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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-01-25
BIG EXPLOSION OF
DYNAMITE KILLS
NEGRO INSTANTLY
Albert Melvin, Member of Road Crew
Accidentally Killed by Dynamite
Explosion on Road Near LangfOrd
; Last Thursday Afternoon.

A deplorable accident occurred on
the road near Langford on last
Thursday afternoon. The road hands
were at work on the road there, and
were using dynamite to remove some
rock.
Albert Melvin, one of the work
men. started with a large coal OF
fire, and in some way the sparks
fell from the fire into some powder
that had been spilled around the
dynamite, and igniting the dynamite,
causing terrific explosion, which
killed the negro instantly.
He was buried at Jerusalem on
Friday.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-01-25
FIRE DESTROYS
SEVEN BUILDINGS
AND THREE HORSES
Eight Out-Houses Owned by w. II.
Patrick Burned to Ground Last
Saturday Night. Lost All Corn
and Hay in Buildings.

w. Fl. Patrick, who lives at Johns,
had the misfortune to lose his barn
by fire about IL o'clock last Satur-
day night.
The family had gone away from
home, and were not there to stop
the fire. 1t started in the barn, and
seven other out houses caught from
the blaze and burned. Three horses
burned in the barn, and all of his
corn and hay was destroyed. As 1t
happened, the wind was in the wrong
direction for the fire to reach his
dwelling house.
No cause is know for the origin OF
the fire.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-01-25
GOOD NEWS FOR
READERS OF THE
BRANDON NEWS
The CartoOnist-C congressman, j. M.
Baer Will Draw Cartoons Regular
ly For Our Columns. Big Feature
Begins Next Week.

This is good news for every read
er Of The Brandon News.
J. NJ. Baer, the famous cartoonist
will draw cartoon and a comic
strip for our columns every week.
Mr. Baer was a member of Cong
ress and now resides in Washington.
His cartoons have played an inn
portant part in the political life OF.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-01-25
WITNESS FALLS
FROM BACK STEPS
AT COURT HOUSE
d. B. Courtney, Witness in Steen-
Murray Case, Falls From Steps.
Knocking Arm Out of Place. Ace
cident Occurred Tuesday.

d. b. Courtney, one of Rankin
County's school teachers, had an un-
fortunate accident on Tuesday. He
had been called to Brandon as a
witness in the Steen- Murray case.
A short while after neon, Mr..
Courtney started out at the back
steps of the Court House. The rain
had made them as .slick as glass;
he said. His foot slipped, and he
fell to the ground, knocking his arm
out of place. A physician was called
and soon had him feeling as COM
Portable as possible.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-01-25

Do you raise cotton? Doyou know
that hundreds of Delta planters are
successfully fighting the boil weevil
with calcium arsenate? Have you
heard of the new control method
which proved success in Northern
Florida last year and will be tried
in Mississippi for the first time this
year? Write the Plant Board for
information about these methods.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-01-25

1t is quite true that clothes do not
make the man, but few of us would
care to go around without any.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-01-25

A close fisted woman is generally
quite liberal in giving away pieces
of her mind.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-01-25

Opportunity keeps moving along,
but a hustler can always overtake It..
The Washington times., 1923-09-20
Griffs Hang Up New
Record For Making
Double PLAYS

A new record for making
double plays in q single season
-169; count 'em, 169-is now
the proud possession Of the
Griffmen. And to make it all
the better, it was made at The
expense of those pesky st.
Louis Griffmen.
The record breaker came in
the eighth inning. Gerber and
Excel had led off with singles.
Gerber was perched on second
and Ezzell on first when john
ny Tobin splashed one right
back at Mogridge.
Soft pickings Mogridge to.
Peck to Judge and EzzelI and
Tobin were erased. it was the.
one hundred and sixty-ainth
double play Of the year for the
Griffs.
The Washington times., 1923-09-20
Poor Old Reporter Is
Given Blame, Just
AS Usual

BOSTON, Sept. 2o.-Man-
ager Frank Chance called a
meeting of the Red Sox in the
clubhouse recently and told his
boys that he had not made
statements attributed to him
while the club was in the West.
He said:
"Of course we all know we
haven't the best team in the
league. You may take nv word
for it that l never made the
statements attributed to me. I
know that you have worked
hard and given me the best Won
had, and, if l did not know
this / would have called a meet
ing before now and there would
have been some plain talk.
but know that Won. as
well as myself, have been do
ing the best we could"
The boys assured Chance that
they had never believed he had
made the statements.
The Washington times., 1923-09-20

The Reds ciutched second place
BY the neck by boating the Phils
In q double header, / to and
to while the Giants were idle.
Getting another even break on a
double barreled afternoon, the Tig.
ers won the first game from the
Athletics, to 2. but lost the sec.
ond, to 8.
Johnston's carefree THROWN the
tenth gave Alexander the decision
over Reuther, and allowed the Cubs
to divide the spoils with the bod
gers. The latter won the first
game, 5 to /, Vance scoring his
seventeenth victory OF the season
Adams was waited out Of the
box in lese than an inning by the
Braves. the Pirates losing, S to 4
The Red Sox came along from
the rear in the ninth and beat the
White .Sox, 2 to l..
The Washington times., 1923-09-20
FOUR VETERANS
| OST To GRID
At \. /.
Rip Wallace viii Be Missed
More Than Any Of
Quartet.

BLACKSBURG, Va, Sept. 20. -
Thirty five candidates have reported
to Coach Ben Cubbage and are
working out for places on the Tech
football eleven. Practically all of
the varsity men are here.
Coach Cubbage will lose Capt.
Harry Hardwick and Vic Wilson,
ends; Rip Wallace, quarterback, and
the veteran tackle, Tex Tilson. Til
son viii aid Monk Younger in the
coaching at Davidson College this
year: Hardwick will be seen at the
United States Naval Academy and
win probably be candidate for the
MILDLY eleven; Vic Wilson will be a
medical student at Virginia this
fall, and Rip. Wallace Is assisting
Coach Cubbage at Virginia Tech.
The end positions and the quar-
.terback win be the difficult posi-
tions to fill. AS for the tackle,
Coach Redd. OF the freshman team,
will send two or three huskfes to
the varsity squad. The ends must
be selected from second string men
of last year, with one or two prom
Using freshmen.
The greatest loss to the eleven is
N&0hEIGEU&1Ch 1AAH w A4ActSGs W eAAAeSSC
was regarded by many to be the
headiest and most experienced quar-
ter in the South Atlantic division
last year. He win be sadly missed
by the Orange and Maroon.
Cubbage has so many promising
haIfbacks that 1t is very likely that
Capt. Harry Sutton may be shifted
to the quarterback station. Sutton
has had some experience at quarter
and il looks az though he is the
best man for this important posi-
ton. Wallace has another year TO
play at Tech, but he intends to en-
ter upon a coaching career and de-
sires to get started as quickly as
possible.
The Techs will have tough sled
ding this season as their schedule
is the hardest ever arranged by
Graduate Manager Miles. After
they finish with the Hampden-Sid-
ney Tigers here in the curtain
raiser on September 20, 1t viii be
one hard battle after another until
the climax with the Flying Cadets
in Roanoke on Thanksgiving Day.
The prospects for winning team
here are much brighter than at this
period last year and everybody is
predicting a winner for the season
of 1928
The Washington times., 1923-09-20
I SCOT |
STRONG FOR
INDIAN
Declares George UhIe Has
Everything Pitcher Needs
for Success.

Deacon Everett Scott. the yam
KEGS veteran shortstop, is strong
for George Uhle, the young Cleve.
land pitcher. Scott is an enthusi.
asst on the subject Of the Indian
hurler. He says that the youth
has everything needed-fast ball
great curve and battling change 81
pace.
None of the batters are out
guessing that young man." says
figuring that's the ball he most
certainly will throw you. He tips
one With all kinds Of speed right
across your letters.
Then you figure he is going to
work his fast ball. He shoots. 3
curve around the outside corner
and has you fIat-footed. You dope
him for fast ball, he gives you a
floater. Then you figure him for
a slow ball. and he is just as likely
to come back with fast one or q
curve.
''Uhle has everything that q
pitcher needs-curve, fast ball and
great change of pace. He knows
how to pitch with his head, too
He has everybody buffaloed when
ne gets On the nllI. Ih1nk Uhie
is going to be the greatest pitcher
in the big leagues next year. He
is a big, strong, husky lad, too
and he will last"
Georges career is one of those
stories that once formed the central
theme Of the Frank Merriwell elias
sizes. Indeed, Uhle, perhaps, is the
one star pitcher of potent and royal
rank who can say he stepped into
the major leagues from the sandlots
and stands with the powerful box
men of the American League.
Uhle's home is in Cleveland, where
he has long toiled in one Of the
semi -professional mines, in which the
Forest City abounds. He was a
knockout on the hill. Such was his
fame among the toilers of lesser
ranks that Lee Fohl heard of his
prowess.
He took a chance with the young
man from the sandlots and there
have been no moments when the
Cleveland team regretted his aequi
sition. And now he outranks all the
veterans in the number of victories
he has hurled.
The Washington times., 1923-09-20
[ H|NKE SLAM s
TY COBB BY
INFERE. NCE
Evidently Georgia Peach Tried
to Tell Howard How to
Pitch.

Howard Ehmke, pitcher Of 8 mo-
hit game and robbed of another
by 8 tainted single BY Whitley witt,
first batter to face him. was =
stormy petrol IN Detroit. He was
in constant hot water with ~
Cobb. Several fist fights occurred
between them.
Finally the Tiger manager let
Howard 50 to the Boston Red sox
Tor q couple OF dead horses, Der
rill Pratt ana Rip Collins. Ehmke's
splendid. work with Boston got ~
the merry razz with the fans in
Tiger1and and was one Of the sore
spots
Ehmke, inferentiaIIy, took d
healthy ewipe at his old buddy from
Georgia when he was asked after
his almost no-ait game to what be
attributed his success.
II am winning, said the Scandi-
navian, because Frank Chance lets
me pitch the way want to. He
never bothers me-"
The Washington times., 1923-09-20
Coming Closer Home.

YER hear anybody mention
any Washington player as
- the lodestone drawing him to
the park?
The fans used to go out to "see
johnson, Street and Milan" That
was in the long ago. Then they
went ITO see Walter Johnson"
Can't for the life of me say why
they go now, if they are going to
see colorful players.
Speaking personally, we go be-
cause it's our job, but we manage
to get some kick out of the boys.
We like to watch Ruel's smooth
handling of pitched balls, the
clockwork double plays started by
Peck and Harris, Sam Rice's speed
from first to third ahead of a
hit, but we get the real kick look
ing at good old Patsy Charity
kicking on a called strike right
over the heart or splitting be-
cause the jumps missed it on the
other guy. That's Sthe kick for
us.
The Washington times., 1923-09-20
Dempsey Gives Fight
Souvenirs To
CartOOnist

NEW YORK, Sept. 20.-Tom
Webster, cartoonist of the Lon
don Daily Mail, sailed today on
the Mauretania for England
with two cherished souvenirs
of the Dempsey-Firpo cham
pionship fight, given to him by
the victorious titleholder.
The mementos were the white
sweater which Dempsey wore
about his shoulders when he
climbed into the rinT and the
set of boxing gloves with which
the American knocked out his
Argentinean rival.
The Washington times., 1923-09-20
WIN Build Arena.

Tex Richard, the New York
sports promoter, is planning to erect
an arena in the metropolis capable
of seating comfortably $4,000
people. In this arena Jack Demp.
sey and Luis Angel Firpo are ex-
pected to clash some time next sum
mer. Richard declines to name the
site, but admits he has three in
mind.
The Washington times., 1923-09-20
Seat Pleasant Out.

Seat Peasants gridders are out
for hard work in preparation for the
coming campaign. Coach Stevens Is
drilling the following: Buchanan l..
Khunert, Augustine w. Roberts
Miles, M. Richardson, Griffith, q.
Skillnan, D. Skillman, I. khunert.'
B. Thompson, Hudson, J. Pinkert'
F. Redmond, E. Fugett and H.
Sheriff.
The Washington times., 1923-09-20
Speaking of Rousll.

TDDIE ROUSH is, perhaps. the
r. best centerfielder in the
major leagues. McGraw is
quoted as saying of him, ellis
name should lead all others.
have seen all the good ones. For
sureness and for covering terri
tory, no outfelder of the modern
school can compare with Roush.
On top of that, he is a hard hit
ter, sure thrower and a skillful
baserunner.
Last spring in his usual style,
Roush refused to report. He
wanted a whole lot more money
than the Cincinnati club would
give him. He said this and he
The Washington times., 1923-09-20

MINNEAPOLIS. Sept. 2O.-Clyde
"Zeb" Milan, veteran outfielder, is
expected to be named as manager
of the Millers for next season.
Milan for years a star fielder in
the American League, was manager
of the Washington Griffnen in 1922.
The Washington times., 1923-09-20
CLANCY Meets Brown.

George Clancy. Baltimore's
knockout king, and Harry Kid
Brown are to clash next Monday
night in an eight-round bout al the
arena in PHILADELPHIA. This show
marks the opening of the indoor
boxing season in the Quaker City,
The Washington times., 1923-09-20
Brother in League.

George Kelly, firstsacker with the
New York Giants, has a brother
breaking into the big show, but
not in the National League. Rey-
nolds Kelly, from Gastonia, N. c.,
in the Piedmont League, is being
given a trial in the box by Connie
Mack
The Washington times., 1923-09-20
Duffy at Center.

Editor" Ed Duffy, former tackle
on Centrals crack scholastic cham
pionship eleven. is playing center
for the Dartmouth varsity. Last
year he was a tackle on the fresh
man team at Hanover, N. H.
The Washington times., 1923-09-20
Archdeacon on Job.

Maurice Archdeacon has re-
ported to the White Sox and his
second plunge into the big show
seems much better than his firgt.
He is the second International
Lacquer to join the White Sox. Bill
Barrett, Of Reading, was the first
Both are playing in the outfield.
The Washington times., 1923-09-20
Are Taking McInnis.

Boston fans are talking up Stuffy
McInnis 10 succeed Fl cd Mltra,aIl
as manager of the Braves next
season. McInnis has many friends
in Boston and they are all pulling
P,,y hIn0
The Washington times., 1923-09-20
Tender Gets Rea

Lew TendleX. the Philadelphia
lightweight, is getting ready for
busy indoor season in the ring. His
failure to topple Leonard has not
ruined him as an attraction.
The Washington times., 1923-09-20
PICKING s.ALLrsTAR', TEAMS

yHIs annual habit picking astar baseball
with bstad bpsab until WaIter caad Il ibose dsv ate
Nestor football made his selection Of football
the say years
football WIDE the
tions became esned alarming until merely
lin In tina Sunday IS
The Washington times., 1923-09-20
BATTLING SKI SHOWS
IN BALTIMORE THEATER

BALTIMORE, Sept 20 Battling
sikh, the SenegaIese boxer, former
world, as, result Of his victory
win appear IS an added attraction
all OF next week ct the Csayaty
Theater. He win box with q spar
ing partner or meet all corners.
The Washington times., 1923-09-20
Williams in Ring.

Kid Williams. former worlds ban
tam champion. has been matched
with Terry McHugh. of Allentown,
Pa. in tWelve-round bout in
Baltimore, September 20.
The Washington times., 1923-09-20

said that and it was said that he
might be traded to the Giants.
Nothing to that rumor, enc
Graw told the reporters
wouldn't have him on my team,
anyway. / want only contented
players. Roush Is 4 chronic kick
en-"
No, these may not have been
McGraw's exact words, but they
come close enough, even though
from memory.
Now, do you get the point!
Roush is ranked ahead of all the
others by the same man who
wouldn't have him on his team.
As to HeiImann.
nABE RUTH picked Harris
X Heilmann. McGraw did not
He preferred Ruth to He'll.
mann.
Babe Ruth might have chosen
himself as against Heilmann but
for his decision to leave himself
off his team. Ruth is so much
better a ball player than He'll
mann that comparison is folly.
Heilmann can hit. That lets
him out. Ruth can hit and run
and throw and pack the ball
parks.
Ever hear anybody say, "I'm
going out to the ball park to see
Heilmann today?"
No, they don't say it in De-
troit, either, neither this year nor
last. The big outfelder has no
color, can't move on the bases
nor in the field, and is merely a
mighty good batsman among some
others.
The Washington times., 1923-09-20
TAYLOR Coming East.

Bud Taylor, the Terra Haute fly
weight, who has given Pancho
Villa a tough argument. is coming
East and is expected" to be seen in
New York rings.
The Washington times., 1923-09-20
Grouse Doing Well.

Clyde Grouse is making good
Impression as coming successor to
'ay Schalk. the White Sox veteran
backstop.
The Washington times., 1923-09-20
West Point VIII Have
Notre Dame Game
This Season

WEST POINT, ". Y, Sept.
20.-Because the worlds series
viii be on. the annual football
game between the United States
Military Academy and Notre
Dame University will be staged
here. The game is scheduled
for October 13 and was to have
been played in New York at
either the Polo Grounds or the
Yankee Stadium.
pitching staff seven years ago, and
PAL against the White Sox hurllns
in the series OF 1919.
The Washington times., 1923-09-20
Trinity Boys Meet.

All Trinity Midgets are requested
to attend a meeting tomorrow night
at 1887 Thirty-third street north
west at 1880 o'clock.
The Washington times., 1923-09-20

world series.
In the improbable event thai
either Pittsburgh or Cincinnati rep
Fesents the National League in thu
world series, partisans Of the parent
major league may rest assured thai
first base win be one Of Their
estrongest positions.
Playing the best ball OF his career,
Charley Grimm of the Pirates easily
tops the four men considered as
possible world series first base.
men. while old Jake Daubert is
coming strong after a. poor start,
and still is one of the bulwarks
0k the Cincinnati team.
Pipp and Kelly have played each
other very close during the 1929
campaign and It is remarkable how
closely their averages run in par
nIlel lines. Particularly is this true
IN fielding, where only a fraction
Of q point separates the two play
&rs. Both men have been guilty
Of eleven errors, Kelly's fielding
for Pipp. That's close enough, ehl
u. sE5
RWp has scored four more runs
than Kelly, u to 68, and while
Nelly has more home runs, the
two players have practically the
same figure In total bases; 210
for Pipp against 200 for Kelly. Up
: TO the time Of KelIy's batting
slump, the two New York first
bmsemen were running very
Close IN the batting averages
but Pipp now leads by Is points,
.sIl to res. Our average includes
I'll games up to Monday, Septe9n-
Der 10.
Pfpp, however, has been a more
dependable man In the pinches this
year than Kelly. Higgins has the
Yankee first baseman batting in
the selean-up position, fourth place,
YORK American batting order. AS
Ruth has had a record number Of
bases on bells this year many of
them intentional, it has been up to
Pipp to deliver in the pinchss.
The fact that Higgins has kept
him fourth all season and that he Is
been fairly successful in the diff
ficuat p1st of following Ruth in the
Yankee regular lineup.
as. the result of KelIy's recent
mauuap. McGraw has dropped MIN
70 seventh place in his lina-ur,
but George stilI comes through
With occasional home runs and
long waIlops in the pinches. No
mains a menace at bat. He strikes
ont 4 lot: but when he connects
the hall travels.
= Strong fielding and rather dis
Amounting hitting has character
ized the play of both Kelly and
Pfpp in their former world series
tests. Both New Workers went
through the thirteen games of the
. merse@ Of 1921 and 1922 without
an error. Kelly handling 155 chances
and Pipp 147.
KeIIy's hitting was particularly
feeble I'm the early games Of the
series Of 1891, and he failed to
s eet a hit until the fourth game.
However. he ended the series with
n MINI ayerage Of ga against
roc-. Ia for Pinn THE VanICs'
csr,hSser 1afhered in only four
Gsl- A. a. ne~1~k xoxsnoe ~
The Washington times., 1923-09-20
Mob for BackfieId.

Twenty-Five candidates have re.
norted for backfield places on the
VillanoVa football eleven.
The Washington times., 1923-09-20
FIRST Easements BATTING RECORDS
BY FREDERICK C. LIEB.

There deal to choose between the
men OF New Xorks two ball clubs the George Kelly
IN all probability will face each other
competition October
steady and in the field pack dangerous
sns former clashes between the clans McGraw and Higgins
Kelly bit stale write this first article
result ct the japanese tour last winter and his batting
periodic slump such grips all ball players from
should the Giants win Kelly should regain his waop for the
The Washington times., 1923-09-20
It's Comparatively Easy.

It's Comparatively Easy.
HHyHE ''Nestor of Yale football
had a tough time of it find
ing his three football elevens
every season. Football has many
different styles and is played all
over the country, making it a
physical impossibility for him to
see all the best teams and best
players.
It's comparatively easy to pick
all-star baseball teams, allowing
that the best players are in the
major leagues. Each league has
eight clubs and eleven cities have
all the stars, who swing around
and around their circuits year
after year.
Suppose you're going to pick
one, say, on the work of the
athletes this season, with no
thought of coming years. You
must then have some standards
by which to judge between can
didates for the various positions.
Here are some requirements for
the candidates:
/: Batting, with attention to
work in pinches. 2. Fielding,
ground-covering, steadiness, and
throwing. 8. Brains. 4. General
characteristics.
Now, for example, if you're
picking a team for one year. YOU
may prefer the $50 batting aver
age of Jacques Fourier to the
.339 of Charlie Grimm. You
might prefer the seasoned noodle
of old Jake Daubert to the mex
perience of Jim Bottomley. 1t all
depends upon what you want, a
team for year or for years.
On either team you might find
yourself choosing between a we'll
known trouble-maker with a bat
ting average of 400 and a sunny
tempered man with a mark of
1926. The former might look good
on paper team, but you'd really
pick the other if he were really
going to play for you.
The Washington times., 1923-09-20

A year ago Babe Ruth picked
an "AH-American baseball team
and chose himself. He wasn't
worth much to anybody, the Yanks
or himself, last season, so that
may be why he chose himself.
This year, when he is the lead
ing player in baseball everywhere,
just to show his independence,
perhaps, Babe leaves himself of
his "All-American team"
No, we don't think much of
the Babe Ruth selection and still
less of the McGraw selection, but
they interest the fans, so what's
the difference?
The principal weakness in the
Ruth list is the absence of Ruth.
The best thing about the McGraw
list is the presence of Ruth.
The Washington times., 1923-09-20

Two Drills Daily.
Bill Roper's Princeton Tigers are
holding two drills daily.