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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-06
FANS ARE RESTLESS
BIRMINGHAM PATRONS MAKE SUG-
GESTIONS TO VAUGHN.
Drubbing Given the Coal BarOns by
MaIarky's Men Was More Than
Stag Pile Habitues Could
stand.

Birmingham May s. Especial. y
Birmingham fans are beginnin to
feel restless about the Champions.
There is an undercurreat demand
floating around that this city is enti-
tied to better team and Manager
Harry Vaughn is likely to awaken
some morning in the near future to
find himself facing game of no pat
vonage until the team is strengthened.
The fans in Birmingham are very
liberal. The sporting writers on the
newspapers are inclined to sympathize
with Vaughn and are dealing out such
dope as "the men are all old, expert
enced. seasoned ball players. But
the fans, the people who go to the
games and sit on the bleachers and in
the grand stand and hand up the lit
tie coin every day there is game
here are beginning to murmur that it
is about time that something should
be done to give the town a represen-
tative ball club. old, experienced and
seasoned ball players sounds good, so
they say, but the results are what
counts in the standing.
While no tatement Is made there are
some fans who believe that Manager
Vaughn, who is well liked in this city,
has taken steps looking to some
strengthening of the team. The big
manager does not give out much as
Just at this time is said TO be very
significant. The big crowd of people
out Saturday to see the game between
Birmingham and Montgomery did not
appear to be willing to wait until
the summer weather CoAes and then
the players will round into shape"
Other teams appear to be getting re-
suits even with the cool weather.
The question is being asked why
can't Birmingham do the same thing?"
The people who saw Saturdays game
appear to be somewhat Disguised. II is
not a case of being sore because Mont
gomery was the victor in the contest,
but because the local team did not
show up so well. The four pitchers
are to all indications good men, but
so far they appear to be erratic. Just
when the fans are looking for a brill
liant game the locals do some bad
work. There is team work lacking,
say the ardent fans, and other changes
are being made.
Manager Vaughn is said to he re-
ceiving hints from the fans here that
the time has come for him 20 bestr
himself and get some players and
make changes on the team.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-06
EXTRA FOR TICKETS
NEW RULE WILL COST BALL CLUB
ABOUT $500
President Chambers Talks of Effect of
New Railroad Rule AbOIishInE
Block Tickets for Parties
of Ten.

Ticket Agent S. T. Suratt. at the
union railway station. has just receiv-
ed official notice that. on and after
June l, 1907, the railroads will cease
selling block tickets at the rate of
two cents per mile, in accordance with
the recent ruling of the Interstate
Commerce Commission. Simultaneous
ly, every ticket agent in the country
received similar instructions.
Robert j. Chambers. president of
the Montgomery Baseball Association.
also received official notice of the
change.
Heretofore. theatrical companies and
baseball teams have been allowed to
purchase block tickets, for not less
than ten persons, at the rate of two
cents per mile for each. This afford
ed quite a saving for these people
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion. however. decided that the rail-
roads had no right to sell block tick
cts to any claE@ of people without
selling such TICKETS to any party of
ten nersons who might apply The
commission regarded the block ticket
privilege as discrimination The rail-
roads could not grant the reuuced rate
to the public in general; hence the
instructions for a stoppage of all
block tickets.
mileage books for baseball players at
the rate of two and a half cents per
mile" said President Chambers of the
Baseball Association. This will be ali
increase of half a cent per mile, and
| should Judge ii will incur an extra
expense Of about $500 to each club dur
ing the season.
THE Montgomery team now carries
fourteen ball players. all the other
clubs carrying practically the same
number. and l would not he surprised
If some of them do not cut down the
number.
The baseball clubs will not suffer
so keenly as the theatrical companies, "
continued Mr.. Chambers. Some of
them. ] should think, would be com
PEELED to suspend business. 1t will
necessarily cost them one cent per mil q
more to travel because they could not
u.s.. mileage books in travelling over
such a Widespread territory, and going
over so many different railroads
The baseball teams, of course, could
travel regularly over the same South
ern roads on their trips and the mile
age books would be good
IF there should be Curta ument
of the number of men carried by each
team. | should think IT would be drop
the utility man from the trips
Looking at the schedule of the Mont
gomery baseball club after June l. the
estimate can be approximately figured
out that Malarkys men will travel
fore the season closes and ii is con-
sistent to Judge that the itinerary uf
the local club is a fair example of the
verse At the rate of $500 miles each
time would foot up an extra expense Of
1915, and multiplying this by eight,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-06
POOR GATE RECEIPTS
WEATHER HAS HANDICAPPED THE
SOUTHERN LEAGUE.
President Kavanaugh Is Not Discour-
ared and Declares There Will BE
No Changes In The Fran
chises,

Memphis, Tenn, May 5.--(Special.)-
Weather which has been untaVoraoie
for baseball and all other out or door
sports since April 10, the lnaug
date of the. Southern League peg ate
ming, has played havoc with the sa.e
receipts in nearly evesy one OF tne
cities of the eighth club circuit, OF re-
ports from President kaVahaush
headquarters are true. . +. CON,
While farmers and planters IN gen
eral in the South are complaining III
some Instances of total loss OF cross;
baseball men, it is SAID, nave o oent of
the total gate receipts as compared
with a year ago. This Information mas
leaked out after comparisons wl:l tne
gross receipts. ten per cent OF when
The general damage to the attend
ance which in turn has afected tne
fore the sinking fund at the Fresl
dents headquarters, is not ealculateu
in the least to cripple even temporal
boasts well filled treasury with am
ple credit, he says, to carry a losing
club or two losing clubs, for that mat
ter, right through the season sh crno
out. But the deficit in the receipts or
the franchise holders is shown to bet
ter arrive at the wholesale results
from continued interference from the
weather men who have furnished few
sunshiny days, but preponderance OF
wet weather and cold afternoons that
kept fanatics close at home
President Kavanaugh also takes
advantage Of an opportunity given by
a direct question to deny that there is
any possibility at present for posi-
circuit The Southern Chief points
out the fact that owners of the fran
chises a present forming the southern
Baseball Association, have several
wears vet to run as a body HeEStateS
that should any change be made in
transfer of any franchise that 1t must
be an outright sale between owner and
buyer and with full consent of the
heard of any contemplated purchase
of Montgomery's franchise by Chatta-
nooga or by Mobile and is of the OPP
inion that should such, move be
one or two objections by franchise
holders. which, according to the by
laws of the league, would block the
deal for this year at least.
after this first trip to foreign terri
tory of the season Manager Babb
and his following were pleased at re-
suits for it proved that the Memphii
their own home, which was one of the
assets claimed by the hustling bunch
of 1906 who finished second and with
a record of having defeated every
the inter-club series
Babb believes he has big finds in his
| Big Four from the Iowa league-Bills.
Richards, Henline and Neighbors At
| Shreveport where the team broke even,
at New Orleans where they won their
only two games of the series and at
Little Rock, the critically INCLINED
outfeld. All three-Thiel in left.
| Neighbors in center and Henlne in
right are hard hitters and smash from
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-06
Weeks Calendar of Sports
Monday.

British woman's golf championship
opens at Newcastle Ireland.
Ninth annual meet of the league Of
American Sportsmen opens at Norfolk
Meeting of the New Louisville Jock
ey Club opens with the Kentucky Der
by.
Iowa Baseball League begins its
season
American Trotting Association
board of appeals meets at Chicago.
Interstate Associations Second
Southern Handicap Tournament at
Richmond va; Thursday
Spring meeting of Westchester Jock
ey Club opens with Metropolitan Han
dica
wisconsin Baseball League and New
York State League begin their sea-
...titation golf tournament under
auspices of Princeton University Golf
Club.
Packy Mcfarland vs.. Maurice Say
ers. ten rounds at Milwaukes.
van twenty rounds, at Los Angeles.
Steve Kinney VS. Young Donohue,
twenty rounds. at Pueblo. Colo.
Annual tournament of 1nteroollegi-
ate Shooting Association at Rocka-
Race of Harvard and Columbia Var
sity crews on Charles River. Boston.
Princeton University interscholastic
tennis championship at Princeton. N.
Yale-Princeton track and field meet
at Princeton n. J
Brown-M. 1. Y. track and field
meet at Boston,
Dartmouth Amherst track and field
meet at Hanover. N. II.
Wesleyan Williams track and field
meet at Middletown. Conn.
Virginia Johns Hopkins field meet
at Baltimore.
Swar thmore- Dickinson track and
field meet at Carlisle. Pa.
Nebraska Minnesota track and field
meet at Minneapolis.
Naval Academy Carlisle Indians
track and field meet at Annapolis.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-06
FORECAST OF NEWS
KENTUCKY FEUD CASES WILL, un
TRIED.
This Week Also FairchiId VIII He Ar
raigned In New YOrk-HeaIth
Representatives VIII Meet
In Washington,

Washington. May 5.-The feud, which
for years made Breathitt County. Ken
lucky, an armed camp and resulted in
the loss or more than score of lives,
Is to have another day in court this
week. Breathitt County, however. will
not be the theatre OF justice this time.
change of venue has been obtained
for the trial of the alleged slayers of
James Cockrill. and they are to face a
jury in Lexington. The trial is sched-
uled to begin Tuesday, when Judge
Hargis, Senator Hargis Albert Hargis,
Sheriff Callahan and Jesse Spicer will
be called to the bar of justice to an
swer for CockrilPs death.
Charles S. Fairchild. former Secre-
tary OF the united States Treasury, who.
with George w. Perkins. was indicted
several months ago for forgery in the
third degree in connection with the So
called "Prussian bond transaction" of
the New York Life Insurance Company.
Will appear in court in ,ew York, Mon
day to answer to the charge. 1t is
not expected, however. that the case
will come to trial before autumn.
Representatives of State and city
boards of health and various organ
izations formed to combat disease will
meet in Washington Monday, to take
part in the three days session of the
National Association for study and
Prevention of tuberculosis. During
the session a report will be made OH
the plans for the International Con-
gress on tuberculosis. which will meet
in Washington in 1908.
The national congress of mothers will
open at Los Angeles next Friday.
The match between Cecil Fairs, the
title holder, and Peter w. Latham for
the worlds tennis championship will
be played at the Princes Club, Brigh-
ton, England, on Monday, Wednesday
and Friday.
Play for the women's golf champion
ship of Great Britain will begin Mon
day on the Newcastle links, Ireland.
OF the 10 entries, two are Americans,
the Misses Curtis of Massachusetts,,
who will play Mrs. and Miss Robert
son in the first round.
The historical festivities in celebra-
ton of the deliverance of the city from
the English by Joan of Arc, May s.
1929, will take place at Orleans. France.
on Wednesday. AS a result of the de-
cision of the municipal authorities to
permit the Free Masons to participate
in the festivities the clergy will not
take part and have arranged for a
separate celebration at the cathedral
Nav r.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-06
CHECK WAS ALTERED
SENT TO CHARLEY FRANK FROM
PHILADELPHIA.
Amount of Paper, Forwar, ed for Money
Advanced To Athletic Players. Was
naised-Post Once Authorities
Investigating.

New OrleaLs. May 5--The post office
authorities here are working on the clev-
er altering OF check for s153.60 sent
from Philadelphia by Secretary John T.
Scheib of the Philadelphia Baseball
Club. to Manager Charles Frank of the
New Orleans Baseball Club. The check
represented the payment of railroad
transportation furnished by Manager
Frank to three delinquent members of
the Philadelphia Club. who were left
stranded here at the conclusion of the
New Orleans-Athletic series.
The check was made payable to the
Louisville and Nashville abroad, and
across the face of At was sc awled: PAY
to the order of LouIcville and Nashville
Railroad" The 'ef used acid and
made the check Pay to the order OF
Lotus N. Nash" The check was hon.
ored by local bankers. and afterwards
declared to have been collected by I'M
authorized persons
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-06
STATUE TO BARTHoLDI
Appeal to People of United States for
subscriptions.

Paris, May 5.-Fredericke Augusta
Bartholdi. the sculptor of the Statue of
Liberty of New York Harbor, is to have
monument erected to his memory at
his birth place, Colmar. Alsace.
NJ Bartholdi died in 1904. 1t was
hoped that the unveiling would take
place on May 26 of this year. but the
organizing committee in Paris, under
the Presidency of Auguste La Lance,
has not yet received sufficient support
to carry on the work which has been
entrusted to the sculptor, Louis Noel.
NJ La Lance now makes an appeal
for subscriptions from citizens of the
United States who desire to participate
in thus honoring the author of the
stature symbolizing the long standing
friendship between the United States
and France.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-06
THIS WEEKS SPORTING EVENTS.


New York, May 5.--Much sporting
history promises to be made during
the coming week. nearly every day
having a scheduled event of uncom-
mon interest.
On Wednesday Jack O'Brien and
Tommy Burns will clash at Los An
geles for twenty rounds or less for the
light heavyweight championship OF
the world: on Thursday. metropolitan
racing will move to the course of the
Westchester Racing Association al
Belmont Park, where the opening fea-
ture struggle will be for the Metro
politan Handicap. worth $4,000 to
the winner.
On Friday night at Los Angeles
(Twin) Sullivan and Hugo Kelly will
settle the dispute as to who is enti-
tied to wear the pugilistic middle
weight championship laurel wreath.
The week will close Saturday with
the struggle between the Harvard and
Columbia crews fer aquatic honors on
the Charles river.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-06

night that a final decision would not
be made until noon tomorrow. Arctic
has not raced as a 3-year-old, but last
year showed decided disinclination to
running in the mud.
The certainty of a heavy track leaves
the Derby apparently an open race be-
tween four horses. Arctic, Red Gaunt-
lot, Ovelando and Wool Sandals ana
possibly others. At least seven colts
will go to the post and in case Arctic
starts there will be eight. Public SEN
timent tonight set in toward Red
Gauntlet and he was held equal favor
lite with Arctic at s to S.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-06
DRUM CORPS.
for End Regiment Organi-
zntiOn Received.

Col c. r. Bricken, commander of the
2nd Alabama regiment of infantry has
received the instruments for the use of
the drum corps which was formed some
time ago. These instruments are If
the best make and are very costly, and
are beautiful instruments.
The drum corps has not been in ac-
tive practice, owing to the instruments
not having been received. but practice
will begin Immediately now that they
have arrived. The members will have
the benefit of the best instruction in
the city.
The membership in the corps will be
thirty six. All musicians who wish to
join should write Col. C. r. Bricken at
LuNerne.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-06

either left or right of the plate. Bills
is a pitcher and lost his first game OF
the season Friday against Little Rock.
been fielding so we'll of late and hit
ting opportunely enough that all ru-
mors of a deal for third. baseman
Brouthers have been lost track of.
who has been training diligently, al
though suffering from sore arm,
should get in shape, Manager Babb
quintet-Cristell. Bills, Buggs, Stock
dale and Watson.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-06
MUDDY TRACK.
steady Rain at Louisville Looks Bad
for Kentucky Derby.

LOulsVlIIe, KY. May 5--NIIh stNadN
rain falling since O'Clock this after
noon, and every prospect that it will
continue throughout the night, the
thirty-third running of the Kentucky
Derby at Churchill Downs tomorrow
will find the public facing an interest
ing Letting proposition.
Arctic. who has been strong favor
lite thus far, and who would have gone
to the post at odds-on with a fast track
Will probably he discarded by a great
portion of the public, Indeed there is
a possibility that he will he scratched.
his owner, George =. Long, stating to-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-06
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Chicago. May 5.-After Pittsburg had
Chicago scored three on a pass, two
hits and a very wild throw by Leach,
the bad throw accounting for two of
the scores. Score:
Chicago. =. &c.. 300 600 oooISs "a 6 r !
Ptttsburg :. 100 600 ooO-l /
BatteTies@oYYerall r ana King Phil
O'Day.
Cincinnati. May 5-Cincinnau piled
up eleven runs on six hits in the game
with st. Louis this afternoon. The
pitching on both sides was extremely
ragged. Score: H. f.
st, Louis. . 01O 01O 0OO- 2 10 >
Batteries-Coakley. OLeary and
Schlei; Brown, Hostetter and Noonan.
Time 1855. Empires Carpenter and
Iohnstone.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-06
RAIN STOPS GAME
MEMPHIS WON DURING THE FIVE
INNINGS.
Little Rocks LakOn Allowed Only Two
Hits, But They Came At Oppor-
tune Times And Caused
nefeat

Memphis. Tenn. May 5.-Lakoff al
lowed the locals only two hits during
the five and a. half innings played be-
tween showers today. but they came
at opportune times and resulted in as
many runs while the visitors were I'M
able to score.
A heavy downpour of rain necessi-
tated the calling of the game. Score:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-06
Smiling John Goes
Out to Win Games

gives $3.50. the approximate increased
expense for the entire league.
The Eastern clubs will fare batter
than those in the West, because the
Eastern clubs will have completed their
first Western trip by June !, when the
Western clubs will have just started on
their Eastern trip,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-06

summary Innings pitched: Breiten-
stein. 5; Fritz, 4. Two base hits, War
render. Carr. Three base hits. King,
Massing. Stolen bases. Beecher. AtS.
Clark. 2; King. Sacrifice hit, Gaskiii.
Double play. Carr to Lewee to Clark.
Struck out, by Breitenstein. 4; by Gas
kill, s: by Fritz. 4. Bases on balls. by
Breitenstein, l. by GaskIll. /; by Fritz,
?. Wild pitches. GasKill, l. Passed
ball Rapp, l. Left on bases, New
Orleans. I; Shreveport. 9. First base on
errors New Orleans. 8; Shreveport. /.
Time, 146. Umpire. Pfenninger
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-06
YALE CALLED To NEW HAVEN.
FacuIty's Order Will Prevent Boat Race
with AnnanOliS.

Annapolis May 5.-After the weather
had forced a postponement until Mon
day and the visitors had consented to
stay over until then, word was receiv-
ed from the University faculty this
morning ordering the Yale crew to re-
turn to New Haven this afternoon with
out renewing the annual race with the
midshipmen
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-06
A Moman,s Revenge.

Kansas City star.
Charlie Rice, candidate for re-elec-
ton to the Council from the Fourth
Ward. was defeated yesterday by
James Bunton, Democrat Bunton' S
victory was largely due to the eff
forts of Mrs, Richard Spicker who
rallied her friends and worked all day
for the Democratic candidate About a
year ago Rice shot and killed Mrs
Spicker's dog, and she remembered.
The ward is normally about seventy
Republican.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-06
SALOONS ARE CLOSED.
Tomorrow Is Election Day and No LII
euOr Is being Sold

euOr Is Being Sold
Because tomorrow is an election day
the saloons of Montgomery are closed
today.
The election laws require that saloons
shall be closed not only upon election
day. but upon the preceding day. too.
The saloons will be opened again af-
ter the closing of the polls at o'clock
tomorrow afternoon. having been clos
ed since midnight Saturday..
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-06
A FEW FOUL TIPS.
Mobile plays at home again today
Montgomery didn't play yesterday.

No games yesterday in the Cotton
States or South Atlantic Leagues
Memphis shut out Little Rock yes
terday in a postponed game, and there
by won third place.
Only two games are scheduled for
today on the circuit The western
clubs are taking a couple of days rest
Three games are all that are sched-
uled for today in the National League.
St Louis and Cincinnati not playing.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-06
POOR BREITENSTEIN
SHREVEPORT BATS HIM ALL OVER
THE LOT.
New Orleans Substitutes Fritz in the
Sixth Inning. But 1t Was Too
Late-The Score was
To z,

New Orleans, La, May 5-Breitenstein
made his 1907 debut this afternoon and
was batted all over the lot Fritz re-
lieved him in the sixth inning and stop
ped the scoring. only one run being
tailed by the visitors after that inning
The score WAS:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-06
sHRINERS IN CALIFORNIA
Arabic Mobiles are JOurneyinE to The
Mecca

Los Angeles, May 5.-From all parts
of the United States from Mexico and
from the Hawaiian Islands, Mobiles OF
the Mystic Shrine are gathered tonight
in this city. BY morning there will
be upwards of 10000 strangers in the
city with many still to arrive.
Among the delegations which have
arrived by special train during the last
twelve hours are representatives of
Hamoiso Temple, Meridian, o, and
Anczeh Temple CITY of MEXICO.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-06
watson and Washington.

Editor Tom watson has knocked a.
colored porter In the head with a big
gripsack. Watson was at one time a
candidate for the chair of Washing
ton, but the immortal George never
INDUCED in brawlA
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-06
Little Rock

Summary-Two base hits, Douglas.
stolen bases, Thiel and Plass. Struck
out, by Stockdale, / Lakoff, Z. Bases
on balls off Lakoff. g. Hit by pitcher.
Plass. Passed ball, Orr 2. Time 1915.
Umpire thinner.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-06
NOTICE.

Dividends allowed to creditors of Ala
bama Cotton Products Company are ready
TO be paid.
w. H. PARKS. Register In chancery
Nav 8. 1907 st
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-06
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Chicago, May 5.-Cleveland punched
two hits with two battery errors and
a helding error in the sixth inning of
the game today and defeated Chicago
Score: r II E,
Chicago. 100 GOO 0O0-l ?
cleveland. . 900 OO3 O10-4 . 2
Batteries-Altrock and Mcfarland
Joss and Clarke Tine 1888. Umpires
CILoughlin and stafford
st. Louis, May 5-St. Louis Detroit,
postponed, wet grounds.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-06
TODAYS SCHEDULE.

Southern League
Montgomery at Birmingham.
Atlanta at Nashville.
Cotton States League
Jackson at Mobile.
Meridian at Columbus.
Gulfport at Vicksburg.
South Atlantic League
Charleston at Columbia.
Macon at Jacksonville.
Savannah at Augusta.
American League
Cleveland at Chicago.
New York at Philadelphia.
Detroit at ST. Louis.
Boston at Washing
National League
Chicago at Pittsburg.
Brooklyn at New York.
Philadelphia at Boston
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-06
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
YESTERDAYS GAMES.

American Association.
Kansas City-Louisville game; rain.
Milwaukee, s; indianapolis, 0.
ST. Paul. 4: Columbus. ].
Minneapolis, Z; Toledo. 5.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-06

Cotton States League
No games; rain.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-06
EXCLUSIVE DRESS FOR MEN.
S5 f5Ii1444
FUNERAL NOTICE.

FUNERAL NOTICE.
The friends and relatives of Mr. and Mrs
Joseph Gies respectfully invited to at
tend the funeral of their son Charlie Gies
which will take place this morning at $40
o'clock from the residence. A requiem mass
will be held at O'Clock at st Peters
Catholic Church, conducted by Rev Father
Costello.