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New-York tribune., 1919-10-19

Chlel glory Ior the decisive triumph
Of the Purple eleven must so TO Cap
tam Benny Boynton, the sensational
quarterback. On the kickoff at the
start of the third period Boynton
grabbed Applebaum's long, twisting
punt on the 10-yard line, tucked the
ball securely under his arm and started
Tor the Columbia goal posts 90 yards
away
The Columbia men were spread out
all over the field and it did not seem
possible for the Williams leader to
work his way through the maze of
enemy tacklers who were in wait for
MIN. But Boynton rushed ahead, dodg-
ing, sidestepping, hurdling, until he
had cleared the way 40 yards down
the field. Then it looked as though he
must fail. for Qugley. the fiery Co.
ium bia quarterback loomed directly in
his path, crouched for the tackle.
Eyades Quigley's Leap
But roar of encouragement and de-
light doomed forth from the Williams
hosts in the north stand when Boyn-
ton, almost doubling in his tracks, es-
capped from Quigley's clutches as the
latter made desperate leap at his
dying heels and then continued on his
way to the Columbia goal line.
Now Boynton was only twenty-five
yards from his journeys end and run
ming like d deer. Weinstein, the CO.
1umba right end, and Shaw, the fleet
Blue and White halfback, we're still
to be reckoned with, however, and both
set sail after the Williams captain.
His path blocked down the centre of
the field, Boynton switched and darted
10 the left with Shaw rapidly closing
in on him; but the great little quarter
back had just enough speed left to hurl
himself over the goal line, we'll to the
left of the posts, as Shaw made head
long leap for him.
1t was Boynton again, toward the lat
ter part of this period, who intercepted
beautiful forward pass from Captain
Canapary, Of the Blue and White, and
dashed his way for seventy yards
through broken and bewildered field
Of Columbia men. until Shaw laid him
low with a fierce tackle on Columbias
20yard line. A moment later Colum-
bia got the bali when Canapary inter
cepted q forward pass from Boynton.
The Blue and White held for downs on
the 18yard line, forcing Boynton to
try goal from the field The try
came to naught when the Williams
.eader made q poor kick. Canapary get
ing the ball and running six yards.
AN eXcnanEe OF DuntS kept the Dall
soaring up and down the grdiron for
ne rest Of the period, with the pigskin
On Columbia's As yard line as the whis-
lie blew. Kricger having scored Will
ams's first touchdown after a series Of
inc plunges a few minutes before the
end of the opening period, the score
stood at 12 to when the first half
closed.
Pass Nets Thirty Yards
AS though he oad not accomplished
deeds great enough for his alma mater,
2oyrton was directly responsible for
he third touchdown. Standug on Co
lumbia's 49-yard line in the last period,
he Williams captain heaved a light
ning pass clear across the field for 8
distance ef thirty Yards 70 Codding,
Who was lying III wait for just this
play ana dashed over the goal line for
ne touchdown. Bovnton. OF his third
attempt at goal from touchdown. missed
ny goodly margin, and the score
stood: Williams, 1s; Columbia, 0.
Columbia tried desperately to score
New-York tribune., 1919-10-19
Casey Tallies Touchdown
in Six Minutes Of Play
After 7O-Yard Advance

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Oct. 15.-Ths
Brown University football team, noted
FOR it's desperate battles against Har-
Nard, lived up to its reputation IN the
Soldiers Field Stadium, here this af-
-ernoon A. the very beginning of the
game-in fact, before the Brown play
rrs had touched the bail, except To
s.ick off-harvard delivered q game
winning blow by registering seven
points on touchdown and goal
The only score of the contest was
made on q splendid advance Of more
than seventy yards and by means of an
attack that from every standpoint was
me best and the most powerful the
, Na,vard eleven mas shown this fall
Eddie Casey was the brilliant star
= during the six minutes of fiery play it
took Tor Harvard To cross Browns goal.
The new hackfield man, Humphrey
ALSO ADDED has quota to the ground
gaming, as did Horween With the
'flmson line opening holes and carry
,ng ire play through with a rush,
. brown seemed unable 10 settle down
% lts game, but once the goal line had
oeen crossed, Robinson's outfit came
2ack with a rush on defence that held
Harvard DOWN with its seven-point
dge fO''''
Dio"H never nau q chance to win
although IN the third period it made
. desperate attempt 10 even things
The kickoff in the second half va,
received by Brown, which, with il,
only flash Of real attack that was show
All day. carried the ball steadily from
Is own 25-yard line TO "a point Jus
inside the Harvard 25-yard mark.
A new quarterback. Fox, handle,
Brown splcndidly, making forward
passez which he ped Keep things NOV
ing, making run or two himself an,
handwicning IN the powerful Armstront
or gains shat gave the first downs.
When near IiarYard's goal. however
Brown was stopped as short as tn,
Crimson had been several times aftel
"a nrst great rally, and Fox tried foI
4 goal by dropkick. The attempt was I
eoor one, so fcrccly did Cambridg.
forwards rush through on the Browr
Quarterback.
Harvard, had it been able to continu.
ne drive it displayed early in Tn,
came, would have run up quite a re
spectaoic score. Time and again tn,
tearn crossed the middle Of the field b,
from nine TO thirty-Gyc yards by vel
organized rushing, but when the goa
line was near Browns defence stiff
1ened and Haryard's power waned.
There wae some fambling and lac
a srneoth running sf plays in the Las
pa, O. lie assi Usr!od ald fog The Lac.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-19

Though soreiy disappointed at II.
failure Of their team to evan -.
chance to show its capacity. tho Corr.u
partisans are among the frst 70 n,,
claim that this Colgate team r.n..
among the best elevens OF the Eat
Anderson. the Colgate quarterbsc.
played spectacular football. and ~ wss
aby assisted by Watkins, a fas, .nS
shifty runner; by the hard -h;+,;s
Gallo, and by Laird, who. though nat
so hashy. played dependable csns
and could be counted on for good gains
Anderson Hero of Game
Anderson figured in one Of tn. no..
sensational plays ever seen on the locsi
neid when, IN the second period he
caught one OF Sh'verick's long punts on
his own 3o-yard line and. dartinp and
squirming through the whole Cornal,
team ran sixty-fve yards for touch.
down. Only a few Cornell men evar
touched him. He just danced aroma
the others. NA'
This long run, coming on ton =,
touchdown scored few minutss
earlier, after Anderson had fooled En-
lthacans and shot forward pass 10
Watkins close TO the side lines. wh;et
gave Colgate the first score Of ths
game, settled the outcome of the battle
Cornell fought hard and gamelv
after that. but the fthacan's must hsve
felt that their task was hopeless. Col
gate gained much ground by rushinv
and running. but it was the forward
pass brought into play when the tina
cans had apparently stopped the lin.
attacks that proved a very deadlv
weapon for the upstate aggregation.
Colgate worked at least ten pa.ses
with success, and two of their touch.
downs were made on passes, and they
worked their way within striking dis.
tance largely through the same plav
Anderson threw these passes as swift
ly as bullet. there was a CoIpat.
man on the job to get them, and no
Cornell man to try to knock thsm
down. The Ithacans were completely
bewildered by this style of attack and
never managed to defend against II
successfully.
Forward Pass Successful
The first Colgate touchdown vs.
made on a 12-yard pass. Anderson to
Watkins, who caught the ball we'll on
the side lines and ran ten yards for
score. The third touchdown was made
in practically the same manner. Wat
kins again making the score.
Cornell failed to m ke one first
touchdown during the game, never hav-
ing the ball but few minutes and
then not being able to make head
way. The Ithacans had nothing In the
way of an offence. Their longest run
was by Shiverick, who picked up Vests
attempted placement and ran twenty
yards to his 30-yard line before he
was stopped Miller, Sutton, Shver-
r. -''' N'"~er stood out among Cor
New-York tribune., 1919-10-19
Rochester
Played Contest
Results Of College
Football Games
Played Yesterday
EAST

EAST
Williams, 25; Columbia, 0.
Wesleyan, 10; N. Y. u, o.
Boston College, 5; Yale, 3.
Harvard, 7; Brown, 0.
Princeton, 81; Rochester, o.
Syracuse, "a; Pittsburgh, B.
Colgate, 21; Cornell, o.
Army, s; Maine, 0.
Penn, SIS; Swarthmore, 7.
Colby, 7; Bates, 7.
Dartmouth, 10; Penn State, IS.
Stevens, 81; Conn. Aggies, 0.
Rensselaer,, 7; Hamilton, 0.
Lafayette, Al; Haverford. 0.
Holy Cross, 7; Springfield, 0.
Tufts, 10; Norwich, 7.
West Virginia, 81; Maryland, 0.
New Hampshire, 10; Vermont, O.
Amherst. AS; Trinity, 7.
Bucknell, 27; Muhlenberg, 0.
Exeter, II; Yale freshmen, Z.
Mass. Aggies, 27; Worcester, 0.
St. Johns, "a; Mt. st. Mary's, 0.
Georgetown. 80; Va. Poly, 7.
Union, ii; Hobart, 0.
Boston University, IA; Rhode Island
State College,, G.
Lehigh, 81; N. Y. Aggies, 0.
Dickinson. 20; Delaware. O.
Wash. and jeff, l6; Westminster, o.
Penn Military College, 0; Franklin
and Marshall, 0.
Johns Hopkins, 80; GalIaudet, ..
st. Lawrence, 23; Buffalo, 0.
WEST
Wisconsin, 10; Northwestern, 6.
Notre Dame, Ia; Nebraska, 3.
Illinois, 8; Iowa,
Michigan, 26; Mich. Aggies. 0.
Minnesota, 20; Indiana, s.
Wooster, l3: Western Reserve, 7.
Detroit, Al; Bethany, 0.
Carnegie Tech, 16; Case, 9.
Ohio State, 40; Kentucky State, o.
Oberlin, "a; Mount Union, l3.
Franklin, IA; Rose Poly, Z.
Earlham, 27; Wilmington, o.
Arkansas. 20; Rolla School of
Mines, O.
Marquette, 80; Lawrence, O.
Washington, Ia; Kansas Aggies, 9.
Utah Aggies, 46: Montana, 0.
Miami, l3; Ohio Wesleyan, Z.
SOUTH
Oklahoma, II; Texas, 7.
Georgia Tech. 20: Vanderbilt, 0,
University of Georgia, 13; Suwanee, o
New-York tribune., 1919-10-19
Bucknell Triumphs
Over Muhlenberg 30

LEWIsBURG, Penn, Oct. 1s.-Muh
lenberg went down to defeat before
Bucknell here to-day by score Of q
to 0. Bucknell's backs made big gains
around the Allentown ends and off
tackles. Strong interference, which
Muhlenberg could not break up, count
ed largely in Bucknells victory. The
Orange and Blue piled up four touch
downs and kicked three goals after
touchdowns. Mangan. Bowser and Kos
tos led Bucknell's attack. Mangan
scored twice, and McDermott and Bow
ser also crossed Muhlcnberg's limo for
six points each.
The ljne-un.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-19
Stewart, triangular meet

Stewart, triangular meet sprint
champion year ago, anchored the
present senior class to victory, with
class 1929 second.
The teams consisted of six men. each
running 220 yards.
Princeton failed to score in the sec
ond half, the only bright spot Of the
play being 65-yard run by Trimble.
which came before substitutes began
to pour into the lineup. The Tiger
line was in no danger, however. and
the lack Of scoring was due to the
loose playing and fumblng of the
Tiger second string men rather than
to any decided brace of the visitors.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-19
Football Officials Named

The officials for tho Dartmouth
Cornell football game, which takes
PIace at the Polo Grounds next Satur-
Gay afternoon, were announced yester-
gay as follows: Referee, Charles J..
McCarthy. Philadelphia; umpire, w.
r req murphy, Brown; head lnesman,
=, =; A. Evans. williams; field judge, +.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-19
Lehigh Runs Roughshod
Over New York Aggies

BETHLEHEM, PENN, Oct. 1s-Le-
high ran roughshod over the New York
Aggies this afternoon, using nearly
three teams, and winning by a score
Of 81 to 0.
Sandwiched il between the many
touchdowns was pretty goal from the
40-yard line by Harrington. The Wis
itors put up determined game, and
IN the last minute of play pulled off q
series of forward passes that looked
threatening, but the advance ended
failed.
Iho lino,,n.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-19
Evers Offered Two Jobs

Johnny Evers may rejoin tho Nh.
tionnl League next season. Two iohs
have been offered to Johnny, one as
successor to Hugo Rezdek, as directing
boss Of the Pittsburgh Pirates. the
other as assistant to Pat Moran in the
management of the worlds champion
Cincinnati Reds.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-19
Middies Second Eleven
Beats L. S. S. Utah Is to o

ANNAPOLIS, Nd, Octs 1s.-In we'll
fought contest here this afternoon the
second Naval Academy team won from
the eleven of the U. S. S. Utah by Is
to 0: Scroes were made in all but
the first quarter, though in this period
the 'Midshipmen did their best work
carving the ball nearly the length
Of the field in series Of line drives
and trick plays and putting itin posi-
ton to take over at the opening of
the second quarter.
Cawley. formerly Of Colby. did good
running for the sailors and also passed
cleverly. Both sides made substantial
gains with the forward pass. and both
were successful in getting the ball by
intercepting the long tosses of their
opponents.
Soucek who got in the game early
for the 'Midshipmen, did by far the
most consistent ground gaining for
them.
The lineup:
New-York tribune., 1919-10-19
Northwestern Is Put Out

CHICAGO, Oct. 18.-The University
Of Wisconsin eliminated Northwestern
University from the Conference foot
ball championship race to-day by de-
feating the Purple players, 10 to 6.
Wlsconsin's points were made In The
first half.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-19
Daubcrt Gets Recen,ion

Jake Daubert, famous first baseman
OF the Cincinnati Reds, worlds cham
pions, was given an enthusiastic re-
ception when he returned to hia home
at Schuylkill Haven. Ponnv recently.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-19

Dartmouth scorins-Touchdowns Rob
ertson (2). Holbrook (sub for Eckberg)
Goal from touchdo own-Robertson Penn
State scoring-Touchdowns. Way t2). Goal
from touchdown-Cubbage. Referee--Tom
Thorpe Columbia>. | mpire-F. j. Bur-
lahan Time OF periods-I6 minutes each
New-York tribune., 1919-10-19
Captain Boynton Dashes
go Yards for Touchdown,
Leader of Visiting Team Also Tears Off Cain of
Seventy Yards in Third Period; Blue and
White Tries Desperately to Score Near End
BY Fred Hawthorne

Williams crushed Columbia the gdon Field
afternoon 25 that filled with
of thrills cheering ammed
ovehowed, Columbia
oupayed all the whistle, the Wlmown boys
making touchdown period
third and in the
New-York tribune., 1919-10-19
Union Shuts Out Hobart

SCHENECTADY. N. Y, Oct. 1s-
Union defeated Hobart to-day by IA
0. The scoring was done In the f1r,t
luarter. Two touchdowns and two
,oals in the first fifteen minutes Of
'lay tell the tale. Wittner. Notman
md GofY starred for Union.
The lineup:
New-York tribune., 1919-10-19

Anderson Fine Playing
Brings Hhacans to Grief
Brilliant Quarterback Contributes Spectacular Dash
of 65 Yards for Score After Making Forward
Pass That Nets Touchdown; Losers Fight Camelr

ITHACA, N Y, Oct 1sColgae overpowred Cornell bv the ~
Of Il to here this afternoon outclassng the haans
gameness and giving splendid exhibition
attack The Colgate backeld shfty SPEEDY "a evsr
powerful combination Cornell
New-York tribune., 1919-10-19
The line-up:

Substitutes-Bucknell-- for Hen
dren; Brandt for Kostos; Donaldson for
Bihl; Hughes for Mangan: Short for Nor
rett; Wargo for McDermott; McGaini for
Dent; Judah for McGaini Elmer for
Hughes; Moore for Rosenbloom; Ditrich
for Garrison; Stewart for Brandt. Muhl-
cnbcrg--Weber tor Orr: Park for Hart
man: Hartman for Nolde: Green for Carl
ton; Carlton for Weahes: Vansant for
Anderson; Blicm for Vansant. Touchdowns
-McDermott Mangan (2) Bowser. Goals
Following touchdowns--1dendrcn, Kostos
20. Referee--Bennis, OF Pennsylva MIA
Umpire--Mi!er. OF Haverford Headlines
fnan--Hain. OF Urs!nus. Assistant lines
men-1rving. Of Bucknell. and Stroup, of
utes each.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-19

Touchdown-stout Time of quarters,
10 minutes Referee-Tyler (Princcton).
Umpire - Cochems (wisconsin) Head
linesinan--Captain Surles (Army). Sub
for George: Daniel for Travis. Burns for
Byers. Lystad for Clark: Post for Lystad
Maine--Fieman for Beverly, II. Greene for
NeavlinE. Jordan for Hnssey, Mulvaney
for Quinn, Tinker for Small Courtney lor
Coady. Lawrey for Stewart. r. ]. Smith
for G. w. Smith.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-19

Touchdowns-Naval Academy, 3 But
Ter Woodside. Goal from Aeld-Carney
Referee--Daniels (Georgetown). Umpire
Stevenson(U. SIS. c. Head linesman-Lieu-
tenant Commander Howard (U. S. Navy)
Time OF Quarters-12 minutes. Substitutes
Naval Academy, Walker for L. Butler
Souceik for Rooney. Walhouse for Suther-
land. Greber for B. Butler Woodside for
Greber. Utah-Doyle for Cox Heineman
for Cllrich. Wolf for Coombs, Patton for
Cawley. Cawley for Patton. Gresham for
De Young, Hart for Strong
New-York tribune., 1919-10-19
The Lineup

Touchdowns--Boynton, Krieger, Coddlng
Beckett. Goal from touchdown Lasel.
Substitutes Williams: MONTGOMERY for
Kreger, Codding for Christian. Tappin for
Hibbard, Hibbard for Tapping. Krieger for
Montgomery. Beckett for Krieger Smith
for Mills; Columbia: ThortOn for Canapary,
Eccles for Johnston, Davis for Hinch
Grace for Weinstein; Moszlenski for Apple
baum. Referee-Schwartz, Brown. Umpire
Mcdonnell. Brown. Head linesman--
Coryell. Pennsylvania. Time Of quarters
IL minutes. q
New-York tribune., 1919-10-19

Ne" ork te) Position Lehigh (5i)
paterson. ......!A E............La Larkin
Moss ss-.-...........L Z. Spagne
ratTouer. -.-..... L. G-....... Mcdonald
Mailman ...,.... Centre. ........ Goldman
WILLIAMSON. r. Ci..........N G MCCARTHY
dsiI .,I, X. Booth
Clark ......... r. wilson
Nlchols. .......... l.. H. I,iston
Titus X. H. B .....Henzleman
winchester. .F. B. B.......... Wysocls;
Tonchdowns Douglas (2). Herrsne,on
carlson smith. Frain. Cozzens Goals
rom touetdowns, Mae.nnes so, Booth
81 ohearn. Goa from ield Herrinxton
Substitutes. New York, Plate for Pater
son. shea for W:.%inson; Lehlgh. Coleman
ior Herrlngton. Smith for Henzleman say
man for l.arkin, Gulick for wilson. Bat
nam Tor Goldman. Douglas for Liston.
Cus!ck FOR SpagNa. Good for Smith. Carl
son ior AenzlemaI.. Frain for Gul!ck Tur
ner Tor S!Xman, Maginnee for McCarthv
Johnson Tor Booth. Bergdoll for Cusirk
Cusick FOR Coleman. Referee. Fonda
Stevens Umpire Ryan. Michigan. Head
i,nesman Whitney. Lehign. Two 10 and
Two 12-minute periods NV
New-York tribune., 1919-10-19
IIarvard's Fierce Drive at Start
Oyerpowers Brown: Score 20
The Lineup

Harvard t7> Position Brown (o)
Ryan. .... Il. L....-.....: Brisk
Kane. .............. L T...,...... Sinclair
Clark rk.........,..,1. 4. G........ .Shurtler
iavemsyor....... Cen. ........... Brace
woods. X. c.. Mich OILS
Sedgwlch. .......R. .Johnstone
steele. ..R. E........ Albright
Murray. B.......... Coulter
Humphrey. .....1. II. R........ Brooks
Casey. +. H. B.,....... Emery
r. RorweAn. .......F. B........ Armstrong
Touc hdown, r. Horween. Goal from
touchdown, r. Horween. Substitutes Har-
ward. 1orween for Casey Hamilton Tor
=. Horween. Faxtn for Ryan. FELTON, for
Murray. Brown, Edison for Sinclair, GU
!san for Johnstore, Williams" for Brisk
n'ox for Coulter, Johnstonc Tor Gulian.
Shupert for Emer.' Oden FOR Brooks, Adj
for shuperr Brooks for Oden. Brisk
for Williams. Oden for Brooks. Williams
for Brisk. Herrlctt for Oden. Referee
w. 9. Langford. Trinity Umpire. Hugh
McGrath Boston College I.inesn.an. D.
T. Sullivan, Syracuse. Field Judge. w &
Cannel. Tufts. Time of periods, II min
utes.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-19
The Line-Up
'rincston (sO Position. Rochester Co

uchdowns-Ciharrity. Bigler Knox.
Trmble Goals from touchdowns-Str
b!ng, Murray. Substtutions-Knox for
Lourie. Mcnamara for Biger Campbell
for Newton, Murray for Strubing, Brown
FOR Hummell, Sweet for Trimble, Lynch
for keck. Williams for Mcnamara La
marche for Harvey. Wilmer for Knox
Hopkins Tor Murray. Speers for Rothchild,
", Wegier for Harris. Destefano FOR Sweet,
rleckmorton ir,' for Wegler, Cooper for
Destefano. Porter FOR Baker. Hooper for
McGraw, Sinclaire for Speers Poe for
Hopkins. Referee-C r Price Swarth- :
more. Umpire-D. F. Fultz. Brown. Head
nnesman-F Palmer Time OF quarters
twelve minutes and 10 minutes
New-York tribune., 1919-10-19
nell's players.

touc nooWnS - WATKINS t2e, Anderson
Goals from touchdowns-West (3). Sub.
stitutions (Colgatc) w bster for Watkins
Woolsey for Clio. Hanson for Cottrell
logan for Harris. Edkns for Anderson
tCornelD, Strauss for Miller. Dodge for
Taylor, Hoag for Sutton. Hasbrouck for
Mackenzfe. Mackenzie for Hasbrouck. Ems
worth for Cunneen. Cunneen for Ellsworth
Ellsworth for Colvn, Strauss for Pendle-
ton, Pendleton for Strauss. Refcree-W
.. Crowel. Swarthmore. Urnpire-H
Okeson. Lehigh. Field judge James
Cooney. Princeton. Time OF periods-lt
New-York tribune., 1919-10-19
The Line-Up

Tonchdown. Wehh. Goal from touch
down Hoote. Goal from ield Boote
Snbstitutions. for Wesleyan. G. Peck for
nerie", J. Peck for Travis Lawson FOR
" epb' Heuer for Steele. Abbott for J.
Feck Travis -or Abbott Webb for law
son Brown for Dixon: for New York Uni
versity. walters ior Martindale. Levin fo-
NJ room = Gilloon Tor Horrigsn Tyne for
Rarkhurst. Peters for Tyne. Adelstein fo-
W alters MacCumner for Quincy Referee
Crowley Bowdoin. Umpire, Hatch VIII
,.s 1rs ms Head lin, sman. Hennessey. Brown
Time OF periods l2 minutes each.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-19

! IUUCIuOWH6 H6~SteVenB: FOrd (y1, B1OSG
Deghuee. Goals from touchdown-Bioss (2),
Goals from f1eld-Goodale. Safety-Hop-
wood. observation-disclosures Herty for
Dcghuee. Goodale for Benjamin, Mowton
for Herty. Johnson for Heinen. swenson for
johnson, Hopkins for Egger. benjamin for
Goodale, Emerson for Carlson, Ferrari for
Fiockhart. McCafery for Deghuee. Wallace
for Henen; Conn. Aggies frost for Pres
cott. Rishord for Sneidman. Grofr for
prentiss, Clark for Gleason. Referee
short. Maryland. Umpire-Reed Spring
field. Head linesman--Cummings Lafay-
cite. Field tudge-Cotter. Mississippi
MISUNDERSTANDING. Columbia Quar-
ters-Four 15minute periods.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-07
Pearl Fishing in Ozarks
s Louis Republic


Pickaninnies solved a big problem
for John I. Winston. pearl king of
she Ozarks. and made it possible for
him IN nick $4,000 from the bottom
IF White River during the pearl
fishing season Of n91S.
Heavy floods swamped the pearl
fishing business at the height of tho
season. There are many pearl fish
ers along White River. which is
peculiarly rich in pearl-bea~ing mus
sells. and thev Knocked off business
because of the hirh water. Not SO
Winston. He employed twenty o.
thirty little negro bows. who rowed
out in boats and dived for mussels.
As n result Winston sold $1,000
worth of mussels TO button manufac-
turers and $4,000 worth of pearls
in addition to ono fine gem of SPLEEN
did luster weighing 1915 grains, for
which he received $2.700.
Winston began pearl fishing three
years ago. He started out with n
fat-bottom boat and a pair of tongs
with handles ten feet long. The
mussels he fished up with his tongs
he cooked in an iron boiler to- enable
nlIl 10 eAITdct tHc uledL easily anu
leave the shells smooth and clean.
That year he sold fifty tons of
pearl shells to button factories and
found 100 pearls. The larger and
iner of these he disposed of for
$3.50. With the smaller ones his
wife began a collection for a neck
lace.
The next year Winston hired sew
eral helpers and cleaned up $1,000
in addition to 200 small but beauti-
full pearls which were added to his
wife's collection.
This res in addition to the $12,-
600 he made from his fishing. he
found enough pearls to complete
his wife's necklace, which is now
valued at $4,000. 1t is composed of
500 pearls in seven strands and rang
ing from the size of a pinhead to
five magnificent gems Weighing forty
grains each.