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-2-S - . THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: AUGUST 25, 1912. Let -Bill Do TtV- And He Was Done Copyright. 1912, National News Assn. Drawn for The Bee by George McManus WKHH- i ' - . y ny AHDB!U.DID! RW " I I 'lit I lie l . Kt&A I - J -J- 'SsflS'SJfjl I sr-r ,r- urr, 1 1 T E5.-5.vl K IVE OE.CN UNTIL YOU L. V7 .ft I A 1 V J) Y ) St fTl 8 I If fy LcJ ( j ft WAITIINC, ' SEE ME WIN I 1 W J fORKFft' Ffl J X 'r SU-U UA' . I , VK.rs S A. I 1 BIKE RACING JSSEYERE TEST Arthur Chappie Tellt of the Unceas- ing Strain in a Race. bO NOT HAVE AN EASY TIME SpUm t Mr DUtraettoms nd I EKcttcmcBt Golnr t Hick 8pd ! m Rmee Beeomea Rtk . I NiTW TORK, Aujr. J4.-WWk1i around K saucer shaped wooden track on s, motor cycle st ever plnety mlies an hour la like racing up an unending ateep hill, ae bwdlng to Arthur Chappie., the leading hetorcyele Jockey of New York. . - . "ir a very trying strain, going at a pced of over ninety mile an hour," Chappie explained. , "Biding at vuch a Hip makes you diisy and gets on your jnerves until ypu get used to it In spl lot the headgear and earguardi the wind (whistles a ceaeelesa tune in your ear tad this, corablned With the roaring of the motor, prevent you from hearing any other sound, even the applause of the terowd, until you're slowed down. The Blrrt time I hoard them cheering was when k shut off my engine after winning my bremter race at Brighton, i was so sur- torlsed by the sudden noise that 1 thought (they were yelling at me for something that had gone wrong with the machine. Rarlnsr Eshaaets One. "People consider that motorcycle riders have an easy time of It sitting comfort ably on a machine, but racing at such a ha exhausts a man as severely a a funning race. Even the most seasoned txoerts get pains In the back of the neck f nd the shoulders from the crouching po- ililon. It's Impossible to wear goggles in a inn race, because tha dust or fine splinters and oil soon cake them UP, Especially It you're close behind another rider. So all this dirt 'sifts Into your tyes. ; Pretty soon.,your legs go to sleep from resting mottonlees on th pedals- ana louTe .all stiff from the cramped attl Hide behind the handlebars. Often tho exhaust from tha auxiliary exhaust holes around the cylinders burns your legs, hut you keep going. About the fifth mile of a ten-mile race your head starts bob Ling up and down In time with the vibra tion of the motor. , You can't stop it to lav your life, and It only gradually wears pff about the tenth mile,, along with the "bther symptoms. Then you feel like bo inning all over again. V A "A great deal of annoyance U caused iy the numerous gnats that pelt you as ou fly along, ..They look tiny and harm- lees, but when they bit you at that OPeed hey feel like baa balls. I'v known tome to strike so hard that they actually oratched the face. .V ? Becomes Moaotonoaa. i "In spite of all these distractions and he excitement a long race becomes ather monotonous. It gets dull, . like wery . other business, when you keep on ilrcling' around with your handlebars set a oho unvarying direction. People think re steer by moving vae handlebars, as on m ordinary bicycle. But we don't W iteer by 'throwing" the machine, that Is, y quickly shifting the weight of our ody from side to side. A man has to w a good deal of an acrobat to keep his alaooa while attending to his spark and is feed pump at ninety miles an hour, f bo suddenly twists his handlebars he's goner, for a change of a slight fraction if an - Inch means a swerve of five net This la the hardest Uason the novice as to learn. I've seen a green man turn Is bead, Involuntarily Jerk his handle bars, and then swerve up the bank and ear away several fence posts at the top f the track as if they were paper. ' "When, you're racing, the track, which fontlsts of a narrow flat runway and a klder,, sloped bank, looks as If It were til one flat surface. Only the whit !ulde Une just above the runway Warns s from coming down too near this fiat eetion and having a bad spill. ' "If we have a spill most spectator ex pect us to be killed and are surprised tthen we aren't But there is no real tanger of upsetting, for the rider jst elide along a if on lea The real langer In motor bike racing lies in cul fdlng or taking a header from your ma thine into some obstacle. The only thing b be feared in a spill consists of splint rs from the track. I have a lot of ) Iver In my back now from such an ae (ident. Every once In a while one of f.iem works out yet -"My idea is ultimately to make enough b drive a racing car and give up the hotor hike game for something more estful. rve driven a car and I've found t much easier than riding a motor bike, llost of the present auto champions are Iraduates from : motor cycling. They bow that there's more of a chance when fou're ekidding on four wheels Instead tf ta . . . . . , Standing of Teams WEST. LBAOUIQ. W.L.Pct Denver ....74 it .67 Omaha ....71(5 .664 8t. Joseph.. 66 .653! Uncoin ....M ! .m Des MoInes.U 63 .6041 tttoux City.dl U .m Wichita ,. 68 8 ,m Topeka ....43 81 .147 W.UPct Boston ... Wash .... Phlla Chicago .. Detroit ... Cleveland ..82 M .m ..74 46 .6301 ..71 46 .607 69 .60t .M 68 . 463 62 6 .441 NATL LRAQUB. W.L.Pct New Y..ork.8t SS .711 Chicago 78 89 ., PttUburgh .67 47 .687 Phlla .64 67 . 46 Cincinnati ..63 63 .467 St Louie.... 60 86 .435 Brooklyn ...42 78 .836 Boston 84 7 .301 AMER AHS'N. W.UPct. Mlnneapolla87 47 .660 Columbus ..85 60 '.630 Toledo 78 64 .691 Kan. City... 66 6 .485 Milwaukee ,4 Si .4hS Ht Paul f .'- BROKERS REAPING HARVEST Shrewd One Down in New York Peddles Base Ball Talent STOP MAY BE PUT TO SCHEME There Is Blgt Money In the Promo tion of geaal-Pro Games, and !a lea Practice Is Checked There Will Be Opposition. New York..41 76 .Vi Loulirvillo ..GO IS .371 St Louis.. .87 81 .813 ui..m . ... Yesterday's Results. WESTERN UEAOUE. Omaha, 4; Des Mo! nee, 8. Ten Innings, Wichita, 16; Topeka. L Sioux City, t; St. Joseph, 1 Denver, I; Lincoln, 11 ; NATIONAL LEAGUE. Brooklyn, 1; 8t. Louis, 7. Boston, 6; Chicago, 4. Philadelphia, 1; Cincinnati, a ' .5 New York, i; Pittsburgh, t . v AMERICAN LEAGUE. , Chicago, 8; New York, 7. Detroit-Washington, rain. Ht. Louis, 8-1; Philadelphia, 8-2. Cleveland, 4; Boston, 8. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Louisville, 11; St. Paul, 4.'- Toledo. 2; Kansas City, . Columbus, 8; Milwaukee. 4. Indianapolis, 8-4; Minneapolis, 2-6. dames Today. Western League Omsha at Des Moines, Wichita at Topeka, Sioux City at St. Jo seph, Denver at Lincoln. National League Brooklyn at St Louis, Boston at Chicago,, Pnlladelphla at Cin cinnati. American Association Louisville at St Paul, Toledo at Kansas City, Columbu at Milwaukee. Nebraska State League Columbus at Grand Inland, Fremont at Kearney, lUtt lngs It Seward, Huperlor at York. GIANTS' OVERCOME PIRATES (Continued from First Page.) Kling. .. Trier, .. , Totals.. I I I U ..4 111 4 Bran. lb. ..848 Anbr. .... 4 8 4 1 4 Ivmir, f.t t 4 4 ..14 14 8111 IMIIUr, It... 1 9 1 Tonty, p.... 0 9 4 Downn ... 1 0 4 4 4 Dowu ..... 1 4 4 4 4 ToUto.....!! U 17 4 Batted for Bheckard In the eighth. Batted for Bchulte in the elglitt). Boston 1 0 18 0 10 1 18 Chicago .....0 100 0 1100-4 Two-base blU: Kltng, Sweeney, Kirke. Three-base hit: Kirke. lilts: Off Lav ender, 18 In eight Innings; off Toney. I In one inning, taerlfice hits: Tinker, Camp bell, Sweeney, Kirke. Htolen bases: Zim merman. Baler. Double play: Evers to Baler. Left on bases: Chicago. 10; Bos ton. 7. Bases on balls: Off Tyler, 3; off Lavender, 1. Hit by pitched ball: Sheck- ard, by Tyler. Struck out: By Tyler, 7. Passed ball: Kling. Time: 3:06. Um pires: Rigler and Ftnaeraa. HICUGHLIN AND JOHNSON VFWWILLTR!EET IN FINALS NEWPORT, R. I., Aug. 24.-Mcuri.-3 E. "lw,uso no w. k. Johnson won the lemi-flnal matches In the ail-comers tournament for .the .national teuni cham ,,vi,c.iii, i toaay and will meet In Monday in the' finals for tbc'cliam- on!hip. McLousrtiDn defeated William J riothitr of PhiiWelphla-S-t, 3-1, M. fohnsoi: won over Karl H. lnr of New loi'W-4-, 6-3, 6-0, 6-2. CARDINALS HUMBLE BROOKLYN t. Lonls Batter Basy, Wail Oppos ing Pitchers Are Wild. ST. LOUIS, Aug. 34,-The wlldness of th Brooklyn pitchers, together with timely hitting of the locals, gave St Louts th game. With th base full In th sixth, Phelps tripled, giving the visit ors their scores. Score; IT. !mS. BROOKLYN, AB.H.O.A.ft AB.H.O.A.B. Haulm. Ik l I I 1 tMonu. of... 11114 Man. 11... 4 8 14 Northa, rf. I 1 3 4 4 W. Smith, sbl 1 I 8 4J. Smith, lb 4 1114 KonMchr. lb I I II 4 ODaatwrt, lb. 4 4 11 K0 Etuis, rt...: I 114 4WbMt, it.... 4 18 4 H.awr, ..! 1 4 4 Cotthw, lb. I 1 1 I 8 OtkM, r.. t i emiwr. m... 3 l 3 1 Wlnsa. O....I 4 11 SPtilp, e.... 4 18 8 4 8.11m, p.... 414 Stack. ...... I 1 I 1 I Oallowar, Ibl 4 4 1 tKnatnr, .. 1 434 Curtla, p.... 1 1 Totals,. ...It I ITU Hiimiml ..! Klrkpairiok 1 4 4 4 0 Totals H II 34 16 8 Batted for Knetser in the sixth. Batted for Curtis in the ninth. St Louis.; 1 8600100 0-7 Brooklyn 0 0000800 0-8 Two-baa hit Evans. Three-base hits: Konetchy, Hauaer, Phelpe. Bases on balls: orr Stack, 1; off Curtis, 1; orr Eallee, 1; off Knetier, 1 Struck out: By Stack. 1: by bailee. 3. Hits: Off Stack. & in two and one-third Innings; off Knot tier, 2 in two and two-thirds Innings; off Curtis, 1 In three Innings. Time: 2:00. empires: Eason and Bush. - . . . - , . BXXEY'S PITCHING BEATS CLNCI Lobevt'a Triple aad Cravath's Slaarl Score Winniag Haa. CINCINNATI, Ohio. Aug. 24Rixey was Invincible today and Philadelphia shut out Cincinnati, one to nothing. Fromme was effective except in the third Inning, when Lobert tripled and Crave th singled after Magee struck out putting over the winning run. Score: ' PHILADELPHIA. ' , CINCINNATI. tAB.H.O.A.K. AB.H.O.A.B. Paakait t.. 4 0 14 IBmchar. It., 4 1 t Lobnrt, lb... I 114 Maraau, ct, 4 3 K 4 4 MaM, it.:. a tie eHobiiti.i. ui i i i i Cravath, IIU 1 f I IMttchalL rt. I 1 0 LaiJCTua, lb, 4 1 11 tPhalao, IB.. 4 lilt WaKb. lb... I 3 I I 0 Grant. .... t t 1 I Doelao. m... I til tCraond. m.. I 1 I t KtllKer. ... 4 18 1 lEcan. 2b.... I 4 4 14 Rllx, p.... J t t 1 tMoUai, tit t t Framiiw, p.. I t I t Totaii II I nil ISutta. p.... t t q 8 t Clarke 1 4 t t TotaJ...ll I IT 13 Batted for Fromme In eighth. Philadelphia 08100000 0-1 Cincinnati 000800800-8 Two-base hits: Maraans, Walsh. Three base hit: Lobert. Hits: Off Fromme, 4 in eight innings; off Suggs, 2 In one Inning, Sacrifice hits: Magee, Esmond. Stolen bases: Cravath, Esmond, Mitchell. Double plays: iloblltzell, McLean to Egan. Left on bases: Philadelphia, 7; Cincinnati, 6. First base on balls: Off Fromme, 3. Struck out: By Rlxey. 1; by Fromme, 4 by Susbb, 2. Wild pitch: Rixey. Time 1:40. Umpires: Johnson and Emslle. NEW YORK, Aug. 24. -Tempting offers from semi-professional clubs playing Sun day games in this vicinity are bound to result in serious trouble if members of tht Giants, Highlanders and Brooklyn continue to accept and earn them under assumed names. At least that was the opinion advanced by a magnate who pays liberal salaries and operates one of the local major league clubs. It seems that a certain promoter of semi-professional games has branched out as the employer of major league stars for Sunday exhlbl tlons and is . also a sort of booking agent for teams outside of Greater New York that desire dates in the metropolitan dis trict. This individual, so the story goes, Is authorised to offer as much as 1250 for the services of a star playor under contract to a major league club to pitch, catch or cover any other position on a semi-pro team anxious to defeat i rival. Praotlce Grows Into an Evil. Whenever one of the Sunday clubs wants a diamond expert belonging to or ganised base bafl, th request must be made , through thls so-called booking agent, who deals with th players direct, In return for his trouble, It Is said, he collects both ways, a percentage of the coin received by the player and a piece of the gate receipts taken In by the club, and as competition Is brisk his rakeof f has begun to attract attention. When this practice was first begun the major league club owners didn't pay much attention to it They didn't object to the earning of easy money by their players on Sunday and in fact in some cases they encouraged it. .But gradually the practice has grown into an evil against which, In due time, the big mag nates intend to conduct a vigorous cru sade. , It was learned that on several oc casions star pitchers on the pay rolls of the local major league clubs have work id on Sundays for as much as 1360, only to fail utterly when called upon to enter the box the next day by their regular employers. A certain crack first base man, It is alleged, has pitched a number of these games under another name so that his employer would remain in ig norance of the tact when the box scores were published the following morning. When pitchers are engaged on the quiet they generally ask for permission to bring their catchers so that they can do them selves Justice. A well kijpwn boxman wno wears a local unuorm ana is in re ceipt of a liberal salary recently pitched a slxteen-lnning game on Sunday In a Hudson river town. In spite of the fact that It was his regular turn to pitch on Monday. The result was that when he tried to earn his salary with his own team that day he was hammered all over the field. He told his manager, as an excuse, that he wasn't feeling well had j malaria or a severe pain In his digestive organs. Playing: the Game. A star battery, hired for 1350 by a Sun day semi-pro club, found that the oppos ing team had a pitcher and catcher well known In organised base ball circles. Th recognition In th field was mutual, but In order to fool th' spectators the major leaguers, whoso names were assumed, did not speak as they passed by. In-! stead It was up to them to play for all they were worth or lose future engage ments for soft money. The first gun ws fired recently by thi major leagues when th National com mission placed the bap on a well-known semi-pro club In this neighborhood for harboring an Ineligible player. The next move, it is said, will be a sweeping order prohibiting players under contract to or ganized clubs from accepting otters from semi-pro managers. If a major league player Is caught taking semi-pro dollars under an assumed name It is said that he will be Indefinitely suspended, not only by th club regularly employing him, but also by the commission. It Is understood that the major-league men, considerably worked up over these conditions, have decided to employ detectives to dig up evidence. The commission. It is predicted, also will pass a rule prohibiting major league team from playing negro teams at any. time. Blar Money In Promotion.' ' There Is big money In the promotion of semi-pro games, not only here, but in other' cities, and the magnates believe that unless present methods are checked there will be serious opposition from this source. some of these fine daya With the aid of players under contract to organ ized1 -clubs the r semi-pro managers are sbl to provide attractive games, which, naturally, produce big money in the box offices. The major leaguers insist that In return tor the liberal salaries they receive for sis months' work their play ers have no right to sell their services to outsiders at the risk of Jeopardizing their own team's chances for success. Hence the war that soon wtll.be ward in dead earnest ' , ' ' Big Jeff Some Pitcher ' fl-4, , . 4 '' ' " ", ; 8- ' , Tfcjtff K 'V ' ' - " ' , A iV" ! I - 1 Mr - I I III iw:T - - - w,; : III; t xlx " e: XV C--1 ! I i - - ' " . -it . - - t 1. ''tl'f J 4 KT &t44.-44444-.V44 SAFETY IS SOUGJT IH FLYIHG Efforts of French in that Direction Attracts Attention. AVERAGE FLYER UNQUALIFIED M. Benaset Insists on the Necessity of Finding Stability Appa ratns that Can Be Relied to Work. -. Newspaper Advertising Is th Road to Business Success. : - NEW YORK, Aug. J4.-The question of how to Increase safety In flights is inter esting every government, as well as the general public. The efforts made In France to secure it have attracted gen eral attention, and several important proposals have been made by the laud able Intention of diminishing th risks run by military pilots. Recent sugges tions made by M. Benaset of the section of military aeronautics of Franco deserve consideration. M. Benaset considers that every precaution should be taken to pre vent unnecessary loss of lit in aeroplane accidents. Some of th measures M, Benaset pro poses may be approved, but there is one which, if addpted, might , produce dif ferent results from those hoped for by Its author.. M. Benaset says: "Consider ing that it is only Just that a pilot should be oonsulted concerning the flying ap paratus he will have to mount at the risk of his life, I contend that before orders are given for military avlons a commis sion composed in the majority of mili tary' aviators should be called on to ex press their opinion on the conditions of safety Of the proposed type of aero plane." This is nothing more than a demand that military aviators should be permitted to Insist on modifications being made In the type of machine they may hope to sell to the French war ministry. Almost without exception the officers who pilot aeroplanes have only a rudi mentary knowledge of mechanics and that they are consequently net qualified to pronounce on the delicate technical Big Jeff Tesreau, the husky Mlssourlan upon whom the brunt of the pitching of the Giants will fall . for the rest of the season. The fact that Matthewson and Marquard have been falling far away from their regular form and the fact that Jeff seems to be Improving In every game in which he performs, has caused Manager McGraw to make a switch In the pitching order, and every time anything goes wrong Big Jeff will hereafter be called upon to keep his team ahead of. the "cursed Cubs" and the "pesky Pirates." ' y WOOD WINS HIS THIRTEENTH (Continued from First Page.) Btrtrak, ct... I 111 OW.Btowd, If I t 1 t 1 Mafgwt, rt. I 4 I t OOomptoo, If. t I 1 0 Egan, t I t it I tWallaoa. a.. 1 t I 8 1 Coombs, p., I 1 4 4 lAlaxandar, o I t 4 I I Powell, p..,. I t t t t Totala.....) f 17 10 t Totals.. 134 10 3 Score, second game: St. Louis 0 0000010 0-1 Philadelphia- 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 Two-base hit: Baker. Three-base hit: Williams. Bases on balls: Off Powell. 1: off Coombs, 1. Struck out: By Powell. 3; by Coomb. U. Time: 1:25. Umpires: Hart and Connolly. 7; by White. 5. Time: 1:68. O'Brien and Dlneen. Umpires: chauffeurs ou automobiles. Being thor oughly - good - mechanics and perfectly well acquainted with the motors, they will be entrusted with the duty of keep ing the machines In good working order. Sharing the dangers of the officer they will pilot, there is every reason, to be lieve the maximum of security will thus be obtained." Summing up, in conclusion, what in his opinion should be done without delay. M. Benezet Insists on "the necessity of finding a stabilisation apparatus, ; of placing in the hands of officers none but scientifically established avlons, ad mirably constructed and regulated, and of creating a school of non-commlssloned officers, mechanics by their calling, who would be employed in piloting the mil itary multi-seated aeroplanes, " and be responsible for the- keeping of those machine and also the mono-seated aero planes in perfect working order." - Identity of Slayer ; . Proves a Mystery EAST BOURNE, England, Aug. 24. One of the greatest mysteries in the an nals of England crime seems likely to be placed on record in connection with the tour murders and suicide committed by Hicks Murray , here on August 19. - Ever ' since that date tha detective de partment and a host of reporters have been investigating every passible clue to the murderer's identity, but no progress has been made in solving me problem. He was supposed to have been an officer in a Scottish regiment but this has been proven erroneous. The' belief gains ground that Murray was the black sheep of a prominent, Ifamily, although there is nothing to demonstrate this. In his marriage certifi cate, Murray gave his father's occupa tion as barrister; but no trace of such a parson caa be found. ; Beyond this car-. tlflcate and his claim to have been a soldier In Ind!a, Murray ' never spoke ' of bis past n The burial, of Murray and the woman questions involved In the modiflcatlonsacd three children, who were his victims. YANKEES TRIM WHITE SOX Even Up for Defeats So Far Daring the Series.: '.' NEW YORK, Aug. 24,-New York evened up the series with Chicago her today when it took the last gam of th series by a scor of 7 to a , Chas stole home in the seventh. Score: MW YORK. CHICAGO. AB.H.O.A.B. WMtirn u4 1 1 1 Bath. Ib Chaat. lb... 4 3 t tMattlck. rt.. 4 Danlala, If.. I 0 I 4 SLerd, ef..... 4 Faddock. Ib. I t t 1 tCtolllns, lb.. Stmmooi. Sbl I I 1 tBodla, If.... 4 HkrtMll. rf. 1 I 4 t 1 Callahan .. t Stemtt, at.. 4 14 1 IZoldar. lb... I Bwwmt. c.t I 1 lWaaw, as.. 3 Ford, p ..... 4 14 1 tBaatrlj .. 1 Jotmaoa. a.. 1 Totil. It Ulllt ISrhalk. .... 4 White, p. - ' -. Mdntyra AB.H.O.A.B. .11111 lit lit 111 1 lit tot 11 I t 4 4 lit t t t 111 t t 4 t t t . 3 . t Totals 14 II 14 17 I Ran for Bodle In ninth. Batted for Weaver In eighth. Batted for White In ninth. Chicago 828008884-8 New York HH-MIIM First on errors: Chicago, 1. Two-base hits: Collins, 2; Zelder, Schalg, Mattlok. Three-base hit: Chase.- Sacrifice hits: Bodle. Hartzell. Ford, Zelder, Simmons, Sweeney. Sacrifice files: Zelder. Daniels. Stolen bases: Chase, 3; Collins. McMillan, Ford, Callahan. Left on bases: New Tork. ; Chicago. 10. Double play: Whlto, Weaver and Collin. Bases - on - balls: Ford, 3; White, 4. Struck out: By Ford. Motorcycle Notes. Doualas county boasts of S5Q motor cyclists. , . , ' The Lockport (N. Y.) Motorcycle club has nearly 100 members. ' Hal Davla a Phoenix. Arts, motor rvclist. Is en route on h'.s machine to Chicago, Richard Ward and William Ward, Jr., of Camden. N. J., are touring New Eng land on their motorcycles. , William Kappmeyer of Aberdeen, N. D., is traveling in Illinois en route on a 3,600-mile motorcycle trip from Aberdeen to Alton, 111., and return. . Although he weighs 229 pounds, the supervisor of the Toronto (Canada) Play grounds association, has no trouble rid ing about the city on his motorcycle. The first American motorcycle i has been Imported Into the United States of Columbia. This carries the two-wheeler Into practically every lnhaDlted part of the world. A 1.600-mlle motorcycle trip in six days Is the feat of Archie Olberg and Ed Schwalbe of La Crosse. Wis., who re cently rode their, machines to Fremont Neb., and return. The city council of Baltimore. Md has passed an ordinance decreeing that all motorcycle mufflers must be kept closed In the city. The ordinance has the complete support of the Baltimore Motorcycl club. Motorcycle clubs In atr parts of the country are voicing the interest and approval of the proposed ocean-to-ocean motorcycle relay which will probably be run this summer under the direction of the Federation of American Motor cyclists. The Indications are that a mea-1 sage will be carried irom iew xora io San Francisco. DRAYMAN FATALLY CRUSHED ; UNDER LOAD OF BRICKS SHENANDOAH. Ia., Aug. 23.-(Special Telegram.) John Rydberg, drayman, was fatally Injured this morning when he was run over by a fractious team drawing a load of brick. . The horses were fright ened by a passing train. Rydberg's back was broken and his body badly crushed. He caa Uv but a short time. they may desire to see introduced Into flying machines. Though the truth of that assertion can scarcely be contested, it may, nevertheless, be used to give a few examples of the unfortunate inter ference of officers in the construction of flying machines. More than a year, ago an aeroplane constructor was told that if he made certain modifications in his machine he would receive an important order from the war ministry.. The constructor, in question studied carefully the so-called "Improvements" he was asked to introduce Into his aero plane, and,1 coming to n conclusion that they would render flight, with the avion less safe, he refused to make them. Last autumn another constructor - was asked to build an aeroplane differing In some respects from his latest Improved type. As the modifications did not in terfere with the safety of the machine, he followed the instructions given hrm. However, when the - aviation officers who had demanded the changes and addi tions saw the machine they protested so strongly against it that it was left on the hands of the complaisant construc tor, who, however, then received an or der to build on his own unhampered initiative a certain number of avlons capable of fulfilling the requirements of the war ministry. . Another case Is - worthy of attention. An aeroplane constructor invented a de vice which he used for more than six months on an aeroplane he mounted al most dally. Having thus .acquired the certainty that it constituted a consider able Improvement he Introduced It into the avlons ordered for the French army. On seeing the first machine furnished with it, the officer designated to pnount it and who had been accustomed to the less perfect mechanism used on the same constructor's old type of aeroplane, ob jected so strongly to It that the builder took back the machine and gave It to a more appreciative customer. It Is right, however, to state that when the chiefs of the French military avi ation department heard of the incident, they summoned the constructor, who, having explained the advantages of his new device, was Instructed to introduce it Into all th aeroplanse for which he held a contract from the war ministry. It would be easy to continue the relatldn of other Incidents of the same descrip tion, but the avion may suffice to show that the vast majority ol tha French aviation officers are Incapable of giving sound advice concerning the building of flying machines. Soma of the more ex perienced among them can detect defects in a monoplane or biplane, but It is not reasonable to expect tbem to be able to indicate the means to remedy them. No one but an experienced constructor can do that. In making a second proposal M. Benaset pays a well deserved tribute of praise to th undaunted courage of the French aviation officers, but in probably uncon scious contradiction to his first demand, be admits they do "not possess all the technical knowledge necessary." He consequently suggests that the - French military aviation . authorities should imitate those of Germany, who, if M. Benaset Is correctly Informed, have now sent to the German- military avia tion schools no fewer than. ISO non-commissioned officers, who, before joining the army, had made a long apprentice ship as mechanlciana He adds: "They will on the German double-seated aero planes occupy th same position as the Is to tak place tomorrow at the ex pense of the town. UNDERWOOD CARRIES AWAY; PRIZE AT TOURNAMENT UNDERWOOD, la., Aug. 24.-(Speoial Telegram.)-There ; was ideal . base ball weather on the last day of the tourna ment at Underwood and a large crowd taw the deciding game between tha Un derwood and Neola teams. Each team had won two games and both teams were strengthened for this game, which was the -rst one on the program for the afternoon. -Underwood won by th close ' score - of 11 to 10, def eating Neola . and winning first money of $100, Neola get ting second money, which was 880. Bat teries: UnderwooJ, Erlckson, J, Bennett and McElroy; Neola, D. Bennett Mag- gerty and "Togo" Duff. The second game was between the Stoli of Council' Bluffs and Persia, Ia. Both teams had lost two games during th tournament. Persia took the lead In the first few innings, 1 but the Stols nine through, heavy bitting In the fifth toojc the lead and kept It throughout th game. Two fast double plays were pulled off by the Stolz that kept, the Persia nine from scoring. In the ninth Persia .woke up and hit Chrlstenson hard and scored four runs, nearly winning the game. The final score was: Stolz, 12; Persia, - It ' Chrlstenson allowed Persia eight . hits, while the fatolz swatted the two Persia twlrlers for fourteen hits." The batteries were: Stolz, Chrlstenson and Gillespie; Persia, Freeman, Reed and Flanagan. The Stols took 'third prise of 166, and Pert la, which lost all their games, wa fourth, getting J55. Al Lynn of Council Bluffs umpired both games. Fans and placers said he was the best umpire teen In Underwood. X 4 CONTESTS ARE FILED AGAINST KANSAS ROOSEVELT ELECTOR TOPEKA, Kan., Aug. 24,-Contests were filed here late today befor the state , contest board by the Taft force against the eight Roosevelt presidential' electoral candidates nominated at the recent state- -wide republican primary. Th contests are brought by the Taft electoral can didates, who were defeated by th Boos- . velt men, - : The contests are In the form of ob-' Jectlons to the certificates of nomtna tion of the Roosevelt candidates Issued by the state canvassing board to tha sec retary of state. These are the grounds of complaint against each Roosevelt elector: That ho is not a republican; that he Is not in sympathy with the principles of th re publican party nor with the candidates for president and vice president; that he is a member and affiliated with a' cer tain party khown as the' progressive party and that the principles of th pro gressive party are opposed to the prin ciples of the republican party and that the republican party has for its object the defeat of the principles of the re publican party; that he obtained nomina tion papers and had his name printed on the republican party primary ticket by false representations and fraud;' that he was not nominated by qualified mem bers and voters of the republican party. The hearing Is set tor August SS. il Ft, 4