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! ANNUAL SHOOT OF
! LOCAL GUN CLUB
! WILL START TODAY
Barons Lose Heart-Breaking Battle
G. A. L. SELECTS j
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Age-Herald Selected As
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Georgia-Alabama League
With every club strong financially
the outlook of the Georgia-Alabama league
for the coining season is exceptionally
promising, and a successful race is being
anticipated by those connected in an of
ficial capacity with the organization.
At a meeting of the league held recently
In Rome. May 4 was selected as the date
for opening the 1914 season. Seven clubs
were represented at this meeting, Opelika
being without a representative due to the
inability of President Smith to reach Rome
in time. All of the representatives gave
favorable reports as to conditions for the
coming campaign.
t'onsiderable business of importance was
transacted at the meeting, among which
was arrangements to take care of league
expenses, payment of salaries of the um
pires and also the payment of salaries to
such league officials as received them.
Provisions were also made for the de
frayment of the expenses of President
Boykins to the meeting of tlie national as
sociation, which will be held in Omaha
this year.
All of the directors manifested a deter
mination to see that the salary limit as
fixed should be steadfastly observed and
kept.
Resolutions were also introduced ami
unanimously adopted thanking The Age
Herald for the interest and friendliness
manifested to the league during its first
year of its existence.
The resolutions in full follow:
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ham, a daily newspaper of wide circula
tion throughout the country and especial
ly among the people within the territory
embraced within the Georgia-Alahama
league, has manifested its interest and
friendliness for our league by publishing
dally throughout the championship season
of 1913 the box scores of the clubs, a
kindness not shown us by any other news
paper; and in addition to this has always;
furnished the reading public with the
sporting news while fresh and without
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league, the club owners, managers of ;
teams and players all appreciate the con
sideration shown us by this valuable
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LOOKOUTS EASY
FOR VOLUNTEERS
Nashville, April 19.—Nashville hit
three Chattanooga pitchers hard today
and won the second game of the se
ries in easy fashion by a score of 13
to 3. More for Nashville was strong
in the pinches. The work of the local
infield featured, Nashville making four
double plays. King walked four times
out of live times at bat and scored
three runs. Score:
Chattanooga— AB. R. H. O. A. K
Johnson, If.3 1 2 2 1 0
Coyle, lb. 3 1 0 9 0 0
Jacobsen, cf. .. 3 ] 1 2 1 ft
McCormick, rf. .. 3 0 2 1 0 (*
Balenti. ss.-1 0 1 1 1 1
Flick, 2b. 4 ft ft 2 2 1
Graff, 3b. 1 ft ft 2 2 1
Street, c . i ft o 2 0 0
Graham, c. 2 ft 1 2 ft ft
Lorenzen, p.1 ft 0 0 1 0
JIarding, p.ft 0 0 0 ft ft
Turner, p.2 0 ft 1 2 ft
Totals . 3ft 3 7 24 10 3
Nashville— AB. R. H. O.. A. E.
King, cf.1 3 (* 2 ft ft
Williams, 2b. ... ft ft 3 3 7 1
Callahan, cf.5 ft 1 3 1 ft
Sloan, rf. 3 3 2 1 0 ft
Hemming way, 3b 3 2 0 1. 2 0
Schwartz, lb. ... 4 0 111 ft 0 J
Undsay, ss. 3 2 2 4 3 0
Smith, c. .. ft 1 1 1 3 0
More, p. 3 1 1 1 2 1
"Berger . 0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals . 32 13 11 27 18 2
•Ran for Williams.
Score by innings:
-Chattanooga . 102 00ft Oftft— 3
Nashville . 16ft 113 10*—13
Summary: Two base hits. Graff,
Smith. Three base bits. McCormick.
Sacrifice bits. Hemming way, Schwartz.
Undsay. Stolen bases, King. Lindsay.
Struck out. More J, Turner 2. Wild
Bitch, More 1. Tunings pitched, Lorenzen
3 1-3 with 4 hits, 1 run: Harding 2-3.
■with 6 hits and 6 runs. Bases on balls,
More 4. Lorenzen 4. Harding t, Turner
2. Double plays, Williams, Lindsay to
Kchwartz 2; Williams. Undsay, Wil
liams and Schwartz: Jacobsen to Flick.
Time. 2:21. Umpires, Kellum and Hud*
fi erham.
American Association
STAMPING
Played. Won. Lost. Pet.
Indianapolis . 6 5 1 .857
Milwaukee . 5 4 1 .800
Louisville . ft 4 1 .800
Kansas City . 7 3 1 .429
„ .Ft. Paul . 7 3 4 .429
k Columbus ... ft 2 3 .400
Minneapolis . ft 2 3 .400
Cleveland . 6 1 5 .167
At Louisville 4, Cleveland 2.
At Indianapolis 5, Columbus 4.
At Kansas City 12-9, St. Paul 5-12.
At Milwaukee—Minneapolis games post
poned: rain.
NOTICE
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JOHNSON S WILDNESS
GIVES CRACKERS GAME
Memphis. April 19.—Johnson, pitching
for Memphis, was wild, his support er
ratic and Atlanta won the second game
of I he series, 6 to l, today. Sensational
fielding by Jennings and Lynch helped
the Atlanta pitcher Efird. At hat Wel
chonce of Atlanta was best with three
singles of four trips to 1 lie plate. He
also scored one run. Score:
Atlanta— AH. It. H. O. A. E.
McConnell, 2b. . . 4 2 1 1 1 (' j
Jennings, ss. . . . 4 1 2 4 4 0
Welch once, cf. .. 4 1 3 2 0 0
Long, If. 4 1 2 3 0 0
Eibel, lb. 4 1 1 11 0 1
Flanagan, rf. ... 4 ft 1 1 0 ft
Lynch, 3b.4 ft ft 2 3 0
Dunn, c.. 3 0 ft 3 ft, 0
Efird, p. 4 0 0 0 0 0
Totals .35 6 10 27 8 1
Memphis— AH. R. H. O. A. K.
Duggan. If.3 1 0 3 1 1
Coyle, rf.3 ft 1 0 0 ft
Love, cf.4 0 ft 0 2 0
Stark. 3b. 3 0 0 1 2 1
Shanley, ss. 4 0 0 1 3 O'
Mullen, 2b. 4 0 1 0 2 0
Dunckel, lb.4 ft 2 17 ft 0
Schlei, c. 3 0 0 5 0 0
Johnson, p. 3 0 1 0 3 0
•Bemis . 1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals .32 1 5 27 13 2
•Hit for Johnson in ninth.
Score by innings:
Summary: Two base hits, Eibel. Dou
ble plays. Duggan to Dunckel, Jennings,
McConnell to Eibel. Passed ball, Schlei.
Wild pitch, Johnson, Bases on balls.
Efird 3. Struck out. Efird 2. Johnson 5.
I lit by pitched ball, McConnell, Dunn,
Stark. Time, 1:55. Umpires, Chestnut
and Frenningcr.
GULL HURLER HIT
HARD BY BILLIKENS
Mobile. April 10.—Montgomery hit the
ball hard and often today and recorded
| their second straight victory over Mobile,
score 4 to 2. Mobile held a lead of one
run until the seventh when Montgomery
bunched four hits for three runs. East
was effective in all but one inning. Score:
Mobile— AB. R. H. O. A. K.
Tepe, ss. 4 0 ft 3 1 ft
O’Dell, 3b. 4 0 1 3 3 1
Perry, 2b. 4 0 1 3 1 ft
1 jord, cf. 4 0 1 2 ft 1
Calhoun, lb. 3 0 1 8 0 0
Clark. If. 3 0 1 3 0 0
Miller, rf. 1 1 0 ft 0 0
Schmidt, c. 4 ft 2 4 1 ft
llogg, p. 3 1 1 1 5 0
Totals . 30 2 8 27 !»1 2
Montgomery— AH. R. H. O. A. E.
Hollander, ss. 4 1 2 1 6 1
Baker, 2b. 4 1 2 2 3 0
Daley, If. 4 0 1 4 ft 0
Elwert, 3b. 4 ft 1 1 2 0
Jantzen, cf. 4 - d 2 1 1 0
Snedecor. 1b. 4 1 1 16 0 ft
McDowell, rf. 3 ft 0 1 ft ft
Klelnow, c. 4 0 11 3ft
East, p. 3 1 2 ft 5 O
Totals ..*....34 4 12 27 30 1
Score by innings:
Mobile .[phone]—2
Montgomery .000 000 310—1
I Summary: Two-base bits, Hollander,
j Hogg, Schmidt. Sacrifice hits. Calhoun,
Miller, Hollander, Snedecor, McDowell.
I Stolen bases, Miller, Jantzen. Double
plays. Hogg to Tepe: East, Klienow to
Snedecor. Hit by pitched ball, by Hogg
(East), by East (Miller). Struck out,
Hogg 2. Bases on balls, Hogg 3, East 3.
Time, 1:36. Umpires. Flfield and O'Toole.
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BARONS AG
PELSAFTEi
Barons Gain Lead in Third,
But Pels Tie Things
Up in Fifth
HERNDON SPIKED IN
SEVENTH BY HIGGINS
Wallace and Ellam Score Baron Runs.
Double Steal Responsible for Loss.
Game a Pitchers* Duel Be
tween Robertson and
Walker
STANDING
Played. Won. l^ost. Pet.
New Orleans . 6 5 1 .833
Atlanta . 6 5 1 .833
Chattanooga . 6 4 2 .500
Mobile . 6 3 3 .500
Montgomery . 6 3 3 .500
Nashville. 6 2 4 .333
Birmingham . 6 1 5 .167
Memphis . 6 1 5 .167
Results Yesterday
New Orleans 3. Birmingham 2.
Montgomery 4, Mobile 2.
Nashville 13. Chattanooga 3.
Atlanta 6. Memphis 1.
Games Today
Birmingham at New Orleans.
Montgomery at Mobile.
Atlanta at Memphis.
Chattanooga at Nashville.
New Orleans, April 19.—Weakening in
the final part of the eleventh with the
score a tie. Pitcher Dick Robertson of
the Barons allowed two Pelicans to
reach first safely, laying the Barons
open to defeat which was accomplished
a few moments later. Sacrifices ad
vanced the two runners to third and
second and then a double steal was at
tempted. Barbare, who was on third, 1
succeeded in reaching home on the play l
with the winning run. i
Almost from the start the game was 1
a pitcher’s duel between Robertson of 1
the visitors and Walker of the Pelicans, i
who was reported several days ago as i
having jumped to the Federal®, with the t
Pel getting the upper hand toward the i
conclusion of hostilities. I
The Pelicans prized open the lid by «
scoring in the first round. The Barons 1
were unable either in the first or sec- 1
ond to even up matters but in the 1
third they were more successful and <
a duo of counters were pushed across, I
Ellam and Wallace scoring them. This
put the Barons In the lead and this
was successfully held until the fifth
when the Pelicans pushed over another
run, tieing the count.
Several determined efforts were made
to untie the knot in the following
rounds but none were successful. In
the tenth neither team scored but In
the final part of the eleventh, after
the Barons had been let down score
less the Pelicans rushed the coveted run
across and the game was theirs.
In the seventh inning Third Baseman
Herndon was accidentally spiked by
Catcher Higgins of the Pelicans when
lie slid into third. The injury was only
slight and Herndon continued in the
game.
Box Score
Birminglmm— AB. R. H. O. A. E.
Marcan, 2b. 6 0 2 4 2 0
Herndon, 3b. 3 0 1 1 3 0
Magee, if. 4 0 0 3 0 0
Knisely, rf. 5 0 0 1 0 0
McBride, cf.. 6 0 0 6 0 0
Covington, lb. 4 o 0 10 2 0
Ellam, ss... 3 1 1 4 2 1
Wallace, c. 4 112 3 0
Robertson, p. 3 0 0 2 4 0
Totals . 36 2 5 *32 16 1
•—Two out In eleventh when winning
run scored.
New Orleans— AB. R. H. O. A. E.
Bluhni, lb. 4 1 0 18 0 0
Starr, 2b. 3 1118 0
Sylvester, cf. 6 0 2 1 0 o
Burns, If. 4 0 0 1 0 0
Lindsay, 3b. 5 0 1 2 4 1
Northern, rf... 5 0 0 1 0 0
Barbare, ss. 5 1 2 0 2 0
Higgins, c. 3 0 1 8 2 1
Walker, p. 4 0 1 1 6 1
Totals . 38 3 8 33 22 3
Score by Innings:
Birmingham . 002 000 000 00—2
New Orleans . 100 010 000 01-3
SUMMARY.
Two-Base Hits—Herndon, Lindsay, Hig
gins. Barbare.
Sacrifice Hits—Robertson, Herndon, Ma
gee, Starr.
Stolen Bases—Starr. Walker, Bluhni,
Barbate, Higgins.
Double Play—Higgins to Star.
Struck Out—Walker 6. Robertson 2.
Bases on Balia—Walker 1, Robertson 6.
Passed Ball—Wallace 1.
Wild Pitch—Robertson.
Left on Bases—Birmingham 6, New Or
leans 8.
Time—2:26.
Umpires—Breitensteln and Kerin.
WYLAM SOCCER TEAM
WINS BIRMINGHAM
ARMS’ SILVER CUP
Before a largne and enthusiastic crowd
the Wylam second eleven team defeat
ed the Pratt City second eleven foot
ball team Saturday by a score of 4 to
0. winding the Birmingham Arms’ cup.
The Wylam boys outplayed their op
ponents in every department of the
game and kept the ball in the enemies’
territory nearly all the time. The Wy
lam team came through the series with
out a defeat and the players deserve
great credit for their fine work.
RULING AS TO DRESS
ON GRADUATION GIVEN
Selma. April 19.—(Special.)—Expensive
gowns for the sweet girl graduates and
drees suits for the boys will not be per
mitted at the graduating exercises of the
Selma High school to be held on the
night of June 2. A special ruling to
tills effort has Just been handed down
by the board of trustees of that Insti
tution limiting the boys to business suits
and the girls to dresses not oosting more
than $15.
The ruling was made to prevent class
distinction In graduating dresses. It has
been the custom for years past for the
boys to don evening dress suits but with
the expensive graduation dress the dress
cults will be discarded.
(Other Sports on Last Page)
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Chattanooga Professional, Who
Will Shoot In Local Tourney
P. B. PLUMMER
Of Chattanooga
P. B. Plummer of Chattanooga, Tenn.,
h one of the beat known and most pop
ilar professional shooters and trade rep
efentatlves in the south. He has won the
igh esteem of the shooting fraternity by
i*s congenial disposition and his willing
i€S8 to help around shooting tournaments
n his territory. He is an expert account*
nt and cashier, cashiering all the shoot
ng tournaments he atvends except those
n Birmingham. He was with the South
rn Express company before going into
ne ammunition business, where he was
he leading accountant and bookkeeper,
jut owing to the close confinement was
►bilged to take the position which took
ilm out of doors.
He shot as an amateur for many years
before going into the trade, and won many
AMERICAN LEAGUE
STANDING
Played. Won. Lost. Pet.
Chicago . 6 5 1 .838
Washington . 4 3 1 .750
New York . 3 2 1 .667
St. Louis . 5 3 2 .600
Detroit . 6 3 2 .000
Boston . 4 2 2 .500
Philadelphia . 3 0 3 .000;
Cleveland . 6 0 6 .*.00
Sox Winning Stivak Broken
Chicago. April 19.—St. I.#ouis broke
Chicago's winning streak today, win
ning 5 to 1. Wellman held the locals
to five scattered hits. The visitors took
\ four-run lead in the fourth through
three errors, a base on balls to Pratt.
Leary’s single and Crossin’s triple. Chi
cago started a belated rally in the ninth
hut good fielding by Austin made the
rally short lived. Score:
St. Ix)uis— AB. R. H. O. A. E.
Shotten, cf. 5 0 1 8 0 0
Austin. 3b. 5 1 3 4 0
Pratt, 2b.3 1 0 3 2 1
Williams, rf.2 1 1 3 0 0
Walker. If.4 1 1 2 0 0
Leary, lb. 4 0 3 5 0 0
Walsh, ss. 4 1 0 3 0 0
Crossin, ..4 0 2 5 0 0
Wellman, p. 4 0 0 0 2 0
Totals . 35 5 9 27 8 1
Chicago— AB. R. H. O. A. E.
Weaver, ss. 4 0 0 4 3 3
Lord, 3 b.4 0 1 0 1 0
Chase, lb. 4 0 0 4 1 0
Blum & Koch Bangkok Straws,
$5, $6.50, $7.50 & $10
matches In the good old days of trap- }
shooting. ,
He is, in the trap-shoot phrase, an “in- i
and-outer," shooting extremely well at >
times and rather poorly at others. j
Last year at the Bristol, Tenn., tourna- (
ment he dropped but seven targets dur
ing the entire shoot. He also won the
mid-winter handicap of the Birmingham
Gin club on February 22, 1913. On another
occasion in practice shooting at Birming
ham he dropped but three targets on Fri
day and none at all on Saturday’s prac- '
tice shoot.
Mr. Plummer is a member of the Bir
mingham Gun club, and does .much to
boost the game around Birmingham. He
is secretary-treasurer o* the Tennessee
State Trap-shooters association, a leader
and member of various fraternal and
charitable organizations, and a writer of '
considerable note.
Collins, rf. 4 0 1 3 0 0
Bobie, cf. 3 1 0 2 0 0
Schalk, c. 3 0 1 10 3 0
Blackburn, 2b. .. 3 0 0 1 o 1
Daly. If.4 0 1 3 o o
Cicotte, p.2 0 1 0 3 1
•Alcock . 1 0 0 0 o 0
Jasper, p.0 0 0 0 0 0
•♦Demmitt ..... 1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals . 33 1 5 27 11 6
•Batted for <?icotte in eighth.
••Batted for Jasp€*r in the ninth.
Sore by innings:
St. Louis . 000 401 000—5
Chicago . 000 000 001 — l
Summary: Two base hits, Collins.
Shotten. Three base hit, Crossin. Hits,
off Cicotte 8 in s innings. Jasper 1 in
1. Stolen bases. Pratt 2. Walker. Bases
on balls, Cicotte 3. Wellman 3. Struck
out, Wellman 5, Cicotte 3, Jasper 2.
Passed ball, Crossiu, Time. 2:24. Um
pires, Chill and Sheridan.
Naps Drop Another
Detroit, April 19.—Pulling the game from
the fire by rallies in the eighth and ninth
innings, the Detroit Tigers defeated Cleve
land 7 to 6 today. It was Cleveland’s
sixth consecutive defeat. The last five
games have been lost by a single run,
an American league record.
The game was loosely played, but Tur
ner’s sensational fielding robbed Detroit
of at least three tallies. Score:
Cleveland- AH. R. H. O. A. E.
Johnston, lb. 4 1 3 16 0 0
Turner, 3b. 4 110 7 0
Jackson, rf. 4 1 2 0 0 0
Irftjoie, 2b. 4 0 14 6 1
Graney, If. 4 0 0 0 0 0
Olson, ss. 4 11 4 6 1
Lelivelt, cf. 3 1 0 0 0 0
O’Neill, c. 4 0 0 2 1 1
Kahler, p. 3 1 0 0 2 0
Totals . 36 6 9 *26 22 3'
•Two out when winning run score.
Detroit— AB. ft. H. O. A. E.
Bush, s. 4 1 0 4 5 0
Kavanaugh, 2b. 5 3 1 1 2 0
Cobb, cf. 4 1 2 2 0 0
CraAvford. rf. 3 0 1 1 0 o
Veach. If. 4 1 2 0 0 0
Burns, lb. 4 0 1 12 0 0
Moriarty, 3b. 4 1 1 2 2 l
Stanage, c. 2 0 0 6 1 l
Boehler. p. 10 10 11
Dubuc, p. 3 0 0 0 6 0
Totals . 34 7 9 27 16 3
Score by innings:
Cleveland . 000 600 000-6
Detroit . 003 000 081—7
Summary: Two-base hits, Kavanaugh,
O'Neill, Cobb. Three-base hits, Olson,
Crawford. Veach. Hits, Boehler 6 in 3 2-3
Innings, Dubuc 3 in 61-3 innings. Stolen
bases, Moriarty 2, Cobb, Lelivelt. Double
plays, Olson to Lajoie to Johnston 2.
First base on balls, Kahler 7, Boehler 4.
Struck out. Kahler 1, Boehler 1, Dubuc 6.
Passed ball, O’Neill. Time, 2:01. Umpires,
O’T^ouglilin and Hildebrand.
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Eufaula. April 19.—(Special.)—Two Bar
bour county towns will hold elections
this month. One week from tomorrow
the city of Eufaula will nold an election
on the commission form of government,
which was called by Mayor Mercer upon
the petition of a large number of the
j voters of the city. It is probable that
a slate of three commissioners will be
chosen at the same time for recommen
dation to the governor for appointment
In the event that the elecion carries.
The town of Clayton will have its reg
ular biennial election tomorrow. B. F.
Kennedy and J. L. Martin are candi
dates for mayor. C. H. Feagia is the
only candidate for clerk, while three
aie running for marshal: E. B. Bryan.
II. T. Hulin and C. B. Williams. Th
fcllowing are candidates for aldermen:
William A. Bishop, Charles Gills, G. J.
Grantham. R. L. Petty, J. S. Snead, J.
1\ West. A. W. Warr, S. J. Wright an^
D. H. Blair.
If
rhese featherweight, straws will he
very popular this season.
Exclusive styles for men & young men,
from the shops of Blum & Koch, in the
finest woven qualities we have ever
sold at these prices.
Plenty of other straws, too—
.Jefferson $2
Vulcan $3
& American $3.50
3traw Hats in all styles, qualities bet
ter & assortment greater than ever.
T"»/LJf/r Johnston & Mur
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.•hoi 57 & $8.
\ solid window—No. 3. 19th St.—
shows some of the styles.
WEEK WITH AVERAGE
BETTER THAN .500
\tlanta. Chattanooga and
New Orleans Tied for
Third Place—Barons
Get Poor Start
Atlanta, April 19.—Four teams flrH
shed the first week of the Southern as
ociation season of 1914 with their per
entage of victories over the .600 mark.
Atlanta, Chattanooga and New Orleans
ach won four and lost one and tied
or first place with a percentage of .800.
Mobile finished in second place with
hree games won and two lost, its win
ilng percentage being .600.
Three of these teams finished the sea
on of 1913 in the first division. At
anta won the pennant, Mobile was sec
>nd and Chattanooga fourth. New Or
eans tied for first place at the end
>f the week, finished last. Birmingham,
vhlch finished last season in third
dace, got away poorly during the week
ust closed, winning but one out of
he first five games played, and tied
or fourth place wjlh Nashville add
Memphis with a winning count of .200.
Montgomery finished the week with a
400 per centage, winning two and los
ng three contests. 0
Atlanta won three out of four from
Nashville and one from Memphis. Chat
anooga won three out of four from
Memphis and one from Nashville, while
'few Orleans made the same record by
lefeating Montgomery three contests
>ut of four, and winning yesterday
rom Birmingham. Mobile won three
nit of four with Birmingham and lost
he final game of the week yesterday
o the Montgomery club.
Birmingham Wins Trophy
Unofficial reports indicate that Bir
ningham won the cup offered by Presi
lent Kavanaugh of the association, to
he city that showed the largest open
ng day paid attendance. The Alabama
:ity reported an attendance of 12.222.
rhe report for Atlanta was 9687. New
)rleans is said to have had between
!000 and 9000. Chattanooga turned out
nore than 7000, which is said to be
nore than passed through the turn
stiles for the opening day games in
Memphis. Montgomery and Mobile. The
ifficial announcement of the different
ittendances will be made by President
Cavanaugh.
Chattanoga protested the only game
t lost. Street, of the Chattanooga team,
brew his glove at the ball on a wild
hrow and then recovered the ball In
ime to hold Love of the Memphis club
it third base. Umpire Chestnut ordered
jOve home,, scoring a run. Chattanooga
lolds that the rules do not allow an
■xtra base unless the thrown glove ae
rially stops the ball.
The week’s play, which began today,
s exopeted to give a more definite out
ine of the strength of the different
dubs. Managers have been busy dur
ng the week just closed perfecting
:eam play and correcting individual
tendencies which have appeared.
FEDERAL LEAGUE
STANDING
Played. Won. Ix>st. Pet.
Buffalo . 2 2 0 1000
Brooklyn . 2 2 0 1000
St. Louis . 4 3 1 .750
Kansas City . 4 2 2 .500
Chicago . 5 2 3 . 400
Baltimore . 3 1 2 .333
Indianapolis . 4 l 3 .260
Pittsburg . 2 0 2 . 000
St. Louis Wins Third
St. Louis, April 19.—The St. Ix>uis Fed
erate won their third consecutive game
fi-om Indianapolis today, 9 to 2. The vis
itors captured only the first game of the
series, which closed today. The locate
hunched hits in the fourth inning and
made four runs. Score: R.H.E.
St. Louis .ore 410 20*—9 13 0
Indianapolis .000 020 000—2 6 *
Batteries: Keupper and Hartley; Falk
onburg and Rariden.
Fifteen-Inning Contest
Kansas City, April 19.—Chadbourne’s
single, Pott's sacrifice and Kinworthy's
drive over second base scored the win
ning run in tlie fifteenth inning and gave
Kansas City a 7 to 6 victory over the
Chicago Federate. After being a slug
ging match up to the nwnth. Packard and
Watson turned the game into a pitchers’
battle when they took the mound. Wil
son’s home run in the ninth sent the
game into extra innings. Score: R.H.E.
Chicago . 6 15 1
Kansas City . 7 12 7
Pattcries: Fisk, Lange. Watson and Wil
son; Harris, Packard and Easterly.
TEXAS LEAGUE
At Houston: Houston 3, 'Beaumont 4.
At Dallas: Dallas 6. Austin 6
At San Antonio: San Antonio 6, Gal
veston 7.
At Ft. Worth: Ft. Worth 0, Waco 14.
The
Doctor’s
Choice
AMATEUR ATHLETIC
SEASON BLOSSOMS
DURIHGTHE WEEK
Several Important Races
Scheduled—Big Pennsy
Relay Carnival Will
Close Week
New York, April 19.—The present week. *»
will usher In the 1914 season of amateur
athletics with events of unusual Import
ance. Today will witness the running of ,
the famous annual Boston A. A. mara
thon race and on Saturday the week will
close with the yearly relay carnival of
the University of Pennsylvania at Phil
adelphia, which assumes an international
aspect due to the presence of the Ox
ford university 4-mlle relay team repre
senting England in the premier event of
the day's programme. These games al
ways attract a large gathering of athletic
enthusiasts to Franklin Field, but the pres
ence and personnel of the Oxford team *
Is such that the meet Is of extraordinary
Interest this season.
In this race .which is for the four
mile college relay championship of Amer
ica, 10 colleges and universities have en
tered teams to run against Oxford, mak
ing a Held of 11 teams or 44 runners, each
of whom will run one mile. Both east
and west Is represented, since the list
includes Harvard, Cornell, Chicago, Penn
sylvania, Prinoeton, Colgate, Dartmouth, t
Pennsylvania State, Ohio State and Bos
ton college. Large as this Held is. how
ever, Oxftord Is the logical favorite, since
by means of the Rhodes scholarship sys
tem and unusual circumstances the Eng
lish university has a team of remark
able mile runners garnered from several
parts of the world.
The Oxford team, which consists of Ar
nold N. S. Jackson, winner of the 150u-»
metre race at the Olpmplc games at
Stockholm in 1912; Norman S. Taber,
Rhodes scholar from Brown university,
Providence, U. S. A.* G. M. Sproule,
Rhodes scholar from Australia; D. N.
Gaussen and O. S. Robinson, both young
English athletes of note. Is a combina
tion of unusual merits. Every runner on
the team including Robinson, who Is sub
stitute, has a record better than 4 min
utes 30 seconds for the mile. The latest
test of the form and aDility of these run
ners was in the dual games between Ox
ford and Cambridge at the Queen's club
in London on March 27. This meet was J
held on track and field heavy with the
rain of a storm which continued for
several days previous to and during the
games. Notwithstanding this handicap
the Oxford runners showed remarkable
form In the long rune.
Jackson Won the mile run in hollow
fashion In 4 minutes 23 13 seconds with
out being pushed at any point In the
race. Robinson set the pace during the
early laps but dropped out on the hack
stretch after he saw that Jackson was i
a sure winner. .Sprouts won the three
mile race, with Gaussen second, live yards
In the rear. In 14 minutes 34 4-5 seconds,
a new record for these games. Tlte first
mile was run in 4 minutes 41 seconds,
with Jackson and Gaussen trailing the
Held. The only disappointment was Ta
ber's failure to win the one-half mile ’
race. The American was selected for this
event because Jackson and Sprouls were
considered sure wlnnevs In the one and A
three-mile races, respectively. Taber was
difeatcd by 12 yards by Atkinson of Cam
bridge In 1 minute 55 2-3 seconds. Taber
and the winner had a neck and neck race
for almost the entire distance and tlie
result was In doubt until the American
cracked near the finish while Atkinson
had just enough reserve to stagger across
the line.
Since their arrival In this country the
Oxford representatives have been train
ing at Brown university, and will leave
tomorrow for Philadelphia for a final ta
pering off in condition. Their w-ork at
the Providence university track has been A
both fast and consistenr and while the
American college entrants have all bepn
training hard for the race there does
n d appear at this time any practice rec
ords to warrant the belief that the Ox
foid four will be defeated. Should any
of the teams entered arise to the occa
sion as American athletes have a habit
of doing, it will he one of the most not
able victories of the 1914 season of sport.
MAJOR LEAGUERS
WIN AND LOSE ,
Rocky Point, R. I., April 19.—Boardman,
a young recruit from Waterbur.v, Conn.,
pitched the Philadelphia Americans to a ^
victory over the Providence team of the
International league today. The score
was 5 to 2, Score: R.H.E.
Philadelphia. 5 30 2
Providence . 2 6 3 P _
Batteries: Boardman and Thomas: Bent
ley. Oldham and J. Onslow, Kooher.
Baltimore. April 19.—The Baltimore In
ternationals today defeated the Boston
Nationals, 3 to 2. One of Boston’s runs
vas a homer by Mant. Score: R.H.E.
Baltimore . 3 6 1
Poston . 2 9 2
Batteries: Ruth. Caprol and Egan; *
Beck, James and Whalen.