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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-09
Montgomery Baseball Club
 Ls NoU Firmly on Its Feet

It fs possible that nowhere in the United States. is there q baseball club in a city the size Of Montgomery. that has the financial solidity that the To-
 In the Spring of 1so7, when the Montgomery Baseball Company was formed. numbers of small the love Of the game and to help the best advertisement that the city. of Montgomery could have. As an fnducement to sell more stock the Bssebail Company announc- to the person. who bought seven shares of stock whste a number of extra shares of stock. were sold in this way the issuance of so many season passes knocked the club out of lots of reys-
 This Spripg- the Baseball Company decided to do away with the -givtng of annual passes. to the plrchasers, of fact was made public by the follow ing letter that was sent G5 the var ious stockholderst
 : Dear Sir. At q recent. meeting of gomery Rasebal Company .itswas de- cided to issue no more passes to stock holders. Thts is merely . plain busi- ness proposition. and must appeal ss to sustaining. and are using every effsFt s gssgsS gSsgSS aaslSlessss as5 Baifssi ifssi sa sisss inSs x B Sss ss ss Is ss neaded yeHr assistanpee Aigat5tB is only due you <that your stock should be sell. The Company is not ip. a condi- tion to buy this stock. but few inem- bsrs of the Board will perhaps pur- chsse same. The Board of Directors stood that this iR not, a freez-out game. nor a disposition on their part to force you. to .sahs
 will take for your hoIdfngs. and as soon az receive q sufiieient number of proposals, will submit same promptly. We are all working to make community and we hope to do so from now on. and we count on you ta- help us,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-09

The Foxes got in on sch edule time yesterday morning, and a rattling good
 looking bah team if looks to be. ,. the least superstitious for he drove up yesterday with an even thirteen ath- ietes. and from the makeup of the
 viii give somebody a lot of trouble to stay in front in the Sally race this year
 we miss our guess.
 Ross Helm, the old Montgomery Ia
 open festivities this afternoon for them--if the Florala boy has anything
 that he had last year land It IS sald that he is in even better shape) the some rough sledding today. Among the other pitchers is Mcleod, big right
 handler that Ross brought from Eio-
 rala and is chaperoning this year. Pop Eyler, the old Little Rock pitcher that has done a lot of damage in the south : ern League IS another and Fucich. q New Orleans boy. Is the fourth The fifth member of the slab dspaTsmenL a.,s IS
 and about the same heighth and build ,--and that is going some,
 All of the i've pitchers are good big
 esGM Cid and six ensfd iest and salf high John
 Fox was with Macon In 1907 and last
 year .twas with Richmond in. the Vtr- ginia League where he won twenty six and lost twelve of his games ana John Messing the hard working Mo- bile- Shreveport catcher, and Coveney. who was secured last spring by Allan to Columbus, form the backstop de- partment, though Massing is being played just now in right Held; HilIe: who was secured From Cleveland oy Fox. is playing third base with Hale at short. Hale was drafted by Atlanta from the Grand Rapids club of the
 Central League and Fox got him from
 Abeut the oldest head that they have
 ts Iohn Bammert. one of the most ex- perienced ball players tnH the country. Last season he was one of the judges of play in the Cotton States League. He knows the game from A to z and should be a great help In balancing the Infleid this summer. Jim Fox himself Is On first, and local fans are pain : make 'em much faster than the long
 boy. and he can hit that ball some at
 that.
 Lis IVardeuaan, & semi-pro who has been playing in different places in. Georgia. The third man IS Riggs wno was with Richmond last year Tn the Virginia
 League. where he hdt ;s4s I5 n laa E games. sn ty-seven sacrifice hits. Riggs was
 with Connie Mack when the Athletics
 were in Montgomery in the Spring of
 lD aDS steknes snd pfSysd wiph Sim Sg 0nt n Salt Lake and says that he Is about
 as finished a ball player as one often sees. Prom the looks of things Fox has in Riggs one of the best men that will show in the South Atlantic this
 season and by the same token Fox has
 ball team that will not only make
 Columbus proud of them this summer,
 but will make them all go some, and that goes for Big Eds people this af-
 ternoon.
 Ross Helm received a hearty well
 gomsrY. yesterday. He is a great fa-
 vorite m Montgomery and Justly so. for
 they donaf make much better chars
 than this Florala boy. He says his
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-09
NEW PITCHER PROVES
 TO BE A MAJOR LEAGUER

Kansas City, April IA joke was played on old Dick Cooley, a former major leaguer, who owns and manages the Topeka team, Western League. When Cooleys club played the Blues yesterday Tamehill was in the stand. and Cross asked him to get into a Kansas City uniform and go into the box late in the game. This Tannehill did for a joke. Cooley had made three hits In as many times up. ana then faced Tannehill. TannehtH put the bali oyer. in major league style. and z G,s;nnley- tssst;:Ss GSt CT tnree nices ones. He. ldok&d at Tannehill for a minute, and fhen said to Cross. Who Is the ne% ea%oh. that Is youngster we are try ing out; but don't think he will make the team." replied Cross.
 ssps ,ll, if he don't. just give me a line on him." said Cooley. IT think can use him to advantage"
 But C0oley was not satisfied. When Tannehiit went to the bench after re- tiring the Topeka team in. order, Coo lev walked over toward him. Tanne- hill saw he was going to be exposed, and started around the park as if Cross had sent him to the clubhouse. Cooley took after him and caught him in center field. When he recognized Iannehli!. Cooley came across and bought"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-09

Every one of the. directors have gonA down deeply into their pockets
 s s sss they the sant feel Rs Da.as ss nps any more money. nor do we think
 !. II. x,as. ss'Dss'frIl9g K. ,. yesess; Chamber.
 "Secretary." President" 7"
 The result of this was to cause the registertng of husky kicks on the part @ Sought enough aioek n lsos ap to the annual passes. These stoekhnt- ders even went so far as to club to- 'gether. put the matter in the hands of against the Baseball Company on the grounds that they were entitled to the annual passes during the season of tat9 6s Hs sss e9psBS s smByf Bsfn fir e s aSgs sog gsss osass onassns G tSs se9a ssa
 nave quietly sold their stock to diff- erentS fnembers of the Company The recaicitrant stockholders who thought sss, nnsily saw things "S in adhI dinspsr. @ Hght--the threatened suit wass drop ped and many of them have sold their
 The stock of the Company is nov getting into the hands and control of . only have the means. but the incana-
 sSa.,ld Sa to bs A os tAs eGss elss bsst vAs issfsisl s.sss 0rs91sisft l1s in the unitsd 'f' As { member of the Company said ,,it was not ths plirpos6 of the Gonapa- lstockholders-Ttha company was gratA. .ful to them for what they have dona, in the. past and. be said that the Com. ,pany took the view. that if anybody put their money in it, simply tothelS out and not as an asinvsstment. 1t lWas due them to get as much of their rsofss ey. back as jthewsl could raise fromg the
 The MontsonerR BaseSaii G co,nbhns N is now a live busihess propositf5n President Chambers has made an un1 qualified success.ias the executive head of the organization. From the first. 1t has been his one idea | make tho company strictly business and self sus- taining, and it looks now as if his sf- forts have been met with success. Y
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-09
Money Will Bring Kefchel
 and O'Brien Together Again

"Show me the money and will meet Jack O'Brien in a six-round fight in this city" said Stanley Ketchel to the writer yesterday afternoon. T beat the Philadeluhian to a standstiii in ten rounds and can repeat the trick in six" added the Western cowboy : "You know that let 0Brien wallop me as hard as cold on the jaw, in the mouth and on the chin in the fourth. seventh and eighth rounds of our last bout, expecting that he would fight him self out. And he did. Then in the ninth and tenth rounds l sailed in to finish him and did the trick. There sfrair. ana pc eHcepting n fsp' I viii T se. q faster faster pace. win condense. twenty rounds of Hkhting in six. and if you people ssrs ssrs o n sat a city yAtsf ss Rsese asver cd himself of this lengthy challsnge he hied, himself of to the Biiou The atra. where boxed three rounds with Harry Jones and on a call for speech blushing like a school Rlrl making her May Day debut, he advanced to the footlights and in an audible voice
 "This is my first theatrical engage .ment. also my first speech before crowd. l am not an easy money cham: lively fRht than SI0.0o0 on the stage. So, 1T Jack O'Brien or any ohters want another chance at me and my manager time I'd like to see if Jack Johnson can stand my wallops any better than the others did. know that if the see a slashinR bout 1t he toes the scratch and fights. If Johnson Is the greatest fighter in the world he should but If he cannot light any better than he did with Tommy Burns he can't beat me-"
 ed from New York over the phone, where negotiations have started for a match with Langford. Philadelphia friends tell Britt to leRveLangford nothing to gain beating the Boston negro, and a whole lot to lose should Ketchel be defeateu- The Western boy has the punch and unless Johnson puts him away quickly. he will prove to Do q thorn in the big neRro's side.
 When questioned about the reported
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-09
Famous Mississippi Fancier
 of Dogs in tue ALabana Fields Club

The Southern Field Trial Club is @etfingst0 be even. more of q success tban even it's most enthusiastic friends hoped for, and there Is hardly q ques- ton now. but that next to the United States Field Trial Club. at Grand Junc- ton the Alabama club will be the ban ner one of the cour try. |. Stock has been sold rapidly during ing fin from various parts of the United States and Canada. One of the latest checks for stock that has been receiv- ns hv c-c-@t- yir-st~eo v.,~s s~ns. 0y W, Titus. of West Point, Miss, one of the most famous practical dog men in the world. It is possible that Mir. IT, tus will be named as one of the di- rectors' when incorporation papers are filed. which will be done within the next few days. Hs
 Among the latest registrations In the Field Dog Stud Book. Is the three year old ,White. .hlaek. and tan. Ilewellin setter bith, "Dans Ruby Girl" the nroperty or one of the gentlemen who did soc muck t0wsrds putting the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-09
THE RACES
ResaIts at ,Jacksoaville..

Jacksonville. Flaa April S.-First race, i've furlongs: Rpseboro II. Ill (B. Burton) to won; Ora, Sudduth. lar. Ill s(W, Bdrton) even, thifd. Time 'i:2o S-5. Charley ,Lusk, Vendor, Sir iVagrant. Miss Perigord, Dew of Dawn, Kate Carney. Lucy Young. RuiIoba etts sFu NJ. lo4 3rrsnkiinp t tS 5 SsSn won; St. Aulair, 1o7' (Harty) to 1 second 1; Time 1:ss Variation, Gay King, Spring Fog. St. Abe. Hawkstiight ran.
 Third race, i've and q half furIongs: Chief Hales. leS, lLoyelll 8 to won; Ray Ray r95Smpsoh Thompson 1Ss (TSnngge to sec; third; Tine !;l2 2-s: Pearl Hopkins.
 Fourth race. five and half fur longs: Precedence, TOT "A. Martini 8 to 1 won; Carrie Elder. Tor (Brannon) (HatchettJ to third. Time 81:ii S-O. Golmo, spangiyd Banner. Mer- rigo, Herlida ran.
 Fifth race: Five FurIongs: Joe En- rich. 1O5 (Reld) to 1 won; P. J. Me Carthy, $s7 (FEanklin) 8 to 2 second; Harkaway. l1o lBrannon) to 5 mansc. Prince Alert. Low HesTTt. im- M Sixth race. six furiongs: cailileo 10S (Rrannonl to $ won; Merry Belle, 1O9 (Grifinl ! to 5 second; Mss K. O. B 109. (Young) 8 to 5 third Time l:1s. Moves. Aunt Tabitha, Wine Mer- chant. Lamp Trimmer. May Jene ran.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-09
Long Jin, Fox Is Here ~
 With Dandy Looking Tean.

wife and baby are in Columbus and getting along famously.l He has rent- ing house. He and his wife are ai- ready in love with ColuE1bue. buttboth of them will always have a soft spot in their hearts for Montgomery ".
 A redhot battle was on tap for yes terday when the clerk of the weather got gay in spripkling it out. probably thinking 1t was Easter already. The announced in The Advertiser yester- day. Bliss will hurl and as the big Fellows arm is right the scrap between
 he and Helm promises to be some fight. Ladies will be admitted free and the contest will be called at 3 o'clock sharp.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-09

Southern Field Trial Club, on its feet ..Dans Ruby Girl" a7sps} was bred by Va ,os,S I0mssCca, oI Anrssorn, e Sonn; sne n was certainly bred in the purple. Her sire was ,Rubys, Dan {1es2ll- and her dam was Betty s. t1082s).
 One of the transfers of last week was Roy Whitestpne, an English sst- ter dog, that Lee Holmes. of this city. sold to Coke Murphy, of Lufktn, Texas.
 Among the recent high class addi- tions to the blue biooded canine fam tly.. of Montgomery, is the Lleweiiin Setter Bitch Belle Giearn, F. D. q. g. R. No. l7as7. purchased short time since by Messrs. W. W. Graves and E. B. Joseph.
 A recent issue of the American Field records the nomination of four high class derby prospects in the Sixth Am erican Field Futurity, recently wlisipsd by Beilel GIeanl,c and sired by the not. ed Gladstone Clean 1i04s ED. D. s. Ps ..A tassas9fsf .fs rsAs
 Thtm fiftars nasaaaaau hRrsax,A =. ss.s. ,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-09
MOBILE HAS LANDED = CATCHER BERT BLUE

Columbus. O.. April 6-Connie sprang 2 surprise by announcing that he had Iosed & deal with Mobile for the re- lsase of Catcher Bert Blue, who has been playing first base for the Tanni- gahs during Barr's lay-off. Blue has his throwing arm in condition this spring. and the cold weather since leaving the South has not benefited it any; consequently Manager Mack de- cided that warm climate would be best for all concerned. .-s s
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-09
HAL CHASE IN
 A PEST HOUSE Has Severe Case of
 Smallpox. TEE WHOLE TEAM SCARED An the New York Americans Are vaeeinated. TAs Great First Stacker Has Dsea n . sanitary Hespftsl At A.susta
 For The Ls.t 1.res
 Days.

Augusta. Ga. April s--Haf Chase. the first baseman of the New York Ameri- can team. is in the pest house here. with severe attack Of small pox ana the other members of. the team. are watching their arms and wondsrink if the vaccine virus. will put thsm out of the game before the season opens. They were ail vaccinatsd as soon as chase's condition became known,
 . Chase was taken sick here. fna- rnedfateiy after the teams arrival from Macon. about week ago. Two or three days ago, the physicians pro- nounced 1t smallpox and sent the fam gus tnftelder to the pest house.
 The authorities Suppressed the fact that chase's illness was smallpox. however. and gave out that he was auf- fertng from stomach troubIa.. They even denied the truth of the report until this morning, when the members of the team who had been vacoinnfsd. told the facts.
 The physioians say there is no danger of serious terminatfon of Chases illness. nor do they believe that the other members of the team will suffer. any moro serious inconvenience than sore arms. ss&Safs
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-09
BIRMINGHAM PLAYER
 IS IN THE HOSPITAL

Birmingham. April s--(Special)-- First report of trouble received today when Walter Morris. shoftstop, pro- cured from St Louis, wired that he was forced to undergo an operation, and would not report within the month Manager Molesworth, has wired throughout the big leagues for two in- feiders. ~
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-09
Claim wacIxer.

Cincinnati. April s.--The Pittsburg
 National League today claimed Pitch CT Charles wacker on whom waivers were asked by the Cincinnati Club
 some days ago. Wacker probably will leave tonight to join the PittsburE team in the South.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-09
Birnsingham Signs.

Cleveland. O.. April s.--Qeorge Hir- mingham. outf1elder. forwarded his signed contract to Manager LaJoie, at New. Orleans. today. This cuts down team 10 three-Stovali. sitton and RafHerty. The latter says he will sign before the Cleveland team leaves New
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-09
May step rem.

Washington. April s.--'Tf if is found that there Is the slightest dan- ger of contagion." said Health ofsicer Woodward. T will take immediate steps to prevent the team from coming to this city. Should they get th1s far. and 1t is found that they have been In range of infection from Chase. they will be quaranitned here."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-09
Frank Gets shrirnr.

New Orleans, April 8.-Manager Charles Frank, of the New Orleans baseball clubS announces that he has purchased Catcher Pop. Shriyer from the Pittsburg Nationals, Shriver will report here Ina few days from Hot with his team.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-09
Hlgh Liernss For lTealrms.

Redding. Cal, April s.--Fifty dollars day has been fixed by the city trus- tees as the license fee to be paid by fortune tellers and ciaifvoyants who want to do business in Bedding.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-09
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Lynchburg. Va. April s.--Manager George gtailings of the New. York Americans said today that the other players of the team have not been with him for nine days. and that all team paraphernaiia has been fnnigated.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-09

est class of blood lines and will doubt- less prove hot contenders for Field Trial honors.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-09

Put up in Giask Jugs. One gallon Cream of kentucIky,
 e3-O0. Express paid. Grell Trading Co. Pensacola. Fla.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-07-08
PERSONAL.

Mrs. Bond is visiting in north
Missouri.
Miss Lena Pruitt is home from
Pennington.
VIM. Gross was here from Pied
mont Sunday.
Ed. Farmer is going to Oklaho-
ma this month.
B. G. Nance of lockwood was
in town last week.
E. H. Fairc1ild is spending a
week with no ne folk.
Miss Blanche Fletcher is visiting
her parents in Arcadia.
Miss Efie Baldwin left Monday
for Sapulpa, Oklahoma.
S. P. Ringo and family went to
st. Louis this morning.
Mrs. Geo. Davis and sons of
De Soto were in Ironton last week.
Gof Whitworth of st. Louis
spent a couple OF days here this
week.
Mrs. w. Curry and children OF
Blackwell are guests of relatives
in the valley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Olsen, of Granite
City, ILL.,, are visiting their daught-
er, Mrs. j. M. Hawkins.
Mrs. Della Kuehle and son.
Freddie, left Tuesday for theiI
home in Murphysboro, Ills.
George Hughes and son Of
Temple, Texas, arrived Monday on
a visit to Mrs. j. A. Hughes.
DR.. E. w. Bliss and wife of De
Soto were guests of S. w. An
drews and family this week.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-07-08
Try a sack of that Hen Feed at
Barnouse's.
Graniteville News.

Will Edmonds is spending a few
days in Denver, Colorado.
A. j. Sheahan was in st. Louis
last week.
Miss Maude Ferguson is spend
ing a few days in Ste. Genevieve
and st. Louis.
Ed Quesnall went to st. Louis
Monday Of last week.
We are glad to say that little
Paul Rice, who has been very sick
with whooping-cough, is much
better at this writing.
Mrs. Hitzeman, of Bismarck,
spent last week with her mother,
Mrs. Kerchner.
We hear that Mr.. Dolph Mayes
and wife will leave July 10th, for
Red Granite, Wis.,, whore they
will make their future home.
Mr.. Jos. Dubacher, ST., returned
home from Pennington Thursday,
where a successful operation was
performed for the restoration OF
his eyesight.
Mr.. York, of st. Louis, was the
guest Of his daughter, Mrs. w. r.
Allen, Jr., this week.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-07-08

here by Philip Abernathy. He will
probably continue throughout the
week.
Quite a number of former resi-
dents visited Annapolis during the
4th of July holidays.
The picnic at Ironton was we'll
attended by the people of Annap-
oils and from the country around
here. All report a good time;
plenty to eat and drink.
Charles Williams and wife, our
postmaster and assistant, are Wis
iting relatives on Crane Pond. Mr..
John Seal is attending to the post
Office in their absence.
DR.. Mofit was in town this morn
ing. He also was called in Sum
day. Cooney MIN Brewer should
hang up his violin, as the DR.. has
got him skinned.
Seven head of cattle were killed
at one time on the railroad, below
Annapolis, one day last week.
Sam Warner from Redford ship
ped a car load of cattle from here
last week, and is here to-day with
another car.
Constable Daniels is in Annap-
oils to-day, looking after official
matters. BULLETIN.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-07-08
StOrey-Baird,
LDunklin Democrat.l

tDunklin Democracy
At the home of the brides par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. M. Baird,
at Senath, at 9 o'clock, A. M. We'd
nesday, June 80, 1909, Otis FL.
Storey was united in marriage to
Miss Huldah Baird, the ceremony
being performed by Rev. H. F.
Cusic, a Methodist minister, of
Camargo, ILL.,, an uncle of the
groom. About seventy-five friends,
we'll wishers and kin, witnessed
the ceremony, and babe the happy
couple a pleasant journey, they
leaving at once for Dawson
Springs, KY, by way of Memphis.
The fortunate groom is cashier of
the Citizens Bank of Senath.
He was raised in Illinois, but lived
at Paragould several years, and
went to Senath three years ago,
and was connected with the Cancer
Store Co., later was cashier of the
Bank of Senath, and a few weeks
ago went to the Citizens Bank.
LILO 10 q budA VI SOOo uOlllGJ VA
cellent habits, has many friends,
and bids fair to make a strong
business man. The bride is one
of Dunklin county's most worthy
daughters, a cultured, educated
lady, and is in every way worthy
of the best husband to be found.
She is the daughter of Jas. M.
Baird, Senath's PIONEER merchant,
and her mother was one of the
prominent Douglass family. The
bridal party was accompanied to
the depot by practically all of the
wedding guests, and there was the
usual shower of rice, confetti and
old shoes. Last Saturday evening,
Senath chapter, Order OF Eastern
Star, of which the bride is q mem
Der, gave her a kitchen shower
and provided all that was neces-
sary to at least one branch of good
housekeeping. Many remember
ances we're sent to the bride, be-
fore and after the happy wedding.
--DunkIin Democrat.