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The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-08-17
C0SDEN BEATS GYPSY
Brian's Hitting Features Victory
Gets Single, Triple and Home
Run---CuSdcn Climbs.

Brian's hitting Was monumen,
tai factor III the Cosden victory
over Gypsy. 90 in the city oil
league combat at McNulty park
yesterday evening as his single,
triple and homer were instrumental
in driving over five runs, whilst he
scored two additional himself. The
victory nets Cosden second place.
Producers and Rcfiners tackle
Texaco, this evening.
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The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-08-17
SHAWNEE LANDS
TENNIS TOURNEY
State Net Championship
Meet Starts Sep
tember 13.

OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla, Aug.
t6.---Okllhoma's state Chnmpionship
tennis tournament Tor 1920 will be-
held nt Shawnee during the week OF
September 10. II was announced
yesterday by Paul Darrougn, prcsi-
den OF the oklahoma state Lawn
Tennis association. Tulsa and Mus
kogce also were applicants for this
years tournament, but the super
iority OF the Shawnee courts four of
which are said 10 bc the best clay
courts In the state at the present
time. turned the big event to the
Pottawatomie county applicant
Unusual interest has beer aroused
in the 1920 tournament by tho an
nounccment that after "a retirement
Of eight years. John +. Bailey Of
Albion. known M THE father Of
oklahoma lawn tennis" was plan
ming comeback and probably
would be teamed In the doubles with
Charles T. Speicc, Of Kingfishet
another OF the organizers OF the
first tennis association in the state.
Veterans ~ Racquet,
Bailey and Spclcc fought II out
tor the singles championship Of
oklahoma In the first tournaments
staged In 1908. Bailey defeated his
rival Ga. ca. go in the final round
Tho next year Bailey and Speice
teamed In the doubles, winning the
championship, while Bailey again
defended his singles title by putting
out II. a. Voss OF Oklahoma city In
the last round, 60, G-l. ca. Bailey
then won the singles for tho third
consecutive timo In 1910 when H.
a a. nf
homa city for the title, 90, 6-1, 60
He and Speice again won the doubles
championship from j, u. Adoue Jr.
and X. Il. shelton OF Dallas.
In 1911 the singles championship
went to Sroice who yon over III. Il.
southard OF Enid In the final round,
2-6, SO, 6-2 while Bailey and Speicc
defeated Southard and Fleming In
the doubles.
Tho Albion man roEained the title
In 1919. Adoue again being the run
nerup. That year Bailey and Spice
lost In the doubles to Adoue and
Shelton.
Eliminated by Operation.
That was the last appearance OF
the veteran as player in a tourna-
mcnt, for the next year he under
went an operation which put him on
the shelf During the last two
seasons, however, he has been play
ing consistently outside OF tourna-
ments and believes that he Is strong
enough to get into the doubles al
though he probably Will not enter
the singles.
Still another Of the charter mem
bers OF the state association prob
ably will he seen In action again n.
Shawnee for II is reported that Ray
Conger and John Harrington, th1
latter high school champion OF the
state, have been playing together.
all season and are contemplating
tcaming for the state tournament.
They played together in the recent
Missouri Valley tournament at Kan
aas City.
Brothers TO Oppose Brothers.
Further interest will be created
by the announcement that brothers
will oppose brothers In the doubles.
Paul Larrough and Eugene Monnet,
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DEMocaTS SEEK APPROVAL
VIII Cali State Committee To En-
dorsc Platform and Candidate.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Aug is.-The
democratic state committee will
meet here tomorrow morning to CON
slider the advisability of calling a
state ratification convention to on
dorse the party platform and candi-
dates. Several committee vacancies
will be filled at the meeting, II was
announced.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-08-17
GUARDSMEN TO BREAK CAMP
Fifteen Units Leave Fort sIlI and
VIII Parade Sunday In Capital.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Aug. i6.--Fif.
teen units Of the Oklahoma national
guard will parade here next sunday
morning and a man will drop 5000
feet from AN airplane in parachute.
This information was received to-
night by Adjutant General G.. T..
Barrett. The guardsmen viii be en-
route TO their homes from the an-
nual cncampment at Fort sill.
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BRIDGE WRECKED IN FLOOD
liio Grnnde Rising RapIdlv nj Ia
redo nnd Dnmngcs POnInOn.

LAREDO, Texas Aug. i6.--The
pontoon connecting Laredo and
Neuvo Laredo, pending reconstruc-
tion of the international bridge
destroyed some time ago by fire, was
put out of commission today whom
two boats in tho center were washed
out work on repairs Is being rusned
Tho river IL rising rapidly
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-08-17
MEXICAN Revolution Falls.

MEXICO CITY, Aug. 16--Ricardo
Gonzales, recently reported to have
started an uprising against the gov
ernment, has been captured at Pied
ras Negras, according to official az
vices received here.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-08-17

LONDON, Aug. 1G--Advicos from
Teheran report Persian government
troops have established contac:
with bolshevk forces between Men
iil and Kazvin, northwest OF Te-
horan.
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summary Two naHe mt, Jonn'
sion. ,nree base hi,S, DsseG. nrtau,
home run. Brian; stolen bases, Ont,
ner 2 Maloney; base on, balls, OFF
Becker I off Young ; struck out,
by Becker 7; by Young 3 left on
bases, Gypsy 4; Cosden 2, Time OF
game l:l0, Umpire Andrews,
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-08-17
u. S. ATHLETES
MAINTAIN LEAD
Frank Loomis, Chicago,
+ Sets New Worlds
400-Metre Mark.
DISPUTE OVER SCH0LZ
-Officials Give American 5th
Place; Should Have Been
Given Third.

ANTWERP, Aus. iG-Amctica's
powerful and we'll balanced track
and field team continued to gather
Ihonors In the second day OF the SOW
enth Olympiad. II outclassod all
the other nations combinations. but
its members were not strong enough
individually to win all the first place
honors, particularly In the classic
ancient pentathlon. In which the
Finnish star, E. Lthtonen. proved to
be the best all round athlete.
In addition to the Americans scor-
ing tho greatest number Of points
the only world record of the day was
made by Frank Loomls Of the Chi
cago 4. A., In the 400 metre hurdles,
with 90 seconds flat fun second
better than the time made by &.
Bacon In the London Olympics In
1908. In both the hurdles and the
100 metres dash four Of the six
flnallsts were Americans. OF whom
three ran first Ia the hurdles and
two first In the 100 metres.
ID, Withdraw Protest.
majority ot the experts ht the
finish line OF the 100 metre event,
but not the officials, insisted that
J. V. Scholz OF the University OF
Missouri was third instead OF nth,
as officially placed, but protest
entered by The Americans was with
drawn when It was realized that
thero was no going behind the Off
ial declBion.
In tho other events. the heats be-
fore the semi-finals In the 500 metre
run all the Americans retained
places. but Il was generally conceded
by the American runners that the
South African, \. II, q. u. Rudd, has
sure first In the final
.i3 Points for Americans.
The Americans performance to-
day netted them total Of forty
three points In the track and field
events--17 In the hurdles, 10 In the
100 metro dash and III In the ponta-
thlon--out OF possible 66 for the
days events.
Sweden has only three point
track total. but Finland has 20. and
Ia second To the Americans.
France has six points, England
five, Tathonia three and Norway one.
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John b Grieves Is moving In a rig
for test in the northwest OF 29-
20-S, on the Lunsford farm.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-08-17

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The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-08-17

Red Cross Ball Blue is the finest
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The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-08-17
French Win at Fencing.

ANTWERP. Aug l6-The French
Olympic fencing team DEBATED the
Americans today, II bouts to 3
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-08-17
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Finally was Restored to Health
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Lowell, Mass.--'f was all run down
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The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-08-17
American Jockey barred

BERLIN. Aug. i6--The American
jockey. Walter Miller. has been re-.
fused n license by German racing
authorities. Miller was successful
rider In. Germany years ago.
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RrntIrcra TO Onnosc Broth,

Further interest will be created
by tho encouragement that brothers
will oppose brothers In the doubles.
Paul parrough and Eugene Monnet,
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M'KEE-HUGHES IN
lO,R0UND BATTLE
Bantams Meet Tonight
Kid Spack Fights
Main Event.

Mutt Mckee Of Oklahoma City
and Eobby hughes of New orleans
tonight headline Dick Cooley's box
ing card at Okmulgee with a 10
round bout.
KID Spack. clever Tulsa bantam,
is to meet Mickey Mclaughlin, Of
Columbus. ohio, In the eight-round
main event Of a boxing show the
nigH~ of August 81. at Usage. The
fistic entertainment concludes "A
thrre-day picnic given by the Yeo-
men al that place.
Anton the Greek, well known mid
dlowcight who a few weeks ago de-
feated Clarence Dudley here m a
slashing l0-round go, is TO make
Tulsa his home, according 10 Man
agcr Louis Pallas. Anton is the own
or OF several candy stores and con
dictionaries in the southwest and
fights only for the love OF the game.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-03-28

hundred rooms and stables for a hundred
ana hfty horses, o place so large, In fact
That the Duke does not care to live in Il.
Tie owns Grosvenor House. a splendid
Ola mansion IN London, and half O dozen
great country estates besides Eaton Hall.
Even while he was engaged to theb beau.
tilul Shelagh West the Duke showed his
unstable character by becoming ~entangled
with the notorious Mrs. Atherton.
Alter a very few years OF married life
1he conflict between the s~elf.indulgent Duke
and his high-spirited wife became marked
strange TO say. the Duke objected to the
,nhocent social and athletic pastimes of
MS VIE. He thought II beneath the DIG.
nifty of q Duchess Of Westminster 10 dis.
play the shapely figure with which nature
mad gifted her in various sports. He waa
d,spleased that the lady who bore his name
should play in amateur performances NJ
French farce.
During the same period he was ascot.
a.ea win some of the most brilliant orna.
ments or the London and Paris music hall
stage. Such things. he thought, were the
privilege or his rank and position.
Wnen the Duchess first discovered that
.ne LUKE was staying away from home
more than he ought she was naturally
uIoPiy hurI. one was one OF the most adj
lnlIeo young women in society, a Corn
wallis West, daughter Of a mother noted
lor her Wit and herself possessed of MANY
accomplishments and mental attractions
She was. OF course. ono Of the greatest
beauties In society. She had always been
d 1aVorite of the Court set. When she
was quite a little girl King Edward had
tod her that she was going to be the most
popular hostess in England.
Undoubtedly she thought over all her
charms and claims and then wondered
mat tho Duke could turn his back on them
10 pursue some music hall charmer. His
idea or happiness was to spend the even
Ing with a noisy party Of theatrical peo.
PIE. He didn't care in the least for Court
society. He thought Miss Gertie Millar. of
the Gaiety Theatre, was one Of the most
entertaining social companions, but he
wasn't at all particular or exclusive.
He helped to Introduce the late Gaby
Deslys to The British public. He obtained
a position in London for the Polish charm.
er. Wanda de Bancza, who was called the
greatest beauty OF the day for a brief
time.
The Duchess stamped her little foot
with rage and then she thought the Duke
was crazy. An idea struck er-sh would
bring him to his senses. She would tmt.
tate his behavior, with certain important
differences. Of course. She showed herself
in very Bohemian society and acted quito
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hao no difficulty in obtaining her freedom
LOT the Duke, noted as the most Iibera
patron of the musical hall stage in Eng
land, had given cause for MANY divorce,
DIX months ago the Duchess began her
ui'orce SUIT and now she has beon mar
fleu 10 her secretary. Captain Lewis. Tbe
marriage occurred one month after bor
ulVorce decree was made absolute. Most
people believe naturally that her interest
IN hin decided her to obtain her divorce
Inc friends OF the couple assert that tho
i'uchess played the leading part in bring.
lug me romance to a climax. A mere can.
tam and private secretary would hardly
nave dared propose to q duchess.
one day with absolute secrecy and mn
sign or any wedding preparations thew
vent away to a little English village, Lynd-
"uist. mere they were married by the
REGISTRAR an English Official who nor.
lorms marriages and registers births and
deaths. He o~ficiates at marriages in n
more prosaic and u~nostentatious manner
IMAM any person who performs the same
important office in America.
The richest Duchess in England wap+ ~,
!ore this dusty, fnky parsonage and signed
her name just like some nobody not abls
20 afford 4 church wedding or not caring to
secure one. The marriage was an abso-
lute surprise and was not discovered by
the world until the following day.
OF course, 1t will be und erstood that tho
Duchess would not have enjoyed tho et.
tention her unusual marriage would have
excited in society.
This strange romantic couple spent their
honeymoon giving entertainments for the
poor OF London. The day after the mar.
riage. for instance, they performed in a
concert at Canning Town, a miserable
quarter Of London. The captain is Quito
n "song-and.dance artist" They cove
every outward evidence Of being ~ecstati.
cally happy.
The first marriage of the Duchess and
her estrangement furnished a remarkahle
chapter Of recent social history. The Duke
had been born for a life Of luxury. extrav.
agance and eelf.indulgence, as few persons
OF modern INES. He was the grandson of
the previous duke, his father having died
in early manhood. Through this accident
the present duke inherited AZ q mere hov
the entire vast wealth and possessions ne
the dukedom.
The wealth OF the Duke IS enormous
Ills income fs estimated at $40. 600. 00o q
and that in a country where money
goes farther than in America. He owns
acres OF property in the heart of the West
End Of London. Including Grosyenor
Square. Belgrayia and a large part of Nav
fair. One OF his country estates. Eaton
Hall, IS IN immense palace containing two
Great Britain Rights Reserved.
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tractive place to the Duchess than It had
been for years.
The war came to an end and the friend.
ship between the Duchess ana her patient
continued. He proposed to 70 back TO
business to earn his living, but she en-.
gagged him as her secretary 10 aid In yari-
Gus public-spiritcd schemes sho was carry
ing on. She followed up the soldiers she
had nursed and tried to help them and
their families. She intended, as he has told
her friends, to devote the rest of her life
TO relieving some OF the misery and bitter.
ness left by the war.
Then she determined that she would be
free from her husband, tho Duke, free to
do az she pleased, in spite OF all the con.
Venttons. For several years she had been
VIGOROUSLY cstranged from her husband.
Once he had shut her out OF her w house
in London. The King and Queen had urged
her not to seek a divorce because of the
bad public effect such Il scandnl In the
highest class Of society must have, and for
q time she Obcycd them.
But rather late in life she found what
true love meant. and obeying the fmperi.
Gus dictates OF her heart, she sought her
divorce regardless Of all protests. She
to) 1920. international Feature Service. Inc.
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unlike a duchess. She felt sure that would
make him see the error OF his ways.
Far from It'll It only made him treat
her more harshly and coldly than before,
while he did not reform his " ways In
the least. !.
Queen Mary showed her sympathy for
the Duchess in her wrongs, although he
Duke was related to her, his aunt having
married the Queens brother. There was
a great State ball at Buckingham Palace,
to which the Duchess was invited by the
King end Queen, while the Duke was
pointedly omitted.
When the Duke heard of this he was
furious and gave orders that his wife
should not be- admitted to their town
house when she came home from the ball.
FOL some years, by the way, he had been
accustomed to stay away from this house
every might and not to speak to his wife
during the day.
As a result of this order the Duchess
could not get into her own house when
she camo home, about 4 o'clock IN the
morning. She tried the house of a reia.
i've OF her husband and could not get In
mere. In consequence NIL London heard
Ine next Day that the Duchess of West
minister had been driving around in her
pest clothes with no place to sleep in.
The Duchess declared that she would
nave her rights and her divorce and tell
all about the Duke. Queen Mary, with her
customary solicitude for tho dignity OF
society. sent for the Duchess and urged
her 10 pear her wrongs for the sake Of her
children and tho example to others. Tho
duchess promised to defer any action for
q period. "
Ihen the war came and at that time aha
would not think of bringing her private
wrongs before the public. A few months
aiter the armistice she gave notice OF her
divorce proceedings.
A short time before the case came into
courr. 1t is understood, the Queen sent for
inc Duchess and made a final effort to dis.
sunde her from her action.
Hemember." said Her Majesty. "that
are not put here to enjoy ourselves. but
10 40 our duty to the best OF our power.
mink OF that, and you will be able to for.
get your grievances by occupying yourself
with your children and doing YOUR duty
IN mat rank Of life to which YOU have heen
""'o oeen
Your Majesty" said the Duchess. az
am determined 70 live my own life and
seek happiness for myself. don't care n
Tor the dignity OF society"
;, AND so the Duchess will not only lose al,
.ne great houses, estates and honors that
80 with the dukedom Of Westminster. hut
she Will not be the ornament of court fes.
any moro
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Eaton Hall, Chester, Chief of the Six Homes of the Duke &c we..u;...w
Which the Duchess Has Lost.

work done by women OF rank. but every.
pody spoke Of the splendid efficiency Of the
Duchess OF Westn.inster's hospital.
10 ms hospital was carried Captain F4tz-
patrick Lewis. He did not look very
heroic then-a small man, battered and
oandaged and worn. He was at the poin,
OF death then. The Duchess worked long
and hard and was finally rewarded by see.
ing the captain we'll on the road to re-
coverv.
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While her patient was re.
covering the Duchess discov.
cred that he was a very charm.
ing man and they had many
interests in common. For in,
stance, they both liked outdoor
sports and singing and music.
Inc world became a more at.
Cheyenne record., 1920-06-17
1well-and what was the Her

"Well-and what was the lisf"
II told you I was ieoking fer the
daushter-knowing that you must have
some little interest In Asr and would
respond 10 my note and allow me to
see you. wished to nnd the daugh-
ter. but only that might hnd- -Aer IA
ther."
He stopped abruptly. AZ II hoping
I'd say something to the point.
II told you that would 80 you to-
morrow"
"You may regret your delay" His
tone sounded threatening.
.AIl right-then I'll regret It"
Really, madame. feel must in
sist-for your own sake, since You are
acquainted with Monsieur De Rave
nol-"
coming here and forcing yourself on
me this wayf I cried, In partly
feigned exasperation. "You haven't
even troubled to tell me your name,
and how do I know what you aref''
"Ah-so that II I'll" he smiled. and
light appeared to break upon his un-
derstanding. 'sYou are afraid Of met"
II am"
he laughed. "well. that IL . con-
fessionl In I'VE minutes lin one min
ute-I can convince you"
II hope you can-tomorrow morn
ing" said I. and pressed ON the door
to show him I had no more 10 say to
him.
He hesitated. and then probably de-
Gliding that there was no more to gain
by trying to force me to see him. told
me. II will return in the morning with
credentials" and bowed himself OF.
He went down the stairs without ring
ing for the elevator.
had totally forgotten monsieur and
the diamonds-alonet together-and my
heart dropped into my boots as l
turned from the door. and bounced up
into my throat as caught the first
glimpse of him. He had tiptoed to the
hall archway and was pressed against
1t, where he could hear every word,
yet remain unseen. He was actually
clinging there for support and shaking
not trembling, but shaking.
"Are you in7" asked. for he looked
like corpse.
He pointed to indicate the man who
had Just left and gasped out ut is a
plot against my daughter" staggered
to the nearest chair and crumpled up
In heap. NJ