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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1913-07-23

on account of the serious hi
ness of their little daughter.
Elizabeth, who has been visit.
ing relatives at that place.
Bev Flanary and Ike Taylor
spent Sunday at Roda playing
with the band at that place.
Miss Maggie Gilly returned
last week from visit to Mr..
and Mrs. John Barker at Speer's |
Ferry.
G. w. Kilbourn, accompa.
MED by his brother Jonathan
w en- t to Louisville Sunday |
night to have another opera. |
uon performed for a growth on
his neck.
Mrs. J. b. wampier spent
Saturday and Sunday ut Gate
CITY visiting her parents.
w. w. Nickels, while spend
ing a short vacation Mt Speers
Ferry with the family of j. H.
Wolfe, last week was taken NIL
suddenly and had to return
m e Saturday night. Mr..
Nickels is improving very much
at this writing.
Miss Myrtle Jennings. of
Dufheld, is visiting her sister
Mrs. h. w. Nickels and attend
ing the normal here.
Mrs. o. Il. Banks, of Abing.
don, is visiting her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. X. Willis. in
town this week.
l.. c. Altemus, president. and
ID. Z, Anderson secretary. of
the Mineral Development Com.
pany, of Philadelphia, with j.
l.. Mccormick, of this place.
returned Monday from bust
ness trip to Kentucky
II. A. Butler, Of Mauch
Chunk, Pa, president of the
Colonial Coal and Coke Com
pany, was in town this week.
Attorney Frank A. Crosse
close, of Toms Creek, was i'm
town Tuesday on professional
business.
MIR. and Mrs. j. NJ. Robertson
who have been visiting rela-
tives in the Gap for the past
few days have returned to their
home in Russell County, accom-
panied by their niece, Miss
Lille Garrison.
Irving Whaley, of the VIVA
ley Warren Lumber Company
of Bristol, was in the city last
week on business.
Albert Lyons, of Rogersville
Tenn, who is doing some con
tract work in this county. was
a guest at the Monte Vista last
Thursday.
j. NJ. johnson, the popular
piano man, spent several days
last week in town on business.
Frank Bell, route agent for
the Southern Express Company
with headquarters at johnson
| Ci'y, was in town last week
looking after the interests of
his company.
Miss Fannie Bass, of Stonega,
was visiting friends in the Gap
last Friday
r G. Wilkinson, of Rich
mond, was visitor to Big Stone
Gap on last Friday
j. w. Latiner, of Cleveland,
Ohio, was "a guest ut the Monte
Vista on last Friday.
j. G. Boatright. editor of the
Jonesville Star and superintend
ent of schools for Lee County.
spent few days in town last
week on professional business
and visiting the summer nor
NAL.
G. ID. Allen, of the Twin CITY
Mills, Bristol, was visiting the
merchants in Big Stone Gap
Thursday.
Wade Miles, of Wise, has &C.
cepted a position as steno.
grapher with the Stonega Coke
and Coal Company at this place
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natl, where she has been at.
tending the Conservatory of
Music for the past month.
Miss Bessie Wells, of st.
Charles. spent Sunday with her
sister. Mrs. Irby Nickels.
Laurance Parsons, of St.
Charles, spent Sunday in the
Gap.
There will be au Epworth
League Social at the home of
Misses Georgia and Minnie
Bostwick on Friday evening,
July 25,
Miss Mary Ramsey has re.
turned to the Gap after u very
delightful visit in Pennsylvan-
ia.
Miss Corrine Taylor is visit
ing relatives and friends at
Mountain Springs.
After spending a week visit.
ing Mr.. and Mira. j, W. Chris
tan, Fred Beaver and mother
left Saturday morning for their
home in Chattanooga, Tenn.
Miss Janet Bailey and cousin.
Miss Jennie Bailey, spent
Saturday and Sunday visiting
friends in Norton.
f. j. Prescott, general man
ager of the Virginia Coal and
Iron Company and comptroller
of the Stonega Coke and Coal
| Company, went to Louisville
Saturday night on a business
trip of a few days.
Much interest is being taken
by members of the Golf Club in
the tournament that is to take
place at an early date for the
handicap cup, which ia to be
given by the club.
II. X. Casper, auditor of the
Stonega Coke and Coal Com
pany, left Saturday night for
Louisville. He will spend Il
week at French Lick Springs
before his return to the Gap.
j b. Lyon, prominent in
surance man of Bristol, was in
town last week on professional
business.
Miss Marian Taylor and lit
tie brother. Bascomb, are Wis
ting relatives in Clintwood.
j. f. Bullitt and daughter.
Miss Margaret, left Monday for
Hot Springs, Va, to attend the
annual meeting of the State Bar
Association.
Mrs. j, b. Craft and daugh
ter, Miss Rachel are spending
this week visiting Mrs. Craft q
sister, Mrs Buchanan, at Coe-
burn.
The Richmond District Farm
ere Cleb will hold it's regular
monthly meeting at East Stone
Gap on next Saturday after
noon.
Mrs. Katie Mcmillan Mullis,
of Knoxville, the attractive
guest of MIR. and Mrs. G. l..
Wade, left Friday morning for
Jonesville for a few days visit
to friends. She will return to
the Gap for a few days before
returning to her home.
Mrs. j. l.. Mccormick visited
friends in Whitesburg, Ky, last
week.
w. p. Mcdowell, of Mahoney
Jones Company, of Bristol, was
among the knights OF the grip
in the Gap last week.
d. a. Manson, of the Love
lady Lumber Company of Jas
per, was q business visitor to
the Gap on last Friday.
The Woman's Guild of the
Episcopal Church will meet ut
the residence of Mira. j. j.
Lloyd Thursday afternoon at
four o'clock.
AT Church Conference of
t he Baptist Church Sunday
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-12
H0LD-0UT MARCAN ABOUT
READY TO SIGN CONTRACT

BIRMINGHAM, ALA, March r.
With the return of sunshine Tuesday
the Barons went it at Rickwood again,
as they also did on Wednesday morn
ing and with only three or four days
of light practice Manager Molesworth
consents TO say modestly, Il think
can see a baseball team among those
boys"
The arrival of lii" Marcan Tues
day also buoyed up the heart of Moley.
1t was reported that the star second
sacker would be a holdout, but he
wasn't.
Big Bill McGilvray ratified into town
Tuesday.
Bob Messenger, whose feet have won
him greater reputation than his head.
is now in Birmingham likewise and
Robert says he is all right.
Pitcher Boyd of last season is an
other of the last arrivals, and he looks
better than ever. Practice will be held
twice daily from now on and a few
cans are expected in the immediate su
ture. Arrivals to date are as follows:
Pitchers, Prough, Foxen, Hardgrove.
Thompson, Moorer, Sloan, Fittery,
Lamline, Whitney, Priest and Boyd.
Catchers, Dilger Mayer, Lage, Thom2-
son. First base, McGilvray. Secon1
base, Marcan. Third base, Herndon.
Baker and Carroll. Outfielders, Nc
Bride, Messenger, Cochran, Senno and
Rodus.
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-12
Fighting With the Speed of a
Cyclone, Joe Thomas Gives
Tommy O'Keefe Fine Beating

ened at the bell and holdins
During the round O'Keefe ao9i,, VII
low and the referee informed ~, i'i'
that one more foul blow won,g
cost him the battle. 'u
WIIH the scrap half over. 'rbom
as seemed contented in ~.
sixth round to slow up a bit Az
so did O'keefe. This was tha ann
est session of the ten Tboma.
earned what little milling was dona
in this round.
But in the seventh the Neu, n.
leans lad threw it into tho h;n.n
and he battered the Quaker III
over the ring. 1t would be Inro.
sible to tell just how many hIon,.
Joe did land. He uncorked them
from every angle. But O'Keefe wos
dead game, and he fought back .,
pest ne could. A wicked right IA
the point of the chin few sec.
onds before the gong banged nAa,lv
f1oored Tommy.
The eighth round furnished
surprise. Just when everybody
thought O'Keefe was finished IN.
young man from Philly came hacL
with rush that nearly carrie1
Thomas off his feet And the ninth
round was the same. For the on.
tire two three minute periods III,
boys slugged, with neither able -
gain an advantage. O'Keefe's qrAat
rally earned him hundreds ~
friends. Realizing he was beaten
Tommy showed his true Irish fight.
ing colors and he battled as h.
never battled before.
But O'Keefe had spent all hi,
strength and he was tired and leo
weary when he came IN in the
tenth round. AS Q result Thomas
still as fresh as when he started
+ punched Tommy from one side q,
the ring to the other. But try as
hard as he could, Joe couldn't get
over the decisive punch that would
have earned him brackets. OKeefe
was too good ring general to leave
his jaw unprotected, although he
was 50 weak that he could hardly
hold up his hands.
T HE preliminaries were excel.
lent. In the first, Arthur Wor.
thy stopped Arthur Bridges in the
fourth round. The next saw Myer
Prizes drop a "set-up" in one round.
Said "set-up" was Young Lewis.
don't believe Lewis ever boxed be.
fore. The other prelim was be-
tween Kid Underwood, Of Nash.
vile, and Soldier Bernstein. from
Fort Mcpherson. The soldier took
an uppercut on the jaw in the sec
ond round and found a soft spot on
the canvas.
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-12
PREP LEAGUE NOTES

is. Both schools viii be well represented
and the meet should prove lively one.
a committee has been Named to select
ners of the various events
Armistead has been elected manager of
the track team at Boys High and Little
IS lhe captain, The candidates work out
daily at Piedmont park.
In practice Neal, the distance man Of
the Boys High track team ran a mile i'm
minutes, 10 seconds, This is mighty
good, considering the fact that it was his
hrst attempt at the distance this season.
Plans for a monster tennis tournament
are well under way at Boys High and the
teams are already picked. The tennis
committee Of the East Lake club viii
meet Wednesday night To decide whether
lhey WIN be able to lend the East Lake
courts TO the boys
The tournament will cover period of
four days and will take place the last
week in April. There will be twenty
PAIRS IN the doubles and about 25 entries
Jones and Gandler are the men behind
the tournament and they are also entered
among am hs the contestants. These two men
are both crack players and have good
chance TO WIN i'll the singles
Gambler thinks the most likely men in
the doubles will be Star and Harris. Ow-
ems and Reynolds also look good
six sweaters with the official high
school letter will be given to The six Win
ners and runners-up in this tournament.
BoNs High IS anxious to interest some of
me olher schools in the Prep league and
make the tennis meet an annual affair
among the prep schools of the city.
The Boys High baseball team will have
nis schedule this year. Besides the
regular Prep league games. they win
play Gordon, Riverside, Stone Mountain
and Georgia Military college
The Prem league schedule has been so
arranged that all of the games will he
played on Tuesdays and Wednesdays So
as to allow the high school teams to book
contests with outside teams on SATURDAYS
p, Howard Lanier will pitch on the G. NJ
I. team thus year and the coach looks
npon him as conner. He is tai. we'll
pullt lad and has the earmarks of a
good pitcher. He has one great fault
however, for he is a wild HEAVIER.
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-12

The Marist college baseball team won
snappy nine-inning game from the At
lanta College Of Medicine Yesterday after
noon on the Marist diamond. The score
was ! 10 0.
Golden who pitched for the Medicos
has beer with the Macon team, in the
South Atlantic league. but that fact did
not bother the Marist lads in the least
Allen hit one to the center field wall in
the first inning.
Callahan pitched a good game for the
Marist nine and Allen and Cheeves played
good ball Batteries for the teams We're
Atlanta School of Medicine. Golden and
Carter; Marist, Callahan and Mahon.
Two more basket bali games were
played al Tech High Yesterday afternoon.
the frst game was tight one between
the seniors and the freshman g class,
1he seniors finally winning 10 10 Z. Whit
ner was the star for the seniors and
scored nearly all the points.
The second contest was between the
sophomore A and sophomore h classes and
was won by the former, IA to 7. Scott
at center did good work for the E class
and Pitman showed up the best on the
other team. The team work of the \
class was fine, especially in the second
half of the game.
Gordon institute is looking forward to one
vi me bcSl bdStDdi teams III Iie history
of the school this year, The first sched-
uled game will be played March u.
They have McWhorter playing on the
team who is a brother of the famous Bob
Coach Bailey thinks that with little
more experience the youngster viii be as
good a ball player Bob
Vannison, of Boys High, is being
groomed for pitcher on the team this
year He is left handler and has a
world of speed and good, fast breaking
curve. All he lacks is experience and
Coach Armistead is working overtime
reaching him the finer points OF the
game.
The manager Of the team is trying to
arrange practice game with the Atlanta
School of Medicine for next Friday aft
ernoon. Their first big game is with
Riverside academy March 90
This year Tech High and Bows High
will combine for their annual field dsy
exercises and will hold dual track meet
at Tech fats
This meet viii be held Friday. Apri
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-12
THREATEN
TROUBLE AT BOAT RACE
BY WINsoR M'CAY.

LONDON. March APPROXIMATIONS
more complete than We're ever taken
here before are being made TO guard
the course OF the Cambridge Oxford
boat race between Putney and Mort
lake on the Thames river to prevent
interruption of the famous aquatic
event by militant suffragettes.
King George and the Prince of Wales
received invitations to view the race.
which takes place tomorrow. and the
police learned today that members of
the Womens Social and Political union
had planned to make another attempt
at the race to present a petition to the
king. Patrols of soldiers, detectives
and private guards will line the banks
and guard the entire course night and
day until after the race is rowed and
patrol boats will flank the racing shells
during the contest.
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-12
TWO RILLIKENS REPORT:
TWO ARE GIVEN THE CAN

MONTGOMERY. ALA. March IA
With the favorable weather conditions
existing today the Billikens had two Of
the most strenuous practices of the sea
son, and they are fast rounding into play
ing condition. Outtielder CASTOR and First
Baseman Tareton reported today and
both showed class.
Catcher Smell made his first appear
anCe in a local uniform.
Manager Dobbs put all the players
through a gruelling practice both at the
bat and in the field. The pitchers were
allowed to let themselves out for the
first time. Elwert viii report next Sun
day
Dempfel and O'Rear were given their
unconditional release today.
The Cincinnati club opens the exhibition
season here Easter Sunday.
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-12
PROSPECTS FOR TEAM AT
CLEMSON NOT BRILLIANT

CLEMSON COLLEGE. March 12-
Baseball practice has been going on at
clemson for ten days or more. I'p TO
iast Wednesday though only the fresh
men We're given try-out Coach Dob
son mas been eager 20 see what the new
men had 20 show The material is not
especially promising and Coach Dobson
~ mot lu high glce over the situation
The most promising among the recruits
afr Parker and Majors, iuHelders Dean
ah" h7Iiee ratchers. and Anderson, pitch
"u last Wednesday AN tine candidates.
Nrfv called out There were enough
W'u '0 gladden. tNe hearts or tuc t4Ts.
HuI what tHyy can do IA thc ,mpsii"r
NhHt captain .lell win have to bear in4
hrunl ot battle iu me pitcher boN IS rci-
tain
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-12
18 TURTLES REPORT AND
BEGIN HARD PRACTICE

MEMPHIS TENN, March r.
Eighteen candidates for positions on
the local team reported to Manager
Bernhard this morning for the first real
practice session of the season. Infield-
er Ward was used at third base and it
is considered probable that he will be
kept there, though he is down as a sec
ond baseman. Pitchers, Schneibers
and Kroh, the free agent division of
the squad, look surprisingly good and
indications point to their being serious
contenders for regular positions
Nothing has been heard from Bales,
McCrone and Oriet. the 800 hittars
who threaten to desert. Bernhard
wired McCrone this morning that it
was not necessary for him to play here
He told him he, might lay off for a sea-
son.
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-12
YANNiGANS WIN FIRST
GAME WITH LO0KOUTS

CHATTANOOGA, TENN. March t2-
In the first practice game of the season
Yesterday afternoon the Lookout Yanni-
gans defea ted the regulars 4 to 5. The
Coye Jordan Elberfeld and Gillespie, in
the intield, put on the signals which will
be used in breaking up double steals.
Hannah and Gillespie were the hitting
two singles and the latter a home run,
Bill Chappelle brought over the winning
run for the Yannigans with double to
second with two men on. The soft ground
l&s developed charley horses for Outfield-
ers Cruise and Fuller. The pitchers are
rapidly rounding into form.
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-12
BILL PASSED BY
INDIANA'S LEGISLATURE

INDIANAPOLIS, March 12--In the
closing hours of the Indiana legislature
yesterday a racing commission bill was
passed by the senate and went to the
governor.
The bin provides for a commission,
which is empowered to grant licenses to
race tracks and fixes the time of hold
Der 10.
Promoters of a race meet must salts
fy the commission of their good moral
character before a license is granted,
but in case OF refusal of a license the
promoters may ask a court hearing.
The commission also may revoke a Ii
cense If dissatisfied with the conduct of
the meet
The bill probably will be signed 10y the
governor
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-12
ALL BUT q VOLS HAVE
REPORTED TO SCHWARTZ

the arrival of Johnny Lindsay last night,
all of the Volunteers are on hand With
the exception of Earl Fleharty who IS
outs, Moskiman. Castleton and Bunting.
Among the new recruits Frank GoaIhy
has made the biggest hit with Manager
schwartz, and II looks as if he is slated
for the regular second base position IN
practice he proved To be q sensational
iielder aud his weak hitting Is the only
thing that can Keep him cf the team.
lie hit onlA .2l9 in the Kitty last season
Del Young reported today and brought
a trunk fun II nrW bats, made to order.
lie Il oui after sNe tloutuF record Bl
Ludwig, Whu was declared fo Dt "aN .r '
~ making hlg ldi AHA seems sumo Iu
. oeeupA a regular herU htn.ut lM, n.
Asehwsrtz viii pr0habit hrsu Nrsamg
III #out this Wrek
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-12
MACON PLAYERS REPORT
SUNDAY FOR WORKOUTS

MACON, GA, March 12-Macou will
be alive with baseball players after Mon.
day The Toronto team arrives Sunday
for its spring training, and the Macon
payers VIII also begin to report on that
Manager Joe Herold, of Macon, will have
twenty, -four candidates here. Toronto will
nave about twenty men here
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-12
BASKET BALL WINNERS
WILL BE GIVEN DINNER

The atlanta Grays will entertain al din
uer Thursday night at Z o'clock at the
Marion hotel, complimentary to the Fifth
regiment basket bail team and the At
lanta Grays basket ball team.
The Fifth regiment basket ball team
won the pennant in the City league. and
The Atlanta GraNs' basket bali team won
the peunant in the Fifth Regiment league
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-12
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TO HAMPER PEI PRACTICE

NEW ORLEANS, March l2.-Rains
Yesterday Curtailed practice to one
short session, and a near cloudburst
this morning has put baseball on the
blink for the day.
Catcher Leo Angerneier was the only
Pei who arrived TO-DAY. Theo Breiten-
stein who will umpire the exhibition
games got in from st. Louis
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-12
coRDELE RAISES 60 zoo

:, CVKDELE, GA, March 12.-Stock in
league has been subscribed to the extent
of more than s2,700, and it is antici-
pated that no great. difficulty will be ex-
perlenced in subscribing the other neces-
zation.
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-12
FOR "KNOCKING" ROADS
TY COBB MAY BE SUED

SAVANNAH GA, March 12.-Because
of alleged false reports about the condi-
ton of the public highways of Wilkes
county, TY Cobb may have TO defend a
$4,000 damage suit instituted by John
w. Galway, the commissioner or roads
and revenues.
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-12
HARRY BAILEY, BATTING
STAR, REPORTS TO SMIT|

Harry Bailey. the Crackers best bat.
ter, last season, reached Atlanta this
morning. He has not signed his con-
tract yet. hut will no doubt go through
that formality shortly
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-12
EegETs FIELD OPEN SUNDAY

NEW YORK, March 12,-Ebbets Field
the new stadium of the Brooklyn base
ball club, will he thrown open Sunday
II is regarded as the most modern and
most complete baseball plant in the coun-
try.
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-12
>~pMUTTn Tn,,AJEFF
.(&R>S1COLUMN*
--=&S

g EVEN thousand dollars Packey Netherlands bit'
~ boxing rounds with Jack BrOn New York other
night Which lot Of money for young of twenty five to
draw thirty minutes actual work And when this
contrased the weekly Of the y0ungster when he
worked about stoard OF Chicago and dragged down from
$3.50 81 every the ghost walked there be
thing in the idea that clean living pays.
Mcfarland today understood to be worth least 5000
600 every penny OF is his through the fact that he decided
that life worth than smoking booze fighting
and the other vices of those with whom he began life but quick
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-12
MERCER AND EMORY CLASH

MACON, GA, March 12-Arrange-
ments have been perfected for a track
meet between Mercer university and
Emory college, in Macon, about May l5.
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-12

In The second game for the billiard
championship of the city Fred Liley de-
feated Smith Clayton 150 to 109