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' ADDITIONAL SPORTING EVENTS—COBB IN SLUMP
CLARK OUT OF GAME
■ WITH CHARLEY HORSE
Wallace Is Also Slightly In
i' jured—Carl Black to Op
pose Merritt Today
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The Barons will be without the services
of Danny Clark at the second statio'n for,
# another week. The little Baron keystoner 1
sprung a charleyhorse in the first game
with Memphis and as the result was
replaced by Carlie Carroll. Manager
Molesworth stated last night that Danny
would probably be hors de combat for a
week at least.
Minor injuries continue to bother the
Barons. In practice before the tlnal clash
, with Memphis yesterday “Shotgun” Wal
lace had his second finger on his right
hand crushed by a low throw from
Coombs. Wallace expected to catch the
game, but was forced to retire to the
bench. In the ninth inning Wallace failed
v» As a pinch hitter after delivering five con
secutive times. He hoisted a fly to Mc
nDermott.
f / With the exception of Clark and Wal
lace the Barons are in good shape. Karl
Black will oppose Howard Merritt this
afternoon when the Barons meet the
Chicks in Memphis.
BESSEMER NINE
‘ WINS OVER DOCENA
Bumgardner Hits the Ball
Hard—Game Is Turned
Into Farce
Bessemer defeated Docena yesterday
before one of the largest crowds of the
season, score 16 to 5. After making 13
runs In the first three innings the position
of every Bessemer player was changed.
^ Bumgardner In five times up got a home
run and three singles.
F. L. POLK CHOSEN
COUNSELOR OF THE
STATE DEPARTMENT
■Washington, August 28.—Selection of
* Frank L. Polk, corporation counsel of
New York city, to be counsellor of the
Btate department, was formally announced
\ tonight by Secretary Lansing. The Presi
dent has tendered the position to Mr.
, Polk, who has accepted.
Mr. Polk will succeed Mr. Lansing, who
became secretary on the resignation oC
William Jennings Bryan last June. A.
Mitchell Palmer of Pennsylvania and Cone
1 Johnson, silicitor of the state department,
^ had been prominently mentioned for ihe
place, but It is known Mr. Polk was sug
gested by Secretary Lansing early In the
discussion.
While John Basset Moore was counsel
lor, heacted for the secretary in all inat
^ ters In the latters’ absence from Wash
ington, and the rule continued In effect
while Mr. Lansing held the post. Diplo
matic callers were referred to the coun
sellor, and when matters of pressing im
portance were pending, such as the cor
respondence with Germany over the Lusi
tania case, the counsellor was called Into
conference at cabinet meetings. While it
has not be£n definitely decided, it is vir
tually certain the rule will continue in
effect after Mr. Polk takes office.
FOREIGN TRADETAX
RECEIPTS INCREASE
Washington, August 28.—Despite the
War, the United States collected during
the fiscal year ended June 30 more ton
nage tax on ships in the foreign trade en
tering American ports than had been col
f lected In a like period for 30 years. The
total was $1,314,916, or $4,157 more than the
* tax for the preceding year. In a state
ment announcing the figures, Commission
er of Navigation Chamberlain today said:
"British and French ships paid $793,094,
or $201 more than during the year ended
June 30, 1914; German ships, which paid
$186,844 in 1914, this year flaid only $25,871.
American ships paid $104,736, compared
with $77,445 in 1914, the increase being due
> mainly to the ship registry r t and the
government war risk lnsurarice qn Amer
ican ships.”
/ Novel Joy Riders
From the New York World.
Seattle, Wash.—Joyriding by pigeons on i
the minute-hands of the four big clocks ;
In the tower at the King street station
has occasioned considerable annoyance |
to the station masters of the Great North- ]
ern and the Northern Pacific for several
weeks and they say that it must stop. I
Almost every night, between 7 and 9 1
O’clock, the pigeons alight on the min- 1
ute hands of the clock while they are on «
their upward journey from the half-hour
point to the hour, thereny retarding tne
movement of the machinery. After the
minute hands pass the hour point the
birds desert their perch and wait until
the half-hour station is reached again and
then go aboard.
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In Ordering Gouda Plena* Mention
THE AGE-HERALD
> Strict**
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M^^^JUqSSaNTwfiM
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IS SLUMPING BADLY
DICK ROBERTSON
Robbie has been defeated In tin last six games he has apepared on the mound.
In the first five of th«e games the Barons scored exactly three runs for him. and
yesterday they scored another trio of runs, which was not enough as the op
position scored a quartet of counters. Just why Robbie is unsupported by Ills
mates is not known, though it is suspected that his display of temper at cru
cial moments has earned the ernnlty of his comrades. Moley should get the little
pitcher and team working together. There should be no room for discord on the
Baron team.
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BATTING SLUMP OF
TY COBB NOT SERIOUS
Snyder Retains Batting of the National While
Tim Hendrix Is Leader In the Southern.
Bradley Hogg of Mobile, Is the
Leading Pitcher
Chicago, August 28.—The National league has only eight bat
ters in the “300” class, according to averages published here
today. Snyder, St. Louis, remains at the head, with an average
\ ork, tied witli .306; Long, St. Louis, .300; Collins, Pittsburg,
oi .325. Doyle, New \ ork, is next with .323. Following are
others: Luderus, Philadelphia, .319; Daubert, Brooklyn, .312;
Merkle, New 'k ork, .307; (troll, Cincinnati, and Robertson, New
•296; ,i. Smith, Boston, and Saier, Chicago, tied with .295.
Doyle is the leading run-getter with 68; Cravath tops in cir
cuit drives with 19 homers.
xne sioien ease nonors remain with
Carey, Pittsburg, who has pilfered 29.
Cincinnati, with .257, leads In club
jatting. St. Louis is second with .256.
The leading pitchers are Mamaux,
Pittsburg, 19 wins, 6 losses; Alexander,
Philadelphia, 24 and 8; Toney, Cincin
mti, 9 and 3; Pierce, Chicago, 10 and 4;
5. Smith, Brooklyn, 12 and 6; Dale,
Cincinnati, 17 and 9; Coombs, Brook
yn, 42 and 7; Ragon, Boston, 19 and 9;
Meadows, St. Louis, 11 and 7; Dell,
Brooklyn, 12 and 8.
Ty Cobb Slumping
Ty Cobb sufered a batting slump in
lie last few days but still leads in the
American league. Ills average is .388.
Jtlier leaders are Speaker, Boston, .330;
L. Collins, Chicago, .321; Fournier, Chi
:ago, Mclnnis, Philadelphia, and Craw
ord, Detroit, tied with .312; Maizei,
Sew York, .303; Lewis, Boston, .302;
Cavanaugh, Detroit, 300.
Cobb leads in stolen bases with 73
ind in total bases with 221. He also
las scored the greatest number of runs,
.16. Burns, Detroit, leads in home
uns with five.
Detroit, with .266, leads in club bat
ing. Boston is next with .265.
The leading pitchers are Foster, Bos
on, 17 wins. 5 defeats; Wood, Boston,
C and 4; Scott, Chicago, 20 and 7;
risher, New York, 17 and 7; Ruth, Bos
on. 12 and 5; Dauss, Detroit, 19 and
»; Faber, Chicago, 21 and 9; Leonard,
Soston, 9 and 4; Shore, Boston, 13 and
;, Covaleskie, Detroit, 18 and 11; Du
iuc, Detroit, 16 and 10; Johnson, Washi
ngton, 19 and 12.
Magee, Brooklyn, and Kauff, his
eammate, are tied with .340 for the
ead among the batters of the Fed
ral league. Kouetchy, Pittsburg,
ind Fisher, Chicago, are tied for sec
onu place with .315, and Deal, St. Louis,
and Flack, Chicago, are tied for third
with .314. The others among the first
10 are Yerkes. Pittsburg, .312; Bousch,
Newark, .311; Easterly, Kansas City,
.309; H. Myers. Brook fllyn, .308.
Brooklyn leads in club batting with
.270 and Pittsbnrg is second with .265.
Evans, Baltimore, scored the most runs.
75. Konetchy leads in total bases with
220 Chase. Buffalo, leads in home runs
with 13 and Kauff with 42 leads in stolen
bases.
M Brown. Chicago, the veteran, leads
the pitchers with 11 wins and 5 defeats.
Other leaders are Reulbach, Newark, 15
and 7: McConnell, Chicago, 19 and 9; F.
Allen, Pittsburg. 18 and 9: Crandall, 8t
Louis, 15 and 8; Knetzer, Pittsburg, and
Rogge, Pittsburg, tied with 13 and 8;
Cullop, Kansas City, 16 and 10; Packard,
Kansas City; Anderson, Buffalo, and
Plank, St. Louis, with 14 and 9. are tied.
Hendryx in Lead
The leading batters in the Southern as
sociation are Hendryx, New Orleans, .324;
Miller. Mobile, .310; P. Allison, Memphis,
.303; Crutliers, Memphis. .302; Lee, At
lanta, and Paulette, Nashville, tied, .301;
Sloan, Birmingham, .299; Elberfeld. Chat
tanooga. .298; Edmondson, New Orleans,
.294: Lord, Memphis, and Moran, At
lanta. tied. .289.
New Orleans leads in club batting with
.270. Memphis Is next with .251. Hendryx
leads in runs scored with 84. and in total
bases with 200; Thomas. New Orleans,
leads In home runs, with 9 and stolen
bases with 36.
The ".GOO" class pitchers are Hogg, Mo
bile, won 18, lost 8; Weaver. New' Orlearis,
14 and 7; Kissinger, Nashville, 13 and 7;
H. Merritt, Memphis, and Cunningham, «
Chattanooga, tied, 18 and 10; Frost. Nash
ville, 9 and 6; A. Johnson, Birmingham, 15 1
and 9; Kroh, Nashville, 14 and 9; Keely, 1
Memphis, and Grimes. Birmingham, tied, I
15 and 10. 1
JOIN THE GULLS
Ensley Product Moves Up
After a Successful
Season
Holt McDowell of Ensley will replace
Outfielder Miller of the Mobile club when
that young phenom leaves within the next
few days to join Bill Donovan's New
York Yankees. Thie Ensley boy passed
through Birmingham yesterday en loute
to the Gulf City to Join his new team
mates.
McDowel1, it will be remembered, wan
formerly a star athlete of the University
of Alabama, being a member of both the
baseball and football teams. The uni
versity athlete entered professional base
ball shortly after graduation and joined
the Montgomery club in the Southern
league, then under the managership -*f
Johnny Dobbs. The following spring Bob
ble Gilks, who succeeded Dobbs with the
Billikens, decided that the Ensley youth
needed more seasoning and shipped him
to the A’bany club in the South Atlantic
league. In the Sally circuit, McDowell
starred. In addition to hitting around
.300, he was among the leaders in fielding
and on the paths. Since the close of the
Sally circuit McDowell has been In the
Carolina league.
On the Gull club Mac will join his old
Allpny teammate. Bob Bumpardner, also
an old Alabama athlete and a resident of;
Bessemer.
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WYLAM DEFEATED
BY REEDERS TEAM
The Reeders team defeated the Wylam
b^eball team yesterday afternoon on the
Reeders diamond by a score of 3 to 0. The
game Was interesting throughout, both
pitchers working Jn fine form.
Protective Life Ins. Co. in
New Home
The Protective Life Insurance company
elsewhere In this issue invites its friends
and the public to look in on it in its new
quarters at No. 2112 First avenue.
The company has recently purchased a
handsome two-story building at this num
ber and fitted it up with metal, fireproof
furniture. Heretofore the company hac
had offices in the Empire building, but
feeling the necessity for more room than
it thought it could conveniently get
there for its growing business and feel
ing that a prosperous and growing finan
cial Institution should have a home of
its own where It could develop and ex
pand in its own way, has purchased the
above premises and is keeping open house
to its friends and the public.
The officers and the various members
of the board of directors of the qpmpany
invite a visit from all who love to see
Birmingham grow and who feel like con
gratulating a home enterprise on the suc
cess which It has won.
Its present quarters are largo enough
for the company's present purpose and
capable of indefinite enlargement, from
which the company considers th4t it has
permanently p1 an ted its feet at 2^12 First
avenue.
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SCOTTY CHESNUTT !S
HAVING JIARD TIME
Local Arbiter Has Ejected
37 Players From Games.
Is One of Best in Circuit
The only way in which an umpire may
show ^hnt ids work has been satisfactory
is by maintaining a firm grip on his sal
ary check. But If the arbiters could be
rated by the number of times n player
is ordered from the field, Scott Chesnutt.
the Alabama youth In the Southern asso
ciation, would smash all records
When Johnny Dobbs was banished from
the field at New Orleans yesterday aft
ernoon. Scott Chesnutt registered his
thirty-seventh ejection for the 1915 cam
paign. Needless to state. Scotty has
broken all Southern league records
Throughout the 1914 campaign he sent but
five players from the game for kick
Ing.
Just why Scott is finding the going so
rough is beyond conjecture, for he seem
Ingly Is umpiring just as efficiently ns
he did last year. Chesnutt Is far from
being the worst referee on Prexy Baugh'-;
staff, but the players seem to he go
Ing after him a little harder than after
the other members of the umpiring corps. I
Chesnutt is the only Southern product
umpiring in the league. Kerin. O'Toole.
Breltensteln, Bernhard. Pfennlnger, Rud
der ham and Williams hall from the north
ern stat<*s.
Bessemer, August 28.—(Special.)
While loaning over the railing of the
staircase on the second floor of the
Steiner building this afternoon about
4.30 o’clock, William Rimm lost his
• alance ami fell downstairs. Patrolman
Bob Childress was passing and saw
tiie man when he struck the floor in
the lobby of the stairway and im
mediately called Jacobs' ambulance and
tiie man was hurried to the Elizabeth
Duncan hospital where he was attend
ed by Dr. E. P. Lacey. After a thorough
examination it was found that no bones
were broken, though the man was
badly bruised and skinned. His Injuries
are not considered serious.
Louis Jinks and Dee Ponder were
arrested this morning by Deputy Sher
iffs Monroe F. Parker and George
llowton. It Is alleged that the men
went into the barn of Dan N. Wright
on Sixth avenue and attempted to steal
his horse as well as trying to enter
several other houses in the same neigh
borhood. For several days the residents
of this section have complained of the
attempts that have been made to get
In their homes. This morning Mr.
Wright identified the men as those who
attempted to steal his horse and they
were taken to Birmingham and placed
in the city Jail, wrhere they will be
held pending trial.
Annie Lee Robinson, a negro who
escaped from the county roads, was
arrested today by Deputies Parker and
flow ton at Dolomite and was brought
to this city, where she was placed In
the city Jail.
Tiie following officers wrere elected
at the Sixth district convention of Odd
Fellow’s held at Canaan for the ensu
ing six months: E. J. Ray, Hueytown
lodge No. 448, president; A. J. Deacy,
Tuscaloosa lodge No. 14, first vice pres
ident; M. R. Mitchell, Blocton lodge,
second vice president; J. J. Goode, Lip
scomb R. E. lodge No. 166, secretary
and treasurer. Grand Master George
Huddleston appointed T. R. Wallace of
Bessemer lodge No. 109, district grand
Jeputy for the district comprising 25
lodges. The next meeting wrlll he held
in March, 1916, with Tuscaloosa lodge
No. 14.
Will Gray and his wife, negroes, were
arrested this morning by Detectives
Maddox, Ross, Steele and Goodwin.
( barged with petting fire to the house
occupied by them at 720 Twentieth
street last night about 11:30 o'clock.
Tiie negroes had all of their furniture
packed ready to move and when the
file department reached the scene it
is allegen that kerosene oil had been
poured on some wood near the house
as well as on the side of the house.
The negroes were lodged in the city
jail anu will be given a hearing be
fore Judge I. A. I^ewls in recorder’s
court Monday morning.
Duff Lewis, the son of Mayor and
Mrs. I. A. Lewis, has gone to Norfolk,
Va., where he accepted the appointment
of secretary of the Young Men’s Chris
tian association at that place, lb* will
enter upon his new duties at omce. Mr.
Lewds is well known in Bessemer,
where he was reared, and Ills many
friends regret that his new position
takes him elsewhere to live.*
The Earaca class of the First Baptist
church entertained a number of friends
last night nt the home, of Judge and Mrs.
I. C. B. Gwln on Clarendon avenue. The
reception rooms presented a lovely ap
pearance with their decorations of ferns
md cut flowers. On their arrival the
guests were served refreshing punch from
l flower-banked bowl by little Miss Mary
Mildred- Woodrow. Various games were
enjoyea at me conclusion of which a
salad and Ice course was served. Those
present were: Miss Eugenia Stevens.
Miss Beatrice Moorer, Miss Nannie Sim
mons, Miss Winifred Smith, Miss Willie
Rose Jenkins, Miss Minnie Jackson, Miss
Vertna Randle, Miss Winnie Cowan. Miss
Mabel Herbert, Miss Mildred Hunnlcutt,
Miss Annie Mae Cox, Miss Louise Beattie,
Miss Lila Mae Moorer, Miss Annie Vleve
Thornton, Miss Marlon Hayes, Walton
Smith, Tom Murrell, H. P. Lipscomb,
B. P. Hodges, John S. Bentley. Maxwell
Reynolds. James Fitzpatrick. W. I. Pitt
man. Forest Maxwell, L. Y. Lipscomb,
Clarence Morrow, Hobson Smith, Bryan
Cowan, Denson Bentley, James Slnlard,
Dr. L. M. Barnett, M. K. Thornton, Jr.,
Floyd Gzley, Mr. and Mrs. J. Wood,
Mrs. Rush Randle and Judgu and Mrs.
Owln. Several songs were rendered by
Master James Bentley Gwln during the
evening.
Master Billie Head entertained a num
ber of friends this afternoon at the horr.1
of his parents at a farewell party for
Miss Nellie Burt, who will leave tonight
for her home In Attalla. Punch was
served by Mrs. John Hldgen. After a
series of games several contests were
held the prizes being won by Geraldine
Carglle. Miss Blrt, and Miss Ruby
Thomas. Tempting refreshments were
served later In the afternoon. Those pres
ent were: Miss Ruby and Howard
Thomas, Marvin and Ernest Carglle, Miss
Myrtle, Miss Myra and Miss Geraldine
Carglle, Miss Mary Baker. Miss Helton
Hldgen, Miss Blanche 8ims, Mrs. Jim
Hldgen and Mrs. L. B. Head.
The Rev. E. J. Williams, who Is con
ducting a series of revival meetings In
the grove at Lipscomb, has announced
his subjects for the Sunday services as
follows: Morning, “Heaven;" afternoon.
3 o’clock, “The Parable of the Sower,”
and Sunday evening, "Something We Will
Do In Eternity."
The Rev. I. F. Swallow, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church, will fill the
pulpit at that church at the Sunday serv
ices. He will have as his theme for the
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WILL HE HELP GIANTS?
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- ^ "RUBE" BENTON
In h race as tight ns the National league is one good pitcher can do much
toward helping n team to climb forth from the rut. That Is why John McGrnw
welcomes “Rube" Renton to the Giants' fold. For Cincinnati “Robe'' was not
a world beater; in fact, his performances have not been up to the standard of
consistency required In these dn.vs of major league finesse. But Benton has
shewn Yn streaks that he has the ability to pitch winning ball. Benton Is a
southpaw with curves aplenty and enough sicced to get a hop on his fast one,
and many of the defeats he has suffered have been caused through the in
ability of his team to give him winning support, either in the field or on the
offensive.
MllllllmiiitiiittHHUuHutitiiilHIItMIMNIIIIIMMIHHilllilHilUMiliMiiiuiaiiiiiiiii ■ a a
morning service, “Mary.” and the even
ing theme. “Then, That Which Is Worse."
The regular services will hr held at the
Brighton Presbyterian church, the Rev.
E. EX Washburn officiating.
Revival Services will begin at the .Tone -
boro Methodist church Sunday morning
pnd will continue 10 days. The Rev. S.
I*. Aldrich of Fayette will arrive Monday
morning and will do the preaching. Serv
ices will he held every morning at 11
o’clock and every evening at 7:30 o’clock.
The baseball team of the United States
Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry company
defeated Lipscomb this afternoon In an
interesting game by a score of 7 to 3.
Batteries for the game were: United
States Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry com
pany. Jones and Morris. Lipscomb, Lint
and Ross. Dolomite defeated the Besse
mer Soil Pipe company on the local dia
mond this afternoon before a good crowd
of spectators by a score of 5 to 1. The
batteries for the game were: Dolomite,
Brown and Miles; Bessemer Soil Pipe
company. Burnett and Kemp.
Mrs. W. S. Eidge has returned rrom St.
Petersburg, Fla., where she has been
visiting.
Mrs. T. H. Walburn is improving after j
an operation at the Elizabeth Duncan '
hospital.
Miss Sadie Sturdivant has gone to De
catur, where she will attend a house
party given by Mrs. Wilbur (Jreen, who ;
is entertaining the girls with whom she
graduated at Athens Female college.
Dr. and Mrs. A. Lawson, Jr., and little 1
daughter, Sadie, have returned to their i
home in Greensboro after a visit to Dr.
Lawson’s sister. Mrs. J. F. Sturdivant.
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Huey and * little |
daughter, Sarah, have returned from ,
Colorado Springs, where they have been j
for the past six weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Hodge left today ,
for points In Florida, where they will
visit relatives.
J. W. Blake has been removed from
the Elizabeth Duncan hospital to his
home at Brighton.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Read of Meridian are
the guests of Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Wal
lace.
C. M. South's many friends will he
pleased to learn that he has been re
moved from the Hillman hospital to his
home.
Miss Lucia Bruus has gone to Selma,
where she is the guest of Mrs. Ed Neese.
American Wire Wins
The American Wire ami Steel company
baseball team defeated the Powderly
team by the score of 5 to 3. Score:
R.H.E.
American Wire and Steel . 5 13 I
Powderly . 3 0 3
Batteries: Halman, Flick and Cook:
Dryden, Marston and Anderson.
Boaz Loses
Boaz, August 28.-(Special.)-The John
H. Snead seminary defeated the fast team
>f Boaz today by the score of 7 to 5.
rhe features of the game were the lilt
ing of Lackey, Moseley, Freeman and
rntiekin. Batteries: Semlnarv, Lackey
ind Moseley; Boaz, Duffey, Hyde and
Butler.
“We treat your clothes
white'’
“THE EMPIRE
FOR SERVICE”
_That's the way customers speak of
this GOOD laundry.
—And it sums up in a nutshell why
the EMPIRE has such a stronK hold
on housekeepers—and bachelors, too
—of this city. |
—Suppose you try the EMPIRE serv
ice tomorrow.
EMPIRE
Laundry Co:
226—PHONES—226
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Eddie Hanlon Confident
Organization Will Be
a Success
Kddie Hanlon, the popular welter
weight, will open up a boxing school
tomorrow night at 8 o'clock at Gri
ders’ hall, Fourth avenue and Twen
tieth, street. The feature of the open
lug bight will he three boxing con
tests, the main event being a six-round
go with Hanlon and Sailor Dixon as
the principals.
Hanlon has an enviable reputation
throughout the south as a boxer of no
mean ability. He Is an Atlanta boy
and up until the time he came here In
had met and defeated SOhie of the best
boxers In the country. He will he re
membered by his bout with Sailor
Dixon at the Hlrmlngham Athletic club
last winter. The fight was a draw
and many enthusiasts have longed to
see these two fast welters get together
again.
The exhibition battles tomorrow
night will be free to the general pub
lic and some classy fighting Is ex
pected by the pugilistic fans. Hanlon
a# well ns Dixon is in prime condi
tion for the battle. The contest will go
.six rounds. The preliminaries will be
between some local hoys who have
pugilistic ambitions and Hanlon prom
ises that they will b< "Hummers."
Fistic Fans Here
There is quite a large following of
fistic battles In Hlrmlngham and n
**reat many of them are desirous of
learning the manly art under the able
tutelage of an adept such as Han
lon is. He has been urged hv his many
friends to open up a boxing school
.•ad after due consideration has de
t ided to make Ills home here and open
up a scientific school of the demonstra
tion of self-defense. A large crowd is
expected to he on hand to welcome the
popular welterweight In his latest ven
ture.
"The manly art of self-defense is as
« ssentlal to the training «f the average
hoy as .reading and writing." said Han
lon, "and 1 feel as though there Is a
big Held here for a high class School
of boxing. Furthermore. T have always
been a booster for Hlrmlngham and
believe It is one »»f the coming towns
ol the country. There are a lot of fight
followers In this city and I am sure
• will have their support. Of all the
uthlfticH In the world today boxing Is
the cleanest game of all and has won
favor in a great many states through
out the land who used to frown on
this manly sport. Home states have
gone so far as to appoint a boxing com
mission to oversee every bout. It Is a
mistaken idea to look upon this great
game as brutal. The case Is just the re
verse. There are few. If any. boxers
in the Uftftud States who go In the ring
if they are not In the finest condition.
Boxing promotes clean, healthy living
and is the greatest exercise In the
world. This Is the opinion of every
physician In the world. The cailse Ih
plain to see when one realizes that
every muscle comes Into play when
boxing and It promotes the develop
ment of every vital organ In the body.
1 expect to see licensed boxing clubs
throughout the country in the near fu
ture."
FORTUNE FROM MAN SHE
WAS ENGAGED TO MARRV
Worn llw* New York World. •
Punxsutawney. Pa. — Mrs. Fred
Smith of this city, formerly Miss Maty
Hadden, has fallen heir to a fortune
estimated at $2,400,000. This was be
qu«athed her by Harry Kiams of Buf
falo, who died April 20, 1914. In ad
dition Kiams left his home to Mrs.
Smith.
The notice of her good fortune was
received here yesterday by Mrs. Smith
in a letter written by Mrs. C W. Kiams,
mother of the dead mail.
A romance ended by death was the
beginning of Mrs. Smith's good for
tune. Kiams and Mrs. Smith, then Miss
Hadden, had been engaged to he mar
ried. The wedding was set for May
SO. 1914. Then Kiams died.
His will, which has just been made
public, leaves the hulk of his estate to
his former sweetheart, hut she cannot
get possession until she in 23, three
years from nqw.
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Out of 17 Games Played the
locals Have Won 11
and Tied One
Unless the Nashville pitchers have in
creased their effectiveness against Bir
mingham. the Barons should gain on
New Orleans during the series that opens
Monday. Seven times, in the 17 games
played between the two aggregations, has
Bill Schwartz been forced to yank a
pitcher from the mound as the result of
the hitting of the Barons. Floyd Kroh,
the Vol southpaw, is the only pitcher who
has been effective against Birmingham.
He has won two games. Reuben Kissin
ger has been bumped twice, while Helnie
Berger has suffered three losses. Tom
Rogers has lost each of the three bat
tles he 1ms twirled.
Nashville has been one .of the easiest
propositions In the Southern far Bir
mingham this season, as the Barons have
copped 11 and tied one In 17 games. Most
of the engagements have been slugfests
as Birmingham 1ms rapped out 1H5 hits
and scored 88 runs. Nashville has record
ed 77 runs op 148 safeties
lt» one respect Nashville shines. The
Vol defense Ims erred but 38 times, while
the Barons have hobbled on 43 occasions.
Birmingham has not hit as heavily
against any of the six other clubs as
against Nashville. Atlanta Is the only
team that has been downed with more
consistency. Inasmuch as Nashville and
Atlanta are the only clubs that Birming
ham will encounter during the approach
ing week, the Barons should boost their
percentage In the race.
While Molesworth 1ms been forced to
yank his pitching choice five times, Rob
ertson has won four and lost one; John
son has taken three and lost one; Black
has divided, winning one and losing one,
while Grimes has suffered two losses and
has registered one success.
To Impress Just how prominent a part
hitting hns taken In tho battles, neither
team, in 17 games, has failed to register
at least one run. A shutout ts seemingly
impossible.
BULGARIA AWAITS
CONCESSIONS OF
SERVIAN TERRITORY
Sofia, Bulgaria, August 28.—(Via
London, 1:18 p. m.)—An Inspired state
ment appearing in a publication con
trolled by the government contains the
announcement that If conditions af
fecting Bulgaria should be modified bv
the granting of Bulgaria's territorial
demands, to such an extent as to call
for intervention in the war, the gov
ernment will convoke Parliament im
mediately.
This statement was elicited by the
action of the opposition In Parllamev.t
which has been responsible for the
publication of statements condemning
the attitude of the government as con
trary to the interests of the country.
The immediate convocation of Parlia
ment was demanded by the opposition.
in its reply the government publica
tion explains that It is the intention
of the cabinet to adhere to its policy
of neutrality except in the event that
the rightists "filched" from Bulgaria
under tin* treaty of Bucharest after the
second Balkan war are restored.
"But should conditions Vie so modi
fied as to demand intervention," tee
statement says," the government will
immediately summon Parliament."
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