The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-17
ARE CHASING COUPONS
POPULAR GAME WITH POPULAR,
 MoNTGoMERIANS.
A Batch of Ballots Received From Kansas City for The Advertiser ContestElnterest Con-
 tinues to Grow.

The new game of Coupon Chasing" Is being played by several hundred
 men women and children in Montgom- cry. In fact, this game has suddenly become the most popular pastime of anything before introduced this season. The interest Tn this new sport is quite apparent by the number of cou- pons chased daily and deposited at The Advertiser office as votes for favorite teachers. clerks or policemen. Base ball. golf and lawn tennis, have all been sidetracked temporarily to make room for the coupon chase. where in- terest has centered for the time being. The coupon chase Is to run for six
 weeks. beginning July A and ending September 10, one-haf of the chase having been made to date. Never be- fore has there been such an aggrega- ton of players and spectators inter ested in any sport as has been the case in this game.
 Interest has been on the increase from the very beginning up to the present. and with the present rate of increase in enthusiasm, the sport will soon be at fever heat with the hottest
 finish that has ever attended any game ever before played in the South. Thus far there have been no loud ara guments or threats from the bleachers,
 not cat calls of robbed by the um- pire." or "fouled at first, m1 althodsh there has been a few "outs on. flies and one or two strike outs.' Still the game is comparatively young, with no prospects for heated debates until about the eighth inning. Then the umpire may begin to look for low place in the fence or hole in the wal for use in an emergency.
 A nice bunch of votes arrived from Kansas City yesterday with 1nstruc- lions to please place them to the credit of -. well it wouldn't be fair to say who but they were for one of the leaders in each contest and only goes to show how far-reaching this contest has become.
 A thorough organization of routes tor collecting coupons has been eTected py A careful canvass of almost every res idence and business house in the city nv the candidates or their fr1ends on the three contests, with requests 10
 "please save your Advertiser Buhaio 7, coupons for us. we will call TOT thehi' Combinations of teachers, clerks anu policemen have been enecteo' to "oIn together with as much precision ae ans business enterprise that has ever been launched o,or FonuIar,t1 is a great thing. Popular ;s a great word, Websters defines IL as' | "Pertaining to, or pleasing to, the peo- ple.' ,a,.
 The Pan-American is great signt Ruffalo is a great place. Webster oe- fines the word Buffalo as "klnd or wild OK" The combina tion would then he Pon,Ilar Contest for Buffalo, or
 Kind of Wild OK Chase, pleasing to the neople. Great combination! But con- binations are what they all play. The teachers, clerks and police are all lnto
 it, and al! in to win. If there was nothing but the kind of wild OK to see and the pleasing people to please, there
 would not be much to it, but 1t IS 1it- ferent.
 In the first place there is a decision to be rendered. Who is the most popu- lar school teacher, the clerk or po- | liceman in Montgomery. the first city
 of Alabama? Which practically means the most popular of their respective classes in this great State.
 Second, The Advertiser furnishes the winners of this decision an opportunity to see the greatest exposition the | world has ever produced. practically | free of cost. Buffalo is one of Amer ica's most beautiful cities and while it has been named after "a kind of a
 wild ox," visitors will find it quite dif- ferent both in appearance and enter- tainment. Buffalo is not all The Rain- bow City is just beyond. This Is the objective point in this contest. This | is the place they all want to see. with it's many colored buildings. imposing architecture, spacious grounds, beauti- | full flowers, entrancing lakes and ca
 nals. numerous amusements, lofty
 statuary. wonderful exhibits. interna-
 tional sporting contests. brilliant illu-
 mutations and never to be forgotten
 memories of many imposing spectacles | the world has never seen before. | This is what this contest means and pleasure to the fortunate ones, in .ell- | ing and retelling of the many beauties
 and experiences to less fortunate com | panions
 | Tomorrow will be election day again. | A fresh showing will be made by The contestants of how we'll and how faith- l fully their friends have been engaged | in collecting votes during the last half | of the present week. Coupon chdse:G i are hereby cautioned that the present
 inning of the game closes today at s | o'clock m. All votes must be dsposit-
 ed for the umpire a that hour in order
 to be placed on the score tomorrow | morning.