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-J 3iS: , xOf'"t ' - ' ' . 1 ... - - - i i . -t k i . . 1 ' r . :l ecM AMATEUR FOOT BALL WILL START , TODAY Openings for Several More Class A Teams and Ample ' Ample Material at Hand for Fast Teams. WOMEN STAND IN LINE ALL NIGHT The picture shows two of the many women who waited in line all night Friday night to obtain choice seats for the game at White Sox park yesterday. They are left and right: Mrs. H. J. Hansman and Mrs. W. A. Taylor. A. By FRANK QUIGLEY. Twojvecks ago today amateur base ball hereabouts departed for its hole of seclusion until spring is ushered in and on last Sunday the gladiators of the diamond and gridiron laid off to rest up after ao overdose of the fall festivities, but today the foot ball cur tain will be raised with all the pomp and splendor necessary for such an auspicious event. 1 Undoubtedly the best game on the program for today will be the tilt be tween the Nonpareils, present cham pions of Nebraska, and Company L, signal corps, Fort Omaha. This battle "will be staged at rort Omaha at about three whistles. Last week the soldiers practiced hard for this game, and ac cording to their leader, Mr. Faber, the .Omaha champs will have to unload some spectacular stuff if they cart t away the grapes. The soldiers' lineup will divulge a few stars that used to be stars with different universities. -With a few exceptions the Nonpareils ''are intact,' the exceptions being Potts Sandow and Ebbie Sampson, now sta tioned at Camp Funston. To date the Nonpareils have not Iiad much prac tice, but as they are all old heads it is expected by their followers that they will dish up an appetizing dish of foot ball. A collection will be taken tip during the squabble for the benefit of the soldiers , athletic fund. The writer will referee and a Fort Omaha .jDmcer will umpire. Lineup: NONPAREILS. Blackman C. Hansen li.Q. Hoaao I O. Brhuolaky R. T. Fi rnon ........ I T. Foraa R. E. Xlanjr ,..L.E. Herbert! Q. B. Flanagan ...,R. H. B. Flail L.H. It. William F. 13. SOLDIERS. C, . Stnvena B. a P. Shoitmaktr L. O Skinner a T R. Goff L.T.., Ivn R. E Hyl8 L, K..., Phllllpa Q. B RawUni R. H. B..R, Shoemaker IH. B Faber F. B Hentfei v :- k ! . M t . r . IS t -V r Subatltutta: Nonparella, Tracer, Hannon, Smith; Soldleri, Jobnaon, Hanlgan, Poteraon. Five Class A Teams Organise. ' -Only five Class A teams have been organized to date jn ; Omaha and .Council Bluffs, namely, Nonpareils, Soldiers., Ducky Holmes, G B. Longe ways and C. B. Home Guards. The Superior team, which was going to , be composed of local stars with reps., has aviated. The reason for the air ,trip was th,at this team was unable to .secure Rourke park. Pa Rourke has decided that no foot ball will be reeled off in' his pasture this season. -. The - first knotted contest, which was simply a practice match, was staged between Fontenelles and Mon mouth Parka at Fontenelle park last Sunday. It was a fierce struggle from the start until the windup, terminat ing 6 to 6. - These two squads wilt meet again in an enclosed park in the very fVimcdiate future to decide .which .it the best bet.1. . ; t-, j! Seven Games Today. Several other games are on the bill of fare for today. At Athletic park, Council Bluffs,' the. C. B. Longeways are scheduled. Two games are billed for Fontenelle park, y The Young Men's Hebrew association wilt utilize the field at 1:30 p. m. and the Fon tenelles will use this park at 3:30 p. ii. At Miller park the Angelus team ivitl provide the fun at 3:30 p. rrf. j To date the following teams have been organized and' are ready for business: Nonpareils, C B,' Longe wavs. C B. Home 'Guards. C. B. Tigers, Shamrocks, Signal Corps, Monmouth Parks, Fontenelle, Miller Parks, Young Men s Hebrew associa tion, Ducky Holmes, Walnut Hills, Clifton Hills. Out-of-town teams al ready organized that have , formerly battled with Omaha teams are Dun lap, la.; Havelock, Neb., and Water loo, Neb. v'j Isaacson May Play. " It Is 4 wonder that a foot ball team has never been organized among the colored warriors in Omaha. It has been rumored around that the Knights of Columbus' will organ ize and back's Class A foot ball team. Nnthinir to date has been heard about that team that Dynamo Den nison, base ball promoter 'of note, was going to muster together. Recreation Boss Jake Isaacson used to play foot ball. Possibly some, lo- quacious manager couia cnu.c uuu back under the wire. . ; TfinWv Thomas Foran will again riorht end for the Non pareils. He is especially good catchy , y . r . I . ing lorwaru jisas. i rtimlan. Ia.. is anxious to meet a " W Omaha teams. Address all com munications to J. T. Dwyer, Dun - - lap, la. r Dn Turtev dav a team, composed of stars of different local aggrega- ' tions, will stage a battle royat wun . ihm rtin!n trouoe. . When Harlan, la., and Dunlap, la., etiir thrir annual duel a tough bat tle is loo'ced for by followers of both ' S Fast teams that wish to bump against he champion Nonpareils are requested to converse wun rnmip Synek ov. Tyler 2279. - - , At present Thomas Moor.e for ' merly .with the Nonpareils, is coach ing the Dtcky Holmes squad. Hary Williams was tendered the berth as coach "ot a western high school team, but Harry turned the job ' down. r ' It vould be an easy matter for some peppery gent to organize a Class - A foot ball team. A good many good players are amongst those injured For ames with the C B. Longe ways cdl O. B. Black, 866. and make a nnise for Al Rasmussen. ? The C B. Home Guards are look ' ing .for games. For further informa tion call Martin Peterson aV Council Bluffs 959. , ' - Thomas Coll is anxious to book a , few fames out of town for the An , getus team. He can be reached at Webster 5630.' . For j-ouble with the soldier, sta ined at Fort Omaha, call Colfax 701 and ask for Faber. . ' Expect Crowd at Fort Omaha. Bob Peterson is playing grand foot ballMiis Season for the Ducky Holmes tribe. He is aomft line plinger. For .ames with i Waterloo, Neb., fltieak over the Bell wire for Mr. :i ' . ;. ;-.s, .... J f A I -k, v t I if" " i ILr: , ' w ii MANY STARS HEVER . PLAY BIG SERIES - - - Lajoie and Johnson Two Fa-, mous Players Who, Have Not Divided . Part of v World Series Money. Some ball players recognizees stars of the profession find it impossible to hook up with a, worlds scries team during & long career , in the maior league. Others are fortunate enough to move from one club to another and find themselve on, pennant win ners before and after the change. Manya great player spends many years in the big ler.gue and never has the luck to be connected with a pen nant winner. Napoleon Lajoie, after twenty-one years in the majors wfth out ever getting into a world's series, found himself with a pennant win ner in his: first season in the minors after closing his career in the majors. His case' is th most striking ex ample of a great player missing the big dividends. , The. slugging French man was connected with the Athletics before and after the days of world s series prosperity, and while manager of the Cleveland club his team was once beaten out on the last day of the season. He never had a chance to shine as a world's series player or collect a world's series check. V ' ' Waher Johnson is another who has been a recognize! star for more than ten years without (ever getting his op portunity to shine or collect. Had he ever drawn the chance in the years of his greatest triumphs he probably would have come as close to winning the scenes single handed as did Mathewson in 19Q5.. Sherwood Magee is another who can bewail his ill for. tune. He forced the Philadelphia club to trade him in the winter of 1914-15 to what he thoueht was a pennant winner, but later developments proved that he simply kicked mmselt ott a pennant winner and landed nowhere. Nap Rucker finally landed in a series as he, was about to pass out of the majors, but mafty anothertar has not been as fortunate. The great Wagner figured in two; 3erieS over a stretch of twenty years in the majors and Cobb has taken part in three. Ed Cicotte Tells Story. About Young Box Fighter Eddie Cicotte, who saves ancedotes, told this one about a boxing bout held recently at the Bronx. "The hall was comfortably filled," said. Eddie. ."One of the boxers came into' the ring. . He wore a gaudy bath robe. He was a hapdsome youth, and when he took off the robe appeared a magnificent specimen of manhood. His muscles rippled as he danced around, getting the rosin rubbed into his shoes. ' , "A few moments later his opponent tottered in. This bird was an old timer. His face was drawn and wrinkled. He was thin and slow in movements. - t "Of course, the Apollo looked like a winner before the first bell sounded. It seemed an awful pity to send the old gent against him. "The gong tapped and the young Hercules bounced up and began fox trotting, sidestepping ' and tripping aroiifld his rival. The latter moved slowly in a circle, keeping hil eyes on the young chap's feet and biding his time. "AH of, a sudden he saw his chance. He let his right fist go and it landed like a sledge hammer on the youth's neck, right under the chin. "The handsome . one, practically speechless, reeled halfway around the ring, steadying himself by the ropes, until he reached his corner. Then, summoning up all his strength, he maaaged to breathe this one re mark: 'Sponge'" Pirate Recruit Holds , v .Smallest Player Title Rabbit Maranville no longer is the smallest player in the National league. Midget Caton, th Pittsburgh recruit from Birmingham, is not so tall and no heavier than theoston shortstop. Caton is the smallest major league player seen in many a season. ONLY A FEW MORE DAYS FOR BOXING First Note of wan Song for Fight Game to be Sounded in Empire State on November 15. Boxing has only a short time to live. This will be sounded over the corpse of the sport in New" York on November 15. It will be done 'le gally. Unofficially it may break out in spots like a rash or something, but there won't be any protracted thud-, ding f of padded mitts. In the mean time, however, those who are vitally interested in the sport, whose inter est is measured by the well known rotund dollar sign, are stocking up for a long, cold winter. Boxers and promoters throughout New York are manifesting an jgility that seldom featured their, efforts to "making a living" on the moss covered mat. They are making every possible effort to fatten their bank accounts so that the feast may not become a' famine too rapidly. This means that between now and November 15 there will be more box ing crammed into the calendar thaii any similar stretch of time has ever been forced to consume. Matches of all kinds and descriptions are being made in the feverish haste to stage bouts. In the mad rush there ii something the promoters might do well to stop and consider. At some date hot too far in the future it is hoped that box ing will be legally revived in New York. The record that is made be tween now and its official demise will wigh heavily when the time comes to try to revive it. If in their desire to make money pqor matches are used as the medium and clubs are not conducted as they should be conduct ed, with the interest of the "fan" al ways permanent.' the chances for the resurrection of the sport will be de- iayea jusr mat mucn longer, .pro moters and boxers should govern themselves and their actions with greater care now than at any time. Home Run Hitters -tall - Down in American Loop There was a marked falling off in home run hitting in the American league this season. A year ago Wal ter Pipp led the league with twelve home runs, and Frank Baker, also of the! Yankees, was close behind with ten circuit clouts, though he played in only two-thirds of"'the games. This year no American league , player reached Bakers second place figure of a season back. Pipp again headed the league with nine home runs to his credit, and Baker was close behind with seven, but not in second place. The Yankees as a team again led the league, but did not reach their 1916 figure, thirty-four home runs. Barney Dreyfuss Gathers x Big Peeve on Chicago Cubs If Barney Dreyfuss has his way the Chicago Cubs are in a jamb by rea son of playing Vic Saier at the end of the season. When Charley Weegh man gave Saier his "unconditional" release with a string attached to it he was claimed by Pittsburgh and the claim allowed. Sa'ier refused to re port to the Pirates, but that doesn't make him any less Pittsburgh prop erty. His name appears on the Pitts burgh reserve list and the Chicago club has no .rights Under base ball law to his services. v v Cincinnati Team Delivers Goods When On the Road The Cincinnati Reds were better than a .500 team on the road. This season they won thirty-nine and lost thirty-eight, games on foreign fields. Their best work was in Boston and Brooklyn. They won but two games in Philadelphia. Jimmy Ryan Holds Mark 7 't For Catching Most Flies Some onesks for the record for outfield fly catches made in a nine inning game and the answer ts that Jimmv Ryan holds it. Outfielding for the Chicago National league team, Ryan caught fourteen fly balls in one same. Williams Takes Place of Cicotte, Who Had Relieved Reb Russell 4 - rml 'O. 1v TV vj v-i. l ft ' i 1 fmm-a- i Famine's Toll in Russia N In Recent Times "Next to the proletariat of India and China, the Russian peasant feels the pinch of poverty and hunger more keenly and more frequently than any other citizen on earth. One of the earliest famines in Rus sia of which there is apy, definite rec ord was that of 1600; which continued for three years, with a death toll of 500,000 peasants. Cats, dogs and rats were eaten; the strong overcame the weak, and in the shambles of the pub lic markets human flesh was sold. Multitudes of the dead were found with their mouths stuffed -ivith straw. Three Kilssian famines of compara tively recent date were among the most .severe in the history of the country. They occurred in 1891, 1906 and 1911. During the ten years fol lowing the first of these periods of dearth the government 'allotted nearly $125,000,000 fon relief work, but the sums were not judiciously ex pended. The famine of 1911 extended over one-third of the area of the empire in Europe and affected more or less directly 30,000,000 'people,, while f!,000,00Q were reduced to sfarvation. Weeds, tthe bark of trees and bitter bread made from acorns constituted the chief diet for the destitute. This was the -most widespread and most severe , famine which has befallen a European- nation in modern times. National Geographic Magazine. Cleveland Attendance is 10,000 Less This Season Cleveland, which made such a good, record for attendance in the American league in 1916 with a sirfth place team, was 10,000 behind this year with a third placer, but considering war con ditions and other drawbacks tht club management is pleased. Jim Dunn says Cleveland would be the best town ia the country with a pennant win ner, but he hasn't made any plans) to enlarge his park as yet. R. B. Ward Estate Settles , Claims o'f Ex-Fed Stars r-3l . ...... Announcemenf is made from Brook lyn that the estate of the late Robert B. Ward, misguided backer'of the Federal league, has settled several suits of Brooklyn players for salary under contracts they had with Mr. Ward. Among those who get satisfac tion are Bill BraMley and Claude Cooper. MUCH CREDIT DUE TO "KIT GLEASON ;Ye4eran Player Had a Lot to Do With the Success , ' of the White ' : ' SOX. . Greek Meets Greek ' .. . : By Tad '' : - ' ' ' .;; ;.. . ' " - .' . :- ' ' j aSlItJ covrww JjS ' Vm . mm. : ij-fzea w ' i ' i With the victory of the White Sox in the American league" this year a fiery-eyed little man of stocky propor tions has been extolled as One of the greatest factors in the success of an all-star club which in previous seasons has disappointed. The sturdy little man referred to is none other than Kid Gleasonr famous as a' leading figure in the national pas time when Honus Wagner was enter ing the realms of stardom. Whefl Gleason was playing second base a quarter of a century ago he feared sharp spikes as much as some of the present-day players scare at cush ions, and his aggressive spirit appar ently has been contagious among va rious members of the White Sox who had not been famous for any show of perseverance. Harmony Reigns Supreme. ' President Comiskey sent a hurry-up call for Gleason during the latter part of last season, but there was noj much chance for the peppery one to" make his presence felt This season, how ever, he went south witft the-club and it has been like t. big family ever since, according to those on the "inside." The youngster;! fell in love with Gleason at the outset. Old-timer play ers who have played against the fight-J two. ing inneiaer ars quicic 10 aamn mis. As soon as he gets in the confidence of a man he begins to encourage him and in this respect he is said to be a diplomat. i A Chicago newspaper 'man who travels with the Sox was telling re cently of a littlt incident which brought out Gleascn'a diplomacy, as wen as his ability to establish better harmony. It appears that one of the Sox players was diverting from the path that leads to success. He was dissipating quietly and the manage ment had heard nothing about it Gleason was the first vman connected with the leadership ofhe club to dis cover the erring one and he brought a change quickly. Going to the player, Gleason informed him that Manager Rowland had found out about his mis demeanors and was laying plans to punish him. . The. Kid advised the player to change his ways at once and he would escape punishment Gleason was de ceiving the player concerning Row land, as the'manager had not discov ered the ramblings si the athlete. Nevertheless the player in question was quick to take Gleason's advice and a marked improvement was noted in his efficiency. Men like J immie Callahan and Honus Wagner pronounce Gleason a great man to have around a ball club. Comiskey evidently thought the same way about the veteran, as he induced him to come out cf retirement to as sist Manager Rowland. Gleason is. 52 years of age, but he has the step and eye to compete with any man on the club, it is said, and the players are aware Of -'this condi Max Carey Pulls TKaJt Old Retirement Stuff Again Max Carev of the Pirates is coins' I fo spend the winter in sCalifornia. As he leaves hi pulls that old retirement stuff. It will be remembered that Max decided last winter that he was a free agent and concluded to quit the Pi ratesbut the records show he played some 150 games with them this year. Goodby, Max, for eversee you again next season. White Sox Triumph .Over Giant Crew m Fifth Series Game A (Conttnnrd From First Sport Tage.) Holke sent a high fly to eaver, ana the crowd cheered him when he caught the ball. Rariden up. Ball one Ball two. Ball three. Rob ertson stole second. Ran den walked, being purposely passed. Sake up. Ball one. Four, strike one. Ball two. Foul-strike two.S allee was a strike out victim. No runs, one hit, no er rors. Chicago John Collins up. Ball, one. Strike one. Foul, strike two. Foul. John Collins struck out, biting at a slow ball that was a foot away from his bat. McMullin up. Ball one. Strike one. Ball two. Kauri took McMullin's fly after a long run. Eddie Collins up. Foul, strike on Bal one. Strike two. Eddie Lollinl burned a single into. .left field. Jackj son up. tSrike one. Jackson bounced a single off bailee's leg, Collins going to second. Felsch up. Sallee threw out Felsch at first. No runs, two hits, no errors. Sixth Inning." i NewTork Burns up. Ball one Ball two. Ball three. Strike one. Burns flew out to Jackson. Herzo up, Ball one. Eddie Collins took Herzog's grounder and got his man a( first. Kauff up. Kauff singled mtJ left field. Zimmerman up. Ball one. Kauff stole second. Strike one. Ball two. Strike two. Foul. Ed Collins threw out Zimmerman, making a quick , play on his grounder. No runs, one hit, no. errors. Chicago Gandil up. Sallee threw out Gandil. Weaver ud. Ball one. Weaver singled through Zimmerman. Schalk up. B;ffl one. Schalk singled through. Herzog, Weaver going to " third. : Weaver claimed that Fletcher interfered with him as he was going -to third. Risberg went to bat in place" of Cicotte. Risberg up. Ball one. Ball two. Strike one. Weavtr scored on Risberg's single to right,' Schalk. going to second. John Col lins up. Strike one. Ball one. John Collins wept out to Holke unassisted. Schalk moved to third and Risberg to second. McMullin up. Herzog threw out McMullen. One run, three hits, no errors. 1 Seventh Inning. New York Williams got intoAhe Jboxfor Chicago. Fletcher up. Ball one. Strike one. Ball two. Fletcher got a two-bagger "against the left field barrier. Robertson up. Robertson popped to Williams., who dropped the ball, Fletcher' holding second. Rob ertson tried to" sacrifice. Holke up. Foul strike one. Ball one. Afoul titf off Holke's bat' struck him on the head, and the Giants first baseman fell unconscious at the plate. Strike two. It looked as though Holke was badly hurt. Holke recovered and resumed his place at the bat. 011!. Holke struck out. Rariden up. Ball one. Rariden singled to right, scoring Fletcher, Robertson going to second. Sallee up; Ball one. Foul strike one. Ball two. O'Loughlin cautioned the Sox bench for cpachiifg Strike two. Sake beat up the air and sat down. Burns up. Ball one. Strike one. Ball ' two. Foul strike two. Foul. Burns struck out.v One run, two hits, one error. .Chicago--iddie Collins up. Collins flied out to Fletcher. Jackson up. Strike one. Foul, strike two. Ball? one. Sallee complained that the ball ' ' was over the plate. Jackson singled into left field. Felsch up. Strike one. Felsph carved a single to left, Jack son ' going to second.' Gandil up. Jackson and Felsch scored on Gandil's long double to the right field fence. ' Weaver up. Strike one. Foul, strike i'oul. Foul. Ball one. Foul. uau t. rout- Fletcher threw out Weaver at first, Gandil going to third. Schalk up. Ball one. Ball two. Strike one. Schalk walked. Lynn batted for Williams. Lynn up. Strike one. Ball one. Strike two. When Schalk stole second Rariden's throw eot awav frnm LFletcher and Gandil scored. On the throw to the plate, Schalk went to third. It was a stolen base for Schalk and. an error for Fletcher. Lynn struck out. Three runs, three hits, one error. . . Eighth Inning. New York Fletcher -nd Manager ( Rowland had an argument on the" field. Faber went into the bqjjfor, Chicago. Herzog up. Strike Jtie. ' Foul, strike two. Herzog struck out' on three pitched balls. Kauff up. Fa- : ber tossed out Kauff and the crowd ; was in an uproar. Zimmerman up.' The crowd rode Zimmerman. Balf' one. Zimmerman, line flied to John Collins. '.No.. runs, no hits, no, errors. . ' Chicago John Collins up. Strike one. John .Collins got a Texas leag uer to right. McMullin' up. McMul lin 1 sacrificed, Zimmerman to Holke. The official scorer now gives the cr- s ror to Herzog in the seventh inning. Eddie Collins up. Ball One. John Collins scored on Eddie Colli n sin gle to tenter. Jackson, up. On the hit and. run play Jackson singled to right, Ed Collins going to third. Rob ertson threw to third base to Zim merman, who threw wildly to second to get Jackson. Ed Collins scored or? error and Jackson went to third. . Felsch up. Salee was taken from the box. Perritt went into the box for New York. Strike one. Ball "one. Ball two. Jackson scored on Felsch's single to center. Gandil up. Gandil flied to Burns. Weaver up. Ball one. Felsch was out stealing, Rariden to' Fletcher. Three runs. Four hits. One error. - - Ninth Inning. h New York: Fletcher up. Foul, strike I. Weaver threw out Fletcher. Robertson up. Ball 1. Strike 1. Rob ertson flied to Jackson. Holke up. BallV , Strike 1. Strike 2. Fout Foul. Foul. McMullen threw- out Holke. No runs, no hits no errors. J World's Series Base Ball FRANKE'S ELECTRIC SCORE BOARD AUDITORiimi MONDAY AT 1 t. M. 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