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jamie Watson, is the instructor at Thomas
vile.
Ashevile N. c., and Aiken, 8. c.. long
have been frequented by certain of the
northern contingent, and probably they
will be well patronized this winter
Farther south are the numerous links of
Florida. On both the east and west coasts
the balls are flying constantly during the
season, and the announcement of opening
dates at the paiatial hotels is the signal
for the foregathering of the winter forces
of Col. Bogey, recruited from all states
north Of the land of flowers.
Jacksonville, with its admirable eighteen
hole turf course, always is well patronized,
not only by the golfers on their way either
north or south. but by people who spend
the entire winter in that quaint southern
city.
Then on the east coast system the next
link is the St. Augustine course, at which
Willie Anderson, the four-times national
open champion, is pro this winter. Re
Gently Anderson, playing with A. Mont
gomery Ward of Chicago, set new records
for both the single and double rounds, with
80 and 20, against the former marks, "a
and -, respectively.
The east coast tourist passes next to Or
mond, scene of Bernard Nichols victory
over Harry Vardon on the great British
experts trip in 1900, and then comes Palm
Beach, paradise par excellence for golfing
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rope cables, and the methods of securing
al the anchor and the bits end.
He also touched upon the properties OF
various kinds of bottom for holding ground
and the advantages of ample ground tackle.
Mr. LaWton illustrated his lecture with
practical demonstrations as he went along,
making the talk extremely interesting, and
one which cannot fail to secure good re-
suits among the members in handling this
sort of gear in the future.
After the talk those present were enter
tained with music and refreshments. and
the remainder of the evening was spent in
a very enjoyable way.
Next Saturday night will be ladies' night
at the club, and the Saturday following
another lecture will be given on the subject
of gas engine ignition, covering magnetos,
dynamos. wiring, coils, batteries and spark
ing devices.
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Douglass Going on Navy's Crew.

ANNAPOLIS, Md, January 5.-Archibald
II. Douglass captain of the Naval Acad-
envy foot ball team for next year and star
athlete of the institution, has announced
his intention of coming out for the crew
next season and has thus disappointed the
base ball men. He is good pitcher and
was expected to take the place of Need
ham. who has graduated There is strong
feeling among the midshipmen that Doug
lass services are more needed by the nine
than by the crew. Douglass will, however,
make an ideal oarsman. He~fs six feet
tall and weighs $50 pounds in perfect train
ing besides being very strong. Other
pitching candidates are Dague, the foot
ball player; Van Auken and Lamphire.
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LECTURE HEARD BY
LOCAL YACHTSMEN

The second lecture of the series to be
given before the Corinthian Yacht Club on
subjects pertinent to yachting, for the bene-
fit OF it's members and their friends, was
given at the club house. Water street. be-
tween \ and o streets southwest. last night
by Mr.. ]. Edwin Lawton, the secretary
treasurer of the club, the subject being
Rope. Ground Tackle and Anchoring.'
Mr.. Lawton went into the subjects thor
oughly, to cover the requirements the
amateur sailor dwelling upon the tying of
knots. splicing of ropes and standing and
running rigging generally, as well as the
component parts of the anchor. chain and
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10 TO l. won: Don Domo. 100 (Preston), to /, sec
ond: Slickaway. 112 (Koernerl, TO ., third Time,
l. l6. Bonnie Reg, Harding Daruma and Two Bills
also ran. oo a.,
Fourth race. Hollywood handicap. 1900 added.
one mile-Dusty Miller. los Rlleyl g to /, won;
W, H. Carey ito CHarris) Is to l, second; Arimo,
1O7 (Boandj, TO /, third. Time, |; 40 Molesey,
Gallo Norfolk, Supreme Court, Chantlly' Won
Tromn and Lord of the Heath also ran. 80
Fifth race mile and siXteenth-Eizabeth F., lo3
Gross. . to l, won; Col. Brownston. JOS tMcDan-
feu I TO < second; Clandesine, 105 FISHER, IL to
l. third. Time, l:52. Cotillion. Rostoh, Hippoc-
rates Foncasta and Told You also ran .
Sixth race six furlongs-Elancer, l01 tRiey), D
to 2 won Phil Igoe, 1O4 (Koerner). to !. second
Avis l07 (Harrisl, TO 10, third lime, liz.
Pinkin Falstan. Round Dance Elsa A. Wire Cup
and Long Nick also ran.
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ing five out of eight clubs. In the National
League we find that Boston is the only
club of the eastern section that has a play
ing manager-odd coincidence. If Manager
Clarke of Pittsburg makes good his inten-
ton to manage from the bench, and there
is no need to doubt his word, there will be
but one playing manager In that section,
or but two in the league, making eleven
bench managers out of sixteen clubs In
both leagues.
With the growth of the game and the
tendency toward bench managers has
come also the demand for utility players,
one for the infield and one for the out
field and every club is weak that is not
fortified in that respect. Things are shap-
ing themselves. too, so that each club car
rteS utility batsman. Then every first
class club carries a trainer or a rubber now
adays. An improvement has been demanded
In the matter Off dressing rooms, and play
ers will be afforded more conveniences in
that lines the coming season than We're
ever known before.
No prophets are giving Boston a look-in
for the first place in either league. There
is much specula ton as to the condition of
Criger and Collins. The latter will have
decided contract to divest himself of a
lot of superfiuous flesh. Criger has gained
a great deal and If he can begin the season
In prime condition the prospects of the
club will be enhanced decidedly. At all
events there is doubt that the club
Will be stronger by far behind the bat than
1t was last season and there 1t was that
game after game was lost. The club has
very good showing behind the bat, but
1t is sheer nonsense to suppose the club will
carry five catchers. There are six names
on the list, but there is no chance that
Graham will come back east.
The attempt to make trade for Jake
Stahl seems to have gone entirely by the
board. Grimshaw certainly did bat strong
ly last season, but there are those who
think that Stahl can do better all-around
work to make it worth while to trade.
The outfield Is bound to be better than it
was last season for the reason that 1t
odds the worst major league outfield of the
country and it is doubtful if any club ever
had worse one.
The sensation of the week in the National
ranks was the release of Catcher Jack"
O'Neil. This player was secured from Chi
cago in trade for Moran along with Pitch
er Pfeffer. Chicago secured him from st.
Louis. 1t turns out that President Dewey
tried to make a deal for ONeil at the Ma
tional League meeting in New York, but
found 1t impossible to arrange dicker.
He concluded that player who was worth
SO little to other clubs could not be worth
much to his own team and accordingly de-
cided to let him go elsewhere. Naturally
Tenney wants another seasoned catcher
and with the amount of material that has
been gathered by other clubs he ought to
find little difficulty in getting a good man
before the season opens.
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FAVORITES NOT IN
EVIDENCE AT ASCOT

LOS ANGELES. Cal. January 5.-The
track at Ascot was muddy today and the
races Were run in 4 steady rain. Favorites
were not in evidence Summarizes
First race six furlongs- Soessel. 1o7 Riley. TO
l, won; MazHpan lO5 tConrOyb. I To l, second I:
Betsy, l05 U'restonl. 10 - third. Time. III
Susie Christian Dan Collins. Sheriff Bell, Sedan
and hortlake also ran.
Second race, three furlongs-Masazine, 40 Buli-
mani. to !. won; Creston, l0T (koernerl. 10 to ,
second: Bondage. 10 BOOKER. 80 To /, third.
Time o.36ia. Katie, Rains. Decorator. Gladys FL
Muchaehs, 'Eddavls Connie NJ. Bonnie BARN.
Booger Red and Kamondo also
Third race. six furlongs Platoon, 100 (Lawrence)
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Special Correspondence Of The Star.
PINEHURST, n. c., January 8, 19O'


- PECIAL interest centers around the
third annual midwinter golf tourna-
ment booked for January II, Is, 10
~ and 81, owing to the fact that the
new Pinehurst system of qualifica-
ton will then be tested for the first time.
Under this system entrants will be re-
quired to furnish their association handi-
caps and will be classified in divisions &C
cording to these handicaps, the limit in
each division being determined by the COM
mittee the best sixteen scores in each di-
vision qualifying, instead of the best sixty
four medal play scores, as is customary.
4 test of this method has long been con-
sidered by prominent golfers in the hope
of overcoming the Objectionable features
of the usual method, but the local club
is the first to take the initiative, and the
outcome of the test will be awaited with
keen interest.
Four divisions will qualify for the presi-
dents secretarys, treasurer's and cap
tain's cups, a gold medal being offered for
the best score in qualification. There will
also be sterling cups for the runners-up in
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Defeat of the Vespers.

The Fespers basket ball team of this city
was defeated by the Alexandria Athletic
Association team last night in the hall of
the former by the score of 10 to g. AL
though the Vespers were very much out
weighed the game was nevertheless inter-
esting, there being a number of both Alex
andria and Washington enthusiasts in at
tendance.
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CLEVELAND OR
NEW YORK FIRST
Forecasters Picking Winner in
the American League
Race.
Triumph of the White Sox Ap-
parentIy Has Been
Ignored.
By J. C. Morse.

Already the era of forecast is on with
some writer's. 1t seems to be rather early,
for some of the teams are not yet COM
plete and many a trade may come up be-
fore the schedule meeting of next month is
a thing of the past.
Pittsburg writer has picked out Cleve-
land and New York as likely to make the
fighting in the American League race.
Surely Cleveland Is the choice of a ma
jority of the forecasters each year, but it
has met with SO many setbacks that a
feeling is created that the club is slated
never to land pennant One can never TELL
however. The time may come.
Cleveland certainly looks very strong.
Messrs. Kilfoyl the president, and Somers,
the vice president pair that never
take into consideration the expense in land
iEg payer, for they know full we'll that
the money is well invested
New York will certainly make a good
showing If any Improvement can be made
in the work of the pitchers, for there it
is the club has been weak year after year,
while it is in that very department that
Philadelphia has been exceedingly strong.
Manager McGillicuddy can be counted on
to have team in the field that will give a
good account of itself. Just now 1t looks
as if he would be content to let well enough
alone so far as the makeup of his club Is
concerned.
1t certainly does look as If the American
League had the call in New York city-a
condition of things many did not expect to
happen so soon after the location of the
club in that city. 1t is a good thing, for it
means triumph for clean ball. The UNI
pires Of President Ban Johnson have bet
ter facilities for doing their work than
those of the National League. The Boston
National League manager, Mr.. Tenney,
has had occasion to complain again and
again of the deal he received in New York
city owing to the intimidation of the UNI
pires. Matters We're not a bit better last
season than they have been in previous
years and there is no reason to believe
there will be any improvement in the sea-
son to come. Tenney is by no means the
only manager who has had good cause for
complaint. There are others. 1t looks as
if the umpire batting has arrived at that
point where the practice, If persisted in,
will recoil upon the heads of the perpetra-
tors,
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Field goals-McKenney "a. Biddle a., Orion (2
Gray. Dornoss. Goal from free throw-Gray. Ref
eree-L. Brookes Tfmers-Messrs Peter and
Swartzman
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Chicago and New York are expected to
have the brunt of the struggle in the Ma
tional, though some think that Pittsburg
will also be a factor in the fight. So little
can be told about the final makeup of the
Pittsburg team that 1t is almost impossible
to make comparison. Barney Dreyfus
always has a good turnout, however, and
his men will doubtless make a good show
ing in the campaign to come.
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The lineup and summary:
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Washington is great ball town and the
owners of the club has shown a lot of
courage in making such overtures to Can
tllon that he could see his way to accept
1t certainly was most advisable move
Long ago 1t was demonstrated beyond cavil
that Washington needed first and most of
all a bench manager, and SO do some other
clubs If the truth were known.
The game has grown to that point that
a bench manager is almost necessity. and
before long every club will be obliged to
have one and the playing manager will be
a thing of the past. Already three of the
clubs of the eastern section of the Ameri-
can League have bench managers, while
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-24

or and IL John left any money for any
body in this here county, / reckon he
left 1t TO me, cause ahm Johns broth
err" r
The old negro had seen many years
and his kinkey head was turning
white b.
AT the postofice he was told that he
would have to prove his claim to heir
ship before he could secure the es-
tate. He then repaired to the ONCE OF
Tax Collector Eubanks. who had known
the old negro all his life. and there he
stated his case.
Mr.. Eubanks Immediately wrote a
letter to the Texas lawyers in which
he asked for Instructions how to pro-
coed.
John and Joe Shaver were formerly
slaves of George Shaver. of this coun-
ty," said Mr.. Eubanks yesterday.
George Shaver died in 1855 and John
became the property of his son-in-la4w.
James MCGEE, who took him to Texas,
first to Liberty county and then to
Cherokee county Joe remained at
home, where he has been ever since. 1
think there will be no difficulty in es-
tablishing the relationship"
The old slave who is claiming the
estate is now about seventy years old
and is being supported by his son.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-24
TO SELECT THE CAMP
MILITIA OFFICERS TO MEET MAY
n, FOR THAT PURPOSE.
With Cavalry and Artillery Cared for
At Fort Moultrie, II Is Pos
Sible Infantry, May GO
To jamestown.

Adjutant General Bibb Graves has
issued an order calling the commanding
officers of the three regiments of In
fantry, the battalion of artillery and
the squadron Of cavalry to meet in
Montgomery. Friday, May 81. to select
the place and the time of holding the
encampment of the States troops this
summer.
The officers named in the Order are
Col, r. B. DuMont, of the First Regi-
ment of Infantry; Col C. r. Bricken
of the Second Regiment of Infantry;
Col. w. II. McKleroy of the Third Regi-
ment of Infantry; Major s. 7. Wescott,
of the Battalion of Artillery and Major
B. F.. Noble, of the Squadron of Caval-
ry "
The proposition that the troops go
into encampment at jamestown mas
been widely discussed and 1t Is prop
able that this plan will be adopted If 1t
is feasible.
Several companies are to be taken
care of during their summer encamp-
ment by the United States War De-
partment which recently communicated
to General Graves it's willingness TO
include them in the coast defense ex-
ercises to be had at Fort Moultrie near
Charleston. These include the entire
squadron of cavalry and battalion OK
artillery.
With this assistance it is possible
that the authorities of the state Ma
tional Guard will be able to take the
troops to jamestown.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-24
Pale Faced Houston County Lad
Leaves Prison for Reforn1atory.

willis Henderson, the pale faced boy
of Houston county. who when he was
only thirteen years of age, fired the
shot that took the life of Walter yell
yerton in Houston county, has been
taken to the Boys Industrial School at
East Lake to serve out the sentence
of a year and a day. put upon him by
the jury which tried him.
The boy was first taken to the state
prison at Speigners He was taken
there last Saturday. Application had
been made to have him sent to East
Lake but there was no room for him.
On his way to Speigners. while he
was in charge of a transfer agent OF
the Convict Department, he Travelled in
the same coach with several well
known citizens of Montgomery. The
boys youth, his forlorn condition, ex-
cited the sympathy of the Montgomer-
fans and a substantial sum in money
was given the unfortunate boy when
he left the train at Speigners. The
Montgomerians declared it a great
shame that the boy who was hardly
responsible under the law should be
sent among hardened criminals. The
convict officials themselves thought
there was a fine chance for his coming
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-24

out criminal. If he did not enter
prison as one.
The Governor and the officials of the
convict department took up the case
with the officials of the East Lake
school and they had a place provided
for the boy. His transfer to East
Lake was ordered yesterday by the
Governor.
The boy killed Walter Yelverton near
the Florida line last November during g
a family fight. Yelverton had been
engaged in a fight with the father and
mother of the boy. The father had a
gun and as the Hendersons moved away
he handed the gun to Willis and told
him to shoot Yelverton. The boy ODE
diently raised the gun and fired a
heavy load of shot into the neck of
the man. At his trial he claimed that
he shot Yelverton to save the life of
his mother. The jury gave him a
sentence of a year and a day. He will
get two months off the sentence for
good behavior.
The Governor also ordered the trans
fer of Henry Wise, another boy pris-
oner, from Speigners to East Lake
Wise was convicted of manslaughter in
the first degree in the circuit court
of Geneva county. He was given a
five wears sentence on April rs. 1906.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-24
Mobile Red Men Delegates.

The following delegation from the
three tribes of Red Men in Mobile
county will leave the city Sunday
morning for Birmingham to attend the
State meeting of the order: 49, E.
Barlow, great junior sycamore; NJ. NJ.
Marsh, chairman of the finance com
mittee; F. l.. Allen. H M. Sullivan.
j. H. McNamee, from Tuscaloosa
tribe; c. F. Sheldon, l. H. Marx from
Choccamaw; Frank Yukers, from
Whistler tribe
The party will spend SUNDAY and
Monday in Montgomery, and leave there
Monday night. The convention will
convene on Tuesday morning. and be
in session for two days
Barlow is a candidate for great sen
Tor sycamore of the order, and has A
chance to be promoted
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-24
ZIMMERMAN INJURED
RECEIVED BROKEN LEG WHILE
LOADING VESSEL.
Fell Down Flight of tops Into Hold of
Ship just Opposite Three-Mile
Creek, Near
Mobile.

Mobile. May 23.-(SpeciaL Dan
Flynn, a white timberman, was brought
to the, city today at l o'clock from UP
the river, suffering from a broken leg
which he received while at work load
ing vessel Just opposite Three Mile
Creek, in the Mobile River.
Flynn was a member of a gang load
ing a vessel lying in the stream, and
in some unaccountable way, fell down
a flight of step into the hold of the
vessel.
Fellow workmen rushed to the side
of the injured man, and after extri-
eating him from the hold of the steam
err. found that he had suffered a bad
fracture of the left leg between the
knee and ankle The injured man was
placed in launch and hurriedly driver
to the city, where the ambulance met
him and took him to the city hospital.
His injuries were attended to and at
last reports tonight he is doing as well
as can be expected.
Board of Public Work.
The Board of Public Works met in
regular session this afternoon with
President Brooks presiding and a full
membership present.
Routine matters were brought before
the Board and referred to the proper
parties, after which Mayor Lyons made
motion, Wnlcn was passed, ana Whlch
will increase the pay of certain city
employees materially. The resolution
calls for an increase of rs cents per
day for all employees of the city in the
street cleaning department and for a
raise of IS per month in the salary of
the clerk of the street cleaning depart
ment, and also the same amount in
crease in the salary of the blacksmith
Numerous petitions weer read to the
Board. and either filed or acted upon,
none of any great Importance. after
which the Board adjourned to meet
again in special session on next Mon
day afternoon, when they will take up
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-24
WALKER WILL CASE.
Judge sayre Listens To Arguments
Suit Involving an Estate.

Judge Sayre Listens To Arguments In
Suit Involving an Estate.
Judge A. D. Sayre yesterday hearo
arguments in the will case of ex-Unl'
ted states Marshal B. w. Walker VS.
Tumble and Adele Walker
The suit is over the will lof Mrs
Mary Walker. who died several years
ago, leaving an estate of about $3o'oo'
to her son, the plaintiff in this case
The defendants are grand children, who
seek to have the will set aside.
The case is in the circuit court, Judge
sayre presiding, because Judge Pear
son, having been connected with the
case as an attorney is not qualified to
sit.
The case reached the circuit court
on an appeal from the probate court
where Judge CASTOR rendered a de-
cision in favor of B. w. Walker. Ar
guments were not finished yesterday
and the hearing will be continued to-
daY.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-24
Former SLAVE Heir to Estate
Left by His Brother in Texas

From remarks made by the old man
before his death the lawyers CLEANED
that he had originally come from Mont
gomery and they had written to know
If he had any connections mere.
This letter was printed in The Ad-
vertiser and yesterday an old negro
man appeared at the office of Postmas-
ter Dlmmick and said:
Il heard that John Saver was dead
down in Texas. My name is Joe Shaw
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-24
SeUenty-fiue Million Dollar
Mortgage is Filed for Record.

The largest mortgage ever filed Tor
record In the Office of the Judge OF
Probate Of Montgomery county was re-
corded yesterday.
y The amount of the mortgage was
17B,000,0oo and the probate ONCE Will
receive a fee of $3.50 for placing It
on the records.
The mortgage is on the property OF
the Seaboard Air Line and Is in favor
or the Morton Trust Company, an East
ern corporation, and James !. Burke.
THE object of the indenture is to secure
general mortgage and collateral trust
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-24
Enterprise Defeats Geneva.

Enterprise. May 2S.-(Special )-Ine
locals defeated the ball team from &C.
neva yesterday with a score Of IL 10
4. The feature of the game was the
great pitching of Bob Walden VINO
struck out seventeen men and allow
ed only a few scattering hits.
The Enterprise battery was WaIoen
and Warren, and that of Geneva was
EzelI-Morris and Kelley.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-24

five per cent gold bonds. due Feoru-
airy !. 1887.
The mortgage was filed on account
of an act of the Legislature approved
March 4, 1907, which is an act to amend
the revenue laws of the State.
The Seaboard Air Line Is paying
fee for recording the mortgage on only
that part of its property which is loca-
ted in the State of Alabama. Had the
Judge of Probate received fee on the
total of this mortgage loan of $4,000,
600 1t would have entered into the big
figures.