The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-17
CRESCEUS--THE ABBOT
A GREAT MATCH RACE NEXT
 THURSDAY.
The Thoroughbreds will Go Out for a Purse of $20, ,ooo-Gossip of
 the Baseball Leagues.

Tine one race of general interest this week will be the match between Cresceus and The Abbott for a purse of $2e'eoo winner to take the entire purse. to be decided next Thursday at the New Eng land breeders meeting at Readviile' Mass.
 The fact that Charley Herr (2:oD went lame and Boralma's disappointing snow ing against Lord Derby at the Hartford meeting induced Lawson to turn over the S, 800 forfeit posted to Ketcham, call on the big three-cornered sweepstakes race. and offer a s2O,000 purse for the meeting of the kings, to be decided next Thursday.
 Ketcham would only agree to race Cresceus against The Abbott. with the understanding that the winner was 10 take the entire purse. The entire control of The Abbott was recently turnea sts oxes to Ed Geers, who willing compiled with MT. Ketchams request. When Tne Abbott raced Cresceus at Brighton Beach meeting in August where he forced the stallion to place the race record as z;" eta at in the opening heat. 1t was conceded that the champion gelding was far rom nt for such a race, having recovered rom A recent attack of distemper that threw him out of training Prior to that lace The Abbott had been driven ohiy ohe mile better than 2:1O. Shonld Cresceus defeat The Abbott next Thur sday Mir Geers will have no excuse to offer as the Chimes horse is in me fettle. as shown by his two miles of 2:Qo and POS at the Hartford meeting, ana it is sure that the Village Farm bred horse was not extended in either mile: The Abbott was shipped to ReadviIle Saturday, while Cresceus left Hartford or | the same date. In addition to this big match. Lorc Derby and Boralma will renew their Har' of race will be almost of as much interest tc | horsemen as the match between th' | champions.
 | Memphis. Tenn will bring to close ont of the most sensational seasons of trot | ting in the history of the turf. Secretac! | Wilson of the Lexington Association VII announce within few days the eligible | to Kentucky's celebrated Futurfty an' | the classic Pennsylvania. always one | the greatest races of the year. to sa. nothing of the crack horses named t start in the other numerous rich stakes | The entries for the Memphis trots clos October i, and the prospects for tha | meeting look fiattering.
 | Already the days of the heroes wh | have held the attention of the public | | the National game all summer are l.um | bered and the football contingent Is forg | ing to the front. The long haired colleg boys are already beginning to get to th
 
 calcium lights, and in a marvellousl | short time all else will be forgotten saV the exciting battles of the gridiron.
 While Montgomery has not had an
 professional baseball this season sti
 some of the fastest amateur ball game
 ever played have been fought out hGrt
 Next season the chances are th9t Mont
 gomery will be in the Southern League
 that is If it is built on the right lines
 for that Montgomery is ripe for hascba
 is well known, there not having been an
 here in several seasons.
 In football, however, Montgomery
 strictly in 1t. Four of the best game
 that will be played in the South this sea
 son will be played here, the first on tn
 18th of next month.
 the Southern League. The season WI
 wind up on Sept. 25th-next Wedne:
 day week. Selma closes the season
 Shreveport and Birmingham in IItt
 Rock.
 In the National League the series
 games that the Eastern clubs begin
 the West Wednesday virtually closes tf
 season there. Pittsburg winding Up
 Chicago on October 9th.
 The Western clubs of the America
 League started East yesterday for tf
 last series of games that will be playe
 in that League. The indications gre ths
 the winners in the three leagues will b' Nashville in the Southern, Plttshurg the National and Chicago in the Anne r
 can. Boston has most of the remairdt
 but from the fast game that Chicago
 putting up it will hardly affect the gel
 eral result.
 Fl Squire Brown