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The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-07
To Stnrt Imnroycmcnts Soon.

HENRYETTA-Contract for the
construction OF $250.000 improve
ment projects recently voted will he
bids will be opened. city officials
have announced. The bond issue
provides for n storm sewer system.
water extension, and additions TO
the fire department.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-07

tIon will ho made welcome 10 an
inspection of tho t25,000 girls DOR
mitory now being built. as we'll as
the beautiful grounds and the aeri-
cultural plant which is tho pride of
tho southwest Including the brass
band field day 'hrrr win no some-
thing doing Bli day FRIDAY
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-07

CHlCKASHA --- Three hundred
girls OF oklahoma college for
women danced before the newly
crowned May queen at the annual
May fete on the campus before an
audience of 1000 persons. Eva
Kimball of Altus was the queen
chosen for the occasion.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-07

Cherokee county are promoting
proposition TO organize "A fruit
growers association and Increase
the acreage OF fruit. At Eldon, ~
miles east OF here. 900 acres Of
strawberries have boen assured for
the proposed association.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-07

Fred Lucas was friday sentenced to
serve 20 years in the pcnitentlnry.
lie obtained $4,000 IN the holdup
hut was caught within two hours
after a runnins battle In the
streets,
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-07
Blackwell Leads I'm stock Judging

SALTWATER reams OF Black
well won first IN both stock Judging
and dairy cattle Judging In non
athletic competition at the four
tccnth intcrscholns'ic meet which
is IN progress ut tho 4. q NJ. col
lego.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-07
Cherokee County 30 Have Fair

TAH1AQUAH-Committees have
been chosen TO make arrangements
for the organization Of a fair as
soclatlon for Cherokee county Eff
forts will bo made to have n free
fair this year.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-07

MADIlr-At a meeting OF city
commissioners here this week 4,
was voted TO rc-ostahlish the library
In the courthouse. The books we're
moved recently from the court
house TO tho city hall.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-07
Marshsn County Road Bonds.

Madiil--Movcmen has been
launched here for calling road
bond issue to build system Of
hard-surfaced roads over Marshall
county. The bond money viii be
matched with federal aid according
to plans.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-07
Offer Glad Hand 10 Ku.KIus.

MADII-City officials OF Oakland.
near here, have passed resolutions
indorsing the Ku-KluN Khan and
inviting the organization to meet
and parade in that place.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-07

Curtain County Bar association
saturday at their annual stag"
fish fry at Red lake. near here.
Judgo Lester OF Wilhurton was q
guest u honor.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-07

TEN OF CHAIN STORES that actually saves
the tire buyer from rs per cent to 40 per cent
on all their tire purchases. l want them to
know that these SAVINGS are made possible
through the tremendous BUYING POWER
OF ASSOCIATED TIRE STORES and through
the elimination OF the MANY PROFITS and
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want them to know that each ASSOCIATED
TIRE STORE, wherever located, IL a link in
this NATIONAL CHAIN SYSTEM and brings
right to your door BETTER QUALITY
TIRES at MUCH LOWER PRICES.
THAT IS WHY AM MAKING THIS AS
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-07
Lawyers uusurlatc In Fish Fry.

! II \ Is T. l. - Several hundred
pounds " catfish wcre served M a
feast TO hungry lawyers ~ tho Nc
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-07

IDABETs-E Entering a plea Of
guilty to robhing tho First National
bank OF Broken Row week ago
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-07

Cherokee Growers Organize.
TAHIEQITA Fruit growers
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-07

More than FIVE MILLION people Will
read this advertisement during the next few
days. l expect to actually GIVE AWAY hun
dreds Of thousands OF FREE INNER TUBES,
INNER TIRE SHOES and TIRE PATCHING
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REASON for making It.
want every car owner in the United
States to know ASSOCIATED TIRE STORES
and what they stand for. ! want them to
know that here is great NATIONAL SYS-
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-07

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A. j. STEPHENS, General Manager,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-19
ART FLETCHER
PLANS TO PLAY
WITH PHILLIES
Shortstop Coming Out Of Re-
tirement After Asking Judge
Lands for Reinstatement.
DHILADELPHIA, Feb. 1s.-

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 49,
Arthur Fletcher is going to
come out of. retirement and
will play shortstop for the Phillies
this season, it was announced here
today by President Baker Of the
Nationals.
Fletcher is now on the voluntary
retired list and must first apply TO
Judge Lands for reinstatement be-
fore he can play. This Formally,
however, will be easily bridged and
Fletcher will Join the Phillies In
their training camp on March or ..
said President Baker.
A week or moro ago President
Baker charged that the Brooklyn
and st. Louis National League
clubs had improperly approached
Fletcher with propositions to sign
with these clubs, in violation Of a
league rule against "tampering with
players"
President Baker withdrew the
charges at the National League
meeting in New York when ex-
plantations were made. Up to that
time 1t was thought Fletcher would
not return to the game. He re-
tired last spring when his father
and brother died.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-19
Work Is Being Pushed
on Local Golf Course

AZ q result Of last Wednesday,
snow, which has further delayed
work on the course now being con.
structed for the Indian Spring Golf
Club, Donald Ross, the Pinehurst
golf-course architect. has rushed two
additional foremen here. Joseph
Harrison. one of his experienced
men OF Pittsburgh, has just arrived
from the Smoky City, while w. III.
Crismond has been added from local
forces. This makes five experienced
men now on the job.
While good progress has been
made on the course, Ross will have
TO do some tall hustling IL he finishes
the Job by April /, as per contract.
no date the crude laboring work Of
the first nine holes have been prac'
tically completed. The excavations
for bunkers have been made, mounds
built and necessary leveling done.
All that Is necessary is to roll and
seed the faIrways, complete the
green's and put on the necessary
Finishing touches"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-19
Pennsylvania Gymnasts
Lose to MidshiDmen

ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 1S.-Opening
their symnastio season today, the
Naval Academy won against the
University of Pennsylvania by IS to
8. Taking firsts in all events except
the club swinging.
A specially fine exhibition wa
given on the rings, Mold excelling on
the swinging movements, and Taylor
with the strength feature. Other no.
table performers were Pearsons on
the side horse and Corys on the hori.
zontal bars.
Summaries-Score, Navy IS, Uni.
versity of Penn. s.
Side horse-First, Pearson, Naval
Academy; second. Clark, Navy; third,
Hunter, Penn.
Parallel bars-First, Davis, Navy,
second, Rigler, Navy; third, Nc.
Cleary, Penn.
Club swinging - First, Gilmore,
Penn; second, Dugan, Navy; third.
Poole, Penn.
Flying rings-First, Mold. Navy;
second. Taylor. Navy; third, Wood,
Navy.
Horizontal bars First, Cory,
Navy; second, Dancy, Navy; penn.
sylvania had no entries.)
Tumbling-First. Comp, Navy
second, Sylvester, Navy; third, Slim.
son, Navy.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-19
Annapolis Fencers
Win i'm Three Glasses

ANNAPOLIS, Nd, Feb 1s.-The
Naval Academy fencers won from
Yale decisively this afternoon with
fotls, sabres and dueiling swords.
With the foils, the midshipmen won
seven In nine bouts and they cleaned
up in four bouts each with tho other
weapons. Becker, captain OF the
Navy team, won all Of his bouts with
the foil, though his match with
Walker. the visiting captain. was
q good one. Guider, with the sabres
and Hunter with the duelling
swords, also did particularly good
work.
The summary--Foils: Floyd, Navy,
defeated Briggs. Yale, ia. Walker.
Becker, Navy defeated Huntington,
Walker. Yale. rs. Grandfield, Navy.
defeated Briggs. Yale, To. Becker,
Navy, defeated Walker, Yale, rs.
Huntington, Yale. defeated Floyd
Navy, 7-6. Becker, Navy. defeated
Briggs, Yale, IA. Grandfield, Navy,
defeated Huntington, Yale, 7-s.
Sabres - Guider, Navy, defeated
Herman, Yale, TO. Stewart, Navy
defeated Hanray, Yale, 7-s. Guider.
Navy, defeated Hanray. Yale. 60
Stewart. Navy, defeated Herman.
Yale, 7-3.
Dueiling swords-Hunter, Navy,
defeated Deland, Yale, 81. Gallo
way, Navy, defeated Deland, Yale,
81. Hunter, Navy, defeated Walk.
er, Yale, 81. Galloway, Navy, de-
feated Walker, Yale, 2.1.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-19
PUP HONORED
IN NEW YORK
ENTERED HERE
District Boss, Westminster
Winner, Leads Terrier List
for New Ebbitt March II.

MYTH District Boss, declared
" the best Of his breed In
w the big Westminster Ken
mel Clubs show in New York last
week. certain to be seen on exhibi.
ton at the second annual specially
show Of the Washington Boston
Terrier Club, in the New Ebbitt
March IL, entries are beginning
to come in and fully seventy five
Washington-owned CANNES are ex-
pected to make warm bidding for
the various prizes. District Boss
is the property of s. ]. Held, pres.
ident Of the Washington club. and
II will gayly flaunt it's blue rib
bon won in the metropolis.
The premium lists are out for this
bluS-blooded dog show. and the en-
tries viii be closed next Friday. Entry
blanks and premium lists are OBJ
tainable at 2134 p street northwest.
Twenty-six classes are to be ex.
hibited. with prizes Of $40, IS, and So
for the winners. In addition, about
81 900 in special prizes will be award
ed. The usual ribbons win 60 to the
winning CANNES in all Glasses.
Special prizes have been offered
by the Washington Boston Terrier
Club, and also the speciality clubs OF
New York, Boston, Buffalo, and
Philadelphia, the Western Boston
Terrier Club, Of Chicago; the Rhode
Island Boston Terrier Club. of Prov.
dence, and the Bronx County Kennel
Club, of New York.
Notable among the local contrIbu.
tors to the prize list are 8. ]. Held,
Mrs. w. e. Simpson, Mrs. A. p.
Thorn, T. J. Traynor. Mrs. Thomas
II. Dewdney, Joseph ]. Drury, Mrs.
RISKY Brown, DIR. William p. Collins,
Max Walton, N. T. Goldsmith, Frank
T. Cross, w. J. Green, r. II. Akin
son. H. A. Seabridge, DR.. H. d. Mar.
tieu, DR.. and Mrs. L. F. Shreve, Mrs.
c. c. Crook, J. A. Bisbee, Herman
Benung, IT,. Julian NJ. Platz and B.
L. Waters.
This years show Is expected to set
an even higher mark In class than
last years at the Wardman Park
Hotel. 1t will be staged in the large
dining hall Immediately off the lobby
at the New Eboitt, getting under way
at 10 o'clock In the morning and con-
tinuing until 10 o'clock in the even.
ing.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-19
American Legion Plans
Gala Athletic Event

Plans for the second annual track
and field meet OF the American Lee
gion were concluded yesterday when
Comdr. Watson b. Miller, Of the
District Of Columbia Department of
the American Legion; Comdr. e. W.
Jordon 312th Machine Gun Battalion
Post, And G. w. Swan, commander
Of the Tank Corps Post, appeared be.
fore the Board of Education request
ing the use of the Central High
School stadium for the legion's an
nual athletic event.
The Board Of Education forwarded
the request to the Superintendent
Of Schools with it's approval, and the
only thing remaining to be set Is the
date, which will probably be the last
Saturday in April.
The legion this year expects to
have one OF the biggest meets ever
staged in this part Of the country.
Entry blanks are being prepared ana
will shortly be ready for distribution.
Invitations will be extended to all
colleges and schools in this section
of the country as well as to American
Legion Departments of Massachu-
sets, Connecticut, Vermont, Rhode
Island. Delaware, New York, New
Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland,
Virginia, West Virginia. North and
South Carolina and the Southern
States and the present plans call
for not only scholastic, collegiate and
nterdepartmental legion relays, bat
for q special District Of Columbia
event, in which It In hoped that each
Of the local posts will enter n team.
Headquarters will shortly be opened
in A. q. Spalding's, on Fourteenth
street, where complete information
and entry blanks may be procured.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-19
District Marksmen Go
to Baltimore For Shoot

DR.. J. C. wynooop led the field
OF gunners at the traps At Bethesda
on Saturday afternoon in the Clubs
regular program of fifty targets
with q score OF forty.five. VIII.
liams and Livesey were second with
forty-four breaks.
The marksmen turned out despite
the bad conditions to get their eyes
In trim for the match with Balti.
more next Wednesday. About TWEEN.
ty sportsmen plan to take the w.
B. a A. train for the grounds of
the Oriole Gun Club at Baltimore
Highlands, leaving Washington at
IL noon. Washington shooters have
In previous team matches returned
victorious, and they viii make an
effort to bring homo the trophy
this time. A return match with
Baltimore will be shot In this city
az soon IN the new traps are in.
stalled.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-19
College Billiard Player
Runs 1855 Points

BLOOMINGTON, ILL.,, Feb. 1s.-A
new record of 1855 straight points
In straight billiards Ia claimed for
xWo.,a''an Irn,m.,s,,a 49, ho,s
his great run in three days Of play
at a local hall.
Beginning in a friendly match,
%srS r ssssGaiy ss Ss sss
Phares, Clinton, ILL.,, April IL, 1915.
Watchers were put on the play after
Imig neared n record, and saw the
balls were not touched while Imlg
slept.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-19
w. ANDL. TANK
TEAM UNABLE
TO BEAT NAVY
Three Swimming Records Are
Lowered at Annapolis by
Midshipmen.

| A NNAPOLIS, Md, Feb. 49,
u Winning the swimming meet
"A this afternoon from Wash
ington and Lee by 81 to 8, the Naval
Academy tankmen lowered three
local records. They were not pressed
in any event, and the visitors took
only third. Sinclair, intercollegiate
record holder at the 220 yards,
stayed out of that event, but low
cred the Academy record by fifth
of a second in the 100-yard event
and swan the last course in the
160-yard relay, in which the former
local figure fell by two-fifths Of a
second.
Davis. q new man, went In the
220-yard event for the Navy and
covered II I'm the good time of
2;41 2.5. Winkjer was the other
record-breaker, as he took a fifth
Of a second from the beat previous
figure at the Naval Academy by
going the Nfty yards in "a As sec
onds. Sinclair and Winkjer are
both Washington youths.
16o-yard relay-won by Navy
Boiling, Kainakanui, winkier and
Sinclair): Washington and Lee
swimmers Ward, Mercle. Smith,
Humphreys). Time, las rs. Acad.
eimy record, lie 4-5J
220.yaSu swim-won by Davis,
Naval; Simonton, Navy, second;
CAST, Washington and Lee. third.
Time, 2:41 1-5.
Distance plunge, go feet-won by
Peugent, Navy, 2s seconds; Walters.
Washington and Lee, second, 80 3-5
seconds; McCandless, Navy, third.
43 3.5 seconds.
40-yard breast stroke-won by
Daisley. Navy; Bearce, Navy. sec.
ond; Walters, Washington and Lee,
third. Time, 81 -5 seconds.
bo.yard dash--Won by Winkier,
Navy; schenck, Navy, second;
Ward, Washington and Lee, third.
Time, "a as seconds. academy rec.
ord, Is seconds)
40.yard back stroke--won by
Rowe, Navy: Manly, Navy, second;
Greiner, Washington and Lee, third.
Time, rs 3.5 seconds tequaling Acad-
envy record.
10O.yard swim-Won by Sinclair,
Navy; Fish. Navy, second; Hum
phreys, Washington and Lee, third.
Time, Sc 1-5 seconds. ACADEMY rec
ord, Sc 2-5 seconds)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-19
Turner and Metros to
Meet For Second Time

Charlie Metros, known as the
gentleman wrestler has been
booked as Joe Turner's opponent
for the match to be held in connec.
zion with the regular performance
ut the Capitol Theater Thursday
night.
II will be Metros and Turner's
second match, they having met at
the Folly Theater a year or so ago.
AZ that time they wrestled three
hours and fifteen minutes to a
draw.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-19
National Colors in
Our Pennant

NQASEBALL is the national
- game" says Jake Rup-
pert, president of the New
York Yankees. Lets make
the pennant red, white and
blue"
"Good idea," chimed in
Colonel Huston, his partner in
the ownership Of the Ameri-
can League champions. Lets
make it."
So the American League
pennant will be red, white and
blue, while the Giants have
decided on a purple and white
banner as champions of the
National League. = b..
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-19
NAVY NEARLY
DOUBLES SCORE
. ON PRESIDENTS
Washington and jefferson
y Drops Basketball Game at
Annapolis by AZ to ~.
A NNAPOLIS, Nd, Feb. 1s.-In
n the last big game on the home

A NNAPOLIS, Nd, Feb. 18.-ln
u the last big game on the home
court for the present basket
ball season, the Naval Academy won
from Washington and jefferson by
AZ to "a this afternoon. The game
was skillfully played and holly con-
tested at all times, and the Navy
won by playing the fastest sort OF
basketball and using . clever and
varied offense.
The visitors forwards, Eaton and
Walker, worked well together, and
Kopf occasionally dashed through
from his guard position and dropped
a basket accurately. The visitors
were also the only team this year
to average better from the foul line
than the Navy.
Each scored eight goals in this
way, but the Navy had twenty
chances to the visitors twelve. Nc
Kee being decidedly below his stand
ard in this line. With score tied at
seven points about the middle OF the
first half, court goals by Mckee and
Ault put the Navy in the lead and
they were never headed, the period
ending at "a to Is.
Mckee scored In punches In the
first and last portion OF the game,
while Ault made his pile late in the
first and early in the second period.
The Navy also used its guards ef-
fectively in the scoring. Summary:
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-19
CHECK ASKED
ON GAMBLING
In BASEBALL
Governor sprouI, Of PennsyIva-
mia, Asked by Travelling Man
To Check SwindIe.

HARRISBURG, Pa, Feb. Is.
"A letter has been received
- at the Office of Governor
Sproul and by George F. Alter,
attorney general, from James G..
Bowling, of Philadelphia, asking
for an investigation of baseball
pools in Pennsylvania. The gov
ernor's letter was at once turned
over to Major Lynn G. Adams,
superintendent Of State police,
who said tonight the matter
would be referred at once to all
of the State police commands for
investigation as soon as the base
ball season starts. The attorney
general made public the letter,
but did not indicate what action
he would take.
Mr.. Bowling n q travelling man
and said that last year he witnessed
"one of the most colossal swindles
on innocent people" when tickets In
baseball pools were sold at $125 and
purchasers were told they had q
chance to win 81 900.
These TICKETS" he wrote. were
disposed of before the baseball sea
SON opened, netting these crooks al
MOST 81, 900. 900. The hackers of the
scheme left, he said, before the sea.
son started and no money was paid
out. The same men. he Informed the
States officials, are working the
same game through Pennsylvania,
New Jersey and New York. Appar-
entity there are four sets of men sell.
ing tickets and the distributing points
seem to be. Mr.. bowling says. Al
toona, Philadsiphia. Reading, Potts
Vile and New York.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-19
CREEK SIGNS TO MEET TURNER G0EBEL TAKEN BACK BY GRF
Giant and Pigny
For Syracuse

SYRACUSE, N. Y, Feb. is.
The Syracuse club. Of
the international League,
will offer . regular 'long
and the short Of it" side
show combination to the fans
along the circuit this year,
as the result Of two new ad-
ditions to the lineup.
The height freaks are John
J. ("King") Brady. q short
stop. who measures six feet
seven inches from heel to
crown. and William ("Babe")
Adams, third baseman. who
has a space Of four feet. five
inches between his hat and
shoes.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-19
Tech Tossers Lose
to Annapolis Plebes

ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 18.-Better
passing and shooting and more
speed enabled the Naval Academy
plebes to win at basketball from
Mckinley High School, Of Wash
ington, by 46 to Is here this after
noon. From the first the Navy
players took the lead and led by "a
to IL at the end Of the first half.
Frequent changes OF the Navy
players added to the visitors
troubles in the second half, and the
score was piled up rapidly.
Wilson and Rhodes shot accu-
rateIy for the Navy throughout
the game, while Shanks YVES the
best all-round player FOR the
Washingtonians.
Summary.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-19
REJECTS LEAGUE OFFERS.

SYRACUSE, N. Y, Feb. 1S.-Da.
vid Irwin, who for the past three
years has been one Of the strongest
links In the Syracuse University
twirling staff, will remain in col.
lege. declining offers from both the
Philadelphia Americans and the Chi
cago White Sox, 1t was learned TO.
day.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-19
CHAMPION SPRINTER HURT.

NOTRE DAME, Ind, Feb. 49,
Billy Hays, former national cham
pion in the 100.yard dash, and pres.
ent conference champion In the same
event, probably will be unable to
compete in Notre Danes indoor
track schedule because OF q pulled
tendon which snapped in practice.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-19
TOUT HIM HIGHLY.

The Boston Braves are taking to
st. Petersburg, Fla. Duffy O'Reagan,
who was a star catcher for the Bos.
ton College team. He Is said to be
n ringer for Bill Carrigan. former
manager OF the Red Sox. and IL
touted highly by Boston writers.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-19
RUTH MUST
TAKEOR LEAVE
YANK OFFER
Expenses Of Early Season Va
cation Must Be Stood BY
Bambino, Says Col. Huston.

NEW YORK, Feb. 1S.-There
~ is little chance that Babe
~ Ruth, king Of sluggers. will
have signed his contract by the
time the first Yankees reach Hot
Springs.
The babe can take the clubs offer
or leave It.
Colonel HouSton, half owner of the
club. also says that Ruth VIII nave
to stand the expense Of his early
season vacation himself.
Ruth brought this punishment on
himself and will have to bear It,"
said Houston. I'VE tried our best
to keep him from taking that Ill
fated transforming trip last autumn,
and he will have to suffer the finan.
cial loss OF his rash act"
Houston also said that II Ruth ia
unreasonable the club will let him
stay out season rather than yield
to his terms, which the Yankee
Colonel called prohibitive.