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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-05-06
ARGUE DISPENSARY
QUESTION TODAY
PASTORS UNION WILL TAKE UP
SUBJECT THIS MORNING AND
DECIDE ON PLAN FOR FUTURE
ACTION.

Much hinges on the meeting of the
Pastors union this morning. The minis
ters have it in their power to begin an
agitation that will sweep the county with
a fight, the results of which cannot be
foretold, or they may refuse to begin the
struggle at the present time.
In choosing the subject. 'Dispensaries
and Saloons" for discussion, they have
at least decided to find out just where
they stand. 1t is well known that some
of the local pastors will not support a
canvas for a dispensary. They are out
spoken in their belief that the dispen-
sary is no better than well regulated
saloons.
Some are unalterably in favor of pro-
hibiton, which also has the support of
certain element among the 1aymen. The
Anti-Saloon league is in favor of pro-
hibition, If possible, and takes the dis
pensary as the next best thing.
1t may be that the conservative ele-
ment of the union will hold up the con-
test until after this fall, to see what
the Mayor and Board of Aldermen will
do in the way of stopping vice, and
destroying the low-grade dive in Bir-
mingham.
Mayor Ward expresses himself in the
hopes that the issue will not come on now
as he believes the board will master the
situation The saloon men have been pre-
pairing for the fight, but will do every
thing TO delay it,
Should the Pastors union decide today
to start the ball rolling, there is no limit
to the power which they will have
through the pulpit and the men and wom-
en- under their voices. In every other state
they have always lead the temperance
fight.
Brooks Lawrence is in Birmingham
expressly to attend the meeting this
morning at 10 o'clock, as he says he
cannot afford to miss it. He personally
believes that the large counties should
be the first to begin, but officially he
will not take hand until the petition
for an election has been filed.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-05-06
NOTABLE TRIBUTE
TO ]. E. SULLIVAN
People Gather from Miles Around to
Attend the Funeral of Popular
Woodstock Man.

A notable tribute to J. E. Sullivan was
made by great crowds from all the coun-
try around Woodstock, who gathered at
the funeral yesterday morning. The man
who had been station and freight agent
for fifteen years in little town, coming
in contact with people for miles around,
cannot but have been one of influence,
and when the pleasant character and gen
tlemanly manner is added the popularity
of the deceased agent is accounted for
1t was one of the largest funerals ever
held In the town, attended by people of
all classes.
The news of his violent death at the
hands of a negro brought sorrow into
many homes, and deprived the town of
one of it's best citizens. He was brought
to Birmingham in the hope that he might
live, but succumbed in a few hours.
The remains were sent to Woodstock on
a special train of the Alabama Great
Southern railway by Lige 10y. Quite a
crowd of railroad men went down at the
same time.
There were honorary pallbearers from
each of the lodges to which he belonged.
The active were C. K. Hall. C. H. Nc
Elroy, w. T. Chesser, T. w. Cox, B. F.
McCool and C. H. Buchanan.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-05-06
MUDDY TRACK WILL
CHANGE BETTING
STEADY RAIN MAY RESULT IN
ARCITE, THE FAVORITE, BEING
SCRATCHED IN THE KENTUCKY
DERBY.

Louisville, Ky, May with a steady
rain falling since o'clock this after
noon and every prospect that it will con-
tinue throughout the night the thirty
third running of the Kentucky Derby at
Churchill Downs tomorrow will find the
public facing an interesting betting prop
ostion.
Arctic. who has been a strolg favorite
thus far, and who would have gone to
the post at odds-on with a fast track,
will probably be discarded by a great
portion of the public. Indeed, there is
possibility that he will be scratched,
his owner. George j. Long, stating to-
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 a decided Discrimination to run
ming in the mud The certainty of a
heavy track leaves the derby apparently
an open race between four horses, Arctic,
Red Gauntlet, Ovelando and Wool San
dals, and possibly others. At least seven
colts will go to the post.
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CHATTANOOGA TO
BREAK INTOLEAGUE
STRONG SUGGESTED AS MANAGER
NEXT YEAR-GIFFORD, NIckLIN,
BILLIARD AND OTHERS BOOM
ING SPORT IN TENNESSEE.

Chattanooga, May 5.-(Special.) -Realiz-
ing there is not the least chance to
break into the Southern league this sea-
son, Chattanooga has carefully laid its
plans for next year, and either Mentgom-
cry or Shreveport will have to hurry at
the fall meeting of the league magnates
Headed by ]. B. Nicklin, one of the or
ganizers of the present Southern league,
local enthusiasts have already mapped out
their plan of action
Early this spring for a test of base
ball interest city league of six clubs was
organized As a sinking fund each club
put up 500. A schedule was arranged
and three games are being played weekly
and the average attendance at each game
is 600 This is considered very good, and
it shows that the town is hungry for the
sport Past records are not barred in
the league and Sam Clifford. billiard and
other old time Southern league players
are to be seen on the diamond
An excellent ball field has been secured
within walking distance of the heart of
the business section. 1t has been fenced
in, fast diamond laid off and stands
erected. If the City leas ue proves a
success, and there is no reason now to
believe that 1t will not be, the local base
ball people will go to the next Southern
league meeting with plenty of capital to
back them up. Mr.. Nicklin and assoc
ciates will tell the Southern magnates
that Chattanooga has new ball park
ready and that everybody here has the
fever bad. They think that they will
again get this city back INTO the fold.
1t is said that enthusiasts have gone so
far as to even suggest Sammy Strong,
the Chattanooga boy, now playing a
great game in the infield for the New
York Giants. as the manager of the Chat
tanooga Southern league team of 1908.
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The Baby Kneh Things
Were Turning Upside Dopn

1t is generally understood that "babies
in arms" are no more appreciated by the
fans at a baseball game than by those
seated beneath the footlights of a melo-
drama. However, there is no law, writ
ten or unwritten, which makes the bear
ing of a mewling infant to a baseball
game punishable by fine or ejectment
Therefore, there was no technical reason
why the baby at the game Saturday aft
ernoon should not have been found in
the grandstand. 1t was a little bouncing
chap, with a pair of blue eyes and a
rosebud mouth. 1t stood the strain all
right until Alcock made an error, which
eventually led to the scoring of two runs
by the Pretzels Then the cherub set up
a howl. and the lady who sat on the seat
below the weeping one, received in the
small of her back the cutest and most
diminutive pedal imaginable. When the
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lady frowned, and moved uneasily in
her seat the baby showed no fear.
He will be a sporting editor yet"
sighed its mother, as she endeavored to
point out that the game was still young"
and might still be preserved in the Bar
ons' pantry.
The baby was a wise old owl, however,
and plainly saw that Maxwell was 'go-
ing too fast for the painting Barons to
overtake him. Therefore, he opened ms
toothless mouth again and emitted some-
thing that Jared the sensitive fan seat
ed near. He moved away and frowned
The baby, thereupon, kicked the lady
In the small of the back and screamed
aloud. This was in the eighth inning,
when the Pretzels made the last score
that one which was earned. The baby
was raising sand at this time, and when
dozen voices lifted the old and familiar
strain, I'VE have paid for our berths
and want rest" the mother with the pros
pective baseball scribbler stepped down
from the grandstand and disappeared
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CLEVER ALTERING OF CHECK.
Charley Frank Pays Philadelphia Ball
Players Way Home.

New Orleans, May 5.-The postoffice au-
thorities here are working on the clever
altering of a check for s153 so sent from
Philadelphia by Secretary John T. Scheib
of the Philadelphia Baseball club to
Manager Charles Frank of the New Or
leans Baseball club. The check repre-
sented the payment of railroad transpor-
tation furnished by Manager Frank to
three delinquent members of the Phila-
delphia club, who were left stranded
here at the conclusion of the New Or
leans-Athletic series.
The check was made payable to the
Louisville and Nashville railroad and
across the face of it was scrawled. PAY
to order of Louis. and Nash. r. r. The
thief used acid and made the check read:
PAY to order of Louis N. Nash
The check was honored by local bank
ers and afterwards declared to have been
collected by unauthorized persons.
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THE DOPE SHEET.

Beat the Pretzels.
Let US have fair weather
Shall there be victory today?
Shouldn't they be hot down in New Or
leans?
They are thinking great things in Mont
gomery.
The fans will pour out to see the games
that remain.
Malarky is busy strengthening his team,
which is good.
Shreveport walked away with New Or
leans yesterday.
They are the proudest of all--those in
Montgomery and Shreveport.
Breitenstein got in the game finally and
got out again. He was hammered from
the box
There was no game in the Cotton
States yesterday because the rain fell
everywhere and caused great deal of
trouble
Jake Welmer and Mike Donlin, two of
those for whom we used to root" are
playing semi professional ball in the cor
ner lots of Chicago.
Birmingham is not as high in the
standing today as is New Orleans, but
Birmingham is not getting drubbed every
Sunday on home grounds.
The Age-Herald dopist was regretting
l1,r fhn rai cd
Birminghams 'cinch" Well, it didn't
rain yesterday. -Montgomery Advertiser.
Memphis defeated Little Rock and dis
planted the Travellers In the standing.
However, LalSaff pitched better game
than did Stockdale, but the story is the
old one of hits falling true.
Beecher is playing He is in the center
garden, having displaced CASTOR. He does
not succeed Brouthers, as was expected
everywhere and Brouthers does not go
to Memphis as the papers of that burg
anticipated
Chicago and New York tied for the
lead in the National. Chicago and New
York separated by 16 points in the Amer
lean. The championship of both leagues,
and the championship of the world, will
go, 1t seems, to one of those two cities.
Pelican players who swung at but did
not connect with Bill Hsrt's ancient
curves yesterday say Methuselah Willie
has unearthed what would look like an
entirely new wrinkle of the wrist but for
the old and accepted theory that, in his
tory as in baseball there is nothing
new under the SUM-" Hart has dubbed his
discovery as 1.-THE Creeper." 1t floats like
certain soap, and as it nears the plate
1t stops to walk after having fox
trotted the first part of the distance. Ac
cording to Jacob Atz, it bore a "hit me
quick sign, but had a will-o'-the-wisp
movement. Scoops Carey. who heard of
1.-The Creeper," advanced the opinion that
it was a relic of Harris pitching roper
toire used when Hart was pitching for a
big league team in the days of under
handed deliveries.-Me Appeal.
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Westward Hol
After the remaining games with the
Montgomery Pretzels have spread out
their entire innings. the Barons shake the
dust OF the slagpile from their sandals,
and turning their faces away from the
sun. penetrate that vast domain wherein
Charlie Frank is now roasting
Sixteen games will be played in the
west. The Barons depart practically on
the bottom. Where, oh! where. ye local
FANS who have boosted prophetic instinct
will they be when again they come in
reach of our big sticks?
Today Birmingham plays Montgomery
and Atlanta Nashville. The same sched-
ule Is effective throughout tomorrow.
Wednesday the Barons open in New Or
leans, Nashville opens in Little Rock and
Montgomery in Shreveport. On the day
following this holds good and in addi-
ton Atlanta opens in Memphis.
Thus begins the first invasion of the
west by the teams of the eastern di-
vision.
The Game Today.
But before the Barons pack their col
lars, two games remain in the east.
Both of these are with Montgomery.
The first occurs this afternoon and the
other tomorrow. Manager Vaughn would
like to win these games. Two victories
would not place the Barons again at the
800 mark, but would remove Birming-
ham from the bottom. In addition these
victories would leave pleasant express
sion on the tongue of the fans, and con-
corning these pleasant expressions. much
good could be said.
Malarlxy will send Walsh to the slab
today Walsh is big fellow, with
bunch of yellow hair, and a paw on the
southside. MalarlSy realizes that the
Barons find with utmost difficulty a side
wheeler This is because. of course,
Wordsworth, Smith Gardner and Meek
bat lefthanded, and these four are among
the best of the local batch.
Manager Vaughn has not committed
himself 1t is Turner's time to twirl but
Manager Vaughn will send to the slab
that one of his pitchers which shows the
best form. II may be Turner, and then
1t may be Wilhelm or Raglan.
Fans in Bunches.
The fans will turn out i'm big lunches
this Afternoon and tomorrow. The fans
desire to see these last games before the
team goes into the west for an alb
Bence of several weeks They desire to
with all their might. They are deter
mined that Birmingham's representative
shall not be on the bottom. They are
not pulling because they love the Barons,
but because Birmingham should not be
I'm the cellar.
Nothing has been said about any in
tended Improvement in the team Man
ager Vaughn will probably make no state
ment before going west. The present line
mp will probably be retained. Montgom-
cry, it seems will be switched back to
third and held in reserve for the second
catcher No action has as yet been taken,
however
The 10th of May approaches. On that
day, every manager in the league must
show himself spotless No superfluous men
must be enrolled. Everyone must come
clean
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MOBILE SOCIALISTS MEET.
Chicago Speaker Denounces Presi-
dents Attitude.

Mobile Nav 5-Tne socialists of Mo-
bile and surrounding places went to Fair
hope. the single-tax colony, on the east
largely attended meeting was addressed
by w. williams and T. N. Freeman of
Chicago, the former bitterly denouncing
the presidents statements as to the un-
desirability of Meyer and Haywood as
citizens, and the latter criticising it in
mlder tone. e. @. Norton, a single-tax
editor, presented resolutions which were
passed by reclamation. declaring that
the rights of citizens have been men,
aced in the proceedings against the west
ern miners and condemning the Presi-
dents criticism. A collection was taken up
for the defense of the miners.
society, He commissioned Peter and An
drew and James and John and the other
apostles to go to the uttermost end of
the earth to preach and teach and bring
to all men salvation from on high
And these twelve men that were sent
to do this work were they suited for
the task? Humanity speaking. they were
most untitled. Twelve poor ignorant men.
who knew nothing beyond their nets and
their boats; men who were not acquaint-
ed with the learning of the Grecian
schools, or the culture of the Roman
court, what, forsooth, could they do-rude.
unIettered. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS the So
phists and the seers and the learned
of that day. All, these men were to do
work that men before them never did.
nor men after them till now, nor fu-
ture men forever, could or shall do. Christ
said simpIv. LAS the Father sent me so
send | you," go teach the nations" The
Holy Ghost the Paraclete will teach you
all the truth" And SO the twelve went
forth against the world with its pomp and
its power and its pride of place. They
went forth and God assisting, were vic
torious in the fray They died martyrs,
true. but the truth lived on, and we
TO-DAY. Catholics of the twentieth CEN
fury. hold the pure and undefiled faith.
once delivered to the saints we, the
"hers of all the ages, for that Cod
sent teaching band. still teaches and
breaches in Gods infallible teaching So
ciety, the old historic church, of which
you and l are members.
This church we should glory in. We
should be proud of its history proud
of its achievements. We should live up
to its teachings and its laws. We should
be living members of that grand Cod
founded empire, that empire that has
seen nations rise and fall, and systems and
PHILOSOPHERS and opinions kindle, fame
and fade away. Let us be good. loyal
SONG and soldiers of our great leader
so that after the battle of earth Is over
we may. God willing, in the other land,
see our Captain face to face.
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VAUDEVILLE AT
THE ATHLETIC CLUB
PROGRAMME AN EXCELLENT ONE
FOR TUESDAY-MUSIC AND RE-
FRESHMENTs ARE IN ORDER.
SPLENDID FEATURES.

The first vaudeville smoker of the
Birmingham Athletic club will occur to-
morrow night, beginning at o'clock.
The entertainment will be repeated dur
ing the year.
The first programme is as follows:
Final match in the pool tournament,
o'clock, j. p Ross and Ewing Shute.
Final match in the handball tourna-
ment, s o'clock, Fletcher and Burris VS..
Shute and Robinson.
Reproduction of the Olympic games that
We're held at Athens, Greece, in 1906, 8
o'clock, by Andrew G. Pappadakis, win
ner of the broadsword contest
Athletic Club quartette, Gillespy, Bason
Martin and Putnam.
Mr.. Cooligap in Dutch limitations
Also other amusing events.
Music.
RpfrashnentS
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ThO Prize Fights Among
Sporting Ebents This Week

New York, May 5.-Much sporting his
tory promises to be made during the
coming week, nearly every day having
schedule of an event of uncommon in
terest.
On Wednesday, Jack O'Brien and Tom
my Burns win clash at Los Angeles for
twenty rounds or less for the light heavy
weight championship of the world
Racing will begin at Belmont park
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Receipts off % 1-3 Per Gent
DO MOI Endanger League

Memphis, May 5.-(special.) -Weather
which has been unfavorable for baseball
since April TO- the inaugural date of the
Southern league beginning, has played
havoc with the gate receipts in nearly
every one of the cities of the eight club
circuit. if reports from President Kava-
naugh's headquarters are true. Baseball
it is said, has suffered 80 1-3 per cent Of
the total gate receipts as compared with
a year ago. This information has leaked
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Montgomery has purchased another
catcher. His name is Seabaugh. He was
drafted last season by the Chicago Ma
tionals from the Western association.
Montgomery paid Chicago $3.50 for him.
He will join the team in Birmingham
today or tomorrow.
This means that Anderson will be re-
leased and that Hansen and Seabaugh
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out after comparisons with the gross
receipts, 10 per cent of which goes to
the Golfers of the Southern league.
The general damage to the attendance
which in turn has affected the flow Of
money at the gate and, therefore, the
sinking fund at the Presidents head
quarters, is not calculated to cripple even
temporarily any club, for President Kav
anaugh boasts of a well filled treasury
with ample credit, he says, to carry
losing club, or two losing clubs through
the season, should such an unexpected
proposition crop out.
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NalaYky Buys Catcher
And Sells First BaSen1zn

will do the seasons catching for the
Pretzels
This is not the only piece of news
found in the Pretzels camp yesterday
First Baseman Ratchford has been sold
to Augusta in the South Atlantic league.
Manager Malarky has asked for waivers
on Pitcher Burnum and Outfielder Nc
Crossin. too
Baxter will be placed on first today,
probably Nye will be played at second.
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LOCAL ATHLETES
RETURN FROM MEET
Are Not Chanrined Because Champion
ship Went Astray-"Greatest
Ever" Is What They Say.

The representatives of the Birmingham
Athletic club and the local branch of
the Young Mems Christian association,
who participated in the meet of the
southern branch of the Amateur Athletic
union, held in New Orleans Saturday,
have returned.
As reported in The Age-Herald yester-
day morning, the local representatives did
not "set the woods on fire" They were
lost in the shuttle. The result shows that
the Athletic club scored points and no
mention is made of the Y. NJ. C. AS eff
forts.
The Birmingham boys, however are not
Inundated They state that the meet
was decidedly the most successful of all
that have occurred. They state that the
sport was better and up to higher point
than ever before.
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District Track Meet,

Auburn, May 5.-tSpecial)-The date of
the big district track meet has been
settled upon at last. so Georgia. Tech,
Emory and Auburn will get together
Tuesday afternoon at Atlanta The date
was recently changed from May to I,
this last one having met with the APP
proyal of all concerned.
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where the Metropolitan handicap will be
run, worth $4,000 to the owner, on Thurs
day. q
On Friday at Los Angeles, "rwin''
Sullivan and John Kelly will settle the
dispute as to who is entitled to wear the
pugilistic middleweight championship
laurel wreath.
the week will close Saturday with the
struggle between the Harvard and Co
lumbia crews for aquatic honors on the
Charles river.
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LAKAFF DEFEATED
IN CALLED GAME
MEMPHIS WINS, BUT THE LITTLE
ROCK TWlRLER oUTPlTCHES
STocKDALE-RAlN CAUSES A
PoSTPoNEMENT.

Memphis, May 5.-Lakaff allowed the
locals only two hits during the five and
a half innings played between showers
today, but they came at opportune times
and resulted in as many runs, while the
visitors were unable to score. A heavy
downpour of rain necessitated the calling
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BREITENSTEIN GETS
SEVERE DRUBBING
MADE INITIAL APPEARANCE AND
is BATTED ALL OVER FIELD BY
THE SHREVEPORT TEAM.
BEEcHER is PLAYING.

New Orleans. May 5.-Breitenstein made
his 1907 debut this afternoon and was
batted all over the lot. Fritz relieved
him in the sixth and stopped the scoring.
only one run being tailed by the ysi-
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AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Chicago, May 5.-Cleveland punched
two hits which with two battery errors
and fielding error in the sixth in
ming OF the game today defeated Chi
cago. r. e.
Chicago .............1O 100 900 OO01
Cleveland :. ............ 900 003 01O-4 9 2
Batteries Altrock and Mcfarland; Joss
and Clarke. Time, LIS. Umpires, OLuogh-
lin and Stafford.
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Summary: Innings pitched Breitenstein
5. Fritz 4 Three-base hits, King, Mas
sing. Stolen bases, Lewee, Beecher, Atz,
Clark 2, King. Sacrifice hits, Gaskill
Double plays, Carr to Lewee to Clark
Struck out, Breitensten 4, GaslSill 8,
Fritz 4. Bases on balls. Breitenstein l.
Gasllll l, Fritz 2. Wild pitch, Gaslxill.
Passed ball, Rapp. Time, /: as. Umpire,
Pfenninger.