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Smyrna times., 1923-05-16

J. Robert Holmes, fourteen years
old, died in the Delaware Hospital
from the effects of being struck on
the head Friday afternoon with a
baseball. The injury at first seemed
slight and the boy continued with the
game Later he mounted his bicycle
and rode to his home at 209 West
Twenty-ffth street, Wilmington
Shortly after reaching his home be
became unconscious and was removed
to the hospital, where death ensueC
from a fractured skull.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-08
The wO Leaders Close Season By Taking Beatings

NEW YORK, Oct. 7.-(By Asso- ciated Press. )-The New York Yan- kees and the Giants closed their sea sors rather ingloriously today, meet m defeats at the hands of second division clubs, bat perhaps their thoughts were more centered upon the coming worlds championship struggle than on the winning of a mere ball game
 With two days remaining before theso rivals renew their title battle To the third consecutive year, next Wednesday at the Yankee Stadium, ooth clubs plan several workouts to Iron out kinks that have been appar- ent in their play for the past week or so end to gear their machines for struggle that promises to be the most interesting and hard-fought they haya waged so far.
 The hospital list, which had as- sumeG somewhat serious proportions, dWindied today to a few casualties chief among which was Wally Pipp lanky first sacker of the Yankees who is not expected to be in condi- tic to start the first game. Pipps twisted Gnkle has mended sat.sfac- torily but slowly. He was still hob bling around today and while opti- mistic of his ability to be in condi- tiCn by Wednesday, Manager Hug gins was arranging to take the field nANHOuI T. lpP OA OpSIIHB u6y.
 Elmer Smith will occupy the Babes usual post in right field. This com biEation will add a slugger to the lineup who compares favorably with Pipp, it was pointed out, while Ruth has shown he can make himself at home on the initial bag.
 Neither Manager Huggins or Me Graw has made definite pitching se- lections but indications were that Sam Jones, of no-hit fame, would start the first game for the Tanks, with Jack Scott, veteran Giant right handler. as his probable opponent If it is a dark day, however, Huggins may call on Joe Bush and his speed ball, or possibly send in Herbert Pennock, his southpaw ace. McGraw has been grooming Scott, a hero of the 1922 series, and banks on him to come through.
 Notables .n the baseball Armament as well as fans began arriving to- night from many parts of the coun- try, while everywhere, with the ar gument raging over the respective merits of the Gotham rivals, the worlds series atmosphere was mo- ticeable.
 Commissioner K. M. Landis arrived today to take charge of final details of the big games. August Hermann, president of the Cincinnati Reds, who made gallant fight against the Giants, and former chairman of the old national commission was another arrival.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-08
Babe'sHome Run
 Excites A Little Bit OF Suspicion

On the last day of the season Babe Ruth whacked out his orty-first home run and thereby tied Cy Will hams of the Phillies for the cham- pionship of the major lea que in this violent speciality. The clout came too dramatically to pass unsuspected, and some of the fans shiVering i'll the Yankees ballyard harbored an un- kind hunch that Slim Harris of the Athletics had rolled one up the crease for Babe so that the home run cham. pionship should not pass out of the American league. Ruth made his last three home runs in the last few days of his summers work, and it is conspicuous fact that most of This slaps throughout the season were quite evenly spaced.
 Despite Ruth's homer, the Yankees lost the game in the final innings when the Athletics staged a four-ruH rally, which gave them a total of nine runs and to [ victory, ele5 vating Philadelphia to sixth place.
 The Tigers. after a gallant uphill fight to gain second place, which was accomplished on Saturday, won the seasons last game from the St. Louis Browns in Detroit, I to G. and main- tained their newly acquired position, although the Indians, who had been busted, also won their final game, The White SoX were the victims at Cleveland, g to 6.
 The Senators, who had been rela- lively obscured in the second division practically all of the season, rose to the first quartet when they beat the tail-end Red Sox in Washington, to 2. pushing the defeated Browns into fifth place.
 There. was no shifting of berths in the National league race. The Dodgers. by defeating the Giants in Brooklyn to l, obtc:. d an even break in their sea sons series with the champions.
 As was expected with the cinching of the pennant by the Giants. the Reds wound up in second place, all though defeated by the third-place Pirates in the final game of the sea son. The score was to ,, at Cin- cinnati.
 The Cubs and Cardinals split "a double -header in St. Louis. The Windy City team copped the opener, 10 to 3, and dropped the second, 6 to 5.
 The Braves and Phillies were blue- lawed in Philadelphia. making their final clash Saturdays game.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-08
Week-End Play On Dixie Fields Brings No Upsets

ATLANTA, Oct. 7-Defeats admin istered southern teams in intersec- tional clashes, unexpected strength on the part of number of teams and general rounding into shape of most the elevens, marked the weekend developments in southern football circls. Shifting of players, tryouts for new men and a general improvement in play was noted in many instances.
 The powerful Gator eleven from the University of Florida, rated by many critics os one of the strong est teams ever put out by that in- stitution, went down before the Army at West Point, 20 to 0. Florida was the second southern team to taste defeat at the hands of the Army this season, Tennessee having been beaten week previous, Al to 0,
 Penn State ran up against a stiff defenso in the contest with North Carolina State, but managed to emerge from the battle victorious. 16 to O.
 At New Haven. Yale overwhelmed the University of North Carolina, 53 to 0.
 In the south, the flying squadron from Virginia Military institute, fresh from two victories this season, one over the fighting United States Marine Corps team invaded the grounds of the Georgia Tech team defeated 10 to ', drop-kick from the 25-yard line giving Tech a g. point margin for victory.
 The flying squadron outrushed Tech, gaining more first downs. The V. NJ l. score was made on a re- covered tumble, carried for S5 yards. Tech scored its single touchdown on an interCRDte0 forward mass
 Furman and Mercer, two teams developing unexpected strength this year played stubborn game, Mercer winning to 3.
 The Washington and Lee and Washington and Jefferson game was classified as no game" when Wash ington and Lee refused to play against Charles West, negro han back on the w, and J. team. w. and J. refused to claim forfeit syracuse, in an additional intersec- tional body, ran through William and Mary for final count of 61 to 8. George university beat Oglethorpe 20 to G. by slightly wider margin | than Georgia Tech was able to beat the oglethorpe eleven last week.
 Othr southern results of interest Alabama defeated Mississippi, 56 to 0; l Mississippi A. and M, won from Mill saps, 2S to 6: Auburn beat Birming- ham Southern, 20 to 0; University of Virginia won a close game from the 1 University of Richmond, to O; V. P. 1. beat Davidson by one touchdown, ' to 0; South Carolina lost to Pres byterlan college, to '; Clemson beat Newberry, 32 to O. Additional results were: Tennessee IA, MaryvilIe IA; Vanderbilt 27, Howard o; Tulane IS, Mississippi college 3; University of Arkansas 26, Drury college o; Spring. hill college IS, Fort Benning 12.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-08
BABE RUTH TIES CY WILLIAMS BY
 BETTING HIS 41ST

CHICAGO. Oct. 7.-Babe Ruth of the New York Americans and Cy Williams of the Philadelphia Nation als, ended their race for home run honors in the major leagues in a tie today when Ruth cracked out his forty first circuit clout. Williams made his forty-first homer on Thurs day. Ruth drove in three four-base hits during the final week of the sea son to tie Williams.
 The other ball player of the Will Hams tribe, Kenneth of the St. Louis Browns, stood third in the home run records of the two league with 29 and Fournier of the Brooklyn Ma tionals was fourth with 22.
 The American league players dur runs as compared to SPA last season National league players had 535 cir cult clouts to their credit, five more than last season.
 Those who closed the season with Is or more homers to their credit follow:
 American League-Ruth. New York, Al; Williams, St. Louis, 29i Heilmann, Detroit, IS; Hauser, Phila- delphia, IT: Speaker. Cleveland, IT; Brewer. Cleveland, 16; McManus, St Louis, Is.
 National League-Wi1liams. Phila- delphia, A. Fournier, Brooklyn, 22; Miller, Chicago. 20 Meusel, New York. 19; Hornsby, St. Louis, IT; Kelly, New York, 16.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-08
ROPER'S ACTION IN
 RUNNING OUT OF FIGHT HURTSGAME
Fans Disappointed Over Out come Of Plans For Fight
 Tonight

The action of Bob Roper in run ming ct of his bout here Monday night with Joe Lohman is another of those occurrences that has given the fight game in general a black eye. Roper, who has agreed to the bout at the Athletic club here. after the local promoters had given him a guarantee, became dissatisfied and the officials agreed to raise the guarantee when he kicked.
 However, over in Columbus, when Dave Evans local promoter, broached the subject Of his returning to Birmingham with him for the ight he seemed reluctant to come. Finally. his manager Murphy, came out with the statement that he thought the game was to be held at Redwood park. Having boxed here before, where the bout was held in the Birmingham Athletic club gym nasum, it seems rather peculiar that suddenly Murphy should get such an idea into his head that the -,ght would be held in the ball park
 Lohman and his manager were here ready for the fight and left disap- pointed for Toledo. Hundreds of fans had already reserved seats for the show and were also disappointed to receive refunds instead of getting to see the scrap.
 Suffice it to say, Roper has boxed his last bout here, according to Dave Evans and the Athletic club off cials.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-08
WESTERN GRID
 TEAMS TO SETTLE DOWN THIS WEEK
PreIiminaries Dispensed With As Conference Games Get
 Under Way

CHICAGO, Oct. 7.-Season openers out of the way, western conference football teams this week will prepare for the first game between confer ence contenders, four of the big 10 elevens battling each other next Sat- urday Five other 70
 will be in action against conference elevens.
 First proof of the actual strength of the conference teams in action were obtained yesterday when all the teams of the big 10 on their home gridiron opposed non-confer- ence elevens. While most of the con- tests were intended more or less as stiff practice games for the con ference elevens, one team of the big team was defeated and several others won by narrow margins from their conference opponents.
 Illinois whose strength. had been problematical, sprung one of the big gest surprises of the day when the Illinois defeated Nebraska 24 to ', the first victory ever scored by Illinois over the Corn Huskers.
 In one of the other important dope" battles of the day, Chicago de- feated the Colorado Aggies, 10 to 0, in a game contested by the visitors every inch of the way and which largely through a prank of fate, Chicagos touchdown resulting from a blocked punt after which the ball rolled back over the goal line. A field goal was kicked after Chicago got the ball on a penalty.
 Wisconsin showed little strength In winning from ' to 8, although Taft. star Badger fullback and tower of strength in offense, was out of the game.
 Michigan, which divided honors with Iowa in the conference last sea- son exhibited a strong backfield and an almost impregnable line in down ing Case 36 to 0. Michigan's victory proved that it will be one of the first teams of the big team.
 Iowa showed almost phenomenal improvement over it's ragged form a week ago. defeating Knox A to $. Indiana was the team defeated in the big 10, losing to Depauw 8 to 0. Northwestern whose teams in former years have been noted for their sud den "streaks" of good fortune and Ill luck exhibited some of the tend encies in winning it's 21 to victory over Beloit. Northwestern showed an attack and defense that at times was almost brilliant and at other simes seemed badly in need or polsn- ing up.
 Ohio State, always a dangerous team in the conference, had little trouble in disposing of Ohio Wes- leyan at Columbus, 24 to '. It's form Of attack and the strength indicated 1t will be formidable opponent for any conference team that faces it.
 Next Saturday Indiana and Norrn- western met at Indianapolis with Northwestern having the edge and Purdue and Iowa met at Iowa. the Hawkeyes having the edge on res ords so far this season. Michigan meets Vanderbilt at Ann Arbor. Ohio State plays Colgate at Columbus Wisconsin meets the Michigan Aggies at Madison; Illinois faces Butler lT urpana and Minnesota meets the Haskell Indians at Minneapoliss
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-08
LANIER IS PLATED OVER PROSPECTS

MONTGOMERY. Ala, Oct. 7.-(Spe- cial Leased Wire.-Sidney Laniers husky grid warriors are looking for ward with much interest to the game here Saturday afternoon with the St. Bernard Eleven of Cullman, Ala. Judging from reports which have reached the Poet camp recently the North Alabamians never know when to let up on any kind of opposition and all indications point to one of the best games of the season this week.
 Lanier is greatly encouraged over the record achieved thus far this season-of the draw with the Au- burn Rats" and the lopsided 52 to 0 victory over the Alexander City out fit last Friday. The Poets ccpped the prep championship of South Ala bama last year and are out for the same honors again this season. Coach Hudson is elated over the progress of the team and although he has heavy schedule ahead, he believes so strongly in the plucky gridders as to predict a successful campaign.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-08
Talladega "Silents" To
 Haue Football Team

TALLADEGA. Ala. Oct 7.-(Spe- al.)-The football camp of the Tall ladega "Slents" is astir again this year, after season or two of inac- tivity due to lack of fit material. A lot of promising youngsters are in the lineup this year and the team is expected to display it's old form against teams in the high school class. Coach Grace has had his men going through their paces from the sound of the gong and they are eS- pected to do some cleaning up fin their territory. The average weight of the team is 147 pounds.
 Teams desiring games should com municate with the manager, William F. Grace, School for the Deaf, Talla- dega, whose Schedule is nearing com- pletion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-08
MANY GOLFERS TO
 PLAY IN WESTERN

CHICAGO. Oct. 7.-Nearly 100 golf CTS have already entered for the western open golf championship to be held at the Colonial Country club, Memphis, October 10-12, according to an announcement made tonight by J. W. Busch, secretary of the West ern Golf association. Among the late entries are Walter Hagen and Joe Kirkwood of New York, who to- day tied at Wichita with the re- markabIes score of 27s for first place in the midcCntinent open champion ship.
 Nearly all the other star players who took part in the Wichita meet, including Mehlborn of St. Louis, who finished in third place, with 2S0, have also entered. Mike Brady of De- troit, defending champion, and R. A. Cruickshank of New York, runner up to Bobby Jones in the national open championship, are also among the competitors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-08
Jacksonville Aggies
 Defeat BlountsuilIe

JACKSONVILLE. Ala.. Oct = Especial l)-The Jacksonville Aggies defeated the husky Blountsville High here Saturday afternoon by the score of 20 to O. The Blountsville aggre- gation put up a good defense while Watts made good gains for them. For Jacksonville Ditto, fullback; Buck ner, halfback, and McNeese, end and fullbac, played the best games.
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Cubs Divide Two

ST. LOUIS, Oct 7.-The major league baseball seasoS ended here today with Chicago and St Louis dividing a double header. The Cubs wog the first game, 10 to 3. pounding the local pitchers hard, including home runs by Miller and Elliott. The Cardinals captured the second con test to 3, when Stuart held the visitors to half dozen safeties. Scores:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-08
Athletics Rally To Win

NEW YORK, Oct. 7.-The Philadelphia Athletics defeated the Yankees in the final game of the year here today by a score of to 2. Babe Ruth hit his forty first home run of the year and finished the season in a tie with Cy Williams of the Philadelphia Nationals for home run honors. The Babe 8 final unofficial batting average was 1894 against Heilmann's .4o2.
 The victory helped Connie Macks crew ffnis efxfb pla
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Dodgers Beat Sox

Brooklyn, Oct. 7.-BroolSlyn closed it's season today by defeating New York to 1. thereby evening up the series of 22 games with the National league cham pons Dutch" Henry, who started with the Dodgers last spring by shutting out the Giants, almost repeated today, hold ing them runless until the last inning. The Gints tried out several second string
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Kansas City Champs American Association

TOLEDO, Ohio, Oct 7-Kansas City won the American association pennant for the season of 1923 by taking both games of double header from Toledo. the scores being to and IF to ..
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SECOND CAME
Totals ......35 13 27 g

StUFe Dy IHHIIgs.
 summary: Two-base hits Mueller. Me Curdy, Grgsby. stuart Three base hit. Douthitt. Stolen bases, Elliott, McCurdy. Double play, Elliott to Turgeon to El- liott. Left on base, Chicago 4, St. Louis &. Bases on balls, off Osborne l. stuart l, Dumovieh l. Struck out. by Osborne 4. Stuart 3, Dumovich 2. Hits off Osborne in innings, Dumovich in innings. Hit by pitcher, by Stuart (Murray), Os- borne CBottomley). Wild pitches, Os- borne. Losing pitcher. Osborne, Empires. Quigley and ODay. Time of game. 1880.
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ston oRuether Bases~-on balls, off Huntzinger l, Henry 2. Struck out, by Huntzinger 2. Henry 6. Hits, off Watson in 3 Innings, Huntzinger in ., Ryan in 2. Wild pitch, Huntzinger. Losing pitcher, Huntzinger. Empires, Klem and Wilson. Time, 1:15.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE

esterday's Results Detroit 2. St. Louis 6. Cleveland 9, Chicago 6. Philadelphia g, New York z. Washington 5, Boston 2.
 TOday's Games Season closed.
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AMERICAN AsOCIATI0N

Kansas City 3-12, Toledo Is (sec- ond game eight innings)
 St. Paul 4, Louisville 2.
 Milwaukee 93, Columbus 0-1, Minneapolis S-7, Indianapolis 13-1.
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Totals .......3S 10 Is %Batted for Collins in sixth.

Summary: Two-base hits Miller Hart nett, Bell. Heatheote Grigsby. Fribere. Three base hit, Douthitt. Home runs, Miller Elliott. Stolen bases, Grimes. Fri berg, Adams, Heathcote 2. Sacrifices. Mueller, Hartnett. Double plays, Collins to Adams to Elliott; Grantham to Adams to Elliott. Left on base. Chicago D. St. Louis 10. Bases balls, off Collins 1, Stone 3. Russell 2. Struck out, by Collins l, Haines l. Stone l. Russell 8. Hits, off Collins 8 in innings. Russell in 4, Haines Il in 6, Stone in 3. Passed balls. Neibergal 2. Winning pitcher, Collins. Losing pitcher, Haines. Empires, O'Day and Quigley. Time, l :50
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BASEBALL FORM
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Yesterday's Result

Yesterday's Results Chicago 10-3, St. Louis 3-6. Pittsburg ', Cincinnati 5. Brooklyn 6, New York 1. Only games scheduled.
 TOday's Games Season closed.
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Totals ..........32 24
 FBatted for Fullerton in eighth.

Summary: Two base hit Harris Three base hits, Mitchell, Collins Menosky. Stolen bases. Fuller, Harris Sacrifice, Donaghue. Double plays, Mogridge to Peckinpaugh to Riley; Donaghue to to Reichle Left on base. Boston {, Wash ington 2. Bases balls off Fullerton G., Howe 1. Hits, off Fullerton 5 in ' in nings, Howe l in 1. Hit by pitcher, by Fullerton (Mogridge) Struck out, by Mogridge 4, Fullerton 1. Losing pitcher, Fullerton. Empires, Evans and Nallin. Time 1.2O
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Huggins Signs

NEW YORK. Oct 7.-Manager Miller Huggins of the Yankees to- day signed contract to manage the team next year.
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A temporary injunction restraining
 the operation of the Arizona mini mum wage law has been granted by Judge Erskine M. Rose of the fed eral circuit court, Los Angeles, Cal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-08
TIGERS WIN OUT OVER CLEVELAND
 FOR SECOND PLACE
Indians Beat White Sox, But Tigers Also Win Holding
 Place

DETROIT, oct 7.-Detroit closed it's season by winning the final game of the series to 6, thereby remaining in sec ond position in the American league race.
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Summary: Two-base hits, Archdeacon Mostil. Sheely, Jamieson. Summa. Speaker Sewell Three base hits, Mostil Sewell Home runs, Rhode. Stolen bases. Collins Barrett, Mostil Speaker Sacrifice. Mostil Sewell, Wamby. Left on base Chicago g. Cleveland g. Bases on balls, off Blanken- ship 2, Thurston l. shaute 2 Hits, off Blankenship in 2-3 innings. off Thurs ton in 13. Struck out by Blankenship 1, Thurston l, Shaute 5. Losing pitcher Blankenship. Empires. Owens, Hildebrand and Holmes Time, 1850.
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PIRATES DEFEAT
 REDS IN CLOSING GAME OF SEASON
Dodgers WaIlop Giants And Cubs And Cards Split
 Two

CINCINNATI, Oct. 7.-Pittsburg won the last game of the season here today. to 5. The smallest Sunday crowd seen at Redland field in many years witnessed contest The score.
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St' LUuIS UlU oU1 IUU-b Detroit .................. 0O4 0O1 10i-7
 Summary: Two-base hits g. Sehleibner, Williams, Manush. Three base hit Rigney. Home run, Manush. Stolen base, Blue. Sacrifices, Kolp, Williams. Gerber, Bassler Blue. Double play Schleibner to Gerber to Schleibner Left on base. St Louis TO- De- troit g. Bases on balls, off Whitehili 2, Kolp 8. Dauss 2. Struck out, by Whitehill 2, Cole l. Hits, off Whitehill 6 in in- nings (none out in fourth), off Dauss in 3, off Cole in B Wild pitch, Whitehill Winning pitcher. Cole. Empires, Moriarty and Ormsby Time, 2:2o.
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Indians Win Out

CLEVELAND, Oct 7.-Cleveland would
 up the season by defeating Chicago, 9 to 6. 1t being Shaute's second victory in the series. Speaker increased his two-base
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IOtalS s......... 39 13 2( sBatted for Harris in fourth. *sBatted for Rommel in sixth.
Totals
-Batted for schang in fifth.
la .,e......... 900 1s1 OO4-s
 ............... 200 050 000--7

Philadelphia .....,....... 900 131 O04-9 New York .............., 200 O5O OoO--7
 Summary: Two-base hits, Hale, John son. Three base hits, Scott Ward. Home runs, Ruth, Miller, Hendricks. Stolen base, Hendricks Haines 9, Ruth. Dykes Sacrifices, Meusel, Johnson. Double plays, Dykes to Galloway to Hauser; Ward to Schang. Left on base, New York 9. Phila- delphia 10 Bases on balls. off Hoyt l.
 Harris ?. Pipgrass 6, Rommel l, Meeker 9 Struck out, by Hoyt l, Harris ?, Pipgrass 3, Rommel l, Meeker A. Hits, off Hoyt in innings, Pipgrass 10 in 6, Harris { in 5, Rommel in 2. Meeker 1 in 4
 Passed ball, Perkins. Winning pitcher, Meeker. Losing pitcher, Pipgrass Um- pires, Rowland, Connolly and Dineen. Time,
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Senators Win, 5 To 2

WASHINGTON. Oct 7.-Washington defeated Boston 6 to 2 today in the final game of the season and squeezed into the first division result of the defeat of St I.nuis hX Detrnit Scnre.