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in case the brigadier eluded Tarleton.
he moved north with his main army
between the Catawba and the Broad
rivers.
Tarleton lost no time in going after
Morgan. and Morgan. who never was
unwilling to accept a reasonable fight
was eager to meet him, but the march
Of CORVALLIS between the Broad and
Catawba meant trouble-serious trouble
the complete severance Of the two di-
visions OF the little American army
and the total destruction OF Morgans
command in case 1t was caught between
Tarleton and CORVALLIS.
To insure his own safety and Greene's
safety Morgan would have to prevent
CORVALLIS from cutting him Off. Reluct-
antly Morgan retreated. Tarleton was
after him like hound after a hare. Nor
gan's force was inferior to Tarleton's, but
Morgan never did like retreating Tarle-
ton passed through Morgan's old camp
only a few hours a.ter Morgan had aban-
doned it. Pressing forward with all haste
Tarleton soon was on the heels of Nor
gan. This was more than Morgan rel
ished. He had been accustomed to giving
battle to the enemy and not to running
from ii, SO weary of flight. he halted at
the Cowpens. some distance from the
Broad river, and determined to rest his
fatigued men. whether 1t brought on a
battle or not
Military students say the ground was
not we'll chosen; that conditions all IA
vored Tarleton; that Morgan allowed his
combative spirit to outweigh his keen
judgment. and that had Morgan gone far
Their he would have gained a far more
advantageous position. The military STU
dents may be right, but the battle OF
Cowpens tells it's own story.
Morgan had 500 men. 800 of whom were
militia and eighty Of whom were mount
ed. Tarleton had LOCO men, all regulars
and including $50 Of his famous cavalry
men. In addition he had two pieces Of
artillery
However military students may criticise
Morgan's selection of a battle-ground.
they agree that once he selected ii his
disposition for the combat was admir-
able. Two light parties of militia were
advanced to feel the enemy as he ap-
preached, and then. firing desi:ltorily, to
fall back to the first line and merge with
it. The main body Of militia under Pick
ems composed this line. Back of the
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He and his men were in the thick Of the
conflict at Monmouth. and they had their
full share in the campaigns OF the next
two years. Then Morgan's health forced
home to recruit his strength. While he
was there Gen. Gates, who had been ap-
pointed to command the army OF the
south. visited him and urged him to re-
turn to the service at once and join him.
Morgan was CStounded. He told Gates
he would return to the service at an
early date. but he certainly did not in
tend to serve under a man who had
treated him so badly.
Morgan. nevertheless. was ordered a
few weeks later to report to Gates, and
with the order came promotion to q brig
adler generalship. Thoroughly disgrun-
tied. he started south, little knowing that
there he was to win one Of the most bril-
liant victories of the war, one that would
place him for all time among the leading
figures of the great contest
He Joined Gates at HillSborough. The
battle Of Camden had been fought and
Gates had been routed South Carolina
had been overrun by the British. and
North Carolina was next in order. Gates
but when Greene succeeded Gates there
was an immediate change of plans.
Greene called in various scattered bodies
OF Americans that had been operating
separately and divided them into two
divisions, one under Morgan. to operate
in the western quarter. and the other
under himself, 10 operate in the eastern
quarter. By this division he hoped to
hold open lines for militia reinforce
ments. upon which the rebuilding of
the crushed army depended. and also
obtain much needed provisions. Morgan,
in his movement. was joined by Pickens
with 500 militiamen. and established
himself on the Broad river, near where
it meets the Pacolet
CORVALLIS had been reinforced by the
arrival of a fresh detachment Of troops
at Charleston. and seeing in Morgan's
progress in the western quarter a de-
sign on NinetySix, or an amalgamation
with the mountaineers and a breaking
up of the British line of communica-
tons. he sent Tarleton with cavalry
and infantry to bring Morgan to battle
or to drive him north.
CORVALLIS was not content with this,
but, determined on intercepting Morgan
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the family moved 10 Frederick county.
Va, and there. in THAI northern nook OF
the old state. he Vas feared. As dav
laborer he earned living before he was
out of his teens. 'flt1 he became a
drover and .earlstar. He drank and he
Gambled and he fought. Eut although he
drank heavily. and always was willing to
gamble with cards or dice, and although
he engaged in dozens of fist fights, he
was prudent. He had great belief in fis
luck, and had reason for this belief. tie
had the reputation of being absolutely
fearless. but in his old aga he used II
declare he was nightly frightened many
time.
But he had something that is greater
and better than fearlessness. That is.
logged resolution. He showed IL as a
boy, and he showed it as a man. In the
widest period of his life-tIat time be-
tween mis- twentieth and thirtIesh years
he never would ACCEPT defeat. re VIII
lage of BerrystOwn, near whi:n he i'ved.
number of furious fights In which he and
the people thereabout engaged.
Morgan was noted the country round
for his pugilistic ability. file VS. beaten
in several encounters, but he always went
after his conqueror again. and always
wound up by being victorious. 1t did not
seem to matter how hard he drank, how
much he gambled or how often he
fought. he always made progress. The
scars on his back were not the only
wounds he brought from the French and
Indian wars. In one of his early cam
paignS he was shot by an Indian. the
ball entering the back of his neck,
left side of his mouth. and coming out
through the cheek.
After he was thirty he had fewer per-
sonal encounters. drank less, gambled
LOGS 0yt6 hno mo o. To off
He always worked hard and always
saved, and out of his savings he bought
more and more land until he had quite
a respectable property. At the outbreak
of the revolution he was one of the first
to volunteer. and Of company Of noun
taineers from western Maryland. western
Pennsylvania and northern Virginia he
was made captain. They were wonder
long before Morgan's riflemen became
famous In the army. With his tall noun
tain boys he made the long march to
Massachusetts and reported for duty to
Gen. Washington soon after Bunker Hill.
One of the early troubles Washington
had to settle was in regard to these same
rifemen of Morgan. Most of them were
Irish They did not mix we'll with the
New England troops. They did not take
kindly to the routine Of camp, to drill or
go and come as they pleased. They had
their own method of fighting. 1t was
not with sorrow that the New Englanders
heard they were to go with Arnold on
the expedition against Quebec
Morgan and his men plodded up through
Maine and. forming a juncture with Mont
gomery, took part in that spectacular
midwnter night assault that thrilled and
the young nation. Montgomery
led one party In the attack and Arnold
the other. Montgomery fell and his
party was repulsed. Arnold was wounded
and Morgan assumed command of the
column. Mounting the first barrier his
men rushed forward on the second. This
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gan was assigned to the division of
Arnold.
In the battle OF Bemis Heights Gates
practically took no part. Arnold won it,
He and Morgan Were the leading spirits
And neither one of them was mentioned
by Gates In his report of the battle. The
vain. foolish man, chagrined at the
praise shOwered upon Arnold and in
censed at Arnoid's sharp language, re-
lieved him of command. Then he sought
to tamper with Morgan. He represented
to him that many general officers were
dissatisfied if not disguised with the man.
ner in which Washington was handling
the main army, and if there was not
going to be new commander-n-ch chief
appointed there would be many resigns-
tons. Morgan stopped Gates when he
got this far, and told him he had just one
favor to ask. and that was never to men,
ton the subject to him again. Under no
other comma nder- in-chief than Washing
ton would he serve.
The battle of Saratoga practically was
repetition of that OF Bemis Heights,
far as honors so. Arnold. disregarding the
fact that he had no command. went into
the conflict and led first one body OF
troops and then another. The rif1emen Of
Morgan, shooting with deadly accuracy.
were the backbone CT the American line.
Gates, in the report Of the battle, again
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YER a miserable
road in western
Virginia the long
va gon train of
Gen. Braddock was
creeping one day in
1875. The hois
were jaded. the
army was making
little progress and
the heat was in
tense. An lmna-
tient officer rode
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up to one Of the teamsters. a tall. raw
boned youth Of nineteen. and, after
roundly cursing teamsters in general. &C
cused him of some minor offense. Maybe
the youth had scant respect for this par
ticular Officer or little knowledge of the
Difference due TO one who wore the uni
form of the king. for he merely flirted his
long whip over the backs Ga the horses
and smiled contemporary The officer.
in fury. struck him with the fiat Of his
sword. and then. as the teamster threw
down his reins and started to attack him.
summoned some soldiers and put him
under arrest.
There was a hasty trial and that even
ing the youth was stripped and tied to
tree. He had been sentenced to receive
500 lashes. One man wielde, The rawhide
whip until his arm tired. Then another
relieved him. Never did the teamster
whimper. Welts rose upon his muscular
back, and then came the blood. Long be-
fore the ordeal ended his Jack was all
torn by the cruel lash When was I'M
bound he sank to the earth from eXhauS-
ton. But it was not long before he re-
vived, and then, with grim smile, he
went to seek such rest could come to
his sore, hurt body. Possibly it was
balm to his spirit il not to his wounds
the next day when the officer went to him
teamster was not the one guilty of the
offense that had been charged.
There must have been something of the
gentleman in that British officer. as he
never would have apologized to- an hum
bic teamster. Who he was history does
not tell. He went TO death soon after.
like nearly all the British officers in that
ill-starred expedition. But the man he
wrOnged. the teamster sentenced TO re-
ceive the 800 lashes, history does tell
about, for he became Gen. Daniel
Morgan. who was one Of the brilliant
figures in the war for independence.
Often around the camp fire in the dark
days of the revolution he told the story
of that flashing, and he always closed his
narrative with the grim statement that
the drummer miscounted, and King
George was indebted to him one lash Il
know when the drummer did H." the gen.
eral would say. Il was promised 500 and
they only gave me 49, If / ever meet
the king Ill tell him about it,
There was not much polish to Daniel
Morgan. He was born in Hunterdon
county. y. j. He of Welsh and
Irish stock, and his parents were wretch
edly poor. When inc Nas d small ch..1
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militia were the continental Infantry ard
two companies of Nirsinians under Lieut..
Col. Howard. The cavalry OF Col. Wash
ington was held in reserve.
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in case the brigadier eluded TarIeton.
he moved north with his main army
between the Catawba and the Broad
rivers
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-15
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European game call for nothing but tights. but in America shoes and tigh, s are necessary. After considerable wrangling Lundin waived the question Of the shoes. and went ahead at con- siderable disadvantage to himself.
 The conditions of the match were catch-as-catch-can style. strangle holds barred. pin falls only to count, best two out of three falls. Lundin had it on his opponent by couple of inches. but Zbyszko was much heavier and huskier. The muscles stood out over the Pole in many ridges. I, was ap- parent from the start that Zbyszko hac it on his opponent, the only ques- ton being how long 1t would be before the latter's shoulder blades were pin ned to he mat. The gladiators work ed hard and long, each getting in al- most impossible holds on the other. Zbyszko appeared to eloat in defen- sive work. He often allowed Lund m to get number of powerful holds on his anatomy. only to break them when matters began to look dangerous. say, put the ribbles on Lundin when ever he so desired.
 After g minutes of tossing, Zbyszko worked in nifty half Nelson and crotch hold, which wore Lundin down the latter's shoulders going to the mat Previous to this lime Zbyszko made a dash at Lundin with the intent to grasp him by his head to throw him over his shoulders. Lundin slipped the hold and instead caught Zbyszko unawares. throwing him heavily on his right side. Zbyszko sat up, rubbed his elbow. groaned bi,, then smiled at the audience. Again near the end of the first fall. Zbvszko missed throw over the shoulders. and again Lundin caught him for a splI on the mat. Lundin followed with a series of falls which angered the Pole to such an extent that he decided to get in the hold that would count
 After a few minutes rest the grap- piers again bowed for recognition Lundin was apparently worn down from his previous struggle, while Zbyszko was as fresh as they make them. Lundin was on the defensive throuehout. After seven minutes Zbyszko worked in a scissors and half Nelson which turned the trick.
 When the fun started for the even- ing, Prof. Atlas mounted the stage, ,elIing his hearers that If the attend ance warranted. Bridgeport would have the best wrestlers in the game appear here during the winter. The audience applauded loudly.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-15
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} SPORTS OF A DAY 5
zYBSZKO TRIMS LUNDIN AND IS NOW MATCHED TO
 MEET GIANT BOER HERE

Stanislaus Zbyszko Diemetrivwitzhcz Cziennowicz. who will probably be touring the country as long as there are a few fair grapplers to fall a victim to his. strength, hurled his ponderous weight and alphabetical contribution into the anatomy of Hjamlar Lundin, reputed to be the Swedish champion. last evening be- fore a 1,500 crowd at Eagles hall, winning in two straight falls, the first obtained in S5 minutes, 15 sec onds and the second in seven min- utes-
 In his youth, Zbyszko was a frail little boy, so weak that an early death was predicted for him. But in secret he started exercising to be- come a strong man. Each night he used to pick up part of his name a nd lift it into the air. At first he could only lift tiny syllable or two. But he increased the load little by little name by main strength and hold it out at arms length. Now he is con- sidered one of the strongest men in the world.
 tween Young Pardello, reputed to be the lightweight champion of Italy and Leon Burgess, a French grappler. Pardello was much lighter than his opponent, but speedier and up more on the points of the game. The the first after 15 minutes of tussliny at catch-as-catch-can style and tine second in IS minutes at Graeco-Ro- man style.
 Following the match a conference was held at the Hotel Atlas at which arrangements were drawn up for a match in this city winner to take all on Jan. II, 1911, between Zbyszko 0 and Peter Nogert the latter a South African Boer, who is in this country hurling challenges at anyone that will dare go against him.
 It was between the putting on of the bouts that the burly Boer with his ma anager. Prof. A. Auvrey of New introduced by Prof. Atlas. Nogcrt could not speak English neither could his manager. However, they did suc- ceed in making Prof. Atlas under stand that they would challenge the winner of the big match of the even ing. and would be willing to go on during the evening. Nogert is 24 years of age, weighs 245 pounds ir condition and is feet inches in height He looks big enough to lift a bridge.
 For a time just after Lundin and ZbysZko came upon the stage it look ed as if the bout would not be run off Lundin appeared in full length tights and athletic shoes while Zbysz- ko came on only in tight swimming g trunks. When the match had been arranged it had been agreed by the two wres lers in the presence of a number of witnesses including some newspaper men. that the Pole was to wear shoes the tights being barred. Lun6in at first refused to go on unless Zhyszko would put on the shoes as agreed. Manager J. H. Herman. who takes care of the business end for Zbyszko. tried to -~-lain to the gath ersng that Zhyszko had always ap- peared without shoes or full length tights. but for this match had agreed to wear shoes He had. however neg lected to bring shoes along Prof. Atlas explained that the rules of the