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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-27
Doubles Finals tn Net Tourney Halted
 by Rain

Boston, August 26.-The meeting between the crack doubles combina tions of America and Australia-W T. Tilden II, and Vincent Richards. playing through champions. and Ger ald Patterson and Pat O'Hara Wood, Antipodean Davis cup players, for championship was postponed today until Monday because of rain. Pat terson suggested that play be de- ferred until the doubles match of &he Davis cup tourney, because the two teams were considered as the prob able players. The proposition was rejected as the American cup de- lenders have not been finally se- lected.
 The postponement made necessary the default of Mrs. F. H. Godfrey of Boston and Wallace F. Johnston of Philadelphia to Miss Helen Wills. the girl player from Berkley. Cal, and Howard o. Kinsey of San Fran cisco in the semi final round of the national mixed doubles championship tournament The latter will nov IT eet Mrs. Molla B. Mallory and W. T. Tilden II. respectively the national women's and mems singles champions. in the final round for the mixed doubles title. This event. the vet ersns' doubles and nationalj unior and boys singles finals. together with the final match in the women's sim gles tournament in which Mrs. Nal lory and Miss Wills are the su-- vivors, also will be played Monday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-27
CITY LEAGUERS TOI
 START BIG SERIES AT WOOD MONDAY
Two PIay-0ffS Necessary to Decide Division Winners.
 Games All Week

City league pennant battling came to close with yesterdays games, ex- cept in few cases where play-offs Of ties will be necessary, and to- morrow will begin the annual cham pionship series to decide the big winner of the year, the champion of various division champions.
 Two regular championship games are scheduled for Redwood park Monday afternoon, with two play off games of ties on other diamonds earlier in the afternoon.
 Knights of Columbus and Thomas play off their tic for Division B. championship honors Monday after noon. meeting on the Inglenook dia- mond. This game starts at 3:S0 o'clock
 On the Alabama Power company,s s diamond, Boys club and Avondale mills meet in the play-off of Division A, class B. leadership honors Mon day afternoon. This game starts at 2 o'clock.
 At Redwood park Monday after noon two championship games will be played. Inglenook, Division A. class A. winner. meets Avondale Park. Division c. class A. winner, in the first game of the three cornered sories for the Class A championship. This game begins at 2 o'clock.
 At 4 o'clock Jordan park, Division B. class B, winner. meets the win ner of the Boys club-Avondale mills tilt of tho early atternon. This game will be the first of three to decide the class B championship.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-27
SPORTS SELBELS WINS MONTGOMERY GOLF MEET SPORTS
BARONS TO OPEN FINAL ROAD TRIP
 OF YEAR MONDAY
Dunn's Men Play Exhibition Game at Montgomery This
 Afternoon

Joe Dunn's Barons play an exhibi- tion game with the Montgomery South Alabama league outfit at Montgomery this afternoon. The Orphans will be the underdogs this afternoon, of course, but Montgom- cry fans are hoping their team will make a good showing against their classier foes. The fact that Mont gomery wants entrance in the Southern league adds interest to this afternoons game at Montgomery.
 Southern league pennant battling for 1922 Is nearing its close now, and an even score of games remains on the schedule of Birmingham Barons between now and September 14. off cial closing date of the association.
 Joe Dunn's men Monday will open a four-game series in Cracker town. From Atlanta the Barons so to Mobile, for four battles. then wind up their 1922 visiting with a quartet of tilts in New Orleans. Then they return home to wind up the season.
 On September the Barons open four game stay with the Bruins al Redwood, then wind up the cam paign with four more games with the Crackers. That's all there is to it-there is no more.
 Joe Dunn's men seem doomed to the second division this year, for they are seven and half games be- hind the Little Rock Travellers bringing up the rear of the first di vision. Unless the Pebbles crack in sensational fashion. it seems that the Barons are due to lead the second division this year.
 With the Barons about settled in their final birth for 1922-Atlanta, immediately below the Barons ia 14a games away-interest of fam dom Is centered on the terrific strug- gle for leadership the Bruins and Chicks are staging. If Birmingham can't win, local railbirds seem almost 100 per cent for Mobile. If the Bruins win, it will be the first time in long, long time an Alabama franchise has landed the Southern leaRue p.onfaIon
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-27
Mobiles First Dog Show to Be Held
 This Year

Mobile, August 26.-(Special.)- Mobiles first licensed dog show will be held this fall and it is ex- pected to attract visitors from all parts of the country. as the win ners in each breed will secure points towards championship according to the rules of the American Kennel club, under the license of which the show will be conducted
 The Mobile Kennel club, which will have charge of this event. in connection with the Mobile fair, Oc- tober 23 to 29, has given dog shows before and has locally popuIarized these exhibitions, but this is the first "A. K. C." show to be given by the local club.
 F. E. Tacon. secretary of the club, stated yesterday afternoon that while the dog show building near the au- tomobile entrance at the fair has only 115 stalls. about 100 additional stalls will be provided for, as in his opinion there will be as many dogs shown here as at the "A. K. C." show in Birmingham, where more than 300 were exhibited.
 Dr. J. c. Edwards, president of the club, Is authority for the statement that 65 cups will be offered this year and that firms and individuals have offered 55 additional prizes. some of which are quite valuable.
 Under the rules of the American Kennel club. dogs do not have to be registered before they are eligi- ble for exhibit. nor are the exhibi- tors required to be or become mem bers of the kennel club. It is fur L show that there will be no rpecial prizes offered this year for exhibitors who are members of the club. but that all exhibitors will come in on the same footing, for all prizes and cups offered
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-27
Coach Cope Names Former Pupil ASSiStant-DobbinS to Report on September 15. Big Year in Football Predict ed at Howard.

Coach Harris Cope of Howard col~ lege has announced his assistant for the 1922 season, and final piuls are being made for the football year at the local institution.
 Bob Taylor Dobbins, former Se- vance star. will be assistant grid coach at Howard this year, ac csord- ing to Cope's announcement yester- day afternoon. Dobbins Is a former football student of Cope's and served under the new Bulldog coach four years at Sewanee.
 Dobbins has been out of football for several years. but has kept in close touch with the great gamn, and today is considered well up on the finer points of football by those who know his past record and abili- ty as a player and teacher of the grid game.
 The new assistant coach at How ard served four years under the purple Tiger standards. As a freshman in 1872, he made the var sity team, and played continually from then through IS, '14 end '15. In 1915 he was captain of the Se vance team.
 Bob Taylor Dobbins was an almost unanimous choice for all-southern HOHDTS all IOuT or the yGdEu Ao starred on Sewanee elevens He held down a tackle berth under Cope, and made a record for him- self of being one of the best lines men in Dixie during his tine.
 The new assistant coach will re- port to Coach Cope on September Is. He will help Cope in all mat ters pertaining to football, an will probably have complete charge of the freshman eleven this year.
 Dobbins has had experience in coaching, serving as assistant coach at Sewanee under Cope in 1916. Since then he has been connected with several high school and minor elevens. with excellent success.
 Howard is expecting corking good team this year. From present indications. the line will be Of ~eone wall strength, while the backfield situation is as yet rather cloudy.
 A schedule of II games, seven of them on the road, was announced several months ago.
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Williams could do was a pair Wal ker, however, connected with three.
 The race in American league for batting honors continues to be d merry one with the veterans battling to overcome George Sisler of Sr Louis. who is showing the way with an average of .413. Ty Cobb, pilot os the Tigers, is trailing Sisler with 400, and Iris Speaker, leader of the Indians, Is next with .370. The re- markable slugging of Harry Heilman of Detroit the past week has placed him among the first four with an average of 1858. The averages in- clude Wednesdays contests.
 Hauser, Connie Mack's first sacker, although he has played in only 75 games, made a wonderful showing during the past week. From a posi- ton down about twentieth in the list, Hauser boosted his average from .321 to 1851 by making IT hits in his last eight games.
 Other leading batters participating in 90 or more games:
 Tobin. St. Louis, .336; Williams, St, Louis, 1885; Schang, New York, .333; Galloway, Philadelphia, .330; Blue, Detroit, .330; Bassler, Detroit, 1923.
 
 Smashing out IS hits in his last five games, Rogers Hornsby, it Louis, succeeded in widening the gap to 19 points that separated him from his rivals in the scramble for batting honors of the National league, as compared to Il points a week ago Hornsby apparently has the home run honors already tucked away.
 Hornsby Is batting 1882. while Big bee of Pittsburg, his closest rival, js hitting 1863. Grimes of Chicago is just Q point behind Bigbee Hornsby has bagged 30 homers, with Williams of Philadelphia as his closest com petitor, with IS.
 Hack" Miller of Chicago, who has shown a liking for left hand pitch ing, batted his way into fifth place in the list of leaders in his last four games.
 Max Carey of Pittsburg continues to be tho class of the league in base stealing with a total of 36. Other leading hitters for 90 or more games. Hollocher. Chicago, 1854; Miller, Chl- cago. .354;- Carey, Pittsburg, $50; Kelly. New York, .344; Daubert, Cin- cinnati. .341; Walker, Philadelphia, $40; Johnston. Brooklyn, .S37; Ban croft, New York, .337.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-27
Talladega Beats
 Piedmont, } to 2

Talladega, August 26.-(SpeciaD. = After losing the first game or a four game series to Piedmont yesterday by an 8 to count, Talladega took the second one, 3 to 2.
 The victory of the game came about when Dodds. who went in as pinch hitter. in the eighth frame with Johnson and Creel on bases. lifted a long fly to deep center. which was good for four bases. The drive was one of the longest that has even been hit on the local diamond. going to deep center and hitting the fence on the fly. Singleton, who was playing center for the visitors, ran into the fence in attempting to catch Dodd's ball. and was knock ed unconscious. having to be taken off the field.
 Score: R. H. E.. Piedmont ..... 110 900 o0o-2 Il 2 Talladega ..... 900 900 03x-3 6 3
 Batteries: Hawkins and Robertson; Stewart and Hurst. Umpire George Kircher.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-27
4. c. SeibeLs Beats
 Montgomery Golfer
 For the State Title
Bob Baugh, IT,, Wins Finals in Second FIight-F. s. BIackford Wins the Second Flight Consultations at Mont gomery

Montgomery, August 26.-(Special-) H. G. Sefbels of Birmingham won the state golf championship from J. w Tullis of Montgomery In the finals of the tournament of the Alabama Golf association Saturday after noon. The match was scheduled to go 3s holes. but Mir. Ssibels won at the thirty-first hole on the second round. being 6 up on Mir. Tullis.
 seibels made tho s1 holes in 133, while Ar. Tullis took 142 srokes. At the end of the moriing play of IS hoees 6elbeis was 5 up on MT. Tuilis and the latter was never able to over opase khs lead. the best he being able e9 ae was to reduce Mir. seibaIs' lead ss . wps
 xhs Msutgomery player during the naesnfng sround went out in q. while hss Birmingham opponent took t3 Hewsvs<. MK seibsis played the sec ond stna holes in sS compared with Aa fes his opponent. winning six of the nans holes and breaking even on the ether three holes. Cards of the championship finals for the first IS hoaas follow:
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 Oue ...~s~~--k-<-k-<-S-k- In ......- .-B-<-7-6-4-4-e-3-+
 Cards oz tho championship finals Gar tha second thirteen holes follow: Out ...~--.--S--4-S-S-k-S-S In ..s...s.-. <-<-6-S-l6-S8
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 aobsSt H Baugh. Jr.. Birmingham. won the cup or the second flight. He dseated J. M Baldwin, Mont gomsry. s to 6 In tho finals. He was one up at the end of the first eighteen holes and increased this
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-27
FLIP NEUN IS CHALLENGING
 DLXIE,S BATTING LEADERS

Chicago. August 26.-(Special.)- Flip" Neun of Birmingham Is the new challenger for batting honors of the Southern association. In sew en games he smashed out eleven hits, bringing his average up to 1885 and forcing Lapan of Little Rock the runner-up week ago, into fourth place. Tucker of New Orleans moved into third place with an av- craze of .333. Lapan is batting 331. while Schleibner of Little Rock, the pace setter, is showing the way with 341. The averages include games of Tuesday.
 Joe Connolly, the Little Rock out fielder, who is going to the Cleve- land Americans, Is the leading extra base hitter of the league He has connected with eleven homers, fifteen triples and twenty-seyen doubles. Schulte and Niehoff of Mobile are next in line in home run hitting with ten each.
 In the race for base stealing hon OTIS, Stewart of Birmingham crowd ed ahead of Silva. his team mate. with total of forty. Silva has stolen thirty-six bases.
 Other leading batters for ninety or more games:
 Henry, New Orleans, .s3o; Connolly Little Rock. .322; Bernsen, Atlanta. .31S: Harper. Birmingham, .31S; Camp, Memphis, .31S; Hahn, Mobile. .s17; Niehoff, Mobile, .s0s; Taylor, Birmingham, 1909.
 Bambfno Climbing
 Way back when his home run to- tai was expressed in only . single fi9ure--and when suspensions. fines. tlsacher hootings were more of a daily occurrence than . four-base hit. Babe Ruth said the 1922 season would end with him the champion homo run hitter of tho major leagues.
 Tn those days. back in May. Babe and MrA Ruth seemed to be about the only people in tho United States confident of Ruth's comeback. Ruths 5 challenge to Ken Williams of St. Louis, whose home run hitting at tho start of the season was sem sation. and Tillis Walker of the Athletics. has begun to sound like the real thing.
 Ruth. with the close Of tho sea son . little more than . month away. has twenty-six homers to his credit, Williams thirty-two and Wal ksr thirty. Tho Bambino smashed out four this week. while the best
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-27

u VIII De the fourth meeting be- tween these two welters, in each battle having been fought In the B. A. c. ring
 There is something of human i. . terest in that Kelly Harrington bout of this week. It means much to friends of the two, and means much more to the two home boys them selves. Their all will probably be at stake when they again clash at tie E. A c. Thursday night.
 BnrringtOn's Misfortune
 Many months ago Dummy Bar rington, then seemingly in the prime of his career as a slugger, met wi>h an accident while at work in the mines at Acmar. For weeks he was an invalid, and 1t seemed that be- sides the handicap of a yer. late start in the boxing game, Dummy would have a bum leg to contend with during his remaining days as an athlete. It was at first thought that he would be unable to fight any more, but Harrington, the same game old Dummy of old, kept his nerve. and finally won his way back to health.
 Harrington fought a couple of times at the B. A. C.. but was an even wilder slugger than before In the past Harrington had been noted for his hitting ability, also his tendency to miss haymaking punches It seemed that he had lost his timing ability. and his showing was noth- ing out of the ordinary.
 Dummy In Comeback
 Dummy then inaugurated a come back campaign, and ever since has been training faithfully, working on the road and with the gloves. He paid special attention to judgment of distance and timing of blows. And now Harrington has announced him self as fit. and states his real come back effort will be made Thursday night.
 Give me my chance to show that l have not gone back" asserted Dummy day or so ago, "and I will not disappoint my friends. l real ize the handicap under which I have fought, but I believe I am fully as good as ever.''
 Kelly Went Back
 Battling Kelly, while he has not suffered any accidents, has weeks, even months of inactivity to be overcome before he would be fit U put up his old time whirlwind fattle. Kelly received several set-backs in the ring game. and for while
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-27

thought of retiring permanently from the game.
 He started falling down on his training. and for a while his weight rose rapidly. The Battler realized the folly of inactivity, however, and for some time now has been fighting the battle to regain his lost form. Kelly also states that he will be fit Thursday night.
 There's another angle to Thursday nights bout, that ancient Kelly Harrington feud, begun two or three years ago. and never satisfactorily settled. Kelly Is leading, however with a couple of decision victories over the slugging Harrington. In- terest In a Barringt ton Kelly fight has lulled somewhat, it must be ad- mitted, but approaching time for their fourth meeting is expected to fan the flames of interest and rival ny to fever heat again.
 Moses Versus Edwards
 Tommy Tompkins, B. A. c. match maker, states that the long talked of return bout between Marshall Moses and Big Boy Edwards posi- lively will be staged this time, and that these two boys have been billed In a six round bout for Thursday night.
 Tommy thinks so much of the bout that he has billed it as the semi-final affair on the boxing card. Moses and Edwards. two young heavyweights of local development are rather warm rivals, their rivalry being made greater by victory over Moses by Edwards, and de- mands for a return bout by Moses.
 Moses and Edwards positively will meet Thursday, states Tommy, and the bout Is being advertised over town as the semi final.
 Lacey Versus Smiles
 To round out card of local favor ites, B. A. c. officials announce that they have secured Homer Smiles, E. A. c. middleweight, and Tom Lacey. Y. M. c. A. mat artist. for a finish wrestling bout Thursday night.
 Lacey and Smiles have met at tho B. A. c. twice before. each young grappler winning a victory. With out a doubt, these two boys staged the best wrestling exhibitions Bir- mingham fans have witnessed since the old days of Strangler Lewis, Wladek, Zbyszka, Doc Roller and other old time mat favorites.
 There will be other bouts, but the three named above constitute the main events of the card of local stars billed by the B. A. c. for Thursday night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-27
Magic City League
Premiums Beat Certified

In very fast and interesting game Swift Premiums mauled the Certifieds by count of g to 6. Smith, who started for Wilson. pitched good ball for four innings, when five hits. coupled with walk. accounted for three runs He was relieved by Worthington with one down, retired the side in one. two. three order. The spectacular field ing of Phillips. aided by J. King and ODonnell, and the pitching of Bailes and Faulkner were the features for the winners. Score k. H. E. Swift IT 1 ''eoH ..'s.....
 Batterieg: Bailes, Faulkner and Penuel; Wilson, smith, Worthington and tennant.
 Umpires: Smith and Drake.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-27
Avondale Beats East Lake

Avondale managed to nose out to victory over East Lake yes- terday afternoon, by scoring the winning run in the tenth inning.
 The game was featured by hard hitting. the losers outslugging the winners. Carroll. Caldwell, Vincent, sem, Newby and Byrd each made two hits for East Lake. while Davis and Beddow made pair of bingles each for Avondale. Score; R. H. E.. East Lake .. 900 400 001 0--5 13 4 Avondale -. 900 003 002 1---6 g 2
 Batteries: Byrd and Bancroft; Sheridan and Rach
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-27
Telegraphers Win, 14-6


 The American Telephone and Tele- graph company pounded out win over the Shadyside Methodist team yesterday. c. Richardson, for the A. T. & T., starred at bat and afield, getting four hits out of five times up. single, two-base hit, three-base hit and a home run being his contribution to the heavy SCOT ing. Driskill. A. T. & T., and Dem me, Shadyside, also hit for the cir cult. Lynn, for Shadyside, got three out of four times up. being the only ones to get more than one hit. Mo- Daniels, who relieved R. richardson In the fifth, hurled masterful ball, allowing onely one hit He also slashed out a couple of singles. Score: R. II. E. Shadyside .... no BIO Ooo- 10 5 A. T. & T. Co. a21 042 11x-14 Is
 Batteries: c. Shaw. Patton and Harper; R. Richardson, McDaniels and Jackson.
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South Alabama League
SELMA BLANKS UNIoNTowN

Selma, August 26.-(Special.)- Selma ended a remarkable week in baseball when she took her seventh game out of nine played in the last six days. Her victory today was to win over Unlontown, with Statham, Baron castoff. lasting only six innings. Hit, Selma's new est pitcher, rounded into form Sat urday and held the visitors to two hits. winning for himself a chance to work in the post series to be played off beginning next Thursday with Selma and either Andalusia or Eufaula. Heck. believed to be the fastest infielder in the league. starred today and besides playing an errorless game, got three hits. one two-bagger, out of four times at bat. Score: R. H. l.. Uniontown =. 900 900 0OO--0 2 Selma ........ 010 020 100-4 10 2
 Batteries: Statham. Sims. Embry and Jones; Hit and Benedict.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-27
TARIFF WILL BE READY
 SEPT. 15, M'CUMBER SAYS
By Associated Pre..

Washington. August 26.---Confer- ees on the tariff bill expect now to have their report ready for the Sem ate and House by September 15. Chairman McCumber of the Senate managers and Fordney of the House managers, said today. They look for prompt action by Congress after their labors are ended. Substantial progress in composing more than 2,000 differences In the two houses, have been made. but the highly con troversial points such as American valuation and the duties on dyes have been passed over.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-27
IngIenook Wins Title

Inglenook won the Division A A Class A championship yesterday aft ernoon by winning a hard fought game from Alabama Power com panys contender, to 6.
 Loveless, Keith and Carns made three hits each for Inglenook, while Brinskelle and C. Speer were Ala bema Powers tar batsmon. Score:
 R. H. E.. Ala. Power .. 12O 000 3oo-6 1s 1 Inglenook ... 250 900 10x-S 13 Batteries: E. Speer. Davis, Pratt and Eddens; Pace. Rives and Ganong
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-27
 VARIANT CITY DEFEATS SELIC0 OUTFIT 4 TO 3

Tarrant City defeated the Selico nine yesterday afternoon. to 3, In one of the fastest games of the sea son. The feature of the game was the stealing of home by Amberson In the ninth inning, and the pitch ing of both Thompson and Hickey.
 Both twirlers struck out eight op- posing batters. Score: R. H. E. Tarrant City .. 900 101 101-4 2 Selico ......... oil 00l 0o0--3 2
 Batteries: Thompson and Day; Hickey and Suey.