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THE OMAHA SUNDAY REE: APRIL 20. 1917. ;;-S Judgments OM WW opens the 19i; Wcstfrn league raon a home Tues day. It is up to every loyal ian 10 make it his business to attend. Omaha won tlte Capper tup tor the largest opening day attendance last year. The Rotary cluh won it for Omaha by buying J.OlK) or so tickets tor distribution among school children. The cup is up for competition again this year and Omaha .should win it. With the ex ception of Denver Omaha is the larg est city ill the Western league. As Denver drew only 1.608 persons open ing day. the Colorado city is out of it. Only a city of smaller population can win it from Omaha and Omaha fans should see to it that nothing of the kind occurs. There is another reason why all Omaha should turn out for the opening game Tuesday. The Kourkrs won the W estern league pen nantlast year. Pa Rourke spent a large sum to obtain the talent to bring the championship to Omaha and his reward was none too liberal last year. A record-breaking opening day at tendance would be a fitting expression of gratitude. So for the sake of Omaha, the best city in the Western league, it is tip to the fans to see that every seat in Rourke park is occupied when Omaha and Joplin clash Tues day. Chicago's sporting fraternity is about to make another attempt to re move the corpse of Old Man Wrest ling from the coffin planted a few years ago in Mr. L'omiskey's ball park, dust ott his musty raiments and pa rade him before the populace once more. Messrs. Olin and Lewis liffve Leen selected to perform the resur rection. Olin is advertised as having prior claim to the title because he won a decision over Steelier before Cad dock threw him. Lewis is described as the logical opponent for the Finn. Caddock is disposed of by the an l.ouncement that he will meet the winner. Chicago bit puce, it may again. If so Chicago will be the scene of a homecoming that will make George Adc's Indiana celebration look like a bush league tent show. Three governors have now barred Lcs Darcy, the Ohio executive being the last to hang the taboo sign on our Australian visitor. Jess VVillard has been cheated out ot a $50,000 purse because Cart Morris licked Fred Ful ton. Times are certainly getting hard for our hstic entertainers. If this terrible state of affairs continues the poverty-stricken maulers will have to cut the breakfast supply of eggs from six to four, eat sirloins instead of porterhouse steaks for dinner and be content with one $5,U00 touring car instead of a stable of high-powered limousines and raceabouts. It's a hard life. Secretary McAdoo's proposal to place a tax of 10 per cent on the gross receipts ot all base ball games would be a sad blow to liie national pastime. Mali a tax would refill ill tile clos ing o practicall iery minor league park in he co.iiun. Ten per cent -tild be ;t nnin.' o.g profit for any minor league c ni i.ie country and uio:-i oi I i aic . it they earn . o: . hi ceil., i in- 11 i . it tax would ccn uoi is a hardship on the iirj tca;;uc and n is donljtt al if half u. ii;eiu could exist with such a charge im.i-o-oI aiiain.it the gate. A tax on i.i , uvcii'is would be a better plan. I n,' hilling seems to predominate in ail liie Western league clubs so far tins spring. T his, however, should ' not lie regarded as unusual. The clcni has always been pretty much of a free hitting league. But in the spring it must be remembered the" pitcher is inclined to nurse his arm. lie must do so if he is to retain his effectiveness an entire year. For that reason in the early games the batter has a little advantage over the hurler and more hits and runs are made. Until the weather warms up and stays warm swatfests are likely to be fre quent. New York has gone into hysterics over Frank Moran again. Frankie started the hullabaloo this time by knocking out Tom Cowler, who never got past the second round in his life. Ijccause of this great achievement the Gothamites are heralding Frankie as the real comeback and aver he could now flatten Jess Willard with one hand tied in his hip pocket. Frankie may not be much of a fighter, but as a hypnotist he's a ponder. For eleven consecutive times Jay Gould has captured the indoor court tennis title and on all but one occa sion he was opposed in the final round by Joshua Crane of Boston. Speak ing of trusts, the gold medals should go to Gould and Crane. Reports from foreign ports inilieau that Earl Caddock is doing consider able collecting of scalps and the sinlT the world goes crazy about. Ladies and gentlemen, the batteries for today will be. Kvcn the umpire comes in for a little attention occa sionally. The weather man can do his hit for lie great army of fans by dishing out i litilc mid-sumtiier weather Tuesday. Tuesday is the big day. folks. State Swimming Meet to Be Held Late This Month The annual Nebraska championship swimming meet will he held the latter part of May. probably at the Omaha Young Men's Christian association. Adolph (Swede) Anderson of the Omaha "V" holds the individual cham pionship. Anderson had pretty much lis own way last year, but new comers, it is believed, will make stiff compe tition for him m this year's event, l.loyd Neff. former Chicago star, now living in Omaha, is one who is ex pected to make Anderson hustle. Swimmers from Omaha. Grand Island. Hastings, Fremont. Lincoln. Colum bus and several other cities will com pete in the meet. Red Sox Send Three Men Back to Minor Leaguer Tlirrc i- ml one Pitcher Mi'tV'" in tin- ;'iU'ru"an league nmv, l'!;c i!eil t, dinner nt tliat lunic lia ! i" clc;t-il ti rv l.nii(!in nl' the : .ni li'itKiM'. The Kcd N. itUi .-cii1' I .iU lu r W iiil'T . ilil I'iti '.T (,;;.'!' in liiilL.lc i;, ., m. ,,i I-,, i;,,- ,. THOUSANDS SEE MOM LOT GAMES Amateurs Get Away to Flying Start on What Promises to Be Banner Year. ARMOURS HIT TOBOGGAN By FRANK QUIGLEY. In the neighborhood of IDU.OOO per sons witnessed the s;yidIot names on ttie municipal diamonds last Sunday and the two enclosed parks, MeladyA Meadow and Holmes' Harden, were loaded to capacity. 'The sun was on the job. the skies were clear and the day ideal for base ball. Jt gave the amateurs an oppor tunity to get away to a flying start and they did just thai little tiling. Kven the wise boys did not predict such enthusiasm as was manifested by the amateur fans last Sunday. All past records .seem doomed to be eclipsed this year. The Armours. 1916 city champions, hit the toboggan with a thud when they clashed with the Council R luffs. DeVol Victors. Holmes White Sox are roosting at the top of the Greater Omaha league standing. - The Blacksmiths, more commonly known as Murphy Did Its. started the year with a victory. This troupe boxed the class B championship last season and although t licit path will not be,, strewn with roses, money on the Muiphys would be more secure than a loan to Germany. In the American league the Walnut Hill Athletics, formerlv the Chris Lycks. lllr medal grabbers, hooked , their initial debate. Pinault, their j kinker, played the leading part in : their nine-act melodrama with the National Cash Registers by knocking down twenty-two birds via the strike-1 out route. Stags at the Top. I So far the Stags arc clinging to, perch one of the Metropolitan league. 1 Last season this team won the chain- pionship with a clean slate, but the competition this year has already proven more starchy. The Krajiccks , also own 1,000 per cent. j ! The Sample-Hart combination, 1910 1 class C champions, were slipped a package of defeat by the Dahlman ; Knights who in company with the Tradesman and Drcshcr Bros, of the Booster league, enjoy a percentage of 1,000. In the Inter-City league the Park Avenue Florists and Trimble Bros. Juniors arc tied for first place. From the attendance of the last meeting of the board of directors it could be readily discovered that a certain portion of the board arc either crippled, sick or some fair damsel has a mortgage on their hearts which is renewed evry Monday night, be cause only cigTit of the fifteen direc tohs reported for duty. It is urgently requested by President Isaacson that all of the directors be" present at the meeting to be held in the council chamber nf the city hall tomorrow night as m ra.1 matters of vital im portance will t;e up for action, among which are m.-uiy protests . About all the board did when it last assembled was to hear both sides of a few pro tests and then refer them back to the league involved to settle. Ump Pulls Bone. Although on the answer to a very simple question hinges the protest of the Stag-Alpha Camp. W. O. V. bat tle, all kinds of. chatter has made the rounds. Here is the play. In the final paragraph with the score knotted, two men out, another on cushion three and two strike on the hit smith the man on third sails for home. Out of the corner of his eye the opposing slabster had a glimpse of the theft about to he perpetrated so be oozed t lie ball over the pan in Dan Tatch fashion. The barker called the heave a strike, which decision re tired the batter. This puncture put the kibosh on the Stags for that chapter, but the adjudicator called the man who attempted to steal home on the play safe. According to the later decision the contest was regis tered a victory for the Stags by the score of b to 5. The hatter was out so the run could not count. Now as an alibi the Stags claim the pitcher was out o the box when he delivered the ball and that the catcher inter fered with the batsman. If such was the case the ball delivered would be a balk. Hence the question to be settled bv the umpire is, was it a strike or a" balk? Omaha Gas Bike Riders Make Run to Blair Today Omaha Motorcycle club riders will make a run to Blair this afternoon providing weather conditions permit. The run starts at 1J0 and gas bike piluts who disere to take part are akcd to meet at the club's head quarters in the ( rounsc block. the Motorcycle club has chosen Siuux ( iiv as the objective point of it annul endurance run. The round nip will total 225 miles and it is be lieved the journey will consume about nine hours, A. E. Sorensen, Sam Carpenter. Joe Pinault, Bert Mayen, Dan Hawes and John Gatchell make up the committee on arrangements. Jackson Serves Notice On Ty Cobb and Speaker Joe Jackson of the White Sox makes no bones of his purpose this year and has served notice. He means to beat out Tris Speaker and Ty Cobb fof the batting champion ship of the league. 8ptakr Team mi Fair. Th Sprak.'T Kam Is runnlni; nlnnR si abnut a SO "i TiO hrrnk. WIumi li" hlii h win, n ml wn n h (Incur I hfi t mnnv wins. Ddping Them Out If yon unnt to rt In line with thin year'n major Imiru fart her they nri- far quirk roiifcUiniitirtn. It may h Rililcil tlint tilt' Nutional Ifdjtue' WMtirn clrrnlt ai)fnm fully nn weak n llif hnokmaker'H ixld Indie-ate; whereiM, tli American lencur i fairly well hnlanreil. nave for on team. NATIONAL LEAKl'K. x luh Manntier 4 nnlnln 'Oddt HII0 New Re(t. Weak pol Rrookl.in . . . Rnbln-im llniihrrt II & lit ... I'ahrl(iie. . ,lnlde." Philadelphia . . Morn I.mlrrun ;! I Ut Stand pat ... lilt line llmton Htalllnira Kvern I 3d Kelly, If Outfield New nrk M4iraw Herxor . It 4th Non Pltrhlni; (?) lilraco Mitrhell Inyle 201 Stli Deal: t... If, rf. We. rittibtirttli ... 4 nllnhan Hlnrhman M 1 th . . . . Ward, Krerywherei ( Ineinnali. . . . Mnthewimn . 4 he (((11 7th Knpf , Oulfleld. etc, St. I, on in HiiKR-tnn .Miller 50 I th 4 rniof -Smllh . Few atari A MKR1C N I.EA(iI K. U hltrMa Ht.wlf.inl lllnt . . '! I 'Id , . . Rlshr.. tiandll Nt.ne t:rrv Harrv . 1 1 I - ( . None HIMintr (I'M l.-nii hk r.ii U ?i 1 I :id .lne,3h . Pltchlnr.Xh. rt. . I 'mun r n 'ViiMii' iitli. V I Ith None Manaer i.-is .Line ' ti (i '"I "ith . . None HIMInc '.,mI I ..L1 1' I I'll (MM-to.lb Pitch. nt ''tiltiin (.riffilli " '' t;-!ii . .. None Hltlins h-lpliiH Muck i.in i I "Hi Hndie, 3 e. Kverhere rrilfti'.it'l.Jtl ) mi I. llM-If: Today's Amateur Card i J RKATKR OMAHA LILUilE M-MmH Mivtrlcks lUmblf rs. Mflidi M.n.li.-, ,1 ! p I" Armours . Te-Bf-i llolm-s j i k 10 i in Pol If h M.M. h;m i' I' OfVol Virion. Athlon.- I'iuK. (.'iiuiKil Bluff. 3 3" i1. nv I'lTY 1. EAt.lt i: Murph Old H vi Omaha Cn-Wcr t r'ttnwnHIt' tmrk. JO i in i. urn - i lub Walter O rinrk, i'arir Lake diamond. 3;30 y. m. AMKKK'AN l.EAOL'K. Tm iiM'int - wlinit Hill A i hlftu i:imi 1 1 a r k . w. si iIIh monil. 3;. 10 ) ni I'nuihH lllryHf Imtntii v Nailonul t'rtli H -Ki-tei-. .Miller park. 3 3( i. in. MhjiU- 'ii v. M.t'iiilhVB. Twnty-fifth Mini W trffi!. north iliMituiiiil. 3:3' p. ni MliTtlOrfM.IT AN l.KAUl'K Ni:k i ItiMhl'Of., Thlrty afioml Ire.-i an. I t.c m.iHif, ;'. .Trt . in. Krulhi-lts vn Alpha l amp. u, W , Hi -rvi.nv park, ;i ..H p. m. W.'M.mii l mun Mutlfrn Woodmen. Fon t i'ii-'l U' pin U, 1 ; 3" p. ni. lUlOSTKIt u:.uii'E. T:,...Mn,.ti v ItphIi-t Hrotli-r Thirtv '-innl Mi-ei ami Pfwiv Rvrinit'. 1 1i m m (;t;ihnm U- fivtnn i"o v Nttinpit.-Hit M.Mor i'.i. ltn.Ti,-w park. 1 ;Si p ni I uli! i nun km Kin Trim lik Unit ln-i. Kl in wooil park. '! tlui inoinl. 3.;'i p in H-'tiNim Merc ha nl . Mnzd.iv Klmw oiul prl, weM diamond. 1:3(1 p, m INTKH-CITY l-KAlifK W II Newsboys vd Monirlrt lri. Mi I if i p;irk. 1 ;io p. m. T M. ItoKNllB v Trlmhlo Rrnthers. Aitt , K I ni wood pttjk. l:3 m, rai diamond .1 FI. lionhi v. Mir. liHiU, .In . smith din mom), Twenty-fifth and W tieoU. I.,".n p. m. Pnrk Avnnie KlorinH v, Tomaneli., aontti diamond, Twenly-flfth and W meets, 3.3n l4 m. 1 - L E T E X P K S T OAMES. Brand "Is vs. Ilolmeg White Sox. fiourke park, 3:15 p. m II. Bo,nn A Son at riattimouih, Neh Omaha Oralu Kxrhnngp at t.nuta illr, Nh. First Sacker for Denver Once Was a League by Himself Ruprrt Mills' apprarancf at first base lor tltft Denver Bears recalls the interesting story of that young man's doing in the summer ot 1916. He signed an iron-clad contr.ict with the Newark Feds during the 1915 ."caon, and then the league blew up. .Mills thought things over during the winter and advanced a claim that as long as he had signed the league would have to pay him, whether anv games were played or not. Tat Pow ers, one ot the Newark Fed mag nates, was afraid he woufd have to do that little tiling, when a brilliant idea became lodged in his dome and he said: "Very well, if I have to pay you, you will have to work for the pay, so report at the ball park every morning and work out there every day. Jf you don't work, you don't get paid, see?" Mills did see, and every day during that season he re ported, batted fungoes to himself, ran bases with great abandon, slid, bunted and was the leader in every depart iilpiiI of the game in the Mills league, w'tich consisted of one one-man team. He got pai l, but had enough of that, and in the latter part of the season signed with a team in the bushes. This year he is with Denver, and should he a comer, as he is young and has ability. Gnod-br, RR.ft ltalt. Rasp ball moguls already run pota toes RrouinK In thir hall yards should tho ),r,i'os.'d war tax be Isvl.d on our national pHsllms. Western League TEAM BATTINO. G. A R. Tt. H. TB. Prt . Joplin 6 17 37 b'a 92 .SIS Orunha 15 24 3.'. hi S3 .29 Wichita 7 IMn 7 97 .52 Sioux City 7 2i4 5(1 fiR J 03 .2I!S l.in'nln 6 l.ii 21 3 47 .2ri.1 )nver fi 201 22 ftf 75 .245 .tnseph fi 19 12 4 S7 .24 Den .Moinea i 202 24 49 6" .24:1 . TEAM FIEI.niXO. W. I. DP.PB.m. A. K. Pel. Pr! Moines .... .1 3 2 0 153 78 fi . 97i Denver 3 it 3 0 362 79 R .ft-iR Slonx Cliy 5 2 S ft 186 78 11 .I'fiH Untolt 4 111 112 17 S ,9.r.9 wi.-hita 2 6 o o I sr. in ib Dmuhu, 3 3 11 Itlft 76 12 -r2 St. .Joseph 2 4 0 1 1S2 65 12 .950 Joplin 2 3 l ;t i:i:( 67 21 .900 INDIVIDUAL RATTING . A R. R. H. SH. SB. Pet. Burp. Om. ...... K 24 All 2 . 4 r. It Ro-he, Jop 4 1J 3 6 2 0 .l.i.'. Diillnn, Jon n in .1 9 0 .4r.o .h.n-s. Wi-h 7 27 S 12 0 ft .444 LobPr, I.ln U 2 7 0S .4:17 .1. SmiUi, emu... fi 24 f. 1 1 3 .417 Kirkhain, St. J . . 6 2' .1 R n 2 .4H0 Hntlpr, I. in S IN 3 7 11 .r!SP 'nllinf. .lop 4 13 1 s n n .Mi-riclland. St J. li 21 1 s fl I 1. Tlionip'n. Cm. K 24 2 9 ft 4 .37i Huntor. Jop r. 19 3 7 0 0 .:n;ti UrotlPin. Onw.... 2ft 4 9 l .::i,il Waison. .r 7 2S 7 10 1 Z :i.'.T SpciviT, lfi M... fi 24 ft 9o ,:;ir, nntk-r, f C 7 2 3 9 ft 0 .34ti Ruppi. wi h 2 .1 ft ft ,:i:;i HhIIpv. St. J fi IH 2 fi" ft 0 .S:i;l Dfvori-. Jop 5 24 3 9 ft ft .3:1 (tU--'s. tin 24 I HI . ,in:l lr..nii, ilnifl fi 24 f 9 2 4 .33:) M.'iz, S f 7 2 It 9 11 .321 Wuffli. Den 2t 3 9 11 .320 r0:hr..n.. .I..p. ... B 19 9 K t ft Ilunioi-, )is M . . . fi 23 1 7 1-0 4'oniMilly. S. f. . . 7 32 1ft 1ft ft i Baying. I.ln 5 2ft 9 fi 0 ft Toy, Wii'h 7 27 2 9 2 2 .Moor", Ht J 14 1 4 0ft Slmnlry, Df n 21 4 fi 0 0 coffi.y, Ufa s 21 3 ft 1 Jlmmi. Jop B 21 3 fill Hm-dnnn. Den... 6 21 4 9 0 2 (HrllsK J,ln 6 19 .1 S01 Hi'lliiiK, With ... 7 2.'. 2 fi 1 1 .24H Yarn. Wich fi 21 I h 0 0 .HS T. Snillh, r.in. ... f. 17 fi 4 I ft ,Th H Smith. St. J . .. 5 17 2 4 I ft .U:. tillmor", S. 7 -in fi 7 0 1 .23 Crirrilh. J.in S t:t 4 3 n 2 .231 t'roHhy. S. r 7 2fi r fi ft 2 .231 Martfoni. t M. fi 22 ?. h 2 2 ,227 Mill.'. Den fi 22 4 S ft 0 . 227 .Joo'lwin, Wt h... 7 31 7 II I ,22fi l.lnrtunior-. Jnp... 5 IB f. 4 ft ft .222 llarvfv, Wich.... 7 27 5 fi 1 ft .222 F. Woldt. Des M.. fi 27 4 I I .222 I.mnb. I, In 5 14 1 3 10 ,214 Washburn, tVtch . 7 29 i find ,214 Shay. SI. .1 fi 24 1 f. 0 0 ,.fi Coon"1?. Si. J.... 7 2n .i 6 2 1 .2'IT Kellrh'-r. D'n.... fi 2T. 0 h 0 1 .2ffl Swcfwy, lt M .. ti 20 4 1ft .2iHi Sh"stak. Dli 2" 3 4 2 0 ,20ft K'ruK. Om fi 2-' 2 4 2 0 W. Hrnry. S C . fi 22 'I 4 3 2 MH'Hb. St. J fi 22 0 4 0 1 Itutrh-T. Ttf-n fi 24 2 4 0 1 Wntktn, o.na, ..412 I 2 o n Paylon, Wtrh 7 ?t 1 4 0 rasp, I)? . . . . fi 2.' :: 4 n o Fiif-ncr, St. J 4 7 n i o fi YOUNG BLOOD PUTS PEP IN OLD LEAGUE Fans Believe New Men Will j Make National League Loop j Fast its the American, SMITHS COME TO FRONT By . JACK VEIOCK. New nrk, April JS. -YouiiK hUnul iniatcd itiio sonic of tl'c fliil in the 1 National league iia, wnrked w.nnUt, .u'i'iM vlmg to the Un s who iolK. .iov- j crii'ir Toner's teams. Sueli Youngsters as Walter Holke ' ami Koiilie Seliupp of the Ciian t l.a- eine rahrume ami l.coti t a do re ot ; the Dodgers. Hilly Kopt and Kddie , Koneli ot the Reds and a the hot ot 1 Vouug"tcrs who air now nn the pav , roll ot the Pirates are pointed to a thf element whieh has renewed the pepper in the old league. The results of the spring series, too, liow that the National league i fast- : er this vear, if ou want to take the i word of Xalitnia! league fans tor i'i. 1 hi ihe Minnu scries hetween .- tiona! and Amet iean league eluhs tins ear the teams broke even, hach league walked off with nineteen games and there a. one tie game played. I he American leaguers have tornied a chronic namt oi winning worlds series in the fall and in the last few years they have heen showing the same inclination in the spring Raines. Hut this year it was different, and the hugs who pay out their sheekels to keep the National league on its feet are predicting that the big purple hau lier is going to wave over some .Na tional league park next October. Young blood and the added punch it has given to American league teams will certainly do the same for the Na tional. In alt, fourteen of the sixteen major league clubs took part in inter-lcaguc exhibition games this spring, the While Sox and Cubs being the only teams that did not mingle with clubs of the rival leagues. Take the old fan's word for it that the National league is faster than it has been for five or six years. Here are the complete returns from spring exhibitions: NATION A!.. Won A M ICRIi'AN. W on. "iiant I TI rv m 4 Itnbinv 4 IE- 9 Ui'Hvrs 4 Yiinkcr 3 I'tuiliiialu Vt Athletics 1 Urnves 2 Hrnwnw ft !tfit 2 Nrnntm'd 2 I'nnllnuls 0 TlRern I Ri-ils Indiana 1 rii-Hti 1 Indiana 1 Phllllea n iSonatnm 1 Tnfnl 19 Total 19 One tie game. A sweeping glance over the rosters of the big league clubs this year sliow;s that the good old Smith family is Spahr. Opb M . . .. 4 14 ft 1 II It .14R F. Ilrniy. St. J... fi 21 I SO. .143 Nrok.w. Omi fi 1. 4 I 2 t .lli mviMNfi uKronris. O. W. 1.. IP ER. H BB. SO Thompson. Oma.:! J 0 1 1 T n 2 3 MrC'ny. Iln S I n 7 f a 0 liii'illler. Ven...2 t 0 IT 4 14 1 I Knilio. I)Pi M. . .1 t 0 B ft ft 2 4 Klllern, Ppa W..t 1 ft ft ft S 4 7 Sinllh. Jop 2 1 ft 11 fiU . S Mall, .lop 2 1 ft 4 I 1 a 1 Hlu.Jarkot. I.ln. t 1 ft S a 1ft I 4 Brim'erhoff. s. C.2 1 ft ft 7 1. 2 3 Kaal. I.ln I 1 ft I S n ft I7ardnlr, L:n...l 1 ft . 4 ft ft llalla. Lin 1 I ft 9 ft S I ft PRrham. Oma...l 1 ft a 3 a ft 4 Kally. H. C 2 1 ft 12 :ft Tfrilaro. S. C. . ..t I ft in 7 2 4 Koatner. Wlch. l tl ft 7 11 a t I. yona, "W!eh....2 I 0 a 3 11 3 4 Artama, St.. .1 . . . 2 1 1 11 2 13 2 a Bfruar. Ufa M...2 I 1 17 III 14 2 T Ft. Wrl.ht. St. .1.2 I 1 17 ft 10 a Harrington. Den 2 I 1 14 a 17 . a Claapar. S. C 2 I 1 13 ft I ft 1 Clark, 9. i: 2 I 1 12 13 17 a 4 Mr., Umi 2 ft 3 IS 7 1ft 7 ft Miisser. Oca M..2 ft 2 1R 4 1 1 1 ft Mnlihron. II -n. .2 ft 2 14 11 14 111 Hakor. WI.11....2 ft I 12 3 111 3 1? Ilovllk. SI .1 ..: ft 1 tft 3 ft S 7 o'Toole. llni.T...2 ft I 10 fi n 1 3 SannVrs, Jop ...2 ft I 7 I a 4 3 Hurkwpll. Jop- -2 o I fi 3 a 2 3 l.aroy. Jop 1 ft 1 3 I fi I I Irpttory. I.tn . . . . 2 ft I 3 4 II 7 ft Norman. Wlrh..2 0 110 3 ft 4 ft ('. Ilavla, Wi. h. .10 1 7 7 7 4 fi Clftnona, Wlrh..l 0 I 7 7 S ft ft Thomas. SI. .1 ... I ft 1 ft a 0 2 National League TKAM BATTINO. ). A:? R IT TR TVt. New Vr.rk 10 &7 103 IVI .2!0 nnHiinnti I ft 4SH &N IU 172 .-!7I PhiiodolphiH io aro 42 ss 1211 Chh 'HCti 14 41H (il Jtl 1 4i ,24;t Mronttlvn 10 :HB N4 104 .L'4:i St l.ouls 14 441 4(i lf4 i:t? .-:t, Ko!lnn 10 .li"2 :! 77 Sn 1'iimlnirgh 474 4fl 97 TI.AM K I . I ' 1 N ; V. I, HM'H.P. A K. P (. CbliHRii S R 9 1 SUH lfiH U .971 nw York 2 0 212 12 .14 .!H6 SI. I.n.iij. 9 .". 1.1 1 :t7,S 202 !1 .Bf.ft finiiiHall 7 R II 4 .Iflfi tfl4 22 ,9M I'hllaplil.la ....3 7 I h 0 2'iS IfiN 17 .9112 PlitBlMirKh ft 10 12 2 ;IS9 IK7 21 .9fi2 Rosiun ft 4 9 0 2flfi 1 40 20 ,5 BuMikUn 1 4 0 271 :t4 24 .95 INIMVIKfAl. HATT1 'f i li. A H. ft. II ffll PH. Pel. Am k Smith. Rt. 1,-7 3 4 o 1 .17 Umitth, ''in .12 42 7 I'O 1 2 .4TU Hum. N. V 10 4:1 1 1 19 1 .1 .442 Crnvmh, Phils.. .10 :! fi i:. Z 2 .air, Mi'Tldf. ChRf. K 2:1 Fi 9 0 ft .i Wilson. CIiko & IK 3 fi 0 II .37i R'-uihfr. Chiro- . K 22 2 ti ft 0 U Knurr, n v 10 3.1 4 f; 1 1 .u llprxoR. N. V 9 :iii 7 l.i :i I .Ml Kllloll. 'hRi' . .,11 4 4 12 0 1 ,3:,3 Hun-roM. i'hlla.lft 40 4 14 :l i .3S0 rnithf, Si L 14 49 7 17 t 1 .147 Wheat. Kro'iU . , , . HI .19 7 I " 1 1 . 3i:t f-'hchpi, Pit'. 11 "9 1 n 0 i ,:i;i;i Zlm'-Timin, .V. Y 10 39 7 i:i 0 t ,V ZoliJcr. ThR-i CI 4 7 15 .1 4 .S2 (iowily, Hnf 10 :i7 4 12 0 0 324 Kh l.rhf up. HntoU 1 41 I '. I .117 ItobirtPOTi. X. Y.io 41 1 n 2 0 .317 Kalrd. Pit I 1 -r 4 ti I.'. 4 fi ::i'l liovl".. i'hn 13 3N 5 12 1 fhsiv. ''in IS f.O 4 U I I .30ft liroh. Tin Lf 4fi J1 M 1 I WhittrH. Phtla. .10 7 l.t 4 ft ,:i02 Kopt, Cilt Irt ftH Fi H 3 2 ,'i2 PITl'lUNG MKCORliS (All p1iii mtn kv won or lo.i ) (J.W.I. 1 P. ER. PO. 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Pie Ciiant he one of the noble family of Smiths in young tieorgr Smith, who before he joined Mc Ci raw's team wo- the sur of t'oluin bia university's hurling corps. Across the llrooklyn bridge Sherry Smith is ' upholding his familv nee He tirst got into the limeligjit U-i tall when lie pitched sensational ball against J the Red Sox. t i Pown at St. l.ouis Jack Smith and Fred Smith are being huwd around ; by Miller l!uggui. and j, Carlyle Smith is third-baling lor ihe Koston Hiavts. In the American league K1 nier Smith hold down an outlieblmg job w ilh the Washington cu.lt"! and Fop Smith k a pitcher lor l.er Fold's Indians.. o the I'rowns and ihe Jitnrses an now occupying back -cat Tough One tor Johnion. Felling a hall club down with two hits, yet lo-mg the game, to 1. i pret lough. aid nobody know, it better than Waller Johnson. When the Yankee- met Washing ton in their first series at ihe Polo grounds, this spring, Johnson, as ttsual. stepped to ihe mound to give . Washington the jump 1m grabbing the first game. And W alter had ( everything he has had in past ear-. His pitching was superb. In the meantime Russell was hurling some mighty line ball for Rill Donovan. . turning the Senator bitters back m liinc after inning. ! It was a pitchers' battle, pure and simple, and Johnson was getting the best of it on the mound, but luck was against him. Two costly errors con tributed by the men behind Johnson accounted in a large wav for both of the Yankee runs and Walter had to take his medicine, thnjigh he had pitched a wonderful gine of ball The pitcher who is capable of suf fering bitter disappointments of this kind, yet who always conies back with the same superb,pitching surely deserve a word of credit. 0 'iaha Boy is Pitching Mainstay of Illinois Nine I. eo Klein, Central High graduate and a former Omaha sandlot hurler. is pitching mainstay of the Cniversity of Illinois base hall team this spring. Klein has been twirling almost sen sational ball for the Illini, having already marked up several victories, including a couple of shutouts. The Omaha lad is attracting the attention of professional clubs and it would not be surprising to his friends bete to learn that overtures for bis services bad been made. Oincy Reds Ship Gerner To international Loop The Cincinnati Reds have shipped Pitcher Ed Gerner to Montreal of the International. American League TKAM BATT1NC1. n. am, n. 11, rn pi-i. PhllAdolplilA U 42ft 49 10)1 19ft .2ftS Hoitnn II 3R7 SO 9ft 13M .2ft2 81. I, null. II nK 3ft KI 1 0S .239 Waihlngton 11 3S0 ftl 90 l!l .237 Xpw York 1ft 319 40 72 94 ,227 Chif-mro 12 37ft 49 92 121 .223 Pfttrair 11 247 3lt 71 lift .210 Cleveland 12 37ft 4ft 79 lftJ .214 TEAM FfKT.niNO W. UDP.PH.PO. A. K. Pet. C'hlrito 9 S 6 0 321 140 1ft .979 New York ft 4 10 4 170 193 1ft .999 Kfttroit 3 8 4 4 293 lBb 1ft .Dtift Boston 7 4 ft 1 B02 144 17 .9t): risvHiinrl A ft 10 l 312 lftS 20 . 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I ft I 1 2 00 ;i ft The fastest growing life insurance company in Amer ica is entering the State of Nebraska and is now seeking FIRST-CLASS, high-grade men as representatives. Men of character and ability only can make a connection with this company. Life insurance is indeed "the greatest thing in the world." If you measure up to our requirements fill out and return the attached coupon and let us tell you about ourselves and cause of the wonderful growth of this corripany. G. L. I. C. 1419 First National Bank Building C Gentlemen: Please advise repard'ng your proposition. M.-me Tire HvpodermicNeedle By FRED S. Fame. For many months T. Steelier Was a ery famous gu , The hero of a nation and The target of each eye. Hut now. alas, the times have changed, ml thing- are not the same, The spoil fan ponders as he asks, "Wlieic hae 1 heard that name?" MrM'addock is the famous per- -.m now. lie will continue to be t -o null! -0. lie aHvsnul brute flat ten him all oer the canvas, l.c- D.uey has trawled 5.000 j miles m .search of a place to tight. , nd the country i dotted with re ciiithitg stations and I anada i-n't -o I.h away. Simple, Watson. Simple. I Win don't ihe Pirales win1 asks au exchange. The I'itts- ! burgh tram has retired from the game. i John Pesek Will Wrestle "Mystery Man" Monday Eve John Peck, llic Ruffalo county mat marvel, will clash with a bird called "The Mystery Man" at Silver Creek. Nch.. tomorrow night. Al Hastings is putting on Ihe show. "The Mystery Man" is said to lie a well-known and prohcient (irappler and it' Pesek de feats hint will he entitled to recogni tion among tlte topuotche rs. UESDAY AT ROURKE PARK Come and hear those miracle-working words "PLAY BALL!" Game Called at 3:15 P. M. OMAHA vs. JOPLIN Come and shed your cares as the small boy sheds his clothes at the old swimming hole "in the good old summer time." Come and hear those life-saving words of the rasping umpire to the other side's man, "You're out!" after he has torn around the bases to tie or win the game and the game is yours. If it's speed and action you want, you'll get it here. If it's accuracy, watch the Rourkes play ball if it's "teamwork," a "love of the game " "something to talk about," and a clear, clean cut, live, energetic, active brain that will get the dollars while you are on the job, watch the ball game. See the -Rourkes they're there, boy! Baseball, the Great American Game That Gives You That "Grand and Glorio-o-u-u-s Feeling. " n Adt'ri-3 HUNTER. By J. Willard. F. Welsh. N L. Darcy. Et al. Lead me not where buiieta fly Nor hand grenades are hurled, Lead me not midst fighting men, Where Old Glory stands unfurled Lead me not where gases seep, Or heavy cannon barks, But take me where they battle, bo, By throwing dollar marks. Our Heavyweight Pugs. I rank Mulan licked Jim t.offey. Carl Morris licked 1'red I'ulton. Jnn Coffey licked Carl Morris. Wow. Some lighters. None Dame may cancel its foot hall schedule on account of the war Which will he hard lines on the lailroads. Jess Willard may never fight again, reads headlinei Not if he can help it probably. Cy I'orsythe will he safe In Arizona until October 1. The squirrel seasons opens then. Al'ier looking over the three above bouts one might wonder whose turn it is to win next. What would hapen to that crowd if sonic real fighter like Kid Williams or Johnny Ertle was turned loose? "'ebraaka.