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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-09
Jackson-Puryear Bout Tomor-
row Night Longest Scrap
on Weeks Program.
LEONARD WILL MEET CLINE
Roy Moore Faces Pekin Her.
man; Banty Champ Goes
RS Against Tuber.

Unusual activity Is to be noted
among the boxers this week, everyone
apparently trying to pick up "A little
money for early Christmas shopping.
II has been many week since there
was such a uniformly good program
as is scheduled for the United States
this week.
| Altho more than score Of more or
less important fights are scheduled,
none of the bouts are longer than that
in which Nate Jackson and Earl Pur-
year will clash at the Crescent Ath-
| Ietic club tomorrow night This Will
be 6 rounds and to decision.
The only other 15-round clash in
the United States this week Is listed
| for New Orleans tomorrow night be-
tween Pal Moore and Artie Simons,
lightweights.
Two Champions Booked.
Two champions are booked for the
week. Tomorrow night Pete Herman
goes against Joe Tuber In Philadel-
/ phia and 1t will be easy money, for
altho Tuber Is rated a conner. he does
| rot figure to cause the champion
much worry. for 1t is only a six-round
affair. Wednesday night Benny Leon
ard again dons the tights for n scrim-
:, mage with Irish Patsy Cline at Phila-
delphia This. too, will be q six-round
flair and the main point Of interest
in this battle is whether the light
weight champion will be able to knock
out his opponent within that length
of time.
Roy Moore Is picking up a little
piece OF change up at Rock Islapd,
Ill. Likewise he is liable to jick up
a hot scrimmage, for he Is slated 10
meet Pekin Herman In q ten-round
affair.
Two Good Ones.
Tulsans view with about as much
anticipation the semi-windup between
Battling Pewee of oklahoma City and
Kid Gonzales of Denver for they have
not yet forgotten the terrific battle
this pair of youngsters had when they
tangled In the windup to the
Herman Jnckson bout at the baseball
park last Labor day.
| Monday night marks the first re-
, turn of both Jackson and Pewee since
Labor day. Furthermore, II means
the last appearance before AL Venn's
tclub for Jackson unless he should be
able to get the decision over Puryear,
for Venn has announced that he posi-
lively will render q decision and that
the loser will not be given another
match.
! Puryear already is on the ground
but Jackson did not arrive yesterday
as had been expected. Telephoning
that he preferred to remain In Okla
homa City over Sunday, Jackson said
he would not he here until Monday.
Bobby Burns. who has started train
ing here. declared yesterday that he
would challenge the winner from the
ringside and would press his claim for
, the next Crescent feature.
, Carpenters have completed the job
| nf
! Crescent A. G. and Manager AL venn
. said last night the building inspector
had placed his 0. *. on the hall as a
, safe place.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-09
NATIONAL LEAGUE TO
MEET WITH AMERICAN
Tener Withdraws Objections
and Union Conference Will
Be Held Thursday.

CHICAGO, Dec. S.-After long
distance telephone conference with
August Herman, chairman Of the Ma
tionaI baseball commission. President
johnson OF the American league said
today that the joint meeting Of the
National and American leagues. sched-
uled to be held here next Thursday.
would be held as previously arranged.
Herman told the American league
executive that five OF the eight club
owners in the National league we're in
favor Of holding the meeting on the
date selected.
Mr.. johnson notified club owners OF
his league that the schedule for next
season would consist OF 154 games
instead of the shorter card OF 140
which he favored.
He said the decision to adopt the
long schedule was made necessary be-
cause the New York Nationals. who
control the polo grounds. which the
New York Americans use jointly. favor
154 games.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-09

Il w. Rough. athletic director of the
high school, who is in charge Of the
major sports for the rest of the year.
MFR. Rough is a graduate of missouri
university, where he won notice in an
athletic way as well as in the class
room.
He played three years on the varsity
eleven coached by Indian Schalte.
famous as football mentor in this
section, and former star among the
Wolverines. In addition to football,
Mr.. Rough also went out for basket
ball and made a study of gymnasium
work under Schultz.
After leaving school he became di-
lrector of athletics In the high school
at De Sofa, Mo-, later going to st.
Louis, where he coupled a'similar po-
sition in one of the leading high
schools there. He was at st. Louis for
three years and came to Tulsa this
year with Principal f. V. Tubbs, who
he had formerly known In Illinois.
Mr.. Rough Is very popular among
the boys at the local high school and
| is we'll informed on all branches OF
Iboth indoor and outdoor athletics. His
hobby is to generalize the sports more
| in order to reach a greater number OF
the boys. Working on this basis he Is
Arranging an interaclass basketball
schedule in which teams will be clas-
sified according to weight. This, he
believes, will be an encouragement "a
n greater number Of boys to play the
game when they know they will not
be required to compete against oppo-
nents of greater strength and weight
thus bringing the benefits of the game
| to greater number
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-09
"MAULLY" AIDS PHILLIPS
IN BEATING SOLDIERS

Special to The World.
ENID, Okla, Dec. S.-Showing SUR
pricing strength the Phillips univer-
sity football eleven ended the most
successful season on the gridiron In
the history OF the school this after
noon with q 62 to 0 victory over the
Nineteenth infantry. Camp Doniphan.
Fort Sill. The game was featured by
the appearance Of Coach Johnny
Maulbetsch, former All-American
halfback, In the second half. IL was
his first playing this year but he went
strong, scoring touchdown and kick
ino seven goals.
Whitmore. captain of the team,
knight, one of the best all around
athletes the school has produced. -and
Strauss, one of Oklahoma's greatest
backs, played their last game for
Phillips today. They will enter the
army soon. Jaqou, Frenchman,
who has seen service in Europe,
played the best game for the soldiers
Phillips touchdowns were made by
Lawrence. Myers. Knight. Strauss and
Maulbetsch.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-09

championship Harry Pollok, manager
OF the Briton, began to east about for
another likely looking lightweight
scrapper. Pollok believed that Cline
possessed possibilities worthy of de-
velopment. and 30 he took him under
his wing. Since that time Cline has
been forging to the top very rapidly.
Cline is a simon-pure Irishman and
not one OF the type who adopt an
Irish monicker because they think 1t
n good asset for the fighting game.
Patsy was born June 2S. 1898, in
County Longford, Ireland. Before he
became professional he passed
thru the various amateur divisions
and won tournaments in the los, ll5
and 125-pound classes.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-09
Missouri Valley Grid Teams
Promise to Take on Kendall

to a school like "A good schedule" said
Mefford last night In discussing next
years prospects. Kendall would have
bad much better material last rail-
than she had had not the report been
spread abroad that Kendall would not
play football at all. flooK for num-
ber of boys to enroll next semester
who will be worth looking over, and
by the time McBirney and l. get thru
with them in the summer we Will
know Just about where we stand. Nc
Rlrney is one of the best men / ever
saw to handle men in addition to be-
ing a good coach, and I~think Ken
dali will have a team just about as
good as that Of 1915"
Mefford also stated that II was his
plan to have a summer training camp
Spring practice also is being consid-
cred a probability.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-09
Boxers Actively Engaged in
Picking up Christmas Money
Bouts This Week.
Monday. December 10.


Nate Jackson vs. Earl Puryear,
10 rounds, Tulsa.
Battling Pewee vs. Kid Con
Zales, 10 rounds. Tulsa.
Johnny Dundee va. Billy De
Foe, 10 rounds, at Bridgeport,
Conn.
Willie Jackson VS.. Lew Tend
Ter. 40 rounds, at New York city.
Joe Eagan US. Bryan Downey,
10 rounds, at Milwaukee.
Homer Smith VIZ. Bill Brennan,
10 rounds, at Racine. Wis.
Fred Fulton VS.. Porky Flynn,
10 rounds. at Columbus, Ohio.
Pal Moore VS.. Artle Simons, Is
rounds. at New Orleans.
Bobby Lyons VS.. Battling l<unz,
10 rounds. at Meriden. Conn.
Pete Herman VS.. Joe Tuber, q
rounds, at Philadelphia.
Tuesday. December II.
Harry Greb vs.. George Chip.
12 rounds, at Boston, Mass.
Wednesday. December ~.
Arlos Tanning VS.. Tie Morris
sey. 10 rounds, at oklahoma city.
Benny Leonard VIZ. Irish Patsy
Cline. rounds at Philadelphia.
Sailor Friedman We. Red Cole,
10 rounds. At Streator, Ill.
Thursday, December 13.
Roy Moore VIZ. Pekin Kid Her
man, 10 rounds. at Rock Island,
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-09
Short on Ephs and GAYS.

I'VE begin the publication OF the
Roccay Mountain Cyclone with some
phew diphiculties In the way. The
type phounders phrom whom we
bought our outphit phor this printing
ophhice phailed TO supply US with any
ephs or Gays, and II will be phour OF
phive week bephore we can get any. i.
I'VE don't lique the look ov this
variety ov spelling any better than
our readers Iph the pht and c's and
the KS and as hold out. we shall ceep
the Cyclone whirling until the sorts
arrive"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-09

Two trips into the northland are be-
ing arranged by Athletic Director Hal
Mefford forthe Henry Kendall college
bask etball team. The first and long
est will carry them clear to LOUISVILLE
Ky.
While contracts have been signed
for only eight games on this first trip
the between dates are expected to be
filled in to make at least twelve and
possibly fifteen games in all.
Team Departs December IL.
To make this trip the team will de-
part December IT, stopping in war
rensburg. Mo-, for the first pair OF
games December is and 10. The mex
night the Presbyterians go over u
Columbia, where they will clash with
the University of Missouri. No effort
will 'be scheduled for December Il a'
Mefford wants to give his men an op-
portunitv to rest after the first thre;
games before tackling Sparks college
at Shelbyville, Ill. This is getting into
the neck of the woods in which Mef'
ford and several of his players go
their starts in athletics.
The game in which the boys are
most Interested is that scheduled with
the Vincennes Y. NJ. c. A. at Robin
son. Ill. for 1t was from the Robinson
high school that Kendall got Springer
Gale and Kirk.
Holiday Week Open.
During the holiday week Meffort
hopes to pick up several Independent
games with teams in Illinois. as th'
collegiate teams are sepected to b'
disba nded for the holidays. The frs
game in January is January witt
Louisville university at Louisville. Ky
The. next night the team Will NEE
Calumet at New Albany. Ill, and oi
January s, goes up against Washing
ton university at st. Louis.
| A second trip Is being arranged
starting about January 20. Games will
the University OF Kansas, Kansas AS
gies. Camp Funston and William Jew
ell college already have been arranged
The Warrensburg normal Is sched
uled for two games here early in Feb
ruary.
lose Practice Game.
Kendall cagers played their firs
basketball game Of the season las
night in a practice romp with the
M. C. A. team in which they were de
feated 81 to 21. Kendall dribbled tn
ball too much and thirteen Of the Y
points were scored on the Presbyter
! ians' fouls. Malone played the bes
game for the Kendalls, tho Gale GOV
cred the most ground Thompson
showed well for the five and tn
playing of the team against kenda
inlicated that the Ohio Cities may loo
forward to meeting a worthy oppo
nent when they take the floor agains
them.
Kendall Y. NJ. G. A.
! (2D position (aD -,
Malone ....... If. wv. Il. Smitl
Gale ...... .RF. 49,. Thompson
f. Jennings. ;. C. ...........R Reed
Kirk ...........I H.. .Weinick
Allen ...,......R .RG. -.P. A. smitl
Substitutions: Kendall, Havice fo
Jennings. Bridges for Allen. Irwin fo
Havice; Y. M. c. A., Speer for Smitl
Field goals: Malone 4, Gale
Thompson 4, Weinicke 3, Smith 2.
Foul goals: Malone 4, Jennings
Thompson 13.
Referee: E. Hollander of the Obi
Cities
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-09

NEWARK, N. j., Dec. s.-Bobby
Walthour, bicycle rider Of Atlanta, Ca.
fell on the slippery pavement here to-
day and suffered compound fracture
of the left leg. Walthour received a
fractured skull last fall in a fall iron,
his machine while racing in Paris He
entered the six-day race, which ended
in New York tonight. but was forced
to retire from the race on the open
ing day on account Of his partners
illness.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-09
.Plazcr,s Father Sentenced.

FERGUS FALLS, Mimi, Dec. 3
Henry Placer, who shot and killed his
son, Al Placer, heavyweight pugilist
several weeks ago. was sentenced to
five years in the state penitentiary by
Judge Parsons In district court here
today. The shooting occurred at the
family home here when AL Palzer at.
tempted to intervene in a quarrel be
tween his father and mother. Pal2er's
attorney urged leniency on the ground
that Palzer had been drinking heavily
and using drugs and was not mentally
responsible.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-09
First Trip Will Take Team as
Far as Louisville Before
Middle IF January.
SECOND TOUR IS IN MAKING
Includes Kansas and Missouri
Stops; Good Material at
Local Institution.
The Schedule.

December 1919 - Warrens-
burg normal at Warrensburg, Mo.
December 20-University OF
Missouri at Columbia.
December 22-Sparks college
at Shelbyville, Mo.
December 25-Vincennes Y. Nj.
G. A., Robinson Ill.
January 3-Louisville univers-
ity at Louisville, Ky.
January calumet at New
Albany, Ind.
January Washington uni
Versity at st. Louis.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-09
2
T~N BY &ANN
[h'TcY LoeSDon T|

She was a plump
little thing.
Not 80 little, at
that. but all young
women are little"
when fair or facial
arrangement a n d
pleasing of form.
Nus, She was n
.u mai. au.....r
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-09

She was doing the whiStling.
Landlords Waiting for the Rent
was the sum and substance Of her
efforts.
She apparently was putting her
whole soul into the rendition OF that
more or less popular arrangement that
has been buffeted about from New
York to California and even may have
perm eated as far as Honolulu where
the Hula Hula dancers squirm to the
moan OF the ukelele.
Somehow or another we formed the
opinion that the landlord really wa,
desiring his rent.
Sho huff!
This young lady and her whistiins
ability gave us an Idea.
We took n couple of hours off and
stood about the streets.
Paying particular attention to the
young women who paced up and down
the highways unescorted.
In nearly every instance they were
whistling :
Some we're executing various inter
pretations of the Blues"
One was saying something about Il
she had q thousand lives TO live.
Somehow or another it seemed al
out OF kilter.
| like q woman chewing tobacco.
And man carrying powder puff
It doesn't look right.
| However, we shall not object to tn,
extent of having the legislature pass
bill making II felony for a woman
to whistle or man to sing.
4 We shall permit them to do as the!
please.
ABSOLUTELY!
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-09

We looked closer and unobtrusively
ambled a few PAGES Westward that we
might be directly In her path.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-09

And she attracted our attention as
she ankled thru the post office.
She Jared forth with a businesslike
tread that seemed to speak something
OF q typewriter and intimate knowl-
edge of Mr.. Gregg's system of short
hand.
1t was not altogether her spry tread
or her plump figure that attracted
our attention.
In fact, IL she hadn't been whistling
we probably would not have known
she was in the building.
But she was whistling rather pertly
The notes were clear cut andy mu.
sical like a songbird in the spring.
Only the tune she was executing
wasn't exactly of the character that /,
voiced by the carefree birds of tn,
wild who chirp happily in the frs
beaming rays of an early spring sun.
At first we were in doubt about tht
noise coming from the lips owned ant
operated by the young lady in ques
ton.
1t seemed rather out of place.
We looked closer and unobtrusivel,
ambled few PAGES Westward that W.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-09

She was doing the whistling.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-09

"Landlord's Waiting for the Rent"
was the sum and substance Of her
efforts.
The sun., 1917-08-16

street and Eighth avenue. whore he vas
supposed to pay an instalment Of $1,000.
Finn stepped Rom . taxi cab and ac-
costed him.
Have you brought II alongr' he 10
said to have asked.
Ewing passed over what was supposed
to be 81 900 In bills but In reality was
q marked $50 bill wrapped around .
roll Of tissue paper. A. soon - F1nns
fingers closed upon It he was arrested
by Detective Sergeant James FinAn. =.
lie was taken before Assistant United
States Attorney Knox and latsr held BY
Commissioner Hitchcock In $500 ball
Kelly was arrested several hours later
On the corner Of Forty-second street
and Broadway. and taken to Police
Hsadquarters. where he was locked up.
Finn told tha officers he 10 private
detective, and has been employed In sev.
eral large department stores In this city.
Kelly said he In q contractor.
The sun., 1917-08-16
LACK OF OFFICERS
MAY NOT DELAY GOTH
Colonel and Other Leaders for
Regiment Still to Be
Assigned.

Though the ieSth Infantry. u. 8. N.
G.. needs approximately forty oommis-
stoned officers to bring the total to the
nlnety-fve necessary under the new
alignment. according to Lieut.-Col.
Latham Reed, It II thought the lack Of
them will not delay the movement OF the
old 6ixty-ninth to the temporary camp
at Mineola- On the other hand. II 10
be made by the War Department to-day
in time for tho officers to proceed with
the regiment to camp on Friday or 6atur-
day.
Chief among the ofYices TO be filled ara
those Of Colonel Of the regiment and the
once left vacant by Capt. Edward n.
Dillon of the machine gun company.
who lately has been transferred. Major
William Donovan has been named to
succeed Major Frank Sidman, who has
resigned from the service because of .
dependent family, thus setting at rest
previous reports that Major Donovan
was to be made the rsgimental Colonel.
Except for the nlling Of these gaps
the 165th is both ready and eager for
tho hrst lap Of the journey which leads
overseas.
If any regiment IL selected to take the
place Of the 6ixty-ninth In the Sixth Di.
vision II probably viii be the Fourteenth
Of Brooklyn. now part Of the Fourth
Brigade under Brig. Gen. william WILL
son, as the remaining units Of this
brigade are scattered over the Eastern
Department on guard duty.
Pending orders for the movement oi
the Sixth to 9partanburg, 8. c., the Sec.
ond Brigade 10 concentrating rapidly ir
Van Cortlandt Park. The Twenty-thirt
and Esventy-nrst Infantry regiments
have arrived. and the First Is expected
early next week. BY tho end Of tn,
week the Third Infantry will be en-
camped at Pelham Bay Park, while tn
First Cavalry will pitch tents ON tn
Bliss estate. near the Bay Ridge sectiol
| Of Brooklyn.
The sun., 1917-08-16
MORSE SHIP USED As DEC0Y.
U.Bsat CenmanAeI Finds Ruse o.
Ne Avail ana sinks Craft.

Members Of the crew Of the Norwegian
stsamship Behgusla. sunk by q Ger
man submarine of the Irish coast in
July. arrived yesterday at an American
port aboard Q Spanish llnsr with tho
story of the ineffective effort Of the
U-boat commander to utilize the Ben
guela as a decoy Tor merchantmen. The
Germans held the Norwegian sixteen
days and her skipper and crew were
under orders Of two German officers
and a crew Of ten armed men, who
forced them to set signals Of distress
Whenever an enemy merchant vesse
was sighted. All merchantmen were
wary, steering clear OF the ship, ant
finally, after sixteen days OF experiment.
ing, the Germans ordered all hands e
their boats and sent tho Benguela to tn,
bottom with bombs.
The submarine was Of tho moderr
type. about 800 feet long, mounted two
I inch guns. one forward and one aft
and carried q crew Of seventy. She OBJ
| tained provisions from vessels abe held
up. She had not been at her base ir
fve months and got her torpedoe.
| through boats Of an older type sent to hei
| on wireless request Her skipper. Capt
l.. Mensel spoke excellent English ant
had been In the German merchant ser
vice. He said he knew New York ant
other American ports well.
The sun., 1917-08-16
ARMY CAMPS SHOWN IN MAP.
Interestiag Folder Issued by the
Southern Railway.

Tho Southern Railway Company
through its passenger traffio department
has just issued q big folder map show
ing the exact location OF the canton-
mentA camps and training stations east
Of St Louis for the army, navy and
Marine Corps.
Besides the folder map there are four
teen smaller maps showing the canton
ments. camps and training stations at
points along the Southern Railway sys-
tenn, each showing the relative position
Of these camps to the cities and towns
near by. The folder ID most comprehen-
sive and useful for all interested In the
mobilization Of troops for the regular
or national army.
The sun., 1917-08-16
2 HELD IN ALLEGED
BLACKMAIL SCHEME
Accused by w. B. Ewing, In
dicted Founder Of Ford
Tractor Go.
FEDERAL NET SPREAD
Men Said to Have Posed as In
vestigators Under White
Slave Law.
FEDERAL NET SPREAD

Two men. one . private detective. are
under arsest to-day A. result Of an
alleged plot to blackmail William Baer
Ewins. indicted founder of the Ford
Tractor Company Of Delaware.
The prisoners. who gave their names
a. Daniel Finn Of SIG West Fifty-eighth
street. Brooklyn, and Edward Kelly Of
s66 Amsterdam avenue. were arrested
yesterday by agents acting under Supt.
William NJ Offey OF the Department Of
Justice and by officers from the Fourth
branch detective bureau. They were
charged with having represented them
selves az Government officers In order to
obtain money by fraud.
Ewing got into print early this month
when the Federal Grand Jrry charged
him with wholesale stock frauds in con-
nection with his tractor concern. 1t was
the second time that swindling charges
had been launched against him. for he
had previously served q short sentence
In San Quentin penitentiary in California.
He pleaded not guilty to new charges
and vas released In $4,000 bail, and 1t
was then that Finn and Kelly are al
legged to have crossed his path.
Alleged Scheme.
According to tho story told by the
officers who handled the case. the two
prisoners called upon Ewing at his lux
urious uptown apartments. representing 9
they mad been sent there by United
States Marshal Mccarthy.
1t Ia claimed they told Ewing they
were investigating q charge TO the effect
that he had brought . woman here from
California in violation of the Mann
white slave act and that he was certain
to receive a long term for this alleged
offence.
Ewing denied the story. but he claims
the men told him they had persons who
would swear to the truth Of the charge
and that they could convict him any
way. One 10 alleged to have offered to
make a report In his favor II he would
come across with five thousand or so.'
| They left. making an appointment to ses
him later.
Ewing communicated at once with his
lawyers, Prince and Nathan, who in turn
communicated with Marshal Mccarthy
who referred the case to the Department
Of Justice. A trap was decided upon.
Two Caught In Net.
Al an appointed hour yesterday Ew-
ing was on the corner OF Forty-hrst