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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-28
1D BIRMINGHAM, Memphis and New

lD BIRMINGHAM, Memphis and New ~ Orleans in the .olden days were the sporting meccas of the south and they produced some scintilating fig ures in -blooded sporting men, but there was one whom any veteran of the track, diamond, roulette wheel or poker table will recall today as the most unique and picturesque of them l-introducing Doc Hottum.
 Doc Hottum is the only sportsman I ever knew intimately whose face lrl- variably was wreathed in smiles when he had an unusual run of hard luck. He never whimpered and to my per sonal knowledge he has been down and out at least a dozen times, to say nothing of several hairbreadth death escapes. Today he's operating a steamboat on the Mississippi river and is one of the really big men m Memphis.
 When Doc landed in Memphis he had $l7.S5- ip coin and $lo0.OOo worth of nerve. A wholesale house had dumped carload of canned pre- serves on the 1evee back of Front street. They had been branded sour, unfit or something. While Doc was getting line on the town his eagle eye discovered this big pile of pre- serves and there he laid the fouada- tion for a start in life.
 He borrowed few iron wash pots, hired couple of negroes and bought Ia quantity of one-gallon tin buckets. The preserves were reboiled and put in the buckets. Next day a dozen pushcart vendors were peddllne 'shome- preserves in the resi- dential sections and everybody bought.
 Doc realized the tidy sum of $765 out of the deal and with this he and Bob Lee, another veteran sportsman, opened saloon at Second and Mon roe and called it the Climax Up stairs was all the gambling para phernalia of the times.
 A railroad contractor lost Sl 300 III the "Climax" early one summer evening, left the table, took on few geysers and tucked. Later in the evening he came back, took seat at a vacant table in the gambling room, surreptitiously he removed chunk of dynamite from his coat, touched the fire end of his cigar to few wards of fuse and made his exit. There were about forty men in the room, gambling at the various de- vices. A faro dealer, an ex-miner,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-28


 Loop King Murphy flew over the park during the earlier innings of the game and dropped baseballs on the dia- mond, which went uncaught, for not a player did more than. make an effort to stop one of the flying pellets. Casey Stengle made the greatest showing in this sport catching one of the balls on the first bound, and bringing it in from the outfield balanced on his cap. Mur- phy "zoomed" over the lot a couple of times and then continued his way to the Fair Grounds.
 The Phillies scored in every inning ca cept four They began their attack in the second frame, tacking up one coun- ter when Stengle tripled to deep left, and Aeusel followed with a clean drive over second base for a single, and scored Stengle. Another came in the third, two more in the fifth, two in the seventh, and one in the eighth
 Lingral, recruit twirIer for the Phls was in fine form and set the Barons down in order in the first two innings. He struck out six men in five innings.
 The Barons had their greatest oppor. tunity to score on the major leasuers in the third inning. Croll first up, was an easy out I.ingral to Paulette. Black was walked. Morrison came to the p1ate latched onto one, and singled cleanly to right field on drive over second base mans head. Black took third the hit Silva was safe at first when he drove hot one through pitchers box which Iingral stopped andschose to throw home to Traegresser to catch Black com> ing in. The latter was not to be caught however, but reversing direction, dove through the entire Phily infield and re- gained his bag. Traegresser after sev- eral bluffs at throwing the ball to Wrightstone to catch Black, had attempt ed to run down the fleet Baronial second baseman, but was beaten to the bag. It was something like the famous bone of Heine Zimmerman.
 Then. with the bags ful. and only one down, Iingral pulled himself together and struck out Summa and Griffith in quick succession, ending the frame. It was a nifty bit of box work on the part of the Philly youngster,
 Opportunities to score were offered to Barons on few occasions. In fact. except for that one fatal inning, the locals never had a real chance to invade the home dish of the Phillies.
 As usual, Casey Stengie was chief swat smith of the Philly aggregation The sturdy player slashed out two hits out of four times up. and one of these was a triple
 Al Ellis and Emil Meusel both we'll known to every true BaroniaI fan, made their debut in yesterdays game.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-28
CARSON GRABS OFF
 REBOUND TITLE

Philadelphia, March 27.-Captain Ger son of the University of Pennsylvania won the 125-p pound wrestling title to- day when he was awarded the decision over Garber of State College in the in tercollegiats championship tourney here. The finals in the following were decided
 l15-pound class: Shiry of State Col lege was awarded the decision over Mackey of Cornell after two extra per iods. They wrestled for twenty-one minutes.
 135-pound class: Decker of State College was awarded the decision over Conroy of Cornell
 145-pound class: Mills of State Col lege threw Simmons of Yael in seven minutes and forty-seven seconds.
 15S-pound class: Ashby, Penn, de- feated Gray, Yale, decision.
 175-pound class: Good, Lehigh, de- feated Brown, State. fall, seven min utes and thirty seconds
 Heavyweight class: Galp, Yale, de-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-28
PHIL Y SHUTS OUT
 BARONS BY 7 TO o
Home Team Winds Up in Air as Nationals Pound Ball All Over Redwood Field, Garnering Ten Safe
 Hits Off Local Twirlers

An ability the part of the Phlies to hit the ball the pnches equally uncanny tendency field erratcally caused Gavvy Cravahs ona eaguers to win victory the Barons yesterday afternoon at Redwood park.
 The Phis pounded safe hit after safe hit tale done had garnered 10 safetes off the Baona Three for bases.
 Although they put much better battle against the Phil lies yesterday than Tuesday, the Barons noceaby the The neders unsteady in their handling of grounders and mufs the part of the caused of+ +ho iIcs toIIio
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-28
GOULD CHAMPION
 AT TENNIS MATCH
By Associated Press

Philadelphia, March 27.-Jay Gould, open champion. and Joseph w Wear, representing the Racquet Club, won the national court tennis doubles championship here today by defeating Joshua Crane and c. T. Russell of Bos- ton in the final round, 6-1, 6-2, 5-7. 6-2. Gould and Wear displayed marvellous speed and accuracy. Only in the third set did they falter, being forced to give way before the excellent teamwork of Crane and Russell.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-28

SUMMARY.
 Two Base Hits-Paulette, R. Miller. Three Base "Hit--Stengel.
 Double Plays-Crol1 to Black to Bernsen; Griffin to Bernsen; J. Miller to B. Miller to Paulette; R. Miller to Paulette,
 Sacrifice Hit--Williams. Struck Out-By Borrison 1. by White hill 1, by Glazner 1, by Ingral 6, by Weinert 1.
 Base on Bails-Off Whitehall 1, off Lingral 1.
 Pitching Records-Five hits and two earned runs off Morrison in four in- nings; three hits and two earned runs off Whitehi}l in two innings; two hits and no earned runs off Glazner in three innings; three hits and no earned runs off Lingray in five innings; three hits ad no earned runs off weinert in four innings.
 Left on Bases-Philadelphi ?, Bir- mingham 5.
 Umpire--Johnson.
 Time of Game-Two hours.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-28
GRIDIRON CODE IS
 o. K. SHARPE SAYS

pr. Al Sharpe, Yale athletic director says the football rules committee dis played excellent judgment in refusing to make expensive changes in the grid- iron code Sharpe was particularly well pleased when the rule makers refused to adopt a number of plays per quarter instead of the watch Sharpe says such a change would be suicidal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-28
1921 Camp Selected

Lake Charles, La, March 27.--Thc Philadelphia Americans will train next year in Lake Charles. in accordance with an agreement signed today be- tween the local business mems associa- tion and Connie Mack, manager of the Athletics.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-28
ROSTER OF BARONS

PITCHERS - Dugan, Wheeling. w. Va; WhitchiIi. Cedar Rapids. Iowa, Moeker, Kansas City; Hem dersOn, Birmin gham, Collins, Phila- delphia; Fox, BrookviIle, N. Y.; Kirk, Newport News; SiEman. Baton Rouge; Claxncr, Birminghams Morrison, Owensboro. ky; COffin- daffer. GasSaway. W. Va.
 CATCHIsRS-PeterS and Wheat, Kansas City; GOoch, Nashville; Bete, HiIlsbOrO. III.
 INFiELDERs Bernsens first basc, Charieston; Black, second base. Pittshurg, Croli, shOrtstop, Alameda. Cal; Stevenson, shci- bourne, Ind.
 OUTFIELDERS--El Harmony, Minn.; Silva, Oakland, Cal; Griffin, St. Louis, Norton. Birminghams PurseIl, Atlanta; Sumra, St. Louis,
 MISsING-John McCnrty, out fielder.
 EtSED--Coiquftt. Gardener and Harris.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-28
FRAZEE DECLINES
 SELL, YOUNG SCOTT

Harry Frazee owner of the Boston Red Sox, recently replied to Connie Mack he would not entertain any Yroposition involving the sale or trade of Everett Scott Sox shortstopper Frazee added he considered Scott the greatest defensive ball player in the game at present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-28

war tax on baseball and none on
 bacon. Lot of inconsistency lying around loose these daysi The reason the Crackers are train in at Bay St. Louis, an Atlanta man
 explained to me last night, is because
 the city is so cOngested and the blare
 of the big metropolis diverts the
 minds of the players from their prac-
 tice schedule. Can you beat that?
 Mobile has been rampant on stump
 water since late Wednesday when the team put 7-2 black eye on the Col onels.
 Come to think of it, Carrie Chap
 man Catt would have proven worthy successor to Garry Hermann on the
 baseball commission. And then you could have heard the paragranhers chorus, Good morning, Carrie" Birmingham plumbers demand a 1872 per day wage. That's mere bagatelle. They ought to have at
 least dollar minute. AhNSS tfdt SdtiAOA tho Jdf ACtht thO a verdict of not guilty, Jack Demp- sey will find it about as embarrass- ing to reside in this country as has Jack Johnson. The New York legis- lature at Albany amended the boxing law the other day to prohibit any
 bout in which stacker was one of
 the contestants.
 Mildred Harris Chaplin talked too much even before she had the last
 word. Charles is not likely to come back.
 President Carranga says: ''Ni un solo dia despues del primero de di-
 ciembre, permanecere en calidad de
 presidente de la Republics" Can you
 blame him?
 The police arrested fellow in a downtown hotel the other day for
 making money. Isn't it getting to be
 something awful how American lib critics are being curtailed?
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1920-07-15
DEsERTER CAUGHT HERE.

An alleged deserter from the Unit
ed States army wearing civilian
clothes, and giving his name as Pri-
vate n. Hyams, of the 29th Infantry,
unassigned Camp Benning, Columbus
Ca, when he gave himself, over to
Chief WEIGH here, was captured Tues
day night by local officers who dis
covered him riding "the blinds" on a
New York passenger train.
After his arrest; which was meyde
for beating a ride, he was carried to
the police station and locked UP.
Chief Welch noticed the tatooing on
his arms, and asked him how Ions
he had been in, service, thinking ger
haps the man was a deserter. With
out answering the chiefs questI )r,
the prisoner asked how long he would
be likely TO get for V grancy here
When told that he would receive Il
sentence Of 60 days the man admit
ted, according to tha police, that he
was a desorter, and gave his name
and address.
He said that the reason te gave
himself up was to avoid serving 60
days here and then having TO go to
Leavenworth. The man stated that
he had started to New York, his
home, where he intended to give him
self up, and go to Leavenworth where
he said he had many friends"
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1920-07-15
COMMISSIONER JONES SENDS AN
INVITATION TO GOV. cox

W. G. Jones, of High. Point presi-
dent of the state association of coun-
ty missioners, sent telegram un-
der date Of Friday to Governor James
M. Cox, Democratic presidential, nom
ince, inviting him to attend mass
meeting Of citizens in fua1eigh on Au-
gust 10, in the interest of good roads,
and to address the convention of coun-
ty commissioners convened here at
the same time.
It was further learned that several
important and influential organiza-
tfons of various kinds over the state
are sending and will send similar tele-
grams to the presidential candidate
within the next few days urging him
to be present in Raleigh on August 10
ito attend mass meeting Of citizens y
It is thought in some circles, here,
however that the fact that the special
session Of the state legislature is call
ed for August 10 is the reason for the
date being set at that time and it is
eonjectured that the fact that the leg
islature does convene at that time may
have some influence on Governor
Cox's acceptance OF the invitation, de-
pending largely upon the action of the
ennessee or Louisiana legislatures
with regard to woman suffrage.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1920-07-15
AUTO ACCIDENTS ON THE HIGH
POINT-GREENSBORO ROAD
SUNDAY

| A Hudson sedan jumped off the
right side of the concrete bridge at
Cobb's farm Sunday afternoon and
turned over Joi n Pettigaw and
another man of Winston and two
show girls were in the car. Bob
by" Townsend, a show girl was
badly wounded while the others
were slightly injured. Slippery
roads and a too sudden application
of the brakes is given as the cause
of the accident.
The crowd it was stated was
singing a parody on Nearer My
God to Thee at the time and such
blasphemy doubtless received a
part Of the Justice" deserving.
The Ford sedan of P A Thomas
of this city in which were also Mrs
Thomas and Mr.. and Mrs. John
Raper, left the road Sunday after
noon on the jamestown hill and
landed in a ten foot enbankment.
Mr.. and Mts. Thomas received min.
or injuries but the other occupants
were unhurt.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1920-07-15
NEWS FROM ROUTE a.
(By Mary A. CIodfeIter. J

j. M. G. Reese started out thresh-
Ing wheat last week and finds the
crop good. The farmers should raise
all the grain and other crops they can
but so many have left the farm that
it is difficult to do. Too many loafers
on the street corners. Automobiles
and. tobacco are the most damnabls )
things that were ever sent upon US.
Some raise nothing but tobacco while
others spend their time riding VIXEN
they should be at work. The old say
ing "plow deep while sugar is asleep
and you will have corn to sell and to
keep" which is a true saying.
Miss Annie Pool called on Wilmer
and jamie Clodfelter Thursday of last
week.
Smith Thursday of last week.
Several from this community went
to ThomasviI1e Wednesday of last
week to the orphanage and had nice
time
Messrs S. .. and A. G. Hines have
bought a tractor and are tnre5 5i;ng out
the golden grain. Georgia Willard
raised over 1000 bushels-a fine
record.
Tobacco is look ing scrry-but God
knows best!
Dr. and Mrs. Phillips will lea ye
Wallburg July Is for their new home
in Charlotte. Sorry i lose them and
wish them much happiness.
Prof. Kirkshey and Prof Ardt Of
Asheville,. the new. principal of Wall
burg school, are here this week. Pref.
Kirkshey is assistant principal this
year
There was AN ice cream supper at
Mrs. Laura Reid's Saturday night, b.
ing very agreeable occasion. The
proceeds went to the missionary SO
ciety of Friedland Moravian church.
Mrs. Ruby Clodfelter and Master
Clyde called at R: NJ. Clodfelters
Thursday of last week.
People better get to work and quit
so much idling. The farmers don't
raise enough to eat, the reason of
high prices.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1920-07-15
AHEAD OF OTHER CITIES
NEW AUTOMATIC SYSTEM FOR
HIGH POINT.

@RS
Friday night at eleven O'Clock, OF
between II and II, the cutover to the
automatic dial switchboard system
was made by the North State Tele-
hone company in High Point. The
work of changing from one switcn
board to another required some little
time.
New directories have been mailed
to the subscribers with the corrected
and new subscribers of phones. Very
few old numbers will be retained, ow-
ing to the necessity of the dial sys-
tenn for larger numbers than have
heretofore been used Patrons who
have not erceived their directories
are notified to inform the office imme-
diately Of the oversight, and books
will be sent to them by carrier at
once.
The local telephone company. has
gone to a terrific expense, it is un-
derstood, to provide High Point "a
telephone service that is comparable
with that Of the larger cities of the
country, and it's installation here is
considered a civic improvement as
we'll as a commercial advancement.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1920-07-15
CITY TRAFFIC LAWS 30 ENFoRc.
ED RIGIDLY
Special Attention Will Be Paid To
Cut-outs and DINNERS

1
( Persons driing motor vehicles in the
city of Greenboro, at any time with
out having the cut-outs closed, or All
night WITHOUT DINNERS on will be pros.
ecuted, according to an announcement
made at police headquarters.
It was stated that many persons are
in the habit Of operating their cars or
trucks with the .cut-outs, or muff1ers,
open, when the law says they must be
closed. Starting Immediately, it was
announced yesterday, special effort
will be made to see that the law is
obeyed or the violators made to pay
the penalty for transgressing it.
It was stated, also, that there are
numerous violations Of the law re-
quiring the use of DINNERS within the
city limits. DINNERS must be used
according to officers; the non-glare
lenses do not satisfy the law
The nuisance of having cars, espe-
pecially after bed time, go up and
down the streets making great noise
and the danger of serious accident re-
sulting from the use~of lights without
DINNERS will be eliminated if warm
ings and prosecutions in the courts
Will eliminate them, officers say.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1920-07-15
TRINITY ROUTE I NEWS.

Wheat threshing is going on in
this section.
Mr. H. A Pierce carried a truck
load Of members of the Mt. Pleasant
Sunday school to Piney Grove last
Sunday for the Children's day cxer
cises there.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Crotts
a son.
There was an ice cream party at
Sam Wallis last Saturday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Lawrence and
family visited Mr.. and Mrs. w. H.
Lawrence one day last week.
Msssrs. Vernie Kind1ey and Emery
Hughes and Misses Mary Wall and
Doskie Rush attended the Children S
day exercises at Piney Grove last
Sunday.
Mrs. Annie Vaucannnon is visiting
Mrs. Roma Vuncannon this week.
Mr.. Robert Thayer, who has been
away from home for some time, is
listing home>folks.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1920-07-15
IN RECORDERS COURT.

cases Of minor Importance were
all that came before Judge Kirkman
N city court Friday morning T. A.
shelton and Spencer Adams were
charged, on separate warrants, with
Speeding. Both submitted and judgs
A4e1t was suspended upon payment of
costs in each case
Ella Siler, colored woman, was
90 rged with loafng on the street
E'3 at night. The court found in
sufficient evidence of any i'll conduct
anu suspended judgment upon good
behavior.
blocking traffic on North Main
street was the charge brought against
Ao1nle Loflin. He was found not
guilty when it was proved that his
car stalled and he was unable to
msve it.
ENGAGEMENT Is ANNOUNCED.
Ihe announcement of the engage
1hent of Miss Mamie Lee Jones to
Joseph Franklin Phillips has been
made and the wedding will occur on
ueSday, July the thirteenth, in this
Guy, Msis Jones is the daughter of
W. and Mrs. 1. Eli Jones and has al
~""S made her home in High Point.
size has many friends who will be in
crested to learn of the approaching
marriage.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1920-07-15
SLAYER RED CROSS NURSE TO BE
TRIED FOR MURDER

AshevilIe, July 9.-Sheriff r. M.
Thomason of Swain county has re-
turned from Raleigh, where he went
to get Will Wikle, who has been con-
fined in the ward for the criminally
insane, on charges of killing Columbus
Virgins, a Red Cross worker, last
fall Wikle was held by the court to
have been mentally unbalanced at the
time of the killing and was sent to
Raleigh for treatment. He will be
tried at the next term of Superior
court for Swain county to be held at
Bryson City this fall.
Virgins was working at the Wik1e
home, as volunteer Red Cross ndrse,
nursing Mrs, Wik1e and her children,
when he was attacked and killed by
Wikle, Wlfo is understood is said to
have declared that Virgins was in
love with a girl there, who was also
working as nurse during. the influenza
epidemic.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1920-07-15
ROAD WORK HELD UP.

Practically al road work in the
staca has been held up by the order
CT ihe Interstate Commerce Commis-
sion refusing to allow the use of coal
cars for hauling any other product
,aaa ycaI. These cars have been
nsed exclusively for hauling rock
from the quarries. and the order
makes il impossible for the contrac-
1,r4 tc Get the rock for the work.
The highway commission and 9TH
prs interested are making an effort to
set tie order modified SO that work
already n progress may be complet-
d. but the coal shortage is such that
i is aot likely it will be possible to
get full quota Of cars any time soon.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1920-07-15
EXTRA SESSION TO CONVENE
AND GOOD ROADS RALLY

Governor Beckett has designated
Tuesday, August 10th, for conveni.g
the extra session of the Legislature.
The Good Roads Advocates Of State,
backed by various business, CONNER
cial social and professional organiza-
tions and citizens interested in this
great cause will assemble in mass
meeting Tuesday evening in auditor
ium, Raleigh. N. c., for convention.
Will have speakers, both state and
national reputation. Gubernatorial
nominees of both parties. and possib-
1y a presidential democratic nominee
This is to be citizens convention in
the interest of good roads for the
entire state. Every voter Of the state
invited and urged to attend.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1920-07-15
HAS LEFT THIS CITY.

Sergeant Darcy, recruiting officer
for the United States Marine Corps,
now in High Point, announced that he
has received orders to discontinue
the recruiting station at this place,
and to report to Winston-Salem for
duty in recruiting service there the
18th Of this month.
Recruiting work in High Point has
been very successful, the officer
states, but it is the policy of the Ma
rlne corps to move its stations ABOUT
and he is being sent to Winston-Sa
lem after serving here for four weeks
subsequent to duty in Richmond, Va