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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-09-04

James Murphy, Sylvie Ferriti's
Italian lightweight boxer, is knocking
for admission at the door of the light
weight championship circles, and al
though his pounding can be heard dis
tinctly, the chosen few of the inner
circle are not eager to engage. him in
fistic argument Since his decisive
victory over Grover Hayes at Ham
mond, Ind, Murphy has decided to
quit the second-rate class and step a
few dances with the top-notchers.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-09-04

D. h. Snyder ald a number OF
Dallas men have taken ever leases
on a large acreage near Dexter IN
Cooke county, and will test it for
oil aud gas,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-09-04

Jack Sankey, superintendent for
the Dundee company, was a visitor
here last night from the fields.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-09-04
v. D. W'S
TAKE NOTICE

All sovereigns are requested to meet
at the hall at 2 p. m, Sunday, Sept 3,
then we will march in a body to the
cemetery and unveil monuments at
O'Clock. Judge Swank, of Norman,
Oklahoma, will be principal speaker
of the day.
C. BOONE TALlAFERRO,
]. N. MORGAN,
J. e. GAIT,
AZ Committee.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-09-04

Gypsy Oil company lost heavily in
both of the recent fires in Gushing.
S. b. Dorm who represents the COM
pany there, does not bear the charm
for protection that our own h. W.
Coe does in the Healdton field.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-09-04

v. b. Flynn of the Paraffine Oil
company left here last night for Tulsa
after a visit to the Healdton field
Mr.. Flynn's company, operating in
the oil fields of South Texas, north
western Louisiana and Oklahoma
last month paid 100000 dividend,
being 200 per cent on its $4,000
capital. Since the company drilled
in the discovery we'll at Batson 10
years ago it has paid $4,000 in
dividends. or 1920 per cent on its
capital. II. c. Wiess of Beaumont is
manager of the company.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-09-04

David Gunsburg was euchered out
of his annual vacation in Germany
this year by the military maneuyers
and has been making holes in the
London fog for some weeks. Davy
went over for the purpose of selling
the Cushing properties of Gunsburg
a Forman, the Southwestern Petrol
cum Co. and T. g. Slick to the Royal
Dutch Shell people or some other
syndicate. but the war has delayed
negotiations. The combined holdings
made a $500, 600 total, and is Just
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-09-04
OIL and GAS NEWS

the kind of stuff the foreigners are
looking for. Davy put over one deal
for $l,225,O0 in the shallow sand dis
trict that is now making money for
the purchasers, and is in position to
do more business when the military
gentlemen get through parading. a
lease covering 10000 acres and pro
ducing $1,000 barrels day is quite
some outfit.-Fuel Oil Journal.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-09-04

Marty McHale, the New York Am
erican pitcher. and Charley Barrett,
the clubs trainer, are said to have
made plans to double-up in vaudeville
next winter If this is not kid" and
Barrett is half as funny on the stage
as off. the audiences will do the
doubling up.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-09-04

Many automobile sales managers
are predicting that after the termina-
ton of the European war there will
be tremendous demand in Australia
and South Africa for all goods of Am
erican manufacture, and particularly
for automobiles and trucks. The rea-
son for this is that most of the facto-
ries in continental Europe will be de-
stroyed, badly crippled and not able
to regain their normal stride for many
years. AS result this country should
have the decided preference in all
lines of manufactured goods.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-09-04

The Ardmill Oil 4 Gas Company
has been organized with Ardmore as
headquarters, and with capital stock
tion of parts of the names of Ardmore
and Madill The organizers are ID. A.
Sweet, Claud Bell, Guy II. Sigler and
j. A. Coleman. The company has acre
age near Madll in Marshall county
where drilling will be done.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-09-04

w. C. Weir, a banker of Norman,
Okla, who is interested in the Wild
Cat Jim well, was here yesterday
and he and j. II. Mathers for whom
the company was named, visited the
well. Mr.. Weir returned home last
night.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-09-04

Wild Cat Jim Oil Company in 1S-
2-32, is at depth of SO feet and has
showing of both oil and gas. The
owners are encouraged over the pros
poets of bringing in a new pool.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-09-04

Columbus Christopher Oil & Gas
Company closed deal this afternoon
for the drilling of its well in the De
wore pool near Brock to a depth of
1900 feet The well is now 1900 feet
and the contract is for 500 feet more
Henry Livingstone has the contract
and he will begin work at once. I'm
der the contract Mr.. Livingstone fur
nishes the rig, fuel, water, etc, and he
expects to drill the contract depth
within fifteen days. The formations
in the DevOre pool have been favora-
Bile all the time. They looked entirely
too good to leave the well at its pres
ent depth, and the owners are very
hopeful that before the drill reaches
the 170G mark, that oil will be found.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-09-04

A report from Berwyn states that
the Horseshoe Oil and Gas Company
is building a rig in section 1888
where an oil test will be drilled and
that the people are watching with
much interest the results of the
tests now being made in sections %,
19 and . in the same township and
range. The report states that the
Oil Creek Oil and Gas Company has
resumed drilling in section 81 and
that tests are also being made in
the other two sections named. Sur
face oil exists in the Berwyn field
and those who have taken leases in
that field are encouraged over the
situation. The Maurice well is drill
ing short distance south of Berwyn
and it will be of much interest to
the people of that community.
Samples of oil gathered from the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-16

LOCAL OFFICIALS LEAVE
FOR A. A. IT, GATHERING
Question of Eligibility of Army and Navy Athletes Will be
Decided-Changes in Field Events Likely to be
Made Before Meeting Closes

Middle Atlantic Association representa-
tives left town this morning to attend the
annual meeting OF the Amateur Athletic
Union of America at the Waldorf Astoria
tonight The Philadelphia delegation is
n strong one. and entertains the hope that
some OF the suggestions about needed
changes in the rules OF competition will
receive proper attention.
Many important Questions are to be de-
cided at the annual session, and chief
among them will be whether army and
navy athletes will be permitted to COM
pete without the formality of registra-
ton. At this time the United States Gov
ernmcnt forbids such registration OF its
service men, and SCI long as the A. A. u.
turns deaf ear to the suggestions which
would right the matter, so long will diff
fcultes arise over dual club contests. It
Will be recalled that New York clubs
swimming team competed against the
mddies not so long ago, and the regis
tered men were suspended until the whole
matter was straightened out ono good
reason for waving the registration rule
Is this illustration.
Several radical amendments to the con-
stitution have been offered by the vari-
Gus divisions of the A. A. u, and some
warm debates are likely to be heard.
VIII the 16-pound shot-put event be
abolished2 That is another interesting
question to be settled. Some Of the dele
gates are in favor of placing the 12-pound
shot on the program instead, while others
will work might and main to have the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-16

Sixteen" retained. The pole vault for
distance, which has been an event on
athletic programs and a feature at the
national Indoor championships each year,
will come in for its share of discussion.
This event is likely to be n missing guam
tity when the 1915 championships aro
staged Whether the 56-pound weight for
height will be abolished is another matter
to be settled
San Francisco is seeking the privilege
Of holding the national outdoor track and
field championships next year, and q
delegate from the Golden Gate City viii
be on hand at today's New York gather
ing. Representatives from every section
Of America win be there when the meet.
ing is called
NEW YORK, Nov. 16-President AL
fred J. Lill, representing the New Eng
land Association, led the advance guard
Of delegates to the Amateur Athletic
Union meeting here today. President LIN
arrived yesterday and with him came Jo-
seph II. MacCabe and Joseph Conway, OF
the Saint Mary's A. A., Cambridge, also
delegates from the New England Associa-
tion. Early arrivals from the West are
George James. of the Olympic Club, San
Francisco and A. S. Goldsmith. Seattle
a. c. delegates. Everett G. Brown, Of
Chicago, formerly an A. A. u. president,
arrived late last night. other delegates,
who will number about 40, are due here
today. preliminary committee meeting
is to he held this afternoon.
Frederick w. Ruben, president Of the
Metropolitan Association, and Barlow 8.
Weeks are spoken of as candidates for
secretary treasurer of the A. A. u, the
office held by the late James Sullivan.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-16
IMPROVEMENTS ARE
BEING WROUGHT ON
ST. MARTINS GREEN
Since Long-term Lease Has
Been Secured, PhiIadel-
phia Cricket Club Has
Authorized Golf Course
Changes.

Having secured a ten-year lease on the
property and acquired additional ground,
the Philadelphia Cricket Club is now
| making extensive alterations on its golf
course at st. Martins. Donald ]. Ross,
the well-known golf architect. has
planned the changes and the work is be-
ing carried out by W. d. Hatch, under
the supervision of Francis B. Warner,
chairman OF the Green Committee When
the improvements are completed the
| course will be second to none in Phila-
delphla.
Holes Nos. l, ? and 8 will follow the
same general direction of the present
one. but additional traps will be placed
and the contour of the greens changed.
The present cop bunkers on these three
holes will be removed
No will be an entirely new hole. 200
yards long. The drive is across the guI-
ley now in front of the sixth tee. with
trap $50 yards away, and a slightly bowled
green viii be well trapped. This will be
an admirable one-shot hole, with an ac-
curate tes necessary in order TO hold the
green. No. will have the road to the
right of the fairway and generous traps
placed 10 punish any kind Of a poor shot.
The green is raised at the left. with a
three-foot drop beyond.
The sixth hole viii follow the old fifth
fairway, but will be 525 yards long. Out
Of bounds 10 the right will be done away
With and traps will be well placed all
long the line TO the left. The left ap-
roach is we'll guarded and the green Is
uilt up and drops sharply about u feet
the hack. The seventh will have some
the character of the present sixth or
elbow hole. except that the distance is
essened to 20 yards. The carry is across
he gully and offers a choice OF two shots.
One leaves an angle approach to the
3reen, which will be raised at the back
nd right and the other shot will be
straight over a clump OF trees.
The eighth hole will be along the old
18th fairWay. but the distance win be in
creased to 4O5 yards and traps will be well
laced. The ninth tee will be the pres
ant l4th and the green viii be alongside
ma to the right OF the present 11th. The
airway win be clear but traps win be
1laced 20 yards in front OF the green and
he hole win be Sl2 yards long. The 10th
will be the old 18th reversed with the tee
In the edge Of the woods. Traps win be
we'll placed and the undulating green. 4s0
yards from the tee, will have a consid-
erable drop at the right
The 18th. 18th and 18th remain the
same as the present sth. sth and 10th,
with a few slight changes around the 18th
and 18th greens. The 18th tee will be
raised 70 command a view Of the green
below The l4th follows the old 7th fair
way. but. like the new 10Th hole. viii be
reversed The hole viii be 800 yards long
with traps properly placed and the green
raised az the back. The 18th Is another
new hole A one-shot hole $50 yards
long, from the centre Of the present 18Th
fairgay t. the TOP 81 the hia beyond and
10 The ~ ft 81 the present elh green
"a srssn : aan suzgded
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-16
LEO" HOUCK TO
MEET WAGNER IN
LANCASTER RING
Fight Will Take Place To-
night-Hard Battle is Pre-
dicted by Followers of
Wilkes-Barre Boy.

Leo Houck will attempt to redeem him
self tonight before the fans of his home
town, Lancaster, Pa, when he meets
Kid Wagner in a scheduled six-round
bout. While it is generally admitted that
Houck is a better man than young"
Ahearn, the Brooklyn dancing master, by
whom he was beaten on Saturday night
at the National A. c., there was no doubt
about the fact he was clearly outponted
by his less famous rival.
kid" Wagner, Houck's opponent to-
night, will be an exceedingly hard prop
osition. Houck Is not in the best con-
dtion at present, despite the fact that
he has been playing football in Lancas-
ter for some time. He has been holding
down the fullback position since he has
broken into rugby ranks. However, he
has not been doing enough ring work
lately, and that partly accounts for his
comparatively poor showing against
Young" Ahearn.
In his present condition Houck is apt to
be pushed to the limit to beat Wagner.
The kid" is a rangy, shifty boxer. who
is equally clever with his right or left
hand. In the ring it is difficult to tell
by his position whether he is left handed
or right handed, for he Is constantly shift
ing to get his opponent off his guard and
compel him to make a false lead. Fur
thermore, Wagner is a hard hitter, as
many of his recent opponents can testify.
He swings well with both hands and is
quick at taking advantage of any lapse
of defense on the part of the man oppo-
site him in the ring. Wagner halls frolm
Wilkes Barre.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-16
GREYSTOCK MEETS
POTTERS TONIGHT
ON TRENTON FLOOR
Teams Now Tied for Third
Place in Eastern League
Race Other Gossip of the
Cage.

The Greystock quintet OF the Eastern
Basketball League. which has shown i'm
provement, due to the change in the
makeup of the lineup will travel from
downtown tonight to Trenton to give bat
tie against the Benegals. The Greys, con-
fident from the victory over the Bengals
on Friday night. will enter the contest
full Of night and will endeavor to break
the tie which holds them in third place
with Trenton.
Manager Deaver will start Wilson and
sugerman at forwards. eastman at cen
are. while Cross and McWillIams will be
at guards. The Greys have been perfect
ing new attack. and it will remain to
be seen what will be the outcome.
Manager Hill will send in Hough and
Franckle at forwards. Getzinger at CEN
tire. while Geig and Kane will be at
guards.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-16

ketball team, was pessimIstic when he
said that he had hopes of developing a
quintet that will make the other five col
lego' teams that make up the Eastern
intercollegiate League play first class
ball throughout the season to win the
third leg of the trophy.
This afternoon the candidates for the Red
and Blue cage sport will answer the call and
Captain Seelbach will, along with Coach Jour
det and Assistant Instructor Jack Keough,
begin work In modelling team. Captain Seel-
bach was the best centre In college ranks dur
Ing the early part OF last season, but owing to
an operation and the after effects, was forced
to discontinue. He for the past two months
has been playing end for the Red and Blue
football team, and Is in good condition to enter
the preliminary work in the cage Dick Wal
lace, who will report, was considered an
all-eastern guard tg several critics for the
first and second teams. HarwiclI was his
running mate last season, and viii be out this
afternoon. Eddie McNlchol and Bullet have
seen service forwards, while Fritz Vree-
land, who has been playing on the Red and
Blue football team In the backield, will report
for a try at forward soon gridiron work
is finished. From the freshman team Of last
year such Cobbett, centre; Blake
man, a forward, and Withers, guard, VIII be
out for the team. Frank AIcNichol and
"Chppie" Williams who played forwards for
the Fresh last year, are ineligible and their
services will be missed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-16
Personal Touches in Sports

Thousands or Americas athletes will anxious
ly await the announcement OF the result OF
the annual meeting OF the National Amateur
Athletic Union scheduled today at the Waldorf
Astoria New York city. From present ac-
counts the session will be OF the livellest
IN the history OF the organization. We usually
very peaceful folk will have fingers in
the pie, as the Middle Atlantic Association
officials have a good many suggestions to
offer.
Who will be the next manager OF the
Yankees?
on what teams will Bender Plank and
Coombs land?
WIN organized bah take the outlaw Fed
erals to their bosom7
University of Pennsylvania was the first to
build an athletic stadium, and since that time
Johns Hopkins University, Syracuse, Harvard
and Cornell have erected greats bits OF arch-
Ys Vim b5 Ss nea aa 10 on opsR m L. ba% R s
uTday. And they say Philadelphia Is
slow town.
gays5sy q taaIB9 IP9f Aqs p52ses{ 0Ds S @
F9 9o Sss Ri he dfes glory seSen St @ ts hs @
graved their names IN the hail Of fame by
m9st w9naTigl e9'sld SE S5s T95 Ch'aS9 was
In what is dgured TO be tho deciding contest.
Hats are dored to the Phillips Exeter foot
BAN eleven which on Saturday put up the
record high score for the day by defeating
Philips Andoyer. Is to 7, For IS years tho
teams have battled for the honors and satur-
days set OF figures Is the highest in all that
time Last year tire 50 TO game broke a
series OF nine consecutive losses to AndOyer.
What sweet revenge
Prlnceton's > famed hghting spirit never showed
10 better adyantage than In the Yale game
on Saturday, Apparently hOpelessly beaten tho
Tigers turned a gigantic rout into a close
game by hammering away "a the Blue with a
vim and dash which was really beyond the
fondest eXPectatlons OF Princeton followers.
In fact. the Tigers did what other teams have
sometimes done, they played better and more
aggressive football than they actually knew
how. This same thing occurred M tho Yale
Princeton game IN 1905 except that IL was
the pluck Of the bulldog which shown
that day and not Princeton. Those who Wit
messed that game remember that Princeton
had seemingly cnched the game IN the hrst
half, and that Yale had been unable 70 even
scare the Tigers. In the second half, with Ted
Coy playing the most remarkable plunging
game OF his career, the Blue scored Two touch
downs and won the game. In both these incl
dents II was more the psychological effect
of the score on the minds Of the players than
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-16

Only Yale bars Harvard's pathway to
the eastern intercollegiate football cham
pionship for 1914 The Blue having DIS
posed OF the orange and Black OF Prince
ton BY a score of 10 TO "a will settle IT'S
argument with the Crimson on Saturday
when Yale's submerged bowl VIII De
dedicated to the cause Of college sports
with some 10000 spectators looking on
Only miracle can save Pennsylvania
buried on Saturday Under 40 avalanehe
by Dartmouth, from a similar tate AZ
the hands OF Cornell on Thanksgiving
Day. These are the outstanding features
of the situation within the ranks OF the
'Big Six" today.
Harvard, although held to two tie
scores deservedly ranks at the top, with
Yale second, Dartmouth third, Princeton
fourth. Cornell nth, and Pennsylvania
very bad last. The following table shows
how these teams compare after Satur-
days games:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-16
BIKE RECORDS SMASHED
Six Day Racers Reduced to Seventeen
Teams.

NEW YORK, Nov. 16-The hot pace
set by the IS teams that started in the
six-day bicycle race at Madison Square
Garden resulted in records being smashed
carly today. The field was reduced to
II teams at 7:S5 a. m, however, when
cousseau. of the French team, who had
been left alone by his partner, Paret,
was compelled to withdraw.
At o'clock. the ninth hour, the II
teams we're tied at 2ll miles laps, one
lap ahead of the record made last year
by Root and Mcnamara.
Paret was shot in the leg while fight
ing for his country in the European war.
He started I'm the contest, but soon found
that the effects of his wound would pre-
vent him from continuing in the race.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-16

announces that his team is in tiptop condi-
tion for the game with West Phiiadeiphls
Gold eleven is showing ne form n he EnFi ana
lish pastfme. They are on an even basis
with FrankforG Highs soccerites, each team
having won one game. Both scores were I'll,
The next time Southern Highs football
eleven lines up against an opponent II is
probable that Fletcher Will replace Welnsteln
at quar- lterbaek. The former Is playing finely
at that position for the second team.
Captain Wasserman and Galloway OF South
ern are having a merry battle for first honoTs
but his teammate Is coming along at a fast
gait The former graduates in February.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-16
More Rasebal Rumors

From Chicago comes the report that BaksF,
oldring and Lapp make up the second trio
of players whom Connie MACK has decided
70 release Baker Is said 70 be dissatisfied
with the salary offered him. while oldrins ana
playing skill