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Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-01-10
HOT WATER BOILER
EXPLODES; INJURIES TWO

Roanoke, Va, Jan. I'D. ]. Smith,
and his II Year old son James Smith
are in critical condition at local
hospital as result OF an explosion
of hot water boiler in their home
today.
The father was blown through the
brick wall of the basement by the bias.
and the son, standing near the boiler
was knocked unconscious and was Sc
verely scalded by the boiling water that
poured out. The boiler itself was hurled
distance of forty feet, smashing Win
dows in the adjoining house.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-01-10

The Chinese promise little and perform much.
Let us hope it is not fact that never the twain
shall meet"
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-01-10
GEORGIA G. O. P.
APPOINTMENTS

According to Theodore Tiller, Wash
ington Newspaper authority, the certi-
flying of Georgia postmasters will be
rapidly pushed this week with the re-
turn of the presidents SECRETARY Bias
com Slemp to his desk last Monday,
following his vacation tour in the
Southern states.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-01-10

The latest recommendation of the reformer aft
er conference with the hygienic nut is that sweet
hearts should kiss one another good night only
through a respirator
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-01-10

SPOTLIGHTS
ON
PEOPLE g.
A TREE PLANTING
CHAMPION

"A REE PLAN 1lNG
CHAMPION
In Montezuma is a Police Chief
who has held this POSITION Tor 81 years
But that is the least OF the story. Dur
ing this period he has planted 1900
trees on the streets of Montezuma, of
which about 500 are living. He early
had a vision Of shady avenues for his
home town which he has seen grow
from a population Of 300 to 5000. AT
one time stately row of China berry
trees were killed by heavy freeze
but he had torestalied any such loss
by alternate paintings of elms and
wateroaks when have since lost no
time in growing and supplanting the
others in beauty and in the affection
OF the populace. These living monu-
ments are a pleasure to the planter Of
them now, and will be an honor to him
when he passes on.
PEACE PLANS
SUBMITTED
There is no indication of peace in
the Senate over the Box Peace Plan
submitted them by the jury of awards
this week but rather a renewal of diff
terences quite similar to those regard
ing the League OF Nations to which
it is similar. The jury of awards has
made the first award of $4,000
to the winner whose name will not be
announced until there is referendum
taken from the American people as to
to its practicablity. This referendum
started on January 9TH and continues
until Feb. lst through the agencies of
the press, the churches, the clubs and
the post offices of the country. If
endorsed by this referendum the win
ner will receive an additional $4,000
but difference OF opinion is not pro-
N:ded for in the announcement
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-01-10
HIS NATIVE LAND

One of the ten kings dethroned by
the upheaval OF the World War, the
ex-king of Bulgaria, Ferdinands has
asked to be allowed to return in the
humble role of a private citizen will
ingly accepting all measures of police
surveillance that may be imposed, in
order that he may "end his days in
Bulgaria. The request has been grant
ed
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-01-10
THE TYPICAL YANK

French people are erecting memoir
ials from time to time in which the
American doughboy has a prominent
place. For one of these when a typi-
cal American soldier was to be figured
committee chose the likeness of
Quentin Roosevelt as one that seemed
most characteristic.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-01-10

Saturn is said to have moons but we bet he doesn't
have any moonshine than we have.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-01-10

Mr. and Mrs. H. CARRIER are touring
Florida with friends.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-01-10

We have that new ribbon you need
for your Typewriter. All colors for all
makes of machines. Leader Publishing
Company.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-01-10

Mary had a little Ford
1t sadly needed paint;
A locomotive kissed it
And now this flivver amt.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-01-10
IN CONFERENCE

There was tired business man, d
member of that busy clan. that shields
itself from prying eye behind thai
good old alibi-
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-01-10

We spend more money for chewing
gum than for books. Oh, well, we
know better how 20 use our jaws
than our minds.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-01-10

Bootleg whiskey sent 40 men and
women to hospitals in New York on
Christmas day. Two women and one
man ,I died in one hospital. How long
viii 1t take Americans to learn tha{-.
bootleg whiskey is poison, always, and
deadly quite often?
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-01-10

Scientists say the next war will be
fought by electricity. That only bears
out the belief of all OF US, that the next
war will be the most shocking ever
known
Evening star., 1924-12-09
FIGHTERS IN BERLIN
GETTING EASY MONEY
Ry the A ssoeja ted Press

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN. December 9.-Pfize fight
ers in Germany are, for the moment
rolling in clover. Instead of existing
on beer and sausage and black bread
as was the case with many of them a
year ago, the pugilists are again in
their prime, living on milk and honey
and splendid steaks.
Paper mark days for the fighters
were lean. and a good many of them
had to go to work. But with tho
stabilization of the mark the fight
fans have developed in astonishing
numbers, and crowd the sport halls.
The fans just can't get enough of
the fight game, 1t seems. Samson
Koerner, the champion heavyweight,
has been appearing in vaudeville with
Artie Kaufman of Harlem, n. Y, as
sparring partner. In addition Koer-
ner appears every day at noon at Ber-
Inns largest sport palace, and fans
jam the place to see the 37-year- -old
| fighter punch the bag and go through
| other training and exercising move
ments.
Hans Brietenstraeter the former
German heavyweight champion, who
gained his first victory in San Fran
| cisco some years ago, also gives daily
exhibitions of his training, as does
George Cook. the heavyweight cham
! pion of Australia, who has been fight
ing in Europe for several years.
Evening star., 1924-12-09
MTIGUE-WALkER GO
NOT DUE TO THRILL
BY FAIR PLAY.

NEW YORK, December 9.-Since
every one seems to be getting ex-
cited over the coming Mickey Walker
Mike McTigue bout January Z, the
writer is entitled to a. few more
serious words than he has yet uttered
concerning this proposed go.
1t is hard to see where the smaller
Mickey will gain much more than
his share of the purse in meeting
Michael, who will have height,
weight and reach in his favor, to-
gether with a disconcerting way of
poking a stiff left-hand jab in the
face of a rushing opponent.
Walker will be eternally trying to
get close to McTfgue with his bull
like rushes and will find before him
an awkward customer to deal with
The meeting of two titleholders
has furnished hectic engagements in
the past, but here is one that threat
ems to take the cake for utter bore
dom. The prospects are for a bout
which will show less action than
a six-round preliminary between two
amateurs.
Evening star., 1924-12-09
Major Sessions Open To-day in New YorkGibbons Is
ASSOCIATION BACKS
GAME REFUGE BILL

NEW YORK, December 9.-Speak-
ers at the eleventh national confer
ence of the American Game Pro-
tective Association, attended by 750
delegates, urged the, members of the
association to support actively the
Federal game refuge bill This bill
defeated by a narrow margin by the
last Congress, will be urged again at
the present session, speakers said.
The game refuge BILL the speakers
said, was the outgrowth of the de-
velopment, many years ago, by pri-
vate owners of game reserves. These
reserves, which were in reality game
refugees, did much pioneer work in
conserving the wild game of New
York, Virginia, North and South Car
olina and Florida, John r. Burnham.
president of the association, told the
visiting delegates.
The proposed Federal game refuge
bill would provide refugees and public
shooting grounds, conducted along
lines similar to these private estates,
he said. The Federal conservation
movement would be aided by State
appropriations.
Hunting has become such favorite
pastime, speakers asserted, that
there are now about 100000 gun
ners in the United States. This vast
that some concerted steps be taken to
protect and preserve the Nations wild
life, 1T was pointed out.
Evening star., 1924-12-09
RAY WILL COMPETE
In MILLROSE MEET

NEW YORK, December 9-Joie
Ray, Chicago middle-distance star,
VIII participate in the annual Mill
rose a. A. two-night track carnival,
January 81 and %, according to an
nouncement by the association Off
cials
The little Chicago flyer. it is re-
ported, is rounding into his old-time
form after series of reversals, in
Guiding his poor showing in the
Olympfcs and his defeat in the ma
tional one-mile championship, which
he had won eight times. An attack
of tonsilitis which necessitated an
operation was held responsible, in
part, for his failures.
Among others in line for the Mill
rose events are Alan Hefferich of the
New York A. c., t"ice winner of the
Millrose "600," and Harold Osborne,
Olympic champion and world record
high jumper.
For the first time the association
will include the pole vault in its list
and has entered Charlie Hoff of Nor
way, world record holder, to COM
pete with Barnes, the Californian.
who won the event in Paris last
Summer; Libby of Dartmouth and
Knourek of the Illinois A. C.
Evening star., 1924-12-09

oihiNJ anu w. N di Nd
This club finished fourth in the
first race of the league in 1876 Its
manager was one of the best known
men in base ball. Later he was mana
ger of the Philadelphia National
League club, with which he termi-
mated his base ball career and when
he was at the head of it he had a
team of powerful batters. He con-
trolled the Phillies from 1885 until
1898
Prior to going to Boston he was
manager of the Cincinnati team. 1t
was Harry Wright, at Cincinnati, who
introduced the wearing of knicker-
bockers as part of the uniform for
ball playing. The old-fashioned trou-
sers, with their bell-shaped bottoms,
tapped too much around the ankles
of players and got in the way when
they were trying to field grounders
and catch low throws
George Wright, brother to Harry
Wright. and of the firm of Wright &
Ditson in Boston, is believed by many
TO be the best infielder who has ever
played base ball. There is none in
these days to surpass him and it is
doubtful if there ever was one who
covered more ground, for their was as
much necessity to cover ground in
the old days of base ball as there is
now. In addition to his ability as a
fielder George Wright was a power
full batsman. John F. Morrill,, who
also is with Wright G. Ditson in Bos-
ton, afterward became manager of
the Boston club and played first base
as well.
Harry Wright sometimes has been
called the Father of Professional
Base Ball." title which was well be-
slowed as it was his unremitting ef-
forts toward organizing the scattered
teams of the earlier days of the game
into an association that finally
brought closer relationship and a
contest for championship which has
been followed much as 1t was devised
by Wright in the days before the Ma
tional League. He also was an au-
thority on scoring and in consultation
with others perfected the present
scoring system. Henry Chadwick took
q part in it after the National League
came into existence and since the time
of Chadwick the editors of the base
ball guides have been prominent fr
suggesting amendments to scoring tc
meet the demands of the evolution
OF the game, perhaps not so much to
assist evolution as to bring about q
perfect report of what takes place ir
each contest on the diamond.
Copyright. 1924.)
4 Next, The FIRST st. Louis National
League Club.
Evening star., 1924-12-09
TY COBB
Rernaker of Base Ball
Game Has Changed
Brillionce Discounted
Mitchell Tells One.
Then---NO1U
CHAPTER XxXVIII

ward La Porte Cobb sauntered to-
ward the plate. La Porte, as players
often do, tossed the ball foot or two
In the air and caught it. He was
talking to the pitcher. Cobb ap-
parently was paying no attention to
them. He seemed to be looking. to-
ward his own dugout.
La Porte again tossed the ball
into the air and caught it. He took
another step nearer the pitcher, still
talking. Now the pitcher talked to
La Porte, who, while listening, tossed
the ball up again. And at that in
stant Cobb made a break for the
plate. / never saw a man in my life
spring in to action so suddenly. He
was going top speed.
There was shouting and confu-
sion. l was yelling madly for the
ball. La Porte, startled, failed to
see Cobb. He did not realize what
was going on. BY the time La Porte
had realized the play and had set him
self and throw the ball to me Cobb
had slid safely across the plate and
was standing up. brushing the dust
off his uniform"
Opportunity never knocked more
than once at Cobbs door. Opportu-
nifty never had to knock more than
once. Cobb even anticipated the
knock and answered in a fash
Tomorrow Chapter XXXIx-Ty
Accused.
Copyright. 1924. in United States, Canada and
Great Britain by North American News
paper Alliance. All rights reserved)
Evening star., 1924-12-09

gins of the Yankees is known to
was turned down. Other teams have
ager George Sisler.
Wilbert Robinson, the Brooklyn
manager, is convalescing in Balti-
more and President Ebbets will handle
the business during the meetings. He
is seeking a third baseman to re-
place the aging Milton Stock, and
realizes that Griffith is slowing up.
Ruether failed to accomplish much
for the Dodgers, who might have
captured the pennant had they pos
sessed a pitcher to travel with Vance
at the end of the season. Pittsburgh,
it is said. might seek Ruether to re-
place Wilbur Cooper, traded to the
Cubs.
Reds Won't Trade ROusch.
Luque is regarded as the only mar
keting material Cincinnati has to
offer in its quest for a first baseman
to replace the late Jake Daubert, as
Manager Jack Hendricks has balked
at the mention of Eddie Rousch in a
trade for the youthful Bill Terry of
the Giants. McGraw is reported to
have said that he will not take Luque.
The Cubs-Giants discussions are at
a standstill, for yesterday McGraw
failed to receive a visit from either
Manager Bill Killefer or Owner Veeck
George Kelly, it is reported, is the
man for whom the Chfca goans would
trade O'Farrell, but the Giants appear
loath to part with their excellent out
fielder-firs baseman.
Evening star., 1924-12-09
RECORD CROWD SEES
SIX-DAY BIKE GRIND

NEW YORK December Six day
bicycle racing apparently is gripping
the public more fiercely, for the race
just completed was witnessed by the
greatest gatherings New York has
known for the annual event.
Time after time Madison Square
Garden was filled even in those hours
of the morning when the tired riders
took to the fiat" inside the rim OF
the great saucer and pedaled slowly
The teams furnished such terrific
competition in the sprints that only
mine of them finished at IL o'clock
Saturday night
Youth, in the persons of Bobby
Walthour, jr.. and Franco Georgetti
of Italy, rode valiantly and finished
second place. but could not match the
resourcefulness of the veteran Reg
gle Mcnamara. the Australian, Me-
Namara left the sprinting of the early
part of the week to his partner, Pete
Van kempen of Holland, who flashed
in front of the field time after time
for extra points, which finally de-
cided the race.
Alfred Goullet, victor in nine pre-
vious races, pedaled his last race to
the finish without a chance of win
ming, for his partner, Harry Horan.
had dropped out with a broken coll
larbone.
Evening star., 1924-12-09
PLUCK SAVES BAUM
IN GO WITH BASHARA

Ring experience, aided by the ad-
vice of a wise manager, saved Charlie
Baum of Baltimore from a knockout
at the hands of Joe Bashara OF Nor
folk last night at Fort Myer.
The first round was hardly under
way when Bashara caught Baum on
the point of the jaw with a solid
right, and the Baltimorean pitched
to the canvas. He was licked right
there and then, as he never was able
to fully recover.
Baum showed he was thoroughly
game, and came back to stick the full
IL rounds. His opponent, though,
must be credited with every round
with the exception of the fifth, when
Baum unleashed an attack that had
the Virginian bleeding and somewhat
weary.
The semI-final. between Al Ward
and Jack Mulvaney, both of Fort
Myer, was a joke affair after the first
round. Mulvaney started a whirlwind
attack, which lasted for a minute. He
refused to take the punishment hand
ed out by Ward, and Topped no less
than 20 times in the four rounds. The
towel was tossed in the ring while
he was taking a count in the fifth.
Kid Groves of the Mohawk Athletic
Club and Jack Cody of Fort Myer,
welterweights, staged the best fight
of the night. 1t was a slam bang af-
fair. Groves had a six-pound ad-
vantage, and it helped him to get a
slight edge.
Willie Morrison of Fort Myer had
easy picking with Jimmy Kellem, also
OF the post, scoring K. o. in the
second round.
AL Forman of Fort Myer K O'd
Joe Rivers of Washington Barracks
in the second round. Dhe boys were
lightweights.
Col. Erickson was the third man
in the ring during the main bout,
while Kid Sulliven (Harry Sheehy)
took care of the preliminaries
A capacity crowd voiced their ap-
proval of the card
Evening star., 1924-12-09
COMMISSIONER Lands :
AT BEDSIDE OF WIFE

ROCHESTER,, Mimi, December g.
Attendance of Kenesaw NJ. Landis,
base ball commissioner, at the base
ball meetings starting today in New
York depended upon the diagnosis of
his wife's condition today by Mayo
Clinic physicians.
Should conditions permit him to de-
part from Rochester tonight the base
ball commissioner declared he would
attend the New York meeting
The nature of Mrs. Landis' illness
was not disclosed.
Evening star., 1924-12-09
BIKE FANS PAY 100000
! TO WATCH SIX-DAY RACE

NEW YORK, December 9.-Al-
though Madison Square Garden Off
cials held to their policy of refusing
to divulge information concerning
the financial end of the six-day BIZ
cycle race, 1T was learned on good
authority that more than 5000, 600
was paid by spectators at the event,
which closed Saturday night.
Mcnamara and Van Kempen, the
winners. are said to have received
$1,000 each. while Alf Goullet, who
finished far behind the leaders, re-
ceived $4,000, having been guaran-
teed $1,000 a day. Spectators put
up more than $4,000 for sprints dur
ing the week.
Evening star., 1924-12-09

The National League magnates are
said to contend that the American
League head has broken faith with
the agreement made at the time of
14andis' appointment which pledged
the signers "loyally to support the
commissioner in his important and
difficult task; and we assure him that
each of US will acquiesce in his de-
cisions, even when we believe them
mistaken, and that we will not dis
credit the sport by public criticism
of him or of one another"
Base ball circles also are discussing
the possibility of a shot at Johnson
from his own league, which is said
TO stand to L for the commissioner,
with the only objector, Phil Ball of
the st. Louis Browns. too i'll to at
tend the meeting on Wednesday.
Johnson Is Due Today.
The American League head is ex-
pected to arrive some time today
with his promised proofs of charges
of alleged gambling in the Pacific
Coast League.
Plans for the National Leagues OBJ
servance of its semi-centennial, as
drawn up by the golden jubilee COM
mittee, comprising Charles H. Eb-
bets. Christy Mathewson, William
Neeck and Barney Dreyfus, call for
celebrations during next years pen
nant race, with a banquet on the
actual anniversary day. The report
will be presented to the league meet
ing for action.
Out of the reports of imminent
player trades comes one definite
statement, broadcast on the arrival of
President Sam Breadon of the Car
dinals. Rogers Hornsby, hitting mar
vel will not be marketed, under any
conditions.
Several clubs in both leagues, how
ever, are Haunting bait and appear
TO be casting their hooks into New
York pools for the most part.
Some of Leading Offers.
Here are the leading offers:
Browns-Pitcher Urban Shocker
Dodgers-Pitcher Dutch Ruether
and OutfleIder Tom Griffith.
Reds-Pitcher Adolfo Luque
Cubs-Catcher Bob O'Farrell.
The Browns demand a high price
for /Shocker, and Manager Miller Hug
Evening star., 1924-12-09


The best play I ever witnessed
abroad was one. by Abe Mitchell in
the 1920 open tournament at Glen
eagles, Scotland. Playing against
Harry Vardon. Abe found himself all
square as they walked to the 18th
tee.
The 18th is 46o yards long. Both
Vardon and Mitchell had rather short
drives, for they were playing into a
half gale. Mitchelrs was a bit longer
than Vardons, but when he came up
to his ball he stin was f250 yards
away.
Vardon was bit short Of the green
on his second. Notwithstanding that
he had downhill hanging lie,
Mitchell used his driver when it came
his turn to play. The result was a
screaming low ball that tore through
the stiff wind to within two feet of
the cup. Abe sank his putt for an
eagle three and Vardon was down in
Evening star., 1924-12-09
WALKER EASILY SCORES
IN BOUT WITH MALONE

MILWAUKEE,, Wis. December 8
Jock Malone of St. Paul was no
match for Mickey walker, welter-
weight champion, in their 10round
boxing contest here last night, in the
opinion of newspaper men.
Walker displayed more aggressive
ness in the first second, third, eighth
and tenth rounds and was not worse
than even in the others, except in
the ninth. in which Malone had a
slight advantage
Evening star., 1924-12-09
TUNNEY DECISIvELY
WHIPS JEFF SMITH

NEW ORLEANS, December g.
Gene Tunney of New York, easily re-
tanned his title of American light
heavyweight champion, last night by
decisively defeating JEFF Smith of
Bayonne. n. j., in a 15-round node
cision bout, at the Coliseum arena
here.
Tunney accomplished twice what
no other fighter has been able to do
through Smiths 14-year career in the
ring-knock Smith to the canvas.
Smith. unable to cope with Tunney's
speed, held an advantage In only the
ninth and eleventh rounds. Two others
were even and IL were credited to Tun-
ney.
Tunney weighed 179 pounds and
Smith 1864.
Evening star., 1924-12-09
NATIONALS SEND THREE
ATHLETES TO WICHITA

WICHITA, I<ans., December o.
Two pitchers and nm infielder have
been purchased from the Washing
ton Americans by the wichita
Western League base ball club.
The infeIder is Miller, who sub
stituted for Roger Peckinpaugh in
the world series after the veteran
was injured. Benson Brillheart, a
southpav, and Dad Hankins, a
right-hander, are the twirlers.
Evening star., 1924-12-09
JOHNSON-LANDIS BATTLE
WILL>OCCUPY SPOTLIGHT
Ban Is Due to Bring Promised Proofs of Gambling il
Coast League-Illness in Family May Prevent
Attendance of Commissioner.

n 7 the National
in which
base ball circuits will participate The American meeting
and session follows Thursday.
administration of Kenesaw Mountain
the illness
his wife 1t predicted that the Heyde will
B. B. Johnson
president
National
has been adopted by majority of the bu the question
Johnson's denunaion been decided
learned that President Heyd will be reelected
Evening star., 1924-12-09
HARVARD CREW TO ROW
In EVENT AT ANNAPOLIS

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, December g.
The Harvard varsity crew will figure
in a triangular race with the Naval
Academy and Syracuse at Annapolis
and close it's season with the race
with Yale at New London, on June
10, according to the 1925 schedule
just given out