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*' x y > ?< ? ? ? _ f FURMAN WINS CHAMPIONSHIP OF STATE IN BASEBALL After tiding for the champion" xL _ ship in foot bail tne past season, trie j Furman Hornets this spring won the champiorship of the state in baseball, winning eight games and I losing- one. Beginning t.ie state games by beating Clemson 5 to 4 in a twelve inning game, they next lost the only game in the state to Erskine at Due West by a score of 7 to 4. After that game the Hornets found themselves and won all the remaining games on their schedule, in_ eluding two games from Newberry, two from Carolina, two from Wof- [ ford, one from Erskine, and one from Clemson. In addition to win- j ning the championship the Homes! broke even with Auburn, winning, 1 to 0, and losing one, 2 to 0. They broke even with Oglethorpe winning one, 4 to 2 and losing one, 4 to 1; broke even with Davidson, winning one, 3 to 1, and losing one, 8 to 2; lost one to University of! Georgia, 4 to 1; los<t two to Geor- J gia Tech, 12 to 1 and 4 to 0. The | season taken as a whole was very j successful. On the Furman team were th~e? 1 Freshmen, and one man playing j his first year. The team started out | rather poorly but once they got go- | ing were never headed in the j state. They received grood pitching J all the year from McLeod and Pad- j gelt. The infield composed of ( Capt. Rhame, E. H. Carter, Rasor, j Brasingtcn and Bradley played | steady fast defensive ball, while the outfield composed of Speer,! Nixon, 0. L. Carter and Cox did j the brunt of the hitting. The team1' as a whole hit well, ran the bases ! fast, fielded clean, and backed up,1, the pitchers in faultless style. The ' team was well fortified behind the!' plate in Owings catching his second J year anfl Drummond, who is a ;1 Freshman. On first Brasington and j 3 Rasor alternated, both doing well, i' On 2nd Bradley, the Freshman who '1 made quite a rep in football last fall, played the best ball of his iJ career besides handling the team j perfectly. At 3rd 0. H. Carter and J Nelson showed that before they j( MMHP! QESESBOBBBBBsamMBSBaammm A ROADSTER in ev neath its rear deck a extra people. All tfc ranaritv of a tourinff jj An exclusive Anders g ity of the permanent P touring car?roomy i ?j for use in less than a proof storage space f jj Anderson bodies, cus jj amples of the latest s B three years of master j| their manufacture, jj and hand-rubbed in 1 m brilliancy indefinitel: over special cusmon H The Anderson chassi m working with a 7R R< jj of equal worth and r m Power, speed, flexibi jj and trouble-proof op< ICE. Y I? complete their college course they will be the best college 3rd basemen in the state. . In left field Xixon, playing his last year, outplayed any man in the state. He hit well, ran the bases and was death to fly balls. In center field Speer did all that any man could do and was one of the main cogs in the winning machine. .Tn right field Cox and E. H. Carter showed up wtell, and Carter next year with this year's experience should easily outrank any outfielder seen in college ball. He has three more years. McLeod and Padgett did all the pitching, and while they had a hard season, neither of them showed any effects of the hard work. Both of them have two more years in college, ana win easily ranK wnn the best in the South next year. EXPENDITURES IN CAMPAIGN OF WOOD Washington, May 24.?No evidence of extraordinary expenditures was adduced at the opening today of the senate's investigation into presidential preconvention campaign expenses and contributions. The largest outlay specifically testified to War $15,000, which Frank H. Hitchcock, one of Major General Leonard Wood's managers, said had been sent into New Jersey by the Wood roganization. Angius McSween, eastern manager for o -? x? T~I r*Ai 4 Ot/JIcllUI tiuimsuu Ui vyaiiiUiiiio, said his candidates sent $13,207 into that state. Mr. Hitchcock told the committee he could throw little light on General Wood's campaign finances and he was not asked as to contributions. Mr. McSween however, testified that the total contributions to Johnson's national organization was GS,i:J8, while expenditures had totalled $72,230. Both Mr. Hitchcock and Mr. McSwean said state organizations had gathered their own funds in many nstances, this being time in Michi-, i-an, and other states. Dr. Ralph J. Hersey, manager: for Senator Sutherland, of West Virginia, described in detail the I Wood campaign in, that state, declaring that the generals "inva- j ?MM?? ery spirited line, it cle tonneau with a comfort* ie advantages of a dash model. on patent, this feature is ly constructed rear port md comfortable, easily '< minute. Closed, it affo] or suitcases, etc. itom-built in the Anders ichievements in automot coach building experien The exquisite finish has Lwenty-one distinct proc /. Seats are covered w: springs and curled hair s is as nearly perfect as ed Seal Continental eng eputation, can make it. ility, absence of vibratic eration are inherent A^ ODER, ABBEVILLE, S. C. I??? sion" had reminded him of "an organization of a circus," with first an advance agent, then newspaper publicityand finally the candidate himself. Colonel William C. Proctor, of Chicago, one of the managers of General Wood's campaign, and I Eugene Pike, of Cincinnati, have jbeen summoned to appear before j the committee. I I FRENCH PRESIDENT FELL FROM TRAIN j : Montargis, France, May 24.? Paul Deschanel, president of the French republic, fell from a window of his train when it was a short distance from here last night. The train was moving at the time, but after his fall M. Deschanel walked a mile and a quarter in the darkness until he met a track worker. ' The workmen accompanied the president to a signal station nearby and telephoned to this city for an automobile which arrived within half an hour. \\Jhen he approached the track worker, the injured man said: " I was on the presidential train and fell out of it while it was moving. That which will surprise you j more, however, is the fact I am M. ; Deschanel, president of the repubI yy j lie. Deschanel, upon his arrival here, .'received first medical attention ; some three hours after the accident. i President Deschanel explained . that he had been unable to sleep in his compartment of the private car j in which he was traveling, because of the heat, and that about 11 o'i clock last night, shortly after tne train had pulled out of Montargis, he tried to open a window to secure more ventilation. The window struck, and M. Des-1 chanel said he applied all his strength to open it. Then suddenly' the window gave way and he pitch-' ed out of the car on the track in the darkness, the train going on. The pi*esident had suffered a severe attack of grippe Saturday night, and it had been questioned for a time if the journey to Monbrison, where he was to dedicate a verly conceals be- j| able seat for three ing roadster plus the jj| 5 built with the stabil- M ion of a high-grade m idjusted, and ready u ;ds a safe and dust- gj ;on factory, are ex- || ive design. Thirty- m Lee are embodied in gj been hand-applied H jesses, and retains its jj rith genuine leather gj foremost engineers. ine and other units j? >n, quick response, jjj JDERSON qualities Agent I gUHMUHIHUMli Come P j We have 1 THE BEST CJ FOUND IT J LET US PRCtt TRIAL DOES We Have F1 With Us Who \ Stop Worrying Solve It With a || MO And Necessary Everything anc !| BUY BEFC I Bowie Br ' = || ABBEVI i monument to Senator Reymond, a hour French aviator, who was killed | fall i during the war, should not be can-jwhei celled. The president, however, had j 75 r insisted upon making the journey.' M I i i It was because of his illness that; entii all the windows of the presidential j dent compartment had been tightly clos-! -'pcc ed. ! the At noon today it was announced! , here that he president's condition umj] r i ? ! I was as sausiuctuiy ?o , was . could be. The doctors had found ; thar j scratches upon his face, hands and j elgs, and .some bruises upon the j a I body, but no injury of a serious! vaiei j nature. I com] In telling of his experiences after I py0d ! his fall, President Deschanel said 0per I he found he had oeen greatly j men I shaken up and was bleeding from usua | some of his injuries. He satisfied Tl i himseif, however, that no bones, the j had been broken and then followed j ster I painfully after the train on foot!_^ | until he met the workmen. The, j president, who had retired some- j ||j= j time before the accident occurred,! |||| was attired only in his pajamas || and was barefooted and bareheaded as ho plodded alonj; the railway. Fortunately ,the train was run, ninjr at a comparatively slow speed i when the president's fall occurred, i not more than 20 to 25 miles an I ! I ' I ?~! I pianos, self-player pianos, organs nnaj |||| 'sewing machine?. Reference: The' I j ; Bank e. Greenwood, the oldeai find I |j|L i|-strongt*? Baa'. <#rc::awood el-aunty J |*j; In! Come In only a few ALLE] cars left FOR THE PRICE. WE'\ JO?CONVINCED OTHERS fE IT TO YOU. THE FIR* IT. [RST-CLASS MECHANICS, Vill Take Care of Your Cars. NEXT Over Your Labor Problem LINE TRACTOR Implements. One Man Operat I Laughs Because 'Tis So Simp )RE PRICES ADVANCE. os. Auto Tractor Co LLE, S. C. and the executive chanced to dent had disa; into a bed of sand. The ]5oint Madame De e the fall occurred was about Aiillerand arri niles from Paris. this afternoon eanwhile, with those on hoard president to tl ely ignorant that any acci- J bile. had befallen the executive, the 1 v i ^ V V. V V 1 ial train haif an hour before'. train was speeding along on its v to Montbrison, and it was not:V. CH^ I half an hour before the train S. "THE due to arrive at its destination^ OPERA HO I the disappearance of the presi-; v was discovered. v \. v v V V < t that hour. the president's t knocked at he presidential "Smith is v< partment. He repeated knocks i-n't he?" ask< ucing no response, _ he finally "Yes," ajrre led the door of the compart- more gold in 1: t, finding it empT-y and an un-, the bank."?E .lly large window open. he bewildered valet ran through ! Engraved c train, creating a scene of con-' nation by shouting the presi- The Press anc ^ A '*> THE UNIVERSAL CAF ' C-. The Ford One Ton Truck is serving i z,"Z just as faithfully and economically as ( V Ford Touring Car serve all the people f: ^ and economically. The Ford Truck is v. sity to the grocer both in delivering go in bringing goods from the stations, do from the country. It is an ideal mc because there isn't a want of the fai business man that it doesn't supply in i of quick transportation at a minimum t V Come in, examine the Truck, and let I \ over the subiect. V ? F. Arno QilHlOflii I sa ggr; .1 1 I I If :~z-M fj N 1 ? Zgg fE J. >T | ! -Hp ^ l Er' HH :es fl 25= IS b hrmmhI ppeared. / sehanel and Premier ved here from Pari* and accompanied thf he capital by antonn*SEE V iRLES RAY . V. CLODHOPPER" V USE, WEDNESDAY V ?>ry proud of ins look*. ?d Brown. ed Jones. "He has lis teeth than he has fr dinburg Scotsman. ard9 and Invitations?* 1 Banner Company. r - I Dusiness ^ Joes the ij 11 th fully |; a neces- II ! ods and ji cks and I ; )tor car . L 14 IV. 1 VI III the way |||| \ :xpcnse. ttl , us talk HI id I