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Evening star., 1924-05-04
FORM UNDERWOOD CLUB.
Specisl Dispat tch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, May 3.-Sev-
eral hundred men and women, repre-
senting various parts of Florida,
gathered in Jacksonville Tuesday to
reorganize the Underwood Club,
which was a popular and effective
body in 1912. The affair was interest
ing and harmonious. The meeting
at the Hotel Seminole, was largely
attended and addresses were made by
prominent Floridians, all urging the
nomination of Senator Underwood.
An unusual feature at such gather
ings and taking active part in the
proceedings, were well known club
would appear that Florida will send
a delegation to New York ready to
stand by Underwood to the last.
GEORGE HOYT SMITH.
Evening star., 1924-05-04
M'ADOO AND SMITH
CLAIMING VICTORY
Slow Official Count Gives Both
Sides Chance to Assert Their
Delegates Elected.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


ARRRISBURG, Pa, MAY 3.-siov-
official counts of the primary votes In
Pensylvania's counties have kept tn
result Of the Democratic nationa'
delegate at large and State committca
contests in doubt longer than usual
and chieftains of factions have been
easing their minds by claims of good-
ly size.
McAdoo managers claims thirty-iiye
for the former Secretary of the
Treasury. have been disputed by par
tlsanS of Gov. "Ar' Smith, for whom
some delegates in the anthracite re-
gion have declared. Admirers of the
New York governor claim votes for
MIN in both Philadelphia and Pitts
burgh delegations. McAdoo strength
seems in highland counties.
Names of the eight persons with
half vote each. who will make up
the Democratic delegation at large
probably viii be known early in the
week. Three or four of them were
approved by both of the leading fac
tlons, but there were some heavy
votes poled for candidates not re-
garded as having any show and
| neither of the big cities has filed
figures,
Declaration of the Republican dele
cation for President Coolidge is
| Fforegone conclusion. and with no con-
test over the State committee the
majority party is marking time keep
ing an eye on Gov. Pinchot, who
seems disposed to ease out" some
of Representative W S Wares men
from posts in State service. If the
governor intends TO go to Cleveland
as an observer he has not said so.
He has considera bic of task on his
hands to get a legislature that will
listen TO him.
The Republican caucus and State
committee meeting will be held in
Philadelphia the middle of the month.
the Democrats State committee meet
ing hereabout the same time.
A BOYD HAMILTON.
Evening star., 1924-05-04
LINE-UPS UNCHANGED.
Nebraska Parties Conventions in
Nature of Love Feasts.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
OMAHA, Nebr., May 3.-State con-
ventions held in Nebraska this week
revealed no change in the align
ment on either Republican or Demo-
cratic sides. In spite Of an apparent
desire on the part of some supporters
of the President to read Senator Nor
ris out Of the party, the Presidents s
supporters took no action. The party
machine is in the hands of the Cool
idEe forces.
Democratic factions will work to-
gether as q result Of the convention.
The only feature bearing on the ma
tional situation was an apparent dis
position by delegates in communities
with a large German population to
oppose the states delegation sup
porting McAdoo, though the matter
did not come to the surface.
GEORGE F. FISHER
Evening star., 1924-05-04
COOLIDGE TO WIN
VOTE BY DEFAULT
Unopposed in West Virginia-400
Candidates on State Ballot.
Davis Strong.
Speci,i pispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, May g.
The only name entered for the pri-
mary election in this state on May 27
for presidential preference is that Of
the present occupant of the White
House. William Grant Webster, a
New York attorney, filed a declara-
ton of his Republican candidacy, but
withdrew it shortly before the time
for filing expired. Mr.. Webster was
a candidate in 1920 for the vice presi-
Dental nomination, and carried five
of the six states in which his name
appeared on the ballot
Astraw pointing to John w. Davis
strehgth as a Democratic possibility
was furnished in the Ohio primary
Tuesday by Washington County. which
lies across the Ohio River from Wood
County, W. Va While his name did
nof appear on the ballot, admirers to
the number of liz wrote 1t in. Mr..
Davis was first in the city of Marietta,
home Sof George White, former Demo
CRATIC national chairman Cox re-
ceived 324 votes in the county and
McAdoo 1s4.
Four Hundred Names ON Ballot.
A Iarge number of entries the. day
before the time limit expired, at mid
nlgnt last SuHudy, S"clACo liio iiStS
of candidates for the primary to
more than 400 names. the most pro-
life Offering of aspirants for office in
the states history. The primary ball
lot will be amazingly long.
The principal eleventh-hour sur
prises were the announcements of ].
Scott MoWhorter of Lewisburg and
state Senator A c. Herold of Sutton
for the Democratic nomination for
governor
In a straw ballot being taken by
the Huntington Herald Dispatch, and
which is creating much interest over
the state, President Coolidge is lead
ing his nearest compel dtor, Senator
Hiram johnson, by more than ten to
one, while McAdoo has a slight lead
over Davis. LYNN KIRKLAND.
Evening star., 1924-05-04
Deneen Margin 5,9A.
Rr the Associated Press,

By the ASbOC1Httu FftSS.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, May 3.-Charles
y Deneen was nominated Republican
candidate for United States Senator
by a plurality of 5,944 over Senator
NediIl Mccormick, the official canvas
showed this morning. Mccormick
led Deneen, 1888, down state, but
feli 1888 votes behind in Cook
County tChicago). State total votes
gave Deneen 357,545; Mccormick,
a5l,6 sol.
Evening star., 1924-05-04
Travelled Q, 500, 900 Miles.

Tracy Wheeler. a railroad engineer
Of Peekskill, N. Y, has automatically
been pensioned because he has
reached seventy years OF age, and
when he climbed out of his cab at
Harmon. N. Y, the other day for the
last time he had travelled 100000
miles, he estimated, in the forty-two
years he has been railroading.
Evening star., 1924-05-04
INSTRUCTS FOR COOLIDGE.
Arizona G. o. r. Pledges Delega-
ton to President.
speciaI Dispa ten 70 The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
PHOENIX, Ariz, May 3.-W1th
nothing but Coolidge sentiment ap-
parent, Republicans OF Arizona met
in convention in Phoenix this week
and selected an instructed delegation
for Calvin Coolidge in the national
convention in June. The Arizona
representation consists of nine dele
gates and nine alternates.
The convention was addressed by
DR.. Hubert Work, Secretary of the
Department of the Interior; Charles
HI. Burke, commissioner of Indian af-
fairs, and by William l. Harding.
former Governor Of Iowa All urged
an Instructed delegation for Mr. Cool
idge amid generous applause.
JAMES WYNkOOP.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-27
.LONNIE MUNGER
 FIRES HIGH GUN
Senator Oscar Underwood Guest Of TrapshOOt-
 ing Club

Quite a number of shooters were present at the weekly shoot at the Birmingham Trapshooting club, as well as a number of visitors, among them Senator Oscar W. Underwood, who was the guest of Mfr. Walter Moore; how ever, neither Mir. Moore or the sena- tor would try their skill at the little clays, as the rather high wind made them apprehensive over their ability to connect with them.
 Lonnie Munger was the high and winner of the Glass ''A' trophy, B. M. Prince, Jr., of Class "B," Ted. Cottrell of Class "C' and Jess Lewis of Glass "D." Lewis, however. had to win the shoot-off with Charles Armstrong in order to win.
 T. K. Lee won the doubles event, with Person Moore and NJ. c. Tyler tied for second place and Dr. E. M. Prince and Lonnie Munger tied for third.
 B. A. Schroder and Person. Moore tied for first place in the yardage handi- cap with 25 straight, with T. K. Lee and F. NJ. Prince second with 24 and Lonnie Munger. third with q.
 The Kickers Handicap:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-27
KELLY SMASHES
 BALL SHARPLY
Phillies Set Tongues Wag- ging With Four Straight
 Victories

It is not often that the Phillies win four straight games in a row, but this phenomenon is what enliyened the Ma tional league race during the week. Another was the second spasm of home run hitting in the parent circuit. The week before George Kelly set the league on fire with his drives. This time the comparatively unknown Leo Hartnett of Chicago elevated his total circuit drives from 10 to 15.
 Five of Hartnett's four-base wallops came in three days, although not in consecutive games. He made two in cue game and as many in another anu then one loner, but in between came a game in which he strayed inside the fences
 There has been very little doing among the long drivers outside of Hart nett. Kelly has subsided and Fournier has been only able 10 add one for q total of 9.
 The hitting has teen a little more varied. No one has bothered Rogers Hornsby at the top, the St. Louis slug ger having walloped the ball with tell ing effect during the week. Whea5 of Brooklyn has been fairly consistent, but there has been a lot of shee-sawing among the others. Those who have chance to get up among the first half dozen are Snyder, Youngs and Kelly of New York, Roush of Cincinnati, Fournier. of Brooklyn and Cuyler of Pittsburg.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-27
SPEED MOTORS
 SET NEW MARKS
National Motorcycle Records Are
 Broken At Toledo Track

TOLEDO, July 26.-Two new na- tional and one rally motorcycle cham pionships were established on Fort Mi ami track here today in the races that concluded the days rally held under the auspices of the Motorcycle and Allied Trades association. F. S. Scott of Bath. Me, won the 10-mile, 61 cubic inch side ear event in 8 minutes and 25 seconds, clipping IA seconds of the pre- vious national record.
 Jim Davis of Columbus won the no. tional championship in the 25 miles. 3O-5O solo event in 20 minutes 10 1-5 seconds, 25 seconds better than the old mark. Davis also won the rally cham pionship in the 10-mile 30-5O solo in minutes 45 4-5 seconds, a new mark.
 Paul Bower, Tyrell, Ohio, received a broken back when the cycle he was riding at high speed during practice in the morning crashed through a fence on the back stretch. He is in q se- rious condition at q local hospital.
 John Zetser of Youngston, driving a wheel with sidecar attached, received fractured collar bone and internal injuries and his passenger, Walter Baldig, Dayton, was painfully cut and bruised when Zetser lost control of the motorcycle and crashed through a fence during the 10-mile sidecar race.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-27
STEPHENSON IS
 LEADING LEAGUE Former Alabama Star Has .4O2 Mark For. Games
 Played

Ruth, Archdeacon and Falk have it all to themselves in hitting in the American league. Each has shown a tendency to be more economical about his hits and all have receded. Ruth and Archdeacon have not lost many points, and neither, for that matter, has Falk. Archdeacon, back in the game after a long absence, has not suf- fered as much as might be expected and at present he is neck and neck with Ruth.
 The changes made during the week have been mostly confined to points. The ratings of the players are much the same. It is true that Stephenson of Cleveland has broken in at the top, but as he has only been in 27 games it does not amount to much. Archdeacon, who has only figured in 49, also suffers in comparison with the regulars.
 New York and Detroit are fighting it out for the lead in team fielding, with Washington and Philadelphia next in line. Chicago has been falling still further down in the defensive game.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-27

WILL the most picturesque career w in the annals of all baseball his
 tory come to a glorious and tri- umphant end? That is the question propounded by many and answered by none. Tyrus Raymond Cobb. who has blazed a path of glory through nineteen years of big league baseball and who has written his name indelibly in the baseball hall of fame, told q frieni be- fore the opening of the present season that if he could win a pennant and get one chance at the worlds championship, and at the same time bat 300 or over, he would retire and feel that the game has been good to ,him.
 For the past two or three years
 it has been rumOred around the cir
 cult that it would be Tvs last in
 tine naj j0rs, yet he has stayed on
 and hit his 300 or better. The
 Georgia Peach announced once that
 when hc failed to hit ever 300 he would quit active competition, he
 has never hit under the dead line. His present batting mark is .S47. The Deer of the Paths, in his prime the fleetest of them all and in his advancing years 8 base-rumer of
 unusual ability.
 Just now the outlook is favorable for Cobb to retire with the greatest record as a player that baseball has ever known and as manager who led the Tigers to the pennant. It looks as if the great outer gardner's wish of this spring will be fulfilled and he can re- tire as m active player after aiding his team to win the American league pennant.
 Of course there is a long route
 to travel yet but the mOundsnaen
 of C0bb's combine seem to be an
 set for the long run and a hard
 spurt at the finish. With Earl
 Wlitehill, claimed by Detroit scribes as the greatest Ieft.hander
 fin the American, Eddie Wells, an-
 other left-hander of great promise,
 though just 3 yOunEster still in col.
 lege, 1.il StOner. big right-hander who has been going like a house
 afire, Kenneth Holloway, a left
 handler who, though he has been
 used as relief pitcher. is among
 the leaders in the league, Warren
 Collins, a right-hander who has been turning in victories rather
 consistently, George DauSs, an-
 other right-handeF, Bert Cole, left.
 handler and Syl Johnson, right.
 handler, with these mon cOmpris.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-27
,F FAIRFIELD WINS RAG
 IN WESTERN WHEEL
City League Goes Ahead With Schedule After Central Division Excitement

Shaking yet, and badly pounded, the central diviison of the City league Sat urdsy took up the remainder of sched- ule after weathering successfully prob ably he most severe storm of inward dissension in its history. Southern Bell and Alabama Power maintained their respective standings, winning from Acipco and Sayreton, while East Lake was idle from the detection of the Tel low Cab aggregation.
 Following the "sound and fury, signifying nothing" apparently, of Thursday nights meeting at the city hall, trouble that has been four years brewing came to a head in the person of meeting of representatives of four teams. in the division at the office of President James +. Harrison. These men were R. H. Byrd, of East Lake, J. H. Ardis of Acipco, W. D. Mercer of Southern Bell, and NJ. L. McEvOy of Sayreton.
 s.sThe Power company withdrew their protest with a good grace, much to be commended, and the league should proceed on its way amicably enough, now. There is little use in placing the blame for such a mistake as has been made, even if it were possible. Very likely both sides in the conflict have more than a little justice in their ar- galmelzt. The big event out of the whole matter is this conclusiOn-it must not be repeated.
 Alabama Power and the Telephoners both scored easy victories, Acipco bow ing before the Bellmen, IA to 6, and Sayreton being crushed under the weight of 12 to count. There is every indication that the two leading eontenders will be tangled in death grapple until the last day of the sea- son. They meet in double bill some time during next month and these two games may tell the ultimate tale.
 Fairfield clinehed her pennant in the western division by noising out Me D6n&ld's Chapel in g well-played game. The winners biggest problem now will be in procuring enough competition to Eeep them on edge until the Tinter-divi sion series at the close of the season.
 The Illinois Central railroad will send q. team of picked stars from the local City league to Hoodwater on An gust 5, to represent the I. c. in a doub1e-header with an all-star team Som Columbus, Ga. A special train s'u be run from Birmingham, there
 be a big picnic, and altogether
 of the biggest outdoor days of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-27

ing his pitching staff and all going
 good, Ty seems well on the road to successful completion of his great
 career.
 The Tigers turned back the Mackmen Saturday and in ten innings but the Yankees were beating the White Sox at the same time. The Cobbmen are half a game in the lead, however, and with the Senators to help them worry the Yankees it may be that the miracle will come to pass.
 The Crackers completely blasted
 the hopes of the Pelicans and gave
 the Chicks a commanding lead in
 the Southern Saturday when they
 cOpped both games of double
 header. 1t Twas five straight vic-
 tories for the Crackers and they
 put the Atlanta crew a half game
 ahead of New Orleans. Benny KarF
 whipped the Pels in the opening
 game, shutting them out, 6 to 0.
 New Orleans has never beaten
 Karr this yeak and he has turned
 them back five times. The second
 game went the same way the first
 did but by different score, it was
 10 to 6. The Crackers scored 2 runs
 fin the sixth to win the game and
 then it Twas. called to allow the
 teams to catch a train.
 Atlanta's feat is the feature of the season so fara The two teams were ap- parently matched though the Pelicans were given an edge by majority of cri- tics on their pitching staff. With the recent addition of Dutch" Henry, from Brooklyn, it appeared thas the Pelicans could not be headed. Gilberts' men had been going along nicely and in their last meeting with Atlanta had split the series, However, this week in Atlanta the Crackers whipped Johnny Hollings- worth. the Pels' great ace, and drove Dutch Henry from the mound on his first appearance in the Southern. It was a near-erushing blow for Larry Gilbert.
 Though the Crackers gained one
 game and 8 half on Memphis Sat.
 urday the league leaders are still
 seven games ahead. The PeIs were
 only about four games behind when
 they opened their series i'm Atlanta.
 The Chicks were checked by the
 lOwly Little Rock Travellers, c and
 5. Saturday. y
 The Nashville Vols halted temporari- ly the Chattanooga LoOkOuts' speedy going by beating them z to 4. The game was a slugging duel. Morris bested Hankins in the fracas.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-27
COON HUNTERS
 PLAN BIG HUNT State Association To Hold Annual Meeting In
 November

SELMA, Ala, July 26.-(Specinl. )-- The Alabama Coon Hunters association met on July 19 and made plans for the next meeting of the Coon Hunters asso- citation, which will be held November 3, 4 and at Molette's Bend, the same place where the two former trials have been held, This large tract of land is kept by the coon hunters as a game reserve and under the exclusive control of the hunters.
 Silver loving cups will be given for prizes this year instead of purse, as heretofore. There will be seven cups.
 It has been the intention of the hunters since their organization to build permanent camping quarters on it's grounds. A committee was appointed to take up this matter, so that in all probability a club house will be built before the November meeting,
 Ed COthran is president of the organ izatiOn and MT. LaGrone is secretary. Eugene Morrison, Dr. Gamble, Spears Randall of Marion Junction, Frank Houston and Mir Goode of Gastonburg are all great followers of the sport.
 The Alabama association is said to be the only one in the United States. Last year a number of prominent men from West Virginia and other states sent valuable dogs to the hunt. News paper and magazine writers were also present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-27
TWO PROTESTS
 ARE OVERRULED Proxy Martin Turns Down Kicks Registered
 By Managers


 MEMPHIS, Tenn, July 26.-Pro- tests filed by Atlanta and Memphis of the two games played by the two clubs here on July 12 and July IS were overruled today by John D. Martin, president of the Southern association, who upheld fhe decisions of the ums pires in both instances and ordered the scores to stand,
 Atlanta protested the game of July 12, which Memphis won 5 to 4 in 10 innings. This was the game in which the two players engaged in a near rAot for which John Dobbs, manager of the Memphis club, was suspended for five days and fined $25. Several other players of the two teams were fined and put out of the game.
 The controversy arose over a de- cision of Umpire Dan Pfenninger at the plate, when Bert Niehoff, the Att lanta manager, was called out after be- ing tagged by the Memphis catcher. With the bases full and two strikes and three balls on the batter, Tom Rogers, pitching for Memphis, started a motion to pitch. As the pitcher wound up, Niehoff started from third base to the plate. Rogers threw the ball and the catcher tagged Niehoff. GAeuutMSSE CAllcu Nlm out
 Niehom Protests
 Niehon protested on the ground that Rogers foot was on the rubber when he threw the bali. which was wide, and insisted that the Atlanta runners should advance on a base on balls. After consulting with Umpire Me Gowan, Pfenninger reversed his de- cision and permitted Niehoff to score.
 In the meantime, however, the other two men on base crossed the plate, the umpire having failed to call time. Nie- hoff insisted that these scores be counted also, but Pfenninger overruled him and ordered the men back to sec ond and third base and play was re- sumed. s.
 In his decision today, Mir: Martin stated that "it would be manifestly un- fair and unjust to and contrary to the rules to penalize a ball club for the error of an umpire in miscalling a play and to permit runs to be scored while the umpire was considering changing his decision while an argument to in- duce him to do so was going on.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-27
CULLMAN WINS
 THREE STRAIGHT

GILMAN, Ala, July 25.-(Spe- ciaE-The Cullman ball club returned home from Huntsville today, after hay ing defeated the fast Nighthawks for three consecutive games on their own grounds, Monday, Tuesday and Wednes- day. The first game Monday was won l1g a score of 6 to with Bill Statham hurling for the Cullman Wreckers; sec ond game s to ?, with Tutwiler on the mound, while in the third game Hunts vile was blanked by score of five to nothing, with Jake Levy pitching for Cullman.
 Levy starred in all three games. se- curing the winning run by scoring Hal loran on hsi three-bagger to deep cen ter in the second game, and getting hits in every game played. The main fea- } lures of the last game were the home run by HuttO, and the pitching of Levy. With his famous spit ball he was able t0 hang goose eggs in the Huntsville column in every frame. This series gives Gnl1man five straight, she having de- i feafed Florence in two games.
 The Cullman Wreckers meet the fast Nashville Independents for a two game series on the home ground this week. Beginning next Monday Cullman has a strong schedule to compete, with FL rod, Gadsden, Athens and Florence on the home ground and three games to be played with MignOn at Slyacauga.