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| Murphy-Did-Its and Standard Laundry Teams Play at Fontenelle Park Today Art Dvck Will j Face Allen on Pitcher’s Hill — Many Other Interesting Con tests on Program This Afternoon—Expect Upsets. By HORACE I.. ROSENBLUM. HAT promises to be one of the beet amateur games played thus far In the Omaha Muni cipal Amateur Baseball associa tion ,1s scheduled for F o n t e n e tie park at 3:30 p. m. today when the Standard Laundry and the Murphy Did Its play. The Murphys are leading the Metropolitan Standards are in second place. The Standards can win this afternoon and still be in second place as the Murphys are three games to the good. Tha veteran tfmateur hurler, Art Dyck, will be on the mound for the Washers, while Eddie Allan of Creigh ton university, will start the game for ^ the league leaders. The Standard Laundry men are confident they can trim Mahoivy's undefeated crew, while 'Mahoney on the other hand can’t see how his (earn can lose. Saul Feltman, right fielder of the laundry crew, will not be in the game this afternoon as lie left last Thursday evening to witness the Carpentier-Gibbons fight at Mich igan City. His place in rigiit field will be taken by John Drexel, former Murphy player, who will make his first appearance with the clothes washers. In tlie first game at Fontenclle the Nebraska National Guard and the Frost Batteries will fight it out for second place in the Gate City league At the Carter Lake club the Wood men of the World and the Carter Lakes, who are two' of the four teams tied for third place In the Metro loop will play. The Woodmen will again switch their lineup In an effort to In crease their batting strength. Moore, the Southpaw hurler. will play first l>ase, replacing Manager Garey. Roktisolc will cover the shortfield. taking Herb Carlson's place, and George Bernstein will snag the high ones in left field. The club men will present a differ ent lineup, due to the fact that Eddie Dygert, captain of the club team. Is on his vacation. Joe Summovitch, former semi-pro pitcher, will probably plhy second for the lakeside boys. Hay Maxwell, the curve ball performer, will heave 'em for the club men. while ’’Shorty" Krupsk!, the speed ball de mon. will zip 'em over for the Wood men. The l\ IV Eitgifiemen, who are tied for tlie cellar position, will battle tlie Schneider Electrics at-Muiiy Bench at 3:30 p. in., and the Knights of Co lumbus, under their new manager, Jimmy Mira sky, will meet tlie Omaha Police at Fort Omaha in other Metro loop games. The B. & Q. team, leaders of the American league, will tangle with the 1\ S. Yards, the tollenders of their loop, in the second game at Athletic park. Tire Yards team shopld give the loop leaders plenty of trouble. The Sam Ellas and Kinney Shoes should have a good game at Miller park. The feature attraction of this loop will be the mix between the Paxton Billiards and McKenny Dentists, which will be sftaged at Thirty-second and Dewey avenue at 3:30 p. nt. The Omaha Sporting Goods Co. and the Postoffice will meet in another good American league game at Riverview paf-k. The West L Improvement club, which is leading the Southern loop, will meet the Dietz <lub, which is but shall a game behind the league leaders, the St. Francis Park, on the South Side. The Improvers are favorites in tills game by virtue of their 19 to 0 defeat of tlie Janda funeral team last Sun day. Tlie Miehka Grocery and the Janda Funeral Home will stage the first game at Fort Omaha. The South Oii'afta Boosters and the Security Benefit Association will play the otlter Southern loop game at Athletic park. , , ' be Vinton Merchants, leaguers of the Gate City league, will meet the tnilend Clark team it Riverview park. lit the Junior loops the feature gome will be provided by the Gibson Ramblers and the West Leavenworth Merchants, who are tied for second place In the Junior Omaha circuit. They piny at 1:30 p. m. at East Elm wood. ’I iie \\ illiam Street .Merchants will meet the Kalman Insurance team at 3:30 p. m. at Christie Heights. The Brown Park Merchants, who are lead log the Intercity league with a perfect record, will cross bats with the Twen ty-fourth and Ames Merchants, who are in third place. BLUE KNOCKS OUT JOE HERRICK Waterloo, la., May 30—Karl nine of St. Paul won over Joe Herrick of Omaha on a knockout In the fifth round of a scheduled 10-round bout here tonight. Blue completely out classed Herrick, winning every round. Bverett Strong of Mason City won a new paper decision over Jimmy N’uss of Waterloo In an eight round bout. William Merchants Win in Last Half of Ninth »ln the feature game on the William Street Merchants' baseball grounds Friday the William Street Merchants, leaders of the Junior Omaha league, cams from behind In the last half , s* of the ninth and defeated the Kennard / chib, 10 to 9. It was Rudolph Tesar’s home run with the liases full that cinched the name for the Merchants In the ninth Teaar'e catching and a triple play b> the Merchants’ Infield were the fea Hires of the game. Fnrlv thousand turned aut at t'lilraai fn *#»• lb* lt*dft wallop lb** lm!nl twk.\ Ttat acurta w«ra. 9 to 2. and < ,0 3. f !/---■> Murphys Expect to Still Lead League After Today’s Game " a. M I A rM r' 1 F.W. White*M Dennison Announces Amateur Releases ^ - 4 Ujrit of releases and contracts filed Thursdc^y with John Dennison, secre tary of the Municipal Baseball asso ciation. Flayers Signed. Players name, team and league foilbw: John Emj»k»y, Omaha Printing Co, In dustriul league. # Md Cooley, C, P. 4k Q, American league A Vodicka, C., P. A Q , American league. John Drexef, Standard l.aundry. Metro politan league. John Dasovltch, Paxton Pilflarda. American league. Paul Pederson, Froat Batteries, Gate Citl league Jacob Mortenson, First Nations! Punka, Commercial league. Joe Smola, L\ S. Tarda, Southern league. John Daaovltrh, Paxton Bllllarda. Metropolitan league. C. W Rons. Nebraska National Guards, Gate .City league. Joe Bumniovitch. Carter Lake Club. Metropolitan leagne Carl Stangel, Knights of Columbus. 1 Metropolitan league \v M Hannan. U. P. Knglnmen, Metro politan league. Players Released. Shay, Omaha Prints, Commercial league. . , Bench, Omaha Prints, Commercial league Connelly, Omaha Prints. Commercial league. Palsties. Omaha Prints, Commercial league D. M. Sloan, Firat Baptist, Church league. D. Maupin, First Baptist, Church lea gue. John Dasovltch. V. 8. Yards. Southern league William Pick. Paxton TtiUiar-Jg, Ameri can league C. Kuebbe. Paxton Billiards, American league Robert Bates, Paxton Bllllarda, Ameri can league E. C. Urban, Paxton Billiards, Ameri can league. James Manelll. Paxton Billiards, Ameri can lengue TOM SHARKEY ON HAND FOR RACES Tom Sharkey, onri^ a lending light among the contenders for the heavy weight crown, has arrived In Omaha for the Ak-Snr Ben spring race meet ing. Fiver since Tom retired from the ring, and that was several years ago. right after his scheduled fight with an Finglish battler at the coronation of King Fid ward VII, he has been a prominent figure at the race tracks of the United States, Mexico and Cuba. Now Tom is connected with Wil liam Dondas and aids him In his work of keeping the crowd under the grandstand straightened out. At Tia juana his duties are similar, although iie has Charge of affairs there. Byrne, the horse which keeps Tom's heart on the track. Is in Cali fornia, quarantined and unable lo come to Omaha. Omaha Nationals Win Two. The Omaha National Banks won both ends of a double-header at Thir ty-second street and Dewey avenue Friday morning from the F'irst Na tional Batiks In the only amateur league game scheduled. The Omaha Nationals won the first game. 5 In 4, with O'Neil doing the mound work. The second game was 2 to 1, with Noonan on the firing line. The batting of Holst featured the win ners' double win. Annual Gypsy Tour Motorcycle As y Plans are practically complete for the annual Gypsy tour of the Ne braska Motorcycle association to he held next Saturday and Sunday at King’s Lake near Valley. All Indi cations point to thta tour to he one of the best ever held In Nebraska. The Gypsy tourists, nearly 80 In num ber, will leave from Fifteenth and Howard streets at 2;30 p. m., Satur day, June 7, and will arrive ».t King's Bake at 3:45 p. m, where camp will be pitched along the Klkhorn river. One of the features of the afternoon will he a tent pitching contest be tween rival (earns. In the evening there will he a wiener ronsi, Ingethci with a radio concert and music. Sunday morning there will lie sev eral hall games and a vailed program of athletic .sports for men and women interspersed with motoreyilo | riding contests of various kinds, jBreakfast will be served In regular W1I.I, the Murphy-Didjts keep their slate dear this afternoon when they meet the Stand, ards? So far the Murphys have not lost a game, and if the auto men ran win this afternoon they will close the first round with an undefeated record. The small photo shows ‘'Ike" Ma honey, manager of the Murphys, and i he other photo shows Cecil Lehr, the boss of the Standard crew, who may put the finish to the Murphys clean slate. The game will be played at Kontenelle park at 3:30 p. m. this aft ernoon. In the large group picture of the Murphy team are, back row, reading left to right: Relford. Keane, out fielders; Rertogllo, catcher; Monohan, inflelder: Mahoney', manager and short stop; Yates, left fielder; Grant, third base; scorekeeper. Front row, left to right: Allen, pitcher; Uuinotte, first base; mascot; Shallherg, catcher; Htavniak. second base, and Krug, out fielder. Since the picture was taken Ifcdford, Keane, Bertoglio and Mono ' turn have been released and George Sutej and Whitey Freytag have been signed by the auto men. - I I METROPOLITAN JJCAC.l E. Player—Team AH. If I’« f Swartz. 4'arter Lake* . 3 'J ,;*7 Flaher. U. P. Knginemen . 4 2 .500 Walcott. Standards . 4 2 .500 Fiizglbbon*. IT. P. Knginemen.. * 4 .444 Fielutng. Police . 21 9 .429 Grant. Murnhye .22 9 .409 j Watcbler, Standard* .15 * 4*0 Nick. K C.16 * 375 Moore. \V O. W.11 4 .364 Madura. K. C.22 8 .3*4 Krug. Murphys .2‘S x .3*4 C. Ryan. Police . 14 5 ."57 Allen, Murphys . 17 * .353 F Mirasky. K C.2* 9 .34* Feller* Carter Lake* . * 2 .333 Johnson. I*. P. Knginemen .... 3 1 .333 Stavnfuk. Murphy* . 27 9 .333 Keane. Murphy* . 12 4 .533 Klhler. Schneider* .1* * .333 G Sutej, Murphy* . 3 1 .333 ■Kudlarz. W O. \V.2f» « .320 Armstrong. Police .23 7 .318 Crawford, Polite .22 7 .318 Krupski. W O. W. 19 * 31* l)yck. Standard* .19 * .31* * rConnor. V. I*. Knginemen .19 * .51* Spellman. W O. W .1* U .313 McKeague, W. O: \V, 11 4 .308 Wages. Standard* . 1 3 4 .308 Hrandt. Standard* .27 8 .296 Mahoney. Murphy* . . . 27 8 .29* Shalberg, Murphy* ..24 7 292 Kri^gler. Standards . 24 7 .29 f>odd. Schneider* . 25 7 .280 Homey. Schneider* .22 * .273 Stlllmock. W o. W. 4 1 .273 Tucker. W. (>. W.2 4 0 .2&« Ah-Crcary, Carter L»ke* . 24 * .260 Baumgardner. Schneider* ....1* 4 .260 Y'ate*. Murphy* . 1* 4 .249 Poatlewait. Schneider* .21 5 .23s J. Tracy. W O, W.26 * .231 Kelley. IT. J’ Knrlnemeit .... 9 2 .222 ■ ‘hriaten«en. Schneiders ...<. 18 4 .22 • iulnotte. Murphy* .28 * .214 F Mirasky. K. c.24 & .208 Maneuso. Standard* . 24 6 .208 Rokmo-k. W. f». W.15 3 .200 S. Keltninn. Standards .25 f* .200 Taylor. Schneiders . ..‘JO 4 .700 F Ryan. U. P. Knginemen ...26 5 .197 Pavlik. K C.11 2 .182 Pierce. Carter Lakes . 22 4 .1 82 Redden. Standards .17 3 .17* Morrisey. Carter Lake* . 23 4 .174 Shanahan. K. C...12 2 .1*7 Healey, Polh • .18 .1*7 Kruger. Poire .18 3 .1*7 Hopkins. Schneider* . * 1 1*6 Meier. Schneider* . 20 5 .150 Carson. W. (). W. 20 3 .15o P.ussel, U. P. Knginemen ....20 3 .150 Maxwell. Carter Lake* . 20 3 .160 McCoy. Police . 20 3 .150 Master*. Carter Lakes .... 27 .15*' Wheeler. Police 15 2 .13 It. Feltmnn. Standard* .23 .130 Freitag. Murphy% P 1 125 P. Tracy. K C 16 2 . .6 .1 .T Mirasky. K «\ 8 l 126 Parlsey. C P Knginemen . . 8 1 J L* Garey. W. O. W. ..18 2 .12a Coffey, V P. Knginemen . 9 1 111 Koran. Garter Lakes .2'» 2 .100 Smith. Carter Lake* .21 2 .095 Helehanty, K C 22 2 .091 BUD TAYLOR BEATS TOMMY RYAN Indiana poll**, May 31.--Hud Taylor, Terre Haute bantamweight, had a shade the better »*f Tommy Ryan, McKeesport, Pa., in a 10 round box Ing contest here lost night, in the opinion of sport writers. Taylor's su perior boxing ability showed to nd vantage against his hard hitting op ponent. More 11 will MM) blue Jmkrl« met *t the l,o* An*r*l»* Coliseum today In th**j Pacific annual track and field championship*. MU* Katherine MfKanf. Kincllfth ten nis itar. -'on the title match of t hr Middlesex tournev xt London when *he won from Mia* Kllstnbeth R\sn, former Californian. G 4. 6-4. \l Montgomery, •oullitmwr pitcher of the l nlveraitv of California t*»ain. will algn with the Pirates afln iftmlm. ins next month. of Nebraska ssociation Saturday • ramp style. After the game* ami sports there will Ih‘ n big dinner of fried rhirkrn at the Valley hotel, fol lowed hy several other Interesting events that will hold the attention of the throng until late Sunday after noon, when the return will In' made to Omaha. The selection of King’s Lake as the site of the tour makes the tour an Ideal one. King's Lake Is located near the Lincoln Highway, which will give the tourists a paved road all ths way free from dust or mud. The camping grounds are located In a beautiful grove and there will bs rot tigts provided for tbs ladle*, who lake part In the tour, while the men will camp In tecta. Kntries for ths tour rinse June 7i end all motorcycle riders who oeslre to enter must have their names In before this date, at l&lU Howard street. Ike i4fi.kottey •y ..— TWO NATIONAL CHAMPS CROWNED North Tonowandn, N. Y., May SO.— Two national champions were crown ed here today, Karl Johnson of Pitts burgh, won th A. A. U. 10-mlle run championship. formerly held by Willie ititola, and If. C. Freeman of the Central walking club, Toronto, donn ed the seven mile walk crown, for merly worn by Philipp Grsnvllls of Hamilton, Ontario. Neither of the former champions contested for their honors. Rltola is in Finland and Granville, originally entered for today's competition sprained a muscle in Canadian Olym pic trials and withdrew. Dorcas Street Bulldogs Win. The Do tv a a street Bulldog* defeated the City Mi sion team of the South ern Sunday s< ;ool loop Friday by the score of 1 to I*. Shaw. Tech High hurler, on the mound for the win ner.*. struck out 10 of the Mission men. Iloden of the winners hit a home run. Italian Champ Loses Decision. New York. N Y., May 30.—Bruno Kratlnl, middleweight champion of Italy, lost the decision tonight to Maxie Rosenhloom of Harlem In a 12-round bout. it was his first American bout. Rosenhloom weighed 157 pounds and Fratinf. Kifi. Quits Ball Team Because He’s Good v_/ •».— ^orrrey J/onaiSTi| i lc: » , folks, la i I." pi U’ li.1 tour bull player who s «<ood and lie knows It. llarney Monohan formerly played third base for the Kalman In surance tram of the Junior Omaha longue, hut Manager John Rosenblatt gave his former third sucker the "air” for a Ida renfu n. M-aiohan didn't show lip for several games Riving the Insurance Men's manager the ex planation that he would have to hive more newspaper pijblit ily before hr would play the hot corner for Ni« Kalman 1 nsurain t*».»»j« Ho now Harney Monuhan no longci plays third base fur the Kalmans and still they continue to win bull games Catching 'Em ItyS] on the FIu RKVi^^ Father Rxtoba, manager of the West L Improvers of the Southern loop, left for Ith© east Thursday to spend a few weeks with his folks. The Walter G. Clarks art determined to win several ball games before the close of (tie Gate OJty league. In order to gather n winning lineup the eportlng goods men have signed Sam Rasmus*, w. Baughman, O. E. Horton. O Wennlng hoff, Walter Smiley, Henry Pollfka and George Snyder. O. A. Rchftoler has signed to play with the Ernie Holmes team of the Gate City loop. The Kalman Insurance downed the Gibson Ramblers after a thrilling ninth inning rally laat Sunday. Safe drives by Kelly. Butero and Long brought horn* the bacon for the Kalman boys. John Pegtnltch has signet! to play with the Mlchka Grocery team of the South ern loop. "Sham" Radura. former manager of the Knights of Columbus team, who 1* considered one of the saedlots' hardest hitters, has been released by the frater nal team and has signed with the West L Improvements of the Southern loop. Th# Woodmen of the World team went on a hike and suto trip to Tarklo. Mo., last Tuesday and lost a tough game to the Missouri lads by the score of 7 to 6 The Woodmen of the World players had to get out and shove the big bus up several hills on the way to Tarklo. The Walter O. (Marks have changed managers about five times in order to produce a winning combination. Orville Ball is the new boss of the Clarks crew. Novak and Kinney are the only two signed players that were with the Walter (». Clarks when the season started. The Clark* have signed and. released about 30 players since the opening gong. Hugh Danahaey has been released bv ♦ he Bethany Chapel team of the Church loop. Bowers, the new backstop of the West L Improvement team, played a dandy game In his Initial appearance with the South Side boya. lie got three safe blows, one a homer, and threw out two men attempting to pilfer second base. Kelly. Butero and Long ©f the Kalman Insurance team cut off a Gibson Rambler rally at a critical time last Sunday with a neatly executed double play. Johnny Rosenblatt, manager of the Kalman Insurance agency, waa robbed of a home run laat Sunday, when Kroupa of the Rambler* made a leaping catch of a hard hit line drive. Delbert T.von haa been signed bv the V. P. Freight Account* of the Industrial league. The Walter O Clerks hava given the following men the "air:" A Ohrt, Joe Haynes. Charles Carpenter. W. O. Ball. A. Cupt, L, Carter and J. Setrapa. Cooper Coverdale. Frank McDermott end Ed Rasmussen were released by the nethany Chapel church for various! reasons. f The West L Improvers of the Southern loop have established several records for the sandlof players to shoot st. In 26 Innings their opponents ha\* scored bur two runs while tha Improver* ran up 64 markers Tha Improvers scored their second shutout gHme last Sunday, when they walloped the Janda Funeral Home, 19 to 0. Tha Cudahys of the Industrial loop have releaned Hal Redden and Charles Napadahl. Redden changed Job* while Nepedahl's praying with the Industrial loop leaders has not been up to anuff. Ellas Babalor has been released hv the City mission of the South Sunday School loop. Tony Benanlfo ha* bean released by tha Iten Biscuits of the Industrial league. Tony fyas signed to play with the Hard ing Creamery of the Saturday Industrial league and the Me Kenney Dent lata of the American loop on the Sabbath Barney Monohan. thlrd-sacker of the Kalman Insurance team of the Junior Omaha loop, ha* been released by Man ager Johnny Rosenblatt Barney tried to pull a "Babe” Ruth stunt by telling th» Insurance men manager that If ha didn’t get more publicity he would nult. so the KilminV manager promptly checked him, out. J. Connelly, Menke and the Nlretero brothers were other Kalman plave-a to fee! the fall of the axe John Waalelewskl lias been released by the Mlchka Grocery nine of the Southern loop .T Sefranek and W Matulko were re leased by Manager Mike Newberger of the Ernie Holmes team of the Gats City loop. Walls, a newcomer, played s wonderful game at the short field for the West L Intprovera of the Southern loop, handling six chances without an error end col lecting five hits, all of them for extra bases. Farmer and Pi lest have b*en relea**d by Manager Norman I.lppa of the Ne braska National Guards. ft Champion of the Missouri Pacific team, sn independent nine, hurled a good game against the Sixteenth snd Locust Merchants last Sunday allowing the North hinders but six hits and making 10 of the I,o< uat men whiff the air. Teddy Vest of the West L Improver* placed hie usual good game In the middle garden for the South Riders last Sunday The diminutive, outfielder collected thu hit a at bat. F Kellv of the Missouri Pacific te»; formerly of the North Omaha Booster* hurling a fine brand of ball for the rad roaders. Ban* outfielder for the West L T* provera. cut off * runner at third ha* last Runda v with a perfect throw from deep left field. # The following letter was received ’as* week from th* manager of the William1 Street Me-rhant* •'Omaha. Neb . May 27. 1974. "Me. Horace Hoaenblum. "Dear Sir: 'The umpire who "worked" the Wit-. Ham Street Merchants* Y. M. H A game Jaet Sunday deserves a good word. a* fhoth team'* think he is the best utm in th«* \ •• .-•*• i' leball make* friend*. does not Incur the enmity of anvone snd favor* no team., tSigned) •The William Street Merchant*. "Lawrence Comine Mgr " | Tony Benanito Holds Championship When It Comes to Signing Contracts TVonder who Tony Benanlto, the young Italian amateur, will sign with next week’ So far Tony has signed about 10 rontraets, and changed teams nn an average of once s week. The Commercial and Industrial teams ate his prey. Calling tlie manager of the baseball team of some large business house. Tony will tell him a hard luck story, ending up with the fact that he is out of work and needs a Job. The mana eer of the Commercial team then tells Tony to come around and he Will see what can he done about landing a position for the hurler. Several days following the phone conversation Benanlto puts In an ap pearance and after being shown what Ills duties will be on his proposed position, he inform* the superintend ent that he must go and obtain his overalls. That’s the last the intended employer sees of Benanlto, and with him goes the hopes of the Commer cial team landing a good hurler. Although the Municipal Baseball association is powerless to do any thing In such a case as this, some means ought to be found to put a stop to such methods. At the present time Benanlto Is *igned to pitch for the Harding Creamery of the Indus trial league on Saturdays and the McKentiey Demists of the American league on Sundays. How long will he stay with the teams is tie question that i« on the minds of the managers of the Hard irg Creamery t<*ani and the McKern nry Dentists. Sioux City Club Leads Tri-State League in Batting and Fielding Ity Associated Trw*. Sioux City, la.. May 31.—Sioux ‘'ity, tied for fourth place In the Tri State league race, leads the field in hatting and fielding, according to fig ures compiled up to May *27. The Beatrice club, leading the league. Is second in hatting ami third in fielding. Despite its high batting percentage, Sioux City is in fifth place in runt scored Sioux City “cored one run to each 2.05 hits, • while Beatrice scored a run for earl* 1.84 hits. Beall of Beatrice Is the leading hitter in the league. In 67 times at hat lie knocked out 26 hits for a total of II base*. Purdy, Itis teammate, follows close ly with 39 total bane*, and Bowman of Brand Inland is third with 38. In seven games Quinn of Grand Bland lias hit for a total of .423. Other leading hitters are: Walters, Hastings, .166; Beck, Hastings. .406; McDermott, Sioux City, .386; Johnson. Norfolk. .362; McCoy, Beatrice. .344; Snow, Sioux Calls, 344; Keichle, Beat rice. .313; Brtutki, Norfolk, .338. Schaefer. Beatrice: Purdy, Beatrice Bowman. Grand Island: Bight. Sioux '’ity, and McCoy, Beatrice, lead the league in home runs with three each Pezdlrtz and Fairchild of Sioux City md Walters of Hastings are n$xt in order with two each. Catcher® Snow of Sioux Falls and Clark of Norfolk are the leading • ntchers of the league. In addition to doing all the had; stopping for their teams. Snow has hit 344 and Clark .279. Goode of Beatrice leads the pitch crn of the league. Out of four starts lie has won three games. Walters of IhintingH and Anderson of Beatrice have each won four games and lost one. Walters has pitched 46 innings --- —N Straw Hats for Standard Battery If Murphs Lose V_J Art Dyck, pitcher, and Joe Watch ler, rati lu r. for the Standard foun dry team, may he the proud posses pnrs of new straw hats tomorrow, providing the laundry men give the Murphy Dili Its a dry cleaning st Fonlenelle park this afternoon. Sain Feldman, outfielder for the clothes cleaners' who left last Thursday for Michigan City, lml., to witness the big scrap between Gibbon* and t\«r pen tier, made the straw hat o(T« i just before lie left, thinking If would he an Incentive to the laundry men’s battery. and struck nut 33 butter*. Hyland of Norfolk i* the second leading strikeout artist with ?*>. while ti. Beck of Sioux Vails lias ?2 to hi* credit. Chesterfield. Jjiioux Kails pitcher, who hurled the only no-hit. no-run game of the season, lis« been recalled by Terre Haute of the Three Eye circuit. AMERICAN OLYMPIC MAT TEAM CHOSEN New York. May 30.—The American Olympic w rent ling team wa* selected today by a commit tea of the A. A. I’. subject t«» the approval of the American Olympic committee. C. \V. Streit. jr., of Birmingham. Ala., of the selection committee and manager of the American team an nounced the name* of the athletes through Frederick \V. Bubien, secre tary of the American Olympic com mittee. Seven alternates were also choaen. SWISS SOCCER TEAM WINS. 1-0 rails. May 30—A goal scored two minutes before the rnd of play en allied Switzerland's Olympic soccer football team to defeat t’zeeho Slox-a kia by 1 to 0 today, and qualified the Swiss team to meet the Italians Mon day. The game today which xvas necessitated bx- the drawn match Wed nesda.v was a hard fought battle, the t'zecho-Slovakians having the beet of the play hut their forwards showing xxeakneHs In front of the goal. kt'ii \\ i 11iums 11il«- 2 Homers. St. ItOulff, May 30.—Ken ‘William*, St. I»u1h Brown left fielder, got hi* second home run of the day and eighth of the Region In the ntxth in ning of lid* afternoon's game with the Chicago Whit* Sox. As In the morning game, no one win on base m the t.mc. . vvi »• •*%!,, suit ( tut.. I. \||. H l«. IV«. llArn«l»t M. 1 «»ul* 1A |4l $.1 X* 4u* < udfr I’mwhttr*It IS \4» IS Ml ,4»HI W lieit. VVmiklm 14 141 *••.» \a s*»; ktllei, New \ «»rl» 1,1 V,IN i* ,M sM Minder, Nrw York 1# as * SA ,s*4 \M» 14II \N Vluirr mill l liilt 1.. V|| K VI IVf llrilntiMiii IMmmI 1W tin s; Ml | ;ji 4'nlk. (liHnco *1 HI* It *4 4*H' Vloone. IU'oIoii 11 11.1 II 4 1 IX* \1 1111*10*, M. I*uii* SI ||| ?ii 41 ;h; l Harris, lioaton JA lit M All .311 r -*" Manages and Hurls for Police Team V__> Trank, CtAn)ford How would some of you amateur baseball fans like to pitch and man age an amateur baseball team? You probably wouldn't enjoy it, but Frank Crawford, veteran hurler. fills the double capacity for the Police team ol the Metropolitan league. Managing the Omaha Police tearr is some job" because several of th< good ball players who are on the po lice force will not get out and pla> ball. Walking a beat for eight hour! satisfies their thirst for exercise. A1 though the beat walkers haven't madi a startling record, f"rawford has hurl etl some fine games tor them. Hii best feat this season was to defeat th< Carter I-fike club, one cf the fnstes teams in the Metro loop. The vet eran hurler allowed the clubmen bui one hit. VUATSMXJ]? -—---— Something is always turning up ti thwart the Athletics. They had los nine straight and were well on thel ray to a new record when one o their pitchers spoiled it all by win ning a game. A tew more slumps like flat am I Connie Mark will be buying nine nci players and 18 bottles of hair tonic. The Swedish ruler. King Gustave, Says tennis is his forte; At work or play, this royal chap Is always in a court. \t last we hare a definite estimst nl the w-ortli of that much abuse figure, the baseball unip. A newe|>ape dipping dug nut of the flies read' The loss caused by the lire at til baseball park is estimated at Satl.lMK It inrludes tlie uniforms of the play <rs and two umpires. One of life's sadde-t sigh’s la i college professor trying to explali a Iwsetiflll game to his 14 year oli daughter. A fat lady In a crowded street ca sometimes covers a hundred daps t< (lie mile. Sartorial Pome. Now a fashion expert sac s That stripes will be in stjle; So if you can t afford new clothes Just stay in jail n while. Sehneiders Lose Lame. The Schneider Electrics, who ar lied for third place in the Metropol tan league, lost s hard fought gam by the score of 4 to 5 to the Flot •nee Merchants, nn tndependent tenir at Florence pork Friday nftemoor lliott and l’atos did the mound wot for the winners, while Kibbler an I'.’stlewnlt was the ltsttery fot; til wdremen. U. S. Davis Cup Candidates tWin Over Australians Four Coa?t Net Stars Victor ious in Five Matches Played; Patterson's .1 Service Works Well. n KKKKLEY. Cal., Stay *# —r*nr California tennis player* who are candidate* for the United |Stale* Dnvl* rup team won today all live matches that were played at the | Berkeley Tennis rlub with the Au» jtralian llavis cup squad. One of the matclie* was a two-set affair and the other* went three »ets. William M. Johnston, ranked aeo ond nationally, defeated Gerald L. Patterson, ace of the Australian team, 6-3, 4 6, 6 3. Johnston and Clarence J. Griffin, who art! second in the doubles ranking, won from Pat/ terson and Pat O’Hara Wood, 4 6, G-3, 10 8. The other doubles match was be tween Howard O. Kinsey, ranked sixth nationally, and Griffin, and Richard E. Schlesinger and Fred E. Kalms, Australians. Kinsey and Griffin won, 4-5, 6-4. 6 0. Kinsey, in a singles against Schlesinger, was the victor, 6-4, 8 6. Robert O. Kinsey,, tenth player nationally, defeated Pat O'Hara Wood, 6-3, 2-6, 8-6. The Australians arrived Monday and practiced far three days on the | asphalt courts at the club. Patter lort's terrific service worked well, but I the errors he made in trying to find j the lines cost him many points. John ston's game, experts said, was *u perlor in all departments, except pos sibly the service in his play with Pat terson. SIG HAUGDAHL ' LOWERS RECORD Rochester, N. T., May 31.—Sig , Haughdahl of Chicago, holder of the | world's one mile dirt track record, ]featured the Memorial day card of .automobile races at the Dewey avenue .track here. In an attempt to lower | his own record, Haugdahl In a Miller special clipped 11 1-5 seconds off the local record by negotiating the mile in 1:04 I-,.. Routs Disbi#w of Chicago, Harry Stone of California and Poo Daily of Florida were other winners in the program of six races. Iri-State League Race Close. Sioux City, la , May 31.—The de feat of Beatrice and Grand Island Friday by Sioux City and Siouj Falls lightened the Tri-State league race. As a result the latter two teams are only five gemea out of firat place, closer by three games than they were a week ago. The league leaders have lost six games and won three on their road trip. _ , tv. i. ret. .11 4 TJ 4 Grand I«!and ............11 9 994 CftV . 9 jo 4:4 Sioux Fan* ...... 1 9 4 71 HftStlnjTS . 4 JO 773 Norfolk 7 12 !s4f / Amateur Games Today. v-——; M NDAY. Thirtr.*fmnd and Desrey. 1 50 -Holin'* Junior* against Aiax Tires 3 30—McKinney Dentists aga.nst rat ion Billiard*. Miller Park. . 1 *®—Swift Independents aga.r.st Corr Klee tries 3 SO—K:ma» Shoe against Pa an VT.as Fnntenelle Park. 1 "0—Nebraska National Guards against . Frost Batteries. , ‘ * — Murphys aga nst Standard f I-aundry. Beat Elmwood Parti. 1 30—Gibson Rambler* aca.net West Leavenworth Mordants. 3 • *»0—Polish Athletics againet T M ^ M*iny Beat h. 1 SO—Twenty-fourth and Ames Mer chants aga nat Brown Park Merchants 2:3©— U T. Kng. ncir.en against Schneider*. River* ienr Park. 1 3©- Vinton Merchants against Walter G Clark* S 3©—Omaha Snorts against restotfice. Athletic Park. 1 il©—South Omaha Hooatere against Secaritv Benefit Association , 3 *0—Union Stockyards against C B . * w I ( bristle Heights. • - J s** Vtaton Cubs against South Omaha Junior*. 1 : ©—Kalman Insurance against Wil liam Street Merchants. I arter lake C lub. # " '© • * "* ag* * *t «.arter lak* Club • France Thirty-*i\th and J. 3 S«* West Leaven wort lmpro\ e meats aga nst l>en a Club. tart Omaha. ! 1 30- N; hka Grocer, aga rat Jar.la i Funeral Hgme I 2© K C aga rat Omaha Police Base Ball Sunday DOUBLEHEADER OMAHA vs. LINCOLN First gam* at 2 p. m . Regular Prices. Box Seats for sal* at City Nat*? Cigar Stora, 16th and Harttty * L 1 >» No matter what size tire you use, Balloon type or otherwise, you can find it at the Sprague Tire Service Stations at a price that will surprise you. We aim to give the Automo bile Owner more for his money than he can get elsewhere._ _ _ jhseasijtDpa^Psta. Chehvlet/ i • • ,