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The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1913-05-23
NEAR TRAGEDY At DEPOT


wclcb, w. Va, May 17.-Yestsrdsy
nsoss6ns wien she Gary train vs. resdy
TO pull out from the passenger station. 1t
sbost 10 O'Clock, q large crowd Of SEC
seeors witnessed what promised to be Q
trsgcdy. Two Italians purchased tickets
for some point on Tug River, and one Of
them wanted to have two trunks checked
upon his ticket. Before getting the trunk
- bassser, it was discovered that it was
empty, whereupon Express Agent :. ii.
" hitt told the Italian he would not be
able 10 check an emf ty trunk, a. it was
against tie rules Of the railroad COM
papy: instead would have 10 have IL ex-
pressed. The man agreed to this, and
just when Mr. Whit was loading the
trunk on the express car, the Italian
came up and attacked Mr.. Whit for q
sght. Another Italian jumped of the
train, and ran up 10 Mr.. Whit, striking
at his head with q baseball bat. The
bat glazed the head, falling heavily upon
Mr.. wbitt's shoulder and injuring him
very badly. He Was unable TO use his
arm - . result of the lick. In all, there
were five Italians mixed up in the fray,
and hut for the quick action Of bystand-
err Mr.. Whit would have no doubt been
seriously injured Two of the men were
arrested and taken 10 jail, one being fin-
cd 80 and csst and the other s25 and
cost, upon the payment Of which they
were released. The other three men
jumped on the moving train and made
their escape.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1913-05-23

KeSseose b . eify u nose than 300
people and dos moss busisss tissn any
city between Blnr6esd and wiliia1son.
There are more people Who svuvsi 30 end
from Keystose ssssa iron OF 10 my city
between the two ahsve nsosd c;eis, ",
Tor some unexplieabie rsssun the n. 4 W
Railway Company h. never seen fit te
make thb hnstliag. thriving. boy city
. regular ssop m sll tae1es. The peopls
are unable 70 undentsnd Why thk dis-
crimination sssiass Eeyseoae-
The cBy he's slysys ben fair to the
3, R., even TO - extent of permitting
it trains 10 kin lev of - citfsem each
month without psoesss - interSerence
rhe people do not s'riossly objscs TO 10
'haxhs and cod trains cusEfhg a. post
omce, bank, hotel and d<poe OF from
The mair part Of the city iof half hour,
st . time. Why then the r. r. Com.
pany dos not sop Ill L. trains hsrs i
q mystery.
The people sppeai On Bonded kners h
the mauaxefs Of the n. 4 w. Railway
10 make Keyseone . regular sop for Nos.
g. 4. ID snd-le, thus saving them . great
l0s Of time and murh expencs and in
couvenisnoe and dely IN sessine baeE,es
sent 70 welch, Northfork and BlueAeId.
WESTERN UNION DIsCRIMINATFs
Ii seems that Keystone b also blsea
listed BY the great Western Union TeIe.
graph Company. All messages sent oul
or receiv,d in Keystone must be tele.
phoned 10 or from Northfork and Ilue
sssld st IN cost OF 10 and 70 cents extrs
10 either sender or receiver. There secm,
70 be q secret und-psanding between ,b.
r. r. Co., the Telegraph and Teiephon>
Company 10 pick the pockets Of the peo
pie Of Keystone, their friends and busi.
rsU correspondents.
The writer wished TO send q meusaes
Of great imporsosce . few days sso and
he made seven Intellectual astrmpss 10 Il,
The Western Union operstor st North.
fork. i've Of the times he was told b,
Oestrsl that they are busy" twice h
sos the Office but was told by the messen.
g,r s,cy that "I'll take it." The seventh
tims he s:ssempsed 10 give the msoase 3
the boy bus f,rud thss he could no'
spsll . word 20 siupi. - "thfsc" % b,
save it up - . bed job and eps his part,
over Long distance phone" sfser loo
ing shout an hour and sPendins 20 cents,
for which be received nothing
The businsn done through tie tele-
graph Office here soald sssily psy the ex
:~nses Of the oGacs and ths COMPANY
make . hsndsoss profit, Bot Tor sors
unknown yeasor Beifber de Norfolk ane
Western Rsilwsj % TIE weseen Union
eompsnies win t.rss K.yeops LARRY.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1913-05-23
NO NEW RIVER STRIKE

Charleston, w. Va, May le.--ssvcn
cents ton 10 cresso has been given min
ers ~ t~o c 81 compsnies on o I'll river.
whcrr tn a tt-oubse started more than
. year sso, me '-s'tst'ng ca ling o.t the
sroops. Tie increase " G,c result Of q
conkrvncs btwccn 1homss Cairns, the
o--s Virginia district president Of the
usr~,v' pnion, snd the oosl company
of8csn.
Investigates se,.t into fsyetss aud
RAIeseh counties. the New Riv1 -dsehes,
rpnss sbss synpke in thss s.cs'on = not
probsbas, 6 IN being sgainss . strike
- . IsrV nsjosify.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1913-05-23
skiis fliscstu Freed.

Charle.t'', W. Va, May 6.-Gov.
II tield h,s relca-, i nine military ps,,.
oners I" Ia s''e ksnarha county jai q
IN = own rr'o9riysarr Az proniupd 4.
return - "cl~. te mn we're srru>u6
~ The military IN 80 ru&ry Of lhis ~
The eovegnpr prc,i,id t1nsposS g
oihy us y rs-,b sissH bomss.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1913-05-23

system physically divided the tao &C.
tioas I the old commonwesth, and po-
ss well - industrisIly, and 90
sislly, the pessantry Of the west" o.
~ mounssinsen Of West Virgins were
csiled by their esssen neishborr, had
iltds In common with the slasshoidins
eit;sens Of the oldsr Sections Of the state.
In snnseducnce. their material interest
hsd sos bsrn promoted BY the lsw-msk-
~ u The tste.-fit,sburs Gazette Tine.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1913-05-23
NOT 4 VANISHING RACE
indians Not Yet Booked for the
Happy Hunting Grounds

A cuIious felture "a tn cirrHrn q tnc =
attending the er~tion Of an heroic uatuc
of an Indian in Ifonsc i the tendency
H. ressru this nrrr rial a. a tributs 10 a
vanishing rsce. Why vsnRhing?
Ihst the Trdi m race sho' IA have show
sia1s of vsnishi' und~r ol lums condi-
tons when the white nan NO. po~ses-ins
himself ~ VI noe - tho lrnd- a tie
re man ard carrying the N,e- of civi-
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1913-05-23

|shse osr sos,sy - = : Re sesehsd
lew. - )hs6Sb 0sasi - - pesi~a u
|nsssriny yh4EssSnl1e4 ssasspsesd Z
Psis q i1asIln ~ - Hing essss
- - - ssA.gY8s ni.eouns
4. s.sj ~ stk3$SR.vss sAsss
H. . dlspssisisa = ma ~ Ai.s spars
(fnd e.M "a {es/sasUtA - essssenes Il
~ rbesho4s bis - ssogFesuivsisn.
but wanena desfrureim-vssAalisn. In
sducssseoai asenss - Pisis a Aeseruc-
siveaess = rsnpeas indssd. I'D ske -.
~seng hsap Il Asbsis = AfguiAsd b. -
sppenseisa: NEW MEI00D2 Ths
iissnisy - ssshiases.ssl sasAsrpianss ot
~ 90 aaaAsss - - nsqesas4 - -
On dsais 4 - . hnss - sPssesb q .
ssw wisdom, NJ . laatsseie psdxneEy
unaspassi ~ - - Glsstae inssi-
nin0 Of Doa QufEoas e oorsinG sss
eusensisaai s5s1sn NJ new neehods
vhich do nj - eaasos sqnal ths cd
msehods in sssgDlH n btasEisl soa-
oerns ~ - spirik = aaai6ssk. May
want var vhsa skss = ssesy reasoa xhy
peacs 0uUhe - pssvsil. We 1saa indss-
trial pesce. n DseaPn poiieical. the
mons6er ko znk hb ell
Jsep inso - ssaani1usioa a shs United
States and = saiving - tsar into satters
thst woadcrinl inseruasst which w.
ooos tiss i.pks1fua - - Oppressed In
every land end he prids of evssy one
who could ss1 H. s<ss ssd sesiPs his
dag.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1913-05-23
HURT GETS JJD

Z. Hurt, q prominenteosorva mao, Of
institute, W. Va, has ~redved an sp-
pointsnent 10 . GOOD job In Washington
ct the hands of senxtos .Chlton. and l.
feeling s proaa ssa.pe1y~i, and ss,s
he slways did kpev the Chiltons were
good peosk.-x.psw6s cifwa.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1913-05-23
HELPED To STEM TINE

Washington, II. O., Msy Je.-Thc
Mem Resolution was today referred G,
'''' Committee on Labor and Educatio~,
rom whence II may be reported back 10
.''e senate in lew days, or may sleev
forever.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1913-05-23
Stems Tide Against Tie
West Virginia
Investigation
BILL GOES 10 COMMITTEE


The Kern resolution, directing Q swuec.
ing investigation of the Paint Crsek snd
Cabin cr'~k coal strike conditions, Will
not pass thu United States Senate. sra.
ator Kern, author vi the mes.urr. he
quietly admitted u his frients thes th~
measure IL Doomed. and that the seoase.
instead OF passing il, will refer is 10 tf,s
senate committee ON labor and education,
Where Il will likely b. pigeon-holed. Tbis
Was the fate handed out 10 the resolutio,
introduced in the House last year.
senator Nathan Goff has had more In.
fiuence than any one else in besd;r, o0
the probe into the West Virginia strike
conditions He turned the tide ae.inss
'''e Restitution with his strong stasSs
right -pcch. Ae declared that Ws-s
Virginia hal the right and authority ~
Ter the constitution to take such sseps 20
It's governor regarded neceusary to oueil
an Instruction in its bor,iers. He AFRO
denied the many wild statements n sd,
ia regard To conditions in the mine IRE.
tons.
senator Coils declarations that con.
d'tionS 'n the strike n-gions were not 90
"ad M PAINTED had great weight. MANY
o' the COLLEAGUES of the new West Virgin.
IA o''i"t"r' who ARE acquainted with his
brilliant course ON the Federal bcnch. do
not irlic'e lac will authorize stat me b
Without soinc knowledge of the 1. ct,.
This confidence ia him had much /. du.
ence among the senator's.
HELPED To STEM TIDE.
congressman Howard Sutherland had
published IN the Record = tari1 sseeh
IN which he Incorporated The ssvess q
u'e West Virginia Commission thst /,
'estlsated the strike. This report wrs
read 10y number Of senators, and 4,
heiicd check the tide in favor Of an IN.
vestigation
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WILLS RHODES GIVEN
YEARSN PENITExIARY
foR HENIOUS CRIME
Especial g. Ksnavba Citizcn)

49, -burg. May fs-Convicsed by o
~ cult court Of twhs opupt.
jury In ths e. -,. -
Of Ia, charge Of so's s.o ss'smps T.
commit rsps on Emm- coSsJ @ : cr'
bus eight yssn Of -. n"''
va riven the msximum ,, -
Judss w. z. MeDousIe, hvs pears - '"e
Moundvfls psnissDs.syr
In, End brJog,s oss srm, vpuls: "
testimony ssd JudU MeDossle IN pss-
iDx - 80, spon .hodes sssssd shss the
lsw did 90 psuis him ~ make ths pen
sls5 . hssviss che.
I'VE sss1e Tor he bs nett of dhe pulls
shs . ~ msa y p>ISm 4 sbovv b ~his -
kGses.
The Washington times., 1913-07-12
CASSIDY RETURNS
TO THE BARRIER
Will Start Horses Away in Sara
toga Races, Which Occur
Next Month.

NEW YORK, N. Y, July I2.-Mars
Cassidy. who officiated on the Jockey
Club tracks in this district prior to this
season, has been appointed as starter
for the meeting of the Saratoga Racing
Association, which will be held during
the month of August. This will give a
well earned vacation to James Milton.
the starter at Belmont Park since the
racing season opened aisd who has got
the fields away on even terms in nearly
every race. The Saratoga officials were
approved by the Jockey Club stewards
at meeting held at Belmont Park on
Thursday. They are:
Judges-C. H. Pettingill and E. c.
Smith; starter, Mars Cassidy: handf-
capper, W. S. Vosburgh; clerk of the
scales, H. u Homan; patrol Judge. ]. L.
Hall; timer, w. H. Barretto. F. r.
Hitchcock was appointed steward to
represent the Jockey Club.
Milton will take up his duties as
starter again at the Havre de Grace
meeting, which will follow closely on
the Saratoga fixture. while Cassidy will
officiat- at the S;orfolk meeting and
A. Il. Dade will handle the flag at the
Pimlico meeting in November Officials
for these meets were approved by the
stewards.
The Washington times., 1913-07-12
COTTAGE CITY MEET
ATTRACTS ATHLETES
100, 22O, and 880-Yard Runs
Are Attracting Best Con-
testants of This Vicinity.

The announcement of the short dis
tance runs to be held next Saturday at
the Cottage City Carnival has met with
ready response from the athletes of
Washington and vicinity. The daily re-
ceipt of entries indicates that a fast
field will start, and the fact that the
events are to be run In the evening, in
stead of during the heat of the day. is
helping to swell the entry list.
Events which are attracting the great
est attention of the foot racers are the
l0o-yard. 220-yard. and ss0-yard runs.
The Corby Baking Company is Offer
ing a beautiful silver loving cup which
is ten inches high, for the latter event.
Entry blanks may be obtained from
Spaldings, at the Y. NJ c. A. or from
c. T. Robertson, Mt. Rainier, Md. They
should be mailed, when filled out, to
the latter address.
Much interest in ce1tered around the
riding tournament. which is to be start
ed early In the evening. The best
knights Of Maryland. Virginia and the
District will be seen in this ancient pas
time. Cottage Park is just inside the
District line, and Is readily reached by
the Rladensburg or Hyattsville and Mt
Rainier car lines.
The Washington times., 1913-07-12
CANADA WILL PLAY
AGAINST j. 5. TEAM
American Doubles Team to Meet
Dominion Racqueters in
Final Round at Wimbledon.

LONDON, July 12-America and
Canada will meet in the final round OF
the Davis Cup preliminaries to decide
which shall challenge England for the
trophy, as a result of the doubles
matches in the semi-inals which were
played yesterday at Nottingham and
Folkestone.
At Nottingham the American doubles
team. Maurice E. Mclaughlin and
Harold H. Hackett. defeated Friedrich
Wilhelm Rahe and Heinrich Kleinsch-
roth. "a, 20. 6-3, Sc. Having won the
two singles matches yesterday. this
gave the match to America. The Cana
dians also needed only to win the dou-
bles to put the Belgians out of the run
ming. and this they accomplished at
Folkestone. where r. B. Powell and
A. G. Watson and W. H. du Vivier. of
Belgium. g.. g.. g.
Americas victory in the doubles was
somewhat of surprise. as the German
pair had got as far as the challenge
round In the recent All-England cham
pionship. where they gave the title
holders c hard battle With the excep-
Americans were In great form. and Nc
Ioughlip's fine service, backed up by
Hackett's smashes at the net, proved
entirely too much for their opponents to
handle.
Canada and America will meet next
week on the Wimbledon courts to bat
tie for the honor of entering the chal-
lenge round, and on July % the matches
will commence to decide the destiny of
the cup for which the hardest struggles
In the history of the competition have
taken place in this series.
The Washington times., 1913-07-12
Cricket Teams Meet
In Hope to Break Tie

The 1-to-1 tie that now exists be-
tween the Washington Cricket Club and
the Baltimore Sons Of st. George eleven
will be broken tomorrow when those
teams meet at Rock Creek Park at
o'clock.
Continuous practice has put the
Washington cricketers in the best of
form, and Captain Rose promises to
have a stellar lineup in the field when
the game begins. Because of the tie.
the game Is expected to develop keen
competition. the contesting teams being
equally anxious to get the rubber game
DIR. L. D. Samuels captain of the Wis
iting team. would use Guthrie, Windsor
az, Thompson in the bowlers' crease,
with Ainsworth behind the sticks. Cap
tain Rose will bowl for the locals in
addition to DR.. J. s. Cameron and John
]. Norton, with A. Ganneston. the Vene-
zuelan cricketer. Is a reserve bowler.
The Washington times., 1913-07-12
Golf Enthusiasts to
See Professionals PLAY

Many of Washington's most expert
golfers and followers of that game will
be present at the Columbia course to-
day to see Fred Mcleod and Frank
Sargent, professionals at the Columbia
Country and Chevy Chase Clubs. re-
spectively. play Gilbert and Bernard
Nichols. :wo of the leading paid ex-
ponen-s of the game in this country.
-Soth Mcleod and Sargent have held
the national championship, the former
in 1903 and the latter in 1909. and have
at other times been prominent in the
tournaments for this title, Mcleod being
runner-up on one occasion and tied for
second another time. Sargent has also
been the Canadian titleholder.
Gilbert Nichols, considered bv many
to be the longest driver Of the day, has
also figured prominently in the national
Journeys, and. while his brother has
not gained such a wide reputation he is
one of the best wiclders of golf para
phernalia OF the present period.
The Washington times., 1913-07-12
Sullivan's letter.

A call down is all right. but the let
ter reported written by James T.. Sulli-
van. of the \. \. L. n regard to
swimming meet. should not he tolerated
Sullivan is simply the Ban Johnson Of
amateur athletics, and the fact that his
dictatorial mandates are coming along
all the time and in just such a manner
should spell his downfall in short order
The trouble is that II is so tightly sewed
up In the big city that there Is little
use to berate the \. \. L. official
The Washington times., 1913-07-12
A Yarn of the Street.

I saw him walking the stlret today
An old slOuch hat Of q yelOw gray
4 home-sPun Huit that was thin and
worn
With a washed out shirt-and his
coat was torn
And hanging loosely on shoulder bent,
As If the most of his strength WINS
spent;
Hunting q Job that he couIdn't hnd
With a ratified brain and q tagged
out mind
One of the many who'd left the farm,
And como to S"wn-with . Kid on his
Close by-weary and WOnder-eyed,
A faded woman stood At his sidei
Young In years but old In the strife
OF care and worr. aud toll md strife,
With cheeks where the roses years
aRo
Had turned to the pale white hue Of
snow;
Weary. watching the human tide,
Standing close by her husbands side,
One of the many who'd left the farm
And come to town-wfth q kid On his
arm.
And tho kid-i.oor bit Of q devil. he
Was as sound asleep as . kid could
bcy
The Washington times., 1913-07-12

He had at least n place to rest.
Struggled up to = tired mans breast,
Little knowing, within his dreams,
How far he was from the fields and
streams,
How far away from the birds and
bees,
The soft green grass and the waving
trees,
One of the many who'd left the farm
And come to tOwn-with . kid On his
And many, i noticed, on the sly.
Smiled or laughed as they wandered
by,
For the sight WAS qu-e-no doubt
of that
The mans worn clothes and the
wOman'a hat
And I, too, might have smiled except
felt . sudden lump that crept
And clOEged my throat, while from
my eyes
As rain from ArriPs sObbinE skies
] felt the snddcn tear drops start,
And something tuEEed at my heart
That all tho sunlight's gold grew dim,
Watching the kfd-and her-aud him.
One Of the many who'd left the farm
And come to tOwn-with Md On his
arm.
The Washington times., 1913-07-12
Huggins Expects No III
Effects From Injury

BOSTON, July 12--Miller Higgins. the
Cardinal manager. who was hit in the
head In the game which the Boston
Braves were defeated by a score of 4
TO g. is today expecting no serious re-
suits from his collision with the ball.
He will probably be out of today's
game. but expects to return to his posi-
tion in the lineup on Monday.
While running TO third base in the
sixth inning. Miller Huggins manager
Of the ST. Louis team was hit on the
left side of his head and rendered un-
conscious by a ball thrown by TyIe.
Higgins was quickly revived and was
able TO walk to the plate unassisted. but
Immediately left the game.
Score b. innings: r. II. +.
St Louis s......... 900 0i4 010-6 8
Boston ................ 200 002 Oc1-4 s s
Batteries-Salee, Burke and Wingo:
Tyler and Rariden.
The Washington times., 1913-07-12
Chicago Yacht Club
On Annual Cruise

CHICAGO. July I2.-Seventeen vessels
were scheduled to get away late this
afternoon in the Chicago Yacht Clubs
tenth annual long distance cruise to
Mackinac island and return, for the
MackinaC trophy.
The. big vessels were to get away at
$40 r. m. the sloops and small yawis
following FIVE minutes later. The first
leg Of the cruise will take the yachts
to Milwaukee.
The Washington times., 1913-07-12
Gas-bikers popular.

The popularity of the motorcycle races
prompts me TO ask why a coliseum is
not started again in Washington. The
city could be gotten in fast circuit and
many races could be CARED here. Al
ways popular as a thriller the motor
riders could probably do exceptionally
well for a season. Some years ago a
track flourished here. The game. how
ever. was almost in it's infancy and
could be made to Day now.
The Washington times., 1913-07-12
Holden steps in.

Had 1t not been for an abundance of
material on the Bankers team It is
doubtful if Manager Holden. of the Hy-
attsVille crew. could have taken the
place Of the Southland team. There
VIII be enough players sitting on the
Cornell and Bankers benches this after
noon 10 put in a first-class team. Both
mines have players to burn who will not
even get in the game today.
The Washington times., 1913-07-12
N. w. S. S. League.
Potomac League.
F0WneS Survives.

PHILADELPHIA. July 1L-W. C
Fownes. jr. of Pittsburgh. the present
title holder: l.. II. Canaan. of Altoona
ard l.. F.. Satterthwaite and S. B. Nc
Farland, of this city, are the survivor:
in the annual golf tournament for the
amateur championship of Pennsylvania
The first two rounds of match play
were held yesterday on the links Of TIE
Philsdelphis Cricket Club.
The Washington times., 1913-07-12
Answering a query.

Joe Boehling has worked in sixteen
games this year. His last six games
have been nine innings affairs. and he
has not been removed once. During that
time ne has pitched ffty-four innings.
has allowed thirty-three hits, has famed
twenty-eiGht batters and has been
scored on but nine times. Boehling may
have been a bit lucky yesterday. but
lamp the figures which cannot be other
than indicative of good hurting. True
he has been wild. no less than twenty
three have walked IN those ak games,
The Washington times., 1913-07-12
Matty Of the East
Pitches for Chinese

PHILADELPHIA. July !2.-Foster
known as The Mathewson of the
East will lead his teammates from the
Chinese University of Hawaii against
the champion Stetson y. c.. here this
afternoon.
The Chinesce team has won more
than sixty games in this country, and
with Foster III the box, the are con-
fidcnt of anneNing another. StetsOn
however, will put their strongest line
up against them and are equally con-
tidept Of victory.
The Washington times., 1913-07-12
May Make Old Arena
Permanent Structure

RENO. New. July 12-Several promi-
nent business men of this city are in
vestigating the practicability of erect
ing a large permanent fight arena on
the outskirts of the city. near the site
made memorable by the Jeffries-John-
son affair
The clamor here for ten-round bouts
between notable fighters keeps up. and
numerous letters from promoters want
ing TO bring topnotchers here has re-
suited in this consideration.
The Washington times., 1913-07-12
InfieId Is Patched.

BROOKLYN. July 12.-With Manager
John Evers tuning his ear for possible
word of suspension, there were pros
poets that the Cub infield would be a
patchwork affair for a few days. with
Eyers and the two cripples, Zimmer-
man ans Bridweg out of the game.
Evers was fired from yesterdays Giant
battle for addressing unkind words to
the umpire.
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Bob Groom today.

1t Is about time that Bob Groom came
across with another game. The tall
riinger has been going none too well
trip was productive of a fair article of
mound work. Groom looked to have a
better chance to make good than he did
last year. Some poor fielding on his
own part can be attributed to mis-
failures to a certain extent this sea-
son.
The Washington times., 1913-07-12
Williams Will Start
Toward Johnny CouIou

Los ANGELES. July 12.-The first
match OF a three-cornered boxing car
nlval to pick a challenger fo- the ban
tamweiSht title viii lbe staged In the
Vernon arena on July g.
Kid Williams. of Baltimore, will meet
Charlie Ledoux, the Frenchman. The
winner will meet Eddie Campi in Sep
tember and the victor in the last battle
will be sent against Champion Johnny
Coulon.
The Washington times., 1913-07-12
Durborow Fails to
Get to Boston Liqht

BOSTON. July 12.-Charles 3. Dur
borrow. of Philadelphia. failed in his
attempt to swim from Charlestown
bridge to Boston light and return.
distance of twenty-four miles.
The water was so rough and cold
that Durborow was forced to quit after
covering a little more than half the
distance to the light. He was in the
water four and one-half hours