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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-09-16

Gambler Iosl IT. fourth game Of the
season u The strong North Branch
Club. Saturday. September 10. at
North Branch. The game was the
beHI nd mosl exciting OF the season
IoT he Gambler boys.
Several times when the visiting
tram - On the mere edge OF scoring.
pai brady. North Branch star pitch.
would turn hlz powerful arm loose
and make hla opponents look Only
fIse hit we're made on OF him, while
sHIplaY. IoT Gambler. allowed only
the same amount
The visiting team played an error
leHH Eame. handling The most difileult
BALI = : professional manner The
chief feature Of the game was ArnOid'a
lon throw from deep left held TO
home. Linton. 1t short, played In
grand style. while Flatsr AZ frat did
HI HoTE n The best of style Not only
did FlalsT play on the Hrst sack In :
grand manner. but also With the stick
hitting oaI ; IHo baEgeT and one sin
gle. Jordan and shipley also got =
tHo zaeksr each
The following rs the line up;
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: Pullman.

They're after me. This shout. fol-
loved y series of shots, aroused
The passengers Of q pullman attached
u : train On he Union Pacific, as IL
neaHed LII. Kansas. August 20.
The shouts and shots came from a
berth occupied By a man who gave
tso names. one - Harry Pugh, OF
Nlaeafa FaIls. \. Y. and the other as
robert >. Mace. Of Delaware
The IlTal shot vent through the
end PANEL Of pngh's berth and into
the smoking room, arousing the
porter. mo came out In the aisle to
see uhaI VS. the matter, Pugh fired
It hin twice. fatally wounding him.
b that time Dr. II. H. Temple, who
Nth IIs HIfa and baby we're return
IN from the Pacific Coast, and oecu-
pyIng The nexl berth to Pugh. was out
d b berth and graphing with Pugh
70 taEe the gun from him, but by 30
doing. goI ball through his lung.
entering HI breast one inch below
the haarI lodging near the breast
bone. ; dangerous. but not necessary
faIaI Injury
nuEn HaH osarpowered and taken
On lle ITaIn It Ellsworth. Kansas, as
alao Ihe dead body Of the porter.
Dr.. Temple and family. were
sent . the City Hospital. notifying
hrs. Temples parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
D. :. Rhodes. Kansas City. Mrs.
Rhodes Inee Emma Stoner. daughter
d the laIe Emanuel Stoner. OF this
city,. accompanied by special SUR
econ. eft al once for Ellsworth.
The I'll ~ removed after short
examination. Dr.. Temple Ia resting
eaaIer DnI not ont Of danger. at this
TN.
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.aEMemEoI4nKIe.

Direct fnpm Broadway Il the way
many theatrical productions are
labelled IoT month"; after : run in
New YORK. ~ none could come much
more direct I'm Frederic Thomp-
sons production s1IfIIes.s which
opens Il Ihs Academy Of Music. Balti-
more. nexl Monday. for n enlargement
of one RasH. HIIh InafInesH on We'd
nesdaY and Saturday.
Al the famous easl rHmaIna, and
thai chorus If sky. which has been
So much talked about. l. ! treat no
one can afford % nlfHa. More viva
elouH and fascinating iris have never
been seen On Ina zIaEH. They dance
their Ray Into instant favor. and Ia
fact the tile d he production origin
ated IN their ueIIeaeY md daIntiness.
The company / Id b Joseph Cav
thorn and Masde Raymond. the former
NJ = college professor Who wants 20
be hero. and he latter ~ an inyes-
tigtreaa.s Who suspects tie professor
Of committing InefIs N the dormitor-
les and geIz hin In III sorts OF
complications.
cawthorn.a aonE. Life Il just a
Merry-Uo=no ! the hit of the
season. md Maule Raymond Is NJ her
best. singing The Honolulu Rag"
In the second act capital buriesuues
on the dramatic successes are given.
but IL Il the =nIrllea." capering In
many changes d gorgeous raiment,
that makes The ahoH The 10y care
killer II i.
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saTpTI4rmaY.


For the Advocate.
\ very pleasant surprise party was
given - TIE home q Mr, and Mira.
Wesley HamIeTl. neaT Silver Run,
Thursday evening. September 5. In
homer O their daughter. Miss Ella
II vas : complete surprise 10 the
young Iadf zHo I'D aol he least idea
Of What - eomInz
The feature q Iha evening vas the
playing 81 xaFIoua games On the lawn
b The young fol-. =HIle The older
folks enjoyed themselves n social con-
Yersalion. sIe. = = reasonable hour
the guests sH1a II Invited 10 the din
Ing room. EnsTs : IabIE laden with
eli lha deII1aeIHz . - season. we're
served, consisting u soHfseslonsTies,
cakes. bananas. fruit. sIe.. 10 which
all ID ample IazIIee.
After thanking he family for their
Kind hospitality nd wishing AiEs
Ella many more aurh joyful evenings
all returned HHEuH. expressing them
selves = haYfnE Eprnt ; very pleasant
evening
Those present uefe Ar. and Mrs.
Wesley Hnmbsfl. Hr. and IRE. II. 8.
MoreloeE. II. md Ire. John crau-
mer. Mr zHa r.. Denton Bosersox,
Mr.. and n Augustus Bowman. Mr..
and Mr.. Cornelius IIppy. Mr and
Mrs. Claude LAWYER. .T. and Mira.
wellington Enz.zazz. HT and Mrs.
Granville HnmHzfI. IT md Mrs. Paul
HaseuhIm4r. Mise Mafy Ippy.
Eslslla Hum1aTI. Vary Harman.
Maize HxaTH. EIxa Koonlz. Mary
Brown. AIYsTIz HaTnlzu. Edna Naus.
Marie eooEzou. HImz TzuIl. Ruth Dell.
Nands sehasTT.T. lie DnIlerou. Ella
uunlbefl. leslie IIppy. Gertrude
Brown. Lille Maus. Hdna Aorelock.
Carrie Warner. E4IIh bowman. Edna
HnmbaTI. Marguerite Warner, Edith
iIppy. Mar uIIIslTI1Ie. Ruth Lawyer.
Madeline 1aNsuHlaeT. Esther Kemp
er. NeeHrH. IN. Hambsrl. Dennis
Dell. Calvin Hafman. John Kindig.
Frank Matthews. rufsIn Fseser. Wee-
Ley YinEllnE. IN. EzATIarI. Irwin Null,
Roy kindly. I'm TraHsler, Carroll
NysfIy. Oliver Matthias. Geo. Maua.
Emory nj. EzTI HaTnar. Stanley
Hnmbeft. Albert Lawyer. Harold Dut-
teroT. paul Lawyer. EafI Bowman.
keYln Lawyer. Stanley DoHersox.
Raymond LAWYER. Luther Bowman
and Robert Lawyer.
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MENTION
persons tho contemplate going away, or have
-. n 1Izz.e asaa the names 70 this ofhce.l

George Gehr. Jr., OF Hagerstown, is
home On ten days vacation.
Carroll HaInes, of Washington, D.
c. spent several days last week In
this city.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Englar. Of
Waynesboro. Pa. spent Saturday and
Sunday IN this city.
! marriage license was issued in
Baltimore yesterday TO Daniel Shipley
and TITLE 4. Low, OF Greenmount Md.
Rev Martin sweitzer, OF Union
Bridge. vas guest OF James NJ
stoner, Pennsylvania avenue, Thurs
day.
Miss Julia shearer, of Alesia, was a
guest Of her brother, Deputy Sheriff
William shearer, Court street, for a
week.
Misses Neva, Catherine, Charlotte
and Margaret schorr, OF Baltimore. are
visiting Miss Cora Butler. West Main
street
Mr. Charles Frey and son Raymond,
Of Baltimore. spent Wednesday OF last
week with bis sister. Mrs. Henry F.
Walking.
Clifton Z Dell, of theU. s. s. Frank
In, Norfolk. Va. Is visiting his par
ents. Mr and Mrs Jerome Dell, Web
sfer street.
Miss Pearl Englemen and Miss Emma
Beehler. Of Baltimore, we're visiting
Miss Minnie DELL of Webster street.
last Sunday.
Misa Sarah Frey, of Baltimore, has
returned home after spending the past
Two weeks With her sister, Mrs. Henry
7. Walking. Of near Westminster.
Mr. ohaa. S. Roop, OF Washington,
and sister. kflss sal1ie, have gone to
Niagara Falls. Toronto, Thousand
Islands and other Northern resorts.
Mr. Charles c. Gorsuoh entertained
the Centenary II. E. Church choiron
Tuesday night at his residence. East
Green street Refreshments were
served.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Orr, OF Will
mInRfon. Del. are spending a week
With her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John
4 EeEsnnode. Liberty street. Mr.. and
Mra. seYeraon. Of Fullerton, Md.. are
also guests Of Judge and Mrs. Ecken-
rode.
Those visiting Mr.. and Mrs Thomas
Kaufman. zI57 Barciey street, Balti-
more. IaHl week we're Mrs. Samuel
Wagner. Paul Price. Charles and Ruth
Gilbert, Elizabeth and Mabel Gelman.
William and Earl Young, all Of this
county.
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Angry IT Husbands, Wives Try sul.
eide.

Evansville, Ind.--Mrs. Mabel Will
iame. aged thirty, and Mrs. Lillian
Dabler. aged thirty-two, living with
their husbands at No. 312 Heidelbach
avenue. entered a suicide compact
and agreed to die together. They had
> quarrel with their husbands, It Is
said. and we're dependent
I'll dare you to commit suicide.
said Mrs. Dabler to Mrs. Williams,
II InIs Mrs. Williams said ~ vii
do t. How will we DO IL p
The women argued an hour or %
over the easiest way 10 end their
live. hrs. Dabler drank vial Of
creoaote, while Mrs. Williams took
earDoIIc acid.
The screams OF the women attract
ID the neighbors, who rushed In and
~ the women on the floor Phyai-
clans we're summoned and Mrs. Will
Iams died In few hours. Mrs. Dab
Ter : still IN serious condition.
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Crying at Sales for ~ Years.

Someone has said that II 4 man
keeps It up he can 'holler his head
on. Don't you believe II. for Just y
years ago. and to be more exact. II
precisely p. m. s. II. Crawford. the
veteran auetloneer, began to "hoilers
It Wakefield. Md. and be has been
awake and hoilering" ever since.
Mr.. Crawford and family moved
from Carroll county, Md, to Hanover
i years ago. and has since had 4
monopoly on all the sale cryings.
IN this vielnity.-Hanovef Record
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franklin.

Claude Wilmer. aged 2 years, 3
months and ! days. son of Harry
and Edna Franklin. Of Spring Mills,
died on September II.
Funeral and InIerment look place
on Tuesday At Sans Creek Brethren
Church, Elder u. I. Roop officiating.
Palfbearera we're Denton Zepp, John
Wagner, ale md Harry hex. James
n. atoner funeral director.
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DGTHSHIRFET.
veil EaoHa Residents md others
- are Passed AHag.
Cables.

Mrs. Emily Tyson caples, 81 years
old. widow Of LarkIn Caples, died
Monday morning IT her home near
Dover. Nd. after : lingering illness
Of infirmIlIes Of age. Mrs. Georgia
England. Of Butler: Misses Title Cor
RE and Rosie Caulea. Of near Glyn-
don. and Mr.. Charles Caples, OF
Dover. survive her. Mrs. Caples was
the daughter Of the ate John Shippers
and sister 81 mrs. Rose Griffith, 90
years old. near Mount Carmel.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-09-16

By virtue Of See. II of Article = .
the Code Of Public General Law 81 Ihe
State Of Maryland, - amended =
Chapter 464 Of the Acts Of the General
Assembly Of Maryland, passed # i
January session, 1900. notice ! hereby
given that the Board Of Supervisors q
Election Of Carroll County haz p
pointed the following named persons =
Judges and Clerks Of Elections. Tor Iha
several election districts Of Carroll
County. IN place Of the parties hereto
fore appointed who have since BEEN
found disqualified OF excused. Those
under the heading Democrats. !. being
intended TO represent the Democratic
party, and those under The heading
Republicans, being intended u repre-
sent the Republican party.
DEMOCRATS.
John G. Doyle, Registrar, IN Third Pre-
cinct of Election District No. 7. instead
OF Charles w. Moore. resigned.
byron :. Dorsey. Jr., Registrar. n
District No. 10, instead Of BENJAMIN
+. Rigler, resigned.
Royal ]. Smith, Judge, IN District
No. Is. instead Of Byron s. Dorsey. Jr.,
resigned.
Jacob A. Fringer, Registrar. District
No. 10, instead Of Jesse ". Eyer. r.
signed.
REPUBLICANS.
David A. Arnold, Z. :. :. No. :.
Westminster, Judge. instead Of John
". 0gg, deceased, In Second Precinct
NJ Fourth Elaeffat. nta4r4A&
JNo NJ. ROBERTS. Pres.
HENRY 8. MUSSELMAE.
WILLIAM WOOD,
Board OF Supervisors OF Election Tor
Carroll county, Md.
Test :--Sam'l ]. Stone. CLERK.
sepl6 81
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Martha y Poole. wife Of Nathan @.
Poole. Of neaT Union Mile. died yes
terday Of typhoid fever. ssed % years
and 10 months. She i survived by a
husband and several children.
Funeral nd Interment Will take
take place O Saturday Al Il m. at
Providence II ? Church. Gambler. r.
A. aharrar funeral director.
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DOYLE & MAGEE
WESTMINSTER, MD.
PROPOSALS.

Westminster, Nd, Sep. 1s,. 1910.
Sealed proposals win be received BY
the County Commissioners of Carroll
County 1t the County Commissioners
once, Westminster, up to II. 80 0 clock,
:. n, Monday. September Is, 1910, for
tn building of new steel bridge over
Morgan Run, fifth district. Plans and
specifications for same are on file ut
County Commissioners Office and can
b aeen 1t any time, and at the same
time md place bids win be received for
The subatructure for the above bridge.
Each proposal must be accompanied
~ : certified check for one hundred
dollars $4,000, payable to the County
Commissioners of Carroll County. which
VII b returned unless the successful
bidder fails to execute a contract. n
which case his check win become the
property Of the county.
The County Commissioners reserve
The right to reject any or all bids.
D order OF Board,
GEO. ". BROWN,
!. s. FINK,
BENJAMIN F. STANsBURY.
Commissioners Of Carroll County.
Test
.. Edward Dodrer, Clerk and Treas.
sep 16.2t.
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Stephen. aged years. months and
25 days. son Of Michael and Marie
HassetI. East Green street. died last
night Of stomach trouble.
Funeral md Inlsrment will take
place 1T 1t. Johns Catholic Church
Saturday afternoon 1t ] o'clock, Rev.
Joseph Z. MaIIon vii oiTioiate. Jas.
NJ. stoner funeral director.
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IIe2YrIez

YIN. 7. d YrIaa. o Eldersburg, died
at his residence N September 10. aged
about i years. Funeral viii take
place Saturday II Il =. IN. from the
home Of hIs zon. Il. Newton De Vries,
Freedom. InIeHmsnI n ut View
cemetery.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-09-16

! IsT or ELECTION OFFICERS
- Appointed by the Beard q Super
slsors OF Elections OF Carroll County.
n the Place OF those Heretofore Ao-
pointed VINO Have Since Been e.
esscd, or found Disqualified.
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Affection IN children i IN Indian
characteristic 49, Or. Charles s.
Moody. Of Idaho. ! have never seen
an Indian mother n father punish a
child. nor haxe ! ever seen an Indian
child cry
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TO CREDITORS.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
This is TO give notice that Lke sub.
seribers have obtained from the Or.
phans' Court Of Carroll county. n Nary
land, letters testamentary On the Per
sonal Estate of
JACOB SHARPER OF JOSEPH.
late Of Carroll county, deceased. i
persons having claims against the DE-
eeased are hereby warned to exhibit ne
same, with the vouchers thereof legally
authenticated, to the subscriber. n .
before the 18th day Of April. 1oII.
they may otherwise BY isw Be excluded
from all benefit of said estate.
Given under our hands this 18th az d
September, 1910.
DANIEL ID. SHARPER.
JOHN MILTON REIFsHIDER.
sep16 At Executors.
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Total
gambler.
Total

Gambler I'll play the Sandyyllle
team N Saturday. September n. at
Cuttings Daae Ball Grounds. This
VII prove the best game OF the sea-
son - FIatef. Of Newark Eastern
League. i expected to be on the
mound fof sandyYille. and Spencer.
u Dayton. Ohio. viii also be In the
game.
On Saturday. September "a, the
Gambler BOYS viii line up against
sykeasIIle
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E. o. DIFFENDAL. Manager.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, SEPT. l6, 1916

The date on the lsbsl on yeur pspsr
shows the time to which your sub
seription 10 psId.
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A sslgnee q Mortgages sals of
"A YzIzzaHI.
REAL ESTATE
IN FRANKLIN DISTRICT. CAR
ROLL COUNTY. I'D.

BY virtue Of : power q HaIe con
tanned In : deed Of mortgage from
FrAnczeaka s. Muller u he Union
Bridge Banking m Trust Company,
dated July 25rd. Ig05. md recorded
among the Real Estate Mortgage Rec
ords of Carroll County. n LI6eT >. ?.
s., No. So. folio -. g. which aid
mortgage has been dug assigned . the
undersigned. and sad assignment duly
recorded ~ required b ~. Ihe under
signed will oITer Il Public Sale On The
premises, situated On Iha Bloom road
at the intersection o IIe Salem road.
in Carroll county. Maryland. on
SATURDAY, ST. Of OCTOBER. 1910,
at 10 O'Clock. !. n. - Ihe Ind de-
scribed in and conveyed b I'D mort
gage, consisting Of
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122 ACRES

and 30 Square fereHez d Land. more
OF less.
The improvements consist D large
BRICK DWELLING HOUSE. -
Bank Barn. md other neeeE= =z=
sary outbuildinga % Ihe 10 1t
Acre and % square neHene. 81
tract, and Of ; GRIST And Saw
MILL, Two-storY Log Dwelling House.
and good Barn On lhe = acre tract.
The improvements are II II God con
dition and there i come excellent Fruit
on the premises
The land = i God alAIe q cnILlva.
ton and maier portion = : h baen
recently lined.
The property i known = - Peter
Magin Farm nd GTleI nd ~ I'LL
property and adIoIHa - 10 = I'm.
Y. FrizzeIL Peter Vol md others.
There Is aome elegant Meadow land
upon the property nd Morgan Run
runs through i.
Terms Of Sale. Terms eash but
other terms my b made nth ne IN
dersigned.
J. EZRA sTEH,
Assignee . Mortgage.
Jos. D. Brooks. Solicitor.
sep l6-4t
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William Johnson, colored. Who "a
employed at the cement works ut
Union Bridge, was brought To thlE
city on Monday for a hearing before
Justice Shriver. by Officer HelvIE.
After the Judge heard the prisoners
story he said You have lied; take SIX
months In the House of Correction.
How do you like that?'
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N. e. Campbell, butcher. East Main
street, has installed an up-to-date )
horsepower meat cutter.
Arizona republican., 1910-09-02

Give me one brainy ball player in preference to half a dozen mechanical wonders" said Connie Mack recently, and his wise remarks offer much food for thought.
 To-day major league baseball de- mands more brain than brawn- Years ago straightaway baseball was the real thing, and the player with the big wal lOp was all the candy. Conditions have changed. however, as proven by the number of plays developed in the last few years hich were never dreamed of when Gap" Anson was in his prime
 The "bluff bunt" to force a steal of third. as used by the Giants this sea- son is one of the prettiest bits of strat- egy that have been injected into the game for years. The object or this play IS to advance a runner from second to third when there is none out without sacrificing the batter. It is more ire quently worked with runners on first and second than on second alone. TO get runners on second and third and none out is of supreme advantage. as il is almost certain to score one or two runs The play is worked by having the runner on second start as if to steal third. It is natural for a batter to bun, in that situation and he holds his bat in such a manner as to make the third baseman believe he is going to bunt The runner on second gives the signal and the batter makes the motion U
Arizona republican., 1910-09-02

bunt just as the second-base runner starts on his steal of third. The bunt motion of the bat causes the third
 baseman to run in close so as to held the ball. In other words, it draws him in,' as the player terms it. When the batter sees that the runner has started for third he purposely misses the ball. As the third baseman has run in to field the expected bunt the bag is left uncovered and the runner who has started to steal has easy. sailing. If the bluff works perfectly he will be safe nine times out of ten. If there be a runner on first when the play starts il is a ciuch for him to take second. as thc throw will be made to third
 Killing sacrifice play with a runner on second and none out is one of the prettiost and most effective of all the diamond tricks resorted to by smart pitchers when d team is facing a crit ical situation. This play was origin ated by Jack Dunn, manager of the Baltimore club. and Joe McGinnity. the former Giant pitcher. They first pulled it while playing with Brooklyn and to- day it is often used effectively against the smaTtest of the baserunners. There is runner on second and none out when this play is attempted. and the object is to prevent that runner from reaching third on a sacrifice bunt by the batter A pitcher can usually tell or not the batter intends to
Arizona republican., 1910-09-02
Minor Leagues Troubles

Plans are being discussed and con- sideTed for a league next year consist ing of Tennessee. Arkansas. Oklahoma and Missouri towns President Kay anaugh of the Southern league is the man who is considering the circuit The present schedule plan includes Memphis. Little Rock, Fort Smith, Ok lahoma City. Joplin and Springfield, Mo. Whether or not this means that Memphis will drop out of the Southern league is not known here. but it is gen. orally understood that such is the plan.
 Because of the expense connected with long jumps and high salaries it is doped now by those well versed in the politics of the Western association that Joplin will drop out of the league after the present season closes and the as sociation will become an all-OklahOma league Present indications are that either Chickss ssha or Shawnee will bet the Joplin franchise.
 Too much money was lost this year bv association magnates because they sought to keep the league on an equal footing with tue Western association of several years ago, when it was com posed of Wichita, Topeka, Joplin. St. Joseph ana other larger CllleS. Ine magnates are now of the opinion that q more evenly balanced league can be maintained by the dropping of Joplin and the addition of some live Oklaho- ma town. The present season will close with only four cities in the league. the other four having dropped out of the association because of the poor attend ance and the heavy expenses connected with long jumps and high salaries this season. The four teams will in all probability close the season on Aug. 16 in the percentage column as they now stand-Joplin, Enid, Sapulpa and Guth- rie.
 Only two cities in Oklahoma have thus far finished three seasons in the Western associatiOn-Guthriea and Enid. Muskogee, Bartlesville and Fl Reno each finished one season, that of 1909. while Sapulpa will finish two. It is but fair to Fl Reno to state that had not Bartlesville dropped out late this sea son Fl Reno would also have completed two seasons in this association. Okla homa City finished two seasons in the Western association before getting a franchise last year in the Texas league.