Muskogee Times-Democrat from Muskogee, Oklahoma • Page 7

LUBE MAY 15, 1913: A Study In Vibrant Enthusiasm--Adolf At A Ball Game 4 SPARROW BUILDING NEST IN RAFTERS OF GRAND STAND. MANY A FALL IS MADE EASY BY AN UNUSUALLY SOFT LANDING SPOT Franklin School Holds The T-D Cup. For Coming Year Jefferson Gets L. W. Cup Spring athletic activity in the Musokgee public schools was formally closed Wednesday afternoon at 4:30 at Central high school, when the trophies and badges won by schools and individuals in the spring work were presented.

Franklin school receives the custody of the Times- Democrat cup for supremacy in field ethletics, all while Jefferson school is holder of the Lafferty -Walker Clothing company trophy for the primary championship of the ward school baseball league. Two hundred and thirty-six boys were made happy by presentation of that number of the Public School Athletic league merit test badges also the gifts of the Y. Times: A. Secretary C. H.

Fenstermacher, director of boys' athletics, made the presentationg in the name of the donors. of the school principals, with hundreds of their pupils, were present. in the big auditorium, ard as school received its quota chewards the big other hall schools rang with for the the victors. The T-D cup was given last year for the school championship of the Decoration meet, and was won by Jefferson. This year, at the fair grounds on May 2.

Franklin made the best showing, and is therefore awarded the custody the cup. The cup 1- to be held by' one school three times, not necessarily In succession, before it becomes the permanent property of that school. The Lafferty- Walker trophy was won by Jefferson in the rennant race for the championship of the primary division, ward school paseball league. Jefferson won seven games. without losing one.

The anchool trophy also must be won by one three times before becoming that school's rermanent property. Included in the list of badge winners thig year are five boys who won the 'honor for the second time, entitling them to a gold pin instead of the first -year Washington bronze school pin. had the largest! number of badge winners. A total of 54 badges being given in that school. Franklin, however.

with 42 winners, had the highest percentage of entries to qualify. A SENSATIONAL CATCH IN LEFT FIELD. CHALLENGED May M. Howe, ofChicago, ficial statistician of the American out figures showing that "Doc" league, White, of the Chicago White Sox does not hold the record for consecutive scoreless innings, ag had been recently. could published "off -hand" whether any one not tell else had done better than Walter of Washington, but said it Johnson the latter already had was probable the record with his 522-3 inpassed nings to date.

Investigation today revealed that scored on September 9, 1904, Cleveland three runs off White, though Chicago the game to 3. The final Clevewon made in ninth inning of land run was and therefore five games and that game of the sixth White did not! one inning White's best record, 45 allow a run. innings, was made in games against September 12; St. Louis, 19; Cleveland September 16; September Philadelphia, September 25; St. New Louis York broke September the scoreless record by counting 30.

Scoreless in the second inning of the game on October 7. Johnson's record is unofficially said outdone by Coombs of to have been Philadelphia Americans in 1910 when Coombs pitched 53 1-3 consecutive scoreless innings. Howe said he would go through Mr. the official scores to ascertain Coombs' record. 00000000000000 00 00009 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS.

8 0000000000000000 National League. Pittsburg Philadelphia 2. Cincinnati Brooklyn 2. Boston St. Louis 0.

New York 14; Chicago 11. American League. Detroit Boston 1, Washington 10: St. Louis 5. New York Cleveland called end of fifteenth inning darkness.

Chicago- Philadelphia, wet grounds. City 9, Toledo 0. American Association. Kansas Other games postponed; rain. Texas League.

Dallas Galveston 0. Antonio Waco 0. San Beaumont Austin 1. Worth Houston 0. Fort offering $100.00 reward for the $100 REWARD.

I am arrest and conviction of any one connected with stealing any of mi Words By Schaefer Music By Condo A A TRIPLE PLAY IS MADE. 00000000000000 00900 LEAGUE 0000000000.00000 STANDINGS 000000 National League. w. Pet. Philadelphia ....14 7 .667 Brooklyn .16 :640 New York .13 11 .542 St.

Louis 14 12 .538 Chicago .15 13 .536 Boston ........10 13 .435 Pittsburg ....11 16 .407 Cincinnati 7 19 .269 American League. W. L. Pet Philadelphia ....17 5 .773 Cleveland 17 9 .654 Washington ....15 9 .625 Chicago 16 12 .571 St. Louis .12 17 .414 Roston 10 16 .385 Detroit 19 .321 New York 17 .292 American Association.

W. Pet. Columbus .15 10 .600 Louisville .15 13 .536 Irdianapolis .13 12 .520 Milwaukee 14 13 .519 Kansas City .15 14 .517 Minneapolis 14 14 .500 St. Paul 12 15 .444 Toledo 10 17 .370 GILMORE Has Announced the Opening Of a New Boxing Club Which Will Rival McCarey's Los Angeles, May the open steps Harry Gilmore, with the positive statement that a new boxing club 1g to be organized at Venice. Gilmore pald a 1ormal visit to the newspaper offices making the first authorized announcement in this connection.

As 80 many groundless rumors have been circulated during the past few days Gilmore wag pinned to facts. Itemized. hig plan totals as follows: Twenty thousand dollars, supplied by a Venice banker, who does not wish his name mentioned, has been deposited to the credit of William Aldrich, who is to be tne club's president. Assurance has been given by the Venice city authorities that they will permit twenty-round boxing contests. An open pavilion, similar to the Vernon arena, will be erected on a beach site not yet selected.

The club will be run in open opposition to T. J. McCarey, and none but high -class bouts will be handled. A contest between Willie Ritchie and Joe Rivers for the world's lightweight championship to be staged on the afternoon of July 4, is the opening card EX- -GOVERNOR DIES IN POVERTY. Los Angeles, May J.

Gosper. former territorial governor Arizona, once secretary of state of of of Nebraska, and veteran the civil war, died in poverty here today a ward of the county. Gosper was Beventy-one years old. POPCORN BOY PASSES. M'LOUGHLIN IS IN FINE FORM San Francisco, Cal.

May Champion Maurice E. McLoughlin will leave for New York next Sunday to take part in the, international tennis matches. "The game of his is way San Francisco tennis enthuslasts describe Maurice's 1913. form. Carlton R.

Gardner of New York who has been competing against MeLoughlin in practice matches says the latter game is more formidable than last year when he made a clean sweep of the titles for which he contested. ILLINOIS Leads In the Breeding Of Percherons-Contributes 25.8 Per Cent Of Total Number Bred In U. S. Chicago May norse breeding is centered in the big six corn belt states-Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, and Kansas. These are likewise the leading Percheron states, contributing more than seventy-two per cent of the.

Percherong bred in America. Illinois ranks first in the production of Percherons. 1910 census gives and Illinois place in mumber value of horses. The total number for the state is 1,452,887 head, The total value 1s $163,368,400. Ten thousand, seven hundred and fifty-eight American bred Percherons recorded between Aug.

1, 1910, were and May 1912, of which 2,786, or 25.8 per cent, were bred in Illinols. Percheron breeding is being carried on out of the 102 counties in the in eighty state. TAKE CARE OF POLO PONIES New York, May polo ponies, the best that British gold could buy, were unloaded from the steamship Minneapolis and sent to stables ot the Piping Rock Country club on Long Island, in readiness for the tional polo matches in June. The ponies entered under a $50,000 bond are valued at $100,000 and no hutravelers had better care during the voyage from England, Thirty red sweater grooms attended them and fed selected hay and English oats, of them which' enough was brought along to last during their star. Maritol Pile Remedy.

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000 00 0 0 8 Cobb Will Week If 0000000000000000 0000 CRAIG MUST QUIT SPORTS Philadelphia. May kick on the head received in the Pennsylvania-Michigan football game last tall may prevent Craig, the University of Pennsylvania athlete, from taking part in any more competitions on. the track or gridiron. Cralg played quarterback in several games last year and was a member of the University of Pennsylvania one mile relay team this spring. Recently he suffered several attacks of paralysis said to be due to the old football injury and physiciang yesterday ordered him up all forms of competitive ahtletica.

PLAYERS OBJECT TO CUT New York, May L. Fultz, president of the baseball players fraternity addressed a letter to the National commission requesting it to abolish the practice of transferring players from one club to another at reI ductions in salary. Many such trangfers, said Mr. Fultz, are made notwithstanding contracts calling for a larger salary than the player recelved on being transferred to the second club. KELLEY SELLS INF.

INGERTON Indianapolis, May Kelley, the Indianapolis American association team, sold Scotty Ingerton, utility infielder to the Louisville club. It 1s reported that Louisville gave up $8,000 for Ingerton, who wag one of the heaviest hitters in the association last year. released Johnny McCarty, first Kelley baseman, to the Troy (N. team. that when your ad is in Times- it goes into Remember the the best homes in city.

00 a 00000 Get $10 A He's Injured THE HOME TEAM WINS IN THE ELEVENTH (5-16) Should "Ty" Cobb, world's chamLansing, batsman Mich and star May player of pion. the Detroit baseball team be injured while under contract with President Navin of the Tigers he will mation be compensation, entitled received, to here. according only $10 to a infor- week President had notified the state board to place all his players under the provisions of the state workmen's compensation law. Cobb is supposed to draw a salary of about $2,000 per month or $500 dinarily a week. would receive injured, his full gal- or- ary while on the bench.

But under the state law Cobb's pay would not be -coming. The law provides disabled that he when must an be employe is amount equal to oneO half his weekly week." wages, not to exceed $10 a 0000000000000 000000 RUNNERS From Public Schools To Carry a From White House to Chicago Each. Boy Will Run Mile Chicago, May Marathon race extending from Washington relay, Chicago will be the opening feature of the International athletic contesta In Grant park from June 28 to July it was announced today. School boy will carry 8 message from President Wilson to Mayor Harrison. The delivery of the document will entail assistance of about 700 school boys, automobile route tromBoo Washington to Chicago is for miles.

one The amateur running record mile la 4:15 2-5 but at least six minwill be allowed the runners in utes this race. Four or Ave days before the formal of the meet, President Wilwill deliver his message to school opening son at the White House. The boy runner will dash onward for a mile and runner the proclamation to another boy, hand until the line will be extendand so on, ed to Chicago. PENNSYLVANIA VANIA LINES Summer Tours All Around The East Variable Route Tickets to New York and Boston Be Sold Daily Beginning June 1 Choice of Routes--all Rail Direct Norfolk, Rail and Steamor via Baltimore, Washington, Niagara Falls, Montreal and other er; via Buffalo, cities. GO ONE ROUTE RETURN ANOTHER STOP-OVERS60 DAYS RETURN LIMIT LIBERAL Also 30-Day Round Trip Tickets to New York CITY CAPE MAY ATLANTIC and other Seashore Resorts.

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Okla, He tests at the fair grounds on May 2. The Times- Democrat silver cup, emblematic the championship of the Public School Athletic league, yesterday delivered to Franklin school. Inset is a reproduction of the merit test badge given to each of 236 boys who qualified for the final AM AMERICA Is Getting Praise Instead Of Censure Over Thorpe Case--Commend Action Of U. S. A.

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the feeling over the "The trend of case was clearly shown at Thorpe Tuesday when, after the Geneva American and made the motion last Thorpe's trophies to Bie of got up to Weislander of Sweden, the award Norway and congress of sixty delegates got entire cheered wildly for the Ameriup and and on top of this English cans; (think of it, the Britishers) offered delegates a resolution of congratulation the Americans that WAS passed to Muskogee Carriage Works Builders of Buggies, Carriages, Delivery Wagons and Auto Tops High- -Class Carriage and AUTOMOBILE Repairing, Painting and ming. RUBBER TIRES Phone 1292. 825-327 N. Main Street. Those Valuable Papers Should Be in One of Our Safety Deposit Boxes where they are SAFE and where they will bel when you want them.

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