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KANNAPOLIS DEPARTMENT
(By JAMBS L. MOOBE)
towelers verses
OBSERVERS HERE THIS
AFTERNOON AT 8 O’CLOCK
Kannapolis, June 22.—The Char
lotte Observer’s crack baseball outfit,
a unit of the Twilight loop in the
Mecklenburg metropolis, came to Kan
napolis this afternoon to confront, the
high-powered Towelers in the latter’s,
third joust of the week. The battle
will start at 8 o'clock and will be
staged at the new Charles A. Cannon
athletic field.
Little is known of the actual
strength of the newspaper performers
but their high standing in the Sunset
loop ia indicative of being formidable
enough to furnish a neat little fight
Shuler Antley is likely to hurl for the
locals but no announcement has been
made as to whom the Observers will
rely upon.
RED IRBY, FORMER HERO IN
THE PIEDMONT LEAGUE,
ikLeading the Towelers in Hitting With
■ . a High Average of .419.—McClain
Second With .414 and Chic Miller,
20-Year-Old Collegian, Third With
.400.—Haynes the Leafing Satchel
Thief.—Lee in Van With the Most
Rons Scored.
Kannapolis, June 22.—Red Irby !
hero of many a game of historic sig
nificance in the Piedmont League, is
leading the Kannapolis Towelers in
hitting, according to the latest av
erages compiled, which includes the
game of Monday afternoon with Mt.
Holly. Irby, with an average of .419,
including four double licks, possesses
great strength and bus a leverage in I
bis arms that makes him one of those
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Kannapolis, N. C. $ll.OO X
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line hitters most annoying to pitch- 1
ers. He ia one of the "strongest '
meuj,' in clouting Kannapolis has ever 1
employed. i *
Mack McClain, seasoned to some ex- J
tent in the Piedmont Leag'ue, is hit- j
ting at the terrific pace of .414 to j -
land himself in the second place among ' ■
the swat kings. The third best bitter |
of the club is the 20 years old young- ;
ster, Chic Miller, of Weaver College, j
who has an even .400 average.
Russell Lee, considered the fastest!
path runner on the team, is in the'
van with the most ruhs scored, having 1
eleven to his credit. Mack Haynes, 1
ex-Greenville Spinner, by plifering 1
five sacks thus far this season, is 1 1
ahead in the theft act.
The leader of the pitching staff is
Shuler Antley,- who was taken from
the Spartanburg club of the Sally
loop. Antley has given up sixteen
bingles and allowed eight runs in the
two full gamps in which he bus la-] 1
bored. Newberry, as a matter of
fact, has slightly the better record
with the two battles he has won. but
he is a caatoff and is not considered.
Newberry presented his opponents
with eleven hits and five runs, which
!is an admirable record when it is
known that he was pitching against
! such fomidable outfits as Fayetteville
i and Statesville.
The clan as a whole is batting at an
average of ~321; fielding at the rate
of .977 per game; and playing a .667
brand Os ball. The averages follow:
Individual Batting
Player AH H 2H 3H HR Pet..
Parker, p 4 2 0 6 0 .500
Irby, cf 31 13 4 0 0 .419
I McClain, rs. .. .20 12 10 1 .414
Miller, lb 30 12 2 1 0 .400
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Newberry, p. .. 6 2 0 0 0 .333']
Rirke, 2b, 28 9/2 0 0 .3211
Lees, If. ......85 11 0 0 1.314 j
Antley, p. 7 2 0 0 0 .286
Donaldson, c. . .34 10 2 0 1 .2651
Haynes, 3b. ...36 8 1 0 0 .222 j
Laird, p . ...... 6 0 0 O Q .0001
Wilson, p, 4 0 0 0 0 .000
Jackson, p. .... 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Pitcher’s Record
Pitcher G W L H R Av.|
Newberry 2 2 011 5 1.000
• Antley 2 2 0 16 8 1.000
Parker 11 0 4 2 1.000!
Jackson 11 0 3 0 1.000!
I Wilson 1 0 1 9 6 .000!
j Laird 2 0 2 14 7 .0001
Club Record.
Won Lost Pet. |
Games at home 5 1 .8331
Games abroad 1 2 .333 j
Club standing 6 3 .667
i Club batting .321!
| Club fielding .977 j
WATCH IS STOLEN
FROM KANNAPOLIS
COP AS HE SLEEPS]
Kannapolis, June 22.—Officer I. T. j-
Chatman, of this city, is minus a j
Waltham watch, gold case, aud a gold j
chain us the result of a robbery i>er
petrated Inst night when an unknown '
lierson slipped through a front window I
of his home and into his room while |
he slept soundly.
A pistol on the marble board was
not touched, neither was anything else
stolen. <
The robbery is thought to have been
committed by a negro. Earlier in the
night a negro was seen trying to en
ter a home on Martin Street but was
away. x
YOUTH IS SOUGHT FOR
* FOB HEARING IN
KANNAPOLIS CASE
Harold Clary, -youth from Derita,
and driver of an automobile which
struck S. $ Foster of this city about
two weeks ago, is being sought by
officers to appear in a hearing of the
case.
The accident occurred when the
automobile, driven by the youth, and
owned by J. L. Steley, of Clinrlottes
j ville, Va.. hit Foster near the Cunnon
j towel mills here. Foster was in a
I semi-conscious state in the Concord
! hospital for five days following the
| mishap, bat lias sufficiently recovered
to return to his home here.
I The Clary• youth has relatives in
I Salisbury and it was firs: said he was
| from that city. However, it Ims been
j learned that his home is in Derita
i but he has not been there since being
I released on bond. He wus supposed to
. llHve appeared yesterday for a hear
' ing, but didn’t show up and officers
| are seeking him.
| Foster, it is understood, is prepar- j
j ing to institute suit against Xteley I
I for damages resulting from the ac- i
j cident. Steley picked Up the Clary |
youngster, it -is said, and gave him |
permission to drive the car. , |
TWO WRECKS OCCUR
NEAR KANNAPOLIS I
Two automobile wrecks in this vic
inity last night resulted in several |
cars being torn up considerably, but ■
no •e'rfotrs damage itfflfoted mv
person.
One wreck occurred at the Rocky
River bridge between Concord and
Charlotte. A Hudson automobile
owned and driven by C. A. Wine of
this city was crashed into by an
Overland occupied by five negroes.
The negroes struck the car, jumped
out of their own and fled, and tip to
today nothing has been seen or heard
j of them.
| Wine wasn’t hurt seriously, he be-
I ing stunned for the time being. Iloth
cars were wrecked considerably.
Second Wreck.
A wreck in the city last night re-
I suited in a Ford automobile being
miped, but no other damage. Hood
Lillie, driver of the Ford, and a car
full of negroes, was -proceeding south
when an Essex, driven by u man
named Sn|ith from Illinois, came out
of the Midway Garage aud a collision
occurred.
Smith paid the negroes tf7s for the
Ford and the matter was declared
settled.
Frankinceuse is obtained from the
spruce fir. 1
me concord daily t&mnNR
BAPTIST YOUNG PEOPLE
IN ANNUAL CONVENTION
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“He Must Reign" ia the Keynote
Meredith ** ° p * n,n * 0f M ** tln £
Raleigh, June 21.—Sounding the
keynote of Christian consecration in
the words, “He must reign,” 1,500,
Baptist young people from all sections '
of North Carolina gathered here at
Meredith college tonight for the opeu
: ing session of the state B. Y. P. U.
! convention.
! Following a challenging address by 1
;E. Norfleet Gardner, Thomasville, i
' president of the convention, the 18th
annual meeting was under way.
| President Gardner gave a brief re
sume of the past year’s work, the
I greatest in the history of the con
vention. With more than 2,066 unions
! organized, and approximately 50,000
| Baptist young people enlisted in the
work, great things are being done in
Christian work.
| Other big features of the opening
i session were addresses by J. E. Lamb
! diu, Nashville, southwide B. V. P. U.
secretary, and Dr. John L. Hill,
! Nashville, book editor of the Baptist
i Sunday school board,
j Mr. Lambdin spoke on “The Chal
! lenge of Unclaimed Resources,” which
|he characterized as the untrained
young people in the denominations
After discussing the general nature
of (he church’s resources, he presented
the character of the challenge that
comes to present day Christianity,
and proclaimed the B. Y. P. U., tied'
up with the general organization as
the instrument to meet this challenge..
It was a’ message of inspiration anti
practical possibilities.
Dr. Hill’s address was a direct .and
scholarly appeal to the young Chris
tian to properly invest in life. Call
ing attention to the possibility of so
much waste in life, he expressed the
feeling that Christ proves the only
safe guide for life investments.
Perry Morgan, state B. Y. P. U.
secretary, and Miss Winnie Rickett,
state junior intermediate leaders, will
speak at the session Wednesday. Dr.
| W. S. Wiley, Oklahoma, addresses a
sunrise service opening the day. Ses
sions of the convention will continue
through Thursday evening.
TOYVKLER BREVITIES
I Kannapolis Couples Flock to York to
Unite in Holy Wedlock—Kannapolis
Send Delegation to State B. Y. P. U.
Convention at Raleigh—Birthday
Dinner Here Thursday. ... .
Kannapolis, June 22. —Three Kan
napolis couples obtained marriage li
censes at York during the past seven
days, according to Cupid Corner, which
appeared yesterday in the Charlotte/
! Observer. They were: Webb Daniel
] and Wilma Bolp-k: Dewey Tilley and 1 '
| Clare Lynch; Sherman Sprinkle and
j Effie Chase; all popularly known here'.
| •
j ATTEND STATE CONVENTION.
Accompanied by Rev. H. G. Bryant,
I pastor of the First Baptist. Church,
the following young people left Kan
| napolis yesterday to attend the state
! B. Y. P. U. convention at Meredith
College. Raleigh, this week : ,
Notie Wood. Hattie Corn, Annie
Bell Humphrey.^Beulali Connel, Lillie
Belle Turner, Grace .Moore, Allie Mae
Smith, Blanche- Funderburke, Minnie
Wilson. Dowd Brinkley. Anderson
Slaughter, Walter Smith and Colon
Thrift.
The delegation made the trip by
motor and will return either Friday
or Saturday. This morning Rev.
Bryant appeared before the young
folks in a discussion on "How the
Vice President Can Help,” while later
on other Kannapolis representatives
are expected to have important parts
on the program.
OXFORD ORPHANAGE CONCERT
CLASS IN KANNAPOLIS THIS
EVENING.
Kannapolis, June 22.—The concert
class of the Oxford Orphanage will
appear here this evening at eight
o’clock in a program at the Y. M. C.
A. auditorium. Splendid entertain
ment has been preimred for the Kan
napolis folks, it is announced, aud a
large audience is expected to greet the
little .singers.
The concert will be rendered un-
Lltlf... ' 0 “ I L'Ax-iB-'H'i-g!
DID YOli EVER
STOP TO THINK j
That in order to have roads that
are good the year around, you have
to fight and keep on fighting.
That there is more or less complaint
all the time about the roads, and the
ones who complain the loudeat are
those who use the roads most.
That oftentimes those who complain
the most do the least to cooperate
with tlie proper officials to make them
better.
That bad roads effect' the people
who live in the- agricultural sections
—-they hit them hard. City markets
feel the effects through a shortage of
farm produce because farmers who
have food to sell cannot get to mar
kets.
That the farmers who live on bad
roads suffer, while those who live on
gdod roads prosper and get to market
and get good prices.
' That too many people kick too much
and act too little; talking won’t build
gbml roads.
That in some sections, through neg
lect and lack of appreciation on the
part of those who could improve them,
the public has to “grin aiid bear it.”
Good roads arc a proposition that
effects the pocketbook of every citi
zen.
XL. . .. ’—
der the joint auspices of the Order
of Eastern Star and the Masonic
brotherhood of Kannapolis. Mrs.
James Walton is worthy grand matron
of the <). E. S., and Luther Bounds
serves in the capacity of Worshipful
Master of the Masons.
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR MRS.
VIRGINIA ANNIE BENFIELD.
Kannapolis, June 22.—Funeral ser
vices for Mrs. Annie Virginia Ben
field. aged 62, who succumbed to a
brief illness Monday morning at her
home in North Kannapolis, were con
ducted Tuesday afternoon from the
residence. Rev. M. L. Ridenhour, pas
tor of the Kimball Memorial Luther
an Church officiated and interment
was in the Greeulawu Cemetery at
China Grove. r
Mrs. BenfieliJ is survived by her
husband, J. S. Ben field; three sons
and three daughters.
Cuba, if transposed directly north,
Would extend from New York City to
.Indiana, with Havana farther west
tha n the city of Cleveland.
WE HAVE THE FOLLOW
ING
USED CARS
?*■
FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE
One Buick Touring Sport
Model '
One Buick Coupe, Standard
Six.
One Chevrolet Coupe
One Overland Touring
One Studebaker Sedan
One Ford Truck
One Dodge Sedan.
Standard Buick
Co.
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YESTERDAY’S \
RESULTS |
AMERICAN. I
Washington 5-2; Philadelphia 4-S.
New York 7-7 ;, Itoatou 3-1.
Others not scheduled.
NATIONAL.
Cincinnati 7; Pittsburgh (!:
Brooklyn 7; Philadelphia 3.
Boston 7; New York f>.
St. Louis 6-12; Chicago 5-3.
SOUTHERN.
Memphis 5; Atlanta It).
Chattanooga 1: Mobile 2.
Nashville 0; New Orleans 1. t
Little Rock 3; Birmingham 8.
SOUTHEASTERN.
Selma 2; Columbus 15.
Albany' tS; Savannah 2.
St. Augustine 2; Jacksonville 0.
Pehsacola-Montgomery not sched
uled.
■ PIEDMONT.
Durham 3; Winston-Salem 4.
Raleigh 4; High Point 8 (11 in
nings).
Salisbury 8; Rocky Mount 2.
SOUTH ATLANTIC.
Greenville 5; Macon 3.
Spartanburg 4; - Augusta 3 (12
innings).
Columbia 5; Asheville 1.
( Charlotte 3; Knoxville 2.
INTERNATIONAL.
Reading 0; Jersey City 3.
Baltimore 3; Newark 0.
Toronto !); Rochester 0.
Buffalo 2; Syracuse 15.
WESTERN ASSOCIATION.
Springfield "5; St. Joseph 4.
Muskogee 0; Fort Smith 1 (first
game).
Muskogee 1; Fort Smith 4 (sec
ond game 7 innings).
Okmulgee 7; Topeka 4 (first
game).
Okmulgee 0; Topeka 1 (second
game).
CLUB STANDINGS.
National.
W. L. Pet.
Pittsburgh 36 1!) .656
St. Louis 33 22 .600
Chicago 35 24 .593
New York 28 28 .500
Brooklyn 28 32 .467
Boston 21 20 .420
Philadelphia 22 32 .407
Cincinnati 22 37 .373
American.
W. ,L. Pet.
New York 41 17 .707
Chicago 34 126 .567
Philadelphia 32 26 • .522
Washington 29 27 .518
Detroit 26 29 .473
Cleveland 27 32 .458
St. Louis 24 30 .444
Boston 15 41 .268
Virginia League.
W. L. Pet.
Portsmouth 34 24 '.586
Wilson 32 28 .533
Petersburg 29 30 .492
Richmond 28 30 .483
Kinston 27 ,31 .466
Norfolk 24 32 .429
South Atlantic.
W. L. IVt.
Greenville 36 25 .590
Spartanburg 32 28 .533
Charlotte 33 29 .532
Knoxville 30 27 .526
Macon 2!) 31 .483
Asheville 29 31 .483
Columbia 25 33 .431 '
Augusta 25 35 .417
Piedmont.
W. L. Pet.
Rakeigh 37 24 .607
Rocky Mount 32 27 .542
Hjgh Point 30 28 .517 !
Winston-Salem 28 32 .467
Durham 25 32 .439
Salisbury 25 34 .424
PENNY ADDS GETS RESILTS.
Have Ton Heard
This One?
“Lee the undertaker was run pver
by an auto and died.”
"He didn't make much on that
funeral, did he?”
“No. In fact, he went in the hole.”
“What is the rent of this room-,,
including the use of the piano?”
“Well,” suggested the landlady,
“perhaps you’d be so good as to play
me something first?”
“So you're going to Harvard now,
Bill old boy! Why didn't you go to
Princeton or Yale?”
“Well you see, Harry told thing, I
had already been to prep school four
years.” L
A small English boy, aged four, had
just told his uncle that he had been
to a party.
“Indeed,' said the uncle; “why, you
must have been the youngest there.”.’
“Oh, - no,” answered the youngster
in a very lofty manner, “there was
another gentleman who came in a
perambulator.”
Miss—You tore up your references?
You silly girl!
Prospective Maid—You wouldn’t
say that if you’d seen them.
Timid Lad —I love you. I love you.
I love you.
Modern 11 iss—Well, how about
some action?
Hub —I saved S2O last montb by
giviug up smoking. What would you
like me to give up next?
Wife—The S2O. dear.
■Hubby—Dear, I feel so happy that
I could give you $lO.
Wifey—Well, why don’t you?
Hubby—Beenuse I haven’t got it. '
Old Gent— fwRJi temperance ten-j
deneies) —I wonder how mtich beer
you drink during jthe day, Rolle?
liolle—l don’t know exactly, but
I reckon about three quarts.
Old Gent—Dear me! I couhlli't
drink that amount of water.
Rolle—No, I don’t think I could I
either.
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PAGE SEVEN
ANSWERS
1— The Thane of Cowdor; hcro
Shakespeare's tragedy. -
2 A Scottish chief who slays
both in battle. ».
3 Thirty million dollars.
4 A tunnel through the
mountains cutting down the distaned i sljM
between Denver and Salt Lake
5 The devil in Goethe's Faust.
6 A Jewish sect denying the resur-<h|9
rection of the dead.
7 The imaginary scene of Siß-iifi r jjß
Thomas Moore’s romance. f Jgjll
8— From Thespis, founder of th#4';*B
Gree.k. drama. •, .-^j
9On phonograph records, i oi-qM
10— Pretention to divine wisdom qg I,^*l
illumination. -j
“Lindy’s Check Was Worked U*||g
New York World. >. |SH
If there is one thing in the vrorMP'jioJl
about which we boast almost infab-jj | m
liblel discrimination, it is penmajpsJjflH
ship. And we rise to remark that
the $25,000 check presented to
bergli by Raymond Orteig was Alaalj
masterpiece of the pcnmai& «rs, .
wuis- engrossed oil sheepskin, 5
by 8 1-2 inches, and then illuminat--A|| 11
ed in gold, green, red and blue in tttjrpjß
mint elaborate manner- In the*!'
per left-hand corner is an
a faithful likeness of the Spirit
St. I .on is ; in the lower lvf b-haiid -Jj
corner is an American flag draped'. '9
over the staff. Near the center, just
- above the signature, is an Amened'd 1 aoM
eagle. The design .proper is surroundr ifigS
ed by a border of leaves, broken 3*h m
the left end by a scroll which beaifti,
the name of the dopor. The lettering
is decorated, the letters branlhip* | t fJ
off into a conventional design..
leaves. In short, for
this check has a $19,000 bill
“I want ymi to sing for me in
York.” said the Ameriean eoncßrtLJm
agent; “What are your terms?”- jMJBM
The great tenor named his fees for pffl
a series of .<0 concerts, a colossal sunvl
The agent gastped.
"But that is just three times yCllMfcS
we pay our president!" hg excftinieaMgi
, "Well, why don't you get ymirj>w|j|[9»
j dent to sing for you?" was the reply .y-W |