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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-01
JESS EASY FOR
A REAL PUNCHER,
TOM JONES SAYS
Fight Manager Says Champ
Ready to TOpple Over,


CHICAGO. Dec Tom Jones, who
makes n business OF handling tBhteTs'
and does pretty well at II, ielt relhlhls-
cent recently. 60
Tom was Just hhck from - Sano,
whore he shot lame quail ana Net-
eran rabbit, and he talked OF the thlhss
nearest his heart-ightlng ana Ilghters'
~ | could only lay my hands on
heavyweight unused Thomas, nlx
fellow. a fighter what wouldn't ! glVs
Tor heavyweight! GIVE me- a husnKx
who can punch. give me this big bin
Brennan, and III guarantee to make h'm
the champion of the world inside OF
year
The men who control tho heaVies
these days are missing the opportunity
Of their life why don't some OF them
set on Wizards trail hound him, chase
him around the country, follow ms snow.
challenge him every day. Maybe thry
would II they knew what ! know ABOUT
that bird, "
Age and BRIGHT Lights. ,
ITO begin with. willard Ia seven years
older than people think ] know he ls
80 years old, and thdt he weights 80 ana
so pounds over his fighting weight; AZ
his age II would be impossible for him TO
get back into fighting form. 49,,
You know Jess was nothing Dut pB
| farmer when he first came to chicago.
| He never had more than 5V-cent pleSe
| In his HE and when he got hold or mo
| UlB WuItN' Nv p'hdh ~ NV ~ 'i.Hs
| spots, lie has set a nNely pace SliVe
| he became champion and thls. coupira
| with his age, would make II lmPossiu
for him 20 get down to the nara SIlhu
| OF trimming again ,
"Besides his age. his weight ana 'hs
| bright lights, gamcness also must !"
considered ! know Willard ign un'
hrnvest man In the world ana ne rem
ICES he Is past the iighung age besIucS
Jess never thought he was sre"'
fighter.
When he was eating or the arm
around hvre years aEo, ht on'y uins
he waB sure Of was his ability TO- hck
Jack Johnson. lie used to say Ihele
may be u lot Of heavywelghts VINO can
beat me, but | am one heavy VINO can
wollop the shine He had conhdence IN
that battle, but In that battle only. AS
a matter OF tnct however name me
heavyweight In the history OF lhe game
that wasn't yellow. THIS does not 20
for Fitzslmmons, Tor ne was not heaNS
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-01
MARSHALL READY
FOR HARD CAME
7 AGAINST MAD|lL
Winner Of Game viii Play 0,
C, for State Title,

The most important game OF the high
school football season scheduled between
the teams representing Marshall and
hadlll, the champions OF northern and
southern oklahoma, TO be played at Nor
man this afternoon at o'clock
Neither team has met defeat this sea
son, and the winner will meet the Okla
hopa City high school eleven here next
saturday for the high school football
championship of the state.
Madill won the right TO play Marshall
In the semi-fnRl as n result of their
victory over Mountain View last week
The score OF the game was II 10 Z Madnl
winning In the last period when they
put over their second touchdown after a
series OF line plunges The week previous
the Madlll eleven defeated the Norman
high
Large Assortment OF Trick Plays
hadill IL represented by an unusually
strong high school team and besides he
ing heavy have large assortment ~
lck pays which they expect to give
them the long end Ot the score TODAY
Coach Reeve. Of the Marshall eleven
Is former Ames PLAYER. aud he has dc
Neloped one Of the greatest high school
hggregntions Rt Marshall this ycur Uc
selected his team from the thirty. fiyc
wy HNuNtnlA Nv lnt MUfNhNN llEN q, NNOl
and they have met and defeated tno
hest teams of the northern section ~ the
state
The team IN well balanced and D.,
lighting all the time and team work ihcl
have made great record this season
Coach Reeves has not developed tho oucr
play TO any extent but depends almost
wholly on straight football This VIII h,
their style Of attack In the game uEaIns
hadill today
Marshall Team Hear To-day.
Coach Reeves was spectator at IN,
Oklahoma University and A. and VI gRm
at the fair grounds Thanksgiving dny
and hls players arrived In oklahoma CIT
last night
The officials for the game today are
Mecham, referee Bennic owen. umplr
and Durant, hesdllnosman
The Marshall line-up, AZ announced b
Coach Reeve this morning follows;
I Williams, rightguhrd. William WI
Hams, righttackle, Kanei rlghtguarJ
Clark. center; Canaghan, leftguurd; Mi
Ter. lefttsckle; Potter, leftend kouc
quarterback; Wilson, righthalf, Ha,
brook, fnllback; Mathews, lcfthan
\ large plumber Of Oklahoma Cityan
Including the members Of the Oklahon
VI, CITY hlkh school football team win
- Norman today 10 zee tho contest
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-01
Mouse spins Cotlon Thrend.

A thrifty Scotchman David Hutton,
conceived the idea Of using mouse power
commercially He experimental with
mice and found tina; a mouse will run on
an average OF ten and one half milee a
day. saws the Popular Science Monthly
for December One mouse in Mt Hut
tons collection actually ran eighteen
miles in one day The power Of a mouse
is not much when compared TO horse
power, yet it is enough to spin cotton
thread
The cost OF mouse upkecp is not very
high one mouse was kept IN fine work.
ing condition for thrly-iive days on
onc-half pcnny's worth of oatmeal.
During those thirty-lNe days that
mouse ran 362 miles Mr. Hutton built
a thread mill for his mice which was 50
constructed that the mouse was able TO
twist and rc'l om lOO 10 20 threads a
dav lwo mice were kept constantly
engaged in the spinning OF thread lor
more than year
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-01

doubtedly greater amount than amy
other sport has been able tu raise
Its contribution In men has been ius'
ns complete Here Is partial lst OF
leading stars Rob Gardner, Oumcnt
Mnrston, Kerr, Ham Gardner Blossom
Topping and any number Of others
Since marching and the proper conli.
ton of legs and feet prr hlg pnrt Of
war golf hRs been a fine training fOr all
the men u has sent 10 service
The average golfer develops his legs
and soon learns how to take good yDrc
of his feet he must 20 continue tho
game
The thinks nothing OF thirty six holes
dsv which means n twelve mile walk
up nn1 down hills aud across country
With no wcnrinrss attached An In NIL
golt has made good In n hlg way, md
viii continue its hlg programme
The Same FOR Tennis,
The same holds good for tennis, n
companion sport The complete con
trlbutlon that tennis has made In this
war viii be something 10 write about
and something 90 talk about when the
! dove files along the highway OF the
bsttleplans
Tennis also has given lts men and
Ne money In vast profuslon. STATING
with Major Georpe hdee, president ~
the Lawn Tennis Assoc elntlon, on
down through the list of lts ranking
men, there has been \ mighty con.
trlbutlon 10 the cause
Nothing Warllke-but-
These two sports have never been con
slderod Hs closely attached IN thcl
various prp,cssos 90 the game "ovo
there There was no warllke setting I
their general makeup COLT especially
Ia a game ~ peaceful days, despite II
mental and physical cNpsporo "ous
II ls rsmc NJ pleasant exercise, A,
friendly intercourse, philosophical tRth,
than physical, get out IN the open. we
apart from the grind and grin NJ the cit,
nut with the partial ouumoratio a'
forth above you have its anaVor to N
call.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-01
A| QA1SYklLIlARE
& (.,.).orl!:;4::.v:'!:.. !: Z. ". .....
WD " ~ Axx.s% ~ By Judd Mortimer Lewis
Wy l9l1)
By Judd Mortimer LewiA
lCopYrIght. l9llD

we're playing in their yard, and they
did not ask us to play so | stuck
out my tongue at them, and Nellie
said she would rather be liar than
be like them and she dared them TO
come outside. Sometimes that girl
acts like she was Irish.
SO then we went to old maid
Tompkins, and she gave us some cold
biscuits and Jelly, and told her |
wished it had been tarts, because
Nellie had never seen any tarts 80
then | said | would get some money
from my father if we could get home
before he went to work, and we would
20 to a picture show II she wanted to,
and she did, so | tried to, but he was
gone. Then we went out in our back
ward and Nellie and ! sat on the iron
dogs, and she said that the dogs were
really meat dogs one time and that they
got changed into iron for being bad, and
then she said that she was an actoreS'
in moving pitcher show one time, and
| didn't say anything, | Just sat on my
dog and looked at her, and pretty soor
she stopped talking and look, at our
house and the ground and the sky
and Green's barn and never at me
and | did not say a thing, and aite'
awhile she got of her dog and said
81 am going home. ! guess can
help being a terrible liar aud you won
want to play with me any more, 81
told her that she could not be cute'
all at once and thought she was 90
ing fine, and | went home after a whll
and had supper with her. AND he
mother had got a good supper an
took Ms all out for another walk ~
that il was bed time when me an
Rowdy got home, and we folded on
paws and hands and prayed "Dea
mother, which art in heaven. IhiS ha
heen very satisfactory day with tn
new bath suit and the snake and every
thing wish you would tell God
appreciate IT, Nellie is getting to be
good sport. too. So ! guess she won
need to play with me much longer. AS
God To bless YOU and my father an
Rowdy and Nellie. That will be abor
all he will want to bless at one tlm'
so he can leave me until tomorrow nigl
Amen
ITO be contlnucdO
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-01
House Controller"
Is Wanted by u. S.
in Munition Towns

NEW YORK, Dec APPOINTMENT
Of a housing administrator is recom-
mended to President Wilson by the Ma
tional Housing association Approprla-
tion of government funds to house mu-
milton workers is urged as a wartime
necessity
Sevcnty-one American cities suffer
from house shortage the associations
records indicate, making the problem
a national one. Bridgeport, Conn, and
Sparrow's Point, Md, are particularly
mentioned in this connection
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-01
bzD Gru11kIuzad7 77ice

matches player ny oulmet, TraVers,
TO any warllke detail Its general
color scheme Is the green Of the fair.
way and the gray and brown Of the
heather, not the red flame Of battle
Yet qofs contribution 10 this war
has been one OF the bio thlnps OF the
times, for the old game has ulver
both IT'S men and lts money In lavish
pro'uslon,
Gors Financial Aid
There Us mo- set record Vet available as
Ia how many dollars gol' has turned In
FOR the Red Cross or other war relief
funds hut n faint estimate IN n IenEt
possible Rack IN May, ON Memorial nay.
metropolitan clubs ot New York alone
turned in over 500, ,0Oo, single clubs con-
trhuunr 10000 and $1,000 10 the fund
Later on ~ Fourth az July iourna-
m"nis throughout the country. over $50 .OC
was raised
Here are two lone funds from GOLF
that netted around l7b 200. In addl.
ton 70 this are all the exhibition
matches played by Oulmet, Travers,
Evans, klrkby, ouIltord, SAWYER
Anderson and others-dotens ~ these
(which netted from $500 20 81, 900 for
each match
lh'I' WIS tllN another general con
tnbution Money collected hnck IN Ann
Tor prizes nj more than a thousand club
WAS, almost without exception. mrnp
over TO the Red Cross and war
Many " these clubs turned in fror
| $1,000 Go 81 500 each Others only I'M
| $500 TO offer. nut the total rnn up int
| important figures. Here is a known rec
| ord Of goU contributions that reach m
$500 900 mark, and n doesn't nrnd
countless minor donations There wa
the only July tournament among profes
slonals aud amateurs under tho Go
| Professionally Association that ncite
over 81 600
| IA For Men
| But rolf has done something moro tha
\ turn In an immense sum uf money. ur
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-01
ST. LOUIS PITCHER
JOINS u. S. AVIAT0RS

ST LOUIS. Dec. Marvin Goodwin.
right-hpud pitcher OF the St Louis
Nationals has Joined tho aviation section
hf the United States signal corps and Ia
expecting 10 report at any time,
"How does your boy like life in IN,
army" mot particularly we'll He
says he's been in it six weeks now anJ
hasn't once been ordered to do some
thing glorious Detroit Free Press.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-01
REAPER HASN'T
HIT BIG SCHOOLS;
TOTAL IS LOWER
Open Style Of Play Makes for
Low Casualties,

CHICAGO, Dec Football. the rough
est Of American outdoor sports, cNHrtcd
n toll OF twelve victims during the 1917
season, which ended with Thanksgiving
day, according TO reports 10 the Associul
ed Press today. The number was six less
than 1919 and four less than two ycars
ago, In 1914 there were fifteen deaths
Defenders Of the game pointed 10 tho
fact that not n fatality nor serious IN
fury occurred In the big universities and
colleges where the game Is conducted
under expert physical direction
All Of the victims, with one exception,
were either high school students or play
ers who, with little or no training, par
ticipated in semi professional games. A
majority OF the cases showed that the
players entered the game without proper
knowledge OF II and without proper ply
steal condition for no rough a sport
Due TO open style,
The open style Of play, instead Of the
smashing game. which rapidly ls being
discarded, has eliminated much OF hhe
danger In the opinion OF Fred L. Mur-
phy, former Yale star, now coach nt
Northwestern university The PLAYERS, he
said also are better protected Through
improved heavily padded uniforms and
headgeare.
The list OF victims:
high school student Killed November
l6 by a blow which produced heart
paralysis.
George A. Blewett Of Los Angeles.
20 years old n student 1T tho Unit
vcrsty OF California, died Of brnln
hemorrhags on october s, two DAYS
after n freshman game.
Charles c, Persianl tr of Plants
Vile, Conn. 10 years old q student ut
PENNSYLVANIA Military college, died
November ls OF r ruptured blood YES
sci OF the brain.
Elyin Anderson, Trinidad Col
high school student, died October 30
from an injury to his spine.
Roy Grouese. Wllsonvillc, Noh,
high school student, II years old, died
November 10 from internal injuries,
Two Texans Die
Guy Henry. an Athens, Texas high
echOol student, Is years old died
october l3 from internal injuries sus-
tained In high school game.
Thomas Ryan Of Alyarndo, Texas,
died November IL OF injuries received
In high school game played four
days previously
Henry Lelddendecker, a Champaign
ILL.,, high school student. II years old,
died November i5 as result OF in
juries received In game played two
weeks previously.
fthffhu n ftolkt IL years Olui ultu
In indianapolis on November ~ from
injuries received In game played
month previously
Sailor Also Killed.
r. ], Boyes, hRlfback on the
Charleston, s. C., navy yard team,
died November 3 from conclusion Of
the, brain M tho result OF being
tackled
Ellis Hamilton OF Detroit. II years
old, died November l6 OF injuries re-
ceived In game played the previous
day. .s %
Harry De Loff OF Detroit, 2h wears
old, died November 20 OF injuries re-
ceived IN a semi professional game
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-01
Another Milan Is
Groomed as Star

when CLYDE Milan is unable TO stand
the strain OF major League playing there
Milan family who will take ur the fight
for baseball honors where the veteran lett
Off Horace Milan, a brother ~ the WaSh-
ington's atar outfielder, made an en-.
yiable record for himself after he Joined
the Grffmen at mid season.
Tho younGster hit at better than Wv
CLIP ard bids fair to go long way IN
the ma jors II he can live up TO the form
mo DISPLAYED during the 1917 season, lie
liz n first class outtielder. but he IL slower
on the bases than MenOskv with whom
hn nlIernnINd nj nlRNIng leftlleld.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-01
Three Million in
Pennies Coined by
Mint in Month

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. With an
unprecedented demand for l-ccnt pieces,
the coinage of the Philadelphia mint IN
November was the largest OF any single
month in its history The total coinage
last month was 69640 AS pieces OF a
value OF 1871 or
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-01
Crack Army Teams
Meet in Detroit

DETROIT, Dec The powerful
University Of Detroit football team and
the eleven from the national guard can
ionment at Camp Macarthur, Waco
Texas. met here this afternoon IN a con
test that is expected to develop some
brilliant pridror work The teams are
regarded as about evenly matched IN
every respect The soldiers eleven
composed chiefly OF former Michigan
and Wisconsin college players, has not
been defeated this season. The soldiers
share Of the receipts go to the camp
alhleIlc fund
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-01
Football Takes Toll of IL Victims During 1917 Season
Sport Chatter

The Cornell football players declare
that In their recent game with Fordham
tho New Workers roughed Il 20 a fare
thee-wel.
johnny Dundee has been boxing under
a disadvantage of late, having Injured
his left hand I'm his bout with frankie
Britt
Tcn-r round bouts are TO he staged I'm
Putshurg beginning next week, when
Harry Grch and Gus Christy are 20 M
the I'D IN Smokeville.
In future only local amateur boxers arc
go Doe permitted 10 take part IN tho four
round game In San Fanclsco,
Or Williams, football coach at
Minnesota, claims that the Oophers'
great play, the Minnesota SHIFT"
loses ts effectiveness when numbers
are used on the players backs.
The Carlisle football team OF today II
Oh SORRY looking OUTFIT In comparison with
the great Indian teams which Glenn
Warner used 10 turn out year after year.
Complaint Is made that fnko bouts are
being pulled of In several New England
cities nnd that the manager are tnrdy
In starting Il little blacklist against the
offenders
Matt IIlnhc. Cleveland boxing pro-
motor nnd referee, win stage n series Of
bouts NJ Camp sherman on December 10
| Several top-notch scrnppers will perform
| for the soldier boys
GIG league managers FOR next sea.
son seem 10 be In demand. The Boa-
ton Red SoS and the ST. Louis rowns
and Cardinals are all In the market
for pilots.
The University OF West Virginia foot.
! bali team must be rcckoned as one OF
| the best grldiron outfits OF the year
| Notwithstanding tho slip-up In It's game
with Dartmouth The W V grl, lers
certainly played stronger game against
| Washington and Jefferson than did the
champion rittshurg team.
Quite the clnssicEt amateur boxing
carnival NJ the year Is expected TO take
place At the New England A. A. L.
tournament In Boston this month Boxers
from all parts Of the country including
many soldier and sailor maulers, viii
compete.
Begins TO took as II Jess Willard
viii have 20 either tight run or quit.
Fred Fulton demands nuss with
the champion, and Tom Jones, VIII
Iard's former manager, 10 securing
the country for scrapper TO sick on
Jess
Tho American league club owners will
have n hard problem when they meet In
annual session In Chicago this month TO
decide on definite Hey for the com
ing season, In all probability large
majority Of the hig leauge players will
be In the service before spring training
time
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-01
okLAH0MAN LOSES ARM
IN KANSAS CITY FALL

!. KANSAS CITY, Mo- Dec vi
fsivats Charles II, Anderson, q years
I'D, vhose home IL at paoli, Okla,
11lcpsd Nkile getting of street car
kjps todsy and sustained injuries which
Wsceasitated the smputatlon OF his left
arm above the wrist He is member
sf machine gun company, Forty-sec-
~ infaptry. stationed at Fort Dodge.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-01
Alas for Chnrilyl

Mr. Goodlcrh-IIer age really sur
prscd me, she doesn't look q, does
Shc2
Miss Snappc-Not now, but | suppose
she did once Candle
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-01

New Bank Quarters Beginning this
morning. our Sayings and Liberty Bond
Departments viii he operated IN the
room lust south OF the elevator entrance
In our building This will continue
only until We permanently enlarge our
banking room We trust that our Gus
TONERS in these departments will appre-
ciatc our efforts 20 give them more
room and to wait ON them quicker
American National Bank-Adv
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-01

Cut out tho picture ON all four sides
Then carefully fuli dotted line It's en-
lIro length Then dotted line g. and 40 on
Fuld engh urrfiuu underneath nccurntch
when completed turn over nnd voun lind
a surprising result Save The pictures
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-01

The Marquis Of Downshirc, one ol
the wcalihiest members oi the British
rertagc. is doing his Bit as special
police constable,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-01

Matt lIlnklc. Cleveland boxing pro
motor md referee, win stage n series Of
bouts Hi Camp sherman on December 10
Several top notch scrappers Will perform
for the soldier boys
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-01

Or Williams, football coach at
Minnesota, claims that the 0ophsrs
great play, the Minnesota shlft,'
loses lts effectiveness when numbers
are used on the players backs.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-01

Gig league managers for next sea.
son seem 10 be In demand. The Bos-
ton Red SoS and the ST, Louis rowns
and Cardinals are all In the market
for pilots.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-01

The Cornell football players declare
that In their recent game with Fordham
tho New Workers roughed II 20 a fare
thee well.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-01

Complaint is made that fhko bouts ARE
being pulled of In several New England
cities and that the manager are tnrdy
In starting Il little blacklist against the
offenders
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-01

Tcn-round bouts are TO he staged I'm
Pittshutg beginning next weok when
Harry Greh and Gus Christy are 20 lft
the I'D I'm Smokeville
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-01

The Carlisle football team Of today u
surr, looking OUTFIT In comparison with
the great Indian teams which Glenn
Warner used to turn out year after year.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-01

JOHNNY Dundee has been boxing under
n disadvantage of late, having Injured
his left hand I'm his bout with Frankie
Britt
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-01

In future only local amateur boxers Rro
io Doe permitted 10 take part IN the four
round game In San Fancisco,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-01

The University Of West Virginia foot.
bali team must be rcckoned as one OF
the best Rridiron outfits OF the year
Notwithstanding tho sllp-up In It's game
with Dartmouth The W V gri, lers
certainly played a stronger game against
Washington and jefferson than did the
champion plttshurg team,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-01

Quite the ClnssicSt amateur boxing
carnival of the year Is expected TO take
place Rt the New England A A L,
tournament In Boston this month Boxers
many soldier and sailor mRuers, viii
compete.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-01

Tho American league club owners will
have II hard problem when they meet In
annual session In Chicago this month TO
decide on definite J Hey for the com
ing season In all probability a large
majority Of the blg leauge players will
be In the service before spring training
time