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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-08
D|SCARDS SHINE
IN THE MAJORS,
RECORDS SHOW
Grlner Love and Gregg Are
Among Notable Examples,

NEW YORK. June s.--ssveral major
league pitchers have figured In unique
oomaba cas this season that have attracted
more than the usual attention.
Perhaps the most spectacular OF all was
that OF Earl Hamilton, lately OF the Pitts
,kurEh Pirate and now a jack tar In
Uncle Sans navy. Hamilton was q cast
off OF the st. Louis Browns. His work
last year stamped him as a has-wuExer.
for he did not succeed In winning q game
for Fielder Jones.
Sent TO Columbus, In the American as
.ociation, Hamilton showed little better
form, but despite this fact Joe Tinker
sold him TO the PittsbYrgh club, and had
he stuck with the PiraSes he might rank
sSs sss tSaay iISns% Hsmo~ won s's six sss
games for Hugo Besdek's team and then
said goodby 10 his eliminates and left
the team TO enter the navy
Another comeback IL Dan Griner OF the
though he was with the Cardinals instead
Of the Browns Miller Higgins asked
for waivers on him last fall, and Brook
gn refused to waive, 30 he became a
Doaf.r, hs is = big rignthiande5 g,,isa eth, SI.h
Il 20 well satisfied with his work that he
= assured OF q regular meal ticket In
Slim Love, who first Joined the Yankees
IN 1915 failed 70 stack up n..ss as m major %
fused to take the game seriously. When
Miller Huggips got hold OF Love and
started after him hammer and tongs the
big pitcher woke up.
Vsan Gregg, brought back TO the big
show from the international league by
Connie Mack. has been pitching great BAL
for the Athletics, but Grover Lowdermll TX
Of the Browns 10 another comeback who
Ia stu sticking around. Perhaps the
most Interesting feature among the pitch
sts has been furnished by Joe Wood, VINO
has developed into a fielder and has been
the means OF winning "A number OF games
for the Cleveland Indians through his
timely hitting.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-08
BRITISH NOW See
VALUE Of SPORTS
IN War TRAINING
u, S, Methods Arc Rapidly
Adopted. Overseas,

NEW YORK, yuns s.--otfsssAls 10 n,
nA pSl,. ~ ',s: sss Ist rss:'y:S sS.o". re-
pIlshsd BY ~ inssTwstyin 2. 1psrts in
soldiers havs decided u foli0V. . simi-
lar course with the British 4o)diert, In
an editorial on the subject the "Lendou
The military suthoritlss .haye fssieed
The psthhsds ct ir.ln!ng .syr sssRs:
extent than hitherto on AthlptlS unses
with A. lesser amount Of the fosmAlSiSe
Of drill This TnMst lnoeee ~ . q0rfy
blow 10 some Of the writer's 10 peetaAtA
newspapsrs who have seeMingW .oeHe
out OF their way TO. rive the cold eleul-
dor to indulaences IN spert v W. 4n!e.
while the record of what has been tab
Ing place has been. on . lcale ApeeeAsh.
Ing vanishing point, He9ine, !. eeAps-
wro.,iins and And iso,ssY.. yIA s pss1slsSni
ltsml IN the new svvridIivF.
"1hat our American Allleq Aye fully
alive 10 The value OF AthIslleA II cen
S1wS e, s..sh. n The sRR: *. & q: H g Z:
sunRlying footballs 10 the vArisus oolaps
10 ths y, y, NJ bscsuss they eeu13fer
that indul4snos In that gsme 10 . ..xslu.
able asset In the preparation tor military
fitness and st the same tine . compar.
atlvoly Inexpensive nsanay
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-08
STATUS OF SMITH
MAY CAUSE A ROW

Indications point 20 q row between
the New York and Cincinnati National
league clubs for the service OF Pitcher
George Smith When McGrav turned
Smith over to the Reds on May II was
supposed to be a straight away sale with
no strings attached TO the hurler, but
now that Smith has pitched winning ball
for Mathewson and now that the Giant
pilot finds his ov club In need OF SLAB
material, followin. the loss OF Benton
and Barnes. he In trying to recover the
hurler by claiming that he had no IN
tention OF selling the Finger TO Cincin-
natl outright.
McGraw says II was his plan TO lend
Smith to Matty for a period OF thirty
days, at the eXpirstlon OF which he was
TO be returned to the Giants, but that
one OF tho New York club officials, In
sending Smith TO Cincinnati, wired by
mistake that the hurler had been released
Internationally. Smith under the circum-
stances seems TO be the legal property OF
the Reds; but McGraw In trying to show
Matty that the pitcher really belongs to
the New York club. Matty, II is said,
will attemt TO keep Smith permanently
and he will have fnndom's support.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-08
They Pull Funny
Stuff in Majors
Once in a While

~oThs worst mir.up I ever noted on .
S. ',s "a. w N.ma s'r h.bo" % Of ~s x. iy S:.
Sox, "oiRbn wsa on first and Chapman
on second, on q steal Chapman rounded
third, and Olson thought he had scored,
70 alss beat II Tor third.
Then hn saw Chapman returning ana
started hack for second The opposition
nnd hq forced Chapman off, only 70
hustle toward second again.
"Olson reArheA second and suddsnly
saw they had Chapman running bstVssn
second and third this time. Ne dldht
know what 20 DO, Chapman was also IN
almost crazy. No were the stands.
"And Il wound up with Olson back on
f,rt and Chapman on second, l nsysy
expect 10 500 anything like II again u
play ftNy YEARS"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-08
Bezdek Makes Wise
Baseball Sharps
Revise Verdicts


The wise baseball men OF the east
couldn't see any chance for Hugo BeIdek
10 accomplish anything with the Pitts
burgh team when he came into the
major last season As n green hand with
out previous experience even I'm p minor
league but they have changed thalr tune.
The experts I'm that part OF the circuit
admit now that BeLdek II success
The lntest-to praise Hugo's ability M =
leader ls the veteran player and writer,
Sam Crane. who says IN the New York
Evening Journal: The Pittsburgh
Pirates under the leadership NJ Manager
Bezdek and with the valuabl as slsta nee
" those two Dodgers. Cutshaw md
Stsngel and eX-Giant McKecbnie have
developed surprising strength and climbed
INTO the first division. Bezdek, by care
'ul study and observation has become
uuits q prominent manager and has re-
awakened an interest in the Pirates and
baseball that has been one OF the sensa 4.
tiors ~ the season in balloon The com
paratively new leader deserve no end N
credit for obtaining such an outstanding
position In the game"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-08
Short Sport Jabs

The habit OF getting away to an ssrly
lead and then blowing the game in the
closing sessions has fastened itself upon
the Giants and II Ia by far be most
alarming symptom OF what It Is that ails
them. In ten OF the fifteen games played
since leaving the Polo Grounds this
spring. they failed to score run after the
third Inning. In the early weeks OF tho
season II was their habit to get away to
good start and then keep going They
good start, but peter out quickly and
prove easy victims for teams possessing
the ability to rally In the closing innings
Kentuckians are beginning TO think that
they have the champion 2-year-oid In
RniIy B,lIy Kelly, bslonsi1g to W F; Poison
straight victories without defeat and
there seems TO be nothing OF his age in
the Blue Grass country that can take
his measure. The colt Is not engaged in
any of the big stakes at local tracks this
spring and he will not have a chance 10
measure strides with the best OF the east
until Saratoga is reached.
John ogden, a rIghthanded pitcher who
gained considerable fame while hurlng
for Swathmore, has been signed by the
Giants Ogden is regarded by many COM
tent critics as one OF the best college
pitchers produced In recent years and the
Giants were not alone in seeking the
services OF the youngster. At Swathmore
he was coached by Charlie Bettger, form
er major Lacquer, who has instllled into
him a fair amount OF baseball logic and
who believes his potege will make good In
fast company. Ogden is only 20 years
OF age and probably will not be called
to the colors for at least two years
Hugh Bedient, time worlds series
hero liz finding IL difficult to get his arm
into pitching trim, and he IL not likely
TO be OF any help TO the Yankees for a
while at least. Higgins Is angling for
another veteran boxman so as to be pre-
pared II Bedent finds that II win be i'm
possible to round into real pitching form.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-08
Only Six Entries
In Handicap At
Belmont Park Meet

NEW YORK, June s.--While only six
horses are oarded for the running OF the
classic suburban handicap at one mile
and n quarter over the Belmont park
race track today the contest promised to
be as interesting hs any previous strus-
sie for the honofs in this event which
was first run for In 1884, on the old
Bheepshead Bay race course
Chief interest centers in~the meeting OF
Commander, ]. X. L. Ross cudgel and
James Buffers Spur.
The other four Hollister, Johnren
Hendrie and Battle are favored In the
order named as betting choices
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-08
SIOUX CITY HERE
FOR -FOUR GAMES
Hollands Crew Opens Series
With oIWanS Today,

Jack Hollands oklahoma City bail
team, now hitting on all cylinders, was
scheduled TO open n four game series
with Sioux City this afternoon at Liberty
park
The Iowans at present are flmly en-
trenched In last place and the oklahoma
City outfit viii endeavor TO make the
visitors fert nj home BY handing them
the short end OF the series,
The in Of yesterday caused post
ponement OF the final game OF the Omaha
series, but the park was sure 10 be in
good shape for the Sioux City opener,
In the event OF no more rainfall.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-08
Western Collegiate\
Track Meet On;
157 in the Field

CHICAGO. Juno s-sixteen institutions
were represented and l51 athletes were
entered in the eighteenth annual track
and field meet OF the Western inter-c col %
legiate athletic association which took
place today at the University OF Chicago
athletic field Speculation az to the prob :
able first I'm point gaining seemed about
equally divided among Missouri lhino's
and Michigan.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-08
YALE'S BASEBALL TEAM
ENDS YEAR UNBEATEN
BY BRIGGS

NEW YORK., Juns S,--whsn. Yalsn
BY to At Ssw havsS~ last s.tyr.
day, Il closed It's season without . de-
feat. Because OF tho war the season was
game at YAls, but II is n noteworthy
scoompllshnfent nevertheless. Old grad
uatHs do not remember q similar Yale
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-08
WHERE THGv PLAY TO-DAY

record and Harvard matches II only
once, Its team Of 1855 went through un.
beaten, Particularly is Ysle's Sscord
noteworthy because II was made possibls
Taico,t, !" I" senior Who hhcver ssiors had
played for the Blue, Credit for the de-
Yelopment Of Tsioott must be elvsn In
Dutch Garter, rated the greatest pitcher
Yal. eyer sent into y. game. Garter
nitohsrA Of all time.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-08
Golf Winners
May Put Trophies
In Metal Market

NEW YORK, June swimmers OF golf
cups are willing to turn In their trophies
to the metals market here to be melted
and made into coin, In exchange for
Thrift Stamps. n they can he assured
that such n transaction viii not auto
maucally transfer them from the anna 81
teur class TO the professional. according
to Mrs. Griswold Deane, manager OF the
market Mrs Deane said today that
since Miss Marion Holllns turned over
her thirty-eight cups won AT golf. she
had received hundreds Of letters from,
other winners, who are willing TO give
their trophies, provided their amateur
standing is not affected II WAS init
mated that golf and tennis officials
would be asked 10 make a ruling
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-08
Never Worried; Lived 10 be 1o7.

Mrs Marie Schreiner. who was l02
years old when she died in St Louis
the other day gave as the reason she
had completed a century Of lifesthat she
never had worried She said that wom-
en- are too often victims Of their trou-
bles, fanced or real az take things a'
they come" she said "and eat, drink
and five in moderation Louis
ost-Dispstch.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-08

POWDY had come back from chas-
~ ing a rabbit that he had been al
most sure he was going TO catch and
was patting him on the head, and right
then | had pain in my stummick and
jumped, and then had another pain
and ! hollered and it takes big pain
TO make the Irish boiler, and then
had some more pains, and then me AMI
Rowdy started to ramble and we went
to Jim's and Maggie's and went in
there on the Jump and was hanging
unto myself with both hands, and | said
to Maggie, For cats sake heat a
plate" and Maggie made me get in
bed and she heated a plate AMI then
she gave me something hot 10 drink
that tasted like peppermint candy and
then | had another pain but 1t was a
smaller pain than the others and then
| kept having more pains aud each one
smaller and then they were al gone,
and said to Maggie. "For cats sake
what did that" She said, you mus.
have eaten something" and she was
| right about II for | had eaten every
thing for breakfast that my father and
Rowdy hadn't Maggie uscG to be a
sciool-teacher and she is a heap sma-t-
er than she looks. Then ] asked her
If | had got 10 stop eating things and
she said | had better find out what il
was that gave me the pains and stop
eating that, and il | knew what 4 was
| would, because my stummiik is no
place for a pain like that II my ma
chinery is going TO fight amongst Il
self wish il would come out into the
open where | can see il but | do not
want it fighting. inside Of me
| stayed in bed for long time and
Maggie kept putting hot plat.s on my
stummick as fast as the one l'at was
there would get cooled off. and | Did
not feel very much like getting ap, and
Jim and Spot came in after awhile
to get their suppers and Jim looked
scared when he saw me and asked
Maggie If he should go for a doctor.
and then Spot butted in and said he
would go and he was half way t. the
door before could stop him, and Mag
gle said | would not need doctor and
that | would be all right in the morn
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-08

because you can roll around on III,
hay and nat fall out Of bed
THEN Maggie SAT by the bed anc
l. told me and Spot some fairy
stories, and then Jim told us some In
dian stories and Spot liked the Indian
stories, and, then Jim took q nickel out
OF his pocket and swallowed II right
before our eyes and then he reached
across Msggie's lap and gave Spots
nose a twist and out dropped the nickel
and then he swallowed II again, and
took it out of his ear, and ' Vlaushed
at the way Spot was looking, because
Spot does not know so much about God
as ! do and he don't know he can do
so his mouth was open and
his eyes were sticking out ill Jim said
he could have knocked them off with
a stick, and then Spot would have been
blind.
If I had not had my stummick ache
| would not have seen Jim do all those
things to nickel so everything Is for
the hest after all. | asked my mothers
angel last night to make today exciting
and she was certainly on the job.
thanked my mother and God when |
came upstairs, and Spot went out to
the barn with a pillow, Amen.
ITO BE Continued)
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-08
PIRATE Y0UNGSTER
LOOKS LIKE A FIND

Like all other youngsters coming into
ths, big leagues, Roy Lenahan, the young
hight hand pitcher from Providence who
has Just Joined The Pirates. must be rated
as o mere gamble, with the chances
against his success until he has actually
made good. but President Barney Drey-
fuss appears 10 be unusually hopeful In
this recruits case. The main reason
for this Ia that Lenahan was recommend
ed by Mike Lynch
Dreyfuss has world OF confidence In
Lynch's Judgment, particularly where
pitchers are concerped, and he believes
there In better than an even chance that
Lenahan will show something. Lsnahan
IL 81 years old 8 feet = inches In height
and made a fine record for seml-pro clubs
around Providence, He was tried by
Providence this spring, shut out the Fort
Greb team twice In exhibition games and
also beat Springfield In a league contest.
-W.ss.-
Not Saving Daylight.
The back OF clock is also always
behind time-St Paul Dispatch.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-08
CQoN1G NoNS


vacation tomorrow would be the
= last day Of school this week and
me and Rowdy would be glad. l am
glad that there is not any school though
because Rowdy was getting too fat and
the hair was being worn off of his
stummick from lying on the floor by
my desk all day every day, and he
needs exercise, so this morning when
my daddy had come and me and him
had fed our faces and looked at the
garden and pulled out few little
teentsy weeds me and Rowdy ramo. ed
and went around looking for cats and
there are very few cats out where a
dog can chase them and get the exer-
else he ought to have. We chased three
cats and he ran pretty fast but not fast
enough TO catch any OF them, and |
knew he wouldn't or 1 wouldn't have
let him chase them, and then when the
cats gave out we went out and across
the gully where the water is that
comes from Dead Mans Rock and
there is big flat place over there and
you can see rabbit every once in a
while il you like 10 chase them and
rabbit cannot be caught by dog. When
a rabbit gets out on flat place Shcre
folks can see the dog chasing him he
Just goes along kinda easy on three
feet and keeps just far enough in front
of the dog to keep the dog interested
and the dog uses all four of his feet
and his bark and after awhile the rab-
bit puts its other foot down AID goes
away and by that time the dog has had
heap of exercise, and he comes GAck
looking just as proud as If he had
caught the rabbit | expect he iiiinks
he has done something just TO scare 1t.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-08
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1ae.sDv>s. Judd Mortimer L1evis
Judd Mortimer Lewis

ing and | ought to stay there all night,
but Spot was occupying my room, and
then Spot said he would sleep out In
the barn and that he liked to sleep out
in barns and when he got srowed up he
was always going to sleep in the barn,
because you can roll around on the
hay and nat fall out OF bed.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-06-20
Campaign Captains With Mem
bers Of Teams Are Selected
by Committee

The people of the city Of Salem will
be asked to subscribe for about $780,
900 worth of war savings stamps next
week, and that no one may feel slight
ed or overlooked, the executive COM
mittee has appointed 80 working teams
to solicit in the city, each team under
an experienced captain.
Although the sum to be subscribed
is $25O,000, this amount is net to be
paid at once. In fact, all that the COM
mittees are asked to do is TO receive
pledge cards for certain amounts which
may be paid in monthly installments
from June to the first of next year.
A war saving stamp is a S. stamp
which the government promises to re-
deem at face value in five years. The
value of the stamp duEipg June is $4,l7
and the interest it draws is figured at
little over four per cent. The value
of the stamp is now $4.l7 and it in
creases one cent each month Hence
those who buy next December will
pay $4.23.
Sunday. afternoon a mass meeting
will be held at the armory when the
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-06-20
Charged Telagraphic Rates
On Might Letters Carried
On Railroad Trains

Washington, June 20.--Tha govern
mcnt today arrested five Western Union
messengers in Washington, Baltimore,
Philadelphia. New York and Boston, Sc
curing. evidence to support charge that
the Western Union was operating in
illegal competition with the postoffice
and in fraud of the postal revenue laws
y delivering night letters and messages
via trains.
u is alleged that the Western Union
has been accepting so-called might
'et!eis" for filing by wire, charging
wire rates and then delivering them by
messenger between these five large
cities. Thousands Of these letters have
been delivered "via suitcasess instead of
wire" nightly for weeks, it is stat
ed.
The Western Union has been getting
ten times as much as the postoffice de-
partment for the same service, officials
pointed out. The night letter rate from
Washington to Baltimore is 25 cents
plus five cent war tax. The postage
on a letter making the same trip on the
train is three cents.
Five Western Union messengers were
arrested by Postoffice department in
spectors for carrying kilograms and
night letters ON teams between the cities
in which the raids were conducted. The
men were releasd on bonds.
Chargs of defrauding the public and
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-06-20
WILL NEVERS DOWN
TO HOLD CONFERENCE
WITH GERMAN LABOR
This So Long As a German
Soldier Remains In Bel
giuln or France

San Francisco, June 90" American
labor will meyer sit down to confer
ence with German labor while there is
= ingle German soldier on the soil Of
belgium or France" ~
That was the message the American
labor mission delivered in England and
France, and as result the proposed con.
ference with German labor leaders was
never held, E. 0. Mccormick, vice pre-.
sident Of the Southern Pacific and a
member Of the labor mission declared to-
day on his return. $50
Besides Mccormick, the mission con
sisted of James A. Wilson Of the pattern
makers union, John 2. Frey Of the mold.
ers, Martin Ryan. of the railway EN-.
ptoyes and William j.. johnson of the
machinists.
The members Of the mission visited
General Pershing's headquarters in
France, went to the front line and talk
ed to the Americans who had just tang.
led with the boehes at Seicheprey.
81 asked an officer if he thought the
Germans would ever get those lads, "
said Mccormick today.
The Germans won't, but the squir.
rels, will, the officer said. 'They re
nuts, all Of them. When they came out
of that fight at Seicheprey, where they
took everything but prisoners, every
man Jack Of them sat. down and re.
sharpened his bayonet before he roll
ed over and went to Sleep"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-06-20

ing toward the German trenches in the
Bois-de Montmare.
(Montmare wood is opposite Flirey, in
the Toul sector, and three miles north
east of Seieheprey.)
After the flash, the walls of the de-
parting projectiles died away and it
seemed almost minute before a very
loud explosion was heard in the Hun
trenches. Then we knew that certain
specified German positions had been
drenched with gas.
For several minutes an uncanny 81
lence ensued. After this interval, star
shell signals were sent up and the Am
crican artillery cut loose. This terrific
barrage of gas shells and high explo-
sives died down and again there was
comparative quiet. The boches were ap-
parently still too astonished to reply.
The American artillery laid down an
other barrage and this time the Ger
mans answered. The whole area be-
came an inferno. Every village behind
the American lines was subjected to
heavy fire, mostly gas shells, but there
was not single American casualty.
When the bombardmant finally ceased,
comparatively few Huns emerged from