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Caught on the Fly

DETROIT. July 21.-zaehary Is to
oficiale in the second tussle with
the Tigers today. with his fellow
southpaw. Courtney. possibility.
Manager Cobb may make 1t an en-
tirely left-handed affair by starting
Oldham. Middleton Gnd Parks also
are eligible.
Rice L. entitled to be dubbed mir
acle man" tor that double play he
effected. with the assistance Of Pic
mich. in the eighth inning. If mem
ory serves. this was the first time In
the current season that Rice threw
anybody out at base. Sam INDUCED
in throwing practice prior to the
cleanly. made a perfect peg to the
plate and then quit. That proved
practice a-pienty Tor yesterday, as
was demonstrated later.
George McBrides resonant voice
again was heard on the coaching lines
yesterday, his suspension having been
lifted After four days absence from
the field Mac sent Ban johnson wire.
which read:
Have you forgotten me-" 1t pro-
duced results.
Seven Of the Tigers who started
against Johnson were southpaw
sticksmiths, Heilmann and Fngstead
alone being right-hand batters.
Tyrus Raymond Cobb, jr.. ten years
old and red-headed, warmed up with
Nick Altrock prior to the game.
Rice, after hitting safely with two
down in the opener, stole second with
Leonard standing in the box watch
ing him and continued to third when
the pitcher made bum chuck to CEN
ter field. He was left when Milan
rolled to Jones.
With Harris on the far corner in the
third inning through a walk. Rice's
sacrifice and wild pitch. Miller
whitfield for the second time in success
sion, and then departed for the CLUB
house with Mike Martin. to inspect
his side, which panied when he swung
a bat. Miller was operated on last
winter and fears a possible recur-
renee of the injury. Earl Smith TOOK
Bine's place in left field.
O.Rourke didn't have to move for
yeach's wicked liner in the sixth. and
Shanks followed by making a hne
play on Heilmann's smash over third
base. Howard has fairly scintillated
with his handling of hot smashes in
recent games.
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Grifs Obtain Southpaw
From Wi!ds Of Kentucky

A southpnHv pitcher has bcea
trs uo fOv tho Nationals In the
wi.Ga 0f Kea,ueiSy. Joe Enxcl,
who haa bScn scouting through
the undc-brush for talent. wired
President Griffith today that a
husky fellow by the name Of
NcMfta II bong shipped freight
prepaid for trial. Ncmitz has
been pitching for the ssiekmnn,
Ky, team and has been stnnd-
ing the opposing batters ON
their hcnda, according to Joe.
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Vets Want Buddy Miljus
To Hurl Against Pirates

PITTSBURGH, Pa, July IL
Wilbert Robinson, manager OF
the Brooklyn National League
base ball club, hns been asked
to send John Miljus. q Pitts
burgh boy, to the mound against
the Pirates Saturday afternoon,
August 6, by the committee In
charge Of the 18th Division Vet
erans' Association, which Will he
in convention here August Al.
The announcement stated that
s<Old S0th vets would be out On
the firing line that day to root
for their BUDDY" John. The
ball game thnt afternoon has
been put int: the reunion pro-
gram
Pitcher MiIjuS served 0verseAS
with the 18th Division, which
comprised soldiers from Penn.
sylvnnia, Virginia and West Eir-
ginia.
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When Burns steps from the witness
stand today n legal battle IL anticipated
before the next witnesses are placed on
the stand. The state 10 expected to
make a desperate effort to have the al
legged confessions of Clcotte. Williams
and Jackson. former White Sox players.
introduced, whilo the defense will oppose
such Testimony. In these alleged con-
fessions tho players tell Of receiving
money to throw the series.
Sticks to His story.
Burns. yesterday, after finishing his
story Of Cincinnati conferences between
himself, Abs Attell and Bennett. whom
ho identified yesterday as David Lelser
Of Des Moincs. Iowa. a defendant. told
Of further meeting In chicago, OF how
"hxers" by winning the third game when
they were not paid after the first two
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WILL GIVE FANS PASS
FOR RETURNING BALLS

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, July 21.-In
an effort to break up the habit on the
part of fans OF keeping base balls
knocked into the stands. the Philadel-
phia National League Club today an
nounced 1t would issue a pass. good
the ball back to the playing field.
Local fans recently have been tor
menting the guards by throwing the
base balls around the pavil,ons before
giving them UP and many were never
recovered.
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Tribe Is Out to Regain
Lead In Pennant Fight

CLEVELAND, Ohio. July 21-
The world champion Cleve.
land Indians Will go into to-
days game with the New York
Yankees with their backs to
the wall, in an effort to regain
the leadership In the American
League pennant race.
New York was four points
ahead of Cleveland By virtue OF
it's victory yesterday.
Neither Of the managers
would say before the Eame who
their pitchers would be. Man.
ager speaker was expected to
choose from SothOron, Caldwell
and Uhle.
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Pfeil allowed Naval Hospital only
nve hits and famed twelve, while
Ciatterbuck was hit safely only three
times and struck out nineteen OF the
Auditors No better exhibitions OF
pitching have been given in the anna
teur circuits this year.
Marines took the measure OF Com
merce in the Government League
I to 4. getting commanding ieaa IN
the first two innings by scoring rour
times in the frst, and twice in the
second. Jackson's fielding at second
for the Marines bordered on the bril-
liant while Combs did creditable
work in the same position for Com
merce.
Zone Four won by one run from
Zone Six, in the Navy Yard League,
the count being to 6. Both clubs hit
the ball hard, the winners amasslng
total of sixteen safeties and the
losers eleven. Reese, winning pitcher,
also led at bat. with four hits In as
many trials
Machinists outhit Western Union in
the Commercial League game ana
won, to 3. Better fielding and gen
orally superior all-round play Of the
winners featured.
Adiutant Generals once got eight
cen hits and thirteen runs to beat
Ordnance, II to S, in the War Inter
times. The Adjutants made five runs
in the second and chased seven more
over in the third.
Southern and Express meet today In
what may be the decisive game in the
frst half of the season in the Terminal
Railroad Y. NJ. c. A. League. II
Southern wins it gets the champion
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ycach then lifted u ny a little short
II average in length to Rice. who got
III an absolutely perfect throw to
;icinich that nipped Bush sliding into
the platter. This miraculaus bit of
" ORR saved the game-for the time
Icing.
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and Of how he agreed with Ban john
son, president of the American League.
and John Tyrrell, assistant states at
torney, to come to Chicago and testify
for the state.
He denied that he was paid other
than his expenses for his testimony or
that he was promised any reward, and
stuck steadfastly to these statements
under cross-examination.
Rothstein Would Testify.
Bill Donovan, manager Of the Phila-
delphia National League club, is here
to testify in the case and may be heard
today.
Arnold Rothstein, who was mentioned
In Burns testimony as one Of the con-
spirators to throw the series, has ex-
pressed a desire for an opportunity 10
be heard. and may be on the stand be-
fore the trial ends
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Heads Stanford Athletics.

William D. Fletcher. IL, has been
appointed graduate manager OF ath-
letics of Stanford University. Fletch-
er, an all-around athlete, was foot
ball coach of the College of tho Pa
cific and the San Jose High School in
past seasons.
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twelve. Boston is in a position to do
a lot Of damage to the Pirates. and
Pittsburgh can do just as much harm
Philadelphia and helped to win a PEN
nant for the Phillies in 1915, and he
came mighty near going to Brooklyn
in 1916. That would have given him
three championships in succession.
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Wins Three Split Trip Base Ball Trial Continues
DEFENSE GRILLS BURNS,
STATES STAR WITNESS

(HCAGO July of Bill Burns former White
pitcher acomple of former White Sox
alleged gamblers trial charged with
ing world series Cincinnati resumed today
defense Burns pinch hitter for the prosecution
who has immunity evidence
throw the under gring
although he became confused regarding some oe
in direct examination
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to Boston. Whichever way It goes the
Giants will profit.
Ex-Braves Aid Pirates.
Two of the members Of the Boston
team of 1914, which won the cham
pionship, are members Of the Pitts
burghs this year. They are Maran-
Vile and whitted. The latter went to
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YANKS APPEAR TO HOLD
EDGE IN PENNANT RACE
BY JOHN B. FOSTER.

who yesterday took the lead from the In
good position to hold it. The hne success
against the western teams the reason for ou
successful the
great between the clubs the ability the
the from Cleveland
their weakness and the Ceveands have
not
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CLATTERBUCK FANS 10
IN TREASURY CIRCUIT

1.-TWO games played the amateur leagues Yesterday
War beating Hospital, to the Departmental League
and Registers trimming the nerbureu
cuit to O. Pl Oatterbuck of The Registers the
pitchers off the held without gh OF nome
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HAVE WON NINE IN 19,
FIVE OFF THE RED SOX
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.

Mich, July 2-To well split their
Nationals will have take OF The three
remaining played here their ito2 defeat a. the
Tigers yesterday being the setback
they invaded Boston July agans: nine
Beantown
thus being limited ST. Louis and
nd nd in
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ship, while Express must be a victor
in order to tie with Souuoern for the
honors. The contest will be played
today at 5:45 on the grounds east of
Union station.
Evening star., 1921-07-21

SlhEA, Deuiiey huu ahsN~A "H-N ~
'ine.
Rochester. ,13-s: Jersey City. 6-7.
Newark, 6-1: Buffalo, 4-3.
Syracuse, 5-3: Reading. Is.
PIEDMONT LEAGUE.
High Point. 8: Raleigh, 3.
Greensboro, 3: Danrille, ..
Durham. 8; Winston-Salem, 4.
VIRGINIA LEAGUE.
Wilson, 5: Richmond. 4.
An other games postponed (rain).
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE. -
Charleston. A.: Columbia. o.
Other games postponed (rain).
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Milwaukee. IL: indianapolis. 5.
Minneapolis, 3, Columbus, 8.
Toledo. u, st. Paul. o.
Kansas City, 10; Louisville, 10.
FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE.
Tampa. 11-17; Jacksonville, flo.
Lakeland. IS; Orlando. Is.
st. Petersburg. 4; Daytona. 3.
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION.
Memphis. 9-1: New Orleans. Al.
Birmingham. "A: Mobile, o.
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Game Passed AUay

1.-TWO out when winning run scored.
Washington o o 80 O OIL
Detroit. o 1 o o o o 1-2
Two-base hits-Johnson. O'Rourke. Shanks.
Veach. Stolen base-Shorfen. Sacrthces-Rice,
Shorten Double play-Milan. Harris and
Shanks. Left Observation-Disclosures. z; De-
troit. 8. Bases on balls-OR johnson, 8; OF
Leonard 1. Struck out-By johnson. 2: BY
Leonard 8. Wild pitches-Johnson. Leonard,
ITmpires-Messrs. Connolly and Chill. Time
of game hours and minuthes.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.

GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW.
Pittsburgh at Boston. Pittsburgh at Boston.
Cin'ti at New York. Cin'ti at New York.
ST. Louis at Brooklyn. St. Louis at Brooklyn
Chicago at Phila. Chicago At Phila.
Results of Yesterdays Games.
Chicago. 100; Philadelphia. O-S.
Pittsburgh. .: Boston. 0.
Cincinnati. 9; New York, l.
St Louis 8: BROOKLYN, B.
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What May Happen
in Base Ball Today
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

GAMES TO-DAY. GAMES TUMURKOW.
Washington at Detroit.
Phila. at Chicago.
y. Y. at Cleveland
Boston at St. Louis.
Results of Yesterdays Games.
Detroit. 9; Washington, 1 40 innings).
Chicago, 8; Phila., . (10 innings).
New York. z; Cleveland. /.
St. Louis. 10; Boston. o (12 innings).
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-12-18

largest in volume OF material used of
any single construction project in the
United States, army engineers soy.
From river'bed to top driveway ever
the dam the height would be 1S3 feet.
The available powsrhead OF water i'm
pounded above the dam would be s5
feet. The length Of the dam would be
$500 feet.
The original plans for the work
called Eor the installation Of turbines
and electric generators capable of pro
ducing 100000 electrical horsepower
more than is now represented in the
combined hydro electric developments
I'm the states Of Alabama, Georgia,
South Carolina, North Carolina and
Tennessee, according to army engi-
neers.
Dam No. 3, proposed in Mr.. Ford's
bid would be one mile and quarter in
length, so feet high, and would have an
available water power head of AZ feet.
There would be installed, under the
Ford plan, turbines, electric and cleo
trio generators IN this dam capable Of
developing more than 100000 electric
horsepower.
This dam would be II miles above
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-12-18

extend eastward up tbs Tennessee
river 80 miles. having a fail IN that
distance Of $50 feet. Navigation Ground
the shoIas has been provided by means
OF the Muscle Shoals canal, waterway
10 miles long and containing II locks.
The canal was begun about 1920 AMI
by intermittent effort was partly COM
pleted in 1890, when II was opened for
navigation. Both the state Of Alabama
and the federal government partici-
pated In this work
In 1910 government engineers recon-
mended that navigation and power
should he jointly developed at Muscle
Shoals and in 1914 an appropriation
was made for diamond drill borings
which proved the sufficieney of the
foundation for proposed dams. A sur
vey was made Of lands that would be
inundated and options were taken by
citizens of Sheffield and Florence in
the name of the government
When the war began the govern
ment, seeking a site for great nitrate
plants, turned to Muscle Shoals, and
the erection of nitrate plant No. 2
was started January 8. 1918. It began
operation October % Of the same year
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-12-18
ENLARGEMENT OF
PACIFIC STATION
The War Department. Sends Large
Nom Rigid Airship to California
Flying Field.

Los ANGELES, Calf, Dec 17.--Ar-
cadia, sixteen miles from here, becomes
one OF the great aerial centers in the
United States with the enlargement OF
the Army Balloon school at Ross Field
there to an Army Balloon and Airship
school. The war department has sent
the largest non-rigid airship ever seen
on the Pacific coast, the airship DIS
which participated in the recent aerial
lbcmbardment of the German battle
ships off Hampton Roads. Va. This is
added TO a pony blimp, 20 captive ball
looms and eight free balloons now at
the post. It is the first airship school
| in the west, and similar to the army
school at Langley Field, Hampton, Va
Construction work is under way for
two great steel hangers at the field
The airship D-3 is 19S feet long. 81
feet inches wide and SIS feet high. It
has a cruising radius of 100 miles at
! the cruising speed of As miles an hour,
and a radius of $50 miles at high speed,
so miles an hour. A crew of four oper-
ates the grelt airship. There are ac-
commodations aboard for three addi-
tional officers.
The rony blimp which has been in
operation at Ross Field since March,
is Of the tractor propulsion type, being
80 IL feet long and 80 feet wide. 1t has
a capacity Of 80, $50 cubic feet of gas,
operated by two men, pilot and engi-
neer. one Of whom also operated the
radio The slseed is As miles an hour
at cruising with a radius of $40 miles,
and 55 miles at high speed, with a ra-
dius Of 3S0 miles.
The enlargement of the school pro-.
vides that airship pilots Will be gradu-
ated in addition to balloon observers.
The A-type airship is 162 feet long,
80 feet wide mad AZ feet high, with
capacity of $4,000 cubic feet of gas,
non-rigid type. A crew of three, pilot,
raCio operator and engineer, operates
the craft, which has a cruising radius
OF 1900 miles at the cruising speed
OF 46 miles per hour, and a radius of
1850 at high speed, 60 miles an hour.
The radio airships are equipped with
radio telephone instruments, as well
as radio telegraph, the radius being
over 20 miles.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-12-18

sylvania and along the Atlantic coast
u southern Maine. While the Christ
mas holly may reach a heighth of so
( ct and a diameter of two to three feet
il Arkansas and Texas, it rarely ex-
ceeds 20 feet in heighth and a few inch
g in diameter in the extreme northern
TART of its natural range.
"Of course, nobody, particularly the
young folk, wants to miss mistletoe.
1t is the only parasitic plant that is
used al Christmas time 1t is some
times called a tree thief, for it gets all
its nourishment from the trees upon
which 1t lives. In the south one may see
thousands of trees literally festooned
with the mistletoe. IT sometimes grows
in the form Of a witches broom, or one
may see it dangling down from the
branches of tree in graceful array.
L. always appropriates for its own de-
velopment the lifeblood Of the tree up
on which It feeds. Some four hundred
species of mistletoe are listed. Most Of
them occur in the tropics, and nearly
all of them are parasitic. Many varie
ties are found in the United States.
They occur from the coast OF New Jer-
sey southwark and westward
I'm Oklahoma the mistletoe has been
selected as the state flower. If you
question an Olxlahoman about the para
site plant as a state flower, he is like
ly to answer that IL man may tap ma
pie tree for syrup, and the pine tree for
/ turpentine, it is fair for the mistletoe to
tap trees so that it may develop and
become available for decorative use.
Examination Of the leaves of the mis-
tletoe show they are almost neryeless,
thick and fleshy, and a magnifying
/ glass will show only about 200 breath
4 ing pores to the square inch, while in
he common lilac there occurs at least
100000 breathing pores to the square
inch.
| Large quantities OF trailing pine,
also known as princess pine, and
ground hemlocl1 are used at Christmas
time. These plants really are not pines
Tor hemlocks. hut are closely related to
the ferns.
"As Christmas trees can be raised
at profit, so it is also possible to
raise the Christmas holly and mistletoe
by artificial means. In that way an al
equate supply may he insured for the
future, and lal those who contribute to-
ward the developing of successful
methods of propagating these plants
viii insure the welfare and happiness
OF future generations.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-12-18

and before the s-nistics was signed
several thousand tons os ammonium
nitrate was turned out. Operations
were suspended after the armistice, but
work was begun on Wilson dam. and
this work continued until May /. 1921.
when the appropriation ives exhausted.
The dam then was said to be about &c
per cent complete.
Three great concrete mixing plants,
one Of them said to be the largest II
the world, was constructed and oper-
ated for the building Of the Wilson
dam. Quarries were opened; residences
for employees were built, with office
buildings schools, assembly halls ond
complete sewage, lighting and water
systems. A fleet OF barges and dredges
were provided to bring sand and
gyvel from the river channel below
the dam Wharf and unloading facili-
ties were constructed, with a line Of
railroad three miles long extending
from the wharf to the dam site.
All of this equipment was put in
Standby condition May 1, 1921. On
one siding As locomotives now stand
covered in grease paint.
Wilson dam, completed, would be the
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-12-18
FEATURES OF FORD'S
MUSCLE SHOALS BID
Includes Purchase of Nitrate Plants
and Governments Reimbursement
of Money Spent on Dams.

FLORENCE, Ala, Dec. 17.-Heury
Ford's bid for Muscle Shoals, submit
ted July s, 1921, the first bid for the
properties, contained these principle
features:
Outright purchase of nitrate plants
Nos. / and for 100000
Payment of approximately $1,6s0,00
annual rental as interest on capital
invested for waterpower rights.
Reimbursement Of $40.o00.o0O spent
by the government on Wilson dam.
reimbursement of SS,0000O0 to be
spent by the government in building
and equipping dam No. 3.
Outright expenditure of SIS, 900 600
by the government in erection of three
locks in connection with these two
dams.
Muscle Shoals begin at Florence and
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-12-18
SECOND SECTION
PRICE FIVE CENTS

Wilson dam. and navigation through
the two dams would he affected By
means OF two locks IN Wilson dam
and one lock IN dam No. 3.
Negotiations between the government
and Mr.. Ford have bean In progress
for several months. His recent trip
with Thomas A. Edlson to Muscle
Shoals was for the purpose Of making
a re-survey of -he property Al tae
suggestion OF government officials with
view o. clarifying and reooncilng il
possible, differences IN Mr.. Fords ESTE
mates and thesa Of army engineers
concerning completion Of the work The
greatest complication Is understood to
have been the difference in estimates
Of the cost Of completing Wilson dam
and the construction of dam No. g
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-12-18
HOLLAND INCREASES
REVENUE FOR RULERS

THE HAGUE, Dec. 17.-Holland has
decided to raise the crown revenue
from 100000 forms to 1900. 900 forms,
on the ground that it is necessary for
the queen TO live in greater state when
receiving noted foreign guests. She
intends to regard the increase as a
maximum and not to use it all unless
it is necessary.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-12-18
SOVIET CLAIMS FURNITURE
G MOSCOW INHABITANTS

MOSCOW, Dec. IA recent soviet
decree which has been published de-
clares that the furniture Of ali persons
who have left MOSCOW IS the property
Of the soviet ana IS only temporarily
entrusted to the persons occupying the
rooms where the furniture Is PLACED.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-12-18
ENGLISH MAYOR GRANTED
YEARS LEAVE WITH PAY

BRApf'ORD, Ing. Dec. 10 -
cil.or T, blythe the labo lord mayo
mere, has been granted a years leave
with fun pay by his employer. who in
politics is a conservative. Blythe has
been associated with the firm for fifty
eight years and his employer told him
TO call round for his wages whenever
he found It convenient.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-07-17
ANNOUNCER FRoWNS --
ON EVERS AND RIcKEY

NEW YORK. July 16.-George
Levy. demon announcer for the
Giants at the Polo Grounds, likes
some National League managers bet
ter than others. Among those who
have fallen into disfavor with him
are Johnny Evers and Branch Hickey.
Evers an dRickey always have been
courteous In their treatment Of Levy,
ana he has no kick against them on
that score. But let him tell It:
"Evers and Hickey sure have kept
me stepping around here In the last
few days" says the rotund dissemina-
tor or information concerning the
lineups OF the teams, and this Is no
weather for fat man to be stepping
around In. What with pinch hitters,
pinch runners, relief pitchers and
what-not, they have convinced me that
the way Of the announcer. like that
OF tho transgressor, Is hard. I've lost
fifteen pounds In the last week"