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WINS B. A. C. WEET
—
I
Athletes From Atlanta Out-1
class Opponents—Ritchie j
Star of the Day
(•eorcin Tech «*I«*un*vf up ni fhi> Fair- |
grounds ye*terdn> afternoon In the!
Htthfh nnnunl invitation track meet of
the Birmingham \tbletl<* club. The]
athletes from itlautn registered 60 J-.5 ]
points anil easily oiitelasaed all oppo- !
newts with the exception of the local !
Athletic dub, which finished second j
fa team honors with n score of .’W* l-U >
points. The Inillvldual honors, as hnd
been predicted, were taken by Gilbert
Ritchie of the Athletic dub.
The feature of the meet was the
,! running of A. L. Cook of Auburn in
the 880-yard and the mile run. Cook
was the only Auburn representative at
the meet and entered only two events |
which he easily won. In the mile run !
Meek of Alabama alleged a foul and j
Cook Immediately sought to run the I
race over again, but his offer was de- I
dined.
Other than the running of Cook the j
^ work of Robinson of Georgia Tech in ;
the high jump and running broad
jump featured. Jordan of Tech also
had an easy time in the pole vault.
The two-mile run was a pretty event.
1 -Malone of Alabama and Bailey of Mis- j
sisslppi A. and M. fought it out to a,
finish. Malone winning by a few feet, j
In the 100 and 220-yard dashes F. C.
• Neigles of Tech whs in a class by him- ]
self. Neigles negotiated the century
in 10 3-5, which, considering that he
was running against the wind was re
markable time. Neigles won the 220
in 24 seconds flat.
m GILBERT RITCHIE
STAR OF MEET
As for Gilbert Ritchie, the star of ,
the Athletic club, managed to register j
(Ij 21 points of the B. A. C.’s total, j
Sfr’ Ritciiie had first in the hammer throw-. I
rthe 56-pound shot event, the 16-pound |
shot event, and second in the discus
throw, and 120-yard hurdles.
By winning yesterday Georgia Teen
R won the B. A. C. championship cup and
H a leg on the Molton hotel cup and
Elks’ cup. Gilbert Ritchie won the
Bromberg club for individual honors.
The Y. M. C. A. relay team won the
Birmingham Arms cup.
Although only a small crowd at
tended the meet yesterday the affair
was considered very successful. The
public in Birmingham is not appre
ff dative of track athletics, but this does
* not deter the Birmingham Athletic club
from holding its championship meets
every year with the pick of the south
jf ern college world in all the events.
The summaries of the meet follows:
100-yard dash final: Time. 10 3-5 sec
onds. Won by F. C. Neigles. Georgia
Tech; Y. Goodall. Y. M. C. A., second.
R. U Bang. Y. M. G. A., third.
Hammer throw-: Distance, 114 feet.
Won by Gilbert Ritchie, B. A. O.. Hugh
Mauek, Georgia Tech, second, II. C.
) Jones, Alabama, third. j
880-yard run: Time. 2 minutes 4 2-5
seconds. Won by A. 1* Cook, Auburn.
George Sparks, Georgia Tech, second,
W. B. Jones, Alabama, third.
220-yard dash final: Time, 24 seconds.
Won by F. C. Neigles. Georgia Tech
T. W. Herren. Alabama, second: Doug
lass Btreit, Georgia Tech, third.
High Jump: Height, 5 feet 8'N inches.
A Won by Walter Robinson. Geogia Tech .
) Neal Neville, Alabama and R. C. Jordan,
Georgia Tech., were tied with 5 feet 7
inches. In this event Robinson broke the
8. I. I. A. record, but it was not allowed
owing to the fact that weights were
attached to the bar to keep it straight.
VIVIAN JONES
WINS THE QUARTER
440-yard run Time. 52 2-6 aecnods.
Won by Vivian Jones, unattached;
George Sparks. Georgia Tech., second;
| E. W. Sullivant, Mississippi A. & M„
i third.
120-yard high hurdles. Time, 18 sec
, onds. Won by R. G. Glover, Georgia
Tech.; Gilbert Ritchie, B. A. C. sec
| ond; W. M. Johnston. Alabama, third,
j One mile relay: Time 3 minutes and
5 40 seconds. W'on by the Y. M. C. A. team
( composed of Goodall, Poe. Hall and
Coughlin. Y. Goodall finished the final
| quarter. leading George Sparks of
| Georgia Tech, by a few yards. Douglass
Btreit, Georgia Tech., was third.
Two-mile run: Time, 10 minutes 55 1-5
* seconds. Won by W. B. Malone, Ala
bama; J. W. Bailey, Mississippi A. &
1 M.. second; Henry Beatty, Y. M. C. A.,
third.
Running broad Jump: Distance. 20
feet 8% Inches. Won by Walter Robin
! son, Georgia Tech.: R. G. Glover. Geor
I gia Tech., second; Douglass Btreit, Geor
\ gia Tech., third. Btreit jumped 21 feet.
V but fouled and his record Jump was dis
* allowed.
t Pole vault: Height, 10 feet 7 % inches.
f Won by R. C. Jordan, Georgia Tech.;
R. D. Smith, Georgia Tech., B. McGregor.
B. A. C., and Henry Beatty, Y. M. C. A.,
were tied for second place with 10 feet
T* nches.
Following are the officials that regu
lated the meet:
Referee, Will Strelt, Jr.
Field judges, C. P. Orr, chief judge.
Guy Wharton, W. W Abell, Charles
Woodruff, Burr Blackborun, Herbert L.
Cobbs and Zac Smith.
* Finish Judges, Harry Miles, chief
i Judge; Father M. E. Kitrick, Borden
Burr and Sam Spurgeon,
Timekeepers. Dr. J. E. Dedman. R. B.
Davis, Jack Biddle. Ed E. Anderson.
Fred Underwood and Burr Ferguson,
j Starter. C. D. Comstock.
Clerks of course, Z. Nespor, chief;
Ellis Combs and Frank Flinn, assist
ants.
Scorers, H. N. Starnes, B. M. Starnes,
H. McDermott.
Inspectors, Wyllis Roberts. W. F
yEnneking. J. I). Beavin, H. F. Phelan
and Dan N. Rubin.
College Baseball
, At Providence: Brown 3. Amherst 0
v, At Worcester. Mass.: Vale 8, Holy
J Cross 0.
“ At Hanover, X. H.: Dartmouth 7, Wil
liams 4.
At Princeton: Pennsylvania 5, Prince
ton 8.
I -Hie largest order for taxicabs
ever placed in Alabama—100 cars
for the Interstate Cotton Seed
Crushers convention—was given
to us on account of our ability to
handle It
None too big. none too small for
the same careful attention.
Phone Day 177C
or Night LO J D
Jenkins taxicab Co.
1ST END WINS THE
—
George Button and Cam
bridge Norris Winners.
Now Possess Cup
Gw rue Button and Cambridet* Norris
of West End Troop No. 13. Hoy Scouts,
are now permanent possessors of the Bir
mingham Railway. Eight and Power com
pany's cup. winning the annual roller
mobile rare yesterday morning for the
second successive year. The time was 2:10
for eight blocks.
The entries were divided into four
classes and the winners were as follows:
First Class—Button and Norris.
Second Class—John Hassler and James
Armstrong.
Third Class—John Darling and Oliver
Thomas.
Fourth Class—Ed foister and Bonny
Copeland.
The race was run under ideal conditions
and was witnessed by an immense crowd
that threatened at times to interrupt pro
ceedings. The start was made from
Eighth avenue and Eighteenth street, the
course leading around West Twentieth
street and back into Nineteenth at Park
avenue and straightaway to the finish at
the city hall.
When the starter's pistol cracked the
team from West End sprang into the lead
and was never headed. They flashed
around the corner at West Twentieth
10 feet in the lead and when the turn
into Nineteenth street came were half
block ahead, a lead which they held
easily until the end without undue ex
ertion.
For the benefit of the unitiated it may
be stated that a rollermobile is a glorifi
cation of the old-fashioned coaster.
Wheels are fitted to a platform with-a
steering apparatus, the means of locomo
tion being a boy behind pushing. The
rules of the contest hold that one boy
must be riding all the time, but that
exchanges may be made at will.
The boys from West End have roller
mobile racing down to » fine science.
They set the crowd wild by a lighting
change on Nineteenth street just after
turning out of Park avenue. The boy
seated raised his arm. sprang out and
simultaneously the boy behind dropped
Into his place without slackening speed.
The change was made in less than five
seconds.
While there were not so many entrants
this year as last much more work was
spent on the machines. East year only
one entrant, the faqys from West End.
had bicycle wheels. This year prac
tically all had them Some of the con
trivances were quite ingenious, and it was
evident that much labor had been ex
pended on the machines.
The summaries of the four events *s
as follows:
FIRST CEASS, TIME :':I0, B- R- E. & P
CUP.
Winner—Button and Norris of West End
Second—Ed Searles and Perry Shilling,
Troop A, Birmingham.
Third—Charles Hopkins and John Mont
gomery. Troop 16, Birmingham.
SECOND CEASS. TIME 2:20. NOLAN
MEDAL.
Winner—John Hassler and James Arm
strong. Ensley Ttroop 21.
Second—Edward Farr and Kenneth Ack
erman, Troop 13
THIRD CEASS. TIME 2:30, RIBBON.
Winner—Jim Darling and OliverThomas,
Ensley Troop 21.
Second- Farrar Sherrod and Frank
Crawford. Ensley Y. M. C. A.
FOURTH CLASS. TIME THREE SEC
ONDS. RIBBON.
Winner-Ed Colster and Bonny Cope
land. Newsboys Republic. Wlll. ^
Second—Norman Edgar and William
Stack. Twenty-ninth Street Boys' club.
Third—Pete Scott and Angel Egberts,
Newsboys, Republic.
Qualifications—First class over no
pounds with wheels over 20 inches; second
class, over 110 pounds with wheels under
20 Inches; third class, under 110 pounds
with wheels over 20 Inches; fourth class,
under 110 pounds with wheels under -0
inches.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
STANDING
Played. Won. Lost. Pet.
New York . 23 IS S 652
Detroit . » IS 10 •«*
Chicago . 2S 1' D
Boston . 21 12 » "'l
Washington . 24 11 13
Cleveland . 26 11 15 *-•
Philadelphia . 27 10 E •
St, Louis .27 9 18 -*38
Browns Down Athletics
St. Louis. May 15.-In spite of the excel
lent pitching of Wyckoff. Philadelphia lost
to St. Louis here today by the score of 4
to 5. A couple of bases on balls followed
by two singles in tiie ninth ga\we St. Louis
the victory. Score; R E„
Philadelphia . 100 101 4 10 3
Bt Louis . 002 <X)0 003—6 8 1
Batteries: Wyckoff. Pennock and
Schang; James, Perryman and Agnew,
Severeid.
Wild Throw Is Costly
Chicago. May 15.-Roth s wild throw to
the plate on Morgan's grounder and
hunched hits by Foster. Connolly and
Milan cost 'Chicago the final game with
Washington today, 3 to 1. The locals were
^ttved front a shut-out when doubles by
Bchalk and Both netted one run. Score:
R.H.E
Washington . 000 0»0 300-3 « 0
Chicago .0,0 °°®T^ J' 1
Batteries: Boehling and Ainsmitb,
Wolfgang, Scott and Schalk.
Yanks Win
Cleveland, May 16. -New York made It
three out of four from Cleveland, win
ning today. 4 to 2. Every run scored was
partially produced by a long hit. Triples
resulted in each of Cleveland s runs. Hart
nell's double was a factor in New York s
two runs in the fifth, while doubles by
Boone and Fisher and Malsel’s triple pro
duced two more in the ninth. Mitchell did
not allow a hit until the fifth.
Cleveland . 000 001 001-2 7 2
New York . 000 02u 002—I 8 .
Bfttteries: Mitchell and Egan; Fisher
and Nunamaker.
Speaker Stars
Detroit. May Li.—Dong drives by
Speaker and Lewis enablued --oston to
win a third consecutive victory from De
troit today, 5 to 2. Foster kept Detroit’s
six hits well scattered. Lewis waa the
batting star with a triple in the third
and a home run which cleared the left
field wall in the eighth. Veach made a
thrilling bare hand catch of a drive by
Hoblitzell, which prevented two runs.
Score: R.H.E.
Boston . 002 000 1*0—6 9 2
Detroit . 000 101 000-2 6 0
Batteries: Foster and Thomas; Dubuc
and Baker, Stanage.
American Association
At Milwaukee: Milwaukee 6, Louis
ville «.
At Kansas City: Kansas City 14. In
dianapolis 1.
At St. Paul: St. Paul-Columbus post
poned, rain.
International League
At Providence: Providence 4, Montreal 1.
At Jersey City: Jersey City 9, Buffalo I.
At Newark: Newatk 5, Toronto I.
.At Richmond: first same. Richmond 3.
Rochester 2; second /fsme, Richmond ».
Rochester 9 GO Inning*, darknaas-A
' .1 * ..' .
|_SCENES AT B, A. C. TRACK MEET
HEMINGWAY LEADING
BARONIAL HITTER
Grimes and Sloan Are Only Other Barons in .100 Class—Gene
Paulette is Leading Hitter of the League !
Gene Paulette, Nashville’s first base
' man. is the leading batsman of th«
Southern league through the a rim >
I played Wednesday May 12, with an
! average of .377. Jennings of Atlanta,
lops Pan let. but he has been in less
antes. Sylvester of New Orleans is
econd and Allison of Memphis third.
F’aulette has made the most hits. 46.
Cruthers of Memphis and Harris of
Chattanooga are next with 36 each
Stark of Nashville leads the run get
ters with 29 tallies Cruthers of Mem
Phis. Hemingway of Nashville aid
Johnson «>f <'hattanoogn are lied for
second with 20 each
Here are the records of the pla.Ners
who are still with their clubs aft**'
the releases of Wednesdax night
Players and teams. G . AH. R H PC
Hast. Hit tie Rock ... 8 16 1 7 .137
Jenkins. Atlanta ....14 36 6 14 ..oft
Patilet, Nashville . SO 1 22 1 7 46 377
Sylvester. N 0.26 94 1 2 35 372
Allison, Memphis .. .21 86 Is 31 .366
Cruthers. Memphis . .27 99 2ft 36 .364
Harris. Chatta . 28 99 17 36.36 ,
Hord. Memphis . 26 93 1 3 33 355
I lent I it away, ll'hnm 27 104 ,*W> 3ft .337
Dent. Atlanta . 5 12 1 4 .333
Thompson. Atlanta . . 9 6 1 2 338
Rogers, Nashville .... 7 1H 2 6 338
Grime*, ll'hnm . 7 21 4 7 4188
Knuapp. N 0.18 56 9 is 321
Ftark. Nashville . 80 11 7 29 87 316
Schmidt. Mobile . 28 96 1ft 30 .813
Johnson. Chatta. 28 107 20 33 .308
Nlonn. ll'hnm .27 104 10 32 .HOS
Andreen. Memphis ..21 64 9 19 .39,
HlslRnd, Atlanta . . 27 96 1 4 28 .29,.
Manning, Atlanta ....1 3 34 4 10 .294
Smith. N. 0. 9 17 2 6 .29 1
Merritt. L. R.11 41 5 12 293
Dendryx, N. 0.29 103 is 30 .791 j
l lnrk. (Chain .2ft 94 12 27 .287 1
Robertson. ll'hnm 7 21 3 0 .280 ]
Fincher, L. R. 7 21 1 6 2S61
Rugby. N O. 8 21 U 6 .286
Husk. Chatta.8 7 1 2 .2S6
Reilly. N. 0.31 102 21 29 2S5 I
Calhoun, Mobile .18 6ft 4 17 .283
Gribbens, L. R. 13 46 4 13 .2s;: |
i Rum lei. Atlanta ....25 93 7 26 2,: j
| Rluhm, N 0. 29 97 18 27 2. s |
I Daley, Chatta. 28 97 15 27 27s
Raker, Nashville ....28 J02 24 2* 771
htaiT, L. R. 26 99 1 4 27
HcBrlile, B'bnm .27 011 IN 27 .273
Hep, Atlanta . 18 63 7 17 270
Farmer. Nashville ....3ft 116 17 31 27o
Dodge, Nashville ....29 104 1 7 2S .270
Caveny. Chatta.25 97 15 26 .268
H i e 11. Atlanta . 8 15 3 1 .267
SclUeJ, Memphis . 6 1.5 1 4 .267
Carroll, ll'hnm .24 NO 10 23 .207
VI nl I nee. ll'hnm .12 HN o IO .203 |
IHillMNMMHMIlMIfim,,.,,,,,,,.,.,,,,,,,,,,.,.
BUNCHED HITS
WIN FOR ROME
Rome, (la.. Max 15. (Specinl. - Aaron
pitched shut-out ball until the ninth, when
errors and two hits scored three runs.
With two on bases. Knight relieved him
and held the visitors Sewell had two
bad Innings, hut was good after that.
In the first a base on balls, an error,
followed by Tolbert’s home-run put three
runs over. In the second three singles
and a sacrifice scored two more. Werner's
I brilliant fielding featured the game. Boyd
was chased from the park in the eighth
inning by Pavern. Score:
Rome AM. R. H. O. A E
Smith. If. 3 114 0 0
Peon, 3b. 4 0 ft ft 2 I
Hutchens, lb. 4 l ft 8 I 0
Cochran, rf. 4 0 1 ft 0 ft
Tolbert, cf. 4 1 2 1 0 ft
Werner, 2b. 4 0 1 6 4 ft
Saffell. ss. 3 1 1 1 4 2 i
Richards, c . 3 1 1 7 1 ft
Aaron, p. 2 0 ft ft 2 1 '
Knight, p. ft ft ft it ft ft
Totals . 31 5 7 27 14 4*
Newnan AR. R. IT. O, A K. J
Methvin. cf. 1 ft ft ft ft oj
Boyd, cf. 2 ft 0 1 0 ft
Edmondson, 3b. 4 ft 1 ft 3 ft|
Flynn, If. 5 0 2 2 ft 1
Chastant. 2b. 4 ft ft n 5 oj
Griffin. 1b. 4 0 2 12 I ft]
Donaldson, rf. 4 1 ft ? ft ft
Vison. ss. 4 1 2 ft 0 ft'
Newton, ss. ft ft ft ft 1 11
Matthews, c. 4 1 1 6 ft ft!
Sewell, p. 3 0 0 1 2 ft I
•Whitney . f ft ft 0 ft ft!
Totals . 36 3 8 24 12 71
•—Whitney hit for Sewell in ninth.
Score by innings:
Newnan .ftno O0i> 003—31
Rome .32ft ftftft 00* 5
Summary: Two-base hit, Werner. Home
run. Tolbert. Stolen base. Smith Double!
plays, Werner to Hutchens to Richards: ]
Aaron to Weiner to Hutchens. Innings]
pitched. Aaron 8. Knight 1 Ruses on j
balls, Aaron 2. Sewell 1. 1 .eft on bases, j
Rome 4. Newnan 8. Runs, off Aaron 2.
Knight 1. Hits, off Aaron 8. Knight ft.
Struck out. Aaron 4. Knight 1. Sewell I
Passed hall, Richards. Time of game.
1:37. Umpire, Davern.
TALLADEGA WINS
LAST OF THE SERIES
Orlffln, May IK.—I Special. I—The j
Griffin Ligtfoots lost the last of the
series to the Talladega Tigers here to
day b ythe score of 5 to 1. Guthrie,
who started in the box for Griffin, was
yanked in the third and Ostendorf went
in. The features of the game were the
home runs by Jackson and Hord. The
Griffin line-up was shifted several
times during the game. Hunched hits
and errors were responsible for Grif
fin’s defeat. Manager Martin of the
Griffin team has released Marlon,
Hodges, Williams and Gilliam. Marion
and Hodges have signed up with Tal
ladega. The umpire was all off and
was roundly scored by both teams for
his bail decisions. Score:
Griffin- AB. R. H Q. A E.
Bowden. 3b. . .../ 2 0 ft ft ft 0
Iranian, 2b.4 ft ft 1 3 0
Walker, If. 4 0 2 1 0 0
Pope, lb. 4 ft 0 I ft 1 0
Hord, ss. 4 1 1 2 3 »
Hodges, rf.-3b. . 3 ft 1 ft 3 1
Lockerbie, cf.-rf. 2 ft ft ft o 2
Shannon, c.3 ft Oil ft ft
Guthrie, p.0 ft ft 0 2 2
Ostendorf, p. . . 3 ft 1 1 3 .*
Martin, cf.2 « 0 0 0 0
Totals .31 1 5 26 15 f>
Talladega • A B. R. H. O. a k
Crow. 3b.4 1 ft 3 3 1
Garrett, lb.6 ft 1 5 <1 0
Moore, If. 5 1 l 3 ft 0
Baker, c. 4 0 1 5 2 ft
Jackson, cf. . . . 3 1 1 3 1 0
Koenig, 2b.2 1 1 h 0 ft
Camp, rf. 4 0 2 ft ft ft
Marlon, ss.4 1 1 2 l 2
Decatur, p.4 ft 1 0 1 0
Total* .37 5 9 27 $* 3
Score by Irvtings:
Griffin .000 001 000—1
Talladega .002 002 001—tt
Summary; Two-base hits, Koenig.
Baker. Home runs. Jackson, Hord.
Double play, Leamart to Hord to Pope
Base on balls, off Guthrie 1, off Osten
dorf I. Struck out. by Guthrie 2. by
Decatur 5, by Ostendorf 7. .Sacrifice
hits. Lockerbie, Baker. Time, 2 hour.*
Umpire, Boon.
(Other Sports on Page 11)
> - .1
Miller. Mobile .28 100 10 26 .250
Shaw. I,. R.19 B2 || Ui .25$
McCabe. NAshviiel ..30 110 14 28 ,255
■I ant Ken. U R.26 95 7 24 ,2$:»
Northen. Middle ... 28 103 13 26 JoS
Graff. Chatta.2s 103 14 26' .262
Thomas. N. n.** 104 1 4 26 .250 .
Coyle. N. O. .23 $4 16 21 .250
Llv»*l>. K R . 5 12 0 3 .35'*
Roth. Memphis . 5 8 ft 2 .250
Diamond, Nashville ..5 12 3 3 .250
Johnson. IP hum . .... 6 to I 4 .2WI
Coomb*. IP he in .II :tH 3 0 .27MI
Betts. Chatta. 7 12 4 3 .250
Street. Chatta.20 65 8 16 .216
Moran, Atlanta . 25 '»8 18 24 .245 1
Mngee. IPhnm .....25 9* II 24 .243
Downey, 1,. R.18 H2 4 15 .242
Higgins. N. O. ..28 85 12 20 .236
Kitchens. Chatta. ...27 hi* 15 21 236
Townsend, Mob. 6 1 7 2 4 235 1
HovercLte. Nash. .... 5 17 1 4 .235
Smith. Atlanta . 16 56 2 13 .252 j
King. Nashville .30 10$ 20 25 .231
Harkins. Mobile 7 13 0 3 .281
Gibson, \. R.19 57 7 13 .22$
McDermott. Memphis. 24 S3 19 19 22$
Harding, chatta. 9 18 I 4 223
Ellam, IP ha in 27 05 14 21 .221
McCormick. Chatta. .38 109 13 24 .220
Baker. I*. R. 8 32 n 7 .219
Smith. Nashville l« 57 5 12 .212 |
Allen. Atlanta . . 6 19 I 4 .211
Robertson, Memphis .7 19 2 4 .211
Williams, \tlanta . . .25 91 6 19 .209
Perry. Mobil,. .28 99 19 20 202 j
Dtinokol. Memphis . 27 107 15 21 .196
F.ibel. Atlanta .13 26 6 7 164
Hogg. Mobile .10 21 2 4 .190 &
Baumgardner. Mob. .16 37 1 2 7 .189 f
Merritt, Memphis ... 8 22 2 4 .182
llale, IPhnm .17 58 7 10 ,172
Dobard, Mobile .... .^6 82 8 1 4 .17?
Eibei. Aal.inta . 25 72 7 12 .166
Flick. MoMlo .IS 61 I 10 .164
Edmondson. N. O. ..1 4 43 j 7 163 j
Elweit, I. R. . a 32 I 5 ,156
Covington. Mob.le .7 1 3 2 2 .15 1
McGill. Mobile . t i:: 2 2 154
Baldwin, Memphis .. 5 18 2 2 1.51
Farrell. 1R .15 56 1 8 .118
Kroh Nashville . 6 11 2 133
Covington. I.. R.II 48 10 6 .125
Moran. H R. 6 16 l 2 .125 j
Weaver. N o.7 16 I 2 .125 J
Marshall. Chatta .. 5 16 1 2 .125
Day. L. R. 6 19 0 2 .105
Cunningham, chatta. . 8 19 2 2 . las
M* lend, Nashville .... 8 10 1 1 100
clarke, chatta. . 6 .3 3 1 Q77
Mitchell, Memphis .6 13 0 | .077
(thick. IPhnm . ti 1.3 a I JI77
Kelly, Atlanta . 2 .1 0 0 .torn
Olson, Mobile . 3 4 0 0 .000
Keeley, Memphis .... 6 14 ft ft .000
Beck, N. 0. 5 2 0 .ft00
Frost. N. O . . . y. s 17 2 0 (bin
Gudger, 5. O. , 11 0 •• 000
Wagner, Chatta.1 1 0 1 000
tlnrdurnvc, IPliiun s 11 o OOO
- ■ JUS
Beasley Is Master of the
Loca 1 s—0went<)n Boys
Play Errorless
Ball
Marion. May 15. (Special.) The Marlon
institute baseball team closed the season
toda.v b\ winning the scries from the
strong Birmingham college team hy
whitewashing the visitors. 4 to 0. Al
though the visitors played an errorless
game, they were unable to hit Beasley,
while the heavy hitting Marion team hat
ted Hammond at will. The features of
the game were the fast double play of
Elliott to Gay to Griffin and the battery
work of Quarles, Marion's star catcher,
and his working mate, Beasley, of Fay
ette.
The Marion institute has not lost a
series during the entire season, and they
now claim the ehampionship of Louisiana.
Mississippi and Alabamat exclusive of
Auburn ami Alabama, in H. 1. A. A.
class. Score: K.H.E.
Birmingham . nod One 000 0 2 o
Marion .. N. 108 901) Oft*—4 7 3
Batteries Hammond and Ware; Beas
ley and Quarles.
Coach Clarkson of the Virginia Military
institute is being congratulated on the
championship college team he has fie
veloped from the Marion Institute stu
dent body.
FEDERAL LEAGUE
STANDING
F*fhyed. Won. Lost. Pet.
Pittsburg . 28 IT 11 .rti*7
Newark . 28 It* 12 5?i
Chicago . 28 10 12 .57*1
Brooklyn . 27 14 13 .m,*
Kansas City . 20 13 13 ' r*no
St. Louis . ;»5 12 if; .ft*)
Baltimore . 28 13 1T, 41:4
Buffalo . 23 s 21 278
Sloufeds Win
Sl. Louis. May 15.— Packard ami Adams
gave st. Louis 17 hits while plank held
the visitors to seven scattered blows ami
the locals defeated Kansas City. 13 to 2,
here today. Score: r. 1-4 pj.
Kansas Cit> . 100 loo 44)0— 2 7 4
SI. Louis . 310 000 21*—13 17 1
Balterles. ^Packard. Adams and Brown;
Plank and Hartley.
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Hendrix Hurls No-Hit (iame
Pittsburg. May 15. -Claude Hendrix did
not allow the Pittsburg Fedcrarts a hit
toda\ and Chicago shut out the locals,
Jo to 0. Only three Pittsburgh's reached
first base. They received passes from
Hendrix and did not advance beyond
first base. The Chicago butters hit
Hearne and Knetzer for 16 hits and a total
of 24 bases. Score: R H. W.
Chicago .003031 210—10 16 1)
Pittsburg . 000 000 000— 0 0 i
Batteries: Hendrix and Wilson; Hearne.
Knetzer ami Berry.
Brook feds Wallop
Baltimore. May 15. Baltimore defeated
Brooklyn in a free hitting contest this
afternoon. 10 to 6. Excepting Bender,
the pitchers found the going very rough
Walsh’s home run witli the bases filled
In the first inning was a feature. Score;
R. H. E.
Brooklyn . 300 000 210— 6 15 1
Baltimore .500 400 10*—10 11 *4
Batteries: Finneran, Wilson and Krapp,
Suggs. Bender and Jacklitsch.
Buffed* Lose
Buffalo, May 15.—Buffalo lost today’s
game to Newark, 7 to 5, after holding the
lend for seven and one half innings.
In the third inning Jack Dalton scored
Buffalo’s first runs when he hit a home
run to deep center with two men on.
Then came the eighth with the snore 5 to
3 in Buffalos favor. An error, three
singles and two passes after two wei*4
out netted the visitors four tallies.
Score: •> .* R. H. E. %
Newark ...lift TIU-T 9 4
Buffalo . .098 001 199—4 *4
Batteries: Falkensbarg and Rariden;
Bedient and Blair.
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START 100-YARD DASH
A. L. COOK, AUBURN
Avondale boy leaving: them all be
hind in the half mile. Cook also won
the mile run.—Photos by H. G. Baird.
Georgia-Alabama League
STANDING
Played. \Vcm. Lost. Pet.
Rome . 8 7 1 .875
Talladega . 8 6 2 .75ft
Nevvnan . 8 5 3 .625
LaGrange . 7 2 5 .286
Anniston . 8 2 6 .250
Griffin . 7 1 6 .143
Results Yesterday
Rome 5, Nevvnan
Talladega 5. Griffin 1.
UGrange 2. Anniston 0.
No games scheduled for today.
LAGRANGE DOWNS
ANNISTON EASILY
LaGrange. May 15.—-(Spec ial.) — In-the
prettiest game seen on the local dimond
tiiis season, LaGrange defeated Annis
ton by the score of 2 to 0. Livingston
held the visitors .at his mercy at ail
times, allowing only two scratch hits, i
Smith. LaGrange'8 new outfielder, ae j
cured three hits out of three times at:
bat. Accurate pegging by LaG range's
out fielders featured in the game. Box
score:
Anniston— A B. R. H. O. A. F. j
Donaldson, ss. .3 0 ft 1 3 ft !
Mattienacht, 3b. . 3 0 0 1 2 11
Boykin. 2b.4 0 ft 2 1 1 i
Kteele. lb.4 ft ft 11 2 ft!
Brown, cf. 3 0 0 3 0 ft J
Ganong, c.-rf. ... 3 0 1 ft ft ft'
Mahaney. rf.-c... 3 0 0 4 ft ftj
McDuffey. cf.-ss.. 3 0 1 1 ft ft.
Sigmon, p.3 0 0 1 6 0 1
Totals .29 ft 2 24 1 4 2 I
LaGrange— AB. R. H. O. A. K. !
Allison, 3b. 4 1 3 0 2 ft
Donaldson, ss. . . I 1 3 ft 2 ft
Holland. 2b.3 o ft 3 3 ft
Smith. If. 3 1 3 2 0 0
Poland, cf.4 ft ft 4 2 1 j
LaFitte, c.3 ft ft 6 1 ft !
Amason. lb.3 0 1 9 ft ft
Raburn, rf. 3 0 0 1 ft 1 :
LIvingoton, p. ... 3 ft ft ft 3 ft
Totals .3ft 2 7 27 1 1 3
Score by Innings:
Anniston .Oftft 000 ftftO—ft
I.aGrantee .non I Oft 01* 2
Summary: Two-base hils. Smith. Don
aldson. Stolen bases. Amason 2. Donald
son. Smith 2. Rase on ba.lls, Sigmon 1.
Livingston 2. Ijeft on bases. Anniston
5. LaGrange 7. Struck out. Sigmon !.
Livingston 6. Passed balls. Mahoney.
Time of game, 1:40. Umpire. Welch.
Georgia Wins
Athens, Ga.. May 16.—Georgia made it
two straight from Georgia Tech here to
day, winning the second game of the se
ries 5 to 2. Score by innings:
Georgia Tech.100 ftftft noi—2 7 6
Georgia .Oftft 10ft 22*—5 5 3
Batteries: Senter and Morrison: Corley, |
Hitchcock and Torbett,
.*• -• - .
WALTER ROBINSON
Georgia Tech star making record jump
DETROlT SCOUTLOOKS
OVER ALABAMA STAR
Pitcher Homan of the University of of course, but it is believed that he will
Alabama championship baseball team has i recommend that the twirler be given a
attiacted the attention of big league ‘ 'V*!nVl’* ,, .
I \J l-J ll'l'liidlvin ll Tn I . k li< .
SCUU LS.
Mique Finn, who is remembered in the
sontJi as manager for several «»f the clubs
in the past, and who is now official scout
for the Detroit club, was In Birmingham
last night. He admitted that he had
looked young Boman over.
Finn, if one might judge from his la
conk utterances, was pleased with the
youngster. He did not commit himself,
CRACKERS DEFEATED
BY MEMPHIS CHICKS
Atlanta. May 15.—Memphis made it three
cut of four In the series with Atlanta by
winning today's -ranu. 12 to 8. teach of
the locals seven errors were costly.
Score:
Memphis— Ail. R. H. O. A. E.
McDermott. 3b. 3 1 3 0 0 0
Mitchell, hs. 6 2 1 0 3 0
Stewart, rf. 4 0 1 6 0 l
Eord, cf. 6 3 3 1 0 0
Sell Id. c. 4 2 3 7 1 0
Cruthers, 2b. 4 3 3 2 1 0
Dunckel, lb. 5 0 2 7 0 0
Baldwin, If. 5 1 1 4 0 0
Merritt, p. 3 0 0 0 2 0
Robertson, p. 0 0 0 0 0 i)
Totals . 41 12 17 27 7 1
Atlanta— AB. R. H. O. A. !£.
Dee, If. 4 1110 0
Williams 2b. 4 2 3 1 4 1
Bisland. ss. 5 0 2 4 4 3
Moran, cf. 5 0 0 1 1 0
Itumler, rf. 4 0 0 3 2 1
Smith, c. . . 4 1 1 7 3 f}
Eibei. 1b. 4 1 1 8 2 0
Manning. 3b. 4 12 2 12
Allen, p. 0 0 0 0 . 0 ft
Kelly, p. 1 1 0 i)| 1 ft
•Jenkins . I 1 1 0 0 0
Totals . 36 8 11 27 18 7
•Hit for Kelly In ninth.
Score by Innings:
Memphis . 530 013 4*00—13
Atlanta . 200 030 008— 8
Summary: Three-base hits, Sohlel. Mc
Dermott. Williams. Double plays. Wibel
to Bisland; Williams. Bisland to Eibei.
manager «>r athletic teams *»f the uni
versity. while a visitor to Birmingham
yesterday, stated that Homan was really
a great college pitcher with wonderful
speed and curve and control -nn asset
in which the average college star is lack
ing. Mr. Friedman believes that should
Homan be given a place on a big league
• lid) he would, after having acquired
some league experience, make good.
Innings pitched, by Allen 1 1-3 with 7 htts,
7 runs; Merritt 8 2-3 with Hi hits. 8 runs
Struck out. by Merritt 5. Kelly i. Bases
on balls, off Allen 1, Merritt 2, Kelly 1.
Sacrifice hits. Cruthers, Lee. Stolen base.
Lord. Balk. Merritt. Time, 1:58. empires.
O’Toole and Rudderham.
—-—
Cumberland Wins
New Decatur. May 16.—(Special.)—By
bunching their 13 hits with the Y. M. C.
A.’s seven dozen errors. Cumberland uni- j
verslty won today's game. II to 1. Hunter
of Cumberland secured three triples and
n double out of five trips to tile plate
Boo re: R.H.E
Cumberland .. 11 13 2
Y. M. C. A.. 1 « 12
Batteries: Thweatt and Luna. Baker
and Steadman.
•——-—,——.
Yale Wins
Princeton. N. J.. May 15. -Yale swept
over the line a winner by five feet over
Cornell in the triangular ejght-oared shed
race toda.v on Carnegie lake, Princeton
was two and three-quarter lengths behind
Cornell. The time: Yale, 9 minutes. 9 2-6
tseconds; Cornell, 9:10 3-6 seconds; Prince
ton. 9:21 3-5 seconds.
Yale got the Jump and at the half-mile
had a two-foot lead on Cornell with
Princeton six feet behind the Ithacans.
Cornell pushed the nose of her shell Into
the lead hi the mile and a half post. Yale
caught up and for about 100 yards the
two raced on even terms In the final
spurt Yale edged Into the lead. The dis
tance was one and seven-eighths miles.
L FINISH OFROLLERMOBILE RACE ~~|
■•ri : ." "-■ 1
WEST END TROOP WINNERS
For aecoad pear in aucceeaion the Boy Scouta of We»t End have won the roltarmobile race. They now own
the B. K, L. A P.. Co.,cup

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