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SURPRISES MARK
PLAY IN OMAHA
FLOORJEAGUES
Favorites in Both Commercial
and Church Loops Suffer Re
' verses at Hands of Under-
1 rated Opponents.
How They Stand
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Prarl Memorial 5 5
William Wop 5 S
Haiueom Park M. K. 5 S
Flmt M. K l Z
BniMI M. K. S t
Walnut Hill M. E... S 0
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Kakrn 1
' Towmwnd 7
M. K. Smith 7
Cflmmre High 7
Oatral Furniture... 7
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Tumday.
Walnut Hllli ajalnut WUllara Wop,
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' Hentoa M. E. acalnat ITnwom Park,
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Flnt M. K. against Pearl Memorial,
1:40.
COMMERCIAL I.EAGt'E.
Thunxlap.
NUm aralnut V. M. H. A., at 7:10.
Central Furnitures aialnit M. E.
Smiths at 1:10.
(ommerra High agafcwt Towntendi at
:10.
: The past week has been one of sur
prises in both the Church and the
Commercial league. The Bensous
beat the William Wops, the Nakens
Were humbled by the Central Furni
"ture team and the M. E. Smiths de
feated the Townsends. Although the
respective positions of the teams in
the Commercial league remain the
same, one . change occurred in the
Church league when the First M. E.
team and the Hanscom Park five
dunged places on the championship
ladder,
The contest between the William
Wops and the Walnut Hills in the
Church league Tuesday night will
probably result in a victory for the
Wops, if the past performances of
both teams are considered. The Ben
son M. E. and the Hanscom Parks are
well matched and a close game may
safely be predicted. A victory for the
Hanscom Parks is necessary if that
team is to maintain its position of
second place in which it is tied by the
Wops. The contest between the First
, M. E. five and the Pearl Memorial
quintet should give the league leaders
little trouble unless the unexpected
again happens and the mighty are
humbled.
- The Nakens undoubtedly will have
an easy time with the V. M. II. A.
team, which has not a single game to
its credit. The Central Furniture
M. E. Smith clash will probably de
velop some excitement in the opinion
of those who claim a special knowl
edge of league affairs. The Town-
sends will meet the Y. M. H. A. team,
: and if it continues to improve, should
have a gay time with the holders of
f the cellar position.
; Hornsby Down in Draft,
' But Up on Salary Claim
Shortstop Roger Hornsby of the
" St. Louis Cardinals, over whose draft
"status there has been some concern,
'"has been placed in class 3, division
15, on the ground that his mother and
tf sister are dependent on him. In the
'meantime Hornsby'i appeal for a
raise from the St. Louis club to $10,
1 000 a year, so that his dependents will
! hot suffer, is pending, with every
j chance that it will be overruled.
'Bill James is Hurt When
He is Left in Old League
Pitcher Lefty Bill James of the
'..Portland Northwestern league club
is said to, be peeved because he was
("not included in the list of players
shifted to the Sacramento Coast
-'league club and he threatens to quit
s-basc ball to show his displeasure.
S judge McCredie has told him, how
ever, that he expects him to be a big
card with the Northwesterncrs and
James may be satisfied.
Shropshire Sticks to Old-
Game Despite Announcement
f?At the annual meeting of the Nash
ville Southern league club Clyde
isliropshire was re-elected president of
the club, borne time back Mr. ahron
' shire announced he would retire from
base ball to pursue his political aspi
rations, but he evidently has changed
Ins mind. Koy hllam also was tor
mally appointed manager of the Nash
ville team for 1918.
Siglin Demands More Coin
If He is to Boss Portland
Even the title of manager does not
appeal to Paddy Siglin, just named to
I lead the Portland Northwestern
r league team, unless the salary is right,
1 according to his message of condi
tional acceptance received in Port-
land, and there is a hint that he may
not after all be chosen and that he
i- will instead be disposed of to Salt
, Lake in the Coast league, where the
, pay is larger.
: Tesreau Has Tonsils Cut,
As Per Muggsy'c Orders
Jeff Tesreau, first to sign a new
contract with the Giants, now has been
the first to obey Manager McGraw's
request for removal of tonsils. Tes
- reau had the operation performed in
New York last week. Jeff evidently
' 'means to stage a comeback this year.
All Business Completed,
Muggsie Hikes for Havana
. With Herzog off his mind andprac
tically all his players safely signed,
. Manager McGraw of the New York
Giants started on his delayed trip to
' - Havana, where he wilt bask in Cuban
, sunshine until near time for the Giants
' to report at Marlin.
" Smith Followers Sore.
' ' Transfer of Larry Doyle to the
Giants to play second base is a great
" disappointment to admirers of Jimmy
'"'Smith, the Pittsburgh lad, a they had
it all figured out that McGraw would
nuke him the regular second baseman
GREAT STRIDES
ARE BEING MADE
ON CINDER PATH
Remarkable Advance in Track
and. Field Athletics, Shown
by Amateur Athletic
Union Charts.
The remarkable advance made in
track and field athletics by American
performers in recent years is strik
ingly demonstrated by the latest charts
of the Amateur Athletic union. With
the exception of two or three events,
the records show that almost every
standard contest has repeatedly been
bettered during the period since the
early eighties when the Amateur Ath
letic union was organized.
The 100-yard dash record was cut
down 2-5 of a second in a trifle less
than 30 years. Between 1883 and 1918
it was broken twice, and no less than
11 sprinters participated in breaking
or tieing the time. In the 220-yard
dash 4-5 of a second was lopped off
the time in a similar period, the rec
ord being broken twice and eight run
ners receiving credit for exceeding or
equaling the previous clocking. The
quarter-mile event is one of the ex
ceptions to the general rule. Wen
dell Baker ran the 4-10 yards m 47f$
seconds in 1886 and in 1900 Maxey
Long reduced the time to 47 seconds
flat. Since that date no sprinter has
ever equaled the performance.
Coming to the longer distances, the
half-mile run has been bettered twice,
3'j seconds having been cut off the
time made by Lon Myers in 1885. This
time was lowered twice and four ath
letes are credited with ticing or break
ing the record. In the mile run 8 4-5
seconds marks the improvement. W.
G. George ran the distance in 1882 in
4:21 2-5, and in turn Tommy Conneff,
John 1'aul Jones and Norman laber
each clipped the time until, at present
it stands at 4:12 3-5. The five-mile
record has been broken three times
and equaled once since 1887 and the
total gain amounts 54 2-5 seconds. The
ten-mile run shows a gain of 1:55 1-5
since 1886, the record of that date
having been bettered three times.
Gain in Hurdles.
Tn the hurdle races 1 1-5 seconds
marks the gain over the 120-yard
flight. In 1891 II. L. Williams did
15 4-5 seconds, and in 1916 R. Simp
son established the present figures of
14 3-5. During these 26 years the
record was broken four times and tied
four times. At 200 yards the gain
amounts to a full second. This second
was cut off by A. C. ICraenzlein in
1898 and has been tied twice, but
never beaten. The one-mile walk has
been improved to the extent of 1 3-i
seconds since Unders Murray
stepped the distance in 6 minutes,
29 3-5 seconds in 1888. It was not
until 1911, however, that George
Goulding, the Canadian walker, hcel-and-toeu
the distance in 6:28, and no
other performer has equaled those fig
ures since.
The field events also afford some
remarkable examples of the improve
ment in athletic competition. Hie
running high jump mark has been
moved up 3 5-16 inches since 1887,
when W. B. Page cleared 6 feet, 4
inches. Eddie Beeson holds the rec
ord at present with 6 feet 7 5-16
inches, but in the interim Mike
Sweeney and George Horine held
the t figures of their day, thus
proving factors in the climb of
the jumpers. The broad jump shows
an improvement of 1 foot, 4J4 inches.
In 1886 the figures stood at 23 feet, 3
inches, made by Malcolm Ford, and
between that date and Meyer Prim
stein's record leap of 24 feet, 7y$
inches, the records were broken five
time by four different broW jumpers.
The hop, step and jump shows a gain
of 6 feet, 9li inches between 1884 and
1911, when the existing figures were
established by Dan Ahearn.
Bars Go Up.
The pole vaulters also kept raising
the bar steadily from the day when
Hugh Baxter did 11 feet, 5 inches in
1887. Mark Wright now, holds the
record with 13 feet, 2 inches, but
the original height has been improved
upon no less than seven times and tied
once. In the weight events 14 feet,
3-i inches mark the gain between
Queckherner's heave of 28 feet, 3
inches, with the 56-pound ball, and
Matt McGrath's 40 feet, 6J inches,
made in 1911. The shot put gain
amounts to 7 feet, 1 inch, having been
broken six times in a period of 30
years. The discus throw was not es
tablished until 1897, and the first fig
ures were held by C. H. Henneman
with 118- feet, 9 inches. In 1912 the
present record of 145 feet, 9J4 inches,
was made by Duncan, but during these
15 years the figures were improved
no less than seven times, and in each
case Martin Sheridan was the athlete
to better his previous throw.
Free Show: Fulton Threatens to
Punch Willard on Jaw on Street
The most reasonably priced cham
pionship fight in the history of the
world will be staged when Fred Ful
ton and Jess Willard meet, according
to Mike Collins, Fulton's manager
and strategist extraordinary.
'There will be no $25 ringside seats:
Neither will Uncle Sam get any 10
per cent of the gate receipts. There
will be no gate receipts. For it is go
ing to be a free show, avers Collins;
Fulton is going to punch Jess Wil
lard on the jaw the first time he sees
him.
Collins has been pursuing Jess Wil
lard for more than two years with no
luck. Willard would not crawl out
of his hole to meet Fred. Collins
says he is getting weary of Willard's
stalling so he declares he and Fred
will take' drastic measures.
"Fred and Jess are sure to meet
face to face within the near future,"
says Collins. "It may be on the
street, in a hotel lobby or in an alley
we don't care where but the first
moment Fred gets his lamps on Wil
lard he will poke him on trie jaw. Wc
don't care anything about the gate re
ceipts. It will be a free show with
all the world invited. We have dem
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NEBRASKA GRID
CARD COMPLETE
AS DENVER SIGNS
Cornhuskers'to Meet Represen
tatives of East, Middle West,
Missouri Valley, Rockies
. and Far West.
Oct. A. Iowa at Lincoln.
Oct. 19 Notre Dame at Lincoln.
Oct. Washington Ntate at Lincoln.
Nov. I Denver at Lincoln.
Not. Mlmourt at Columbia,
Not. 16 Kanna at Lincoln.
Nor. t Northwestern at Lincoln.
Nov. 2d Hyranune at Lincoln,
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Nebraska university's 1918 gridiron
schedule now is complete. Negotia
tions with Denver were closed yester
day, thus completing the schedule of
eight games.
Denver will play at Nebraska field
November . 2. When Doc Stewart,
atretic director at Nebraska, an
nounced the first seven games of the
schedule, November 2 was an open
date., It was reported negotiations
were under way with Denver, Cali
fornia and Washington university.
The chance to land a California game,
however, went by the boards when the
native sons decided to "take keer"
about arranging a 1918 card for fear
there would be no foot ball next fall.
Then Washington was eliminated
from the funning and Denver had a
clear field.
Denver last year won the Rocky
Mountain championship and the bous
with the coughing yell got real chesty
over it; so chesty in fact they chal
lenged the Huskcrs to a post-season
game. This led to the Nebraska-Denver
game which will be played next
fall.
It's the toughest schedule in years
that Stewart has outlined for his
charges. Syracuse, as good as the
east hits, to offer; Notre Dame and
Northwestern, Class A in the middle
west; Kansas, a topnotcher in the
Missouri valley; Denver, the class of
the Rocky' Mountains, and Washing
ton state, a champion of the far west,
that's what Nebraska faces. It means
that the Cornhuskers battle a cham
pionship f6c from every part of the
country except the south and, if by
a stroke of good fortune, should clean
up on that schedule, the name of the
Lornhuskers will ring out in every
household in the land.
Peoria Already Plans
For Big Minor Meeting
Peoria, which entertains the Na
tional association convention next
November, announces that it will have
an entertainment fund of $3,500, and
the base ball fans already have set
about to raise the money. The first
move is a boxing tournament.
onstrated that Willard is a spurious
champion and that he will not accept
a challenge presented in good faith.
He persists in trying to hold onto the
title, so we are going to make him
give battle and shall show to all the
world that Fred can whip him, either
in or out of a ring. This is not con
versation. I mean it, absolutely, and
Fred will make good the first time he
gets a crack at the big joker, who is
masquerading as the heavyweight
champion."
Collins' threat to punch the cham
pion's jaw is the result of Willard's
latest excuse not to fight Fulton.
Willard declared the other day that
Fulton's showing against Miske
proved that he was not entitled to a
chance at the championship.
Blue Ridge Beats Traffic
Jam; to Use Automobiles
The Blue Ridge won't worry about
transportation next season. Plans are
being made to transport players in
antes from city to city, it is stated, and
that idea will be carried out even if
li e railroads do uirnish accommodations.
OMAHA, SUNDAY .MORNING, JANUARY 27, 1918.
DAD HUNTINGTON
TO STAGE ANNUAL
HANDICAP EVENT
Omaha Alley Manager to Stage
Fourth Pin Classic Febru
ary 16 to 24; Open
to AH.
"Dad" Huntington's fourth annual
handicap bowling tournament will be
staged on the Omaha alleys February
16 to 24.
Three classes of events will be held.
They are five-men teanf, two-men
team and individual events. Entry
fees are $7.50 for each club, $3 for
each two-man team, and $1.50 for each
individual. Special prizes of $5 will
be given in addition to the regular
prizes for high single game, high
three games and high nine games.
All games will be shot across six
alleys. The system of handicapping
will be from 155 to 180. That is the
man whose average is 155 or less will
receive 25 pins a game. If the par
ticipant's average is above 155 he will
receive pins to make the average 180.
Handicaps will be determined upon
league averages. If a competing team
or player is a member of no league
and therefore has no league average,
the handicaps will be computed from
any match games that may have been
rolled by the bowlers in question this
season. Ratckin and Eidson consti
tute the handicap committeo.
Entries for the tourney may be sent
to Dad Huntington or Harry Eidson
at 1816 Harney street.
The annual city bowling t jurnament
starts at the Farnam alleys February
8, so Omaha pin enthusiast will have
two tourneys to occupy their time
next month. ,
Ebbets Finds Way to Make -His
Ball Park Pay Profit
President Ebbets of Brooklyn has
tried several plans in the past to make
use of Ebbets field while the Dodgers
are on the road, but none has panned
out well. Now he has a new idea.
Tennis courts will be fitted up and
leased for tournaments. There is
great interest in tennis in Brooklyn
and not enough available courts, and
Mr. Ebbets believes he can fill a long
felt want.
Cards Swipe Scout From
Browns Again; Fifty-Fifty
President Branch Rickey has
shared another asset from the St.
Louis Browns for his Cardinals. The
new acquisition is Charley Kelscliner,
scout, who will be the representative
of the Cardinals in the East, while
Charley Barrett will hunt for budding
talent in the south and west. Kelsch
ner had been with the Browns for
several years. The Browns got even
by taking on Scout Eddie Herr from
the Cardinals several weeks ago.
Stengel Pays Respects
To Boss After Exchange
President Ebbets of the Brooklyn
Dodgers says one reason he traded
Casey Stengel was that the team had
too many left-handed batters. It is
still believed, however, that the real
reason was the left-handed compli
ments the player handed thq magnate.
Stengel is out in Kansas City now
navincr "rcsncrt" In VhUetz hp-!
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cause he wasn't traded to Chicago in
stead of to Pittsburgh.
Plant at Yankee Camp is
Wrecked by Southen Storm
The grandstand and club house of
the ball park at Macon, Ga., where
the Yankees will train were wrecked
by a storm recently. It is promised
that repairs will be made in time for
use by the YanRees. The New York
club has leased au entire floor of the
Hotel Dempsey in Maron for its
training squad and the hotel manage
ment is fitting up special accommoda
tions for the players.
Pug Griffin Among Five
Others Canned by Connie
Having disposed of his stars, Man
ager Connie Mack now is disposing
of his lesser lights. Announcement
was made last week of the release of i
First Baseman Pug. Griffin. Catcher
Bill
lnfielder Palmer, and!
Ip
itcner Paruham.
RUSSELL LEADS
CHURCH LEAGUE
IN POINTS MADE
Benson Lad Rolls Up Total of
50 Points for His Team;
Gary of First Metho
dist Is Second.
Russell of the Benson Methodists
is the leading point getter of the
Church basket ball league of Omaha,
according to averages just issued.
The Benson star has rolled up a
total of 50 points for his team. He has
scored 22 field goals and six foul
goals.
Gary of the First Methodist ranks
second, with a total of 47 points, made
by 13 field goals and 21 foul goals.
Parrish of the. Pearl Memorials is
third with 12 field goals and 16 foul
goals, making a total of 40 points.
Russell also leads the league in
field goals thrown. His record of 22
hits is eight more than his nearest
competitor, Klepsar of the Pearl Me
morials, who has registered 14.
Gary is the foul goal expert, with
21, four more than Fullington of the
Hanscom Parks.
Dodds of the First Methodists has
more fouls marked up against him
than any other player in the league.
He has been caught 10 times.
The figures are as follows:
Goals. Fouls
Field. Foul. Cmt. Pts.
Ruwell, IJnson M. E..22
Oary, First M. K 13
Parrish, Pearl Mem. ...13
Fullington, Hanscom P. 10
K. Klenser, Pearl M...14
Maxwell, Wms. Wops.. 9
McNIrhols, First M. E.12
Amlnrson, Wms. Wop. 0
Montague. Hanscom P. 7
Watson. Walnut Hill... 3
Lueas, Benson, M. E... 6
Dodds, First M. E
Slnionds. Walnut 11111.. 3
Green, Wms. Wops 6
liavls, Pearl Mem 5
Bass, Hanscom Park.. 4
Wlerlch, Wms. Wops. . 5
Hitch, Benson M. K 3
Hansen. Firtt M. R. . . . 4
Barnum, Wms. Wops.. 4
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a chance with Buck Herzog. They
also fall heir to his $10,000 a year
contract, which has one more season
to run.
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GARFIELD WINS
ANNUAL SCHOOL
SPORHONTEST
Charles Johnson, Philip Moeller
and Arthur Backes Are Indi
vidual Medal Winners in
City-Wide Meet.
Charles Johnson of Franklin school,
Philip Moeller of Kellom school and
Arthur Backes of Mason school are
tire three winners of the special prizes
in the seventh annual athletic badge
contest of the Omaha public schools,
returns of which have just bejn com
pleted by Athletic-Director Cams.
Johnson, Moeller and Backes are
the only three boys in the city who
passed all of the Class 1-A standards.
These stands are four feet seven
inches in the running high jump, 200
yards in 26 seconds, seven feet nine
inches in the standing broad jump and
12 times at chinning.
Nearly 3,500 school boys took part
in these contests, but the three lads
named above were the only ones to
successfully pass all of the Class 1-A
standards.
Thirty-eight boys passed the Class
1 standards which are a little less rigid
than those of Class 1-A. Two hun
dred and sixty boys passed the Class
2 standards and 632 boys passed the
Class 3 standards.
Garfield Wins Cup.
Garfield school won the Charles
Harding 10-year trophy. Garfield's
mark was 83.8 per cent passing for all
classes.
'i lie Harding trophy is a silver lov
ing cup and will be given to the school
that wins it the most number of times
in the 10 years of competition. Up to
the present time no school has won
it twice. The schools which hold a
leg on the trophy are as follows:
1911 Kellom lSi; Can
1912. Howard Kennedy191 Madison
1913 Clifton HH111917 Garfield
1914 Shermani
Cass is Second.
Cass school gave the Garfield lads
a run for the trophy by marking up a
percentage of 79. Belvidere school
marked up a percentage of 100, but
was not eligible for the trophy be
cause it had no entrants in Class 1.
Garfield school also was winner of
two of the three team trophies offered.
The South Side lads captured the first
class championship banner with 100
per cent passing and the second class
championship banner with 93.8 per
cent passing. Third class champion
ship banner was won by Belvidere
with 100 per cent passing.
The total figures show that 3,470
school boys took part in 12,705 events.
The number of events passed was 8,
143 for an average of 64.1 per cent.
Bezdek Enthusiastic Over
, Third Sacker From Spokane
Manager Hugo Bezdek of the Pir
ates came back east with glowing ac
counts of the prospects of Tony
Boeckel making good as his third
baseman. He says Boekel has been
hard at work all fall and has taken
off fully 15 pounds of surplus weight.
One of the handicaps to the youth
from the Northwestern last summer
was his heft and he set about reduc
ing as soon as the season closed.
McGraw to Give School Kid
Phenom Another Shot at Job
Pitcher Waite Hoyt, the schoolboy
phenomenon, though he has failed for
two or three seasons past to set the
season afire, will get another chance
with John McGraw. Hoyt was taken
on as a 17-year-old boy several years
ago and since then McGraw has had
him with various minor league clubs
in hopes of some day developing him
into major league class.
Ned Egan Takes Brewers
To Peoria for Training
Ned Eagan, manager of the Milwau
kee Brewers, has about closed ar
rangements for his team to do its
spring training in Peoria. Much de
pends on the opening date of the asso
ciation season. The story now is that
the association may rescind its action
for a late opening and decide to start
April 16 along with the majors.
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CADDOCK PETERS
MATCH BREWING;
TO BEHELD HERE
Jack Lewis Submits Attractive
Offer, Reports Say, and Ac
ceptance Believed to Be
Matter of Time Only.
That a match between Earl Cad
dock and Charlie Peters is the next
dish to be placed on the boards to ap
pease the appetites of Omaha wrst
ling fans is the current belief in local
mat circles.
It became known a week ago that
negotiations were under way between
the business managers of Earl Cad
dock, Charlie Peters and Ad Santel
with regard to a match in Omaha in
February. Due to an announcement
by Joe Coffey that Gene Melady had
promised Ad Santel a February date,
a Caddock-Santel match was believed
to have the inside track, but now
Omaha mat fans are inclined to be
lieve a Caddock-Peters match is more
likely.
Submits Offer.
It is reported that Jack Lewis,
Peters' manager, has suomitted a
proposition for the consideration of
Gene Melady. It is said the Lewis
offer is such an attractive one that
Melady no doubt will accept if Cad
dock succeeds in beating Zbyszko and
also is able to obtain a furlough from
the army.
If the Caddock-Peters bout is made
it will be the first championship clash
in Omaha since last April and it also
will be Earl's first appearance in this
city since that memorable day when
he captured the title from Joe Steelier.
Omaha fans have been hoping for an
opportunity to see Earl again, but
that opportunity hitherto has never
presented itself. Omaha almost got
the Caddock-Zbyszko event, but when
Des Moines stepped in with a flock of
guarantees and put a $10 price on the
match Omaha was lost in the dust.
Ten dollars is an unheard o; price for
a wrestling match in Omaha, but
that's what they are charging in Des
Moines, and, according to reports,
they are selling those seats, too.
Peters Worthy Foe.
Omaha, however, will miss nothing
if the Caddock-Peters match is made.
Omaha fans expect Earl to polish off
Zbyszko all right and believe he will
have a far easier time with Jack Cur
ley's charge than with Peters. Peters
is more of the type to battle the
clever, fast, shifty, quick-thinking
Caddock than Zbyszko, as Earl seems
to take great delight in putting the
screws on huge, slovv-moving, bulky,
beefy bone-crushers like Zbyszko.
Another item is that Peters is one
wrestler the Omaha fans know will
mix it. No stalling, Lewis tactics go
with Peters; he starts to wrestle the
minute he enters the ring. And that's
what Omaha fans like.
It is believed February 22, Wash
ington's birthday, is the date on which
the promoters would prefer to stage
the match.
Dr. Balderson Makes New
Record on Indoor Course
Dr. G. A. Balderson established a
new record for the Burgess-Nash in
door golf course yesterday afternoon
when he won a 36-hole putting com
petition. Dr. Balderson shot the 36 holes in
even 60, the lowest ever scored.
Hatch shot a 62 for second money.
A large number of indoor enthusiasts
took part.
Nebraska Puppies Enter (
National Greyhound Race
The National Greyhound Futurity
list for 1918 shows that 142 candi
dates have been entered. This is the
most important coursing event run in
the United States and takes place in
the month of October each year. The
stake is for puppies running their
first season whelped on or after Jan
uary I, 1917. Entries have been re
ceived from Pennsylvania, Illinois,
Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Ne
braska, Iowa and Minnesota.
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