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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-29
MEMPHIS FANS
 CHEER SUNDAY
And They Ride Him When He
 Calls Elm Wrong

MEMPHIS, Tenn, April 2Ss-Billy Sunday. noted evangelist, played "hookey" from the tabernacle today, donned a blue suit, cap and chest pro- tector and called strikes and balls in the, game between Memphis and Nash vile, which the locals won, to 1. It was children's Day at the bah park and 2,7ST boys and girls accepted the invitation of Mir. Sunday and Tom Wat kins, president of the Memphis BAse- ball association. total of B,S72 per- sons witnessed the game, F., record, crowd for a Monday game. ,,a.,,
 Mr. Sunday worked two innings bA- hind the plate. His decisions were prompt and the players found no fault with his judgment. At the hands of the fans, however; he received the treatment accorded all umpires. The throng applauded and criticized his de- cisions as they agreed or disagreed with the views of the crowd. s4 s
 The evangelist worked one inning at first base. Then he turned the job over to Umpires McGowan and Rfen- ninger and climbed into box seat be- hind the plate, from which point, he witnessed the remainder of tue game and played with the children. -as
 Mir. Sunday was officially appointed by John D. Martin. president of the Southern associatioRs as an umpire for today's game.
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nd Panhers Play Fl,sl Game O Big Series O Wednesday,
BLACK BARONS l OPEN WITH WIN
Streeters Holds Cuban Stars As His Pals Slug
 For Victory


 While 10000 throats split the air with constant din of Twin, win, you Black Barons." the protogees of Joe Rush trimmed one of the fast clubs in the Negro National league, the Cuban Stars, 6 to 8. as Birmingham opened its 1924 season of negro baseball. Playing their first league game of the season, the locals punched hits in the third and fifth innings to put across their tallies, while Streeter pitched beautiful ball to hold the visitors from the Pearl of the Antilles helpless with the exception of they tallied two and one scores for the afternoon's total Of three.
 It was the effective field play of the Black Barons and the excellent manner in which they backed up their hurlers, both afield and abat, that put the game In the Black Barons' ice house of vic- tory. A jump on the series with the and Predoso, bleacherites saw two of the best men in the Cuban fold per- form.
 Salmon, Daniels and other favorites connected with the Birmingham hurling staff are yet to show their wares against the Cubans and if they are half as effective in regular play as they nave Deen ouTinB tne cAnipulon seEiSe, the Black Barons of Birmingham are in for a large week.
 Visitors Score First
 The visitors were first to tally and sent some $500 dusky hearts a sinking when they put over two runs in the third inning to get good jump. Guerra doubled to the groove and was followed by Sierra, who beat out hit to the inficld. All hands were safe. On q n,,ddar Aatrr a1d fhpaur StraA4ar x,fcls aA Sierra off first. Dreke doubled and sent Guerra across the pan. Dreke came in when Montaivo sent long fly to deep left. The side was then retired.
 In The seventh Roado hit past short. Guerra singled and then on Drelke's hit Williams picked Roado off third. On Montaiyo's bouncer Guerra scored. The Black Barons combined bingles in the third with much courage and worked the veteran Roado fn this man ner: Daniels beat out g hit to third. streeter beat out a roller down first base line. Welsey popped and Me- Allister singled and the bases were loaded. Geechie beat out hit toward first and Daniels scored. Sellers forced Geechie at second and Streeter scored. On hit over second by Thompson, Mo- Allister and Sellers crossed the platter. Thompson scored on an infield error that went from hand to hand.
 Again In the fifth, when Wesley had gotten on and worked his way around to third, he scored on Geechie's sacri- flee fly.
 Cubans Show Fight
 The Cubans showed fight in the seventh and when Abreu had tripled he came romping home on a single by Al fondo. But Streeter frightened up and allowed no more tallying.
 As a whole the Black Barons looked like a different team. They showed the polish that Manager Sam Crawford has given them and played jam-up baseball. Random is predicting a prosperous sea- son for them under Crawford's manage ment and with the liberal support of Owner Joe Bush behind them.
 The park was jammed to the far borroughs with Birmingham negro fans from far and near.
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.FENGLER ENTERS
 BIG MOTOR RACE
Holder of Worlds Record For 250 Miles Is Going
 After Another

INDIANAPOLIS, Inds April 2e.-. (speciaD Harlan Fengier, youngest racing driver in the speed business who rose from obscurity to the heights of fame in & single year of competi- ton. will drive in the international 5oo- mile race at the Indianapolis motor speedway Friday, May 30. 1t was an- nounced today.
 Fengler will be at the wheel of q Wade Special, named in honor of the man who assisted him in. obtaining his first fast car--the car in which he drove to fame, winning two champion ship events in his first year in rapid company.
 Although only 2s years old, RengIer has established himself as one of the leading present-day speeders. He drove his first race at Indianapolis last year. It was only q trial horse chance for him and he didn't even finish.
 In subsequent races he proved his mettle-and in the first race of the 1924 championship series broke the rec ord for 25o miles by travelling the dis tance at an average of 116 miles an hour.
 Has Nerve Of Veteran
 Fengler has the nerve of . veteran. Just before race last faN his racing guardian, H. c. Wade, a wealthy Kan sas City sportsman, was killed in an accident. Despite his grief. the youth full pilot insisted on starting, because, as he said. "Mr. Wade would want it that way"
 He finished third in the race. driving with the coolnass of man with years of driving experience. Fengler is one of the most thorough mechanics in the racing camp and gets as much pleasure out of preparing his car for a race as he does in driving. In the race in which he broke the worlds record for 250 miles, his car clicked off the miles with machine-like precision. The motor never missed a shot. After he obtained a healthy lead with spectacular driv- ing he continued his speedy course. His pits were frantically signalling him to ease up and play safe.
 Is Chicago Boy
 But he merely smiled at his advisers and kept right on speeding his way to . new record. He knew his car, it's possibilities and hnitations-for he, himself, had conditioned 1t for the event.
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STRIB TO BOX
 BURKE TONIGHT

NEW YORK, April 2s.-willie strib- ling, still forbidden to go ''the distance" in New York rings, owing to the rule which restricts minors to six-round bouts, will see what he can do about the hard problem Of Mike Burke In the star match of the Olympic funds benefit show at Madison Square Gar den Tuesday night.
 Burke is a. graduate teamster and Is known as "the Greenwich Village strong boy" He's afraid to so home because when he knocks on the front door he usually knocks in through the hall, living room, buffers pantry and tap room into the back yard. He's so hard that he uses an anvil Tor a pill low and sheet-ifon for his bath towels. His pajamas are made by the Bethle- hem Steel company and his watch came from the Baldwin Locomotive works. Mike Burk is tough. Although Strib- ling Is expected 10 outbox him, the betting odds assume that Mike will so the six-round route.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-29
PETEY'S RECORD
 MAY BE PASSED
Carlyle Has Chance to Hit In
 Thirteenth Game Today

CaryIe. the Memphis right fielder, to- day will be shooting at the mark Petey Brausen set the pace when he smacked at ieaet a single in l2 consecutive games. No other player ih the three leagues has passed f12f straight, and Petey was the first to hit that stride until Monday, when Caryle got his blow. Petey had hit in every game from the start, whereas Caryle missed the first two days and has Init ever since
 Paschal, the Cracker left fielder, who had poled some hefty home runs. has hit straight in il games, according to statistics compiled by. the sports de- partment, The nearest man to him is Pinellis Cincinnati third baseman, who has hit in 10 straight, Mulvey of Mo bile and Fournier of Brooklyn have hit in nine straight.
 Among those who have walloped the pill for eight games arc Harry Heil- mann, Ty Cobb, Joe Guyon, Joe Dugan and Bob Muesel. Foster Ganzsl, Iris speaker. Morrison (Memphis) and Sim mons (Athleties) have hit in seven straight Gilbert and Rhode are hitting along q four-gAme clip and Wells (NashvilIe) and Cueto (Mobile) have gone five. Niehaus (Chattanooga) also has hit in five.
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WILLIAMS IS
 SENT TO BEARS
Mobile Gets Star SIugger Back
 From Boston

MOBILE. Ala. April 2s.--Outflelder Denny Williams. sent by the Mobile club to the Boston Red Sox in a trade, ,w&s returned to the local team today, according to announcement of Presi- dent R. M. Weinacker. Williams made the spring training camp with the Bos- ton club, but was never in the lineup, although he was boosted very highly by the Boston management. Williams was big cog In the Mobile Bears winning the pennant In 1922 and fin ishing second last year. He batted .S31 and fielded .9s5 last season and scored 169 runs. Williams left the Boston club at Washington and will be in the lineup Wednesday afternoon against the Atlanta team. He will re- place Arthur Pratt, obtained from the Rockford, H., team last year. Pratt will be used as utility man for the present.
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SLIDIN' IN

three of them. The Babe popped
 out of his first trip and fouled
 out en the second. He seemed to
 be in for 8 dismal day when he
 walked on the third occasion, but
 Walter Pipp's double scored him
 and the skies brightened for the
 Babe. His first homer of the aft
 ernOon cleared the right field
 fence in the seventh and the other
 went In to the left field stands
 in the next inning.
 However, the Yankees did not talk he lead in the American Leagues fo he Tigers held the top by winnin rom the White Sox in Detroit, ' to : The Browns happened to win anothe ,ame, beating the Indians in St. Louis to 8. A seven inning game in Wash ngton between the Senators and Re Sox ended in tie, ? to ?.
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RESULTS

Southern League Atlanta Mobile, wet grounds. Little Rock 14. Chattanocea 5. ts Birmingham ii New Orleans {. Memphis :, Nashville l;
 National League New York {. Philadelphia 2. Pittsburs [. Chicago 4. Cincinnati 5. St. Louis {. New York Il, Phiisdeiphia 6. Detroit [, Chicago 3. St. Louis {, Cleveland g. Washington ,. Boston 2. Tie.
 Texas League Wichita Falls 0, Dallas (. Galveston 5. Houston {. San Antonio {, Beaumont g. Shreveport ,, Fort Worth i3.
 Piedmont League Salem 4 Greenebofo c. Durham [. Hieh Point j.. Dansilie II, Raieish {. n...., yirginls Lsagus Norfolk 8. Wilson IS. Aoeky Mount 1. Richmond ,.
 American Association
  Kansas City 1, Indianapolis i. Minneapolis r, Toledo I. Milwaukee Is, Louisviiie i.
 ,InteynAtionai League Buffalo 15, Newark z. Rochester 5, Reading 3. Toronto s, paItinore 6. Syracuse. Jersey City scheduled toda played yesterday.
 Weafern League No games scheduled.
 Weafern Association Fort smith 10, Okmulkee A. Joplin II, Topeka l.. MuekoEeo {, HarEfAsvi1le ]. Springfield f NatchfAaon & COLLEGE BAsKBALL Trinity (. Auburn . Virginia 6, Georgia. faeh a. Mercer |. Florida Q. V. M. I. z; North CAfolina StAfae q. Illinois 5, Iowa [. Texas i5. ArkanAas i. Northwestern o. Michikan la. West Virginia 0. dsofsetewH 13. /
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he Barnes brothers, who formerly A dined out of one feedbag as fellow members of the New York Giants, pitched and won a game apiece Mon day, adding much glamor to the already lustrous name of Barnes. Jess, the elder, who was sent to, the Boston Braves two seasons ago, shut out the Brooklyn Dodgers in Boston. to 0, and Virgil, who remains with the Giants beat the Phillies at the Polo Grounds, 4 to ..
 Jess, who had been in the big leagues for the last 10 years, was extremely meagre with his favOrs, allowing the Dodgers only 8 hits and two passes. It was the first time the Dodgers had been shut out.
 Virgil permitted the Phillies just five successful slaps. including a double and Walked four men.
 The Cincinnati Reds, by defeating the Cardinals in Cincinnati to 4, man aged to pass the Cubs and go into sec ond place as the Cubs were beaten by the Pirates in Chicago, [ to 4.
 Babe Ruth smashed out two more homers, No. and No. 5 of the
 1024 edition in connection with the Overwhelming of the Athletics by the Yankees in Philadelphia. The score was ii to 6, and Ruth scored
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ZEV WILL RUN u
 IN RACE TODAY

NEW YORK. April 2s.--zev runs again. Ire colt that won the three year-old championship of 1923 and ran away from Britain's best, Papyrus, In a match race. will return to the races at Jamaica track Tuesday afternoon in the Paumonok, the $6,000 star gerent of the first days running in the Metropoli- tan district. St. James, one of the best two-year-olds of 1923, will face the barrier In the same lineup with Zev. t97
 Zev won the Paumonok last year. The race is a sprint and zev Is the favorite. 9f
 The Paumonok will be the first of a series of big races in the east this season. ~
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-29
GATOR WATER
 STARS ON TRIP

GAINESVILLE, Fla, April 2s.-(Spe- cial. )--The University of Florida swim ming team left today for a south Flor ida trip, competing with the St. Peters burg "" water aggregation on Tues day night and with the Tampa "Y" merTnen on Wednesday night.
 water stars on the trlp, Returning from their south Florida jaunt the Gator spIashers are scheduled to contest the Jacksonville "Yr swimmers for high honors Saturday night in Jacksonville,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-29
DOWN
 HIGHLAND TEAM

The Age-Herald nine defeated the South Highlands team Monday after, noon, to 2! Bcgie saab, on the mound him, while nine of them expired by the strike-out method. In addition, Saab hit four-ply swat. Steve Sarron led Age@Herald swatsmiths with two saf- ties, one double, out of three times up. Ray and Hodge hit home runs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-29
CIRCUIT COTRT RESUMES

Trial of cases in both the civil and criminal divisions of circuit court was resumed Monday, after a weeks recese, due to absence from the city of at torneys and county officials who have been in attendance at the sessions of the Alabama supreme court. Several cases of a routine nature were tried.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-29

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 bases. Cuban Stars, q; Black Barons. (; dopble plays, Sellers to Stratton: Wesley struck out. Roado, i Predfoeo. i: Street CT. 6: hits and runs off Foado in 2 2-S inningsi umpires. Whitehead and liar kins Time 1:B2 .
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GAMES TODAY

GSufhAKK IeASte BirnllnghaHa ax New, OFIeafie. Atlanta At Mobile, tChattanoog& at Little Rock. s@ Nashville at Mfmphis,
 National Hague St. Louis at Cincinnati PittsburG at Chicak0. Philadelphia At E6w York. Brooklyn at BoAtoh. X Anferttnti Leakue Cleveland At St. Louis Chicaeo at Detroit, Boston at WAsiithat6n. New York al Philadelphia
 TAAAe L6A&ae Beaumont At San Antonio. Houston at GAlvAet6g1. Wichita FallA at DailAe Fort Worth ct Shreveport.
 American Ahe6elAt6ln Minneapolis at Toledo. St. Paul at ColumDus Kansas City at Indiana polls. Milwaukee at Louisville,
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THROWS
 RICHARD ASIDE Argentine Heavy Flirting With Jimmy Johnston,
 Rival Promoter

BUENos AIRES, April 2s.-(By As- seciated Press) Luis Firpo announced today that he had rejected the offer of Tex Fsickard for. the Argentine boxer to return to America, and that he would not fight under Richards man agement under any circumstances. He declared that he never could for get that Rickard. insisted that he fight Dempsey last year before he was pre- pared to do So. and that Richards in- sistenee had lost him the world cham pionship. fa
 "That is the real reason why will not negotiate with Rickard." he said.
 Ftrpo admitted that he had received q new cable offer from James Johnston the New York promoter, but said that he was only willing to consider 1t un- der certain conditions that he was awaiting a reply from the promoter.
 Johnston's offer, he said, guaranteed him Si00,0O0 for fight with George Gorfrey, the Philadelphia negro heavyweight, and s250,o0o for fight with Harry Wills, with an option of 26 per cent of the gate receipts and alao one-third of thes moving picture privilege. s
 The Argentine fighter declared that If 1t developed that Rickard had Wills So tied up that the negro could not fight under Johnston, as Rickard as- serted. he would be- just as well pleeeed, as he did not care whether he ever fought ssain.
 Cablss Final otter NEW YORK, April 2S.-(By Asso- eiAted Prebs) .---Texs Rickard today eabied his final offer to Luis Firpo to meet Harry Wills or Jack Dempsey in this country this summer. If this of fer ia rejected by the Argentine heavy weight, RickArd said he would aban. don all negotiations with him and con fine his deAlingb to American pugiiists vealed by Rickard, but he said 1t ex- ceAded all previous ones.
 When Rickard was informed of Fir po'k statement that he would not fight for him in this country because Rick. ard had jeopardized his chances oi eventually winning the. title. she ex- pressed complete surprise.
 "Firpo's attitude. in this matter is a complete surprise to me. He never in. tinnated to me that he was reluctant to meet Dempsey when he did, never had c break with him over such e question:" said Rickard.
 Riekard said all the talk about matching Firpo to meet Harry Wills by rival promoters was useless, due to the existence of three contracts signed by wills and Paddy Mullins, Willie man. ager, to meet Luis Firpo. Erminic spalla and Jack Dempsey. under Rick ards auspices.
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WILD BILL REED gVit

{ KNOXVILLE, Tenn, April a. .-WiIl Btll Reed of Columbus. O., outpointed Bill Clemens of Knoxville, formerly of Logansport, W. Va, in an eight-round battle here tonight. The men are heavy weights.
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sonthern Learlle
puGAN acoREs K Arll

DUGAN SCORES KAXO K E MEMPHTs. Tenn, April a .--Frank ''Kid"x Dugan, local wSlterweiKht, knocked out Bobby Green of Dallas in the third round of scheduisd eight- round bout here tonight. Three iefts to the. stomach in rapid Succession proved too much for the Texan.
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HOMERS!

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Ansrican League
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Dress We'll and
 Succeed"

Fashion Pdrk clothes are worn by successful men aOho appreciate tue fact that quality n,ea'as more than qua1eitity-eOhen buyimg clothes, and qOho reatize that in the end Fashion Park clothes are the most economical after atl-you'U find O model for your particssIar type ot bwiId-i1s G fabric and color especially appealimg and becon,inq-Priced
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Accessories to Add
TO Milady's Apparel

An ornament for the evening coli
fure that only a very young woman
dare wear IL formed OF autumn leaves
In velvet, manipulated In the vivid
natural colors, each leaf outlined with
tiny rhinestones. These are sewn In
a row upon a band Of velvet ribbon.
Other headdresses are Of elaborate
proportions, made Of silver or gold
tissue, embroidered In pearls or stones,
and entirely cover the hair. One Of
Oriental design has ornaments at the
side that hang over the ears In the
Chinese fashion, and a chain Of pearls
looped under the chin.
Belts Of straw embroidered In
worsted are among the new ideas
They are narrow and dainty and are
attractive with the light or white
tailored frocks on a slender figure.
These and other smart new belts In
kid patent leather or suede are among
the accessories that are to accompany
the regulation skirt and shirt suit now
returning to favor, particularly for
sports wear.
An extravaganza In fans IN one OF
jade-green silk gauEe In the shape OF
bat wings. with long gilt tassels pen
dant from the top and attached to the
handle. II in an intricate arrange
ment. very snowy and smart
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'vEILED ARIsTocRATs"
BY Gertrude Sanborn. Published by
The Associated Publishers, 1888 9th
St., NJ. w., Washington, d. c. Price
$1.50.

yelled Aristocrats" is a novel deal
ing with the aristocrats of colored
blood. Unfortunately for the propa-
ganda side of it, and it seems written
distinctly for propaganda, the colored
people are unreal, lifeless. The colored
hero is endowed with more gifts than
often come one mans way, but his
extraordinary patience, his statuesque
standing around when big things are
happening make him somewhat dis
appointing aristocrat. His white friead,
however, who leaves his dull home and
stupid parents in the South and gets
sympathy and happiness out Of his
residence with black friends in Chi
cago, is a vital figure. The story turns
on the love Of a white girl for col
ored man, the white girl learning con-
veniently at the eleventh hour that she
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BOOK CHAT
By Mary White Ovington
Chairman, Board of Directors of the Ma
tionaI Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People

has Negro blood. So all ends happily.
One feels that Miss Sanborn has
gotten beyond her depths when she
has tried to write about colorcd peo-
pie. She wants to evoke sentiment in
their favor, but she does not know her
material we'll enough to make It seem
real. The story is purely conventional
in its handling, but with many good
words in it for the colored race. 1t
ends with the following excellent sug-
gestion: "S'pose we turn the whole
uiatter of the color scheme over to the
Almighty was His idea in the first
place, anyway-and let's look at the
good in people no matter whether
they've got on Derby hat or bunch
of leaves, or whether their skin
matches ours as close as we think it
ought to or not. What say,
that with the best iced tea ever made
we drink TO the conscience Of our
country-nay it waken soonl" Iced
teal Compared with Toomer and
Frank, this may certainly be charac-
terized as an iced tea variety Of story.
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RED CAPS CLUB NEWS

The next meeting of the Red Caps
Literary Club will be held on Sunday
afternoon, March 2, at $50 at the
clubhouse, 344l Wabash avenue. The
Hon. John G. brennan, general attor-
ney for the Illinois Central railroad,
win be the master Of ceremonies and
DR.. w. w. Lucas Of the institutional
church will deliver an address. Madame
Mayme Elliott Bowling will sing and
a most enjoyable afternoon is in store
for all. Everybody is invited. Admis-
sion free. SANDY w. TRICE,
President