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The Cordova daily times., 1919-01-20
DETAILSDEATH OF FORMER
 CORD0VAN

Full details of the accidental death of our former townsman, Ivory St Clair, at Nenana on December 27 IS contained in the following article talk en from the Daily News, of that place, which arrived on yesterdays train: A regrettable accident occurred at about 3:45 yesterday afternoon on the Fairbanks -Nenana branch of the railroad grade. resulting in the death Of Ivory St Clair. contractor, who with five partners, was engaged in grading work on the railroad near camp 415. situated at the foot of the bluff acros sthe Panama river from town.
 The body of the unfortunate con tractor was brought to town imme- diately after the accident and now l lies at the Commission hospital, pending the action of the authorities and the wishes of his relatives. who
 have been duly notified of the sad occurrence.
 The death of St. Clair was the result of the lossening of huge slab of frozen sandy loam which crushed instantaneous This is the first fatal accident of it's kind to occur in the actual construction operations on the , railroad since active construction was | begun on the Fairbanks division of 1 tfe railroad the only other fatal ac- cident occurred when the late AXel Running was fatally injured while at work loading a heavy package onto a car recently, who died q few days afterwards.
 The scene of the accident was on the grade at q point about 2.000 feet l from Camp 4f5 where the contractors 1 were engaged in borrowing material 1 for the fill on the portion of the ' l they had contracted to construct. The material was being taken from the l cut in the bank about l5 feet in l height and was being coneveyed to ] the beginning of the dump, approXi- mately 600 feet away.
 The upper part of the bank for q depth of about four or five feet was frozen solid, necessitating blasting, and about an hour before tEe accident 1 occurred. Max Altman, one of the partners to the contract, had blasted
 two holes. As there was quite an
 oyerhang after the shots were set off,
 Altman carefully examined the mass
 to see if there were any cracks
 around it. and finding no signs that
 would indicate any danger, proceeded
 to drill hole for another charge
 which he expected would bring the mass down.
 He procured a ladder and at a dis tanCe of about seven or eight feet
 from the grade level drilled a hole
 ard just got through loading it pre-
 paratory to shooting, when the mass | began to move, and shouting warn
The Cordova daily times., 1919-01-20

D. H. Sexton has purchased Robert Gottschalk's interest in the Alaskan hotel, and all persons having bills against the hotel should present them at once to MT. Sexton, who has as- sumed these accounts. 3-f
The Cordova daily times., 1919-01-20
NOTICE TO WATER CONSUMERS

This Company has spared neither time nor expense to give Cordova a continuous WATER SUPPLY. To do this the Company must have your cooperation to stop the waste that occurs from letting the water run to avoid freezing the pipes. Where we find this con- d;tion still to exist we shall SHUT OFF THE WATER for the winter without further notice.
 ALASKA PUBLIC UTILITIES
 E;re+ Street. Phone }
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-16

MIAMI and FL Paso glove fans are
w not the only ones who are inter
ested in the proposed trip OF light
weight champion Benny Leonard to
the southwest Matchmaker George
J. Kelly. who recently assumed
charge OF the affairs Of the Warren
District Athletic club. Of Bisbee. IS
1 personally acquainted with Billy Glib
{ son, manager Of the champion. and is
very anxious to arrange a tournament
IN which the titleholder would meet
the winner. In the opinion OF Mr.
Kelly some Of the bouts could be
staged in Arizona and some here the
final contest being held between the
winner Of the tournament and Leon
ard at either FL Paso, Bisbee OF
Miami.
Isa Good Thing.
The proposal OF tournament IS 2
good one. but Mr. Kelly should take
in consideration the fact that Tommy
Carter. the present southwestern
champion. has met and defeated near
" all OF the 13s Founders IN this
section at present.
Tommy has vnnquished otto
Wallace Bobby Green, Al Nc
manus and n number Of Others.
and while return en=nccmentE
also Wallace and Carter would
draw well, II would add nothing
to the question OF supremacy.
Chef Neff, of Seattle. is the only
boy so far who has not been defeated
by Carter Mr.. Kelly's letter in con-
nection with the staging Of the tour
Sporting Editor,
"El Paso Herald.
Just line to give you little dope
on the boxing game in Arizona ] see
in your column where Benny Leonard
and Tommy Carter may be matched in
Miami, Ariz. Well. I am a personal
friend Of Billy Gibson, Benny Leon
ards manager, and ! am in touch with
him at all times. I just arrived in
the awful boxing contest in Richard S
arena When I left Ohio Mr.. Gibson
asked me to look over Arizona, FL
Paso, Tex, and Tulsa. Okla, and see
what I could do toward bringing
Benny out west
Wen I have visited all OF the box
ing towns IN Arizona and ] think that
the only way that Leonard will be
brought to Arizona is to have a light
weight tournament between the best
boys in the west and let the winner
box Benny Leonard at the Arizona
state fair. the first week in Novem-
Der or any day that they would select
only way to give the real boxing fans
Of the west a chance to see the
champion in action.
4 have written to Harry Clark. one
Of the sporting men Of Douglas who
is on the Arizona state fair commit
tee, to try and have Leonard box be-
fore the fans during fair week
The boys that ] enter in the light
weight tournament would be Tommy
Carter. Otto Wallace and Bobby Green.
from Texas; Chef Neff. from Miami:
Frenchie Desmaris, from Douglas. and
Al McMOrris. Young Brown. Leo Houck
and Young O'Brien, from Los Angeles
And Tucson. also has a candidate in
boy named Happy Woods. who has
had six contests and has won them all
in less than three rounds Earl No
ham, who is handling young Ralph
Lincoln. is managing Knockout Happy
Woods. I have seen his bant7mweight
box Nick Gundy. Battling Chico, OF
Los Angeles, and Bobby Burns at No
gales and in Lincoln. I think he has
the best bantamweight in the world,
as have seen Pete Herman and ali
the good bantams boE in the east and
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-16
AMATEUR GOLF TITLE PLAY OPENS
Players
Entered Players Are Lucky and Win
When Breaks" Are With Them; Hagen of These

WITH the amateur golf champion
w ship under way at Oakmont the
golf world has turned its attention to
this affair. Naturally. those who
write on this game are looked upon
as having some inside Information as
to whom the winner viii be. Now. in
my own case, I long ago learned that
picking a winner IN golf is about the
most difficult thing in the world As
for the amateur I have nothing 20
say. There are a dozen possibilities and
that the PLAYER who can maintain the
pace through the gruellinE battle Of
matches is the champion Who he VIII
be is beyond my prediction.
some Players Lucky.
Championships are like nearly all
golf tournaments in that little things
viii turn the tide. But after they are
over every player and every spectator
always remembers longest some shot
or shots played under exceptional con-
ditions- Strange as It may seem these
wonder shots are usually executed IN
der circumstances that are anything
but favorable.
never viii forget one eChieks
Evans played Mt the Chicago Golf
club in 1912 in the qualifying
round Of the National Amateur.
This particular shot enabled him
to tie Harold HfItOn's total Of 152
strokes. aChictz1 needed z four on
the last hole TO match Hilton's
total and n four on that hole WIS
nothing out Of the ordinary for n
player like Evans. But bad tee
shot made the four most difficult.
His ball came TO rest between a pair
OF large chocolate drops on the right
side OF the fairwav. making II impos-
sibls for him TO play direct for the
green. We all expected to see him
chip onto the fairway and take a
chance OF putting his long iron shot
on the green. Instead. Evans played
a mashie for all he was worth across
the fairway and almost at right an
giles 10 the green. It landed in the
polo field place used for practice.
Was Behind Tree.
This left him $50 yards short of
the green and directly behind a huge
ire. In order 20 reach the green he
had to pitch over the tree and still
get sufficient distance 10 land on the
putting surface hard combination
Skiing the situation up Instantly
he played n high mnshie shot that
easily cleared the tree and came
down to earth 20 feet from the
cup when he sank that putt the
applause was tremendous. I often
think Of that putt when people
say "Chick@ f. not good on the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-16
BY WILLIAM J. WEEG.

1ITHEN the curtain raises on Texas
w athletics this fall It viii find the
University OF Texas eleven guided by
the most capable and fortified coach
ing staff in the southwest. II not in
the south The opening game with
Howard Payne college Of Brownwood,
on september p will be an indication
Of what the coaching staff viii have
to do TO whip the Longhorn eleven IN
shape for the harder games to come
later
juneau on the job.
william J. Juneau viii again serve
the Longhorn as head coach This IS
his third year with the Texas eleven
and II bids fair to be a victorious one
for him. Juneau after poor star
with a mediocre team In 1917 came
back in the fall Of 1913 and convinced
his CRITICS Of his success as a coach
by turning in an indicated season In
football
This was done despite many
handicaps-the influenza caused
temporary pOstponement OF
football while the student army
restrictions on athletics Juneau,
prior to his entry in Texas ath-
letics, served on the coaching
staff Of the University Of Wiscon-
Of turning out winning teams.
Besides being q successful football.
coach, juneau has proved his worth
as a track coach During the last two
years he was handicapped in his work
with the cinderpath men on account
Of a dearth OF experienced materials
resulting from inroads made by the
war on athletics. juneau will have
charge Of the track team again this
year and followers OF the orange and
White are already predicting that the
popular head coach viii turn out
winner next spring
Van Gent VIII Help.
Eugene Van Gent, head coach OF the
LonEhorns in 1916. viii help Juneau
In shaping the Longhorn football ma
chine this fall Van Gent viii coach
the line while Juneau will take care
Of the backfield- With this combina-
tion. the Texas team should prove a
hard obstacle in the path Of several
southwestern teams in their race to-
ward the 1919 Eonfalon- Van Gent
also halls from the University OF
Wisconsin and incidentally spent sew
eral years as a pupil in the gridiron
game under coach Juneau He PLAYED
in the line on the Wisconsin eleven
Like Juenau, Van Gent Is also
n track coach OF the first call
ber- Due to his work with einder
man In the past. the LonEhorns
have been hanging undefented
records in track for six years.
Their first defeat In track came
last spring which was admins
tered by the Oklahoma SOOners
At Norman. Okla. last May. Van
Gent VIII also be called on TO help
In developing the Texas basket
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-16

ball team next winter. He VII
have charge OF all contests Of the
sigma Delta Psi athletic fra
DIseh Is Popular.
William J. Disch. the grand old man
Of Texas baseball. needs no introduce
ton TO followers Of collegiate atnlet-
ics over Texas and the south Inls
wizard OF baseball has well earned
the name OF premier collegiate base
ball coach BY turning in ten success
sive championships for the university
in as many years OF coatcnlng- his
greatest feat in baseball was attained
in 1915 when the Texas team OF that
year won 25 consecutive games On
this occasion the LonghOr1s took
trip and invaded the camps OF the
University Of Missouri University OF
Illinois. Wabash college, Oklahoma.
and Oklahoma A and NJ Coach Disch
viii, as in the past. serve the foot
ball team as trainer.
Much OF the success attained By
the university in the gridiron
game can be attributed 70 his ef-
forts. Coach Disch has the dis
ffncffon Of having sent several
stars TO the major leagues among
them being Bully Kfllifer Of the
Chicago Cubs and slIitze'' Massey
formerly second baseman OF the
Boston Braves. now 0uffieldeF OF
the Shreveport, Texas league
team.
AS a hub around which these spoke1
IN the Texas viii revOlve the coaching
wheel viii be L Theo. Belmont. at
letfc director OF the University OF
Texas No one identified with south
western athletics IS better known
than L TheO Belmont After an alb
sence Of one year. in the army where
he served as captain in the air service
director Belmont returns 70 Texas
this fail 20 give that Institution the
best athletic calendar in her history
Director Belmont viii have charge
Of the freshmen and sophomore physi-
cal training classes
Whitaker 20 Return.
Barry Whitaker, assistant head
coach OF university athletics prior
10 his entrance in the military service.
will return This eall 10 take charge OF
intermural athletics This phase OF
athletic work which was inauEurated
several years ago in the university BY
coach whitaker has been the means
OF finding new talent for the regular
university teams.
The freshmen football and baseball
teams viii Weu be taken care OF. Hy-
man J. Ettlinger. Harvard athletic
star Of decade ago, viii act as men
tor for the first year men, and this
fall marks his sixth year as member
Of the Texas coaching staff.
Roy Henderson acting director
Of athletics last year, viii bear
the burden Of coaching the baa-
ketbnlI team this winter. Hender-
sons fame IN this regard has been
well established during his four
years a basketball mentor dur
ing which time be turned out
championship teams every year
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-16

put a brassie second shot into the cuI
on a SIS yard hole.
BY the way, il has always
struck me as remarkable that
more shots do not find their way
into the hole. The other day
Braid got his nth one. whereas
VardOn has done this hut once in
all his playing career / never got
n one but once I sank n 90 yard
approach shot. Thinking OF all
the golf that has been played IL
does seem strange that the ball
does not go in more often from
different distances.
But getting back to the amateur
let me add that il has all the indi-
cations Of being the hardest fought
amateur championship in American
golf history. Not many years ago the
title seemed foregOne conclusion for
two or three players That has all
changed for today there are a dozen
fellows all canable OF playing the
kind Of golf that wins This speaFs
highly Of the sport itself. which is
growing in popularity beyond the
fondest dreams OF its first devotees
In this country.-(Copyright. 1913, Sol
Metzger0
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-16
POSTPONE GOLF.
TOURNEYSUNDAY.
Special Four Men Team
Event VIII Not Be Held;
Amateur Title Play On.

Announcement was made Saturday
morning that the special four men
team golf tournament scheduled to be
held at the Country club Sunday had
been postponed until a later date. The
qualifying round IN the club cham
pionship viii commence next Satur-
day afternoon on the upper valley
course and a date win be arranged for
the special tournament.
Amateur Play Starts.
Pittsburg, Pa, Aug. 16.-After a
lapse Of three years, in which many
Of them served in the army or navy.
the leading amateur golf players OF
America smashed their tee shots at
No. ! today when play for the national
amateur championship started over
the Oakmont Country club course The
list Of starters was headed by Chas-
(Chicl) Evans. IT.. Of Chicago. pres
ent title holder, and five former cham
pions. II was estimated that scores
Of IS would be low enough to place a
player in the list OF 81 who Will quail
~ in today's preliminary round Of IS
holes.
Continue on Monday.
These Will continue Monday in the
regular So hole qualifying round
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-16
lND ooR SPoRE

Erin GIO6 SOME OF n4G
soTS 70 FOR A QU'T
CAoT OF NE HOME SUPPGT
WReN %oU UOGRECTEDLT
RUN INTO ToOR WIG
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-16
CAVALRY FEATHER AND WESTERN
BOXER BATTLE THE FULL LIMIT
Gundy Is Awarded the Decision at the End Because of
Clean Punching and Aggressiveness; Douglas An
Extremely Game Boy and Won Appreciation of
Fans belmont and Payo Boys Are Presented.
By BUD RUTHERFORD.

MICK GUNDY added one more vic mitted t
~ tory to his string Of battles in the onos ..,.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-16
ChambLeOnaYd WOuIdlMeet
Winner OfTOu1mey- Kelly

he is one boy that I think can defeat
any boy in the world at the bantam
weight limit. I have ] st been made
match maker and referee OF the Bis
bee Athletic club, and We have
matched Ralph Lincoln and Jimmy
Fox.
so ! hope you will boost the game
along by boosting the lightweight
tournament along and we can all see
the great lightweight Leonard in &C
ton in the west.
Yours truly.
Geo. J. Kelly,
s'Bfsbee Arfz %
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-16

greens. Later in the week he de-
feafed HIlfon in the nlnvoff.

Another brilliant shot at a critical
moment in the National open was
played by Walter Hagen in this year s
affair He needed a three and a four
on the last two holes 10 tie Mike
Brady. The 18th measured $50 yards
and normally can be reached from the
tee with comparative ease. But that
day the wind was against Hagen
which made IL more difficult 70 score
the necessary three. on top OF all this
the course was so well trapped that
the ball had to travel as straight as
the crow flies or else get into trouble
Was Straight shot.
Hagen realized all this Just as he
knew that a prodigious shot was nee
essary TO reach the green ! stood
back OF the green and watched Hagen
hurl himself at the ball Away Il
sailed straight for the green. never
deviating from its course one iota-
That shot permitted him to tie Brady
and eventually take the title
Mike Brady IS probably the most
sensational golfer in this country.
Twice in one day ne holed out from
the tee in one and I once saw him
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-16

Haro and Battling Chico. No. two. the
two fast little flyweights, who met
in the second preliminary, the fans
would have gone home satisfied. as
this bout was one Of the best staged
in a long time. 1t is seldom that two
clever little men-or rather boys-Of
this age are seen IN the ring that
show so much experience in fistic
matters. The fight went six rounds
and Haro received the decision at the
end He deserved it too. as he stepped
in handily with a right cross and
staggered his diminutive opponent
several times. Chico landed some
singing blows. but Haro had the ad-
vantage in the matter Of clean
punches.
BareEOs and Chic Monte, Of the
Motor group, baftIed four rounds
TO n draw in the first preliminary
Of the evening. Both boys mixed
Il fiereeIy from the first bell and
were all in ut the finish The de-
eision Of draw was the only one
that could have been given. rs
while the battlers slammed each
other around the canvas. neither
put in telling ETalOp during the
entire frny.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-16
Memorial Made
For Young Hero

A new canoe trophy to be competed
for annually has been established by
Cornelius Vanderbilt in memory Of a
chum OF his son, who was killed in
France The new trophy viii be
known as the Bonk trophy named
after Walter Bonk, who was a dis
patch rider with young Vanderbilt in
France. The race will be one mile
and conducted each year under the
auspices Of the American Canoe asso-
ciation-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-16

It's Worth Finishing Wen
when you have caught an unusua'
kodak view. Just a little more care
and expert workmanship often saves
you a good picture We are equipped
to do IL right
Gandara-Next the WiEyvam.-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-16
Gundy Wins Decision Over Doug las In Is
OUTLOOK IS BRIGHT FOR TEXAS
UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL ELEVEN

Juneau Will Again Serve as Coach of Team and Will Be
Advised by Van Gent, Former Head Coach Of the
Longhorns; Baseball VIII Not Be Behind Grid
iron Game in Development Of Fast Athletes.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-20
WILLIAM AND MARY.
ENDORSES LEAGUE

| Especial to The Richmond virginian.)
Williamsburg. Va, March 1S.--At
vcsper services. Sunday March 16
Honorable Harry st. George Tucker
addressed the student body and faculty
, OF william and Mary college on the
49, 10y ~ sSZW - IVY
the following resolutions which were
passed unanimously by the audience
which included n number of people OF
Williamsburg and crowded this college
chapel:
Whereas. after a war of unprece-
dented frightfulness. the world stands
on the threshold of a new era. the pos
sibilities of which for the happiness
and advancement OF mankind are be-
yond all calculation:
And whereas. the hour and the man
have met In the person OF our great
president Thomas woodrow Wilson.
whose leadership at this crisis places
this country in the front rank of the
nations who are celebrating at the
peace conference in France;
And whereas. at such a solemn mo-
ment all party spirit is out of place.
and 1t Is the plain duty OF the Ameri-
can people that they should stand In a
solid body behind their chief:
Resolved. That this meeting demands
in behalf of this country that all ef-
forts tending to embarrass the prAsi-
dent In the formation Of a league of
nations and . peace treaty shall cease.
Under tho constitution he has the right
and responsibility of making treaties,
and any interference with him at this
stage is plainly unconstitutional The
proper time to criticise il when the
president submits his work to the SEN
ate. who can then approve or reject:
And resolved. secondly, that our con-
fidence and trust in tho president are
so strong that we believe the plan for
peace. when matured under his unem-
barrassed guidance will be above criti-
cism and while establishing new
light of hope and promise for the ma
tions VIII sacrifice no essential rights
of the American people.
Tho city green's of Williamsburg are
the daily scenes Of new engagements
Ia the tattie Of williamsburg. A
committee of the city council has
leased the whole Of the Palace Green
to the school board for public school
purposes. new school building il
the board carries out its tentative
plan will be erected In the center OF
the Green. A meeting OF the city
council viii be held Wednesday night
to hear the protests OF the citizens who
are opposed to the building on the
Green.
1t Is contended that other good sites
are available and that under the acts
OF the assembly, approved February
1898, II was made illegal to build any
school building on the Greens of viii.
lfamsburg. Advocates Of thu proposed
building contend that at present the
Green liz n waste lot.
They are answered that by the same
token Capitol square, Richmond, old
Boston Common or Plymouth Rock
might become sites to arouse the in
genuity of modern architects Mean
time "lotus-itdded Williamsburg IL
wide awake. Land booms and powder
plants are forgotten. The battle of the
green is on. The "greeners" stant
valfanfly TO their guns. The "board.
ers' hold to their lease.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-20
COI1LEGE
MAY RETURN TO HOME

Westhampton hospital, which has
not received any overseas wounded
for some time and Is expected to be
given up in the near future by the
government, may be returned to the
college on April l. The government
will make a statement as to when the
buildings will be returned tomorrow
Westhampton college. which has been
occupying st. Luke's hospital since
DIR. McGuire's hospital unit was or
ganized, must give up its quarters
there on April /. No arrangements
for moving have been made or will
be made until il In learned when the
home buildings will be released and
how soon they may be renovated for
use. The college students are to be
given fortnight's holiday while the
college Is moving into other quarters
The term will probably be extended
in the spring to make up Tor the time
lost. Examinations at the college for
the close of the winter term start
Saturday of this week.