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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-09-24
Presley Reeves Assasslnated.

Branchville, September 22.-Pressley
Reeves, "a years of age, the son Of A.
NJ. Reeves, who lives about six miles
below here, in Dorchester county, was
assassinated just after dark this evening
Reeves left his home about dark to
carry load of cotton pickers to their
homes. About an hour later the mules
returned home with young Reeves dead
in the wagon, he having been shot in
the head with buck shot. 1t is said the
wagon did not 60 to the field with the
cotton pickers.
There is 10 clue as to the assassin.
Reeves leaves widow.
Gov. Ansel has been asked for blood
hounds.
II p. m.-No one has yet been captur-
ed.
The dogs will arrive here about 1890
this morning, when a posse will begin
search for the slayer.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-09-24

Gov. Ansel was advised by wire last
night of the assassination Of Mr.. Reeves
and was requested to dispatch blood
hounds, if possible, on the first train.
Secretary Bethea Immediately got into
communication with Superintendent
Griffith Of the penitentiary and arrange
ments were made to send these dogs. to
the scene of the crime. Gov. Ansel de-
cided not to wait for the regular train
and ordered a special out over the
Southern railway, which left Columbia
at 1:3O this morning. Mr.. Robbins of
the penitentiary guards was in charge
of the dogs. The special consisted of
an engine and one coach, in charge of
Conductor Lefgsman and Engineer
Morrer. Columbia State.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-12
NEWARK CHURCH LEAGUE
TAKES UP BASEBALL SPORT,

At a recent meeting of the Newark
Church Club Baseball League arrange
ments were made for the formation of
the Newark Church Club Athletic As
ISOLATION, as the outgrowth of the base
ball league. Arrangements Were started
for the coming baseball season, and
the following churches made %applica-
ton for entering a. team in the league:
Dashiell Brotherhood of the Grace M.
e. Church. Fewsmith Memorial, High
Street Presbyterian. Belleville Avenue
Congregational and Central Presby-
terrain, all of last years league. and
the following new teams: Centenary
M. e., Fairinount Baptist, First Ger
mar Presbyterian, North Reformed,
Trinity Reformed and South Park
Presbyterian Chapel.
There has been no limit set as To-
the number of teams to compos tho
league this year and should any other
church desire to enter a team. an
application made 10 John II. Hill. 129
South Eleventh street, the secretary
of the league, will be given due con-
sideration.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-12
The ONLY JOHN |. SCORNS
THEORIES OF DIR. OSLER
BY JOHN L. SULLIVAN.

The statement Is attributed to DR..
Osler, that men are useless after 40,
and that at so they ought to be chloro-
formed.
l don't agree with DR.. Osler, and his
theory hat all men should be chloro-
formed at 60.
Dr.. oslcr's theory is an especially
sore point with inc.
Here are some of the instances that
have been found to dispute Osler;
Demosthencs delivered his oratorical
masterpiece. the Grafton ION the
Crown" at 81.
Aristotle did his greatest work after
90. and Plato after So.
Chaueer wrote the Canterbury
Tales and other famous works after
40.
Spinoza wrote his speech-making
book after he was AZ.
Laurence wrote '@rristen Shandy'
when he was ~.
Cervantes was so when he began to
write "Ddn Quixote."
Defoe WIS 81 when he gave the world
"Robinsonl Crusoe.'
Oliver Cromwel1 did not begin his
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-12
CHAMPION HURDLER
SM|THSON DECIDES
TO QUIT NEW YORK
Worlds RecOrd=HOIder Battles
His Admirers by His I'M
expected Stand.

NEW YORK, March 12.-Forest
Smithson, the worlds greatest hurdler,
has decided to quit New York. He says
he will leave this city today for his
home in Portland, Ore, where he will
remain indefinitely. 1t is doubtful
whether he will ever return.
Since Smithson came East for the ma
tional championships of jamestown,
Va, last summer he has added a
worlds record and an American indoor
record to his credit and defeated the
l~leetest and best jumpers in the coun-
try.
While much had been said about his
ability as an athlete in the West 1t was
not until he won the national cham
p%ionship that he was considered the
equal of the Eastern champions. II,
the 129-yard high hurdle race he beat
the fastest men in the country and won
in such impressive style that he was
Immediately termed the fastest man in
the world over the high jumps.
Shortly after that, while a student
ut Yale, he accomplished a feat seldom
equaled in the history of athletics at
New Haven. In one day he won five
events in the fall interclass games.
Since then his name has been %conspic-
uously before the athletic world. No
less than seven times he a exceeded
the worlds mark of s is seconds in the
6O-yard high hurdle event, but on each
occasion he unfortunately toppled over
q bar, with the result hat his new
mark was not allowed, and on as many
times more equaled the record mark.
Last week at the Georgetown Uni
versity games at Washington he estab-
lished a new American record over the
5O-yard course. by covering the dis
tance in 5 2-5 seconds. or two-fifths of a
second faster h it was ever run be-
fore. But his greatest achievement
was accomplished at the New York
A. c. games Tuesday night. Matched
against the BEST timber toppers in the
country, he twice ran seventy yards
over the hurdles in new worlds record
time. In his heat he hung UP the mark
of S4-5 seconds and in his final won
easily in 8 seconds The record of 8 1-5
seconds, which he lowered, had stood
for fourteen years Stephen Chase hav-
ing made it in Boston in 1894.
While the hurdler has beer East he
has been very popular with the ath-
letes and followers of athletics, and
often said that he intended to make
this city his home. What caused his
sudden intention to go West is known
only to his closest friends, and they re-
fuse TO divulge it.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-12
MORAN LOOKING FOR FIGHT.

NEW YORK, March 12.-Charley
Harvey, the manager of Owen Moran,
the little fighter who recently fought
Abe Attell a draw on the coast, is out
with a challenge to fight a return fight
with Attell or with Battling Nelson,
and has posted $1,000 to back up his
challenge. Harvey agrees to AttelPs
terms in all respects saw one. that is
that he will insist that the fight be
twenty rounds or over. Attell favors
a shorter fight. One hundred and
twenty-five pounds four hours before
the fight would suit Harvey to a dot.
The weight, if Moran is hooked up
with Nelson, viii be 1870 pounds. ring
side.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-12

wonderful Network until he was 40.
Titan was over 40 when he began
work on the renowned masterpiece,
The Assumption of the Madonna"
Leonard De Vinci, who, we are told,
comes nearest to being histories "Uni-
versal Genius" was As years old when
be painted THE Last Supper"
Sir Christopher designed st. Paul's
Cathedral at as, and the tower Of West
minister Abbey at 80.
John Hunter. the celebrated physi-
clan, wrote his greatest treatise when
66 years of age.
Pasteur was IS before he fairly got TO
work on his h~ydrophobia cure.
Past 40. too, was Mohammed before
he began to write the Koran.
Momsen was on the shady side Of 40
when he wrote his monumental history
of Rome, and many others,
Some time ago 1 wrote DR.. Osler that
I would agree to put my fist through
the panel of a door one and one-half
inches thick. and if there was not force
enough left in the blow to knock down
Or. Osler if he stood behind the door.
from my ist. / would never don the
gloves again.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-12
HURLEY BATTLES
TO A DRAW WITH
JOHNNY SUMMERS
PassaiC Pugilist the AggressOr
Throughout, but Englisl1man
There with the Science.

Battling" Hurley, the Passaic scrap
per, who is rapidly mounting the pugi-
listic ladder, fought Johnny Summers,
of England, to a draw in a fast six
round bout before the Sharkey Athletic
Club in New York last night.
Hurley was the aggressor always and
landed three times as many blows as
his opponent, but Summers vas much
the cleverer and when he landed his
blows had great force. At the end
both boys were badly bruised, but each
was strong.
Until ten seconds before the bell rang
ending the first round there was not a
clean blow struck, and just as the crowd
of spectators were anxiously asking
each other opinions of ii, the Jerseyite
chased his opponent to the ropes and
there was an exchange of blows. Each
landed several. and the fighters were
hammering away at each other when
the round ended. AS they went to their
corners blood was streaming from Hur-
ley's nose.
Four times Hurley attempted to en-
gage Summers in a head to head mix
up in the second round, but each time
the Englishman cleverly blocked the
blows and escaped without being
struck a heavy blow. AS they broke
the last time Summers landed a hard
right swing on Hurley's jaw with such
force that the J%erseyite showed visible
sign of fatigue. But he rallied quickly
and before the visitor could realize 1t
Hurley had swung a hard right and a
terrific left hand swing ON Summers
and followed them up with several
light body blows. This rally earned
Hurley the advantage of the round.
The third round was fast. each boy
fighting %furiously throughout. Hurley
was tile aggressor and time after time
rushed the Englishman to the ropes,
but instead of fighting in a mix-up
Summers cleverly covered his ace and
waited for az opportunity to swing.
Several times he succeeded, and as
Hurley went to his corner his eye was
puffed to- twice its normal size.
Summers gained q big advantage in
the fourth round. He fought at long
range as often as possible and landed
many right and left swings to Hurley's
face and body. Hurley offset this adj
vantage in the next two rounds. Rush
ing at his opponent like an enraged
bull. the Jerseyite repeatedly backed
Summers against the ropes and show
cred him with left hand swings to the
face and body. The last round was
replete with mixups, Hurley always
landing more blows but the least effec-
tive ones.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-12
PULLMAN FIRST TO
REACH PORTSMOUTH.

NORFOLK. Va March 12.-The first
control of the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
nah race was accomplished yesterday,
when the Pullman, followed twenty
minutes later by the S~tudebaker.
dashed through Portsmouth to the
United States Navy Yard and checked
in to the officer of the guard.
The Studebaker. bearing a war dis
patch to the commandant, proceeded
through the yard, where a rousing re-
ception was accorded by the marines
and jackies. Admiral Tussig, after
receiving the message from Admiral
Pendleton, of League Island, presented
by Frank Yerger and William j. Boyd,
cordially invited the party to inspect
the yard and ships and in addition of
fered the use of the government ma
chine shops and men to make any
necessary repairs.
Yerger smilinsly declined this offer
Upon mutual agreement both cars viii
remain here and make an early start
this morning. After locking the
machines up in garages, the Studebakei
in Portsmouth and the Pullman in Nor
folk, the party proceeded to see this
town.
Both cars and drivers are in excel
lent shape. William j. Boyd, officia
observer of the Studebaker, who left
that car several days ago owing to i'll
ness, has recovered, and will continue
with the car today.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-12
Boxlng Has Not Improved.

10 OXING has not improved as an art
E1 in years. though there We're not
as many boxers fifteen years ago
as now. 1t is an evident fact that
Y hen | took up boxing and put
III shape SO that they could make
some money out of IT. both the
managers and the fighters. Boxing has
gone ahead in this country and de-
Perforated In England. They have not
had a champion in England for a lons
time, neither heavy nor lightweight.
Mitchell was the last chaAlpion they
had in England. John Mace, like my
SCI, was champion both in this coun-
try and in England in his day. He is
still alive. This goes to show that box
ers, or fighters, if you prefer that term,
have as sue men, lived to good old
age. Mace is "A year, Of age and well
nd hearty today.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-12
PUBLIC HAS NO USE FOR MAN
WHO FAKES In ANY GAME
John |. Says Be Square With Your Friends.
Former Champ Hands Out Some Advice on
Boxing Declares It's an Honest Mans Game.
Urges Young Men To Take Up Sport.
BY 0 H [. SULLIVAN.

- oXING to young men is invigoraing, healthfu and ne If the best ah-
IS letc exercises that n young mn could indulge in 1t makes every
muscle in the body act its part, makes the eye quick, the brain on
cMye every nov that his opponent al make. and not as son people think,
that a man o be a boxer or to know anything of the manly art of selrddense
has to have a brain that consists Of nothing eset than brutal instinct.
A man has got to have brains to be a fighter 1t is not necessary for
him Il have great physical strength. 1t goes without saying that a little fell
low cannot fight a bigger and strong ger nan than himself, though he might
win for the time being 1t is al evident fact that a good little man cal
no beat a gmd big man; the same thing applies to horses, a IS a good little
horse cannot beat a good big horse. They both must be put in their proper
class
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-12
POLICE sTOp WRESTLING.

SCRANTON. March 12.-The wrest-
ling bout that was scheduled to take
place in this city last night between
Alex Swanson, of Bloomfield, N. u
Jack Mcdonnell. of Keyser Valley, and
Herman santello, the big German cham-
pion, was called off by police interfer-
ence Santello was TO throw the two
men within twenty-five minutes.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-12
YALE GIVES $500 FOR OLYMPIC TEAM

That the authorities at Yale ara m
sympathy with the American olympic
committee and desire To make Amer
lean representation at the olympic
games d pronounced success was evil
denced yesterday when Julian w. Cur
tiss. treasurer Of the American Olympic
committee, received a letter from Wal
ter Camp, of Yale, advising him that
Yale had contributed $500 to the Amer
lean Olympic committee
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-12
ALL EASTERN LEAGUE CLUBS
ARE READY EXCEPT NEWARK
Foster Says Everything Is Going Out and Nothing
Coming In With StallingS, but Manager Says
Wait a Few DayS--Several Changes in Line
Up Of Teams on POWerS'S Circuit.
By q. A. FOSTER.

TpoHN [. SULLIVAN cornred me today for a yarn on the Eastern League
situation, the makeup of the teams, their chances, etc Now, the Newark
II cams affairs are still a tnne 70 ggy. Manager George T Salhngs has
not yet whispered the anne o his ptchers, third basenan. shotstop left
fielder and centre fielder. New men win be found in all those positions. Not
knowing who they are it's nothing short of guesswork to speak of the Tigers
chances! But 1 wouldn't dodge sulivans orders having heard a thing OF two
about Jawns wanop. So here goes:
The Tigers should hnsh-let me see; on they'll rank in the first division
A more definite prediction cannot be made conservatvey, not knowing n
the newcomers will be-
OF the 1907 players % be retained for trial, at Least are Pitchers Pardee.
Wilhelm and Frnl catehers KricheIl stanage and maybe Shea first ase
man Sharpe. Second Baseman Mullen and Mailing and Outheder Enge.
How the new Tigers signed to date will pan out will be seen during the
springt training trip, but the big league starst o be added Ito the team are not
expected to join the squad until April shortly before the opening of the
Eastern League championship season.
The advance detachment OF the Newark team will be shipped to the
aiming amp 1T Iaddocks Ga, Saturday In the party will be Pitchers Far
dee, Brocket Wilhelm. Frfl and possibly Mueller, Catcher Krchell and Sec
md Basanan Mullen. StaIngs had intended to send only his batteries south,
but Mullen will act a sort o a supervisor the manager intending o return to
Newark Is 500 az he has his charges quartered
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-12
JEFFRIES is THROUGH;
WON'T FIGHT JOHNSON,

Los, ANGELES, Cal, March 12,-
James J.. Jeffries SCOTS at the idea of
returning again to the prize ring. Tex
Richard, the Nevada mining man, has
offered Jeffries inducements which
amounted in the aggregate to $S5, 000
for a match with lack" Johnson.
Jeffries laughed at the offer and re-
fused.
The unbeaten heavyweight pugilist
says he will not take the chance of
marring his record. He says he knows
his condition at the present time. but
he does not know what show he would
make in the ring six months hence. 1t
is this doubt which Keeps him out of
the game.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-12
root r,acers.

~ what lines was the boxing diff
~ ferent fifteen years ago? More
foot racing? The difference in
the style OF fighting? Well, in boxing
fifteen years ago they used to fight for
small prizes. The boxing prize was
81 ,0G0 for international championship or
200 pounds in English money. Sayres
and Heenan fought for the %interna-
tional Championship of the world. Spec
tators broke into the ring and the
referee declared it no contest. Boxing
has rot improved any.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-12
SAVAGE mo- EIdHT LrNEHAN.

James Savage. OF Orange, and
Thomas Lenehan, OF Philadelphia, will
box six rounds before the Brown A. A.
Twenty-third street. New York, on
Tuesday night. The bout win be the
main event, and Savage is confident of
besting his opponent. Savage Is we'll
known in pugilistic circles, and was
Bob Fftzsimmons's sparring partner at
one time.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-12
W ny do you suppose 1 am cheered

KXY HY do you suppose 1 am cheered
w SO Justify wherever l appear to-
day? One reason is. and a big
one, that l always fought on the square.
I am repaid for the course | pursued
every time a crowd greets me.
Keep in good condition, 1t is not
necessary to carry the training stunt
too far. Just observe good habits, and,
IL you can, ride on the wagon. Pay
your obligations and be square vita
your friends. II Is a mighty short
sighted policy for a fighter, especially
one who is trying 70 rise in his profess
sion, to risk his whole failure for the
sake of a few dollars ut the time.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-12

pTsC be a fighter a man must have
brains as well as physical
ability. As regards a boxer
CT fighter, his personality must be
much the same as that of a
general. A good general must
know his ground, how to handle his
men and place them to the best ad-
vantage, or else he will lose his men
in useless fighting. The same thing ap-
plies to a prize fighter. lie must, at a
glance, take in the strength or weak
ness of his opponent.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-12

r N stepping into the ring with an OPP
ponent feel as il | We're going to
sit down to q healthy meal. never
was ervou at all. A great many peo-
pie might not believe this. but / never
was affected with nervousness in my
life. Some fighters get ervou but
this wears off after the first WI or
three rounds. l have never been af-
fected that way.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-12

u OXING, as well as all other sports,
EA is an honest mans game. The
public has no use for a fakir in
anything, but less in boxing than any
other place.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-12

Sulivan's biggest fights were: Paddy Ryan, at Mississippi City, Feb
ruary T. 1882. London prize ring rules, bare knuckles; $4,000 a side and
championship; 8 rounds
Charlie Mitchell at Chantlly, France. March TO- 1888, bare knuckEes;
$500 a side and championship; SO rounds called draw.
Jake Kilrain. at Eichburg, Miss, July 8, 1889: $4,000 a side and
championship, bare knuok1es, 70 rounds. Sullivan won.
James j. Corbett, ct New Orleans. September I 1892: $4,000 nurse
and $4,000 a side; Marquis of Queensbury rules, five ounce gloves, for
championship Sullivan lost, 81 rounds
1885, at Boston, he boxed "Cockey" Woods Dan DYyer. Tommy
Chandler, Mike Donovan and Patsy Hogan.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-12

Jack Den1psey's Opinion of John L.

6GHES KING of American Jacks. He has always been honest in his
4 dealings fair and square to all He has love for one Ibis nother(
friendship for a few and good will toward ALL This was Dempseys opinion
of Sullivan given to Frank Kelly of Newark at Portland, Ore, three months before
the famous "NonpmeH" died
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-12
NATIONALS WIN CLOSE
GAME FROM HARLEM.

The score of the basketball game be-
tween the National Turner's and the
Harlem five on the locals court last
night was q to 10. the Nationals, of
course, being on the long end. The
lineup:
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-12
HARRISON HIGH SCHOOL
DOWNS PATERSON FIVE,

In an embarrassing game of basket
ball on the court Of the Harrison High.
School, yesterday afternoon, the bas-
ketball five of that school defeated the
second team of tho Paterson High
School by a score of 81 TO II. The line
up follows:
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-12

Sullivan started in September, 1888, and made a tour of the United
States lasting about nine months, offering $1,000 to any N whom he
200 men.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-05-14
Cards OF Thanks.

The day is not far distance when
"cards cf thanks" will be a thing of
the past. When death enters home
nelghbors never fail to do all in their
power to place silver lining back
of the dark cloud, and. they do not
expect or desire any thanks through
the public press. An exchange says
recently one of their subscribers not
to be outdone sent them the follow
iny:
Mr E lisor: l desire to thank the
friends unI nelghbors m,st heartily
in his manner for their CO opera
tion during the illuess and death of
nv late husband, who escaped from
me by the hand of death on last Fri
day, while eating breakfast. 10 my
frierds and all who contributed so
Willingly towards making the last
moments aud the funeral success,
| desire to remember mos. kindly,
hoping these lines will find them en-
joyiDg the same blessing. l have
also good milch cow and roam
gelding horse, eight years old, which
l will sell cheap. "God moves in a
mysterious way. His wonders to
perform. He plants His 70 'tsters on
the sea and rides upon the stor.n."
Also y black and white shoat at a
big bargin.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-05-14

A great many people imagine
they have heart trouble when the
fuct is that the whole trouble lies in
the stomach, The pains in the side
around the region of the heart are
not necessarily heart trouble. We
suggest that you start with tie
stomach and whenever you feel aae.-
preston after eating or whenever
your food seems to nauscate take
K0dol. 1t will not be long until
all these "heart pains will disap-
pear. Take Kodol now and until
you know you are right again.
There ism It any doubt about what it
will do and you will fi-d the tsa!ha
of this statement verified after ysu.
have used Kodol for few weeks.
1t is sold here by W L Wallace,
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-05-14

*DAlLY EXCEPT SUNDAY.