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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-12-12


Grand circuit stewards are going to
have conference before long to see
what the outlook Is for q chain Of
tracks for 1915.
Tom Grady, one of the veteran driv.
ers Of the country, is dead at Phila.
delphia after long sickness.
When the shouting Is all over there
will be about seventy.five additions to
the 2:10 list this season.
Todd now has II In the 2:1O trotting
list, Lou Jennings, 2:0Sa4. being the
latest.
Cox did not have such a bad year,
as horses In his stable have won as
races.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-12-12

Manager Miller Higgins of the Car.
dinals has purchased outright for casl,
outfielder Ham Hyatt of Pittsburgh,
who has been used chiefly as pinch.
hitter.
That CARNEY will sell the worlds
champion Braves for 100000, buy the
Dodgers and take Stallings along with
him, is a Boston rumor that will not
down.
The White Sox have arranged for
their annual pilgrimage to southern
California and are also booked for
exhibition games In San Francisco.
One Earring note Of the recent
worlds series is that II will cause a
big crop of second Gowdys at the
training camps next spring.
William Robertson, the big right.
handed pitcher of the Giants, is to
be turned back to the Memphis club
by Manager McGraw.
Charley Deal, the Braves third base.
man, likes the Hub SO well he has
decided to establish permanent resi-.
dence there.
As peace commissioner, Garry
Hermann has scarcely earned his
varsity letter.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-12-12
PUGILISM

Boxing managers also are enlisted
In the Observation-Disclosures move
ment. To complete the movement they
ought to agree to pay the boxers what
they promise to pay them.
II now develops that Ad Wolgast
broke his ulna bone, although It was
believed that Jimmy Britt had exclu.
sive rights on this kind OF an alibi.
Jack White and Ernest Lucien
mixed things for 20 furious rounds IN
New Orleans. and at the end It was
called draw by the referee.
-
Richie Mitchell decisively defeated
Peanuts Scheiberl in Milwaukee, win.
ming nine rounds out OF ten.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-12-12
TENNIS

The executive committee of the Ma.
tional Lawn Tennis association will
pass the Davis cup back along to the
delegates at the annual meeting In
February. Considering the complex
situation caused by the European war.
the committee is unwilling to assume
the risk of definitely challenging un.
less backed by the association.
The American Lawn Tennis asso.
citation may abandon the annual rat.
Ing list which has been continued for
80 years. The best players are rapid.
ly ceasing to send In their records
and In short while the liz. might
become farcical.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-12-12

ity combined with his knowledge Of
the law. are elements which have
contributed greatly to his marked sue.
cess.
DIR. George Sultan always made q
good record In public life.
>e0A
DIR. Carl l.. Barnes will win a seat
In Congress yet.
~
Thomas Boyle. the great ice mann.
facturer, would make a good CITY
Treasurer.
Judge Thomas c. Clark has made q
good record on the bench.
~cS
Thousands Of Republicans and 9th.
ers have signed requests to William
Hale Thompson asking him to be a
candidate for Mayor
~
Olaf Il. Ray, the Progressive leader.
has bright political future.
Judge Thomas F. Scully will make a
good record In the County Court. He
has made good on the Municipal
Bench and In the Boys Court.
Daniel J. McMahOn, the popular
president Of the County Democracy.
stands high ut the bar.
~a
John r. Caverly's record on the
Municipal bench 10 worthy Of ii.
praise.
Charles Il. Doyle, the veteran letter
carrier. Is universally esteemed in
public and private life.
Retrenchment ana reform are 10.
Ing to be practiced on the poor city
employees. The rich fellows will get
boost.
Patrick j. Nolan, the veteran engi.
neer, rendered services to the public
schools which will be long remem-
bered.
eA
Louis Biegler, the we'll known cor.
nice maker. IL talked or for City
Treasurer.
%~
John II. DursO Is organizing q big
Democratic club.
~
Judge Joseph SABBATH for Circuit
Judge Is gaining strength every day.
Jacob +. Rehm Is the leader of the
State Board OF Agriculture.
Daniel r. O'Brien, the popular fire
Insurance man and former Alderman
Is one Of the most highly respected
Democratic leaders In Chicago.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-12-12
Polo on Pacific Coast.

Expert Eastern polo players as we'll
as teams from Hawaii and South
America are expected to take part in
the championship events to be played
on the Pacific coast, starting January
!, 1915. The dates will form a cir.
cult In turn OF the events at River.
side, Pasadena, Coronado and San
Mateo, to be followed by the opening
OF the Panama.Pacific grounds on
March IA, for continuous games un.
til May /.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-12-12
"stub" Barron 10 captaIn.

Stub" Barron, star tackle of Iowa
varsity eleven, has been announced as
the choice of his teammates as cap
tain of the Hawkeyes for 1915. Bar.
ron is one of the most consistent play.
ers on the team and was chosen as all.
conference tackle by one expert. The
new Iowa leader halls from Correc-
tionville and was captain of the fresh.
man team during the first year at the
university.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-12-12
BILLIARDS

The players In the Champion Bill.
lard league who originally began
their interstate competition at AL.
have by mutual consent shifted to
1872. The latter style is more popular
with the public and the players find
less difficulty with 1t on strange ia.
bles.
Sutton and MOrningstar continue to
head the Champion Billiard league,
with the beardless Demarest as their
closest rival.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-12-12
Accepts Many Chances,

In 1892 Bob Allen of the Philadel.
phia Nationals accepted 955 chances
at shortstop in single season. For
20 years that mark has stood un.
equaled until the present season, when
Rabbit Maranville of Boston succeeded
In topping 1t over. The star infielder
OF the Braves accepted $50 chances.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-12-12
GIBBONS TO TRY FOR TITLE
Clever Minnesota PueiiIst, Well Known
~ WeItsrwsisht, 10 After Honors
In Heavier Glass.

Mike Gibbons Is out after the middle.
weight championship. The clever st..
Paul boxer has long been recognized
as the best Of the welters and now
Mike Is anxious to annex honors in the
heavier class. A year or SO ago Glib.
bons tried out for the middleweight
title. but his showing against Eddie
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-12-12
Finland Team at Frisco.

In the event that the team is able
to secure representation at the ath.
letic games at the Panama. Pacific ex.
position, Finland will send over half
a dozen weight men whose likelihood
of winning their events Is bright in
deed. Weight men from Finland find
life attractive just now in California.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-12-12
MISCELLANEOUS

Charles f. Courtney, rowing coach,
recently celebrated his sixty.flfth
birthday. The Ithacan coach 10 as
robust as a man 10 years his Junior.
and seems good for many more sea.
sons of useful endeavOr.
Andre, the greatest all.round French
athlete, Ia a war victim; also the
swimmer Estrada and many cyclists.
including Poulan and Faber.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-12-12
Mike Gibbons.

McGoorty was not anything startling.
He gave up the idea of becoming mid.
dleweight champion for the time being.
Now he is In the field once more for
the title and stands ready to fight any
of the stars In this division.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-07-29
II. III. Bingham Dead.

Mr.. Reece H. Bingham. a former
merchant of this city. died at his
home on North Washington street
Friday night at 1.30 o'clock. after an
illness Of about nine months. the last
four months Of which he was confined
to his room. The funeral services were
held from the residence Saturday
at 6 o'clock.
Mr.. Bingham came to Sumter about
twelve years ago from Florence coun-
ty and has been conducting various
mercantile businesses here until the
first OF this year. when. ne retired
from business on account Of the con
dition Of his health. He Is survived
by his wife. who was before her mar
riage. Miss Sallie Bradford. a daugh-
ter of MIR. Wesley Bradford. and five
small children. lie also leaves two
grown children by u former marriage
Mr.. T. w. Bingham. Of Birmingham
Ala. and Mrs. Duke Richardson, OF
Florence.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-07-29
FACTS AND FICTION.
Experiences OF Sumter Otzens are
Easily Proven by Facts.

The most superficial investigatio.
will prove that the following state
ment from a resident of Sumter is
true. Read it and compare evidence
from Sumter people with testimony
OF strangers living so far away you
cannot investigate the facts OF the
case. Many more citizens Of Sumter
endorse Doan's Kidney Pills.
William Yeadon. q Haynsworth st..
Sumter, S. c.. says: Il am confident
that Doan's Kidney Pills act just a.
represented and are worthy Of on
dOrsement. have taken them for
dull backache and trouble with the
kidney secretions, getting my supply
at China's Drug Store. 1 have always
had prompt relief"
Mr.. Yeadon is only one Of many
Sumter people who have gratefully
endorsed Doan's Kidney Pills. II your
back aches-if your kidneys bother
you. don't simply ask for kidney
rcmedy-ask distinctly for Doan's
Kidney Pills, the same that Mr.. Yea
don had-the remedy backed by
home testimony. soc. all stores Fos-
ter -Milburn Co. Props. Buffalo, n.
Y. when Your Back is Lame-Re-
member the Name' 40
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-07-29
Death of An Infant.

From the Daily Item. July "a.
News was received here this after
noon by MIR. A. II. Bobbett, No. 1S
East Calhoun street, Of the death of
his infant son. A. II. BObbett, Jr., at
Oranseburg. where 1t has been for
several weeks. The baby has been
sick for about two months and death
came about 2 o'clock this afternoon.
The funeral services will be held at
Orangeburg tomorrow afternoon and
tho child will be buried there.
The parents have the sympathy Of
all Of their friends.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-07-29

original CertlIlcate. Inc governor weiIr
to the hospital in company with
Messrs. John K. Aull and w. Frank
Blackburn. He submitted the certifi-
cate to DR.. Mcintosh in the presence
of those who were accompanying him,
and Of Col. Walter HI. Hunt; Or.
James H. Mcintosh. the father Of DR..
James H. McIntosh; Mr.. Douglas Nc.
Kay and Mr.. Charles H. Barron.
mo other certificate than this one
has ever been filed in my Office in the
kichey case signed by DR.. Mcintosh
or DR.. Knowlton."
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-07-29
PKRSONAD NEWS.

Miss Ermilee Lachicotte. Of Colum.
ota. who has been spending three
weeks at Pawiey's Island. Is paying q
brief Wait to her aunt. Mrs. Archie
China.
Misses Bessie Walsh and MAY
Porter are visiting friends In Florence
Mr.. Geo. Elmo Martin. a former
fesiueat Of Dalssli. was In the city
friday on one OF his frequent visits
Ueck to his old home county. MIR.
Martin dropped In at the Item Office
Tor = while that mroning. He reports
crors and conditions excellent at his
homo near Thomasviilc. Ga. where ne
and his family are well located and
setting ON nicely.
Mrs. Picrson. Mrs. Mayes and Mrs.
lyman left on Friday for Hender-
sonviiis. N. c. 80,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. J. Britton and Mrs.
,. L. Holiday left Monday morning
for q stay OF one week at Glenn
Springs. from whence they will 20 to
the mountains Of North Carolina for
. stay OF some time.
Mrs. r. w. Brswley. Of Gastonia, n.
C.. Is on visit to her sister. Mrs II.
q. Churchill.
Mr.. c. c. Beck left Sunday evening
FOR the Northern markets to buy goods
for the Cash Dry Goods Co.
MRS. Frank Lyman left Saturday for
Glenn Springs.
F., Prof. 8. n. Edmunds has returned
from Winthrop College. where he has
been teaching In the English depart
ment for the past six weeks.
Miss Cecile McKagen is at home
from Rock Hill. where she attended
the Winthrop Summer school.
Mr.. and Mrs. X. b. Beiser and
family and Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Field
and family left this morning for a
stay at sullivan's Island.
Miss Lillian Lockwood Kohnscke.
70 spending her vacation In Kingstree,
ene guest Of Misses Flora and Sadie
Aeyer' She will also spend q few
weeks In Charleston and at the sea-
shore 80 AN.
Misses Mamie and Jessie Belk, of
>Chcraw. are visiting A-r. and Mrs. c.
-. James. .....
Y Mr.. n. I. Stogner. Of Darlington, Is
the guest Of Mr.. c. II. James.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-07-29
Summer School for Teachers.

The Sumter County Summer school
began Its session Of four weeks this
morning. The opening attendance
was unusually encouraging and very
successful session Is expected. Miss
r.. w. Mclean, Miss l.. e. McLaurin
and MIR. s. II. Edmunds will be i'm
charge Of the instruction. Mr.. Ed
munds will not be In attendance up
on all Of the sessions OF the school
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-07-29
CHARGES NOT SUSTAINED.
Report OF Grand Jury Committee as to
Charges of Cruelty on the Chain
Gang.

Mr. p. NJ. Pitts, Supervisor Sumter
County, Sumter, s. c.
Dear Sir: Referring to the article
in the Sumter Herald under date Of
July 18th, 1914, headed County Chain
Gang and signed Local" to which the
attention Of the grand jury was called.
The Board Of Commissioners. the
foreman of the grand jury and the
chain gang committee from the grand
jury on your request met at the court
house to investigate these charges,
and in examining Mr.. c. w. Mellett,
the author Of the article referred to
above. He was unable to give the
names Of the Intelligent people he
referred to as having visited the
chain gang. He was unable to re.
late an instance where the convicts
had been rushed to death to
finish a piece Of work. He
did mention two instances where ne
groes had been whipped, but admit
ted one did not receive any more SO.
we're whipping than he should have
gotten: the other he stated In his
opinion was almost too severe. We
have investigated this and examined
the convict and in our opinion the
convict was certainly entitled to all
he got The two negroes to which
he referred on the stand, stated
they were not held over q barrel
neither were they whipped until the
blood ran down their legs.
He charges Mr.. John Holland. who
is superintendent Of the chain gang,
as being a man who is too hard on
the convicts to be in the position. But
in our opinion Mr.. Holland is a very
good man for the position. He seems
to be a man of even disposition. a man
OF good judgment, a man who un-
derstands the handling OF convicts and
a man who understands his work.
The negroes say they get good treat
ment and plenty to eat under Mr..
Holland and find him a man easy to
get along with if they do or try to
do the right thing.
We compliment you as supervisor
on having a man like Mr.. Holland in
charge Of the chain gang. =:
In our investigation we found Mr..
Mellette was discharged guard
from the chain gang. ;.
In our opinion the care is As good
and treatment as humane as could be
expected in convict gang of this
kind.
Complimeting you on the appear
ance Of the convicts as we'll as the
camp, we are,
Yours very truly,
G. G. TWEED,
s. ]. NEWMAN,
j. A. STUCKEY.
Chain Gang Committee:
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-07-29
Death OF l.. A. Smith.

Mr.. Lewis A. Smith died about 8
Hampton Avenue. after, an illness
which has kept him from work for
the past four months or more Mr..
Smith was about 40 years of age and
leaves a wife and six small children.
He Is also survived by his father, two
brothers and q sister. He came to
Sumter not quite a year ago to accept
a position here, his home being at
Abbeville up to that time.
The funeral services were held
at the Episcopal church at 4 o'clock
Sunday afternoon and the body was
Inferred here.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-07-29

MIR. Richey suffering from a marked
heurosis, that the same closely simu-
lates true paralysis. We are in.
formed that Mr.. Richey has had some
such trouble for the past ten wears or
more, and close confinement is render
ing 1t more marked. We do not be-
lieve this condition will be improved
SO long as Mr.. Richey remains a pris-
oner in the penitentiary. We 10 be-
leve that freedom, outdoor exercise.
ETC.. would restore him to as good q
state of health as he has enjoyed for
the past ten years.
Respectfully submitted.
(Signed) "A. b. Knowlton, M. d.
(Signed) james H. Mcintosh,
IN. D."
The above letter is typewriter. on
what purports to be Knowlton hospi-
tai stationery. The original report of
Drs. KnOwltOn and Mcintosh on the
condition Of the convict, II. A. Richey.
was written with pen and. ink upon
paper of the superintendent office.
State penitentiary. according to DR..
McIntosh's statement.
DR.. Mcintosh Is resting comfortably
at the KnOwlton hospital. He is ex-
pccted to be sufficiently recovered to
leave his bed within the next few
days.
No. arrests have been made to date
in connection with the case, but the
officers of city and county are working
steadily at the problem. Sheriff Nc
Cain, of Richland county. states that
any information leading to the detec-
ton of tho assailant of DR.. Mcintosh
will be received in confidence.
Additions to the list Of rewards that
are at present offered for apprehen-
sion and conviction, or merely appre-
hension and for the instigator or in
stigatOrs of the act of the man who
fired the shot, that has so profoundly
stirred South Carolina, from the low
country to the mountains, are of daily
occurrence. The latest offer is a per-
sonal one Of $50 for the apprehension
OF the guilty party, from Sheriff John
c. Mccain. The reward of $500 Of
fered by the Columbia Medical Society
Is for the apprehension of the would
be assassin. The reward of Mr.. ]. w.
Norwood, Of Greenvillc, of $4,000, is
for evidence resulting in the convic-
tion Of the person or persons who in
stigated the attempted assassination"
A fund Of $1,000 has been started by
Joseph Norwood. president Of the
Union National Bank, Of Columbia,
which will be paid for the arrest and
conviction Of the man who shot Dr.
Mcintosh.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-07-29
Statement by Governor Blease.

Columbia July 25.-Gov. Blease,
when asked tonight about DR.. Nc
Intosh's statement. denying his sigma
ture to the Richey certificate said:
when 1 returned from the Saluda
meeting this afternoon and the CO.
lumbia Record was handed me at the
governors mansion. after / read the
article. Immediately called up my
private secretary, Col. John K. Aull,
and dictated to him the following, in
structing him TO go to Knowlton's hos
pital and deliver the message to DR..
McIntosh:
"Gov. Blease just called me up on
the phone and says he has just re-
turned from the Saluda meeting, amt
the first information that he had that
you desired to see the Richey certifi-
cate was when he read it in this af-
ternOOn's paper, and that If you will
state an hour this afternoon, when the
governor can call at the hospital, he
will be glad to come to the hospital
with one Of his friends and for YOU to
have one Of your friends present,
when the matter will DC taken up. He
will take pleasure in presenting to
you this certificate in this manner for
your examination. Whether you ac-
cept this offer or not, he desires that
you include this in your statement to
go into the morning papers"
THAT message was delivered to Dl,
Mcintosh by my private secretary.
"Col Aull informs me that he saw
DR.. James II. Mcintosh in person. He
knows him we'll, because DR.. Mcintosh
has been his family physician, and my
secretary and he have lived in the
same town and have known each 9TH
er since my secretary was a little boy
"In reply to the statement which
was made to DR.. Mcintosh, DR.. Nc
Intosh said: "In view OF the fact that
he had already given out this state
ment to the paper this afternoon, he
did not care to see the certificate, bu,
that lie would take up the matter
with some of his friends and call VI
the governor later.
1T would give me great deal OF
pleasure to submit to DR.. Mcintosh
the certificate or to submit it to any OF
his friends for their personal exami.
nation.
"rhis certificate was delivered to mt
by a prominent lawyer i'm this State I,
1t is a forgery. l am as anxious as DR.
Mcintosh is to find who the forger Is
| have shown the certificate to sevcra
parties. who arc familiar with DR.
KnOwltOn's and DR.. McIntosh's hand
writing and they all agree that tn,
certificate is genuine. | herewith sub
nit affidavit in this connection @,
Private Secretary John X. Aull, anc
of the Hon. Jno. J. Earle, of tn,
Richland Bar. If time and spac,
would permit. ! could present Il hun
dred such afiidavits:
state Of South Carolina, county o
| Kichand. Personally appeared be
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-07-29
A MIRTH.PROvOKING GAME.



1ntcrcssing Contest.
The mirth provoking game Of base
hall between the fats and the leans
took place Thursday afternoon AS
scheduled and the big crowd which at
tended evidently enjoyed the fun as
much a. tho players for there was
more cheering and laughter and jeers
than there has been at any other kind
Of game here this year. indicating the
fact that local fans prefer freak base
ball TO the regular orthodox and or
Esnized baseball as played by the
Sh''~'er Y. VI. G.. A.-City Team. The
writer s"es not mean In any way to
reject ON the ability as ball players of
any OF the members OF either the TAT
or lean team or to call them freaks.
but 20 Indicate the class Of ball.
The game might be- called a mys-
tery game. for the score was a mys-
tery. The score-keepers changed
nearly a. often as the players and
each score-keeper changed the scores
10 suit his personal taste. so that at
the end OF tho game each side claim
ed a complete victory over their fat
or lean opponents. as the case might
De snd no hard feeling could be felt
on either side because Of the loss OF
the gaiae. Some OF tho fats claimed
that u was eleven to Ave In favor of
the fHt,. while some Of the leans
claimed equally strenuousiy that the
score vas fifteen To ten In favor Of
the IONS. Each side acknowledged
that spnewhere about "a dozen scores
were made on each side. but II seems
that IN, audience voted the victory IN
favor of the leans. who no doubt dc
serye 10. as the pitcher OF the fats
claimed In strenuous tones that his
tssinm ttes were failing utterly To give
him that due support which he should
have
NcWhorter and Jenkins were the
oihcis' pitchers OF the fats and Julius
Wlder did the receiving on the OF
side of the door. The pitchers fol
the iesas were changed so often 1t Wa.
impossible to keep tab on them ant
their names are not given. as injustic'
might be done I'm some omission o.
th,ir names.
The honors OF the game went to on,
Joe Viileneve. n player Of days iont
since cone by. who slammed out
ball over the fence. making the long
est hit and only home run of tn,
game.
Burrows umpired the game In hi
usual good style.
How ever. what pleased the pro
mot,fs Of the contest was the fac
,hht ne gate receipts amounted 4
nearly enough To pay of the indebted
n"'s 20 the team and to help to &c
s'n" good team To play here in tn
near future.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-07-29
First Cotton Of Season.

John Wright. colored. of this city.
brought to- the Item Office this morn
Ing the first open cotton seen this
season. The cotton. Of which there
were several bOlls. comes from two
patches on Dingle street and from
Purdy Avenue. The cotton Is of an
inferior Moneymaker variety and was
planted i'm March.