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the pupils work, an actual recitafi6n
or two, short literary program. and.
a timely, address by citizen on the
dnty Of the patrons to the sclloo1 ara
the main features Of such a day Our
experience convinces US that it, does
much good in establishing closer re.
lat1on between the home and the
school, thing so greatly needed
everywhere. [ suggest, therefore.
thac the 22nd Of November be Oh.
served as Parents Day by our teach
ers. In inviting your patrons they
might be asked to bring q book SUIT
able for your school library. A good
time to begin library If your school
Is pookless. Further, we request
the, teachers holding the day to bring
to the Association specimens Of their
best exhibit. See that the mann.
scripts are headed to show the name
OF the school, the teacher, the publ
and the pupils grade and age. We
would also be- glad to~have exhibits
from our normal schools as lnspir&.
tion comes from above. a%.
Now. we urge upon the teachers over
the state to take a more personal In
terest In working up the attendance,
TOO many Of our teachers are lack1
Ing In professional pride Some Of
them are never seen in q State meet
ing. The many reforms introduced
into our school system by State Suf,t.
Miller are evidence that great edu-
cat1onal awakening has taken place
in West Virginia. Let us oorne
out. Let us double the attendance
at st. Albans. Let us sfiowt which
way we are facing. The teacher
with ambition knows that in orsati-
zation we get enthusiasm. inspira-
ton, new thought, a certain poise
and confidence resulting from mental
contact and reinforcement of re-
sources that we could never secure
by individual efforts or efforts In
smaller groups. ..'
Blueftetd is our southern metropo-
liz. The colored people own more
homes there perhaps than In any
other city OF our commonwealth.
There, too, is located our State nor
NAL college We expect fsmv ot
more from that side and we should
not think OF less than. that number
from this side Of the mountain. Now
II you find 1t impossible for you
to go this year, will you show your
good will by sending either your
joining fee ($t.00) or your annual
dues (50c) to the treasurer, Miss
Mary Eubank, institute, w. Va? On
send 1t by some fellow teacher to the
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st1tutiop and who takes carn IN oooa
laitn TO enforce them to the letter:
or shall we trust the candidate of fbe
party that has repudiated them from
.nelr passage and whose oath to en-
toHce theN can only be as Sounding
nrass and tinkling cymbals %
i. Shall we take the known guarantor
VI prosperity and true friend of la
oof; or: the demagogue of many nos
tfums' who processes all things and
promises the impossible for the sake
OF getting the votes Of the gtillibIeY
+. ShalI we stand for the Candidate oY
|tne party that offers the nation its
hlghestl development, it's broadest In
huence among, its .contemporaries
and which offers fair play to the szo,,.
dler, the farmer, tie mechanic tha
lno"strlal worker and the profession
al classes regardless of color: or
snail we accept the overtures of "a
party OF negation, objection, reaction
and destructtoh?@ :. ~ III,
Shall we vote to, keen ,13 600 Nc.
groes In the, Federal service at aaia-
| !. ~SoA oAoSo"Stub over 9S,UUU,UOO Dnr
aanum5 with more in prospect: 4 Or
snail we vote TO turn these home
making men tandiw6men out, to make
way for the. hungry bourbons who
want their places? . 'e IN ~
| Shall we vote for party which
VIII render. unto the Nsaxo soldier
that which is Justly his; or shall We
pin our faith to. a party that is on
record as. s.fayoring. the elimination <ot
the four Negro, regiments from tbs
United States army? III
( In short: do we want our frte,,d.
or our enemies in control at tho ma.
t,onal helm? We now have eli th1
1aots concerning the merits of WI,
liam Howard Taft and William len.
nings Bryan-together with the HE
tory OF the, parties for which tho,
stand?. Which will be President n
the United States for the next font
EyearsG >,,...".. -
These are the issues before Won IN,
settlement next Tuesday.
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q 4 III
FOR THE. WEST VIRGINIA STATE
i. TEACHERS ASSOCIATION. ~:
PRESIDENT Scott Names November "a
ana ~ as the Dates for the Peda-
gogues to Convene i'm Annual ses.
sion at BIuefield CoIored Institute

. Huntington, w. Va, oct,' IT.
The 18th annual session of the West
virginia Teachers Association will
ne held at Bluefield November ae
and 81, 1908, in the assembly hall
or the Bluefields Co1ored Institute.
blueheld is nearer to the teach
;ers OF the central parton the State
than 1t was six years ago when we
inee there. The new road from
DeepWater (near KanaWha FaIls)
mas reduced the car, fare more than
haR Of what it was by way Of Ke.
nova. Furthermore an effort ia be-
ing made by Prin. H. H. .Railey, Of
montgomery, to secure O. special ear
from Deepwater for all teachers 60
ing that way, This arrangement
II effected, will Be made known
through the press. -
The local arrangements for the
entertainment Of the&Association are
In the hands of committee COM
posed OF the city and institute teach
sTs as follows: ProfyS. l.. Wade and
~ l.. Ram, M. M.NMartin, w. w.
Green and Miss Nellie M. Lewis.
They are already at work and spar
ing no pains to make II pleasant for
all who may attend. Those who
were at the Bluefeld meeting in
1902 know what this means. We
suggest that you send your name on
va card to the committee.
| The Program embrscfno fon7os -
the various departments of educa.
jonal needs has been prepared and
the topics carefully assigned 80 that
profitable sessions are assured. Few
subjects and free discussioni in tn,
way Of five minute talks Will be the
order. Special music will be fur.
ntshed by the Institute. This pro.
gram will be issued soon.
For two or three years past a. few
OF, our teachers have adopted the
Iddea Of Parents Day. An exhibit OF
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CAMPAIGN: | Il | !: :
TO % BE tl CLOSED WITH MONSTER
MASS MEETING AT WfGWAM. T.
Republican Campaign Committee to-
Wind Up Its Werk, Monday Night,
When preachers and Other Pronii-
: nent Speakers Are Expected to
Talk, Sxs,nf%3 L, -. ":t- - - = =

Among the factors contributing to-
the assured success Of the Republf
can, party next Tuesday, the RepnbH4
can Campaign committee Of. Kanawha.
county is by no means the least po-.
TENT - %%<~ , ~ 80. :. .'tt%.
!, The organization. which. is work.
Ing Independently OF, but: ,hsrmoni-
lQnsly with - an Other organiz atians
with. the same object: has psrfected 4,
.systsan haeh: an
SIg a M via.
county. In every y precinct OF the
,obhnty, both In and outside Of Chars
lesion, captains Rave been appointed,
the Negro vote polledy clubs organic
ed, and speakers have. been send to
meetings. .,.>.' ..f':',,ts..T, ~. ,
Their schedule this week, providing
for 80 meetings to be addressed by
able speakers, follows: ,... r.. -.
' Monday--J. Nj. r.. Hazlewood, Fifth
Ward, First Precinct; r. G. Nutter;
Eleventh. Ward, First Precinct; J. w.
fChappelle, Seventh Ward, , Second
Precinct; e. r. Carter, Mammoth. 4
. <Tuesday-Rev J.. A. Taylor, Mar
tins School House; j. A..,CampbelI, ,
Sixth Ward, Second. Precinct; j. w.
;Chappelle, Fifth Ward, Second PIE
cinGt;<J. NJ. Hazlewood,, Sixth Ward, /,
First Precinct; j.. M. Jones, Eighth
Ward, Second Precinct; DR.. H. f.
Gamble, Fourth Ward, Second Pre-
cifot; T. G. Nutter, Hahdley; G. E.
Ktmbrough, Mucklow;T Err. Carter,
South Carbon. .s, .
s Wednesday--Dr. H. F. Gamble,
Fifth Ward, First Precinct; y. J, A..
aCmpbell, Seventh. Wariy First Pre-
.cinct; j. M. HazleWood, Seventh
Ward, Second Precincts r. G. Nutter,
Lond = G.. E. Kim
brough, Cedar Grove; b. r. Carter,
Ward; J. w. Chappelle, Cannelton.
J. .}2Thursday-C. E. Kmbrough, NAL
den; T. G.. Nutter, Tomsburg; E. r.
Carter, West Virginia.; Rev. J. A.
Taylor, First Ward; J.'W. Chappelle,
Hansford ~ .ft t..>. -;
Frtday-T G. Nutter, Standard; G.
E.. Kimbrough, St. Albans; E. r. Car
ter, Burnwell; J. w. Chappeile, Win
ifreGe. ...1-,
/. lEatuTday-I. u. Nutter, Fifth
Ward, Second Precinct; J.. w. Chap
pe1ie, Sixth Ward: First Precinct; E.
Il. Carter, Ninth Ward; c. Z. Kim
brough. Fourth Ward, Second Pre-
cinct; DR.. II. F. Gamble and J. NJ.
Hazlewood, Eighth Ward, Second
Precinct.
| The campaign will be closed with
a monster mass meeting ut the wig
wan, Monday night, the 2nd, at
which time the pastors Of the vari-
ous colored churches are expected to
speak, and the issues, as they apply
particularly to the Negro, will be
discussed by Ralph w. White. Mu-
| sic for the occasion will be furnished
by the famous First Regiment Band
| and ample accommodations will be
provided for the large crowd sure to
| be present 3"
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LEADER
sgSr . =. ~

Charles w. Anderson Id if
ity on New York politics. S. s.
cool-headed, sagscioas and b<s S
Gus, and never goes ~ a. Il q
cooked" the big chiefa, ,6s g g g g
depend upon getting froSd
facts touching every situa
the masses of his own rxeass IS s. s.
him. He performs the, 81
high office with frdeiiEy
dispatch, and enjoys the 4 S
confidence of every sph1
nected with sthe Internal
Service, as well as tilaE az
mercial kings OF the 4 4 ...s
tropolis. He is lucky
ter Of official p1nms frs
but never falls to- e
there are others and E Il {
"the boys get thalrsn9 IS S
is why Charlie Ana
leader ~ (. IN &
Indianapolis y & ~ s. s.
rfttyrR -yI-Esb&
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II am fully alive to tie heart

II am fully alive to the heart
pangs that II colored mon en-
dures when suffering from the
contemptuous insults OF white
mon not at all his equal, either
in point Of intelligence ~or de-
Votion to duty. I know the
sense Of injustice that has Of
tentimes burned itself into his
breast when he realizes that,
his rights have beon trampled
upcT end S1is claims to fair
treatment rejected solely be-
ause Of his skin.''---WilIiarn RI.
Taft. -' y. !.
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Chicago. ill.,, Oct. 2s.-4 Not d

- Chicago, III, Oct - 81 ssff 5;8
citizens of Chicago And 11fg v3SfSsHx!
were very much surprised a tS ! y I
ago to learn that after sc0Iist u
hard effort On his part fGI, fsSS
't1on,' Walter M, Farmer, forn1Nrfp s
st. Louis. butt now of th his 3city s
become an attache or Clerk tn sIiS&
fee of,<the Speakers ;Bursau il. t,1s
National Repnb blican campa gn. a. sf3s s.
!, Now, sMr. Farmer is aniSfi tiissl ss ss
WVhose name was promi sntI 81
Cd, asfew days ago as beings in
cendance at the Niagara niov vefIi ffDS
which met at Oberlin, Ohio. Fl
thing is wrong "someYh hesrre
Fa = trer atrrmer ts either untrIe lto 6s
ara Movement, or he is untrue sttSs 81 ~
Republican 'cause~-4Zto the Il ea assSfe|
Mr.. Taft. He could, not have sssaSS IS
ed his principles over. nj ights Is Ifs sYsE
er OF the above mentionef fRSta g n
true, Mr.. Farmer has been & 81 ~ *
imposed upon through thesS ptfsy sl
press. He is either member sof 4sV es
Niagara Movement, or shes ia siitSt. s2 s
either. sympathizes with thasS ai1fS
Snent TO defeat Mr.. Taft, or hsf
not. 4. ,,, !
ioN', tneI 1oyal, ,tnllss
49, SSae'sy tatt, IN Chlaago eE and
West demand that Mr.: Farmar ssss
out and declare himself. /. IaeS iE @
either be- a friend OF, MI. Taf6 &
his enemy. He must either ast tanSis Y /
the Niagara MOyem emf uyIl ffSFy 40 sz sEssszf
'nortine M .: 49, ~ passs
nose + ri islrnsai,
al trna< ana trfaa ~ .ss lsss, 49,
tarv Taft ~ ;. =, ~
been a1i = 81 ,.s4 &
mics a. assere y !. ] f. ,ss
- s,Ts sssit.S'
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II you don't vote. the straight Re.
publican ticket this time, YOU max
never have an opportunity to vote
ngain. " =.
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4 LAsf sspap NATIONS GREAT CRISIS,

auYocdlSo q" ."tne |Pepeat OF the 18th
amendment; and sCorrothers' guilty.
evasion Of the. consequences, of his
stupid canard, was @,"tfe last straw
that broke the camel's back" and
from that time to the present, the
substantial Negroes ofFthe land have
been gradually ignoring past griev-
ances? nc until today there Sare no evil
dencessof disaffection visible to the
naked eye. II there are still differ
ences or opinion as to this isolated1
act or that, the feeling that all must
stand together for the common, good
.ls 80 strong that minor troubles are
absorbed by the larger interests Of
the race. Apathy has been replaced
by intense zeal for the cause Of thel
party.iof freedom, human rights and
economic advancement and Taft isl
certain TO- get SO. per cent. of the Ne
gro vote In all. the States in which ftl
cuts an Sappreciable figure. 1t has |
dawned upon our leaders and rank
and file alike that Democratic success
at this time woull be calamity. |
tart and hepublicanism mean eevery-
thing to the race that promises ,edu-J
cat1onal, commercial, Z financial andl
moral uplift; Bryan and Democracyl
stand for nothing and offer nothing |
but disfranchisement, jim-crowism,
civic restriction and universal degra-
dation. tits not dificuH, therefore, /
to predict the way the~ Negro vote
will CO. next Tuesday; nor is it
strange that there will be no sulkingI
or remaining away from the polls
through indifference. With the Ne
gro, as with the white man, &"self-
preservation is the hrst law. of ma
ture." s,s>ss. t.- ~. : ~ =
. s - zrt-T - ~ -
Let ps not Sc, confused ,as to the is-l
:sfies that are, paraf1ount$ in this CAM
,paign. There is%nothiiig Eoni lSaieatedH
about them; theyare so simple that1
the wayfaring man cannot err In taxi
ing them UP for. critical analysis. In
brief, the questions to be answered I
next: Tuesday, are:. ....-.,,,
Shall the Negro voters stand for
the principles enunciated by Abra-
nam Lincoln, as represented by Will
liam: Howard Taft, or shall they give
their endorsement of the policies of |
Jefferson Davis, reprasented. and
reincarnated by William jennings
Bryan? - ''.t.-.. <-... S.. s
Shall we call to the White House
the true and tried administrator or
the inexperienced and visionary agi-
tator? r,,%>:. ~, ~
Shall we accept statesmen who
has proven mis- s1mnatbv with thel
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Bryan Is an orator. Orat0rv fac.
tories employ no hands. If you want
q Job, vote for Taft.
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II you must vote for Bryan. keen
your wealth and do it in 1912. This
year try Taft, &, L. ,.TI<I
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EWIlERFARhERFOa ORlB||||
LMELISs4T SEEKING COLORED CLERK I'M }OfrFtyf#S Oft SS
RIOUS, SUSPICION ;:IIE1 ~ s11T5sss Tgsss$e

Prominent
committed TO I'm
tion or Noticya Republicans
bictatton as to PoIic
raise Coors AllowedAn
ASS@
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THE lEBU PARAhQUuT TISSUES.
AN ITRaiIzED QUESTIONS THE RACE IL ~
sViaRk Next TUESDAY Polls: >a.N

summed med yp n Bssi. I'll at Our enemies
troll of the Nation
the Hstory o the Sovereign yo{erIo
ne Ss!apsign of
Merits1 - f ~ As&
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~. .~-l,, EXTRACT FROM -
TAFTs SPEECH, or ACCEPTANCE
=, E...', JULY 20, 1903.


THE REPUBLICAN PLATFORM, ADOPTED AT CHI
cAGo, EXPLICITLY DEMANDS JUSTICE FOR AL MEN
WITHOUT. REGARD TO RACE OR COLOR, AND JUST
AS EXPLICITLY DECLARES FOR THE ENFORCEMENT
AND WITHOUT RESERVATION, IN LETTER AND SPIRIT
OF THE %IHERTEENTH' FOURTEENTH AhD FIFTEENTH
ASENpMgNTs TO THE CONSTITUTION. IT ls NEED
-LEsS~&To STATE THAT + STAND WITH MY PARTY
souARELY ON THAT PLANK IN. THE PLATFORM, AND
BELIEVE THAT EQUAL JUSTICE TO ALL MEN AND
The FAfR AND IMPARTIAL ENFORCEMENT OF THESE
AhENpMENTs ts IN KEEPING WITH THE REAL AMERl-
CAN SPRET or FAIR PLAY.
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If you don't want Jim Grow cars
and n Disfranchisement, vote the
straight Republican. ticket ~
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Special Correspondence of The Advocate.

meeting? We@stin lack fundsIguf-
ticient to get out our, Association
Book. With q large attendance to
lend inspiration, a generous :recep-
tton to leRd enjoyment, what more
could be desired?. Then lpasss the
word, ION to Blueaeld' and lend.
q hand i>%> (Signed) >:
: J,@W. SCOTT, Pres. Il
= Miss Mary e.. J.. JONES. sec'y.
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The campaGn has bean unique in
many respe6ts. For the thrss time In
20 years, g. division of the Negro vote
has been seriously discalsset. This
was due primarily to the feeling
aroused by the discharge of the
troops of the, 2Sth infantry, without
honor, because Of alleged participa-
ton in the t'shooting-up'' Of Browns
Vile. Whateyer- may he the merits
of that controversy, the agreement
between the elements of the party
that had to do with thef fcpngressiona
investigation, made 1t the> property
Of the next session Of 4 Gongress, and
1t has had no standing, as AN Issue in
the present fppatgu The. solidity
OF the Democratic party ,against, the
restoration of the soldiers, while the
Republicans differed only as to meth
Cd tof reinstatement, also tended to
eliminate thaEeont troEersy from the
domain of poltttss; BECAUSE Of the
failure OF the. Demo to promige
some iadya ntage tin1 the event 0f their
success. there is fnos incaptiYe to- Join.
issue Nand the saae .etaads. Just
W here it was left Af the adjou rnment
%Sf Congress-. IA Deeefabsr the nues-
! Aon of Sadjnatn assstt viii be taken up
anu disposed of along lines OF equity
tand Justice to all concerned '. The
colored Democrats have tried to
thresh some wheat out Of the trou-
ble,> but their efforts have availed
nothing-and the crux OF their cam
paign Of MISREPRESENTATION was brok-
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If you don't vote the straight Re.
publican ticket this time, you may
never; have an opportunity to vote
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Then came the attempr to make it
out that Judge Taft was In sympathy
with the disfranchising amendments
In operation In the sonth::I This was
most effectively nhllifad by the can
didate's speech of acceptance, In
which he announced that he stood
with his party square1y, On the plank
declaring for the. ENFORCEMENT, with
out reservation, OF the 18th, 14th
and 18th amendmentsItp the Federal
Consultation, and backed it up by
further assurances OF His 8 sympathy
with the civil and political rights Of
the race and his endorsement of the
higher, as we'll as the Industrial edu-
cation of the colorsd people. At. va
.rious points in .his Wegtern tour, no.
tably at Omaha, Kansas CITY, Tope-
ka, st. Louis and at Cadiz, Ohio, he
continued to emphasize his position
, In favor Of the Jargest opportunities
for the Negro race, This frankness
and whole-soufed sincerity won the
admiration and support Of the Ne
groes everywhere and In contrast
with, Bryan's silence, Che campaign Of
the colored DempcratS again Ian
guished.r trhA denunciation OF Rev.
s: L.! Corfothsrs as q liar by Judge
Taft for asserting, that,the latter had
y
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Go the polls early, vote'the straight
Republican ticket, and then go home
or to your place Of employment.
Dent hang around the polls.
The Washington times., 1908-12-22
RAPP WELL KNOWN
TO CAPITAL FANS
WaShington's New Catcher
Star Amateur in Capital
City League.

Bin Rapp. a Washington boy. viii
be given "a try-Out by Joe CantiIou at
Galveston ia the spring
When Jack Warner announced his Iu-
teution Of quitting the American League
10 take up the management Of the Gal
weston team, CautiliOu commenced TO
scout for more Catchers- He failed to
land Frank Roth, of Milwaukee, so he
arranged % get Cliff Biauken1hip back
ia the fold from the California outlaw
league In view of the fact that iu the
matter OF injuries Elankeuship is one
or the most unfortunate players fn the
business the manager decided 20 carry
an extra baCkstop, and settled upon
Rapp as the man.
RapD Is well known to followers OF
amateur and Semi-profesSiOHal baseball
IN this city After playing with sew
erai independent teams. be Joined the
-. stephens Institute. and il was
largely through his clever work behind
the bat that that team made such a
highly creditable showing IN the Capital
city League Rapp'S catching attracted
such wide attention that he signed with
ihe shreveport team, OF the Southern
League.
The climate in the South was not to
Rapps liking, 50 Ee arranged TO come
North, and joined the East LiverUoof
team. Of the Ohio and peuuSyIvania
League He made good at that place.
ana comes 70 Washington highly recon-
mended by two experienced PLAYERS
VINO were sent 10 watch him in action.
Rapp has q host or friends here, who
are most anxious 10 see the young man
make good as a National
The Washington times., 1908-12-22
HORSE OWNER ARRESTED
FOR BEATING TRAINER

along with. Very unreasonable and
erratic.
For more than three months 7 have
had nc salary. and when 1 asked for
a settlement I received nothing but be
ratement from Csrmau. the elimination
OF which was my dismissal
I acted purely in behalf OF myself.
when I bid uP the horse Fleming. which
considered was entered too cheapIy.
When I returned 70 the stable for M
belongings ] was set upon by Carmau,
the blacksmith. and the stable foreman.
I was knocked down and brutaIly bealen
10y the three, with Carman the aEgres-
SoT.''
Dooley IS the thir5 trainer Carman
has had within one year Official ac-
tiou on the brawl is looked for.
Don't Know About Walker.
The absence Of Red Walker from
the races yesterday gave rise 70 the
rumor that he had received official nots-
fcation TO Vacate. This, however, lack
ed vcrification-
Walker, who has received more or
less publicity Of late, due 10 the incon-
Sistency with wlich his horses have
performed, left Tor Oakland early yes
terday, presumably to secure a con
tract rider. Jockey Harris. who for
merly did the riding fO- this stable was
suspended after a particularly bad ride
on the horse Pal
The Washington times., 1908-12-22
Figh;s as Advertised and
Gets Knocked Out,
as Expected.
RIGHT UPPERCUT
STARTS FINISH
Then a Left to the Chin Finishes
Fireman In the Initial
Round.
By W. ". NAUGHToN.

SAN FRANCISCO Dec 22-The dSht
between sam LanSford and Jim Flynn
was so short that II was bewilderinE-
With Langford Flynn lasted very little
longer than did BIZ Squires in front
Of Tommy Burns
True 10 his word, Flynn fought close,
or rather tried 10 fight close He
crouched and went for Langford On tia
double rum bat the negro had him
sized up as thoroughly as though they
had spared around the vaudeville ci--
cult together Iangford used uppercuts
and downchops- His Eppercuts got
through Flynn's guard and smashed IN
10 the face
Langford used his right with 4 down
ward direction and seemed TO strike
Flynn in the neck AS the men parted
from the two or three clinches that
occurred there was a very sober look
on FIynn's face. 1t vas the look CT a
man VINO felt that he was up against
j..
But stiH Flynn rushed. As he made
his farewell charge at Langford the ne
gro used his right for an uppercut for
a change The blow took Flynn around
the lower part Of the face and threw
him wide open Then up came Lang
fCrd's left, the punch catching Flynn
beneath the chin. lifting him from his
teet and placing him on his side on the
floor He rolled over on his back, threw
his arms wide and stretched out his
lower limbs Ike a fellow who was there
10 stay lie Was counted out