Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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-f?'GAME COCKS" " WIN ONCE MORE St. Matthews Defeated By Score * of S to 2 In Second Game Swmtor defeated :-t Matthews Wwi nesday afternoon by the score of S t<j 2. The game was not nearly so one Sided as the score would indicate. Had it not been for errors on the part of the visitors, the Gamecock score ..... would not have been quit?? so large. Sumter scored first when in the third * miirg, with two men on bases. Campbell got a clean two-base hit over second T>ase "Bill" Clarke, St. Matthews' .manager, cautioned Adams fp walk Campbell, but Adams, by : mistake, threw one aoound his neck ?' and thus permitted a double. -? Rufus Clark, who was on the mound 7-g>r Sumter. pitched excellent ball and only once or twice was. he in danger ' qf defeat. He was at,his best in the iJInches when speed, curves and con trol left the tale. Burns caught a.i excellent game, but was slightly off tfn\hi,5 pegs to the bases. Mannush. ?Campbell and Johnson all played star baH lor the local team. DeBcrry, plaving on first base"" "displayed his qualifications for that position. In the fourth inning St Matthews tied the game up by securing two runs, when with the bases fui 'Stumpy" Banks hit for two bases be tween first and" second. Ever after ? this the visitors could crowd the bases but the one necessary stroke to score was lacking. Banks diet not catch in his usual style, neither did Gee who relieved ' him The two Gressette boys played . star ball for St. Matthews as did Snipes, who made some of the pret tiest-ctaches of the season in-left The longest ball of the game was that of Spann in the seventh inning. It was the only home-run of the game and found its way over the icflfiold fence/ ?Babe" Adams, twirling for St. Matthews, did good work in pulling but of holes, but was not given the proper support by his teammates. He eX7>ecto to redeem himself today in care the manager will permit him to pitch again. Bull, playing short for^ the visitors, made some nice er rors which counted against the visi tors in adding up the runs. Besides making errors he succeeded in fan ning almost every time he batted. %? Once the bases were full when hej fanned. Today's game promises to be a; good one when "Babe" Adams twirls j again for the visitors and DeBerry: opposes him. The other part of the i lineup remains unchanged. The; game today is the last of the present; series and may be the last of the sea son, so that every one who wishesj to see a good game must see this one ; today._ . i "" The" feature of Wednesday's game : {was the base-running oi Spann and, j^ressvtte.- Both Of these succeeded in; I stealing base after base. 'I Score by innings: |sl :.i i'rthc%?>-.. .. ..ooo 2oo ooy 2 lj ;'i i> ui-i [ .'. .. ?*u2 :?:<> rix iF i Batteries: Adanis, Ea,n2cs and Gee; pCIarke and Burns. Umpire: Jackson: Sccrer, Winn. ? ivWhy I Put l"p With Rats for Years." ? > writes N. Windsor, a Farmer. .1 "Years ago I bought : me rat pois : on. which nearly killed our line watch ..'dog. It so scared us that we suffered ,^a Ions time with rats until my neigh - :! bor to. d me about RAT-SNAP. Tha i the sure rat killer and a safe one." .;Three sizes, 25e, 50c. $1.00. Sold and j guaranteed by Sibert's Drug Store. I O'Donnell "& Co.. DuRant Hardware i Co., Sumter. S. C.?Advt. ! - - - [ Cotton Market] P. G. BOWMAN. Cotton Bi.yer. j tCorrected Daily at 12 o'clock Noon>. I ! Good Middling 30. i Stria: Middling, 29 1-2. j Middling 29. j Strict Low Middling 27. I New cotton one-half cent oft on all i * grades.. I - . ! \'h\V YORK CXJTTO.N MARK FT. j - Yee'td'y? | Open Hisrh Low Close Close i |Mch . . 32:00 82.36 31.75 31.97 32-. 18! {Oct. . 31.85 31.95 31.50 31.53 31.75 1 Dec . . 3-1.92 32.22 31.7S 31.95 32.07 1 .... "Chas.-Fa-irchild &. Co.*' j NEW ORLEANS. i Mch . . 31.60 31.SO 31.51 31.55 31.76 j Oct. .' 31.38 31.70 31.30 31.40 31.5S ! i Dec - . ?l.42 31.70 31.30 31.42 31.5S I Frank H. Barrett, i I Mr. Vanghan,. Farmer. Tells Hoiv Ho j Lest All His Prize Seed Corn. I "Sometime ago sent away for some! j pedigreed seed corn. Put it in a gun- J ! ney sack and h?ng it on a rope sus- ? ipended from roof. Rats got it all?j j'how beats me. but they did because I j igot 5 dead whoppers in the morning j ?after trying RAT-SNAP." Three sizes. | |^5c. 50c. $1.00. Sold and guaranteed; C?Advt. by Sibert's Drug Store. O'Donnell & i Co., DuRant Hardware Co.. Sumter, S. : Postoffice Sales. Acting Postmaster Doar states thatj the War Department has given him ! orders to discontinue the sales of; blankets. The other ^ales have been normal, j although the sales are narrowing ev- i ery day, due to the fact that the I stock on hand cannot meet the de- j mand. Tire length of the sale is in- { definite. Mr. Doar feels that the j people of Sumter are missing an, op- ! portunity by not buying from the gov- j ernment at its own price. ? KILLS RATS - and mice?that's RAT SNAP, the old ireliable rodent destroyer. Comes in leases?no mixing with other food, j Your money back if it fails, j 25c size (1 cake) enough for Pan jtry, Kitchen or Cellar. / j 50c size (2 cakes) ..for.. Chicken j House, coops, or small buildings, i Si.00 size (5 cakes) enough for afl farm and out-buildings, storage buildings, or factory buildings. ' Sohl and guaranteed by Sibert's Drug Store. O'Donnell & Co. and Du raut Hardware Co. Sumter. S. C. j Paris. Aug. 27.?Martial law has been extended to the whole of Hun . gary, according to a Budapest dis patch. j NO MORE RATS j or - mice after you use RAT-SNAP. ! It's a sure rodent killer. Try a pkg. and prove it Rats killed with RAT-" rSNAP leave no smell. ?Cats or dogs j won't touch it. Guaranteed. 25c size (1 cake) enough for Pan I try. Kitchen or Cellar. 50c size (2 cakes) ..for.. Chicken 1 House, coops, or s'mall buildings. j $1.00 size" (5 cakes) enough for all farm and out-buildings, storage buildings, or factory buildings. Sold and guaranteed by Sibert's Dru : store, O'Donnell & Co. and Du rant Hardware Co. Sumter, S. C. Vladivostok. Aug. 26.?Gen. Rose anoff. the highest Russian authortiy in Eastern Siberia denied reports that the All-Russian government under Kolchak and abandoned Omsk, and moved to Irkutsk. "Rat-Snap Beats the Best Trap Ever Made," Mrs. Emily Shaw Says. "My husband bought $2 trap. 1 bought a 50c box of RAT-SNAP. The trap only caught 3 rats but RAT-SNAP killed 12 in a week. I'm never with out RAT-SNAP. Reckon I couldn't raise chicks. without it." RAT-SNAP comes in cakes. "Three sizes, 25c, 50c, $1.00. Sold and guaranteed by Si bert's Drug Store, O'Donnell & Co.< Du Rant Hardware Co., Sumter, S. C ?Advt. Colored Summer School. . ? -;- I The Summer School, for Sumter county Colored Teachers and anyone else who wishes to attend, will be gin September 1st at Lincoln Gtaded school building. and lasting only two weeks, closing September 12th The school work will take the form cf a review of studies and methods, some health talks and demonstra tins. It is to be conducted by Prof. Chas. A. "Lawson. principal of Lin coln Graded School and Dr. Bragg Anthony! supervisr of the colored schools of the county, and it is hoped that since there will only be two weeks all will try and attend every day., _. . . / . ? I L. Eragg Anthony. M. D. Why We Handle United States Tires Because they're good tires. Because we KNOW they're good tires. Because our experience has taught us that they will satisfy and gratify our customers. There are United States Tires for every need of price or use> We can provide exactly the ones for your car. tes Tires are Good Tires We know United Suites Tires are good tires. That's why we sell them. Anchor* A?ito. Co. Sunrtcr Motor Co. W, C Rogers, Bishopville. B. C/Oillis <fc Co.. Rcmbert W. C IMmvdon'-N'cw Zion. 1 -M frti-rs Supply Co.?Pilicwuw], T. E. COOPER, St. Charles J). H. Skinner. F.iliott. c;co. 3VI. Hull, Lticknow. I. X. Griffin, Lynchburg. Ha l/HI Mercantile Co.. Dal/ell. H. Ij. Thomas?Maycsville \V. II. !>:i\i><?Snm inert ?111. Atito Sales Co.?Rishopvillc. The I). .V Motor Co., SiiinincrtoiK S. C. \\ . II. M <?(';; I lieu- Woodrow-PiWtdeiUM" ?i. L. <?llis .V ('<>.. Itomhert. Anchor Motor Co. \\ . d-efii hl McroaiH'.lr Co.?\Vfdtf& field. ST. MATTHEWS IS SHUT OUT A Hard Fought Game That End ed With a Thrill In one of the fastest and most ex -ng games cf basehall ever witness ed in Sumter, the Gamecocks defeat ed, the St. Matthews aggregation 2 to 0 on Tuesday. The game was a pitcher's battle from start to finish and only once did either twirler weak en. In the initial inning the locals made the only scores of the game when they secured two hits and the visitors contributed an error. St. Matthews filled the bases twice but were unable* to score. Sumter. also failed to score after having the bases, full on two occasions. The ninth inning was the thrill ins: inning. In this one "Mutt" Gee ?lifted the longest hit of the game to center field, which, after a good effort was muffed by the fielder. The net two batters procured hits and fill ed the bases. DeBerry fanned the next batter for the first out. The sec ond out was made by the batter* hit ting a fly to the infield. The last bat ter was fanned and the game ended. It looked very much like a St. Mat thews' victory in the last inning. The greatest feature of the game .was Ithe ipitchers (battle between Wrrince for St. Matthews and DeBer ry for Sumter. Both were given sup port of the better kind. Besides this feature of the game was the many double plays that were pulled on eith er side. "Stumpy" Banks and "Buck" Burns, both college stars, gave a- fine exhibition in the art of receiving the leather pill. "Mutt" Gee and Rufus Clark both ?played good ball at the initial sack as did Spann and Gressette in the field. St. Matthews lacked the necessary punch to cinch the game on Tues day, but they expect to 'come back" strong today and get even on, the se ries. "Babe" Adams will be seen in the box for St. Matthews, today and will be opposed b}i Rufus Clark. Ad ams is a University of South Carolina star and former twirler for Bennetts ville in the Pee Dee League. Rufus Clark comes from Estill. but is one of the stars of the Davidson college team. Both teams will be changed today in brder to strengthen them. Jus:. wl en Burnette and Sullivan will join the team is not known. The game was well attended on yes terday, but a larger crowd is' expect ed today, when the visitors make theiri effort to even up V ? score. The game starts t?d^y at 6 p. m. and the admission is 25 and 50c. Score by innings: St. Matthews.000 000 000 0 Sumter.. .. ..200 000 OOx 2 Batteries: Wrince ^d Banks; De Berry and Burns. f;:** "Umpire: Jackson;'|Sx?>rer. Winn. CALL SENTIT - FROM G??NORS Executives of Sev^States Want Cotton Meeting 'Dallas. " Aug. 25.?Governors ct seven States have signed a call for a meeting in New? Orleans September S and 9 to fix a minimum price on cotton, it was announced here today by Major Robert C. Lowery, secretary of the Texas division of the Ameri can Cotton Association. The call which is signed by the governors of Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina. Arkansas. Florida. Tennes see and Texas, was issued from the campaign headquarters of American Cotton Association which has State organizations in 12 cotton growing States, a development of the recent cotton acreage reduction campaign. Cotton Association Campaign. Thrcuch a misunderstanding it was announced in the letters mailed out to town3hip committeemen, and published in this paper, that the big membership campaign Of the South Carolina Cotton Association would take place September 26th, 27th, and 2$th. This is a mistake as the mem >?rsh?p campaign occurs this week. August 26th. 27th and 28th. accord ing to information phoned the Sumter Chamber of Commerce yes terday, by Mr. A. A. Protzman. di rector of organization* of the State Cotton Association! Secretary Reardon Saturday wrote ?very executive committeeman and township committeeman of the error of dates as communicated to them. He also urged that every township committee meet not later than Au gust 2."Jth to thoroughly organize their forces, and to send or come into the Chamber of Commerce for the number of membership application) required for each township. This organ'aztion of the cotton] srrowers is the most important mat ter eycr presented to the farmers of' South Carolina. It c;ni be plainly seen ' y the recent great decline in price's of'cotton that unless the cotton crov/er-5 thoroughly organize, and are hacked up by the merchants, bankers, manufacturers, lawyers, doctors. anVl every other class of citizens, that th' cotton farmers are going to be fob bed out of many millions of dollars! which will be ;t serious loss to people :ii ih*i South of every conceivable profession, trade and occupation. Another error occurred in the publication of the panics of the corn mitleemen where it was stated that T. J. Keels, Sumter, S. C. is acting ?< cretary of the County Executive Committee." Mr. T. J. Keels is a member of the executive committee 'or Shiloh township, and E. 1. Rear don. Sum tor. is acting secretary there of, t-? whom every committeeman rhould address communications and reports, and apply to for membership blanks and further information which! executive committeemen n.n not sun-j Cotton is opening rapidly and pick-! iug is in progress in most sections ofj th<" coney. The erop is short and j m:iny who hnV'e becm deceived by tb*?l rank weed and haw'beon expecting a big yield are beginning to scal<M ?own thei: estimates, ? 7 Ii?alMrt of SuuUer A "Koil of Honor Battle ' f| one.1 with' surplus) and profits Inc excess of capital, thus giving tangible evidence of Strength and Security. Of the 25,000 hanks hi the V. '$~ only one in ten occupies ;tlw. proud position. We Are Among the Number c.C.ROWUHO, ~ 1 5ft' ?i it P.' ?. WHH&UtV" In order that the many patients who are coming here tc be fitted with eye glasses may be promptly .waitedgggjL I have found it necessary to employ an assistant^opto metrist. For the people of Sumter as well as myself I feel that I have ucen very fortunate in securing -the services of Dr. Wf D Jackson of Indianapolis, Indiana, a graduate Optometrist of .several years' practical ex perience. He will arrive Monday Sept 1st and will be. pleased to'have his many friends to call on himrat my7 place.. Dr. Jackson is too well kryown to the people of Sumter to need an introduction, he having previously worked for the late W. A. Thompson. G.C. K Registerd Optometrist Cooper's Optical Parlor I Hie Misses Wade A" complete showing of distinctive tailored a^jiemi ^ ? dress hats expressing the season's latest style creations is now on display and await your inspection. THE MISSES WADE 2nd Floor, Sumter Dry Goods Ob. Modern Bath Rooms Installed V. &. K. Pumping Systems Plumbing and Iiigiiliug For The Country Home Estimates On All Work Furnished Free of Charge