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|EEi'HH“ Arthur Johnson Downs Lookouts Ess.1
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IS VICTORIOUS
AGAINST NOOGANS
Hemingway and Wallace
Bat Out Home Runs.
Tod Sloan Again
Hits Hard
SOUTHERN LEAGUE STANDING
Played. Won. Lost. Pet
New Orleans . 31 21 in .677
Birmingham . 3n is 12 .60»
Nashville . 32 18 it .56,3
Chattanooga . 30 16 It .533
Memphis . 30 15 15 .50.1
Atlanta . ,30 12 IS ,400
Mobile . [phone]
Cittle Rock. 30 9 21 .300
Results Yesterday
Birmingham 8, Chattanooga 3.
Memphis 12, Atlanta 8.
Mobile 2-11. Little Rock 1-1.
New Orleans S, Nashville 1.
Games Today
Chattanooga at Mobile.
Memphis at New Orleans.
With tlielr hitting apparel mljusted
*t the latest and most approved an
gle, the bold nnrnna fell luatlly upon
the offerings of Clarke and Harding
In the firat t,vo sessions of yesterday
afternoon's affray and piled op a auf
• elent number of eounters to regialer
the affair la the faree column. The
final neore was S to 3, with the Ilnrons’
signature annexed to the jubilant end
Of the figures.
Clarke essayed to fare the Barons In
the opener, and the offerings of the tall
right-hander were driven to the domi
cile of the mossy lambrequin ere the
Second Inning had passed Info history.
With one down In the second, MrCor
mlck hurried Harding to the rescue,
hot the advent of the relief hurler was
sorely timed and before the Barons
were retired for the session four eount
ern and four hits—two nr them circuit
wallops—had hern registered and Bir
mingham had elnebed the game.
Lanky Arthur Johnson, ex-near victor
tif Monday's 13-innlng battle, was on the
hill for the Barons amt the big hurler
bowled merrily along throughout the nine
Innings, keeping his hits well scattered
end proving almost Invincible in pinches.
Untlt the stick work of his mates had put
him beyond danger Johnson's work com
pletely dominated the situation, and it
was only when he eased up that the
Lookouts were able to score. At no time
during the game, however, was he In
danger of defeat, and his few troublous
moments were disposed of In a most ap
proved manner.
Featuring (he game. In addition to the
work of Johnson was the healthy slug
ling propensities of his teammates. Hem
ingway, Clark, Sloan and Jack Wallace
proved a lusty constellation of stars with
the willow, securing seven of the hits ac
credited to the Barons. Walace and Hem
ingway each registered a wallop for the
circuit. Both homers came In the second
Inning and counted for four runs. Tod
Sloan also was a slugging hero, the
fence breaker delivering a swat In the first
inning which enabled the Barons to roll
Up their initial scores.
ARTHUR JOHNSON
MASTER OF GAME
After Johnson had retired the Lookouts
In order In the initial inning, the Baron
wrecking crew got under way and Mr.
Clark began to see visions of his finish.
Magee, first up, waited with due patience
and was awarded with a free trip to first
on four bad ones. Hemingway delivered
with a short single to center, sending
Maggie to the keystone. Clark dumped
a sacrifice down the third base line and
bofh runners advanced. With second and
third occupied. Sloan slammed one to left,
while the Baron runners cantered home.
McBride and Carroll were easy outs.
The finish Mr. Clark had visioned in ithe
first Inning found being in the second,
when the Barons annexed four more coun
ters. After Ellam had grounded to first,
Jack Wallace selected a fast one to his
liking and placed It against the left field
bleachers for four bags, while the mu
sette voices of the fandom shouted in
complacent approval. Arthur Johnson then
smacked one to left for three bases and
SHOOT
FOR FUN
MO sport eauals shooting for
pleasure ana health. It appeals
to both sexes and all ages.
Clay target shooting is the achool
lav crack shots.
Call at the Nearest
Trapshooting Club
You will be heartily welcomed, and
OOSiy shooter will be glad to loan
, you a gun andahow you how to use it.
Ask your sporting goods dealer
■bout the local club.
IVilletu for free Irapehootinf booklets.
- DU PONT POWDER CO.
■■MM ISO2 Wilaiaiten, DsL
BASE
A Birmingham
T NASHVILLE
1 May 17, 18, 19, 20
LOame Called 3:30
P. M., at
Rlckwood Park
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II FAIR GOLFING STARS AT COUNTRY CLUB
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MISS MART MOSER MRS. CRAWFORD JOHNSON MISS BELLE ROBERTS
Several of the local feminine golfers entered in the women's southern golf championship tournament which begins at the Country club a week from
tomorrow. The team that will represent the local CounjLrv club is composed of Mrs. Henry Howze. Miss Belle Roberts and Miss Mary Mun
ger. However, other than the team play, Mrs. Crawford Johnson and Miss Moser are expected to make an excellent showing in the tournament.
scored a moment later when Harris jug
gled Magee’s grounder. Clark was
yanked, but Hemingway approached the
platter amid an accompanying crescendo
of lusty encouragement and laced out a
screaming liner that took a bad bounce
past Johnson, while Hemy romped home
| for the second circuit wallop of the in
I ning. Danny Clark made a futile effort
to keep up the good work, lacing out a
bingle, and promptly stole the keystone,
but Sloan and McBride proved easy outs
BARONS SCORE
BY HARD HITTING
The Barons scored again in the fourth,
when Hemingway singled, took second on
Clark’s tap for one bag. stole third base
and raced across the plate when Harris
missed Harding’s throw to catch Clark
off first. The Barons’ final score came in
the eighth. With two down Wallace sin
gled and scored, while Graff and Elber
feld were debating as to who should re
cover the ball which Johnson drove
through the third base for his second
safety of the game.
The three nins registered by the Look
outs came in three separate innings. Har
ris counted the first in the fourth inning,
when he was given a walk and sent to
third on McCormick’s double. He scored
when Lusk lifted a sacrifice fly to Mc
Bride.
Chattanooga’s second score came in the
seventh and again resulted from a walk.
This time Kitchens was the recipient,
and he counted a moment afterward on
Daley’s wallop to center.
The Lookouts threatened to stage a rally
in the ninth and annexed another run
After two were down Daley brought the
departing throng back to their seats with
a triple to left. Elberfeld drove a vicious
grounder to second, which Clark hobbled
and Daley counted. Johnson steadied,
however, and Jack Johnson ended the
fiasco by grounding to second.
The official score:
The Official Score
Chattanooga— AB. R. H. O. A. E.
Daley, cf. 4 1 2 0 0 0
Elberfeld, ss. . 5 0 2 3 4 1
Johnston. If. 5 0 0 1 1 0
Harris, lb. 3 1 0 13 0 1
McCormick, rf. 3 0 3 1 0 0
Graff, 3b. .. 4 0 0 2 4 1
Lusk, 2b. 3 0 0 0 2 0
Betts, .. 0 1 0 0 0 0
Kitchens, c. 2 0 14 10
Clark, p. 0 0 0 0 1 0
Harding, p. 4 0 0 0 1 0
Totala . 33 3 8 24 14 3
Birmingham— AB. R. H. O. A. E.
Magee, cf. 4 2 0 2 0 0
Hemingway, 3b. ... 4 3 3 0 0 0
D. Clark. 2b. 4 0 2 4 5 1
Sloan, rf. 4 0 2 1 0 0
McBride, If. 4 0 0 2 0 0
Carroll, lb. 4 0 1 8 0 0
Ellam, ss. 4 0 0 2 4 0
Wallace, c. 3 2 2 8 0 1
A. Johnson, p. 4 12 0 10
Totals . 35 8 12 27 10 2
Score by innings:
Chattanooga .^ 101—3
Birmingham . 240 100 010—8
SUMMARY.
Two-base Hit—McCormick.
Three-base Hits—Daley, A. Johnson.
Home Runs—Wallace, Hemingway.
Stolen Bases—Hemingway, Clark, Sloan.
Double Plays—Elberfeld, X*usk to Har
ris; Ellam to Carroll.
Sacrifice Hit—Lusk.
Base on Balls—Johnson 4.
Left on Bases—Chattanooga 7, Birming
ham 6.
Hit by Pitched Ball—Clark (Magee).
Hits-OfT of Clark, 4 in 1-3 inning; Hard
ing, 8 In 8 2-3 innings.
Struck Out—Johnson 8, Harding 1.
Wild Pitoh—Johnson 1.
Time of Game—1:50.
Umpire—Pfenninger and Chestnutt.
Walter Huff led the shooting at the
Birmingham Gun club by scoring 97
out of his 100 shot at, starting out by
breaking 25 straight.
He was closely followed by John
Fletcher, who scored 95 out of his 100.
Fletcher gets the run on the Byrd tro
phy for the fourth time.
ilydinger led the Postal squad,
breaking 7 4.
Charles Gay of the Ensley club paid
a visit, and broke 4 2 out ol’ his 60
shot at.
Programmes for the Alabama state
shoot to be held June 21, 22 and 23. will
be out in a few days.
Shot at. Broke.
Walter Huff . 100 97
John Fletcher . 100 95
C. J. Barr . 100 90
Tom Morriss . 100 89
Gar! . 100 84
Moody . 100 83
T. Randolph . 100 82
Mydinger . 100 75
Dr. Sellers . 75 81
Alexander . T.. 75 58
Gay . 50 42
Mopp ***. 50 39
Collins . 50 39
Mo Water .. 25 17
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Summary: Three-base hit, Northern
Two-base hits. Dobard 2. Baumgardner
2, Starr. Sacrifice hits. Northen. Flick.
Stolen bases. Dobard, Baker 2, Coving
ton. Hits, off Hogg, none with no runs
In 3 innings. Struck out, by Hogg 1,
Cunningham 2. Bases on balls, off Hogg
1, Cunningham 2. East 6. Hit by pitcher,
by East (McGill). Left on bases, Mo
bile 9, Little Rock 6. Time, 1:25. Um
pires, Breitenstein and Stradford.
Students Jubilant
Tuscaloosa, May 15.—(Special.)—The out
come of the Auburn and Mississippi A.
and M. series was watched with interest
by the University of Alabama students
and citizens of Tuscaloosa since a few
baseball stories had been published stat
ing that on the outcome of this series
depended the S. I. A. A. championship.
Since Alabama defeated decisively A. and
M. last week and now A. and M. defeats
Auburn there remains no possible con
tention in the way of Alabama claiming
S. I. A. A. championship with a winning
of 19 out of 23 games played, these games
covering series with nearly every \irge
college in the south. The students and
alumni of both Alabama and Auburn
feel gratified over Alabama's bringing
the southern championship to the state,
the students are tonight jubilant and are
celebrating the achievement of the Ala
bama team.
By JOHN H. HIRNHAM
If anyone is inclined to believe that
trapshooting: Is a merely mechanical
affair and that clay pigeons are much
easier to hit than birds of the feath
r red variety, let him beware of t,he
hand trap. True Its name may be
commonplace but—as a deceiver of eye,
arm and aim, It is even more puzzling
than its larger brother—the automatic.
One of the methods we have designed
for using the hand trap is to imitate
as closely as possible snapshooting
conditions in cover. The shooter
stands on some elevation 20 or 25
yards away from a fringe of trees, with
his gun below his elbow and the man
with the trap, standing behind him,
gives him the usual run of birds, with
some for variety thrown into the trees.
The targets glance readily from the
houghs of evergreen or hardwood trees,
providing they do not hit a good-sizerl
limb fairly. Very frequently the
shooter will break a target which has
glanced at a considerable angle from
some limb and practice of this kind
teaches the gunner to make instant al
lowance for the change of direction of
a bird weaving Its way among the
trees.
BLUHM’S HOME RUN
FEATURES PEL GAME
New Orleans, May 16.—New Orleans won
the entire series of four games with Nash
ville by taking today's contest, 8 to 1.
Bluhm's home run with one on base and
Edmondson's four hits in as many times
at bat were feature's. Score:
Nashville- AB. It. H. O. A. E.
Stark, ss. 3 12 3 3
King, cf. 3 0 1 3 0 1
Dodge, 3b. 4 "0 0 2 1 il
Paulette, lb. 3 0 1 9 0 0
Baker, 2h. 2 0 0 0 3 0
Farmer, rf. 3 0 1 3, 1 0
McCabe, If. 4 0 0 1 0 0
Street, c.'. 4 0 0 3 1 1
"Berger, p. 3 0 1 0 4 0
•Smith . 1 0 0 0 0 0
I Totals . 30 1 6 24 13 2
New Orleans— AB. R. H. O. A. E.
Hendry*, Iff. 4 2 2 4 0 0
Reilly, ss. 4 2 8 1 3 1
Edmondson, cf. 4 0 4 1 0 o
Thomas, 3b. 4 0 0 0 3 1
Coyle, rf. 3 0 1 o A 0
Knaupp, 2b. 4 1 0 2 3 0
Bluhm, lb. 3 1 2 11 1 0
Higgins, c. . 3 0 0 7 2 u
Gudger, p. 4 2 2 1 2 0
Totals . 33 8 14 27 14 2
•Hit for Berger In ninth.
Score by Innings:
Nashville .010—1
New Orleans . 100 012 13*—8
Summary: Home run, Bluhm. Sacrifice
hits, Stark. Baker, Edmondson, Higgins.
Sacrifice flies. Paulette, Coyle. Stolen
bases. Paulette, Edmondson. Thomas.
Struck out, by Berger 2, Gudger 6. Bases
on balls, off Bcrker 3, Gudger 2. Hit
by pitcher, by Berger (Reilly); by Gud
ger (King). Double plays. Higgins to
Reilly. Left on bases, Nashville 8, New
Orleans 8. First on errors, Nashville 1.
Time, 2:10. Umpires, Williams and Kerin.
Central High Beaten
Columbiana, May 16.—(Via Shelby, i
(Special.)—The Shelby County High school
took two fast games from the Birming
ham Central High school here today by
the scores of 9 to 6 and 8 to 2. The locals
outclassed the visitors In every stag*
of the game The chief feature of the
games a as the pitching and hatting of
sessions. The Birmingham outfield did
some pretty work. The winning of these
two gomes gives Shelby High a strong
bid for the state high school champion
ship The local boys have not lost a sin
gle high school game this season. They
have won 12 out of 14 games, having
dropped one to the Anniston Presbyterian
iiiii, .,- and one to the Talladega club ol
the Georgia-Alabama league. If any one
school In the state challenges Shelby’i
claim to the championship she will be
glad to arrange games.
College Baseball
At Athens, Gn.: Georgia 6. Georgia
Tect\ 2
At vAnn Arbor, Mich.: Cornell 2,
Michigan 1.
At West Point, N. 1'.: Army 3, Ford
ham 18.
In this way a shooter through the
medium of clay pigeons is given prac
tice which he could get in no other
way except with live birds. Under
present day conditions most men have
not the facilities to obtain enough ac
tual shooting to keep their eye in trim
and Burely the above mentioned meth
od of pmctice should appeal to the en
thusiasm
Hitting or missing in this kind of
shooting is largely a question of judg
ment of time. It is the common error
to shoot too quickly and hand trap
practice steadies this kind of a shooter
because it teaches him that an appre
ciate length of time is necessary to
make certain of hitting the object at
which he shoots. It enables him to
discover that he has just a little more
time at his disposal than he has pre
viously been apt to allow'. Inciden
tally, the nervous shooter is taught to
be more careful.
On the other hand, the slow* shooter
who never before could swing quickly
enough to cover a dodging bird is ;
taught to trust more to instinct and j
to exercise quicker judgment. I have j
seen some great impiovement in field ;
shooting as a result of a moderate 1
i amount of hand trap practice.
MOBILE GULLS WIN
DOUBLE HEADER
Mobile, May 15.-Moblle sent Little Rock
back into last place in the Southern as
sociation race by winning both games of
today's double header, 2 to 1 and 11 to
1. Townsend won his own game in the
seventh inning of the first, driving Miller
home from second with a single to center.
East was hammered hard in the second
game, while Hogg and Cunningham
pitched great ball. Dobard's bitting feat
ured the games. Scores:
FIRST GAME.
Mobile- AB. R. H. O. A. E.
Northen, rf. 3 0 0 0 0 0
McGill. If. 3 0 0 1 0 0
Flick, 2h. 3 0 13 10
Perry, Sb. 3 0 12 4 1
Schmidt, c. 2 0 0 6 1 0
Calhoun, lb. 3 0 0 9 1 0
Miller, cf . 4 2 1 0 0 0
Dobard. ss. 3 0 3 0 2 0
Townsend, p. 3 0 2 0 2 0
Totals . 25 2 8 21 11 1
Little Rock- AR. R. H. O. A. E.
Shaw, rf. 2 0 0 0 0 0
•Merritt . 1 0 0 0 0 0
Starr, 2b. 2 0 0 0 3 0
Baker, if. 3 0 0 1 0 0
Downey, ss. 3 0 0 1 1 0
Jantsen, cf. 3 112 10
Elwert. 3b. 3 0 2 1 1 0
Covington, lb. 3 0 0 8 1 0
Gibson, c. 3 0 1B00
Day, p. 1 0 0 1 3 0
Totals . 34 4 4 »19 10 0
•Hit for Shaw in sixth.
••One out when winning run scored.
Score by Innings:
Little Rock .... 000 000 1—1
Mobile . [phone]—2
Summary: Two-base hits, Miller, Do
bard. Jantzen. Sacrifice hits, Starr, Day.
Stolen base, Elwert. Double play, Day to
Downey to Covington. Struck out, by
Townsend 6. Day 2. Hit by pitcher, by
Day (Schmidt, Miller). Left on base. Mo
bile 4, Little Rock 4. Time, 1:15. Umpires,
Bieitensteln and Stradford
SECOND GAME.
Mobile— AB. R. H. O. A. E.
Northen, lb. 4 2 2 10 0 0
McGill, If.4 i 2 6 0 0
Flick. 2b. 3 0 2 1 0 1
Perry. 3b. 2 2 1 1 2 0
Schmidt, c.4 0 1 2 1 0
Baumbaidner, rf. 3 1 2 1 0 0
Miller, cf. 3 1 0 0 0 0
Dobard, ss. 4 2 3 0 4 0
Hobs, p.1 2 1 0 0 0
Cunningham, p... 1 0 0 0 2 0
Totals .29 11 14 21 9 1
Little Rock— AB. R. H. O. A. E.
Shaw, rf. 4 j. 1 j x 0
Starr. 2b.4 0 1 3 2 1
Baker, if.2 0 1 0 0 0
Downey, ss. 2 0 0 1 4 1
Jantzen, cf, ..... 3 0 0 1 0 9
Elwert, 8b. 3 0 0 1 3.. 0
Covington, lb. .. 2 n 0 3 0 0
Gribbeng, c.3 0 n 2 1 0
East, p. 3 0 0 0 1 0
Totals .26 1 3 ]8 !| 3
Score by innings:
Mobile .326 9OS •—11
Little Roek .000 01# 0— 1
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Women’s Southern Golf
Tournament Begins Monday\
Official Programme is Given Out—Local Team Will Be Conv
posed of Miss Belle Roberts, Mrs. Henry Howze
and Miss Mary Hunger
A week from tomorrow the fifth annual
championship golf tournament of the
Women's Southern Golf association will
begin on the links of the Country club.
There Is a large entry list from cities
throughout the south. The tournament
will last all the week.
Announcement was made during the
past week that in the championships the
team that will represent the Birmingham
Country club will be composed of Miss
Belle Roberta, Mrs. Henry Howze and
Mias Mary Munger. Miss Roberts was
in the finals last year and It is antici
pated that she will make an excellent
showing in this year's tournament.
The oflficial programme of the tourna
ment was also made public yesterday. It
follows:
Monday, May 24
9:00 a. m.: Qualifying round. Eighteen
holes. Medal play.
The 32 players returning the lowest
scores will qualify in the championship
division.
The 32 players returning the next
lowest scores will qualify in the second
division.
The 32 players returning with the next
lowest scores will qualify in the third
division.
From the championship division will
he formed the championship and first
flights of 16 players each.
Team Match
From the second division will be formed
the second and third flights of 16 players
each.
From the fourth division will be formed
the fourth and fifth flights of 16 players
each.
Team Match
Each team must be composed of three
players who are members of the same
club and who must be named to the tour
nament committee before starting. The
scores returned by these players in the
qualifying round will be counted in this
event.
2:00 p. m.: Annual meeting and election
of oflfcers.
Tuesday, May 25
Championship second and third division
(32 players each). First round—18 holes.
Match play.
The defeated 16 players in the cham
pionship division will constitute first
flight.
The defeated 16 in the second division
will constitute third flight.
The defeated 16 in the third division will
constitute the fifth flight.
Afternoon.
Driving contest. Approaching and put
ting contest.
Wednesday, May 26
AH flights (16 players). Second round
18 holes. Match play.
Losing eights in all flights will continue
In junior flights.
Afternoon.
Mixed foursome contest, 18 holes; match
play.
Thursday, May 27
Forenoon.
All senior flights (8 players). Third
round. 18 holes; match play.
All junior flights (8 players). First
round, 18 holes; match play.
Afternoon.
Ladies’ two ball foursome contest.
Fridav, May 28
Forenoon.
All senior flights, semi-flnals, 18 holes;
match play.
All junior flights, semi-flnals, 18 holes;
match play.
Afternoon:
Consolatibn handicap tournament, 18
holes; medal play. (Open to all players'
not competing In finals).
Saturday, May 29
Forenoon.
except championship
-night, 18 holes; match play.
Afternoon.
2:00 p. m.: Finals championship flight.
18 holes; match play. .
Evening. V
8:00 p. m.: Banquet and presentation of
cups. ’
Trophies
Championship, championship cup. j
Runner up. runner up cup.
First flight, Country club cup.
Runner up. a trophy.
Second flight, association cup.
Runner up. a trophy.
Third flight, Highland avenue cup. s
Runner up, a trophy.
Fourth flight. Red mountain cup. I
Runner up, a trophy. '
Fifth flight, Altamont cup.
Runner up, a trophy.
Junior championship flight, a trophy
Junior second flight, a trophy.
Junior third flight, a trophy.
Junior fourth flight, a trophv.
Junior fifth flight, a trophy.
Junior sixth flight, a trophy.
Lowest qualifying score, a trophy.
Second lowest qualifying score, a
trophy. m
Team Match '
A cup for the club and individual trophy
for each of the three members of the
winning team.
Driving contest, a trophy.
Putting and approaching contest, a
trophy.
Mixed foursome, a trophy for each win
ner. \
Two-ball foursome, a trophy for each \.
■winner.
Consolation handicap tournament: J
Rest gross score, a trophy.
Best net score, a trophy.
Rules
Rules of the United States Golf asso
ciation to govern subject to such local
rules as may be adopted.
Players may match themselves for the
qualifying round, provided they do not se
lect club mates.
The committee will pair all players who
have not reported pairings to them by\
Saturday, May 22.
Entries close Sunday. May 23.
Pairing and time of starting will be
published In the morning papers, and each
couple must be ready to start when their
names are called.
Entrance fee of $3 to be paid before
starting.
Advise Mrs. Henry Howze, No. 3218
WWucoma avenue, Birmingham, Ala., as j
soon as possible, In order that lockers
may be assigned and hotel accommoda
tions provided. Give name, club and
handicap. j
Visiting contestants can secure supplies,
meals, etc., by books of checks only, for
sale by club steward. All unused checks
redeemed after the tournament.
Take cars marked . "Lakeview" or
"Highland Avenue" at Third avenue and
Twentieth street for club house.
The Hotel Tutwiler will be headquar
ters. Room and bath, with two in room, »
|2 per day.
TEXASLEAGUE
At Hotlaton: Houston 1, Waco 4.
At Galveston: Galveston 5, Dallas 0.
At Beaumont: Beaumont. 7, Ft. Worth 8.
At San Antonio: San Antonio 3, Shreve
port 1.
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