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TORPEDO MISSED
FRENCH LINER
BY 80 FEET
Steamer Fabve Had Narrow Escape
off Algerian Coast
HAD 29 AMERICANS ON BOARD
Captain Had Received Warming by
Wireless and Took Extra Preoau-
tions to Avoid Disaster.

New York. March 17.--The French
steamer Patria Of the Fabre line,
which arrived at New York yesterday,
carrying among her passengers 20
Americans. including an American
counsul-g general, was attacked without
warning by a submarine off the Alger-
ian coast on the LIST. Capt. Pierre
Deschelles announced yesterday. A
torpedo directed bit the Patria missed
the ship by about30 feet.
Olney Arnold Of Providence, r. L.,
American counsul-general at Cairo,
Egypt, was q passenger on the ship
from Naples to Lisbon. He told Capt
Deschelles that he would forward a
full report of the attack to the United
States government. IT was news,
however, to Capt Deschelles that
cable dispatches have since reported
that Mr.. Arnold. who was returning
home, died at Lisbon the day after his
arrival. Information received by the
state department was that he was ON
the verge of a nervous breakdown at
the time of his departure from Cairo.
The night before the submarine ap-
PeaiSu SoPt. DeoShSiSo iSSpi'Su tir
warning. BE careful, submarine
sighted about 100 miles from Cape de
Guarde." by wireless from Algiers.
He remained on the bridge all night
and posted Is lockouts around the
ship The captain said he did not
personally see the submarine or the
torpedo, but both were seen by his
first officer and a number OF passeng-
ers The ship was making full speed
at the time. Orders were Immediately
given to steer Mgzag course and no
further trace of the submersible was
seen. rTa ~
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MANCHESTER

W. H. Roberts spent Sunday in Rut-
land
j. d. Purdy was in Bennington Mon
day on business.
Norman Marsden was in North Ad.
ans over Sunday.
Mrs. Irving Connor Is i'll with a
cold and sore throat.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fay Harrington are
moving to Hudson Falls.
Earl Storrs has been confined to the
house by severe cold.
William Bursey has had a telephone
put in his house this week.
Regular services in Baptist church
next Sunday morning and evening.
The Service club will meet Friday
afternoon with Mrs. Charles o. Brew
ste:.
Mrs. George VanHinning of Adams,
Mass, was recent guest of friends
in town.
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DOWNFALL OF Won
I|RP|Iz PLtASEse
ADMINISTRATION
Mis- Elimination May Help to- Settle
Submarine Controversy
CLASH IN REICAsTAG POSSIBLE
Dispatches Indicate Emperor Opposed
Drastic Plans Of Minister In
Undersea Warfare.

Washington, March 1T.-Emperor
williams determination not to pro-
woke q break with the United States
in the new submarine campaign, even
though 1t involves factional contest
In the German Reichstag, having al
ready brought about the downfall of
Grand Admiral Won Tirpitz himself, Is
indicated In yesterdays Berlin dis
patches, said q dispatch from Wash
ington yesterday. The tone OF these
dispatches from the German capital,
although guarded and yelled. is taken
at Washington to prove the supre-
macy Of the emperor. Chancellor Won
Bethmann-H ollweg. Foreign Minister
Won Jagow and the army. which has
been opposing the plan Of Admiral Won
Tirpitz and the navy party to carry
the submarine campaign to merciless
destruction of all neutral shipping to
enemy ports.
About fortnight ago 1t is under
stood conference was held in Ber-
lin presided over by the emperor him
self and attended among others by
Chancellor Won Bethmann-Hollweg,
Herr Won agow and Gen. Won Falken-
hayu, chief of staff, and it is believed
that Admiral Won Tirpitz himself was
called in. The decision turned on
submarine warfare generally and par
ticularly upon the attitude of the
United States.
Subsequent events in the American
Congress were forecast with remark
able accuracy. The general under
standing was that it was the emperor
himself who decided that every effort
should be made to retain the friend
ship Of the United States short Of
abandoning any principles involving
the honor of the German nation. y
The result was the rejection OF the
proposed extension of submarine war
fare to affect neutral nations. Van
Tirpitz's retirement follows naturally
the rejection Of the plans he had
fathered. 1t is realized in Washing
ton that Berlin is now to witness a
conflict between the emperor and a
powerful element in the Reichstag,
wrought up to a high pitch of in
dignation over the condemnation of
the Won Tirpitz plans. a52 3'
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his own business and keeping to the
sidewalk. When he reached the At
lantic & Pacific tea company, heavy
brindle bulldog which in company with
four others had been bowling and
snarling in front Of a patient horse
making its way east, dashed for the
walk and crazed with excitement, leap
ed On the younster Its teeth caught
the boys elbow and the force of the
impact knocked him over. The dog
then sprang after the horse and contin-
ued the nuisance of impeding the ami
mails progress as far up as the Baptist
discovered that his coat had been suf-
ficiently heavy to protect incision of
the bulldogs teeth in his flesh, but ug-
ly blood-blisters had been raised. The
coat was all that protected the lad
from an ugly and possibly dangerous
wound. On reaching the Baptist church
the dog noticed another team travelling
at faster pace in the opposite di-
rection and took after that horse re-
gardless of the whip-slashes Of the driv-
er or his profanity.
Bennington people have right to
keep dogs, but dog should be made
to behave himself as well as his owner
and when their numbers increase so
that they become general nuisance,
those owners should place them
promptly under restraint. Those dogs
who are continually running the bus
mess section day after day without col
lars or license tags should be removed
and there are a large number of store
keepers along Main street who have
suffered from nuisances caused by
them, who would vote grim resolu-
tion of thanks.
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ESTATE OF D. e. PALMErER

District of BENNINGTON. ss. able Probate
Court for the District OF BenninRt",:
To ALL persons interested In the estate OF
D. e. PxDetr,. late Of X aieboro, L. laid
District, deceased. aRG TING:
A, a Protaie ourt hnl'en at bennington.
within d fbr said District, on The 9th day Of
Ma oh. 10 9 an ins,rnmant oucpqrtins 70 he
ter, late OF II adshoio. ms d district, deceased,
was presented to the Court aforesaid !or frJ-
bate =,
4tn day Of April. 1919. at the rot ate
ing raid in trumto'; aud tina notice thereof be
glyeo t all per.ons conce ne hy p.eiishing hing
nington Evening Ra ner, n nstsp .ier ci Gu.
Iating IN that vlct ity in - Di.trict. previous
TO the time ap pointed.
THEeEFOrA. yo1 are hereby notised to
appe n beior i'd tOurt, at Jhe time and pl 'ce
sforts.id. and contest the probate OF said will
II you have cause
6IvEn UNDRR Wy HAND at Bennington, In
ssid DISTRICT, thia oth day Of March, 1915.
ANY H. HARBOUR. Register.
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PERRY sILL>KlLLEo BY ts ,4ss
Complete Election Returns SHOW
.16S. Primary Adopt led by $3.50. q

Montpelier, March 16.--The official
canvass of the vote att the election last
week On the direct primary bill and
the Perry prohibition measure has
been completed by Secretary of State
Guy w. Bailey. The result of the
vote on the Perry bill follows: Yes
1868; no 32,142; majority opposing
the act, which new reads to take eff.
feet May /, 1927, 13,4S9. The primary
vote was: Yes 25,41S; no 221SS; ma.
jority for the act, which takes effect
March 20, 1916, $3.50.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-03-17

On Jan. l, 1916 the total Of deposits,
surplus, and other resources was
$2,S99. 1857 and it seems certain that
the bank will pass the three million
mark within year.
For several years the bank has paid
four per cent interest on deposits and
at the same time has steadily added
to the surplus. 1t is a strictly CO.
operative bank of the old fashioned
sort, having no stock, and the earn
ings all so to the depositors and the
surplus account. eeg
There are several banks in the state
with bigger deposits but none with
greater safety reserves In proportion
to it's deposits and there are none
stronger or safer.
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A good general

plans to anticipate and provide for
every emergency. Have you provid-
ed for the continuance of income neces
sary for your family? Consult us. Ma
tional Life lns. CO., of VT, (MutuaD
Earle S. Kinsley General Agent, Mead
Building, Rutland, vt. ADV.
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SUGAR TARIFF PASSES HOUSE

Administration Bill to Retain Present
Duty.
Washington, March 16.-With thir-
teen Democrats and the Socialist
member opposing, the House today
by vote Of 346 to IA passed the ad-
ministration bill to retain the present
tariff of one cent pound on sugar
instead Of permitting the free clause
of the Underwood-S Simmons tariff act
to go into effect May 1. The measure
now goes to the Senate.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-03-17
JUST FINE FOR WOUNDS

For wounds, cuts, sores or bruises
apply at once little Minards lini-
ment obtained at any drug store. 1t Is
absolutely pure, wonderfully antiseptic
and works wonders In its healing in
fiuence. Its use promotes circulation
and restores vitality to injured or
wounded parts and causes rapid heal
ing. 1t is entirely stainless, easy and
clean to uce and very economical.
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TO LATE roo CLASSIFY

WANTED--Woman, $50 for dis
tributing 100 free skeins wear-proof
darning cotton with hosiery, your Sec
tion. Experience unnecessary. Inter
Hosiery Mills, Dept. 400 Norristown,
Pa. 35t1*
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The Man Who Works Overtime

is not always the best friend Of
his eyesight. The eyes suffer
more than any other physical
faculty from overwork under ar
ufcial illumination. Even day
light contains a large percentage
OF rays harmful TO eyesight, All
that danger can be done away
with If you view your work
through lenses made toyour pre-
scripuon from the wondelfu
new glass discovered by Sir VIII
liam Crookes, that actually fill
ters out all the harmful colors.
Don't neglect your sight
whether you work overtime or
not.
DEWITT E. LEWIS
NEXT TO Y. M. c. A MAIN ST
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WANTED-Two or three ambitious
men with some lathe experience to
learn tool making or machinists
trade. 35t12
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WEATHER FORECAST

For eastern New York and western
Vermont fair and continued cold to.
night Saturday partly cloudy and
warmer.
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These Modern Days.

"They have money, haven't they?"
~ don't know; haven't seen them
for about n year."--Judge.
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Record Iceberq.

The largest iceberg ever met by a
liner was nine miles long and 300 feet
above the water in height. M &"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-03-17

TO RENT-Six room house on Nc
Kinley ST., also lot for sale. Apply
to James Cone, Tel. 241-W. 35tf
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Continued on Page 6.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-17

What has become of all the advocates
for shorter training trips. from whom
so much was heard a year or so ago?
Here we have the Chicago Cubs plan
ming to start to California February 90,
and. of course. that means other clubs
VIII decide they must start early and
beat the barrier if they can keen up
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-17
Batted in Five Runs.

Seven players batted in five runs in
contests. Burns being one of the num-
Der and being the first TO turn the
trick. This time he starred against the
Red So& in game in which th. title
holders Were beaten, s to > The date
was June =, and the Boston pitchers
were Ruth and Mays. The last run
Burns knocked in decided the game in
Detroit's favor
In the j5-lo-3 rout of the Indians
by the Yanhs. June Is Pipp batted in
five runs. Cleveland using five pitchers
and not being able to keep the
Gothamites from ringing the scoring
gong until the eighth.
Del Gamer of Boston, in a game
against his old team on July 29. hit in
five counters. four of them coming on
four-baggers made off Harry Cove
leskie. Despite Gamers hurricane hir-
tfngs. Detroit won, 10 to s.
On August II it again was a case of
10. the poor Indians for they got II
in the neck from the Browns IL to O.
Ward Taylor Miller knocked in five
falsies. three of them coming in on a
two-bag blow struck against Ed.
Klepfer. a relief pitcher on the first
ball he hurled
Twelve days later. In Washington.
Elmer John Smith of the Nationals hit
II hve runs against the White Sox for
WASm Urban Faber and Dave Danforth
pitc.Ad- The biggest blow the San
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Fasteners Hit Best.

The American Leagues timeliest hit
tag team of 1916 contained five east
erners and four westerners. Ruth of
the Red Son was the pitcher of this
supposititious combination, and either
schang of the Athletics or Henry of
the Nationals the catcher. The guard
iauS of the inner Gordon We're Pipp of
the Yankees Pratt Of the Browns.
Gardner of the Red SoX and Peck of
the Yankees, while the occupants of
the outfield were Neach of the Tigers
and Speaker and Roth of the Indians.
The hoIdoyers were Neach, Pratt Gard
ner and Sisler, the Michigan marvel
having figured on the 1915 paper team
boXman.
Detroit as usual, led all in batting in
runs. the Tigers knocking 566 over the
plate. The next most powerful attack
was possessed by Cieveland's Indians,
who drove in JJ3 markers. New York s
batsmen hit in 49l. Chicago's. 49,. ST
Louis. Al: Washington's. fJg: Boston's
443. and Philadelphia 3S6- There were
2Ji less runs batted in in 1916 than
there we're in 1915. showing that the
pitching was much better this year tina Il
The year before.
George Burns Of the Tigers laid claim
20 the years greatest individual timely
hitting feat by knocking in six runs in
the game played At the Polo Grounds
July 10 Detroit won this passage at
arms. to :, George MOgridee and Ray
Caldwell attending to the cunning for
the defeated Douovauites Burns bat
ted twice against the left handler and
three times against the right-hander.
The first time up the Tiger from Tioga
lifted to Third Ba seman Boone: the
second time up he hit a homer to left
center, which HelinIan, CObf, and
Veach preceded him 10 the plate. and
which was the signal for Mogri,ige 5
recall: the third time up he singled To
left and scored Cobb. the fourth tim.
up ne singled TO left and moved Veach
from first to second and the fifth time
up he flied 10 High and Bush scored
from third.
Burns second hit. torn 0 in the NTH
sent in the games winning run. Nine
teen tfteen's best Individual stunt also
was the batting in Of six runs, -Four
nier OF tho p" hite Sox making this rec
ord against the Browns. July 6.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-17
Clouts With Three On.

Circuit clouts with three on also were
in evidence in the other two feats i'll
which five runs We're driven in by one
pastimer. On September Wallie Schang
batted in five runs in a game in which
Philadelphia vanquished New York s to
. and Oscar Felsch repeated September
go in a contest in which Chicago over
turned Cleveland to B. Each powerful
punch settled the argument. The east
erner made his timely four-bagger off
Allen Russell. the westerner his off Clar-
ence cPop Boy') Smith. The next day
Felsch still wore his batting toga. for he
drove in four runs in the game in which
the tribe were beaten to 4.
on two dozen occasions players hit in
four runs in games. men who did so
more than once being iris Speaker. Bob
Roth, Ty Cobb. Joe Jackson and Hank
SEVERED. The games, in which Jim
Dunn's great drawing card distinguish
ed himself We're those of June 3. against
Boston; June 10. against Philadelphia,
and August %. against Philadelphia. In
each of these three battles Fohrs pen
nant pursuers reached double figures in
tallies.
Roth. like Speaker. hit in four runs
three times. the engagements in which
"Braggo'' wore the habiliments of a
demon being those of April %. with st.
Louis (won by the Indians. IA to - +:
June 3. with the Red Sox (won by the
Indians, II to 81. and July Il. with the
Nationals twon by the Indians). to ).
Cobb. Jackson and SEVERED each hit in
four runs twice, Tyrus doing so on May
9, against Philadelphia, and September
II, against Cleveland: Joe on July 80.
against Philadelphia, and August II,
against Boston. and Hank on June IA,
against Boston, and July IS, against
Philadelphia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-17
Dana Wins at Tennis,

NEW YORK, December 1G.-Ander-
son Dana Of the Harvard Club today
nament of the Squash Tennis Associa-
ton. defeating w H. Y. Hackett, also
of the Harvard Club, 9-15. ISLE, Ills.
1911, 1910 in the final rounds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-17
BATS IN MOST RUNS
Pipp of Yankees Leads Ameri-
can League in Scoring Men.
PRATT is THE RUNNER-UP
BY ERNEST ]. LANIGAN.

Walter c. Pipp, first baseman of the
New York Yankees can look back on
the twenty-third year of his existence
and on his second season in major
league base ball with more than par
donabIe pride. COR il certainly was his
year. The one-tine Tiger Che played a
few games under Jennings in 1879
tied with Bobby Neach for sacrihce ny
honors in the American League. set the
pace in striking blows good for the
grand tour. and horned into the ly
Cobb Sam Crawford Frank Baker class
by leading the hitsmiths of the junior
organization in the important depart
ment of batting in runs. The number
of TALES he put the finishing touches
to was ninety-nine. Derrin Pratt of
the Browns. the runner-up, drove in
ninety-two.
ted-in records have been collected. data
of previous seasons showing lEruS
Raymond Cobb TO have been the leader
in 1907. 1905. 1909 and 1911, samuel b..
Crawford to have worn the humping
toga in 1910. 1914 and 1915. and John
Franklin Baker to have outranked all
in 1912 and 1913 The Georgia feach
possesses the record for ms own
league (and for the major leagues OF
the greatest number of TALES driven IN
in one season-1i4 in 1911.
Nineteen sixteen in the American
League saw seven men drive in sew
enty-fye or more runs. as against nine
the preceding year. This years slug
ging seven We're Walter Fipp of New
York. Derriil Pratt of st. Louis, Rob-
ert Veach and Harold Holman of De-
troit Tristram Speaker and Robert
Roth of Cleveland and Joseph Jackson
of Chica go-four of them left-handed
batters. three of them ght-handers
The nifty nine of 1915 were Crawford,
Neach and Cobb of the Tigers, the two
Collinses. Fourier and Jackson of the
White Sox Pratt of the Browns and
I a,,-is of no Ped Soy
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Veach Ranks Third.

Bobby Veaeh. ranking third. was De-
troit's best man at supplying motive
power for the manufacture of tallies: TITS
Speaker. ranking fourth, Cleveland's; Joe
Jackson ranking sixth, Chicagos; Elmer
Smith ranking eleventh, Washington s.;
Duffy Lewis, ranking fifteenth. Roston's,
and Jack Mclnnis. ranking seventeenth.
Philadelphia s Some balm of Gilead stuff
for ..Stuffy'' of Gloucester after all. The
repeate among the team leaders were
Lewis Pratt and Pipp. Wallie's 1915 total
of runs driven in having been os.
Twenty-three men knocked IN htty or
more counters last season. all eight cIuDs
owning more than one pastimer who
boosted of a mark better than the haif
century. Detroit had four such men. Chi-
cago three. st. Louis three, cleveland
Boston two and Philadelphia two. These
were the twenty three American Leas-
uers who hit in fifty or more markers
last season:
DETROIT.
Vcarh ss-1lJ in 1915 Loss of -.
iurns 13-,G in 1915. Gain of IL.
Holman. 7G-Did not play in American III
Cob5 s7-o5 in 1915. Loss of .s.
ST LOUIS.
Pratt $50 in 1915 Gain OF l..
SisIc- T4-a9 in 1915. Gain Of A..
Marsans. ~. Did not play in American In
1915
CHICAGO-3.
Jackson. Sis in 1915. Gain of g.
Felsch 6s-52 in 1915. Gain of lt
E Collins SITS in 1915. Loss Of -.
cLEvELASD-s.
Speaker S3-s3 in 1915. Gain Of 20
Roth sa-5l in 1915. Gain OF 81.
Gandil. 12-,:5 in 1915. Gain of 4.
NEW Y0Rk-3.
I.ipp. so-5s in 1915. Gain OF Al.
p,rk -hJ-i. in 1915 Gain OF L..
Baker -. Did not play in American IN lslo-
WASHINGTON.
Smith 90 in 1915. Neither gain nor loss.
Foster 5a-43 in 1915. Gain of 9.
Shanks Ja-i7 in 1915 Gain of D.
BOSTON
Lewis $50 in 1915. Loss of 20
Gardner 5S-6l in 1915. Loss Of 3.
PHILADELPHIA.
NcInnis SIS in 1915. Loss of 5.
Strunk .L.S-46 in 1915. Loss of
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Smiths Wallop Recalled.

OF the other four-basers knocked ont
when there were fun houses, one was
made in Washington: one in Philadel-
phia, and two in Cleveland Smith of
! the Nationals jumped Faber Of the
White Sox for a spectacular homer
August "a, in Wilsonville, and WaIlie
Schang did the same TO Allen Russell of
the Yankees at Shibe Park, Septetnber
IS.
| The notable our-baegers in the Sixth
! city were evenly divided between the
home forces and the invading opposi-
I ton. Pinch hitting for Joe BoehIlng in
the NTH frame against Dutch" Leonard
! Of Boston. september "A. Marty kav-
scored three men besides himself
Oscar Felsch of the White Sox six
days later. broke up the game in the
thirteenth with a rap off Clarence
Smith that brought in four runs.
| or the twenty-six long hits that
scored three and four men. five were
| made off tn" Philadelphia pitchers, five
! off New Works, four off Chica COS four
| Oft tleveland's, three off Bostons. three
off Detroits and TWO off Washington's
st. Louis Tunners carefully RETAINED
| from growing the ball in times of peril.
! not once being assaulted for a cleanup
! clout when all the bags had tenants.
10" Boehline. Elmer Myers. Dave Dan
forth and Hub Leonard each yielded
three cleanup smashes.
| PITCHERS WHO YIELDED LONG HITS.
| NEW YORK. s.
| Fisher triple.
| Caldwell triple.
| Love- triple.
Russell i homer
Nogridge-l homer.
! PHILADELPHIA. s.
| Myers-I double and ] triple
tanning i triple
| Sheshan-a triple.
Bush homer
| CHICAGO
| Danforth--1 double and l triple
Wolfgang-l homer.
Fabsr homer.
| CLEVELAND, g.
Baxbv double.
KIepfrr-l double.
| I-pwIermilk-1 double.
| Smith homer.
| BOSTON. s.
| Leonard double and homer
| Mays double.
| DETROIT. ,.
| Cunningham double.
! James-l double.
| Erickson-i triple.
| WASHINGTON. =
| Boehiing-i double and triple.
Runs BATTEDIN RECORD OF NATIONALS
| tseason Of 1870.
| Safe Sacrifice Inneid
| Player Hits. Flies. Outs. IL
s sS:,ss :.....:::::.. 4 4 : 3 g
| Henry ............ 36 ~
M Milsn .......... -..@. Z q 4.
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TEAM MISUNDERSTANDING IN Runs.
LEADERS BY PosITIoNs-BATTING IN
BASE BALL BRIEFS.

The management of the ST. Louis
chased from the st. Paul Association
club First Baseman Williams, who was
drafted by st. Paul this fall from
Charleston of the South Atlantic
League.