The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-25
/SidevaM Penciiings
Purifying College Athletics.

One or the most gratifying pieces Of press for ions " tims ine 1pPsase was the sfaie9 ment that the Southe ern Intercollegi- ate Associations had determined to college athletics, and as beginning, twb Southern colleges had been sus- pended" said a college man yester-
 If anything in the world is needed in the South that very thing Is needed to. purify college athletics. Now, like other- people on the outside. I don't or not. but I do fnow s that the con tinued talk of professionalism is most hurtful, not only Co college athletics, but to the collsges.themselyes.. .,.. men and the talk Ideals with football. in half a dozen mtputes you will have half a dozen charges of professional Names and places are given.
 is setting so SO much for playing footbaiI. from s 'h the North North by at the p' coach and nd" is receiving salary. This man was rolling mill man in Birmingham when g college hired him ai to play foStbaa; % "a st year played under an assu1iel name. and when the faculty went to give him 9 diploma. there was a row because he and not under thS name @ under which
 .'so the talk goes on. If half the denlograble ers state .eform is E seeded if for nothing else, to stop the hurt full talk. If it does not come now, conditions will grow so bad that cll- lege athletics will be permanently in- tnred.1
 Are We Better or Just Po0rers
 without having made actual count, I am sure that the number oS crimi- Court since its convention for the pres, ent term Is of by so and so per cent" said an attorney yesterday
 been in session two two divisions there against the state-they are the crim:: ne innl cssss Suggested Gt o9Ss' 9Sas with coen low l5 cents, many would rather be hanged than appeal. l think that spirit of loyalty to the cotton societies Is rather extreme. and I take the rath- CT optimistic view that there are fewer cases to be appealed, and that maype' after all. the world is becoming pet Tier. as some persons of the bassr sort hold."
 MT. Arthur E. williams of Fillmore County was a prominent visitor to Montgomery yesterday. MT. Williams received many congratulations upon his narrow escape from death durine the battle ne naQ A tcW udyS N5V "tSi' negroes on his plantation. He was wounded in the right hand, and put for a package of pa pers, fortuitously placed In a pocket on the rtghe side of his coat he would undoubtedly have received a mortal wound. MT. Will iiams's wound. though very painful IS not now serious.
 Hon. John H. Wallace. Jr., and Hon: W. W. Brandon will hunt for part of this week with Hon. 10. w. Tnompsoh Tuskegee. MT Brandon and MT. Wal lace will be guests of the Macon Coun- ty Hunting Club, and their prospect TOT sport is excellent.
 MT. John H. Wallace. who has been the guest of his son, Hon. John H. Wallace, Jr.. has returned to Hunts vile after a pleasant vi4t to Mont gomery.
 MT. Henry Drane. a representative road o5 dhc cOmpany mGssys in selma. was in Mont gomery last night.
 Mir. J. C. Hartley of Greenyllle was in Montgomery yesterday. MT. Hart ley was registered at the Hotel sum .mers.
 Mr. George c. Edwards of Fieto was registered at the Imperial yesterday.