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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-19
SPORTING NOTES
EAST CHICAGO TEAM LOSES
TO HAMMOND ATHLETICS

The Hammond Athletic club yester-
day afternoon on home grounds defeat
cd another foeman worthy of their
steel. the East Chicago team. The
score, to IN favor Of the locals. in
dicates a good game in which the Wis
itors played in hard luck and against
some very close decisions. On both
sides the star work was in the field
Meade. the Hammond pitcher, having
been found for eight hits, striking out
only three, while Hammond found Slim
Ing Hartley for seven hits. he strik-
ing out only three Hammond scored
in the first, third and eighth innings,
while the visitors scored in the first,
seventh and ninth
Hammond Scores Two in First.
In the first Smith of Hammond made
a sacrifice hit into deep right. scoring
Dunsing, while Dissoway came paddl-
Ing in on a wild throw to home. Ham
mond had two runs to begin with and
confidence was restored
In the third Dibos hit safe to right
field, Dunsing famed and Dissoway hit
safe. Smith went to first on balls.
Yeager hit to short, forcing Dibos out
at home. A tumble of Meare's ground
er by Matson. East Chicagos shortstop,
resulted in two scores which were
brought in by Dissoway and Smith
Klucker's mun on first gave life to
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Meade in the eighth inning. Stevens
then received a gift. Ferren's second
base hit brought home Meade Dibos
then struck safe but was put out in an
attempt to steal second. Although
Stevens was called safe at third by the
umpire East Chicago put up such a
howl that the Hammond captain call
ed him OF sooner than see the game
break up. Terrell brought in the eighth
run.
Seventh Inning a Tight Place.
The visitors were easy up to the
seventh. they having found Meade for
only three base hits, scoring one run
In the first. In the seventh, however,
Meade found himself in a tight place.
He had walked four with two runs in
and one out A base hit to center by
McShane opened the gate wide for the
East Chicagoans, but Dibos' throw to
home plate. the finest play in the game,
cut off the runner at home plate and
Meade finished the work by striking
out Partter.
Smith played a great game at third,
having six chances, some of them very
difficult, without an error. throwing
four men out at first in great style
The Valparaiso Tigers will play here
again next Sunday.
Five hundred people witnessed the
game, which lasted one hour and thir-
ty-f1ve minutes.
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Miscellaneous Ball Games

At Dekalb, Tli.-Dekalb. 10; Chicago
Mutua1s. 8.
At streator. IIL-City League, Mu-
tuals, IA; Browns, 3.
At Peru. nd.-Indianapolis Reserves
3; Peru. 2.
At Pontiac Ill.-Livingston Parsk. 9;
Bloomington White Sox. Q.
At LAporte. Ind.-Laporte, 4; Chica-
go Shamrocks, 8.
At Goshen. Ind.-Goshen, 5; Cold
water Mich, /.
At Bedford, Ind.-Bedford, 8; Lin
ton, s.
At Ironwood. Nnch.-Ironwood /;
Hibbing. 0.
At Pennington. IIl.-Famington. 10;
Galesburg Monarchs, 9.
At Harrisburg. IlL-Carrier Mills. 4;
Harrisburg, 0.
At Dixon. 1lI-Dixon Browns. s;
Sterling Infants, l.
At Astoria, Ill.-Astor1a White sox. s
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VALPO TEAM
BEATEN At
COUNTY SEAT
Especial to THE T1MEs.)

Crown Point, Ind, July 19-In a
close, hard-fought contest, the Crown
Point team defeated the Valparaiso
Standards at their grounds, near the
Erie station, yesterday by a score of
to 4. The game was one of the hes
and most exciting seen on the local dia-
mond this season and it was either
teams game until the finish, the score
being close during the entire game. A
brisk north wind made an errorless
game an impossibility. but that fact
did not deter each team from playing
a good game of ball. The locals are
Jubilant over their victory as valpara-
$50 has quite a reputation as baseball
players this year and have defeated
numbers of the best Chicago teams. The
attendance was very good, about 100
rigs and automobiles from yalpo, con-
tanning fans and enthusiasts. were pres
ent to cheer the Porter county team to
victory. The lineup:
Valpo-Seelbrook. IS; Mackey, 3D.;
McCay, CT; sievers. 1b; Kelley, c. zim-
norman. If; Bolstadt, %; Love. IF; NJ.
Cament, p. Crown Point-Arter. IS
Claussen, 3b; Hoffman. CT; Wheaton, 1b;
Elder, c; P. Koschniak, If; Enright. 2b;
E. Kuschniak, IF; Henning, p Attend
ance, 500; umpire, Hanlon.
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WALKER PITCHES IN
GREAT SHAPE YESTERDAY
Lager Colts and Hammond
Colts Wage Desperate
Battle.
BLISSMER LOSES HIS CONTROL
Shut Out For Lager Colts Before An
Enthusiastic Crowd of Base
ball Fans.
LOSES HIS CONTROL

H. Blissmer pitched in hard luck yes
terday in the second game of the sea
son between the Lager Colts and Ham
mond Colts in the presence of six hun
dred people, it being an unusually big
crowd. Blissmer gave the visitors ten
hits, which were sufficient to beat him
by score of to 0.
Walker was in magnificent form and
held the Layers down to a shutout
Though he permitted them to get seveA
hits off him they were so scattered
throughout the game that they did no
harm.
HaInmond's Jump In Lead.
The Hammond Colts jumped into the
lead in the first inning by forcing ono
man across the plate. The one run
would have been sufficient to win, but
they were not satisfied with the ons
tally
Blissmer pitched fine game up to
the seventh inning, when the Ham
monds pounded the bali for one more
run, and again in the einth they came
back at Blissmer for two more tallies.
and not being satisfied with the count
as 1t stood, scored one more run on
the sturdy pitcher in the final round
The Layers tried to prevent a shutout.
but the hits which they received during
the game were scattered so mat they
were unable to force a run across the
plate. and the game ended with them
trying to score.
Charles Randall, who is now manar-
Ing the Lager Colts. has strengthened
them considerably and is securing
games with some of the strongest teams
In this part Of the state. The show
ing the team has made this season is
one Of the big drawing cards in West
Hammond on Sunday and is drawing
a good crowd at every game Mr.. Ran
dali expects to have one of the best
teams around these parts before the
season ends.
The lineup:
Hammond Colts: Rhode, Sb; White, IS;
Clabby, 2b; McMahan. If; Freedmeyer,
c; Koehler. IF; Buhring, CT; Boyle. 1b;
Walker. p. Lager Colts: c. Potts. SIS:
H. Potts, ID; Schroeder, 2b; vonish. c.,
Hildebrant, IT, Schau, RI; stoehe, 2b:
Stewart, CT Blissmer D.
Batteries-Lager Colts, BMssmer and
Vonish; Hammond Colts, Walker and
Freedmeyer. Hits-On Blissmer. 10: off
Walker, Z. Bases on ba1ls-On Bliss
mer 8; off Walker, 2. Struck out-By
Blissmer, 2; by Walker, 6. Two base
hits-Rohde and McMahan.
Score by innings:
Hammond Colts. / 121-s
Lager Colts. ......0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 %
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PETERS WILL
DEFEND TITLE
Will Meet Hayes in Tennis
Round Today.

Charles Peters, state tennis cham
pion of Illinois, will defend his title this
afternoon in the challenge round of
the tournament at the Aztec clubs
courts against Walter Hayes. who won
in the finals Saturday. Hayes playing
has improved great deal over his worl.
OF last year. and it is believed this time
he viii stand better chance than last
year Miss Marian steever was con-
graduated yesterday for her victory in
the challenge round Of the woman's
singles over Miss Carrie Nicely. 1t was
the third time she had gone through
the tournament without defeat, only
TO lose to Miss Nicely in the challenge
round.
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NEW'SHORTSTOP
FOR THE CUBS
Treasurer Williams Signs
SemivPro Player.

North Attleboro, Mass. July IL
Treasurer Williams Of the cubs. while
the team was IN Boston last week
came to this town and signed Clyde r.
Heath. shortstop Of the North Attic
boro Interoity league team.
Heath is 81 years of age and belongs
in Barton, VT He played two years
on the Goddard seminary team in Yer
mont and the past year with Dean
academy This summer he has boo~
playing at Oak Blufrs during the week.
except Saturdays. when he has played
with North Attleboro. In the fnterctty
league he has battingtaverage of $50
and a fielding AVERAGE of esa
Heath IS good base runner and an
all-round BAN player, though he excells
at short.
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MAYOR BLOCKS
JEFFRIES' BOUT
Milwaukee Executive Re
fuses Permit for Go.

Milwaukee, Wis. July 1s.-James ].
Jefrrtes did not box Sam Berger yes
terday at Athletic park, Mayor Rose re-
fusing to issue permit for the exhl-
bition. He announced that he had is
sued permits for similar exhibitions
in local theaters, but that this could
not be done in public park, sur
rounded by dwellings, and that there
was some question If such bout, I'M
der such conditions, was not a viola
ton of the state law against prize
fighting. The result was that JefYrfes
in a gymnasium suit went through
some shadow boxing and other stunts.
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SUMMARY OF
SATURDAY SPORT
Baseball

baseball
White sox were defeated by Wash
ington, the senator's rallying in the
ninth, winning to 3. Nick Altrock
and Bill Burns were the opposing
pitchers.
Champion cubs split even at BROOK
Ign. losing the first game, / to 0, with
Overall in the box, and winning the
second. 4 to 0, with Reulbach pitching
for Chicago.
Other scores were:
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Chicago. 8; Washington, 4.
Detroit, g. New York, 2.
Cleveland. 4; Boston. 6.
st. Louis. 2-5; Philadelphia. o..
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Brooklyn, 10; Chicago. o..
Philadelphia, g. Pittsburg, Z.
New York, /; st. Louis. Z.
Boston, l Cincinnati, 0.
Tennis
Walter P Hayes defeated Fred Carr
in the finals of the Illinois state tennis
tourney by the score OF 81, 81, So
and will meet c. S. Peters in the chaI-
lenge round today. Miss Marian Steev-
er won the women's title by defeating
Miss Carrie Nicely, s-3, 81. 81. Miss
Ct0cNGI anu MISS IlOyl WON the QOuD-
les. defeating Mrs Haydn Smith and
Miss Louise Phillips. SO. s-5.
Turf
Maltbie won $1,000 purse at Empire
City track.
Golf
Warren K Wood of Homewood de.
feated Mason B. E. Phelps for the Glen
View trophy by l up, the loser playing
the wrong ball on the final hole. being
disqualified when he discovered his mis-
take.
Harry G. Legg of Minneapolis defeat
ed Bernard 6. Gulnand of Des Moines
for the s-Mississippi golf trophy.
Boxing
James J. Jefrries appears in the city.
but fails to meet Jack Johnson, the
latter's forfeit not being covered
ohnnie Frayne knocked out Young
corbett in the eighth round in bout at
San Francisco.
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Johnny Frayne. engaged In a match
yesterday that was more 10 his liking;
and which proved more successful. HIS
opponent was Miss Daisy Mersereau.
They were united in marriage by the
Rev. M Cutting The event was
brought of in Billy" shannou's par
lor at San Rafael. The AFFAIR was wit
Messed by a large gathering of Knights
of the wallop." Corbett was CARRIED in
the conventional black, and his right
eye, which had been decorated for the
occasion by Frayne, was IN harmony.
The groom expects to remain at San
Rafael for time and will battle before
local clubs.
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COUNTRY LADS
DOWN CRACK
LEAGUE TEAM

St John, IND, July 1e.-It was easy
picking for the st. John team yesterday
when they downed the Columbia League
or Hammond by score of to 8.
While Smith held the visitors in his
grasp nearly ever moment OF the game.
Horst and Dunn gave the locals nnle
hits, which seemed to be like finding
the TALES for the locals.
The locals jumped into the lead In
the second inning and clouted the ball
for mere pastime all during the game.
PiersOn In Limefight.
Pierson of the Columbia League, VINO
is always there with the STICK, was on
the job again yesterday, hitting the
crack twtrler for three rwo-paEgers
one single and even went so rar as 10
get base on balls, while his other
team mates were unable to connect
with the ball
The visitors rallied in the final round
and netted two runs, but the lead which
the locals had gained on them were
five TALES too strong and they con-
tented thems elves with three runs
The lineup:
Columbia League: Pierson, SIS; Buhr-
ing, 3b; Scherer. If; Koenig. 2b; Dunn.
lib; Jones, c; Carlin, CT; Koenig, RI;
Horst, p. ST. John: Rainford CT:
Rouse. 2b; Gallagher, IS; Tabor. C; Con-
nors, lib; Ringie, 3b; Scherer. If; Schou,
IF; Smith. p.
Batteries-St. John. Smith and Fab
or; Columbia League, Horst. Dunn and
Jones. Hits-On Smith, 9; off Horst, 6 !;
off Dunn, 4. Bases on balls-Of Smith,
l; off Horst, /; off Dunn. @ Strike
outs-By Smith. g. by Horst. 8; by
Dunn. 2. Two-base hits-Smtth. Scholl,
Pierson, CarIin.
Columbia League. o $1,000 oo2- %
st. John. 0 1 IS
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GARY CALUMETs LOSE

The Gary Calumet yesterday lost to
the Chicago Grays by score of to O.
the game being played at Twenty fifth
and Washington streets
The loss Of three good players &C
counts for the defeat of yesterday.
Roy Benight the local pitcher, has
Joined the Dubuque Three I league
while Harry Jones, the second baseman.
is on his vacation. and the regular
catcher. Joseph Griffin. is now connect
ed with the La Vendors of Chicago.
The FuQua Giants. a travelling col
ored team, will play in Gary next Sun
day.
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GAME BREAKS
Up IN MYSTERY
Question: What Became of
The $3.50 Purse in
Contest?

After nearly four and one half in
nings of exciting baseball, lacking bun
one out. the manager of the Blfssme1
Colts took his team and left the fiela
the reason being unknown other than
quitting just at the right moment so
as to have a purse of S21.50. say the
st. Josephs club.
The game was going along smooth
ly up the first of the fifth inning. when
the manager of the Blissmers took the
liberty of standing benlnd the batter.
After little wrangling over the mat
ter he decided not to play any Ionge,
and called in his umpire and walked
away with the purse of $3.50. 1t was
reported that he had $40 of the purse in
on the game himself.
Both pitchers were in fine form and
were pitching great ball up to this per
Tod of the game. Krug pitched eooo
ball up to the fourth, when a single ana
two-bagge- brought in one run.
Heckleman started with a single.
Wheeler sacrificed. Heckleman taking
second when Boiling hit for two bases.
scoring Heckleman, and later he stole
third Jergins flied to Litzan. Hilbrick
hit to short and Boiling was nabbed at
the plate in trying to steal home on
the hit.
After two were down in the first OIL
the fifth Lovenduski hit safe ana may
still be standing on first. the manager
of the Blissmers at that time taking
his team off the field.
The lineup:
Young Blissmers: ] Zimmerman. SO.
Krug, p; A. Litzan, IS; Briden, c: H.
Zimmerman, ID; Lovenduski, II; Long
been, CT; p Zimmerman, 2b; T. Litzan.
ri. st. Josephs club: WinkIer. 1b:
Heckleman, 2b; Wheeler. IS; Boh1in~
3b; Jergins, c; Hilbrick. CT; r. Young.
If; ]. Young, IF; E. Young, p.
Observation-Disclosures Colts. Krug and
BriSen; st. Joseph's club. Young and
Jergins. Hits-On Krug, 3; Off Young.
g. Strike outs-By Krug, 4; by Young.
6. Two-base hits-T. Atzan and BohI-
ing.
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LITTLE WHITE SOX WIN

Clark Station, Ind, July 19,-The lit
tie Clark Station White Sox defeated
the Tolleston Tigers in a very inter-
esttng game by the score of IA to T.
The batting of Webers. Tremmel and
other members of the White Sox were
the features. Even if the Tolleston
Tigers were large the little fellows
beat them.
The lineup was as follows: White
sox-Peterson, CT; Much. If; Behn, IF;
Caspurn. 3b; Tremmel, 2b; Bolles, lib;
Holifield. IS; Webers, p; Kruger c.
Tolleston Tigers-Manny, schuenamen,
Cole, Huckleberry, Krewitz, Harms,
Perkins, Bode, Cunningham.
The White Sox would like to get a
game for next Sunday.
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GEORGE ABE
UMPIRES GAME

Morocco. Ind. July 19.-The business
and professional men Of KentIand and
Goodland played match game OF ball
at Hazelden, the home of George AIDE,
yesterday afternoon, Mr. AIDE umpiring
the game. It is asserted that the play
ers. excepting William Pfrimmer. the
poet did such rotten" work that the
umpire became Disguised and left the
grounds before the game was finished
Pfrimmer piled up >tallies till he was
finally ruled out of the game, charged
with being a league player in dis
guise."
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LOWELL WINS GAME
Especial to TIE TINES,

NSpsCIaI 10 THE IIMEA5
Lowell Ind. July ia small but
enthusiastic crowd witnessed the ball
game between Lowell and Morocco on
the home grounds Sunday. The game
was holly contested from first to last,
and LowelFs newly organized team
gives promise of an extraordinary
strong lineup before the season is over.
Seven hits were secured off the visitors
twirler. while they got six off Reno,
Lowelrs pitcher. Two errors were
made by Morocco. while Lowell only
made one. Following is the score by
innings:
Morocco ......0 10000 O@1
Lowell ........0 1910 -
Ben Lynch. umpire; P. Berg, scorer.
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Beardstown, o.
At Belvidere, IH.-Belvidere, 1; Rock
ford, o.
At Carlyle. Ill.-st. Louis Spricks, 3;
Carlyle, 2.
At Henry, Ill.-Henry, 1; Peru Stars
0.
At Duquoin, IlL-Duquoin Models, Z;
Mount Vernon Merchants. 2.
At Plymouth. Ind.-Plymouth Chip
pers, 10; Tom Murrays Kids, 8.
At Avon, Ill.-Avon, 81; Abingdon, O.
At Mendoza, nl.-Mendota Regulars
3; Streator Athletics. 0.
At Richmond. Ind.-Garfelds. Day.
ton, Ohio. 4; Richmond, 8.
AT Boonville, Ind.-Boonwille. 5;
Rockport. 4 (twelve innings).
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DOGS KIDS WALLOPED

The Hammond Grays defeated the
Docs Kids of Hessville yesterday aft
ernoon at the Hubbard grounds on the
north side by an awful score Of Is to 6
The Docs Kids showed some loose
fielding. and were outhit by the Grays
at every stage Of the game. Freyman
and James. two Of theSheaviest hitters.
on the Grays. made a two-base hit
apiece in yesterdays game.
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soX PUT ONE OVER

One round Of bliss. introducing a SIM
gle, two sacrifices and a brace Of bung-
les, and all was over as regards Wash
ington's chances yesterday in the sec
ond combat at the South Side park. The
storm scene exploited in the opening
spasm netted three runs for the badly
tattered hosiery and mastery finging
by Frank Smith. who throttled the
senators with two scattered safeties.
put the combat far from the reach of
the blue and the gray.
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Proper Display Of the heue..

The Rome Tribune would like IL
read Of one hotel fire where the
nlghtgowns did not get in the head
lines" That's right; leave the most
prominent feature of the parade to
the body OF the article.-Nashvills
American.
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NOTICE!

The Times will not publish
accounts of games or sporting
challenges sent in by mail
where no name is attached to
the communication. Neither
will any story or challenge be
printed that is replete with
roasts or determinations.
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HOBARTS DEFEAT
THE MAROONS
Especial to TIE TrMEsN

Hobart, Ind, July 1s-The Hobart
Maroons defeated the La Vendors of
Whiting yesterday afternoon by score
of to 2. The game was wen played
on both sides, the teams being well
matched. The score stood 2 10 IN
til the last inning. when through an
error of the La Vendors the Maroons
made another run. Sauter and Wall
played dandy game for the Maroons
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Results Yesterday.
American League,

Chicago. 3; Washington, O.
ST. Louis, 5; Philadelphia. eleven
innings)
Detroit, 4; New York, Cthirteen In
nings).
National League.
No games scheduled.
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CALENDAR OF SPORTS
FOR THE WEEK.
MONDAY.

= MONDAY.
= Opening of South Atlantic
= states tennis championship tour
. nament at Augusta. Ga.
= Opening of eastern douhJes
= championship tennis tournament
= at Boston.
= Opening of northwestern ten
= nish championship tournament
= at Lake MinnetOnka, MINI.
= Opening of South Dakota state
= tennis championship tournament
y at Mitchell.
q Opening of Kansas state ten
= mis- championship tournament at
q Wichita.
q Opening of northwestern cir
. cult tennis tournament at Van-
q couver, B. @.
= TUESDAY.
y Opening of Great Western Cir
= cult race meeting at Springfield.
q Ill.
= Opening Of North Dakota state ,
= fair race meeting at Grand ,
. Forks.
= Opening of three days, trot-
= ting meet Mt Windsor, Ont.
. Opening OF Cedar Valley Cir .
= cult race meeting at Webster ,
= City, In. .
q Opening of annual tournament .
o of Central Illinois Golf assocaa- .
q tiOn at Decatur. /.
q THURSDAY. .
= Opening of annual horse show
= at Bay Shore, L. L. 4
. FRIDAY.
= National Y. NJ. c. A. track and I
= held meet opens at Alaska 4
q Yukon-Pacff1c exposition.
q SATURDAY. 4
= Annual regatta of Southwest 4
= EN- Amateur Rowing assOcia- 4
= tfon at st. Louis. 4
= Tennis tournament for west 4
q ern championship doubles and 4
= western singles for me nand vvo- 4
= men opens In Chicago. 4
a
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-19

THE TIMES COVERS LAKE CoUN.
TY FOR NEWS WITH A FINE TOOTH.
COMB AND GETS RESULTS.
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BRIDE FOR CORBETT
McGovern's Conqueror Mar
ried Yesterday.

San Francisco, July 1s.-Young Cor
oett, conqueror of Terry McGovern,
whose colors were lowered Saturday by
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-01-23
Brass Stolen
THOUSANDS OF POUNDS HAVE
BEEN TAKEN FROM FACTORY
LOCATED ABOUT NEW
MARTiNSvILLE. rs,

NEW AIARTESVILLE, ". Va, ian.
% .-seyeral thousand pounds Of brass
have been stolen from the plant Of tie
Wheeling Roofing and Cornice Co.. To-
Gated at Steelton. two miles north OF
this city, and the plant has been prac'
tically stripped during the past ten
days.
The brass consisted OF the immense
pickling bars each Of which weighs
several hundred pounds. This Is the
second time that tao plant has been
robbed Of It's brass furnishings and
the authorities intend to trace the
guilty parties down. It is believed
that warrants will be issued for the
arrest Of the parties who are under
suspicion this week.
Some time ago the leather belts
were stolen from the plant and cut
up into shoe soles. The brass taken
from the plant Is worth several hun
drel dollars.
The plant has not been in opera
ton for the past several years and
since 1t has been closed down there
has been no Waterman about the
place, and thieves have been stealing
stuff frof the plant from time to
time. ~