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Show aS? v . iiiM litl'nMiiinhi J&m. iWiilH i&WuiWi ..ilijak m THE OGDEN POST Friday, January 24. hsike (QtefomaiE ? . The new Oakland assembly. The power than its predecessor. All-Americ- All-Americ- P. " 1 t DAVIS GOES INTO (! LEADINRACEFOR a jh an an Eight Sedan, with insert showing instrument board Eight" power plant develops more than forty per cent more McEntyre of Weber New Oakland and And Wilcox of Davis Pontiac on Display Score At Laudie Motor Co. Division High 7. .' .t i. ; , : 1 sts artm interc as hat imen is. tgrici a pre rage hun oria ;ay-- E d, ?'"i. j- P o. me 2Ar aurrALO-K- U i huthatch- - i. ; t '" west alone the Smoky 11111 river. Cody proved himself a skillful hunter and filled his job ao well that one of the workers made a Jingle about him which went as follows: !'3 r I, Buffalo BUI, Buffalo BUI, Navor miaacd and novor will; Alwaya alma and ahoota to kill And the company pays hla buffalo bill. CWLOttl COD 3'5 !S (vurmo BILL J By ELMO 8COTT WATSON 8K the average American who was the original "BufDill" and falo the chances are that he will answer without hesitation "Why. William F. Cody, of course." And W therein he will be wrong, for there were at least two other men, who earned that title and were known by It, before William Frederick Cody made It fatuous throughout the civilised world. This does not mean that Cody did not de serve the title, for he won It away from one of the others, fairly and squarely. In one of the most spectacular coat rets ever staged on this continent But It does not detract any from hla fame to pay tribute to the prowess of these other two and to net forth their claims to having been the original Buffalo Bill, oven though Cody was the greatest Buffalo Bill, with all that that title Implies. The man from whom Cody won his ' title by right of conquest was William Comstock, a celebrated guide, hunter and one of the favorite scouts of General Phil Sheridan during the Indian war on the southern plains In 1807-CComstock Is one of the mystery men of the frontier, In that but little Is known of his early career. Public Interest In him has been revived recently by the Wisconsin State Historical society, as shown by the following story sent out by the Unlver-- : alty of Wisconsin news service : , '. i i Ills fame as a buffalo hunter was spread by the officers at Fort Hays and came to the attention of the officers at Fort Wallace who believed that their Buffalo Bill Comstock had more right to that title than the Fort Hays officers' Buffalo Bill Cody. So they raised their share of a purse of $500 to be given to the winner of a buffalo killing contest between Cody and Soon posters begun to appear In the stations along the new railroad which read as follows: '': Corn-stoc- v 1 , I ' 1- 1 iv. . x 'Si. ' ' r : J Mi-- . . ' ' 1 ) ' $ ' . i- i - Km Purls far S300 A S CHAMPIONSHIP Pacific railroad the excursion. It was perhaps natural that It should give the title Buffalo BIU to its hunter. But Since the Kansas daring scout Corn-stoc- Corn-stoc- . C when he was chief scout and Interpreter at Fort Wallace, Kan., devotes part of a chapter of hla book Buffalo Days, published by to Comatock. lie la the authority for the statement that waa born In Wisconsin of good parentage and left home at an early age and was one of the original pony express riders at the time Cody and Wild Bill wera similarly employed. He waa the first owner of the ltose Creek ranch, altnated on that stream, about eight miles from the post During hla service at Fort Wallace Comatock had gained such renown as a buffalo hunter that for some time he bad been known among the officer! there aa Buffalo Bill Comstock. In the meantime William F. Cody, who had done some scouting for the troops fft Fort Ellawortb and Fort Fletcher, had been offered a job aa hunter by the Goddard Brothera, who had contracted to feed the laborers who were building tb Kansas Pacific railroad Bobba-ilerril- l, Corn-stoc- k 4 ? f - i s their confidence In him waa soon Justified. The match waa held SO miles east of Fort Sheridan where buffalo were plentiful and the prairie was level enough for the great crowd of spectators (Including Mrs. Cody, who had come on an excursion train which had been run from SL Louis) to see the chase. Cody waa mounted on hla famous hunting horse Brigham and armed with his equally fumous needle-gu- n Lucrctla Borgia. Comstock used a Henry rifle which shot faster hut did not hit so hard. Having located a herd of buffalo, the two men rode Into It, followed by referees. The herd spilt, with chasing one bunch and Cody the other. Cody soon had hla bnnch running In a circle and he dropped 33 of k, them, all within a small space. who rode at the rear of his bunch shootlug them down, killed S3 but they were scattered over a route of three miles. After a abort rest another herd was sighted and again Cody was the winner by a score of IS to It. The third run of the day waa the occasion for a spectacular stunt by Cody. He took the bridle and saddle off Brigham, dashed Into his bunch of buffalos and shot down 12 more, theu drove the last directly toward the wagons from which his wife and some of the other spectators were viewing the match. When the groat beast was less than 80 yards from the wagon he sent It tumbling to the earth as the grand finale of the hunt Ills final score was GO to Comstock's 48b Cody continued to hunt for the Kansas Pacific until it reached Sheridan and In the space of 17 months he killed 4.2S0 of the animals, an additional reason for his right to be known as the champion buffalo slayer of the plains. A few months after this match career came to a tragic close. While out on a scoutlug expedition on Walnut creek with Lieutenant Beecher (later killed at the battle of the Arlo karce or Beecher's Island In eastern Colorado). Comstock and Grover Corn-stoc- k nomer Wheeler, formerly k of the Fifth cavalry, who knew ; OF TUB WORLD krtnm COMSTOCK waa arranging Colonel V SIDE the iTka famaaa aeoat) a ad W. P. CODY ( Baffala Bill! Faaioaa Baffala Klllrv far. (ka Kaaaaa ParlSe llaltraad. BILLY The aiato historical society, according to Cbnrlea E. Brown and Alfred O. Barton, Madison, Is nnalous to lanrn where he waa born, who hla relatives wars, and from what part of Wlacon-Bi- n ha wont west V. ItallrMf BUFFALO SHOOTING MATCH us come n i U FORT SHERIDAN Soma Wtaeonsin town la an titled to conaldarabla fama as tha birthplace of William Comatock, a pony aapreaa rider and Indian arout who waa a comrade of Baffalo BUI during hla romantle days. Comatock la known to have bean born In Wisconsin and to have left early to ro west and bepre-circ- i.- GRAND EXCURSION Coin-stock- 's shoal nuu ;e di i care be 1: were ordered to visit the camp of Chief Turkey Leg of the Cheyennes, who was a epecial friend of both scouts, on the headwaters of the Solomon to learn If any of hia people had taken part In a murderous raid in the Saline valley. Their reception waa very cool one and finally Turkey Leg told them that they had better leavb, since his young men were greatly excited and he could not control them. Accordingly they started out, accompanied by the chiefs son and six other young warriors who professed the deepest friendship for the scouts. But In the midst of a friendly conversation some of the braves fell quickly to the rear and opened fire. Comatock fell from his horse at the first fire. Instantly killed. Grover, badly wounded, also fell to the ground. Then, using the body of hla dead comrade to protect himself, he opened fire on the Indiana and quickly drove them out of range. For the rest of the day, he held them at bay. Then under cover of darkness, he managed to escape and reached Fort Wallace two days later, half dead from the pain of hla wound and tha exhaustion of hla loug Journey. Nor was Comstock the only one to have a claim to the title of Buffulo Bill," prior to Codys. Neurty thirty years later, after the name had rocked the arena In every capital In Europe and America, a rival claimant was brought forward aa the original possessor of the title. writes ltlchard J. Walsh In "The Making of Buffalo last Bill." published by year. He continues: Bohba-Merrl- ll He waa William Matthewslin of Wichita. It waa aald that in llfO. tha yaar of tha ffraat drought, whan grasshoppers darkened the Kansas skits and fall on ths crops aa thickly aa a Matthewson had sons out to kill buffalo, sending back wagontralna of meat to feed tho starving settlers. And In thslr gratltuds they dubbsd him Buffalo 1U1L How did William Cody happen to call himself Buffalo BlUf an intsr viewer asked Matthewson. WoH, ha replied, you sea Cody workod for mo when ho was a young fellow. I reckon ho had bogun to read Indian atorlea and seo how much waa to bo made by that kind of a reputation, and ha waa alwaya fond of talk and ahuw. I never waa any hand to wear ny hair long and go swaggering around tha country blowing about what had dona. Cody knows ha had no real right to tho namo, but If ho wants to show off as a dimo nova) hero, I havo no objection." Tho querulouo outbreak shocked and grieved the public of 1SS4. Reporters hurried to quia Cody about Matthew-aolie replied: I never laid eyes on him and of course never worked for him. But this is tha first Intimation I have aver lied that any reputable person other than myself has ever claimed tho tltlo of Buffalo Bill. A few years ago there were as many claimants for my name aa there ware wild yellow Bowers that gave their name to tho atato. It reminds me of a portion of a sonnet finishing: Rut as fondly loves on to tho close. As ths sunflower gives to his God as ha sots Tbs same look ho gava aa he rose. Ths aptness of tho quotation was not made clear by tho Interviewer. Considering that In the sixties tho plains were black with fifteen million buffalo and that thousands of men were killing them. It waa not strange that many a nickname waa based on the magic word. There waa Buffalo Jones, there was Buffalo Chips, and there were other Buffalo Bills. But Cody seems to have won the title fairly. says Walsh In conclusion, and then tells of the famous contest with Comstock, after which the referees declared Cody winner of the prize money, and, by the same decision, as he claimed, finally confirmed his right to be known aa Buffalo BUL blls-sar- d, X n. mon it wi const 'he tbust stim ; to l 60-bra- farm nt oi hee: an i3 Wl be pro ke 85-bra- ke 11 V-ty- pe 10 10 two-plan- e, high-compressi- on 111 . semi-automa- tic -- one-poi- nt Ride the Street Cars This Cold Weather! J: Think of how much more valuable you to your work when you arrive cheerful th if you arrive cold and disgruntled because automobile trouble. The Cost Is Only $1.00 a Week! Utak Rapid Transit Co- - f. 3 ' blem - i tl ew the c sine h pr V-ty- pe 44; 1 ler. McEntyre, fast forward of the NEW YORK, Jan. 22. Among the school quintet, leads ill new offerings which drew especial her high in this division, closely courtiers comment from automobile enthusiasts )avis Beats Bear River 41 to 17 at the opening of the New York Auto lowed by Wilcox of Davis. These the latest prod- forwards are by far the most While Weber Wins From show on Jan. 4, was Motor Car comuct of the Oakland scorers of all in this din Oakland the Box Team Elder Eight, a standing by pany Strong two starts of the in the first powerful car which stands alone Score of 40 to 32; Teams Show fast, moderin the as the only automobile teams. McEntyre has scored' of this field ate more goal than Wilcox, and has e design using price Better Form; Wilcox and motor. two free throws from the foul With the new Oakland Eight and Wilcox has not been fouled in thr the newly-stylemechanically im games he has played. Pontiac Big Six, Series New The closest contender for sec proved the Oakland Motor company offers honors to these two aces, Earl of products of fresh appeal to a wide Elder, who trails Wilcox by ek range of buyers. Besides being ex- points. In the first two games : hibited at the New York Auto show, Davis has played, only five men line also is located the basket. Six men eac the new Oakland-Pontia- c being displayed, simultaneously at the other four teams have succet other points throughout the scoring at least one point. Davia hoopsters disposed of Bear many United States. Factory officials as Davis leads in number of pc, River Friday night on the Bear court, sert that all dealers throughout the scored, with a total of 89 points, 31 to 17, to gain undisputed possession of first place in the Ogden di country were stocked with the new ber is trailing Davis by eleven poi models before Jan. 11. vision race. Seven models, including two open The Davisites led, 16 to 9, at half lime and were never pressed. Wilcox body types, are offered on both the Wilcox, (D) and Swaner were the big stars for the Oakland Eight and the Pontiac Six Earl, (B.E.) Jack Croft machine, and Green and classes. Both cars offer ample reserves of power. The Pontiac devel- Lee, (B. E.) IJeff twinkled for the Bears ops horsepower from an en- Swaner, (D) The Bear River quintet waa baffled Hy the floorwork of the visitors, who gine of 200 cubic inch expansion at Hunter, (W) also made most of their shots at the 3000 r. p. m., while the Oakland Eight Fernelius, (D) horsepower at the hoop count, while the losers kept on develops missing all during the contest Wil- same engine speed. The Oakland Smith, (D) cox Was high point man for the win- Eight displacement is 251 cubic in- Sheffield, (D) ners. ches. Credit for the remarkable Pantone, (O) . Score: speed and acceleration said to mark Chandler (W) Davia the performance of the new Oakland G. T.F. p. is attributed largely to its high ra- Ward, (B. E.) . Gree, (B. R.) 4 9 tio of power to Fernelius, rf. The new Hoff, (B.R.) . weight. 3 12 Wilcox, If. Eight develops one horsepower for 7 10 each 37 Swaner, If. pounds of car weight. Mayer, (6) 0 2 ' Smith, rg. Both Hilton, '(O) .... Oakland the and tho Eight 0 0 Grant, Ig. 8 New Series Pontiac Big Six are fca.d Holt, (B.R.). Sheffield 0 0 0 to offer unusually smooth engine per- Foley, (O) Burton 0 formance at all speeds. The Pontiac Hunter, (6) 0 Clark, rg. 0 retains the Harmonic Balancer, Oak- Stoker, (O) 0 ... Cowley land's original invention, which abTotals ..19 11 3 41 sorbs torsional vibration in the crank- Lindsay, TW) Bear River shaft While the Oakland Eight, beG. T. F. P. cause of its compact design, 2 0 0 4 Green, rf. permits the use of a crankshaft ao 4 2 2 0 If. ...... Heff, short and massive that no torsional 0 2 vibration is liolt, C. .......a.. ...... .. ...a a. ....... present throughout the 0 3 2 2 Lillywhite, rg entire of range engine speeds. ComJones: Your dosr bit me." 0 0 Bishop, Ig. down draft carburetion, horizonplete 4 0 2 0 Neighbor: He did not!" Garrett, rf Jones: Prove it! 0 0 0 0 tal valve assembly, an entirely new Ward, c. 0 0 0 0 type of Ilinman Neighbor: First, my dog hK cylinder head and many other paten- teeth; second, he is not foor 0 White table features distinguish the Oakland third he is particular whom he b' Totals ......... 7 7 3 17 V" engine and endow it with gasoline fourth, I have no dog." Referee, Watkins; umpire, Rogers. economy approximately equal to that the teeth of the flywheel befont of the previous Oakland Six. contact is made, thus elimoi trical Weber High courtiers captured a A new braking feature used on both the possibility of the teeth being t close cage battle from the polished the Oakland and the Pontiac the in- ped. Box Elder five on the Warrior court troduction of rollers on the toggle The body of the new Oaltta Friday n;ght, 40 to 32, in the second joints of the internal expanding lower season both of for the league by two inches. New body game brakes results in greater efficiency, and striping on both cars and the: teams. despite a marked decrease in neces- ish use of chrome After trailing on the short end of sary plate on ezp effort Another feature ofa 16 to 13 score at the half, the Dick fered pedal on both cars is found in the new metal rafts add further snap Thorne machine came back in the sec beauty to the appearance of hoik of starter in typo ond half with a passing attack that which flight. the starter pinion engages with SixC. and baffled the visitors. Lucius Laudie, manager oi local company, quite natural A five man defense offered by the I ee, If. 3 3 2 much enthused over the new mw Earl Ferguson athletes failed to halt Earl, c. 8 2 1 the scoring capers of the Warriors in Baker, c and he predicts even a greater! 0 0 0 the final periods of play. II ard, rg. for his company this year than 2 2 1 Led by Ross McEntire, captain, the Valentine, Ig. 0 2 2 year. He states that the Pontiac in sales in its price field in Warriors played a sensational brand Totals of ball. The pilot of the Weberites 13 2 6 82 county in 1929, which, of course, scored nine goals from the field, inReferee, Watson; umpire, Barney. wonderful record. cluding a number of long shots and played a nice flood game. Hunter at center and Van Kampen . at guard and forward twinkled also for the winners. G. Valentine and Earl were outstanding for the Box Elderites. machine Coach Earl Fergusons boasts a crew of sharp shooters and polished dribblers. At the close of the first period the teams were deadlocked at 6 all At half time Box Elder held a 16 to 13 advantage and at the end of the third period of play the Warriors jumped into a lead, 27 to 26. In the final quarter the Warriors spurted and obtained a lead which they never relinquished. It is the sure way of setting; to your destinj The score: tion on schedule in a pleasant frame of mi0 Weber DIVISION HONORS S jfS 7T i |