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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-18
AII-Time AIE-Star Team
Picked by Grant|and Rice
No. 1. Seeond Base

aged $40 Evers. through fourteen
years, has averaged .27O.
Collins, M hit maker, babe stealer
and run getter, has big bulge over
Evers, who has achieved most OF his
fame as n smart, alert athlete, always
In the thick OF the firing with his head
up
From the Past.
The batting record OF Ross Barnes
ranges above Collins, But oldtimers nd
init that Collins was his superior In
every other way
Other oldtimers will tell you that Pfef.
fer could field with Collins. But as q
bntsman he was far below the Phlla
delphiH Ind Chicago star
worth--hls fine batting, his great base
running, his brilliant fielding and his
quick thinking His great resource was
he nelded p faultless style and ther
proceeded t. sat around i5O, against a
group OF star left-handers. This makes
three world series engagements where
Collins has batted well above 400.
Few Late stars.
In late years outside o. Collins, La
jole and Evers, there have been few
star second basemen, The average has
been well below thht OF shortstor
strength.
But there is n long list Of fine second
basemen between 1880 and 1900, who are
still remembered by the old guard. But
even the old guard is willing to admit
Collins superiority TO the flsd.
(romOrrow Shortstop)
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There, was no great argument about
second b0se
The vote here was almost unanimous.
From the days OF Ross Barnes, n great
hitter and good secondbuseman, on
through 1917, the game has known many
stars. But for Rll-around ability the
game has known but one Eddie Collins
The Old Guard.
Back In the early stages there were
such men as Ross Barnes Fred Dunlap
Pfetfer and others who ranked high.
Then came Bobby Lowe, Claude RIchey
and then Napoleon Lajole, one OF the
greatest OF them all
After LaJole came Johnny Evers, the
remarkable Trojnn--and then came Col
Inns.
In the last fifteen years the three great
second basomen have been IAJole. EVers
and Collins.
OF these Iajole was the greater hitter
and tho most graceful workman.
or these Evers was the greater fighter
and the more eternaly mentally alert.
But for batting and base running
fielding skin, speed and the entire com
blnatlon, Collins was voted on top.
Collins wasn't the slashing hitter that
Lajofe was although Eddle's average
is high-fAr above 800 for nm extended
span. But Collins was faster on his
feet than Injoie; was. therefore, able
TO cover more ground He was also a
much better base runner
Evers gave Collins n great battle as
n ground cover, In any fielding way, but
Johnny was too far behind his rival at
bat
Collins, through ten years, has aver
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-18
FANS EXPECTING
A Great BATTLE
flaming and MCNeiII Working
Out Daily at Fire Station,

Boxing fans OF Oklahoma City and
vicinity appear 10 he more interested
In the fight which Will be staged here
Wednesday night between Arlos Fam
ming and Benny McNelll, than they have
been In amy previous fight There was
not as much talk around the hotel lob
bles or on the street corners prior to
the Tanning Morrissey fight as there is
about the coming fight.
Although a bantamweight, Mcneil has
large following here who freely pre-
dict that he viii win the decision In
tho bout against his heavier opponent,
FS hing. Mcneil came TO America a
number OF months ago from England and
brought with him the bantamweight
championship OF that country Since be-
Ing In this country he has fought many
rights and has won as large a following
az any other boxer OF the present day.
Never Met herman.
He has outfought Kid Williams. Loulsi-
ana, lnck and Freddie Welsh and no
says the only reason he has never out
fought Peter Herman. bsntamweight
champion Of the world, Is that he has
never been able to get fight with the
southerner.
Il offered Herman a s2.5OO purse for
lO-round no-declslon bout last winter,
to be fought at Philadelphia. | received
that Pete was suffering from boils and
he could not fight then" said McNeill
today. "and on one other occasion | Of
fered him 81 500 for l0-round node
cislon match. but again he refused"
McNeill has been In and ground Okla
homa City for two months and during
that time he has been In the roped arena
In oklahoma city only twice He easily
defeated Nate jackson In the first match
OF the season here and later won a
clean-cut victory over Jimmy Azine.
Tanning a Hard Proposition.
Fannlng VIII be much harder propo-
altion for McNeill than either Jackson
or Azlne and the Englshman In training
for u real fight McNeill is working out
two hours day nj the central fire sta.
tion and will go In the ring Wednesday
| night weighing around 12t pounds
There will he such slight difference In
| the weight OF the two fighters that
neither win have any special advantage
| Tanning has posted 500 as weigh,
forfeit and n he weighs more than l2s
at o'clock tomorrow afternoon he will
| forfeit the money lie win he within
the weight II Is ,belleved. ms no weighed
only l9O pounds yesterday afternoon.
Tanning Is not looking for an easy
| fight himself and Is working hard to be
able to push the fighting II It il. nee
essary.
II never saw Tanning look worse thar
| he did against Morrisscy" said Bert
| Connors, Fanning's manager, today
and because Of that fight FNnning Il
working harder now than have ever
seen him before. think he will he ir
better condition for real battle
Wednesday night than he has been fol
any previous GO
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trip. HerKog refused. and went 10 his
home In Maryland and was suspended
About $500 OF his salnry was deducted
during this suspension. and Herzog now
demands that he should be paid or bo
traded to some other club. McGrRw
stated today that he had offered TO trade
Herzog to Cincinnati for Heinle Groh,
but that Manager Christy Mathewson
turned down the offer
McGraw also said that Manager Fred
Mitchell OF the Cubs refused TO consider
Hersog In n trade. II In believed that
McGrnw tried to get back Pete Klldurf,
but Mitch Il refused TO part with this
promising young player
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-18
Torpedoes Fired
at Convoy as Fast
as Rifle Bullets

LONDON, Dec. l8-Testmony given
at the inquest over the victims Of the
German attack on the British convoy
shows that the attack occurred between
4 and S o'clock Wednesday morning and
that the enemy destroyers fired as rap
idly as possible for few minutes. A
Swedish steamer was tqrpedoed. twice,
the second torpedo cutting the vessel
completely in two OF the crew of TWEEN
" hands ON board, sixteen were either
killed or are missing
No assistance was rendered by the
enemy boats. British destroyers came
upon the scene and rescued the sur
ViYors
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-18
20 From Norman
to Join Artillery

NORMAN, Okla, Dec. l8-(Special)
Twenty Cleveland county men will
depart from Norman tomorrow for Fort
Rosecrans, near San Diego, Cal, to
enter the coast artillery, These men
are part of Cleveland county's first
contingent OF drafted soldiers. They
are the county's share Of the 200 men
ordered from Oklahoma to help fill out
the coast artillery
Twenty-three men have been ordered
by the county exemption board to ap-
pear in Norman Wednesday, three more
than will enter the service in view Of
the fact that some of those called may
not appear. These ordered to appear
are Wiley {. Merritt, Charles Mallow,
Samuel LasSiter G. S. Shobert los
eph A. Nemecek, Thomas G.. Tully, and
Laslie B. Denison Lexington Homer
Helms. Leon Banning, Clayton Files.
Evert Stewart Ralph Kimball Willard
Hallmark Edgar Mcpherson, Charles
Young, Enos Albretton, Ben Boeskin,
and Judson Alexander, Norman; John
benson, Noble; and Arch Stanley,
Moore.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-18
CARDINAL CAPTAIN
GOES INTO THE ARMY

NEWARK. N. j., Dec, iT.--John II.
Miller OF kearney, N. j., captain OF the
81. Louis National baseball league team
since 1914 and who, 1t had been rumored
might be reelected to manage the team
in place Of Miller Huggins, enlisted hers
today in tho United States marine corps
Miller has been member OF the Ma
tionnl league since 1909 when he Joined
Pittsburgh nj second base. He was
traded to ST. Louis In 1914.
Miller will leave tomorrow for a South
Carolina training camp.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-18
II High Schools
Enrol for Debates

NORMAN. okla, Dec l8-(Special)
Twelve high schools have enrolled in
district No 5 for the state high school
debate contests. They are Shawnee
Pauls Valley Norman Tccumseh,
Chandler Carney, Davis, Lindsay,
Wymcwood, Noble, Sulphur and Maud
Guy Lackey Of the Norman high school
is chairman OF the district Debates
within this district will be held soon
after the holidays.
The district winner will meet winners
in the other seven districts in the Mate
and the finals will he held in Norman
at the time OF the interscholastic track
meet One hundred high schools are
enrolled in the debating league which is
conducted under the auspices OF the
University of Oklahoma.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-18
Students Can Best
Serve Country by
Staying in School

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Dec l8,-The
highest patriotic service which Yale
Undergraduates, particularly those un-
der draft or officers training camp age,
can render to their country, at this
time, is to continue their college work
and complete their courses, says state
ment from the university emergency
war council, made public today The
United States, the statement says, can
not afford to lose large proportion of
the best equipped young men through
early and thoughtleSs enlistment as
privates
The statement points out that its adj
vice is in harmony with that given by
the government,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-18
Reqistfniinn AZ Norman

NORMAN, okla, Dec. l8-(SpeciaL)
All Cleveland county women are be
my registered for war service under the
direction Of Mrs. f. A. Foster, chair
man of the county committee, She Is
being assisted by Miss Jennie Picker
ing Miss Fila Mansfield, Miss Mamie
Miller and Miss EloiSe Eagleton OF
Norman, Mrs Edgar Keller of Lexins
ton Mrs J Ellcngcr OF Noble, and Mrs.
Decker OF Moore
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-18
jackson Fights
at Camp Pike
Tomorrow
Local Bantam to Meet CouIon;
MOrriSSey in Tulsa to
Meet belmont, sn-

Nate Jackson has gone to Little Rock
to meet Johnny Coulon In lO-round
Tight at Camp Pike Wednesday night
nate has been training for the last ten
days to tune himself for the bout. but
has not had TO do much work as he
Keeps himself in good physical condition
at all times
The Oklahoma City bantamweight Is
a. clever man spd there are few In his
class who have better records His large
circle OF friends here predict that he
will win the decision over Coulon with.
out having to exert himself
Lee Morrissey. the gentleman fight
er," In now In Tulsa training for his
1O-round fight with Gene belmont which
VIII occur there Friday night OF this
week
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-18
HERE ARE FEW WARTIME
BALL SUGGESTIONS MADE

Wartime suggestions for base.
ball are not exactly as scarce 40
sugar. Here are some that have
been In print the last month;
Reducing salaries one. third.
Cutting player limit 10 eighteen
or fifteen,
Closing parks for duration OF
war.
Limiting season TO $40 games.
Abollshlne double headers.
Eliminating spring training
trips.
Consolidating the two major
leagues.
Deferrlna the opening Of the
season 10 May I.
Giving all the profits to the
government.
Doing away with the worlds
series.
'DIsmIsslne all players Of mill
tary age.
Pooling receipts.
Pooling players.
tie easy TO see that somebody
10 going to be disappointed.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-18
American Diplomat Released.

PETROGRAD, Dec l8-Victor Hugo
Duras of Nebraska, former American
yice-consul at Liege and otherwise con-
nected with the diplomatic and con-
sular service, who was arrested in
August 1916 at the Finnish frontier, on
suspicion that he was a German spy,
was freed by the Bolshevik govern
ment, but so far has been unable to
leave kussia.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-18
J0HNS0N'S OFFER TO
CONTRIBUTE SERVICES
TURNED DOWN BY A. |.

m LuB owners OF the Amerl-
eaan league at their meet.
" Ing recently refused 20 nc.
eept the offer OF President
Han q, johnson TO contribute his
services 10 the league for the
1918 season without q salary,
President johnson receives S2b,.
900 year, and holds what is
practically a HE lob.
o. FAILING to Induce the league
directors TO accept this sacrifice
on his part, johnson then re.
auested that, In View OF the need
OF retrsnehment, they permit him
10 reduce his own salary 10 Sio,-
900. This proposition was also
refused.
In the course OF a conversation
last night President johnson
stated that he had thought serl-
ousIy OF retiring permanently
from baseball. Mr., johnson 10 re.
puted TO be Independent flnan.
elslly.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-18
ENGINEERS HAVE
TOO MUCH SKILL
FOR ORINFANTRYMEl
Camp BOwie'S ChampionShl
Game Draws 1900 Fans,

CAMP BOWIE. FORT WORTH. Tex.
Dec -(SpeciaD-The football chan
pionship OF tho Thirty sixth division W
won by the squad from the lIith engi
GERS over the eleven from the ltsnd 1
fantry, Sunday afternoon In the close
and hardest fought battle OF the soutl
west during the present season. TT
score was TO In favor OF the tren
dlggers and every moment OF play VI
filled with fast. hard football.
Weight OF the engineers finally ga
them the battle over the infantry,
though the lighter team displayed grea1
versatility OF attack and fought gam
to the last whistle. Fies and Aud
or the 1916 Kendall college team wi
In the play throughout for the vict(
as was Montgomery, formerly OF
Sooners.
Lively OF the 1915 Sooners, Mahses
the 1915 Oklahoma Aggies. Richard
Haskell. and other famous Oklahou
held up the greater burden OF work
by the infantry.
Before the battle the soldiers and
ficers OF the two rival regiments
raded the streets OF Fort Worth Z
afterward the yells OF the victors rel
through the same streets
The crowd In attendance mt the gar
was estimated at 1000 a large numb
OF civilians attending as well as 4
soldiers.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-18
COL. HOUSE REPORTS
ON TRIP TO EUROPE

WASHINGTON Dec. lS.-Col. +. NJ
House who recently returned from
Europe where he attended the inter
allied war conference as head of the
American mission, was at the White
House today to make personal report
TO President Wilson.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-18

President EbbA Of the Brooklyn
Dodgers Ia trying TO arrange another
spring barn. stormInu tour with the
Boston Red SoS.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-18

Although the football season closed
some time ago Sol MetIger, the Wash
ngtun and Jefferson coach, Ia still Y
pretty busy gent Metsger Ia 10 he mar
ried soon, pnd Immediately after that
event he viii sail for France TO do his
bN
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-18

Ted Lewis Is In bad with the Call.
tornia promoters and Il 10 doubtful
n he Will be permitted 20 box In the
Golden State for many a day 10
come.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-18

The Boston Chess club, the Oldest
club Of ts kind In the United states.
recently celebrated It's sixtieth ami
verspry
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-18

Word from Chicago has Il that Les
Mann win again he with the Cubs next
season, Les Is now doing army Y NJ.
G, A. work.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-18

Sntterw1ite, who is playing a great
game for the bridgeport soccer team.
IL former member of the famous
Arsenal English league tenn.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-18

Soldiers ot the national nrmy at Camr
Dcvcns, Mass have stngcd some cln ssy
boxing bouts and wrestling matches dur
ing the past few weeks
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-18

The enlistment OF Harold Carlson Mt
Camp Grant, Rockford, H., means tho
loss Of promising pitcher for the
Pittsburgh Pirates
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-18

President Wilson said; "A larg
Red Cross is essential in winning III
war" Fifteen million members befor
Christmas. the goal.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-18

Carl Norris has announced his re.
trement from the rlnu win no
prospects OF clash with Jess VII.
lard, according 10 Carl. there was
nothing for him In the boSlnu oame.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-18

Battling and fielding averages of the
international league show that Larry
laJoic, the Toronto pilot. wsg the renl
blR show I'm the Barrow circuit last
season.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-18

Amby Mcconnell and Lena" Rlnck
hurh, two veteran pOstmcrs and former
DIG league performers PLAYED rings
around the Youngsters IN tho Internn
uonal league last season Mcconnell
rs member OF the Rochester team. led
the HecondhR semen. and blackburn .,yho
played with Toronto. TONED the third
bnsemen.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-18

Following the death Of boxer In
Cleveland, caused by mn in the rlng.
Coroner RNne Of the Ohio city declared
that boxing clubs should use cork mad
ding on the floor OF the ring
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-18

With the addltloh OF Massey and
WleNund the American association
gardeners, 10 the BraveS present
tlo-powell Renu and kslly--Mana.
ger Stalllnus believes he viii have
the strongest outtleld In the Ma
tlona league.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-18
Sport Chatter

Mexican Joe Rivers and Joe BenIamin
are booked for boxing bout at Port
land, Ore, December 81.
The proposed football game be.
tween Georgia Tech and cupid"
Blacks Newport Mddles on Christ
mas day has been declared oft
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