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).- t MORNING STAR. WILMINGTON; N. C, WEDNESDAY. APRIL $,M9l3 'V v " f ' ' ' I. . " ' -iMtfettfe-vffMMMP' 'i ,,,v...-"'; :-y ......... mm iWHE: MORlJD-OF SPORTS I . - . : . jij 1 ti id H3 1 '5' ii u m Si i;S Ml r1 a? 3 1 1 B ! t h tit 5i e 'a? li ill fl: Si 1 1 W SHORT.METER SHU . J l-i-AA-E at Petersburg (Va.) 6; Battle Axe (Champions, of KicnmonaA At Norfolk 8; Athletic Tans 4. . At Portsmouth 4; Patterson 4; (darkness.) - At Atlanta (So.) 6;, Rochester (In ternationals). 7. ; iris Lose Last Game. Blrnrincham Ala. -AbMI7Tne Barons were defeated in the final pre season gaine of the,.spring heretqday by the Cleveland; teats of the ; Ameri can Association, the final ; score ibeirig 6 to 1, - ' - Start Home.- . ; York- National League baseball team tonight began their journey North. Several exhibition games will be play ed during the trip, -i On April 14th, the i Giants4 will open the. season at PhiTadelphia, '-:- ; . " : 'C. ' i v - London, April 7 Owing to the . heated feelings engendered by the Home Rule question it Jias ieen found necessary-ti postpone; the. . annual, ; parliamentary golf tournament: Some members of the House of Commons decline tp meet their political oppo ; nents oh the links, j. . I -New XorkfAiril : :7.-r-Arr angemehts have . been completed fora- fight be tween Jim C6ffey, the "Dublin Giant" - and Bombardier Wells, for the heavy t weight championship of Great Britain, . according, to private cable. June 29th has been set . as the - date. - The con- test Will be held . in. London. -s - Clabby.to Australia. San Francisco, r April ?-7. Jimmy ; Clabbyj.Ujthe, middleweight pugilist, left suddenly todaM witJi his manager for Australia-via .the- liner Ventura. He, said he. had agreed to fight three touts4n Australia, . .. - - - ... Clabby's trip, will not affect his sta-. i tus". a$ a: probationer of the Los Ah- geles ipaliee court, where he' is under suspended sentence f three years as I a result : ! of 4 a .street brawl. ; Police Judge White, of Los Angeles, gave Clabby permission to go to Australia. "-r -sJ'r. Senators-Won- .;v Washington, ApriL . 7 The : Wash ington : Americans swamped- the ;Alex- " . audria, Va., Cardinals today, score 19 q4- to 4, , ' ; ;-. - :: ' ; . - -13- .... i-. " : .. . ci ginia .Mountain League, embracing the , K: territory of : Charlottesville, . Clifton ' I Forge, Covingtonu iand Staunton,- Ya., 1 " has qualified for membership in. Class iyD ibasebali leagues; accordingrtoideeir; ! sions : given out today, by . Chairman Parrell, of the National . Board of Ar bitratioht .'.;. f.; :-. u:. .. ' ;S;m;..i.,:..:..m..;. :.;!.:..:. 4. y.- COLLEGE GAMES. ? At Lexington, Va. : Buffalo (Fed erals) 10 ; ; Washington and Lee 0. ;;vAtWakeFpresjt':.l;. University Ni - At CPrlncetohi N.J. : Prin,cetoh 5? 5 Colgate 4..-i -.P i' At Ttiscaloosa, -Ala:.: . U. of . Michi gan. 7; U. of Alabama 4. , BROOKLYN DO DG E R S EVEN. U P t SPRING 'SERIES WITH YANKS. Brdklyiiv ApriL 7.- The Brooklyn Nationals evened :up tiie.-spring series with .the New York Americans today, winhingL&i to 4. Keulbach and Jdich ael TVer. about equally effective.- .. NewYork-;:::.:....-.i..4 8 5 Brooklyn i-. -.- :5. & j 3 McHale and w Sweeney;. Reulbach and: Miller; - umpires O'Brien and Emslie." ; -' " : :' : . FIRST-BALL PITCHED i v- i w -t DISLOCATED BATTER'S JAW. Kihstonr NvC.,, April ,7. The first ball -hurled , by the pitcher r of the Rocky- .Mount high school . baseball t team lh' agame with Kinston high schqoli at- Athletio ; Park- here : struck George r Fleming, pitcher:, for. the 16 cals, on "the left jaw, f'dislocating :tt. Fleming: was .at .the bat. A physician r reset' the' displaced bone; t:-:.-'-trrwJ.ifS : jfii" j . -Lri i::... - if. GOLF -TOURNAMENT. AT . i i-; RALEIGH NEXT MONDAY. Wilmington Members, of Team Busy .Practicing for Event This Week. :'-': The . secohd - golf - tournament -be-" tvTteen.' representatives of the Cape i Feat -Country - Club and the vRaleigh r. Country Club will be held on the links of the-: latter at : Raleigh next Monday. The first event, of the series was play ed her& cir Washington's birthday and : Wilmington won ' easily , but at: is un jderstdodthat : Raleigh: did not ; have some of r her best players here at that , time i and- the local golfers are expect-: f : ingas much;;eloser::contest m-.the AJapi- tol i City. .' However, ; with, strenuous , traihihg during the remaining days i thetweeft they, hope to be in shape to v carfyibff he hcors; -:;a.i ".;:rv T V The members oi the local team 'wiil .. be as ; follows : Messrs. C. E. Tay v lor.'Jr Wi Catmichael.-WiiJt.-Townes, JesSe F-Roache,- B . Uv Bridgers, -W . J. - MacMillan, Jr., J. R . Murchisoh M. F. H . Gouverneur, W .- A . -French, - v Havisiaha Drl J. W Stanley. ' It - is. expected that. iMri Thos. W. :r :' Straifge;iwhits ,a studentat the Ilnv ;a versity 'Npf -North-Caxolinaj will" join the -team at Raleigh and . take, partvin K the imafclikw He-vis: the:fpresent , club f ';chaldiidnliavingythade the hest score ; in tHe: Jjscal-tefurnanaentlast Spring: -. Therfe rare ' several -flf .the club's hest layers ndwi out of . the city- and it ris ; TneBtea iihat i some of these , will,: go ' to ; R.alelgb, also, ia .addition to. those - namefl aDovej'c i v r- m vTaylor . is-thft. captaittof the Ibcal. team.: The memhers of the ' rfl ynracticimr-i each :.afternoon ' this5 weekrand Saturday- afternoon will mvA-j. jitfut.ch niav-,ccimpetition under tournaihent rules .this rbeing the .-final . 5 nrattuv n-?fivetttp before the Raleigh match. Most' of -the-Wilmington play ers 'will Cleave .sandaynjgnt .xor i tta : 1o?TVtti thA. fi: 45 train though it is likelsahafc hat 'Time in order. to practice on the s Raleigh' links? -prior to jne-tournism - up? untiLtheczlast ?. weeK tor so . ; weather 4lad een : sor bad Ibr several -months: Jthat littlergolf uldr be. play-: ed. Howeyer, the-local play erhaye, . mv .. f ; infst - time--. since -Spring opened upland! are,oWiJh;rpiendi4 . snapejinavms ;uu.wjK.uiy; - - i ably ln: the f last two: tournaments. ; T? ,ici:ThafliisiA. Thomson; a'ndeav SALLY LEAGUE SCORES ,:, ii. South Atlantic League. a,At Macbh 11; Columbus 4., 4 At Charleston 4; .Savannah 2. ; At Augusta 5; Columbia, 16. V At Albany 2; Jacksonville 0. ELON'S SWATTERS WdN FROM WEAVER HEAVY HITTING AND CONSIST ' ENT PLAY TOLD STORY IN THE SCORE. .- : (Special Star Telegram.) Elon College, N. C, April . 7. Elon College won from Weaver ' College here today on a wet diamond in . a beautiful ,game characterised by stea dy playing, on both- sides with odds in Elon's favor. . Ingle, Elon's crack first sacker, was out of commission with a black eye received in yesterday's practice, but Atkinson, slab artist, played, an error less game at that post Evans twirl ed six innings allowing four hits and one run, striking out three men and walking one. Newman pitched the last three frames for Elon, - allowing five hits -walking s:PJie striking out one, and. allowing one run. : .., . - - Culberson, for Weaver, 'allowed la safe ones for Elon, on$. three-sacker by Evans and two two-base hits by Johnson and Bruce. He - struck out four, walked one, and allowed seven runs. Johnson, Tally and Massey for Elon,? each made three; hits out of four times up. Score by innings: Elon-. ...... ..... 023 101 QOx 7 15. 3 Weaver . , . . "'. ,i .000 001,010-2. 9 i 5 Batteries : Evans, Newman and Tal ly,. for Elon ; Culberson and Shannon for Weaver. CAROUNA won in SEASON'S BEST GAME WAKEjFORST,YlELDS GAME TO U N IV ERS1TY- SCO R E 2 TO 1 YESTERDAY. (Special Star Telegram.) . . Wake Forest, N. C, April 7. In the best game ever seen on the local diamond Wake Forest went down in defeat at the. hands of Carolina, 2 to l. i,. Ther visitors scored in the.first on a two-base hit. and two sacrifices, and again . in the ninth when Moore gave a base on balls and wooaaii nit a hot diie over third base- for two bases. Wake Forest's lone run came in the seconds Whitley,, hit one to , center field for three: bases, and came home on a wild throw. Moore and Watkins both pitched phehomihal: ball with the advantage silghjly in faVor of Moore. Wake Forest and Carolina cross bats again Saturday on the Raleigh dia mond. - ... Score by innings: v Wat Forest 010 000 0001 7 CaroUna . . . . :, .100 000 0012 4 ?2 Batteries: Moore0 and Daniel Wat kins and Woodall, '. . -.sztrupc "hiit hv Moore 4: Watkms 8. Base on, balls, off; Moore 2; Watkins 4. Three-base , hits, wmtiey. ,i wo base hits, Litchfield and Woodall. Earned runs, Carolina 2; Wake Forest, 0. UmpireCaddell. ?; : ':. . PHILS MAD BEST I TILL THE EIGHTH Philadelnhia. ' Anril 7. The : delphia Nationals had the local Amer icans nutout until, tne eignin, mmng tnt&v when the Athletics, tied the score and- won out- in the ninth, 2 to Th world's champions got one nit off Alexander; in the. five-innings he pitched. The series now stands tnree to one m iavor oi ine- Atnieiics. : : Nationals ., l 8 o Americans . . . . .. -..4 ,: v Alftxander. Jacobs ana Kiuiier, Burns Shawkey, Jennqck and, Lapp. BALTO. FEDERALS WON ? c'V'.:' ; , F.ROM PITTSBURG FEDS. i Lynchburg, Va., April 7. In a game hre today between. Baltimore and Pittsburg, of "the - Federal X-eague, Pittsburg slaughtered Quihn in the in itial inning, securing a-; six-run.- lead, hut - Baltimore . finally overcame ; thi hnd won 9 tp 8. - In the. next six in hings Quinn pitched mid-season ball. LeClair was easy for Baltimore. -Pittsburg 9 13 0 Baltimore r 9 13 3 Barger, Leclair and Berry; Quinn, Smith and Jacklitch. . TEST CASE -PROCEEDS. - Stbck Law Question Goes to Pender Superior Court. Burgaw,. N. , C, April 7. Following q hearing "before a justice of the peace here yesterday of the case'' brought to test the stock law, the justice held that the law.rls now n force and that itst operation does not depend upon a. fence being built between this and other counties. An appeal to the Su perior court iwasi taken. fsJt.T is hoped that the case caa be, rushed ; through the : Superior and ; Supreme - courts iquickly, so -that the question ,vml ibf settled. --A.. large crowd, of : the "free rangers"- and others , were, preseftti; ;' iAt the schooL auditorium on Friday evening there .will :be-presented V'The Finger - of AScorn" -A& - some of the best, local talent will take part i& this play, the public may "expect something good.- ; .--v J-Ur xy&ii,-:: ' , " The town . commissioners have call ed an election-to ::be ;held .z the first Tuesday inMay for the election, of a mayor and board of ; .commissioners to serve for the next year. . t; BOOkMAKERSsARRESTEb ONv NORFOLK RACE TRACK. Governor StUart--Determtn6d:--to. Break . '. Up - Giambi i rig In V i rgi nl a . ;.: ;. - Richmond Va., . April X7 tG6verhor Stuarts was: Tadvised: tohightlby Attor ney General,, pollard, ' who is in P Nor folk,, that 13 bookmakers were arrest ed f at the Jamestown i: Jockey' Glub track this- afternoon for gambling. They are held -for . bail in the sum of 1,000 each--' Twenty special, police men,? sworn , in-on-the Governor's! or ders, made a ,Taid: in?, the .betting ting; during fth& Kthlrd raee, and ;. captured $5,000. from i i five books.- Governor Stuartaainstructed. jiieJiattornes' generaLto make, further arrests: tomor row Jf,nyi attempt'. is -flfeide by- Tboak-. m oVor tr . nnpraA. a . ' '. - 'Jt ' MERKLE'S BIG STICK WON FOR GIANTS "BONEHEAD" HAD A HQIEB, A TRIPLE; AND A SINGLE ' YESTERDAY. New Orleans, April 7. Fred Mer- kle's home run drive over left field fence netted the New York Nationals first team its fourth cqnsercutive vic tory today over the New Orleans Southern Association xeam, me scui being 1 to 0.- The long hit was secur ed in the. second inning while-Bagby was pitching. Merkle later hit for hrAP hasps and also secured a single. No local player reacnea . secona Dase. New York . , . . : ......... . . .! , ; " New Orleans .. w . ...... . :-. . . . u u Fromme and Meyers: Bagby, Glav- ehich, Gudger and Adams. A. & M. SWAM PS TRINITY IN FIRST TRACK MEET. Hurtt, of A." & M. Breaks State Rea ord in Hammer Throve. .- (Special Star Telegram.) Raleigh, N. C, April 7 In the first track meet of the season, A. & M. swamped Trinity college this after noon by the score of 99 to 27. Hurtt, ot.A. & ,M. .broke the State record in tne rnammers.tn,ro,w, wnn xo leeir ii. inches. . -:- . ',; . - - . :Winners in order:; 100-yard uasn: Niehols, A. &-M.; Potter, A. & M. ; Matton, Trinity; time 10 seconds. High hurdles Sumner, A. & M.; Hi lahd, Trinity; Ivey, Trinity; time 16.4 seconds.. .. ; .:"'- 440-yard Nichols. A. & M.; Jen- nette, A. & M.; Cordele, Trinity; -52 seconds. : - - - . ' One . mile McLendon, Scott, Olive, all of A., &. M..; time 5 minutes. Low hurdles Sumner, A. & Au; Potter, A. & M.; Spence, Trinity; time -.28.1.- - . j Two miles Miiwee, a. & iiar ris,; A. & M-; Thompson, Trinity ; time 11:07.2. 220-yard Sumner, A. & M.; Pot ter; A, & M.; Ruff, Trinity; time 23.1 seconds. . v . High jump McDougal, A. & M.; Hurtt, - A. & M. ; Matton, Trinity; height 5 ft, 6 1-4 in. r . Shot put McDougal. A. & -M.; Cooke, A. & M.; McMahah, Trinity; distance, 38 feet, 4 1-2 inches. Discus Hurtt, A. & M.; Holt and Farrar, of Trinity; distance 107 feet, 11 1-4 inches. . .. -: iPole vault Matton, Trinity; Eld ridge, A. & M. and Adams,-Trinity tied for :second and third; height 9 feet, -7 incbcjs. . v Broad jump Matton, Trinity; Mc Dougal, A. & M.; Watkins, A. &.M.; distance 19 feet, 93-8. inches. Half inile Abernathy, Ray. Jean, nett, all of A. &3L; time 2:12.1; If ammer throw Hurtt, A. & ' M. ; Cooke, A. & M.; Farrar, Trinity; dis tance 126 feet,-11 inches. ATHLETIC EVENTS FEATURE r CRAVEN COMMENCEMENT. Dr. J. Y, Joyner, Principal Speaker. Pamh-co Commencement. (Special Star Correspondence.) Newbern, -N. C, April 7. At the corijmencement of ; the Craven county schools, which is.' to be held in this city on. April 21st, athletic, events in which jthere are to be several hundred entries,, will , be held and tSese are to be one -of the features of the day. The events will . begin - with a spectacular parade in which 3,000 or more school children and their teachers will par ticipate -and in the .afternoon the ath letic ,. events will . be . held. , . Concluding the programme at night will be an address by Hon. J. Y. Joy ner.,; State superintendent of public instruction, and ; several debates by the, pupils :of the different, schools. S. M, . Brinsoh, superintendent :. of the schools of the county, is now engaged in, preparing a programme for . the event....,:;; . ' . . . r . 'r A. county, commencement, similar to theione to be held : here, was held . at Bayboro. Pamlico county, . last Satur day, and iti was a complete success in every way despite the fact that in clement weather prevailed. . Prof. Taylor B. Attmore is in. charge of the public schools in that icounty and he arranged the, programme. for the occa sion; : and assisted in-vcarrying it out. MAnV DELEGATES GO TO , .- . MEETING OF PRES BYTE R Y. Taken From Warsaw to Kenansville' Over New. Railroad. : Warsaw, N. O., April 7. An unusu ally. ..large., number ,.of delegates and visitors arrived here thisxmorning en route :to the annual' spring meeting of the Wilmington Presbytery,, which be gan fir Kenansville today and will continue through Thursday. These delegates were met here by a large number, of . the,, local., citizens and., all together left here about II o'clock aboard the first., passenger train to be operated over the Atlantic & Carolina Railroad. ' . ' . : . " . This road is now completed to a point-about two miles from Kenans ville, and a large- force of workmen are. rushing, the .line to. completion. It is expected to be finished by the early part of. summer." Although the 'first passenger, train on the- new ; road"; was operated ' today, the farmers of the section . traversed by thenew line have : been receiving fertilizers and farm implements by ; freight:, on the road, for some time. Many remarks were- made by the visitors today on the l-fine .country ,.and the j splendid farms along the line. f: .v. .: ..The meeting of the Presbytery op ened this morning with a large attend ance and ideal weather and the pros pects, are bright f or a ' most success ful, session. : : . t -. A ; TopNptcher Show: for I1wayf Special . Two- Reel RfeleaifeSelil's lirailXCLIMB. ooo. r "THE. ADVENTURES 'OF THE EXTRA" BABY" A scientific laugh film,'- i?:&: At.fil m pf ? th$: cj reus oAvvuubi ma -sm f 'V QOO i earirthe Wu'rliUferi Orchestra. GRAND THEATRE Our Mr. A. Mammoth Flag Blankets To everyone bringing him Coupons (Cash CoUpdriii' or Special Flag Coupons or will crive a r?Yjs"'- value I HPMfW . . ft SUPERIOR QUALITY r MADE' IN ' - "I '-w,t " -. THE KIND OF CLOTHES WE SELL We are proud of the fact Jhat we sell Stein-Bloch Clothes; proud in many ways. 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