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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-24
Sport SpGnters

walkup was hit hard by ths 1917 cham
pions yesterday afternoon and Woman
Faircloth, United States navy, pitching
for McAlester, was master Of the situa-
uon throughout the nine innings.
Tho Booster. were charged with five
errors. Latina In left. made one, HAYES
one, ITot,en one and wano two.
New York and Cleveland made tho
amt number Of hits, eight. but tho In
dlans made theirs at opportuno times
and defeated the Yanks I to 2
Tho presence In tho grandstAnd of =
scout for the chicago Cubs probably OK
cited the Boosters They need not wor-
~ about him because he Ia horo to look
over one Johnston, n pitcher on the Me
Alsster team
The fans at the park during the in
field and batting practice OF the two
teams wondered who tho cute, fat man
playing al short was. lie was In an Ok
lahomn CITY uniform and the fans
thought he WAS = new player signed by
tho locals,
Red shinaul, had n busy day A. sec
ond He made four putoutH aud had five
assists during the game, lie handled all
nlno chances perfectly
II there Ia any PLAYER on the okla
homs city team worthy OF n trial In
! faster ball. II Ia ShinAult lie IN a good
catcher and n good hitter and a good
utility player
The race between Chicago and Boston
IN tho American league was unchanged
yesterday Chicago defeated WI shington
and Boston won from 1t Louis
over 5000 soldiers Witnessed the whit.
60, victory over tho Senators. Durlns
tho drill nv the PLAYERS before tho game,
Fiddle Foster ~ the Senators tainted He
was found to he suffering from ptomsine
poisoning clyde MILAN, Senator'S CEN
tettlelder, was out Of the game with ths
same Rllment
chicago won by huurhiug hits on shaw
In the fourth and nm inninFs ticuttr
allowed eight hits. two more thar the
white SoN made, but he kept them wei
scattered aud scored n shut out Victory
chief MYERS. who signed with the Boa.
ton Braves after being released by Brook.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-24
One Red Triumph.

While the budding Reds under Matty
will not reach any pennant height this
sea son they arc once pointed for a distant
honor, provided the festive dope doesn't
Kick over the traces. which 10 one OF the
best things II does.
This will cons In the elevation Of Ed
die Rousch to the batting premiership
Of his circuit. Last season Hal Chase.
another Red. led the league. and u
Rousch comes through Cincinnati will
havo two leaders In succession.
Back In the old days. whom the Rods
had Mike Donlin. Joe Kelley, Bid Nc
Phee. Sam Crawford and others. they
CARVED more than their share OF heavy
artillery. hit until tho last year oe, kVC
thsy have run shy In this respect, R6aDch
isn't nkely to bsTbeaten, fur he noe ope
can bit, but he 10 fast enough 10 pick
up many an lnfield base hit whom things
are not coming too we'll. II has been
quite a spell since the National leaSAe
had a $50 'batsman. Jake Daubert nm
ished with exactly $50 In 1918. while
the Great Zim had .3T2 In 1912. They
we're the last OF tho 860-and- better
boys. Davs Robertson, Of the Giants,
made a noise like $50 for several con
secutive moments last season. but Dave
soon ceased firing and came back after
the manner Of q steel Girder tosasd from
a skyscraper. Rousch may be the com.
Ing Cobb OF the Nationals. 90 far a. bat.
ting Ia concerned.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-24
BASEBALL AND BOXING
AND ,
HAND CRENAD1S
Diamond Stars Are Not Ready
Trained,

Newly commissioned reserve officers
who are returning from the raining
camps Mt plattsburg, Madison Barracks.
Fort Niagara and Fort Monroe agree
that the baseball player Ia not ready
trained. contrary to popular belirf. as a
bomb or hand grenade thrower. In fact
the consensus Of opinion seems to be that
tho who tries to put Into practice
his skill AS II ball player when II comes
to hurting bombs liz likely TO retire with
"A famed II not n strained urn.
THE process Of throwing a grenade In
entirely different from that Of throwing
IA baseball explained a former varsity
pitcher. MEN who had been accustomed
TO throwing II football Jared as well u
not better at Plattsburg than the baseball
men In learning the new game, n 1t
may surprise many people to know that
the fellows who took to grenade throw
Ing with the greatest facility wero tho
men who had played cricket. There were
not many OF these but the bomb throw
Ing movement In An close TO bowling .
cricket ball Az could possibly be and the
cricketsrs caught tho Idea better than
any one
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-24
Easy for Miners

The McAlester Miners romped on tho
Boosters yesterday. hooking the first
game OF the series. y TO l. Ten hits In
four innings of Walkup and poor infield
work scored eight runs. Herriott parked
the ball In the sixth. The Boosters are
a crippled outfit just now, two regular
outfleldcrs being out OF the game.
NAL E9YEP- All. r.. N. 20. A. q,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-24
Pete Herman Denied
Exemption Because
of His Dependents

NEW ORLEANS. Aug A.-The claim
OF the parents Of Pete Herman. claimant
to the ba ntam weight boxing champion
ship OF the world that he should be ex-
empted from service In the national army
because he Is their sole support, was de-
MED by the local district board today.
Herman, who passed the physical exAm-
nation. failed to lain exemption for
himself.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-24
American leaous,
ksticnsi League.
4 Sure-E Enough Feature

The name wnlthall attached TO a mo-
ton picture means something walthall
VII! be al tho Drea inland theRter SUNDAY
and Monday only, In THE Ttusnt soul,
which Walthall says Ia his masterpiecp
Plan TO een IT, WRlthall starred In Birth
OF q Nation" n many others.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-24

n ouiy way TO dsvelop a good pitch
MT u 20 have three or four de.
~ man and uss them straight
With rare intermihsions. Tho
Gtake b too often made In at
IN 70 work six or 0even pitchers
Staf pitchers on . o1uh. worked
GlGht days, would b. ineffective
~ slnoomDstsHt BY June.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-24
over the Score.

Ovsr the Score.
Who shall say when tho 1ame In done
What man Iost and what man won1 y
Who shall say that the victim fought
with smaller courage for his part'
Who shall say the victor wrought
with drawer soul Ind finer hearth
Who shall say that the cleaning stars.
Radiant on the winners scroll.
VIII shine more brightly thaR the scars
OF him who fought to a hopeless Tosl7
Who can say that the score shall tell
All OF the story tho laurel brings.
over the myrtle OF thoae who fell
But fought their way TO tho end OF
thlngs1
who shall say when the Game 10 done
What man lost and what man WONT
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-24
Top NOtchers

Batting averages OF tho leading bat.
or and sisler In the American, and
Rousch and Cruise In tho National, In.
Guiding tho games OF yesterday follow
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-24

for seversl weeks.
walkup's single In tho fifth. scored
Murray. who obtained life at first on an
error, with the only Booster run.
Seyereid's muff OF Sloan's throw to the
plate in tho third inning, paved the way
for tho Red Sox victory over the Browns,
game. He made three hits out OF four
times up.
iris Speaker was back in the game
after an absence OF . week. He made
one hit out OF three times up, but re-
'Az7r:;'aa@'S.ts":''"'' ~ '''''
mo hitting Of Cobb, Bush and Young
gave the Detrolts a to ) victory. over
the Athletics; Ths above named players
made three hits out Of -four. times up.
Detroit made fifteen hits off Noyes.
A triple play. Bush to Young to Burns.
which was made In the sixth inning. fea
tured.
Now York and Chicago played five in
| nings before rain forced a p~ostponement
there. Neither team had scored. Schupr
had allowed only one hit. q single by
Mann. and Vaughn had given up bu'
two, singles by Burns and Fletcher.
ping Bodie drove out a homerun.
Grimes lost a pitchers battle to Tyler
tho Braves defeating tho Pirates 2 to l
Grimes allowed four hits and Tyler three
For tho third time within two years
Jack Murray, VETERAN outfelder. wal re
loa sed by the Giants yesterday. Nc
Graw announced tho signing OF Onslow
catcher with the Buffsro club OF tho In
ternatlonal league. Snyder was re
turned to Brooklyn.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-24
Tho Duffsr Articulatss.

Tho Duffsr ArtIoulatss.
Conversation In vexation;
A stymle brings a frown;
A putt for "A ) so startlea me
That | seldom get II down.
--~
you can enter this In your deduc-
lions writes a Boston fan. III tho Rod
Sox come home for their September
wind within four m OF tho top
they will bo the next pennant winners,
as certain as Germany won't he. Don't
forget what the Red Sox did last year
and the yssr before, when It came to the
last drive. This will mean n lot In their
favor. proving that force OF habit IL
still a wonderful thins. Tho fact that
you have made good before 10 always =
wonderful aid In helping you make good
again. And that's TO- the Red BOX
are fixed"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-24

lyn. yesterday sustained d split hand and
forced out Of the game. He will be out
for several weeks.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-24

bsss hits, %humphrlss. Bailey sacrifice
hits, 0rIVps. MuIvsyi stolen bases,
Palmer base on balls, OF Falro'oth 2,
on Walkup 8; struck out, BY Falreloth
8, BY walkup 3. Umpire, Kane. Time,
one hour and forty mlnutss.
with Philadelphia leading Cincinnati
7 TO | In three innings. rain caused a
reinforcement OF the game.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-24

Walkup's single In tho fifth. scored
Murray. who obtained life at first on al
error, with the only Booster run.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-24

Wslkup was hit hard by ths 1917 cham
pions yesterday afternoon and Woman
Faircloth, United States navy, pitching
for McAlester, was master Of the situa-
ton throughout the nine innings.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-24

iris Speaker was back In the gams
after an absence OF . week. He made
one hit out OF three times up. but re-
tired from the game In the sixth inning
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-24

New York and Cleveland made tho
sams number OF hits. eight. but tho In
dlans made theirs AT opportuno times
and defeated the yanks I 10 2,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-24

Tho Boosters were charged with five
errors, Latina In left. made one, HAYES
one, kTotten one and Wano two.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-24

Tho presence In tho ~grandstnnd of =
scout for the chicago Cubs probably eS-
cited the Boosters. They need not wor.
~ about him because he Ia horo to look
over one Johnston, n pitcher on the Nc
Alester team.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-24
WHERE THEY PLAY TO-DAY.

n. Louis scored four uns In tho first
inning on three singles, y triple and an
srror and won from BROOKLYN 7 TO g.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-24

Red shinault had a busy day A. sec
ond He made four putoutH and had five
assists during the game. lie handled all
nine chances perfectly.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-24

II there Ia any PLAYER on the okla
homa city team worthy OF n trial In
faster ball. II Ia ShinAult He IN a good
catcher and n good hitter and a good
utility pla
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-24

Tho race hetween Chicago and Boston
In the American league was unchanged
yesterday Chicago defeated Washington
and Boston won from ~. Louis.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-24

Chicago won by huuohlnp hits or shaw
In the fourth and mn inninga rlcutte
allowed eight hits. two more than the
white Sot made, but he kept them we'll
scattered aud scored n shut out victory.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-04
AGED Woman Held as
100000 Swindler
Marion La Touche Induced
Women to Make Fake In
vestments, Is Charge

Marion La Touche, also known as
Carrie Moore, an old offender in the
get-rich- quick world, was held yeSter-
day in $4,000 bail by Judge Mcintyre,
in General Sessions, on a charge OF
grand larceny in the second degree.
She is sixty-six years old and her hair
is gray. The complainant, Anna Fitz-
gerald, of IS Lafayette Avenue. Brook
Ign, accused her of Incorporating
$3.50. which she had given her to invest
in Colorado Fuel stock.
Assistant District Attorney We'll told
Judge Mcintyre that there were scores
Of similar complaints against the
woman, and it would probably be shown
that she had stolen 100000 from her
victims. The defendant maintained an
Office downtown, and by means of ad-
vertisements, it is alleged, she guaran-
teed 10 demonstrate to women invest
ors the secret of the game Of beat
ing" Wall Street. She has police
record and was sentenced TO the peni-
Tertiary in 1884.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-04
3 Bailed in $4,000, 900
Insurance Fraud Case
Birdseyes and Montgomef5
Held in Wrecking of Pitt
burgh Life & Trust Co.

Clarence F. Birdseye, Of 25 Chufrs
Street; his son, Kellogg Birdsey, 90
George F. Montgomery, OF 2J9 sr'sd'
way, alleged principals in the wrsss'
ing Of the Pittsburgh Life and Irss
Company, were srrsigned yesterday ~
fore Judge Mcintyre in General So
sions on indictments charging %"
with grand larceny and fraud. lev
were released in $1,000 bail. =
One Indictment charges that TIE "
PENDANTS withd .w securities from "
vaults Of the Pittsburgh Life and ~
Company and substituted for uss
bonds Of the Dare Lumber Comrs,h
of Binghamton, n. Y, 70 the face va"
of S6,o00.000.
The other charges that they obt.ises
the signatures of William D. Meeew.
ton and Alfred Luery, viee-presless.
and secretary OF the Pittsburgh y.
and Trust Company, to the exesaIy
Of the Washington Life and Iiys
Company Building, l45 Broadway, ~
100000 worth Of bonds OF the ""
Lumber Company on the represeh..
ton that the exchange had the
prevail of the Superintendents OF
surance in New York and Pennsylvsn..
The indictment cites that the SUI.
intendents Of Insurance had no kno.i
edge of the terms ~ exehsnge ."
never Endorsed them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-04
British Have Captured
World Cocoanut Trade
English Business Ambitions
Said to Account for Mu-
milton Plants Here

Washington. Aug. 3.-Reports re-
ceived here state that Britain has
taken over the cocoanut trade of the
Germans and recognized the indus
try throughout the world. Before the
war, Hamburg and Marseilles were the
two great cocoanut butter distributing
points. Immediately after the war be-
gan British agents were dispatched to
every part of the world where cocoa.
nuts were grown. They entered into
arrangements TO supplant the Germans
Many of them were sent to the Philip
pines.
This method of securing German
trade was said to-day to illustrate the
displacement of German trade by the
British in other commodities. II is
said to account in part for the estab-
lishment Of large number of NUM-
tons plants in the United States in
the earlier days of the war. British
manufacturers were said TO have be-
lieved that the war would be short
lived, and were unwilling 70 devote
their efforts TO producing war ma
terials.
IL was said that not until after all
doubt concerning the long duration Of
the war had been removed, and the
British government had made il ire
mendously profitable, were British
business interests induced TO relin-
quish in part their devotion to trade
extension and manufacture war sup
plies.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-04
Murders Wife While
Children Cry Protest
Thomas O'Brien, of Locust
Valley, L. l., Says Younger
Man Caused Staying

Oyster Bay, Aug. 3.-Thomas O'Bri.n,
of the estate OF Arson
W. Burchard at Locust Valley, was
sleeping peacefully this evening, when
Constable J. Scott Thompson, of Oyster
Bay, came 20 arrest him for the murder
of his wife, Margaret. Beside him slum-
bered his two children, who had seen
their mother shot down only few
hours before.
Thompson says O'Brion told him that
another man caused the trouble. lester-
day afternoon the prisoner, his wife
and a younger man went for a buggy
ride. When they returned Mrs. O'Brien
went into the back yard. Her husband
took down a small-calibre repeating
rife, loaded it, and, while his children
cried, fred three shots into her back.
He then put the children to bed, and,
removing his shoes and coat, went 70
bed himself Other workers on the
estate had seen the shooting and tele-
phoned OYSTER Bay.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-04
Five Deaths Follow
In Wake of the Heat

Disnatches from other cities last
r;,bt showed that relief from the re-
cent hot wave was general, and Wash
in9ton promised that it was as perma-
nent as could be expected at this sea-
son, The aftermath in New York, how
ever included five deaths and dozen
nrostrations, due for the most part to
impaired vitality.
Dr. Charles T. Bolduan, Of the De.
nartment of Health, declared that i9o
~ the $50 deaths in the twenty-rour
hours ended at noon were due dlrectly
70 the heat. In Manhattan Sc deaths
we're due to that cause, he sald' IN
BROOKLYN, Sc; in The Bronx, "; IN
Queens and Richmond, II each. The
following deaths from the heat were re-
ported at Police Headquarters:
Blantz, Yetta, 500 East lblst Street
Knies, Harry, grocer. 94lS Park Ave
Unidentified man, $50 West l25th
Street.
Joseph Navalance, who was taken to
a Jersey City hospital on Thursday,
died there yesterday.
II will take until tomorrow morning
for the Department of Health TO rid
the city OF the carcasses OF horses
which succumbed 10 the heat. Ordi-
nsrily the daily death rate is from
twelve 10 fifteen. Since 2. m. on Mon
cav 653 died.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-04
Southern Pacific
Strike Deferred

San Francisco, Aug. "a strike OF
$500 employees Of the Southern Pacific
Company, which was called for to-
morrow night, has been deferred pend
ing action by Federal medistors, 1t was
announced tonight.
The following statement was issued
by the Brotherhood OF Railroad Train
men tonight:
"The strike has been deferred. The
Southern Pacific Company has appealed
for Federal mediators, and, at the mr.
gent solicitation of the Federal Board
Of Mediation and Cancellation, repre-.
sentatives of the trsinmen have decided
TO accept the good Offices Of Federal
mediators.'
It was declared that the National
Council of Defence had taken an active
part in bringing about the postpone
nent OF the Walkout.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-04
Play Ball, Says Wilson
President Sees No Need of
Curtailing League Schedules
lBy Telsrrsph 10 Tho Tribunsl

Chicago, Aug. 3.--President Wilson
has come TO the bat in pinch and
saved professional baseball.
Gloomy interviews given out re-
Gently by President Ban Johnson Of
the American League, with sombre
follow-up by President Tener of the
National League, indicated that there
would be no worlds series this fall.
Johnson's interviews followed q visit to
Washington and 1t naturally was pre-
sumed that he had some sort of hint
from the White House.
In order 20 find out just what the
situation was, President Wilson was
asked IL he considered IL advisable TO
cancel major league schedules or call
cT the world series. Following Is his
reply:
Washington, July 81, 1917.
NY Dear Sir: The President asks
me 20 acknowledge the receipt Of your
letter Of July %, and 70 say that he
sees no necessity az all for stopping
or curtailing the baseball schedules.
Sincerely yours, J. P. TUMULTY.
Secretary 10 the President"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-04
Pro German' Members
Denounced in House
Hehin Asks Illinois to Repudiate
Mason and Britten.
[BY r.lerr.ph 70 he Trtbunsl

by Telegraph 10 Ins lrlounsI
Washington, Aug. 3.-Representative
Helm, of Alabama, to-day called upon
Illinois to repudiate Representatives,
Mason and Britten, Of Chicago, for
their "pro-G German sympathies and op-
position to the draft bill"
In a vigorous speech he denounced
not only Mason and Britten, but also
Senator's Hardwick, of Georgia; La Fol-
lette, of Wisconsin, and others for OPP
position to the war.
When Representative Miller, Of Min
nesota, called Helms attention 10 the
fact that neither Mason nor Britten was
in the chamber, he declared he would
have said the same thing If they had
been present.
81 think they are out stirring up op-
position to the war, to the selective
draft, and getting Germans 10 hold
meetings and ask that they be exempted
from the service!" shouted Hefin.
On motion of Representative Stat
ford, of Wisconsin, this part Of Helms
speech was expunged by vote of 100
to 122, with sixteen voting present.
Hefin began by declaring the coun.
try was getting tired Of the eternal
delay" in Congress.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-04
Cooper Indicted for
Neglecting Duty;
Police Censured
Captain Arraigned
and Held Under ST, 900
Bail for Neglect

Acting Captain Alonzo Cooper
former head of the Fourth Branch De-
tective Bureau, was indicted yesterday
for neglect of duty in the Ruth Cruger
case. The grand jury which found the
indictment handed up to Judge NC
Intyre in General Sessions q present.
ment criticising the work Of the ponce
in general and particularly the lack OF
adequate supervision Of the detectives
in the Cruger case by Deputy fohce
Commissioner Guy Scull, in charge OF
the Detective Bureau.
II was learned that the grand jurors
did not pass on the evidence OF guiI'
IN tho cases of two or three other police
officials who have been under tre IN
the investigation. 1t was SAID thaV
thew desired that their cases be taken
I'D by the extraordinary grand Jury y,
which is to be sworn in on August ~
by Supreme Court Justice Con, at 'he
direction of Governor Whitman.
SculI Silent on Criticism
When informed Of the criticism
levelled at him Deputy Police Commis-
sioner Scull declined to make any COM
ment.
dination between the uniformed 1orce
and the Detective Bureau, and also that
there seems to be lack OF interest IN
the discovery of crime on the part OF
the officers and detectives OF the
Fourth Branch Bureau which prevents
the discovery of crime and permits
the escape of criminals.
In the case Of missing persons, the
grand Jury finds that there has peen
a senseless and cruel rule on the part
of the Police Department to do nothing
in regard to such cases for twenty
four hours" and when urged by frlends
and relatives Of missing persons to take
Immediate action the police nave
always invoked this rule. The jurors
urged that missing persons should re-
ceive at least as much attention on
the part of detectives as do missing
autom mobiles. and that general alarm
should be issued at once.
Cooper Held in $1,000 Bail
Finally. the presentment declares
that there seems to be little or no
snnervision over motorcycle police
men. who apparently remain off post as
long as they desire and congregate IN
places outside Of their respective posts.
Acting Captain Cooper was ar
raigned before Judge Mcintyre In Cen
ersl Sessions and was held in $1,000
hail. which was furnished. Frank
Aranow is his counsel.