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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-13
Lopsided Scores
Feature Cue Play

Iopsidcd scores featured the advanced
matches NJ the sixth preliminary round
Of the Patterson s Hoffman thrrc-rush-
lon billiard tournament last night J"n-
nings won from lIGrnum. ~ 20 ! anl
Tippcrt won from Swausbcrgcr, Is TO ,
In the second round
Tho first round matches were ~ fol-
lows
Pollock won from Jones O2b. 20 20 ..
Adams Won from Shocuhoyen uej, II
20 49,
Jennings won from Guthrie GW, 90
10 n
H,unum won from Carson u1. II
10 go
Hammer won from Rashach C20, II
80
Teyor won from Qucdcr no 6 to 10
Boston Won from AUspaugh uS) IL
10 l5
scott won from EMIT $50. l6 20 e2
Cochran Won from fredericksou t25)
oU 20 20
Barnes won from Boho (2D. % 10 Is
Tppc,i won from Nelson nO. 10 TO r.
Swausb"rger won from smith N2l
I % 10 3
/ y Maidi won from Fritz O9D, l2 to 10
Dalton Won from Alexander tGj)
] rs TO 10.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-13
Philadelphia May
Get st. Louis Men

ST LOUIS. Feb 10 Some Kind NJ
trade wuy hD pIt over at tho New York
schedule meeting ~ the National League
today whereof. Philadelphia muy gc' some
.of the local PLAYERS n is understood
that President Bakcr Of the Philadelphia
as Il pennant contender. lie Ia out for sey-
eral players Of established regulations
and u is thought he may obtain catcher
Snyder He probably could use him IN a
trade with one of the other clubs which
are anxious TO obtain him
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-13
johnson Opposes Hearlrg

CHICAGO. Feb u - The baseball
Players fraternity viii not hc given
much consideration at the meetings In
Ncw York this week N the National and
American leagues and the tuatlonnl com
mission, II President w. v Johnson OF
the American league has his way
"There IN no chance for The PLAYERS.
fraternity 10 talk 10 MS nj this meeting
r1iI Mr. Johnson before he lcft FOR Ncw
York today The American league Hcv-
cred all connections with the fraternity
a long time ago
IohnEan IN that he did not know what
the league would do n the United states
should he brought into the European
war, but that this would he taken up AT
the league meeting
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-13

Nosr doesn't believe In the present sys-
tom ot ranking teams and OF selecting
all star liucuus
Football teams he says. Should only
he ranked I'm the Croupe TO which they
belong And by this / mean the rules
under which they play. II Is hardly fair
TO rank ono eleven that doesn't play
freshmen, thai has n thrre-,eHr limit.
that has strict scholarship requirement.,
win team thtt works under none ot
these restrictions why shouldn't Brow.
Colgate and West Point. for example,
have fine cloyc0s' Lupl, ct the long cN-
pcricucc that Ouphput. McEwan and Vi
dtl had drawn before they ever saw West
Point Nou'u find that "a great marS
football players are not stars until 'hrtr
thtd year At the game NcN olphrnt
has already had five years and McEwgn
almost as many"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-13
lin EIAnn 70 Boy Ihck DempseY.

SALT LAKE CITY. titan. fch IA
Tho boxing club at Murray has compet-
cd arrangements TO stage a 'how tomor-
row night with bout between Jim
Flynn Of Pueblo and Jack Dempsey. IA"
local heavyweight, as the main attrar-
tiou The distance will he fftern POUNDS
The contest Wi'l take the place of the
Carl Morris Jack Dempsey match which
was called on because OF Morris illness
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-13
Football and Other Games.

Lack Of experience Is undoubtedly one
Of the factors that weigh against many.
The average football star doesn't get TO
play twenty-five college games In his
entire career. How good would the. aver
age baseball PLAYER he AT the end ortwen-
ty-nve games with no more experience
IA carry him along? The only wonder
Ia that football development has gone as
far ~ It has under such a restricting
handicap.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-13
AIa,ka Dog Raee Postponed.

NOME. Alaska. Feb l3.--Because of
the unusually had condition Of the trail
The tw,nty-sS mile dos race for tho
SILVER trophy cup presented by John Bor-
den. the millionaire sportsman OF Chit
,ugo. and 81 .00o prize money was post
poned from yesterday until Wednesday.
SIX teams. including the fastest dogs Ia
Alaska. are entered for the event
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-13
yost and Hauuhton.

We haven't run across anyone who
sums UP Percy Haughtqn's ability bet.
ter than Fielding II yos,
YOU find n number OF people" saws
lost, who say that Haughton should
have been successful because he has had
fine material This latter giatAmaHi Is
true. lie has had finr material But
this point has been frequently overlooked
he has rlso gotten the last ounce out
Of his material II takcs ~ much foot
ball genius to get the fun worth OF flne
material as II does TO develop poor ma
tcrlal For there Is a tendency, with
good material NJ hand to get careless
and let good part OF II 20 to waste.
Haughton has never made this mistake.
He has let nothing go TO WI :, lie ,s
the sort ~ football Instructor who can
develop poor material, n given tho time,
and who can get the best out " good
material
This Is thc combination that makes
for n victorious system. They may stop
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-13

Tho beauty about hekg an umpire is
that after April war and peace look too
much alike 10 bother about choice
Facing irate Germans on the Sommc and
facing Irntc Germans around the home
pl,te after close decision leaves no
onCning for lesser evil,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-13
The Span Of the Game
900. ,HAYA uIgh oil UAHf,

one dsy YOU are there with all you've
got,
Tho ucNt-you are not;
one dpy YOU can win IN spite of the
plant.
And tho ucNt--you can't.
You can call II III luck you can call It
fate
You can mold your iorm--you can pick
your date
But no man can tell what tho score viii
be
As he leaves the tco.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-13
The Veteran Speaks Again.

Nv wing rs on the bum ! know
Ny legs are done 'ni getting slow
The old peg doesn't quite get through,
] los" 'om 10y a foot or two
I'm not Speaker or IA Cobb
And Set they keep me on the job,
Because whosvcrs on the hlll
They know that | can hit the pill
Tho old whips full Of kinks AZ last
The speed | used TO have In past
The dtuky hunts | used TO beat
No longer roll on Easy Street
! guess I'm hardly worth the dough,
And yet rhcN hate to rec me go.
Because the answers on thr bill,
They know that | can crown that pill
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-13

II there had been any reward last soa.
son for the most valuable ball PLAYER In
the National league. Biz Alex would hNyo
won in lazy canter. Tho American
league had lts cobb and It's Speaker. but
Il had no pitcher OF Alexsnders worth
for even the rodoublahle Johnson wasn't
up 10 the Nehraskan's lofty standard .
thirty three victories with sixteen shut
outs would have been considered a great
year for Mnthewson, Johnson or Walsh
at their hest None of the three named
ever reached this shu, ,out mark And
when the showdown came at the finish.
no man In baseball ever worked harder
than the Ihilly premier TO carry his elan
across I'm front Of the field There have
been only an exclusive few IN the last ten
Years OF Alexanders type, Twelve thou
sand year for him would be no part Of
an excessive stIucnd.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-13

A Slymie may not mean much in your
Young lte but that's because you are
not gollufcr, llut to u solluter "
means well, have YOU over had four
teeth aching nj bnc time, n freshly hust
ed nose batkod chin and six speed
hill collectors ON Nnur tfnil'
Whatr stymie7 Well briefly.
IN game of the gNluf the object l'
to knock tho hall into u little hole sup
pose n comes y0IN turn 10 shoot and
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-13

Tho last time war talk was In tho air
Paddy Baumann announced tho impend-
Ing arrival of "A sore shoulder. Won
der II Paddy IN able to report any de-
cided improvement under tho present
situation?
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-13

"war MAY Mean Peril TO Baseball
n might also casually affect number
of troops sent 10 the front
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-13

In the last two years there has been
one pitcher iu baseball able to win over
80 games Ills name is Grover Cleyc-
land Alexander. There isn't any question
about his being the most valuable piece
Of pitching property In the pasumc
since 1914 at least II Alexander iHr't
worth from fl2 600 10 $1,000 n year. then
the average bah game isn't worth 10
cents for a box seat. Alexander has been
cqytent 10 drift along on n much small
er salary than many stars have been 'r-
coiving He has been worth over $40
200 a year for some time. II service of
the type he offers isn't worth the rr-
ward the game. from the players view
point. is hardly worth while
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-13
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! him once IN while. but only figure hari,
over his complete averages FOR eight of
/ the years
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-13

GERMANY doesn't take tho military
strength " the United states very Sc
riouslN "- News note on the other pin
ion. Germany has never yet faced a hand
grenade battery led hy Walter Johnson
Alexander. babe Ruth. Joe Bush, NicN
Culop, Guy Morton, Eddie Plank and
some thIrty-five or seventy others
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-13

Possible headlines Of the future; ]
~ $ Declares War on Germany
Lea Darcy Sails for South Pole
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-13
Fulton Easily
Defeats Weinert

CHICAGO. Feb. II, Fred Fulton. CON
tender for Jess Wizards title ms heavy
weight champion, won nn easy victory
over Charlie Weinert Of Newark, n j
n, New York inst night fulton scored
technical knockout In the second round
hen the referee stopped the bout to save
Welnert from further punishment Full
ton had a weight advantage of forty
pounds. weighing ?22,
Pete" Herman, New Orleans claimant
~ tho hantamwelsht championship easily
outpointed Sammy Sandow Of Cincin.
natl In ten round hout nj Cincinnati.
One hundred and ten employees OF the
Pennsylvania Railroad company recently
met at the traps TO decide the indivd.
ual championship W " williams OF
Philadelphia won tho title The Pitcairn
Pa) team took the team honors
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-13

who would mako the best grenade
throWcrs- -outnelders or pitchefs7 This
looks to he tidy little opening Tor 4
February debate. Why not hold an Of
fiCial tryout'
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-13
Famous Remarks,

Famous Remarks,
II came TO inter caesar not To vtye
him n boost "-M Mare Antony
"rll fight ANYBODY In America Les
Darcy.
The Feds nre u Joke Ran Johnson
"Grdlcyl YOU mny fire when ready"
Dewey
The Feds viii be In New York In
1915 Jim Gilmore
1.-TWO heers--er whole keg' That's
the question Hamlet
Gary Hermann must 10 Barney
nreytuer
Dick No. ,
"'Tls better 20 have competed aud
los, than never TO have horned into the
world series NJ all'-C Hercules Eh-
bets
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-13
Mixing EN- Up With Menke

YOUR ball is Just few feet or a few
Yards from tho holc-n cinch shpt undcr
ordinary circumstances hut II happens
lhat Your opponents ball ls directly he.
tween YOURS and the hole, That a stymi.
The rules bar YOU from moving the bnl
II YOU shoot directly for the hole you'iI
hit the other fellows ball. and p,rhnns
scorp tho hole for him You cant cu,yo
the hall around this because yolluf lsrt
billiards, Aud 80 you are stymI.d
The golluilns clan IN almost n unit In
demanding the abolition " the s,yn,I. 4,
wants new laws whereby the obstr,ic,inr
ball can be Wovcd. But nothing win hs
done until amer the war IN over ybe, 4,
general pow-wow viii be held by The
solflns powers OF the world
Bring on John
The dlligent Handlers Of Fred Furo,
continue choosing has -beens" for MIN
TO beat w In an attempt To hid the n,b'
Tic into believing Fred is marvel
Having successfully sic. ed" the crs, .
whlle plnstcter onto the awful Andr.
Anderson and the Joke Tom Cowlcr. thc
handlers have framed a match for hi",
with Charles Weincrt, knocked out bv
little Jack Dillon and recently mali,.n,.
ed by Hilly Mlske, They're also irwin, IA
match M with Jim Coffey n "h,. beeno
| who lult the ring n year or 40 aro, nnl
| Hunboat Smith, beaten up nv nsnri,
every fighter he has met In the hsi ia
or three years
\
Con--ard Conf
| The magnatcS clplm the spinal column
| ~ tho players strike In busted. that tht
/ recent signing of several hold outs
shows this
/ "lla hn,' answers Field Marshall
, fuli, of the rlnlcrs fraternity "Up'
ha''
! And there you aiol
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-13
BY Frank O. Menke.
TWas Ever vhus

They say such things and do such things
When winter rules this sphere
Loud threats Of strike, "Ill quit the
game
Rc-eCho far and near
Hut when Miss Springti.nc fits nro.rn
And training camps nwako
Their threats grow stu they pack their
grips
Tho southland trail they take.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-16
JAPS FRIENDLY TOU.S S.
Returned BISHOP Says
Realize. He Declares. Their Best In
terests Rest on Peace.

There is no essential conflict between
the interests of Japan from those of
America" declared the Right Rev. Henry
ST. George Tucker, missionary bishop of
Kyoto, Japan, at the annual mass meet
ing of the Protestant Episcopal Church
men held in the Church of the Epiphany
lats night.
"On the contrary" he said, the jap
anese are fully convinced that the best
interests of their country depend on the
preservation of friendly relations with
this country.
The only possible cause Of trouble
would be in a conviction on the part of
the Japanese that they were being un-
justly Disseminated against and that.
therefore, their national honor was in
volved.
Even in regard to the perplexing ques-
ton of immigration of the japanese into
this country the Japanese government has
shown great willingness to meet the
wishes of the United States by a So
called 'gentlemen's agreement All that
is asked by them is fair, undiscriminat-
ing treatment OF those japanese who are
at present residents of America"
The Washington herald., 1917-02-16
ALL THE BIG NOISE?
SAM SELLING HERALDS

Every one within three blocks of Penn
sylvania avenue and Seventeenth street
yesterday morning heard keystone
Sam" Cole making a record selling
Heralds.
Keystone Sam" claims to hold all rec
ords for plain and fancy paper selling,
and he just dropped into Washington to
settle any minor claims TO championship
He picked the Herald the easiest paper
to sell, and yesterday upheld all his
claims.
He dived into the District Building
and bing! He sold Mai. Raymond W.
Pullman, superintendent Of police, a
Herald without even trying.
In Just an hour Keystone Sam" had
sold 200 Heralds in the District Building;
quite tidy bit for an outsider breaking
in.
He got up to his stand at Pennsylvania
avenue and Seventeenth street just when
the crowds were thickest, with the very
hazardous idea of selling the President
Herald, despite the fact that the Presi-
dent gets the Herald on his doorstep every
morning.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-16
SPOTLIGHT FOCUSED
ON FLAG-DRAPED GIRL

The most welcome sight to an Ameri-
can citizen anywhere on the face of the
earth is the Stars and Stripes
AS George G. Seibold paid this tribute
to Old Glory last night at the annual
valentine party and dance OF the Co.
lumbia Chapter, No. /, of the Royal Arch
Masons, the dance hall at the New Will
lard was plunged into darkness and q
spotlight flashed upon Miss Ritchie Nc
Lean. who was draped in American flags
the entire assemblage singing Amer
ica."
This patriotic feature was followed by
a contralto solo by Miss Ritchie Mclean:
piano solo, Miss Winifred McGregor Mi
chselson; tenor solo, Prof. John G,
Klein; monologue, Miss Mary Alice May
dwell; harp selections, Miss Kathryn
RIGGS; selections from Shakespeare. Rev
Earle Wiley; duet, Charles w. Moore
and Charles z. Myers, and an address
by William s. Macdonald.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-16
ALOYSIUS CAMPAIGN
EXTENDED TWO DAYS
Money-Raisins Project Will Not Be
Brought to End Until Tuesday.

In view of the fact a little additional
work VIII make the 100000 campaign OF
SI Aioysius Church successful, 1t was
unanimously decided by the 800 CAM
paigners last night to work two days
longer than the eight days. The money
70 be used for the construction or a
new parochial and high school for girls.
mad been planned to end the cam
paish sunday night. when the nnal re-
ports We're to be received. However. Rev.
sather Paul r. Conniff, 8. j., rector OF
st Aioysius. and treasurer of the cam
paign, said that 1t now looked that about
seo.oVV would be raised by that time. The
expenditure of little additional effort
ne thought. would bring in the full
amount. He wanted 1t, he said, but he
would leave 1t to the workers to decide.
They voted unanimously for the two
days extension.
cardinal Gibbons. who will confirm
class at the church Sunday. Is scheduled
10 ADDRESS the campaigners tomorrow
night. Mgr. John Bonzano. the apostolic
delegate. is scheduled to present the cups
Iuesday evening" the new date set for
the closing of the campaign
Inc teams last night reported a total
OF sS,sSs76, of which the women's divi-
sion brought in A,4n76, the mems d.
vision a.76S, and the executive commit
pee 1851. making the grand total SIS. s34.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-16
REFUSAL TO MODIFY U-BOAT
ORDER CALLED TEUTON REPLY

London. Feb. 15.-Germany's formal
declaration that her submarine warfare
would not be modified, was accepted here
today as a direct reply to the protests
Cf all neutrals, particularly the United
States.
The 'a:est protest against the ruthless
U-boat war has come from the Scandina-
Wan countries of Denmark. Norway and
Sweden. in the form of an ieentic note.
1t is understood that representations
were made to Holland. but that, owing
to her delicate geographical location, she
refused to join.
In some quarters. the action of the
three Scandinavian countries is taken as
the prelude to the Scandinavian league
for mutual protection. The Brazilian
charge d'affaires in Vienna has presented
a note to the Austrian Office. similar to
that handed to Germany protesting
against the submarine blockade which is
called Illegal Brazil reserves the full
right to act in any way IL her rights are
infringed at sea.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-16
SYRUP OF FIGS
FOR CROSS, SICK
FEVERISH Child
If Little Stomach Is Sour, Liver
Torpid or Bowels
Clossed.

Mothers can rest easy after giving
California Syrup of Figs" because in
a few hours all the clogged-up waste,
sour bile and fermenting food gently
moves out of the bowels, and you have
a well. playful child again. Children
simply will not take the time from
play to empty their bowels, and they
become tightly packed. liver gets slug
gish and stomach disordered.
When cross, feverish, restless. see
IL tongue is coated. then give this de-
licious fruit laxative" Children love
it, and it can not cause injury. No
difference what ails your little one
il full of cold. or a sore throat,
diarrhoea, stomach-ache. bad breath,
remember. a gentle INSIDE cleansing"
should always be the hrst treatment
given. Full directions for babies.
children of all ages and grown-ups
are printed on each bottle.
Beware of counterfeit fig syrups.
Ask your druggist for a 50-cent bot
tie of California Syrup of Figs" then
look carefully and see that II is made
by the california Fig Syrup Com
pany." We make no smaller size.
Hand back with contempt any other
ng syrup.--Adv.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-16
LAWS U-B0AT ASSAILANT
BORE NO NATIONAL MARKS

Rome, Feb. l5.-According to declara-
tons made by seamen from the United
states sailing ship Lyman NJ. Law, the
submarine which sent her to the bottom
bore no mark of nationality as she ap-
preached and gave the crew scarcely time
to escape before she was sent down.
Italian papers. in commenting upon the
incident, express curiosity il it will con-
stitute the overt act mentioned by
President Wilson.
The impression is general that the Incl
dent will not lead to any dire eventuality.
because the vessel was apparently warned
and none of her seamen was killed.
Capt. McDonough master of the ship.
has been summoned here from Cagliari
by Roger C. Tredwell, the American Con-
sui, to make an affidavit giving details
of the destruction of the vessel.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-16
FREE u. 5. SAILORS
OR PREPARE FOR WAR
Wilson, in Note to Germany, Warns
of Real Clash.
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

tually being detained by Germany. II
is probable that as soon as Minister
Whitlock can leave Brussels he will 90
TO the temporary Belgian capital at
Havre.
The State Department Is having diff
hculty In communicating with its rep
resentatves in Austria, Bulgaria and
turkey. Nothing has been heard from
the consular officials who were left IN
Germany when Ambassador Gerard left
for Berne, Ambassador Elkus, at Com
stantinople, has reported that he Is
hampered in his efforts to communicate
with consular officials and American ref
ugees IN interior Turkey. This situation
has delayed and thwsrted the efforts of
the State Department to assure the
safety of all Americans in the Teutonic
countries and to assure them of an op-
portunity to leave IL that becomes nee
cessary.
The State Department had no con-
firmation yesterday of unofficial reports
that Warrant Officer Hardy. of the
American gunboat Scorpion. had been
held at Dresden. Vienna, and other
Teutonic cities as prisoner. The Navy
Department said that the Scorpion was
last reported at Constantinople where
she is on station.
The State Department yesterday re-
at London, that one American sailor,
was in the crew of twenty-five of the
British sailing vessel Ainsvale, sunk b.
a submarine while en- route from Buenos
Aires to a British port. The Ainsvale
was stopped, and the crew was ordered
into the boats before she was sunk. They
were landed safely.
To Arm ships.
1t was believed certain last night that
the first authority to be requested of
Congress by the President in his next
step will be legislation directing the
arming of American merchant ships.
while a majority OF the Presidents ad-
visers believe that the President has am
pie authority to direct this step without
specific Congressional authorization. 1t is
recognized that affirmative action by Con-
gress would strengthen the Presidents
position abroad, and would prove more
forceful than simple executive action.
How much further the President will
go when he lays the international situa-
ton before Congress will depend entirely
upon developments in the Yarrowdale in
cident, and the treatment of other Ameri-
can citizens in the Teutonic countries.
The Austrian situation remained un-
changed yesterday, the State Department
still awaiting Ambassador Penfield's re-
port on the exact position taken by
Austria as to the German submarine
declaration. Meanwhile every effort is
being made to get American citizens out
of Austria in case a break occurs.
1t was stated yesterday that the sink
ing of the schooner Lyman B. Law by
an Austrian submarine in the Mediter-
ranean had added but little to the gravity
of the situation. The Law. according to
reports to the department, was stopped
and warned, and her crew given time to
take to the boats. Vienna will be asked
for an explanation Of the incident.