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I t NEW YORK YANKEES
: WIN SIXTH STRAIGHT
' I BATTLE YESTERDAY
BLACK’S PITCHING
DEFEATS CRACKERS
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(VETERAN IS
BATTING HARD
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Browning and Thompson
Batted Hard by Youth
ful Barons
M’BRIDE AND CLARK
HITTING HEROES
Black Held the Crackers Safe at AH
Times—Hardgrove WiU Pitch for
Barons This Afternoon, and
Manning for Atlanta
SOUTHERN LEAGUE STANDING
Played. Won. Lost. Pet.
Nashville . 20 16 4 .SO.)
New Orleans. 20 13 7 .650
Birmingham . 20 11 9 .550
Men.phis . 21 10 11 .476
Chattanooga . 19 9 10 .474
Atlanta . 20 9 11 .450
Mobile . [phone]
Little Hock . 20 5 15 .250
Results Yesterday
Birmingham 7, Atlanta 2.
Memphis 4, Little Rock 3.
New Orleans 6, Mobile 0.
Nashville 6, Chattanooga 5 (called,
darkness).
Games Today
Birmingham at Atlanta.
New Orleans at Mobile
Memphis at Little Hock.
Nashville at Chattanooga.
By DICK JEM1SON
Atlanta, May a—(Special.)—The
champion Rarona made monkeya out
of the Crackera thla afternoon and
won the opening game of a four-game
aerlea by the count of 7 to 2.
The Barona lit onto Browning In
the llrat Inning and hammered him for
three runs. They continued their scor
ing In the second and third innings,
mixing some timely hits with errors
of omission and commission on the
part of tlie Crackers.
Thompson relieved Drowning in the
second Inning and twirled nice hall.
After the third Inalng It was a reg
ular game of baseball, but the lead
that the Barons had amassed In tlie
three opening frames was too big for
the Crackers to overcome.
Southpaw Black twdrled a very useful
game and he got splendid support, espe
cially by the pair around the keystone
sack. Ellam and Clark each started a fast
double play when the Crackers became
dangerous. The one sparkling play of the
afterr^on was a one-handed running shoe
string catch of a foul from Black's bat bv
Rumler, between the foul line and the
grandstand.
CLARK’S HITTING
FEATURES GAME
Magee started the game by going out,
but Hemingway worked Browning for a
free ticket. Clark slammed a double to
right and Hemingway counted. Clark ad
vanced to third on Sloan's infield out and
tallied when McBride poled a double to
center. McBride cantered home on Car
roll's single to left.
Hale opened the Barons’ second with a
single. Black sacrificed and when Eibel
tagged him and dropped the ball, both
men were safe. Magee fanned. Both men
advanced on a passed ball. Hemingway
hit to Eibel, who threw wild to the plate
and both runners scored. Sloan opened
the Barons’ third with a double against
the right field signs. McBride sacrificed
and when Thompson hit him bn the head
with the ball Sloan counted. Carroll
dropped a Texas leaguer between Rumler
and Williams and McBride tallied. Bis
land's triple to right and Carroll’s bad
throw to the plate tallied the Crackers'
first run in the fourth. Clark’s error of
Smith's tap, Rumler’s grounder, which
forced Smith, Clark's error on Moran's
tap and Biscland's single tallied the other
Cracker run in the eighth.
Hardgrove will be pitted against Man
ning Tuesday.
The Official Score
Birmingham— AB. R. H. O. A. E.
Magee, cl . 5 0 0 2 0 0
Hemingway, 3b. 4 112 11
Clark, 2b. 4 1 2 5 6 2
Sloan, rf.4 1 1 3 0 •'
McBride, If.3 t 1 1 G 0
Carroll, lb. 4 0 2 8 0 2
Ellam, 88. 3 0 0 3 C 2
Hale, c . 4 1 2 3 » 0
Black, p.3 1 0 0 ? 0
Totals . 34 7 » 27 14 5
Atlanta— AB. R. Hi O. A. E.
Lee, If. G 0 1 4 1 0
Williams, 2b. ... 4 0 0 2 1 0
Smith, c.3 0 0 4 1 0
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San Francisco aqd San Diego
For $63.50 Round Trip From Birmingham
The Ideal Trip la Via
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CLYDE M’BRIDE
Mac this season is hitting in a
timely fashion. He is also fielding
in the left garden in great style.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
STANDING
Played. Won. Lost. Pet
New York . 14 10 4 .714
Detroit . 19 13 6 .684
Chicago . 19 3 2 8 .600
Washington . 14 8 6 .571
Boston . 1 ■ 5 0 .435
Cleveland . 18 8 10 .444
fct. Louis . 18 5 13 .27 i
Philadelphia . 15 4 11 .267
Fisher Wins Again
New York, May 'The New York club
retained its lead in the American league
today by winning its sixth straight vic
tory, defeating the Philadelphia teaio. 8
to 4. The pitching of Bush and Bress
ler was very wild, as they passed 14
men. Peckinpaugh's fielding featured.
Score: Tt. H. E.
Philadelphia .001 002 10O-4 13 4
New York .103 310 00*_8 6 1
Batteries: Bush. Bressler and Schang,
Lapp; Fisher and Sweeney.
It’s Delicious—Believe Me
At Founts In Bottles
“Maid” In Birmingham
BASEBALL
> MATINEE
TODAY AT 3|15
*■ BIRMINGHAM
ATLANTA
. Greenwood’s Cave
^ Foarth Ave. and Twentieth Street
ADMISSION 15c
Barons Win With Black Pitching
CUPS OF LADIES’ GOLF TOURNAMENT ]
TROPHIES IN RROMBERG’S WINDOW
About 20 cups and medals will be awarded in the ladies’ southern golf championship tournament that will be played at Country club May 24 to
29, inclusive. Noted feminine ({olfists from all over the somh are entered in the tournament.
DIAMOND SPARKS
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Ladies’ Southern Golf
Championship Here
May 24 to 29 Inclusive
Preparations Are Being Made for Important Meet—Miss Bland
Toinlinson, Miss Belle Roberts and Mrs. Henry Howze
Will Be Contenders—Over 100 Entries From
All Over the South
Interest at the Country club Is already
running high regarding the Ladies’ South
ern Golf championship tournament, which
comes to Birmingham this year on May
24 to 29. inclusive. Over 100 entries from
every city in the south will participate in
the championship.
From Richmond to New Orleans appli
cations to the tournament are arriving
daily at the Country club and indications
are that one of the most successful golf
meets ever held in the south will be staged
on the local links in a few weeks.
1 sfiat yertr the Indies’ championship was
played at Knoxville. Tenn., and Mrs.
Jones of Memphis carried off the honors.
Miss Bland Tomlinson, Miss Bello Roberts
and Mrs. Henry Howie, local golflsts.
were in the finals and will be contenders
this-year, when Mrs. Jones comes to Bir
mingham to defraud her title. Mrs. It. H.
Thnch and Mrs. E. M. Kilby are also
grooming themselves for a try at the
championship and unless the local contin
gent fall off badly in their play the
southern golf championship will he
awarded to one of Birmingham’s repre
sentatives at the meet.
At the present time the ladies at the
Country club are displaying a much im
proved style of golf and should make an
excellent showing against the crack play
ers from the visiting southern cities in the
championships.
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KARL BLACK went to the mound
yesterday at Atlanta and for
the first time this season re
turned a winner. The heavy stick
•work of Dannie Clark and the all
around fielding of the young key
stoner war. one of the principal fac
tors in Black’s first victory.
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Dannie Clark is looming up as one
of the most dangerous hitters in the
Baronial line-up.
• • •
Browning assayed to down the Bar
ons yesterday and was maltreated.
Browning got bumped badly the last
time he faced the Barons at Rick
wood and the locals seem to have his
number.
* * *
For the personal information of Mr.
Vance we print the fact that Mat
tison was released by the Philadel
phia Nationals to the Binghampton
club of the New’ York State league
prior to the opening of the season.
That's all right, Vance, old kid, you
owe us nothing—we furnish the infor
mation gratis.
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Incidentally Vancie, Elmer Jacobs,
the hurler who downed the Barons at
Orlando, was also released by the
Phillies to the Binghampton club at
the time Pitcher Mattison was
handed his walking papers.
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A sweet young thing emitted the
following thoughtlet' on things mun
dane yesterday:
“The world do move—thinlw of the
progress of the wienie and the jit
neys.”
* * *
The ladies* southern golf champion-'
ship will he staged on the Country
club links May 24 to 29, inclusive.
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At the present time Mrs. Jones of
Memphis is the southern champion,
but local ladies anticipate retaining
the championship cup in Birmingham
this year.
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We know as much about golf as
about baseball and that, don't you
know’, speaks highly rtf our knowledge
of croquet. Eh, w’hat?
Which reminds us that Poolie
Smith has relinquished his job as
sport scribe of the Ledger. A fan
wrote Poolie requesting information
about a certain baseball play and
Smith replied:
‘‘Dear Sir: There is much to he
said on both sides of the question.
The last baseball game that L saw
was at the University of Alabama,
about four years ago, with the Bar
ons. I left In the ninth innings when
the University team filled the bases
with none out and the score a tie. I
hope some day to ascertain who
won. I trust this letter answers your
request. 1 am, truly yours.
-PAOLI SMITH. *
• • •
l/oudenslager evidently wants to
be retained on the pay roll. His
pitching yesterday showed that he
still bad a few good games left in
him.
• • •
The New York Yankees are
maintaining a terrific pace in the
American league. Manager Donovan
has instilled the right spirit in the
players.
• • •
Pat Moran, manager of the Phil
lies. is another baseball leader who
believes in kidding along the play
ers and not in cursing them. Moran
and Donovan are leading in their
respective leagues, while .lawn Mc
Graw, the rough neck artist of the
National league, is trailing in the
cellar.
* • •
Encouraging the Barons when
they lose Instead of cussing them
out would not hurt the Baronial
chances of winning another pen
nant.
• • •
The Barons broke even in Mobile
and should do better In Atlanta.
Keep above that .500 mark, boys,
and the fans are with you.
• • •
Commodore Orcutt is pleasing a
large number of local fans by his
characteristic manner of calling off
the plays at the matinee In Green
wood’s Cave. That Interest in the
Barons is running high is shown by
the crowds that attend the seances
of Commodore Orcutt.
• • •
The poor Athletics went down an
other rung In the ladder of fame
yesterday. Selah. R. F. L.
Condemn Liquor Edict
London, May 3.—(7:31 p. m.)—The
Allied Brewery Trades’ association,
composed of trades which suppy ma
terials and supplies to brewers, adopted
resolutions today bitterly condemning
the plan of David Lloyd-George for re
strictly the liquor trade. The resolu
tions say Mr. Lloyd-George’s plan is
designed to satisfy only the extreme
prohibition faction, and “has none but
political objects, against which we will
protest with every means in our pow
er."
Favors Conscription
Liverpool, May 3.—Lord Derby, whose
opinion carries a degree of weight in
England, gave an indication, addressing
a recruiting meeting here today, that
he favored conscription. “I want to see
the services of every man in this coun
try under f>f> years at the disposal of
tlie state, to be used as the state may
think best,’’ he said. “I believe that if
the men were told they had to g*-> nine
tenths of them would go smiling."
(Other Sports on Page 9)
Rumler, rf.3 1 0 3 1 0
Moi an, cf. 4 0 1 3 0 0
Bisland, ss. 4 1 2 0 0 0
Kibel, lb. 2 0 0 8 1 2
Potts, 3b. 4 0 1 2 4 0
Browning, p. .. 0 0 0 1 0 0
Thompson, p. .. 2 0 1 0 i 1
♦Niderkorn . 1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals . 32 2 6 27 10 3
•Hit for Thompson in ninth.
Score bj' innings:
Birmingham . 528*000 000—7
Atlanta . 000 100 010—2
SUMMARY.
Two-Base Hits—Clark 2, McBride,
Sloan.
Three-Base Hit—Bisland.
Double Plays—Clark to Ellam to
Carroll: Rumler to Elbel; Ellam to
Clark to Carroll.
Innings Pitched—Browning 1 with 4
hits. 3 runs.
Struck Out—Thompson 4. Black 2.
Bases on Balls—Browning 1, Thomp
son 2, Black 3.
Sacrifgico Hits—Black, McBride.
Stolen Base—Ellam.
Passed Ball—Smith.
Hit by Pitcher—Black (Eibel).
Time—1:52.
Umpires—O’Toole and Williams.
FEDERAL LEAGUE
Baltimore Wins
Baltimore, May 3.—Baltimore broke
It* losing streak today by taking the
last game of the series from Kansas
City 7 to 5. Shaw's hit over the fenre
In the ninth sent In two runs ahead.
KansaB City had 15 men In action.
Score: R.H.E.
Baltimore . 102 004 00*—7 10 *0
Kansas City _ 000 200 003—5 9 1
Batteries: Smith and Owens: Black
burn. Henning, Harris and Brown.
Bedient Is Slipping
Buffalo. N. Y., May 3 —Chicago made
it four straight from Buffalo by win
ning today's game 7 to 3. Fritz fut
nlshed the day's feature in fielding and
at bat, both of his hits being homers.
Bedient was given another trial by
Manager Schafly today but he went to
pieces in the sixth. Score: R.H.F.
Chicago . 110 005 000—7 11 2
Buffalo . 000 300 000—3 8 2
Batteries: Johnson and Fischer; Be
dient, Marshall, Ehmke and Allen.
Brookfeds Win and Lose
Brooklyn. May 3.—Pittsburg and
Brooklyn broke even in a double head
er here today, the visitors taking the
first game 3 to 1 and the home team
the second 8 to 7. Scores:
First Game— R.H.E.
Pittsburg . 020 100 000—2 8 0
Brooklyn . 010 000 000—1 8 0
Batteries: Hearne and Berry; Up
ham, Marlon and Land.
Second Game— ' R.H.E
Pittsburg . 003 004 000—7 8 3
Brooklyn . 002 000 204—8 12 2
Batteries: Camnitz and Roggs. Bar
|r,r and O'Connor: Seaton and Watson.
SlHerimtional League
Ai J»i -r City: Jersey City 2, Toronto 1.
At. 7>wi . k: Buffalo 8. Rewark, 1. (12
inr.tngei.
n: clue Mid: Richmond 7, Montreal 5.
At M -<r lance: Provldence-Rocheater.
med. cold weather.
BAKER’S HOME RUN
FEATURES GAME
Little Rock. May 3.—Little Rock's er
rors helped Memphis to score enoug)
runs in one Inning loday to win, 4 to 3
Baker's home run with two men oi
bases scored the Uttle Rock runs. Th
game wrs called at the end ot the slxtl
Inning on account of rain. Score:
Memphis— AB. R. H. O. A. E
McDermott. 3b. ... 3 1 0 1 2
Coyle, rf. 3 0 10 0
Allison, cf. 3 0 10 0
Lord, If. 3 0 0 1 0
Andreen, c. 2 0 I S 1
Cruthers, 2b. 3 0 0 1 2
Dunckel. 1b. 2 116 1
Baldwin, ss. 110 10
H. Merritt, p. ..... 2 1 0 1 2
Keely, p. 0 0 0 1 0
Totals .21 4 4 18 g
Little Rock— AB. R, H'. O. A. E
Jontssen. cf. 2 10 10
Starr, 2b. 3 112 0
Baker, 3b. 3 1 i o 0
Downey, ss. 2 0 0 2 3
G. Merritt, If. 2 0 2 2 0
Covington, lb. 2 0 0 6 1
Gribbens, rf. 3 0 0 0 0
Hayes, c. 2 0 e 4 3
Fincher, p. 2 0 111
•Gibson . 1 0 0 0 0
Totals .22 3 B 18 8
•Batted for Hayes in sixth.
Score by innings:
Memphis . 000 040
Llttle Rock . 000 003
Summary: Two-base hit, Fincher. Horn
run, Baker. Sacrifice hit, Cruthers
Double play, Hayes to Starr. Hits. Mer
rltt, S with 3 runs In 81-8 innings. Strucl
out, Merritt 4, Fincher 2, Keely 1. Bas
on balls, Merritt 4, Fincher 2. Hit bj
pitcher, Fincher (Dunckel). Merrit
(Downey). First base On errors. Memphii
3. Left on bases. Little Rock B, Mem
phis 3. Time. 1:28. Umpire. Breitensteln
TEXAS LEAGUE
At Fort Worth: Fort Worth 6, Hous
ton 0.
At Shreveport: Beaumont 4, Shreve
port 3. f
At Dallas: Dallas 8, San Antonio 8. (1(
innings, darkness).
At Waco: Galveston 7, Waco 0.
South Atlantic League
At Albany: Albany 7, Augusta 6.
At Columbus: Columbia B, Columbus 4
At Macon: Macon 7, Savannah 8.
4 Chattanooga, May *.-(Special.) i
4 Four changes were made pn the lo
4 cal staff today. "T*x" Clark was
4 claimed from the Nashville Vols by
4 the waiver route, Billy Burks, the
4 veteran International league south
4 paw, was signed as a free agent,
4 and ‘'Lefty*1 Hill was released to
4 Scranton. Last but not least,
4 Wagner, who helped Otto Hess
4 pitch New Orleans to a pennant in
4 1912, was secured from Brooklyn.
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NASHVILLE VOLS ARE I
HELD TO A TIE GAME, j
OTHER SPORT NOTES j
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N>w York, Mny 3-Ruhr Marquirihi
no-hit game again*! Brooklyn here haa
caiiMed a «Harn**lon of the phenome
non with the concurrence of opinion
that the feat I* growing harder every
year. Batsmen are wiser than they
were, even If their firms aren't any
stronger. Yo-hlf games are commoner
In the minor leaguea than In the '
majors.
In the -Hat of no-hit games in the
1 major leagues in the past dozen or
more years it is a significant fact that
four of the Giant pitchers have rea.ized
this ambition. Mathewson standi
unique among the National league
Pitchers as being the man to pitch two
r.o-hit games He pitched the iirst In
1901 against St. Louis and again in
!90;> he twirled a no-hit game against
the Chicago Cubs.
George Wilts#, the. veteran south
paw, who is now manager of Jersey
| City. pitched a remarkable game
I against the Phillies in 1908, when he I
traveled 10 innings without allowing a
| hit. Rig Jeff Tesreau got into the :
charmed circle of pitchers In 1912 in
I Philadelphia when he shut out the
Phillies. Red Ames pitched against
Brooklyn for nine innings in the open
ing game in 1909 without allowing a
hit. hut ho lost the game In the thir
teenth inning.
"Nap” Rucker of Brooklyn, who
pitched against Marquard when he
made his record on Thursday, has a
to-hit game to his credit. In 1908
Rucker didn't allow Boston a single
hit. Last year the performance of
| young George Davis, the collegian of
! the Boston Braves, when he pitched a
| no-hit game against Philadelphia, was
u remarkable piece of pitching for a
novice.
JOE WOOD IN
CHARMED CIRCLE
“Smoky” Joe Wood of the Red Sox,
of course, is among the no-hit pitch
ers. Wood pitched his no-hit game
against St. Louis in 1911. Big Bd
Walsh pitched a no-hit game against
Boston in 1911 while Chief Bender,
formerly of the Athletics, let Clove- %
land down without a hit In 1910. Two l
members of tb* Chicago White Sox
team, Scott and Benz, both have no
hit games to their credit. Benz pitched »*•
his classic against Cleveland in 1911,
and Scott pitched his against Wash
ington last season.
Earl Hamilton of the St. Louis
Browns pitched a no-hit game against
Detroit in 1912, while George Mullen,
the former Detroit twirler, made a no
hit game record for himself against
et. Ljbuis in ms.
fine of the great pitchers of the pres
ent-day game who has never been able
to pitch n no-hit game is Walter John
son, the Washington speed king. It is
difficult to understand why Johnson
has never been able to get within the k
cli armed circle. He has come very ds
tlose to it a number of times hut has a
never had quite that little bit of base
ball luck which helps out on such mo
mentous occasions.
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