davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-02-14
sYNoPsla

Dale. or "Bill Dale" as he elects t. be
known, son OF a wealthy, coal operator.
John K. Dale, arrives at the Hallway
ing = ito Of idle ease-and incidentally .
bride, Patricia Clavsring, at tho altar
determined to make his own way in life;
He meets Babe" Attleford typical
ter Of the htiis takes him to John More
lands home. Moreland IL chief of his
''clan," which has an old feud with the
Mttlefords. He tells Dale Of the killing
ago. owner Of rich coal deposits: by
man named Carlyle. Moreland's descrip-
ton Of Carlyle" causes Dale to believe
the man was his father. ~
CHAPTER 11.-Dale arranges to make
his home with the Morefand family, for
whom he entertains deep respect. -.
CHAPTER ln:-Talk,ns with BABE"
''Black Adam" Ball. bully Of the district.
to leave his girl" alone. Dale replies
spiritedly, and they fight. Dale whips
the bully. though badly used up: Hs ar,
DaviIs coal deposits. Ben IAttleford
sends a challenge to John Moreland to
meet him with his followers next day. In
battle. Moreland aEreeA
CHAPTER Iv.-Durins tho night all
tho guns belonging to the I.ittlefords and
the Morelands mysteriously disappear:
CHAPTER v.-Dale arranges to 60 to
Cincinnati to secure money for the min
ing Of the coal. Tho two clans ind their
weapons, which the women had hidden.
and line up for battle. Babe" in an
to s9e oe ysr ana i,
dentally shot by her father and seriously
wounded.
CHAPTER VITO get proper. surgical
Dale convey Babe" unconscious to the
city. Doctors assure them she is not
seriously hurt. Dale meets an old friend;
Bob5y %hG h S;a
bavid M os: coal 1 the 20 old gentle
mans actions convince his son OF his
fathers guilt IN the killing OF Moreland.
CHAPTER Wilt. is arranged that
to be educated. Dale, refusing his faith.
er's profrered financial aid to develop the
mine. interests Newton Wheatley. capt.
talst, who agrees to furnish the money.
Dale realizes he loves Babe"
CHAPTER VIII Returning to the
Halfway Switch. Dale meets Major
Bradley. lawyer. and real friend of the
Cot; OF evil repute, tries to bride, Dale
to betray the Morelands by selling him
the coal deposits. and telling them they
are. Of little value. Dale attempts 10
thrash him, but ;Go[f draws revolver
Dale Is unarmed
CHAPTER Ix.-Gon enlists the aid Of
turbulent crowd. the Balls and Torreys.
to make trouble for Lale's company. Tho
Littlefords and MOrelands agree to forget
the old feud and dwell in harmony.
CHAPTER x.-"Babe" returns to her
home, fearing she Is a burden to the Nc
Laurins. Dale demonstrates. and she
agrees to so back, for the sake Of an
education. Waylatd by "Rlack Adam"
Ball, Dale fights a pistol duel with the
desperate, and Ball Is killed. Dale Is ar
rested and taken to Jail at Cartersville.,
FIe doesn't see how his shot could have
killed Ball. -.
Continued from last issue)
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-02-14

(Continued In Next 1ssue)
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-08-24
F RE CKLES
Don't Hlde Them Win Veil: NJ
move Them Win othins--- Double
strength.

This preparation TOR the treatment
OF ffeekles D. usually 40 succeaafa IN
removing frerkloR and givlnx clear.
heautirui complexion that Il ID sold
under guarantee TO refund the money
IL II faila
Don't hide sous freckieea under n
veil: set am ounce uf uthlne and re-
Hove ssvm Even the fnst few a.,
plicaiions should show a wonderful
improvement. Toma ~ the lighter
frvcklcs yaalahlng entirely,
Re aure 10 ask the drixnist fof the
double strength Othine: Il ~ this that
ii sold on the money~bask guarantee.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-08-24
MANY WOULD WE'D
POOR PEGGY DEAl
Proposals Pour Into Cell OF
Pretty 0irl-slayer; To
Admit Her
Guilt

Kansas City. Mo. Ang. One
thousand letters. 400 or them pro-
pcsals Of marriage. have been re-
ceived by Marie Peggy Beal, The
back eyed, bobbed haired beauty
awaiting trial for the murder OF
Frank Warren Andersen. her @per
feet lover" she revealed today. Miss
Bsal shon and killed Anderson ln
a downtown hotel two months ago
when she suddenly discovered she
was bis .fiftleth lovs."
The men who want 10 marry
Peggy are from all walks or life. A
Detroit minister knows she Is net
all bad" and would ~lift her up:
= Galveston sen captain would lake
her far out on the briny deep 20
she could forget the past. widowsr
OF San Diego 10 certain she would
make a good pal" while q convict
In the San Quentin. Cnlif.. prso
writes that he is doing fancy work
and viii soon have $50. enough 10
get q divorce.
Social workers and business men
also have bombarded her with mail
But Peggy. who 10 slowly recover
ing from a self-infiictsd bullet wound
az the time Of the tragedy. says loys
has gone frosr. her life for all time
and she has no intention of ever
marrying again.
Six-hundred OF the leffers, she
said, are from heart wrecked girls
who see similitude in their eases
to hers.
These giTl letters toacb my
"h'na1y nesss~s--~.,,T &now ina,
the date being depshu~s !
physical condition. will admI. ~,
deliberately killed Anderson. sh,
win not plead self-dcfenss or lnsan
~ she intends to testify she sho
her heart-breaking lover for tw,
reasons:
| !. To save other girls from him
| 2. Because be deceived her.
She explained that AndersoI
promised 20 marry her II she wouI,
come 70 Kansas City. but broke hi
promise Just before the trsged,
she said, Anderson showed her liz
of 20 women's names and she wa
I"xo. 80" She said he boasted h
would get 80 more" He had take
her life rs II IL had been iwl,
and broksn II, and she resolved h'
never would do II to another girl.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-08-24

and at intervals between, was weak ana
seemed 70 be smothsriDg at times. but
in : week ! felt Ilke another woman. I
also used Lydia r. Pinkhsm's Bsnstivs
Wash. II did ma = LOT Of good too. 1
cannot praise your medicines TOO nuch
and VII % more than glad TO recon-
mend them 10 any woman who Il suffer.
ing from female troubles. You NAV
print my testimonial, IL u "a true. -.
Mrs. ]. a. Landry, Sl2 Miss. st.. Don
aIdsonvilie. Ia.
Not Err. Lsndry's words - Il Z
true. EveryIetteyr rccommsndin~ Lvdi~
Il. Plnkhsm'y Vegetable Comresnd y
genuine. y n . statement te1|in9 ~
merits a thsse medicines tust ~ ~
women IN your own nsiRhborhood f1II
esch othsr about them. For 6ffv vesyr
Lydia p. P!akham's veNstshIS -
pound hag sold "a megit,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-08-24

Mr., chAs white and grand.
aaaxAseF. Ms oasie Carter srd Mlss
Merle Lundy have returned nom 4
thr~< weeks stay 10 NAnItcu. cclo-
nadc.
Mrs ID 0ermAn viii ensert&in the
"a. l A. somoFrow afternoon
The Ep~orsh L~Asue of he NJ "
church. viii have party Al the home
~ Miss Mary RArn~s. i&ai EAST
Perkins FRIDAY eveains at sse
" NJ M
Mrs. 0coTxe Spesr and son aAvs
returned from kinxfssAer. Mss.
Speerw sister. Mrs w. NJ. prsdssy
and son. John David accompanied her
homs for visit.
Mr. ard Mrs Byron nstchelor an
nounxs the brth ~ an } ID girl ~
M r.. hospital "Wednesday night.
August 70. 1879
S nj nj
Mrs. Andrew r Lawrence. of Little
Rock. visited Guthrie tflends We'd
nesday.
VI VI M
Mrs. Maial Firmsn and daughter
have returned t0 ukAahoma City.
after = visit with Mlss Mary oismiih.
n u NJ
Mrs. N T. George has retagGed
from an extended visit to Corpus
Christi Texas She WAS accompanied
home BY her sister. Mrs HAndes
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-08-24

.;spHs,,borEl

JUG. EIFHHKFfg hHIIHHH N3A1 \ -
ips. Oklahoma City: y. J Leon. Dal-
las: r. J. Bradley. Oklahoma City: D
q Byars Enid. W n. Smith. Okla
hen ma city: r. Y. Blair. FayettyIlie:
~. r Mcintyre. Tulsa: A II Andcr-
son. Chicago: " o. Chapman. Kana4t
City; v. G. Murrah. Dallas; v D
Houston. Tulsa. NJ. v. Dedmond, ~
Smith: " " Hughee. Tulsa: rho
'HaIles. ~ smith: L n. Wells. Dallas
Al. u Albright. Wichita
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-08-24
Girls CONFESSION nOlIS
q. &. MAN FOR MURDER

Oklahoma CITY. Ana eA Mas AnnA
STEWART sAid hy county officials sc
10 the victim ~ crimInal oresxtion,
.ilea a. ie;A esslocs al Rols,eF hos.
pital, where she was taken last sat
rriay nIKhs Shr waa conscious u chs
snA
w A Iasiyn. president Of the ioslya
Ensravlns company, who was arrested
snd charged with performing she ~
~raiIen, WAS released Tnesday "a tl, \.
ore hnna "Wednesday niRht he was
rearrested, IN murder charge and
ylacei IN tali
A death bed statement was taken ~
tbs county attorneys office wednes-
day, hus Il hrlnx kept secret an,h
Jo~lyn's trial 4 ~
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-08-24

The prosecuting attorney, Cam
,ron orr. weoxnsTsnx the difficulty
~ convicting pretty woman Al
Peggy on . first degree murder
charge. has decided, he indicated TO-
day. net 10 demand the death pen
atty. The eharse viii be second
dfslse murder.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-08-24
WOMAN RRlTAIIN
ASSAULTED. RECOVERING


san Antonio Texas. Ang. a.
Mrs n, N. Campbell ~sts of a
Hcuxcn Texas husldsng eCassscsef
here ter her AeAi,h ard 'SAo vas
hrasAIly assaulted darsas Tuesday
nAxhs while aaoae Ia her apartment
Is recovering Police believe the At
tack was somnaisssa ~ man who
uazt have escaped froa ssns snssi-
sasicn in which he was pxsssnt
Mrs. cxnebsll wss ehosea ard badly
bruised ssout The body.
she vas hsesdlns frcn dozen
hrrts when police arrived Ia response
10 her telepAoae sres&ge ssnt In as
caickly as she recovered sufflrisutiy
"a re&A tie telephone
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-08-24

When shoes pinch OF corns and hun.
Ions ache, get ALIENS FOoT. EASE.
the antiseptie pcwde- 10 he shaken In
10 the shoes and sprinkied In the foot.
bath. II takes the sllnE out OF corns
and hanions, Smartlng Aching. Swul-
len feet. 100000 pounds u powder
Tor the feet were used by our Army
and Navy daring the war
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-08-24
sAD oAY ron THE sEccAR

Il have seen better days whiaed
the panAantler Who was trying u
make . touch
So have H. grcwled Mr.. Crouch:
-they we're the days vhen wasn !
sopped By . lazT. Eoo1-for nothing,
grastln- hobo Ike ysu~
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-08-24

- WAH0m y t0xU-
table Compound -
which has done 70
much ~ restore my
hcnit h. | wass
broken down woman
until my husband 4
brought ue : bottle
|of your Vegetable
Compound and ons of
Lydia = Pinkham's
Blood Medicine. 1
had been having
f1EiUa ksV~sn s.....sE
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-08-24
Lsr eM rLAs

on. let the fiappers flap.
We know they cannot cook;
Dat We don't care a rap,
We like tAc way they look
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-08-24
DON'T SQUEEZE
BLACKHEADS-
DISSOLVE THEM

oeUeanlng an1 ptnck.nk <1t hlackh~k A.
maize - rox~. lare~ And ~<a~< irst<s,
t3oa .~theA. tzpn~ xltwr theS hav> A<<0m$
hAr& y&a exn&ex xes Al az tA~<z ~ea
u1arAAeaAs er~ esssc4 ~ sevnAHs*tians
- txss an1 dfr< ara Nsrr<>o1> frem IN
okxa and tA<r~ n eels en< SSxe and >ars
vAy ana wne thar Mewr f&iM w SCI fasl
d1asr,vs tk<m. last xvl frsm an Are<
p3or> anezf fwe eznce~ u r&lonite Ee~Srf
~-apflnk9e 4 NttN On a h@ss sst spsnxes~
ruk ewxr me hhnrkheKAs bss~kls kor &w
anr0sts xsx1 a<f sn& svz9s ~ serrftsf''
- - tAAt every hAekse&a hzs at<tr.
rnare&. ara The &kia ~tif ~ hN <<4n sns'
- r~r~e tn tAe4r natural e~n1 ttAn- tNyr
- trnrAar6 u4st sheae ans4xAfay bksa
SAss <Aoa,1 try this sima>e nsesset.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-08-24

Hers - = sins descffptlvn On .....
country. sksn from tbs Chicago Trsb-
uns; Winding roads with trsss .
crooked erssk snd corn fields, sha
smell u clover in the summer time.
and quietnsss that hurts THAT IL
what the country mesns 10 ms
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-08-24

i.eisA cole, 81 tho Iafre slaass
lhould worry abeus whether the min.
eFa Tat back on the job o. not
itocM u interest YOU that AIRS VIII
G Nadd Is the best taster m3kef N
England We don't care either
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-08-24

DAILY SENTENCE SERMON
The hest nszas Il the one yoa make
for yoQrself.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-08-24
. = .

Mrs ssns cloud. Who has been
visiting her psrents. Mr. ana xrs
y Kelly and other frses6s. wilI re-
tara 70 her home u ostsmaA. okia.
hona.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-08-24
WAS A BROKEN
s..-h 0illAl W0u Al
Pinkham's Medicines

Donaldsonville. La II write with
pleasure 70 praise your medicine :. Lydia
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-08-24

Mss Ystts Alden and Miss Grace
norris rsturned last night from :
motor trip % diff~rent parts in
Colorado asd otter points a inter
sss-
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-08-24

innocens of any crime. yet was
locked behind prison bars FOX
sixty days, and finally released
under heavy bah. He was In.
noeently charged with crime
which ocenr-~d last year when
money vas stolen from the Cap
itol Theatre AT the time he
drove : t&xirab similar to the
one used In the holdup Of the
theatre. which csused mistake,
He is now baker. hut is broken
In spirit and i practically with
out means Of redress,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-08-24

AftM H~Nf<tIG tNIN tM
ksse o@vhsp9 tes l1ed. /.
An sioip<ist Tb3slfian,
sxpeft IN this eeienee,
has nAswn tie way III
ess ~ who frrf pro-
ent<4 The greet remedy.
G. Hsr,mgn. Etrxu-
ton ~, H}5es
WIN ~ firaf two
eh4df<n hsd 4 ds<for
so : lslras md tben
(bey A4@ k8 80 Instr
.sssfs NV sg1ff. fpy last
kW <bilde<1 Used
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-08-24

| |2sMs1H
| ~ ~
oociAl cAlunoAa
Th3reday
S~lmmans fsrty Al Country Club
cAxs. ana Chester Olsoc.
Party IL CoaAtry Grub KsoaetA
Paddock and Bslly Fairfield.
wess SIDE W. q r. us~Awes side
Methodist charch
Friday
O. H. :. Chapter Masonic Tsmpae
Eaworsh League Auto Party Miss
Nary Barnes
@ !. A. club Mrs. La German
Saturday
wonaHs Haildlng commA'tes--l.s-
arsry : clock
xx q , q y = \ = \ \ \ u \ \ y
~ DAILY THOUGHT -
Wxx n INN NHwnvnwnuf =
Happiness Is dsp~ndens On taste
and not on things II il by having
, vhss We like that We are hAapy, nos
BY hssiax what others think dessr.
able - RocAsfcac4uld.
Executive ccmmlssss o. W. c. Y. u.
with Mr. Leonard
Mrs Lnuyenla Fisher and daugh-
Ter. Mildred and Mrs. Kate Hopkins
os Creseent were the dinner guests
Yesterday OF Mr.. and Mrs A. II.
Leonard In the afternoon was held
meeting q the county executive
! committee OF the w. G. r. u. al
| which time plans were made for the
0santy convention to be held In
Guthrie with the West w. G. r. us
a. hcstesses she second week In sep
'smeer-she date set when we hear
from cnr state president Mrs. Jose
phlae Bahl
II IL planned 10 have a Law En-
forcement" meeting in the evening
of that day at which time the pusllr
is Invited.
g n VI
/ D. 3. B. Club Entsrfak,ed
Mrs Peter ochs was hostess tc
the Y. b. =. club at an all dag meet
ing at her home northwest OF the
city. AT noon luncheon mas sersed.
the dining table had ss its censes-
piece bowl os red geraniuns ani
fcrrs
The afternoon was spent In kolak-
Ing and swimming. Tonight the club
sill ertersais their husbands with a
picnic dinner up the river. rn two
weeks Nrh " A. Jones will be-
n * II
Stag Party At Country Club
Masters chas and Chester Olson
entertasned q group o. friends y-es-
terday At the Country Cub at tecais
and swimming followed by a dinner
served by Mrs. Olson aud daughters.
The guests included Kenneth Fad
dok. Edgar Lcveless. Stanley West,
Leroy cr2bbe. Billy Fairfield. Ceo-ee
Ispscn. Victor Holman. Gregory
Brown. Billy Bronson. Paal Klink.
Wayne. chesuat. OF Oklahoma city.
Melvin Hugh Davis. James Petty
chss. Lester Mcclure az Coyle. Earl
CASEY and Helnie Braun.
= n n
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-08-24

An , - Derr vsst 70 Oxlshoma
~ - a1eunfag q v1sat Aes sons
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-08-24
PERSONALS or
SOCIETY :

Arx. J. n. Horn Of II Worth, who
has been the guest Of her daughter,
- ~-.ss n~nsva IN <shtcsSa
fFascss, Mrs- J. A. Pnrvisnce' Mrs
Grsyson Bradley and Mrs.. Ber
Humphrey spent yesterday In ssill-
water attending the Farm conrr
Which IL being held there this week
Y n K
Mira W. 7. suddarth was called %
saltwater iazt essnl=g By the deatl
" her Hnc.e.
n n "
Mira. y. r. wIiber and Mrs Lu,u
esr1n have soae 10 Boulces. Colo
radc 70 spend few weeks.
= y -
Nrs Samuel Ecker and dsuxhter.
Helen Marie left yesterday for heir
h1me 10 crzndfisld. Oklahoma after
having spent tso weeks with Mrs
krk4rs psrenis. Mr. and Mrs. John
Massey asd other reiatiyes.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-08-24
Called Jean Val Jean
Of New York, Is In
nocent Of Crime

John = forfiros ss reported
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-08-24

Mrs. Maid Firmsn and asusAte
have returned 10 ukiahoma gh,
after = visit with Miss Mary oisml,i
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-05-15
SAVING LIGHT
Congress Can't be Fooled
Into Starting Sessions
Earlier in Day.
wAsHlNGToN.-washington today

WASHINGTON.-Washingtonto today
began an experiment in voluntary day
light saving.
The hands of the clock remained un-
changed, but under a request issued by
President Harding, with approval of his
cabinet, a large proportion of the activ-
tiles of the executive branch OF the
government got under way an hour
earlier and most of the commercial es-
adjustments of the city opened their
doors and called their employees to work
an hour ahead of the regular schedule.
Congress, on the other hand, holding
in its memory the storm stirred up in
some quarters by its enactment of a
daylight savings law several years age,
has refused to have anything to do with
the new plan and will meet and adjourn
as usual. The supreme court has met
tory began and also will decline to fol
low the executive departments.
All portions of executive departments
were not united on the plan, two of the
bureaus employing the largest number
Of workers the bureau Of printing
and engraving and the government
printing Understanding by the regu
Ian schedule, which calls for the begin
ming of work at o'clock. This hour is
the same as which clerks Of depart
ments operating under the new plan
will report to work and street car com
panies saw difficulty in handling all
workers at one time.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-05-15
YANK HITTER IS
leading MAJORS
BY WEE MARGIN
Toporcer of Cardinals is Rum
ming up Close Second for
Honors for the Ma
tionals.

CHICAGO.-LawtonW Witt, the former
Philadelphia outfielder, who is holding
down one Of the garden positions for
the New York Yankees, is at the top
of the list of batters in the American
League, according to figures which in
clude games of last Wednesday. The
averages are Of players who have par
ticipated in Is or more games.
The pitching in the past week has
been to Wits liking and he boosted
his average from 1895 to .4l0. Catcher
Seversid for the Browns brought his
mark of 3l9 to 404 for the runner up
honors. George Sisler, another member
Of the Browns, who topped the hittera
week ago, slumped little and is in
third place with a mark Of .402, with
Steve ONeill, star catcher of the Cleve.
land Indians, pressing him with 400.
Sisler, however, continues to be the
best run getter. with q tallies, and is
setting the pace for the base stealers
with an even dozen thefts. His team.
mate, Kenneth Williams, is on Sisler' $
heels with ten thefts. Williams failed
10 add to his home run mark Of a weeA
ago, his total circuit smashes remain
ing at ten, with Babe Ruth, the king of
home run clouters, scheduled for rein
statement next Saturday.
Other leading batters for 10 or more
games Clark, Detroit, 1893 amieson.
Cleveland, .3l9; Ed Miller. Philadelphia.
.373 Gardner. Cleveland, .36l; Pratt,
Boston, 1858; Williams, st. Louis, .34S;
Scott, New York, .34S.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-05-15
Becker Is Strong.

Becker of Kansas City IS giving
king" Lear, the Milwaukee second
baseman a race for the batting leader
ship Of the American Association with
Lear topping the list with fat average
Of .451; Becker. in six games, alamned
out nine hits, boosting his position In
the race from seventh to second place.
The averages include san.es Of We'd
nesday.
Bunny Brief OF Kansas Ci,y, ',eb"
Russell OF Minneapolis and Kruger Of
Indianapolis are IN triple tie fer home
run hitting honorS. with fcven ar iece.
Murphy OF Columbus. Matthew'S CT Nil.
waukee and Baird of indianapolis are
tied in base stealing. each having stolen
five.
Other leading Sattcrs for 10 or more
games: Mayer. Minneapolis, .3a4; Rus
sell. Minneapolis, .5y2; LutzSe, Kansas
City, 1881; Purcell. Indianapolis. $50;
Hill, Toledo, .S7S; Iourdan, MiGneapo'
lis. 1872; Griffin, Milwaukee,. .S7i: Hen
dry. st. Paul. .37l.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-05-15
TOpOrcer Hits Stride.

George Torporcer of the st. Louis
Cardinals has struck a batting stride
which promises to make~the batters Of
the National League hustle to keep
pace with him. He cracked out nine
hits in his last five games, including
his average from 1860 to .439. Rabbit
Maranville Of the Pirates lost one point.
but with an average Of .413 Is the run.
ner up to Torporcer, while George kcl.
ly, the slugging Giant first baseman,
who topped the list week ago, lost is
points and is resting in third place
with an even 400.
Roger Hornsby, the st. Louis star,
has tied the slugging Kelly for the
honors in home run hitting, the latter
failing to add to his mark, while Horrs-
by brought his total TO five.
Half dozen players are IN the race
for base stealing honors. Marauvi!le,
who was showing the way II week ago
with five thefts, failed to swell MS
total, while Rawlings and Young Of
New York. Myers Of Brooklyn, Carey
of Pittsburgh and Statz OF Chicago,
caught up with the Rabbit.
Other leading batters for Is O: more
games: O'Farrell, Chicago, .395, r
Griffith, Brooklyn, 1892; Hornsby, St
Louis. $3.50; Bibbee, Pittsburgh, .37e
Powell, Boston, 1913; Walker. 2hladel
phia. .36l; Meusel, New oYrk, 1858.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-05-15

Wichita slugger, dropped in second
place, one point depriving him of a tie
with Fisher.
Davis Of Tulsa and Washburn Of
Wichita are on even terms in home run
the compilation of averages week
connected with brace of homers since
hitting, with seven apiece. Washburn
ago. Bennett Of Wichita is trailing the
pair with six Thompson of Tulsa is
showing the way to the base stealers
with eight.
Other leading batters for Is or more
games: Fish. Sioux City. .44O; Manush,
Omaha, .436; Middleton, Oklahoma City,
435; Davis. Tulsa, 1881; Washburn,
Wichita, 1881; Griffin, Omaha. 1872
Comes, Denver, 1867; DEBATE, st. Jo-
seph, 1884.
Shuttle i'm Southern.
Schultz of Mobile is clinging to the
batting lead of the Southern Associa'
ton with an average of 500 and also is
the kingpin in hitting home runs with
four to his credit. Silva Of Birming.
ham grabbed the lead in base stealing,
boosting his total TO nine. The aver
ages include games of Tuesday.
Other leading batters for 10 or more
games: Niehoff. Mobile, .39S; McMil'
Ian, Memphis, 800; Mcdonald, Chatta
nooga, .377; Connolly. Little Rock
.371; Hyperion, Chattanooga, 1865;
Tutweiler, Memphis. 1854; ackson, Lit
tie Rock, 1854; Taylor Birmingham
1858; Camp, Memphis, 1853.