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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-29
AFFIDAVITS SAY
WAS
SHELLED BY SUB
WAS ALSO RPEDOED-SHELLI
LEADS OFFICIALS BELIEVE
SHE WAS TRYING ESCAPE.
STATE DEPARTMENT EXPECTS MES
SAGE FROM GERARD AS TO THE
GERMAN EXPLANATION.
N.r A.sn.lntnd Irn.s. B

WASHINGTON. y. C.. March 39.-Af-
i;davit> secured at Liverpool from three
American survivors of the British horse
ship EnglI~hman. say the ve~~al was tor
pedocd and ~helcd IN a German Snbma-
rne. according to state department ad-
vices. The fact that ihr vessel waS ~hcllcd
led the officials here Ia believe that She
might have been trying to escape.
The state department expects to receive
reports from Ambassador Gerard ~ Bcr-
I'm tonight as t. the result of his in
quiricS ~ the German foreign Office into
the circumstances surrounding the sinking
of the Sussex and the Enell-hman. Upon
this reply will depend the next step the
United STATES viii fake President Wilson
discussed The submarine question with
Colonel II. NJ House 81 Texas today
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-29
TRAINS
TO COLUMBUS
TWO ENTRAlN AT MISSION AND
BROWNSVILLE TODAY FOR NEW
MEXICO BORDER.

ON orders from the Southern depart
mcnt headquarters NJ Fort Sam Houston.
United States Army Pack Train No. 3 en-
trained today nj Mission. and United
States Army Pack Train No. q entrained
at Brownsville for immediate movement to
Columbus. y. NJ. where the two pack
trains will be IN service IN Ihe line Of com
munlcations between Columbus and the
American army III the state ot Columbus
The Brownsville special left the city AZ
, o'clock this afternoon and viii ~ ioincd
ut Iiarlngen by the pack train from Mis-
sion. The two viii w. combined into one
train. taking the Cult Coast Lines IA Pla-
ccdo. where the train will hc turned over
to the Galveston. Houston 4 San Antonio
railroad
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-29
ALLEGED PLOT FOR Intervention IN
MEXICO TO BE EXPOSED BY PRESIDENT

WASHINGTON. y. e.. March pa BIC
international plot. the detail, Of which
are sand 10 have been Laid IN this conutrv
and designed e. force United States inter
senilon IN Mexico. i slated Tor cxpo~pr,
b, the national administration. and the
presidents statement Of few davs aeo
was hut prelude to the incident.
The statement was not direei "a against
residents ut the border who have be.p
calling Tor more troops. hut focused the
complaint upon one individual. prominent
IN the United States. Information ~
support the belief oi scheme to involve
The country against Mcxira wa~ sand "a
have been before the cabinet last w.ek
and was OF such character as 90 ,nstify
the president M making the statement ,s-
sued from the White House. The chief
consideration ofths alleged plot i 10 bring
under United States jurisdiction large
property interests in the war-torn rspubbc
The disturbed situation. IL is claimsd !
being nationally advanced by an Eastern
publishing concern putting oui aa,l,
news service, much of which deals with
aifairs an Msnco and on the border. Some
ot The stores have been found far from
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-29
On Way 10 Santa caiarlna. Funston Hears


SAN ANTONIO. rrVa-. March o.
~ the Santa Maria Valley. four DAYS ago.
according ~ a report to General Funston
tins morning. General prr-hing said the
residents OF the valley appeared t. BE-
friendly "a Villa. which ~ irving the scouts
difficulty ia learning Villas movements a.
Ia details oi the actual chase General
Funston knows little more than the public
The war department has returned long
report To Colonel Slocum on the Columbus
raid. with instructions to amplifv ii
Colonel Slocnm Just now T. commanding
troops 200 miles from the border. and n
revision Of the report j. not expected for
some time. II has been sent 10 him. how
ever.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-29
STARTED LAST NIGHT WITH FORCE
ENOUGH TO DRIVE GERMANS,
FROM PART or POSITIONS.
COUNTER ATTACK MADE.
GERMANS RENEW vERDuM H0m-
BARDMENT WITH MORE vleoR
THAN EVER, coMcEMTRArlme
ON HALF MILE FRONT.

The Associated Press war summary to-
day says:
The French III Ncrdnn last night launch
cd u heavy attack on the German lines IN
Avocourt woods. II was made with force
enough to drive the Germans from part ~
their positions. Paris reports. The Ger
mans promptly made counter attack. hat
were driven back with losses.
The German statement says the French
positions north It Malincourt, several
miles deep along two thousand metre
front. have hccn stormed BY the Germans.
italian Fighting Desperate.
Desperate Fighting on the Italian front
u III progress, and Rome reports that The
Italians were victorious In forty hour
battle at Grafenberg northwest Of Gorsyia.
The resumed fighting by the Italians and
Austrians in the Gorixia section ~ the
fcrccst in that region for some months.
The AustrianS made masscd attacks. un
the Italians. according 10 the Rome 81
fetal statement. After furious hand o.
hand fighting the Italians were forced g.
retire about four hundred yards.
By counter attacks IN the evening and
repeated charges supported ~ artillery.
the Italians retook by Storm the positions
previously lost.
After six day iull the Germans re-
snmcd the offensive NJ Nerdun Yesterday
with redomhled violence. The French ~
pected the attack and made all prepare.
tionS. The German effort T. confined IA 10
small section. hardly more than haif
mile IN width.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-29
7. ROOSEVELT
is INDIGNANT
HIS SECRETARY rs GIVEN STAY Or
SENTENCE AFTER CONVICTION
ON ASSAULT CHARGE.

NEW YORK, March pa stay of ~en.
tcnce was granted today To John W. NJ.
Graih. secretary ~ Colonel Thesdar..
Roosevelt. who was committed ~ IN
workhon~e Yesterday for thirty day. .n Y
charge Of disordrrly conduct and assault.
The complainant was Charles I.ight w
Brooklyn, who claimed that MrGrath ~.
saulted hIm ~ Brooklyn restaurant la@i
june. Colonel Roosevelt ISSUED state
ment expressing Indignation M the A-n.
tence and asserting that Mcfsrath will ..n.
tInue in his service.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-29

FL PASO. Texas. March 2o.-Thc Villa
chase goes rclenrle~~ly on. but from the
mcagerness of official dispatches II l. inn
possible to learn the position ~ the Amcri-
can troops and how far they are IN the
rear of the fleeing bandit Nilla When last
heard from he wa~ headed towards the
Tarahumarc mountains. The tarranZa
commanders have all" apparently lost
track 81 Villa Armed bands of Villa
forces are reported IA vanoua parta oi
Chihuahua and Torreon, operating inde
pendently.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-29

the truth and calculated 10 arouse the
public 10 believe that the United States
was n danger from wholesale invasion.
People residing on the border read the re-
ports and then bombardcd Washington
with kilograms upon the assumption that
the reports are true. More 81 tic RI Paso
situation ha- been laid before President
Wilson by Representative w X. smith Of
that district IN long telegram from
Mayor Tom Lea. who also sent copy "a
Senator Borah Of Idaho
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-29
100000 Appropriation.

WASHINGTON. D. G.. March an-
Congress yesterday rushed through an
emergency appropriation vi more than
Ss'ooo.ooo 90 finance the expedition
against Villa and the state department
prepared To press Carranza for permission
!" use the Mexican railroads for the pur-
pose ~ supplying the American expea,-
hon. communication 10 Carranza went
forward last night explaining the necessity
ior quick action regarding the use Of the
railway hines, regardless Of the pending
protocol.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-29
Sterling Brothers Case
Expected To Go The
Jury AT EdinbuIg To-Day

The eases OF Ed and viii Sterling. ~L.sh
have been under trial al Edinburr, HI.IuleH'
county, since last Thursday, are expected
70 70 to the jury today, according " !.
telephone message taday from Edinhnss..
The two brothers are charged With iiar
murder Of Frank Warn3ck near Mpnt~
ehnsfo, liidplgo county, about y gear nfn.
Doih men are prominent ranfhmfn ~
ii'daigo county. and known thronRhans ~
lower border country. A verdict ~ 80
4"ftai - expected, according u Attarnkys
in the ease
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-29
Quiet Prevails at Tampico. Say Americans

GALVESTON. Texa~. March 29-Quiet
prevails ~ fampco and the oil camps IN
the vicinity. according to Americans ar
n,ing here today ~ ile Morgan liner Polia
from Tampico. They say there have been
No disturbances ~ amy kind and that also
there have been no anti American demon
~tration>.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-29
CHASE GOES REIENTLESSLY ON BUT
INFORMATION At HAND GIVES
NO INDICATION OF POSI-
TION or BANDITS.
cARRANZA COMMANDERS SEEM ALSO
TO HAVE LOST TRACK OF VILLA,
WHO AT LAST INFORMATION
HEADED TO MOUNTAINS.

FL PASO. Texas. March %
Joseph ". Allison, second leu
tenant ~ The Fifteenth Cavalry.
who was brought to the base hos
pital ~ Fort Bis from Ca~a-
f;randcS suffering from cold that
developed into pneumonia. died to-
day.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-29
Ten Buildings Burn In
Fire AT Leadville, Colo.

'i'f +f-~h'iiAfh f'N~+f
LEAnNlLLE. Col. March 29.-Fire de-
stroycd ten buildings and threatened the
business section of this town. Ii was got
under control bv the use Of dynamite after
causing loss estimated II from $50 600
~ >l00.000.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-29
LIE FACTORY" is
A MYSTERY CITY:
MISERY OVER RIO.
PANORAMA or EL PAS0 HOTEL
LOBBY ALWAYS INCLUDES SOME
ONE CONNECTED WITH REVOLT.
GENERAL WHO ONCE MIGHT HAVE
BEEN PRESIDENT LOST CHANCE
WHEN He LOST A FIGHT.
CBY BASIL DILLON WOOND

FL PASO. Texas. March 29.-lf were
asked for ~ apt descriptive phrase Of FL
Pa-o and Juarez. the town that faces il
across the Rio Grandc. | would call FL
Pa~o the City IF Mystery and Juarcz
The CITY ~ Misery" For mystery there
~ IL I'll Pa~o in large. copiou~ quantities,
while the misery IN ,Iuarez j. obvious.
have q room in the P6-o del Nortc
hotel. Across the street and around the
corner H. the sheldon. home Of more in
irieucs and petty con~piracic~ than the
hotels ~ San Antonio itself. The Hobbies
~ both hotels are crowded with mixture
Of well dressed Americans and we'll
dressed Mcxicau~. over whose actions and
conversation, perpetually falls this at
mp-pherc of the mysterious The small
percentage Of shoe drummer> and tourists
here couple of weeks or 80. when they
get the habit themselves.
Everybody seems to be something or
other connected with the Mexican rcvolu-
ton. They are pointed ont to YOU ia the
lobby by any one Of dozen anxious TO
perform this slight courtesy
'D'you see that man over near the ele-
yator with the waXrd mustachios and the
frlt hat" whispers your volunteer IN
inrmant
You admit you see HIM
"Ncll. that. General -------
They were going to make hum president at
Mexico once, bat h. lost h~ chance when
he got licked IN that last fight in Parral.
The man next to him i Juan --. he
was a Villa consul here once. switched io
liuerta and now claims IL BE- 4 Carran-
ci~ta"
And - on. and - on That big tall.
broad ~houldered man smoking cigar
near the desk is Irish" O'Toolc. pnn-
runner. soldier OF fortune and most care
free of men. He laughs at the law be-
cause the law has never been able 10 get
anything on him. and last week he volun-
teered rs 2 scout 10 go with the American
expedition INTO Mexico The little man
chatting nonsense with the Girl at the
magazine stand j. "ShorIy" Charles. ma v
chine gun expert and revolutionary IL .ix
instructions. The che~ty. big footed.
mA~~lvc- faced iodIvidual who ha~ lust Az
cepted 2 rgar from him and who II .hak
ns hl~ hand. u John Il. Crimmens. aocnt
ri tbs department ot Justice. who wnuld
ffF,tsfs,p.I a
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-29
Slender Harry West Is
Married To Gertrude
Barker Weight 6l5 Avd.

ST. LOUIS. Mo, March 29.-Mrs. Ger
trudc Barker. who gave her age as cover
~" and her weight III 6l5 pounds. was
married here last night ~ Harry West.
who IN tall and slender.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-29

Daylight had not appeared when the
trains piled together. Farmers and vii
layers rushed 10 the assistance Of the
stricken passengers. The work Of rescuing
those pinoned under the wrcckage was
hampered b. the darkness.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-29
Secretary to Cardinal Mervier Arrested

LONDON. March %. M Loncin. pri-
vate secretary to Cardinal Mcrvier. the
Belgian primate. has been ARRESTED. ac-
curding To u Brussels Dispatch
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-29
10th CENTURY LIMITED PLOWS INTO WRECK
2 SECTIONS BUFFALO FLYER NEAR cleveland
EAST BOUND FIRST SECTION OF FLYER
is CRASHED INTO BY SECOND SEC.
TION--L|MITED HITS WRECKAGE


thirty persons known dead and
New York Central including the Twentieth
a o'clock morning
The number of dead be known until
had taken the Nrkaee 10 be N
working frnty andn nnu fromh
wrckee. Most fh killed ~ rcarda hof
NJ WAS crasne to BY another.
, of ad
the
Iimte
stopped the
bound of boht
The identified
ofD Dtron.M
of Pa.
FRANK GALLAGHER Of Brooklyn. n. ".
DORA ROSENBERG o
b PA}SFIIAI Cleveland, Ohio.
j. H. tRN, GaliTohs.
MARCINO BENNETT.
JONCA, indianapolis, nd
NODAI.
Two coaches the Twentieth 4
The low y
The weckwer two the
VI " Yo Ccna nes.
y he
u De ~
iur~i and had li the sockets A. d. Ray thug
thrown his berth the occupied BY
The n
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-29

(Couiinucd on page G.)
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-19
SCHULTZ WARNS MAN
WHO DEFlES DEATH

01RANK SCHULTZ is one Of
r those quiet opponents Of the
unexpected ton and ofO who
keeps mp the interest
one day the Cubs had day off in
Buffalo and Nerc engaged in look
ing oyer Niagara Falls The play
erS were on a trolley trip. Sudden
" a battered, much beaten up wiry
looking individual leaped upon the
running board ot the car
'On such and such a day" he said
II wen, over the Horseshoe Falls in
barrel The rock near the center
shows where took the plunge"
\ moment later he broke loose
again
in the rapids below. near the
bridge, is where ! was taken from
the barrel
Every hall mile or So he pointed
out some spot where he had risked
his llic Schultz had not said a
word, but suddenly he slid over 10
the end OF the seat and remarked
couiidcntlally;
Say old boy, you'd better ge, in
oil that running board you might
fall off and get killed
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-19
DOUbert
Goes to
Front IN
National
Race Tightens Up;
Speaker Still
Far Ahead.

CHICAGO, Aug 70 lake Danhcr,
"rc''cd the National league batting
leadership from Dave Robertson. az
c'rdlng TO averages published here 10
day which include record, OF last Wei
ne'daN Carey Pittsburgh retain,
i,iii't place IN lnSe stealing with tort,
lack, Chicago IN sacuiicc h', wit,
thirty one Williams. Chicago IN home
runs with ten; ElornShy. 81 Louis m
total bases with IA Burns New York
~ runs scored with sixty eight. and
BROOKLYN IN team batting with .2rA
Leading hatterS who have playrd in
a, least half their teams game,
Daubert. Brooklyn go, Robertson
New York, 32}; Chase. Cincinnati
J-2 Wagner, Pittsburgh. 80, Horns
BY 81 Louis. 5l4 Wheat. Rrookiyn
700 Long, ST Ioul, Roo. IInrhmar
Pittsburgh i05 Schultz. Chicago.
Pittsburgh 297 Zimmerman Chcneo
2Pl Pa'kcrt Philadelphia. 29l Stock
Philadelphia. 1ql
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-19
CROOKEDNESS
IN BASEBALL
BLOTTED OUT
Gamblers Who Tried to Frame" Given
Huge Trimming; Organization of
National League Follows.
"BASEBAll OF BYGONE DAYS"

sum of money And why shouldn't they
nav" been given n big amount had they
entered into the compact The gamblers
behind ~" -ch"me had planned 10 bet
every dollar they could get on the Louis
Vile team The odds were hs--orne-
thing nye ~ that Chicago would win
The series II meant close 10 81 900. 900
for that OUTFIT II II could swing the game
to Lou-vi"
Wen. ! tucked those messages IN my
pocket Hnd never said word 10 any Of
N" players When the Louisville team
arrived. kept m, players under cover
! dldn want tn" Hali-pevlin- craver
crowd 10 meet my boys and to discover
that the mcSag's never had been de-
livered
n was my aim to give the gamblers
what thcy rad coming n them; TO trap
them with the very same trap they had
latd for others And that Ia Just what
happened
Gambler. Bet All.
Assuming that the game WAS fixed,
The gamblers went ahead and bet every
dollar they could muster on Louisville 10
win and Louisville was bcatcn'
'No' being absolutely sure that my
players hadn't been tampered with In
person. called them together before the
gam" began / told them that there was
y scheme Htout 10 have Chicago throw
tho gam" and the series 10 Louisville
.'ui then ! told my boys that the first
inprrfecf play IN the part " anyone of
them would mean not only his removal
from the game hut his expulsion from
baseball
And, 10 this day. | regard tho playing
~ my Chicago team that afternoon, as
'he most perfect | have ever seen any
cub perform Those boys played beyond
themselves, not one OF thom dared 10
max" an error of hand or head fearing
he would be- tainted Immediately with tho
su"n'cton of being q crook
We won-easily- and the terrific H.
nAncial loss which the gamblers suffered
thht day cured many OF them forever Of
tho rlunginE fever
Immediately after our series was over.
went to william Il Hubert. president
o. our club. aud laV4\ail the facts before
This is the cllma.' said Hnlher,.
Baseball Is n snort and should be kept
a clean sport Gambling should not enter
INTO II. Unless We tpkc some drastic
steps now the game VIII be wrecked on
the rocks Of crookedness
Crooks Expelled
And Hubert. ono ~ the nnest sports
men the ghmc ever has produced then
went 10 the other club owners ,nade =
formal complaint against Craver. Devlin
and Hall and brought ubout their eypuI-
sion. The story Of the frameup was
given Wide publicity At the time and IL
served as lesson to all other ball
p'nN"rs
Until that time baseball had berV
controlled by an organization known ~
me National Association of Professional
Baseball PLAYERS
n is not powerful enough and ia
scope y too limited said Hubert A
new ruling body is necded-one with alb
soiute authority; one which can stamp
out dishonesty md gambling In baseball
Ana 40 Hubert. working INCREASINGLY
during the winter Of 1873 and the spring
oi lhiS brought about tho formation ~
IN" National leaRuc.-the same National
ltAgu" which has lived and prospered
uuI,nk 'ef"-i"o Years Of Comlnglcd
peace and warfare
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-19
Related hy
JAMES WOOD,
Captain and MANAGE Of the
Famous Chicago White Stockings OF
1901 10
FRANK G. NFNKE.

CHAPTER
The formation NJ the National league
In 1873 was tn direct ouigroNth Or
crookedn,ss which had existed In base
bah some years pr"viouslN, and which !
was fortunate enough 70 uncover during
the sensational Louisville Chicago series
IN IN" summer NJ 1875
some historians have II that Hall.
Crnver and Duyin. the LOuisyille players,
were expelled from baseball IN 1877, but
that is an error ThCv we're harrc1
from baseball two years earlier. due TO
the fact that ! intercepted their tele-
grams addressed to some of BY chicago
players IN whicf thy outird how m>
team uos To throw 'Nn er Tu.ng series 80
tho admittedly Inferior Louisville club
for the benefit ~ the gamblers
In the early DAYS Of baseball cspc
ciAlly luriug that period from 1869 20
1875 baseball was the real gambling
sport In America Hundreds ~ th"u-
sands ~ dollars often were bet on N"
outcome ~ big series Gamblers circu-
lated -- without restraint through the
stands. offering hcts They would Inv
odds on any angle of m" game. bet on
the straight outcome. on the number %
hits, thr number Of runs In each inning
and the number ~ errors etc
Betting Everywhere.
'Not only vos thor. heavy p'unEinc on
the genes In thu parks. but thous' nds ~
dollars were wager"d m th" poolrooms
In every city on the result Of the diiier-
en-, games
And becpuso NJ the tendency of the
public 10 baclt their diamond favorites
10 the limit tho gamblers planned huge
cleanup In that Louisville Chicago s"rlcS.
expecting the aid ~ the three Louisville
PLAYERS
"Crnver. the Louisville catcher and
al no h.s
tween He previously PLAYED on my Chi
cago team. but susp'cioned him NJ shady
tactics and released him Louisville
later signed him Chaver told tho gam
hlers that he needed the assistance OF
one Or two other Louisville players tt
swing the big coupe. and with theu
anction, enl sted the services n Hall
'he centerficlder. and Dovin. tho first
baSeman of the Louisville club.
kilograms Opened.
4 shortly before Louisville came TO Chi
cago TO play that shries telogrsms ar
rived for some ~ my players They were
not ~ the clubhouse AZ the time and I
{ thought probably the messages might
I contain some important news So
: opened them and In the reading of those
/ messages there was uufoded before my
/ eyes the monstrous plot to throw the
} ensuing Louisville Chicago games 20
1 Ioulsvillc for the benefit NJ the gamblers
There was nothing In those messages
which led me TO believe that my own
boys Were In the plot up to that tIuts
The messages were more in the form OF
proposal than anything else Ru, the
way the proposition WAS worded meant
that no reply from my PLAYERS to whom
the messages were addressed meant thp-
they would enter tho plot and would
throw tho game to the Louisville club
Promised Huge Sum
Those messages promised my boys
that is those who We're to be ringleadcrs
In bringing about our defeat-a fabulous
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-19
BENNETT EARNS NAME OF
"BUGS";; NOT A SOUTHPAW,
BUT FULLY AS ECCENTRIC

Joe Bennett, the wirler the Senators
secured from Wichita, has been wearing
IN Oklahoma City uniform Just week,
but he already has secured undispu,ed
and full possession OF the title Bugs"
Among the balltoSScrS its zoe" no
more Bugs" Bennett, II YOU please the
eccsntric--no, he's not leithander. hut
he might as well be Once or twice play
ers have been heard to refer to Joe as
"the Acorn"
The reason Tor the b-Stowal of the
pet title, Bugs" on Bennett. is the fact
he comes nearer being Germany
Schaefier than anything seen IN the
Western association yet He's full
iledrcd cowedian, on the field and off.
Some Of his companions have suggested
10 him that he Should go on ,h- stage
this winter after the ball season is over,
and he rival to Jess Willard, RAYMOND
Hitchcock and other we'll known actors.
Entertain1 Tulsans.
Over at Tulsa a few days ago Ben
nett was pitching for the Senators.
Bacrwalds men had jus, copped three
s,raigh, from Tulsa and everybody on
the club was feeling fine But the Pro.
ducers pretty soon got to connecting
right freely with Renne,t's intended
foolers "Possum" Moore the big catch
er, was one of the first to hit safe
one. He drove one mile q minute out
TO right field for single As he ambed
down the first base line Bennett trotted
over and remarked
"You big boob, pretty lucky to &c, a
hi' of me"
And Moore is one OF the best hi,ters
In the league
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-19

ALEX SETS NEW
SHUT0UT RECORD

"INCINNATI Ohio, Aug, 10
II According 20 records of the
national baseball commission
the shu,out game pitched by Alex
andeI OF the Philadelphia Nationals
here yesterday established new
record for no-run games pitched by
one pitcher during major league
season. Up to last year Mathewson
of New York held the honor with
twelve shutout games during a sea
son. Alexander equalled this last
year and surpassed II yesterday when
he pitched his thirteenth shutout.