The Mangum Mirror (Mangum, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 48, Ed. 1 Friday, August 31, 1917 Page: 7 of 9
This newspaper is part of the collection entitled: Oklahoma Digital Newspaper Program and was provided to The Gateway to Oklahoma History by the Oklahoma Historical Society.
- Highlighting
- Highlighting On/Off
- Color:
- Adjust Image
- Rotate Left
- Rotate Right
- Brightness, Contrast, etc. (Experimental)
- Cropping Tool
- Download Sizes
- Preview all sizes/dimensions or...
- Download Thumbnail
- Download Small
- Download Medium
- Download Large
- High Resolution Files
- IIIF Image JSON
- IIIF Image URL
- Accessibility
- View Extracted Text
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
THE MANGUM MIRROR
A New and Better
Standard of
Baking Powder
Purity
SPORTING DEPARTMENT
OF THE MIRROR
COSTLY EXPERIMENTS WITH BALL PLAYERS GAMBLING HITS GAME
University of Notre Dame
NOTftl DAME. INDIANA
Offers Complete Course In Agriculture
roll course* also In Letter*, Jnum.ll.rn,
Library Solenoe, Chemlatry, Pharmacy, Medi-
etas, Architecture, Commerce and Law.
The man who can extract olive oil
from cotton seed should be able to
gather figs from thistles.
Its Character.
"He wiped up the floor with his op-
ponent.'
"What a sweeping victory I"
THIS 18 THE AQE OF YOUTH.
Yoa will look ten year* younger if yon
i your ngly, grizzly, gray hairs by
—■■■a "La Creole" Hair Dressing.—Adv.
Not a Dependent.
"Have you anyone dependent on
you?" asked the exemption clerk.
"Well," replied Mr. Meekton, "Hen-
rietta shows me what to do with my
oioney. But she Is most Independent
about it"
Handbooks Are More Numerous
Than at Race Track.
THREE TIGERS WHO EARNED THEIR SALARIES
Spartan Woman Suffered Untold Tortures
^ut who wants to be a Spartan? Take
"Fementna" for all female disorders.
Price 50c and $1.00.—Adv.
Some Gardener.
Flatbush—Is he ambidextrous?
Bensonhurst—Sure; he can hoa
with both hands.—Yonkers Statesman.
Used to It.
Doctor—H'm, have you ever beea
rejected before?
The Don Juan (undergoing re-exam-
toatlon)—Oh, yasslr. Little affairs of
the heart, y'know.
An Elegant Translation.
A Boston girl who had been taking
her first lesson In bicycle riding ex>
pressed her satisfaction at home at tha
result of the experiment.
"The man said," she repeated, "that
I had made most satisfactory progress
for a novice."
"Why, did he really say that?" wai
the surprised query.
"Well, no," answered the Boston
young woman, after a moment's reflec-
tion. "What he did say was, 'You'll
do fust rate for a new beginnerI'"—
Christian Register.
When the ball players begin to talk
about the enormous profits made by
the magnates and demand a larger cut
of these profits than they may happen
to be getting at the moment, they over-
look one very Important Item.
This Is the enormous amount thnt
must be charged to depression each
season. There probably is no other
business in which this item Is propor-
tionately so large, unless perhaps it is
the munitions-making game, In which
an explosion Is likely to blow the plant
right off the map at any moment.
Must Keep Building.
It is, of course, among the players
that the depreciation takes place. On
the buildings and grounds the rate is
just about normal, but the athletes
have to be renewed often and hardly
one comes Into possession of a big
league club without considerable ex-
pense being involved in his acquisi-
tion.
Just to cite an example of how fast
a ball club's personnel charges, take
the roster of the Tigers at the begin-
ning of the 1915 season. There is a
picture hanging in President Navin's
office that was taken opening day, two
years ago. Twenty-eight men are in
the group.
Manager Jennings and Coach Jimmy
Burke may be listed as noncombatants,
which leaves only 20 active players.
Of this number only 12 remain on the
Detroit muster rolls. Counting Hughey
and Jimmy, the squad now boasts only
half of those 28 men that It had in tha
spring of 1915.
Liat of Missing.
Here is the list of those who have
gone: Dubuc, Baker, Peters, Ledbet-
ter, Jacobson, Cavet, Boehler, Smith-
son, Reynolds, Karr, Oldham, Molar-
ity, Knvanngh and Fuller. Of this num-
ber only three really earned their full
salaries as Tigers. Dubuc rendered
several seasons of good service and
Morlarity was a valued member of the
club from 1909 to 1915. Kavanagh put
In two seasons in which he did good
work and part of another in which he
did nothing worth while.
Baker was carried for some time and
caught a few good games, but when
the club comes to balance up with him
it will be found that he received enor-
mous pay—according to the piece scale
—for everything he ever did. Peters,
Ledbetter, Jacobson, Smithson and
Karr were practically of no value to
the Tigers, although each oost money
to buy, to say nothing of expenses In-
curred on a training trip.
Jacobson was carried a whole season
so that Jennings could always have a
reliable man on the bench when he
wanted somebody to go up and strike
out.
RECORD TO DERRILL PRATT
Too Much to Expect.
We overheard, on a Colllnwood car,
the best excuse for not working that
we could ever have imagined. File it
for reference.
One fellow said, "How do you like
four Job down at the mill?"
"I ain't workln* there no more," an-
swered the other.
"Got a better Job?"
"Nope. Ain't got no Job."
"What did you quit for?"
"Well, I couldn't see no use In keep-
In* on at It. I Agger it that If I did
make good they'd expect me to keep
right on makln' good. That's too much
to expect of anybody, this klnda weath-
er. So I quit."—Cleveland Plain Dealer.
It Never
Disappoints
To insure clothes of snowy
whiteness on washday just
use
Red + Cross
Ball Blue
Take no imitation, but insist
on the genuine Red Cross.
All good Grocers sell it.
Large Package 5 cents.
t|f||frPSMITHS
| (sbellTonic
Per
Played in 360 Contests Before Com-
pelled to Drop Out on Account
of Sprained Wrist.
Derrill Pratt, the second baseman of
the Browns, is the real holder of major
league records for continuous service.
A check of games by a St. Louis sta-
tistician shows that when he was com-
pelled to drop out on April 30 because
of a sprained wrist, he missed his first
game after playing 360 contests. Pratt
began his long stand with the Browns
on September 2, 1914, when he resumed
play after a layoff due to an Injury to
his side. From that date to the close
of the season he was in 30 games. In
BA5C6ALL
.STORIES
We'll say this for Ty Cobb, he
shows no signs of abdicating his bat-
ting crown.
Derrill Pratt.
1P1S and In l l« he pin>'«*«
each j-ear. then played ti
of this ~ aon hef.,r
to drop oat again. He
ratnes
It 14
■eHed
Norman, the former White Sox pitch-
er, has been turned over to Des Molnea
by Wichita.
• e e
On a really hot day it is better to as-
sociate with an electric fan than with
a baseball fan.
'e e e
Outfielder Dan Costello, former Pi-
rate and International leaguer, has
Joined Kansas City.
• • •
Middleton, the pitcher released by
the Giants to Louisville, was consid- j
ered the best minor league hurler last |
fall.
• e e
Joe Myers, the Notre Dame colle- j
gian, did not last long with Columbus. !
He proved a weak hitter, and was re- j
leased after a week's trial.
e e e
I Ralph Miller of the Waterloo Cen- j
tral association Hub. who has been i
snared by the Chicago Cubs, Is said
I to be "another Zimmerman."
e • •
The New Tork Yankees grabbed one
! player from the disbanding Northwest
ern league. He is Elmer Leifer, pitch- j
er-outfielder of the Butte team.
e e •
Pitcher Peter Moore, the Ohio col-
legian sent by the St. Louis Brown? j
to Omaha, manugeri to pitch in par j
of one game and was then chaaed.
• • •
It is said to upset Walter Johnson |
when he strikes a batsman with a
pitched ball. Probably, however, the |
batsman feels Just as bad about It. j
Wbeeier Fuller, wbo pitched for |
U*rni<* a few year* a*n In the Vew
Euglaad league, has been aigoed by ,
Manager Flynn of the Lawrence team.
Baseball Writer Saya Worst Blow in
Year* Ha* Fallen—Betting Roll*
Up to Immenae Total—Up-
riaing Result
"It would seem that boseball bus
sufficient troubles with the war and
other Influences working against it:
but the worst blow In years lias fall
en," says Hugh Fullerton. "That dan
ger Is the gamblers.
"There Is doubt In my mind," Fill
lerton says, "If there ever was a time
in Chicago's history when the hand
booking on racing was as extensive an
Is the booking on baseball games to-
day. Much more money was bet on
races, but this betting rolls up to an
Immense total, so great, In fact, thut
one mun I know, who operates on
moderate scale, told me he handles
nearly $7,000 a week.
"Until last season the gamblers In
Chicugo were content to work down
town In saloons, cigar stores and pool
rooms. Last year they Invaded the ball
parks, especially the Cub purk, and
this year there is a well-defined betting
section, where the gumblers congregate
und draw betters.
"In Boston this evil lias existed ever
since the sport started. It has been
.recognized Industry. The gamblers are
known, and the fact that they huve
powerful political backing also Is
Jknown—which may account for the
fact that the loud promises to wipe
,them out never have been executed.
•' "So strong is the Boston gambling
combine that one friend of mine, an
outsider, who attempted to operate
there, was ordered out of town by po-
litical powers, not because he was a
gambler, but because the rival gam-
blers Insisted upon it. He is operating
In another city now, and Is doing a
tremendous business.
"In Pittsburgh there has been an-
other hotbed of gamblers, which is In
the grandstands, and which goes on
almost unmolested. In Cleveland gam-
bling became rampant last year. In
Detroit the profession found one of
the best fields because of the disor-
ganized condition of the entire city,
especially the police force. The gam-
blers have not worked so openly In
the stands, but they are accumulating
their crowds in two sections at pres-
ent.
"Such conditions are certain to re-
sult in uprisings such as took place In
Boston. They are even more certain
to result eventually in the corruption
of players.
"Queerly, the powers that rule base-
ball have thought the best remedy for
this gambling evil is whitewash—on
which it thrives. Baseball and gam-
bling cannot prosper side by side,
whether In partnership or not—and
when gambling, backed by politics
comes in, good night."
TROUBLE COST HER
$1000, SHE SAYS
Mrs. Andrews Was Confined to
Her Home for Four
Long Years.
ALMOST GAVE UP HOPE
Goes to Movlea Now With Har Friend*
and Knjoya Life Since
Tanlac Relieved.
Trouble.
"When my friends and neighbors aee
me going out to the movlea with my
daughtcra and enjoying life once more
they tell me they can hardly believe
I am the aatne bed-ridden woman that
I was," aald Mrs. G. A. Andrews, of
6007 Missouri street, El Paso, Texas,
the other day.
"I was laid up for more than four
years with rheumatism so I was unable
to leave my house, and fully half the
time I lay flat of my back in bed un-
able to move. My body and limbs
were ao swollen they aeemed to
twice their nntural alze and my face
was puffed up so I could hardly see.
My kidneys gave me no end of trouble,
my head ached all the time like It
would burst and my feet and finger
tips tingled like they were asleep. My
nerves were all on edge so I would go
all to pieces at any little noise. My
appetite failed and I got so I had to
force myself to eat enough to keep me
•live.
"I had spent all of a thousand dol-
lars trying to get well, but nothing did
me any good and I was about to give
up hope when I heard of Tanlac. I
was actually amazed to find I was get-
Ing better from the first few doses.
I have tuken three bottles so far and
the swelling has entirely disappeared.
My nerves are all right and I have so
much life and energy I want to keep
on the go ail the time. I help with
the housework and the sewing and I
signed my name today for the first
time In four years. I could not have
believed it possible for any medicine
to do so much good in so short a time
as Tanlac haa done for me."
There is a Tanlac dealer In your
town.—Adv.
Lemons Whiten and
Beautify the Skin!
Make Cheap Lotion
The Juice of two fresh lemons strain*
ed Into a bottle containing three ounce*
of orchard white makes a whole quar-
ter plut of the moat remarkable leiuoa
sklu beautltier at about the cost one
must pay for a small Jar of the ordi-
nary cold creams. Care should be tak-
en to strain the lemon Juice through •
fine cloth so no lemon pulp gets In,
then this lotion will keep fresh fot
months. Kvery woman knows that lem-
on Juice Is used to bleach and remove
such blemishes as frecklea, sallownese
and tan and la the Ideal akin softener,
smoothener and beautlfler.
Just try Itl Make up a quarter pint
of this sweetly fragrant lemon lotion
and massage It dally into the facct
neck, urtiii and hands. It should natur-
ally help to whiten, soften, freshen and
bring out the hidden rnaes and beauty
of any skin. It ia wonderful for rough,
red hunds.
Your druggist will sell three ounce*
of orchard white at little cost, and any
grocer will supply the lemons. Adv.
Tha Cure.
Slgnor Muscagnl, the comjtoser, often
lends the orchestra at La Scuia M
Milan and at the Constansi in Home.
He never refuses an encore.
"In my youth"—thus he explains th*
matter—"1 was an orchestra leader at
a dollar a day. Perhaps my low pay
had soured tne. At that time, st any
rate, I would not grant an encore for
any consideration.
"Well, leading 'Santauello' once In
Naples, I refused an encore of a cer-
tain song In my usual manner. The
Neapolitan audience shouted and
roared. I was, of course, firm. But
suddenly I felt a blow on the back of
my head and fell off my high chair
down among the violins.
"I hod been struck with a stool
hurled from the top gallery. I rose and
promptly repeated the song which thn
audience desired. From that day to
this I have never refused an encore."
No Cauae for Alarm.
The other Monday afternoon a wom-
an rushed excitedly down an nlley in
the poor quarter and, stopping at a
house, knocked loudly. Receiving no
reply, ahe knocked a second time. Still
no answer.
A third time she knocked, and then
window flung open and a woman
whose appearance betrayed signs of
a sudden awakening leaned out.
"Well, what Is it?" she asked.
The woman below looked up and ex-
claimed with bated breath:
"Mrs. Skinner, yer 'usbund's got ten
days!"
"Dear, dear me, Mrs. Jones," was the
reply, "Is that all? How yer did un-
nerve met I thought it was thtat
scarecrow after the rent agin."
DRUGGISTS PLEASED WITH
6000 KIDNEY MEDICINE
Pardonable Crime.
He—If I should kiss you, would yon
have me arrested?
She—What would be the use? Any
Judge would acquit yoa.
FRANK CHANCE HAS RETIRED
Veteran Leader Recently Gave Up
Management of Los Angeles Team
—To Raise Chickens.
One after another the veterans of
the game who have mnde the fans yell
with Joy thousands of times are retir-
ing from the game. Old age or a break-
down gets them. Frank Chance, who
DONT GAMBLE
your heart's all right Make
sure. Take "Renovlne"—a heart and
nerve tonic. Price BOc and $1.00.—Adv.
that
I have sold your remedy for the past
fifteen years and have sufficient confidence
in it to give it my personal recommenda-
tion. I believe it ia one of the best medi-
cine* of it* class on the market today and
1 find pleasure in selling it at all timee.
Very truly your*,
KAMINER'R DRUG STORE,
F. V. Kaminer, Prop.,
Nov. 4, 1910. Spartanburg, S. 0.
Letter to
Dr. Kilmer fc" Co.
Blnjhamton, N. Y.
Prove What Swamp-Root Will Do For Yen
Send ten cent* to Dr. Kilmer k Co.,
Binghamton, N. Y., for a sample sise
bottle. It will convince anyone. Yon
will also receive a booklet of valuabie in-
formation, telling about the kidneys and
bladder. When writing, be sure and men-
tion this paper. Large and medinm sise
bottle* for sale at all drug store*.—Adv.
Would-be progressive people some-
times forget that a freight train
makes more noise than a limited ex-
press.
The man who never Jokes has to
look out that he doesn't get to be *
Joke himself.
Another good thing accomplished by
the war is the restoration of economy
to the category of virtues.
Bast Dallas, Tex., has renamed Ger-
manla street "America."
Trieste, Austria, Is noted for
schaum pipes.
A Message to Mothers
OU know the real human doctors right around in your neighborhood t
the doctors made of flesh and blood just like yoa: the doctors with
Y
dead of night
they are ready
is doing and
souls and bearta: those men who are responding to your call in the
of night as readily as in the broad dayiignt;
to tell you the good that Fletcher'a Caatoria haa do;
will do, from their experience and their love for children.
Fletcher's Caatoria is nothing new. We are not aaking yoa to
try an experiment. We just want to impress upon yoa the importance
of buying Fletcher's.
Your physician will tell yoa this, as he knows there are n num-
ber of imitations on the market, and be ia particularly interested in
the welfare of your baby.
Genuine Caatoria always bear* the signature of
Feed the Fighters! Win the War!!
Harvest the Crops — Save the Yields
On the battle fields of France and Flanders, the United States boys and the
Canadian boys are fighting side by side to win for the World the freedom that Prue-
sianism would destroy. While doing this they must be fed and every ounce of
muscle that can be requisitioned must go into use to save this year's crop. A short
harvest period requires the combined forces of the two countries in team work, such
ss the soldier boys in France and Flanders are demonstrating.
Tbs Combine* Fighters la France and Flaadsrs aad tha Cotnblaetf
Harvesters la Aaiarlea WILL Bring tha Allied Victory Rearer.
t of farm workers haa baea perfected I
Frank Chance
iwmtly had
twit of the
twiddle Us th
for* I* pti i
fame for *wr<«J
to gtv* up the tnanage-
Vnm Angeles team, will
meat of the interior at Canada aad the Depart lasnt* ot Labor aad Acnculture M the Loitrd Scat**
under which k m pro pot d to perrnk the banrcaten that are bow earned ia the wheat Adds of Okla-
homa. Kansas. Iowa. North Dakota. South Dakota. Nebraaka Mirneaota aad Wwcaoan to mow
over into Canada, wkh the privtleae of later retarama to the Uaaad Starea. when ike rrops fa the
United Stataa have been coaaerrcdTand hale to save tha saormoua cropa Im Canada which br that
time will be read? toe Iim issthig
help your canadian neighbours when tour own crop is harvested Itl
Canada Wanta 40.000 Marveat Handa to Taka Cere of Ita
13,000,000 ACKI WMKAT FIELD.
High Wages, Good Board, Comfortable Lodging*.
Aa Mnrtfeartna C—4 iaaoad at rte.l
Sold loe 47 _
aad Fever. Ala*
aiveafikeelag Teaic-
• rise t.eaeral
I kC - ■ "
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
Ryder, J. W. The Mangum Mirror (Mangum, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 48, Ed. 1 Friday, August 31, 1917, newspaper, August 31, 1917; Mangum, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc279829/m1/7/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.