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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-02-04
SATURDAYS DAILY
SATURDAY, JANUARY 80, 1915.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 80, 1915.
Bert Weston, who teaches in the
Pillsbury schools, is in the city this
week, the Pillsbury schools having
been closed the past week owing to
an epidemic of measles.
An interesting meeting Of the week
was the Parent-Teachers meeting on
Tuesday afternoon, at the Richie
school, the meeting being held at !
O'Clock. DR.. S. A. Zimmerman gave a
talk before the Parent-Teachers on
"How to Prevent Colds and Contagious
Diseases" Miss Natalia Pfusch sang
two songs and the Misses Marion
Coyle and Lillian Ford played a duct
Mrs. Arthur Bonhus and Mrs. George
Karshner were delightful hostesses on
Thursday evening, at the home of Mrs.
Arthur Bonhus. There were ff-
teen guests present, and the ev-
ening was spent at sewing and
visiting. Lunch was served at the con-
clusion of the evening, and the dining
room was decorated in pink. Pink
carnations were used, pink candles
and pink place cards, and altogether
the party was a most enjoyable one.
| A. F. Pierce was a visitor at Ender-
lin yesterday, where he attended to
matters of business.
Mrs. James Grady will return to tho
city tomorrow from st. Paul, where
she has been spending the past two
weeks. .Na ..
George Iseensee, who is the vice
president of the Bank of Courtenay,
was in the city yesterday transacting
matters of business. ..~. @...
County Judge Irgens issued a mar
riage license this morning to Earl W.
Chilson, of Anoka Mimi, and Miss
Hazel G. Price, of Wimbledon.
J. A. Kotchman, of Wimbledon, was
among the out of town callers here
i yesterday and was guest at the Hotel
Kindred.
! County Superintendent of Schools
Miss Minnie ]. Nelson was visitor
at Oriska yesterday and spent the day
at that point visiting the Oriska
schools. Miss Nelson returned home
last evening.
| The Valley City public library is
open each day from until o'clock
in the afternoons and from 7 to 9 in
the evenings. On Sundays the library
is open to the public from to in tho
afternoon, for those who wish to read
Mrs. Bertha Thorkelson returned to
the city last evening from Southheart,
N. D., where she has been spending
the past few weeks. Mrs. Thorkelson
was called to that point recently by
the illness of her son, B. o. Thorkel-
son, formerly Of this city, who has
been ill with an attack of pneumonia.
The Nks dance last evening was
reported as one of the most enjoyable
Of winter parties. There was a nice
crowd in attendance, and the music
for the dancing was furnished by the
: Rex orchestra. Refreshments were
I also served following the dancing.
The deacons and trustees Of the Con
gregational church were entertained at
. 6 o'clock dinner last evening by the
Rev. and Mrs. Willard Crosby Lyon
in Ii Congregational parsonage.
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bis fellow-worker, ducked IN under {
vicious swing for his chin, grappled
with his foe, tripped him up-and went
with his to the ground on the oppo-
site side of the locomotive from that
occupied by Mr.. Barcus and the fire.
man.
For the next several seconds he was
very busy indeed keeping his face out
of the ballast. The engineer was q
heavy man, but active and Infatuated.
He fought like demon unclaimed. 4
was al very exciting. Mr.. Law wa
even beginning to enjoy It when he
heard woman shrek. At the same
instant revolvers began to pop.
Mr.. Law released his foe almost az
quickly as he was released. Both rose
as one man, to find Judith Urine be-
side them, little smile of excitement
playing round her lips as she looked
up the track and watched the special
slow down to stop-eeveral persons
on the back platform plying busy trig..
ger-fngers all the while. !
AS these last threw open the plat
form gates and dropped to the ballast.
still perforating the air with many bull
lets, Mr.. Law, Miss Judith Urine, and
that late belligerent, the engineer
turned simultaneously and sought the
rear of the tender.
On tho opposite side they found
Rose Urine and Mr.. Barcus standing
uncertainty above the body Of the fire.
man, who, it appeared, had stunned
himself in falling and remained In:
sensible. -
The appearance Of Law and Judith
from behind the tender, closely pur-
sued by the engineer, who was in turn
closely pursued by gentlemen with re-
volvers, stirred Barcus and Rose to &C,
ton. Alan passed him at round
pace, pausing only long enough to seize
Rose and drag her with him toward
the special. Judith flung him phrase
of well-meant advice in passing:
"Come along, you simpleton-unless
you want to be shot down where YOU
etand!" #
Mr. Barcus acted on that advice, as
Immediately as resentfully. Judith
Urine was little before him at the
steps of the Pullman: Mr.. Law had al
ready assisted Rose aboard. Mr.. Bar.
Gus ungsaciously gave place to the
lady: his ingrained chivalry sorely
strained by bullets that kicked
among the ballast round his feet. +
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More Copies Of Calendar.

A senate resolution calling for the
printing of $500 copies of the calan.
ders of the two houses was adopted.
At the present time there are only
1900 printed and it has been found
that this is not enough to supply tho
demand.
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the engine from the special, as the en-
gineer applied the brakes. "
And this he did none too soon: for
at the same time Marrophat and an
other appeared on the rear platform
and opened hot, but, thanks to the
widening distance, Intellectual fire.
The engine ground slowly to halt
b the rear lights of the special train
Swant from sight round q hand
CHAPTER XXI.
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LIGHT Engine.

Light Engine.
Toward the close Of that summers
day it was the whim Of that arch-man'
aEer OF theatrlcais Whom men cail
Fate to stage an anticlimax in the
midst of vast and billy expanse OF
desolate middle western country-a
rude anti rugged disk of earth which
boosted 40 human tenancy within q
circle of its far-fung horizon and was
bisected, not neatly, rather irregular
ly, by the flowing double line Of steel
ribbons which marked the railroads
right of way over the old Santa Fe
trail.
So much for the stage: the light eft.
fects were provided exclusively by the
crimson and purple and gold of por.
tentous sunset; the properties en-
ployed were simply special train and
what Is known as light engine (mean.
ing locomotive unhandicapped by
cars); audience there was none, if one
except the actors-who were one and
all far too deeply preoccupied with the
Interpretation Of their several roles
to be aware Of the show.
They were not many in number:
perhaps half dozen aboard the spe-
cial train-which was making away as
fast as it could run toward the glory
of the sunset; as many more aboard
the light engine
1t was the engineer who started the
trouble. After bringing his monster
to a full pause, he turned upon his
passengers and-7not without plausible
excuse-violently indicted Mr.. Alan
Law for abuse of his and his fire.
mans trustfulness. This the said fire.
man climbing forward over the ten.
der) vigorously applauded.
They had been engaged, both gentle
men asserted vigorously, for nothing
more dangerous than quick run
across the prairies, in furtherance OF
the unspecified plans Of Mr.. Alan Law
and his companion, Miss Judith Urine.
After starting out, they had wickedly
and maliciously been bribed by the
said Law to put on speed and catch up
with the special, in order that he might
rescue from the latter young woman.
his bride-to.be and the sister of Miss
Urine. ~
But-and here was the grievance
they hadn't bargained to be shot at
with pistols. And precisely that out
rage had been put upon them during
and subsequent to the moment Of res.
cue.
1t was unhappy Mr.. Barcus who pre-
cipitated the affair. This gentleman
was suffering from severe sprain to
his sense of decent pride. In the serv.
ice Of Miss Rose Urine and her be.
trothed, Mr.. Law, Barcus had black.
ened his face and hands to the hue OF
ebony and had garmented himself In
the garb of Pullman porter, surren.
dering himself to humiliating service
to those aboard. the special, suffering
their insolence and scorn without q
murmur, but with the tides of wrath
mounting ever higher in his bosom.
And now, when at length he had
won his freedom from that ignomini'
GUS servitude, it was only to be sworn
at and vilifed, as a common niger, by
railroad hands! .'.....
It was the fireman Ito be JUST who
brought the row to focus by a slight
ing reference to that "shiftless and
misbegotten dinge." - 20.
He repented quite promptly. Mr.
Barcus jumped for his throat with q
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A DEAD ONE.

We notice in the proceedings of the
county commissioners that A. c.. Les
lie of Kathryn was appointed as one
of the assistant county physicians for
1915. AS the late DR.. Leslie has been
dead for several months, 1t may be a
difficult matter to get him to qualify.
Nome Tribune.
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One Of His Arms Was Around Her
Shoulder.
below Of rage. The brakeman leaped
for his shovel and brandished it threat
eningly. Mr.. Barcus made nothing Of
that: he closed in without hesitation
and got the fireman BY the throat pro
ceeding to shake the breath out Of his
body with the greatest good will and
dispatch. u the cQpEse Of this enter:
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The school house in Durham town.
ship, Stutsman county, was burned to
the ground caused from an overheated
stove.
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The Trey y
X O. Hearts

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Recent Bills introduced

sent in a communication protesting
against the building of terminal ele'
vator at the present time.
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soMERs HEAVILY INVOLVED.
Banker-' Committee Assumes Charge
OF Baseball Mans Property.

CLEVELAND. Dec 31.--A committee COM
posed Of Cleveland, Buffalo and Lorain
bankers announced plans late to-day to
tide over "A crisis in the financial affairs
or Charles w Somers and the various
coal, real estate and baseball corporations
dominated by him. Somers holds a con-
trolling interest in the Cleveland Maps.
the New Orleans, Waterbury Conn, and
Portland. Ore. baseball clubs.
Creditors with claims aggregating
Sl,7jO.000 have been asked by the bankers
10 accept one year per cent. collateral
trust notes secured by all the private as
sets of Charles w. Somers for their
claims. This will consolidate the Somers
obligations and give the committee the
necessary time to llquidate the debts with
out sacrifice of the properties involved
The miners strike In the Pittsburg No s
vein district In southern and eastern Ohio
which has closed the mines since April | :
bad season last year for the Cleveland
baseball club and extensive Investments
made by Mr.. Somers In rear estate ven
lures N Milwaukee and In Cleveland were
announced as the causes for q financial
embarrassment Of the Cleveland magnate
Somers Will continue In active charge of
his various enterprises, but the note hold
ers' committee has full power to determine
the prices. terms and considerations on
which the pledged collateral may be sold
and released or n sale made OF the con-
stituent properties.
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CHARLESTON RACING RESULTS.

First Rlco-Tw o-year-oIds. selling purse
ts $50 I'VE ana a saif fnrlongs- ldiea ioi
Change, io7 Csmyth). even. to 10 ana tt TO-
., second. Goldorest Girl ITO CTroxieri. Q
TO- :, even amt 70 o. third Time, l;il -
MARROW and II Charlotte also ran
Second Race Three ycar-olds and up-
ward selling: purs" 5000; six furIongs.-Bob
Il. le0 tNickaup, TO /, 20 2 and 6 10
Q, Won: 'alethumpian. M CHanovcr), s
Ctllaway. i0G dryer. 4 to o. . 10 10 and
70 20. thrid. Time. 1913 80. ZaN OF
ranto, Chaser BTlg's Brother. Flask. Crisco
Dust, Cuuyhunk, Madeline n. and Idleweiss
Third Racc-AD ages, selling. purse $500.
one milo and ~ 'nty ysrds-Lida Earl, 40
n0PA!TE Tan Ho TO sac n and 10 10
even onI to :, second York Lad, 1o7
tRoblnsonl. 10 q. to and 10 4 third.
Time, l'i7 3-j, Ave Master Joe, Mockler,
o Fourth Race-.All ages rclllns, purse $500
,Drycrj, : 10 8 to and ard to !, Won Won;
Sagce'er, 1875 lconnorl, II 10 s.. TO 10
lRohins'nl, I TO 3 10 ana 3 to o. third
Time. 1909 50. Encore, Tactics, True as
Srel and lorkylllr also ran.
.Flfh Rae Three year-olds selling, purse
10 to p, even and TO =, won. Balfron, iOl
ii1dl's. Rroeher' ,os SNYDER to J. to
. and to .. third Time l:ai as Francis,
orty%, archery, Beau pere and Patty Regain
q .'n Racc-Au ages selling, purse $500
o2Gs nile and iw"n.y Yards iieartbent, 90
Bantn Jim. l0a (Nolsyrgholml. 4 to :, 2 ia
and to s, second; Bilie Baker, ~
iaoob Bum, DxiglOn and voithorps sisc
ran,
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MARoUARD MAKES REMARKS.
Misguided Pitcher, Far From Home.
Tells what Hen DO.

CHICAGO, Dec. 31.-Rube Vanguard OF
the New York Giants, who recently
jumped to the Brooklyn Feds. had a Tong
conference with President Gilmore of
the Federal League this afternoon and
declared his intention Of living up Ia
the contract he signed with the Wards
unless a court decides he is the prop
erty Of the New York club
The New York Giants wrote the Brook
lyn Federal League club a letter inform
Ing IL that Marquard was legally bound 10
the Giants despite the fact that Rubc
signed an affidavit 10 the contrary. He
obtained $1,000 from President r. H.
Ward at the time OF signing MIR Ward
wrote to the Giants. saying that he
would relinquish all hold on Rube IL
they could show any legal contract bind
ing him to the New York National
League club. That letter never has been
answered and Mr. Ward finally CON
cluded TO try and hold the left handed
pitcher.
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REDS TALK OF MANY TRADES.
Jack Murray May go Under Man
sRcr Herzog's Care.

CGNctNNIrI. Dec. 3I-Benton. Niehoff
and possibly Twomhly for Leach. Pierce
or Lavender is large possibility now
looming up as the final deal between the
Reds and the Cubs As things We're lining
up tonight II looked very much as II 81.
Louis would get pitcher aud an extra
inheder O. the Reds. There is more than
an even chance for a triangular shift 10y
which the Cubs will give up two men that
the Reds viii pass on TO st. Louis
Ashley Lloyd also was In conference
with Garry Hermann and Manager Her
Eog to-day. II was said that he had au-
thority to dispose of some surplus New
York Giants Jack Murray was mem
toned as a possible Red next year.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-01
CORNELL WINS FOUR GAMES.
Ithncnns Assume Lead for Triansu-
lar College Chess Title.

Winning four games straight In the Sec
ond round OF the sixteenth annual tourna-
ment OF the Triangular College Chess
League at the rooms of the Manhattan
Chess Club yesterday Cornell assumed
the lead with a two point advantage over
Pennsylvania, holder OF the tricollegiate
championship. Both games played at the
tables where Cornell and Pennsylvania
players opposed each other were won by
the Ithacans. Pennsylvania added two
points at the expense OF Brown. the men
from Providence being left with zero
score. There are two more rounds with
eight additional games for each team to
be played At the close OF the days play
the colleges ranked as follows: Cornell,
Z; Pennsylvania. 5 Brown. o. The sum
80. rf.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-01
MATTHEW'S FINDS HIS STROKE.
Averages Even Z In Beating Moon
In Glass G Tourney.


Charles =. Matthews OF Brooklyn
climbed into second place In the Class G
amateur 1872 balklire billiard champion
ship tournament at Doyles billiard room
Yesterday afternoon by defeating George
I. Moon, Jr. 200 to IA. The winner
played safety great deal and reached
the two century mark In the 5Oth inning
for an average Of 4. His three best runs
20, u and 20. were made in rapid sue
cession in the fifteenth. sixteenth and
eighteenth innings respectively and put
him In the lead. Moon averag ed 1850,
with clusters Of %, rs and 10.
Only two matches remain to he played
one Saturday and one Monday. Edgar T.
Appleby, who leads the field. will play IN
both OF these. meeting Moon and Mat
thews. II Moon loses to Appleby he will
be tied for third place. with George w
Spear and Louis A. Servatius, and " he
wins he win have a chance OF tieing with
Matthews for second place In the event OF
the latter losing to Appleby. The score
charles p. Matthew, 0. =. 0. o. 8. 0. /,
l. 2, 8. 2. !. !, 8, l. 1S. 2, I. s. .. 0, .. !.
Average, !. High r1ns--2S. a ana 20. -''
George T. Moon. Jr-3. 0. 7. l. I, 0. /. 6.
Q. Q. 2s. !, O. !, !, T. 2. 0. 2. !, s.. 5, l. :.
0, 2. o, 0, Q, .. Z. o. /. Total "a. Average.
H5o. High runs-2s. rs and 10.
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NO SNOW ON LAKEWOOD LINKS.
Course H. In Good shape for First
Tourney Of Year.

LAKEWOOD. y. j.. Dec 3l.--A number
OF metropolitan clubs Will be represented
IN the New Years golf tournament which
begins Tomorrow on the course Of the
Country Club OF Lakewood. Enough en-
tries have been received 20 MI three
eights, and provision has been made for
n fourth II more golfers enter to- morrow.
The course is in good shape and there
Ii no snow on it to-day +. w. Kendall
OF Deal Is the most prominent golfer who
has entered He was runner up In the
autumn tournament here this year and
won the Thanksgiving tourney.
Wykagyl. Forest Hill. Scarsdale. Inn
wood. Fox HIS and the National Golf
Links are among the clubs which are
represented on the list OF entries
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-01
McGRAW CALLS ON CHANDLER
Giants Manager Goes over BnLer's
Head In Seeking Lob-rt.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. Manager John
McGraw of the Giants dropped into town
to-day for a conference with Vice Presi-
dent Fred Chandler Of the PhilHes i'm re-
gard to securing Hans Lobert from the
Quakers. McGraw admitted that he was
unable to make any arrangements with
President Baker toward securing Lobert
and took the opportunity to come here
and consult Chandler in view OF getting
the latter to use his influence with Baker
to swing deal with the Giants
Neither Chandler nor McGraw would give
out any particulars as 10 what transplred
during the conference. but f.obert, who
sat in during the powwow, admitted that
New York was the club he wanted to play
with provided the Philies did not meet
with, providing rhe Phillies did not meet
his terms. Lobert and McCiraw left
together for New York tonight
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-01
GIANTS BOOKS SHOW
NICE PROFIT MARGIN
Transfer Tax Appraisal Of J. T
Brush Estate Reveals
Baseball Secrets.
GROUND LEASE EXCESSIVE

The transfer tax appraisal OF the es-
tate OF John r Brush, chief owner OF
the New York National League Baseball
Club. who died November 20. 1912. was
filed yesterday and shows that his entire
estate was worth S47O,1O2 OF this amount
his stock in the National Exhibition Com
pany, which operates the Giants. consist
ing of l.308 shares, Is valued at S3lS,702.
Counsel for the Brush estate valued the
stock at only s130.6OO. which is the par
value, hut Appraiser John r. Martin fixed
the figure at s267 share on the show
ing OF the prohts made by the club.
The lease executed between the club,
and Miss Harriet Coogan. owner OF the
Polo Grounds property, Is attached to the
papers, and shows that for twenty-one
years, beginning in 1911. the club will
pay $4,000 year rental.
The balance shee; OF the National Ex-
hibition Company, made up ON December
81, 1912, a few days after Mr.. Brush
died. shows that the total assets OF the
club were s506.502. OF which S2s5i5 was
the value OF the new grand stand. and
S29.742 OF the old grand stand. Players
equipment was valued a; Sl,4i6 and the
club had Sli9.625 invested In New York
city bonds. The club also held a. note
OF the Boston National League Club for
$4,000. The profits OF the club for the
fourteen months previous were Si79,736,
and there was "A surplus OF s25lOt2.
The Statement; OF the income for the
fourteen months showed the following re-
ceipts: Championship games. Sigi ,365.-
exhibition games. SS.734; training trip
games, S6.6is and rental OF grounds. S42,-
$40. making "A total Of SJ49.2G4. The
worlds series receipts were SllO.27l and
the expenses si5.932. making a total in
come OF s644,196.
The expenses for the period were Si64-
400. made up OF the following: Players
purchased, less those sold. $500 train
Ing trip expenses, si4.6Oi. salaries aud
BALL, tickets. &c. S3S.701. National
League assessment, $4,000, and deprecia-
ton Of new grand stand, SS2,30S
The profits for the three years prior
to Mr.. Brush's death were. 1910 season.
$69.O6S. post-season. sl5.96l 1911 sea-
son, S76.5lS worlds series. S75,5O7 1912
, season. SS4.S03 worlds series, g4.g32
Dividends OF s47.S20 were paid in 1910
but nothing was paid In the two following
years
\ report by Joseph y. Day. the real
estate expert. as to the value OF the Polo
Grounds lease states that the rental Is
eXorbitant since the land is assessed at
only $l9500O and the market value is
only $4,000 lie said that such rent
could be obtained only from a baseball
club.
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Adj Wolgast to Have Chance Against
Shuqrue if His Hands Stand the Test

derby, Joe raced on Some one hailed
him:
Hey. Joe What's The terrible rush ;
where are you going
without changing his pace Joe yelled
over his shoulder: Down 20 Beefsteak
the Barber A GOOD man. Safety
razors for favors,!"
And Joe's silver lined voice was lost
In wall from the tin horns
MY resolution for 1915 is to make a
champion fighter out of that fellow" said
Dan Morgan on Broadway yesterday as
he pointed to Al Mccoy. Considerable
resolve, Daniel!
Jimmy Johnston received a wire from
the Olympia \. &. OF PHILADELPHIA orrer-
ing him bout for Ted Lewis with Cham
pion Freddie Welsh, provided Johnston
didn't want TOO much for the English
crack
Lewis made n great hit against Yor 9
Jack O'Brien In Philadelphia and Eaci,
Holland wants him for Welsh" said John
s;on The National Club wants my Other
hoy, Eddie Morgan, Cor Kilbane Tough
winter isn't it,"
Bocr Rodc sailed for Joplin. Mo, yes
terday. whore he fights Carl Morris to-
morrow.
It's pretty hard work to decide which
bout will produce the most Fireworks thi,
afternoon - Harry Cattle and PADDY
OHcrn. at the Olympic. or Charley SeIgel
and Cy Smith, at Bill Browns.
Tommy McCarty. who fell before tn,
wallops Of Gunboat Smith, will try it al
over again this afternoon at the Broad
way T. e. Sailor Frltts is the man slateC
20 meet the Montana cowboy. Fritts Is
rough customer. can hit and Is game. I
Tommy can get by this bird we'l JUS
about overlook the late unpleasantnes
| with Buckley's thumper.
Z They uncovered a cOrking little nghte
at Bill Browns Wednesday nlght--not s.
! little, either. middleweight named Jac
Dempsey. He halls from Portland, ore
the place whore the late Nonpariel Jac
! ID mpsey is buried. frankie Wayne
fought this boy, Wagner has been tn
terror around Browns He has been put
ting al his men on their heads But no
Dempsey
Young Jack took all b had. and wit
his left cNe closed. came through in TN
last -four rounds and had EN- standing o
the chairs ut the finish He IL a nHtura
two handed hitter and II the Garden crow
could see that boy hght they'd be- talkin
about 1t for six months,
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oaLmont Fills smiths Place.

Instead OF seeking out another prom-
nent professional to nil the position he'll
last year by Macdonald Smith and before
him by Tom Anderson the OakmOut
Country club. near pttsburg. has selected
professional almost unknown as
player Charles Rowe, who has msde
good reputation as a teacher and a club
maker at the Beaver Valley Country Club.