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Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-04-21
Married Here Thursday.

Johnnie Goodwin, of Perry and Miss
Gertrude Shotwell, of Laddonia, were
married in this city Thursday after
noon by the Rev. A. A. Wallace, at
the Presbyterian Manse. Both are
members of well known county fam
lilies and most estimable young people.
The Ledger joins in extending con-
gatulations and best wishes.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-04-21

/ expect to make sorghum molasses
this fall and would like all those
who would like me to make for them
this fall to plant enough to pay me
for the making in molasses. I would
rather settle in this way than for
money, so / can supply customers
with molasses. XURY FISHER,
Mexico, Mo. w1t-p
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-04-21

The Weekly Ledger and the Ma
tional Live Stock Reporter, a daily
stock paper Of East St Louis, III,
for one year, both $3.50. This Is a
money saving rats Il you want two
good papers. W.T.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-04-21
Small Leases For Sale.

In the new territory in southwest
ern Clay county, between Cosden Co,
deep well and the long life shallow
rool Of the anther field in Archer
county. Several deep tests are going
down in leases in this field. which Is
il the Pennsylvania formation. Write
me, if interested In five or ten acre
leases.
JAS. X NAYLOR,
9-3t Cuero, Texas.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-04-21

PIRTLE, the auto painter (Fords
sl5l. Other ear at right price All
work guaranteed. Come up and see
my work. 1l5 N. Jefferson street
S9-3t wit
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-04-21

A marriage license was issued
Thursday 10. Robert Watts Of Louis
lana, No., and Fern Bryant of Van
dalia.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-04-21
Marriage License ISSUED April 20.

Marriage licenses were issued We'd
nesday to Claud Brett of Auxvasse
and Kathryn Cuno of McCredie and
othel ". Wainscott of Moline and
Leta Goodich of Moline.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-04-21

The man friends Of George Clark
viii regret to learn that he is Iii at
his home on South Clark Ave.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-04-21

fg WANTED:-Young all-purpoe
horse, X. B. WILKINSON, Mexico,
Mo. wit
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-04-21
CARD OF THANKS.

We wish to thank the MANY friends,
and relatives for their many
kindnssses and courtesiss during the
last illness Of our beloved wife and
mother.
JOHN ] HILDEBRAfD
whip AND SON.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-04-21
FORD TOPS.

Good Ones. Nice Rim Glass in
Back; $3.50 put on.
WIN. S. RAGSDALE HARNESS co,
wilt
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-04-21

Three Shorthorn bulls for sale. One
2 year old and 2 yearlings. PARIS
CRAGHEAD, Mutual hone. 9-2t-p
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-04-21
We keen al makes Ok Autonaebill
Gprinss. HAsgErL BROS.
10 2tsw& W 8 wka.

Misa Haanehe Mckinney leaves SAT-
urday, for Kansas City, where she win
visit her sister Mrs. Frank Gibson,
Of that city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-04-21

Where it comes to price on Tops, Cur
tains, and Seat Covers, see US first.
VIM. S. RAGSDALE HARNESS co.
wilt
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-04-21

DR.. Minter Bragg is home from
Lathrop. No, where he attended the
funeral of his mother-in-law.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-04-21

J. ". Davidson and wife Of Wells
vile were Mexico visitors Wednesday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-04-21
GROW WHEAT.

But not in Missouri come 10 west
ern oklahoma wherebetter wheat land
can be bought for two thirds less
money. Write me for particulars.
C. W. MAXEY,
Sat Gage, Oklahoma.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-04-21

P. A Dent of Vandalia was in Mex
leo Sunday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-04-21

Mrs. John F. Barclay left Tuesday
afternoon for a weeks visit with her
parents in At6ber4y.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-04-21
SEED FOR SALE

Red Clover, Timothy, Kentucky
Blue Grass. Rape Seed, German Millet,
Orange Cane, Kaffir Corn.
Soft SAM MORRIS.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-04-21

E M. Brown of Auxvasse was in
Mexico Sunday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-04-21

Horace Paul of Oakland. Calf, Il
the guest OF Mexico relatives.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-04-21

We keep ell makes "a Antsmobile
gprines. HASKELL BROS.
10 stmwM WI wks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-07
FOUR TEAMS FIGHTING
 FOR LEAD N MAJORS

league. IL has better catcher than the Giants Schmidt is superior to either Smith or Snyder.
 They have pitching staff which has helped to make the club. Copper ts superior to eny winner the Giants have. Nehf approximates him Glaz- ner is better than Toney Adams IS better than Douglas. Hamilton Is a stand-of on Barnes for results. Of the fill-in pitchers. Pittsburg is fully as well supplied as the Giants.
 Grim, at first Lase for Pittsburg, can field faster than Kelly but he can't throw as well or bat as well. The advantage is with New York. Cutshaw has played better at second than Rawlings, and if Tierney Is taken into consideration he has play ed as well or better than Rawlings. Maranvlle and Bancroft are about at plainly enough. Frisch at third for New York Is better than Barnhart or any player on the Pittsburg team. Bigbee' Is playing better ball at bat than Burns, but no better in the field. Carey is better by far than Meusel,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-07
PIEDMONT BALL CLUB
 HAS BUSY WEEK AHEAD

Piedmont August Especially )-- Piedmont has busy schedule for the next week playing the Anniston Independents of the local park today, Monday and Tuesday. Lineville Is played in their home town, then back home for the hardest games of the season. with the Albertville Bearcats on Friday and Saturday These two games are looked forward to with much interest by the local fans and no doubt a large crowd from the sur rounding towns will be on hand to witness the hard fought contests. Both teams are ranked as among the fastest in amateur baseball in Ala bama, and are very evenly matched. Albertville having a little lead on the games played Piedmont so far The management is confident of talk ing these two games: which will make the series about even.
 Beasley, Piedmonts big, heavy hit ting third baseman, has joined the Carrollton team in the Georgia State league for the balance of the season, and is sure to make 1t warm for the pitchers in this little league.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-07
By GEORGE CHADWICK Special Correspondent of The Age
 Herald

CCopyright, 1921, by The AEe-HcraldD
 New York, August 6,--lt is the time or the season when the big league manager must take Stock 60 see what he has that will help him to fin iSh either as champion team or as runner-up in one of the big races. The local enthusiast never contem- plates the runner-up part of it. He sees nothing but the pennant. Not so with the manager. It may be that his contract is based on graded sys- tenn lf he can't win and get the Bonus that goes with the leadership. he may be able to finish second and get the bonus which goes with that.
 IL IS quite generally agreed that only four teams have much hope as the clubs stand now of being first and second in the main leagues. In the American. the prominent clubs are Cleveland and New York. In the National they are New York and Pittsburg.~
 O'NeilI Is Best
 Take Cleveland first. What have they got? First. better catcher than the Yankees. for O'NeiI Is superior 10 Schang Second, an uncertain pitching staff which seemed to be the ANSN ih hhS iGdk ut DtlOI Q the season began, but which has de- teoriated badly
 Let us compare their pitchers with those of their rival. Coveleskie is fully as good. perhaps better, than Mays. Uhle is trifle better than Hoyt. Between Morton and Shaw key, the former is better at the mo- ment, but Shawkey is improving. Mails is a stand-off with Collins. Mails should have been better. Soth- oron is at least as good as Ferguson or Quinn.
 In the infield compare Johnston or Burns at first base with Pipp. There is not much to choose, except that Burns plays very well against left handlers Wambsganss at second is better than Ward more experienced and more natural. Sewell, at short, Is not as good as PeckinpAugh, al though more energetic. Gardner at third does not measure up to Baker, although neither is up to the speed of the past,
 In the Outheld
 In the outield we must. measure Ja mieson in left with Ruth. There Is no comparison In way, because Ruth is not to be compared with anybody Speaker outshines Fewster> Iris Is the centerfelder par excel lence of the American league, or Of baseball for that matter. Smith M right has the edge over Meusel. Meusel is not finished ball player and not thinking and energetic ball player.
 It will be noted that Bagby has been left out of the Cleveland list of pitchers. He has been omitted pur- posely He Is the missing link be- tween the Clevelands of 1920 and the Clevelands of 1921. If he were pitch the same kind of ball that he pitched last year, Cleveland would be good bit ahead of New York, because the Yankees have been only blowing along at about their last years rating.
 In the National
 Take Pittsburg in the National
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-07
British Tennis Team Be aten
 .by yAustraLasia

Pittsburg, August 5.-J. o. Ander- son, of Australasia, defeated F. C.. Lowe, of the British Isles, by a score of 6-2, 6-S, 3-6, 6-2, in the first match today of the Davis cup tennis second round on the courts of the Allegheny Country club near here.
 This eliminated. the players from the British Isles and entitled the Australaisians 10 play the Denmark team at Cleveland next week.
 In the last event of the series, BaN- well Woosnam, of the British Isles, defeated j. B. Hawkes. of Austral- asia by score of e-S, 0-6, 5-9, 6-S, 6-3.
 The result of the series was three to two in favor of Australasia.
 Anderson In Form
 Anderson was in splendid form in the first set, scoring 2S points to Loves IS. He served in splendid fashion and was adept with his re- turns in both first and second sets. In the latter set he scored A to Loves SS points
 Lowe was not only faulty in his serving, but also seemed unable to
  Anderson had Lowe on the jump from side line 10 side line, while he him self had no trouble in reaching the ball.
 In the third set, Lowe made des perate stand; and at the same time Anderson appeared ho grow careless Lowe won the second third. fourth and fifth games by placing his shots almost perfectly. His foot work inn proved materially. This was shown clearly in the eighth game which went to deuce, he taking the extra points necessary to win. Lowe had 30 points to Andersons 20 in this set.
 Lowe Slows Up
 However, Lowe was unable to con tinue the pace, and Anderson had 1t all his own way in the fourth set. Lowe gave him a battle only in Inc sixth game, deuce game won by An derson. In the last two games of the set Anderson scored eight points to two for Lowe. The final point scores fore this set were Anderson 2S. Lowe 16.
 With the issue decided by the first match, the closing contest between Woosman and Hawkes. did not excite a great deal of interest, although the play was closely watched Woosnam won the match by his superior work at the net.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-07

par at short. Their records show it brother of the Yankee player. Young is superior to whittal in actual bat ting skill, slthought not in the think ing part of the game.
 The Summary
 Based on what they have shown this year, the summary would be- Cleveland and Pittsburg stronger in catchers than their rivals. Cleveland and New York Americans fairly well matched in pitchers. Pittsburg trifle better than the Giants in pitch CTS. Cleveland's .nfield not so good as that of New York. The infields of Pittsburg and the New York Ma tionals about on par with perhaps New York a trifle better
 Cleveland outheld better than that of the Yankees and Pittsburg's outdeld fully as good as that of the Giants, it not better.
 No wonder that only few points separate Cleveland and the Tanks and Pittsburg and the Giants. Should any of them have one or more im- portant players hurt, or run into slump, the mischief done would be almost irreparable as the time is too short between now and finish day to repair the machine.
 One fortuitous break in one series in the month of September may settle the championship in either league.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-07
PULLMAN FARMER
 PO|SONS WEEV|LS

Cullman. August 6.-(Special T. NJ. Quick, who owns one of the finest farms near Hanceville. tried a boil weevil remedy recently published here. He states that it is a great success.
 After applying the solution. Mir. Quick found large quantity of dead insects around his cotton. He par ticularlY noticed bug with long bbl or sucker, much larger than the boil weevil but similar shape, with the exception of stripes down it's back. These were more in evidence than the boil weevil and Mir Quick believes that it is new pest which has come upon the cotton of this district He is planning to collect some of them and send them to Ar burn. to ascertain just what damage they may be doing.
 In trying the remedy, MT. Quick selected eight acres of cotton He mixed the solution of two gallons of syrup, which would cost about s1.7o, ice cream powders. 25 cents and ar senic, $2. This small sum of $s.s5.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-07
BREWT0N. TAKES CLOSE
 GAME FROM DEM0P0LIS

Demopolis, August 5.-(Special.)- In a sgame featured by excellent pitching on both sides, Demopolis lost a heart breaking game to the visit ing Brewtonites by score of 3 to 2.
 Lefty Wingard and Nealson. Brewton southpaw. were the oppos- ing moundsmen. Wingard outpitched his opponent all through the game, holding the heavy hitting Brewton sluggers to four widely scattered hits. Demopolis batsmen garnered but six clean blows off Nealson.
 In the first half of the ninth the score stood, ? to 1, with the locals on the long end. ThEee costly errors by the third baseman and timely bingle by Fish gave the visitors two runs. In her half Demopolis almost staged come back.
 The two teams meet again next week in Brewton.
 Score: R. H. Fl. Brewton ....... .oo0 900 1923 { Demopolis ... .oo2 900 o0o-2 4
 Nealson and Townsend; wingard and Jones.
 Empires; Canterbury and Smith.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-07
KHbane Signs 10 Meet Frush
 in 12 Rounder

Cleveland, O., August 6.-Johnny Kilbane, of Cleveland, featherweight champion, and Danny Frush, of Bal timore, challenger. both signed arti- cles of agreement today for 12- round title bout to a decision at an open show here on or about Sep tember IT.
 Two weeks ago Frush signed with one promoter and a week ago today kilbane signed with another The promoters got together today and agreed to stage the contest.
 kilbane is to get s60.O00 win, lose or draw, and Frush is to receive s25.000.
 Frush is to weigh in at 126 ring side. Kilbane is not required to make weight
 The Cleveland boxing commission will select the referee.
 Mayor w. s. Fitzgerald has an ncunced he will personally supervise the arrangements for the fight to avoid a repetition of the recent un- satisfactory Wilson Downey contest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-07
Br srARRoM M.GANN

Special Correspendent of The Age-Herald I Copyright, 1891, by The Age -HeraId) New York, August 6.-Did Georges ICarpentier resign against Jack Demp- sey. or did he stick until he got the real, goodnight wallop? This is the question New York fight fans have been asking since the fight pictures l have been on exhibition at an up- town theatre.
 There is no question that the first punch that Carp got, the right to the got up and was again sent down, what sort of blow did it? And where did it land? Sports have been putting their eyes out watching the silver screen for testimony on this point and they get little satisfaction. There were several blows and all were de- livered so quickly that no satisfac- tory evidence is offered.
 Now, here is something which will be of interest in this matter. The writer. who sat at the ringside, was puzzled about that so-called knock out blow and he asked Dempsey what spot 1t landed on. This was a day or two after the fight
 K. o. Blow to Shoulder
 "Ill tell you" laughed Jack, But you must promise to wait month before you publish it. That knock out of mine was blow on Carps shoulder. That's the absolute truth He had had enough and decided to go In cto Iaa was dazed and practically helpless from the right-hand punch that first put him to the floor, but, on my word the last punch l delivered landed on his shoulder"
 This statement may incline people to sniff over Georges willingness to take it. But they have to remem- Der that for three rounds the French man had been taking princely wal loping and he wasn't set for it. He came into the ring mellow with over confidence. He had expected to meet another Beckett. In he jumped to make quick finish. Then bing-he got a body punch, then another. then short arm clip on the jaw, all of them like nothin he had ever re- ceived. Then in the second round when he put all he had into right which didn't even daze Dempsey, he knew his end was at hand
 First Right to Jaw
 The right to the jaw which put him down the first time was fol- low-up to stomach punch a minute earlier which did the real damage. That is plainly shown in the pic lures. The pictures, as said, don't show that the final right-hand punch landed on the shoulder, but the writer is willing to accept Jacks word for it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-07
K. o. BLOW RECEIVED BY GEORGES LANDED
 ON SHOULDER, JACK
Pictures of Fight Fail to Show Just What Kind of Blow
 Put Carp Down

What reason would the champion have had to say the punch landed on the shoulder if it didn't.
 In past fights Carp has always shown willingness to take punish ment but never to go on being beaten to pulp just to please lot of people who like to see humanity suffering unnecessarily. He knocked Bonn bardier Wells out after he himself had been sent in heap by left to the heart and right to the jaw
 In his two battles with Billy Papke and Frank Klaus he stuck, in both instances, long after he had ceased to have a chance to win, and took a terrific lacing. When he fi- nally resigned he met with no oppro- brium from the French although he hinted to his manager 10 stop the fight before he was knocked cold
 Jack Can Take It
 Dempsey is referred to by everyone as a real champion and one of his chief qualities is described as an ability to take 1t. Dempsey so far has had to take ess than any cham pion that preceded him. He wealth cred the slap on the jaw that he got from Carpenter. but chief evidence of his ability to absorb wallops must be observed from his early fights be- fore he was champion. When he first appeared in New York 8 big fellow named Andre Anderson gave Jack an inhuman beating but Dempsey came back for more and was going hard in the last round. In his Lester Johnson fight here the big negro broke two of Jacks ribs, but Dempsey kept on battling. The only fault 10 be found with Dempsey in the past has been poor Judgment of pace and a ten- dency to fight himself out too uuicklV
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-07
 CULLMAN RUNS AWAY FROM TUSCALOOSA

Cullman, August 6.-(Special.)- The Cullman Kiwanis baseball team defeated the Tuscaloosa team on the diamond here yesterday by score of 23 to 5.
 Good playing was done by both teams
 The Tuscaloosa people came up on a special Pullman and after the game were guests at dinner of the Cullman Kiwanis Dinner was served in the Lutheran church hall.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-07
City League to Hold
 Meeting Tuesday Evening

There will be meeting of the City league on Tuesday evening at $ o'clock at the Young Mems Christian association. The purpose of this meet ing is to gather in the contracts of all teams in the league. This means that the managers will have to stand pat on their line-ups after this meet ing and that all changes that take place before now and the time of the meeting.
 On Wednesday evening at o'clock there will also be a meeting of the men who call the balls and strikes for the city performers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-07
 RAIN HALTS RACES ON CIRCUIT CARD AT TOLEDO, OHIO
The Ace, Driven By Mitchell, Wins the 2:15 Trot, Only
 Race to Decision

Toledo, O.. August 6.-A heavy Fort Miami track today just as the third heat of the Grand Circuit racing programme was being finished, turned the racing oval into a sea of mud and forced the judges to call off the rest of the card.
 The Ace, driven by Mitchell had won two firsts in the 2:15 trot before the rain, and was awarded the event. Cox's Hilda Fletcher drew down sec ond money for the race.
 Princess Nadena had a walk-away in the first heat of the 2:17 trot, the only other event run. Edna Forbes finished second In this heat Sum- maries:
 2:15 trot, purse s1,2oo, three heats; The Ace, b. g., by Gordon Prince
 (MitchelD ....,....,......... 1 Hilda Fletcher, b. m.. by Peter the
 Great Cox) ..................2 3 Checkers. D. g. by the Exponent
 tAllen) e................. 2 Little Dick, b. g., by Great
 Medium (Talman) ......,.3 5 Dora Haines, b. r. m., by Morgan
 Axworthy (H. Fleming) ..5 4
 Time; 2;0SA, 2;07A.
 2;17 trot, purse s1,200. three heats: Princess Madena, b. m., by Justice
 Brooke (Murphy .............A n Edna Forbes b. T. m.. by Todd
 Forbes (Stokes) ..... 2 Baroness Hanover, c. h. m., by
 Manrico B. (Vic Fleming) ..... 3 Georgia Regiana, blk. m., by Jim
 Todd (Stinson) 4
 Time: 2:0Sh.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-07
 C0LLINSVILLE BEATS VERNON NINE BASIL !

Collinsville, August s.--(Special)- Collinsville having been greatly strengthened by the acquisition of some real ball players, Collinsville first team defeated the heavy batting Vernon team, Is to '. The features of the game were the fast, playing of the local team and the extremely heavy batting of Frank Appleton and Mig Killian.
 While Collinsville and Vernon were struggling, the second team of Col linsville was going down in defeat at the hands of the fast Piedmont team, n to n
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-07
LANGDALE WINS CLOSE
 GAME FROM LIONEL |

Roanoke, August Especial. )-~In a very interesting and exciting H. inning game, Langdale defeated Lowell by the score of'3 to 2. The feature of the game was the pitching of Kirk Newell, who held the visiting team hitless for 10 innings, when two errors, sacrifice fly and a hit scored the winning runs for Lang dale. In the last half of the eleventh Lowell scored one run, and with three men on bases, Willis relieved Pittard and struck out the last man. The Langdale-Lowell series Is now a tie, one each and a tie.
 Batteries; Lowell. Newell and Woodruff; Langdale, Pittard, Willis and Speer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-07
BOXER KILLED IN
 A FRIENDLY BOUT

Columbus, O., August 6. = Earl Welch, 20 years of age, died here to- day of fractured skull, sustained Thursday when knocked to the floor in boxing match with Harold Myers. Both are of Columbus, and were, engaged in a friendly bout. Myers is being held By police.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-07
Game at AnniSton Today

Anniston, August 6.-(Slecial.)-- The baseball diamond at Camp Me Clellan was scraped Saturday morn ing in anticipation of the game to be played Sunday afternoon between the soldier team on the reservation and the fast aggregation from Talladega.
 The presence of a majority of the members of the Alabama regiment in the camp on Sunday will add greatly to the interests of the game. a big crowd of local people having ar ranged to go out for the contest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-07
HANCEyILLE FACULTY

CuIIman, August 6.-(SpeciaI. )--- Superintendent Murphree has an nounced the faculty for the, Junior High school in Hanceville. for ,he coming year. Mrs. M. J. Owens oi Oneonta will be principal and the following teachers win be her assis- tantsc Misses Annie Wigley of Daw- son. iThelma Burnum and Rufie Scot, of Cullman. Alice Hicks of Hance ville, and Lou Martin. Blount Springs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-07
CANADIAN TO TRY TO
 SWIM ENGLISH CHANNEL

Montreal. August 6.-Ambitious to swim the English channel, Omer Perrault. f-year-old aquatic expert. sailed for England today with his
 manager, Armand Vincent