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PAGE SIX
FOR
THIRTY
DOLLARS
m
IVe will sell for a few days a
limited number of suits, closing
out our winter stock, for thirty
dollars.
Fit, workmanship and quality
of goods guaranteed to be the
equal of any of our higher priced
garments.
This sale will only last a short
while and will be strictly for
cash.
HOWE
Sr CO.
Makers of Clothes
That Fit.
MACON ANNOUNCES COSTER
OF PLAYERS UP-TO-DATE
Manager Lawlor Ha* Sign
ed a Likely Bunch, and
Isn’t Through With His
Contract Book Yet.
MACON. —Though the Macon rot
ter for the coming season Is any
thing t>ut complete enough, names
have boon put down upon the list to
Insure a good start. It will not be
until the spring training season Is
nearly over that Macon will know
Just how many more athletes she
may expect to pick up, but the signs
could hardly bo any more encourag
ing. Besides having help from George
Stallings Macon is being aided by
McGrath, a well known New York
baseball promoter. It was Mnc who
picked out Hcinic lleltz for Macon
last summer. And by the by Gelt*
will be back this season and If the
fellow can hit the ball ho will drop
Into Joe-the-Pepe’s class. Macon tied
ejr had a better fielding shortstdf
than Joseph and Montgomery says
the same thing about his ability as a
ground covorer.
Among the gents who have been
bagged by Starr, Lawlor & Co., up to
date, are the following:
Catchers—Shea, Garrett. Jos. Wag
ner and a look-in- at Jack Robinson
again.
Pitchers—Weems. MUllrons, Wn.
Brunner, Thad McCoy, Schwab, and
R. C. Reeves.
First base—Wohlloben, , possibly;
his draft money has not been paid.
Second base—l* C. Reeves, and a
chance at Rhoton again.
Shortstop—Swanson. Belt*.
Third base —Leavings and probably
Conny Lewis Others are to be sign
ed for the berth as Leavings nut,'
not be returned
Outfielders— McLaughlin. Lawlor
Lewis, Lambrecht The above Us*
does not include any of the dosen or
more players with whom deals are
now on foot, nor dies It even hint at
THE
GRAND
Mme. Calve
Seats Now Selling.
Prices SI.OO to $2-50.
II[W YORK SOI IS
IIDISTMII
John Burnett Aged Twelve
Years, Runs Six Miles,
Defeating Ten Other
Contestants.
NEW YORK.—Friends of twelve
year-old John Burnett, of White
Plains, claim that he Is not only the
fastest runner for Ills age in West
chester county but also the fastest
runner of his years in the world. In
a race held Sunday the youngster ran
six ml Pcs over a course laid out near
White Plains in the remarkable time
of 32 minutes. Tie defeated a field
of ten other runners, and at times
out-distanced teams that were follow
ing him around the course.
Young Burnett has been taking
.part In middle distance races for a
year, and his trainer, Fred Plggott,
expects great things of his young
prodigy. Burnett was formerly a
newsboy with a route extending out
into the country, and he made it a
practice delivering his papers of run
ning home, a distance of two miles.
His ability as a runner was rec
ognised at an athletic meet held in
the summer of 1907. and then Pig
gott took him in hand and gradually
developed the youngster. The hoy
is the soii of Andrew Burnett, a team
ster. and the father thinks his son
will be heard from in the next few
years.
When the boy made this great rec
ord six stop watches were held on
him. The distance has been careful
ly measured, and was found to he the
full six mile*. Young Burnett is
scheduled to lake part in nine races
this winter and in the early spring
the players who are to become Ma
con's property later In the spring.
In the above list several new names
ap|>enr.
Messrs. Schwab, Lambrecht and
Wagner were recommended to Macon
by McGrath of New York, but Mac
says the trio are not like Messrs.
Donovan and Pmnegan. who dropped
Into Macon In the lemon class last
spring It is up lo McGrath to re
deem himself this year, but in 1908
he certainly missed the peaches in
making selections for the local own
ers.
Thursday
Night
DOINGS OF THE DAY IN THE SPORTING WORLD
BRESNAHAN GIVEN
JUST ONE OPTION
McGraw Gives Him the
Refusal of Steve Evans,
Former Montreal Star in
Eastern League.
NEW YORK.—Manager John Me
| liraw, of the Giants, yesterday gave
[Manager Robert Bresnahan, of St.
j Louis, an option on Steve Evens, one
;of the Giants' reserve players, who,
last season, played with the Montreal
team of the Eastern league. Roger
will think it over until he sees Presi
! dent Stanley Robison, of the Cardi
-1 nals, and will then give his answer.
Bresnahan left for his home in To
ledo last night, disappointed that Mc-
Graw would not let him have Fred
Merkle, Charley Herzog or Fletcher,
the classy young infielder who play
ed with the Dallas team of the Texas
league last season, and was purchas
ed by McGraw. •
Evans played 141 games with Mon
treal last season at first base. He
had a batting average of .292 per
cent. He made 149 hits, including
live home runs, six trijfles and twen
ty-five doubles.
“The only reason," said McGraw,
"that 1 am willing to let Evans go is
that I have several capable substi
tutes on the team and would hardly
need him next season.”
Veterans Will go to Minors.
All the National league teams hav
ing waived claim on Joe MoGinnity
and Jack Harry, McGraw can now
dispose of the veterans to any minor
n» gtte club that wants them, provid
ed the Indianapolis club of the Am
erican Association does not take the
players.
A consideration in the deal
gave pitchers Rube Marquard and
Bill Durham to the Giants last sum
mer was that the Indianapolis man
agement was to have first pica of
any material McGraw might wish to
turn loose after all National league
clubs had waived claim.
Another Bresnahan for Giant*.
There iwll be a Bresnahan on the
Giants' list, of players next season
Roger has a younger brother, who
has been playing semi-professional
ball around Toledo for several years
and has been successful as a catch
er. At Roger’s request, McGraw will
take the younger Bresnahan south
with the Giants for spring practice
and give him a tryout.
President Harry C. Pulliam, of the
National league, left for Cleveland
last night to attend the meeting of
the Joint schedule committees of the
National and American leagues to be
held tomorrow. This meeting was
scheduled for two weeks ago at Cin
cinnati. but was postponed because
President Barney Dreyfus, of Pitts
bury, and President Charley Edbets,
of Brooklyn, who comprise the Na
tional league committee. Johnson's
committee, as appointed, includes
President John Kylfoyle, of Cleve
land; President Thomas A. Noyes, of
Washington, and Johnson himself.
PRECAUTION.
“Dicky," said his mother, “when
you divided those five caramels with
your sister, did you give her three 9 ”
"No. ma. 1 thought they wouldn't
come out even, so I ate one 'fore 1
began to divide.” —United Presbyter
ian.
Daughter—" Ma. my glasses need
fixing."
Mrs. Newrich—"Let me have them,
child I'll send them to the opti
mist's." —Boston Transcript.
GREAT SALE OF FINE EMBROIDERIES WEDNESDAY
65c EMBROIDERIES 22^c
For the benefit of those who on account of the disagreeable rainy weather could not attend our Embroidery Sale last Wednesday, we
will place on sale tomorrow, (Wednesday) about 4.W0 yards of Nainsook and Swiss Edges worth up to 65c, T /
per yard, at
Rubberized Goodyear Rain
or Automobile Coats, guar
anteed absolutely rain-proof
values up to $45.00, choice
tomorrow at
$10.95
Don’t Miss the Great Embroidery Sale Tomorrow
EMBROIDERIES FROM 18 TO 27 INCHES WIDE, WORTH UP TO 65 niND 75 CENTS PER YARD ALL . ,
*' 22J4c
NEW RUCHINGS. CHEST PROTECTERS OR KNITTED MUFFLERS. NEW LINONETTES. NEW LINE OF MADRAS. BARGAINS IN TABLE LINEN.
IT’S WORTH YOUR WHILE TO TRADE AT
BLEAKLEY’S ARCADE
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
ALFRED SCHRUBB
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Wi r- ‘ iri ~ . _ ' /-v
The picture shows the face of Alfred Schrubb,
England’s greatest runner, who is the sensation of
the day in the Marathon races now so popular in
New York and the east.
LOCAL BASKET BALL TEAM
AFTER BIRMINGHAM SCALP
The announcement of the date of
the Augusta all-star basket ball team
to play the Birmingham Athletic
club, has aroused not a little inter
est in the Alabama town, and the
Birmingham Age-Herald gives them
the following notice;
They all want to conquer Birming
ham. hut every team is sent home
scattered and defeated. Now comes
Augusta, Ga., where .the next presi
dent winters, with an all-star crack
er aggregation, hoping to pluck the
honors of the Birmingham Athletic
club.
The game will be played Tuesday
sight and will no doubt be one of
the most hotly contested of the sea
son. Augusta claims to be the dark
horse. As yet she has played few
games, and is just beginning her
schedule, fresh and ready for hard
work.
The team has two of Georgia uni
versity’s football and basketball
players and a half dozen heavy
weights who claim that they can win
anywhere.
SALE STARTS PROMPTLY AT 11.30 A. M.
SOUDAN PONGEE
The new silk dress fabric,
we show them iu white,
navy, blue, green, red ami
all pastel colors. It is soft,
sheer and clingy. Made to
retail at 50c per yard, our
price. ' OH f
tomorrow, per yd ...
Their star forward, Brinson, is
•just 17 years old, 5 feet 6V& inches,
and weighs only 123. The othprs
are: Nevin, forward, age 21, height t>
feet 10 inches, weight 152; Boat
wright. forward, age 19, height 5 feet
9 inches, weight 147; Agee, center,
age 23, height 6 feet 2y 2 inches,
weight 158; Brown, guard and cen
ter, age' 22, height 5 feet 11 inches,
>weight 167; McAuliffe, guard, age
height 6 feet 2 inches, weight 187;
Claussen, age 19, height 6 feet 2
jnches, weight 172.
It will be seen that the center and
guards are big heavy men, and their
defense should be exceptional. Brin
son is said to be extremely accurate
in his goal shooting and Brown is an
old veteran of the game.
The Birmingham team, after its
scrap with Montgomery, is now in
fine shape and ready to scalp the
comers. They do not intetfd to lose
on their own flood another time this
year. The club's friends will be out
in aoundance for support, and the
dance will, follow the game.
IT TRADE TINKER
IFOR TWO GOOD MEN
I
Chicago Fans Stirred Up
Over Rumored Deal That
Short-stop May Go To
Cincinnatti.
CHICAGO. —Loyal supporters of the
Chicago National league nail team are
considerably disturbed over the an
nouncement that Shortstop Joe Tink
er probably is to be traded to the
Cincinnati club in return for Mike
Mowrey and Ruddy Hulswitt. Presi
dent Murphy of the club talked of
the trade yesterday. The shortstop
bore up bravely when the news was
brought to him, but his friends every
where gave way to their feelings.
Up in the club's offices in the Corn
Exchange Bank building President
Murphy refused to discuss his plans
any further than to say:
“It is a matter of business and not
sentiment with me. i ant not pre
pared to say whether I w'ill trade
Tinker to the Cincinnati team. It is
up to Clarke Griffith to do the talk
ing. Griffith approached me to talk
over the trade some weeks ago, when
he came through Chicago on his way
west, and there was more trade talk
when i was in Cincinnati attending
the national commission meeting.”
Tinker when seen today said: “II
will go to Cincinnati or any other!
place and play the best I know how, I
if I am traded, for I have to play bail !
somewhere.”
When the news reached Cincinnati [
the fans were pleased. Manager 1
Clarke Griffith tempered their delight, i
however, for he denied he intended
trading Mowery or any other of his
players to the Chicago club. So the
fans are still guessing as to the out
come.
BUSCH HITS JDS
WITH MTHOG!
Ex-Tourist Writes Dobbs
Asking For Terras, Stat
ing That He Likes the
New Sally City.
CHATTANOOGA. “Kid” Busch,
the diminutive shortstop, who played
on the Chattanooga Southern league
team six or seven years ago, wants
to return here. John Dobbs has re
ceived a letter from him in which he
says he is a free agent, and of all
the places he knows of Chattanooga
looks the best to him. Dobbs will
■write him for terms, and it is quite
likely that he will perform at Cham
berlain field in the spring.
Busch’s initial appearance here is
well remembered by old Southern
league fans. There was a split up in
the local team about June 1 that year,
and Pitcher Jack Doian was made
manager. Dolan promptly released
several of the old players and brought
in new men to take their places.
One of the new men was Busch.
He was just seventeen years old and
then quite a kjd to be turning out in
baseball. He was a little fellow, and
still is, for that matter.
Only a few of our high
grade Tailor made Suits
and Cloaks, worth up to
$45.00. left,
choice tomorrow
$10.95
TUESDAY, JANUARY 19.
lAf.R.JOYNER WANTb
SALLY LEAGUE
PRESIDENCY
There is no longer any doubt that
Mr. W. R. Joyner, of Atlanta, is in
the race for president of the South'
Atlantic league. For some time ru
mors to that effect have gained cur
rency, and now they are stamped as
authentic by a letter Mr. Joyner is
mailing to the directors or club pre&jP
idents around the circuit.
Some time ago it was reported
arcund the circuit that Capt. Joyner
would become a candidate and this
gentleman was approached on the
subject. He stated that if Mr. Boyer
was going to run for the office again
that he would not become a candi
date.
But the latest show
, that Capt. Joyner has decided to make
the race for the presidency of the
league. He is a smart baseball man
nad will no doubt be well considered
by those wbo are in authority to cast
the votes for their respective teams.
There are now three candidates for
the office of president, Messrs. Boyer,
Jones and Joyner. Mr. Boyer feels
| confident that he will be elected to
steer the destinies of the league for
another season while Mr. Jones is
equally as confident that he will he
! awarded the office.
Mr. JOnes has been through the
i league recently and has talked with
the various club owners. He says if
they continue to stick with him when
the meeting is called that he will be
elected to the position. He is confi
dent that both of the new clubs, Chat
tanooga and Columbus, will support
him. His chances for Columbia and
Augusta arc also excellent, he claims.
The Joyner letter is as follows:
Atlanta; Ga„ Jan. 13, 1909.
President Augusta Baseball elub.
Augusta, Ga. ‘
Dear Sir: Judging from the papers
it seems that the South Atlantic
league will have a new president. If
you should decide on a change I
would be glad if you would consider
my name.
From past experience in baseball
matters, I believe I can give satisfac
tion. I am practically in your terri
tory, but' my city is not represented,
so I ant in a pos ion to be fair to all
and cannot be accused of playing
favorites. My business is such that
I can give all the time necessary and
if elected will do everything in my
power to give satisfaction. With best
wishes I am,
Truly yours,
W. R. JOYNER,
P. O. Box 840. ‘
LOCAL BOYS LOST
TO ATLANTA BUNCf
Crack Basket Ball Ag
gregation That Left Fo
Extensive Tour Met Firs
Defeat By Score of Fifty
nine to Twenty. y
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ATLANTA. —The Augusta "a
star” basketball team was outclasses
and sorely defeated Monday night b
the crack team of the Atlanta Athletic
c'.ub, by a final score of 59 to 20.
The local club ran in eleven men,
while the visitors played only their
regular five. At the end of the first
half the score stood 39 to 5 in favor
of the A. A. C.
Forward Nevin, of Augusta, and
Doonan, of the Athletics, played star
games. The former scored 12 points.
OUTING GOWNS.
Regular SI.OO values,
See window display.
, Now on sale,
at, each
69c