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THE MACON DAILY TELEGRAPH: MONDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 28, 1908 ■K-y-t-H-H'H-K'l 1 i H-H' I M-H"H-frM-M-’H-l-HH-fr-H-H Overcoats and Suits if Sports of All Kinds A Special Sale before the Holidays, of all Suits, Overcoats, Raincoats, Odd* Trous ers, at I BASE BAlX~l—I FOOT BALL H~ BOXING I 25% DISCOUNT Star Clotting Company DAVE WACMTEL Gifts That Will Be Appreciated Tour present should possess quality, beauty and at the name time be aervlceable. We have a line of goods which possess both. Our stock Is complete In variety, style and usefulness. Make your selec* tlon now while the stock Is unbroken. W. W. Williams Co. 10% DISCOUNT Wo offer to our customers a ton per cent discount on all framed pictures. Wo hnvo the largest stock in Middle Georgia. Nothing so appropriate for New Year present. W. LAMAR WILLIAMS, Hardeman Bldg., Cotton Ave.—Phone 58. Imitators Flatter.. If you want Ihe real genuine and only drink that stands the lest, drink Bottled At All Good Dealers 5c Cgntral of Georoia Railway Co. Athens and Maditon Athena and Madlesn Atlanta, Chicago, St. Lauls. ARRIVE FROM— Savannah and Augusta...... Savannah and Augusta...... DEPART FOR— Savannah and Augusta.1:35tm Savannah and Augusta...... * Covington and Eaton tan •11:M«m Batsntsn and Mltlsdssvllls.«.t B:00pm Athene and Maditon ...* 7:40am Athens and Madlesn ...» 4:60pm Atlanta, Cincinnati, Chicago.* ItOOam , Atlanta (Dlxls Flyer) * 3:45am Atlanta and Griffin Atlanta and Orimn ... • 4:33am Atlanta, Chicago, Cincinnati. Atlanta and Griffin • 7:23am Atlanta and Griffin Atlanta and Cincinnati • 1:35pm * Atlanta and Griffin 4:40pm S lumbue and Dlrmlngham..• 2:43am tumbu* and Birmingham. .•11:2Sa m Albany and Montnomary • 3:00am Albany and Montgomery....*1t:40am Amertoue t....* 7:53pm Amorfous •DAILY. tBXCKPT 6UNDAY. JOHN W. BLOUNT, . Current schedules corrected to date. District Passenger Agent. 403 * 8:30am * 1:11pm * 1:15pm t 5:30am •11:00am * 7:45pm *1t;0ftam •11:50am .• 3:02am •11:20am * 3:45pm 7:3Sgm Atlanta and Cincinnati... Atlanta and Griffin Birmingham and Columbus. .VM Birmingham end Columbus..* 4:3! Montgomery and Albany • 1:2) Montgomery and Albany • 4:2t MACON CITY DIRECTORY R. L POLK & CO. have commenced the active canvass of the city; we will include the city proper and all suburbs. * The assistance extended to us from business men * and all others will be sincerely appreciated. R. L. POLK & CO., Publishers JEROME LENNOX, Telephone 21122 7<i7 l’oj.Lw Street ^ll ■^lll■Hl r i ~ ~ - ~ ~ =-**» LOOKS LIKE W. A. JONES WILL BE NEXT PRESIDENT OF THE LEAGUE He Has Support of Four Clubs and Prospect of An other Vote-Some Things About Mr. Boyer. By FRANC MANGUM. Charleston—JNsr Buyer. Savannah—For Boyer. i Macon —Ffcr Hoyer. ! | Columbia—For Jones. | < * • Chattanooga—For Jones. Augusta—For Jones ‘‘"i Jacksonville—For Jones.- Columbus—Doubtful. For Buyer—three; for Jones-four; doubtful—one. That !h, at present, the exact situa tion In the contest for the presidency of the South Atlantic League, a fight which has resolved Itself Into a test of pcrsonul strength between Charles W. Coyer, of Hagerstown. Md., and W A. Jones, of Atlanta, Gu. Statement* to the contrary notivith- nt and lug, the oppoalt on to the re-elec tion of Mr. Boyer Is Just as active as It was two months ago, and Is far more determined and a great deal more promising. The only developments of lute have been the elimination from considerst'on of Grantland Rice and Felix Kohler, although the latter still says lie Is “In the race.*' It Is ndmlttodly a fact that the votes of the Columbia und Chattanooga clubs aro pledged to Mr. Jones, who is lo cated In Jacksonville ns a special agent of the d. H. * F. railroad, and he has • very raison to believe that both Au gusta end Jacksonville will give him their support. Charleston nnd Bavannnh will unquestionably vole for Boyer. Tho Macon clu will also vote for h'in In preference to Mr. Jones. The Columbus vote Is silent, hut is not Incl’ncd to support the pros- ent Incumbent. Hhould Ihe strength of *Mr. Jones thereforo appear as strong at the meeting as both he and others believe, it Is llkfcly that Colum bus will Join with the majority In electing n new pres'dont of the league. The Virginia League. Disappointed In his failure to secure tho presidency of the Virginia Leigue —an office thnt he des'rcd, and one which was virtually assured him .to gether with n substantia! salary—Mis ter Boyer has written to many through out this league announcing his candi dacy far the office of president, and rt.it'ng tint he never had any inten tion of ncccptlng an yother plbco. In this regard. It can bo easily prov en that Royer was consulted by a com mittee from tho club owners of the Virginia Longue, headed by Mr. (Brad ley, of Richmond. (who subsequently voted for Jake Wells) nnd asked to accept the presidency of that'league. The Hilary consideration was d'seuss- ed. of course, nml Mister IToy»-r did not wave the lenxuo officials hack with n Hlrt of his pudgy flat nnd in cold, cold tones art’culate those states manlike nnd Immortal worda “Nay. nay. Paul’ne," as others in similar In stances have done before him. In stead. he gave the Virginia League owners every reason to believe that he would take their ‘Job at the proper time. When the time came. Mister Boyer was not e'ected (the vote was tied) and so he now wants to bully the Bailie League, as he has always done in the past. Mayhaps he’ll sue cecu—maybe lie won't About Bover. Succinctly. Bover should not be pros! ent of the South Atlantic League for the reason that be demands: a sal ary larger than the league can afford to pay; because he has shown partial Ity towards certain clubs: because he does not give trugue matters, pnrticu larly the business of assisting weak clubs, the requisite amount of atten tion, If any at all: became of his notoriously poor Judgment, In tho se lection of umpires, and in the subse quent handling of them; because he does not lend the proper dlginlty to the office; and for other reasons. About Jones. Mr. Jones la desirable as president of the South Atlantic League because he is Qualified for the office, nnd be cause he will reduce Its expenses. In the first place, he offers 10 serve for 3300 less than Is paid Boyer. Second ly, be'ng located Jn tho league, ho will reduce the exDcnso account of the president, particularly the item known as "railroad fare," and will thereby save several hundred more dollars. Be sides, he is a man of this sect’on. hav ing been born and raised In Atlanta, lie Is a graduate of the Georgia Tech and n thorough baseball student. It Is to be hoped that the club own ers will-not make the mistake of again electing Mister 'Boyer, a -man who has cost the league thousands of dollars, who has brow-beat the directors, and run things to suit himself. The league would have been organised without the aid pf Boyer, nnd without him ft would have succeeded. Without him It would have escaped many costly wrangles, nnd would not havo lpst so much money. Marked for Death. "Three years ago I was marked for death. K graveyard cough was tear ing my lungs to pieces. Doctors fail ed to help me, and hope had fled, when my husband got Dr. King’s New Discovery." says Mrs. A. O. Williams, of Bae. Ky. "The first dose helped me and Improvement kept on until I had gained 6S pounds In weight nnd my health was fully restored." This medicine holds the world’s hcaHng re cord for coughs and colds and lung and throat diseases^ It prevents pneu monia. Sold under'guarantee at drug stores. 50c and $1.00. Trial bottle free. DOPE Rumors from Ms con havo it that Frank Blake, the ninn who rescued Mercer from foot ball oblivion and gave the Macon collcgo the first realty strong team of Its career, has a'gned to coach there again next fall. Nashville papers have recently de nied this positively, however, and state thnt Blake has received nnd Is con sidering good offers from Virginia and Carolina colleges, outsIdO »n the S. I. A. A. The friends of foot ball at Mercer s'n- rerely hope that lllnko will bo back at the Baptist college again next year. Through his Influence several star players, on grounds of personal friend ship, went to Mercer, and through this same Influence a couple of Vanderbilt •tars came down and helped with the coaching. Looking at It from alt sides. It appears that Bluko did more for Mercer foot ball than any other nun could have done, and It will certainly be a mistake If the Mercer athletic au thorities let any of the Virginia or Carolina colleges slip In and get their man.—Atlanta Georgian. BT. LOUIS. Dee.-27—Jack O’Connor has been given nn unconditional re lease by the Browns. O’Connor was the oldest catcher Ir point of active service in the major leagues. O’Connor Is trying to secure an interest In the Scranton club. Neal Ball, the former Atlanta and Montgomery ball player, Is wintering In Bridgeport, Conn. He is uncertain whore he will be next season, but it Is reported that Clark Griffith, h's old manager. Is trying to buy him from the New York Americans for the Cincin nati team. Tbe management of the new Colum bus, Ga., team, in the South Atlantic League, seems Inclined to back up Manager Jim Fox with a good team for h's Initial venture ns a mogul. Munager James has Jack. MassIrfgP formerly of Mobile, and "Pop’’ Eyler nnd Ross Helm, of Little Rock, all threo of them first class Southern League discards. Massing Is a renlly high class catcher nnd for a while he looked like a big leaguer. Jim Fox himself will play first, nnd James wljl be very, very far and away the best first sacker In the Sally League. His fielding la always won derfully good and he ought to bat "way up" In batting In the Sally League.— Atlanta Georgian. The league directors w'll meet In Sa vannah about January 20 and many Important matters will be attended to besides the election of a president. The sport writers of the circuit will meet at the same time for the purpose of r>erfectlng permanent organisation and to boost In future the South Atlantic League.—Columbia State. ;!4H1 fWI mini KM 1 II WttW 1 1 1 i 1 Hi I Mil I 1 H Boxing Gossip NEW YORK. Dec. 37—And now Young Corbett wants to get back Into the ring. His ten round draw* with 'Brock at New Orleans the middle of this month has whetted his appetite for the fight game and it Is likely Jhat he will soon have another chance at Brock. ' Everybody was surprised when the news came from the Crescent City that Young Corbett had succeeded In hold ing the nifty Brock to a draw decision. Corbett went awav from here as fat li a young cub and no ring general ex- eegted that he had a chanre with Brock. who Is youag and was In good { condition. The showing he made has revived a hop# In the breasts of hts Metropolitan admtrer«-«nd they aro not few—that he will Ua able to again get into fighting trim and display eomc at the ole game bees a ad cleverness which fer a time made him a terror is all light*weights. Whether hr not ha‘succeed* In hit smb'ttoa Young Corbett will have a laitlif flare la ring htatery as the men who whipped Terry hMlevem— TerflM# Teiij. And greeter glory than that no light-weight can have. Rattling Nelson, aa the tamer of that "old master," Joe Gan*, docs not de serve half the credit that rightfully belongs to the game scrapper who knocked out the Brooklyn terror. Young Corbett, whose real name Is William II. Rothwell—had a ring ca rver that waa short, sweet and full of excitement. He flashed out aa a cham pion wh*n the betting was 3 to 1 against him. He whipped the best In hie class In a short time, and then tho Broadway life got him. Ills greatest delight was to walk up and down the Great White Way, buy win# for him self and frianda stake every one who waa broke and never expect a return He wound up his ring lira In poverty, and today depend# upon hit drawing ability aa i three*round exhibition baser for a^l tying. * "Doan's Ointment cured me of rest* ma that bed armoygd nv* a long time. The cure wee pgrraanstil”- H F. \V Matthew* Ceu..i.lseioi.tr Labor Htstls* i l«s AUGUSTA COMES OUT FOR JONES Will Not Support Boyer for President —The Chronicle Tells Why. (By TOM HAMILTON) AUGUSTA, Ga., Dec. 27—The direc tors of the South Atlantic Leaguo will meet in Savannah on the 20th day of January to elect a president for the organisation. There ate quite a num ber of candidates in.the field, and the man who will bo chosen 1s uncertain at this stage of ihe conteet. Aa is well known to the fans throughout this scctiorf, Mr. W. A. Jones, of Jack sonville, an enthusiastic and an Intel ligent fan. is a candidate and la anxi ous to be given a chance to make good ax the chief executive of the fastest class C league In the country. We prosume that Mr. Charles W. Boyer, the present head of the league, Is a candidate for re-election. Ever since the inception of the South Atlant’c League five years ago, Mr. Boyer has occupied the executive chair. Yet the fair-minded fan, when he care fully review’s the acts of President Boyer, for the past five years, can scarcely find a slnglo thing which re commends him for re-election. We read at various times articles by sport writers In which Mr. Boyer Is given the credit fof holding tho South Atlantic League together. Never was there printed a statement more untrue than the one which says that Mr. Boyer Is responsible for the league surviving. The South Atlantic has lost in the neighborhood of fifty thousand dollars In five years. Tho league has kept Itself together because of the pat riotism and pride of the loyal fans, who have gone down Into their pockets and year after year paid deficits caused by tho head of the league falling to enforce the salary limit. Every city in the league has lost money one year or another nnd last season all lost considerable sums, except Jacksonville. Columbia was In danger of losing her franchise In the league and Instead of going to the Carolina capitol fo see If he couldn’t help the game tana out of their troubles. President Boyer went to Knoxville to see If that city could not be Induced to come Into the league. When the Augusta basebnlt club was In trouble last' season and It seemed that not enough money could be raised to finish the season, Mr. Boyer was telegraphed ’to and he came to a meet ing of the stockholders. The only ad vice he gave was that If mcney In sufficient quantities was raised, tho club could finish tho season. Who couldn’t give that kind of advice? The strict enforcement of the salary nnd player limt is tho only way thnt this league enn survive. It Is argued in Mr. Boyer’s favor that he was Instru mental In securing the admission of Columbus and Chattanooga. Nothing of tho sort, for these two cities of their own initiative organised baseball asso. clatlons and* after paying 35,000 each Into the league’s sinking fun, were ad mitted. To sum the whole situation up, why should the South Atlahtlc League con tinue to pay a fat salary to Mr. Boy er when it docs not get results? The Chronicle has never seriously attacked Mr. Boyer before, as we hoped that he would do better nnd save tho league from tho impending financial ruin. If ho can convlnco the. di rectors of the league that he can do this next year by having the salary limit observed to the letter, and that he Is not using ofir little orgnnixat'on as a convenience, then tho Chronicle will offer no objections to his re-election. But the directors should look carefully Into tho matter before re-electing n longue president whose administration has been so calamitous. Now, as to Mr. Jones. He Is wining to accept tho presidency for $1,200 per year, which Is $300 less than Mr. Boy er receives. He guarantees to cur tail the expenses which have been at tached to the president’s offlcd. He Is cry popular personally wherever he _i known. Ho certainly could not do worse than Mr. Boyer has done. Hts lack of experience In handling base ball leagues and players Is his only handicap, but It Is very evident that Mr. Boyer’s experience did him no good since he cannot manage the finances of the longue In a manner that anywhere approaches success. Another thing in Mr. Jones’ favor Is that he Is n man of the South Atlantic League. He Is a Georgian and !* now a promi nent railroad man In Jacksonville. DEMONT IS IN GREAT DEMAND PIRMIN'OHAM. Ala.. D«. 57,-Oon. TVinont I. In demand. Ho warn offered the management of Columbua. Ga., South Atlantic League, prior to tlio acceptance of that berth by "Sky- James roi. Ve.- terday Augusta. Ua., South Atlantic League, offered Geno the berth of man or. A week ago Robert J. Chambers. _ Montgomery, urged Demon t to accept the position of shorlitop on the 1109 WHSf LT'play hsl. neat .eaeon. however. He has lost hts Job with the «ma State Fair Association, but ts manager of the Morris pool room. Manager Molesworth recently Informed Pemont that he would not be needed next season by the Barons, but offered to place him wherever he could saaure sold to Johnny Dobbs and will eventually sold to Johnny Dobbs an go there. U la believed. Advice to the Aged. Age brings Infirmities, such as slur- S Uh bowels, weak kidneys and bUd* er and TORPID LI\CR. Tntt’sPills t theta _. as as In youth and , IMPARTING VIGOR -a to the kldnoi. bladder and I DI R. They an adapted tv old sadyeuag. How Would You Like to be “Double” These Cold Mornings ' We can “double” your protection and comfort— “halve” your doctor’s bill—and have your good will, too—if you’ll buy one of our Special— $10 OVERCOATS They are made from all wool Thibet Cloth—craven- etted. ‘Are cut long—finely tailored, fitted and trimmed —and compared with prices asked elsewhere, you’ll think them worth $12.60 or $15.00. In Selecting Your Bank give careful attention to the stability of the bank and’Its willingness to co-operate with patrons in the development of their business. Our customers value and "bank on" our willingness and ability to assist them In every way consistent with safe, sound banking. Wheth er their account be large or small we appreciate their patWMagtfiT"*"-* This jpakes* for a mutually satisfactory and profitable arrangement and for the future well-being of both bank and patron. We shall be pleased*to have you open an account witluusn** .*•* •• Commercial National Bank W. P. WHEELER. Asst, to Pres. J. J. COBB. Vice Priflf: E. N. LEWIS, Cashier. . BASE BALL AT MERCER UNIV. Mercer Is assured of the best base ball schedule for next year in the history of athletes at tho Institution. This news, together with the fact that the team will be an exceptionally strong one, will bo of great Interest to tho friends of tho college and boso ball fans generally. The schedule, while not fully comple ted, provides for games with Tennessee, Clcmson, Georgia, Auburn, Tech, Mis sissippi A. and M.. Trinity nnd several others. This schedule will. If the team develops ns expected, afford Mercer the opportunity of winning the southern col- tegiato championship. Never t>cforo has the local team had even a chance. Practically -nil of last year’s players, with the exception of Oglesby and Mc- Cathcm will return. Besides, there are a number of new men, wbo are sure of making tho nine. Tho team will bo strong— •—*— * *• ■* *- **-- than stronger behind tho bat and In the box than ever before, while the outfleld. which presented new faces tn .almost every game last season, will be evenly balanced and made up of regular play ers. Salter will return to center, where ho distinguished himself. Great things arc expected of.Mercer In BILLY SMITH SPENT .YESTERDAY IN MACON Manager of the Atlanta Club Says He Will Have a Strong Team Next 8eason. Billy Smith, manager of the Atlanta club, spent yesterday In Macon on a visit to hts friend, Mr. Newt Ethe ridge, of the Lanier Hotel. Ho is tho Bame B'.lly Smith* of old, only a little bit stouter and more pros perous looking than when he managed tho Macon team and won two pen nants. Smith Is not in the least perturbed by the newspaper attacks made on him In Atlanta, and declines to discuss the matter one way or the other. He says that Atlanta will have an unusually good team next year. He is highly confident of tho ability of Jim Vox as a manager and believes that he will make Columbus a good and itlse leader.. The Telegraph Business Of fice, 452 Cherry street. Edito rial Rooms upstairs, next door. TO WILL MEET IN SAVANNAH ABOUT JAN. 20-PLANS TO HAVE LARGE ASSOCIATION. VCoincident with the annual session of the South Atlantic League directors, the sporting editors or the circuit wltt meet In Savannah on Wednesday, Jen. 20. (tho date Is not altocethM* definite) for the purpose of organising. After the perfec tion of an organisation. It Is likely that tho sporting scribes of ihe entire south will be asked to Join. Besides getting acquainted, the do- pesters will '"resolve’* upon a number of important matters, chkf of which will be that of scoring. Only general scoring rules are tn effect in this .league at pres ent Other matters relating to the wel fare of the league end the Interacts of the scribes will receive consideration. The sporting editor of The Telegraph has been assured of the attendance of e majority of the newspaper men of the circuit. The following wtU undoubtedly be present: Jacksonville, loarence wolts, of Ttmee-L’nion. E. ri. Naugte, of Metropolis; Charts it on. Vi i: IHngle, of ■Ml Mfei Connor, m O, aaenea, at rest; CvlumblA, L. M. Green, of aoUa; COLUMBUS HAS 4 GOOD PLAYERS James Claudius Fox,"‘hidn«itffr bt r \?ie Columbus (Ga.) team, in tho .South-At lantic League, Saturday announced the Hot of players for next season. Here is tho outfit already secured: Catcher—John ' Massing, bought from Mobile, .. « .... Pitchers—E. C. Eyler, bought from Little Ilock; Ross Ilelm, bought n-from Little Rock, played part of season with Jacksonville. Fla.; Earl Gordon, a -fast ternl-professional from. Pensacola, Fla.; T. W. Mathews, a fast left-hander and hard hitter, 1ms played In... Carolina*; Vincent Btngcrman, Ivin played semi- professional ball In Indiana; L. J.. Fu- chlch, a fast man and a good hitter from New Orleans. • First Base—Jim Fox. who wilt also msnago. Second Base—C. C. Reif, from New Orleans, ha* played in ...Cotton....States; Ritter, ~ ■* — * Thir land.. Shortstop—John BammcrL a very JaU, heady man. Outfield—Charles Stub who has previously trict too tight, is fast in ou Donald, Ross O. Bianu._. _ man, all have had several yean tencc In small leagues. Gordon Natly. shortstop.. Uvea In-uVtr* lanta and'Is said to be a fast'man. Fox is now ... - other playc n number l_ _ _ of Atlanta, probably Outfielder Clayton and a pitcher. «L x ts now negotiating, for severs^. * players. He will, or courso. receive mber of good men -from Bill Smfttw* LEAGUE DIRECTORS TO - MEET ON JANUARY 20 TH.;; Annual Session of tho Club Owners of* the South Atlantic—-Matters They Will Pass Upon. /Tho directors of the South Atlantia.. League will not meet in annual ses sion until Wednesday, January 20. Tho- meeting will be held in Savannah. The election of a president, who will" probably bo Mr., )>'. A. Jones, of Jack sonville, and theTidoptlon of a satis factory schedule wHI bo two of tho-. most important mttt&ra to come be fore the directors. -.■*•■ - —-t—- -~ r - *• At this -meeting the directors will very likely vote that the official scor ers in the eight clt1es>^L,ahe.Jaague - shall be newspaper men. At present, the scorers m three of the cities are In * no way connected with the newspa- „ pers. Tho majority of the club own- * era believe that the sqprers* job Is a perquisite to which only newspaper men aro entitled. • It Is not thought that there will be any Increase or decrease In either the player or salary limits. The clubs may now carry twelve players, one of whom must be the manager, nnd can- * not pay over $1,760 per month In sal aries. MACON MANAGER WILL PROBABLY BE LAWLOR Local Owners to Close Contract This Week—He Is Strongly Recom mended. The matter of signing a*manager for the Macon club of 1909 will be settled , this week. The man will very prob ably be John J. Lawlor.-formerly man ager of the Utl?a team of the New York State League, and a*vefr suc cessful player and leader. From m-n high In the nuae ball world like George Stallings. Jas. H. Ferrell end others. Law lor Is strongly recom mended. and fhe leeol * fieraoit* Rave bean urged to sign him. Aa hg w.mts to come south. It te likely that a con tract will be arranged UU» week. From what the fans can Uarn of Lawtor they are well pi# .i *:n he ri cord, and would Uka to »4u him at the head of the local team.