ord as ar1>athletic director.
 There are a large number of fresh men out for the team this year. Among the new ones trying rthe squad is Dan Gaylord. who Birmingham fans remember as having played stellar role at halfback for Central High last season. Howard packers are pulling for him strong this year to make good with their team.
 The Bulldogs face one of the hardest schedules this year that they have run up against in the history of the school. Some of the teams that they have to lock horns with this fall are Sewanee, University of Alabama, Auburn and ] Birmingham Southern. They over- came the Panthers, their greatest rivals, by two point margin last Thanksgiving day.
 Though they have a tough schedule when all things are considered, the coach, the players themselves and the support which the student body has pledged itself to give them, the pros- poets for the 1920 football season of the Bulldogs are about as bright as the most ardent Howard packer could wish
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-17
MINISTRIES MAKE BIG
 HIT AT JEFFERSON

The years theatrical season got off to good start Thursday night when "Lasses' White and an aggregation oi clever, mirth-provoking artists of the burnt cork appeared at the Jefferson in the "Lasses'' White minstrel. The mer- riment started immediately after the rise of the curtain and continued throughout the evening before an audience that Crowded the house to it's seating ca- pacity.
 Theatre goers have been longing for a minstrel for these several months, an1 their minstrel hunger, as we'll as a first class entertainment, caused them to lit- erally eat up the offering. Few other shows can expect such an enthusiastic welcome as starved-out Birmingham gave to "Lasses' Whites minstrels.
 The opening of the minstrel was the usual introduction of the performers, each answering with a demonstration of his particular talent be it to dance to jazzy tunes or sing old and popular melodies. The entire introduction was whirlwind of color. music, dancing and dialogue. Jokes were told that lit- orally convulsed the audience. Most witty were those on prohibition, which had way of popping up every once and while. Women in their many lielQS OL enucdFOr were IIlduc luc SSt of the good-humored jest, but for a won- der neither woman suffrage nor styles was brought in. The splendid orchestra with the minstrel gave a short per formance after the opening. then fol- lowed the widest, jazziest, most rap turously exciting negro contest dance act that swayed the spectators in sponta- neous sympathy. The remainder of the performance was strictly in accord with it's good beginning, ending with the Blackville handicap, negro race track scene, that went at hilarious pace and kept up the evenings record
 "Lasses' White himself received an en- thusiastc ovation. He deserved much of the credit for it's success. but thera were others. Danny Duncan made a great hit, and Slim Vermont was an ex- cellent jester. Lee Edmonds and Happy Lawson were leading entertainers also
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-17
HUDSON COLLEGE OPENS
Registration Has Been Larger Than
 Ever Before In History

Marion. September 16.--(Special)- Judson College opened it's eighty-third session this morning, and for the past several days teachers and students have been arriving son every train. The reg istration has been larger this session than ever before. and the session is begun under most suspicious circum- stances The special car bringing Louisiana and Mississippi students ar rived yesterday, bringing in a number of young ladies from those states. The Hudson speciaP arrived at midnight last night, bringing a large number of young ladies from many states, and the dormitories are filled to capacity. Many students have been turned away for lack of dormint tory space.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-17
JOHN MORRISON MAY
 PITCH TODAY'S GAME

John Dewey of the house of Nor rison will in all probability he picked to face the Crackers this afternoon. All that John has to .io to beat the Crackers is to shoot n fasf one across the plate, then nook one in; mt least that's how he has handled them this season. With the drop of the curtain so near, only two days off. it's hardly prob- able that n shake-up will occur. It's fact, they speak Of Worry as That terrible John Dewey" over in Crnckertown. Let's hope he nns his wand with him this afternoon.
 Markie will probably he his op- pOnent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-17
CRACKERS AND BARONS ARE ALL EVEN NOW

By winning yesterdays game,
 the Crackers evened the count
 with the BarOns. thus increasing
 the rivalry between the two teams.
 The games today and tomorrow
 are sure to be ones chuck full of
 fight and pep, at any rate.
 Wednesday the Barons romped on Tom Sheehan. about the best pitcher the Crackers have, treating him shame fully apd driving him to the showers. Yesterday, Johnny Sugga title southpaw, turned the tables on ;he Barons and treated them in the same manner. Meanwhile, Cracker batsmen were pounding out twelve hits for five earned runs. It's a great life. this un- certain baseball existence.
 No matter which team wins today, il is sure to meet with the highest re- sistance from the other.
 The Barons are out for three out of four from the Crackers. To accomplish this end, they must win today and to. morrow. Maybe they can do it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-17
Geers Suffers
 Injuries When
 Horse StumbLes

Syracuse, N. T.. September 16.-Ed- ward F. (Pop) Geers, veteran harness driver, suffered painful injuries when thrown from his sulky in the first race
 of the grand circuit card on the state ] fair track here this afternoon. 1 The veteran driver drove Wiki Wiki to finish in second place in the second
 heat of the 2:1S trot, and just as the 1 horse crossed the finish it stumbled and 1 fell, throwing Geers heavily to the 1 track. Geers sustained a severely i sprained shoulder-and wrist, but hopes 1 to be able to resume his driving at Co., ! lumbus Monday.
 King Watts, driven by Alonzo Mc- Donald, captured first honors in the Onondaga cup race, for 2:1S trotters.
 the principal event of the days card. Wiki Wiki, driven by Geers, and after | the accident in the second heat, by Ed- ' man, finished in third place. 1 Wiki Wiki made a spectacular finish l to take second place in the second heat, when he stumbled and slid ten yards, barely crossing the line under the wire. Geers sent Goldie Todd across the l line an easy winner in the first heat of the 2:o3 pace, and Edman captured the remaining heats behind the Geers mount
 Sanardo, Tom Murphy's great pacer,
  | ord of 2:01, made by Single G, in an exhibition mile at the final running, of i the Syracuse meeting tomorrow after noon.
 onondaga Hotel Cup, 2:1S trot; purse, | sl,960:
 King Watts. b. h., General Watts Rose Binen (McDon- | aId) l Sib Bingen, br. g. (Valentine). Wiki Wiki b. g. (Geers-Ed- man) ...........,...... Time, 2oS1a; 2:10&; 2:12A. | 2:03 class pace; purse, $1,000; heats: | Goldie Todd, b. m., Todd Mack | Golden Seal (Geers- -Edman) 1 1 Ethel Chimes, br. m. (Murphy) Adioo Guy. oh. h. (Hodson). Time, 2:o5A 2:05; 2:o7A. 2:09 class trot; purse $1,0o0; heats; Comit, ch. m, Cyrenus-Frost (Edman) Red Russell oh. g. (Murphy) ...3 1 3 Lady Wilgok, oh. m. (McDon- ald) Time, 2:o7A 2:11A; 2:O7A. 2:07 class pace; purse S1,000; heats: l Esther R., b. m. Baron Wood | King (Murphy) ............ 1 | Jay Brook, br. g. (Edman)... l Irish Voter, b. g. (Noble) .... 2 Time, 2:o5A 2:o7A; 2:o7h. 2:13 class trot; purse $1,OUU, heats First Virginian, b. h. The Har- vester- Queensland (Dick- erSOn) .................. | Hilda Fletcher. b. m. (Cox) 2z 1 Humfast, b. m. (Ralston) ..... l Time, 2:131s 2:10A; 2:10A. To beat 2:3oA trotting: Maxey Arion, oh. m., Benedict. won. Time, 2:0SA.
 To beat 2:23A. trotting: | Marge the Great b. f. (Cox), won. | Time. 2:12A.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-17
DIES IN WELL
Hamilton Man Overcome By Gas and
 Dies Before Aid Arrives

Hamilton. September 16- Especially - Tenn Howell. a young farmer living six miles east of here on the Pearce's Mill pike, lost his life in his we'll this morn- ing He had used some dynamite in the well yesterday, blasting rocks and this morning went down to clean it out and the gas overcame him. His father was drawing him up on a box and when about ten feet from the top Howell fell back in the well and before help could be st mmoned to go into the well for him he had died. The we'll was about forty-five feet deep. Young Howell leaves a wife and three small children. Funeral serv- ices will be held at plaasant Grove church.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-17
UMPIRE FIREMAN STILL
 AFTER LOST BAGGAGE

Monday morning, when he ar- rived in Birmingham from New Or leans, Umpire Pfirman became separated from his baggage. which propeT.y has not been seen since, at least by Pfirman.
 Umpire Pfirmnn is especially anxious to recover his suitcase. He states that there is stiIi liberal reward up for the person who lo- cnres and returns to him his lost belongings.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-17
PARK BAND TO GIVE ITS SERVICE TO BARONS

The band which has been fur nishing inzs music nt Redwood park each afternoon has announced that it will be there with it's trona- bone all tuned up Monday after noon. The Barons nrc giving benefit game on that day and the bnnd members have decided to help out as much as they can by giving their services.
 rom Robinson, who has charge ot picking the all-star lineup to oppose the Barons, announces that he yil have team on the field which will be able to hold the Barons to a mighty close score.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-17
RICHMOND TAKES THIRD GAME OF POST-SEASON GAMES FROM PORTSMOUTH

Richmond, Va, September 1s.-Rich- mond today captured the third game in the Virginia State League post-season series before one of the largest crowds ever seen at Boulevard field by score of to 0. McWhorter, for the locals, had Portsmouth eating out of his hand throughout the nine inings
 Fromholz pitched a variety of ball that will win nine times out of ten, but the locals succeeded in getting to him when hits meant runs. Score:
 R IT B. Richmond ................... I Portsmouth 2 t Batteries; McWhorter and Holme $ }1ronholz and Parker.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-17
GREENSBORO AGAIN
 DEFEATS RALEIGH

Raleigh N. C., September 16.-- Greensboro won today's post-season game m the Piedmont League penant series from Raleigh in the eleventh in- ming on a circuit drive by Webb. The score was 4 to 2. This gives Greens boro three games and Raleigh one. The teams go to Greensboro tomorrow for what may be the deciding contest of the scheduled seven game series.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-17

something like the famed brother ys, brother scrap. Suggs and Hairston came off about even Lefty struck Lucy out once, but Hairston came back strong with sin gle the next time up. The other two
 times at the bat, Lucy flied out to the
 outfleld proving that he could at least knock Suggs offerings out of the in- l field.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-17
THOMAS ANNOUNCES
 COACHES FOR SCHOOL

Coach Thomas announced yester- day that Gil Meyers and Jack Hoya- ter will have charge of athletics nt Central High School and Ensley High. respectively. Meyers is a southern League catcher, with New Orleans, ct present. Hovater is n former football player of the Uni- versity of Alabama.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-17
Over 86,000 Plurality

Portland, Me, September 16.-The plurality by which Frederick H. Park hurst republican, was elected govern or of Maine on Monday over Bertrand c, McIntire democrat, according to complete unofficial returns, was S6,037. The vote was: Parkhurst, l35973: Me Intire, 69,36. Three isolated towns heard from today completed the re- turns
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-17
JACKSON OF NEW YORK
 0UTFIGHTS BELMONT

Jersey City, N. J., September 16.-Wil- lie Jackson. New York lightweight, out fought Gene Belmont of Memphis in a twelve-round bout here tonight Jack son weighed 133 pounds and his opponent 1Sl. The New Yorker had height ana reach on Belmont and administered much body punishment
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-17
Socialists Reelected

New York, September l6.-Ths five socialist assemblymen who were ex. pelled from the state legislature las. spring on charges of disloyalty were re-elected at special elections held here today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-17
SUGGS VS. HAIRSTON:
 SOME LITTLE BATTLE

Lefty Suggs and Lucy Hairston were oatterymates down at Auburn. Yester- day they faced each other in a duel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-17

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION At Louisville S, Columbus 1. At Milwaukee g, Minneapolis 2 At Kansas City 8, St. Paul 6. Others not scheduled