The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-23
BETTING ON BALL GAME
LARGE SUMS SAID TO HAVE
 BEEN wAGERED IN SELMA.
Defeat of the Senators Friday Was a Severe Jolt to the Confidence
 of the Central City
 Enthusiasts. .
Advrtiser Bureau,

Advrtiser Bureau.
 Selma, June P.
 The Selma baseball fans have all been little down in the mouth today over the fact that the Senators were so badly defeated by Nashville yesterday afternoon. It ceemed to be in the ar that our boys were going to meet Waterloo before they went over to the Park. They played listless game from start to finish. More money changed hands on the result of the game than any game yet played. One man backed Nashville and raked In $10o as result of his nerve. A good many smaller bets were made, but the above was the largest single bet that your correspondent heard Of being made. The Selma boys explain their defeat by saying that they can't win all the games. Nashville got them going in the first inning and kept pounding them until the very last in- ming. !. It was painful sight to see how the spectators suffered after Wit messing Selma win nine straights. The home folks had commenced to believe that our team was invincible, but those who thought that way had some of the starch of conceit taken out of them yesterday when Nashville gave us such a sound drubbing. But the Senators will pull temselves together in day or two and will then commence an- other series of victories that will land them at the head of the list before the season is over. Our local team realizes however, that it has good clubs to go up against and is going to do it's very best to win the pennant.
 The splendid monument that the Pilots of Mobile asked permission to erect over the grave of Colonel Francis L. Pettus has been placed in position, and Captain Hank Warren of Moblie, representing the Pilots Association. came up yesterday to inspect it, to see if 1t came up to their expectations Tn all respects. The monument is beautiful piece of work and Is tribute of love from the Mobile pilots to Frank Pettus. whom they loved so tenderly. Colonel Pettus had been the pilots friend in the halls of the legislature, when they needed a friend. He had helped them get through legislation to protect them from incompetent pilots. and now when a ship comes in sight OH the mouth of Mobile harbor, the owner of the vessel knows that 1t will be car ried through the thirty-eight miles Of channel by a man who knows its tortu- ous course. Nothing could have been more touchingly beautiful than this tribute of love from the Mobile pilots to their departed friend. They loved and respected Frank Pettus when liv- in gand when he laid down the cares and burdens of life, they erected shaft to his memory that will stand long after the heart of every generous pilot that contributed to the fund. shall have ceased to beat, and shall have gone to join their friends across the river that we call death Every man in Alabama who knew FranK Pettus, and that means everybody, has taken a profound interest in this act of the Mobile pilots, and now that the task has been finished. the generous deed of these Mobile mariners is ap- plauded of all men. At one time they thought of unveiling the monument publicly, but they came to the conclu- sion that no public demonstration could make them love Frank Pettus more. so they have done their work silent, and it stands in lovely Live Oak Cemteery as their monument of love.
 There are great many rumors afloat in Selma in regard to the purchase of the B. s. and N. O. by the L. and N. Some of these rumors are absurd, while others are founded on probable facts. It is said that the L. and N. and Southern are getting to be on mighty friendly terms and if that is a fact. the extension of the road to Meridian may be delayed until they have another falling out. Colonel Alp bolt will retain his position as Pres ident of the E. $. and N. O.. but new Superintendent will take charge, probably the Superintendent of the Western or the Superintendent of the Pensacola and Selma Division of the L.. and N. but this Is all surmise. At any rate there will be some changes on July 1. and Selma may become di- vision headquarters for the l.. and N. It will certainly be division head quarters after the road is extended from here into the mineral region.