The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-29
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Fairness in Athl.tics.

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 A member of the Board of Trustees Of one Of the leading State institutions of learning. who lives in Montgomery, said yesterday that 8 movement towards fair. ness in athletic contests was demanded
 T was spectator of the football game between Auburn and the University Fri day. he said, land with hundreds of others say the uufortunate incident in In the head. do not think that putting the man out of the game was sufficient punishment for such an offense He should be ruled out of all future contests. one payer, who in a moment of excite ment should forget himself but I contend that the colleges should establish the general rule that any man guilty of dirty work in game should be put off the The Alabama colleges at least should go play. ., position to athletics at the Alabama col le8es. The sentiment of the Board Is not unanimous, but a majority of us favor them. Now an incident like that of last Friday arm. the minority with an argu- 1t to themselves. to athletics and to the public that the contestants should fight their battles fairly and cieaniy."
 Greater Montgomery Act.
 There fs no truth whatever said Gen. William C. Oates fin the report that I have been employed to, test the validity of the Greater Montgomery act If it were true I would consider the matter valid until i found otherwise. as I hope it Is perfectly legal. Neither Is the re- port correct that 1 have given an opin- ion on the subject. I discussed with lawyer the validity. of the act authoriz. ing Montgomery to issue $5O.OOO school bonds. This, lawyer said that the action by the legislative committee which con sfdered the bill had not been properly en- tered on the journal of the house in ac- cordance with the Constitution. I told him that If this was a fact the law did not conform to the COrS.itption. He re- piled that the same error had been made there Is any movement to contest the an- nexation act am not aware of it.
 While Mayor Carr and other city off, ciats are retieent about the matter it is known that in city administration circles some concern s felt as to the validity of the law For this reason city officials are moving cautiously in the matter of mak- Ing provision for the annexed territory. It was said at the City Hall yesterday that 1t was probable a friendly suit would be filed at an early date so as to get de- cision from the Supreme Court at it's De- cember term.
 MT. Barnett on Cott 3n Crop.
 Joel Barnett at the State capitol Is of the firm opinion that the cotton crop of this year will be smaller than that of last year. .f
 q firmly believe" said MT. Barnett, that the crop will be between ten million and ten and a half million bales. I be- Iieve, too. that it will be nearer ten mill Hons than ten and half millions. have 8 reason for the faith that is in me Visitors. you know come to the capitol from all parts of the United States and have talked with men from all portions of the cotton belt. I have yet to find a man who thinks that the yield in his section will be as large as that of last year."
 Men Who Come and Go.
 Tax Assessor Eubanks and Tax Collec- tor Hafis have finished their first October round They were pleasantly entertained at the various places by friends. They report generally a rather poor cotton crop but fine corn.
 to Superintendent A. A. Alexander of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad Company at Meridian. Miss. is in the city.
 Mir. Jeward Utley has returned to Mont gomery from Hot Springs, Ark. where he spent three weeks.
 Messrs P. H. Shook and s. Selig. we'll known citizens of Atlanta are in the city.
 Dr. J. H. Gum, health officer of Shelby county, spent yesterday in Montgomery.
 Mr. J. B. King of Marion is in town. He is accompanied by Mrs. King.
 Mir J. w Brazeal of Birmingham came to Montgomery yesterday.
 Mir. H. Clay Billingslea is seriously i'll at hospital in the city.
 MT. Allen Northington of Prattville is in town.
 MT. B. F. Wilson of Demopolis is in town.