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SPORTS
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Barons Lose Close Game to Vols
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Coffindaffer Pitches Fine
Ball, But Vols Bunch Three
Hits For Two Runs and Win
Baron Lead of One Run Looks Big to Vols Until Seventh,
When They Turn the Tables on Barons—Victory
Nearly Floors Vol Fans—Both Barons and Vols
Are Allowed But Five Hits by the Pitchers
Nashville, August 10.— (Special)—It never fails to hap
pen at the very time a big story breaks something always goes
wrong at the newspaper plant. Sunday afternoon the Vols won
a br’l game and there was a mad rush to get out an extra with
wild he'adlines announcing the fact, but the printers were en
joying their weekly holiday, when the night watchmen heard
the news he fell in a heap and fainted dead away, and had to be
hauled to the hospital before he could recuperate, so he wasift
even able to sound the alarm. After the battle was over, the
scoreboard showed a 2 to 1 count with the Vols on top.
It hi i been a ni'chcrs' battle iie- I - —- ——— -—
twcei Coffindaffer and Decatur for
seven innings. Helfrich taking up the
Vo’ mound burden in the eighth after
Joe had been retired in favor of a !
pinch hitter. Five hits were allowed
by each of the hilltop rivals, but a
trio of Vo: bingles in the seventh
brought disaster to the Baron flingcr.
BARONS SCORE ONE BUN
IN THE SECOND INNING
Tht Barons put over the first tally
in the second round and it looked as
big as a millwheel for an hour or
more Bernsen led off with a single
to right field and Ellis followed with |
a s milar dose. Webb was safe when
he hit to Ellam* forcing Ellis at sec
ond. P.ernsen taking third on the pity.
Suir.ma bounced one, to Meyer at. .-ee- I
ond base, who made a poor throw *n j
an effort to nip Bernsen at the plate^ i
the Baron first sacker scoring. Lucy
Hairston closed the inning by ground
in r cut. McDonald to Graham.
The Barons threatened again in the
fifth, when two single 4 were gathered
off Decatur's delivery, but failed to
rcore After Webb had lifted a high
fly tc Wickham for the first out.
Summa singled into the right field
territory and Hairston fired a shot to
left for one bag. but Ellam nipped
Summa at the plate a moment later
and Hairston was forced at second by
Coffindaffer.
VOLS WIN GAME WITH
TWO RUNS IN SEVENTH
The Vols’ two runs came in the
seventh. Tex McDonald hit one down
the left field foul line for two bags.
Daws Graham attempted to sacrifice
him to third, but Webb picked up ills
bunt and threw low to Bernsen. Mc
Donald scoring. Dunning beat out a
bunt and Street sacrificed both run- j
ners with a well-placed tap down the
third base line. Ellam was safe on a
fielder’s choice. Graham being smoth
ered at the plate. Eddie McDonald to
Hairston. At this stage of the com
bate Joe Decatur was instructed to
put his bat in the rack and let Kohl
becker take a chance with Coffindaf
fer’s slats, and Kohily did. poling a
line drive to left field, which scored
Dunning with the needed run. Score:
Tennis Tourney Ooens
on Newton Courts Today
Newton. Maas., August 10.—The Na
tional Lawn Tennis doubles champion
ship tournament will begin tomorrow
op the Chestnut Hill courts of the
I.* ngwood Cricket club. Ten teams,
eight of them winners of sectional title
meetings, will compete. The other two
comprise the Australian players, Ger
ald Patterson being paire# vv\h Nor
man P. Brookes, and R. V. Thomas with
Randolph Lycett.
Two matches will be played tomor
row. Maurice E. McLaughlin and T. C.
Biinday. winners of the Pacific Coast
sectionals will meet W. p. Davis. H.
Vandiver Johns who won the western
title. R. Norris Williams. 2nd. and
Matson M. Washburn, New England
champions, will face Ichiya Kumagae
and Ha-'o-d T. Throckmorton, who an
nexed this year's middlewest titles.
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THE BOX SCORE
Birmingham— AB.
IcDonaId,2 b . 4
tevenson, ss . 4
)uncan, cf . 3
iernsen, lb . 4
If . 4
Cebb, 3l> . 3
umma, rf . 3
lairston, c . 3
ofTindaUer, p _ 3
Total.** . 31
Nashville— AP.
Vickham. rf . 3
leyer, 2b . 4
Surke, of . 4
IcDonald, 3b . 4
iraham, lb . 1
>unning, If . 2
treet, r . 1
illam. ss . 2
>ecatur, p . 2
lelfrich, p . 0
[ohlbecker, x .... 1
R. H. O. A. E.
0 10 5 1
0 o 4 4 0
0 0 0 0 3
1 1 12 2 3
0 12 0 0
0 0 12 1
0 13 0 0
0 1 1 1
0 0 16 0
1 5 24 20 1
R. H. O. A E
0 110 0
0 0 2 2 1
0 0 3 0 6
12 12 0
0 0 7 1 0
113 0 0
0 0 4 2 0
0 0 5 3 0
0 0 1 1 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 10 0 0
Totals . 24 2 5 27 11 !
x batted for Decatur in seventh.
sashville .000 000 20x—2
Birmingham .010 000 000—1
SUMMARY
Sacrifice hits: Graham. Dunning. Street
Two-base hits: E. McDonald, T. Me*
■onald.
Double play: Bernsen to Stevenson to
off'ndaffer.
Struck out: By Decatur 2. Helfrich 1
Pase on balls: Off Coffindaffer 4; Hel*
•ich 1.
Left on bases: Birmingham 3; Nash
ille 4.
Time: 1:38.
Umpires: Pfenninger and Shibley.
*IG NASHVILLE
“COPPER” WOULD
WALLOP DEMPSEY
If Jack Dempsey holds the cham
• ionship two years hence he may ba
orced to yield the crown to none other
han E. E. Felts, 200-pound Nashville
>oliceman.
“Big Boy” Felts, as he is familiarly
mown around the police station, sur
prised his friends a few days ago by
xpressing a determination to be the
teavyweight champion pugilist of the
I'orld. and those who know of the big
opper’s superhuman strength do not
loubt in the least that he can be
rained into shape to give Dempsey a
egular battle.
“Big Boy” stands just six feet and
ix inches in his stocking *eet ani
ie's built up like Hercules himself,
le is said to pack a wallop in ea'.h
ist that would send a mule into the
oundest slumber.
And “Big Boy" is one policeman
vithout a single habit of dissipation
le never drinks, smokes or hops ice
wagons and boasts of never having
lad a physical pain. He has an incur
able appetite for chocolate sodas and
akes mos‘ of his sustenance through
i straw. Electrician E. Blackburn has
liscovered.
Blackburn is responsible for FeltV
leefsion to train for a bout with
)eripsev. He says he is a judge cf
prizefighters and knows blame w(|ll
‘Big Boy” can be developed into a
luman tornado. Blackburn has al
eady attempted to communicate with
evera] big promoters and will lay bef
ore them the facts about the huge
Nashville club-toter.
American Association
At Milwaukee: Milwaukee 7-2; Indiana
polis 5-9.
At St Paul: St. Paul 2; Louisville 3.
At Kansas City: Kansas City 7-2; Co
umbus 2-10.
At Minneapolis: Minneapolis 7-5; To
;do 0-8.
The orifice on the whale’s ear is scarce
v perceptible, yet it is said that the
shale’s hearing is so acute that a ship
rossing the track half a mile distant
rill cause it to dive instantly.
Sale of Public Animals
To Be Held at Auxiliary
Remount Depot No.
315, Camp Jackson,
Columbia, S. C.
Six hundred (600) light and heavy draft mules will be sold at
public auction at the remount depot, Camp Jackson, S. C., on Thurs
day, August 14, 1919.
These animals are surplus, being in excess of the government’s
needs, and not condemned stock. All are serviceable and conform to
U. S. army standards. The sale will furnish an excellent opportunity
for local buyers to secure good draft animals at a reasonable price.
A halter goes with each animal.
Sale will be held, rain or shine.
Cars in readiness for shipment of carload lots.
Terms: Cash or certified check.
Help to load animals, under supervision of "pur
chaser, will be furnished by the quartermaster.
For further information apply to
LIEUT. CHARLES E. POATES, Q. M. C,
Quartermaster
Auxiliary Remount Depot, No. 315, Camp Jackson, S. C.
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pas SPLIT DOUBLE
Canavan and Torkelson
Each Knock a Home Run
in the First Game
Memphis. Tenn, August 10.—Memphis
and New Orleans divided a double
header here today, the locals winning
the first game. * to 4 and losing the
second. 5 to 4. In the first game New
Orleans used three pitchers, the locals
scoring their winning runs with Perdue
in the box. Canavan and Torkelson, op
posing pitchers, each got a home run
In the second game New Orleans bunch
ed five hits with Memphis errors for
five runs, while Memphis’ five hits,
bunched off Roberts in the fourth in
ning. netted only four runs. Scores:
FIRST GAME.
New Orleans—AB. R. H
Daniels. rf. n 0 0
O.
1
A. E.
1
Slansbury. 21
Sullivan, rf.
Gilbert, cf. .
Deberry, lb.
Daubert. ss. , ,
Fielder. 3b. . ,
Agnew. c. ..
Walker, p. . .
Torkelson. p.
Perdue, p. . .
xx Roberts .
4
4
3
4
4
0
3
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1
Totals . 34 4 7 x23 10
x Carroll out. hit by batted ball,
xx Batted for Perdue in ninth.
Memphis
AB. R. H. O.
Christenbury, ss. 4
Smith, rf. 5
Carroll, cf. 3
Griffin, lb. 5
Lewis, 2b. 3
Bischoff, c. 4
Conway, if. 3
High. 3b. 4
Canavan, p. . .. 4
0
3
0
1
12
2
3
3
1
2
E.
Totals . 35
6 14
13
New Orleans . 002 020 000—4
100 012 20x—-6
hits. Griffin,
Memphis ..
Summary: Two base
Gilbert. Home runs, Canavan, Torker
son. Sacrifice hits, Lewis. T^eft on
bases. Memphis 8; New Orleans 4. Dou
ble plays, Lewis to Griffin: Canavan to
Christenbury; Torkelson to Agnew to
Deberry. Innings pitched by Walker,
none with no runs and 1 hit (two oh
base when relived); by Tolkelson 6,
with 4 runs &|d 11 hits. Passed ball.
P.ischoff. Base on. balls off Canavan 3;
off Walker 2; off Torkelson 1; off Per
due 1. Struck out by Canavan 3; Tor
kelson 3. Time 2:05. Umpires Wil
liams and Blackburne.
SECOND GAME
New Orleans— AB. R. H.
Daniels, rf . 4 0 1.
Stansbury. 2b . . 3 0 0
Sullivan, If .... 3 0 0
3 3
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0 0
3
Gilbert, cf . 3
Deberry, lb
Daubert, ss
Fielder, 3b .
Agnew. c
Roberts, p . 3
Totals .25
8 3
Memphis
AB. R.
Christenbury, ss 3
Smith, rf . 3
Carroll, cf . 1
Griffin, lb . 3
Lewis, 2b . 3
Bischoff. c . 3
Conway, If .... 3
High. 3b . 3
Goodbred. p .... 2
xBarger . 1
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0
1
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Totals . 25 4 5 21 8
xEatted for Goodbred in seventh.
Score by innings:
New Orleans . 020 102 0
Memphis . 000 400 0
(Seven innings by agreement.)
Summary: Two-base hits, Gilbert,
Bischoff. Sacrifice hit, Fielder. Sac
rifice fly, Fielder. Left on bases, New
Orleans 2, Memphis 2. Base on balls,
off Roberts 3. off Goodbred 1. Struck
out. by Roberts 4, by Goodbred ».
Time. 1:20. Umpires, Blackburn and
Williams.
ACIPCO NINE TO PLAY
Red Circle Giants Here to
Play Local Champion
Negro Team
A series of the fastest negro base
ball games, perhaps, ever witnessed In
Birmingham will take place on the
Acipco diamond August 11, 12 and 13
between the Red Circle Giants of An
niston and the Acipco champions.
There will be three games, one on
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, all
starting: at 2:30 p. in. The first game,
today, will start' strictly on time,
and fans should make it a point to get
to Acipco early.
The Acipco colored baseball team is
too well known in Birmingham to need
description. This team has walloped
j everything in sight, having lost but
I five games out of 31 this season. It
j will be remembered that Acipco played
rings around Edge water in the famous
series of three games at Rickwood
Field recently, to decide the champion
ship of the state of Alabama. Edge
water and Ensley have been the only
two teams in tlV district able to j^ive
this bunch of Acipco pipctnakars any
excitement, and now even /iese two
teams have lost courage because of
their numerous defeats.
The Red Circle Giants are reported
to be the best colored team in the An
niston district. Like Acipco. they have
routed every organization they could
get to play them. The dope is that
the Giants are going to give Acipco
the hardest nut they ever have found
to crack. Backers of the Aopiston
crowd are boasting and are offering
even money that the proud Acipco
team is going to bite the dust.
An admission of 25 cents will be
charged to see each of the three games.
THE ACIPCO
CHAMPIONS
vs.
THE RED CIRCLE
GIANTS
of Annison
Will PJay Three Game* at
Acipco, Aagnst 11, 12, 13.
These games between two
of the best negro teams in
the state, promise to be the
best ever witnessed here.
ADMISSION 25c
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TWO FROM MOBILE
Lookouts Advance to First
Division by Double Vic
tory Over Bears
Chattanooga. August 10.—Chattanooga
replaced Mobile in fourth place this after
noon, winning both games of a double
header from the visitors, 3 to 2 and 1 to
0. The largest crowd of the season was
present. *The second game was to have
been seven innings, but neither club could
score until the ninth, when Chattanooga
counted on Anderson's single, Vines' sac
rifice and Gleason's single. Both clubs
rest tomorrow. Scores:
FIRST GAME.
Mobile— AB. R. H O
McMillan, ss. 4
Tutweiler, If.
Schepner. 3b.
Miller, cf.
Steed, rf.
Coleman, c. ...
Meyers, 2b. ...
Golvin, lb. ...
Beretsky, p. ..
Totals . 32
24
Chattanooga
Gleason. 2b.
Graff, 3b.
Neusel, rf.
Neiderkorn, c.
Demoe, ss.
Griffith, cf.
AH. R.
Bratchi. If. 3
Anderson, lb.
Marshall, p. ..
H.
0
0
1
0
0
2
1
0
0
4 27 14
Totals . 27
Score by innings:
Mobile . ooo om 010—2
Chattanooga . 002 000 10*—3
Summary: Two-base hits, Neusel,
Bratchi. Three-base hit. Tutweiler. Sac
rifice hits, Beretsky, Schepner. Sacrifice
fly, Graff. Stolen bases. Miller, Bratchi.
Left on bases. Mobile 7, Chattanooga 3.
Base on balls, off Beretsky 1, off Mar
shall 2. Struck out, Marshall 2. Hit
by pitcher, by Beretsky (Neusel). Time,
1:20. Umpires, Brennan and Campbell.
SECOND GAME
Mobile— AB. H.
McMillan, ss . 4
Tutweiler, If . 4
Schepner, 3b . 2
. 3
Miller, cf
Golvin, lb . 2
Coleman, c . 3
Meyers. 2b . 3
Steed, rf . 3
Utt, p . 2
A. E.
Totals . 26 0 4 x2o 13 1
x—one out when winning run scored
Chattanooga— AB. R.
Gleason. 2b
Graff, 3b .
Neusel, rf —
Nfiderkom, c
Demoe, ss .. -
Griffith, cf ....
Bratchi. If ...
Anderson, lb .
Vines, p .
H.
1
O. A. E.
Totals . 26 1 4 27 16 2
Mobile .[phone]—0
Chattanooga .000 000 001—1
(Seven innings agreed.)
Summary: Two-base hits: Tutweiler.
Sacrifice hits: Schepner, Vines. Double
plays: Vines to Demoe to Anderson:
Meyers to McMillan to Golvin. Base on
balls: Off Vines 2; OfT Utt 1. Struck out:
By Vines 2, Utt 4. Left on bases: Mobile
2. Chattanooga 2. Time: 1:20. Umpires:
Brennan and Campbell.
LEAGUE STANDINGS
SOUTHERN LEAGUE
Played. Won. Lost. Pet.
Atlanta .
New Orleans . . .
Little Rock ...
Chattanooga
Mobile .
Memphis .
Birmingham
Nashville .
107
107
100
108
104
106
1Q6
110
65
64
52
53
51
48
47
44
42
43
48
55
53
58
59
66
.607
.598
.520
.491
. 490
.453
.443
.400
RESULTS YESTERDAY
Nashville 2; Birmingham 1.
Chattanooga 3-1; Mobile 2-0.
Memphis 6-4; New Orleans 4-5.
GAMES TODAY
Birmingham at Nashville.
Atlanta at Little Rock.
New Orleans at Memphis
Mobile at Chattanooga.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Played. Won. Lost. Pet.
Cincinnati . 96
New York . 91
Chicago . 94
Brooklyn . 94
Pittsburg . 95
Boston . 91
I hiladelphia _ 89
St. Louis . 94
58
52
46
4 5
37
34
34
30
33
42
48
50
54
55
60
.688 ;
.637 :
. 553 1
.439
.474
.407
.382
.362
RESULTS YESTERDAY
Chicago 2; New York'0.
Cincinnati 3; Philadelphia 2.
Boston 5, St. Louis 1.
Pittsburg 5; Brooklyn 3.
GAMES TODAY
Philadelphia at Pittsburg.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chicago
Detroit
New York . .
Cleveland
Boston
St. Louis . . .
Washington
Philadelphia
Played. Won; Lost. Pet. i
_ 100 61 39 .610
97
95
99
96
95
100
94
56
53
55
45
43
40
28
41
42
44
51
60
66
.577 i
.558
.556
. 469
,453
. 400
.298
RESULTS YESTERDAY
New York 11; Cleveland 4.
Chicago L Washington 0.
GAMES TODAY
Chicago at Washington.
Detroit at Philadelphia.
Cleveland at New York.
94. Louis at Boston.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cicott« Bests Shaw
Washington, August 10.—Cicotte and
Shaw engaged in a pitcher's duel today,
which Cicotte won ,1 to 0. in the 13th
inning, when Weaver got an infield hit,
advanced on Jackosn’a out, and scored
on Foster’s wild throw to Felsch’s
grounder.
Three runners were thrown out at
the plate. Score: R. H. E.
Chicago . 000 000 000 001—1 6 1
Washington . 000 000 000 000—0 * 2
Batteries—Cicotte and Schalk; Shaw
and Oharrity. J
Mijri Wins Another
New York. August 10.—Carl Maya,
the pitcher who has caused the faction
al fight Jl the American league, won
his second game in a New Yofk uniform,:
by beating Cleveland today, 11 to 4. |
He was in difficulty, but strong In the
pinqhes.
t Cleveland played the game under
protest after the first Inning, when Um
pire Hildebrand permitted Baker to
score and Plpp to take third on a throw
by Oraney into the New York dugout.
• D U V
Cleveland . 000 030 Ml— *12 2
New Tork . 022 012 lJx—11 11 I
Batteries—Meyera, Faith. Klepfsr and
O'Neill; Tkemut Mays and Ruel.
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ATLANTA GOING AT
A TERRIFIC PACE
Barons Win Four and Lose
Six During Week—Vols
Still on Bottom
New Orleans, August 10.—Atlanta with
a record of 32 victories in the last 4"
games played, forged ahead in the South
ern Association pennant race, passed
New Orleans at first place twice in seven
gays, and finished the fifteenth week ar
championship place.
The race is now an Atlanta-New Or
leans affiar with Chattanooga who oust
ed Mobile at fourth place, advancing
rapidly to within striking distance ot
Little Rock for third.
The Crackers’ performances of the
week were six wins to a lone defeat. The
Atlanta loss, after twelve straight vie- j
tories, was a 5-to-4 game to Chattanooga
on Wednesday. Three games from the !
Lookouts and a trio from Nashville made j
the wins. The Crackers have a margin
of nine points at first place.
New Orleans, slipping to second place
after holding first position for practical
ly 11 weeks, had a four-to-five week,
three of four from Little Rock and an
equal division of a quartet with Mem
phis which included the double header
today.
Little Rock continued a downgrade
The Travelers dropped 11 straight games
hefore winning a match this week, tne
first end of a double header with New
Orleans Saturday.
Chattanooga, except for the disastrous
tilt with the championship playing
Crackers, hit a winning stride. The Look
outs took six games in nine, the three
defeats being by Atlanta. The double
header today from Mobile enabled the
Lookouts to finish at fourth place and
to send the Alabama club down to the
head of the second division, Mobile took
four of seven games.
Memphis, winning three and losing five,
finished sixth. Birmingham with a quar
tet am victories to a half dozen defeats,
remained at seventh, and Nashvile, los
ing seven of ten games, remained at last
place. >
TO JOIN
PANTHER ELEVEN
Veteran Star of Birming
ham-Southern Will Again
Play This Season
Birmingham-Southern football fans
w ere delighted yesterday afternoon when
Eddie Lewis, veteran football star of the
Panther eleven, announced emphatically
that he would be a member of Coach
Qharlie Brown’s gridiron aggregation
this fall, and that he would attend the
special football camp Coach Brown hopes
to inaugurate within the next few weeks.
Coach Brown did not arrive in Bir
mingham this past week, as it had been
hoped, as he was detained oil business
in Atlanta. He is expected to reach the
Magic City tomorrow or Tuesday.
Despite the fact that Coach Brown has
rot as yet arrived, however, football gos
sip and the chances of the Panther
eleven to put out a winning team is daily
on the increase.
Out on Munger Field is to be seen a
crew of workmen, who are putting the
field in shape for the coming season.
Additional seating capacity will be built,
and the officials will make all the Im
provements necessary anent practicing
facilities. It looks like a great year for
Birmingham-Southern in the realm of
sports and especially is the outlook
bright for a good football team.
Many Horses to Race
at Philadelphia Track
Philadelphia, August 10.—About 150
trotters and pacers of the 200 or more
horses that will be quartered at the
Belmont Driving club’s track at Mar
beth, Pa., this week are expeeftd to
start in the third annual Grand Circuit
meeting scheduled to open at the old
1-mile track on Tuesday. The Meeting
will last four days. An added feature
will be a r?*e for trotting teams, the
first ever held for a purse on the Grand
Circuit. The purses for the meeting
amount to more than $80,000.
Herzog Most Traded Player
In National League Today
Cub Infielder Has Played in Four Different National
League Uniforms—Record: Three Times a Giant,
Twice a Brave, Once a Red and Now a Cub
By Jnmfs J. Corbitt.
If being traded lends spice to a
career in baseball, Charles Lincoln
Herzog is certainly leading one spicy j
life in the National pastime.
Herzog is the most traded player in
the game today. Being' traded and ;
changing uniforms is just as natural
tof him as “seven" is to a pair of “gal- I
loping dominos.” David—Harum would
have had the time of his life with 1
Herzog if he could have been a base
ball magnate.
Coming out of the university’ of Mary- '
jand some thirteen odd years ago Her
zog began his professional baseball
career with a semi-pro team at Ridgley,
his home town. In college he was a
star infielder and his reputation became
so widly known that he was given a
trial by the Philadelphia nationals,
even before he had finished school. In
those days the fans of Quakertown
knew his as McGee.
Dike the average player Herzog
started naturally enough by failing to
make good on his first trial and he
was advised that a little more season
ing would be the proper thing. So
he hooked o«~.with Reading in the old
Tri-State league in 1907 and played the
season.
From the Tri-State league Herzog
came right back to the big show, but
this time he joined the Giants and he
has been a member of McGraw's team
on three different occasions.
WITH THE GIANTS
He played fifty-nine games at second
base for the Giants in 1908 and pilled up
a batting average of .300, but the fol
kwing season he failed to impress Mc
Graw and finally, J910, he became a!
member of the Boston Braves for the
first time. The following year he play
ed part of the season with Boston, but
on July 23 he came back to the Giants
and the Braves got Hank Gowdy and
AI Bridwell in exchange for him.
kn 1912 and 1913 he held down third
base for the New York club and played
a snappy and brilliant game in the
field, though his hitting was not ex
actly up to McGraw’s standard. Finally
McGraw started remodeling his infield,
lie closed a deal for Heinie Zimmerman,
then with the Cubs, and later sent Her
zog to the Cincinnati Reds in the
Bescher deal. As shortstop for the
Reds in 1914 Herzog proved his ver
satility as on outfielder. The following
year he continued in the same position
and during his term at Cinc^ he acted
as manager of the team, succeeding Joe
Tinker.
Nineteen-sixteen rolled around and ■
McGraw decided to make more changes
in the Giants. He cooked up the deal by
which Christy Mathewson was sent to
the Reds along with Ed Roush, Bill
McKechnie and cash, and in return the
Grants got Herzog and Wade Killifer.
During that season Herzog played se
cond, third and short on the Cincinnati 1
and New York clubs and took part in
156 games. He played good, snappy
baseball, too.
HERZOG INJURED
In the spring of 1917, however. Her
zog had the misfortune to injure his
spine when- he got a hard fall in the
Tennslyvania station at New,York, and
eventually, after the season ended and
the stove league fire was built, McGraw
sent him once more to the Boston club,
getting Harry Doyle and Jess Barnes
in return.
Herzog spent the 1918 season as a
member of the Braves. Once again he ]
played good baseball, though he ex
perienced some difficulty with the club
over salary matters, which have al
ways been a bone of contention be-,
tween Herzog and his employers. This j
year he reported to the Boston club and !
once again exhibited his old time snap
and ginger as a member of the infield.
B*t now he has changed uniform again.
Manager George Stallings, in a frantic
effort to reorganize his club was ap
proached by Manager Mitchell of the
Cubs with an offer for Herzog. The re
result was a deal through which Les
lie Mann and Charlie Pick were sent
to Boston in exchange for the little
firebrand from Maryland.
GOOD INFIELDER
As an infielder of exceptional quali
ties, Herzog long ago set a standard
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His fielding and pegging to the bases
^ ave always been of a high caliber and
though never a fence-hlstirrg hitter he
is known and feared for his ability to
bit when hits are needed most.
Herzog has, perhaps, made and
^aved as much or more money than any
Dther player in the game aside from a
few select stars. He has^eMom failed
to come in for a slice of melon when
i deal was closed which caused him to
change uniforms and during the last
seven or eight years he has drawn
flown a fat salary each season.
Three times with the Giants, twice
with the Braves and once with Cin
cinnati, Herzog is now wearing his
fourth different National league uni
form. He may have an ambition to
play on every National league club
before he finally retires. We don’t
know as to that, but if he has, he is
surely well on his way.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Robertson's Homer Wins
Chicago, August 10.—Dave , Robert
son’s home hun which sent Herzog, who
lad walked across the plate ahead of
aim, enabled Chicago to make a clean
sweep of the series with New York,
winning today’s game. 2 to 0. It was
the fourth time this season that the
Tiants had been shut out. A crowd esti- \
nated at more than 25,000 persons wit
nessed the game. Score: R. H. E, r|
S’ew York . 000 000 000—0 4 0 g
Chicago . 200 000 OOx—2 4 0 j
Batteries—Benton, Dubuc and Sny
ier; Alexander and Killifer.
Pirates Win From Dodgers
Brooklyn .August 10.—Pittsburg bat
:ed Cadore today and beat Brooklyn. 5
to 3. Adams pitched effectively and
•eceived faultless support. Score:
R. H. E.
’ittsburg. 100 210 010—5 13 0
3rooklyn . 100 00 001—3 8 2
Batteries—Adams and Blackwell; Ca
iore, Mitchell and M. Wheat.
Reds Win Another One
Cincinnati, August 10.—Cincinnati
won a well-played 13-inning game from
"’hiladelphia before 22,000 persons today
vhen Meadows made a wild pitch with
i runner on second, allowing the win
ling score. The score was 3 to 2. The
lome club made five double plays, sev
eral at critical times. Kopfs work at.
short and the defensive play of Pau’i
ette were features. Score: R. H. Ej
Philadelphia 000 020 000 000 0—2 10
lineinnati . . 000 2*0 000 000 1—3 6
Batteries—Meadows and TragesserfJ
Ring and Wilson.
Muffed Fly Loses Game
St J^ouis. August 10.—Heathcote’s '
nuff of J. C. Smith's easy fly with the |
>ases filled in the third, allowed three '
-unners to score and gave Boston its ’
:hird straight victory over St. Douls
oady. 5 to 1. Score: R. H. E.
Boston . 003 000 200—5 7 0
3t. Douis . 000 000 100—1 7 4
Batteries—Keating and Wilson; May,
Sherdell and Clemons.
TEXAS LEAGUE
At Shreveport: Shreveport 4; San An
onio 1.
At Fort Worth: Fort Wrorth 3-3; Beau
nont 1-2.
At Dallas: Dallas 37-0; Houston 5-3.
At Waco: Waco 1-1; Galveston 0-0.
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BIRMINGHAM NEARLY AS BIG AS DEMOPOLIS-1
“BRIDGE THE BIGB EE WITH COCKS”
Photo by Williamson.
“Bob Jones.” Champion Game Cock bought
by Demopolis for $7,500 and donated to good
roads.
“Bridge the Bigbee with Cocks.”
All cocks will be sold in the name of the
donor and fancy prices will be paid for
those illustrous cocks that are doing so
much to make history for Alabama.
ROOSTER
Road Committee
Because Demopolis recognizes Birmingham as the second
city of importance in Alabama, we extend a special invi
tation to those live men who have made Birmingham all
that it is, to attend the GREAT ROOSTER SALE AT
DEMOPOLIS, ALA., ON AUGUST 14 AND 15, at which
time there will be served the greatest barbecue ever pre
pared in Alabama, and the greatest auction sale in the
history of America will take place.
ROOSTERS CONSIGNED FROM FOUR CORNERS OF
THE WORLD, by the most prominent men of the world,
will be sold to the highest bidder and all proceeds used to
build a bridge over the Bigbee river and construct hard
surface roads along the line of the Dixie Overland high
way.
An attractive photographic button of the champion game
cock of America, which will be sold for $2.00, will entitle
the persons to a seat in the great ampitheatre, where the
sale will be held and to the barbecue dinner and all other
attractions of the day.
The Dixie Overland highway national convention will be
held here at the same time. Cabinet members, senators,
congressmen and prominent business men from every sec
tion will attend the sale.
As it will be impossible to reach all interested persons by
letter, we ask the CO-OPERATION of Birmingham, and
that each person interested in civic development, and who
have heard the appeal of the daring project of the big lit
tle city of Demopolis, to SIGN THE PLEDGE CARD
COUPON SHOWN BELOW, ATTACH *THEIR CHECK
TO THE SAME, AND RETURN TO ROOSTER ROAD
COMMITTEE AT DEMOPOLIS AT ONCE, so that our
secretaries can properly list the names of all persons in
terested. Mr. Oscar W. Underwood and many other
prominent Birmingham men have already signed the
pledge and consigned roosters to the sale.
‘BRIDGE THE BIGBEE WITH COCKS”
That a substantial Free Bridge may be constructed over
the Bigbee river, on the Dixie Overland Highway u Mo.
cow ferry. Alabama, and that pood roads mav'he hunt
in Marengo and Sumter counties, leading to the Bi<-KPe
Bridge, [ hereby pledge myself to consign to the'Rooster
Show and Sale to be held at Demopolis, Alabama' on
August 14 and 13, at least one Rooster, and to lav an
Entrance Fee of TEN DOLLARS for the privilege Vi
entaelno n r A A i* t c n n ♦ * V, e ma 1a ' 4 ^ BL Ul
entering: a rooster at the sale
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