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/ clothes for period of body exercises.
He worked himself into positions that
would have cracked the bones OF most
Americans. then went around the room
lodging the blows OF an imaginary Mo
The shadow boxing over, Jess got
into hot bath and out OF 1t for
massage E
AT last, at nine sharp, all mouths
went to breakfast. rf.
Breakfast over. Jess went through
some mail that his secretary, Ray
Archer, had picked out of huge pile
OF letters asking for everything from
Wizards autograph to box seats at
Saturday nights fight, and giving ad'
vice on variety of subjects such as
what to eat, what to smoke. the only
kind OF whisky to drink and what to
invest his $47,500 of the purse in.
Jess Is thinking of investing some OF
his fortune IN Argentine land and cat
tie.
After sitting. around the hotel about
two hours waiting for training time,
Jess went in his auto to the Pioneer
club. His work there consisted OF an
hour Of punching a bag, pulling
weights, punching and being punched
by Hempie, Monahan and Rodel, box
ing shadow and going through stom-
ach exercises.
when he returned to the hotel he
had mansfield, or rather a Willard.
sized appetite. This was finally re-
lieved, but only partially by q nice. big
steak that his trainers allowed him
to indulge in as a: special favor.
AZ Between 5;o'clock and II there was
reading writing, talking and yawn-
ing, with an tintermfssioni Of one walk
before Jess gave the signal for bed.
Z A. Day With. Moran. I.
In the dayIsspent with Frank Moran,
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NEW YORK, March "a have just
NEW YORK, March 24.-1haye just
spent a day each in the training camps
OF Jess Willard, heavyweight ring
champion, and Frank Moran, challen-
ger. who will meet here March % in
the most costly ten-round no-decislon
boxing contest ever staged. The purse
for. the fighters totals $Y1 $50. Willard
will receive $47,500, Moran $23,750.
This money has been guaranteed the
lighters and they will receive the sums
specified no matter what the outcome
Of the battle may be. The contest will
consist OF 80 minutes of actual boxing,
so the fighters will be paid at the rate
Of $2375 q minutes.
A Day With Willard.
After day with Jess Willard have
discovered the hardest thing for a
heavyweight champion Is not pounding
and being pounded by sparrfng part
ners. The hardest thing is doing
nothing.
Jess, with Monahan and Hemple,
who are everything from the cham
pion's. Wallets and masseurs to his spar
ring partners and entertainers, were
ready for footing" as the French
say. when arrived at the fashionable
family hotel where the Willard forces
are staying.
Alta good gait we started for Central
park, past the American Museum of
Natural History, which ought to have
a plaster cast Of Willard as the finest
specimen OF American physique ex-
tant today.
For 45 minutes the champion kept
Up such gait / was quite willing to
award him Weston's walking, honors.
Jess even made horses on the riding
path in Central park look slow.
Back at tho hotel Jess put on ring
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PEN PICTURE m TRAINING FOR FIGHT

the Pittsburger, l found himsa glutton
for. hard work, tireless man, bent
on sticking to his program OF haro
training to- such an extent that: her &C
tualIy needs. a keeper to prevent MIN
from OVERRIDING the thing.
:, I found that Moran never sttnts him
self at the festal board. Food OF eS:
cry. description Is set before him and
he eats heartily. He seeks to build
UP, to add weight, whereas Willard mas
labored tosreduce. n.
Moran got up with the chickens the
day I was with him, and he does tue
same every day. /,
After light breakfast he summoned
hissparring partner and hit the road
for a three.mtle Jog. Returning ne was
massage and read awhile.
After a light luncheon he went to the
gym. There he breezed through siz-
cling program, starting with the pull
leys and medicine ball and proceeding
through the rounds of boxing, with
wrestling, shadow.boxing, bag punch
ing and rope skipping, side issues.
At no time did Moran attempt to
polish up on the fine points Of boxing.
He said hewon't try to outlook Willard.
TO win. he says he must score aiknock.
out. Heimust work in close and plant
his sledge,hammer right on the title
holders chin.
The average fighter, on the eve Of an
important battle, is inclined to ner,
vousness, irritability and sulkiness'
Jeffries and Ketchel were notable ex'
amples ofitheg grouches just before the
bells Moran, however. Is full OF pep
While resting after a light workout
the Pittsburger grabbed IA cue and
started, playing billiards. Between
shots he sindplgediin clog dances and
reels and sang and whistled Irish
airs:
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every Esa, place i told him. am seriously
thinking OF signing him"

Manager Griffith held a meeting but
asked only a few Of his players to at
tend. II was for q express purpose
OF talking over signs which would be
used during the coming year. Crit
fifth did not want those players at the
meeting who might possibly be sent
elsewhere for fear that his style Of
baseball might possibly be divulged.
Some OF the Yankee injured are rap.
idly getting back Into shape. Urban
Shocker. who was badly spiked a few
days ago. has resumed practice; his
foot has healed and he can pitch to the
batters. Slim Love, the tall feft.hand.
er, also surprised Donovan by discard
ing his crutclles. Love thinks his foot
will be all right by the time the team
reaches his home town, Memphis,
where he has been billed as special
attraction for the beneft of his
friends.
Herzog closed formal contract
with Manager MADISON for the return
of Reds to Shreveport next year, with
a privilege Of two more years II want
ed by the Cincinnati club. The agree
ment provides for the exclusive use
OF Fair Grounds park by the Reds for
period OF anywhere from is to 80
days, at the option Of the club. No
other team can come In while the Reds
are In town unless an American league
club Is brought in for exhibition games
with the Reds.
Benny Kauff really gave remark.
able exhibition of hitting the other
day. His four safe drives went In as
many different directions. His first
hit was single to right field. 1t was
made off fast one. His next was
pasted over third a mile a minute. The
next time up Kauff caught one on the
nose and lifted 1t to the scoreboard
In center field for three bases. His
last hit was single that bounded ov.
err second base. This is the exception
al batter. 1t is not the hits them
selves that count In hese exhibition
games; i is the way they are made.
Mike Balenti, who played quarter
back for Carlisle back in 1903, Is short.
stopping for San Antonio. Mike and
Jim Thorpe held quite reunion before
Mondays game. but this did not pre-
vent Thorpe from throwing his fell.
low Redskin out at the plate in the
first inning.
Carl Mays of the Redsox still IA
yors that lame ankle of his which was
injured in a pitching duel against Wal
ter Johnson early last season. The
baths at Hot Springs have caused the
injured limb to swell up considerably
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;ai'ili1i1iin!gCa11lps

WACO, Tex, March 24.-While Ben.
ny Kauff was tanning and rolling easy
outs to the infield in the game with
the Waco Navigators, George Kelley
nd Fred Merkle each gathered 9 home
run. 4.- u 4,
tDAYToNA., Fla, March .24.-Jimmy
Johnston, the speed burning outtielder
OF the Oakland, club, Pacific Coast
league, has signed with the b klyn
team. Haewillareport today. + I; ..-s
MACON, Ca, March 24:--A short
centerield fence was all that. kept j.
Franklin Baker from starting his sea-
son with a home rum He banged the
ball against the boards for two cush-
ions In the game with the Yannigans.
TAMPA, Fla, March. 24.--our old
friend the jinx has the ubs up in the
afr. They've lost four games in row
to the ,phillteB, and Manager Tinker
has planned to send Three-Ftngered
Brown in against team Of Cubans to
break the hoodoo. z.
MINERAL WELLS. Tex, March "a.
John Collins Is nursing a bum nose.
He biffed himself with a bat when he
missed one OF Reb Russell's curves in
a practice game. owland player doc
tor by. graspint Johns nose in clothes
back into place. -. If. r.
,WAXAHACHIE, Tex, March "a,
Jackey Atz's Fort Worth! club will bat.
tie the Tigers for the championship
OF Ellis, county. the count standing
one and one between the two clubs.
Rube Marshall, the new baseball
clown, displayed real form in the box
for Jennings yesterday.
gr n .-hNt i.9tys1Ek X ~ afl 5g A 80. ~
CHARLOTTESVILLE, va. March
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sPO NOTES

Tom iarkeiand Wingoi aresinI splen'
did shApe and Emil HUM will be
kept as ncinnati,s third catcher, un:
Ieaa q more expe rienced man can be
pielkedup Ss, ~
Manager ,Cnrrig an has ecided to
send the Redsox to the ball yard In
the morning next week, and give the
pIayefs q chance for on outing at the
races III the AFTERNOONS, n
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Interesting Bowling
at Y. M. G. A. Alleys

AT the Y. M. C. A alleys last night
the Monongah Glass won two out of
three games from the Consolidation
Coal bowling team. Coleman had the
highest Individual score for any one
game, having scored 159 in the second.
Coleman and Heintzelman tied for
high score for all three games, both
having 372.
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Z W,,El:st:,L = q. \ !, n, LOSES

HABEIGH, n { O., March 24.--West
virgihia Wesleyan lost to the strong
j.. g III. baseball team yesterday. 4
ID q Thurman pitched a rpaEterly
game, and the inability Of Wesleyan
ID III when hits meant runs lost the
gane. The West Virginians had 10
mon left on bases to four for a. q NJ.
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and force the club trainer to devote q
big share OF his attention to lt
Playing the cramped leftfeld NJ
Fenway park Is big handicap for q,
clever man like Duffy Lewis, and q
chance to play centeraeld has pleased
him very much. In Speakers absence
Lewis will certainly play the center
garden, and leftfield will be taken eth
err by Shorten or Henriksen. Shorten
is by all odds the better fielder and
thrower, but Henrtksen is a great boy
to get on base, and agfine baserunnerI
when he does get on.
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Base ball otes.


i F Issss B3rzis n z e Information
Harry Bemiss catcher Of old has been
signed by Utica.
Catcher Ben Egan OF the Cleveland
club has been sent to Newark.
Lowell fans are talking Of organic.
ing a local company to buy the Lowell:
franchise. NJ H
This is the warmest spring that
Texas has known in. decade. The
Giants have had % days of ideal train
ing weather. They. will start north tbs
Best conditioned team that McC1raw
has led in.many a long year
The Giants say. they have a sec
ond Arthur Shafer in Herbert Hunter.
He can play any position. He played
on the Melrose High school team
three years, and last year pastimed
at the Wheeling Military Institute. In
the fal he went to West Virginia Uni
versity for few weeks and then left.
Al Wickland and Jim Kelley are
training with the indianapolis squad
in Albany, Ga. Clint Rogge is absent
by permission. The pitcheris attend
ing college at Adrian, Mich. and he
5wanted more time to complete his
studies
Although Manager Donovan has not
officially informed Dan Triple OF his
future, 1t Is practically certain that
the indianapolis pitcher will not be
kept with the Yankee club this season.
He will probably be "farmed' out for
anothor season and called back next
fall. T
There is considerable interest at
tached to Latoie's spring showing. 1t
is the first time since he was sub
with the Phillies back in 1897 that
Lajoie has not been considered GER
tain Of a regular position. This year
he will have to battle with a younger
man. Lew Malone, and Larry Is school
ing him to take his place Lajoie de-
clares Malone is going to be a star.
THAT youngster Marion Goodwin.
IL / am not mistaken, Is going to make
major league pitcher" said Grit
fifth. "All The needs is someone to show
him how to pitch. He is green, but
has the right motion and a fine spit
ter. He showed me enough stuff to
warrant closer watching. The fact
that he has speed and perfect control
Impressed me. Why, he put the ball
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In the second match the Fairmont
Mining Machinery Co., bowling with
one dead man, dropped two out Of
three games to Hartley's. Hartley
was high with 173 and Kendall had best
three.Rame tital
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Catcher Ben Egan OF the Cleveland
club has been sent to Newark.
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Lowell fans are talking Of organik.
ing a local company to buy the Lowell.
franchise.
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This Is the warmest spring that
Texas has known in. decade. The
Giants have had % days of ideal train
ing weather. They. will start north tbs
Best conditioned team that McC1raw
has led in many a long year.
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24.-Rondear and Jameson. recruits
who are hitting we'll, are scheduled for
places in the Gritf mems regular out.
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] The player:limit in the Information.
al league q! II.
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Harry Bemiss catcher Of old has been
signed by Utica.
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Carl Mays of the Redsox still IA
vors that lame ankle of his which was
injured in a pitching duel against Wal
ter Johnson early last season. The
baths at Hot Springs have caused the
injured limb to swell up considerably
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PAssED!BY WILSON

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, March
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-25
KEOKUK WILL RAISE i
100000 FOR ARMORY

Keokuk, July 24.-Money for the
construction Of the proposed 100000
armory and coliseum for keokuk, is to
be raised in whirlwind canvass that
will be staged in the next few days by
between twenty-five and thirty solicit
ing committees of three each.
During the canvass, subscriptions to
the stock will be taken only and the
money will be collected as it is needed
The committee wishes it understood
will be staged In the next few days by
that Keokuk citizens will not be called
upon to make donations, but that the
selling of stock will be purely bust
ness proposition.
The money to be received from the
state for armory rental will pay just
per cent on the investment and
money collected for coliseum rent and
from other sources will in time retire
all of the stock and the building will
be the property of the citizens of Keo.
kuk. If another military company is
formed here, the rental from the state
will be enough to take care of the in
terest on the bonds and help retire the
bonded debt, also. Il.
A number of very generous sub.
scriptions have already been made by
local citizens and this has been very
encouraging to the armory committee.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-25
Grain Review

Chicago July o4-Cooler weather,
which tended to allay fears regarding
black rust, gave an advantage today In
wheat bears. Temporarily scarcity OF
offerings caused a rise in prices On
the bulge, however, selling Increased
heavily. The opening. which ranged
from 1sc off to Ac advance, with Sep
TENDER at $l.1S1a to $119A and De-
cember at s1.211a to $1.22 n. was 1ol.
lowed by moderate general upturns and
then sag all around to below Satur-
days finish.
Subsequently, hedging sales against
rural shipments of new winter Wheat
formed a handicap on the bulls but bad
crop reports from the northwest, to-
gether with a liberal decrease in the
United States Steel visible supply total
resulted in a sharp rally. The close was
strong. 27sc to 31sc net higher with
September at S1.22B and December at
$1.25
Hot. dry weather in the corn belt
brought a bout rise In corn prices. The
market. however, reacted when wheat
turned weak After an opening which
was 1ac to &c higher. nearly all OF the
gains disappeared and in some cases
We're repla ced by a net loss.
ENLARGED receipts here led afterward
to setback in the July option but 9th
er deliveries hardened materially. The
close was unsettled at a range varying
from &c decline to a rise of sc
Changes in eats were governed prin-
cipally by corn.
Higher prices on hogs lifted provis-
ions Last weeks sellers were buyers.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-25
St. Louis Hay Market,

st. Louise Mo, July 24.-Hay--Re
ceived 81 cars - on west and 10 on east
side Of river,D which included 10 cars
timothy. II clover mixed, prairie, 1
clover and alfalfa. Market continues
weak at ruling cheap prices on all
grades of new crop timothy, clover
mixed. prairie and clover and on the lit
tie low grade old hay that remains
Good quality alfalfa is wanted. very
scarce and quotably firm, but common
kinds, though only slightly offered, are
limited local feeding and speculative
chara cter, the latter kind seeking hay
only at inside prices. Sales on this side:
Clover-mixed, old, 1 car and two parts
Of cars scant No. at SO, new cars
No. light mixed at $3.50. No do at
$1,000, good No. ] heavy mixed at $11
del to east side also. l car No. part
clover and part clover mixed at $11.50
timothy, old. part car rotten at 49, 1 car
no grade redtop mixed at IS, parts Of
cars No. 3 (grassy) at 49, 1 car scant
No. at s14; new. cars No. at $3.50
3 cars No. at $40. part car scant No.
at s10.50. car ordinary No. at 81. I
car choice at s14; prairie, 2 cars ordin-
airy No. 1 at 81. car No. at $11.50.
car high No. at $12; alfalfa cars No
2 at S11 one del to east side, car COM
mon No. at s12 del to east side. On
east side: Glover mixed. new, 2 cars No
light mixed at $3.50 del to this side:
timothy, new. cars No. at so del to
this side. do at $1,000 do. car No.
at $12 do. No. at $3.50 do, high
No. 1 at s13 do: clover, new, scarce,
car No. 1 at s11.50.
Straw-Scarce and Arm on sound old
wheat at $3.50 track. No new received
q vet. .
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-25
EDDYViLLE.

Miss Lizzie Oldham and her g1eG
Mrs Ida Schaffer and daughters Of ~
Angeles and Miss Mary Oldham sp6I
Sunday In Monroe visiting at the I'LL.
Oldham home. IN
Mrs. Ruth Wray and little daugt6
Of Abba were guests Sunday Of t.
and Mrs. Odem. ~
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Stevens have a
turned from visit with Mrs. SteveN
son Geo. Strange in Des Moines,
A. M. Core spent ,sSAndaysiin M
Sharon visiting relatives. It'll
Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Rund OF AIN
spent Sunday in Eddyville visiting M
Rund's parents Mr. and Mrs, John n
Ter. IA
Miss Edith Lee was given W
pleasant surprise Friday evening wli7
a number of friends gathered at
home and gave her linen and ch{
shower Eighty guests were pre6@
and Miss Lee received many beautf
gifts. The evening was spent sociA1
after which refreshments were serX1
on the lawn. The wedding of Miss a
TO j. p. Bruggen will take place H
August.
VIM. Strange Of Des Moines Is spekf
ing the week In Eddyville visiting Nh
aunt Mrs. Frank Kussart
Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Mallery OF ~
tie Lake, Mimi, are in Eddyville u
week in the interest Of the chautauQI
Mr.. Mallory has chage Of the GROUND
Superintendent Wahl will arrive In q
dyville Monday to perfect plans for N
chautauqua. "
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-25
TWO OTTUMWANS
DROWNED SUNDAY
DISPATCHES TELL OF DEATH OF
LOCAL MEN; BODIES WILL BE
BROUGHT HERE.

Is, Word has been received by relatives
In the city of the death of two local
men which occurred Sunday as re-
suit Of drowning. The kilograms as
usual are brief and give little or no
information regarding the circum-
stances of the tragedies.
Mrs. James J. Hebron. 514 West
Woodland avenue, received the news
Sunday afternoon at $50 Of the death
Of her brother. A. L. Queeney which
occurred at GLASGOW, Kas. Mr.. Queen
ey left here over year ago and was
located in Kansas City until about
one month ago when he went to Glas.
COW. The body will be brought here
for burial 'as .
Michael J. Gallagher, aged 80 years.
son of Mr.. and Mrs. James Gallagher,
COS May street, was drowned at Sioux
Falls, s. D., Sunday. Mr.. Gallagher
has been absent from Ottumwa for al.
most year, being employed in the
packing house of John Morrell & Co.,
at Sioux Falls His brother, Frank
Gallagher, is with him and will accom-
pany the body home. The time of ar
rival has not yet been learned.
The body OF Mr. Gallagher will
arrive in the city Wednesday morning
over the Rock Island and will be taken
to Sullivan's undertaking parlors. The
funeral will be held at the residence
OF his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Gallagher, COG May street, some time
Wednesday, the hour to be announced
later
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-25
Stock Market

New York, July 24.-The pace on tne
FIRST half hour in the stock market Was
too rapid. realizing sales soon causins
a shrinkage of values. Industrial Al
cohol was again a disturbing feature
making an extreme decline or moie
fthan s points on rumors of hltcn III
foreign contracts under negotiation
United States Steel showed more re-
sistance than other leaders. although
yielding more than half its advance;
War issues succumbed to pressure anu
motors reacted with Mexican Petro,
leum. Tobaccos and few hish prlceo
unclassfied specialties scored suostau-
tial gains Bonds were Irregular wiz
considerable activity in Anglo-ffehcn
and the new French issues.
Trading in broad volume ana nishe1
prices marked the resumption or opeia-
ton today, last Saturdays advancing
tendency making further general heau-
way. United States Steel led the move
. ment, soon advancing u to 81. on iree
absorption. Other similar 1ndus'r1als'
INCLUDING Lackawanna Steel. the equip
ments. General Electric, munitions anu
zinc stocks. were higher by substantial
fra ctions to point. Motors were again
extremely active and strong especlali!
Maxwells. United Fruit was promlnent
among the shipping group ana lais
rave promise of awakening from their
recent sluggishness.
81 The closing was heavy.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-25
TOLEDO FANS USE
BOTTLE ON UMPIRE

Toledo. Ohio. July 24-Umpire
Johnson was seriously hurt Sunday
when he was struck in the head with
pop bottle. He is unconscious at
Robinwood hospital. Several suspects
were arrested by the police. The in
cident occurred in the eighth inning
of the first game between ST. Paul and
Toledo. The score stood 8 to ! in fa-
vor of the ofrmer There were two
Toledo runners on the bases and HUI
swift went in to bat for Pitcher Pierce.
He hit one to right field which John
son called foul. 1t was questioned. On
the next ball he called Hulswitt out on
strikes A shower of bottles came
from the stand and one Of them felled
the arbitrator He was carried off
the field.