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Evening journal., 1913-12-24
Basketball
Genr'I Sports
Kid" of Seventy Ready TO
Walk a Thousand Miles

Los ANGELES. Dec. 24.-"Dan"
aLeary, the veteran pedestrian, still
sas the walking fever. even though
lie Is seventy years old. He Is busy
arranging for contest here in April,
which will be open to Weston, Ennis,
Boagland and O'Missier and others
who have good records to their credit.
OLeary, who is unquestionably the
fairest heel and toe walker among all
pedestrians, besides being the most
graceful, says that he feels as buoy
ant now as he did in his palmiest
days.
The walk proposed by OLeary is
to be 1000 miles straightaway, and he
hopes to see Il covered in twelve or
thirteen days. Each contestant must
post a forfeit Of 500. The date for
the walk has not been definitely Sc
lected for O'Leary says he is anxious
TO hear from Ennis, Weston, Hoag-
land and others before doing so.
when did you start to walk?"
asked a bystander who was among
those who crowded around him here
today.
When | was nine months ola, ne
replied.
"And you've walked ever SINGER"
"Yes; l walked out OF my cradle
when I was nine months old. ! walk
ed behind plough all day in Ireland
before I came TO America and since
I've been here I've walked right along.
And I'm going to keep walking.
They're not going to keep me con-
fined for months and then take me
out and put me to bed with a shovel.
I'm going to walk into my grave,
continued O'Leary as he smiled
Were you ever sick, Mr.. O'Leary?"
meekly inquired a nervous little lady
who had been listening to OIeary
talking on walking.
"Yes." returned OBeary with
bland smile. 1--WE been sick all my
life listening TO people talk Of sick
mess with the beautiful big outdoors |
above them and nice walk before
them"
Here's the proposition that oLeary
makes:
Il am open to meet any man in the i
Evening journal., 1913-12-24
JOURNALS DAILY PAGE OF SPORTS


world in a thousand mile walk
straightaway. I will meet any man in
the world for $1,000 side bet in
such a race. OF course, don't want
one OF those freak races where a
thousand miles is walked in a thou
sand hours. Or here's another prop
osition that will make I'll walk ten
men in sweepstake race, each en-
trant putting up 800 and the win
ner taking the money"
But will you let young, athletic
men walk against your" he was asked
81 make no restrictions to age, sex
or previous condition Of servitude," !"
OLeary.
Evening journal., 1913-12-24
WILMINGTON TO HAVE
NEW SOCCER. TEAM

Wilmington viii be represented by q
soccer team in the Pennsylvania League
next season. Former Manager Kcarney,
Of the disbanded Irish American of the
soccer team, has announced that he will
sign players for team for the l9l4-l5
season TO enter the Pennsylvania
League When the Irish American team
disbanded early in the season there was
a decided loss of interest in this game
in this city. The announcement that
there Will be a league team here next
season ought to arouse the popular in
terest in the sport.
Evening journal., 1913-12-24
SOCCER OPENS
AT FORT DUPONT

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
1tsts7 " ANr Gil l. jel, DeC. a.
The soccer league of the Coast De-
lenses of the Delaware opened at Fort
DUPONT on Monday afternoon, when
the Forty-fifth Company defeated the
Thirty-sixth Company by the score Of
two goals to none for the losers. The
same was well attended despite the
fact that Il was cold The specta-
tors greatly enjoyed the game. Burns.
Jordan, Duncan and Thorn OF the
winners and Szabo. Powers and
Bogas of the losers played q good
game. The lineup follows:
FOrtv-fifth Co Thirtv-sixth IN
Evening journal., 1913-12-24
scAIFE GOEs TO BETHLEHEM.

Robert Schaife, who formerly play
ed goal on the Irish-American Soc
Ger football team of this city, has
signed a three year contract to play
with the Bethlehem soccer football
team. Scaife is considered one of the
best defenders of a goal in the soccer
game in the country today. When the
Irish-American team of the Allied
American League disbanded some
time ago It was not long before other
teams began to seek Scaife. The sign
ing of the contract with the Bethle-
hem team OF the Allied American
League was the result. Scaife and
his family left this city for Bethle-
hem early this week.
Evening journal., 1913-12-24
BIG YEAR FOR
THE FAST PAGERS

Ninety-hve PAGERS entered the 2.1O
list during the season of 1913 over
tracks from the Atlantic to the Pacific
and from Canada TO the Gulf of Mex
leo. OF this number 64 carried the
tfotting blood through sires and dams;
So we're by pacing-bred sires out OF
troter-bred dams; "A were inbred
PAGERS. sires and dams: 10 we're from
Evening journal., 1913-12-24
ALUMNI GOES
DOWN BEFORE
The FRIENDS
Graduates Could Not Come
BlCk in Cage Game, and Lost
By Score Of 3S to 26
PENLYN HALL LOSES
TO FRIENDS SECOND

Friends School basketball team de-
feated the Alumni team of that insti-
tuition last night In the school gym
nasium by score OF 38 to 26 The
game was about the same brand that
is always put up by an Alumni team
with the result that the regular team,
which is fast rounding into a smooth
running combination. had easy going
with their former schoolmates.
Il looks like old times, however,
when the Alumni took the floor for
its practice. Nowland and Eckman
at forward, Berl at center and Der
rick and Reynolds at guards looked
like the old combination that had car
ried the "Blue and White to victory
so many times. Alumni, however
was without practice. It's signals
were new to the members of the team
and of course they could not play
together. as they did in former years
individually the men showed that
they had not forgotten how to play
the cage game, and they really made
an excellent showing.
In the first minute of play q foul
was called on Friends School, but the
free shot az the gasket failed. Two
fowls we're committed by the Alumni
and Layfield dropped the ball in the
basket each time. giving his team a :
to 0 lead Friends now displayed the
kind of ball they have been playing
the last few games. Layfield shot
two successive field goals; foul was
committed by a Friends School play
er. but again the shot failed the
Alumni. Berl dropped the ball in the
basket for Alumni's first score. Tay-
Tor easily evaded his guard and made
another two-pointer for his team. The
half went on with Friends leading all
the way. and ended with the score is
TO s in their favor.
In the second half Alumni got 20
working a little better Short and
Daily were put in the game and tend
ed to liven things up a little. Taylor
dropped two goals. The Alumni sup
ports went Wild, when Daley, from
the center of the floor put another
field goal In the basket; Derrick du-
plicated: Bulako dropped in a two
pointer. Friends now started to ado
to their score: Layfield and Taylor
each dropped two-pointers in the gas
! ket: Taylor dropped In another an'
so did Layfield and Wilson. Near tn
end of the half. Layfield duplicate
Daicys and Derrick's feat by putin
the ball in the basket from the cen
tire OF the floor.
Layiield and Taylor played the bes
game for the Blue and White. Der
rick. Berl and Daley were the relia
bles for Alumni.
Evening journal., 1913-12-24

TIVIu rUuIS, " II7VH I.IIIV-N " HIIVoTUV
3, Engleman ,. Brown ?; Crescent
Burns .. Denny.2, Mink Mclaughlin.
Foul goals--Engleman. Riley,
Wilson Line viii play Company A at
the Armory next Monday night and will
line mp against parkside at Sixth and
Lincoln on Tuesday night.
Evening journal., 1913-12-24
COMPANY H DEFEATS
SECOND BAPTISTS

The CompanS II basketball team Of
New Castle defeated the Second Baptist
first team at New Castle last night. by
the score OF "a to -. The Second Bap-
tist boys were weakened by the absence
OF Scott. Pennsylvania star. who was
expected to be in the game. but was un-
able TO he present. The lineup:
Evening journal., 1913-12-24

49, hNAN dCoAs
Somebody must have put the damp
er on the Company &C" team. Let's
hear from you, Manager Pratt.
Johnny Burke, the Brownson for
ward. will most likely be elected
manager of next years Rockford
team.
1t is rumored that Jack Lynch will
throw up the sponge for Highland,
but when the opening gong is sound
ed Jack will be there stronger than
ever. If the city does possess a good
baseball sticker. Jack is high man.
"Goozy" Vornon, the hard working
first sacker. will most likely captain
the Tower boys, from the talk that is
going the rounds.
Jimmy Taylor, the Christiana Ath-
letic Club star. who has taken an
active part in all branches OF sport.
has decided to give up the boxing
game. Jimmy had several bouts on
cred him, but it is hardly likely that
he will accept them.
Joe" Ackerman, who held down a
backfeld position on the Concord
Heights football team, is now playing
defense on the Christiana basketball
FIVE
Putty" Brannigan. the clever lit
tie bantam weight, is also playing a
stellar game for the Brown and
White.
By reason of his early lead in the
first four rounds, Jimmy Murphy. the
Wilmington lightweight, defeated
Brick" Fleming, of Gray's Ferry,
last night at the Fairmount Club.
Murphy used straight left hand jab
to good advantage throughout the six
sessions. He had things all his way
until the fifth round, when Fleming
rallied and made Jimmy extend him
self to the limit The early lead
which the Wilmington lad piled up
in the first four rounds. however. was
too much for Fleming. 1t was
sensational bout from the start, and
marked the local boys first appear
ance as a wind-up man in Philadel
phia ring.
Evening journal., 1913-12-24
Thirty sixth Co.

HeIerce-Naptaln LOWS ). Ryan,
umpire-Sergeant Edward Burke, of
the One Hundred and Thirty-ninth
Company. GoalsEJones and Brown
en- of the Forty-flfth. Time of halves
thirty minutes.
Evening journal., 1913-12-24
POOL TOURNEY TO START.

The annual billiard and pool tour
nament of the Wilmington Whist Club
will start early in January, to con-
tinue about two months.
Evening journal., 1913-12-24

Field goals Nowland I, Daley 3,
Eckman >. Berl 2, Derrick 4, Will
son 1. Layfeld 6. Taylor .. Foul goals
-Nowland .. Layfield 6. Referee.
Speer OF u. of p.
Bebore the big game OF the evening,
Friends second team gave Penlyn
Hall trouncing by score of 16 to
-. The second team played good
basketball and outclassed its oppon-
ents in every department. The line
IN follo,vc.
Evening journal., 1913-12-24

Field goals-Dcakyne, I: ;. Coward,
>; Carpenter, ! f; Naylor, 4 Walls, 4;
Hance. 4 McCaughan. >. Foul goals
Cloward, l Walls s. Reterec-Mchay.
Evening journal., 1913-12-24
Baseball
Odds andEnds

McCarron, he must intend to clean
up for that $4,000 man. Here's hop
ing he does.
Duets" Thenett, the Eden Ath-
letic Club man, is coming around all
right now. He recently suffered an
attack of appendicitis. Duets claims
he will line 'em over for the Eden
boys next year.
Evening journal., 1913-12-24

Lichtenstein. guard ...... Cooling
Field goals. aJck l., Marston ,.
Lichtenstein 1, Truss 1. Craig 1, Me-
haffy /, Miller /. Weldin 4. Cooling
1. Referee, Speer.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1913-03-19
An Eden For Farmers.

A short time ago we received a
letter from our friend w. !. Lam
ham, who ia residing for time in
Eldoraio, Okla. He is greatly pleas.
ed with the delightful climate Of
that section. He says he is surround
ed by beautiful farming country
where only modern implements are
used. All of the work j: done with
sulky or riding plnws. There are
no negroes in Jackson county, the
county in which Eldorado is locat-
cd. As compared with Edgefeld's
rough and hillv lands, Jackson
county must be the Promised Land,
and we are therefore uneasy lest
our young friend turns his back
upon his native heath and first love
permanently.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1913-03-19
The Cause of Rheumatism.

Stomach trouble, lazy liver and
deranged kidneys are the cause Of
rheumatism. Get your stomach, liv.
er, kidneys and bowels in healthy
condition taking Electric Bitters,
and you will not be troubled with
the pains of rheumatism. Charles B
Allen, a school principal, of Sylvia
MIA, Ga, who suffered indescribable
torture from rheumatism, liver and
stomach trouble and diseased kid
neys, writes: All remedies failed
until used Electric Bitters, but
four bottles of this wonderful reme-
oy cured me completely" Maybe
your rheumatic pains come from
stomach, liver and kidney troubles.
Electric Bitters will give you prompt
relief. soc and Sl.00. Recommend
ed lby Penn & Holstein, w Z
Lynch & Co.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1913-03-19
Corn and Tomato Clubs.

While the boys corn clubs and
the girls tomato clubs will be di-
rectly under The management of
Mr., Lzott. s,e.. esssssa.. 4s:s e
monstfaEion agent, County Super
intendent of Education w. w.
Fulleris giving the work his strong
support. He has written letters to
all of the So white schools in the
county requesting the teachers 10
enroll members and forward the
names of the boys and girls to Mr..
Lott at Johnston. This is an impor-
tant work, one which, if it receives
the cooperation of the parents, will
have much to do with making the
boys satisfied on the farm, instead
of having an ambition to fill some
clerical position in town. Encour-
age the boys and inspire them with
an ambition to become the very
best farmers in the county. Do
not let the boys he lured away
from the farm. In the country
home, amid wholesome environ
ment and in an unpolluteo rural at
mospheie, many of the greatest men
are trained and developed. Induce
your boy to become member Of
the corn club and then go to work
and help him win prize. This one
act on your part and on the part of
your boy may be the making of
him. Encourage the girls also to
join the tomato club. This is en-
inantly a practical age, and no
young woman can be we'll educa-
ted, thoroughly equipped for her
place in life, who has had no prac-
tical training in domestic affairs.
We advocate giving the girls eve
ry accomplishment that circum'
stances and their native ability
warrant, but The Advertiser is
equally az insistent that the prac-
tical side Of life be not over looked
or neglected. We want to see the
enrolment of the corn and tomato
clubs mount up into the hundreds.
In short time Mr.. Fuller will
publish a list of valuable prizes that
will be awarded to the boys and
girls next fall.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1913-03-19
South Cardinals Untaught.

Arguing for more educational
effort in South Carolina, cores
pondent of The CharlestonrNew
and Courier cites from census bull
letins some facts to show the need.
Rather more than one white voter
in 10 cannot write; this represents
decrease among the whites of less
than two per cent during the past
decade, whereas among the corre-
spending portion of the negro popu.
lation illiteracy has decreased Ii
per cent. In the list of counties
Chesterfield shows up worst with
1915 per cent of white illeteracy;
Horny has 1875, Marlboro 1874,
Darlington l7.9, Cherokee l7.6,
Oconee ia, and SO on down the
line. Greenvllle has ll.4 and Spar
,anburg Is. Upon running down
the tabulation we find that 81 coun-
ties have more than 10 per cent IL
literacy and 2s less. Decidedly the
best showing is made by Charleston
county, with only IL per cent
among native white voters who can
not write and among the entire male
population of voting aye only 90
per cent. Here is how The News
and Courier's correspondent figures
it: Negro illiteracy is now 3s.7 per
cent and white TO- 8 per cent. White
illiteracy so years hence in the
whole state will at the present rate
of decrease be what it is in Char.
lesion county now, while the ne
groes will have reached that point
25 years before. We should say
that he has very decidedly made out
his case. Still less than North Caro-
lima can South Carolina afford to
withhold liberal expenditure from
public schools. Observ-
or
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1913-03-19
Union Meeting

The union meeting of the end di-
vision of the Edge6eld association
will meet with Hardys church on
Saturday and Sunday, March $3.50,
1918.
IL a. m. Devotional exercises con-
Quoted by the moderator.
Roll call. delegates to make YER
bal reports Of their churches.
Subjects.
lst: The missionary situation in
our association, J D Hughey.
End: The undeveloped missionary
resources in our association. G w
Medlock.
3rd: Some helpful feature of our
general missionary situation. Rev.
] T Litt1eiohn.
4th: How to develop the mission
ary spirit in our association. Martin
Mediock, Geo. Wright.
5,h: How Christian men should
Join In saving our state. II l. Buncn,
D E Lanham.
9Th: How We can reach our home
and foreign mission apportionments
by May lst. Rev. j P. Mealing,
Rev. j 7 Littlejohn.
7th: Our non contributing men,
bers and how to enlist them. J FL
Courtney, J c Whitlock.
Sth: How men should unite In
world wide evangelization. S B
Mays. Wallace Prescott.
Missionary sermon by Rev. } L
Littlejohn at IL a. N.
Sunday afternoon services to be
provided for.
P. B. Lanham,
For committee.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1913-03-19
Letter from Camp Branch School
P. B. Lanham,
For committee.

haze enjoyed reading letters
from other schools. As there have
not been any letters from our
school ! thought ! would write a
few dots.
This is the first year we have
been to this school, it being q new
one. We gaye it the nanle- ssma
Branch. We have only seventeen
scholars enrolled. but you know,
Mr.. Editor, where there are few
gathered together with determine
tion to have an education, much
will be accomplished. Our teacher
is Miss Maggie Mcdaniel, and she
is one among the best teachers in
Edgetield county.
We have recitations ant spelling
matches every Friday afternoon.
We are going to have a debate and
All Easter hunt next Friday after
noon. Mr.. Editor we would be
glad to have you with US. Can't
you come?
We are having some beautiful
days for going to school now.
Miss julia McGhee is visiting
Mrs. Anuie Seigler. We are glad
to have her in our neighborhood.
Mrs. Sennie Cothran and her son
Mr.. Sim Cothran visited the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ollie Burnett on
Wednesday night. We were glad
to have them with us.
MIR. Frank Bart!ey has ,n visit
ing his sister Mrs. Matte De-
Laughter. He has returned to his
home in Greenwood.
Miss Alma and Ada Wood were
visiting Miss Lila DeLaughter last
Sunday.
Mr. Trapp Burton was visiting
in our neighborhood last Sunday.
Mr. II. Fl. Byrd was visiting in
our neighborhood last Sunday.
Messrs. ]. w. DeI.anghter, j. Z.
Burnett, T. II. Burnett and Hoilye
Williams made a flying trip to MIR.
P. B. Stones last Sunday. | think
they are making big preparations 90
go again soon.
Mr.. Fred Vance from Hepzibah,
Ga, has been visiting us. We are
glad To have our friend with us
again.
Mr.. Grady Cothran has been on
the sick list. but he is we'll again.
Mrs. Eliza DeJ.aughter has been
very sick, but she is RAPIDLY i'm
proving.
Rosebud.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1913-03-19
FREE SCHOLSHiPS.
Excellent Chance for Descend
ants Of Confederate Veter-
ans to Secure College
Education.

The chairman of the committfs
on education of the South Carolina
division, U. D. c., has ISSUED the
following information, which VIII
be of distinct interest tn the boya
and girls of the state who are do.
sirous of obtaining college educa-
ton:
The United Daughters of ;hs
Confederacy offer for ns. Sepiers-
ber /, 1913, the following schoiar.
ships:
One at Washington ami Lee uni.
persity, Lexington. Va, valne s350,
One at Bristol school, WashipG-
ton, d. c., 81, 900.
One at'rhe Castle, Tarrytown, ~
Y, value $1,000.
One at Sophie Newcomh, Tulane
university, New Orleans. Ia. vatUs
800.
One at Lucy Cobb institute, Ath-
ems, Ga, value $40.
One AZ Washington seminaro,
Washington, D. T., va!ae 800.
One at Higbee schoo., Memph!s,
Tenn, va!ne 800.
One a, The University OF Penn
sylvania, Philadelphia, Vafne S2aG,
The first three are sch oiarships r.,
full covering board and .Htion.
The South Carolina division ..
D. c., is entitled TO enter fhree can
didates for these scholarships Thee
candidates are required 10 be: Lineai
descendants of Confederate veter
ans of honorable record, able to ei.~
ter freshman class of institution f9r
which APPLYING, nnah'e 10 pay s9i,44;.s a..
stiian, and to b,. q va rs -
-ETS5Igaal - "a
ters giving the: reqnllef inforlGAsS
'tion and accompanied b. testim"nf~
ais from recent teachers and en-
dorsements from presidents of I
D. c. chapters III this STATE must IS
sent before April Is.
Apply to Mrs. J. D. Holst"lD,
President Edgefeld Chapter, U. ID.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1913-03-19
u. D. c! Entertained by Mrs.
Nicholson.

The U. D. G. chapter was de-
entertained by Mrs. 3. E.
Nicholson 1T her charming home
East Hill" Tuesday afternoon,
March IL. Twenty.seven members
were present. Interesting papers on
the life of Gen.. James Conner and
Gen. r. u. NJ. Dunovant, were read
by Mrs. L. II. Rainsford and Mrs.
w. P. Calhoun. A paper from the
historian Mrs. Woodson, on South
Carolina troops at Petersburg was
read by Mrs. Evans. Mrs. FelLham
road beautiful paper, written by
Mrs. Lucia Carwile Latitner, of
Johnston, on the object of the Z.
D. G.. 1t was decided by the mem
bers to give several entertainments
during the coming months to re-
mburse their treasury TO meet the
expenses of their convention this
fall. The first will be silver tea TO
be given sometime in April, plan
and date to be announced later. At
Ter business ended, the hostess serv-
ed an elegant salad course with lcu
tea. Mrs. G. +. May and Mrs. j. B.
Kennerly will entertain the
next meeting April 8, at the home
of Mrs. Ida Sheppard.
A Member.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1913-03-19
News Items From Sweetwates.

We are panied 70 rer"r, the con-
tinued illness Of our stef:;n@ citizen
Mr.D.L. Zimmerman.
Miss Etfie Broadwafer OF Nortr
Augusta, visited Misses Addie and
Beatrice Stevens last. week.
We are pleased 10 i"agn Of t%s
valuable work Col. De laughter =
doing for his people as ineir repra-
sentative, and We hone {" sill hcaT
of his good services as cay legisIaF-
or.
We are glad to say tina, oar go"6
friend, Mr.. J. +. Matthews, Was
able to attend church service l;tzs
Saturday and Sunday after lo0a
spell of sickness.
The congregation Al Sweetwat-r
yesterday voted to grant onr pastof
IA vacation during the month of
May. He has been preaching 1T
Sweetwater for fourtee, wears ana
has rendered most valiant service L.
his congregation.
Mr.. Editor, You Siion!d take 8
drive down our way ami see wh&t
beautiful roads We now Lar". Tis y
real pleasure To ride over them ana
see what splendid pirce OF worS
our county chaingang tih for =
community. Capt Sawyer and hts
force OF workers spent several
weeks down Il e in onr midst. They
hauled gravel and wideneh the roads
and leveed the steep Mills from
Did Chavis creek. They ciayed our
deep sand beds from Mir. J. 4.
Williams to Sweetwater, which 70
the deepest part Of the sand. And noy
we have sple,'ii'l Gay roads whra
we used To have regular sand beds
Three cheers fo: Capt. Sawyer and
his splendid work on ouy roads.
We are going TO asG mat our
friend, Mr.. Robert Adams give D
write-np in The ADVERTISER of his
recent trip to W.sniu%tip, y. g.