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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-02-23
Chauffeurs Will Stage
Benefit Smoker

The Washington Chauffeurs' club
will stage smoker next Wednes-
day evening at their club rooms on
Broadway. They promise all that
attend will have good time. AZ
they have arranged a good card.
The main event of the evening
win be between Johnnie O'Leary
and Charley Givens. A. these boys
have an old score TO settle, the mill.
ing should be fast and furious.
Among the others that will be
Rcen In action are Tom Martin.
Floyd Goodman. Harry Forbes. Art
Wilson. Billy vetro and Billy Nor
man.
Dan Salt and Tom Rowse win
alternate as referee.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-02-23
BALDWIN AND K. 0.
Brown DRAW
GOOD BOUT. AND NEW YORK
FANS WANT MORE

NEW YORK. Feb 22.--Ns~ Fork
Tight fans today are figuring ON
another 60 between Mstty nsla~in
OF Boston and Knockout Brown OF
New York. vho fought a i0-round
draw here last night The noxfon
man landed Al least ten hooks on
nrown's chin. but they lacked steam
10 put tho local bog out. and at tho
finish Brown was the stronger.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-02-23

TACOMA. Fob. 2s.-Jfhs Tacoma
Athletic club. orga6Ise6 by fully
200 fight fans and amateur boxers,
has been opened here In an effort
to pry off the I'D. The bouts will
DO among club members only, and
later inter-club bouts win be ar
ranged, all In accordance with strict
state law. The first program will
be given March ..
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-02-23

PORTLAND. Or. Feb 22.-In
Buddy" Ryan OF Portland the Coass
league Ia sending a fast outfieIder
to the big brush. He is sure IT,
make good. barring unforeseen ACCT
dents. Ryan has been the star out
fielder OF tho fast Portland team for
the past three esasons. during
which hs has been an important
factor In winning two pennants for
his team.
lie goes To tho Cleveland team In
the American league. and he Will
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-02-23

grounds for outdoor practice. Az.
ter the finish Of the spring training
In which 30 med viii take part,
Coin expects TO roancs his squad,
and he states Walla Wsila will
have chance 70 4gn several good
players for its tedn from among
the discards. a
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-02-23
FIGHT GOES TO
LAS VEGAS

. . . . . . . . . .
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 2s,---Jsck
Johnson, heavyweight champion.
viii defend his title against Jim
Flynn. the Pueblo fireman, At L.
Vegas. N. ~, July Z. This informs-
tion wee contained In letter from
. prominent business man Of Las
Vegas 10 . brother In shss city. Ae-
corcino 10 the letter. flnsi arrange.
rnenss were msds and the papers
signed February "a Official an
neuhcsrert ~ the fight site vii
nos be made until May 7.
Seattle Automobile school. 2fo
Broadway. go
~--~~~s----a-~-~--~'~-~---r--~
Dance af Dreamixnd tonight sss
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-02-23

be- O worthy mate In teh outficId TO
the famoua Joe Jackson.
Ryan IA the most consistent hit
ter the Coast league ever produced.
He led tho league In batting by n
wide margin up TO the time he sui.
fered injury to his right hand.
His services were so badly need.
cd by his club that be .batted with
one hand for a while. and under
these difficulties raple several long
drives. something practically un-
heard OF In baseball. "
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-02-23

HERE ~ TnE INCUBATOR
For fou-~Thr Ideal Built for this
climate. Eight rure~ssfui seasons
- services. sold only ~ tho chAa N
i1iis Co. Foot 81 Main 81. seattle
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-11-28
THANKSGIVING AT PINGMAN'S RANCH
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other room had small brick fire.
place over which was mantel with
an old eight-day clock in one end OF
the room. and in the other end a
cook stove, with motley array Of
cooking utensils and dishes on
shelves and hung on the wall; big
pine table surrounded by plain pine
benches. crane in the fireplace,
some shot-guns and rifles on rack,
an old violin and an accordian with a
wheezy bellows and two silent keys,
made up the boys habitation. The
floors were scrubbed as white and
the cabin looked as neat and clean
as any housewives skill could have
made it.
An open corral, hay-roffed sheds
for the stock, haystacks, stables for
horses, several large bins, granaries
and cribs made up the most of the
buildings of this little world known
as Ringman's ranch; for it was a
little world of it's own, being some
twelve miles to the nearest neigh
Dor, and thirty miles to Gedney the
nearest town on the railroad. This
think completes the stage settings.
The men are not so easy to de-
scribe: Lawrence. the foreman, or
the Boss Sphinx" as the boys
called him, was man of 81 or 38;
tall, we'll formed, with bright dark
eyes and strongly marked features.
a finely shaped head and closely
cropped black hair tinged with gray
He had the presence that impressed
one with the idea of superior kind
of individuality, though he was sim
pie in his manners with an air Of
constraint; there was tremulous
motion about his lips that betokened
extreme sensitiveness. He rarely
spoke unless necessary, but his voice
struck the ear like the sound o1
some fine instrument, and one fell
singularly attracted to him. He
was simple, frank and cordial tc
every one, with all his reserve, an6
the boys both feared and loved him
Danny Markham was the young
est, 26 years of age, and possessed {
genial, jolly temper. He had fair
i ly good common school education
was emotional, true-hearted friend
dangerous enemy, but comedian
of no mean talent. Bill Willets,
large, powerful built man, light hal
and blue eyes, strong as an OK ply
sically. as well as in his friendship
and honest dealing. He had one
been well to do, but through misfor
tune had lost all, and now at fort.
, years of age was working as com
mon ranch hand.
Tony Platz was Swiss German
: man who never outgraw his boy
hood of fun and was the clown O
any crew where he happened to be
4 He had run away from home whel
: fourteen. had seen about all of th
, world, and part of Africa" as Damn
e put it. He was Jack-of-all-trades
: master of none, with an imaginatio
D equal to Jules Verne. He coul
9 talk several languages. but mutilate
: them all; and Danny called him tn
a Dutch Noise," while he returne
e the compliment by calling Danny
!, Monkey Dan." These men had a
: seen the inside as we'll as the outsid
f seams of human life; and while the
9 were neither cowboys nor hobo
:, seemed to combine the qualities {
e both. together with semi-culture
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-11-28

5@7~ COOK, udU CdllCu 1OA |
e his time" and depart
9 ed; then Bentley the
-- 'Broncho Wrangler,"
had decided he could
do better in some other quarter of
the globe, and was going, and as
big, easy-going, good-natured Bill
Willetts remarked "he didn't blame
them neither" So that left four men
to do the work of six, and required
readjustment of each mans share
of the work to be done.
The Ringman Brothers, owners of
the ranch, lived in Portland, and
besides their banking and broker
age business there, were interested
in mines, as well as this ranch on
the North Fork of the I've forgot
ten the name of the river, but it
doesn't matter, for this story has
little to do with it's location and |
don't suppose you could find it if |
did locate it; but it's out west some
where, so that's sufficient, isn't it?
These Ringmans were close
fsted' concern, and outside of the
prompt payment of the bills for
supplies and the mems wages each
month, gave little heed to the pleas
ure, comfort, or convenience Of their
men. They had no objections to
their men having any little enter
tainment they desired provided they
paid for it out of their own pockets.
The ranch was under the direc-
ton of foreman, Willard Law
renee, who had been sent out from
Portland to take charge some three
years before this story opens. After
LIE Reaux and Bentley had left, the
four men remaining were the fore
man, Bill Willets, Danny Markham
and Tony Platz, who were ready to
do and dare anything in reason to
accomplish a purpose, and they had
purposed to celebrate Thanksgiving
Day with a good dinner and an
afterdinner program suitable to the
limitations of money and surround
ings,
Perhaps brief description of the
men and their environment might
make us better acquainted and start
the story off with clearer compre-
hension of the characters and the
stage and the scenery, before the
curtain is rung up then it would
were we to simply announce the
play and actors and let them go o1
without any foreword.
The scenery is set in a valley
along the banks of the river an6
the cabin built of rough hewn logs
one story in height. stood within ;
few rods Of the river bank. Its out
side was chinked and plastered Will
clay and finished inside with pine
boards, planed, without paint or var
nish. 1t was divided into tw,
rooms, one of which contained th'
sleeping hunks against the wall, up
per and lower; few old chairs,
curtained corner for clothes, a pin,
table, bookshelf with few books
few photos and pictures of &C
tresses on the walls, and a piece o
rag carpet which the boys called tn
Smyrna Art Square" on the floor
constituted it's furnishings. Th
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-11-28

law OF the coyotes and buzzards!
No Danny, turkey won't do, you'll
have to guess again.
A Thanksgiving dinner without
turkey is like Hamlet with Hamlet
left out" said Danny.
Veil, py golly!'' We can't haf a
jack-rabbit l bet you. I haf eat
dem till / shump shust like vone,
ven | start to 60 any places auvick,''
said Tony.
And as for beef" said Bill. it's as
common as sin, and we've had it
fried and stewed and corned and
roasted. boiled and dried till my
face looks like cut of round steak"
Why can't we have game of
some kind for the main chewin'?
We've got to have meat of some
kind" said Danny.
Boys, if you will let me make
suggestion, said Lawrence, Danny
is right, game would be the thing, if
we could spare the time for hunting
it, but that's out of the question.
But why not let Bill see if be can't
find a nice little porker-say about
a twenty or twenty-five pound one;
/ think / know how to clay bake or
roast him whole, so he would be de-
hcious."
Now you vas said something" ex-
claimed Tony. That's the ticket!''
said Danny, when you roast small
shoaJ in clay, I'll take off my head
piece to hog any time" So it was
settled; young porker was to be
the piece de resistance.
Early Sunday morning Bill hitch
ed the mules to the big wagon and
started for Gedney to purchase the
regular monthly supplies, as well as
the extras for the dinner. The boys
wondered how he would raise the
money; but they had faith in Bill,
and asked no questions, but left the
whole thing to his judgment and
Bill kept his own council.
Six o'clock that evening found
him in Gedney, and as soon as his
team was cared for, repaired to the
Glad Hand" saloon to carry out
his plan for the cash part of the
program.
Bill had beautiful time piece;
solid gold hunting case set with a
fine gem, which had cost nice sum
of money in the days when he was
flush, and which he had managed to
keep until now, and his plan was to
try and get Dave Bailey to make
him a loan on the watch.
| Old Dave was in a good hnmor
his place was we'll filed with min
ers, ranchers and railroad men, and
the coin jingling over the bar made
the only musical sound that his cal
could understand and appreciate.
i Bill finally got him into corner
after drink or two, and after few
minutes talk, Dave let him have
thirty-five dollars on the watch with
the strict understanding it could be
redeemed any time with interest.
| Bright aud early next morning
Bill began his shopping and by
night had everything he wanted, oil
rather everything he could get in
Gedney, and loading up Tuesday
morning he started on his return
merry as bird. The weather was
clear and cold, there was no snow
: on the groundj the road~was hard
and smooth, he made good headway
and reached the ranch just as the
others were sitting down to supper
But when they heard him drive ur
, there was general scramble for the
door, supper could wait and they
greeted him with shout of vel.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-11-28
-J $1.OOa Year
TERMs:1 6 Months Fifty cts.

come. Hello Bill! you old scout!'
Blessed if he hasn't hauled out ev-
erythine in the town. were the ex-
clamations that greeted his ears as
he unhitched his team and stabbed
them, while the boys got busy un-
loading. And by the time he re-
turned to the cabin it looked like a
young grocery store, with its barrels,
pals, boxes and bundles, and a saw
ory odor that would have graced
millionaire's larder.
After supper what a scene of
busy hands and joyous faces as they
opened package after package and
beheld the contents, slowing them
away in proper places. The Abs!
and Obs! and Tony's don't it beat
hell how much he buy?" and Dan
ny's Bill you're the trump card,
an ace high at that. and, you ought
to be the Commissary for the United
States army" and similar express
sions accompanied by generous
thumps on his shoulders and an oc-
casional hug bv Tony, as they
danced around the cabin in their
joy.
Won't we make that last years
dinner at Breeders look like free
lunch at old Dawes thought For
Bill had spent his $35.0O like the
prince he was, he had bought with
judgment too, and there was plenty
of everything to feed dozen men,
and yet have no waste or failure by
having too little, or too much Of any
one thing. Then came the planning
and they talked nearly all night
about it, at least Tony and Danny
did, and Bill threatened to haul the
whole load back to Gedney if they
didn't shut up and 60 to Sleep"
But it was no use, they kept up the
chatter until sleep finally overcame
them, and they slept like children
for they were children in spite of
their years, and so are we all for
that matter. Men are only boys
grown tall, hearts don't change
much after ALL"
Wednesday morning ushered in
the busiest day that cabin had ever
known. Tony was to do the pastry,
because he had the most experience
in that line; Danny took the vege-
tables; the Boss Sphinx" was to
roast the pig and attend to the table
decorations, and Bill was general
} all-round utility man, and waited on
} the others.
By night there wasn't clean dish
pan, basin or kettle in the place; all
had been in use. There was -four
and dough over everything, includ-
} ing their faces. There had been
: some miserable failures, and amuse-
ment enough for vaudeville; but
: on the whole fair measure of sue
cess. Perhaps the pie-crust wasn't
, as fakey and white and short as it
| might have been; but there was
, nothing skimpy" about the filling
that was generous; and the cake,
:: perhaps the reader had better throw
the mantle of charity over it until it
:. has been eaten, it was certainly gen.
erous of size, and had plenty of in
gradients such as eggs, sugar. -four,
raisins, vanita, etc., but as Danny
said, Tony didn't get them thrashed
together properly, and then it had
to collapse after it was in the oven
and cause Tony to swear in seven
different languages; but it was sweet
and that covered the main point Of
cake. For mind you, they were
, not skilled in the culinary art
I The Boss had better success with
Continued on srd page
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-11-28

cdStoTHcTs anu JHe live progressive
man of the wild and woody west"
They were men honest, clean-cut, |
true as steele, but had their foibles
and failings-as who has not?
Last year the boys at Breeders
ranch, twelve miles down the valley,
had royalty entertained the Ring
man bunch and the bunch were anx-
ious to reciprocate, and show the
metal of their appreciation, and had
several weeks before invited the
Breeder crew to banquet with them
this year and the invitation had
been gladly accepted. And they
were without cook, short of help,
short of time, and worst of all short
of cash, for there wasn't two dollars
to be raised in the bunch. Their
pay-checks were not due to reach
them until the first of the month,
too late to avail them in the present
emergency. and without any credit
at the few business houses in Ged-
ney-except perhaps at Dave Bail
ey's Glad Hand" saloon, who sold
nothing but wet goods of the
poorest; and who, though he was al
ways willing to cash their pay
checks, generally managed to get
| we'll paid for doing it-made the
prospect look serious for dinner to
| their guests. So, as l remarked at
the beginning, things were "topsy-
turvy," and called for stunts of
"frenzied finance" of high order.
i There was a serious council Of
war held on Friday night. at which
the details of ways and means were
sifted nd discussed. The Boss
:, Sphinx" was called into the council
and they found him, in his quiet
way. full of sympathy in the plan,
: and full of resources as to carrying
it out, but broke" like the rest.
The confab lasted far in the night.
Bill was chairman and the debate
was fast and furious, though good
natured. Each turned in his avail
able cash. which Bill found to be
exactly 81 .45-rather. = slim show
ing for treasurer's working capital
and the blank faces made the cap
ital look still smaller. But after
F. Bill had watched the silent, disap-
pointed look on their faces for a
moment, he announced: The chair
has a plan all thought out during
) the hours of last night, and without
> takin' up the time of this 'ere meet
in to explain it, will simply say that
the chair will furnish the funds for
the enterprise" For a minute they
gazed at his face in solid wonder
ment, then the tension was broken
and the babble commenced. Bill
: you're an angel" said Danny. Bill
' you vas a whale" added Tony
: While the boss said nothing; but
his bright eyes snapped their pleas.
i ure. Now the next thing to be de.
: cided Is the piece de resistance >
I he suggested. Watts dat?" asked
;. Tony. "Oh that's the turkey" ex.
planned Danny.
e "Turkey!" exclaimed Bill, you
y might as we'll talk of having slice
), of the moou. It's a thousand-milei
d to where they raise turkeys for sale
q and if we did happen to spot one in
q Gedney, its history would be al
. hard to trace as an Injun's; its age
q how and when it died, the number
7, of cold storages and refrigerations il
Il had endured, and the mileage trav
. eled, would cause the q. S. census
y bureau to resign In a body if they
>. had to figure it out. Besides, VIII,
= would want to eat it when i
q wouldn't pass the meat inspection
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-11-28

[INGS seemed to have
gone topsyturvy-at the
ranch, and sThanksgiv-
ing only a week off.
First, LIE Reaux, the
cook, had called for
his time," and depart
e d; then Bentley the
"Broncho Wrangler, !"
had decided he could
The Washington times., 1912-12-14
Quakers Not to Play
Georgetown on Floor

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Dec. H.-Penn.
sylvania's basketball team will meet the
Army Ave instead Of Georgetown on
December q. going to West Point for
the contest. A. b. Kiefaber has sue
ceeded "Kid" Keinath as coach OF the
Quaker five. but he is not hopeful OF
success. Penn has a light. fast team
and Kiefaber fears It will be outweigh
ed by its intercollegiate opponents.
Tonight the Red and Blue meets
Princeton at Princeton In the frst OF the
intercollegiate league games. The rest
Of the schedule follows:
December 2l-West Point. at West
December N-Univcrslty of Pittsburgh.
Desen.ber Pittsburgh Y. NJ. c. A..
January i"Carlisle. at Philadelphia.
January 1l-'Dartmouth, at Phila.
delphia.
delphia.
January 2i-Rochester, at Rochester
January 25-syracuse. at Syracuse
N. Y.
February l-Yale, at Philadelphia.
February 7-Yale. at Philadelphia,
February S-sDartmouth. at Hanover
February l2-sColumbia. at New York
February l5-sCornell, ut Philadelphia
February 2l-Swarthmore, at Phila.
March l-sColumbla, at Philadelphia
| sIntcrcollegiate League games.
The Washington times., 1912-12-14
RICE PREPARED TO
SEND QU|NT AGAINST
FREDERICK Y. N. c. A.
Catholic University Takes on
Marylanders at Armory
Gymnasium.

Coach Rice. Of Catholic University
basketball quint. today expressed him
self as being we'll prepared to take on
the Frederick Y. NJ. c. a. quint to-
night at the National Guard Armony
gymnasium. Illness among several Of
c. Us athletes kept them out Of Thurs
days game against Baltimore Medical
College. and the same candition may
prevail tonight: However,. good
string Of seconds has been in. practice
and y stin game will be played by the
local Ave.
Every member Of the squad was on
hand for the practice yesterday after
noon. and after a strenuous workout
Coach Rice expressed himself AS be-
Ing well satisfied with the showing.
Donnclly. q center candidate. has been
making a very favorable impression.
and 10 almost certain to get in action
against the Marylanders.
The probable lineup: Mcdonnell or
Derby. right forward: Hahn. left for
ward: Donnelly or Lambert. center;
Keegan. right guard. and Captain
Clancy. left guard.
Jim Collifiower. coach Of the George
town quint. will referee the contest.
The Washington times., 1912-12-14
MORAN AND KRAMER
LAPPED As RIOTERS
SEE H|PPODRoM|NG
Managers Refuse to Give
Ryan and Thomas
Earned Lead,

MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, N, r,
Dec. N.-Desperate sprintins, the equal
of.which has not been witnessed In ten
years. marked the carly morning hours
at Madison Square Garden today. Al.
Though miles behind the record, because
OF the dallying Of late Thursday and
carly Friday. the men rode at a won-
derful clip from shortly after I o'clock
this morning until well into the day.
As a result tho tie that had existed
for five days was broken, six teams
only were leading, and the favorites in
the betting, the team OF Moran and
Kramer, had been set back lap. AZ
a result they were trying hard again
and again to regain the coveted lap,
and this helped to make the pace hot
at all times.
BOBBY Walthour went out Of the race
as the result Of injuries received earlier
in the contest. He was q mass of
bruises from head to feet, and at last
his bad ankle refused longer to obey
his will. and he had to give up.
Grassy Ryan, who had been one of
the surprises Of the race. went to tho
hospital with broken collar bone
as the result Of a spill. and q new
team was formed OF Cameron and
Thomas. The accident to Ryan fol.
lowed one Of the worst pieces Of work
by the Judges that has ever marked a
six.day race.
Ryan and Thomas had been riding
like fiends, and relieving each other at
brief intervals. As result they had
almost completed the coveted lap which
would have given them q clear lead
over the entire fleld. but the judges
| rang the bell while Ryan was only i've
yeurds from the tail Of the pack.
As an explanation, they had refused
| the lap to the team the Judges claimed
] that some Of the field had been STALL
, ing, and fined Collins. Drobach's part
| n.r, 32j.
The crowd, however. insisted on be-
lievIng that the lap had not been al
lowed simply because the mansgers
feared that II would affect the gat7
tonight /. there could not be a one1
mile dash to divide the high money
In the sprint in which Moran and
Kramer and Perichicot and Egg werS
iapped, neither Kramer nor Moran
seemed able to keep the pace. anq
when he saw he was being Tapped
Moran essayed a fake spill. but It dif
not sgO.
The Washington times., 1912-12-14
More Practice for
Western High Quint

Every member Of the Western High
School basketball team is today con-
scious OF the fact that he will have to
do more training and work himself up
to more speed on the gymnasium floor
II his team IL to have a look in" OH
the scholastic title. Twenty to four
Is the score by which Cathedral de-
feated the Western quint, the latter
being entirely. too slow to cope with
the clever play Of Coach Green's young
sters.
From the beginning. Cathedral took
the lead. and at all times 1t was the
Rggressor.
The early part OF the game indicated
a close race. no score being registered
until after ten minutes had elapsed.
First blood was drawn by Cathedral.
after which the scoring was frequent.
TEhc size Of the floor Is much larger
than Westerns or Cathedral's GYM
nasiuns. White and Davidson were
the stars for Cathedral. Lockwood also
comes In for much praise. having scored
three goals. The same number were
tossed by White. Davidson getting two.