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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-11
BEGINNING THIS WEEK GOLFERS
WILL BE KEPT BUSY UNTIL FAt,
Oakland c. c. Test Begins Today; Baltimore c. c. Affair ~
Tomorrow and Other Big E0ets Are Scheduled Thi. r
Week and for the Remainder of Season.

district will meet at the Dpnwooa,.
try Club for the first Of the ,.,'..
tournaments. on the Same d.
semifnal matches for the wo,.s,. 'a
trlct team championship are osrd..
glewood visiting Nassau and TuvsSs -
ing at Glen Ridge. on Saturday nv. p'ar
Exchange members will run ON bvis'''k
nual tournament at Sleepy Hollow 'u
As Francis Oulmet will plav !,
| Baltimore Country Clubs to,rn. ut
which closes tomorrow, he ma, sll
possible to drop off at Oakland l
way back to Boston. He vis,,.s hi
course last week, and as he mad "
score he may be tempted To trv nj. sgq
In the tourney. But even IL O,,imas uet
not play, the field ls sure 10 he 10y
one and will include many of IN. s9A
inent metropolitan golfers. "Vn'
Four siXteens have been provid,a
with prizes for the winners and rrs W
up. There also Will be beator w W.
classes In each division and the usrs,. sa
hole handicap will be part of the s.,.s
day program. Competitors NAV s.,..
their own partners for the ou,lIs-,Nus
round on Thursday smt
The annual handbooks OF the Notes.,
tan Golf Association and the WIS.,.
Gclf Association have been issued II sa
members. Each book contains ths N.Y..
official Information as to past and nrss...
officers, handicap lists. by-laws and -.
ords OF tournaments. There is no ns,s.s
change in either over previous wears
In the Western book, however 4.
method of giving the list of handcsr. I.
different than those published in thls -
tion of the country. The names ~ n.
clubs are first given. with the length sui
par OF the course. after which comes Il.
members Of that club, who are given
Western rating and the numbsr !,
strokes allowed. The club, therefors /.
the international unit, so to speak Th.r.
is no alphabetical list
Several changes have been mads /.
the dates allotted some time ago by N.
Western Pennsylvania Golf AssocatIon
Tho most important one is the AZ.
switch for the invitation tournament n
the Allegheny Country Club, which wa,
to be held during the first week OF Jun.
1t will be hel don June ., 10, II and IL Il.
stead. The reason assigned for ths
change is that the dates first selected
conflict with the Metropolitan cnampion.
ship at Apawamis and that ALLEGHENY e.
pected n number of prominent MetropdL
tan golfers to play in its tourney tha
year.
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with luck at its best he would still be
a cripple and an invalid. But Jack, with
his customary philosophy and courage,
never gave up the fight. He stuck TO the
job of getting well without n whisper of
complaint, He kept his head up and his
heart in the right place. And today he
is charged with two victories out of two
starts against the league leaders of the
early race-and in each contest the eX-
Mackan premier gave a display of win
ming form Coombs is a good, old fash
ioned type of mana credit to the game.
His return is one of the most cheerful in
cdents OF the 1915 race.
Jim Coffey is preparing to follow Jess
Willard until he gets Jess into ring"
Jim had better stick i'm an extra collar
or two and perhaps an additional pair of
socks, for he may have TO wait day or
two longer than the specifications call for
provided Willard iS now knocking down
$1,000 a day.
Offside Plays
Peace may have it's victories the same
as war. But they rarely get the same
amount OF publicity.
There is no particular test OF sports
manship in an entry fighting fair while
he has the winning edge.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-11
Mack's Futile Chase for Third Baseman

Connolly
and
accepted with Pittsburgh
and rumod that the
much
young
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-11
MERTON WOMEN'S
TENNIS TEAM WINS
Philadelphia Second Squad d
Loses Match by One Set.
Germantown Victor.

Merton second defeated Philadelphia
second in p women's second division In
tercIib tennis match at st. Martins yes
terday by the narrow margin OF three
matches to two. Both matches won ny
uhiIndelphia were well contested Miss
Hannah Wright took the first set of her
match from Miss Sarah Myers, but In
the second set the excellent aI-round
play Of Miss Myers earned her the YER
diet. Miss Wright played strongly In
the third set aud again won
The match between Miss A. Patter-
son and Miss Lille was even more
closely contested. Miss Patterson win
ming the frat and third sets summary
Mics Hannah Wright Philadelphia, de-
feated Miss Sarah Myers, Merton. Ga.
2-6. 6-3 Miss t. Kennedy. Merton, de-
feated Miss r. Henry. Philadelphia, 6-3i
Sd: Miss A. Patterson, Philadelphia, de-
reated Miss Lille, Merton, 6-3, b-7 6r5;
Miss n. Dougherty, Merton defeated
Miss NJ Morris. Philadelphia, "a, So;
Miss Ogden, Merton, defeated Miss NJ,
Houston, Philadelphia 6-i, ga
Although Overlook defaulted one
match TO Germantown. at Mannheim, the
visitors managed to win three out of
the four matches played Three OF the
contests were quite sided, but the
match between Mrs. Hudnut and Mrs.
Pearson lasted three sets Summary;
Miss Sparks, Overhrook defeated Miss
I. FELTON,. Germantown, 6-2, 6-3: Mrs.
CASTOR. Overbrook, defeated Miss Doug
lass, Germantown. al, 60 Mrs. Morse.
Germantown defeated Miss Potter.
Overbrook. go, 6-l; Mrs Hudnut, Over
brook, defeated Mrs. Pearson, German
town, ST., Go. 6-i; Miss S. FELTON,, Ger
mantown, won by default
ny four matches to one Belfeld sec
ond easily defeated Philadelphia Coun-
try Club second at Bala. The most
closely contested match was played be-
tween Mrs. Schlichter, Country Club, and
Mrs. WeitZel. Summary:
Mrs. Herold. Belfield, defeated Mrs.
Erwin, Country Club. al, 6-3 Mrs Ker-
baugh. Belfeld defeated Miss johnson.
Country Club. G-3. 60; Miss Snyder. Bel
field, defeated Mrs. Mitchell, Country
Club. Ga, 6-3 Mrs Johnston, Befeld,
defeated Mrs. Farnum. Country Club, 6-3,
go; Mrs. SchliChter Country Club, de-
feated Mrs Weitzel Belfeld, 6-2, As,
1910.
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taken
a
Naughns fighting
ball nd of chas far
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Cornell and Harvard Coming Strong

Cornell m Strong
to be
n ecomnE
the 70
genay conceded
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Cravath Broke Slugger's Record in 1911

In
his distance hitting in earnest
in
3 doubles l3
Fhile
purch m In o
In silent John"
heldon In
I)oan the
Cravah pch hitter and
he to
Phles
with his terrific extra
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-11
First Serious SLUMP Since 1918

CVath
a
wh He
will
nfed
will
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-11
CRAVATH'S BATTING SLUMP, SUCH
AS PRESENT, ONCE COST HIS JOB
Phiues Badly Crippled By Weak Hitting Of Great Run-geer
and Absence of Captain Luderu8-"GdrtyS ChecE-
cred Career in Major Leagues.

Phr1 two series Morans team
IN Eastern teams the
of the East by the Western end OF the National
Pittsburgh
attra ton oad and Hunt
"Gavvy"
Of
the
fam cans ny goodbye to hope a
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-11

VIRGINIA. MINI. May 11;,-Advlces from
International Falls, MINI, told Of the death
nj Walter Dew lit. 80. who In his youth was
famous Jockey. He wore the colors of James
X. kecnc when that horseman was at the
height of his fame
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-11
Such slumps Cost Cravath Big League Berth

generally last about a month
him in hitter until 1907
yhen bat
the league because
a
Los
baseball the Pacific Coast League
vasan
ican Lea ac II
his best average
world
lie in a
or
i'm Wash
Association In 1909 he compiled an average
a piled
upn the he
in
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Yale Retains Lead in COLLEGE Baseball


beat
nell The with Cornell played Saturday looked like
to find
n
Of
js howth Big sx" to date;
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-11

NATIONAL LEAGUE PARK
PHILLIES VS.. PITTSBURGH
GAME AT $3.50 r. VI.
Admission. 25c, soc and 75c. Box sea,s. n
on sale at Gimhels and Spaldings'.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-28

years and are well known to be sue
cessful and progressive business men.
We feel confident that any one deal
| ing with them or with the company
managed by them will receive courte-
Gus and honest treatment.
The Boynton oil field. in which
this company is interested. has stead
lily increased in value during the past
six months as development has pro-
crossed"
r. b. Beard. Beard Land Company.
Muskogee, Okla: We are familiar
with the holdings of the Oklahoma
Oil Company In the Boynton fed and
We consider them very valuable. The
concensus of opinion is that Boynton
will develop into one of the best fields
in this State.
there are several wells flowing more
than 1000 barrels each. per day. in
addition to a number of wells making
from 25 to $50 barrels per day.
The indications are that the hold
ings of the Oklahoma Oil Compan,
also covers gas field that will prove
to be of great value"
D. l.. Bailey. of Bailey. Nelson &
Bailey, Tulso. Okla: LAS attorneys
for a great many oil operators. lease
owners and royalty owners. We hav.
had occasion to familiarize ourselves
with the different oil and gas fields in
Oklahoma, and have no hesitancy in
saying that the Boynton oil field bids
fair to become one of the best produC-
ing oil and gas fields in the State.
In volume it will not. of course. eclipse
the Cushing field. but in quality OF
oil and endurance of the wells, we be-
lieve that this field will be better
than any in the State.
THE holdings of the Oklahoma Oil
Company in Muskogee County are not
only very large in acreage. but a great
many of their leases are in the very
heart of the Boynton field. the value of
which would be very hard to estimate at
this time.
I'VE are acquainted with Mr.. f. Madi-
son Hall and Mr. NJ. H. Dibble. OF WASH
ington, d. c., who are connected with
the Oklahoma Oil Company. and believe
them to be excellent business men, We
know Mr.. NJ. NJ Jackson. of Muskosee.
Okla. field manager OF the Oklahoma
Oil Company. personally and without
hesitancy commend him as an expert
enced and conservative oil operator. We
have had occasion to make inquiries con-
corning the other officers and directors
of the above-named company, and are
satisfied from these inquiries that they
are all strong. conservative and reliable
business men,"
W. B. Waugh. drill contractor. Bax-
ter Springs. Kans.:
II am personally acquainted with
Messrs. Dibble. Jackson. Hall and Powell.
who are the officers and directors of the
Oklahoma Oil Company. and have great
confidence in the stability and success
of any enterprise managed by them.
Il am thoroughly familiar with the
properties of their company located at
Boynton. Okla. and Chanute. Kans. The
Boynton field is in its infancy. and, In
my opinion. from a close study of its
natural formations and the logs of the
wells that have been drilled there will
develop into one OF the best fields In the
State. Its present production Is between
four and five thousand barrels per day,
with less than per cent of its acreage
developed"
NJ. G. Young, cashier. the Exchange
National Bank Muskogee. Okla: Mr..
NJ. NJ. Jackson. an officer and d.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-28

| ing. The Commercial National Bank
| is in this building and its president
! Mr.. D. n Fink. is another banker who
| unhesitatingly spoke highly Of the
Oklahoma Oil Company's management,
and of the value of its holdings
Both Mr.. Jackson and Mr.. Powell
greeted me cordially and were appar-
! entity delighted that 1 had come &c
| Muskogee to investigate the properties
of the Oklahoma Oil Company, but
Mr.. Jackson asserted that 1 ought to
be thrown out of the window, five
stories. to 4 sudden death on the
pavement. for not seeing them before
visiting the Boynton field so that they
could have extended the royal cour-
tesies that any man who comes here
from Washington for the same pur-
pose that I came will also receive.
Without reservation The Herald rep
resentative informed Mr.. Jackson and
Mr.. Powell that every one in Mus
kogee had spoken highly of them per-
sonally and of the Oklahoma Oil Com
pany itself. as well as its properties.
which led Mr. Powell to enthusiastic
ally say:
solid Reasons for Success.
Confidence in the stability of the
company. in its assertions of present
production. and in its promises of flu
ture prosperity for all stockholders. has
been firmly instilled in the minds of all
those who have thoroughly Investigated
the proposition. this reassuring knowl-
edge being strengthened through the
discovery that the officers of the COM
pany are reputable business men of
Washington.
e Madison Hall. a prominent lumber
merchant, is president of the company
and Julian W. Blount. former secretary
to Hon. Col I. Crawford. United States
Senator from South Dakota. is the COM
pany's secretary. The board of directors
is composed of such influential and rep
utable Washington men as Henry u.
Finkel, cashier of the Washington and
Southern Bank; Charles c. Mayer. OIL
the National Sales Company: Samuel c.
Redman, of the ChapinSacks Manufac-
turing Company: Walter j. Costello.
Hilton W. Robertson. and NJ. z. Dibble
of course, You could have obtained
those names in Washington" continued
Mr.. Powell. land maybe you did. but
mention them merely to add my own
Endorsement to the standing of our Of
ficers. which I do not do simply for the
reason ,that I am the attorney of the
company. but because / believe in them
and believe also in the Oklahoma On
Company. 1t has already been demon
strated that We have some fine prop
critics which are certain to pay big, es-
pecially after We get a pipe line down
here from the Boynton field. which We
will assuredly do as the citizens of the
city have called an election to vote on
a 100000 bond issue to construct it,
Untold Wealth In OIL Fields.
II the average man were given his
choice of chance to become a Million
aire he would rather find a gold mine
than strike OIL But he would change
his mind when convinced of these. the
following startling facts. Listen:
The Oklahoma oil fields produce more
wealth annually than the gold fields of
Alaska.
The Oklahoma oil fields have made
more poor men rich than the gold fields
Of Alaska.
The Oklahoma oil fields have made
more millionaires than the gold fields of
Alaska
More fortunes and greater fortunes are
The Washington herald., 1915-08-28
being made in Oklahoma oil fields than

| being made in Oklahoma oil fields than
in all the gold fields on the continent.
Those are startling statements, but they
are true.
1t is small wonder. then. that the
Washington men interested in the Okla
homa Oil Company's properties who have
gone there to personally investigate con-
ditions were astonished at what they
discovered and returned to Washington
filled with excitement and dreaming
dreams of future personal wealth.
There is reason for everything, and
very good reason, indced-in fact many
good reasons-for the phenomenal sue
cess of the Oklahoma Oil Company. One
of the substantial reasons is that the
company is already established as a
profitable oil-producing company. An in
vestment in its stock is not a gamble
or a speculation in a prospectively profit
able enterprise. On the contrary. it Is
an investment pure and simple. in 4
property that does not promise to pro-
duce oil In paving quantities some time
in the future. but in n property that Is
producing oil today and has been pro-
ducing profitably for months.
The fact that the company has thre.
gas wells producing 25.0O0.OO0 to 30.O0o.ooo
cubic feet per day and five oil wells
flowing profitably. with others being
drilled in a vast field that has hitherto
made men of moderate means million
aires. has attracted the Interested atten-
ton of even conservative bankers and
business men, and the operations of this
company in the oil fields of Oklahoma
are being watched with the liveliest in
terest while its assured success as an
investment has been little short of amaz-
ing.
Another thing that should Undue the
investing public with confidence in the
Oklahoma OIL Company and its posi-
bilities of future production. over and
above the satisfactory conditions now
prevailing, is that the newspapers of
Muskogee and of other cities in the
State have repeatedly spoken highly of
the company and published facts show
ing that the company Is attracting wide
spread attention by making good all Its
claims.
II necessary. many fiattering state
ments could be reprinted in The Herald
for the purpose of substantiating all that
The Herald representative has written,
but certainly il seems sufficient to give
the text of a number of letters from
reputable business men, responsible con-
Germs. and conservative bankers. OBJ
tanned by The Herald in Muskogee and
other towns since the writer arrived here
a few days ago.
without any change whatever in their
reading. each one being addressed. by
recaest of the correspondent Of The
Herald. to the management of The
Herald IN Washington. The address.
however, is omitted as being unnecessary
in every case. and only the name of the
writer and the text of the letter quoteu
as given below:
Testimonials for Oklahoma OIL Conn
pany.
willard John, president American
National Bank. Muskogee, Okla: We
are well acquainted with Messrs. NJ.
NJ jackson and James L. Powell. who
are officers and directors of the Okla
homa Oil Company. aEd-we have great
confidence in the, stability and sue
cess of any enterprise managed by
them Both of these gentlemen have
resided In Muskogee for . number Of
The Washington herald., 1915-08-28

ing flames from pipes surrounding the
oil wells In tho distance Around these
wells the forms OF men fitted like
shadows in tasks that never end going
on with one force during the day and
another at night,
T,I T, a.. po
E-,, .,..,or,, 60 po,.,-
ton sevanree, miles fron, Nuekoeee
The cars were crowded with oil worker,
prosnectors travelling men and local peo-
pie and the talk was all of oil and gas
Every man was confident and enthusi-
astic. None could see anything but
prosperftv ahead, and all were dreaming
of wealth.
Boynton is a typical oil-feld town. with
a population of about 90 and not quite
a sufficient number of houses to accom-
modate that number. Practically all of
its residents depend on the oil and gas
industry for a living and at present they
are making it in that way without trou-
BILE, for there is great activity in the
Boynton field because of the Prairie Pipe
Line Company. a subsidiary organization
of the Standard Oil Company. employing
many men in laying additional pipe lines
into the Boynton pool. and erecting an
other pumping station. They call an oil
field in Oklahoma "a pool" by the way,
instead of a field. as in Pennsylvania
The railroad yards at Boynton are con-
stantly filed with carloads of material
for the laying of the Prairie Pipe Line
Companys pipes. and other carloads are
piled so high with oii-well machinery in
the vicinity that you can hardly find the
small station.
r
T., 49, nrasa,na -, I'll iitro, b,,s
which I found standing at the station.
ready to carry passengers anywhere in
the fell. Unrestricted by any prescribed
route of a utilities commission. 1t will
wander to any point the passenger is
inclined to go and able to pay.
Starting toward section q in township
Il. We passed section 81, where l saw the
first of the producing gas wells of the
Oklahoma Oil Company, which was maxi
ing 100000 cubic feet of gas per day
This was sight in itself. but when We
reached section q, two miles from Boyn-
ton there we saw a well which beat the
section 80 well three to one by turning
loose 100000 cubic feet of gas every
day in the week and Sunday. too. Less
than mile farther up the rolling prairie
road We came to another gas well Of the
oklahoma Oil Company. which was mod
estly releasing lo."hW7 cubic feet OF gas
daily.
These three wells of the Oklahoma Oil
Company therefore have combined flow
of 3N.0o0,oN0 cubic feet of gas daily.
Near this point are FIVE wells produc-
ing oil. one of the most prolific pro-
ducers being owned by the Oklahoma OIL
Company. but all are flowing freely
showing that the field is rich with petro-
leum.
About a quarter of mile north of the
five wells mentioned. near sections Il and
%. is the oil well of the Oklahoma OIL
Company which was shot" July Il. and
The Washington herald., 1915-08-28

rector of the Oklahoma Oil Company,
and Mr.. James l.. Powell, its attorney.
have both resided in Muskogee for a
number of years. and are men of high
standing and business ability. We feel
satisfied that any enterprise, to which
these gentlemen lend their active man.
agement. will be conducted on a sound
and honest basis. and will be deserving
of great consideration.
The holdings of this company cover
a large acreage in the Boynton oil field.
on which there are a number of wells
producing both oil and gas. We might
add that the Boynton oil field has in
creased steadily in PRODUCTION during the
past few months and is attracting con-
siderable attention throughout tho
State"
George W. Sterling. president Central
State Bank. Muskogee. Okla: We
have made some Investigations OF the
Oklahoma Oil Company in the Boynton
oil field, and find that the Oklahoma
Oil Company is largely interested in
big acreage in the Boynton oil field of
this State: in producing oil properties
in Kansas. and in several thousand acres
of what is commonly termed wildcat
oil and gas leases throughout Oklahoma.
We understand that the Kansas prop
critics In which this company is inter.
ested. have seven producing oil wells,
but we are particularly impressed with
the amount of its holdings in the Boyn-
ton oil field and its excellent possible.
ties.
The Boynton oil field is comparative
" new and bids fair. at this writing. to
become one Of the best oil fields in the
state Several very large producing wells
have been drilled during the past few
months. some of them being on leases
in which this Company is interested The
leases in this pool. in which the Oklaho-
ma Oil Company is interested. are scat
tered Throughout the field, and appear to
us to be very valuable for both oil and
gas.
We will also state that We are
acquainted with Mr.. +. Madison Hall,
President of the Company. and Mr.. NJ. NJ.
Jackson. its Field Manager. which leads
us to believe that the management of
the Company is in both competent and
trustworthy hands.
J. Z. Ward. cashier the Bank of Com
merce. Chanute. Kan: This is to GER
tify that we have been personally ac-
quainted with Mr.. NJ. VI. Jackson for
some time and class him as one of our
successful oil operators and developers.
The leases in sections l and Rye. q
Twp IS and sections 30 and 81 Twp q
Bye Il, I am familiar with. and l be-
Ieve a number OF producing wells can
be had on same. Wells in this district
have been producing from ten TO twelve
years, and some longer.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-28

SPECIAL to The Washington Herald.
Muskogee. Okla. Aug 2I.-Since mall
ing letter regarding Oklahoma on Com
pany have learned that d. n. Fink, presi-
dent of the Commercial National Bank.
and one of the most prominent financiers
In this section. has taken an option on
30. OcO, Geo cubic feet of gas and will take
up same in case the proposed $4,000 bond
issue for a pipe line from Boynton to
Muskogee Is voted through by the citi-
zens of Muskogee. The bond issue Is to
obtain gas for manufacturing purposes
and thus increase the Fay rolls of the
city. Its passage would mean an income
of $500 or $500 a day for the oil compae
MES with flowing gas wells.