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MONDAY, MAY ZW. JIM CIFFIOTHIIL TIKE UPBISEHI Famous Fight Promoter Figures on an Outlaw League on the Pacific Coast Next Season. NBW YORK.—Jim Coffroth, the ■wasted fight Hromoter. wiH break into baseball next year out on the coast with an outlaw league. Jim will come to New York late in the fall and have a talk with some of the lads in the big league. He says that with a nine months’ season there he can pay exactly what the big league man agers jiay their men here, and de clares that be can get away with it. One thing is eertain. If Coffroth goes into baseball with the same spirit that he entered the boxing game, he will makea few of them sit up and converse sensibly, anyway. He is the biggest boxing promoter in the country today, having held more' big bouts than all the others combined, and the fighters them selves would rather appear before his club than any other, because Coffroth gamble® with them on the house, spends money on advertising, and al ways gets the crowd. Some people tried an outlaw league seven years ago out In ’Frisco, but it fell flat. Players were hard to find and grounds harder. They stuck for a few months and then, like Arabs folded their tents and silently stole away. MR. W. F. SAMPLE DIED IN NORTH AUGUSTA Mr. W. F. Sample, one of the best known and most influential citizens of North Augusta, died at his home Sunday afternoon after a lingering ill ness. Mr. Sample was m his 47th year. The funeral services will D* conducted Monday afternoon at » o’clock from the North Augusta Bap tist church. Rev. E. M. Lightfoot, of the Baptist church, and Rev. J. L. Stokes, of the Methodist church, will conduct the services. The interment will be in the North Augusta ceme tery. Mr. Sample was in the grocery business in Augusta for a number of years, moving to North Augusta a few years ago. Mr. Sample Is sur vived' by his wife, who was formerly Miss Katie Hulse, and four boys. Mr. Sample was a fond husband and a loving father. He was an honest, up right Christian mn. He was chair man of the building committee that, had charge of the erection of the handsome Baptist church, which was recently finished. Here’s a Chair \ That you ought to have. It is specially desirable at this season of the year. It’s cool, comfortable and cheap. Price was $2.50, but will be sold this week at $1.75 Georgia-Carolina Furniture Co. 904 Broad St. Phone 1421 BATTERY PARK HOTEL Asheville, N. C. Is situated In private park in the center of Asheville, the most at tractive resort In America. Fine Golf Links, Excellent Orchestra, Bup«rb Scenery. Good Macadam Roads. No consumptives received. Illustrated Booklet free. J. L. ALEXANDER, Prop. This Coupon cannot be Voted after May 29. Baseball Players’ Popularity Contest Herald Coupon. I cast my vote for ' as the most popular baseball player on the Augusta Team. Name Address Fill out this Coupon and send to “Doc” Olive, at The Bavoy. PITTSBURS SEEMS BEST IN RUNNING First Leg of National League Race Gone and the Pirates Appear to Have the Call on all Rivals. NEW YORK.—The western clubs in the National league have come east and the eastern clubs in the American league have gone west. With this first leg in the pennant race drawing to a close it is possible now to get a line on the various ag gregations which is worth some thing. In the National league it seems as though the race would be a good deal like it was last season—a neck and-neck fight for the first place be tween Pittsburg, Chicago and New York, with Philadelphia always a fac tor which must be reckoned with. The suitation is further complicated by the fact that not one of the second division teams is easy meat for the leaders. At this time Pittsburg is in better shape than any of the National lea gue teams. Chicago is suffering from the absence of Kltng. Mpran is clouting the ball in fine shape, and is fielding the position acceptably, but he has not the baseball sense that the famous Johnny is possessed of. While there is talk of Kiing coming back in the game, Manager Chance was not hopeful of reaching an agree ment with the great catcher while the Cubs were playing in this city. New York also feels the absence of Donlin. Bresnahan and Seymour, Schlei and Myers are not in Bresna han’s class behind the bat. Of course, Roger is gone for good, and if a ru mor this week is true the same thing may he said of Donlin. Not that Mike would not like to get back into uni form, but his health,is such, according to the story, that lie never will be able to play ball again! Pittsburg certainly does have the luck with young players. Abstein, for example, is a real find. He is playing first base in better style than it has been played for the Pirates in many moons, and young Storke prom ises to develop into a crackerjack man. Boston and St. Louis show the greatest improvement of any of the leagues. It is true Bresnahan’s team are tail-enders, but they play ball ail the time and the big ex-Giant has not only imbued them with his fighting spirit, but has taught the Cardinals more baseball in the few months he has had them in charge than the Mound City squad has known in al most ten years. The Robinson out put now plays fast, snappy ball, tak ing chances on the bases and full of fight all the time. In another season the Cardinals will be a contending factor in the pennant fight. It is un derstood- that Robison has insured Rresn-ahan’s life for $50,000, which shows how much he thinks of him. Frank Bowerman has also rejuven ated the Bostons in about the same fashion. Brooklyn is playing fast hall and is dangerous. The Brooklyn aggre gation always has- had some mighfy good hall players in it, hut they have failed from lack of competent direc tion. They seem to be playing bet ter as a team than for several years. BARBECUE & DANCE Benefit t Brotherhood Railway Clerks, Thursday, May 27, 1909. Din-' ner 12 to 3, dancing 4 to 7, 8 to 12, rifle contest and games. Morris’ Orchestra. Tickets for sale at Dick Newman’s cigar store, 1026 Broad street Gents, SI.OO. Ladles and ohil dren, 50 cents. SUMMER RESORTS ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. THE GREATEST RESORT IN THE WORLD. is an ideal spot to spend the spring and summer vacation. This seaside metro polis offers every diversion and every comfort known to seashore life. HOTEL DENNIS situated directly on the ocean front, surrounded by its own spaoiotia lawn, which joins the beaoh and boardwalk. Most liberally appointed and liberally conducted hotel on the New Jersey Coast. WALTER J. BUZBY. Billy Papkes Fighting Face Billy Papke, the Illinois thunderbolt, demon strated that he is still in the game by defeating Hugo Kelly, the Italian champion, in jig time. This picture shows Papke in action. In the panel is shown Papke’s fighting face. STANDING OF CLUBS. South Atlantic. W. L. Pc. Chattanooga 22 7 .750 Jacksonville 18 13 .581 Columbus 17 #3 .567 Charleston 14 12 *538 Macon I 5 16 * 484 Augusta 14 18 .438 Columbia •• 1? - 893 Savannah 7 22 .241 Southern League. W. L. Pc Nashville 18 10 .655 Little Rock 20 11 -645 New Orleans 18 15 .559 Atlanta 17 14 .540 Mobile •*• .*lO 17 .485 Montgomery 14 18 .43S Birmingham 13 20 .391 Memphis 8 22 .267 American League W. L. Pc Detroit .-19 11 *633 Philadelphia 17 x 10 .630 Boston 17 12 .586 New York 17 12 .586 Chicago 14 17 .453 St. JLquls 13 16 .448 Cleveland H 18 .379 Washington 7 21 .250 National League. W. L. Pc Pittsburg 18 11 .t>7l Chicago 19 13 .594 Philadelphia 18 14 .563 Brooklyn 13 13 .500 -Cincinnati / 15 17 .409. New York 12 14 .462 St. Louis 14 18 .438 Boston 11 17 .393 AUTO ROADS MAY COME VIA AUGUSTA Capt. Burns Working in South Carolina to Stim ulate Interest in Propos ed Route. AIKEN, S. C.—Capt. H. Burns, of North Augusta, was in the city Satur day on a very important mission. The captain is conferring with the city authorities to get them to send dele gates to the Automobile convention which has been called by Dr. E. M. Whaley, the president of the Automo bile club of Columbia, which will con vene in Columbia on June 10, 1909. Captain Burns is now working hard to get a roadway ' built from Washington by way of Charlotte, Va., Danville, Qharlotte, N. C„ Rock Hill, Chester, Cloumbia and Aiken to Au gusta. This will he the main object of the convention on June 10th, to work up an Interest an procure this great roadway to come through this section. There is no doubt in the minds of thinking people that this will be a great benefit for towns and cities that are on the line of proposed automobile line, and action cannot he begun too quickly by those interest ed in the welfare of this section to procure this much needed roadway, Capt. Burns deserves much praise and credit for his efforts in this un dertaking for Aiken county. BILL REGULATING BUYING OF LAND At the last meeting of council a resolution was passed providing for the Introduction of a bill at the next j session of the general assembly to iregulate the process of acquiring land i for the extension of city water mains and other purposes. It has been drafted and formal no tice is being given through the ad vertising columns of The Herajd, that an act will be Introduced to “author ize the city council of Augusta to ac quire by condemnation or other pro ceedings fee simple to any real prop erty In the city of Augusta or county of Richmond, which may he neces sary for the laying of water pipes, or for enlarging or Improving the wa ter system of «ald city, or for the protection of said city or county from daftiage by floods and freshets, and for other purposes.” THE AUGUSTA HERALD AMERICAN LEAGUE At St. Louis R. H. E. Sf. Louis 000 000 001—1 8 8 Boston 000 000 000—0 5 1 At Detroit R. H. E. Detroit 200 000 20x—4 4 1 Washington .. 200 000 000 —2 6 1 At Chicago R. H. E. Chicago 030 012 Olx—7 11 1 New York .. ..102 000 000—3 8 2 SOUTHERN LEAGUE. At New Orleans— R. H. E. Nashville. . . .010 000 000—1 2 4 New Orleans . .000 201 OOx—3 5 2 At Memphis— R- H. E. Atlanta . . . .000 000 001 —1 6 1 Memphis .... 000 000 000 —0 4 3 WHERE THEY PLAY South Atlantic. Maoon at Augusta. Charleston at Savannah. Chattanooga at Jackson ville. Columbia at Columbus. Southern League Atlanta at Little Rock. Birming ham at New Orleans. Nashville at Mobile. Memphis at Montgomery. American League. Washington at Detroit. Philadel phia at Cleveland. New York at Chi cago. Boston at St. Louis. National League. Chicago at Brooklyn. St. Louis at New York. Pittsburg at Boston. Cin cinnati at Philadelphia. HENRY ROGERS HAD PENNILESS START At Time of Death Had the Largest Business Interest Ever Held by Any Man. NEW YORK.—The death of Henry H. Rogers takes from the business world of America one of the most powerful builders of gigantic combi nations and gigantic fortunes. What ever may he said about the methods employed in the accumulation of vast monied Interest In this country dur ing the last fifty years, the great trade structures which have been built up have stimulated all trade, and have gone far towards establish ing this as the greatest commercial nation in any age. Such powerful combinations of wealth and brains stand as bulwarks against disaster in panics; and by wide distribution of capital, and continuous upbuilding of their own and collateral enterprises, extend the employment of labor and brains enormously. That wealth Is thus not evenly distributed may he true, but more people are enabled to earn more money than they would dd If the groat combinations did not ex ist. Mr. Rogers had probably the largest business Interests, of thd greatest variety, extending over the widest area, that any man ever had— not even excepting Rothschild or Rockefeller. Fifty years ago, a young man with out. money, ho landed at the wharf In New York looking for work The first, sign he saw was in tile old fashioned oil refinery of Charles Pratt. It read: "Boy wanted.” He walked In and applied. Mr. Pratt looked up at the youth, six feet tall, land said: "I want a boy.” "Well,” I said Rogers, smiling, “I think I can |do the work.” Mr. Pratt laughed, and thought so too. And so Rogers’ life-work In the oil huslne v.egan. Work and brains—and plenty of each —always afterwards used with out stint, effected the wonders of modem’magic In'fortune-building, pi! tng up millions upon millions. To the powerful steadying effect of modern business may be attributed the fact that tlbe death of one man holding a position of so much power, produced no grave re sults In the business world.—J. 8. Bache & Co. HEARD ON THE CAMPUB. Biggs, ”11—Why are the tuge on the Wisconsin river like the co-ed* who walk up and down Htnte street?" Muggs, ’l2—And the answer is? Buggs, 'll—Home toe out, and some toe in.—Wisconsin Sphinx. 836 New City Subscribers to The Herald Since January /, 1909 By July Ist, the end of the first six months period of the year 1909, The H era ld wants to make the record an even 1000* Will you help? 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