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The Brinkley argus., 1916-02-04
To The Farmers of Mon-
 roe County, 4

It is known fact that one line or ra'''' } carried 8, 75O solid car loads of fine peaches o''
 his year| which averaged the growers aO0us 'I sx net-or the enormous sum of $l, lzooO thousand carloads of apples pears cherries r'
 berries and other fruits. /Thefe is no reason why the farmers :. hdps| should hot make this millions out of the i'l' ... the same as growers in other sections Your 0'''
 railroad faciIfsies cannot be surpassed oy any the state. N N
 We make speciality of supplying the c0'' c,ss ist in the various fruit sections of the ,...k supply our customers with firstclass trees as S who are interested write us for prices m n''~ N tand thousand lots.
The Brinkley argus., 1916-02-04
Prayer Meeting Wednesday

Prayer Meeting Wednesday night. 7:30 p. m.
 A cordial invitation to the public to attend the services of this church. We are here to serve, and shall always give you a hearty welcome.
 We are not through with our SPECIAL sermons yet, and we are very anxious to have Brinkley citizens hear these sermons, for we are dealing with HOME con- ditions ow-will preach on FOREIGN Missions later.
 Special Music. Come and help us.
 w. T. Thurman. Pastor.
The Brinkley argus., 1916-02-04

,on.. :'0n of this ordinance 'e 'eemed nea, a m,isdeneaas,. ! @n conviction in th. 's,, Court the persons, so shall be fined not lea, nor more than slo.M J days 7. neglect to compI, shall be s'' separate offense.
 Section 6: All lice,, under this ordinane.
 'o eAplre on the Of December of the " and shall be paid for,I year. regardless of the tually issued or applied shall 3! be paid in advan,, I entire year.
 Section 2: Any psu or corporation who shuu in, exercise, follow s any trade, business q within the corporst the City of Brinkley, l for which a license i to be taken out undu| the provisions of thi, ' without first having such license, shall k guilty of a misdemeasu on conviction thered Mayors Court, shall h ! any sum not less than more than $G.OO; and } in which such trade, | vocation is engaged iG followed or carried on tion of the provision, ordinance shall rnnstitu rate ofense; provided, | that where such viot be in its nature eca respect to time, a fine to exceed $l5.W f0 z that the same may bst continued.
 Section $: That mq is not intended to sds cense now in force, sza same is in direct cona
 \ be cumulative to S z now ih force M
 Section g: That & ] mentioned herein shh on or before the M l February of each yaf, fifteen days commeus ness, after which then added a penalty of hN cent.
 Section 10: That ial firm or corporation neglect, fail or refuse license mentioned hs' any penalty thereto. s ed in section 1Oof thl' for thirty days after become due and psyaDk|| guilty of a misdene punishnd d as provided T SC ven CD of this ordl''! Section Il: That E Clerk is hereby made ] of licenses provided u1 ordinance. ..s
 Section 12: Thal m'| take effect and be in i and after January D' !. Passed January Sh
 Attest, .
 H. L. Brickell CIty '
 Jas. Grant. Mayor
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-28
Oliphant Has Three
More Years to Play
On West Point Team

Pleasant news for the Navy and other
schools whose football teams are ''regu-
lars" on the Army's schedule; Ollphant.
tho Army's sensational halfback, will
play three moro years on the West Point
team.
Ollie" & tho former Purdue crack
is known among the cadets on the Hud-
son, Is privileged TO stick to tho grid
iron for three moro seasons and he is
said to feel that he has at least three
years OF topnotch football In his sys.
TEN yet. lie loves the game for games
sake and although generally credited
with being the star OF the east this
year. he is not sure that he has reached
the zenith OF his possible class
When ollie" lays away his suit and
headgear for good he Will have played
more than four years on the cadet team,
but In doing so he will not be setting n
precedent. Boyers, Farnsworth and
Weyand have gone beyond the four-year
limit In football service at the govern
ment institution, and every ono OF them
was nj his best In his final year oil
phant In exceptionally young In years
for a player OF such long service and wide
experience. and eastern experts believe no
Is yet TO show his best on the gridron.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-28
JACK McGUIGAN BOASTS HAVING BEEN
THIRD MAN IN RING FOR 2,240 BOUTS

CHICAGO. Nov. 2S-The question OF
who holds the record for the largest
number Of fights refereed came up re
Gently between Blly Rocks ana Carl
Reese. two well known boxing enthu-
siasts and sporting men Of Detroit
Rocks has refereed for many years about
Detroit and Windsor
Since I started refcreeing, about M
teen years ago" remarked Rocks, 81
have officiated In Just 1899 battles |
had an idea that Is was nearly n record,
but | guess | am wrong. when II comPa
to counting all the limited round bouts
such men aa George Siler and Mnlachy
Hogan have been In. and also men like
Abe Pollock OF Chicago. Eddie Grancy
and Jack Welsh OF San Francisco.
Charley White OF New York. Charlie
Eyton Of Los Angeles Harry Stout OF
Milwaukee. Harry sharpe OF St Louis
and others"
Probably the record holder for such
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-28
Quartet of Sooner
Stars Badly Bunged

NORMAN Oltla.. Nov 2S (Special)-
Four great bombs dropped into thr Soon
81 camp last night when time for scrim-
image work to end came and neither VII
lis lIott oliver Holt. Wlmoth nor Nc
Cain had showed up for work.
WilmOth was pretty badly injured In
the contest with Arkansas. He received
a pretty bad Jolt below the belt and the
owen hnckflcd In the Thanksgiving game
may lack that little bulwark on defense
Wills Holt never comes out OF con-
test without some injuries He liz SO big
and hits whatever IL In his way with such
"a Jolt that he never fails TO annex some
serious bruises or spruius II was re-
ported that Willis would be out tonight
No one knows whether he will or not
oliver Holt has had q bad Knee almost
all year He hurt II first In scrimmngc
and he has been agGravntng the injury
lust n little bit every time he has en-
tered n game
McCalr's Injury Not Serious
Mccain was declared TO have no go
rious injury. but to be so generally
day afternoon. Mccain has a knee that
swclls up and gives him trouble often.
owen ran his first gang at the sig
mails Monday night, For "a while he had
the lIrhtcst backfleld lined up that has
ever taken place on n Sooner gridlron
terback Graham lshuson l2l and Mont
ford Johnson, 1873, ri halfhacks. And
BrlsCoc, liS. at fullhack He was do
Ing more experimenting on his regular
squad last night He lined up Fields and
Ross Johnson nt ends, Tolhert and Han
cock NJ tackles. Balcer and Gammil nt
guards. Brewer at center Mont Johnson
Dt quarterback. Tommic Grunnm and Nc
Dcrmott at halfhacks and Briscoe nt full
l back
Good Players win Seconds,
on his second team. which was put In
scrimmHge with the Freshmen he ran
MrFarron and Kcruoode at ends, Krn
mer and TYLER AT tackles. sam Mont gom-
cry and MCGothlln ,Ht guards, Douglas AZ
center Griffin at quarterback, Howard
and Spot Durnnt. halfhacks. and Won
Tungcln pt fullhaCk The big German
fullhlCk Is Just recovering from an attack
NJ hos He will be I'm condition again
hy the Thanksgiving game. purant was
tried at halfhack last night for the first
time.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-28
W. A. Umpire
Staff to Be
New in 1917
President Bell Proposes to Re-
tain Only POntiuS; COrzine
Considered for Arbitor Next
Season,

None Of the umpires who served In tho
Western association last year will be
back In 1917 unless II he r. w. Pontus.
This statement has been made by Presl-
dent Bell who declares that he believes
complete change will be necessary.
Whether Pontius returns depends upon
Pontius himself. Al the close OF last
season he declared he was done as an
umpire and that he proposed to secure "A
franchise In the association. the belief
then being that there would be n switch
to the north. Now. however, that there
IN to be no change In the circuit. II is
thought hc will consent to become an
umpire again.
PresIdent He'll also has stated that thnrs
will he no chief ~ staff. he reservinK
that title for himself
Among those being considered for in
dicator guardians is Bert Corzinc, veteran
southpaw OF the Sherman club, CorIlns
is about done as player but no dem
onstrated on several occasions last year
when called upon In an emergency that
he In good prospect for an umpire.
There wns less kicking on his decisions
last year than on any other
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-28

events would be Jack McGulgan Of Phlla-
delphla. For the last sixteen years
Jack has Officlatrd I'm shows nearly every
week at his own club, fully seven
months OF the year. and figuring five
bouts n night would total up about
2.2i0 contests In his career Harry
Stout has offiCiated in fully LAO, while
some of the Boston referees have been
In about the same number George Siler
no doubt topped all OF them for the
time he was In the game, II correct
count could be had Billy Joh OF New
York also had good record and so did
the official referee for Johnny Weis-
mAutel's club In Brooklyn In England.
Eugene Corri no doubt holds the palm.
with Dick Burge. the cN-champion, n
good second, while In Australia Snowy
Baker tx probably at the top. as he
offciated I'm nearly all the bouts for "A
number OF years until he became a pro-
moter.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-28
University Team Has Held
Farmer Goat Seventeen
Years; Luck Factor These
Days on GridirOn,

II the Aggics are TO win from the
sooners here Thursday. they must bring
along something that will chase mat
sooncrland jinH
This is not the first time the farmers
have gone against the SoonerS WIN
team that looks Just Rs good or hetter
More than once they have hhd the mn
terial to win. but when II came to the
test. the Sooners invariably got their
goat md the game
Blow Up In 1914.
That A. and NJ team of 1914 probably
was the greatest aggregation Of football
material ever representing any school In
Cklahonn Every man ON the team was
n well -proportioued speedy, strong hth-
lrte In comparison the sooner eleven
that wear looked Ike a high school team
Confidence wns suprom" In the Aggie
camp for days before the game Hun
dreds followed their team to Norman
For the first quarter the two teams
swept baCk and forth across Royd field
hut neither could score In the second
period the Sooners began 10 get the
Farmers gont and soon pnt over touch
down. Another followed and before the
final whistle had sounded the score
stood 2s TO In favor Of the state uni
Nersity That was the first time how
ever. the Aggies ever had been able to
score on the Sooners
Couraoc STRENGTHENS.
.,u.-,. .,,, -, ,,,,,,, ,,,,, s,,,,I,,,
N'lm"Uhn H,, III ,,I,to,jo,s
r,"N"h ny I",N"' Nv" ,u,'''i,' W ~,
eleN'h ln" Hi'INn''' l'u,n l l'y'' 80, ",,
yer '"ur"Re th"h nv V''N,'u7 N,'IN' '''I'I
tNiourh WIN hhnthct 'nu,h'oWn' ah"
held the Soon'rs 10 ~ points.
rms year the NrGl's H''iu 10 hnVe ~
lenst nm equal chance WIN the SnonCrs
Many linnroJudiced mrnr' believe 'h'
saltwater team issn stronger cnmhna-
tion than that NJ Norman nut they ARE
afraid to hnck their. belief very strongly
for they do not know whether the Soon
ers win continue to exert their hypnotic
influence or not
ch,,,. pt,v. ,,,,o,,,,, poI.
inc N,' t9Nt Io"iha'I ls y tnin' ~
opportunities ~ N''nnu'aulc Tor Uc w
flcultl IN toleseelng the outcome "i nnN
gwen contest Llkcwisc II lA, otl'n ne
en7c thht strong team VIII 'uhn'nlN
strike stump. Tor no vls NE reason
tCrtaln teams seem 10 nave INC my
WIN th'm whenever they go un aghlnNt
certain IiNnI1. Thc hNrl ,ncK oi u'
Dartmouth eleven against lilnc'ton Is
notable, lcNr htrr year th''' T iVnIs
meet. hnt dartmouth nIWnys mas nhtn
luck m us game. bne year fortune TOOK
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-28
Aggies Must Rout That
S00nerland JinX to Win
ATTENDANCE GAIN OF
1,017,197 IS REPORTED
BY AMERICAN LEAGUE

~oHICAGO, Nov 2s-Total paid
II attendance at American league
W baseball games for the season
OF 1916 was i,0l7.l9l more than
1915. These figures which were an
nounced today from President Ban
Johnsons annual report were credited
by him with being due TO "restora-
tlon Of the stability OF the game fol-
lowing the year OF upset In which the
Federal league contended for major
baseball recognition.
The close race for the American
league pennant also was partly re
sponsihlc President johnson declared
The report viii be made nj the Nu-
nuol meeting &t the club owners De
cembcr II The total admissions were
not given out
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-28
Darcy's One-Two Punch Has Grown
Into Sleep-Producing One -Two-Three

original with him Usually. when he
strives for Knockout. It is that comb
nation that wins for him He shoots
the LETT to the body, quick az a flash,
wthdraws II and then whrls II nj the
other fellows head At the same second
he starts n right for tho head. And you
can figure out what the result VIII be
when n man gets n terrible blow in the
ribs. another on the left side of the jaw
second later and one on the right side
almost at the same moment"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-28
Kansas Sends Young
Team Against Tigers

LAWRENCE. Kan. Nov. 1.-Kansas
is expected to send football team
against Missouri here Thanksgiving day
which will average less than 20 years OF
ags. Weighing 1877 Ill pounds to the man
and being five feet. ten and one-half
inches tall. These statistics were Nc.
ured today from tho team which started
against Nebraska In the memorable VIC
tory ot November Is. and which likely
viii be the lineup OF the Jayhawkcrs
when tho whistle blows for the Kickoff
I'm the annual battle OF Jayhawker and
Tiger next Thursday,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-28
Three Aggie Backs
On Hospital List

SALTWATER, okla. Nov 2s-tSpc-
clal) Indications now are that the Ag-
EieS will go into the game against the
Sooncrs nj Oklahoma Citv Thanksgiving
day with n crippled hockheld Wilson
X done for the season, having wrcncncd
his knee badly YESTERDAY Minor and
Brlscoe also ARE on the injured list
Tho last scrlmmage win be held this
afternoon.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-28
Willard Expected
To Defend Title
In N. Y. Soon

CHICAGO. Nov. 2s--An intimatioa
that Jess willard. heavyweight chsm-
plon, may consent to meet a contender
for the title In New York shortly, was
made by s. @. l.. (TeD Richard, ho1-
Ing promoter, preceding n conference be-
tween tho two here today.
Neither Rickard nor Willard would say
who Rickard hopes to have face tho
champion Local enthusiasts, however,
suggested Fred Fulton, Carl Morris and
Frank Moran,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-28
The All.Star Attainment

Whatever it's other achievements
1915 viii be entered AZ the toughest year
on record for those out to gather In
all l-stur teams
There has never nCcn n season before
where there were MS few who stood we'll
above the crowd and where there were
80 many first class players OF about
equal value
Even In the east alone II will he some
thing more than Il complex Job to round
up eleven men who range beyond the
rest of the field
"A suggested before. figure out the
tnsk OF select ing three backs from Pol
lard, Lc Gore. Casey, Berry, Onphant,
Vidal, Hastings, MClAren and Gcrish
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-28
hs ::
OJ
02tLNTL<ND RICE S

Harvard That Brown didn't get n
shot at her regulars
Princeton That the season ended ten
days aga.
The National Lcnguc-That John NJ
Graw didn't collect his team until Aug
ust.
Brooklyn For that one victory
The Red SOX That speaker wasn't on
hand To cut down the division of world
-riirS rcCe pts.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-28
LOadman Wallops
Ertle in Baltimore

BALTIMORE, Md. Nov. 2s-Dlck
LoahmRn Of Lockport, n, Y, and Johnny
Ertlc Of 81 Paul, MINI. claimant OF the
hnntnmwcight championship fought a
ten. round nQ-decision bout here last
night Ertlc was severely punished In
every round
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-28
BOW LING
Standing OF the Teams.
Copyright. 1910. by r. /. GOLDBERG.

Averaging better than 500 pins each,
the Knight Beck team last night took
three straight games from the Wilson
quintet on the Lee-Huckinr alleys There
was more than 200 points difference In
the aggregate scores OF tho two teams.
Sirkosky topped the list with 6S and
Strnughn was second with b6T. Harry
Adams. one OF tho team which rolled at
81. Louis. got sac
BY their triple victory. tho clothiers
moved into the lead OF tho second divi-
sion.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-28
The Golf Carnival.


Not oil golf battles are to lie fought
In the south this winter For awhile n
week or so the battle over the amRtau
question I'm gofdom promises to start
the kecnest campaign the old game has
ever known.
The double lineup is now getting
ready for tho charge
On one side In the United States Golf
association, planning TO carry through
It's legislation and TO enforce the rule
against amateur golfers selling golf sup
plies or similar ocCupat' 'ons
on the other side are any number OF
golfers and golf clubs who believe he
rule Is unjust, barring ~ II does such
contendcrs rs Francis Oulmct and oih
ers who were IN the business long be
fore they attained any golf fame
The decisive battle viii be fought ou,
In January nj the annual meeting
Since both sides have considerable logic
hack OF their debates. II In n matter
that should be thoroughly sifted within
the next few weeks In order that tnlr
friendly and lasting Arrangement can nc
brought about that viii protect BOTH thu
gnmc and the players
We have gathered all tho material ve
could lay hold To from both sides and
viii soon offer the same for public in
srectlon,
however, comparative score can NJ
least prove that our old pal John II
Arithmetic Il the greatest player oi
them all
II read quite n W.T." advises puffer
about golfers missing short putiv.
just what Ia short puttT" Any put
that you mlSS.
In tho meanwhile Jess willard IL W,
rend, Ilning Tor some one to meet
Sounds like the tthil " the lonesom,
pine"
Bobby Ryrnc Of tho Phllllcr has ron,
In for bowling this fll Hand. hRn wa,
Just n bit too dangerous for bobby Last
winter Byrnc had one " the fingers or
hls right hand broken while plnylnr
hand ball I'm St Louis The injury cam,
near putting him out ~ baseball. ns IN,
finger gave him lot VI trouble Ia A,
spring. and for n time, nfter rcportlns
nj 81 pstntshutg he could scarcely holJ
bat. Bobby has Joined a tram OF howl
crs, made up of baseball PLAYERS. VIII,
will play In bowling League In 81
lIouls The other members ~ the team
are Ollie OMara of tho Broollvt
Dodgers, Red Smyth, who led the Inter,
national league IN batting last aeaso,
and who has been landed hy the Dodgers
Max Carey of tho Pittsburgh Pirates an,
| George Sister of the Browns
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-28
Tinker Narrowly
Escapes Drowning

PEORIA, III. Nov 2s. - Joe Tinker.
manager Of tho Chicago Nationals. mar
rowly escaped death by drowning yestcr
d,y when his boat struck a submerged
stump and cspsizct IN the Illinois river.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-28
PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL TEAMS
LURING FORMER COLLEGE STARS

NEW YORK Nov Professional
football is Turing back into the molcskins
many OF the college gridiruu stars ~
year, two and more age.
Ohio has been the particular magnet
A dozen professional teams operate there,
zach representing some city. There IL
much civic riyaly and. as a result. each
town yies with the other In trying to &c
cure the hest taleW available The grud-
uatcd satellites or Harvard, Pittsburgh,
Carlisle, Pennsylvania and other big coli
lcges have answered the call and are
bnck again smashing human walls racing
ends, puntng, drop kicking aud per
forming otherwise with all the SIKH that
made them famous during their ruh-rnh
days,
a week or two ago game wns played
In Cleveland which brought together two
professional teams Listed among the
eligibles for that fray were such men ns.
Thorpe tCarlislc), SOuCv 0laryntd),
Williamson pittsburghl. Wilkinson tCOl-
gniel, Nenl ,PennsylyanlO, Wagner
Uittsburgh), Hunter tCugNtel, King
Notre nnmcl, Gordon Virgiuia), Gar
lowe ,Carlislc), Butler tWlsconsinl,
whitaker dndlnnn) Martin and Gard.
Ifr (Georgetowm, Hnnlcy Opittsburghl,
Finn PennsylyaniO,
Those are only a few ~ the many col
ierions whose love. for the pigslun gnme
Ia 50 great thMNthey willingly sacrifice
their amateur and risk physical injury
for the chance to play once again the
game they have come to love Money
Isn't the inducemen, Many " those
boys nre wealthy In their own right
Others come from families whose rating
In Bradstrcc,h In around or beyond. the
~ 900 000 mark Soucy IL roputed io he
worth s. 0OO O1O or 81. 900 600 In his own
name Even Thorpe. the Indian. nos
sesses a big fortune through HE land
holdings In the west
6i.Yard Drop. Kick.
Make room for George Gipp please, IN
the corridors Of fame lie captains tho
Notre Dame "tteHhi,s" and iust recently
made n Gl.ynrd drop-kirk which ID
within two Yards Of the worlds record
"And when that follow pets a littl,
more experience why he'll we'll Just
keep your ewes on him advises lcsH,
Hnfre- coach ~ the lrdHnn institution
Glup performed the trick IN gum,
rgpinsi ihr Western Normal schuo
l.,.u % Ian ..navt Mich Earlier ir
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-28

Mike Simon, former Pittsburgh Pirate
and later Federal. who played IN
bloomington In the Three-i last season
and has signed with Vernon OF IN,
Coast league for next ycnr. plans To
spend the rest of his days I'm California
lie has bought nm almond grove near
Los Angeles with the moeny he got
from the Feds
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-28
At the Seasons End.

When have crossed the twilight goal,
Across the final white-chalk blend,
say not for me. lie spr.nted tar
To victory around the end"
But rather say that down the field
lie fought HIS way on yard by yard;
He floundercd on and held his feet
He hit the line-and hit II hard
When | have left the field for good
out where the Ghosts Of Players stay,
Say not for me lie Kicked the goal
From tity-scNen yards away"
III feel \ tiiflc better there
II one can say that yard 10y yard
He flouudcrcd onward day 10y day
He hit the linc-and MT II hard
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-28
Masked Marvel A. horse.

Aud now the masked marvel cult"
has invaded the horse shows one "
its mrmhvts.-of feminine persuasion
Noppcd into Madison Square Garden New
York during the recent cuulnlne exhibit,
took unto herself u mount. cantered
found made n bis hlt-and then van.
I he'd
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-28

Gettysburg considers that n has one
~ the most alert quarterhacks In years
In Rotc, the former IIarrlsburgh school.
boy Rotc scored three ~ his tennis
four touchdowns In the Johns Hopkins
game