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0. CHAftLOTTE DAILY OBSERVER, JULY 13, 1903r; if 1 - . -1 I TftE SPORT BASEBALL YBSTERDAX i U - ' ' - Hationat l(M , CkteM 0: Philadelphia ft. Seosad guts -Chicago A; Phildejplue JL- -r .-- C3nolnnl 0; Boston 4 ' ' St Lout Brooklyn I. J J; . Sou then IMW : , Memphis ; Montgomery I 0 tntd). New OXJeamj 4M . , . . ' : - ; Eastern L-re. :;"y At Itdcr Point! Frertdanc j Jersey jvw' Kewarw j: moviaene . - v j:, ' 7" Montreal TJ oohestsr . -? r Vl A y CAROLINA a'sSOCIA'TIQIC ' . ' - ... Wort. . Uh ' Pet Greenville..,.....,, 15 23 414 Spartanburg M M 83 '27 r Orewayra... .... M Winat .. 31 II w Anderson 24 - 83 --.4n Chariot. .. .....IV K v .47 EASTERN CAROLINA ..LEAGUE- Won. Lost Pet. wiwo..r .. .. ......... i - Wilmington . .. M x - Ooldsbor , ,., 1 Raleigh .. ;0": JoOO 1 1, .too ,000 SOUTH CAROLINA LEAGUE. Won. Lost. Pet Sumter Chaster . Rock Hill 33 30 '. SO .27 .677 .m .37 ej ... S3 ... 18 Orangeburg NATIONAL LEAGUE. - "' ' Won. Lost. Pet .ro .6ns .673 .519 .44 .4fil .4(18 .873 Chicago .. .. Pittsburg .. New Tork . Cincinnati .. .. Philadelphia .. Boston Brooklyn St Louis .. .. 45 4 43 40 83 35 29 28 29 M Si 37 87 41 43 47 V .AMERICAN LEAGUE, Won. Lost. Pet 44 II .587 44 II .587 4S U .W0 41 S4 .547 38 8 .m 34 41 .463 ,. . .. 28 . 45 .384 '2 ' 47 .383 Detroit .. St. Louis , Chicago .. , CleTeland Philadelphia Boeton Washington New fork . SOUTHERN LEAGUE. Won. Lost. Pet .54" .641 .!! .607 .606 : .472 Memphis 39 . 33 New Orleans 40 Atlanta 35 Mobile 88 Nashville 34 Little Rock' 39 Montgomery : 34 Birmingham 15 v J 83 33 33 31 43 .m SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE. Won. Lost. Pet Jacksonvtle CS 1 .747 Sayannah 40 , 84 .Ml Columbia 83 34 .493 Charleston S3 41 .4.1 Macon 33 47 .405 Augusta 27 45 .375 VIRGINIA LEAGUE. Won. Lost Pet Richmond .. is..,.. 43 77 Panvllle ... 4ff 2T Roanoke 33 37 Norfolk .. , 34 . ,.15 Portsmouth ., 28- S Lynchburg ..;;.: 28 40 j rr--- "... NATIONAL LEAGUE. .597 .471 X'4 .4ii St. Louis.. Mo- Jujy 12. Kard hlUlng by Brooklyn In the ninth inning drove in the deciding run and won to-day's game, t to 3. Score: K. H. R. St Loul 010 000 100-3 6 4 Brooklyn 000 1O0 101-3 5 2 Batteries Bailee, Ludwlg and Bliss; Bell and Bergen. Time. 1:33. Umpire, Rlgler. Chicago. July 11 Reulbach pitched the Brat game and showed a great reversal of form over his yesterday's work, blank ing the visitors and allowing only, four bits. In the Second Corrldon held the lo cals safe at ell times. Score: R- H: E. Chicago 0OlCO20r-3 l.l Philadelphia 000 000 000-O 4 1 Batteries: Reulbach and Moran; Richie and Dooln. Time. 1:36. Umpires, EmsHu end Johnstone. Time, 1:36. - Second game: v. B.'H. B. Chicago 000 000 000-O I 1 Philadelphia 00O 30 000-3 I 0 Batteries: Pfelster, Lundsren and Moran; Corrldon and Jacklitsch. Tlme. 2 hours. Umpires, JoHnstone and Ennlie. Cincinnati. O., July 12. Doe-chefs gen eral wlldness and his two wild throws gave Boston four runs and the game this afternoon. McCarthy "held the locals safe with men on bases.- . Score: ' R. H. E. Cincinnati 000 000 000-O I 3 Boston v.- 03 O0O-4--3 0 Batteries: Doescher, Dubuc and Schlel; ,. McCarthy and Smith. , Time, 2 hours. Um pire, Rudder ham. - - . I ' SOUTHERN LEAGCE. ' New Orleans, La., July li Score: R. H. E. Atlanta , OOQ 000,010-1 3 1 New Orleans 000 000 OOD-0 l 1 ' Batteries: Ford and McMurrky: Dreten- ; stein and Mathews. Time, 1:64. Umpire, Brown. ' Mobile, Ala., July 12. . . Score: R. R E. Nashville .......... 0K 004 010-4 I 1 Mobile .. .. 000 300 001-3 7 .. Batteries: Bernhardt and Hardy; Gas- kill and Ganrln. Time. 1:51. . Umpire, Carpenter. Memphis, Term July JA v . v - . Score; ' ' -'- R. H- E. Montgomery' 000 000 000 00 3-3 . Memphis .. ..... 000 000 000 Of 4-0 U 5 ' Batteries: Thomas and Hart; -Owens ,. and Shields. Time. 2:10. Umpire, Pfen nlnger. : -. ' . - f M1DXICHT. - The moon shines white and silent .-. On the. mist which. like a tide - - Of seme? enchanted ocean, - ' -O'er the wide marsh doth glide, r Spreading its ghost-like billows : Sflen.tly far, and wide. ' A vague and' starry rnagte . . Makes all things mysteries, - And lures the earth's dumb spirit- Up to the longing skies, . L I seem- to hear dim whispers, - ... .; And tremulous repliea. ; The fireflies o'er the meadow - Is pulses come and go; The "elm trees heavy shadow - Weighs en the grass below; And faintly from the distance ' : The dreaming cock doth crow, - - ,AU things look strange aod mystic, . r The very bushes swell - , - - f , Ad take wild shapes end motions, .As if beneath a spell They seem pot the same lilacs From the childhood knows so wem .v... --JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL, lf.fi WORLD Or-DaiJE; FOOT RACK.i Over 9,000 Roy Athletes, Members of . tne xoung Men's Cbruun Awwcl- tlaa to Participate In tbo Contest - From iew York to cbicao .Tho ; Most ExtenslTe . IVco - Kver At- tempted. - r-;;- , '.Ntir Tork,-Jnlyll. Orer course nearly s. thousand ' miles Ion. 2.001 boy tb)ots memsera of ths Tovyic lien's 4Tftrlstlsa AssooiaUon, im race ftfaiivst tlma this "etlt'ln an sftort to break-U vsoords bnren Mew. Tork and Chlco. . The beyt sro to carry Tork to .ths mayor of ChicarSr' : "A relay race so extenslvs as tills has probably river been attempted and Interest In the affair is great, especial ly! In athletio circles.-. Each of the runners will carry the message half a mils and the average time for each half mile will b about S minutes .18 seconds, according to ths tests that have.. bea; m4.iitr.i..' :" , A ?0 a. nvneit Wednesday the first boy will bo sent away from the start ing point at the- city hall here. - He w uanuva silver iuuo L'uniain yisg the mayor's .message and' then a pIstol,shot will start him on the first stage of the Jonrney, the course from the city .halt being up Broadway. How enthusiastically the members of the T. M. C. A. have entered into the contest Is evidenced by the large number who made application to par- TEAM PlAYS at the bat AND ON BASES , ' . BY J.W. In this paper I shall outline not all but a few of the commoner pUys pulled oft ty batters and base runners acting in concert that is. In co-operation. There arnoteemrlly but fe plays that can be devised for base runners solely, without the assistance7 of t baiter. Of course one manby him. self may try all sorts of7Vtngs, bril liant and otherwise, but 1 am referr ing now only to plays in which the concerted action of two or morn men is called for. -Plenty could, no doubt. be devised theoretically, .but whtrfer they would be of any practical value is another question. THE DOUBLE STEAL. With a runner on first and another on third tho former starts out lKidly for. second. Not being a case of squeeze play nor of "hit and run" either, the batter need not necessarily figure in the play at all. The runner on third should be a fast man, should keep Ms eyes widc open and should have tQ be In with ss good a lead off third as he safely, dare take, looking out to see that the catcher docs not play the ball down in his direction In stead of to second. Furthermore, he should not be taken in by the old trick we discussed .last week of sv. blult throw down to second with a real throw to third, -which might catch ilm napping. Old-time catchers used also to throw it to short who could easily get it back In home If the runner on third attempted to go In. Well, after making sure thai the catcher Is really throwing to second, the 'man on third starts home with all speed. If the op posing eecond baseman tries to touch the runner from first that runner slacks up Just before getting to the playr with the ball. This may result In the eecond baseman toeing drawn Into going after him. If he does this the man on third is sure to get in safely, as It takes quick and very ac curate work to get him even with the smoothest kln4 of sailing. If the second, baseman throws home imme diately he must, ojUceurse, forsake the runner from first who then goes on safely to eocond.no matter what hap pens to the man going home. This latter individual is now aided (In pro fessional ball at least) to some extent by the batsman, who stands stock still In his place In the batter's box, with feet slightly spread apart. This Is but a negative kind of assistance, and yoL-it may be of material aid to the runner. If the-catcher, with the ball In possession, attempts to get tho run ner In front of the batsman the run ner slides In behind the tvataman, using him as a dodging post; and it the catcher tries for the man behind the batter naturally the runner esrayS to get In via the front' route. The actual chance of scoring on the play is prob lematical; it depends almost entirely on how cool opponents keep and how well they can throw.' With the same situation another way to work it Is for the runner on flrat. to lead off so far as to tempt a throw from pitcher to first, w hereupon tho runner promptly claps oh ful steam for second. Now, with the bell In the bands of the first baseman the runner on third can, naturally, take a considerably longer lead off third than he would dare were the pitcher In poesession of the ball and he takes his Increased lead Instantly after noting that the ball has gone over to first base. The first baseman. It is expected, will (and generally noes) throw the ball at once to second to head off- the man -who has just left forgetting for the moment the man On third and his Improved lead. The run ner on third, being on the lookout for Just what his comrade has done, Is smartly on the alert for the throw-lng-of the ball to second, and Is off for home In almost the instant; the Irst baseman raises his arm to throw to second.' This Is not a common play and .the first baseman is quits apt to be taken by surprise by the ready running off Of his prisoner; and his very 'actions and , ' expression of face will tell that he has fallen into the trap and that he will undoubtedly throw to second wUh all speed, if he does the man f-n third will surely score, for he has had. the benefit of three throws on which" to make , his distance-pitcher to first .first to second, and second : to home; and any kind, of a rupner at all will make It every time. , . . -' ' ; ANOTHER DOUBLE STEAL.'. . - With a runner on second end an other on first both runners are some times advanced a base simultaneously by the batsman signaling them that he will make a fake bunt of the next ball pitched. .. After giving the signal he shortens his hold on the bat brings it down further off his shoulder, takes the punting position and gives the op ponents every indication of an inten-1 tlen - -bust Furthermore, he ac tually goes 'after the ball when It is rrved up, and In the bunting etyle. All thU fi calculated to pull the third tlclpats. .. Uoro than 100,000 applica tions were received. Each branch of the XLJt C. A Is tho, clUesalong th course will famish ths runners for Its dUtrlot, taking as the standard of selection' boys who represent ths spirit of the association. - . . The course has been carefully laid ont from- government survey maps. the easiest and strslghtest highway roads between here and Chicago be inx . selected, v The route ..has been divided Into sections of from IS to-00 miles each. In this- State the ran ners will pass through Poughkeepsie, Ajoany, Schenectady, - Uttie . rails, Utloa, Syracuse. Geneva, Rochester, Buffalo- and scores of smaller cities and towns. Some of the larger cities west of Buffalo which are on the course are Erie, Cleveland, Toledo, Adrian, Coldwater and Booth Bena. Automobiles containing emergency runners will follow fhi Tacerrover-the various divisions so thai a iresn run ner can be supplied In case of aocl dent to any of the regular contestants, J'." Ocean Race Won by Sloop Jerte. Fall River. Miss.. July It. Eleven sloops and two yawls, which started from the Fall River Tacht Club house On Mount Hope bsy, yesterday after noon, in a 100-mile ocean race tor tnree prises finished here this afternoon. The sloop Nutmeg, owned by Allen C Jones, of Boston, won the first prize. The Rudder cup. presented by Thomas Fleming Bay, editor of The Rudder. Her time was IS hours 30 minutes 17 seconds. s - Second Diize was won by the sloop Perte, owned by William J. . Brooks, of Providence. Time II hours 1 min ute 4S seconds. The third prize was captured by the Rloop Little Rhody, owned by -C. F. Tillinghast, of Providence,, time 1 hours 2 minutes 14 seconds. The course was to Vineyard Sound Lightship and return and the weather conditions were perfect. HK1SMAN. baseman in and away from his bag, so that there shall be no one covering It as the runner on second simulta neously with the delivery of the ball starts out for third. If . the third baseman has been drawn in the run ner can generally make it by running wen Dack of the line, as tnen the third baseman cannot easily reach him,1 even though he has tho ball. The battvr, of course, does not really connect up with the ball; he never Intended to do so, but-makes a strike of it Instead. He is willing to "waste one" for tae sake of advancing both base runners so they shall both be in position to sore should he later suc ceed in making a base hit I don't know why we don't see this double steal oftener than wf do, for It Is a Rood play and not so hard, compared to many oth -rs frequently attempted With a real base runner on second and a "foxy" man at the bat It could or shoulii always be tried ,with one or two hands down but not when no one 1m out. Of course, y, makes no difference how sfow tho rear runner Is, as they never fool with him, but always try for the advance base run ner, who muil, therefore, be fast and clever. THE BUNTING GAME. Time was, in baseball history, wlfen the fans could hardly tolerate the bunt. They wanted to see the ball hit out, always. It wuj construed to be a confession of weakness an admission by the batsman that he doubted his own ability to land on it fairly. TQ that extent It was regarded as a rather unfair maneuvre a 'taking an unworthy advantage, as It were, of a pitcher and there was much senti- menr In favor of Its utter abolition y rule. How times have changed! Now everybody recognizes the science in bunting, and almost everybody its strategic value. Formerly it Is true, it was used only as a surprise- play by fast runners and weak hitters," who resorted to It with no other object than to get themselves on base and without any idea of using the bunt as a team maneuvre. This was in tne days of Its very early youth. But it wasn't long before the Napoleons of baseball discovered that It was the verv surest wav In the world to ad vance a base runner If that was ail one were after. To be sure It, inevi tably spelled the death of the oattjr but as skill in the game improved, and playing rules also tended to keep down the scoring more and more. It came to be recognised that 'the best chance of scoring at all came by getting a man down to second some way or other, if In so doing you still reserved to 'yourself a place at the plate- for one or two more batsmen betfere the Whole aids . WM retfred. Therefore, the Instant a runner gets down to first base by any means whatever, with no one out we in variably expect a bunt from even ths rankest of amateur. Now, is it necessary to signal the runner when you are going to bunt him down to second? No. If you do and he gets a good start thereby and you. a batsman, do your fully duty, it may, Indeed work out that the runner can get to third from first especially If you have put the bunt do.wn to third base -so that It mean a long throw from third to first and another long one back again.- And y'ef with the cleverest batsmen and base runners this seldom works out I have seen In a big league game three men thrown out at third in the one game, by trying to make it all the way from first on the bunt.. Ten ney, on first for Boston, was too much for the St Louis men. By signaling.-the batsman is compelled to go after the next ball, whether good or bad, and the only benefit that can come from the preordination la that the runner may have the very questionable pleasure of trying to stretch a sure "safe at second" Into a very probable 'out at third." ,The disadvantage of the signal Is, of course,' that In having to go after veny bad one the batter may not be able to fulfill his part of the contract If he makes a strike of It the runner will likely- be thrown 'out at second. Or he's apt to bunt It up In the air, with good chance'' for a double; or to bunt it down too fast with the same result or. at leasf tor merely foul the bait which doesn't help the runner any and simply makes trouble for the batter himself 'and makes things easy for the opposing pitcher. So, the better way for amateurs at least Is i tor both runner and batter to simply wait patiently till the strike come up; then bunt it safely, accu rately, properly aad without any signal to the' base runner. 8uch a bunt will always allow the runner, to get safely down to second, and with that both men should be content. It often happens, however, that by thus waiting, for a fine ball to work on a batter Can so play the ball a to make a' safe bunt of ft even for-'hlmseif and beat It out to first which he could' almost never hope to do In going; after a bad one). - I ULYALPIU GAMES WILL START TO-DAY. Americans Are Confident of Winning Tber Share of Honors Rector, of : Virginia, is Showing Up Well and Is In Fine Trim Ulng Edward Will . Open Contest. . London. July ' it. -The American athletes who have come to London to compete against the world at the Olymplo meeting which will open on Monday are full of confidence as to their ability to do more than hold their, own against the representatives Of other nations. The Americans went to Brighton early : in the week and they have been working steadily and conscientiously there under the direc tion of Trainer Murphy, Murphy said to-day: "One -thing to be thankful for is that-there have-been bo accident such as attended tte team on its way to Athens. " None of the men Is over trained but on the other hand some of them have-not had enough work, and the. climate of England will not permit the forcing of work upon them.". Ordinarily the . weather is bad enough in this country but since com ing to Brighton there has been very little sunshine. In fact, there have been almost continuous clouds and rain. The men will remain here until ths conclusion of the games, going to London only when called upon to take parj. In the various events. They can see London If they so desire after the work has been completed." Rector, the University of Virginia sprinter, has shown wonderful bursts of speed In practice, and likewise has proved himself a fast starter. The only question seems to be as to wheth er he will be able to last 100 metres. The difference between that distance and 100 yards does not appear to be much but It Is considerable for a finely trained man who is accustomed to the shorter sprint. The other Am erican sprinters and hurdlers are In fine form, but the distance men ar slow In oomlng around. Nevertheless they sre Just as confident as the oth ers In their ultimate success. The wrestlers, also, are having their troubles in keeping down to weight. Gilbert, the" world's champion, ha broken another pole vaulting record. He cleared 11 feet in practice recent ly and there seems no likelihood of his defeat unless the present plans of conducting the vaulting and high umplng contests are persisted In. The Americans contend that vaulters must be allowed to dig a hole for the pole nd that the ground on the further ido of the bar must be dug up to lessen the shock of alighting. The Canadians and others are objecting to these, conditions. .,, that there should be no hole for the pple , mat inu juniucm snuuia aiigni on - turf. I divjduaf pcores of the other American The drawing for heats also has ben 1 revolver shots were: Calkin. 473; the cause of objection. The commit-. Diet. 472, and Axt-ll. 468. The ag tee In charge of this detail decided ! rregate team scores were.: American that the drawings should be made hvf 1.1: Belgium. 1.868 (correct), anil the selection of slips bearing the j England Mis names of the various contestants from 1 When the I art bullet had sped to i Its a hat. but the Americans have point- ed out that this might lead to all the men of any one country being drawn Tdf-the same Treat: A greater difficulty faces the man agement on the question of whether Longboat, the Canadian Indian, shall be allowed to compete In the long dis tance events. The ' Americans hold that he is a professional but have not yet entered a formal protest against him. A meeting of the American committee has been held to decide up on what action shall be taken in this matter. The members of the com mittee are strongly opposed to doln, anything that is likely to Interfere with the success of the games but they contend that they cannot allow their men to Jeopardize their amateur standing by competing against a pro fessional. The most elaborate arrangement have been made for the formal open ing of the games by the King. Be fore his arrival there will be a grand parade of the competitors. After the formal opening there will be, swimming and cycling, races and gymnastics and the first heat of the 1,000 metres race will be run off. This event Is the only one of the first day in which the American competitor are interested, although It Is not known as yet which of the men wilL compete In the heat. Athletes from twenty countries are gathered In and near London for the Olympic game which open to-morrow and which, it Is believed, will prove 'the greatest games of modern times. The competitors from the four corners of the globe constitute a small army In themselves, almost every country, following 'the example Of America and Great Britain, having entered in the various events the' full quota of men allowed by the rules. In most cases a round dosen. As there are 25 events on the pro gramme, the number of athletes tak ing part will total nearly 2.000, many of the men, of course, representing their respective countries In more than one event. Preliminaries all have been arrang ed for the opening day. The origi nal Idea was to devote this day en tirely to the formal ceremony, but the committee In charge of the games eventually decided to run off some Of the preliminaries, and the first heat of the 1,500-metre race will be started as soon as possible after formalities are ended. The preoaranons are on a gigantic scale. The stadlnm will seat 08.000 spectator and there la room for. 23,000- more, but so seats. By making use of a strip surround ins the stadium, standing room also can he found for sn.oog additional. but tbi probably will not be neces sary- The ground in tne . stadium provide three athletio tracks, a swimming bath snd dressing rooms for.t.000 competitors. "The turf track for hurdle racing, the cinder path for running, and the concrete banked for cycling have been tested snd pro nounced the best In England. Sev eral records already have been bro ken on these tracks and It may be confidently predicted that more will gd wherfthe-chosen athletesTofrthe world meet there. A was to be expected, some little friction has arisen over the rules governing some of the contests.. The Americans hay contended that they ought to be perm men tne privilege of-iirg1ng a-hole for the pels in the vaultine- competition. Bat ths Ami tenr Athletic Association; the roles of which will govern Ihe meeting, has decided against this. " To be compelled at the bast moment to adopt a new method of vaulting probably will go bard . against OHbert, the American vault, who holds the world's cham pionship, snd. who -recently mede a VU of II feet In practice. . ' The elocution - also ha" decided araln-t the American protest In the Question of heat v drawing. ; The American rem mlttee pointed out that hy the method to be adopted It might happen that all the athletes of one country would be tlrawv for th same irilXLiM FIRTH, PRES. J AMERICAN -1 i . . : -. T. S. C0THRA1T, heat, which would be manifestly un fair, but the association held that the possibility was so remote that it need not- be taken Into consideration. Slips, therefore, bearing the -names of the various contender, will , . be drawn from a hat with the object of selecting the competitors in each heat, - fThe sports are to last a fortnight RIFLE CONTESTS AT BISLET. Americans Bring; New , Honors Home by Winning the Rifle Contest at Risley Aggregate Score Was 3,531 and That of the Nearest Opponent 8,406. - Blsley, July 12. The great inter national match, the most .. Important event of the Olympic rifle contests, has "been won by America and the Amer ican marksmen thus become r the champions of the world. .The Amer ican aggregate ocore was 2, SSI, that of the British team 2.496, while the Ca nadian team scored 2,439. Starting with a lead at tho end of the first range the Americans never were displaced with the exception of the contest at the C00 yard range Ihcy scored higher totals for each of the six ' distances than the finest team that Canada and all Europe could put In th field. In the Individual aggreawtes also first W. F. Lueshner, o New York. and then Major W. B. Martin, of New Jersey, led all the world's crack rifle men. - Many experts consider the outcome a victory not only for the men but for the rifles. They declare that the short barreled new Springfield rifle proved IteeVf a far better arm than the new short barreled Lee-En Held in use In the British service. The magnificent -performnnces of the Americans throughout the entire contest made them popular favorite. In the team revolver competition which occupied most of the day, the Americans scored another victory. They defeated the . teams, composed of four men each of the United King dom. Sweden. France, Belgium, Hol-j land and Greece. ' The American re- ; volver teem was composed of Gorman. i Axtell, Calkins and Diet. l Ith a irrand Individual aga-re-gate of 601 uorman nao "e "" " StSi wirda," indlvldrVat competition. U.t to-diy ho ..... Ki. ts. nllA un on v 493. rne n- ... .kl, if nllA un target Lord i.:neyiesmrc ".... . . ward to General Drain nnd warmly .rvo-raf ivlated the chaTivplon of the American team. The Crown Prince of i Sweden canW up wnno une was still proudly pointing out, the mem-bers of his team wlfo had made particularly brilliant records, and It Was then that ho congratulated the general. For a quarter of an hour the gcnerar neid a recejw wanted to congratulate the vlsUor from over the sea. ' PRESIDENT'S CONGRATrLATIOXS Mr. Roosevelt Extends HI 4Jood Wishes to Victorious American Team General OUvcr and General Crozlcr Jubilant. Washington, July 12 The victory of the American riflemen at the Olympic shoot in England gives great satisfaction, not only to riflemen and guardsmenAtenerally but to army men as well. Lieutenant Albert S. Jones, secretary of the National Rifle Asso ciation of America has received the following telegram from President Roosevelt: .... "Accepf my hearty congratulations and extend them to the team which has done so well. "THEODORE ROOSEVELT." General William Crosier, chief 'of ordnanc.e, had this to say to-day of the team's victory: "The magnificent performance of the new rifles and ammunition as shown by the victory of the Ameri can team demonstrated that the short ening of the army nne mis not been followed b any "decrease In its ac curacy. aspredicted once that the ammunition used, though not of gov ernment make nevertheless carried a aharp pointed bullet similar to the one recently adopted by this department. Consequently the results of the Olym pic ahoet -1 -highly gratifying... At th coming National Rifle Association matches at Camp Perry, O., It Is ex pected that the new rifle and am munition wllf -establish new records at all distances." General Robert Shaw Oliver, As sistant Secretary of War. cabled to General Drain the following: 'Hearty congratulations to -you and your men for the great victory. , General Oliver said to-day: "This victory means much for the cause of rifle shooting In this country. It shows that the United States still leads the world in Individual skill but what we want 1 a greater number of sharp shooter Instead of a few experts and we are gradually reaching that point through the Instrumentality of the an nual matches, the liberal appropria tions of Congress for ranges and prac tice and the rifle club of the National Rlfl Aoclatron.H A meeting of th executive com mittee of th National -Rlfl Associa tion will beheld In this city on Wednesday to arranjr detail for a welcome home reception to the vic torious team; . , . -, -, Charlotte i Venu Wlneton-Salcrn ': '"!. -Again. -One more again already will Char lotte and Winston -vie for baseball honors. A series begins In the Twin City to-day, continuing through tomorrow- and -Wednesday-.In -the--rles of four games here last week th two teama broke even.; each capturing two. . Charlotte should have at least tw out of the three at Winston, and In tact could tak three without dan ger pt breaking up the league. If th team will get Itself together and ever lastingly stay there, it can play some THE REMEDY THAT DOES. "Dr. King's New Discovery Is the rem edy that does the healing others promise but fill r-rforra." say Mrs. E. R. plerson. of Abburn Centre, pa. "it . curing me of throat end lung trouble of long stssoSng. thst ether treatments re lieved only temporarily. New Dinrov. ery I doing me so much good that I feet eenfid-nt Ms continued ia tnr a reason ablo length of time will restore m to perfect health. This renowned cough and coM remedy-and throat and lung heater Is sold at all drug stores, too, and tL Trial bottle, free. . , THE FRAKK MOISTENING wtn inn. si ir jails Dtreei xjoswm, tiaas. iiereitaie do xiwt BM, fin. Stop Ur: Knken Abont leaky roofs and sue Rex Fltatkeie Roofing. , . For sale only by . .. . - -. '. Charlottes We carry everything v THE HORSE IX BASEBALL. Fat Fan Tells Hi Xelglibor What tlie Poor Players Have to Put Up With. New Tork Sun. "Well." grvnted the thin man on the right field bleachers, "the play hasn't been so brilliant so far but what It can be watched in comfort without the ngd of smoked blaasea." t"l suppose you refer to that last error .t short" said the fat fan who was sitting next to htm. "It waa pretty rank. Still, you can't blame the shortstop. He's just getting ov er an attack of pink eye." "Pink eye? Why. pink eye is a horse's disease." "Human beings can have it too." "Catvh it from horses, I suppose," sneered the thin man sarcastically. "I supposs they do." The fat fan amothered a yawn. "It's another argument agalnrt the baseball trust. "Since they've had a monopoly on the manufacture of baseballs the poor player has had no protection what ever. If he isn't willing to risk hi health th trust can find plenty of oth-, er men "who would be only too glad to take hi place. "There used to be a time when only the most carefully selected horsehlde went Into the manufacture of baseball covers. Hut now that a soulless cor poration ha got a monopoly of the business they hand up 'most any old kind' of ' pink eyed, foundered nag with spavin to the poor long suffering player. Why, they won't eevn go to the trivial expense of sterilising the hide before they're turned over to the (porting goods seamstresae who sew 'em on the ball. . "Jut consider the number of down trodden ball tossers who are out of the game to-day suffering from Charlie horse. And do you know that Charlie horse Is? Nothing but an other name for spring halt. They call It that because they traced tho cover of the first ball that spread the disease to a decrepit old cab horse named Charlie. "Look at the chances that pitcher Is taking out there now. First ho licks his Angers, then he rub 'em on the hall, then he licks his fingers again and then look at there! Wnat cat!, him.' ump,M'" "All the paper to-morrow morning will blame that "poor pitcher. But he couldn t help it. The cover of t-hat ball, ttke as notr was mjtde from the hide of a balky horse. The pitch er merely caught It from the balL "But what are we going to do about this trust problem? Baseballs aren't good to eatr Yon e-n-f -ach em under the pure food law. There's no way you can reach 'em. I tell you, sir, if that young feller that wrote the 'Jungle Book or whatever the name of It. was. could only ' That's the second passed ball that catcher had, complained the thin man. "He can't hold anything." "That' becauae the pitcher I us ing a spit ball. Hardest thing In the world for a catcher to hold. There's the chance of a lifetime ror some bright young man to Invent a blot tlmr paper mitt for handling spit balls." After this observation the fat fan was permitted by his neighbor to en joy the hematnder of the game with out Interruption. NORTH AXD SOUTH IX BUSINESS. Economic Relations of (lie Section ('lotto and Growing tloscr. Baltimore' Sun. , Th Rev. Dr. James Iee. of At lanta, In a speech the other day be fore the Methodist Church Educa tional Conference, gave some In teresting statistics.. Ho told of the great wealth produced annually by the South a an argument for the bet ter support of schools and colleges. He pointed out the large percentage of white people of the South as a discreditable fact, and h that In the reduction of that lllltmacy iay me remedy lor some of tho Ills which now afflict his section. An. other- Interesting -f set given by Dr. iee, waa mat the South, with not much more than one-fourth of the population of the country, produces about 40 per cent, of the total ex ports of the United States to foreign lands. Hut for the cotton and other products or tho soil and forest which are raised in the Southern States and sold abroad, the balance of tntde would be heavily against us and the payment of our bill for Interest on American securities owned In Europe for transportation across the ocean, for tha expenses of purchase of tourists and for foreign good pur chased In Europe In the regular coure of trade, would be a far more difficult matter and would keep this country- drained of Its gold. - Dr. Le predicts limitless increases of th South' wealth and Industrial tm portance. He predict a population of 41.000,000 In II years and a for Ign commerce of . f 1,000.000,000. Among It material resources he mentions a coal area 10 - per cent, larger than that of Great Britain, Russia, Germany and France -combined. , Ws hear much of th de pendence of th South upon 'the North for th manufactured articles used by the Southern people. That Industrial dependence has been well recognised In th SSouth. But as the South become more prosperous and has money to .Invest manufacturing will .probably grow up and the Southern SUte will become 'mor and mor Independent and - self- So popular have jbecons bet that fsw.kitctes arc f:ur.d v;L ithey axo net uzzd. : B. COUXXS, Vice Pre, and 'C6T.MY -, . . , CTEARL0TTE. IT. 0Ll i, in Mill Furnishings. sustaining. ' When the money earned in the South is - more largely spent In the South,' wealth will . increase far more rapidly. But even now, if a balance of trade between the North and South were struck, the balance tq favor of the North might be much smaller than some suppose.-,. And it Is certain that the North is as much da-, pendent upon the South as the South' Is upon the North. T The products of the Southern cotton fields clothe the North snd give employment to some hundred thousands of Us Inhabitants. . The products of the Southern forests provide shelter and home for a large part of th Northern people. The amount of food ; which goes North for the old Confederacy Is be yond estimate. As early as February Florida begins shipping fruit and esrly vegetables northward and the stream of commerce) swells as tha weeks pass snd th other States Join -In. -:rZ The -truth Is that the North and South are dependent upon each other. The North la dependent upon the South for its raw material for Its rice and much of it sugar, for much of Its fruit and vegetables. ' and for much of Its lumber. Th South Is dependent upon the North for a market and for various manu factured articles which It ts hot yet prepared to produce. , i ' Movement to Secure Appropriation For Mexican War Records. Washington. July 11. Following the publication of ths official record of the Union and Confederate armies a proposition Is now being agitated to have Congress authorise a . similar publication of the- military records of the Mexican war. . . , Cotton Mill For Sale By virtu of an order of the Buperiof Court of Rutherford county, the under signed receiver will sell at public auction on the premises In Rutherfordton, N, C-,' on ' Monday, August 3, 1908, t 11 o'clock a. m.. all the real estate, buildings and machinery of th Levi Cot ton Miihr rompany : - r - - The property consists of about 58 acre of land In the town of Rutherfordton. N. C.. on which there are IB tenement nous- for operative-, oae-two-story Sjrlcfc mtll building, one cotton ginnery, and one cotton warehouse. Machinery'. CARDING DEPARTMENT. ' 1 40-ln. Atherton Single Beater Opener and Breaker mlth Automatic Feed. 1 1 40-ln. Atherton Hlngle Beater Inter mediate Ticker. 1 40-ln. Atherton Slngje Beater Finisher. 1 Thread Kxlractor and Waste Machine. 11 40-ln. Ha co A Pettee Revolving Flat Cards. . 12 3i-ln. Lowe) Cards. SS Deliveries Drawing, Saeo A Pettee and 1-owell. . . 2 8a co A Pettee Blubbers. 10 ftplndles, . 12. . 3 Saeo A Pettee Intermediate. 244 Spin-; dies. 10x. 7 Kaco Pettee Speeder. 1.04 Spindle. 7x3H. Spinning Department. ; 30 Rare A Pettee Spinning 'Frames, 8,240 Splndlea. IS Rings. k H poolers, tm Hplndles, 4xl. 17 F. J. Twisting Frames. 2.334 Spin dles. 2-ln. Rings. .: 10 Tomnklna snd Lindsay Hyde Reels, H Spindle each. . , k l u.. 1 Band Mechlne. .. . 1 Lidded Baling Press. , v 1 Dens Warper with Double Head and Linker. 2 Entwlatle Beam Warpers with Balling . Attschment. , r 3 ne'e Platform f-cslea 1 pair Counter Sea lee. ' r v 1 pair Tsrn Testing Scales. . . 1 Tarn Testing Reel. flupnly nt-Rfivtn Cane, Bobbin, Skew - era, Fpooia, veiling, etc ., .. r Power Plant. i lOVH.-P. R. T. .Boiler, Feed Water Heater. 2 Boiler Feed Pumps. - 1 - Hamilton , Corliss Engine SStVH.-P.. Rope Drive. 1 power Lathe 14-ln. Swing, complete. 1 Whlton Gear Cutter and Supply of Cutters. . . 1 Barnes Drill Pres snd supply ef Drills. . Emery Wheel. Pipe Tool and ether shop Tool. . - t Dynamo IS K. W. 8turdvant make, for lighting the milt . ' ; . Fire Protection.- 1 Smlth-Valle Underwriter Pump, 14x7x11 - capacity BOB gallons per minute wltk stands r4 piping, hydrant, hose and all ether apparatus for fire protection, connected wltlHa oomplete automatto sprinkler equipment throughout the mllL Ginnery. 1 Munger-System Ginning outfit com plete, - 3 70-Baw nine,-- Revolving Press, Wsgea So lea, LiddeU Engine, Shafting. Pulleys, etc. - .. Terms of sal: Cash. 7 . . 7 J. C. Smith, : Matt McBrayer, : ' Receivers. This Jun 26th, JSOS. .4--.
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