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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-09
DANISH KING HAS PNEUMONIA
People Are Alarmed, but the Doctors
Issue a Hopeful Bulletin.

Copenhagen, Feb. 7.-Although
King Frederick is not believed to be
in any danger, his illness is now said
to be pneumonia, and his condition
is serious, and is causing general
anxiety throughout Denmark.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-09
WEATHER FORECAST

Probabilities for This Section for the
Next "a Hours.
For eastern New York and western
Vermont fair tonight and Saturday.
Continued cold.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-09
Pirates
EIks

Total pins, 21s1; average, $50 1.3.
The high school bowlers will CON-
pete with a North Bennington team
on the Y. Nj. c. A. alleys tonight
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-09
BIG SCORE BY PIRATES
Defeated Elks Ten Pin Team In Y.
NJ. c. A. Tournament

The Pirates rolled the best team
game of the winter last evening and
defeated the Elks by a big margin.
The score:
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-11

| the highest salaried men in the game
He is accounted well off in this worlds
goods. He is good for several years
more. Ed Walsh is comparative vet
eran, and still one OF the five greatest
son why a man like Walter Johnson
should not go on as long as Mathew
son. or why Marquard should not last
as long as Eddie Plank, VINO is an old
timer. as ball players 20, but who fin
ished second among the twirlers Of his
''= " Draw Big salaries.
Two pitchers have commanded the
highest prices ever paid for BAN play
Rube Marquard, and Barney DreyfuSs.
OF Pittsburg, paid a price ,Senerally
representing nearly as much more, Tor
Martin OToole. Mathewson is believed
to get all of $4,000 season. and
makes considerable amount on the
side every year, Whilet Walter Johnson
is reputed to draw down $1,000 sea-
There is many a pitcher whose tai
ent is buried with poor clubs who
might be "a great star with a firstclass
crack pitchers show their class re-
gardless of their backing, as witness
was an acknowledged marvel when
Washington was nowhere IN the race
Russell Ford and Lefty" Hamilton are
conceded to be great pitchers, even
though their clubs are neighbors at the
tail end of the American league .Ine
fame of Grover Alexander, Tom Seaton;
slim" Salee. Vean Gregg and several
others is not submerged by the posi-
lions of their clubs.
During the regular season Of 1912
the big leagues handled approximately
474 baseball players Of one kind and
another. of which number 122 were
who did not appear in 10 or
more games. They pitched in any
where from one to IA games, but did
not attain the magic 10, which IS the
number that gives them place as rec
Ognized toilers on the mound.
Some of the 122 were recruits who
1e~a IN a
Just enough to show flashes of future
promise. Others were boys who were
tried early in the year and failed to
display enough form to warrant their
retention in the big league. Still others
were veterans who were unable to ,
work regularly on account Of illness or
injury.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-11

He wins his games. and the labors of
the Cobbs and the other men behind
him are forgotten in the gossip of his
prOWeSS- ne loses, and the men are
sacrificed for their shortcomings, and
ne is excused on the ground of an off
day.
BE a pitcher. my son-be a Mat
theWson, or a Wood, or a Johnson. and
you viii find the path to the vaude-
vile stage as easy from the mound
as il is from the Outfield."
Having concluded your lecture, all
loose with a baseball in his hand, and
let him wander through the bushes IN.
til such time as some big league man
ager locates him on the advice Of
friends A big league scout may STUN
Die across him accidentally. but now
the phenOms and then sends the ivory
hunter TO confirm or deny the news.
A short Cut to Fame.
The demand for pitching material is
never satisfied in the big leagues. The
box is the surest short cut to fame. A
manager may have two or three men
sitting on his bench who are better
IN sheer ability than men playing in
his regular line-and the manager may
experience, or other reasons. may keep
them long IN the background. where
as the pitcher usually finds big league
opportunity crOWding him at all stages.
II might be argued that while the
pitcher does not work as hard as the
long. IN the big league, but that argu-
ment is answered by the fact that sew
eral OF the foremost figures in the
game today are veteran beavers
- CnrlSty MatheWSOn has been pitch
ing for II years, and is today one OF
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-11

before the fatal 10 seconds were
%x
Jack Dillon is now being boosted for
fight with Eddie McGOOrty the Osh-
kOSh m1ddleWeight. Dillon has been
anxious to meet McGOorty before one
Of the eastern clubs and 1t is likely
that the bout will be staged in New
York during the first part of next
Al Palzer has arrived in Los An
geles and viii begin hard training for
ms fight with the winner OF the Nc
Carty-Flynn bout.
Tt is reported Fred Clarke, manager
OF the Pirates, has Roger Bresnahan's
written promise to sign a contract for
SlO,OUO a year as catcher. Provision is
games.
only dozen Harvard players have
Deen able to score a touchdown against
Yale in the long football struggle be-
tween Americas two greatest univer-
stiles Bob StOrer and Charley Brick
ley achieved the feat the past year.
Other successful Crimson men were:
Bert Holden, IS: c. A Porter. 81:
Dudley Dean and James Lee. go: J. J.
Hayes, '94: Bill Reid and Ben Diblee,
~; Grawford Blagdon, A W. Ristine
and Tom Graydon,-'O1.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-11
NOT EASY THESE
FOR BASE HITS

It is hard enough to get base hits
off Walter Johnson and Joe Wood. and
almost an impossibillty to procure
driven home through inspection sof the
American league four-bagger- records
Of 1912, such inspection showing that
each great bOXman had only two cir
cult drives made off his delivery last
season Harry Lord, Of the Chicago
White SOx, should feel proud OF him
self when he learns that he was the
only American league player to get
homers off these two stars OF the fir
ing line Lord made his circuit ciOut
off the Idaho phenOm on Nay and
touched Smoky Joe for a hit for the
grand tour on June 16.
Ping Bodie made the other homer off
Johnson, and Frank Baker the other
four Dagger off Wood, the dates on
featured being May s and October 8.
1t viii be noted that the two 1Our-ply
smashes off Johnson came in the same
game, a game, BY the way, IN when
Johnson was knocked out Of the box
Johnson must have had considerable
speed, for prior to the time he was
bones IN Lee TannehilIs arm by hit
ting him with a pitched ball
Other star pitchers did not possess
the skill Cor luck) that Johnson and
Wood showed in preventing the manu-.
facture of home runs Russell Ford.
Tor example, yielded 10 hits Tor the
full distance. two Of which were pro-
cured by iris Speaker, voted the
American leagues most valuable play
er. Ed Walsh was located for six hon.
ers. Speaker getting one such hit off
the spttball expert and winning a game
with it.
Five home runs were made off Jack
Coombs, three off Bob Groom. four off
Nean Gregg and only one off Chief
Bender. The figures follow:
NEW YORK-27.
Off Ford, 10: WarhOp, 4: Quinn. 4:
Fisher. 8: Davis. 3: Mcconnell. p
Vaughn, /. Caldwell. 1.
CHICAGO-25
Off walsh, 6: Benz, 3: LANCE. 4:
Cicotte, 3; MOgridge. 2: White, 2: Jor-
dan, 1: Bell. L Peters, !.
WASHINGTON-22
Off Hughes, s; Groom, 3: CashiOn, s;
Walker, 2: Johnson. 2: Akers, 1: Crit
fifth, ]: EnEeL /: White. 1.
BOSTON-19.
Off Bedient. 6; Collins, 4; Hail. 4;
O'Brien, 3: Wood. 3
ST LOUIS-I7.
Off Powell, 5: Allison. 4: Mitchell. 2:
Hamilton, 2; F. Brown, .; Frill, /:
Baumgardner, /.
DETROIT-16.
Off Lake. 3: WilIett, 3: Mullin. 5:
Works, 2; DUbuc, 2; Jensen. 1; Wheat
ley, 1; Moran. 1.
CLEVELAND-15.,
Off Gregg. 4: Banding, 8. Steen 8;
Baskette, ,; George, /; Mitchell, l.,
Kahler, 1.
PHILADELPHIA-12.
OF Coombs, 3: Brown. .: -PennOck,
l; Russell !; Plank, l: Bender, i:
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-11
PUEBLO FIREMAN
Gets DRUBBING
Referee Stops Fight; Gives
Decision to McCarty; in
Line For Title.

Los Angeles, Cal, Dec. 11.--Luther
McCarty, of Springfield, No. won the
heavyweight championship elimination
contest at Vernon last night from Jim
Flynn, the Pueblo fireman The battle
ended in the 18th round, when after
Flynn had gone down twice and ap-
peared helpless, referee EytOn stopped
the fight and declared McCarty the
winner.
No Chance for Flynn.
Flynn took an awful beating, and
never had a chance against the Mis-
souri, hope" Savage smashes to the
Jaw sent him down three times in the
ninth round At that time it seemed
certain that he would 90 out, but his
remarkable vitality, persisting after
u years of ring battles, remained with
him until the middle Of the 10Th. Then
GUS cries of stop it." that had begun
in the ninth round, raised McCarty's
right glove and proclaimed him the
winner.
The end came when Flynn had gone
down twice under the ponderous
snnashes Of his youthful opponent.
The fi1st time Flynn remained down
nine seconds. He arose staggering, and
straight half arm blows, the thud OF
which could be heard throughout the
crowded arena, sent him sprawling
again for the finish. He got up com
planning and denouncing Eyton for
proclaiming McCarty the winner.
As a reward of his victory, in addi-
ton to the purse, McCarty viii have Al
Heavyweight championship" battle OF
20 rounds on New Years day.
In Line for Title.
Unknown few months ago, and but
glimmering hope even after he had
disposed OF Kaufman, he has placed
himself, in view of champion Jack
JOhnsOn's supposed elimination, in di-
rect line for the heavyweight title. He
left the ring smiling and virtually
unmarked, declaring later that while
he never made predictions as to the
outcome Of fights he did not believe
Palzer was as fast as Flynn.
Flynn was pitiable spectacle as he
dragged himself with the assistance of
his seconds from the ring. His face
was so puffed that he could hardly
open his mouth and great Sits over
his eyes oOzed blood despite the, re-
peated applications of collodiOn.
McCarty Eludes Rushes.
tIynn'S chances Of winning diSap-
peared almost as soon as the men
could not reach McCarty, while the
MissOurian hit him at will McCarty
eIuded his rushes easily, and planted !
resOunding blows wherever he wanted
to land them. McCarty's best blows
were straight lefts and uppercuts that /
almost invariably went flush to the
fireman's jaw. Flynn, however sell
ground, it was only for moment and
then ne rushed IL Tor more.
FLYNN met a man against whom his [
savage lnI1ghtIng was futile. Time
after time he rushed and failed rights /
and let's, but the youngster was too [
strong for him and the veteran was al /
most helpless Flynn showed his old /
time form only in flashes.
McCarty, throughout, fought cool,
heady battle
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-11

TEW YORK, n Y, Dec. 1l.-If ever
N young son man1fests an incur
- able desire to become a base
ball player. and you find him fooling
around first base or the Outfield. or
the second or third, OF even Deering
win 1nfantlle eagerneSS through the
ueshes OF a mask, lead that youthful
party out behind the barn and have
Z. speech with him
Put on a catching glove, and exam
Inc the condition of his shooting arm.
be may have a wholly unsupported hop
TO his fast ball. along with a nice
curve and some change OF pace. Such
being the case, 1t becomes your pa
rental duty to admonish him to enter
lie as a pitcher Of baSeballS.
Easy Life for Pitchers
Speak to him as follows:
son. there IS a great deal Of class
TO a Cobb, but consider the skinned
thighs which come from the sliding
appertaining to the cunning Of bases.
Consider, too. the daily labOr-the 15A
games Of baseball, during which the
man who would be Tyrus, must
pound the pill for better than 400, or
lose caste among his people.
Consider the enormous amount Of
energy which must be expended every
two hours out OF the "A by the Hal
Chases and the HOnUS Wagners and
the Larry DOyles Of our time. Each
and every day they have the same old
strain and worry: each and every day
they must perform their work with
a whisper No al1DlS go IN their cases.
And then, nv son, pause and think
Of the life, Of the slOthful ease of the
pitcher. who works two or three times
a week. but who gets practically as
much NInoney, and exc as much fame.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-11
WHAT HAPPENED THEN
Tales Told At the Rtngside
By w. A. PheLon

GIROUX John a
Incidentally he in
- cities profession,
been able its lair That the
though 1t be hoa with Nj Grouz won't hear the climax
at young
and very sh was just ebng theatrical career and had made
Like all box had strange characters meet and had to
diplomat, joHie
and always something doing along.
"One a I
suddenly
judged him wedof shorbUt fellow,
told Come Get Of
young Teller
you'll be sorry
outO all
Z
'uhF gunpd the face Come ftp
box office furious
Onward
was John l..
And
left
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-11
G. A. A. TEAM WINS
FROM THE BANKERS

The Catholic Athletic association
team sprang a surprise in the basket
bail game at the HippOdrome Tues
day night when they defeated the Rio
Grande Bankers by a score Of A to
%.
viii Grady and Adkins were the
stars of the Catholic team and showed
great Improvement in their mastery
of the game. For the Bankers, AtBin-
son, Holman and Grant were the
shining lights when it came to throw
ing baskets. However, the game was
slow and the players on both sides
show need of practice.
The lineup was: Bankers-HOlZ-
man, McClume forwards; Chant. cen
ter; HEM Atkinson, guards. CathO-
lics-W. Grady, Adkins, forwards;
MOelich, center; Boat, H Grady,
guards.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-11
Siftings From the Sport Sieve

n RESIDENT CHARLES COMISKEY.
~ OF the Chicago American league
- club. in sympathizing with Joe
! Tinker over his trouble in obtaining
the leadership of the Cincinnati Ma
tional club. declares that the welfare Of
the game demands that clubs be led by
/ finished players Comiskey declares
J thai Frank Chnace was one Of the
! greatest leaders OF the game, and that
I the National league was making q
! great mistake By allowing him 10 quit
| baseball
The national baseball commission
has handed down a finding IN which it
reinstated player Emery. Z. olson to
| Owing to the fact that olson had vio-
/ lated no baseball rule during the period
IN which he refused to report to the
count Of illness. no fine was inflicted
upon the player.
George Baumgardner,- pitcher on the
St Louis Browns staff, invested his
whole salary for the year of 1912 in
home for his mother at BarbOursviIle,
n. Y
Negotiations are being conducted by
the Tecumseh professional hockey
team of Toronto. Canada, with Jim
Thorpe, star athlete Of the Carlisle in
Thorpe becoming a professional hockey
player this season.
Howard lSroench. Of Brooklyn. was
elected assistant manager of the 1913
Princeton football eleven by the three
upper clasases OF the university. He is
will manage the football team in his
senior year. Joseph Q. McKibben, Is,
Of St. Paul, Mimi, was chosen manager
OF next years freshman eleven Nc
k1bPen was captain of last years
freshman crew
The winner of the Johnny KiIbane-
Tommy Dixon bout is to be challenged l
by Oliver Kirk, St Louiss premier
featherweight
The Golfers of the University Of Min
neSota Athletic association were en-
riched by about $4,000 as the receipts
from the football games during the
season Just ended, but the expenses for
the gridiron sport viii mount the s25.-
600 mark and not much Of surplus is
expected
sity's best pitchers. is in danger of
losing his left arm as result of blood
poisoning. Some time ago Cram played
and received cut, as result of which
blood poisoning set in
Iron Man" Toe MeGinnitv. who
pitched for the Newark, n. J., team for
several seasons and was one of its
owners, has started for Tacoma, Wash
Northwestern league in that city. The
price he is paying for the club, it is
said. is $500.
K
Flushed with his recent victory over
George Rodel, South African heavy
champion, has decided to come back to
this country to again try his luck with
the American fighters, especially Al |
PalZer, who knocked out Wells in
three rounds when the British cham
pion was in America several months |
ago.
X
Joe Coster, the Brooklyn lightweight. /
was easily outpOinted in a 10 round /
bout by Johnny Lore, of New York
at New York City. COster was floored |
several times, but managed to get up 4
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-11

NJ Patrick Sarsfield Mcfarland.
Il known to pro bono publico and
all crowned heads as the real simon
pure king of the hit stepin and get
away stuff. has started in to flirt with
the lightweight crown which at the
present moment tits on the dome OF
Willie Richie
clay, Packey isn't Starting out with a
blare and blast, telling the world that
he can make Richie hop through a
knothole or Wrlggle MS ear None o.
that raw work for p. Sarsfield McF'ar-
land, Esq. Rather, he's there with the
diplomatic salve or as the prOletariat
would call it, plain Durham"
Packey is telling the boys what a
fine youth Richie IS and what a credit
" proper, for Richie is on the style
of AIcF arland. which is a credit to any
battler. After p. Sarsfield finishes his
encOniums he remarks offhand and IN
a careless manner
have a legitimate claim to a match ana
look to him to give me a chance at
the earliest opportunity. Richie mas
already gone on record that he viii
not insist upon, 1S3 p9unIds rlng s5l
Now Packey is waiting to see the
effect of his praise on tne new en lsa.li-
The only difficulty in Packey meet
ing Richie is that the latter has re-
vised his code and now announces IhaI
ne will stipulate that 1913 pounds ring
side will be the limit for all VISITORS
that seek the jewel
L never felt better in my life than
when I fought WOlgast, the champion
asserts, "and under those conditions
viii demand exact lightweight limit
when I fight"
flash of Packey's soft words and
doesn't intend to get into a nst1c ar
gument with the chicago marvel 1gu
know Richie travelled and boxed with
Mcfarland We may be wrong, Tor as
the crOss-eyed man says, Inere are
several ways Of looking at things
According TO a friend Of BATTING
Keefe, who IS enjoying high llIe az the
English court, the king is not going to
retire from the turf.
BY George! That's deucedly nice Of
his 'IghneSS.
There is slight chance. Of Ad Vol
CAST, ex-champiOn, appearing IN a IlgnI
ring for months. The battler declined
an offer to fight before Jim COI1roth-s
club in san Francisco, claiming tndt
his left hand and arm were badly stiff
fened. That's too bad. for now. what
will his manager. Tom Jones, dOZ
Dan Morgan has obtained his life
long want Morgan thinks so much OF
Erin Go. Bragh that ne has a map 20. o.
Ireland in his sumptuous offlce- Now
that his battler. Jack BrtttOn. de1eaLeQ
Billy Bennett. the champion OF Ireland
Morgan intends to tack that title 70
Britton's manager
Australia has solved the annoying
proposition Of keeping down the wrath
Of the fight fans when everything IS
not on the up and up. In the last
big show held in the Antipodes they
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-11
Luther cCar Wins From Jim Flynn In 10th Round At Vernon Arent

Three of the four points in the match
were won by the futile team
Small scores marked the match in
the Industrial league match between
the Ell TOrOs and the Mine and Smelter
company teams, which was won by the
former.
Following are the scores:
Cactus League.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-11
MeINTOsH HEADs ARIZONA r.I.I.,-E,
A Marvelous Eseape.

MY little boy haad a marvellous escape. -
writes p. F. Bastiams Of Prince Albert
Cape OF Good Hope 1T occurred ii
the middle OF the night. He got q verv
severe attack Of Group. As luck would
have it, I had a large bottle OF Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy in the house.
After following tn directions for an
hour and twenty minutes he was
through all danger Sold by al deal
ers.-AdVertisement
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-11

livery boys. postal clerks and the
thousands Of others who have a part
in handling the Christmas trade happy
If you viii do your Christmas shopping
early.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-11
GIANTS WILL NOT CHANGE HANDS.

New York, y. Y, Dec. 10-There
will be no change in the ownership
of the New York Nationals nor in the
management Of the team, it was
announced by H. ". Hampstead, son
inlaw Of the late John T. Brush, i'm
mediately after he had been elected
president of the National Exhibition
company, to fill the vacancy caused
by Mr. Brush's death.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-11
Industrial League
bowling Notes.


Clark, the Elk substitute, was
dropped after the first game last night,
Bert Graham, one of the regular play
ers of the Elks team being absent for
the first game
Hill, of the FL kteam, was the hard
luck bowler Tuesday night. turning
in many hard splits and losing several
good chances.
Briesh, Of the futile team. besides
making high game and total, was twice
near a strikeOut in the second and
third games, missing the third strikes
by only one pin.
Hanson. of the FL Toro five was the
only bowler in the Industrial league
TO make a strikeOut.
Bateman, Mckinney and Hill in the
City league, were tied for third high
total honOrs, each bowler making 499
pins.
Binford. of the FL TorO team, is one
of the highest bOwlers in the Industrial
league on practice games, but falls
down on the job when the score counts
Tonight on the City league alleys
three and four the Courthouse team
viii meet the Old Guard five, and on
alleys one and two the William Jen-
nings team will meet the Z. 2. & s. W.
quintet.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-11
By ED. CURLEY.

worked in a cOrnet solo, Just imagine
one of those things at the Garden foof-
ing Heart Bowed Down" Makes Won
shIver to thinks Of it.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-11

Five BOWERS. representing the E-ks,
were easily defeated by the futile
team at the Cactus alleys Tuesday
night with a margin of % pins. Briesh,
of the futile team, was the star of the
evening, making high game, 236, in the
second frame, and high total. 566.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-11
MORRIs kNnCKs oil WIIIIAnl

MORRIS KNOCKS OUT WILLIAMS.
Chattanooga, Tenn, Dec 1L-Carl
Norris, of Oklahoma, knocked out Bob
Williams, of New York in the third
round Of a scheduled eight round bout.
onds. A punch to the stomach floored
Williams for the count Williams was
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-11
LEAGUE SALARY LIMIT IS $4,000.

New York, n. Y Dec. 1.-THE In
ternational league of baseball clubs de-
Seided on a salary I limit Of sSOo0 The
of the Western league, and E. S. Ouig-
ley, umpire OF the New York State
league, for the coming season.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-11

Solid gold rings with precious stones
at half price at Kline's Curio Shop. Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-11
CHANCE OR JONES MAY MANAGED
VIEW NoRk HLEHI- q EaE.-.s


Chicago, Ill. Dec. 11-Owners Of
clubs IN the American league. who
gathered here for the annual meeti1g
promise to produce some startling news
before the meeting adjOurns
The appointment Of the manager Of
the New York club is expected to ne
announced. Frank Chance former man
ager of the Chicago National Ieague
club. and Fielder Jones, who fornerIz
pilOted the Chicago club, Of the Arneri-
can league, are mentioned among the
possibilities for the position. me fol-
lowing owners and managers are in
attendance.
Charles COmiskey and James Gala
nan, OF Chicago; Connie Mack, of Pbfi-
adelphias: G. w. Somers and W. Bar
nard, Of Cleveland Frank Navfn and
Hughey Jennings, OF Detroit: Frank
Farrell and Arthur Irwin. Of New
York: James McAleer, Robert ATcRov
and Jake Stahl, Of Boston: Robert
Hedges, Of St Louis The washington
club is not represented.
MCINTOSH HEADS ARIZONA ELEVEN.
Tucson. Ariz-. Dec. 11-Jay McIn-
IoSh has been elected captain of the
University Of Arizona football team for
next season The season Just closed
was quite successful and ended with
$3.50 in the treasury.