The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-03-25
TEX" JONES. THE PLAYER
WITH THE BIG VOICE
Bowie, Texas, Held a Big Cele-
bration in Honor of For
mer Citizen

Bowie, rex, MAI "a .-~ll lttWi
for the courtesy OF the White SoN
in coming to Texas To help out he
boomers the Lone Star state is likely
to furnish the hose with one first
class ballplayer Tex Jones' as
might be guessed from his front mon
icker halls originally from the Lone
Star state, ami he threatens 10 not
only make the team but to become
4 star Of the first magnitude. OF
course he may be a tender sprout
ard wilt in the chilly atmosphere OF
the major league race, but just now.
he looks pretty much in full bloom
Tex is the man with the voice,
and that is the excuse for the story
OF his short but illustrious career
He was raised in Bowie of this state,
the town named after the lilustrious
gentleman who invented the kpifa
which cut a bigger swath in the hls-
tory 0 fthe Southwest than anything
else If there IS much in name,
Jones by right should be blo0dthirsty
but far be l. from Tex to eat 'em
alive He is a man of mild dispos tion
but a terrgf with his voice, and
thereby hangs tale
Tex was ambitious while a youth
to be rated among the famous mer-
chants OF his time and consequently
embarked In business on his own
hook early in life, or, to be more
exact. at the age Of Q. Most of the
trains passing through Bowie hesi-
tated for a minute or two and the
embryo merchant prince noticed how
hungry most of the passengers look
ed There were no eats al Bowie so
Tex. haE a bright idea He would
save the transer.s from starving,
and not only make fortune on the
side. but in addition become a bene-
factor Oh the human race
The first contract was with his
mother, who agreed to furrish the
bread if he would get the chickens
He sltimished aronltl among dhe
neighbors, contracted for some pul
lets and the combination produced
the chicken sandwich, which is still
famous in Bowie Loaded up with
these he met every train and his
wealth of niokles and dimes grew
amazingly.
But that was after Tex hal made
the discovery that sight and smel
alone failed to draw he dimes on
Of the hungry passengers pockets
and there is where the voice came in
/ He was timid al first. but as time
/ passed his vocal chords grew strong
er and IT, a short while he had the
most persuadng voice, not to say the
most booming in Bowie He was be-
ginnig to thing that he could sell
chicken sandwiches to wooden M
dians and then the blow fell His
family packed up and novel to Wich
lta, but Tex had had year OF prac
tice in voice culture such as was the
envy of every train butcher That
was some consolator It was from
Bowie and from no other place thai
/ the Jones pep came from
You see II is this way explained
/ Tex, II simply can't keep quiet
while in a game I'd choke and blow
mp If had to stay bottled up In the
heat Of the game | imagine myself
still selling sandwiches and | keeI
up idNhet jual out Dt HdDli. ne
training | 80. at Bowie stuck to me
and when began to play pail | hat
/ to say something.
No one ever coached me, but Il
have TO keep still will quit the
/ game, that's all | went along playing
III Oklahoma and then up the line, anc
/ discovered that a little noise o.
the bases ana on the coaching line,
didn't hurt any | noticed Manage
Duffy using a good deal himself, 8,
] says to myself, Tex you are il
good company, keep it up If I cal
stick to the team the voice will have
to go with me | can't sign withou
it,"
Now the question Is how will th'
knights Of Haistead street take to 4
The chances are that If Tex i
found on first base when the Sox ope'
up or the South Side grounds h
will be there with the happy retort