RUE LOSSES IH
JUNE ARE SMALL
"f TOTAL OF MONTH ONLY *17642?f
LIGHTNING 18 SMALL
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DAMAGE.
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' . 1; Raleigh.
?r r Thf3 officially reported Are loss (or
Mia month' of, June totals 1176,629 as
Jcompared with $397,093, for June 1923,
/ aocorcyng to the monthly Are Report of
>i Insurance Commissioner .Stacey Wade.
There were 1X1 fires of which 1J were
?aused by lightning and these 17 flree
' showed a loss of $86,325 or nearly' halt
the total of the other 94 Area, the. re
port says.
Moat of the lightning fires were of
ba^ns and stock, asserts the state
ment. while most of the loss was^rom
three fires, a cotton ginnery at Clay
' ton. with a loss of $33,500 and a cotton
warehouse at Robeson with a loss of
124,000 In all an aggregate of $66,000.
?n>the State there were only two other
-fires during the thonth of June where
the lots was over $5,000, It was stated,
these being a drug plant at Ralplgh,
$10,000 and a veneer plant at Golds
boro,, $46,000.' Deducting a loss of
$132,000 from these five houses from
tbtr total lqas for the state, leaves
. 954,629 as a loss for the 106 other
flres. I-'!-.' _ ' ?
. The compiled data shows that this
, flrs lost for the first 6 months of 1924
In North Carolina was $1,581,815 as
compared with $2,857,119 for the same
period of lfp3. The estimate for th?
TTnited States and Canada for the first
six month* of 1924 shows a loss ot
'$181,096,250 . as compared with $823, ?
050,300 of 1933.
?;,[ Proponent among the cities, report
ed as having no loss from fires were:
-High , Point, Durham. Washington,
Greenville, States vi lie, Tarboro, Re ids
vllle, Sanfo'rd and Thomasvlllfe. Townt
. with but one fire given was Rocky
! Mount, Hickory. Albemarle, Hender
aoa, Monroe, Gaatonia, Wilson, Oxford,
Qreensborb and Kinston.., .
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Peaeh Crop Bigger Then Everu
"Between 160 and 300. cars of peacl)
;<M have been shipped from the Sand
Hills so far," said Stacy Brewer, editor
of the Van Pilot, who waa a Raleigh
visitor yesterday. Next week the Geor
? gia Belles and the Blberta *111 begin
to go tarward. Tie Klbertas form the
. greater part'of the Sand Hill peach
?rop.>
"The crop this year will he bigger
than It has ever been before, much
bigger. The movement, It is expect
ed, will exceed 3,500 , carloads. The
greatest crop hitherto has been 1,
600 carloads.
,lv""Not only is it the - largest crop,
but It is also the best crop. Worms
i 'are almost unknown and| formerly
they were the bane ot peach grow
> .tog inrustry. . '
k > '"Prices up to this time have not been
^?Atlritactory. Bnt the fruit that has
' been shipped has not been the next
t telling varieties. Besides Georgia has
:b?en shipping In large quantities and
the markets have been ^oversupplled.
.Soon however, the Georgia season
will be ovfr and Sand Hill peaches
'.will be the only ones that can be had.
y *J"hen much better prices are expect
ed, particularly as the Sand Hill peach
' Wa are the best in the world."'
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Long George Kelly of Giants Is Marvel of Baseball
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This flrst baseman Is the marvel of baseball this year. He hit three home ruus and batted In all the eight runs his
team made against the Reels June 14. He Is hitting .872. His fielding Is uncanny. In the picture la shown his re
markable^ reach. Kelly's actual reach, forward Into the lntfeld from the base for a low throw, Is 7 feet, 6 Inches,
from toe on the sack to clutching lingers taking the ball from off the top of the grass blades. The average man
cannot reach six feet thusly und catch a ball.
Last spring down In the training camp they started to sing that song "Has Anybody Here Seen Kelly?" over the
Giants first sa?ker, all because of his weak hitting In FlorWa practice games. And nobody seemed to be able to see
hUn ; eVen McGraw's sight was gettlDg dim as he looked out where long, lank, solemn, earnest Kelly stood around.
And then the season opened and Kelly opened up on his greatest major year. His timely hitting kept the Slants
In flrst place until their pitching staff began to function. Kelly Is among the flrst five, if you please, above Frlsch
and Young. But It was his exploit of hitting three hom^ runs In one day ngalnBt Cincinnati on June 14 and batting
In or scoring all of New York's eight runs that brought him' bright and sudden fame. And this, mind you, whs the
SQCdtad time Kelly had hit three homes In one game. Las) year he did that little thing against Chicago.
Kelly's' fielding is even more wonderful than his hitting. Jale Daubert, long kltig of first sackers, recently pro
nounced Kelly the best lnfielder of the game today. His reach Is uncanny. He not alone reaches higher In the air
than any man In, the game, but he can reach further In after wild heaves than seems humanly possible. He seems
to uncoil and stretch like a constrictor gerpent. ? ? ?
They1 use to pan Kelly, now the king at the Polo Gtounds. He fought up hill all, the way to his major league
greatness. Kelly hit for an average of exactly .127 his first three years In New York. &o wonder they panned
him. But McGraw's faith In the lank one never wavered. He sent him to Rochester on option. Called him bacjc and
then, his game heart and natural gifts brought him Into his royal own.
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Fisher Wins Shoot
Sergeant Fisher, member of the
United States Marine corps, who won
the championship for . rifle shooting
FIRST REQUISITE OF
SUCCESSFUL PLAYER
"Play the Ball," Is Tip Given
by Scott of the Yankees.
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v Learning to play the ball always
on the big bound la the flrat requisite
of a succeAful short stop, says Ever
ett Scott, 'short stop of the Yankees.
Playing "heads up" baseball at all
I times would, be my Becond bit of ad
vice to any shortstop who aspires to
make, the big league.
By "heads up" baseball I mean to
make a study of your batters, be alive
to every situation, flfrure out what
you are going to do with the ball when
you"get It, so as to make the wisest
possible play.
A. ground ball is difficult to handle
only When the fielder plays It badly
and gets It between bounds. This
happens often, even to the most ex
pert lnflelders In the major leagues.
When a ground ball Is hit In the
general direction of the shortstop
he must figure the number of bounds
the ball will take before It reaches
him and play It accordingly.
On a certain ball It may be neces
sary for the shortstop to back up
a couple of steps to be In a proper
position to receive U. On another ball
It may call for the fielder to rfln In
three or four steps to meet It.
In the parlance of the ball field,
getting a ground hit on the proper
bountTIs known as "playing the ball."
The big bound Is always the proper
bound, making It easy to handle.
When a fielder Is not taking a
grounder on the big bound he Is let
ting the ball *play"hlm and then trou
ble starts.
Ezzell Is Hard Hitter
Ilomer K. Ezxell. third boiomin who
was traded by the St. I.ouls Browns
to the Boston Americans for Nor
man McMillan la playing a nice game
for the Huh outfit Etr<?ll Is known
as a consistent swattef of the ball.
Throwing Arm Still
of Big Importance
Ability to throw far and ac
curately, once a vital feature
of outfleld play, no longer Is
glve.ii the consideration that It
deserves, observes Roes Youngs, 1
outfielder of the New York
Giants. ' ?
The lively ball seems to have
created the' Impression among
outfielders that they are no long
er expected to throw men out at
the different bases.
This Is an unfortunate mis
take.
I take great pride In tqy
throwing, always have, and still
believe there Is a big opportu
nity for the outfielder who can
throw accurately and with judg
ment.
I nm In accord with Hughey
Jennings, who says more ball
games are lost by outfielders
throwing the ball to the wrong
place than pn dropped fly balls.
Don't get Into a rut.
DiamondNofes
Jess Petty, left hander, with Indian
apolis, leads the pitchers of the league.
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The only time that Brooklyn Is ea?y
to defeat IS when It plays New York.
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There are 28 baseball leagues In the
National Association of Minor Leagues.
Players number 5,400.
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The Sox fiave a catcher named
Orabowskl and all the fans hope he
lives up to his first syllable.
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David Bancroft, the Boston short
stop In 1922, accepted 084 chances,
which Is a major league. record.
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Lee Malory, brother of "Memphis
Bill" Mallory, the Yale catcher and
fullback, like his elder, Is a baseball
and football player."
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Lincoln has obtained Pitcher Nick
Carter from Birmingham of the South
ern league. Outfielder Caftey has been
turned back to Denver.
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Catcher Mnnley, former McGIll uni
versity athlete, who had a trial In the
International league, has been signed j
by the Montreal Royals.
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The coal region around Scranton,
Pa.. Is declared to have produced more
major league baseball stars than any '
other section of the United States. |
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Minneapolis has 27 public play
grounds. nearly all of them completely ,
! equipped wlih .baseball diamonds and j
l tennis, roque and horseshoe courts.
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j Paul Musser. spltball pitcher, balked
when ordered to report to WlrMta
Falls of the Texas league by Wlrh ta
of the Western leaiTU#. and the deal
was called off
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Pick, nn nutfleldee-lnflelder. ownai !
1 by the Cincinnati Beds Is dtsplavlnj
goM form with St Petersburg Th? ,
Saints obtained him from Chattanooga,
of the Southern leagua. i
Eddy's
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Fairy Tale
<Syr\ ARY GRAHAM 6QMNER
? corral r? vmu? hiyv^i unk>m
FRED'S FRIENDS
Mil.
Fred had made friends with Mr. and j
Mrs. Itobln. Mr. Robin wiis very fond
of u good dinner I
ond so was Mrs. {
Itobln and 'the lit- |
tie robins had ap
petites as well.
"1 shall get a |
delicious worm,"
said Mr. Robin as I
he stuck his beak |
down Into the soft
lawn, for It had I
rained very re- |
cently.
"An<y shall get I
one, ' ioo," said |
ilobln.
. "We shall try
and see what we
can do," said the
little robins, for
now they were
big enough to do fome work them
selves.
Their mother let them do a good I
deal of marketing but she nlways let |
them eat what they got.
? "I'm so practical," said Mr. Robin,
"that I think of worms as well as of
singing.'.'
"And I'm so practical," said Mrs. |
Robin, "that I think of worms as well
us of listening to your beautiful sing
ing."
' "We're so practical," said the little
robins, who didn't know what practical
meant, being sensible about attending
to plain, necessary things, but thought
practical meant simply the Joy of eat
ing, "that we, too, gather worms."
Fred had another friend, a beautiful
goldfinch, and the goldfinch sang for
Fred. ' ?
You see, Fred was out camping for
the summer and so he bud a chance
to make many out-of-door friends.
A chipmunk was also a friend of
Fred's and Fred fed him nuts.
A katydid was another friend and
became really qult6 tame.
A frog was qnother friend of Fred's
end the frog took up his abode near
(he tent where Fred slept, as there
was a little pbnd nearby and the frog
found the pond was a splendid pond
In which to live and eat and see what
was going on about him.
There were a good many fruit trees
around but it seemed to Fred as
though many of . hlB bird friends en
Joyed the bugs and worms and Insects
and only took a little frujt now and
again as though by way of dessert or
candy.
A wren was a great friend of Fred's
and this wren was very fond of grass
hopper salad.
"I don't bother about any fancy
salad dressing," the wren seemed to
tell Fred.
"I enjoy my grasshopper, salad
plain."
But every night the frog seemed to
be talking to Fred and this was what
Fred thought he said :
"Goog-a-room, goog-a-room, nice
pond this. How can you live in a tent
when there Is a pond nearby?
"Goog-a-room, goog-a-room, goog-a
roora, that Is beyond my frog under
standing.
"Here In the pond there are so many
good things to eat. It Is cool here and
pleasant and I enjoy myself a great
deal.
"I should not care about sleeping In
a tent. Goog-a-room, goog-a-room, I
do not need blankets with which to
cover'myself up.
"I would not care about sleeping In
a cot. No, that Is something I would
not care about.
"Goog ? a - room.
goog-a-room, what
silly creatures
people are.
"They come to
the country and
they sleep In cots.
Why don't they
come to the coun
try and camp out
In a pond 7
"That Is some
thing I can't hn
derstand."
Fred thought to
himself that the
frog was a very
Interesting frog
and he liked
h I s out-of-door
friends.
He enjoyed them all and they be
came quite tame as Fred watched
them without frightening them and
gave them good things to eat.
But Fred knew he would not like
to live In a pond or In a tree. No, the
cot felt very comfortable every night,
and the blankets good and warm !
Him
She Misted Her Mother
Jean had spent a fortnight in the
country nnd was accounting the many,
many pleasures she had experienced
during her visit.
Suddenly she gazed tip into tier
mother's face and earnestly assured
hrr, "Rut 1 missed you. mother, more
than I was happy."
Mary Wat Puzzled
Mary was visltinc in the c?untr> ar>,'
*vl?n,'*;*et! the operation of milking
A't?T watching the proceedings ?he
the cow minutely ami 'I. en
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