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I EVERS CHATS AND
j R. BRESNAHAN IS
| NOT TOO CRITICAL
Chicago Cubs Go Passing Through
PHELAN SPEAKS j
HIGHLY OF CITY. \
MURPHY IS MISSING ■
B. A. C. BASKETBALL PLAYERS IN
FOR WEEK OF STRENUOUS ACTION
COLUMBUS AND MOBILE TO BE
MET—COLUMBUS PLAYS HERE.
SOMETHING OF CRACKER PHE
NOMS—LOCAL SPORT LOVERS
IN FOR TREAT
By C. W. GREER
Bruised, battered, bent and otherwise
crippled—the otherwise meaning lack of
condition and general demoralization—the
Birmingham Athletic oiub basketball tire
takes on two of the most formidable ag
gregations of goal shooters this week
that the sunny laird of Dixie at present
affords.
These two are the Columbus, Ga., and
the Mobile quintets, which quintets have
previously met the B. A. C. five this sea
son, but why bring up the dead past?
The undefeated aggregation which hails
from the Cracker state has been tile largo
noise in the southern basketball world
tills season, formidable from the begin
ning of the season, their strengtli as
sumed disastrous proportions when they
administered the bitter dose to the Mobile
shooters after that ,\:gregation had taken
the present title holders into camp. 1 his
wae followed by a crimp deftly placed in
the record of the title holders themselves;
and at present the only handicap under
which the Georgia athletes are working is
the heavy string of scalps which dangle
from their bolts.
The Columbus five plays here W ednes
day night. Not satisfied with one victory
over the quondam championship aspirers,
they are determined to add insult to in
jury, as they say In the classics, and hand
the local aggregation a deteat in their
own stronghold.
True, this determination may be upset
by a surprising spurt by Coach Nespor s
athletes. As a matter of fact, U. A. C.
was defeated by Columbus only after a
hard struggle when the two teams met
two weeks ago, but despite that fact,
or the fact that B. A. C., crippled as It
Is, undoubtedly will be stronger Wednes
day than when Columbus was previously
met, It would be a hard proposition to
conscientiously predict that the scalps ot
the ••undefeated” will hang within the
wigwams of the Birmingham athletes on
ahursday morning.
The game will attract a large gathering
to the B. A. C. Wednesday night. Bocal
enthusiasts are curious to see the much
touted Cracker phenoins in real action.
And if reports can be believed, Columbus
will bring a great bunch of players to
the Magic City. Among them Freddy, the
great forward, whose ability to take the
sphere between his front and forefinger
and toss it gently across the court into
the basket, has attracted considerable
attention this season, will be on hand;
and he has promised to give a special
demonstration of ids ability to the local
fans. In a letter to the sporting editor
of Thp Age-IIerald, Freddy states that
he Vll give this demonstration without
extra charges, and that the Birmingham
Ians may witness the feat at any time
that they see proper. It is to be hoped
that local sport lovers will be contented
with one exhibition as with each toss the
score goes up—the wrong way.
Others there are in the Columbus lino
up whose feats ure scarcely less mar
velous. Newman, the stalwart captain,
whose favorite pastime during a game
is to direct fancy passes, making the
route of the ball as it is passed about
the court spell the score for the. benefit
of those who are unable to see the score
board, or sending endearing messages to
the sponsors by tlie same means, will be
Oil hand Wednesday and promises to put
in a few extra touches of this nature to
add zest to the contest.
Truly, the local sporting publlo is in
for a treat. Coach Nespor is working
hard for the contest despite handicaps.
Numerous setbacks have failed to dampen
the spirits of the local director, and he is
% confident of giving the Georgia phenoms
a run for their money.
Following the Columbus game the B.
A. C. five journey to Mobile, where they
meet the boys of the gulf. Since Mobile
fleshed for a moment here as a champion
ship possibility by defeating the local Club,
and disappeared us quickly when they fell
before the Columbus team, little lias been
heard of their endeavors. However, it is
rumored that they still have a team on
the coast, and that they are preparing to
demonstrate again their superiority over
Coach Nespor*s crew. At any rate. Man
ager Streit says that lie believes the ru
mors and that despite their poor physical
condition, he is determined to trust the
local club five at least that close to the
raging Mexican capital.
Truly, this will be a strenuous week for
Captain Seals et al., but after it the real
season closes, and next winter—well, who
can tell?
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Artie Phelan Glad Again
To Rest In Birmingham
Along with the other Cubs who were
In Birmingham yesterday came Artie Phe
lan. There are several people In this
city who remember Artie. He was the
Baron third baseman season before last,
and one of ‘the best young ball players
who ever worked in this company.
Phelan was happy to see again the
Terminal station. “Of course," said he,
"there is not much in a Terminal sta- !
tion, but. in this instance, it. represents I
Birmingham. I retain a fondness for this |
city ami its people. I enjoyed playing
ball in Birmingham, where every one
treated me finely."
Phelan did not discuss his chances of
making good with the Cubs. As a mat
ter ofc fact, lie expressed himself as be
ing doubtful. He is looking finely, how
ever, and declares that lie is still able
to play baseball “just, a little bit," he
said.
After leaving Birmingham, Phelan re
turned to Cincinnati, where he played for
the greater part of last season. He was
recently traded to the Cubs.
CHARLIE MURPHY MISSING.
CUBS WEARING MOURNING
A dozen of the Cubs, while in Birming
ham yesterday afternoon, wore bits of
tape carefully drawn around their arms.
It was for Murphy.
Murphy owns the* Cubs and loves the
Cubs, and the Cubs love Murphy—espe
cially that part of the Cubs which Bres
nahan represents.
And it was on account of this sentiment
of affection that the tope was worn, li
attracted a gr**at deal of attention, and
si me among the horde of vulgarly curious
; which had gathered to see and be seen
made inquiry.
; "We are grieving for Murphy,” one of
! them replied with expression drawn arxl
peculiarly sad.
It was then remembered that Charlie
Murphy, the little guy who owns the
Cubs, was missing.
•Yes,” continued ilie player who had
vouchsafed information, \ “Murphy is
missing. Wo begged him to remain, told
him of the Umcsomeness that would resnly
from his absence, in fact, used every art
of persuasion known to man to no avail!
“So we thought of the tape: Behold it
on the arm of each of us. We are
grieved.”
There was not a smile on the face of
man.
"Do you really love that little Irishman
who causes trouble wherever he go os?”
■'Behold the tape,” the player insisted.
“Behold the tape."
ROGERS DEFENDS
Says People of Sumter Sim
ply Object to “Compul
sory” Eradication
To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
Your editorial about the tick situation
in Sumter is most unfair. Ignorance is
always unfair. Not one of the coun
ties mentioned by you as surrounding
Sumter county has tick eradication, there
fore those who live on the boundaries
between Sumter and Choctaw, Sumter and
Greene, Sumter and Pickens, Sumter and
Kemper county, Mississippi, are in the
same danger of having their cows, na
tive as well as imported, killed by the
ticks getting on them as are those living
in the center of the county, and for whom
Mr. J. 13. Ennis speaks so pathetically.
There is no reason why any man who
wants to keep the ticks off his cows can't
do so without state or federal interven
tion.
We oppose compulsory, not tick eradica
tion. We opposo compulsory tick eradi
cation because it is destructive of the two
great cardinal principles which distin
guish a republic from a monarchy. The
guaranteed rights of man and the guar
anteed rights of property. We hold, who
try to keep the faith of the fathers, that
the best man is not good enough to be
put in absolute charge of another man's
property without the consent of the man
to whom the property belongs. Compul
sory tick eradication puts a man’s cows
under the absolute control of federal tick
inspectors, and those who have tilled this
function in Sumter county are not the
best men in the world.
We do not object to tick: eradication on
account of the expense. We hold that any
sum of money, no matter how great its
magnitude, is justly and wisely spent
when spent to benefit the human family.
To eradicate the ticks a sensible, prac
tical and the only way is to start at the
present tick quarantine line, which divides
the north and the south through the
southern part of Virginia, North and
South Carolina, northern Mississippi,
thence west to the Pacific coast. To at
tempt to eradicate ticks, except as an
individual, in a county like Sumter, sur
rounded by tick territory on all sides for
hundreds of miles, will prove impractical
to any county that tries it. The benefits
to be derived from such an attempt are
theoretical, visionary and wholly value
less. The evils are actual, vicious and al
together unbearable. These are the rea
sons that the embattled farmers of Sum
ter drove the tnck inspectors from their
midst.
I hope you will be fair enough to give
this reply to our critics as much prom
inence as you have the uncalled for criti
cisms heaped upon us. sincerely,
JOHN A. ROGERS.
Gainesville, Ala., February 15, 1913.
RELIEF EXPEDITION IS
FORCED TO RETURN
Party from Norway to Aid
Stranded Scientists En
' counter Hurricane
Christiana, Norway, February Id.—The
second Norwegian expedition sent,to the
relief of the German scientist* s tram led
in a remote part of Hpitzbergan has not
.succeeded in its undertaking. It left
Advent bay lat* in January, but was
forced to return to Green harbor in a pit
iful condition.
The expedition reach* d Dickson hay,
where a hurricane stopped all progress.
Seven dogs died and several of the mem
bers of the rescuing party were frostbit
ten. Two sledges were destroyed and
for that reason, and the loss of dogs, the
expedition was forced to leave all pro
vision* except minimum rations.
No further effort will be possible until
additional dogs are sent from Norway,
experts consider that unless the Germans
arc rescued in the near future their po
sition will he very precarious.
The Wife’s Dilemma
From Homo Comforts.
• The weather is very trying to every
body.” said tlie doctor.
••ye.".’ replied Mr. Meekton. '1 don't
bee how my wife is going to bear op
under it. When „the sun doesn’t shine
she'll miserable and when it does she says
it's fading the curtains.”
WEATHERLY CALLS
ON GOV. O’NEAL
Visit Purely of Personal Na
ture and Extra Session
Not Discussed
Montgomery, February 16.—(Special.)—
Commissioner James Weatherly of Bir
mingham, spent today in Montgomery,
having come down from the Magic City
yesterday to attend to some business of
u personal nature. Mr. Weatherly called
upon Governor O’Neal while here, hut his
visit was purely a social one, he de
clared.
“No, we did not discuss the subject
of an extra session of the legislature,"
said Mr. Weatherly, in response to a
question as to whether or not that topic
had been mentioned. "Of course. I fa
vor an extra session." lie continued, but
l did not come to Montgomery for the
purpose of asking the governor to call
one. efforts to Induce the governor to
call the legislature together will he ex- j
erted at the proper time.
"The legislature committee of Birming
ham met in my office yesterday. I be
lieve. and 1 should like to have been 1
present. However, I assured the mem
bers of the committee that they could
place me upon any sub-committees, or
that they could rely upon me to use
whatever influence 1 had to Induce the
governor to call the legislature Into spe
cial session at the proper time.”
Commissioner Weatherly left on the G
o'clock train tonight for Birmingham.
LINEVILLE WINS
BASKETBALL TROPHY
Binevllle, February 16.—(Special.)—The
basketball team of the Northeast Ala
bama Agricultural and Industrial Institute
defeated LaFayette college at BaFayete
yesterday by a score of 22 to H). Beroy
Bonner, center for the Northeast Alabama
Agricultural and Industrial institute, did
the stellar work of the game, scoring
seven Held goals; Herbert Bonner thiew
live field goals and Haynes three.
The game with I. a Fayette closes the
basketball season in the Tri-County asso
ciation, which is composed of the princi
pal schools ol' Clay, Randolph and Cham
bers. The Binevllle team will be awarded
a pennant, having made the highest aver
age in the association. .
ANOTHER VISITOR
______ i
ED REUERACH
I Formerly one of the greatest pitchers
and still good. He is a Cub.
MADISON DESIRES
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Fact Established at Hunts
, ville Mass Meeting
TWO FAVOR REPAIRING
Present Intention Is to Build Struc
ture Costing $125,000 Though
Commissioners Pass Ques
tion Over For While
—
Huntsville, February 16.—(Special.) The
people of Madisou county want a new
J < ourtbouse. That fact was established
at a mass meeting Saturday afternoon,
at which all of the members of the court
of county commissioners were present.
Fifteen well known citizens spoke on tin*
subject and of that number 12 said they
want a new court house out and out.
Two speakers said the old building ought
j to be repaired and reconstructed while
j one believed that only a few minor re
pairs are needed.
The mass meeting was called b.v the
.county commissioners several days ago,
when they deferred action on a resolu
tion introduced by Cant. John W. Gray
son, providing for theVerection of a new
courthouse to cost not more than $12o,W0.^
Senator K. K. Spragins showed that an
inciease of five mills on the levy for
roads and public buildings would pay
the interest on bonds or warrants is
sued for the construction of the new
building, and the road and building fund
could be devoted entirely to roads dur
ing a period of 10 years following.
Other speakers showed that with the
gradual increase of property values, no
additional assessment would he necessary.
The commissioners passed the question
over to the next regular meeting.
Warren and Gus pike, farmers of Lime
stone county, are under arrest here on
charges of assault with intent to mur
der. Warren l’ike is in the city hospital
suffering from a bullet wound in the
abdomen and Gus is in jail. Warren is
expected to die. The Pike brothers en
gaged in a battle with two deputies who
had been sent out to arrest Virgil Pike
on a charge of beating his wife. One of
the deputies was fatally stabbed by War
ren Pike. After the light Gus drove
through the country with Warren and
brought him to the city hospital for sur
gical attention.
UNIVERSITY QUINT
DOWNS MONTGOMERY
Tuscaloosa, February 16.—(Special.)—
The University of Alabama basketball
team defeated the fast Montgomery Yr.
M C. A. team Friday night by a score of
27 to 20, and those who witnessed the
game saw some of the fastest playing ever
seen in this city.
A damage ease was up for trial In fed
eral court this week, the Republic Steel
and Iron company being sued by Hosmer
for maintaining a pond In the northern
section of the county. The jury was al
lowed to adjourn long enough to make a
trip to the place before rendering a ver
dict. This case has been going on for
several days and much Interest is man
ifested in the hard fought contest.
MURPHY AND CHANCE “BUDDIES”
ACCORDING TO JOHNNY EVERS
THIS IS “MISTER” BRESNAHAN
Roger Bresnahan, shown above in action, was in Birmingham yes
terday, when the Chicago Cubs, of which team he is a member, passed
through. “Rajah” states that there are several good kicks left in his shop.
DR. ELIOT DIO NOT
CRITICISE MR. TAFT
Misquoted in His Statement
Commenting on Postmas
ter Appointments
Boston, February 16.—Dr. Charles \v.
Eliot, president emeritus of Harvard uni
versity was quoted in these dispatches re
cently as criticising President Taft for
having placed fourth class postmasters ]
under civil service rules.
Dr. Eliot said today die had been mis- |
quoted and explained that while 'he has
said that the fourth class postmasters
were patronage appointees, he had not
singled out President Taft for censure.
He said: ••The reporters did not quote
me accurately. I did not criticize Presi
dent Taft. I did not mention his name,
i did say, as .quoted that ‘the fourth
class postmasters are patronage ap
pointees,’ but tjhis is not new to the pres
ent administration. They have been pa
tronage appointeees in earlier administra
tions. I made no personal criticism of
the President.”
Lar^e Field
From Tit-Bits.
‘‘I’d like to open a singing school,” saiil
the young lady with the squeaky voice, as
she stepped from the train at Brecon.
“Do you think there is a large field in
this community?”
“Yessum,” drawled the rude farmer on
the platform, "thar be a field forty acres
wide back o' the brick-kilns, an’ nothin
you could disturb but rabbits and
worms.”
CUBS’ LEADER EXPECTS TO WIN
THE PENNANT, BUT HAS COR
DIAL RESPECT FOR GIANTS
AND PIRATES.
The Chicago Cubs en route to Tampa,
passed through Birmingham yesterday
afternoon over the Illinois Central. The
party traveled in two private cars, and
numbered with players, wives, and base
ball writers ¥i people.
I. E. Sanborn o*f the Chicago Tribune,
Charles Dryden of the Chicago Examiner,
George C. Ride of the InterTOcean and
Oscar Reiehow of the Daily News, who
preceded the Cuba, joined them at the
station amid great rejoicing.
There were a number of local fans on
hand to witness the passage of the vis
itors . These people, many of witom ha l
pressed through, the gat^s. cheered und
the Cubs, with the usual facetiousness
of visitors, cheered back.
The train was in Birmingham for only
a few moments. Johnny Evers. Roger
Bresnahaig Artie Phelan. Ed Reulbacii
and others, dismounted and strode about
the enclosure.
Evers Talks Frankly
"We are going down to Tampa.” said
Evers, “to work hard. We are deter
mined that there shall be. no loafing, for
we all are anxious to win a pennant dur
ing the coining season. We will be on the
job In Florida morning, jioon and night.
We intend playing several Sunday en
gagements with Almeida's Cuban team.
"There is no internal dissension among
the Cubs and' there never has been.
There was no trouble between Murphy
and Chance of a serious nature, although
the newspapers would have had you be
lieve otherwise. The two men, ! judged,
simply reached a conclusion that they
could fare better apurt, and parted.
Chance has a splendid position carrying
with it. I am told, an annual stipend
of $20,000. .Mr. Murphy, 1 have been led
to believe, is also well pleased. The Cubs
are apparently satisfied as a team, and
we hope to win the pennant this season.
“I believe our closest competitors, will
be the Giants and the Pirates. Both
are mighty good teams. AfcGraw is a
fox, and he lias a world of tine talent.
Any team which possesses Ilans Wag
ner is a team, just as any team on
w'hich Ty Cobb plays is to be reckoned
with.”
Bresnahan Very Reticent
Col. Roger Bresnahan, concerning
whom much has been said and written,
proved to be a good listener. He de
clined to discuss his recent trouble with
the lady who owns the St. Louis Cardi
nals, which team Bresnahan managed
last season.
,<rl am going to give Chicago the best
in my little shop,” stated Rajah, “and I
believe that there are left several vigor
ous kicks. I feel as good as when I played
with the Giants. T was in form last sea
son as you remember.”
Evers, it is said, is worried about his
outfield, for which there are half a dozen
formidable applicants. He did not appear
interested, however, and was smiling
when the train pulled out from Birming
ham.
Camp Hill Wins
Camp Hill, February 16.-(Special.)—
The Camp Hill High school girls’ basket
ball team won 9 to 1 from the Dadeville
High school team in the game recently
played.
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