The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1906-09-16
Mullaney Presented with
Fob by Players.
BUSCH GETS A PURSE
Games to Be Played Next Year at
Capitol Heights.
President Amerine VIII Hold Ont for
salary Limit of q. 180--Piny-
crs Leave for Their
Homes Today.

A crowd that taxed Athletic PARK
to its seating capacity with scores OF
men and bovs lining the fences and
sitting on the grass in short right field
saw the close of the Southern League
season of 1906 yesterday afternoon.
a. When Mqllaney went to bat in tn the e
officiating on balls and strikes, stepped
up to him and presented him with
handsome diamond watch fob, testi-
moninl from the members of his team.
During the interim between the first
and second games goods box was
placed on the field just in front of the
grand stand Both the Memphis and
tgonlery teams surrounded Il and
julius Sternfeld. a well known baseball
enthusiast. standing on 1t made the
presentation speech to Heine Busch.
number of local fans had subscribed
70 purse of s120 which was given.
ding present.
MIR. sternfeId Speaks.
In presenting the check Mr. Stern
Ladies and Gentlemen. Montgomery
Paceball Fans and Members of the
Montgomery Baseball Team: l.,
Captain w B Whiting, the greatest
baseball fan in the world was to
sentation this afternoon. He has been
unavoidably detained. on account of
sickness and have unexpectedly been
requested to act as his substitute.
up, will sound the end of the base
ball season for the year 1906 great
many people think and believe that
the Montgomery Baseball Team has
not won the pennant during this sea-
son. This is grievous mistake
Montgomery has won pennant in
the baseball arena during the season
which is about to close. We are all
ties with which our team was beset
during the season. We all know how
the management courageously met
them. and to the credit of the citizens
the future of the greatest national
sport in existence. While II is true
our team has not won the per cent
and a position more glorious than the
winning of all games played could
bring to them. The m,na cement.
headed by President Amerine, T. J.
Reynolds. r. II. Jones and the other
directors, together with Manager Null
ianey, and the individual members of
me Montgomery team has won the
highest position in the league race for
sition well worthy of emulation on
the part OF some of the teams belong
ing to the Southern League-a posi-
ton which will do more for the flu
ture OF the sport than any one thing
that has transpired this season:
The citizens and ladies Q; Montgom-
cry desire me to express their thanks |
and appreciation to the management |
Tor the magnificent fight it has made
during the season about to close
am Informed that one of the mem |
bers of the Montgomery Team is about
20 become benedict In other words.
that he is to take unto himself a bet
Ter haif. 1t is good to believe this |
It is better TO think that his bride
to be is Southern girl: and best of
al that she is Montgomery girl. |
There is no more earnest, honest and
consistent ball player than Mr. Henry !
6usch' TO whom l refer. He has al
ways been most devoted to the inter- |
ssts OF our team and has never shirk- |
I'd his duty in season or out of season. |
ne is the only surviving member of !
Inc old Chattanooga team as II ex- |
T !Sted when we purchased its franchise |
Montgomery fans deeply. sensible and |
appreciative of the valuable services |
and devotion of Henry Busch to Mont |
eomery Team have made up a purse |
TO the sum of 1920 90, which thew re. |
quest me to present to you in the |
shape of certified check drawn on |
the Fourth National Bank of Mont |
Fans. On their behalf l present YOU |
tnis check In the language of the poet |
who said:
Here's fleet to all sadness
And dreams of long joy.
Here's wishes for gladness
No i'll can DESTROY
fiereS that love will e'er bless Won
And no sorrow perplex
Here's that fortune will caress YOU
AS well as the sex.
consign care to the fishes
Ana tr What e,er comes across your
wishes,
Written in this small check.
Where Men VIII Go.
BEGINNING today a general exodus
'c2urs and by tomorrow most of the
ocal pail team Will be on their wav
nome. Fred Houtz left for his home
rear cincinnati Friday evening and this
morning BIZ Hansen starts nv the Mo-
pile ana ohio on his long Journey to
us nome In Ogden. Utah Tonight
LAYTON Perry leaves for his home in
tlce Like, Wis, and Gutierrez viii
3rooabiy also leave tonight for his
rome in New Orleans Red Murnb
VII leave in day or so for his home
2 v .iI He is still the property
81 the Gulfport club of the Cotton
' = tbsx, League and of course reverts
o mem next season, Breitenstein goes
o ms home in Greenville Miss. and
W alsh TO Chicago. Malarky will win
er IN Montgomery and as Sam An
1erious lives here. of course he win
lot leave. Link Stickney Is still with
ne Gultport club but as he lives here
le VIII make the third ball PLAYER to
itav in Montgomery this winter.
MullaneY Will not leave for his honoa |