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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-28
BASEBALL,

Mordecai Brown. Cub pitcher and
duck hunter OF more than local reputa-
ton, recently related how he and Overall
went on trip to a small California lake
about forty-tive miles from Visalia-
Overalls home I'VE were In n blind for
half an hour and. will you believe II. we
shot cNnCtly ninety-seven ducks" he
said. "lts a cinch to drop them" he
continued Just shoot little ahead OF
them and they're such suckers they ny
right into the shot Suppose the ducks
got wise to this and flew back when YOU
shot at them asked Charley Williams.
fired behind them. then-what do you
suppose they'd do?" Duck" replied
Brown. That's where they get their
name"
Rollo Zeider, Cub thlrdsacknr. tells OF
n hunting trip he had with Jay F, PITTS,
the physician OF the Chicago Nationals
Down near Auburn. Ind, Zeider does his
shooting He is considered quite a shot.
This point must be borne In mind as YOU
read. Dr. Pitts took ZeldeH D n cele-
brnted hunting grounds In Illinois last
three before Rollo could put his gun 20
his shoulder Not once during the aft
ernoon did Zcider kin bird, while the
doctor accumulated big bag Talk
about shooting" said Rollo later. I'm
a mere novice. The doc shoots from the
hip Just like the cowboys used TO with
their revolvers. And he gets them, too. I"
Tho International league would vel
come players strike" said President
I'D Barrows on his return from the New
| Orleans meeting III our PLAYERS struck
we would have "A splendid opportunity TO
bring our salaries dow nto an equitable
basis, Admitting that our salaries arc
lower than they were before the Fed
eral league came into the field, they still
are considerably higher than our busl-
/ ness can afford What must be brought
home TO our players is that II minor
league conditions are 70 go back to where
| they were around 1900, salaries neces-
sarily must go back to the salaries ~
\ that erH. A threat OF strike In the
hist thing that would worry us"
/ Manager Griffith Il being congra tula I I'd
| by many OF the members OF his team FOR
having decided 10 train In Augusta next
spring instead OF Charlottesville. The
/ players arc tiokled with tho change for
better condition. Walter Johnson Ia par.
tlcularly pleased.
Most Of the baseball umpires spend tho
winter In small towns. Good Judgment
/ what with no many street cars and au.
tomoblles big city isn't reall ysafe for
a chap with poor eyeslsht.
Baseball players, at least those who
| strive hard, and who have been fearing
their salaries would be reduced, will find
n lot OF comfort m the news that comes
from Cleveland that Outflelder Elmer
Smith of tho Washington team has heen
given contract calling for more money
than he got In 1915. Smith was no sur
prised he hns not yet signed tho docu.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-28

Sir; Can yCu recall a greater achieve
mcnt by any one eleven than that re-
Gently accomplished hy Brown Brown
beat Yale and Harvard on successive
SATURDAYS That IS one hing In ndd
tion Brown ran up q points against I; ;
brown scored six touChdOwns aud held
'ts own goal line uncrossed
For team upon successive Saturdays
TO beat Yale and Harvard i2 points to
six touChdowns to none-seems to mo
10 be far and away the Leading achieve
ment OF the last five years Fair Play
One hears very little from Brown root
ers this season for this reason: Browns
record speaks too eloquently for itself
without needing nny outside aid
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@TeTHEKTRES.
Iohn MCCORMACK.

'J wns almos, settling down to the be-
lief that beautiful singing was fast pe-
ccminy n lost art; that the soul of SONG.
the sweetne. Of song. the sorrow or
song. had vanished away; when fortu-
natsiy. I had the extraordinary pleasure
az hearing John Mccormack. writee Al
fred Johnston In n recent Issue of "Mu-
s,c News" In anaiyzinE the work OF ths|
treat Irish tenor. who will be heard al
the Auditorium Wednesday. December T.
Empress.
A Mot very similar TO ''Seven Keys to|
Raldpnte" IL found In "Manhattan MAD.
ness" the Douglas Fairbanks picture AZ
the Empress Wednesday and Thursday
I, 4. n farce mclodrama dealing with the|
adventures In New York OF wewern|
rancher whose friends frame NJ somol
hnir-raIs,ng stunts In a house In the out
skirts OF the city. Fairbanks athletic
stunts are combined with ro'lick'ng com
edy and rapid-fire action to make ons|
OF tho most deiishuul p,etur@ m.|
season Tonight. Bessie Barr'scaie and
Charlie. Ray In "A Corner In Collcens,"
an Irish romance comedy.
Folly.
Tho nxie Chrls, musical comedy
company Of fourteen people In tho prin-
cipni attraction today Mt the Folly thea
ter together with an act OF Ponhges|
youdcyille The Dixie Girls company isl
a new aggregation TO Oklahomans nnd|
ia on n mar with any OF the muslcnl|
| comedies thnt have visited Oklahoma city
| This fall The vaudeville In furnished
hy Musical Thatcher, blind musician
who produces enough music for mn entire
orchestra. sis reels Of pho'oplnys also
are shown.
| Lyric,
Doc ONeu has cure for tho blues.
u's that smile Of his through which that
stream of comedy comes huhhllng out.
A, i, title tho name Nut Cracker" hns
becn applied to this funster, His act
md four others are keeping Lyric nud-
ences In an upronr Of mir'h three times
daily. In addition TO the vaudeville pro-
gram there In a run OF excellent film
plays.
Liberty.
The Hawaiian Four. finished muslcianA
offer the feature act on y splendid f'voH
net variety program nj the Liberty to-
day and tomorrow. Theirs II n really
b,s time number featuring concert and
harmony selections on three viollns and
an Italian harp A singing trio offers a
mclanse Of harmony Including many pop.
ulsr and classical songs A character
coincidence on the bill N proving very
popular while the other acts. principally
comedy numbers. are strong drawing
cards
Theatrical men seem 10 he falling for
baseball. Harry Ferec and iMsh Msr,i
bought the poston Red Son, and ,hs
next week found John r Prince, a IJn
coin theatrical magnste buying into the
Lincoln Western league club. Perhs ps
n II Q eirn that the moves have done
more harm To the legitimate show biai.
| Almost o0MUm' women are engage A
in agriculture in Austria Hungary.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-28

Chrlsty Ma,hcwson viii winter In Gin
clnnnu Where he will fall Ia something
else again,
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Bucks Mistake,


Darcy never really starts TO fight IN.
III he is HIT" said Parker lie Is n
good naturcd chap. almost always smll-
ing, even In the ring Tu, when he Ia
hlt-and hit hnrd--he II like nm enrnred
bun and you can bet all you've got that
the hght VIII end very. very soon-wIth
Darcy winner.
Back Grouse fought Darcy some
months ago, The thing went along MI
right In the first round In the second
Grouse decided he was better than Darcy
md cut loose n bit Darcy backed him
OF without much trouble Tho third
fpund opened with Grouse rushing from
hts corner He smashed vicious right
10 parcy's face, In ligh,nlnss flash
the smile faded and one " fearful anger
ovetspread the Darcy countennnce
Darcy rushed ut Grouse, sent n ter.
rife left 10 Crousc's ribs. another Ief, In
his head and then curved over mighty
round The fght ended right then nnd
there
'Ancrwnrd In the dressing room
Grouse, coming on, ot HIS coma anid
TO Red Watson. hts second,
was doing all right up to then.
wasn't I. Red
Yep, You were. answered Red. 'pu,
YOU mnde n mistake. You shouldn't have
hit Les. Then he would have let YOU
stick around while longer. II you eve,
tight him again, Buck, Just keep y6ut
with them
Dsroy's Winning Wsllcp..
'Ilar.V 20 continued
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Liberty.

Almost 60o0o women are engage
in agriculture in Austria Hungary.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-28
chln Refused 10 nsport.n

"a while later chip and got together
again on the subject OF pictures said
Parker II wanted TO give him $500 He
snid he should have much more lie
kept insisting that he was going TO give
Darcy the beating of his life.
But Les ls pretty tough boy
cautioned him,
"'Um. yes-and so am L. responded
chip. I'll let him stick for u few rounds
Just to let the folks get little run for
their money Then--zoolel I'll shoot over
n haymnker and Darcvll be through
Il snid to chip Wei. II that's the
way you feel about II. ri make you
sporting proposition II you lose to parcy
IN give YOU only 800 for your share of
the picture rights, They won't draw
very well II you lose because the folks
here have grown tired OF seetng Les put
the other boys to sleep, But II YOU win
tharll be n different story-and the pic,
lures will draw. Therefore. I'll g,lnran-
tee to give YOU $4,000 for your share II
you win, or 800 II you lose what
sny7'"
And Chips answer was n rejection
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-28
RY FRANK G. MENkE.

NEW YORK. Nov. 2S-George CHIP,
the middlcweight whnng dispenser. tried
to slip over u little Joker" on the Aus
trnlian fight folks just before he fought
and was knocked out by-Les Darcy.
hut George was what you might say
hoist by his own pctard.
Harry Parker. Australia's tennis cham
plon, tells the story. He Is associated
with SNOWY" Bakcr. In sydney, and has
cast anchor upon these shores for n brief
visit
Parker offered Chip $500 for his rights
In tho moving pictures " the fight
TOO little--oh. far too little An
swered chip I'm gonna beat this here
Darcy, and when | do these pictures
win be- worth n lot " money when they
are shown In the United states
Think they ought to make hit there
eh7" asked Parker
"Rlghtto." replied the American
"Oughta make sis. 1000 or $50 0o0 out at
them I'm the states alone. So you see .
he added. II am entitled TO far more thar
$500
We'll, I'll ten you what I'll do" an.
swered pnrkcr, who knew. M wen a
chip, that importing fight pictures wai
barred by United States laws 'Instent
of giving you money for your share, II
agree TO give you the exclusive rights t,
sell the pictures In America"
And chip. foiled. just grlmaced.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-28

the fray he attempted "droppcr" from
tho b-yard mark but the effort fell short
Later ON Gipp got the ball on his own
3lrlnrd line. Naturally. everyone rx-
prctrd punt, hut Gipp, To the utter
h1ll upon terra -flrma. booted II on the
lchound-and over the cross bar il
did 10,
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aoY. pane shetlnnk Anlm..

After months ~ industrious training
Jess willard was able TO make 2I1
pounds for his Jack Johnson FIGHT
Tho best willard could do In the re-
duclng line for the Frank Moran quarrel
was shs, although he exercised violently
for about six weeks
And now, after six months Of circus
ldlug, how much do YOU thing he
wcighs7
"Two-hundrcd and seven,yaand not
an ounce more SAYS Tom Jones
Three -hundrcd-easy" said Jim Cot
froth
Three hundred and finy-or more ="
declared u fight fan who saw willard re-
Gently
joss weighs 2ea pounds" asserts Mrs
Teas -
And there YOU nro
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-28

"Echos who In this weltcrwclrht dlv-
sion, anyway
Jack Hritton claims the championship
hetaus" he won from Ted Lewis, who
won from Willie Ritchic However,
lNichic has win over Triton Soldier
n1rtrclh also beat Hfltton, but Mike
u'nowd beat him, and both Lewis and
Rrittun whlloped Mike.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-28

Daroy's WINNING Wallops.
Darcy continued Parker 'hed
one tNo-three punch, which, think, IL
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-28

The Hopeful stake, TO be run In Sara
togn, n " next summer win be- tho
richest 2-year-old event ot tho season
Twenty five thousand dollars already is
guaranteed and the total may 40 beyond
$50 900 before race day.
The Ordway new era., 1916-11-24
relation to the question "what's the

relation to the question "what's the
use?'
But this question is quite proper, II
Is even necessary. Children must learn
to conserve their energy and to make
full use Of their time and Of their re.
sources. The only danger Is that we
shall narrow the range Of fuses" that
are to guide us and our children in
controlling and directing the impulses.
We must recognize that having fun
solving puzzles or contriving gim-
cracks or whiting stick Is quite ms
legitimate n motive for a child as get.
ting satisfaction by mending clothes
or building fence or making money"
is for adults.
1t is better for the child to be max
ing something for the fun of making 1t
than to do nothing for lack of some.
thing useful" to do. The Edisons and
Fultons and Howes are rare enough ;
but every normal child is considerably
more of an inventor than we ordinarily
recognize. Most of us stop inventing
rather early in life because those who
are Il few years older ask the stupid
The Ordway new era., 1916-11-24
The Old Adam.

Tie was Il staunch supporter of the
kirk, but he also had Il cash of sport
ing blood in his veins.
One Sabbath morn, us he was pro-
,cedinS to the kirk with his Bible un-
Ter his arm. he came upon group OF
Iaddics playing football on piece of
waste ground. He watched the game
for some minutes; then, when there
came a lull, he called the boys over to
him.
"Eh. Iaddies, We knaw it's verra
wrang tae play titba' on the Sawbath
Ye mnuna do it. Whnur dae We think
ye'l gang when ye dee if We play titba
on the Laird's day! And you, ma
munnc-indicating the captain-'why
lon't We shoot oftencr for goal? 1C
iribblc far over much! Ye're pun
players. the lot of ye.'
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FEATS OF TURKISH PORTERS
Fierce kurds Garry Great odds-No
Burden Too Great, and Their
Pay Is Small.

More varied, as a spectacle, than the
veiled women of the Galata Bridge are
the humals, or coolies. Most of these
carriers are kurds, fierce people of the
eastern mountains who have fallen into
the low estate Of selling their strength
to city dwellers.
l know the featS of transportation
achieved by Chinese servants, by jap
anese go-rikLics, by hill women of TIE
Hinalayas, by dusky coolies of India
and the Straits, but to the Kurdish ha-
NAL must be accorded the palm as bur
den-bearcr.
Yondcr man carries on his back Il
bedsteu1 and mattress fastened on top
of great basket. The next man car
ries 20 watermelons as one load. Here
is another with "a square feet of plate
glass mirror in II frame, and following
him one who carries roll-top desk,
and on top of that an office chair.
There must have been furniture sale
somewhere, for the next fellow bears n
sofa and two purlor chairs.
Now comes II hamal grOaning under
the weight of two kegs of white lead
OF pulnl-a ltuNicl ms
mates more showy burden of 3S five
gallon oil cans. And here comes one
with SO wooden boxes on his back.
Not all the hnmals are young and
strong. Here comes an old Albanian,
whose load of figs bends him to the
ground. AS if to point the contrast,
two boys with huge hampers on their
backs come prancing and playing
pranks.
Is not this next coolie carrying the
heaviest load of all? On his back is Il
full-sized packing case, and lashed to
it are other large wooden boxes. That
is no white mans burden. A not I'M
common load for hamals, ! am told, is
800 pounds. Is there any other city in
the world where men work so hard to
earn five or ten cents?-Youth's Com
puniOn.
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Electric Chair,

He might object to the use of his
name, but his initials are f. G. Y. Be
cause he is Il salesman he contends he
has the right to loaf in various down
town business houses. That is he
thought so until visit in an electrical
shop several days ago. He sat in the
accustomed chair for Il good rest when
a stinging sensation caused him to
rise. The clerks had become tired Of
their visitor and had wired the chair
so that the pressure of a button be-
hind the counter would shock the per
son in the chair. F. G. z. is careful
where he loafs now, especially where
he sits.
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DO 1T NOW, GOOD WATcHWoRD
Habit Of Procrastination Has Never
Yet Failed to Bring Train Of
Evils in Its Wake.

Sometime" is useful word that is
pften overworked, remarks the Mil
yankee Journal. One says. "Somctime
will do it." but the time never comes.
Sometime is no time when kind deed
S to be done. Sometime is no time
When n definite task is to be done.
n thing put Off beyond its rightful
sime encroaches on time allotted by
Fight to other duties. One may think
Pc is gaining time by postponins the
Ruty of the hour. In fact, he is vast
big time. Tomorrow and ever "tO-
morrow" has been the ruin of many.
po now the thing that should be done
pow. Have you had n quarrel, and are
sOu ready for reconciliation: Do not
postpone it. The other person may get
harIened in his views and become un-
willing to be reconciled. He may die
md leave you to lasting regret that
Sou had not made friends. Would you
Relp someone? Do not wait till help
p past being help. Put off till ito
borrow" mending the fence, and your
AeighbOr's cattle will have found the
leak place and made havoc with your
train. Put of paying your insurance,
ind perhaps fire will destroy all
fOu have. Debts do not grow less by
postponing payment. "Do 1t now is Il
food watchword. Say the kind word,
10 the kind deed, perform the duty of
he home.
The Ordway new era., 1916-11-24
SAW NO USE IN GETTING UP
Correspondent in City Visited by Zep-
pelins Simply Stayed in Bed
and Touched Wood.

was hillcted ut the time of the first
Zeppelin raid in II little. smelly house
of three floors and six apartments
The house was packed with the orig
nal tenants. Jew and Greek, together
with such dodgers as myself. In our
flat Of four rooms and Il kitchen were
the landlord and his lady, four sons
and two daughters. The sons slept
on the sittng-room floor, and if you
came home in the dark you were like
ly to tread on them. Two French Off
GERS shared the best bedrooms, while
l slept alone in the second best.
'Rang- bang bang" went the bombs from
the Zeppelin; the French officers cried
"En baS." AMI the boys banged at my
door yelling "EmbrOs.' which is
Greek for "Forwards! :" AS it didn't
seem to matter much where one went,
the whole thing, failing dugoutS, be-
ing purely question of luck, | stayed
in bed and touched wood. The crashes
of the big bombs We're terrifying. The
houses hook with each explosion; but
as all things-good or bad-must come
TO an end, so too. after II while, ended
this business. A wonderful orange
colored blaze lit up the world outside
and so | got out of bed and watched
II. deciding at last to dress and see
things at close quarters.-Albert Kin
ross, in the Atlantic.
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As to Golf.

1t was the Office of the great sport
ing newspaper, and the golf editor was
taking brief holiday. In his abb
sence the inquiries from readers
which the golting man answered
through his correspondence columns
were handed to the racing editor.
(Which is the better course" wrote
an ardent follower of the royal and
ancient game, "to fuzzle ones putt or
to fetter on the tee?"
The turf man tilted back his chair
and smoked five cigarettes before TAX
ing his pen in hand. Then, when he
had come to decision on the weighty
problem, he wrote as follows:
"Should n player snaggle his iron, 1t
is permissible for him to fuzzle his
putt; but better plan would be to
drop his guppy into the pringle and
snoodle 1t out with niblick."
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WOMEN SHOULD TAKE
THIS ADVICE

haywood, Nebr.-'Last fall / was al-
most broken down in health. could
hardly stand to do my housewOrk. i
would get SO tired that could hardly
take another step, and my nights rest
did not refresh me very much. AZ
friend loaned me the Common Seaee
Medical Adviser and after reading
part IF it l decided to try Dr.. Piefceb
Favofite Prescription and GesdeA
Medical Discovery. took six bet-s
ties Of the former and Ave Of the Int
ter and 1 felt like myself agains 4
have much faith In the sTAvortte RrerI
scrlption' for woman's troubleA ~ ri
has done me world Of good. .'s1l11S
L. vANDERHEIDEN. II a 4;
THIS herbal tonic for wc1le6 n 1A(
up In liquid or tablet form a1d
obtained dn any drug Ste9es
DR.. Pierce; InvAliftas fGe " :
r., 10 cents fer fx3a1 p4e : -
! xoalts PrssD D4an NJ
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Kidney Disorder
(By DIR. v. M. PIERCE.)

The most simple methods are usu-
ally the most effective ones when
treating any disorder of the human
system. The mere drinking cup OF
hot water each morning, plenty
of pure water all day, and little
Anuric before every meal has been
found the most effective means Of
overcoming kidney trouble. Death
would occur If the kidneys did not
work day and night in separating
poisons and uric acid from the blood.
The danger signals are backache.
depressions, pains, heaviness. drowsi-
ness, irritability, headaches, chilliness,
rheumatic twinges, swollen joints or
gout.
Since It is such q simple matter to
step into your favorite drug store and
obtain Anuric, anyone who earnestly
desires to regain health and Dew hfe
viii waste no tins y beelAnine ~
ersatmsnt
The Ordway new era., 1916-11-24
TRAINING TODAY'S
BOYS AND GIRLS
Spontaneous Desire to "Invent''
Is Worth Preserving.
DO NOT LOOK FOR THE MOTIVE
Impulse to Create Something Unusual
May Be Directed Into Channels
That Are Worth While With
out Being Suppressed.
BY sIDoNIE GRUENBERG.

TllE first day of fathers little vaca-
ton it rained, so they could not go
on the excursion, as planned. That
gave father II chance to catch up with
some reading, as everyone had to stay
indoors. The first interruption came
when james brought him an odd CON
trivance made up of sticks and wires
and strings. James was very enthusi-
astic, and father patiently laid his
book aside to see what was going on.
"Oh, father, see how it looks!" ex-
claimed the inventor, and as everyone
looked on he pulled one of the strings.
There was twisting and straining
among the sticks and wires, and one of
the sticks jerked away from its COM
panions and stood out straight. The
younger members of the family were
enchanted, and the youngest said, "Do
it again!" But father failed to get eX-
cited.
"Well, what is it?" he asked.
"Oh, it's just Il machine" exclaimed
james, somewhat chilled. every time
l pull the string that stick flies up,
you see"
Yes, father saw. "What's the use
of it?' he quericd, perhaps as much
to make conversation and to encourage
the child as to satisfy his own curios-
ity.
James had to admit that it was of no
use, but maintained stOutly that it
worked. Father was permitted to re-
turn to his book, and the children
went back to their play. But Jnmes
had not been encouraged. On the con-
trary, he had been infected with IL sug-
| gestion that might, indeed-in the
course of time-stimulate him to fur
| ther effort, but one that would almost
certainly take the edge off his spon-
taneity.
Father, with his experience and with
his feeling of responsibility, had
reached the point of planning his time
and calculating his energy expen-
diturcs. He knew II good reason for
everything he did outside of the or
dinary routine, like reading novel or
going to a baseball game. He also
knew n good reason why he followed
some of his routine-like hanging up
his coat or interviewing people with
his back to the window. Everything
he did was either the result of habit
or the result of deliberate intention.
And he Ind forgotten that children
sometimes act without motive and
without purpose.
One of the commonest reasons for
our failure to get along with young
children, and for our failure to get
the most out of them, is our attempt to