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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-22
KILL|FER TO Be
WITH Alexander
Star Catcher Of Cubs May Be
Called to CoIorS This Month.

william Klllifer. star catcher OF tho
Cubs, probably will be at Camp Fun-
ston. along with his side pal. Grover
Cleveland Alexander. before the first Of
June arrives. News flashed over tho
wires yesterday from Battle Creek.
Mich. was to that effect
Klnlfer was originally given deferred
classification by his local board Mt
Paw Paw, Mich. hut the government
appealed the case with tho result that
the district board reversed the earlier
classification. placing the ball player in
class /. Killfer was married last octo-
ber.
All class men of Kllllfer's local board
have been called for service. II In UNDER
stood, and he probably viii he among
the contingents leaving late this month.
II In understood that killifer will be sent
to Camp Funston at his own request.
Wishing TO be In the same outfit with
Alexander.
IL Killfer goes TO Funston tho army
baseball team there will have the great
est battery OF them all The going OF
Killifer will greatly weaken the Cubs.
but Manager Mitchell expects To keep
his team up In the race. despite tho
raids OF the draft and enlistmentH. Kill
lifer Is ready TO shoulder a gun when 80
ordered.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-22
Former Coach at
Yale Decorated
For Second Time

Two Engilshmen, we'll known 10
American athletes. particularly rowing
men. are figuring prominently Just now
with the allied forces They are Major
Arnold ~ S. Jackson. formerly OF Oxford
university. the Olympic 500 metres
champion, and vivian Nicknlls, who
coached the Yale varsity crew a couple
OF seasons.
Jackson is on the Somme front and
although he has been In the thick of
the fight two years he has escaped with
out scratch. He has just been deco.
rated with the second distinguished
service order bar for gallantry in action
The ONon, with four OF his teamma ties
caEe to Philadelphia in 1914 and won
the four mile champion relay after a
memorable struggle against Pennsylva %
MIA.
NlCkalls is on the italian front with
the British expedtlonary force, and
since he LETT Yale more than year ago,
has been In active service,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-22
GIRL SWIMMERS
MAY Be BARRED
Amateur Status Of Misses
Durack and WyIie Is CIouded,

NEW YORK. May 20. -- Miss Fannie
Durach and Miss MlnHa Wyller AuAtra-
lian women who hold several worlds
amateur swimming championships, are
on their way here for an exhibition tour
OF the United States.
They may not be permitted TO com
pete at any sanctioned meets Of the
amateur thletic union, however as their
amateur standing has been impaired
through request from Mrs Hugh Nc
Intosh. president OF the New south
Wales Ladies' Amateur Swimming as
ISOLATION, which was received here to-
day by Secretary Ruben OF the Amateur
Athletic union.
Gable Impalrs Standing.
Mrs Mcintosh cabled:
Ladies' swimming tour Cancelled
Please intcrdct Durack and Wylie
for deNing authorities"
Secretary Ruben replied as follows:
"Durack or Wylc cannot swim In
amateur competition In the UElted
States without sanction OF your as
BoCi - ion" "
To Tour west Coast First.
Mrs Mcintosh had made arrangements
for these two great Australian woman
swimmers to begin a tour OF this country,
beginning at the Pacific coast, about the
middle of June They were to have TAX
en- part In several womens national anna
teur championship swims both here and
a. Canada.
Miss Durack won the womens 100 me-
ter Olympic swimming championship at
Stockholm, Sweden. in 1912.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-22
PITCHERS SEE A H0ODOO
OVER BRILLIANT STARTS

Pitchers are beginning to think that
the stunt Of pitching seven or eight in.
ming. without allowing a hit is hoodoo
For instance. there Is the case OF JEFF
Tcsreau, who did not allow Boston u
hit until the ninth inning recently, after
which he was hammered to the showers
though his team did not lose. on May
Rube Brcsser OF the Reds didn't allow
the Cardinals n hit until the eighth, ther
he was swattcd for three In n row and
his team finally lost when Lee Mage,
made nm error, with two out, that let IN
CnmnIe OF rmra
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-22

LEFTY GEORGE
PULLS ONE FOR
B0NER RECORDS

The boner pulled by Lefty George In
tho Columbus Louisville game OF May 6
should NO into the annals ms one OF the
biggest ever With two out In the ninth
and the score TO 2 In favor OF his team,
neatly-instead OF throwing the batter
out at first and ending the game. he
tossed the ball to the plate TO get the
runner coming In. Tho catcher wasn't
looking for II, the ball got away and
two runs scored. s'hey were enough tu
reverse the decision In the game. And
this same George has been pitching ball
for ten NenrH.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-22
FORT WORTH TAKES FALL
OUT OF MARVIN GOODWIN

z The Fort Worth club having made an
arrangement with the Philadelphia Ath-
letics by which Cliff HILL now in the
army. might pitch occasional games for
the Panthers, Manager Ham Patterson OF
the Dallas Giants thought he would put
over something OF the same, so he secured
Marvin Goodwin. formerly Of the 81.
Louis Cardinals, but now In the avia-
ton service, to pitch for his team against
Fort Worth In the recent series. He an
nounced Goodwin as Marvin" but his
identity was disclosed and thsre would
have been n protest except for the fact
that Aviator Goodwin got an awful whal-
ing at the hands OF the Psnthers.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-22
Chicago Catcher
Called to Army

WASHINGTON. May 81 -- Another
star was added TO the White SoX service
flag when George Lees. third string
catcher. received notice last night that
he had been ordered to report ready to
20 TO Camp Lee, Parkersburg. W. Va.
on May % to train for the national army.
The wire came from his father with
the postscript that there was important
news. So George LETT for his home In
Bethlehem, Pa.
Lees was picked up from the Lehigh
university team. where he caught last
year and had clear sailing for the job
Of second assistant catcher Of the SoX
when Joe Jenkins and Harry Lake were
drafted into the service. lie was re-
garded as ono Of tho most promising
catchers picked up In years, and 40 close
ly resembled Ray Schalk In action that
It was hard to tell them apart In har-
ness
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-22
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5sansDzlos Judd Mortimer L<,vCis
Judd Mortimer Lewis

Miss Sands came down the steps and
they walked off together, and | had a
good mind TO run after them and tell
them there was nothing doing, but
thought Miss Sands would be feeling
bad because my father would not marry
her, and would wait and catch Worley
alone and tell her what | thought about
her trying to get me step mother.
THEN we went swimming out TO the
l. bath house that Jim made for me
and jumped off the spring board that
he had made for me and then clumb
up high tree and made up a song
about the summer time and no school
and everything like the river and the
birds and the snakes and how my
mother which art in heaven is good
enough for me, and then | slid down
the tree and we went TO go across a
field to get to Jims quicker and Rowdy
began to dig in the ground and pretty
soon he flang something out that was
alive and | grabbed it before he could
hurt il and il didn't bite me, and | ran
home with it and my daddy said it is
a meadow mole, and that it digs with
its front paws and has not got any
eyes because it lives in the dark under
the ground and don't need them, but
my daddy is crazy for that is just the
place that anything would need eyes.
You don't need eyes much where il is
broad daylight put II in a can and
put some crackers in with II and
watched it till bedtime. Then me and
Rowdy kneeled and | prayed to my
mother which art in heaven that !
would have a good time in vacation, and
guess Rowdy prayed that he might
get a swipe at the meadow mouse, but
he isn't going TO do it. Amen.
Ito Be Continued.)
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-22
HICKEY THINKS A. A. ABLE
TO STAND SMALL CROWDS

ST. PAUL. MINI, May 22-Presldent
Thomas j. Hickey Of the American asso-
citation in an interview here stated that
he believed the associst ton would com
plete Its baseball season. Small crowds
In several cities. attributed to war con-
ditlons, caused reports that the season
might be closed In midsummer
Hickey admitted that minor leagues
probably would have tough sledding."
but said he felt certain that the associ-
alton would finish It's schedule safely"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-22
Know the Men
Behind Your Bank

Are you personally acquainted
with the officers of the bank han
ding your account? You should
be. And you can be if you place
your account in this bank of steady
personal service.
The officers of the Southwest
Reserve have a friendly interest in
every account handled by the bank
even though it is only a savings &C
count.
You will appreciate this per-
sonal service and it's yours without
the asking. Come in and get ac-
quainted.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-22
CHATTANOOGA RELEASES
PITCHER AND CATCHER

CHATTANOOGA. Tenn. Nav II
Southern association club announced that
he had released Harry Brown. catcher,
and Pitcher Tomln. Brown goes to the
London, Conn. club. Eastern league,
while Tomlin will report to the Newport
News club for tho Virginia league
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-22
SCHMANDT IS REAL HERO
WITH BROOKLYN SCRlBES

Brooklyn scribes are making the best
Of bad situation by picking on Ray
Schmandt as a hero who stands out like
n lighthouse In a fog. He Is compared
to such heroes OF Brooklyn as Harry
Lumley and Tim Jordan. and II is said
that whatever happens to the Dodgers
otherwise, the fans will turn out Just to
sec Ray play ball
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-22
TOLEDO SERVICE FLAG
TO HAVE ELEVEN STARS

Toledo soon will have eleven stars on
It's service flag. The players gone TO war
included Fluhrer. Sweeney, Mullen. Cres-
sin, Hamilton, Murphy and Murray. Beall
and Fabridue are soon 10 go and Demo
expecting call And then they blame
Roger Rresnahan for not having a win
ninlg ball team.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-22
DUBUC COMES BACK
AFTER AN ACCIDENT

Jean Dubuc has so far come back after
his automobile accident OF last spring.
when he had q few ribs cracked that he
the San Francisco Seals on May s He
had TO go his best. for his salt lake
teammates were only able TO scratch over
one run for him
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-22
SIOUX CITY SETTING PACE
AT GATE IN THE WESTERN

Sioux City 10 showing tho way TO ths
Western league in attendance. This city.
considered such poor one last season
that It's team was transferred TO St. Jo-
seph. In pulling big comeback since
Ed Hanion departed and Duclty Holmes
tookcharge. Hanlon meanwhile II
gaining In popularity at st Joseph. 80
that the change has been for good all
around
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-22
Scoreboard
National Leaaue.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.

YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
National.
At Cincinnati 7. Boston 4.
Al Chicago o. Brooklyn /.
A. st. Louis o. New York
Al Pittsburgh Philadelphia, rain.
American.
At Washington 3, st. Louis T.
Al Boston 3, Cleveland 6.
Al New York Chicago, rain.
At Boston Philadelphia, called in the
fourth: rain.
Texas League.
At Fort Worth 0, Dallas 3.
Al Shreveport San Antonio "a
At Waco 4. Houston l.
American Association.
Al Milwaukee I, Louisville 0
At st. Paul Columbus, rain.
Western League.
AZ Sioux Cty-Joplin. rain.
A. st. Joseph 2: Wichita g.
AT Des Moines 6. Topeka 3 twilight
game).
At Omaha o Hutchinson 3 twilight
nme)3.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-22
ToDAYs SCHEDULE.

National.
Brooklyn at Chicago. clear.
Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, cloudy
Boston at Cincinnati. cloudy.
New York at St Louis, cloudy.
American.
Chicago at New York. cloudy
ST Louis Mt Washington. cloudy.
Detroit NJ Philadelphia, rain.
Cleveland at Boston, cloudy.
Southern.
Birmingham AZ Chattanooga.
New Orleans nt Little Rock
Mobile at Memphis
Nashville NJ Atlanta
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-22

THEN Worley said that maybe he
l. had not noticed it, but | was be-
ginning to grow and | would soon be
a big gander- -shanked girl and a mighty
pretty one, too, and | ought to be un-
der a woman's influence, and my daddy
asked her it she wanted to take the job.
and Worley said she didn't but she said
that Miss Sands was a good house
keeper and loved me and he might do
worse than marry her, and she had
heard Miss Sands talk about my daddy
and she had reason to believe that she
would marry my daddy in a minute,
and | wanted 10 holler at her to keep
still and not say such things and put
such thoughts into my own true daddys
head, but my daddy Just grinned and
said he had reason TO believe that
Miss Sands would not marry him, and
then Worley said she was surprised,
because Miss Sands had told her that
she would If my daddy would ask her,
and then my daddy said il was all his
own fault that she wouldn't because he
wasn't going TO ask her, and then
Worley said she was getting worried
about me, and then me and Rowdy
rambled and went to school withou,
her because we do not like bhttinskys
and my daddy would not dast TO get
married. | wouldn't have it.
Spot was working over in the garden
and waved his hand TO me but ! did not
go over, and at recess he said Jim is
going TO give him him a regular Job in
the summer and he is going to live at
Jim's and Maggie's and have a place TO
sleep and all he wants to eat and wages
and his own little garden. guess Jim
must be stuck on boys worse than / am
! would not want boy around all the
time like that. have prayed to my
mothers angel and 10 God for a baby
sister but ! never did pray for a brother.
| expect that is the reason | did not
get one. expect could get a boy
by praying for il almost any time but
| am not going to do il. | would like
to do it just for fun sometime to see
what sort OF a one | would get. but if
! did ! would have to keep il, and any
one that would keep boy has got
something wrong with their bean.
When school was out | was going out
to Jim's to tell him how silly he was,
and while ! was standing at the cor
ner wondering II | should 90 for a
swsm first0Worley came along and then
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-22

IT HIS was Tuesday when | woke up
and pushed Rowdy off the bed
and soaked him with a pillow and
then ! laid a long time and wondered
what | would do all the time when
there was not any school, and that is
the way IT is going to be next week be-
cause | am exempt and | am glad, but
| thought | would be gladder than
am, but | am not bit elddder than |
am, and that is very funny | wanted
vacation and now | am getting it and
| am wondering what | am going ~
do with it. | guess that s my Irish
streek My daddy says the Irish want
what they want when they want it, and
when they have got it they throw it
away and want something else. He
says all the Irish in this country want
home rule for Ireland but if they got
It they would never go back to enjoy
1t, and ! do not know what that means
but IT sounds very interesting.
When my own true daddy was eat
ing the breakfast | made for him and
| was handing pieces of it to Rowdy
Worlcy came in, and she smiled good
morning at both OF us and at Rowdy
and then she said she understood some
one was going to have vacation be
fore long, and said it was me and
Rowdy, and then she said to my daddy
what was he going to do with me when
school was out, and he said he was not
going to do a thing with me. He said
| had earned my vacation and | could
take it running wild and growing up
with the country.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1918-01-04
MOSCOW AND BOISE
WANT COMPANIES

Moscow and Boise both want COM
panies in the new national guard bat
talon which is to be organized in this
state. A meeting was held Thursday
night of the members Of the Boise COM
pany when a special report from the
legal committee was heard regarding
the construction placed on the law COW
ering the obligations those who join
the national guard will have to assume.
AS a result of this report number of
those who had intended to join the
company withdrew. A committee COM
posed of M. r. Doolittle, H. X. Silver
smith, William Duckworth, w. w.
Pefley and James, O'Connor was ap-
pointed to secure recruits. A confer
ence was held by the committee with
Adjutant General Moody today.
William H. Abendroht, sergeant
United States army retired and assist
ant instructor in military science and
tactics at the University Of Idaho,
asked Governor Alexander for author
ity to enroll company at Moscow.
Governor Alexander is disposed to give
that city one Of the four companies. he
said.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1918-01-04
MORE EXPRESSIONS
ON COUNCIL DRAFT

Mrs. C. w. PGrsell. president of the
state chapter d. A. r. expressed her
self in favor of the proposed plan to
make a selective draft to fill the coun-
Gil vacancy. This is an efficient way
in which to learn the voice of the
people," she stated.
w. S. Bruce said: This is a good
way to fill the vacancy, in the city
council AS it is to be an appointment
by the council. The citizens of the
town, through their representative
bodies, ought to be consulted as to the
appointment. 1t is further a fine op /.
portunity for the council to show that
1t is not an autocratic but democftic
body ready to do the will of the peo-
pie"
Mrs. Harry wyman said: "The plan
brings to the people generally the feel
ing that they have a rnrt in the selec-
ton, also the impression that they
would not be advocating an office
seeker but person who would be
chosen for his true worth and the
service he would give the city. Per-
sonally would like to see woman In
that place"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1918-01-04
Idaho News in Brief

HOMEDALE-There is no fuel
famine here. Six carloads arrived in
December, providing an ample supply.
TWIN FALLS-The ashes Of Arthur
NJ. Bowen, prominent attorney who
died last week, will be scattered on the
Pacific ocean, following out his request.
The body was taken to Oakland for
cremation.
HAILEY-Six sites have been offered
for the new beet sugar factory to be
built by the United Sugar company in
the Wood River country. No selection
has been made.
IDAHO FALLS-The handsome new
high school building was formally
opened this week.
MOSCOW-Otto B. Smith. one Of the
jurors in the I. w. w. cases. has been
adjudged insane. He imagined he was
the kaiser.
GOODING+The Gooding County
Wholesale corporation has been organ
lied. Nearly all the grocers in the
county are stockholders. Its purpose Is
to eliminate unnecessary expense in
the production, transportation and dis
tribution Of food products.
POCATELLO-An unknown man,
picked up while unconscious at Nc
Cannon, Ia in the general hospital
here and his case is puzzling. Ply
sicians are unable to determine his
ailment He has been unconscious for
days. More than 800 was found in his
pockets.
LEWISTON-Rev. Samuel B. Chase
has retired as superintendent OF the
North Idaho Children's Home after 10
years of service. He is succeeded by
Rev. John Rowland, who has been In
charge Of similar work at North Yak
ina, Wash.
wALLACE-Blasting at the mouth
OF Placer creek threw a rock more than
block and through the roof Of the
home Of Harry C. McAllister. No one
was injured.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1918-01-04
FIELD HOSPITAL
COMPANY ARRIVES
SAFELY IN FRANCE

1t will be with a sense of relief
to relatives in Boise who have
husbands, sons and brothers in the
field hospital company. as well as
relatives in other parts of the
state, to learn that the company
has arrived safely in France.
This information comes from
Mfs. T. F. Sohwarz, of Twin Falls,
whose husband is a lieutenant in
the company. Lieutenant Schv>arz
Is we'll known in Boise having
been stationed here. He was one
of the physicians who assisted
the Ada county exemption board
during the first draft.
The field hospital company en-
barked for France Dec. "a. The
passage Of the troops to France
was uaeventful.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1918-01-04
FORMER RAILROAD
MAN WELL KNOWN IN
BOISE PASSES AWAY

Word comes to Boise that S. w.
Eccles, formerly general freight
agent of the Union Pacific and
later traffic manager Of the Short
Line, died few. days ago at st.
Augustine, Fla, whittier he had
gone from his home in New York
city in search of health. The fu-
neral was held in New York city
yesterday.
WELL KNOWN IN IDAHO.
Mr.. Eccles was well known in
Idaho. He usually spent his sum-
mers in this state, at Island Park
on the great Hartman ranch Of
which he was part owner.
He resigned from the Oregon
Short Line in 1901 to become traffic
manager Of the American Smelling
4 Refining company. He was
president of the Alaska Steamship
company at the time of his death.
OFFERED TO PLAlSTED?
It was recently reported here
that Frank J. Plaisted, formerly
assistant general freight agent of
the Short Line, who was promoted
to a large traffic position with the,
Union Pacific at New York city.
had been offered the place of traffic
manager of the smelling company
TO succeed Mr.. Eccles, whose
health and manifold duties pre-
cIuded his continuance in the po-
ciffop
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1918-01-04
TO CUT SENTENCE
OF HALEY BANKER
in PEN|TfNTIARY
Curtis Will Probably Be
Given Liberty at Expira-
ton Of Years Servitude,
on Feb. 20.

The state board of pardons which
meets at o'clock this afternoon to
consider his application for a pardon.
will probably cut the minimum ~
year sentence Of H. G. Curtis, SEN
fenced from Blaine county for pre-
senting false claims to the county. to
one year. which will liberate him from
the state penitentiary on Feb. 20. Cur
tbs Is serving a sentence Of from IN to
5 years. He was president OF a HALEY
bank at the time of his conviction and
1t is said still holds that position.
Tragedy seems to have followed in
the wake of this particular case. Cur
tbs was indicted with three other men.
One Of these three was tried and ac-
quilted. One became q fugitive from
justice and last year committed sui
eide. Another is now In such broken
down health that 1t Is believed he
never can be tried. Curtis was tried,
found guilty and sent to the peniten-
tiary.
Old bonds that had been issued by
the county and placed In the bank
with which Curtis was connected
formed the basis for the criminal ac-
| ton. These bonds had been issued by
the county. They were delivered over
to the other defendants and later mon
ey realized from them. The state. In
prosecuting, claimed conspiracy or
the part of the defendants.
John F. Nugent and Judge Edger.
ton Of Fairfield appeared before the
board on behalf Of Curtis. Members
Of the board admitted the presentation
made was one of the strongest the,
had heard. Sentiment in Blaine coun'
ty Is said to favor Curtis release. NJ
one appeared In opposition to his ap
plication. settlement Of all money:
alleged Curtis received was made ant
the defendant voluntarily delivered
himself to the penitentiary after hi
conviction and a week later was &C
copied.