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Western League.
Three-I League

At Moline r. II. E.
Moline ...... OO00oO10-1 Z 3
Alton ...... 00O14001 0--6 Z l
Batteries Foulkes and Spellman;
Ehrhardt and Dobbins.
At Rock Island r. H. E.
Hannibal ..... 0o010 000-2 8
Rock Island O010134 '-1012 2
Batteries Glase and Lingel; Marks
and Rigsby.
At Quincy r. H. E.
Quincy -. 01O0on141-7 Z 6
Bloomington o0O3303O3-12 IA 2
characterization and Agnew; LIE.
mar and Walker.
OF Peoria r. II. f.
Rockford =. OF 10 3
Peoria 80. 01O2O01- 5 10 I
Batteries Higgins and Kearns;
Lingrel and O'Fsrrell
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St. Louis Live Stock.

ST. Louis. Mo. May 10.-The live
stock market follows:
Hogs-Market 10 to 15c higher: re-
ceipts. 5000: lights, $15.40615.S5: pigs
$3.50 14.25: mixed and butchers. S15.35
SIS 50G15.95.
Cattle-Market 10 to 15c higher: re-
ceipts, LOO: native beef steers. $1,000
1880; yearlins steers and heifers. $3.50
@12. cows, $6m11: stockers and feed
ers S6610; prime yearling steers and
heifers. s7.50@l0: native calves, $50
IA.
Sheep-Market higher: receipts. 500
lambs. $15M1S: ewes. $9.5O613: year.
lings. s12.75G14.s5: clipped lambs, $13
M14S5
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St. Louis Cash Grain.

st. Louis. Mo-. May 1o-The cash
grain market follows:
Wheat--Steady: track. No. 2 red.
1925: No. hard. nominal.
Corn-Steady: track. No. ., $1.66;
No. 2 white. 31.71M173.
Oats-Steady: track. No. ? nominal:
No 2 white, nominal.
Rye-Steady; No. 2 nominal.
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FARMER KILLED BY GAS.

Storm Lake May 1U.-EdWaru De-
land. 50 years old. the oldest resident
in Storm Lake. was accidently asphyx.
lated. While passing the gas range 1t
is thought he brushed against burn
er and turned it on. He was overcome
while seeking the leak. He was dead
when found. He was the father OF
Judge James DeL.and.
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NV York Money; Closing.

New York. May 1o.-Mercantile pa
per-4S @5Te.
Bar silver-14hc.
Mexican dollars--57tsc.
Time loane-41a G5To.
Call money-High, 8: low. 2la clos
ing bid. "a.
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wElLMAN is OUT.

st. Louis. May 10. Carl Weilman.
pitcher for the St Louis Americans.
probably will be out of the game for
the rest of this season. He is suffering
from kidney trouble and physicians
have advised that one OF his kidneys
be removed
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Peoria Cash Grain.

Peoria. ILL.,. May 1o.-The cash grain
market follows:
Corn-Market 1lsc lower: No. 2
white, s165; No. yellow. s1.e3: No
yellow, $161l2: No. yellow, $780,:
No. s yellow. $3.50: No. . mixed, $1.62:
No. mixed sl.Sll1: No. mixed.
$1.60k.
Oats-Unchanged. No. white. 10c:
standard. 69iac: No. 8 white, 69m 69Isc,
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Kansas CITY Live Stock.

Kansas City. Mo-, May 1O.-The live
stock market follows:
Hogs-Market 10 to 15c higher: re-
ceipts. 5000: bulk, $15.40@1s: heavy,
$15.95m16.18: packers and butchers.
$15.65@ PIG: light. $15@15.75: pigs. 500
1850.
Market strong to Zoe higher:
receipts. 2,00e. including 100 southerns:
prime fed steers. $12.25@13 dressed
beef steers, s9.75m12: western steers
S9G12.50: cows. s6.50m11: heifers. SEQ
11.7S; stockers and feeders. sS@ II:
bulls, Ss@l0.25: calves. $S613.5o.
Sheep-Market 10 to 15c higher: re-
ceipts. 1000: lambs, $1461S.40 year
lings, s1sm1s wethers. $12.5Od Is;
ewes. s11014.50.
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Chicago Produce.
chicago. MAY MISUNDERSTANDING

Chicago May .-Butter-Unchang
Eges-Receipts. 4s,557 cases; fresh
altered extras. 1884, @37c; fresh gath
cred storage packed firsts, $50 SEC;
fresh gathered firsts, S4035c.
Potatoes-unsettled. receipts. %
cars. Idaho, Colorado. Oregon and
washington, $2.7562s5 Wisconsin and
Michigan, $2.6o62.65.
Poultry-Alive. fowls. 23c.
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eALFouR PLAYS M'Aooo.

Washington. D, c., May 10. An in
ternational tennis match was played
on the white house courts Wednesday
afternoon when Arthur j. Balfour.
British foreign secretary, and Secre-
tary of the Treasury McAdoo left talk
of war loans temporarily to try their
hands at serves end lobs.
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The Sports Corner
CUBS TAKE FIRST
EASTERN COMBAT
BEGIN INVASION OF EAST WITH
WIN OVER DODGERS; OTHER
GAMES POSTPONED.

Brooklyn, May 10. The Chicago
Cubs began the eastern round here
Wednesday by defeating the Brooklyn
Dodgers Z to g.. Coombs blew up and
was knocked out of the box in the
sixth. Aldridge, who pitched the last
three innings for the Cubs, retired nine
men in row.
Score by innings - Il. n. y.
Chicago 49,. oO000232o-7 II 2
Brooklyn -. O1000000-3 2
Batteries - Reuther. Prendergast,
Aldridge and Elliott; Coombs, Smith
and Miller.
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SPEAKER 70 GET TROPHY.

Cleveland, O.. May 10. Iris Speak
ers day Is coming next Wednesday.
speaker Will then be presented tro.
pny Tor having held the batting title
iast year after Tyrus Cobb had claimed
II as his own nine years. The Red
sox, \Speaker's old team. will be in
Cleveland and will join the "whoop
erup'' for Iris.
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CROWLEY APPOINTED DEPUTY.
Des Moines, May 10 Paul W. Crow
lev OF the dairy extension stan Of the
Iowa State college. formerly with the
state food and dairy department. is go
ing back to the dairy department as
deputy dairy and food commissioner
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New York Sugar.

New York. May 10.-Raw sugar
Steady: centrifugal. e.27c: molasses'
$500
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Kansas City Produce.

Kansas City. Mo-, May 1o.-Butter-
Creamery, 4oc; firsts. Csc; seconds. SIC;
packing. Sic.
Eggs-F'irsts. 81 lsc.
Poultry BOOSTERS. l6c; hens. 2o1ac;
turkeys. csc; broilers. SAC.
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FEW HOG SHIPMENTS,
so PRICE GOES UP

Chicago, May 10-Scantiness of ar
rivals sent hog values today upgrade.
Fresh supplies of cattle and sheep
were also slim.
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Omaha Cash Grain.

Omaha. Nebr.. May 10.-The cash
grain market follows:
Wheat-No. 2 hard $3.21@3.22.
Ill, ., .on "a e1ss
1.5sh.
Oats-No. white. 7ola G7oAc.
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chieaao caah Grain.

Chicago Cash Grain.
Chicago, May 10.-The cash grain
market follows:
Wheat-No red, nominal: No. red
$324A: No. 2 hard, nominal; No. 8
hard nominal.
Corn-No. yellow. s1.621a q 1854:
No. 3 yellow, $1.s1E G1.6s: No. 4 yellow
nominai
Oats-No. white. 7OA@7ohc;
standard, Tx Q721hc.
Rye-Nominal.
Barley-$125@1.60
Timothy-$5@7.
Clover-$12@l7.
Pork-$38.66.
Lard-$222062230 y5
Ribs-$20.20@20.65
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DIES MONIES GETS PITCHER.

San Francisco. May 10 -Pitche,
Frank O'Doul was turned over to Des
Moines by the San Francisco club
wednesday. He goes under an option
al agreement. permitting San Francis
co to recall him later
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81. Louis Grain Futures

st. Louis. Mo. May 1o.-Closing
grain futures:
Wheat-May. ss.12: July. $2.45e.
Corn-Steady; May. Sissy; July,
SLABS.
Oats-Lower: May. 70%c-
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Indians Lose Two.
Boston Breaks Even.

Washington. May 10. The Boston
and Washington Americans split even
IN double header here Wednesday,
Boston taking the first game. 4 to /,
and the Senators winning the second
TO 3.
Score by innings R,HE
boston ....... 1OOO11O-4 o
washington ;. 0O000O00-1 3
Batteries - Shore and Agnew; Du.
mont and Henry.
Score by innings HE
Boston $3.50. 000OOO11-s 81
washington :. 00O10O2s-4 81
Batteries Mays and Thomas:
Shaw and Ainsmith.
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Chicago Live Stock: CLOSING.

Chicago Live Stock; Closing.
Chicago. May 1o-The closing live
stock market follows:
Hogs-Market steady at early ad
vance: receipts. $4,000; estimated to-
morrow, 10000: bulk. $3.50 1905:
light, $14.s5@15.95; heavy. $15.45@
1915: mixed. s15.45@ 16.10: rough,
$15.45@15.65.
y Cattle-Market steady. 10c higher;
receipts. 5000: top, $3.50
Sheep-Market 10 to 15c higher than
yesterdays average: receipts. 5000;
top, $14.15; lambs. S1S.35.
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BAT LEvINsKY LOSES.

New York, April 10.-Bob McAlliste;'
OF California outfought and out-pointed
Battling Levinsky of this city in ten
round bout Wednesday. McAllister
weighed 1874 pounds and Levinskly $50.
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Ohm LEONARD, rs yea

Ohm lEONAhO, 10 years
YOUNG" has offered his services
~ to the nation and wants to enter
the war as a soldier. He lives at Hot
Springs, Ark, and has had long expert
ence in the regular army since the
close Of the civil war, in which he
served.
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Minnsapoli. Closing Grain.

\ Minneapolis, Mimi, May 10.-Closing
aim
,sh. No. | hard. s32SA d33sla; No
northern, s3.1sia@3.2Sia; No. . north
m, $685. @3.1sis.
Corn-No. 3 yellow, s1.57I4 @1.5sH.
Oats--No. 3 white 70A M7e%c.
Flax-$3.55@3.61.
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CHICAGO Liv, Stock; OPENING.

Chicago Live Stock; Opening.
Chicago, May 10.-The opening live
stock market follows:
Hogs-Market strong, 10 to 15c above
yesterdays average; receipts, 10000;
estimated tomorrow. 10000: bulk 1878
@1605: light, $14.S5@15.95: mixed,
s154b@16.1o: heavy. s15.45@1s.15:
rough. s15.45@15.65: pigs, $1o.25@142o.
Cattle-Market firm: receipts, 5000:
estimated tomorrow. 1000; native beef
cattle, $9.40@13.70; stockers and feed
ers. $7.50610.35: cows and heifers,
$6.65@1150: calves, $9.50@14.
Sheep-Market strong; receipts. S.
900; estimated tomorrow. 5000: weth.
ers, $11.50 @1415: lambs, $1461S.35.
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ELECT HOLINESS OFFICERS.

KnOXvflIe, May To. ne new Ulll'
GERS of the Marion County Holiness as
ISOLATION are: President, U. G. carp,
Bussey: first vice president. Miss Hat
tie Gullion, Knoxville; second vice
president, ]. I. Chambers. Knoxville:
secretary, Mrs. Eva Cray. Bussey;
treasurer. Mrs. ]. W. Trotter. Bussey.
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tory Of the fur trade, the Indian rela-
tons, the Indian wars. the Indian
treaties. the great exploring expedi-
tions, the missionary activities, the
first settlements and the early govern
ment. Fort Smelling has an important
part.
Colonel Zachary Taylor. later pres
ident. was cenmandant OF the post fror,
1929 to 1881. The negro boy. bred
Scott, who latter lgured In one OF the
great decisions Of the supreme court.
fy.A at the post from 1886 to 1888.
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At Clinton r. H. f.
Fort Dodge 0OOO00000--O 6 0
Clinton -. 200041" lie Is l
Batteries-Killeen Ash. Wallace and
Dunn; Bluejacket. Walkup and Elliott.
At Dubuque R. II. f.
Marshalltown. 0oOO3022O-7 is 1
Dubuque -. 000000000- ! 2
Batteries Higgins and Ashland;
Malgren. Meyer and Rapps.
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primary Movement.
CHICAGO hav Market.

Seaboard Wheat SOo,oo'
corn, $4,000: oats. $4,000.
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WHITE SOX HIT
GROOM FOR WIN
BROWNS LOSE; TIGERS TAKE A
DOUBLE HEADER; RED Sox
BREAK EVEN.

st. Louis, May 10. Groom, who re-
Gently pitched no hit game, was hard
MT by the Chicago Americans, here
Wednesday and the Sox won from the
Browns, to 2.
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Central Association

At Cedar Rapids-Mason City-Cedar
Rapids, no game, rain.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-20
Williams to Fight
Way Back to Top

KANSAS CITY, No. Jan. 20.-with the
arrival OF KID williams. the Baltimore
wolf Boy" intsrek In the hfteen- round
bantam weight battle billed for Convention
hah the night OF January so, has taken
strong srip upon tho boxing fans Of
Universal belief that williams was
robbed OF his tide by tho brain lapae of
Referes Billy Recap In his bout win Pete
Herman at New orleana has kept the
nentiy. as before. In making ths irip
iiams refused at least five offers for his
services. lie hopes TO dsmonstrate by
his bout with Benny Mcneil here that
he stiil In the nation'a leading bantam
In msetins Mcneil. Williams will face
Q supreme test. Defeat by the Brttisher
will forever silence tho talk that he still
II the legitimate champion.
.McNeiI right nov In In the foremost
rank OF bantams through his two sue
csssive knockouts OF Benny ChaveI, ths
Mexican whirlwind. Mcneil has woi
has last five bouts by the knockout
route and 10 rapidly establishing him
self as the leading hitter In the light
Matchmaker Gabs Kaufman says he
will have an excellent semi windup tc
precede the williams Mcneil clash. The
referee for this important battle has
not been selected.
Upon his arrival In Kansas City. VII.
liams posted a certified check for &c..
500 TO 20 10 Herman II the New Orlenn,
hoy agrees TO give him return match
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-20
Golf Tourney May
Be Held In w EST

CHICAGO. Jan. 70. - Confidence that
the 1917 Western Amateur uolf cham
pionship tourney would be held In the
middle west WAS expressed today by Rep
flliated with the Western Golf associa
tion which 10 TO hold Ms annual meet.
Ing here tonight. II was asserted tina,
because Of the distance many golfers
from the central western stated did moi
participate in last .nisht's tournament
OF most Of the lier clubs forming tn,
association seemed 10 bslieve tnst IN,
policy, sponsored by Charles r. Thom-
con, president elect, that Of ignoring In
official action. recent rulings of III,
United States Golf association making
more s,rinsst . sn. measures pr0h,ee,ma hs ~,
lowed at the meeting
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-20
Richie Welcome
Addition to Band
of Welter Boxers
BY GOLDBERG
tcopyrIoh,. 1917. by \. L oo,dbssH> !

Willie Ntchie stiIl has the champiop-
ship asbit. lie has sven up thsNllsht-
weight class for thossiuiple reason thst
the lightweight class gave him up long
ago Richie wants to he champion of the
welterweights and he has asked Dominick
Tortor'ch, New oIleans. 10 arrange .
match during Msrdi Grar week.
when Ted Lewis claimed the title last
year Rtcho Immediately challenged hin
and they boxed for the bauble In New
York. Richie was outponted and Lewis
slIntt,d proudly down welterweisht row.
calling himself the champion Bftttoo
MN one man who stood In his way anA
Ted thought 10 NAH that crown dsWn
good and hard. He met Britton In New
Orlesns and--Iounds and gnashing q
teeth he lost!
l, wasn't un,Il Badoud arrived In THE
country that the whereabouts Of the ~.
ropean ute was discovered. Badoud wee
the real champion. lie told US that Lewis
had never fought for the title seresd
Badoud had defeated Johnny BashAn,
the English holder OF the tiils for the
championship. 80 he came this way 10
find out what We were going tO do About
II. He muddled things up a bit when Ne
was stopped by Marty .ross IN fevr
rounds with Britton out In Front, %
our ehsmp.on the old Tin. interest n
the .welter division claimed some Of the
worlds greatest fighters. with their
passing. the class dropped into Obiivlea.
so completely did II disappear that no
one took the trouble to claim the title.
tntll Ted Lewis came along that PEI.
ticuiar division was all bound round with
cobwebs II Is different now. Brittou
has succeeded In stirring up . hornets
nest. Swapping at his heels are HedoNd.
Lewis. Soldier Bartncld. Silent Martin.
Kid Graves. Marty Cross. That's n hardy
crew. and Ritche will be welcome ID.
dition TO the class
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%e2S5ER!RT]L&]|;HT' 3 81: IL 81!
Our Noi~-snd Theirs.

Our NokUs-snd ThsIrs-
We R,s;,: s.,: of ~" rules of 'Aree-ia'
OF hslfbacks bruised bit. OF minor
cuts,
OF whether rules shall stop the right OF
Before ones skill has added TO his pay ;
OF whether Cobb shall make the record
ny.
or whether Doyle has lost his batting
eye,
or ,en-round sparrins matches where
OF each contestant only heeds the kale.
For those" we say. are what the sea
Aye. ,h." are now tho all important
things"
And just beyond the limit o, our eyes
From trench TO trench there wait
To watch the next red message take II,
As, rank by rank. they fade out from
the roll
A. clan by clan, as broken row on row.
Their hudded heaps blot out the f~inte'
where, through black field. a. ru.hins
millions reel,
They live or perish by the right Of steel
Where. as each dusk comes with ~
b. glowing flame
Ten thousand less are left to play the
game
Ten thousand less remain to hoar tn,
or records finished-to begin no more.
Just wait" We say. I'm Dillon gets hi,
chance;
Or Darcy swings into the busy dance
But Over There. amid the open fray,
The game they know holds something
more than pay
OF blood and iron. by Hill and plain ant
glen,
Where those who lose will never pis,
again.
Dear Sir: Courage. as defined by AZ
army officer who has seen much service
and has been In many close calls II
simply this: BEING afraid to run away
R H. Il.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-20
New Orleans 10 Racing Mecca.
BOXING UNEQUALED BY ANY SPORT
AS DEVELOPER OF SELF CONFIDENCE


all places His knowledge gives him
assurance In his abilitysto protect him
self and others.
Many people have taken Il upon them
selves to den0unce boxing ss brutal But,
In reality, II In lees 40 than some OF our
most popular games Take football as
an instance. II can truthfuly be said
that there are fewer serious accidents
and abraslons ~ n boxing bout than In
game OF football
The teaching OF the art OF self-de-
fense TO boys and youth serves To de-
velop their physique and to ~ them
for the later struggles In life. II makes
them manly and STRAIGHTFORWARD. patient
and good tempered, alert In mind and
body and sure footed Whether he be
intended for professional or CONNER
clal career the lads knowledge will stand
him In good stead, acting as an In
centive to achievement and supplement-
Ing any natural endowment and speclal
training he mny possesse or have had
for his vocation, Have your sons In
structed In the manly nrt OF self-deftnse
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-20
Missouri Valley
BeckOnS Sooner
Athletic Teams
Modified 1-Year Rule Causes
Oklahoma to Quit South
western Intercollegiate Ath-
letiC Association,

NORMAN. Okla. Jan. 20 (special) =
Missouri Valley conference afflliaton
looms AZ a greater possibility at the Uni
versity Of Oklahoma now than over be
fore-and Missouri valley membership
long has been one OF the dreams Of the
University OF Oklahoma graduates and
under graduates
Withdrawal from tho Southwestern In
tercollegiate conference which Coacn
Bennie Owen has announced was TO be
effected at once. has turned Sooner eyes
TO the north and the Missouri Valley
conference.
Jumps Long.
Oklahoma may Join the Missouri Val,
ley some time. Chances are now that
II will. But that time Is stili some sea
sdhs, off. all agree after 1n1gkj igating
vented owen from joining the schools TO
the north 10 distance and financial dif,
ficulties. Missouri valley rules Will not
permit q game to be played outside Of "A
college town Owen believes that foot
ball belongs to tho public ~ well M to
the school.
Furthermore. under present conditions
Oklahoma makes several thousand dol
lArs a ysar clear from extra large gate
receipts at Dallas and at Oklahoma city.
Tho athletic association In confronted
with the tsk Of building larger grand
stands and providing IN every way for
tho athletic field This requires atten.
tion To the financial side, Under present
conditions. Oklahoma has comparat lively
inexpensive games with heavy gate re-
ceipts, II Soonsrs should Join the Mis-
souri Valley conference. they would have
expensive games with comparatively
light gate receipts
The move may come some time II
probably will. But not this year, nor
next.
One.Y Ruls Wanted.
Exemption OF schools with less than
400 male students exclusive Of freshmen
from the application Of the one year rule
n tho Southwestern conference " what
has caused the University Of Oklahoma
20 quilt tho recently organized associa-
tion. Bennie owen DECLARES that this
let's down the bars and invites the In
PRODUCTION Of hirelings IN the smaller
schools. The ono-yea rule. he asserts
II the only sure guarantee OF pure ath-
ietics.
Only the University OF Oklahoma and
tho University OF Texas would be com.
PEELED to eliminate their freshmen in y
w. !. c. athletics under the present
Yules
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-20
Baseball

Iva Olson having secured the. inst1s
track over clifford Cravath for the poei.
tion of manager Of the Vernon Coaet
league club the Brooklyn National lsagye
club Is not expected to put ANYTHING n
manager. II Is no, beyond the pcssly a.
tiles that Cravath will he found paying
the ou,feld FOR his rival on the Vsino6
team.
While the big Giants are playing the
exhibition series with the Detroit Tigers
the second team will be carrying out .
schedule OF It's own. which has been AN
nounccd by. Secretary John y, Foetsr ~
iS1aSr Sps sSlsyspo Sstss y M T.t'jssTf Hs4 r.sss s
Rock. krk.i Aprn 1. Mllwsnkee. at Pine
huff. Ark; April T. Memphis. renhj
Aprii 5, Louisville. Ky; April 8 and T.
Toledo. Ohio
or course. II IL christy Mathewson's
own business where he lives, but after
all the heap big talk that he would move
To the banks ot the Rhine and mako hta
home In Cincinnati, his decision 10 remain
In New York for the winter has peeysd
the Redlend fans u hit and Il IL said that
many NJ Ma,v's pictures that ware
hung In shop windows along with those OF
Won Hindenbers and Kris krinEle are
being taken down,
with the announcement that Fefe
Dodge viii stay in tn. Central asseela-
lion and that the Circuit probrbly Will b
intact comes talk of plans tor uQw
Justice. who only managed TO hold olilcs
last year by electlns himselt when Ne
vote was n Tie. John r Ford. mayor OF
Fort Dodge, and n capable man as EEL ~
strong booster for baseball IN among thee
men toned as successor to Justice.
The proposition Of Rufus gilbert ana
the Central league 10 put a ball club IN
Fort Wayne may bc blocked until the
S ser s' ssGuns soT w,yms with 'fs .SsSs. Sss:
which was surrendered q year ago. Ihls
claim II for several players sold bofofe
the franchise was given up. The pefk N
Fort Wayne N controlled by the old elub
orssnlsa,lon and was rented last .sas2r
The Commerce club and the Rotary
club ot Pueblo have agreed 10 tAke VI the
p,cpc{.,lcr Of ycsr .svass z. M iss 'r:nar q
cured in. prisIisr a. iks sss Z an
While ,Es, !. not al, .Sss;olr c.Sivcis:
I. made ,!t shs, =. 2 I. n.w es'a wln 9s.
,hs, r'usblo's entry Into the W36tSs1
league 10 pretty certain.
Detro,, may lsss . ycuns. pl,shss lrels
whom much vas sngeeted u 49,
ton Of rsiurIine q ciisSs, 6SSSk ~
.,s. ..;,;s..sIr T . s'..'s:;Ns rs s:I :,II';is &.
Nov Ne 'hirks be vl9 teSs - "
again and n! Mmee ~ q -
Ssr,'s S,r' (, K. rsrhsSs S.'s ss1sH~
thing 70 Do wjEE - 2sel5l62 RI
70 school AGAIN. lETtT ~