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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-06-30
NOxubee Negro Among Captured
Troopers

Allen Peterson, a resident of Brooks
vile, but who enlisted in the army
from Meridian, was among the prison
ers captured by the Mexicans, taken tc
chihuahua and afterwards released on
demand by the President.
Peterson was a sergeant in the
Tenth Cavalry.
According to Col. Morey as printed
below, the troops fought v~aliantly
against large odds. The following is
taken from Tuesdays New Orleans
Times icayune:
American negro troopers faced
almost certain death at Carrizal
with smiles on their lips and they
burst into song once or twice as
they fought their grim fight
against odds. This was the story
told by Captain Lewis s. Morey
when he arrived at field head
quarters.
"'For forty-fve minutes the
men fought, joking among them
selves all the while, even though
they realized we had been trapped
and had little chance of getting
out alive ne said.
Captain Morey said that he had
never seen such valor rs was dis
played by Captain Charles T.
Boyd in leading a handful of dis
mounted skirmishers through the
machine gun fire and into the
ambush of death. He added that
it was not until their ammunition
was exhausted that the troop was
cut to pieces and he told
If the heroic death of Lieutenant
Henry X. Adair of Portland, Ore.
IN an attempt to replenish it.
Lieut.. Adair died fighting, his
last words being 600 on, SER
geant," to a non commissioned
'tlicer at his side. The two were
N their way to the pack animals
carrying the ammunition when
hey we're intercepted near a
nall irrigation ditch, by a de
tail of the Mcxicans. Lieut..
Ndalr had already been wounded
nd had lost his pistol in the pre-
Ious lighting, Tut he had Dor
owed another and was fighting a
'and-to hand battle when he was
lllcd. He fell unconscious and
vas caught by the negro sergeant
rs ne Slid toward the ditch, which
vas deeply filled with water. The
5ergeant held Adair in his arms,
rs face above the water, until he
lied, the wounded officer reviving
'nly long enough to whisper or
lers to leave him and finish the
mission. Capt. Morey said that
apt. Boyd warned the men be |
ore the fight that they were ad
'ancing into the greatest danger.
lie reiterated that the Carranza
soldiers opened fire first from
heir machine gun trench and as
ierted that almost Immediately
ltterward a detachment of the
Iexicans circled to the rear and
trovc off numbers of the Ameri
horses, which a few men had
'een left to hold while the cav
dismounted in line of
Capt. Morey was taken to field
headquarters by troops of the nth
avalry, sent to rescue Carrizal
urvivors, after having led a
handful of starving, painting
roopers forty miles over a sun
desert toward raliaf
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-06-30
Schedule Of Trains at Macon. Miss.

S0UTHB0UND
No. l Express Daily ....... 1:l5 a. m.
Through to Mobile
No. 3 Express Daily. ...l2:S2 p. m,
Through to Mobile
No. 5 Express Daily 49,. 541 p. m.
Through to Meridian
NoRTHBoUND
No. 2 Express Daily. ...,... 2:3L a. m.
Through to st. Louis
No. 4 Express Daily ....... AIT m.
Through,to.S st. Louis
No, 6 Express Daily ...... 1925 a. m.
Through to Union City
i " G, McCuLLAs, Agt.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-06-30
The Weather

Far and hot weather would abe a
blessing to the majority of farmers in
the county. Heavy rams fell in sew
eral sections this week and continued
showers will prove disastrous. In
some sections where they are over.
cropped the crops are badly in the
grass The weather, too, has been
very conducive to the multiplication of
the boil weevll and unless there is clear
hot weather the next several weeks.
there is much danger of the cotton
crop being very short again this wear.
Many formers are hopeful and think
that the pros poets for both corn and
cotton are good as they ever had.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-06-30
John Hoygood Loses Foot

John Hoygood Loses Foot
John Haygood, living three miles
south Of Macon at overhead bridge,
had the misfortune Saturday night to
lose his foot by being run wei by a
train. He had gone out of town with
Mr.. George Taylor and got out of the
latter's buggy at the brickyard cross
ing about z o'clock. At $40 a north
bound double header freight, Conductor
e. Il. Brown. engineers Jackson and
Smith, saw a man lying along side of
the track and stopped the train and
put the wounded mar aboard. DR..
Murphey, the railroads surgeon, was
called ard found the wounded mar to
be John Haygood. The foot was
mashed from the bottom nearly to the
ankle joint. He was taken to Dr..
Turner's hospital in Meridian by DR..
Murphey, Tuesday.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-06-30

After an illness of several weeks.
Mr.. Richard Southall of Marion, Ark,
died last Monday at 8 a. m. at a hos
pital in Memphis, His remains were
inferred in Elmwood cemetery in that
city. He leaves a wife, who ia well
known In Macon as Miss Dora SEES.
sions, and one son, Richard Southall
", who has just reaceed bis majority,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-06-30
UncoHed for Letters.

List of letters remaining in the post
once at Macon, Mississippi, for the
week ending June Goth, 1916:
Eliza Brown 10 Alhr;tton
army Clay Mrs Edw Diemeter
Garnett Mrs Mary Harrington
David Davis Cathon Hin
Robert Lee Larry McF,rro,
netcn sander Sharp Mere. Co.
Sueen Spann May Smith
Dan Sykes Mrs Moll;e Wa,tor
Mr. and Mrs D B Griffin
When calling for above letters, please
say advertised and present one cent at
the general delivery window.
A. c. FAINT, P. M.
Alass q Co. have a complete line of
Royal Society goods,
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-02-24
GOLDEsFIVE TO OPEN
HOME SEASON TONIGHT

This evening at 1880 O'Clock the
Code basketball team will open at
Eagles hall with two big games and
a dance.
The first game will bring together
Andy Goodman's~ Nationals and the
speedy Defenders.
The real fireworks Of the evening
will start at $3.50 when the Green
Stocking Code team stacks up against
the Big Five of Norwalk- Manager
s'BilI'' Beirne'g boys will travel at
their fastest pace to win the opening
game at their new hail. FellWVing
the games there will be dancing from
$780, until II with Kearns' orchestra
furnishing the music.
The office employees from Code
headquarters at 81 Fifth avenue, New
York. will attend the game as the
"Golde Royal Rooters,'' and during
their dance in Bridgeport win be the
guests of William H. Beirne, the pop
uIar manager of the Go1de Clothes
Shop.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-02-24
George Whitfield Is Today

One of the lucky dogs of the dia-
mond is George Whitfield, who was with
the Braves in 1914 and got a share
of the worlds series swag. and was
then snapped to the Phillies in time
to get another slice of series coin last
year. Whitfield passes the quarter
century mark today, as he was born
on Feb. "a, 1891, in Durham, N. G.
The CaroIinian made a reputation as
one of the best utility men the game
ever had while with the Braves, and
it certainly looks as if Stallings pulled
a bone when he turned Whitfield over
to the Phillies, in the deal for Sher-
wood Magee.
George started his baseball career
with Wadesboro, NJ c., in 1910, cover
ing the initial bag. Later in that year
he was given trial by the Savannah
team of the South Atlantic League,
where he was used in the outf1eld.
After a few games he was turned over
to Jacksonville, and in the 1911 sea-
son he was the regular first sacker of
the Florida team. In 1912 he was
tried at third base, and made good,
and at the close of the season he was
purchased by the Cardinals. In ST.
Louis he was used at third base and
short and in the outer garden. At the
beginning of 1914 deal was pulled
off by which Whitfield went to the
Braves.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-02-24
Cullop, Yankee Pitcher,
Used To Pay Fare For
Riding Up In Elevators

New York, Feb 24-Nick Cul1op,
the man upon whom the Yankees are
pinning large proportion of their
pennant hopes this season, began his
professional baseball career with the
Knoxville team in the Appalachian
league. When The entered upon his
services with that team he was one
of the greenest rockies that the men
had ever seen, according to one of
his teammates, and he was the goat
for all the regular tricks.
One of the players on the team,
Martin, who did outf1eld duty, gave
him careful instructions about eleva-
tor fare of 20 cents per day at the
hotel in order that he might. ride up
to the floor on which his room was
situated. Nick paid it for the first
few days, but finally decided that he
needed the extra cash 1t was costing
him and walked up the, stairs for two
weeks before he caught onto the gag.
When the club started out on the
road. the man who is now looked
upon as the mainstay of the Yankees
pitching staff, swallowed without
blinking the story about putting his
arm in the clothes hammock in his
berth. but Nick has out1ived the
pranks Of his fellows and wild Bill"
Donovan, down at the camp in Ma
con- Is pointing him out to the young
steers as the real man in the bunch
CuI1op went from the Knoxville
club to the New Orleans team, from
which he went to the Cleveland
Americans The Fed offers looked
good to him and he Joined the Kan
sas City club of that organization and
when the crash came this winter he
was picked up by the Yankees.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-02-24
Safer of Cubs Baked
AT Delivering Talk

Vic Safer, the Chicago Cubs first
basenan. may be able to hit home
runs on the ball field, but he struck
out when he went to bat in the role
of a lobbyist at his home in Lansing,
Mich Despite his presence and the
talk of many citizens the Lansing city
council passed drastic jitney bus
ordinance, which may have some
bearing on Vic's financial affairs
hereafter.
When Vic went back home last
fail with little Chicago city series
money in his pocket the jitney busi-
ness was fourishing. He became a
silent partner in a line which ran
to the south end of town. Recently
the ordinance controlling it and maxi
ing 1t walk a chalk line in the shape
of orders from the chief of police
came up for final passage. With q
score or more Jftney owners, Vic took
his seat in the back of the council
chamber.
Calls for remarks from thep rotest=
ants were in order and several talked.
Finally some one spotted Vic and ask
ed him to comet onward and say his
say, but no amount of persuasion nor
applause from thee rowd could force
the big athlete to take the floor
What do 1 know about theNcurves
of an ordfnance?'' asked Safer after
the meeting to a remark from a
friend that he should have said some
thing. That ordinance was going to
pass, so what's the use? kicking
would not have gotten me the next
decision, for the reason there won't
be any next ONE
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-02-24
YALE WINS FROM
TIGERS AT H0CKY

New Haven, FEB. 24-Before the
largest crowd that has attended a
local hockey game this season the
Yale seven last night defeated the
Princeton team. 6 to 8. Bierwith
Tailed three goals for the Blue and
played an excellent game as did the
rest of theSYale team, but this man,
coupled with Dickey and Could, were
the. strongest offensive organization
that the locals could put on the ice
without the help of Capt. Burgessl =
Yale fought hard, played hockey
at times, but the game was Of a
rough-and-tumb1e variety all through
and a total of eight penalties were
awarded deserving men. Peacock,
captain and rover of the Tigers, cor
rallied three of these prizes and was
banished from the company of his as
sociates for a total of six minutes of
playing time. The Blue men were
not far behind the invaders in this
respect for four times local collegians
were allowed a brief respite from
their duties.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-02-24
PRINCETON .NEARS
TOP BY BEATING
PENNSYLV ANlA FIVE
Standing of the Teams.

Princeton, N. J.. Feb. 24-P1aying
at great speed throughout the contest
Princeton and Pennsylvania met here
last night in what might have been
a decisive intercollegiate basketball
game SO far as othe Tigers chances
for the championship were concerned
But the Princeton five defeated
Pennsylvania by score of % to- 20.
moved up to within half a game of
the lead, and made the race from now
on a three-cornereh one between
Pennsylvania, Cornell and Prince
ton.
With the final honors in the bal
ance both teams put forth all their
efforts to win, but it is probable that
no one on either side worked harder
than the officials. Penn scored all
except six of her points by means of
the skillfu1 tossing of Captain Eddie
McNicho1 on the foul line. He sue
ceeded in IA out Of 16 attempts. Haas,
the Princeton tosser,> could only cage
8 out of II tries.
Captain McNichol1 starred for his
team, while Princeton's team play
was prominent. Captain McTigue
outplayed Jefford. getting three goals
while the latter failed to count. Haas,
Davies and F'eree all contributed to
the Princeton success.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-02-24
DRUMMIE and
YOUNG RECTOR
MEET IN DRAW
, (By Wagner.)

Mrs. Battling Levinsky pointed the
finger of scorn at the main event in
last nights boxing festival by walking
out on the performers while the
event was still young. It was a. very
quiet affair and perhaps Mrs. Lee
whisky and friend husband thought it
more important to catch the car for
their suburban villa in Stratford than
to remain until the bitter end Moth
ing happened after they left except
that the fire bell rang in "a nearby
engine house.
Taking it by and large the jury
would bring in verdict that Johnny
Drumnnie and Young Rector were
guilty of a draw in the 15-round
headline bout. Drummie displayed
more cleverness at times than his OPP
ponent but Rector was far more will
ing to mix things. Drumnnie clinched
at every opportunity and didn't give
the fans much chance to enthuse.
It was Rector's first appearance in
this city and he made a favorable
impression on the fans. It was too
bad that he should have been match
ed with a, clever boy like Drumnie,
who boxes SO much on Rector's STYLE
The result was that two smart boxers
went through their PAGES and did
practically nothing else. There was
a great lack of action. The bout left
the crowd cold and there was little
of the frantic cheering which has
marked other bouts here. Rector
weighed 129 and Drummie 131.
The audience appIauded more over
the rip-roaring affair between Larry
Williams of Stratford and Cowboy
Charley Stands of Ell Paso, Texas.
The cowboy was put on in place of
Young Lucas who could not appear.
Everybody fet sorry for Stands when
the bout started. He weighed only
163 and Williams tipped the scales
at 174.--
The faxen haired Stratford giant
lowered above Stands but the COW
puncher soon fooled the fans by go
ing right after Williams Stands
had crouch which puzzled Williams
and he also had a surprising ability
to duck Williams swings. From his
crouching position he would suddenly
arise and launch a Vo1ley of blows at
Larry, causing the spectators to
whoop things up. Stands outpointed
Williams and was given an ovation
when he left the ring att the end of
the 10th round.
Tommy Shea of New Haven and
Jerome Hennessy of New Jersey gave
a rafting six-round draw. These boys
didn't try to stall but went at their
Job merrilys from start, to finish. Shea
jabbed Hennessy frequently but
Jerome proved a harder hitter and
often jolted the New Haven boy.
In the preliminary Willie Mclean
Of the Acorn A. G: made a chopping
block of Eddie Kelly. Mclean was
too big for Kelly and the little fellow
deserved credit foB staying four
rounds. LH
The show was unusually well CON
Quoted by the East End A. C.. Pro-
moter George Efford had seen that
every detail was arranged for Pat
rons secured their right seats and
there was no waiting between bouts
A large crowd witnessed the exhibit
ton.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-02-24
.KAUFF AND OTHER J
|. H0LD'OUTS BARRED
FROM MAJOR CAMPS

New York Feb. 24-Club owners
of both major. leagues have reached
an agreement whereby no player who
has been offered a contract and re-
fuses to sign shall be permitted in
the training camp. This rule will
affect men. like Benny Kauff and Iris
ESpeaker, who are figuring on joing
the gang IN camp, but holding out
for their demands until they get
what they want--or don't get it.
Some change from 1915! Just
about this time last season some
managers and club owners were Of
fering to carry the grips of some of
their star players to the railroad sta
ton and supplying them with meals
in order that they would report to
thee amp and sidestep the offers the
Federal League was handing out
There are a few player hagglfng
over their contracts, but the club
! owners have put sstheires feet down
firmly against the old: system Of
eoaxng players to sign
. Joe Lannin, president of the Boss
ton Red Sox, was the first to take
the step against hold-out players. All
the men claimed by the Red Sox are
under contract, except Iris, Speaker
and Joe Wood and Lannin has or
dered Manager Carrigan to notify
both men they need not report unless
their signed contracts were in the
cluD'S- SaIel before AAdTch l.
: Fielder Jones, the new manager
Of the St. Louis Browns, is another
who refuses to, be 'heId up by his
players, and has notified Eddie Plank
and SLIM Davenport that unless
they send in their contracts imne-
diately, both would be barred from
the training camp. Plank is making
a fight to be declared a free agent,
but the st. Louis club has a claim
on his services and it is almost sure
that the claim will be upheld by the
National Commission. According to
reports from an authentic source,
Plank received a salary of $4,000 last
year but was rendered a contract for
$4,000 this year, and this. is the one
he refuses to sign.
Davenport, who is considered one
of the best, pitchers the Federal Lea
que had last year is also holding
out against a big reduction in sal
ary.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-02-24
WILLARD DUE
IN new YORK
BY TOMORROW

New York, Feb. 24-n nothing
happens to Jess willard today he will
embark on a. ratt1er in Chicago and
head this way. arriving within. our
confines early tomorrow. The sec
ond the big triIbies OF J ess touch our
liIy-white sidewalks both Tex Rick
ard and Sam McCracken Will breathe
deep signs OF relief
Ever since they signed the Potto-
wau1ie giant up their lives have been
made miserable by the Hon and OF
agfn. Finnegan''s reports of the cham
such q state that both promoters
shivered when WIZARDS name was
mentioned, for they were always posi-
tive fore distressing tales were TO be
poured in their ears.
What made it unbearable to the
promoters was the growing fact that
the public was beginning to suspect
something was radically wrong with
the titleholder. And the public feel
ing that way did not assist the fren-
zied rush to the box Office.
Now, the air cleared, there is no
doubt OF the financial success of the
match. The deman0 for choice seats
has been great enough to snap up the
Hoor boxes, and the arena boxes are
getting scarcer and scarcef.
When the champion hits this burg
he will hike over to the Pioneer
Sporting club. where he will do his
draining.
Before he engages in this inspiring
labor, Jess will do his road work
somewhere in the upper part of the
city. The road work is free to the
public, butt the indoor performances
will be at SO much per performance.
This little income Will help materially
in paying the taxes of the physicians
who attended Willard in Chicago.
Moran will hardly wait around long
enough to welcome his opponent. The,
big blond will hike for Saratoga to-
morrow and amuse the natives by his
nnarve1lous skating, wonderful feats.
of wood ichopping and the easy man
ner in which he, losses the bull
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-02-24
FEDS TO AUCTION
OFF PACKARD At
SALE ON SATURDAY

Chicago, Feb. ~ Following the
meeting next Saturday which will
wind up the AFFAIRS of the Federal
League, players still controlled by
Nthe league will be offered for sale.
Bidding for Gene Packard, the star
left-handed pitcher, promises to be
keen, as several teams are said to be
edesirous of obtaining his services.
Harry Sinclair, who controls the
contracts of many of the former Fed
eral stars, will be at the meeting, as
will several owners of organized ball.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-02-24
GIDEON SHOWING
LOTS OF PEPPER
! IN YANKEES CAM

Macon, Ca, Feb. 24-"Give US the
jump on the other clubs and we'u
stick around the top of the heap all
season. said Manager Bill Donovan
vest erday morning.
What I want to push into the
minds of these fellows is the winning
habit. We've got to change the morale
of, this club. Just let the Yankees
get it into their heads that every time
they start they have a better >chance
of winning than of losing, and we are
certain to get somewheres.''
CaldweII's baseball buds turned up
yesterday morning, and Slim took his
regular turn on the firing line. With
Markle, another right-handed boxman,
taking his first practice, the deadlock
Between the right-handers and 1efties
was br oxen. Thet0rigIlt- handlers led
ten to eight, and they increase their
margin to four when Fisher and
Shawkey arrive. Bill Donovan seems
to think that eight 1eft-handed pitch
ers, Cy Pieh and Germany Schaefer
are enough for any ball club
Wild Bill expressed pleasure with
the vim and ambition shown here by
Nick Cullop and joe Gedeon, two OF
the Federal LeaguersN knocked OF to
Cap Huston N1uring Harry Cinclair's
Forty second Street auction. CulIop is
just bubh1ing with ambition. He feels
that his big chance has come and that
he will be able to take advantage of it.
Gedeon is a lively. wide=awake boy
who somewhat resembles Lee Nagee
in both appearance, action and pep
Joseph is rather a modest lad andeobs
jects to be known as the f'Ho1ne Run
Kid 1t will be recalled that Jo-
sephus banged nineteen home runs
and sixty-seven doubIes=6n the Coast
League trail last season while playing
for Salt Lake City. but he says the
fences are constructed somewhat dif-
ferent than in the American League
and that the pitchers do not always
use good judgment.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-02-24
Chorus Girl Baked
y At Story Of Wedding
Left Handed Pitcher

Miss Lucille Cavanaugh, a member
Of the ZiegfeId FolIies Company, has
an Unborn prejudice against all left
handlers, even though they are base
ball players; hence, she was exceed
fngly upset when shed enied the pub
lished announcement that she was
engaged to marry Dutch Leonard,
star pitcher of the Boston Red Sox.
AS for Dutch he listened quietly
until told what Miss Cavanaugh had
said about left-handers, then he, too,
hared up, and after reciting the feats
OF famous southpaws of history In all
lines of endeavor who had made good.
added his denial to that of Miss Cav
anaugh- From all or which 1t is
gathered that Miss Cavanaugh is not.
engaged TO Dutch Leonard and Dutch
Leonard is not engaged to Miss Luz
ellie CRvnzaFBh.