THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: DECEMBER 16. 1917.
15 A
.EONARD SAYS
HIS BIT FOR
APPEARING IN BENEFIT GOES
Lightweight Champion Points Out That $200,000 Has
Been Netted in Benefit Shows in Which He
Has Appeared and for Which He Did
Not Receive a Red Cent.
By RINGSIDE.
Chicago, Dec 15. Benny Leonard, lightweight champion,
has been criticised by many fight fans and others for not "doing
his bit" for his country by forsaking the ring and joining some
branch of the government's military or naval service. Benny
was in Chicago recently and revealed a few facts that would
seem to indicate that the lightweight champion is one athlete
that the government probe bly could ill afford to have in the
army.
"We were figuring up the other O
night, Billy Gibson, my manager, and
1," said Leonard, "on just what we
have done for the country in this
crisis, and we found something that
really startled us. I have taken part
in dozens and dozens of benefits and
performances for the different funds
and war charities, and we discovered
that the total receipts of these shows
amounted to more than $200,000.
"Mind you, these were shows in
which nobody but the different funds
profited. I didn't get a penny out of
them and in many cases traveled a
considerable distance without even
having my expenses paid. So I con
sider that even if I am not doing any
actual fighting I have done a whole
lot in another way.
"In many of these shows I was the
main attraction and. therefore, con
sider that I alone was instrumental
r raising the greater portion of this
"amount."
Leonard is one of the paid instruc
tors at army cantonments who ob
tained his appointment just as did a
number of other high-class boxers,
through the athletic commission cre
ated by the president and headed by
Joseph E. Raycroft of Princeton uni
versity. "I am not a lieutenant, as has been
said of me," said Leonard, "but I
wish I could say so. 1 ve had just
enough of the military life to make
me want a lot more. As soon as I
feel that I am pcrfectlv safe in a
(financial way I am going to jump
in and see it 1 can do sonic real
i fighting. They won't have to draft
me, either."
Chance for White.
Charley White, Chicago lightweight,
who has had several cracks at the
133-pound title and thinks he should
: be the champion today instead of
(Benny Leonard, may have a chance
1 to prove his claims before long. Billy
Gibson, Leonard's manager, has ex
pressed a willingness to give White
:l chance to meet the champion, and,
in an indefinite way, has intimated
that he would not be surprised to see
the bout staged within the next few
months.
"These boys are bound to meet,
that's sure," said Gibson. "White
seems to be the only lightweight of
real class left for Benny to battle.
It is only natural that they should
get together before long, and it will
all depend on war conditions for the
next five or six months."
Although he refused to discuss the
matter openly, Gibson intimated that
New Haven, Conn., is one of the
most promising spots in the country
as a boxing center, now that New
York is closed up, and this gave rise
(to a "hunch" that the Leonard-White
scrap, if it is arranged, may be
staged over the 20-round route at
New Haven.
White has been knocking at the
door of the lightweight champion
ship for several years. He battled
Freddy Welsh for the title at Colo
rado Springs i- little more than a
year ago and Charley still thinks lie
won that battle. Welsh was in his
usual excellent form for that con-
test, however, and White failed to
catch up to him long enough to win.
Since Leonard relieved Welsh of the
crown White has been asking for a
chance to meet Benny, and it may be
that he will be given the opportunity
he has long sought.
Here's New One.
Fighters have had all kinds of op
erations to improve their ring
Strength, but it remains for Gus
Christie, of Milwaukee, to spring a
new one. ' k
Christie has had his eyebrows cut
open and the bone immediately un
derneath scraped off and generally
cleaned up. This was necessary be
cause with each succeeding battle
Gus was finding that his eyes were
getting tighter and he feared that
within a short time he would scarce
ly be able to look out through the
narrowing lids.
The operation was an entire suc
cess and now Gus announces,
through his manager, Sam Mur
barger, that he is ready for any of
them.
"Christie is one of the few legiti
mate middleweights," said Sam.
"He's going to box Harry Greb with
in a few days and you'll see some
fireworks. Gus is all right after his
operation and won't have any more
trouble. He is a man who can make
ringside weight and be strong. He's
k never been knocked off his feet. Any-
" body, any time, for him."
Braden Direct is Sold
To L. B. Brown of Denver
Braden Direct, the famous free-for-all
pacer, remembered by Omaha
horse lovers as the winner of the
feature event of the 1916 Great West
ern circuit rases in Omaha, has been
sold to L. B. Brown of Denver, one
of the best known horsemen in the
country.
Braden Direct has a mark of
2:10;$. He was owned by James H.
Elshpass before his sale to Brown.
Braden Direct humbled such ster
ling performers as Lillian T. and
Columbia Fire in his victorious race
here.
Brown, Braden Dircct's new owner,
is well known in Omaha and has en
tered strings in local harness clas
sics several times.
Muskegon to Quit.
Muskegon, Mich., probably will
not be represented in the Central
league next year if that organization
v decides to open the sason. President
Marsh believes that minor league
base ball should be suspended during
HE IS DOING
UNCLE SAM BY
OMAHA WOMEN PIN
STARS SEEK MORE
WORLDS TO LICK
Elated Over Success at Middle
West Tournament, Fair Gate
City Bowlers Now Choose
Cincinnati,
Omaha women pin tumblers, elated
over their success at the Middle West
tournament at Des Moines, where
they cleaned up everything in sight
with little, opposition are looking for
more worlds to conquer.
The fair hook artists from the Gate
City now have their eyes fastened on
Cincinnati, where the annual Amer
ican Bowling congress will be
staged in March.
A women's event has been added to
the big pin classic and the local
women have decided to enter. Mem
bers of the Metropolitan league will
give a dance in January to raise funds
to send three five-woman teams.
The local women believe they have
among their number the best women
bowlers in the country and that they
will bring the big end of the prize
cash home from Cincy.
Smith Headed This Way.
Jimmy Smith of Cleveland, the
champion pin crack of them all, will
appear in Omaha in January, Dad
Huntington of the Omaha alleys has
announced.
Smith is recognized as the most
expert pin tumbler in the country.
Jimmy doesn't win all the tourna
ment!, staged, but for high-powered
consistency he is in a class by him
self. It's a miracle when Jimmy
drops below a 200 score.
At Columbus, O., a short time ago
Smith rolled a perfect game of 300,
the 1 5th time he has accomplished
the feat.
Smith will be accompanied on his
visit to Omaha by "Count" Gengler,
a freak of the alleys, but a pin wizard
for all that.
The "count," who made a name for
himself sometime back by a country
wide campaign, during which he took
a cruel shot at the bankroll of many
a crack maple crasher, stands per
fectly erect and throws ball without
the usual run toward the alley.
Koran After Prize.
j Joe Koran has a good advantage
over ins competitors m tne race ior
the $25 diamond Louis Borsheim has
offered for high single game in the
Gate City league, which rolls on the
Loch alleys. Koran hammered the
wood for a 265-count and is leading
all rivals.
Special Match.
Sam Bord's Indians and the Loch
Alleys will clash in .a special match
game at the Loch alleys below the
Orpheum Gardens on Harney street
this afternoon.
The Indians are leading the Gate
City league. The Lochs have been
trailing the field, but of late have
been gaining and are getting chesty.
They challenged the leaders, who
promptly accepted and s 11 differences
will be settled this afternoon.
Invade Sioux Falls.
Omaha bowlers will send a team to
the Northwestern tourney to be
staged at Sioux Falls, S. D., early in
January. Last year an Omaha team
knocked off the top money at Sioux
Falls and the locals expect to repeat.
One Omaha team may possibly en
ter the International tourney at the
Twin Cities this year, too.
Omaha Pug is Booked for
' Battle at Milwaukee, Wis.
Kid Graves, Omaha welterweight,
is scheduled to go 10 rounds with
Charley Ncary, sensational light
weight of 10 years ago, at Milwaukee
Wednesday night.
Xcary in his day was one of the
best of lightweights. He stopped
many a topliner early in his career.
A defeat at the hands of Willie Fitz
gerald prompted him to go into re
tirement, but the old fever returned
and when he asked for a chance to
stage a comeback, he was matched
with Graves.
They will fight at 142 pounds.
Nine Floor Fives Are
Playing at Fort Crook
If the sold'ers of the 41st infan
try, stationed at Fort Crook, can
fight as well as they play basket
ball, they'll go over the top with a
rush when they arrive in Flanders.
When Young Men's Christian As
sociation Physical Director Bollin
ger at the camp issued a call for
basket ball candidates enough play
ers turned out to make up nine
teams.
And they are all real players, ac
cording to reports from the fort.
Boll'nger has planned a floor
tournament in which the nine teams
will compete for honors.
The winning quintet will battle
the Fort Omaha cage five Christ
mas day at the University of Oma
ha gymnasium. The Fort Crook
lads are determined to wipe out the
sting of defeat adnvnistered by the
Fort Omaha mea ea the gridiron
Fulton Issues Ultimatum to Jess Willard
Minnesota Giant Informs the
Champion He Will Begin to
Bill Himself as Title
holder Thursday.
Mike Collins, Fred Fulton's man
ager, who modestly admits his
charge is the heavyweight knockout
king of the world, has delivered an
ultimatum to Jess Willard.
Unless Willard agrees to battle
Fulton before December 20, Collin;
threatens on that day to proclaim
Fulton the heavyweight champion of
the world and bill him as such.
Collins points out that it is an un
written rule of boxing that a cham
pion shall defend his title at least
once in every six months. This Wil
lard has refused to do. He has fought
but once since he captured the' title
from Jack Johnson three years ago
in Havana. Instead he has bought a
circus and is using his title to boost
the attendance.
Will Box Every Night.
Collins says Fulton, after December"
20, will defend the title which he will
claim against all comers. Fulton will
box every night and the promoters
may name any opponent they choose,
Collins says. ,
Willard has been made three of
fers to fight Fulton. The Minneapolis
Boxing club offered the champion
$30,000 to meet Fulton. Later the
Capitol City Athletic club of St. Paul
boosted the offer to $45,000 and a
club represented bv J. W. Randolph
of Deming, N. M., has posted $10,000
and offered Willard $50,000 to fight
Fulton 20 rounds to a decision any
NEW FLOOR FIVE
TO CARRY BENSON
& THORNE NAME
Fast Independent Quintet En
ters Omaha Field; to Play
Camps Dodge and Fun
ston and Others.
Omaha is to be represented by a
fast independent basket ball five this
year after all.
When the Brandeis quintet, for the
last three years the class of Omaha,
announced its retirement this fall
local cage fans feared no independ
ent squad would be organized. But
their fears proved groundless for
John W. Reel now is organizing the
Benson and Thorne quintet.
George Parrish, formerly of the
Clarkes; Ed Burdick, now coach of
the Omaha university team; Kenneth
KleDsar. former Creighton player,
and his younger brother, Merritt, who
played on the Central High team,
have been signed for the Benson and
Thorne team.
To Sign Others.
One or two former Brandeis and
Creighton players are expected to be
added to the five this week.
Reel now is negotiating for cage
clashes with Camp Dodge, Camp
Funston, Nebraska Wesleyan, Ne
braska university, Fort Dodge, Ne
braska City and others. He hopes
to brine all of these games' to
Omaha.
Reel is anxious to book other
cames for his five. Any team wish
ing a contest may find him at Douglas
8182 or at 315 Brandeis theater
building.
Phanernns for Youna Women
Swimmers is Newest Ukase
Australian girl swimmers who visit
the United States in the future must
be accompanied by chaperons, and
the promoters of the meets in which
flip swimmer aDDears must pay the
expenses of this guardian as well as
those of the swimmer.
This ruling was made recently by
Australian amateur sporting authori
ties. The first one to be acectea
by the ruling will be Miss Fannie
Burack, world's champion woman
swimmer, who is contemplating a trip
to America in the near future for a
number of meets m Pacific coast and
other states.
One chaperon may accompany a
group of girls, according to the rul
ing, but no girl may participate in
swimming meets under amateur or
ganizations without this attendant.
On account of the ruling Pacific
coast swimming promoters figure that
it will cost over $2,000 to bring Miss
Durack for the series of meets in
which it is intended to. enter her.
Plans are under way to have other
Australian girl swimmers come un
der the guidance of the same chap
eron, and they will be brought over
seas if the cost is not too great.
A similar ruling of the Amateur
Athletic union of the United States
that girls under 21 years who swim
under its direction may demand a
chaperon, but that promoter of the
meet is given the privilege of either
accepting or rejecting the demand.
Jack (foombs Gets Offer
To Manage St. Louis Cards
Jack Coombs, the Iron Man, has re
ceived a proposition to manage the
Si. Louis Cardinals. Coombs has ob
tained permission from his Brooklyn
club to carry on negotiations with
Branch Rickey. The Iron Man has
practically readied the end of his
pitching career and is eager to become
a big league manager. If Rickey
doesn't engage Jack Hendricks or
Coombs it is said that he will man
age the Cards himself. Jack Miller
is said to be out of the running be
cause he failed to keep an appoint
ment with Rickey in Louisville dur
ing the recent minor league conclave.
Enters War Game.
Roy Jenkins, a minor leaguer se
cured by the St. Louis Cardinal for
a tryout ne.t spring, has decided the
war game suits him better and he has
taken and passed the examination for
entry into the aviation corps. He is
an infielder and has played with
Bloomingtot. in the Three-I and
Hartford in the Eastern league.
Gainer Enlists.
Del Gainer is the latest member of
the Red Sox to become a navy yeo
man. He expects to be assigned to
duty in the Boston navy yard, along
with other of bis teammates.
Threatens to Take -That
s fix N NN
FJ2ED FUfcTOjtf.
"BULLET" JOE IS SOLD
Famous Athletic hurler goes to Boston Red Sox
in deal involving $60,000 and five other players.
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"BULLET"
COAST FOOT BALL
SCHEDULE IS LONG
California Manager Urges
Shorter Season as Players
Now Go Stale Before Sched
ule is Completed.
The question of shortening the
foot ball season in California' is now
before the various colleges and ath
letic clubs of the state as the result
of a recommendation made by
Johnny Stroud, graduate manager of
the University of California, that at
least a month be cut from the play
ing season. Stroud believes the play
ers get "stale" when they arc kept
in constant training over three
months,
"Look at California's case," Stroud
declared. "We reached the height of
our playing worth when we tackled
and defeated Washington. We won
that game with ease. Then St. Mary's
varsity came along and beat us. After
that we tried Oregon and were again
defeated.
"We have the longest gridiron
season in the United States in Berke
ley. The varsity turns out around
the third week in August, and the
boys keep at it hammer and tongs
until Thanksgiving day or later. It
is asking too much of the players to
expect them to win, after thi'y have
gone through three months of the
hardest sort of foot ball."
Previous to the break with Stan
ford, California ended its season in
the first or second week of Novem
ber. The Washington contract at first
called for two games, which pro
longed the season a couple of weeks.
The Pacific conference program call
ed for a longer season still, and
Stroud figures that some definite
limit ihould le set.
M
i
Old Title Himself
Gives List of Reasons Why
Jess Refuses to Meet Him;
He's Too Good, That's
Why.
nine within three months. Willard
has scorned all, Collins charges.
Willard's reasons for refusing to
meet rtilton, according to Collins,
are as follows:
l. Fnd Fulton haa knocked out avary
heavyweight l"1 ver met ln '"0 P'
3. Willard liaa had on to round bout In
the past two yeara and didn't knock any
ona out.
3. Ytfi Fulton ta younir and rrfct
iithlt'ta of 2fi years. Jctw Willard la a man
.f 40.
i. Who did Willard aver beat outalde ot
Jark Johnson?
.V Fred Fulton knorka out very man he
hits and hlu tvory man he ttghta.
6 Je.a Willard knowa It.
7. Fulton easily beat Willard In a threa
round exhibition on May 10, 11S, at Rnch
i-Mcr, Minn. Tom Jonea pulled tha ball or
there would have been a new champion at
lliat time.
s. Willard atlll remembera all of Reaaon
No. 7.
9. Fulton hsa Improved 800 rer cent ilnce
that time.
10. Willard has aure tone back.
11. Willard perfectly underatanda Rea
eons No. 9 and 10.
12. Fred Fulton haa a greater K. O. rec
ord than any heavyweight champion ot all
time. (See record book )
Willard knowa he cannot beat Fulton.
H. Willard knowa that Fulton can eaatty
out-box him.
15. Willard knowa that Fulton can hit
like a pile-driver with either hand.
16. Willard knowa that Fulton la the next
heavywelsht champion beyond question.
17. Willard knowa that Fulton liaa the
ln-et, greateat, fuateat, clovereet, hurdeat
Vilttlnu left hand that waa ever poiscased
by any heavyweight of all time.
IS. In view of above cold, plain facta,
Willard prefers to hide hlmaelf and hla tltlo
behind the guarded walla of a clrcua tent.
19. Fulton la open to fight any man In
the world, winner to take all, any time or
uny place.
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JOE BUSH.
GEORGIA TEAM'S
RECORD KNOCKED
Washington and Lee Beaten,
63 to 0, Yet Coach Says
Tech Players Not Best
in Country.
This is a foot ball yarn based on
mathematics, so just Keep tnese
scores in mind: Georgia Tech, 41;
Pennsylvania, 0; Georgia Tech, 63;
Washington and Lee, 0: Pittsburgh,
14; Pennsylvania, 6.
In view of the above results there
is considerable body of foot ball fol
lowers which is inclined to rank
Georgia Tech as the best eleven there
is. Fohvcll, the Pcnn coach, said
Georgia Tech was the best team, and
Everett Strupper, of Tech, was the
greatest back in the country. Now
listen to this from Raftcry, coach at
Washington and Lee, and remember
that 63 to 0, too: v
"Georgia Tech is not as good as
you think it is and the victory over
Pennsylvania was scored because the
Red and Blue was not prepared.
Pennsylvania came down without any
practice to speak of and showed it.
Tech, on the other hand, worked hard
for the pame and was in wonderful
shape. Strupper is a good halfback,
but hardly all-Amcrican timber. Guy
on. to me, is their best bet and is, I
believe, good enough to play on any
foot ball team in the world.
'Pittsburgh, West Virginia, Wash
ington and Jefferson, the Army and
Navy can put it all over Tech right
now, although I must confess they
have the best team in the South.
"The reason Georgia is so strong
this year is because all of the other
colleges have sent their men to the
military tamps. We lost fourteen
letter men and I am proud of it. I
am sorry that they didn't accept me.
Georgia would have a hard time with
Pennsylvania now, and if they ever
urrit Pittsburgh good night."
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WOW! NATIONAL LOOP
HARVEST GROUND FOR
NUTS-31
Forkhand Laborers Are Prime Favorites with John Mc
Graw Who Owns Schupp, Sallee, Benton, Kauff,
Holke and Robertson; Charley White,
Famous Referee, Dies.
By JACK VEIOCK.
New York, Dec 15. Thirty-one regulars playing with
teams in the National league do their throwing with the port'
side wing.
O Three of these regulars are first-
OMAHA DRAPPLER
MEETS CUTLER IN
it
Marin Plestina to Tangle With
Windy.City Man for $1,000
a Side; Other Wrestling
Gossip.
A wrestling match of interest to
Omaha wrestling fans it scheduled
to occur at Chicago tomorrow night
when Marin Plestina of this city
clashes with Charlie Cutler of the
windy city.
The Plestina-Cutler match is
Marin's first big contest since he left
Omaha on his campaign of the east.
Marin departed from Omaha shortly
after his Labor day go with Joe
Steelier and he since has wrestled
more than 20 matches, but he won
them all with such ridiculous ease
that they .can hardly be termed con
tests. Recently, the Omaha grapnler
posted $500 in Chicago with a chal
lenge to the world and an offer to
bet $1,000 he could throw any liv
ing wrestler. Cutler was the enly man
to accept. It is reported the $1,000
bet goes although Omaha fans are
disinclined to believe it. It is the
opinion here that Cutler would risk
no $1,000 on his ability to beat Ples
tina. A number of local mat fans expect
to go to Chicago for the match in the
hope that Chicagoans will be foolish
rnoiieh to waiter a bit on Cutler.
Donesters here predict an easy vic
tory for the Omahan.
New Wrestling Town.
A new wrestling town was made
the other night when Earl Caddock
and Yousiff Hussane tangled at Des
Moines. Reports from the Iowa
capital say that a $5,000 crowd saw
the contest and that enthusiam
reached a high pitch.
Des Moines heretofore had never
been much of a wrestling town, but
the Caddock-Hussane match, it is
said, established it as a real one and
that from now on the Iowa city will
be the scene of a number of big
events. Caddock, it is said, will ap
pear in several matches in Des
Moines this winter.
Oscar Thorsen, who formerly man
aged Jess Westergaard, promoted the
Caddock-Hussane match. It is said
Thorsen expects to engage in a busy
winter promoting matches in his
home town.
Peters to Be Busy.
Jack Lewis is preparing for an ac
tive winter for Charlie Peters, the
Papillion grappler. Lewis has lined
up matches in Central City, Hold
rege and Waterloo, la., for Peters,
and expects to contract for enough
more to keep Charley busy the rest
of the cold months following Christ
mas. It also is possible Peters may jour
ney east to meet some of the top
notchers in Chicago, Detroit, the
Ohio cities and elsewhere.
A, Peters-Pesek match at Grand
Island is a certainty as soon as Pe
sek's injured leg becomes strong
again.
It is renrted in local grappling
circles t1Joe Stecher is about to
start a campaign. Joe is to invade the
cast to meet all comers, it is said.
The Caddock-Zbyszko match is the
only one scheduled for Omaha in the
immediate future, although Charlie
Peters' friends are trying "to land a
match between him and Caddock.
Charlie's followers believe he would
make a good opponent for Caddock
despite his defeat at the hands of
Stecher because Charlie is popular
and always puts up a good match.
Carl Marfisi will stage the Caddock
Zbyszko match some time in January.
Penn Relay Races Will Be
Held Next April as Usual
The University of Pennsylvania
Athletic association has decided to
stage 'the annual relay carnival next
April as usual, and the final races will
be held the last Saturday of that
month unless unforeseen events
should cause a change in the date.
This track and field meet, which has
grown to be the biggest intercolle
giate athletic contest of the year, has
in recent seasons been divided into a
two-day program, but it is uncertain
at this time whether that schedule
will le adhered to or the April races
confined to one day. Much will de
pend upon the class and number of
entries received. If there is a loss
in college entrants the schoolboy ath
letes will be featured.
Money in Nashville.
The Nashville Southern league cjub
has increased its capital stock from
$50,000 to $100,000, with 1,000 shares,
valued at $100 each. The principal
stockholders are Clyde Shropshire, J.
A. G. Sloan, Chris Haury, D. Lowen
heoim and W. C. Cherry. The new
stock will be disposed of and the
Nashville club will be sound as a
rock whatever happens in base ball.
Here's Latest Scheme.
Bill Thelon has a very simple plan
for filling gaps in ball teams that may
be made by army draft raids. Just go
down into Cuba and sign up a few
dozen Marsans, Gonzales r.id so otj,
says Phelon.
You can secure a maid, stenogra
pher or bookkeeper by using a Bee
Want Ad.
CHICAGO
MONDAY
SOUTHPAW
k
sackers, namely, Jacob Daubert of
the Dodgers, Walt Holke of the'
Giants and Hal Chase of the Reds.
The other first basemen in Prexy
Tener's loop toss the pill with the
right mit.
Among National league outfielders
there are 11 who wing the glob
ule to the infield with the forkhand
doing the labor. They are Charley
Jackson of the Pirates, Bob Bescher
of the Cardinals, Benny Kauff of the
Giants, Charley Stengel of the Dod
gers, Eddie Roush of the Reds. Fritz
Bailey of the Braves, Jack Smith
of the Cards, Fred Williams of the
Cubs, Davy Robinson of the Giants
and Flack and Wolter of Chicago.
Fred Mitchell can use a simon pure
left-handed throwing outfield if he
cares to, as he has a trio of south- 5
paws in Flack, Williams and Wolter,
an unusual thing on arty ball club.
Out of the 55 pitchers who got
into the averages this year, 17 are
left-handers, and Secretary John
Heydler designated the portsiders
this year for the first time.
Twelve on Four Clubs.
Twelve of these portsiders are now ,
owned by four clubs, since the Dod
gers secured Mitchell from the Reds.
The offhandcrs in the old. league,
aside from some newcomers who may ,
make good next season, are as fol
lows: (
Benton, Schupp and Sallee of the
Giants, Packard, May and Steele of
the Cardinals. Mitchell, Smith and ,
Marquard of the Dodgers, Nehf. Ty- ,
ler and Allen of the Braves. Rixey :
and Fittery of the Phillies. Vaughan
and Reuther of the Cubs and Cooper ,,
of the Pirates.
Left-handdd pitchers who can keep
the pace in the major, leagues are
almost as scarce as humming birds,
around the North Pole and not all of
the National leaguers named above
can be classed as really dependable
pitchers. The Giants are the best off
in the matter of southpaws who can
go in there and win a big per cent
of their games. ,
Old Referee Dies.
Following closely down the trail
taken by Ruby Bob Fitzsimmons,
Charley White, a landmark of the"
ring, passed away at his home in
New York a few days ago.
White was the most prominent ref
eree of pugilistic contests in this
country. In nearly all the big events,
when championships changed hands
or were defended successfully tn the
eastern states, he was "the third man
in the ring." The last big contest
in this vicinity where White was the
arbiter was the Willard-Moran con
test in Madison Square Garden,
March 25, 1916. He was at the ring
side when Johnson defeated Jeffries
in Reno, Nev., in 1910, as alternate
referee.
Among the other prominent fights
in which White officiated as referee
were: Jeffries-Corbett, Fitzsimmon
Sharkey, at Coney Island; Fitzsim-mons-Ruhlin,
Maher-Ruhlin, Walcott
Smith, Walcott-West, Walcott-Cree-don,
Jordan-Dixon, McGoverrj-Erne
and Erne-Gans in this city and Young
Corbett-McGovern in Hartford, Conn.
White was born in New York 52
years ago and was a lifelong resident
of the Seventh ward. He was affiliated
with athletics from his schoolboy
days, and founded, in 1887, the Clinton
Athletic club in Cherry street.
For several years White held the
office of sergeant-at-arms of the
democratic state committee. He is
survived by his widow, two daughters
and two sons, the older of whom was
graduated from Yale and is now serv
ing as an officer in the United States
army at Camp Upton. The younger
son is in the Unjted States navy.
Free Water Set Offer
Meets Big Response
Beddea Clothing Co. Swamped
With Requests for Cut
Glass Water Sets.
New Shipment Just Received
To Take Care of Big
Demand.
All day Saturday a steady stream
of men and women poured into the
Beddeo Clothing Co., 1417 Douglas
street, to take advantage of the op
portunity to obtain a beautiful Cut.
Glass Water set absolutely free.
To better acquaint the public with
their store and the values that they
are offering, this up-to-date firm is
giving absolutely free to every pur
chaser of a Woman's Suit or Dress
or Men's Suit, a handsome cut glass
water set, consisting of one 9V4-inch
tankard and six bell-shaped tumblers,
cut with rich daisy design.
The success that the offer has met
has induced the management to pur
chase another shipment in order not ,
to disappoint the hundreds who are
coming to the store on Monday and
Tuesday.
The unusual values and quality of
Beddeo's merchandise has caused
much comment in view of the fact
of the Bcarcity of merchandise
throughout the country. When an
opportunity is offered to obtain these
exceptional values and a $4.50 cut
glass water set free at the same time,
the Omaha public is quick to take
advantage of the offer. The manage
ment of the store urges their patrons
not to wait until the last minute for
securing one of these beautiful sets,
as they are going very fast. Tuesday
is the last day and they can be s""
in the companv'a nfi.w at 1117
Douglas street. ,
