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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-08
MEMORIALS HAVE TO MOVE OVER TO LET EHMKE GET IN
Red Sox TWirIer Enters Hall Of Baseball Fame With
 No-Hit Game

Pitcher Howard Ehmke rose to the ranks of baseballs immortals Friday when he pitched a no-hit, no-run game against the Athletics at Shibe park, Philadelphia, and carried the Boston Red Sox to a 4 to victory over the Mackmen.
 Ehmke, who did his slabbing for Ty Cobb's Tigers in seasons gone by, was turned adrift to Boston, where with a usually second division club, he was compelled to do his stuff In relative obscurity.
 In Fridays game with Philadelphia he twirled in rare form, retiring the opposing batsmen in rapid succession. A base on balls which allowed a mau to reach first was the only blot on his days record.
 It was the second game of it's kind this week Samuel Pond Jones of the Yankees did the same stunt on Tues day also against the Athletics
 Two other games were played in the American league, The Tigers, fighting with all its ferocity in an ef- fort to win second place money hopped with both paws onto Iris Speakers Indians for an Il to win. Cleveland.
 The White Sox whipped the Browns in Chicago. to 2.
 In the Nationals, the Giants stum bled in their climb to another pennanr by losing to the Phillies at the Polo grounds, 10 to G. Cy Williams, Phila- delphias slugging outfielder, contrib uted to the excitement, clubbing his thirty fourth homer of the season in the third inning, thereby forging ahead of Babe Ruth for home run honors.
 Pat Morans- Reds gained half game on the McGrawites, splitting a doub header with the Cardinals at St. Louis. The Cards won the first by to l and lost the second to 5 when the Reds scored three runs in the final inning.
 Pittsburg, threatening Cincinnatfs second place position. took a tumble at the hands of the Chicago Cubs, 6 to 4.
 The Braves walloped pair of Brooklyn moundsmen for an Il to 8 win in Boston.
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FiirpO Speaks Of Fights And Fans, Of Weinert And Of Joe McCann, Of Dope He Cannot Understand

the champion of the world. Some of the North American experts laugh at me. They say I cannot whip a good man. 1 have whipped all the good men they have asked me to whip. When l whip sall these men they say are good then they sAs those men are no good. It is very confusing Perhaps I do net under stand. Perhaps 1t is that If I do not whip them then they are wonderful fighters and if 1 do whip them then they never were any good. l do not know.
 Satisfied With Training.
 l do know that 1 am satisfied with the way my training Is progressing. If some people say that my training IS not good then 1 think that tho SC people hope 1t is not so good rather than that they know 1t Is not so good. One does not think that ones enemies will shout ones victory from the housetops In advance.
 During Thursday when I thought should have a rest so many people came to my cottage to see me that 1t seems to me worse than a day when l worked at my training. Whenever l would think that per haps I would lie down and have a peaceful nap an automobile horn would sound and Vega would say: Here are important people, Firpo. You must meet them Then I would meet them and l would think to my self that probably there were no people in the United States who were not important. 1t seems to me that everyone who drives up to my cot tage in a taxi or a car is a multi millionaire or at the most a famous artist or writer in the United States.
 l am beginning to think that there must be many, many multimillion- aires or that every person in the United States who can afford to hire taxi to come to my cottage Is a multimillionaire
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ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Sept. 7.- The many people who have come to my camp ask me Is I feel as confi- dent of victory in the Dempsey match as l did before the last fight, my encounter with Weinert. I would like to speak about my fight with Charley Weinert. which seems to haev excited so much attention after fought Sailor Mated and Joe Me- Can
 Charley weincrt said many bad things about me after my fight with Joe McCan. He said that l was afraid to fight him and many other things Ike that. At one time there was published in Newark paper the news that weinert had slapped me on the street and that l had been afraid tG take the challenge he off, fered. Of course, this report was a lie and as were many others saying that I was afraid of this ono and that one. I was never afraid Of Charley Weinert and the first time I received a direct challenge from him backed by a reputable promoter acknowledged 1t immediately. l was on my way to Grand Rapids I did not wait longer than was nec- essary to get tC the next station to accept it.
 Finished Wefnert In Short Oruer.
 The world knows now what hap pened when I met Charley Weinert l knocked him out in short order I think 1t perhaps well for those who read these lines to remember that whenever I have been matched to meet a man who stood between 8 chance to fight for the championship of the world I have disposed of that man. Perhaps I have not done the ioh in the way that some expert North Americans consider impressive. The fact remains that l have whipped enough North American fighters to have a chance to fight
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-08
Champ Tapering of In Training
 For Big Battle

SARATOGA SPRINGS. N, Y. Sept, T-(By Associated Press,)--The ta- pering off process In Jack Dempsey's training grind started today when the worlds Heavyweight champion boxed six fast rounds with light sparring partners to develop speed and sharpen his Judgment of distance,
 The champion appeared to be drawn to razor edged physical per- lection, working with all of the dash and speed of lightweight. When he finished with his sparring part ners, Dempsey's breathing was nor nal and his tanned shoulders gleamed with precipitation. He worked out before several experts, who invaded the camp after watching Luis Angel Firpo In action in Atlantic City. They left, proclaiming the champion to be in perfect condition. Dempsey's pseed. they said. was amazing com pared to the movement of the giant South American The champion dis played his speed most impressiveiy while engaging Alex Trambitis, q Portland. Ore. middleweight, and Bflly Defoe, a featherweight of St Paul. Defoe, flashing out with light ming lefts, carried Dempsey at top speed, but found 1t difficult to lay u glove on the champion
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-08
CITY LEAGUE

The schedule and umpires assign ments for Saturday follows:
 Centrui Division Inglenook Construction company ys. Southern Bell. Umpire, Joe Fuqua Standard Oil vs. Woodward Iron. Umpire, T. V. Vines. .A Alabama Power vs Acipco. Umpire, w. M. Nelson.
 Eastern Division Sloss By Product vs. B. A. c. Um- pire, N. F. Thompson. Avondale Park vs. Cudahy. Um- pire, Joe E. Carter. Ail-American Shoe Co. vs. East Lake. Umpire, Ross Fowler.
 Western Division Electricians vs. Avondale Mills. Umpire. F. A. Culley. Kamram Grotto vs. Thomas. Um- pire, C. E. Anderson. Sayreton vs. S1 Tire Go. Umpire, J. A. McDermott.
 Class B West End vs. Boys club. Pratt City vs. Thomas. Doster- -Northington Drug vs. North Pratt.
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ADVANCE SALE TO
 TITLE FIGHT OVER. $8OO,OOO TO DATE.

NEW YORK, Sept. 7.-The advance sale of tickets for the Firpo-Dempsey championship fight at the Polo Grounds next Friday has amounted to approximately $sO0,00o so far, Tex Rickard revealed today. The pro- moter declared 1t exceeded the ad- vance sale for any previous title match he has promoted. including the Dempsey Carpenter fight which established a record gate" of Sl,- 600,O ,O00 two years ago.
 In the event of sell out" for the Dempsey -Firpo match, Rickard said, the total receipts will reach $1,250,- 900. The seating capacity of the Pclo Grounds will be about S0,000.
 Half of the amount, or more than $500, 900. would go to the fighters under the terms of their contracts for they are to get 50 per cent of the gross total. Dempsey. whose share is S7h per cent, would receive more than $35o,000, and Firpo, with 12h per cent, would get more than $780, 900. These percentages are fixed as the maximum by the state athletic commission.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-08
GRIDIRON RIVALRY TO BE TENSE IN
 SECTIONAL GAMES.
Alabama, Auburn And Florida
 To Meet Eastern EIevenS

NEW YORK, Sept. By the As sociated Press. )-Intersectional grid iron rivalry will be renewed during the coming season on larger scale than ever with eastern elevens fig uring in a score or more battles with teams of the south and middle west
 The United States Military Academy has scheduled five of It's nine games with opponents from other sections of the country. Yale hooked. Harvard has confined its schedule to eastern elevens. but Princeton ending a two-year rivalry with Chicago. will oppose Notre Danfe in what promises to be one of the most interesting seasons.
 Important inter-sectional dates follow:
 September 2s;
 Army vs. Tennessee at West Point. = October 6:
 Army vs. Florida at West Point.
 Yale vs. North Caroitna at New Haven.
 October 13:
 Yale vs. University of Georgia at New Haven.
 Chicago vs. Carnegie Tech at Chi cago.
 Syracuse vs University of Ala bama at Syracuse.
 Army vs. Notre Dame at West Point.
 october 20;
 Army KS. Alabama Poly, at West Point.
 Princeton vs. Notre Dame at Princeton.
 October 27:
 Pennsylvania vs. Centre at Phila- dclphia.
 Washington and Jefferson vs. De- troit at Detroit.
 November 10:
 Army vs. Arkansas Aggies at West Point. Tech at State College, Pa.
 Yale vs. Maryland tt New Haven
 November IT;
 St. Louis University vs. West Vir- ginia at Morgantown, w. Va.
 November "A:
 syracuse vs. Nebraska at Lincoln, Neb. X November 29; N Vermont vs. Marquette att Mil Waukee
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-08
ATHLETICS BEATEN SECOND
 TIME DURING WEEK INV NO-HIT NO-RUN GAME--TWO GET ON
Boston HurIer Turns Down
 Mackmen In Order Except Two Men, One Called Out For Failing To Touch First, The Other Gets On On Error

PHILADELPHIA, Sept T.-Howard E;hrnke of the Boston Red sex received credit for the secoad nc run hit game pitched in this city during the week when he shut. out the Athletics today to O. The game was similar to tho performance of Sam Jones Of the Yankees last Tues day in that one man walked and enc reached first on an error
 In the sixth iaaing, Bryan Harris, who opposed Ehmke the mound. had a chance to spoil his rivals record, but was out on long drive for not touching first base Then in the eighth. when It seemed that Ehmke would surely reach his goal, Welch hit liner to left, Menosky reached the ball but fumbled 1t suffi- ciently for Welch to reach first
 At first 1t was recorded as a single, but before the inning was concluded the official scorer ruled that Menosky had committed an error and Ehnike's record safe
 Twenty-eight men faced Ehmks. just one less than were against Jones last Tuesday, Hauser drew pass and was forced at second by Miller A double play erased Miller from the paths and Welch was the only Mackman left on the paths during the contest Score:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-08
Benny Leonard Is
 Giuen Decision

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 7-Benny Leonard, lightweight champion. to-. night received the newspaper decis- ion In an eight-round encounter with Johnny Mendelsohn of Milwaukee. Leonard won seven of the rounds, the fifth being called even.
 From beginning to end. Leonard outclaGscd his opponent. who. game to the end. was able to land on the cham pion but rarely, and never hard.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-08
w. K. THAYER DEAD

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Sept. 7.-Wil- liam Roscoe Thayer, biographer of Theodore Roosevelt, and an overseer of Harvard university, died at his home here today after a long ill- ness. He was formerly assistant editor of the Philadelphia Evening Bullet and Cambridge of the liar ward Graduates Magazine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-08
MANY TRACK MEN ENTER.W. .A.A.MEET

NEW YORK, Sept. "A formidable array of IA track and field stars from many sections of the country, including 13 national Amateur Ath- leic union champions and l6 ath- letes who wore the Stars and Stripes at the last Olympic games, will test their speed and brawn tomorrow art ernoon at the Yankee stadium in the pre- Olympic carnival of the Wilco Athletic association.
 Nineteen individual events and five relay races. including one for girls comprise the program. which has been arranged according to Olympic standards.
 SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
 Augusta ?, at Macon g.
 Greenville 2, at Gastonia. 3.
 Spartanburg l, at Charlotte Qo innings)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-08
Tigers Beat Indians

CLEVELAND, Sept<.z.-Detroit defeated Cleveland today Il ito s, in the first game of the series which may determine pos session of second place The contest was characterized by ineffective pitching, par ticularly by Uhle and Dauss- who started the game and by Boone and Francis, re- lief pitchers Police were summoned to rfoo 2 fight on the Detroit bench after Manager Cobb had yanked Pitcher Francis from the box Score-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-08
FIRE DAMAGE GREAT

Great Conflagration Destroys O:
 Houses At Coyelcda
 MADRID, Sept. 7.-Telegrams from Soria say 92 houses have been de- stroyed in fire at Coveleda. The scarcity of water and antiquitated fire fighting methods were blamed for the next extent of the loss.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-08
15O DEGREES OF HEAT

Thermometcr Reached Great Height
 In Tolki0 Fire
 PEKING. Sept. 7-(By Associated Press. .)-In Tokio many victims per ished morely from the stifling heat in the atmosphere during the great fire. The thermometer reached 150 degrees Fahrenheit according to a Reuters dispatch,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-08
TWO KILLED IN SMASH
Five Others Killed When Motor CaI Jumps Track

PINEBLUFF. Ark, Sept. ID. w. Boyker. Pinebluff, superintendent Of this division of the Cotton Belt, and Roadmaster Sublette of Texarkana were instantly killed anl five other. including General Superintendent w. E. McGraw. were injured two miles when a motor car of which they were making an inspection jumped the crack. according to reports re- ceised by Cotton Belt officials here tonight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-08
Totals ....31 8 27 14 0 'Batted for shocker in eighth.

.Batted for Shocker In eighth.
 .sBatted for Root in ninth.
 Score by innings:
 st. Louis ............... o01 900 010--2 On n'cago -.-.......-.-...; Oo6 001 00x--7
 Summary: Two-base hit Schliebner. Sacrifice hits. Cvengros. F. Collins. Dou- ble plays. Cvengros. Sheely. Left on Sass; Sajs ss Leus Ssheaso Bases S1, on shocker ! in [; Root none in 1. Hit by, pitcher. Cvengros (Schliebner) Umpires Owens and Naliin. Losing pitcher Shccker. Time 1:4l.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-08
TOtHJY --SS III It sRatfed for Dn nss in fifth

Totals .---1-g- : 40 99@1b@-2T 18 T
 s5atted for Morton in seventh V
 ".BatteI for smith in ninth
 psiroi: .S.. o3f o02 S2e-11 Clcvel9nd l-s---s l03 01O Ell
 Summary: Two-base hits, Pratt, Cobb, Ste phenron Sacrifices Pratt, Heilman RiSney. Latzke- Spea ker, Wamby.<-s Left on base Detroit 10. cleveland 14- Bases on halls off Francis 4, Cole 1, Uhle S. Morton l. Struck out by Uhle l. Hits oEf Dauss g ip innings, Holloway none in l-s FrancA in 2 22-3. Cole ? in 1, Uhle 1. in s--5. Mortona1 in 1-s Boone 5 in .-2- Smith none in 1 1-3. Hit by pitcher. by Dsuss tJ- SewelD, by Francis tBrower)- Winning pitcher. Francis Losing pitcher. Chle- Umpires. Hide brand Evans and Rowland Time. s:33.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-08
White Sox Hit Hard

CHICAGO. Sept, 5,-ch:cago, hit Urban Shocker hard behind two pakses and err TO. bJ AcMsnuB in the third inning and easily defeated St. Louis to 1. in the first game of the series. Score:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-08
Ac71ohlu

Fast U. s. Mail $. s. sonoma, Ventura, 10000 tons; Lloyds 1OOAI; delightful service, S11O first classi $9o second.
 first class; ssso second. Pacific tour, $5e5 first class. SailinEs Oct. g.. Oct. 30. etc. Oceanic Line. Pino St.. San Francisco.
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Summary: Two-base hit, Shanks- Double play, Mitchell to Harris Left on base. Boston H. Philadelphia i. Bases on balls off Ehnnke l. R. Harris 5. Struck out. by Eh1nke l, R Harris G. Wild pitch. R. Harris Bzlk- E. HerriS Passed ball. PerkinS Umpires- Dineen. Ormsby and Nordarity- Time. l:34-
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About s5,OO0, 100000 is invested in the electric light and power indus- try.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-08
HOWARD E1SE PITCHES NO-FI7, A1ACKS

Sumac is being made into aA ez- tract by a Palemo, Sicily. chemical
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-08

Indis imported 749 automobiles and trucks and 400 motorcycles last May.
, 1923-10-03
DR.. BLASKE SW|MS
SWOLLEN STREAM
Episcopal Rector Nearly Ex-
hausted when Pulled Out
by Chance Motorists

DR.. d. r. Blaske swan a creek 80
feet wide and was about exhausted
when pulled out by two travelling men
stalled or the opposite side. DR..
Blaske was returning from Greybull
when his "a stuck in a ditch where
the culvert had gone out. While he
was trying to get out a wall of water
came down and he barely got away
before the car was overturned. He
walked a quarter of a mile until he
came to a creek which had swollen
until it was 80 feet across. He start
ed in with all his clothes on and their
weight when they became wet and
the force of the water exhausted him
so much that it is doubtful if he would
have been able to get out had it not
been for the two statesmen who were
trying to get to Greybull from Cody.
They returned to Cody and L. C.
Freeman's truck was sent out to get
the a but were unable to do so as
the creek had become a quarter of a
mile wide by the time Pat Jones and
the truck reached there. The creek
is near p. f. Markham's place near
the Peaks.
, 1923-10-03

AS SEEN FROMIHEW WATERMELON
m4sHz e @m1me& azAa rs SEX IT..

The trite saying that this would be
a dull world if we all thought
alike, occurs to us again as we
read the opposing views of The En-
terprise as recently expressed in the
Inland Oil Index and the Greybull
Standard.
In a friendly spirit, which we re-
%ciprocate, the editor of the former
writes:
1--WE have a recent copy of the
Cody Enterprise on u desk and we
are glad to have it there, convenient
to our hand so that we may, between
answering the phone and writing
truths for this veracious sheet read
and enlighten ourselves on the doings
of that interesting town so aptly told
by its editor, Miss Caroline Lockhart.
No wonder it is the popular journal it
is with a woman at its head and one
who is so efficient and who yields so
ready a pen. We salute, you sister, in
the blossoming field of journalism"
Not so with Editor Mills of the
Greybull Standard. He salutes us
with a slapstick and looks upon US
with a jaundiced eye as he declares:
"To read the Cody Enterprise one
gets the impression that Cody is made
up of a class of temperance people
who never take a drink until some
contemplate stool-pigeon comes along
and pursuades them to fall or takes
'em out and pours it down them by
force"
OF course, this isn't the truth, and
no one else would get such an impress
sion, but the editor of the Standard
doubtless acquired the habit of disre-
garding facts when he was pastoring.
We will admit hat it taxed our own
credulity to believe hat force would
eve be necessary to make any Cody
lite take a drink, but all the world
knows that there are cases where the
truth is stranger than fiction, and this
appears to be one.
While we are on the subject we
may as well confess that we have long
held the opinion that what Editor
Mills really needed himself was about
three fingers in the bottom of a wash
tub.
Attorney General D~augherty has
ruled that the navy of the United
States cannot be used to chase boot
leggers. The president has no author
ity to use the navy to run down pro-
hibition violators, according to the
ruling of the Attorney General for
the Department of Justice. There is
but one case in the history of the
country when the navy was used to
enforce civil or criminal law, and that
was when the government stopped the
importation of slaves.
, 1923-10-03
JUDGE METZ KILLS
fine FREAK BEAR

Judge Percy w. Metz and Andy
Martin returned on Monday from a
few days outing and hunting trip in
the mountains. The Judge was for
tunate and secured n fine buck deer
and a bear. The bear was very oddly
marked, as it had a strip of golden
brown fur along the back from the
neck to the hips, and the balance is
black. The Judge is justly proud of
the unique specimen.
Weather conditions were fine for the
first few days they were out, but there
was eighteen inches Of snow when
they left the mountains, and the roads
were so bad that the trip to town was
made with a spring wagon and team,
in the good old-fashioned way.
Judge Metz left for Basin on Tues
day. after having presented many Of
his friends with choice steaks of ven
ison and bear. He will return in a
few days and hold a brief term Of
court.
, 1923-10-03
SOME PARK COUNTY
CORN GOES SO TO
100 BUSHELS TO ACRE
Home Grown Seed Found to be
Best - Experiment Highly
Successful, Says Agent
(Bv II. i. Allen)

Approximate number of acres in
county, $50.
$50 on Shoshone project; 200 in bal
ance of county.
Premiums offered in contest: 1st.,
Holstein heifer calf; End, pair pure
bred Bronze turkeys; 3rd., registered
gilt; 4th., setting purebred eggs.
County divided into two sections ac-
cording to altitude, one including Sho-
shone valley above Corbett, Paint
Greek and Greybull valleys; other
section including Shoshone project,
Penrose and Clarks Fork valley. Con-
test held in each section with above
premiums offered in each.
Judging practically completed last
week. Many fields are eliminated by
comparison being too immature for
consideration. Most fields planted
with seed furnished by the Burlington
railroad will not mature. Seed not
acclimated. A wonderful crop of for
age was produced, however. The fact
that home grown seed corn Is essen
tian to successful corn growing was
established.
Yields received from home grown
grown seed ran from 100 TO Go bushels
per acre. The figures were arrived at
by cutting a square rod Of fodder
CONTINUED on Page ~
, 1923-10-03
C.. B. & O. BRIDGE
OUT AT ARMADA
Span $50 #. Drops When Powder
River Rises-Inch Stream Be-
comes 80 #. Deep During
Continuous Downpour

Powder River, famed in song and
story as the stream "a mile wide and
an inch deep" played havoc when It,
too, went on the rampage and took
out the Burlington bridge near Ar
vada, as miles east of Sheridan.
1t was reported TO be running 20 to
30 feet of water when it took out a
big steel structure on concrete piers
40 feet high and spanning $50 feet.
The terrific force of the water un-
dermined the piers until they tipped,
letting the steel girders drop into the
river Mt one end.
A big crew is ut work already and
II is expected that the blocked traffic
on the main line will be resumed in
not more than ~ hours.
The damage wrought at Sheridan
by the rise of Big and Little Goose
creeks is estimated at 100000. Much
of the wooden bloc k paving wen,
down Big Goose creek. Scores OF
people were driven out of their houses
and all the street lights went out OF
commission.
II is stated that 40 inches Of snow
fell in the Big Horn mountains.
, 1923-10-03
VALLEY SCHOOL OPENS
WITH Thirty PUPILS

The Valley Ranch School is antic-
ipating most successful fall and win
ter terms, over 80 young men having
so far announced their intention of
becoming students.
A very capable faculty has been Sc
cured and additional housing facilities
have been provided for the students.
A thorough and comprehensive course
of study has been outlined, and this
popular school bids fair to become
one of the foremost schools of the
west.
Clarke Dean of Chicago, Clark
Buchanan of Boston, Winsor French
of Cleveland, Donald Ross of Phila-
delphia, Edward II. Lamp of Colorado
Springs, o. W. Prescott, Jr., of Cleve-
land, Austin McLain of Massillon, O..
Howard Wallace of Philadelphia and
Gray S. Foster of New York City
have already arrived and are ready
to begin the fall term.