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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-10-25

Jamie Jluyriu. the Rcd SoN utility
urieldpr. was champion athlete be
fore he came II member uf the .Nmr''.
rsu league champion ban "lJh. lie
Vas IA rack man Yad Tie cnaT plou
iulrrsoholHstic hu"t'r
The Red SoN picked the youngster
from high school baseball team,
iarmrd him out for a season. then
brought him burk and used him IN
every iufeld position. including first
NIsr. lie can hlI u anywhere around
'lr diamond
m baseball curve were only an
optical Illusion American boys would
Do. robbed OF lot OF FUN" write GRO
.,' Cleveland Alexander Why
rU uh the happiest days ~ my life
were those spent In irving 10 make "a
baseball bend IN IA pitch ot about
90 fret
Like most BOYS. bought ono of
INNs, how TO- curve baseball books
almost correspondence course ln
pitching. remember that II said
400" should grasp the bail firmly be
.,rm The first two fingers and the
uUwn. thau twist the wrist with
'H, back NJ the hand downward and
I.' the hall go out between the thumb
und the side VI the index finger I
r.ld hni over hundreds OF times ana
.uwwuled IL To memory Then gur
o. baseball and went out To practice
Naturally / supposed tnst having
read how to do n. could pitch u
nUulim' curve the first time
Z tried u Rut / soon discovered my
,r|ur I spent "a whole dRy IN prRr.
N.t following the instruction 10 the
letter Not once could | detect m,
slightest variation IN the course ui
the ball I begged my friend who WI,
Hrrhlug to tell me that the ball was
bending but he assured me that II
wasn't Finally | gave up In disgus
and threw the book into the ash bar
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-10-25

That game between the Sooner and
the Longhorn at Dallas Saturday Is
declared to stand among those classic
sport events which are staged once In
decade, For thrill and surprise and
sensation, for clean sportsmanship
and hard fighting. for perfect in
reference In end runs and wonderful
receiving OF the forward pass, the
exhibition given by the pupils OF Ben
owen and Dave Allerdice stands at
the head OF the historical sensational
gam"s Of the west. declare sportsmen
who have watched the game on grid
irons for score OF years
Texas made It's first touchdown
In minute and Il half OF play, Just
three downs that netted y yards
II looked like a walk away for the
Lone Star state But that $ IL pecu-
liar thing about team coached by
bennie Owen. A score just puts the
| fight into them
Betting In Dallas had been three
TO two and even two to one against
Oklahoma and even AT that TeNaf
money was not all covered Green
backs appeared In the hands or the
hundreds OF Oklahomnns occupying
nll parts OF the grandstaud when the
SoOners Just marched right down
the field never losing the ball from
! the time they left their own 20.
| yard line until they sent johnson
across for q touchdown on forward
pass No one cared for odds then
They didn't think they NEEDED them
They were willing t take an the
They were willing to take all th,
| Geyer kicked the goal that tied the
game with Texas
with the score even. Texas In IN,
| next quarter began another marul
down the field and did not stop shorI
Of the goal line. Hopes for Oklahoma
to win were weak until 1t was ru
mored about the field that Oklahomr
was Just getting ready 10 open up
These reports were confirmed Jus
after Texas failed 10 kick goal wheI
Capshaw and Swatek went I'm M
Foster and Mccain and Balcer wen
In FOR Phillips.
Sooners tried line bucks with Cap
shaw carrying the bail and they trleD
end runs with either ne or Swstcl
Juggling the plgskln but the gain
failed to materialiZe
9 Then the Sooners opened "wid,
, open They began an assault upon th
9 Longhorn aggregation with an as
sortment or forward passes such a
had never been witnessed on
Texas gridiron before
b Gever had ben saving himself II,
had carried the ball but twice In IN,
, game and he began now 10 use hi
strength In negotiating LONG passe
first to one halfback. then TO an
other then TO one OF the ends or 4
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-10-25
BOY OFFERED $500
FOR $4,000 HORSE
Tried 10 Buy Peter Noh aud When
Disappointed Is offered Colt by
treat HOrse Owner

a purse OF ElOl. owned boy o IL.
yoAr-old Kentucky boy 10 liable To
grow 10 large proportions and the lad
may some day own big racing sta
Bile. through the kindliness ~ " T.
u. Stokes. owner " Peter Nolo, cham
piOu A-year-old stallion
Stokes and several horsemen were
looking ut Peter Nolo AZ the Patch
Ell Wilkes farm the other day when
the l2yenr-old boy called him aside
j want to buy that horse and III
give II hundred dollars for him" said
the boy. "Iye got hundred and one
ght here that earned picking
berries and tending chickous
"Wcll,' laughed Stokes. "yOu
wouldn't have much left TO buy feed
for him, would you ?"
"l'll get the feed all right" the boy
replied
When Stokes explained that he
had refused $4,000 for the stallion
the boy swallowed hard, then tearl
streamed down his cheeks
"Ill tell you what you dc" salt
stokes. You save all the money yuJ
make this winter. Then next sprlnl
YOU and will buy mare breed her
TO Potter Nolo and youll own sur,
fulurily winner"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-10-25
Stray Items of Sport
Ernr, Xnrinns Sn1Lrceso-.-.-.----

rrl decid ng that It's instructions we're
false
q found the book again and was
uuck uu the job the next day and
for many DAYS after that. when
couldn't lind pal 10 act as catcher,
! dew q circle on the side uf the
carriage house, paced OF so feet. and
pit. he'd at that The ball would not
come alI the way back but | thought
nothing Ui running up for II.
After many days practice ]
Thought ] detected a slight curve.
held the bah the same way the next
time. and lt didn't bend Hut / per
sisted and finally / found the ball
DurNug almost every time held II
property and gave 1t the twist with
my wrist
"A hoy or man must have n
strong wrist TO pitch curves The
forearm suuu develops, and at last q
pitcher can go through a hard game
and shoot up half curves and not fee
tho slightest palm In his wrist. fore
arm m.,ps ar shoulder I mix the
uur'ns up SO as to distribute the work
among 'hr different muscles OF IN,
avn. shoulder and back
Iilthnntors are getting az fuss,
about 'nrIr' guns as ballplayers about
Their bats A gun that fits is fully ~
important lp u trapshooter as a haI
lhaI sH's in a hallplayer. II ls sait
hN H mHu that has made careful
NlH1. "' 'h' subject that less thar
un" Ir Tom NJ the guns sold TO trap
shooters mo their owners. The resul
b.. failure to shoot up 10 natura
ability
q Iu England three are many shoot
iug schools FOR the most part con
1 dnu'ed Do, manufacturers. These pu
! plls Drr Un' only taught 10 shoot
hul nru also fitted with guns SUITED
lu their physical characteristics.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-10-25
ALL PATCHED UP

PHILADELPHIA. Oct 20 Frank
Baker Will rejoin the Athletics This
does not mean that he will be seen
capering around the hot corner wear
Ing an Athletic uniform next spring
hut IL is possible that he will be-
traded during the winter
Mack recently iUurneyed to the
home of Baker, at Salisbury. where u
satisfactory preliminary conference
was held. To-day II was learned
that Mack had made second trip
and complete understanding was
reached that viii bring Baker back
Into the fold uf organized baseball
u am perfectly satisfied with the
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-10-25

II your child starts In lts sleep,
grinds IL teeth while sleeping. picks
at the nose, has bad breath, tickle
appetite. pale complexion, and dark
rings under the eyes; II has worms
aud az long as they remain In the
lntestlnes, that child will be sickly.
WHITE'E CREAM VERMIFUGE
clears out the worms, strengthens the
stomach md bowels and puts the little
one on the road 20 health and cheer.
fulness Price 26c per bottle. Sold by
Westfall Drug Co
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-10-25

Freak plays come up often during
the course OF the season. bat the
frraldest was pulled I'm the Federal
league by former Manager Lee Ma
gse W the Tip Tops In q game gaInst
Newark. Newark was plugging along
two runs IN the rear. and Schaefrr
walked. Esmond shot Il skipping
bouuder over second base which
looked like n sure hit
Magee dashed over and triad TO
stop the ball but he was ln no po-
sition ot get his hands on II In
stead. II struck his shoe and bounced
squarely into the hand OF Smith mst
us the shortstop stumbled over sec
uud base. The play astounded the
BruoklNn players, and they aid mot
realize that Schnefer had been forced
hN thc freak play until the Newark
team trotted out 10 the field. uI.
lowing the umpire's decision
Magee said that Il was am Incident
pure and simple. and he had only
seen ITS equivalent once As mcm
her NJ the Seattle team. in 1903. hlS
club won the pennuut when the
short stop In his natural position
Kicked ball directly into the hands
M ihe second bascmau flr force.
ont ut second n occurred iU me-
deciding game Of the series and
spokane was beaten out on the freak
play
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-10-25

outlook" Mack said. ~ can always
use star ball player who can hit.
when | make a trade | do not en-
ploy brass band. | admit that | met
Baker at Salisbury. Everything may
nave been arranged between us, but !
will not affirm nor deny IT,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-10-25

Summary Two base hits. Raw
lings GriEsA 2. Hopper, Allen. home
runs, Grlggs, Tappan; sacrifice hlt
rappan, stolen bases, J Smith. Kel
ley, Rawlings bases on balls Off
hrandom 3. Off Marion 2 suuoA
out, hy Kelley 3, by Marion 4. by
Packard 2 hits. of Brandon 4 In
four innings. off Marion : In seven
innmgs: passed balls. Allen. Brown.
wlld pitch. Brandon Time. one
lour and thirty Innuts4 Umpires
Nelson and pelky.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-10-25
HIKE THE ANTE
SAYS ?. MORAN
Phlllies' Manager says He WIN Not
Play for Experience or Love Next
Year

NEW YORK, oct. 26.-Phlladcl.
phia baseball critics are worried
over the fact that Pat Moran has not
yet signed another contract to man
age the National league champions
, They say that Moran. who received A
nominal salary this year, has made IA
demand Tor IA substantial Increase. and
that the officials OF the club are In
no hurry TO talk bus ness with him.
Friends of President W. ". Baker.
| however insist that Moran VIII bo
| Literally treated.
Moran built up a pennant winner
win rHiher crude material lie WAS
an experiment when he took hold OF
the fhlllies last spring, but he sue
ceeded from the outset OF his mana
geriul career Inc drntally, he made IL
! POT ot money for his employers. who
mad been forced tu make guuu a
deficit In 1914 Moran left Tor his
nome Ina FitChhurg Mass utter sc,
eral conferences with Bnker. They
failed TO come to an understanding
~ salary Was Small
Moran. 1t IL said ON good uuthorlt.
, became manager at the same salun
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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-10-25

man having short arms and short
neck cannot expect to shoot wei
with gun built for man OF glrate
type. nor vice versa. The Try gun
play a very important part In gun
fighting The barrel and working
parts are Just like sim lar parts OF
other guns. but 'hc stock is equipped
with set screws whereby the drop
and length can be minutrly regulated.
A skillful gun-fittcr, with a try-gun.
can often make a good shooter Of a
poor one. and crRckeriack Of fair
shot
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-10-25

Patrick j Morgan. though he lost
the worlds series. dear, an awful jolt
tu the theory that Whol" army of
athletes are necessary to win a pen
uunt The Quaker chieftaiu had his
team out In front almost all season
and he used only 20 players
We'ser, an outfieldcr from the
North Carolina league, was the only
rookie retained after the season mad
started Additions to the team after
the championship going started were
mers and McQulllan one has 10 hRrk
back to 1905 10 find a National
league team that won the flag with az
small roster as the phils of the
present year Then the cubs employed
% PLAYERS
when Frank Leroy Chance cap
tured his second banner. 900 1907. the
Bruins numbered 20 and when he
landed his third flag In 1905 he had
20 players In 1910. the last wear of
the Chlcagoan's greatness - men
drew stlpends from Taft. Murphy aud
Co. between the opening and closing
dates " the championship season.
Pittsburgh finished FIRST bon 1908.
with 29 performers The number OF
men McGraw used when he was
winning the flags ~ 1911. 1912 and
1918 was respectively 2S % and ~
George Tweedy stalliug. inventor NJ
the reversible outfleld. cmploycd "a
men last year
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-10-25

During the five games NJ the
worlds series the pitchers on both
the Philles and Red Sov threw L.
2l3 balls 10 batsmeu. The phules'
twlrlers hurled 6i2 NJ these aud the
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-10-25

Two wonderful records were made
IN the minor league field this sea
son, both being boy y tchers In the
American association A new strike
out king was crowned when Dave
Danforth. OF Louisville struck out rs
Kansas City batsmen In nlne.in-
ming game on Sunday September ~.
This broke the record established by
Marty O'Toole at ~. Paul just be-
fore he was purchased by the Pl-
rates. O'ToOle's record was ~. and
Danforth was forced 10 strike the
last two batsmen TO break the rec
ord
Not content with this remarkable
performance, Danforth followed mp
his sensational work boy tanning l6
ct. Paul batsmen In his next appear
ance on the mound. on Wednesday
September 10. There Ia no record
.of any player, whether In the major
or minors ever having eQunlcd this
record Of 20 Htrike-ouu In two sue
ceHive nine-'nning games
The nearest approach that can he
verified was made by While Mitchell
now with Cleveland, when he was
with San Antonio, Of the TeXn,
league In 1909. he made u worlds
professional record by tanning "a
| galveston batsmen and came bacL
two days later and famed ~ Of the
same team. Mitchell. therefore
reached 22, but Ia stlll two strike-out,
shy OF DRnforth's performance
BILLIARDS AND POCKET Bill
| LIZARDS -LEEHUCKINS.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-10-25

BILLIARDS AND POCKET Bill
LIZARDS LEE HUCKINS.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-08

THE University of Illinois is a
striking illustration Of what
happens when an American
state wakes up and begins to get in
terested in education. Illinois had
done so well with men like Lincoln
who were educated by hand that 1t
didn't think it worth while to spend
any money on higher education un-
til the seventies. The University at
that time was an industrial school,
the first college in the country to
give shop training. 1t pursued
feeble and neglected existence until
the nineties and at every legislative
session some honest farmer delegate
rose up in his cowhide boots to move
that the Un.ye-sity he discontinued
and the camps &c devoted to the
fattening of gs.
twenty-five yea;s . ago, however, the
farmers suddenly discovered that their
fields could be educated through the
school of agriculture and from this
minute the University of Illinois be-
gan to grow. At that time it had
only a few hundred students and L.
linois college teams abused its foot
ball players with impunity. Now 1t
has $500 students and has beaten all
football teams as far east ss they
could be found out of hiding.
The University of Illinois Is To-
Gated in Champaign and Tr5ana on
a vast campus made out Of supertine
corn land This campus r'ses in
places to an eminence Of FIVE feet.
1t has more flowers on i than any
campus east OF California. 1t has
many vast buildings. some Of which
are fortunately hidden by its mag
nificent trees 1t has the largest drill
hall in the world and enough cadets
to officer an army If necessary. j.
has cattle-iudging barn more hand
some than some palaces, the ninth
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-08

agriculture sent agents and cooks to
the people beyond the seas 10 teach
them the possibilities o. maize meal.
The people beyond the seas wouldn't
have II. They said Il was feed for
equines and boyines. but not FOR hu-
mans. Hundreds Of thousands Of
dollars have been expended at home
and abroad for the purpose Of cxtoll-
ing the beauty and grandure Of corn
meal. one OF the most nutritious OF
all the breads. yet there Il less corn
breat eaten now than ever before
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-08

AS is understood to be generally
the case every year. If one may be-
lieye all he hears, the price Of peach
es is very low now with the producer
and high with the ultimate consum.
er Delaware growers admit that
their crop is enormous, tle result be-
ing that II does not pay theml they
declare. to pick It from the trees.
This reyives the old problem of how
to cure the weakness in our system
of distribution that does not permit
proper reward to the grower while
surely plucking the final buyer He
is a smart farmer who knows how to
raise perishable fruit and realize
profitably on it through the market
before the short season has closed.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-08
THE LANGUAGE TEST.

oues,,o,, winch aroused deep In
terest before the New York consu'u'
t,ouai convention, was that OF the
anpIicailon OF literary test IN t'e
matter OF the right to vote. Tne pro
posal was that all voters must De
able to read and write the English
language. BY the vote OF 10 TO 81 !
was advanced in the convention TO
final massage, but later was set aside
by n to e7. There was no display oil
partisanship spirit. but the exhibition
of racial feeling was strong. due TO
tension in the minds of delegates on
account OF the war In Europe. One
would hardly think that such Tar
off consideration would influence the
framing OF law for the State OF
New York, but it did; and added to
this. no doubt. was the thought In
the minds OF some that the foreign
vote in New York City and in some
other cities OF the State is quite
large
A literacy test for immigrants Is
one thing. and the same test for cit
izenship is something else. oklaho-
ma and the states OF California. Mas
sachusetts. Delaware. Connecticut
Maine. mississippi Wyoaing and
New Hampshire all require that any
one who would vote shall be able to
read from the local constitution; and
in some like Oklahoma's constitution.
there Is writing test also. This has
caused no serious complaint among
those interested. being generally ac-
counted reasonable Tt was not aim
ed at immigrants, but wisely design
ed generally to curb illiteracy and
promote primary education.
The soundness Of the policy OF en-
couraging immigrants to get ac-
quainted as rapidly as possible with
the meaning and methods OF Ameri-
can institutions no one will deny,
and there is no better way in which
to accomplish this than to make tie
voting privilege something to be
sought after and worked for. That
which comes by gift Is often little
esteemed
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-08
Pepper Talks
By GEORGE MATTHEW ADAMS
By Always Thinking

1t is said that SOMEBODY once
asked Newton how he had made his
marvellous discoveries in the physical
realm, and his reply was: "Ey Al
ways Thinking about them" Back
of all habit is Thought And. too,
Thought may be made anybody's
greatest and most useful habit.
BY Always Thinking you aaat out
the useless and purposeless affairs
that, blood-sucker-like, seek to take
from you without giving anything
helpful in return.
By Always Thinking, the unkind
and cutting words that SO often es-
cape your lips never are uttered.
And By Always Thinking, the Kind
and Cheerful Thoughts you have al
ready accumulated grow richer in
value while their power for Matching
and Happiness goes on and on.
By Always Thinking, the mistake
that you make to-day will not be the
mistake you make tomorrow. And
BY Always Thinking you will most
materially reduce the total number of
mistakes you make.
BY Always Thinking you need
have little concern as to yorr Life
Station. Your Progress-no matter
where you are-will be s,oaGv and
permanent, while the satisfaction
Of efficient service reelected back to
you personally, as we'll as in tie face
of the whole world, viii make you
one Of the worlds real players.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-08
POETIC VIEWS or CORN MEAL

As all the world knows, one OF the
most excellent, and certainly the
most elaborate executive phenol cna
OF the government at Washington Is
( the Department OF agriculture. While
several other arms of government e.
onomies are engaged in solving prob
lens. state. war and navy affairs the
farmers Of the department OF agrieul-
ture are solving the supreme prob
lem OF telling us what to eat and
how to eat IT, and this is no foolish
sarcasm.
The latest, and by NO means the
least important, utteranee which has
come from this almost infinite reg
'on. Is a disquisitlon on corn meal.
how to get the best corn meal and
how to get the most out o. it; and
after one OF the most alluring OF in
Yest,gations those scientists of I'm
doubte1 learning, arjl indefatigable
dDNi4tdNAUh' W AUf uhoAAttSo lbt NFiNh
they are paid pronounce that the
making OF corn meal from intrusive
wflls equipped with steam rollers is
al wiring. and that II we are to have
AZ tie sweetness and intellectual
rabulum that should be had from
tie orn. which ben:ghted persons
OF the countries which are at war
dall maize" the appealing yellow
grains must be ground between
va.rling stones as in days OF old
But what's the difference? n we
cant have the old-iashioned trans.
formation OF the meal into edible and
toothsome dishes for the breakfast
CT dinner menu. why care how 1t
shall he ground and bolted? The old
co-n pone. toe muffin the pudding
boiled in bag With just a touch Of
suet. even the corn griddle cakes.
can hardly be had at any hotel or
restaurant
A few years ago the department of