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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-01

Of the II picks that are included in the "composte," the notable Bully Vande- Graan is the premier selection of them all The giant Crimson tackle, and, by the way, the only Alabama player to re- ceive vote, was the unanimous choice of all. Ten scribes cast their vote for Bully as aIl-southern tackle, while one ventured to place the great kicker at fullback.
 The selections are a funny thing. Some of the writers left off the universal picks of the majority, while others showed to follow in the same line as their contem- poraries.
 The composite eleven is as follows: Ends, Senter and Cohen; Thompson, Ed monds tied for other place; tackles, Van deGraaff and Cody; guards, Taylor and Dobbins; center, Henderson; fullback, Wiggs; halves, Fielder, Curry and Pad dock.
 Probably the strangest thing is the placing of Hubert Wiggs, the Vanderbilt fullback, on the all-southern eleven. wiggs played a great game in the Au- burn game and particularly in the games
  a tower of strength on the defense and was a valuable man to have to plunge the line. However there are numerous full backs in the south who are much greater than the Vandy star. No other fullback received over one vote, thus giving WEES the position by a big margin. Bidez of Auburn, received a vote, is probably the best of the lot, but the Plainsmen leader did not have an opportunity to display his ability. A few other players on small elevens received vote, not because they were good, but because the picker thought he was.
 The fullback position appeared to have been taken as a joke The scribes made no serious consideration, but only grabbed and whoever they got they placed h1m on the mythical eleven. It is a shame that aposition as important as the fullback be the weak spot on the composite eleven.
 Two other players that came near be- ing the universal choice were Josh Cody for tackle, who received eight votes, and Babe Taylor, who likewise boiled the same number for guard. Rabbit Curry also boiled a heavy vote. lacking one of the entire lot but the majority of the scribes were undecided as to where to place the fieet-footed Commodore. However, foul of the lot chose to place him at half, while the remainder placed him at quarter.
 The eleven is composed of three Van derbilt players, three Tech, one Alabama one Auburn. one Georgia and one Se- vance.
 Many of the scribes took the liberty tc shift the men from their regular posi- tions. The mighty Bully was placed al fullback, Cody at end, Henderson at guard and other chances that would prove absurd.
 The variance of opinion is the greatest that it has ever been, with few excep tions Every corner of the south had its say with the above result. The majority of the scribes confined their picking tC the old S. I. A. A. territory, but others took the liberty to wander into Virginia while others jumped down to the Lone Star State. One scribe went as far as tt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-01
MITCHELL CHOSEN
 AS HARVARD COACH l FOR FOOTBALL TEAM
Former Philadelphia Pitcher and at Present Scout for Boston Braves Signs
 One-Year Contract

Cambridge. Mass, November 30. The election of Fred Mitchell, coach and scout of the Boston Nationals, as team, was announced tonight. Mitchell is to be engaged for one year.
 Mitchell has played with the Bos- ton Americans and the Philadelphia Americans as pitcher and with the New York Americans and Boston Nationals as catcher.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-01
LOOKOUTS BUSY
 SIGNING PLAYERS
 FOR NEXT SEASON
Elliott Dent, Former Crack CT, Signed by Manager Elberfeld-Also Signs
 Four Youngsters

Chattanooga November 30-(Spe- cial. )-Manager Elberfeld of the local baseball club announced yesterday that Pitcher Elliott Dent, the former star right handler of the Atlanta Crackers, had signed Lookout contract for 1916. At the same time the Kid made public the acquisition of four youngsters of more or less promise. The quartet are Outfielders Charbonet and Montague of the Cactus league, and two semi pros from Bon Air Tenn; Dibrell, an outfielder, and Moore, pitcher
 Elberfeld and President Andrews nave been in correspondence with Dent Tor sometime. Since his arm went back on him In 914, after he had pitched the crackers to pennant in 1913, Dent mas been pastiming In the far west He IS at present playing winter ball with the Phoenix, AriZ., club He writes that his arm is in fine fettle and that he reels that he can pitch the best ball or his career. Dent is a mere young ster and there is no reason why he should be all in.
 Clubs in the Western and Pacific Coast leagues, namely. Des Moines and Oakland, were seeking Dents services TOT tryout, but Dent wrote that he would prefer to come back to the southern if he could get fair salary ana agreed to come to Chattanooga Tor less than the Coast league club offered him but still at salary some what larger than the average player in this league is drawing.
 EIberfeld believes that Dent will make the club valuable man. It will
 be no half way service that the right
 handler must show. He will have to
 n O ef fn tD 4t.a
 and if he doesn't show the class that
 made him one of the best if not the best
 in the league in 1913, he will be shown the gate. The Kid wants a more experi- enced staff than he had last year, and
 believes that Dent will supply much of the experience needed
 The two new outfielders are recom- mended by the same scout who put
 Elberfeld wise to Pitcher Hebert They are playing in the New Orleans win ter league. The scout recommends them as possessing considerable hitting power, lots of speed and plenty of abil- ity as fly catchers. More than that, deponent sayeth not The players are costing little more than transportation and the Kid is merely taking a chance that one of them will come through. The two players from Bon Air were recommended by friend of the local manager. He Is nephew of the late Frank Dibrell, former state comptrol- Ter. The other is Everett Moore, a pitcher. The Kid wants to look these two players over and perhaps keep string to them if neither shows speed enough for Class A from the jump. The Lookout roster is getting well | filled now and there'n be some tall old mailing Of contracts after the league meeting on December IS. Unless some of the players on the roster are dropped before reporting time, the Kid will
 have the largest squad seen hereabouts since the palmy days of Bill Smith.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-01

invade the far south Atlantic states 1T an effort to find a capable player.
 Below will be found a composite all southern eleven arranged from the selec- tions made by Il sport scribes:
 Ends-Senter (Tech), 6; Edmonds (Se wanee). 8; Cohen (Vandy), 3; Gaddy CMis- sissippi A. x M), 2; Cody Wandy), 2 Taylor (Auburn), l; Thompson (Geor- gia), 5.
 Center-Henderson (Georgia). 4; Me- Lean (Tennessee), g.
 Tackles-VandeGraaff (Alabama), 10 Cody (Vandy), 8.
 Guards-Taylor (Auburn), 8; Dobbint (Sewanee), 8; Spurlock Mississippi A. and M), 2; Williams Wandy), 1; Hamilton (Vandy), l.
 HaIves-Fielder CTech). 5; Curry (van' dy), 4; Paddock (Tech), 4; Morrison CTech), 1; Hairston (Auburn), 2; Prender. gast (Auburn), l; Strupper (Tecn, 2 Squibbs Chattanooga, 1. s
 F'ullback-Wiggs Wandy). {; Nande- Graaff, 1; Huntear, l; Schrader, 1; Bidez 1; Neville, 1: Squibbs Chattanooga, l Maihles (Tulane), 1.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-01
CHIEF BENDER FILES SUIT AGAINST FEDS Former Athletic Sues for Alleged Breach of
 Contract

New York, November BOA suit for alleged breach of contract in behalf of Charles A. (Chief) Bender, the pitch CT, was filed in United States court here today against the Federal league of professional baseball clubs. Bender seeks to recover judgment of SS666 from the league.
 The former Philadelphia American star claims he was released uncondi- tionally by the Baltimore Federal league club last August in violation of the terms of his contract, which IS said to have been for two years at S7500 per annum.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-01
A RECORD MAKER

Against five of the finest racing
 drivers of America Dario Resta, in a
 Peugeot automobile, won the 100 mile race for the Hardness Challenge tro- phy on the two mile Sheepshead Bay Speedway and set new American , record for the distance. Resta com pleted the race in 56m. 5571s., or at the rate of 1O5.39 miles an hour. The old American record of 57m. 26s. was established in the recent Astor Cup race.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-01
CONFERENCE OF BIG
 NINE WILL SETTLE BASEBALL QUESTION
Representatives of Each In- stitute Composing Big Nine Will Meet Soon to Decide
 on Summer Baseball

Chicago, November 30.-Final action on the summer baseball question will be left to the institutions composing the big nine conference, even if 8 vote favorable to abrogation of the rule prohibiting it results at the meet ing here next Saturday of the faculty representatives, according to a state ment made today by Dean Albion W. small the University of Chicago's rep resentative.
 According to the conference rules the faculty representative have no final authority on the subject, majority vote of the universities athletic boards peing necessary for change, Dean Small said
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-01
THREE CLUBS WANT
 WESTERN AMATEUR
 GOLF TOURNAMENT
Bids Will Be Awarded in January at Meeting in Chi cagO-T Tourney Will De-
 eide Western HOnOrs

Chicago, November 30.-Three clubs are seeking the 1916 western amateur golf championship, 1t was announced today, bids having been received from the Del Monte Golf and Country club of Del Monte, Cal, the Midlothian club of Blue Island, H., and the Omaha Country club.
 competitions. The tournaments will be awarded at the annual meeting of the association in Chicago, January 15.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-01
SEVENTEEN TEAMS
 DRAWN FOR RACE

New York, November 30.-Seventeen teams have been drawn for the annual six-day race which starts in Madison Square Garden next Sunday at midnight Alfred Grenada, who won last years race in the garden, has as his partner Fred Hill, member of the winning team in the Boston race
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-01
ANSELILA SOLD
 TO LEWIS TITUS

Lexington, Ky, November 30.-An- selila, 2:171s, worlds champion yearling trotting lilly, was. sold here today to Lewis H. Titus of Goshen, N. Y. The re- ported price was $5OO0 Anselila was owned by c. A. Harrison of Seattle, Wash, and was bred at the Woodland stock farm, Woodland, Cal. The lilly is by Prince Anail, Dam Ila Moko by Mnkn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-01
EDMOND AT SEWANEE

Nashville Tenn, November 3O--Neil Edmond of Waco, Tex, was chosen cap tain of the University of the South foot ball team of 1916 last night, according to a special from Sewanee. He has played end two years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-01
NEW LEADERS
 ON GRIDIRON FOR
 THE 1916 SEASON
BLACK AT YALE

New Haven, Conn.,, November 3O.-Clin- ton R. Black of New York city, junior in the Sheffield Scientific school, was elected captain of the Yale football team tonight Black plays guard.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-01
All-Southern Elevens Differ Widely
MITCHELL SIGNED TO COACH HARVARD BASEBALL TEAM
COMPOSITE ALL-SOUTHERN
 SHOWS VARIANCE OF OPINION
Bully VandeGraaff Was Universal Choice of En- tire South-Cody, Taylor and Curry Also Re- ceive Heavy Vote-PositOn of End In Doubt
Fly FRED BoDEKER

composite asouthe football eeven selected by eleven southern sport writers of other cities and which The Age Herald ndorses exceedingly wide range of opinon excepting Numerous grdron warriors throughout the gained for their work during the past son and the choice of the sport scbe regard the hest layers is scattered in direction.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-01

But if it be found. 1t shall be found through the Want Ads" and the finder shall receive his rewards
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-01
A Ticklish' Situation

From the St. Louis Republic.
 "Yes sir" he declared. I'm in ticklish situation"
 .what's the difficuity?r asked his friend, smiling.
 "Oh.' he glowered. tits no laugh ing matter"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-01
GEORGIA CHosEs THOMPSON

Athens, Ga, November 30.-Charles E. Thompson of Atlanta, Monday night, was elected captain of the University of Georgia football team. Thompson has played left end on the Red and Black team for three years.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-07-22
BUS TEAM FRIGHT.
EhED BY BAND MUSIC
Walter Gemmell Takes Rapid Ride
Down Main Street And Is Finally
Thrown From Wagon.

Walter Gemmell, who drives the
Palace hotel bus team, received a
rapid ride down Main street yester-
day evening, and narrowly escaped
serious injuries when the heavy wag-
on came in contact with an electric
light pole near the fair grounds.
The big black team, which was
standing in front of Minor & Co.. $
store, evidently became frightened
either at the big black band from
the Virginia Minstrels, or the music
they were making and started Off
down the street at high speed almost
before their driver was aware of their
intentions. Young Gemmell made a
heroic effort to control them and sue
ceeded in edging them into the high
board fence near the Fair grounds.
Gemmell was thrown from the wagon
when it hit the pole. A few scratches
and bruises to the driver, a broken
wagon tongue and demolished fence
were the total damages.
A large crowd on the street enjoy
ing the band music witnessed the
runaway and the minstrels became
so excited watching the running hor-
ses that they stopped right in the
middle Of the piece they were play
ing.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-07-22
LEXINGTON.

Prof. J. B. Horner of the Oregon
Agricultural College spent a few
hours in town Wednesday in the in
terests of that institution.
w. G. Scott made a, business trip
to Portland last week.
Andrew Reaney and wife left Sun
day for Pendleton and Athena to visit
relatives and friends.
William Van Wrinkle of Mikkalo,
Gillian county, was in town for a
short time last week.
Harvesting is in full blast in this
part of the county. Every header is
going, and altho the grain is light all
is being cut, and will come in handy
for feed this coming winter.
William Padberg started threshing
this week on barley. He reports
wheat too green in his section for
threshing.
Evans Bros wheat is being thresh-
ed and is making better than 20 bu-
shells. and is good quality OF grain
for this season.
M. C. Millett of Salem, is in this vi
cinity again, looking after his farm
ing interests north of Lexington.
D. |. Russell of Los Angeles, CAL,
came from the valley last Saturday.
He is interested in his farm on Sand
Hollow.
Chas. Johnson met with an acci-
dent last week. While helping re-
move an old building he fell a dis
tance of about IA feet, hurting his
right arm and sustaining other
bruises which will place him on the
waiting list for few days.
Carl Musgrave, of South Springs.
was transacting business in own
Tuesday.
William Lawson, who has been a
resident of Lexington for several
months, left Monday for the Green
Horn mines, going by the way of Ba-
ker City.
Jas. Carly delivered car load of
beef cattle Sunday at this station.
II. V. Gates and Albert Ayers of
| WClC DuoluCoo tutlClo
day.
| Another car load of Ford cars was
unloaded Tuesday for the local agents
at this place.
W. j. Davis is able to be around
again, having recovered from his ac-
cident of few days ago. II will be
some time before he can do much car
penter work.
The O-W r. e. N. section crew is
again located at Lexington station.
They are at work improving the
yards at this place.
w. B. Finley of lower Sand Hollow
was trading in town Tuesday. He re-
ports harvesting in full blast in his
section, also that the rabbits did con-
siderable damage to crops.
DR.. C. C. Chick of lone made a
professional call in town Friday.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-07-22
SAFETY F|RST-.DOGS
MUST Be MUzzLED
Steps Taken to Prevent Spread of
rophobia.--Sunday Closing
of Picture Shows and Places
of Amusement to be Vot-
ed on at December
Election.

Safety First" is the slogan now
adopted by the city council OF Hepp-
ner, and owing to the many cases of
hydrophobia in this vicinity the city
fathers have considered it best to or
der all dogs muzzled. This order will
go into effect next Monday and ac-
cording to city officials, will be strict
ly enforced.
Sunday closing of motion picture
shows and other places of amusement
will be one Of the leading issues of
the December election. Some time
ago the council was presented with a
petition signed by many of the citi-
zens of the city asking that the coun-
ell take steps to close these places on
Sunday. After due deliberation, the
law-making body of the town has de-
cided to refer the matter to the peo-
Pile, and consequently it will be a
measure on the ballot to be voted
upon at the regular city election in
December.
The city is now advertising for bids
for the construction Of concrete
bridge across Willow creek at the
lower end of Gale street to take the
place of the old wooden bridge now
used. Since the new bridge Is to be
built at the end of Gale street, the
street now leading to the old bridge
will be closed. The new bridge, with
the changed appearance it will bring
will undoubtedly add much to the
civic beauty Of this part of town.
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Mine Owners Enthusiastic

Dan. B. Stalter, chief stockholder
and manager of the Mayfower group
OF mines In the Greenhorn district in
Baker county, arrived in Heppner
Friday evening with specimens of ore
recently taken out by his men there.
Mr.. Stalter Is very enthusiastic over
the prospect and he says that ore
now being taken from the mine will
assay $4,000 to the ton. A meeting
of the stockholders of the mine was
held in Heppner on Monday after
noon and 1t was promptly decided to
authorize Mr.. Stalter to continue
with the development work, and he
was furnished the necessary financial
backing for this purpose, Dan has
struck it rich from present indica-
tions and the Mayfower group will
yet be classed among the great
wealth producing properties of the
Baker mining district. Mr.. Stalter
returned to the mine Tuesday.
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ComDlptes ROad job.

Geo. 3. Whitcomb this week fin
ished his contract of grading the Will
low creek road from Heppner to the
Hager bridge. The same was in
spected by the county court and ac-
cepted, and Mr.. Whitcomb settled
with in full for balance due on con-
tract This road covers a distance OF
over three miles and is now in shape
for surfacing and smoothing down.
The county spent $4,000 with Mr..
Whitcomb and 1t will take some 81.
600 more. perhaps, to get II in good
shape for travel. For nearly the en-
tire distance the track has been cut
out of the rock and the contractor
found it necessary to use lot Of pow
der in getting this rock out of the
way. When finished, this will be one
of the finest pieces of road work in
Morrow county and there should be
little difficulty in keeping 1t up.
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IRRIGON.

Mrs. H. NJ Lansdowne left for the
coast Monday morning on number
nineteen. Her motherin-law, Mrs.
JIM. Lansdowne, OF Greenville. Ohio,
and Miss Francis Walpole of this
place accompanied her.
Mrs. Merrill L. Doble and children
will leave Thursday of this week for
Mayville to visit relatives.
Rev. II. Z. Blackman of Milton,
was an Irrfgon visitor Sunday
Mrs. Harvey Wolfe is in Portland
where she will spend the remainder
of the summer with her mother.
Mrs. N. Seaman went to Arlington
Sunday morning returning the same
afternoon.
Mrs. Dora Susbauer is in town Wis
iting Mrs. Peter Susbauer.
Among the families leaving for
Coyote this week are the Simpsons,
Rays and Ruddocks.
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"ALL OREGON WEEK."

August 9th to 18th inclusive is to
be "All Oregon Week" at the Oregon
building, with exercises extraordin-
ary on the 9th and special days con-
tinuing through the week. Every
thing possible to bring Oregon to the
attention of the Exposition crowds
will be attempted during this season
of activity. All sorts of plans are
under consideration and it is certain
magnificent weeks program will be
worked out. 1t is expected that sew
eral Oregon bands and marching or
ganizations will be here at that time
and that many of 0regons distin-
guished citizens will be here to par
ticipate in one way or another. An
orchestra and vocalists will furnish
music each day and at night there
will be dances and special programs.
Eastern Oregon will have one day all
its own and in all probability Repre-
sentatives Lackey and McCully will
give away sacks of popcorn as SOU
venirs of the occasion. At the same
time the Pendleton Roundup will be
featured in some unique way. The
Willamette Valley representatives are
in correspondence with the various
commercial clubs and are hoping to
stir up something new and novel that
will make their day the greatest of
all. Taylor, Dunsmore, Freytag, War
ren, Stevenson. Proctor, and Grisen-
waite, all representing the William
ette valley counties, make up for
midable organization. The Coos Bay
man, j. A. Ward, figures on clam
bake, of which California and the
world knows little. The Oregon
building, located within a few feet of
sandy beach, offers ideal conditions
for such an affair and if Ward can
pull off this stunt his day will prove
the hit of the festivities If this fails
to work out, Coos Bay cheese and
crackers, will have an inning. Sou
thern Oregon is going to crowd two
day affair into one day, but refuses
to divulge the particulars at this
time. Representative Frebach says
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-07-22
ELECTRIC SERVICE
INTO lone soon
Heppner Light & Water Co. Have
Entered Into Contract TO Supply
Current to The Egg City
Service Will Be Ready
About Nov. 1.

lone, which has heretofore owned
and operated its own electric light
plant, has now entered into ten
year contract with the Heppner
owned and operated its own electric
light plant, has now entered into
ten-year contract with the Heppner
Light & Water company, and after
December 1, will receive their electric
energy over transmission wires from
the company's plant in Heppner.
The company has received right
of way franchise from Morrow county
and will begin work of putting up
the new line at once. Lexington has
not yet decided whether they will
make use Of the new current or not,
but it is very probable that they will
as we'll as many of the farmers along
the line between Heppner and lone.
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Franklin Hill Road Completed.

]. 3. Culick, who had the contract
for building the road over Franklin
hill for Morrow county, has complet-
ed his job, the work has been accept
ed by the commissioners, and Mr.. Gu
lick paid in full for his labors. In
the building of this piece of road, an
eyesore on the highway between
Heppner and Pendleton, which has
been the means of turning q lot of
travel away from this place, has been
eliminated. There should be no more
trouble of this sort from now on as
we are assured that the new grade is
an excellent one and on no part of it
is there greater than eight per cent
grade, and this is but for about 1900
feet of the distance. The balance of
the 900 feet of road is on per cent
grade. Mr.. Culick did the job up in
record breaking time. 1t is thor
oughly we'll built, proper drainage
bitches put in, and there should be
little difficulty in keeping up this
piece of highway in the future. The
work cost the county $500, and it
is piece of money we'll spent.