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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-04-12
Good Fellowship Dinner.

SOOu FeIOWSHlP DlIIlSt'
Enthusiasm was the keynote of
the third successful Good Fellowship
dinner held Tuesday night at the
Methodist church, Over one hundred
plates were served and the splendid
dinner was followed by an interest
ing program. Mr.. C. H. Ritter act
ed as toastmaster, and among the
informal talks one of especial inter
est was made by Mr.. D. E. Emerson,
who welcomed home the returned
soldiers. Another good address was
made by Mr.. Frank Reedy of Dal-
las, who is connected with the
Methodist University in that city. A
piano solo by Mrs. Wessie Ray,
vocal solo by Burney Ray and read
ings by Miss Mary Thompson and
Mrs. Bernard Baird were other en-
tertaining features of the program,
The next Good Fellowship dinner
wiz be held the second Tuesday in
May
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-04-12
All Day Meeting.

All Day Meeting
The Woman's society Of the First
Baptist church held an all day meet
ing Thursday at the home Of Mrs,
A. S. White for the purpose of sew
ing for the girls in the Baptist Or
phans home in Oklahoma City. Four
pretty new gingham dresses were
completed. About twenty-five ladies'
attended the meeting, taking their
lunch which they enjoyed at the
noon hour. A short program was
rendered in the afternoon, and the
Bible lesson on Joshua was conduct.
ed by Mrs j. H. Mcdonald, who was
assisted by Mrs, S. o. Marrs. The
society will meet next Thursday aft
ernoon at 2:3O o'clock, with Mrs. S
0. Marrs, to pack the dresses.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-04-12
Guild Circle No. I.

Circle No. l Of the Pre- yterian
guild met twice this week, holding a
regular business meeting Tuesday
afternoon with Mrs. W. w. White,
and spending the day yesterday at
the home of Mrs. II r. Smith At
Fridays meeting the ladies' spent the
day quilting and Mrs. Smith served
a lovely luncheon at the noon hour,
The guild will meet next Tuesday
with Mrs. Reed at the Welborn
apartments on Kansas avenue.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-04-12
Dance at Griffin Home.

MIR. and Mrs. J. H. Griffin enter
tanned the members of the Oklaho-
ma University Glee club and a num-
Der Of Chickasha's young folks at
an informal dance at their home
Monday night, after the Glee club
entertainment The occasion was
most pleasurable and ice cream and
rocks refreshed the guests at a
late hour.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-04-12
sorosls study Club.

oCFOSlS Oluuy Clup'
Hawaii was the subject of the
interesting lesson conducted by Mrs.
r. x. Wootten at the meeting of So
rosis Wednesday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. l.. A. Browder. Mrs
Myron Humphrey assisted the lead
er in presenting her subject and Ha-
waiian music was a pleasing part Of
the program. An artistic Hawaiian
dance by Miss Corinne Wootten,
dressed in the native costume was
particularly enjoyable. Following
the lesson Mrs. Browder served love
" refreshments. Sorosis will meet
next Wednesday with Mrs Spinning
and Mrs. viii Owsley will be the
leader.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-04-12


Dinner al Country Club.
'Mr. and Mrs, Ed f. Johns were
the honored guests at a delightful
dinner given Wednesday night Mt the
Country club, by Mr.. Thos j. BOYD.
Lilacs, lilies and ferns added their
fragrance and beauty to the table
decorations, and hand-painted place
their cards enabled the guests to
find their plates. After the lovely
dinner the congenial party spent the
evening visiting informally.
The invitation list included,
Messrs. and Mesdames Ed r. Johns
f. l.. Slusher, Harry Ludlow, r. w.
Wootten. B. P. Smith Oatley Ander.
son, Charles Williams, viii Dwyer,
julie Gunter and Z. F. Thweatt, DR..
and Mrs. r. II. Williams, Mrs. Les
ter, Mrs. Clay Donovan of Oklako,
ma City, Mr.. ], w. Conner and Mas
ter Jack Conner.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-04-12
Miss woIverton Hostess.

Miss WoIverton aHostess@Jo s1i4
Miss Violet tWolyertop was the
hostess at "a Jolly dance at the Elka
club last night, entertaining about
twenty couples. The guests includ-
ed visitors from Alex and El Reno
and a congenial crowd of Chickasha
high school students.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-04-12
For Mrs. LaWhon.

For Mrs. LaWhon.
Mrs Charles Williams entertain
ed a few friends in a delightful
though informal manner Wednesday
afternoon, in honor of Mrs. Lawhon
of San Angelo, Texas, The ladies
were invited to bring their sewing
and at the conclusion of pleasant
afternoon Of visiting a salad course
was served
Thc-e present were Mesdames
Bailey, Blackmon, Slusher, Burton,
Erwin Plott, Ben Morgan, Elizabeth
Morgan, Densler, Willis, Horn Law
hon and Cashel.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-04-12

Shall Children Spend the Sabbath" +"
was led by Mrs. C. c. Butler and was
very helpful to all mothers present.
1t was followed by general discus
sion of the same subject. Mrs
Gamble served lovely refreshments
during the social hour.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-04-12

Good Samaritan Society.
The Good Samaritan society met
with an excellent attendance yester-
day afternoon at ,the home of Mrs
F. J. Gamble. The lesson on "How
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-04-12
OF Interest to Women
T ELElPHO N E 745

with a beautiful bouquet Of swe9
peas thanking her for her helpful in.
terest. One hundred and forty girls
were present
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-11
] | -E:0NAR0 WINS FROHa BARTFIELD
 IN FAST BOUT

New York, Nov I1-Benny Leon ard, the worlds lightweight cham piOn, had the better of Soldier Bart field, the wellerwe. .sht, in their eight round bout at the Arena Athletic club in the Fourth Regiment Armory in Jersey City last night. It was a re petition Of their fight in Philadelphia not so long ago. Bartheld was an ever willing battIer, but Leonard prov ed far too clever Tor his man and was in full command of the situation all the time.
 The Leonard-BartfeId imbroglio topped off first class card. PTevi- GUS to the main encounter Johnny Dundee was handed another setback by Mel Coogan, the FlatbUsh light weight. Dundee found that his ddnC- ing tactics got him very little. Coogan was a cool and collected puncher and piled up enough points to earn him the verdict Coogan scored over Dundee some time ago.
 Leonard entered the ring weighing 12G II pounds. 5artieId topped the beam at 146. In spite of the big difference in the weights of the two boxers, BartfeId was no match for his lighter opponent. Leonard was much faster on his feet. h compar- ison, Bartdeld appeared sluggish in his movements n the ring The sol dier was frequently forced to cover up to avoid the rain of lef-s and rights that Leonard slowcred upon him. Leonard did all the forcing anu Bart field continually backed around the ring in a futile effort to try to get away from the agile lightweight champion.
 From the start it was apparent that BartfieId was outclassed. Leonard was his master at every angle of box ing. From the time Bartheld stepped to the centre of the ring in the open ing round unLI the bell sounded at the end .I the ei-h-h, he was a tar get for Beuny's singing left and +ar- ring right.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-11

Which was the greatest fight ever made by lightweight? Confronted with the infnitude of great light weight encounters this seems, at first, an insoluble question. And when you begin to rummage in the files of your memory and stumble on the scores of astonishing exhibitions, tales of quick knockouts and grim demonstrations of indomilable courage, the question expands in it's perpleXity. Then sud denly a gripping picture fits in the mind. A white boy spattered with blood from head to foot is pounding a squatty, powerfully built black from pillar to post while the crowd on it's feet roars a deafening approval. The white boy is Kid Lavigne. The reel ing, staggering black is none other than Joe WaIcott, the Giant Killer one of the greatest negroes that ever skinned on a glove. The fight comes to an end. The picture vanishes from the mind with the crowd carry ing the game Lavigne from the ring on it's shoulders. But it is replaced by no other. For George IAvtgne,' the Saginaw Kid" a fighter ruined by his own unwavering courage, made the greatest fight ever waged by a lightweight.
 Lavigne was a product of the Mich igan woods. He had a heart which beat. as fearlessly as the wildcats which prowled in the undergrowth of that section. He never sTirked fight. Lightweights and welter- weights looked all the same to him. In 1895 Lavigne was the legitimate lightweight champion following re- tirement of McAuliffe and his defeat of Andy Bowen in fl rounds after which the muIatto died.
 Joe Walcott, ''The Barbadoes Demon,'' was one of the freaks of the ring. Standing scarcely more than arms, and a shiny, black cocoanut- shaped head which possessed the tra- ditional solidarity of his race, Walcott was indeed an exasperating proposi- tiOn for the best of them. He took particular delight in knocking out heavyweights. One of his best per- formances was the nattening of Joe Choyinsky, who had fought Jeffrfes a 20-round draw and had held Tom Sharkey even for eight rounds. He had repeatedly challenged Sharkey and even Jefries. Tommy Ryan and Kid Mccoy, the leading middle weights, couldn't be dragged into the ring with him under any circum- stances. However there was a man of his own weight who needed no CO., ercion to face the Black Terror. He was George Lavinge.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-11
OLUM3lA FOOTBALL CAPTAIN
 DcP03ED FROM HIS JOB
Refused to Obey Coach in Last Saturdays Contest and Then Became Abusive When Removed From
 Game When His Team Went Bad

New York. Nov. 1.-The storm that has been hanging over Columbia football affairs for three weeks broke yesterday afternoon when Frank Canapary, captain and left halfback of the varsity team, was summarily dismissed from the squad. Jack Ken nedy, left end and caDtain-elect of the 1917 eleven, was elected to sue ceed the deposed leader.
 The official version of the affair as given in d statement issued last night by. L. C. Dan5eIson, Graduate Manager of Athletics, was as follows:
 Frank -Carapary. left halfbaCk and captain. is no longer a member of the football team of Columbia University. His conn ection with the eleven ceas- ed on Saturday, Nov. s. when, be- cause of iusub ordination, he was dis missed from the squad by Coach Fred Dawson. At 9 meeting of the squad at the training table last evening John Kennedy of Manchester, \. H., was chosen ca ptain for the rest of the season."
 The alleged insubordination oc- cured in the third period of Satur- days game. when. with the ball in Collr1lbia's possession on Stevens seven-yard line, following q long run l,v Forsythe, Canapary was taken from the game and Eccles was sub stituted for him at quarterback. when the Columbia leader reached the players bench he demanded of Coach Dawson the reason for his re- ,novaI. and, according to witnesses of the affair. used abusive language toward the coach, besides accusing h;6 of favoritism in sending Eccles into the game. When Canapary re- fuged to obey Dawson's order to keep quiet, he was sent from the field. Later he resppeared in street clothes and sat near the Columbia bench.
 The second episode came yesterday 9 afternoon when Canapary reported at inc dressing room for practice. When he found his uniform missing from h's locker he sought out Dawson and +o1d him that he wanted to continue 7,laying football. The coach then in formed him that he had been dismiss ed for the season that that his sue cessor would be elected after the practice During the entire workout Canapary sat along, the. sidelines in his street clothes but refused to com- hnent on his removal,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-11
RIBBONS HOPE TO BEAT EnIpEy
 TEAM TONIGHT

Sergt. Guy, Enpey Of war fame will be on hand tonight when his New York basketball team of the Inter State League, known as the Treat Elm Roughs'' will mingle with the Blue Ribbons at Colonial hall The New Workers have won two games and lost one so far, Brooklyn being the only team to take them into camp.
 NIanager Empey has secured such stars as Johnny Beckman, Chief Null Ter. Chris Leonard, Jimmy Clinton, Hobey F'yfe and Frank Frisch. the New York Giant infeIder. Muller was recently injured and if he has to retire from the game tonight, F'risch, who is an old Fordham Uni vers-t ty star, will replace him.
 The Ribbons looked pretty strong last Thursday against Passaic and hope to down the New Workers. Man ager Leavy will have Reich and Schwab, forwards; Malone, center; Denhert and Stewart, guards. The game will start at S:5o and will be followed by dancing.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-11
H0lNE SHOWS
 PROMISE OF
 C0MlNG BACK

Walter Holke. former Giant first sacker, whose showing in 1918 was q bitter appointment not only to the fans, but to Walter himself. has since regained much Of the prestige he lost and may yet develop into the most valuable doortender in the National League. The past season was a most satisfactory one for the g.. Louis boy who not only played an excellent game at the initial sack for the BOs- ton Braves. but led the club in driv- ing in runs. He was, in fact. the most generally useful man in the Bos- ton array, and next season should mark further progress on his part.
 When Holke came to the Giants toward the close of the 1918 season after two years in the minors, whither he had been sent by McGraw for fur ther seasoning, he looked like a star first baseman in the embryonic state. He hit everything that was tossed up at him by rival pitchers and he fielde his position suberbly Through 1917 he again held up well, though in the worlds series of that year he was partly to blame for the creation of the situation that made it necessary for Heinie Zimmerman to chase Eddie Collins over the plate, thus having a hand in the defeat Of the Giants.
 Walter began the season of 1918 well, but allowed his mind to wander from the pastime with the passage of the work or fight order and it's application to ball players. He has been unjustly scored for jumping the Giants to enter the employ of a steel firm in Bethlehem shortly before the premature closing of the league season. In choosing that course at a critical time Holke had his wife and two small children to consider and it was hardly fair to censure him for acting solely in thier interest.
 The dark days behind him and great load off his mind, Holke, pro- ceeded last season to give his undf- vided attention to baseball and he made up much of the ground which he lost the season before.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-11

on Lavigne, to the joy of the crowd, took the aggressive. With it he took many a hard blow but every now and then the white boy sent over cOun- ter which staggered the black. The ninth and tenth were desperate rounds of incessant hammering. It was still Walcott's fight and in the tenth he put out all he had. Joe smashed La vigne all over the ring his blood soaked, glistening gloves reaching jaw and body with deadly whirlwind reg ularity. At the end of the round La vigne although covered with blood walked stead dily to his corner Wal colt watched him. When he reached his angle of the ring the Demon started to wrench his gloves from his hands. He wanted to quit. explain ing: T can't hurt this white boy!" One of his handlers pointed a gun at Joe and told him to go on with the fight. Joe acquiesced. Lavigne watching the performances from his corner smiled through crimson fea- lures.
 When the bell changed the Sag inaw Kid rushed from his corner like a mad man. He threw WaIcott to the ropes and battered him along them, and thence to mid-ring and to the ropes again. The blacks head bobbed from side to side like an ebony-hued mannikin in a punch and judy show. The 12th and 18th were repetitions of the 11th with Lavigne fighting like a roaring lion and stag gering the black with blows propelled from every angle. Every once in a while the Killer rallied and made a desperate stand but Lavigne out punched and outgamed him every time. Walcott staggered to his corner almost out after a gruelIing beating in the 14th in which he went to the floor after missing a wild haymaker.
 When the last round opened Wal colt had lost all thought of stopping Iavigne before the finish or any other time. He was badly worried about his own chances of hearing the quailing black practically at will and earned a well earned decision when the ball saved Walcott from com plete knockout.
 Later in Frisco Joe Walcott met Lavigne again and entering the ring in mortal dread of the dauntless Saginaw Kid" he quit cold in the 12th round. Kid Lavigne, a light weight had the number of a vel terweight who was one of the greatest heavyweight bugaboos that ever skinned off a sweater for arenic ac- ton.
 Copyright, 1919, By The Wheeler
 Syndicate, Incl
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-11

Walcott although a welter, found no difficulty in training down to 133 pounds. So when Sam Fitzpatrick, Lavinge's manager, made it known to Tom O'Rourke, Walcotts mentor, that George would fight the colored man, Tom snapped up the offer. So sanguine was O'Rourke of Walcott's ability to whip any man in the world from a lightweight to a heavy, that he agreed to have the Barbadoes Demon knock Lavigne out within Is rounds or forfeit the verdict.
 The two met at NIaspeth, Long Island, on the night of a raw Dec. ?, 1895. Buried in the depths of a heavy overcoat Walcott surveyed the fraI- looking white boy in the opposite corner as a cadaverous tramp would a roasted duckIing swimming in a platter of gravy. The contrast be- tween the two when they met in mid ring prophesied disaster for Lavign. Although taller and with @ longer reach Layigne appeared wholly out cIassed, physically, before the re- doubtable whose jet fighting front was bristling with powerful, pliant muscles and topped by his pointed adamant dome.
 AL IIe SOuIiO OI the D-4I LdfLS He waded into the Killer with a grim indifference to the latter's reputation as a puncher. The round was one long miX-up with the grinning Wal colt inf1icting heavy damage. In the second and third round LaVigne was in apparent distress from the heavy cannonading while Walcott, assured of an easy triumph, laughed and joked with friends over Lavigne's shoulder. When Joe found the business of con verttng Lavigne's features into raw beef monotonous he subjected the Saginaw Kid to verbal punishment. George why didn't you take some lessons before starting against a man like me?" the Killer queried. And then he would taught right in La vigne's face. The fifth was Lavigne's worst round.
 The negro hammered the white man with crushing drives Lavigne's face literally poured blood. One of his ears was half ripped from his head. But there was no sign of quit, although Walcott was on top of him every minute.
 But in the sixth round there was
 a change Lavigne although badly punished hoped to the center eager. for action. Walcott appeared a bit weary from his exertion of trying to batter the stout-hearted little lumber Jack into submission. Waicott missed a fierce right swing and sprawled on the floor. When he arose his conf1- dencee seemed shaken. From thence
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-11
ElIKE 0'DOWD TO
 TACKLE GIBBONS
 IN WEST NOV. q

New York, Nov. 1.-Mfddleweigh Champion Mike O'Dowd is training hard for his ten round contest with Mike Gibbons, which takes piece in St. Paul. the home of the two famous Mikes, Friday evening, November 21. The bout is attracting the attention of fans all over the Northwest. Accord ing to M T. Caine, of the St. Paul Daily News, Gibbons is out to win by Q knockout 'and take away the title he has been after for years. Already there have been numerous short end bets placed by fans here who feel that the Phantom will succeed.
 O'Dowd is doing his work at Lake wood with Bob Armstrong and Harry Wills, the latter stablemate of OFDowd's, experimenting things. Gib- bons has been credit for bringing O'Dowd and Billy Miske to the front in the pugilistic business. The latter pair were in the gym. with Gibbons while he was preparing for important battles in the East, and they essayed to spar with him in his workouts.
 They learned plenty from Gibbons, so much so that very shortly after ward they bIossomed forth as likely candidates for titles. O'Dowd sne- ceeded in knocking out Al Mccoy for tine midd1eweight honors. Miske fought several wonderful battles. He whipped Jack Dillon{ the giant killer every time they met
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-11

number of tickets could be purchased from $3 up for each ticket, For a good pair $10 was offered last night. Some of the more daring dealers de- handed even higher prices than this, and in several instances accomplish ed their sale.
 The local detective bureau has men out now Investigating the purchases, and are making a desperate effort to round up the scaIpers as soon as pos sibIc. The sudden rise of the Prince ton team to a high standard in the game with Harvard last Saturday has undoubtedly given the game here S2fi1Eday a greater attraction than ,Ead been at first anticipated. Conse- quently the spectators saw an excel lent chance to get in some of their underhanded work by shifting to New Haven for @ few days There is no doubt that most of the men op- eratfng here are outsiders, presuma- zly from New Y ork, and it would be a relief 10 have them handed in the tolls
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-11
Dempsey's Manager Says No Good Bouts
 Are In Sight Now

New York, Nov. 11.-F'rom Jack Kearns, manager of Jack Dempsey, comes the following missive:
 T think it is no more than right that I should answer some of the statements published in the sporting columns of the New York newspapers during my recent visit to that city re- gaTding the future intentions of Jack Dempsey.
 up to date we have received no bona fide challenge from any one fho seems to want to meet Dempsey for the championship. When we do shall answer it in the proper man ner. Dempsey is ready to defend his title against any and all corners, hav- ing no wish to avoid meeting any white man in the world who the pub lie thinks can give him decent bat tie. As the matter stands now, l have signed a contract to make a. motion picture with him at Los Angeles commencing work on or about De cember l. This engagement will take all his time up to about March next.
 "On December ?, Beckett. the Eng fish champion, is to meet Carpenter, the French champion, in London, and, in my oniniop. the snorh02 Woro
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-11
g.: Sporting Gossip From Many Fields :-:
TICKET SPECULATORS SECURE
 775NY SEATS AT PUBLIC SALE
Crowd Waits All Might to Get Pasteboards for Princeton Game and Total Supply Of 5000 Is Quickly
 Disposed Of By Yale Management.

Nov Haven, Nov. II - Operating with their customary methods, and making no efforts yet to conceal their activities, spectators are beginning to reap 6 harvest in this city chiefly as G. result of the public sale offered hv ite Yale ticket management of tickets for the Nale-Princeton game here ne&t -Sa, urday.
 : RcaIizt@s- that the public of New Haven was entitled to a goodly sup ply of pasteboards for the biz game, the Yale antiquities placed 5000 pasteboarGs on sale yesterday 1norn- ing, and before 2 o'clock the entire alIotment had been disposed of. i-1- fortunately. though, even with inc stipulation that only two tickets would be sold 10 each person. rr.,"- ticjlly 50 per cent. of the paste boards got into the hands of the ever present spectators.
 Yesterday afrerIioon and 1ast night the holders of the ticke.s started op- erations along sale lines, and any