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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-02-08
Timely Sport Notes
'OTT UMWA FIVE
DOWNS SIMPSON
LOCALS WIN FAST GAME FROM
INDiANoLA COLLEGE BY TIE
SCORE OF % TO Fl.

After dropping two straight games,
one to Central college of Pella, and
the other to the Des Moines Y. M. G.
A, the Ottumwa Y. M. G.. A. basket
ballists returned to their old playing
form Saturday night and defeated the
Simpson college five of Indianola by
the score of 20 to 81. The team play
ed wonderful ball and although Grip
pied by the absence of Center Van
Gent from the game, his place at cen
ter was filled by Mier, who performed
in a creditable manner The team
has thus far won four games on its
trip and lost two. The Simpson col
lege five was fast but could not equal
the Ottumwans. Van Gent and Stentz,
who returned to the city Saturday and
won the game for the Ottumwa high
school, joined the "Y" squad at Fort
Dodge this morning and will continue
with the team the rest of the tour.
The men start on the last lap of their
tour playing company G of Fort Dodge
tonight. One of the strongest fives on
the tour will be met tomorrow night
when Tharp's men will play the Sioux
City Giants. Coach Eigenmann is con-
f1dent of a victory over the Packers
put in case the game should be lost
revenge will be secured when Sioux
City plays here later in the month.
Ottumwa and Des Moines are now
contenders for the state championship,
Ottumwa defeated the capital city
team on the home floor but lost at
Des Moines. The third game is now
being arranged between the two teams
to be played on neutral floor to de
eide the state championship.
An excellent likeness of Mike Mier
one of the Y. M. G. A. guards, appear
ed in the Des Moines News Saturday
evening, accompanying the account OF
the game The Des Moines paper
gives him the credit of being one OF
the best A. A U. guards in the state
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-02-08
ossIE scHREcK DROPS.
Former Player on We Old Time OF
tumwa Team Was WaddeiI's
Watchdog.

a good story is told about Ossie
Schreck, known to the old time fans
of Ottumwa as Catcher Schreckengast
of the Ottumwa team. Schreck former
ly caught the great "Rube" Waddell
in the daytime and was his personal
Waterman at night.
One day Schreck is said to have
gone to Manager Connie Mack and
fatty refused to have anything more
to do with Waddell, SO far as being
his night Waterman was concerned.
Mack asked him for the cause of his
sudden, and to him uncalled for strike,
and then Schreck told him he had
stood for a lot of things but he
would jump the club before he would
sleep with Waddell another night and
let him sit up in bed and eat crack
ers
Waddell was finally induced to quit
the cracker habit. and would lull him
self to sleep at night gnawing on an
old soup bone. Schreck agreed to this
and peace was restored in the camp.
When Waddell was traded to st.
Louis Schreck was charged with say
ing the Reuben would not last with
out him, as he had been the real
works of the battery. But Rube did
last and Ossie seems to have fallen by
the wayside.
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ST. YVES Is WINNER
Frenchman outruns John D. Marsh
the Canadian Champion, in
Big Marathon Race.

Los Angeles, Feb. Henri st.
Yves, the crack French Marathon rum
ner of the world, successfully defend
ed his title at the Chutes ball park
Sunday afternoon when he won the
big Marathon race in the rather slow
time Of 2:46:03 rs. He distanced
John D. Marsh, the Canadian cham
pion by more than a mile. James Fitz-
gerald of Calgary finished third, his
time being 3:27:27.
A crowd Of 1000 spectators wit
messed the big race, which proved to
be one Of the most exciting ever held
in the west for the first fifteen miles.
Every previous Marathon mile record
was lowered UP to the fifteenth mile,
and it looked as though the French
man would lower his present record.
A sudden change in the temperature
is claimed by st. Yves as the reason
for his not establishing a record. He
caught cramp in the side and before
the twentieth mile was blue with the
cold.
Marsh was badly distressed as he
crossed the finish line. He stated that
the pace was too fast for the first few
miles.
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BONHAM WILL
Be SECRET AIRY
oTTuMWAN OF ABILITY WILL AID
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION IN
GETTING UNDER WAY.

That the Ottumwa League Baseball
club might have his services at least
for the early portion of the coming
season, DR.. J. G. Bonham Saturday
afternoon consented to act as tempo
rary secretary of the club. While at
first he maintained that the duties of
the secretary's office were too great
for him to handle without sacrificing
his business, much pressure was
brought to bear of DR.. Bonham by the
directors, until his consent to act was
secured. DR.. Bonham will bring to the
present officiary and directorate of the
club four years of experience as score
tary, and a knowledge of the office not
excelled by any other individual in OF
tumwa. He would not, however, con-
sent to take the burden of the entire
office, and the directors and fellow Of
ficers will assist him in every way posi-
Bile. DR.. Bonham Is reputed around
the Central association as one of the
best base ball heads in the state, and
this was emphasized last season when
his candidacy for president of the cir.
cult was advocated in several cities.
Now that the matter of secretary
has been practically settled, the offic
ers and directors will Immediately
plan for the raising of funds to carry
the team through the season. Various
plans have been suggested, but none
of them have been considered suffici
emily to be announced. The lovers Of
the national game in Ottumwa are
asked to recognize the fact that OF
tumwa this year will be factor in the
race for the pennant, and that the EN-
ployment Of E. F. Egan means an ex
pense greater than any competing city
in the league will bear, and it must be
borne by the men who are interested
in the game and who desires to see OF
tumwa prominently on the base bal
map.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-02-08
HIGH WEEK in STEERS.
Cut in Run for Seven Days Affords q
so Cents Net Gain Over
Week Before

Stock Yards. Chicago, Feb. IA few
loads of steers offered in the Saturday
market found outlet readily to shippers
at firm rates. but most of the 700 cattle
arriving were held for next weeks
market. Big price advances over the
range in force last week, measuring
.25@50c with bulk OF sales at $50 soc
gain. were effected by reason of cut
of 5000 from week ago, and a broad
and urgent demand from shipping in
terests, which latter buyers took than
half the weeks total receipts. At high
point on Wednesday numerous good
quality shipping and dressed beef steers
sold as much as 60@75c above low
evels the previous week, when beef
agitation was serious menace to
the trade. In the past week the high
neat beef boycott" has had little or
10 effect upon the situation, the market
simply resolving itself into supply
and demand affair, in which supply fell
short Of killers requirements. Only a
scant quota of choice heavy steers ar
rived in the week, and biggest share
of marketings were 30@50c day fed
stuff. While tops sold at S7.65 next
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LITTLE BILL is PLAYFUL.
Evangelist Sundays Son Used HI.
Fathers Silver Baseball to
Practice,

Billy Sunday, the evangelist, now
conducting meetings at Youngstown,
O., cherishes the sterling silver ball
presented by Nat G. Goodwin to the
old Chicago White Sox after they had
won the pennant in 1885. The silver
ball is a clever imitation of the regl-
lation league ball, the stitches" being
made of inland gold.
After the presentation the players
tossed for the individual possession of
the ball, and Sunday won.
There is 6-year-old future great in
the Sunday household. He has been
told Of the wonderful things his ia.
ther used to do on the ball field, and
his ambition lies in the same direction
''The other day." says the evangel.
list, "after my afternoon meeting,
went up to the house where am stay.
ing in Youngstown, for little rest
Out on the sidewalk was the future
Cy Young of mine trying to make that
silver ball Of mine bound. He would
slam it down with all his might and
then hold out his hands waiting for it
to bob up BY the time had rescued
the precious trophy it was consider.
ably battered
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PLEASANT GROVE.

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Crook are the
parents Of a son born Wednesday
January 26, 1910.
Misses Lillian and Ruby Fish were
guests at the Martin Smith home Sat
urday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mtilven Ellis and
children spent few days of the past
week at the Fl NJ Morain home.
Miss Mabel Widman of Floris was
an over Sunday guest in Bloomfield.
Mr.. and Mrs. George McVey and
daughter Lauvclle visited at the Chas.
Thompson home Sunday.
Miss Beulah Hancock spent the past
week at the home of her brother D. at
Hancock.
Herb McVey, wife and son Ronald
spent Sunday at the Clyde Patterson
home
Amos Brooks and family were call
ers at the Susan Brooks home Satur-
day
Amos Brooks and family were call
ers at the Sugar Brooks home Satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Fish and family
spent Sunday at the Marion Hancock
home.
Floyd Fish and Eugene Brooks at
tended church at Miller chapel Satur-
day night.
John Parrett shipped a car load of
hay Friday.
Mr. Lambert and family will leave
soon for Oklahoma to make their flu
tire homa,
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Chicago Grain MARI.

follows: gram market
3 r md1ss - t., 2 red, s1.22@I2s: No
liz; No GIL III, No, hard, s1.11M@
WHEAT-May, onened o
a LES high, s1,1oh; low, III. ioss e
ciose SLo9Mc.; July, s1,ooN "a oo% 70
GoRN-No. Q. 63@63hc.: No -.
Mn e 64R @65Ac, No. 3 yellow s2E
No Sosc'; ,a NO, 6lc; No. 8 white, seHc.:
bip IboE eS1I opened, e5& @s5mc.;
81 5n oo Jn1,, i sew 65Mc.; close, s5Ss@
-0s,ATS-No. 2. 461ac.; No. ? whit.
aa7Ac.; No. 3. 46c.: No. 3 white. as5
47c. standard, Ate. "'A'e' 4op
. OI]AaT1sSs-,May. opened, 4ekc.. bio,
~ T a eeHc.' low, 65Ac.; closed, Acc:
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STATE HONORS
IN the BALANCE
BASKETBALL GAME BETWEEN
oTTuMWA AND CEDAR RAPIDS
HIGH TEAMS TO DECIDE.

The defenders of the red and white
will again battle for the nigh school
state championship next Saturday aft
ernoon at the Y. NJ. G. A. gymnasium,
when they clash with the fast basket
ball quintet from Cedar Rapids. The
game will begin at 2 p. m. to allow the
visiting team to catch the afternoon
train for Cedar Rapids.
The o. HI. S. lads are elated over
their decisive victory of Saturday
evening with the Davenpr: team, and
as Cedar Rapids Is the only team he.
sides Ottumwa that has defeated Dav.
EXPORT the mix promises to b. partic.
ularly fast and exciting. Ottumwa has
won every game this season, defeating
the teams from Central college, Grin.
nell freshmen, and Davenport and
the players don't intend to lose q
game now If good playing can help it.
The O. H. S. warriors last year Sc
cured two victories from Cedar Rap
rs, the victory at home being the
fastest game of the season, Ottumwa
winning by just three points. They
expect to duplicate this trick next
Saturday. The high school team has
been put under strenuous practice
lately and the men are showing the
effects of it. Especially is improve
ment noticed in Joe Stentz's basket
throwing and Henry Wormhoudt in
the guard position.
Guard Cremer who is away on the
"Y" tour, will be back in plenty OIL
time for the game Saturday. The 9th
er guard position will be played by
either Wormhoudt, Hansell or Leisen
ring, who are all good guards. Stent2
and Stutsman will play forwards
while Captain Van Gent will do the
jumping.
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Stock Yard Notes.

Stock Yards, Chicago, Feb. 7.--Com-
bined receipts of hogs at eleven mar
kets the past week 10000, against
433,00 previous week. $4,000 year
ago and 717,000 two years ago. Total
for 1910 to date 2.637,0o0 against 1885,
900 the same period In 1909 and 4.776,-
600 the corresponding time in 1908.
Average weight of hogs at Chicago
the past week estimated at 212 lbs,
against 211 lbs the previous week. 2O4
lbs year ago 212 lbs two years ago
and 219 lbs three years ago.
Combined receipts of cattle at six
leading Western markets the past
week. 116,100, which, barring last
Christmas week, stood the smallest
since last June, while showing $4,000
decrease from last week, $1,000 drop
from two weeks ago and also de-
crease of 26,500 from a year ago.
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Sheep Gain for Week.

Stock Yards Chicago, Feb. There
was a firm close to sheep and lamb
trade and prices We're up 60@75c, COM
pared with the previous weeks finish.
1t was a healthy trade on most days
and while sheep sold to best advantage
on early days, lambs met best favor of
late. Quality showed no improvement.
but demand was fairly urgent and the
supply so light that it was more i'm
portant to fill orders with best at hand
than wait around for choice lots. West
ern wethers landed at $5.90@6.75, bulk
around for choice lots. Western weth-
ers landed at $5.90@675, bulk around
$6.25, with ewes at $3.50@5.S5, most
lots $5@5.50. Yearlings of all kinds
ranged at s5.25@S.4O. but under $7.25
only seconds sold. Native ewes made
S3.25@65O, although few landed high
er than 1913 or below S. Odd wethers
made s5.75@650 Bucks went at $40
$50 Native lambs sold at $7.25@S.90,
against $3.50 for top last week, and
culls sold at 81 down, while bulk of
killers ranged at $8@S.5O. ,Westerners
made $60S.S5, bulk downward from
$3.50. Feeders sold at $7@7.60. Shorn
wethers made $5.70@5.75, with clipped
lambs at s7.5om7.75. and culls down TO
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CHICAGO Live Stock Market.

Chicago Feb. THE I've stock
market follows:
CATTLE-Marke ten and fifteen
higher; receipts. 10000; beeves, $4.35@
1885, stockers, feeders, $3.1005.45;
cows heifers, s2.20@5.75; westerners,
S4.10@8.10.
HOGS-Market five and ten higher;
receipts $4,000: light, $S.15@8.55:
mixed, ss.20@S.671a; heavy, s8.25@
80; rough, sS.25@s,40; good choice
heavy, sS.40@S.7o; bulk sales, $4,000
S.65.
SHEEP-Market ten and fifteen
higher; receipts, $4,000; natives s4.25
$3.50: lambs. s6.75@8.75.
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HOG DEMAND STRONGER.
In Spite of Liberal Fresh Supply the
Prices Were up Cents at

Chicago Saturday.
Stock Yards, Chicago, Feb. Sat
urdays top for hogs at $3.50 and the
average at SS.49 stood 10c higher than
IA week ago. This market was active,
with the average sc higher than Fri
day. Receipts at 10000 were 5000 be-
low general expectations and 1000
larger than previous Saturday. The
weeks total was $4,000 larger than
previous week and that many smaller
than year ago. Shipments from Chi
icago for the week at 36,100 were larg-
est since last Many. Increased outside
orders and an advance of $1.30@140 in
pork and S5@40c in lard and short rib
prices helped the hog market. Leading
packing droves cost $S.44@S,51. Satur-
day. Quotations follow:
Bulk of sales -. :. -. $S.40@S.55
Heavy butchers, 24o@3oO lbs
$50. -. -. . S.40@S.60
Light butchers, 19o@2so lbs
Light bacon, 1901 1870 lbs s.2o@s.45 :
Light light, 13O@155 lbs. S.05@S3o
Heavy shipping, 25o@s5O lbs
1855. -. -. :. 80. S.45@S.60
Heavy packing, 2so@4oo lbs
-. -. -. -. -. s.s5@S.55
Mixed packing, 2oO@25o lbs
Rough heavy packing !. s.2o@s.s5
Light mixed, 175@2oo lbs
-. j., -. j.. $500. s.2O@S.4o
Poor to best pigs, so@1s5 lbs
Governments and boars S.75@6.o'
Stays, 80 lbs dockage head
4
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Hester Gets FIGHT Permit.

San Francisco, Feb. THE ques-
ton as to who will get the contest for
tween Battling Nelson and Ad Wolgast
was apparently settled Saturday when
Manager Sid Hester was granted a
permit by the city council of Rich
mond to conduct the fight there. 1t is
said the construction of the arena will
be begun Immediately. Richmond is
a few miles from Oakland.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-02-08

Stock Yards, Chicago, Feb. 7.--Open-
ing trade in horses was good the past
week, but receipts doomed up literally,
and on late days the market weaken
ed and closing values were down
largely $40. Around 300 showed up
the past week, against 1896 the pre-
vious week and 2,265 the correspond
ing week last year. Quality Of most Of
ferings was strictly good. but some
had to go over unsoId of late, owing to
lack of competition and refusal of
many dealers to concede to local buy
ers' bids. Most drafters went at $3.50
225. with a few upward of $3.50. Most
Medium weight chunks landed at $40
@175 with a few extra good ones at
$190@200. Farm chunks went at SITS
down, bulk around $3.50. Small south
ern classes sold upward of s75. Good
to choice mules We're wanted at S175@
$50.
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mArHER HoNoRED AGAIN.
pttumwa Athlete Is Made Captain OF
Lake Forest Baseball
Team.

Eddie Mather, who, with Charles
Brockman, are two mainstays Of the
athletic department of Lake Forest
college, has been elected captain of
fhe baseball team. The Chicago Rec
ord-Herald had an excellent likeness
NJ Mather yesterday and the following
comment:
From captain of the eleven to boss
Of the nine-th that's the record of Eddie
Matner, Lake Forests star all-around
athlete. The students of the north
shore institution have heaped honors
galore on the Ottumwa boy during
Els last year in school. Mather pilot.
I'd Lake Forest to the state football
championship last fall. and at the
meeting of the nine he was quickly
chosen as leader. Six veterans will
be with Mather when he molds the
varsity nine.
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couIon to Meet kenrick.

New Orleans, La, Feb. 5.-JohnnJ
Coulon of Chicago, American bantam
champion, and Jem Kendrick, holding
that title in England, were yesterday
matched to fight ten rounds before the
Royal Athletic club here Feb 10 fol-
the international championship. Cou
Ions father, e. E. Coulon, declared he
had watched the smoke of the Britor
long enough and that it must be shut
off. A side bet of $1,000 was decided
upon. The little fellows will weigt
in at 112 pounds the afternoon of the
bout.
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BARNEY BEATS
RALPH De PALMA
oLDFIELD HAS A RUNAWAY II
TEN MILE SPECIAL AUTO
RACE IN SOUTHLAND.

New Orleans, La, Feb. 1.-THE sec
ond Mardi Gras automobile meet at
New Orleans was concluded Sunday
at the fair grounds race track. About
$500 people watched the contests and
were disappointed in the program.
There were only four races instead
Of the six scheduled, and one of these
was an uninteresting drive between
amateurs.
Barney Oldfield defeated Ralph De
Palma in what was scheduled to be
the chief event of the meet The con-
test was to have been a ten mile
match race In the fourth mile De
Palma burst tire and was forced out.
Up to that time he and Oldfeld had
been running neck and neck and the
race promised to be close one De
Palma used Fiat and Oldfield Benz
car Summaries:
Five miles for amateurs-Won by
Fred Shaw (Knox); c. S. Bragg
(Ffat), second; Jack Darcy (Stoddard.
Dayton), third. Time 6:05. Handi-
caps: Shaw, Is seconds; Bragg
scratch; Darcy, As seconds:
Ten miles, special worlds cham.
pionship match-Won by Barney Old
field BENZ; De Palma (Fiat), with
drew. Time. 9:36.
Five miles, New Orleans champion
ship-Won by NJ Pierwin (Thomasl,
on forfeit for lack of starters.
Ten miles, free for all-Won by
Kirscher (Darracq); Oldfeld (Knox)
second; De Palma (Fiat) third. Time
9:32. Handicaps: Kirscher, is sec
onds; Oldfield, 80 seconds; De Palma
scratch.
Ten miles, special handicap-Won
by Oldfield (Knox) De Palma (Fiat)
second Time, 9:47 Handicap: Old
field, % seconds.
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best price was $3.50, and compara-
lively short lumber went upward OF
$50, while poor light grade of killers
6.75,while poro light grade of killers
ranged down to $3.50 and below. Car
shortage on Western roads was a seri-
Gus handicap for shippers, although
the trade Is eXpectant of an improved
car situation next week and increased
lmarketings in consequence.
Butcher stock values advanced 25@
SOC over the previous, week on light
supplies and active packer demand,
while bulls showed largely 25c advance
Calves We're higher in early days, but
closed only at last weeks basis. Light
run of good grade feeders forced values
l0@15c up from the previous week.
though plain stockers did lot show
advances. Selected grade feeders Went
at S5@5.40, and stockers of common
quality sold down to $3.50 and below,
Prices had the following range:
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charIle White to Meet Gibbs.

Memphis, Feb. 5.-Charlie White,
chicago featherweight, was yesterday
matched to fight Willie Gibbs in this
city. The boys will meet before the
phoenix Athletic club Monday night
and Will weigh 122 pounds at 8 o'clock
whites showi- here with Abe Attell
has made him big card and the fans
are eager to see the clever little Chi
cagoan perform.
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cIabby and Sullivan Draw.

Milwaukee, Wis, Feb. 5.-.Jimmy
Clabby and Mike (Twin) Sullivan
went ten fast rounds here last night
and at the finish the newspaper YER
dict was that Clabby had only shade
the better of the event and it was de,
clared draw. In one round Clabby
brought blood from Sullivan's nose
and although Sullivan got to Clabby
frequently he was unable to hit hard
enough to make an impression
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nseision to Young Fitzgerald.

Memphis, Tenn, Feb. 5.-Young
Fitzgerald Of Milwaukee administered
everything but the knockout to Kid
RYAN of Chicago last night at the
Memphis A. c. In their eight-round
fight. Referee Tommy Ryan gave him
he decision after he had forced the
lighting in every round. Pete Savoy
Of Chicago was given the decision In
sight rounds over Joe Kelley of Chi,
sago.