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PLAYS UNIQUE PARI
IN THE PRESENT WAR
Count Haeseler Inspires Men
by Contempt of Danger
TALES OF HIS DARING
Rode Through Village in Defiance of
, Snipers—Sat Under Walnut Tree
and Watched Enemy’s Shells
Come Closer and Closer
Berlin, December 21.—(Correspond
ence of the Associated Press.)—Old
Count Haeseler, the retired field mar
shal, is playing a unique role in this
war. Some 20 years ago military men.
both German and foreign, were accus
tomed to look to him as leader of Ger
many’s armies in the event of a war
*s lie had acquired a great reputation
*s a strategist. But (he war did not
come in time to give him his great
opportunity. He had fought through
three wars—against Denmark in 1861,
against Austria in 1866 and against
France in 1870, but he was then too
young to attain high rank and when
the present war broke out he was too
old to command an army. Though he
was approaching his seventy-ninth
year he went to the Kaiser, it is said,
and begged permission to accompany
the troops into France, pleading hu
morously that he had lost a rib there
In 1870 which he wanted to find.
| Haeseler got the Kaiser's consent and
for weeks he was following tile Ger
man armies, astonishing the soldiers
with his utter contempt of danger. His
former orderly, Arnold Reehberg, tells
in a German monthly some interesting
| ntories about his daily life with the
old field marshal. It lias repeatedly oc
curred, says Reehberg. that the count
has ridden In the firing line of the
Infantry while making an attack. The
men were advancing only by rushes
| and leaning low to the ground, but
i Haeseler would ride calmly forward
.with his attendant, the target of
french rifles, and at times he wus even
fired upon by machine guns and can
non without being hit. In this way a
superstitious tradition has found foot
hold among the soldiers as to the old
marshal being supernaturally bullet
proof.
uertM tne snipers
An Incident illustrating his cool dar
ing occurred in a certain battle when
he was approaching a. village in which
the natives were firing upon the Ger
mans from their barred houses. To the
left and the right the German linns
were advancing. Somebody warned
him not to ride through the village
I owing to the "sniping" going on there,
but lie rode through without getting a
scratch. Arrived at the farther side lie
i met a, patrol under a lieutenant com
ing back from a reconnaissance, and
remarked to him: "Comrade, I advise
you not to ride through this village:
the citizens are firing from their wln
i j^dows and you would be In danger."
On another occasion the old general
was watching from the edge of a wood
I a battle in which the Germans were
trying to dislodge the French from a
village which ivas strongly occupied.
After a time firing from the village
ceased, but it was still uncertain
whether the French had withdrawn, so
It was decided to send forward a pa
trol. When the patrol rode Into the
village the first man it met was Count
Haeseler, accompanied by his orderly
and a French prisoner. He had antici
pated tlie patrol on the guess that the
French hud left. Both he and the or
derly were unarmed, but when they
s saw a French soldier lingering in the
village Haeseler gallopeij up to him
I, and said in a threatening tone: "You
are my prisoner.” Whereupon the
; Frenchman threw down his rifle, made
a military salute and replied: "Yes,
general."
Watched Shells Fall Closer
In another battle he sat under a wal -
nut tree at the edge of a village and
watched the fighting with a group of
ca'icers around him. Suddenly a French
shell dropped about 200 yards r head
cf them and a few minutes latev an
other only 100 yards short. An olficer
was calling Haeseler’s attention to this
Cid. ,n a thir<1 shell fell only BO yards
, ay; “two more, gentlemen," re
c larked the old marshal, "and they will
Ini'* the walnut tree.” As the party
out -'ed away another shell exploded still
jt rer. and a moment later the tree
. squarely hit. It was soon aacer
, iod that the mayor of the village
\ P,r in telephone communication with
l ti ie Frehch battery and was directing
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“No Chance to be Honest,"
Sobs Young Will Spencer
Boy of 17, Just Released After Serving Year’s Sentence in Lu
cille Mines, Claims Police Are Hounding Him, When
He, With Two Others. Are Arrested Charged
With Breaking Jail in Chattanooga
Lee Jones and Ben Puckett, special
agents of the Frisco railroad, arrested
three beys, George Fowler and Will and
Robert Spencer, brothers, in the Central
of Georgia railroad yards at Thirtieth
street and Ninth avenue, north, about
11:30 o’clock last night and placed them in
the city jail on charges of burglary and
grand larceny. It is also alleged that the
trio escaped from jail in Chattanooga a
few' nights ago.
Fowler is unknown to the police, but
the Spencer brothers are known to the
detectives. In July, 1913, Will and Robert
Spencer, with Boyd McNutt, were allege!
to have held up and robbed a Northside
storekeeper and were placed in jail. After
a few weeks McNutt, alleged to be the
leader of the gang, was paroled by Judge
W. E. Fort, and the two Spwicer boys
■were sentenced to one year at the mines
in Lucille. The two Spencer boys ^rved
their terms and were released last
month.
At police headquarters Will Spencer, a
youth of about 17 years, denied ve
hemently that he had broken jail in Chat
tanooga or had been in Tennessee lately.
"That’s just the way It Is with the po
lice,’’ half sobbed the boy. "They watch
us all the time. We can’t get a job be
cause we’ve been in jail, and if we loaf
around we are arrested for vagrancy. If
there is a store broken into they conic
to us first, and tonight it was the same
cld gag. Mv kid brother, another boy
and myself were in the railroad yards,
and we are arrested for robbery in Chat
tanooga. Suppose we <110 rob someone,
who is to blame? They kept me in the
mines at Lucille one year with my kid
brother because my pap didn’t belong
to no societies and didn’t have no pull.
And now that we are out, them police
just runs us all over the town, so that
we ain’t got no chance to be honest if
we want to. So what the h— is the use?
We may as well go back to the mines.
I reckon w»e ain't much good.’’
According to Detective Frank C. Macke,
v* ho was active last night in effecting the
capture of the. three, who. when brought
to headquarters, appeared starved and
half frozen, the boys are supposed to
have burglarized a schoolhou.se at Chat
tanooga a few nights ago und^ffolen $;
in cash. The boys, it is understood, were
arrested, but managed to saw their way
out of jail and escape. In s) eaking of
the case. Detective Macke said:
“You can’t reform these Spencer boys.
Here they are just out after serving a
year’s sentence in the mines and already
in the hands of the police. It is too bad.
too bad.’’
its fire. The story does not tell what
was the fate of the mayor.
Despite his great age the count still
has a remarkable endurance. It Is said
that he has remained in the saddle as
much as 14 hours a day in some parts
of the present war. He is very ab
stemious in food and drink; he Jives
chief^ from milk and eggs, eating only
a little meat and he drinks no alcohol
whatever.
BRITAIN’S REPLY
WILL BE FRIENDLY
(Continued from Pnfe One)
or certify whether any part of the
cargo is or is not contraband of war.
Doubtless the same authority will bo
exte.nded by the treasury department to
the customs officials at all our ports
wherever desired. Complaints have been
made that in some instances the ship's
manifest does not contain all tile cargo
aboard and tills action of the treasury
department is no doubt in response to
these complaints.
Justification for detention of neutral
vessels clearing from American ports is
claimed by the British because contra
band lias been concealed in some cot
ton cargoes. It also Is alleged that mani
fests when produced have not disclosed
the whole of the cargoes. The British
claim that the size of the modern ocean
vessels prevents a thorough search on
the high seas necessitating the taking of
tile ships to a British port to be partially
or wholly unloaded. Dong delays some
times resulting was one of the points
on which the state department com
plained to the British government.
British authorities early in the war de
clared frequent and thorough searches
were made necessary by the action of the
American treasury department in sua
ba»nifest,rRh th8 PUb'iCatlon <* ‘heir
Washing ‘Vores ^blem
v«'Vfc tnBton’ January 4.—(Special i
Rritl’h1’0! °f early m°diflcaflon o( tlie
British classification of naval store.
contraband freight was held out today
Johhsonnr nV,lU,e by Solicitor Cone
Johnson of tlie department of state
8enatorCWh.yt *°0lt "P the CUesfion at
h te ? re<iuest and today re
porter the result of his efforts. At the
same time Senator White will keep in
close touch with the department anil
will urge it to obtain that measure of
relief for the south.
,'ve aro discussing with Eng
4and the broad questions of inspection
and seizure and contraband. ' fald
Johnson, “it is hard to negotiate on a
specific case such as naval stores. Wo
now arc awaiting a reply to our recent
rote and then we can act more spe •
ciflcally.
“As far as rosin and turpentine go.
however, no new information or con
ditions In connection with theso ar
ticles have come to light within many
years on which England would seem
justified in transferring them to the
contraband list. Tears and years ago
It was known that rosin would protect
explosives from moisture and that tur
pentine was a valuable Ingredient In
bombs, so that the transfer to the con
traband list cannot be based on any
recent developments of Information to
that effect. Therefore the change of
the policy prevailing up to a couple
of months ago might seem untenable."
In conclusion, however, Johnson said
that no relief was to be expected until
the present general Issue between the
United States and England was settled.
SOLOISTS FOR TUTWILER
Louis A. White Engaged to Sing Dur
ing Lunch and Dinner Hours
Louis A. White, a very widely known
tenor, has been engaged by the Tut
wiler hotel to sing during the Innek
6nd dinner hours. He was given an
audience yesterday by Professor Wei
gand and Manager Fred Shlrcman,
both of whom expressed themselves as
greatly pleased with his voice and
method. It was stated that Mr. White
sang under the direction of Oeorglo
Balacco and that in the summertime
he was the leading tenor of the Colum
bia university singers. Mr. White also
sang with the Metropolitan quartet.
In addition to thia work he was the
soloist at 8t. James’ cathedral In New
York as well as at the Church of the
Heavenly Rest.
Mr. White sang yesterday at noon
and last night at the Tutwiler and
he was very warmly received.
Mr. Shlreman announced last night i
that In addition to Mr. White a young
lady soloist was on her way to Bir
mingham from New York, she having ,
been engaged by the United Hotels .
company operating the Tutwiler.
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WOMAN ATTEMPTS \
TO COMMIT SUICIDE
Loin Beck Takes Bichloride of Mer
cury Tablets At Local Hotel.
But Will Recover
A woman registered at the Birmingham
hotel as Lola Beck attempted suicide
about 11:30 o'clock last night by taking
bichloride of mercury tablets after send
ing a note to the night clerk advising
him of the intended act. At the Hillman
hospital, where the young woman was
removed in Warner & Smiley’s ambu
Icnce. it was stated that she would re
cover.
Accounts of the affair are that Monroe
Meyers, the stage manager of the Jeffer
son theatre, was largely responsible for
saving the young woman s life. Mr. Mey
eis happened to be in the lobby of the
Birmingham hotel when the clerk an
nounced that someone had attempted sui
cide. Mr. Meyers went to the room of
the young woman, and w'hile hotel at
taches were summoning doctors and am
bulances the young man applied first aid
treatment.
At the hotel it was stilted that Miss
Beck was a member of .1 stranded
theatrical troupe.
N EGROES CAUGHT
WITH GOODS BY
LOCAL POLICE
After completely wrecking: the Empire
Drug company at 14.10 Third avenue about
1 o’clock this morning negroes attempted
to cart away the goods within to a nearby
alley, when Sergeant Eddie Lyons and
Detective Frank C. Macke appeared on
the soene. There was a short struggle,
and George Brady and Jim Jones, ne
grc.ea, found themselves handcuffed and
on their way to the city baatile to face a
charge of burglary and grand larceny.
According to Sergeant Lyons, the ne
groes pelted the doorway of the Empire
Drug company with bricks until every
window pano and showcase lied been
broker. The negroes were In the act of
moving the loot when the police arrived,
accoidlng to the account of the arresting
officers.
CULLEN ARRESTED
ON FORGERY CHARGE
H. A. Cullen, a young man or excel
lent address and appearance. In an
alleged fraudulent manner, attempted
to collect a bill of $60 on an adver
tising contract from Manager Shields
cf the Hardle-Tynes company at East
Birmingham yesterday morning, was
arrested and placed In the city Jail on
a charge of forgery by Officers Mul
lins and Kochelle.
Detective Harry Qoldstein investi
gated the case and telegraphed to In
spector Faurot of the New York de
tective department the * particulars of
the case. It Is said that Cullen Is rep
lesenting himself to be an authorized
collector for the Inter-Southern busi
ness directory and his appearance at
the offices of the Hardle-Tynes com
pany yesterday concerned an adver
tising contract duly made out and
stgned with a fac-slmilo signature of
Msnager Shields of the East Birming
ham company. Mr. Shields maintains
that his signature on the advertising
contracts are forgeries and the arrest
of Cullen is based on the assertions
cf the manager of the Hardlc -Tynes
company.
The offices of the Inter-Southern
business directory are In New York
city and a message Is expeoted within
a few hours from the New York de
tective department regarding Cullen’s
connections with the New York firm.
In the meanwhile Cullen te In the city
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Woman Reported Killod
A report .reached the sheriff's office
late last night that a negro woman
named Amelia Carter, had been stabbed
through the heart and killed by another
negro, alleged to be Frank Matthews,
st No. 8 Fossil camp, about 6:40 o’clock
[ast night. The negro Matthews made
food hie escape.
A Star for Everyone
from the New York World.
Every boy and girl who has eased Into
:he sky on a dear, moonless night and
narveled at the countless stare in the ln
Inlte Mack void has ever afterward had
tome sort of sympathy with the belief
hat the stare may be oonneoted with the
leetlny of humanity. ‘Later on, when the
Arse of adult life fill thp mind, the
routhful wonder is only recalled at odd
noments or vanishes altogether.
The latest dlebovery of astronomy writ
evlve that feeling of $we and mystery
n those not too engroaaed in the material
a be affected by It. That discovery le
hat the total number of the stare closely
ippruxlmates the total number of human
telngs existing at one time on this planet,
to other words, there la n star shining In
be sky for every person on earth. The
mlvsrse, once supposed to be Infinite, le
low believed to have bounds. That Is to
ny, while space may have no limit the
lumber of stare In space has actually
wen counted.
from Judge.
“He’s a patriotic poultry raiser."
"How’s thatr
“Has Rhode Island Rod* White
jjryuMotteo and Bln* Plymouth
isaihkiias
[hews of ehsley I
Tn trying to avoid running down a
little child that was playln# in the
middle of the road yesterday after
noon. M. R. Morrow of Flat Top ran
his automobile Into a telephone post
on the road near Sandusky resulting in
painful injuries to his wife, who was
riding beside him. The accident hap
pened about 1:30 o'clock yesterday aft
ernoon. Just after leaving Sandusky
and rounding a curve Mr. Morrow no
ticed a little child In the middle of the
road. Turning his car to the side, he
ran into a post and during the crash
the windshield was lioken and a piece
of glass struck Mrs. Morrow In the
face, inflicting a bad gash. Dr. J. M.
Bonds of Sandusky was called to the
scene and dressed Mrs. Morrow’s
wound, and she was carried to her
home in Flat Top. Their two children
were riding in the car but escapea
without injuries.
Yesterday morning about 7:31) o'clock
Frank Nelson, about 22 years old. ran
into a Tennessee company's commis
sary wagon on Nineteenth street, and
Railroad avenue while riding a motor
cycle. He was badly bruised about, the
face and body. According to the state
ments of eyetvitnesses the wagon was
coming into Nineteenth street and Nel
son was going down the avenue when
they collided. He was carried to the
Tennessee company's hospital and given
medical attention.
* .iTi uiriiiuvio oi me meet i'iiy lodgt
•No. 156. Woodmen of the World, held
the private installation of the newly
elected officers at the Knights of
Pythias hall on Avenue E last night.
The meeting was w’ell attended and
several addresses were made by prom
inent lodge workers. The officers were
installed by Charles Pfeiater, clerk o£
the Magic City camp No. .1 of Birming
ham. Refreshments were served and
the members had an enjoyable time.
The following officers were installed:
C. T. Canterberry, past commander:
George H. Younger, consul command
er; W. S. Blevins adviser; Z. T. Walker,
clerk; Ed Ilagler, banker; Charles
Thbmas. escort; Roy Brown, watch
man; H. W. Luther, sentry; R. \Y.
Vaughn and A. L. Snell, managers; Dr.
Gray and Dr. Carmichael, physicians.
Prof. D. M. Lewis has received a let
ter from John Francis, a former resident
of this city, who is now In France. Mr.
Francis was well known in this city,
having lived here a number of years. In
his letter he stated that the country was
all wrought up over the wrar, and to his
si rprlse he noticed several shipments of
Alabama pig iron beiiffe landed in Mar
seilles, France. He expects to return to
this country at an early date and come
to Ensley to visit his old friends.
A playground association will be or
ganised this afternoon at 3:90 o’clock by
the children of the*Fairview school. Im
mediately after the meeting of the Fair
view School Improvement association,
which will begin at 2:30 o’clock, the play
ground association will he formed. Work
towaids the establishment of a play
ground at the school was begun more
than a month ago under the directions of
the principal, Prof. E. E. Gordon, who
in a member of the board of governors of
the General Playground association of the
Birmingham district. A sufficient amount
for obtaining a playground has been sub
scribed, and at the meeting '.his after
noon an effort will be made to place the
movement on a permanent basis. All per
sons who are interested are cordially in
vited to attend.
There wdll be an.important meeting of
the Ensley High School Improvement as
sociation this afternoon at the high school
building at 2:30 o’clock. At this meeting
Prof. C. B. Glenn will deliver an address,
and several matters of importance will
be taken up. This is the first meeting
of the year, and work will be planned out
for the next 12 months. All members
are urged to be present.
There will be a meeting of the Woman i
Missionary society of the Shady 8id<
Methodist church tills afternoon at ;
o’clock at the home of Mrs. G. W. Ballan
at 2000 Twenty-third avenue. The meet
ing will be held under the direction ol
the newly elected officers.
TEACHERS’ CONFERENCE
Baptist Sunday School Teachers to
Meet Today
The programme today at the Baptist
Teachers’ conference, which meets al
the headquarters, 809-111 Farley build
ing, will be as follows: Teacher train
ing claes organized by the Rev. A. K.
Wright at 11:S0. At the same hour
Mrs. Ed 8. Moore will deliver an ad
dress to those interested in the junior
work of the Sunday school.
At 12:20 classes will be taught as
follows: First year beginners, Mrs. T.
M. Floyd; second year beginners, Mrs.
O. F. Shumate; first year primary, Mrs.
Gwylym Herbert: second year primary,
Mrs. N. A. Barrevt; third year primary,
Mrs. J. W. Wood; first year junior,
Mrs. B. O. Edwards; second year junior,
Mrs. W. I* Turner; third year ‘unior,
Mrs. Paul Johnson; fourth year junior,
Mrs. E. S. McGlathery: first, year inter
mediate, Dr. C. Ross Baker: second
year intermediate, H. I., Strickland:
third year Intermediate, Dr. W. M.
Blaokwelder; fourth year Intermediate.
Dr. Preston Blake, Uniform lesson,
‘‘Deborah and Earak Deliver Israel,"
Dr. A. J. Dickinson.
Teaching will commence promptly at
19:96 and cloze promptly at 12:56, thus
■Ivlng business men and women oppor
tunity to attend during the luncheon
period.
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! SHIP REPORTED LOST «
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t London, January 5.—(2:59 a. I
4 m.)—According to advices re- 4
4 calved here from Stockholm, the 4
4 Swedish steamer Carma has been *
4 lost In the North sea with her f
4 crew of 20 men. It Is presumed 4
4 that the Carma struck a mine. 4
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HANS LOBERT SOLD TO
NEW YORK GIANTS
Philadelphia Third Baseman Goes to New York in Considera
tion of Goodly Amount of Coin and A1 Demaree,
Milton Stock and Jack Adams. Three
Ex-Southern Leaguers
New York. January 4.—The New York
Nationals today obtained the services
of Hans Hobart, third baseman of the
Philadelphia Nationals as the result
of a trade consummated in Philadel
phia.
In exchange for Lobert the Phila
delphia club will receive a cash con
sideration and the following players
A1 Demaree, pitcher; Milton Stock,
third baseman, and .Tack Adams, a
young catcher bought, last fall from
New Orleans. This announcement was
made tonight by Manager McGraw of
the Giants.
The deal was virtually completed
here yesetrday at a conference between
McGraw and William F. Baker, pres
ident of the Philadelphia club, who
sent a telegram today to Manager Mc
Graw binding the bargain. It was
stated tonight that Ixjbert had accept
ed terms made by McGraw. It was un
derstood that the third baseman would
feign a three-year contract.
(treat Third Baseman
Dobert has been called one of thu
best third basemen in the game. Phil
adelphia got him in 1910 from Cin
cinnati. McGraw tonight expressed the
opinion that Lobcrt would put his team
back in the running for the pennant.
Ixjbert lias been on the fence between
organized baseball and the 'Federal
league. Tic recently visited the Fed
eral leagu«- officials in St. Louts and
later called on President Gilmore in
Chicago. However, l^obert said that
if he were traded to New York ami
received tin- same salary offered by the
Federals h.‘ would remain in organ
ized baseball. Mike Doolan, shortstop of
<he Baltimore Federals, who played be
tide Lobert for years on the Phila
delphia infeld, and I*»e Magee, man- \
nger of the Brooklyn Federals, visited
Lobert here today and tried to persuade!
him to accept the Federal league of- j
fer.
Demaree came to Now York from Mo- I
idle late in 1912. In 1912 he did son-i
sational work, but he had a poor sea
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son last year. Stock first cams 10 the
(.Hunts from Fond Du l.#ac. Wis., hi 1912.
but he was farmed out In both 191‘J
and 191.1. hast season he was called
upon to play third base after Hhafot
retired from baseball. Adams never
played with the Giants, but was pur
chased last fall from New Orleans. He
formerly played with the Cleveland
Americans.
Confirms Announcement
Philadelphia. January 4.—President
Faker of the Philadelphia Nationals
tonight confirmed the announcement
by Manager McGrntv of the deal by
which llans hoberl goes to tli© Giants
in exchange for three players and a
cnsli consideration.
Balter added that Manager Moran of
the "Philllea" had selected the players
from a list of 18 submitted by the New
York club.
Negotiations looking to the sale of
Charles S. Dooin probably will take
definite form tomorrow. Manager Her
! zog of Cincinnati is expected here to
1 confer with the Philadelphia officials
ami it was stated tonight, that the ob
ject of his viiet was to get l>oo!n for
the Cincinnati club.
One or more of the players received
from New York may figure in the Cin
cinnati deal, by which the Philadelphia
management expects to land a second
baseman. Report here tonight was that
lleinie Groh is the player the Phillies
are after.
Roth President Baker and Manager
Moran expressed themselves ns pleased
with the trade arranged with McGraw.
"1 believe the men the Giants are go
ing to turn over to us Will fit in the
rebuilding of the team to a nicety,"
said Moran. "Of course, l would have
liked to have kept L^obert, but wo
could not meet his salary demands."
Moran announced he had selected the
two players from the Boston club who
are to be given as part of the consid
eration for Sherwood Magee, hut would
not name them. It is believed that they
are George Tyler, the pitcher, and
George Whittod, who played in both
the infield and outfield last season.
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POPULARITY OF SPORTS
SHOWN BY ATTENDANCE
New York, January 4.—That 25,000,
000 spectators witnessed amateur am',
professional sports in tilts country dur
ing the past 12 months is sufficient
foundation for the oft-repeated state
ment that 1914 was a record year in
American athletic competitions. These
astonishing attendance figures, equal
to approximately one-quarter of the
total population of the United states,
arc not the result of haphazard guess
ing. The attendance at all forms of
sports contests was recently the sub
ject of discussion among a group of
writers and experts in this city and
after much comparison and conferences
the foregoing figures were fixed upon
as being comparatively accurate and
conservative.
In the main these 25,000,000 represent,
paid admissions but not entirely since
In certain sports the paid attendance
forms but a small percentage of the
total assemblage of spectators. In mmo
cases the figures are official or senil •
official while in others Uiey are the
lesult of careful tabulations gathered
from club secretaries, newspaper re
ports and estimates made by those
qualified to gauge tlie size and num
ber of large crowds.
Baseball loads, as is natural, and
while official counts are not available
a total of 9,000,000 was t/e general
oktimate as the attendance at all games
played under organized baseball con
trol representing as it does 43 leagues
and almost. 300 clubs. Football comes
next with 5.292,000. Parke Davis, mem
ber of the rules committee and experl 1
lootball statistician, is authority for,
this estimate together with the addi
tional information that 162,000 players
partlicpatlon in 34,000 games during the
season of 10 weeks.
It was the consensus of opinion that
approximately 1,000,000 persons wit
nessed racing, trotting and pacing
throughout the country last year. Ten
nis and golf proved hard problems
since few accurate records are kept.
The official figures showed that close
to 150,000 spectators paid admission for
the 12 days of Davis cup tennis play
and the eight days of championship
play at Newport. Another 150,000 was
fixed upon as the probable attendance
at all other sectional, state a!ld city
tennis title tournaments, tiolf galler
ies, being- without admission feature,
were not separately considered.
Automobile, motorcycle and bicycle
races were allotted 500,000 and track
and field sports a similar attendance.
These figures refer principally to paid
admissions and if they err they min
imize rather than exaggerate. The two
international polo matches between the
United State's and English teams drew
75.000 spectators to Meudowbrook Hu$t
spring. Probably 50,000 more followed
the play In other tournaments about
the countrty giving a total of 125,000.
The two big college regattas at Pough
keepsie and New London attracted
100.000 persons of whom 20,000 paid for
observation train or boat seats. Other
dual and triangular varsity races to
gether with the national and sectional
regattas of the National Association of
Amateur Oarsmen raised the total to
425.000.
Boxing- also found a. prominent, place
in the tabulations. Using the reports
cf the ISjjw York and Wisconsin state
ntliletlc commissions it was estimated
that fully 1,500.000 spectators attend
ed professional and amateur exhibi
tions and championship bouts during
1914. In New York state alone the gnu
receipts as reported to the commission
was in round figures $640,000 and the
attendance 400,000.
No attempt wras made to estimate the
attendance at golf nnd trap shooting
tournaments, where admission fees are
either nominal or entirely dispensed
with. Cricket, Hockey, T^orosm and
yachting were placed in the same cate
gory. No place was allotted to college,
schools or semi-professional baseball
but these sports or classifications of
sport were used to bring the* total up
to 25,000,000. It was agreed that 50
cents per person would be a most ren
sonable admission estimate but evr»n
this gave the startling total of $12,500,
000 in gate receipts in the past. 12
months. They form Impressive testi
monials to America's place In the world
of sport hut as one man remarked as
he viewed the tabulation and estimates
for the twentieth time: “f am inclined
to think that we could add another 20
per cent to the total and still be inside
the limit.0
His Own Bone Broken,
He Saves Soup Bone
From the New York World.
Milwaukee.—Harry Abbott was sent out
to gat a soup bone by his mother, who
Uvea at No. IK Tenth street and although
he was struck down by an Ice wagon
he kept hold of ths bona and his mother
was able to make soup despite the fact
that Abbott was lying on a cot In the
Emergency hospital with a fractured
lag.
Of course, Mr. Abbott did not take the
bone to his mother, for he could not get
up after the Milwaukee Lakes' Ico com
pany wagon had skidded In turning the
corner of Second and Wells street, knock
ing him down.
But he so Impressed Joe Johnston,
driver of the Emergency hospital wagon,
with his earnestness to get the bone to
his mother, that Johnston drove to the
house after taking Abbott to the hospital,
and delivered It to Mrs. Abbott.
Harry Abbott Is a married man and
la 33 years old. His mother says he Is
very fond of soup.
To Sara Old Hown Pump
From the New York World.
Massillon. O.—After more than 100
years’ continuous service the town pump
on the square In Navarre, a village live
miles south of hare, has been removed
to make way for an ornamental Iron
drinking fountain to be supplied by the
municipal water system. Patrons of tha
old wall have raised a storm of protest.
They declare the village water Is unBt
to drink, but that the old well gave a
supply cool and pure.
Rooheeter Square merchants are plan
ning to establish a rival fountain. The
fountain erase started in Navarre re
cently when fanners who went to mar
ket complained they were forced to pump
water for their horsaa and automobile
radiators.
Asking Too Much of the Bank
From the Manchester Guardian.
Ths officials of the English savings
bank department, a correspondent
writes, occasionally find themselves re
garded as a kind ef universal purvey
ors. A depositor oast his bankbook
with this modest request: "Then are
soma little things I should ilka to get
from London, and one Is soma natural
leaf tobaooo. I should ho glad if you
will send two ouncen and charge to
my account, it la only to bo obtained
la the. largest tobaooo stores.” Wo
failed to eemply with his wishes,
whereupon he wrote an Indignant lot
terete the controller #f our depart
a JY.
Frisk Hubby’s Pockets?
Burglary, Says Judge
From til* New York World.
Cleveland.—A wife has no right to rifle
her husband's pockets while ho la asleep
and practically commits burglary by so
doing. Judge Phillips ruled In refusing a
divorce to Mrs. Sophia Erlcasson, active
suffragist and welfare worker, and grant
ing one to her husband, August F. Erics
son.
The judge declared there was no doubt
that Mrs. Ericsson "wora the male ap
parel in her home."
"Mrs. Ericsson was a good woman and
had good motives, but alia forgot In her
seal to eld others that charity ought to
begin at home," said Judge Phillips. "She
put In too much time In the suffragist
cause, to the neglect of her home. It Is
on the ground of gross neglect that 1 .
grant her husband a divorce.".
Mrs. Ericsson testified that she ex
tracted WO from her husband's pockets
while he was asleep, but gave It back.
Found In the Ballot Box
From Judge.
"What do you men mean?" demanded
the woman watcher at the polls.
"What's Wrong?”
“I hsar you have been throwing out the
ballots of women.”
“We have not. We did throw out a
recipe for sponge cake, a package of pow
der papers and a oouple of lovo letters."
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BIG BASKETBALL
The Recreation Association
Games to Be Flayed In
Armory of City Hall
A big basketball tournament whl b*
hebl tonight at the armory of the city
hall under the auspices of the Playground
Kecrention association. Three games ar*
scheduled nnd as all the teams have been
training for the event tbe games prom
ise to he fust. A large crowd Is ex
pected fn attendance. The games are
es follows. From 7 to X o'clock, Fast
Park vs. Behrens Park; from 8 to J,
North Birmingham vs. Pratt. City, and
front 9 to 10, Knsle.v vs. Fountain Heights.
The results of lest night's games played
at tin- armory before a fair alsed crowd
mo: I-nko View 27. Avondale 11; West
Park 29. Fast Birmingham 7. Fast Fake
was awarded a forfeited game against
Aclpoo.
TERRITORIAL RIGHTS
FOR LEAGUE OFFERED
Richmond. Va„ January 4.—Terri
torial rights In Richmond for the Tti
lernntional league were offered today
by the directors of the Virginia last
» all longue for the sum of $10,000. The
proposal \\ as made to Richmond busi
mss men who wish the Baltimore fran
chise transferred hero, and who have
offered the Virginia directors $7600 for
the concession.
The proposed grant la not roade out
right. t he Virginia league reserving the
light to play games here when the In
ternational team is on the road and
provision also is made that the terri
tory revent to the Virginia league If
the International league withdrawn.
Virginia league directors said if tholr
« ffer was accepted they probably would
not place a team here, but they desire
to continue Richmond in the league
so that the (Mass »’ rating may bo pre
served.
The business men Interested expect
to meet Wednesday to act on the ot
ter. 1
AMERICAN RET) CROSS
HOSPITAL INSPECTED ■
Washington. January 4.—A foreign offlc* |||
dispatch to tho Austro-Hungarian cm- |H
ha say here today said: “Archduchess
Isabelle. wlfo of the comnmnder-ln-chief, Br
Archduke Frederick, baa inspected tha
American Red Cross hospital. The arch
duchess was received by American Am
j bassador IVnrtebl and expressed great fi|
| satisfaction with the perfect organisation B|
j of the hospital.” ||p
Bankruptcy Cages
Voluntary petition tn bankruptcy was R|
fib'i! yesterday In the Flitted States court
by tbo Southern Wine and Tmportli^L^B
company of Birmingham, Edgar
•I'--'I'll- president. The liabilities :<R
| m iHiilnieil a! $i«ii-.i;:?. ami assets. consla^^^R
lug of a. stock of lUpiura, wine and ber^RRI
a till furniture atnl fixtures of tho cslR
maled value of Jtooo. Erwin .r. TronstlnR^
•v ia in pointed receiver to toko charge n^^R|
the property. SMB
luvoluntaiy petition in bankruptcy wai^B|§
filed yesterday by three creditors ef
Newltin- Ha rues Furniture company ot^^B
Tiscahnsu. The petitioners allege thetRj§§
till.mpany committed an act of bapk-^BJI
nipt' V In making a creditor preferred. RH
Honr It Happened RH
From the Pbllndelphla Public Dodger.
"How did you get Into Jail?"
"Mistaken Identity: the policeman
had on eltlzen's clothes and T couldn't
get away tpilck enough” 'Jll
4 litmus Rkti'Pon'THU 4 Ijjj
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4 New Orleans, January 4—John 4 |||J
4 Dobbs today was reappointed V ^R
4 manager of the New Orleans 4 ^R|
4 Southern association baseball 4 ^R|
4 efuh by the club’s board of dl- 4 [1111
4 rectors. All ofTIcers of the rlub, 4 HR
4 headed liy A. J. Helncmanu as 4
4 tiresldent and secretary, were 4 ||B
4 re-elected. 4 l§|§|
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