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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-09-28

problem. To the outsider It might ap-
pear simple enough il he does not take
into consideration the numerous fac
tors that have bearing in the matter.
For one thing, there is the weather,
which must always be taken into ac-
count in planning a trip to market
with produce, even though the journey
is to be made over good roads. Then
again, the product to be transported
may be fragile, such as eggs. or per.
ishable, as, for instance, some forms
OF berries and fresh fruits And final.
ly there is the necessity of taking into
account probable market conditions at
the prospective destination, for pre-.
sumably produce will sell more readl.
ly on market days" than on "off
days"
Despite the complications that seem
Inevitable there are a surprising nun.
Der of American farmers who still
persist in the practice Of marketing
their products direct to the consumer.
Indeed. in some localities the number
seems to actually be increasing rather
than diminishing This is all the more
remarkable when we pause to reflect
upon the facilities that are now being
offered the farmer for marketing his
produce at his own door. Agents OF
commission merchants and runners"
for dealers in the large cities traverse
rural routes. regularly, buying for spot
cash eggs, vegetables. ETC., and to
such point have things progressed
that the farmer who prefers may sell
his berry crop on the vines and his
peaches or pears or apples on the
trees leaving to the "other fellow" not
only all the worries OF transportation,
but the bother of picking and packing
and, incidentally, the loss from waste
At the same time there is no Ger.
tainty that the farmer who elects 10
New-York tribune., 1911-12-18
NEW YORK FIVE UNBEATEM
Leads in Athletic Bowling
League. with Fine Record.

Another week i'm the Athletic Bowling
League finds the New York Athletic CluD
five with an unbroken record Its standing
of nine games won IS two better each way
than the North End team of Newark while
the cbempion Roseyille quintet comes next,
with six won and three defeats. The uneX-
pected happened last week, when RoseVlhe
dropped couple to Columbia on the Tor
mcr's alleys oddly enough. two OF the
three games that the Hoboken team has
won thus far were scored at the expense
of the strong Roseville combination.
In the matter of team average RoSeville
continues TO head the list with 949.7. New
York has the best single total, i,O6l, and II
is also worthy Of mention that four other
teams have passed the thousand marx
with three exceptions, all the clubs nave
averaged better Tran 900.
Individually, the race is continuing with
unabated interest, and the newest list
shows a new leader in Wood. The Rose
Vile man had three fine games in his last
series. and went up with jump to 2Oo'4'
thereby passing r. West, of Elizabeth, who
has rolled three less games. Vests mark
is POSI-.
Tonight the Roseville team will visit
Passaic ON Wednesday night Jersey city
will 90 to Columbia and New York to New
ark Bay. on the following night North
End will 60 TO Montclair, and in the last
series of the week, on Friday evening, the
Columbian five must visit Elizabeth.
The standing and averages follow;
New-York tribune., 1911-12-18
sPEcIAL.-25 TARGETS Ts-HANDICAP
HIGH GUN.
TO AWARD BILLIARD PRIZES
Amateurs Will Receive Trophies
at Dinner To night.

Competitors I'm the recent national Class
y amateur 1872 balkline billiard champion
ship tournament will receive their prizes at
a dinner rendered TO the players and the
National Association Of Amateur Billiard
Players tonight at the LicderkranZ club.
5Sth street and Park avenue George p. B.
Clark will become the holder Of the cham
pionship cup for the coming year, and also
receive the first prize and the prize for the
high record average His figure was 2O-35,
counted I'm a match against Charles r..
White. the former holder Of the emblem
and title.
White will receive the second prize as
the only contestant in the tournament 10
whom he lowered his colors was Clark. who
defeated him twice-once I'm the tournament
proper. and again in the pay-on OF the
triple tie Charles Conway receives the
third prize The fourth prize goes TO Mark
NIuldaur. Walter Leonard. of Scranton.
Penn. receives the high run prize for his
run OF 63. tailed against White.
William II. Klenke president of the ma
tionaI association. is TO preside at the ain
ner. Maurice DAILY, in whose academy the
tournament was decided; j. Ferdinand Pog-
genburg. referee Of the tournament and
other prominent amateurs are to be present.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-18
SMITH MAKES FAST TIME FULL SCORES PLENTIFUL
LarchmOnt GunnerS Have Red
Letter Day at Traps.

1t was a red letter day at the Larchmont
Yacht Club traps yesterday, for there was
large muster of gunners than usual, and
full. scores were plentiful, owing partly TO
the excellent weather conditions that pre-
vailed.
Eight contests were decided, and of these
r. j. McCahill won four. In the ten-target
scratch shoot he won with full score, as
he did in the leg for the December cup.
lie tied with DR.. Culver and e. W. Chance
in this match. and won from them in the
shoot-off. In the shoot for the A. B. Al
ley prize McCahill won with another full
score and in special twenty-five target
handicap match, in which ten men shot. he
won after a shoot-off with George Abbott.
Stuart Scott and G. W. Chance, all having
shot full scores of %.
Twelve entered for the first shoot for the
prize offered by the vice-commodore, and in
this w. J. Elias was the fortunate winner
OF the leg. He returned a card of a, which
was tied by DR.. Culver. and in the shoot-off
he won Elias was also the winner of the
leg for the accumulative cup, at fifty tar
gets. Forty-six was his score out of the
possible 80
Stuart Scott proved the winner of the
high gun competition. with 100 to his credit.
and Dr. Culver, guest of the club, capt
ured the fifteen-target scratch prize.
The summaries follow:
New-York tribune., 1911-12-18
THE WEATHER REPORT.

Onicai Record and Foreca-t.-Washngton
Dec. 1.-THE eastern storm has passed out OF
the Gulf of ST. Lawrence. and pressure Is gen
orally high tonight. except over the middle AMI
south districts west of the Rocky Mountains,
which are covered hy a disturbance central over
Northern Arizona. This disturbance has been
attended hy general rains In the Pacific States
and local SHOWS In the plateau region. Local
SHOWS also continued In the Northwestern States
the Missouri and upper Mississippi valleys and
in the upper lake region. followed o. generally
fair weather iu the httcr district,
In the lower lake region. the middle Atlantic
states and Ne" England there were rains and
SHOWS and There woro al.o rsius ia Florida and
along th" Carolina aud Georgia coasts IN tho
Gulf Smte and ibo southwest tha weather was
fair
Tempcratuies nave fallen considerably iu the
fouth Atlantic states. and have changed but
little elsewhere
The southwest disturbance Viu move east
ward attended by snoc slorday in Northern
Arizona the GENITAL and South Rorkr Mourtan
reglon. and by Tuesday the precipitation area
VII ettend through the lower Missouri ard lower
AfsE.lppi vale Local anoNs VIII also con-
Iinue Monday ln The Northwest states. ami ID
New-York tribune., 1911-12-18

Monday and Tuesday IN Che upper Mississippi
valley. In the lake region the weather will be
unsettled while in the Atlantic and east Gulf
states It VIII be fair Monday and Tuesday. No
unusual temperatures are expected. although
'hey VIII iah somewhat on the western side OF
'"' 'ou'h"'st low area as it moves eastward
lhe winds along the New England Coast will
n' "'''''a'' ana mostly northwest. middle At
'ahuc tnast' light 10 moderate northwest b.-
,.e ,',i.i.e N'l nue inue tuesday; south Atlantic Coast
~ '''i IN ana northeast. cast t;ulf Coast
l,b"t 40 "'I'. at' northeast and east. west CUR
80 "r,', l"t' cast ana southeast: Lake Michi-
h"., .,h", ~ moderate and variable
@ T,'Hn'i' V'l'fling Monday for EuroueAu norris
WI" '''' "i"''idtr northwest winds and fair
weather 2" the Grand Banks
'"r''hs' Tor Spccial Localities For tho i,is
u't "l columbia Maryland Virginia Dol.
ware. Eastern PENNSYLVANIA ana Nou lcrse,
tar to-day snd Tuesday. not much chang, i'm
temperature light northwest winds
tor eastern New York and New England zen
orally ffir TO-DAY and rueadly. light 10 moderate
northwest winds
For Western Virginia senerall, cloud, to-sa,
Tuesdaf fair
For Western fennsylvania and Western New
York scne-ally cloudy TO-DAY ana ruesd,,
moderate vest and northwest wind.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-18
Lowers Course Record in Win
nina Glencoe A. c. Run.

Harry Smith, the brilliant runner Of the
Pastime Athletic Club, captured the invl-
tation run of the Glencoe Athletic Club
over it's course in Harlem yesterday.
Smith ran splendidly throughout lowering
the course record by two seconds, to 1890.
For mile and A half on the return home
Smith was determinedly pursued by Tom
Harris. of the Glencoe Club, who was. how
ever, soon shaker off.
The Pastime Club athlete raced across
tho tape with 3O0-yard lead and in spite
OF the eXhausting pace was in splendid
condition. Harris was second, with Z. j.
Sculy, also Of the Pastime Club, fifty yards
behind. Harry Gissing, the middle distance
runner Of the Irish American Athletic
Club. who started. hnished in fourth place
after setting Il fast pace for the first mile.
The summaries follow
New-York tribune., 1911-12-18
Trouble BresOinG OOer
Pocket Billiards Emblem

in the postolicc until Friday December l.
According to DE orc. the holder OF the ein-
hlem and the pocket billiard title, tllat "aS
one day too late Furthermore, dc oro
says that the rule states that he may not
be called upon TO defend the emblem atter
the expiration of the year. AS the year
ended November 80, the emblem is his ana
he intends to keep II.
Keogh has been buSily engaged in sup
porting his contention that the rule only
applies TO the dating Of the challenge, tnat
he is within the time limit. and that De
orc must answer his challenge BY some
oversight De ORC was not Informed that
Keogh had challenged until few days
ago. which further complicates the matter
There are threats of legal proceedings TO
compel the playing for the old emblem.
1t is said that DC orc does not wish to
enter into n match al this time. as 1T will
spoil the plans rapidly nearing completion
for championship tournament among the
leading professionals at this style of bill
ards and which may be held i'm this city.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-18
De Orc and KeOgh May
Ask Courts 10 Decide
Ownershipof
Trophy.

There is pretty complication over the
holding Of the pocket billiards, or pool
championship emblem. Alfredo DC Oro
claims it as his personal property, as nc
successfully defended it for the period OF
one year against all challengers. The year
expired on Thursday, November 80, which
was THANKSGIVING Day There's the rub
jerome Keogh asserts that he Is entitled 10
play again for the emblem. as he wrote
challenge on Tuesday, November %. posted
it the next day and was, therefore. two
days inside the limit prescribed by the rules
under which the emblem was originally
offered
As Thanksgiving Day was a holiday
throughout the country, his challenge lay
New-York tribune., 1911-12-18
The summaries follow
HARLEM ROWING CLUB MEETS

Joseph y. Kett was reelected president
of the Harlem Rowing Club at the annual
meeting held at the clubs temporary quar-
tors yesterday afternoon The other officers
elected follow president. James -. "
Breen. treasurer, Joseph j. Duane. hnlu-
ciaI secretary. james j Lyons: recording
secretary. Frank +. OMEN senior lieuten-
ant Jack Naslo. and junior lieutenant.
frank A. cannon The board of director.
elected for one year we're James Pnkington.
: Goudeket, Garret Nagle. Joseph Ham
nan Matt Alulvihill. William j LYONS Fred
Fuessel and John j Hughes
Plans for building new boathouse have e.
been drawn up. ana j. Is hoped by the newir
elected oflcers that the old club will be- IA
its Old quarters ~ the time the ice breaks
IN tho river
New-York tribune., 1911-12-18
M'FARLAND WON'T FIGHT

The boxing enthusiasts who Ike to watch
.packev" Mcfarland iu action against a
raaIIy good man are glad to hear that the
match between the Stockyards bov and
Young Hickey has been declared on The
Chicago wizard Of the rms aud his novice
opponent were 10 have boxed AZ the Fair
mont Athletic chr. Of The Bronx. on Tues
day night, but NJ ,l'arlsnd has been NJ. and
found II impossible 10 get into proper con
d!tion for The cun-est.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-18
WINNER TO MEET G0TCH

The winner of the wrestling match b.
tween Stanislaus Zbyszko and Gio'ain
Raicevicr is now assured of meetAs
with Frank Gotch for the worlds cham
pionship. The italian and the Pole are
come together at Madison Square CARDS.
on Christmas night. Gotcb sent Telegram
yesterday to a representative here in M'
York saying that he would be ready y
meet the winner by the latter pan o.
January
New-York tribune., 1911-12-18
BROOKLYN CELTICS VICTOR
Camerons Play Well at Soccer,
but Are Defeated.

The Brooklyn Ccltics defeated the cane.
rons by a score Of TO > At Celtic Field
yesterday Although beaten. the camerors
played strong game against ile eagle
leaders.
After ten minutes play Greenblat So
cured the first tally of the game. but King
OF the Celtics. soon cvened up the score
Slightly aided by the wind. O'Halarsn
contributed the second goal FOR tho Celtic.
Before the half ended. however. g. Pick.
ford, at inside left scored pretty goal
again teing the score.
The line-up follows.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-18
DE ORC TO MEET CARNEY

Denver, Dec, 17.-ArrsnsoW"nts nav
been completed for three block inrT
cushion billiard match here on January !"
II and Il between Alfredo pe orc, VI.
worlds champion three-cusmon 0oi'4,
nlaver. and Joseph Carney. Pacific Coz.
champion. for the championship ot "
world.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-18
JONES TO REST THIS WINTER

Ithaca, ~ Y, Dec T-John Paul Jones,
Cornelrs fast runner, who broke the
worlds record for the mile run in the in
tercoleglate track meet last spring, will
not run again this winter because of an in
Jury to his leg. II was expected that he
would take part in the indoor relay races
about the country.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-18

Tonight will be = busy ono. Half a dozen
good bouts will be held. Battling Nelson
will try himself out for tho Hogan match
with ten-round battle with Willie How
ard at the Irving Athletic CLUB, and the
probabilities are that ho will win easily.
At the Carlyle Athletic club Young
Packey' Mcfarland will box Young" Alec
Ldfferty, the self-styled bantamweight
champion Of Scotland. Terry Moran will
try his best to hold Young" Wagner at bay
at the Brooklyn Beach Athletic Club. while
Tom Kennedy will make some easy money
at the expense Of Al Benedict at the Olvm-
pic Athletic Club, Of Harlem, and Frank
Hufnage will face Young" McDonough
at the East Avenue Club.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-18
The summaries folio

4 strong field Of threescore distance mcn
took part in the invitation run of the
Mornngside Athletic Club. George HOoley,
Of the Pastimc Athletic Club who is still
under suspension by the Amateur Athletic
Union, displayed his sparkling running
ability in leading the pack home after a
hard race. He was closely attended by
Gleason. Smith, McCann and Masterson for
two and a half miles, but Hooley soon
jumped away. 70 win by q comfortable
margin. Jimmy Gleason a clubmatc, was
fifty wards behind, with Smith and Mccain
third and fourth respectively and almost
abreast The winners time was 1888.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-18
BILLIARD TOURNEY AT DOYLE s.

4 field Of sixteen Glass \ billiard anna
tours will start in the thfee-cusiiloh tour-
nament at Doyle's i2d street room to-nlght
Leon Magnus. who Is one OF the Nauohal
League players, viii play twenty points the
rest being Handicapped. In addition to the
weekly prize. a trophy valued at sloo Will
go to the player who wins three tourna-
New-York tribune., 1911-12-18

Martin Huysman, a member of the Irish

Martin HuysnaD, q member Of the Irish
American Athletic club senior 'cross-C oun-
try championship team, used his famous
finishing sprint 10 good advantage in win
ming the semi-monthy run of the Brad
hurst Field Club. Huysman breasted the
tape d victor by five yards over Eddie Jor-
dan. of the Xavier Athletic Association
who led until fifty yards from the tape
Frank Joyce, Of the Mohawk club. who
also took hand in setting the stiff pace.
occupied third place, ten Yards behind Jor-
dan. Seventy-three athletes faced the gun,
and all finished.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-18
The summaries follow

For the third successive time John d.
Mcnamara, OF the Irish-American Athletic
Club, won the weekly run of the West
Harlem Athletic club, incidentally ostab-
fishing a new record for the threc-and-a-
quarter-mie trail. The Celtic runner
jumped into the lead at the gun. and was
never headed. Ills time of 1851 lowered
the old mark. held by Frank Joyce, OF the
Mohawk Athletic Club, by - seconds.
rrhn summaries follow.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-18

Notwithstanding the fact that the score
was tied at half time. two goals apiece, ths
Clan MacDonalds had little difficulty in de-
feating the Columbia oval Football Club
by score Of TO ar LenoX oval yester'
day. This was the MacDonalds' eighth
victory out of nine games played IA ue
New York and District Amateur football
League series.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-18

Eddie Cevasco. Of the Atlas Athletic
Club. breasted the tape ahead OF "a large field
in the weekly run Of the American Athletic
club. in Brooklyn. The Atlas athlete
proved the speediest Of the entrants. win
ming as he pleased IN l5.2j. James Meade.
of the Glenmore Athletic club. led the re-
manning squad, more than a minute in the
rtGk
New-York tribune., 1911-12-18
GIANTS WIN ANOTHER.

Havana. Dec. 17.-ThC New YORK Giants
defeated the Havana nine here to-day by
score of 4 40 /. rho record ~ Mc'iraw's
men 10 date Is eight victories ana tnr1' ne
fonts ONLY one more game VIII %" played
New-York tribune., 1911-12-18

John Willie, the old heavyweight fighter
of Chicago. will make his effort TO come
back tomorrow night in ten-round bout
at Browns Gymnasium, where he will meet
the hard hitting and powerful Andy Norris
Of Boston. Willie is a game man. \ slash
ing bout should result from the meeting of
Young" Sam Langford and Joe Maroney
at the Mount Vernon Sporting club to-mOr-
row night
New-York tribune., 1911-12-18

At Edison Field. Brooklyn. Yesterday th'
Arcadia Thistles scored decisive victory
over the Clan McDuffs by a score ot % q
in a championship game ot tho New lcs
and District Amateur Football Leagus
New-York tribune., 1911-12-18

a tie score was the result of the league
meeting between the Clan McKonzies and
the Yonkers +. c. at Yonkers The Yonkers
eleven, however, did not secure the equal.
izing tally until ten minutes before the can
Of time. The first half was decidedly in
favor Of the visitors, and Meckie at out.
side right, was credited with the lone tally
i'm this session Of play.
The lineup follows:
New-York tribune., 1911-12-18

Byron Bancroft Johnson, as an organiz-
er, has done much for the American League
and. in a measure. much for baseball; but
now that he has been invested with practi-
cally a life Job as president Of the or
aanization at salary said to be IS, 900 a
year he appears 10 be growing careless
of his reputation. The judgment secured
against him by John NJ. Ward for a too
free use Of his tongue when the latter was
running for president Of the National
League two years ago has had its effect
He is less free with vitriolIc statements
but unless he has lost his hypnotic pow
ers over the owners in the American
League, he can be held responsible for the
action which has placed that league in such
q bad light
New-York tribune., 1911-12-18

Not since Matt Wells and Knockout
Brown pummelled each other in that
memorable contest at Madison Square
Garden has local interest risen to such a
point as now centres around the meeting
of Brown and Cross at the Empire Club
on Wednesday night. To many the con-
test resolves itself into question Of
whether or not the ring generalship and
experience of Cross can offset the aggres-
siveneSs of Brown. 1t was the grit Of
Brown that enabled him to outpont Ad
Wolgast, the champion. fin two short con-
tests and there are many who believe
that *. O.'s terrible left hand body
smashes will weaken Cross. The weight
-133 pounds at o'clock the night Of the
battle-will be against Cross, for he is at
his best al 1875. Cross, however, has
shown his old form in recent matches
and his old right hand jolt has snap 10
il. Cross Is by far a cleverer man than
Brown. and the latter has always been a
mark for good right handed man. Cross
has tried for two years 10 get Brown in
the ring, and now that his chance has
come he is determined to make the most
Of it,
New-York tribune., 1911-12-18
BOXING BOUTS Of WEEK
Erne's Victory Over Gibbons
Causes a Surprise.
FEAST FOR LOCAL FANS"
Many Cards of High Calibre
Offered by Various Ath-
letic Clubs.
FEAST FOR LOCAL FANS

If the reports OF the young Erne- Nike
Gibbons fight, which took place In Philadei
phia on Saturday night, are to be taken az
their face value there IS new contender
for honors i'm the mlddleweight and weller
weight classes. Erne according To lhe ac-
counts. carried the battle up to Gibbons
and bad the better Of four OF the six rounds
He outboxed and outslugged the Westerner'
and those who sat a the ringside were of
the opinion that I'm a long fight he might
have won decisvcly. Local fans how
ever, are inclined TO be skeptical. They
have seen Gibbons beat all his opponents
I'm impressive style, and IL is known tndt
Erne, while A clever man, is not what he
was two wears ago. There arc many men
i'm Philadelphia who are fast Tor SIX
rounds, but they have seldom shown ability
to travel longer route.
While the outcome of the battle between
Leach Cross and Brown is awaited with IN
terest, the bout which is attracting the at
tention Of the country at large is that which
will bring Battling Nelson and zone Round
Hogan i'm the ring together. 1t will be held
at the Madison Athletic Club, Of Harlem,
on Friday night The old champion Of all
lightweight champions has asserted for a
long time that ne is back to his old condi-
tion and that he could beat any man in
the world in finish fight at the lightweight
limit. lie showed remarkable speed in his
battle with Willie Beecher, and for ten long
rounds he lowered mis- head and carried the
fight. He took the hardest punches of
Beeeher with a laugh and fought right on.
In Hogan he will meet crafty, finished
boxer, who can hit like triphammer Bat
tling Nelson was never clever man. and
all his opponents have been able to hit him.
In all his career, however, he was knocked
out only once, owen Moran finishing him in
short order. Hogan is in perfect condition,
with youth, science and his well known
punch in his favor.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-18

Referee - =. Cunningham. Liues8eu 80 J.
O Neil for Brooklyn Celtics r. Smith Tor Can
erons. Goals--Kng. O'Hallaran, ~ Rare aai
Mcpherson for Celtcs: Greenblat and g pick-
ford for Camerons Time-Halves Of fogty-fis
minutes each