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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-09
ALL GASOLINE
IS Low GRADE
Retners Declare That No High
Test Gas Is Made,

That the present requirement tha,
gasoline shall be Of gravity test he
tween bS-72 degrees, to be branded as
good, is not being met by single re
finer in the state. was the reiterated
statement OF refiners who appeared be
fore the state corporation commission
today in the hearing which will deter
mine what gasoline standard shall BE-
adopted
II is doubtful, according to Supern-
,enden, Bowen OF the National Rein
lng company. II there is now any gaso.
line made which comes mp to that
standard With the improvement, OF
motors, enabling the use Of lower test,
gasoline. reilncrS have changed their
standards 10 meet the trade. he said
Mr. Bowen, who occupied consider.
able of the time on the stand this
morning. said his company rarely has
any gasoline above DO degrees 4 fair
standard, he said, would bc between ~
and ~.
Suggestions of rciinerS were that
each company send a sample OF its re
fined products 10 the state chemist and
that the chemis, he given authority by
the commission to fix the standard.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-09

At sports Frontier
Let those who viii seek out below the
crowded ways of earth
Tho narrow road the uodden tran
around tho circles girth,
Poor vaxsbonda who wander far the
beaten path along
Io ma the peace NJ solitude among th'
lustlinH thrung,
Whoi"'er they 20 where they may be,
liy mead or hill or open sea,
INC pnth IL crossed and out their day
Ihc legion crowds them from the way
Ana holds them to tho last Nt bay.
nut wo, who seek the road above, have
FOUND tho Opeu Lane.
phe WIN tho wander winds " dawn the
drifting sun aud rain
put couIhc Is where tho rcd stars call
ana where the Wild birds fY,
rho only barrier wo know In trimmed
against the sky;
Whote'cr We SO by dusk or dawn
Tho open highway calls US on.
Inc tran is clear. and out through space
We meet the sunset face To face,
Ana Know tho Twllishts resting place,
Tho cities fade Within the mist blur
against tho plain
Whore mir guns wait for no below TO seek
fuT NV In vain.
Ana then, above the rolling clouds whore
death comos riding by.
| we meet our rival fac. to face against
The endless sky.
| Tho rino speaks the bullet sings
song of hate through mighty wings.
| lnl lhon We see him lufch and reel
| And flutter like n wounded teal,
| To dip aud vanish head and heel
! what Queries Col Franklin l.
Adams. viii the aviator do for cs-tle
ment when tho war ends" We'll. for on,
| ming, there IN always mn umplre'n np,
| rontment open To tho citizen who In,
slstS upon answering tho clarion Call o
| the Wild ana Woody
Matt and hls Reds.
| In tho middle NJ the week Chrint,
| Mnthewson ut lnst drove his Reds into
800 count, less thnn four games bacl
of third place
No extended publicity has been awardc,
tho Reds this season but In n auiet
lunohtruslve way MnthewHon has beer
holding his club at Ii higher level thai
II has known FOR n good many flcetln,
qummcrs
II hnt now been fourteen years rinr
the Reds finished ss hlah ss third. aud II
the last dozen years they have finished II
the flist division hut twice
This Is record Of trouble and dlHastc
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-09
Chima and East St. Louis Are Two Good Places
TO be From Just AFT This Timc
Fans After Scalp
of Barney Dreyfus

pITTSnURGH Two uf the ,lty's lead
ing newspapers and several ot the stock
holders In the Pittsburgh lnscball club
are demanding that lsNrncy DreNfuss.
president ~ the club, Eet down and out
"a. make way FOR n leader who will re
build the team to championships cNlIhcr,
no matter what the cost may he
The demand for Drrl fuss elimination
followed the re-, nEc OF Manager Jimmy
Callahan. who IT Is openly claimed Was
made the fNll guy FOR tho clubs failure
To play better hall when In realty the
pcnuriousncss OF Drcyluss who hns re
pentedB refused during the. pnN two
years 10 spend money TO Atrengthc the
team, II said to he the cRuss for the n
rHtqs' pt"sopt lowB position ono of the
largest stockholders I'm tho team stated
today that The club hpAepoid NO dividends
In two wear, nui the minority stockhold
ers want change
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-09
Roll of Honor

Only seventeen recruits enlisted in the
regular army, national guard, and the
navy during the past iorty.cight hours.
nine OF this number having joined the
regular army; four the navy; three the
national guard and one the engineering
company, which has not We, been mus
tered into the state or federal service.
The names and the home towns Of
the latest recruits from Oklahoma
showing the branch of the service they
enlisted in follows.
Regular Army Harry II Heath, How
ard j Pope, Ralph A flddy ~ okla
horna city, Howard u Morrison. Ada,
Ernest II Ncclcy Cache, Connie Tlpprn,
Ernest Y Wood ana Samuel T. Wndloy
Of Muskosee, and John r. Rnrksdnle, OK
mulgcp
Navy--John A. Messenger Van n
Nlndlr Gideon " Hubbard and Thomas
4 NJ Nutt, oklahoma city
National Guard Claude smith Mead
Marshall Roherts, Leonard and Rerv y
Couimrr Richpnd
Engineer ,omyony-orange y. Kelly
oklahoma city
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-09
BASEBALL AND BOXING
Minor Leagues
to Be Shaken
Up After War

NEW NoI,K--Iook out for bis shake
up In tho minor leagues shortly after
lhe { ~" Of thoN,ri
II II hound to com,, and when ID ar.
flvcs there win he some surprising de.
volopmonts II the dope sheet rca3s cor
reotly at present
For the past five or six Years thsrA
has been wave OF unrest .wssp ping
through tho minors. The big toa Ia in tho
hush lcaghc puddle are not satisfied
WIN conhltl'ss by long shot. ana the
more aggressive ones among them are
planning To atart a revolutionary move
nlent that WIN change the complexion
~ the baseball map considerably
FIRST OF MI, there IL a plan afoot for
tho establishment OF third ma ior league.
II In an old plan. almost ~ old a. Me-
ihusnlah hut n Ia stlll alive and kicking
| like n bay steer
Work on Plan Now.
LcsA than month ago fselsr~ went
| out In American nssocia ton and Inter-
ntlonal league ranks to test the tempsfu-
| ture Of tho club owners on the third
| major l"aEu. proposition. Tho result Of
tho tos, was not satisfactory. probably
| because ~ the uncertain outlook for
baseball IN thcns warsome times. But
| tho baseball mon who are fostering the
plan have not given up hope. and within
u year. maybe two years. there 10 going
10 be something dlddinE among the
| minors.
Tho writer has had an car close 10
the ground for several months Amt ths
! murmurs that have been skating hithef
| aud thlther were not whIsperings Of q
viii -the-wlsp by = long shot. nase-
hnll men prominently connected with tns
game, even IN tho snajor leagues. adml
thnt the baseball map Ia IN need Of al
| n m
league IN n possibility In the nesr futurs
and II In hInted that tho plan VIII got
support from several unexpected quar-.
tcrr when the rIsht time comes
The new move 10 rcviSc the baseball
map II not move that has besn made
with an idea OF stirring up further strife
In the game, II II II accomplished ! I
will he done regularly and smoothly, and
thcr, will he but little friction.
Plane Look Fsaslb,s.
quite naturally. tho third major league
idea embraces cities In the American a..
sociation and the Internatio League.
which cities viii be chosen to form the
new top notch circuit ,s Still n matter OF
argument but II is snld by those who
are closely connected with tho plan that
circui, which viii bc moro compact
, than either OF tho TWO big leagues 10 10
, he suggested.
such Il move will necessitnts the redis-
trlcting ~ other minor leagues. and a
: raise IN rating FOR nj least s'ght clties
now In class " company Other details
of the plan have been told before, bu'
| In all the change will be y sweepina A.
fair when II comes, and therc are AM
] number OF baseball mon who admit--aon'
unwlllinsly and others willingly that u
In coming
II sounds like n bum note on the from
!, bone. this reynmplng Idea. mt " inn'i
y Baseball needs q shaking up and y ]
| ,an he acrompliu uhed along p0ACeful line
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-09
%e@S3E9RT]L{jGGRT 3 81: IL 8!

we'll beyond tho ordinary Hut there IN
good chance now that Matiy VIII I'm,
ally lhnd his elan In the first division hud
Tint ho may even finish Just under thn
Giants and Phlllica who arc rcttng hll
the pace thrrr happens TO be- In ulghl
Mnity has one star pitcher, one or two
Uoud ones and n Fluh with tho punch
The Reds are outhntiing them all ~
present, and the ancion, wallop In stu
IA vital factor
Considering the depressing fact that III,
Reds finished In u tie for last place last
season, II would he no light achieve.
mont to hoist them back into the htH
division hls first complete season out
A Golf Columbus.
Dear Sir, For those who hay" trouble
with sliclng or hooking their toe shot
| believe | have the remedy NJ last
had trouble. first Win q had slice unD
then with n bad pull Hut discovered
that hy topping MI tee nhota escape,
both faults can recommend ms ns
sure cure L. b. q
Limerick OF the Links
There was n dub golfer named Low.
who had short putt for u two;
| nut he lifted his head
| And the words that he said
Wcto neither 20 Fudge" Tut -
Pooh
Edward Clcottr better known an slck
| ety OF the SoS, vaH II tranmate nnd IN
of Nap Ruckcr aud 'ry cobb IN the ol
| Augusta days around 1908 That was
matter ~ twelve campaigns ago min
years before the German. started ~
| l.lcgc and that seems nine coniurir
hack Hut cicottc today In the lendln
winner of the American league wi,
! thirteen victories to hir credit and ncnrl
every start well pitched He ls tho mai
| factor In tho white SoS rlsc, And tw
| Years ago hr was supposed 10 he ou
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-09
TRACK AND FIELD
Hap" Felsch, White Sox Star,
Looks Apt to Seize Swat Crown

CHICAGO - Oscar Hap" Fcsch, the
White SoI ouufieider, In today one
of the greatest players In the game
and Is almost sure to succeed Cobb
and Speaker In their places at the head
u the rest. when they have gone, This
Is an opinion sharHl by many OF the
games experts who have watched
liap's" great development within the
Fesch has been with the White SoS
three seasons He IN at present only %
years old and II he continues to develop
through the next few seasons as he has
In the past he viii be unoxcellod az an
outfield star, and this includes Ty and
iris. Felsch should have "iSnt or ten
more Hcasons In the game and there
seems nothing IN the way ~ his earning
place among the brightest stare the
game has known
At present he liz hitting 4 great clip,
but hIs fielding IA his real brillian ., ard
unless II be iris Speaker there Ia no one
TO surphss him. lie can chase back for
the longest and hardest line drives and
ne knows just whore 10 plant himself for
Al the leagues best hitters His hand.
graceful os an inficlder. He has n
throwing arm that is unexcelled Tor
strength and accuracy.
Al present Felsch Ii better all round
player than his tesmmate, Joe Jackson.
whlch is SAYING Il great deal II Is sci
dom that Jackson il no, battling for the
swat'lng honors and Fclsch Is now do
| Ing the snme himself
! I'd like to lead the American League
Just once said Felsch the other day
| That's an accomplishment that any
player may be proud Of with such great
! hitters as Speaker, Cobb. jackson, Col
! Inns and Baker
There's nothing like better than
baseball. Felsch continued, and | in
tend to Keep on aiming for the top ms
long as remain I'm the game 1t was Ty
tohbs wonderful enthusiasm and per
Tho IL
u think have learned a great deal ir
the last two wears. ! am sure | am
much better player than when | jolnot
the Sox I'm young and should easll,
hst eight or ten years more grea
deal can be accomplished I'm eight or ter
wears IL took Speaker nearly that tim,
TO head Ty cobb. but Iris had the snt
sfnctlon OF ling his ambition n
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-09
Bobby Jones
AndOuimet1n
Golf Tourney
170 Players Start in Western
Amateur Meet at Chicago

CHICAGO July s-Brlght sunshine
and , lively breeze made playing condl-
tions excellent for the elimination rouho
OF the western amateur golf champ'o"
ship today at the Midlothian 'ouhNy
club Bobby Jones OF Atlanta, hh'sho"
the Is holes In so. regarded aS '"''
score for the long, difficult course. stan
dish. twice runner-up to Chick Evans
took 90 The Midlothian links mas
total yardage OF 65O3 with par OF 30
on each nine.
Jones southern golf champion, an1
lanes b. Standish jr Of Detroit teeo 9,a
early I'm the van OF wv gohcts ~
eighteen- hole elimination round OF ,he
ws.,ern amateur championship, the ony
n ,atlonal game of the year, Hs the unl.eu '.,
states Golf association gave up l's i''oo'
because Of the wal.
First Round TUESDAY ,.,.,
The siSty-iour men turh'nk '" otgbte.n
medal scores today will play elshlee"
holes Tuesday morning. the lo"esl lrl' =
two scores for the thirty-sN NOES W
oa,Vyy for match play IN the frH' fouhu
al eighteen holes TUESDAY Afternoon, -,
In the medal rounds NE new ,''n.il,nr
the Western Golf association coilpol,'",s
the playIng of the ball nearer the no.s
first when both balls are on the Eroun"
viii prevail for the first time IN IVA
tionei affair. Stymies will be aDollsheu
In the match play ,,, and
John MAYS. Argentine champion hnu
Is Worthlngton of England arc III lne
meet while the east. by invitation. Is rep.
% resented by such players as tfanc,'
Oulmet. forinely national open and a anna,
teur champon, John g. Anderson, wv, m,C'
r,,nner.up I'm the national amateur mee'
.nd Jcsa. Ciuilfordi Massachusetts cham
pion. said TO be the longest driver ~
America .sor,.,,or
than usual. Including Bobby, Jones. ,n'
PerrS Adnir Ruehen G. Bush OF New or,
leans southern champion last year hn'
Richard Hickey and Tom Prescott Glnh
mates of Jones and Adair. ut DRUID hi'h
Atlanta
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-09
Bootleggers Shot
Tyler, Is Belief

Members of the ,herlifs force are
investigating the shooting Of Claude
Tyler, deputy sheriff, Saturday night,
by a supposed highwayman They are
working on the theory that Tyler was
shot by one OF the bootleggerS arrested
recently Both he and Deputy Sheriff
Adrean have been told that certain
liquor peddlerS threatened to get
them
Several men are under suspicion W
y Witchcr, county evidence man, Is
working on the theory that a highway
man did the shooting Tyler was shot
through the right shoulder Reports
from 81 Anthony'' hospital this morn
INK were that he is resting easy anC
will recover.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-09
Engineers to Be
Inspected Soon

Officers OF the engineer company
lust. organized here expec, Capt w {.
Murchison, national guard Inspector
instructor, to inspect them during the
latter part Of this week
The Southern division Saturday or.
dercd Captain MurchiSon to make tho
inspection OF the baby uni, OF the ma
tional guard Of oklahoma But set no
date for the inspection
The company will hold is usual
Monday night drill at the ctmory on
North Broadway at 7 30 o'clock tonight
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-09
Freddie Welsh
Knocks Boxing

has cashed In as boxer. he does not
intend to cut out work entirely lie has
purchased an estate Of about 100 acres
and proposes to mako II n physical Gull
ture camp. He appears glad TO get an
opportunity to critCse the boxing game
professional sport among the top notch
ers IL n matter OF dollars and cents He
ought to know. II was his specially. al
though he was n pretty nifty performer
In tho ring
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-09

Summary, Home runs. Barr, sacrifice
hit. Davidson, double PLAYS, Patterson to
Wnno 20 McCabe, Belts 10 Williams
struck out, by Flowers, z, bN watson
base ON errors oklahoma city !,
base on halls, by Flowers 4, by wat
son Z. left on bases, Oklahoma CITY D,
por, smith I time, ono hour ana forty
minutes. umpire. Spencer O.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-09
The Big Four

Batting averages Of tho two leading
trot and Speaker, Cleveland. Of tho
American and Cruise. st Louis and
Rousch. Cincinnati, including the games
OF yesterday. follow
hmeriCan leaoue
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-09
Barr-Louie!

Hydsr Bars handsome swat over the
lenheld fence with tho bases dcnsely pop
ulsted lost yohterday's game for the
Iioostsrs after Jimmy Flowers had
pitched n well nigh perfect game. jim.
my. who 10 stepping into Dlnsh wrlshts
bootsris M tho hard luck Guy, Ia charged
with a I TO o defeat Murray WAS un-
able TO he In tho game and chlef Ne
washe was on the receiving line and Sh
nault In right fisld. Tho scors -
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-09

Patterson Boosters new third sncker'
nlsyed "A better game yesterday than on
saturday I'm yesterdays game ne
started y fast double play, besides nan,
ding his other two chances perfectly ana
made one Of the five hits or watson.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-09

Jacobson. former Southern Lacquer
was the batting star OF the game out
Of four times up he made homo run
Il triple and single.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-09

New York Yankees lost third place
In the American league race yesterday
IoeIng to ST Louis while Cleveland was
defeating the Red SoS,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-09

Watson pitched for the Twins ana KEEP,
The Doosters' five hits well scauered. IRA
Thomas Philadelphia Americans scout
was present to watch Wotsons work
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-09

Fort Smith viii soon be- leading the
league il they only had 90 play the
Boosters The Twins are now only two
points behind McAlcster NJ result or
their single win yesterday and McAlcH-
ter's double defeat by DtniSon
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-09

Detroit was defeated ~ to Z, MS the
Nationals hi, Roland. Cunningham ana
Coveieskie hard throughout, while only
aver his team had a safe lead did John
son ease up.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-09
WHERE THEY PLAY TO-DAY.

Western Association.
oklahoma city ht Fort Smith
MrAlcstor NJ Denlbon.
Nuskogee at sherman
Tulsa RtNrdmoro.
National League.
cincinnati at Nus'uu
Ut Louis Rt New york
Chicago BROOKLYN" and Pittsburgh fhilh
delphla games postponed rain
American League.
philadelphia at chicago.
Washington Mt Detroit
Hoston at Cleveland
kew York at NJ Louis
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-09

O'Mara, former Brooklyn shortstop,
has been signed by the Atlanta Via
t,em OF the Southern association.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-09

Warrington batsmen made seventeen
hits, Leonard and Judge getting three
each.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-09

II takes runs 10 win games and hits
TO yet the runs, So to win the boosters
VIII have to do come hitting. They cnn-
not run bases. and II Is suicide Tor any
OF them to attempt to steal Only by
clean hitting can they score runs.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-09

Jimmy Murray IS having troubles OF
bis own these days Illness Kept MN on,
OF the game yesterday, but he Suspehae"
lSs Smith.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-09

Flowers had one bad inning YESTERDAY,
the sixth. when the Twins scored iout
runs, mainly through the home run c'out
IL lNher HAIT.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-09

with Oelc sick and Smith suspended
Murray now must depend on Flowers
kaufman, Kraft and Wright Tor ooh
work
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-09

The Athletics hit Cicottce hard md
often, but crrptic fielding gave the
white SoS the victory
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-09

white Sos again occupy the lead OF
the American league. chicago won yes
terday from Philadelphia while jim
Begbv was shutting out the Red Sox
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-09

Tyrus Cobb. after having been idle
saturday. jumped into the llmelight yes
,crday. driving out three hits out Of four
times up OF walter Johnson.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-09

Hohlitlell and Scott were the only two
halter. 10 solve Ragby's delivery. The
Red Cox first sacker made two hits, one
n double and the other triple and the
shortstop got the other two, one being
hnnhln
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-09

John Conley. pitcher for nollas, Texas
league. yesterday won his nineteenth
p,rnigh, game He will now try ~ break
the modern record for consecutive Vic
tories, held hy Ruhc Marqunrd In the big
Leagues md himself In the minors.
No National league games were sched-
u,od FOR Yesterday
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-09
National League.
American League.
YEsTeaoAY's RESULTS.

IES EHDhN'S RtSUl ..
Western Association.
Al Fort Smith 4, Oklahoma tlty
Az Dcnlron 80, MChl-stcr 20
A. Shernon ~ Muskogee SO
Al Tulsa 7-i. Ardmote "a
American League.
A. chicago y. Philadelphia
A. Cleveland / iiostnu 0
At 81 Louis s. New York
At Detroit 3 Washington 10
Western League.
At ~ Joseph 80, Denver l-'
A. Joplin g-J. W.chitR 40
Al Omaha \ Des MoiueE 7?
Al Lincoln b-l? SiouN city IS
American Association.
A. columbus II Louisville
A. Minneapolis ib-i Milwaukee 2.j
At Toledo ~ ludlsr Apulis 30
A. ~ Paul 0-s Kansas city 81
Texas League.
Al Dallas al waco 90
Al Han Antonio 81. Houston 90
At Fort Worth b-t: Shreveport -.