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The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-11-30

hve minutes since she worked loose.
It's the DEVILS own luck!"
A blur of snow swept between boat
and shore; when it had passed the
former was all but indistinguishable.
From full heart Quain blasphemed
nuently But If she holds as
she stands" he amended quickly, his
indominitable spirit fostering the for
lorn hope, she'll go aground in anoth-
er five minutes-and l know Just
where. I'll go after her"
The deuce you will! How"
There's an old skinny up the
shore ways" Already Quain was
moving OF in search of it. Noticed
her this morning. Daresay she leaks
like sieve, but at worst the waters
pretty shoal inshore, hereabout."
Damn" Qlain brought up short
with a shin barked against a thwart
OF the row boat he had been seeking,
and in recognition of the mishap lib
orally insulted his luck.
Amber. knowing that his hurt
was as inconsiderable as his ill-tem-
per, which was more than half-feigned
TO mask his anxiety. laughed quietly,
meanwhile inspecting their find with
critical eye
You don't seriously mean to put OF
In this crazy hen-coop, do your" he
asked.
Just precisely that. It's the only
way"
1T Is simple madness. / won't"
You don't want to stay here all
night, do you?"
mo, but"
We'll, then, lend US a hand and
don't stand there grumbling. Be
thankful for what you've got, which 10
me and my enterprise"
"Oh, all right"
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-11-30

two! How many d you expect to
drop, on snapshot like that?"
"Two." returned Amber SO patiently
that Quain requested him, explosively
to go to the devil. IF you don't mind.''
he said. 'I'll go after my ducks In.
stead. You'll follow? They're over
there. on our way"
Fifty yards or so away he found the
ducks. side by side in little hollow.
Fine fat BIRDS" he adjudged them
sagely.
|. Satisfaction glimmering in his
grave dark eyes, he fingered In the
hollow, while the frosty air, whipping
madly through the sand hills, stung
his face till 1t glowed beneath the
brown. But presently, like the ghost
of forgotten kiss, something moist
and chill touched gently his cheek.
and was gone. Startled, he glanced
skyward, then extended an arm,
watching it curiously while the rough
fabric Of his sleeve vas sailed gen.
erously with fine white flakes. Though
to some extent apprehended (they had
been blind indeed to have ignored the
menace Of the dour day just then
dying) snow had figured in their cal
culations as little as the scarcity of
game. Amber wondered dimly If it
would work a change In their plans,
prove an obstacle to their safe re-
turn across the bay.
The furry thickening in the air.
shade Of anxiety colored his mood.
"This'll never dol" he declared, and
set himself to ascend . nearby dune.
Behind him a meager strip of sand
held back a grim and angry sea: be-
fore him lay an eighth of a mile of
sand-locked desolation, and then the
wsltering bay-a wide two miles of
leaping. shouting waves. slate-colored
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-11-30
Sample of Animal Instinct.

when l was a barefoot lad" said
Mr.. Dustin Stax. 81 had to spend a
good deal of time minding the stock
on fathers farm. I'll never forget the
day when father told me to take a
rope and hold a couple of bull calves"
What did they do?"
'They scorched my hands with the
rope and turned around and stepped
on me-"
''Unruly Disposition"
mo. Wonderful instinct. They
recognized me at glance as a small
stockholder."-Was Star.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-11-30
QUEENS BOROUGH TIN HORSES
How Nightmares, Hobbies and Ponies
Of Beer Were Put on tho
. City's Pay Roll.

whats all this talk l hear about
tin horses in Queens BOROUGH"
I'm surprised at your ignorance.
lin horses are a mere term used to
designate eQuines which never exist
ed. part of graft game"
Explain some more. please"
well. 1t was like this. II fellow
with a pull wanted some extra money
ne would have couple of nightmares,
report to the powers that be that he
had a team. and they would be hired,
at so much a day. for city work"
did all of the grafters have to
have mares?"
%, no; one Of the gang had his
wife's two clothes horses, drawing full
pay"
He was genius"
Yes. another man had a hobby
about not wanting to work, his son
had hobby horse, and SO he doubled
them up and sent in bills for team.
at least, SO hear"
That's interesting"
Yes. rather. There was a rumor
going around the other day that a
man who owned pair of ponies of
beer also figured in the game"
Il suppose If one of the gangs wife
and daughters owned pony skin coats
they could have got on the pay roll
too"
Sure thing; 1t was a pony skin
game. all the way through"
And all that these fake horses ever
drew was pay?"
That's true. although they have set
tongues ng."-Brooklyn Times
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-11-30
The Siamese Cat


Siamese cats, with their curIou.
markings and loud. discordant voices
are favorite pets.
In many respects these animals NJ
Siamese breed are unique among feI.
ines. They follow their owners ,ika
dogs; they are exceedingly affection.
ate and insist upon attention, and
they NEW loudly and constantly, as IL
trying to talk. They have more vivac-
ity and less dignity than usually fall.
to the lot Of cats.
In color they vary from pale fawn
through shades of brown to chocolate.
There are two varieties. the temple
cats and the palace cats. the princi.
pal difference between the two being
that the palace breed is darker In
color
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-11-30

Together they put their shoulder
to the bows of the old. fat-bottomed
rowboat, with incredible exertions up.
roofing it from its ancient bed. and at
length had it afloat.
Painting, Quain mopped his forehead
with handkerchief much the worsA
for days association with gun
grease, and peered beneath his band
into the murk that yelled the ba..
There she is" he declared cona.
IDENTIFY: aground" He pointed. "Tll
fetch up with her in no time"
But Amber could see nothing in the
least resembling the catboat, and said
so with decision.
I'm coming. too." Amber said
quietly.
THE hell you are! Dvou want to
sink Us? What do you think this is,
anyway-an excursion steamer? You
stay where you are and say-take
care Of this till l come back, like a
good fellow"
He thrust the butt of his shotgun
into Ambers face, and the latter,
selling 1t. was rewarded by vigor.
ons push that sent him back half a
do&en feet. At the same time the
painter slipped from his grasp and
Quain, lodging an end of the ell-pot
stake on the hard sand bottom, put
his weight upon it. Before Amber
could recover, the boat had slid of
and was melting swiftly into the shad.
ows.
After bit Quains voice came
back: Don't fret, Davy. I'm all right"
Amber cupped hands to mouth and
sent a cheerful hail ringing in re-
Spouse. simultaneously the last,
least, indefinite blur that stood for the
boat in the darkness, vanished in a
swirl Of snow; and he was alone with
the storm and his misgivings.
Twenty minutes wore YEARLY away.
Failing ever more densely, the snow
drew an impenetrable wan curtain be.
tween Amber and the world of life
and light and warmth; while with
each disconrdant blast the strength
of the gale seemed to wax, it's high
hysteric clamor at times drowning
even the tncessant deep below of the
ocean surf Once Amber paused in his
patrol, having heard, or fancying he
had heard, the staccato plut- plut-plut
OF marine motor. On impulse, with
swelling heart. he swung his gun
skywards and pulled both triggers.
The double report rang in his ears
loud as thunderclap.
In the moments that followed, while
he stood listening, with every fiber
OF his being keyed to attention, the
sense of his utter isolation chilled his
heart as with cold steel.
little frantically he loaded and
fired again; but what at first might
have been thought the faint far echo
OF hail he in the end set down reluc.
family to a trick of the hag-ridden
wind.
An hour passed, punctuated at fire.
quent intervals by gunshots. Though
they evoked no answer of any sort,
hope for Quain died hard in Ambers
heart. Resolutely he turned to a con-
sideration Of his own plight and
problematic way of escape
His understanding of his situation
was painfully accurate; he was ma
rooned upon what a flood tide made a
desert island but which at the ebb
was a peninsula-a long and narrow
strip of sand. bounded on the west by
the broad shallow channel to the
ocean, on the east connected with the
mainland by a sandbar which half the
day lay submerged.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-11-30
SYNOPSIS.

David Amber, starting for a duck-shoot-
Ing visit with his friend, Quain, comes up
on young lady equestrian who has been
dismounted by her horse becoming fright
ened at the sudden appearance in the road
OF burly Hindu. He declares he is
mouthpiece Of The Bell" addresses Amber
as a man Of high rank and pressing a
mysterious little bronze box "The To-
ken,". into his hand. disappears in the
wood. The girl calls Amber by name
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-12-01
KLINE THINKS
HIS CHANCE
IS VERY GOOD
Patsy Expects to Do Better
Against AtteIl Tonight
Than Ever.

Will there be q new featerWeight
champion tonight? Patsy Kline's sup
porters and friends are entertalnins
fond hopes that the Newark boy will
finally attain his long sought for honors
ere the dawn of another day. Patsy
has a chance, and he thinks it is the
chance of his lifetime, to defeat Abe
Attell tonight at the National Sporting
Club in Manhattan.
That Attell respects Kline has long
been known, but Abe insisted THAI
Kline make 122 pounds for the bout,
which is the sincerest token Of his re-
spect for the local boxer.
Patsy has always been strong with
his left, but he has found that he can
not beat Attell with that vi~cioussouth-
paw wallop of his, because Attell is
constantly on the lookout for just that
move from his smaller adversary. Ii
Kline with Benny Miller to back him
can feint once in a While with that
left and then bring over a strong right
there may be a different termination
to tonight's battle. Attell was not
o-veranXious to face Patsy again. buI
he vas finally persuaded to give Kline
another chance. If Patsy loses tonight
he says he is ready to quit. Pats.
has a big squad of friends who viii
give him all the encouragement hS
needs, and Patsy is always at his best
when surrounded by friends. Kline
Attell bouts in the past have always
been close and exciting.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-12-01
WINTER BALL
FOR RECRUITS
TO big SHOW"
Charley Murphy Would Have
Winter League in Florida to
Try Out Young Fellows.

CHICAGO, Dec. Ito allow the
baseball recruit a better chance II
show his worth as a player, President
Charles w. Murphy, of the Cubs, has
proposed the formation of a winter
league.
The leader of the Chicago Nationals
would have eight teams in Florida
below the frost line, play through thu
winter months. He declared yesterday
that he believed the plan was a prob
ability of the near future.
So many new players are picked UT
by the major leagues at the close OF
each season hat it is impossible for
them to be given a fair trial, accord
ing TO his belief, before the wedding
out process starts in the spring.
He would have 40 player on any
team who has had more than one
months experience in big company.
The players on the teams would repre-
sent the teams in both of the major
leagues, n an opportunity would be
given the team owners to study the
players and know exactly whom they
desired to keep when time for the
spring training comes.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-12-01
TOM MURPHY
STAYS LIMIT
WITH PACKEY

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 1.-Packey
MacFarland whipped Harlem Tommy
Murphy here yesterday in a bout that
vas not as exciting as it might have
been. Mcfarland landed repeatedly
with his right and used it so often
that it became monotonous. In the
thirteenth round Mcfarland claims
he hurt his right paw and says that
this prevented him from knocking out
his opponent. The bout went the full
twenty rounds
While he landed often enough
Packey's blows seemed to lack the
necessary sting. He had his oppon-
ent's ear swollen and his nose bleed
ing, but beyond that and a puffed
countenance Murphy suffered little.
The only time that MacFarland showed
any real desire to bring the bout to a
close was in the fifteenth, when a
right to the stomach caused Murphy
to double up and a left to the jaw
nearly sent him through the ropes.
Murphy was able to land occasionally
when they mixed it up. but his efforts
were tame. 1t was a very uninterest-
ing bout.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-12-01
ALIENS TOE
WINS THE DAY
FOR PINGRY

Effective kicking by Allen. the crack
left halfback of Pingry, enabled that
eleven 20 defeat the Battin High
eleven in their annual football clash
at Elizabeth yesterday afternoon, the
final score being II to 0. The big half
back made three tries from the
field, II two resulted successfully
from the 35-yard line. Laggren tailed
a touchdown. Funbles at critical mo-
ments were chiefly responsible for the
Battin eleven failing to score. Sew
eraI times they were in lighting dis
t. nc of a touchdown but a slip-up, due
partly to the wet ball, spoiled chances.
Fifteen thousand school students saw
the Dewitt Clinton eleven wallop the
High School of Commerce team at
American , League Park. New York,
Yesterday afternoon. The Dewitt Gin
tons are now champions of Greater
New York city.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-12-01

IT worked to perfection, Jose passing
to Clarke Newark High had first
down on East Oranges thirty-yard line,
but here it was that the Newark High
field lieutenant threw discretion to the
wind, 1t was a daring thing to try
another forward pass, blu Coach
B~roadhead may nave figured that II
was the only way to gain on a muddy
field. "Rupe'' Mills was sent in to re-
ceive the ball. Perhaps East Orange
OWNED the intentions of the Newark
eleven. for Walton butted the ball with
his elbow and Malcolm Switzer was
right there to receive it. Then the
whole aspect of the battle changed.
Switzer lodged in his own shifty style
and was off like a ten-second man.
tearing down the field with the rest of
he wenty-one players, charging after
him. He was well across the centre
of the field when Jose began to bear
down on him from the left. 1t was
a thrilling race. On the f1fteen-yard
line Jose was fast closing in on the
fleeing fugitive. 'Switzer seemed to
gather energy for a last bitter squirt.
1t was the crucial moment. Jose flung
himself headlong for a flying tackle.
Whether or not he touched Switzer
is still a matter of conjecture. Some
claim that Switzer was all in and
stumbled. Others say that Jose. just
touched his heels. At n rate Switzer
was downed on Newark's ten-yard
line.
Newark High lined up quickly in
order to catch Switzer while his wind
was still bad. Mills jumped through
like a tiger and %pinioned Wells in his
tracks. There was another try. The
two teams came together and neither
gained an inch. Taylor was called on
to kick a goal, but he was hurried
too much and his kick went wild.
The rest of the play in that period
and the third period was pretty even.
Switzer was always in the game, but
he never had another nance to get
away again. In the last quarter New
ark had the ball in East Oranges
territory most of the time. AS a last
resort Hill was called on to try for a
goal from the field. Standing on the
twenty-five yard line he made the at
tempt, but the ball bounded along the
ground and the last opportunity for
either side to score faded away.
Andy. Dempsey early in the game
sustained a fracture of the collarbone
in a scrimmage, but pluckily stuck it
out as long as he was able. Dempsey
had been doing some clever punting
up to the time he was hurt. Taylor, of
East Orange. was injured but not
seriously and retired in the third
period. These were the only accidents
of any account in the contest.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-12-01

MAY BAR BOUTS
WITH BLACKS

NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-The New York
State Boxing Commission is considering
the ACCESSIBILITY of enacting a rule that
white pugilists shall not put on the
gloves with negroes in public bouts at
clubs operating under the new law.
There is said to be a considerable senti-
ment among promoters and trainers for
compelling negroes to 20 among them
selves. This would mean that Lang
ford, johnson, Jeanette and McVey
would have to fight among themselves
for the negro championship, while
Kaufman, Flynn, Carl Morris, Palzer,
Kennedy, Lester and others would com
pete for the white mans title.
The probleI is not a new one, but it
is the first time in this country that a
State official body has taken Iognizanee
of it with the idea of providing a rem
edy If public clamor favors one.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-12-01
TEAM
TRIMS THE
SH~EFFIELDERS
West Huds0ns Beaten by the
Tacony Eleven-Blues
Shade Jerseys.

The Newark F. c., of the New York
state League, engaged the Shefield
F. c., of the st. George League, in an
exhibition game at Park View Oval yes
terday afternoon, and the result was a
victory for the former by a 3-to-0
score. John Lagget, of the locals, tai
lied the first goal for the locals, it
being the only point made in the first
half. A. Montgomery and r.. Robb tai
lied the other two goals. The game
was interesting from the start, each
team showing sensational work at
times.
Alex Cairns. by scoring three Of the
Tacony teams fou goals, was the star
in the exhibition game against the
West Hudsons at Philadelphia yester-
day. The Harrison eleven managed to
make two points. It was the Hudson
team that eliminated the Tacony com
bination from the Amrican Cup series
several weeks ago, and thus the
Quaker City team secured sweet re-
venge. The first goal was scored
twenty minutes after play was started,
Kerr making a point for the home
team. The initial period ended 2 to 0
in favor of Taeony. MeAllister got the
Hudson county eleven's two points.
g
The True Blues, of Paterson, wal
Hoped the Jersey A. c., of Jersey City,
at Paterson yesterday afternoon. 1
goal to 0. It was an exhibition game.
8
Members of the Brooklyn Y. M. C. a.
team failed to take the measure of the
Montclair A. C. on the latter eleven's
grounds yesterday. the contest ending
in a tie. 1 goal each.
6
On West Side Oval yesterday after
noon the Birmingham eleven disposed
of the Kingsleys, 2 goals to o.
BY a score Of 8 goals to 1 the Victor
A. C. eliminated the Philadelphia Gel
ties from the American cup competi-
ton at Philadelphia yesterday.
The Alley Boys overwhelmed the
Pastime A. c., Z goals to 0, o the
Clark A. A. grounds in East Newark
yesterday.
The Howard and Bullough eleven OF
Pawtucket, r. l., present cup holders,
downed a soccer team known as the
Olympies at Rhode Island yesterday. 3
goals to o.
The University of Penn varsity
eleven tasted defeat for the first time
this season, losing to the Philadelphia
Cricket Club at Philadelphia yestsr-
day, 9 goals to 0.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-12-01
EAST ORANGE HOLDS
BARRINGER ELEVEN
TO SCORELESS DRAW
Switzer, OF East Orange, Runs Within Few
Yards of Touchdown, Only to Go Down and
Be Pinned to the Ground.
STRUGGLE is MARKED BY
SOME SENSATIONAL PLAYS

East Orange had no Claeys to rip UP
the Newark line and Newark had no
Alverson to kick the leather over the
cross-bar when opportunity cropped UP
In yesterdays annual battle between
Newark High School and East Orange
for the in~terscholastic championship.
These are the why's and the where
fores" in a nutshell. Ashland field, the
battle-ground of many past combats be-
tween these two bitter rivals, was never
In more brilliant dress than yesterday,
Perfect weather and the assurance of a
keen contest drew out a record break
ing assemblage, bedecked in the gayest
of autumnal finery, 1t was a brilliant
scene.
The only handicap was the sodden
field. At times the chalk meared cross
marks showed a tendency to run and
the alignment of the skeleton of the
gridiron vas somewhat askew when the
curtain rang down with the ball on the
Newark forty-five-yard line, after the
last few minutes of play had developed
a kicking due
1t was an encounter fraught through
out with enough thrills to make a mod
ern melodrama a sure fire hit. First
and foremost of all wa Malcolm Swift
zer's sensational eighty-yard run for
East Orange, after intercepting a for
ward pass on his own twenty-five-yard
line and running to his own ~ten-yard
line. The run came at a time when it
seemed certain that Newark High was
on the high road to a touchdown with
everything in their favor, and it com
pletely changed the aspect of the game
at that j%uncture.
For a second or two in the first quar-
ter things tool on an indigo hue for
Newark High. East Orange, after re-
covering the ball on a tumble, got deep
into Newark's territory, but was finally
forced to punt. Gilbertaon cupped his
arms and caught the flying sphere on
his ten-yard line. He yelled down"
Just as he caught the ball, however.
and consequently a touchback was not
allowed when East Orange showed Gill
bertson over his own line. 1t was a
ticklish position, but Zabriskie booted
out If danger for the Newarkers.
The feature of the second period was
Switzer's sensational run, n it was
on this play that Newark's best nance
10 score a touchdown was thrown to
the wind. Switzer and Wells had been
the mainstay of the Red and BLU on
the attack. Switzer had been espe-
cially brilliant. but the muddy field raj
as treacherous as a bog. After eX-
changing punts in the second quarter
a brilliant twenty-yard u by Gill
bertson brought the ball to East Or
ange's forty-yard line. 1t was there
that-Newark tried a forward pass and
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-12-01
RICHIE GIVES
FRED WELSH
HARD BATTLE
Briton's Early Lead, However,
Earns Him Popular Decision
in Smuggling Match.

Los ANGELES, Cal, Dec. l.-Wilh'
Ritchie was substituted for Ad VOL
CAST, who is stricken with appendicitis
to oppose Freddy Welsh here yester-
day. He gave the Briton a great bat
tie, but was beaten.
FoN the first few rounds Richie was
very cautious and evaded welsh. In
the fifth, however, after Welsh had
landed two or three punches to the
head and body, Richie cut loose and
surprised Welsh with a hard right to
the face.
In the sixth, after Welsh had rushed
Ritchie into a corner, the latter landed
a hard right swing to the jaw. Welsh
punished the San Francisco boy severe
ly in the seventh with quick punches
TO the face and body.
1t was all Welsh's fight until the
eleventh. Then Richie drove a vicious
straight left to Welsh's nos and the
Briton went down. AS he rose he tool
a hard right to the jaw and Ritchie
chased him all oven the ring. Welsh
was rushed to the ropes, where he
drove in a hard left, stopping Richie
for a moment. Then, head to head,
they exchanged rights and lefts to the
body. 1t was Ritchie's best round.
The eleventh and twelfth were even,
Richie doing some good inighting and
breaking through Welsh's guard sew
eral times. From then on to the nine
teenth it was all Welsh, the English
mar having far the better of all ex-
changes and Richie bleeding from
mouth and nose.
Welsh tried hard for a Knockout in
the eighteenth, but it wasn't within
his strength and the round ended with
Richie seemingly fresher.
In the nineteenth Ritchie almost up
set Welsh with two rights and a left
to the jaw. Welsh appeared to have
lost his vim and was wild.
In the last round Richie shot q
straight right to the chin. which per-
ceptibly weakened the Briton. Another
right to the jaw made Welsh's knees
wobble, and his return was far too
short. The bell sounded with both men
fighting v%iciously on the ropes.