The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-06-27
Bessener News

Bessemer June 26-(Special. 1.-The
stockholders of the Bessemer baseball
team held a meeting at the board of
trade rooms today and elected the fol-
lowing men to take charge of the af-
fairs of the new organization:
J. +. Cannon, president; T. r. Full
ton, first vice president; e. A. Veitch,
second vice president; e. A. Little, Sec
rotary and treasurer; T. G. Webb, pub
LEFTY agent.
Each OF the 25 interested stockhold-
ers made talk and much interest and
enthusiasm was manifested. 1t was de-
cided to combine the Bessemer Base
ball association with the Bessemer
Baseball Park association and incor-
Dorate, making the shares SIS each.
stock to be issued to every man for
each SIS paid in. One or two of the
officers will have charge of the sale
of tickets at the park each afternoon.
William Bumgardner was named Gus
todian of the park. The park was
leased for games on July and 5, one
half of the receipts to be received by
the association. The management of the
team was discussed and 1t was decided
to retain Gordon Hickman as manager.
Constable George Houton brought Ed
Cooper a negro, charged with the vio-
lation of the revenue law, to Bessemer
this morning The negro was placed
in the city Jail until this afternoon
when he was taken to Birmingham and
placed in the county Jail.
When news of the action of the
board of revenue as to the erection
of a courthouse was received the cit
liens of Bessemer were much gratifled
and while they are glad that the board
Included Bessemer In the sum total to
bo expended in the construction of
courthouses for the county, they would
have been better pleased had the
amount set aside for this place been
named. AS 1t is no one can tell how
much of the million dollars to be voted
for in the bond election Will be APP
propriated for the improvements in
Bossemer, and for this reason there are
some complaints.
On the evening of the Fourth of July
the Bessemer sports will be treated to
o lively 10-round bout, when Blscoe
Seals of Birmingham and Kid Butch of
Bessemer will don the gloves. Both
men are in prime condition, Seals
weighing 143 pounds, while Butch will
go in a 13S pounds. Seals has had
several hard fought battles in Biz
mingham and New Orleans and believes
he can get decision over Butch, while
the latter is of the opinion that he
can make the Birmingham man take
the shortest number of points.
The two will meet this evening to
e;rr, Ar. rtie1as in TeaSser0qr and the
bout will be before the Bessemer Ath-
lstic club AS the event will come on
n holiday a large crowd Will be out
&c witness the mix-up. During the
evening news of the big fight to be
pulled off that day will be received
while several short boxing matches will
be enjoyed by amateurs.
Miss Lucille Lyle was delightful
hostess this afternoon when she en-
tertalned the Juvenile Music club, which
is composed of the young music pu-
pits of Miss Julia Houston, at the home
of her parents on Twenty fourth street.
The house, which is spacious, was elab-
orately decorated In ferns and sweet
peas The following programme was
rendered by the club members: Rec
ord of the Titanic" by Dorothy HUFF
man; "Fascnation Waltz" by Annie
V. Thornton; Shepherds Evening
Song" Virginia Williamson; Ca
Vote" Virginia Keith BICYCLE
Waltz Doris Lewis; Festival March.
Holen RodenNurg; THE Daisy" Annie
Claire sullivan "Columbine." Lucille
I.ytlc. A drawing contest was en-
icyed. The first prize. box of sta
tionery, was won by Miss Helen Ro-
denburg. The visitors prize, also sta
tionery, was won by Miss Virginia
Keith After other numerous games
delightful ice course was served. Ars
I.vtle war assisted by Miss Kathleen
Moody of Birmingham. The club mem
hers and visitors present were: Misses
Helen Rodenb1rg. Viryinio Es'Sh, Dor
City thurman, Annie Y. Thornton, Vir-
GINA Williamson, Doris Lewis. ANNIE
Claire sullivan. Marian Neal. Ethel VIII
hanson, Florence Btunby, Catherine
Hornsby of Louisiana. Esther Merrill
pnd Edwina Thaggart OF Birmingham