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The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1912-05-15

Mr.. d. 0. Lively, who has had
charge of the Portland Union Stock
Yards since their tabIishment, has
been appointed live stock commits
sioner for the big Pacific Panama
Exposition. He came to Portland
three years ago from Texas where he
was prominently identified with live
stock business at Fort Worth. He
has been in the live stock business
most of his life but was for time a
newspaper writer, so that he combines
the two essential qualifications for
the important position to which he
has been elected, that of understand
ing the stock and able to give his de-
partment proper advertisement before
the world. This is big victory for
the Pacific Northwest as it is one of
the most responsible positions of that
big exposition.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1912-05-15
BRIGHT FRUIT PROSPECTS.

The middle of May finds crop pros
poets in the Pacific Northwest the
most encouraging for many years, and
we have never had failure. While
the winter wheat prospects in the
middle west only reached about 60 per
cent according to the last government
report, Washington stood at 81 per
cent; Oregon at 96 and Idaho at 81.
In most of these states the crop has
been plowed up and spring wheat
sown. AS there has been a fair
amount of moisture good spring
wheat crop will no doubt be assured
April was an exceedingly wet month
in the Pacific Northwest and the
ground is filled with moisture. One
Portland dispatch estimates the wheat
crop in Oregon and Washington at
eighty million bushels. While, OF
course, this is an exaggeration, it
shows an optomistic outlook among
those who are best familiar with the
situation. In the country in Eastern
Washington an immense amount of
rain has fallen and the ground is in
fine filth.
In the fruit districts optomism
reigns supreme. They are past the
danger of frost and fruit buds have
set in greater proportion than ever
before Already orchardists are tigur-
ing on immense sums for thinning.
A dispatch from Walla Walla states
that at least half of the fruit must be
picked off in that vicinity. While
the severe winter in many of the
Eastern and Southern states have de-
stroyed the peach crop it looks now
as though the Pacific Northwest is
going to have the biggest peach crop
ever known.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1912-05-15

pound. The herd that made tn g
record of five cents pound returned
IS. 81 for each dollar expended, while
the herd that produced butter fat at
twenty -four cents a pound returned
81. SO for each dollar expended. On
reading report of this kind it would
seem as though dairymen would
certainly do some deep thinking. One
herd produces four times as much
profit as another. The herd which
produces butter fat at twenty four
cents pound is losing it's owner
money and the sooner he quits the
dairy business the sooner will his
losses stop. While the one that pro-
duces butter fat from five to ten cents
a pound is making its owner rich.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1912-05-15

The managem ent of the state fair
to be held at Yakima this fall has
arranged for an egg laying contest.
They propose to take any pen from
any poultryman of the state who will
furnish them; they to care for them
during the summer until the fair is
held in the fall when the report of the
performance of each separate pen will
be made public. All pens must be at
Yakima by the 18th of July and So. 00
per pen must be paid. The pens are
to consist of six females and one
male. Any one desiring to enter this
contest should address the secretary
of the State Fair at Yakima and ask
for blanks.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1912-05-15

The Holstein- Friesian Association
have issued the notice of their 9th
annual meeting. This will be held at
Syracuse, New York, beginning We'd
nesday, June 9Th. The most prom
inent breeders of this great breed of
cattle will be in attendance. An in
vitation has been extended to all
persons interested in these cattle,
whether members of the association
or not. Arrangements have been
made for special rates on railroads
and at hotels. Any person desiring
to attend this meeting should CORES
pond with Frederick l.. Houghton,
secretary of the Association, Battle
boro, Vermont, who will furnish all
information possible.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1912-05-15

Changers from all over the state
should prepare for the State Grange
meeting which is to be held at Puy-
allup beginning June 4th. No better
place in the state could be found for
the annual grange meeting than Puy-
allup. This city is filed with the
spirit of cooperation caused by the
success of their berry association, and
there is no more prosperous village in
the state. They have a good, strong
grange there and grangers and citizens
alike are doing everything in their
power to make it the most successful
state grange meeting ever held.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1912-05-15

Postal savings banks are increasing
in popularity. The report of the post
office department shows that on March
31st there were more than SIG, 600, 600
deposited at the different post offices
in the United States. The peculiar
feature of these deposits is that the
rank of the city in population does
not correspond with the rank of the
amount of deposits. For instance,
Portland, Oregon, which is the
twenty eighth city in population, is
third in postal deposits, following
New York and Chicago. st. Paul,
twenty sixth in population, is fourth
in deposits. San Francisco is fifth in
deposits and eleventh in population.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1912-05-15

The dairymen of Lewis county have
one Of the best testing associations
in the state. The last report issued
by j. G. Bush shows that there are
38 herds. including 800 COWS now on
test by Mr.. Weir. He states that one
herd of Jerseys produced butter fat at
feed cost of five cents a pound. This
is a remarkable record and If the
tester can teach dairymen to produce
butter fat at that price it will certain
ly revolutionize dairying. The
valuable feature of this test shows
that while one herd produced butter
fat at. Fl We cents a pound, other herds
ran as. high as Jwenty-four cents a
The Washington herald., 1912-11-23
Rixey Sure Made Good.

No college youth ever gained promi-
nence on the diamond more rapidly than
Eppa Rixey, the sensational young left
handler who flashed to. the front as a
member of the Philadelphia Nationals
last season. says a welI-knOwn writer.
One year ago the name of Eppa RiXey
was unknown to the baseball world. To-
day there is hardly a city in the country
where the fans are not familiar with 1t.
RiXey has the reputation of being the
ucst pitcher imported from the college
ranks in years. and it took him less than
four months To establish it. 1t did not
require even that long for him to DEM
onstrate his worth as a player. for less
than a month after he donned a big
league uniform Horace FoEel. the Phila-
delphia owner. turned down an offer of
$1,000 for him made by Charley Murphy
of the Cubs. The offer was made as a
result of RiXeys wonderful performance
against Chicago.
Rixey first attracted attention as a
pitcher while a student of the University
of Virginia. In one game there he struck
out twenty-one men in a nine-inning
struggle. and soon had whole army Of
scouts trailing him. When he graduated
last June he had offers from at least a
half dozen big league clubs.
All sorts of inducements were made
to the youth. who was finally induced
The Washington herald., 1912-11-23

to exchange his sheepskff for a Phila-
delphia contract calling for 500 a month
a salary almost equal to that of a SEN
atOr II was through the good graces
of Bill Rigler that Rixey was persuaded
to cast his lot with the Quakers, and
for the part the National League UNI
pire played in discovering and getting
him to sign he received a handsome
bonus
Rigler acted as coach TO the Virginia
University squad last spring. 1t was
while working in that capacity that he
became familiar with the youngsters $
worth.
Besides his remarkable ability Rixey
has the distinction of being the tallest
pitcher in the league He stands nearly
six feet six in his stockings and uses
every centimeter Of his height in his
delivery. Besides having a lot of smoke
he has good curves. far better control
than the average left-hander. and is an
about him having the requirements Of
a big league star. He has exceptionally
long arms and these enable him to use
tremendous speed.
Out of twenty games he pitched for
the Quakers last season the SOutherner
captured ten and many of these from
the best twirlers in the league With
better team MS record WOulQ nave
been vastly improved, for wretched sup
port cost him a number Of victories.
Doom is convinced that he has a phe
nom in the cOllegian and would not part
with him for the price Of an O'TOole.
1t was against the wishes of his family
that Eppa entered a professional base
ball career. and for a time Doom was
in danger of losing his new-fOund gem,
for his relatives made strong efforts To
dssuade him from continuing in the
game.
1t appears that Enpa is real blue
blood. one of the F. +. VS. Of Virginia.
One of his uncles is Surg. Gen. P. VI.
Rixey. L. s. N, retired with the rank
of rear admiral decorated by King AL
fonsO Of Spain. and surgeon in charge
during the last hours Of President Nc
Kinley. Another uncle was the late Con-
gressman John Franklin RiXcy.
Eppa has troubles Of his own besides
spending his 500 per month during the
season. He can't find beds long enough
to fit him in any Of the big hotels wher"
the Phillies are wont to stop while on
the road His real worries though are
In the sleeping cars, where the only
place ne can rest comfortably is in the
aisles.
Besides being long legged. long wasted.
and long necked RiXey is long headed
and has shown more baseball sense than
any college recruits with the exception
Of Charley Sterrett. of the Yankees.
The Washington herald., 1912-11-23
BUSKIN CAPTURES
JUNIOR HANDICAP
Caugh Hill Is a Poor Second to
Sterling Two-year-old at
Jamestown Track.

Norfolk. Va. Nov. @2-Buskin, toutcd
az the best two-year-old in America,
made show Of five of the best stake
horses in America at the jamestown
Jockey Club track to-day, when he won
the Junior Handicap for all ages over
a distance 6f six furlOngs. Caush Hill,
one OF the most consistent stake win
ners in America, was three lengths be-
hind Buskin at the finish. and Prince
Ahmed finished poor third. Grover
Hughes, the favorite. did not get in the
money. Buskin is from the stable Of
John Whalen. This is his second start
at jamestown. and he has won both
times.
Another long shot went over to-day.
when Jockey Ed Martin brought Stairs
under the wire as winner by half a
length over Annie Sellers. the favor
lite in the sixth race. The bOOkics had
showed much as 60 TO l against
Stairs, but he was beat down to 30 at
post time. Summary:
FIRST RACE;-Two-y ypar-olds: FIVE and a half fur
longs Pixies Peak. IL Ru1tonD. = to !. won;
Smash. lO2 tKarTiCkl. tu !. second: Votes. lO5
(ButwelD To l. third Time l Is Is Goldy. Mar
Ann X. Matte L. Brush. Old Coin. Latent. and
Honey Rec also
SECOND RACE-Three -yCar-olds. one mile Col
Cooke. lOs CTCahanN 10 5. WIN: Napier. IO5 MAR
tim. 10 l. second: Dynamite IL lBuNton), 10 N
l. third Time. 70 IS. Pendant. Dirpyr. Little Ep.
amelia. Rey, Breaker Boy. Psrdner. and Master
Jim also ran
THIRD RACE-TWo year-olds and upward: six
furlongs. Glenn Bcachcy, III Peak. 10 l. won;
COncurran l0i Moore. D 10 /. second; Chiffon
thief. % lKauiackl. D 10 !. third. Time. IA IS.
Old Hank DnOrmat. Eton Blue. Duke Daffy. How
lett. Maheimer. Harcourt. Mrdh and George
Davis also
FOURTH RACE Al ages, six furlongs. Buskin.
l02 tTcahanl. to l. won; laugh Hill, ia Peak.
I to 2. second: Prince Ahmed, lOS Nlartinl y 10
!. third. Time. l:l2 IS IAiglon. Royal Tea and
Bosom also ran.
FIFTH RACE-Thrcs- -vcar-olds and upward:
furlungs. AstruIogrr. IOI lH"fTmanl. to l.
Little Pal. N6 (DUylel y to !. secoud Dust Pan.
lOl Buxton. Z to l. third Time, IA S5 ToddlinE
Slim Princes Vigorous, Rad News II. Virginia
Cup. The Squire. St. Joseph. ST. Regis, and Cat
also ran.
SIXTH RACE-Threc- year dds and upward; SELL
ing: mile and a sixteenth. Stairs, lO3 Martini
. to l. won; Annie Sellers. loI CFerEISonl. to l.
ScC1nd: Hemp-tcld gS lTcahanl. to l. III I'd
Time les Is. Kaufman First Peep. Tom Melton
Harlem Lass Sidpu. '.rania. Lucky George. Haide
man. EECIyn Doris. and Little England also ran.
SEVENTH RACE-Nllc aud sixteenth. Heretic
lCs (Mondnnl. 10 to l. won: Daiugerheld. los MAR
TIM. 6 to l. second; NimhuS, lCs tBuStonl. 66 TO l.
third. Time. IS Emily Lee ENcalibur. Billy
yanderTcer, Sam Barber. Lad Of Lsugd,n, MOlhe
5, and Golden Castle also ran.
The Washington herald., 1912-11-23
MCDONALD A WINNER.
Takes Running High Jump Mt Y. VI.
&, 4. Meet.

In the athletic contests for high school
students fifteen and sixteen years old.
which are held weekly in the gymna-
sium Of the Y. NJ. c. A. boys depart
ment, Mcdonald won the running nigh
jump yesterday afternoon, with Wilde,
Reed. and Free tied for second. and
Smith third. The twenty-yard dash re-
suited as follows: Reed, Felt, and Kohr
tied for first; Wilde, Smith, Mcdonald,
Hartshorn. and c. Fisher tied for sec
Ond, and H. Fisher. third. The contests
will be omitted next Friday. but are to
be resumed again on December 5. the
events then being the two standing
broad jumps and the 29O-yard dash.
This afternoon the Twentieth Century
Hikers' Club, which is composed OF
walking enthusiasts of the Y. NJ. c. A.
Boys Department. will take a jaunt
to Falls Church and back again, a dis
tance Of about fifteen miles. The young
athletes have already covered fifty-four
miles. and expect to reach the hundred
mark they have set for themselves with
a couple more hikes Of about the same
length as this one. The walkers are
from twelve to sixteen years old.
The Washington herald., 1912-11-23
CARDINALS ARE CONFIDENT
Of Defeating NiEilants sunday at
Union League Park.

Alexandria. Va. Nov. 22-One of the
hardest fought games of the season is
expected Sunday afternoon at Union
League Park. in Washington. when the
Cardinals. Of this city. will tackle the
Vigilants. OF Washington. The Cardinals
have strengthened their team since the
last game. which was played with the
Mercury Athletic Club and resulted in a
tie score. and will surprise the specta-
tors when they line up Sunday.
The Cardinals backs and ends and
substitutes have been hard a work prac-
tiCing for this game. hut will rest until
Saturday afternoon. when the coach will
give them their final instructions and an
hour or more Of light work. and as the
team now stands it is regarded as the
strongest one which has ever Represented
the Cardinals. and will he in the best of
condition. The line of the Cardinals is
the point where they will show their
great Improvement. and If they come uy
10 expectations Of the followers the Vir-
Gina boys will more than have look in.
The Cardinals Ronters' Club will accom-
Pany the team. and with their new songs
and yeIls will make it an evening long
to be remembered among the amateur
teams
The Washington herald., 1912-11-23
MERCURYS TO PLAY.

The Mercury Athletic Club. one Of tn"
strongest independent teams in the Dis
triCt, will tackle the oxford Athletic
Club of Cumberland. Md. Sunday, at
Independence League Park. the game
starting at 2:3O o'clock
The Oxfords come to the Capital with
good reputation. and are said to
weigh close to hundred and eighty
pounds. The McrCurys played the Car
dinals a scoreless tie last Sunday at
Independence Park. and as they have
been working hard all week for this
contest, rattIing good game is eX-
peCted.
Prior to the MercUry-ONford contest.
the Spartans will meet a fast 13O-pOund
eleven for the District title.
The Washington herald., 1912-11-23
CENTRAL SWAMPS
WESTERN ELEVEN;
BYENS OLD SCORES
Capt. King Makes Seven Touch
downs, o Streeters Piling
Up 81 Points.
RED AND WHITE oUTCLAssED
BY c. w. SWAN.


Central High Schools football team
evened up old scores with the Western
aggregation yesterday in the scholastic
series. handing the Red and White out
nit a 81 to defeat. the worst beating
Western team has received in years.
At no stage of the game was the lads
from across the creek dangerous, only
making three first downs in the entire
game. and they were gained by means of
forward pass.
On the other hand, Capt King went
through the Western forwards with ease,
twice making long runs for tOuchdowns.
All in all, King scored 49 points for the
Blue and White.
Central outweighed Western by about
twenty pounds, but the light aggrega-
tion fought hard all the time against
overwhelming odds. The Western backs
could not gain through the Central line.
their ends did not pick OF the opposing
players. and their interference was
smashed TO smlthereens by the heavy
Blue and White line charging through.
Win the Title.
BY its victory yesterday. the Central
team cinched the high school champion
ship of the year. Last season the o
Streeters won the title unofficially. and
in 1910 Central was the kingpin OF them
all
Sylvan King. Centrars leader. played
rather a poor game of football, all things
considered. He only scored seven touch
downs. kicked the same number of goals
and carried the ball about 5000 yards
outside OF this. and stopping couple
Of Western attempts TO make a first
down. he was not on the field.
Contrary to the general expectations.
the first team OF Central High started
the game. and played the first half In
the third and fourth quarters, the
scrubs were given a taste of a high
school contest. although the Western ag-
gregation did not offer any real resist
anCe.
At o'clock tonight the fourth year
class will tender the football team its
annual banquet. and as the winning of
the championship as well as the victory
over Eastern will be celebrated. a royal
good time is expected. Promptly at 8
o'clock a rally for all students and alum
nus OF Central High School will be held. |
Western OutcIasscd.
The game Yesterday was the poorest |
OF tn" season. The Western team was
OutClassed at every angle, and never had |
a chance. On the other hand. Central
played whlrlwind football. and had It |
been Tech or Business against them the !
score would have been big Just the same |
Central could have had another touch |
down. for the game ended with the ball |
about two inches from Westerns goal |
line. Mess and Reeves played good foot |
ball in the backheld. while Howard. who |
replaced Fowler at quarter in the Sec
Ond half, ran the team well. In the line. |
Zappone. Jones, Oherlin. MCDonOugh, |
and Stokes did good work.
Lineup and summary:
The Washington herald., 1912-11-23
Navy Regulars to Play.

Annapolis. Md. Nov. 22.-The full line
up of regulars will meet New York Uni
versity tomorrow. as Coach Howard he
lieves that the necessity Of giving the
Naval Academy team another chance
in a match game Outweighs the consid-
erations of avoiding accidents so shortly
before the Army game However. if the
team gets into its stride promptly. 1t is
probable that a full substitute team will
replace those who start. The coaches
are anxious to see how several men who
have been doing good work in practice
will show up in a match. and all of these
will be given an opening.
The Washington herald., 1912-11-23

illdll NllO tISh up lllN SaiIiN as Aiii'N
Princeton in the Tigers lair last
Saturday.
Harvard the Favorite.
On past performances Harvard should
win by a comfortable margin, but the
writer has seen so many Harvard-Yale
games played with the Crimson picked to
win, when the battle ended in a score
less tie, that it is with considerable ap-
pcehensiOn and misgivirg that Harvard
is named to carry away the large end Of
the score.
Just like the Virginia-GeorgetOwn game
last Saturday, there is no telling what
will happen. The New Haven Collegians
will fight for their lives and the team
will be on edge. Harvard is sure to be
Just a trife OvercOnfident as in former
years. and this will surely mitigate
against them.
Nevertheless Harvard possesses the
best team and by all the rights of foot
ball, past performances and dope, the
Crimson should win. The score, to 3,
would seem to be the right figures.
Yale and Harvard have met every year
since 1915 with the exception of four
There were no games in 1871, 1855, 1895,
and 1885. In all that time Harvard has
made d pitiabIe record against Yale. OF
y
won twenty-one and Harvard five, while
SIX have been tied. An unusual thing in
connection with the games is that all
Cf them were 90 scores. Not since 1901
has Harvard been able to beat Yale by
scoring touchdowns. That year the
Crimson, using the famous tandem tackle
formation, beat Yale, 22-O. making the
entire score in the first half. Harvard
haz beaten Yale once since then. but it
vas by a goal from field, the only score
the contest yielded. This was in 1905.
a still more remarka Die feature Of this
series is that since Harvard's 1901 victory
TIE Crimson has never crossed Hale's
goal line. In other words, in ten games
TO Harvard team has been able to per-
feet an attack which could carry the
faII over YaIe's goal line. This is merely
another illustration of the wonderful de-
f,nse which Yale knows so well how to
perfect The full standing of the series
between Harvard and Yale follows:
ie-5-Ha0Ird, :, ais; Yale. Q.
ls76-Nale. goal; Harvard. 0.
is7s-YalC. goal: Harvard 0.
Is79-YaIC. 0: Harvard, o.
lssO-Nale. goal, touchdown; Harvard, o
The Washington herald., 1912-11-23

TOuChduwns- King e Reeves. McDonnuEh. Goals
from Touchdown King. :. Goals miS-ed-King =
Sut~titutiorrs- Central. Richards for Bahcu4 Bow
man for Richaris Donohue for Bowman. kmblll
for Carry MrDGpald for Kimhall. Berry for Mo
Donald Howard for Fowler. Fowler for Howard.
Johnson for Fowler Cox for Reeve. Mautert for
Cox. Oyster for Mauhert Western Gtlin for Brady
Brady fer Donovan. LArkin for Pepp.r. Pepper f0s
Fuller Fuller for PcTTsr. Pepper for IaTkin. Wei
che for La Toilette Referee-Mr. Cas- Lehigh.
Umpirc-NIr. Neil~cu. Nebraska. Head ncsman-
Mr. Wood LineeInen-Mcssrs. Kelly and Wooden.
Time Of quarters 10 Minutes
The Washington herald., 1912-11-23
woIGnst.s stock Is Soaring.

San Francisco. Nov. 2.-Wolgast's
stock is soaring to-day as a result OF
the strenuous training the lightweight
champion is putting in for his bout here
THANKSGIVING Day with Willie Richie
At his headquarters in the Seal Rock
House Wolgast went at it with vim.
He devoted himself largely to boxing.
intending 90 repeat his strenuous stunts
of yesterday, when he sadly battered
his sparrng partners and sent one OF
them. Kid Mackey. down for the count
Richie is also working hard for the
fight
The Washington herald., 1912-11-23
Abbot Wins.

In an interesting baseball game yes
terday Abbott defeated Webster ScnOoI
by a score of to ) The batteries for
the winners were S. Bassett and A
Brunett; for the losers, 5. Cosamona
and VI. Tendall.
The Washington herald., 1912-11-23

ARNARD and Yale clash this afternoon at New Haven
for the only real big game of the collegiate football
season. The contest will be staged at New Haven
and past performances Harvard picked to win by
about one touchdown and field goal.
In spite of Harvards great showing this season,
the Yale team should not be undereStated 1t will be
remembered that during the past two years Harvard
has ruled favorte in the betting and the have
The Washington herald., 1912-11-23

FOOTBALL GAMES TODAY.

Harvard, Mt Yale.
Lehigh, at Lafayette.
Syracuse, at West Point.
New York UnIyersIty at An
napOIis.
BuckneII. at Gettysburg.
Rutgers, at Stevens.
Carlisle, at Springfield.
Norwich, at Brown.
SwarthmOre, at Dickinson.
Vanderbilt. at Alabama Poly,
Indiana, at Purdue.
Minnesota, at Chicago.
Cincinnati, at Marshall.
Northwestern. mt Chicago.
Missouri, mt Kansas.
Oklahoma, nt Nebraska.
wisconsin, at Iowa.
The Washington herald., 1912-11-23

Ping Bodie, the rotund gardener OF
the White Sox. is knocking down the
fences in California He stops doing this
every April.
The Washington herald., 1912-11-23

been 0, There only the Harvard eleven who Is
really feared by Yale and he Br He has been holy terror
opposing all This Bckey droPkck
from field almost anywhere within the 35yad and
Yale To offset Bckey Yale will present FPey the