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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-17
MYSTERIOUS EPIDEMIC
PEOPLE OF TOWN OF scALEswio
soRELY AFFLICTED WITH
STRANGE MALADY.
SYMPTOMS RESEMBLE TYPHOID;
ONLY THE YOUNG ATTACKED
No Children and None Over 40 Years
Of Ago Affieted-Fever Runs Course
in Nine or Ten Days-Water Sent to
Iowa City For Analysis-Dootors Arc
Puzzled.
pecial to Times-Republican.

Special to Times-Republcan
Schleswig, July 1.-THE city OF
Schleswig is struggling with an cpl
demic OF mysterious character and
which is growing In seriousness daily.
There are now nearly 100 cases of the
disease of dangerous character Tho
physicians OF the city are puzzled and
completely mystified. They are unable
to give the disease name.
So far there have been no fatalities
and several of those first stricken with
the disease are recovering. The VIC
Tins are nearly all young people. No
children have been stricken and but
few people Of 40 years OF age or up
wards. The young people OF from 15
to 20 years Of age appear to be the
mpst vulnerable. The symptoms are
those of typhoid fever. Abdominal
pains. pains in the back, the eyes are
painful, and severe headaches followed
by the usual symptoms of typhoid few
er. The fever runs about nine or ten
days. The tongue gets black and the
pain is severe turnout the body.
The water used In the town has been
sent to Iowa City for analysis, but ac-
cording to the report no typhoid fever
germs were found Another sample has
been sent. The situation is serious. II
the disease continues to spread as II
has the town may be compelled to APP
peal for medical assistance and aid oil
other character,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-17
HUSBAND OF MRS. oLIPHANr 10
SUING Upton MAN FOR
ALTERNATING WIFE.
PoIsoNER OF CHILDREN
LEAVES NOTE GIVING REASON
Action of oIiphant In Suing Landlord
For $4,000 For Stealing wife's A.
fections Caused Woman to Attempt
to Kill Children and Herself - Jail
Now Awaits Her.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Iowa City. July 17.-At the inquest
over the body of the 14-months-ol
baby poisoned by her mother, Mrs.
William Oliphant, Of West Branch,
conducted by Coroner Mccormick, of
Upton county, a letter which had been
found in Mrs. ELEPHANTS pocketbook
after she fatally poisoned her baby girl
and attempted to do the same to her
three other little girls, was read to the
coroner's jury. The letter explains in
measure the dastardly crime Of the
insane mother. 1t reads as follows:
ITO all it may concern: / am doing
this because Will has did what he
could against me. I've nothing now to
live for since my name has been so
blackened. I've tried hard to do right
and help him all could but 1 can't
stand this. So goodbye to all my
loved one that are not here Tell them
not to grieve for me. Give all my
clothes and things that are of value
to my sister and dear sister in-law.
Bury US all by my little angel Gladys.
The other little ones will soon be with
her. God knows they are innocent OF
any wrong and will escape this hard
world.
COLLIE OLIPHANT."
The jury found that Mrs Oliphant,
the poisoner and would-be suicide had
been chided by her husband with los
ing her love, thru the influence of an
other man. Mr.. Oliphant had started
a damage suit in the district court at
Upton, against r. E. Scully, whom he
accuses of alternating Mrs. ELEPHANTS
affections, suing for $4,000 damages.
The trouble arose when the Oil
plants occupied as renters the farm
owned by Scully, in 1907, after they
| had lived happily together for over ten
years. The husband became suspicious
Of Scully who had retained a room in
the house and is said to have found a
letter which confirmed his belief that
| his wife was untrue to him.
\ When the matter reached Mrs, Oil
plant she became greatly depressed
and worried over the scandal until it is
thought her mind entirely gave away
and led to writing the above letter and
attempting to kill her four children and
| then herself.
| A guard will be kept over Mrs
Oliphant at the home for a short time
until her recovery will permit her re-
moval to the Cedar county Jail. The
three little girls who narrowly missed
the fate of their little sister are now
all up and entirely out of danger.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-17
EDITOR SUED FOR LIBEL.
Graettinger Times Publisher Defend
ant in $4,000 Suit,

vi aVlSiuSSF I1nSS TQDilSnSF DSI0nO
ant in $4,000 Suit.
Iowa Falls, July-With $4,000 libel
suit on his hands, Editor Merriman, Of
the Graettinger Times, is putting on
real metropolitan airs. The action,
which will not be heard until October.
is said to grow out of an article that
Editor Merriman recently published in
which an account was given of the ar
rest of Leslie Wildey for the alleged
violation of the pure food law. The
Times article represented the oil as be-
ing a substitute and stated it was
found to contain no particle of linseed
oil. The plaintaff who claims he was
damaged in the above big sum denies
that this is true and that there was no
foundation for any such statement. He
bought the Oil of an old established
firm in Chicago which guaranteed its
products under the national and Iowa
pure food laws. Editor Merriman
claims the type was set up in the Of
flee of the Bows Advocate and that the
article On reference to Mr.. Wildey con-
tanned an error that he did not dis
cover until after he had gone to press.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-17
FORMER IOWA MAN HoNoRED.
Frank D. Moler Elected to High Tenn
Mar Qffica in Nav York

Frank D. Moler Elected TO High Tenn
plar Office in New York.
Special to Times-Republican.
Iowa Falls, July ia distinguished
honor was conferred on a former Iowa
Falls man when Frank D. Moler, who
was reared to manhood here and who
was engaged In business here several
years, was recently chosen eminent
commander Of Columbian commandery
No /, of New York City, and Mr. Mol
er's old-time friends here are naturally
pleased to know that a former asso-
ciate made himself worthy OF eleva-
ton to such an envied position. The
commandery Of which Mr. Moler is
now the head has membership of
700 knights and is the oldest as well
as one of the largest Communicates OF
knights Templar in the country.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-17
New Instructors at Ellsworth.

Special to Times Republican
Iowa Falls, July 17.-Announcemen'
is just made of two additions to the
faculty of Ellsworth College of this
city Prof. H. I. Dagistan. Alb, pro-
lessor of public speaking, expression
an deducatlon, is graduate of the
State Normal School of New York, o,
the University of Michigan and of the
Emerson School of Oratory of Boston
The other new member is Professor
Gareld Leming. ALB. LIB. AN. pro-
lessor of chemistry. economies and
bookkeeping. He received his educa-
ton from the Leland Stanford Uni
versity and the Ohio Wesleyan Uni
versity.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-17
WILL KEEP TOURISTS LOCATED.

Courtesy to Be Shown Logan and
Woodbine Telephone Patrons.
Special to Times Republican.
Logan, July 17-Prof. NJ. A. Reed.
one OF the managers Of the Logan and
Mccah!ne telephone systems. Ia ar
ranging to keep the patrons OF the lines
fully informed concerning the location
of the Glidden tourists in passing thru
Harrison county. Tho this will require
additional work on the part OF am
ployes, Judging from the past, yet the
patrons Of the lines will doubtless ap-
preciate the courtesy.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-17
SECRETLY welded JULY 3.

Marriage Of State University Instructor
and Student, Leaks Out.
Special to Times-Republican.
Iowa City, July 17.-Thru accident,
1t has just become known that Miss
Margaret Earle, superintendent OF the
nurses training school for the college
OF homeopathy at the state university,
and Floyd Canf1eld, an engineering stu
clergyman was Rev. J. 8. Smith, pastor
Of the Presbyterian church at that
place, and the ceremony was quietly
performed at his home late in the afters
noon.
Miss Earle came here year ago
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-17

gram. the committee consisting of r.
r. st. John, past department COM
mander, chairman: G. l.. Godfrey, Des
Moines, and Milo Ward. Des Moines It
has already been arranged definitely
that Gen. Fred D. Grant will be pres
ent and address the campfire. Other
good speakers will also make up the
program.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-17
DATE SET FOR AUG. 20.

Much Interest Manifested in Harrison
County Old Settlers Day.
Special to Times Republican.
Logan, July 17-Old Settlers Day
in Harrison county has been set for
Thursday. Aug. Is. The president is
j. C. Milliman: secretary. A. NJ. Fly
rando, of Magnolia; and treasurer, n
N. Frazier, OF Magnolia AS the al
tendance is from 5000 to 5000. the day
is looked forward to with interest. es-
pecially, by the pioneers of the county
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-17

Morning Sun.
Mr. F. NJ. Umphrey, Of Morning Sun,
is exhibiting samples of spring wheat
which would be hard to beat anywhere
in the world. He has forty aces just
like it, and believes that it will make
Il bumper crop.
keokuk.
In the reco' der's office this week wei
filed articles of incorporation If the
Holiness Home Mission, the purpose
of which corporation is to promote and
extent the Christian religion and char
ity to all persons. The corporation Is
to continue for so years.
Audubon.
1t has been discovered that the stand
pipe OF the Audubon waterworks is
situated over an immense spring
which threatens to do serious damage
to that structure. Cellars on the hills
adjacent are flooded, and unless some
there will be danger Of breeding i'll
health.
Glenwood.
The fruit prospects in Mills county
were never better than this year There
has been no blight and no worms have
shown themselves thus far in the apple
orchards. Summer apples have been
sold for $50 per acre in the orchards
about Glenwood The same condition
is apparent in all crops except peaches,
and even this crop will be larger than
anticipated.
Muscatine.
Nearly one thousand names have
been affixed to the petition now be-
! ing circulated, asking that the city
appointive offices be filled at the
general election by the popular vote
of the people. There are fifteen petit
tons being circulated, and it is
ment that they are being signed freely
in all sections OF the city.
Norway.
Miss Lille Christianson, of Norway
sister Of County Clerk Christianson
was severely injured July 9Th by being
thrown from a horse which she was
riding in the procession at the Norway
celebration. The horse had become
nervous. Miss Christianson struck or
her head and deep cash was cut ir
the scalp. 1t was thought for a while
she was seriously injured but it proved
not to be so.
Mt. Pleasant.
1 Miss Helen Putnam last Friday kill
ed a large sized snake on the road neal
her home. She dispatched the reptil,
with a club, but thought it belonged t.
the comparatively harmless species o
which there are many in this vicinity
A later examination of the snake
proved to be a rattlesnake. 1t is the
first that has been seen around here
curiosity. Judging from the number
of rattles the snake was an old timer
and Miss Putnam was fortunate il
killing it without being harmed.
ottumwa.
Claiming that he notified Chief O.
Police Peter Gallagher on February L
that he believed John Junkin was thu
murderer Of Miss Clara Rosen because
he had purchased a diamond stone
from the negro similar to the one re.
ported to have been stolen from the
murdered girl, Jacob Redman has flee
a suit against T. J. Phillips, DIR. D. C
Brockman, &C. o. Nelson and the STATE
of Iowa for the full rewards, totallns
$1,000. The petitioner AYERS that tn,
information he gave the police depart
inent in the case resulted in tn,
capture and conviction of Junkin ane
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-17
SOLDIER DAY ANNOUNCED.
iowa Department, G. A. r., Issues Or
der in Regard to State Fair.

Special to es-Republican.
Des Moines, July 17.-Dr George A.
Newman, assistant adJutant general, G.
A. r.. has just mailed out to posts the
general order of Commander Mcdonald
announcing the date for soldiers day
at the state fair. This is to be Tues
day, Aug. 81, when veterans of the civil
and Mexican wars, their wives and all
widows of such veterans will be adj
mitted free. Commander Mcdonald
has named a committee to have charge
Of the day, to select officers for the
day and arrange the campfire pro-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-17
THREE BITES WORTH $4,000.

j. b. ANDERSON, Clinton, Suing Owner
of Dog Which Bit Him.
Special to Times Republican.
Clinton, July 17.--Because dog be-
longing to j. D. Robb bit him, j. d
Lambertson. Of this city, has brought
suit for damages in the sum of $4,000
The plaintiff declares the dog bit him
three times, removing a piece of flesh
from his person at every snap, and he
declares that he is entitled to 49,
1888 1-3 damages for each bite.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-17
TIMTsREPUBIICAN MARsHAILTowN, IOWA, JULY II, 1909

from the west, to take charge Of the
training school,, but her home is in
Michigan. Mfr. Canfield is an earnest
student in the engineering college, and
IL now at work in this city.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-17
Quick Leaves LaFollotte's Magazine

Washington, July III. II. Quick
formerly of Sioux City who has been
editor Of IaFollette's Weekly, has re-
signed 10 accept the edtorshlp of Farm
and Fireside, leading agricultural pa
per Mr. Quick is in Washington on
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-17
PUMPKIN DAYS PLANNED.
Town Of Orient Will Celebrate on Sep
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Special to Times Republican.
Creston, July 17.-Sept. % and %
have been chosen as Pumpkin Days for
this years annual pumpkin festival at
Orient. The regular festivities will be
carried out on a much larger scale this
year than usual. Speakers are being
secured. and among the attractions will
be listed big baseball tournament.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-08-08
GANDARERE HORSE RACES
Manager McClelland Announces Pro-
gram Of Three Harness and
One Dash Events.

Manager McCIelland Of Wandamere has
completed his program for the horse races
to be held at WandameTe next Saturday
and believes he has a list Of events which
will prove popular with local horsemen.
Three harness events and one running
race make up the program, and all of
the entries are now I'm. The entries and
owners are as follows:
30 trot for green horses. best two in
three heats-Black Hair, owned by L. II.
Curtis, Togo, owned by Spiers Brothers
Sagaw. owned by Sam Livingston. Wei
Ter, owned by J. Simpson; Fleet, owned
by J. Beesiey.
Free-for-au trot or pace-May Flower,
owned by Mrs. Erickson; Alama, owned
by Henry Harker; Consuella, owned by
J. Simpson; Kangaroo, owned by W. W.
Woodring.
Frac-for-aH trot or pace, half-mile
heats-B0b. owned by George Smith; VIII
let's. owned by DIT KeysOr, LetOa- owned
by r. Morris. Black ThOrne, owned by
r. Evans; Onward T.. owned by J. Nc
Coy.
Half-mile dash--Billy Taylor owned by
l. Beesley; Gypsy Vice. owned by Har-
room; Egotist owned by X. Beesley; Gov
ShOupe. owned by Pat Ryan; DR.. SlOcum,
owned by H. Swift.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-08-08
II IT HAPPENS
IT'S HERE
WALDO WINS IN
EASY FASHION
Carries Top Weight and Cap
lures Saratoga Special
From Classy Field.

Saratoga, aug. &c. L. Harrison's
Waldo. second choice IN the betting at
g 10 .. easily won the Saratoga special
six furlongs today. and in doing so proved
himself the best two-yesr-old vs the year.
Hs has raced and met the best youngsters
shown and carried top weight, and beat
them all IN easy fashion. His defeat Of
Sweep today clinched his claim TO the
honor.
Field Mouse, at to I, won the Delaware
handicap, one mile, in drive by q neck.
baliacal won the Saratoga steeplechase.
First race, six furlOngs, 500 added
Beilwether. 10 TO I, won: Bosom, u TO 5.
second, Gold Note, 90 10 /. third. Time,
ia
Second race. Saratoga steepIechase. sell
ing $1,000 added, about two miles-Bslla-
Gala to /. won; Waterway. TO 10. sec
Ond, GrandOra. to l. third Time 4:20
Third race, the Saratoga special plate,
value $3.50. six furlongs-WaIdo, s to 3,
won; SWEEP. 8 to 10. second; Herkimer,
- TO l. third. Time, lis 4-5
Fourth race. Delaware handicap s.. 600
added three-yesr-olds and upward mile
Field Mouse, To ], won; ArOndack, TO l.
second; Beaucoup. 3 to ], third. Time,
1:42 rs.
Fifth race, two-year-Olds. selling. five
and a half furlOngs 500 added-Littie
King, 70 , won; Billiard Ball, 10 to l.
second; CrackshOoter. 80 to 1. third. lime,
.09 40.
Sixth race, three-year-oIds and I'D. sell
ing. mile. $500 added-Black Hawk, s 10 J.
won; Tony Faust Is to 3. second: C;iOriole
90 70 I, third. Time la
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-08-08
BUTTE MEETING IS CLOSED
Thirty-day Limit Reached-Many
Horses Go to Anaconda to
Race Coming Week.

Butte, Aug S.-TOday's racing closed the
Butte Jockey clubs thirty days racing.
Under law passed last winter this is
the limit of racing allowed on any one
track in Montana In any one season.
Many OF the horses viii go to Anaconda
where meeting will be held next week.
Results:
First race, six furlongs-Salvage won.
Kerry second, Lord Nelson third. Time,
lib SO.
Second race, four MISUNDERSTANDING
Won, COppertown second, Rey Ell Tovar
third. Time, AT Is.
Third race. mile and a sixteenth-Jack
Paine won, Follie L. second, Boggs third.
Time, 1:45 80.
Fourth race, five and half furlongs-
Lyle Knight won, EthOn second, Hannah
Louise third Time, 1:96, breaking the
track record half a second.
Fifth race, one mile-Ethel Day won,
Work Box second, Nagazam third. Time,
IA 3-5.
Sixth race, six and a half furIongs-
Yankee Tourist won. Birth second, Sea
Sick third. Time, 1.21.
Seventh race, six and a half fuTlongs-
Elmdale won, Burning Bush second, CAL
vanic third. Time, 1:0 10.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-08-08
STAR PLAYERS
TO INVADE WEST
Post Season Series Planned to
Play Games on Way Home
to California.

Cincinnati, Aug. IA p0st-ssason Sc
ries Of bail games TO be played by
team OF some OF the best known players
in the major leagues in a tour beginning
he-s and ending with a number Of games
o. the western coast Is being planned.
Among those heading the movement are
Richard Egan Of the Cincinnati Nation
ais and Charles Irwin, former third base
man for Cincinnati
The idea IS TO organize d team Of for
mer California players % make the pill
grimsge, playing games en- tour and wind
ins Up with several games in California.
Among those named as prospective play
ers on the team are. Bliss Of st. Louis,
Easterly OF Cleveland. i. s. Stanage Of
Detroit, Krause Of Philadelphia, Overall
Of Chicago. Johnson of Washington, Lie
field OF Pittsburg. Heitmiiier Of Philadel-
phia, Egau Of Cincinnati, Sweeney OF
Boston, Hal Chase OF New York, Mitchell
and Oakes Of Cincinnati and Ellis Of St
Louis.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-08-08
COOL MILLION FOR A KING
Morgan Said to Have Aided British
Monarch Make a Winning in
Steel Cannon
hteeI LOmmOn.

New York, Aug. lone of those ''un-
confirmed reports" bobbed Up in Wall
street this afternoon to the effect that
King Edward of England had made a
winning 90 more than a million in United
States Steel common. The rumOT was
based ON the fact that j. p. Morgan, who
is supposed TO know all there. is TO be
known Of steel. had been entertained at
Windsor castle by the king while abroad
and that an order 20 buy 5000 shares
OF Steel common, coming apparently from
AN English source was executed when
the stock was at from 50 to % recently.
The stock sold today at 1914 and those
who credited the English monarch with
the deal estimated that he realized Sl.000,
not. Of course. be confirmed from any re-
liable source.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-08-08
IDAHO FALLS, 8; HARGETTS, |
McCreery of the Visitors Held Local
Down to Two Safe
Hits,

The Idaho Falls team won the first Of a
series Of two games from Bert Margetts'
team at Walkers field yesterday by a
score Of to I. The game was fast and
interesting. but McCreeTy Of the Idaho
Falls bunch was too much for the locals.
Hummel pitched a good game and had
better support than did the visitors.
The only run for Utah came in the
third inning, when Seaman hit and the
ball was thrown all over the diamond
and the Outfield. and Seaman got home.
Idaho Falls scored in the fourth, got
another in the eighth and then in the
ninth Harmon got his third hit, was sac
rificed to second and scored on Johnson's
booted hit.
Today the teams meet at p. m.
Score by innings: r. II. Z.
Independents .......O o OOO0O0-1
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-08-08
NORTHWESTERN LEAGUE.
COAST LEAGUE.

Portland, Aug. 7-Guyn, who has not
pitched game for several days, was put
in today to face San Francisco, and his
poor form resulted disastrOusly for Port
land. Score: r. H. T.
Portland $3.50. ................... s
Batteries-BrOWning and Berry; Guyn,
Hardness and Fisher
San Francisco. Aug. Vernon cap
tured another game from Oakland today
5 10 2, home runs by Coy and Eagan help
ing them to the big end of the score
Score. r. H. E
vernon .---.- -.------.- ------.--.--
Oakland ...... Observation-Disclosures. y
Batteries-Willett and Hogan. Tonnes
and Lewis.
Los Angeles, Aug. The home team
was victorious today, defeating Sacra-
mento. to ,. In the seventh inning Fitz-
gerald weakened and permitted four hits
Four runs resulted. Score: r. H. E
Los 515-- angeles ---..-.--.-.......-...
SdCl dlilEHtD ------ ---.------------ .
Batteries-Tozer and Orendorff; Fitz-
gerald and Graham
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-08-08
CHAMPION ROOTER
RUPTURES BLOOD VESSEL

= Kewanee. Ill, Aug. John Wha- =
= len, known as the champion rOoter y
y of the Central association, lies IN y
y conscious at St Joseph's hospital in =
y KeOkuk, suffering from the rupture y
= of a small blood vessel in the brain =
= during the closing part of Wednes- y
= days game between KeOkuk and +
y Hannibal when he led the roofing y
= for KeOkuk. He was in a serious y
y condition for several hours, but the y
= ate nding physicians now nave y
= hopes for immediate recovery. y
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-08-08
TENNEY FIGURES
IN BASEBALL DEAL

New York, Aug. Reports that Fred
Tenney, first baseman and field captain
of the New York Nationals, is to be
traded TO Pittsburg for Outfielder Wilson
and another player, have been received,
but no information as to the reputed ne
gotiations could be obtained today. Man
ager McGraw. who is with the New York
club in St. Louis, sent word that he had
nothing to say about the trade.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-08-08
COAST PLAYERS
CONTINUE TO WIN

New York, Aug. Nine Of the leading
doubles pairs Of the country met on the
turf tennis court Of the Kn0Ilwood COun-
try cluo at White Plains today for two
days tournament.
T, c. Bundy and 5. II. Sinsabaugh Of
California defeated +. C.. lnman and the
Buffalo player, 6. o. Wagner, 3-5, So. ga
The Pacific coast champions. George
James and Maurice Mclaughlin. split sets
with Niles and Dabney in an exhibition
match,