The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-03-03

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one leg cut off at Cuba on his return
| to Rolla Sunday morning. He had
come home on last Thursday to visit
his parents and other relatives, and
started back to Rolla Saturday after
taeori, and in. some way when he got
i'as far as Cuba, in getting on train
Fehere he Slipped off of the steps of a
tear and one leg slipped under the train
and got one leg cut off. He had the
officials to wire his parents here, and
Frank Keith, at Rolla, who is another
one of our boys who is attending
school there, of his accident. Mr..
Keith left at once in an automobile
for Cuba, which is about 80 miles
from Rolla, and got the unfortunate
school mate and took him to st. Louis,
where he was met by Clarence and
Everett Scott, two other brothers.
He was taken to hospital, where it
was necessary to take the leg Oft
again just above the knee. Herbert
has worked very hard in the mines in
saving up money to enable him to at
tend school, and was planning COM
ing home after school was out next
May, and getting himself job here
in the mines as shoveler in order to
raise money to pay his way through
school next year. But his hopes are
all blasted as he won't be able to
work to earn the money to pay his ex-
penses at school. He is an exception
ally bright young man, having gradu-
ated from the lockwood High School
in the class of 1920.
The Leadwood girls and boys bas-
ket ball tear.s went to Elvins last
Tuesday evening and played the FL
wins girls and boys. Our girls lost
by the score of &c to 8, but our boys
defeated the Elvins boys by the score
of 80 to 20 While the game was
played a little rougher than we like
to see, it was enjoyed by all the fol-
lowers of the game from both towns.
Last Friday evening the Desloge high
school boys came over and played a
postponed game with our boys, and
our boys won again by the score of
81 to 81. Mr.. Sommers, coach from
Washington University in st. Louis,
refereed the game, and this was the
best refereed game that we have ev-
er seen in the county. Not one of his
decisions was questioned by either
team. He was on the job all the time
and nothing could be pulled over on
him by either team, and he called very
few personally on either team, and all
of the players on both teams were well
pleased with Mr.. Sommers' refereeing,
and both teams were invited by him
to take part in their tournament which
takes place next week, in which our
boys will take part. The Desloge
game ended the indoor schedule, with
the exception of the game with Flat
River, which our boys withdrew from
while there few weeks ago after
playing about nine minutes. The rot
ten decisions that were handed out
that evening by the Flat River umpire
was more than they would stand for,
so rather than have any trouble, they
walked off the court. The executive
committee has decided that the game
can be played over next Friday eve
ming at the Y. M. C. A. court, COM
mencing just where they quit off. We
have not heard whether our boys are
going to play Or not. The majority of
our people don't want them to if the
same umpire Is tribe used. We don't
care for losing a. game, or the cup,
out IL is Il pripriPiei tiiat we, are kic'--
ing about. IL Roscoe Mckenzie is
not allowed tosulayr in the rest Of tbe1
game, we are act in favor efoplaysSgel
the remainder Of the gamsss 1Bses dsS