Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1915-10-15
SPORTING NEWS

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SPORTING NEWS
Mary Putney won the Kentucky
futurity. The stake was $4,000.
Star players of the Federal league
have arranged for a post-season tour
Of the country.
The attendance at the first game al
Philadelphia Friday was 19,343; gross
receipts, $51,O 900.
Even money offers have taken the
place of odds of 10 to 6 and 10 to s
on the world series.
Sam Langford and Battling Jim
Johnson of New York are scheduled
to meet at Denver October 18th.
The national commission has ia.
ken up the scandal in connection with
worlds series tickets and will give
the matter a thorough probing.
The first game of the worlds series
at Philadelphia was lost by the Red
Sox by bonehead displays as much
as the creditable playing of the
Phillies.
Eleven Of the Boston worlds series
~contenders of 1912 will be ON the
roster of Boston's eligibles in the
forthcoming battle with the Philadel.
phia Nationals.
GENERAL
The Motion Picture Patents will be
dissolved by order of the United
States Court.
The county option election in Mime
apolis is claimed by the vets by s..
900 to 10000.
The birthday Of James Whitcomb
Riley was celebrated at his home in
Indianapolis. He is 81.
Wall Street brokerage clerks are
still on the high lope trying to keep
up with the rush of business.
Six thousand saloons in Chicago
have been ordered to close on Sun
days by Mayor Thompson.
There are now 1900 out in the
strike of the General Electric Com
pany at Schenectady, N. Y.
The reopening Of the Panama canal,
closed on account Of earth slides, has
been now set as for November LIST.
Bank clearings in most cities of the
country are showing substantial gains
over the corresponding week for last
year.
The Las Animas County Court at
Trinidad anticipates a busy session
with As civil, 28 criminal and SO ju-
venile cases docketed.
Suit was filed in st. Louis to fore
close the 100000. 900 first and re
funding bond issue of the st. Louis
Iron Mountain & Southern railroad.
The City Council of Terre Haute,
Ind, sustained the bill Of impeachment
against Mayor Gossom by a vote of
G to 8 and declared his office vacant.
The Massachusetts State Progress
sive convention decided to partici-
pate in the 1916 campaign and ratified
the nomination Of Nelson B. Clark for
governor.
William J. Bryan, in a statement at
Atlanta, Ga, today said that the
plans | have made for the remainder
Of my life include active participation
in politics, but do not include the
holding of any office" He said he en-
joyed the liberties of a private citizen.
In view of the wild riot of specula-
ton on the exchange. New York
brokers have doubled the margins re-
quired for protection against a break
In prices.
]. T. Nichols, chief Of police Of
Oklahoma City, was shot, perhaps ia
tally. by j.. o. Long, a patrolman, after
the chief had delivered a lecture tc
his force on drunkenness.
The son of A. C. S~palding, who died
recently at San Diego. Cal. leaving an
estate valued at 1000. 900 to $1,000,
600 has brought suit to have the will
set aside. charging undue influence"
A giant electrical machine con.
structed by governmental experts al
the P. p. /. Exposition, which can
take a current of 1000 kilowatts at
1900 volts and step IT, up to 1000, OOC
volts, is expected by its discharge OF
artificial lightning to dispel the fog
for a considerable distance around
the machine.
Ambassador Morgenthau at Con
stantinople has been Instructed to in
form the Turkish minister Of foreign
affairs that continued massacres Of
Christians would be considered IN
friendly by the United States.
With the miners offering to meet
officials Of the mining companies In
another effort to settle their differ
ences. Sheriff Cash and other COUNTY
officials Of Clifton, Ariz. declared
that every effort would be made to