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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-03
RED AMES STILL
HOLDS HIS own
IN BIC LEAGUES
Pitches Well After Fourteen
Years In Majors

NEW YORK, Juno S-Wlth Il yenr
, OF major loRguo pitching behind hin,
old Leon C'Red'D Ames, who won mos
OF Ills fhmo NJ - pitcher for the Giants
IN Hlill good enough TO hold mea
ticket In the big show.
AZ II member Of tho H. Louis Cnrdl.
nnlH' whore ho was sent In trndo In
1915, Amos In depended upou 10 do N
snare OF the pitching and with good
baltic. :"
Last season, when tho Cards began
70 look W mud play some real baseball
ior Miller HugslnT, Amos worked In "A
tolnl OF ~ games and won 10. lie was
credited with 10 losses.
This season tho rcd-hnaded finger
showed surprisingly good early season
lofmi ana IN game Rt PlttAburg May
z, he held the Pirates 10 two hits, both
OF which were registered against him
IN mo frht inning and nettcd Bodeks
hQya IN" lone run that won tho game
That was something Of heart breaker
for n veteran like Amcs-tO pitch a two
hit game hnd lose IT,
ono Of tho Ycres o. Amos success
as pitcher ms In the fact that hs
knows how TO pitch. He doesn't. cut
saves his arm whenever ho can. Pitching
with ones noodle ~ wcll m with tho
arms ls secret that Amcs learned long
ago.
Amos broke Into tho big show nj the
fng end Of the 1903 season, but did not
really get his first tryOut until the next
season, when he took part In ~ games
Tho next year he was ready for all tho
work McGrnw could give him and sue
ceeded In winning % games and losing
hut eight That was his biggest winning
year, although he always worked in many
Ehmss and for n number Of years ranked
as tho best pitcher In either league 10 20
In md finish a game that was In danger.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-03
Belgian Soccer Team Wou|dPa ySenesofG GamesInAmerc
CATE RECEIPTS
WOULD Be GIVEN
TO RELIEF FUND
BeIgianS Have Looked Good
in Match Games,

NEW YORK, Juns s.--A challenge for
series OF International soccer gaines
between tho BelgiHns and any American
ithns has been received from Lieutenant
nuDlh' captain OF the foreign combina-
tlon and there is n possibility that the
contests may I'D arranged The com
lnunlcatlon. which was addressed TO the
u,ommlssion on Training Camp Actlv-
ueh ASKS III 10 In feasible to schedule
gone or more such matches In the larger
cities or the training camps, the gate re-
oelptH to be awarded 10 some war relief
fund
Lieutenant Hubln, who holds a com
mission In the Belgian army, states that
the players Of his team which have been
seleclsd from the various sections Of tlp
army, have acquitted themselves we'll In
~ number OF matches I'm both England
ana FRANCE Aside from the actual trRv-
'hnE ana living expenses OF tho toam
the players ask nothing In tho way OF
receipts and Lieutenant Hubln states
mat he believes that the necessary. per-
mission for the trip can be secured from
the Belgian govnrnment.
while there has been no definite state
ment regarding the rest orHtion OF var
slty football at Harvard. Princeton and
Yale next fall the impression is grow
ing that all three universities will sup
p0rt the Fhmc providing that there In u
reasonable number OF students from
which to draw material Time for train
recent editorial the PTlnCetonian. the
'ollege daily NJ Princeton university.
commented as follows upon tho subject
Football requires certain amount OF
Time and practice TO harden tho players
for tho annual contests on the gridlron.
otherwise II Is dangerous Win the uni
varsity authoritcs permit the mon en-
rolled In the military course to partlcl-
pate and. II they do, will they allow the
necessary amount OF time for practice
which, the coaches say ls required for
tho bodily and physical safety OF the
players? The development OF n wartime
varsity will naturally nor demand as
much time as our ante-hellum vnrsitles
but, on tho other hand. II will need more
than was devoted TO practice by the
informnls last fall Possibly over train
Ing has been one Of our troubles In ro-
cent years Certainly the Informal team
was most successful, and the men who
played on II tel us that but n very little
more practice would have put them In
the mink OF condition"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-03
OKLAHOMA CITy'S
new BALL. TEAM
IS CONC WELL
Double Win Sunday Makes Il
Five In Row.

rhn A.. ovi.hn,n. rl,x .Iuh 4, ~.
Western league, which has bssn trans
forred here from Hutohinson, won both
v.m.. =, =. ao,,h,. ..aa., SUNDAY a, a,o,,x
E,w uo's ~ "m,sd s,r.i"k, sistasS
ovsr aIon. civ s"3 ,he esa,r,s Gf,h
s,r.t.h, ,(,a,u' IL. .s.I *. lss .,,a
adia ~" o,n.. n.ir. rss5.o
nn,h 80. ~ Jovhi. hsSf"s a, H..
Mnin.s nn ,nano,i,i Ssv nsin nrsvsrtsa
niTv E.id. wv 'N'' "~"
an 'r.,,v.onA x.r.. M hov,s mi.
,n"uh WV ,uhI' N"inn o"nu' 80" n,,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-03
Dope

Sam Lnngford Is through
For the second time within tho last
two months the Boston Tar Baby has
been knocked out by the same man.
out came down At Panama where n
bevy OF colored boxers seem to have
congregated. II was TO hnve been Il
twenty round bout, but willis punished
Lsngford so savagelY that his seconds
threw in the sponge IN the seventh
round.
fine rngmnn with an almighty
powerful punch, Langford was about tho
lest of the great black hoNers-the last
o. long list that included Peter Jack
son Joe Cans, Bobby Dobbs, Joe Wal
colt George Dixon. George Godfrey,
Dixie Kid aud many others.
Harry wills Is good man. but he
or rather TO morket-,hIs abilities that
some Of tho rest had, when no was
lust novice he was botherlnR Lang
ford a lot and Il is no cinch that he
could not beat tho Futons. the Demp-
seys and even the Willnrds Of today.
SO was Joe Jeanette. But with the pos
sible exception Of Wills there does not
appear 10 be IA real great colored boxer
~ the old type left,
Nobody every knew Lqngfords real
Rgc Langford says he Is thlrty-two.
out Tom Andrews record hook shows
him TO he fortv-fOur. LAngtord is five
feet seven inches tail. but despite his
lnck Of inches he wns able TO bowl over
the biggest Of fighters and the most ter
rife punchers. IIc wAs the marvel OF
his time, this LNngford.
Members Of the Greenvle 6 c. drift
board that put OutNelder JOo Jackson
~ the Chicago white Sox in Glass | and
drew his name for immediate military
service resent the limitations said TO
have come from the PLAYER that there
has been discrimination IN his case They
say his case was given full Considora-
ton and that II was decided his wife
Is not dependent on him for upport
The players entrance into employment
IN Il shlpynrd will not keep him out OF
the army II the draft board has It's way
and notice haE been sent him To report
Immediately. Unlhss overruled by higher
authorities the drift board Will take
gteps 10 compel Jackson to report as Il
has ordered him to 10
The alleged intentions Of the Chicago
cub TO have Grover Alexander given
b-lef turloughs so that he can pitch
game for his old teammates I'm the Ma 1
iionS league Is not likely to be realized,
according to reports received from Camp
Funston The athletic directory OF the
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-03
GROSS IN CAMP, BUT
MAY BE GIVEN ~"
FOR FAITHFUL WORK

NEW YORK. June 3.-Manager Lloyd
OF the Harvard university baseball
team, has asked the athletic authorities
TO bestow the honor of a varsity "H'
upon Robert Gross. who has been the
moving spirit in preserving athletics dur
Ing the last year.
Although the varsity H'r have always
have been been considered sacred insIR-
MIA and none Of them has been granted
TO members of the informal teams, II is
believed that Gross has earned the honor
by his faithful work with little rncour-
asement and facing odds that would
have disheartened most men. he has up-
held the honor Of the Crimson and kent
semblance Of sport alive at the uni.
verBlty.
II was last fall that he first asserted
his capacities Rs leader when the
athletic authorities were about to aban
don all plans for football II was Gross
that conceived the Idea Of an Iinforr,nl
team The material was short and
Gross. himself a hockey player instead
of a football star hut he soon organized
team. Under his management the Har.
ward Informal finished the senson with
comparative success
This spring he wns elected captoIp
Of the baseball team Gross il now M
Camp Devens. Aver, Mass where he a
studying for an appointment 10 a cOui-
mission In the army
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-03

Tor any office either elective appointive
She has made thorough
them and has been champion their years
She asy the investigate her qualifications and give he
honest and serious consideration well in her candidacy
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-03
BERNST0RFF'S GOLF CUP
ADDED TO WAR FUND

NEW YORK, June Among tho In
teresting acquisitions OF plato and metal
ware OF tho war savings metal market
one day last week was silver cup which
the former German Ambassador Won
Bernstorff had presented 10 the winner
OF a golf tournament at IsnoH, Mass.
In 1897 The cup Was won by the late
David w Bishop and was sent 10 the
war savings metal market TO he ex-
changed for It's value In war savings
stamps by Mr. Bishops widow, who IL
now Mrs John n Parsons Tho cup was
appraised, but according 10 Mrs. Joseph
GriSwod Doane II Ia npout as expensive
2 piece Of metal M has been brought
Into the market
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-03
Baseball Fans Now
See Wilson'S OK.
On National Game

Baseball followers, fearing for tha
games existence, ara placing great
deal 0f stress on mn Incident that oc-
cured last week at tho Washingt on hail
park, when President Wilson pltchsd tho
hrst ball y 4 Rcd Cross behsflt game
president and Mrs, Wilson oenupiea a
box drhped In the oolorH
When Henry II. Fnrlnnd, chairman Of
the Washington Red Cross, referred 10
world, President Wilson heartily ap.
plauded
The frlendllness of the president to.
ward baseball In looked upon by mag
mates, players and fans alike M tho first
tInctIon In view NJ General Crowder's
rules that everyone OF draft age must
sock u fob uAnfIIl 10 tho war.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-03
Kelly Field Player
Catches Ball Hurled
700 Feet From Plane

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, June 9.-Cor-
poral Michael A. Bessolo outllelder OF
the Crack Kelly Field aviation team. es-
tRbllshed new worlds record and
broke another recently when ne caugM n
baseball hurled from an alrplsne flying
at an altitude OF 100 feet by Lieutenant
Eugene Bowers
Bess~fos feat was accomplished with
an outflelder's glove Charley street and
Billy Sullivan, former Washington and
Chicago American league catchers, re-
spectively, caught ball dropped from
tho Washington monument a height OF
$40 feet, several years ago Ressolo In
the first man to catch a ball thrown
from an ariplane. His home 10 In Eagle
nnnk Cal
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-03

camp have arranged FOR number Of ball
games In Lincoln and other places for
the benefit OF their athlntic fund and In
each case II In guaranteed that Alexan-
der VIII pitch. These games probably
VIII tack all OF the big pitchers spare
time.
The New York Yankees have an
nounced the purchase OF Pitcher Hugh
Bedient from tho Toledo club of the
American association. Bsdient, who for
nerly pitched ror the Boston Red SoH
was holdout and refused to report to
the Ohio team this spring
That hardy old veteran. Bni Clymer
manager Of the Louisville ColOnels, who
caused the baseball world TO litter last
fall when he offered TO play the worlds
series winner with his team for money,
marbles or chalk, ls out again. Bill
looked over several major League teams
In Chicago during n recent visit and an
nounced that his Colonels can beat any
thing in the big show.
What's botherlng us Ia what will he-
come Of all the peanut and "hot dog
venders II tho government closes the
baseball parks
when Roger Hornsby was out OF the
st. Louis Cardinals line up Bobby Wal
lace hopped into the breeoh At short and
performed like colt They never made
'cm any better than Bobby when tho old
hoy was in his prime.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-03
WHsRE THY eLAY TO-DAY.

Natlonal.
Chicago Al Boston.
H. Louis Ht Brooklyn.
Pittsburgh nj Nav York
Cincinnati al Philadelphia,
American,
Now York At Chicago.
Philadelphia Rt ~. Louis,
lloston at Detroit.
Washington ht Cleveland
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-03

Western League.


.Natlonbi League,
Al Philadelphia A. Cincinnati 3
American League.
AZ Detroit I. Doaton 4
A. Chicago 4. New York 2
Al cleveland / Washington a.
Al st. Louis Il Philadelphia 4
Western Lsagus
At ~ Joseph i.b, joplin 0.t
AZ nrH Molnon 6i Wichita T.
At HlouS city i.l Oklahoma CITY 80,
At Omaha i.Si Hutchinson 81,
Amsrlosr Assooistlon,
Al MllwNukee 2, Kansas CITY ,.
Al II Paul 6-2i Minneapolis III
Al Toledo D. Columbus
Al Louisville 4. indianapolis Z,
Texas League,
Al Waco Il Ran Antonio O.
At Houston 2. Shreveport .,
At Dallas 81 Fort Worth o. second game
'allad NTH, rain
southern League.
~ Memphls q; Atlanta g.
~ Nashville 81 Now Orleans 3.
Al Chattanooga ., Mobile g.
At Little Rock birmingham. rain,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-03

, borhood that are exempt and OF course
they had to be in school, and this is
the last day Of school, and even the
bonehead' will be out after today, but
do not expect to play with them SC
very much because am Irish and al
exempter and OF course | have to be
careful who | play with, but II some
OF them ask me might.
7 wanted to go mp to old maid Thomp-
l kinscs and then | wanted to 20 and
see the blind man, and then when
thought about old maid Tompkins and
Mrs. Carpenter and few more haye
met IT did not seem So awful to be
blind, because il you are blind there
are heap OF things you do not have
to look at, and that ought 10 he a
heap Of comfort to a blind man. and
there is q bright cid to even being
blind, but II ! am ever blind I am never
gong to live upstairs because | do not
like TO come downstairs so fast
got a can and q rock and played
duck on the rock with myself ill the
kids came along from school and II
any Of them had asked me to let them
play with me | wou Of, but they<
didn't Then Norecn and Sphinx and
Golly GoIly and Pie Face PLAYED snake
in the gutter in front Of Pie Faces
house and they did not ask me to play
with them which shows that they do
not know what a good snake | can
be. When my father had eaten and
gone to his watching me and Rowdy
the stars come out till bed
time, and then gave them an extra
look for the blind man and then we
went in and kneeled by our bed and
folded our paws and hands and
prayed; Dear mother. which art in
heaven, I hope you did not flutter
around and act scared when | came
downstairs because it did not hurt so
very much II you and God can do a
little something for two busted shns
and two bumped hips and a bumped
and elbow am sure | will
be perfectly all right in no time, and
Il you do that il won't be much extra
trouble TO hand Rowdy's fleas a wal
Iop. Ask God to bless everyone and
he may give my blessing to the blind
man il it will help his eyes any. Amen"
tTo BE ContinuedO
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-03
BELMONT PARK TO HAVE
RED CROSS DAY June 7

NEW YORK, June 3--Tho wostchsster
llaclng association has announced that
Friday. June 7. would be Red Cross day
at Belmont park and that the entire re.
criptr on that day would he given 10 the
Red Cross, Thsre will be a special Red
olds Rnd upward OH the program, which
should attract some Of the best horses
In training Twenty boxes at tsb each
will he sffsred for sale
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-03
PITCHER THOMAS IS
NOW CLAD IN KHAKI

Claude Lefty" Thomas, pitcher foe the
Des Mones Western league ball club for
several seasons, iH now at Camp Dodge,
played with the Minneapolis American as
ISOLATION team last year and started with
the Miors this spring.
william Jackson, Minnea polls outfield-
er. also has reported at the same cam
tonment
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-03
political Advertisement

Mrs. Wealthy Wilson Of Tulsa,
Okla, Announces as a candidate
for the office Of State Commits
sioner of Charities and Correc-
tions.
Mrs. Wilson has been engaged
in Humane Charity and Prison
Reform work for twenty years
fourteen OF these years in the
State OF Oklahoma.
She is running on her own
merits. and is qualified for the po-
sltion which she seeks.
Mrs. Wilson considers this the
most important office in the
state and should be filled by one
whose heart and head are inter
eSted in the work.
The work of this office deal
directly with flesh and blood
molding the character Of the chill
dren OF today who will be th
men and women Of tomorrow
In speaking OF her campaig'
she stated that she first Of al
considered it the plain, duty Q
every woman to do her utmost {,
win the war. Her best effor,
will be devoted to the cause an,
for this reason will not indulR,
IN an active campaign. She
not = chronic defeated candidate
ior she has never before askeo
i've.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-03

T said to Rowdy that ! would bet him
- could go downstairs with my eyes
shut up tight and he looked at me with
his head on one side like he thought
maybe was mistaken, so | said to him
that | would show him and Just to
show him that | was not a cheater
when ! had got my eyes shut tight
Il pulled the case off pillow and
put it over my head. and then | said
to him you watch and see il can
not go downstairs with my eyes shut"
and he watched and | did But !
walked right off the top of the stairs
into the air before knew / was there,
and If it had not ben for my doing that
! would have gone down perfccably,
but as II saS | stepped 50 far | must
have hit about the third step from the
top and that made my teeth snap to-
gether so sudden that ! bit a word
right square in two and then | expect
turned over few times and then
there ] was sitting down at the bot
tom and ] had come downstairs with
my eyes shut Just like | had said |
would, but not like | had thought !
would.
When my own true daddy had fed his
face and gone TO bed and had washed
the dishes and swept and rubbed my
bumps, because | have a bump on cash
shin and Cle on one hip and another
on the other and one on one OF my
shoulders and an elbow, | went out
and looked at our garden a long time
and then ! went out and sat on our
step and held Rowdys head in my lap
for quite a long time, because Worley
might have been coming 10 see me and
| would not want her TO be disap-
pointed, but she did not come at all
and she need not think me and Rowdy
care.
Then me and Rowdv went NJ the
street as far as Carpenters and there
was no one around because me and
Rowdy are the only ones in the neigh
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-03
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1el,1,eDy>oe Judd Mortimer Lewis
70 Judd Mortimer Lewis

I was notl raining today like it was
| yesterday which was Thursday and
the day on which found me blind
man, talked to Rowdy a long time
about being blind this morning before
! kicked him out of bed and swatted
him with a pillow and he held his head
kinda one side and looked at me and
seemed to be learning something in
tereStlng. | remembered what | told
the blind man about his eyes maybe
being turned over wrong side before
most and how maybe he could turn
them hind side back il he would try
holding them perfectly still and not
letting them turn while ne turned a
flip and then | made Rowdy get off
the bed with one foot and then ex-
planned to him that was going to
try to hold my eyeballs from turn
ing while | turned over and found
out il would come up with them
hind side bcioremost, and | told him
II came up blind as a bat to not
be scared because | would turn over
again and get them right side before
right away, and he waggcd as much
tail as he has got and barked.
Then | tried holding my eyeballs
still while ! turned over cndwsys and
when came up sitting down | opened
my eyes to see how it would seem to
be iAind and | was no more blind than
a rabbit, II was very disappointing
then | turned a back flip and it did
not work any better that way than the
forwards flip so then ! stopped trying,
and ! could see that Rowdy was very
much disa1"ointed. So now ] do not
know how II seems TO be blind When
you are blind it is always night and
there are no stars and no moon and
no lights in the houses and no sun or
blue sky or green grass, everything
is black, and you have to learn your
way around in the dark, and said to
Rowdy that that could not be so very
bad because you get 10 know a place
so well that you can go around with
your eyes shut.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-09-21
BEE KEEPERS WILL
HAVE SPECIAL HELP
PRACTICAL BEE KEEPER OF
LONG EXPERIENCE is ADDED
TO AGRICULTURAL STAFF.
AONEE PRODUCTION SHORT
Scarcity OF Sugar Makes This Indus
try Especially important at
This Time,

E. G. Davis, specialist in bee cul.
ture. has been added to the Agricul-
tural Extension Division Of the Louis
lana Skte University. Mr.. Davis IS
a native of Louisiana and practical
bee KEEPER OF long experience. tie
has reosntly spent some time IN
Washington, d. c.. investigating the
latest II Pthods OF bee culture.
Louisiana is said to have NOR"
bees fpl proportion 10 its size than
any oth,t Southern State, but most
Of the yves produce little honey on
account R3f poor methods in use II
will be the duty Of Mr.. Davis to as
yist bee Keepers who are already IN
the BUSH 1ss TO improve their apiarica
and 10 dcOurage others who are IA
vCrabIv HtuateG to take up the work
The scafity OF sugar makes the pro
Guction n honey Of especial import
ance st 4 he present time.
Those Fho expect 10 produce hontf
next spf1g should get in Touch with
Mr.. DayiE now, as the most important
work in sbee culture is done during
the fall I'D winter Persons desiring
his assist Ence should write to the EX-
tension Division. Louisiana State
University, Baton Rouge. La.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-09-21
DEAN DODsON AGAIN
CALLED TO WASHINGTON

Inc Log siana State University has
again Deen called on to contribute to
war work the services of Prof. W. R.
Douson' Dean of the College of Agri-
culture aid Director of Experiment
stations. For the period beginning Au-
gust l anu ending January 1 Professor
DodSon WI work with the Food Ad-
nllhlSlratlon in the division of 6gricul-
'ura4 reiatlons. He will have jurisdic-
uon over qlestiOns concerning the adj
mlnlstrauon of food problems that
toucn agriculture, and will act as in
termediaryl between the yood Admin.
lStratlon aid the various food-produc
ing agencies on questions that REQUIRE
mutual consideration. His wide knowl-
edSe OF inc organization and activities
Oh the United States Department of
Agriculture. the State agricultural col
leges and the State departments of
agriculture peculiarly fits him for his
new duties
Professor Dodson was called to
washington last February by the
United STATES Department of Agricul-
lure and pt iced in charge of special
campaign for food production in the
Southern States for a period of two
months. The large amount of food and
Iced crops being grown in the South
lhls year is due in a great measure
to that CAMPAIGN.