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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-30
Mabel Trask Heralded Best
Tr0tting Mare of All Time

sublm. courage. her great speed ana
her stubborn fighting spirit these are
some Of tho qualities that. have tnnbird
Mabel rresk 10 trOt to The top or IN"
harness kingdom Walter Cl@ngthot
Cox. the great reln-man, handled her IN
every one Of her races. Ana TINS Is what
h- says
The full credit for tho fsmatkable
performances Of Mabel Trask belongs 10
The little lady hcrself--and 20 no one
else Iha II horse brainicr than any
have ever known. II isn't necessary TO
urge her when foes press closely Nor lH
N fonlly necessary 10 check her when
the race is coached Shc seems ip know,
Hs n through some wonderful instinct,
Just when 10 speed and when 10 conserve
her energies She runs her own races
aud drives herself with n Judgment n.
great ~ TIM, Of any human
Mabe Trask's Record.
Tho chain lightning mare was foal"d
IN lali and bred by W. G. Brown, for
NOR president of the New York central
railroad Inst year barton fardcc. OF
Atlantic city. y j. one Of the finest
sn6rtsmcu Identified with tho trottlns
game, decided 10 take unto himself an.
other speedy trottcr.
wherein I find one" h" asked Cox
who trains and rides the Iardec string
Come replied cox. aud he took Par
dce 10 Mabel Trnsk
There In your horso.-a wonderful
horse tho coming champion asserted
tho fooman rcnsmau.
Then m buy her" replied pRrdec
And he did The price was high re.
ported 10 bo In tho neighhorhood ot 'lS.-
600 10 500 600 But In n single tchtor
the sterling ruHrr Won practically double
that sum Tor Pardee. aud gave him tho
proud distinction of owning champion
trottrr, snd perhaps tho greatest hhrnos,
mare of all time"
Here g. the summary of Mabel Trask,
races 'hir seAron. showing tutui rHrrI
and heats and lost. where. when. Bnt
hor winnings nt each Of the grand cir.
cult meetings
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-30

In tho way Of New Year resolutions We
are thinking seriously OF resolving not
to miss a putt within ten feet OF the
cup for the next 36j days
The Land Of the Fee.
when this war In over We know nj
least two able bodied citizens who are
going to he trifle more popular In tho
L :. OF A than anywhere In the British
empire
They are Freddie welsh and Les DRr-
cy. After all is said. donn, spoken de-
batcd and argued. the profession OF these
two was fighting /, was II great pro-
for 90 much per round But when the
timc came 10 fight for their country both
beat Il on the jump, II the British en-
pire is any whit like this country, neither
Welsh nor Darcy will live back home
In either peace or honor. They are now
men without country II the spirit OF
their country Is what we think II ip
In which respect we agree with Prof
Bin Mcclellan and Col Damon Runyou
to the fullest-it Is hard to see how any
one can make hero out OF welsh or
Darcy And all the chatter In the
world doesn't alter the raw. cold facts
In the case.
The Lone Pair.
With tho release OF Miner Brown thor,
are nov two Cubs left from the ole
Guard around 1906 and before.
Johnny ESers and Frank schultz ar,
l,tll holding the heights and both be
licyc they can hang on year or two
longer The Trojan. although only ).
years old, has already served hfteer
years. while Schultz az "a has put II
thirteen campaigns.
| with Evets " n merely n matter ~ VI
elbow joint. II he can bail the kink
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-30
%S}$5E9|RT]L]EGHT 3 E9[5R[;|T]?L!;]{G g!

from his throwing arm the rare spirit
snsme IN his brcnst should carry him
along 10 ~ Hts ambition now is n
servo twenty seasons In the Main Scram-
bic. after which ne Is willing enough to
let all umpires go In solitude and peace.
one contemporary refers 10 "Ty Cobb'r
batting slump last season" r>ill many
nm entry on the job would give leg
to slump bike cobb: full many a bloke
would give his eye To hit the soapy
chute like Ty
A Golfers New Year Resolve.
7 hereby resolve not TO get off the line
And 10 carry each trap II | shstter my
spine
furorc was developing intensity Nine
teen seventeen will have this much OF an
edge over 1916. anyway.
Penn vs. oregon.
Sir see where one or two eastern
critics say that AN Oregon victory would
mean little or nothing. a. Pennsylvania
had only n second rate eleven this year
Many Of the hest football critics in the
country. on the contrary, believed that
/ Penn on Thanksgiving day WAS the eaua
Harvard or Princeton. ana on pai
with Yale lsn'i- thip latter optniou
closer TO the truth RRK
Penn, by the date OF the Cornell Esme
had undoubtedly come 10 take her plscs
with the best. Folwell had developed hi,
red and blue machine far beyond its earl,
season strength. At the close of IN,
eastern season Penn. was rated one o.
the best teams in tho country. east OF
west
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-30
Tennis Champ Turns
to Golf In Old AGE

William A. Larnod. who was the Amer
lean lawn tennis champion for number
OF years In ~ years old today white
tho touch OF Daddy Time has slowed hin,
down to tho point where he no longer
ranks among the racket stars, Iarned Is
rapidly developing into great golfer. He
has made an excellent showing on the
links In number OF tournaments, and
displays much OF the form ms a golfer
that In HIS younger days made him al
most unbeatable ON the tennis courts, He
retains n lively Interest In tennis. and
has officiated In some OF the most i'm =
portant matches of recent years. Mr.
larned lint the only tennis celebrity
10 make good NJ the Scotch game. as
Norman prookes nlso doubled In golf
With great success.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-30
Prospect of Big /
Money May Keep
Carrigan In Game

BOSTON. Dec 30.-William r. Carrie
gan was paid 23.30o for managing th4
Boston Americans last season. II Woo
learned today OF this amount )l0.eeo
Sas salary under hts contract: $500 hlo
world series share, s., 500 n special boauQ
for winning the American league pogS
nant and y 400 y percentage allowance
OF The receipts of the Boston club
tafrigsn,- announced his Fetifos
meAi l-s' fall lr now considering N
offer from the new owners of the wetl6
champions 10 TtauIs.A direction ~ tho
ttAW Although nlnnoF was not yIieks
toned in the nGlolistlOns n nA4 AtAA44
President " " ttaIs. rn,f he WAS ready
10 pay an amount In excess OF Ill, ,0oA
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-30
ey FRANKIE @ Menke.

"'rhc Ereatest lrotlins marc oi All
time"
Tho 1ri1zled veteran shifted his tobacco
aud then.
Mabel Trask." hc raid Ive seen
'on M during the last thirty ycars a'd
Mabel rlask seems to me the peer OF
them am greater than Goldsmith Maid
proRtcr than Maud 3 and Lou Dillon ana
Hamburg Belle, and Hll the others
Who DISPUTES HIM
Mnh'l Trask. 2'o3H. tolay ~ queen
of u, trottng world Tho wonderful
performances Of this speedy, courageous
daughter Of Peter tho Great. during the
season lust golN. lited her 10 the throne
land all must nay her homage
She won t3a. .52O IN 1915 n sum creator
thHu was earned by any other harness
hors' and tho greatest single season
winning by any mare since the frst irut-
tlng horses WAS foalcd only five other
ttutt'fs ever have exceeded thnt mark
Mabel 1rabk competed IN sixteen events
during the year and won thirteen OF
thcm ira.thI other three she finished
secrrd she raced aghiusi tho spccdirrt
st"oda In Tho world. and under every
conceivable condition. but at Frisco.
thar nupcrh son OF Ssr Francisco. was
the only one who could show her his
hcc4 Ru, she rctnllated by beating st
Frisco IN eight Of the eleven races ho ran
against her
Smashed Many Records
Tho great mare smashed all existing
records for four, five and siN heat con.
tests, She won five straight races IN
less than three weeks, ran two heats
fAHtor than ? 0i and made her record
mark 07L In IN" Nrnl host IN her
fifteenth race. u striking illustration of
her courage and her stamina Only one
mare Hamburg Belle 2nit over
madu faster mark In race.
Her coolncss In the heat " bpttlc her
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-30
Carpenter

lorn, January l2 lsst, Lens. France
1907
Carpenter has engaged IN something
liko eighty battles IN the eight years he
has been In the ring. but he has done
nothing In the professional line since the
war opened two years ago During 1919
and 1914, however, he knocked out an
even dozen, and won every start lie is
less than q years old
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-30
Bowling

The Carhar, team went into the lead
again In the Oklahoma CITY bowling
league Inst night when tho Knight Becks
took two out of three from Sims ana
reduced the cigar boys 60 second rank
Last nights scores were the pooree,
lot Of the season. Hanner was the only
one TO pass the $40 mark and he rolled
only 500. Flndley carried off tho low
score prize with aei.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-30
Tinker viii Close
Columbus Buy Today

CHICAGO, Dec, so.-.-Joseph Tinker.
former manager Of the Chicago National
ia In Columbus today for the completing
Of the deal which would make him presi.
dent OF the American sssocle tlon clut
of that city. II was announced here.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-30

Protect Our DssShters.--Adv.


Just bccaup you're going 10 write
'lsi7" instead OF 'lpls'--when you can
remember it--is my Idea Of nothing 10
bother
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-30

Tobacco Ia n fi,thy weed; II fills no real
human need, our rwear-of pledge this
time we'll kcep--nt any rate. while we're
asleep
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-30
Only Two Federal
Managers Remain
In Fast Company

For two years the Federal league pose1
AS u ma jor circuit--ss a real rival TO the
American and National leagues. Dssrin9
that time II employed eleven manaSeeo
OF teams IN It's eight towns. o. tho
and but one Ia now a big league nsAns
ager. n
That ons IL Fielder Jones. pilot Of tho
Browns. Joe Tinker. who held the retuo
over the Chifeds. has been dsp0eed -
manager Of tho Cubs and has bsoot
manager Of the Columbus A. A. team.
Mordecai Brown. who was succeeded -
manager OF the Sioufeds BY Jonss. wAs
released by WeeEhman q few days $50.
George Stovsll. manager Of the Kansas
city Feds. played nrstbasc for TolsAo
this year, but may 60 TO the Coast leoOAo
next season. Lee Magee Of tho Brook-
feds. is playing In the ranks with the
Yankees and drawing big money. H11
predecessor. Bill Bradley. has quit tho
game, while Doc Gessler and Rebel Oakee
OF the Pittsfed-. Bill Phillips and Otto
knabo seem TO have dropped out q
sight.
Those 1917 Resolutions.
/ There was Young fellow named Jachy
/ Who said. Though II makes me feel
III quit booze. I think.
(Anywny. | don't drinki--
But IN never swear on the 'baccy
Break your New Year resolutions asl
avoid the rush TO The cigar store
! Sure YOU mean II. hut have n heart.
! Think Of tho cigar store mans wife and
children,
Protect Our DauShters.-Adv.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-30

Protect Our Daughters. ADV
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-30

Sure YOU mean II. but have n heart.
Think of the cigar store mans wife and
children
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-30

"Thc Eteaiesl lrotlng mar' oI al
timc''
Tho Sri1zlcd veteran shifted his tobacco
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-30
Ihose 1917 RssolutIona.

,acky.
III quit booze think
ANYWAY. | don't drinki--
But IN never swear of the 'baccy
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-30

In tho way Of New Year resolutions We
are thinking seriously OF resolving not
TO miss a putt within ten feet OF the
cup for the next 36j days
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-30

Heinie Zim, who runs . cafe IN ths ma
tive has,,st OF the fsrocious Bronx cock
tail, says he expects Ions run OF poor
business along In the early hours OF the
sc.nna ds NJ In
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-01
Coronados Hysera Bull and the Boys Who Made Him Be Good

table Goth, dishes and all, and SCARED
away, before their astonished eyes
Other candidates were forced to wash
themselves before eating and were
terated to a mysterious ducking be-
fore they even got their fingers wet
l.. A. Stalmaster, as Boot Leggo, the
waiter, made a very efficient servant
about the tables, and Kenneth Hatch
as Lumbago, another waiter, was
equally nimble. T. B. Dysart, as The
Turk, Coronado's advance agent, ably
personified this notable character in
Coronado's expedition.
Cleopatra had no better, ADLER, and
sturdier boatmen to row her perfumed
barge down the mystic Nile than Ed
Shavlik, F. A. Waldman, |. Finken-
stein, NJ. L. Hamann, K. H. Jones, and
T. Fl. Mcnamara, who were the boat
men rowing and plotting the famous
barge of Creme down the Muddy Mis-
souri, to the court of Tartarrax.
When the dinners OF the visitors
proved failures for various reasons
a chuck wagon was sighted in the dis
lance, drawn by magnificent team
of oxen. The wagon was loaded with
visitors, often as many as thirty
sturdy sons of Nebraska were piled
into the wagon.
The Indians under Chief Afraid Of
Firewater, who in real life is Johr
Hogan, made a rush at the wagon
and surrounded it. Eight sturd,
braves danced about the wagon. They
were Louie Storz, Carl L. Abbott, M
]. Gibson, E. A. Arriens, DR.. L. A
Dermody, J. E. Archibald, w. H
Metcalfe and Bert Tanner.
The driver Of the chuck wagon
Bert Fox, was overpowered. The
driver of the OK team, E. L. Potter
was hog-tied, and the candidates were
pulled roughly from the wagon. They
were seated on the driveway ant
treated to a most hair-raising shock
while the Indians walled weird song.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-01

Meyer, A. E. ,McLarnan, p. Romenek
and Clint Miller could be depended
upon to keep the squaw dance in per-
feet unison.
Jack Alvord and NJ. c. Brown now
come storming in over the bank oil
the river in the costume of Lewis and
Clark. They are on their way to the
northwest coast, exploring the vast
reaches of the Louisiana purchase
They are thirsty and are shown to
Tartarrax's bar.
Another shout goes up and Peter
Sarpy is sighted in the distance,
,lowly approaching in his prairie
schooner drawn by a decrepit mule
Harry Johnston played the part well
and looked every inch the hardy old
trader who braved the wilds in the
early days to trade with the Indians
and early travellers and pioneers. The
historical crank again consulted his
book to see if Peter might be ad-
mitted to the gathering.
Probably some old bootlegger,
exclaimed King Tartarrax, "but lei
him in"
So Peter Sarpy drove his mule be.
hind the scenes, leaped off the wagon
snatched out an American flag, hauled
down Coronado's Spanish colors, and
hoisted the Stars and Stripes amid the
applause OF Indians, Chinese servants
and the multitude of candidates and
visitors.
Alex Reed and Harry Goetz were
the two efficient white wings Of
Quivera, and always created laugh
especially when they became dis.
gruntled, dumped their cart in the
middle of the street, and turned out q
real live candidate.
Coronado, Peter Sarpy, Logan Fon.
tenelle, Tartarrax, and Lewis and
Clark having all congregated togethe,
at the court of Tartarrax, feast was
spread and some of the visitors at the
Den were invited to eat. A monstrou.
bird flew to the table, snatched up the
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-01

into their ears, and clicked their TOM
ahawks threateningly near.
They singled out one unfortunate
traveller, hustled him to the stump Of
a great tree, and there bound him
helplessly to the tree. They flung
tomahawks at him. dozens Of them,
which stuck amazingly close to his
face and body with a horrifying thud,
and chung there quivering with the
shock of arrested flight.
Yes, and they shot arrows at him
and into him from a distance OF ten
PAGES, and that was desperately close.
Then they set fire to pile Of brush
directly in front Of him in order to
put him to the slow torture. But
here the cowboys came Gathering up
the trail on fiery bronchos. They
emptied their sixshooters into the
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-01

pack of Indians and sent them scam
pering into the underbrush. They
galloped to the side OF the roasting
individual, cut the thongs, stamped
out the fire, made camp for the even
ing, and then resolved themselves
into a quartet, while one Of their
number, Lee Kennard, twirled the
rope in all the devious and graceful
writings that would make Irwin
Brothers best ropers look up and no.
tice.
Charles Taylor, DR.. Gladstone Der
by, Harry Watts and John ]. Hoffman
constituted the cowboy quartet and
the rescue party. While the twilight
was glowing in the western hills OF
a beautiful scene arranged at the den,
these fellows always made a ten
strike with their clever little song,
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-01

Only cowboy. only cowboy, laid
in a cold, cold grave"
Just prior to this Indian escapade
the Zeppelin" plunged into the den,
carrying always one of the visitors
in a most unthinkable flight. The
Zeppelin" was manned by Victor
Roos, Otto Ramer and James Fisher.
1t was none other than a stout mo-
torcycle with a third wheel and a
basket seat. The candidate was put
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-01

in the basket, and Victor Roos, the
expert driver, whirled him about the
stage, keeping the third wheel off
the floor half the time, and the bas-,
ket with its frightened occupant sail
ing high in the air over the edge OF
the platform and above the heads Of
the audience.
A military drill and beautiful tab
leau wound up the evenings perform
fr--A-.-z 49,. nu-u' ot~ r>s,.u~u n->t %
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-01

FELL to the lot of some
tens Of thousands of per-
sons from divers parts Of
the western hemisphere.
principally, however, from
the commonwealth of Ne
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-10-06
SYNOPSIS.

Alan Wayne Is sent away from Red Hill,
his home, by his uncle. ]. Y, as a moral
failure. Glenn drinks Alan's health on his
birthday. Judge Healy defends Alan in
his business with his employers, Alan and
bound. and start a Irritation. At home.
Gerry. as he thinks. sees AK and Alan
elopins. drops everything. and goes to
Pernambuco. Alix leaves Alan on the
train and goes home. Gerry leaves Per-
nambuco and goes to Piranhas. On
canoe trip he meets a native girl. The
Judge falls to trace Gerry. A baby IL born
to Alix. The native girl takes Gerry to
the ruined plantation she is mistress Of
Gerry marrles her. At Maple house Col
lingeford tells how he met Alan-"Ten
Per Cent Wayne"-building q bridge in
Africa Collingeford meets Alix and her
baby and gives her encouragement about
Gerry. Alan comes back to town but does
not go home. Gerry begins to improve
Margarita's plantation and builds an ir-
rigating ditch. In Africa Alan reads
Clem's letters and dreams Of home. Ger
~ pastures Lieber's cattle during the
drought. A baby comes to MarBarita.
Collingeford meets Alix in the city and
finds her changed. Alan meets Alix. J. Y.
and Glenn. grown to beautiful womanhood.
In the city and realizes that he has sold
his birthright for a mess of pottage. Kemp
and Gerry become friends. They visit
Lieber. and the three exiles are drawn
together by a common ue Lieber tells
his story. In South America Alan gets
the fever and his foreman sends him to
YIeher'a
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-10-06

in water She took her eyes from
Gerry, who she thought was beckoning
to her, and looked down. A hurrying
rivuiet whose swift flow carried II be-
fore the churning crest OF the flood.
tugged at her ankles. She looked up
toward the laundering wall of Oncom-
ing water and knew that she was lost.
She stopped and fixed her eyes on
Gerry, who was piunging down the
slope In a mad effort to reach her. She
called to him, but she knew he could
not hear her. With arms stretched to
their highest, she held up the Man. The
Man was not frightened. His black
eyes were fixed on his running father.
Margarita could feel him gurglIng with
joy In the new game. Then suddenly
he cried out. It was a wall of fright.
The wall was cut short. Broken in
two. 1t rang terribly In her ears as
she went down.
The water had felled Margarita and
the Man. Gerry saw them flung down
the crest of the wave. They became
suddenly a twirling, sodden mass. in
animate save for the fling of loose
limb into clearer view against the blue
sky or the uncoiling of long black hair
on the seething water.
Gerry reached the torrent. Marga-
rita and the Man had already been
whirled far towards the great river.
He plunged into the flood. The water
was thick with earth, sticks, uprooted
plants and debris OF every sort. Con-
ficting, swirling currents tugged at
heavy stones, rolled them along and
even tossed one to the sur
face.
Gerry's struggling body was hurled
hither and thither. A stray current
shot him to the surface, but before he |
could take breath other currents |
sucked him down and dragged him |
along the rough surface of the crum-
bling soil. He felt as though he were |
being torn limb from limb.
Then suddenly he was cast into an |
eddy that in comparison with the mael- |
strom was almost peaceful. For an
instant he felt like one who awakes !
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-10-06

From his loins back he was paralyzed.
With a last desperate effort he
straddled his forelegs. but he could not
brace himself against the backward
sag Of dead weight. Gerry felt him
sinking beneath him and suddenly
found himself standing over his pros
trate horse. OF True Blue, his forefeet
outstretched. his head and breast still
held high, there was left only great
spirit chained to fallen and dying
body.
cry escaped Gerry's lips-a cry or
horror at what he had done. Then
he remembered why he had done it
and ran not for the sluice-gate but for
the bridge. AS he reached 1t the roar
became deafening. There was splin-
tering, cracking sound that. meas
ured by the great commotion, seemed
like the tinkle Of a tiny bell. But there
was something in the sound that called
to his brain. He cast glance over his
shoulder. The monster beams OF his
sluice-gate, hurled, splintered, into the
air, were still hanging against the blue
sky. Under them surged an angry
white wall Of racing water. Even as
he started to run down the long slope
to the house Gerry thought with
great relief that II the gate had been
closed 1t would have gone even so. Ike
matchwood.
Below him Fazenda Flores lay peace
full. still, under the blazing sun. The
cotton was little wilted but high and
strong. the cane stunted but alive.
Only In the pasture bottoms the stock
had gathered in frightened clumps.
Their instinct had told them that dan
ger hovered near. Suddenly from the
quiet house burst Margarita, carrying
her son on one arm. She had seen
Gerry from a window. While the 9TH
ers watched the rising river. and now
this terrifying torrent bursting down
upon them from above, she had slipped
out to run to him.
The house at Fazenda Flores stood
on n domed mound. Behind the mound
was slight hollow before the steady
rise TO the bridge began. Gerry caught
sight of Margarita as she ran down
towards this hollow. Terrified, he cast
a glance at the descending food and
his eye measured its pace against hers.
go backw he shouted with all the
| strength Of his lungs, and waved his
arms. 1t was as though he had not
spoken. Through the din and roar Of
the flood the sound of the words scarce
ly reached his own ears.
At the very bottom of the hollow
! Margarita felt that she was stepping