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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-11
WHAT'S MATTER
 WITH YANKEES?
Have The Pace-Setters Gone To Seed Or Mere
 ly Taking Vacation?
By WEsTRROOK PEGLER

(Leased Wire To The Age -Herald.)
 NEW YORK, July 10.-rBabe Ruth and his associates of the New York Yankees have won three flannel ban ners in the last three seasons. These are inexpensive trophies in themselves, being of simple design and common texture and procurable from any re- liable tent-and-awning monger for, say $160 each. It may seem out of order to give importance to drygoods at this time when the war of the denocrats is still a bleeding memory and Luis the United States to, make another raid on the cash resources of the coun- try. But all is not merriment in this existence and some thought may be given to the serious concerns of the period, among them being "have the Yankees gone to seedy'
 Last week, the Yankees, with Ruth still functioning as always, were just able to keep out of second division in the American league. Second division is a slum neighborhood inhabited by un- der nourished athletes who get $2.25 day from the boss as ration allow ance. The Yankees dwelt there in their earlier days but they came up to prosperity and desirable social con- tacts several years ago and natural ly 1t would be very humiliating to go back, even for a stunning tour.
 Yankees Were Pushed
 The Yankees did not drop to fourth place merely because they wished to revisit the scenes of their youth. No, the Yankees dropped to fourth place be- cause they were pushed in the face by the Washington Senators, the Tigers and other ball clubs which hadn't the strength to push them in the face last year or the year before. ThisI cores pondent is not one of those accountants who can say off-hand, 'this was the lowest status the Yankees have suffer ed at this mature stage of the season since the summer of 1919." He does not know. But it is his impression that the Yankee ball-club has not fallen so low so late in the year since Ruth came to town and the jack-rabbit ball was unleased to win 19 out of 21 games and jumped the entire field. At present the Yankees, including. Babe Ruth, have only won nine more games than they have lost which is not much better than 50-5O playing when 76 games have been played.
 Tanks Former Red SOx
 The Yankees were imported almost to a man from Boston, over a period of three seasons. With a little stiffening here and little encouragement there, they were made into champion club and the most picturesque and profit able club that eyer beckoned the cus- toners to the turnstiles. If they do not go to the store and bring home a fourth strip O femblematic flannel to Col. Jake Ruppert who employs them, some of them. will be sure to gambol on other pastures next year. Dry goods is as sSefy serious business for the Yan- ekees from now on. < x
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at the very end enabled him to win. He remarked that he had won four events already and expected to take two more the 5000 and the cross-country. < I thought. Blondy Romig of the Amer ican team did nobly to take fourth place and three points in the 5000 metres, as none of us. had expected any points in this event. His work was especially fine considering that he was unable to run for 10 days because of an injury to his leg.
 The Americans here are picking up many points in events in which we failed to score in other tournaments. We have lost only one of our pet events, the. 100. metres. Cor pole vaulters and hammer throwers mopped up Thursday. Shearow should. have done better, but his pole fell against the bar once and another time the bar was jared off by the busy Boy Scouts:
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[SPOTSlllN NEWSAuo GOSSIPmE[PERTSS SPOWS
LANDS MAY ATTEND
 BASEBALL CARD HERE
No Decision Registered On Protests; Memphis
 Return Series Discussed

the same ruling in their game with Sayreton. The Telephoners lost this contest by 3-0 score. Their conten- tion is based on the last run scored, al- though it could not have affected the ultimate result Decision in this mat ter was deferred until receipt of a fuller report from Umpire Fuqua, who handled the game.
 The status of Player Greek Griffin, former Birmingham-Southern' star, was left in abeyance following discussion by Fairfield and McDonald's Chapel, with both of whom the player signed.
 B. NJ. Chenoweth &- Co, according to letter to President Harrison, have offered gold baseballs to the members of the winning team in the City league. The offer was accepted with vote of thanks.
 Memphis Series Talked
 The post-season series with Memphis, which was agreed upon last year as a return string of engagements when the first series was arranged, came in for comment. The date will be. in all likelihood, in the second week in September. It is proposed to play five games, two in Memphis and the re- maining number necessary to, decide the winner being played here. Nothing definite has been decided as yet. MQhapan
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Judge Kennesaw Mountain Lapdis, high commissioner and arbiter of or ganized baseball, will be asked to at- tend a program of the local City league to be given within the next month, ac- cording to. announcement at the meet ing of the. Birmingham amateurs last night. Judge Landis will be invited to the annual Baseball Sunday" of the mems class at the First Methodist church.
 These yearly affairs at the First Methodist. have always been gala events in City league history. It will be re- called that President Martin of the Southern league, spoke at the last as- sembly of this sort. It is planned to make the 1924 gathering the biggest yet. 5
 Two protests were considered during the meeting, but no action was taken on either. Sloss By-Products main tained that their game with Avondale park, lost by the former, should be played over because of misruling by the umpire. Section 12 of Rule 56 in the official rules was cited as covering the case, that of runner struck by a batted ball. This argument was re- ferred to the executive committee after 1t had been threshed before the body of the league.
 Another Protest
 Southern Bells claim came under
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-11
MONTGOMERY MAYGET
 LITTLE ROCK GAMES
President Allen, Of Travellers, In Favor Of
 Transferring Remainder Of Games

MONTGOMERY, Ala, July 1O.- Montgomery baseball fans are hopeful of getting a number of Southern league games transferred to Cramton Bowl this season. R. G. Allen, president of the Little Rock club, in a telegram to officials of the Chamber of Commerce today states that present conditions in the Arkansas city cannot exist much longer. He declared himself fayorably impressed with Montgomery as a site.
 President Allen admits that the at- tendance at Little Rock has been great ly reduced during the past few weeks, since the Travellers became consistent losers He states that this may neces- sitate the sale of the franchise or the transfer of the remaining home games to some other city. "We shall communi- cate with you more fully if we decide to make change" said President Al len.
 Montgomery had offered a home to the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-11
FAVORITES WIN
 HARNESS RACES
Peter The Brewer Only Upset In Grand Circuit
 Running Thursday

COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 1O.-(By the Associated Press. )-Favorites won three of the four events of today's Grand Circuit racing card, was char. acterized by ideal weather conditions and fast time.
 In the Columbus Dispatch for 2 :O5 trottcrs, Nat Rays Peter the Brewer, a long-shot, upset predictions by win ming the first two heats in fast time, The other stake decided was the Hotel Dehsler for 2 Ill pacers, which was won by Baron Worthy in straight heats from a big field. Nina Dillon was a straight heat winner in the. first race ot the afternoon, the three-year-old trot.
 Summaries:
 2:iO thres-year-OId trOt. three heats, purse $1.000: Nina Dillon, b.m., by Dillon Ak
 worthy (Darrisonl ........... II 1 Colonel Bosworth. b.h., by Bolwin
 NMcDonalo) '''.....'.......... Guy Brown. be-. by Guy Axworthy (Mufpny) .................. .Athslie. bee by Peter the Great
 TI%s. 9a i:osk: s:o7a; a:osx. .'''' sIe'. The Hotel Dsshier stake. 9:11 pace three heats, purse 5000:
 Baron Worthy, bg., by Worthy.
 Mckinney (Murphy) ........ 1 Little George, chg, by Arty Wilkes
 (Kelly) ............,,....... Sparkle. br.h., by San Francisco . (coxl ..................... { e4
 Ion (stokes) -. ~ ........... 2 La Palma. b.n., by Walter Direct
 (Wolverton) ...,..............b
 Phyllis Volo. Frank Worthy, Henry Ford, Milded Lady, Lulla Forbes and Braden K. Direct also started.
 Time. .2:04A: 2:05%; .2:o4A.
 The Columbus Dispatch stake, 3:0E trot, three heats, purse $3.0o0:
 Peter the Brewer, b.h., by Peter
 the Great (Ray) .............1 Cupid,s Albingen, br.g., by Albin-
 gen (Childs) ............... ] Clyde the Great. bIk.h.. by Peter
 Montgomery (Murphy) ......... 8 rremp-A-Bit. b.g., by Tramp
 (CasteeD ..................,.s Walter Sterling. bg.. by Peter ,
 Volo (Stokes) ................
 tcOxS ...::...:....:... :. "':" :: ....::.+, 8
 a:os '. pace. Ss' tSres heats. iSS pSrs: s1.OOoi Anoalkia. blk.m., by The Northern
 man (JohustoM-Stokesl ..'... Iskander, blk.g., by San Francisco
 (Murphy) ......,....... 5-~z skeetsr w., ,b.n.. (sire unknown) Lincoln, b.h., by BeIlini (Pallln).. { {
 Time, 2:o7M; z:07A; 2:0sA.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-11
BLACK BARONS
 WIN LAST ONE Sellers And McNear Hit HOmers As Locals
 Take Slugfest

The Black Barons of Birmingham came through in great style Thursday afternoon to take the final game of the Kansas City seriee. 10 to T. and save themselves from a ite-washing. Mister Third Baseman Stratton laced out triples twice with the bases loaded to drive tH E. Boodly share or the runs. The Monarchs Threatened at all points, but were uQable to overcome the battling spirit of the home team, which seemed to be bent on4Nin, or die.
 Birminsham's entry in the Negro Ma tional league lost three out of the four games played, but each day they showed a real kick and forced the league leaders to put out their best brand of baseball before the final count was tallied. Thurs, days win, after three defeats, showed the brand of baseball the local team can play when given an even break.
 Sellers. Williams, Geechie and stratton led the swat attack which drove Rogan, the ace of the visiting staff. first this way and then that. Mccall retired from the Black Baron mound when the K. C.'s showed their teeth in the seventh.
 This was the final game of the series.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-11
HOLLINGSWORTH
 FINALLY LOSES

REFORM, Ala, July 10.-(Special.) ,-Hollingsworth lost his first game of the season when Blissett, former Cotton States pitcher with Medirian, won his own game in the ninth when he singled sharply to left with men on third and second to register the winning run, Re form losing to Carrolton, 6-5, in a fast game. Blissett had great speed, Ayhile Hollingsworth was badly off form, al- though errors caused his single defeat of the year.
 Carrollton infield played great ball in all inningh, this holding the locals score down. Poag, at second, took two grounders just behind second base, touched the base and completed a dou- 6le play at first. Huff, shortstopper TOT th elocals, went back into left field to snag two Texas leaguers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-11

Travellers after it had become known that the club felt the necessity of nov. ing to some other place. W. F. Black, secretary of the local Chamber of Com merce, immediately wired "Kid" Fiber field, manager, inviting him to transfer the remaining home games to Cramton Bowl. This telegram was turned over 10 MT. Allen, who replied today.
 Mir. Black stated today that he would take the matter up with President John D. Martin of Memphis and probably would get into communication with pres idents of the various club.
 Montgomery is ready for baseball again Mir. Black points out. Mont gomery is ideally located, we have one of the best athletic plants in the entire south. Sunday baseball is permitted here and we feel certain the club would receive loyal support of fans not only in Montgomery but in adjoining towns," he continued.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-11
FAIRFIELD WINS FROM BELLMEN

The Fairfield 'eiub of the western division, City league defeated the Southern Bell Hlne of the central division for the second time in practice sS sSpn 9 seOfe sn Ta 70 OTh Seady sttqy pitching 0y gardner, who relieved Hooper in the seventh, also Bumgardners fielding, were features of the game. Buingardner made q nice one-hand stab of a line drive in the eighth and handled a pair Of other difficult chances. Patton and HaTkins led the Fairfield hiitters, while Ganong elouted best for Southern Bell. The score:
 FAIRFIELD SOU BELL
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-11
BRITISH STARS LEAD AMERICANS Hagen And Smith Four Down With Duncan
 And Mitchell

WEYBRIDGE, England, July 1Os- (By Associated Press.)-George Dun- can and Abe Mitchell, leading British professional golfers today finished the first half of their 72-hole four-ban match against Walter Hagen and Mac. donald Smith of the United States, four up. With this margin the British team is conceded an excellent chance to appropriate the purse of 800 pounds and regain the international foursome honors which they lost to Hagen and Jim Barnes last year.
 The play today over the St. Georges club course was fought out almost en- tirely on the greens where Duncan once more proved himself the brilliant, steady master of the butter.
 More than 5000 people sweltered under the hottest sun experienced In the vicinity of London this year to follow the big four.
 their positions, Murphy forfeited the
 CAInras
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WIN OUT
 IN NET PLAY
Tilden, Norton And Grif- fin Go To National
 Tourney Semi Finals

ST. LOUIS, July 10.--(By Asso- ciated Press. )-William T. Tilden, II, Philadelphia Bryan I. c. Norton, St. Louis, and Clarence J. G. Griffin, San Francisco, reached the semifinal round of the national clay court tennis, cham pionship at the Triple A iclub as a re- suit of their victories in >the fifth round today.
 Tilden won from Robert Kinsey, San Francisco; Norton eliminated Walter Wesbrook, Pasadena, while Griffin surprised by defeating Howard Kinsey, San Francisco in a four set match.
 Hard Contests
 All three contests in the fifth round were hard fought. The first real upset took place when Griffin defeated How ard. Kinsey. Kinsey had won from Griffin in the finals of the Pacific Coast championships last month and considering the fact that. Griffin was placed 13 and Kinsey 6 in. the national ranking in 1923 the victory today was impressive. 5,s
 Brian. Norton came from. behind to defeat Wesbrook in their fifth round match. The Californian ran up a lead of 5 to l in the opening set by Norton playing brilliantly, won six straight games and the set 745. .Wesbrook was more steady in the next two sets which he won. The Englishman took, the court after the rest period and smashed -histway to 60 score in the fourth set, and won the deciding set. Wesbrook appeared tired. The final score 7-5, 2-6, 3-6, 60, 6-2. ~
 Tilden Pushed Hard
 Tilden encountered considerable diff ficulty in defeating Robert Kinsey. Although losing in four sets, Kinsey thrilled the galleries with his brilliant game. Kinsey won the second set on Tilden's errors and the champion was obliged to take the net on numerous occasions in the last set which he won S-6.' The score was 6-3, 8-6, 6-3, S-6. A. H. Chapin, Jr., Springfield, Mass, star won from R. B. Schlesinger, of Australia, in a fourth round contest and will oppose Harvey B. Snodgrass, Los Angeles in the fifth round tOmor- row afternoon. Local enthusiasts and visitors will have their wish fulfilled when Norton, formerly of South Afri- ca, now a resident of St. Louis, meets Tilden in the semi-finals tomorrow. Other semi-finaI matches in. the mems singles will take place Saturday after noon.
 ..., Smith Wins
 Joe, Smith, St. Louis, junior, fur nished a surprise in the junior singles event by winning from Donald Strach- an of Philadelphia, protege of Tilden's
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 Summary; Assists. Hooper 2. Bumgardner 3. Me- Nsron l. DeArmonS 8. Mclaughlin Havron 4, OBrien Allison 2, Vincent 3. Ganong. Henderson g, Errors. Harkins, Mclaughlin, 0'Brien, Allison. Three-base hit. Allison, Stolen bases, Mcintosh. Shaw, Mclaughlin. Sacrifice, 0Brien.. Hits off Mitchell and 0 runs in innings. off Henderson and runs in innings, off Morris and o runs in # inning. Left on bases, Fairfield 5. Southern Bell 6. Bases on balls, off HavOn 2. Mitchell I, Henderson 2. Morris l. Struck out, by Havron 8. Mitchell g. Morris 2: Earned runs. Fairfield 4. Southern Bell none Passed ball. Ware. Winning pitcher. HaVron. Losing pitcher. Hendefson. Um- pire, Morris. Time Of game. 55
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FAII.S TO SWIM CHANNEL

LONDON, July 10.-Miss Zetta Hills, the amermaid of Wimberly.' to- day made another unsuccessful attempt to swim across the English channel,
 giving up after covering seven miles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-11
Totals ........36 10 12 27 xBatted for Sheppard In sixth.

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Smith Wins

Joe, Smith, St. Louis, junior, fur nished a surprise in the junior singles event by winning from Donald Strach- an of Philadelphia, protege of Tilden's in match which went the limit of three sets, The score was 2-6, 60, 10-S.
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their positions, Murphy forfeited the game to the Commodores.
The Washington times., 1924-04-22
The Sequel to 'Chickie' Elenore y Meherin


Alberta's got Crude. They say
she keeps them. What's the use
sticking your face in the books?
Got quarter? Let's go to a
movie"
Chickie kept her face in the
books. The smart Of her. first
hurt remained. For q week she
was in despair, believing that
her chances for getting her cap
at the end of the four months
probation were lost. She was
stung, too, with remarks that she
overheard and. some that were
quite directly made. Norma Tai.
bot gave her this consolation:
What do you care, Miss Bryce!
The pretty girls are always the
hghtweights in the classes. You'll
get by in the wards"
But she soon learned to take
reprimands gracefully, just as
she learned to stand aside when
the senior nurses passed; or to
shrug when Myrtle wore her
clothes or hung her weekly wash
all about the chairs and dressers.
For there were plenty of COM
pensations. Each time that
Chiche walked arm in arm with
Phyllis Stone OF Margaret How.
ard-though it was merely across
the street to buy a soda, she had
a feeling Of almost guilty Joy.
These girls liked her--they
knew nothing of her. Sometimes
she felt as Nght-hearted, as free
as In the days when she saun.
tered down Grant avenue with
Janina or Mary. Why-living in
this house with some eighty other
girls, most Of them young likes
herself, was as though she were
grabbed back into the sweetness.
the carefree, monotonous happi.
ness of her earliest girlhood.
And she could enter far more
readily into the thoughts and the
ideals of these two than she could
those OF Myrtle and Sophie Gates.
Phyllis said: Aren't the doc.
tors wonderful? They work
miracles"
Chickie agreed.
Myrtle's comment filled her
with a hot anger. Myrtle said:
These brows give me a pain,
the way they pass you by with.
out ever seeing you, as though
you were an invisible microbe!
I'll bet they're not above playing
on the outsidev'
Chickie had all of Hhe y0ung
nurses awe of the visiting doc
tors. In the very beginning she
was amazed at the attention given
to the patients. She watched the
supervisor going on the ward
rounds. It seemed to her that a
brightness like visible mag
netism lighted up the space about
the beds when the doctors stood
there.
There was one in particular
who held her admiration. It was
a DIR. Ramm. He was tall, with
sallow face, very strongly cut
and quiet but searching eyes.
They dwelt kindly on each pat
lent. He seemed to give himself
with an utter completeness to
his work. And this detached air
gave to his expression a note of
The Washington times., 1924-04-22

to ask you to dance, Helena.
Shall you be able to get up from
your knees?"
She lahghted in Jake's face.
I'm only there, mentally"
But she was excited when DIR.
Ramm reached her side-not the
poised, flippant Chiclxie' that at
nineteen had SO whetted Jake
with her indifference.
It. surprised her to find that
he danced-that he was even easy
and graceful about it. More than
this. he had very simple, boyish
manner. He said: II haven't
met you in the hospital, have I?''
She colored, then with an
impish laugh; yes. You did me
an honor one day. You bumped
into me"
The humorous flicker lighted
his eyes: "Ah, no-you mean you
bumped into me-
"Yes--that's the way 1t was.
But you were the one to beg
pardon"
II am that way"
She felt him looking down at
her and blushed. II saw YOU do
that blood TRANSMISSION the other
day."
He asked, humbiy: "How was
it? All right"
Raising her head swiftly she
found his eyes laughing at her.
and this put her at her ease. She
lifted shoulder flippantIy. ut
seemed magical, and / guess you
know it."
Then he began asking her ques-
tons. Was it tho first she had
had seen? How long was she in
training? Did she like it? Fl.
nally he said: Have you known
Jake long?"
"Yes-about five years.
Strange we haven't met. L
was in Vienna about four years,
but I've been back nearly two.
was in Sausalito number of
times last year. You weren't
there"
1--WE ben away-quite a while
more than a year. I've lust
returned, you see"
He was now looking st her,
closely. His face was lean, vet
she thought 1t handsome and very
WAAIAuS' ne odlu. lou gave up
business for. this? Why?"
Her cheeks stained brightly and
she gave an uneasy. nervous
laugh. "Oh you see, I'm a very
conceited person, DIR. Ramm. I,
wanted to feel Of great and noble
use in the world. And you don't
get that nice, unlifting satisfac-
ton ham mering a type
writer ."
Go Be Continued TomOFr0w.)