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Evening journal., 1921-04-12
THE REACH 1921 GUIDE.

With the spring of 1921, the Reach
American Guide once more makes its
appearance. This is the thirty-ninth
annual publication OF the Reach
Guide, the twenty-first edition as the
annual official publication of the
American League, and the twenty
second year of the editorship OF
Francis c. Richter-and never has
there been a better issue of the
Reach Guide than the 1921 issue. as
II not only embraces all OF the sta
tistics OF a record-breaking season,
but also gives the history OF the most
eventful period since 1903. resulting
in a radical reorganization Of the
world OF organized ball.
Evening journal., 1921-04-12
LINCOLN STARS ARE
OUT TO CLEAN UP

The Lincoln Stars baseball team
has arranged its schedule up TO
June 4. They meet the following
teams: April s. Defiance Midgets,
sixth and Cleveland avenue; April
10, Defiance Bear Cats. Second and
DUPONT streets; April 21, Lorraine
Academy; April %. Union Stars
Cboth Of these games will be played
at the military grounds); April 80.
Woodlawn Academy at Sixth and
Cleveland avenue; May Z, Lorewood,
at Sixth and Cleveland avenue; May
Il. Rockland. at Sixth and Cleveland
avenue; May 21. West End Jrs., OF
New Castle, Sixth and Cleveland
avenue: Decoration Day. May 80,
Spruce A. c.. Sixth and Cleveland
avenue; June 4. Penn A c., OF New
Castle, Sixth and Cleveland avenue.
Most OF the remaining games will be
/ played out OF town, when Manager
/ Bowers dust kickers" will play re-
turn games with West End, Penn A.
/ c.. Rockland. Lorewood, etc. The
last game will be with the Independ-
ence club OF Philadelphia.
The dust kickers'' have played
two games this season, administering
the egg crate wallop TO Union Gar
dens on both occasions. on next
Saturday afternoon the Stars will
meet Defiance Midgets at Sixth and
Cleveland avenue. The Midgets also
defeated the Union Gardens bench
warmers twice in succession. Man.
ager Bowen said today that "Hom'
Run" Donohue would undoubtedl.
twirl the game for the dust kick
ers." while Three Bag Tom" Hal
will catch. This battery has beer
used many times before and founS
successful. This will be withou
doubt the hardest game OF TIT
season for Manager Bowers boys
and the players are requested to re
port for practice on the field tonigh
at 40 o'clock.
Saturdays lineup will includ
many new players who have beei
signed recently. They are Elder
Donohue. T. Hail. Dickey. S. Hall
Donohue, Long. Valentine. Davis
Applebee, Golden. +. Hall, Elder an
Dickey. With these players Manage
Bowen expects to have banne
season.
Any team in the city or State be
tween the ages OF 12 and Is year,
, wishing games should address Fran
Hall, 2137 Biddle street, Union Gar
dens, city. Manager Bowen woul
like especially to hear from Van
- dever A. c.. Parkside Jrs., Whit
Sox, Lorraine Jrs.. Neighborhoo
81 Srds. Ninth Ward Midgets, AdloT
Arcade or any school in the SchoC
b League.
Evening journal., 1921-04-12

few races the gelding could enter.
Trainer McDevitt did some exper-
imenting.
Railbirds were amazed to see
Prince Loree swing round the track
with a sidewheeler gait.
The horse was trained all summer
and in September showed his first
mile workout in 900.
The horses record OF 2:03 IA
trot and 300 pace gives him rank
as the worlds double-gaited champ
with an average record OF 2:01 SIS.
Prince Loree's mark seems less
likely TO be disturbed OF all records
now standing.
The Grand Circuit purses this year
will aggregate close 10 three-quar-
ters Of a million dollars.
The richest purse is for trotters-
| $4,000. II is known as the North
Randall purse, open for all trotters
except Peter Manning and Arion
] Guy.
Evening journal., 1921-04-12
lWALLOPERS READY
FOR PARKSIDE SHOW

Seven fast bouts have been booked
By Promoter Harry Shaw for the in
itial boxing, smoker and musical en-
,ertainment Of the Parkside Club in
their new gymnasium at Twelfth and
Bennett streets tonight Nothing has
been left undone to make the affair
a success
For the windup, Shaw has booked
Pete Ross, OF West Philadelphia. and
lack McElwee, OF Frankford. Both
boys scale the welterweight limit
and should produce a real fght, as
they are past masters Of the give
and-take game.
frankie Lewis. the local favorite'
is carded to swap wallops with Kid
Richmond. Of Port Richmond. Lewis
Is in the pink OF condition. after two
weeks Of hard training. Bush is a
conner and from reports will give the
local gentry a run for the laurels-
Promoter Shaw has booked num-
ler OF local boys and several out-of'
town boys for the preliminaries.
A fight that should produce plenty
OF real action will be that between
Young Mack, OF Kirkwood Park, anc
K. o. Shea OF Philadelphia. while
Peie Devine promises TO give Mike
Dey lin a rough four rounds.
Tommy Kilrain. who has beer
stopl ing the best boys in his class
will Jackie Kid johnson, and thii
bout should be a thriller from goni
TO gong.
The Parksiders have ample seatnl
capacity to accommodate a crowd o
over 1000, and as they have recentl'
installed a new ring. which Is IN
best in the city, a good night o
lively sport is in store for Whining
ton fandom.
Evening journal., 1921-04-12
BY Newspaper Enterprise.

DN ANEM NINhINNA AaAAANA IAA
CLEVELAND-Prince Loree, the
double gated champion Of the har-
ness tracks, is tuning up for the
Grand Circuit opening here on
July 4.
Prince Loree holds the distin-
guished record OF having done the
mile in 2.03 Ia as a trotter one sea-
son and having come out as a PAGER
the next and stepped a mile in 200.
He made his trotting record in
1919 and his pacing mark in 1920.
This year the double-gaited champ
is expected TO pace a mile in less.
The gelding is owned by Captain
David Shaw.
Mike McDevitt. trainer, made the
discovery that Prince Loree showed
signs Of being a lateral-gaited horse
even while the was making his trot-
ting records. Credit is due the
trainer.
After making the record OF
2:O3 Ia in the trots there were but
Evening journal., 1921-04-12

and declares him the fastest welter-
weight he ever saw in action.
Howard has fought some tough
welterweights and will make Grif-
nth step fast the entire six rounds.
No doubt a large crowd from Ches-
ter will be down TO witness the bout.
The semi-windup brings together
Mickey Morris, OF the Keystone
Field Club. and Harry Janre. Of Phil
adelphia. This Is a pair OF great
little battlers, who will make the fur
ny for six rounds. Fight fans will
remember their last bout in this city.
a very sensational bout. Morris has
a string OF twenty-five straight wins
Evening journal., 1921-04-12
OVERCOME
YOUR HANDICAPi

No game requires keener
eyes TO play than baseball.
Players must keep their eyes
trimmed for line drives and
bad bounders.
At bat they must be able 10
see the ball as II travels to-
ward them with the speed Of
a bullet.
George Toporcer and Lee
Meadows have such weak eyes
they can't see 10 read a news
paper without glasses
Baseball was a hard game
for them omaster because OF
their artificial eyes.
Poor eyesight didn't daunt
them. They stuck 10 II until
they climbed into big league
company.
They overcame the worst
handicap a ball player could
have.
Have you got the stick-to-it
stuff in you to overcome your
handicap?
Evening journal., 1921-04-12
Carl Mays Says

Pitcher Carl Mays. Yankee
submarine pitcher who threw
the ball that beaned and killed
Ray Chapman. Cleveland short
stop. says:
"Fewster crowds the plate
too much for his own safety.
He makes the pitcher take
all the risk.
THE pitcher has the right OF
way 20 the space above the
plate and does not like TO have
a batter crowd close.
"No pitcher can throw the
ball where he wants Il all the
time.
Il admire Fewster's nerve.
"But he's too nervy."
Evening journal., 1921-04-12
FIRST CENTRAL WINS.

First Central defeated the p, b.
W. All stars at quoits last night, 4
out Of games. The score:
First Central ....21 21 21 19 21
p, b. w. All-Stars. II 12 20 21
Pitchers for All-Stars-Raymond
Denn. Knapp, Hall. I. Quinn, f
Woolridge. For First Central
c. Woolridge, r. Beeson. II Swear
d Luft w. Wilson.
Evening journal., 1921-04-12
NEW RAsEnALL WoNpER.

GALVESTON, TeX.-Pitcher Nc
grew. Of the Galveston club. may be
the next baseball wonder when Babe
Ruth's home runs get 10 be old
stun. McGrew is Z feet tall and
weighs 100. He allowed the Giants
but 2 hits in IL innings.
Evening journal., 1921-04-12
PARKSIDE TO

Manager "Sos' Wintrup OF the
Parxside baseball team has called
practice foT Wednesday night at
Harlan Field at o'clock. Practice
was called for tonight. but due TO the
Sact that the Parkside Club is rum
ming a smoker the practice has been
called off
Evening journal., 1921-04-12

accident gained him wide publicity.
While Meadows was lounging in
the hotel at Gainesville. the Phillies'
1921 training camp. this spring. a
stranger rushed up u him and said:
You're the famous Lee Meadows.
I want to meet you. You are the
only big league ball player who
wears glasses"
TOpOrccr's Rise.
Meadows now shares his distin-
Evening journal., 1921-04-12
HERACL AT 1T AGAIN.

John Heraci. local wrestling
champ, Is back home again after a
strenuous campaign in the South.
Frank Lynch. manager OF the big
grappler. states that he expects to
stage some bouts here with some OF
the leading matsmen in the country.
Evening journal., 1921-04-12
06agggE9 g99z ;
9Ss4f2' " u 9ZAY9

ers for height. OF the 10 he now
has the shortest in feet IL. The
est is feet 6.
lore arrests are expected in base
.n scandal It's case OF bad eggs
Johnny Wilson IS now called =
scientific champ instead OF the trim
mings for apple pie.
Harry Frazee Is being called q
spendthrift since he took the rubber
band of his bank roll in behalf q
Del Pratt.
The Yanks are numbering poor
pitching and falling down against
the good stuff IN their exhibition
games There's a whole story in
those few words.
Zack Wheat is earning tho extra
salary Ebbets paid him by knocking
the ball silly
They'll owe Rube Marquard a
bunch Of interest II they don't settle
up with him for his months back
pay with the Dodgers and his world
series cut.
Evening journal., 1921-04-12
pARKsIDE NuDCFrs WIN AFAIN

Parkside Midgets defeated Troop
al yesterday afternoon at the Set
tlement 20 to 16.
The feature OF the game was the
defensive work of the Parkside
guards and the shooting Of Herlihy
and Speakman. Weldin starred for
the losers. The lineup:
Evening journal., 1921-04-12
HERMAN REGAINs PUNCH.

NEW ORLEANS-Pete Herman
is getting his confidence back. He's
humping Off opponents with kayos.
He's had three in row recently.
Evening journal., 1921-04-12
PRIZE TRoTTER BARRED.

READVILLE. Mass.-Peter Man
ming. leading money getter Of the
Grand Circuit 1920 season, will not
be permitted to enter trotting events
here.
Evening journal., 1921-04-12
,ndlno Of the Clubs
Schedule for Tonight
At Graoy's

Early shift p. m
Pusey and Jones rs. Electric Hose r. Co.
Bancroft VS.. Eastern Maileable Iron Co.
Late shifts p. m.-
Worth Steel vs.. Bankers and Brokers.
City Press vs.. Speakman Supply Co.
Evening journal., 1921-04-12
INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE STANDING

with two weeks 10 go. Everett,
Of Pusey and Jones. Is leading the
list OF bowlers in the Industrial
League, while White. OF Worth Steel.
is a close second. The four leading
100 .ra a. follows
Evening journal., 1921-04-12
.,Nd1NQ0
DUPONT c

BY winning two straight games last
night DUPONT &C" won the champion
ship Of the DUPONT Cost Department
Evening journal., 1921-04-12

Connie Mack seems to PICK pitch
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-10
HOWARD CO[[EGE, S|X-DAY SCHEDULE Classes Each Day From 8:3O a. m. to 1:30 p .m., Ex-
 cept Sundays

The six-day schedule of recita tions has been resumed and afternoon classes abolished In Howard college, after two-year trial of the five-day week, and several other minor changes are announced by the new administration of Dr. J. c. Dawson, recently elected president
 Classes now continue from S:30 a. m. until ] D. m. every day of the week except Sunday, and only labor atory and literary society work will be done In the afternoon. Courses are all based on a schedule of three recltations per week - Mondays, ednesdays and Fridays. Tuesdays. Thursdays and Saturdays. This fea- ture Is marked advantage to stu dents living in Birmingham since they have the entire afternoon at their disposal.
 A course in Italian is now offered, and is to be taught by Dr. Dawson. The former custom of requiring the seniors to submit a thesis regarding their major subject has been revived
 The hours for the meeting of the literary societies have been changed from the evening to o'clock on Thursday afternoons. and all stu dents are required to attend regu- larly
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-10
TW0DEPUT|ESARE
 HELD NOT GUILTY
Officers Alleged to Have Killed Marion Wilkinson Are
 Given Hearing

Deputies Virgil Sandefer and r. c. Cole charged with murder were dis charged by Judge H. B. Abernethy in the Jefferson county court of mis- demeanors yesterday following a preliminary hearing. The decision in reference to Deputy Woody Sandefer was taken under advisement by the court until today.
 These officers were alleged to have killed Marion Wilkinson several weeks ago in an alleged liquor chase on the Montgomery highway. Ac- cording to the testimony of F. N. Wilkinson. father of the boy who was killed, Marion made dying declara- tlon in which he stated that Virgil Sandefer did not shoot him but N oody Sandefer did and that Son Ev- erett. who was alleged to have been in the car at the time, and was wounded was shot after he had stopped the car when the tire blew out.
 This was practically all of the tes- timony submitted as Roy Roach ana Son Everett, witnesses have been arr rested charged with transporting liquor and they decline to testify as they might incriminate themselves. Attorneys for both men requested the court to instruct the men thai they could refuse to testify if the answers to the questions propouIded would incriminate them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-10
GRAHAM CHILD CASE
 TO BE HEARD AGAIN

Rehearing on habeas corpus pro- ceedings to obtain the custody Of bertha Graham has been granted by Judge Hugh A. Locke in chancery division of the circuit court Mo- ton for the fehearing was filed sev- eral days ago by R. J. Graham, father of the child, on the grounds that new evidence had been discovered. No late was set for the hearing.
 Several months ago Mir. Graham filed habeas corpus proceedings to obtain possession of his 10-year- Id daughter from her grandfather, A. Speaker, whom the father charged enticed the girl away from him to have her reared under the Catholic faith, to which the father announced himself as being opposed.
 When the case was heard in chan cery court Mir. Speaker charged that the child came to him for protection because of mistreatment she is al- legged to have received at the hands of her stepmother. Following hear ing of the case Judge Locke awarded the custody of the child to an uncle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-10
TRAFFIC OFFICES
 0F ROADS SOUGHT
Railroads Urged to Place Rep resentatives Here for Con-
 venienCe of Business Men

c. l.. Harold, secretary of the Bir- mngham Civic Association, at the suggestion of W. B. Lewis. chairman of the traffic and transportd+i ion committee of that organization, yes terday addressed letters to traffic officials of a number of important railroad companies that maintain TO offices here. requesting them to open offices in this city, and thus give the business men traffic service offered them by the railroads hav- ing offices here.
 In the letter, attention was called to the fact that Birmingham and the territory immediately adjacent produces heavier railroad tonnage than any other territory in the south and for that reason should be fav- ored with local representation, as is Atlanta. Memphis and other south ern cities
 The letter was addressed to the officials of the following railroad companies:
 Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe; Atlantic Coast Line: Baltimore and Ohio Chesapeake and Ohio: Chicago and Eastern Illinois; Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific; Missouri, Kan sas and Texas; New York. Chicago and St. Louis; Delaware, Lackawana and Western; Georgia Railroad; At ianta and West Point; Western Railway of Alabama; St. Louis Southwestern; Pennsylvania system.
 The following railroad companies whose rails do not reach Birming ham, have offices and representa- Itives here:
 Texas and Pacific; Erie Railroad; New York Central lines; Chicago. indianapolis and Louisville, Mis-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-10
J. K. DIXON TO MOVE
 HEADQUARTERS HERE

J. A. Pierce, assistant field super visor of the federal prohibition en- forcement department in charge or the Alabama Geor gia Florida Missis- sippi Louisiana territory. was Tn Birmingham yesterday making ar engagements for the removal of the office of the state director from Tai ladega here, which will probably be done soon.
 J. Kelly Dixon, the present direc- tor, has had his office in Talladega since the office was created. Head quarters for the director will be se- cured in the new federal building.
 Judge Grubb decided in favor of the government yesterday in con- demnation proceedings against Buick car, of which the Drennen Mo- tor company was the claimant. The car was seized by prohibition en- forcement officers from George Joseph.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-10
GE0RGIANS LOWEST
 BIDDERS ON RECORD

Montgomery, September 9.-(Spe- cal)-J. R. and J. B. Miller of Ba- c.nton, Ga, were the lowest bidders before the state highway department Friday for the contract for the con struction of a sand, clay and gravel road from Butler to Lisman in Choc- taw county. They will be awarded the contract at the next meeting of the state highway commission, their bid being s91,300. One-half of the amount will be furnished by the fed- eral government
 Ten firms entered bids for the contract, the bids ranging from the successful one to S119,000. It vas singular that the three best bidders were located in Georgia and Missis- sippi.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-10

quarters on the mezzanne floor Of the Jefferson County Bank building and submit data to the pag sant writer as well as outline typical scenes of Birminghams history deemed as outstanding and worthy of reproduction.
 Mrs. Rivers Carter showed thirty or more historic photog raphs of early Birmingham which will aid the his- torical committee in preparing data and visualizing the city at different epochs.
 pr. C. B Glenn superintendent of public schools, made a plea for :on- sideration of the children in the semi centennial He wished them to help. and said they would, but he thought 1t should be an occasion where the children had full opportunity to drink in the history of their fathers and mothers and that they should have front places at the pageants.
 Dr. Owens History
 Mrs. Thomas M owen was present and 1t was accounted fortunate that her late husbands history of Alaba- ma had just come from the publisher and is now a valuable addition in the public library and the homes of Bir- mingham for use in gathering data for the celebration.
 The matter of hall for rehearsal of the pageant was broacvhed and Mrs J. R. Hornady was appointed q committee of one to see if the city hall would be available for that pur- pose.
 John Hanny, assistant producer, will also arrive Sunday with Messrs. Rice and Roberts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-10
TRADE WITH TEXAS,' w. ). NESb|TT SAyS,..
 ID BE VERY HEAVY.
Returns From Western Trip In Which He Reports Many Opportunities for Com
 merciaI Cooperation

In IS months wire mill products of the Birmingham district are go- ing direct from Port of Birmingham in sea-going barges to Houston, said W. D. Nesbitt, who has just re- turned from an extensive western trip, taking in Houston, Galveston, San Diego, San Pedro, Los Angeles and San Francisco.
 These same barges will bring back raw material to the district. They will bring Texas cotton for the mills of Alabama and those of Mis- sissippi, Georgia and Tennessee in the freight dtfferential territory of the Warrior.
 There is back of Houston and other Texas ports a consumption of nails, wire. fencing and other wire mill products that is sufficient to keep four tines the wire mill capacity now in the district operating day and night.
 Growing Business
 ''The business between Port of Blr- on It's feet, will grow in proportion via Mobile and the canal. We will send wire and iron products and the Pacific coast will return fruits, canned goods and other products.
 q found Los Angeles a wonderful city. IL is very much like Birming ha m lo Ia that 1t does not realize its biguess Los Angeles is interested in Birmlng- ham and so is Frisco. l expect to have some of the real men from these places visit Birmingham some time soon. tD
 T found a Los Angeles manufac- turer making a small steel product which he sells all over the country, He pays heavy freight on the raw material and the highest freights to the market. l suggested Birmingham as saving on raw material and freigh. alike. He took at once to the idea l am making investigations for him.
 A Birmingham Product
 While at Los Angeles 1 witnessed the operation of the standard cotton compress, which was evolved at the plant of the Warrant Warehouse company in this city and installed at San Pedro, harbor of Los Angeles. two years ago. It Is working finely and producing results in density with $50 tons of pressure equal to the density produced by other congresses with 2.000 tons of pressure Besides the pressed bale 1t is an exact dectan- gle and uniform in density.
 Cotton Is a new thing at San Pe- dro. but 1t already does a business of about 100000 bales per annum hand ling the long staple cotton of the San Joaquin, Imperial and Salt River valleys, worth s1.1o per pound in 1919
 The producers lost s45O per bale on their 60,000 bale crop last year, but the bankers and business men Of that section got together. put them selves under the producers and by the associational effort which has made that section so marvelously successful with other agricultural products is caring for the cotton producers as well.
 Closer Relations
 1t was incident to my visit to Houston and to Los Angeles and San Francisco that l took special note of our opportunities in those sec tions through the low freight rates on the Warrior and out of Mobile via vessels going through the canal When the Warrior has its eight feet stage of water, dreams that we have dreamed about the river will come true.'