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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-09
Majors Would Jar Loose Handsome
Sums for Right Handed Sluggers

swingcr, but does It 20 naturally that he
hnts suuthuAWs as well as he does right
handlers John McGraw was unNlllng
To let him go but In order Y assist The
Cincinnati team had to do II He once
said that Roush was tar better play.
pr than Benny Kaun. II is predicted
that from now on the Reds star garden
cr will bat better than 800
President Hermann nnh Manager
Matthews son are counting on making AS
many changes and trades ms Il. firsld,nt
Wccchman uf the cubs. II " possihle
that the two clubs may enter INTO
deul The Cubs are seeking catcher
and II In said that Matiy Is Wiling tn
dispose Of either Tom Clarke OF IVY WIN
go Wlngo could hc used by Wceehmnns
crew because he Is fast, steady throw,
or and a fairly good hitter Cincinnati
wants pitchers and " II is Wiling 10
give one. say Fred Toncy. In addition
To Wingo II might pry loose from the
cubs corps two or three IL CoNld use
Az Want Right hander.,
Philadelphia, Brooklyn, IltlshurEh,
Dston and New York, In fact, every
tcnm In rcner's organization wants ana
would nay n hlg sum for n right-handed
hitting outneldcy. They all need one or
more and have been scouting the minors
for Il long time, hut have not been sue
,rssful in getting them The minor
leagues are not developing the young
hull players as they did In the past, and
that Is why the brand of bah played 70
day does not appear TO be up to the
standard of five and ten years ago
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-09
SPOR1 7 S
of
Major League
Strike Small

NEW YORK, Dec. g-Declarlng tho
commission, in adopting changes
in baseball players contracts. went even
further than had been expected, David
L. FultA In a statement issued today,
cut to "A minimum any probability Of a
strike by/members Of the Baseball Play
ers fraternity
While announcing his pleasure at ac-
tion OF the commission. FultE pointed
out that there stlll are grievances with
the national board which will have to
be ironed out.
Commission 10 Fair.
"If. AZ has been reported" Fultz said,
the new major league baseball con-
tracts provide that player injured Ia
service may not he released ana must bs
paid during disability, the commission
has granted more than the fraternity
asked. and more than It expected Va
requested only that such players bs
either paid or allowed TO go free We
made this request because We found
there existed In some contracts a clause
permitting owners to suspend injured
players without pay. but we later found
that this Caluse had crept In without
the knowledge OF tho commission"
Fultz declares this action by the CONF
mission proves the request TO the ma
tional board was not unfair and COM
plmcnts the commission by stating hts
belief that the commission is endeaVoring
TO be fah
After denying statements attributed
to him that the fraternity fight was with
tho commission. FultZ says.
Minors Table Requests.
''The requests WE made OF the board
on behalf Of the minor league players
were granted the major league players
long ago by the commission, yet the
board tables these requests without a
hearing II also refused 10 even cons
slider "A revision OF certain Legislation
passed In direct violation Of their signed
contracts with US
Fultz stated the fraternity never
has protested against the 10 day release
clause and reserve clause They seem
inequitable. he said. but added that the
fraternity IL not prepared to say they are
unnecessary. A vigorous protest was
made against the proposal to abolish tte
| draft from class "A leagues, This, ha
said, would be "A gross injustice TO the
| PLAYERS who might be kept from going 70
! the majors indefinitely. II also would
| impair the Callbcr Of ball played In the
major leagues, I've pad.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-09
Fred Fulton Invades Chicago to Camp on Wizards
Trail Until Promised Match; Champion Is Willing

weigh about 270 pounds and will need 10
take off only fifteen pounds 10 be NJ my
best | have filled out considerably ~ u
result Of my steady training while with
the circus last season. but there is little
superfluous flesh on my frame. never
before felt better and | know ! am much
stronger In every way than when | met
Frank Moran In the Garden last March.
Says He Would Meet Fulton.
III the public feels that Fulton Is the
man most entitled TO Ehirl for the IL
lie. Fulton is the man am willing TO
meet | am perfectly willing TO defend
my title against all comers Of merit ard
will not insist upon conditions that arc
unreasonable.
IL don't know Just how the Ieblic re-
CARDS match between myself and Car
penticr who unQuestionnbly is n cracker
Jack He Is considerably smaller than |.
but hc * credited with "A world ot rlev
erness and natural fighting ability, My
manager has not been formally ap-
preached concerning bout with Carpen-
tier, but his ears are wide open. Tex
Rlckard gave me general idea OF his
plan when he was out here IA short time
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-09
Boxing j

In spite nf recently having scordd
ki ockouts which seemed 10 stamp him
as having returned to his once great
form, Joe Rivers WAS outpointed by
Nitchi, Mitchell In Milwaukee last night
=
Clay Turner, n Siolx Indian, proved .
poor match for Mike Gibbons In a four
round bout at Sioux city
Jack nrtton shaded Sam Rohldcau OF
Philadelphia at Cleveland ~ ten rounds
4, milling last night
New York fight fans are toutng Marty
Cross aa the coming scTapper %, scrap
pers In his battle with Albert Badoud.
the welterweight champ OF europe Cross
showed he has tho khnck Of short hit-
. ing down to a science CfoaA battered
tine blg Dadoud to the floor several times
with short jabs.
Should Jimmy Johnston. the New York
boxing manager. lose out In the contest
for control OF Madison Square Garden.
ho will stlll have three good meal tickets
In Ted Lewis Tom Cowler and Joe
Welling.
Johnny Coulon, ex-champion bantam.
has mapped out strenuous campHl gn
TO make good his come back Johnny
figures he Is able To more than hold his
own against Johnny Ertle. Pete Herman
aud KID Williams and then take on jim
my Wilde In London for the worlds
title.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-09
H0Aac

N.
ngo but nothing DEFINITE WAS htohch"l
lie found that ! was willifg TO mf9t
'arpentler OF any OF me others II sun
able arrangements are forthcoming Q
Fulton Talks OF serappIng
Non, co,,o,h E,.d t,,,t,o,
81 u,c,eh cinss ~ 5oa ,nunds and c,,
he /, conJitinm IN .nisr th" riny within
a co,p,o ~ uaoLs an, aue, tbs beovv.
wsIgh, ,,tio 'c,J En,c. ana vim 90 10
any reos"nnbio limit IN vet thr chnnc,
W. ar., Jnwn nero soIelv In, Tho nurnose
n, ,ind,ny nu, .bs,har -, M, WiiIn ,d
,y,ll ag,ns ~ n ~atch Win mo ua can
hove inst abou, ail IN. asv
81, be insisfa on an oi,,ni,,,Io, c.,,l-
,oi an wI,l,nc in 10 oa hs as II !,
,yan,s ia "nnten1ors 70 ,,.b, 4, o,,t
an,nr, n''rs.IV"s ~ do anriblrc ho
sovs n hoYcy,r Lass d"eSnit intend
-, Jo,.nj t,I, ,,,ia Lii ,r,,nndt,, ~ ,.'
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-09
SECRETS NOT ALLOWED
ON MURRAY'S TEAM

071 HEN II comes 60 telling hui
MAN. morous baseball stories Bill
wv Rogers Is In Il class by him
- self
Harry Covclcskie was pitching Tor
the Ihillics eight years ago says
Rogers "One day n base runner stole
second without Cove making move
TO stop him,
WHATS the matter. Coyes asked
Manager Billy Murray.
I never saw him, MIR Murray. !
didn't know he was On first.
on. II that's the case replied
Murray. 4 can't hardly lame you
Then Murray turned to the other
eight players and snld; i wpnt you
fellows to understand | insist dn team
work and we cannot have team work
II You fellows are gowg 10 have
secrets In the future ! insist that
when runner reaches iirstbHsc you
must tell Cove. No more Of this keep
ing him In ignorance, "
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-09
Baseball

The tip is out In Chicago that Charley
Wceghmnn hopes to unload some Of his
athletes on the Reds Charles loses one
club with which Cincinnati viii transact
very little business is Chicago. Not that
the two clubs are not friendly, but be-
cause any player who is obtained from
the cubs would want barrel of money
The cubs are loaded tu the decks with
high priced PLAYERS several Of them
and nearly all uf these young men have
contracts that Call Tor double their pres
rnt value Some magnutcs who need
two or three men, irrespective OF cost.
may buy the extra cubs. but the Clncin-
natl club can get along all right without
any Of thcm
Harry Frazec. chief purchaser OF the
Red SoN has quite n sense NJ humor Hr
says In "a letter to "a cincinnati friend
- have lpnrncd two interesting Gcts
since bought the Boston club--thnt nc-
tors never forget an old friend md that
thcy are nll baseball fans OF the most en-
thuslHstic character. Evidence thereof:
Every actor | ever knew Informed me
that he Is my pal and has also asked me
Tor n season ticket"
Long Tom Hughes, for many years y
successful pitcher In the American
lspguC, who Tor tho past three years has
more than held his own In the Pacific
Coast league, has quit baseball Hughes
TX now n member ~ the Salt Lake CITY
detective force, having been appointed
by the mayor Of the city Hughes Is
confident that he VIII make good IN his
new field.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-09

holding up the progress Of plans for lts
building Whether To build tho new park
In Manhattan or the Borough ot Queens
Is the point tho colonel and the captain
II rs the belief among majority
Of club owners that nv soon M the
Yankees get park " their own no
American and National league clubs will
invade each others grounds except for
the worlds series, and II lN believed this
will nld stimulus 10 the tapc,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-09
Oklahoma Makes
/ No Bid To Join
! Missouri Valley

MANilATTNN. KIM. Dcc .- Uni
v.rHty of Oklnnumu which had been
reported uu applicant for admission 10
the Missouri Valley Athletic conference.
mud, no application tur membership to
IL annual meet ting hrr' yesterday
While football schedules Wrr, no, com
.GisstDu win meet Nebraska for the Nrst
tim ~ several wears ON Nuy lO l9lT
Recommendation ut con 'nUs that in
,trcui|r rpiutc freshmen contests be- per
ritt WAS not adopted
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-09

Letters have been sent out to Musko-
gee. Tulsa, Enid, narileSville, shaving
and Okmulgce inviting them TO Join
long distance bowling league with Okla
homa city. Each team Is TO roll ON i.s
own alleys md telegraph the scores -
the newspapers. A schedule OF fileen
weeks is proposed
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-09
ENTIRE REGIMENT IS
" MADE UP OF ATHLETES

Dr7 ORONTO'S lannon's One Hundred
and Eightieth Sportsmen's bat
talon, which will soon pGrtici-
pate In the European war, Is
mace up OF l.l57 soldiers OF all ranks,
each of whom has been connected
with sports. Included IN the battalion
IS Tom Longbont. famous Indian mara
thon runner: Teddy Wood. English
professional runner, holder OF the
worlds fifteen mile record; James j
Corkery, winner Of many marathon
events; Rob Dihblc, cx amateur sin
gle sculls champion; Tom Flanagan.
manager OF Jack Johnson; Lou
Marsh, and many others
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-09
Michigan May Land
On Tiger Schedule

DETROIT. bee u-There ls an excel
lent chance that Princeton and Michigan
viii mee,son the football field next fall
foi the first time since 1881 and the see
ond time In history
None Of The men who hold the power
IN Wolverine athletics viii either con-
flrm or deny the report that there Is
Il "hen on. but iuinot that comes
from very close to the throne says that
the game is not only possible hut prob
able Tho matter of playing the Orange
ana lilnCk VIII come before the MiChl-
gan board In control NJ athletics at i,s
meeting this saturday and n decision
probably viii hc' reached ~ that time
Friends of Manager nill Clymct Of the
Louisville American association cham.
piunp, declare the mnlot lenguos arc
| overlooking great pilot when they fail
! to sign up the Louisville boss.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-09
Bowling

team from tho state capitol build
crs tackled the pCttee quintet ON the
Lee TIucSins alleys last night and were
beaten three straight games. They lost
the first game by one pin. In the sec
Ond game tho Pctteo team scored yOi
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-09
SOutherners Turn
Down One Year Rule


CHARLESTON. 5. c., Dec . by a
,ot, Of II to the Southern lntercolle-
gate Athletic association refused to
.dnrr the ouc-ycur residence rule for
,dll,." playrrs at Its nuuul, convention
lrr nst night \ sub-motion requiring
an f'st-ycnr men pnfticlpa ng In Inter
rufrpintc contests To have ~ 'cnst four
{ IN su-Cnllyd Carnegie entrance units
VAS ~, led down also.
Carlisle Ind. school nu. .hc Haskell
sch,cl were classified AS colleges by the
sssoCil tior.
The matter Of summer baseball and
The election of officers VIII be taken up
at Il. closing session tOdn,
Tie Southern Athletic conference held
80 ANNUAL meeting Yesterday but adopt
ID ne measures ntIcctlng lis policy,
How Illinois managed to defeat MIN
ncsot1 md In so doing eliminated the
Guphers In the race for the western
football championship, Ia a question that
viii forever remain unsolNcd In the
minds Of The grldi,.n CRITICS
No coach has yet been selected for the
vale or Dartmouth hockey teams. Fred
Nocqus Is "A candidate for the job ot
Nrw Haven, and Fred foote Is men
toned as the most likely choice at Dart
mouth.
Bert Mullen ot Kansas Cay wac given
'hr decision over Johnny nunu at the
md Of fiftcen rounds q boxing al
Idrllosvillc
The fine gridiron work of Howard
R,rfN during the season lust closed has
set. AZ rest the Tumors that the Penn
htur lacked Enmcncss.
The chief business to come before the
mnjur league mRgnAtes next week is tn,
reduction of the salaries " players. II
IS understood that a number OF stars
viii ho relieved OF the necessity OF pay
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-09

The fine gridiron work of Howard
R,rry during the season lust closed has
set, AZ rest the rumors that the Penn
hutr lacked Enmcncss.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-09

Bert Mullen Of Kansas Cay wac given
'hr decision over Johnny nunu at the
md of fftcen rounds cf boxing at
Iirlltsvillc
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-30
FIRE KILLS four AT
PENN COLLEGE, IOWA
Two Others Are Hurt; Loss
May Be S1O0. 600.

Oskaloosa, Ia, May 29.-FOur men
were KILLED, two injured probably IA
tally and property damage estimated
at between $4,000 and 100000
wrought by the fire which at four
o'clock in the morning broke out in
the main building of Penn College
here. Robert H. Williams, business
manager of the college and state sec
retary of the Prohibition party, and
Harry Oakley, freshman, were kill
ed. George Minear and Howard Kel-
ley, students, are in the hospital and
may die.
According to the chief of police two
additional dead are George Raber, a
railroad fireman. and an unidentified
man. They were in a party of half a
dozen who were carrying books from
the library when the four ton bell in
the cupola fell through the building,
splitting and collapsing it's front walls.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-30
WAITE WILL COMMIT
SUICIDE, IS BELIEF
"He Will Never Go to the
Chair" Says Frat Brother.

Grand Rapids, May 29.-"Arthur w.
Waite will never go to the electric
chair was the statement OF a fra
ternity brother of the dentist convict
ed in New York of numbering his
wealthy father-in-law, John f. Peck
of this city. "He, will commit suicide
at the first opportunity" he explain
ed
The execution of Waite will not take
place until his wife, Mrs. Clara Louise
Peck Waite, has obtained her divorce.
This, it is understood, has been agreed
to by the New York authorities, who
are grateful to the Peck family for
the assistance given in convicting the
dentist.
Mrs. Waite does not wish the stig-
ma attached to her name of being the
wife of man executed for murder
ing her parents.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-30
GREECE is STIRRED
over BULCARS' ACT
Invasion Of Territory Followed
by Protest.

Saloniki, May 29-As an outgrowth
of the popular Indignation resulting
from the violation of Greek territory
a big meeting has been called here
to protest against the action of the
German and Bulgarian troops
Athens, May 29.-Greece's protest
against the military operations under
taken by the central powers ard Bull
garia in Greek Macedonia was for
warded to the ministers of Greece at
Berlin, Vienna and Sofia.
The Bulgarians entered Greek ter
ritory unopposed and this has caused
violent comment in the press and con-
siderable agitation among the popu-
lation.
The belief is general here that it is
the intention of the Greek govern
ment to conine it's action to pro
test.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-30
HUGE DAM is COMPLETED.
New Mexico Reclamation Project Will
Form Greatest Reservoir.

Work was completed at Elephant
Butte, n. NJ, on the Elephant Butte
dam, a United States reclamation serv-
ice project which by damming the Rio
Grande forms the greatest storage res
ervoir in the world Construction be
gan five years ago. The reservoir will
feed an irrigation system that will wa
ter 1S5, 900 acres of land in New Mex
leo, Texas and Mexico.
The dam blocks canyon of the Rio
Grande 120 miles north of FL Paso. 1t
is the fifth of the governments big ir-
rigation projects and will store the en-
tire flow and flood of the river. The
reservoir will hold 115, 900, 100000 cubic
feet of water, which reclamation serv-
ice experts say would cover the state
of Delaware to depth of two feet.
The dam stands 31S feet high and
1,674 feet long. 1t provides roadway
across the canyon sixteen feet wide
and at It's base is 235 feet thick.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-30
ALLIES COLD ON
TALK OF WILSON
Germany Plans Reply to Pres
idanfs Peace Plea.
ITS FORM IS NOT YET KNOWN

Berlin Reported Appreciative of the
Speech OF u. S. Executive-Entent
Diplomats Are off of Peace Talk
and Resent "MeddIing" by Outsid
ers at This Time.
Washington, May 29-President
Wilson's overture for peace in the ad
dress he delivered here will be met
by an official expression of German
appreciation within the next few
days.
Whether the expression will take
the form Of a request for the use of
the good Offices of the United States
will not be known until consideration
has been given the matter by the au-
thorities in Berlin
The German government may de-
eide, in order not to be placed in the
attitude OF asking Inauguration of ne
gotiations, that it is preferable mere
ly to say to Mr.. Wilson that his views
meet with its hearty appreciation and
that any steps taken to put them into
effect would be in the interest of hui
manity.
No Reply from Allies.
The allies, on the other hand, will
refrain from making any official com
munication to the United States on
the subject
If the president should transmit a
German request for peace it will be
answered by a statement of such con
ditions that the attempt to terminate
the war will be rendered abortive. If
the president should suggest or ini
tiate movement for peace" (all the
diplomats here are agreed rha. his
speech was such a suggestion), the
allies would at this time reject it.
Indeed, in allied diplomatic circles
resentment is expressed that the pres
ident to quote the exact words en-
ployed, should have permitted him
self to become one of the spokesmen
of the German propaganda.
1t is a matter of keen regret to al
lied diplomats that Mr. Wilson should
have spoken words which in their
judgement will tend to help the Ger
man cause by throwing the onus of
the continuance of the war on the
shouldeE of their countries. One neu-
tral diplomat pointed out that the
policy of the administration had pro-
voked deep bitterness in Germany and
he predicted that similar bitterness
would develop in allied government
circles in consequence of the "med
ding" character of his efforts.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-30
FRENCH OCCUPY
new POSITIONS
Seize CraterS Made by Ger
man Shells in ArgOrne.
ATTACKS REPULSED, BERLIN

Petit Partisan Declares kaiser's Loss
es at Verdun Have Reached $4,000
Casualties 1000 in Past Week,
Says Another Paper-15, 600 Killed
at Hill 3O4.
Paris, May 29.-Occupation by the
French of portions of three craters
formed by the explosion of German
mines in the Argonne is announced in
the official statement issued by the
French war department.
Regarding the battle of Verdun, it
reports a lively artillery duel to the
west of the Meuse in the vicinity of
Dead Man Hill, and intermittent can
nonading on the right bank of the riv-
er.
In Upper Alsace the French checked
two attempts of the Germans 20 adj
vance near Altkirch.
French Attack Repused.
Berlin May 29.-French infantry at
tacks on the German positions on the
southwest slope of Dead Man Hill and
on the newly captured village of Gu
mieres, northwest OF Verdun, were re-
pulsed with heavy losses to the at
tackers. says the official statement is
sued at German headquarters.
German Verdun Loss $4,000?
Paris, May 29.-The aggregate Ger
man losses before Verdun are set at
about $4,000 by the Petit Partisan.
The Echo de Paris states that the
minimum German losses east of The
Meuse alone during the past week
were about II 900.
After strictest verification OF the
figures the French lost One-third OF
this number in the fighting at Fort
Douaumont and the Haudromont quar-
ries.
Reliable information reached Paris
that between May 20 and % the Ger
mans employed seven divisions on
both banks of the Meuse. Two Of
these were transferred from Flanders
and two others from the Somme re-
gion.
$1,000 Killed a. Hill 304.
On the western bank Of the river
four German divisions were engaged
in attacks on May 21, % and %. Pri-
or to their capture of Cumieres the
Germans delivered sixteen attacks be-
tween Avocourt wood and the Meuse.
More than $4,000 men stormed Hill
304 and Mort Homme, suffering $4,000
killed alone, without piercing the
French line.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-30
RESERVE RESOURCES HUGE
Abstract of Condition of Central Banks
Shows Total of s7.97e,Ooo.oOo.

Washington, May 29.-The abstract
Of condition of all national banks in
the central reserve and recerve cities
as of May l shows that their resourc-
es have reached another high-water
mark, total resources being reported
at $7,976,000, 600, an increase of $685.
100000 over the call of March Z. The
deposits in these national banks were
$6,593, 100000, an increase of s249,-
100000, while loans and discounts in
creased only s4S.OOO,OOO, or from S4,-
164,000,000 to s4,212, ,000, coo May 1.
In the central reserve cities of New
York, Chicago and ST. Louis. deposits
increased s1S6, 900, while there was
an actual reduction in loans for the
period of over s240O0,O00. In reserve
cities deposits increased s62 ,GO0, 900,
while loans increased S73,000,000