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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-01-02

London, January Train service be-
tween Dasra and Bagdad. Asiatic Tur-
key, viii be este blished at an early date,
the railroad is progressing at the rate Of
II miles day. 1t is intended TO run
passenger trains daily which will cover
the Journey IT. % hours this time later
being reduced - p hours. Freight trains
VIII make the trip i'm IS hours.
New York, January For the first
time IN its history today there were no
arrangements in Essex Market court for
New ears Eve sleoholic exuberance, but
10 drug addicts were before the magis-
trate
London, January 1.-Leaders. of disturb
ances last April at Amritzar, in the Pun
lab district of british India, in which a
large number of natives were said 10
nave been Killed. were released from jail
at Lahore, December 26. according to ad-
vices received 1ere today.
ROM, January Pope Benedict recent
ly received a letter from the international
committee of the Red Cross at Geneva.
urging him to use all his influence 70
hasten the repatriation of 100000 prison.
ers still in Siberia, who are suffering the
gravest rrivations The letter was signed
by Gustav Odor, former President OF
Switzerland and now president Of the Red
Cross committee. The Pontiff answered.
that he would ask the authorities con-
cernel to Cooperate for repatriation Of
the prisoners.
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Athletic Club
 Planning for
 Boxing Meets

Even in the midst of the wrestling activity caused by the national tourna- ment being conducted here now, Bir- mingham Athletic Cub officials have left off planning for boxing meets The next event on the clubs programme is the annual invitation boxing tourna- ment, to be held here April 22 and 2s.
 The E. A. c. will be represented in this tourney by team which will be. if anything. stronger than that put in the southern meet. A few minor changes and one or two additions will be made to this team. Doug Beatty of Acipco and Gadd will be added to the team of B. A. C. boxers. Beatty is a 115-pounder and Gadd 1S5-pound lightweight
 Instructor Tompkins announced that he will take Mormon Dummy Bar rington to Montgomery April IA. Bar rington will meet Sergt Harry Wilson. U. s A. in the main bout of an anna teur boxing entertainment to be given under the auspices of the Montgom cry Y. NJ. C. A
 Harrington and Wilson will box six regulation rounds. the bout to be gov erned by A. A. U. rules. This box ing show will be given in benefit of the United States soldiers in Montgom- cry.
 Birmingham and New Orleans are running a mighty hot race for the southern sectional Olympic trials, to begin June 26. These two cities are rivals in the boxing world, and both are trying to beat the other out for this appointment.
 Local officials are of the opinion Bir- mingham stands a better chance of landing the trials meet than New Or leans, because as they say, the Magic City caters more to amateur athletics, while New Orleans is something of a professional boxing center Birming- ham is regarded as the coming city of the south in amateur athletics, and A. A. U officials will keep this fact in mind when awarding the June box ing meet
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School
 League Will
 Open Today

Two games will be played this after noon when the Jefferson County High School League will be officially opened. This baseball circuit was organized two weeks ago at a meeting of representa- tives from five local high schools.
 Central High will meet Birmingham Southern on the latter's home grounds. Mungers Field. Ensley Yellow Jackets will journey out to Bessemer to take on Coach Golfers Bessemer Tigers
 Thursday the second series of games will be played
 Tonight, at the Central T. M c. A, City League moguls will meet to dis cuss matters pertaining to the coming amateur baseball season.
 The personnel of the league will be as- certained, and the rosters of the ad- mitted clubs gone over. Each player in the league must be officially passed by league officers before being allowed to play amateur ball this season. In this manner ringers and professional players will be kept out of the circuit.
 Aftera other matters are attended to-, the election of officers will be held
 The meeting will be called to order at o'clock
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Unless something turns up to increase materially the batting strength of the Barons, there is not likely to be mucn competition in the pennant race this season from the direction of Birmingham A glance at the batting averages of the Barons for the five games played this year would convince the average fan that there was something radically wrong.
 However, several things must be taken into consideration before any sentence may be passed upon the Barons. In the first place, the locals have met only one opponent, the Philadelphia Phillies, a major league team. The very best in the line of pitching talent was pitted against the Baronial batsmen. It is not such disgrace that the Barons col lected only twenty-nine hits out of 149 times at bat considering that minor league batters were up against major league twirlers in the five games played.
 Another fact that will prevent the hearts of the Baronial boosters and back CTS from failing to function properly at the sight of the figures is the hope of better things to come
 Three players will soon be added to the Baronial lineup, all of whom have the reputation of hard hitting. Tom Steven son, third baseman, will be back in the lineup this week. Stuart recently oo- 'tained from the. Phillies, bears a reputa-
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1T r NCLE JOHN GRUBER, prob-
 il ably the oldest sporting writer
 living today, was talking to me Jack Dempsey smashed into Willard last July. We were in the telegraph department of the Pittsburg Leader, listening to the fight bulletins and watching the 10000 people packed below in Fifth avenue.
 "There'l be a new star within three years" Uncle" John said, "and he'll be from the south."
 Being native of Tennessee, I"Uncle" Johns statement was in- tensely interesting, particularly as John Gruber is not given to talking at random. In this connection he mentioned Martin Burke of New Or leans, who is to fight Bob Martin next July. And then anybody who knows John Gruber will give him credit for keen foresight upon any topic in the sports realm This is roundabout way to get to the main point. The fight of Joe Dawson White, that 19-year-old Tus- caloosa boy, in Memphis the other day has attracted no little attention in Chicago and New York, but chiefly in the great middle west. Even the old, staid Kansas City Star has some thing to say about this gorilla-romp- ing schoolboy.
 Wouldn't it jar the fight fans if he should develop into the heavyweight Uncle" John Gruber has propne- sled?
 We'll soon find out. Joe White is making the folk sit up and take no- tice in Memphis, where he is train ing. His deep-seated ambition to wear the belt some day, coupled with the rare and earnest confidence that nothing is going to stop him has ap- pealed to every ringside enthusiast who has had the opportunity to watch him work out. And the eight-round bout last week, in which he was given a popular decision, has sent his stock kiting.
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BarOnS Need
 Ear MuffS
 At Redwood

With bleak cold winds bowling above around and under the walls of Redwood park, suggesting in every way the midst or winter and not in the least spring in all it's glory, Carlton Molesworth had his hopefuls out for practice yesterday morning. The Barons have had a taste or every kind of weather now, from the fairest and warmest of March days to the dampest and coldest imaginable.
 1t was rather slow process yesterday Stiff arms refused to succurnb to the persuasion on continual exercise, and numb fingers had a hard time holding onto the ball. Many more weeks of the weather that has bounded the trail of the Baronials, and local hopes are doomed to disappointment in the com ing flag chase.
 The Barons will offer considerably stronger attack to their next opponents than was made against the Phillies. In the first place, the team is about 100 per cent stronger than at any time this season. The young hurlers are coming along fine, and promise to back up the four regulars in fine fashion during the next few weeks. The addition of Stuart and Stevenson to the infield has added much to this department of the team. Bert Griffith can be used in the out field, and thus. his batting strength will not be lost. Griffith has been one of the most consistent batters on the Ba- ronial team during the exhibition sea- son. He is a splendid fielder when in the outer garden. He should make some one hustle for varsity berth this sea- son.
 Three games are scheduled for this week. The St. Paul American Associa- tion team will be here for a series this week The first game with the Saints will be played Wednesday and the other two on Thursday and Friday.
 The Cartons should put up mighty good battle against the Saints. In fact, there is no real reason why the Barons. should not win from St. Paul. Although the American Association is rated higher than the Southern, past records show that it is quite a common occurrence for Southern League team to win out over their major rivals. All games this week will begin at 3i5 o'clock.
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that I ever handled,' was the answer. So Grant went to Eayrs. What are you--a pitcher or an out
 fielder?''
 Well I am an outfielder now-but
 when I was in Brown College
 pitched" replied Eayrs. "When I went
 iato minor league baseball I decided II wanted to be an outfielder. So quit the box, and because I hit around
 well in the outfield I was signed up
 for chance with your team. I haven't
 done any pitching in professional
 baseball because I am an outfielder
 aow'
 You mean you were an outfielder,' v answered Grant. I'm looking for
 outfielders Beginning tomorrow, you
 show Mir. Stallings what you've got as
 pitcher"
 r Eayrs did-and Stallings was de- lighted
 They stuck Eayrs into some of the training camp games-and he twirled like a phenom. He seems to have everything a great pitcher needs, and iE addition is a mighty swatsmith. " season begins, but if he does he'll prove to be one of the greatest pitch CTS in the game, And I'm banking on | f that he does" stated Grant. Don't be bunked by stories that Ty Cobb slowed up during 1919." enjoins Ray Schalk of the White Soxs He boy hasn't slowed any. I ought to know We've been in the same league together for quite few years and I've spent a lot of my time trying to flag him between bases I'll say that it
 was just as hard catching him last year as it ever was before.
 ny may not be pulling all the spec
 tacular stuff of old But there's noth- ing peculiar in that. Hes beyond 30
 now and a fellow at that age doesn't
 take the same chances as one of 22, A or 26. But when he has to cut loose when he has to speed it up to arrive safely at the bag-youll find Ty
 streaking it along at the same ol1
 whrlwind clip of eight and ten years ago.
 He's. conserving little now-the
 sensible thing to do. He is saving
 himself a little so as to prolong his baseball usefulness to the ultimate. l dare say if Cobb decided at the begin ming of this season that he never would play again--that this would be his final year--and started out to es- tablish even greater records than he already has hung up. he'd do it. For he's just about as marvellous now as he ever was.
 The baseballing clan is rather fa-
 nous for it's eating ability. And many are the stories of feats performed ny diamond athletes of the past But where in baseball history was any, thing accomplished more remarkable than Babe Ruth's training camp achievements9
 The first morning after the .boys landed at the hotel Ruth ordered a whole grapefruit. dozen oysters on the half she'll a huge steak, pota toes, a stack of bread. some rolls. coffee
 and then a big dish of ice cream.
 The reporting persons who told the
 story thought Babe put on such a
 breakfast skit merely to kid the boys along. But day after day Ruth's break
 fast was much along the same line.
 And veteran reporters now accord him
 the eating championship of the base
 ball universe.
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Upon the heels of this comes the information that Tuscaloosa Joe is to fight Bob Martin, the A. k. F.. heavyweight titleholder, in Memphis, April 12.
 If the Tuscaloosa boy wins that bout there's due real furry in southern pugilistic circles.
 The North Eighteenth street man who had all his upper molars ex- tracted the other day has avOwed his profound gratitude to the friend who sent him sack of pretzels the next day.
 Ducks and mushrooms were get ting fine start if the blizzard hadn't come along and nicked 'em.
 And if this weather holds out until tomorrow St. Paul players ought to feel perfectly at home.
 If Bill" Streit keeps up the pace he'll be the Tex Rickard of the south.
 Now comes another league--the in- termediate schools.
 Week come tomorrow and the fans will know what sort of home talent they have on the firing line.
 Don't say, "Mitt me, Bill" Say, "Grapple me, boy" This is a wres- ting match.
 If the "moo-cow" keeps "mooing" and Doc Bowling stands pat, canned milk is likely to come back into fashion.
 The federal prohibition army has been reduced to peace footing. But don't forget that Connie Austin's bri- gade is still at war.
 This is Finnegan weather. Take 'em off again, put lem on again.
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Bill Hendrix
 Comes to Bat
 In Argument

Along comes William Hyronemous Hendrix with his big stick and proceeds this morning to make heavy swing for Dempsey's neck. Says MT. Hendrix
 How any member of the American Legion can have but one idea in re- gard to the Carpentier-D Dempsey squab- ble is beyond my understanding. It seems to me that an organization of young Americans who helped to shoot democracy into the old world could have little respect for man who posed in overalls and patent leather spats through the period heated with the hot fires of patriotism kept himself cool with an exemption card alleged to have been obtained through fraud.
 "Everything else being equal, we should, of course, support the Anieri- can But a yellow streak is as much to be condemned in an American as in $ European-yea, more, because over here we have for generations taken a certain pride in our willingness to fight when called upon.
 'Dempseys signal failure to come across when most of the rest of us were up to our necks in mud and cov- cred with the drizzling rains of France should, and has, put him out of the pale of our consideration and regard So far as we're concerned, he's dead. Once a stacker, or at least to have sufficiently .the earmarEs of one to arouse the uni versal protest of the boys who staged the show over here and over there, is enough for me.
 Put me down for Carpentier. I hope the gallant Frenchman who is fighter ais we'll as boxer teaches the American pugilist that a man can't even last in the sporting world after he has missed the one grand opportunity of life time to show his fighting spirit"
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Endless Thread Attachment

To give the advantages of endless tread traction to motor trucks of ordi- nary form, an Ohio inventor suspends an independent tread mechanism from the truck frame. just ahead of the rear wheels The device, described and il- frustrated in the April Popular Mechan- ics Magazine, thus serves either as an attachment for complete vehicles or as a built-in portion of . new form of truck or tractor The auxiliary tread IS thrown into or out of engagement With tn aground by control arm at the drivers hand. Bevel and worm gears from the main axle drive the endless chains of the tread.
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Ry JAMEs J. CoRnETT

0F EDDIE, EAYRS breaks into the
 major league limelight as a truly brilliant pitcher, it vii be due to the baseball judgment of George ". Grant.
 The owner of the Braves dropped into the training camp of the club one afternoon and noticed youngster whipping them over in practice to one of the catchers. Grant stood behind the kid and was amazed by his con II ol and twisters. Later he hunted up Manager George Stallings and re- marked:
 That kid looks like a real pitcker."
 Hes not a pitcher.,he's an out fielder.'' was Stallings'' comeback.
 He's pitcher, l tell you, and psppin,'' retorted Grant. So with StalIings he hunted up the catcher who had worked with the kid that after noon and asked:
 What's he ,got?'
 About as much stuff as any pitcher
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COLLEGE GAMES

At Norfolk: Yale. 9; William and Mary, l.
 At Charlottesville. Va: Lafayette, | Virginia, ,.
 At Winston-Salem: Winston-Salem Piedmont League), 9; University of North Carolina, 8.
 At Clemson College, S. C.: Auburn 10, Clemson College 0.
 At Durham. N. C.. Durham (Pied- mont League) D. Trinity College 3.
 At Athens. Ga: Maryland State ', University of Georgia G.
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Jack Johnson
 To Surrender
 In California
By Associated Pres.

Calexico, Cal, April 5.-Jack John- son sent for Sheriff Applestill of I'm perial county yesterday and arranged to have the sheriff take him person ally into custody when Johnson crosses the international line to meet federal charges pending against him at Chi cago
 Johnson said he hoped to be ready to surrender soon.
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Reilley to Salt Lake

Alex (Duke) Reilley, who was earlier reported as going to play industrial league ball this year. has changed his mind and joined the Salt Lake team. thus completing Ernie Johnson's out field
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BARONLALS BAT .I94 NV
 FIVE PRACTICE GAMES
This Line of Rabrd Dope Suggests That Something Must
 Be Done Before Pennant Reaches Here

tion of hard hitting, and much is looked for in his direction. The third player on whom Baron fans are banking is John McCarty, purchased from the Columbus American Association team. McCarty batted around .270 with Columbus last year. He is expected to be a tower of strength in the Baronial outfieId during the coming season.
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Goes to Drumwright

Dick Crittenden, former catcher in the Western League and the Western Association, will manage the Drum right team in the new Western Asso- citation.
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Long Keeps in Practice

Pitcher Tommy. Long. who is hold ing out on the Louisville club, is not going to be caught short if he comes to terms. He's working out every day with the Memphis team in his home town
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-06
Buys 54 New Suits

The management of the St. Louis Browns, in order to supply extra Sun Cay apparel, bought sixty-five uni forms, and they put Phil Ball back s25.10 each uni.
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kOres Likes Toledo

Art Kores wouldn't report to Louis Nille. but when sold to Toledo he ex- pressed himself as satisfied and will ing to re-enter the game
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Miller Released

Bullet Frank Miller. holdout on the Pittsburg club, was last week released tc the Boston Braves. Grant and stallings think they can coax him into line
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Pop Anson. Critic

Pop Anson is not such an unregenerate that he can see no good in anything mod ern, He says he doesn't know whether Rusie or Johnson had the more speed, but that Johnson does his work more easily
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Hickman in Oil C;tv

Latest report is that Jimmy Hick- man. outfielder sold by Brooklyn to Toledo, has decided to play with the .ndependent team a Oil City. Pa
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Paw Satisfies Adams

Jack Adams was satisfied as to sal ary by Seattle. reported and is so en- thusiastic about his new surroundings that all the Seattle critics are praising him to the skies.
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Mobile Signs Trxnnt

The Mobile club has signed second base tryout named F. C. Lemasters. who halls from Evansville. Ind. where he has had semi-pro experience
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Seattle Gets Cl;rk

George Clink, pitcher secured from Regina by Milwaukee and given his release when he refused to report to the Brewers. has signed with Seattle.
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Cheney Out for Keeps

Larry Cheney announced his positive retirement from baseball one day--and the next signed to pitch for the Colum- f.a team of thetSouth Atlantic League.
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Seattle Lads in Camn

-~ When Harry Wolte finally came into camp the last of the players Seattle countsson had reported. Wolter had been playing baseball in California and broke in big right off the reel
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Hairson Quits Game

Lucky Hairston. Birmingham catcher. has decided to pass up baseball this year and stick to the hardware busi. ness in St. Louis.
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Braves Release Three

The Boston Braves released Catcher Al Wallin to Columbia and Catcher Sam White and Outfielder Danielly to Greensboro.
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EXHIBITION GAMES

At Dallas: RH.E Pttsburg Nationals. ................ Dallas (Texas Leaguel .......... 6 Batteries: Ponder and Leer; Hunt, Con ley and Robertson. At Richmond, va-Owing to wet grounds and cold wave, Pat Moran of the Cincinnati Reds cancelled the exhi- bition game between the Reds and Wash ington this afternoon. At Columbia, S. C.. R.H. E. Brooklyn Nationals ............... 1f 5 New York Americans. s............. 9 1 Batteries: Pfeffer. Marquard. Mohart and Elliott, Krueger Smallwood, Me
 Graw. Bismiller and Murphy, Hoffmann. At Shreveport, La: R.H E.. Chicago Americans ................ 13 0 Shreveport (Texas League) ...... 8 IA 3 Batteries: Heath, Williams and Schalk;
 Black. verbout and vann. At Oklahoma City: R.H.E. Chicago Americans (second team) ........................... II 2 Oklahoma City Western
 Ieasue) .....-,.---.,.,......-...... Il 12 , Batteries: Tessar and Lees; Covington. Stoner and W. Moore. At Asheville. N. C.: New York Ma tionals- Boston American exhibition game postponed snow.
 At Huntington, W. Va. Boston Nation als-Detroit Americans. no game; snow. At Greenville. Miss R.H.E. St Paul (American Association). 10 ?
 Memphis tSouthern Association). , Batteries: Merritt and Corwin; Avis and Bischoff.
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Totals ....... .149 20 IDA
 At that. a fan remarked yesterday. it is not so worse-consfdering And, then, the Barons need not feel lonely
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At Asheville. N. C.: New York Ma tionals-Boston American exhibition game postponed; snow.