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Evening star., 1921-10-10

the ninth and took 1t home to the
wife and kiddies IL any. In this in
field arrangement Dave Bancroft is
the one that Is taking the chance. as
he stands right where Babe pickles
his line drives. One of these days
George Burns will see two balls COM
ing at him at once. and one Of them
will be Bancroft's head.
For some reason another, the
Yankees has quit stealing home
Two of them made efforts to steal
second yesterday, but they will go
down in history as efforts. Roger
PeckinpauHh's attempt was a delayed
steal in the sixth innings. They was
so much delay that Roger amt there
yet.
One thing I would like to call at
tention to and have Judge Lands do
something about 1T before the next
series is namely the practice Of hav-
ing the band play the Star Spangled
Banner just before every game. Gents
like myself and George Moriarity and
Fred Toney is as patriotic as any
body else, but the exposure is terrible.
If we have got to keep doing it, why
at least make the women do it, too.
They ought not to be barred when
they have already win the right to
smoke cigarettes, drink gin and pick
their teeth.
That is about all 1 have got to
say except that l was woke up this
morning to receive a aseventy-six-word
telegram from Nick Altrock. the main
Evening star., 1921-10-10
SIDELIGHTS ON SERIES

NEW YORK. October 10.-National
League adherents are freely predict
ing that Hoyt will meet the same fate
as Mays in his second appearance.
The control of both Mays and
Douglas yesterday was perfect, nei'h-
er issuing a pass. The Giant
ballist struck out eight of the Yan"s.
including Ruth, while Burns, on MS
first time up, was the only McGrawlte
similarly victimized by Mays.
McNnlIy and Peck. the only Yanks
to essay theftS on Snyder. both were
turned back. Peck's attempt was of
the delayed variety, but found the
Giants defense alert.
PIpp and Kelly both finally broke
into the hit column after three lean
days.
Peck turned In n sparkling bit of
work in the ninth when. with Irish
Meusel astealing bent, he grabbed
Schang's wide peg with one mutt ana
tagged the ambitious Giant with the
same motion.
Uncle Nick Altrock and Albertus
Schacht again entertained the thronS
prior to the game. In addition to
tneIF CUSTOMARY pI'toi tiiSN PetS'
a new stunt, in which Nick burlesaues
the shooting" of the notables with d
motion picture camera, Schacht doing
the directing.
A midnight show and banquet Sat
urday night for the scribes at the
Hotel Commodore, official press head
quarters for the world series. turned
out to be love feast, Ban johnson.
Harry F'raZee, Garry Hermann and
other prominent belligerents in the
we'll remembered base ball war frat
ernizing like lodge brothers. Judge
Lands was prominent in the festiv-
tiles and President Harding was rep
Evening star., 1921-10-10
WHITE SOX NEED LONE
GAME TO GAIN TITLE

CHICAGO, October 10.-The Chicago
Americans made it four in a row from
their National League rivals yester-
day by winning to in the nin--
game series to decide the city chan.
pionship.
Shovel Hodge of the White Sox op
posed Grover Alexander, the Cubs
ace, on the mound. and the veteran
suffered his second defeat, while the
White Sox rookie was credited will
his second win.
Hodge outpitched his veteran rival.
permitting only six hits to AleXaE-
ders nine.
The attendance yesterday was
28,381, and the gross receipts S25.406
The players share was $12,954, club :
share $3.50, and the commission :
share $3.50
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Ward has upset the early predic-
tions of the base ball experts, who
pointed to him as the possible weak
point in the Yankee lineup. His an
swer is a batting mark Of 1908 thus
far in the world series and perfect
fielding average, with more assists
than any other player on either Of
the contending clubs.
He has made twenty-four assists.
all without a misplay, seven more
than his rival, Rawlings. the Giants
second sacker. His fielding has been
sure, steady, even spectacular at
times. He has figured In almost every
double performed by his team. In
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put outs he has made nine withou,
an error. his fielding average being
1000. Yesterday he accepted seven
assists, the highest number made in
the game by any one player, and
added two put-outs to his string.
Ward Is one of the least talkative
of all the Yankees. I'm sure We'll
win the SERIES" was the total fruit
of an interview with him.
When he isn't with the Yankees
Ward is "a reader in the senate of
the Arkansas legislature. He won't
be at this job this winter. though.
as his home state law makers do not
meet again until next year. He lives
in Forth Smith.
Evening star., 1921-10-10
DOUGLAS MAKES MORE
!. DELIVERIES THAN MAYS

In winning his game yesterday, Phil
Douglas pitched five more balls than
Carl Mays. Fe hurled 103 balls at the
batter, of which 80 were called balls.
27 resulted in strikes. IA foul strikes.
fouls. 16 infield outs, an outfield
out and 7 hits.
Mays pitched SO times for 81 balls.
% strikes, II foul strikes, 20 inf1eld
outs, outfield outs, 9 hits and base
on error.
Neither pitcher gave a base on
balls,
Evening star., 1921-10-10
WINS BASE BALL TITLE.

COLUMBUS. Ohio. october 10.-The
Heayer Falls, Pa, team yesterday won
the national triple A semi-profes-
sional base ball championship by de.
feating the Francis Dry Cleaners OF
Columbus, 6 to 0. Each team had pre-,
yiously won one of two games played
in Beaver Falls.
Evening star., 1921-10-10
RING LARDNER
SEZ:
Ruth Sets Record With Useless Home Run.
Giants InfeId Plays Carefully for Babe, but
Fails to COver Right Field Seats.-
COver Right Field Seats,

YORK. October 10The be don't realize how close
having holocaust this pastime yesterday In the
inning, hufing Phil pitched that just missed
An inch lower and the athletes brains
hurng into which already
what the congestion would of did
the iii their weakened condition.
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idear of which was that hadn't men
toned him and his partner. Al
Schacht. in none of these articles
So here is your name, Nick. and don't
send me no more kilograms and /
would of give you a write up only
if man starts mentioning the names
of different comedians in this series.
they's no place to draw the line.
might even half to include the box
score.
Evening star., 1921-10-10
FINAL TO MANHATTAN NINE.

Manhattan Athletic Club ended its
base ball season yesterday with a
9-to-1 victory over Lacey's All-Stars.
Hutchinson held the losers to three
hits Ford and Swami made homers
for the victorS.
Evening star., 1921-10-10
I1cGRAW HAS STRONGER
RESERVE THAN HUGGINS
lite Manager Criticised for Letting Miller Bat
With Mays on Second in Ninth-Ruth
Plays on Nerve.
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.

\ YORK l0Wnh Douglas having obtained
suffered inaugural battle by
hurting the Giants victory the Yankees, to- the
gonaon the rival of McCaw and uggns
squared victories apiece Three more wins for
the crowned but al
ough equal distance from the goal
triumph the National
accurately reflected
Evening star., 1921-10-10
WARD, HELD DOUBTFUL, :"
is PLAYING GREAT BALL

YORK, 0-Ouaehita College, in Arkadelpha
Ark, be we'll known metropolis as the "bg
and other institutions learning York Amer
produced Ward the
Yanke econd basema
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Yankees Pitching Angle and No Are Fauo
COMPOSITE Score of First Four Games.
NEW YORK GIANTS.

bat; hits; Ts total ssss
A, Ave,
averages
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Games g. pouglt
q s tnts II A III Hoys % S shsxtsy
II 4saey y h in a e. Struck q On - hay
a sh %nd s 7s S.: f:ss ssr I m Hit y
Double
r. k fg9 % sHs s'aD'usA to f''' Ward
Evening star., 1921-10-10

TwO-base hits-Burns, Kelly. Three
base hits-SchanE, E. Meusel. Home
run-Ruth. Sacrfhces-Ward, DOUG
las. Double play-Ward to Peckin-
paugh to Pipp. Left on bases-Na-
tionals, A; Americans, 8. Struck out
BY Douglas, 8; by Mays, 1. Umpires-
At plate, Chill: first base, Rigler: Sec
ond base, MOriarty; third base, QuiG-
ley. Time OF Eame-1 hour and IS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-09
Awaiting the Zero Hour,
 Fronting On No Man s Land
Red Cross Worker Tells of Ex-Soldiers Dying of Tuber culosis in Government Hospital at Asheville, and
 How the Boys Face the Ultimate Adventure /

ward of books or candy or flowers. ! The only thing left to do for them is to witness their wills or slip bit of ice between parched. fevered lips.
 She looks compassionately at the silent ward while outside, just where the boys can see 1t as they lie, the shadows begin to creep up the slop- ing shoulders of Mt pisgah.
 Anything l can do for you boys be- fore l go?"
 I'd sorta like piece of pepper mint candy" says a plaintiNe voice from a gigantic man in a farther bed, If 1t ain t too much trouble. l been kind lyin' here thinkin' of the candy pa used to bring us from the corner grocery when we was kids. Red with white Strips around it."
 Veteran of the greatest war in his- l, try--twice wounded, once gassed, dec- orated by the French, and yet, on the very brink of death he thinks of stick of candy he had when he was a child. Strange and mysteri- ous is the human mind.
 All right, Andy" says the Red Cross worker. 'Ill bring 1t right around"
 She doesn't wait till tomorrow. be- cause Ward I is the kind of place where there is often no tomorrow.
 The soft southen twilight has fal- len like a curtain across the upper ranges of the Blue Ridge, dropped like benediction on the hills below.
 Good night. boy s." says the Red Cross worker as she cloeses the door. Good night. and God bless you"
 And it is Charlie who answers her
 "I-reckon--He--wi
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-09
GULF COAST MILITARY
 ACADEMY WINS, 13-0


 Gulfport, Miss, October s.-(Spe- ciaL )---Gulf Coast Military academy opened its 1921 football season by defeating Rugby academy of New Orleans by the score of 13 to 0. Gulf Coast received the initial kick off, but failed to retain the ball, and after two penalties of total of 30 yards held Rugby for downs
 The ball was in Gulf Coast terri tory the remainder of the quarter and Anderson crossed for the first touchdown as the whistle blew. The second touchdown was made by Will Hams in the last quarter.
 Rugby made some reRarkable gains on forward passes. but failed when most needed. G. c. M. A.. gained much territory on line plunges. The two teams were evenly matched and the game was one of the best seen on the local field in some time. The individual stars were Flournoy of Rugby. Will Hams, Anderson and Joiner of Gulf Coast.
 The next game will be against Tulane Reserves on October 15.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-09
LLOYD QUITS PLACE
 AT SOUTHERN CLUB
General Secretary Makes En- viable Record During Stay
 With Organization

Clarence Lloyd genial and efficient secretary of the Southern club, will leave the club on November l5 Co en- ter a new field hls resignation, ten dered October 1, having been accepted by the board of governors of the club after careful consideration and with regrets"
 MT Lloyd, former city clerk and secretary of the Birmingham Auto mobile club, making good in both po- sitions, has made a fine record dur ing his tenure of office at the South ern club, Becoming secretary treas urer on April 1, 1920. his service rec ord has received the unqualified praise of Dan B, Dimick, president of the club, and the board of gov ernors
 At the time AIr. Lloyd accepted the position of secretary of the club, the organization had a membership of APO" said MT. DmiclS yesterday. "To- day the club has 1000 members in good standing and a rapidly grow ing waiting list Membership in the club has increased in value. The members appreciate the value of their membership and the question of re- signations does not worry the club Its high personnel is shown in the roster recently prepared by Mir. Lloyd and distributed to the members,
 '"The club has been completely rem ovated and refinished inside and out. New furnishings have been pur- chased for the club throughout. Mod- ern equipment has been installed in the kitchen. Club service anR cafe service have been improved. The bonded debt has been materially re- duced and will soon be entirely re- tired, The club is in excellent finan- cial condition, with no floating debt.
 Under Secretary Lloyd the club has had something doing in social way continually II has become q meeting place for most of the civic organizations of the city--a true civic center.
 Secretary Lloyd's reasons for of- ferlng his resignation were of per sonal nature and after careful con- sideration 1t was accepted with re- grets. In accepting the resignation the president was instructed by the board of governors to express full appreciation to Mir. Lloyd for his very efficient work while connected with the club as secretary-treasurer
 MT. Lloyd has not announced his plans for the future.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-09
GOVERNMENT ACTION
 NEEDED TO STABILIZE
 EXCHANGE OF WORLD
By Associated Press

Washington, October S.-Neeu or government action to stabilize world exchange was urged by H. N. Lawrie, economist of the American Mining congress, at hearing today before the House banking committee on a bill by Chairman McFadden authoriz- ing the President to Invite Great Britain and France to participate in an exchange conference to be held here.
 Rapid and extensive Fluctuations in exchange has resulted In hardships to exporters and importers alike causing cancellation of orders and return of goods, Mir. Lawrie declared. The main problem for consideration by the con- ference. he added, would be elimina- ton of speculation.
 Any benefits Nrom the conference on limitation of armament in reduc- tion of great expenditure" MT. Law rie said, should be reflected In bene fits of exchange of the countries ef- fected. But under the present ex change system these benefits will be greatly impaired through specula- tion." g
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-09
TREE SURGERY TOPIC
 OF TALK TO MEMBERS OF AGRICULTURE BODY

The monthly meeting of tho tech nioal men of the department of az rioulture was held In the Civic Asso- olatlon olubrooms at tho Hilln,an hotel last night The meeting was addressed by ", H. Kessler, and se"pe architect who spoke mainly on the subject of tree surgery and It's practical application in the forest and grove, as well as in ornamental plantings. Tree surgery is A new profession and Is often poorly under stood by those who practice t. H. though there are many capable rec surgeons whose work is of great value
 The importance of an organized effort to preserve Clearinghouse beautiful trees ana other charming natural attractions ~us set forth, and in the discussions borrowing the ad- dress the time was considered op- p>rtune to stimulate a more lively 4n- terest or the part or the public m bcautifying their premises and ex- tending an improving the seity's pub lie parks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-09
DIR. EDM0NDS MAKES ADDRESS AT AUBURN
 ON EUROPEAN VISIT

Auburn. October S.---(Special. )---At the convocation hour this morning Dr. Henry M. Edmonds. pastor of the Independent Presbyterian church of Birmingham. told the faculty and student body about his recent trip to Europe as delegate of the Rota- rians of Alabama,
 The principal emphasis of his ad- dress was what he termed gestures of international friendship" first il- lustrated by the sending of two shiploads of Rotarians from this country to the international meet ing at Edinburgh. Scotland, which was a gesture" from the American people to their ancestors in Europe that America Is unselfishly inter ested in the success. activities and problems of the nations of Europe.
 Another gesture" was seen on landing when the American dele- gates were so royalty received by tho people on the other side--each of the American delegates being presented with two or more speciai tokens of friendship. These "ges- lures" were continued at the Edin- hurgh meeting and numerous other gestures" were received from Va rious cities throughout Scotland Ireland, England. France mad othei countries. and also from numerous individuals inviting the Rotarians to be their guests.
 Dr, Edmonds address was the third Saturday morning address especially arranged by President Dowell and the faculty for the stu dents during the year. It was warmly received by the students who demonstrated their appreciation of it by long and loud applause ,t tha rlnae
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-09
MINE RESEARCH
 PROGRESS MADE
 AT UNIVERSITY
Four Trained Men to Aid In Carrying on Work for De- velopment of States
 Mineral Resources
Fly JACK FREEMAN

University, October S.-(Special.)-- ! The University of Alabama is taking the lead among the southern uni versailles in conducting through its | new school of mines exhaustive re- 1 searches designed to discover and aid
 in the development Of Alabama $ many mineral resources,
 Research is being now carried on
 with graphite, iron, steel. iron ores barfte, ochre and related materials The university is unique in the es-
 tablishing of this work and the ben efits that will accrue to the state ot Alabama from it cannot now be told. Four trained men come to the uni- tNersity this year to aid in carrying
 on this research work.
 Charles Fitzpatrick Booth of Pratt vile graduated from the University
 of Alabam In the class of 1921 and he lfeturns to his alma mater this year, after having spent the summer al Camp Hunphries, Va, at the re- serve officers camp. to assume re- search on graphite and it's uses and its industries. This is looking to- ward greater development of the extensive deposits of graphite in Ala bama.
 James o. Keighley of Uniontown, Pa, and graduate in metallurgy or the Carnegie Institute of Technology, comes to the university to undertake research on the properties of coke and its use in the manufacture of iron and steel. This work will be under the direction of the university school of mines and the United States bu-
 reau of mines, MT keighley has seen the practical side of the steel and , coke business while employed witn the following large companies: The ! Trumbull Steel company, Warren, O.
 American Manganese Manufacturing company, Dunbar. Pa; Duquesne Light company, Pittsburg, and the Oliver Snyder Steel company, coke department, Oliver, Pa.
 Lowell Tack Turley will conduct
 research at the university on the con- centration of iron ores. He is a
 graduate of Alabama Polytechnic in
 stitute, and he will work at the uni
 versity under the supervision of the
 university school of mines and the
 United States bureau of mines, MT.
 Hurley was recently employed by the
 Federal Lead company at Flat River,
 Mo, where he worked on mining en-
 gineering and construction work.
 Before that time he worked for the
 Gulf States Steel company in their
 Alabama coal mines He also spent
 six months on railway location in
 Idaho and two years as first lieu
 tenant of engineers in the United States army,
 Erwin Ii. Mebs of Columbus, O. a
 graduate of Ohio State university, will have. charge of research at the university in the use of barite, ochre and similar minerals and mineral fili- CTS Mir. Mebs was for time as- sistant in chemistry at the Ohio State university, and was later analyst for the Buckeye Steel Casting com pany of Columbus, O., and assistant chemist for the Bonney Floyd Steel company of Columbus, 0. His work at Alabama will be done in the school of mines and the United States bu- reau of mines,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-09
 INSPECTION OF co. K ALA. NATIONAL GUARD

Inspection and compulsory drill oi Company K. Alabama national guard will take place Tuesday evening al 8 o'clock in woodlawn. The pay roll to be distributed will be more than s3000.
 All members of the company are re- ouired to be present for the inapec- ton. which will be conducted by Maj W. l.. Baldwin. This Is an old com pany. formerly commanded by Capt Mortimer Jordan. who was killed in action in France. and ranks high as being the best company in the state. Further effort Is being encouraged to- ward making 1t the best
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-09
FARLEY SEEKS RELEASE
 ON HABFAS CORPUS

Hearing. on habeas corpus proceed irgs instituted by attorneys for Bill Farley to obtain his release from the county jail on bond will be heard be- fore Judge Romaine Boyd in the cir cut court Thursday
 Farley is charged with the killing of J. H Pool at New Castle sev sral weeks ago, and since his surrender after the shooting has been confined In the county jail Thirty witnesses have been summoned to testify at ihe hearing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-09
MASKED MEN WHIP
 MAN ALLEGED TO HAVE BEAT WIFE, CHILDREN
By Associated Press

Beggs, Okla. October s,-Frank Gooseby, dairyman. was taken from his home here last night by 20 masked men, bound to telephone pole and lashed across his bare back with a blacksnake whip. according to reports upon which the authorities today are basing an investigation.
 A newspaper man taken with the party was said to have told the po- lice the abductors informed him the whipping was administered because Gooseby had been seen to whip his wife and children.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-09
SOUTHERN RAILWAY
 PASSENGER SERVICE

Southern Railway system passen- ger trains are continuing to make an excellent showing for regularity of oneration, Vice President Henry w. Miller, in charge of operation. stated today in announcing the results for September. Out of total of 14.665 passenger trains operated in Sep tember 13564 or 924 per cent reached their final terminal on time, while 14124 or 963 per cent maintained schedule or made up time while on the Southern.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-09
ADVANCE PRICE OF
 MID WEST CRUDE OIL
By Associated Prcss

Findlay.O, October S.--The Ohio Oil company. one of the largest dis tributing companies in the United States, today announced further advance of 25 cents in the price of all central west grades of crude oil as well as a l5 to 20 cent advance in the price of Wyoming oils.
 The new central west prices are: Lima. $2.08; Indiana, $1.sS: Wooster, s2.30; Illinois, s1.77: Princeton, 3l.77; Plymouth. $1.l5: Waterloo. $I35.
 The new Wyoming quotations are: Grass Creek. $1.45 Elkbasin. $1.45; Lance Creek. $1.4o: Rock Creek. y10s Big Muddy. 90 cenrss Mile Crack, 85 cents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-09
BUYERS WEEK TO CLOSE
 TEXTILE PRODUCTS SHOW
Bx Associated Press

Greenville, s, C.. october s.-Next week will be buyers week at the textile products show, the manage ment announced today, and hundreds of ,elegrams and letters have been sent oMt during the past two days to wholesale houses and 5obbers cx- blaming the wide scope of the sx- hibits and inviting them to send rep resentatives kere. The show closes next Wednesday night.
 Larg, crow9s visited the show to- day and tonight. and great interest in the exhibits was shown by groups surrounding the various booths.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-09
Good Roads Bill Has Reached Tentative Agreement
By Associsted Press'

Washineto OcloDer S.--The con- forces on the good roads bih reached a tentative agreement today to rec ommend adoption of the bill as passed by the Senate last August, with a few amendments. The most important amendments would make the appro- priation available January 1. 1922. Tn stead of six months after passage of the act, and would permit road im- provement work to be carried on by the Secretary of Agriculture for three yehrs instead of two as provided in the bill in those states which. be- cause of their constitution or laws. are unable to provide funds to fully participate In It's benefite
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-09
MANAGEMENT OF HOTEL
 ALBERT IS CHANGED

Bob Bedell, one of the best known hotel men of the state has leased the A-Bert hotel, on Second avenue and Twenty-fourth street, and has person- ally taken over the management. The Albert was formally known as the Jefferson and has been com pletely overhauled and renovated and put in first-class shape.
 MT. Bedell was assistant manager of the Hillman hotel for four years. and was day clerk at the Hotel Ben cor since the opening. up to the time ho took over the Al-Bert. He has been in the hotel business for 21 years. having operated hotels in Ala bama. Louisiana and Georgia