THE NEW BERN SUN-JOURNAL
SATURDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 23, 1922;
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IQll Sf: ; :: M'Graw Is Seeldngv New Pitchers
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.eader of Giants Hopes
To Strengthen His Staff
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ftEW YOItK Dec- S3.-Mr. John
IT. McGaw Of jScrtf York and M. .Wif
liaitt F. Baker of Philadelphia may
be about to exchange gift of holiday
cheer-; It wtis learned today. It ii" said
tna6 John has made' the" first advance
In tile prurfer of ar b'a.11 psyer orr two
and1 that William htfa several tied up
' in ra.s'ty red" ribbons-and tissue paper.
It is Eatd that- thd exchange may be
effotfted". already . and that- only the
delfc4te .tact .ot , ine gentlemen .. in
-question has thwarted an official-announcement.
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and William and other Yuletide
friends that no element of surprise is
; Involved n the- ; exchange. - Candid
souls ' both, .they have- informed each
'". other , of What theyV w'atit in advance.
Jdftir fried to interest Garry Herr
mann of Cincinnati in a similar en
ter prise some' days ago and went eo
4 iif vas . W signify borrow ' preference
for. AdolroLique,-. the all-Havana fill
er. Our Mr. Tleriiey Would deny that
SiUi' Is-' a brunette; '- .
, John- hds informed'' William- that he
wants a nice new' pitcher, ; preferably
Lee Meadow1 op Jimmy Ring,- Just
whatf or whom Wllliim craves '.htM
not 'been- madtflMioviPn But It la un
derstood" that' John Iras' offered Jfess
Barnes,-- the vnvher and Ralph: Shin-
ners,- the $40,000 outfielder who now
sells" tt the Waiver price. This offer
Has- beSn, declined with thanks but
another will follow. .:. -"
The , Giants must dd ; something
about the" roifnd ghouldere'd condition
of their pitching, staff and John lS
afwa're of the- facSi .Like a g6o'a base
bolf man he hows that a few well
pitched games in, a brief , world's se
rf eV do riot mean that his pitching
worries are over; On the othec, hahd
he is looking forward to a sesaon-of
154 games and. the memory of how
his pitctters reeled intothe wire last
season is not at all re-a?suring. They
may be even louder and funnier, in
1023, he realizes. , . ' ,'
Barnes is to' go it an advantageous
sale can be , swung: That is" as cure
as slow poison. He hasn't 6hown a
thing since 1920 except in a pair of
World series, and John is turning just
tire' slightest bTtr. W 6ft hrm." Art
Nchf is certain' Of his job but John
cott dnd ilugh McQuillan have suf-
'fered off seasoit injuries';, th'o' former
hr an' exhibition game and the latter
in an ' automobile smafeh.,up; and tire
ability of. both wiU, be mnder . suspi
cion, until the training season is on,
Either of both of then! may be inca-,
pacitated1 for the season for all that
Is knowrt of their coridifior now. .,
HUCIC FINN AND tTOM SAWYER
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Of TKe State?
Making Good Progress
RALEIGH, Dec. 23.-Dfefait the
fact weather conditions have beeft un
settled during the past two weeks,
farming" prosi-t.s h"as been gerf6rfil In
North Carolina. according to' the
semi-monthly bulletin issued by the
Ivoz-th Carolina and United States de
. partments 61 agriculture. J.
The bulletin follows: .' I
.- : "More cotton has beenr ginned than
expected,' indicating a larger crof.
Practically all of the crop has' been
..picked. The percent ginned to date i3
'"'skg-hily Jars than Iast yeaf.-The;ciuaK
.; it;, is good. The'. i)roduction fdr. the
state is estimated at 825,000" bales of
506 pounds,, gross' weights 6r46(C,4S9.
-.. jO.CQ '.pou.ndsf of lint.. Tike production
i gj-!.raanlat'.'Rr.b;Atoutf75,J
' .-( 0-:-bIes? and i.6?,600 b41esigreat4
er than the tn year average. The
price - of 24.5" cents As about. 8 cents
-higherthan , a year-yagQ;; JiC.
'iettfctidnrsalecf'toba'co-'-si"
to data kahili: ies.OdOoun'dC.Thfe
. aVefsg6 price fe 31 cents per ; pound,-
? or about; 4 cens better -than last
; j-af. Th .he iviest sales' were report
- oil on the fdUowing markets V5tVilsbn,
' tv'hlstpn-Salem',- Crreenviilfe, Kinston
- and fiocliy Mount. .
'."Hay prices' are' generily "firrrf. The
I'eccipta are ample for the demand.
Tins' has beeri One of the stale's larg
. est hay crops in . yield and acreage,
Faaturi's are furnishing s6me feed for
livc jtock -due :tcr the continued rains
aiid noffiial temperatures. : , ', : :: ,
''FutareV grain" pr dices advanced
v d'-3fhjig the ,'weefc ending; i)eeemb'er 2,
and regained, a ; go0d part of tiie
loaSe of Ke previous Week. Tfie' wek
elosed at fl-18 5-4 f6r the December
itly' -duetQFj Tect-eased'v receipts. .
is secyn'l fifpmeVitjr tP sweet
to November 25, total P386
Wheat and 70 1-2 cents for the Dec
ember com. Red winter wheat', is re
ported scarce. .'..- i
- "This liais been & record breaking
year foij shipments of pears in tile
country as a whole, with California
the. leading statet with a production
Of 6,000.000' bushels. This State's
commercial pear crep is comparative
ly small. Large quantities of japples
are bfeing marketed from thi state.
"The total shiients- ; of IteacTing
lines of vegetables' and truck lhave
dropjjed.-f'sharpiy.. 'svSotator ;.mari ets
weakened in site of decreased Ship
ments. Prices of cabbage and ortfons
have advanced. Sweet . potatoesfad-vaneed.-
. Sweet potato&s advanced
sligl-
Th
potatoes
cars, which Is almost half of the shipments-
of 1921-22 t othe: same date.
Th e"prbtturt I pw Es' t o nsid era bjy" greater-
thisyear .'.thaa last. ' , t . L
" ''T"ne 1a3t "twO" week's have-'been
generally unsettled; with ; changeable
weather. The- temperatures have been
about normal as a ruIevijCJeneral rain
and cloudin'ess were reported' in many
parta of tire state, during the period,
with light snows' in some sections.
acompa.red 'by loW temperatures.'
However, no serious damage has been
reported- from the cooler weather.
Farm - ffrgorss hiUf i been'. genial
throughout the state. The con-ipara-trvfely
mild weaiher was favorable to
plowing and seeding of grains.'"
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Dr. J. Ttt'. Cunningham left last night
for Greensboro t6 epend Christmas
with-his "parents. - 'v:
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Official Ihvestigation . Shows
That St- lib'uTs AfherlcSh
Player" ttolds Honors
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Basketball Quiz
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. , Charged Tili'io Out.
: How many charged "time out" Is. a
team entitled to in a game? . :
. Each team is .. entitled to three
charged ''time out.V.: A "time out'V. is
charged when the captain of a team,
os requests (or whon "time out" v is
ordered by the rfefroe for the; benefit
of tt-teaffl'.'-or'whert -ar-subetitutien-e-x-'
cept. foriin jury Requires" .niore nthan
ioj ajntjsctns -e uoqja jo epuoDSS 0&
injury requires more than two min-
the- playing"floor, a player getting the
ball out of bounds hasn't enough
room to prope'rly place the ball in
play,; what is the correct procedure?
In all such cases when a player
gets the ball out of. bounds, tm play
er of either team, shall be nearer
han three feet to jhe jMayer out of
bOlindR. - Tho f6fctyba Art n !'
floors is aided by having a thin' white
line drawn in the court three feet in
side the boundary lines.-. , - , , '
-1 lA'tigth -Ttme Out;
"-What- is the lengtk of-time granted
wnen'tnr -gome rf'asn'h "time cut", is
rccitifBted by one of the captains?
I:i no cuse shall' time out consume
more than two minutes. ..
Doiibic Foul I
Is the. ball, considered a play after
a double foul has been callpd by the
referee? . ' r '.
When' a double foul is called,
"time out" is taken, and1 after .the
second free throw the ball is put ' in
play at the center. It is not In play
until the gane is resumed by . the
re free. . ' .
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ed Dan Lackey, local promoter today
that because of injuries received in
recent bout, with Bob RopW and oth
er difficulties, Greb would 1 be unable
to appear. - .
Athens, Ga., Dec. 23. George C.
("Kid") Woodruff of Columbus,: Ga.,
was named, football coach at the Uni
versity f o Georgia, by the: board of
athletic control at a meeting herfe to
day. Herman ; J.; Stegrnan,-1 whQ re
signed about a week ago as 1 coach,
wa? elevated to an assistant profes
sorship at the university in charge of
physical culture. , -".-'
NEW YORK, Dee. 23.6606
Sieler, of thfe -St. Louis Americana
and not Ty Co'bb; is entited to 'cog
nition as hoder of the hgihest bat
ting average -In "the history of the
American esfgife; examinatiqn today
of 'offlcia 'statistics revealed.
i The "Defrdit manager's mUrk -Of
.420, 'frfifcle h 1911, has 'been 'afftept
ed fgeherally ras fthe league's high
mark Vh'Ile fedoras tor 1922 credited
Siller ''with 'aft "aVe'rge 'Of ;'419: Xnaly-
Ws "of 'the 't'Wo 'records, however.
ijho'ws kh'a't fedbVs actual -percentage
4ft T9-1T. was .41X62. Whereas SlSler'..
hrark '-t or 'the Seasohj carried du't
the .same h'umber of descfmals was
.4"19rf9, thus giving the BrbWft's"" first
sacjker a margin of .00017. ,
Giving Sisler'ti average the benefit
the frftction exceeding one half, such
as was dbhe in Cpbb's ,case, and as is
ceneraflv custon'iarv In aver&sre com
ptiations now, his record in round fig
ures would, be the same as that of
his Detroit rival, .420.
trobbs percentage- is based upon
figures carried in baseball guides of
1912, regarded is official, which gave
hint 249 hits in 591 times at bat. Of-
Octal Amdricaoi league averages' 'for
1922 gave Sisler 246 hits in 586 times
at bat. , '
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DISflPPEAHED
STSTE HIGHWAY
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Frank Page Calls Atteniipii To,
Road Betwfefeif ChapeHill
And Durham
CHAPEL HILL N.' C;. Dermis
Frank Pace., chairman of the ' t.it
highway eommisaion haa advised the
xown . -uiub nere tht- the,.. vijglit of
way of the state- hiehwav '. bAtwwn'
Chapel Hill and Durhamissixy feet
wiae, -ana m order to prevent any
misunderstanding, he has instructed
fh'o engineering force to take -out the
boundary "line's. - . . ... ;,
The club's communication -tn Mr.
Page :two , weeks ago, asking him to '
establish sixty feet as the legal width
of the rfght of way developed from the
large, number of , sign boardsvalong
the dges of the: road, it was stated.
Many Of the signs will have to-be re
moved as a res'Jt of the Commission
er's announcement, v ' ,-:r , '
in his etter, .'Mr Page stated' that
the sixty foot width aong. every-highway,
;except.-where buidngs j are al
ready standing within -less than thirty
feet of . the middle rjin the . frad, is
maintained. Where such -buil&irjgs are
standing,' the. state uses a narrower
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"OVER THE HILL" TO BB itt ;
SHOW HERE CHRISTMAS
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Earth Seems To Have Swallow
ed Alleged Murderer of
' Albert Farmer
St. Foul, Minn., Dec.- 23. Tommy
Gibbons,- local - heavyweight; Who i re
cently outpointed Billy Miske in ten
rounds, has received an offer from a
New York promoter for 'a match with
! Jack Dempsey it- became known hcr;e
j todaj-. Gibbons was asked to state
r the terms 'he would ask. ;
Pittsburgjiy', Dec. , 2D.The Univer,
sity of- Pittsburgh footTiall squad left
here last night for Palo Alto, Calif.,
to play the Leland Stanford eleven
on December 30. The party included
Coach Warner, 24 players and a half
dozen others. . -
Oklahoma "City, Dec. 23.IIarrj
Greb will, not defend ' his American
light heavyweight championship title
against vJinimy Delaney of Paul
here on the night of January 8 as
I scheduled.. Greb's manager telegraph-
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Nev- York, Dec. 23. Ugo Frigerie,
famous Italian walker and winner of
both pedestrian events in the 1920
Olympic games at Antwerp will com
pete in this country during the com
ing .indoor athletic season. This an
nouncement, was made by the Ama
teur Athletic Union today.
Experts have found a way by which
oysters may .be eaten with safety,
GOLDSBORO, ' Dec. 22. What has
become of Jim Greenfield, . colored,
charged with the murder of Albert
Farmer, near Alt. Olive two months
ago, is a i mystery that is. bothering
the people of Farmer's -neighborhool
ahd , Sheriff . Grant. Apparently th
earth, has opened and swallowed Jim
Greenfield, for - since the Sunday Al
bert Farmer was killed no living sour
has admitted - having seen the ' tall
darkey ' Various rumors have come
to Goldsboro as to the whereabouts.
Some In that neighborhood hive in
timated to the local officers that son
of the others connected with thr l -mg
of Albert Farmer have maf - way
with Jim. ' '-Others say thai he still
down in that locality , distilling whis
key. Officers though, have . combed
the county from end to end, and have
had all the officers in the surrounding
towns watching the highways and by--ways,
but the darky has vanished as
completely as If the earth had swal
lowed him. or his spirit' transformed
into one of the lonesome pines that
spill their needles Into & carpet over
the scene of the' tragedy.
All the others said to be present at
the time of the murder are now free
agents. '
Ever 'thoughtful of he swfehtsi of
their'-patrons, the Masonic Theatre
has arranged to brintt'J tu-N'fiw.
fon Xmas day " and ii'TuesdavV Wm.
Fox's world ! famous '"prodttctHon of
"Over The Hill,", in eleven '' gripping
parts.- This - picture - can ; be and is
easily classed thei finest screen classic
yet to be offered in NeV-'Bern. :
There are scores tif New Brn nin.
Jple who .have paid as high as 'J1.50
,j to see this wondert ul tory -on the
screen in other citiesi but the Masonic
j brings it to New-Bern fOr O &nd 30
cents at matinees,, and'25'- and 40
cents at night. Only one matinee and
one night show vill be held each day,
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J0E t)LXOX SENDS CnlUSTMAS
CARI TO GOV.' 310RRISOSr
RALEIGH, Dec. 22.-4-Grernoi'
iMorrlsou today receiwdia CIirLst
iwas card fi-onv; 'Death ' Row" at
. the- state- prison.-:.- .Tleialri;oro a
, picture M Mary- ami the Christ
cljind aitrt nas nf.iby".(ofe!.Ixon,
. neglip,' -was sentenced to dcalli
fi-oiu Ci-Aven ixmtf Tot Hvkt dc
., '!? burglary and-iwiio in fiow un
' , deeespite until , tlic .aovernor can
. consider . the applicatiOft . Jtcn bi
nunutation, wliich is signed by
tlie judge and the solicitor. . - 'I
th ank jon for wliat yon .have did
for me,' wi-otp, t he. fwisdijeir. 'and
..wish for you a Jjappy. nri.stmiis."
'Ccatty Ccntenledl
ton are always confident'
that your beauty has been
developed to the highest
using Gowaud's Oriental'
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Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Tingle returned
Probably it done by tubking a napkin i home to ReeEbofo last night after
in 'your collar. jsriending the day here shopping.
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':We take of their patronage during the past
year. And td all our frietid.s,we extend our heart-felt 'wishes for a most joyous Christmas season; one that
itoiir be filled with delight for them and those whofn th'Oy hold dear. .
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