Gunnison news-champion., 1917-01-26
SPORTING NEWS

Johnny Tillman OF Minneapolis out.
pointed Walter Mohr in ten rounds in
New York.
The Second Texas infantry football
team defeated an all star eleven from
Camp Wilson at San Antonio at Aus
tin. Tex. 80 to c.
David Fultz, president OF the Base
ball Players Fraternity. set Feb. 20
as the date the players strike is like
ly to become effective.
Johnny KiIbane OF Cleveland
knocked out Young Drummie o: Jer-
sey City in the tenth round OF their
twelyeround bout at Waterbury. Conn.
The entire Boston Red SoI Base
ball Club will go on strike II Dave
Fultz, head OF the ball players fra
ternity. says the word. in the opinion
Of Duffy Lewis. star outtielder
Ray SchaIk. declared by White Sox
fans to be the best catcher in the
game has signed a new White Sox
contract in spite OF the fact that he
Fraternity.
Willie Jackson. New York light
weight. has jumped into the limeligh;
with a single punch. His knockout
OF Johnny Dundee. the clever New
York lightweight. has given him =
great following in fstic circles. II
was the first time Dundee had ever
been stopped.
GENERAL
Increased prices for cigarettes we're
announced in New York.
American farm products attained .
gross value OF 3l3.++9. 900. 900 in 1916,
The body Of Admiral George Dewey
will repose in the mausoleum OF Gen.
Nelson A. Miles at Arlington national
cemetery.
An invitation petition for a state
wide prohibition statute was formally
laid before the Legislature at Carson
City, New. by the secretary Of state.
| Mrs. Esther Redmond Power, eldest
daughter Of John E. Redmond. the
Irish leader. died At q hospital In New
York. She had been Ill only q few
days.
w. w. Ray, United States distric,
attorney. has begun an investigation
Of the coal shortage In Utah to deter
mine whether any unlawful combina.
ton exists.
| Fifty persons were seriously hurt
ten probably fatally. when half the
population Of the little town OF Har
ford. Pa. was trapped In . burning
frame structure during a wedding -
ception and dance.
In recognition Of his services In
helping to open up the great West. the
California State Assembly paid . trtb.
ute to Col. w. r. Cody. In . rssolu
ton presented BY Assemblyman
George C. Watson Of Los Angeles.
Buffalo Bill was lauded a. Q maa vha
did more than his share to make tbs
early development Of California pos.
sible.
william J. Bryan told tho Indians
Legislature At Indianapolis two new
reforms are needed In national gov
eminent. The national constitution
should be made more amenable e
changes and . chain Of national news
papers. one published In Washington
and one in each state capital. should
be established. They should be pub
lished BY non-partisan boards at the
expense Of the government. he said
Peter Crawford. Civil War veteran
u years old, looked on at Eureka. Cal.
while surgeons amputated both hia
legs. Just below the knees. and com
forted himself with the reflection
audibly expressed. that those pesky
corns" would trouble hin NO moro.
At Joliet. NJ. Mr.. and Mrs. Samual
Stark, Caroline Stark. IL. aAA vinosat
vousch are IN jail. while Magistrate
J. L. Mccullough Investigates . sesgy
to the effect that her parents ven
endsavoring b fsrce her into . mar
rage with vousoh aftsr Ae had pall
so for her.