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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-05-03

An automobile undergoing a try-Out
after being oyerhauled, caught fire
this afternoon on Broadway and fur
nished few minutes excitement for
passersby until the chemical wagon
put the quietus to the flames. No great
damage was done.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-05-03
Ell RENO NEWSPAPER SOLD
w. T. Maher Purchases Plant Of Demo.
erat from ]. w. Rider.

FL Reno, okla, May 2.-The El Reno
Democrat. the only daily published
here, changed ownership today, j. w.
Rider having sold the paper to w. T.
Maher who assumes editorial manage
ment. A state appointment is said
to await Mr. Rider.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-05-03

In yesterdays list of the registrars
for the various precincts of the coun-
ty, the name of J. r. Chastine ap-
peared as registrar for the town Of
Wirt in Precinct ., Hewitt township,
when it should be Ed Quinn.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-05-03

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The Washington times., 1916-12-29
CARROLL TO ENTER
FEW N.LONG RUN
Crippled Condition Of Team and
Failure to Get Date Chang
ed Lessons Chances. ,

Carroll Institute will probably send
a crippled team TO Baltimore to take
part In the annual A. A. U. cross
country championship run to be held
January I.
Several members OF carroii's team
are either under the weather. or out
OF condition. and the usually strong
club team will be deprived OF some
of It's best distancers.
The Carroll barriers were some.
what surprised recently when an.
nouncements were made from Balti.
more that the big race would be held
January 4.
on account Oh the trouble which
cropped up last year when the race
was run over q short course and drew
q protest from Carroll. u was thought
wise to ask a postponement OF this
years race 90 a later date.
Last year'B protest was q long
drawn out AFFAIR, and was decided In
favor OF Carroll. the race being run
over. A. less than two weeks notice
was given OF the affair this year the
Carroll followers believed they had
been given the short end of the deal.
Advioos from Baltimore declare
the race will be run January I despite
protest, appeal or request Carroll
Institute has nothing else 20 DO bot
enter or stay out While the chances
OF winning the team trophy win be
minimired on account OF the fact
that Stanley. Lynch. Heaiy. Schmidt.
and Blumer may be unable TO take
part Carroll will enter some runners.
The Washington times., 1916-12-29
Winning From edsDarcy Criticism Unfair
OFFERS POURING IN
Total Reaches saso,ooo. But Darcy
10 stu Holding Out.

NEW YORK, Dec. 2e.--The total
offered Les Darcy for exhibiting his
ring ability has now reached $3.50, 900
and the end IL not yet. The offers
scale from $4,000 for q ten.gcund
bout at Utica TO $4,000 for three ten
round bouts In this city. Darcy has
taken them all under consideration.
The Australian posed for some &C.
tion pictures yesterday. In one pose
he showed the remarkable wrist de-
veiopmeut which he attained In long
drill at signing checks. He then
showed how he had developed his mag.
niHcent biceps by lifting the tape
from the stock ticker for four hours
a day His leg development. an was
indicated by his dash from the re.
cruiting office at Sydney, Australia.
to the hosnitable shores OF Manhattan.
In tremendous. With an even break
there In no recruiting sergeant in the
world who could keep up with Darcy.
The Washington times., 1916-12-29
UNFAIR CRITICISM.
FALLS UPON DARCY
Richard Is Advising Australian
Wisely About Accepting
Bout Offers.

NEW YORK, Dec. Poles Darcys
failure TO sign up Immediately when
offered $4,000 TO box Mike Gibbons
at New Orleans. and his failure TO
sign with other promoters who have
been talking in large figures since the
Australian arrived here a few days
ago have led to considerable criticisJn
not at all favorable to the visitor, The
inference is that he IL not anxious to
night and intends to stall along and
turn down offers. .#
This IL the attitude OF several cham.
pions today, but IL is unfair 10 criti.
else Darcy on this score until he has
gone along a few months In the same
way a. the champions arc doing.
Tex Richard, who lis directing the
affairs OF the Australian with the same
skill that has marked his other en-.
dcavors In pugiiism, seems TO answer
the criticism satisfactorily. Richard
Is holding Darcy with the idea OF
matching him with Carpenter and
until defnite word In received about
the French champions coming here
Darcy will go slowly. ...
As for the big offers, however, Rick.
ard refuses to let the Carpenter
match stand In the way. He openly
advises Darcy TO sign up for any, OF
the big affairs, but simply warns. the
Australian to make the promoters put
up q big guarantee. IL they are sin
cere In their offers they should be pre-.
pared to put up the money. -.
There if nothing unfair. In Rick.
ards handling OF the visitor. In fact.
his advice IL thoroughly sound and
as long as Darcy follows IL he will
have no reason 90 regret either the
passing up OF bonahde proposition
which would be to hts own advantage
or the acceptance Of proposition
which would turn out TO be a fixzle.
The Washington times., 1916-12-29
ARDMORE CLUBNOW
READY FOR BOUTS
Complete Card Arranged for
New Year siternoon Show
for Ring Fans.

The Ardmore Club has completed
all arrangemenp for its big New
Year show. Tommy Lowe and Andy
cortes being the headiiners In NJ.
tecn-round bout. II all the battles 70
the limit, the fans will see forty-one
rounds before the final bell.
Young Thomas and Dick Rainey
have been matched in a ten-round
semi.fnb.
A four-round battle royal has been
arranged, to be followed by two six
round mills, Kid scotty facing Jimmy
Conrad and Johnny Cunningham meet
Ing Otto Brown.
Andy Cortez 10 already on the scene,
doing his finai training ut Carroll In
stitute. Many OF his friends are Wis
iting him at his quarters. Cortez 10
In good shape now and should have
little trouble In making the weight
1856 pounds at 10 o'clock on Monday.
The Washington times., 1916-12-29
RIVALS MAY MEET
Henry o'soyls, Of Georgetown. May
Engage Fordham's champlon.

Henry OBoyle, Georgetown's repre-
sentative In the national junior In
door tennis championship tournament
matches In New York. may face the
Fordham play-through champion. Ell
hot Binzen, In the finals IL both play
ers continue their winning In the
event.
o'Boyle defeated willard Botsford.
Of Columbia, In straight sets yester-
day, rs and 6-t. and created a sem
sation on the. moor courts. IL oBoyle
continues his surprisingly good work
he may meet Biszen In the hnals.
The other important winners as the
heid narrowed to the round before
the semi finals were: II. l.. Bowman
N. Y. A. c.. beat c, Warner. Lehigh
University, s--1. Is; E. II. Hendrick-
son. Amherst. beat E. Bowling. New
ton III. T.. 81. Ga; Il. ii. BinIen.
Fordham. the playing through cham
pion. beat ID. L. Nichols. Curtis ii. s..
Ca. 6--s; Y. w. Hopkins. Yale, beat
|. w. Raymond, Columbia, 6-2. 81,
Four pairs reached the semi finals
of the doubles. +. w, Hopkins and
Il. l.. Hopkins, Yale, beat NJ. A. Taylor
and w. u. Barnes. fordham. 6-3.
Ga; w. Botsford and X, b. Haines.
Columbia, beat III. w. Haldenstein and
NJ. Cutler, N. Y, is. io-s: +. Dorm
helm and ID. II. Blankarn, Philadel-
phia, beat ID. Donaldson and Y. A.
Middleditch. Princeton, 81. t-s,
Ga Il. II. Binzen and b. II. Letson.
Fordham and New York. beat ii. A.
Taylor and II. l.. Bowman. New York
A. G.. Ga. "a
The Washington times., 1916-12-29
SYRACUSE MAY ROW
No Action Has Been Taken to Keep
Orange From Regatta.

NEW YORK. Dec. 29.--CharIes Hal,
81 I'd Mapes, chairman OF the board 81
stewards OF the Intercollegiate ROW
ing Association, said yesterday at the
Hotel Asto- that no action had been
taken nor was any contemplated to-
ward the disbarment OF Syracuse Uni.
versity from the intercollegiate re-
gatta next June.
He said that IL was ridiculous for
any one to say that Syracuse would
be barred, because no charges OF any
kind had been made against Syracuse,
and he knew OF no specific indictment
against the Orange crews.
Springfield Is making strenuous eff
forts to have the regatta transferred
from Poughkeepsie 70 that city. and
the secretary OF the chamber OF com,
merce, J.. S. Winslow. spent some time
with Mr.. Mapes advancing arguments
for the Connecticut river course.
The Washington times., 1916-12-29
EXPERTS TO SHOW
IN Y.M.C.A. TANK
Demonstrations Of Floating and
Life-Saving to Feature
New Year Card.

Walter r. Smith and w. q. crabbe.
swimmers extraordinary. win give
an interesting exhibition In the Y. NJ.
C. A. tank New Year inconjunction
with the annual swimming contests
OF the association. The days pro-
gram; .
3:30 p. INSTRUMENTATION OF Sioat.
ing. by Walter r. Smith and w. q.
Crabbe; plunge. and return .sculling:
floating, In different positions, Illus.
tratinE the buoyancy OF tho human
body In water, controlled by breath.
ing and arm movements; pendulum In
different styles: propeller. Mr.. Crabbe
will tow Mr.. Smith che length OF the
pool by means OF a cord held between
the teeth; weight floating test, q test
to show who can hoat with the most
weight resting on the chest: water
picnic, eating a lunch from q table
while floating In the water; floating
with hands and feet tied. A number
OF other stunts will be shown.
Swimming events-25yaru crawl.
2b-yard back stroke. b0-yard crawl,
T5.yard crawl. 220yard crawl, bo-yard
breast stroke; medley relay. teams
composed OF four men. each man 20
swim one lap. using In order named
the following strokes, back, sides.
and crawl: regulation relay, teams
composed OF four men and each man
swims one lap. using any stroke.
Fancy Observation-Disclosures, J. Tui'
icck. Il. Wilson, ID. A. DeLashmutt, II.
Bridget, J. p. Jones. II. Aimon. II.
Knight, X. knight. II. Rutherford. y.
c. Bamman. T. J. Kaiser. II. o. Ellie.
son. y. Mckinney. u. Van schelle. ].
Johnston, J. Hun. p. Cornell, II. Camp
bell. L. 4. Phsiips. J. W. Burch.
Life.saving-5 .. ma demonstra.
tien OF the various holds and breaks
and carries used In rescuinG . drown.
Ing person. Also the latest method OF
artificial resuscitationL will be shown.
The various holds, breaks, and car
ries will be shown on land a. we'll ~
In the water.
Dr. sidney c. Cousins will be In
charge ef the Demonstration and he
will be assisted by w. q. Crabbe, G.
w. Draper. and G. w. wannan.
The Washington times., 1916-12-29
LOCAL GOLF CLUBS
ASKED FOR SUPPORT
Pinehurst Players Send Petition
Here Following Woodlands
Early Appeal.

Washington golf clubs here. mem.
bers of the United states Golf Assoc
citation, are beipv urged by the winter
colony OF golfers at Pinehurst TO
back up the petition OF the Woodland
COLI club. which seeks the reinstate.
mont OF Francis ouImet' and the re-
scinding OF the rule which made
Ouimet a professional.
The winter tournaments ut Pine
hurst have draYn galaxy OF stars
from many clubs In the country, and
they are unanimously In favor Of re-
Installing Ouifret. Tremendous pres
sure IL being exerted all over the
country by prominent men In the
Eoifng world to have ouimet declared
an amateur.
Net Row O. Favor.
The matter will probably be taken
up at the meeting OF the u. y. q. a.
within two weeks. Tho ruling, now
year old, has met with snything but
favor. When II was made Ouimet,
sullivan, Tewksberry, and other
prominent golfers. by reason OF their
business. connected In q way with
golf, wore declared professionals.
Tho Woodland Club OF Massachu.
sctts Immediately set about rcinstst.
ing these and other golfers who wore
affected by the ruling. After the rule
interpreted II In n manner which was
not Enthusiastically received at large.
Asks Ts RseessiAer.
Pinehurst golfers are now asking
the clubs TO petition the board OF
governors who promulgated the rule
to reconsider at their annual meeting.
IL In pointed out that the ruling hit
many golfers that were not expected
to be affected.
The Columbia Golf Club. OF this
city. IL placed In rather q peculiar
Der of the green committee at Co
iumbia. IL also q member OF the execu.
tive board OF the y. y. q. A.. and was
one OF the trainers of the rule and
also a member OF the committee which
interpreted the section.
Columbia golfers. a. q whole. are
more or less In favor Of reinstatinE
ouimet without prejudice. AZ the
Same time DIR. Harlan IL . Columbia
roller, and the sense OF the organtxa.
tion 10 that Dr. Harban's construction
IL what should influence the club In
It's decision.
Others II Line. Tee.
Members Of other clubs here seem
60 favor the petition Of the Woodland
Club and the supplementary petition
from Pinehurst. Golfers all over the
country feel that the rule hit many
who were In no way to blame for
their business and golf connections.
That tremendous pressure 10 being
brought TO bear upon the trainers OF
tho rule 10 thought by those who have
discussed the situation. Many golf
ers feel that the matter will be prop,
sriy adjusted. and that ouimet viii
be reinstAted.
The Washington times., 1916-12-29
MANY PLAYERS ARE
NOT YET IN LINE
Big League Managers May
Have Much Trouble Getting
Clubs Together.
NJ, IOE villa.

NEW YORK, Dec. 2o.--wben IL was
announced few days ago that most
OF the star players OF both the Giants
and Yankees were under contract the
impression became general that SINH.
lar conditions existed In other major
leagues clubs. IL develops that the
officials of some clubs are confronted
with the task of signing up almost
their entire squads for the 1917 sea
son.
At least three Eastern clubs are
said to have only two players under
contract at the present time. while
the opinion is advanced that no tron'
BILE will be experienced In getting sig.
natures, that does not prove any
thing. II cutting down contracts In
planned as has been rumored In re-
gard TO the Boston Braves for one
club, there will be some trouble get.
tins. the athletes IN line.
Johnny Evers and Hank Gowdy are
the only Boston Braves who are held
under follower contracts, according
TO advices from the Hub. Rumor
poets 20 Gut about $4,000 off the club
payroll. This combination OF cir.
cumstanccs should provide Hsughton
with plenty OF worry before he has
his squad assembled at Miami in
March.
Only Two In Line.
Only two members OF the worlds
champion Red sox are under con.
tracts, Babe Ruth and Ernie Shore.
No Wholesale reductions are threat.
ened. but II In usually a diricul mat.
ter TO make n member OF champion.
ship club believe he IL not worth
more than the club offers.
Connie Mack In another manager
who must sign up most OF his play.
ers. Stuny Mcfnnis and Elmer Myers
are the only Mackmen whose con.
tracts cover the coming season as
well as the one recently ended.
The Phillies are In the same un.
signed condition "a are the Athletics.
Faces Little Trouble.
Mack IL not likely TO have much
trouble with his players. but the
other managers probably will view
many a returned contract with the
players signature missing. Most OF
Mack's players are young and am.
bilious. and they know that the silent
leader wastes little time coaxing dis.
satisfied performers Co get into line.
II IN the player who has made his
position In the majors secure who
will battle for more money. and the
Red sox and Braves have many such
athletes. The signing up OF players
OF these clubs will be viewed with
much interest
The Washington times., 1916-12-29
MAY PROBE ATHLETICS
stage Offers Resolution Before Col
iseIste Association.

"A
es
eomprehensNe interrogation OF cot
ieGe athletics VIII be made IL the Ma
tional ColIeGiats Athletic Association,
which held Its annual meeting at the
Hotel Astor yesterday, can gain the
aid of the Carnegie Foundation, the
Sage Foundation, or the General Edu.
cation Board in a eountry.wide move.
ment., The convention yesterday,
which Represented about 400 colleges
In ali parts OF the United States, pass.
I'd a resolution that the executive
of the Organization request
one OF these foundations 10 make a
survey of athletics In colleges. with
partieular reference 10 their moral In.
auenee."N
The rasoIution was offered 0by
Aionxo A stasE. In. FORMER yale sth.
Ietie star, who A. now director OF Attn.
i.,ie. al the uniyersity Of CHICAGO.
Ths sx.eutIy. eommitts.. which A.
made nm Of IN. ofYieers OF the associa.
zion ana In. di.triot rspresentatiyss.
will immsdIat.Iy aet in touch with
ths ,oundations and will try 10 launch
a movement patterned after other
great educational surveys that these
The Washington times., 1916-12-29
PRAISES BANKART
Colgate Entirely Satisfied With
WInnIne Football Coach.

HAMILTON. N. r.. Dec. 2e.-There
has been issued by II. G. Huntington.
director OF athletics at Colgate Uni
versity, on behalf OF the Athietic au'
thorities OF the institution, Q state
ment denying In toto all assertions ro-
Gently made that any change In con
templated In the coaching OF the Col
gate eleven next year.
The statement. In full, 10 as follows:
There have appeared recently In
one or two New York newspapers
statements to the effect that authori'
ties at Colgate were considering GER
tain individuals as candidates for the
position OF football coach. In fair.
ness to all concerned. we feel IL our
duty TO say publicly that those state
ments had no foundation In fact. No
one representing Colgate has at any
time intimated that the position OF
football coach was TO be vacant. nor
have negotiations been undertaken
with any one with a view to any
change In our coaching system.
1--WE desire also to take this oppor'
tunity to acknowledge publicly our
gratitude TO Laurence II. BankArt. who
not only has for the last four years
coached our football teams with dis.
tinction, but who has during that
time been a powerful influence for
clean, manly workmanship, and has
won the affection OF every Colgate
man"
The Washington times., 1916-12-29
cI0NI SKATE WINNER
Champion oisposes Of Carroll Dom
nelly at Coliseum.

Carroll Donnelly was easy prey for
Roland Cioni, the worlds champion
rolIerskater. at the Central Coliseum
Rink last night. ciont winning two OF
three one-mile races and racing q
dead heat In the other
cIoni's superiority was apparent nj
all times, the little Italian taking the
lead. at viii and finishing by easy
margins in the two contests he won,
Cioni took the lead In the first race
on the eighth lap. and finished about
five yards ahead. The second was a
dead heat, and In the third race Don
nelly fell ON the eleventh lap. The
time for the first mile was 3:26, for
AIS
The Washington times., 1916-12-29
MAHAN IS WILLING


CAMBRIDGE. Mas. Dec. 2s.--Ed.
die Mahan, Barvard's football captain
In 1915. 10 Wiling to accept the posi-.
ton OF football coach ut Columbia u
the terms are acceptable.
81 haven't received any offer from
Columbia" Mshan said today. "Ali
know about the matter IL what !
have read In the newspapers.
81 coached the bsckfeld at Call.
fornia In punting and forward pass.
Ing. I did not do anything else, ss
Coach Smith, the former Pennsyl.
vsnian fuiiback, taught an altogether
different style from that which ! had
been taught.
81 am going TO coach In the East
next fall. and will 20 where ! can
get the most money. I would like TO
coach at Columbia, inasmuch as 7
may obtain q position In New York
on In the fall TO devote to coaching"
all the year around. with time enough
The Washington times., 1916-12-29
NAVY WANTS HARLEY
MccrsIsht Also said to % Coveted
by Annapolis Folks.

CLEVELAND, Dec. 2a--That Uncle
Sam wants to grab Chick Harley for
his Annapolis football eleven was the
news that came to Cleveland yester'
day via a member OF the United states
Naval Academy.
Annapolis, IL 10 said, ia getting tired
OF having Elmer Oliphant, former
Purdue athlete, show UP the Middies
upon the gridiron each November, and
has been making endeavors TO land
some stars OF the oliphant standard.
The. two II had in mind are McCreisht,
of W. and j., and Harley. IL also
tried to get Charley Barrett last
spring, but the Cornell captain did
not sigh for q life on the ocean wave.
The Washington times., 1916-12-29
ROLLER IS BEST
Defeats Carl Nelson In Wrestling
Match at lyeeum.

Dr. u. y. Roller Demonstrated his
superiority over Carl Nelson In q
heavyweight wrestling match at the
Lyceum last night 90 the satisfaction
OF an exceptional numbsr OF fans. lie
won In two straight falls.
Joe Turner threw Tom Long, tbs
kansas Cyclone" without much diff
nculty. the latter suffering q dialo.
Gated wrist during the early part Of
the match.
Zerega disposed OF Jack Cunning
ham In ten minutes. after. having
agreed To put the latter down In fif
teen.
An EFFORT IL being made 10 have DIR
Roller and Mort Henderson, the
masked marvel" appear ut the Ly
ceum next Friday night.
The Washington times., 1916-12-29
HARLEY TO REMAIN
ohio state star Denies Runner That
He'll Enter Yale.

CHICAGO. Dec. 23.-Rumors to the
effect that "Chick" Harley. Ohio
states great back field star. and Wal.
ter Camps alfAmerican fulibhck'
would leave ohio state and aAtEicu.
late at Yale were vehemently denied
here toby by the young man. Who
Is spending the holidays with his
father. 't.s.
There In nothing TO that starry at
ALL" said Harley. "T am at ohio
state TO stay. You can't make that
any too strong"
The Washington times., 1916-12-29

players lesped from organized base
ball into the Federal League they were
dropped from the fraternity. Whom
peace was declared they were wei.
coined back, but they wouldn't go.
They argued like this: i am no
better than ! was when ! went to the
Federal League. I went bcaus I
had the chance OF lettering myself
financially and you didn't go because
IL was to your advantage to remain.
II | wasn't good enough when I went
I'm not good enough when return,
and won't join your organization
THE fraternity men gathered IN
one corner; the other fellows m an
other, and what could ! do? Fac.
tionse OF course, i had factions; the
kind that nothing will XIII except
time"