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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (April 25, 1924)
Dave Shade to Battle Morrie Schlaifer in 10-Round Bout at Auditorium Tonight Battle Should Prove Thriller as Winner Will Be Logical Contender for Champion Michey Walker’s Title Ilrtlh Mm \|i|if«r In lle«( «f| Ml»|w t ahftitninn Hiilr* Kltnrilr .11 HimhmI* nf Rntiit| on I »nl. HUS Until* Milillri Mkl Italt M»»4* meet In Ibtii Id rmind hunt •I Hi* AndHttlnin In hi hi m* l**ihn* i nert end** I tie Hi* IMle <>| Mklu) W «Um nlM kt ellinliiMed Th* hunt InttlgM kM Ml! Mil'll III* St ill (hr mill* Hrhl wnrltl and III* winner here will nn d»nhl he gleen l rhant* at Uie till* Ihl* sum liter. Hrhlallrr will enter ftie ring In III* Heat shape fur several months. H* finished hla training Thursday and lopped th* scales at I Id 1-5 when weighed hjr t'ntmnleslnnrr Karan. Th* slugging Hebrew will give away a few pounds a* Shade wilt probably enter the ring around 1 &2 imiinds. Following the recent order of Hie boxing commission to Bchlalfn that lie would have to be In shape or could not fight here, th* "fighting fool" ha* for th* flrat time In a year taken hla training In earnest, according to Pat Boyle, his manager. "Sclilalfer has been doing from three to five miles of roadwork at Ak Sar-Ben track for the last 1(1 days." aid Boyle. As usual Shade will enter the ring In the best of condition. The speedy Californian finished training but will play a round of golf today with hla friend. Wellington Cross, who Is play ing at the Orpheum. Since hla arrival her* Shade lias played 18 holes of golf every morning. Besides the Kchlalfer-Shade bout, 24 more rounds of boxing make up L the card. X In the semi-final. Erwin Bige, local grocery hoy, will tangle in an 8 round bout \vith Iteddy Blanchard of St. Paul. TJjis bout Is attracting as much attrition as any preliminary bout ever hooked here. It will be th# f I reappearance of Blge In a local ring since ha fought a draw with Hudktns two months ago. Tn the other * round bout, A1 Van flyan of Ht. Paul, popular welter weight, who defeated One Step Wat son, Glenn Milligan, and a score nf other welters, will meet Charley Eong. • Boiiestera pick this bout to he one rwitrr » W tantgM *| • m due- ImMohsm Main Itimt -I»mt Mu#, N«» \ ni, stain*! H««lf MMiMft, It round* ee*wl hiul-l t* Mi lli|> ag*tn»l MnMi IMnlttnl N Pant *4«Mt round*. TWrd hdlm- -I Imii at aH*«| %l Tan Rim, M. I'anl. «*4|M round* Xw«al IVX»- "Red' TTIIonn again*! linat* iludkln*. Inn* round* First Prelim—One M*(t W al**m arMn*l Tnmih Mkl, lour round* Rflrrw l/*i XHn. IMi)aMan—Or. Phil l<rir. Ttmekeeprr-—John T. llemil»nM. 1‘mmolri—Theodor,- Hmurtrll po«l, American Icikm. I’rim: II, $!, IS, phi* lax. V .. . _—'-/ of tlia beat on the rard. In the opening * round bout ''Had" Wllaon, middleweight and tleorgc .lud kina, runner up In the A K. F. tour nament. will hat lie four round*. An added hour-bout |H'tW?rrn Young Hlkl. a new-comer here, and on-Sup Watson, will attempt to go four rounds hut Mlkl says he will slop Step before tho bout terminates. Leo Shea, popular referee, has been selected ns third man In the ring for all bouts. Every fighter on the card worked out Thursday Rnd was examined by Commlaioncr Kavan. The fighters will weigh In at the Business Men's gymnasium at 3 p. m. today. Leo P. Flynn, manager of Dave Shade nod one of the lending fight managers In the country, will strive here today and take personal charge of Shade. Advance sale Indications point to one of the largest houses In the his tory of Omaha boxing. Charles Frnnke, manager of the Auditorium has erected extra seats to take care of the large demand for seats. Jones-Updike Stable Winner The Jones-Updike stable of horses ended the short raring season at Huntington, W. Va., the largest money winner. The stable won a total of eight races, placed second three times and third once. The Jonea-Updlke gee gaw-s left Huntington with more than ?3,S70 In purse money. The stable has shipped to Ak Har Ben field where It will be entered In the annual spring race meeting, May 31 to June 24, Inrlualve. George Von Elm Medalitit. Taj* Angeles. April 24.—tleorge Von Elm, former transplssisslppl amateur golf champion, was medalist In the eecond round of qualifying play In the Invitation golf tournament of the Fllntrldge Country club. He turned In a card of 71, par. Fred Wright made second low card with a 73. Frank Oodrhaux of New Orleans made a score of 74. MacCarthy-Wilson SUITS * to Order Fine goods, nicely tai lored and carefully fit ted at moderate prices. S. E. Cor 15th & Harney To Battle Tonight for Chance at Mickey Walker's Title 1M0RRIE 1 5CHLAIFER., Have Shade and Morrlc Schlaifer, two of the leading welterweight* in the country, will step Into the ring at the Auditorium tonight and when the smoke of battle ha* cleared away one of them will possess the right to challenge Mickey Walker for the welterweight title. In two previous battle* in wliirh they appeared Shade won both conte «t* by a wide margin. The “lighting fool” ha* trained diligently for the fight tonight and feela confident that he will make up for the trimming* he took in the other battle* with the Californian. Both fighter* finished training yesterday. Schlaifer tipped the scale* at MB l-l pounds when weighed by Commissioner Karan Thursday afternoon. It Is thought Shade will outweigh the Hebrew a couple of pound* when they weigh In for the tight this afternoon._ -I NATIONAL Player and Club. li. AB. B. M. Prt. A heat. Brooklyn _4 I* 3 » .5*5 Irantliam, Chlrngn. II ;tf II 15 .455 llornehy, Nl. Ie>al>... » 5* 7 la .454 l I’lnelll, Cincinnati 7 77 4 » .400 llarahart, PWehurgh 5 77 « » .40» AMERICAN. 7 none. Bortnn.a tl 4 10 .4*7 itepheneon. Clevc.... I II a II .4*1 Klaaei, Detroit. 7 34 . 3 II .458 ollTne. Chicago ..... 7 35 • 4 It .410 llellmana, llrfrnli.... 7 31 7 II .455 VERNON CLUB BUYS PITCHERFROMREDS Ixia Angela*. April 2S.—Th* Vernon club of the Pacific baaeball league to lay announced th* purchaa# of Wil iam Vine, pitcher, from th* Ctncln latl club of th* Nation*! league. Vine formerly wa* with the Blnghampton club of th* New York-Penneylvanla league. Venire, Cal.. April 34.—*<ini Langford. negro hmvrwelght prl«r fighter. !o»t the dn<-t»lon here tn a four-round bout with Kddlr TremM" nf Bongor. Me. Langford In tirttrly Mind. *et*’ BOXING You KNOW They’ll Fight BOXING | The California Speed Boy Dave Shade SHADE — V5— SCHLAIFER A 10 ROUNDS Friday Night 8:30 P. M. Auditorium % At the Height of His Career 32 Rounds of Boxing 4 Good Bouts TICKETS NOW SELLING C AT ALL AGENCIES Prices, ^2 ^ j **,u‘ T«« Auspices Theodore Roosevelt Post American Legion Morrie Schlcifer Coach Schulte Selects Tracksters for Drake Relays at Des Moines Lincoln. April IS —Coach "Indian" Schulte of the University of Nebraska track and field tennis. Thursday aelected his spiked shoe performers who will represent the Hunker school at the Drnks relays at Dee Moines Friday and Saturday. The squad leaves here Thursday afternoon. Coach Melinite announced that the following men would make the trip: Captain "Mud” Gardner, l-ockr, Hein, Wler, Bcerkle, Hatch, Whip pertnau, ('rites, Higgins, l.cwia, Co lien, Gleason, Turner, Hartman, llralnerd, Mryrra, Rhodes, Rosa, Simmons, Zimmerman and Oavls. "Red” fjiyton. sorrel • topped trackater, and Mcherrick, quarter mller, have been declared Ineligible and cannot make the trip. Coach Mchulte handed out the In formation that the Nebraska mile re lay team will he composed of Hein. W hlpperman. Orltes and Beerkle or l-ock*. with the latter favorite for the fourth position. The twomlle relay team will have such Huaker stars as Crltea. Higgins. Gardner and Rosa. Gardner la the anchor trackster. l-ncke, Haiti, Reerkle and Hatch will be entered In the half-mile re lay rare. Layton will run In this event If he should be declared elig ible. The Cnrnhuaker mllera who will make up the four-mile relay team are Cohen, I,ewl*, Zimmerman and 81em mum, the latter from the Medical col lege at Omaha. Cohen will probably be the anchor man. In the other event* Lock* will rep resent Nebraska In the century and I* expected to give a good account of himself. Henry Br.ilnerd will hurl the Jave lin, while Hed Hartman, who won the •hot put at Lawrence, Kas., last Sat urday, will be entered In this event at l>es Molnca. Doug Meyers will hurl the dlacue and put the shot. Beerkle, Omaha boy, and Wler have been entered In the 110-yard high hurdles. Ilobh Turner will compete In the high jump. He set a new Nebraska record at six fret, three Inches In tlia high Jump at Isiwrenre. Hatch Is entered In the hroad Jump end Davis and Gleason will try their hand at pole vaulting, j WILL RF.ViVEFIGHT GAME AT DENVER Denver. April 24.—Professional box ing will ha revived tn Denver the night of May I, under the auspice* of fh* newly organised Business Men's Athletic association. It ws* announced. All bouts. It wss ststed, will he limited to four rounds In order to comply with the Colorsdo boxing lf.w • e Interpreted by District Attorney Vsdclse. Its has Informed officials of the club, they said, that he would not Interfere with four round houts. Since the district attorney stopped the contest* formerly held st the stockyards stadium about two >esrs ago. thers has been no professional boxing In Denver, although boute of 10 and 12 round* ars put on fre tjuently In other part* of the atato DENVER^BALL CLUB SUSPENDS MURPHY ©enver, Colo., April IS.—Bobert (Butt) Murphy, outfielder, recently purchased by Milton Anfenger, presl dent of the Denver Western league club from the Minneapolis club of the American Association, today waa placed on the euapended list by An fenger. The euspenslon resulted from Murphy's refusal to report to the Denver club after receiving hie traneportatlon to the club and made the announcement that he would not Join the club. Cleveland, O.—Psnrho Tills, world’s flyweight champion, and Eddie M« K*nn», New Orleana, draw. I* round*; Hailor Erladmah. Chicago and Alr« Hart, Phila delphia. draw, 1A round* Al Turner Cleveland, gave Warrjr Oordmt, Hew York, a !*Hng In IA round* IlanpherJ ( HATSj '( You can wear just , ' as smart a hat as ■ the man in New York. Lanpher J that’s why! New styles on review , at all food hat n| Truth in Advertising Every Sunday twenty-nine Real Estate Dealers choose their Best listing and advertise it on “This Week’s Choice Value Real Estate Page,” in the Want Ad section. If you don’t own a home of your own now, our advice is to read this page each Sunday until you make your choice. Look for it Sunday Tickets for First Game Going Fast — ( Ticket* for th* opening game of th* Weetern league *c-i*on here Tues day afternoon, when the Omaha Buffaloes and the Wichita club play, are ncllIng fast, according to Hans Rel*, secretary of th* local club. The Armour and Dold Tacking companies have purchased block* of ticket* and plan to allow their em ployes to quit work early Tuesday so that they may see the opening of th* ha ec ball season In Omaha. The Chamber of Commerce will give a luncheon In honor of the W'ltchea and Buffalo** Tuesday noon. From the Chamber of Commerce room* the hall players go to th* hall park, where King Ak and hit servants will hold sway. glen Gray will COMPETE AT DRAKE Indianapolis. April IS.—Olen Gray, star Butler college sprinter, will be unable to accept an Invitation to run against Eric Riddell, champion aprlnt *r of Scotland, In th* P*nn relays Saturday. Coach Pat Pag* said to day Gray would compel# In th# Drake ganiea at Dee Molnea. la. Adverse weal her has mad* Indoor work neces sary and an attack of tnfluenat has put Gray far behind In hie training end Page believes ht la not yet In condition to meet Riddell. PANCHO VILLA M’KENNA DRAW Cleveland. O., April 21.—rancho Villa, flywplght champion, and Eddie McKenna. New Orleane bantam weight, box -d a in round -Jraw here tonight. It waa th# featori* of a four hout card which marked tho ravlval of prnfeoelnnal boxing here. (tailor Friedman. Chicago, and Alex Hart, Philadelphia, lightweight#, boxed a draw, and Al Zelmer. Clay# land, won th* refer*#'# derlelon over Harry Oordon, New Tork, In another Id round bout. Many Event* on Program. Philadelphia, April 24 —Th# pro gram for th* Penneylvanla ralay car nival Friday and Saturday, a* made public today, romprtaea #* event*, th# greafaat number In th* hlatory of the meet. Th# pentathlon will bo a feature of the drat day of th* meet. Other feature* are th* International 220 vard race In which Eric I.lddall, Edin burgh unlyerally aprlnter, la on* of th* many entile*, and th# aprhw mad ley, In which Cambridge unlvaratty of England w lit meet eom* of th# heat team* In American college*, Yank (Jolfer* to Europe. New York, April 24.—Three Amerl con profeealonel golf atar* will aall June 11 for England to aeek mor# honnrg In th# Rrltleh .’pen champlnn ehlp. They are Walter Hagen, for mer holder of the Rrltleh title, who flnlehed eecond In laet year'# tournay; MacDonald Smith, who wa* third In !h# 1S2S Rrltleh event, and Clen* Saia xen. x - WILD BULLOF PAMPAS WANTS FIRST CRACK AT NEW HEAVY; NOT CONSIDERING DEMPSEY GO i AMonnbon | Ia4i4.11>* A|fil II R. M. II R«M4| UK *• T; * t-n,l»..t>* II I* I n*....,** «•(**#•»» t'»* *•>» Rviit hiMm In*" i « »* 1*4 »!*'<•• f*«*4« 9, Aim ti-a R It tV !•*»( . .... ...... I I I 1 *1*4* ,...,_..... . lit • R»t(*«*** *»**l*t. y.'4«* 4 *f>4 !"»'■* A*»t1 4*4 RlltMt. ( Atrmfy ft, Apfti lln R W R Mif.M4t.Mi* ... ... 9 I I I M4f"fc«» ... } IUM*H*# Iwt *** flfttf.4 * 4ft rtr*Man.I. f*tt»*r* *»4 Mini*. tf.4l***|aH*. A|tll II -a R H R Mila****# . lit !»4i*M|M<* ...... • » • I R*.f»ff*a K»«f* *n4 RRI«*a)t r*flt ill Kra»faf Dodgers Lose First Home Game to Giants, 7 to 4 Four Hit*. With Costly Fum ldc and Two Sacrifices Give New York Four Runs in Second. ~ ROOKLYN, April JL— Brooklyn opened II* home mm«i today by Inalng to New York. 7 to 4, before 15.000 fan*. Four hit* off Ruether, • fumble by Johnny June* and two aaerl _fire* gave New York four runs in Uie second inning. Nehf wa* relieved by Ryan In the third after walking two batters and hitting one. Jackson bounced a home run Into left field bleachers In the sixth tnnlng when Wheat Milajudged hit long fly. Score: NEW YORK. BROOKI.YN. AB. H. O. A. AH H. O. A IT«h, ef l • 1 * N'*l*. ef 1 4 t 0 Oroh. Sh 1 0 o 1 J’aton. lb 4 1 10 r»ch, 2b 8 3 2 2 Wheat, tf 4 » 1 • Y’n», rf 8 * 1 0 Vnler, 1b 4 ! M'eel, If « 1 1 4 Bailey, rf t *%2 J Kelly, lb 8 11# 1 Oflth, rf 1 1 Y# » .l eon. #• ♦ 1 1 « Deberry, 0 4 4 1 1 S’der, # 4 t I # Kl'an. Ik 4 • j 1 Nehf, pit# 1'Jooea, •« 4 1 1 2 Ryan, pill 4 IFhar. p 4 1 1 8 Total* 11 11 IT »i Total* 12 8 IT 11 New York ...#44 441 244—1 Brooklyn .4*2 *04 #11—4 Summary—Rune: Prlwh, Meusel 111. Kelly, Jackson 111. Snyder, Net* 12). Fo*irnl#r. R#tilh#r Krron: N»li. Jon** <2), Nehf. Two-base hits: Meusel, Kelly. Frisch. Home run: Jsckson. Stolen beset: Johnston. Mcueel. Kelly. Sacrifice hits: Southworth, Oroh. Left on bsees: N*w York, #; Brooklyn. I. Bases on- hells: Off Nehf. 1: off Ryan. 1. off Reuther. 2. Struck out: By Nehf. 1; by Ryan. 4; by Reuther, i Hits: Off Nehf. I in 1 1-1 Innfnas; off Ryan, 8 In 4 1-3 Inntnts Hit by pitched ball By Nahf Wheat Win nln* pitcher. Ryan. Umpire*: McCormick and O’Day. Tim*’ I hour*. Braves Defeat Pittsburgh, 5 to 4 Pittsburgh April 11 —Cl«r»nn#t! d»f##t* •d Pitt^bu^gh. i to 4. today »*i » <?!«•• ram* whlrh o|»#nod tho homo #o#««n for th# P*r«**t. Donohu# #nd M##dov» r»1trh#d tho ooinpmf# Kim* for both t#«m> ilthnugh tho 1«ft#r w## hard htt Twenty thousand f#n# turnod out for th# ongoing ram* Tho CINCINNATI. riTTSBt'ROf? AflllCiA. AB II O A BurpRff IJ* * Mortn’l lb 4 • * $ Diuh'i }* * 111 * Coroy.ef 4 1 • * Ifirf«r rf 4*1 • ’ Btgh## If 4 t 1 • nufiFon tf 4«1* Trtrn'r *h 41*1 tfRrgrRv e I • 4 1 Hirnb't rf 4 1 4 * Bohn#?h 4*1 iWrtght.gg 4 1 4 • ftnotll Ih 1 1 1 * Grimm.1b * I 1* 2 f’itbiiv m 4 1 1 § MimMf.* 4 1*1 Ponohu* o 4 1* 1' Moadowt r *1*4 Tottli 24 HIT lit T«t«l# 24 • IT It rinflntiaM .*11 144 •!•— - Pittsburgh . ........ M* HI—4 iqirnna7?- Rtiiii Harm ffoegogvo, Bnhn# fl> r*n#HI. Tr#rfi*r B»mh#rf. Wright. (irlmm; Twobo«o hit# Doubor* OFtfrim: Thr»* H»m hll# Bohn* fl* ! 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WUHtfnA, Vf'ihhelt iT» Freni Tlarnav Tan R*«* hlla H'HUaneA <tT. HuRRatl fll. Wrij|h»al«aa, ll*n»ti R Ha* otnff 1 aff nn *#••# PhilA«l4*|n|»*A R Hnainn. • Haim on htlla I'ff 5 Hi r iir h nut He H«hh#ll. t Rv «;•*»•• wlrR, 1 . ha I writ 1 Tflii ii*ea aith • in f lnelh|* **ff l.w* •• X In 1 mam#* H'iIH ptr* h f|enen»i h I h in ' • ■ ,*iw ., . S I , , ‘ ■ r . I 1 M . I kaoaoa* Mil Malaof, luu*. 1 Ik. Suit It \mrriun IV* tiiln In I iglit Knmarn I hw I atlrr *' I alki 1 br*«tigh tlir> \r%*»|ia|*ei».M vita airm Arm •«. i,mi* A»t**i nrr« »h« r»- **>«r a* . U,m hi* IMMltM) In f«ll»# from th# Hhff, la wtlllt-t <• *n li Ihi ITnltM HI a • • a la fi*hi i^tiinilH R a an • r _ I'htlaan h**'i weight, If Rom*i « fight* no eihtr bnter pr«v|f)u*ljr I'lrpo mad* thl* * nnounettn«nt \\>ilrie»d»y night, Informing Juan Horn*, repiesentatlv# of Tea Rickard. who Mid ha wss cabling Rickard to make efforts to call off Romero * match with Floyd Johnson on May a end substitute for It a Flrpo-Romero bout *t a later date. THIe reversal of Flrpo'* mmh re iterated retirement decision la due, he asserts solely to resei^ment at re ported declaration* by Romero that”'**' Flrpo feared him. together with state ment* of a similar tenor published in the Chilean newspapers. Homs said that If a match with Romero could be arranged, he had lit tle doubt that Flrpo would be willing to sign up afterward to meet Harry Wllla and Jack Dempsey. "I might do ao," Flrpo sdmitted, but added that he would make no committments until after a fight with Romero was assured. "Romero claims I am afraM of him,” said Flrpo to the correspond ent in confirming his new decision. "The Chilean newspapers say I am afraid of him. 1 can't stand that. I will go to the I/nited States and fight Romero provided he fights no ane else until he meets me. I want to be the first to knock him out. "I am willing to go snd fight him wllhout a guarantee. His defiance of me la tha only reason I have for changing mv mind Regarding Wills and Dempsey, X am not thinking of them." Goodman Beats Eddie Curran Johnny Goodman, Omaha Field club caddy golf champion, entered tha finals of the South High school tournament Wednesday whan be de feated Ed Curran, also of South, in -* w. th# semi finals of tha upper bracket, I and 1, in an 11-hole match. Curran was four up an young deed man at the end of tho first nine, bet on the eleventh he started slipping and the consistent golf of Ooodnaan finally put him in th# lead. Curran always carried a atone be termed hi* "lucky atone" whenever ha competed In athletics. Wadnaaday ha lost this atona soon after leaving the eleventh tee. Ha claims his luck left him when the atona disappeared. Waiter Haven and Frank Ohneserg (day Friday afternoon In the semi final* of the lower bracket. Tho win ner will meet Goodman for th* aeliaal championship. All matches ar# being played over th* Elmwood course. WILL ORGANIZE INTERCITY GOLF Shenandoah. la., April II —riant for an Inter club golf association fm eight Iowa anti Missouri towns will be completed at a meeting In Clarlnda luring the week end. Repreeenta lives from seven of the eight cluht met In Shenandoah and started tha organization talk. Among thoaa here ware J. I.vman Turner of Red Oak. Thomas E. Branton and R. J. gwaa aon of Vllllaca, Claude Clovle, J. p Wenner and C. E Myers of Clarlnda S. H. Bronson of Hamburg. W. W lively and R. U Wheeler of Corning S. S. Oltlam and Marc V, Sima m Maryville. Mo. and the board of dt reel ora of the Southmoreiand club Ehenatudoah. Creaton waa not repre ■ented, but will be considered aa a proapectlva member. ^ Wgjkcr Golf Match?* Go to Garden CitT New Tork. April 11—Selection of lha Garden City, l.ong Island, golf eluh, aa the site for the 1*J« Walker (hip metchee between amateur teams of the United States and Great Brl tain on September 11 and 11, waa an nounced today by Cornelius S !,e*. secretary of the Cntted states Goll aaaoeiatton. Jock Mai ono Wing Bout. Boat on. April- II —Jock Malone «a 8t. Paul received the Judges deelatoa at the end of a 10 round bout with Angle Ratner of New Tork here to night. The decision waa unpopular with tha crowd. Malone weighed IW 1 1 and Rainer lit I I. (.Iiancc Return* to California 1-na Anselee. April ID —Frank I. Chance, pilot of the lT> .ago Amerl can league club, returned hetw today from Chicago. Chance after a long nines* here went *a»t. April ». |o Join hi* team. Bowls Game Total ) of 757 in Meet |a Tetre llaule, fnd. April 34.—I* j l"Mrr of Hie Marotf Shoe M**p team ot ludianapolt* broke a »* t tonal howling record la *4 night ! "hen he abut score* of *31, *3? j »'«■ ?** for a lolal of 111 for j fh»l piece in the ainglea of the •late how liog |.<m orotent In pm j grew* here. I || |