The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-13
Baseball Affairs

Early Monday morning a figure was seen hurrying in the direction of the Terminal station.
 The man. for 1t was a man. was large in stature and had a face that wasn't at all bad to look upon.
 It was Albert Lewis (Buggs) Ray mond. and he was hustling to the de- pot to meet his wife and little boy; | whom he was expecting from Cincin- | nati. Raymond arrived at the station and didn't take time to look at the sched- ule Of the trains. If he had he would Mrs. Raymond and the boy was fifteen minutes late
 The Bug began to get worried when
 tion and there was nobody on it that meant anything to him.
 ' The Atlanta pitcher walked up and
 down the platform. wearing a worried | Ten minutes elapsed. Still no wife. | The look on Raymond's face faded
 from the worried to the forlorn.
 puts 1t, with two men out in the ninth and nobody on bases, and with all hope
 lost; st., another mot tr.i train IToeaaa eame , in and the little boy.
 The combination of surprise and pleasure was too much for the big | ntdTLSu tWiTleTy anu He was IOTCGQ
 to wipe tear out of the corner of his eye.
 He wasn't ashamed of that tear. He intends to make that Montgomery bunch pay for 1t and give his wife the greatest pleasure she could ask for, | by blanking his opponents inning after | tnning.-Atlanta News.
 Even most hardened criminal would not have the heart to make unfeelng comments on the. before and after" | of this story, and in all charity The Advertiser draws the curtain. The Philadelphia Record gives the following account of farewell dinner
 Lave Cross, who has spent the greater part of his baseball career in | this city. and who explained the Cham pion Athletics in 1902 and 1905. was shad dinner at Washington Park on the Delaware by the baseball and sporting writers of this city and about 150 followers of the game.
 No player who ever doffed a Phll- adelphia uniform to wear the colors of the team in another city eyer got night. When it was announced last winter that Lave had been transferred to the Washington club 1t was decided that he should not go away unheralded testimonial to him should be tine great est ever given either a player or magnate.
 when John c. Bell. on behalf of the diners. presented him with magnifi- cent gold watch and fob. The watch is a double timing. split second chron- ograph, and on the back has Cross's initials engraved. I- N. C.. with pres entation inscription on the cap, The side of baseball slightly curved, of white enamel, with stitches and letter Ing of gold The centre Is two base ball bats crossed and mounted by the initials l.. C. in fiftytwo perfectly cut diamonds. On each end is given the dates of Laves years in Philadelphia- Athletics. 1sS7-1s90 and 1901 and 1905, and Philadelphia. 1S92-1Ss7' On the of the city of Philadelphia in bas relief on light blue enamel, taking. in the col edxs e5 the city hs te lave C&osa by His Philadelphia Friends. 19O6:'
 speech it was some time before he in few remarks. whichs were greeted with uproarious applause from his au- ditors. moment he arrived in this city from Washington until he got back from Washington Park. The guest of honor. Washington club. arrived at Broad Street Station early in the afternoon. He was met by a committee consist inf of Tom Shibe. Sam Erwin, Monte Cross and Harry Davis, and enter tained during the afternoon.
 An hour later President Ban John son, of the American League, came in on the Pennsylvania Limited and was met by President Ben Shibe, of th' Athletics. and Samuel H, Jones. Pres ident Pulliam, of the National League, was met upon his arrival by Francis c. Richter and President Shettsline, oI the Phillies. President Moves. of the Washington Club, appeared on the scene an hour before time to start for the place where the shad were being pJanked.
 The menu was printed in The Third Base News On the first page was a photograph of Lave Cross hanging In the Hall of Fame. The second page consisted of a sketch of Lave's career written by Frank L. Hough. On the third page was the menu and the names of the committee which conducted the affair. The fourth page consisted of clever cartoon by Hugh Doyle. II was caricature of Lave riding a White Elephant, which was pawine the air joyously while on each hand Lave waved a pennant. one being labeled Champions l9O2' and the other Cham pions 1905 The menu was printed in colors and inside each was a splendid photograph of L. Cross in colors."