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Baseball Passing in the Phillipines ______ Filli|iino?i Keen for (inme, But Have | I.idle KiicoiirikKfiiifiit from American* Manilla. P. I.. July 30.?Baseball, i the American national pastime which* was ?\pected to replace cock-flehtine here, is (Iyinc out in the Philippine; Islands, and the Department of Pub lic Instruction, by its lack of Inter-' est. is blamed for the failure by a sporting writer in a local newspaper, j The Manila league is said to be the only baseball organization in the isl ands in a flourishing condition today. | During the last five years, sport-1 Ing authorities say. the Department' of Public Instruction has given no; encouragement to baseball through the bureau of education. Prior to that time, it is said, the bureau of education was actively engaged In j fostering the national game In the; Islands, with a view to eliminating j the island sport of cock-flghtlng. Teachers brought here from the j United States, it is charged, do not play baseball and have little. If any,' knowledge of the game or of athlet-. Icm In general. The Philippines Amateur Athletic Federation, according to dyed-in-th** wool baseball fans. Is favoring In door baseball over the outdoor game.' It is pointed out that in the new P. A. A. F. athletic annual only three, pak-es are devoted to baseball out of a total of 384 pages. Eleven pages | are devoted to the rules of Indoor: baseball, while many additional! pages are used for general Informa tion of the Indoor game. Filipinos. It is agreed, are as keen I today as they ever were in regards j to baseball. The players have devel oped into crack moundsmen. back stops. In and outfielders, and while their hitting is weak, compared with. American big league standards, they are fast developing their stick work. Riley's Poem Forma Basil* for Movie SIiow James Whltcomb Riley's "An Old Sweetheart of Mine," which is today ut the Alkrama Theater, has a parti cular strong appeal for Elliott Dex-! ter, who plays the leading male. be-, cause, he admits, he once tried to enact the part of the poem in real life. ?'When I was a little shaver," Mr. I Dexter related recently, "there was a little gi?l j^io struck my fancy. I liked her and wanted to tell her so. hut I couldn't quite bring myself to do it. "Then, one rainy day when I was browsing among some books at home 1 came across "An Old Sweetheart of Mine.' I was captivated. And im mediately I had an idea. I mem orize d it, and the next Friday after noon when we had to 'speak pieces* at school, mounted the platform with great confidence. I aimed my recitation right at little Mary, who played with her pigtails, and tried to appear nonchalant. But I knew she knew. An Old Sweetheart Of Mine JJVith Elliott Dexter and Helen Jerome Eddy Produced by H*rry Gar ton Adapted by Louis Durye* Lighton ALKRAMA Today The Family Market Grocery Specialties! When you do your grocery shopping with us you arc as sured quality products, cour teous tr? i?(nwnt and prompt de livery. at the most reasonable prices. Morgan & Parker PH05R m Will Send Warriors" Against Strong Teams Tuscaloosa. Ala.. July 30.?l"n1-| verelty of Alabama will send her crimson clad football warriors on the field of battle In 1923 against seven of the strongest combinations in Southern football. Coach Wallace Wade, directing the football destinies of the Crimson for the first time, is optimistic oVer the outlook and his assistants express a similar attitude. Coaches Crisp.! Van de Graaf and Cohen will assist Wade. The first of Alabama's major bat-1 ties will be on October 13 when the| Tide will invade the state of New i York for a tilt with. Syracuse Uni versity's mountaineers. On the fol-: lowing week-end. the Sewanee Tiger will face the crimson In their annual battle In Birmingham. ?On November 3. the Golden Tor nado of Georgia Tech appears for an j Atlanta engagement. The complete schedule follows: October 7. Union University at Tuscaloosa. Ala. October 13. Syracuse University at Syracuse. New York. October 27, Sewanee at Birming ham. October ? Springfield College at i Mobile?" November 3, Georgia Tech at At-; lanta. November 10. Kentucky at Tusca loosa. November 17. Louisiana State Uni versity (place pending). November 24. Georgia at Montgo mery. November 29, Florida at Birming ham. COMMUNISTS FAIL TO PULL OFF STUNT Deussftldorf. July 30.?The much heralded Communist demonstrations failed to come off yesterday and the Germans spent a peaceful Sunday. | THIRD PAKTY FANS COULD NOT AGREE Albany, N. Y., July 30?Represen tative* of labor organizations, rail-, road brotherhoods, and farmers or 'canlzntlons meet lure yestejdny to form a third party, but the confer ence Tailed when the unions could I not n^ree on methods to be pur sued. REPORT EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS AS GOOD Washington, July 30.?Employ ment conditions in the count ri' uefi erally are good, declared the 'report of the Department of Labor today. Miss Vivian Hurst and Miss Eve lyn Hurst of Smlthfleld, Virginia, are visiting Miss Sarah Stack on Ehring liaus street. ******** *j * Major League Baseball * ********* AMERICAN LEAGUE Yesterday's Scores. N*'W York. 2-8; Chicago. 3-2. Washineton, 11; Detroit, 1. Saturda)'* Score*. Boston, 10; Cleveland. 5. New York, 1; Chicago. 3. How They Stand. Woo Lost New York 64 30 Cleveland 50 4 5 St. Louis 47 44 Detroit 44 45 Chicago 45 47 Philadelphia 62 4 9 Washington 40 51 Boston 34 55 NATIONAL LEAGUE. Yesterday's Scores. Now York. 16; Chicago, 3. Philadelphia, 6; St. Louis, 2. Cincinnatti, 2; Boston, 1. Saturday'** Scores. St. Louis, 7; Philadelphia, 2. Pittsburg, 3; Boston, 1. Chicago. 1-7; New York, 6-5. Cincinnatti, 1; Brooklyn, 2. How They Stand. Won Lost New York 61 33i Pittsburg; 57 35 Cincinnatti 57 3<? Chicago 50 45 Brooklyn 47 46 St. Louis 48 48 Philadelphia 29 63 Boston . 25 69 WRIGLEYS Take it hone to the kids. Have a paeket in yoar pocket for an ever-ready treat. A delicious confec tion end in aid to the teeth, appetite, digestion. Scaled in H? Purity Package Open Air Libraries Tried in Buenos Aires Iluenos Aires. July 30.?Public >>quar?'t* and parks of the city of Bue nos Aires soon will be provided with small public libraries set up in the open air. The municipality has Ktven Its ap- j proval to a model design consisting of a white-painted bookcase with ten foot shelves, metal curtains, an over-! Gelfand's Relish and Mayonnaise at all good grocers. For Sale Cheap One Studebaker and on Buick in good condition. Auto Supply & Vulc. Co hanging roof, and a bench for the caretaker. where readers tuay nit to examine book* they wish to burrow. j NOTICE! The butchers* stalls in City Mar ket will be auctioned ofT to the hiKh e?t bidders on Monday afternoon. August 6th, at 3 o'clock. J. H SNOWDEN. Jy.30.3l.Au.l. Clerk., Fresh Vegetables Call us for fresh vege tables of all kinds ? if you don't know what you want?ask us. MAIN ST. GROCERY Owens Shoe Co. FOOTWEAR OF MRIUT Main St., Hinton Building Where Every Man Finds What He Likes to Wear Spencer-Walker Co. INCORPORATED lllnton llnlldinK. Op|K>?*i(e V. M. C. A. EVERY WOMAN of this day ami time I* anxious to have their home beauti fully furnlshe<l. We believe that we are best equlp|>e<] to furnish the home from Matt to finish. That is why we ask you to come- ami *ee for yourself. 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Hut hor*?*H a ttim^ntlon: a Hav ings account in thlii bank ii bi-llor Htlll because It'a alwayj Kiif'? and KrowiiiK. 11"h tin- surofit way to got a barrel of iqomy. Start yours today. You will never regNt It. Carolina Banking & Trust Co. For PICNICS and PARTIES When planning for picnics, parti"* aim! oth"r outings, re member that wo are ready to supply you wlth l'lrkl<H, Ollvr*. Hflmlwlrh Fill Ihki. Itnlleil llaru. Vienna Sana a?re, II<iiip<I Chicken, I'eanut I In Iter, Cake*. Friilt, 4HIIm, an?l Cielfaml'* HflNh ami May onnalae. M.P. Gallop Co I'ifOfffM ft A^n m Corner Main A Water Ala. FOR TIRES H'hhI, IIMfirl?1 fivMl MlrhHta ? thr bfMt llm for the monejr Invested. . Economy Tire Co.
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