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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-30
Follower Of Pickett Speaks.

RICHMOND, Va, May 70 The Rev.
Richard Ferguson OF Emporia who was
a member of Pickct,'s original brigade
was the Confederate Memorial day ora
tor here today, following a parade, par
tic'pated in by several thousand soldier,
and cadets. The formal exercises tool
place in Hollywood cemetery wher,
Jefferson Davis is buried
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-30
Branch Reserve
Banks Planned

WASHINGTON, May N.-Estab-
lishment Of number OF branch federal
reserve banks throughout the country
is contemplated by the federal reserve
board upon the passage of amendments
TO the reserve act, now pending before
congress The first Of the branch banks
will probably be located at Baltimore,
Louisville and Denver.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-30
ConfedeTates Ioin In Seryicea

LYNCHBURG, Va. May 50--A fea-
ture OF Memorial parade here late today
viii be the fact that while the Sons OF
Confederate Veterans camp will march
behind large Confederate flag. each
member OF the camp will carry an
American flag.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-30
Colonial Society Ohserye, nax

MOBILE, Ala,, MAY JO.-Memorial
exercises were held here today at the
National cemetery. They were con
Quoted under the auspices OF the Col
onial association A detail o' soldiers
from the First Alabama infantry was
present.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-30
Deeper Meaning at Pittsburgh

TT SBURNH, Nav W-Memorlal
day took on a deeper meaning in Pitts
burgh today as thousands filed past
the bier upon which the body of the
late George w Guthrie. United States
ambassador TO Japan, lay in state IN
Memorial hall The body arrived here
Yesterday after the S0O0mile trip from
! oklo where Mr. Guthrie died in
March
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-30
Chinese to Join Red Cross.

CHICAGO, May D-Chinese resi-.
dents OF Chicago will meet this week
to organize for helping in the campaign
TO get 10000 members Of the Red
Cross in Chicago.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-30
San francisco Observes the Day.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. May O.~
Memorial day was observed in San
Francisco by the decoration OF the
graves Of veterans in the National and
Odd Fellows cemeteries, and the strew-
ing of flowers on the ocean as tribute
to the men of the navy who perished
al sea
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-30
Rain Extinquishes Forest Fir.

DULUTH, MINI, May N.--A soak
ing rain fell all last night, effeetualiy
extinguishing forest and brush fire,
that have burned intermittently for
weeks past in this part Of Minnesota.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-30

against the Indians. He was killed and
scalped in the disastrous engagement OF
November II, 1871.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-30
Russia to Stick,
Asserts Visitor

SEATTLE, Wash. May 0-Thomas
Mellon Perkins. chairman OF the exeou.
tive committee Of Russian house. ar
rived in Seattle today from peroarad.
where he witnessed the revolution and
establishment Of the new government
He believes Russia is determined upon
opposing German miltarism TO the end
so long a. Germany elings to military
rule" he said. "Russia's whole hearted
support Of the war eanno, be doubted" :"
German Dslssstss on Way. q
COPENHAGEN. May N.--k dele.
cation of eight German majority 30.
eialists, headed by Philip Scheide.
man, has arrived here on il, way To
Stockholm.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-15
In All Fairness
BY w. o. MCCLELLAN

TIME United States Golf Association finally has tho word
amateur" for its The definition certain 10 csu
considerable ranco but the association at least deserves s
for arriving a decision that is debate e
than none ut ALL ruling body Of lawn tennis WILL doubt s
the Interpretation by the golf body the vexng and perpv
word Francis Oume Of the most picturesque figures gf
has been deprived Of his amateur standing and it thai
Maurice Mclaughlin Of the best liked Of the tennis will
suffer fate.
OF course remains chance that the courts The
Supeme Court of the United States be called upon define u.
word amateur" This foeshadowed in the action Of local ah.
who was barred from competition with amateurs by the A. He
secured nunctons against the Of indoor
and forced them him compete There nothing
Francis Oumet and Maurice Mclaughlin from taking the
To some the with generously indepd,
income who does nothing with proficiency that would p
sionam It that the u S. g. A. while did not abx
utey achieve this high IDEAL to it possible This
indicated ruling which holds that Indifferent golf player
sell golf clubs his amateur standing while profc,
golfer sells golf clubs becomes professional The L. G.
clinps to the archaic definition of the word amateur
There consideration which prevent Oumet
Mel ough1 going the matter Of their
ines things considered they conclude that
would not while fight for restitution into the good g
Of the which support this definition Of this
written on assumption that the lawn tennis body will
definition arrived by the IT, A. If the tennis oons do not
this apology and retraction rendered in advance
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-15
PLAYERS READY
TO BACK FULTZ,
SAYS DEMAREE
Philadelphia Pitcher Issues Call
for a Meeting In Chicago
Tomorrow

Chicago. Jan. IA letter setting
forth the views Of David l.. Fultz, presi-
dent OF the Baseball Players Frater-
nifty, in regard to calling general
strike is TO be read at the meeting OF
ball players 10 be held here Tuesday
night. AL Demaree. member OF the
Philadelphia National League club, an
nounced to-day.
Demaree said. however, ne could give
no hint as 10 the contents OF FultZ's
letter. Demsree issued the call for the
meeting at the request of President
Fultz and has appealed to major league
players residing in and near Chicago to
attend. Between twenty and thirty are
expected TO be present, he said.
Demaree declared that nineteen out
of twenty ball players in the National
League were members of the fraternity
and that if Fultz called a strike every
member would join in walkout.
THE fraternity members are back OF
Fultz." he said. "They believe in FultI,
Notwithstanding reports to the con
trary."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-15
The Baseball Players Strike

CERI0US labor troubles threaten in the spring David Fu rep
reseng the organized aborers the diamond declares that W
baseball players will strike unless certain demands are gsn
Bosterous Ban Johnson who the deciding and decisive voice
Organized Baseball that these demands will not be grantee ~
there will be compromise and that Organized Baseball welcomes
strike of baseball players
The demands Of the players for basic eghnng s
with time and half for innings The players much prefer ~
of remuneration vogue. 1t 10 be case "h
there will be strong popular sympathy either Baseoa pay
in the big leagues far from undrpa On the other n
suerngs of baseball will excite great compassion any
where Somehow the sight of baseball PAIN Is not '
to wiring the heart The pain is purely financial
If the threat of strike really carried will be interesting
when the union baseball players begin picket the Polo GROUNDS
will be highly interesting of the pckes should point jon"
Joseph Mcraw and course John has not yet Won
a decision, but he is always trying
By the what has become Of celebrated eprmand ~
have been delivered Joseph McGaw? Could %
that in
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-15
Amateur Is a Loose Word

THE be about the oosest Of all the a
words the dictionary 1t will remain unetheed despite eru
of the L. S. c. A. until there council with absolute
hetcs golf tddeywnks, which will
questions standing The L. S. G. A. has decided for
itself but there many ncongrue At least professional
baseball player ranks amateur among the golfers
the question of amateurism is of such moment about time
controlling the different branches of sports
delegates a body which would reach definition
covering all branches of sport The question
great Importance players football players
with of anxiety 10 dis
upse of standings There has been epidemic "
Affections to amateur standings of late
central athletic council could determine and for all Just
what constituted pure athlete and its ruling would hold FOR
all branches of sport At least would hold until attack upon
ruling Supreme Of the United States
But eventually would be fixed
And then, the Mr. Goldberg would Nov hst
have your ruling what you going To do with IT,
Why thought of that
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-15
SEVENTEEN CLUBS
FINISH TEAMS
in SMILE RUN
Golf Individual Winner OF
Greek-American Race
Roth Hurt

A record In the number OF teams
finishing five runners was established
when seventeen clubs were considered
for tho point trophy in the annual
handicap fve-mile open run Of the
Greek-American Athletic Club, held
over its Fifth Avenue and Central park
West course yesterday.
This unprecedented group was head
ed home by the barriers of the Mo
hawk Athletic Club. with n winning
count Of "a points. The Bronx Ind
ians ran we'll punched. the members o;
the winning team being checked IN
seventh, twelfth, sixteenth, seven
teenth and twenty-second positions.
Following in second place came the
Ninety-second Street Young Mems He
brew Association, with the st. Christie
pher Club third. The other organza-
tons eligible for the point honors
were credited with as high as 800
points
The necessity of selecting safe
vehicles, was emphstically emphasized
when the field of $50 runners was go.
ing up Fifth Avenue, down Contra
Park West and along Eighth Avenue.
The thinly clad athletes had TO keep
lodging automobiles, and several mar
rowly escaped from being knocked
down.
A mishap occurred ut Fifty-third
Street and Eighth Avenue, half a BLOCK
from the starting point. Hemmed ID
by large crowd Of spectators, arthur
Roth. junior Metropolitan ASSOCIATION
Gross country champion of 1917, start
ed off from his 1900 mark. As he was
about TO cross Eighth Avenue he col
lided with a passing automobile, Delng
knocked forward on his face and sus-
tanning a deep cut over his night eye.
While John Golf, the st. CHRISTOPHER
Club runner, made the most OF his I'D
eral allowance of three minutes IN
winning the individual honors IN 3O;OI,
the outstanding feature was the snow
ing Of Harry McGjnn, OF the Pauilst
Athletic Club. Starting from scratch
and allowing about seventy-hve OF the
limit handicap runners start OF Jour
minutes, McGinn caught more than
two-thirds of them and finished IN
thirty-seventh position. He completed
the course in the actual time Of 2S:3l.
1t was McGinn's fourth successful
try for fast time prize in two weeks,
his remarkable performance of yester-
day surprising his previous accom-
plshments. .,,.
Golf was followed home by Willie
Rompainen. Of the Glencoe Athletic
Club, who was some seventy-five yards
back. P. Troubles, Greek-American
Athletic Club; G. Williams, st. Chris
TOPPER Club, and Robert Christ, Brook
lyn Athletic Association, then crossed
the finish line in the order named.
The summary follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-15
Famous Coxswain
Killed on Somme

London, Jan. t4.-Every branch Of
British sport is represented in the
lsteat list issued Of the casualties
on the Sommc, champions Of hockey,
boxing. swimming. rowing and
football having been killed or
wounded in action. wilfrid G. Virt,
Killed. was a famous coxswain. and
created record at Shrewsbury by
steering the eight TO victory against
Bedford Grammar School five years
running 800 to 1904.
Lieutenant Lionel +. kinS-Stcph-
ems, killed, was the we'll known
hockey player of the Teddington
Club. for which he acted "a secre-
tary for several years. He also
PLAYED many times In the repro
sentative games for the South
against the North Of England.
Swimming has lost splendid
champion in Edward (Ted) Wick
ham. lie scored many OF his sue
resses in Australia, winning the
Australian to0-yard championship
in 50 seconds at Melbourne In
February, 1918. when A. W. Barry
VAS second and W. Longworth third
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-15
New Orleans Entries

First race Selling 'or maiden three yes--od,.
hTs and hair 'urlongl Sir Oliver ia. Dan
10 San Borne. l0s Baby Rasch iOl sW.i,s-
Duncan. lol. 'Plunger 9S Kalitan 40. P,,apsco
l0s 81 Haste. 1914 Miss Represent. l03 'Pssha
% Velvet. o.
Second race selling for three year-o Old, and IN
ward. sir 'uhonul Foemsn. 49, Jungle III.
l0l. 'Margeu 90. Little Ford 100 .To,,.ie y
Ash Can. ll2- Tubolo. no. GAR .O7. 'Elp,to'
l0l; 'hsndemar. loj. Black Beauty 100. Hs.,y
Third race selling Tor three ysar.old, and Ill,
ward. SIX lIronE Royal Interest lls Chiffon
King l!z BJn. III. 'Brzz 100 M.elirka i0-
sun Night l02. Peachie. 100. superinte ndsnt
~, knersetc. III hinda. III 'Alsr Gatr lOs
. Ellen smith. loi. Supeual 100 Mico Girl "a
ysar-oids and upward ons mllsl-I Nu,docs
~, Grumpy. no. Bob Hensley los: CliT Ftsid
Jos; jim Wakely. 100 FleetAbelia 10 Bryn I,psh
los; Mars Cassidy. l07 lem l0t
tnth race selling; for three yssr-oId. ara IN
yard ono mile -Phm Harry (mpl iio. E,,,.r
Hreeunss. 10 smuEser. l0T. IrrGEnddy 1851 BuT.
bank 100. LADY Ward 20 Colonel Mona Tia.
ihornwood. ITO Ieialoha. l07 school Tor scandal
sixth race selling Tor four Old, ard ~,
ward. one mile and sixteenth Ago0 its. NJ
Gus. ll5. Louis de Cog1ets fi2. Nalas ii2. .pet
lar imp. Jos. Emma stuart. 1907 sChiyalor lO0
IRA &, 10, Dsiufber ~ Ste CIV he. .Patf,
kezan 10. hnseiet lo7 Wamar iO5
seventh race selling for four year old. and I'M
10. rnrro. Jos, 'Noman4s-r. los Leslie Ioalis.
l9si hai7 legend lo5. Hope. rs Raw o IishI
10. BABY Cal los Paymasfer 100 .Kin. No.
lo5i Nils kru.er. 100. 'Greetinss IS Rsno' IoS
III. pound sDpr.uue. .us~,nos catn.A
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-15
PRINCETON MEN
SCORE VICTORIES
IN SQUASH PLAY
MiXsell and Stern Defeat Yale
Opponents at the Column
bia Club
By BRIGGS

Several surprises added interest to
the Class B National Squash Tennis As
ISOLATION championship tournament in
progress at the Columbia Club yester-
day.
II. r. Mixsell, the Princeton Club
player, eliminated c. j. MscGuire. of
the Yale Club, in rather easy fashion
after two games. The latter has been
playing we'll of late, but in Mixsell he
found a rival who mixed up his game
well. The Princeton man was held TO
15-12 in the first game, but was himself
in the second, with a 1871 victory.
Another successful Princeton repre-
sentative was Kenneth G. Stern. who
was forced to show at his best to de
feat J. B. Cornell, a Yale player, by
18-l4, l5-l3.
The summary follows:
Glass National squash Tennis Associa alton cham
pionshp second rOundlR. L. Strebeigh. Colum-
bia club defeated A. Baxter lr.. Crescent A. C..
l5-7. l5-2. X. q. Stern. Princeton Club. defeated
!. h Cornell. Yale Club. Isl. l6-l3; H. r.
MiNsel Princeton club. defeated G. J. MsoGuire
Yale Club. lj-l3. l5-7 OTIS Guernsey. Yale Club
defeated 4. e. Scott. Columbia Club l5-l0
l5-l2. Livingston Plau. Yale club defeated Hsr
old Tobey. Princeton club, l2-lj. i5-l3. l5-ll;
Yale club. lS-l5. lJ-S: II. kelock. Columbia
club. defeated A. r. Ellis. Harvard club. l3-l5
$40. Ia; f. II. Hemingway. Harvard Club.
won 6y default; X. Buckley. Columbia Club. won
by default
Third rolnd-K. Bulkey Columbia Club. won BY
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-15
professional" Is Not Libellous

< ONE of the men who compose T. S. G. A. seemed believe thai
there was intensified stigma attached TO the word p
sona" Personally prefer the professional writer's from the late
Mr. Shakespeare George AIDE talented amateur authors
would rather hear Caruso sing aria than would GIFTED aat
tenor sing dozen-much rather And would Namou
on the stage the talented amateur actress lady all
Middle West
may thing for to lose his amateur standing butt
can be lived down Most would rather oppose being
amateur standing though there professionals who actually
deserve such They might for libel named then
Of the amateur Anyhow
unnecessarily brutal TO call artist amateur.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-15
Fight Log
TONIGHT

TONIGHT
Olympic 4. C.-Joe Burman and
Willie Astey.
TUESDAY
Pioneer s. C.-Charley Simpson
and Tommy Tuohey.
Broadway 5. C.-Jhck Dillon and
Billy Miske.
WEDNESDAY
Manhattan A. C.-Frankie Gala
han and Mlburn Saylor.
Clermont s. C.-Benny Leonard
and Walter Mohr.
FRIDAY
Harlem ;. C.-Stanley Yoakum
and Eddie Dorsey.
Village =. C.-Willie kohler and
Red Mcdonald.
SATURDAY
Fairmont 4. C.-Young McAuliffe
and Battling Reddy.
greensboro A. C.-Pinky Burns
and Joe Dillon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-15
Golf Pool at Doyle's

The committee in charge OF the
Newspaper Mems Golf Pool tournament
at Doyle's Forty-second Street Acad-
envy have decided 10 award the cup to
the team winning the foursome matches
which start this afternoon, when Farms
worth and Beach. of "The American"
will play Brown and Wathey. OF THE
SUM-" and Hedley and Laverty, Of "The
Herald will cross cues with Dickinson
and Williams, Of Tho Telegraph"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-15
HAUGHTON CRITICISES
STAND OF FRATERNITY

Boston. Jan. 14.-Percy D. Haughton,
president Of the Boston National
League baseball club, issued a state
ment tonight criticising the Baseball
PLAYERS Fraternity in requesting It's
members TO withhold their signatures
from major league contracts until the
fraternity's troubles with the minor
leagues have been adjusted.
"The fraternity's grievance is not
with major league clubs" he said, nor
with the National Commission, but with
the National Association Of Minor
Leagues and its national board 1t
should be borne in mind that the major
leagues have absolutely no voice In the
management or control Of the National
Association. an entirely independent or
ganization."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-15
VANDERVEER SHINES
AT N. Y. A. c. TRAPS

Only four gunners reported at the
Travers Island traps OF the New York
Athletic Club yesterday. 1t was the
smallest attendance that ever has been
seen at a Winged Foot shoot. 1t was
stated that the majority of the New
York gunners were at Pinehurst. TAX
ing part IN big winter shoot.
Notwithstanding the small field, the
usual events were decided The day
was not particularly good and the
scores were not particularly high. j.
II. Vanderveer. the Brooklyn gunner,
won not only the high scratch prize,
but also the Travers Island Trophy.
In the former shoot he had 90 out
Of a possible 100 targets. Mr.. Van
derveer also scored leg on the Tour
nament Cup.
+
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-15
The Return of Willard

THE return of Jess Willard consequence ~
it will this spring. The antagonist partner IN crn
WILL of be the erociou and formidable Frederick Fulton
more less well known logical opponent The chances OF O
pentier- Willard bout seem to have gone a-gimmering
Willard ring He hates the ann
of training and the glamour which surrounds champion on %
exhibition makes him pevish But business make nece
for him His drawing with the depends W
his popularity champion and his prestige in that ~
he fight somebody either retirement bout with tc
Willard will remembered has fought only en-round bout
two Why, he could almost apply be restored to amateur
standing
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-15
BURNS DIVIDES
SHOOTING HONORS
WITH BENNETT
Webb and Donovan Win Legs
for January Cup at New
Rochelle Traps

A. l.. Burns and Commodore A. p.
Bennett divided the honors at the traps
of the New Rochelle Yacht Club yes
terday. Burns, besides winning the
fifteen bird" scratch prize, captured
the high scratch trophy with a score
of 90. Bennett won the high handicap
prize, returning a card OF IS on his
handicap of 4, and he also won a leg
for the January Cup.
Nat Webb and J. =. Donovan also
won legs for the January Cup. Webb
broke 10 clay targets straight in win
ming the ten bird" scratch event. J..
p. Donovan was the winner of the leg
for the Accumulation Cup.
The tie of last Sunday between A. p.
Bennett and Webb was shot of, result
ing in victory for Webb. The club
will hold an interclub tournament next
Saturday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-15
Overseas Nearer Title

The Overseas Wanderers practically
the honors in the second d.
vision of the New York Football League
by defeating the Longfellows by a
score Of to at Van Cortland Park
yesterday. McCrickard scored two and
Davis one goal for the victors. while
Wirlan Tailed for the Longfellows. All
the scoring came In the second half.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-15
TWENTY-SIX GAMES
FOR CORNELL NINE

Ithaca, n. Y, Jan. 1.-THE Cornell
University baseball schedule. issued to-
right includes twenty-six games, with
a date for third contest against Penn
sylvania yet to be assigned.
There are no changes OF Importance
in the list of 1917 games, and the sea
son will open with Southern trip on
April 8. Nine days later the first home
match will be played and the schedule
will close about the middle OF June.
The complete list Of games follows:
Southern trip-April S Swsrthrnore. s. Johns
Hopkins. :, Maryland state College. and TO- Vir-
slnis n, Nav l.. Pennsylvania
Regular schedule-Apfi "A. Dickinson: 10. Iafsy.
cue ~ Rochester ~ Buchne'l y. Lehsh. Nav
ton 10 and l.. Michigan 49, Williams a. col
gate. 20 ard 20. Tale: Juno o Michigan: T. Yer
mont: n. Columbia 49, Pennsylyania
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-15
Standards of Professionalism

u HERBERT WINDELER of Massachusetts, Grating at the
" ing of the T. A. demanded to know if golf be
brought the low standards Of professionalism The accent
Rice who ourageousy remained through the meeting
until the last gun fired, was the low
know g. Herbert Wndeer Of Massachusetts, amateur
regret knowing him. know John Sullivan Of MasSs
chusetts professional would very much if did not Percy
Haughon of Massachusetts, professional coach wonder
repeat his remark about the low standards
with the Of Hauchon anywhere
Does Mr. Wneer hold that Haughon Jones and
Rush professional intellectually morally physically
any member of the T. S. A. that their standards
lower than those of the U. S. G. A?