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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-18
TEXAS CAMPS FAVORED BY MAJORITY OF
MAJOR LEAGUERS FOR SPRING TRAINING

Spring training plans have now been
perfected by all the major league clubs,
-, ,,,,,,, .,o,h.r al, v..L. tho fans
80 a..
VIII DC rohding usiiS accounts OF the
great diamond doings OF their favorl,es.
Tow. 4. IN s,,.,,a,p tho ,a,ye., num-
team.-,he .iani. Tiger. Whi,e po.
nrwn. ,nd Card1n.,. hsvs ,,cL "a ,,sin.
iny sno,. In ,hs ions .,.r .,,,e
IN Inc ,,hsr mn ,or ,essus ou,n,. the
pr.ys. phii,,.. ar6 A,hIs,,c. p,,i ,r,iy
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-18

Reds will clash In one game at Cairo.
III. two In Louisville and three In Gin
cnnnti
Champs TO Arkansas
The worlds champion Red soI will get
into condition nj hot Springs. Ark
where they have done their spring train
Ing for several years The appearance
Of the sox nt the Arkansas resort will
mark the debut Of Jack Barry hs big
league manager. Jack will be In charge
OF thirty eight pastimers and all he will
have To do will be TO pick another world.
beoiing team TO continue the good work
Of his predecessor, Uncle Bllr' CART
gan. That's considerable job for n branl
new pilot. but the Boston owners and
fans alike believe that Jack will come
through right side mp.
The Brooklyn Robins. opponents OF the
Red sox In the last worlds series. will
also train at Hot SprinGs There In some
talk OF the Sox and Robins crossing bats
at the Springs, but an early season series
between champions Is considered poor
business policy,
For the first time In many years the
Pittsburgh Pirates are to pass up Ho,
springs as training camp, Manage,
Callahan will take tho buccaneers IA
Columbus. Ga, IN tho hope that a chang,
In training camps will bring change IN
luck for his team.
Thr Cleveland Indians will again dc
Their spring training at New Orleans, the
Fohiics doubtless figuring that they car
ing out In the Louisiana city. Should
the Indians make good this season I,
would shatter the generally accepted no.
ton among biz league managers tina,
large cities mako poor training camps
Considerable interest will center IN III,
spring performances OF the Athletics Al
Jacksonville. Connie Mack will have q
small army OF young tossers to try ou
and his followers have n hunch that tn,
veteran pilot Is all set for come back
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-18
Fraternity President Tells
Why Players Want to Strike

the three requests we made upon the
minor league mapnates. The owners
claim they are unjust, We feel other
wise. Here they are-and you shall be
the jury:
U) The repeal Of n rule passed year
ngO hy the board which directly violates
the written agreement between the play
~ and the minor league club owners
(Tho new rule. which permits the club
to recall the player during the five day
release period. prevents the player from
negotiating for his future services as
Was provided in the writtAn agreementl
60 That minorveBEues should be paid
for travelling expenses 10 training camps
when roporilns for spfing practice.
Az II now is the player must play In
any city designated by the club. no mat
ter how fur removed from his home He
must report to the league city at his
own expense. II that city II on the Pa
cinc const and he lives In the east. or
vice versa. II can be seen just what n
heavy expense the player must suffer
No Chance for RebuttaL
90 That the fraternity be given copies
OF the dofcnses made by clubs COM
plants lodged by the fraternity on be-
half Of individual players and that the
fraternity he given chance TO make
answer 10 such defonses and be notified
when decisions are made tunder pres
cnt conditions. the board refuses 20 nc-
quaint the fraternity with the defense
lntorposed by the club. gives II no OPP
portunity to answering that defense
holds star chamber sessions aud never
advises us directly Uf the result OF com-
plrints.D
Those arc the demands we made or
the hoard. II calls them unfair and un'
warranted. DO YOU think so2 DO you
M baseball student. feel that We asl
for u baseball workman anything tha
could. In the widest flights OF fancy, b,
called other than fair7
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-18
BY DAVID /. FULTZ.
Presdant OF the Baseball Players Fra
ternIty

tcFH'tp.
Tho present controversy between the
ball players and the ruling powers OF
the national game has been precipttated
by the totally unfair ipethods and star
chamber sessions of the minor league
officials and club owners
The ball players as employees have
certain rights The ftaterniay. as their
organization, ls pledged TO uphold them,
and II viii do 40 The time In passed
when the minor league megnates can
ignore the players force unfair working
conditions upon them, ignore their Just
dsmands and irsAi With sii"ni cnnt"mDt
any overtures for conference where
the players wro1sV can b. righted
National board to Blame
The strained relations right now are
due almost altogether TO the action of
the national board, representing all the
ming leagues. with rdfcrence 10 the de-
inands we placed before them We
haven't any direct fight on with the
major leagues nut our iraterniay bands
together the major and minor league
players And the big leagues are pledged
not TO sign contracts or report at spring
training CAMPS until such times hs we
have received Justice for the minor
leagues from the minor league magnatcs.
There isn't n soul either In or out of
baseball who would attempt to Justify
the boards stand The national com
mission. on behalf of the major leagues
GRANTED us everything We asked. But
With the board II ~ II case OF might
makes right They think they have the
whip hand and they are using n on the
players These men are hiding behind
the skirts or an Organization doins
things which they would not have tn,
face to do Ms individual
n Three Requests
The whole trouble AT present In Oyel
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-18
BY Frank G. Menke.

ia. ....t...
"bN i'"h' Jan hanu''appire
the pitcher seems TO be one of the Ia
yorits pastimes OF the baseball rule max
Just as soon as the mouluismsn CON
celyes trick which will aid him In baf-
o,,y ,b. h.,.no, ,h. rul.nsks,s sav
naughty. naughty. mustn't do t''--and
that ends IL Eyerybody'r picking on the
pitcher and the same number OF folks
are Nrying their darndest to help the
battef
Is IL falr7
or course. every fan likes TO see
free hitting The business Of slammlng
the ball hither ana yon escites an audi
the pitching 4, OF air. .tIgh, variety. II
the ian had the choice OF seeing fine
pitching duel or swat-fest. undoubted-
y he would choose the one where cup.
/ ping predominated hut Is u JUST LOT
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-18
Rulemakers Should Not Try To Put
Pitcher Under Too Great \ andicap

thing was done to reform the game II
was the pitcher they reformed.
The foul strike rule has helped the
ptcher-,mmensely But now that the
ruling powers have become aware OF
that they are thinking OF making rad
ical change which viii swing the pen
dulum back toward the batter And the
foul strike rule wasn't adopted with the
real intent Of aiding the pitcher, II was
done to shorten the time OF games to
prevent the dilly daily tactics of hatters
who used to foul or dozen balls just
80 as 10 get exercise for their muscles,
II you have a son or brother and
you're thinking of raising him To be a
ball player and you want him TO get all
the "brenks well, don't raise him To
De pitcher
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-18
Yale Football Team
Will Be Entertained

NEW YORK. Jan. s-An elaborate
program Of entertainment has been ar.
ranged by the officers and members ~
the Yale club Of New York In celebrn.
tion Of the visit ~ Tad Jones and his vic
torious football stars. together. with as
Nsistant coaches, will pay thlsscity tomor
row. The affair will be In celebration of
YaleIs gridiron victories the past season
over Harvard. Princeton. Colgate aud 9th
or rivals. Tho festivities. will open with =
and coachc. nj the Yale club Then the
piprkin chasers will be- gueats of honor
al n dinner TO he held at the club. This
dinner has been arranged by former var
plty men who have won their ~" In foot
hall, baseball, track and field competition
or crew Following the dinner the ath.
letcs and their hosts will Join In u thea
tes party.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-18

We now are drawing very near 20 that
sad season Of the year when We shall he
quite sure to hear the holdouts dismal
sob A Lodge ot sorrow he convenes, ami
walls that fifteen thousand beans his
boss must dls up from his jeAns, or else
never play unless he gets a boost In paw,
and maybe hen quit, nyway he's tired
~ tho old game, Hc weepe and walls
and rants and ravrs. and ssys bali plny
ers are but slaves, who'd better much
be IN their sraves--oh, its nm awful
drink, and we're % sorry for the einh ws
lie awake o. nights and think and worry
Ger his lot. Vet he arts dollars for tho
dimes n guy can earn IN writing rhymes
yep. he will grab q, least ten times ns
much A. We have got
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-18
Colleges Invited
to Relay Carnival

PHILADELPHIA, Jan, is-invitations
TO the third annual relay race carnival
to be held on Franklin field April n and
rs, were being mailed 10 colleges through
out the country today by officials Of the
University OF Pennsylvania Many In
stitutions, including Yale, Harvard, Cor
nell and the University of southern Cal
ifotnia. have already Indicated their In
tention OF sending teams TO the meet
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-18
Big Leagues Defy
Players to Strike

CHICAGO. Jan. is-orsnnised baseball
wns on record today at Its first step 10
hall players fraternity. Presidents John
Tenef. president OF the National league.
Ran johnson Of the American league, an
nounced In New York last night that
hereafter the major leagues would re.
flss TO recognise the playcts' otsanisa-
linn
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-18
Bowling
Standing OF tho Teams.

Stapleton bowlers moved up TO q ~
with Sims for second place In tho Oel4s
homa CITY bowling league standing IN
night by taking two out OF three ft00b,
Pettee Pettee won the first game whoD,
all members of the eta pleton team CO.
cent o. Garland ran into a bad bunch "A
splits Garland scored 203 In the nro4)
game ana piied up 5os Tor tnc iRr00]
games.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-18
Former Champion
For Tennis Changes

NEW YORK. Jan. 49, sRobert y
champion and formerly presldentl'nf the
National Lawn Tennis association. gave
out y statement today indorsing the pro.
posed amendments 10 the amateur rule
TO he voted upon at the annual meeting
of tho association on FsbrNry D.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-18
Cane WIns swImmlne Nsos

lor national swimming champion, defea'.
ed Herbert vollmer. the veteran cham.
pion and holder Of several worlds rec
ords In the 00.yard metropolitan swim
ming championship here last night The
winners tiine, 81 2-b seconds. was Is
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-18

Lee Mssee has applied 90 the courts
TO leeallse his nom de diamond, which
he adopted In place of his real monlker.
Leopold Christopher Iioernschmeycr
can't blame Lee ict tying the can to
present more difficulties In pronunciat ion
than omltri Dmitrlhoff. which was the
original Russian label Of Ruhe schaucr.
One player who didn't change his name
because Of any fear that the fans couldn /
pronounce II = Fred Mitchell, the new
pilot of the Cubs. who started life n
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-18
Setups Boost
Fulton Toward
Willard Match
Neither CoWler Nor Anderson
Anything Near Glass; Min
neSotan Does Possess Size,
VI Power and Good Left,
By Frank O. Msnke.

NEW YORK, Jan. Is-"Setups" are be- |
ipr used I'm nm ,,for, IN bunk tho Axht
-" -, ,,',,. 4,
puphc INTO behe'ihs 'hM freu fu'oh
n NJ foe for Jess Willard Aud because a
huge portion OF said public ia mnde up OF
,oo,,. A.. -, l.. ,....,,I. ,,, ,,o.l,
hoohs' 'ho pans 10 worhihs OUT hesN'
Fulton may be the eat-em- alive" per
son his press agents claim. But why
A., .o ,,,t.. .,,,....,, Ii, ,o.t ,aht
oo's ne "ooke auhr'ehhs VIII" 'e'' 't",-
ersI why does ne pick upon second
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-18
8sttsr Gets "Brsaks."

Baseball legislation always has been
one -sided--Almost without exception II
has favored the batter. Perhaps at
some time In the dlmning past some other
tpan the foul strike, was adopted as an
aid to the pitcher. But our memory
cannot skid to that era Everytime any
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-18

John Camel. who was formerly the
plo, OF the defunct Brooklyn Feds until
the federal league blew up" begins n
news story. from which onc somehow
gathers the impression that maybe Gan.
sel isn't manager % the Bfophfed~. that
Brooklyn hasn't any Federal league club,
and there Isn't any Federal league any
more
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-18
Father 0ander,

There wss q man In our town.
And he wns wondrous wise
lie jumped into brsmble- bush
And scratched out both his eyes;
lie got Job an umpire
A. such he sorely tries
The patience of al baseball fans,
Nor heeds their frantic cites
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-18

Bob Maidt. Boston, Swansbereer. Poi
lock and Fritz have won their way into
the third round of this weeks three
cushion billiard tournament being played
At the Patterson a Hoffman psrlora
Pollock and Frits won their second
rounds Tuesday by beating Smith and
Alexander. Yesterday Maidt won from
HannuW. 1s TO 8, Boston won from Car
son, II 10 IS, and swansberger won from
Guthrie Il 10 4
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-18
Basketball
Central Normal stAndlna.
Central Conference standing.

Oklahoma city high schools basket.
hall team, sir strong. departed for Enid
this morning to meet the Enid high
school quintet tonight and tomorrow
night 10 Central conference games. NJ
Reno plays at Chickasha and shawnee
has an off date.
Henry Kendall hasketeers meet tho
sconefs at Norman Friday and Saturday
nights of this week.
Pond Creek defeated Hstlctor Kan
sns) high school. II TO II.
There will he no class games al Ok
lahona hlrh school this week on ac-
count OF examinations.
Coach Schlsbsch has given up hope Of
beinR able to organise n city basketball
league this winter. II has developed that
the high school auditorium cannot bo
used for the same.
n Jcss willard wants TO prove that he
In n real champion. let him follow the
example Of Frank J. Marshall, the chess
champ. who took on iss opponents In
one scssiop.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-18
Boxing

The Kid williams Benny Mcneil fight
In Kansas City has been set back from
January 20 to January 80 and the weight
has been agreed upon ms 100 pounds nj
o'clock.
Buck Grouse and Battling Levnsky
have been hitched up for January 22 In
Pittsburgh
New York boxing promoters are bid
ding for bout between Fred Fulton and
Billy Miske.
honors which are now his. He is n great
action on two occasions Once when he
defeated Harry Brammer and another
time when he and Nate Jackson fought
fifteen OF the fastest rounds we ever
witnessed. the result being n drsw by
the way. Little Nate shows up pretty
well when records are mentioncd and
compared and the wonder is he is not
up there debating TO them. .--Kansas CITY
Post.
James J. Corbett, formerly heavyweight
champion. has lost some Of his most
precious posse ssions trophies Of his vic
tories In the ring Thieves entered the
Corbett home at Rayside, on Long Is
land. II was learned today. and made
away with many OF Gentleman Jim's
medals and other trophies. and much OF
Mrs. Corbetts silvcrwarc. Phe Bayside
home was closed In October.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-18
Rubslyat of Golf,

Rubsiyat of Golf. VI
Sometimes think. when all 10 sat4 eo0l
done. Nv
The Nineteenth Hole is still the great111'
fun,
Where. as he hits the back Of each neU'
cup, It1
All that he gets Of bunkers 10 q bva. 1;
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-18
who Wants to ss,,l. Thls1

Dear sir-Wln YOU kindly settle this
argument 4 contends that since Fran
els Ouimct was barred from amateur
competition he must he professional
under the ruling contends that since
petitive golf. but only for fun or tccre-
alton on Saturdays or Sundays. he is
hound to he an amatcur--that a man
can't be n professional who doesn't play
tho game In competitive way. Who
wlns7 e X H.
What sport needs. or. rather what
competitive sport needs. is n supreme
court 10 render final judgments and TO
look after last appeals, Just Mt present
n looks To he little except one squsbble
after another, with the daily charge
leading into n curtain OF oratorical fire
The surest and safest description OF
an amateur II the fellow who Isn't good
enough To win.
For the entry who hasn't any skin Ia
capitilise isnt going To collect In a
country where the business instinct Ia ms
highly organized Ms II is here.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-18

We don't mind Darcy meeting Mike
Gibbons, so long M there In no law
passed forcing us TO see the fight. We
have seen Mr.. Gibbons In battle throe
times, including the McGoorty and the
Mcfarland affairs that is more
than enough for one brief lifetime,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-18

After all. II appears that Les Darcy
has been badly misiudged. II was stated
that he ran away from fighting In Aus
tralia TO do a different sort OF fighting
In America. But apparently ono sort OF
fighting is as highly repugnant to Mr..
Darcy AS another, whether II be Aus
tralia In the trenches or America In tho
ring Ho is n paciflst OF the purest
type.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-18

100 Percent Hate.
hate the thought Of being broke,
do not like satiric chaH.
| hate to hear an ancient Joke
At which ! am supposed to laugh;
| hate 10 have my salary cut.
] hate TO draw II sharp retort.
But most Of all ! hate the putt
That stops about two inches short.
! shrink from winds that freeze my nose;
! hate to shave against the grain
And shoes that pinch my aching toes
Give me large ingrowing pain.
] hate to be known as "A mutt,
! hate to have my trousers rip,
But most Of all hate the putt
That coyly hangs upon the lip
Princeton and Penn get seven men on
the All lAmerican football team. No!
Well, Isn't II soccer IA foot ball game
Ten Greatest Toms.
- lawson.
and Jerry
---ahawk.
cat.
boy
Jones.
Long ------.
Tom.
. the Piper's son.
---myrot.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-18

Pond Greek defeated Haile,on Kan
ans, high school. n TO II.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-08-16
A Real Red Cross.

Chester Adams, thirteen years old,
was playing with two other boys In
Columbus. One of them threw stone
that struck Chester on the calf of the
right leg. A cash was cut and the
blood flowed profusely.
The boys suggested that they hurry
their injured companion to the Office
Of physician.
"The Red Cross for me-" said Ches
ter.
With the aid Of the two boy com
panions Chester made his way to the
Red Cross headquarters in the cham
Der of commerce rooms. Miss Virgins
Griffith, assistant secretary of the Co
lumbus chapter, does not faint at tn,
sight of blood. She called Miss Eliza
beth Tirtle, stenographer in the office
to her aid They got some peroxide
and washed the wound. Then they
made some surgical dressings Of theil
own and bound 1t up. The boy wal
entirely satisfied, and said he fell
much better than II he had gone to Q
hysician.-Indianapo News.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-08-16
SKYLINE" LOGGING LATEST
Modern Methods Of Western Camps
Said to Be Cheaper and More Effi-
Client Than the Old Ways.

In the logging camps Of Oregon and
Washington "Skyline" method OF log
ging Is proving much cheaper and more
efficient than the former method OF
dragging out logs from the forest by
a donkey engine and cables operating
on the ground says Popular Mechan-
les Magazine. The skyline plan Is to
run cable through blocks or pulleys
suspended at great heighk on giant
trees, so rs to form sort OF trolley
line by which the logs are hsisted into
the air and then hauled over the tops
of ordinary trees and other obstruc-
lions to the rollway, where they are
loaded aboard freight cars for ship
ment.
The donkey engine which operates
the skyline has FIVE drums, including
two for main lines and two for trip
lines. The top cable, from which the
log Is suspended, is one Of the main
lines, while the other Is used to haul
the log. In operation the top cable
Is lowered with its block, or trolley,
directly over the log to be picked up |;
It is then pulled taut, raising the log
with 1t by means Of "chOker," or
steel tongs. In the air log can, Of
course. be moved much faster than on
the ground.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-08-16
New Humanitarian Device.

One of the most humanitarian in
ventions now being used in the base
hospitals In France, with great sue
cess, according to a man who has just
returned from there, is an electric con-
triyance to remove particles of metal
from wounds. The invention comes
from Pittsburgh. where 1t has been In
use for some time at one Of the big
mills. This machine is powerful
electric magnet that is taking the
place Of surgeons painful and per
ilous probe, and 1t Is one to save
countless lives and untold agony. The
removal of pieces of shrapnel, steel
jacketed bullets ard other metal sub
stances from wounds by use of pow
erful electromagnetic has been ac
claimed as the very latest application
Of science to surgery. The magnet is
mounted on a box which contains a
rheostat, used to regulate the amount
Of current flowing through the coils
1t requires 1000 watts for its manipu.
lation. or enough power to supply 1OC
32-candle power Mazda lamps.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-08-16
PGlBsON FREIGHT YARDS BURN
Destroying 100000 In Coal, Wheat,
Lumber and Railway Property
Serious Delay Feared.

Chicago, Ill-A million-dellar fire
swept the Chicago, Indiana and South
ern freight transfer yards at Gibson,
Ind. Nearly 200 cars, half of which
were loaded with coal, wheat and lum-
Der, were destroyed. Two miles of
switching tracks were devastated and
three freight transfer buildings were
reduced to ashes. A four-story office
building, containing freight records of
the affiliated New York Central Lines,
which operate the yards, was saved.
The fire is believed to have been due
to leaking carboy of sulphuric acid,
which was part of carload of chemi-
Gals. The loss of the Gibson yards,
in which much of Chicago freight for
the East is handled, is expected to
cause a serious delay in freight trans
mission.