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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-05-16
.PREAkNESS STAKE ON
AT PIMLlCU TODAY

Baltimore, May 15.-Fourteen 3-year-
old colts and fillies will parade to the
post tomorrow for the fourteenth run
ming of the Preakness Pimlico's histor-
ic spring feature. Indications tonight
are that thousands of persons from
other ccities will see the big turf event.
A field in keeping with the $4,000
added event will start Entries.
weights. Jockeys and owners follow:
Vic. 100 (Kruger). Mrs r.. I. Miller.
Polly Ann, 100 (Rice), Spalding Low
Jenkins.
Mythology, ia (-). w. M Durham.
Leonardo II, 12s (Schuttinger), Kali
apa Farm.
sunny Jim, ia eMooney>. quincy
Stable.
\ Jeg. III (Morris). ]. E. Griffith.
Careful. 121 (Keogh), w. j. Salmon.
Bon Homme. ia (Robinson), xalapa
Farm.
Broomspun, III ocoltiietti). II. p.
Tough storm. los eButwelD. E. E.
Touch Me-Not. 1875 (Fairbrother,
Greentree stable
Copper Demon. ia Lancaster)
Quincy stable.
Tryster. 12s (Kummer). H. P. whit
ney.
Star Voter, 1875 tGrueisen). J. K. 1.
Ross.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-05-16
W. G. A. REWSES THE
OLD STYMIE RULE

Chicago, May 15.-Directors of the
Western Golf association today again
revised the much troubled stymie rule
and also reduced the penalty for lost
ball and ball out of bounds to loss OF
distance only in both cases. In the
old Scotch rules, the penalty for los.
ball in match play was loss of the hole
lance and one stroke. Under the same
rules a ball driven out of bounds
brought loss of distance. An American
committee sent to Great Britain a year
aggo obtained a change to make the
penalty for lost ball the same in stroke
competitions as 1t had been in match,
but at the same time the penalty foi
a ball out of bounds was increased to
loss of distance and a stroke. This
was too severe, in the opinion of many
American players, and the Western re-
duced the punishment to loss of dis
lance only in all cases. The new rule
on stymies which were frat abolished
by the western association in 1916,
causing some CONSERVATION in the golf
ing world and eventually bringing
about partial adjustment by the
United States Golf association last win
ter, which reads:
When both balls are on the putting
ball nearer the hole, upon the request
or desire of either side shall be lifted
or played, at the option of it's player"
The change consists in giving the
owner of the ball nearer the hole the
same option as the player whose ball
Is way.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-05-16
!. R. Hawkins, Spanish-Ameri-
can War Veteran, Says Plant
; Juice Restored His Health

wishing to give others who are suf-
fering the benefit of his experience
was what prompted Mr.. j. r.. Hawkins
Of No. 1918 North Nineteenth street, a
popular conductor in the employ of the
Birmingham Street Railway company
to make the following statement. Mr..
Hawkins served in the U. S. army for
four years, taking part in the Spanish
American war. He said:
For the past year have suffered a
great deal with my stomach; had no
appetite, and what little 1 could eat did
not do me any good. l was bloated
with gas and in constant pain; had
headaches and dizzy spells, was nerv-
obs and could not sleep and got very
weak and all rundown; my tongue was
coated and my complexion got very
sailow; I was constipated all the time
and could not get any medicine to give
me any relief until started to take
your Plant Juice. l have taken Plant
Juice for the past three weeks and now
am feeling fine. I enjoy all of my
meals now and have no more aches OF
pains. NY old-time pep has come
hack to me again and can honestly
say that Plant Juice is the. best medi-
cine l have ever taken. l am glad to
recommend it,"
Plant Juice is sold at Norton's drug
store, corner OF Fourth avenue and
Twentieth street.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-05-16
PIEDMONT DEFEATS
JACKSONVILLE TEAM

Admission. May 15.-(special )-Pied-
mont's fast independent team admins
tered drubbing to the Jacksonville ag-
gregation Saturday afternoon in fast
game on the diamond at the latter place.
8 to being the score.
Body" Young for the Piedmont hit
tiers twirled an alright game during the
afternoon. while Boozer's lack Of snnnort
in the pinches made many hiuts out OF
what should have been safe outs.
The two teams will fight It out again
on the field at Piedmont again next sat
urday afternoon, and a half holiday will
likely be called in order to allow the
people of the northern part Of the coun-
ty to witness the game.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-05-16
FEW RECRUIT NOUN DSMEN SHOWING
VERY MUCH IN THE MAJOR LEAGUES

Both of the kids are wild, and will
take much seasoning.
Now and then Robbie lets one of his
Brooklyn kindergarten squad finish A
g.sme. but he has shown that he is not
over anxious to start one ofathem.
McGraw isn't taking any chances
now. He uses veteran pitcher when>
ever one seems ready for his turn.
IN THE AMERICAN
In the American league, Cobb has
ventured boldly into the foreground
with his young twirlers. His best
pitcher has been Sutherland, boy
from California, with good pitching
sense. Cobb has used Middleton sue
cessfully, but this moundsman is not
a spring chicken by any means.
Higgins of the Yankees has dared
the lightning with Piercy. He had to
do it. because Shawkey has shown him
nothing. Piercy has been successful
because he has got into some of the
good batting games.
Speaker has had Uhle with him for
some time, and it would hardly be fair
to other beginners to rate Uhle as
new recruit He has been started this
year, because Mails was a little slow
at the beginning. Gleason of the Sox
has tried some of his beginners. and
has received no results from them
worth while.
With the youngsters showing little,
and the older pitchers being pushed
fo- everything that they can give, the
question of interest among the fans
is what will happen to the leadins
teams later, if some of their veterans
give out under the strain.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-05-16
BY GEORGE CHADWICK
Special Correspondent of The Age
Herald

Copyright, 1921, by The Age-Heraldo
New York, May 14.-(Special.) -Usu-
ally when the middle of May is at
hand, both major leagues show some
thing which is promising in the way
of new pitching talent, but this spring
if there is to be new star. the rays
shine but dimly out of the vernal mist.
Except for candle glow in the
American league, there is nothing In
the pitching line which will cause fans
to rave or managers to exult.
For the most part, from the start un-
til now, the National league has been
depending upon veteran pitchers. There
is not a newcomer. in the National
who would bring as muclr as three
cheers at caucus for the nomination
OF village poundkeeper.
PERTICA TRIED
Pertica of st. Louis has been tried
out, but he can't yet be crowned with
laurel, even though he has been sue
eessful, so far. Ryan has been in for
the Giants, but he has the fault of a
bad inning, which is depressing sign.
Gibson of Pittsburg has used his
Indian, Yellowhorse. sparingly; SO
sraringly in fact that 1t Is evident he
doesn't consider him to be quite ready
to thrust into the thick of the battle.
Evers has pushed two of his
youngsters Freeman and York, for
ward for the reason that he had to use
them because of Alexander's injury.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-05-16
Bx LANES j. CoRBETT

The increment for performers in heavy
weight clashes certainly have scaled up-
ward in remarkable fashion since the dag
when John l.. Sullivan and myself fought
il out in New Orleans.
We battled for side bet of $4,000 each
plus the purse offering of $25,000. It
was on the winner-take-all basis and
took down winnings of s35.0 The purse
at the time was an astonishing one and
recall how some writer's referred TO
ii as fabulous" One wrote in sub
stance:
THE paying of purses like $4,000 10
fighters is bad thing for the sport. The
tendency of offerings to fighters should
be downward instead of upward and II
it goes to anywhere near that figure
again it will be harmful to boxing. Big
purses mean big admission prices and
the pugilistic lovers will not support the
sport at bigger prices"
THE CLIMAX
How much Ill error that writer was is
shown by the fact that my fight with
Sullivan really marked the beginning of
the big purse era which will reach its
climax on July when Dempsey and Car
pentier will split 60-40 on a gross percent
age which should total 100000 or more
My battle with Bob Fitzsimmons in
Carson City, New, five years after the
Sullivan affair probably established the
"loW-Water record for both receipts and
purses for a battle in which a heavy
weight championship changed hands. The
gate Appropriated only $4,000, while the
purse was only $16,5O which was about
one-thirtieth the Dempsey Carpenter
figure.
But the small attendance is explained
by the fact that no one was certain I'M
til the fight actually began that it
wouldn't be stopped by the authorities.
Therefore, only comparatively few per
sons braved the trip to the little Ne
vada town.
INCREASE BEGINS
When Fitz lost to Jim Jeffres in 1899
the purse was around $4,000. From then
OIL the increases became bigger and big
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-05-16
SPEEDWAY FOR 500
MILE RACE is SCENE
OF GREAT ACTIVITY

indianapolis. May 15.-The speed
way where the international 5OO-mile
dash for 100000 will be held May 80,
is bubbling with activity earlier this
year than any time in the history of
the great Hoosier classic.
A number of driy ars and their cars
are on the scene ! Id what is more
they are already testing out their cars
with will that would lead one TO be-
1feve that the contestants realize that
the competition will be keener than
over this year, and then too the UNI
usually large purse has an attractive
ring that is arousing the working in
terest of all racing hands concerned.
1t will be rich haul for some of those
ladies who are tuning up their mounts
now.
The famous Ralph DePalma walked
into his garage yesterday, spoke few
words of French to his overseas me-
chanic, changed his nifty street suit
for a clean pair of jumpers, gave his
nephew mechanician, Peter DePaolo.
the word, and they were off for shor.
tour of the course in the French Bal
lot.
Bennie Hill and his Duesenberg were
out on the track, and Brett, with one
of the Junior Specials, hit the bricks.
Joe Thomas is getting acquainted with
the second Junior job. and will proba-
bly, be on the course tomorrow.
There were a number of railbrds on
the job yesterday. and the unusually
fast clip the drivers were displaying
astonished the early season fans. The
Duesenbergs, usually the last outfit to
arrive at a race, is here, and although
all the cars have not yet been taken
to the track, they are in a garage re-
Ceiving their final grooming
Bennie Hill, smaller than the aver
age derby jockey, will drive Thiele's
Duesenberg Special entry in the inter-
national 500-mile race while the own
er will act as mechanician.
When Bonnie Is out on the track
jockeying his mount in practice minus
a mechanic, 1T appears as though the
Car is being driven by wireless, for
Hill is SO small he can hardly be seen
in the close coupled speed creation.
Thiele is himself a prominent dirt
track racer, but he has an unsteady
hand on speedway courses. He just
can't adapt himself to rolling his job
into the treacherous curves at preak-
neck speed but he wants the thrill and
has commissioned Hill to drive his en-
try, and he will ride as mechanician.
This is an unusual combination.
Bennie was the envy of all the race
drivers on coast tracks last year, be-
cause his car had a self-starter and
numerous other comforts uncommon
TO race cars. But the car was miles
an hour slower than most of the speed
boats. When the drivers would swish
past him, they'd shout Taxi" to Ben
ME, and the nickname has remained
with him.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-05-16
What's In a Name
In the Big Leagues?
By BILLY BINGLE
succfnI Correspondent of The Age
Herald.


specinI Correspondent of The Age
Herald.
Copyright, 1871, by The Age-Herald)
New York May Al Special, THE
Giants released Cirody; and everybody
asked who is Grody. Shows how easily
a poor young ball player may be lost
in the wilds of great city. Grody is
a pitcher, but by name only so far as
ajor league skill goes.
Rapp of New York is the first player
in two years to be put out for running
the bases the reverse way. He fell for
coming from the opposing
side, and he has been playing ball for
10 years.
Just one victory by Alexander made
the whole world smile--in Chicago.
No use to growl about the Phillies'
short fence. 1T is impossible to block
a main thoroughfare, even in Philadel-
phia.
Whatever else may happen, there
seems to be no doubt that Urban Fa-
Der of the White Sox means to illum>
mate Chicago with the flare OF his
good pitching in 1921.
Please note that Mr.. Uhle OF CleVe-
land, is Mr.. Yoo Lee, as In Shanghai,
and not Mr.. Yool.
Kind friends of Maranville in Bos-
ton have started him along toward 1t
zoo with presents of rabbits and Il
bulldog.
Not many strike out these days. The
pitchers are making the batters hit the
ball, and the fielders are saying things
around the corner about the pitchers
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-05-16
HEAVYWEIGHT BOUTS ARE PAYING
SOXERS MORE AND MORE EACH TIME

ger. Jeff, in his first battle in defense
of the title, fought against Tom Sharl1ey
in New York drew $4,000 house. The
fighters divided s36, 455. When ! fought
Jeff in San Francisco i'll my last flgnt
in 1903 we drew $63,34o and the purse was
s43,63S.
In 1908 when Jack Johnson won from
Tommy Burns in Sydney, Australia the
gate" of 1851, 900 established record
Burns got $50, 600 for his end; Johnson
5000.
Two years later when johnson whipped
Jeffries in Reno all existing purse, at
tendance and gate marks were fractured
The receipts were $2Sl, 900. The original
purse was s10l,00o, to be split 6o-40. Each
tighter got an added $4,000 as a bonus
and one-third share in the picture
rights.
Johnson's total income from that battle
was Sl20.600 made UP of $6O,6O0 purse,
$1,000 bonus, $4,000 for movie rights.
Jeffres' 40 per cent of the purse yielded
$40, 400, which, plus $4,000 plus $6SG67 for
the picture sales, gave him Sll7,O67
HIGH WATER MARKS
The biggest purse So far split was that
which involved the Willard-Dempsey
match in Toledo on July 4. 1919. Willard
got 100000 and Dempsey $27,500. This
$27, 500 was nearly tied in December IA,
1920 when Dempsey got 100000 and Bill
Brennan SIS 900 for their New York fight
The purses and receipts involving some
of the outstanding heavyweight battles
in the last 80 years are:
1892; Corbett, winner; Sullivan, loser,
purse. $4,000. 1897: Fitzsimmons winner,
Corbett, loser; gate, $4,000; purse, $1,000.
1899: Jeffries, winner; Fitzsimmons, loser,
purse, $4,000. 1908: Johnson, winner;
Burns, loser; gate, $13l.O00; purse, SOS, 0o0.
1910: Johnson, winner; Jeffries. loser,
gate, $2S1 600; purse, $121,o0o. 1915: Willard,
winner; Johnson, loser; gate, $4,000;
purse, So, 600. 1916: Willard, winner; Mo-
ran, loser; gate. $4,000; purse, $4,000.
1919: Dempsey, winner; Willard, loser;
gate, $425.O0o; purse, s127,5O0. 1920: Demp-
sey, winner; Brennan, loser; gate S145, 900;
purse. $i25.OOO.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-05-16
RLACK BARONS TO-
PLAY KNOXVILLE AT
REDWOOD TODAY

Birmingham Black Barons arrived IN
town yesterday for three-game ser,ea
with the Knoxville Black Giants, from
whom they recently took three straight
games in Knoxville. Steel-Army DicKey
is doped to be on the mound for the
locals, while Williams the Giants best
bet, will probably twirl for the visitors.
,As these pitchers are said to be two oil
the best in the negro Southern league.
the prospects for a clean game are very
promising.
In their invasion of the Tennessee me
tropolis the Black Barons took a dou
ble-header Saturday by to and to q
scores The opening game of the series
was won by the locals in close and eS
citing game by a 5 to score. After the
series with Knoxville the Black Barons
will go on an extended trip to almost all
the towns in the league. Today's battle
will start at 1880 p. m.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-05-16

Admission, May l5.-(Special 1.-The An
niston Manufacturing company of the
Senior City league whipped the Alabama
Power company aggregation in a close
game on the city field Saturday after
noon, the score being 6 to s at the end
of the ninth frame
Superior pitching of Murray over Poss
and the faster fielding done by the man
ufacturers. coupled with the absence oil
Jimmie Stevens. the heady catcher of the
power company team, were factors in the
game.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-05-16
Velasquez

From the Field OF Art in The Scribner.
1t is only in comparatively recent
years that Velasquez suddenly rose to
pre-eminence after having been neglect
ed by contemporary historians and ig-
nored for century after his DEATH The
canvases before which as before affairs,
the higher criticism of the day now
proclainls the true gospel, remained for
gotten for generations. And the painter
Raphael Mengs, who earliest proclaimed
him to the world as the first in the
natural STYLE, was one of the last in
whom this discernment might have been
lse'-SS for. This last and feeblest of
the Eclectics," says Justic, had yet suf-
ficient Of the painters instinct to recog-
nize the master in the artist who. ''of
all he had hitherto met, least resembled
himself" Called to Madrid as first
painter to the king, by Charles III in
1851, he made this discovery, but his mes
sage spread slowly. The place Velas-
quez now occupies among painters Of the
first rank" said Charles S. Ricketts,,
oates mainly from $780," He had sunk
to the level of a local celebrity. Sixty
years ago no one would have dreamt
of ranking him with Van Dyck, and he
was esteemed immeasurably below Mu-
rillo" His influence upon art is still
young" wrote r. A. M. Stevenson LAS
yet but few painters enjoy Velasquez, or
ii6ully Cotiiiideo LIS lIuS pOSltlOu III Tie
history of art. Contempt, not to say
oblivion. fell upon the man who precon-
ceived the spirit of our own day."
With regard to the neglect by their
contemporary writer's, Curtis, in his in
troductory to his catalogue of the works
of Velasquez and Murillo, says: During
the lifetime of the last his name was
mentioned in but two printed books, by
Ortiz de Zuniga and by F. de la Tore
Earfan VelaSuuez Jared even worse for
he was mentioned by only one author,
his father-in-law, Pacheco. Nor ars
there probably more than half score
of conterporaneous documents in exis-
tence In which velasquez and Murillo
arc named as artists
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-05-16
Special Ceremonial

Admission. May 15.-(Special.)-A special
ceremonial for the initiation Of fresh
meat into the mysteries Of the order will
be held on Monday evening, May %. by
the ARABIAN Degree Klan," the new fun
and side degree order Of the Coosa tribe,
Improved Order Of Red Men, the call for
the ceremonial having been issued by
Imperial Potentate j. G. Tyler. A feast
of good things will be had on the same
right and drinks permitted in Admission
under the -Rutledge act will be
served
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-05-16

BY JAMES j. MONTAGUE
HOPELESS

Hearing Uncle Abner Proctor
Give a hollow moan,
Hastily we called the doctor
On the telephone.
Serious case the doctor sttaed,
bad rheumatic leg;
Pilsner beer is indicated.
l#Cive him half a keg"
But our relatives condition
Stayed about the same,
So we sent for the physician
And again he came.
HE has been a bit too risky"
Said the wise M. D.,
Give him half quart of whisky
Every day at three"
Still the old mans ailment made him
Rage and howl and roar,
And the doctor, called to aid him,
Came around once more.
GIVE him any liquor handy"
Said the medico.
Rum or sherry, gin or brandy.
Every hour or So"
Though the booze acts as tonic
After every drink,
This especial case is chronic,
We've begun to think.
Hurriedly to get the doctor
Every day we send,
Yet our Uncle Abner Proctor
Never seems to mend!
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-05-16

A gold mine which is located on the top
Of one Of the peaks Of the Rocky noun
tains is connected with the crushing mill,
about one mile below it, by means OF a
galloway which moves almost in a per-
pendicular line.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-05-16
Roosevelt Made His Body

From my Brother Theodore Roosa-
welt" by Corinne Roosevelt Robin
son, in the Scribner.
Earlier in our lives my father, al
ways thinking of the problem of the
fragile health of his two older Chi,
dren, conceived the idea of turning tic
third room Of the second story at 20
East Twentieth street into an out-of.
doors piazza, kind of open air GYM
nasium, with every imaginable swing
and bar and seesaw. and my mother
has often told me how he called the
boy to him one day-Theodore was
now about II years of age-and said !.
Theodore, you have the mind but YOU
have not the body, and without the
help of the body the mind cannot go
as far as it should You must make
your body 1t is hard drudgery to
make ones body but / know you will
do it," The little boy looked up. and
threw back his head in character
istic fashion. Then, with a flash of
those white teeth which later in life
became so well known that when he
was police commissioner the story ran
that any recreant policeman would
faint If he suddenly came face to face
with Set Of false teeth in a shon
window he said: ~ make my BODY
That was his first important promise
to himself, and the delicate little boy
DC6dH uio Woi n, anu LOT many years
one of my most vivid recollectIons Is
seeing him between horizontal bars
widening his chest by regular, mo-
notonous motion-drudgery, indeed.
but a drudgery which eventuated IN
his being not only the apostle but the
exponent of the strenuous life.
What fun we had on that piazza! The
first Theodore Roosevelt, like his son,
was far ahead of his times, and fresh
air was his hobby, and he knew THAI
the children who will cry IL they are
made to take dull walks on dreary city
streets will romp with dangerous de-
light ungovernessed and unmaided in
an outdoor gymnasium. l use the word
Dangerous" advisedly. for one dav nv
lovely and delicate mother had an un-
forgetable shock on that same piazza
She happened to look out of the win
dow opening on the piazza. and saw
two boys, one of whom, needless to
say, was Theodore. carefully balancing
the sessaw from the high rail which
protected the children from the posi-
bility of falling into the back yard
two stories below.