davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-08-06

main throughout the season. enjoy
ing fishing. boating. swimming and
companionship of their fellow tour
lists. According to those who attend
I'd the Plymouth convention one can
spend a winter in Florida about as
cheaply as they can remain in the
north and buy coal
A glance at the register Of free
auto camps i'm Florida will give one
.n idea OF the couveniences of the
southern camps.
DeLand Population 5000. three
blocks from heart OF city. city water.
electric lights, toilets. community
kitchen. free gas. carnage collection.
wood furnished. community hall
ground we'll drained sodded on hard
surface road with signs up. limit so
days
St Petersburg Population 1927.
one mile from heart ot city. street
car service. city water. electric
lights. toilets. garbage collection.
-round wen drained. mostly sodded.
on paved road with signs up.
Tampa-PopuIatio 1900. ? -
miles from heart Of city. Street car
service city water. electric lights
toilets. shower baths. wood furnish
ga and rbaEe collection. commun-
ity hail ground we'll drained. sod
6cd on paved road with signs up.
custodian allots space. registration
minor restrictions.
There are many other Florida cit
les that have permanent tourists
camps az which a very nominal fee
is charged FOR camping privileges.
How IL started.
The Tin Can Tourists Of the World
was organized IN January 1920. in
Tamra. About 100 auto tourists had
assembled az an auto camp there
and someone suggested they should
have permanent organization.
Their 100 tourists drew up by
laws adopted charter and signed
articles A name for the organiza-
ton was all that yves wanting 20
make it complete. At that time
northern tourists who sought 20 re-
duce the high cost OF touring by
camping enroute were disdainfuuy
looked upon by the southerners Who
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-08-06

all members TO insist that campers
leave clean grounds, TO leave no fires.
TO destroy no property and TO pur-
loin nothing.
Each year during the winter
somewhere in the south mammoth
national convention is held. During
the summer. state conventions are
held in the north. Michigan and In
diana are the onlY states in this vi
cinitY that hold state conventions.
Plymouth HonOred.
Plymouth was chosen this year
for the Indiana State convention in
honor OF the fact that Plymouth was
the first city in this state TO estab-
lish a free auto camp for tourists.
Then, too, Plymouth is the home Of
State Royal Can Opener D. (. Whip
pie, who at one time was editor in
chief OF the official magazine Tin
Can Tourists"
At the Plymouth convention bust
ness was combined with pleasure in
such a manner as 10 make the visit
Of the tourists enjoyable 70 them
selves and Plymouth citizens alike.
on Thursday the tin Gamers" pa
raded the city streets in their ma
chimes. They returned 10 their camp
grounds and held a business session
and in the evening an entertaining
program was held about a campfire.
New Officers Elected.
state officers elected for the com
ing year were:
State Royal Can Opener. Lee
Shauffer, Goshen; Sec'y Mrs. Pearle
r. Werntz. Warsaw: treasurer. d.
E Whipple (retiring state Royal
Can OPENER, and sergeant r. f.
Schiimmer- Mishawaka.
The national officers are: Royal
Tin can Opener. G. ". Tremain,
New York: Vice Royal Tin can
Opener, Ed (Gran'PaD Hawkins,
NOTES.-THE, Ind Warsaw was chos-
en- fer the 1923 state convention.
The Michigan Tin Can tourists
will hold their state convention at
Traverse City. FOR four DAYS COM
mencing Aug IS.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-08-06

for many years have been looked up
on by the northern tourists as easy
money during the touring seasons.
Soup bone tourists" and "tin can
tourists" were the appelations usu-
ally applied to tourists Of this type.
one member suggested that as they
lad been called tin can tourists" by
the natives. why not adopt that
name for the organization and show
them that we were proud TO be call
ed tin can tourists"
Articles Were Drafted.
The suggestion was adopted and
won by reclamation.
Articles l and II were drafted
which read "a follows;
ARTICLE l.
Section / This organization shall
be known as the Tin Can Tourists OF
the World and only auto camping
tourists are eligible TO membership.
Honorary members may be initiated
at the pleasure OF the organization.
ARTICLE H.
The officers shall be a Royal Tin
Can-Opener. a Vice-Royal Tin Can
Opener. a Secretary. an Assistant
Secretary. a Treasurer and Ser
geants
Their Object.
The object Of the tin canners &C
cording 10 their preamble IS ITO be-
come better acquainted with our
fellow travellers and 20 establish =
feeling of friendship and provide
wholesale entertainment for our
selves and friends and TO enforce the
rules OF all campgrounds wherever
we are given proper acccmmoda-
tons"
The following bylaws wehe adopt
ol
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-08-06
81 wALTER J. vINCENT.

ny WAITER 4 VINCENT.
- chose ~ M who love the
r,,r- Of tba r,o.,, tho omen
Il road the wavs.de camp and
&, re--frr nights reDosa under beav-
a,,. ranorv mo rour-da, state CON
,s,-.,r ~ TOURISTS held M Plymouth
srr.re me oas- veez WAS allied with
i,-oresf
The harm, correrfaI aggregation
,,-rsor ,ss.-,bre5 tbs~a from states
he Cor ev-s,- ms r-7o~i5a Nassachu-
se-ts ~s.rG-rs7 ana New York be-
...r.- g., s-, o~r,riz7fioo which adopt-
"a the name of Tin can Tourists or
frs Vcrl7
o-s ~,,r,- g,+ra- from, this name
fh,- rho members were either re-
.....-.f -, sub.fs- almost entirely on
foods available i'm timed form or
chat they rode only JIM those small
cars or uopuf4~ make often referred
-1 us -tf0 c4ns~ However. this IS
nor .rre Many of the "t.n can tour
ISIS have e1pfr-ixs cars SO com
Dle-eiy equipped that when the oc-
.unar.s SION and make a camp.
meals are prepared. with practically
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-08-06
BYLAWS
ARTICLE /

Section I. 1t shall be the duty Of
each member 20 aid and assist all
members found IN trouble so far as
in their power without material In
jury 70 himself or car
Section . The emblem OF the or
der is Tin Can to be worn on the
front OF the car, the letters T. c. T
may be placed in black on can;
same design "a official button.
Section 3. II shall be the duty Of
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-08-06

The longest period % complete
and continuous Insomnia authert-
cally recorded terminated on the
ninth day with the death OF the VIC
tim. after horrible suffering.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-08-06

Mrs. Mary Q. Spencer. O. Lansing
has been head OF ne Michigan
state library for tweuty-n.ne year 4
and in point OF service she = -
l.eved 90 - the Oldest state librarian
ic the United States.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-08-06

Clocks. especially exposed tower
clocks are apt 20 become quite d.
organized during a heat wave. TIE
cause .s the same &c that which
causes rails 20 buckle. FOR the exc
pansion OF the metal causes pendu-
Iums ana springs 20 lenRthen
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-08-06

A strike II Nova Scotia coal min
ers IS threatened as a result os a dis
pCte over wages.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-28
KiLbane a Rival of SuIliUdn

IoMMENTGNG o Johnny KIbanes feat in holding tho featherweight
L Chnmponship Tor 10 years, Norman IL. Brown OF the G. = A. says
gladiator, John l. sullivan, in point of years a y king OF n ring division, ana
consequently setting a new record. Brown continues;
It was Just 10. years ago. February 20, 1912. that. khbane won the
fatherweight title from Ao Auel at Vernon, Cal, on . decision
Charlie Eyton refereed the battle.
sullivan won tho title February 7, 1882. when he knocked out Paddy
Ryan In nine rounds at Mississippi city. Miss, and lost the, ulo sep,
at New orleans. so. IL Kibane still retains his title on September 49,
this year. he will have outdistonccd sult"ans reign OF 10 years and
seven months.
It Is an odd coincidence that February was the banner month for
both Sullivan and Kilbanr, and also that their championship dates
run In cycles OF 10 all the way through, klbano winning his crown
&c years after sullivan was ousted.
Klbane's friends arc staging a big blowout In his honor at his homo
town OF Cleveland. Other champs and many notahles of the fstic
world arc to honor the champ at the feed"
Kilbdne has carried his It'll, into the ring Sc times sincc acquiring II.
Technically speaking he rskcd the crown that often because n lucky
r'"ch in even the no-docision bouts would have spelled curtains for
him.
mlbano has been malignoi often on the grounds that he has hest
tated to meet the various logical opponents. But he has rlsked his title
In decision bouts against the greatest knockcrout the game has known
and against admittedly one NJ The cevcrcst boxers Of tho day while these
paintings have been rolling out. And no has shown that he Is king
both times
then dropped him in three rounds IN Labor day, 1915. And then after
n span of five years, took u Danny Frush. fast little Baltimore scrap
per, and put him TO sleep in seven rounds a Cleveland, September II,
And in between times johnny went out of his class to get good
Welsh, then lightweight champion. from losing is title to the smaller
champ in 1917, KiIbnne giving the lightweight ruler n real lacing,
Welsh outweighed Klbano 10 pounds.
Williams bantam title holder.
KnbanoB mistep was his attempt to wrest the lightweight title
from Benny Leonard. Klbanes manager threw the towel into the
bano had fought the eastern lad in 1915 and found him easy. He
probably underestimate Leonard's ability in their later meeting.
to sec some OF that world. He Is packing up to leave In March for a
tour of Europe, his first trip across. lie is frank enough TO state that
he isn't going over to engage in any big matches unless tho inducements
come later lie wants to show European admirers lis wares n see te
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-28

Three 3-round exhibitions and
a battle royal-all absolutely free
will make up the American Lee
gion boxing show TO be offered
wednesday night at Convention
hall ms u ~forerunner OF the big
soldier circus to be presented next
week. The card was completed
yesterday by Sailor Glenn Click
ner, well known local light heavy
weight, who is serving In the ca
pacity as matchmaker. Louis
Newman, oil City A. c. manager.
will referee.
Clickner himself will appear on
the card. meeting his s~tablemate.
Tommy Alba, in one of the three
FOUNDERS. George Courtney end
Babe Forsythe will clash in anuth-
er, and this should be a real fight.
Carl Courtney will tackle Chester
Case in the other. A quintet OF
bloodthirsty young chocolate drops
will mix things In the baltic
royal.
As already explained, the show
will be F-R-E-E to everybody
everybody, including legionnoires,
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-28
ALL IS SETTLED
SAVE LOCATING
SUITABLE PARK
Denver Business Men Say
Plant Can Be Provided
in Short Order

DENVER. COLO, rob. 21.-"It Is
a practical certainty" that the Jop-
lin franchise OF the Western league
viii go TO Denver, President Al Tear
nCy ~ the league announced hero
tonight after n conference between
representatives. OF eve clubs OF the
league and local interests this after
noon.
Tho only obstacle remaining,
which might defeat the present
plans for putting the franchise In
Denver, he said. was the question Of
obtaining suitable grounds for the
games TO played here. Al Price. n
business manager and a, NJ. Eber-
fielder. concert manager representing
local interests, at the meeting, told
Tearncy that Il probably would be
possible to finance the construction
OF n park at once,
No announcement was made as 10
who would take over the franchise
In Denver, under present plans.
Representatives OF the various
clubs who attended the meeting
were:
u. Lee Kayser, secretary. Des
Moines club; william Fricl, business
manager. Tulsa club. Barney Burch.
and Mike Flynn, part ownors Omaha
club; George n. Belden, owner -.
Joseph club; Jack Holland, owner
oklahoma city club. and Frank Is
bell, owner Wichita club. -.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-28
Lot Is Found for
Holding Olympic
Contests in 1924

PARIS. Feb. 27.-Despite French
bureaucracy and red tape a ground
has at last been found for the 1924
olympic games to be staged in
France.
The ground chosen, the Pare des
Princes, is situated at the very gates
OF Paris In Boulogne. II IL within
easy reach of any part of the city by
subway. street carr and autobusses.
IL IL on this ground that all inter-
national encounters-whether foot
ball, foot racing, In which France
participates-are played.
Work TO transform the park into n
huge stadium capable of holding
100. 900 spectators is TO be pushed
actively ahead and even swimming
races will be held there. water being
drawn from the River Seine, close at
hand. The ground is not marshy and
several tracks are even now In good
condition. The stands. however,
leave much to he desired.
There is at present n bill before
parliament requesting a credit of
20, 900, 900 francs to get the ground
ready. OF this sum the city of Paris
will subscribe half. Most of the
stands and enclosures will he built OF
cement and Accommodations for the
competitors are to he built specially,
either in the stadium or close at
hand.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-28
BIG LEAGUE MOGULS
Frank Navin, Owner of the Tigers

The Tiger magnato is a native of
Michigan. At one time he aspired
to n political career In that grand
and glorious state and sought the
nomination for Justice Of the peace
on the republican ticket. But he
made the mistake OF not lining up
the organization behind him. The
said organization had other plans
and another candidate and Navin
vas defeated. He announced that
Just for that he'd give up trying to
climb the political ladder to the
presidency and drown his sorrows
in baseball.
Navin was born in Adrian, Mich,
In 1871. NaVin at first planned to
seek fame as a lawyer. He studied
law and passed the state bar OK
animation in 1898. lie began his
baseball career as bookkeeper In
tho offices of the Detroit club. lie
learned the game and splted his
nickels. when the club was pur-
chased In 1903 by william II.
Yawkey, rich lumberman, Navin
soaked his last dollar in stock and
became secretary of the club. which
position he held until 1908. Then
Yawkey retired from the presidency
and Navin stepped into his shoes.
The greatest achievements In
Navin's career were his signing OF
Tyrus Raymond Cobb, superplayer,
and Hughie Jennings. the man who
led the team to three pennants In q
row and developed a score OF ter
rifle batting organizations ina,
ranked as pennant c~ontenders yea
after veal
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-28
Simmons to Get
First Big Chance
With Bat Gahee

Bradford simmons. Drumright
negro heavyweight, gets his first real
ring opportunity when no faces Bat
thing Gahec of Memphis In the sched-
uled l2-round main svOnt OF the all
negro boxing show to he presented
Thursday night Mt Convention hall
by the oil City A. C..
simmons has earned considerable
OF u local reputation in tho last year.
knocking out opponents here and
there throughout the oil fields. lie
put out Big Boy Brown OF saltwater
recently In tho first round, Prob
ably his most notable achievement
vas knocking out Jack Thompson in
the first round, but at that this n
not much OF a feat as II came after
Fred Fulton broke Thompson's jaw
and II il a well known fact that
Thompson has been no good since
that mishap. SO Simmons, while he
gives indications OF being "A formld-
able heavyweight. really Is unproven.
In Gahee the Drumright black boy
meets "A more experienced opponent
who has been in the outer edges
Of tho select colorcd circlo for some
time. He has the distinction of hav-
ing been knocked nj by Sam Lang
ford In n couple of rounds In 1920,
n says he fought Langford n draw
MT Memphis since then. He also. has
fought Kid Norfolk, John Lester
Johnson, Battling Jim johnson and
Lee Anderson. and also was one of
the fall guys in Jack Dempsey's
training camp before the recent set
TO with Carpenter.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-28
TAKES
JOB IN THEATER'
FOR TIME BEING
Just Simply Must Eat as
He Awaits an Opponent
for Title Bout
BY DAVIS ]. WALSH.

- ~ ~ bNblAH ~
NEW YORK, Fob. 27.-For lack
of something better to do. and be-
cause one. to say nothing of ones
manager. must eat. Jack Dempsey
Is forsaking tho ring pro tenn to up
lift the drama. He opened an ex-
tended engagement at the Hippo
drome tonight ySith Jack Kearns
feeding him gaRs and the manage
ment to feed him pay checks. mean
time awaiting developments from
Messrs. Gibbons, Greb, Wills and
Norfolk.
One OF that quartet is to be Demp-
sey's next fistic vis-a-vis which prob
ably mean his next knockout victim.
Even the folks in Pittsburgh and st.
Paul wouldn't care much about
backing either Gibbons or Greb at
short odds.
However. the public seems to want
some action in the heavyweight dl-
vision and starting the week the
public will be obliged.
Grcb and Gibbons.
Harry Greb Is coming on from
Pittsburgh tomorrow to finish his
training for the big fight on March
10. Gibbons is due here Friday, al
though IT was Toms original inten-
ton to remain aloof from the braZen
city I'm the austere grandeur of his
woodland camp,
II is well, however, to have the
principals of m financial UNDER
taking of a fistic nature on the
ground weeks before the affair in
order hat the merry villagers may
become sufficiently steamed up and
the promoters OF this particular fight
were born quite a bit earlier than
yesterday. 4
Meanwhile, Harry Wills and Kid
Norfolk are to meet here on Thurs
day night for what might be termed
the colored heavyweight champion
ship and here again a prospective
opponent for Dempsey ia in the
making. Whether the survivor will
ever be allowed in the same ring
with the champion is another mat
ter.
II the bout would be counte-
nanced, Wills would make by far the
better attraction, particularly II he
should knock the Norfolk person for
a series of southern exposures.
Tommy u "MankiiIcr," Too.
Likewise. it Is the writer's opinion
that Gibbons could be built up into a
better card than Greb, in spite OF
the fact hat the Pittsburgh wind
mill. as Damon Runyon calls him,
might easily outslap Dempsey in q
limited round engagement.
Greb could hardly be figured "a
put Dempsey away and since the
bout probably would be held In New
Jersey, where decisions are taboo,
there would not be much pertinence
to the meeting.
Gibbons, on the other remainiE
hand, has gained a reputation as a
man-killer with a long list OF knock
outs. lie would ne an ideal coat
traction In the event that he beats
Greb d%ecisively because the mar
with a punch always has a chance.
IL he knocks Greb out, there would
be clamor for n Dempsey-Gibbons
meeting from Trenton to Tlmbuctoo,
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-28
About the OId-Timers.

This Is going back n few years In
ring history. The Sullivan-Morrisey
fight was October 10. 1853, and
Morrisey defeated Sullivan in 81
rounds.
Yankee Sullivan had a life of ad .
venture. His real name was Frank
Amor, and he was supposed to rave
been born IN London about $50.
Living in New York he became n
observation-disclosures Snuckles and
all the rest of the London prize ring
style.
In 1910 he went to England and
whipped Hamar Lane in 10 ROUNDS
at Crookham, England. Later, In
America, he fought many great bat
ties. In those days prizefighters
had to dodge the sheriffs and fight
In out-of-the-way corners, and for
little money.
Once, however, Yankee Sullivan
fought for a big stake. His opponent
was Tom Hyer and at Rock Point,
Md they fought a terrific battle In
the snow for n stake OF $4,000 a
side. Hyer won in l6 rounds.
In May, 1858, Yankee Sullivan
was thrown into Jail by the vigilance
committee in San Francisco. which,
aroused by n wave of killing and
crime, started to clean up the rough
element in the city had hanged a
few OF the more notorious charac-
tiers.
Sullivan was found dead in his
cell, shot, and was said to have
committed suicide. But he wasn't
the kind of a man to quit when in
trouble, and it is more than likely
someone thought a bullet would be
the surest way to prevent any posi-
bility OF his regaining his liberty
Those were rough old days.
How the Mighty Fall.
For many years, near Park Row
In New York City, a small tailor
shop has been kept by a descendan;
of Daniel Mendoza. a Spanish
English Jew OF London, born in
1854, and for many years the clever
est bare fist boxer England turned
out in the old days. He was cham
pion of England and until he was
knocked out in 1875 by Gentleman
John Jackson, n great fighter OF the
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-28
by ROBERT EDGREN.

BY ROBERT EDGREN.
Every now and then l set a very
interesting letter from come old.
timer whose sporting experience
goes back a little farther than mine
For instance-this one:
Mr.. Robert Edgren,
Dear Sir:
In an account of the Yankee
Sulllvan-John Morrisey fight
written by you. If 1 remember
rightly. was the statement that
undoubtedly there was some old
timer living who had witnessed
the famous fight.
A few days ago I was in Boston
Corners and visited the grounds
where that historical event was
held. The land where the men
fought is owned by j. T. Lee, who
lives in a house within a short
distance of the old brick kiln pit
where the old-tlmers slugged each
other for half a day for a sum OF
money that wouldn't pay the
board bill OF a good rubber for a
month.
Mr.. Lee lives in a house that was
standing there at the time, and
that was owned by the father of
Mr.. Milton Vosburg of Millerton,
N. Y.
Now Mr.. Vosburg saw the fight
and has a very interesting story
TO tell. They say that Yankee
Sullivan was arrested and tried in
IenoX, Mass, as the old country
court held sessions there for
Berkshire county, Mass. Mr.. Lee
told me that a gentleman W
lives i'm Boston Corners had a
stake that was used 10 fasten the
ropes. and that he sold 1t to n
New York man for quite n sum.
Some New Yorw City fans came
up from the city and as the train
didn't stop they just pulled out
the coupling pin and their al
stopped.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-28

fair enough collection OF honors to
still entitle him to be known as the
worlds premier balkline bllliardist.
Hoppe now is engaged in the all
important task of playing himself
into stroke for his return match with
Jake Schaefer, which will be held
late in March at Chicago. 1t has
practically been decided that this
challenge match for the crown will
be l,500 points and, in discussing it,
Willie vcRtured the opinion that that
would be sufficient for him TO prove
his superiority and regain the title.
Al this time Hoppe is in excellent
stroke. This will be the last oppor-
tunity local fans will have to see
him in action before he again tackles
his rival and Il will afford them an
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-28
thinning Tie in First
Practice Game of Year

ST. LOUIS, FEB. 27.-An 1i-in-
ming tie practice game featured n
strenuous workout when Manager
Lee Foil put members OF the first
contingent of the st. Louis Ameri-
cans through yesterday at the teams
training camp at Mobile. Ala nc
cording to ID dispatch received here
today. Pitcher Dixie" Davis, who
has been reported a holdout. made
his appearance at the camp yes
t,rday, indicating that he had come
- terms.
The second squad of the local
Nationals arrived today at Orange.
the Cardinals training site, a dis
patch indicated. making 40 players
there.