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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-17

certified check for a million in each of the nine positions
 Tie Reds and Pirates are almost an even match and there will be awful laceration of the feelings of the faithful in PittsburG ttDn learn ing that the touch club of the Ma tional league is placed third in the if-and- maybe list The pitching staff of the Cardinals badly handled by Branch Hickey. the manager, was the weakest department of the Car dinals last season and ii has not been improved Fred Toney has been per suaded to play again, but he won't make much difference. The Cubs are rated as the leagues bourEeoise and all below them as peasants.
 Tanks Depend on Hurlcrs.
 The Yankees will depend more upon their pitching than on hitting and more on hitting than on field ing. having siN pitchers. free hitting batting order and au ire sponSible. T got II" policy in the field. In print they have no such yawnins margin Of theoretical sn- pcrioritv over thor associates as tho Giants have in the National league. The Yankees are team most of whose stars will he old in two or three years. whereas the Tigers are young fellows well skilled, well SchOOted and set atlane by the spirit of Ty Cobb. one leader who cannot only tell how to de 2 thing but can show the way great ball player docs it.
 If the Browns had George sisler now they might rank above the White Sox. Sisler was the driving force of the team in the fight St. Louis gave the Yankees last year and he will he missing for some time, perhaps forever. The White SoX driven to their work by the flashing wit of Kid Gleason will make a tri-partite fight of the doiags around the top Gleason has good fielding team and strensth enough able for the lime being.
 The National league season opens Tuesday, with the Giants at Boston. Phillies at Brooklyn. Cardinals a. - Cincinnati and Pirates at Chicago. The American league waits until Wedn esdav for the openings. which will reveal the Red SoX at the Yan- kees' new stadium in New York. Sen ators at Philadelphia, White SoX at Cleveland and Tigers at St. Louis. As though 10 offset the liberality of the Yankees in spending two million for new park. the Giants have re- modelled the Polo Grounds and the Cubs have burst through the walls of their hat box reservation on the north side Of Chicago, giving rise to some minor dedication ceremonies in the National league also.
 Lets have batter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-17
Bout Slow, But At Times Box CTS Flashed Spectacular Bits Of Work That Helped Tone Monotony of Affair

Way down wonder in New Orleans they raise funny crop of things, among them being race horses, base ball teams and prize fighters. The Crescent City is noted for it's pecu- liarities in the development of box fighters. and Joe Ctok, who lost To- round decision to Tim O'Dowd of At lanta at the Birmingham Athletic rlub Monday night, seems to be no exception to the rule.
 Two or three short weeks ago, Joe Cook fought his first bout at the Birmingham Athletic club. and fan dom acclaimed him a world beater at the end of his bout with Jimmy Proto, despite the fact that he lost the de- cision. Joey Cook probably showed ls much as any fighter to ever per form at the R. A. C., and fans pre- dicted championship fer him.
 Monday night, Joe Cook-the same Joe Cook who made such great showing against Jimmy Proto-fell before one of the simplest attacks an opponent can have, left hand. Cook was victim of Tim O'Dowds s southpaw punches time after time, and O'Dowd can thank the effective ness of his left hand for his victory. Right Wasn't WoTLi1s. 1 q 1
 It was not only in that depart ment that Cook fell down. Joey couldn't time ms DloWs, ana 1niy once or twice did he land his right as it should be landed. cleanly and straight to the point of the jaw.
 The bout was something of a dis appointment to the fans. Both Cook and O'Dowd started off slowly. and it seemed as if they would never get started. Finally, after continual urg- Ing by Dave Evans, referee, and Roy Cohen, the two ringsters settled down to action, and finished in whirlwind fashion.
 l. By rounds, the decision was easily O'Dowd's. Tim captured four, Cook two and four sessions were even.
 The boys were off to slow start in the opening round, and the fans
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-17
When Over Eighty He Found Tonic That Keeps
 Him UD


 Rossville, Ga.-"About two years ago when was recovering from the flu l began taknig Dr. Pierces S Golden Medical Discovery and it helped me so much have been talk ing it at times ever since. am eighty-two years of age and getting along very well on the Golden Medical Discovery It keeps me well and stout for one of my age" J. M. Check.
 Keep yourself in the pink of con dition by obtaining Dr. Pierces Col den Medical Discovery in liquid or tablets from your neighborhood druggist, or send l0c to Dr. Pierce's lnvalids' Hotel in Buffalo, N Y, for trial pkg of the tablcts.-Ady.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-17
JOE COOK VICTIM OF -O'DOWD'S LEFT HAND
 PROTO WILL MEET TIM O'DOWD HERE

Jimmy Proto, bantamweight battler who returned south with Tommy Tompkins after Toms trip to the east O'Dowd at the B. A. C. Friday night. Proto was billed to meet the winner or the Cook k-ODoWd fight Monday night, and the Atlanta boy won the right to fight Proto here by mauling cook around sufficiently to cop the decision.
 Proto has not fought here in almost three weeks, but he has made great impression on fans in his bouts at the D. A. C. Proto is an aggressive boy. and in previous bout with O'Dowd at the E. A. C. made such a TTeat showing that he was given the popu- lar verdict over the Atlanta battler.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-17
Dopesters Fortified Behind Wall Of "Hs" And "Maybes" fn Picks

NEW YORK. April 1s.-In the chorus of twitters and cheeps and ehirrups that birdies raise in spring time, there Is always to be heard the excited notes of that strange. wild fowl the bird they call the baseball expert The motif notes of the experts weird cry are if and maybe. so that no matter what happens to the predictions by fall time, the expert is then able to beat his wings against the chicken wire screen Of the press coop and screeeh T told you so.''
 This years spring predictions are that fl their Pullman doesn't leap off the horseshoe curve Into tho reservoir while crossing Pennsyl~ yania { the Giants will win-their thtrd consective pennant in the Ma tional league. The Cincinnati Reds are to finish second again, if first baseman, Jake nanbert. recovers from the flu" and the Pirates of Pittsbure are to finish third maybe. Behind them will come in the order named the St Louis Cardinals, Chi ago Cubs, Brooklyn Dodgers. the Eletch herites of philly and the Cowed and disorganzed Braves of Boston. Lined Up In American.
 In the American league the if-and- maybe reasoning comedies the New York Yanks also q third consecu- tive pennant. the Tigers, second place; the White SoX. third; the St. Louis Browns. fourth: Athletics, fifth; Cleveland Indians, sixth Sen ators, seventh and the Red Sox of Frank Chance, Eighth.
 The Giants are so much stronger than the Reds and Pirates that the real race there will be race fol second place. Then there is another sharp demarcation between these two teams and the next two, the Cardinals and Cubs which seem to be just about a match. And these two likewise are distinctly better than the last three, Brooklyn. Phila : depha and Boston. the Dodgers be- Giants Arc Stronger.
 The Giants have grown extra muscles where they were flahbiest last year, having brought on Jimm q center field on an alternate schedule with Bill Cunningham, and Jack Bentley of Baltimore. to give them some left hand pitching. On the ire auentlv fallible word of the mag mates it IS reported that these two players cost the Giants s150.000 some of it in real money. The idea seems to be that sheer expense will help the Giants very much lH the field. and the time is coming when the rich clubs will dispense with flesh and bone and simply place q
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-17
Wolgast Flooded By
 Genaro, But Wins


 PHILADELPHIA. April 1e.--Bobby Wolgast of Philadelphia. after be- ing knocked down for a count of eight in the first round by Frankie Genaro of New York. staged great com eback Monday night and won from the American flyweieht cham pion in their exhibition cisht-round bout hare.
 More than 5000 persons turned out to see the go Genaro opened with a rush in ithc first round. and after playing with Wolgast for about Il minute, swung into action. Within two minutes of the start Wolsast was on his back, taking q count of eight.
 In the second, Wolgast came out d different fighter and from that time on It was d real battle.
 Wolgast. in the eighth round, showed another burst of speed. and it was his victory in this session that allowed him to carry off the honors Tn the bout by a shade.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-17
SINCLAIR'S [ 0 SS IN STABLE r R E
 IS UNDETERMINED

RFRLINGTON. N l. April i6-- Some of the best breeding eombina- tions i'll America were among the horses destroyed by the fire that wiped out Harry F. Sinclair's famous Rancocas stables near here with d loss informally estimated between s700. .0o0 and S1 100000. The fire Sat urday night. starting from an uu known cause, consumed the long stables with such rapidity that at least 46 grown horses, includine the great stallions lnchcape and Cirrus and d dozen foals, were lost.
 Sinclair the millionaire oil man. visited the place Sunday and after looking over the ruins. said his horse breeding had been set back at least five years Because the get of some of his horses had not yet .been tested, he said. it would be impossible to say what his loss amounted to. This will always remain at theoretical fig ure Sinclair would not disclose the total value of the purchased horses which were burned to death,
 Among the 36 mares destroyed were 2l which had been famous on the race tracks: Miss Crittenden. Passing Showers, Edict, While Silk. Autumn H. Royal Ensign. Sweep. Le Cpett, Wedding Cake. Fanfare. Onely, Dode, Broom Pace. Restraint, Budona. To peola. Nazeppa. Hourbell Nightmare, Flonzela and Hivale.
 Six 2-year-olds and 3-year-olds Is were lost. CherrYola. d famous mare, was destroyed. and so were Annally, Gene W. Oriana IT. Pickton's Pride. Sidurs Sinthe and Plea rdy. all mares. less noted than Cherryola. The stal- lion, Purchase. the only stallion res cued. was produced by Cherryola. Three colts by lnchcape. two by Stu perman, three by Purchase and ono by each of Lucullite and Sir John Johnson were lost, Sinclair is said to have refused recently an offer of s25, 900 for one of the Inchcape colts iDchcapes purchase price two years ago was said to be st50,00o. and Cir rus was reported to have cost more than $100.o0o.
 Can't Buy Prize stock.
 Tt is just as difficult for me to go to d mans stable and buy his prize stock as it would be try to buy t mans children" Sinclair said .'Men who have horses as good as mine were are not inclined to sell them. l have other brood mares and stallions. but do not rate them with those have lost can't believe the fire was of incendiary origin. It would bother me greatly to think so. John Coch- ran, in charge of the stables discoV- cred the fire when he heard d horse htlsHins as thouSn ln great fright, There was so much smoke that man couldn't enter The men think the horses were smothercd
 Cochran did enter the burning barn however. and was overcome. being dragged out by his helpers
 We have produced some wonderful looking colts, especially by Inchcapc. during the past two years but what they are going to be worth for rac- ing We don't know" Sinclair went on Most of the best racing combinations on the farm are gone. The cost of replacement will fairly well indicate the loss"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-17
TaNapoosa And Shelby Diuide Double Header

DADEVIILE. Ala. April l6.- tSpecial After winning the frs; samcaby the score of to 1. Tal- iapoosa County High school dropped the second game of the double head CT to shelby County High s to 4
 In the second game game Talla poosa got off to two-run lead Akin for Tallapoosa retiring the men in order the first three innings, but shelby tied up the score four all in the sixth. and scored four runs in the seventh on hits by Allen Bird and Faneher In the first game Akin made two pretty pegs from deep center which should have GU: off two of Shelbys runs but the catcher failed to tag them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-17
 JUNIOR PAINTERS MEET POETS HERE

The Simpson High Tornado will be pitted against another strong state championship contender here Friday and saturday afternoon when they meet the Sidney Lanier Poets of Montgomery. Simpson. Sidney Lanier and Tuscaloosa were were contend CTS for the championship title last year with Simpson admittely hav- ing little edge. However. this year Tuscaloosa has already won two games each from Sidney I.anier and Simpson on Rotary Field at TuScaloosa and the nun sfawm abm \ Tuscaloosa and the games on Mum ger Field and Saturday will largely determine which of the two teams will have better chance at the titIp
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-17
AMERICAN
 CHAMPS TO ON BRITISH
LINKS SAIL
 

NEW YORK, April 16.--Toting the trophy with them, the Amer ican amateur golf team wiI sail for England Tuesday morning to de- tend the famous Walker cup, symbol of the international team champlon ship, against the British team, and incidentally to try gain for the British amateur championship. It is no gesture of generosity that the American team goes abroad. even though the United States has won the cup in two previous meetings. The deed of gift provided by G. Herbert Walker. q former president of the United States Golf association. donor of the pot. provides that the players shall exchange visits whenever pos siole, regardless of where the tenn forary title to the trophy reposes-
 Tae American team, which was banqueted Monday night consist ot Jess Sweetzer. Chick Evans. Francis 6uimet. Max Marston. Rol1 Gardner. Dr. Q. NJ Willins, Fred Wright. liar rison Johnson, George Rotsn and Da ctdson Heron.
 Going Over On own.
 Jack Neville, well known on the Pacifie coast. and Guy Standifer. are sailing with the others on tho Mau- retauia. but no; members of the team. They are going over to com pete in the British amateur tourna- mcnt q Deal. England which begins May and ends May IA tHo days before the Walker cup ma tehes start Fl St Andrews, the historic course in Scotland. The Walker cup stars will compete in the British amateur also. hoping to bring back Grea | Brtain's only remaining major title. and their chances are believed to be good.
 The floor of the Atlantic probablv will he paved with q pebbiy lane of io-eent balls and old cracked veter- ans culled from many golf lockers. marking the train of the Mauretania. The Americans will need all the pfactice they can get on the big yes sells leel>s and in her golf ;, heot. for the evil weather in the north states this spring has prevented them from polishing up the.r attack in the open.
 several Stars Missing.
 The team is strong one. not withstandine that Bobby Jones ot Atlanta; Rudy Knepper and Jess Guilford are missing, Sweetzer Gard ner. Evans, Ouimet and Marston are veterans of last years victory, and Wright. in the British amateur tour Eament of two years ago, outlasted all the American stars. SWeetzer IS the present American champion and four Of his teammates have hold the title at various times-EVans, Oui- met. Gardner and Heron,
 Various conditions of climate and custom will impose handicaps on the Invaders. The greens are harder and faster and there is likely to be 4 high wind at St. Andrews and the players there always wear jackets
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-17
BULLDOGS BLANK STATE NORMAL BY SCORE OF 4 TO Q

JACKSONVILLE, Ala. April 16.- 6Specisl) Howard college Bulldogs of Birmingham earned a shut-out vic tory over the Jacksonville State Nor mal nine here Monday afternoon. The final score was to c. Coach Copes boys played great ball and deserved their victory over the Nor ma nine, which could not hit the pitching of the Bulldog tUirier.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-17
Checkers and Vols Are
 In Reorganized Shape

NASHVILLE. Tenn, April l6- Southern association baseball in Nashville will be officially opened tomorrow when the Nashville and Atlanta clubs, both thoroughly re- organized since last year, meet al } o'clock. McQuiilan. veteran pitcher who will open for Nashville. is the only member of last years team in the 1923 lineup There will pitcA for Atlanta.
 Gov. Austin feaA Will pitch the first ball and Mayor Percy Sharpe ,sf Nash ville will he behind the hat. Both teams will he guests of one of Nashyille's civic clubs before tho ga me and parade will prcccde th" opening of the battle.
 which Secu to cramp the swing of an American when he is compelled to initiate Inc Romans The American butter and the ribbed clubs also are forbidden there.
 The British amateur team will not he named until after the amateur championship at Deal which will give the chaliengers better line on the form of their stars,
 
 Red rain with sand fell in Italy and Vienna, March 10, 1901.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-17
Wickhdm and Bogart Sold By the Pebbles

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, April 1s.- President R. G. Allen of the local Southern association club tonight an nounced the sale of Outfielder kitty Wickham and Pitcher John Bogart tG the Joplin, Western asso- citation club.
 Wickham formerly played with Nashville and Mobile while Bogart came to Little Rock from Oklahoma City.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-17
[un ODoud Defeats Cook And WM Meet Jimmy Proto
MANDY HAMMERS AUBURN TWIRLERS

NASHVILLE, Tenn. April 16-- Vanderbilt hammered two Auburn pitchers today and won by score of 2S to II. The score. R II. r. Vanderbilt ...........-.......... 23 20 . Auburn u .-.- -. .-. .. .=..... II 15 S
 Batteries: Embryt Moore and Bomar; Webb. Hines and Gibson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-17
Saints Defeat Aggies In Four Game Series

BLOG GNTSNlLLE, Ala, April 16.-- Special )--The St. Bernard baseball team managed to win three out of four games from the Blountsville AGgies, when return series was played on the local grounds Satur- day afternoon the double header played at Blountsville was divided the Aggies copping the first. 4-2, while the Saints easily took the second 20.
 First game R. H. k Blountsyille 400 900 x-4 c St. Bernard .o02O00l 03--3 s 3
 Batteries: '. Thomas and Cha ney; kreis and Zanone.
 Second game R. H. r., Rlountsville ...... 900 900 co 6 ? St. Bernard .....002 900 0-2 2 l
 Batteries: F. ThomaS,and Cha ncy; kreis ard 1nglerish
 Bristlcs used for brush ma king are
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-17
Chick Euans Is Not Sailing With Golfers


 NEW YORK. April 16.-Chick Evans, Chicago golfer, will n~ il for England tomorrow with eae American Walker cup golfer team. Robert A. Gardner captain of the team, was advised tonight. Evans wired from Chicago that he would be unable to compete in the European playing. owing to the pressure of business.
 Evans withdrawal will leave a vacancy in the team of 10 American amateurs. It was announced that his successor would be either Jack Ne vile of San Francisco who will ac- company the team. or Reginald M. Lewis of Greenwich, Conn. amateur il dividual entrant. The choice will be made during the voyage
 New York City has less than one half the number of farms within the city limits it had 20 years ago, and il has heen predicted that most of them wilN be converted into city lots within the next 30 years.
 Union Jack, the national flag of England. was originally the banner of St. George.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-17
Ruth Files Answer To Damage Suit Charges

NEW YORK, April Is,-Georsc icrman CBabe) Ruth. homerun hit ter of tho New York Yankees. filed formal answer to the S50.00a damage suit by brought against bs Dolores l9i&on. i'll which she charged that Ruth was the father of her unborn child.
 Ruth entered a general denial to each allegation in her complaint
 There is one automobile supply company for every 156 automobiles in this country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-17

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 Summary: Fwo=base hits, Griffin ,. Englebert Welehei, Wolf Three base hits. Godbee, Norton. Williams Hodge. Home run, Caldwell. Stolen bases. Norton !. Godbee :, Caldwell. Sacrifice hits. An derson E, Howell. Norton. Mitchell. Dodds
 Base on balls, Hodge | Whelchcl l. Hit by pitcher, Mitchell tby WhelcheD. Passed ball Godbee. Wild pitch. Whel-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-17

Bristlcs used for brush making are grown on the semi wild boar of Rus sia, China and India.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-17

Twenty thousand human sacrifices are said to have been offered each year by the Aztecs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-17

Red rain with sand fell in Italy and Vienna. March 10 l90I.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-03
Mrs. Hopkins Hostess
For Debutante DAUGHTER.

Mrs. Earl Palmer Hopkins en-.
tertained at luncheon at Rausch.
er's today for her >debutante daugh-
ter, Miss Jane Hopkins in CON.
pliment TO Miss Agnes Ashford and
Miss Alice Bonn, who is visiting
Miss Hopkins.
The guests were Miss Ruth Wal.
lace. Miss Eleanor Northrop, Miss
Ruth Stoddard, Miss Virginia Ed.
wards, Miss Claudia Read, Miss
Helen Thompson, Miss Elizabeth
Haynes, Miss Bessie McKeldin.
Miss Catherine Wrenn, Miss Helen
Strauss, Miss Eugenia Lejeuns.
Miss Eugene LaMerle, Miss Cecil
Lester Jones, Miss Betty Werner.
Miss Charlotte Freeman Clark, Miss
Janet Moffett, Miss Ellen Blair,
Miss Muriel Gray, Miss Norveli
Clark Munford. Miss Anna Larner.
Miss Laura Winder Marshall. Miss
Anne Devereux, Mrs r. w. Hon.
kins, sister-in-law of the hostess.
Miss Ilka Chase, of New York
guest of Miss Stoddard, Miss Eliza
beth Wilson, Miss Carmen Cardoya
Miss Nina DiamantopouIos, Miss
Elizabeth Adams, Miss Betty Byrne,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-03

Mrs. Thomas Lippitt WattIes. and
Miss Ida Cockey, Of Baltimore,
who is the guest OF Miss Norvell
Munford.
The Resident Commissioner Of
the Philippines and Mrs. Pedro
Quevara will entertain at dinner
this evening at their apartment at
the Highlands.
Durham Rogers will be host at
dinner this evening preceding the
second meeting of the Monday
Evening Supper Club. Among the
,ut-of-town guests viii be Mrs.
Annette Townsend Phillip, OF
Goshen, N. Y, and Mrs. Julian 3.
Carter, Of Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. James l.. Green
will entertain at dinner this eve
ming at their residence, 1918 Six
teenth street.
Mrs. william Wolff Smith was
hostess at luncheon today at Ward
man Park Hotel. The company
afterward played bridge at the
weekly card party given at that
hotel.
Mrs. Herman Pohl, wife OF
Lieutenant Pohl, Corps of Engin,
GERS, u. s.. A., is entertaining a
bridge party of four tables at the
White Peacock Tea House today
and will have other guests for tea.
Miss Catherine Bohlen,. who has
been spending the Thanksgiving
holidays with her mother, Mrs
Robert Murray Bohlen, is return
ing to her studies at the University
of Pennsylvania. Mrs. Bohlen
gave a small tea on Saturday for
her daughter.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-03

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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-03
Dr.. ROIUe Host at
Luncheon Today.

The director general of the Pan.
American Union, DIR. Leo S. Rowe
entertained at luncheon at the Pan.
American Annex today, in compli.
ment to the former minister of
finance and agriculture of Brazil.
DIR. j. P. Calogeras, who is the guest
of the ambassador of Brazil, DR..
Augusta Cochrane de AleVcar.
$
Mrs. King Carley and her daugh.
ter, Miss Anne Carley, have returned
from NeHport and are at their resi-.
dencs In Massachusetts avenue for
the season