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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-07
JUDGE NEWMAN is 20
NOT 90 gentle READER

Atlanta, Oct. 6--An amusing error
occurred in a local newspaper yester-
day which announced in bold head
lines, Judge Newman to Celebrate
Goth Birthday"
The judge and his friends were
equally astonished on receiving the
morning paper to discover that he
had become a nonogenarian over
night, as he had gone to bed only
turning 70. 1t is, of course the judges
10th birthday that he will celebrate.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-07
PEACH GROWERS
INTERESTED IN
A new VARIETY
fine PRODUCT is SECURED
Hiley Beauty Will Rival Queen
EIberta

Americas peach growers and those
of the state generally are interested
in the announcement of the propaga-
ton of a new peach that combines
the beauty of the liberia with the
solidity of the Early Belle and the
distinct advantage of it's ripening a
week or ten days earlier than the
latter variety. The new peach will oe
known as "Hiley's Beauty" and rep
|resents the labor and work during the
past five years of Eugene w. Hiley,
who is best known to orchardists as
the propagation of the Early, or more
correctly speaking, Hiley Belle peach
Mr.. Hiley has been identified with
the orchard and nursery business
since early manhood and during the
past thirty years has devoted his eff
forts exclusively to this work.
For fully ten years Mr. Hiley sought
to produce an attractive, well-favored
and early maturing peach, and about
twenty years ago brought forth the
Hiley, which is oftentimes, though err
roneously called Early Belle peach.
This variety is a cross between the
original Georgia Belle and old Ale <
ander, an early maturing peach, and
natures from week to ten days earl
| Ter than the Georgia Belle, being
ready for the market about the goth Of
June.
The Hiley Beauty is pure cross
between the liberia and Hiley Belle.
1t is distinctly a yellow peach of I'M
usual size, thus partaking of the Ell
berta and the motherhood of the
Belle is clearly shown in the beauti-
| full red blush to it's cheek and the
solidity of its meat, which will give it
the firmness necessary to insure its
shipping qualities.
However, the most valuable charac-
teristic of this newly discovered peacn
is traced back to its grandparent the
old Alexander, and is found in its
early maturity. While the Hiley
Beauty is a pure offspring of the Hiley
Belle, which natures about the 2Otn
| of June and the alberta, which comes
| into bearing between the 10th and
goth of July, it has been bred back to
one of its grandparent trees, the
Alexander, and reaches maturity
about the 10th of June, or ten days
earlier than the Hiley Belle
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-07
PRICE ALREADY
SOUNDS WARNING
TO THE FARMERS
AGAINST TOO MUCH COTTON
Fears Growers May Increase
Acreage

Atlanta, Oct. commissions of
Agriculture J. D Price today issued
a warning to the farmers of Georgia
against being carried away by the
high price of cotton this year.
He calls attention to the experience
OF past years and urges that they do
not let themselves be led into the error
of planting too much cotton next year
as the result of the good prices now
prevailing. He calls On them rather
to plant grain and forage crops and
to raise meat and says if they will do
this, the present prosperity will con-
tinue through the coming year.
Commissioner Price points out that
1910 was year of prosperity similar
to this year, but as a result of the
fact that the farmers did not listen
to precaution, 1911 and 1912 were both
difficult years for them; 1912 caught
the farmer with an insufficient supply
of food stuffs and many obligations
and he had to plant cotton to meet his
debts. When the harvest came around,
the cotton crop was short and the price
was low, and naturally depression fol-
lowed all over Georgia.
Continuing Commissioner Price says
in his warning:
To-day all over Georgia there is a
spirit of good feeling. The merchan;
is having a good business, the banks
are collecting notes rapidly, and the
warehouseman has money in the bank
and at present but little cotton in the
warehouse. The farmer feels good
and, as l see it, we are on the brink
of dangerous precipice.
"If the farmers of Georgia this fall
will plan their crops for 1914 to in.
clude some small grain, hay, corn, hog,
some cattle and small acreage il
cotton, and if they will practice tbs
most rigid economy this fall in buying
on credit, the result next year will b.
continued prosperity On the other
! hand if the farmers of Georgia arr
extravagant in the expenditure of the
money they are receiving for theil
cotton and cotton seed and if they BE-.
! come infatuated with the desire to eX-
pend and raise much more cotton mex
year; if business interests are lax with
credit, the results next year will b,
disastrous.
81 believe that these racts should
have the most serious consideration
of the farmer and he should practice
the most rigid economy this fall and
use the very best judgment in plan
ming his crops, so as to raise all his
home supplies, and go in debt as little
as possible, and I beg of you to think
seriously along these lines
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-07
UNDERWOOD OUT
FOR SENATE TOGA
ANNOUNCES AFTER TARIFF BILL
Is PASSED-TO HAVE OPPOSE
TI0N IN CLAYTON, H0BS0N
AND PROBABLY HELM

Washington, Oct. Representative
Oscar w. Underwood, leader in the
house, issued a formal statement late
yesterday, announcing his candidacy
for the United States senate from Ala
bama, to succeed the late Joseph F.
Johnston.
Representative Underwood state
ment follows:
For the best part of ten terms /
have served the people of the Ninth
Alabama district in the congress of
the United States. No man has ever
been treated better by constituency
than 1 have been and in return 7
have tried to serve them faithfully
and Loyalty. Now that l have deter
mined not again to be candidate
for congress from the Ninth district,
i wish to express to my friends and
constituents my sincere appreciation
of their friendship and loyal support
OF my political fortunes in the past
twenty years.
with the enactment of the tariff bill
I have completed the work in the
house that has been my ambition to
accomplish. Before retiring from pub
lie life | should like to have the honor
Of representing the people of the sta c
OF Alabama in the senate of the
United States and have, therefore
concluded to announce myself as =
candidate for the senate in the demo
cratic primary election.
"If elected, l will devote my entire
time and attention to the duties 81
the office and endeavor to faithfully
and Loyalty serve the people of Ala
bama"
Mr.. Underwood will enter the demo
cratic primaries in Alabama neX1
spring with several other prominent
Alabama democrats, including Repre-
sentatives Henry D. Clayton an1
Richmond Pearson Hobson. 1t is I'M
derstood also that Representative
James Thomas Hefilin may be a candi
date.
1t has been known ror some time
that Representative Underwood woulC
be a candidate for the vacant seat
but he withheld the announcement
Representative Clayton was ap
pointed by Gov. O'Neal to fill ou
Senator Johnston's uneXpired term
until after the democratic tariff re-
vision became an accomplished fact.
but his credentials never have beer
passed on by the senate and for weeks
it has been practically certain tha
they would not be accepted. The dem
ocratic leaders in the senate are al
most unanimous in the opinion thai
Gov. O'Neal had no authority to make
the appointment in the absence of ac
! ton by the legislature.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-07
Fall Note.

The melancholy days are come,
The leaf is sere and brown;
It's time to put the stovepipe up
And take the awning down,
Exchange.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-08
JOHNNY LORE BEATEN
 BY NAVY CHAMPION

Johnny Lore, the little lightweight who is soon to start on a tour around the world fell a victim to the clever fighting of Sammy Robideau of Phila- delphia, the erstwhile jolly tar of Uncle sSam's battleship Connecticut last night in the feature bout of ten rounds at the St. Nicholas A. C., New York In a bout that was full of ac- ton from gong to gong, the Quaker City lad outpointed his opponent, Robideau gained the honors in six of the ten sessions, while one round went to Lore and the other session ended in an even break.
 The defeat of Lore was a big sur prise to his followers, who damned the west side of the gallery. In Robi- deau Lore found a clever, clean-cut boxer, who not only possessed solid walIop, but was shifty enough to ward off many wild swings that would have been damaging had they landed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-08
FLUKES RESPONSIBLE
 FOR FOOTBALL WINS

Chicago, May 8.-Park Davis has been making computations on the ele- ment of chance and -the effect of hukes in football games. The New ork Sun says that some idea of the care exercised in the search for the answer may be gained from the fact that Davis confesses to having used 194 games as basis for his calcuIa- tions.
 As printed in the latest issue of the Princeton Alumni Weekly, the article is an extended piece of literature, ev- cry line of which is of extreme inter est to the follower of the autumn game. AAs result of his research, MT. Davis reaches the conclusions: "One out of every eighteen scores in football is the direct result of huke; one out of every forty games upon the gridiron is won directly from a huke. Between evenly matched opponents or in close games one out of every twen- ty-four games is won upon huke.
 "One out of every seven scores in football results indirectly from luke One out of every twelve games is won indirectly from a luke. Sixty eight per cent. of all the scores achiev- ed through a huke are made by the superior eleven and do not change the result; twenty eight per cent of such scores are made by the inferior eleven and do not change the result"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-08
COLLEGE CREWS
 PREPARE FOR RAGE
Harvard, Penn and Princeton Oarsmen on Scene for Sat-
 urday Regatta

Cambridge, Mass. May s-The var sity crews of Princeton and the Uni versity of Pennsylvania, which will race Harvard on the Charles. River, next Saturday, were the guests today of the Harvard Athletic Associat ton. The Princeton crew arrived last night and the Pennsylvania oarsmen reach ed Cambridge in time to join the Ti- gers at breakfast this morning. Both crews will be quartered in halls in the Harvard yard for the first time in Cambridge history. In previous years visiting crews have stopped at Boston hotels.
 The shells of the visitors were taken to the Weld boathouse and rigged for a two hours practice on the Charles River this afternoon.
 The triangular race, which will be rowed at 5 p. m., Saturday, after the Harvard Cornell track meet as ended, will be over the regular 7-8 mile course.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-08
HEATING MAKES " COBB QUIT
 AFTER SLUGCER FANS TWICE
Georgia Peach Complains of Sore Eyes and
 Leaves Game Early

Detroit, Mich., May S-The invasion of the West by Manager Chance was begun in a most suspicious manner, the Yankees defeating the Tigers as if they had been a class D League team. Their score of to hardly expresses the completeness of their victory. It requires a bit of analysis to make it clear.
 In the first place, Ray Heating al- lowed one hit, and that not a clean one. It was looper to centre field in the second inning, which no one could get to. In the eighth inning Bush slammed a. hard one at him, which some of the scorers called a. hit, butw hich was not half as hard chance as Veach had sent to him in the fourth inning and which he had gobb1ed up easily. Had it not been for errors of his paIs and two by him. self, only one Tiger would have reach ed the third sack. As it was, three reached there, only to perish.
 Those errors put Heating in bad In the third and sixth innings, in which the shutout was threatened without any hits being made. But in these crises Heating was at his best. Open ing the third, Derrick made a high
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-08

throw on Mullin, but as Chase speared the ball and Mu1lin was called out before it was dropped, Hal gets the error. Bush tapped an easy one to Heating, who threw badly to Hartze1l to head off Muffin Both runners were safe. With Witt up they tried 8 hit and run play in which Mul1in lumber ed to Midkiff. bowling him over and temporarily putting him out of the game. But Midkiff had rubbed him with the ball beforehand, handling Sweeney'e good throw perfectly, and Mu1lin was out. When the game was resumed Heating proceeded with the striking out Of Witt after which Bush stole third and was left when Wolter made a grand catch of Crawford's s long drive
 It is doubtful if the striking out of Ty Cobb ever before drew cheers from a Detroit crowd. Cobb came to bat just twice. Both times Keatfng made him strike out. The spectators surely were with the young hurler who could strike out the worlds best batsman twice in succession, and gave him a great hand. After his second failure Cobb announced that he could not see very well, and he ran to the club house, Dubuc going to right field.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-08
REINSTATE JACK
 BRETON IN PHILA.
Director Porter Lifts Ban on Boxer Charged With
 Taking

Philadelphia, May Slack Britton, khe New York lightweight, was rein stated as an eligible boxer here yes terday by Director Porter. The direc- tor made the announcement last night after a long discussion with Dan Mor- gan. manager of Britton, and several reputable fight experts from New York.
 Morgan came to town accompanied by several New York men prominent In the boxing and sporting world and obtained an interview with Porter. At the end of the interview the director announced that he would rather re- consider the case against Britton, as he believed he had not heard all the evidence in the matter.
 Director Porter later announced that he might lift the ban from Moore in the future, but that for the present Pal is barred from boxing in this city.
 T have often seen Britton box" said Porter, '@but, unfortunately, I did not attend his bout with Pal Moore at the Olympia A A which resulted in the cry of fake. My Knowledge was gathered from certain newspaper re- ports that were brought to my atten- ton
 T know that Britton usually out classes his opponents, and while it has been proved to me that Britton did not fake, still I believe that Moore could have managed to put up a bet ter exhibition had he trained properly for the contest
 The director added that he was con- v1nced that Britton had fought as hard as he had dared
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-08
HEAVY FINE FOR
 MANAGER STOVALL
Report That St. Louis Manager
 Will Be Reinstated Soon

Chicago, May s.-George Stovall, suspended manager of the St. Louis Americans, enlisted the sympathies of President Comiskey of the White Sox yesterday in his endeavors to obtain reinstatement.
 StOvaH came here to see President Ban Johnson of the American League, but the latter did not visit his office, being detained at home by the illness of Mrs. Johnson. Stovau admitted the justice of the indictment against him and will simply throw himself on the mercy of the court, pleading ex- treme provocation.
 It was said that members of the Cleveland team, against which St. Louis was playing when the manager of the latter spat upon Umpire Fergu- son, would testify that the arbtter's decisions which angered StoValI might well rouse the ire of any player.
 In baseball circles the report was credited that the suspended manager would be suspended, fined heavily and then reinstated
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-08
FLYNN WILL MEET
 COFFEY IN NEW YORK

The Garden A. C., New York, after long spell of id1eness, will resume boxing bouts on May 3. For that date Billy Gibson. manager of the club, has signed James Coney, the Dublin Giant, to box Jim Flynn, the Pueblo, Col, fireman, in the main event of ten rounds. Both men are nearly equal in weight and will enter the ring weighing about 195 pounds each.
 sCofey has won all of his bouts dur ing the last six months by the knock out route. He defeated George Rodel in that style at the Fairmont Club about month ago After CofEey had disposed of RodeI the Boer lasted ten rounds in a subsequent bout with Gun boat Smith. It would seem by the re- suit of those battles that CoRey man aged to put over harder walIop than Smith Flynn will be the best man that Coffey has ever faced.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-08
HOL YOKE CLOUTS
 TUCKEY AND WINS
 FROM BRIDGEPORT

Ho1yofze, May s-Back on the home
 battle-ground and with their swatting lamps in the best of trim, those Pull ptte Pill Founders staged another Slugfest here yesterd day afternoon when Bridgeport was bumped into the also ran row on the scoreboard with a to tally. Enough hits were piled up by the local larrupers to pro- duce twice as many runs, but some fatal slips on the paths tossed away promising openings for talIies. Still these mistakes were quickly forgotten and forgiven in view of the way the homeeteaders hammered the ball, to- tai of r safe smashes being chalked up to their credit
 Pitcher Daniels, who has been laid up for several days with strained back, was far from being himself when he went on the slab and didn't seem to have a thing in the line of fool 'ern'' filings. Yet after the open ing round, when a single and home run were made off him in a row, the Mechanics could do little with him, the local twirler being especially sue ceasful in crawling out of tight places.
 After Wallace opened the game with single, BOulteS trai1ed along with crasher over the right held fence The next and last Bridgeport run came in the fourth. Wallace walked and Boultes fouled one for Ahearn. Wallace was forced by Bow man and the latter stole, scoring on McGamweIs single, Phillips doubled and McGamwen rested on third, but Stow rolled one to Warmer.
 Dick Tuckey was lucky in keeping Holyole away from the tally counter In the first three innings. Temple opened up the batting bee that drove Tuckey to cover in the fourth with a single. He scored when DelPs sin gle went through Wallace and the batter made second Edwards singled and Dell took third. Edwards stole and scored with Dell on Daniels sin gle Tuckey retired and Long opened on Snyder. his successor, with sac rifice. Warmer beat out one down to first and Daniels went to third. Dan ieIs put the locals ahead when he scored, vile Stow was retiring Wan ner at second on Standards grounder.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-08

lean association in hitting with an av- craze near the 300 mark. Reilly says the change has benefited him greatly and he can beat bunts where he could not do so hitting right hand cd
 Look at Miller Higgins. manager of the St Louis teami When Miller was playing second base for the St. Paul team under Mike Kelley he was a right hand hitter, but later tried his luck at the left side and with the greatest success He batted over 300, something he had never been able to do as a right hand hitter.
 Bob Bescher, the great fielder of the Cincinnati team. was a right hand batter and changed to the port side ln order to try and better his hitting, with the result that to-day he is one Of the stars of the game and Is hitting sp1endidly.
 Lee Magee of the St Louis Nation als. one of the star infelders, was originally a right hand hitter. but cred a regular 300 man.
 Harry Hinchman, the St. Paul i'm fielder, was right hand hitter until induced to try the other side, and since that time has been a big success as hitter. rivaling his brother Bill, who is some slugger- Harry attributes the increase entirely to the change in hitting
 Billy C1ingman, who managed the Milwaukee team in 1902, was a right hand hitter when he was with the Pittsburgh club, but the year he join ed Milwaukee he took the nearest point toward first base entirely and that season batted over .325, some thing he had never done before.
 Clingman always hit well after that.
 Connie Mack, manager of the Phil ndelphia Athletics, has always been a great hand at changing young batters around from right to left, especially If they are fast afoot. There are dozens of others in the big leagues who might be mentioned who have made a success of hitting by changing around, but these few are given only to show that the change can be made and with success
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-08
COMlSKEY WILL
 RETIRE IN 1914
Owner of White Sox to Quit
 After Tour of World

Chicago. May S-Charies A. Comis- key, owner of the Chicago Americans, Is planning his farewell to the game he has helped to make famous. After the White Sox finish their tour of the world. next winter he will retire from the active management, he told friends last night.
 After the trip around the world the coming winter I will be through with baseball he said. Beginning with the trip will take a real vacation and someone else will have to look after the team. I have been at it a long tine-I don't like to say how long for my friends might think I am getting old.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-08
BROWN DEFEATS PRINCETON
 IN HARD FOUGHT GAME

Princeton, N. J., May S-Three sin gIes in row after two men had been retired in the final inning enabled Brown to defeat Princeton for the sec ond time this season on University field yesterday afternoon by the score of to 1. In the ninth singles by Duckette. Crowther, Loud and Shell and Johnson's sacrifice gave the visi- tors three runs. Eayres, Browns freshman pitcher, held the Tigers to three hits and would have registered sht4t-out Ldt for wild pitch in the seventh inning which allowed Rhoades to score.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-08
THIS DATE IN
 PUGILISTIC ANNALS

1Sss-Edward (Gunboat) Smith, Irish American heavyweight, born at Phila- delphia-
 1893-Bob Fitzsimmons knocked out Jim Hall in 4th round at New Orleans
 1909-Willie Lewis knocked out Honey Melody in 4th round at Paris.
 1911-Montana Jack Sullivan out pointed Sailor Burke in 10 rounds at New York.
 1s11-Joe Mandot defeated Jack White in 8 rounds at Memphis
 1911-Jack (Twin) Sullivan defeated Tony Ross in 10 rounds at Buffalo.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-08
YALE BEATS AMHERST
 WITHOUT MUCH TROUBLE

Yale was never forced to extend her self to gain the verdict over Amherst at Yale field yesterday afternoon. Af- ter nine rounds of uninteresting pas timing the Ellis road roller crushed the visitors under a IA to 1 count The visitors were helpless before the DOW erful right wing of Bus Brown, while Yale hit timely and often besides talk ing advantage of the many battery misplays. Eleven passes were issued by the Amherst twir1ere, six of which were converted into runs.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-08
AMATEUR BASEBALL

The Seaside Jrs-. have opened their season for 1918 and challenge any 2 to 13 year old team in city for a game on Saturday morning in Seaside Park at s:3O o'clock, the North End or Tiger Jrs- and Saybrooks preferred The line up of the Seasides is as fol- lows: Nussenfeld, catcher; J. Broder- ick, pitcher; (the fastest pitcher in the South End) Kelly. shortstop; Burke, second bases (the hardest hitter in The city for his size). DorIxin, third base; Cthe candy man); c. Ward, left field: Silver and Ward. right field; Cthe last has had a record no player In the city ever had) Houman center Held. and Joe Lynders. mascot
 The StGnewaH A. C. would like a Earne with the Jackson A. c. Sunday at Beach's Woods at 2:3O sharp If thfs challenge is accepted answer through this paper.
 The Stonewal A c. challenge the HtEh School Freshmen for a game Saturday at M A. C. lot at 2-3O sharp. If this challenge is accepted answer through this paper. Signed J. E. EaxaA Manager.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-08

L4L0 4A01L4d 1OllS team. The little fellow was a right hand batter orig inaI1y, but last year took up the port side style and did fairly well. This spring Mike Kelley, manager of the Hoosiers, encouraged Reilly in his change and coached him when the chance offered and at the present time the young right fielder Is leading the Amer