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AMERICUS MAY
JOIN LEAGUE OF
AMATEUR BALL
Professional baseball in the small
er cities of Georgia is dead. That
has been proved during the last week
in the effort to revive the old Georgia
State League, which has failed. But
in its place an effort will be made
shortly, it is understood, to substi
tute a form of organized amateur
baseball, and Americus is to be given
the opportunity of having representa
tion in the league, to be composed of
half a dozen cities nearby.
Ten days ago a telegram came to
the local Chamber of Commerce from
■Griffin asking if Americus desired a
place in the Georgia State League,
about to be organized. Secretary
Perkins took the matter up quietly
with several men who had been inter
ested in baseball heretofore and found
no interest. Then came the tentative
organizaton of the league last Sunday
at Macon, with Macon, Griffin, Albany,
Cordele among six Georgia towns in
the proposed league. With the
privilege of membership in the league
■went an assessment of $5,000 for each
city. And the league died aborning.
The following from the Cordele Dis
patch tells of the experience of the
•committee on baseball there, and the
plans being made for an amateur
.league.
“Barney T .Ware. Jake Sheppard
and J. L. Lasseter, representng the
board of trade Wednesday made an ef
fort to get connection with the Geor
gia State League in which Cordele
had been placed on first call and aim
«d at making the season, but after
•consideration it was decided to give
»p the offered berth in the Georgia
League and travel in a less expen
sive league to be formed later when
the college boys are coming home.
“The Cordele enthusiasts are form
ing a board of directors to manage
their ball interests and will ask five
other Georgia cities close by to join
in a three-month season with them.
Fitzgerald, Dublin. Moultrie and Tif
ton”
This is the way the proposal was
met in Albany, as decribed in the
opening paragraphs of a lengthy arti
cle in the Herald:
•*Professional baseball in Albany
is a dead cock in the pit. This is
the verdict of the committeemen
who tried to sell two hundred SSO
shares of stock with a season ticket
-attached to each share.
“Seven committees were appointed
rind each was given a definite sec
tion of the city in which to canvass,
and when they reported back had
the same report to make: “Albany
doesn’t want league baseball this
year.”
Since the disastrous experience with
the game here in the old Georgia
State league, local baseball lovers ex
hibit little enthusiam, and, when ap
proached on a professional baseball
proposition have declared their posi
tion to be hands off. However, it is
believed possible that a movement to
place an amateur team in Americus, in
a league composed exclusively of near
by cities, which would permit of small
traveling expenses, would meet some
encouragement, if properly organized.
Americus is not yet ready for a return
to professional baseball, however, and
the same appears to be true of other
cities of this section.
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\ The Promoter’s Wife
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By JANE PHELPS
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A FULL ( ON FESSION.
CHAPTER LXX.
“Will you remain so dinner with
me?'* I asked; as I returned to my
guest. “Mr. Forbes is not able to
come home. He had to dine with
some out of town men. We will
order the car and take a drive
through the park, so that you will
not be bored.” Disregarding my in
vitation Mr. Frederick asked:
“Does this woman whom you said
your husband visited with his out
of-town customers, or clientele,
live with her husband? Has she
one?”
“Her husband died a short time
ago. She is received—to a certain
extent in good society although she
always has been very unconventional.
“You aren’t—jealous of her?” he
asked the question haltingly. not
looking at me.
“No, and yes.-—I afn not really jeal
ous as one usually thinks of jealousy,
yet 1 AM jealous that he spends his
time with her.
“I see. Well 1 do not think I shall
accept your invitation to dinner to
night. I will hunt up Forbes and
see if I can’t trail along with his out
fit. Excuse my expression, but I too
am Western, you know. 1 will drive
with you, then to his office. Per
haps you will let me telephone him.”
“Certainly.” The door was open,
Mr. Frederick talked rather loudly,
so I could not help overhearing his
conversation with Neil who came to
the telephone at once.
“Helo, this is Frederick. Are you
going to be disengaged this evening?
—lsee!—anyone I know —you don’t
say—why yes, if you are sure I won’t
be butting in. At the club—six-thir
ty—yes, that suits me—l’ll be
prompt. Good bye.” Not one word
about being with me.
“Nothing like fishing,” he laughed
as he returned. “Forbes bit,”
“I have something else to tell you.
I did something while Neil was away
that angered him. I haven’t had
time to tell him just why I did it;
that it was no lack of faith in him
that urged me on, but a wish to set
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him right before my friends, and
his —or those who pretended to be
friendly to him. I went down to his
office to see if I couldn’t find some-
I thing to refute what I thought, still
i thing were lies. His private office
was locked, and so of course I failed.
I told him I had gone down there,
and my reason,— as far as he would
let me. But he was very angry.”
“1 don’t really wonder. You see
I am honest with you. No man
wants anyone, even his wife, rum
maging among his business papers.
It would cause most men to lose
their tempers if it were done.”
“You also blame me?”
“Yes. You should have waited and
told him what you had heard, and
given him a chance to explain or
not as he chose.”
“But I couldn't bear to wait. Mr.
Powers told Lorraine’s father not to
put any money into his, Neil’s
schemes, warned him that he would
! lose it if he did, adding that he, Neil
I was doing crooked work.”
“Powers—-urn —that's too bad. He’s
a pretty big man. not a narrow one
either.”
“Yes, and I so wanted Mrs. Powers
' to me at my affairs.”
“Um— I see, —A wheel within a
I wheel. That was why your friend
| advised you to give up the idea of
doing the society act at present?”
“Yes —I am so mortified.”
“Had you sent out invitations?”
“No—but intended to this week.”
“Don’t!” Then: “I don't know
much about society, but I know you
and I don’t want to be hurt. If
Powers is slammng your husband,
be sure Mrs. Powers will slam you.
Just put off this pa yeditrablew lie e
I have had a look-in and see what I can
I do—if anything, to set Forbes right.
| probably has been foolish, and
' given people some cause to talk. I
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shall know more after I have dined
with that bunch to-night.”
“Are they going to Mrs. Orton’s?”
“I judge they may be going to as
your husband told me to meet him at
the club. Now don’t worry. I gness
on second thought I won't drive with
you. I might make it convenient to
have some business with Powers be
fore night. You go and try not to
worry. Your big brother has it in
charge. Be sure I shall find some
way to help you if it is possible.”
“I know you will,” I replied, walk
ing to the door wtih him, already
happier. I had at least shifted my
load upon broad shoulders.
To-morrow Barbara Spends Tire
Evening Alone.
pIF WOMEN ONLY KNEW.
What a Heap of Happiness It Would
Bring to Americus Homes.
Hard to do housework with an ach
ing back.
Brings you hours of misery at lei
sure or at work.
If women only knew the cause —
that
Backache pains often come from
weak kidneys,
'Twould save much needless woe
Doan’s Kidney Pills are for weak
kidneys.
Read what an Americus citizen says:
Mrs. P. C. Wilkes, 719 Crawford SU
says: ‘‘About six months ago I was
troubled by a severe pain in my back.
I had a dull, constant ache in the
small of my back and could get no re
lief. As one of the family was using
Doan’s idney Pills at the time, I began
taking them. A few doses entirely
cured me of this trouble and I have
never had a return of it since. I have
great faith in this medicine.”
Price £oc, at all dealers. Don’t sim
ply ask for a kidney remedy get
Doan’s Kidney Pills —the same that
Mrs. Wilkes had. Foster-Milburn Co.,
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SUNDAY, APRIL 20, 1919.