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SATURDAY. MARCH 18. 1551 oI .4 A INDEX-JOaNAt; CREENWbOD. C. JOHN HENIIY LEWIS' FUTIKIE AS: FIGliTER IS CLOUDED TALBOT PICKS TED AS ROOKIE THE BRIEF: CITY NEWS J.

The Associated Press 1 DODGERS SARASOTA, Fla. Freddie Sing-ton, the Dodgers' noted ex-football player, wtmes he wa-nt. "I arrived in-baseball with football reputation and two strikes on he ex missloner Johii J. Hettche after receipt of the Hot fchet then jld the title, bout Clark was 'iJ When the subject of examinaUons orlgluaUy came up: Greenlee, Lewis' manager, insisted that Lewis be ruled simply or of Greenee said, his fighter would be tulned" if some-tiling might be found wrong with him." He. added that Lewis was In as good shape then, as he' was "Ave years Lewis accused John Henry of "tunning out" on the Clark fight to keep his title safe for a bout with Len Harvey to England, Promoter Lewis said the Pittsburgh-er had been offered $12 JJ00.

tax free, to meet Harvey, A $10,000 guarantee had been posted for ciark fightr" '-vV-'; With it off, Manager 'John Rox-borough claimed the light heavy title for Clark. Dcrctljy will be in our. store. VEDnCCDAY To Give, FREE FACIALS anyone making an appolntmerit Call us, Tele- phones 6000 and 6001, and make your appointment! always pick up a dollar. You ki I'd play right-field and cent-' both in these exhibition games It Cronln would let me." Hutchinson.

Detroit's prize yo pitcher. Uji't saying much He I been put in an awkward spot by the grrat publicity he has received and by the. repeated charge cf ticouts and rival coast league players that' "he hasnl got a He obviously would be a sucker ta start arguing with bis critics. IT only aayt, quietly: "That's what thy say," and goes on getting h(s an. to shape.

I I watched him closely as pitched in an inter-camp try-ln my beet to figure out how In' won 35 games last season. lie has only average speed, a good curve and fine control, but he handles with the assurance of a veteran. I noticed that Just as he delivers the ball' his arm gives a peculiar sort of "fluttery" I don't know: whether that's important. Pjubably.iiot.:.','"'.,-.';''--'-'.'-,'..',- an American Association tWn and 1 an International I -ague man wet together down here there's sure to be a hot argument about the respective abilities of Williams and Keller. 'MtXtt Dean's Honor IM John Jacob Norris, of Calhoun Fall' and Samuel Robert Foliakof f.

of Abbeville, were among the sixty-one students at University of South Carolina-- who 1 attained the coveted Dean's Honor List on the basis -of first semester; scholarship according to an announcement by 'John A Jr. dean of adm'tolrtraUoh. Both are studehu tn the college of aittand avteneeAv Bids On Meter and Sockets Bids were taken yesterday by the Greenwood County Rural Electrification Administration for the purchase of 500 watt-hour, meters and 500 sockets for use on the tines In (his country. bids received, according to E.i I. Davlif secretary of the Greenwood County Finance Board, and eacl) was for the same amount.

HJtl9. No contract has been awarded yet, hesaid Rev. Brewer Freaches at Langley Rev. R. M.

Brewer, pastor of the South Qreenawd Pentecostal Holiness "I conducted the Thursday night Prayer meeting, service at' Hojihess church hi taiieley. A good service was reported, with a large crowd out to hetrjr'Ttev: Brewer; Rev. Brewer toek-a consisting of the Manley sisters and Mrs. Allowee, along to aid In the service. They sang several hymns for the meeting, A V.V" 'Also accompanying Rev.

Brewer were Mr. and Loraue i'i j. Weather Outlook for Week. Smith, Atlantic Some rain Monday pr Tuesday, ahd again' toward end of wec'! end of present COM spell. MOhdny about or above -normal remainder of weekv' 'Y, By GAYLE JALBOT MarclvIS (P) Having stuck out my neck to the extent of picking Cincinnati to the National.

league might as well go. ahead, and you the rookie of the year, the one most hkely to star from hta' ftrt- day in the big show, and bring new color to the game. I take Ted Williams, the loo.e- jointed kid from Minneapolis who will open the season in right, field for the Boston Red Sox. Maybe it's a hunch, but take bim over De troit's Fred- Hutchinson and Frank Croucher, J4e Vankee's Charlie Keller and Joe Gallagher, the Cardinals' Tom rtunkel, and all the Ted, who hit .366 and flavored his. efforts with 43 home runs, last year, has more than mechanical ability.

He is a rare young bird, de 'Uned to become character around the ball lots. There's an aura of greatness About him, tinged slightly with goofiness, and the fans are going to love him. "Just think," he said Ue other "I'm going to see cities like New York and Chicago. That'll be an education In itself, even if I wasn't making money. Hell, a fellow can Louis Cardinals had "nothing to say" todayi an end to his holdout was believed nearer.

i PIRATES 1 LOS ANGELES. Calif. Holdout Paul Waner may have plenty of trouble keeping Jus rightfleld berth with the Pittsburgh Pirates even If he decides; to sign. Manager Pie Traynor says he Is satisfied with the work cf Heinle Manush and Fern Bell and recalled Waner had a. bad 1938 season.

REDS SARASOTA Fla; Lee Gamble mostly a pinch hitter, for the Cln-, cinnati Reda last year, may get a chance to divide the lef tfleid patrol with VJfallv Bereer this season. Manatrer Bill McKechnle exoresied satisfaction with Gamble's good JllBU 'I plains. "The managers feared tight ened muscles. It seems I was writ ten off before I got there." i DtTROIT. ORLANDO, Fla.

Fred Hutchin son, Detroit's expensive pitching re cruit was to be-unveiled today In the Tiger's exhibition clash with the Washington Senators. BROWNS SAN ANTONIO. Tex. Manager Fred Henry of the St. Louis Browns hinted today he would like to have holdout toflelders Don Refiner and Ralph Kresg follow the example of Buck Newson knd get on the dotted line the sooner the better.

GIANTS BATON ROUGE, La. Big Zeke Bonura, has 'expressed opposition to the New York Giants' curfew. It lsnt that Zeke doesnt believe in the player going to bed early. Hts displeasure, In fact comes from the coach knocking on his door at 10:30 p. m.

and awaking him after he al ready haa been asleep half an lour. Indians "NEW ORLEANS The Cleveland Indians are getting Bob Feller Into his Sunday groove early. Hell make his first exhibition start of the season tomorrow -against the' Philadelphia Athletes. Johnny Hum phries was slated to start against the A'a today. RED SOX BAR Belabored by two extra-inning games In as many the" Boston' Red Sox hoped to measure Cincinnati's ambitious Reas in.

the regulation nine frames today. Manager 'Joe Cronln was cheered by X-ray pictures which showed no fracture resulted from a pitched ban striking' outfielder Fa- Wan Gaffke op the face, SENATORS ORLANDO, Fla. Unless big; Tom Baker shows, improvement in his control he'll soon be' on hU way back to the New York Giants. In the deal which brought the pitcher to the Nats in exchange for, Zeke Bonura it was stipulated he could be returned if he dldnt please his new bosses. Manager Bucky Harris Indicated he hasn't thus far, -V ST PETERSBURG.

Fla. Al though Joe of the St work In training. Yankees'1 '1 i ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -'TV New York Yankees, who Jiaye an overflow of good rookies' as well a competent veterans, are singing praises of Steve Sundra, who I not get a chance to show much summer.

He has worked eight Linings, fn exhibition games without allowing a run and is Yankee hurler to go five frajti-i. 1 DURHAM FINALS it''- DURHAM, March 18-wPi Durham high and Eastern of Washington "will collide, he night to determine tha charr n-shlp of roe Duke-Durham Jnvi'a-tlonalliigh school basketball tournament? McHcala Trl Te Broadcast 5 The Mcllvaln Trio. will broadcast from Anderson, tomorrow morning appearing on the' Adams Hour during the hour- -from to' .15. Many requests' have come in for their appearance since their Uvrt broadcast a month ago. The per sonnel of the Trio Miss Elizabeth Mcllvaln, first soprano, Mlas Mary Chalmers, second soprano.

Miss Cecil Ousts, contralto. Miss Mary Oault. accompanist, with Mrs. V. A.

aocuvain, qirecior. V1; -Idiea-Ia-Waltur According to announcement from Lander college there are only a few more days to wait for the clever and humorous mystery play. to be given by the ad-vsnceii dramatic student of the school under the direction of Mrs. Lawrence Groves. The play win be presented at Leslie, auditorium Tuesday night, March 31 and not March 31 as was previously stated.

The high school orchestra, will fur nish music for te occasion and a delightful evening Is in store for 19 cento admission. Fire CaDs Yesterday and Today The nre department inswered' 4 call yesterday and another' today, but. there was no damage In either AvCll was put in from" McLees street, yesterday 'o'clock whin" a chimney burning out. This morning about 10:15 another call was put In because of a grass fire on Reynolds street. Chares) Conference The Rev.

L. E. Wiggins today a. special church conference rill be held during the morn ing preaching hour tomorrow, at Main Street Methodist church consider -further the erection of it new educational building, Row Cultivators Save Time, Lalior CLEM30N, March 18. That a change from one-half-row cultivating equipment to one-row cultivators has resulted In a saving of time and labor on thousands of South Carolina farms was reveajed in a recent survey of 141 farms hi Laurens and Orangeburg counties, saya C.

V. Phagan, extension agricultural engineer. Fifty-five per cent of these farms had some type of culUvator other than the cne-horse plowstock, the survey shows. Forty-five' per cent of. the farms, had.

one-row, walking cultivators and 18 per cent had riding cultivators. Two of the farms had. tractor cultivators. T.i Several of the farmers interviewed In the survey stated that they bad been using ene-horse cultivators for 20' years or more and wouldn't use anything else; however, most of the two-horse cultivator owners bought their machines during the last three or four yeans; When farmers were, asked why they changed from, one-horse plowstocks to one-row cultivators, the moat common answers were: -on account of labor "save time and labor." and "like work of cultivator T. To the question.

How do" -you compare the type of work done 1 Exhibition Baseball By The Associated Press At Baton Rouge, New York (N) vs. Jersey City (1). At Los Angeles: Chicago (NT vs. Pittsburgh (N). At 8arasota, Boston A) vs.

Cincinnati (N). At New Braunfela, Philadelphia (N) vs. St. Loula (A). At St Petersburg, Fla.

New York (A) vs. St Louis (N). At New Orleans (A) vs. Philadelphia (A). At Ontario, Chicago (A) va.

Los Angeles, At Orlando, Washington (A) vs. Detroit (AW i. Yesterday's results At Bradenton, Boston (N 0 New York' CAJ At New St. Louis (K) 1 Philadelphia (N) 0. 'At St Petersburg: St Leuis (W) 8 Boston (A) 4 (13 innings).

At Cincinnati (N) 8 Detroit (A) 4. At San Diego, Ban. Diego fJPO Pittsburgh (N). t. ff At Los Chicago (Ni 10 ChlcagoAO -t' FIGHTS LAST BIIGIIT NEW YORK Al Davis.

137 1-1 outpointed Mickey Far-ber, New York. CHICAGO Johnny BrowrC 134, Chicago; outpointed Eddie Darap-sey. 126 1-3. Mollne. W.

FRANCISCO -4 Crferino Oarcia, 153. rtanclsco, Stopped Uoyd Marshall, 155 1-3. Sacramento, Glen Lee. 160. outpointed Dick Foster, 158..

Sart Francisco, 110)." 6000 Phone 6001 JUDGE WOULD Says If He Were Governor He Would Commute Three Sentences A fetter from Judge C. C. Feath- erstotw assert In? that "If I wen governor I would commute Bair'i sentence war made public Friday in connection with a clemency petition In behalf of J. V. Bair, one of the -six condemned men in.

the penitentiary murder case. Tru letter, written March 9. has teen submitted tr Oovernor Bur' net Maybank by U. L. Rast, Co -lumbta attorney who represented Bair at the trial.

Mr. Rast had writ. ten Judge Featherstone on March 8. following- tba-Jndgefr recommendations to the governor for commuta tion ot sentenced for George' Wing Gil 0AE.n 7 -'At J. Do Car? Ulzzzli Czpzry VlzziZ Drcken Crackers And Cockics Crackers lb.

Cbokics 2 lbs SSc.T.JJbsL For First Line Merchandise See Local Stores BETWEEX8 A. Jf.A5DP. ard and Clayton CranavMwo other i with a one-row cultivator with that done with a ce-uuT-row culUva-tort Some of the ahswers were: "cultlvatora do a little better," "cultivator does as good work' to "does better would, not be without "do better. Job with A complete report' of the answers given- by- farmers in this- survey Is available for distribution. S.

DI2ATHS By The Associated Press Deaths fh South Carolina- In the last 34 William E. Albertsoh, TO, Salem. Linda Elizabeth" Derrick Infant, ftiim.i''y'i:' Henry Lawrence McOuff in, 44, near Westminister Mrs. Ida Lee 10, Inman. i Art Pierce, 54, Anderson.

Miss Mary Ellen Coleman, Mrs. John Moore, 49 Abbeville county. Jesse U. Brand, 84, HartsviUe. -Mrs.

Carrie Belle Smith Gable. 40, Saruuel P. Clemens. 8r 82. Green-viae.

'-t-J OBANGEBRO JATCEZ ORANOEBORO, March 18. (JPTt Junior Chamber of Commerce has been formed her. DETROIT, March 8 () John Henry Lewis--future as a prize fighter was clouded today two physicians' say he Is virtually blind in one- eye but thiu jmpref- rion remained that the Pittsburgh light heavyweight stay tn the market for bouts; A title fight, in which Lewis was to have! met another, young Dave Clark of here March 3i; was oil after two examining physicians for the Michigan boxing commission, Drs. Daniel R. Donovan and C.

L. Tomsu, reported the eight in Lewis "left eye, was -almost nil" from ''probable' traumatic cataract Lewis, said Dr. Donovan, couldn't read newspaper' headlines with the Neither physician suggested how long Henry's condition had Lewis left town, before an examination coudl made by a specialist, -as ordered by Boxing ROUIVBUP. Bjr 'EDDDS BRIETZ NEW YORK. March 18 UT -Dxie: Bill Terry will lay 7 1-2 to 5 the Giants finish one, two Paul Dean made out his Income tax report in the cool of the card dugout at St; Pete A traveling shoe salesman (who takes' pic tures of your tootsies to fltrm told some of the boys' Herr Lou Gehrig has the worst looking pair of dogs to the 'leagueto idafe'l-v 2 Lew Riggs, who was the.

third sacker, untU'they gof: may Wind' up at the Polo Grounds, which wouldn'4 hurt JLfTffs feelings much. Got. It bad.dept The Reds have Cincinnati scribes so excRed one of them wrote ,700 words about Sunday's game, plus 500 words of notes and forgot to tell the score. Dixie speciall (ntmued)t Zek Borutra' says he learned more about how to play first In five minutes In the National league than In five years In the: American The reason Connie, Mack doesn't care whether his holdouts report Is he figgers he can finteti last without 'em Just as well as 'em They tell, you the Dodger deal for Joe, Medwlck Is definitely but dont go to sleep on Uiat Rue de Socko: Henry Armstrong Is due today to sign for Lou Ameers and mebbe for Eric Boon in London Red Burman is off to fill a London date with' Tommy Farr And Joe Gould follows in exactly a week to try to collect his end of Fairs purse Jimmy Bronson is yelling himself hoarse about Floyd Jordan, a 20-year-old heavyweight white hope form Vancouver. C.

The vounester. who' owns a logging camp, wiU be unveUed. here after a bit of I TodaVk cuest slar: Braven Dyer, Los Angeles Times, who sea; -Syr acuse Vs new knockout sensation Is a heav) weight named Americo Woyclejos, who also floors, the- Sports cocktail: Ernie Nevers says the forward pass failed as a bask mode of attack Then how some Dr. Dutch Meyer, professor of for- ward passing at Texas Christian, leaves shortly on a five months'' tota during which he wiU lecture on paaiing at dbaching schools in seven etatesT Unless the citizenry, can come ur with a better ball park the Yanks may take their cuss rarm out of Norfolk, iv.rV, i InoDduclng Gabby Hartnett and Dizzy Dean the. other night, Rudy Vallee read his script wrong and told the Is ieri years old this, year.

Result fwontts onror. Quitkies: Burgess Whitehead haa gone back to' chewing tobacco "and la. playing better ball Well, no body can say Don Budge aln giving It the old college try, Walte Hoyt sayt the semi-pro Sushwicxs of Brooklyn can trim any class a team to baseball Comrade Sid Feder really went to. town the othet day He wrote a hossjachtg piece xhat was so good one. Ohio paper Drintcd it twice on page 13 and on page 19 frosh goli squad includes a Jones, an Armour and a Goodman well Ten years" ago today your agent Jemed op with the world's crack.news gathering corps and you can skip such aires as congratulations for hanging on," etc SnCUIGAN GOLFERS LEAD, ST.

AUGUSTINE. Fla, March 18 Those par-bustliig Michigan golfers Marvin Stahl and Chic Herbert went out after bigger eame today In the semi-finals of the national amateur professional best ball tournament. Thelt opponents over the; 38-hole route were Ralph Guldahl. the nat tonal open champion, and Morton Bright of LVytona Eeaco. 1 members of the sextet.

In his letter to Mr. RMt presented excerpts from the trial testimony rhowing evidence that Bair. had sought to William B. CWoods) t3entry, from stabbing Captain. J.

Olin Sanders, the victim In the murder ease- Rast pointed out In his letter that he was restating the testimony -for the purpose of refreshing your memory." The text of "Judge Feathersfone's Building Supplies Johns-Manville Roofing CAROLINA CUILDEKS SUPPLY- COMPANY Oregea Taoae Sill. Plymouth DeSoto (. Sales Service City Auto Exchange Used Cars Financing Soalh Mala Street MGreeaTwae48 Flaest GREENWOOD -PASTEURIZING PLANT Grade Dairy Products reply to Mr. Rests letter, dated March.9, have yours of the 6th. I shall snot oppose the Is undencored) yoar application for commutation, prefer to make no Kcommendatioh, one way or the postscript.

BIRTHDAY GREETINGS Agents Air-Foam. Mattresses SIMMONS FURNITURE Street Bnadlea of 8aUs(aetle" GRENDEL LAUNDRY Laundering Dry Dependable Wf Prompt Delivery Pkeae 8318 S. Greeawaue aseJoa We extend Birthday Greet-in ft to those whose birth-, days occur tomorrow, March 19th? -t (BM-kaO, tyvlrmnr AM-ri-na rt, rnmw from- tfco iMr. prnrr-KO-S sltjr wlrk th crew Ik of, AMrrtro III U4 yrt-M tmlar tbo frril pa-timr of nllUoan. On k4it4 -ran aafnU faa-rlaaUae nlorjr t.iloaaj usaie.

In this mi1 Marklae tk I'aatta lal of BaMkaU. lac klrkii-hl Ha USt kavo e-akt-S.) jtthe Judge said ''If I were governor 1 1. would commute Bair' Thus the judge has expressed his persoiiftl feelings In behalf of Wing ard. dans and Bair! has had nothing to, say abouV' the other three condeiimed men Woods. Herbert Moorman, and Hoy 8uttle.

Governor Maybank' has received clemency petitions ffrora. attorneys a 'for an of the men except Woods, who, sought from the beginning to take full responsibility' for' the fatal of Captain Sapders The six merl were scheduled to die March 10. but were given until March oovernor Maybank said Friday he had nothing to In connec- THE BASEBALL CLASSIC Joe Beaadrot Dependable AL Creenvrood Coal Co. i Telephoae Coraer Xlaeral St "yXT. Brt SEXf.

TRACE 'A Terms With A CoBKclcaee 1-M i Maxwell Am a fin 4 with, what action he might take curing the next week, on Tuesday he ta due to go to Atlanta attend a meeting of the eastern Governor's conference. He may be away two or' three POOR HELD ATCHISON. Kas. Bean Law--fence Invested $100 in the soil, found It didn't nay. While visltln a farm last fall INSURANCE MITnTOB ACTOMOBILR FITZ LEE, Agent Atikar Lee, 3tT, Ktat Ifartant, A n't Iter, Ba4t Rlttg, SHIP BT TRUCK -Ceaplete Local Lose Dhtaare Jlaaling Hen Ice E.

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P. Hawkins MUs' Carpi Ardea Trayakam, lare Shoals XIhs (atkerlse Bearsea, Xlaely James Ifolley, Klaety Six BIRTHDAYS TODAY, VARCII lSTHl Veoter rnlbrealk Mis Rrtha Sraallweod, KInefy Six' A. B. Woodle, Sr. he lost a purse containing that a.

Baseball always will" -have --Its IdoLhvbut the heart of tbo nation al game throbs with one dominant Tjils. Is tr Just as apparent on the sandlotJas in' Ire big league. The pennant races' In the major and minor leagues, tournaments between school and college teams, even the game between neighborhood teams produce the unexpect ed. -'first World The drama of the diamond never is more vividly presented, though, than in the World Series. The first world championship was contested In 1884 between Providence, champ ion of the Notional League, and the Metropolitan team of U-Ueholders of the, American Association.

Starting in 1893. and continu ing through 1807, the two top teams of the National League, played a post-season aeries for. the Temple-) Cup, and in 1903 the first series was contested between Pittsburgh, National League pennant winners, and Boston champions of the American League. i'r These leagues Inaugurated the first official World Series In 1903 with Connie Mack leading his Philadelphia Athletics, against John" J. McOraw's New York Here was the ultimate In competition and behind the pitching of Math-ewson, McGlnnity and Ames the Unt- won the championship.

Thre has been a world championship playd ever since, wth he Am erican League winnmg zi series in thC National's -13. This, the pUitei pennant 4he ultimate vent tn 'T' .7. 4' The Serlei of fwlB'-was4' marred by the "Black Sox" scandal. revesi-ed in 1920 when Charles. Comiskey, Roman" Of the Chicago White "Sox.

announced be had uncovered a deal with gamblers involving eight of his star players. It broke his heart to do It, and wrecked bis great team, but Comiskey was determined, to keep the gsme Cemsnbaloner 'Landk -'-As. a result, baseball made another great forward step In" 1921. when Federal Judge. Kenessw Mountain Land is, fearless, outspoken and Just, was- named Comntls-atpner of the game.

His ruling permanently barred the Chicago players from organized baseball, and under his guidance the integrity of the sport has reached its pinnacle. America's national game today 1b rich in traditions; It has its Immortals like Ty Cobb, Christy Mathewson, Babe. Ruth, Wee Willie Keeler, Walter Johnson Oroyer Cleveland Alexander. 1 'Cy 'Young, and many others. It- has its abu-lus figures of the past and its great stars of the present, each contributing toward making a great game There Isn't en' American who doesnt feel a glow of pride as he looks back on a century of baseball to 18C3, when young Abner Double-day his name to sport.

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