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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-28
Boost for Oklahoma

oklahoma athletes look good when
their records are compared to those
made yesterday 10y winners in the
great Pennsylvania relay games az
Philadelphia. Yesterday Berry in
winning the broad jump cleared 20
feet Z 81 inches. No such short leap
as that has won first place in an Ok
lahoma intercollegiate meet for years.
and the Oklahoma record is ~ feet >
inches held by Barlow of Central.
Smart of Northwestern won the 44O-
yard dash in 5j l-j seconds. In ok
lahoma they have been running IL un-
der that mark for some time, the rec
ord being 80 40 seconds, held by Gas
XIII Of Central The new pcntathlon
record Of l0s feet 3 inches for the dis
cuss, made by Dambly yesterday is
fourteen feet shy of the Oklahoma
record. and the oklahoma record for
the javclin Of l70 feet Cclipses the
winning mark OF 157 feet inches
made by Berry yesterday.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-28
CLdremOre Entries


FIRST RACE-Fvc-cights mile: Tattoo
Sam. ZIG; Snookum, ia: Flora f. 1I2;
Pasha 10!; Miss Moore li2; Gila, Il6;
CreekmOre. IA
SECOND RACE-Fve-eight mile: Laurs
James 49, Jane l13: Crisp.e III. Watch
Ionr. Step III Marie Coghill, 1i3; Casey
Jones, llS; Prince Of Casteel. 113.
THIRD RACE-Five-eighths mile: San
Bcnito. 1lG; James Jessie, 1l5; Myrtle
May, ll3; Map. ia; Grays Favorte l15;
Mineral Jim, ll5; Wyoure, 1l3
FOURTH RACE-One mile. "a yards:
Barnard, 1903; Nina H. l04; Emma Stuart.
i07; Laird o. Kirkcady LOG: Helen James,
80; Mike Cohen, rs; Rake 105; Milton
Campbell. 10.
FIFTH RACE-One half mile: Iron Man,
1l3 Uncle 81, ll3; Amber, 90; Carondolet,
ll3; Idol Star Star. III; Daddy Mack, III;
Warbird. ll0; Catsbrg, ll3; Cottontail,
1l3.
SIXTH RACE-Three.fou milc-Re.
cuse III: Uteus, 116: DIR. Mack. ia: Os-
aple liz; Golden Batam. 95; Sempsela, 9j.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-28
Saturday, April %. 1917.

Copyright, 1917, by the Mcclure Newspaper
syndicate
Astrologers read this as an uncer-
tain day. In the morning Saturn and
Mars rule strongly for evil. Later
Mercury is in a strongly benefic as
pect
There appears TO be sinister warn
ing concerning the financial affairs
of the nation The seers declare that
immense drains on the public treasury
will suddenly become of serious I'M
port, owing to some checkmating
move on the chessboard of world af-
fairs.
Saturn is in n place held to presage
perils in dark places. surprises by
night and accidents where victims are
shut In
Increase OF depression and melan-
choly. with consequent growth of in
sanity is foreshadowed by the malgn
planet and as an antdote for mental
distresses extreme activity In con-
genial lines of work is recommended.
The afternoon of this day should be
n most auspicious time for all who
depend on publicity of any sort. Ad-
vertislng is we'll directed.
There is sway held to threaten
thru the printing press or thru the
use of ink and the discovery of some
system OF spying OF propaganda lhiili- :
ical to the United States is foretold
for next month.
Again warning is given that foreign
loans may present serious problems
at an early date.
Changes in the alliances of the CEN
trail powers are prognostlcated.
Tho Moon is in n sign today which
is not favorable for any important
decisions.
According to ancient lore this
should be a good planetary rule under
which to hire woman employees.
1t is prognosticated that children
born this year in Canada will be more
brilliant. more beautiful and more
successful in life than those of any
other country.
Persons whose birthdate it Is have
rather II sinister omen. They may
lose money and engage in unsuccess-
full lawsuits.
Children born on this day are like
ly to be exceedingly rash and head
strong. These subjects of Taurus are
usually highly gifted. Venus is their
principal ruling planet
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-28
BERRY PENTATHLON
WINNER THIRD TINE

PHILADELPHIA. April 27.-How-
ard Berry the all-rouud athlete of the
University OF Pennsylvania. today
won the college Pontathion cham
piouship for the third successive
year lie captured four of the five
events embraced in the Pentathlon.
They We're the broad jump, javelin
throw, two hundred and fifteen hun
drcd meter races. He was third in
the discus throw.
Il Jones of Pennsylvania State fin
ishcd second and A. Dambly of Penn.
syNania state, third. Hoot of Swarth-
more college was fourth.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-28
Wbat WorIl Pc, GO Means.

WASHING April 2f.-DtscuS-
sion at today's session of the Aneri-
can Society of International Law de-
ve'opcd 4 general opinion that a
world peace to lie durable must take
n 'dst and proper control of the eco
nomic Intercourse Of nations. Everett
p Wheeler of New York declared
that the captain of the German sub
marine. which sunk the Lusitanil.
should he brought to trial before an
American court as q warning to the
Niolators of the law Of nations.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-28
Rainy Days Hurt

These are the days that try baseball
leagues. Rain stops play yet the pay
rolls 20 on. The weatherman has
PLAYED havoc with the majors al;
spring, but he handed them an unus-
ually hard wallop Thursday and Fri
day by stopping ten games in two
days. The Western league has had
hardly day when it could play every
game scheduled for that date. All
were rained out Thursday and all but
one yesterday. The Western associa-
ton has been more fortunate than
most of the others having lost only
four games to date. but the old ilnx
that has been camping on Scotts trail
all season has checked up two OF
these four to the debit of Tulsa.
Jim Thorpe has been SEQ h tier
since he Joined Chrlsty Mathewson's 's
Rcdlegs.
National league clubs may be able
to whittle the Giants down to regula-
tion size If they keep on the good side
OF Old Woman Hard Luck. First
Simmerman was eliminated by being
spiked, and now Herzog has slipped
ana beeA hurt - that he is liable to
be on the shelf for an indefinite pc
'iod.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-28
EDDIE COULON TAPERS
OFF IN HIS TRAINING


Special to The World
CIAREMORE, Okla, April 27-
Eddie Coulon. New orleans bantam.
who meets Nate Jackson in 15-
round battle at Tulsa next Thursday
night, announced today that he had
finished the most strenuous part of
his conditioning and proposes to do
only enough work to keep fit from
here on out.
His chief aim now is to build up
his wind for the 15-round route and
he IS training by running around the
race track several times every morn
ing. lie looks fit.
Tomorrow night he departs for
Tulsa.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-28
Phillics Win Contest.

FHTTADELPHIA, April 27.-Pres-
ident Tener of the National league to-
day ordered replayed the game OF
April II between Philadelphia and
Boston which was protested by Man
ager Moran when Boston was de-
clared the winner. Umpire Brans-
field declared a Philadelphia runner
out for walking away from second
base under the impression that he
was out. President Tener says the de-
cision was erroneous.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-28
DANFORTH'S BALK
BEATS WHITE S0X
Comes With Bases Filled and
Score Tied in Ninth; Tigers
Nose Out Browns.

CHICAGO. April "a balk called on
Danforth in the ninth inning gave Cleve-
land thr final game OF the series with chi
cagD today > to l. DaufOrth replaced Scott
with the bases filled and none out and the
next two men who were pinch hittors were
easy outs VIA the call two and three on
Graney, DaniOrth stopped long enough in
his windup for Umpire Nalln TO call a balk
and Guisto scored tho run which won the
game.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-28
LAVENDER DRAGS
DOWN NEW YORK
Yields Only Five Scattered
Hits; Cincinnati Wins
Over Pirates.

PHILADELPHIA April 97-Phiadelphia
mixed hits with bases on balls given by Tes.
reau aud an error and easily won today's
game from New York, to /. Lavender was
SO effective that only two OF the visitors
reached third base. One Of them was Holke.
who prevented his team from being shut out
by making homerun. Zimmerman. who
was spiked on the right ankle in last We'd
nesday's game, was unable to play today
The srorc.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-28
CIymcr and Cocrcham Suspended.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. April 27-Pres-
dent Thomas J. Hickey of the Amer
lean association announced today that
Manager William Clymer of the Louis
vile club and Pitcher Cocreham OF
the Kansas City team had been sus-
pended indefinitely as a result of an
alteration on the field here yester-
day
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-28

PITTSBU kGII, April 27.-Cincinnati Do.
icated Pittsburgh today TO 3. Cold weather
affected the pitchers and Toney and Miller
each made a poor start
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-28
Dauss pitches Tigers to Victory.

DETROIT, April 27.-Dauss held st Louis
TO three hits today and pitched Detroit into
II to l victory.
Iho scprp.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-28

PhiIadcIphia 3, Now York l.
Cincinnati 3, Pittsburgh 3.
Other games postponed. rain.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-28

N.VTt Uy IHHINs5.
Detroit ................ 600 200 O0'-2
summary: Runs. jacobson Young Cobb 1;
errors, Siser, Severed. Weilman, Bush,
Dye: two-base hit. Sisler; stolen bases Cobb
? double play Weilman to Lavan to Siser :;
bases on balls, Off Dauss I, off Weilman | :;
struck out. by DauSs g. by Weilman g. by
koob l. Umpires, HildebraEd and o Lough-
lin Time 30
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-28

N'NLISTEK NUUI p TUc Mucr7 brli
the fir,t place rnrisaus by score OF 7
10 today ttru the good pitching Of johnson
and timely hitting johnson did the heay
lest slursius himself getting "a homcrun and
twu.ldgGrr
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-28

Cleveland ...4....... 900 600 1912
Chicago ................ 600 900 OI0-l
summary: Runs. Guisto, Roth. Murphy /;
error O'Neill two-base hit Chapman; three.
base hit. Routh stolen bases Chapman ;
double plays, Schalk to Risberg to Weaver
to Ris,berg. Wambsganss to Chapman to
Guisto bases on balls, off Klepfer /. off
Williams 5, off Scott 2, off Danforth l :;
struck out. by Williams 8, by Klepfer ., by
Darforth |, by Covelcske 2. Umpires,
Nallin and Evans. Time, 2:O2.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-28

Mobile at Atlanta.
New Orleans at birmingham.
Little Rock at Chattanooga.
Memphis at Nashville.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-28
Southern League.

Atlanta G. MOmile ,
Chattanooga 8, Little Rock 7.
Nashville 4. Memphis /
Birmingham Z. New Orleans Q.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-28
First Doubeheader Today Track Good for Careore Race Start


T. sherman Q wild pitch Robinson hin Boy
pitcher by Kraft Patterson Bouiau. by
Robinson, blue Time. 80. Umpire. CuhiIi.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-28
Many Popular Horses to Go.

In Saturdays sprints the public will
have a chance to see that fast
sprinter Utelus. Warbrido, Iron Man,
Lady Mack, Carondolct and Gray's
lar entries of the day.
G. ID. stevens, starter, who also has
been entrusted with experimenting
the track, said tonight that the course
was In excellent shape. His new auto
matte gate has been received and
tested out.
Excellent train service from Tulsa
is assured, the train leaving Tulsa
shortly after noon and returning at
$50
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-28

Chicago at St. Louis.
Cincinnati at Pittsburgh.
New York at Philadelphia.
Boston at Brooklyn.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-28
Southern League
Western League.
RESULTS YESTERDAY.

Western Association.
Tulsa Denison. rain.
McAlester I, Paris o
Oklahoma City 4, Sherman Q.
Fort Smith @, Muskogee 2.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-28
GAMES TODAY.


Western Association.
Dcnison at Tulsa.
sherman at Oklahoma City.
Paris At McAlester.
Fort Smith at Muskogoe.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-28

Des Moines at Joplin.
Sioux City at Denver.
Omaha at st. joseph.
Lincoln at Wichita.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-28

Detroit ., st. Louis I.
Cleveland 2. Chicago l.
Other games postponed. rain.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-28
CLAREM0RE RACES
WILL OPEN TODAY
Six Well-Filled Events on Pro-
gram; Eight Entered in
Derby Features.
CLASS TO EVERY NUMBER
Two Hundred Classy Thoro-
breds Stabbed at Track;
Good Train Service.
CLASS TO EVERY NUMBER
Special to Tho World.

Special to Tho World
CLAREMORE, Okla, April Ell
Six well-filled races have been ar
ranged for tomorrow, the opening day
Of the seven-day race meeting which
has attracted two hundred classy
thorobreds and scores Of race lovers
to the Claremore track. Prospects to-
night are for fair skies and a good
track
With the decision of A. n. Daydcn
to withdraw Recluse and Gibraltar.
an entry which probably would have
ruled favorite for the feature event
of the day, the Claremorc derby at
one mile and seventy yards, MiltSi
Campbell and Emma Stuart are ex-
pectcd to carry the big part of the
money when the field gets away from
the barrier Other derby entries are:
barnard, Nina *, Laird o. Kirkcaldy,
Helen James, Mike Cohen, Rake
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-28

Every ono OF the thirty-Odd races
which will be run during this meet
VIII be classy, Among the two hun
dred thOrobreds now stabbed at the
track are to be found winners from
the best tracks in the United States.
without question this Is the greatest
bunch of race horses ever appearing
at an Oklahoma track.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-28

st. Joseph Omaha. rain.
Denver Sioux City. cold.
Joplin-Des Moincs, rain.
Wichita 3, Lincoln &.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-28
The Daily Horoscope
compel

Copyright, 1917. by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.)
The stars incline, but do not
compel"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-28

San Antonio 0, Dallas 5.
Galveston o, Shreveport 4.
beaumont 0, Waco 6.
Houston 2. Fort Worth |.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-28

Dallas at San Antonio.
Fort Worth at Houston.
Shreveport at Galveston.
Waco at Beaumont.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-28

tBatted for Lavan in seventh.
tBatted for Weilman In eighth.
Ssora nv inuiups
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-28

Detroit at Chicago
st. Louis at Cleveland.
Washington at Boston.
Philadelphia at New York.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-28

RunninE broad jump, under s0nOund
claS, William Temple. Kendall first: Wal.
ter ponloN, Usage, second Roy johnson.
oSagc. third. Distance i3 feet y inches.
class-Wodc Thompson Longfeuow. first:
Kenny Ellsworth Usage second. Vernon
Mnton, Kendall third Distance, Ia feet
| inch
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-17
''|,lD DRESS j! k;'!$S$:,.

that arc trtlc tad i O. well 81, those
that arc entirely new
To look at some OF In" clolhc, which
Haunt these sa,hc, one would mot nm
aglnc that the thing was done ~ me-
name OF economy, Nh result ,rrms
like RprlCluu, extravaganza, ribbon
IS costly. ,o IS mctdlh ,lo,h yet both
IT these fabrics are used with 4 rygh-
los, hand
Changes the Plan Back.
The drc,,m1kcrS have looked tu th'
Orient instead of to the late Victorian
days for The kind OF wrapping that
They throw around the waist and hp,.
but now and then 1t 8 quite refresh
ing 10 see a wide pbhan sash arranged
with bow at the lMcl. that IS spread
ont q, arroganDly as the feather, ol
q iou'ail pigeon
Oi course. TIN, daring effect has ia
apology IN the resurrection OF tire
hustle which !, a resurrection more IN
name than form II is bit OF drapcy
softly falling together. bul It IS U.s..
tlnct change from the flat treatment
OF the spine which was INSPIRED by our
wholesale adoption OF an that /, Orlrn-
tai
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instead of ON the back. just a,,'Ua
have ,Ul evening gown, low on ..'
back and high in the front Why a'.
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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-17
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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-17
! SCHOOL. PLAY
IN BIC SUCCESS
The Hoodoo'' Is Presented
Before Enthusiastic Crowd,

The Hoodoo." a comedy in three
I acts. was presented in the high school
J auditorium last evening by the members
q the Nautilus Literary society, aided
~ . few boys of the studnet body, be-
FOR . large aud enthusiastic audience
Hollis DanverS Hemachus Spiggot
son Of Prof Solomon Spiggot, an au'
thority on Egypt, presented in an un-
usually comical manner the actions oi
I backward boy OF u l,uella Warner
IS Dode DcGraft. the dazzling daisy :,
Mary Robertson as Aunt Paradise, ii.
negro cook, and Elizabeth Halhert as
Angelina, All angel child Of 8 years
we're all good
Credit Is due Mrs Mildred Hawkins
the coach, and the members OF the cas-;
as the play was prepared in only three
weeks.
Music was furnished by the hich
school orchestra. which wa, under the
direction of Miss Roberta Worcy, INV.
sic supervisor OF the city schools
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-17
Not Coin, Food or
Cars Win War, but
Ships 'SaysDaniels

NEW YORK. no, l. Sccrcta
o. p, the Navy Daniels. PRINCIPAL
speaker tonight al, the dinner oi the
Society of Naval Architect, and
Marine Engineers, predicted that
.h,p, would win the war.
"Whcn Secretary McAdoo tell,
YOU that money will win the war.
the secretary said, you oycr,ub,-
crrhc the Liberty loan When MT
Hoover asks you to conserve YOU
have meatess and wheatc,s dlvS.
And Mr.. Willard of the transporla-
ZION board tells you that the rail
roads will win the war am glad
that all Of these men magnify their
work, for it is Just this spirit that
!, necessary TO overcome our great
problems.
"But will tell You ship, Will win
hi, war"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-17
WAS glad when me and Rowdy
woke nm this morning becauSe il

4 WAS glad when me and Rowdy
woke up this morning because it
is Friday. am always glad for
every day but almost mostly Tor Friday
but | am mostly glad for Saturday.
When was little girl before | was 60
ing on eight quite a while every dav
was like Saturday for | was not going
to school, and lernt to swim Ny
father said that when he was little
boy his father worked in a slotterhouSc,
whatever that is, and he got him a
couple OF bladderS out Of cows and ne
blowed them up and tied them onto him
and they would not let him sink IN the
river and he lernt to swim with them,
and when he told me that used 20
set in the pasture out near the river
and look at the cows that was out
there and wonder how TO get a couple
OF biadders out Of her, but the man
that owned the COW found me there
. and did not like the way ] was look
ing at his COW. so he run me and Rowdy
oil, So then | kept going TO the river
and going in the water every day, and
the first thing ! knew could swiw,
and so | let the COW keep her old
ebladders. and now expect am the
best swimmer in town. can even
float now on my back and that is even
more FUN than swimming Which
teaches that the Irish can do ANYTHING
and that ] am heap smarter than my
father was, and he is the ,mar,c,t man
IN the world
| was thinking about how smart |
am when | got to school and none oi
the kids was there yet so ! Clumb up
the popple tree in front and got way
mp to where IT is thin and SWishy, and
i lung on and made II swish and
made up a song about the Irish and
about stars and about being happ,
and ] sung il as loud as | could. and
the principal came along and lookcS
up and waived her hand at me an,
n went along into the school and did mo-
open her face That is the fist tint
she has seen me in the popple with
out calling me down guess sin,
better than | used 10. hut even the wa,
] used TO sing was better than any othe
H kid in school ever sang My iathe
says that il ! had been born befor
\ tunes was in fashion ! would have bee,
Nka world beater at singing, and m
Il father knows what he is talking abou
for he is an old man and has hear
4 lots OF singers sing their heads OF
and he says he would rather hear m
sing than TO hear any Of them II
IA vas not Irish | would he mighty prou
Of ttet, but ! have no right 10 be prou
n for Il was God that gaw me my yoic,
y expect he is awful proud OF my yoic
\ and don't blame him would I
Proud II | was in his place
When school let out went dow
4 II the ravcen back Of the school an
tsdded up h until ] came TO Dea
Hans Rock. and me and Rowdy clum
~ that, for thought maybe the lit
~ that ussd to be there and whie
nuUhl ~ srkkdolager which Is som,
hl6g iike : frcut, might be there an
oybe II ke Asked me I would sing fo
\ - bst - was not there, 80 sun
1oow, ahd the way Rowdy waggc
0nll ] know Ne liked Il. so that wa
0epoh for me. 30 then l iumpe