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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-10-23

London, Oct 20. The progress Of
the big Turko-BuIgarian battle in the
vicinity Of Adrianople is in doubt. Con
Trajectory reports are received, though
it appears that the Bulgarian advance
has been checked
Il is estimated that the killed and
wounded run into thousands. The cor.
respondents who are kept in the rear
Of the army are furnished with fake
reports.
One hundred and forty thousand
Turks and 10000 Bulgarlans are en-.
gagged in what may prove the greatest
battle in years, as the Bulgarians
would strike straight for Constantine
pie il they win
The servians have captured several
Albanian towns and the Greeks are
driving the Turks in disorderly flight
southwest. FrightfuI massacre Of
Christians by retreating Turks is re.
ported.
An almost impenetrable veil con
ceals the most interesting operations
Of the war-those in the vicinity OF
Adrianople No official account OF
any kind bearing on these movements
has yet been issued. The Sofia news
papers report heavy fighting around
Adfianople and KirkKilIissed to the
east and three forts in the vicinity OF
Adrianople captured According to
one runner 2000 Bulgarians were killed
and 1000 wounded in desperate en-
gamement outside Kirk-Kllisseh and
the cutting Of communications with
constantinople are unfounded.
Fighting continues at all points along
the frontiers and an important battle
is impending in the Kumanoya dis
triet between the seryians ana zekk
pasha. who, according to a Constants
NOBLE report probably exaggerated. has
100000 men and strong artillery
= Constantinople dispatch reports
thai the battle has begun practical,
an along me lme from Ariauople K
Kirk-Killisseh. the Turkish troops ad
gancing and the Bulgarians falling
back with heavy losses.
The Montenegrins apparently ar,
making slow progress in the direction
Of scntari Podogoritda dlspatche.
say the bombardment Of Tarabosel
continues but although the fort ha.
been greatly damaged. there is n,
sign Of yielding.
IN naval matters the honors SO fai
are with the Greeks. who have cap
tured Lemnos, thus obtaining a bas,
from which they can attack the Turk
ish squadron should it ever emerg,
from the Dardanelles. Seemingly, how
ever, the Turks ate not disposed Il
leave the Black sea and risk an en-
counter with the Greek fleet.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-10-23
DEFENDS BECKER.


New York, Oct 2s Attorney McIn.
tyre started the arguments for the de.
Tense In the Becker trial He pictur.
ed Becker as the victim Of vile con
spiracy and denounced his accusers as
scoundrels and assasslns
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-10-23
HUNTER SERIOUSLY HURT.

Blackwell. Okla, Oct 2S.-L. Ford,
a prominent citizen OF Blackwell, was
accidentally shot and perhaps fatally
wounded while on hunting trip with
bis son, five wears old The boy got
mold Of the shot gun and accidentally
discharged it. the load entering Ford's
right breast
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-10-23

p F. Short arrived in the city from
Denver the first Of The eek, to re-
main for q week on two.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-10-23
Southwest Association Of Com
gregational Churches and
Ministers Convene Here
for Annual Meeting
DISCUSS CHURCH and
SOCIAL PROBLEMS
Thompson Will BE Ordained at
Evening Session Will Com
tinue Two Days-Excel-
lent Program Prepared

The Southwest Association IF Con-
gregational churches and Ministers
convened at the Congregational church
in this city this afternoon for a two
days session. This is the annual
meeting Of the association. Some Of
the delegates arrived this morning and
more came this afternoon. They sre
to be given rooms and breakfast in the
homes Of the city and dinner and sup
per will be served by the Ia at the
church
a program Of great interest for The
entire session has been arranged. the
general theme being, The Church and
Modern Social Problems" Among
the addresses Of special interest will
be that Of J. w. scoggs. M. a., ID. D..
professor OF philosophy and sociology
at Kingfisher college, who will speak
on The Social Message Of the Mod
ern Pulpit"
The ordination Of Rev. Clifford
Thompson, pastor Of the local church,
will be another feature Of the session.
The program for the two days is as
follows
PROGRAM.
Wednesday Afternoon Oct. 2s
S;0O-Deyotional Service. J IL Park
e4
Organization.
4:OO-The Association VIII Sit as an
Ecclesiastical Council to lex.
anime and ordain Clifford G.
Thompson.
Evening Session.
7:3O-Deyotional Service j. r.
scouord.
S:0o--0rdination Sermon. Calvin B.
Moody.
Ordaining Prayer and Laying
on Of Hands. ] E. Pershing
Right Hand Of Fellowship. w,
H. stubbin.
Charge 70 the Pastor. c. G.
Murphy.
Charge to the People. c. r.
Tower.
Communion Service Rev MUIR
ply and Rev Tower
Thursday Morning.
900 Devotional Service A. NJ
Nickel.
Business.
1000 Report from Churches.
lO:S0-How to Reach the Working
man. J. E. Pershlng.
1850 Discussion.
l1:00-Is the Church Really Serving
the Present Age? r. r. Shoe.
maker.
1920 Discussion.
Religious Education. c. C. Muir.
ply
Afternoon Session.
! 2:00- Devotional Service. K. r.
Shoemaker.
! 2:30-How to Enrich the Church Ser
vice. A. NJ. Mlckle.
500 Womans Home
4:OO-The Rural Church and the Com
munity. G. L. Knight
4;20-The City Church and the Com
munity J. R. seogford.
Evening Session.
/ 7:30-Devotional C. G. Murphy
s00-The Minister for the Church al
Today. G. &. Tower.
S.S0-The Social Message Of the Mod
ern Pulpit J. w. scroggs.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-10-23
Authentic Reports from Scene
Of Balkan War are Lacking
Believed that Bulgarian
Advances is Checked
LOSSES In BATTLE
REPORTED LARGE
Mass Of Conflicting Dispatches
Received Battle RACES Along
the Frontier Greeks Active
in Naval Operations

Telegram BY United Press
Vienna, Oct. %, That Car Ferdi
nand Of Bulgaria suffered a broken
arm by falling from a horse is report
ed here Confirmation lacking.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-10-23
WEATHER FORECAST

Tonight fair and warmer;
Thursday. fair.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-10-23

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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-18
MILLER HIGGINS WILL
PLAY SECOND FOR CARDS

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 1S.-During a confer
ence between Manager Miller Higgins
President j.. c. Jones and Mrs. Britton
plans for the local Cardinals for next
year We're discussed and trades with rival
clubs were mentioned which are expected
to strengthen the weak spots
one important position already decided
upon is second base. Miller Higgins will
be the guardian of the center cushion all
season unless he is injured. When Hug
gins was appointed manage 1t was re-
ported that he would lead the club from
the bench and shift Lee Magee back to
the infeld.
Not until he sees that he is going back
and to such an extent that he believes
his presence is weakening the inield will
Higgins step out
II am going to play second base" said
Huggins today, land Magee probably will
be In left"
Classed as veteran. Higgins has been
in the big league eight years, and he
played one of the most remarkable sea-
sons of his entire career in 1912 He batted
.3O4 and up to the last four or six weeks
500.
AS a run etter, ability to work the
opposing hurler for a walk and to know
Just what to do in the pinch Hug has
few superiors.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-18
CASSIDY ROASTED FOR
SEVERITY WITH JOCKEYS

Ell PASO, TEN. Dec. 1S.-Starter Cas-
sidy is coming in for lot Of criticism
by horsemen and racegoers at Juarez due
Of the jockeys under him, and there is
growing demand that the power of dis
cipining the riders be taken away from
the starter and placed in the hands of
pa that rider is not set down for
some slight infraction of the rules Ten
days suspension was for a time the pun
ishment inflicted, but this has been re-
duced TO five days, due largely to the
criticism leveled at the starter
Fred c. Hopper, an Oklahoma owner
disposed of his string in the paddock yes
terday and announced his retirement from
the game. The horses sold were Rake,
Balronia, ChantCler and Harlem Maid.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-18
Cubs 'WillNumber More
Crabs Next Year Than
Any Club in the World
Evers Is the Prince of Growers,
and He Has Gathered To-
gether a Lot Like Him.

NHICAGO, Dec. 1s.-Critics
have already dubbed the
1918 Cubs as the Grabs"
President Charles Webb Murphy
admits that he fears for the safety
Of umpires next year
Johnny Evers, the Cubs new
manager, years ago was styled the
biggest crab" in baseball. The
Trojan does not deny this; in fact,
he has often boosted of it and
laughed when he named himself the
human crab
Otis Clymer, the veteran Mime
apolis outfielder, whom Evers con
siders using in the outer garden.
has for years been recognized as a
champion crab. They say his
growls have won many a game for
the Minneapolis team.
Eddie Mcdonald, the new utility
player. secured from Sacramento, is
also an umpire batter. Crabs make
wise players, Evers argues. Some
say that was one reason why Evers
traded DoWney for Mcdonald.
Miller, outfielder, is also known
as an ill-tempered player, and the
famous Heinie Zimmerman by his
threats to bite off umpires ears
won his title as crab.
True, Evers has promised to CON
troll his temper as much as possible,
but Murphy is afraid Johnny will
forget this promise in the heat Of
close diamond battles.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-18
Buck O'Brien's Worlds Series
Balk, That Almost Cost Title,
Not Balk At All, Thinks Evans

what was the matter.
Bill, L thought I was foot of
the rubber" O'Brien replied.
Evans believes that O'Brien had
actually planned that false move in
advance, deliberately intending TO
fake" throw to first, in order to
catch the other man off third. but
that he had q sudden obsession and
failed to carry out his intention.
He believes that O'Brien thought
his foot was not on the rubber
If O'Brien thought right, then it
was not a balk. And both Evans
and KLEIN were in doubt. Klein
saw O'Brien on the mound. in
pitching position, before the bluff
was made, and naturally supposed
that Bucks" foot was on the rub
Der.
TOR the benefit Of those who do
not know the rules, a move to
throw a ball to first base-when
occupied-by the pitcher, standing
on the rubber, without actually
throwing it, is as much of a balk
as move TO throw to the batter
without delivering the ball Wheth-
er or not O'Brien was ratified be-
fore the alleged balk, the decision
took the steam out of "Bucn and
Immediately four runs chased the
one KLEIN had waved across the
plate. Pitching almost "air-
tight ball UP to that time. O'Brien
lost the ball game, . to >. then and
there, and fell into disfavor in
Boston. The "balk" led to the story
of the Wood O'Brien fight upset
Wood and the Red SoX so much
that they We're whaled the next
day at Fenway park, and then only
pulled the series out of the fire by
the desperate extra inning battle
they fought on the next and final
day.
r ESlDES opening a big field for
winter speculation, Evans adj
mission and explanation may help
to set Buck" O'Brien right before
the Boston fans" Buck" himself
always refused to comment on
either the balk or the fight" that
he was alleged to have had with
Joe Wood as a consequence. Buck
is an old hand at the game and
very cautious about public CONVEX
sation. 1t was left for Bill Evans
at this late day, to let In a bit Of
light on the most critical episode
Of the world series.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-18
OTIS JOHNSON OFFERED
BACK TO PORTLAND CLUB

PORTLAND. OREG.. Dec. 1S.-Otis
Johnson, the third baseman who was
with the local Pacific Coast team two
years ago and went to the New York
Americans, has been offered back to
Portland. He played with Rochester in
the international league last season.
Otis was a heavy hitter when with the
ReANere
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-18
.HEN Klein finally mac

w HEN Klein finally made his
ruling Evans and O'Brien
exchanged glances. Evans consid-
cred O'Brien a wise old owl on the
mound, and it surprised him to see
Buck ratified enough to make a
false move to throw to first if he
was actually ready to pitch from
the rubber. So he asked O'Brien
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-18
FRENCH TURF ALL
STEWEDUP OVER
DOPING EVIL
BY E. G. B. Fitzhamon.

r ONION, Dec, 1S.-Sam Hill
dreth's famous prescription
seems to have fallen under
the ban Of the French turf author
tiles who are committed, body and
soul, to sworn reports made to them
by Professor Kaufman, of the gov
eminent veterinary college at AL
fort. After the horse Camyre won
the PriX DeMont Blanc at Saint
QUEEN recently, its saliva was COL
lected in a sterilized receptacle i'm
mediately for analysis by Professor
Kaufman. He reported to the stew
ards that he found therein certain
alkaloids denoting that some i'm
proper drug had been administered
to the animal before it's race.
Camyre is trained by Hildreth,
who prepared it for that race and
saddled it. On the strength of Pro
fessOr Kaufman's report, the stew
ards have disqualified Hildreth's
horse and awarded the race and the
purse to the horse that ran second.
Crusade on Against Dc. g.
The turf authorities in Austria
and France are carrying on an I'M
ceasing but almost hopeless cam
paign against this world wide
practice of doping race horses.
With amusing gravity European
newspapers inveigh against Amer
leans for introducing over here the
various surreptitious means of
stimulating horses to exceed their
usual speed and stamina.
This new celebrity, Professor
Kaufman. is admitted to be mar
velously skillful In detecting dope
by means of analysis OF horses
saliva. But doping has become 50
generally practiced it can not be
stamped out merely by exposure
and the subsequent disqualified
ton of the horse. There is the bet
ting angle to be considered. The
Parimutuel is organized under gov
eminent control by different rae
ing associations. Its ready money
business bets are settled at once,
whereas the result of Professor
Kaufman's scientific tests Of saliva
can not be made known until three
or four days later. Therefore, it is
possible to win a large sum and
get away with it in plenty of time
before the Illicit use of dope can
be determined, after which the dis
qualification Of the horse and the
loss Of an ordinary purse would not
matter.
Suggestion to Stop Trifling.
Hence the only way to deal thor
oughly with the doping Of horses
would be to engage competent as
sistants for Professor Kaufman and
TO institute the practice of not pay
ing off Parimutuels until five or
six days after each race. Ii would
be necessary for assistants to col
lect from every horse sufficient
saliva for scientific tests to deter
mine by disqualification which
horse had won the race, after which \
the bets would be paid. Unless
some such sweeping system is in
augurated, doping Of race horses
may as well be accepted as having
come to stay.
Doping is practiced quite com
monty in England and Ireland. but
the Jockey club stewards dare not
start a campaign against II. They
are busy sitting on the lid while the
thankful sycophantic sporting press
dare not expose the rottenness of
the British turf and the non-sport-
ing press will not do so because
almost every publisher cherishes
the secret hope of being created a
lord of baronet or fears being
called a spoilsport.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-18
BY j. w. Heisnan.

r. was after the season Of 1905
that things came to head in
football. For years matters had
been steadily getting worse until
at last, the pimple having enlarged
TO a boil and tho boil swollen to a
carbuncle, finally burst, and all the
football surgeons in the country
had to be called into hasty consul
tation to keep the grand old game
from dying a violent death.
No doubt about it. too many men
were getting seriously hurt, and too
many getting killed outright In the
game to make IL at all defensfble.
Whole Thing Wrong.
And then there were other things
amiss. Colleges we're going out aft
EFT material with their pockets bulg
ing with coin OF the realm more
attention was being paid to the at
tainment OF tiptop grades on the
athletic field than In the class room,
and all the activities and business
Of college work and life seemed
gapidly centering around college
football.
Then came the cloudburst. and,
along with il the reforms There
is no need to recount them here,
but in most cases they were whole
some and enencial-certainly they
were needed. Not alone did college
faculties take drastic action in va
rious ways and along various lines,
but the footballers themselves,
through their rules committees and
coaches, worked quite as hard and
accomplished quite as much in the
right direction as had the college
mentors. Year after year, the rules
were changed wholesale. the game
revamped safer elements Of play
introduced dangerous features
eliminated. the spectators viewpoint
always borne in mind, and the
proper balance between offense and
defense struggled for,
And finally the reward OF this
indefatigable labor has come.
"on Approval" Eight Years.
How long has it taken? Just
eight years
No one can deny that through this
long period of probation the game
has been on trial only. 1t has been
on trial with the public, the par
ents, the faculties and the players
themselves. All of these had TO be
satisfied, else the game could not
live.
During these eight years The game
has passed through more and great
err changes than m oil the SIS pre-
ceding years Of its American his
tory. At times it has been almost
anything but FOOT ball, and al
times il has been almost basket
ball. AZ times most any players
and teams could play II success j..
fully, AND again it has been almost
impossible for anybody to play II.
But il has finally won out in every
way.
II Suits Everybody Now.
The public likes the present game
more than it ever did before. This
is shown by the tremendous crowds
that go in ever-increasing numbers
TO witness even the ordinary games
Parents have become reconciled
to II because II is not nearly as
dangerous as OF yore, and because
II is no longer so wearing and ex-
hauStinR 10 the gvSYert,
Faculties like Il because less
frenzied attention to the profession
al features and tendencies of the
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-18
FEMININE F00TBALLERS
CAN'T PLAY IN CHICAGO

CHICAGO. Dec. lS.-A football game
between the "Nassar champions"
though none OF them ever saw Vassar,
and man team advertised to be
PLAYED in Chicago was stopped iust
before the ball was kicked off by the
mayor and delegation OF ministers
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-18
WILL BLOSSOM
OUT AS MANAGER SOON

LA PORTE, IND. Dec. 1S.-Lou Cri-
ger former backstop who is making his
winter home in Elkhart. Ind, has an
nounced that he will make trip to
Waco, Tex, to work out with the Bos-
ton pitchers. and later accept one Of the
several offers which he has received to
take the mana cement Of a minor league
club
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-18
BRAINS C|NCH JOB
Of CATCHER FOR
NJ ALL|STER
BY Percy II. Whiting.

- Wv IL w IlIL1lIS.
~ RAIN-The whitish mass Of
soft matter (the center of the
nervous system and the seat
of consciousness and volition)
which is incIosed in the csrtiIagen-
Gus or bony Uranium of vertebrate
sninnaIs.-Webster.
The above definition is set forth
In the precise language of the saint
ed Noah Webster, because it is the
possession of the thing defined that
is to make McAllister the regular
catcher Of the Cracker team next
year.
They were talking catchers yes
terday at baseball headquarters.
Bill Smith, as usual, was listening.
we ought never TO have let
Charley Miller go" said one direc-
tor.
yes. We had said another; Tor
two reasons-he had a thirst and
he had no great BRAIN
Whereupon a baseball writer, out
" the vastness of his ignorance,
lectured as follows on catchers and
brains:
IF catcher isn't a quick think
er, he is as useless as a punctured
balloon. A good quarter OF the
thinking Of the team is done by the
catcher A bone headed catcher can
tie up a team so it can't beat eggs"
And then spoke Bill Smith:
That's why McAlhster is going
to be our regular catcher and a
mighty good one. He may not be
the most brilliant natural perform
err in the world, though at the me-
chanical part of the game he is a
crackerjack. The main thing is
that he's an old and experienced
catcher. and he has one Of the best
brains possessed by any catcher l
ever saw or heard Of He can al
ways make the right play. He can
always remember batters and their
weaknesses. He can work pitch
ers to perfection. He gets the con-
fidence OF the twirlers and the in
tielders. And that does more than
anything else toward making good
team play possible"
There isn't any denying but that
baseball headquarters, quite unof-
ficially. is worrying over the catch
er situation. But not so Bill Smith.
He has confidence in McAllister. He
believes that the old lad will warm
up under the Southern sun into a
wonder. He has managed McAuis-
ter before. He knows him and
vouches for him.
T HE tate OF the other two Attain
IA catchers, Graham and Rey-
nolds. is uncertain. When Bill
Smith was at the Southern league
meeting, Mike Finn said to him:
Bill, l don't see why you are try
ing to get rid Of Graham. He caught
some mighty good ball against us.
I think he was one of the best
catchers in the league last season"
Smith is open to conviction. II
ne sees Cnance TO trade Graham
and get "a man he knows about. he
Will do it. If not. in preference TO
letting him go for some stranger, he
viii bring him here and try him out
in the spring
Reynolds Joined the Crackers last
year when they were at their worst
and did not get fair chance. When
he departed he aired the conven-
tioual Recruits Threat. The Teller
that beats me out next spring viii
have to go like -" And he
undeniably meant t.
Reynolds has the size and
strength To make a catcher. II, is
willing Maybe ne viii iii in as
second catcher this year.