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f c f i "EDITORIAL PAGES ONE TO EIGHT ' THE OMA A MAGAZINE PAGES ONE TO EIGHT VOL. XL1I-NO. 10. OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 25, 1912. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. i - 1 Rourkes Win Hot One; Giants Gain; Armstrong Trims Hayes for Title !H!E' "Sharks" of the Mid-West Tennis Tourney C" P RACOUET ' WINS FOR. RDURKES 1 . : ' ' MEET TO ARMSTRONG 0 6 0 t 41 I Sr. i v II : .v.T." i.f .Jtf II - J.'.i.A1' i .Omaha's Third Sackcr Pushes Ball Over Pence, Winning Game ' in Tenth Inning. iHAIl AIXOWS BUT SIX HITS ; Holds Bes Moines Down , While Eourkes Hit Pill Hard. ROURKES MAKE FOUlT ERRORS ' Omaha Loses Ground When Boot3 Give the Boosters Runs. (COYLE GETS FOUR $AFE HITS 'Fa's Clusy Fielder Makes a Quartet of Hit In Six Times Up Hall Gets Doable .Tie Broken in Tenth. I DES MOINES, la., Aug. 24.-Oma!ia took i the first of fthe local series In a ten- iinnlng game here this afternoon, do- j f entitle floa Mdtnusi VkV a .nnrA nt 1 in ! 3. The teams were tied in the ninth In ning. Nlehoff'a home run in the tenth decided the result. Score: DES MOINES. I AB. R. H. O. A. E. ! Leonard, 3b 4 ICollins, rf 4 !Rel!ly, 2b . S Korea, ss 5 iJones, lb 1 'Wetzel. If 4 iCurtis, cf 4 IjlcGraw, c 3 Hueston, p 4 Totals ..... 32 3 OMAHA. - AB. R, H. Justice, ss 4 0 1 coyle, rf 8 14 Thomason, cf 4 0.1 Johnson, c 6 0 2 IScanlon, lb 6 0 0 Bchtpke, 2b 4 0 0 Niehoff, 3b 5 13 Bills. If 5 1 2 'Hall, p ... 5 12 Totals .......... 45 4 15 29 ' 12 I McGraw out, hit with batted ball, pes Moines .... 00 0 10100 1 03 (Omaha 0 1 0 10 1 0 0 1 04 ' Two-base hits: Hall, Wetael, Curtis, Niehoff, Leonard. Home run: Niehoff. Sacrifice hits: Thomason. Cuitis, Justice, Collins, Reilly. Bases on balls: Off Mueston, 2; off Hall, 6. Struck out: By JHueston, 2; by Hall, 6. Stolen bases: Wetsel, Jones. Left on bases: Dea Moines, 10; Omaha, 13. Time: 2:15. Um pires: O'Toole and Johnson, t WICHITA BEATS ANCIENT RIVALS Unraps Hard Onto the Topeka Pitch ers tor a One-Sided Score. T0P2KA, Aug. 24.-WichIta hammered Topeka's pitchers and won easily. Score: TOPEICA.. " AB. R. H. a A. B. Cochran, p 1 0 0 1 2 0 (Cocreharn, p 1 0 0 0 10 ELee, If 3 0 0 4 1 0 ping, rf 3 0 0 2 0 1 IRardner, lb 4 ' 0 0 6 0 0 McDonald, 3b 4 Oil 1 0 Walsh, 2b 4 0 0 4 ' 2 1 Patterson, as 3 0 0 0 1 0 Pmtth. c i 3 12 9 10 DBiUings, rf... 4 0 1 0 0 1 Totals;. 5avis. rf... jraig,. cr. f Coerner, lb 5 .;allafian, gs.... lee, 3t rantz, 2b...... acob. c Pettigrew, If... Perry ,p........ ..30' 1 WICHITA, AB. R. ....... 6 2 5 2 1 S 1 1 2 4 27 3 H. 5 2 1 S 1 1 3 2 1 O. 4 2 11 1 2 2 S 1 1 A. 0 0 1 3 1 6 ' 1 0 8 E DENVER LOSES TO ANTELOPES -lABM DRIYES IN FIYE RONS its Lincoln Jumps Hard Onto Raymer and Wins the Opening Game: HAGERMAN SAFE AT ALL TIMES Antelope Pitcher is Given Fanltlesa Snpport and the Moantaineera i Have to Send Bad News ' to Home Folks. LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. 24.-Llncoln ba.t- 0 1 ters landed bard and often on pitcher 0 1 Raymey today, winning the opening q game from Denver by a score of 12 to 2. o'Hagerman, with faultless support, was Ol never In close quarters. Score. Totals ...45 15 19 27 14 Topeka 0 00000010-1 jVVichlta ... 5 0 .1 0 2 0 I 2 4-15 Two-base hits: Davis (2), Koerner, Pettigrew. Three-base hits Smith Davis, Callahan, Mee, Wacob (2), Pettigrew. Sac jrlfice hit: Mee. Sacrifice fly": Frantt. Double plays: Cocreharn to Walsh to Gardner, Lee to Walsh. Stolen bases: Mee, Franta. Hits: Off Cochran, 11 in Eive Innings; off Cocreharn, 8 in four in lings. Bases on bails: Off Cochran, 1; ff Cocreharn. 8; off terry, s. struck out: iy Cochran, 4; by CocreJham, 4; off Perry, I. Wild pitches: Cochran, 1; Perry, 2. Hit by pitched ball: By Perry, 2. Time: E:15. Umpires: Myers and McGlnnis. Berghammer, ss I Lloyd, 2b........ w ' Onhh rf McCormick, if.. Cole, cf Barbour. 3b Mullen, lb 5 Stratton, c 4 Hagerman, p 3 LINCOLN. AB. R. i 4 5 5 4 5 O. 4 1 0 1 2 2 8 8 0 A. 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Totals 37 DENVER. AB. R. 12 17 26 8 busies h NOSE OUT IN TENTH omas Gets Better of Brown After Tight Struggle. 1ST. JOSEPH, Mo.. Aug. 21.-St. toseph defeated Sioux City in a ten-ln-blng pitchers' battle here today between Thomas ' and Brown. The latter forced in the winning run on a base on balls, tcore: sioux: CITT. AB. R. It .... 4 .... 4 .... 3 .... 1 .... 3 .... 4 .... 4 .... 4 ...4 .... 4 Clarke, cf . Lynch, rf .. .viyers, If . Smith, ss . French, ss Tennant, lb Evans, b . Kndreas, 2b Chapman, c Brown, p ... 0 1 1 0 0. 0 0 0 0 0 o. , 2 3 2 0 0 12 A. 2 0 ' 0 0 3 0, 1 4 0 4 French. 2b Gilmore, If Block, rf......... Cassidy, rf. If... Beall, cf Quillin, 3b.. Cofitey, ss Lindsey, lb....... Spahr, c. .......... Ramey, p 'Leonard H. 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 A. 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 3 2 0 Ramey out for bunting foul on third strike. . ' Leonard batted for Ramey in ninth. ' Lincoln t.O 1 1 3 1 4 2 0 -12 Denver 0 0001000 12 Three-base hits: Cole, Barbour. Two base hits: Mullen (2). Left, on bases: Lincoln, 7; Denver, 6. Stolen bases: Beru hammer (2), Mullen (2), Lloyd. Coffey (2), Leonard. Sacrifice hits: Berghammer, Llovd. Struck out: By Hagerman, 7; by Ramey, 2. Bases on balls: Off Hag erman, 4; off Ramey,. 5. Hit by pitched ball: By Hagerman, L Wild pitch: Hag erman, 1. Time: 2:05. Umpire: Haskell. Totals 85 2 6 2S 14 - ST.' JOSEPH. " AB. R. H. O. A. Rcllly, 2b , 5 0 2 3 3 Powell, If .. 4 0 0 2 0 Kelly, rf 4 2 2 1 0 Lwllling, cf 2 0 0 - 2-0 Watson, lb 4 1 1 0 Wetiterzil, 3b 4 0 C 0 0 Melnke, ss 3 0 0 2 2 liosselt. c 4 1 1 10 0 'Xhomas, p 4 0 0 15 Orleans Defeats Alma. ORLEANS. Neb., Aug. 24--Special Tele egram.) Orleans defeated Alma in a one- i sided game here today by a score of 10 4 i to 1. Alma's only run came on a home run by Reynolds in the ninth inning. The I only hit made off Cass' delivery. Cass ! for Orleans pitched a great game, backed r j by errorless support. He allowed cmly i'one hit struck out ten men and gave ; two bases on balls. Orleans hit Reynolds lhard. Score: XIAlma 0 j Orleans 0 0 Totals S4 30 11 R.H.E: 0 0 0 0 0 1- 1 1 4 ..0 0 0 7 1 0 2 0 -10 9 0 i) Batteries: Orleans, Cass and Corrall; 1 f Alma, Reynolds and Shoemaker. Double I p:ay. Cass to varnner to uaraner. One out when winning run scored. I'ioutf City ..... 000100001 0-2 St. Joseph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 J Three-base hits: Kelly, Lynch. . Two base hits: Clarke, Reilly. Sacrifice hit: Myers. Stolen bases: Myers, Kelly, twilling, Watson (2). Left on base;: Hioux City, 4; St Joseph, 8. Struck out: Uy Thomas, 10; by Brown, 3. Bases on tails: Off Brown, 5. Double play: tl'hornas to Watson. Time: i:o5. cin tires: l'lynn and Knapp. Inerlettlde Ttes Stromsbnra. STROMSBURG, Neb., Aug. 24 (Special Telegram.) lngleelde and Stromsburg played a nine-innmg 2 to 2 tie, the game being called by agreement to allow the visitors to catch a train. Olson and Wright both pitched fine ball with Wright of Ingleslde having a little the better of the argument. Wright striking out four teen men. Hasler hit a home run which was the feature. -.. ttaf tortos- lmllri Wrlrht anil Smith! J Stromsburg, Olson and Pickering. e tATHIINDERS WIN EASILY Csptore Game from Grand Island Karly in Session. GRiVND ISLAND, Neb.. Aug. 24. (Special Telegram.)- Seven hits for ten liases, two walks and a sacrifice gave Fremont the game in the first tM-ee in tlngs. Score: lH.B. ttemont ....1 1 4 0 3 0 1 0 0-10 13 4 pr. island.. .0 10030000-4 83 1 Batteries: Rouse and Neff; M&nke treen, Hartmaa and Coe. , Madison Defeats Ing-leside. M"ADISON, Neb.. Aug. 24. (Special Tel egram.) In one of th? fastest games of ball on the local diamond this season Madison defeated Ingleslde this ' after noon by a score of 7 to 3. Score: R.H.E. Madison ....0 0 1 6 0 1 0 0 7 11 4 Ingleslde ....1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0-a 7 t Iiigleslde, Speake and Smith. Holmes In the Game. Ducky Holmes Sioux City team Is so badly crippled that Hie veteran had to play himself in tha outfield . - Poug-hty Hastinp Slugger Raps Out , . Needed Hits. SUPERIOR HUMBLES ONCE MORE Fifth' Straight Victory for Cemeat Makers Registered When perior is Held to Six Hits. HASTINGS, Neb., Aug. 24.-(Special Telegram.) Hastings won the fifth straight game from Superior today, com tag from behind after Superior had registered three runs against Hersche In the first inning. Bromley's single ana Harm's, home run put Hastings ahead and two doubles by the same batters In creased the lead. Shaner . succeeded Hersche In the second and held Superior to four hits. Hrusha succeeded Helgeson In the seventh after the damage was done. Harm drove In every Hastings run.' Score: R.H.E. Superior ...... 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-3 6 8 Hastings ... 20002010-692 Batteries: . Helgeson, Hrnska and Ll zette. Hersche, Shaner and Bachant KEARNEY HAKES IN LAST ONE GIANTS ' OVERCOME PIRATES WOOD WINS HIS THIRTEENTH Rally in Seventh Inning Brings Just Enough Runs. ? THREE TO TWO FINAL SCORE For Six Innings No Visiting- Player Reaches First : Base, bnt Two Singles and Home Ron . Give Victory. Pawnees Leave Batting- Form Be hind Before Entering? Game. COLUMBUS. Neb., Aug. 24.-(Spec4al Telegram.) Kearney took the last of the series from Columbus today; 9 to 1. Pat rick's splendid pitching and the hitting of Herriott and Spellman were two main reasons for . the defeat The Pawnees hit in hard luck many times as many line drives were hit directly at the Kear ney players. Mets saved a shut out by driving the ball over the fence in the ninth inning. Score: ' 1 R.H.E, Kearney 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 3-9 12 1 Columbus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 4 1 Batteries: Columbus, Plympton, Jus tus and Nelson; Kearney, Patrick and Spellman. Umpire: McDermott. . SEWARD CAPTURES ONE MORE York ' Sncenmbs to the , Statesmen, Six to Five. SEWARD, Neb., Aug. 24.-(Special Tel egram.) Seward took another game frornJ York today uy one score in a notiy con tested game. Score:'. R.H.E. Tork ;..0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0-5 7 0 Seward ...... ..0 12 0 2 0 0 1 -ll l Batteries: Vance. Hanks and Prucha: ThrailkiU and Ellis. Struck out: By Thrailkill, 3; by Vance, 3; by Hanks, 2. Home run: Neff. Bases on balls: Off ThrallkllL 2; off Vance, 6. Double play: Brannon to Zink. A fair sized crowd. On account of the Chautauqua Hastings will play at - Seward Sunday, Monday and Tussdav. , Ken worthy to Go Up. , . One object of Jack Hendricks' confab with Clark Griffith in 8t Louts recently was the transfer of Kenworthy to the Washington team. He has been a valu able all around man and Hendricks thinks he is entitled to a show In the majors. Several years ago Kenworthy was pitcher with Columbus. He was sent to Zanesville where on noeount - of his hit ting tie was sent to the outfield. Hen dricks took him to Denver and has used him there in about every position. - - . - - FItb Hew Kim, . ; ; , , Five new names are now appearing in the Topeka lineup, Bashang, McDonald. Nagel, Billings and Hoag. A Crwol Mistake Is to neglect a cold or cough. Dr. King' New Discovery cures them acd may pre vent consumption. 60c and $1.00. For ale by Beaton Drug Co. PITTSBURGH, Aug. 24,-New Tork to lay played the last game of the season In Pittsburgh and won, 3 to 2. ' ' For six Innings not a visiting player readied first base. In the seventh, how ever, they got two singles and a home rln, giving them three runs and the game. Herzog made a triple in the last Inning, but it was of no valui, as he was left on third. .-' ' Doyle's grounder bounded over Miller's head for a single In the seventh; Becker went out on a foul to Gibson; Murray dropped the ball into center field for a single tnd then Merkle put the ball over the wall for a home run, chasing Doyle and . Murray across the plate ahead of Mm. . , , ; . Pittsburgh scored In the- first inning, reaching second on a fumble by Snod grasa and coming home on a single by Miller. Wagner scored in the sixth, hit ting for two. bases axnd went to third On a single by Miller. . The latter stole sec ond 'and when Meyers threw to Herzog to catch Wagner at third, the ball went into left - field, Wagner going' 'home. Score: , , NEW TORK. AB.H.O.A.B. PITTSDUROH. AB.H.O.A.B. Snodgr'i, 111 I U lBrrne, 3b.!. t Mil Doric, 2b.... 4 1 0 CCtrer.' It.... I 110 0 Becker, of... Oil Hofnwn, ct. . 4 0106 Murray, rf.. 4 110 0 Wagner, ' n., S 113 0 Msrkle, lb.. 4 1 11 0 ( Miller, lb... 4 2 13 0 Henog, -lb.. S I 3 i OWilwn, rf... 4 13 0 0 Meyers, ... 4 0 4 0 1 Butler, 2b... 4 112 0 Fletcher, sa. 3 0 2 1 CGilwon, c... 3 1 i 0 0 Wlltae, p.... 2 0 4 (Mentor .... 0 0 0 0 0 Mathe'wn, tl 0 0 1 0 Simon, c.,.0 0 0 0 0 - Adams p.... 2 0 0 1 0 Total! 31 I 27 It 8Donlln .... 110 0 0 Camntti," p.. 0 0 t 0 t ' 'Hyatt I 0' 0 0 0 Totals.... .82 I 27 0 Ran for Gibson in seventh. Ratted for .Adams In seventh. Batted for Simon in ninth. Pittsburgh 10000100 0-2 New -York 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0-3 Two-base hits: Wagner, Butler. Three base hit: Herzog., Home run: Merkle. Hits: Off Wlltse, 5 In six Innings; off Matheweon, 3 - in three Innings; -off Adams, 4 In seven InnlngR; off Cammitz, 1 In two innings. Sacrlf'ce hits: Cam mitz. Stolen bases: Snodgraes. Merkle, Miller. Left on bases: Pittsburgh, 6; New Tork, 4. First base on balls: Off Com mits. 1; off Wlltse, 1. truck out: "By Adams, 2; by Wlltse, 1; by Malhewson, t Time: 1:37. Umpires: Klem and Orth. Boston's Star Twirler Helps Cinch ' Pennant Honors. NAPS ARE EASILY DEFEATED Gregg Hammered for Seven Rnns Until Replaced' by Kaler Yankees Even Up by Trim ming White Sox. BOSTON, Aug. 24. Boston stiffened its bid for pennant honors and Joe Wood won his thirteenfn straight gamo in de feating Cleveland today, eight to four. It was Wood's twenty-eighth victory of the season. Boston hammered Oregg tor seven runs and he was replaced in t'he fifth inning by Kaler. Olson was put out of the game in the first inning for argu ing. Ball, was forced to retire In the sixth inning and will be out of the game for some time with a broken finger. Score: BOSTON. CLEVELAND. AB.H.O.A.B. AB.H.O.A.B. Hooper, rf... 4 2 10 ORyaa, If.... 4 110 0 0B m' ham, cf 4 Ball, 2b 3 1 0 Yerkee, 2b... 2 0 0 Sneaker cf.. 3 3 2 Uwls, If.... 3 0 0 Gardner, Sb. 4 0 1 Engle, lb.... 4 1 10 Wagner, sa., 3 1 4 Cady, c..i.. 2 1 0 Wood, p.... 3 1 0 Kaler. p. Tetals 31 I 27 18 lHunter I OJackeon, rf.. 4 0 OLaJole, 2b... 4 OJohnaon, lb. 4 1 Olson, 3b.... 0 HBaker, 3b.... 3 SO' Nell, c... 4 OPe'klnpa', ss 3 OOregg, p.... 3 ... 1 ... 1 Hauler caxlock .. 1 0 0 0 0 Totals it 7 24 10 3 Batted for Baker In nitaa. Batted for Pccklnpaugh In ninth. Eatted for Kaler In ninth. Boston 3 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 -8 Cleveland 0001010 1 H Two-base hit: Hooper. Hits: Off Gregg. 6 In four innings; off Kaler, 3 fn four innings. Sacrifice hit: Cady. Stolen bases: Ball., Speaker, 3; Lajole, Lewis. Ift on bases: Boston, 6; Cleveland, 7. Bases on balls: Off Wood, 2; off Gregi, 4; off Kaler, 2. First base on errors: Cleveland, 1.- Struck out: By Wood, 8; by Gregg, 1; by KaJer, 2. Passed balls: Cady, 2. Time: 2:10. Umpires: O'Lough lin and Westervelt. ATHLETICS TWICE VICTORIOUS CUBS LOSE ON BUNCHED HITS Lavender and Toner Unable to Stem Tide Against Boston. CHICAGO; Aug. 24.-Chlcago was de feated by Boston today, 6 to 4, and as a result Is now six games behind New Tork, as the leaders won their contest from Pittsburgh today. . The , visitors bunched their hits off Lavender and Toney. Tyler pitched in fine form, strik ing out seven men, three of whom were In one inning. The batting of Holer, Klrke and Jackton featured. Score: BOSTON. CHICAOO. AB.H.O.A.B. AB.H.O.A.B Campbell, cf 4 2 I I 0 Packard, If. 2 0 2 0 Klrke. 3b.... 4 4 1 1 ISchulle. rf.t 0 1 0 0 Hvefner, 2b. 4 1 1 4 OGood rf 0 0 0 0 0 Jenksoo. if., t 3 10 OTtnker, is... 2 3 4 0 Tttns, rf....4 110 OZIm'mao. 3b 1 2 :l 0 1 Devlin, lb... 1 I 0 lLeacb, Brlowell, sa. 4 0 1 t Baler, Browns Badly Beaten in First, bat no Tlfter in Second. PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 24.-Ph!ladel-phla defeated e't. Louis in both games of a double-header. In the first game Napier and Veilman were hit hard, while Houck was effective. In the second game Coombs and Powell had a pitchers' battle. Score, first game: ST. LOUIS. E. AB.H.O.A.B 08botten, cf.. 1 3 5 0 0 0 Austin, 3b... 4 0 Pratt, 2b.... 4 18tova.ll lb.. 4 OWill'ama, rf 1 OCompton, If. 4 1 Wallace, as.. 3 IKetchell, c. 3 0 Napier, p.., 1 CWallman, p. 2 W. Brown.. 1 Totals. .....14 12 17 8 S'Kutlna .... I PHILADELPHIA. .. AB.H.O.A. Berry. .... 3 3 3 OMrlng, of.. 8 2 Collins, 2b.. 4 1 Baker, 3b.... 3 1 Mnlnnos, ,b. 4 1 Stnink. cf. .. 3 2 Haggert, rf.. 4 1 Lapp, e 3 1 Thomas, c... 2 0 Houck, p.... 4 0 1 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 (Continued on Second h. cf... 9 1 3 0 0, ', lb.... 4 8 13 3 0 ond Page.) I ' Totals 32 0 24 11 2 Batted for Ketchell In eighth. Putted for Wellman In ninth. St. L"uls 0 0100100 0-2 Philadelphia 1 1 3 0 0 0 2 2 - Two-base hit: Pratt. Three-base hits: Rhotten, Baker, Strunk, Lapp, Oldrtng. Bases on balls: Off Napier, 3; off Well man, 1; off Houck, 5. Struck out: Bv Napier, 2: by Wellman, 1: by Houck, 2 Hits: Off Nalper, 5 in two Innings; off Wellman. 7 in six innings. Time: 2:08. Umpires: Co-nolly and Hart. PHILADELPHIA. . ST. LOUIS. AB.H.O.A.B AB.H.O.A.B Barry. .... Ill OShotten. cf.. 4 0 4 1 0 Oldrloa. If.. 4 14 0 OAurtls. 3b... tills Collins, lb.. 4 0 3 8 Pratt, 2h.. 4 0 2 4 0 B-k-r, 3b.... 4 10 0 OKutlna. lb.. 3 18 0 0 Hclnnes, lb. 3 IIP OWllllams. rf 3 2 0 0 0 (Continued on Second PageJ MILWAUKEE BUNCHES HITS Slapnicka Pitches Better Ball Than Cooper Except in Eighth. LEIB0LD HITS BALL HARD Hits Are Bunched on Cooper, Allowing-'the Brewers to Win Over Colnmbus'in Hard Fought Game, MILWAUKEE. Aug. 24.-The home club bunched Ha hits off Cooper today and defeated Columbus, 4 to 3. Slapnicka pitched fine ball barring the eighth, when two hits and threu errors gave the vis itors three runs. ..Lelbold's hitting and fielding featured. Score: ' MILWAUKEE. AB.H.O.A. 3 3 3 I 2 2 1 3 Telbold, cf.. 4 Charles, 2b,. 4 Kandail, rf. 3 Chap'elle, If 3 Blackb-n. lb 4 0 11 Clark. 3b.... 4 12 Lewis, as.... 3 0 1 Block, e 3 0 3 Slapnicka., p 3 1 0 Totals.. ...30 10 27 U COLtrMBUS. B. AB.H.O.A.B. 1 Farrall, . rf. . I 1 2 0 0 vHI'chman, If 3 13 0 0 OJuhns, 30.... 3 0 3 1 0 1 Peril ng, 2b.. 3 0 Miller, lb... 8 VShelton, cf.. 4 0 3 0 0 lOerber, a. . . I 0 4 0 0 OBmlth, c.i. 3 1 T 0 0 li Cooper, p... 3 0 0 1 1 -McQull'n, pO 0 0 0 0 O'Hourke .. 1 0 0 0 0 Packard ... 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 3 0 1 ., ' Totals... ..31 0 24 10 I Batted for Cooper in eighth. Batted for McQul'.Iln in ninth. Two-base hits: Randall, Clark. Three base hit: Charles. Hit by pitched ball: Hlnchman. Passed ball: Block. Struck out: By Slapnicka, 2; by Cooper, 5. Hits: Off Cooper, 10 In seven innings. Double play: Randal! to Blackburn. - Left on bases: Milwaukee, !, Columbus, 7. Stolen bases: Randall, Cnappelle, Blackburn. Sacrifice lilts: Chappelle, Lewis. - Bases on balls: Off Cooper, 2; off Slapnicka, 4. Time: 1:30. Umpires: Handlboe and Ferguson. Crack Tennis Play at Friend Tourney FRIEND, Neb., Aug. 24.-(Special.)-The eleventh annual tournament of the Friend Tennis club was closed here this week and was the best tournament ever held in this section of the state in point of entries and play. There were thirty two entries which Included some of the best players In this part of Nebraska. The following were the entries: Earl Barnette of Holdrege, Q. E. Funk of Don'phan, G. H. Williams of Lincoln. Frank Pierce- of Hastings, Clarenc Whltcomb of Ulysses, Prof. A. Yeoman of Elwood. Hairy Smith and D, P. Rankin of Lexington,' Tony Tomasek and F. Garev of Fairmont, Rev. John Calvert and Oliver Ant lies of Sutton, C. A. LInstrom and A, W, Harkel of Gresham, C. Patter son and G. E, Proud of Arapahoe, H. Mc Kllllp, II. Babson, Dr. Belden, E. Vail. K. Geeson and Mr. Piper of Seward, R. M. Proudfit, Dr. G. H. Yoder, Tony Kdmondson. O. E. Champe, Dr. E. F. Selbert, -Arthur Llberman, Leland f.hampo, Walter Llberman, Prof. W. H. S'mons and P. L. Troliee of Friend. In the finals of the singles were some of tho fnstest sets ever seen here. Cal vert of Sutton and Edmondson of Friend had two sets each when by mutual con sent the play was called on account of fatigue and the extreme heat In tho doubtes Smith and Rankin of Lexington defaulted to Calvert and Ed mondson on account of not being able to remain longer to play the finals. In the consolation singles Walter Lfbermsn ba' Dr. Yoder In the finals, arrl lr so'.ation doubles McKUl'p and Babson of Seward beat Proudfit and Simons of Friend In the final University of Minnesota Tennis "ttvi uiftij uaj vs y of Chicago. j j MATCH LASTS BUT THREE SETS ! Sprained Ankle Bothers Chicayoan After First Frame. -" BRANSON-HAYES WIN DOUBLES Walt Crunden and Cub Potter of, Omaha Arc Runners-Up. LARGE GALLERY IN AFTERNOON ' Fnlly 1,100 ' Tennis Enthusiast k : Gather on Field Clan Hoaae Veranda and Other Points .' of Vantage. ... '. Mid-West Tourney Winner. y 1 SINGLES. , . Joe Armstrong, St. Paul, 1D12 singles champion. . L " Walter T., "Gravy" Hayes, Chicago, 1912 singles runner-u?. Ray Hranson, Mitchell, 8. D runner up In tournament singles. - Paul Young, Vermilion, S. D winner of Bingles consolations. Lawrence Bushman, Omaha, runner-up In singles consolations. . , ., . , .... . DOUBLES. "Gravy" Haves and Ray Branson, 1911" doubles evhamnlons. ' Walter Crunden and' , Cub Potter, Omaha, winners of doubles consolations. Russell Larmon and Lawrence Bush man, Omaha, runners-up in doubles consolations. In a three-set match featured with re markable gameness on the part of tha loser and lasting barely one hour and twenty-seven minutes, Joe Armstrong, tho ; young University , of Minnesota racquet whirlwind, annexed the singles championship of the middle west by trim ming the redoubtable "Gravy" Hayes of Chicago at the Field club yesterday af ternoon In the challenge match of . tho big Midwest tournament which held sway there during the week. The score by sets was 9-7, 6-0, 6-0. Hayes deserves unstinted praise for hla gameness in appearing on the courts for the match at all and it was only his dogged nerve and will power after the first set that kept him from keeling over on his left ankle, which was swathed in bandages for the occasion. " -; '. Grn-vy in Doubles.. However, "Gravy" has one silver trophy cup to carry back to the Windy City and bang on hla mantelpiece, as he took the midwest doubles laurels with Ray Bran-, son of Mitchell, B. V., as a partner. Walt Crunden and Cub Potter of Omaha were runners-up In this event : . - Only in the flrtt set of tne Armstron Hayes match did the crowd of some 1,100 local and out-of-town tennis enthusiasts which crowded the Field club house ver anda, the north banks of the courts, the sidelines seating space and the "auto row" have a chance to witness-the Illi nois racqueter's old-time 'form, which nas won him so many titles both In national and middle western tournaments. In this frame Hayes had his youthful opponent working like a Trojan ' for every point and game. . ' ,- , Armstrong- Goes Pace.. The crucial moment of tho entire match, came In the fifteenth game of the first set, the score at tile time being 7-all. At this point Armstrong got. his sldearm twist service working right and, coupled, with his backhand lawfords, succeeded in forcing four successive nets on the part of the Chlcagoan, bringing the tab 8-7 in his favor. The next game went to deuce and it was only after four min utes of lawfords and easy backhand shots back and forth over the mesh that the Mlnnesotan could take the "ad" and to out The second and third sets were easy for Armstrong, 6-0, 6-0, Hayes being unable to grab a single game. ' Had "Gravy" been playing his usual stellar smashing game there is some doubt whether he would have won with out a close battle, as Armstrong was In excellent form, except In the first set, when he failed to get his service going good, double ' faulting a total of four times and missing his first serve on nturly every occasion.' JOHNSON AGAIN PROMISES, NEVER TO FIGHT AGAIN CHICAGO. Aug. 23.Wo.ck Johnson to day spread all of his fingers wide apart snd gavp his friends a "cross rav heart, hope to die If I don't" promise that ke nover would enter the ring again. This promise so closely resembles one John son gave a few days before he arranged his match with Joe Jeannette that there exists some suspicion regarding his sin cerity. But he says It goes. . "I am going to devote my time to busi ness and rest as much as I can," he said. "I'll make Chicago my home with the exception of a few months each year when I will travel abroad." Johnson added, however, that he might accept a few offers for giving boxing exhibitions with sparring partners. As for the offer to fight Jeannette In Phila delphia he said there was no chance for him to accept it. ' v BOY KILLED BY PLAYMATES MAY HAVE BEENBURIED ALIVE KANSAS CITY. Aug. 1 24,-Joseph Tlm merman, the 4-year-old child 'killed by his playmates last Sunday, whose body was found burled In a gulley yesterday, may have been burled alive, eald Dr. Harry Ccarllnfcky. deputy coroner, who has charge of the case. The wound t caused by the stones thrown, by John Farley and John Helmburger would have- J necessarily instant death. Killed Week Before Wedding. CENTRA LI A, III., Aug. 24,-Keamev Cp'Iln. 21 years old, and who was to have been married next week, was killed here tonight as he attempted to board a rapidly moving yard engine. Hla neck, was broken. Young Camlln was the only support of a widowed mother. This is the seventh fatal accident la the variU here in the last week.