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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: SEPTEMBER 8, 1012. 3-S Well It Was a Good Bet at That $25,000 to $5.00 Drawn for The Bee by "Bud" Fisher f yes. I' a iawyer. rvso , ...J - Z Y, J.f JCFF.wE've been pm& on . i : rtx CO To INPOR I . 1r-l: VJHAT I0 TOU ' YCARS AND IV DlDeDTMY ' YOO m?AM the Gon A j ( '. H XOO TNrv YOUR RCH UNCUJ I YHINIC OP THAY? OW6HT 0 bHCR au. OV;R. T WHO JOVT lFT? VI i ' VVVV . I , " V NYY-FNE THQNO 1 HM, JOUNO YN SO tV GONv 1 f WHAT LW N6t POOR ( L ' J v TOUUAR.S gig ' 3- MONY Y NQ BVN IN& Yov MrLr - s, 1 3viiT HCCPlNC, Hi A? J p5 Y ' ' jL tl FN-l V I TT 1 tllNnni, YTMtW,,MOWATNAT fAAN J .6 HCME Hl PART IN A CSw nl I ft i! '" ' 14 " I! i ' , , 1 . . : S Judgments MAHA and Denver are at pres- Oent engaged in the most Im portant series of the season, for the outcome of this meet ing will determine which of the teams Is to have the pennant of-'the Western league. A slight ad vantage rests with Denver in playing on' the home grounds, an advantage that is quite appreciated by the Western league teams, for the Broadway park is especially trying to visitors, not alone on account of the altitude, but because of the peculiarities of the field. That is one place where the fielder must stop the ball; if it. gets by thlm, it doesn't stop' till it hits the fence.. But the Omaha players are in good condition, and will play as for their lives, each knowing the ImpoVtance of the outcome. Some bear stories have been heard about the Grizzlies, one being that their pitchers are In bad shape; that Cliff Healy has a sore arm, Schreiber Is overworked, that Harris is feeling the effects of the strain, and so on. Ramey, the youngster who was doing so well, was laid off last weok for the rest of the season, on ac count of his sore arm; Moose Kensella went bad in his last time out, against Sioux City, and was taken from the boi to save his life aftert five runs had been made in one inning. All this may mean much, and it may mean nothing at all. The Denver team. Is as keen to win this series as Is Omaha, and the one sure thing is that each game will be a fight. Interpretations by the National commis sion on tlio new national agreement are such as promise a little relief for ' the minor league owners. The most impor tant is the ruling that a major league team having thirty-five men on its roster n drafting day cannot draft a player. For. AA teams the limit is thirty, and for' A teams it is twenty-eight. This rule, the commission says, will be en forced oa all club owners. It will relieve theflilnors from the raids that have been so (Bard on them for : the last few years. Another Interpretation requires that a player advanced by. draft or otherwine must be given a tryout before he can be returned. If he gets his tryout in the. fall, he need not bo taken by the team on its spring training trip.. But he tnust be played in at least or.t game before he can be sent back. Also, the young player must be on the big club's roster for at least ten days, which meai.s he Will receive ten days' pay. This rule will make the majors a little more cau tious, for It will cost them some money; it also insures the young player at least a chance to show what he has. Optional sales are limited to one; that Is, a club disposing of a player with an option of recall, If it exercises the recall, cannot again so dispose of that player. It must either keep him or. release Mm. This rule will also stop some scandalous pro ceedings in the matter of the control of players. If these rules ara strictly en forced the minor leagues will be better treated thaa ever in the matter of the draft The tail-end clubs are having some thing to say about who will win the pennant in all the leagues. It it hadn't been for St Louis and Brooklyn, New York would have the National cinched now; and if it hadn't been for these same teams, Chicago would have a muoh bet ter chance. And so it is In the Western. Sioux City and Wichita held Omaha back by winning at unexpected turns, and then the ; Sioux went ahead and grabbed a game that Denver wanted mighty badly. The; trailers have their uses. Harry Davis' finish at Cleveland did not come as an especial s'urpiis to any one. He had not made good there, had the " enmity of the fans and lacked the confidence of the players. Birmingham now has a chance to do w.uit Si vail din last season, and may get tin same deal. The festive home run cut considerable Ice in the series between Omaha and Wichita. The two games lost there went because one of the Kansas sluggers was abla to negotiate a four-baggei with one man, ahead on the bases. Last year Omaha lost the pennant be cause of weakness at short; this year. If we don't win, It win fe Decause oi those games that were counted against tfc because of weakness in lttt field. '- T&IV- about hard luck what do you know aUo.ut a pinch hitter lifting the ball over the feiy;e after two are down in tne ninth, with oik on? Tou might as well begin to lay off on New York in the Natio.iiil. The Cubs fought well, but didn't begin soon enough. For president Of the pinch .hitters: Clemmons of Wichita. His home run cost Bill a close game last week. . Those easy games that '.vciV dropped last1 spring look good right now. Jimmy Scanlon is showing that he Is some outfielder, also. It's been a mighty pretty rjoe all sum mer long. v SIX TEAMS CLAIM THE FLAG Local Amateurs Cannot Decide When Team is the Best. BIG GAMES ARE ON FOR TODAY All Nations Will Play the Stors Team Again Today at Ronrke Park -Goasip of the Vari ous Amateur Teams. As it is only a question of a few more moons before the old base ball curtain drops to stay In that condition for ap proximately six months, much loqua cious junk is going the rounds as to who Is who among the amateurs. About five of our Omaha teams stand about even In their claims for the championship, viz.: Hanscom Parks, Luxus, Hollys, Townsends and A. O. U. W. Here of late the Farrell Syrups have been doing ex cellent work, but . their miserable show ing at the beginning of the season easily ostracized them from the race. The only way to decide who is entitled to the rag would be to have an amateur baseball tournament. At Rourke park today the Storz Tri umphs will again buck up against the "All-Nations." These two teams always put up a stiff argument The lineus: Storz Trlumps. All Nations. Drummy First Carrie Nation Graham Second Blathler Duikee Shortstop Penn Minikus Third Crow Dougherty Leftfleld Means Hachten Centerfleld Dunbar weicn.... Kigntueid t.YVanbun Clair Catch Reeves Probst Pitch Donaldson Olson iPltch Fitzgerald Chamberlain.... Pitch : Cablnas Pitch Jackson ' A couple of excellent duels are looked for at Fort Omaha this afternoon, when the Advos meet the Polish Athletic club la the first game of the double bill, and the Hollys shake paws with the Luxus. First game:- - r Advos . P. A. C. McGrath First Glggs Carmody Second G. Mason Bowley..! Shortstop Corbett Probst... Third Targy Hollander Leftfleld Kozv Feltman. Centerfleld Badura Jnanagan RJghtfleld Panowitz Coe Catch Williams Baker Pitch ,...P. Mason McGrath Pitch Lennagh Second game: Luxus. Hollys Hachten First J. Dougherty Rapp Second Welch Smith..... Shortstop ..F. Dougherty Tracey Third McAndrews fenny i-ertriem i....Gillham Melody Centerfleld Falconer Vanous Rightfield Hronek Danze. . ... Catch Crelghton Fox .Pitch Kelly Cunningham.... Pitch Hlckey Today at Athletic park, Council Bluffs, the championship series will start. With out a question the Merchants and Joe Smiths are the two squads entitled to play for this honor. Lineup: Merchants. Position. Joe Smiths. Denntson First Henrv Wahl Second Wlckham 1Ups Tnird Williams McLean Short Pheney SCanlOn Left Hnlman Goff Center Boyne kvers ...Right Hnd Cavanaugh Catch Smith Payne..... Catch . Hombach Pitch .... Hanson Yesterday the A. O. U. W. team left for Plattsmouth, where they are billed for Saturday and today. Last Sunday they trimmed Plattsmouth after a gruel ing battle and naturally they think they can duplicate. Amongl the Amateurs. Next Sunday at Fort Omaha the Luxus and Workmen teams will fight Dyck and Woodruff of the Luxus made good on the Jump off with Norfolk. Today the Nothing Doing placard is decorating the Townsend's hangout. Grossman was the star that shone tht brightest for the Cross family at Missouri Valley. Twlchell, the old timer, held down the left patch lor the Workmen gang lasi Sunday. ' Noah, who used to slam 'em over foi Omaha, is now tossing the horsehide foi Plattsmouth. That Polish outfit say they are going to show the Advos a thing or two aboui base ball today. ... Hlllard ; Morearty left last week foj Colon, S. D., where he will work the bal ance of the, season. n The Hanscom Parks, one of the local conteders for the championship, will Invade Bancroft today. Last Thursday Clink Clair left for Kear ney to finish the season as an adjudi cator In the State league. As customary James Mullen has organ ized an "All Star" team composed mostly of Mink and State league men. A large crowd will undoubtedly be on hand at Blair today to witness the Far rell Syrups battle with home boys. Eastman, the Workman second cornel gent couldn't make the trip to Platts mouth. He will be on hand next Sunday. J. S. Cross' tribe will' hit the pike foi Greenwood, Neb. They will run up against a strong contingent of ball tosserk there. Clink Clair, the Omaha product who nailed the pennant for Nebraska City ot the Mink league, slipped back to Omaha last week. The S. A. C. gang will make an earnest effort out at Klmwood park this after noon to hang another victory to theli belt when they fight the Independents. Mullen's "All Star" aggregation, com posed of State and Mink league stars, will play the Storz Triumphs at Rourke park next Sunday. On account of the leaky weather tht Workmen team only got to play one ol the three games which they had sched- New White Sox Catcher COACH MILLER STARTS WORK , w.o. fLi v; V 4? 4v i V7A 4 ISA?!!,. i tV ft "i tr ? lift s ' 'i 4 s r II A. s J rt k i J it u. pvj Creighton Foot Ball Squad Resumes Activities Tomorrow Afternoon. GROUNDS ARE NOW IMPROVED Rw Grandstand Is About Completed -MUcr at Sea as to the Result of the Changi-a in the nolea. Harry Miller, fur vthe third successive year coach of the Creighton varsity foot ball team, has arrived In Omaha after spending the summer In a law office at Defiance, O., his home town. It whs In tended to hold the first practice Friday' afternoon, but owing to the extreme heat it was postponed to Monday, when Miller will meet the new men for the flrRt time. Miller Is rntlier reticent concerning the results of tiie new fuies, declaring it will be necessary to give them a thor ough try before passing judgment. He thinks that as they were made, by men Well versed In the game, they will un doiibtedlywork to the best Interests of all. Miller says thut larger scores will be the result of the four downs and the shortening of the field, and the heavier team will be given a greater advantage,; that It will, as Intended, place the larger, heavier teams In a class by themselves. Last year the offense was weak com pared with the defense, producing low scores, but with the new rules Miller ,thlngs this condition will probably be re versed, with high scores on one or both sides. It Is not known yet just how many of the old men will be out In ulnform, but there Is a wealth of new material In all departments Maurice Miller, the bril liant captain lo,8t Ve.r team? In at his home In Denver1 at present, and It Is not known whether he will return to Creigh ton. His loss would be severely felt, as there Is no other experienced quarter, and Miller still has three years of Intercol legiate foot ball left. A new supply of foot ball paraphernalia has arrived and will be distributed among the players this week. Two sets of jerseys will be given out, one style to those who are regulars on the first squad, and an other to the substitutes. , . ' The spacious new grand stand Is near lng completion and will accommodate 2.D00 people. The bleachers have been left standing on the tast side of the field, facing the sun. The grand stand faces the east. Each student Is assessed an athletic fee of $, and over 1,000 students will be seen at every game. All of the big games will be played at home this season, that with Mornlngslde being the only one of Importance out of town. The Creighton High school team will have Its fW practice Wednesday evening. High School Lads Prepare for Fall FootBall Season Seven members of lost year's first foot ball squad of the Omaha High school will be on hand again this season and Thomas Mills, the newly appointed all-year ath letic coaah, will have to build up the 1912 eleven from this nucleus and try out material which will line up this week, when the first call for candidates is Issued. Moleskin lads of last year who will report this week include Dick Ballmin, captain and center; Frank Golden, right tackle,; Bob Carlson, fullback; Wayne Selby, quarter; Ellsworth Moser, left guard; Roy Gould, right end, and James Durkee, right half. The last two of this number were substitute during the 1911 season and did not play In enough games to win their "O" letters. Promising new candidates who expect to take up training this week are Perry Singles, John McFarland, Jimmy Gardi ner, Ray Culver, Herman Harte, Lisle Keyes, Ward Smith, Carl Stors, Merrill Ady and Jack Sprague. Most of these lads played on the second squad in 1911. As In former years tryouts for the gridiron squad will have to pass a strict physical examination ,and , obtain tht written arnroval of their parents. This plan met with considerable . success last year and by , a ruling of the' school au- thoritleB will always be carried out Here after. Practice this season probably will be held on the vacant grounds of the school campus atx Twenty-seeona ana Lvcn- port streets. Scheduled games win db played at Kourke park. CHICAGO, Sept. 7.-Ray Schalk, the young Sox catcher secured from Milwau kee for a price said to be $15,000,. today looms up as a valuable addition to the Chicago club. The (15,000 beauty made good In sensa tional style .in his first game with Chi cago, which was against the Yankees. He tried lots of things and made them all go through. Two Yankees tried to steal second and were out by miles. He also caught one nappr off third and broke up the New York attack In the fifth with a snap throw to Weaver, which found Chase slumbering. He didn't get much else besides a couple of brilliant put-outs at the plate, a single, a double and a stolen base. Moreover, it was his Initial chance to receive Walsh's pitching, and he did it perfectly. Ray hasn't his growth yet, but even now he looks worth the price, whatever It was. To see this youngster work behind the bag reminds one of the work of Archer and Kllng. He has a world of nerve, mora confidence than that, and Is a tower of strength, despite the fat that he Isn't full-grown. His work likely has won him the place behind the bat for some time to come. uled with Plattsmouth for last Sunday and Monday. The J. S. Cross team would like to heat from either of the following teams foi next Sunday: Ancient Order United Workmen, Luxus or Hanscom Parks. Call Penton at W. 6E10. Jack Ryan, the Omaha leaguer, Is now twirling for an amateur aggregation at Burke, S. D. He gets $20 per day as long as they keep him regardless of whether or not he works. Those Val Blatz boys that started up the hill last Sunday when they slammeo. the Advos In the gutter are going to do their dnmdest to keep up the good work when they buck up against Neola, Iowa, this afternoon. At Papillion the O. D. Klpllngers will lounge today. Up to date the Papplo lads have been tearing things up. They expect a hard battle this afternoon, but at that they are confident of walking away with the large end. The Florence Athletics mix with a pah of local tribes at Florence town. Tht first bout will be with the Alhambras ana the second with a recently organized com bination known as the Walnut Hill Ram biers. Again the Brodegaard Crowns will romp out of town. This trip they will grab a creme de menthe dinner at Crescent City, la. The Crowns say that although Cres cent is a small berg they dish up the largest and best meals In the world. A double-header is on the bill at Dletz park for this afternoon. The Stars and Stripes will participate In both events. Their opponents for the first tussle will be the Young Men's Hebrew association, and for the second muss, the Hanscom Park Ramblers. Herewith the Omaha "All Star" pro fessional lineup: Spellman, catcher; Lotz, and Hanson, pitchers; Farley, first base; Rubin, second base; Clair, short stop; Kelly, third base; Miller, Williams and Henry, outfielders. That bunch of "all stars" will most certainly make the Storz Triumphs hump some to get away with the gravy. ...... Coach at Ames Opens the Season's Practice With Bear Estimate AMES, la., Sept 7. (Special.) Coach Clyde Williams got his candidates for the 1912 Ames foot ball team together this week for the first practices, and after looking them over proceeded to give out the first bear story of the season. "It looks like a weak team," he said, "al though, of course, It's too early to be sure. But the material in sight is medi ocre. We have lost too many veterans." Others who have looked over the ground do not share the coach's pessimism. About half of the men who made the Aggie team In 1911, one of the best In the Missouri Valley, will be In the game again. These Include Juhl, gaurd; Hunt, tackle; Captain Hurst quarter; Wey rauch, half; and Burge, fullback. To fill out there Is a squad of seventy or eighty men, containing the pick of last year's substitutes and of the 1811 fresh man team. The Aggies have every year the biggest squad in the state from which to choose their team, and in the squad Is always a great deal of heavy materia). State opponents of the Aggies are, how ever, counting heavily on the loss of Chappel, the fighting end, who kept the team together last season, and on the new rule which does away with the pos sibilities of the short kick. The Terslstent and Judicious Use Newspaper Advertising is the Road Business Success. Heaviest Hitters Are Not Usually Breakers of Bats NEW YORK', Sept. 7.-Frank Schulte, the heavy-hitting outfielder of the Chi cago Cubs, breaks fifty bats a year, It Is said, so that this particular home-run hitter Is something more than a mere fence-brenkor. The bats he useB are of ash, well seasoned, with an unusually small grip, so small, Indeed, that his fellow-players aie apt to look with scorn upon his private wood pile, save when he begins to lino them out Small grips are rather uncommon, although some of the best batsmen the game has seen used them, notably Cy Seymour when he was at his best. i Cy had a small pair or hands, whloh interfered with his work as a pitcher, but not as a batter and outfielder. ; Cy was the cornerstone of that famous Cln- Hnnntl nntflrlrl of years ago, which was made up of Seymour, Mike Donlin and Cosy Dolan. These men were terrors In a. ninch and they used a varied assort ment of bats, from the slender stick af fected by Seymour to the black pole wielded by Donlin. Dan Brouthers used to say that the bat made little difference, so long as It was "comfortable," and so long as its owner looked upon It with something akin to affection. It might well be added that the style of the batter sometimes has Mttle to do with his hitting, whether it be the choke effect Invented by Willie Keeler or the crouch that whs Sam Craw ford's stock In trade. Young players make the mistake of copying tho style of Mime irreat batter, and of using a club that Is as nearly a replica of the great one's as possible. It used to be said of Larry Lajole that he could "hit the ball a mile with a tooth pick," and Hans Wagner, whose real name is John, that he was not particular about the flail he used, so long as he could get a'ball off the shoulder. As a matter of fact most of the hard hitters make their long drives from balls that would not have been strikes had they been allowed to go to the catcher. Unless ne stands fairly well back from the plate, it Is difficult to get the shoulders Into a drive made from a perfectly pitched ball. As a rule, the heavy hitters are not bat breakers, and In this respect Sehulte's record is peculiar. He must catch th ball across the grain much of the time. Captain Hanson is : Lining Hp Iowa Foot Ball Squad IOWA CITY, la., Sept 7.-(Speclal.)-Wlth the arrival in the city of Captain Hanson today, Iowa football followers have found their first Inspiration for the discussion of the fall campaign. Hanson has returned In the best of condition after a summer spent on a farm near his home at Union, la., and will at once begin the task of looking over the material at hand. Coach Hawley Is not expected for another week. Other members of last fall's foot ball team and candidates who are expected to strengthen the 191J aggregation con siderably are also beginning to arrive. Kirk, who la expected to play fullback this fall, has been on the ground for some time, and one or two other members of the squad live in Iowa City. Tho uni versity opens Its session on September 10, so that all the men will be on hand some days before any organised practice Is allowed. The spirit of the rule prohib iting practice before September 20 will be observed closely, but cults will be dis tributed the day before so that the man can start at once when the time comes. Ends and halfbacks again promise to be the chief need of the coaches when they call the squad together. These were the weak positions last year, and although considerable material for the positions are In sight, most of the men tre light and inexperienced, and It will certainly be difficult to pick capablsy performers. The two tackle positions are also open, but better material Is available for them. Four high-class quarterbacks wll be on the ground, Including Curry and Meloy of last year's team, Parsons, the fresh man star; and Van Meter, a former Ineligible. BOWLERS BEGIN TO PERK DPI! .... - 5 1 Booster League Will Open 1912-13 it Season Next Tuesday Evening. ATTTOTCTa ffPT TWTrt , TOT? flAMTl 'S Perfect Scores Are Kot Expected on.t Opening; Night Beeanse ft Has ; Been - Decided to Serve Refreshments. Omaha bowlers will come to life Tues day night when the Booster league open the 1D12-1S season. ' The first night's rolling will be on the association alleys!; and perfect scores will not be expected it because refreshments will be dished out'j and a general good fellowship meeting t will fntlnw 1 m The muoh talked of Automobile league j has at last become a realty. The league! waa Eiin&neiitlv forreifd and the teams i who will holu franchise In the league I were decided cu last week.' The opening night will be September 19. A total of $3 eighty-four matches will be rolled during S the .season. ' The following teams will 5 1 make, up the league: Ston Auto Supply! company, Cadillac, Ford Motor company,; United Jvlotor Omaha company, etude-2. baker, Horn Auto- company, Traynor Auto company and J. J. Deright com pany. The following cffloers were elected: President Jack Traynor; .vice president Fred Nygaard;. secretary and treasurer, Arthur Ston. . . . The following schedule will be observed ,i nlirht when the Booster 1 I High 1 ill on Tuesday league, starts activities:' Branch ftallli vm TVinttl Jb HlHara Pin ra Tlnlluri vs. Maseppas; Fred Belfs vs. Ouaranteo Clothing company; Stors Malts vs. stars t and Stripes. ; The Commercial league this year wllllji be comprised of eight teams, and they;; will start their season on September 17. TPftUnwinar mra th tflami tvhlr.h wilt matin?! I " v - -J j up the league: Jetter'a Gold Tope, i Brodegaard Crowns, Gordon's Fire Proof, J Rogers' Permits, O'Brien' Monte Chrlsto, f Omaha Bicycle Indians, McCaffrey Bros. 1 1 end the Omaha Express company. Britishers Weak ' if On Tennis Courts j NEW YORK, Sept"7.-It cannot be said that. the chances of the lawn tennis 3 team that has been chosen to represofctj t the British Isles In the Davis Cup tou't nament In Australia are particularly rosy; f. The four players selected are C. P.P Dixon (captain,) A. E. Beamish, F. Oor. ! : don Lowe and J. C. Parke. Dixon and 11 Beamish played In the preliminaries in f this country last fall. Together they put f up a magnlflcant fight In the ' doubles against Bundy and Little, winning at 6-3,15 7-5, M. Both Larned and McLoughlln 3 however, beat Dixon at singles. In vlew of the manner in which the Australians ; -disposed of the Americans In the finals -j in New Zealand, Great Britain cannot',: boast of too much strength when th;j backbone of Its team Is composed of two of the players of the trio that was sol t handily disposed of by the United States 1 1 last year. 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