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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-01
AND DRAAK
 ID MEET AT CLUB
 ON MONDAY NIGHT
Intense Rivalry Between Grarplers Insures a Close,
 Hard Match

Now that the Caddock-Stech- CT wrestling bout is over, and the attention of the local grap- bling fans is somewhat de- tracted from national affairs, interest is centering on the Lewis Draak match, which will be held at the B. A. c. tomor- row night.
 This match promises to rival the one of Friday night in the matter of thrills and excitement. Aside from the fact that the two men are about as evenly matched as any two grapplers could be. the fierce and intense rivalry between the two insures a fast, hard fight for the decision.
 Both Draak and Lewis took up he grappling game about the same time and both have advanced to practically the same degree of perfection. The two have met before but the question as to which is the better man has never been fully decided.
 Lewis is expected to win. although there is not a single dopester who is willing to concede an easy victory to Eddie. Draak is a gfappler to be re- spected and is sure to give Lewis all the fight and resistance that could be desired.
 Botn men vii! enter the ring tipping the beam around 220 pounds. Both have been training rather hard for the match, as both are expecting hard fight. The two should afford the fans one of the most thrilling matches seen here in some time.
 Coach Hutsell has arranged fine line of preliminaries which is said to contain many interesting numbers, in- cluding the usual amateur boxing bouts and negro acts
 The preliminaries will hegin about S:30 o'clock and the main bout will fol low soon after. Tickets are on, sale now at the B. A. C..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-01

pThe stellar work of Pitcher Ruth im- pressed me most Why, he pitches is If ne were accustomed to going about the duty every day in the week. We wanted to win from the Birds, but they simply beat us to it. He has the speed curves and build and, with Jack Dunn as his tutor one of the big league clubs in year or two will profit by the Baltimore mana gers ability to pick up promising young sters."
 Ruth seemed to improve each day. He pitched the opening game of the season against Buffalo in the International League and turned in victory. He was the Orioles pitching ace and big league scouts flocked to Baltimore in droves to give the youngster the once over.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-01
Jack Chinn, Noted Turfman, Dies In
 Lexington, Kentucky

Lexington, Ky, January M.-Col. Jack Chinn, 72, one of the most noted turf men of twenty years ago in America, died in a hospital here today after long illness from heart trouble and com pl;cations. He was a former state sen ator and leader in democratic politics and a member of the first Kentucky state racing commission, which body he vas instrumental in creating. He also was one of the first Kentucky lawmak- CTS to urge adoption of the Pari Mutue1 system of race tracks. He retired from the turf several years ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-01
RESOLUTION.

H. s. WARD. M. n.
 Chairman. w. P. M'ADORY. M. ID. ID. F. HALEY. M. ID. CABOT LULU, M. ID.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-01

the mound he breezed them across like Walter Johnson. And at the bat-weli Fayetteville fans still are talking about the first ball he landed on that day.
 The baseball diamond at Fayetteville is in the center of the fairgrounds. \ cornfield is situated in the rear of right field, and Ruth looked in that direction as he lazily swung a couple of bats. He dug his spikes in the dirt and swung with all lis might. The sphere sailed far over the right fielder head and Babe circled the bases.
 That clout made Babe Ruth He no longer was considered busher- He was graduated into the regular ranks, taking regular turn on the mound. Ruth con tinued to impress every one at the train ing camp. and then came the announce ment that Manager Dunn had arranged an exhibition game with the Athletics at Wilmington, N. c.
 Dunn told Ruth he would start the game. He had planned to use three pitchers, working each three innings. Connie Mack sent his regular team on the field, the same club which turned back the Giants in the worlds series the previous fall.
 BEATS WORLDS CHAMPS Ruth retired the first thre men-Eddis Murphy, Rube Oldring and Eddie Collins in order The Orioles took their turn al bat, and put across a run. The Athletics tied the score in the second, and went out in front in the third. The lead lasted only a few minutes. TheN Birds cana right back and tied the countNn the third session. and Ruth frightened up like clam. He blanked the worlds champions | in the remaining innings. Manager Dunn having completely overlooked his plan of l using three pitchers. Babe pitched the | entire game, his rivals on the rubber he- ing Pennock and Brown. The game went
 nine innings, and the Orioles won by a score of to 2.
 ] The Athletics remarked between inc nings that Dunn had picked star. They really were thrilled. Ruth however, was | cool as a cucumber. His opponents were
 mere individuals, Eddie Collins or the
 other stars who formed the cogs in that
 famous machine. 1 After Baker had crashed one against
 the left field fence. Babe turned to Ben l Egan and asked. Who is that big fel- low" Now Babe has won the title of | Home Run King, and as a strange coin cidence. will be teammate of the slug
 ger who put Trappe, Md, on the map
 THOMAS PRAISED RUTH 1 That Ruth displayed unusual pitching
 ability in his first game against a real l team is shown by the story in the Balti- more papers the next day. The Athletics were loud in their praise of the team l Dunn had assembled, and here is what Ira Thomas had to say about Ruth:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-01
F REE TO Pile Sufferers

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aEsoLUTION.


 WHEREAS, the Board of Health has advised the Commission that there is an immediate possibility of influenza, a dangerous and highly communicable disease, becoming epidemic In this community, though there are at the present time only moderate number of cnses of such disease, and,
 WHEREAS. the disease spreads rapidly once it assumes epidemic form in any community. having already be- come widely prevalent in other sec tions of the country, and.
 WHEREAS, 1t Is imperative that preventive measures should be taken in advance and at once at the proper time to prevent the spread of the disease. and,
 WHEREAS. the Board of Health hns so recommended, and in order to inter fere ns little ns possible with normal activities and at the same time to pre- of the disease.
 THEREFORE, BE TT RESOLVED by the Commission of the City of Bir- mingham as follows:
 That from the adoption of this reso- lution, l 1. All stores and other places of business, except markets, food and drug stores and barber shops shall open at o'clock a. m. and close at E o'clock ?. m, except that opening and closing hours Saturdays shaIF re- main unchanged. g. An offices shall open at o'clock } a. m. and close at 4 o'clock p. n. B. Travel on street cars shall be limited to the seating capacity of the cars.
 , 4. UnusuaI crowds or gatherinss on, the streets or elsewhere are pro- hibited.
 Any violation of these regulations shall he punished ms provided by Sec ton 1216 of the Code of Alabama of 1907.
 Approved January 31. 1920.
 N. A. BARRETT.
 Chairman of the Commission. A trUe copy:
 H. s. RYALL. City Clerk.
 Age-HeraId, February I. 1920.
 RESOLUTION
 The Committee of Health, acting Rs the Board of Health of Jefferson County, approves of the plan of action subsnitted by the Health Officer in- veIving certain precautionary measures intended to limit the spread of epi- demic influenEa in the City of Bir- mfnxham, and recommend that proper steps he taken by the City Commfs- sion to place such measures into opera tion, An appeal is made to the pub He to lend support and cooperation fin n effort to make this program ef- H. s. WARD. M. n.
 Chairman.
 w. P. MADORY. M. D.
 D. F. HALEY. M. D.
 CABOT LULU. M. ID.
The Washington times., 1920-08-17
TTTLEHOLDER DEFENDS
HIS CROWN IN RING
Benny Leonard, Lightweight Cham
piOn, Signs With Tex Rickard
for Contest.

NEW YORK, Aug. 17.-Benny
Leonard, worlds lightweight cham
pion, last night signed up with Tex
Rickard to defend his title in Mad
isop Square Garden within five weeks.
The champion is to receive $4,000,
win, lose or draw, for a fifteenround
bout to decision.
Leonard agreed to allow Rickard
to pick an opponent, and as soon as
this is decided upon Leonard agrees
to post a forfeit of 100000 that he
will make the weight, which under
the new rules is 135 pounds at }
o'clock the afternoon of the fight.
Rickard will thoroughly comb the
field of lightweight aspirants before
selecting an opponent for Leonard.
Among the eligibles are Johnny Dun
dee, Billy Fitzsimmons, Lew Tender.
Joe yelling. Charley White, Mel
Coogan and several promising young
sters of the Far West
Rickard plans to have tho big
amphitheatre ready for his opening
attraction. Improvement now unde"
way will increase the capacity of the
garden at least 5000, so that when
Leonard steps into the ring to defend
his title at least 10000 boxing fans
will be gathered around the ring.
Leonard will start light training
next week at a resort in the Catskill
Mountains. He will have Joe Benja-
min as a training mate.
The Washington times., 1920-08-17
CHAPMAN'S DEATH MAY
SKATER BOTH OUTFITS
Neither Indians Nor Yanks Expected
to Maintain Pace in Hot
Race Now.

NEW YORK. Aug. 1.-THE death
of Ray Chapman. shortstop of the
Cleveland American league club, not
only saddens everyone who ever met
the brilliant player. but is very likely
to have a disastrous effect on the
nerves of both the Indians and
Yankees clubs which now are locked
in a struggle for the American
League pennant.
Carl Mays, who pitched the ball
that struck Chapman, quite likely
will not recover from the shock of
the fatality until after this season
has passed into history. 1t GER
tainly is unfortunate that Mays was
selected by the fates for the fatal
pitch.
The underhand star has had his
share of troubles in baseball and was
trying hard to overcome handicaps
due to his unsettled nerves. His
work was taking him to the top
among the leagues pitchers and his
conduct was exemplary.
Mays probably is lost to the
Yankees hard blow to that team s
pennant hopes, but the blow to
Cleveland is infinitely worse. for IT
means the club probably will have TO
struggle along with an inferior short
stop. Chapman was a brilliant fielder
and a 300 hitter. 1t may mean the
loss of a pennant for the forest city
The Washington times., 1920-08-17

be from a position midway between
the sidelines anyway.
On a heavy field with wet pail
the change should make II DIT
easier to obtain that extra point from
a touchdown goal. but on the whols
the scores will not differ much from
those ok other years. And II VIII DC
Just as hard to score touchdowns as
ever, and touchdowns decide games
usually.
Fantastic changes, suggested from
many quarters, failed to impress the
lords of football. Most of them were
suggested to At certain teams or GER
tain theories OF coaching. They
failed rightly.
THOROUGH TEST COMES.
A thorough test is coming to the
theories of at least two well known
and, hitherto. successful coaches. Gil
Dobie and Johnny Heisman. Dobie is
in charge at Cornell and Heisman at
Pennsylvania.
Dobie made a marvellous record for
victories on the Pacific coast. Com
The Washington times., 1920-08-17

And yet close observers will note
one departure from the game. For
the frst time in forty-five years. or
since the game was introduced in
our colleges. the punt-out Will not
be seen. No, they've taken that Dit
OF football fnesse away.
For forty-five years. II an eleven
scored a touchdown nearer the side
of the field than the center, 1t would
nave to resort to the punt-out to land
in a better position for it's try-at-
goal. But this coming season. with
the punt.out abolished, all goals from
touchdown will be right in front Of
the goal posts.
A CONSERVATIVE TALKS.
Being conservative in our football
beliefs, we shall miss the punt-out.
Indeed. we think 1t might far better
have been retained.
A quarterback now won't have to
maneuver his attack within the 10
yard lines in order to score as near
the uprights as possible. He may
jam the ball over anywhere. knowing
that the succeeding try-at-goal will
The Washington times., 1920-08-17
NAVY YARD LEAGUERS IN
SCRAMBLE FOR HONORS
Zone 6 and Zone l to Battle 1t Out
Today in Determining Pennant
Winner

Zone will probably send Frye in
against Zone I today in an effort to
land the pennant honors. Yesterday
Zone 1 came through and won by
6 to 4. There was plenty of hot argu-
ment during the contest. A win for
the Zone 6 team today will put that
aggregation out in front. Frye was
held in reserve yesterday but Zone !
got away with the battle.
In the event that Zone 1 comes
through today another battle will be
necessary and will probably be
staged tomorrow.
over in Congress Heights there is
a mad run for pennant honors just
as in the Navy Yard League. Naval
Air Station and Congress Heights are
sticking II out. The league season
will wind up this week, a meeting
will probably be held Saturday night
and three games will be staged next
week beginning Sunday.
They are quite mad about baseball
in the Southeast and also across the
Anacostia river these days.
The Washington times., 1920-08-17
lg--Ray Chapman Dies---Aloysius and Winston Clash
AMERICAN LEAGUE
MUST TAKE ACTION
So Says President Griffith,
Speaking Of Death Of Chap
man on Diamond.
by LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

THE time has come now for the
American League to take some decid-
ed action regarding Carl Mays method
OF pitching" said President Clark
Griffith. OF the Washington club, to-
day, as he expressed his grief at the
death OF Ray Chapman. the Cleveland
shortstop, who was felled by one OF
Carl Mays bean balls yesterday.
1T Is doubly unfortunate that Chap
man. the highest type OF a young
American. should be the victim OF
Illegal pitching. shall make every
EFFORT myself to have some action
taken by the league just as soon as
possible.
II believe that is a matter that re-
quires league action. Mays pitching
habits have caused trouble for several
years. Now he has killed q player.
The time has come for action to re-
place words"
The st. Louis and Washington
players were buzzing today. as they
heard the details OF Chapman's death.
1t is expected that both teams will
reach a decision today at the bali
park to send an official protest to
President b. b. Johnson against the
further appearance OF Mays in the
league.
Several OF the Brownies are espe-
ciaily vehement in their criticism OF
Mays, remembering their own mar
row escapes from serious harm.
They mince no words as they tell
what they think of the Yankees sub
marine finger. "Man killer" and
murderer" are the politest phrases
heard around the lobby of the Har-
rington hotel, headquarters of tho
Browns
The Washington times., 1920-08-17
lcontinued from Page one.)

CONTINUED from Page one.)
Informed by the International News
Service that Chapman was dead.
"It is something likely to happen
to any ball player" he said 1T 10
nothing but a miracle that Chick
Fewster is alive today. When he was
hit on the head by Jeff Pfeffer. at
Jacksonville last spring, we rushed
him to the best expert in the country
and an operation was performed"
CALL OFF GAME
The New York American League
club announced early today that there
would be no game between the Cleve.
land and New York clubs today, owing
to Chapman's death. The game will
be played later.
Chapman was injured in the NTH
inning of yesterdays game. Struck
on the head, he sank to a sitting po-
sition, his head quivering. He be-
came unconscious Immediately. and
Umpire Connolly called two physicians
from the grandstand. They ordered
his immediate removal to St Law
renee Hospital. X-ray photographs
showed a decompressed fracture and
trephining was attempted.
long was made through the skull on
the left hand side. A piece of the
skull and a quantity of clotted blood
were removed. The shortstop was on
the operating table an hour.
STAR OF THE GAME.
Chapman was twenty-nine years
old. He was born at Owensboro. Ky-
January is. 1891.
His frst venture into professional
baseball was made in 1910. when he
became a member of the Davenport
club of the Three ] League, later be-
ing transferred to Springfield of the
same league. Toledo, Of the American
Association. bought him at the end
OF the season and he was sold to
Cleveland in 1912. He had played
shortstop regularly as a member OF
that club ever eince.
Chapman alternated at times al
second base and third base. but was
regarded purely as shortstop and
one OF the best in the major leagues
His batting average was consistently
around 800 during his stay in the
game.
The Washington times., 1920-08-17
SAYS UG g..
Baer::
Best Bottle Javelin Hurl-
ers to Represent Amer
lea in the Glassware
Olympics.
People who live near glass houses
shouldn't throw decisions

People who live near glass houses
shouldn't throw decisions.
It's dangerous. Just like making
a noise like a peanut near the ele-
phant boudoir In the Bronx Zoo.
Every decisiop lis good for q crate
OF pop bottles. F. o. b. The +. o.
b. standing for fracture OF bean
There has been a great improve
ment In pop bottle twirling in all
the league towns. The Polo Ground
bugs put on a Glassware Olympic
last Sunday. They threw the pop
Jayeiins all over the works. When
they ran out OF bottles the inneid
looked like q delicatessen store
trying to straddie an earthquake.
GLASSWARE OLYMPICs.
A total stranger tried to sock
Bernie Neis with a demijohn OF dill
pickles. Bernie was catching a fiy
ball. and the guy with the Grade A
partisanship couldn't wait to go
through the formality OF an intro
duction. The loving cup Just
missed Neiss by the size of an
jumps hat. The narrowest of mar
gins. Another bleacher weevil
tossed a milk bottle at Ump Quig-
ley and then looked accusingly at
a month old fan in a baby carriage.
If they are going to continue these
Glassware Olympics, the board OF
health ought to order soda pop
served in hot-water bags.
The bugs believed in the old
adage. "Save the bottle and spoil
the ump." Cap Huston is going to
pass a nine-inning law compelling
Harry Stevens to peddle ginger ale
In lily cups.
LILY CUPS.
The hard-boiled glass bottles are
lily cups. Lilies for the jumps. A
good way to serve soft drinks would
be with sponges. Soak the sponge
in lemon soda and let the fan cut
his teeth on II. II he became loaded
with an umpicidal mania, he could
hurl sponges at the jumps all day
without breaking more than six OF
the ten commandments and amend
ments. An umpire should be pro-
tected from the mob unless II Is alb
solutely necessary. If they put up
screens to keep foul tips out, they
should put up nets to keep the fair
bottles in.
It's all right to crack an umpire
in the open season, but before hurl-
ing the glassware. remember that
you nay have little jumps Of your
own some day.
Until Lloyd George, Clemenceau,
and Woody get together to figure
out the percentases, Harry Stevens
will serve nothing in the grand
stands but cream puffs. lemon mer-
ingues. and other Mack Sennett
scenarios. g-f. .,..
The Sans can throw as usual. no
body will be dented. and the bugs
will have a walters satisfaction of
serving something that wasn't or
dered-
The Washington times., 1920-08-17

twenty-five iron men for their more
or less invaluable services. That's
taking II under false pretenses, say
we.
Rain just before yesterdays COM
bats in the opening of the sandlot Sc
ries in both the independent and
and league sections held down at.
Springs won by . to o from tho
Brockway A. C. in a well played
game. Finney Kelley allowed the
Brockways four hits, tanning Ave
Chick Warthen, former Washington
and Lee University star. allowed the
Silver Springers Ave hits. The field.
ing was loose at times. The Silver
Springs team Is composed mostly OF
Navy players who had no trouble in
keeping ahead of the Brockway men
over at the Union Station the
Treasury went down before the
slants OF Hilton. the Shops hurler
In the first inning Treasury got two
runs on Texas Lacquer. Thereafter
Hilton pitched too well for the Money
Counters He allowed one hit. His
team mates got after Emil Pfeil in
lusty fashion for enough runs to
make the score to 2.
Norris, who plays first for Naval
Hospital. but who was left fielding
for the Treasury team yesterday, was
X. O.ed yesterday when he ran into
an iron post in left field. He was
forced to leave the field but got home
all right. He was pretty well shaken
up. outside of the injury the game
went smoothly in every way. The
single untowsrd incident was the
discovery of a street car token
which some one dropped in the hat
during the silver collection.
"Swampoodles" own gang will be
out in full force at Fifteenth and II
streets northeast today. winston
and Aloyslus playing.
Shades OF the good old days.
"Mooch" Fenton played shortstop for
tho Brockways yesterday and--rub
your eyes now-Monitt Bradley
right felded while for the Brock
ways until n regular got around.
After playing today against the
Navy team, the Main Building lads
have to go right In again against the
Treasury players again on Wednes-
day.
The Washington times., 1920-08-17
Football Season Approaching

ball yard Sunday afternoon which
football campaign approaching fast In three
wib practically
Northern squads wiz in uniform with their Southern brethren a
college will another banner keeping up the good
of ast season, crowds broke all records.
about ntercoeg1ate
hardly
noticeable to the lovers OF the
game whole it will be the same
of
trained to the minute Pohs
of carefulyad schemes OF
exploit failed when bugh OUT
at the will be the old
The Washington times., 1920-08-17

1t had been regarded as practically
certain that butler would win this
event.
william Plant, Morningside A. c..
New York; T. A. Maroney. ST. Anselm
A. A., New York. and J. B. Pearman.
New York A. c.. qualified for the
10000 meter walk.
Pat Macdonald, the huge policeman
shot-putter of the New York A. c.,
easily qualif1ed for the shotput. H.
d. Liversedge, of the navy, also
qualified. G. n. Bihlman, Olympic
Club, San Francisco. and H. G. Cam
Of the New York A. c. however, fell
short and were shut out.
WILL DECIDE DISPUTE.
The last Of the protest over placing
Of the men by judges Of the 100 meter
dash yesterday has not been heard.
Motion pictures of the event have
been developed and projected. They
show clearly that three Americans.
Paddock, Kirksey and Scholz. crossed
the finish first, in the order named.
Edwards of England, Ali Khan, the
French-Algerian. and Loren Murchi-
son, of the New York A. c., finished
in the order named.
A meeting of the Olympic commit
tee was to be held this afternoon to
take action on the protest. Official
action was expected to result, with
a possibility that the awards might
be changed.
Nicixlander. the Finnish giant. was
best in the trials for the shot, his
toss reaching Al feet 5A inches.
Porhola- Finland; Nilsson, Sweden,
and Hammer, of Esthonia, also quail
fed.
FOUR HURDLERS QUALIFY.
Four American athletes qualified
for the finals in the 110-meter hur-
dies. They are n. K. Barron, Mead
owbrook Club, Philadelphia; w.
Yount, Los Angeles A, c.: Fred S.
Murray, New York A. c., and Walker
Smith, of the Chicago Athletic As
sociation.
Barron's performance was especial
ly notable He defeated Earl Thomp-
son, Canada's star representative, who
holds the worlds record for the no.
yard hurdles.
r. w. Landon. Of the New York A.
c.. accumulated more points for the
The Washington times., 1920-08-17
Flea Comes in and
Writes This

A flea came into The Wash
ington Times office yesterday
during the shower and wrote
this:
"The All-Stars Jrs. and the
Marine Midgets called their
game on account of rain. The
All-Stars will play the Four
teenth Street Stars today on
the Monument Lot on Diamond
No. 3 at / o'clock.
"The All-Stars claim the
championship for the ten to
thirteen-year-old class"
That flea must belong to the
All-Stars.