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The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-30
Climbers Made a Game
Finish.
-.-- j
JOE PEPE IS HURT AND
QUITS The GAME
Whiteman, Playing Third, Makes
a Sensational Catch.
Guese Pitched Good nan In Early In
Wings But the PeIicans Finally
Got To Him Good and
Hard.

|. It was another near finish yesterday,
but the Pelicans nosed the Climbers
out In the second game OF the series
by score of to 6.
hghting Of the battle-Whitey Guese
started of with Franks crowd in his
hands. but later they got after him
Rittinr cber,sy ne Fr,fz De ,rs w rt, n f6e
latter part Of the game, when they
came pretty close to lightning finish.
And IL II had not been for q fearful
the attn inning, the Climbers would
have pulled OFF that fast finish and won
the game in the ninth inning. by a
score Of 8 to 5--but ''ifs" don't go and
the long end Of the score went to the
Joe Pope was hurt sliding into the
plate in the second inning. Osteen go
ing to short. Whiteman to third and
Dan Kerwin to right field.
The sensational feature of the game
was made by Whiteman in the third
inning. Lindsay hit a foul that was
falling few feet IN front Of the gsandd
reaching distance OF 1t. grabbed the
ball just as his reach threw him on
grass, but as he rolled over and came
up On his feet, he still had the ball In
fone the applause stopped.
Orleans, where they play Little Rock
this afternoon, the Travellers jumping
back TO Birmingham in time for the
two holiday games Monday and the
Pelicans jumping back here for the
double header, Monday afternoon.
The bunting game with clever base
running had Fritz and the Pelicans go
ing In the second round. With one
down, osteen hit one over Fritz's head
ana beat out DeMont's throw: Pope
landed on two-bagger and when
Lindsey juggIed Hart's hit, osteen
tsr fred the ball to Shriver, but Pope
slid into the plate, hurting himself
40 that he had 10 get out of the game.
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Birds Win Again
Wide Hrow to Plate
Hands Game to Birds

DAILY hunted In front of the plate and
Fritz ran in and fred Ii to Shrfver,
Hart beating the throw ana sliding IN.
to the plate. Fritz got Persons bunt
and threw Guese out at third, WHITE
man ending II with a grounder 70 De-
Mont. but the three runs were IN.
Huelsernan hit safe In the fourth ano
counted on Dexter's three Dagger.
Fritz hit safe with one gone In the
fifth and with two down, Rohe nit onN
by FIRST for two bags. Fritz going te
third. Kerwin fired the bail IN e
Greminger, and the manager threw y
past Hart, the two runs coming IN aHa
Hnelseman started the sixth with Q
three-bagger and scored on Dexter
hit DeMont sacrificed and Dex,et
scored on Lindsays two-bagger. max
with one down in the seventh Rhoe
lift safe and got to third on Weimer
lift. scoring on Huelseman's sacrince
nv. We:nier got to third ano wnen
Dexter was hit by the ball ana star.s
ed for second. Hart threw DOWN anu
weimer scored, making 1t 70 D. ,,
DAILY beat out a blunt In the ias 81. Ia ~ :
of the seventh and scored on
mans two-bagger, making T. 70
eighth, Derter dropped Lindsays low
throw of Harris grounder: Guese was
walked and Hart scored on Daily
drive to center. making II 70 D. 49,.
with one gone in the last 81 anS
ninth Rocky was hit by the Dali anu
sconed on Gremingers smash Tor tnree-
bags. Fritz handled Osteen and ker
wiTi-ang the game was over 70
The score was:
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-30
GET LAST PRACTICE
BrG TENNIS TOURNAMENTS ONLY A
WEEK OFF.
Athletic Clubs Throughout Alabama
Are Interested In the Revival
OF the Game In Mont
GomeFy.

Tennis athletes are swinging into
-hs hnai week Of their practice to-
and ali will be ready for the big STATE e
tournament which viii be pulled on
beginning June in Montgomery. Re-
ports coming In from country and ath-
lefic clubs throughout Alabama and
from individuals as well as the coll
leges make IL certain that Il Is the
eng big event Of the year with the To-
The revival OF the game Is without
Goubt on hand. Not in recent years
has so much Of the sport been played
% during the spring Of 1903. A con-
tice for the last week more or less
put even on the slow courts there have
Deen several matches in the past week.
II the weather clears at ali the next
day q two. the rush for the grounds
The Country Club will soon complete
4xs arr&nEements 70 entertain the Wis
stors during their stay in the city. Also,
bounced that visiting players may get
their meals at the Club cafe and thus
frequent trips TO the city viii be saw
81 per day at the Exchange Hotel for
rooms.
The oficiai referee of the tourna-
ment has been selected. He Is Joseph
in Montgomery and fully able to tax e
care OF the big meet He will later
name his -umpirss and the latter their
iinemen for the various matches.
There Is no change in the program
which fixed the draw for Tuesday
morning at o'clock. June 8, In the
Club quarters. The tournament win
be conducted strictly In accordance
with the rules of the NATIONAL Lawn
Tennis Association.
There is some talk OF representatives
of the local club entering the South.
ern Interstate tournament to be held
in Atlanta beginning July s.
Some of the cracks that are expect
ed to enter the State tournament here
are j. w. Ager, OF Birmingham; Hugo
Friedman, of Tuscaloosa; Gessner Mo
Convey and T. c. McCorvey. of Mo-
bile; and Sam Hobbs, OF Selma. There
cities named.
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Greensboro. May -CSpsciai)-A
soluble header was played at the South
s ssn University this afternoon between
were hard fought. Bellies Lettrea win
ming the first game in the seventh in
mig, score to T. "
Batteries-Stroud and Reddick. For
for the Clarisophic.
The second game was won by this
Clarios in the fourth inning when they
scored tiVe runs, final score being to
Batteries-Second game, Carlos. Nc
Donald and Crenshaw: Bellies Lettres,
Stroud, McNeal and Reddick.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Philadelphia, May. .29.-Boston was
beaten twice, by Philadelphia today.
In the first game the home team scored
ave runs of Arellanes in the first In
ming on a pass and four hits. includ-
ing a home run by Baker, the latter's
right field wall at Shibe Park. In the
second game Philadelphia punched hits
off Chech.
First game R.H E.
Boston. . =. ..002 600 000-2 4 o
Batteries-KrauZe and Thomas; Ar
ellane. Ryan and Carrigan. Time, I:44.
Umpires, Egan and Sheridan.
Second game fR.H.E.
Philadelphia :. ..1o2 e10 0os-4
Boston. u. =. -. 100 900 1000 s 1
Batteries-Plank and Thomas; Chech,
pires, Egan( and Sheridan.
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MORAN A SENSATION
HIS FIELDING WAS OF A HIGH
CLASS ORDER
Makes Phenomenal Throw TO the
Plate i'm the sixth. Heading
On Mobile Run

Atlanta, Ca, May 29.-The fielding Of
Moran was the biggest thing about the
game between Atlanta and Mobile to-
day. In the sixth inning Benson hit
to deep center while SABRE was on
double. Moran got the ball just as
Benson reached frst and made a
straight throw to the plate. The ball
went directly into the hands of Nc
Murray and Sabrie was tagged out. In
the eighth Thornton hit to deep center
and again Moran. who was playing
left, got the ball Thornton tried for
got him. Walker made both of the
runs for Atlanta. Barley. who pitched
his first game Nfor Atlanta on the home
grounds gave up nine hits. The score:
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prine Firhfer niea.

fazes, known to the sporting world as
"Greek Jimmy Ryan," died at st. Jo-
eeph's Hospital early today from con-
last night in a prize hight with Young"
Evans before the Southern Athletic
Club, falling and striking his head-o on
the floor. Evans is in custody pending
eriy lived at Terre Haute, Ind.
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Bids for Torpedo Boat Dentroyeru

Washington, May 29.-Bids for the
construction of Ave torpedo boat de-
stroyers. authorized by the last naval
appropriation bill were opened at the
Navy Department today. The vessels
are to be Of 742 tons trial displacement
and will have a speed of about thirty
knots. 1t is probable that all the boats
Will be constructed on the Atlantic
coast. They will be equipped with
turbine engines and will burn oil fuel.
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Shorter, May 29.-(Special. 1.-THE
Junior Champions Of Montgomery COM
Bees, defeated Shorters here today in
a fast double-header by the score OF
to and ? to 0.
The Juniors played fine ball all the
way through both games.
; First game: R.H E
Juniors 1000 OsO 1904 8
Batteries-Floyd and Hall; Finkstein
and Cole.
Second game: r H z
Juniors E. E. 200 200 1908
Batteries-Floyd and Ashton; Fink
stein and Heust.
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SCHOPP WINS GAME
PITCHES MAGNIFICENT BALL
AGAINST THE TRAVELLERS.
Dubs Secure But SIX Hits on Buchan-
an, But They Meant Runs Enough
to Land the
Game,

Birmingham. May 2s.-Schopp was
magnificent this afternoon and the
Travellers had no chance to score. The
first Baron run resulted more from
dumb piece of work by Collins than
any special effort OF the home club.
The two other runs. however. were
earned and both were driven home by
McGilvray's singles
Buchanan pitched well, as a whole,
but allowed the hits to fall when sin.
giles meant runs.
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EDITED BY
WALLACE SCREWS. JR,
SPORTOGRAMS
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Washington, May 2s.-New York
punched four hits on Johnson in the
sixth inning OF today's game and with
the assistance IL a mum by Milan, de-
feated Washington 4 to 2. The base
running of Clymer was the feature of
the game. Score: RH E.
Washington ...9Ie 900 1902 9
Batteries-Johnson and Street; Lake.
Broclxett and Kleinow. Time, 2.O5.
Umpires, coQSolly and Hurst
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Summary-Two base hits. Pope, Rea-
gan Three base hits, Huelsman. Dex-
ter, Greminger. Double plays. Rock
enfield to Pope. Base on balls. Guese.
l: Fritz, 2. Struck out. by Guese, u;
by Fritz, 2. Hit by pitcher, Rocken-
field. Daley, Dexter. Passed balls.
Schriver. Stolen bases, Robe. White
man, Rockenfield. Sacrifice hits, De-
Mont Left on bases, Montgomery, 8;
New Orleans, A. Tine of game 2:00.
Umpires Pfeninger and 0'Brien.
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Lawiey, May 29A(special. jim a
ball game this afternoon with RAN
dolph at Lawley. Scores Lawley seven
Randolph five.
Batteries-Randolph, Lawley and
Scott; Lawley. Edmondson and Law
renee.
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AUGUSTA FoRFE1rs..
Team Did not Have. Enough Men t.

Play.
savannah. May 29.-With the score of
4 to 2 in Savannah's favor today the
game was forfeited to Savannah in
the eighth inning by Umpire clifford,
when Augusta had only eight men ca
pable to go in the field. Pitcher Pierce
had been taken out when the bases
We're full and Griffin substituted in
this round. Mcmahon and Griffin were
put out Of the game for kicking and
were fined. Hornhorss is crippled and
Manager Castro had to forfeit the
game
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Cubs win In Eleventb.

P1ttsburg. May 29.-President Taft,
Secretary OF State Knox and other Eao-
tables here in connection with the con-
yention OF Associated Western Yale
Clubs, today witnessed the most excir-
ing game played at Exposition Park
this season, the Chicago team defeat
ing the locals In an eleven inning con-
test. by a score of to 8. Every In
ming was replets with sensational plays
and in the seventh inning. when Pitts
burg tied the score the President be-
came quite excited. He jokad with
and leased his brother. C. p. Taft. who
was roofing for the visitors. Secre-
tary of State Knox rooted hard for
the home team, having a wager with
q p. Taft that Pittsburg would win.
Chicago won out in the eleventh In
ming by getting five runs on Eve hita.
The largest attendance OF the season
witnessed the contest.
Score: ~ y. ~
Pittsburg :. .o20 900 100 0o-2 0
Chicago :. -. 900 0O3 600 05-S IL
Batteries-Lefield and Gibson; Brown
and Moran. Time 2:16. Umptres
tombstone and Cusack.
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DoubIe Header Al Centrev,u.

Centreville, May 29.-(Speciai.i-A
double header was played here today
between Centreville and Tuscaloosa
baseball teams, The first game was
10 to In favor of Centreville.
The second game was to in ia
vor OF Centreville.
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Detroit Defeats ChIcaro.

Detroit. May 29.-Detroit punched
hits on Walsh five times and scored
on four of the occasions. The batting
cided the result, the last named nit.
ting Mortarity home twice and scoring
| another inning. Score: R.H. Is.
Detroit oil 100 10s--4 IL 0
Chicago ..,.IOO OOI O1O-2 ,
Battertes-Willett and Schmidt .
Walsh and Sullivan. Time, 1850. I'm.
ptres, Evans and PerrlnA. =
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| WINS In THE NINTH
NASHVILLE SCORES TWO RUNS IN
LAST HALF. 10
Norris tumble Loses Chance For
Double Play. and the Champs
VIA NHnt.

Nashville. Tenn, May 2s-EaShville
won today's game from Memphis in the
ninth inning, Morris tumble being the
main contributing cause
After~Quetsser had walked a man,
the next batter gave the visiting
shortstop a chance for double play.
which he let get away from him.
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Summary-Two-ba hit, Wordsworth,
Sacrifice hit. Wordsworth. Stolen bases,
ELAN, Henline. Base on balls, Schopp
2. Buchanan l. Struck out. by Schopp
Schopp (Sentz). by Buchanan (Cygli J
Time, 1870. Umpire. Fltzsimmons.
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Buffalo, N. ". May '29.-Alfred
'shrubb this afternoon defeated viii
liam Shering, of Hamilton. Ont, In a
15-mile race by three laps. Time
l:25;06.
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New York, May ZY-The locals were
beaten today by Philadelphiat to q
the Visitors getting the winning count
in the seventh inning on hlts oy hnaos
score bv innings: R.H.E
New YORK ...... 600 O20 600 9 j
Phiiadeiphia -. DOL 100 16o--3 z !
Batterles--Raymond ana Schiei;
Umpire. O'DaY
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Arkansas LEAGUE.

Argenta, i; Fort smith. D.
Hot Springs. IL; Texarkana. II. III
innings: darkness.l
Jonesboro, 13; Monroe. o.
Helena. /; Alexandria. 4.
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4: by Quiesser, 3. Base on baIiSu ggan.
gan, 3; Quiesser. g. Stolen h D sss
SWtseman. Cranston. KeIlum. sa casss,
base hSia ts rrs Gar Carey, seabaueh. Two
6 pas hit Wheeler Passed A haT
de ESeapy' Time. 1916. Umpire, Rad.
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TExAs LEAGUE.

Fort Worth. 6; Dallas, Q.
Galveston, IA; Houston. 3.
Waco, 1; San Antonio, 4.
Shreveport Oklahoma City. rain.
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YTRGINIA LEAGUE.

Richmond. 8: Danville. J..
Portsmouth. g.; Lynchburg. 10
Roanoke. q: Norfolk, l.
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Brooklyn, 4-4; Boston, ii.
chicago, 8: Pittsburg, 3.
Philadelphia, 3: New York, 3. :
st. Louis. 4: Cincienari, 3.
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SPLIT DOUBLEHEADER.

BrewtOn Wins First Game and Anda-
Iusin the Second.
Brewton, May 29.-(Special. )--First
game this afternoon. Brewton, 8; And
alusia. 4. winning run In ninth Sec
ond game. Z to in favor OF Andalu-
STA: five innings.
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= r
Cincinnati. May 2s.-Cineinnati and
st, Louis won one game each In to-
days doubie-header T1ne first game
cause OF the Witness of Pitcher
Fromne of the local team who gave
nine bases on balls in seven innings
Rhodes on the rubber in, the second
inning, his successor, More, being put
out in the fifth. The hitting and held
ing of Cakes OF the local team were
First game: R.H.E.
Cincinnati LOO 100 0OO-2 O
st. Louis i. 010 100 20O-4 s 3
Beebe and Bresnahan. Time. 2:I6.
Second game: R.H.E.
st: Louis =. 900 900 101-2 10 2
Roth and Peatce; Rhodes. More. Hig-
gins and Bresnahan and Bliss. Time.
1850. umpires. Rigler and TRULY.
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Appeal of Alabama Has-Beens
To the Has Beens of Auburn

witness contest petween Alabama
and Auburn on the gfidiron.
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BALL GAMES ARRANGED.
AndaIuAa and Evergreen To Play s
rfes at Evergreen.

-AAAN&-AeA~e@ eAAU ASHGE&EGEM ~ G-AAy sec
rtes at Evergreen.
Evergreen. May 29.-(Special. IA
series of three games of ball has beer
arranged between ndalusia and Ever
green. which will occur here on Mon
day. Tuesday and Wednesday.
The Andalusia team has Just closed
series at Brewton in which they
won twoi games. Evergreen defeated
Andalusla in a series of games played
here several weeks ago and 1T is ex-
pected that lovers of baseball in Ever
green will witness three interesting
games.
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Summary-Two base hits, Sabrie
Thornton. Walker. Sacrifice hits, New
ton. BARLEY McMurray Stolen bases,
Newton, Moran. Struck out. by Bart
ley. 4; by Lelivelt, l. Base on balls
OF BARLEY, 3; Lelivelt, l. Time 1850.
Umpires Carpenter and Moran.
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seutaern L.enxne.

Southern League.
New Orleans, 4; Montgomery, g..
birmingham, 3; Little Rock, o.
Atlanta. q: Mobile. /
Nashville. 3 :, Memphis, 2.
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Barbecue--Dance-C
list Cavalry Band, July s, Pickett
Springs. su---st
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.
BROOKLYN win. r,no

IN HTookIyn Wins Two.
Boston, Mass, MAY 2o-Rrool, ,n
won two uninteresting games from
Boston today, each by the same score,
TO i. Bunched hits with bases on
baiIs and the poor fielding of the To-
mas lost thirteen successive games
First Game.
Score: R.HE
BROOKLYN ...... 01O 030 00o--4 s O
Boston = -. 900 900 00i-i 4 /
observation-disclosures and Bergen
Tuckey and Graham. Time 1852.
Second Game.
Score: R.H. "a
Brooklyn =. >, 002 100 l00--4 6 o
Boston =. ). 600 100 GO0--l 6 o
Batteries--Wilhelm and Bergen; Fer
guson and Smith. Time i:42. Umpire,
KLEIN.
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SOUTH ATTANrrr.

SharIeston. 8 Macon.
columbus, Q: Chattanooga. 2
in 0 et.hth' D. Augusta. 0. tForfeited
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Detroit. 4: Chicago, 8.
New York. A: Washington. o.
81. Louis Cleveland. rain.
Philadelphia. So: Boston, ga.
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anderson. Z: charlotte. 4.
~, Greenyiie. 8; Greensboro. 2 Go in.
spartanburg. z: winston, salem. 8.
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GAMES TODAY.
National League.
Pittsburg at Chicago.
st. Louis at Cincinnati.
49, Americas League.
IDetroit-at Chicago.
Chicago at st. Louis.
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The appeal Is novel in many ways
and the general sporting public OF
Alabama hope that next session will
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Score by innings:

Totals ....32 9"26 Is
"Two out when winning run scored
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-01-15

doubtless FASTENED bv the Indictment
weather of the present winter season.
The funeral services were held yes
terday in Whitcside's undertaking
parlors. under the auspices OF the
Eagles and the ForeSterS. of when
orders he was an honored member
Intrrment was made in the Masonic
cemetery.
\ fire got Il good start in the rear
Of the newly established pool-room oil
the New England hotel building.
/ Tuesday morning at about 3 u clock.
and it rapidly extended to several
rooms on the upper story as well As
the ground floor, when the tircmen
made their appearance and held the
flames in check by the chemical
until the hydrant service was brought
into requisition. Here again an
over-ruling Providence seems To
have interposed conditions that
greatly reduced the danger from the
fire spreading had it broken out 50
as to carry sparks and embers. for
all roofs were covered with deep
coating of snow and many ewes and
walls were considerably protected
by pendant icicles BY the way. 1t
may not be impertinent to suggest
that a bOX-alarm be turned in when
ever a fire is in progress, so that
people may be awakened and direct
ed where they may be of service in
fighting fire as well as saving prop
erty. In this as well as many other
alarms. the tlremen leave their quar-
tiers with tap or two OF the bell,
when the alarm comes to them by
telephone. and it is insufficient to
awaken all sleepers or indeed give
such information, if they have it, as
may be of service for quick action.
In this instance four taps resulted IN
very small response, and MANY
would have been of much use had
the flames spread to other buildings
in the thickly populated block, which
is still menaced by the old historic"
building in which the first Legisla-
ture met. 1t is valueleSs except for
sentimental reasons, and would have
been torn down years ago, had it
not been for the intcrpOsing request
of Gov. Mead that it be spared, with
the promise that it would be moved
to Capitol Hin, soon as the State be-
came satisfied that its title to the
site had not lapsed That was sew
eral years ago, and although that
condition has been verified by judi
cial affirmation as well as depart
mental consent. the Old shack re-
mains an eyesOrc to sentimental en-
quirers, Il resort for hoboes and mis-
chievOus boys, a menace from their
careless habits, and without any
more prospect of its removal than
when it was official edict to remain .
menace to property and a nuisance to
the public. The good nature of our
people has been sorely tried, and we
ask in their name that our city au-
thoriiies Immediately take some &C
ton in the matter.