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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-15

Stars are only tentatively arranged, and other attractions can be substituted. The Brooklyn Nationals have applied for three of these dates. March 15, IS and L. but they want Griffith to make them guarantee. which he is not prepared to do. and this may interfere with. the pro- posed arrangement
 Last week the signed contracts of Pitcher Erickson ana Stanley Harris, who Buffalo second baseman, were received at the local clubs offices. This makes eight players signed to date and Pilot Griffith could now put on the diamond a complete infield, consisting of Kelliher, first base; Harris, second base; Elferbe, shortstop, and Leonard, third base. But for possible weakness at first base. this would be a stronger combination than he had most of last season.
 Griffith signed another first baseman last week He Is E. w. Bowman from the University of Vermont an institution that has produced some of the best ball players ever developed. including Pitts burg's great pitcher, Doheny; Ray Col lins. the star southpaw of the Boston Red sox. and Larry Gardner, of the Indians.
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3 MORE MATCHES SHOT BY REVOLVER
 CLUB IN TOURNEY
Four More Remain-Lee, as Usual, Leads In Alk Three
 Matches-ImprOvement

The United States Revolver Association recently sent the governor for Alabama, A. F. deFuniak, the balance of the tar gets in the indoor league matches There are seven of these matches and of these the local club has now shot three. leaF- ing four more matches to be shot. Re-
 ports from Springfield, Ohio, indicate that they are going to win these matches as they have been shooting unusually
 we'll this season. The Birmingham Re- volver Club Shoots against them in :he thirty-second match and all the members
 would be mighty glad to see real good score for the team in this one particular match. It is hoped that they can dup1i- cate their high score of 696, which was made against Porto Rico in the twenty second match, as this score would give them a run.
 l The thre matches just finished are the twenty against Seattle and the lccal club made total of 666 in this one. l Lee led off with one five shot, a 49 and Ia 4S being only three points down and going out with H. Moore was a littia l above his usual average and made 15s fGarl also shot well, making 132. Dr.. Reid
 made 13a. and Dr,~ ~Troje blew up in thts
 match and only made PA, which was
 very very near his lowest score. Fl Jenes shot a 120, failing to get on. l ! Match No. 2s was against Providence 1 and Lee again led with 141 which was three, points below his average. Moorf | was second with 131. Dr. Reid and Dr I Troje tied with 12S for third place bu | Reid took it with only three sevens wsse | Troje had four. Carl was fifth on the l team with 127 Total G55,
 l Match No. 2S was against Colorado l Springs and Lee shot two 4s's and #
 putting him down five points. Moore wa
 second again with 13S Dr. Reid was 1T third place with FPS and Dr.. rroje fourtf
 with 127. Carl was shot off the ~tean
 entirely as he only made 1ls and Henr, l Jones took fifth place with 121. makin: club total 654.
 Both Jones and Pefsom Moore hav' improved wonderfully in the last fev weeks and next year they will be shoot I ing around S5 to 9) per cent. Murphy who won the handicap medal recently lis also showing improvement in hi shooting The scores made in the ahov matches follow:
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GRIFFITH CALLS OFF PROPOSED SEA TRIP Senator Will Leave for Tampa, Fla, Feb. 20.
 Signed Contracts

Washing ten. February l6.-(SpeclaL)- NClarx Griffith has joined the drys He says he will not send his players South by the sea- as the water is too wet at this time of year, and recent storms and shipwrecks along the South Atlantic coast convinces him February is no month for such jaunts with lot of valu- able baseball bric-a-brac. The advance guard. consisting of Messrs. Martin ana Altrock, will leave for Tampa Feoruary 20, and Griff and the first division Of players will take the 3:15 D. m. train on the Atlantic Coast line leaving here on February 27.
 The first party will consist or the pitch- CTS and catchers and the younger play CTS who live hereabouts or to the north- ward, and those who reside elsewhere will go direct to the camp from their homes They should rsach Tampa at Il o'clock at night on the Sth. sun day, the 29th will be day of rest, and workouts will begin March 1. The forces with Griffiths will be about twenty strong. The veterans will not be due to arrive until March S.
 Exhibition games are slated to begin March 15, but it appears that those plan ned with Indianapolis and the Cuban
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ROY ELLAM WILL. JOIN VOLS TUESDAY Nashville Club Has New Policy of Taking on
 New Players

Nashville, Tenn, February 1f-(Spe- cial)-Roy Ellam, commander of the Vols, will arrive in Nashville Tuesday and begin active work upon the forma- ton of his team for 1920. President. Sloan had previously instructed Ellam to join the Vol offie ials in Atlanta at the February 23 meeting, but wire has since been received in which Roy declared that he would come direct to Nashville.
 About sixteen new contracts have been received by the Nashville club, with none of the veterans papers vet mailed out. They will be sent out inn mediately after Ellam reaches the. city. The policy of the club this year will be to rid itself of the deadwood which aided the Vols in finishing the season in last place during the past campaign and to take on a raft of new ma terial.
 Five of the old meT have already been disposed of. in Mcdonald, Decatur, Ee1frich, Jonnard and Street The Vols business office will be a lively place between now and March TO, the reporting date.
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Wui4C IQEln0As
 Through the newspapers, for a period of two years, charges and counter charges have been made. Plestina, ex- asperated because he could not set any one of the four into the mat with him Tn a straightaway contest. issued some rather startling handicap defies He agreed to wrestle any two on the same night, agreed Nto throw two out of the four in ninety minutes, agreed to toss one of them twice in an hour. And Ples- tina posted sizeable forfeit to back up bis statements.
 But no acceptance of any of his chal- -lenges has ever come.
 STECHER IS CHAMP
 Stecher, through victories over the oth- CT members of the quartet is champion -at least of the quartet. Upon reaching his lofty position he announced to the world:
 q am ready to meet any man who dis putes my title"
 But he has ignored the challenge from Plestina Back in the days when PAestina was a novice, Stecher secured a victory over Plestina-one which the Plestina axd- herents claim was fluke and of ques- tionable nature. Whether or mot their charges are true is not of considerable interest at this time. The point is that if Steeher is cham pon-and a real champion as his friends claim-he should not be, afraid to tackle any man. He has announced that he i would meet any one and Plestina has a 1 legion of followers in the west who l claim that he is the superior. oi Stecher.
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Sandpapered Balls
 To Offset Splitter

There never was trick invented that some one did not try to match it with a counter trick Billy Evans in one of his stories tells of the proof of the statement in baseball. The umpire-author Was dis cussing freak pitching, shine balls. spit ters. etc.
 One big league manager put over clev- CT stunt for some time before being dis covered. 4ta offset the splitter. writes Billy. The manager had the balls sand papered whenever spitball pitcher was to oppose him on the home grounds. The effect of the sandpaper was to make the balls rough and wingy.-
 Since a~smooth surface is necessary for the pitcher to use spitball effectively, it can readily be seen what advantaye was gained by use of the sandpauer. Th'
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Letters have been receiVed rom lH1 six clubs invited, and each promises to have large delegation present when the entertainment begins. E. A. c. officials are expecting and making arrangements for one of the biggest crowds that ever gathered in the gmynasium of the ciue'
 Of course the smoker will be open TOT B. A. C. members It was announced yes , terday that the members of all of lne three classes of the club. namely the junior, intermediate tc and regular, cordially urged to be presentSe
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The interests of wrestling would oe served best by match between the two, If Stecher won it would be dis tinct svictory for him. For many have contended that Plestina is a better man than any that Stecher so far has de7 fested-that Plestina is really the great | est wrestler of them all.
 IF PLESTINA WON
 And if Plestina won it would simply mean renewed activity in the wrestling world for Plestina would be called upon to defend the title against the other challengers, such as Lewlsi zbyszho Caddocl1. Tim Londos, al Greek. and others of lesser brilliance
 in the grappling world. For long time certain authorities of wrestling lave not enthused over the frequent meetings among members of the sol called trust" because they figure thaq the affairs were more or less of the ebrother -in-law' nature. The 1nelu i sion of Plestina as a contestant for the title would destroy all such ammuni i l tion which the foes of Stecher ara using and undoubtedly a match pe- ! tween Stecher and Plestina would draw a house greater than any in the nf- | h,ry of the wrestling game.
 1t is to be hoped, for the best inter l estg of wrestling, that the men who l have. the handling of Stecher permit ! match with Plestina, so as to settff 1 once and for all the question as tt | whether or not Plestina is better thai
 any of the quartet which has alternatet l for nearly two years in championship
 roles.
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CLUbbERS HAVE } MORE CAGE GAMES Alabama Will Be Engaged Tuesday-A. & M. and
 Auburn, Follow

The Birmingham Athletic Club
 basketball team has three more
 games before the season closes;
 namely, the clashes with ~Uniyer-
 sity of Alabama, Mississippi A. &
 M., and Auburn. The Mississippi
 A. sS M. and Auburn games will
 be played on the local court, while
 the Alabama affair will be staged
 in Tuscaloosa.
 The Alabama game is a return affair. The locals defeated the Crimsons here about two weeks ago. and the uni versity boys are seeking revenge. TLis game will be. played Tuesday at Tus- caloosa.
 The Mississippi A & NJ. game will be played in Birmingham Friday Feb rflary 20. Little is known of the A & M Boys. but they are said to be a strong team. Ths Aggies were defeat ed recently by the Lorisiana State quintet on the latter's court.
 The Auburn clash scomes Saturday February 2S. and will be played on the B. A. c. court. The Plainsmen have defeated the locals once. and the lat ter intend to atone for their defeat bS trimming the Tigers in the return game.
 Hutseurs Clubbers are in-a bad way ,at present rink Gillian invinciblt guard, is on Nthe sick list link put. more pep into a basketball game thar any other player, and the locals vii miss him sorely when they meet Ala bama Tuesday.
 Hutsell is running Chisholm and Me Donald at Tinks guard at present, ant one of the two will probably star against Alabama.
 It has not been definitely decided ye whether the B. A. c. team will ente the national tournament to be staged l,at Atlanta in March However, def mite Announcement will be mad within the next few days.
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3. A. C. Planning Big Event For Wednesday,
SPORTS
B. A. c. Officials Planning Big Event For Wednesday American Legion, Rotary, Civitan, Kiwanis' Community and Navy Clubs lnvitcc to
 Attend Entertainment for Attn
 letic Club Members

officials of the Birmingham Athletic Club planning one of the biggest sporting events of the locally speaking for Wednesday, February IS, when the regular club smoker will be held in conjunction with an entertain nent for six prominent clubs and associations of Bmlng ham,
 Invitations have been sent to the heads of six clubs namely the American Legion, the Rotary, ClVltar h- wanis Community and Navy Clubs, urging the members of these organizations to be present Wednesday night
 This event promises obe of the biggest athletic enter tainments ever held in Birmingham.
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HANLON ARRIVES IN
 NASHVILLE FOR BOUT

Nashvslle.t Tenn. Februarv 1f.--tsne- cial.A-Eddie Hanlon. Atlanta welfer- weieht. arrived here today and Star'"s training for his bout Wednesd a., in the Iccat ring with Dummy Nreennev. rillv Hacks proteges from Menph ', The men will fight eiSht rounds AS tho headliner in a twenty -fnur-round card McKenney will arrive Sunday.
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unpires. of course, exa niRed the hals each day; but by weting them a trifle after they had been sandpapered, and then rubbing the leather with the grain, all evidence was removed.
 By chance one of the umpires noted the condition of the balls before the start of the game one day. He threw out about dozen. and that afternoon put nothing but new balls into play. He also notified the president of the league of his dis covery.
 And they barred the managers trick and let the splitter ride.-Sporting News.
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MITCHELL ID TAKE FEW PLAYERS WITH
 HIM T0 PASADENA
Only 29 Are Listed to Date Who Will Acom-
 pany. Cub Pilot to California

Chicago. February 15-(Special. )-fred Mitchell of the Cubs will take small number of players to the California tram ing camp To date there are twenty-nine names on the Cub list, and it is not 2 certainty that all of these will he handed uniforms when Trainer King Brady dis tributes them in Pasadena on March ,,
 the day on which the conditioning is scheduled to begin, writes Oscar Reichow.
 Before the getaway Manager Mitchell
 may deem it unnecessary to take few
 of the players away with him and ship
 them to minor league clubs. Should this
 be done he will not have many more than
 two dozen players to watch on the dia-
 mond at Pasadena. Nearly all of these
 will be veterahs.
 There are ten young players Manager Mitchell will have to keep; his eye on
 during the training. Five of these were With the team at some time last year and their ability is pretty well known to the pilot. They are Friberg, Newkirk. Letter, Diver and Merriott These men Will not require the watching the others will yet they will be followed closely to ascertain if any Improvement has been made. The recruits who have not been with the club before are Groth. Martin. Stolz, Ted Turner, Clarence Twomley and Tony Schultz. 1 StoIz andS Turner are pitchers. The
  and Is . southpaw His task of earning l a place will be hard one with Vaughn and Tyler on the staff. Turner was pur- 1 chased from Bloomington of the Three-l lIeaeue. lie is a right-hander and is sad l to be ready to twirl major league base | ball. Manager Mitchell will test him to 1 the limit, as the club can stand another 1 effective right-hander.
 ! Ore Of the youngsters who is sure to get ] a thorough tryout is John Whitey Groth i first baseman for the Melrose Park Club. The Cub team is trying to iunearth a i young first baseman to develop to step into Fred Merkle's shoes when the vet
 eran losses his glove aside and decides | to devote his entire time to growing cas- 1 tor beans on his farm near Ormand, Fla 1 Groth. who will be given the chance tc I win this berth, will not be the only roos.s first baseman taken on the trip however
 for Twombly, who is college boy iron Lehgh University also is listed as ; first sacker.
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best bets at boxing, is on the SICK ilst, and will not be able to fight Wednesdsy night. Instructor Tompkins stated yester- day, however, that Harrington will ne able to round into shape for the southern tournament.
 WRESTLING
 Three feature wrestling matches naA been arranged for the smoker. Copeiah " and Berry bantams, will meet in match affair The boys are training for the ha tional tourney, which will be held m DIT mingham this spring and are Tn eAcelie"'4 condition for a match.
 Pou and Hendricks, two members or tho club team. will wrestle in the light weight class. Pou is said to resemble Joe Stecher in his style of grappling. ken dricks is one of the best defensive wres- tiers on the mat, and in addition pos sesses a string of holds sufficient to floor most men in his class This bout is cH- pected to be one of the best.
 The third match, the feather card or the wrestling bill, lis between Big floss Candy and Big Barrington Candy has had several years experience as an anna teur wrestler, and is one of the pest light heavies in the county
 FULL PROGRAMME
 The following is the full programme or events arranged for the entertainment: Boxing Dixon vs Lewis, 90 pounds. Crawford vs. Allen. 12o pounds.
 Johnson vs Evans, 135 pounds. Chestain vs. Denaburg, 1S0 pounds. Heron vs. J. Kelly, 145 pounds Brown vs. Harris 175 pounds Aired vs. Hanna, 115 pounds. w. Kelly vs J. Lewis, 40 pounds Wrestling!
 Pou vs Hendricks, lightweight 1 Copeland vs, Berry, bantamWeisht 1 Candy vs. Harrington, light heaVy- weight
 l Miscellaneous:
 One or two battle royals
 Negro comedy acts.
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this small bore shooting to an eve
 greater extent than we over here and ranges dot the country. Le' made a perfect score, 200.
 Lieut.. J. O. Moore turned in beau tiful score of 199, having only one sho that strayed a bit. Likewise, Q. L Carl made nineteen tens, but the twen tieth shot slipped away for an eighl DeFuniak was a trifle below his abil
 itv with score of 197. P. Moore an
 Henry Jones show promise of expert
 ness with a bit more practice and of
 acial competitions Matches will rui
 ten weeks, one each week, until m
 isIled.
 Detail scores follow:
 Capt. T. K. Lee ...........--... ~ Lieut.. J. O.. Moore ..........--.. 19 o. L. Carl ................,. A. F. DeFuniak ............ ..... l9 H. s. Jones l9 | Team total 5S Additional scores: I Mrs. O. l.. Carl ...l............... ls Person Moore .....s i | Capt Frank Finn ..............- is ! pr. Percy Reid ....s......'r " P. McCartin ,...... NY
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SPLENDID PROGRAMME

The programme arranged for Wednes- day night has probably never been eH- ceeded by any gotten together for an athletic entertainment in Birmingham: There are boxing, wrestling, battle royal and comedy acts in store for those who attend the entertainment.
 Twenty-four rounds of fast boxing are promised for Wednesday. There will re eight bouts, each three two-minute rounds in length.
 Two or three of these bouts will ln all probability be among the hardest fousht ever staged by amateurs. Johnson ana Evans. 1S5 poun1ers, are eXperienced boxers. and each has fought at the cluo before. These two should stage good match.
 Another bout that Is expected to be Il rood one is the tilt between Chestaln and Denaburg Chestain is club boxer, while Denaburg is an American Leglou fighter. Chestan was challenged py Denaburg, and the match was arrahsea for Wednesday, night.
 Aired and Hanna, 1l5A pounders, nave met before and in this former meeting .appeared very evenly matched, the aifair ending in a draw Both boys have had experience, and are expected to furnish one of the feature bouts of the evening"
 All the other matches are between members of the club boxing team or classes some good fighting is promlsed'
 Dummy Harrington, one of the ciup $
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For Best Interest Of the Wrestling Come, Champion
 Joe Should Meet Plestina
Plestina Claims That Wrestling Trust, Consist of Stecher, Lewis, Caddock and Zbyszko
 Exists -Clamors for Bout With joe, but j
 Is Unanswered-For Good of Game
By JAMES J. CoRBETT

Joe stecher lording the wrassIpg world just Marf champion He his present heights rom % the of therein hangs tale
 match With constitute what caied tne wrestling
 Stangler Lewis and Wiadek lpysz fe of afraid The declared that festna IS not "o
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MEXICO MAY REJECT
SOME CONDITIONS
OF u. S. RECOGNITION

Mexico City, Aug. 18.-Proposals
reported to have been made by
Bainbridge Colby, United States
Secretary of State, as to condi-
tions upon which recognition may
be extended the present Mexican
government may be rejected by
Mexico, it is indicated in an inter-
view with Miguel Alessio Robes,
private secretary to Provisional
President de La Huerta, printed in
the newspaper Excelsior.
"Mexico cannot accept the in.
structions from another govern
ment regarding its exchange" Sc
nor Robles is quoted as saying in
reference to the report that deroga-
ton of various Carranza DEGREES
was wanted by the United States
government.
Mexico, however, never has re-
fused guarantees to foreign coun-
tries and has made indemnity pay
ments when they have been justly
due"
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is virtually equal to that of pre-pro-
hibition days, according to report
of Bird S. Coler, commissioner of
public charities, made public today.
The difference between now and
former times, however, he said, is in
the symptoms of the ailment, and
the manner of treatment.
"Most of the patients" he said,
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ing and recover quickly-if at all.
In nearly every case it is discovered
that the person has had only one or
two drinks, after which his mind
becomes blank. He knows nothing
until he awakens in the institution
the next morning"