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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-11
Levinsky Hopes to
Be First With Darcy


NEW YORK. Jar. II Battling Levin
sky. tho lIsht heavyweight champion. Is
working out In great shape At his home
In Strntford, Conn, for hit battle with
hob Moha. that Ia TO take place on Janu-
ary II at Youngstown. ohio
The bout means lot 10 the Batiier. as
no will DO without doubt the first oppon .
.nt OF Les Dafcy Tor 'he real money Of
fers that have been tho largest for n
battle between Battling Ievlnsky. tho
llEht heavyweight champion. and Les
Darcy
Philadelphia offers 81 900 purse for
siS rounds. jim Buckley. the owner and
manager of the Clermont rink IN Brook
lyn. offers Darcy $4,000 and Matt hin
kei will also give n $4,000 purse for n
bout he' tween levinsky and Darcy. and
that IL the reason why Icvinsky will he
In the shape NJ his life on the nisht he
steps into tho ring with bob Moha AT
Youngstown. Ohio
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-11

Tom Andrews, the Milwaukee promo
ter. has offered Darcy n fiat guarantee
of fl2 Jou and percentage Of the res
cciptH for bout IN Milwaukee lie
would put the Australian champion
against George chip, Jack Dillon or Bily
Miske. Other promoters have made Of
ters fillv a. tempting Action on the
ultimatum is expected nv Monday
Picks Regiment.
The puailist who lett his native land
flat on IT. hAck In the midst of war.
today picked the battalion he probably
will Join when he gets ready TO do or
die for his king aud country Respond
Ing 10 nn invita,Wi from CAPT Bobby
Kerr. commander ~ the 205th Sports
mems battalion At Hamilton, Ont. ho
snid he would he greatly pleased 10
enter the Organization. Tim O'Sullivan
backed this bN saying he. too. probably
would Join that battalion.
Kerr won the 2O1-meter race at the
Olympic games when they wore last
held In England aud for many years has
been rnnrdn's champion sprinter when
war broke out he began to organize u
battalion composed 'nirclN of men prom
inent In sports uf some sort. Darcy. he
believed. would make n fine addition
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-11
Leibold May Land
In Regular Position

CHICAGO. Jan. ii.--Nemo Lclbold who
came to the Chicago white soS two
years ago from Cleveland. is being ,outed
as the sor regular rlghttelder for next
season. N
Claim II made that Shane Collins Is
slipping and that Eddie Murphy Is "A
wretchcd fielder,
Manager Rowland Ia authority for tho
statement that lcihold has never been
given the chance his past performances
would warrant, but that considerable at
tcntion would bc paid TO the little fellow
next spring.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-11
Another Australian
Pugilist Is Coming

, NEW YORK Jan. II Mick King. the
man from whom Darcy won tho middseS
weight championship OF Australia BY y
knockout IN the tenth round. has fpl.
lowed the example Of his conQusfor aNo
~ now on the way TO Amerlcs, King elsi
20 left his native land without the fofm.;
slity OF waving ~ farewell TO his ldhHirs
ers on tho sfeamship p1ef lie dt4 ~
Wear hls ARlary uniform and he do Nse
heys his I&96ports -
King is Understood to have got ahOaS4
u trrmp steamer Ms a helper and h0pgo
TO land on the soil OF America Wtthfe
six months. although tho boat onA yhlo1
ne took passage In scheduled to stop -
ports all over the world before rsachin9
ths continent
The only particular In which Kin4o
departure differed from that M Darcy
was that King. before boarding the
steamer, wrote note 10 Snowy BAeor
informing tina, gentleman that he was -
his way TO AmSfics.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-11
BrittOn Defeats
French ScrappeI

CIilrAGO, Jan II sporting wyIteeo
geucThlly agreed today that Jack bytts-
tor ~ Chicago outboaed and outf0uG3sS
champion ~ Fu'nye, IN ten round heuk.
IN New Yorl last night. Britton esrnlr4
hun0rs IN each round except one. IN
third witch was even :.
Boxing followers also were irserestel
IN the announcement from CLEVELAND ~
Johnny kilbnne fenthcrwelght chaNpS1A y
had sirn"d articles for round bNVt
with Rltchie Mitchell of Milwaukae. ~
he held IN CleSeinnd. January 10
'1ube" Brcsler and Thomas Shsehan,
the Philadelphia Americans yesterday.
both going TO Atlanta OF the S0utheeo
association Bres-ler went to PhiAdelS
phia from the Tri- State league In lelo
aud sheehan from the Three-I league ~
1914
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-11
Clabby Manager of
Champion Mermaid

Jimmy Clabby may become the n,aNar
sgcr Of Miss Fannie Durnck, the An.
u1lion fwiumcr. who holds all tho
worlds records for women from 30 yards
up 10 mile for an American tour.
several sydney bookmakers have
promised TO finance Clabby In. the ven.
ture. nnd Jimmy has commissioned DtrsN
- ASCERTAIN whether any money could
b" made. Some time ago there WAS .
plan undcrfoot to bring Miss Durack ~
America for tour. but II was eventually
abandoned. II clabby does come to thu
country with the noted swimmer II WI
not be before February or March.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-11

series. II they nre carried out hv tho
commission II the first division clubs
In each league we're 90 share In the re
ceipiS every club would make an effort
To finish within the chosen four post
tious Toward the end Of tho season,
when n club is sixth or seventh In tho
league standing. Interest Is dead, aud II
makes little or no effort TO better It's
place. as there Is nothing at stake
with money prize IN view for FIN
lshlnr fourth or better, the league race
would be hard fought right up to the
last day II would do away with the
tiresome loafing which now character
lies late season contests As one of the
club owners remarked at the last Ma
tional league meeting here thcro has AL
ready been too much talk and wrang
ling about the politics OF the game.
What the baseball fans want In better
baseball and less airing Of the petty
souabbles between club owners and play
ers
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-11
Battle Royal New
Thing in Racing

HARTFORD, Conn, Jan IA new
race to he known a. The Battle Royal
for 207 trctters, for y purse ~ $40 20
viii be introduced at the grand circuit
meeting IN this city next September
There will be two heats onlN One around
M. mile track and the other on the new
haf-mile track. There viii he nine
events at the meet for total purse of
i2i 800 The historic Charter Oak race.
for S. 00O. viii hs for 2.l2 trotters thi.
year. instead of the 2:oS class. as last
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-11
Booking. i

Despitc q weight handicap Of fiyc
pounds, Jack hfitton, wclterwclght
champion Of tho world. last night easily
champion In q ten. round. no. decision
bout In New York
Young wallace and Harvey Thorpe arc
expected 10 meet soon In Kansas Clty.
sammy samson IL trying to get Wal.
lace to 20 against Tom Storle. lie be-
lieves storie can beat him.
Billlc Miskc and Charley weincrt tan.
Gle In New York tomorrow night.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-11
The srOrsr
- ne a nFts

Gene Packard. the left .hander. 10 ono
player who viii not he included In Mitch
els housecleaning. Packard pitched good
ter this year
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-11

Dd Tony Mullane have more sp"cd
than Amos Rusie and Walter Johnson
Was the Apollo Of the CincinnRu club
the fastest pitcher Of all time? So thinks
good old fan. one who watched the
Rods Of 1893 and watched them come
and go ever since Says the fan. We
looked NJ them all and | shall always
think that Tony Mullane had more speed
than Eus.e over showed" InqueHtion.
ably. Mullane had great speed In MS
earlier Year,, and ranged well up with
the fastest men OF Hurllng I'm II vii
be hard. however, To con,ince most fans
Of Rusio's day that Tony. or any other
pitcher. had the cannonball force that
Rusie used to WELD. Name ten fastest
pitchers" and Mullsne would be among
the ten; name the two fastest. and kuhie
and johnson would get the call name
one alone, ,Aand the debate as to the rela
tive supremacy of Rusie and johnson
would begin all over.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-11
Bowling
Stndlnu OF the Tsams.

The tsil-.nd Wilson team made a bravo
start At dragging the Carharts out Of first
place, but after winning the first game,
s31 TO 7ts, II blew up, and the automobile
men look the next two. William Layton
was high Individual with bb2
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-11
Major Managers

AMERICAN Iodpuc'
Roston--Jack Barry,
ChichgoDChrence Rowland.
Detroit Hugh Jennings.
st. Lo,lis--Frelder Jones.
New York---B'll Donovan.
'leveland--L<e Fohl
Washlngton-Clark Griffith
Philadelphia Connie Mack
National League.
brooklyn Wilbert Rohlnssn
Philadelphia Pat Moran
Hoston--'ieorGe sisllinss
New York John McGrsw.
Chicago Fred Mitchell
~ Louis Miller Hugglns.
Piufburgh-limmie Callahan.
CinclnnatI--Chrisiy Mathewson.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-11
Rifle Association Elects OFFICERS.

WIFe AssoeIatIon tIecu OWIctNs
WASHiNGTDN, Jan. II Tho National
Rifle association At its annual Wee'!ng
iast night declared elected ". T. Libby.
OF Princeton. y. J.. president. and Fred
n phalips jr Chattanooga. Tenn see
retaTN
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-11

Ehmke to help him considerable IN his
fight for the American league pennaut
next season. Ehmke Joined the Tigers
last season and pitched several GOOD
games.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-11
~,vBasebaIl

Bin Morrisette. the new pitcher ac-
quired by the Giants recently from the
Baltimor club Of the tiOnal
league. Is the owner Of a sweet tenor
voice. MorriSctte can also play the pit
ano The yuungster had tryout with
Connie Macks Athletics last year but MS
wildness soon sent him back TO the min
ors Morrisette Ia splthaller. and this
explains his Inability 20 locate the plate
Reports from Chicago have It that Fred
Mitchell ls ready TO chop oft the meade
of ten members Of the cubs II is said
that all Of the old Federal leagl" play
ere. with the exception ~ one or two,
will be turned adrft or traded 20 some
other club.
\ dispatch from Los Angeles declares
that Tlly Shafer ls through with nnse-
bah fpf good. and that there W no chance
for him changing his mind. Therefore
McGraW viii have TO worry along ihri
season without the service Of the tenn
pcnmtntal infieldcr.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-02-17

1t cuts off about four hours. But it's
not what you'd call safe, even in day
light"
But to a hunter, wouldn't it be well
worth the risk for a record pair of
horns-even If they were only tin
horns?" queried Average Jones sug-
gestively.
Captain Funcke relaxed into grin.
He nodded.
"Whatll we do with him." he asked,
jerking his head toward the sleeper.
n Leave him water, food and a note.
Now, about this Tenaja Poquita we're
headed for. How much water do you
think there is in it,"
IF there's hundred gallons it's do
ing we'll, this dry season."
Average Jones got painfully to his
feet. Looking carefully over the scat
tered camp outfit, he selected from it a
collapsible pail and hung upon his
shoulder not only their canteens, but
also the empty one which they had
found in the camp. Their own third
tin, almost full, they left beside Hoff
with a note.
1--WE notion" said Jones, that I'll
need all these receptacles for water in
my own peculiar business"
"All right" said the other patiently
He took one of them and the pail from
Jones and skillfully disposed them on
his own back. Ready? Hike, then
Two hours of the toughest kind OF
climbing brought them to the Tenaja
Poquita before dawn. Scouting ahead
the captain reported no fresh trail ex
cept coyotes and mule deer, and not
more than seventy-five gallons of wa
ter in the basin. or this they both
drank deeply. Then after they had
filled all the canteens, average Jones
unfolded his scheme to the captain.
'If anyone caught us at it," com
mented that experienced hunter, wee
be shot without warning. However
the water would be e>aporated in {
few days anyhow, and I'll post notices
at the next water camps. I'm will
you"
Taking turn and turn about with thu
pail, they bailed out the rock-basin
scattering the water upon the greed.
sand. What little moisture remaine'
in the sticky mud at the bottom the.
blotted up with more sand. They thel
rolled in powders. Average Jone
looked down into the hollow with sal
isfaction and moved his full canteen
into grotto.
L
This company" he said, lis nov
open for business.
At eight o'clock there was clatte
of boots upon the rocks and two me-
J came staggering up the defile. Colone
Richford and his partner did not loo
} to be in good repair. The colonel
, face was drawn and sun-blotched. Hi
companion, the Fred" OF Silent Char
ley's bar, was bloated and shake
, with liquor. Both painted with tn
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-02-17

ears Jones heard an irregular. insist
ent scouting sound. He crouched in
silence while the captain crept up to q
ledge and cautiously peered over. then
went forward In response to the 9TH
er's urgent reckoning. They looked
down rock-basin of wild and curious
beauty. A figure, naked from the
waist up. huddled upon the hard
baked mud, digging madly at the
earth. A sharp exclamation broke
from Average Jones. The digger half
rose, turned, collapsed to his knees,
and pointed with bleeding fingers to
his open mouth, In which the tongue
showed black and swollen.
They went down to him. tt
An hour later, hickey" Hon was
sleeping the sleep of utter exhaustion
In camp. Average Jones felt amply
qualified to join him. But 1t was not
In the Advisors character to quit an
enterprise before II was wholly COM
pleted. So long as the two bandits
were on their way to cash the young
spendthrift's checks-Jones had heard
from the victim q brief account or the
extortion-success was not fully won.
We've got to get that money back"
he said to Captain Funcke with convic-
ton.
The hunter made no reply in words.
He merely leaned his shotgun against
his thigh, reached around beneath his
coat and produced forty-five caliber
revolver. This he held out toward
Jones.
Good thing to have" conceded the
other. "But-well, no; not in this
case. I've a notion that we can get
the swag back by straight sale and bar
ter. Provided, always, we can catch
them in time You say it's an eight
hour hike to the tenaja?"
Eight, the way they'd 60 There's
a shorter way across the Padre cliffs.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-02-17

am Spend a Million to Get the Dogs"
He handed to Doctor Hoff a thin
clipping, marked Daily Saw, March
29":
LOST-SPANISH LETTER AND MAP.
or no value except to owner. Return to
No. 16, this Office. and receive heartfelt
thanks.
WELL" said Doctor Hoff, after read
ing 1t over twice, that don't tell me
nothing"
mo? Yet it's pretty plain. The two
crooks slipped letter and map into a
pocket Of his coat while he was drunk.
Then they inserted their little ad. and
casually called the advertisement to
his attention. The rest would be
easy"
"Whatche goin' to do next?"
Pack for Yuma or Calexico. I'll
need five hundred dollars expense
money"
Say, you don't want much, do yer"
snarled the doctor, his avaricious soul
in revolt at the prospect of immediate
outlay.
quite So" agreed tho other bland
ly. 1T isn't too late to call 1t on. you
know"
mo, I do wanta do that" said the
other with contorted face.
And about the I've thousand dollars
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-02-17

ne looked az Doctor HON with nall
smile.
"You didn't notice anything peculiar
about this list?"
Don't know as did"
| mot the---er-nitric acid. for in.
stance?"
Nope. What OF 1T"
"Mr. Hon, your son has been caught
by one of the Oldest tricks In the whole
bunco list-the lost Spanish mine swim
die. That acid, together with the rest
OF the outfit. means a gold-hunt as
plain as IL it were spelled out. And
the Spanish professor was sent for. not
to give lessons, but to translate the
fake letter. Where does your son
| bank"
Fifth National"
Telephone there and find out how
much he drew"
Doctor Hoff sat down at the phone.
Five hundred dollars" he said pres
emily.
as that all?" asked the other. disap-
pointed.
/ "a
tilted aggregating ten thousand dol
| lars"
Then It isn't South America or the
West Indies. He'd want letter OF
| credit there. Must be some part of
the United States, or just across the
border"
| The evenings thinking formulated
itself into a telegram to Average
Jones' club, the Cosmic.
The reply was disappointing:
| Cyrus c. Allen absent from town. VIII
| forward your wire. COSMIC CLUB.
Well poised as Average Jones nor
mally was, he chafed over the ensuing
delay of four days. The only relief
was call from the Spanish instructor
who answered Jones' advertisement.
He was the same who had served
had been merely the translation OF a
letter in base Spanish, he said. There
was something about a lost gold mine,
and reference to a map. No; no geo.
graphical names were mentioned, but
in several places the capital letters b.
c. seemed to indicate locality.
Doctor Hoff who had been ramping
with impotence over the mans lack
of definite memory, now rushed to the
atlas and began to study the maps.
"You needn't trouble" said Average
Jones coolly. "B. c. is Baja Califor
mia, the Mexican peninsula of Califor
MIA"
Jones sent a supplementary wire te
this effect to Cyrus c. Allen of the Cos
mic club, and within few hours re
ceived reply from that eminent car
tographer, who had been located in {
remote part of Connecticut:
Probably Laguna Salada, not on map
Seventy miles long; four to eight fee
wide. Can be reached by water from
Yuma, or pack train from Calexico. Whit
says Captain Funcke. Calexico. hes
, guide. ALLEN.
. Average Jones tossed this over t,
the father.
LAS figure It," he said, your SON
two friends had this all mapped out be
e forehand for him."
What don't see is how they caugh
u Roddy on such an old game. He's easy
but didn't s'pose he was that easy.
ITO do him justice, he isn't-quite
: They put it up to him rather cleverly
S In the room over Silent Charley's bal
l. found a newspaper with this in it.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-02-17

Hr. A. v. r. f. Jones-Aycrage
Jones. his friends called him-wa
tired of spending his dead uncIe's mil
i'ors in New York and doing nothing
more and craved to take part in the
dynamic activities OF life. At the sug-
sestion of Waldemar, owner OF an i'm
pJrtant and decent newspaper, he
opened Offices in Aston court and went
On for following up queer advertise
meats and tracing down fraudulent adj
rcctisers. Business doomed.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-02-17

Once again DR.. Conrad Hon sat
in the private ONCE of Average Jones,
Advisor. The young man was thin
ner, browner and harder of fiber than
the Jones OF two weeks previous. Doc
tor Hoff looked him over with shrewd
eyes.
els that sol" The doctors voice
had taken on q sneering information.
"You come back here with your job
half done, with the guilty fellers
loose an runnin', an you expect me to
pay over the FIVE thousand dollars to
you. HUH"
mo, I-er-don't expect-er-any-
thing of the Sort" said Average Jones
slowly.
Doctor Hoff's little, restless eyes
puckered at the corners. He was puz-
zled. What did the young fellow
mean? Oh fe
Don't, chr" he said, cropping in his
mind for solution.
"No. You forgot to send me that
promised form Of agreement, didn't
you? Thought you'd fooled me. per
haps. took precautions"
"You got tit"
"In the bank
where die get IT."
From you. through your sons
check, duly certified replied Average
Jones. with an amiabIe smile. a. he
opened the door significantly.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-11-29
FARMERS URGED TO :.
HOLD SEED GRAIN;
Shortage Feared by Co:amis-
sioner Of Agriculture -Coun-
ties May Issue Bonds

With the cooperation of the pure
seed commission, the North Dakota
State Bankers association and Com.
missioner of Agriculture and Labor.
Hagan, counties which find themselves
in need of seed-grain will be encour-
aged to issue seed bonds or warrants
through their county commissions,
where this courcs is found necessary.
'"The seed commission stands ready
to assist in the selection of seed and
in finding where it can be bought"
said Commissioner John n. Hagan to.
day. "The commission finds after max
ing careful survey that shortage Of
barley, oats, flax and corn seed exists,
and it recommends that farmers hav-
ing any of these grains retain them
for seed purposes, and that farmers
having supplies in excess of their own
needs notify the commissioner of az
rigulture or the agricultural college.
1.-THE farmer probably will realize
a somewhat higher price for this seed
grain than he would get in the open
amrket, and the buyer will be saved
transportation charges two ways and
probably a commission or two. 1t is
certain there will not be sufficient
seed grain in the state in any event.
We will be compelled to go out of the
state for much of it, but every bushel
that can be bought inside the state
will mean saving in money and
greater certainty Of CROP"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-11-29
DON'T LOOK G|FT !
HORSE IN MOUTH" .
HAS COURTS 0. K.
Supreme Bench Rules Fargo Not
Liable for Injury Sustained
in Enjoying Gratuity

IT'S a wise and sound axiom which
forbids looking gift horse in the
mouth, says Justice James E. Robin
son, in writing an opinion for the SUI
preme court of North Dakota revers-
ing Judge A. T. Cole of the Cass coun-
ty district court, who awarded. Dan
Moulton damages against the city of
Fargo for injuries which Moulton sus-
tanned when the Fargo dumping
grounds burst into flames while he
was unloading some debris there. The
supreme court reverses the lower trib.
unal and dismisses the action on the
ground that the acceptance of the gra.
tuitous service offered by the city of
Fargo in, supplying public dumping
ground deprived the acceptor of any
legal claim against the city. +
The supreme court also handed.
down an opinion this morning affirm
ing the Williams county district
courts conviction of G. D. Wheeler, on
a charge OF. bootlegging Wheeler got
ninety days and appealed. 5as.{ Il
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-11-29
MACDONALD ASSISTS
IN Defeating SOUTH
DAKOTA MODEL SCHOOL

N C. Macdonald, state superintend-
ent Of public instruction, has return.
ed from Madison, s. D., where he was
the principal speaker at the dedication
of new model school for the South
Dakota state normal. Mr.. Macdonald
spoke on consolidation as the future
of the rural school, tracing North Da-
kota's successful experience. The new
model school is OF modern type EN-.
bracing number Of progressive ideas
and including models of rural and city
schools under one roof and all on the
same floor. 1t is of'particular interest
to North Dakotans from the fact that
Miss Candis Nelson, for six years in
the department Of education at the
Valley City normal, is to be in charge.
South Dakota is now preparing to take
up series Of rural school rallies sim
liar to those recently conducted in
North DaWOta.