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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-04
American Swimmer Abandons Attempt
 To Swim Channel

Dover, September S.--Charles 10th evening in an attempt to swim the English channel from Dover to the French shore, had to give up early today. after having been in the water for Ii hours and 10 minutes.
 10th was taken from the water shortly before $ o'clock. 14 miles off the English coast. His managers as- sert he was in good condition. The sea was choppy and the temperature of the water was 58 degrees Fnhren- heit. The weather was clear, but high wind was blowing.
 10th and Sam Richards, also of Boston, started Saturday evening to endeavor to accomplish task that has been done successfully by only two men--Capt. Matthew Webb and T. ". Burgess, both Englishmen. Richards collapsed at the end of two hours and had to be taken from the water.
 10th stuck to his task throughout the night, but with the coming of dawn he was forced to give up in consequence of the cold, the rough sea kicked up by a stiff northeast wind and bad tidal conditions.
 10th had come to within approx imately six miles of the Bremen coast whom it became necessary to rer ovo him from the water. His body was so thickly lathered with grease to keep out the cold that his attendants could scarcely get grip on him. It was like landing a great eel by hand.
 Neither 10th nor Richards will at- tempt again this season to swim the channel. Henry Sullivan of Lowell. Mass. and Walter Patterson of Bridgeport, Conn, however, will es- say the feat, both having been under long training here for 1t. Patterson has announced his intention to wait for a fortnight, when the next neap tide will be running. Sullivan Is likely to take to the water at any hour.
 English swimming experts express doubt whether 1t will be possible for any swimmer to cross the channel this season. The weather has been continuously unfavorable and tenn perature of the water has been and still Is too low. They declare that to negotiate the channel a virtually motionless sea with a temperature of about 62 to 64 degrees Fahrenheit Is required.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-04
SPORTS BEARS AND CHICKS MAINTAIN DISTANCE SPORTS
Bruins Lead Chicks 1T, the Southern Two
 Full Games

Memphis. September 3. - Bert Neihoff and his fighting Bears held the upper hand tonight. by a margin of two games, in the eleventh hour struggle for the Southern association pennant after week In which Mo bile. holding to q consistent winning streak. turned five of it's seven games into victories and toppled Memphis from the leadership for the second time within two weeks.
 Memphis had the same number of victories but played and lost two more than Mobile.
 Moth teams started the new week and the last full week of the season with wins, Memphis defeating Little Rock, l to O. In a ten inning battle, and Mobile defeating Atlanta, to l.
 Including today's games and talk ing Into account a ruling made pub lie tonight by John D. Martin, league president, awarding a protested Mem phis-New Orleans game to the Peli- cans, Mobile has a record for the season thus far of S9 games won and 52 lost and Memphis ST won and 54 lost.
 heiupHiS IS Scneuuled to play 1E games and Mobile 10 before the sea- son ends, September 14. Three of the Memphis games will be against Lit tie Rock. six with Nashville, three with Atlanta and four with Birming- ham.
 New Orleans. in a stretch fight with Little Rock for third place. equaled the Mobile record for the week and tonight had a four-game lead over the Travellers.
 Of the other clubs. Birmingham shared second honors for the week with Memphis with five games won and four lost, but showed to better advantage than any other club al bat, 103 hits for a total of 54 runs. Little Rock won three. lost three and tied one. Chattanooga had the same count as Little Rock. Nashville won three and lost four and Atlanta lost all except one of nine and dropped into last place.
 The weeks record of games won. lost and tied, with runs scored. hits, errors and opponents runs, including NactardaUiQ uar fn1l
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Australians Must Win From Americans Twice To Capture Dauis Cup

Forest Hills. N. r.. September B. J. O. Anderson and not Pat OHara Wood, as announced last night, will oppose William T. Tilden tomorrow in one of the two singles matches which will conclude the 1922 Davis cup challenge round between Austra- lia and the United States. Gerald l.. Patterson, captain of the chal- lengers, made this announcement to- night in denying his lineup had been changed.
 Patterson, who meets William M. Johnston in the other singles en- counters. explained that in view of the fact that he and Anderson had played in the first two singles matches Friday they were obliged, under Davis cup regulations, to go through with the remaining events. Only an accident or other unforeseen circumstances could make possible a change, he added.
 With the score two matches to one in favor of the United States, Aus tralia must capture both singles to- morrow to take the trophy back to the Antipodes. A victory for Amer ica in either match will assure the defenders possession of the cup for another year.
 "On form. Tilden and Johnston ought to win. but we're not without hopes" Patterson said tonight, when asked his opinion.
 Only a complete upset, 1t was agreed, could prevent the Americans from retaining the title. but that any thing can happen was demonstrated Saturday when the Australians re- vived their followers confidence by taking brilliant straight set victory from Tilden and Vincent Richards in the dodbles.
 This reversal. due chiefly to the spectacular playing of Patterson's s partner, Pat O'Hara Wood. gave foundation to the apparently well au- thenticated report that Wood would replace Anderson in the singles. and in the belief of observers, corre- spondingly increased the Australians chences for victory.
 It also was pointed out that An derson was plainly not up to form in his match against Johnston after an illness that kept him out of the game for a month.
 The Australians, as well as the Americans, today engaged in vigor- ous practice session in preparation for the final test. Patterson said that Anderson displayed especially good form and predicted that both would be in top condition tomorrow.
 Patterson and Johnston will take the courts in the first match at 2:30 o'clock. Should the American win, the Tilden-Anderson encounter will amount to an exhibition only, while in the event of triumph for the Australians. the outcome of the series will hinge on the final match
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-04
the coaching field when he ha charge of the Yale team.
 ZuukIxe Wasn't Star

Zupkke of Illinois never played on varsity eleven. He is one of the greatest coaches in the country. Speedy Rush, one of the craftiest strategists among coaches, never played on a varsity team. And SO 1t goes Occasionally you will sec a team coached successfully by some former star. such as Rockne of No- tre Dame, but more often the great coach has not been a dazzling star.
 If Davies. however, is found to be great as a teacher as he was when he played football. Penn will be in luck. For years she has needed a strong, diversified and elusive of fense. There have been years when Buck Wharton made a stiff defensive line out of merdiocre material which, had there been behind it strong and deceptive attack, would have Handed the Quakers in high position.
 The problem this year would tax the best coaches. Penn has som lightweight stars in the back field, but there Is a dearth of heavy men who can stand gruellng In labor in- volved in attack and defense. Mucn Is demanded of Penn's coaching sys- tenn this year, and if three-quarters of that demand Is supplied. Davies and Heiseman will have cause for satisafatcion of knowing they have handled well difficult undertaking.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-04
Giants Are Six Games Ahead of Second
 Place Bucs

New York, Septemoer 3.--Losing only a small fraction or their lead. despite 8 pitching slump that cost them four out of five games to Brook lyn during the past week, tho New York Giants faced the last month of the Nationalleague drive six games ahead of the second place Pittsburg club.
 Bunehed within two games of each, the four western clubs gained but slightly on the Giants after battling among themselves. The Pirates. dis playing the brilliant attack and con sistent pitching strength that mark ed their sensational winnig streak of few weeks ago, and with record of six victories in their last eight games, loomed as the most formidable of McGraw's western rivals. Me- Kechnie's club took second place from Chicago today by defeating the Cubs.
 Chicago and Cincinnati both won a bare majority of their games while St. Louis, with weak pitching off setting it's heavy hitting, lost four out of six games, but tied the Cubs, for third place today by defeating Cincinnati.
 In the American
 The American league race, mean while, indicated a finish fight be- tween the New York and St. Louis clubs with the Yankees holding an advantage of their stronger pitch- ing and more consistent all-round playing.
 Spectacular defensive work played a prominent part in New Yorks win ming streak which reached seven straights before 1t was stopped in the last game of double header Sat urday by the Athletics. Although idle today the champions lead was increased to two games as result of the Browns defeat by Detroit.
 It was the first victory in seven games for the Tigers, who slumped badly after the loss of Harry He'll man, through an injury. Although in third place, they are eight games behind St. Louis and practically out of the running, along with Chicago and Cleveland.
 Boston clubs gained on their Phila- delphia rivals in a struggle for sew enth place in each league. The Braves played five double-headers during the week, four of them with the Phillies. from whom they took six games.
 The weeks record in each league, including games of Saturday, Is as fellows.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-04
Double Program in the Baseball World
 Today

Baseball players work overtime today. and railbirds have double entertainment. Labor Day has literal meaning In the baseball e world today. for in almost every league. big and small, double headers are scheduled.
 In the American, National and Southern leagues, "big three in point of interest among local fans, morning and afternoon games are scheduled throughout.
 Getting closer to home. the Barons, while they also have their days quota on the schedule, will not play at Rickwood today. Their Labor Day endeavors will take place at New Orleans, where they lost the first game of the series yesterday. In to- days double-header. Whitehill and Owens will probably draw the pitching assignments for the Barans. Both are southpaws, Whitey a veterans and owens the youngster of the staff. Owens was signed up in Atlanta several days ago, and made fine im- pression on his first time out.
 After the double-heade at New Orleans today, Joe Dunn's men play single game with the Pelicans tomorrow, then return to Redwood Wednesday to open four-game series with the league leading Bears, and to close out the 1922 season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-04
GRID STARS DON'T ALWAYS TURN OUT THE BEST TEAMS
By WALTER CAMP Special Correspondent of Tho Age-Herald Copyright. 1922. by The AEc-Hcrald)

Copyright. 1922. by Tho Ago-Herhio) | New York, September 2-Is 1t foregone conclusion that a star foot
 ball player will make valuable coach? Timeliness, as well as that | interest which always attaches it. self to debatable questions, is loaned to the above query due to the fact that Tom Davis. the great Pittsburg backfield performer. has left to join Heiseman, coach of the University of Pennsylvania eleven, whom he will
 assist in developing real offensive combination at Franklin Field this seaon.
 Were 1t certain to follow that an outstanding gridiron specialist would transfer his ability in execution to equal fairly in teaching others to ex- ecute, then there would be no ques- tion at all concerning Davis sue cess For he has always been re- markable player from school days throughout his college career. Others Have Failed
 Yet other men no less brilliant than Tom in carrying the ball and in other phases of play. have Snot been any too effective when they laid 1side their mole skins and assumed the togs of gridiron pedagogues. In fact. If you run down the line of great coaches of the present day few. in- deed. of them were stars. A lot or them. of course, were qualified to play, but they were not blazing lu- minaries. stagg of Chicago was star at Yale but he is the only one of the present conference coaches who war ranted having his name in the head lines practically every game nc
 played. Tad Jones. the Yale coach
 was an undergraduate star. hut Roper
 of Princeton was far from star.
 and Bob Fisher of Harvard was just
 a good workman.
 Folwell of the Navy was an able
 back field man. bue he was no Oli-
 phantJ nor Don Lourie, nor Ted Coy.
 the last of whom by no means carricd his great brilliancy as player to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-04
Nedda Will Try to
 Break Own Record

Cleveland, September S.-Nedda, ledo during the recent grand Circuit race meeting, will be sent against this mark at North Randall. Septem- Der 22, it was announced today. Ned- da is the only mare with a trotting record of two minutes or better ob- tained without a pacemaker.
 Others which will be sent against their previous records are Peter Manning. 1;57N; Arion Guy. 1:59h {; Margaret Dillon, 2:00 and Prince Lo- rec, champion double gaited horse of the world.
 The "record" meeting will be held in connection with the Gontlemen's g Driving club matinee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-04
TO ERECT STORES
Burchfield Will Build Near Stat,
 University

Tuscaloosa. September 3.-(Spc- cialA-J. P. Burchfield of this city has announced that at an early date he will have erected on University avenue opposite Rex pharmacy, five attractive store buildings. These stores are to be built of Tuscaloosa made brick and plate glass fronts and will measure 20 to TO feet
 Rex's is at the intersection of University avenue and Thirteen tn avenue and is midway between the business section of Tuscaloosa and the university. Three of the new stores have already been rented.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-04
TIGER FEEDERS SAVE GAME AND
 BROWNSLOSE OUT
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results Washington 10, Boston 3. Cleveland D. Chicago 0.
 Detroit 4, St. Louis 3.
 Only games scheduled.
 Today's Games Detroit at Chicago (two games.l Cleveland at St. Louis (two games.) Philadelphia at Washington (two games.)
 Boston at New York (two gamesD Detroit. September s.-Detroit fielded spectacuiarly behind Dauss today. and de- feated St. Louis, to 3, in Il innings Rigney driving over the winning run with single, after the Tigers had filled the bases. Veaeh deprived the Browns of victory in the ninth, when he went to the foul line and took Fosters drive with his bare hand for the third out. with three men on base. Score
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-04
Power Team Wins

Anniston. September 3.-(Special.) The Alabama Bower company team returned to the city late Saturday night from Sylacauga. where they won Thinning game from the Gauntt's Quarry team on Saturday afternoon.
 The extra innings were fought out with the score standing at to 2, both of the teams having battled splendidly throughout the exciting contest. Timely hitting by the Pow ermen put the locals ahead in the eleventh inning of the exciting anne.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-04
MRS. MALLORY WINS
 OVER HELEN WILLS

Cedarhurst, N. Y. September B. Mrs. Molla Bjurstedt Mallory of New York, national woman's tennis cham pion, today defeated Miss Helen Wills of Berkeley, Cal, in a hard fought three-set match, 3-6, 6-1, 6-3, in the final round of the Rockaway Hunting clubs invitation tournament.
 Miss Wills paired with Miss Beslie Bancroft of West Newton, Mass, de- feated Mrs. Mallory and Miss Phyllis Walsh of Philadelphia, 6-1. 7-5. In the doubles final.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-04
Paul Zahniser HurLs
 Shut-out For Chicks
Memphians Hold Ground by Winning Ten-Inning Game
 From Travellers, to 0

A.esnphls, September a.-Menphls as- feated Little Rock. to O, In a hard fought I0-innlng game here today, and held it's ground in the fight with Mo bile for the championship, due largely to the good pitching of Paul Zahniser, who held the Travellers to two hits, and timely hitting by Jimmy Burke and Howard Camp. The lone run came after two were out in the tenth. the net result of a dou- ble by Burke, base on balls and Camps single In addition to his tenth inning smash, Burke got two other of the seven h IL. nlI
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-04
TONNAGE TAXES SHOW
 BlGLEAD OVER 1921

Montgomery. September 3.-(Spe- c,al.)-Tonnage taxes paid to the state during August indicated better conditions in the ccel and iron fields of Alabama. The total taxes on coal were $28,e04.40, while the total taxes on iron ore were s12,293S9. . ma terial increase over the totals for the same period of 1921. The taxes cov- cred the production of coal and iron during July and odds and ends for other months. ;1, z
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-04
Lookouts Slug Out Win m First Game
 With Doyle Outfit

Chattanooga, September s.--chattanooga batted Guess out of the box in the fourth and continued to hit in the fifth off Wat kins today. winning the first game of the sixth place contest series from Nashville. to B. Lee hit triple with two on bases in the fourth. and Wight home run with two on in the fifth. Score:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-04
Home Runs Enable Bears to Continue
 Dash to Gonfalon

Mobile. September s.--Moblle continued It's winning streak today by defeating At lanta in the first of four-game series. to 1. The locals hit Mitchell. who was on the mound for the visitors. hard when they had men on the bases, Home runs were hit by D. Williams and Mulvey, a runner being on each time. Score;
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-04
The Box Score

SUMMARY Three,base Hits-Kraft, Knaupp. Sacrifices-Bogart, Smith, Dowie. Double Play-Knaupp to Smith to Henry; knaupp to Smith to Henry to smith: Bates to Neun. Struck Out-By Bates 1, Craft g. Base on Balls-off Craft 4s Bates 4 Wild Pitch-Craft. Hit by Pitched Ball-By Craft (Ciarke); {; by Bates tDowie) Left on Base-Birmingham 6. New Or Time-2:05
 Umpires-weaver, Morrison and Mar
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-04
UhIe Comes Back

Cleveland. September s.-Loser in a
 five inning game to Chicago Friday. Pitcher Uhle today returned 10 the box and Cleveland won. to 0. uhle did not allow a hit until the fifth inning. Only three sox reached second base. The game was played in hour and Is minutes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-04
Hornsby Clouts 34th

Cincinnati. September s.-St. Louis punched five hits for four earned runs off Rixey in the fourth Inning today and re-
 peated the dose in the seventh, winning from Cincinnati to g.. Hornsby made his thirty fourth home run of the season off leads both league In home runs Duncan made home run in the first inning, his third circuit drive in two days. The score:
 St Louis AB k. H. 0. A. E
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-04
Rings Error Costly

New York, September 3.-The Giants won a ragged game from Philadelphia, to T. here today. Ring dropped throw from Leslie at first base for what would have been the third out, Frisch scoring Young Bancroft Groh and Kelly made n triple play in the second when Lee and Leslie began running wild on the bases, after Umpire Klem had called smith out on an infield fly. Score;
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-04
Zachary in Form

Washington. September 3.-Washington defeated Boston, 10 to 8. today in the final game of the series. Zachary was a puzzle for the visitors, while Fullerton was driven from the box in the third. Rice had nine putouts in center field.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-04
WILSON WINS TITLE
 IN VIRGINIA LEAGUE

Richmond, Va. September 3.-The Wilson, N. c, team, by winning Sat- urday's game with Portsmouth. clinched the Virginia league pen nant for 1922. The season will close Wednesday. September 6.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-04

vey. Two-base hit, Cueto. Sacrifices Baker. Struck out, by Fuhr g. Mitchell l.. Base on balls. off Fuhr l, Mitchell 8 Hit by pitcher, by Mitchell (Cueto). Double plays, Moore to Bernsen; Bernsen to Moore. Left on base. Mobile {. Atlanta {. Time. ;t0. umpires. Pfrman. Camp bell and TnndY.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-04
Superbas Hit Wood

Brooklyn. September D. Brooklyn knocked Oeschger out of the box to- day and beat Boston, 8 to 5. Gepee re- crult. finished the game for the Brave. and made good impression. Three Of the eight hits off Crimes were for extra bases. T. Griffith returned to right field after a long absence. and did some timely hitting Seore
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-04

Summary. IWo-base hIts, . FarreII, Friberg. Three base hits, rierney O'Far- reli. Home run. Bigbee. Stolen bases. Maranvile Carey. Sacrifices, .O' Farrell. Terry. Left on base, Pittsburg 5. Chicago s. Bases on balls, off Hamilton ?. Struck out by Alexander 5. Hamilton C. Empires. Quigley and Moran. Time. 2:10.
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Gardner, Jamieson. Sacrifices, Wamby Wood. Double play, Sewell, Wamby to McInnis Left on base. Chicago 4. Cleve- land [. Base on balls, off Blankenship l. struck out by Blankenship + Courtney l; Uhle g. Hits, off Blankenship ! in Ia | Courtney in 423. Losing pitcher. Blankenship. Umpires, Moriarity and Owens Time, 1:16.
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Baseball Results

INTERNATIONA LLEAGUE At Buffalo s, Baltimore 1. At Rochester s, Jersey City {. At Syracuse {, Newark 3. Only three scheduled.
 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION At Indianapolis 3-7 Louisville "a. At Toledo A., Columbus 2-1. At Milwaukee s-4. Kansas City 6-16. At St. Paul {. Minneapolis 3.
 TEXAS LEAGUE At Dallas 8, Wichita Falls 2. At San Antonio 2. Houston 1. At Galveston 3-S. Beaumont 0-1. At Fort Worth 5. 6hreveport4.
 COTTON STATES LEAGUE No gamss scheduled.
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Score by innings:

Summary' Iwo.bese hltl Burke, Sacri- fees, Camp Schleibner. Stolen base, Mo Larry. Double plays. McMillan. Yoclxey to McLarry (2). Left base. Memphis [, Little Rock 3. Base on balls, off Zah- niser ,. Cvengros 8. Struck out. by Zah- niser l, Cvengros g. Time. l:s7. Umpires, Williams and Erwin.
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Summary; Two-Sase hits. Cruise. John ston Three-base hits, Cruise. Ford. T. Griffith, High. Stolen bases. Johnstcn, T. Griffith. Sacrifices Roser, O'Neill. High: Double plays, Olson and Schmandt. Left on base Boston 3, Brooklyn 5. Bases on balls, off Oeschger ?, Crimes 1: Struck ont Oeschger l. Grimes {. Hits, off Oeschger II in 6 (none out in D; Gepee 1 in 2. Kid pitch. Oeschger: Losing pitcher, Oeschger Empires, Mccormick and Hart. Time, 80.
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Summary: Two-base hits. Groh. Henline.
 Frisch. Three-base hit. Frisch. Home croft. Frisch. Sacrifices Kelly, Lee. Triple play. Young. Bancroft. Gro1 to Kelly. Left on base. New York 2. Philadelphia [.
 hard 2. Struck out, by Winters 2. Nehf 2.
 Jonnard l. Ring 2. Hits. off Nehf ' in 5 1-3. Jonnard in 8 2-3 Winters in 2-3. Ring l in 1-3- Hit by pitcher, by ] Winters 1. Winning pitcher. Jonnard. Losing pitcher. Ring. Empires. Klem and Sentelle. Time. 2.05.
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Chicago. September s-Bigbees home run drive with Carey on base broke up an Thinning pitching duel between Alex ander and Hamilton. and gave Pittshurg a to 0 victory over Chicago here today. Pittsburg also passed Chicago for second place by half a game.
 Twice the visitors had men thrown out
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Home runs, Duncan. fHornsby. Sacrifices. Hargrave, Rixey. Left on base. st. Louis North {. Struck out. RIxey 5. Markell ?, North ?. Hits. off Roxey 10 in 23. Gil- Wild pitch, North. Losing pitcher, Rixey. Wild pitch, North. Losing pitcher, Roxey. IImplres O,Dny and RiEler. Time, 2:10.