The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-04-09
SMOKER IS GIVEN
TO BASEBALL TEAM
Montgomery Will Open in At
Ianta Tomorrow
| Mr.. TYSON is ELECTED
Is President of the Board of Revenue
of Montgomery county-Tax
Commission Is In
eutier. Ia

Montgomery, April S.-(Special. 1.-The
Montgomery baseball team, preparatory
to it's trip to Atlanta, where its sea-
son as team of the Southern league
will open, was tonight rendered a smoker
by officials of Clanceys hotel this city,
and by officials of the Pickwick cafe.
Smiling Malarky and his gang of war;
riors were in the best of health through
out the evening, and was sufficiently an
ticipatory to expect good results from
his games abroad.
In Atlanta the Legislators will open
with the following players Either Bur-
mum or Walker In the box; Hansen be-
! hinc the bat; Elsey on first; Perry on
second, Sweeney on short; Connors on
third: Houtz in left; Apperious in center,
ana Nc Cam in right. None of the play
ers are suffering from any kind of all
ment, and all of them are tried and
tr-e baseballsts Montgomery is frank
ly expecting good returns from the days
absence.
The following players will accompany
Malarky when he leaves for Atlanta to-
morrow, besides the ones already men
toned: Anderson. catcher; Maxwell and
WALSH, pitchers; Busch and Nye. aspir-
ants for short stop.
'N'sS' ~ Montgomery
DR.. John r. Swanton of Washington,
anthroIologls of the United States bu-
reau of ethnology, spent Sunday and
Monday in Montgomery, stopping over
Sunday while en- route on an extended
southern tour to various sections of the
country Astounding in Indian traditions
am customs.
He is making, in behalf of his bureau
special study of the Southern Indian
tribes, with particular respect to the lin
guisitics of the smaller tribes Friday
and Saturday he spent in Talladega coun-
ty, reviewing old Indian sites, and left
Montgomery this morning for Mobile,
where he is to have a conference with
r. j. Hamilton, one of the chief author
ties on colonial tribes On his return
trip he will pass rough the Oklahoma
states.
or. Swanton spent a number of hours
in the state department of archives and
history, reviewing records with the d.
rector, Dr. Thomas NJ. Owen
Tyson Is President.
At meeting of the board of revenue
OF Montgomery county. held at the county
court house this morning, A. L. Tyson,
one of the newly appointed members.
was elected president Of the body. and
MI. T.. Westcott was reelected chief
clerk
Mr.. Tyson is one of Montgomery's most
promising young politicians and is the
present representative of his ward in the
city council He is popular and active.
and the prediction is that he will make
the county good presiding officer. The
members of the board of revenue were
all present today at the first meeting.
and included M. B. Houghton. N. ]. Greil
s. j. Guy, w. II. Lawson and President
| Tyson
Will Begin Trips.
/ The state tax commission, composed of
Judge j. j. Mitchell. Col. Harvey E.
Jones and j. B. Powell, will begin its
! trip to South Alabama tomorrow. To-
! morrow the commission sits with the
board of revenue of Butler cunty. after
which they will go to Evergreen, Brew
ton. Bay Minette and Mobile
New Corporations.
Secretary of State Frank Julian has been
informed of the following new corpora
tons:
The Atlantic Coal company of Walker
county; capital stock. 100000 of which