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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-14
BUTTERMILK TALE
 !. ABOUT RUBE WADDELL

y. Jack McAleese. the Youngstown re- cruit, sprang a brand new George Ed
 ward Waddell story during a flaming bee after yesterdays workout. The fncident occurred back in 1897. when the champion southpaw was a long. dean, lanky kid" and just making his
 bow to the baseball world He was en-
 gagged to pitch game for the cham Ipion Lancaster team. on which Mc- Aleese was playing second base. : Just before George Edward started
 for the ball yard. in company with McAIeese, they decided that a copiou.
 supply of milk would strengthen them for the ordeal. According to Jack. the P'Rube' went the route. and when his ahirst was satisfied nearly d gallon Of the pearly white had been disposed
 Of
 "Rube" pitched a magnificent four innings when 1t was seen that some Ithing was radically wrong with him. IA physician was hastily summoned, and by the time he arrived. the big isouthpaw was choking and gasping for breath. Forcing his finger down the "Rubes' throat. the doctor pulled out chunk of butter which tipped the beam at a fraction less than half a pound. In his eXertions on the mound George Edward had churned the milk and 1t was only prompt action of the iplayers in calling medical assistance that saved the famous twirler for the "A. l.. pennant scramble which will be hsAugprated April IA.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-14

Frank Richter, the veteran baseball writer. calls attention to the fact that since the American Leag expansion in 1901, every club in the National League with the exceptions of Pitts burg has changed ownership. In oth- CT words Barney Dreyfuss Is the only original owner left in the National League.
 True. John T. Brush owned Cincin- natl in 1901 and has since become the reputed owner of New York's Club. stanley Robinson was associated With his brother in the St Louis club, al though Frank DeIass Robinson was the real owner mp to the time of his recent death. Charley Ebbetts is still the majority stock owned then by Ned HanI0n and Harry Von der Horst, is now held by MT. Medicus.
 The Philadelphia club has changed hands twice since 1901. The Doveys have purchased Boston in the mean time: Chica go has passed from the hands of SpaldinE, Walsh, Hart and C,omDanv. as has Cincinnati from John T. Brush to Hermann, Fleisch- man. Cox and Company.
 Tn brief, Ptttsburg is the only club in inc National League that has not ac- tuaIly changed ownership since the American League expansion. Mir. Rich fer calls attention to this fact as q to Bancroft B. Johnson, whom he thus make appear as the Theodore Roosevelt trust cleanser of baseball
 Trust Feature a Necessity.
 Some people may combat this asser-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-14
200 Fearless Men Would Be
 Willing to Umpire the Southern

One letter which Is prized very high, ly is from a minister who faln would forsake the pulpit for the diaMond He writes at considerable length of the reforms that he would inaugurate were he appointed an arbiter of play.
 q would allow no rough or unseen ly conduct on the part of the players. he writes. "RowdYism I would sup guilty of ungentlemanly conduct would Instantly be put off the field and heav- fly fined. By carrying out these re- forms l am finally persuaded that l of religion on the ball field. as in my
 These ideas meet with President kavanaugh's most emphat approval and It was only because he had some misgivings as to the divine's ability to put them into execution that the latter did not get the appointment he sought.
 One of the prize applications Is that of J. Ira Davis. better ! known yyn. "a as tie press agents in the business and he devotes his time exclusively to boosting J. Ira Daviss game,
 "Slats" has a letter head that Is a marvel. It is labeled "Slats in Char acteristic Poses" and that describes 1t pretty well. It represents J. Ira is nothing If not dramatic.
 "Slats" is pretty well known in the Southland as he umpired In the South ern League for portion of the season of 1907 and he wasn't a bad sort of an umpire at that. He is very anxious to come back and in his communica- tlons on that subject 'modestly sub ways on the tob J. Ira Davis
 Its something that I cant under any sane man should want to be an to be pretty well down to the cloth, before l would tackle that job"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-14
Baseball Cues Much to the
 Boosting Of the American Leader

ton by claiming that organized base ball as conducted today by the Nation al Commission Is a trust In sense it is but as matter of fact and in- Cidentally of necessity also, 1t is not. To be frank the trust feature in organ lzed baseball as 1t stands today Is inn perative, else the spirit of anarchy, fostered by selfish greed on the part of club owners. promoters and players, would destroy the sportsmanship and competition of the game and kill 1t.
 While on this historical subject 1t might be apropos to add that Ban Johnson showed his intuition as a baseball refOrmer when he made his ori ginal selections as club owners for the American League circuit by the comparatively few changes that have been made In it.
 Making due allowance for the failure of a few cites to show their capacity to support major league baseball MT Johnson has been compelled to reverse himself in practically not single in- statnces- True, the circuit he originally mapped out Isn't the same today but the reason for that Is easily explained
 To begin with. MT. Johnson had to retain Milwaukee in the circuit when the American League expansion took place in 1901. That was on account Of property rights involved, as the Am erican League had Milwaukee on its hands when 1t expanded from the old Western League to the American Lea que. But Ban Johnson adjusted that financial difficulty inside of year by transferring the Milwaukee club to St. Louis.
 To get out of that difficulty MT.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-14

Little Rock. March 13.--(Special.)., In one drawer of his desk, dedlcated especially to that purpose, Clerk Mi Ter. the big, good d-natured SecIeoary os the Southern Baseball Association. has a huge unwieldy package of letters or all shapes. sizes and colors and bear ing many legends. To make an esti- mate, very conservative estimate. tneIe Secretary Miller has never stopped to count them. These are the communl- cations from gentlemen in various parts of the United States, Who proHer unpires in his baseball league
 During the winter some newspapers printed a story to the effect that the Southern League would use the dou oIe ters have been coming in ever since
 From Portland, Me. to Los Angeles, Cal. they come pouring in. these appIl- cations for a job compared with Which mild and monotonous existence.
 The great majority of the letters are from young fellows who have moro or less experience as umpires ana who are anxious to brsnch out +ba anu ,Sinor Si1oM leagues. These are sent courteous reply and told that there are no Vacan- cies and with this they are usually iicious specimens of humor embodied In these Communications.
 One applicant writes that he has never done any umpiring but that he has refereed any number oi,rd or pr'ze great deal more skill and gray matter fhan umpiring and therefore he asks to be put on the staft
 Another man writes that ne has that he Is absolutely fearless and will see that the players are kept in abso- Iute subjection.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-14

i Is Bob whitestone. a highly bred set ter dog by Count Whitestone, Annie Clean, he Is the property of H. W. Parish. No. 2. Lemon Rodheld's Riley, Is 2-year-old setter dog, ownea dn@ py is bred in the purple. Is shown by his lineage-his sire was Lemons K Roaheid al e
 wing-Beldame. the dam of Lemon Rodhelds Riley. was sired by choiee
 Jake Bishop, the famous handler or blooded dogs down ,rongnt at fat4eIlora pair of setter pups to Montgomery: one of the brace died and BshoR tuFssd Esy toS oSep qtf to Stickney. who owns him now. No. 3 Is brace of so %F Parsh p0n5st WHii1 he heard from in the futHre if nothing happens to ost she% dam TheY s wnee Rush. tha handsome pointer owned by Mir. Parish. Winnie being No: |.
 On both the sire and dam side .,i in est pointer blood in the world. When
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-14
WAS THE
 BEST OF THEM ALL

' Every generation" says Mike Mur- phy. the famous Pennsylvania trainer, derful track athlete and competent Judges have been at loggerheads as to Jwho was the greatest of them all. In my career as trainer of athletic known hundreds of stars of the cin . der path. and for me to pick the great est, which at first glance would seem a hard proposition. is made much cas- ier when an analysis Is made of the records of the past and present track men.
 lTewksburys. Garrels. Gilberts. Drays, Hillmans. Flannigans and Roses. but none of these men. in my estimation class with the youngster whom l trained for four years. and who in ev- ieN athletic competition was always at | During my training period at the University of Pennsylvania. before eevering my relations there to go to Hale. there came to me one day from. Wisconsin tall. beautifully propor- tioned. light-haired boy who had a Eeputation in that section as a hurdler. Nhis man was Alvin c. kraenzlein. lthe man select as one of the greatest sBthletes I ever knew.
 ! Not only was he a great hurdler. but an athlete in every sense of the mord. He could play baseball, foot hall--in fact would have been a star Rk any game in which he participated. fof Pennsylvaniahe did nothing but krack work.
 { Tt was on my recommendation that he decided to abandon all other branches of sport and stick to that krack squad. owing to the fact that did not want him injured. he being my Knost valued asset in the intercoll e 9tate E,hampionship. Never have l seen or hrained an athlete who was as tract fable as was KraenZlein. He was al- Iways In condition. had no bad habits land ready and willing at any time to do all in his power to land victory Nor his team.
 "He ranked head and shoulders 8 iabove. any man the college world haa lever produced In track sports and won more prizes and points for his alma mater Lthan any man who has ever com peted "in the intercollegiate world"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-14
JOB OF THE PINCH
 HITTER NOT EASY

The pinch hitter's life is far from being continual bed of roses. To the casual observer it appears pretty soft for man to sit on the bench every af- ternoon for seven or eight innings. with nothing to do but watch the game t1 then be called on to step to the pl .e In pinch to hit for some weak stick
 Nothing of the and: The man that IS Kept on the pay roilto do stunts of and anis sort sort mas his work cut out aor him. nna iaTs eeTn sef1 Rough the rest of the segn. IaIs tsl! Film what a snap he has not one of them would willingly exebange places. with him. eN0i csTs,s The pinch hitter holds his joh, be, be- timS he is sent in to hit for some one he is aware that it's up to him te de- ross1hi1, He has 5, been sitting on the tsstnch noon without getting a chance see what sort of stuff the pitcher ia serv- s9sn. ing, and he he knows that the mom,, nt a he liver everything In his repertolre. ihng hsg to him to clout and bsnnking, as,,G,n on take into eae eoasdderstionI ddeoa Is no a matfer only makes @ ors base hit in about eve cry three tfip to the plats.
 He never knows what mol 1ent his manager will take out some weak bat ter that he can be substituted for. has to feel jubilant Is when he has been called on to perform and drives out the base hit that returns his club victor.
 To have the cheers of the fans ring ing in his ears at a time like that Is mighty f1ne, but does 1t atone for ths times after he has failed to deliver the much needed hit and on his way to the club house he hears some particularly rabid fan yell:
 Get out you big mutt You couldn't fall out of a boat and hit the water!"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-14
KERWIN FINDS FRIEND
 LOCATED NEAR HERE

Dan Kerwin. the hard-hitting out- fielder bought from the Cantillions. found @ friend of the old days when he reached Montgomery.
 This friend was Father Rice, who te in charge of the Catholic College on the Upper Wetumpka Road. A good many years ago he was in charge of a Catholic college in Philadelphia, Kerr win having been educated at that cole lege. The first thing that Dan did. when he reached here, was to find out the location of the college of which Fa- ther Rice is at the head, and as soon as the moisture postpones its stren- uosity. he is going out to call on hts teacher of auld lang syne.
 The little streak of sunlight yeg- terday took Greminger and his bunch out to the ball grounds and they man. aged to get in a very small bit of work before the clouds got busy again. The grounsd are in pretty bad shape. but if there is any sunshine today and Mon- day morning, 1t Is probable that the ouch will be able to get in some good practice work byN Monday afternoon.
 The razor back man said when he first saw a 500 Berkshire, that 1t did not look like hog to him. 'The oth- ersv look like razor backs beside our Cotton Seed Meal Mixture.
 MARKS & GAYLE
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-14

many of the members of these associa- tions will become interested in the Alabama club.
 What about grounds for the trials? :? I think we can secure grounds the equal of any used by any other club or field trial In the country. Yes. and close enough to Montgomery to be easily reached from Montgomery every morning, returning at night. No doubt the Bob White grounds could be se- cured, but speak ing for myself alone doubt the adaptability of these spien- did shooting grounds to field trial pur- poses.
 Ali this will be matter to be look ed after and arranged by the govern ing board. board of directors or com mittee appointed for that purpose This will be matter after the organization.
 What we want now Is the organi- zation. and big one, and we are look ing to The Advertiser to tell the boys about 1t. You know when you tell it to The Advertiser you come mighty near telling 1t to everybody In the State and then some more,' as the boys say. That's enough this time. you do the rest"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-14

Johnson gave the Hub franchise to the killtlea family and two years later found local purchaser to take the wauk cans at satisfactory profit Hen ry Killilea was a strong man and en- tirely satisfactory to the American League, but MT. Johnson wanted local control for all his clubs and that Is why he engineered the deal for the Taylors to. secure ownership of the Boston club.
 The only misAt was Baltimore. and that was on account of John McGraw's s disloyalty. Johnson was more than equal to the emergency then by promptly dropping Baltimore out of his circuit and taking in New York in its stead with millionaire Tammany lead CT Frank Farrell as financial packer of the Gotham club. That was a great boost for the American League instead of knockdown to it as the National League had planned when 1t made the coup of disrupting the Baltimore club, which was done as a war measure.
 Detroit has changed hands twice since 1901. but each time Johnson got better people behind that club so that the great reformer's career has been consistent in accomplishing results for the bettefment of baseball. Washing ton, too, has changed ownership since 1901 and bettered itself.
 Johnson a Great Reformer.
 But none of the other. clubs has made changes, nor has MT. Johnson
 
 ownership. Thus we find that. as MT. Ritchter pointed out, but failed to fol- low up his advantage by giving us a bully" story on 1t as Teddy" Roose- welt would say. that Ban Johnson has been a modern Oliver Cromwell or a Robespiere, whichever way you chose to look at 1t in the baseball reforming business.
 Look over the baseball register to- day. and what do you find? Briefly. that Ban Johnson has cleaned out the Augean stables and rid the game of all the cheap four fiushers that were in 1t. to its detriment. so far as the major leagues are concerned. before the expansion of his American League in 1901. Do we find any Rogers, Sodens. Hewitts and Freedmans men toned in public print today as major for that we must all be thankful to Ban Johnson.
 might mention many other i'm portant reforms in baseball for which we owe q debt of gratitude to Ban Johnson. but am not writing on that subject today; besides. it's an old story with which every fan Is familiar. Suf- flee to, say, however. that prior to on the baseball field. The umpires were without protection and ladies were not safe from insult by the hood lum element at our games. All that has been changed now, however. and the one man to whom credit Is due for these reforms in Americas great est sport is Bancroft B. Johnson.
 To Harry Pulliam's credit be 1t said that when the young Kentuckian was League he copied Ban Johnson's ideas-emulated him-and worked for the same reforms in his organization to elevate the game. so that today we have American League and National League baseball on the same high pe- destal of true sportsmanship.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-14

about 1t. are coming from all quarters. I have received myself several letters on the subject from the East and West.
 we want every good sportsman in Alabama to become not only interested but a member. We want you to say through your paper. If you will, that We want every sportsman in the State who possibly can, to be present at the organization on March 20. and when impossible to be present, we urgently request a word of interest and ap- proval by letter. These letters can be addressed to you or to any signer of the call. for the meeting l l. think ink 1t 1t have this go through the press) that sportsmen outside of the State .n~ wili n,, be This will be a matter to be settled at the organization: It is desirable eot that free handed with no cut-and dried proposition or program but with the view of organizing and selecting off, cers, with the view of promoting the best interest of sportsmen. the pro-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-14
SHOWED HIS
 APPRECIATION OF WORK

In giving Joe McGinnity his uncon- ditionaf release recently Manager Mc- Graw of the Giants showed that he ap- preciated what the Iron Man" mad done for him in the past. Chris Ohio, the local semi-pro umpire, one Of McGinnity's closest friends re tells an interesting story of how Hinnlty secured his release and then d the deal whereby he secured the vark (Eastern League) franchtse.
 "McGlanity made special to Marlin to confer with McGr 1t purchasing his release" said thought that McGraw woul unless he put up a good D Graw hadn't tendered McGin' tract and told him to wait !. You've been a faithf
 told Joe, and as I won
 contract. you will be en unconditional release It CT exampla of what goo Graw is."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-14
ALabana Sportsmen Interested
 In tue Organization of Field Trials
 Club by the Montgomery Men

tection of game. the improvement of the gun dog" and his master. and to hold annually field trial" where the dogs of the State and United States can show of what stun they are made.
 We ought to organize with at least 100 members and this number largely augmented before the first trial to be run. which will likely be in the late fall or early winter. It has been sug- gested and Is desirable to sandwich the Alabama trials with those of Georgia and Grand Junction.
 "Georgia, believe. Is doing quite well with her trials club. She has some first-class sportsmen over there. The event of the year of course IS at Grand Junction. Tenn. where the Uni. ted States Field Trial Association and the Championship Association noId their trials each January. We hope
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-14

the picture was snapped she was on wall, with a piece of meat held above her nose, accounting for her position. No. is Busy Bee. setter bitch by I.ady's Count Gladstone out of Victo- ria B. She Is the property M MT. Stickney and is one of the best bred dogs in Montgomery. --
 Mr. Parish Is one of the representa- tive bus pess men of Montgomery, whose love of fine dogs, makes him an authority on matters connected with them. He is generally a pretty busy man, but we were fortunate enough to secure the following interview with him:
 "The field trial club is going to be go. Quite an interest Is already be- ing manifested. I see that the best sportsmans' papers in the country are speaking of 1t and letters and inquiries
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-14

Athletic Company, owners of the Pitts burg baseball club, has just secured a policy for $100,000 on the life Of Pres- tdent Barney Dreyfuss.
 The club is spending million dol- lars on their baseball park and the di- rectors decided that the death of MT. Dreyfuss would entail on them a flnan- cial loss equal to the amount for which his life has been insured.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-14

It is possible that in no other South ern city can there be found as many dogs bred in the purple. or as many enthusiastic sportsmen. as Is the case in Montgomery. For th,s reason 1t to organize on sound basis. the Southern Field Trials Club. Notice of the meeting called in Montgomery on the goth has been widely spread all over the United States and the proba- bilities are that the meeting here will be largely attended. While the club will be primarily a State institution. it will in a measure be semi-nationai in It's scope.
 But to get back to the dogs, the ones In the group are owned by sports men in Montgomery who would make a success of any field trials club. No.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-14
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Manila. March 13--The street rail road strike declared last week has ex- tended to the workmen employed by the Manila lighting department, but the service remains unimpaired The general agitation in labor circles con- tinues but no other strikes have been called
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-14

French Dry Cle0ning-we are the only concern fin the city doing the real Dry Cleaning, we have plant that cost us several thousand dollars, and we have men that understand the work.
 French Dry Cleaning Go.
 Phone I1S. 2O3 Dexter.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-14
teTailOr-Made,, Trunka.

You have heard that expression about gowns. It is equally true of our high grade trunks, made with as much care as if we were making only that one you admife.
 Gilbert Trunk Co.,. adv. 218 Dexter Ave.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-14
Dissolution Nofrce

:, xThe. firm of Davidson, Holt & Strauss is
 tnis day dissolved by mutual consent the undersigned Leopold Strauss retiring All Iof the assets of said firm become the prop sery of Davidson & Holt, who succeed said are assumed by the said Davidson 6 Holt,
 Ae This March 12th. 1909.
 ~ H. c. DAVIDSON,
 N. B. HOLT, LEOPOLD STRAUSS ft The understened will continue the real Iestate and insurance business heretofore Ioarried on by Davidson, Holt Strauss at sthe same location. under the name and style | of Davidson & Holt. and respectfully solicit Ia continuance of the patronage given to the lola firm.
 H. c. DAVIDSON. N. B. HOLT
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-14
NOTICE TO TAX PAYERS.

,,- z. On tthe first of April lsos lists of de- tcery Court. and duly advertised for sale as
 per the legal right of the City of Montgom- tery. Avoid additional expense and inconyen- pence by making settlement of delinquent tfaxes before that date.
 | ROBERT TAFT, City Treasurer
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-14
New York.

As for the Highlanders. New York fans are content with Manager Stall ings' statement: The team I com mand is much better than enthusiasts imagine. We may not be first. but 1t Is a cinch we won't be last. I am hope ful, and so should be the New York fans"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-14
NOTICE.

". M Browder. J. P, has removed his Y9friee-to sA s. Court Street. Phone 2aaa MONTGOMERY COAL WOOD COMPANY. rearing the River will be in our yard we peg to notify public that We will fiji ali lofoers promptly. call Phones 1os4 a 26ss,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-14
FLOOD WARNINGS

|a<S sent out by the Weather Bureau but i've give you inside information, concerning |coal Dixie and Climax are our leaders. It |pays to buy the best. but if you want a
 medium price coal we can supply you. DIXIE COAL CO.,. 1l8 N. Perry St.