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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-20

From the days Of williamson, Jerry
Denny and sutton, over thirty years ago,
great ihirdhHscmen have only appeared
AT widely separated intervals.
There have been fewer great third
bascmen In baseball than at amy other
position. for there have been periods
when five or six years would pass with
out an unduubtod star.
The Main Combatants.
Williamson, Denny and Sutton We're all
stars. SO was Nash, who was bril-
liant
But we come TO the main battle line
when we start with John j McGrnw and
range on through the periods Of Jimmy
Collins. Tommy Leach Rill Bradley and
Arthur Devln.
The man to be picked, should come from
this group, for they carried greater
amount Of thirdbaslng value than any of
the others, before or since, although Her
Eog, played at third regularly, would have
soon fought his way into this illustrious
group
Tommy Leach Of Pittsburfh, Ril Brad.
ley of Cleveland and Arthur Deylln Of
the Chants were all really great third
hRsemon. Thry could hit and field, throw
and run. block hard smashss or come IN
on slow huntn Bradley was the more
spectacular, n thirdbasc marvel at field
ing. but Of no greater club value than
Leach or Devlln
confirmed by others-thft any Onv Of the
trio quite came up TO McGrnw or Collins.
who lead the parade
John McGraw va Jimmy Collins
McGraw, Npon attack. was the greatest
~ them Rll around third, As member
| Of the old OrlOle east he was n great
hitter a fine bunter and Il star base run
ncr
II is needless TO add that he sVns also
u hard fighter So we won't Add a.
He was also q first class inficldcr, hut
! In this department his play fell below
! that Of Collins
Collins was something more than the
! most grncuful Of all thlrdbuscmen and
| the most effective
lie was nlso an CNccptonaly stout
athlete M bat His average here doesn't
quite range with that OF McGrnws. but
he was good enough IN carve out 800
or a $40 clip and hold II over long
route
When 4 came to lnflcld play at third
he certainly had no superior for n,
not only had no weakness here. but wn,
In addition nm alert. rysourceful work.
man who could take good care NJ any
detail scnt his WAY.
Collins woSa marvel. and marve
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-20
new YORK GIANTS
NEED PITCHERS
MCGraw Casts EnyiOuS Eyes
on Matty'S Rjght-HanderS,
HAS GOOD PORTSIOeRS
TeSreau Is About Through as
a Big League Pitcher

NEW YORK. Dec l9.-"lf / could havN
Matty's stair Of rght-handers with ou6
staff Of lcft-handers,' sighed John Nc
Grnw a few days ago u could whip any
two American league ball clubs put to-
gcthcr'
And perhaps he could
Tho Reds have the best set OF right
handlers I'M the business. and McGTw
surely had the finest gang of sOuthpaws.
Notice the words have" and had
They count for something Next spring
Matty should have even finer sort ~
right hand pitchers and McGww's left
handlers may disintcgrate completely
DIDN'T Build for 'ls
II nny team I'm either circuit needs
pitching help IT'S the Giants Cham
p'ons though thny ARE, winners by an
enormous margin, losers in the biz am
I'm bad way for pitchers and may bo
even worse or when the fight gets un-
der why NCtirlw built his team t0
take this years flag, and got H. Ho
didn't build for 1918 and. unless the
signs tll. he will have an awful tim"
repeating for the simple reason that his
pitchers don't look ft to stand the strain
Of another season
Both the right handlers and the south
paWs Of the New York club need lot
of reinforcing and where can John %.
get the rcinforccmonts7 slim Sallvc,
well on In pitching years, put all he had
into this last campaign. was falteriug
toward the finish, and showed the stran
In the big series II is doubtful n hh
win be- much Of winner next year.
lNhe Rcnton may not duplicate his sue
cess NJ this season. The Rubr is grow
Ing fat; each sprIng training trip wor-
rics him more than the Inst onc-hc is
quite likely 20 stay on the sdrlncs tn
next season is far advanced. Schupp ~
all right the Louisville Kid Is just
rounding into magnificent form and VIII
hardly rctrograde-but he can't DO Il all
| alone.
Tesreau Near End.
Tcsrcau seems 10 be- near the end
not to be- counted ON for much hWd
| work I'm the future perru Va aging a
| little this was possibly his best sc"sou.
| Anderson Is just a fller IN. The whole
| stnn looks shakN and unreliable Nc
| Grnw may find himself next spring with
not more than two pitchers who are
| good for over $50 percent Of victories
and whore win the champions get off IN
| that cyentY
There is no question M to the supc-
| riority OF the Reds rGht-handors over
| those OF the Giant staff II Mutty can
shape up two lcr-hauders who can win
right along, why be- afraid Of the Giants
! next season
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-20
AH-Time AII-Star Team
Picked by Grant|and Rice
No. s. Third Base
No. s. Third Base

over a long stretch lie and BIN Brad
ley were the two thirdhnscmcu who car
ricd the greatest combination Of Hhility
and grnCc. Collins was the stnr member
Of Hostons ,two National league cham
piOus In 1897 and 1898.
lie was also a. star member OF BOston's
ana 1905
lie proved his greatness In two
leagues
So Gldug his comblpod fielding and
batting ability ngninsttthut " McGraw
"A trife his superior ON attack. but nS "a
! fielder there was no great comparison,
Collins loading 10y u number Of strides
lTnmA rOMLrhn ont nnld
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-20
ARL0S TANNING
H WHIPS M'NE|LL
Record Crowd Sees BartIeSville
a Boy Win Easy Victory

Arlos Tanning added another to his
long string Il ring Victories when he
easiIy won the decision In. ten-rouhd
70 over Benny Mcneil OF baltimore
The fight was STAGED before the record
crowd OF the season at the city audi
toriun. McNeill put up game nght,
but he was unable to cope with the
Oklahoma lightweight: ~,
I, Although being badly whipped he dld
VSnost Of the leading throughout the ten
rourD1. When Mcneil would swing AZ
Fsnning, the latter would dodge, then
poke a short left jab to the mouth, nase
or jaw, McNellls mouth hled from the
fourth round
Tanning Looked Better.
Fannlng showed TO better advantage
in his fight last night than he did In
either OF his two other recent Douts
here. He did not outclass Mcneil NJ
much as he did Henry Cherry, hut with
A classy man In the ring as his oppo,,
nent nv settled down to business ana
gave the fans good and Interesting
bout 49,.
The tenth round was one of McNeilPs
Sest, as he landed several hard swings
o the neck and face, but for each blow
hat he landed during the round Fan
Out OF Nj, cls,s.
fRitchie, Mitchell one OF the greatest
III .
who Is boxing instructor M Camp Don't
phan. who refereed the Mcneil Tanning
iight. said last night that the fight just
showed how foolish II was for man
TO go out OF his class TO get match
NcNeill In bantam and Tanning u
lightweight. though McNcil was slight,
heavier than his usual ring weight last
night and flaming lighter than he usual
iy fights
Two great fights are promised th'
fans In the near future, the first bclns
q fiftsen-round 40 between lee Morris
sey and Arlos Tanning. RitChle Mitchell
probably win he matched with Arlo
fanning, though Il IL possible that h'
win take on the winner OF the Morris
.sey- flaming mill
Semi. Wlndup a Draw,
The semi windup was slN-rouni
draw between JAY Mayse OF Oklohom
CITY and Buck DeAlley. The two boy
fought like they were real angry wit
each other and both gave and receive
some heavy blows
The preliminary was four-roun
drnw between Carl F1nnnery and RI
Perkins The fans seemed 10 cni0
4 coaching yellow Jacket or Snow
bali in a four-round no-declson startei
Christmas and the Red Cross-th
two greatest symbols Of mercy, sacr
flee and cheer.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-20
oDI(cN DODIE TO
SHY WITH NAVY
annapolis Is Pleased With the
Work of WeSterner
HAS DEVELOPED OFFENSIVE
Dartmouth Was Anxious 10
=. Obtain His Services,

ANNAPOLIS, Nd, Dec. 2O.-Gllmour
Dobie, the miracle man OF football who
turned out the very best eleven that
the Navy ever had, has confirmed the
report ttsAt he has signed contract TO
coach the Mlddics again next year
Dobie was being sought by Dartmouth
He intends spending the winter some
where in the west. but will return to
the naval academy In February to put
his charges through the usual spring
training stunts.
Because Of the unsettled conditions
early this fal the Middes did not get
n real start until they met the carlisle
Indians. &They were beaten by West
Virginia before that time, and the rec
ord OF the conch was maffed However
he didn't mind that but took spite out
on the other teams which visited An
nnuolls. for his machlne rolled M the
greatest number Of points ever gathered
Nv Navy outfit Moreover II led the
country IN scoring for the number OF
games played. being passed only ny
Georgia Tech, which participated In one
more contest, and taking the edge IN the
extra combat.
academy and tho naval people Hike him.
4 He is b,Isinesslke and strict, hut the
MIddies swear by him. Realizing that
his great record as mentor warranted
them In Placing an their. faith In him
the navy people remained in the back
ground and gave this outsider free rom.
His success. in great measure. mas
been attributed TO the fact that he was
boss
Promising New Material.
Now that he is well acquainted WIN
Nayy's material aud the conditions al
the academy, II is believed Dohie, win
a start in the spring. win pilot the
MddIes to more football history ncN'
feji The new material looks promls-
inr and all Navy teams have the, weight,
30 Il is simply up to the miracle man
20 torch them the game For the hrst
time In the history Of the schssl Navy
team had n real offensive, IL played an
offensive game all through the season.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-20

n My one more day OF school now
l this week and | am glad OF It,.
- When | got my father, break
fast and he had gone to bed me and
Rowdy went around in front oi the
house which had been empty where the
little girl lives that gave the doll To-,
and she was out in the yard and had
a stick making holes in the yard with
It aud | guess that the same dirt was
on her face that was on it the day !
gave her me doll or else she has been
crying again, for it was kinda Slrcaky,
and she came up to the gate and put
her hand through and rubbed Rowdy
ON the nose and he growlcd all the
time she was doing it, for he likes to
play Jokes On people and make them
think he IS going to eat them up when
he amt but she was not scared at all
porch aud hollcred "Will that dog bite.
little glrl3' | said, "Ncs nom, have
YOU got anything YOU want blucn2'
She said, "No, but | have got a baby
/ don't want bitten" then we both
laughed and | said, " like babies
She said, 81 am glad Of that, ! think
everyone should like babies but she
did not say to come in or to go and
chase yourself or anything. So said,
May ! come in and see your baby 2'
She said, "That is my baby" and She
pointed to the little mutt had gave
my doll to, and then she went back
IN the house, and asked her what
her name was, and she said her name
IS Dorsy and told me lot OF things
| could not understand and | set right
down ON the ground by the gate and
got right close to her and tried to
understand her as hard as | could, but
she talks very broken, and she told me
about her doll again and that its head
] Iall of and broke much, aud that was
all | could understand, and then |
asked her where the big doll gave
her was and she pW one finger on her
lips and said 1t was ircepy and | pues.
Inc meant it was sleepy If her mother
would give her to me | bet ! could gel
so ! could understand every word sh,
! would say, and ! could wash her fac,
once in a while too. II She was m,
little girl would send her to In,
laundry and get her good aud clear
TO start with and then / would keel
! her clean
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-20

Christmas and the Red Cross--the
two greatest symbols Of mercy, sacri-
flee and cheer.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-20

HUJlEN the old lady said she had a
w son once and hrwa' the smarlc',
W young man | had ever seen and !
asked her what NE had ever done that
was smart, and she said that one time
he took chi,cl and a mallct and went
out to the fence and cut one of the
fence posts into a perfect wooden chair
and then she said one time he took
piece of wood and his pocket knife
and made a pair OF pinchcrs out Of
wood, and then ! said "But what did
he ever do that was SMART She said,
"Wan't that SMART / said "No that
was silly" Then she said "Rm along
home and try and find your manners "
So me and Rowdy went When | got
90 the gate I>was going to make a face
at her but | changed my mind and me
and Rowdy went home and when it
cot dark We prayci another blessing
for my father and Casey and the old
woman nothing lll show her she can't
alk that way to me and get away with
IT, Amen
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-20

ChriS,mas-thc great spirr of scrvic,
our Red Cross symbol is mercy
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-20

.U,T.I-
NJ Vho'l eNe came on, SO me ana
" No"oy "cht'o S'ho,I ana "o,N
we went away from her Kate She
''a'Ied to cry, ana tnat Is the mrs, tune
anyone ever cred when me ana koW,dl
went away We had good mmd To-
,''l incrc' ana not 10 To school hn,
the principal does not think ! would
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-20
All Southern
Eleven Named.
by Scribes
Georgia Tech Players Are Civ
en- Six of the Eleven
Positions,

ATLANTA Ga, Dec 2O--Never in tho
history Of southern football has there
been such unauImty OF opinion ms pre-
wallis this year In the picking Of all
southern teams A composite all south
ern football team from the pick OF seven
dopsters In the south is given and in
cludes the following
Dick Jemison, Atlanta Constitution. j.
W. HeismAn, Atlanta Georgian, Morgan
Blake, Atlanta journal, Fred Bbdeker,
birmingham Age Herald. George l.. Wat
Nns. Birmingham News. Fred Dighy,
New orleans Item, Bhnkcy Horn Nash
Vile TennesseRn.
Seven Selections Unanimous.
Seven OF the eleven men CHOSEN on that
ull southern are the unanimous selection
ot these seven men, though some Of them
are awarded various positions In the
picks
Pup Phillips and Walker Carpenter OF
Georgia Tech are awarded unanimous
hcrths at center and sCllle respectively
luCher, GuyOn and Strupper OF Tech
are chosen by all seven men, as were
Ducote and Bonner Of Auburn,
Fuchcr was picked UP for a gunrd
and "a tackle, GuyOn for an end. "A half
lnud fullbnck. Strupper for quarter and
! a halt. DuCOtc for an end a half and
a fullback, and Bonner for guard and
| u tackle
Albert I'm Of Georgia Tech WAS award
'u lIe qua Yer 3nSN6 plhCe on slN OF lhe
| I,'NS' rIt" houehcr EINihB oUuPp'l hal
| place ana pmcihg another man AT hali
| lh Suupp't pace
Anoih matter OF uhanlmlty IL lhe ie"
| men choHeh on lne az u-AQu,mrrh as "A
! "hoI'' even Wher' 'neIe ~ ulIler'mCe III
| oP!Nloh, " 'olal ol pul seventeen uiIleI
| 'ul lh'u pt'lB p'htu 10 lil 'IW tIoNeH
places.
votes ana positions
Center lmlIlps tiesh(,
'nlIds Bonner tNuburh), y Sessions
| 'Nllhlmh) D. flh,her Aubutm, s
! nIr} iIAlldsoh), ), robinson .lNuburhl
! ] Gee clemson J, COLLEGE jIuRne), !
! I1CkIes carpenter CIechO, . finch
err lI,'hl =, hoih'r iHGpurh),
ENDS Wcole iNuburh) Adhm'
| lNaudclpull q, boohe lAmbamhl, =
| cum lIr,hl e Hu}oh CIrch), ], klnl
/ lpaNdsonI workman iSeWAnccD, ].
quarter I'M 'lt'h) u, Struppel
! lIc'nl'
lialihacks- -Slrupprr IIech), y, Flow
rrs tl)uNuson)' g., 'uFoh CIech), Z
| OrthAm (SeNdntt), ., buCOte iAu
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-20

n IEW YORK, Dec. ia total
OF 800 has been uuaran.
l ' teed ~ the Saratoga Rae.
ING association for the five
2.year.o old events TO he decided at
the Spa durlnG the 1919 meeting.
This ls Si3,50o more than was
guaranteed last year.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-11-15
BLUFFS AND "PLAYS DEAD"
But There's a Fatal Flaw In the Hog
Nosed Snakes Acting.

When you find hog nosed snake
fattened out upon the soil in his
anxiety to absorb all the sunshine
that he can he Immediately adopts
a policy of "bluff." He first initiates
his body by deep draft of air.
Then he fattens his head and ex-
pands his neck to three times its
proper width. Next he strikes an
grily toward the intruder and Kisses
with malignant fury. The average
pedestrian naturally retreats with a
feeling of gratitude for the danger
signals so unmistakably imprinted
by a kindly Providence upon the
deadly members of the reptile race.
A good field naturalist will quiet
ly advance his bare hand to the rep
tiles head, because he knows that
this snake can neither be induced to
give a poisonous bite nor bite OF
any kind. Seeing that the observer
cannot be intimidated, the snake
then opens his jaws and acts as if
he had been injured. Convulsive
spasms ripple down his spine. He
writhes and twists as if transport
ed by the agonies of death, and,
turning over on his back, the last
convulsion dies away along the tail.
Now, nothing in nature looks more
dead than a snake lying with the
ivory white of his belly plates turn
ed upward to the sky, and the hog
nosed snake will simulate death SO
patiently that you may carry him
by the tail or hang his body on q
fence and he will swing in the wind
and give no sign of life for an hour
or more.
But this clever acting has one IA
tai flaw. If you place him on the
ground with the belly downward he
will twist over on his back again.
| He has such fixed idea that "belly
plates skyward" is the correct pose
for a serpent's corpse that, although
supposed to be lifeless, he will turn
over on his back a dozen times if
you as perseveringly persist in lay
ing him on his crawling surface. His
zeal for the perfection of mimicry
blinds him to the obvious truth that
dead snakes stay where they are
put.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-11-15
Getty sOurg.

1t seems as if our Indian sum-
mer is about to end. after about
a weeks continuance.
Somehow it seems difficult to
adjust ourselves to three-cent
letter postage. Every time we
write a letter we are brought to
our thinks about this cruel war,
when we have to put a three
cent postage stamp on, when not
long ago we cherished the tho't
that ere long one,cent letter pos
tage would be vouchsafed to US.
This ought to be enough to dis
turb the tranquility of a saint to
have to endure such disappDint-
meLt.
Well, the election is over and
we can now ponder the result,
and while it is not according tt
our desire, we are able to con.
gratulaCe ourselves and the cou.l.
try upon accomplishing a great
reduction in the wet vote, which
indicates that when another ell.
ection on that question comes be.
fore us it will carry, and thai
coming is no farther off than {
year ahead of us. This question
will not down until the saloon il
placed where, in the belief of The
people. that it, in the course Of
ultimate extinction, it's time may
come as has 70 some huge mons
tiers of the past that only huge
bones. teeth and skulls may b.
| found here and there in the for
nations of the earth. May tina
time speedily come when onll
evidence of its existence may b.
found. as of those other mon
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-11-15
RATES OF TAXATION


mn Blind %
cLuRRHEa setaho~m
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-11-15

Sedges, rushes, chura, an6
large swamp grasses are the nat
rral food of billbugs; therefore
destroy all such plants on land to
be planted to corn next year.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-11-15

Persons who are doing heavy
physical labor and very active
childlen need more energy yield
ing foods than those engaged ir
mental work or light physical la
Dor. Some of the principal en-
ergy-yielding foods are cereals
bread and butter, corn breads
white and sweet potatoes, cream.
and other wholesome fats, an(
sweets,
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-11-15
A CHARM FOR EVERY ACHE.
Even the coldness of Sweetheart Can
Be Cured In China.

If YOU suffer from tuberculosis or |
Indigestion; if your wife is fractions |
or your children disobedient; if you
have business troubles or owe the
landlord; if you are in love and the
lady is uncertain, coy and hard to
please" if you are tired of too much
rain; if the crops are bad or the
hogs won't fatten and the cattle are
i'll and you live in China-yOu get
a charm. Or if none of these things
has befallen You, but, prudent and
farsighted, you would prevent them,
you get a charm too. 1t is both
prophylactic and remedial. And
cheap-generally it is an inscrip-
ton made of the INTERVENING of Chi
nese characters or symbols on red
or yellow or white pieces of paper.
The origin of the system of
charm is, of course, religious and
as such universal; the scholar as
we'll as the coolie is its devotee. 1t
arises from the belief that all ma
ture is animated with spirits, good
or bad. The shen are the good spir-
its; the kwei the bad. The shen
bring about health, riches, peace and
other good qualities; the kwei dis
ease, poverty, storms and other bad
qualities or phenomena. Thus there
are charms that bring to one the
| shen; Others that not only ward off
but slay the kwei. And since each
| disease or misfortune has its own
evil spirit, there must be a special
weapon to slay it. Hence the null
tiplicity of charms.
Because of their religious origin
the making of charms is exclusively
a prerogative of the temple. Incl
dentally it also is one of the chief
activities Of the priests and monks
and one of the chief means of sup
port of the temple or the monas-
terry. In any Chinese temple OF any
faith one can see priests at work la
boriously inscribing the charms on
varicolored paper and tables will
displays of the various charms. One
walks to the counter, tells ones
troubles and gets ones charm. One
takes it away, serene in the assur
ance that all is to be well. What l.
it is not and the stomach still aches
the nose still bleeds, the wife still
scolds or the drought still parches
Well, some one else was propitiatinE
the evil spirit.-Nathaniel Pfetfe'
in World Outlook.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-11-15

Over in England the govern
ment authorities are advising re
duction in the number Of food
animals, so that the foods now
imuorted and fed to cattle may
be available for human food,
thus economizing in the ship
space necessary for food impOr-
tations. To import food for live
stock and consume meat produc-
ed al home requires far more
transportation space than to i'm
port the meat produced in other
countries. The rule ought to
work the other way around IN
this country. Because of the
lack of ship space we should find
it most profitable to feed our
grains to animals and export the
meat to the Allies. But many
farmers are having a hard tdssel
with the problem of getting more
out of the meat than they ex
pend for feed. If the predicted
cheaper feed shall be realized,
the problem will be easier of So
luton.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-11-15

cudgeled his brain and ran through his
repertory, but he could think OF no
piece exactly appropriate.
"Play up. play up" whispered the
chaplain.
Suddenly an inspiration struck the
sailor, and to the CONSERVATION of the
chaplain and the delight Of the au-
dience the gramophone squawked out,
There Is only one girl In this world
Cor me-"