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TRADE IN HARTWELL---THE METROPOLIS OF N. E. GEORGIA
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Preparations Under
Way For Opening
■ > School Soon
Preparations are already under
way for the opening of the Hartwell
schools and prospects point to one
of the most successful years in their
history.
The faculty has been completed,
and the final details are being work
ed out. The members of the teach
ing force have been selected with
great care, and with a view to com
plying with the requirements of an
jjk accredited A-l school.
“We are enthusiastic over the out
look for the 1925-26 session,” said
President W. E. Meredith of the
Board of Education to a Sun repre
sentative Monday. “In fact, we have
just now reached the point where we
are enabled to give to Hartwell the
best school she has "ever had, and, as
usual, we are anticipating a large at
tendance from over Hart county.
Some of the finest pupils we have
are boys and girls from the county,”
• stated Mr. Meredith.
Information reaches us that Supt.
Allman, who is at Peabody, Nash
ville, for the summer, is delighted
over prospects for the approaching
term. He will arrive in Hartwell the
last of August.
The annual edition of The Sun,
boosting our schools and carrying list
of studies, rules and regulations,
names of pupils, faculty, etc., will
be issued soon.
* ROLANDT URNER
COMING ON 14TH
Mr. Roland Turner, head of the
Agricultural Department of the
Southern Railroad, of Atlanta, will
address the farmers of Hart county
at the court house on Friday, August
14th, probably in the afternoon.
“ Mr. Turner is a brilliant speaker
and is one of the leading agricultural
workers of the South.
His address will deal with farm
ing problems whifch are very pressing
in Hart county at this time. He par
ticularly will stress those phases
which deal with supplementary cash
crons to cotton, such as poultry,
flows, etc. We urge you to be pres
ent, and bring your neighbor.
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First Open 801 l Cotton
The first open boll of cotton to
reach The Sun office came in by
mail Tuesday at noon from Mr. Gro
ver Heaton, of Hartwell 4, Eureka
community.
The boll was fully developed and
had evidently been open a day or so.
We heard of open bolls Monday
morning, but Mr. Heaton’s was the
first one to actually pay in its ap
pearance at this office,
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Oconee County, S. C., Singers
Meet Westminster August 1-2
The Oconee county annual Sing
ing Convention will meet at West
minster, S. C., at the high school au
ditorium the first Saturday and Sun
day, August Ist and 2nd. All good
.» singers and lovers of good song are
* invited to come, and let’s have two
days of prayer and song.
W. M. LEMMONS, Pres.
R. N. SMITH, Sec.
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Hartwell Lodge No. 189 F. & A.
M., will hold its regular session on
next Tuesday night, August 4, at 8
o’clock.
All qualified Masons are cordially
invited to attend.
W. T. JOHNSON,
Worshipful Master.
“ B. S. HALL, Secretary.
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CUTS ARTERY IN FOOT;
NEARLY BLEEDS TO DEATH
Robert, little two-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Lon Rice, came danger
ously near bleeding to death last
Sunday morning, when he stepped on
a broken piece of glass in the
yard of his Tusten street home, and
severed an artery in the heel. Be
fore a physician could be secured the
■* little fellow became limp and almost
lifeless from the loss of blood. Soon
after the physician arrived and the
flow of blood was stayed, the little
fellow began to brighten up and is
now all right. His mother was at
home at the time, fortunately, in
stead of at the Baptist Sunday school
where she teaches one of the larg
est and most interesting classes, and
lost no time in securing medical as
-4 sistance.—Elberton Star.
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The hot dog—a distinctly Amer
ican institution —has invaded Japan,
and is meeting with high favor.
> BASEBALL!
See those three games of ball next
week. Hartwell vs. Elberton, Tues
day. Wednesday and Thursday. All
man field, 4 o’clock. Admission 25c.
THE HARTWELL SUN.
CAMPMEETING IS
IN FULL SWAY; TO
CLOSE AUGUST 2
Services at the well-known Hart
well Campground began last Mon
day night, and together with the
annual District Standard Training
School for S. S. workers continues to
gain in interest and attendance.
Services are being held three times
daily, at 11 A. M., 3 and 8:30 P. M.
The classes for the training school
begin early in the day, preceded by
the young people’s prayer service at
7 o’clock each morning.,
The Epworth League Assembly
closed with the opening of the other
exercises on Monday evening. Dis
trict Secretary J. H. Baker, of Hart
well, was in charge of the League
session, which was the first ever held
here, both the attendance and work
being very satisfactory.
Dr. A. W. Rees, of Emory Acad
emy, is preaching at the 11 o’clock
hour daily; Presiding Elder Smith
delivers his inspirational lectures ev
ery afternoon at 3 o’clock, and Rev.
A. G. Shankle, pastor of the Elber
ton First Methodist church, preaches
every night at 8:30 o’clock, preceded
by the song service beginning at
8:15. Rev. Coffman, of Carnesville,
is in charge of the singing.
Composing the Training School
force are Rev. J. C. Adams, Dr.
Howard, Mrs. W. J. Culpepper and
Miss Gene Ragsdale, of Atlanta; Rev.
Lester Rumble, of Trion, Ga.; and
Rev. Horace S. Smith, of Elberton.
A large number of pastors from
over the District, besides those nam
ed, are in attendance for the week.
All the tents are occupied this
year, and much interest has been
manifested in the meeting. The
usual large attendance is expected
next Sunday, the services closing
with the evening program.
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Crop Estimate Falls
Off 751,000 Bales
Last Report
Washington, D. C.—This year’s
cotton crop, which early gave indi
cation of being one of the largest
ever grown declined during the three
weeks ended July 16, to the extent
of 751,000 bales. In its second
forecast of the season the Depart
ment of Agriculture announced the
indicated crop to be 13,588,000
equivalent 500 pound bales. The
first forecast on July 2, was for 14,-
399,000 bales.
The forecast was based on the con
dition of the crop on July 16, which
was 70.4 per cent of a normal, indi
cating an acre yield of 140.0 year’s
July 16 condition was 68.5 year was
75.9, indicating an acre yield of
147.7 pounds, while last year’s July
16 condition was 68.5 and the final
acre yield 157.4 pounds.
The condition of the crop on July
16 and the indicated yield per acre
by state follow:
Virginia, condition 76 per cent,
and indicated acre yield of 241
pounds.
North Carolina, 77 and 236.
Cp~ n !ina. 7i and 152.
Georgia, 74 and 126.
Florida, 82 and 98.
Missouri, b 0 and 254.
Tennessee, 79 and 178.
Alabama, 78 and 140.
Mississippi, 83 and 179.
Louisiana, 76 and 137.
Texas, 56 and 101.
Oklahoma, 76 and 150.
Arkansas, 85 and 190.
New Mexico, 82 and 213.
Arizona, 94 and 263.
California, 92 and 265.
All other states 79 and 164.
The area in cultivation June 25
was 46,448,000 acres.
“Most of the decline in prospec
tive production took place in Texas
and Oklahoma and was caused by
continued extreme dry weather and
high temperatures,” the crop report
ing board said in commenting on the
report. The important central and
southern portions of Texas have suf
fered extreme injury. In the drought
stricken counties of the south center
the cotton has received but little
benefit from scattered showers and
much of it has died.
“With a good general rain over the
region which last year produced 1,-
860,000 bales and whose condition
averages below 50 per cent, it could
improve rapidly; however, a large
percentage of the area is bare of
plants and beyond power to respond.
Os the 62 counties whose condition
lies below 50 per cent, there are 28
below 30 per cent there these having
produced 8,161,000 bales in 1924.
Conditions in the remaining districts
of Texas are better .averaging above
70 per cent.
“In Oklahoma conditions have been
very unfavorable to the growing of
cotton since June 25.
“In the Piedmont sections of North
Carolina, South Carolina and North
Georgia, a drought has been holding
the crop in check, but in the other
portions of this state the outlook is
generally favorable.
“In Alabama and Mississippi,
weather conditions generally have fa
vored the growth of the crop, and
with the exception of a few local
areas the crop is blooming and fruit
ing well. Weevil infestation here is
quite spotted and increasing some
what, though it is not yet serious.”
HARTWELL, HART COUNTY, GA., FRIDAY, JULY 31, 1925
Hart Gets Check
For $1,809 From
Gasoline Tax
’ Clerk J. W. Baker of the County
Board of Commissioners has receiv
ed a check for the sum of $1,809.93
representing Hart county’s share of
the gasoline tax collected by the
State of Georgia during the months
of April, May and June.
The total sum received by the
State from the tax of three cents
per gallon for this period was $991,-
943.27, according to announcement
from the office of Comptroller-Gen
eral Wm. A. Wright in Atlanta.
This is the largest amount ever col
lected under the gasoline tax law. The
corresponding period last year show
ed a total of $832,425.49, while total
collections to date for the first six
months of 1925 are $1,838,803.80.
This gasoline tax money, under the
law, is divided into three equal parts.
One-third goes to the state highway
department, one-third to the redis
counting of the W. & A. rental war- i
rants and one-third to the counties ■
according to post road mileage to be '
expended in county road work.
$ 65,000 Premium
List For S. E. Fair
In Atlanta
More than $65,000 has been set
aside for premiums and prize money
for the Southeastern fair to be held
in Atlanta in October, it was learned
Saturday when it was announced by
R. M. Striplin, secretary of the or
ganization that the 1925 catalog
and premium list had been com
pleted and would be ready for mail
ing during the coming week.
The new premium list is one of
the largest ever issued by the asso
ciation. Very little space in the cat
alog is used for advertising purposes.
It contains 188 pages devoted to
information concerning premiums
and rules for entry in the various
contests and exhibits.
The largest premiums to be paid
this year will be for farm and live
stock exhibits. More than SIO,OOO
will be paid to hog and pig exhibit
ors. The National Hog and Cat
tle, the Southern Swine Growers’
association and the Southern Cat
tlemen’s association are to be fea
tures of the fair.
Another feature of the fair will
be the southeastern singing conven
tion. More than 20,000 community
singers are expected to take active
part in the gathering. There spe
cial concerts wil Ibe given in the
fair grounds.
The Boys’ Fair school, Girls’ Sew
ing and Canning clubs, dog show,
horse show, and harness racing as
well as two days of automobile rac
ing are other features that will at
tract considerable attention.
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ZIGZAGGING
During the hearing of a traffic case
in an Ohio town the judge put this
question to the chauffeur brought
before him for having run down a i
man:
“You knew that if you struck this
pedestrian he would probably be se
riously injured, did you not?”
“Yes, your honor,” said the chauf
feur.
“In that case why didn’t you zig
zag your car and miss him?”
"Your honor,” explained the driv
er, “he was zigzagging himself and
outguessed me, that’s all.”—Judge.
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Apparently, when it comes to evo
lution the bathing suit has everything
else stripped. Pittsburg Chronicle-
Telegraph.
TOTAL OF 177 DEATHS IN HART
COUNTY 1924; RACE, CAUSE, SEX
*-3 iz h
CAUSE OF DEATH h ~ • 2 h •
O * a? o ~ a,
F- > S fc. 55 3 J*.
From all cauiei 177 111 55 56 66 36 30
Epidemic and infectious disease 24 11 5 613 6 7
Typhoid fever 4 10 13 0 3
Measles 7 2 2 0 5 2 3
Whooping cough 2 0 0 0 2 11
Influenza 6 6 2 4 0 0 0
Tuberculosis 5 2 11 3 3 0
Cancer 8 6 2 4 2 0 2
Diseases of the nervous system ... 18 15 1 14 3 3 0
Apoplexy .-. 10 8 0 8 2 2 0
Diseases of the circulatory system 9 5 2 3 4 3
Organic heart disease 8 4 1 3 4 3 1
Diseases of the respiratory system 20 12 11 1 8 5 3
Broncho-pneumonia 4 3 3 0 1 0 1
Pneumonia 15 8 71 7 5 2
Diseases of the digestive system .14 6 3 3 8 5
Diarrhea and dysentery under 2 yrs. 6 3 2 1 3 1 2
Diarrhea and dysentery over 2 yrs. 2 110 1 10
Diseases of the genito-urinary tract 19 14 11 3 5 2 3
Brights disease 19 14 11 3 5 2 3
Diseases of the puerperal state .2 1 0 11 0 1
Puerperal septicemia 11 0 1 0 0 0
Malformations 110 10 0 0
Diseases and conditions peculiar to
infancy 30 18 9 9 12 6 6
Senility 6 4 1 3 2 11
External causes 11 7 5 2 4 2 2
Suicides 11 1 0 0 0 0
Suicides by firearms 11 1 0 0 0 0
Accidents 6 4 2 2 2 0 2
Homicides 4 2 2 0 2 2 0
Homicides by firearms 4 2 2 0 2 2 0
Causes illdefined 1511 5 6 4 3 1
Two Hartwell Men
Directors Wilson
Highway
Milledgeville, Ga., July 23. (Spe
cial).—More than 300 delegates at
tended the annual convention of the
Woodrow Wilson Memorial Highway
association here today on the first an
niversary of the founding of the or
ganization.
Delegations of prominent citizens
from every county traversed by the
proposed highway were in attendance
and one of the most enthusiastic
meetings held here in years resulted.
George H. Carswell, of Irwinton,
presided and W. H. Proctor, of Dub
lin, was secretary. The meeting con
vened at 11 o’clock and was in session
all day, with the exception of the
lunch hour, when a barbecue dinner
was served on the campus of the
George State College for Women.
The convention affirmed the action
of last year’s meeting at Dublin,
when the official route from Hart
well via Athens, Madison, Eatonton, ;
Milledgeville, Orwinton, Dublin and j
Waycross was established, under the ■
nresent name, with the permission of 1
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson.
The convention adopted as the
marker for the highway, a gold star
o a blue background, and the ques
tion of allowing branch lines to use
the same designation as part of their
insignia was referred to a committee
for report. Several peittions for
branch lines were heard and referred
to committees. Among these were
petitions for a branch highway to run
from Augusta, Waynesville, Midville,
Soperton and Glenwood, another
from Hazelhurst to Valdosta, to be
known as the “College Route.”
The officers elected for the next
year for the association were: George
H. Carswell, of Irwinton, president;
G. O. Stone, of Glenwood, first vice
president; A. S. Richardson, of Hart
well, second vice president; W. H.
°’ , octor of Dubl'n, secretary, and
Erwin Sibley, of Mijledgeville, treas
urer.
Directors elected were: Hart coun
ty, A. S. Richardson and Foster C.
Brown; Madison county, L. E. Green;
Oconee, E. G. Crowley; Clarke, J.
W. Barnett and C. E. Martin; Put
nam, J. R. Griffin and B. W. Hunt;
Baldwin, O. M. Ennis and Dr. Rich
ard Binion; Wilkinson, Dr. J. H.
Duggan and I. M. Hall; Laurens,
J. F. Grier and F. A. Roberts;
Wheeler, R. E. Rivers; Helfair, I).
P. McArthur; Jeff Davis, W. E.
Pierce and J. A. Cromartie; Coffee,
R. A. Moore and N. M. Tipin; At
kinson, A. T. Munchu; Lanier, Will
H. Howell; Lowndes, A. S. Ashley.
All counties through which the
highway passes are to have two
directors and those not named today
will be named by the county com
missioners within the next few days.
Resolutions of appreciation were
extended Milledgeville for the hospi
tality shown.
A legislative and legal committee
was elected to take legal action if
necessary to protect the original
name of the Woodrow Wilson high
way.
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Schafer Skelton Moves His
Pressing Club; Installs
Another Steam Presser
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Mr. Schafer Skelton, proprietor of
the Hartwell Pressing Club, an
nounces that he has also taken over
the Standard Pressing Club and will
move Saturday from the Hailey
building to the room occupied by the
latter, opposite W. P. Rice’s store.
He has also put in an additional
steam presser and is now better
equipped than ever to handle the
pressing, cleaning and repairing busi
ness here.
KIWANIS-LEGION
BASEBALL GAME
IS SET FOR 4 P. M.
The athletic event de luxe of the
1925 season will occur in Hartwell
this Thursday afternoon, July 30th,
at 4 o’clock,—if it doesn’t rain.
A selected team from the mem
bers of the Hart County Post Amer
ican Legion will again put on their
“fighting clothes" and have it out
with a fast bunch from the Hart
well, Kiwanis Club.
Admission will be only 25c to Ann
man Field where this remarkable de
monstration wil be held.
It behooves every loyal citizen to
go, for the funds will be used for a
charitable purpose.
Below we give the line-up:
Kiwanian*.
J. E. Cobb, Ist B, '
H. 1. Alford, 2nd B.
R. E. Cox, S. S.
F. C. Brown, 3rd B.
H. L. Fry, P.
B. C. Teasley, C.
J. B. Shaw, C. F.
W. B. Morris, R. F.
O. Y. McLees, L. F.
Substitutes.
R. E. Matheson.
J. H. Skelton, Jr.
W. C. Page.
F. P. Linder.
M. M. Norman.
Legionaires
J. T. Wilcox, C.
J. E. Martin, P.
W. G. Hodges, Ist B.
J. B. Magill, 2nd B.
A. F. Bell. Jr., S. S.
Chas. Sokol, 3rd B.
H. G. Pearman, L. F.
I. J. Phillips, Jr., C. F.
I. B. Hailey, R. F.
Substitutes.
H. H. Page.
A. B. Brown.
I. B. Reynolds.
H. L. Yates.
M. M. Parks.
T. R. Gaines.
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Kiwanian J. H. Skelton Tells
of Trip To Session In St. Paul
An account of the recent trip bv
Kiwanian J. H. Skelton to St. Paul,
where he attended the annual session
of Kiwanis International, featured
last Friday’s meeting of the Kiwanis
Club. Mr. Skelton, past president
of the Hartwell club, recounted in a
most interesting and enthusiastic
way the incidents of the trip, both
from social and business stand
points.
“The principal subjects,” stated
Mr. Skelton, “were education and ag
riculture. These two were present
ed by men conversant with their
topics and I have never heard ad
dresses that were so full of genuine
spirit and indicative of deep study
as delivered at the St. Paul conven
tion.”
There were some eighty Georgia
Kiwanians in attendince, the party
going in a special train.
Mr. Skelton stated that Montreal,
Canada, won the 1926 convention.
Mayor Richardson gave an account
of the trip to Milledgeville, where he
and Kiwanian Foster C. Brown at
tended the annual meeting of the
Woodrow Wilson Highway Associa
tion.
Visitors of the day were Mr. Grant
land G. King, a Kiwanian of Thom
aston, and who sent the Hartwell
Club a box of peaches recently. He
is always a welcome visitor to Hart
well and the club; Mr. Aubrey I. J
Roper, who has cast his lot with us
as a citizen, coming from Gainesville
to manage the local Rogers store,
was the other visitor. Both made
short and interesting talks.
Kiwanian T. S. Mason won the
attendance prize, a box of Hershey
chocolates, given through the Hart
well Grocery Co.
Mrs. L. N. Adams presided at the <
piano.
Methodist Church
There will be no services of any
nature at the Methodist church Sun
' day.
Preaching at the Campground at
|ll A. M., 3 P. M., and 8:30 P. M.
i We hope the membership will ar
i range to attend all these services.
The Ellen Bobo Missionary So
ciety will meet next Tuesday, Aug
ust 4th, at Mrs. Judson B. Shaw’s
at 4 o’clock.
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The first piece of gold found in
Australia was discovered by a native,
a bushman, who, seeing his master
counting sovereigns, brought in a
lump of Golconda weighing 106
pounds, and valued at $24,000.
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In the late war, when the Amer
| ican commanding officer of a western
I regiment found the Germans tapping
an American telephone wire he de
tailed eight Indians to transmit
orders in Choctaw which completely
puzzled the Kaiser’s best linguists
and language specialists.
BASEBALL!
Sheriff Jack Hailey, of Elberton,
j says he will arrest all of his ball play
ers and come to Hartwell next Tues
day, Wednesday and Thursday to
: arrest three games of ball from
j Hartwell. “We’ll be there.’’
I Georgia Newspaper
Man Weds Across
Savannah Sunday
Ordinarily, it falls the newspaper
man’s lot to merely write-up the
stories of romance, but once in a
blue moon some newspaper fellow
takes it upon himself to become a
principal character in the scene.
Last Sunday afternoon, July 26,
1925, Mr. John W. Hammond, well
known State newspaper correspond
ent for leading Georgia publications,
with headquarters in Atlanta, cams
to Hartwell, got in touch with Rev,
W. A. Duncan, pastor of the Hart
wel Baptist church, together with his
personal friend, former Senator T,
I S. Mason, of this city, and the bride
i to-be, Miss Edna Braswell, of Atlan
. ta, —all quickly sped via auto to the
I South Carolina side of the majestic
! Savannah, just beyond Alford’s
| Bridge.
And there, under the shade of a
1 large oak tree, as the breezes made
sweet music through the leaves, and
the blue sky looked down smilingly,
—there, Mr. Hammond and Miss
Braswell were pronounced man and
wife by the Rev. Mr. Duncan, with
Senator Mason as the attendant for
both groom and bride, as it were.
The happy couple then left for a
wedding trip.
How’s that for romance for a hard
working newspaper man?
Pretty good, we say, and The Sun
wishes to extend Bro. Hammond and
his charming wife heartiest congra
tulations and best wishes.
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Arch Gilmore Passes
Arch Gilmore, one of the county’s
oldest and best known negro men,
died at the county farm about 9
o’clock last Thursday night.
Arch had been in ill health for the
past two years but did not get to
where he couldn't travel until re
cently. He was possessed of a
strong body and reached the age of
80-odd years, it was stated.
The remains were buried Friday
in the cemetery at the county home.
Services At Sardis
Revival services began first of the
week at Sardis, the Rev. L. M.
Smith, pastor of the Baptist church
at Due West, S. C., preaching.
Services are held twice daily, at
II A. M., and 8:30 P. M.
The public is cordially invited to
attend.
Centreville Loses Baseball
Game To Air Line Tuesday
In a twelve inning contest Tuesday
afternoon Airline defeated Center
ville at Centerville by a score of
12-9. Hits were numerous through
out the game, Airline getting nine
teen hits off of Cooley while Center
ville was able to garner only eight
off the combined deliveries of Shiflet
and Herndon.
Airline, because of her victory
Tuesday, came within a half of, a
game of Sardis and pushed Center
ville deeper into the cellar of Hart
County League standing. Both of
the teams meet again Saturday on
the Airline diamond.
DOC.
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IN BASEBALL
CIRCLES
On Wednesday afternoon on the
Bowersville diamond the Bowersville
team crossed bats with the Mt. Oli
vet league leaders before the largest
I crowd that has witnessed a league
game yet.
The hard hitting Mt. Olivet nine
started their bombardment in the
first inning -they banged out a four
run lead and never was headed with
their fireworks until the game had
1 ended and Mt. Olivet won by a big
margin of 12 to 2.
Jim Crook playing right field for
Mt. Olivet, made a sensational one
hand catch in the third inning. Crook
had switched for a right hand batter
and he happened to hit late and
Crook ran nearly to the foul line
to make the beautiful catch.
Wake Bailey was in good trim, not
allowing the Bowersville batters but
five scattered hits and turned in his
sixth straight victory with no defeat.
The Mt. Olivet batters turned in
welve hits while Bowersville garned
five safeties.
Mt. Olivet Defeats Sardis 12 To 8.
On Saturday afternoon on the All
man field the Mt. Olivet team when
the sun had sunk below the western
hills had hung up another victory for
seventh straight win.
Jim Crook pitched stellar ball for
six innings, not allowing but two hits
until the seventh inning, he had the
Sardis batters cutting at the breeze.
Fred Cleveland was the prominent
hitting star of the game. In the
first inning Fred came to the bat
and hung one of Fry’s curves and
sent the ball sailing over Smith’s
head in left field for a home run.
Also Fred smacked one of Fry’s balls
to right center for three sacks.
Dock Bailey, the fleet-footed out
fielder for Mt. Olivet, made two
sensational catches of two line
drives that were labeled for hits, but
Dock brought them down.
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