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! Record Crowd SeesNewYork Beat Red Sox ■ ■ King of Swat's Circuit Clout in Third Inning Scores * Witt and Dugau. KW YORK. April IS. —Before a record throng officially an nounced as 74.200 the New York Yankees, American league champions. opened their new stadium uim the 1923 season today with a 4 to 1 triumph over the Ked Sox. The Yankees did all of their storing in the third inning "Babe” Ruth getting off to a lusty start in his 1923 home nm campaign by driving into (tie right field bleuCTicrs for the cir cuit, scoring Witt and Dugan ahead of him. Bob Shawkev, veteran Yankee hurl ing star, pitched brilliantly, holding Jhe Red Sox to three hits, one of which, a triple by McMillan, scored rhe only Boston run in the seventh. Khmke was effective in the third inning. \ The ■ score: - BOSTON A.IT.O.A Fa water. s* 3 0 2 *1 Collins, rf 4 0 2 1, Skinner, Cf 4 0 0 0 Harris, If 4 0 0 0 Bums, lb 3 19 2! M'MUt'n.Sb 2 12» Shanks, 3b 3 0 3 0 IV*v’rmer.o 3 o »; 2 Khmke, p 2 10 4 xMenoafcy 1 0 0 0 Fullerton.p 0 0 0 0 Totals 29 ;; 2! lu Ni:\V TURK. A. 11.0. A. Wltt.cf ;; l :i o Dugan, 3b 4 111 Ruth, rf 2 13 0 Pipp. lb 2 0 12 0 Moisei* if 4 10 0 Schnng. «• 4 0 4 2 Ward. :*b :i 1 3 6 8co4t, a* 2 114 Shaw key. p 2 1 0 0 Totals 2* 7 27 12 xBatted for Khmke in eighth. Score by innings: Boston .000 gOO 100—1 New York .004 000 00*—4 Summary—Runs: Burns. Will, Dugan, Ruth, Shan ley. Errors: Burns. Ruth. Two base hits: Aleusel, Scott. Three-base hits: McMillan. Home run: Ruth. Sacrifice hit: Scott. Double play: Scott to Ward to J‘Ipp Left on bases: New York, 5; Boston. < Rase on bails: Off Shaw key. ii; off Klirnkf, : off Fullerton. I. Struck nut: By Shawkey. f>; by Khmke. 4; by Fuller ton. 1 Hits: Off Bhmke. 7 in 7 inning.*; off Fullerton, none in 1 inning. Hit by Pitched ball: Keweter, by Sharkey. Los ing pitcher; Khmke. Umpire*. Conolly, Evans and Holmes Time; 2:05 Indians Beat Sox. . Cleveland. «>., April IK.—One of the Is'gest opening day crowd* that ever wit nessed an American league game here, saw Cleveland make a ninth inning tally and defeat Chicago, ♦> to f». today, after Chicago had gone into the lead, a to 4. in the eighth inning. Wamby led off the ninth with a double. Speaker fouled out. but.Oulsto walked and Summit and Sewell tingled, two runs scoring Kamm made hi1* American league debut by handling hi# two assist# cleanly and getting a double out of four times at bat. I aber. wlto started tlie gamg^for Chi cago, retired In favor of Pinch Hitter Strunk, who started a rally in the eighth, which resulted In Coveleskle being knocked from the box. / The official attendance wfi# 20..•72. about *50 less than the opening day record < H IC A* H) AH. H.O. A. Hooper, rf 5 3 1 o John*., m 3 1-5 Collin*. 2b 4 2 5 Most II. ff 1 2 0 8he«L. 1b 4 210 0 Kamm. Ob 4 1 u 2 Fa Ik, If 4 1 o n Schalk. r 4 1 b 0 Faber, p 2 0 0 J Mack, p 1 0 0 o xjStrunk 1 1 o o Total* 37 12 25 10 CLE\ ELAND. % B.H.O.A ■/amis., If b 1 1 J Marnh, 2b 5 3 1 2 Speyk . f*f ft 2 1 0 Guis’o. 1b 3 111 0 Sum a, rf 5 3 2 0 J.Sew., <*8 1 2 3 2 Lutz.. 3b 3 0 13 O'Neill, o 4 2 j 2 Covfl., p ,011 Uhle. p o o o o Boone, p o 0 l 0 7. Brower 110 0 Totals 28 3 4 27 12 xMns out when winning run scored. xBatted for l hie In eighth xxBatted for Faber In eighth. Chicago .00A 010 040—i Cleveland . ... ..on 120 002—5 Summary—Uunx: Hooper, Collins. Mn* til. J**aiU, Strunk. Wamby (3), Speaker. Jutsto, Sewell, Errors: Johnson. J. Sewell, Lutzke. Two.base hits: Kurnm. Hooper, 42): Speaker (2): J. Sewell, Wamby. Stolen bases: Wamby, J. Sewell. Sacri fice: Johnson. Double plays Collin?, Johnson and Sheejey; O'Neill anti Huisto. Left on bases: Chicago. H; Cleveland. 11. Base* on halla: Off Faber. 3; off Mark, • 1; off Boone, 2. Hits. Off Faber, 10 in 7 innings; off Mark, 4 In 1 1-3, off Coveleskie, 10 in 7 1*3; off I'hle. l in 2-3; off Boone. 1 In 1. Struck out By Faber, 4; by Mack, 1; by Coveloski#. 2; bv B«x»ne, 1 Wild pitch: Chi*- Passed ball: S< hulk Winning pitcher: Boone Losing pftoher! Mvk empires' Hildebrand. Moriarity rkd Rowland. Time: 2 -0. “Babe" Gets Homer BaW V / G SURGE HERMAN u> 11., Star attraction for the New York Y ankers, got off to a flying start in his hofne run campaign yes terday when lie knocked out a home run in the third inning of the game with Boston. Said circuit clout scored YY'itt and Dugan. The Yanks heat the Red Sox, 4 to 1. “Bob” Roper to Box Herman in Omaha ‘‘Tiny" Herman, former Pacific coast boxer, will appear in his first main event in tills city Friday, April -7. when hp will meet Capt. "Bob" Roper in a 10-round bout. The Herman Roper bout will lie one of three 10-round contests to be staged by Douglas county post of the Ameri can Legion. Herman iias participated in and won four bouts in Omaha. He knock ed out "Soldier Jim" yfarples, Emil Engberg and Andre Anderson and won the decision over ' Farmer" Lodge. In Roper, Herman meets one of the most experienced ring men in the heavyweight division. He has fought every* good man except Champion Jack Dempsey and has never been knocked out. Roper's only preious experience in Omaha was against Andy Sehmuder. whom he decisively trounced here July 4, 1921. Connie Curry, the Sioux City ban tamweight who gave Earl Put-year a trimming at the last show in the Audi torium, may be matched against some good boy^in a 10-round bout. In the opening 10-round, Erwin Riga will probably meet Phil Don go of Des Moines. Tickets will b^ on sale at the regu > lar downtown agencies Friday. Athletics Heat Senators. Philadelphia, \pril II.—Philadelphia i opened the American league ••aeon li*re 'oriay by defeating Washington. 3 to 1. A home run by Pvkes In the second inning j with a teammate on the sack wa* the , blow that sent Walter Johnson down to defeat Harris twirled fine ball for the Athletic* holding hi* opponente to four I widely scattered hit*. More th^n 20.000 i person* saw the game. Score. WASHINGTON ATI. If O. A. ; RW <*. I f 4 0 0 0 j Havana, cf 4 0 4 0 Jurlic^. 11, 4 113 (J ; *ioalln. If 4 1 l o S.H'rla, 3b s o l 6 Conroy, 3b 4 o 3 0 P'k'p h. ** 4 I 1 l i Hurl, r- 4 13 1 ! John’n. p 2 0 o J» 1 Total* 33 4 34 13 rmLAI >BLPH"A. AR.H.O.A M’hewa, rf * 2 1 0 Perkin* 0 4 0 4 o Hate, lb 4 0 0 9 Manner, lb 71 9 11 4 Miller. If 4 17 0 Oalla'y. an 4 I 1 I Welch, rf S I 0 0 f>yke«. 2b 2 13 1 R H'rrii. p 2 0 0 i Total* 29 4 27 7 I vvasningTon ..ion non ooo—l i Philadelphia .*><.'0 100 3 Summary-p-Run# Judge. Miller. Gallo* i way. Dyke*. Errors- Rue. pr< klnpaugh, j Hale, Galloway. Two-baa# hit*: Judge, | Galloway. Pecklnpaufh. Horn* run. Dykes. Stolen ba#'>: S Harris Sacrifice hits: Dykes, B. Harris Double piny: S Harris I to Peckinpatigh to Judge Left on bases: Washington, 7; Philadelphia, 6. Bases on ball*: Off Johnson. 2, off It Harris. 1. Struck out: By Johnson, 2\ bv H. Harris. 3. Hit by pitched ball By B Harris fH. Harris). Umpires: Nallln and Owen. Time: 1:43. YESTERDA Y'S RESi ITS HAVUK ilEURAC'K. First Ka< e—Malden 2-year old flillea; purse $1 200 four fui longs: Remnant. 113 (McAteei 5.20 ;i 20 2 SO Sunny Light, II ■ (Carroll) . .6 00 4.30 No Lady, 115 (Kumraer) 1 Ou Time-- :4M 1-3. Also ran. Haughty Lady. Black Art, Hold Pendant. Juledon, Norman*, Hasy Dawn, Priaceaa Amo. Myrtle Bilaoti, Mia* Foitune, Ducky Scratched: Humble, Juba M , Anna Hor ton Second Rare—MaMen S-year-olde, purse $ l«Z00, SiZ furloriKA Revenge, 116 (Mcjttee) ....9*0 6 20 3.10 Demijohn, 116 (ftullan) .4 50 2.7« Ro»a Y*»ts. 11 l (Parke). 2 30 Time*. 1:16, Also ran: Warburton, f tnt nr|*< I! hlne-trold. Sweet and Pretty, W rat Pit tat on. Recoup. All went. »11 mi mu " 1 iiiimlng, 3-year-otda and up puree 11,200, hix furlongs: Felhitioua. 102 (Wallace) . 9.8# 5 70 4 40 Pletrus, 105 (A*bel).IS 30 11.SO Whalebone. 110 (Mein) .. . 6.3# Time: 1:1 \ Also run: Slur Realm, So It Cio<i. Jewell, v 1* Stanch. Per haps. Faith W., Mlnmi Tiding Hejlo Pardner, Wallr tLrl. f- mt<hed John Morrill, Sword. Wre.Uer, Hun Turret, flafflee. Turbulent Minute Man. Fourth R."*^ Th»* Tokk"> purse. 5 \ ear-old filli»* purr- $L »»i0, «L fui longs •‘ally’s Al|e-. . 12 (Carro ll an 2.50 to rlhble. J« . *, (Butlmun) 5 20 2.10 Heel Taps. 11 w (Rowan) . 2'* Tim*- ■ 1 .12 4 5 Also run Marlonetta. Henna Scratched1 Sun yu«*st Fifth Rhus*—Cl.i lining; 3-year-olds nod up; purse. <1,200; one mile and a six teenth: fii Donard. 107 (Abel) 21 70 9 :<• r ,0 Billy Harton. Ill (Mein) 9 so ,00 Mom, 108 (Hein .. 9# Tljne 1:47 2-6. Alan ran: Al Stabler, Doughnut, Jaruiuaa. Tough Storm, The Lamb Scratched. Valor, Primoud Sixth Race—Claiming• »-ycar-o1d» and up. purse. <1,200; one mile and a fun long Tom Cassidy, 103 (Abel) . is 50 6 20 1 *i0 Bonfire. 100 (Wallace) 4 00 2 fit* Moody, 105 (Mein) .. "• Time: J:53 3-’. Also ran Ashland, Lit tie A rural*. King Trojan. Medusa. All went. .Seventh Race—Claiming; 3-year olds an.I up. puree. <1,200; one mile end * fur Hti'pe’r. 110 (Dennison) 6 10 212 J 22 Wrangler, 100 (Wallace) .* 50 J-J® Dark Horse. 106 (Hell) . * ' i6 *° Time 1:54 4-3. AI«o un Bistoury. Mil tr;* Man Austral. Serbian Weather, clear; track, fust. _ iirvriNutfov. Fuat rt«« e—Claiming, “t«##. 2 year olds, four furlong*: .. „ 4r. \prll. i'»H (Martin'.4 0 . ? 7, I.assnp White. 112 (Organ* • M» ‘ "" Old Paige. 107 (Boganowakl).... Tims: :50 3-6 Also ran Y.unnella Vir ginia H . Itsp All went. Second Race—Claiming. ye#»t old* at.d up five and or half fui longs t *## Brown Chec k. 118 t Boganowakl) 4H *•" * 4 Hftklewn While, 11# tPevIc).. 3 40 2 80 Mammon. 100 (Schcffnl)... .440 Tim* . 1 :(M 4-b. Alao ihii Roan of Picardy, Frndnn. Perfect Lady, tirootn peddler. All want Third Race—Claiming, 3-year-old.* and up. five and one-half furlong*. $500; Seaboard. 115 (Martin).' 00 « «>0 * 00 Ripneta. 105 (Lancet). 3.40 3 '20 Wreck lean. 115 (Pevic).5 10 Time: 1:10 Alao run: Dorla, Vordeck, Hattie Will Do, Turtle Kye. Scratched: Lively Fourth Race--Klk* dub purae. $600; claiming; 4-ycar-old* end up. eix fur long* : Deep Sinker, 116 (Harrington) . . 30.00 10 60 4 20 Tulane, 110 (Burger) .* 40 '.40 Ogarlte. 107 (kohmi . 2.66 Time. 1:15 3-6. Alao ran: High Clear, Archie Alexander. Armlatlce. Hr rat chad: Tatting. Fifth Rare—Claiming: *-year-olda and up: $500. «lg furlong*: Rapid Stride. 11* (Doyle) t ?A) 4 00 4 20 rilhberty <libb*tt. I*.’* (Bell) . . » ?• 5 40 Kau Halil* 107 (Organ) (to Time: I D. 3-6. Alan rat* A«*umptlon. HorAh. Oraleggo, I3eaa Wing, Shingle Shack. Chlticotf ague. Sixth Rsirc -f'l*. lining. t.‘>00 4v*;»r-old* and Up. mile wnd * i eighth. Iordan 111 (Fi »»nt» Ibfl MO .' 40 P)rat** ■ 111* (Doyle) (0 .*.40 l.i'Htler, 11? (Harrington) . ' 00 Time : l i-5 Aim ran Capitol c.'«tf H*m M Steven*. John If Km li* Little Kd TODAY'S ENTRIES HI NTINUTON. F jrat Heie— $600. maiden*. $ vear-alda and up, five furlong* Nylorac ... too Calnhan . 11 liree Walton ..100 Don't Bother Me too Nehlah 105 Carmen Leg ...100 Pauline M . .100 Carter . .. 10$ -Ouch lo:> Needy .100 ttyrflj.t *i i_116 ti* « ond ltaca--$500. claiming. .3.year old* and. up, alx furlong* !..«•♦ Rruah 113 Boh nil** ... lit Sweet. Cookie ..100 xCrudena* .100 xSpoil* . .113 Murahal | AJ1 . ... . 106 Tllgha rn ,111 l Fiiru javi He.i 113 Third R». e—-$500, Maiming 3-year-olda and up, five end one-half furlong*. Fred Kinney . .. 11 l Two Pail . ...114 Stamp ID *Fnr Feet . 11$ Hoover .Ilf* Apple Jerk II ]]5 Fourth Rl* $600. Harhourvlll* purge, flllle* and mare*, fix*## and one helf fur long* : Queen Father 44 Mildred Ruth , Then .112 Sweet Maine '"i •Utabelle . *4 Corfo »4 i Flfyi Ua.< • $600, Maiming. H-y**r »*•»* and ,«)». one itill# rjehrgn Tv li; Ri|ti*h Line: 11 ? VIlute 107 MootearitJe 107 1 xPretiy B«by 10? Wakefield I • ? Totting 107 xMlaa Proap'ly 10* Phelan Hi * •‘bill Ri' o- $5o0, claiming iV^ar-olda 1 uni up. one mile and an eighth ' Morion 10$ xl.ndv l.llllau . 102 lllarnev H4nm ill The Wit ID? Reel y.,r,| f» 7 « 4i.pt,mi,. -'|om i,rn* MaRtied M»«ih i nr Claai , track alow I Boehler Weakens and Pittsburgh Loses to Cubs | / Fofiuer Tulsa Western League Hurler Yields Six Hits in Eighth Inning. , Chicago, April 18.—Boehler weak ened In the eighth inning and Chica go pounded out six hits, including two doubles and a triple, broke a tie score and defeated Pittsburgh 7 to 2 in the second game of the aeries. Johnny Kelleher of Chicago knocked the ball into the newly erect ed left bleachers for a home run, the first In the new park. Grimm of Pittsburgh duplicated the feat a little later. Alexander pitched In fine form. The score: PITTS BURGH. AB.H.O A M’villa, ph 4 J 2 L Car*y, cf 4 0 4 1 Bigb#*t\ If 4 0 0 1 RijmbHI, If 4 1 J n Tierney, 2b 4 0 2 2 Tray nr, 8b 2 2 2 0 Grimm, lb 3 l P 1 Gooch, c 3 0 2 1 Boehler, p 3 0 0 3 Totals 31 5 24 14 i'll ICAGO. A HI 1.1) A Statu. rf '» 2 2 0 H’thcote, rf 2 1 3 o Or'tham. 2b 4 2 i ti OrJmea. lb 3 116 1 Friberif, 3b 2 1 0 2 Miller. If 4ino Kelleher, an 1 3 fi Hartnell, e 4 1 2 1 Alex’iler, p 3 1 1 2 Totals .30 1 1 27 18 Pittsburgh .OQO 000 200—2 Chicago .001 010 05x—7 Summary — Runs: Russell. Orlmm. 1 Ie;i ’ hoots, Grant hail). Grime*. Frlberg. Miller. Kelleher,. Alexander, Kirors: Ma ranvills, Russel!. Kolleher. Two-base hits Russell. Heathcoto. Grimes. Three bus* hits: Alexander, Friberg H'nie runs Kelleher, Grimm. Stolen bases: Statx. •Sacrifices: Tray nor, Kelleher, Alexander Double plays: Boehler to Maranville io Grimm: Maranville to Tierney to Grimm, (•eft on bases. Pittsburgh. Chicago, »> liases on balls: Off Boehler. j. &TTu< K out: By Boehler. by Alexander. 2. em pires. Hentelle and Moran. Time: I'^O. Toney Outpitches Rixey and Cards JVin < Incinnall. O., April M.—Toney out plfi h*d Rixey in the second game of the season her* today and St Louis evened up the aeries by beating Cincinnati, 4 to 2. Rixey was wild and was hit safely in every Inning but one. Mann made the first home run of the local Reason on a long drive to righ* center, inside the groTSrds in the third Innirg Score: H I IAHiS. A B HO. A Bia«J*». If 5 3 l 0] Maun. < f 5 2 4 0 H'naby. 2b 3 1 0 0 Rot*lay. lb 5 rt a 2 Stork. 3b 431 3 Srhultz. rf 4 0 3ft l-’retfcvft. bm 4 ‘i- 3 1 Clamona, e 3 0 fi ft xSmlth ft 0 ft ft VinaTth, c 1 t 1 ft Tonajr, p 4 10 5 Total* 3* 12 27 1 1' I I.Nt IM'i A I I - A 13.11.0 A Burn*, rf 4 3 10 Harpir, . f 3 A 3 '» I>uncan, If 3 1 3 © Bohane. ?b 3 © S 5 F'aeea. lb 3 11- © H'grave, 4 1 -' © Plnelll. 3b 4 2 1 1 C venev, an 3 0 2 '• t Roush J h ii u Rixay. p 2 0© 3 r.Wlngo ^1 © 0 0 Totals 31 8 2715 xRan for demon* In seventh xBatred for Caveney In ninth. v. Bat ted for Rixey in ninth. Score* by tunings: St Louis . . . . *»01 non 111—4 Cincinnati. <>0« nf'* J Summary—Run*: Blades. Mann. Stork, Smith. Harper. Konitra Errors: Blades. Freltran. Two base hit* Burns. Dun ui. Blades <2F Stolen ba-*es: Fonseca sac rifice hits: Duncan. Bohn*. Rixey. Ri-hultr. Left on h»*ea: St. LouIil 11 Cincinnati. 7. Ba««s on bail*- Off Rixey. 3; off Tonev. 2. Struck oht * By Rixey. 2: by Toney, ti Wild pitch: Toney. I’m vires: Quigley and Pflrman Tune 2.02 Dodgers Rally and ^ in. Brooklyin. N. N April II.—The P.ro • h n Dgdgera stag' d a 4R»fotn •I't’t! in to ■ ■ ’ • th Pt»1 • ■ I to 6. The Visitor* apparently sewed up : the game in the ninth when Sand too.-t ed a homer over the wall, driving in Walker to make *he s • re 5 to 1 h*sp greeted Ralph Hea«l. who had b* '•! *! •* Dodger* to thres hit* in eigth inning* with a circuit swat over right fi* id wall. Schllebner singled end Barber walk ed Hubbell reh. ved H'.ul and after passing Reuther and allowtng Deberry a i hit, was s*nt to the shower* Meadows ! tlmn parsed Orlmcs end Olson's * ogle ■ won the game without a Dodger being ' retired In the Inning PHILADELPHIA A F. H.O A I FU oh. Sb 4 1 1 2 Holka.il. 4 2 9 0 Wi'ina.rf 4 I j o Wal’er.lf 4 I 4 i T^a. rf 4 11* Sand. *»• 4 1 1 S' Par'll.2b 4 1 * Hanlina.c 4 110 Head, p S o o j Hu'ell. P 0 0 o 0 Mead 0 0 0 0 Total* 10 24 10 BftUUK hi A B H O A. Olion, ?b 5 1 ! 4 John n.k* 3 0 »» (» T Or th rf 2 0*0 Wheat, If 4 2 1 0 Bwh'ner.lb 4 2 7 3 Hart er.'f 0 0 u High. So 3 0 11 I*ab»’rry. c 3 2 4 ! Or1me*.p 2 1 « aR-ulher « o •> sN«t« 0 0 0 0 Total* 10 7 3T 11 xRan fo: Kruth**f in nnin. *K«n f»»r TWi * M»«r in ninth. Moore by inning*: Philadelphia . iOO 000 002-*-r> Brooklyn . .‘>00 010 005—1 Summary — Kun.»: Ka(>h. lfulk*, Will | iain* Walker. Hand, Wheat. Si-hlHbmr [ Dabarry (2), N*»i* Error*: Walker. Wh*o.< Thrae-ha** hit: Wililnwi- Home run* Hand, Wheat Hnrriflc# hit John**" ! !>oub'le piny*. Olson Johns’ on. H« bi-iO rer. l’arklr.aon. Sand and Hoik** Lett on base*: Philadelphia. 2, Brooklyn. 7. Base on balls: Off Ilea l. 4: off Mubb* I. 1 off Meadows. 1. Struck out: By Orimra. 4 Hit*: Off Head. 5 in * innlne*. non* out in ninth : off Ilubb* I. 1 In ? •» uuiiuk* non* out In ninth; off Meadow*. I in none non* out In ninth. Wild pilch: H* 1 ! Winning pitcher rti'tnrs Losing ldt'-h* r Meadows I’mptre* Hart and M< ‘ ■ -ri . • k. Time. : hours. JeM ^ i I la rd I a I k-. By International News Hers n r. Kxteleior Spring*. Mo.. April 1H. - "You mn tell the world I will fight. Fred Fulton If lie heat* Floyd Jo^neon at Jersey City Mon day, or anybody fine they rtioone to put agalnut mo.” Jens Willard, former heavyweight champion of the world, told International News Service today when Agked If he would fight Ful ton In til* event he t»« .t Johnson. ' Tliw' tan put Jack UompHey in und PIP-fight him. t-»o. They Igjva dug up pulton before and now thev Te digging him up Again. I'll fight* him oi anybody else the public want*.” 10 Volley Ball Teams Tillered Tm train". Sioux City firsts and ; SM Olid". Srdwlia. Mo., Topeka, K.m , rns Molnrs, Council Itlufl* Omaha "V." Armour Parkin* company and l.iiii'oln first and‘aecnnd train- of r ol ley lallera hare entered th' midwest ' rhamtdoiishlns which will la play* I at the local "V” Satutdav Reuther Slarls Good. "Dutch" Ilrtitlicr wm l lie Ip ru and the “Iron man" of the 14 inning tie ! gam* with Philadelphia, going the , '*ntire rogtc Mnd Hllowing hie op* 1 ponent* but nine hit*. Omaha Sox Sifjn Twirler. Mil nag or Al llatchen of jAolim'* 1 White Ho* announce* that h** ha* signed Lefty Wrown, Nebrn*ka City ! boy. Who pitt hed for Cleveland n 1 short time Ihsi vear. | Baseball Dope) oi l h i \i. moki.m n i Kk lAIIIMi %1’KII 'I W Mlrni I-i'hiiu^. MHl Tot At T W Wk T. F * M Omaha f* r> ii* . • Tyl«* 4 '• IT *r» | Hlou v i'll > - * » l : ... I mn I>’■ 10 It * ’• \Vi< HttA .11 I •* « t*» . F* to* i»h * 7 Jl I. jUkU Cliy. • « *» it . BASEBALL RESULTS 'and STANDINGS/ wkstkrn ij:\(;rn. W Pi t Wichita 0 1000| Ok la. Oily 5 I .833 Tulsa ... .5 2 .714 8t. Joseph 3 3 .300 W L. Pet. D. Moines .2 4 .3.11 v OmxlHi '! S *!H« Denver ...06 .000 ^ esterdn.v*4 Kfitiillo. \% »- hila. 9; Ornnhi:, sioux ni,, s, Oklahoma nty, I. Sr Joseph. 11; Denver. ? * Tulsa, 17; Dcs Moines. 7. MTfON.ll UAhl K *U L Pet .N>w York !I 0 1.000, flrooklyn l () J.ooO Pittsburgh 1 l .500 Cincinnati l i .500 W Ij. Pet. Chicago I l .600 Boston o 2 .000 Hr Louis i l . r.«»o Philu'phi* o 1 .000 New York, 7; Boston, 4. St. Louis, 4; Cincinnati, 2 11 rooklyn, 6; Philadelphia. 5. Chicago, 7; Pittsburgh, 2. \MEKICAN I.K \4«I P \v Jj. Pi’t New York I 0 1000 Phiia 1 U 1000 i lev. Land 1 0 1000 Detroit 1 0 10001 W 1„ Pvt. J*t. T.ouin 0 I 0<»0 Wauhlnfton 0 1 .(inn Mom on '* 1 .'»oo Chlqggo o l .000 A ( Hti’nlHv'i Result*. Philadelphia. ; Washington, 2 New, York, 4; Hoston^i. Cleveland, t»; Chicago. S. Detroit, S*, St. Louis, 15. Southern Association. Mobile, New Orleans. 0 Fittle Hock. 4. Memphis. 3. Nashville, 7, Atlanta, Chattanooga, £; Birmingham. 4 Texas League. Shreveport, 4; Wichita Kalis, 5. Beaumont. * ; On 1 vest on, t>. Forth Worth. 2.—Dallas. &. Houston, 1 ; San Antonio, 1. < oast League. Saoram^Ho. 5; Oakland 4 San Francis* o. 4: Portland. 1. Seattle. 1; Foe Angeles. 0. Vernon at Saft Fake City, act gtound*. GAMES TODAY Western League. OntnliH ut W ichltH. Sioux City at Oklahoma City. Denver at St. Joseph. L»ea Muin°s at Tulsa. National league. Si T.ouin at Cincinnati. Pittsburgh at Chicago. Philadelphia at Brooklyn New York at Boston (two game**). American League. Detroit at Si. Louie Chlcugo at Cleveland Boston «t New York. Washington at Philadelphia. \i»erieiin AftSoriation. Columbus at T-.|.tin Louisville r»l Indianoplis Minneapolis *t Milwaukee. St. Paul At Kansas* Cit> Bob Rop er Would Beat Cruel Man Nt v/ Vuri. April ' Bob Ropqr, heavyweight linxei. 11 - offered lo mete his own brand of punishment to the man charged with lieatmg his blind stepdaughter. Roper in a letter to Magistrate Brown in Brooklyn, asked that it be arranged for him and William J Rung, the defendant In the vase, to he looked in the same cell for a short period. Th*. 'boxer was a captain of Infan try in the A. E.\F. Towii'«*n<!~ lo Play I uirl.ury. Tosvnsend semi pro club, comprising several last year s amateur players, will play its firs; series of the season Saturday and Sunday against the Fairbury state league club. The TownMnda' lineup will include; Spellman, catcher Williams, s* t Smith. Hannon, and Lefty Power*, pitchers: Mlnhus. second baseman; Otis ProL-t. shortstop; lif-rnle Probat third base John Hagen, Kd Hazen and Kd Dygert. ontfleiders. "Nosey" Morgan id star Fist aacker for the Townsends last season when they romped off with th" city gon falon. may enter the semi pro fold and cavort at first . Tty team boasts -uoe crook player* S'e] Smith. Hannon and Powers give the chill a gi > it hurling s:^iff Smith was tic- city league champion*' main stay last season, while Ran non was the stellar performer for the Knight* of Columbus, runnersup In the Metro politan. Lofty p, .Mis was hero of two tin-run, no-hit contests. Mlnicus, the Probst tirothers, <5-is and Hefnle; John Hazen and Dygert played semi-pro Imll last season Kd Hazen is a former Omaha West ern leuguer. .11.00(1 See (riinir. A throng of to 34.000 thnt picked Chicago. r<'< "iistructed park, witnessed eittsburKh* hard-fought victory over the Cutis. 3 to 3. while more than Sft.ono f n - i tieered the Cincinnati Reds to an 11 inning triumph over St 1 ,ouis l>>• the mini) score. The 1''juC’h u a<te hut thro* biuglcs off . 'hi ritro’s mound.men, bat Grimm's doulde In the fourth with the hose, full, aecourited for enough to win. (!arp Offered Bmit. New Yolk—Tex Rickard cabled Ms [itial a/ffer to Georges Carpentler to | meet Mike itcTiguo* in America in' June. f f •Golf Bkcisl '■) I* there Any Till* In golf that I »■ "Old p* . ii • a |* 1 a v - r in i tmini*men* I mult'll fur liavim' I'M i lull profcNitiniml ■ Add!* for him If Ii" it tuiii .| to, m md*r ; I. 'I -Ilf:- i f No. \ ffrofcnkltmul 4mi mi I »•• <ml. (lie if A |tl»iyA-r mi dealrra. <J A lirtM Uni* *|tt. o I piHwol n tnatt-h and on "ii* h<d« my opponent hooked hi* hall o\rr mitt th* imigli. It stopped hcltlnd a «#d*ir It *«» lht»t had be<n • ut down *om«* tint* hefoie II* *<thl It* ha*J <i tight *o dtag it out i*r tha way »o hi* wouldn't hav* lt» play n\-rr it, «• It tm <i**ad mi l not living or grow ng iwn Was hn rigid '■ If tlir l*H II happened to Hr with lii i* riiili I#*t*m t h «if I hr (roar, nnil the liranrlim of tlir latter were in tm wav hurled nr fixed, your opponent li>««| th* right to remove H If (hr hull In, more than a i lul» length away. lie < mild not move the tree under penally of Ion* of Htu Imle, Q Phnae *t\* the rule win-re u player j • n * f'"ir hall match ei'.p* lit* partner's I hall ■ Ltd Also „ hers | <’ atop* op. of h|* , opponents'* hnU-> ’ I \ If « Ulster In u four hull mnhIt In terfere v, «th Ida parlnrr • bull In fllglit. I lie purifier I* dUtiunllf led from further emu pet it mu on lliNt hole, bill t||* ,.|i, , rr hirmelf H not If he Interfere with tile hull of filter .ippon.ilt while It |* In motion. Ida aide liMr* th® Imle then it ml there, i nd in yottt 'jti.-tmn to Inula |i-iii«n If an Immedl l • n newer i" d | rad, **i ' #!o* I tiRinpiul. • r Midi. | II,-lope I V Tip for ill* Hound. .In* k Whlti* Suva I ’o f* niHiiv players ■ trike 1 lie hall m|i th. .. of (h* putter bl<|ft * ».»■-■ • • h . h, ;f p!*y r ' "Oh utiy Bidn-i f lult a on'i m.l, l»a a half topi* 4 mi. ' <i I... i ■ .fu 411 i h 1 sreou, i»uewnni*t kiep the ijIiIphu iia,ri log Jtiat »a one would do in u -hurt run tip with ?he iii.« ho Th- milter tmuld he he|>t I'lOHW til till* if ' hoi), In tllM lip hi i *4 ilnirtf ii,- I gi ip 11-1 ii si in • 'ftp**' • to hole t|m I .m 11 If it to not -ini, h III till* I H,tr| ,.f t lie • |tth 1 Tmpo • * H*o m « IJ. J| uti liitiaoU on I i v'vdfm uf Bw Ing ) j Ken Williams Gets Homer; Browns Lose George Sisler Out of Lineup— St. Louis Uses Four Pitch ers. hut Tigers Win 9 to 6. T. Boris, April IS. k —With George j Staler on the sick list, the Brown# ) lost the opening game of the sea son to Detroit to day, 9 to 6. k The locals used A IT players, four ■ being pitchers. W Kenneth r Williams Started fhis home run slugging of the, season by lifting the hat! into the light field stands in the seventh, with Francis on the mound for the Tigers. In the preceding inning, lleilniann ! hit into the right field stands for a I homer, scoring Cobb ahead of him. Heilmunn s four-bagger whs off Iran forth. | DUTROf'l A B.H O.A Blue. 1b ;*» 1 J<> 1 June*. 3b. 3 0 0 2 Haney, 3b 1 0 1 0 »'obb. . f 4 § 1 u Vea-h. If 2 0 " F'ergill, If <i U t 1 0 Ha nn. rf 5 4 _ 2 cTabaw, 2b 4 2 H 2 Rifrney, a* 4124 Resalef. i 3 0 4) W C nil, p 6 2 0 3 Franc la, j> 3 0 0 0 xHratt u 0 0 0 Total* :{<* is 27 i; ST. LOl’lR All H O A j Rob'aon. 3b 4 3 1 J 1 Ger b«*r, *** 4 0 1 ]' Tobin, rt 4 2 ft, VVill'm*. If o A 4 ft, McM’s, 2b 4 1 2 1 Sever d, « 3 ft 6 1 .lacob’li, rf 4 0 2 ft Dursr, lb 2 ft 7 ft Schulte, 3 6 ft ft o 1 SJpr-krr, p ft 0 0 3 L»an£'th, p ft ft 0 2 Wriubt, p ft ft ft 2 Root, p 0 ft 0 ft , iP «’o’line l ft ft ft xx Whaley 1 ft ft 0 i xxx Vh n der l 1 ft ft • xxx x Hire V ft ft 0^ Tota1* 33 ir 9 X tit I fell tor Jon* - in sixth XX Ha tied for Danforth in sixth. xxxBatfed for Durst w eighth, xxx Hal ted for Wright in eighth. xxxxxRm n fur Vangllder in eighth ^roit .SOI Of 4 010—# i St. Lout* .2‘t9 *00 100—0 ; Summary—Run*; Blue. Cobb (3). Vearh (2), HeUmxnn 12) Fran. Robertson, tier-I her. Tob.n. Wli!i*ma (2). Danforth Kr roru: Cohb, Gerber, Two-ba*«* hits: Mr-! Manus, W. Collins, HHImann. Home run*:, HHImann, M Matn- sanifi-♦ Danforth, Cutahaw. Fothergiil m. I.ift on bases: Detroit, if*; Sf Louis, 7 Bases on halt*: ! Off W. Collins, 4; off Danforth 1: off Wright, 1 Struck out; By W. t ollma, i. by Danforth. 1; by Fran i*. 2. ly Wright., 2, by Root 1 Hits: Off Shu* It* r, 6 in 1; off Danforth, 7 in 6; off Wright, 2 in 2;, off Root, nun# in !; off Collin*, i in SM. off Franoi* 4 i .•» J-; Hit by pltrhed bail Hy W Collins (Robertson and Tobin): fcy | Danforth (Ulna and Prett). Winning pllrher: Fnndii; losing pitcher, Danforth. Cmpire* DJneerj and Ornisby. Time: 2 %*. Charlie Harvev Seriously Injured Charlie Harvey lias been in Omaha on two different occasions with *‘B|lly" Wells, the English welterweight Inner. Harvey was in Omaha when Wells boxed Mchlaifrr and again when the Englishman met and defeated Frankie Srhoell. Chicago. April IS.—Charley Harvey of New York, pioneer manager of box era, was reported to tie dying in a hospital hare tonight as the result of an automobile accident today in which three others were injured. He suf fered a triangular fracture of the skull over the left eye and has not regained consciousness. Harvey has been Identified with box ing for 40 years and made a business of importing English champions to Itox in American rings. He brought Owen Moran. Ted (Kldl Bewis, Johnny Summers, Jem Driscoll. Billy Wells, the present British welterweight cham pi on, and others to this country llarvey-erns riding in a car driven by Howard Carr, owner of a gym nasium for professional boxers, when the a-cldent occurred./ The police charge Carr violated a boulevard traf 11c signal, failed to stop and a car eoniing in the opjioslte direction crashed Into the machine. The car was wrecked and overturned. Harvey hong pinned under tin jyreckage. The veteran manager was secre tary of ihe New York Athletic com mission under the Frawley law and is about SO years old. Kearns Denies Gibbons Match Ia» Angelea, Cal.. April 1*.—An nohip’ement to the effect that h« had accepted teitns fur a match between Jack Dempsey, i hamplon and Tommy Gibbons, ■ hallengar, to t>c held at Shelby. Mont., July t. Is premature, according to a statement by Manager Jack Kearns today Kearns did not deny thst the match probably will be closet!, but stated that he will make no definite an nouncement until he arrives in New York in a week oi If days. Daubcrt Out of Lineup. Jakft Datftoert. veteran <f many < ampafgn*. wan m:«**-<! at first- bane in th* R#*d lineup. being un**b> to get in condition because of ill nr?* Konse* a played th«* posit b-.ii. Nesselhous to Ship Stable to, Ak Meet By RALPH WAGNER. (Jill) van received yes terday by Secre tary Charlie Trimble of the Ak Sar-Ben . spring running meet that William Nes selhoua’ stable, which include* such crack bang- j tail* a* Adonis | and John 8. j Reardon, w-ould leave Tiajuaria next Monday cn I | roufe to Omaha. When the Xesseihous' stable tolls (into town, local tall birds will be able ; 10 get a glimpse of the runner that j ran a close second In the recent an nual Jam** W. Coffroth handicap at Tiajuana. Adonis is the name of the Xesselhaus star that finished in second fncney in this big race. The Omaha-owned animal made the gi*-al Hebuke go at top speed to cop this feature rating event of the Mexican, 1 meet. Colonel R. I.. Baker will ship 12 head into the Ak meeting, which i starts June t'. Among the Baker shipments a. e .Jim Daisey Fair Orient, Jack Bauer, Oeorgle, Judge Prvor and i Cauniel. Irwin Si aide ( hiniiig. Charles B. Irwin, well known to Omaha race fan“, has wired Trimble , that his stable will leave Tiajuana I soon for Omaha. In the Irwin barns are Abadane. Beau, Van Patrick, Sun ; Dial II, Herder. Begresso, Wood's Montgomery, Teinpy Duncan, Corn i cutter, Harry D and Sister Susie. The B. F. McLean stable with Delante as the star, has reserved stalls. yesterday the K. McGregory and Sun Flower stables from Tiajuana arrived at Ak field. Among these two stables are Black Betty. .Von Suit, Trinket. Summer Sigh. Bhner W., Marjorie McKay. Whippet. Hop Over, Ring, Charlie Boy and Noon Hour. William Me Elroy stable of Wyo ming 111., will arrive in Omaha some tune this week. HiV speedy run ners will fly the McElroy colons. Two bangtails recently purchased in Ken tu ; y. win lie among this contingent “f horse flesh Thomas Cross, vice president of Amour corn pan; at Chicago wired Secretary Trimble yesterday that his stable of ei* head would arrive in Omaha May 1. Orest Meeting Assured. The same runners that thrilled thousands and thousands of turf fans at the recent Tiajuana meeting will be In Omaha. This is assured.'Abadane, Adonis. John S. Reardon, Van Pat rick, Harry D., Reap, Whippet, Sun Dial II. George and Judge Pryor are just a few of the topnotch Tiajuana runners that will pi rforrn in Omaha M hat looks hke ihe greatest erring runnii g meeiing ever held In the middle west is in the making for Omaha. June 2 to 23. inclusive. The 12.600 Stockyards' handicap, sebedul , ed Jane 21, together with the King s Derby, head the list of events These two races are attracting the cream of western turf stars. The Stockyards' handicap is a new addition to the Ak Sai Ben program. The commission men of jjoulli Omaha made this big race possible, while Everett Buckingham was the o< <= who started the ball to rollin'. More than <30 head of runners will be quartered at Ait-Har Br n field. Roster of Class A League Loop Virtually ail names of i laas A plav er.« under contract this morning ha** i been filed with the secretary of ihe . Municipal Baseball association. The roeter of the Metropolitan league, which usher* in its season Sunday, follows: W. fi. CLARK*—C w Llndberg. Lou • ‘'hleborad. H. 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