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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-20
Tanning by The Fire Side

Under war conditions there In but it,
tie chance for an organization al
ready on n Sand" foundation 10 play
the schedule out The gate receipts
may ho good up 10 July 4. hut after
that date II Is going TO he hard for
the muguatcH 10 get enough persons
20 pass through the gntes to get the
money necessary TO meet the semi
monthly pay rolls.
The sAme In the case insofar "A tho
Western association Is concerned.
The Ardmore tenn finished the sea-
son last year on the road because the
team was not drawing sufficiently
large crowds at home TO pay the
players their salaries and the player
limit was only 81 1865 per month
This year the directors of the West
ern association are planning TO in
crease the salary limit I'm order that
better baseball players may hc en-
plOyed, But how about the pay rolls
N baseball was n losing proposition
for the owners Of the franchises ut
tho Western association last year,
and there were not more than four
teams In the league which broke even
on tho season, how cnn the owners ot
the team except TO break even with
n higher salary limit
baseball ia n business proposition
the same ms any other business. The
men who own stock In "A club are not
anxious to dig down into their pockets
twice a month In order 90 meet the
nay roll, and the result IN the higher
paid players OF the teams are sold,
and II unable 10 he sold they are
given their unconditional release
ANYTHING to get them of the pay roll
Another question that lS going TO
worry the managers Of all minor
league baseball teams IL that Ot play
crs, The gate receipts viii not
amount to much n only old. broken
down players ARE on the team, and
there will not he many young players
who are not In class IA Of the So
lcctive draft.
The trouble will not he In signing
baseball players this spring, but VIII
be when the players ARE called Tor
military duty In mid-season MANY
minor league teams viii he put out NJ
the race for the %pennant by players
being called for military service, ana
when u team begins to lose baseball
games people are going to pult going
to ball parks II Is the nature OF the
fans to want to see n winning team
and they get no pleasure In watching
the homo team lose day after day.
The writer predicts n rough road
for club Of minor leagues dnt-
ing the 1918 pcnson. and does not he
Y licve NM half of the starters Will he
in the field when the season ends.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-20
CARDS ARE HARD
HIT BY The DRAFT
More Than Half Are Subject
to First CALL

81. LOUIS. Fch. 7O-Thc first hold
out from thr Cardinals 1918 team BIS out
fielder Jack Smith. Accompanied by
Jimmy Maniou. Smith visited Nckeys
office and rejected TIM contract which
had been sent to him offering him II sal
AIRY Ot li2l n month, Smith announced
that before he would sign "A contract at
that salary he would quit the game.
m Hickey thinks I'm going to play ball
FOR that salary he's all wrong. Smith
walled. as he showed the unsigned con-
tract.
N calls for 1925 a month. | weep
when / look Mt II. ! tell YOU I'll quit
baseball rather than play for that. I'm
going TO work for my uncle In Los An
gclcs, and unless Hickey raises that sal
AIRY I may never return TO St Louis
After scanning the list Of players now
on the Cardinal roster, Manager Hend-
Kicks ventured the opinion that he woul
be- fortunate II Uncle sam permitted a
single member Of the Outfeld crops to re
main with the club IN 1918. At first
glance Jack Smith, Walter Cruise and
Tommy Long. the regular Nv chnsers
last season. loom mp NJ valuable material
for the great national army. All are
single and not likely to obtain deferred
classification, . H.
smith md Cruise asked for deferred
classification on tho ground Of depend
cuts. Smith said his father mother
were dependent on him for support, while
Cruise told the government that his
mother, father, sister and aun depended
ON him.
Whether Long expects 10 escape service
Ia unknown. He Is unmarried. hut has
not communicated with club officials re-
| rardlnE his future since receiving his
QUESTIONABLE
Frank SNYDER. tho big catcher. has
been placed IN class !, division All, by
his draft board IN san Antonio. Texas,
and while he SAYS his parents, In a meas
urc, ARE dependent upon him, he doesn't
intend to appeal.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-20
Replies to Letter informing
Him of Plan TO Drive Him
Out of Baseball for Talking,

CHICAGO, Feb. 20-Charles Weegh-
man. president Of the Cubs. IL on the
wnrpath and threatens to throw a bomb
she'll into the baseball camp when the
National and American league magnntes
gather In New York this month.
Just what the nature Of this big eNplo-
sion In. Weeghman would not say, but he
did say he would flash so much money
on the mngnatcs In nm attempt TO buy
the missing links Of his ball club, that
they will Be that he means business
From n source close TO the Cub boss
comes the word he is going TO raise his
bid for Rogers HOrnsby.
II received an unsigned letter from New
York today informing me that II | don't
stop this wholesale bidding for players
and flashing Of big money In the faces Of
the PLAYERS. I'll be run out Of baseball,
said Wecghman today. We'll, they can't
scare me with that talk. | startled the
world by getting Alexander and klllifcr
and I've another In store for the big
meeting. I've got the money and the
men Interested In the Cubs will me want
a remnant winner. We want the worlds
series between the Cubs and SON and n
money can do 1t I'm going 70 buy the
flag"
Hornshy is not the only goal Weigh
man hopes to gain. He has his eye on
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-20
C. MACK PLANS
SURPRISE ATTACK
Strict Censorship Maintained
ON Athletics Lineup,
DOESN'T AFFIRM NOR DENY
VIII Give Out No Information
Until March /,


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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-20

Fifteen minor baseball leagues. NJ
fliated with the National Association
Of Professional Baseball leagues. will
start tho 1913 season. according 10
announcement by James ". Farrell,
secretary ~ the organization.
This number Includes the Pacific
Coast and the American association,
class "A organizations; the Western
league, the Eastern league and the
Southern league. all class \ %organita-
tions. but the majority NJ the others
are class n. G. or n circuits.
The war will have hut little effect
on the ma ior leagues and there Ia lit
tie doubt Shat either Of the class An
organizations will ma TO complete
their playing schedule for tho coming
year.
OF all the minor leagues. the South
ern In one Of the strongest financially.
and for this reason II should be able
to weather the storm this season, hut
what will happen 10 tho other minor
leagues II prohlemetlcal
Take the Western league, for In
stance. which was hardly able To 60
under the wire last senson, and In
which only five cities have assured
T. W nickerson, president. that they
are willing to try II again this year
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-20
Weeghmans Aroused, Says He
Will Make the World Gasp

several PLAYERS and believes with tho
cash considerations and players he can
offer In trades. he Will succeed In land
ing his prize
Wceghmnn has taken the stand that
the world loves % fighter and that while
many dCspised Charles Murphy. they stlll
laud him for his fighting spirit, and he
nOw on
i've stlll got over 800, 600 to spend,
and that ought TO buy some players,
were Wfeghman's final words TODAY.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-20
WHITE S0x Will
3 EXHIBITION
GAMES IN STATE
Chicago Americans VIII Split
in Two Teams This Year,

CHICAGO. Fob 20. The Chicago
Americans. champions Of the world, Will
be divided into two teams ON April Z TO
play exhibition games on the way home
from their trimming camp. The first team
viii be I'm charge " Manager Rowland
and Will play the following echcdule.
April s, University OF Oklahoma al
Norman, Okla.
April il and u, O%gdenburg. Kan
April 70 and II, Kansas city, Mo.
The second team In charge OF Coach
Gleason viii play as follows.
April Q, Chickasha. Okla.
April 10. Enid, Okla
April II, Wichita, Kan.
April 20. open date.
April 10 and Il. Hutchinson. Kan
The Chicago Americans viii open tho
season at home against St Louis,
April l6.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-20

Few FASTENERS
In the Major
LeagueAlien
Statistics Show Few Diamond
Stars Were Born in
Foreign Lands

SEW YORK. FEB 20 Among ths
lUU bull ulHlora iu IE League clubs
lHHt year there we're only n dozen or
fu Who were not born In this
n.y. Hgnln demonstrating baseball IL
absolutely Hu American game
The only big lpHEiefH born on for
rIgn Fuil nre Catcher Jimmy Archer.
born In Dublin. Catcher George gib.
Fuu. n native n London. ont
catcher Miguel Gonzales of the Cnfdi-
nails who halls from Havana Pitcher
George Chalmers. born In Aberdeen.
Scotland
Thlrdbnsemhn Jimmy Austin NJ tho
Browns. born In swansea. Wales.
F1fsthaHemhn MollwitE 81 the cubs.
who first Raw light IN kOlherg. Ger
mnnys Outnelder MhfNnH Of tho
Yankees. another native ~ cuba
Rob Hoschcr md lack GrRncy. Can.
,dians. and Jim Walsh Of the Rcd
sov. who was born In COnnaught,
Ireland
According 90 who's Who IN nase.
ball" Hn annual publication giving
ull tho past dope m tho big lcaguefH,
PENNSYLVANIA carries the honor that
used 10 belong ~ Ohio. that ~ lead
ing the country ns the birthplace Of
performers IN the major circuits.
Twenty eight hig longuers we're
born In the Keystone state. Illinois
ana ohio are tied for second place.
each with eighteen New York boasts
0f fifteen. California ~ thirteen and
Missouri of twelve, practically the en-
tire dozen having been born In r.
Louis
Indiana has sent up nine. Georgia
eight, Massachusetts, eight and Michi-
gan neven. Texas and Iowa each
banks on six major lcaguers, with
Virginia. Wisconsin, Maryland, Ne
hrpskh and Tennessee each pointing
with pride 10 five. Alabama. Ken
lucky. West Virginia and North Caro-
lima have four each, with Colorado,
Kansas and New Jersey each stop
ping with three. Those satisfied with
10 pair nrr Louisiana Mississippi and
South Carolina. Tho states with jus
"a single player listed In the book are
Washington, Arizona, Connecticut,
Delaware. New Hampshire. oregon.
oklahoma, Rhode Island md South
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-20
BATTERY MATE KILLS
EX-S0UTHERN CATCHER

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Feb. % -Edward l..
Hurlburt, former catcher for southern
association baseball teams. was shot and
instantly killed here early today by
Charles Shields. nj one time his battery
mate. Shields claims the shooting was
accidental The killing occurred In the
clothes cleaning establishment Of which
Hurlburt was the proprietor
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-20
PRATT WILL ADD
! POWER TO YANKS
10
Denin Has Better Record Than
Eddie Collins,
HITS BEST IN THE PINCHES
Grand Batting Average for
Seven Years Is ,280,

VI NEW YORK. Feb. 20 - n the New
bssemAn TO win a p]ennant they were
fully Justified In swapping five Yam.
KEGS OF varying ability TO ~ Louis for
Derril Pratt, even II they can't persuade
Eddie Plank 10 reconsider his reported
retirement and Join them M part Of the
deal
For in Pratt. Miller HugFlns obtained
q man who actually Ia n better defensive
keystone player than Heinlc Him's a.
nous pacemaker. Eddie Collins
This may sound like treason 10 'hl.
caro fans aud 10 those rhiRdclphiHus
who fondly remember the days hcior"
Connie Mack diHimantlcd his ilun.g'o
infield. hut Il Ia the truth, backed by the
official records.
Pratt has accepted more than five
and n half chances 10 a game, DOG io Dc
exact, during his American league ct.
reer. Eddie CollinH'n accepted chances
per game during the 10 years he has
been In the American league are bli
he having handled 5,SSS assists and 1855
putoutn In his 1908 games Since 1911
Pratt engaged In 9se paAtlmes In which
he disposed Of 1876 assists and 2,bl9 put
outs.
Pratt. Of course. will have to yield
the palm 10 Collins M a hitter, but few
0tntf tttONu- hhChtIh tAn fNuhl bfllll =
grand beverage Of $50 for seven years
What makes Pratt's work more striking
" the fact that last season he Injured
his hand and consequently could not
play up TO his usual standard, In add
lion he was lAborirg under very unsut-
tsfactory conditions at 81. Louis.
Pratt Has Good Record.
Here are a few instances ~ ptoii's
proves, culled from the official records.
that VIII give the fans n good Insight
Into his capabilities
In 1918 Derrill had two stretches o'
II consecutive games In which he hlt
safely at least one time per game Ono
series Melted him rs wallops aud the
other 10 SAFE swats. lie twice had
perfect batting averages for four appear
ances ut the plate In Au game, His best
defensive work OF that esaSon was a run
Of IL errorless eames In which he han
died II chances.
The following season he twice broke
out with 10 successive errorlcss gnmes,
handling. respectively. 81 n bs chances,
and later on ran 10 games In n row with
out a bobble during which he disposed
OF ~ assorted throws, Founders and flies
In ono game he made four hits In four
times up.
In 1915 he boosted his errorloSs game
record TO 10 straight and handled an
even 100 chances without a skip. Soon
sftorward he fielded flawlcssly through
contests Of which % chances came
his way. Pratt also had two noteworthy
hitting strenks In 1875. the first c@arryiug
through 10 games for l6 hits and 10 total
bases. and the other lasting nine games
during which he sawed off is swAts for
81 sacks. During this soiree he battcd
900 for four at bats one afternoon and
on another occasion banked out four
blows In five tries.
Plays ~ Errorless Games.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-20

Thrift and general prosperity gds
hand IN hand. Buy Thrift Stamps.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-20

Our government must have funds to
carry on" These funds can be safely
drawn but from two sources-increased
production and increased saving. Buy
n War Savings Stamp every week.
The daily morning oasis., 1918-08-07

For late summer and early fall wear
the choice of fabrics for children's
1ressy frockS narrows down, as sheer
goods are more or less eliminated from
calculation. Wool has advanced until
It has reached a point where silk may
)e considered on a par with it, so far
as economy Is concerned. For this and
for patriotic reasons, the little miss
may as well go In silk attire as in any,
thing else.
Among the new model dresses there
are taffetas, crepe de chine and fou-
ards. The taffetas are shown in plain
,olOrs and in narrow stripes, the crepe
Ie chine In uniformly plain colors
and the foulards, with medium dark
grounds, have small figures in white or
IN white and colors printed on them.
But, Of all silks, the taffetas fill the
requirements of children's dress in
he best manner. One of the prettiest
affetas Is shown above and is an ex-
:ellent example of good designing.
This frock has q skirt in which the
nllness is arranged in five box plaits.
t is set on to a short bodice, and by
way Of ornament 1t has suspenders of
ilk over the shoulders. They are
The daily morning oasis., 1918-08-07
An Active Aspirant

This week Nogales has enter
tanned Hon. Lamar Cobb, for
mer state engineer, who is an
aspirant for the democratic
nomination for governor, and is
here looking after his fences"
Mr.. Cobb was announced for
a speech in the park after the
band concert yesterday evening
but the heavy rain shower not
only headed off the concert but
literally threw wet blanket
upon Mr.. Cobb's speech.
Feeling that some amends
should be made for the unkind-
ness of J. Pluvius toward the
gentleman The Oasis takes this
way for saying a good word for
him Gall rights reserved" to
quote the nofelists.)
Mr.. Cobb made a fine record
as state engineer. He built
bridges and roads in all parts
of the state. In this county he
made the Santa Cruz river
bridge and the Tucson highway.
Should he become governor he
will doubtless make good in that
office.
Mr.. Cobb will speak this eve
ming from the band stand in the
park, beginning his remarks at
8 o'clock.
The daily morning oasis., 1918-08-07
Local and Personal

Lamar Cobb, candidate for
the democratic nomination for
governor, will speak at the city
park at 8 o'clock tonight. Cobb
says 'there are more ablebodied
men in Arizona than but
they are not running for COVER
nor"
Capt. A. V. Smoker, medical
corps U. S. A., received yester-
lay Il telegram from the depart
ment Of which he is attached,
instructing him to proceed ~
Camp Travis, near San Antonio,
Texas, and report there for SER
vice in the base hospital.
Monday night there came
from Empalme Messrs. H. J.
Temple and James B. Finley,
general superintendent and as
sistant superintendent respect
lively of the Southern Pacific of
Mexico. Mr.. Finley was en-
route to California, where he
went yesterday.
From Hermosillo it is rerort-
ed that the foundry and ma
chine shop of the Fundicior de
Sonora, which suspende! opera
ton when the revolutionary
troubles unsettle the country Is
about to resume operation, Don
Victor Aguilar is the president
Of the corporation, and his son
Nh. Jose Aga.iar, is manager.
Miss Maria PARA and Mr..
Fred Sanchez were married
Monday afternoon by Justice of
the Peace J. N. Wilkey, at the
court house of Nogales. They
will begin housekeeping in the
home just completed by Mr..
Sanchez in Nogales, Sonora.
Mr.. Sanchez is we'll known to
many in Nogales, as he has been
employed by the Nogales Gro
Gerry Co. for some time past, in
which position he has made
many friends.
The daily morning oasis., 1918-08-07
Six of Them.

my six boys safe bed" cheerfuy the kaiser said
Sae and sound they sleep and while the world splash
ed with angels fuard their Sleep which restf
calm and Deep smiles upon their faces burst they dream
wener wurst Some sons have told lie wet
and cold all their clothing with blood plastered with
muck and mud That would be beasty fix thankful that
six sleep and comfort here dreaming of of beer
curey in his guarded by German Colt I've told
that mems shattered by the foemens guns beer
cast in trenches Deep there to find their endless Sleep Then
view krauted boys painless sleep enjoys fat
princes in where do smother ,row? German
eraphim nigh Sleep my sons, while others die! Seer
while boys of blood and perish the mud All the
world full of grcans all the world white with bones all the
world wet with tears racked with anguish aid with fears and
how thankful should be- that my here with me, while
the globe is throwing fits-Wlhem Fred ard Ete Fritz
Copyright 1918 by George Matthew Adams.
The daily morning oasis., 1918-08-07
TO KAISER BILL.

We coming, Kaiser Bill
Five thousand thousand strong,
And if those millions not enough,
Still more will come along.
The Boys in blue always true
The Boys in brown brave,
The Huns they meet will ever rue
The they thought to slave
Yes we're coming Kaiser Bill,
With cannon planes and guns,
To fight for peace and rights of men,
And overthrow your Huns
The brutal Hosts whom you have taught
To murder in God name,
To rape and rob in name of God
Yet say you the
But they'll be stopped in their career,
And forced back DER the Rhine,
Or buried in the land of France
In holes of shell and mine
On to Berlin our will speed
With the Stars and Stripes on high
And DER the Castles of Berlin
The Allied flags will fly.
TF DR. A. H. NOON,
the gallant 35h count them all n and good luck
be with them say ALL A H. N
The daily morning oasis., 1918-08-07

If you sec a good, strong,
steady, bright, white electric
light, it is ours. ARIZONA GAS
& ELECTRIC COMPANY. adv
The daily morning oasis., 1918-08-07

split near the ends, where they extend
below the bodice and fasten to the
skirt with fiat pearl buttons. Small
silk-covered buttons might be substi-
tuted for these. This dress is in pOrce-
lain-blue taffeta, but the same design
looks well in tan or brown, and in any
case the French knots that provide the
finishing touch are made of black silk
twist.
There are some heavy cotton crepes,
in all the attractive colOrs Of silks,
that will prove interesting as substi-
tutes for wool frockS, when the time
arrives to get school clothes ready.
All dresses are simply made, with
fancy stitching and French knots, or
very simple embroidery providing their
meager decorations. White organdie
collars, and sometimes undersleeves Of
Organdie, prove means of freshening
up these childish frocks.
F~~ Bray q
Silver gauze and silver net make
wonderful evening dress for summer.
The daily morning oasis., 1918-08-07

All married will tell that before they married they
expected to have their in the household After
rage few will admit they do not And when they
NIT the admission is laughed down canoufage.
The daily morning oasis., 1918-08-07
DOUBLY SHOCKING.

The energy expended taking off putting
bile tires in the hot dusty road during these would
shock lot of hay.-Buckeye Valley News.
And the profanity expended would shock regiment of SOL
diers.
The daily morning oasis., 1918-08-07

Only one lone and solitary republican has announced him
self asprant for county office Santa Cruz this
Official pums be hanging too high for the republicans
TO hope to reach them.
The daily morning oasis., 1918-08-07

Very few would care to have the voter take
their expressed estimate
The daily morning oasis., 1918-08-07

Let today be holiday in Nogales. All the people will turn
out to do honor to the gaent Thi1tyfifth.
The daily morning oasis., 1918-08-07

Money talks but it does not always speak when spo
The daily morning oasis., 1918-08-07

America is pouring out her money and blood like
the end that shall be another Hohenzoen upon
throne of the German Empire.
The daily morning oasis., 1918-08-07

Heather seldom waste their time quarreng religion
The daily morning oasis., 1918-08-07

There why Nogaes part the
officers and of the 35th Infantry.
The daily morning oasis., 1918-08-07

just retrbution would put the hangman about thu
necks of the Kaiser the Crown Prince Hndenburg
who be named
The daily morning oasis., 1918-08-07

Would be progressive people forget sometimes freight
train makes noisethar n fast express.
The daily morning oasis., 1918-08-07

But for the fools in the world wise men would hav
for their living.