The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-06-10
cQlaupalaa ana Soutbroh
WgsueseAv. June 10, 1903.
nops - Dtnruptloa Has passed and
\ OsUHDeb~rx In % tho Finish.

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- rvt~ay that the State league
.Nooae Drssably disband at the end
- ~ wssh - the Oranssburg team
1919 - withdra~n at ths conclu-
- - ne series IN Sumter AZ soon
! - ~ 1irsc1esu of the Sumter Base
~ Asupolation were informed that
Qoonooeorg contemplated surrender
- 0sr fs~nchiss plans were set On
~ ~ ave the league by arranging
vkA CAnAsa 10 take up the Orange
0oR0 franohiss In the event the direc-
ooeU - the Osangeburg association
~Do1a - - Induced to play out the
0ooooa- 10 tn end . meeting Of the
~geuoses ee ths state league was held
Camden Tuesday. The situation
80 aAseussea at length and an un-
0>grnn11ag was reached that injured
- esaelnsance Of the league until
~ e1oas ok Ne season a originally
0v~o4 TAs details Of the under
@nn11ag are of no importance to the
uNn,lA - In brief. Il was that Or:
0nooo9ra shosid have two days In
vona - decide whether to rsmain
- - hague or transfer the franchise
- c4nosa. the latter town having
oUeoe1 - take up the Orangeburg
0oAeess aaA play out the season.
HuooedAy the business men Of Or
enoeeorg. realizing that II was up ID
0nsAs suhscrtbsd . suficient sum Of
uoney 70 maintain the team until the
~ of ths season. and the danger OF
Qeanoeburg's withdrawal has passed.
uegueofors . few men six or eight
osve carried the whole burden of the
~Rom with little encourasement from
u business men and slight financial
9nnaseance. which added to poor at
~nahncs made the load too heavy
~ them to carry. Now that the
9Qronss men Of Ofangeburg have
uonnn< and assumed the duty they
80 Ne baseball association. there
VU - no more trouble In that town
,Qne Insofar a. Orangeburg Is con-
0u~o4 the state league 10 solid. Or
enoSboss b 10 bs congratulated and
- 90 eSuid be more delighted than
- ftn ~ sumter that orangeburg
= 10 hold her place In the state
1pngus.
0S>Asssh sumter holds the lead In
- sncs sor the psnnant and has a
<on9 ssawa. the situation here Is
~ a. An healthy or satisfactory. The
@1nonaancs for the past two weeks
- hssa steadily falling or. and sx-
D Asvs cxcesded the income.
- ews~U men WHO compose the d.
~oonRaes Of the local association are
0Deas1s,s for the debts contracted
- 81 have them to pay. They
n>o sssssssA themselves literally al
v>n6y - win have to 20 down in
0sls Decksts fer more money In a
Snere dine. Therefore Il 10 up to the
1neD usa and all other citisens
- esn1evs IN baseball AMI have suf-
on9 eesec pride 10 desire Sumter TO
- - Sasce she now has In the
UnmnN sNcs. q do their part TO-
Po maintaining the team. A COM
- s'caavsssing the town for
eon0 - 'assise ths association In
~nnanoAnane the team and II all citi-
~nn Who are abss % aoyso will con-
~ssass a. literally ~ have the direc-
- . NE anociasson there viii be
-, f1tAer 'tvsssie.s me situation has
uoncAsA . point now. where II Ii not
= ~esss'sa. oe bAashan. but q matter
- eAvss psids and there. IN but one
ng - - ewe-sacport the team
- >rssrs. eeasributions and by at
ong tie games. An appeal has
1~V~ Sssa 'mads to the town pride
- esntsr In vain and Il will not be
n sAAs instaacs. In fact. Il must not.
- Ss@tsr cannot and VIII not be
~~ssSuee ~ failure IN anything
- hss ssen undertaken. We have
~nesa odt 'to sec the STATE league
~u9h the SEASON TO a successful
- and TO win the psnnant and we
- 5ast sc< TO do those two things.
&oWs IN nothing else to 4. II there
- UNs I'm town who wants to give
nes q black eye. or help to do Il?
= -. Ne him refuse to help the Base
~ Asx>rsation M th,. ,,,,o.
v~A y needs help. Besides giving
- nnAetai assistance needd. the
unsoh.ns can help materially. and
- uas5cvfsy Of them are helping. by
~onns she,r stores at 6 o'clock on
- ouSs that the local team plays
A eswse- The assistaace that has