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s THE OMATIA SUNDAY BEE: MAY 22, 1910. jMAIIA, NKB., BUNDAT, MAT S, 1910. ( i . PEED la on of the first thing neces ' earr In base tH. Itajrnportanc cn- not be overestimated. The man wlth . J out speed muat have a lot of oth good qualities to make up the de ficiency and keep him In the game. But peed alone won't do. It must be properly governed, It must be trained just as any other element of trngth. Unless It Is directed with a keen Intelligence It mounts to little. We often see a minor leaguer so fast we conclude that he Would set the majors afire the minute he tot into them;, then perhaps he got his chance and we wonder why the blaze Is so slow in starting. The trouble is that speed which ho showed In the minors has yet to bo filed down to ft fine point to make it most valuable. Jimmy Austin, fresh from the Weeisin league, where he was Ah star of stars, was at once classed with Cobb, so far as simple speed went, but Jimmy lacked the control of his speed, which ft few years of careful education hod given to Cobb. When by a season Or so more Austin gets that, then he Vwlll get full use of his speed. Comlskey dropped a, remark once, on old Dick Tad-H-n which well Illustrated the .timeliness pt this point. He was sitting on the bench i matching the game. Dick came to bat. Vie poked a, Texas leaguer over the first baseman's head and taking ft long lead, stole second and advanced to third 'on an - Infield out He edged bis way well down the third base line toward home and be fore the pltoher could realise what was go ing on, old Dick meandered on to the plate with ft run. "I don't know hew he does It,' said Comlskey, laughing. "He is ne of the slowest runners In the game, bo can't hit ft lick, has ft weak arm and Is onljT fair as a fielder and yet Dick Pad den la one of the greatest ball players of the . day." But Comlskey might have added that Dick Padden was also one of the best trained; whatever element he possessed was brought up to Its maximum degree of usefulness by artful control and be made his lack of speed count for much more than . many youngsters are able to vdo with their marvelous speed. ' Jakte Welmer's unconditional release by the New York Nationals serves to em phasise the futility of being ft grouc-h. This jiM.n Welmer, when ft pitcher for the, old Kansas; CKy team In the Western league, shared honors wtta Minor Brown, then of Omaha, for the premiership of this circuit and Chen ha went Into National league com pany, doing grand work, when he tried for Chicago and Cincinnati, ' but he' could, not get over ft natural grouch that always pos sessed hint Ho was shifted from olub to Club and finally landed in New York, for whlofai team he has never rendered any worthy ervioe. Welmer had It In httn to be one of the best major league pitchers of his day, but his ugly temper and obstreperous conduct made him an impossible proposi tion. Ho never knew enough, wise as thought himself, to understand that he was amenable to the same rules and regula tions that directed the conduct of other ball players. The game is better off without uoh men and H is to the credit of base ball that it has few such incorrigible today. The feu Louis Browns, as at present con stituted, are simply not to be classed in major league base ball. They are so nope lessly out of the running that H is difficult to imagine them winning any games at all. Old-trme leaders, like Stone, at ihe bat, have fallen asleep and even Rhody Wallace, one time the premier shortstop of the busi ness, Is no longer at his cunning and has also quit hitting much. It seems like the time has com with the Browns, as it did wrth the White Box, for a complete over hauling. With the team that Omaha has this year there is no reason why" the local fans Should not give the best patronage they have over given. It Is a team aa evenly iValanced as any this city ever had. and if IVi does not go to the top It will be fighting for It every minute. There is not weak spot in the makeup. The fact also that the other clubs of the league are strength ened Is additional reason why the at tendances should be Above the average; i ROURKES HITTING BETTER Team Averages Show They Are Play ' ins Better Ball. BEST BASE STEALER SHOTTON I. Graham Has Beea to Bat bat Oac and That Tim Mad a Safe Hit rigarea for the KnHre Leaga l" to Date. I George Graham has been to bat once In the Western League end at that time he made a safe hit, so lils 'batting average is 1,000, the sams as Oil Ion, the Denver pitcher. Including Ornham and Patton, Omaha at present has five men hitting above the 300 mark, the other three being McCafftrty, Oondlng and Shotton. The crack left fielder has an average of .326 while Oondlng barely stays in with .102. Shotton is the only Rourke to get favor able mention In the base stealing depart ment, he having purloined six. Welch and Kox are mentioned In the sacrifice hit de partment, the former with eight and Fox with seven. - Omaha is third from the top in team fielding and third from the bottom in team batting, an improvement over last week. Battlag Averatree. Graham, Omaha 1 Olllen, Denvr 1 Patton, Onrnha 4 Pox, Lincoln . .i g McOregor, Dee Moines ft Hartman, Sioux City 4S R. 0 0 1 1 I 6 i 17 z Comlskey has Jittle" ground to hope, , we believe, for much .success from his team this year, but what it may accomplish next season is more difficult, to predict. If It hangs together the new material may de velop into ft ' formidable olub. WKh the fighting spirit and sag dlreotlon of the Old Roman and Hugh Duffy to guide and mould it. It has ft great advantage over t (.'."'new organisations, and the' Sox are essentially new this year. .'runny! 'Some . young man- In Lincoln writes to the Sporting News that ft new A ten dance record has been established in 1 tt Western league and then cites the statement that .00O fans turned out to ee ft game in Lincoln, That number has gone to Vinton Street park so often that It is scarcely remarked on any more, atvd a crowd of U.0O0 saw at least one game on the Omaha grounds. But it is hot air that 'warms their cockles. - ' Denver has the best team ft has had for tnany year. Some wise d Recriminating has been done in sifting out men and getting such an aggregation at the last. The team today has a ginger and spirit that is es sential to success, but which no Denver team slnoe the palmy days of Pop Eyler Ms shown. We are glad as good a town as Denver has as good a team as this. , Jeffries and Johnson would have to put up the greatest fight on record to match the advertising that has been done. They can scarcely hope to equal the record of their press agents. Perhaps Joe Choynskl is right after all In treating prize fighting from the standpoint of an after-dinner af fair. It seems more loquacious than pug naolous just now. Ball players have always been supersti- tlous. Many of the present-day stars havs attributed ft lack of effectiveness to the presence of the comet, and now that the nn&trtous sky tramp has disappeared per hap we shall have more regularity in the topnotchers of the big game. At any rate. If ' 4 do not they will have to look for lh excuses. ; pr. Roller, the biggest joke wrestler ever Cue up, c w i piuraain poison nearly every- time he finds himself up against a match, hut If he falls to escape the contest then he pulls oft a dislocated i shoulder or something of the sort. 'His re i cent niM w,tb- Zbyssko as nothing but ft farce, or oourw. , This Nebraska Bute league Is also going .sonia, wtin as iw name ii naa, IM M not foraet to do their dusv. audi rob-j will not. for this state is on r""i with' oau MIUUMMW If Jack Johnson could fight Ilk lie can . ,. . i ' . - - . . - Utis. n WOUNJ iuii w a wivr Knann. Lincoln McAleese, Denver Llndsay, Denver 84 24 82 Jones, St. Joseph ,. 14 21 28 Oelst, Lincoln Ill Hersche, Des Moines 14 1 5 Neighbor, Sioux City W 17 82 Raft, Des Moines 77 13 17 Dalton, Des Moines 7 19 27 Belden, Wichita 62 12 21 Wooley, Topeka W 16 23 Dolan, Denver ,. 74 14 25 Powell, St. Joseph 74 20 25 Farthing, Lincoln 15 I 6 Corhan, St. Joseph .. 68 15 23 McCaffertr, Omaha 2 11 Shaner, Wichita 15 5 5' fiage, Des Moines ,. S I 1 Collltran, Des Moines 7 13 M Shotton, Omaha 88 20 28 MoMurray, Denver 83 1 11 Weaver, Denver 83 8 17 Fenlon, Sioux City 91 19 29 Reilly, Topeka 69 12 23 Nlehoff, Des Moines 72 20 23, Beall, Denver 91 17 29 Qulllln, Stoux City 86 18 27 Mattlck, pee Moines 85 13 27 Kerner, Des Moines... r 70 9 22 Cobb, Lincoln 64 7 20 Swift, St. Joseph 18 I 4 Cockman, Lincoln 72 13 22 Pettlgrew, Wichita 69 18 21 Baohant, Des Moines.,... 23 7 Oondlng, Omaha 43 4 13 McChesney, St. Joseph... ..... 81 14 2 Landreth, Topeka 80 C 9 Fugate, Topeka 10 1 3 Hughes, Wichita 84 18 25 Shaw, Wichita 68 13 20 King, Omaha 73 18 21 Kane, Omaha 77 14- 22 Jude, Lincoln 70 11 20 Itfbell, Wichita 84 17 24 Kahl, Topeka M 11 18 Kerns, Topeka 63 17 ' 18 Stem, Bloux City 85 11 24 Corrldon, Omaha 71 20 20 Cassldy, Denver 82 21 28 Mlddleton, Wichita 86 10 24 Sullivan, Lincoln 18 2 6 McLean, Bloux City 11 1 8 Collins, Sioux City 66 10 18 Welch, Omaha ,.. 77 14 21 Kunkie, Topeka 71 10 19 Towne, Sioux City 30 1.8 Cadman, Omaha SO 6 8 Freeman, Sioux City 15 8 4 Thomas. Lincoln 79 10 21 Shea St. Joseph , 34 2 9 Lloyd. Denver 62 10 16 Weotenll, Wichita 78 1 9 20 Kelly, Denver .i... vM"M 23 James, Linooln 71 U, 18 Curtis, Den Moines , 75 13 lit Burnett, Sioux City 12 2 3 Andreas. Sioux City ... 22 8 '8 Hammond, Denver 12 1 8 McOratn. Lincoln 4 11 Willis, Linooln 4 0 1 wetcn, bloux city.... m ij ti Schlpke, Omaha 73 16 18 McNeil, St. Joseph 73 8 18 Wolfe. St. Joseph 87 8 9 Miller, Sioux City 54 11 13 Clark, St. Joseph 68 13 13 8 8 i a 3 5 7 7 13 16 10 16 9 19 9 11 1 2 11 14 8 11 Watson. St. JoeeDh 13 Durham, Wltchlta 13 Chabek. Sioux City 23 Jarnlgan, Wiohtta 81 Fox. Omaha .. 71 Thomason, Topeka 71 waidron. l,inooin 85 Thompson, Denver 49 Ciarke, Sioux City 9 Pennell. Topeka Clark, Lincoln , Blersdorfer. Des Moines.., Owens, Des Moines , Claire, Wichita , McMsnus, Des Moines.... Harris. Topeka , Hoilenbeck, Omaha BaOer, St. Joseph. Baker, St. Joseph. right. .Topeka. 64 61 14 14 39 5 21 22 11 86 11 4 1 3 I Gagnler, Linooln 79 Hagarmart, Denver , 12 Adams, Denver ...,'13 Hauler, Wichita Abbott, Topeka 61 Wilson, Bloux Ctty 7 Kaufman, Topeka 14 Khman, Denver 7 McLear, St. Joseph 64 Bens. Des Moines..'. 8 Oalgano, St. Joseph..., , 16 Olmstead, Denver 18 Boles, Topeka Jokerst, Wichita , 10 Hanson, Omaha ..... 11 Shackleford. Wichita 14 Schrleber, Denver 16 Alderman, Sioux City 10 JohnHon, St Joseph 13 Melr, St. Joseph , 2 Meltcr, Omaha 4 Sanders, Omaha 4 Keeley. Omaha 18 Jones, Lincoln Murray, Lincoln.,... Allen, Wichita Aitohison, Wlohlta .. Buchanan, Denver .. Jackson, Topeka .... Burnum, Des Moines Hueston, Des Moines Davis, Des Moines.. Rohrer, Des Moines. Hobson. Des Moines.. Hawkins, Des Moines, Fielding Avcraares. PO. landreth, Topeka 46 Burnett. Sioux City '. 1 Mclean, Sioux City i Jones, Lincoln... 0 Murray, Lincoln 4 Willis, Lincoln 0 McGrath, Lincoln 3 12 14 1 2 :: 3 i ....... 14 "!'.'.!!i4 8 1 1.000 l.ouo .500 .W0 .4U0 .81 .SM .3X8 .3X1 .878 .876 .357 .m .351 .342 .339 .33 .238 .333 .833 .833 .833 .333 .333 .8St .326 .333 .321 .819 .3)9 .319 .319 .818 -818 .314 .812 .306 .806 .304 .304 .302 .301 .800 .300 .298 .2i4 .2X8 .2X6 .m .2S6 .25 .286 .2S3 .282 .2H0 .279 .278 .273 .273 .273 .268 .267 .27 .2tf7 .266 .2(55 .2M .256 .256 .254 .253 .250 .250 .250 .250 .250 .247 '.247 .247 .243 .241 .215 .231 .231 .2X1 .226 .226 .m .224 .224 .222 .219 .216 .214 .214 .219 .205 .200 lt0 '.1X2 .182 .182 .177 .167 .167 .167 .157 .143 .143 .143 .125 .126 .125 .111 .111 .100 .091 .071 -.062 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .ooo .000 .000 .ooo .000 .000 . .000 .000 .000 , .ooo .000 .000 ' S : - ' it ' N-vys v Mil M ; - v A 'f . 4 ' 3 . KPTBe BJ1 Team g hl hand In niairliiRe, which liave him wavering on matrimony. Green raid the proposals came to him In uch rapidity and were so entrtntlng In hrlr demands for Interviews Hint he was obliged to seek advice. The letters are accompanied by about fifty photographs of the wrltfrs. according to Oreen, and were nearly all from St. Ixiuls women. Some are from people who move In St Louis society. Others are from widows with children. One of the Utters was from a widow with halt a dozen children. "When the fit at letter came," said Oreen, "I considered the matter as a joke and I tliiuiifht mlhlmt nf It. Hut when they Ix-pan to coino by Ihe ocore, nnd each wai different from Ihe other., I realised the wrlterx were In earnest. "The letters are paitlcular In describing the physical o.tm!lflcatlon of the writers, not furnettlng to mention the color of eyes, hair and each dwells uton her shapeliness. The writers sll declare they love me for niyi-elf alone. One raid she had loved me ever since she had seen my picture In the newspaper." tirten has the 150 letters and photographs arranxed In an exhibit, so if after years he can convince Ms friends. St. Louts Globe-Democrat. i -55 ft D Daltnn, Des Moines 31 Alderman, Sioux City 0 18 Huphen, Wichita 35 51 Chabek, Sioux City 2 30 McAleese, Denver 44 8 Knipp, Lincoln 3 14 Middleton, Wichita 37 9 Abbott, Topeka 113 8 Boles, Topeka 11 4 Jude. Lincoln 23 2 Andreas, Sioux City 30 28 Neighbors, Sioux City 37 2 Hammond, Denver 1 12 Rohrer, Des Moines 10 3 Cobb, Lincoln .' 23 3 Fox. Omaha 48 42 Wolfe, St. Joseph 62 11 Beall, Denver 32 6 Waidron, Lincoln 88 0 Raftls, Des Moines.. 41 58 Lloyd, Denver 34 39 Fenlon, Sioux City 22 2 Dunham, Wichita 1 11 Mattlck. Des Moines 46 2 Kahl, Topeka 58 57 Jones, St. Joseph 35 50 King, Omaha 55 Freeman, Sioux City 1 Fueate. Tooeka 3 Hawkins, Des Moines 7 4 Powell, St. Joseph 30 2 Collins, Sioux City 17 4 Clarke, Sioux City 0 10 Kunkie, Topeka 17 33 Colllgan, Des Moines 68 49 Cockman, Lincoln 23 45 Corrldon, Omaha 44 69 Corhan, St. Joseph 47 47 James. Lincoln 29 55 Claire. Wichita 88 53 10 McLear, St. Joseph 27 0 3 Galgano, St. Joseph 3 14 2 Hartman, Sioux City 21 27 6 Wright, Topeka 0 8 1 Welch, Sioux City 80 33 8 WestenU, Wichita 29 47 10 Schrelber, Denver 4 11 2 Curtis. Des Moines 35 2 5 Thompson, Denver 82 25 Jokerst, Wlohlta 14' 2 Schlpke, Omaha 30 81 Wilson, Sioux City 7 5 Hagerman, Denver 1 5 Adams, Denver S 10 Swift, St. Josepn U 7 A. E. 0 8 Farthing, Lincoln Macafferty, Omaha. Sanders, Omaha Melter, Omaha....... Hoilenbeck. Omaha., Hanson, Omaha....;., Patton, Omaha Jarnlsan, Wichita.. Hassler, Wichita... Belden. Wichita.... Shaw, Wichita 94 Shaner, Wichita 0 Shackleford, Wichita 1 Pennell, Topeka 18 Harris, Topeka 0 Bauer, St. Joseph.. 3 Baker. St Joseph Blersdorfer, Dee Moines 0 Owens, Des Moines 0 Sage. Des Moines 2 Buchanan, Denver 1 Stem, Sioux City 227 McManus, Des Moines 63 Oondlng. Omaha 48 14 Kane, Omaha 175 Weaver, Denver 100 26 Isabvll, Wichita 2!6 11 Pettlgrew, Wichita 47 I Clark Lincoln - 81 18 Kern. Topeka 110 8 8 4 4 16 4 1 I 15 7 I 11 12 3 28 21 14 1 11 1 8 14 S 6 0 14 7 Av. 0 1.000 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.OI0 1.01)0 1.000 1.009 l.ouo 0 l.ftO 0 l.ouo o l.ooe 0 1.000 0 1.000 0 1.000 0 1.HW0 1.004 l.OnO 1 .000 1.000 1.00 l.O0 1.000 1.000 l.ooo 1.000 1.000 l.ouo .94 Thomas, Lincoln... .. Caasldy, Denver Miller, Bloux city.. Welch. Omaha Sullivan, Linooln... Wooley, Topeka.... Cadman, Omaha..., Lindsav. Denver... MoMurray, Denver. 114 40 W M 16 28 60 107 Kaerner. Des Moines 129 Thomason, Topeka 26 Towne, Sioux City ,. to MoCheaney. St. Joseph 44 Bac-hant. Des Moines 36 Hersche, Des Moines 6 Uasuier, Lincoln 67 Alu-hlson, Wichita I Olmaiead, Denver 4 da, wt. JoiK(U,.u,, L4 17 .94 .9X4 .9x4 .9x4 .9x4 .9X1 .9x0 .1X0 .979 .977 .976 .974 .9H9 .!K8 .967 M6 .IMS .94 .il .tms . -9.V2 ,9.2 .2 Nlehoff. Des Moines., 25 61 Kelly, jDenver 57 57 Dolan,' Denver 35 84 Rellly, Topeka 42 37 McNeil, St. Joseph 20 36 Jackson, Topeka 0 11 Eh man, Denver....; 1 4 Gelst, Lincoln.... -8 2 Fox, Lincoln , u iu Shotton, Omaha 29 8 Keeley. Omaha 0 20 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 8 5 1 4 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .949 .947 .945 .941 .P40 .940 .1)39 .93S .937 .37 .935 .929 .929 .929 .939 .928 .928 .927 .927 .925 .924 .933 .923 .923 .920 .914 .918 .917 .917 .917 .914 .913 .909 .908 .907 .907 .904 .904 .903 .901 .900 .895 .8X9 .8X9 .887 .884 .82 .8X1 .879 .875 .871 .867 .867 .867 .864 .8H4 .864 .8'2 .849 .848 .846 .833 .833 .833 ,821 .809 .807 .800 .762 f750 .733 .67 .429 .000 .000 .000 .000 .01 K) .000 .000 Qulllin, Sioux City 27 40 Johnson, St. Joseph 1 11 Watson, St. Joseph 2 14 Burnum, Des Moines 0 3 Kaufman. Topeka 0 11 McGregor, Des Moines 1 Bens, Des Moines 1 Hueston, Des Moines 0 Hobson, Des Moines 0 Davis, Des Moines 0 Allen, Wichita 0 Meir, St. Joseph 0 Graham, Omaha 0 allien, Denver 0 Team Work. Stolen Bases Denver. 65: Des Moines, 35; Omaha, 34; Wichita, 32; Sioux City, 27; St. Joseph, 27; Dlncoin, ;u; lopcua, 10. Sacrifice Hits Denver, 40; Omaha, 39; St. Joseph, 87; Des Moines, 37; Sioux City, 3b; Dlncoln 27; wucnua, z; lopeau, xt. Team Batting Denver, .a; Des itioines, 292; Bloux City, .290; St. Joseph, .263; Lin coln, .262; Omaha, .261; Wichita, .200; Topeka, .256. Team lelaing v icniin, .aoo; uinooiu, .941; Omaha, .936; Sioux City, .933; Denver, .931; Des Molnefl, .931; Topeka, .930; St. Joseph, .919. - Sacrifice Hits- Colllgan, Des Moines , 11 Welch, Omaha 8 McLear. St. Joseph 8 Neighbors, Sioux City 7 Fox Omaha Clark, Linooln Clark, Lincoln Middleton, Wichita. Cockman. Lincoln... Cobb, Lincoln Raftls, Des Moines., Collins, Sioux City.. Fenton, Sioux City., Lindsay, Denver 7 8 5 6 5 6 Cornan, St. Joseph., 6 Stolen Bases MoAleexe, Denver 14 Beall. Denver 11 Corridon, Omaha 10 Nlehoff, Des Moines u Dalton, Des Moines , 8 Lloyd, Denver 8 Cassldy, Denver 7 Dolan, Denver 7 Stem. Bloux Ctty 6 McMurray, Denver '. 8 Shotton, Omaha 6 McChesney, St Joseph 6 Pitchers' Records. Won.Lost. Pet. MoLean. Sioux City 1 Clarke, Sioux City ,. 8 Adams, Denver a Aitohison, Wlohlta 4 Owens, Des Moines 1 MoGrath, Lincoln 1 Farthing, Lincoln 4 Keeley, Omaha 3 Burnett, Sioux City 8 Sohrelber, Denver I Swift, St. Joseph 2 Hasslar, Wlohlta , I Hammond. Denver 3 Johnson, St Joseph...,. S Chabek, Sioux City 1 Willis, Lincoln 1 Patton. Omaha 1 Olmitead, Denver 2 Wright Topeka 1 Sanders, Omaha , 1 McGregor, Dee Moines 3 Shackleford. Wichita 2 Galgano, St Joseph I Getst, Lincoln 1 Hoilenbeck. Omaha .......... 8 Durham, Wichita Uhman, Denver 1 Fugate, Topeka 8 Kaufman, Topeka 3 Wilson, Sioux City 1 Alderman, Sioux City 1 Jackson, Topeka 1 Hagerman, Denver 1 Fox, Lincoln 1 Watson, Ht. Joseph 1 Shaner, Wichita 1 Freeman, Sioux City ,... 1 Hersche, Des Moines 1 Knapp, Lincoln 1 Riersdorfer, Des Moines 1 Furchner, Sioux City 0 Melter, Omaha 0 Jarnlgan, Wichita 0 Hens, Des Moines 0 Burnum, Des Moines 0 Harris, Topeka 0 McCaterty. Omaha 0 Hueston, Des Moines.,.,....,. 0 ttuge, Des Moines , I Jones, Lincoln 0 Murray, Lincoln 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gotch Boosts Jim Jeffries 1.000 1.000 l.OUO 1.000 l.ouo 1.000 .800 .750 .667 .667 .667 .667 .600 .600 ,.5U0 .500 .500 .500 .500 .508 .600 .500 .500 .500 .600 .500 .500 .4;'9 .400 .833 .333 .333 .333 .333 .333 .333 .250 .250 .2 .250 .000 .duo .0U0 .000' .000 .M .ooo .OuO .ooo .000 '.0u Offhaad Pcrialtlcaa, Alimony The price of peace. Laughing Stock An amateur actor mak ing an attempt at high tragedy. Political Rainbows The kind usually seen Just before the November deluge. Human Natuse Something to blame your I eccentricities fcu U you are not like other .!ki0 y people Say i He Toured the Country with Him and He Ought to Know. NEW YORK, May 21.-Frank Ootch, the world's champion wrostler, who Is sched uled to go to the. coast soon to help get Jeffries into shape for his battle with Jack Johnson at Kmeryvllle on Indopendence day, declares that the Californlan Is in good physical condition despite recent re ports to the contrary. Gotch toured the country with Jeffries and his "troupe of athletes" land declare he is in a position to speak positively of Jeffries' condition. Gotch will not go to the coast until after his championship match with Zbyssko, the Polish aspirant, which is scheduled to be contested at Chicago on May SO. The fol lowing is what Ootch has to say about Jeffries: "We have been hearing a great deal re cently about Jeffries' poor condition. Sim ply because he has been suffering from bolls, the cry has gone out that he cannot stand 'training; that he Is all in, and that hip vitality is so low that he never will be ablo to get into shape to meet Johnson. All of this talk certainly is premature. Bolls are no fatal affliction for athletes nor are they uncommon. Every wrestler suffers from thorn from time to time, and how often do you hear of half of the mem bers of ft big football team having the car buncles? The fact that Jeff was forced to lay off from his training owing to his slight affliction, In my mind, is a good thing for him, as he was tearing away at his work at a tremendous clip, going perhaps a trifle too fast for a fellow two months away from a fight "All Ihe stories of the Big fellow's bad condition, howover, do not affect me In the least I have been with him too much not to know well his physical fitness, and I am as certain that he will step into the ring as sound as ever before as I am that I am the wrestling champion of the world. "I think that Jeffries has done exactly right in planning his secret boxing. I have no doubt that he will do enough work in publlo to satisfy the fight fans that he is .in good condition and fully capable of giving the negro champion the fight of his life.' He owes this muoh to the public; but certainly he is not to bo expected to exhibit himself to every curious fellow who happens to appear at his camp. 'I still expect to see Billy Delaney with the negrq and am hoping that such will be the case, for If there is a man in the world who can put Jack in shape to battle Jeffries on practically even terms that man is Delaney.." USE FOR OLD BATTLESHIPS Conld B Utilised Effectively as Coast Forts on Artificial Islands. The scrapping of battleships is expen sive business. But the rapid evolution of naval methods of warfare has made early scrapping absolutely essential to the maintenance of an efficient and up-to-date fighting force. There is a yet no Indication of any let-up in th evolution ary process. Indeed, it now seems prob able that the battleship of 1920 will be even more of a contrast to th Dread nought than the latter Is to the naval vessels of the previous decade. Commodore W. H. Beehler's recent pro posal for the utilization of superseded battleships, If It is a practicable scheme, promises a considerable saving for the taxpayer, as well as a much needed im provement in our system of coast de fense. His plan is,x in brief, to use old vessels as coast forts by towing them Into shallow water and building isianas around them. Commodore Beehler has also pointed out the necessity for a great naval base at Key West-an American Gibraltar, in fact. The present forts at this point are Inadequate, and as an Im mediate improvement the planting of the four old double-turreted monitors Am phltrite, Mluntonomoh, Puritan and Ter roron the reefs about seven miles south of Key West is advocated. They could be placed so as to command the entrance to the harbor and each made the center of a little Island fort for about 150,000 apiece. They are 36 years old and of no earthly use n naval unit a As coast defense forts, however, they would be formidable. Regarding the necessity or desirability (or possibility) of making Key West into an American Gibraltar there Is likely to be considerable difference of opinion. But Commodore Beehler's schema for using old battleships as tho nucleus of harbor and coast fortifications should, If It Is sound, meet general approval on eco nomic grounds If for no other reason. Such forts would be long lived they would remain In serviceable condition tor from fifty to 100 years and would transform a lot of useless old naval hulks Into valuable protective agencies for the cities and harbors along our coasts. New York Press. I aettllasr His Doahts. "I see It says here dat Jim Jeffries traces his family back to Vlklnga." "Vlkings, eh? 6ailors, wer'n't they?" "Sure." "I don't Ilk dat. What do sailors know about Jolts an' Jabs?" "Aw, hold on. Dose here Vikings Vers a kind o' ralderr. Dy'd light down on de enemy an' trim him. close an' den hustle back again." "Did dey always come back?" "Of course dey did." "list's de stuff. Now I'm sure Jeff will come tack all right, all right" Cleveland Plain Daie- Bat Nelson Still Mourns Defeat Claim that He is Hot "All In," as Asserted by Some Sportsmen. NEW YORK, May 21. Oncar Matthew "Battling" Nelson, the former lightweight champion, continues to talk of his loss of the title to. Ad Wolgast of Milwaukee. Nel son states that he Is not "all In," as many think, and that he is still the same game little fighter the sporting world knew so well. As Is to be expected, he wants an other chance at Wolgast The following tare parts of Nelson's opin ions regarding his fitness and ability to win back the lightweight championship: ' "I made my mistake when I fought Wol gast. But It Is one I will never make again. You see, I underestimated Wolgast and did not prepare for him the way I should. It was a case of his catching me off my guard. Wolgast says ' that I will be the first man to get ft chance at him. Well, I'm glad of that I can defeat him this time, I am sure. "There are ft whole lot of persons In this country who would not car to bet on my chances to win back the lightweight cham pionship. They're the ones I am going to fooli They think that I have joined the 'down and outers.' I am not satisfied with that tight with Wolgast Ha must knock me out before he is really th champion. Wolgast can't go the long route 'again, and that is how I am going to win back the title. Had 'I fought harder than I did dur ing the early part of our last fight Wol gast would never have been able to go as long as he did. "Another thing Is that ft champion ought to be soundly licked before they take his title away from him. If Wolgast had put me out I wouldn't have had a word to say. He chopped me up and slashed me around the head a good deal, but It wasn't a circumstance to what Gans handed me at Goldfleld. Now, Wolgast never put me down once during that whole fight He was down twice'. I was bad at the finish, and I was tired, but I was stalling along, trying to save something for a strong fin ish, and you can bet your Ufa that any time they get Bat Nelson tired the other fellow's tired,! too. They stopped It I'm not criticising the referee. I haven't opened my mouth about that only well, I put many a game fellow away, and before I'm done somebody ought to put me away. Do you get me? I couldn't claim that I won. that fight; I couldn't go as far as to claim ft draw, but I do say that as long as I can get up there and waggle my hands I' want the fight to go on." Nelson went on to state that the fact of losing the lightweight championship has not hurt his popularity any. Since the Wol gast bout Nelson said he has cleared over $8,000. According to Nelson Wolgast has made but $6,000. , Isbell's Bunch, Comes Today 'st'L We want to tell you about these wonderful pills. Their curative power ia proven end attested to by thousands. 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