PIEDMONT CIRCUIT STARTS DASH TODAY Prospects Bright for Banner Season in Little North State Loop DURHAM. A_nril 2S.—The 1923 Pied mont league season will Open tomor row afternoon at 4:15 o clock. ^ The opening day schedule is: At Durham—Raleigh and Durham. At -Greensboro—lVInston-Salem and Greensboro. At Danville-High Point and Dan ville. a President W. G. Bramham announced tonight that the umpires who will per form in the opening- games tomorrow At Durham—Morgan and Osborne. At Greensboro—Lauzon and Donn VBAt Danville—Ferguson and Tandy. (Tandv. former Southern league um pire. 'is substituting for McDonald who will be unable to report until April 20.) The Piedmont circuit will this season -ontinue the two game series idea. An axtra game lias been inserted in the schedule to make it meet with the ap proval of the officials. This ext. a game is played April 26. The games go to Raleigh. Winston-Salem and Greensboro. RECRUIT PORTSIDER HUMBLES THE YANKS . April 23.—Cleveland maintained it.s winning streak today, defeating Detroit, 3 to 2, It was a pitchers' battle between Edwards and Holloway. While the former allowed more hits than bis rival, he would have registered a shutout but for er rors. Summa was responsible for the Cleveland victory as he drove in two rvins and scored the other. Score by Innings: K. H. E. Detroit .011 000 000—2 8 2 Cleveland .MO 101 01*—3 5 3 Holloway and Woodall: Edwards and Myatt. BIG CARP CAVGHT MONDAY C. H. Register, of the lire depart ment, yesterday afternoon about 5 o’clock landed a 31 1-2 pound carp at the Are boat wharf, foot of Chestnut street. The big Ash was landed With a 16 pound test line using a number two Carlisle hook and a small bamboo reed pole. Browns and Sox Fight 14 Rounds ST. LOUIS, April 23.—Chicago and St. , Louis played 14 innings to a tie today. ! the game being called on account of darkness. The score waf 7 to 7. The visitors had a two run lead In , the ninth, but McManus singled, scor ing Gerber and Tobin who had walked, tying the score. After the Mthite Sox got away to a three run lead .in ;the first twp innings, Gerber singled, scor Wiltiarq hit into the rightfield bleach ers for his second home run of the sea son; scoring Gerber and Tobiti, who also had singled ahead of him. The BrownA could not retain their lead, however, as the visitors tied it in the next inning and took tl* lead In the . eighth. Them came MjcM.anys' single which save the locals a defeat. Score by innings: it. H.; Chicago i. 120 ,100 030 000 00—rT IP ■; ^ . St. Louis . 004 000 102 000 Oft—7 16 2 Pirates Make it Two Straight From Cincy CINCINNATI. April 23.—Pittsburgh made it two straight from Cincinnati today by bunching hits and putting up a brilliant game in the field. Boehler wa« hit safely nine times and gave six bases on balls. He retired in the ninth In favor of Glazner. Remarkable fielding plays were made by Maranville and Bigbee. Score by innings: R. H. J3. Pittsburgh . 032 000 102—S 10 2 Cincinnati . 201 000,100—4 9 1 Boehler. Glazner and Gooch; Couch. Pvlxey and Hargrave. Wlngo. In a N'ew York hotel fire, 40 jumped on mattresses, but .sidewalk would have been softer. JOE BASHARA HERE ! FOR FALES MATINEE* Tubby Bryan Says he Craves Ac tion, Which Danny Promises Will be Coming Joe Bashara, pride of the Norfolk Blues, who meets Harry Fales. VVil- . mlngton's own, In the main fight of . the big boxing card at the Victoria , theatre on Wednesday night, arrived ; In the city yesterday and is in splen did condition. He has already had his introduction to the police chief, a re- j qulrement of the boxing commission to insure the" presence of the man in the city two days before the bout. Fales has rounded into beautiful shape and will weigh less than 160 pounds when he climbs through the j ropes. Its a safe bet that this fight will be the most evently balaficed and best staged here this season. Tubby Bryant has learned a- lot since his mix-up with Kenneth Alann and is craving action, all of which Wee Danny McDonald assures him is coming lids way. Gloves are going to. rain, Danny says, when he and Tubb> mix in their six round go. Tubby figures that he can lqt Danny hit nim ten times for just one punch and is going in with the object of ka.toing Ihe little fellow who has trained down to 115 pounds. A five round negro fight and a good laugh preliminary will complete the bill which will staff promptly at 8:30 o'clock. Fans are asked to remember that none of the Victoria fights have started a minute late, the promoter establishing a record locally in this respect. Should Wednesday night be warm the electric fans in the Victoria will be put into action, assuring a coo! com fortable house. The ticket sale has already opened at Starkey and Kerr's and Shepard F.rothers billiard parlors. Rtngsides are priced at $1.50 and the house at $1 plus tax. The entire house is checked, making it possible for fans to secure the scat they want without the necessity of hurrying and drowd ing on the night of the fight. I \ V IT A'PIOX TKN MS TOfHMlIKM' An invitation tennis tournament (men’s doubles).’ will be held at the Country club on next Saturday ufter nef>n. All club members desiring to en ter are requested to notify J. F. Post before Friday at noon, and are re quested to list names of players in vited to participate in the tournament at the same time. 2s WEDNESDAY NIGHT, APRIL HARRY FALES Vs. ' JOE BASHARA (Eight Rounds) LITTLE DANNY MacDONALD Vs. “TUBBY” BRYANT (Six Rounds) Ringside .$1.50 General .. 1.00 Colored People.50 ((Plus Tax) ALL SEATS CHECKED Seat Sale at Starkey & Kerr’s and Shepard Broth ers’ Billiard Parlors ^w/deimwe^ | PARIS U. CARTERS No metal can touch you Wideweave PARIS | your best introduction jb to long wear and great comfort. Tailored to fit feu the leg—-to hold your mm hose secure and trim. Ask for the genuine PARIS bv name. “3000 Hour* of Solid Cotmfrrt" jfl.STEIN & COMPjflNnr CHICAGO • NEW YORK and up WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY. American. Chicago at St. Louis. Detroit at Cleveland. Washington at New York. Boston at Philadelphia. Natlonnl. St. Louis at Chicago. Pittsburgh at Cincinnati. New “York at Brooklyn. Philadelphia at Boston. Standing of the Clubs NATIONAL Club. Won. New York . 7 Chicago . 6 . Pittsburgh Philadelphia Boston . . .'.. St. Louis . .. Cincinnati . . Brooklyn . . . AMERICAN Club. Won. Cleveland . 6 New York . 4 Philadelphia . 3 Washington . 3 Detroit . 3 St. Louis . 1 Chicago . 1 Boston . 1 Lost. 1 1 3 ' 2 4 5 Pet. .889 .857 .571 .500 .3713 .283 .285 .2 8.7 Lost. 0 Pet. 1.000 .667 600 .500 .425 .200 .200 .200 Dodgers Break Jinx And Actually Score BROOKLYN. April 23.—After 24 run |iss innings, the Dodgers scorgd three runs in the sixth chapter today, over coming a two run lead gained by the Giants by bunching three hits off Vance. The Dodgers lost the game, 4 to 3. however, when the Giants rallied in the nint hfor two runs on four singles. The Dodgers had men on first and second with nobody oujt in the ninth but a double play stooped them. Score by innings: New York . 000 002 002— 4 8 1 Brooklyn. 000 003 000— 3 8 3 J. Barnes. Ryan. Jonnard and Gas i ton. Smith; Vance and Deberry. YESTERDAY’S RESULTS NATIONAL LEAGUE AtChieago 7; St. Louis 3. At Cincinnati 4; Pittsburgh 8. .At Brooklyn 3; New York 4. At Boston-Philadelphia, rain. AMERICAN LEJAGUE At Cleveland 3; Detroit 2. At New York 1; Washington 2. At Philadelphia 6; Boston 9. At St. Louis 7; Chicago. 7. - SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION *• At Atlanta: New Orleans 6; Atlanta 6. At Chattanooga: Little Rick a; ! Chattanooga 2. ! At Birmingham: Mobile 9; Birming ham 4. INTERNATIONAL. At Jersey City 10; Rochester 17. At Baltimore 9; Buffalo 8. At Reading 3; Syracuse 17. Others not scheduled. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. At Columbia 2; Indianapolis 3. At Toledo 1; Louisville B. At Milwaukee 4; St. Paul 6. At Kansas City-Minneapolis, rain. SOUTH ATLANTIC j At Greenville 2; Augusta 1. (Seven i indfejgs. rain.) i Charlotte 5: Spartanburg 4. | At Columbia 13; Charleston 15. j VIRGINIA LEAGUE I At Petersburg 3; Rocky Mount 2. 1 At Portsmouth 6; Richmond 3. j At Wilson 2; Norfolk 1. | COLLEGE BASEBALL I At Davidson college 8; V. P. L 4. [ 1 At'Lexington, Va: Washington and Lee 9; North Carolina state 10. At Columbia: Charleston 15; Colum bia 13. At Charlotte. Spartanburg 4; Char lotte 5. At Greenville, Augusta 1; Green, ville 2. (8 innings, rain.) KEN IS KLOUTING ST. LOUIS, April 23.—Ken Williams, of the Browns, clouted his second home run of the season in the third inning of today’s game with Chicago. Two men were on bases. Faber was pitch ing for the White Sox. At, NELSON WINS . ; RALtEIGH, April 23,—A1 Nelson, of Atlanta, was Riven the newspaper de cision here tonight over Jack Middle ton, of "Jacksonville, Fla., after eight rounds of scrapping.. Middleton missed several hard Swings, which if they had landed would.have spelled Nelson’s de feat, but the -Atlantan's sirenic too much. Nelson rolled up sev^* points by short jabs to the heart htiiiv. ' u an4 Irish sovernment will have a defie Of $100,000,000, proving it is run on th* American plan. "4 or real enjoyment ■w • /^Acv• • V3*cv« jo*cv*n*cv•^•<\* /a*c\ ■ /^Ar\ . iPiPliP Corona 15c straight Puritano Fino J3c er 2 fir 25c THE quality of the choice Havana filler, the per fection of the shade-grown wrapper, the mildness of the well balanced blend, which go to the making of an El Prodjucto never vary. As to these things one El Pro ducto is as' like another as two five-dollar gold pieces. Where El Productos do differ is in colot*, shape, size and price. 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