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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-18

IL<II ElSMAN was coach for Clemson 0 < College when music was first introduced as a winning factor in baseball. Back in the late nineties the larger eastern colleges made spring training trips like the major league clubs. They would put in a month of practice in steam heated "cages" and then work their way south and back home again before hitting it up for college championship titles.
 That year, 1899, Cornell, after '"cage" work, had been on the road for two weeks when it arrived at Clemson, where South Carolina had
 been playing outdoor ball just about ten days.
 John McMakin was Clemson's star pitcher in those days, long, lean, freckled-faced chap with good con- troi and lots of speed But when he
 got stacked up against the great
 Ithica institution it sorter got his
 goat. We'll, the New Workers started to feed on Johns best by the time the
 third was well under way. Quietly
 Heisman slipped from the side lines, got hold of Charlie Gentry, Jeff Max well, Reed Miller, now a famous tenor; Marvin Franks and Byron Kennedy of the college band, and
 whispered few lines into their ears. In about five minutes, in full dress
 uniform, came marching the cadet
 band playing Dixie" for all the play CTS were worth. And the dog-goned
 band blared away at the one old timer tune throughout the game, never losing bar, nor halting for a bre athing spell.
 John McMakin threw his chest out, kicked tattoo in the earth and start ed 70 pitching regular, ball. He didn't allow hit after the fourth inning and Clemson won, II to 3. After McMakin left Clemson he pitched several seasons for Mullaney,
 then manager of the Montgomery tearn.
 Had you noticed the lowly overall all over the front page nowadays! :! It's that way all over and it's not all over yet.
 We told you so. The minute the Barons put on their mud guards they won a game.
 Pinochle will go into the discard now as the fav0rite Sabbath pastime in Nashville now that the denizens
 may enjoy ball game. Hamilton, dean of the Southern circuit sport writers, dishes out this forecast: "New Orleans or Atlanta, first; Little Rock, third; Nashville or Memphis, fourth; Mobile, sixth; Chattanooga, seventh, and Birming. ham, eighth" They seem to be still selling the stuff down in New Or leans, but you'd never think it would make 'em talk like that. George Stallings says this is his last season. George is stalling.
 Things seem to be quieting down
 in Shelby county. They haven't
 raided a wildcat still over there now for ten or twelve hours. /
 Bill Peet, Pittsburg baseball writer,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-18
BOSTON RED SOX PLAN INJUNCTION
 AGAINST w. SCHANG
By Associated Press

Boston, April 17.--An injunc- ton restraining Catcher Walter schang from playing with the Leb- anon club of the Bethlehem Steel League or any team other than the Red Sox, will he sought by the Boston Americans. President Frazee said today. He said he had given instructions to this effect to the clubs counsel in Philadelphia.
 Schang. according to Fraxee, is under contract to. play with the Boston club for the next two years. The catcher, who Is reported to have demanded an advance from the S4,50e he received last year to sl2,OO0 as this years salary, has announced he is going to give his time to airpIane business. Frazee said: s.Schang may work at any thing he wishes, hut in baseball his services are the property of the Boston club for 1920 and 1821.s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-18
Rifle Team Ends Ten Matches In
 |192OTOurnament

The B. A, c. rifle team this week completed the ten matches of the N. R. A. 1920 indoor season, with a total score of 9.926 being down only 74 points, and doubtless will land as good as sixth place or better among the 200 teams .cc-rpeting in the league. Total aver age for each match, 992.6, or q percen- tage of 99.
 The members making the team dur ing the ten weeks: Capt T. K. Lee. 10 times; A. F. DeFunisk, 9; 0. L. Carl, S.; Liieut. Person Moore 5; J. P. McCartin, ,; F. s. DeFuniak 8, o. L. Carl 3, Lieut.. J. o. Moore f, Henry Jones A. pr. Reid 1.
 Total individual averages follow:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-18
Bulldogs Clash
 With Panthers Twice This Week

Far back in the kennel of Coach Chester Dillons Bulldogs. plots are be- Ting carefully laid.
 High up in the reeesses of their
 mountain lair the Partners of Coach
 Charlie Brown are contriving~ mean
 plans.
 l The plots of the Bulldogs and the
 plans of the Panthers are all being matched up because these two ancient foes of the diamond are slated to issue forth from their native haunts next Wednesday afternoon, and give battle for supremacy in baseball ability. The two rival aggregations will play two encounters during the week. the first being scheduled to take place on Eagles field. Wednesday afternoon. while diamond activities will be re- sumed next Saturday in Munger bowl. The rival clans of Methodists and Baptists are at the top of their form.
 Both hines have been playing scheduled encounters during the week. and have displayed great gobs of baseball ability against opposing ball clubs. Coach Browns warriors caught the train back to the Magic City from Greensboro late Saturday night. and as they passed, through Tuscaloosa the clan of Coach Dillon stepped on to travel back to their 
 inative habitations.
 The two squads will be put through two of the hardest workouts of the ! season Monday and Tuesday in prepara- | tion for the all-important battles of | Wednesday and Saturday, Both aggre- l gations will enter the arguments in per- | feet trim.
 Lefty Speer who held the Barons l to six hits in the recent Panther Baron engagement, will probably grace the mound for the Mefhodists in Wednes- days encounter. sophie" Malone. the other mainstay of Coach Browns hurl- ] ing staff is slated to twirl the Saturday 1 encounter.
 | Johnnie Ingram. who has displayed a considerable amount of pitching ability during his visits to the box for the Bull dogs, is ~being groomed for the opener by Coach Dillon. King, Matthews or Head may be used if Ingram is not available.
 The remainder of Coach Browns line up will probably be Stuart or Johnston. first base: Burney. second base; Free
 man. shortstop; Bradford, third base;
 Rowe. right field; Norton. center field.
 and Baker, Green or pitcher in left field.
 Coach Dillon will probably send the
 following huskies to represent Howard; To. B. Newman. first base Captain Nc
 Lane, second base; Peahead Walker,
 shortstop; Seep Acton. thnd base. Rob
 erts, right field; w. D. Newman. center
 field; Afford, right field; Head. catcher,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-18
GEORGES TO APPEAR
 UNDER WHITE TOP

Pittsburg, April 17.--George Jaffe Is progressive; he believes in doing things up to the minute He secured Georges Carpenter, the French champion. to appear in Pittsburg, May 3, and after making sure of that, he decided no available hall here would accommodate the throng which he expects will att tend. s,He therefore secured big tent and leased the plot of ground at old Exposition park. we will seat 30,000 persons at one, two and three (mean- ing dollars), and we will go through all summer with big bouts' he says.
 Boxing under a tent is novelty in Pittsburg.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-18

entry III the neaVyWelRnt class
 Taylor has issued challenge to the best in the line of heavies that New Or. leans or Atlanta can produce.
 Babe" possesses tremendous strength and the predictions at present are that he will knock his opponents completely out of the club gymnasium, along with the ring and other paraphernalia.
 Taylor recently competed in the na- tional wrestling tournament, and was runner-up for the title.
 He will be seen in action on the nights of April p and 2S, when the boxing tournament will take place Z New Orleans is working hard to send winning team of boxers to Birming- ham Thursday and Friday C. w Streit, chairman of the athletic committee ot the B. A. C.. was in New Orleans re- gently, and he says that both the Young Mems Gymnastc Club and the Crescent City Athletic Club are overflowing with boxers, each one training hard Ten men are entered to represent New Orleans in the coming tournament. They are.
 Scheil and Beney 10S pounds; Collete. ll9 pounds; Venza, Corcaran and Terrell, l25 pounds; Red" Johnson and Burke. 135 pounds; Garrett, 145 pounds; Lan. drieu, 15S pounds
 B. A. c. ENTRIES
 Twenty three local boxers are entered The complete list follows:
 los Pounds-Smiles, Harwell and Ste. vens.
 1l5 Pounds-Beatty, Lambeth. Wilson and Wood
 l25 Pounds-Allen, Crestain. Hanna and Alfred
 1S5 Pounds-sherrod. Evans, Bert.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-18

, Johnson, cadd. Denaburg, Crockett and Crawford.
 145 -BarringtoH. 15S Pounds-Harris, Baker and Stuart Candy.
 Heavyweight Class-"Babe Taylor Boxers will be present from five place, Birmingham New Orleans Atlanta, Memphis and Louisville.
 Memphis has one man entered, George Lemon. Lemon was in the southern tournament, but ran in hard luck in his first bout, and sustained an injury which prevented him from taking further part in the tourney
 Camp Gor don, Atlanta, will have four or five men entered. The names of these moxers have not been turned in yet Camp Taylor, Louisville, will also have four Or five boxers present.
 ALLRED VS. HANNAH
 One of the best little matches of the tourname mt is expected to, take place when Dewitt Alfred meets Wallace Hanna in feature bout. w. Hanna is brother of Frank Hanna, the lad who put up such fierce battle against Alfred here recently. Wallace is said to be even better than his brother. This bout in itself is expected to be worth the admission price
 The to.ens ment will begin Thursday night, when the preliminary bouts will take place. Friday night the semi-finals and the finals will be fought for.
 B. A. C. officials are planning to make this tournament an annual affair. Each year boxers from certain cities will be invited to compete in the tourney. Every expense will be met by the athletic club. Railroad fares, hotel bills, etc., will cost the boxers nothing. Good, clean boxing is everywhere the favorite of the people, and it is the plan of the E. A. c. to satisfy this lik- ing hy rasting on these tournaments.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-18
Will
 Open Kentucky
 Races Saturday

Louisville, Ky. April 17.-(Speeial)
 Racing in Kentucky will be ushered
 in next Saturday afternoon at LexingS
 ton and present indications point to
 the most successful season in the his tory of the sport. More crack thor oughbreds are now quartered in this section than ever before, having been attracted from all corners by the lib- erality of the purses on the 8 l. Cir cult"
 While racing is in progress at Lex iington the improvements at Churchill l Downs are being rapidly rushed to a swift completion to handle the thou sands of sport lovers who will be on hand to witness the running of the Kentucky derby on May 8. One would ! hardly recognize lthe present plant as being the same as the one over which forty-five previous derbies have been decided. The addition to the old grandstand will enable the manage nent to provide for a record breaking crowd, and with good weather prevail | ing on Dedby day it is expected that between 50,000 and 60,000 sport lovers will be in attendance
 Workmen have been instructed to l spare no expense in beauttfy1ng the plant and when the equine stars pa- rade to the post in the opening sprint | Churchill Downs will be declared to be the most beautiful racing plant inj the country. It is expected that 4e,-e 900 persons will be in the stand. All' | box seats have been sold for months and it is now impossible to secure grandstand reservation. General Man ager Winn, however, states that with | the lawn space and the infield en- closure that there will be room enough l for everyone desiring to witness the
 running of Americas greatest race.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-18
"A ENTER MARATHON
 RACES IN BOSTON
By A..eoIstsd Pres.

Boston. April 17--A list of seventy four runners. leading long distance men of the east and middle west. had entered today for. the American Mara thon race. to be held next Monday by the Boston Athletic Association over the roads from Ashland to this city. The event this year. marking it's twenty-fourth annual renewal will have added interest because of its des- irnation as the official try-out for sec lection of America's Olympic long dis tance team.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-18
WOMEN GOLFERS ON
 THEIR WAY ACROSS
Rv Associated Prpss

New York, April 17.-The American women golfers sailed today on the steamship Baltic to compete in the British ladies' championship tourna- ment on the New Castle course in Ire land next month They were Miss Ma rion Rollins. Metropolitan title holder Miss Mildred Caverly, national runner up four years ago, and Mrs. Clarence H. Vanderbeck, 1915 national champion Mrs. William Gavin of New York and Mrs. Ronold H. Barlow, both former national runners-up. cancelled reserva- tiors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-18
Weather Halts Golf

westbaden, Ind, April 1.-The anna teur and professional golf tournaments, scheduled to be played here April 21, 22, 23 and 24, have been postponed until next month because of inclement weather. it was announced here to- day Dates for the tourney will be set next week, 1t was said.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-18
BABE TAYLOR ENTERS
 B. A. C. BOXING ARENA;
 CHALLENGES 2 CITIES
Former Gridron Warrior Will Be Seen in Action Here Invitation Tournament April p and 23-Out-
 of-Town Entries Coming In

Babe Taylor, famous warrior of the grdiron who fought under the standards of old Auburn not has arisen the hour of need and stands defend the honor of Birmingham in the coming invitation boxing tournament
 Birmingham has been without he services of good heavy weight and Taylor with his 250 odd pounds has stepped into the breach and has been listed officially the B. A. C
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-22

held in playful captivity by cup,ds.
there were several groups. all IN diff
ferent poses, Il great test for SO young
sculptor, but executed with rnarreI
Gus skill. later on came his great
fountain at the Chicago WORLDS Enir
whcrc had the pleasure OF meetinr
separation. '"i VI
After leaving st. Gaudens, stpd,o ,
saw saw MacMonnies Just that once. until
ms return 10 the States when Tho
great war came. / had called AZ Fai
suiere's studio, in Paris hoping to SEQ
MN. but found he was in tho sout,, NJ
France. MacAlonnics always loved
france my native land. and it seems
most fitting that America should
choose him as the creator Of a gift to
DC made, through popular subscription.
70 inc French. 1t will doubtless mean
as much TO them rs the Statue OF Lib
Americans. W
We eXchanged. but a few letters dur.
ing all these years. but with renewed
acquaintance, 1 found MacMonnies UNI
changed. still friend, though he had
won fame and fortune. with all the
honorS both Franco and America could
hestow. For In him, and inseparablc
is THAT high sincerity which l rccoe-
nized when first llnew him MS a lad.
anu bclioyc that is the quality that
mas madc his work famous
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cloth off the panel to see what it was

cloth off the panel to see what 1t was,
asked cNcitedly:
WHO did this?"
''AIacMonnies." we told him
NO. Impossible; you're joking" he
said. and added:
Don't fool--who did it?"
We assured him we were quite in
earnest. that the panel was really Mac
Monnles' own work.
Vel" said the master, in amaze.
once. De Ouelin,. YOU take him and
give him something to do: he may
assist YOU"
starts His Longed-For Work.
So II happened that MacMonnics was
turned over to me. and hla actual star;
In the longed. for work began: He los;
was unfailing and Industrious. He
lcapcd ahead with Incredible swiftness
being 4 remarkably keen observer and
talent for storing UP knowledge to be
used when required: he missed no word
st: Gaudens or any OF the able artists
who were frcqucnters of the studio
Stanford White. John La Fargo. Rich
ardson. Maynard, Elashticld. Abbey
proaching their zenith. From the
friendly rivalry that existed between
execution of work our Student drew
rapt lessons
After the long months Of waiting
and working at dis'asteinl tasks, the
handicap--iack of dnancia, backing
Lunches had to be mcaser and OBJ
tanned at the cheapest restaurants: but
MacMonnieS went on che.rtuily, often
with some OF the rest o. us in the
same condition.
St. Gaudcns now fully recognized his
pupils genius, however. and in CON
trast 10 his early seeming wan: OF in
terest, rendered every assistance he
could. placing serious and valuable
work in his hands TO do alone. Mac
Monnies' father, also awakened 20 q
realization of his sons extraordinary
talent cHevied his influence and WAS
able TO obtain several commissions for
him.
Tho young sculptor advanced with
astonishing rapidiiy, and about This
time trips were made TO Paris for
study and the execution OF work. bon,
his own and ST. Gaudcns' commissions.
First Piece Of Work.
think MacMonnies' very first piece
fountain-a dolphin. head down.
through whose mouth the water
spouted. The life, spirit and cxcep-
iiona! vtsor given by MacMonnics 10
that well-known. froiicsonle nsh w-rc
admirable. And very soon he had a
succession OF fountain commissions.
Another remember. was of swans
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Smugglers Match
Wits Against Law
Whisky Runners Prepare
to Take Chances at Ca
nGdidn-U. S. Border.

BUFFALO. Feb. 21.-Oid tricks are
being revived and new ones invented
by smugglers who are matching their
wits against those of the customs Of
ficers in an effort to bring contraband
whisky from Canada into the United
States.
The tide OF the whisky movement.
which for more than two years flowed
from the United States into Canada.
has turned back. The same snug
slers who once took long chances to
send liquor across the border into Can
ada now arc attempting To cvadc the
American instead Of Canadian laws.
There has been n partial lifting of
the ban in Canada. The on1cr-in-
council issued by the Dominion govern
ment in war time. which prohibitc cd
interprovincial traffic in Intoxicating
liquor. was rcscinded December 81.
Ontario still has n dry law pro-
hibiting the sale of liquor across bars
or in any way except by government
vender on an order from a physician.
This Ontario law. however, cannot pre-
vent interprovince traffic by mail and
express. Consequently. Americans who
want 10 take chances with the customs
laws have experienced little difficulty
in having LIQUOR delivered At the United
States border.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-22

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SNAKES SWIM IN GULF
Texans Report Pestilence of Rattlera
McnHcine livestock In Vicinity
OF porfamonth

PORTSMOUTH,. TENAS, February H.
-Rattlcsnakcs In large numbers rrn.
quentiy have been swimming in the
Gulf OF Mexico near the Half Moon
Lighthouse, seven miles from main
to the south. according to the two men
who. keep the light. Recently three
rattlers were killed on tho lighthouse
platform by the Keepers
Tenants on property which formerly
constituted the Rancho Grande here
report pestilencc of rattlesnakes.
which. they say, are q menace to live
stock. However, 1t is reported by a
number of farmers that fat cattle, Bit
ten by rattlers. do not die the poison
from tho bite of one snake being in
sufficient to kill them
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GAST0HIA IN FOURTH PLACE
AS TEXTILE WORKING CENTER
Carolina County suppInnt. South Caro-
Ina ana New Hampshire Counties
in Number of SpindIcS.
Especial to The Times-Dispatch.

tSpccial TO The Times Dispatch.1
GASToN1A, N. c., Feb. 21.-Shoving
the South steadily upward towards
iirst place in tho textile Industry. Gas
ton County ~. c., has pushed Spar
tanburg County, S. c.. away from NTH
place In America in spindles and now
Fourth place. SO that this Southern
county now ranks fourth in the world
IN number of. spindles. outside of the
IN the two. Americas outside of the
states OF Rhode Island and AIassachu-
That this is the cesc was first learned
today with the announcement OF tho re-
suits OF an Industrial survey made by
the GaStonia, Chamber of Comemrce. OF
the ninety yarn mills in CASTOR County
forty-one arc located in C;astonia
Bristol County, Mass, ranks first in
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-22

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INCREASED SHIPPING
Norway Mercantile Business With the
United states Receives
HfE InnuNrua

CHR1STLANIA Feb. It.-Norway'.
mereanti!e shipping business with the
United States has received a big i'm
petus since the war by reason OF the
fact that European markets are no
longer able TO supply the country's
needs. New York and other America II
ports are now taking the place OF
Hamburg and London as the principal
outlets for the oversee trade OF the
Scandinavian countries. Moreover, a
great many American export firms have
established branches and agencies in
Norway
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VIII Make Cotton Seed M,

SNOW HILL, n. c.. Feb. 2l.--A com.
nany IL being organized here to cstab
iish and operate cottonseed oil mill.
!. G; B%um. who is tho leader. ana will
nc Smo pfssidcnt OF tho company. an
nounces mat the capital stock. OF tho
company lis to DO 100000. @'''