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I ROCHESTER SCRIBES
j LOUI) IN PRAISE OF
| RICKWOOD FIELD
Hustlers Give Barons Little Trouble
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BARONS WILL MEET ::
ROCHESTER AGAIN
THIS AFTERNOON j
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From the Angle of the Bug
tlr ASA HIM TKKEj JR.
me count m games one
each, the Barons and Hust
lers will tie up in the de
ciding game of their series this aft
ernoon. The Hustlers achieved a 1
to 0 victory over the Barons Thursday
in Anniston, while yesterday Moley's
hirelings came back strong and siaugh
; tered their International league oppo
nents by a very decisive score.
Following this game the Hustlers
will wend their way to Atlanta for a
stay of a week’s duration, after wrhich
they will jump to Roanoke, Va., for
an exhibition afTair. The Interna
tional league race does not commence
until April 21, and Johnny Ganzel has
booked a goodly number of practice
games for his corps during the mean
time.
This spring will likely be the last
one that the Rochester aggregation
will train at Anniston. Since arriving
there nearly three weeks ago much bad
weather has been encountered, and the
practice retarded to such an extent
that the whole team is disgruntled
over the turn of affairs and are urg
ing that the place be given up as a
training ground. The players are also
discontented because there are no
amusements there to help pass the
time away with and all want to steer
clear of it next spring.
The Hustlers have been using An
Is a “Stetson” Your
Hat? Shapes for
Young Men
—Their Eiders, Too
moiuii lur tt 11 aumig camp tor aouui
four years and this is the first time
that any complaint has been made
about conditions there. Anniston was
originally selected on account of its
ideal location and up to this spring It
has fuily measured up to all require
ments. In fact, the first two years the
Rochester team trained at Anniston it
won the Rochester pennant in succes
sion and this should help to show that
Anniston is fully suitable as a site
for a training camp.
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Ganzel made the first cut in his
squad yesterday, Habel, a young
catcher, being released to the Annis
ton club of the Georgia-Alabama
league. The club was so badly dis
abled by the Federal league raid that
Ganzel is holding on to all his players
in the hope of developing some of
them into class AA timber.
On that squad Is four ex-major
leaguers—McMillan. Keefe, Martin
and Schultz. McMillan formerly
played with Brooklyn In the Na
tional, Keefe with the Cincinnati
Reds, Martin with the New York
Yankees, and Schultz with the Boston
Braves.
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The Rochester newspaper men trav
eling with the team are all loud in
their praise of Riekwood field and also
the newspaj>cr club, in commenting
on the Baron baseball plant yesterday
they asserted that nowhere in the In
ternational circuit is there a park
that will compare with the local one.
The one in Toronto, they stated, has
a better grandstand than the Baron
home, but the playing field is much
inferior, while at Jersey City the play
ing field is superior to the local one,
but the stands are poorer.
It lias always been contended that
Riekwood field is one of the best
minor league plants In #he country,
and the fact, that in the 'International
there is no park that ranks on a par
with the local one, strengthens the
contention.
The Rochester war scribes were also
enthusiastic oxer the newspaper club.
"It is one of the best in the country."
said one of the scribes, "and its loca
tion is ideal. In fact l am • of the
opinion that no better place could have
been obtained for it. The view ob
tained from the roof Is splendid and
makes one fully appreciate the great
ness of the Magic City. Not in any
city in the east have I seen one tha«
excelled the newspaper club here."
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Marcan played in great form yester
day. making three hits and scoring
three runs in four times at the plate.
The little keystone guardian seems to
rounded Into good form and he lias
certainly started out this spring as if
lie meant business. In the field lie
also played perfectly, lie went after
everything that came his xvay mid
accepted a Texas leaguer off tiie ha*
of Priest in the second inning. Mar
can ran far back into right center
field and made a braxe one-handed
stab at the hall, but it was a little too
high and he was unable to handle tt.
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Wallace also hammered the hall in
splendid form yesterday. Every day
he is showing an improvement In form,
botli in the field and at the bat and
be gives promise of becoming a
versatile performer. Against the
Rochester htirlers yesterday he laced
out two hits in three times at bat,
one of them going for three bags.
We are large distributers of
Stetsons—because of this ad
vantage, we can show you more
Stetsons.
The Stetson "Dip’’ at $4 is a smart
soft hat, ccmes in blue or gray with
blue band.
Jefferson $2
Vulcan $3
American $3.50
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oxford, in
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Marion Mne Ueleated
Marion, April 3.—(Special.)—The eollog
baseball season opened here today witl
the Southern Presbyterian unlversit;
team in a double header. In the tirs
same the score was o to 0. In the seeom
Marion was defeated by a score of 2 ti
1. The games were featured by the pitch
Ins of Sargent for Ma.ton in a no-hi
game, together with the support of fas
fielding. The visitors won on costly errori
and good infield worl^ batteries: Freds
Farter and Hartman; Marion, Sargen
and Bradshaw. Umpires, Howie and Ca
rothors.
Rose Released
Chattanooga. April 3.—(Special.)—Out
fielder Hose was released today by Me
Cormick to the Waco club of the Texa:
league. This leaves the locals down It
tne limit with the exception of pitchers.
Crackers Sell A mason
Atlanta. April 3.—(Special.)—First Base
man Am a son was today sold by tin
Crackers to the Albany club of the Sail?
league, cutting the local squad to 21 men
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Birmingham, Ala.
BARONS GET BUSY WITH STICK
AND SLAUGHTER HUSTLER TEAM
Akers and Martin Easy for
Baron Sluggers and Big
Score Is Piled Up—Barons
Start Off With Rush
By ASA ROUNTREE. Jlt.
By wielding the bludgeon effective
ly at opportune moments, the Barons
yesterday afternoon wiped out the de
feat sustained previously at the handp
of the Rochester International league
team in a most encouraging manner,
burying their opponents under an av
alanche of scorching base hits and
numerous counters. The final score
was 12 to 1, with Carleton Molesworth's
hopefuls gripping the long end.
“Curley” Brown and “Hank” Greg
ory worked on the firing line for the
locals and throughout the nine ses
sions held the opposing batters well in
check. Several rallies were attempt
ed by Johnny Oansel's band of ball
tossprs in a vain attempt to close up
-the gap separating them and the Bar
ons. but each time they were fore
stalled by sharp fielding and steady
pitching. Brown gave up four measley
bingles and one run during his five
innings on the mound, while Gregory
succeeded in holding the Hustlers to
only two hits In four rounds or com
bat.
Barons Hit Hard
Ganzel's offering on the mound was
Akers and Martin, a former Yankee
hurler. Neither gave the Baron slug
gers any trouble at critical junctures
and victory was comparatively easy.
The Barons touched the delivery of
Akers for five safeties and foftr count
ers in four innings, and romped on
Martin, who essayed to the task of
trying to check the Barons during the
last five innings, for a total of eight
runs and six juicy drives, one or which
was a three-baggei and another duo
keystone clouts.
The fact that Martin was an ex-big
leaguer and well trained in the art of
issuing foolers to eager minor league
batsmen did not strike terror in the
hearts of the Barons and they w'ent after
him from the time he stepped on the
mound in the fifth inning until the very
end. In a whole-hearted manner.
With the sting of Thursday's defeat
in their minds. Moley's henchmen did
rot waste any time in getting to work,
but In the opening session jumped on
Mr. Akers t>et first and before the smoke
of battle ascended rt-anaged to shove
four runs across the p'lflte.
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Marcan’s Hitting A Feature
LIL MARI AN
The diminutive Baron second s acker. who led the Barons al the hat
in the game against Rochester yesterday, getting three hits and three
runs in four times up Marcan also fielded in good form.
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[LINE-UPS IN TODAY’S BATTLE
Marcan Leads Assault
Marcan. leading off for the locals,
slapped the pellet to *eft field for one
hag, starling the Baronial assault
Covington folowed with a clout into right
field, which eluded Priest and went for
three hags, ^arcan in the meantime
romping across with the Initial score of
the game. The new Baron first-sacker
a>o scored shortly after on a drive by
Kiisely.
A hot drive to left by TTerndon enabled
i ete Knisely to race hoiwe with the third
.un, the fourth being scored a little
later by Herndon on a hit into center
off Wallace's bat.
Content with this lead the Barons
played sedately along until the fifth, when
- Pitcher Martin was ushered out on the
1 firing line by tin* Rochester leader, and
then they decided to give the debuting
, lllnger a lesson and also make victory
J surer ami more decisive. Marcan, as in
the first round, led thw attack upon Mar
1 tin's delivery.
The diminutive keystone guardian suc
r-cfded in persuading the Rochester heav
. er out of a base on bails and then the
liil was off. On an Infield out Marcan
1 advanced to second and perched there
while Magee struck out. With two down
the outlook was far *~om roseate, but
the Barons were of a different mind.
Knisely w-as hit on the nip by Martin,
while Herndon landed safe on first when
little Tommy McMillan let his hot ground
■ er get away. With men occupying all
. the hassocks, Martin ascended into the
, air for a bird's-eye view of Birmingham
’ and walked Edwards, forcing in Mar
can.
Wallace Cause of Downfall
Then the hopes of the Hustler heaver
of pulling safely out of the hole was
blasted by a local receiver answering
to tlie cognomen of Wallace. The afore
said Baron took kindly to the delivery
of the opposing moundsman and after
fouling off a couple drove the ball in
far left for three hags, bringing in
Knisely, Herndon and Edwards.
When McMillan erred for the second
time that inning by letting Ellam’s
drive ooze out of his hands, Wallace
ambled across the plate for the fifth
and final run of the inning. McBride,
batting for Curley Brown, grounded out
lo McMillan for the third out.
Following this feast the Barons
rested for two more innings and then
in the eighth came to life again and
garnered three more counters for good
measure.
With two down, Frank Gregory land
ed on the ball for two bags, coming
home on a single into right by Mar
ian. A drive to left field by Covington
brought the second baseman home,
while another two-base clout by Ma
gee enabled the farmer Brow’n to ne
gotiate passage across the platter.
The Hustlers, or rather the "Idlers,”
garnered their lone tally in the fourth
when Breen, after reaching first on four
balls, scampered home on hits by Bar
row's and Smith.
Barons
Marcan. second base.
Covington, first base.
Magee, right field.
Herndon or McBride, center.
Edwards, third base.
Tragesaer. catcher.
Wallace, catcher.
Ellam, shortstop.
Hardgrove, pitcher.
Harben. pitcher.
Hustlers
McMillan, shortstop.
Breen, second base.
Barrows, center field.
I’riest, right field.
Schultz, third base.
Courtney or Ganzel, first base
Williams, catcher.
McMtirray. catcher.
Keefe, pitcher.
N'\wh, pitcher.
CAROLINA KLINGER
PITCHES NO-RUN,
NO-HIT CONTEST
No-Hit, No-Run Game
Columbia. S. April 3.—Milton Ad
aniB. pitching for the University u
South Carolina, today ullowed no hit
land no runs and struck out 12 men i
la baseball game here with Guilfor
college of North Carolina. Only thre
Guilford players reached first base
two on passes and one on an erroi
South Carolina won the game, J to t
Mississippians Defeated
Atlanta, April 3.—The Georgia Schoo
of Technology today defeated Missis
sip pi college in baseball here, ti to !
The locul team made four hits an<
four runs in the eighth inning afte
scoring two runs in the second. Mis
sissippi counted one run in the secon<
inning, one in the fifth and tw’o in tin
eighth. Score; H.H.E
Georgia Tech . 6 8
Mississippi . 4 ti
Batteries; Eubanks and Withering
ton; tungsten. Brooks and Bethea.
Tigers Open With Victory
Princeton, N\ J., April 3>—The Prince
ton baseball team opened the I9J4 sea
son here today with a ft to 2 victor}
over Dickinson college.
Virginia Held Helpless
Washington, April 3.—The Washing
ton Americans, with Jack Bentley. ;i
recruit, on the mound, held the Uni
versity of Vermont hitless and score
less in an eight-inning contest here
today and gathered for themselves 19
runs and 23 hits.
Cornell Winner
Charlottesville, Va., April 3.—Cornell
university today defeated the University
3f Virginia in baseball, 5 to 3 in a 10
nnlng game. Score; H.H.E.
Cornell . 5 8 3
Virginia . 3 6 4
Batteries: Traub and Schirck Flanna
;an and Green.
Tennessee Wins Opener
Knoxville, Tenn., April 3.—The Uni
versity of Tennessee baseball team opened
ho season today by defeating Vander
nlt university 6 to 4. Tennessee gar
lered 16 hits off Jones and l.attimer,
, anderbilt pitchers. Score: H.H.E.
'ennessee . 6 15 3
/anderbilt . 4 8 1
Batteries: Hutcheson and Keith; Jones,
^attimer and Brown.
When He Got “His”
i'rom the Cincinnati Enquirer.
“A man seldom gets what he is looking
or,” observed the old fogy.
“Unless he Is looking for the worst of
t,” corrected the grouch.
HESTER'S COTTON
REPORT ISSUED
l Statement Covers Monthly
\ Movement to Close
of March
New Orleans. April 3. — Secretary Hes
ter’s New Orleans cotton evchanRe state
ment, issued today, covers the monthly
movement to the close of March.
Compared with last year It shows an
Increase for the month in round figures of
W.ooo. a decrease compared with the year
before last of 363,000, and with 1911 an fn
1 crease of 297,000.
The total for March was 761,004, against
662.413 last year. 1,114,161 year before last
and 464,286 same time in 1911.
The amount of tlie crop brought into
sight for the* seven months, September to
March, inclusive, is 777,000 ahead of last
year, 933,000 behind the year before and
2,246.000 ahead of 1911,.
Increase Shown
The movement since September i shows
receipts lit all Cnited States ports 9,W8,
478, against 8,890,092 last year, 10,903,960
year before last mid 7,989,553 same time in
1911; overland across the Mississippi, Ohio
and Potornas rivers to northern mills and
Canada, 990,459, against 949,901 last y ear,
1,010,730 year before Inst anil 810,870 same
time in 1911; southern mill takings, exclu
sive of consumption at southern outports,
2,442,000, against 2,235,000 last year, 1,936,
|»I0 year before last and 1,721,000 same time
In 1911; and interior stocks In excess of
those held at the close of tile commer
cial year, 500,317, against 482,300 last year,
358,524 year before last und 383,370 Name
These make the total movement of the
cotton crop brought Into sight for the
seven months ending close of March, 13,
341,254, ugalnst 12,653,969 last year, 14,274,
204 year before last and 10,914,793 same time
in 1911.
Northern spinners took during March
192,188, against 172,976 lust year and 295,642
year before last, increasing their total for
the seven months to 2,142,317, against 2.
236,829 last year and 2,194.302 year before
last. This makes their average weekly
takings for the season 70.736, against 07,
432 last year and 72,463 year before last.
Foreign exports for the Heven months of
the season have been 7,646,667. showing an
increase over last yeor of 636,616 and a de
crease under the same period year before
last of 1,384,663.
Stocks at Seaboard
Stocks at the seaboard and the 28 leading
southern Interior cventers at the close
of March were 1,361.986. against 1,286,809 last
year and 1,877.364 year before last.
Including storks left over at ports and
Interior towns from the last crop and the
number of hales of the current crop
brought Into sight during the seven
months, the supply has been 13,667,671,
against 12,928,672 last year and 14,561,178
the year before.
I’p to tlie close of March last year
88.68 per cent of the cotton crop had been
marketed, and for the same seven months
In 1912 the percentage of the crop brought
Into sight has been 88.46 per rent, and for
the same time In 1911 the percentage mar
keted was 90.6 per cent.
In uddltlon to the monthly figures Sec
retary Hester Issued today a statement
of the weekly movement for tho seven
days ending April 3, Inclusive, showing
total brought into sight tlilg year 138,116,
against 122,852 for the seven days coding
April 3 last year, 213.687 year belure last
ami tn.a)ii same time In litil.
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Box Score
Birmingham— AB. R. H. PO. A. E.
Marcan. 2b. 4 3 3 2 3 0 1
Covington, lb. 5 2 2 7 0 0
Magee, If. 5 0 2 2 0 0
Knisely, rf. 4 2 1 4 0 0
Herndon, cf. 4 2 1 4 0 0 '
Edwards, 3b. 3 10 110;
Wallace, c. 3 1 2 4 1 Q ,
Dilger, c. 1 0 0 3 0 0
Ellani, ss. . 4 0 0 4 4 l 1
Brown, p. 2 0 0 0 1 0
Gregory, p. 1 1 1 0 1 0 r
•McBride . 1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals . 37 12 11 27 11 1 J
•Batted for Brown In fifth.
Rochester— AB. R. H. PO. A. E.
McMillan, ss. 4 0 0 2 6 2
Breen, 2b. 3 1 0 2 6 0 1
Barrows, cf. 4 0 2 2 0 0
Priest, rf. 4 0 1 1 0 0 1
Schultz, 3b. 4 0 0 0 1 0.
Smith, If. 4 0 2 0 0 u :
Courtney, lb. 4 0 0 13 1 0
Williams, c. 2 0 1 2 0 0
MeMurray, c. 2 0 0 2 0 0
Akerp, p. 1 0 0 0 1 0
Martin, p. . 1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals . 33 1 d 24 13 2
Score by innings:
Birmingham . 400 060 OS'*—12
Rochester . 000 100 000— 1
SUMMARY.
Two-base Hits—Magee, Gregory.
Three-base Hits—Covington, Wallace.
Double Plays—Schultz to Courtney to
McMillan. i
Base on Balls—Brown 1, Martin 2.
Hit by Pitched Balls— Murtin (Knisely).
Hits—Off Brown 4, Gregory 2, Akers 3.
Martin 6. ;
Struck Out—Brown 3, Gregory 1, Mar*'
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WANTED—THE MAN WHO
ATTACKED DR. ROLLER
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WHAT HAS BEEN SAID ABOUT
THE WRESTLER TO WARRANT
HIS AGITATION? HE SOBBED,
SAYS SPORTING SCRIBE
Dr. Roller the wrestler, repaired to
Ills resaing room following Thursday a
exhibition, where, according to a local
sport scribe prominentl> identified with
Birmingham's wrestling contingent,
his body “shook with real sobs. ' Ills
heart was gone, according to the scribe
i mentioned. Unjust venom hurled at Ills
good name had dampened his accus
tomed ardor. Ruthless attacks upon the
doctor’s character -attacks neither .jus
tified nor authorized had shaken his
faith in men. Therefore the doctor's
and therefore said scribe waxed elo
quent.
As « matter of fact, however, The
Age-Herald is anxious to know just
who has been attacking the doctor an
above mentioned This paper is the only
• >ne in th« city that Is not hand and
glove in with the wrestlers, but w«
venture to say that not one article has
appeared in this paper assaulting edi
torial^ the character of the doctor.
It is true some clippings containing
facts and statements which did not
coincide were printed, but they were
printed without comment. Surely this
is not the attack to which he refers.
What, then. Is the row about?
Who has attacked the doctor? #
Whence his innocent sobs and de
parted heart?
Why this linguistic eloquence?
“The thief doth fear, each hush to
he an officer." C. W. G.
BUT FEW MAJOR LEAGUE
TEAMS REMAIN IN SOUTH
Reds Down Colonels
leouisville, April 3.—Cincinnati, by tak
ing the third game from Louisville today,
fi to 1. made the count for the series two
to one In favor of the American associa
tion team. Loudermilk held the lied
hitless in five innings, hut the major
leaguers hammered out six runs in the
sixth and seventh innings off Wood bum
Score: li. H. E.
Cincinnati . i 11
Louisville .' I > l
Batteries: Benton, Ames and Clark.
Loudermilk. Woodbum and Severeld#
Lord Hits Heavy
Fort Worth, Tex.. April 3. Two triples
and a double by Harry l*ord gam tho
Chicago Americans an early lead against
Fort Worth today and the Sox won l
to 3. Score: K 11 E.
Chicago .*> a 4
Fort Worth .*.^. 3 s \
Batteries: Johnson and Helm Ik. Y»-asc\
and Jordan.
Cubs Win in Ninth
Indianapolis. April 3.—A base on balls,
an error and a single by Williams scored
Sweeney in the ninth Inning bore today
enabling tin* Chicago National league
club to defeat the Indianapolis American
association team 2 to 1 In the first ex
hibition game here this season. Score:
R. H. E.
Chicago . ..4.2 h «j
Indianapolis .1 X t
Batteries: Pierce and Archer; Schardi,
La t oy. Livingston and Vann.
Vols Ivone to Rod Sox
Nashville. April 3.—Th*» Boston Ameri
cans defeated the Nashville Southern
league club here today by a score of 7
to 4 in a well played game. Score:
R. H. E
Boston .7 H 1
Nashville .4 5 l
Batteries; Zelser, Coumhe and Carri
gan; Rogers. Snyder and Smith.
Ten-Inning Tie
Atlanta, April 3.—The Boston National
league club and the Atlanta Southern
league club played 10 Innings here today
without result, the game ending with the
score 3 to 3. Atlanta tied the score in
the eighth inning when two runs were
made after one had been made in sixth
inning. Boston scored one run in Ha
first ami two iti the second inning Scorn.
R. H. E.
Boston ...3 :i 3
Atlanta.3 N 0
Batteries: Tyler and Whaling; Perry
man and Reynolds.
Yankees Even Lip
Brooklyn. N. Y., April 3. The Nmw
York American leaguers evened up the
exhibition series with the Brooklyn Na
tionals today by winning the second
game, ti to I. Both Caldwell and Cole
pitched ball of midsummer brand, al
though a cold wind kept the spectators
shivering. Brooklyn s run was mad*' IT
(’aldwell through an error by H&rtzell.
Score: R. H. E.
New York .« S 2
Brooklyn .. ^..1 5 0
Batteries: Caldwell. Cole and Sweeney;
Brown. Pfsffer and Fischer.
Bradshaw Hit Hard
Dallas, Tex., \pril 3.—The Dallas Texas
leaguers, held hitless for five innings by
Graham of the Toronto Internationals,
> ' on his successors and won easily
h.-n today, 10 to 1 tnadshaw hit the
llrM man np, walked tl.e next four and
a . s replaced by Sullivan, who was hit
hard. R.H.E.
Toronto . I 4 S
Da Has . 10 7 t
Batteries Graham, Bradshaw. Sullivan,
i\»llc\ and Snell; Krlcson and Menefee.
Naps Trounce Columbus
Columbus, Ga.. April 3. The Cleveland
American league club today won from
i h** Columbus South Atlantic league
tenm. 3 to 1. Score: R.H.E.
Cleveland . 3 11 0
Columbus . 1 r, 2
Catteries: Benn and Santas; McCormick,
\\ illiainson and Kimball.
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