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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-07-11
COLLEGE MILITARY SCHOOL
New York City.

The special school for technical
training of army men to be held at
State College will open July 18th, &C
cording to instructions sent out to the
local boards. The men will entrain
from their respective counties so as
to arrive here on the date above and
none are to come before that date.
Upon arrival at Bookings, regis
trants will report to the commanding
officer of South Dakota State Agricul-
tural and Mechanical college.
Registrars will carry with them at
least two suits of underclOthes, one
suit of outer clothes in good condition,
a stout pair of shoes. three extra pairs
of socks, and two bath towels, as he
will be kept in civilian clothes during
the first three weeks, until he can be
supplied with a uniform and other
clothing.
These men will be selected regard
less of their order number and must
have at least a grammar school educa-
ton and some experience along me-
chanical lines and aptitude for such
work. The men must all be from
Class One and physically qualified for
military service. The following are
the quotas from the counties in the
state:
Aurora, 3; Beadle, 6; Bon Homme,
2; Brookings, 8; Brown, 8; Brule, q;
Buffalo, /; Butte, 2; Campbell, i;
Charles Mix, 3; Clark, 3; Clay, 1; Cod
ington, 8; Corson, 3; Custer, /; Davi-
son. 8; Day, 4; Deuel., 4; Dewey, 2;
Douglas, 3; Edmunds, 4; Fall River,
2; Faux, 5; Grant, 3; Gregory, 3;
Haakon 2; Hamlin, 3; Hand, 3; Han
son, 2; Harding, 2; Hughes. 3; Hutch
inson, 3; Hyde, 8; Jackson, /; Jer-
auld, 3; Jones, q: Kingsbury, A; Lake,
5; Lawrence, 6; Lincoln, 5; Lyman, 2;
McCook, 4; Mcpherson, 8; Marshall,
3; Meade. A; Mellette, 2; Miner, 2;
Minnehaha, 8; Moody, 3; Pennington,
0; Perkins, A; Potter, /; Roberts, 3;
Sanborn, 2; Sphinx, 5; Stanley, /; Sui
ly, /; Todd, 2; Trip g.; Turner. Z;
Union, 3; Walworth, q; Yankton, s.
The men will be commanded by
: Capt. r. w. Hotchkiss, assisted by
Lieut.. j. w. Shepard and Lieut.. A. r.
Warner. These officers arrived the
first of the week and the commardant,
Capt. Hotchkiss, is accompanied by
his wife. They all come from Camp
Dodge, Iowa. where they have been
training the troops assembled there
The Institutional work will be given
by the engineering and mechanical in
structors Of the college faculty and
Prof. H. B. Mathews has been placed
in charge of the course. Every effort
Is being made by all connected with
the college to make the surroundings
and the life here one that will make
for the greatest efficiency in the in
struction Of these men.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-07-11
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ulatioa Of newspapers that will con-
serve paper. labor and material have
been suggested by the government.
Free copies. samples. and many other
things that were once generously Civ.
en- away are now to be things Of the
past. 1t is q good idea, but does not
affect The Register. as we have always
been up with or a little in advance OF
the procession on most matters of efi,
cheney and economy.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-07-11
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Register il you are called on to dc
so, 1t is one way to show your loyalty
II you are not required to register
keep away and do not cumber the rec
ords with useless cards. that is an
other way to be patriotic.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-07-11

The outlook for a wheat crop Of
931, 900, 900 bushels has had a set back
and the government now says it looks
like 831 ,000, 900. But the corn crop
has a better look than ever before in
history.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-07-11

British and French, assisted Ell the
by Americans, are biting off
chunk after chunk OF the German front
line. We are no hogs, but just steady
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-07-11

The Italian army are on the often
sive and 1t seems to be the general
plan to keep the boche so busy on
the defense that he will have no time
to get set for an offensive.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-07-11
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While you are speaking Of prohibi-
ton, may we ask what has become
Of the bone dry regulations of Russia /?
From their actions Of the past year
one might suspect that the lid had been
kicked clear off.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-07-11
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Senator Ben r. Tillman Of South
Carolina, died at his post Of duty In
Washington last week. A picture-que
figure In politics. he was q hard work
er and as chairman Of the senate ma
vel committee has helped make posi-
Bile the present super eficient condi
ton Of our navy. He was an Ameri
cen through and through and did his
beet ever since the war started. The
country WI honor his memory.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-07-11

With a national military training
camp located in our midst it behooves
us to set these young soldiers a good
example in the way of patriotism.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-07-11

A Boston preacher is so un-Christian
as TO ask the people of America to
grant strict justice to Germany. That
is an awful thing for a preacher to
suggest. Perhaps he did not mean
Just that.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-07-11
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Now is the time to harvest your oats,
and if you have sown all of your wild
n long ago, the crop should be of
some use in the world.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-07-11

best to help the situation, and our
soldiers at the front shall not need fol
sweetness in their coffee.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-07-11

AW. S. SO
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-07-11

CIV. s. s..
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-27
CITY TENNIS CLUB IS
TO SUCCEED Y. M. @. A.
" ell known Court Game Men Rack
ting New Organization which Il
tn Play on old ~" Courts.

The tennis courts which have been
under the direction Or the y NJ e..
A. for several seasons are 10 ho
opened this year under the man
agcment OF the Tulsa Tennis club.
with W II Pomeroy, A II. sloan.
VI A Breckenridge and j /. shake
Ia AS the committee - charge.
The membership fee Is TO bc 81.
except to Y. NJ. G. A. members Th"
latter may enter for $40 Entrance
fees NAV be paid to j. - Shakoly.
box 500, or Mr. Thompson at the
Y NJ G. a.
Courts are To he nut in PLAYING
Conritlon a. once and are 10 be cared
for throughout the year NumcrUu
inquiries regarding tennis club
have been received At The Volt
and the formation Of the club. with
the above well-known men as back
ers. Is extremely popular with the
racquet wlcldcrs of the Cltv.
No plans have been made for the
holding uf tournaments huto should
there be sufficient interest mani
tested in the club. patriotic meets
viii be held
The courts on which the club
members are to plav are among the
Finest In the state and those an
charge state that they are to bc kcpl
in playing shape throughout the SEA-
son
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-27
EUery Increment Had
Meaning of Its OWn
For Mr.. Harry Myers

Harry Myers the Brooklyn out
fielder, has had about aS many ups
and downs as any player In the
business lie has been sent back
to the minors by Brooklyn three
tunes In the last few years. lie
was horn In East Liverpool ohio.
% wears ago today April 20 1859.
and broke into the professional
ranks with Connellsville. Pa. In 1909.
T,far, the close of the season he
was sold Go the Dodgers. then In
charge OF Harry Lumley.
when Bul Dahleu took charge in
1910 hr decided that Myers wusnA
ripe for last company, and turned
h.m over to Rochester, and that
Climb soon released him Ia Sioux
CITY Tie sWattcd the pin at 34b
gat bon 1910 and his stick word
helped tho sioux 90 win the Western
league pcuuant Duhlen recalled
MYERS to BrookNn in 1911, but soon
after tho start uf the season turned
him over TO Toronto The Maple
Leafs didn't want him. and Myers
was sent tu Mobile lie had a sue
,,-sfu season uu the southern
league. and was recalled To Brook
Nu. but was turned over To Sioux
cts urLlu iu 1912.
The Dodgers again manifested a
hanhcriug for larry's society to-
ward hca1lu-r of the season, but
gave h.m to Newark In l9l3. In
rll ho made his nest trip TO Brook
Ism. and that time he stuck and
won regular outfiold job. No
ether player In tho history 81 the
game has ever been canned and re
,ulIgl hv ono major League club SO
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-27
TULSA FEDERAlS TO
MEET BARTLESVILLE
Play Opening Game Away. AIrom
Home Tomorrow Fans should
Give Team support.

Pet" Martins Tulsa Federals open
their 1918 season on foreign fields
tomorrow. when they meet the Qua
paw nine at Bartlcsyiue. Both teams
are composed ~ former minor
league stars aud a fast game is as
sured.
Due TO the splendid weather. the
Feds viii make the trip overland
Tulsa baseball fans who own cars
may put In "a regular afternoon.
see both the game and Still have
their Sunday afternoon motoring by
making tBN trip Incidentally they
can help root FOR Tulsa's baseball
club. which IL sure ~ put this city
IN the foremost rank of southwest
ern independent clubs
Ideal baseball weather the pass
few afternoons has resulted iu
bringing out the entire squad Their
workout yesterday afternoon was
fast and snappy Manager Martin
requests that allNplayors be sure and
report FOR practice this afternoon
so he may secure n definite lineup
for tomorrow's frolic
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-27
S00NERS IN A CLASS
WITH OLD WHITE S0X
ball Days Have Nothing on
Bonnie Owens Nine.

NORMAN. Okla. April % n
the University uf Oklahoma base
bah aggregation wins the collegiate
championship of Oklahoma this
spring u viii almost rival tho mar
yclous record of the Chicago white
SoN i'm 1905 when known ns the
hitl"s4. wonders the SuN grabbed
off the worlds championship
According To- unofficial figures,
after playing In four exhibition ana
two cullegiJte games, the Sooners
have 4WBssed the grand batting
average OF 1i4 Three OF these
games were with big leaguers and
college players never are expected
10 hit those pitchers very hard
However. in the two college games
the average of the team was only
200 hardly up tu the 1906 batting
average Of the "hitbess wonders"
Bennic Owen. coach OF the team,
is giving the players SUR batting
practice cverv day now and he
hopes when they face Phillips uni
NrtslV here Monday and Tuesday
they viii WELD the willow with bet
ter effect These games mark the
resumption Of tha baseball schedule
Hud games with ChiloCCo follow
Friday ana SATURDAY.
Roy Fisher <of oklahoma City.
pitcher and outfielder. is the only
member of the team who is hitting
at 500 stride lie has secured
four binglcs In ~ times at bat. civ
ing him an average OF lOS
Despite their weakness at the bat.
the tuct that the Suoncrs trounced
the Aggics in two games on the
saltwater field last week. lea.
sooner fans tu believe the uuive.
Hty has good chance "a win state
honurs ChilucCo. which also won
from the AgRies. Is expected to be
the hardest opponent
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-27
BASKETBALL POPULAR
AMONG THE SAMMIES
over iUU. 900 Played tie Great win
ter Game; IL Excellent Training
Ior war Work.

WASHlNGTON, April 90 In
round figures. llS,OOO soldiers In
the military training camps partlci-
putcd In organized basketball alone
last season. according 10 compila-
lions made from the reports OF camp
athletic directors 10 IN Joseph T.
RuyrroU member uf the war de
plrlmcut commission on training
Namp. activities in charge ~ camp
athletics This figure, pr RuNCruft
SAWS. does not apply to the rank and
file who have played Informally and
who would bring The number much
ucpror 10000 which means that
more men have taken part IN com
peutl,c basketball this year than
ever before
Doctor NANcrott has been struck
hN tho widespread popularity ~
basketball in the camps The choice
Of cducltiyc and competitive games
r.r the soldiers Jn'tuinIng be de
,Hbrad ".s based primarily ON their
r,'u'io-hp 90 military activities
This idea is paramount hut II does
uu. necessarily minimize the rerie
uuoual qualities
basketball ,s such q game A''ho
Nwf,d iu team organization. this
G.r alone ulkcH D. exceptionally n
trr I've Or ts n game that requires
a Ir,u u.a.r1'Inn OF the physical
..I mental Distance must be
uN.reI Zoo H n.nfy and ,yer effort
w..' n" ..rrr.ff 'wrd such O.
nv|r."r enable. aDlI.n. Go retain
and .r.r. U. wits and Inventive
ft|.|rH.. .rHI.. f.. mos. fftIu. cir.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-27
ROOt-Stift Battle
Was a Short Bout

Jack Root knocked ont Billy Stirt
m the second round at Chicago i6
years ago today April 26 1902,
This Vas the last OF Roots string
NJ victories. unhrokcn hy "A single
defeat and with only two draws
against him Tho Bohemian bat
tier had been fighting wclter-
weights. middlcwcights and light
weights FOR five wears and Tommy
Ryan ana Australian Jim Ryan
were the only sCrtppers who had
got as good as draw with him.
The Chicago bout was the third
with Billy Suft They first met in
Davenport In 1899 Root winiuE ON
"a foul They fought again in Chi
cago the sampr year and the Bo-
hcmIan won the decision After
this third contest with Suft, Root
took rest, and In the following
fan went to salt Lake city To meet
George Gardner the Hibcrnian bat
tier n was then that Root had
his first taste of defeat. for the
freshman kurhcd HIM out IN the
IIth round Gardner proved that
it wasn't Il fluhc hy repeating the
same stunt In the l2th round at
Fort Erie ina 1908. Root was one
Of the claimants of the heavyweight
title when Irftrics retired. but Mar
vim Hart shocked him out AZ Reno
Ia the l'th round
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-27
Valentine Braun, or
Knockout BrOwn, Vas
Celebrated BlOOmer

Valentine Braun. known In tsuC
circles ns Knockout Brown. the
lightweight hoNer that was. saw the
light ~ day on this date, April ~
IN the year 1891 which sounds -
tho 1t was ancient history hut It
isn't lie N a native OF New YOrk.
kayo altho only - years old to-
day, IL all thru as fighter Early
In 1916 he tried to pun come
back and fought Banty Lewis of
Newark FOR The lightweight cham
pionship OF New Jersey, but Gkas
knocked ont In the seventh round
Brown Ws- one of the most wide
II press aEentcd ut all latter day
ring bnttlerg. but he seldom lived
up to the reputation given him nv
the uimb'r typewriter FOUNDERS. and
in 10 be ella ssified among the Celc-
hra'ed false alarm topnOtChers.
however. without ever being knock
ed ont untl Joe Rivers turned the
trick ut Vernon I'm 1919 Rud An
dersun also put him to sleep. and
Jake Abel defeated him in Atlanta,
also In 1913 Even at his best how
ever kayo was not first-class
fighting man. lie had courage and
EumcUcgs hut little else. Like most
ot the left. handlers OF the boxing
world he was short on skill and
science. George CLANCY, the Bal
tmorc southpaw, was about the
,uly really successful boxer who
stood with the wrong foot fore
most.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-27
WON BY
PENNSYLVANIA FRESH
Takes \ll-Around Championship at
Fourth Annual Pennsylvania
Relay Carnival.
SETS NEW DISCUS RECORD
Hurls Lead Weight 1I3 Feet tOI.I
Inches; National Relay Guam
piunShip Tomorrow

PHILADELPHIA, April 26--Juhn
Rartels Of Jersey city. u freshman ut
the University ~ PENNSYLVANIA.
stepped into athletic fame today by
winning the pcntathlon reprcscnting
tb1A Allsround Champlunshi az The
weHty fourth anual relay race car
nlVal ot the University of Penney.
vania ON Franklin field - T. Shc,
Dartmouth. finished second, VI Had
dock Kansas, third Charles Ham
moud. University of the South.
fourth r. EechtcL Lafayette. rf'h.
and Emery Of Pennsylvania State.
sixth.
There we're fifteen starters in the
pcntdthluu. which consisted Of the
broad jump tavolin throw. zoo me-.
ters race. discus throw and 100
meters runs The competition was
reduced IN twelve men after the
third event and to six after the
fourth
Rartcls finished FIRST m the ave.
lin and discus throws. second In the
broad jump, flfth In the 200 meters
race and last IN the l50u meters
run lie made no attempt to win
the long meter race because ne r.Ir
a sure winner Of tho pentaih'..
iladdOck captured the broad jump
and was second In the 200 meters
race. Bechtcl won the zoo motors
and also tht l,i00 Hammond rep
resonting the south. WAS third In the
1900 meters. nfth n the discus
seventh in the 200 meters. fourth IN
h. ttua1ln 1vt,.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-27
At Detroit Cleveland. rain.
Fine and Ban Negro
Boxer for Stdlling

TOLEDO, ohio, April 20 willie
L1ugfurd buffalo negro pugllist
was fined tiO0 and barred from
further participation In ohio rings
at special meeting NJ tho Toledo
boxing commission. langfOrd vas
found guilty of stHlling In his -.
round bout with Jack Blackburn or
philadelphia hast night in which ne
was uuipuinted In every round the
commission gnye blackburn credit
FOR vuiuly trying TO make langford
uUlt
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-27
Joe Burmdn DrdlUs Win
Chdney at Baltimore

BALTIMORE. Nd. April e6---Joe
Rurmau. the Chicago bantam. and
Young CLANCY OF Baltimore fought
ten fast rounds TO draw last night
Baltimore Dundee and Jimmy Fapus
boxed ten rounds. Dundee winning.
Kid No-folk won the verdict over
Bill Tate in ten rounds.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-27

Southern Association


iIilIt hbak tbHNN rom hcnihu.
LITTLE ROCK ARR Aprii 20
Little Rock oyctrumr "A four run
lead ana defeated Chattanooga here
TODAY. ia I The locals drove
Merritt from the box In the sixth
inning aud scored three runs on
five singles, paving the way for a
victory
Nith the score tied In the ninth.
palmcro on a line drive by Hyatt.
which Leach was unablc Ia hold.
came In Tor the winning run
Score by Innings x II T.,
Chattanooga lOl tl0 OnO /
Little Rock GOO OO1 OlI-s 10 3
batteries Merritt MHrshau and
Higgins. Young, rulmcro and Hrot.
TEN.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-27
Ragged Fielding Costly.

NIItMINNIIAM, AprIl 20 Loose
playing behind Bailey enabled
birmingham To take the first game
Of the series from New Orleans to-
day by score uf TO g. GlaEnrr
was steady IN the pinches and out
side the fourth inning allowed hut
one man go reach third.
Score by innings II II T.
New Orleans 0O0 POO 600 i
Birmingham oct il0 0O'
Batteries Bailey and Peters
Glnxner and Smith
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-27

MEMPHIS Aprli 20 Nashville
drove Fentress from the box IN the
first Inning today and defeated
Memphis. \ 10 Z, In u poorly PLAYED
and free hitting contest Memphis
started "a ninth inning rally, but was
checked 10y Decatur, who replaced
Hnrnhardt one run short OF The four
needed tS he the score
Score 10y innings u II T.
Nashville o.. $40 600 100 II 2
Memphis ...,tO2 600 I0a-7 II 2
Batteries -flarnhardt. Decatur and
O'Neil Fcntress Ross and Har-
grave,
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-27
Unusual Offerings for Saturday

Youth Baseball Uniforms at SL,75
Attractive colors, well made, serviceable
The Southern Price ..............S Sis
Victor League BasebdHs at I.2j
We guarantee Victor League Baseball
to be equal to any League Ball ever
offered. The Southern Price .... SIPS
Victor Championship Tennis Ball at 35c
The official championship. Tennis Ball
The Southern Price ................35 35c
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-27

ST LOIIS April 20 Chicago hit
LuwdormlN hurd snA opporuun'ly
and aided hy two errors won the
opening game of the home season
here TODAY. u to Joe Jackson was
the particular star He had IA per
feet day. getting four hits In Hs
many times az bat driving in 1--WE
uf the visitors runs and scoring the
other himself ln the fourth with
Collins ON first. he ht the bail into
the right field blcachors for Il home
run
Eddie collins second hasemen of
the White SoK today broke the
world 49, record FOR phNuE IN Won
sccutiyc games Including today s
game Collins has played ina l'A
straight games The record was
previously held 10y sam Crawford
with ar games
Sco-v hy innings Il " T.
Chicago 100 2'O 600 q 10 /
st Louis uO1 0Oo OOd I
Batteries Williams ana Schalk,
IoWdcrmilk, Icincld and Nuna
maker
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-27

Christy Mathewson Is patiently
experimenting with Lee Magce, and
trying TO make something out OF
him Lee has got 70 make good or
go back to the minors.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-27
Mobile lunches Blows.

ATLANTA, April 20 punched
hits with bases ON balls enabled
Mobile 10 take an early lead IN to-
DAYS game with Atlanta. the visitors
winning by score OF Go . Pitcher
NaldbHuer. formerly with the wash
iugton Americans. made his debut
with the Atlanta team.
Score by innings Il. II T.
Mobile ,.....@O2 600 Opl .
Atlanta ... 600 O20 600 q
batteries Friday and Coleman.
Waldbauer and piclnlch
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-27
TODAY IN Ring Annals

1910 stanley Ketchel beat sam
tangford In six rounds AZ phila-
delphia
1911 -Ad Wolgns, Stopped One
Round Hogan in the second round
a. New York