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was the owner of the San Francisco ball club in the Pacific Coast leaguel. The big fellow is very fond of Gleason, and if anybody can influence him, it is this same Gleason.
 So the theatrical man went to Jack Gleason and said: 6e
 T am willing to pay Jim Jeffries s3oo0 for one-week appearance in my thea tre. I have sounded out Jeffries concern ing this proposition. and he is opposen to it. l am coming to you as the last re- sort. Will you do me the favor of going to Los Angeles and submitting the thing to him?"
 Two hours later Gleason boarded a train for Los Angeles and the next after noon hunted up Jim Jeffries.
 Gleason's own story of how Jeffries finally ' as induced to accept follows:
 Jeff was not in a very receptive mood at first He then weighed about SD pounds and was not keen about doiny any active work. Of course, he realized that sparring exhibition on the stage wasn't going to call for much effort, but just the same it spelled work to him. And JeTries had enough money laid aside right then to keep him comfortable for the rest of his days.
 However. I was nightly intereste1 in Jeff himself. Although he was out of condition l figured that he might with the training of more than a year, whip himself into such shape that he could take on Johnson. The problem was to get him started. 1t was my belief that if he went on the stage for one week at the Wiswam theatre that the. venture would prove q financial success and would lead other theatrical producers to offer rood contracts to Jeffries. I teit that having started, the big fellow would keep right at it and that through this medium of training for his bouts on the stage ae would gradually whip himself into fair fighting condition. And It would De Just q few jumps from tner. to get him into the mood where he would sign up articles for a fight with John son.
 T argued for the greater part of 24 hours with Jeffres, but all the while he remained obdurate. Finally I suggested that he put the matter up to Mrs. lief fries. knowing all the time that Mrs. Jeffres was very much in favor of Jeff's acceptance of the theatrical offer. So Jeff said he we uld do so and talked the matter over with his wife. A few min utes later he came to me and said:
 Well. I guess it's all right Mrs. Jeffries for it, so I'll sign the con- tract Give me your fountain pen
 And fhen Jeffries signed the papers,"
 fTo be continued tomorrow)
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CRACKERS GUESTS
 OF bARONS TODAY Cholly Franks Crew, After Bad Start, Is Playing
 Good Ball Now
ToDAY,S LLINE-UP

Beaten, battered, bleeding and bedraggled, our bold and battle scared Barons will land in the city of their adoption early today. beginning home stay lasting two weeks, dur ing which they will take on Atlanta Chattanooga, Little Rock and Men, phis. Today and tomorrow Charlie Franks rejuvenated Crackers, fresh from a trio of wins over the mighty Bears. will do battle versus the hench- men of Moley
 As the fates would have it, these same Crackers land in our midst play ing great ball. after one of the sor- riest starts that any Southern league nine ever had to it's discredit. Up to the time of their visit to the Gulf City, Franks aggregation was the joke of the circuit but since mopping up with Flaherty's Mobile club, they have increased their rating about a thousand per cent.
 As matter of fact there is no real reason for the lowly position of the Crackers, for their team, on paper. looks nearly as good as the one that represented the Windy City last year. Poor pitching seems to be the trouble.
 As for the Barons, we have alibied so often here lately that our stock is running low but if they don't get So- ing soon and win majority or thei' games. it will be more or less or q mystery, for the material IS certainly there to win with The addition of Yorkey, the new shortstop from st. Paul, should do much toward strength ening the defensive play or the ln- field which has wobbled from the yer start of the season.
 Hill will probably work against At lanta today as Moley seems 10 bt afraid to start Long for some reaso,
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ne was bestowing his vacated title upon Hart A champion has no legal right to bestow his title on anyone, but in tnis instance the public accepted Jeffs ruling and came to look upon Hart as the ac- gained a 20-round decision over Hart and was acclaimed the Aitle holder, re- maining such until December 9, 130S, when Jack Johnson knocked him out in l4 rounds in Sidney, Australia.
 Immediately after Johnson defeated Burns the white race began looking around for 9 man who had a chance to dethrone the giant negro. But the white hopes in that era were scarce, indeed Each and every active white heavy weight failed to measure up to the stand ard necessary to be real foe for John son. Then it was that the fans decided :
 There is only one living white man who can heat Johnson, and that man IS Jim JeSfries."
 And so agitation was started for the return of Jehries to the ring. This was increased in it's intensity when Johnson began touring the United States, preceded | by big oill posters which declared that every white man was afraid to meet him. As everyone will remember, quite q bit of feeling was stirred up due to those posters and also due to Johnson s boasts. But Jeffries. approached on the subject of returning to the ring, always rejected the proposition.
 T am through with the ring for all time,'' he declared.
 About that time, when Jeff's name was on everyones lips as the pugilistic hope of the white race, the proprietor of the Wigwam theatre in San Francisco fig ured it would be a great stunt if he could get Jeffrics to appear on his stage for one week. He had friends send 'feelers'' to Jeff. but always the nothing doing answer came back.
 Just as the theatrical manager was about so throw the idea into the dis card. friend of his said:
 There's only one man who can put this thing over for you, and that man is Jack Gleason. (At that time Gleason
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Corbett's s Daily Letter
 On Great Sport Topics
By JAMES J. CoRBETr

Editors Note: This is the first of series of six articles which MT. Coreett has written giving the inside details of Jac! Johnson fight. The story comes from Jack Gleason, The Man Behind. and forms one of the most romantic chapters in puglism. Many of the de. tails which this series of articles dis cusses never before have been published. The next chapter will appear tomorrow. )
 Ar offer of 5000 for a six-day appear ance in q San Francisco theatre was the initial lure that drew Jim Jeffries back
 into the prize ring in 1910 after he nad retired flor all time in 1905
 The inside story of how the big white champion, after announcing that he never again would battle in defense O.: his title. was induced to change his mind, never mas been told in it's entirety. IL is a story which only Jack Gleason can tell And heretofore Gleason, modest and unassuming has refused to relate his own activity in the affair, because he felt that in so doing, it might take away some of the credit which has gone to others for the staging of the Ring Battle of the Century," But just the other day. under urging, he gave me the whole story, with permission to print it in my column.
 As everyone knows, Jim Jeffries an- nounced in 1905 that he never would fight again. He had won the champion ship in 1899 by defeating Bob Fitzsim- mons and for year years successfully de- tended the crown against all comers Not only did he beat every formidable foe who wanted to try conclusions with him, but he gave each aspirant a sec ond chance, and sent each down and out for the second time.
 And SC when 1905 came along there was no one left for Jeff to fight, whereupon he decided to quit the ring. Soon after announcing his retirement Jeff refereed a match between Marvin and Jack Root. The bout was won by Hart with knockout, and Jeffries then stated thai
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CRACKERS AWARDED CAME BY SCHAFER
Umpire Refuses to Stand Mobiles Sailing and For
 feits Contest

Mobile, May 5.-Umpire Schaeffer forfeited today's Mobile-Atlanta game to Atlanta to 0. He took this ac- tion on the ground that players of the Mobile team purposely delayed the game after Atlanta had scored in the first half of the twelfth inning, in order that the Mobile team would not have time to complete it's half of the twelfth inning before o'clock, a law requiring that all Sunday 0lmes be called at o'clock being in force in this city. The score when the game was forfeited, stood to f. in favor of Atlanta, and two men were re- tired in Atlanta's half of the twelfth inning.
 The game was listless and loosely played throughout Wildness of At lanta's three pitchers giving Mobile all it's runs, while Atlanta's runs in the fifth, all were unearned and scored after Ponds error on two chances to retire the side Score:
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The Reason For
 Auto Accidents

Government statistics show that while there is a gratifying yearly de- crease in steam and street railway accidents, there has been a very large increase in auto accidents.
 And there is little req son for this, because the auto can be controlled, turned aside and stop ped very much easier than a heavy trolley car.
 In California recently la railroad company
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Braves Trade Covington
 and Crum to Indianapolis

Toledo, O., May 5.-Pitcher Dana Fillin- gim, of the Indianapolis American asso- ciation club, has been traded to the Bos- tor Nationals for First Baseman Coving ton and Pitcher Crum, according to an- nouncement made here tonight by Larry Lajoie Indianapolis manager. Fillingim is already on his way east, Lajoie said. Fillrgim, who came from the Charles ton, South Atlantic league team, is a spitball pitcher and his work has been made ineffective by the ban placed on the naoiss nall in the association.
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Summary: Home run, Cavet. Two base hits, Bues, Moran. Sacrifice hits, Hasbrook ?, Moran. Stolen bases Or cutt ?. Double plays. Bates to Has brook; Ponds to Damrau to Has, brook; Crane to Mcdowell to Munch ?. Pitching record, 5 runs with 13 hits off Cavet in II 23 innings: Gwo on bases, two out, when relieved); no runs no hits off Friday in no innings. ttwo out, three on base when relieved) } runs with l hit in no innings, (two out. two on bases when game ended) , hits with 3 runs off Engle in in nings, (two on none out when re- lievedo, no hits. no runs off Wald- bauer in innings, e on bases, none out when relieved): l run, no hits off Thornburn in Ia innings. Struck out. by Cavet ,; Engle |; Waldbauer 1 by Thornb urn 2. Bases on balls. off Ca vet 2; Friday 1. Engle 5 Waldbau- CT 2. Hit by pitched ball by Wald- bauer (Coombs, Cavet, Bates). Wild ritch. Waldbauer. Left on bases. Mo bile II. Time 2:S0. Empires, Schaef- fer and Robertson.
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VOLS FINALLY MIN CAME FROM CHICKS Decatur Pitches Nashville to Second Victory in
 Seven Days

Nashville May 5-Marshall, pinch nit ting for O'Neill in the eighth, with the bases full, enabled Nashville to win tho second game played on the home grounds during the past seven days from Mempms by a score of 4 to 2. Faster fielding and cleaner support would have given Deca- tur A shut out Nelson, who started his first game, allowed two punched hits III the eighth O Brien was intentionally passed and Marshall drove in the win
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Game called 10 alloW oii mn D 'i Hits Apportioned-off Weaver > hits with earned runs in 2-3 innings off Comstock hits with earned and unearned runs in innings. Two-base Hits-Bluhm, Aitehoure' Mcdonald.
 Home Runs-Stansbury Compton. stolen Bases-Bluhm, Hemmingway, Bluhm and Kitchens Sacrifice Hits-Hemmingway Stans- h,,rv. Blurm. Rezza, Bailey.
 Double Play-Stansbury to Hem minEway to Bluhm.
 struck out-By Weaver 2. by Giaz- per ?, by Bailey l. =, Bases on Balls-off Comstock l. oll weaver 1, off Bailey 3.
 Hit by Pitched Ball-By' baiies tSouthworth).
 Wild Pitch-Comstock.
 Time-1.47.
 umpires-Pfenninger and Brennan.
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keeping watch on level crossings found out that of 17,000 auto drivers crossing at the points watched. 70 per cent crossed without looking either way for possible trains, and only 27 per cent looked both ways.
 Is it any wonder then, that so many accidents occur? We hold no brief for railroads or for autos, but if people will use ordinary care there would not be so much complaint against them.
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TRAVELERS DROP
 LAST ID 'NOOGANS Marshall Continues to Pitch in Midseason Form and
 Holds Visitors Safe

Chattanooga. May 5--Chattanooga bats men punched three hits with a base on balls in the fourth inning today and won the last game of the series by to 2 Phelans triple scored two and led to Muehisons retirement in the fourth
 Young only allowed one more hit during the remainder of the game. Marshall scattered Little Rocks eight hits, two errors accounting for their two runs.
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Pirates and Reds
 Split Bargain Day Bill

Cincinnati May 5.-Cincinnati and Pittsburg broke even in the first maJor league double header of the season here today Toney, making his first appear ance of the season, pitched fine pail in the first game, and would not have been scored on but for an error behind him. The locals knocked Jacobs out of the box in less than three innings.
 In the second game, Schneider was wild and his error in the second inning gave Pittsburg a run. Cincinnati hit Harmon hard, but failed to get full value for their safe drives. Score; First game:
 R.H E. Pittsburg ............ 010 o00 000-1 ! 2 .....,.... i'll 600 O0s-3 10 8 Batteries: Jacobs, Sanders and Archer. Toney and Winge.
 Second game: RH F. Pittsburg .........,.... 12o GOO o10-4 s 1 Cincinnati ............. 020 600 001-3 II 3 Batteries: Harmon, Steele and Black we'll Schneider and Wingo.
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Double play. Nye to Ellam. Left on bases Nashville s, Memphis 3. Stolen bases, Ellam, Kaufman First base on errors Memphis ?. Bases on balls, OH Nelson g. Struck out, by Decatur 7. Sac rifice hits, Wye t2), Decatur. Passed balls, Hargrave. Hit by pitcher, ny De catur CHargrave). Time. 1:40 umpires' Breitenstein and Carpenter.
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Summary: Sacrifice hits. Walsh, Distel Moran. Three-base hit, Phelap. Double plays, Walsh to Grimm, Distel to Fisher to Grimm, Demoe to Phelan to Graham. Hits, off Murchson in 2-3 innings, J runs. i on base when relieved. Struck out, by Murchison 1, by Marshall l. Base on balls off Murchison i. Time, 1:S Cm- pires, kerin ana Chesnutt.
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or other, As far as the pitching Is concerned. outside of Black, there k, no kick coming but Grover Cleveland Alexander couldn't win if the boys didn't nut over a run for him every now and then. The team showed inn provement with the stick yesterday and maybe they have. at last. found their batting eyes. Here's hoping SO, ct any rate.
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Among the Bleacherites Fair Hits and Foul Chatter Garnered From the National
 Pastime

from the diminutive pilot of the re- juvenated Yankees.
 Young Waite Hoyt is assuming the role of the original hard luck twirler. Since defeating the locals in the open ing contest here Hoyt has worked in three or four games only to lose through the inability Of his brethren to garner the needed runs
 Buck Weaver is working out with the New Orleans team and will be permitted to sign a contract, says lawn Dot Ds, provided he shows the necessary stuff. Buck was very much dissatisfied with the contract offered him at the start of the season and refused to report.
 It is rumored that Little Rock is con- templating releasing Murchison on ac- count Of Elberfeld's dislike for the pitcher Should the Kid take this ac- ton he would have no trouble in dis. posing of him to some rival manager in this company The Vols are already hollering for him.
 What do you know about Kid Caton breaking up q ball game in the tenth inning fy triping to the fence? This is the second time the Kid has been honorably mentioned in the dispatches for his stick-weiding abilities.
 Grover Cleveland Alexander is in great demand at Camp Funston, Kan. where he has swapped the uniform of a ha | player for one of khaki. All the com panies have crack teams and they want Alex to Etch for them
 Burleigh Grimes scored his first win yesterday, shutting ont the Phillies with only three hits, Burleigh, like the rest of the Dodger team, got late start. but will doubtless make himself heard be- fore the curtain falls in September.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-06
Big Jim Vaughn Pitches
 Cubs to Ninth Straight Win

Chicago. May 5.-Jim Vaughn was m <sna form today and held St. Louis to +hree hits. while Chicago punched hits ofY Meadows, and shut out the visitors, score. R. H. E. s4 ,,,;s 600 900 00o-0 l 1ss;aav vo GOO POI 0Os- 3 l
 Batteries Meadows. May ana snyder' Vaughn and killfer.
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American Association

At Columbus: Columbus 4, Louisville {. At Toledo: Toledo 3. Indianapolis 1. At Kansas City: Kansas City 5. St. Paul l.
 Only three games scheduled.
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Senator's Lose Exhibition

Baltimore, May 5.-The Washington Americans were defeated by the Baltl- more Internations to 1, in an exni- bition game nere today.
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LEAGUE STANDINGS
SOUTHERN LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results

New Orleans s, Birmingham 1. Nashville 4, Memphis 2. Chattanooga 3, Little Rock 2. Atlanta 9, Mobile
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Another prettily pitched game gone to the dogs through lack of timely hit ting. The Barons have made exactly two runs in the last 9S innings, winch would indicate that somebody is fall- ing down on the job besides the twlrl- CTS Nine hits and no tallies is some thing unusual for any team and it sounds like the boys are not playing inside baseball. Maybe the new short- stop will add some punch
 Moley switched his batting order yesterday, putting Eddie Mcdonald in the lead off position. Eddie has d knack of getting on base even if Ee is not listed among the sons of swat and the old boy is noted for his rum getting qualities. Jesse AltenbcrS will try to hold down the sacrifice hit ter's job.
 After two defeats at the hands of the Noogans the Travellers came back yesterday and drove Merritt from the mound for the third time this season. The "Old Master" Omar Hardgrove. essayed to work for the Elberfelds but he couldn't stand the strain and was sent to the showers.
 After todaXS s SeSSlon III the citS q gin fizzes. the Barons will grab sleeper for the Magic City and open al Rickwood tomorrow for a pair of en- counters with the Crackers. Just our luck for the Crackers to hit winning form in time to make it hard on tae local boys. Choly Frank must te hilarious after those two straiShts from the Bears
 Fst... l., tress signal to Miller Huggins. Hob1s has left for the army and Joe Slat- tery will have to go soon. Cy Bar ger is confident of getting assistance
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Games Today

Atlanta at Birmingham. Little Rock at Mobile.
 Nashville at Chattanooga. Memphis at New Orleans.
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Tigers Again Romp
 on World s Champions

Detroit. April 5.-A poor return by Lie bold of Heilmans long sacrifice fly with the bases filled in the eighth inning en- abled Detroit to win from Chicago, 3 to fast one through the pitchers box, Cobp was hit ly pitched ball and Veach dn- plicated Bush's drive, willing the bases. Bush scored on Heilman's fly and Cobn crossed when Leibold's throw went be- tween chird and the plate. Gandil dr in both Of the visitors runs with sf e. base hit in the fourth inning Score:
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results
Games Today

Pittsburg 1-4, Cincinnati 3-3 Chicago 3, St. Louis 0.
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Salts Lose to Giants

Newport R. T.. May 5.-The New York National leasuers defeated the Second Kauff contributing home run to the tally.
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SothOrOn Bests Covey
 in Pitchers Battle

St. Louis, May 5.-Sothoron bested Gov eleskie in pitchers duel today and St. Louis shut out Cleveland, to Q. St, Louis made their hits count while Cleveland, owing to good suppoi behind Sothoron s masterly twirling. was helpless when hits meant runs. Five double plays were lea
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Cincinnati at St. Louis. Philadelphia at Brooklyn. New York at Boston.
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Cleveland at Chicago St. Louis at Detroit. Boston at New York. Washington at Philadelphia.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results
Games Today

St. Louis 3. Cleveland 0. Detroit 3, Chicago ?.
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TWO out when game was forfeited. Score by innings: Atlanta ............ 900 040 900 003--7 Mobile ............ 020 100 0O1 00s--4
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from the diminutive pilot of the re- juvenated Yankees.
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Score hy innings Little Rock ...s............... 02o ooo oVo-- Chattanooga .....,..,.......... V0 Soo w
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-09-05
Limestone Ridge.

This vicinity was visited by good
rain, which was much needed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Smith and little
son, Buford, returned home Saturday
after two weeks visit in Oklahoma.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Craig and
family entertained the following for
dinner Sunday, Jack Knowles and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. George Borum
and daughter, frankie. Mr.. Frank
Craig and son. Bruffie, Mrs. Lue
Hubbard and daughter. Margie, and
mother, Mrs. Fur. Mr.. Craig has
rented his place. He is going to
Oregon. He will have his sale Sept.
10. They have been good neighbors
and we regret to see them go, but
wish them good luck.
less Allison and wife and children
spent Saturday night with his broth
| err, John Allison,
Mr.. and Mrs. +. A. Smith spent
Sunday at the home of L. l.. Wix.
Misses Irene and Nellie Smith and
cousin, Halle. Smith, spent Sunday
with Gladys kegerreis.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Margrett
called on Mr.. and Mrs. John Allison
sunday evening.
Mrs. Kate Porter spent one day
last week with her mother, Mrs. w.
Clark Margrett and Willie Keger-
refs made a trip to Butler Sunday
night. It's a long way to go, but
they got home in time for breakfast.
Little Margie Hubbard had the
misfortune to break her arm Sunday
morning. She fell from a horse.
The horse was tied to the wheel of a
wagon, the tap was loose and the
horse started up and the wheel came
off. She fell off and the wheel was
dragged over her. Her arm was
broken and she was bruised up pref
ty bad.
Mrs. w. E. Vansant and daughter.
Mrs. Ada Craig attended church at
Spruce Sunday morning.
Saturday was clean up day at
Cumpton school, SO they all took
their dinner. The men cleaned the
we'll ont. Nothing was done to
the school house as they desired to
paint it.
Miss Alta Kegerreis spent Satur-
day night with Mrs. w. E. Vansant
and Sunday with her cousin. Miss Pet
Il Kegesreis.
l Miss Bertha Cravens is boarding a.
Mrs. G. N. Kegerreis' this year.
Clarence Hovey and Oscar Craven
shipped their hogs and cattle last
week.
M. asd Mrs. Joe Wiz and daugh.
terA Cora, Title and Enma, Mr.. and
i Ma Johnnie Sseiaer and Mr.. md
Il Mn. Charley Fisher AID baby spehi
Sunday 1t the home Of Gus HelwiG
| Mr.. and Mrs.. Jim Baker enter
eained e00pan$ Sunday.
CHING AND DUDE.