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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-29
Sapulpa Races Called OFF.
World Greek County Bureau.
119h East Hobson.

World Greek County Bureau
119h East Hobson.
SAPULPA. Nov. 2s.-Continued rain
today caused the promoters OF the
three-day racing meet, scheduled for
the new half-mile trick at the Creek
county fairgrounds. to be called off
this afternoon. Showers which fell
yesterday and during the night turned
tho clay top track into field OF mud
and made racing impossible. Fully
fifty fast horses had been brought
here for the event and a large crowd
of race fans. who had come here from
all sections, were keenly disappointed
when the meet was called off. 1t
would have been impossible to get tho
track in shape for racing again within
two weeks time. 1t was said. Purses
offered for the various events totaled
| $4,000
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-29
Bartlcs,illc Meets Dewey.

Special To The World.
DEWEY. Okla, Nov. 2S.-The an
uual football struggle between the
Dewey high school and Bartlcsvillc
high school teams will be held hero
Thanksgiving afternoon. \ record
crowd will be on hand TO witness the
contest. as the winning Of the games
means So much to both teams Bartlcs-
Vile has been cleaning up on all Of
the teams this fan and epects to turn
the trick on Dewey hut Dewey fans
are going to back their team to win.
The game is going to he one of the
hest ever staged in this section Of the
state.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-29
Lee MOrrissey Is GiUen
Decision OUer StOrie

OKLAHOMA CITY, Nov. 2S.-Lee
Morrissey, a former Oklahoma CITY
boy, celebrated his return to the place
where he started his pugilistic career
by earning clean-cut decision over
Tom Storie here tonight.
Morrlssey has been matched with
Arlos Tanning for ten-round bout
here early next month.
Jess CARROTS decision was well re-
ceved by the largo house.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-29
FRISCO LINE CALLS MEET
IN INTERESTS OF SAFETY
Word Greek County Bureau.
llQh East Iiobson.

llpM East Hobson-
SAPCLPA. OKLA, Nov. 2S.-Alarmed
at the great Increase In deaths and
accidents of employees and passengers
within the past few months on their
lines a monster safety first meet
ing. which will attract representatives,
and employees OF the Frisco lines from
every point IN the southwest will he
held here Friday evening In the court
house. il was announced today
DELEGATIONS will be here from Fort
smith Enid, Francis Lawton and as
far east as springfield, This Is the
first safety first meeting that mas
been held for some time, bat the great
number Of accidents rec nilN, due TO
carelessness. sabotage ard depreda-
tions. have stirred ro'd officials 10 AZ
ton.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-29

World Creek County Bureau.
l19h East Hobson.
SAPULPA, Nov. 2S.-Sapulpa high
schools football team will tangle with
the Okmulgee high aggregation to-
m 1rrow afternoon at Euchee field in
the final game Of the scholastic sea-
son. so far Sapulpa has won but a
single game this year. The last four
games have gone to the opposition
by narrow scores.
The Washington times., 1917-03-03
BIG SCHOOL GAME
GOES BY DEFAULT
CuLuer Had Scheduled Contest
With St. Johns, of
Neu York.

Culver Military Academy basketball
players, here with the famous troop
as Vice President Marshafl's escort,
are without a game for tonight.
The Culver boys, champions of Indi-
ana, were slated to play the st. Johns
College players, of Manlius, N. Y, at
the Y. NJ. c. A tonight. -Four years
ago representative teams from the
two schools met at the "Y."
New Workers Absent.
The st. Johns team will be unable
to play tonight. Culver authorities
say st. Johns players are being held
at Maniius, N. Y. RsiH stated that the
st. Johns boys notified the Culver
players they would be unable to take
the trip on account of illness in the
school
st. Johns has an enviable record,
having defeated the best schools on
the floor in New York State. st.
Johns wrote here for a game, and
Friends Select School signified their
willingness to play some time next
week.
Culver Notified.
Culy er was notified some time ago
that the New Yorkers would not be
here, and made no preparations to
bring the bask etball Odtfit along.
No game is contemplated with any
other school on the trip. The Culver
lads will probably take look at the
new Central High School and stadium
today.
The Washington times., 1917-03-03
NeW YOrkerS Haze Seen
Last of Big Prize Fights
Governor Whitman May Put An End To Brutal
and Demoralizing'' Game Before Time.
Already Specified.
By JOE villa.

NEW YORK, March 3-New York.
ers have seen the last of big boxing
bouts for some time to come. BY
ordering the State Athletic Commits
sion yesterday to put a stop to the
much talked of Darcy-Dillon scrap,
which was scheduled to take place in
Madison Square Garden next Mon
day night, Governor whitman has
established a precedent
The governors edict, which was not
unexpected, means that IL there Is an
attempt to stage a fight here between
Willard and Fulton before the box
ing law is repealed by the Legis-
lature, there will be the same inter-
ference from Albany.
Governor Whitman believes that all
Of these big fights, in which the
principals receive huge sums of
money for their ability to slug, are
brutal and demoralizing. In his re-
cent message to the Legislature the
governor pointed out the evils of
commercialism in the prizefighting
game-the efforts of professional
promoters to exploit boxing for per-
sonal gain, and the disagreeable no.
toriety resulting therefrom.
May shorten Games Life.
In view of the governors determi-
nation to put an end to spectacular
contests, therefore, his supporters say
that there is no reason why the pro-
posed repeal law cannot take effect
the moment it has received his sig
nature.
Persons who are interested in the
welfare of the promoters of boxing
clubs have been arguing in favor
of allowing the game to live until
January /, 1918, for the reason that
the clubs are bound by certain finan-
cial obligations. But this contention
has been knocked in the head by the
The Washington times., 1917-03-03
POCKET BILLIARD
EVENT ATTRACTS
Exceptional Entry List Expect.
ed in Tournament to Be-
gin March IA.

Many Of the cityis most skilled anna
teur pocket billiard players will compete
in a tournament to be held among en-
ployes of leading commercial establish
ments. which win be held at the Grand
Central beginning March IA The
tournament will end April 20. One Of the
largest entry lists ever. Attracted by a
like event In the Capital Is. expected.
Clayton Ii President.
A meeting was held yesterday to COM
plete plans for the tournament, which
was proposed by George Cox. Officers
were elected as follows: Charles W.
Clayton. Of F. P. May & Co.. president !;
Lewis Levy. Of Levy's Corner. vice
president; George Cox. secretary and
official referee, and Morris Cafrftz, treas
urer.
Members Of the board Of directors are
George King. Luther Maddox, Y. Pin
ltz Poland, Harry Stanford. and DR..
Finn.
Boom Expected.
With the commercial tournament and
inter-room event running at the some
time. this spring should prove a banner
one for the table game. Play in the inter-
room championship tournament which
will be participated In by players rep
resenting nearly every establishment in
the city. will begin shortly.
Tournaments are being held to deter
mine the teams, to consist of three men
each. to represent the establishment A
number OF the latter have selected their
players according to their known ability.
The Washington times., 1917-03-03
CHEAP AT THAT,

SOUTH BEND, Ind, March g.
South Bend, a Central League member
is assured of2-cent baseball through
the campaign which will close next
Monday, To make the proposition a
success 10000 tickets at $I.5O each
must be sold. Already 5000 have
been taken. The balance will be dis
posed of within the next two days.
Ed Smith. owner of the local fran
chise, has secured Pitcher Schettler
and Outfielder La Ross, OF Terre
Haute, and expects to get First base
man Fisher, Of Muskegon, in a trade
for Outfielder Tydsmsa.
The Washington times., 1917-03-03

governors peremptory order which
prevents Darcy from mixing 1t up
with Dillon in the Madison Square
Garden arena.
Must Refund Money.
According to the governors edict
the promoter of the Garden must re-
fund all moneys received for reserved
seats. No provision is made for the
promoters expenses incurred so far
in advertising the bout. The State
Athletic commission must carry out
the managers order to the letter or
be summarily removed. II the mem
bers of the commission should be
turned out of office boxing would
die a natural death unless a new
commission should be appointed
to control the sport until legislative
action could find a place on the
statute books.
Incompetent Handling Blamed.
The present mess is due entirely
to incompetent handling of the sport
by the commission. Too much pub
licity has resulted from the efforts
to select a suitable opponent for
Darcy. The commission should not
have meddled with the Australians
match with Mccoy, the alleged mid
dleweight champion. When Mccoy
was ordered to box Dillon in Brook
lyn last Tuesday night the law was
violated, inasmuch, as there was no
written agreement to govern that af-
fair.
Threats OF injunctions and damage
suits by Mccoy added to the con-
fusion Darcy was in a fair way to
have his money tied up by several
alleged managers-a tangle that
should have been adjusted long ago
by the commission. But the COVER
nor has finally put an end to the
wrangling, and he Is generally COM
mended.
The Washington times., 1917-03-03
MANY TO COMPETE
Meadowbrook Club Games Attract
Nearly 1000 Entries.

PHILADELPHIA, March 3.-The
Meadow Club games, which will be
held here next Saturday will have
close to 1000 entries. One of the many
attractions will be the special 600
yard invitation race, which will bring
together Ted Meredith, who has
won the race twice and needs one
more victory to retain the cup; Dave
Caldwell, Tom Halpin, and Jimmy
Burke, OF Boston. Joe Higgins. of the
Irish American A. c.. Bingo DESMOND,
and lie Roy Campbell, of the Chicago
University, will also be among the
starters.
The Washington times., 1917-03-03
STATE Is REFUSED
ENTRANCE TOT. A. A.
Georgetown's Suspension to Be
Lifted After Furnishing
Meet Data.

Maryland State College has been de
MED entrance into the Intercollegiate
Amateur Athletic Association OF
America. and will be unable to send
representatives to the big intercol-
legiate meet sought by Harvard, Cor
nell and Penn this spring
The executive committee of the 1.
A A A met in Philadelphia last night
and refused the application of the
State College on the ground that II
was made less than sixty days before
the session Of the committee.
Spspends Georgetown.
Georgetown University from all par
ticipation in the affairs, athletic and
business, of the association unless
that institution furnishes proof with
in a period OF thirty days that "A
track and field meet was held under
its auspices at least once during the
season of 1916.
Graduate Manager Charles Cox, of
Georgetown, says some mistake was
made by the committee, as Fritz Elan
Ray Devlin, this years manager, fur
nished a report on the meets.
Held Annual Meet.
Georgetown held its annual indoor
meet and a dual set of games with
Penn State last year. Failure to get
the report to George G. Brown cost
the Hilltoppers a fine of $25. which
has been paid.
She suspension is expected to be
lifted as soon as Secretary Brown can
be reached. Graduate Manager Cox
says correspondence has crossed be-
tween the secretary OF the associa-
tion and Student Manager Devlin.
The Washington times., 1917-03-03
ENDURANCE EVENT
|. ISBOWLING PLAN
Grand Central Would Hold
Tournament If Enough En-
trants Can Be Obtained.

II enough entrants can be obtained
the Grand Central bowling alley man
agement will stage an endurance
duclpin tournament, 1t was an.
nounced yesterday. With the interest
in such competition accruing from
the proposal OF George Isemann to
roll twenty-four hours at a stretch
and a challenge to him by Harry
Armiger to an endurance contest, 1t
is believed that such a tournament
would prove a success.
An entry fee would be charged of
an amount sufficient to make matters
interesting for the prize winner. The
tournament would be held on a Sun
day, a special permit to be obtained
to keep the establishment open Cd
the Sabbath.
Have New Game.
Bowlers at the Royal have been
engaging in a game of late known
as one-pln. The contestants shoot
three balls to the frame at single
pins. starting with No. 1 and continu-
ing in order to No. 10, repeating the
round as the game progresses to the
regulation ten boxes.
The game is played mostly for the
practice to be gained in shooting at
single pins. 4 perfect score is 30
Charley Wright is one OF the most
successful performers at one pin. He
averages around % per game.
Lawrence Expected Tomorrow.
Arrival OF the Lawrence (MassD
All-Stars, who will roll the Royals
next week, is expected tomorrow. 1t
Is probable that the match will be
held in the afternoon at the Royal.
No date has been set, but IL II takes
place 1t will be either on Tuesday,
Wednesday or Thursday.
The Washington times., 1917-03-03
HOLD TWO MEETS
PhlIIy and Gotham Stage Games for
Track Stars.

Two important athletic contests,
the intercollegiate indoor champion
ship in Philadelphia and the Metro
politan Association championships at
the Twenty-second Regiment armory.
New York. will be held tonight.
In the Quaker town meet the COL
Iegians will perform on a springy
track which should make fast time
and new records possible.
Cornell is looked upon to gather
most Of the points in the team COM
petition, but a stiff tussle is expected
from Yale, Princeton, Harvard, Mich
igan, and Pennsylvania.
INCLUDED among the relay races is
one for the graduates at one mile in
which Ted Meredith, Joe Lockwood,
Don Lippincott, and one other runner
will represent Pennsylvania. Prince
ton, Dartmouth, Harvard, and Cornell
are also entered. The meeting OF
John w. Overton, of Yale, and l..
We're Windnagle, of Cornell, running
anchor in the six-lap relay race, is
almost sure to prove the closest tussle
of the evening.
The Washington times., 1917-03-03
Rockies Take Chilly
BOB THAYER'S GOSSIP
ON SPORTING MATTERS

Wallie Schang, Connie Mack's slug.
gfng catcher, held out until the las,
minute. When he,found that Connie
really meant to leave him at home
unsigned, Wallie quickly saw the
light The magnates are in the sea,
these days, and they mean to stay
there. For two years they have been
at the mercy of the players, but from
now on the athletes will have TO
deliver the goods on the field to OBJ
tain the fancy salaries.
Baltimore's sporting writers have
gone nuts" because George Chaney.
their ring idol, was disqualified in
Boston for delivering a low blow m
his bout with Young Britt, of New
Bedford. They should not worry
about that. Chaney's ring reputation
Is Of the best, so far as foul fight
Ing is to be considered. A hard hit
ter. he does not have to depend upon
low blows. Most of his victories have
come from his ability to hammer an
opponent into insensibility with q left
hand to the jaw. A little hard luck
came his way In Boston, that's all.
Baltimore ought to calm itself.
NdllOudl League 1anS, especially
those in New York, are figuring ON
the Giants to win the flag in the Tener
circuit. The signing of Davey Rob-
ertson brings every one of the team
Into the fold and puts the Giants
where they were at the conclusion
OF their famous twenty-six straight.
However, more than one big league
club has opened the season a certain
winner, only to fall by the wayside
by July 4. 1t isn't safe to bank too
strongly on the Giants. good as they
appear to be. This is the time to re-
member what the Braves did from
July 4 to October. 1914. 1
Although the A c, B. A. will not
stage its annual tournament this year
1t is not to be concluded that the end
OF the organization is here. It Is
quite apparent that something did not
turn out right preventing the stag
ing of the Syracuse event, but with
the work accomplished already II IL
hoped the Syracuse bowlers win be
The Washington times., 1917-03-03
HOPKINS HAS PLANS
Baltimore Institution Hopes for
Better Athletic Facilities.

II present plans go through, Johns
Hopkins University, of Baltimore, will
have its own gymnasium for basket.
ball and indoor track purposes, and
will stage its own set of games, as
we'll as dual engagements with other
colleges.
Joseph T. England, coach of the
Hopkins track team, briefly outlined
the Hopkins program at last nights
meet. England admitted his college
was working toward the four-year
rule, as well as the freshman rule.
Hopkins runs its game in cunjunc-
tion with the Fifth Regiment. N. G.,
of Baltimore, in the armory. In past
years Hopkins ran its own indoor
games in the famous Hopkins cage
Changes are due shortly, declared
England, at which time the Balti-
more institution would take an even
more prominent part in track ath-
letics.
The Washington times., 1917-03-03
MTNNIS GREATEST
OF FIRST BASEMEN
Has Better Record Than Chase,
Chance, Daubert, HoIke,
and Others.

Who is the greatest first baseman
Of all time? Some will mention the
name OF Konetchy, others will shout
from the housetops that Chase and
Chance were the tirst sackers par
excellence, and there will be those
who PIN their faith to Jake Daubert,
Butch Schmidt, Fred Luderus, or
Kitty Bransfield. All will have ar
guments on which to base their
choice. but only those who murmur
the name of "Stuffy" McInnis can
stand right up and point with pride
to the figures. The supporters of
Stuffy don't have to argue.
All they have to do is to get out
and silently submit them, for McIn-
mis-, according to the figures, Is the
the averages of the last few years,
greatest first baseman OF modern
times. What makes a great first
baseman is naturally the first ques-
tion to be answered. In considering
first sackers tt is not necessary to
say much about base-running, ability
to score runs, or extra base hitting.
A guardian of the initial sack should
ground and thrown balls, foul flies,
and on his batting.
Is Crack Fielder.
No one who follows the game
would think for a moment of crit
icising the fielding of McInnis. Per
haps there have been first basemen
who fielded as well as Stuffy, but he
never had a superior. AT handling
balls he is a marvel without an
equal. The manner in which he
scoops up grounders is uncanny, and
he can go just as far as any OF them
for foul fly. Certainly, as a field
ing first baseman, McInnis is SUI
preme. Now, about his batting, and
here is where the figures come in.
Holke, of the Giants, ranks first
with an average of 351, but it must
be remembered that the young New
Yorker has taken part in only thirty
four games and therefore cannot be
considered the leader. After he has
games, 1t can be said that HoIke "be
longs" but not until then Next ON
the list is McInnis, and he virtually
can be considered the leader.
Has Great Record.
"Stuffy' has taken part in s92 games
during his major league career and
has compiled the splendid batting
average OF .315. His nearest COM
petitor is Daubert, of Brooklyn,
who has played $50 games and piled
up a batting average OF $40. Chase
up 1881 games, has an average OF
300, while Hoblitzell, 1,172 games.
has batted .2S2. Fred Luderus is con.
siderably further down the list with
an average OF .277 in 500 games
There are the figures, and IL they
don't prove the class OF "Stuffy Nc
Innis there is no virture in averages. |
But it is not only as a fielder and |
batter that McInnis is a valuable |
player. The Athletics first-sacker is |
one OF the easiest men to manage in |
the game.
The Washington times., 1917-03-03
TOURNEY ANNOUNCED.

The Druid Hills Golf Club at Atlanta
has announced one of the most inter
esting golf tournaments in the South
for March 26, 81, 2s and 20. This will
be a team match with the East, West,
and South as contenders. The East
Will be represented by Oswald Kirkby,
Max Marston, John u. Anderson, and
Gardiner White. The South will have
Bobby Jones, Jerry Adair, Ruben
Bush, and Nelson Whitney. The West
will be represented by Chick Evans,
Ned Sawyer, Paul Hunter, and an
other get to be selected
The Washington times., 1917-03-03
BROWNS ON WAY
Depart for Palestine, Tex, to Begin
Spring Work.

ST. LOUIS. March 3.-The Browns,
about twenty strong, departed today
for Palestine, Texas, to begin the
spring training stunts preparatory to
making their annual effort to grab of
the pennant in the American League.
Fielder Jones, ruler of the iron
hand, was In charge of the gang. The
squad was composed of: In and out
fielders, Rumler. Shotton, Miller,
Stevens. Lavan, and Sisler; pitchers,
weilman, Koob, Groom, Plank ,McCabe,
Sothoron, and Kerr. Hartley and
SEVERED made up the catching dele
cation. The squad will reach the
Texas camp Monday and Immediately
begin warming up. The advance
guard. which reported at Palestine
Sunday, is expected to receive the
aggregation that departed today.
The Washington times., 1917-03-03
NESS NOW TO0TS
First sacker Begins Duties a. Taxi
Starter.

CHICAGO, March 3.-It's a big jump
and many a baseball player wouldn't
have had the nerve to do 1t. But Jack
Ness, holdout White SOx first base
man. negotiated the change success
fully.
Ness today began his duties as a
taxi starter" In other words, he
now adOrns the Logan square branch
OF the Shaw Taxi Company. He car
ries a whistle instead OF first sack
er's mitt. Ness will play with the
Shaw team during the summer.
Neither he nor President Comiskey
have the slightest hopes of getting
together. Chick Gandil's purchase
eliminated that.
The Washington times., 1917-03-03
FINALS TODAY.

PINEHURST, N. c., March g.
Robert Hunter, of the Wee Burn
Club, and Ned Beall, OF the Union.
town Country Club, will OPPOSE each
other in the thirty y-six-hole final of
the spring tournament at Pinehurst
today.
Hunter defeated Norman Maxwell,
while Beall won out over G. ]. Muir
phY.