The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1896-07-31
FRIDAY
A MOTHERS WORD.

The DEMOCRAT has given a good deal
about the amateur base bail champion
ship OF the coast inaugurated by the
Examiner, and il is not going to stop
until the end, for just at the present time
it is directing several hundred thousand
eyes towards Albany, and we are getting
advertised. The Examiner tells about
the decision which settles the Albany
Colts title to be state champions in the
following interesting manner:
The protest OF the Monograms OF Port
land against the Colts OF Albany on which
hung the championship OF Oregon has
been decided in favor of the Colts. 4
dozen aitidayits were filed by Portland's q
hackers TO prove that Pitcher Fleming OF
the Colts was over eighteen years and six
months old. Just az many sheets OF pa
per bearing the notary's seal were sent
in by Albany's supporters TO prove that
Fleming was still under the school age.
Fleming himself signed declaration TO
that effect, but the industrious and in-
detatigable Mcnograms dug into the
Portland records and showed that Flem-
ing had regularly sworn before a notary
that he was over eighteen years and Elk
months OF age in orier TO collect certain
moneys and TO join the militia. Flem-
ing's two brothers took opposite sides on
the big question. There never was such
as mass of conflicting evidence offered in
protest over disputed championship ip
In any state. The opposing afiidavits
just balanced one another.
The evidence that turned the scale In
n - Al. a
Fleming's mother. Mrs. Fleming lives
IN Wilmerding, Pa. The Examiner
directed Its representative in Pittsburg tc
90 TO Wilmerding and personally ask
Mrs. Fleming the age OF her son, q. II
Fleming of Albany, Or.
lie was born March ., 1878, she an
swered, "and Is eighteen years and four
months OF age"
That settled the controversy over the
age OF Fleming. The direct testimony oi
The mothers outweigh arminls OF con-
irary aifidavits in these protests. The
Albany Colts accordingly are 10 be con-
sldered the champiors of Oregon in The
Examiners" Baseball Tournament Of the
,, Pacific Coast. They will meet the chan.
plons OF Washington within three weeks
and decide the championship OF the
Northwest. Now that the point Is decided,
there ought not 10 be any hard feeling
The Mooogrzms and every other Oregon
club ought 10 get in and root" and work
their hardest to help the Colts win the
UFegor- Washington game. The winner
OF that game will be within reaching dis.
/ tance OF the banner and the cham pion-
ship Of the Pacific Coast And the Mon
| ogEams, As,oriAs, Oregon Cliyf, Salient
!
| the tournament ought TO help make a
gallant struggle 10 complete the victory,
Next 10 winning the trophy yourself !.
the glory Of having POUR state win il.
To Elect PEEsiDESr lion. H'alli-
Nash. oi Portland, went to Corvallis to-
cay. and will remain snese for the meet.
ing OF the board OF regents OF the O. A
y on the 2sih instant Mr.. Nash Is All,
Il ii. Il. Miller for president. The boar
consists OF Governor Lor1, Secretary O
state kincAid, Lieu Land Commissions,
Davenport, BENTON KILN. State Schoo
Superintendent; Irwin, " NJ. HiiieAry
master state grange, ]. X. Wesihertcrd,
/ Wallis Nash, ". +. keady. ]. T. Apper.
son. J1seph II. Church, " T.. Yaies
aud Samuel hughes Of Forest Grove.
SCAECE WAraRNKloSs.-Eery sew "a
iesmelons will bc raisesi in Josephine
county this year. Neither Lee nor Shat,
tuck. cur former watermelon kings. have
any planted 20 speak OF, as prices oi iats
wears have tasted bitterly al hard times
| The hot sun has cooked she melons cf the
Sacga ameu,o valley. so our wiIlzmetss
valley friends will have 20 RELY on tueil
owu productions in this line. These az
always late and scaToe.-Grant's ras
Courier.