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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-25
POLO PROGRAM OUT
Plans Made for Southwestern Cham.
piOnship Tournament Here.

The program for the Southwestern
polo championship, to be played on
San Antonio fields beginning Sunday,
April /. and continuing through April
10, has been announced. The tourna-
ment. for the Southwestern Cup, of
fered by the national association. will
be held under the San Antonio Polo
Club auspices. as announced several
weeks ago. Entries are being made.
with forfcits. which will be returned
If the team plays, to John II. Lapham,
national delegate, San Antonio Polo
Club.
In addition to the Southwestern
cup. the Texas cups and the San An
tonic Polo Club cups will be played
for in the tournament here.
Members of the Southwestern cir
cult eligible to compete for the title
are:
San Antonio Polo Club. Fort sill.
OLA, Fort Reno. Okla: Fort Bliss.
Tex; Maria. Tex; Fort Sam HouS-
ton, Camp Travis (now Cantonment
Garrison. Fort Sam Houston), Fort
Clark. Tex: Camp Stanley. Fort Me
lntosh. Tex: Kelly Field, Fort Ring,
gold. Tex. Fort Huachuca. Ariz. and
Fort Brown. Tex. A majority Of those
rlaces will enter teams. it is believed.
The local members may have two or
three teams in the tournament. En-
tries close Monday.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-25
BLAME THE UMPIRE
Mission Eagles Think They Were
Relieved OF Game.

The Mission Eagles are blaming
the umpire for their defeat, ) to 4. by
the Pittsburg Plate Glass company.
The Eagles are an Intermediate
League team. while the Pittsburgers
are entered in the senior Saturday
League.
1t happened this way, say the
Eagles. They had rallied in the
eighth for three runs. coming within
one run of tied score. Two were
out in the Eagles ninth when Muel-
Ter singled to center. Dresch walked.
Daggett hit the ball into right field.
The umpire said foul. The Eagles
said fair bail. Mueller had scored
and Dresch had reached third when
the decision was made. Daggett came
back to bat and whitfield.
Gorrell of the losers made three
hits. Mueller and Dresch got two
each. Winters hit a double and
played a fine game at third base
after being shifted from the outfield.
The Eagles made five errors but they
supported DreSch sensationally at
times. Tolle, Falk and List starring
dcfensively.
Batteries: Dresch and List; Sar-
rell, Beck and Winters.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-25
White SOx Overtake Giants With Five Runs the Ninth Score Tie
NOTABLE GATHERING
AT M'GRAW'S DINNER
TO SPORT WRITERS
Euen Army and Politicians
Put on the "Pan"
Saturday Night.

Men whose names are famous in the
actual playing and operation of or
ganized baseball, sports writers Of
national reputation and San Antonio
city officials and prominent profes-
sional and business men made a
notable gathering Saturday night at
the dinner rendered by John j. Nc
Graw, manager of the worlds cham
pion New York Giants, to New York
and San Antonio newspapermen.
In 4 number of addresses, there was
gentle "panning" back and forth,
many compliments passed and a
wealth of funny stories related by
Bugs" Baer, Warren Brown and
other masters at the art.
The talks did not adhere TO base
ball entirely. The army was discussed
with a general and several other Off
GERS present, and even the legal dis.
pute between the city and the gas and
electric company was brought up
Mayor o. Il. Black sat one seat away
from Sheriff John w. Tobin. who has
announced his candidacy and both
talked politics. Sheriff Tobin went SC
far as to say he believed Mayer Black
would not run at the next election and
that the Giants would return to find
Mayor Tobin waiting to welcome them
next spring.
Il am for cheaper gas and John
McGraw and Hughey Jennings" Mr..
Tobin declared.
Those in attendance we're: Manager
McGraw of the Giants, Assistant
Manager Jennings, Secretary Tierney,
President Benson of the San Antonio
Club, Secretary Conner, Umpire
Brick" Owens of the American
League, Brig. Gen. Paul b. Malone,
Lieut.. Col. G. NJ. Russell. Colonel
Day, Lieutenant Smith, Captain Nc
Clure, Walter y. Napier (chairman),
Mayor Black, Sheriff Tobin. President
Anon G. Carter of the Fort Worth
Star-Telegram, Manager Gleason of
the Chicago White Sox, Secretary
Barbour of the Chicago Club. Mana
ger c. r. Yandell of the Chamber of
Commerce, Ralph Durkee. William J..
Hermann, and the following newspa-
permen: Bugs" Baer. Warren
Brown, James Harrison. William Il.
Hanna. Henry Cross, Frank Graham,
Will Wedge. Robert Boyd. William
Hennigan, Vernon Van Ness, Mar
shall Hunt. Dan Margowitz, Sam
Crane, William Ironsin. Irwin NJ
Howe. Ray Garrison. Larry Wolff
Irving Vaughn, Leonard p. Scott
+. Herndon. Bruce Layer, Jac.;
O'Brien, Harold Scherwitz.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-25
WILDCATS In LEAD
Defeat Foxes at ~" Bears and
Monkeys Also Win.
Junior Il. Standing.

Three games were played in the
Junior h basket ball league at the
City Y. VI. c. A. Saturday. The
Wildcats defeated the Foxes. 60. the
Bears defeated the Gorillas, 60. and
the Monkeys beat the Cubs. 20. The
Wildcats. in the opener, had to fight
hard to down the Foxes who played
the leaders to an even break in the
second half George Douthit. Victor
Mcnard and Harlem Pernot each made
n field goal for the Wildcats. Captain
Raymond Hunt made the two points
from the field for the Foxes. In the
second game. the Bears captain.
Joseph Linnartz. led the scoring with
four field goals for eight points.
Harold Rheincr made two clever field
goals. Don Stone scored all the
points for the Gorillas. throwing three
field goals. In the final game. the
Monkeys were in a playful mood and
had the Cubs guessing with clever
tricks. Cecil NcDavitt scored two
field Goals Richard Diaz made n
long dribble that ended with bril-
liant field goal. Leo Hudson aided
with n foul goal. George Wheeler.
boys physical director, refereed the
games.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-25
A. M. VENUE SELECTS
ALL-STAR TEAMS IN
SUNDAY SCHOOL LOOP
Picks Every Central Chris.
tian Regular But One
for Senior Five.

A. NJ. Venue, basket ball official
who was in charge Of or witnessed al
most every Sunday School League
game this season, has selected all-star
teams in all three divisions Of the
league, senior, intermediate and Junior
These selections. announced herewith
were made only after considerable
thought, according TO Mr.. Venue, Will
found it a great task. especially in the
selection of intermediate fives. Here
are Venues selections:
Seniors:
First team: Il. Gish (St. Marks
and Whitney (Central) Christian
forwards; Bass Central. center !;
Carver and Irby (CentraD, guards.
Second team: Michel Central
Christian) and Engelbert (St.
Marks). forwards: Ellis Uaurel
Heights) center; Timpson and Al
baugh est. Marks, guards.
Honorable mention: Browning and
Fricke. forwards Gottwald. center
Wosnig and Treuter, guards.
Intermediates
First team: Miller (Westmihster)'
and III. Gish est. Marks, forwards
Cahen. (Westminster). center; Nc
Dougal Westminster and Smith (St.
MarGs). guards.
Second team: Hill (St. Mark 50
and Hamlet prospect Hid. for
wards; Whitman Central Christian) /,
center: Bass Central Christian) and
Dullnig Westminster. guards.
Honorable mention: Harry Friery
and Veltman. forwards; English. CEN
ter: Hub Friery and Bellows, guards.
Juniors: -.
First team: McCarley Central
Christian and Daggett CTrsvis
Park, forwards; Smith (Travis
Park. center; Affleck (Travis Park J.
and Kalteyer (St. Mark's). guards.
Second team: Mccoy Travis
Park and Elsins prospect HID
forwards: Dunsmore (St. Mark 80.
center: Griffin Central Christian)
and Davis (Travis Park. guards.
Honorable mention: Bass and Elan
merry. forwards: Kelton. center; Con-
verse and Hill. guards.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-25
TOM LOGAN HAS NET
OF Sc TO WIN GOLF.
TOURNEY SATURDAY
Handicap Cuts Nine Strokes
Off Fross-Tie for
Second.

Tom +. Logan's net score Of Us
was three strokes below that of his
nearest rival in u field of 81 at the
San Antonio Country Club and he
won first prize in the weekly golf ball
sweepstakes tournament Saturday
afternoon. He had a gross OF a. and
a handicap of nine.
Charles Schreiner Jr.. was second
with 81 gross, IL handicap and II
net. in tie with Maj. Lee Hart, S.
17-71. Other scores with nets of 20 or
better we're: Tom :. Goggan, $40
-: II. Il. Andrews. I9-I-T2: +. NJ.
Lewis Jr.. IS-6-T2; Jac. W. Tsrrant,
1924; +. NJ. Lewis ST., 7S-4-I4
Lamar Sceligson. So-J-I5.
Tarraut's i6 was low gross of the
afternoon.
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BEARS DEFEAT
AUSTIN BY ONE.
RUN SATURDAY
Rangers Kick Away Con-
test to Visiting San
Antonians.
MEYERS HITS HOMER
Austin Players Also Clout
Homers-Marshall
Loses Temper.
MEYERS HITS HOMER

ITArNin. Tex, March c4.-ln a
bangup exhibition of baseball today,
the San Antonio Bears won over the
Austin Rangers, formerly SENATOR'S
by n score of 4 to 3.
The Rangers kicked away a game
that by all rights they should nave
won. Each of the three local counters
was scored on he-man's drives, WINE
the Bears scored one run on a nit
by Meyers that took a fluke bounce
aud hoisted the pill over the left
field wall for homer. The second
counter was tailed in the seventh
when Meyers got nice bingle, stole
second, and came across the platter
after Red Mckee cracked a pretty
single TO right. The seventh-inning
run Of the Bears tied the score at
two-up. as at the start of this ses-
sion the local team was leading two
runs TO one, thanks to circuit clouts
by Johnson and Partain.
In the eighth stanza. the Ranger
infield scared for a brief space. but
that brief space was long enough 10
smell doom for the Rangers. FRANKIE
Fuller. key-sacker of the visitors,
opened the stanza with a fine clout TO
left.cestsr. Cross was at first ana
Fuller was sitting pretty at sec0nu
when Whitworth dropped Battle 5
throw at second for an attempted
force of Fuller. There should nave
heen a double on this play as Gross
rrounder to Battle was very speedy
Rooe. the next man at bat, hit an
easy prounder to Brooks, who mad
cinch force-out at third. The Ranger
burler hesitated for some unknown
reason. changed his mind, and tried
IN catch Booze at first. Holloway
muffed the throw which was a Dit
high and Fuller came in standing up,
and Gross moved TO third on the
error. The bases were full When
Meyers got a free trip to tlrst. GrosS
scored a moment later with the ,ilai
Bear tally of the game when Mar
shall hit a long sacrifice lily 10 lelt'
Booze was out, Battle to Tanner
when he tried to make the nome
[sstatien on the blow.
Rangers Stage a Rally.
The Rangers came across WIN
Iast-inning punch which needed only
a bit more vigor to put the tying
run over. After the first two men
had been retired Tanner banged out
a liner to left. The Ranger receiver
went to second on a balk by Mar,
shall. So hot under the muffler did
the hefty Marshall become at the
calling of the balk that Manager BOD
Coleman jerked him from the game
for fear he might throw the pill at
Umpire West, instead of in the di-
rection of the plate. Meme went to
the mound, and Pike" Schieffer
went in to hit for Brooks. Schieffer
trickIed a crisp grounder to Second
baseman Fuller, who messed it up,
sending Tanner to third. The fans
were pleading for a hit. but CLANCY
ended the game by whiting inglor-
;oue1v The hOx-ScOrp:
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EIGHT TO FIFTEEN
CARS WILL RUN IN
EACH EVENT APRIL |
Bill Mclean May Send Fiue
From Dallas-"Dark
Horse" Appears.

Entries that have been received for
the automobile race meet at the San
Antonio Speedway next Sunday. April
l, indicate that there will be from
eight to fifteen cars in every event.
There are now about score of ears
on the lists and Hill Mclean. up at
Dallas. has written for five entry
blanks and received them. Cars are
tuning up at the speedway every day
and some are making around SO miles
an hour in the soft dirt. which. after
it has been rolled day or two before
the race, will mean perhaps 90 or
above.
Three factory Fronty-Fords, like
that which made 102 miles an hour
at Indianapolis last year. have been
entered and will attempt to lower the
track record az n preliminary feature.
New interest has been aroused by
the entry Of "darlt horse being
built by Draper and Day. Draper will
drive his Durant Special. in all prob
ability. and Day will guide the new
creation.
The motorcycle angle on the meet
has been given Il new twist by the
showing VI luppoCh anu 'ne pP"i" az
trials. These two promise to give
Peters and Haikens. the favorites in
Glass "a" fight for top money,
So far Heikens. who holds the recog-
nized Southwestern championship. has
not been able to get his machine on
the track.
At least ten machines will race in
the Class "B" event for motorcycles.
The local racing association has de-
cided to put up 90 per cent of the gate
as prizes this is one reason for the
superior quality Of the field and
greater number of entries than usual.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-25
Williams Hits a Homer.

Dallas. Tex, March 24.-kcn Will
liams, the justly-famous home-run
swatter of the st. Louis Browns,
strutted his stuff before sjverel
thousand fans here Saturday and aid
ed the Browns in trouncing the Steers
Of the Texas League. G to l. by hit
ting homer. So did Geveried. The
locals out-hit their BIZ time rivals,
but failed TO sake thei, wGllops pro-
duce runs. Games will be played be-
tween the same team Sunday and
Monday afternoon as a rival attrac-
ton to the first circus of tie sea-
son. which is showing here after
coming out of winter quarters. Bat
teries: Wright. Baync, Kraft. Dan
forth and SEVERED, Collins. for st.
Louis, and Love. Bryan and Lingle
for Dallas.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-25
SOLOMON FIVE COPS
Captures 1873 Victory In Game With
DubOses' 1T W"

Eli Solomon's basket ball team
defeated Perry Duboses aggregation
in business boys class at the City
Y. NJ. c. A. Saturday night by the
score Of 1873. Solomons team gained
the lead in the first quarter and
held it throughout the game. Captain
Solomon led in scoring. caging i've
field goals for ten points. Olivar
Crandall made two field goals. while
Mike Nall and Frank Diaz had a
share in the scoring with field goal
apiece. Glen McVay made six of the
eight points for the losers, throwing
four fouls and one field goal. Charles
Fusselman aided with field goal.
The line-ups:
Solomon GSl Dubose tSl
Solomon (CaptD ......... McNay
Right Forward.
Terrell-Nall So. .Gonzales-Fusselman
Left Forward.
prandall ................ Summers
~ Center.
Udrtlncz ................ EsplHoea
Right Guard.
Diaz .............. Dubose Capt
Left Guard.
Referee, George Wheeler. -
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Battle For Is Innings.

TUT NUTI'. fCN'' .Wdi CH -
Tulsa and Fort Worth battled fifteen
innings Saturday without a decision
and when Umpire Miller called the
game the score stood G to q. Nc
Laughlin pitched well for the visitors
until relieved by Black, who in turn
gave way to Henry. Tulsa scored
two runs in the thirteenth inning on
a combination of hits and errors. but
the fightin' Cats came right back in
their half and tied the score. After
Kraft walked. Hoffman doubled to left
and both scored when Phelan. hitting
for Tavener. doubled to left. Neither
team scored after that. Batteries ::
Mclaughlin, Black. Henry and Cros-
by. Ennis; StOner. W. Moore and
Haworth, II. Moore.
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Omaha and Spudders Tie.
Wichita Falls. Tex. March a.

The second game of a three-day series
between the Spudders and Omaha was
called on account of darkness Sat
urday with the score at Sail at the
end of the tenth inning. Omaha
started off with five-run lead but
was overtaken in the fifth. Batteries ::
Omaha-Lee. Odenwald. Gernet and
Hale: Wichita Falls-Mokan. Ander-
son, Ruth and Kitchens. Friday, the
Spudders won. to 0, in game that
required but an hour and fifteen min
utes. Okrie and Cullop pitched for
Omaha; t'heeler and Darrough for
Wichita Falls.
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breckenridge Kittens Win.

The Breckenridge Kittens Saturday
won their fifth straight game. defeat
ing the Prospect Hill Cubs. IL to 10.
Stillman pitched and hit well. while
Aiken and Conger shared fine catching
duties. Hopkins, the Burt brothers,
Saunders. Wolf and Staples got into
the lmelight. Winters and Brown
were losers batterymen.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-25
BIVINS GOLF WINNER
Defeated William Winston in Final.
Of Park Tournament.

Lieut.. II. Bivins Saturday after
noon won the cup offered by Golf II
Illustrated in tournament at the
municipal course in Breckenridge
Park. he defeated William Winston
in IS hiles by n score of four up and
three to play. Unusually close scores
featured the entire tournament, which
started last Monday.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-25
Baseball Briefs
Houston Beats Columbus.

IIUUSlUH, ItA., NIdICII " TN !"
mixture of veterans and young sprouts
in the lineup. the Houston baseball
club defeated Columbus of the Amer
lean Association Saturday afternoon
BY the score of 10 to .. This was
Houston's first game at home and
also her first game against club
of higher classification. All four ear
lier games of the season had been
played against Texas college aggre-
cations. Pierroii worked five innings
with great effectiveness against Co
lumbus. lie was followed by Mil
stead. who had some trouble.
Batteries: Sanders, Radel. Am
brose and Hartley. Elliott; Pierroti,
Milstead and Darr.
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HILL TO PLAY CUBS
Disnowity Hill Giants Meets Edge
wood Nine Sunday Afternoon.

The Dignowity Hill Giants Sunday
afternoon will play the Edsewood
Cubs on the junior diamond near the
golf course in Breckenridge Park. The
game will begin at 2:lj. Coleman and
Bradley will be in the points for. the
Giants: the Cub shave announced no
batteries
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-25
Nilpefs Bp3t browns

The Dignowity Hill Midgets beat
the East End Browns Saturday bv a
score OF s to 4. Schultz pitched fine
ball for the winners throughout but
rot wob5ly support. Bennack. Klaus,
Schultz and Hanger led in hitting
Batteries: Schultz and Bennack ;
Mauldo and Martinez.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-25
Eaynrites Roth Win.

Pinehurst. n. c.. March 2t.-Miss
Glenna Collect. national champion,
and Miss Marion HollinS. former
champion, favorites for the final
round in the annual wnmcn'S North
and South golf championship here,
both won their first round matches
Saturday with ease.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-25
Raise Fund For 0eIe

Waco. Tex, March 24.-Respond-
ing to the plea of Hatton Ogle. who
once hurled for the Waco Texas
League team, now fighting the great
white plague in an FL Paso sanitar-
ium. baseball fans of Waco have
raised $3.50 by popular subscription
and the funds are still coming in.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-25

When President Il. b. johnson OF
the American League signed Emmett
(Red) Ormsby former marine, TO um'
pire in his circuit next year, he also
signed Howard (Ducky) Holmes.
These two worked in the Western
League last season. They were
teamed and made the best pair of ar
biters in the loop. Holmes. with more
experience than Ormsby, acted as in
structor and adviser TO Ormsby and
the combination was ideal.
Holmes has had considerable expert
ence and was regarded as one Of the
best arbiters in the minors in recent
years. Two seasons ago he got a trial
with the National League, but Presi-
dent Tearney Of the Western refused
to permit him TO join the National
League last spring and held him in
the Western.
Holmes formerly played ball. He
was a catcher, at one time with the
st. Louis Cardinals. He also man
aged in the minor leagues.
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BAYLOR Beats ST. Eds.

Waco, Tex, March M.-BayIor
University defeated st. Edwards Col
lege of Austin again Saturday by a
score of z TO >, when Farley, on the
mound for the Catholic, placed untUe
emphasis on his curve bal, weaker
ing toward the last.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-25
summary.
Two-base hit, Boone; home runs, John
SUIlltflnrN

Two-bnse hit, Boone; home runs, Johh-
son. Partain. whitworth and Meyers ;
bases on balls off Davis J, off BrooKs
/; hit by pitcher. Battle by Marshall f:
struck out, by Davis 3. by Brooks !: by
couchman ., by Marshall 4; balk, Mar
shall: hits. off Davis in innings OH
Couchman c in 8 innings. off Marshall
in 2-3 innings. off Meine none IN
Ia inning; earned runs. san Anto-'o -
Austin 3. time. 1:4h: umpire. Nest.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-25

los Nh-tIts, VHI., NIdrtH 81
Paddock, the famous sprinter. was
timed in 10 seconds flat in winning
the 100-yard dash at the University
Of Southern California meet here Sat
urday.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-25
Pick on ColIegians.

Fort Smith, Ark. March 2f.-St.
Paul defeated irregulars of the Uni
versity of Arkansas in the first game
Of the training season Saturday by
the score of TO O..
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-25
BOWLING

The Joske Bros. Co., team has a
virtual chirch on the City Handicap
Bowling League championship, en-
joying a seven-game lead at the end
of the weeks play. The standings:
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-25

Records:
High individual single game: P. d.
Hill, 266.
High individual three games: Ed
Kohr, 664.
High individual average: Ed Kohr,
1872.
High team single game: Cloonan-
Osborn, 1852.
High team three games Joske Bros.
2945.
Individual averages: Kohr, 1872 ;
Thomas, 1SS; Evans. 1856; Meyer,
1S5: Wagenfehr, 1S5; Wendeberg,
1S4; Eyhorn. 1S2; Moss, ISL; Wind
row. $50; McCulloch, $50; Hill, 17S 4;
r. Nixon, us; Randall. 11J; Lee,
10: Mulligan, ia; II. Nixon, ia /;
Cahill, ia; Wyse, ia; Grubbs, 172 (;
Alves, 172: Yelton. III ; Kilgore. III ;
McMonigal, 10; Coils, 10: Ullrich,
10; Michel, 10; Long. 1859; Kava-
naugl. 16S; Gerhardt, 16S; Johnson,
16S; Brown. 1856; Grimes, 1866; Palm
er, 166; Hebb. 1866: Hohon. 1861 An
derson, 1854; Snyder. 1853; Case. 16S /;
Corning, 1852; Frazier. 1852: Quick.
161; Brand. 100: Zizik, 159; Wey-
rich. 15S; Brimer. 49, Fitzgibbons,
153; Teich, 152; st. John, 152 Polk,
142.
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DAVID CORY

withered hand to make sure. ! guess
that Little Jack Rabbit was really a
bunny, for maybe she wasn't useo 10
talkative rabbits.
tomorrow morning, just at dawn,
When the little rooster blows on
his horn,
The maple sugar candy hearts.
Cute little cupids and candy darts.
In a great big box will be laid at
your door,
To give to the children who come
to your store"
sang the little bunny. But how he
had learned to speak in poetry Is
more than I can tell. Perhaps the
fairy maple sugar candy. which he
had eaten on his way to town had
lent magic to his tongue.
"A pretty song" cried the little old
woman with a curtsy. and then the
rabbit boy continued on his way and
by and by. after a while, he came
to a great big bear sitting on q stone
by the road. On the ground by his
side was a big bundle. tied with a
thick leather strap.
"I wish I had pony.
Either brown or gray,
So could ride whate'er bettde,
For many miles away"
sighed the bear. taking off his hat. .
"Why, what's the matter?" sighed
Little Jack Rabbit.
II have a splinter/in my foot"
answered the bear.
At once the bunny boy dismounted
to look at the bears foot and when
he found the splinter, he said:
Now. don't you cry and don't you
pout,
And l will pull the splinter out"
And, would you believe it? In
less than Ave hundred short seconds,
he held the splinter under the bears
nose so he could see it for the bear
was near sighted and couldn't see
the end of his toes. And in the next
story you shall hear what happened
after that.
Copyright 1923. David Cory