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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-21
Watch Manager Gibson

Among the new big league manag- CTS who are showing promise of achieving a place among such famous managers as McGraw, Chance, Mor- an, etc., is George Gibson of the Pi- rates. Gibson has developed team of fighters which is always very much in the game, whether it be going against or with them. It is quite cer- tain that his club will finish in the first division this year, and it may even do a lot better.
 George has the right kind of per- sonality for a baseball manager. He commands the absolute respect of his
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-21
NEW HAVEN TEAM WINS
 SEAGIRT RIFLE MATCH

Spring Lake, N. J., Aug. 21-The Second Company Foot Guards of New Haven won the championship tro- phy at the Seagirt matches here. the veterans shooting a score of 4S1 out of a possible 500. The Old Guard of New York was second with 469 out of a possible 500.
 Private Charles w. Harrison made a perfect score of 100. Private Will liam D. Ronaldson of the Foot Guards, won the individual match with a score of 9S out of a possible 100.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-21

Flint, Mich, boasts of Babe Ruth all it's own. Jack Wright is his name, and in a recent game of the Michf- gan-Ontario League, Jack larruped three home runs against the Sagi- nav team. This, it is believed, is a seasons record up to date.
 Temperameptal players are hardly new thing in the baseball world, but fans were treated to something un- usual in this line when Jack Bent ley of the Baltimore International League club quit the team because a newspaper banned him. Jack should demand that censor be appointed for Baltimore editors.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-21
Crisp BiIlgles

Bridgeport hasn't lost the pennant in the Eastern League race yet.
 Springfield took advantage of HehPs wildness and some errors to overcome New Haven's lead and fin ally won out.
 Stubing pitched shutout ball against Albany yesterday and Hartford won out.
 Worcester beat Waterbury 1 to 0 in a, pitchers battle yesterday at Wor- cester. Waterbury rallied in the eighth and obtained three hits. but fast double play kept them from the plate
 Cincinnati took the second game of the series from Brooklyn yesterday by hammering three pitchers hard. this city was tied for fourth place in the shooting at Camp Perry yes- terday with a mark of 73O.
 St. Louis beat Boston yesterday al St. Louis by hItting the pitcher nara . Philadelphia made it two stralgh' from Pittsburg yesterday. Pitcher Ponder was unsteady all the way ano Philadelphia took advantage Of thls.
 Most of the major league teams paid their respects to Ray chapman late shortstop of the Cleveland team yesterday at o'clock when they stooc silent for one minute.
 Shoeless Joe Jackson got two home runs yesterday. one in each of the two games played. America Is so far ahead in the Olvnpiad 50 the athletes did no have to exert themselves in the mop step and jump event today.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-21
Expects Records To
 Fall In Auto Race

Elgin, H., Aug. 21.-With the Amer ican Automobile racing championship as q possible prize for the winner the E1gin National Road Race IS scheduled to be run over the eaght and one-fourth mile course here thls afternoon under conditions Wnch were said by race followers to mai cate record breaking speed. Track conditions were excellent and marks made in the preliminary tryouts were said to indicate that records mlght fall
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-21
REDS GET HERB RETENTION.

Seattle, Aug. 21.-President William 1T. Klepper of the Seattle Pacific Coast League baseball club an nounced the sale of Pitcher Herb Brenton to the Cincinnati Club of the National League. He will report at Cincinnati, September l.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-21
GATHER LONG ONES
Home Run

Home Runs. Woodward, New Haven. Jackson, White SoX CD. Paskert, Cubs.
 Three Base Hits. Hargrave, New Haven. Rousch and Nea1e, Reds. Hornsby, Cardinals. McMullin, White Sox. Young Giants. Paskert, Cubs.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-21
ROSEBUDS AND RED SOX
 TO PLAY TWIN BILI.

The City League will stage its first double header of the season tomor- row afternoon at Seaside Park. lhe Red Sox and Rosebud Colts featur- ins, in a combination double bill on two diamonds.
 The season will end in a fortnight and the teams are hustlinS things a bit so that they can get in few roau dates before the football weather sets in. - SPORTS HyETAOIN SHRDL
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-21

players as well as their affection. Every member of the team feels it a pleasure to give his best to help the new manager make good. Gibby has also made a great hit with the Pitts burgh fans, and it is said that no player since Hans Wagner and Fred Clarke has gained such popularity a. Gibson.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-21
GAELIC FOOTBALL AT
 SEASIDE TOMORROW

A game which has been hanging fire for some time will be played off on tomorrow afternoon at Seaside park. This game will bring to- gether the married men of the Young Emmets and the Bridgeport clubs against the single men of the above mer<:oned clubs. Some of the best players of this city will be seen in the married mems lineup. The game will start promptly at 3:30 P. M.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-21
KAN SAS CITY CLUB

KANSAS CITY CLUB
 BUYS PLAYERS. Kansas City, Mo, Aug. N-An- nouncement was made that the Kan sas City American Association Club has purchased Pitcher Lambert and Shortstop Dinglardi of the Spokane Pacir Coast Lea gueste cam.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-21
PIRATES PURCHASE
 ZINN AND MORAN

Wichita Falls, Texas, Aug. s1.- Jimmy Finn, Wichita Falls (Texas League) pitcher. and Johnny Nokan. outf1elder, have been sold to Pitts burg Nationals. to report at the end of the season, it was announced
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-21
TIE AM STANDING.
GAMES TO-DAY

GAMES TO-DAY. BrRIDGEPORT AT PITNSFIEJD. Hartford at Albany. Waterbury at Worcester. Springfield at New Haven.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-21
WHERE THEY PLAY TO-DAY.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

AMERICAN LEAGUE. Detroit at New York. Game starts r. ND Cleveland at Boston. Chicago at Washington. St Louis at Philadelphia
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-21
American Athletes
 Leading By 92 Points

Antwerp, Aug. 21.-The total scores in the athletic events-track
 and field-at the conclusion of yes l terday's program in the Olympic Sta
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-21
NATIONAL LEAGUE

New York at Chicago. Brooklyn at Cincinnati. Philadelphia at Pittsburgh Boston at St. Louis.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-21

Most of the major league team paid their respects to Ray Chapnlal late shortstop of the Cleveland tean yesterday at o'clock when they stoo silent for one minute.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-21

Shoeless Joe Jackson got two hon1 runs yesterday, one in each Of th two games played.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-21

Bridgeport hasn't lost the pennant in the Eastern League race yet.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-21

Philadelphia made it two straight from Pittsburg yesterday. Pitcher Ponder was unsteady all the way ana Philadelphia took advantage of this.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-24
AUTO ENGINEERING
 CLASSES T00PEN

Tuesday evening the Young Mems Christian Association school of auto engi- neering will open. The advisory commit tee. composed of E. D. Johnston, Consoll- dated Motor Car Company; H. E. Bissell, Hubert Drennen, R. E. Skinner and E. s. Scouten has outlined what they con slider a practical and high-grade course. Enrolments have been continuously com ing in, but the class will have to be limited to fifty. according to R. E, Mitchell, educational director. The course is open to all automobile owners and me- chsnics with free opening to ex-service men. All text books will be furnished gratis.
 The first lecture will be held in the auditorium on Tuesday. and will be fol- lowed by demonstrations and practice on next Friday at the Consolidated Motor Car Company, the Studebaker car being used. There will be four meetings at this garage. after which will be studied the Rec cars at the Bissell Motor Car Company. Half of the lectures Will be from the texts and half practice ana demonstration at the garages.
 The text to be used will be ',The Cas- oline Automobile, by Hobbs & Elliott Glasses will be held twice week and all parts of an automobile will be studied
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-24
TlUo Water Routes Are ] Under Development-
 Alaban1a to Chicago
Illinois Appropriates by Vote of Its People for Navigable Water Between Chicago and Misss= sippi River-Alabama Iron to Reach Lake r
 Region Through Water Haul

The time is not very distant wneu harges and towboats will be able to ply between Florence and Sheffield and Chicago and between Birmingham and Chicago.
 ham of the reception of bids for the expenditure of $20,000,000 by the state of Illinois in making a navigable chan nel from the city of Chicago to the Mississippi river.
 This expenditure was authorized
 by amendment to the state
 constitution voted by the people
 of Illinois in 1919
 The Illinois waterways act of 1919 provides that there shall be channel at least eight feet in earth, ten feet in rock, at least 150 feet bottom width between Chicago and the Mis- sissippi river. The first work is to bo done at Marseilles and Starved Rock. H., the sanitary canal furnish ing deep waterway from Chicago as far as Lockport.
 WATER ALL THE WAY When this great work shall have been completed barges will be able 10 load at Chicago and go down the Desplaines and Illinois rivers to the Mississippi. thence to the gulf at New Orleans. There will be navigation for all commercial purposes from New Or leans to Chicago. This development will also place Chicago in inland waterway touch with the northwestern part of Ala
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-24
BIRMINGHAM IRON
 MARKET IS FIRM

Whether the iron market may yield a margin in prices for 1921 when a real buying movement begins. does not concern Birmingham ironmakers at tlis time. For the present they are apparently selling at the full SAP base for. the sales that are being made for spot delivery
 One foundry interest surprised iron circles during the week by showing of real business done this month, about half of it's make having been sold. Thisis exceptional, the merchant fur naces all over the country doing very little business at this time.
 Practically all sales are for spot de- livery. Several consumers came into the Birmingham market with state- n,ents that they could get iron $2>to $3 under SAP base. They wound up by taking Birmingham iron at $42. There 1 is no weakness in the spot market. The cast irop pipe market has slowed up all abound Both the Talla- dega sanitary shops have shut down and so has the Holt plant of the Gen. | tral foundry. Orders for water and gas pipe. have declined The feature \ ot the week in the cast iron pipe trada
 is the faraway shipments being made 1 by the United States Cast Iron Pipe \ Company. These are as follows:
 Two; thousand tons are being mor Al
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-24
WIND AND WEATHER
 TEST PLOTS SKILL
Weather Man Says Possibility of Balloons Coming Back
 to Birmingham
By c. G. ANDRUS, U. S. Weather Bureau,

The international balloon race with
 it's very suspicious start, will doubtless
 be definite test of the ability and ex-
 perience of the pilots participating.
 Weather conditions were favorable
 enough at the startS but reports from
 stations throughout the country taken
 two hours after the balloons scared
 away from Birmingham indicate some
 interesting developments in the realms
 of wind and weather.
 From these reports it is clear that the
 pilots will be confronted by choice of
 routes, and will have to choose between
 riding at moderately low attitudes and
 moderately or extremely high levels.
 The route via the lower levels will
 carry them northwestward at first, then toward the west, and later. accom- panied by showery and unsettled weather, the wind will back around to northerly gather strength and present the balloonists with the possibility of retracing some of their track out of Birmingham.
 The chances of losing the cup and en.. toying a comfortable ride through air strata of smooth nature. would vanish simultaneously on the lower route. It is indeed difficult to state approxi-
 mately where the balloon would come to ground but it would do well if its ultimate landing place should exceed half the distance covered in the Sep tember race.
 The other hand present the chance of getting a favorable wind we'll aloft, after the pilot had covered the ground over which the southeast wind of the start existed. This rising for west or west southwest wind as soon, as the southeast wind was found to be weak ening or backing. was advised in the final word given by the weather bureau to each pilot.
 Tn she upp6 wind from the west the balloonist who availed himself of it's favorable direction and resultant posi- ton. would be carried slowly at first then faster in general direction to- 1 ward Pennsylvanias and the aeronaut who gets the full force of this wind by climbing far aloft will doubtless carry home the cup.
 As each pilot will have to choose for himself thera is every indication that :! the landing places of the contestants will be well scattered, and there will be | tales of threatening and unpleasant weather told by the seven teams that jlifted out of Birmingham under the 1 great silk bags this afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-24

1,500 tons of water pipe and gas pipe are on the way to Cuba; 1,500 tons of water and gas pipe for Pacific coast are moving to Mobile for shipment out os that port, and 500 tons additional of " ater pipe are moving from Bruns- wick. Ga. to Santos, Brazil
 Coke has become more plentiful since the closing down of several blast fur. races and prices are lower. Contracts for 1921 delivery of standard foundry coke are now being made on a base of S12.50 to $15.50, with spot coke rang ing at from s14 to $16. Furnace coke is easier at from $10 to $1A. All in- terests needing coke are being supplied with more promptness than in some time
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-24
ALLEGED UNDER WEIGHI.

In the chancery division of the circuit court, Judge c. B. Smith yesterday hand. ed down decree ordering the confiscation to the state of HOO pounds of Lucky chick feed manufactured by the Western Grain Company
 This feed was seized in June rom the Charles A. Jones Company, 22os Morris avenue, following proceedings before Judge H. sB. Abernethy in the Jefferson county court of misderneahors instituted by w. l.. Corley. representative of the commissioner of agriculture and indus try of Alabama.
 In the affidavit made at the time il was alleged that eleven sacks were la beled 100 pounds each. while label wal said to be false and misleading. and ir violation of the statute reeulating corn. mercial feedstuffs in that they weighed less than 100 pounds
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-24
SUCCESS OF THE PORT AMENDMENT
 IS NOW ASSURED
Many Activities la Campaign Planned for the Coming Week-FiIm Shown In
 Jefferson County

Active preparations for the final drive during this week in the campaign for the seaport amendment have been made throughout the state, and the county chairmen are planning in their respective counties a whirlwind finish of the cam paign.
 Reports coming in to headquarters are | most encouraging, state T. P Hay, Jr,, general manager of the campaign, and amendment is growing daily. A mum Der of mass meetings have been called 1 for this week in various sections of the state and prominent speakers will pre- sent the many advantages accruing to the state by the passage of the amend ment,
 ! Among the activities planned for tho coming week will be the showing of the mately sixty pounds less than the other entries because of the small amount ot netting used in their equipment. The netting was riveted to the sides less than
 one-third of the way up on the silken
 bags.
 ] BOYS THERE
 The cadet band of Central High School and the community sing band furnished | the music.
 The Boy Scouts and the cadet corps of the Central High School were in uni form and everywhere else all over the field. They were busy assisting the con testants to get their balloons ready for the flight and they were busy collect | ing souvenirs. They were also busy memorial, asking questions.
 The corps of sailors from the United States paval aviation base at Pensacola, ! under the direction of Lieutenant Reed l who was detailed to Birmingham fos ! the races to assist the foreign contest ants. proved most efficient
 North Birmingham was decorated to
 the last inch of her streets with flags and bunting The opinion of the crowds going balloon fieldward was unanimous
 on one point; the people of North Bir- mingham own more flags and bunting than all the rest of the town put to- gether.
 ADVERTISE CITY 1 Thirty-five' thousand additional circu- lars advertising Birmingham and ad- l dressed to be sent to The Birmingham
 Age Herald were placed in the baskets l of the balloons. They were to Dc dropped over as soon as daylight came. Numbers of them are expected to begin l arriving in the mails by Monday I morning.
 Mir. Donaldson, piloting the balloon Birmingham" will land at noon today land discharge his three passengers, after | which he will try to go up again and
 make it to his home in Springfield, Obio The French balloon was loaded down with copies of various French newspa- lpers, which will be dropped down to the American people between Birmingham and that balloons destination. Among other things, the papers have in them Ia story about what the French people
 think of the League of Nations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-24

film. "The Port and the People, at the courtesy of the owner. J. A. Snyder A special invitation has been extended the city officials of Bessemer. the Rotary and Kiwanis Clubs and other organiza- tions of that city to attend the show ing of the film, these organizations hav- ing indorsed the proposed amendments.
 General Manager Hay is in receipt of telegram from the general manager of the Sheffield Chamber of Commerce stat ing that mass meeting has been called for next Thursday night, at which the issue will be presented by able speakers. The members, of the. chamber have pledged their earnest support to the proposition--
 Among the other activities for the past week. R. B. Strickland met with the board of Trade of Tuscaloosa, who not only indorsed the amendment, but are working for it. MT. Strickland visited a number of places in Tuscaloosa county, showing the film. and received pledges of support from the people of several communities. Among the places visited were Holt, Kellerman, Searles Brock wood and other places.
 Many of the communities of Jefferson county were visited by w. T. Alexander who showed the film in the schoolhouses and explained the amendment proposi- tion to large crowds that attended tnf showing, and unqualified pledges of sup port were made.
 From the report received there is every indication that the amendment will carry by a large majority, and State Chairman Murray Brown is confident that but Fit- tie, if any, real opposition to the propo- sition will develop.
 Make It Unanimous. the slogan sus gested by Chairman Brown, has takeI hold. and the campaign chairman throughout the state are working |. that end.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-24
CEREMONIES IN HONOR
 OF A YOUNG PRIEST

The Rev. William Cusick of .Birming- ham. who was recently ordained in Rome, was to have celebrated solemn high mass at St. Paul's Church today. but was de- layed in arriving at New York and will, therefore. not reach Birmingham in time for the ceremony, which had been ar ranged for this morning at N10:30 o'clock.
 The event has been postponed until next Sunday. when Bishop Allen and a number of priests will be here to partici- pate in the services
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-24
WORLDS GREATEST BALLOON RAGE RS .GL|DE |NTO- TIE AIR HEADED NORTHWEST
40, 900 People See Seven Con.
 testing Bubbles Sail Away Without a Hitch-Best Start Ever Made, Say Veterans of Sport
BALLOON TELEGRAMS
By Associated Pres.

New York, October 23.-Tele- grams dropped from the air by pilots in the international balloon race which started today from Bir mingham are to be used in keep ing the Aero Club of America in- formed of the whereabouts of the contestants.
 By this arrangement. officials of the Aero Club said today, they ex- pect to minimize the doubts regard- ing the whereabouts of the balloons after rising--a troublesome phase of all past races.
 Persons living in cities and vii- laees over which the balloons drift are requested to fill in the teIe- grams, giving the exact location of the balloons and the time of their passing and file them to the Aero Club headquarters here. .
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-24

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-24

bama through the connection be- tween the Ohio and Tennessee rivers at Cairo on the Mississippi. When this is established Alabama pig iron manufacturedN at Florence and Sheffield may be barged direct to Chicago. That territory is one of the very largest takers of Ala bama iron.
 Northern Alabama iron has here tcfore moved successfully from Flor ence and Sheffield to the Ohio river junction and has made the trip in shorter time than the usual transpor- ta tion by rail. With unimpeded .u- land waterway connection all the way to Chicago a great business is ex- pected to be developed both ways.
 PORT AID
 Particular interest has been mani fested in the Illinois project, because it is akin to the Alabama project of port aid to be voted on in the election of November 2. f
 In the case of Alabama, however. no sum is to he appropriated un- less legislatures subsequently, decide. The amount to be appro- priated from time to time Is also up to the leEislnture under the pro- posed amendment, and the approval of the voters.
 The Illinois river development will also enable navigation between Bir- mingham and Chicago by means of the Warrior, Mississippi sound and the Mississippi river,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-24
B'Nai B'Rith Meetine

There will be a special meeting of Blr~ mingham lodge No. a6S. Independen. Order of BNai B'Rrith this afternoon at 2.ao o'clock, An interesting programme has been arranged. and all members or the Birmingham. Magic City and Bes- semer lodges are cordially inviteds
Imperial Valley press., 1920-01-06
Socialism Considered

For years they have been meeting
and have been developing a plan by
which the ordinary governments of the
world were to be controlled from within
by setting up a superior force that