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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-09

The influence ot money upon sport
is bound TO be bad There Ia no way
out As long as gate receipts continue
to grow there is certain surety or n
sure certainty OF III feoltt4g AT hand be
tween those who pay and those who
play II has been suggested that In
baseball good ,nany years ngo there
WAS far less trouble between m8gnste
and player This IL true But there was
also smaller run OF gate receipts
When admissions run up to 5000 and
10000 day and the pot increases
trouble II sure to keep piling up. The
plhyor wants TO make all he can get
The owner wants TO get all he can make.
both sides having the human touch
There is nothing at all out Of the ordi-
nary In all this. since the Same cond,-
tons cSlst in every branch of existence
u only seems worse In game, for
everyone likes TO think that sport is dl-
Norcad from the financial consideration.
whereas In this country sport and the
loys Of Watching sport have been capi-
talized 10 the limit
The only way out would be 10 abolish
oil gate receipts And this is no wa,
out. Tor then there would be no DAN,
baseball So baseball will have to flgh,
! Us way out. Just Hs various other trades
/ have 10 scramble along, with a few
breathing soells between trouble Bia
money has come 10 the game. and bis
money means big trouble when discus
sion OF tho proper split arises. II ma,
seem to be shame that a great gam.
should be marred by loud and rancou,
debate over the division OF the spoIlr
but there are a number OF things In thii
world that seem 10 be "A shame tina
can't be averted
The optlmist.
You hear Of golfers kicking over ,
four or five on certain hole W,
ran into true optimist at Ptnhurst
few days ego He was discussing n yer,
painful eleven on the thirteenth hole
But" he said IT got going agal,
on tho fourteenth. missed by tee shot
but after playing safely back into tn
course I got nearly home with two bras
sizes and spared spoon. going dow
In nine"
The spared spoon" We learned. later
was played from 1870 yards away. wber
he was afraid he might top q midlron
The indian In Baseball.
A few years ago the noble redman wa
a big factor In our national game Tn
Giants had Chief John Tories Meyer
batting over $50. tust n step back q
Wagner for tho league leadership. TIL
Athletics had chief Charles Albert Ben
der pitching wonderful ball Jim Thorp
was rising against the horizon az a com
Ing star. Chief Bluejscket looked to b
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-09
O. H. S. Must
Win Today or
Will Be Tied

Oklahoma high school must win to-
doy's game from Shawnee or for tho
first tlmc since tho first week Of the
season It viii be tied for first place In
tho Central conference basketball race.
Shawnee yesterday won. 81 10 2l
The Sooners Yesterday won their last
road game from Baylor university OF
Waco, the score being i2 TO 2s.
Oklahoma Methodist university I'm
proved OVER its first game with South
western Yet lost. 20 to 90
The Blackwell Athletic clIb defeated
Central normal, 81 to 90
Philips won from Southwestern norma
at Enid. e TO 10.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-09
Alexander Is
Worth Extra
Money Asked
PhiIIieS Should Grant Almost
Anything Big Boy Wants
Star Pitcher Keeps Club in
Race,
By Frank @. Menke.

Tho owners OF the Phlllles seem to oe
OF the verge OF committing one ol upsu
penny wise poung foolish s,uh!b VIZ"
reference to Grover CleVeahu NeN""
der 90 ooo
contract has expired, demands ne" one
at $4,000 per year His bosses rn',
shrieks OF poverty. oner hin, S."o. nr" M
swear by all that In sanctined ana uh,
tainted thot thew can't afford - nickel
more Alex saws So 00O isn't enough and
that rather than work for that sum ne
frlvol away the rest OF his career III
snmi- pro uniform, ,., .,
Alexander In his demand II wants '"
see him get what he asks Tor Nhu
that In not IN any way ihcnnsh,ohI "Wu
his worth Alexander has added AZ le"S,
$50 600 TO the. Golfers OF tho Philhcr "
was this man almost alone, who pltchri
tho phIllies into tho 1915 pennah' hiu
e.nab,ad tho Phillie owners TO gran on
$4,000 split OF the 1915 "orin S'r''S
melon. nm, A., ,o,c
Hght by his superb work lie made ih'm
a dra wing card wherever they "'h'.
Without Alexander. the fhlli"s mN''
would have had a look-tn In l'lh. nel
would have started IN the sefohn u,Y''u"'
and fingered there Tho dinerenc" w"
tween their actual receipts In 1919 ana
what they would have been wllhou'
Aicxandor's work. probably was IJopO'
Alex Has Earned Increase.
And now. Alexander. VINO for more thh'
three gears has been drawing l1HN u'u'
ey than many pitchers VINO mch WE W.,
d.rful class asks for MS rswatn. y"
wants $4,000 a year. lie dctcfNeH
,rbe ph,iIi.. owners reluctantly admll
,hat ne /. worth II Hut they say th'l
can't meet the 5000 per year d.n"
''hecauso va cnn't afford u ~ o'
which causes one to wonder "hAt v"
., AZ, 40 mn tnCotuN from ~
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-09
Boxing III

Harry Brewer. who fought several
thrilling battles here with KID Ferns In
the oidcn days has been married to Miss
Amy Batcs OF Chicago
Nate Jackson and Leopold tange in
Kansas City tonight. The winner has
been promised IA shot at Pete Herman.
bnnty chnmpioa.
The Business Mer's Athletic as.ocia-
ton II 10 give place 10 tho Broadway
Athletic club.
Probing into tho affairs Of tho Now
York boxing commission viii bo resumed
today
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-09

Having a yen" to resume the HE ol
big lcaguer Marty McHnlc. former
his services 10 Manager Mathewson oI
the Cincinnati Reds
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-09
White Too Slow to
Make Welsh Extend

NEW YORK Vel The announce
menr that Freddie Wa is willing to
hov Charlie white again for the world .
NghtWcigut championship ls enough to
send the cold shycrs chasing themselves
up and uown fight fans spine II is
coming too close for tempcramental nj
benefit; somo one might be trying to
put on the bout and use that method OF
bringing II before the public,
Charlie white isn't tho man 10 meet
Freddie Welsh for the lightweight title
Tie has had many chances and not once
made good. On one occasion he tackled
the job over the twenty found route and
made such n fiat failure OF II that he
wasn't even considered when II came
TO discussing the referees decision.
It's too bad that white can't develop
into a real contender for Welsh's title
Hut he cant and that ends the discus
sion. He isn't aggressive enough
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-09
Middles Get Offer
OF $5O,OO0 For Fight

CHICAGO, Feb 9.-tronk Muhern.
Milwaukee promoter today made an of
fer OF $50, 600 for l0round battle be-
tween Les Darcy and Mike Gibbons.
Mulkcrn offered to post the amount In
cssh II the match could he made
Darcy. appearing In n Chicago theatcr
this week, stated today that he was par
tlcularly anxious 10 meet Gibbons
III I do not meet Gibbons and knock
him out the people at home viii think
that my trip 10 America has been fail
ure." the Australian fighter said. 81
prefer a ?o.round fight II II can be oh
tained."
Tom Andrews, Mulkcrn's rival pro-
moter, is also In tho market for Darcy
Gibbons bout,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-09
tcoey-,sM.. ,e,,. y Q. !. assebasss

leaders They are Leo Fohl of Cleves
land and Clarence Rowland Of Chieaee.
Pat Moran OF the Philadslphis Nstioaolo
also ts on his third ltp FIELDER JeNes,
who piloted the Ct Louis Americans, eNl
Jsrfes J. Callahan. who lead the Pftto-
burgh Nationals. are ciasssd ss aJNeag
the later leaders. having received tkeir
appointments In 1915 Both, however,
have had previous experience ~ n,etaa
gers. Christy Msthewson also becsNat .
manager last year when he went 10 Gin.
cinnsti. after years OF service under Mo.
Grsw
The clubs with their managers for 1917
are:
American.
Chicago, Clarence II. Rewlaud.
Boston. John r. Barry.
New York, William A. Donovan.
Detroit Hugh Jennings
Washington, Clark Griffith.
Cleveland. Lee FNhl.
| Philadelphia. Connie Mack
st. Louis. Fielder Jones.
National.
Chicago. Fred Mitchell
| Boston George StaNings
New York, John MGraW
Pittsburgh. James J. Callahan.
Cincinnati, Christy Aathewson.
brooklyn, Wilbert Robinson.
Philadelphia. Patrick Moran.
ST Louis. Miller Asssins.
Michigan fans are almost certain thai
the legislators viii give them a bosinG
bill In ths near future. Tho new GOV.
ernor Of the Wolverine state Is sad 4
be friendly to the sport.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-09
(& Approved
GIFT

For progressive merchants
right here in town cell these
Lowney's Chocolates. These
men recommend Lowney's for
freshness, for purity and de-
liciousness. We recommend
Lowney agents for fair dealing
and reliability.
Know the Lowney merchant
by his Lowney display. And
buy your gifts of Lowney's
Chocolates from him.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-09
Fultz Would Settle
Baseball Troubles

NEW YORK. Feb. .. Officials OF
minor league baseball clubs in class IA
and cldss A today received a letter from
President David Fultz OF the Baseball
Players fraternity asking for confer
ence in which 10 settle the differences
between the fraternity and the mino-
leagues. The serious turn OF affairs be-
tween this country and Germany was
given as the cause OF the fraternity's
taking the Initiative toward settle
mput
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-09
Bowling
Standing Of the Teams,

The Wilson team sank into undisputed
possession Of last place In tho Oklahoma
city Bowling league last night by losing
two out of three games to the Knight
Rcck team. One of tho lowest scores of
the year wns the ss hung up by the
Wilson team In tho third game:
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-09

a find There were others scattered
here and there But today the ancient
curse seems TO he following the first
American. His baseball shadow seems
10 he cas-, In the sunset Of fading day
chief Meyers IL barely hanging on, with
the old war club set below $50 Chief
Renders big league days arc nearing
an end. after fourteen years In har-
ness
Tho old stars are passing and there
are now new stars In sight to take their
places.
Hsrvard's Outlook.
Football lis still far beyond, hut there
are always few ready and willing IN
digest the dope We ran across Har-
ward player few days ago who had
several interesting comments 10 make
| "Haughton" he said. will have one OF
his great teams again next year. The
I trimming We did last fall did us good
And next fall with far better material
md this beating We got TO carry us
aCng rather think there will he
Ralph Horween and Horwcen's KID
brother. who Is a star. the backfield vii
be up 10 the Nahan and Brickley star
ard. Better still. We get two giant line
men from the freshman team who looi
TO he finds We look for Yoln to b.
strong next year. but she will have tt
DO stronger Than she was last faii &c
win again
A few years ogo the great hitters o
baseball were from che north. Wagner
from Pennsylvania: Delehanty, from
ohio; Iajoic from Rhode Island. keeler
from New York Wagner. Delchanty
lajoe and Keeler were a mighty quar-
tet Now the tide has shifted The
south offers Cobb. Speaker. jackson
and Dave Robertson The latter fou
are hardly the powerful sluggrrs of thu
first named quartet. but baseball hai
hardly produced two greater player
! than cobb and Speaker. They are 10
day far and away tho leaders Of th
: gamt. the most useful athletes upon th
field
Revised.
. Oft In grouchy mood.
, Ere slumher's chains have bound me
sit and cry That's good!
As others bet around me,
Both hearts and spades are tickle jade-
And clubs will often break me.
, draw for kings and queens and things
But all OF them torsake me.
> 'I am good sport In golf" writes
, player. II make II point never I
: cough over twice during round as IN
opponent Is putting. and I never shit
3 my hall In bunker TO a better lie whe
p even the caddie In looking. Better stll
D never say 'Thats the highest owe
b twice when someone skies a shot Coul
q anything be fuirerY'
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-17
Germans wrcck Everything.
(By Henry Wood
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
With the French Armies Before st.
Quentin, Aug. 1.-THE beautiful St..
Quentin cathedral today is smoking
mass of ruins, duplicate of its sister
martyred cathedral at Rheims 1t is the
latest victim of German destruction.
Beyond the cathedral may be seen the
smoke of numerous villages, curling into
the sky. The fury of German destruc-
tiveness is again asserting itself. While
the burning end looting resembles that
which preceded the German retreat in
March, there are no indications that the
enemy is preparing to evacuate the ter
ritory in this region Immediately.
Fire and terror is being spread in the
French towns held by the enemy and
now coming under the guns of troops
fighting to redeem them. Recently cap
tured German prisoners declare St.
Quentin has been completely sacked.
Everything of any value has been car
rfed off
All that could not be carried away
has been destroyed. The houses of the
town are filled only with smashed fur
niture. Even crockery was destroyed
SlldSHtu upon llC IlOOt VI lllC AOuoNo
which the Germans looted. The convent
was entered and the furniture there des-
troyed. Clothing that was found was
torn to pieces and pianos piled about
haphazardly in heaps.
The st. Quentin cathedral was seen
to burst into flames suddenly on We'd
nesday evening. All night long it burn
ed. The light from the great pile illum-
mated the vast German denuded, de-
vastated plain before the town for a
distance of fifteen miles.
Early Thursday the roof of the cath
edral collapsed. The great arches went
crashing dowr into the burning debris.
All eombustible material in the cathed-
raj was then gradually consumed.
As the fire died out only the roof
less gutted walls of the cathedral re
manned. As background to this pic
ture of desolation as viewed from the
French lines, the smoke of villages be-
yond them began to rise.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-17
Van AIvensleben
Il Is Believed Is
On Way to Salt Lake

Portland, Or, Aug. 17.-Alvo Won
Alvensleben, a German reserve lieu
tenant, arrested here last week by fed
eral agents for suspected pro-German
activity, today is believed to be on his
way to Salt Lake where he will be in
termed in Ft Douglas for lne period of
the war. With him are four soldiers
and two other Germans. believed to be
Hans Cron and George S. Schoetelberg,
Seattle Germans.
The three Germans arrived in Port
land with their soldic- guard late yes
terday. spent few hours at a hotel
and disappeared.
United States Attorney Clarence
Reames said today he was not in close
touch with the case but he believed the
party was on the way to Salt Lake
Neither the soldiers nor the Germans
would make any statement. The troops
came from Fort Lawton, Seattle.
Won Alvensleben was reported in
Fort Douglas early this week.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-17
INTERNATIONAL spy
WILL BE INTERNED
When Arrested Said He Was
Trying to Prove the HOhen-
zOllernS Inegitimate

Kansas City, Mo, Aug. 17-Dr. Arm
Gaard Karl Graves, international spy,
and author Of Revelations of the
Kaiser S Personal Spy" was under ar
rest here today charged with being
within the forbidden zone without a
permit.
Graves says he is in the employ of
the state department and is searching
for a Mrs. Cavenish, descendant of the
British "earl of Cavendish," who he
alleges, is in possession of papers prov
ing the illegitimacy of the Hohenzol-
lerns.
{ Graves declares he has followed Mrs.
Cavenish from New Orleans to ST.
Louis and was one day behind her on
his way to Denver, when arrested here.
Graves has lost much Of his previous
dapper appearance. His clothing is
frayed and his shoes are "run over, "
he is travelling light, - carrying only
two suitcases. In one was a monocle
and some clothing. The other contained
"papers.
Since Graves was arrested in 1914
for alleged blackmail of Countess Won
Bernstorff and Count Won Bernstorff,
then German ambassador to the United
States, he has not been much in the
limelight. At that time he claimed to
have in his possession letters directed
to the countess and he used them in
an effort to secure funds which he
claimed were due him from properties
in Germany. He was acquitted.
Graves probably will be interned for
the remainder of the war.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-17
By William Philip Simms.

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
With the British Armies in the Field Aug 17---Hill 70
ran red today with the blood Of German divisions sacr
feed in repeated efforts to recapture this important
dominating height from the sturdy Canadians.
Along the entire Lens battle front, the most
desperate fighting has been in progress for the past
twelve hours
The Canadians have repulsed all attacks At the time
this dispatch is filed they have retaken positions west of
Cite ST. Auguse from which they forced by sheer
weight Of numbers during the night.
Prisoners continue to arrive behind the British lines
The total will probably prove to be greater than first be-
leved In addition the Germans left considerable num-
Der Of guns in the mud 1t is yet impossible to give the
number thus captured.
Over the flaming, bloody field British airplanes have
been accomplishing miracles. They acting dispatch
riders between the advancing infantry and headquarters
Battle planes guard them they fly through she'll
filled sky carrying orders and reports from front lines
to commanding officers to the rear
Last night was one of death
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-17
SPEAKING
RACES ARE UNITED
Lord NOrthclife Suggests This
Union May Be Maintained
After the War

New York, Aug. 17.-Federation of
the English speaking races for mutual
protection is regarded as a probability
by Lord Northeliffe.
"The English speaking races in the
new world and the old are united for
the first time in history" Northcliffe
declared today. "They are joined to-
gether by the cement Of necessity. 1t
is not surprising that many people
should be asking whether the union of
the English speaking races ought not
to be continued after this war has come
to an end.
"For a hundred years England was
regarded by the United States as their
hereditary foe. That period has passed
away.
"Whether there would be further ad-
vantages in federation of the English
speaking peoples shall not attempt to
decide here" he concluded. CAN see
clearly at present is, that if Prussian
absolutism remains intact after the war,
the two peoples will be forced to come
together for mutual protection against
it,"
These statements were made in an ar
ticle written for MeLeans Magazine, in
Toronto.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-17
Americans 1n rhick or II.

The Canadians, in whose ranks are
many Americans who enlisted with the
Maple Leaf forces in the dominion,
fought gallantly, hanging onto every po-
sition with bull dog like tenacity.
The Bavari9ns opened the counter at
tacks on the outskirts of Lens. They
charged and counter charged headlong
against the Canadians in their mad en-
deavor to re-take Hill 70. The attack
opened about dusk. After the Bavarians
themselves forward in close formation.
Canadian artillery and machine guns
blaled forth.
The attack was headed straight for
the Canadian center. 1t never reached
the line. Shells broke over the advanc-
ing Germans. Machine gun fire ripped
through their ranks. The Bavarians wa
vered, then fell back. But that was not
the end.
At $3.50 fresh German troops boiled
cut from their trenches. The Prussian
guard moved up the slope. They went
the way of the Bavarians. Then came
more and still more Germans, always
rolling up the eastern slope of Hill 70
They came in thick waves this time. By
sheer momentum they forced back the
Canadian posts to the left of the line
that was held Thursday morning, but
they did not remain the victors long.
The Canadians came back. With var
ious determined thrusts, they pushed
forward toward the positions they had
Eacn forced to relinuuish With bayOnet
and bomb they charged over the she'll
torn ground. There was a sharp fight
and then the enemy began to give way.
Slowly at first. then they went down
the slope which they had just climbed
at heavy cost. Their withdrawal be-
came confused retreat and the Can
adams were soon reestablishing their
positions west of Cite st. Auguste and
reetifying and consolidating their lines
along the remainder of the front.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-17
Will Answer Soon.
(By Carl D. Groat)

UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
Washington, Aug. 17.-President Will
sons cabinet will voice its views on
the pope's peace plea at today s cab
met session. That the tenor will be for
rejection is undoubted.
There is strong disposition, however,
to have the president make America s
position and aims in the war unmistak-
ably clear. His advisers deem it wise
that this government should let the
world know again that Americas IS fight
If not greedy, but instead arises from
a desire for a world, free from kaiserlsm
and its frightfulness.
The president will probably deliber-
ate a few more days before making an
announcement Of his position.
The world looks to Wilson'S decision
40 +be real decision of the whole sit
nation. The allies, now dependent on
the United tSates for physical and II
nancial aid, are virtually compelled to
follow his course. Conferences with the
allied governments have been going on
for several days.
Persons who have talked with Seere-
tary Lansing the past few days have
refused definite announcement OF pol
lev. but there has been no mistaking
his general indispositiop to hearken to
the nope now His views, though, DO
not decide the matter, President Wilson
determines.
The paramount element Of the situa-
tion, however, is the fact that millions
Of Catholics throughout the world viii
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-17
Germans Burn Villages.
(By Ed L. Keen)
United Press Staff CORE

UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
London, Aug. IA violent and con-
tinued thrust that is carrying British
and French troops deep into German
lines in Flanders on nine mile front,
a statement Of complete confidence
from Premie. Lloyd-George and unan-
inous reflections by the press of peace
proposaIs-these are the answers turn
ed in by the allies today to Pope Bene-
dict.
The St. Quentin cathedral has been
destroyed by the Germans and numer-
Gus villages beyond st. Quentin are in
flames.
The heights about Lens are thick
with German dead, mown down in their
attempt to re-take the dominating po-
silions firmly held by the Canadians.
Pressing on half mils front beyond
she captured town of Langemarek the
Pritish are blasting away at additional
enemy defenses.
News Of the burning of villages be-
yoad st. Qeeniin led to belief that the
Germans might be preparing to evae-
uSte sou.s Of this region. United Press
dispatches from the French front, how
ever, stered that there were no indiea-