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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-14

Melville Moves was a caller. Tues.
,cay In the city. being en- route to
us home in South China to enjoy
: Through, He Is stationed with
ias regular army at Honolulu.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-14

Henry j. McGunnigle OF this city,
s@ployed at the Internal Revenue
ssalee, who is at his new summer
sumo at Falmouth Foresides. is i'll
sad unable to attend to his work.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-14

Mrs William G.. Bunker, daughter.
hoSie and son, Theodore, are pass
as few weeks at Lake Cobbossee-
Na'ee, being located at the Drum
'aend cottage, cas-, shore.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-14

Miss Anna Klien ana Miss Fannie
Mldn left Tuesday morning for
Melr home In New York City after
Sssing several weeks at Island
s@k, Lake Cobbosseecofitee.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-14

Mrs. Chauncey E. Whiting of Bos-
ton, who is passing the summer at
Hammond's Grove Lake Cobbossee-
contee. has gone to Boston, being
called there by The illness Of her ais
ter, who is receiving treatment in a
hospital.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-14
Mrs. Ida Aehorn

the guests of Mr.. and Mrs William
Stetson for the past week.
Mrs. Ida Achorn
Mrs. Ida Achorn, wife Of L. r.
Achorn. passed away at her home
last Monday after q long illness.
aged about IS years. A good wife
and a kind neighbor has gone to her
reward.
The funeral was held at the church
at Danariscotta Mills Wednesday
morning.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-14
Rotary Club Friday Mon

The regular noon time session of
the Augusta Rotary club will be
held Friday neon, 1915 p. NJ, at the
Augusta House. After the repast
Paul D. Sargent. chief engineer of
the State Highway Department will
have an expert present to explain
the Federal Highway survey. Mr..
Sargent will speak in the absence
of the expert. This will be a theme
in common as practically all of the
Rotarians are automobile owners.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-14
LOCAL NOTICE

co uUin The crowd and dance ut New
Thnrsa.. nall. North whitefield.
ausiS ~ night. Smiths orchestra.
es, Tsisn.aking: At reasonable pric-
ton. Senope l4S7-W, Miss Harriat-
Court street. auE12d6ts
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-14

Thursday, August ID, 1924.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-28
MANY BROTHERS
 IN BIG LEAGUES

NEW YORK, March 29.-The broth erhood days of baseball are with us yet. Brothers can be found in the game by pairs and trios.
 There are three High brothers in as many leagues, three Wheats and three Barnes brothers. Andy High is with the Brooklyn Dodgers; Hughie, former ly of the Yankees, $ playing in the American association, and a third member of the family Is. in the Coast league. <4
 Mack Wheat. the catcher. brother of Zach, was teammate with Zack with the Dodgers, and Is now trying to break back in. Curtis. their brother, Is play ing down in Texas. For time Virgil and Jess Barnes were together on the Giants, but Jess is now with the Braves and the younger brother was trying out for job with the Boston club at St. Petersburg.
 The Meusel brothers, Emil, of the Giants, and Bob of the Yankees have represented a house divided in two world series, but that was not exactly new, for the Johnston brothers, Doc of Cleveland and Jimmy of Brooklyn, had | enacted the same scenario in the 1920 series.
 Jim Cooney of the Braves has brother with the Milwaukee club; Paul Jonnard, the Giants pitcher. is one udlA o1 n Idmlty battery, ms brother Claude being a catcher.
 In as much as no man can hold job in baseball merely through influ- ence, all these brothers must have con- siderable honsst ability. An influential word in the right time and place can get kid brother trial with a league team, whereas a boy with kin-folks less favorably placed might never get the chance to be looked upon by the managers But once the kid brother | gets out on the lot he must field the ball with his own hands and win his l own job alone.
 Nor is 1t anything new to find broth CTS in. baseball or the ring. There are four Delehanty brothers in the leagues and the Attell family sent three boys to the bouts. There were the Sullivan twins, Jack and Mike; the Brock broth CTS, Matt and Phil; the Gibbons boys. Mike and Tommy; the Beechers, Willie and Charlie, and the Shugrues, Johnny and Joe. Two heavyweight cham l pions, Jeffries and Dempsey, each had brother in the fight business, and Jim Corbett's brother, Jack, was a great | ballplayer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-28
SLIDIN' IN

Do you like to go fishing? If so, do you like it for the sport or are you nothing more than ''pot" fisherman willing to sacrifice hundreds and even thousands of small baby fish in order that you may be able to take home a string of large ones.
 Any man who fishes in April or
 May does just this. according to John B. Bethea, ST. We are turn ing the column over to him today and here's the rest of his plea, just
 as he sent 1t in 8 letter to the
 sports editor: During these months one female trout lays hun dreds and hundreds of eggs. If you catch the mother trout before she spawns, you destroy the eggs. If you catch the male trout, you destroy the defender and the pro- tector of the eggs until they are matched. The same applies to prac- ticalIy all of our scale fish.
 Here in Alabama, we have several great artificial lakes, as we'll as our streams and ponds-viz; the dam on the Coosa (Alabama Power damp and the Lock IT dam, which makes Lake Bankhead and many other smaller artificial lakes. Soon we are to have another great artificial lake at Muscle Shoals.
 A strict observance of our new fishing law, which makes 1t unIaw- full to fish for bass or bream in April or May (spawning seasOn) will stock all of these places so that they will team with fish in five years.
 In my boyhood days lived in the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-28

country on a farm, in a community of thrifty Scotch-Irish people. distinct ly remember that when our elders were discussing the merits or demerits of a farmer or cropper, about the worst thing they could say of some thrift less fellow was that he was so trifling that "he ate up his seed corn"
 Now, if you gentlemen who l0vo
 to fish will observe this law and
 not "eat up your seed cOrn," by
 catching the parent fish before they
 spawn, five years from now every
 stream, lake and pond of any size
 in Alabama will team with fish.
 I am confident there Is not a man
 in Alabama wh0 loves to fish any
 better than the writer, but I have
 made up my mind to observe this
 law to the letter. shall not q
 any fresh water fishing during
 those months.
 Gentlemen, it is up to us to observe this law and see that it is observed, otherwise, in a decade or so our lakes and streams will have no fish in them at all. This also includes the man who seins for fish, killing hundreds of small fish where he gets only one big one and most of all to the miscreant who sets off dynamite in a stream or lake killing every particle of life in the stream and who can only hope to get 5 or 10 per cent of even the big fish klueus ledVluB the Dalance m the stream to rot and poison or kill other fish further down the stream.
 Let us look forward to building
 up this delightful sport, rather than destroying 1t as has been the
 case for the last 10 OF 15 years.
 Besides the sport and pleasure side
 of the question. if our ponds and streams and great artificial lakes
 get well stocked with fish. we will
 then have e natural stOre-hOuse for
 cheap wholesome food practically at
 our doors, and of great commer-
 cial value to our people.
 Are you a true sportsman, are you a far-slghted citizen with a vision of the great possibilities of this law; or you merely a "pot" fisherman and willing ito eat up your seed corn?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-28
Record Set
 As Bowling Events End
Cleveland Takes Big Honors. Pittsburg Man Leading
 In Singles

CHICAGO, March 27--The greatest bowling tournament in the history of the game closed here Thursday night, when all events in the American bowl ing congress ended. s
 Herbs Indians of Cleveland won the five-man team championship, rolling a total of 3,044. Harry and Clarence Thomas of Chicago broke the worlds doubles record, pounding out a mark of 1880. The former record, 1853, was held by Fennes Wilson and Charles Daw of Milwaukee.
 The Cleveland fiye-man aggregation received a cash prize of s1,000 and each member received a diamond medal. Eff ty-two teams endeavored to displace their mark during the tourney.
 H. Smyers of Pittsburg topped the entrants in the individual events, with score of 749. A. Weber of HliaGp beth. N. T., led in all events, with . total of 1875.
 More than 10000 bowlers competed in the big tournament which ran for over a month. The events took place on g alleys, which were especially construct ed for the tournament in an armory here. fl3ftta
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-28
WOMEN PLAY ~
 FIRST MATCHES

The first round of the women's golf tournament at the country club was staged Thursday. Mrs. Carl Leibold and Mrs. J. c. Corcorcan, medalist and runner-up, respectively, stayed in the running by winning matches in the first round. Mrs. Leibold defeated Mrs. David Roberts, Jr., 2 and l. Mrs. Corcorcan won by default from Mrs. J. H. Perkins.
 One of the most sensational matches of the day was the 20-hole encounter between Mrs. H. s. Geismer and Mrs. E. M. Kilby. The former won, 1 up. Mrs. R. G. Thach won her match from Mrs. W. G. Harrison, l up, at the nine teenth hole. Other results in the first flight follow:
 Mrs. Sam Nabers defeated Mrs. Jacque Shumate.
 Mrs. Frank Naberd defeated Mrs. Grace Pevear.
 Mrs. Paul Chalifoux defeated Mrs. Mary Munger Thach.
 The second flight results were:
 Mrs. F. M.AsTraynor defeated Miss Mary Nabb Phillips, AZ.
 Mrs. J. M. Nilsson defeated Mrs. Eu- gene Yates.
 Mrs. J. R. Thames won by default from Miss Anne Lanier.
 Miss Kathryn Redd defeated Mrs. Walter Phillips.
 The second round matches will be played next Monday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-28
Auburn Off For Mercer
 Game Today
Tigers, Shifted To Win. Will Face Strong Baptist
 Team

AUBURN. Ala, March 27.-(Special)
 After d brisk infield workout Thurs day afternoon the Auburn Tiger base ball team left late tonight for Macon, Ga, where they will begin a two-game series with the Mercer Bapttsts Friday afternoon. The team was accompanied by Coach Cole and Student Manager "Rickie" Mellen. Twelve players are making the trip.
 A general shake-up has been under gone in the ranks of the team person. nel since the Howard series the first of the week. With the exception of pitchers only two men were left with their original assignment. Davis, be- hind the plate, and Harrison, in center field, still retain their posts obtained during, the preliminary training sea- son. Fancher has been moved from the first stopping place to right field. Captain Red" Griffin vacated the key stone sack for occupancy of the first base and Stewart went from short to take Griffin's place at second. Rough Ed" Allen left the hot corner for short, where he performed last season in fine fashion. Maury was called in from left field to take up his duties at third, while Ansley gets the assignment in left.
 old Man Jinx On Job
 Old Man Jinx seems to have stum- bled hard in the Tiger camp with rath- CT impressive forcefulness. Sheridan and Market, pitchers, and Harrison, cutfielder, are mot making the trip on account of injuries. Sheridan sustain ed an arm injury in the initial Howard game that has since kept him off the practice field.
 Market has been unable to take part in the practices since the Buckeye se- ries on account of a lame hurting member: Harrison's injured foot pre- vented him from making the Georgia trip. In Harrison's' absence Ansley will probably play center field and Self will go to the port side of the field.
 The lineup for the first days game Friday will probably be Knight, pitch CT; Davis, catcher; Captain Griffin, first; Stewart, second; Allen, shortstop; Maury, third; Fancher, right field; Ansley, center field, and Self, left field. Sitz, who. catches, pitches and plays in the outfield, will probably be called on to work in some capacity during the series. He most likely will be used in the pitchers box in one of the Mercer games. In addition to Knight, two other pitchers, Hines and Phillips, are among those making the trip.
 Mercer Has Strong Team
 Reports from the Baptist camp indi- cate that Mercer Is having a banner year on the diamond in their early games. Among the most notable feats In the summer pastime they are re- ported to have walloped the University of Florida in four games already this season. They also took the measure of Stetson university and outht the Toronto International club, and held other contests appear to have been equally as impressive
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-28
etfing FeUer Sezes EngIdnd Onunng OF National
BIG AND LITTLE SUMS #
 TO RIDE WITH HORSES
Steeplechase Event Today Is Most Difficult Test In All Racing World; American Winner
 Of 1923 Again Is Entered

bookmakfng at the various race courses where the poor man, the errand boy. the laborer's wife or the scrub-woman may bet shilling and the wealthy may put down bets running as high as $25,000. There is extensive street bet ting in all towns, illegal, but flourish ing, because of the public desire to bet.
 But the greatest business is done by third method. This is conducted through huge offices which the bettors never see, by bookmakers who almost never see a client. This business is constantly developing, too. It has grown up because most of the people who want to bet never see the races they bet on and because 1t Is illegal to bet cash except at the trackside Therefore, this office betting is carried on, legally, by telephone, telegraph or mail, all transactions being on credit.
 American Horses Entered
 LIVERPOOL, March 27.-By Associ- ated Press)-All classes of Britons, from cockneys to courtiers, are repre- sented in the concourse of race fans that poured into Liverpool by road and rail tonight to witness the run ming of the grand national steeplechase Friday afternoon at Aintree.
 The king, as Is his custom, will watch the steeplechase as the guest of Lord Derby, who has been giving house party for. the monarch at his country estate near here. The Prince of Wales will not be present as he is not vet recovered from his latest steeplechasing spill.
 The 14-year-old American horse, Sergeant Murphy, winner of the 1923 grand national, has been entered again by his owner, S. Sanford of Amster- dam. N. ". who has also DriA% CT. The odds against Sergeant Murphy are IA to l. The favorite is Major Dewhursts Conjurer. More than 90 horses are entered.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-28
Ma Thinks
 Stribling Is
 Sure Winner
He Will Be Champion, Il Mike Fights Back.
 She Says

. NEW YORK, March 27.-Mike Mo- Tigue, worlds light-heavyweight champion, and Young stribling. Geor- gia school boy, who meet in 12- round match at Newark next Monday night, are two of the most sought after pugilists now in the limelight.
 On the heels of a $75,000 offer yes- terday from Panama promoters for a return match between McTigue and Battling Silsi, it was announced today that Stribling had been offered a bout with Ad Stone, Philadelphia light heavyweight, at Philadelphia, on May 31. The offer was made by Herman Taylor, Quaker City promoter, who was advised by "Pa" Stribling that it would be considered after the forthcoming title battle. Stribling already has ac- cepted a match at Toronto May ? with Ted Moore, English middleweight.
 Stribling and McTigue today put the finishing touches to their training and will do only light work for the next few days. Both are well under the 175 light-heavyweight limit; in fact the champion will probably enter the ring within pound or two of the middle weight limit of 160 pounds.
 Ma" Striblihg, who aids "Pa" in exercising control of their sons fistic career, declared today William L. will be the champion next Monday night if McTigue fights. But" she added, eff Mir. McTigue won't fight, but just hides behind his defense so as to stay the limit, then everybody viii know Billy Is the better man."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-28

LIVERPOOL, England. March Y z5.-SHver Band, at Q price of 100
 to 8, won the Liverpool cup race
 Thursday. the preliminary to the
 Grand national steepiechase which
 Is to be run Friday at the Aintree
 course just outside Liverpool. Sil- {
 yer Band Is owned by Stanley Wilson. RagOut. owned by Frank
 CurzOn, and quoted at 100 to g, was
 second. Lord Derby's entrant, Mo-
 habite, at 10 to l. was third. 4 LONDON, March 27.-From Inver- ness to Lands End, from the North Sea to the open Atlantic, the entire British Isles are aflame with a raging fever of chance as the hour approaches Tor the running of the Grand national steeplechase over the Aintree track at Liverpool.
 One of the great gambling races of the season in a land which has been swept by the temptation to easy money, the Grand national will "carry'' hundreds of thousands of pounds in wagers ranging from the six-penny ticket of the cockney office boy in London to the huge Commissions" placed by millionaires.
 II was estimated that the Lincoln shire, run Wednesday, caused the trans fer of at least $3,000, ,00O from British bookmakers to French packers of Sir Gallahad, backed down to short odds by money from France, because he had been trained in FranceNand had placed himself high in the judgment of the racing public there. How much money changed hands in the British Isles on the same race cannot even be esti- mated.
 Much Money Placed
 The Grand national Is a greater event than the Lincolnshire and there will De a correspondingly greater volume of wagering.
 Bookmaking has developed into big business in Great Britain. There is
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-28
COTTON STATES LEAGUE IS SURE

ization of the Cotton States league for 1924 was virtually perfected here today at a meeting of representatives of the clubs involved. There will be six clubs in the league--Jackson, vicksburg, Hat ,tiesburg, Brookhaven. Miss: Monroe. La, and either Laurel, Miss, or Selma, Ala. Laurel fans will decide at a meet ing tomorrow night whether they will enter the league. If that city fails to come in, Selma will be granted fran chise, Frank Scott, president of the league, said.
 The schedule will contain 108 games, and the season will open early In May and close Labor Day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-28
MACKS SWAMP
 TROY NORMAL

MONTGOMERY, Ala. March 27.- (Special)--The Philadelphia Athletics took day of practical rest today when they played with Troy Normal at Cramton Bowl, winning by a score of 20 to 2, which could have been stretched had not the As become tired of circling the bases. Connie Mack sent the team which he expects to open the season into the field Eddie Rom mel gave up a two-base hit fin the first inning and then decided to pitch. After that none of the Troy lads had a chance. Bruggy substituted for Perkins at backstop and added to the gaiety of the comedy of errors by his drollery.
 Quarles, playing center field for Troy, made a sensational catch of the day from Welch's bat in the eighth in- ming.
 Lanier High school will play the big leaguers Friday, with the Baltimore In- ternational league winding up the ex- nibitton season here on Saturday and Sunday.
 Score by innings: R. AtVy '.............. 1OO OO1 O00- @~sNtetAOs '.......... 0So 3bl UU2-Z0
 Batteries-Troy: Sullivan, T. Walker, Gilchrist and F. Baxter Athletics: Aommel, Pierson and Bruggy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-28
Ensley Boy Works Hard
 For Fight.
Jack Bodine Tells How Faithfully McGinty Is
 Preparing For Adams

Jack Bodine, manager of Johnny Mo Ginty, who meets Dick Adams of New Orleans in a 1o-round go at the Bir- mingham Athletic club Monday night, is one of the most whimsical and droll characters ever mixed up with the box ing game in Birmingham. Jack, in discussing the coming attraction, gave the sports editor the 1ow-down on Johnny's training Thursday afternoon.
 When you see most of the ham-and- eggers of the south are doing road work every day." said Jack. you can offer odds that they're doing 1t at the wheel of soma automobile. But, that's not the case with the Irishman. He has trained earnestly for this coming done a good bit of road work every
 dJust to give you an illustration, Johnny, who lives in Ensley, called me up on the phone the other morning. You know I live out toward Roebuck. %nnr y1nnny says: .ctdn 9ii d hest.r 1or .snnii was kidding him of course, but I came back. You might trot out here to see how it feeis.' Don't think won't do it. replied Johnny, and hung up.
 well, took my morning constitu- back home, had breakfast, played with the dogs a bit and was out feeding the chickens when I heard Something puff ing like freight engine on a steep grade with a long train. I looked up and 1t was Johnny McGinty. That doggone boy had trotted all the way from Ensley to East Lake It simply goes to show that if he's beaten Mon- day night it won't be because he's not in condition"
 Club officials, in expecting capac- ity house for the Monday night sports show, decided to place the advance ticket sale on, starting today, In that McGinty and Brown drew to capacity and by virtue of Adams victory over Mack in New Orleans, they fear many will be turned away Monday night, but state that extra seats have been in- stalled in the hope that the club win be able to take care of everybody who wants to see what promises to be the best mill ever staged in Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-28

HE three H shown Hills Hartranf Houser all quite
 capable taking
 Olympic In 1920 Porhoa Finland that then Now the three must be included list the five weight this today, when ing Porhoa the stffest kind of competition.
 Hartran the the world 50 This he 1922 and reached 4 other national old has put oyer AS feet and Hills established worlds in Harranft meet this Saturday the U Stanford They both throw the discus result.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-28
BOAT KACE EARLY

CAMBRIDGE. Mass, March 27.The Harvard-Yale varsity race on the Thames at New London, Conn, on June 20. may be rowed as early as o'clock in the afternoon. Fred w. Moore, graduate treasurer of athletics pointed out today that high tide that day would come at noon and that be- cause of shoals along the couEae 1t was necessary to row the race wishin a few hours of flood tide.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-28
HARVARD CREW OUT

CAMBRIDGE. Mass, March 27.--Yar- sity Manager Frank T. Baldwin today announced Harvard oarsmen would make a spring training trip to Phila- delphia. During the spring recess from April F to a, two varsity crews ac- companied by Coach Edward Stevens, will row twice daily on the Schuykili river, with rowing headquarters at the Philadelphia Barge club.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-28
'NooGA PLANS RACE

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, March 27.-- A score of horses now racing on Cuban tracks will appear in 8 three-days meet here under the auspices of the local lodge of Elks, beginning April 12, it was announced today. Owners of several strings agreed to stop off in Chattanooga three days enroute north to the eastern tracks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-28
PAT DUNCAN IS TRADED

MEMPHIS, Tenn, March 27.-Nick Allen; manager of the St. Paul Ameri- can association club, announced today that Charles Dressen, an infielder, had Deen traded to the Cincinnati Nationals For Pat Duncan, outfielder, and two other players. The St. Paul club ia in Memphis for exhibition games with the Memphis team,