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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-05-21
HIGH SCHOOL
TRACK MEET
AT WHlTTlNGTON PARK FRIDAY
HUGE SuCCEsS-ElCH MARKS
SET 81 ATHLETES.


wc.ldiraoted play Tor the child. The
Ardmore public schools have been de
veloping along this line perhaps more
than any other
Friday at the Wilmington park the
pupils OF the whole system of city
schools assembled for grand track
and field meet Every teacher was
present with her pupils for the event
And the fine thing about il was that
every boy had Il chance to be in
the meet. The day was known as
health day. In all rooms health talks
were made by the teachers or 9th.
era in the morning hour About ten
O'Clock the exodus to the park began
In buggies, wagons, drays, and on
foot the students cou.d be seen go
ing to the appointed place Nor were
pill, i seemed, had lunch sufficient for
two or three. A large quantity of
ice had been sent out, and the abun-
dance of ice water made the lunch
period one Of the ploasantest picnic
dinners one could well imagine 1t is
not often one can see from lS00 to
1000 boys and girls in one company
and all 50 happy a. were these Many
parents We're there too.
The athletic events began at eleven
and it was four o'clock in the after.
noon before the last relay had been
run. Abou, 6OO pupils were entered,
and, considering that several special
races we're put ON, even more than
that number took part 1t was in
deed great day for the boys and
girls of Ardmore. Its equal in an
athletic way, has not perhaps been
seel in southern Oklahoma.
Following are the events with the
lowing the event took first place, the
second got second, the third won
thiId. First place counts five points
AaiN 'OlIu llI'' anu lIt lllllN, Illt. .
The numeral following each name in
dica,es the ward from which the
winners come.
100 Yard Dash.
iieh School-C. Nelson, p. Neil.
son, G. Anderson.
Hth Grade-C. Wormser, 2nd; c.
] Freeman, 3rd; c. Bulard, 3rd.
eth Grade-E. Grunert 3rd: c. Har-
vey, Isl; II. Martin, 18th.
( Oh Grade-Riner, 3rd; Bivens, lst;
Anderson, 3rd.
9TH trade South, lth; Colbert,
}rd; Lee, 2nd
18th Grade Rutledgc, 18th. Julian,
LIST; Carpenter, 3rd
3rd Grade Barnes, 3rd; Vaughn,
3rd; Taylor. LIST
so Yard Dash
End Grade-Colson, Srd, Palmer
1st Fox, md
1st Grade-Waldo, 3rd; ]. Butledse
18th; Hudpath, 5rd.
22o Yard Run.
High SyhoOl-C. Nelson, p. Nelson,
G. Anderson.
Sth Grade Wormser 2nd, Free.
man, 3rd; lkard, Bird.
7th Grade-Grunert 3rd; Harvey
LIST; Martin, 4th.
Broad Jump.
lth grade-Rutledge, lth; Byrd, list:
Lewis, 2nd.
18th Grade Self md; Ample, list;
Trice, md.
9Th Grade -Riner. 3rd; Biyens, 1st.
Brown, 3rd
1th Geade-Grunert, 3rd; Coeman.
3rd: Mcdonald 3rd
Sth Grade Wormser. 2nd; Free
man, 3rd; Davidson, 3rd.
High School-C Nelson, Pirman,
G. Anderson
Low Hurdles.
High SCHOOL,. Nelson, Williams
and c. Nelson, tie.
Ward Half Mile-F'reenian, 81;
Grunert, 3rd; Bivens, 1st.
High School. discus - Anderson,
Pt,man, Vernon
High School 40 yard run-C. NeiI.
son, =. Nelson, Pittman.
High Jump.
The Detroit times., 1911-08-24
F|TzHERBERT IS
At TOP WEIGHT
If Hildreth Horse Starts in Ferry
Handicap, He Will Have To
Pack 1877 Pounds.

Secretary Farmer of the Windsor
association has announced the weights
for the Detroit, Belle Isle & Windsor
Ferry Co. handicap. to be run at the
Canadian course Monday. opening day
OF the fall meeting.
As expected. Fitzherbert and King
James are in at the top weights-137
and 1s4, respectively. Little is known
regarding the present condition OF
these horses. At the summer meet
ing they were both lame and refused
the issue. It is understood that they
have been shipped back to the east.
In all probability, Plate Glass at
lit, and Meridian at lis, will be the
top-weight horses Of the actual field
OF starters. Meridian Is at present
the leading money winner of the Ca
madam circuit. Detroiters will recall
the gallant manner In which he won
the Frontier stake, which was the
feature Of Windsor's opening day at
the former meeting.
The weights of all the eligibles fol-
The Detroit times., 1911-08-24

half the width OF the entire country
country separates Hs from the nearest
big league team and consequently the
greater part OF our interest is second
hand, as II were
Now II We can start minor
league championship, baseball VIII
be doomed as IL could In no other
way. There are eight cities In each
big league, or .16 in both.
Now, in the five class A leagues,
which are tho Eastern, Western,
Southern and Pacific Coast leagues
and the American association, there
are 3S clubs. or more than twice as
many as In the two big leagues. A
class A championship would thus
bring 38 more clubs into the lime
light and thus create unbounded local
interest in that many centers OF pop
ulation. AS II Is now when the sea-
sons OF the class A leagues are fin
ished in September the players re-
tire for the winter. with the excep-
ton of those on the coast who play
until Oct. %.
"A plan to bring about the class A
championship games would not be a
very difficult- one 10 carry out. Con-
corning the Eastern league and the
American association, which are sup
posed to be the strongest OF the
minors in the east, we will say, for
instance, that Baltimore wins the
pennant in the Eastern and Column
bus In the American association.
They could arrange series OF seven
games to be played in Pittsburgh or
Philadelphia. In the Southern league
and the Western, IL New Orleans and
The Detroit times., 1911-08-24
NEW BOXING LAW
SOFT FOR SPORTS
Politicians in New York Said To
Have COPIED Out the Big STUFF
For Themselves.

NEW YORK. Aug. 24.-The fight
clubs which have Sled their $4,000
bond with the state authorities and
will be chartered by the state fight
commission between now and Monday
are the Madison, National, Twentieth
Century, Madison Square and Fair
mont. II is expected the Madison
Square. which Is backed by a power
full combination of politicians, will get
the cream OF the bouts.
Carl Morris, the Oklahoma white
hope, was about town seeing the sights
today. Tomorrow he will go into
training In New Jersey for his bout
at Madison Square Garden with Fire
man Jim Flynn.
The state boxing commission will
be asked to prohibit farces in the fu-
ture, such as took place In the Fair
mont club ring last night. when Joe
jeanette, experienced boxer. was pit
ted with Dummy Maxson. a joke fight
er. II lasted 90 seconds and Maxson
was put out with three smashes to
the stomach.
The Detroit times., 1911-08-24
NJ ALEER MAY BUY
. WASHINGTON CLUB
Deal Now On To Make Him Presi-
dent, Turning Over Managerial
Reins To Mcbride.

Oficials of the Washington club ad-
init that James r. McAleer. at pres
ent manager Of the Nationals, may be-
come a stakeholder in the club. Nc
Aleer has made an effort 10 invest
some money in the local venture ever
since his deal to buy the Boston
American league club fell through.
though no one seems to know what
progress he has made in this direc-
ton.
1t Is also true that the officials OF
the club are anxious TO have McAleer
associate himself with them financial
ly in the club, as they believe that a
manager who has his money invested
would be all the more interested In
the success OF the team.
Rumor has 1t that IL McAleer should
be chosen as president OF the club no
would quit the managerial end. devot-
ing all his time to looking after the
business end OF the institution. while
he is said TO be grooming George
Mcbride to handle the team.
The Detroit times., 1911-08-24

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. Aug. "a
A great post-season baseball series for
the minor league championship of the
United States will be played this fall
by the pennant winners of the class A
leagues-if the plans Of Judge Thomas
F. Graham, president OF the Pacific
Coast league, mature.
There are five class A minor leagues
IN American baseball
The Eastern league Is composed OF
New York state.
The Southern league takes In cities
of the south from Atlanta to New
Orleans.
The American association taken in
the middle west.
The Western league includes vast
territory running from Sioux City to
Denver.
The Pacific Coast league consists Of
teams from Los Angeles, San Fran
cisco, Vernon, Oakland, Sacramento
and Portland.
The plan Is for the pennant-winning
teams OF these five leagues to play
an elimination series.
For instance, the Southern and
Eastern leagues to play on series
and the winner plays the American as
.sociation pennant winner.
The Western. and Pacific Coast
leagues TO play a similar series and
the winners OF the two series would
then meet in the final struggle for the
minor league championship OF the
United States.
Judge Graham thinks Il would be
an event that would create almost as
much excitement as the annual strug-
gle for the major championship.
"It would be the best thing that
could be imagined for baseball" he
said.
This has been our greatest season,
anyhow. The attendance Is about 40
per cent higher than ever before in
nearly all OF the coast cities. This
Is the year TO bring OF this great
post-season series.
There Is everything In favor OF
such a scheme and nothing against 1t.
and I believe II would really do more
for baseball In general than any one
other thing. The American and Ma
tional leagues settle their champion
ship every year after the regular sea-
sons are ended, but these games are
sectional in a way.
Il mean by this, while every base
ball fan in the country Is interested
I'm the outcome, thousands OF fans
watch the results OF those games
merely because, they know some one
man on the contesting teams. because
they come from some section OF the
east represented by one OF the con-
testing teams, or imagine that the
team they are pulling for will show
which league IL the stronger
There is some little or big thing
that draws the attention Of every
baseball fan to these post-season
games. and I say this with particular
reference to fans on the coast. One
The Detroit times., 1911-08-24

Shoveling concrete TO Get into
condition for footballs
That's what Robert Vaughn, ex-
captain OF the Notre Dame university
eleven IL doing at Charlottesville, Ind.
his home town.
Vaughn spent the earlier part or
the summer doing life guard duty at
Coney Island. which isn't child's play,
either.
When he went home Vaughn began
taking on weight and before he real
lied IL he weighed 215 pounds. To
knock on the surplus and report at
Princeton. where he is candidate
for tackle position, he Is playing a
wop banjo on concrete pile.
Pete" as Vaughn Is called by his
fellow shovel experts studied two
The Detroit times., 1911-08-24
THE TIMES SPORT PAGE
Worlds Series 10 Start
On Heels Of League Play

Unless the Giants win the Ma
tional league pennant the
worlds series OF 1911 will start
on Oct. 10 and IL. which viii be
considerably earlier than last
year. All the other possible
champions will be able TO wind
up their schedules on Oct. Q at
latest, and could finish on
Oct. s II the race were not too
close to permit crowding dates.
The American leagues SEIZED
ule ends on Oct. s, so that there
will be no interference with an
early start for the big pennant
from that half of the major
league map.
The early start has virtually
put TO the clear all chances or
an All-Star team 10 play the
American league champions.
The Detroit times., 1911-08-24

the Tigers have been favored at home
with the most amazing sort of luck.
IL has been dry season In general,
SO the weather sharps tell us. and the
dryest spells have been when the II
gers were at home. Then. when rain
has fallen, II has almost always been
at night or In the forenoon
One or two games were postponed
In the early spring, but the American
league schedule spread itself over a
larger amount OF time than usual last
year and. with prescience almost In
spired. Ban Johnson distributed his
open dates where the Tigers could use
The Detroit times., 1911-08-24

played nor accumulated for the re-
mainder OF the season. bargainrday
double-header.
League records are frisked In vain
for the equal to this feat. II the
Tigers should succeed in finishing their
year with this record, the league will
have 10 chronicle an achievement not
even approached In recent years,
why don't we get chance 10 see
a couple of games for our half dol
larf"
II Is a question o. has heard with
increasing frequency OF late weeks,
The answer Is found In the fact that
The Detroit times., 1911-08-24

Denver win the pennants they could
play for the honor OF the south and
west in st. Louis or some other CEN
trail point for them.
The two winners could then play
for the eastern and middle west cham
pionship In Pittsburgh or some other
central point.
I'm these eliminating championships,
the game could be started a few days
after the respective seasons close and
in all probability the one best team
in the leagues mentioned could be
determined by Oct. 10. After a few
days rest that team could either
come TO the Pacific coast for a winter
visit and play the Coast league PEN
nant winner, or the Coast league PEN
nant winner could travel to st. Louis
for instance, and meet the other team
there for the final games. or In some
other city TO be agreed upon.
The final games could be played
In the latter part Of October at some
point where bad weather would not
interfere.
II believe the scheme Is a very
good ono and | am strongly In favor
of IL. II would create an unbounded
interest in baseball In cities now only
indirectly connected with the big
leagues and 1t might settle the Ques-
ton as to which minor league team
In the country Is the best one. There
would be arguments forever over such
games, and all these help the grand
sport Of baseball.
II shall write to the presidents OF
the othef-eiasS- leagues their
views. II champion eastern team
came west TO play the Coast league
champion, II would give the eastern
ers a chance to see California and
allow the fans on the coast to watch
the playing of men they only read
about now"
The Detroit times., 1911-08-24
What the Box Scores
Demonstrate to the Fan

Maoee 10 making good with
venaeance, his neat double turn
Inc the tide and sending the PL
rites along 10 q defeat BY the
phIIIIes.
Map Fucker, never In better
form, held the hard-hittlDu Car
dInais to six hIts, on which they
netted Just one run. The Infants
Slaughtered Harmon, Golden and
McAdams.
The Reds made q clean sweep
% the Boston series, winning the
last gane by 5 20 3. But that's
nothlnp 20 boast about, even for
The trailing Reds.
The Giants are not accustomed
- first place--they couldn't stay
fhere but q day. A. q runner-up
ne Giants always make . good
team, but 40 q pennant winner
NIX.
LurId Lou Richie was the Giant
killer u the ausplcuous occasion,
tightening up In the pinehes ard
Permitting but two Of Mr.. Nc
Draws hired hands TO cross the
uIate.
President Fogel wants TO sell
Eari Moore. He has offered him
- Chicago; PIttsburo and New
York. But we have q sneakInq
notion he will 90 90 the Cubs
and talk Of syndicate baseball Will
Be revived.
aLono Tom Hughes may not be
TIE best twlrIer IN the world, but
- . prlxehghter he's white hope
that still has q spotlese reputa-
tIon.
Ping Bodle, the busted phe.
pon,. liant doing we'll IN regular
uames, but how he clouts the ball
II exhibition games, where hits
don't count Tor nuchI
The Detroit times., 1911-08-24
leaves umpIrina to Fly.

Umpiring in the Central league must
be an unusually rough game. An UNI
pire recently quit his job in President
Carson's circuit to take up the haz-
ardous occupation of awaiting. He is
Umpire Cleary, who has secured an
apprenticeship with the Wright broth
ers, at Dayton, o. Clearey expects to
be able to fly without assistance by
sprinRtime.
The Detroit times., 1911-08-24
Ianaford.Rosa Tonlnht.

NEW YORK, Aug. 24.E-Sam Lang.
ford and Tony Ross will mix II to-
night at the National Sporting club.
The Boston Negro Is the favorite, but
there has been considerable becIng
at evens that the New Castle italian
will stay the limit.
The Detroit times., 1911-08-24

years at Notre Dame and was famous
as a football and basketball player.
At the end of his second year he was
selected as all western fullback and
elected captain.
But Vaughn failed to return to the
South Bend school and matriculated
at Princeton. Vaughn photographed
at work on the concrete pile which Is
to become part Of the Ben-Hur build
ing, said he believed the labor would
do him a world Of good. II has re-
duced his weight to 205 pounds al
ready, and he expects to answer the
football call from Old Nassau weigh
ing an even 200.
Vaughn is Samson and the fore
man of the mixing gang says he
wishes he had few more Princeton
varsity men to hustle concrete.
The Detroit times., 1911-08-24
morrls-Laneford Far Away.

II the manager and hacker of Carl
Morris adheres to his statement. Sam
Lahgford will not get a chance to meet
Morris. Perhaps after Morris meets
Flynn the Boston boxer will not care
for a match with Morris, as he may
not be drawing card.
The Detroit times., 1911-08-24
Sb0,t Lengths

TIE Cubs again lead the National
Hairy Grant a. doing the fastest
practice work on the Elgtn course,
whore competition starts tomorrow In
Ford are the Detroit factories repre-
sented
The Southern MichiEas and Michigan
State league champions will probably
arrange a post-season series
TIE ola Cisb mt the F1ats IL staging
q motor boat race meet for Saturday.
An IN. crack. won tA.sr matches nj
Newport yesterday. the dubs getting
nothing but glory. The FIRST round
brought together no match Of real
stellar quality.
Electric Todd beat Gordon Todd st
the Columbus races yesterday
Ton Hsghs. and . Chicago artist
by mutual consent, In an alley back
OF a Chicago cafe, Just before Tom
left with his Washington mates for
Detroit The artist kidded Tom. who
got sore.
Ario Leyburn came 60 life and won
a race for Pop Geers at Columbus
80
Lady oniine, May Leaf and Gertie r.
won at Vassar yesterday
Fort Wayne has now won n straight.
Collins, the Flint Flint %%s. ssE. has been
late His team Is winning with reRu-
larity-a peculiar fact In view OF Col
Inns recent release and return to the
club.
The Detroit times., 1911-08-24
HELEN TAFT & PARTNER WIN.
Presidents Daughter Takes Part In
Star Match az Tennis.

MAGNOLIA. Mass. Aug. 24.-Miss
Helen Taft. a daughter OF the presi-
dent, will have Miss Harriet Curtis.
of Boston, as partner in the tennis
doubles on the 0ceanside courts to-
day. Miss Taft and Miss Curtis won
the feature yesterday.
The Detroit times., 1911-08-24
Bat NeIson-You Cant Lose Him.

Bat NeIson--You Can't Lose Him.
CHICAGO, Aug. 24.-Battling Mel
son is back In the fighting game for
some time at least. He announced
today that he has accepted a match
with Lew Powell for Sept. 8. at Sac
Cal. Bat is anxious for
In the east. He says unless he
hears from eastern promoters by to-
night, he will start west
The Detroit times., 1911-08-24
JOHNSON TALKS OF BOUT.
Doesn't Think Bombardler Wells
Should Be Better Than 2 To I.

LONDON. Aug. 24.-Jack Johnson
gave a sparring exhibition at Earls
court this afternoon. Thousands
watched the black champion fash his
golden smile as he went through his
PAGES. Tonight Johnson starts on a
motor trip toward Paris, giving num-
erous exhibitions along the route.
IL expect Bombardier Wells to make
a good showing when he meets me in
the ring" said Johnson. but don't
believe that he Is anything better
than a 2 TO / bet"
The Detroit times., 1911-08-24
eees eeatlna comIna7

Owen Moran and Jem DriscolI have
been offered $500 and a $500 belt
% fight in England, but Moran wants
the lions share OF the money. and
negotiations are at standstill.
The Detroit times., 1911-08-24
HACK IS o. K. AGAIN.
Cold In Back That Alarmed Trainers
Seems To Have Gone Away.

CHICAGO, Aug. 24.--The cold In
George Hackenschmidt's back and
legs, which frightened his trainers to-
day. Is almost entirely gone and he
says he Is In the best condition he
could expect. He is doing only light
training.
The Detroit times., 1911-08-24
WeIIs-1rown sept. 4.

NEW YORK, Aug. 24.-The date for
the Knockout Brown-Matt Wells fight
at Madison Square Garden has been
definitely fixed for Sept 1.
The Detroit times., 1911-08-24
q Three Leagues Raoe at q GLANCE
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
YeeterdaY,s ReruIt..

Yesterday Results.
Chicago s. New York 2.
Brooklyn 6. ST. Louis 4.
Phiilies 3, Pittsburg 2
Cincinnati 4. Boston 2.
Todsy's Games.
Cincinnati AZ philadelphia
Chicago at Brooklyn.
ST. Louis at Boston.
Pittsburg At New York
The Detroit times., 1911-08-24
PACKEY sIDE-sTEPPINGl
Pooling With 81. Louis Match May
Lose Chance at Woiaast.

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, Aug. 24-If
Packey Mcfarland insists on going
through with a match he has SEIZED
uled with Leo Kelly at st. Louis, La
Dor day, his fight with Ad. Wolgast
will be cancelled. II was learned to-
day that Packey had been given this
ultimatum by Promoter Mulkern.
II is very likely the ST. Louis AFFAIR
will be called of.
The Detroit times., 1911-08-24
Collins, the Flint manaEcr, has beer
Klaus Post. Forfeit.

NEW YORK, Aug. 24--Frank Klaus
has posted $1,000 that he will stop
Billy Papke in 20 rounds in California.
The Detroit times., 1911-08-24
CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES FOR MINOR LEAGUES

Head: m ss.s, Ams o. West
The Detroit times., 1911-08-24

Dob Printing Done aIght. Time.
Printing Co. Is John -R-sG
The Detroit times., 1911-08-24
bd(t 10 Ireland 10 Die
Goes belfast (hi(tH"

ST. LOUIS. Mo-, Aug. 24.-Back to
the land OF his nativity will go Bill
Clark. Familiarity known as the Bel.
fast chicken" and a former champion
pugilist of England. Clark has dis
posed of his gymnasium and natator-
ium property here and he declared
today he would return to spend his
last days In Ireland. Clark has been
in st Louis 20 years. He is past so
years of age. He figured as a bare
first fighter in the British isles when
the late Jem. Mace was In his prime.
Yes, and Runs, Too.
The Detroit Tigers have made more
hits than any other club in the major
leagues.
The Detroit times., 1911-08-24

II has been finally decided that the
building operations on the new De-
troit park will not be begun until the
Tigers have played their last sched-
uled game here, Oct. 1.
The contractors would like TO get
TO work early in the fall In their
task Of demolishing the present plant.
but the local management Is still
afraid to tempt fate. There may stu
be a demand for a post-season series,
though the chance Is small. and II
would be embarrassing to bump up
against such an emergency without q
ball park.
Accordingly. the word has gone out
that no operations shall be undertaken
until Oct. 2.
In the meantime, the houses along
the National-ave. side OF what will be
the new park, have all been sold and
moving operations will begin early In
September, notices to vacate having
been distributed some time ago by
Secretary Charles Nayin.
The Detroit times., 1911-08-24
MICHIGAN LEAGUE.
STANDING
yesterda - Results.

fefterdny's Results.
Kalamazoo s. Adrian 5,
Lansing S. Jackson
Flint 6-5, Battle Greek 40.
Today's Games.
Adrian at Kalamazoo.
BAY city az Lansing.
Saginaw az Battle Creek.