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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-06

cessity of keeping down to the fly weight limit for his bout with Mason, has been working rather strenueusly during the past week. He took only a light workout yesterday, however, and will lay off again this afternoon.
 Mason Is Ready
 Mason arrived in town late last night, and stated that he intends taking light workout at the B. A. c. about 2:30 o'clock this afternoon. Mason comes here from Indianapolis, where he won a bout with a local star. He stated last night that he Is in good shape, or will be after he works out the kinks of his long trip this afternoon.
 The card tomorrow will be a wrestling one. with Homer Smiles and Bill Martin meeting in the eight round main affair. Two other wrest- ling bout will be staged, after which the boxing exhibitions will be put on
 Dave Evans will probably be the third man in the ring Monday night
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-06
BARoNs HIT ROAD AGAIN

enjoying of their seldom SSn days day of rest The Sabbath loaf comes spissd in be the with Little Rock the Wood and the opening a tilt with the Nashville Vols at Sulphur Dell
 his will ship for Nashville, where they Monday Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday They then Chattanooga the Lookouts Friday Sat returning home Monday for duo of battles with Atlanta 415 Then they hopping again for
 Memphis and Little Rock, returning their balwick August 23, when they with New Orleans
 The s young. It's middeaged Scheduagorcay speaking the last legs Only IA Redwood field Just three year. then will be rung locally many games the between and time will find the going extremely rough for the rest of the stretch.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-06
Series Between Pied. mont and Talladega
 to Begin Monday

Gadsden. August 5.-(Special.J- Gadsden fans are prepared for the most nestle baseball. series in the history of sports in this town when Piedmont and TalIadega meet in their north Alabama championship series here the first of the week
 Talladega and Piedmont have cleaned up practically all their oppo- nents and are considered the two strongest semi-pro teams in north Alabama. They have met this sea- son. with honors about even, and the series here is expected to decide the title.
 Piedmont and Talladega meet on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, and fans from each place are ex- pected to be on the scene of activi- ties
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For generations past it has been customary to dub certain important bouts the best yet" At mention of such phrase. railbirds usually throw their heads back and the merry horse laugh issues forth. However. there is no laughter when that phrase is applied to the bout for Monday night, for the worth of the two oppo- nents assures local fans of a bout very nearly approaching the record for excellence.
 Claude Came Through.
 Claude Wilson fought his first im- portant bout at the B. A. c. not quite two weeks ago, and weathered the test admirably. He won draw with Ashton Donza, one of the best little boxers the South has ever produced, and predicted by many to ascend the throne recently vacated by Pete Her man.. his townsman. That Donza bout taught railbirds lot about Wilson's ability, and, despite his splendid reputation, Frankie Mason Is not being conceded such a terri ble edge over Wilson after all.
 When meeting Mason, Wilson will have one advantage: it will be one of the very best times he has not had to give away weight to. his oppo- nent- Mason is a legitimate fly weight, and will weigh in around 112 pounds. Wilson flights at that weight himself, and, from a physical standpoint, the two will be fairly evenly matched Monday night
 Frankie Mason. one of the first four in American flyweight circles and one of the best known fighters in America, will undoubtedly be fav- orite. to win tomorrow nights bout. His experience and past perfor- mances will take care of that.
 It is very rarely that a fight town of Birmingham's caliber has the op- portunity to see top notcher like Mason in action, and railbirds will probably take advantage of their op- portunities to see the Indiana flash in action. Like Pal Moore Dixie's uncrowned flyweight champion, Frankie Mason is conqueror of the easfs leading scrappers in his divis- ion. Mason has outpointed the best in the game, but no-decision bouts go only a short way toward winning a recognized championship for a fel- low. Frankie doesn't pack such terrible wallop, but his speed and science make him dangerous foe man at all times.
 Claude Wilson, faced with the me-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-06
ROANOKE COPS DOUBLE
 HEADER FROM B0WDEM

Roanoke August 5.-(spe peciaD.- Roanoke took double-header here today from the fast Bowdon, Ga, team. John Little. of Birmingham. pitched the first game and won it by the score of to 3. giving up nine hits, all of which were well scattered. letter, for Bowdon, gave up only four hits in this game.
 Lane, for Roanoke, In the second zane. gave up II hits for five tai- lies. while Jeter, again pitching for Bowdon, gave up 12 hits. Jeter, tor Bowdon, pitched both games. This makes nine out of the last Il games played that the Roanoke players have won. Score R. II. E. Roanoke ..... 12o 0O1 00x--4 Bowdon ..... 900 001 200--3 g 2
 Batteries: Little and Adkins; Jeter and Alexander.
 Second game: R. H. E. Roanoke ....... 2o1 o02 01--s 12 Bowdon ........ 200 002 10-5 II Batteries: Lane and Adkins; Jeter and Little,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-06
TAlLASSEE-LUVERNE
 SERIES EvENED UP

Luverne. August 5.-(Special) = Luverne defeated Tallassee here on the local diamond Thursday after noon to the tune of to 1. The spe- ciai feature of the game was the hitting of Brown and Foreman for Luverne, Brown getting four hits out of four trips to the plate. while Foreman got three hits out of four trips. The locals secured 15 hits from Totty while Foreman let the visi- tors down to four.
 Tallassee strengthened it's team Friday and evened up with Luverne by the count of to 1. Lee was on the mound for the visitors, while Brown and Jeter was the hurler for the locals. Each game was fast and exciting and held the attention of the people throughout the evening.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-06
INTERNATIONAL MOTOR
 BOAT RACE CONFERENCE

Detroit, August 5.-An interna- tional motor boat racing conference intended to promote interest in the sport will be held here under the auspices of the recently organized fachtmens Association of America, during the gold cup regatta, Septem- Der {, it was announced oday. Canada and several European na- tions>ha been invited to send rep resentatives and acceptances have been received from the Dominion and Great Britain. is was--said. lt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-06
CARD FROM VIM. C. SWANSON

Montgomery. Ala, Aug. 4 1922. :. Editor The Age-Herald:
 A rumor has just reached me that Dr. Brooks Lawrence is sending over the state list of names showing his preference of all candidates on the statewide ticket. l am candidate for one of the ten places as delegate to the Democratic State Convention from the state at large. and my name will so appear on the official ballot. 1 have no means of knowing whether I am one of those whom Dr. Lawrence may sup pose he is favoring by his endorse ment, which if made. is without my knowledge or consent and against my wishes.
 VIM. c. SWANSON.
 (Paid political advertisement by Wm. c. Swanson.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-06
Birmingham, Driuer
 Wins at Nashville

Nashville. August Especial. J. Again proving his raicing ability, Hugh Bert Willias of Birming ham. won the first place in the one. three and five-mile events in the annual Paige stock car events here today.
 Averages for. all three races showed that Williams attained the speed of S4.66 miles per hour.
 Louis Gonza of St. Louis. driving a Durant. came second. With two sec ond places to his credi,
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North Alabama League
SHEFFIELD BEATs ALBANY

SHEFFIELD HEATS ALBANY Sheffield, August 5.-(SpeciaI.)- Sheffield took todays game from Albany, 5 to 4. making a clean sweep of the series. Sheffield has won five of the six games she has played. Ford pitched beautiful game for Sheffield, allowing only six hits, which were widely scat tered Lockhart, for the locals, got four hits, three of which were doubles, in four times up. Score:
 RH.E. Albany .......-........ Sheffield ..........-....... IA Batteries; Aycock and Mayhau; Ford and Johnson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-06
DRAW FOR JUNIOR
 POLO TOURNAMENT I

Boston, August 5.-The draw for the national junior polo championship play, which begins next week at Nar- ragansett Pier. R. l., was announced today. The army team will meet the Princemere Perroquets and the Mea dowbrook Ramblers will play the Flamingoes on Wednesday; the Bos- ton and the Meadowbrook teams and the Philadelphia and the Point Judith clubs will meet in the other opening round matches on Thursday. The winners of each day will contest Sat urday for advancement to the final round, to be decided the following Monday. The five unions represent S00.000 men, 1t is said.
 Ffte for Legislature.
 Paid political ad by Fred Bite
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-06
New King of swatsmiths.

New King of swatsmiths.
 A new king of the sticksters has arisen in Dixie and claims place on the throne. This new man Is none other than Pete Lapan, clouting demon and catcher for the Little Rock club. MT. Lapan is one of the fiercest club wielders in the circuit and when he digs spille-hold in the ground at the plate, and gets all set every pitcher In the loop fears him. Pete. by his con tinuous clouting, has worked his way to the top and supplanted Schulte, the Mobile catcher. who has held the lead all season. La pan now has an average Of .342, one point higher than the Mobile catcher.
 Incidentally. it might be men, toned that there are more good, heavy whiting catchers in this league, than have been seen in the loop in one, season of pas- timing before. Four of 'em are hitting 300 or better. They are Schulte of Mobile, Lapan of Little Rock, Pond of Memphis and Rob- ertson of Birmingham. Lapan and Robertson were brought up from the Texas league during the past winter.
 Ty and His TyEers.
 While old Man Cobb has caused furore by swatting his way past George Sisler, the wonder man, and while fans are noticing that his team is in third place, and bids fair to mako things uncomfortable for the Browns and Tanks before the finish Is reached, 1t might be well to take q squint at the entire Detroit team, and how 1t is cutting ca- pers in the hitting line. The Tigers have stepped way out front in yielding as team, boasting the great average of SIP. Their nearest competitors in this line of endeavor are the league-leading St. Louis Browns with team hitting average of .299.
 Cobb is topping sisler by nine points, and keeps pulling away from him. Tyrus leads the De- troit hitters with .21i, Woodall of the Tigers Is next with .364. Harry Heilman third in Detroit hitting with .359. Bassler. the first string catchers, is hitting .345, Baney .336. Blue, the first sacker .S30, Veach .310, the an- eient George cutshaw 1902 and Danny Clark 300. There are ten
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-06
MILLER BLANKS Mnrs.

Vicksburg. Mfss. August 5.-tspe- eiaD-1n a fast and exciting game, Miller for hesslooafs held Meridian to six wen scattered hits. shutting them out Z. to- Q. Score; R.a E. Meridian ... O 6 2 Vicksburg ... .... D O
 Batteries: Hunter and Koplbecker; :; Miller and Foy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-06
HANEY TWIRLS GREAT
 BALL FOR PIEDMONT

Piedmont, August Especially Due to- the sensational twirling of Haney, Piedmont this afternoon made it two straight over the Huntsville nine. winning to l. Ex- cept in the third. Haney had the Huntsville outfit. at his mercy.
 Haney. struck out 20, men. and time after time pulled himself out of the holes via. the strike out route. He gave up only three hits today
 Score: R. H. E. Huntsville .......,.........
 Batteries: Wiley and Hdtcheson; Haney and Robertson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-06
GREENWOOD WINS AGAIN

Greenwood, Mss, August 5.-- (SpeciaD-Greenwood made it three straights from Jackson by taking to- days game, 3 to I. Treop. for the Indians, kept his hits. well scattered and pitched steady game. Score;
 R. H. E.. Jackson ? Greenwood s 2 Batteries: Rose and Phfpps, Treon and Poland.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-06
MASON ARRIVES FOR
 BOUT WITH WILSON
By MARVIN MCCARTHY


 Claude Wilson Birmingham Claude Wilson faced battle of his to date ahead ~ predicting he bout of the season. That's the matters local boxing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-06
COTTON STATES
 LEAGUE
LEAGuE sTANpINo
Yesterday'a Resuits

Ntcksburg 2, Meridian Q. Greenwood .. Jackson l. sstl.e only games scheduled.
 Today's Games No games scheduled. 8
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APPALACHIAN LEAGUE

APPALACHIAN LEAGUE At Knoxville 5. Bristol l. At Cleveland 4, Greeneyille 10. At Kingsport 0-1, Johnson City Ia
 SOUTH ALABAMA LEAGUE At Eufaula 1. Selma 10. At Dothan 3. Demepolis 5. At Camden 2, Troy l.
The New York herald., 1922-09-26
MAJOR SUTTON GOES
TO TRIAL IN SWINDLE
District Attorney Lists Charges
Against Friend of A. +.
Lindsay.

Major Redondo Sutton. West Point
graduate and we'll known to many per-
sons in New York society, was placed
on trial before Judge Talley and a jury
in General Sessions yesterday charged
with publishing false statement TO de-
ceive prospective purchasers concerning
the value of stock in the so-called Pa
ciflc Minerals and Chemical Company,
with Offices at Forty second street and
Broadway.
Sutton was indicted last March as the
result of information from Alfred u.
Lindsay. his former business associate.
after the latter had pleaded guilty 10
grand larceny in the first degree. Lind
say, who confessed to having swindled
several women in society. including Mrs.
Lillian Duke, out of a total of more
than Sl.000,000. will take the stand
against Sutton.
Sutton lives with his wife at the
htz-Carleton. Previous TO their mar
riage in 1919 she was Mrs Esther Wads-
worth Kilmer, the divorced wife OF
Willis Sharpe Kllmer, member of the
family of patent medicine manufactur-
ers, sportsman and owner of the famous
race horse Exterrninator.
Sutton. who is represented by George
Gordon Battle, is being prosecuted by
Thomas J. Whelan, Assistant District
Attorney. Miss Florence James of y
East Eighty-ninth street and Mrs.
Sarah +. Arnold OF 152 West Seventy
fourth street. who, 1t is alleged. We're
duped by Sutton. are among the wit
nesSes to be called against him. Burt
r. Parrot. vice-prcsident Of the COM
pany of which Sutton was president,
was indicted with him. but demanded
a separate trial. His case will be heard
after the Sutton trial.
Mr.. Whelan said the prosecution would
endeavor to prove that Sutton induced
Miss James to sell the alleged worthless
stock to her friends; that In the pros
pectus Sutton misrepresented the assets
of his company: that, without their con
sent. Sutton used as directors IA his
company the names Thomas r. Lee.
president of the Association for the
Protection OF American Rights in Mex
leo; Brighten. III. c. Dunwoodie, L. s.
A.. retired. and Lycurgus Lindsay, Los
Angeles capitalist.
The prosecution also will seek 10
prove that Sutton personally made ap-
plication for the listing of his company's
stock on the New York curb and that
he represented TO Henry Case. secretary
OF the Curb. that the assets OF his com
pany were SlI,o0o.0o0; that Sutton capi-
talized on the name OF a bona fide
corporation known as the Pacific Min
erals and Chemical Company; that the
only cash account the alleged fake COM
pany ever had was one opened in the
Metropolitan Trust Company. in Sep
tember. 1921, and that this never total led
more than 5000
The taking OF testimony will begin
this morning.
The New York herald., 1922-09-26

Clifford Niles, who is fourteen, and
his chum Walter Mulkern, who IS thir-
teen. saved eight dollars recently after
three months OF hard work and some
days ago they left their homes in Port
land, Me-, where Niles lives in 80 Ian
caster street and Mulkern at 27 Boyd
street. to see New York, particularly the
Woolworth Building and tho Bowery.
They went by boat to Boston, spent a
few days with cousin there, and then
hoped trucks and caught rides until
they got TO New York.
They saw the Bowery, but they didn't
like 1t because there were too many
funny looking people around, so they
set out to find the Woolworth Building.
They tramped what they thought was all
over the city but they couldn't find IL
because they had gone across the Man
haitian Bridge and wound UP in Brook
lyn. And there they were yesterday
when their money ran out. They got
hungry, so young Niles is said to have
snatched some fruit from a stand at 315
Fourth avenue and was caught, together
with young Mulkern.
The fruit owner. an Italian, nabbed
them after a chase of two or three
blocks and had them arrested, charging
The New York herald., 1922-09-26
IMMIGRANT LAD ASKS
POLICE FOR EDUCATION
Comes to Court With Plea for
Big Chance in America.

A boy whose clothes were not much
to speak OF. but whose eyes we're bright
with purpose walked into the Adams
street police court In Brooklyn yester-
Gay and approached the court inter
prefer.
Can the police help boy who wants
to get an education7" he asked.
Il don't know: maybe so" tho inter
prefer replied.
well. IL they can. I'm that boy"
said the caller.
In Polish he explained that he had
come to this country with his father
a year ago, and that he had been put
to work. But he wanted to educate
himself and become a doctor. He noped
70 get the police 20 persuade his father
to give him the big chance.
The interpreter guided fifteen-year-o -oid
Harry Heffner OF 252 Wallabout street
Brooklyn, TO Magistrate Brown, who
instructed the interpreter TO take him
to the Childrens Society.
The New York herald., 1922-09-26
TRUANT SAYS EIGHTH
IS HIS LAST RUNA WAY
Earnest Effort by Boy of Ii
to Dodge School Fails.

stephen Griffith. ~. OF 10 Seaview ave
nue.. Jersey City. who has run away
from home eight times since July 10
because he doesn't approve OF COM
pulsory education. was back home last
night from Middletowp. ~. Y, where
he was halted Sunday in his latest run
away. stephen has never been fond OF
school. and at the close OF tho last term.
when he was denoted and told that
he would have to attend summer school
to catch up. the situation was made
unbcarablc. and he started running
away. lie Travelled by truck. PLEADING
with drivers that he was an orphan.
and Scranton. Pa. was always his
destination, although he never got there
lie would stop off in nearby towns to
earn a little money. and policemen and
truant officers would send him back
home.
Tho lad said last night that he has
found the laws pertaining to compui-
sorry school attendance are pretty much
tho same everywhere, and he has de-
cided not 70 run away any more.
The New York herald., 1922-09-26
MISS WOOL WORTH TOWER,
LAND IN CHILDREN'S COURT
Maine Boys Seeking Adventure Find Bowery, but
Tallest Building Eudes Them and Fruit Vender
Brings Exciting Journey to Anti-Climax.

them with juvenile delinquency. Later
in the day they were taken before JUS
tice Wilkin in the Brooklyn Children's
Court. where they were held until Octo-
ber pending an investigation OF their
stories. These they told yesterday to
detectives and policemen.
They had no particular reason Tor
leaving home, they said, except that
they wanted to see the Woolworth
Building and the Bowery and find out
what the world is about. Boston they
didn't Ike at all. so they told their cou-
sin they We're going further abroad in
search OF adventure. They got on a
truck. getting off at dark and going TO
sleep, almost freezing, in q shanty
alongside the road. But the next morn
ing they walked into Springfield. Mass.
got something to eat and caught truck
that took them to Hartford, Conn. Then
they made Bridgeport. and Saturday
they boarded a truck that landed them
at the Bush docks in Brooklyn.
Saturday night they found the Bow
cry, but in seeking the Woolworth
they got back across the river, and
stayed in Brooklyn until they found
trouble. They said last night that II
the authorities will allow them to go
back TO Portland they will roam no
more.
The New York herald., 1922-09-26
GREER WILL ORDERS
FLOWERS ON GRAVE
Estate of More Than S3,000,'
600 to Go to Sons, George
and Christopher.

The will OF Charles Greer OF Brookside
Farm, Harrison, \. T., which was filed
for probate yesterday in the office of
Surrogate Slater at White Plains, gives
explicit directions for floral decorations
about his grave and that OF his wife. the
they shall be placed. The will leaves
bonds worth $4,000 TO woodiawn Gene
terry to carry out these provisions and
says:
For planting OF flower beds four feet
In diameter. one on the northerly side
of the monument and one on the south
erly side, the first year with pansies and
the next year with white gersniums. Also
mounds /, 2, 23 "a and 20 TO be planted
first with pansies, then with white be-
gonias Ii is my wish and / so direct
that as to mound 90, where my dear
wife was laid, on October Is OF each
year and every year there be placed five
dozen white carnations upon the mound
and that for Easter Sunday there be
placed three dozen Gala lilies upon the
mound"
The value OF the Greer estate Is not
known. but II is estimated at between
s3.00o,000 and S4,000.000.
hHe wiz also leaVeS Two Sl,VUO west
Shore bonds for the perpetual care OF
window to the memory OF my dear
wife. Clara Meyer Greer. including
decorations with flowers on Sunday OF
the week OF October 10 and Christmas
Day, with four dozen white carnations
and other suitable flowers. and on
Easter Sunday with three dozen Gala
lilies, and Whit Sunday with four dozen
white carnations. and other suitable
flowers in each and every year
George and Christopher Greer sons
of the testator, will receive tho bulk OF
tho estate. including the Brookside
Farm, and the income for life OF q
trust fund of sl25.oo0. Other legacies
are TO go 10 various friends and SER
wants.
The New York herald., 1922-09-26
ORCHESTRA HEAD GETS
DAMAGES FOR ARREST
RecoUers 81, 500 From Theater
Proprietor in Union Hill.

Maxwell Greenberg of 1884 Manhattan
avenue. Brooklyn. formerly director of
the orchestra at the Pastime Theatcr iii
Union Hill. y. J.. yesterday recovered
$3.50 in his suit for false arrest against
Irving Rose Of LBS Fourth street. Union
Hill, proprietor OF the theater. He
sought $4,000 damages in the Circuit
Court in Jersey City
In 1919 a violin and some sheet music
belonging TO Samuel Safer were stolen
from a locker at tho theater and Green
berg was arrested on a charge OF break
ing and entering. lie was indicted but
the indictment was nolle prosecuted.
Greenberg charged that his arrest was
the result OF a frame up growing
out OF his threat 70 take his orchestra
out of the theater because OF trouble
with Rose.
The New York herald., 1922-09-26
PROSECUTOR HANDS OFF
ELLIS KIDNAPPING CASE
Another Champions Cause of
Miss Culberson,s Suifor.

Former Prosecutor j. Henry Harrison
will conduct the States case against
John +. Ellis. former Burns Detective
Agency operative. charged with kidnap-
ing Alex y. Robertson OF Bloomfield.
who claims efforts were made to get
him out Of the country because OF D
love affair with Miss Mary Cuiberson.
daughter Of United States Senator Cul-
berson. The trial Is scheduled for this
morning In Newark
Prosecutor Bibelow OF Newark reconi-
mended that no indictment be returned
as he believed the evidence insufficient.
and refused TO sign the true bill the
Grand Jury found.
Ellis was arrested April q at the
Robert Treat Hotel in Newark al the
instance OF Robertson.
The New York herald., 1922-09-26
ELEVATOR FAILS, . INJURED

An elevator In a loft building at 1899
West Fourth street dropped from the
third floor to the basement with seven
passengers and the operator yesterday
when it's cable broke. Albert Spencer
81, OF III East Tooth street, the
operator. suffered iacerations OF the face
and contusions. and Louis Friederich,
OF % New Lots road. Brooklyn. suffered
a fractured ankle. Both were taken 20
St vincent's Hospital The other five
~ ssengcrs suffered lesser injuries but
were able 20 go 20 their homes.