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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-18
Tommy Milton Has Achieued Boyhood
 Ambition as Racer
By P. E. "pOp. MYERS

Indianapolis, April 17.-"When I was a little boy it was my sole ambition to be race driver,'' said Tommy Milton, who will drive a Durant Special in the inter- national 5O0-n1ile race for purse ap- proximating ss5,000 at the Indianapolis motor speedway, Monday, May 30.
 'It was my dream to drive my way to fame and fortune at the wheel of a speedy car with thousands of persons watching me drive" After musing few moments, the modest Tommy continued. Of course, I have gotten neither fame nor fortune and it has been rather bit ter pill Winning bills for repairs has been a bad omen for me-"
 But Milton has won glory and gold. I. was this S-year-old pilot who drove 1884 miles per hour, establishing himself speed king, and he has the distinction of winning races on all tracks, excepting Indianapolis. and he is hot on the trail of victory at Indianapolis this season.
 Milton is married-became a benedict shortly after he won third at Indian apols last year. When asked if his family objected to his racing antics, he said Not now-at least the opposition has subsded."
 OWNS DAIRY FARM
 But racing does not occupy all of Mill tons time. He is interested in a dairy, manufacturing butter exclusively. And then he never misses a chance to see a football contest, the great college game being his favorite branch of sport. Tommy went to colege-but not for long because he could not overcome his de- sire to be a racer and he rode his first race on July 4, 1913.
 According to Milton, he knows no fear ir. race, would do it all over if he were a boy today. and has no preference for any particular race course. "rhe purse is the thing says Tommy. In training for his races. Milton plays handball and does lot of cross-country driving. De- spite the fact that he knows no fear on the race course, he is very cautious driver on public highways. He is mono tonously careful.
 .Yes, you get plenty of thrills driv- ing in race,' said Milton, especial ly when the pacemaker of four or five cars grouped closely together loses control of his car. Then the drivers following have little time to decide just which way to go."
 Milton was awfully embarrassed at a show given for disa abled soldiers at the Indianapolis track shortly after the close of the war When it came his time to perform he couldn't budge his mount, but it made big hit with the soldiers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-18
EXTENSIVE REPAIRS
 HIGHWAY PLANNED

Selma, April 1I-(SpeciaL )-PIans for surfacing with asphalt or concrete, on a reconstructed gravel bed. of the three miles of road between the Alabama river bridge, just out of Selma. and the fork of the Richmond road, on the Selma Montgomery highway, and of one mile of road between Valley creek and Jones creek, on the Orrville road, have been completed in the fourth division high way office here, and been forwarded to State Highway Engineer Keller for ap- provai. it was announced today by A. L. Smith. engineer in charge, on the eve of his departure for Washington county to investigate road-building project in that section.
 The estimated cost for laying per manent surface on these two important roads entering the city is 5000. Con struction is contingent on the repassage Of the good roads bond issue, and should the bond issue be approved. this project would be the first to be put forward with no expense to the county.
 Completion of the Browns Gap road, Which has been in course of construc- ton all winter. is assured with one uny Work, as only snort stretch re- mains to be gravelled before the road can be thrown open. This stretch of good road is one long worked for by residents of Uniontown and the section surrounding. in order to insure them a year-round open road into Selma
 Plans are now being completed in the Selma office for constructing three long bridges of creosoted timber and two and one-half miles of gravelled road on the Jackson highway between LeRoy and Wager. Plans will be in shape so that bids may be advertised for in 10 days. Bids will also be advertised for on TIA miles of road between Livingston ana Gainesville, in Sumter county, part of the road to be built with bituminous macadam or gravel. Bids will be ceiypd Nav 11
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-18
UNRULY WEATHER HANDS BASEBALL 4
 DREADFUL WALLOP

Old Jupiter Pluvius handed the na- tional game a blow below the belt yesterday afternoon, five big league games and one Southern affair being victims of his distemper. Adding one open date to the major toll. 1t can be seen that the fans of seven of the towns enjoying freedom from the w. K Blue Sunday laws had to be content with reading the paper or in terviewing the movie palaces.
 The Dixie major came off the Night est in the fray, with only one can celed affair This postponement struck close to home, though, when MT North Wind, of whom we heard lots years ago, made participation in the diamond sport impossible in the Vol unteer city, thereby leaving the Barons out of the box scores for the first time this season. Mobile and Chattanooga attempted to make up for the deficiency, but three extra in- nings was all this pair could con- tribute to the cause.
 Box scores from the parent organi- zation of all baseball are almost as scarce as ducks in the Sahara desert. there being only one contest indulged in by National leaguers. The Pitts burg Pirates were unable to navigate their craft on the frozen waters Of the Cincinnati Reds, so they hugged the stove instead. Chicago furnished an excellent shower bath for the Cards and Cubs, so these two "Cs" were wetter than usual. The Phillies and Giants loafed by virtue of drawing an off day.
 Ban Johnson's loop fared little bet ter, the joy dispelling duo calling off two of the scheduled games. The Chi cago White Sox got cold feet when they arrived with the frigid weather in the home of the st. Louis Browns. so the contest was postponed till future date The swimming suit sup ply in Cleveland was not plentiful enough to provide the Detroit Tigers with uniforms, so Ty and Iris, respec- lively the Georgia Peach and Ter rible Texan. let their charges sleep late.
 Besides spreading gloom over the country by preventing games. the weather prevaricators handed the mo guls in the Magic and Pebble cities bum decision when they allowed tornado to come along and devastate their baseball plants. The local park has been patched up. while work on the Travellers home is also under way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-18
VETERAN HANLON
 AND HARRINGTON
 READY FOR BOUT
Youth, Condition and Aggres- SiveneSS Versus Science, Experience and
 GameneSS
By MARVIN MCCARTHY

Can condition, youth, terrible walop l and aggressiveness defeat science ex- 1 perience and gameness, backed up by healthy two-handed punch? Column af- ter column has been written on this sub- ject but no set rule has yet been found by which a contest bringing together two scrappers with these credentials can be doped.
 It is one of those situations where only action itself can tell. and action enough is expected to follow when Dummy Barr rington meets Eddie Hanlon at the Ath- letic club tomorrow night
 HANLON IN COMEBACK
 Eddie Hanlon, veteran of many gruelling battle; is essaying a comeback. and he showed real form when he de- feated Sailor Kennedy at the E. A. C. a short time ago. Kennedy was tha younger man and possessed a great ad% vantage in strength and stamina, but the veteran HanIon moved him down with little difficulty. Harrington will be a different foe than Kennedy, though. for he is aggressive where the saiior stood back and waited for Hanlon to take the lead.
 Dummy Barrlngton, the B. A. C's welI
 
 stay, is in splendid condition. The writes saw him at the B. A. C. yesterday, and Dummy strips to perfection these daysj There doesn't seem to be an ounce oe superfluous flesh on his clean-cut limbs.
 DUMMY TIMING BLOWS
 Condition. though, won't win the scrAa for Harrington. If Dummy wins it win be because he contents himself with taking his time and boxing 1t out with Fanlon. Barrington's greatest fault In the past has been in wading in and try4 ing to stop his man with every punch4 One solid wa.llop on the jaw from the mitts of Dummy and his man was us- ually stopped, but his extreme aggres- sve style of battling always impaired his timing and Burlington missed aa many blows as he landed. This fault has been overcome, states Tommy Tomp- kins. Barrington's manager. and Dummy will rely on boxing ability Tuesday night. though he is not denying that he will try to stop Hanlon if he can.
 EDDIE HAS EXPERIENCE
 Eddie Hanlon's experience in the rirH will stand him in good stead Tuesday, night, for he will need all his skill as a boxer, all his excellent footwork and every ounce of his hitting power if he expects to defeat Harrington. Hanlon las met many of the best welterweights and middleweights in the south, and held his own with the best of them. But it isn't quite the Hanlon of old that will enter the ring tomorrow night, for A few years of ring inactivity tells on any warrior Eddie must do his best to whp Harrington Tuesday, and Hanlon states that he's primed to put all he has in the battle tomorrow night.
 It will probably be a great battle, ona well worth witnessing Local interest in the affair seems to be high, and it will not be surprising if a capacity house greets the two battlers tomorrow night.
 On the preliminary card either Jack Brady or Lou Gomez will appear in .tha semi-wind-up, Tommy Tompsins st. -
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-18
LAWRENCE COUNTY
 HIGH NINE IS WINNER

Moulton, April 17.-(Special )--The Lawrence County High school team and the Franklin County High school team of Russellvilie played very interesting game of baseball on the high school campus here yesterday. Lawrence County
 High team won over Franklin County High with a score of 2 to g. This Is the second game that the Lawrence team has won this season from the Franklin team.
 The local team had the visitors out c.assed from the beginning. Thomas Corum, the local High school pitcher, is regarded as one of the best High school pitchers in the state. All mem bers of the team played real ball. The Lawrence County High team has played six games this season and has won five of the six.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-18
EIGHTEEN-Y N-YEAR-OLD PHEN0M AWARDED TO
 CHICAGO BY LANDS

Calgary, Alberta, April 17.-Milton Steengraafe, star pitcher of last years Calgary club of the Western Canada league. has been awarded to the Chicago White Sox, according to telegram from Judge K. M. Landis received here by President Birch of the local club.
 The ruling probably will be appealed, 1t was stated, as Steengraafe. when un- der years of age. signed to play for the White Sox, while his mother signed the Calgary contract
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-18
RICKWOOD FAST BEING
 PUT IN C0NDITION

Quack' Smith, president of the Bar ons, told us yesterday that all the fences blown down by Saturday morn ing storm at the park had been built pack, and that everything will be in readiness for today's game.
 force of 13O men yyas kept
 going all day yesterday. and with
 local lumber ynrd supplying the
 necessary material. much headway
 wHs mnde in restoring Rickwood
 to it's former condition.
 Circus seats have been placed along side the right field bleachers These seats afford fans a splendid view of the game, as they are situated right next to the playing field
 The Barons seem started on a sue cessful campaign, and if the pitchine staff comes through with the right kind of stuff. Moley's men should make the race red-hot for someone this year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-18

SUMMARY Two-base Hits-Rader, Ritter, Griffith. Three-base Hits-Rtpperton. Stolen Bases-Ritter, Sheridan, Boone. Rader.
 Sacrifice Hits-Gxiffith, Boone. Struck Out-By Vance 6, Doyle 1, Bed good (.
 Base on Baiis-off Doyle A. off Vance 2. off Bedgood s. off Colbert 1. off Torkel- son l.
 Hit by Pitched Bal-By Vance (Man- ning), by Konemann (Boone). Wild Pitches-Konnem Colbert. Innings Pitched-By Vance with hits and runs by Colbert 2-s with hits and runs by Doyle 2-3 with hits and z runs. by Koneinann 13 with hits and l run.
 Time of Game--2:15. Urnpires-williams and Irwin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-18
Addison Wins Swim

Cleveland. O.. April 17.-Hugh Add;- son of Columbus, O., won the national iunior l00-yard back stroke swimming championship here last night in minute, II 2-5 seconds.
 William Town of Cleveland won the Alleghany Mountain association fancy diving championship.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-18
T T N-Batted for Moore in seventh. *One out when game ended.

Two-base Htts-Chambers Ball Harper Bescher. per, Brown.
 Sacrifice Hits-McMillan Innings Pitched-By Chambers s2s with runs and 10 hits, by Jonnard none with run and hit, by Fields Ia with runs and II hits
 Winning Pitcher-Foukes; losing pitcher Fields Wild Pitch-Ingram. Left on Base-Memphis 6, Little Rock 1 i
 Base Balls--Off Chambers 5 Jon hard l. Struck out--By Chambers ?. by Toukes 1, by Fields 2. pires--O'Toole and Campbell Tine-Two hours.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-18
PRESIDENT HARDING HEAD
 OF HORSESHOE THROWERS

Washington, April 17.-President Harding has accepted the honorary presidency of the National Association of Horseshoe Throwers.
 The President always has confessed distinct partiality for the oid-fash- toned sport.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-18
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results

Yesterdays Results Boston 4, Brooklyn 3. St. Louis Chicago raln. Pittsburg- Cincinnati, cold weather. PhiladelphiaN New York, off day.
 Today's Games Brooklyn at Philadelphia. New York at Boston. Pittsburg at Chicago. St. Louis at Cincinnati.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-18

Yesterdays Results Washington 3, Philadelphia 1. New York 4. Boston 0. Chicago-St. Louis, cold weather. Cleveland De troit, rain.
 TOdny's Games Chicago at St. Louis. Cleveland at Detroit. Philadelphia at Washington. Boston at New York.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-18
Ninth-Inning Rally By Trauelers Fails
 to Defeat Chicks

Memphis. April iT.-A ninth inning bat ting rally by Little Rock almost cost Mem phls today's game. Little Rock made four runs in their half. but when Ingram re- heved Fields his wild throw scored Foukes from third giving Memphis the victory, to f. The score:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-18

year. Elberfeld has another pitch ing prodigy in POoIaw. . tribes man of ChIcf Moses YeIIowhorse. twfrlcr sent to Pittsburg by the Travellers. PoOIaw Is said to have n" much. if not more pitching nbII- fly than YelIOwhorse; but. of coursc, lacks the experience of Chief Moses.
 Billy West business manager of the Birmingham club, has announced that all games will begin at 3:3O, instead Of o'clock, from now on. Double headers will begin at 2:15.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-18
Braues Make fl Four Out of Fiue
 From the Robins

Brooklyn, April 17.-Boston made it four out of five with the Brooklyn ham pions today, opening the at Ebbetts field with to 9 victory. Pfeffer of Brooklyn and Oeschger of Boston both were knocked of hnY
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-18
MOLEY'S MEN PLAY SIX
 GAMES AT RICKWOOD
Barons Have Hit Ball for 300 Percentage in First Four Games-Rickwood Fast Being Restored to Con-
 dition Before Storm-Gallagher vs. Ingram
ny MARYIN M,CARTHY

Vols Nashville
 
 with champions fine for the week of Southern the early this the Bans the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-18
COLLEGIAN RECEIVER
 JOINS CINCINNATI REDS

Fort Worth, Tex, April 17.--Astynax Douglas, star catcher for the Texas Christian universit yteam, has joined the Cincinnati National league team.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-18
HEAVY BATTING IS
 FEATURE OF FIRST
 WEEK OF MAJORS
Carl Mays Pitches First Shut out of Season-Ruth
 Gets Started

New York, April 17.--Heavy batting featured the opening serieC of the major league baseball season, half of the teams averaging better than 10 hits a game, while in 14 contests the opposing teams ran up a total of 10 or more runs The first shut out of the season was pitched today by Carl Mays of the New York Americans, who held Boston to four hits. The pitching staffs of both the Cleveland American worlds champions and the Brooklyn Nationals, their 1920 op- ponents, fell before the batting of the St Louis Browns and Boston Braves, respectively.
 INDIANS HIT HARD
 The Indian batters did good work with the stick, however, and enabled their pitchers to get an even break, but the Superbas suffered a setback, dropping four games out of five to a team tha. finished next to last in 1920
 Two other American league series, Washington Boston and Detroit-ChicaGo. also were divided evenly. The Senators and Red Sox took turns pounding each others pitchers. The Tigers and recon structed White Sox tied even to runs and hits.
 HOME RUNS WIN
 Home runs and the steady pitching of Mays and Piercy gave the New Yorh Yankees the margin over Philadelphia The Athletics improved after the opening game and batted well today against Johnson of Washington, although the Senators won.
 In the National league, Chicago out played St Louis in two games. Alexan- der showed good form against the Cardi- nals on opening day. The Cubs hits ef- fectively, while the Cardinals attack was weak.
 New York and Philadelphia had total of 46 runs and S3 hits in their three game series, of which the Giants LOOK two. Nehf of the Giants gave a good account of himself, and Meadows bat ted out of the box in the first inning Thursday, came back Saturday with victory The Quakers aided their bespec- tacled pitcher with four home runs.
 PIRATES SHOW STRENGTH
 Pittsburg showed strength in it's se- ries with Cincinnati. The Red pitchers were unable to baffle the Pirates
 Cooper, Ponder and Hamilton of Pitts- burg displayed steady form.
 Babe Ruth, in making his first nome run Saturday, got off to two weeks earlier start than last year, when v De- gan his record-brealSing run of e4 on May 1. Kelly of the New York Giants, with two home runs to his credit, is step ahead of the home run champion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-18
1VdIs ID Z4 I4 sFBatted for Moorn in ninth

DUIIIIIldfy IWO-baSb nltS, RlCe, threp- base hits Witt 2, Dykes stolen bases Harris; sacrifice hits. Lewis. Rice; double plays. Shanks to Harris to Judge, Moore to Galloway, Dykes to Brazil, Dugan to Dykes to Brazil; left on bases, Philadel- phia 1O Washington 6; base on balls, off inning, Moore in 2 innings; struck out by Johnson 6, Moore 1; wild pitch. John son; losing pitcher. Naylor; umpires, Con molly and Moriarty; time. l:5s.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-18
Sigman Twirls M Splendid Form and
 Beats 'Nooga, } to 2

Mobile, April 17.-Mobile won from Chat tanooga in exciting 12-inning game to- day Mulvey's double with two men on bases driving In the winning run The game abounded in sensational plays and situations and was featured by the work of Mullen and Osborn. The Chattanooga team played excellent ball, having 27 as
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-18

Boston .................... no oil ooo-4 Brooklyn .............,.... 900 081 010--2
 Summary; Two-base hits, Boekel. Griffith 2 krueger sacrifice hits Barbare. Nichol. oeschger 2. off Fillingim l. off Mcouill- liam 2; struck out by Pfeffer ?, Mitchell l. Oeschger 1; hits off Oeschger in [ innings (none out in eighth Filling i'm, none in one inning (none out in eighth), McQuillan, none in 2 innings Pfeffer 9 in 2-3 innings; Mitchell, 2~in S1-s in- nings. Double plays. Boekel to Holke (2), Mcouillian to o'Neil to Hoike. Pfeffer to Shehan to Konetchy; left on bases, Bos- ton s. Brooklyn G time 2:01 umpires Hart and Mccormick.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-18
BASEBALL AT A
 GLANCE
SOUTHERN LEAGUE
YeNterdny's Reeulta

Yesterday's ReBuItB Birmingh ham- Nashville, rain. Mobile 3, Chattanooga (l2 innings). Memphis 5. Little Rock 1. New Orleans Il, Atlanta 6.
 Today's Games Little Rock at Birmingham. Chattanooga at Mobile. Atlanta at New Orleans. Memphis at Nashville
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-18

The Barons will remain at home all week playing four games with LiccT7 Rock Monday, Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday, and meeting Memphis in two games during the week Then they hit the trail for r games en the road.
 HAVE HIT BALL HARD
 Moley's men have hit the ball hard in their first four games amassing a team batting average of 300. Of course, this percentage must tall off many points during the next month but if they continue to show anything like the adeptness at the bat which has characterized their first games, Mo1ey's men will probably not have much difficulty winning games this season.
 The pitching has been of high
 caiiber, also except in that one disastrous game of Friday, when
 tbe vols rOmped on Drake. 10 to 2
 Whitehili, in the opener; Newton and Frenick. as well as Gallagher, who pitched four perfect innings against Nashville last week, have all shown lots of stuff for this early staEc of the game.
 WILL MISS TAYLOR
 Tommy Taylor, peppery hot-corner artist of the Barons, will be out of the game several days with an injured hand About 10 days ago his throwing init got in the way of a hot one, and the hand was badly split. Tommy stuck it out for three games, but Moley came to the conclusion that it was best for Taylor to lay off, so ne was sent back to Birmingham
 The Barons will probably lineup as they did against the Vols Saturday, with Bernsen. Stewart, Trayner and Clarke in the infield; Emery, Allen and Silva in the outfield, and Gooch be- hind the bat
 Whitehiii or Gallagher will probably start today's game on tfte mound. Gallagher hasn't started n Eame yet. and 1t may he that Man- ager Molesworth will send him to the rifle pit today.
 TRAVELLERS UNCERTAIN The Travellers have played three games this year, but Elberfelds men have shown little more ability than to hit the the pennant winners of last Year. but 1t seems to be unanimous opinion of Southern league critics that the Trav- elers haven't as good a ball club this year as last.
 Ingram will probably twiri to- days game. This yOungster is southpaw, hailing from Arkasas. and has shown good form this
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-18
JOHNSON EFFECTIVE
 AND SENATORS WIN

Washington, April 17.-Walter Johnson was highly effective in the pnches today and Washington took the first game of the series from the Athletics , 10 IL Score.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-18
iOthfa .Sl Q "Batted for Jones in eighth.
Iotals .32 1 Score by innings:
.................... 900 900 oOo--o

Summary: Two base hits, Peckinpaugh, rifiee hits, Peckenpsugh, Ward; left on bases, ost New York [ Boston '; base balls. in innings, off Myers 3 in 1 inning struck out by Mays 3, by Jones l. Wild piteh. Mays: losing pitcher, Jones; Gmpires. 1:S6.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-18
CARL MAYS SHUTS
 RED SOX OUT WITH
 4 SCATTERED HITS
Walter Johnson Very Effective In the PincheS and
 Senators Win

New York, April 17.-carl Mays, repeat ing his wonderful pitching Of the opening day of the season. held Boston to four hits
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-18
SPORTS- BAROMS MEET IRA VELERS HERE ODAY--SPORTS
PeEcans Hop All Ouer Crackers and
 Win Weird Contest

New Orleans, Ap<il 17.--New Orleans took weird game from Atlanta, II to G. here this afternoon. Chilly weather caused wild