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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-31
FINANCIAL REVIEW.

New York. Aug. aO.-Natural conai- uons have often combined to malr. august month of importance fin tbs nnancial markets and the month 5ou, ehulhg has been no exception alhst.
 some Of It's more interesting evsots might be attributed to unusual canses
 Foremost among these was the failure or prominent commission huse m = der circumstances that caused an in vestigation into Stock Exchange meth- ods. An official inquiry Is now under way with view to adopt rules gov erning operations on the exchange ao as to make possible any recurrence of last weeks extraordinary incidents.
 Aside from the unsettled conditions that led up to and Immediately fol- lowed the Stock Exchange failure ra- ferred to-. stocks moved through inc past week@very much as they had done earlier in-the- month-in irregular and uncertain fashion. It is interesting to note that up to the last few days the twenty leading railway issues showed no material change from the level of the previous fortnight. Later. how ever, under the stimulus of a move in Southern Pacific common. which sent
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-31
The Averages of Climbers
 ShoU Why They Are Winning

When a, glance is had at the follow ing record made by the Climbers in the seven games played on the road last week 1t is a simple matter to under. stand how these Climbers of Ed Grer1- inger's are fighting their way to the top.
 During the seven games they have punched out sixty-three hits-Just nine a game-and twenty-nine, runs, over four a game, three home runs, couple of three-haggers, seven two-baggers and twelve sacrifice hts stacking up in the glittering arrays s@
 Greminger leads the hitting with Hopkins and Reagan tieing in the num- Der of hits made. Krebs has made six hits iff his four games and heads the
 The inside game is being played jam tip, twelve sacrifice hits helping in the twenty-nine runs. Greminger leads the fielding as he does the batting, hay. ing accepted 1o5 chances without an error.
 Pepe has one error in thirty-two chances, and ,Rockenfield, three errors in forty chances. Kreba has one error in seven chances and seems to fit in nicely, the infleld working smoothly. Both the catchers are going fast. Hart having twenty-two chances and no CT TOTS, shannon having two errors In twenty chances. Thomas tops the slab ataff. but the pitchers are all working nicely. The averages for the seven games last week are:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-31
In Arwen.ina.

h4exlcan t1cralo.
 Argentina appears to be prosperous and growing in riches. Its wheat crop spells comfortable trade statistics. and Implies the ability to send abroad that which will buy the gauds and luxuries of old Europe. The resources of tho far southern republic are not iilimit- able, but they are immense and will not be seriously diminished for con- tury. Given firm and progressive gov ernment and the Argentines may eat drink and be merry for long years to come. It Is a goodly land, and des- tined to become very wealthy.
 Thoughtful writers in the Argentine press point out the danger of wealth breeding a careless and enervating materialism. Prosperity like aSfood.'' says our Buenos Ayres namesake, has swept over the whole Republic, and its silt has choked the Fedral capital with come to consider the consequences that must sue to this feverish pursuit of pleasure at all costs"
 And the same paper adds: Work Is plentiful and food abundant. If the lat ter is dear. judge by European stand ards, still the return paid to labor is by so much the more increased. Civic rights and responsibilities are phrases which nobody troubles to understand whilst national duties limit themselves to possible term of service in con script regiment which they may or may not be called upon to perform. Thus, their work done, they have ample time and means at their disposal where with to follow the pursuit of pleasure Materially, therefore. as we have re- marked it would be dificult to better the conditions under which the aver age capital lives, moves and has his hainR
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-31

One of the most important links in the clever piece of mechanism that is pushing Big Eds people to the top IS the grand working of the pitching stan. Tn the thirty three games played since Greminger took charge Thomas has pitched ten games, winning eight, los- Ing one and tieing one. The only game he has lost was when McElveen stole home in Nashville and his tie game was the Mobile gameAthat he pulled out of the fire after McCafferty had lost 1t.
 He has only given eleven bases on balls and struck out twenty-six bat. fers. Whitey Guese has won seven and lost only one of his last eight games pitched. He has given. only twelve bases on balls and struck out thirty two batters. Juul has only won three oP bis last eight games--he has only given sixteen base on balls. and struck ois twenty eight batters. Bliss has onIv seyen bases on balls and struck out out eight batters-and that thirteen Inning fs tile last Sunday in Memphis
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-31
HIX0N IN BAD FORM
CHAMPS KNOCK HIM OUT OF THE
 BOX.
The Sea GuiIs' New Pitcher Proved a Great Disappointment to Mobile Fans and Cost Fisher
 e Game.

Mobileel Aug. ,S0.-(Spe Whew. ana then somei
 Hixon, the great southpaw, recently purchased from the Sally League pitched for the Sea Gulls today and long will the fans remember his per formance. It was really to laugh and the grandstand habitues did moi fail to take advantage of the merriment even though the Mobilians were losing
 Here is the record: Hfxon pitched nve innings; in that time the boys rom the Cracker State just walIoped hlm for eight hits, and put six men oyer the home plate. How have the heralded as the greatest Southpaw in the South. but up to date he has done nothing In the Southern League that would warrant the assumption that he gan es pay in game that is little better That is just what the Atlanta team dld with him today-played rounders Ils true. and pity 'tis. 'tis true. !" with apologies).
 That he was given rotten support In the first two innings, but when 1t Is all summed up he received about the support he deserved Fisher kindly took him out of the box in the sixth and the Crackers failed to score off the slopes,
 Mobile made three, one in the first another in the eighth, and again in the ninth. Maxwell, who. pitched for the Atlanta team. is not co be blamed for either. He pitched superb ball from start to finish.
 It is always necessary to roast the umpire. but Wheeler certainly gave Sabrie a bad deal in the ninth, when he made him deliver two hits before he would give him the initial bag. He scored just one run when Garvfn put the sphere out in the center field at r,V,
 Killian. he of the Pacific slope fame, did some mighty good work after Fisher woke up to the necessity of taking HiSon out of the box.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-31
The Splendid Pitching of
 Climbers Staff Wins Games

was a pretty stifr strain. Lively has won both of his games, not having been scored on. Ills control has been marvellous. striking out ten batters and giving only i've bases on balls in twen. ty-three innings.
 In his ten games thlrty-four hits have been made off Thomas, an average of a little more than three hits a game and some of these hits came after he had his games won and slowed down to save his arm.
 In his eight games forty-two hits have been made off Guese, a fraction over five g game. In his eight games fifty-six hits have been made off Juul seven a game. In five games thirty two hits have been made off Bliss-a little over six a game. In his two games seven hits have been made off Lively, fve of them In that great fif- teen inning fight in Memphis and two in his eight-inning Atlanta battle.
 With this superb showing Is 1t any wonder that the Climbers are climb ing? .<
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-31

Opening of ohio State Fair races at Columbus.
 Wednesday. Opening of tenth annual horse show at Warrenton. Va.
 Motor boat races of the Atlantic Yacht Club, continue four days. Opening of annual horse show at Seattle. Wash.
 Friday. Opening of 18th annual shooting tournament at Sea Girt, N. J. Matty Baldwin vs. Bert Reyes. ten rounds at New York. .e q ss Safurday. Start of the San Francisco Los An- geles reliability automobile run Motor boat races of the Larchmont Yacht Club.
 Rhode Island State tennis champion. ship tournament at Providence. Annual Marathon race of the Illinois Athletic club of Chicago. Annual convention of the National Association of Motor Cyclists opens in Boston.
 Junior polo championship at Van Cortlandt Park. New York.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-31
TO SAVE TIME, SPEND IT WELL.
Merry Musings. Some Old and Some New
 

Merry Musings, Some Old and Some New
 Repeated.
 The only way to save time is to spend 1t we'll
 Perseverance on occasion develops into perversity.
 The sting of defeat outlasts the sweet ness of victory.
 The first requisite for a good husband is a good wife
 Speak your mind If you must. but mind how you speak.
 If a woman loves a man shs does not hold him up to ridicule.
 All the world loves q lover because the world likes being amused. Jt is hard to keep up appearances and nave up money simultaneously. Confidence Is a good thing to have. but accurate knowledge beats it. The man who is always right Is, perhaps th9 Eaest sxasperating thing on earth
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-31
HENLINE LOST CAME PLAYED TIE GAME
NASHVILLE AND MEMPHIS GO
 FOURTEEN INNINGS.
The Volunteers Secured Thirteen Hits OR KeIber and Garrity, But Could Not Win With
 This.

Memphis. Tenn. Aug. 30-The visit ors secured thirteen hits off Keiber ana Garrity today but could not win thn game resulting in tie. Each side had scored two runs in the fourteenth in- ming when one Nashville man was out the game was called. owing to dark ness Scores
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-31
Summary-St.

sunmary-stolen bases. Smith Dex- ter. Sacrifice hit Huber. Double play. Clark to Huber and Dexter. struck out by Clark. ?: by Ford. 1. Base on balls. off Clark. 1; of Ford. 2. Wild pitch, Ford. 1. Left on bases, New Orleans. 1; Birmingham. 4. Time, I.A2 Umpire Carpenter.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-31
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland Wins.

Detroit. Mich, Aug. 3O-Fiva bats men in a row hit Willett safely in the second inning. and this, with an err0r by OeIary, gave Cleveland enough runs to win. Crawford was injured in a collision at first base and was forced to retire from the game. The police made no move to interfere with the game. Score: RHE Detroit .. ....... OO1 OoO ooO-1 8 ? Cleveland ... .,. 151 900 OO02-9 "a l
 Batteries Willett, Kilian ana Schmidt Rhoades and N. Clarke Time 1:45; Empires. Sheridan and Egan.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-31
pELIcANs HAND THE BARONs A
 SHUT OUT.
po,L p,.chers were Steady and the Leader. Won Only on Heniines Error-Manning Sprains
 Hla Ankle.

New orleans. Aug. 3o.-Both pitcn arc were steady today and New orleans ,,o, onIv because BerSne failed to Won %snale on' Breitenstein's nit to left In nanoie tarno to retire Mil at the plate in the seventh inning. Manning tpa spraHnsff Hrsf i1s ins i anhie d yrill probably be out of the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-31
RIghts-of-way secured.

Huntsvllle. Aug. 30.-(Speclal )- The affairs of the Nashville and Hunts vile Railway now look brighter than for some time past and word comes from Mir McCord that all of the final details relative to rights-of-way are being satisfactorily arranged.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-31
Totals. :. ' 257 20 ss

Home runs. Hopkins 9, Krebs 1. Three base hits, Reagan 1, Hart 1. Two base hits, Greminger 3. Reagan 1, Per sons l, Hopkins 1, Pepe 1. Sacrifice hits Pope 4. Hopkfss 3. sRockenfield 1. Grem- finger 1, Persons 1, Lively 1. Thomas 1. Stolen bases, Persons 1.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-31
Totals

SuInlldIy. WO-Da1e HIIs- FoX, ben- son. Sacrifice hits Jordan. Wilkes, Ford. Stolen bases. Thornton, James McMurray. Double plays Killian to Benson; James to Benson to Sabris. Innings pitched. by Hixon. 3 1-3 by ii55ah Aixon g. off Kiion % APDoFsiqnea stpnea oSt SE by Hixon. l. by Killian 2: by Maxwell A. Base on balls. off Hixon. ?; off Kill Han 2; off Maxwell 1. Hit by pitch CT. Hixon. l. Wild pitch Maxwell l. Passed ball. Garvin l. Left on bases. Atlanta g; Mobile 6. Time 1851. Um- pires Wh eeler and Moran
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-31
CALENDAR OF sPoR Ts
Monday.

Monday.
 Opening of annual golf. tournament at Del Monte, Cal. M Opening of Northwest Racing circuit meeting at Everett, Wash.
 Tuesday.
 Opening of Great Western circuit race meeting at Hamline. Minn., Opening of Great Circuit trotting meeting at Providence R. l.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-31
Fine Vaudeville bill at OrDheum Theatre all this week.
Three To One.

New Decatur Advertiser.
 Taft used three times as many words In his speech of acceptance as Bryan did in his. but Bryan used three times as many ideas aR Taft did.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-31

American Association-
 Columbus at Louisville. Indianapolis at Toledo.
 Minneapolis at Milwaukee. St. Paul at Kansas City.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-31
R-HE
af- I.nuin shnt nnt.

St. Louis, Mo. Aug SO-Brooklyn took the final game of the series from the home team by a score of 2 to O. Me Intyre was especially effective with men on bases. Score:
 Brooklyn .. .... 0O2 900 00o-2 o St Louis Q. .... GOO 600 00O-0 8 o
 Batteries-McIntyre and Bergen: Lush and Moran. Time, 1:40. Umpire. KIem.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-31

Summary-Two base hits. Shields SeiEle. Butler. Wiseman. Three base hit McElveen. Sacrafice hits. Daubert Baerwald. Cranston. Shields. Stolen bases. Butler, Cranston, Donahue Shields. Double plays, Wiseman to Butler; East to Daubert to Seahaugh Passed ball. Owen, 1. Struck out, by Base on balls. of Duggan ?; off Gar rIty. 1; off Keiher, 5. Hit by pitcher, CranSton, Daubert. Time. 2:5O. Una pires. Brown and Fitzsimmons.
 ucl.. Nnua...lIla hlII nt nrnh....
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-31

Opening Vaudeville season Orpheum this week. Performances begin 4,3O. o'SO. nnd 0s30 D. m. Admission mat- inee, 1Oc, Night zoe. Children under twelve half price.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-31
AMERICAN LEAGrE.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
GAMES YESTERDAY

SOutherms--
 Memphis, 2; Nashville. 2. GA innings: darkness).
 New Orleans. |; Birmingham, 0. Mobile. 3; Atlanta, 6.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-31

Afsieriean League
 Boston at Washington. Philadelphia at New Work. (Western clubs returning west1.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-31
GAMES TO-DAY.

Southerns-
 Montgomery at Mobile. Nashville at New Orleans. Atlanta at Memphis. Birmingh am at Little Rock.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-31

National League.
 None scheduled: end of eastern trip
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-31

AmeFfcNm NAsOcfnHf0n--
 Kansas City. q; St. Paul, i. Louisville. Ss: Columbus, IA. Milwaukee. 10-3; Minneapolis, s-s. Toledo. 1: Indianapolis, 8.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-31
Boston shut Out.

Cincinnati, O.. Aug. 50-Ferguson's wildness and errors by Boston. were principally responsible for the runs iscored by Cincinnati in today's game. Ewing held the visitors safe through fout. Paskert, Cincinnati's left fielder turned his ankle in the sixth and had to he carried of the field. RHE Cincinnati .... .. Oot 100 iOs-3 Boston ...... 900 900 O00--O 6 3
 Batteries-Ewing and Schlej; Fergu- , son and Smith. Time. f:40. Umpire. Rigler.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-31

Fine Vaudeville bill at Orpheum Theatre all this week.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-31
American Assocfntion- A

American Leagues-- Nt
 Detroit. 1: Cleveland. g..
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-31
IN SECOND PLACE
CHICAGO WINS AGAIN FROM NEW
 YORK.
The Game Was the Hardest Fought and Best Played of the Series-- Both Teams Played
 Errorless Hall.

Chicago, Aug. 30.--Chicago made 1t three straight by winning from New York today, to 1. The game was the hardest fought and the best played Of the series. Each team got live hits and played errorless bal. The cham pions scored their first run in the open Ing Inning. Hoffman was gwen 2 nass ts.s on balls, took second on Seckard sacrifice and scored on Chances single over second base.
 In the fifth inning. Tinker singled and scored from second on Hohman's single to centerfeld. New York scored itx one run in the second inning. Doltn walked, took third on Seymour's single and scored on Devlin's slow bounder to EverB. -
 Another record-breaking crowd witt messed foday's combart. When the gates were opened at 1O:SO this morn ing. hundreds of people were In nne and the grand stand was soon filled. Many took their places at the entrances 10 the park as early as 7:S0 in the morning, anxious to gain admittance. When the game was called every avaii, ,r, the field seemed to be occupied. The crowd overfiowed into the field, making ground rules necessary. A detail of policemen Kept Ss t5s ,svs5S S5Swd Held from en-
 By making a clean sweep of the se- ries Chicago goes to second place in the race for the pennant, New York hold ing the lead by the small margin Of
 Following Is the standing of the three leaders in the race.
 Won. Lost. P. cent. Chicago ......70 47 1899 Pfttsburg ,..69 47 1895 chicsgo 100 O1O oO'-S 5 Q New York ..01O 900 000-l o
 Batteries-Pfeister and Kllng; Gran dall, McGinnity and Bresnahan. Time. I40. Umpires. O'Day and Emslie.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-31

NatfOnnl EeaEuet
 Chicago. 9; New York. 1.
 St. Louis, O; Brooklyn 9. Cincinnati. 3; Boston. O.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-31

Totals ...... AT 13%39 22 2 "Oue out when game was called
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-26
MAN THINKS HIMSELF PURSUED BY
THE BERUFFLED SIRENS OF
THE FAIR SEX

Men are queer crsatures-but TO the
story.
HIS name vysS arthur and he came
and sat beside me on the bench on the
lawn Of the summer hotel and peered
out of this haven bit anxiously.
'I hope she did not see me- be said.
s'Vho?'' Inquired
''The pretty little girl in pink"
I looked the pretty little girl in pink
over critically. IL 1 were a man. I
think I shouia obscure her horizon
whenever it were possible" said.
Eyes, but she is just a trife too at
tentive," he cried. Il like to be allowed
TO seek girls and not have them seek
me. When 7 reachd home this evening
there she was on the porch in her even
ing toilet very obviously waiting for me.
You should have seen her face when I
took of my hat and passed right on IN
was too tired and warm 70 have
stopped then even IL the original Of the
Venus de Milo had been awaiting me-
u don't think n followed that she was
watching for you because she had
dressed early and come downstairs" l
demonstrated.
Men can tell about these things" re-
piled my companion pompously- You
women have no idea how many nets
are spread FOR US fellows II we are
deemed In the least eligible When 1
tell you that have had telephone mes~
saees from two girls today and notes
| from three others inviting me Tor week
ends and house parties. you VIII perhaps
gain some idea Of the great demand
/ there Is for z. persOnable chap
ssPerhaus men are scarce" ! ventufedi
and received a sprOachful look for my
soh. no: It is this way all the year
round with me. and I get little uree
OF h sometimes" said my man, ana
rested his head on his hand and man
aged 10 lock interestingly fatigued'
She Had Another
Just then l saw the pretty girl cross
ing the lawn with a tail young man be-
side her. The tdn young man was lean
ing over her with a very devoted air
mat caused nv companion 10 sit up
and take notice suddenly
"Humphr' he said in a Disconnected
tone.
At that moment another guest al the
hotel iolned US. did you see the man
with Elizabeth2 she asked eagerly
.,yVeu be te her hance from the West.
She has been waiting for him all after
noon, for his train was very ia-e- me
1 engagement has just been announcer
Il Is pretty 20 see her a1ecti0n for him
/ looked at the man, but ne refused
10 meet my eye Instead he muttered
/ something about having an engagement
and lounged of 10 the house, his ar
back expressing Indignation
The next day another youth connded
( 10 me that he was in grave danger OF
/ being captured ~ a persistent young
woman who ran after him. 10 use MS
own expression, with both speed anu
accuracy.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-26

I looked this young man over with
considerable care. after he had told me
Of other cases in which with great
skin he had succeeded IN eluding his
would-be captors- lie was not good
looking. he was not especially intellec-
tuaL ne was not entertaining, he was
not rich
If ne were especially IovabIe. I had
not succeeded IN discovering H. What.
thea was the terrible fascination ne ex-
efcI"ed over Young 'sOmen 1sho seemed
70 re greatly his superiOrs IN many
way s? Had he the evtl eye, or did he
nypnOtiZe these innocent naidens into
cor sidering him a fascinatOr like unto
Mark Antony / believe Il IS recorded
somewhere that Mark Antony was con-
sidered fascinating
Hard On PercivaL
Later I happened 10 hear the opinion
one young woman had OF him 7 sup
pose 1 shall have 20 invite PercivaI
again." she said
as he a good person for a weekend
party?" I inquired
NO, he is simply Unutterly stupid
but the girls must have men 70 dance
with and play tennis with and to make
believe TO flirt with, and one can always
get Percival, 50 I shall ask him"
1 am glad he did not hear II. but II
he had, as sure as fate he would have
believed that she was masking her real
feelings under this air Of indifference.
He would have believed against every
thing that she really adored him and
was merely trying 70 disguise her de-
votion from the listeners.
1 know an old. old gentleman. very
feeble, very unbeaUtifuL who. when the
other day a handsome woman sent him
some laughing message about coming 70
see her, bridled up with pleasure and
battered egotIsm.
'Sho need not be asking after me- he
Chuckied. ''she has not enough Uloney
20 tempt me into mztrimOny again
And so 81 seems that verify from the
cradle 10 the grave the members Of the
? eN masculine hug 20 themselves the
pleasant delusiOn that they are sought
Of wemen. that they are ever being pur-
sued by swift-footed Atlantas who viii
git them II they don't watch out
Anne, IN Man and SupermaH." is the
sort OF feminine person who haunrs the
sleeping and the waking dreams 0f the
majority Of the sex. and they look upon
every invitation, every message which
comes by telephone. as cOndrmatOry evil
dence Of their suspicion that they are
being chased.
When He Became Modest
There comes a time IN the life OF al
most every man. however. when he is
visited by a wholesome attack Of mod
esty, and that Is when he falls violently
in love and suffers a number OF Bullets
at the hands Of his iGamOrata
Then he commences TO wonder wheth-
er, after all he really can marry any
woman he wishes, and becomes skep-
teal of his powers
But Immediately he wins her his SELF
respect is restored, and again he faces
the world a cOnquerorl A quarry worth
the capture. q lord OF creation
LEONORE CALVERT.