The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-04-05
TEAMS GET
READY FOR OPENING
WHEN THE TExASOklAHOMA
LEAGUE SEASON OPENS, ALL
WILL HAVE STRONG LINEUP.

The managers of the different
teams which will form the Texas
Oklahoma eague are now busily en-
gagged in trying out their new pay
ers and some have already com
menced the wedding out process.
Several OF the players for the
local team have not yet arrived
and Manager Rogers will give all
of his players thorough try-out
before he begins welding the axe.
Manager John Stone of this city
who will manage the Gainesville
team, has already released Pitchers
w. S. Smith and X. VI. Thomas ard
First Baseman Walter IIolstrom. He
has signed Pitcher Warrington and
Infielder A. J. Kline, whom he Sc
cured from the Austin team. Stone
has also secured Frank Smith OF
Gainesville to play with that team.
Smith was signed by San Antonio
for this season, but that team hav-
ing a surplus of catching material
allowed the Gainesville boy to re.
turn home for another year
At Durant, Manager Hatchcox is
trying out a squad and will play an
exhibition game at Coalgate next
Sunday. The new grand stand and
park at Durant will be completed
by the 25th OF this month.
At Lawton, the following have al
ready reported for practile; Catch
ers Hornbuckle, Murphy. Gawles and
Flood; Pitchers Chesser, Hall, Kram.
mer, Dougherty and Lawrence; In
flelders Pokorney. Kaio, Strickland,
Ely, Henry. Lewis, Cowger, Cros-
by, Smith and Ecks Outfielders
Thompson. HUFF. Lowster. Reynolds.
Smith. McCullum and Bundy.
The Wichita Fails and Cleburne
teams have already played several
exhibition games and are ready for
the seasons opening.
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the organism to the milk; or flies
may go directly from the waste from
the sick room to the milk or milk
utensils. II must be remembered that
milk is an excellent medium for the
growth of disease bacteria as well as
the more harmless forms; and II tenn
perature conditions permit. the com.
paratively few bacteria carried in a
few drops of water, a speck of mud
or the legs of a fly begin to multiply
and soon reach dangerous numbers.
In this connection must be consid
cred the summer intestinal diseases
OF children. While the specific bac
terra causing these troubles have not
been recognized in all cases, It is gen
orally accepted that they are carried
by the milk and that this is the i'm
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has been proven by careful obser
vation and statistics that the death
rate among babies in the crowded
cities can be materially lessened by
supplying them with good milk. It is
believed that these troubles are caus,
ed not by single species, but by a
group OF digesting bacteria which
| produce poisons in the milk, togeth
| er with other decomposition prod
ucts. This class of bacteria is typi
cal OF old milk milk that has been
handled in an insanitary manner, or
not kept at low temperature.
There are many simple rules and
methods for handling milk, requiring
little extra labor and no added ex-
pense. which will materially increase
the healthfulness and keeping quail
ity OF the product. Any precaution
that reduces the dust in the stable
at milking time reduces the initial
number OF bacteria in the milk. The
cows should not be fed before milk
ing. Cobwebs and other dirt can be
easily removed from the ceiling. The
stable floor should be so arranged
that the dirt on the flanks and udders
of the COWS will be reduced TO a mini
mum.