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500, 900 WORTH OF
POLO PONIES COMING

London May 2-Forty-fye ponies,
valued at 100000 for the use of the
British polo team in their attempt to win
the international polo cup at Meadow
brook, l.. L., in June, were loaded today
on the Minneapolis, which leaves tomor-
row for New York.
Thirty-two grooms accompany tie
ponies, which will be exercised dailf on
the tanbark covered deck aof the steam
ship
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PELICANS FINALLY
DEFEAT TURTLES

New Orleans May 2-Brenton was a
puzzle today and New Orleans defeated
Memphis, to l. The visitors played very
poorly behind kissnser, errors aiding the
locals in running up big score. An err
ror by Stanley and singles by knaupp
and Angermier, coupled with Loves er-
roE netted two runs in the second inning.
When Angermer singled to center Love s
throw toward third was wide and bound
ed into the New Orleans players bench.
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SUMMARY.
Three Base Hit-Spencer.
Two Base Hits-Love, Atz.
Sacrifice Hits-Manush 2, Hendryx,
Brenton.
Stolen Bases-Green, tlendryX, knapp,
Angermier, Stanley, Schweitzer.
Double Play-Atz to Knaupp.
Struck Out-Brenton 5, Kissinger g.
Base on Balls-Brenton 4, Kissinger 4.
Hit by Ptcher-l<naupp.
Wild Pitches-Kissinger 2.
First on E,rrors-New Orleans B.
Left on Bases-Memphis 4, New Or
leans s.
Time-2:00.
Umpires-R Rudderham and Hart
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SUMMARY
Stolen Bases-Marcan, Welchonce
Two Base Hits-Hardgrove, Mayer
Double Plays-Ellam to McGilvray,
Smith to Alpermann to Agler; Bsand to
Alpermann to Agler
Struck Out-By Hardgrove ., Bause-
vein 5.
Base ON Bals-On Hardgrove 2, Bause-
vein 8.
Sacrifice Hits-Elam, Bisland.
Time-1:59.
Umpires-Pfenninger and Wright.
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lest Wins Stake

New Market England, May 2.-The lGD
guinea stake was won here today by J.
b. Joefs 3-year-old filly. Jest, ridden by
Danny Maher. Taslett was second and
Prue third Twenty-Five ran All the
starters carried 126 pounds. The distance
was a mile,
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American Association

At Columbus: Columbus G, Minneapo-
lis IL.
At indianapolis: indianapolis 9, St.
Paul 8.
At Toledo Toledo ), Kansas City s.
At Louisville: Louisville Z, yMilwau-
kee 2.
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COLLEGE BASEBALL

At Washington: Georgetown 10, Buck
nell 5.
At Lexington: Virginia Military insti-
tute 5, University of West Virginia O.
At Macon; Vanderbilt 2. Mercer 7.
At New Haven-Yale 4, University of
Virginia 2
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Young Pratt is not relative of Der
riil Pratt. the Alabama star who played
league and Is now playing second for
'hc Sc. Louis Browns. He is n member
of the Pratt family of CenteryilIe, his
rather being the probate judge of Bibb
county. He is considered an excellent
| eoiiegc pitcher, and his friends believe
| that he viii have n fine career.
IL is reported that he also had an
oncr from Washington in the American
| league.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
STANDING
Alas The Poor Reds

Chicago, May 2.-Smith's generosity in
giving passes, coupled with an error and
opportune hitting gave Chicago a to 1
victory over Cincinnati today.
The visitors lone run resulted from
Bescher's triple and Evers' error, when
he threw into the stand in an attempt
to head off the runner at third. Smith
held the locals to four scattered hits, but
could not find the plate at critical times.
Cheney was a little wild. but managed
to keep the visitors to half a dozen we'll
scattered hits. Score: r. II. E.
Cincinnati ..........,.,.. DOL 000 000-1 l
Chicago ............,.... 900 211 O0@-4 =
Batteries Harter and Clarke; Cheney
and Archer Time, 1:50. Umpires, Owens
and Guthrie.
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Howard Wins Second

Admission. May 2-(Special. )--Although
the Presbyterian college put up much
better game today than Thursday, the
Howard college team had little trouble
in defeating them in a listless game. To-
morrow Howard will play the Admission
team of the Georgia Alabama league
Score: R.H. f.
Howard ..,....... 14O 100 000--6 10
Preds s.........O OO1 900 100--2 9 :
Batteries: Tisdale and Watson; Crosby
and Leach.
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TEXAS LEAGUE

At San Antonio: San Antonio II, Dali
las ).
At Galveston: Galveston ., Fort Worth O..
At Houston: Houston 7, Austin 4.
At Beaumont: Beaumont 4, Waco 8.
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Real Hitters At Last
Landed For the BdrOns
Kniseley and Mcdonald Cost Woodward S5400Former Hit
1864 With Akron and 800 With Cncnnati-Latter Was
Bostons Regular Third Baseman Last Season


o hicago In
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Cotton States League

Columbus, Miss, May 2.-(Specialo-Co-
lumbus broke the winning streak of Jack
SON in today's game, score to 2. Poole,
who pitched yesterday, was master OF
the situation and pitched brilliant game
He allowed only four hits, two of which
were scratches. Score: Il. II E.
jackson ............2 200 900 000-2
Batteries: Poole and Taylor; Cheney
and Robertson. Umpire, Cusack
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YALE WINS TENTH STRAIGHT

New Haven, Conn. May 2.-Yale
won it's tenth straight baseball
game today by defeating the Uni
versity of Virginia to 2 in a brill
liant contest. Both teams fielded
sensationally and five double plays
were made. Twice Virginia players
were cut off at home by perfect
throws from Yale outfielders. The
score: r. r.
Yale Observation-Disclosures. 4 3 3
Virginia ............-......... 2 D
Batteries: Brown and Burdctte
Cannon and Greene.
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MELFORD PRATT IS
SIGNED BY REDS"
Alabama Star Will Report
to the Cincinnati Club
June 10

Cincinnati, o., May 2.--Mclford Pratt,
stnr pitcher of the University of Ala
hama, has returned n signed contract
10 the president of the Cincinnati club
of the National league. He will report
mt The conclusion of his scholastic year.
about June 10.
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@IIit for Corbett in eighth.
slit for Brown in eighth.


Score by innings:
Mobile ...........................0 coo 10 0i*-6
Montgomery ................... 40 020 010--5
SUMMARY.
Three Base 1Iit-D. Robertson.
Two Base Hit-D. Robertson. Manning,
Tarleton.
Sacrifice Hits-Stock, Clark, Breen
Wares, Sloan.
Stolen Bases-Brown, Wares, Elwert,
Tarleton.
Double Plays-Manning to Spratt to
Tarleton; Donahue to Tareton.
Hits Apportioned-Of Manning G. with
runs in I 1-3 innings
Wild Pitch-Bagby.
Struck Out-By Manning 4, by Robert
son ..
Base on Balis-On Robertson 8, off Man
ming g.
Left on Bases-Mobile 6, Montgomery Z
Time 00
Cmpires-Fifield and Stockdae
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Selma Shutout Again

Selma. May Especial Pensacola
shut out Selma today, it being the third
shut out of the week, the score being l
to 0. Wyley, who was effective through
out the game practically gave it to the
visitors in the third inning when by slow
fielding of bunts he filled the bases and
then walked the batter, forcing in the
only score of the game. Benn for Pensa-
cola pitched in great form. Score:
R.H. e.
Pensacola ..........,... 001 900 000-1 3
Selma .......... 900 0C0 600 3 =
Batteries: Benn and Hauser; Wyley and
Mueller.
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international League

At Baltimore: RIfE
Toronto ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. S>sl3
Baltimore Observation-Disclosures. 10
Batteries: Lush and Bens; Danforth
Johnson, Davidson and Egan, Bergen.
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HARDGROyE WORKED VALIANT
LY, BUT TEAMMATES JUST
WOULDN'T WIN-BAUSEWIEN
GOT AWAY By TWENTIETH
CENTURY MIRACLE
SOUTHERN LEAGUE STANDING

Results Yesterday
Atlanta ., Birmingham /.
Mobile 6. Montgomery 8.
New Orleans s. Memphis /.
Chattanooga 3, Nashville :.
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No offers scheduled.
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Meridian ., clarksdale 4.
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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-12-10
ESCAPE FROM JAIL.
Five Laurens Prisoners Saw Their
Way Through Iron Bars.

Six negro prisoners at the Laurens
county Jail cut their way to liberty
some time Monday night after mid
night, and made good their escape.
Tuesday night they are still at large,
but efforts are being made to recap
ture them by the officers, and it is
probable that the entire bunch will
soon be back behind the bars. One
OF the prisoners escaped is Sam Price,
convicted at a summer term Of court
of murder, and given life sentence,
the jury having recommended mercy.
The other five were in Jail on minor
charges. They are John French,
John Hill, John Jacks, Leumas Eli
son and Ben Wardlaw. They effect
ed their escape by saving out a cou-
pie of bars in the steel cages in which
they we're confined. They let them
selves down to the ground from an
upper story window by the use of
blankets. The exit through the win
dow was made by removing the sash
and prying apart the heavy outside
iron bars. Evidently hack saw was
used in cutting out the bars in the
steel cages, but it is mystery how
they secured the saw or file.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-12-10
Methodists viii Have Two Sections
in This State.

Monday mornings session Of the
South Carolina Conference at Rock
Hill was occupied with the considera-
ton Of the question Of dividing South
Carolina into two sections, with a
northern and southern conference.
The resolution was presented by the
Rev. D. NJ. Mcleod, who made an
able argument to support his conten-
ton.
He argued that the work Of Meth
odism may be more generally and
specifically advanced II there are two
united conferences behind the work
than if there is q single conference,
the two having far more influence
than one. Also, he said, it takes so
much time to transact business
where the body is so large and un-
wieldy. .-hen, too, the conference
has grown to point where compar-
atively few cities can entertain the
members without straining a point.
DR.. John o. Wilson opposed di-
vision, thinking better work could be
done by one large body. After con-
siderable discussion the vote was
taken, being 123 for and 80 against
division. Aessrs. H. N. Snyder, j.
W. Daniel and W. NJ Mcleod were
appointed a committee to present to
the general conference a memorial
asking for division OF the State. In
case Of division. the institutions in
the State will become the property OF
both conferences.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-12-10
CAPTURES CONVICT.
Greenville Sheriff Breaks Speed Limit
to Arrest Negro.

By breaking ali the speed laws of
the city and State in a dash IN his
automobile from the Greenville
county Jail to the Monaghan mill
railroad crossing, Sheriff Rector, OF
that place Tuesday night captured
Bob Pool, negro convict, who es-
capped from the county chain gang il
August of this year. Pool sot on the
G. & K. train as it LETT Greenville
Tuesday night and was recognized BY
the conductor as being the escaped
convict. Not being able to delay his
train in order to inform the sheriff.
the conductor wrote message on
slip of paper and threw it to a man
standing near the stop at Montague.
Sheriff Rector was Immediately no
titled over the telephone of the con-
tents of the message, and without de-
lay started in his automobile IN a
race against time, having less than
five minutes to reach the Monaghan
crossing, which was the trains next
stop. Arriving there just as the train
was leaving, he arrested Pool before
he was able to attempt fight. Bob
Pool was serving five-year sentence
on the chain gang for shooting Jesse
Pool several years ago. At the time
Of his escape last August he had
served about three years of his allot-
ted time.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-12-10
TRAIN HITS BUGGY.
Dillon Negro is Killed and White
Man May Die.

At about $50 o'clock Friday even
ing a passenger train on its way to
Dillon struck a mule and buggy in
which were John Hamilton, white
man, and Jim Killins, negro, killing
the mule and the negro instantly,
and it is thought that Hamilton is
fatally injured. Both, with a part Of
the buggy, were thrown upon the
pilot and were carried into Dillon
this way. 1t took several persons to
extricate them from the wreck. The
body of Killins was laid to one side
and Hamilton, with broken limbs,
was put on a stretcher and taken to
a Florence hospital on the next train,
which was the express. The buggy
was cut in half, the seat back and
top being hung up on the pilot with
the men in tangle Of wreckage.
Hamilton lived on the farm of Austin
Hamilton. The negro worked at
Hamilton's stables.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-12-10
KILLING AT FLORENCE.
Following Quarrel Travelling Sales
man Kills Bis Foreman.

NJ. Cook, foreman OF the planta-
tion of T. Burch, near Florence. was
shot and killed by his employer in
front Of hotel there Saturday af-
ternoon. There are many conflicting
stories in regard to the killing. but
from what can be gathered Cook had
been following Mr.. Burch all day
with some complaint and the contro-
versy became an alteration and later
grew hotter. It Ia stated that Cook
cursed and threatened Burch and
the latter drew his pistol and shot
him. He had previously led Cook into
the vestibule of the hotel and the two
were seated in chairs discussing the
question on which they differed. The
slayer made no attempt to escape.
Through his attorney he made the
statement that he does not wish to
discuss the shooting, saying 1t grew
out Of an alteration and cursing and
threats. Cook was about 35 years Of
age. He had been foreman for Burch
for nearly q year. He leaves wife
and two young children.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-12-10
NEARLY KILLED BY GAS.
Stranger Overcome In Charleston
While Taking Bath.

In Charleston on Saturday stran-
ger was removed to hospital In an
unconscious condition from an apart
ment house on King street where he
had been accidentally overcome by
gas in bath room. The man had
gone into the bath room and turned
on the gas heater attached to warm
water. Just how the gas light went
out is not known, but some one in
passing the room detected the odor
of escaping gas and heard the
groans Of someone In the room. When
no response came from rap on the
door, friend Of the visitor climbed
though window, and found the man
in a sitting position, unconscious,
with the gas escaping form the heat
er. A hurry call was sent to the po-
lice, who removed the stranger to the
hospital.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-12-10
CAN'T KEEP HIM IN
PRISONER LET OUT FOR THE
SECOND TINE BY BLEASE.
Jacob Jeter, Pardoned While Serving
Life Sentence Gets Back in Peni-
tentiary and is Now Paroled.

Jacob B. Jeter, white, was among
those released from the State peni-
tentiary by the governors parole last
Wednesday. Jeter was the first man
to receive a pardon at the hands OF
the present governor and, according
to dispatch from Lexington to The
News and Courier, his parole makes
the second time that he has received
clemency from the Chief Executive
within the past three years. He was
serving a life sentence in the State
penitentiary for having killed a man
on the public streets of the city OF
Union, and was released after haV-
ing served only about seven years, 1t
is said.
Jeter, soon after his release the
first time, returned to the home Of his
mother and sister, at Swansea, Lex
ington county, where he is alleged to
have robbed the home of lot of per-
sonal effects belonging to his sister.
The goods were practically all recoV-
cred by P. H. Corley, who was then
the sheriff of the county. The diff
ferent articles were located in num-
Der of disreputable houses in the city
of Columbia by the officers, but Jet
er was taken into custody. Upon
signing an agreement that he would
leave the county, never to return to
the home of his relatives again, Jeter
was allowed to go his way. It was
not long after that, however, before
he was again in trouble. While on a
| drunken spree in the town Of Swan
sea, he resisted arrest, making an ef-
for to shoot his would-pe captors,
| who found it necessary to shoot him
in order to effect his capture. His
wounds were considered so serious
| that he was carried to Knowlton's S
Hospital, in Columbia. After re-
naming in the hospital for several
weeks, Jeter, upon the promise that
he was only going out on the porch
for a little fresh air, slipped away
from thhe institution, and, while on
his crutches, made a rapid get-a-
away. A warrant for his arrest had
| been placed in the hands of Sheriff
Jim J. Miller, who at once got in pur-
suit. It was learned that Jeter had
| boarded a train for Sally, where he
secured horse and buggy and drove
| for several miles into the country, to
| the home of relative, where he was
captured by the Lexington sheriff as
he was preparing to leave for Saw
annah. He was brought back to the
Lexington county Jail, where he was
kept confined for several weeks. He
was tried on a charge Of resisting an
officer and assault and battery with
intent to kill at the January term Of
I the General Sessions Court this year
before Judge Frank B. Gary, was
convicted and sentenced to serve a
period Of two years in the State pen
itentiary.
Jeter make a strong attack on
Sheriff Miller while in the Lexington
county Jail previous to his trial, and
it was only by the almost superhu-
man strength of the Lexington sheriff
that Jeter did not harm the officer.
The fact that he has been turned
loose a second time by the governor
has occasioned considerable COM
ment among the people Of Lexington
county who are acquainted with the
character of the man.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-12-10
Fire Leads to Explosion.

More than a score Of spectators
and a dozen firemen we're burned or
bruised and cut by flying debris when
a quantity Of dynamite, gunpowder
and gasoline exploded in burning
building in the eastern business sec
ton Of Grand Rapids, Mich, on Sat-
urday.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-12-10
GETS WARM WELCOME.
Cuban Government Extends Courte.
sizes to Mrs. Gonzales.

According to a special cable from
Habana, Cuba, Friday, Mrs. William
Elliott Gonzales, wife Of the Ameri-
can minister to Cuba, arrived there
Thursday night and was the recip-
lent Of extraordinary courtesies at
the hands Of the Cuban government,
The officials Of the state department
welcomed her aboard the steamship
in behalf of Cuba and presented a
bouquet of roses to her. The treas
ury department issued special orders
to the customs officials not to inspect
her baggage and accordingly Mrs.
Gonzales landing was made most ex-
pedient and comfortable.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-12-10
Wants Verdict Reduced.

On the ground that judgment OF
$4,000 for the death Of locomo-
tive engineer is excessive, the South
ern railway has appealed from a YER
dict giving Mrs. Hattie E. Bennett, OF
Columbia that amount for the death
of her husband, an engineer, who ran
into a burning trestle near Aston.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-12-10

President Wilson's practice Of =
or the country. Senators and repre-
President Wilson reading to the asse
the Mexican war and the currency b
eading his messag ges to the members
sentatives approve Of it as an aid to
mbled legislators his message concer
i'll delivered to the two houses Tues
of congress has won wide favor thru
public business. The photo shows
ming presidential direct primaries,
day-
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-12-10
FINISH CURRENCY BILL
DEMOCRATS HAVE BILL READY
FOR NEW CONGRESS.
If Disputed Points Of Importance
Arise, They Will be Considered and
Decided in Conference.

Decided in Conference.
Determined to have the admins
tration currency bill ready for con-
sideration by the Senate as Demo-
cratic party measure when the new
session Of congress met the Senate
conference Of Democrats worked far
into the night Saturday night, set
ting disputed details. AS finally
agreed upon the measure was but lit
tie different from the draft presented
to the Senate by Chairman Owen and
the five other administration Demo-
Gratis Of the banking and currency
committee.
The conference decided, however,
that if disputed points Of importance
became apparent in the course Of de-
bate on the floor each difference
among Democrats as 1t arose would
be taken into the conference, the
party disagreements Strengthened out
and the majority united to act on the
floor.
The administration members OF
the banking and currency committee
reported to the conference Saturday
night on practically all the disputed
propositions in the bill. The con-
ference adopted the recommendations
for a plan to guarantee deposits OF
banks which enter the new system.
This would provide that after the
new regional banks have earned 6
per cent. dividend on their stock and
established a 40 per cent. surplus,
the excess earnings shall be divided
half and half. One part shall be de-
voted to a guarantee fund and the
other shall be paid to the government
as franchise ta1".
The conference also adopted the
suggestion Of the committee that the
federal reserve board, which will con-
troll the new system, should consist
of the secretary Of the treasury and
six members to be appointed by the
president. An attempt may be made
to place the comptroller Of the cur.
rency on the board. The conference
with the exception Of writing In the
provision for a guarantee OF bank de-
posts has made practically no mate
rial change in the draft Of the bill
presented by Senator Owen and the
conference measure 1t is practically
certain will be acceptable to Presi-
dent Wilson.