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jQil rust 0. ne "'TT.? on a • »d o ’ry«n St. &L. r---‘h ■V. ■?-t ' c i»*rr*en^ *. ; zrff, fruH .. $2,000 $1,450 i of City. Co. iue ■f : ;n'r, ? iO. (■ e ■ ni 0Ot*» nsiirance (Vj^nted, For Sale, For Kent, Lost and go^jdy iBQ^^ or Roomers-Page Eight KTRA ! TTfFT~ NEWS f extra ! VOL. 45. NO. 8067 CHARLOTTE N. C. WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER. 25. 191 1 PUf/^iyiln Charlotte 2 Cents a Copy Dally—6 Cents Sunday. I Outside Charlotte 5 Centa a Copy I^ly and Sunday. ... V M’Graw’s Giants Win in the Tenth Biilliant Up-Hill Fight Gives Giants Fijth Game Today Pl'ila New York 003000000 0—3 0000001021—4 -d on by tii« reflection that to- came ^as the l*Rt call for lunch nfs got together, and, despite ^,oreo made in the third, manag- ,n the fifth game of the cham- ■p eeries. It wa« a battle hard ! With a second victorj' In favor, new spirit has been found strugle of tomorow. * * r t ♦ # p » BATTERIES: Philadelphia: Coombs and : r York: Marquara : Meyers.. Ames substituted- - Marquard by New York in - d inning. ' ■ mpire Klem went behind the * ♦ ti*; L mpire Dlneen on the bas- ♦ ^ es, and Brennan on right field, ^ ♦ 'onnolly left field. ♦ ♦ ♦ FIRST INNING. -■•;rst half: — y«rquard used great speed and was ir‘ ued to be unsteady, and Lord had * re* balls and two strikes on him ^' \e drove a short liner to left on DeTore made a wonderful shoe- ^ -e catch. Devore picked the ball 4.-^. the tips of the grass and the great . -'^d cheered. Oldring went out on a V .nder to Doyle who made a pretty on the ball to Merkle. Oldring lie his bat in smashing the ball, "arquard se«med slightly nerrous and '.eyer* went down and patted him on i.e back. Collins out, a fly tc Snod- prass. No nins, no hits, no errors. Second half: — Devore hit the flrtl ball pitched to I arry, who got bis man handily at first. Doyle hit a weak foul which Baker captured. Snodgrass was given 8 big cheer when he sapped to the :)late. Snodgrass went out by the Bak- , 'Davis route. Davis made a nice :ck*up of Baker’s throw. \’o nins, no hits, no errors. Score: Athletic* 0; New York 0. Giants. The crowd howled wnen- Ames curved the first one over for a strike. Murphy sent up a high fpul which landed in Mejers’ mitt. Davis was out when Merkle took his grounder and ran to first. Ames used a big drop and a wide outcurve in his service. Barry went out Fletcher to Merkle. No runs, no hits, no errors. Second half: — Doyle hit a long 'fly into the right field seats and the crowd groaned when it went foul. Doyle slashed a dou ble down the rightfleld foul line. The crowd tried to rattle Coombs with its cheers, but it seemed to have the op posite effect for he fanned Snod grass. Murray fanned for the second time. Merkle was hit by a pitched ball, a fast inshoot, and took first. Herzog ended Ikhe Giants’ hope by putting up a high foul to Lapp. No rims, one hit, no errors. Score: Athletics 3; New York 0, FIFTH INNING. First half: — Lapp went out Doyle to Merkle. The stands gave Coombs a big cheer when he came to the bat for his clever pitch ing and he responded b^ singling to left. Lord forced Coombs at second on a grounder to Doyle who threw to Fletcher. Oldring went out, Fletcher to Merkle. No runs, one hit, no errors. Second half: — For the flrst time during the series McOraw did not take the coaching line. Hetcher sent a high one to Lord. Meyeis struck at a ball w’hich hit him in the leg, and then drove a long foul into the left field seats. Meyers fanned on a high one, which was a foot over his head. Ames was Coombs’ eighth strike-out victim. No runs, ^o hits, no errors. Score: Athletics 3; New York 0. New Yotk Giants Fighting In The ^ Last Ditch Today GHINEliE REBELS mm. tNIIT STBIITEBIS POINT Fall oj Chang Chow at The Junction 0} 7wo Important Railroads Cuts Ofi From Peking the Imperial Iroops Around Hankow. The Last Call jor Lunch For New Yorkeis — Imme nse Crowd Thronged to Folo Grounds Early — Weather Conditions Were Ideal SECOND INNING. First half; — Baker got a big hand when he came t*» the plate. There was another cheer hen Marquard fanned Baker. Mar- .* :ard s sp^ed was terrific. Murphy . ?led sharply to left. Marquard al- st pinched Murphy off first on a -ap throw. The crowd jeered Umpire 1 .aeen when he called Murphy safe. a^i8 waited, Marquard then fanned ’'m. Murphy tried to steal second, but out, Myers to Uoyle. .No runs, one hit, no errors. Second half: — M'lrrsy couldn't pee Coombs’ fast and.struck out. Merkle was anoth- *irike-out victim, the third strike ( mpletely fooling the Giant player. Heraog then singled between rry an Baker after Coombs had two strikes on him. Herzog i r.ip second. It was the second base • >n by the Giants in the series, ^.‘’"'her fanned, and Coombs was - ^red for h’-s better pitching. '"*0 runs, one hit, no* errors. Score: Athletic* 0; New York 0. SIXTH INNING. First half:— Collins fouled out to Merkle on an attempted bunt. The outfielders moved back when Baker came to the bat. liaker went out Doyle to Merkle, on a close play. Murphy struck, out on Ames' drop curve. No rune, no hits, no errors. Second half:— Devore was out when Collins scoop- hls grounder and shot it to flrst. Doyle put a single to right just out of Col lins’ reach. Snodgrass put up a high one which Murphy took. Doyle stole second. Murray filed to Lord. No runs, one hit, no errors. Score: Athletics 3; New York 0. (MT9.u\rtnm WwtQ mm Wilw *re» * aaS ■I *4* evi*B - FIGURES IN LINNELL MURDER CASE. On the left Is the . Rev/C. V. T. Rlche- son, the Cambridge, Mass., minister accused'of murder.^ On the right (up per) photograph Is that of Avis Linnell, the yeung Hyannia nrnalc studfnt, and one time choir singer, whom RIcheaon Is accused of killing by givln« her a solution of cyanide. Below man da the helr«»a to whpnrvthe Rev Riche^qin waa to be marriiid on Octo ber 3tat, th? vfiy,aamf diy heja to bOjarrilgty^ MW . «x9^tnat(on on'.'tflW ^ Boston police. SoJow tft^plctBre of rtlchfeabrt la the printed vlte, sent out by the parisnts of Mlia Edmands and •which have been re-^ called. Driver In Tom Car Revolutionary Capital May he Located at Kiu Kiang— Manchus Continue to Athletics Regarded as Ultimate Wmners And Little Betting is Bemg Done—2 he Batter ies And Line-up For Day's Game. By Associated Press. New York, Oct. 25.—The New York Giants are fighting in the last diich today to wrest the title of worlds cham- * pions from the Philadelphia Athletics. [With thi'ee victories out of four games (jrive played the American League leaders Out False News—Little Re- for 1911. sistance by Captured Cities. Rush to Polo Grcunds. i The eve of the fifth struggle today f Associated Presa. ^ AC rri.-. —'ward the Polo grounds,and though the Shanghai, China, Oct. 25. The cap- ‘ team seemed to have but a bare ture of Chang Chou by the revolution-1 chance of victory, still there was. no ists w’as announced in dispatches lack of enthusiasm ana interest and which reached this city shortly after the indications were that the attend- noon today. From a strategic point, dnce would be as large as at the pro of view this city should prove of gi’eat ivious games here, value to the rebels. It the junction | There was a dearth of betting, the of the Kai Fung and Peking-Hankow' Athletics being regarded as the ulti- railroads and is located 250 miles north ‘ mate winners of the‘series and only a of Hankow. Its capture apparently cuts ; few cared to take the short °f off from Peking all the imperial troops ^four to one laid against the home club. now gathered'around Hankow and Wu Batting Of""* ■ Phanff Coombs and Lapp for the Athletics tlon t_orJoday;» S-e government. With Itiu Kiang in undis THIRD INNING. First half: — Earry went out on a grounder to Hprzog, whose throw beat the runner J“T-eraI feet. Lapp singled over second •ting a ball that was far over his cid. Meyers had Lapp caught off flrst " a beautiful throw but Merkle Topped the ball. It was not an error ‘■>r Merkle. Coombs hit a grounder ■ Henog who threw to Doyle but the i2nt second baseman dropped the ■ in his eagerness to make a dou- le play. With a man on flrst and sec- : Meyers went down and talked to 'a.'quard. Lord sent up a high one to ’'^^le. Lapp, Coombs and Oldring scor- •i i.n Oldring’s home drive into the .eft field bleaoJier stand. Crowd went ;:d and the Athletic players shook :'lrlng’s hand as he came to the •^'ch . Oldring's smash unsteadied ■ arquard and Collins strolled to flrst n four wifte ones. Collins stole sec- 1. MeyM-s throw waa wide. Mo- ■aw tent Ames out to warm up. Baker ' i s out on a grounder to Merkle un- ^ -Isted. Three runs, two hits, one error. Second half: — \ «rt rapped a single which bound- ■** Baker’s legs. Becker was sent ijit in place of Marquard. Becker a liner to Barry who tried to dou- ^ Meyers off flrst but Davis dropped • M ball. Under the-rules of the scor- ■”e l^tvis is not credited with an ror. Devore struck out, and Mey- ■ '9 was out attempting to steal, Lapp • Collina,' No runo, one hit, no errors. Score: Athletics 3; Now York 0. SEVENTH INNING. First half: — Davis was out on a bounder to Fletcher who made a pretty play on the ball and had the runner at flrst by several feet. Barry got a Texas leaguer to right. Barry stole second, making a beautiful fall-away slide. Lapp fanned. Coombs popped to B'letcher. No runs, one hit, no errors. Second half: — Coombs was wild and Merkle walk ed. Herzog shot a grounder to Barry who fumbled the ball, who then toss ed to Davis who dropped the ball. Both Herzog and Merkle were safe. Fletcher shot a grounder to Davis, who threw to Barry forcing out Herzog. Merkle scored on a sacrifice fly of Meyers to Murphy. Crandall was sent into bat for Ames. On Murphy’s throw to the plate Fletcher went to second. Coombs was unsteady and Crandall walked, ufevore was- out on a grounder. Davis to Coombs. One run. n,o hits, one error. Score: Athletics 3; New York 1. EIGHTH INNING, First halt:— ^ Crandall was now in the box for the Ciants, Lord fled out to Snodgrass. Oldring singled through short. Col lins flied out to Devore. On a wild pitch Oldring took second. Baker foul ed out. No runs, one hit, no errors. s. A. Butter, of New York City, The Victim—Crushed by Wheel Buy When Steer ing Knuckle ^ Ihe Big Car Broke. —■ rescue and. '"'Itt :puHed th» car oS, Buttlera tody. He waa badly cm and bruiaed. «’■ ' His body FOURTH INNING. Hrst hmlf. “ Ames now wont into ^o box tor tn» Second half: _ , ^ Doyle singled to rtght. C^mba ap peared to have sprung a Charley Ho se in his leg and time was called T^hile Siyl, rubbed the limb. After a mln- ute play w^s resumed. nnvle Coombs threw out Sn^graM, Doyle taking second. Murray fanned. Merkle out, Baker to Davis t, one hit, no Athletica 3; New York 1. ninth inning. Murphy’s grounder and the ^vls forced Murphy on a No runs, Score J. /. Walker, Referee, oj The Tour, And Ei3 Wtft Ser~ lously Injured^Butkr was Chairman Contest Board A. A. A. By Associated Press. ' Tifton, Ga., Oct. 25.—S. A. But ler, of New York city, was instantly^ killed near here this morning ^tien | the automobile which he was driving in the Glidden tour was overturned. T. J. Walker and his wife, whose ad dresses are unobtainable, were injur ed. Accident Three Miles From City. The fatal accident took place at 9:20 o’clock three miles from tne city. • * „ The machine was running at a good speed when the steering appar atus went wrong. It plunged forward on its noSe and turned a somersault and settled on Its side. Butler w'as caught beneatb a wheel, wnile the other occupants were was placed aboard- a train and ‘’Thf~3^'emirought tolao^ hospital. Walker has . a shoulder and Walker is suffering more from shocK than from her broken'arm. Charles F..Kellman, of V Y was in the same car but es caped With, only Slight bruises. - The accident was ca^ed by the steerihg^knuckle on the car breaking. "ilChe car twas wrecked and Mr. But ler wks instantly killed when he was chistefed by the wheel hub. Referee ' 'alker’s Injuries are believed to be j tons. . . , ■ * Irs: Walker'’e arra was broken, .’.e injured, pebple were carried to t'iftotf hospitals. Butler was chairman of the contest board -of "^the American Automobile Association* Walker is the referee of the XJlidd^n tour tiow In progress Referee Walker is president of the California - .Automobile Association. Something of Mr. Butler. New York, Oct. 25.-S. M. Butler was formerly .secretary of. the Automobile Club of America. His entire time was devoted to his work as chairman of the contest! board of, the A^itomobile Assqclation of America. He lived in Brpoklyh with his wife and two daugh ters. - \ „ T-,__ I^r. Walker’s home is in San. Fran- ciscd.. ‘ . puted possesion of the rebels the imperial fleet has retreated down the river, some of the vessels being report ed as far eastward as Wu Hu. Condi tions are ominous not only in Wu Hu but also in Nanking. Most of the Man- chu officials have left these two cities and are crowding in Shanghai, where every hotel is already filled with refu gees. Natives Movie to Foreign Settlement. The Tao Tai of Shanghai today be- came~s6 alarmea oV6P tflfe Ji6y8l6lllty of the secession of the native city to the rebels that he moved his house hold to the foreign settlement. The tao Tai of Nanking has also put him self imder the same protection. The city of Su Chow is in panic ow ing to the revolutionary threats of 5,- 00 weavers whose wages have been un paid' for a long time. Revolutionary Capital. Revolutionary agents have announc ed today that the Insurgents expect to der, subject to last minute changes, follows: Giants. Devore, If. Doyle, 2b. Snodgrass, cf. Murray, rf. Merkle. lb. Herzog, 3b. Fletcher, 88. Meyers, c. Marquard, p. Philadelphia. .Lord, If. Oldring, cf. Collins, 2b. Baker, 3b. Murphy, rf. Davis, lb. Barry, ss. Lapp, c. Coombs, p. Umpires: Klem and Brennan, Na tional League; Connolly and Dineen American League.* Weather Ideal. Except for the fall chill in^ ^e ai. establish their headquarters at Kiu the weather was all that could be ask omUoVr?‘«S."' ""'r'The sun In . cloudless sky shone 1. The probable attitude of Yuan Shi m “ 'lef Kai whose “lame foot” prevented ac-!it made the players out for early prac Kai. whose commis-^tice skip about the field like schoo is a sub- j JVi9U» WUUDO ^ Financial Feature. Although under the rules govemim the series the players share of th receipts is limited to the four game Manchus Qive uut raise ^ piayed, there was a big flnau Althqugh the Manchu omcials her., consideration still to urge them trivo, niit false news of the ciai v«.l that he may be induced to give the reb ei cause his active support against the Manchu dynasty. Manchus Give Out False News Body Avis Linnell Rein- tmed After Unsuccessful Search for Poison Containet continue to give out false news state of affairs in Chang Sha and Kiu Kiang and other cities in order to cre ate an impression that the imperial ists are still in co^^^rol the nat ve Dress in Shanghai and in cities through out south China has defled all censor- ship It is unquestionably a fact tnat the entire Yang Tse region and most of Southern China as well Is complete ly revolutionary in sentiment. Little Resistance to Rebels. All the cities which have been taK- road. Other machines came tcf the thrown to the to catch throw to Merkle, and the ctowd jeer ed. . Strunk ran for Coombs. . ' . Lord flied out to'Etevore. Oldring' at hat.; Strike one, Oldnng out, Meyers to Merkle. No runs,'one hit, no errors. Plank now went in the box for tne Athletics-. Second half:— Doyle doubled to left. Plank took Snodgrass attempted sacrifice and threw to third but failed Mnvers was out, Barry to Davis, ■ . uoyie »wtou. Fletcher taking nhird. Crandall at the ooyle scored on Merkle s sacrlfl and Murray filed tq Mnrphy. Snodgrass was now on 'first Doyle on third, with only one one put Doyle scored. bat. Fletcher, score ble to right. on Crandall’s dou- of runner bunt to r. Herzog to out, Bteallng. Meyers to Barry Doyle. Barry was Fltecher. No runs, no hits, one error. Second half:-— Herzof was out, STleft. Fletcher dropped a double to left. fiv to Murphy. One run one .hit, no errors. Tour Not Halted. 0*t. 25.—The' accident Devore at the bat. ^ i _ York Crandall scores , on Devores j ^ the'tour, especially as gle, to left, tiejng the scoxe._ The tourists are nuw within a ffay s The stands went crazy with delight. Jacksonville, their goal. The sit- Doyle at Bat. ' , uation, they said, was entirely in the One strike. Ball on^ DeA’ore out, v^^nds of association olBclals on the - 1's^Can.oni them bjlng.E. L. Fergu- I gon, the starter iPoreuson. stealing. Lapp to Barry. Two runs, thre hits, no errors. Score; Athletic* 3; New York 3. By Associated Press. Boston, Oct. 25.—The container In which- Miss Avis Linnell received the cyanide' of pdtassiuni, which caused her death, was not buried with her body; • This ^possibility. which led to ex humation ' of the body from it^ grave in Hyannis was disproved at the ^ex amination made early this morning. Body Reinterred. Following an examination of tne body"'of Avis Lihnell, the young mu sics ' student w)' >' died a - week ago bv^taking, C.VP . *e of potassium, tlie remains ,wer^ today sent . back t^o Hyannis on an ^arly train and rein terred • '' - Examination of the young woman s body took place in the early naora- Ing at the^ city hospital-morgue, con tinuing about an hour and a hair. Denies Autopsy. The medical examiner denied there had been aji autopsy. V\fhether any container of the poison her death was found m which ha'd been-buried with the b6dy was not'disclosed. - , Other than to say there had been an examination and that he sort Ws'findings to iftstnct Mr. Ferguson, it peiieter,- - Medical Examiner L«ary ' TfNTH INNING. 'First half:— Lapp out, Crandall to MerKie. . Coombs scratched an Infield singw. SirMng”^ tS run. It was a close play at first on Meyers oil 32 1-2. crude Cotton Se^ OH. Atlantr, Oct. 25.—Crude cotton seed AM>iieiatiafts of the defense to have representatives at the autopsy whica was aupp«wd to> be not decided .npon jesterday, J^ge Bthnay . reserving his decision unUl ^ a. m. today. Today the players know the exact val ue of the stakes. Victory in the seria meant the difference betw^n |3,65- and S2,436 for each player. Under th( rules the victors tftke 60 per cent o the totel allotted to the players. Giants are Confident. “Wo’ll be out there fighting toda^ just the same,” said Captain Larr; Doyle, as the Giants’ captain came ti the Polo grounds this morning. True we have used Mathewson to stop th Athletics but Marquard is now oij en over by the" rebels in the past few j ^ ^^gnce. Ames also is in goo^ dasi Sve been captured almos^I ^ape aid « C out resistance. The local government;tomorrow. We has surrendered quietly and with [®^®Mhope though things don t appointees have taken their places ^^ver can tell in baseball. Iti with little stir. A few Manchu oflocials • ^^ueer game. ’ have been' killed but most of them Marquard has been carefully Save imli the rebel cause, Ud for this contest by Manager M« Trade Conditions Better. iGraw. ^ Trade conditions in Shanghai have chief Meyers Is most improved somewhat. Commercial inter- i,er of the home club. ^ f . ests express complete confidence thatidui, can win three serious disturbances to business. reason why another • , «nt«.rtiri8es will occur. It is not be-, “-we are playing for today s game,^ lieved that massacres will be per-1 (j^dared Connie Mack. milted in Shanghai if the native city i get lU we wUl try all the harder fa is surendered to the rebels. Japanese Troops Rtported. hav a good chance of winning the title d Sharehar''6ct.'25:-A report that world’s championships again. I ^ tPTi thousand Japanese troops have can’t say who will pitch ; arrived at Mukden. Manchuria, is caus- be Coombs and fnruneMinesB among supporters of be Plank. Morgan h*j5 hi ^voTuti™ who believe that apan; good pitchers who have not beel is about to aid the Manchurian govern- shown in tpiis series. “tm Japanese authorities here es- GREAT STOREHOUSE OF plain that if such a movemtnt has been made in Manchuria the only pur pose is to protect apanese residents,;By Associated Press. a>elr property and Japanese goi It is reported that the plague has bullion to thi broken out on the Siberian border of quantities aiid that ^es Manchuria and that a quarantine has ^ city will Jie of tne gr wn established. ! storehouses of gold in the ^orW wa The foreign office is sending two of- stated here today gitt ficials of high r^nk to Kiu Kiang. to be closely in touch with tne «iti which is held by the rebels. ^^iMs declared that since the restrit of the coinage of gold, larg the^-'bur^urkiS;’ S'arnlng o, a storm o. New Orleans and Sa: Ity, which at that hour was northeast of Cuba and movmg m. a; Philadelphia.
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