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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-01

| to gain the championship honors by this technical ruse.
 The Birmingham team played against Haas in Mobiie without demanding to see his registration card and made no comment until 1t was seen that Mobile | outclassed them as a basketball team. The fact that Birmingham played against an unregistered player with the rules of the Amateur Athletic League, would mean that the Birming- ham team would be ineligible to play any other registered teams until after the players had been refnstated. The Birmingham Athletic club contested. with the Columbus Ga. Y. M. c. A. team when that team was unregister- ed and nothing was done about re- instatement, althought this branch of the rules took place, in the opening game of the season.
 The Birmingham Athletic Club was lucky enough to flash the registration moment, just before the playing of the game in Birmingham and succeeded in keeping Haas out of the game. which Birmingham won. Had the game Mobile would most likely have won. Haas was simply an experiment with Mobile this year. He was a Y. M. c. A. sman who had shown enough promise to get himself a trial with the club, and be made good. Not be- ing considered material for the first team. he was not registered when the other players were. and in this way the Mobile team overlooked the fact. There was nothing to gain by not reg. istering Haas. as his amateur record is clean.
 To the Montgomery basketball peo- pie, who remember treatment received at the hands of the Birmingham Ath- letic Club. it looks like a case of cheap sportsmanship, insofar as the Birmingham Club Is concerned.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-01
TOE KELLEY TO GET FAT
 SALARY AT TORONTO

President Dovey. of the Boston club. has agreed to pay Joseph Kelley sS.600 for calling off his contract with the Boston club. which had one year to run at 5000 per. year. as Kelley will be given $5(000 from the Toronto club Tor handling that team as well as playing. 1t means that he will practically re- oeive ss,500 for his next seasons con- nection with the national game. pretty snug figure for a man turned back to the minor leagues.
 This shows that the national com mission would not back up ball club In turning down a legitimate contract between a club and player where the reserve clause was taken out. The sum of $3,500 Is big money for a ball player to consent to change Of base, made possible when Kelley re- fused to sign the regular baseball contract with ten,day notice ceo clause tackled on. It will also show the mag mates that they must go through with their signed agreements: just as the players have been forced to do. which is another good point in favor of the national commission.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-01
BASE BALL CONTRACTS
 AND RELEASES ANNOUNCED

John A Heydler, acting president of the National League. has promulgated number of contracts and releases Of base5al players, especiaily, affeotins Pittsburg teams. A notable change Is the release by Boston of George E.. Browne, the speedy right fielder. who is transferred to Chicago. Another re- lease, that of Louis E. Ritter, of Brook lyn, shows the passing of this old-time 0 catcher to the minors. Ritter Is to go to Denver. The contracts and releases which have been approved follow:
 Contracts.
 With Boston-Fred F. Beck. William Hogan Chapelle, John L. Donahue, A. A. Mattern. George Pierce.
 With Chicago-James P. Archer, channeli. George E. Howard, John F. Miller. Forrest T. Moore. Patrick J. Moran, Jack Pfeister. Edward M. Reul-
 With Cincinnati-W. A. Autry. K; n. Bescher. Thomas Downey (assigned by Chicago), Bob Ewing, Arthur Fromme, RIchsrd e. a0bi5zell M HuiiT'ts H N Mowrey, George H. Paskert. w. c. Pearce. Jr., Don Carlos Patrick Ragon, Mccain Robinson. J. A. Rowan, Charles
 With Pittsburg-Edward J. Abbatic- chic. W. J. Barbean, James J. Esmond, Samuel W. Frock, Nicholas Maddox, Walter c. Richardson.
 Releases.
 By Boston-To Chicago, National League, George E. Browne; P. J. Fla herty to Kansas City, American Asso- citation; Thomas E. George to Trenton, Tri-State League.
 League. L. E. Ritter.
 By Chicago-To Brooklyn, N. r., William R. Marshall; to Cincinnati, N. L., Blaine Durbin and Thomas Downey. Rv Ctncfnnati-To Chicago, N. L., John Kane; to Denver. c. L., G. A. Smith.
 By New York-To Rochester, E. L., Roy Beecher. ~ By PhiIadelphia-To Pittsburg, N. L., William Barbeau.
 By Pittsburg-To Providence, p. L.. Royal P. Shaw: to Springfield, Conn., L., Murray R. Parker.
 By St. Louis-To Milwaukee, A. A. Grant McGlynn and Charles Moran; to Quincy, c. A. Joseph McGuire.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-01
Money Spent on Good Ball
 Players IS Quickly Returned

into first place. That $1o,0OO netted the Cleveland Club at least $2O,0OO.
 When l was managing khe Chicago White Sox the frst year of the Amer ican League We began going badly, Finally, J grew desperate, I knew that some sort of change had to be made. so l bought Third Baseman Jimmy Burke from Milwaukee. He had not to joining us. After getting with our team he hit 500 for the rest of the season. got the Sox back on their stride and we won the pennant.
 Getting back to Young, he's a won- der. Any man that can win upward of 500 games in fast society is a mar vel. And you can bet that the old boy has a lot of good baseball in his make. up yet. Watch him."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-01
Southern Leagues Seeking More
 Money From the CIeueland Club

can southpaw, is expected to arrive next week from Los Angeles, while Rhoades will bring his contract to Mo bile. as will Stovall and Perring.
 Elmer Flick Is expected to sign at once. while the following already have signed: Mig Clarke, Harry Bemis, Gro- yer Land. T. H. Easterly and Deacon Jim McGuire, catchers; Addie Joss, Heinie Berger. Cy Young, Glen Lieb- hart. Ed Foster. Cy Falkenberg. W. S. Wright, Irwin Cough, pitchers; Billy Speas outfelder; Manager Lajoie, BiI- ly Bradley, Terry Turner. John Miller, infielders; Bill Hinchman and Danny Sullivan, utility men.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-01

No longer need the partridge be afraid to sound his gladsome call through the forests of Alabama or to show himself in the scattered brush of the woods. for with the dawn Of dog or the deadly gun of the hunter missioner took him under his protec- lion until next November.
 The dove. too breathed sigh of re- lief. for no longer must he fear the day. the State Game and Fish Com the all embracing arm of the State law having surrounded him with an inviolable protection until next Au- gust.
 Sportsmen who have taken advan- taRe of the hunting season. on both birds. state that the game has been more plentiful under the operation of the game laws this past season. than at any time during the past ten years. They state also. that there has been more game birds within a reasonable trip of their home town. than hereto fore. and all ascribe the changed con dition to the operation of the game laws of the State. in the cutting down of the numbers of pot hunters, and guns in the hands of negroes.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-01
Yunq's Restaurant
 26 North Court Street 1he Place for Every DeLcacv of Lana and Sea
Brewton IS Anxious to See One
 Big Decisive Basket Ball Battle

Brewton. Feb 2S.-(Special. )-Plans are on foot looking to the arrange ment of a game of basketball here between the Y. NJ. c. A. team of Mobile. winners of the Southern cham pionship series. and the Athletic Club team of Birmingham. the game to be played at an early date. and it Is pro- posed that a reception and dance be rendered them after the game.
 D In the game gr1n,e,a last night between the Y. M. c. A of Mobile. the local boys realized they were up against the real article before the game started. and this perhaps contributed to their down-all. By system of splendidly worked signals and fast work. Mobile got things going so fast that the 'o-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-01

when they have opportunities to go to faster company and draw bigger sal aries. Players work harder and give their clubs better results when they are ambitious to graduate into faster company. whereas many would be in- different if they knew the future held nothing of promise for them. As long as there are ma Tor and minor leagues, players In the latter will be sold to the former The arrangement is thorough. ly equitable and nobody has any com plaint. It is up to minor league man. agers to discover and develop high incentive when they know there Is a market for this kind of man. after he has earned them big sums by his fine playing.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-01
BIG LEAGUERS OFFER
 HELP TO CHARLEY BABE

One reason why Charley Babb is al- ways there with a team Is shown by the fact that he has friends In the big leagues. For instance. Charley Is be- moaning the fact that he has not se- cured a good catcher to fill the shoes of Frank owens. Manager Lumley of the Brooklyns learns of Babb pre- dicament and hurries to Memphis to see what he can do to assist the man. ager of the Turtles. He offers him Starna gle, man who has made a rep utation in the Tri-State. Tn case this man does not suit Babb. Lnmley says that he has one or two others on his string which he will offer his former teammate.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-01
HEIDRICK IS MOST
 SELFISH OF PLAYERS

When ball player Is unreasonable he can be more aggravatIlg than the most fastIdious prima donna. says q St Louis exchange
 Emmett Heidrick. who played the outfield for the Browns the latter part of the season. furnishes an illustra- tion
 McAleer believed that Heidrick would do much to win the pennant for St Louis. so he secured him at fancy figure. and for time at least 1t seemed that the wise Jeclns had fig urod we'll for Hetdrick started off like a house afre. and played sDleu- did ball. Then condition however. began to tell, and his work Was so poor that he had to be taken out of the game.
 He played exactly in twenty-slx games. for which he received s1.5OO. rather fair pay that
 McAleer seems not to have lost hope in him, believing that if he couli get
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-01
MCGINNITY BUYS
 THE NEWARK CLUB

Montgomery friends of Joe McGin- nifty. who pitched ball here, ore he 1e- cana known as the Iron Man, by win ming National League pennants all by his lonesome, will be interested in Knowing that Joe Is now full hedged magnate.
 lyn and New York star has purchased the Newark Club of the Eastern League and that he will manage the team this coming season. The announcement vas made from Oklahoma where McGinn1ty is staying at the present time. The Iron Man had asked McGraw for one more chance. but failing to. get that, decided to enter the minors Tn the ca pacity of ,nanager-owner, or not al all: r q smith. a Chirago millionaire. is associated with McGinnity in the deal.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-01

starts for spring practice at Southern Pines, N. c.
 Bill McEinnon vs. Jimmy Gardner, twelve rounds. at Boston.
 Florida opens soif championship tournament begins at Palm Beach. Eugene Tremblay vs. John Billeter, for tch-as-catch-can lightweight championship at Cleveland, O.
 Saturday.
 Boston National League team starts for spring practice at Augusta. St. Louis Nationals start for spring practice at Little Rock
 Annual Indoor athletic meet at Georgetown University.
 Opening of automobile show In Bos- ton geles Derby at Arcadia.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-01
CALENDAR OF SPORTS

Monday. Tournament of the American Bowl. ing Congress in Pittsburg continues all week.
 Detroit American League team starts Tor spring practice at San Antonio, Texas.
 Washington American League team starts for spring practice at Galveston, Texas.
 Opening of automobile show in Buff falo.
 Opening of automobile show in om- aha.
 Jimmy Britt vs. Adolphe French, lightweight, twenty-one rounds, In Pa ris
 Opening of the season of the Pacific Baseball League.
 Tuesday. Philadelphia National League team
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-01

calls had hard work to hold them down at all. although they played clever ball. The locals are some pumpkin themselves when 1t comes t0 playing basketball. and are confident that they will make better showing at the game to be played in Mobile next Friday evening.
 The score was 46 to 22 in favor of Mobile.
 The lineup was as follows;
 B. c. I-Davison and Sowell f.; Penn, C.; McMillian and Rabb, g.
 '. M c. A.-Soost and Hinkley. f; Penny, c; Courtney and Randall. z.
 Referee, Barbour; tfmekeeper Willis.
 Penn. of the locals. made 12 out of l4 foul goals. and threw two field goals. Dawson and Rabb also did some good work.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-01
SENTELL IS CAPTAIN
MOBILE NAMES MAN TO RUN TEAM
 ON THE FIELD.
Benson, the Star Third Stacker, Ia HoIdig Out For More Money, Not Wanting to Play in the
 South.

Mobile, Feb 2S.-(Special. )-Paul Sentell. last years premier shortstop. has been named as the captain of the Mobile 1909 team. Manager George Reed having confirmed the appoint ment of Sentell to man the team while they are on the field.
 Sentell Is good. heady man and his appointment as captain is pleasing to the fans, who have the greatest faith in him. Elmer Benson. who cov- cred third for the local team last year. is holding out for more money. and yesterday his contract was returned unsigned. Benson does not want to come South, to play ball any more and 1t Is thought that this Is the reason he returned his contrat, using more mon ey as an excuse.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-01

Clark Griffith has the following to say in reference to the wisdom in buy ing ball players:
 Tt has been claimed by some people that the Cleveland Club made fool ish trade in giving Chech and Ryan and a bonus of S10.000 for Young. Don't you believe it? Why, Young will draw that $1o,Oo0 the first three games he pitches for Cleveland, and he'll keep on winning. too. with that team be- hind him,
 Tt pays a club to invest money in players, under certain conditions. Last season, for instance, when the Cleve- lands were going badly the owners bought Altizer and Falkenburg from Washington for s1o,OoO. The switch did both men good. and they played like fends, giving the Maps new lease of life, and helping them back
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-01
SID SMITH BACK
 WITH BILLY SMITH

Sid Smith will look natural in an Atlanta uniform this coming season. The T hta big ia catcher looked all to the good when he joined the Ath letics last spring. but he failed to make strong impression with Connie Mack after tho training season was over. and fig ured in deal. whereby he landed in st Louis
 The fans of Philadelphia severely criticised the Athletic manager for making the trade, but the turning of smith back to the Southern. shows the wisdom of Mack in making the trade whereby he got player of some promise.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-01
Minor League Ball Clubs Must
 SeH Players During Season

Owners of ruinor league clubs are not open to criticism for selling their star players. They are in the business to buy, develop and sell players, and if they do not sell before the drafting season opens, they take a chance on losing a world-beater for draft price. Major league clubs can take only one player. but it can not be told which one will be lost in that manner until lots are drawn. Had not Marquard been sold for $11,0 by the Indianapo- lis Club before the opening of the drafting season. he would have been drafted and when lots were cast might have been drawn instead of Hayden.
 And then 1t would be unjust to the players to keep them in a minor league
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-01

Josh Clarke, Cleveland's star left fielder, is holding out for better terms than offered him in the contract mailed him some weeks ago. He has express ed his complaint. but the club has not heard from him since giving him per mission to report in Mobile March 15 instead of March s.
 Sitton, former Nashville pitcher. and Briscoe Lord and Thomas Raftery out also. The club thinks they will sign when they realize the number of men now under contract. Wilbur Goode, outfielder, also Is holding out.
 The contract of Andrada, the MeXi-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-01
NOTICE BANKRUPT SALE.

Pursuant to an order made by the United States District Court. Middle District of Alabama, in Bankruptcy. l. Receiver of Helms Mercantile Company. Bankrupt, will offer to the highest bidder. for cash. dur ing legal hours of sale, subject to approYal of said Court on the 10th day of March. 1909 at the storehouse formerly occupied by the bankrupt at Montgomery. County of Mont gomery. State of Alabama, stock goods wares and fixtures located at Montgomery and Floralla, Alabama. Inventory now on file.
 Montgomery Ala. 27th day of February 1909 GEORGE ST ART --mou-2t Receiver.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-01

the erstwhile star down to playing weight he would again show the form nous players in the country some few years ago. With this object in view. MoAleer wanted Heidrick to spend a few weeks at French Lick Springs, to reduce himself at the clubs ex- pense, but this was turned down. In other words, Heidrick refused to give a few weeks of his time to ht himself to again earn a big salary on the ball field
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-01
MANY CHANGES AMONG
 THE CHICAGO NATIONALS

The baseball fans of the country will hardly recognize the Cubs this year, unless several of the champions make new resolutions. Evers. Kling and oth- CTS are holding out for more coin say ing that they are done with the game. while Chance Is announcing that he is going to let some more of the cham pions travel.
 Blaine Durbin harA already been dis. posed of, after being kept idle for two years by the Chicago team, and now 1t Is annouueed that Jimmy Slagle Is to be ahapped. together with LundgEen.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-01
TALKS OF PLAYGROUND.
&rieId Secretary Of National ASsOcIa-
 ton AddresSen Mobile Audience.

Mobile, Feb. s-(special)-At a well attended meeting in the Mobile Theatre this afternoon movement which is expected to result in the forming of a playground association, was addressed by C. <, Hammer, field secretary of the National Playground Association.
 Mir. Hammers address pointed out the way and benefits of playgrounds for children and at the conclusion of the meeting it was decided to hold a pub lie meeting tomorrow afternoon at 6 o'clock in the Y. NJ C. A. when the local al~assnciatiou-W be formed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-01
CARGO OF BALL PLAYERS
 WORTH OVER $200, 900

When the special train carrying the Chicago White SoX pulled out of tho station in the Windy City it carried d most valuable cargo, as figured at present market value, the diamond Slaves could he sold on the block for something like $200,000.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-01

pocket and handing it up to the bat ters. I just about figure that 1t is a two or three hits. Young may aId strength to the Maps. but Joss Is the man we have always feared. The only with him is when the weather is good and hot. In the spring and fall though, we are lucky to foul a bali oft Addie."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-01
# IS Nou Unlawful to Kill
 Quail and Dove in Alabama

However with the closed season on quail and doves on. the hunter need not despair utterly. Ducks may be killed for some time yet. as may other wild fowl frequenting the marshes and lake shores.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-01
MIKE DOHLIN SIGNS
 VAUDEVILLE CONTRACTS

Mike Donlin is still riding the high horse and refuses to sign with Brush for less than $S,OO6 per year. On Wednesday Mike received a letter from the boss of the New York Giants. which stated that he would have to sign at less figure or not slgn at all, and ai- most immediately Mike signed up a vaudeville contract. which will keep him on the stage until July 1b.
 Mike swears that he will not cancel his vaudeville contracts under any oth- CT circumstances than a contract from Brush calling for the $S 900 which he covets, for his baseball work.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-01
JOSS IS THE MAN WHO
 MAKES FEM ALL SIT DOWN

'"They can talk about their Browns; their Reulbachs, their YounEs and walshes" says Germany Shaefer. "but when see Addie Joss out on the hill, taking the ball out of his htp
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-01

EVERYBODY IS WELCOME TO look through our new store and greenhouse at 116 Dexter Avenue. There Is nothing like 1t anywhere in the South.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-01
Montgomery Agency of United States Mortuaue & Trust Co.

No G. S. Perry St. Prepared to make loans improved city property upon favorable terms. Money act uaily on hand. No red tape or delay
 JOHN RANDOLPH. Agent
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-01
NOTICE.

Having no interest in the Pure Food Grocery Co. since November 18th, will not be responsible for any debts. Mrs. J. 6 simms, assuming all indebtedness.
 --2t MRS E. J. WILLIE
The daily sentinel., 1909-07-27

Mile of Gtterng Pageany will be Seen Upon the
"A M Doors Open at and P M. Performance Beginning
One Hour Later Under WATERPROOF Tents
The daily sentinel., 1909-07-27

Alburtus the young hypnotist who
advertises to give fun and excitement
at the opera house tonight. has start
ed well with the exciting part of the
proposition With his long sleeper in
the window of Loeffler's store he has
got the town talking ArZullia, think
ing Arzullia and no doubt he will
get a very large crowd to go to the
opera house tonight and see Arzullia.
From exchanges received at this Of
flee. we are led TO believe that Arzul
liza is an attraction well worth seeing
when she is awakened at the opera
house tonight. Alburtus is very
young man but his experience in his
line of endeavor has been extensive
under the tutilage of his father. one
of the oldest hypnotists in America
and now travelling with the son, he
has learned all that is known so far
in the mystic world. Alburtus and
Arzullia together with their clever
company of vaudevillians are said to
give a most remarkable performance
and as we have never had perform
ance here like that of Arzullia the
house will doubtless be crowded to-
night
S. b. Hutchinson came in last night
from several days visit to what he
calls The Red Apple Park" This
is a fine tract of land not far from
Rhone station and near the big
Haines orchard which is planted to
splendid red apple trees. the different
sections of the tract being owned by
Rich-Hutchinson, Frank Davis. DR..
Smith, and number of other gentle
men. II promises TO become one of
the finest and most productive or
chard sections in the valley
The Great Western Sugar company
has lost 40-acre field of seed alfalfa
near Brush, Colo, to the appetite of
grasshoppers. Nothing but the stalks
remain. As far as can be learned no
Others have suffered material loss
The Seventeen-year locusts are com
ing Out in large numbers at present.
They are doing no damage but are
making good deal of music.
Mrs. Harold Lutes left yesterday
for visit of a few days with her
parents at Thomasville. Colo. and
to escape from the hot weather for
few days.