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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-06-05
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Judge X. S Scarf Of Ithaca was IN
Alma last Friday.
G.. w. Youngs transacted business III
Ithaca last Friday.
w. X. Ludwig of Ithaca was an Alma
visitor last Wednesday.
NJ. Montigel transacted business III
Mt Pleasant last Friday
Miss Tina Dales of Stanton called on
friends in Alma last Friday.
Mrs. d. b. Struble spent the day with
St. Louis friends last Friday.
Andrew O'Boyle transacted business
in Mt. Pleasant last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. G. Tuttle OF Ithaca
were in Alma last Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. @. +, Brown spent the
latter part of last week in Lansing.
Row Williams spent Saturday and
Sunday with his parents in Wheeler.
To get the best 25c meal call at the
Fern Hotel. f. Gray, Prop. l46Stl3
Mrs. VIM. Wright spent the last week
at the home of her parents i'll Saginaw
Aaron Davis spent the latter part OF
last week visiting his brother in Eaton
Rapids.
Charles Button, postmaster at Bell
town, transacted business in Alma last
Saturday.
Miss Mabel Strong spent three days of
last week with Miss Hazel Bromley OF
st. Johns.
Jno. +. Schwartz transacted business
in Saginaw and Caro- the latter part OF
last week.
Mrs. Peter Story and children visited
her mother in Elm Hall the latter part
of last week.
Editor Vandercook, of the st. Louis
Independent, stopped in Alma last week
on his way to Mason.
DR.. A. J. Spinney of Reed City spent
last Friday with his son, John d..
Spinney, of this city
{. II. Decker visited friends in Mason
last Thursday, going to Lansing to see
the president on Friday.
improvements are under way at the
Holmes residence on State street. A
fine new veranda will be added.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thee. Marsh went to
Lansing last Wednesday aud visited
friends in that city until Saturday.
Mrs. ;. Stanard left last Saturday
morning for Saginaw where she will
spend two weeks visiting relatives and
friends.
Canoe and row boat for ale-Both
in first.class condition and will be sold
at a bargain Enquire at Office of J. II.
Lancashire.
There is TO be fine new residence on
the corner of Euclid Ave and Superior
st, and the work has already com
menced on the foundation.
Mrs. West, formerly Miss Hazel
Lynn of Algonac, and a student in
Alma, was in the city the latter part of
last week visiting old college friends.
The Alma High School Base Ball team
again met the real thing in Mt. Pleasant
last Friday and their trip made a noise
like . TO 4. The High School owns up
TO the smaller score.
Those who took in the Lansing trip
last week state that they feel amply re-
paid. While the president did not have
"the big stick with him, he had that
expansive smile which they had gone SO
far to see.
There were 1876 tickets sold to Lansing
last Friday morning. OF these. "a were
sold by the Pere Marquette and III by
the Ann Arbor. The Ann ArbOr special
consisted of thirteen coaches and al
were filled but two when they reached
Alma.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-23
READVlLLE TROTS.
Kruger Wins Norfolk Stake Valued at
 $6ooO.

Readville. Mass, August 22.-After three of the closest finishes seen in the present Grand Circuit meeting here, Kruger today was returned the winner of the Norfolk stake. valued at $6000. Althasam surprised the talent by talk ing the Ponkapoag, valued at $4500. Summarizes:
 The Ponkapoag, 2:10 trot, purse $4500; Athasam, b. h., by Athadon Deryder), won second and third heats and race. Embry, second Ginora, third. Bonnie Russell, Betty Brook. Lady Resolute and Early Alice started. Time, 2:0sA 2:091a. 2;09A
 The Norfolk 2:os pace, purse s6oo0; Kruger. ch g.. by Mercury U- McDon- ald), won first and third heats and race; John A, second; Darky Hal, third Aileen, Wilson, Leland, Onward, Har " L., Miss Gay, Index, Bystander, AL lenwood Wilson. Addington, Robert Herman and Sam Rysdyk started. Time, 2:04. 2:O3%. 2:06.
 2:0S trot, purse s1200: Lotta, br. m., by Guy Thistle (McHenry), won in three straight heats; Margaret O. sec ond MacMac, third. Hurley, Charley Reldon and Tuna started. Time, 2:10. 2:OSA 2:09h.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-23
VAUGHN SCOUTING
 FOR NEW MATERIAL
BIRMINGHAM MANAGER LIKES SEVERAL OF THE SOUTH AT LANTIC MEN AND MAY LAND THEM.

Savannah, Ga, August 22.-(Special.)- Among the finds of the South Atlantic league this year is Pitcher Neuer of the Savannah club. Sold to Savannah early in the season by the Philadelphia Ma tionals, the youngster has developed into one of the leading twrlers of the league. With the managers of the bigger leagues taking stock and looking out for material to replenish their teams for next year, frequent offers are being made for tie blond boy who is easily the best south paw of the league.
 The latest seeker after Neuers ser vices is Manager Vaughn of the Birming- ham club of the Southern league, who was in the city yesterday trying to make deal for the pitcher. After seeing Neuer pitch an eeven-innlng shutout game against Charleston, Vaughn made a very flattering offer to the local man. Vaughn was put on the waiting list. Ne gotiations are being conducted in respect to Neuer with the New York American league team, the Memphis club of the Southern and several other clubs. Other players in the Savannah lineup who are being sought after are Second Basemdn Logan, Pitcher Denver and Centerhelder Howard.
 Vaughn has seen two games, and there are two or three of the stars of the teams that he likes. He also has his eye on Paige of the Charleston team. He has spoken of his work, and 1t may be that he will star in better company another season. Vaughn is going to Virginia from here to look 'em over up there.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-23
Talk 0f Managers
 In South Atlantic

The talk of managers in the South Atlantic for the season of 1908 is now on. As far as the local situation is concerned, Steve Griffin is the most likely man to lead the Sea Gulls.
 In Jacksonville, Dominck ]. Mulla- ney has given the greatest satisfaction. Being sick during a good part of the season, Null has been handicapped. He has given Jacksonville d splendid, eco nomical team, and will make some club scufhe for the pennant next season.
 Macon is not pleased with Perry Lipe. It would be extremely hard to find a better man. but the cranks in Macon are after Perry's scalp and it seems they will get it.
 Newt Etheridge and Billy Smith of the Atlanta club are going to buy the franchise from present indications, and whom they will put in charge can not be foretold with accuracy. Some say that in the probability of their pur- chasing the franchise that an old South . ern league player will be put at tHe helm. It Is rumored that Dick Harley and Dale Gear are being considered for the job. Dale Gear, 1t seems, would make a most excellent playing manager.
 Secretary Sheppard of the Augusta club Is delighted with the work of Dick Crozier, and if his advice is followed Dick will be re-engaged. Certain 1t is
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-23
FLYNN WILL ENTER
 SUIT AGAINST FINN
DISCHARGED UMPIRE HAS GRlEV. ANCE ON ACCOUNT OF TELE- GRAMS HE DID NOT RECEIVE AT NEW ORLEANS.

The New Orleans Picayune publishes the following story concerning the down. fall of Umpire Flynn:
 Mike Finn has skating on mighty thin ice for the past few years, and the climax may be at hand since Umpire Flyn. hay ing been bounced from the staff of South ern league umpire by President KaVa- naugh without being given an opportunity to explain, threatens to swear out a war rant to prosecute Finn for forgery under the laws of Louisiana.
 Those who have followed the Irishman's checkered career as footracer, promoter and baseball middle man for the past fir teen years, have always found him jolly fellow, easy to get along with and always having wholesome respect for the law, Those acquainted with the inside of the recent forgery" sensation. although few in number, have found the 1rishman with the most gruesome sense of humor and with little or no respect at all for the law.
 Mike has confessed. however. One con fession and apology is in the possession of J. M. Flynn, ex-Southern league umpire, and another one with apology attached, is in the possession of Manager Charley Frank of the New Orleans Baseball club, limited. You can depend on the Dutshman to make 1t warm for the erring Finn whenever he refuses to be good, for the case may be pushed any time within year atfer the offense is committed. Brief ly and without going into the causes back of it. the case of Flynn and the ball club have against Finn Is this:
 On the arrival of the Travellers, Au- gust 6, Memphis played their last game with New Orleans and Finn saw the bat tie. Flynn was joted In the jaw by Gatins and Phillips flung a bat at Suggs. These facts were telegraphed to Kava- naugh over the name of Flynn" "Um- pre," and 1t was U. Kd. by clerk at the St. Charles hotel. An answering tele- gram from Kavanaugh asked why he hadn't suspended the players. Finn opened up the telegram. although it was ad- dressed to J. M. Flynn, Southern League umpire, St. Charles hotel. He delivered 1t to Flynn the next afternoon, q second message having arrived at the ball park meantime, demanding that Flynn give some explanation for not suspending the players The umpire was greatly surprised at receiving either message, since he had made a full report of the whole af- fair by letter He so telegraphed Kava- naugh at once. Flynn accompanied by Manager Frank, began Investigating and after securing sufficient proof confront ed Finn with the evidence and the law on the forgery" side.
 The Little Rock mogul was inclined to laugh at first, but seeing no other way out of it. went before notary and signed two confessions, apologizing to the um- pire for wrongly using his name and causing him to be placed in a bad light before the league president, and also apologizing to the local club for trying to cripple it by having two players sus- pended Flynn Is now in New Orleans and will probably prosecute Finn' Just as fast as Manager Frank advises him, nt all
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-23
SPLENDID GAME IS
 PLAYED 20 INNINGS
BIRMINGHAM BOY PITCHES PIE. NOMENAL BALL, BUT LOSES THE GAME ON ERRORS BY HIS TEAMMATES.

Uniontown, August 22.-(Special J. Uniontown and Demopolis fought out a twenty-inning contest this afternoon on the local grounds. Every inning was marked with features Never has suah phenomenal ball been played here before. Paul Weleh. a 17-year-old Birmingham. boy was in the box for the locals, and it Is believed that he established record that can hardly be surpassed In twenty innings he gave up two hits. The first of these came in the sixteenth inning and was of the fiuke variety as it looked like foul ball to the spectators, and Third Baseman Con Welch made no effort to field it. The second and only other hit off Welch was a Texas leaguer to center in the twentieth.
 At the end of the fifteenth inning only forty-six batsmen had faced Welch. He passed three men to first on balls, but two of these were plainly intentional. In the eighteenth, with a runner on sec ond and none out, he walked the hard hitting Denny and then let them down without score. At another stage of the game he gave Hunt four wide ones and took his chance with the weaker htters who followed. pulling out of the hole.
 Flowers, for the visitors, was also in fine form and allowed only nine safe bin- gles. He struck out fifteen batsmen. Watkins in left for the visitors, saved the game by a spectacular one-hand stab of terrific drive from the bat of Con Welch.
 A marvellous catch by Hanna in right for the locals robbed Shaw of at least a three-base hit. Both teams played league ball. In the twentieth inning an infed error, slow hit to center, a wild throw over third, and wild pitch gave the vis- itors two runs and the game. R H D. Demopolis 900 000 GOO GOO GOO GOO 02-2 Uniontown. GOO GOO 900 900 GOO 900 OO-0
 Batteries; Flowers and Lister; Welch and McLemore. Time of game, 2:45.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-23
CRACK TEAMS ARE
 READY FUR FRAY
PeII City Will Play Alabama
 City Here
FAST GAME IS EXPECTED
Championship of State for Amateur Basketball Teams Is to Be Decided at West End Park On
 Saturday.

The Alabama City and Pell City base championship of Alabama at West End park tomorrow afternoon at clock. The opposing teams are the best amateur az gregations in the state and the game should prove an interesting one.
 Pell City this year run over everything in it's class in the state of Alabama with the exception of the Alabama City team, games played between the two, and now both teams claiming rights to the anna teur chaimpionship of the state they will be in Birmingham tomorrow afternoon 10 decide who's who
 Interest in the game is great and it will no doubt draw large crowd to West End. The contest will be decidedly the season. special train will be run over the Alabama Great Southern from Gads- den and Attalla for the benefit of the supporters of the two teams.
 Manager G. w. Pratt of the Pell City team has signed Mack Weller, the former Baron whom Manager Vaughn secured from one of the New York clubs. Weller failed to make good with Birmingham. but will twirl for the Pen City team for the balance of this season.
 The admission to the game tomorrow afternoon will be 9 cents to all parts of the park with the exception of the re- served seats. The game will be called at o'clock
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-23

lar with the fans last week at American league park. was secured by the Detroit club for $700 It is doubtful whether Man ager Jennings would now sell Cobbs re- lease for any price.
 "Bilf' Armour, now manager of the Toledo club claims the credit of discover ing Cobb. This is how it came about Teh Detroit club, of which Armour was then manager, trained in Augusta in 1906 and Armour saw Cobb work with the South Atlantic team Armour kept the youngster in mind and when Detroit suffered from accidents he at once thought of Cobb. Bill asked the price of Cobbs release and was told $10C0. Secretary Nsvin of the Detroit club didn't want Cobb and objected to buying him. Bill, however, thought he would make a great player and on his own hook offered s50J. This offer was finally accepted and then Armour wired that he would give s200 more if Cobb were allowed to join the Tigers at once. This was also agreed to and 'T'' was sent on. He won the first game with his stick work and has been getting better every day since.-New York World
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-23
Empire City Results.

New York, August 22.-The favorite players fared badly today at the Elm pire City, as only one out of six public choices won. In the opening event there was bad spill 100 yards from the wire. Eleanor Fay, then in fourth position. stumbled and fell and Coincl- dent fell over her. Neither MusgroVe nor Williams. who rode the horses, was seriously hurt.
 First Race-Selling, five and half furlongs: Hollow 110 (J. Lee), to b. won; Silver Cup 1o2 (WotD, lb to l. second; Lavatrina 102 tLiebero' to l. third Time, 1907 1-b.
 Second Race-Selling, six furlongs; Cloisteress 1O4 (Shilling), to l, won Gold Proof 113 (Paxton), to D. sec ond; Royal Onyx IOl (Liepert)' 'o l. third. Time, 1909 2-5
 Third Race-One mile; Escutcheor o 104 (Shiling), 9 to 1, won Braden so tPreston), II to 5, second; osury llo (Crimmins). 15 to l. third. Time 1:4O 2-o'
 Fourth Race-The Melrose handicap one mile and 100 yards: Polly Prim IA (Preston). to l. won Carthage ll9 OC. Booker), to 5, second; orphan Lad 10s 1Musgrove), 9 to 2, third. Time, 1:45 2-5.
 Fifth Race-About six furlongs: Col. Rob IT (J. Lee), 12 to 1, won. Man heimer IA (Diggins), IS to second Aristotle 100 (Morris), to l, third 1 Time, 1:09 40.
 sixth Race-Three-y -year-olds and up' selling. one mile and sixteenth; Con | lessor 1O1 (MusgroveJ to and to | 9, won; Minos 96 CPreston), 10 to l. | to 1 and ? to l. second; Princess Orna | 95 W. OtD, s o1, to l and to D. ] third Time, ;46 4-5.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-23
 NAPOLEON LAJOIE HAS VERY PECULIAR WAYS

From the Cincinnati Press
 Napoleon Lajoie, the prince of baseball tossers, is person of very peculiar tenn perament One of his eccentricities con ssts in his disincllnation to talk on any subject connected with the great Ameri- can game. of which he is the bright scin- tillating star. Lajoie also dislikes to be disturbed when he is riding on the rail- way cars, for on these occasions the gal lant Frenchman loves to rest his head on the cushions of the seat while his face takes a dreamy expression, as he builds castles in Spain out of the money that will come when he lands the bunt- ing for Cleveland.
 The other day when the Cleveland club was on its way back home Lajoie was thus seated and the other players, recog- nizing the mood of their chief kept at a respectful distance and conversed in quiet tones.
 While thus engaged what was their horror when they saw the train boy. with an arInful of books, bearing down on their captain, and soon after the follow ing conversation greeted their ears;
 Here's one of the greatest books on baseball published; it is written by the great Laioie. Buy one, mister said the lad. as he dumped a couple in the lap of the annoyed Cleveland captain.
 
 Frenchman, with some asperity: I'm Lajoie."
 "Oh, you are" sneered the disbeliev- ing train butcher, well, then, here's Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch; don't suppose you are Kate Douglass, too, are you?"
 You sassy rat" cried Napoleon, who Is not without a grain or two of humor; "I'll buy the Cabbage Patch book on account of the way you got back a me, and you may keep the change" he said, as he passed the boy half dollar.
 When the other players told the young news butcher that it was really Lajoie with whom he had the dialogue that youngsters eyes liked to have jumped out of his read. and he went back and apoloGized to Larry and offer ed to make him a present of any book in his collection; but Lajoie only laugh ed and settled the matter by writing the boy two passes to the Cleveland game the following day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-23
WHY THE WHITE SOX
 ARE FALLING BEHIND

New York, August 22.-During the stay of the Reds in New York there was con- siderable mingling of the Hanlonlans and the Chicago Cubs, and one of the results of these sessions was the expressing of many regrets on the part of the Windy City aggregation that the White Sox probably would not be their opponents in the worlds championship series this fall. The White SoX are carrying the same handicap now that the Boston Americans and the New York Nationals assumed after they had won the worlds championship" said one of the Cubs.
 .'rhey stood pat on the team that land ed the honor and found, when 1t was too late. that some of their men were de- teriorat ting, and there was no one on hand to take their places. Last fall, when President Murphy was adding young players to his aggregation, despite the fact that the Cubs had made a runaway race of it for the pennant, some of Co., miskey's close friends among the Chi eago newspaper men went to him and advised him to do likewise. They pointed out that the Cubs. although they did not need strengthening were having talent aded to their ranks right along, while the White Sox were standing pat. You can't paint a lily was Comiskey's con fident and perfectly honest remark. We can't improve on our team, as 1t stands, and, as 1t won the worlde champion ship, so why try Events lately have shown that Commy was exceedingly un- wise in not trying to paint the lily.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-23
Goat Had Green Whiskers.

From the Philadelphia Record.
 A goat with green whiSkers made things lively for passengers on a Had dington car early the other morning, and had it not been for the bravery of an alert conductor about $500 worth of summer clothing would have been put out of business A fat German, who had been having a hilarious time, smuggled the animal on the rear of the car while the conductor was working inside But MT. Goat did not like the platform and, like other passengers, wandered Inside to look for seat Women screamed and gath cred up their skirts. and several men rubbed their eyes to see if they were dreaming No, 1t was true. Before them was a goat with green -whlskers. And the goat started in to prove he was goat by putting into the excitement. The con- ductor made rush for the billy and got a half nelson on him. There were a few ma-as and grunts, chatter of hoofs and feet, and in few minutes MT. Goat went off the car. His master went after him in a hurry, and. by rare chance. landed on his feet at Sixteenth street and Girard avenue. How Is 1t Billys whisk- CTS are green?" asked a man on the cor ner ne was nosing around in my paint cans in the cellar" said the German. "Nhen he came up stairs he was green in the face I got some of 1t off. but I left 1t on his whiskers just for luck. Then took him out and we had good time
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-23

that with the light-hitting, uncertain fielding team left him by Ned Ransick he has evolved a ball playing aggrega- tion that has done him credit.
 Bob Stafford has been handicapped ever since he took charge of Savan- nah. Yet even under the circumstances 1t can hardly be said that Bob is a good manager. He has not enough life nor enough control over his men. Of course, McGraw .eft oemurallZed cluh. and 1t can be said that they have been demoralized and dispirited ever since. they dropped after h.ir squirt and lead ership during the early part of The sea spr. They cou-d net play upn"l ball. Walter NnfriT Woa,d make 2, l'1',~r leader than Fob. It seems that Mo" IS has a greater knowledge of the game, greater ma agnetism, greater volatile spirit, greater power of handling men. In this connection 1t might be said that Perry Lipe has been considered for this job in Savannah
 For the tail-enders, Guy Gunter Is a candidate, and most likely candidate at that. Three years ago Guy failed to make good even as player. But in two years he has acquired a world of experience. Two pennants In success sion has won against no mean adver- saries. Guy Is a most popular, mag netic leader who can hold the respect and affection of his men. It is said that Charleton Buesse, Phillips of New Or leans. Pat Meany, Steve Griffin, Perry Lipe and others have been considered.- Charleston Post.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-23
ON THE RACE TRACK.
Saratoga Results.

Saratoga, N. Y, August 22.-On slow track J. c. Core, the even money favorite, won the Seneca selling stakes today. After Mark Anthony H. had finished first in the first race, Henry, on Sir Toddng- ton made a claim of foul against Swain, pn Mark Anthony, and the stewards dis qualified Mark.
 First race, seven furlongs, seling-Slr Toddington, 104 QIenry), to D. won; Security, 1O7 (Beckman), to ,, second East End 1O5 (E. Dugan), to 1, third Time, 1SO.
 Second race steeplechase, two and one half miles-Rocket, 143 (Archibald), even, won; Garrett, 15O (Ray), to 3. second Time, 5:2S. Sandalwood fell. Three starters.
 Third race. selling. five and one-half furlongs-Martha Jane. % (G. Burnns). 2 to 1. won; Thomas Calhoun, 9S( Notter), to 5, second; Miss Catesby, 97 (BrusseD, 25 to 1. third. Time, 1:1o
 Fourth race, the Senaca selling stakes six furlongs-J C. Core, 100 tMliler), eVen' Don Enrique, 9S (Beckman), ' to l, sec- ond; Aletheuo, 9l tE. Dugan), to D. thlrd Time, IA 4-5.
 Fifth race handicap, one mile-Zienap, s9 (E. Dugan), to 1, won; Clara Rus sell 95 Oowe), second; Sea Wall " (Goldstein), third. Time, 1;44 3-5.
 Sixth race, maiden 2-year-olds, six fur 1ongs-Miss Delaney 102 (BrusseD. 16 to D. and 6 to 5. won; C. j. Celia. 105 tMc- DanielD 6 to 3, second; Dark Knight, 1O2 lSandy), 10 to l. third. Time, l:l7.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-23
Bid Price for Old House.

Berlin, August 22.-According 10 the Magdeburg Zeitung three Americans have offered the proprietor of the Ia nous and ancient dwelling house at Goslan. known as the Brustuch, 3125, 900 for the building. The Brustuch Is a curious old house of the sixteenth cen- tury, restored In 1870. It Is adorned with satirical wood carvings.