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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-03
BENNY KAU.FF TRADED OFF BY THE GIANTS

New York, July 2.-The trade of Benny Kauff, New York outfielder, for Outfielder Vernon Spencer of the Toronto Internationals, was an- nounced here tonight by Secretary J. ]. O'Brien of the New York club. The exchange was transacted by telephone with the management of the lnterna- tional club he said, and Spencer is ex- pected to appear in the lineup here tomorrow.
 kauff, who was one of the leading batters of the former Federal League, came to the New York Giants from the Brooklyn Federals when the league was broken up. He became the regu- lar center fielder and this season has alternated in that position with King,
 Kauff will be a defendant on July 20 on a charge made in connection with the theft of an automobile. Two men who pleaded guilty after being in- dicted with John J. Brady, an attor- ney, charged with the theft, made statements to the district attorney which he said he expects to use in the trial of Kauff.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-03

The Bnrons had n strange mix ture of bad and good luck yester- day. The defeat at the hands of the Vols might he called tough luck, considering the elements of chance that entered into Wick ham's getting a home run and the sensational fielding of Ellam and the other Vol infieidcrs. Wick hams homer came from a drive that usually goes for one base. The fact that neither Ellis nor Griffith were there to stop the bounder might be attributed to Dame For tune.
 Where the good luck comes in ts the fact that Little Rock should stumble at the critical stage of the game. The BarOns lost, thereby offering the Travellers an excel lent opportUASy to slide into the league leadership. E1berfeld's men nlso ran onto snag, being de- feated by New Orleans. For which we are truly thankful. The BarOns
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-03

the other to ground out. retiring the side without a score.
 In the fourth inning he had man on first and man on third. but with two outs. The side was retired in this inning by some classy support be- hind Coffindaffer.
 In the seventh the first man tri- pied. but Coffy retifed the side by some superb pitching. He made Perdue pop up over first base. he struck Ellam out and Griffith got under Balingers short drive to center.
 The one hole which Coffindaffer failed to get out of was in the eighth, when four runs were made off him. Barring this inning, Coffy pitched beautiful game.
 Bing Miller, ssDixie's Babe Ruth,'
 got his fourteenth home run yes- terday, his third in two days He Is ten home runs behind the real
 king, the Babe Ruth of the Yam kecs.
 Now they're saying that when Bir- mingham offered Little Rock s5,ooa for Bing Miller she was acting for Pittsburg.
 "The Pittsbprg Pirates could use Miller very well in their outfield,' to quote the Sporting News. The following lucky numbers will | admit their holders to the game to" day;
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-03
TICKETS FOR FOURTH
 OF JULY GAMES WILL
 GO ON SALE TODAY

Box seat and reserved section tickets for the Fourth of July baseball games to be played at Redwood park go on sale this morning at Hagen-Dunlap Drug Go. The holiday games will be played Mon- day, July 5, instead of the Fourth, as has been announced before.
 The announcement that the tickets will go on sale today was made by Billy West, manager of the club yesterday aft- ernoon. The sale will begin at g o'clock. it was announced.
 The Barons have been playing mighty good ball lately, and this fact, in addition to the holiday side of Mondays game, should influence the fans to turn out in full force for the games at Redwood. One game will be played in the morning and the other in the afternoon.
 Billy West stated yesterday that he ex- pected quite bunch of out-of-town fans to be on hand Monday. Baron packers from Annston, Alexander City and one
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-03
PITCHERS RECORDS
LETTER CARRIERS
 INVITE FRIENDS

N L. Riley. president of the Alabama Rural Letter Carriers. Association. of the ninth district, has issued a call to all members of that district to be present at the annual convention to be held in the Chamber of Commerce auditorium Monday and Tuesday, and welcome the delegates.
 President Julias Merritt of Dothan will open the convention Monday morning. and a representative of the ninth dis trict will voice the welcome of the dis trict which includes Jefferson county.
 The convention will be full of inter esting discussions that speeches and an rural carriers in the state, as well as postal employees of other branches arc urged to be present
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-03

Injunction proceedings against the Jackson and Greenville, Miss, clubs, which induced Murchison and Neusel to jump their contracts with the Pels, are to be abandoned. The Martin idea of asking the court for damages has been accepted by Scott & Scott and Young, Terribry & Carroll, legal advisers retained by Heinemann.
 METHOD OF ATTACK
 The method by which President Martin plans to attack the Delta League owners is 8 decision rem dered by the Mississippi supreme court. While delving through law books here, President Martin ran across a case between rival insur- ance companies, one inducing an agent to break his contract and turn over it's business to another.
 The rule of law is well settled that where there is contract Of employment or personal services and an employe actually in serv- ice, any person, firm or corpora tion who, with Knowledge of the existence of a contract, procures
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-03
TWo-Baggers By Witt and Hooper
 Win for Red Sox
AMERICAN LEAGuE

Boston, July 2.-DoUbles by Witt and Hooper gave Boston a 10 to victory over Washington, with one out in the last ot the tenth today, aftr Washington had a to advantage at the end of it's sixth. Milan and Rice were on base in the third when Roth drove a home run over the left field fance. Score: R. H. E. Washington ......... .103 1O4 900 O. g Is l Boston ..,............ 200 GOA III 1-10 F l
 Batteries-Erickson. Snyder, Courtney, Schacht, Shaw and Charity; Jones, Ei- bel, karr and Walters
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-03
TIMELY HITTING
 WINS FOR BROWNS

Chicago, July 2.-Erratic frielding by Chicago, coupled with opportune hitting. gave St. Louis a to 5 victory today Score; R. H. E. St. Louis ...............0l0S 300 oo1 2-7 IA O Chicago ............... .0O0 03O 10l O-5 10 5
 Batteries-Shocker and Severeid; Nie- hauss and Schalk.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-03
AFTER ALL JUMPERS

President Martin is not center ing his attack on the Delta League. He plans to give his service to any club desiring them in the fight against contract jumpers. His dis approval of injunction proceedings is because only the player must suffer, and in most instances the clubs prefer to get along without the services of those breaking their obligations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-03
TANKS HOLD LEAD
 BY BEATING MACKM MEN

Philadelphia, July 2.-New York re-
 mained in tie for first place with Cleve-
 land today by taking the fourth straight , victory over Philadelphia, : to 1. Score: R. H. r.. New York ...............0 .012 GOA 0o0-7 ' 0 Philadelphia ............ .010 0l0 002-4 10 , Batteries-Th -Thormahlen and Hannah. Harris, Hasty and Perkins.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-03
PREXY MARTIN PLANS TO LAUNCH AN ATTACK AGAINST DELTA CLUBS
League Head Finds Law Under Which He Thinks Mis- sissppi Club Owners Can Be Punished-Not Limiting Attack to Delta League.
 Iniunctions Abandoned
nx COLO NEIL CLuKE

Ne 'wOrleans July 2-(Special)-The Southern League s "bg Bertha turned loose Delta League club within President Martin here for several days with attorneys of the Pelcans has found which inducing players to break contracts liah ford
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-03
REDS BEAT CUBS
 IN ELEVEN INNINGS

Cincinnati, July 2.-Cincinnati defeated Chicago today, 6 to 5, in a hard-fought elex-en-innins game. Score: R. H. E. Chicago ...0 600 300 oo1 01--5 3 Cincinnati 090 100 100 02-6 10 .
 Batteries-Carter, Daly and OFarreh' Ring and Wingo.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-03

Batteries = Covelesllie and o'NeilI; Duass, Ayers, Okrie and Stanage, Manion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-03
INDIANS POUND OUT
 WIN OVER DETROIT

Detroit, July 2.-Cleveland hit three De- troit pitchers hard and won the opening game of the series here. 10 to 8. Score:
 R. H. E. Cleveland ........... COS 020 200-10 F 2 Detroit ............. 010 GOO 2O0-S g l
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-03
CLASS B DIVISION

GAMES TODAY Pratt City Baptist s. $. at Pratt City Wylam at East Lake. North Birmingham at Boys Clnb.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-03
DODGES WIN THEIR
 FOURTH STRAIGHT

Brooklyn, July 2.-Brooklyn won its fourth straight game today by defeating Philadelphia in the opening game Of the series by to to 1. Score: K. Il. F.. ph;Iadelnbia GOO 900 100-1 praa,ll,r 900 col 0O1-2 5 Batteries-Causey and Wheat; Pfeiler and Elliott, Krueger.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-03
New York Splits q DoubLe-Header
 With the BraUes
NATIONAL LEAGUE

New York, July 2.-New York and Bos- ton divided double-header today, the Braves winning the first game, to !, in eleven innings and the Giants the second. IS to 4. The opening contest was marked by long hits, including five home runs. Thirty players were used in the game. Doyle and Kauff made home runs in both contests. Scores:
 First game; R. H. F. Boston .., ,O30 900 102 02-9 15 Q New York ..... 100 O10 OPS 00--7 Il Q
 Batteries-Oeschger, Fillingim, Scott and Gowdy. O'Neil; Nehf, Benton, Doug lass and Smith.
 Second game: k. Ii. F. Boston 1to 010 O10-- IA C New York .21O 204 O4'-l5 l4
 Batteries-Scott, Hearn and ONeii, Douglas and Smith, Snyder
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-03
EASTERN DIVISION
GAMES TODAY

Stockham "Y' at Avondale Mills Avondale at First National Bank. American Trust & Savings Bank at l.. & N.
 American Railway Express Co. at B;r- mingham Machine & Foundry Co.,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-03

Joe Coffindaffer certainty pitched some good baseball yesterday at crit. teal stages of the game. He was in a hole in the first inning, when he had three men on bases and only one out He struck out man and caused
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-03

or induces the employe to break his contract with his employer. is liable to the employer for damages caused him as result of losing the services of his employe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-03
CARDS BEAT BUGS
 IN CLOSE AFFAIR

St. Louis, July 2.-St. Louis defeated Pittsburg, to 0. today. Doak holding the visitors safe all the way, while the locals punched three hits off Hamilton in the third inning for enough runs to win. Score. R. H. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-03
, 3-pieCe
 all-wool suits

Yep Lges going to take the Fourth off, too The Fourth off the already low cash price of every fine threepiece al-woo suit Celebrate the Fourth by saving Fourth. We've got the suits and the savings here for you And keep this in mind. There styles a-plenty heavy enough for Fall. Buying means big savings and protection against soaring prices. Come in today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-03
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were enabled to remain in the lead by the defeat of the Travel CTS.
 It Is certain that the Barons have no particular need of Miller. Of course, they could use him. but the three outer gardeners of the Baronial aggregation. namely, Al Ellis, Bert Griffith and Lucy Hair ston, are doing mighty good them selves. They are hitting over the coveted 300 mark, taken as group
 The deciding game of the Vol-Baror series will be played off, with Ton Gallagher probably opposing Molly Meis on the mound.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-03
CITY LEAGUE
WESTERN DIVISION
GAMES TODAY

WOOdIaWn dt IHOfndS.
 E. R., l.. & P. at Alabama Power Co. Kilby Frog & Switch Co. at Owenton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-03

or two other towns of the state will more than likely celebrate Independence Day at Rickwo ood.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-03

By the way, Birmingham is out to lead the league in attendance. Other towns with Fourth of July dates are planning to offer competition to the Magic City.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-03

The jazz band and everything will De on hand Monday. In fact, 1t will De big jubilee. Morning and afternoon games. music, pop bottles, goober shells it should be hot time.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-08-16
Irish Travel Stops.

The tourist resorts of Ireland--the
Lakes Of Killarney and Glengarriff-
have suffered greatly during the war
and the resumption of normal condi-
tons. with freedom Of travel for pleas
ure, will be required to bring back
their old-time prosperity. So Queens
town and, to smaller degree, the
city Of Cork has beep affected by the
entire cessation of the extensive pas
senger traffic to and from the United
States. Queenstown was the princi-
pal port for Irish emigration to the
United States. and the change in that
respect is highly significant. There
are more young men in Ireland today
than there we're for very many years
before the war. Emigration, which
for the ten years ending March l, 1911,
averaged 3S,8OS from all Ireland, fell
in 1917 to 2,111. and In 1918 to $50
natives of Ireland. Embarkation Of
emigrants and others from Queens
town which amounted to 20,8S3 in 1918,
and 21,430 in 1914, stopped altogether
in November, 1914.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-08-16
WILL Be BOON TO INVALID
Independence, Comfort and Exercise
All Provided In New Chair Pro
PEELED by Electricity.

A new era Of independence, comfort
and exercise is promised to invalids
in an electrically-propelled chair that
is now being made by firm Of surgi-
cal engineers in London.
In appearance it is little more than
very comfortable, luxuriously- sus-
pended bath chair or invalid's car
rage. The prOpulsive motion is cleo
tricity 1t Is silent, travels distance
Of over twenty miles on q single
charge and has four speeds, ranging
from crawl up to FIVE miles per
hour.
The control Is said to be 80 SIM
pie that any person, NO matter with
what disabilities, can sit In the car
riage and start right away, and 1t
is fitted with reverse on all speeds.
1t Is only necessary to hold the steer
ing lever with the left hand and gent
ly push over the controller handle
with the right hand. The use of the
carriage renders an invalid independ-
ent of chair man or attendant, and the
cost Of upkeep is said to be trivial.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-08-16
Snakes Friends OF Farmer.

A correspondent who Is interested
In snakes as well as flowers and birds
and the other more popular things in
nature writes that he has gratifying
success In locating snakes by merely
listening for their rustling in the dry
leaves. If ones ears are specially
trained for snake noises there is no
good reason why this method should
not be really practical UnQuestionably
the majority of wood wanderers are
almost blind In this matter Of snakes.
Unless we almost step on him we sell
dom know that he is lurking near at
hand and remaining very still In the
hope that he will not be noted. All
our snakes are practically defenseless.
They are not only inOffensive and TIM
i'd creatures, but also highly useful
friends of the farmer. Possibly the
baby snakes are In less danger than
the adults. The little fellows are less
conspicuous, and, as before noted, they
can hide in very small refugees.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-08-16
STRATEGY FAILED TO WORK
Last Resort Of Locked outp son-in-
Law Only Served % Make Mat
ter1 Worse.

His mother in-law, .is. deaf. ''thick,p'
hearin'," as they said In the old days.
.Mother-in-law went to the movie the
other evening and, before. leaving the
house, requested that II the other
members OF the household went out
the key be left In the mail box. The
others did 70 out and the key was
left In the designated place. When
they returned the key was missing.
Mother-in-law had locked the door and
carried the key inside. She was seen
sitting near an upstairs window, read
Ing. The dOorbell was rung until It
ran down. The telephone did not reach
her ears. Those left out In the cold.
cold world were In despair. The
neighborhood had been aroused by the
noise made in attempting to make
mother-in-law's defective hearing take
spark. She read peacefully on.
Finally Mr.. .Son-in-Law had hap
py thought. He would try strategy. He
turned the hose on her window.
Mother-in-law thought IL was rain
ing. got up and closed all the upstairs
windows and went back to her book.
Strategy had not only failed, but had
frightened the barrier Of sound.
1t was not learned just how those
outside got Observation-Disclosures News.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-08-16
"peadwood Dick" English Born.

Richard Bullock. known as Dead
wood Dick" was horn at Cornwall,
England. some eighty years ago. At
the age OF twenty-one he came to
America and ut length drifted TO the
West. For a while he worked In the
mines In the Black Hill country. At
that time miners there were greatly
discouraged and vexed by the unusual
activity Of bandits. Desperadoes op-
Grating individually and in groups
were holding mp stages running be-
tween the mining country and the
settlements In the East with such reg
niarity that chances OF getting their
gold shipments through were slim.
Bullock saw in this situation an op-
portunity to do the miners a good turn
and himself, too. to earn a good live
lihood and to enjoy no end Of thrills
and adventures. So he laid away his
pick and shovel, armed himself with
a Wicked-loOking gun and embarked in
the business of hunting ''rOad agents."
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-08-16
NEW CHANNEL-SWEEPER IDEA
Claimed That II viii Be Of Vast I'm
portance in the Maintenance
Of Barge Canals.

To aid in the maintenance Of the
New York state barge canal. channel
sweeper has been devised, not here
tof0re demanded by the construction
OF the older canals. writes Gordon P.
Gleason in Popular Mechanics Maya
zine. AS time goes on and the banks
disturbed by recent excavations as
sumo their natural slopes, the need Of
dredging will become less. Iryestiga-
tons however, show that within one
year sufficient material may be de-
posted within the canal to make the
available depth of water considera-
bly, less than the prescribed II feet.
An example of this was found in the
channel east of OrHida lake. This was
completed in full 12-foot depth in
1909, yet, in 1917. it was SO washed in
with sand that 1t was necessary to re-
move Thousands of cubic yards of this
material.
To aid in the locating of obstruc-
tons in the canal the state engineer
has designed novel channel sweeper,
and boat builders have been asked to
submit estimates as to the cost of
these so that three Of them may be
placed on the canal.
The new sweeper consists of two
boats, each Is feet long and 8 feet
wide. These are placed 10 feet apart
and Joined by timbers. An operating
floor 80 feet long and feet wide will
be constructed near the stern, and
suspended from this will be a 00pound
rail, 30 feet long, held by two chains
at each end.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-08-16
A "BurninA Well"

Water and fire aren't usually con-
sidered good friends, but under certain
circumstances they may unite to form
an interesting and beautiful natural
phenomenon. This is the case near
Mobile, Ala, where for years burn
ing well' has been the center Of at
traction for visitors and residents of
the city. Bored originally for an ar
tesian well, the product of the hole
was tremendous flow Of salt water,
heavily charged with chlorine gas.
How this gas first took fire Is not
known, but burn it does, and the deep
orange flames, uninjured by the water,
not only squirt high with the fow Of
the crystal stream and color Its white
foam, but they run along the circular
pool about the well in continuous
sweeps Of bright color.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-08-16
FOUND OLD FRIEND ON beard
Hope Followed Despair When Return.
ing ooushboy Discovered Copy
of Famous Sea Story.

came aboard the transport reviling
my luck, says Robert Palfrey Utter
In the Review. My locker and bed
roll were In France and l had neg
'ected to bid them good-by; had
nothing but musette and kit bag. in
which | had been living for month.
The limpiDg old Mudjekeewis was the
shabbiest tub in the service, slow. de-
void of comfort Her engines took a
day of every week. Her smoking
room was given over to clacking type
writer's which manufactured colored
tissue paper orders for the decoration
of the main comranionway. The white
and-gOld music room was no place for
one who was constitutionally unable
to derive solace from craps or poker.
But when l discovered that the ships
library had survived the ravages of
war. began to see the hand of provi-
dence. AS reviewed the backs of the
50-odd most respectable volumes in
tough brown calf, my locker and bed
roll fell from my back and began to
tumble, and so continued to do" till
thought of them no more. / was free
as air in spite Of the livery ! wore.
tossed a polished copy Of ''Mr. Mid
shipman Easy" into my berth, cast off
my shining greaves and brass-mouns
ed regalia, chinned myself on the T.
iron that ran across the top Of the
state room, swung my legs over the
edge Of the berth and dropped after
them. I opened the port hole to the
deck and the summer night, disposed
tobacco and other necessities In the
wall pockets, started the IRE in well
crusted briar bowl, and forthwith !
was in company with an old friend
whom had not seen for years-"By 8
O'Clock that evening Mr.. Jack Nasy
was safe ON board his majesty's slOop
Harry"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-08-16
csIluIold Collar Swimming Aid.

The timid beginner can learn to
swim In ten minutes, 1t is claimed, II
he wears about his neck the new
swimming collar" :"
This collar, as described In P0pu-
lar Mechanics Magazine, consists Of a
cylinder Of transparent celluloid,
about eight inches high. Across the
bottom is cemented rubber sheet
With a central aperture. The edges
Of the aperture fit snugly about the
neck. Thus the new swimming aid
holds the head above the water, and
recommends itself to fair swimmers
because 1t keeps the hair dry.