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FORMER MAJOR
LEAGUE STARS
ON DODGE NINE
Rustenhaven of Giants and
Sheehan of Athletics to Hurl
'Against Rourkes Mili-
tary Day.
v
! Three former major league players
are members of the Camp Dodge base
ball team which will play the Rourkes
tt Rourke park, April 21. ' y
The former major leaguers are Mc
Carthy, , center fielder; Sheehan,
pitched, and Rustenhaven, pitcher.
McCarthy and Rustenhaven are for
mer New York Giants and Sheehan
was with the Philadelphia Athletics.
The fact that Sheehan and Rusten
haven are former big leaguers means
that the military bal game will be a
real ball game for the Rourkes will
be going up against big league hurling
no matter about the rest of the
team.
Minor League Stars.
But the. rest of the Camp Dodge
team is a pretty classy affair, too.
Ellis and Horn, who make up the
catching staff, are ex-minor leaguers.
Ellis played in the Central associ
ation and Horn in the Southern
Michigan league.
Turgeon, who plays first base, held
down that sack for the Fort Dodge
team in the Central association.
Tierncy, second baseman, comes from
Kansas Citv. Ewoldt, who played
third base for Des Moines last year,
is the Camp Dodge shortstop. Clark,
a former Western league player, is
the third sack guardian.
Classy Outfield.
Tinlin of the Central league, and
Falsken of the Kansas State league,
with McCarthy, the former Giant,
, compose the outfield.
The military program April 21 will
tart at 1:30, when the Fort Crook
band will give a program. At 2
o'clock Earl Caddock Caddock, cham
pion wrestler of the world, and Mike
Gibbons, middleweight boxing cham
pion, will give exhibitions after
which the ball game will be played.
OMAHA GAS BIKE
. RIDERS TO HOLD
, BIS HILL CLIMB
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The Omaha Motorcycle Club will
stage a hill climb this afternoon,
weather permitting. j
The hill which the motorcycle
. riders will attempt to ascend, is the
steep tides of a deep ravine on South
Sixth street close to the south end of
the Harney street car line. It's ISO
; feet in. length and rises abruptly in a
70 per cent grade. ,
Two classes of motorcycles will
compete in the contest, whicji will
onsist of two events. One event
will be for stock motorcycles only;
the other will be open to all classes
of motorcycles, including special and
oversize motors. -v
Twelve Relay Races Are
Carded at Drake Carnivavl
' Des Moiries, la., April 6.-Twelve
relays and a special 100 yard dash
:omprise the program for the annual
clay carnival at Drake University
here April 20. Four of the relays
will be for universities, three for
colleges and five for high schools.
With entries coming in from many
of the leading western schools, in
dications are that an unusually at
tractive field will participate, includ
ing a crack team from Camp Dodge,
inless military orders interfere.
The 100 yard dash is expected to
bring eogether some of the foremost
sprinters in the central west. Howard
Drew of Drake, world's champion in
ihe century; Carl Johnston of Michigan.-
who won high honors in the
Biff Ten" indoor meet recently! and
Sol Eptler f Dubuque, are already
entered. ,
The relay events are: One-half
mile hiffh school, one mile high
school, two mile high school, shuttle
race for hieh schools, medley race
for high schools, half-mile college,
one mile college, two mile college,
half-mile university, one mile uni
versity, two mile university and four
mile university.
Camp Funston Ball Team
' Will Play Missouri Uni
Camp Funstom, Kan., April 6.
Two games with the University of
Missouri nine have been added to the
toase ball schedule of the Camp Funs
ton national army, team. The games
will be played at Army City, located
t the east edges of the government
reservation here, April 26 and 27.
jThe next game on the -Funston
schedule is that with the Chicago
AVhite Sox. This game will be played
at Army City, April 12. The two
following days the Funston nine will
be at Topeka, Kan., for two games
with the Topeka Western league
team.
Two Base Ball Leagues
1 J Formed at Camp Funston
Camp Funston, Kan., April 6.
With base ball all the rage at this
- cantonment and teams rapidly whip
cine into shape, the regimental base
ball teams have been' divided into two
ilearues. The teams of each league
F -will play a series mong themselves
until July, when the winners in each
frgue will play a division champion
ship. The inter-regimental games
will beein Aoril 17. They are expect
ed to furnish the fans with all the
thrills of a pennant race.
Bob Harmon Develops New
i r Ball That Is Real Fooler
' Pitcher Bob Harmon tf the Pi
rates, during his year's layoff, is re
ported as having developatl the
dodo" ball until it is a wonder. It
's an improvement on Eddie Cicotte's
v ihine ball in that it gives the same
results without' use of any foreign
substance r'anv rabbins. Somehow
tr other Harmon inserts the nails of
two fingers in the seam of the ball
AMATEURS OPEN
ANNUAL BATTLE
ON NEXT SUNDAY
All Leagues in Omaha Associa
tion Start Hostilities Week
From Today; Five Cir
dUts Ready.
By. FRANK QUIGLEY. '
Next Sunday the amateur base ball
season will be officially opened under
the auspices of the Omaha Amateur
Base Ball association. All tne pomp
and splendor necessary for this gala
day -will be reeled off by the expon
ents of the pastime. In all probability
the association will be one league
short when the bell tingles. Last sea
nn when the cannon was tired six
Icamirs toed the mark, but to date
only live leagues have been unearthed.
The Metropolitan league is tne one
that has trone skvward and as its
president was elected secretary of the
association he had done nothing
towards reorganizing same. There
will probably be enough class li
teams to organize another league.
The Greater Omaha league win
come to bat w tihseen teams, as the
Stags have decided to . retain their
berth in 'Class B. The City league
is .ready for' business. The American
league, comoosed of six teams, will be
in condition for the fireworks. There
is a scarcity of Class, C teams and it
is possible that the Booster and Inter
City leagues may not make the grade
until Sunday, April 21. The Booster
has six teams and the Inter City
only five. Applications for admittance
to either ol these league may oe maae
to Presidents F, Holmes or Patrick
Boyle. ,
Last my ot practice.
Today is the last day for prelimi
nary work, and many conflicts are
billed on the municipal lots for today.
When the bell tingles next Sunday
each team will step under the wire
with a dozen dudes picked by its man
agers to cop the grapes in whatever
league it is affiliated with. The bal
ance of prospective candidates will re
ceive the hardware. A couple of fast
teams could easily be organized trom
the gents that will be slaughtered-
Herewith the places where tne tans
will be entertained this afternoon. At
Thirty-second 'street and Dewey ave
nue the Townsends and Daily News
herds will clash at one and a half
strikes, and at 3:30 p. m. the McCaf
frey Motor company will bump the
Trimble Bros. Down at Riverview
park the Krajiceks jrs. and Phillips
Department Store will decorate the
scenery. The Stags and Sample
Harts will put on the matinee at Fon
tenelle park at 3:30 p. in. Miller park
is where the Harley-Davidsons and
Benson Merchants will work out at
1 :30 Pim. From across the wave
the Men's Fashion Shop will meander
to clash with the Ramblers at Elm
wood park, East Side, at 1:30 p. m.
The west diamond at Elmwood will
be utilized by Dresher Bros, and the
K. & M's.from 1:30 until 3:30 p. m.
In Packersville the National Cash
Registers will ring into an argument
with the Social Settlement crew at
3:30 p. m. Said bout is billed for
Twenty-fifth and W. streets.
v Director Meeting. ,
At the' recent session of the di
rt ctors of the O. A. B. A, C. J. Seray
was taken into the fold as a director.
Wavrin Isaacson and Jacobs are the
commitee that will have charge of the
enclosed parks. Jake Isaacson will
supervise ,the work, while F. 'Jacobs
will have' charge' of the receipts at
Holmes park and Joseph Wavrin will
look after the dough at Meiaays
meadow. .
-A motion was unanimously passed
that 1.000 conies of the constitution
be printed and distributed among the
members of the association,
The Knights of Columbus have or
ganized a four team league which
will not be affiliated with the associa
tion. This league would join the
O. A. B. A., but the association has
nothing to offer- it except member
ship. Its games are played Sunday
mornings at Thirty-second and
Dewey avenue. ' .
Pnndlot GoMlp.
Itllldrd Morearty will soon b a high brow
or note. He It studying law.
Ben Altman.'a papular ball tosser, left
(or Camp Funston lut week.
Clarence Benson recently tout his wife. Ai
a consequence ha will quit basa ball.
Mongeraon, who loat an arm laat year, la
afraid ha couldn't maha tha hill with one
paw. -
To data Joseph Adama la undecided aa
to who ha will toe hla tantalising breakers
for.
Collins, formerly with tha Beaeellns. will
be decorated with tne Krajtctk Spanglea
thla tflp.
' Irwin Morearty la now atattoned at Grand
Island. Ha will probably twirl tor tha ball
toesera there,
ftie Men's Fashion club of Council Bluffs
will utilise Athletic park for tha Initial row
every Sunday.
April 11 the City league team) are re
quested to fork over their forfeit dough or
kick the bucket.
Pascal la going to atage a comeback and
put a team In the field to be known aa the
Florence Merchants. ,
Marty Flanagan In still out In the rata.
Some fast squad ought to book him. Doug
lass 125 will ntp him.
The Murphy-Dld-Ita look unusually sug
ary on paper. These ere the cnapa tne Ar
mours will have to -watch.
According to Delaware the Armours have
corraled a few stars that will strengthen
their lineup conaiderably.
The Hturk delivered an eWght-pound pack
age to Earl Hlggln. president ot tha Greats
Omaha league, Friday night.
RushenberA formerly i atar wind paddlat
tor the Malady, will step lively about the
hot corner for the Murphy-Dld-Ila.
Thomaa N'oone has threatened to jump
back Into the harness. Tom used to be the
bona ot the IUum Iron company crew.
Not a word from the Walnut Hill Mer
chants te date. It la a shame that thla
gang ahould flirt with the undertaker.
Frank Kpeumaa la aim unoccupiea on
Sunday afternoons. Any class A team need
ing a classy outer gardener or first Backer
ahould commune with him.
The Policeman, a base ball squad can now
boast of a Warier Johnaon. If he 'la any
thing like that elongated eastern animal
V iir r ircuicn win w "u, vi
Thomaa Knapp sneaked outf hla hole
ot seclusion the other day. Some manager
needing a versatile player ought to nip mm,
McGowan has developed Into a cracking
good outfielder. He la a. good judge ot a
fly ball and covers a wide expanse . ot
ground and he also haa a remarkable arm-
Now that Hose Yousem is unloading aoma
ot hla extra avolrdupoia he might Jump
back Into the harness and show up soma
ot tha youngsters.
Pat Moran Gets Impatient
) With Niehof Land Whitted
That Pat Morgan's patience with
George Whitted and Bert Niehoff is
about exhausted is indicated by his
threat that unless they came across
with their contracts at once they
would be sold to the St. Louis Cardi-
The Omaha Sunday
OMAHA,
New Men Upon
These three men, every one of
whom has played a prominent part
in biff league baseball during past
years, have teen acquired to reinforce
the Yankees for the coming pennant
drive. Miller Huggins, the new
Shag Gives U p Game
To Build U.S. Ships
Shag Thompson for two years'
star centerfielder on the Rourke
club, is building ships for Uncle
Sam at Chester, Pa., and will be
absent from the Omaha lineup this
year.
Shaggerino would like to play
ball this year, for love of the game
is deep in Shag's heart, but he be
lieves every available man is need
ed if the government's shipbuild
ing plan is to succeed. - Another
thing, the wages paid-in the ship
building plants fare ' fairly sizeable
about tS a day and Shag can
make almost as much if not as
much money building ships as
playing base ball and the ship
building job doesn't end in the
middle of September. , .
So Shag has written Manager
Bill Jackson he probably will stick
?o Chester.
Wieldinoyp
' ) By FRED S. HUNTER.
MANY are tne advantages of pro
hibition. Another one has just
occurred to us. Wherein the mahog
any still retains its luring luster and
the mixologist has not by force of
necessity been reduced to the mixing
of maple nut sundaes and other high
school girls' delights, comes the new
daylight savings bill to steal one grand
and glorious hour. But out here
where .the gin garage has lost its
license, the festive bootlegger knows
no time clock and his day is as long
as he can make it. And the Ancient
and Honorable Order of Banished Ale
Hounds permits smile for the first
time since the supply in their cellars
was exhausted. .
Another Daylight Thought.
PUTTIN'G the clocks an hour
nli part i. nn rloiiht .'a verv nroner
conservation move, but we fear dire
possibilities. Supposing taxi drivers
should move their meters an hour
ahead?
One Error.
nRED FULTON
has accepted a
r
$10,000 offer to appear in a movie
thriller. The movie magnate who
made this deal should consult a den
tist; his eye teeth are still uncut. Fe
rocious, Frederic would pay $10,000
for this unrestricted opportunity to pa
rade his cutaway coat and walking
stick. . ,
Merely a ; Suggestion.
JOHNNY DUNDEE and Willie
" Jackson have fought three times
and are still thirsting for each other's
blbod, we are informed by reliable
press dispatches. Johnny and Willie
mav bt thirsting for each other's
blood, but, again, may it not be the
well known public s well known aoi
lars they are thirsting for? j
The Good Citizen.
THE base ball magnate may be a
harsh creature and a son-of-a-
gun, but there's one law he'll never
violate. That's .the one which says
the customer must pay the war tax
on tickets of admission to amusement
enterprises. , (' ,
What Ho. Willie?
WILLIE HOPPE lost a billiard
match the other dav. nrovme
either that Willie is becoming a jok
er or that he occasionally forgets to
observe that rigid course of training
of which his press agent so glowing
ly speaks." -
McGraw Begins to Clean
, Out -Rookies -Who Are Short
John McGraw before leaving camp
at Marlia did considerable cleaning
out. Pitchers Hogan, Hubbell and
Tohnson were released to Kansas
Citv. alonsr with Outfielder Pitt. In
fielder ;Schepner was'released to New
Orleans.. The players sent to Kan
saa Citv eo under option, but Schep
ner has been released outright. He
Lhad been with the Giants of and on
for three seasons. Catcher O Neill
Infielder Baker and Pitchers Swing
ler and Hovt eo to Nashville. Pitch
er Winters'may be sent to Kansas
:A kA h imj Mim 3
CiLr -
SUNDAY- MORNING, APRIL
Whom New York Yanks Depend
manager, expects to do big things
with his rejuvenated team. The heavy
bat of Ping Bodie, the former Ath
letic comedian, is expected to help the
Yanks in the big fight. Pratt, al
though not an extra heavy hitter, will
BALL PARK PEANUT VENDERS
And Pa Rourke Wonders Whether to Use
Girls Or Fall Back on Cafeteria Plan.
THREATEN TO GO ON STRIKE
The path of the base ball magnate
has ever been a thorny one. Many
have been the trials and tributations
of W. A. Rourke during his many
years at the helm of the Omaha base
ball, club. But now Pa faces a pew
one which threatens to corrupt even
his sweet and smiling disposition. The
peanut venders are about to strike.
This to you, perhaps, would bring
a cheer of relief. Your pet corns
may now remain in peaceful slumber
while you watch through the ball
game instead of being rudely awaken
ed in the midst of screaming night
mares when some club-footed peanut
vender carefully picks out your foot
to step on. So to may your vision of
the ball game be unimpaired for nfne
full .innings instead of being inter
rupted every seven seconds by this
self-same club-footed peanut vender.
And too, your hearing apparatus will
no move be jeoparized by the lcather
lunged yap who shouts "peanuts"
until your ear-drums crack. But you
ROW GREAT ALEX
GAINEDHIS MARK
Earl Moore Took Nebraskan in
Hand When Dooin Soured
on Him and Made a
New Star
It is often more good luck than
good judgment that prevents a club
from losing one 6f its star performers.
Earl Moore, long in the employ of
the Cleveland Americans and the
Philadelphia Nationals as a twiner, is
now bu a big league mAnory, but
before he vanished on the backward
trail, he had aided in the development
of one of the greatest pitchers of the
game, Grover Alexander.
Moore joined the ueveiana Ameri
cans in lvui, ana remained on tne
pay roll of the Naps until 1907, when
he was traded to New York, which
club turned him over to Jersey City.
After two seasons with the Skeeters,
he pulled a comeback, joining the
Phillies in 1909 and remaining there
until 1913, when he went to the Cubs.
Moore was with the mimes wneji
Alexander joined the club. In his
earlv trvouts. Alex displayed a woe
ful lack of control. It may have been
onlv a case of staee frieht or over
anxiety, but at any rate, it is a fact
that Charley Doom, then managing
the club, was soured on his Nebraska
phenom, who had performed such
wonders for Syracuse the previous
year. It is alleged that Dooin wanted
to send Alex .back to the minors,
but Pat Moran and Earl Moore urged
that he be keDt.
"I've been watchinsr Alexander,
said Moore, "and he looks to me like
a coming star, but he's got to change
his style of delivery. Let me teach
him my side-arm motion."
Moore was told to eo to.it. ana un
der his utelage Alex soon mastered
the side-wheel swing. J. his delivery is
supposed to be hard to control. But
Grover, up to the time of his big
league debut, had always had good
control, and the side-arm motion
seemed to improve rather than di
minish it. Had Doom had his way,
the sensational twiner might have
gotten away from the Phillies alto
gether, although he would not have
been kept out of the majors very long,
at that, for he was ripe when he was
plucked from Syracuse. '
Ogden Horns Into Picture
With Offer for Big Fight
Ogden, Utah, April 6. An offer of
$75,000 for the Willard-Fulton fight
scheduled for 'July, 4, was made today
by W. H. Dunn and Otto Meek, two
local stckmen. They wired Colonel
J. C Miller, manager of Jess Willard,
their offer and stated a third of the
money is on deposit in an Ogden
bank as a guaranty of , their good
fault..
7, 1918.
PRATT
plug the hole at second base, where
the Yankees have always been weak.
All told the combination is bound to
have the desired effect of producing a
New York contender in the American
league. - '
are a fan. Rourke is a magnate. And
upon those peanuts sometimes de
pends the magnate's breakfast bacon
and eggs in December.
But the breakfast bacon and eggs"
won't depend on the peanuts this year
if the peanut venders have their way.
They want such a huge increase in
commissions that Pa figures he would
have to sell 98 tons of peanuts in
order to make the price of three slices
of bacon.
The price of peanuts has gone a
mile high anyway. So has the price
of cracker jack and of cigars and of
pop and of candy and of lemon which
is supposed to go in the lemonade
and of sugar which also is supposed
to go in the lemonade. And now the
venders demand more dough.
So what is poor magnate to do?
He can't cut the size of the bags of
peanuts and he can't boost the price.
So what is he going to do? Pa
figures he'll either have to employ
girl peanut venders or make his con
cession stand a cafeteria affair.
TIGERS POSSESS
TWO RARE BIRDS
Leo Dressen Like Ty Cobb
Once Was in .400 Class
as Batter, But Only
Once.
With Leo Dressen on the Tigers
that ball club can boast two players
who are in the rare .400 list of bat
ters, for the recruit first baseman with
Salt Lake in 1911 ran up an average
of .423, something to make that other
400 hitter, Ty Cobb, jealous, even
if it was made in the minors. Dres
sen, however, isn't likely to give Cobb
a race for the batting leadership in the
American league, for he hasn't shown
such sticking since, though his aver
ages are quite respectable, ranging
from .326 to .233. Dressen s low
mark came the year he was with the
Cardinals, 1914.
This will be Dressen's third trip to
the majors, as he once was the
property of the Cubs. He then was
a pitcher, and it was only after his re
lease by Chicago that he turned his
attention to first basing.
Western Loop
Don Brown, former Topeka twlrler, has
been signed by Jopltn.
Topeka will start games at 3:15, Presi
dent Abbott announces.
Koestner, Wichita's standby In the box.
Is holding out tor more coin.
Clauds Saunders of Hannibal. Mo., Is the
new groundkeepcr at St. Joseph.
Outfielder Roy Wolle, wbo nas signed
with Wichita, once played with Lincoln:
Joe Brcger win nave oom nis veteran
backstops, l'aryan and Dobbins, back , at
Wrlchita.
Both Artie Thomason and Ty Loner, vet
eran outfielders, nave sig-nea oioux wuy
contracts.
Wichita has plucked a couple or imieiaers
from the University of Missouri. Their
natrtes are Jenkins and Jesson." -
Ducky Holmes has snared a youngster by
the name of Striegel from I,o Mars, la..
semi-pro team. He is an infielder.
Red Alnsworth, nusKy nurier wno was
Klven a brief trial bq Omaha a couple of
years ago. has been signed by Topeka.
Ed Hanlon OI si. josepn nas pone 10
Now Tork, Washington, St Louis. Chicago
and other points east in search of talent.
Jiplln has signed; a local semi-pro namea
Thompson to fill the vacancy at third
caused by the sale of Cochran to Kansas
City. . . ,
Pitcher Jess Haines ana -inira raienun
Cleveland have been procured by Topeka
from the Springfield club ot the defunct
Central league. . .
Uulswltt will have six yeterans at Joplln
this year, Collins, catcher; Lamb and Met,
tnfieldera; Maple and Grabam, pitchers;
Carlisle, outfielder
No sooner had Wichita sold Claire Good
win, second baseman, to Nashville than
Goodwin Joined the army and Frank Isbell
1 hv a few dollats.
Glenn Witter Is owe of the new Bt Joseph
player, but his name isn't Witter at all.
it's Wltherstetter. It wouldn't go tn the
box scores so Glenn cut it.
Krt Hanlon. owner of (he St. Joseph West.
em League club, was said to have Albert
ffiMvt lioian In mind for a manager of his
team and the Indianapolis club was willing
LU is Delta go. but tie 4eai its blocked
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ANOTHER OF OLD
GUARD GOES DOWN
LONG, LONG TRAIL
Mike Donovan ' Answers Last
Call Close Upon Passing of
Sullivan, Fitz, Terry
and Others.
ByACK VEIOCK.
New York, April 6. Mike Donovan
another of the "old guards,' has
passed down the long, long trail.
His recent death from pneumonia,
followed closely the passing of such
fistic landmarks as Charley White
John L. Sul ivan, Bob Fitzsimmons
and several others, and with his death
memories of the days of his fistic
glory were revived.
Donovan was a tighter an nis me.
1U was a "buddv" of many of the
greatest battles of the old days and
in a wide circle of good friends he
numbered many prominent men,
among them Colonel Theodore Roose
velt, with whom he boxed.many times,
Donovan did not connne nis ngni-
1 -I TJ
ing to tne ropea area aionc. ut
played a prominent part in fistic and
-i . r i. i- -- ,1, TTrt KIiia
Civil me, aiiu iic wuic i"t uiuuii uiuv
in the civil war. 7
For many years he .was- instructor
of boxing at the New York Athletic
rlnb. and one of his most enthusiastic
pupils some years ago was Roosevelt,
who always had profound respect and
admiration for the prowess of the
veteran, who once held the American
middleweight championship.
Born in Chicago.
Donovan was born in Chicago in
1849. His first ring battle was with
one Jack Boyne of St. Louis, They
fought for $200 a side near Chicago at
catchweights, and in the early part of
the battle, which lasted three hours
and 13 minutes, Boyne had all the
better of it. As the fighting prog
ressed, however, Mike's bulldog grit,
eameness and stamina 'began to tell,
and the tide turned in his favor.
. .When the 96th round had been
fousrht the backers of Boyne broke up
the fight with a claim of foul, and the
referee declared Boyne the winner.
After many other figits, in which
Donovan was mainly successful, he
was matched to box Jack Dempsey,
the Nonpareil. The fight took place
at the Palace rink, in Brooklyn, on
November IS, 1888. It went six
rounds, and, although v the referee
called it a draw, the general opinion
was that Donovan had the better of it.
Athletic Carnival for
Benefit of Soldier Boys
A benefit athletic carnival to raise
funds to provide the Nebraska boys
at Camp Funston with base ball uni
forms and equipment will be held
Monday night at Ernie Holmes' gym
nasium in the Securities building.
The carnival is being managed by
Ernie Holmes and Abe Kaiman. The
gym has been donated and the ath
letes who will appear have volun
teered their services so that all of the
funds will go to the soldier boys. ,
Charles Stephenson, Omhaa boy
who won the middleweight wrestling
championship of the Great Lakes
Naval Training station, will wrestle
Tom Ray of Omaha in one of the
bouts. Young Gotch and Jack Tol
liver will clash in another. Paddy
Dillon, Pacifiic cost boxer, will ap
pear. Schaefer Leaves Giants
To Join College Athletes
Herman i Schaefer, who has been
helping out at Marlin with the Giants,
has gone to take up his duties as
coach of the base ball squad at La
fayette college. Even if the college
boys don't win games under Her
man's tutelage they are bound to get
I a lot of fun out of it.
Tom Ray First Chicago
Rookie to Get the Gate
The first release that came in the
White Sox training camp was for
Tom Ray, the recruit pitcher who
came all the way from Lynnr, Mass.,
to show Manager Rowland his tricks.
He announced that he would go back
east and see if he could not catch on
with one of the clubs in that section.
Frisco Man Gets Decision
Over Rose at Des Moines
Des Moines, la., April 6. Solly
Burns of San Francisco wot! a news
paper decision over Johnny Rose of
Milwaukee in a 12-round bout here
last night.
Burns was credited with having the
better of every round except the sec
ond, which was a draw.
News Notes
because some American association club re
fused to waive.
Harvey McClellan, third sacker purchased
by the White Sox from Hutchinson, ha
been called Into service by the draft board
at his home In Kentucky.
Two former Rourkes are expected to be
stars of the Memphis Southern eague
hurling corps this year. They are Tom
Blodgett and Roy Fentress.
Changes are being made by Ducky Holmes
In the Sioux City ball park. Home plate
has been moved back IS feet to extend the
outfield and changes made In the outfield
foul lines.
Topeka haa signed two new outfielders.
Red Roche, who was with Topeka part of
1915, and Glenn Trainer, former Nebraska
State league player, who has seen two
years of service In the Western.
Oak HennlnK. who was with omana a
couple ot days last year and was fired when
It was discovered Oak was signing contracts
with most of the teams In this part of the
country, has hooked on with San Antonio
of the Texas league.
Topeka has signed an outfielder namea
Command. He comes from Grand Rapids.
The Topeks also have snared a kid south
paw from St. Mary's college upon recom
mendation of K. C. Qulgley, the well knowir
umps. The kid's name Is Smeller.
George Miller, former Western nmp, will
officiate In the Texaa league this yer-
Earl Smith got in a game with, the
Browna the other day and poked out a
double and a triple Just to show that he
still knows how to drive the long hits.
Larue Klrby, who was disposed of by the
defunct Muskegon club to St Joseph of
the Western league. Is now In charge of
a hand grenade detachment at Camp Cos
ter, Mich., and his squad has become so
proficient that It expects early orders to
go to France. - . ...
Peoria, it la reported, guaranteed S0.900
paid admissions, agree to pay cost of mov.
Ing the club and extra transportation -and
furnish a ball park free if Jack Holland
would move from Hutchinson to the Illinois
city. An offer like that could almost, get
the Omaha franchise and yet they tay
Holland tiuasd U Aewa.
BIG RING CLASH
ON JULY 4 WILL
BE LARGE EVEN!
Fulton and Willard Themselves
Admit It Will Be Some Fight:
Miller and Old Show
man. By RINGSIDER.
Chicago, April 6 The Jess Wit-lard-Fred
Fulton scrap on July 4 is
going to be a whale of a row. Take
this tip from the principals them
selves. Mike Collins, manager of the des
tinies of the Minnesota plasterer, ad
mitted that "it's going to be a mighty
unpleasant afternoon for Fred." lit
felt Fred would win in the end, but
that Fred feels it will be a man's job.
How Willard is taking the en
counter may be judged by the fact
that he already has started his pre
liminary training stunts. Jess has
begun in a mild sort of a way. He
has cut out all the fattening, sloppy
drinks and has also tightened up in
the matter of his diet. He will take
on board nothing more that isn't
easily shaken off and food that tends
to enlarge his girth is put on the
black list.
Jess admits that he is a little bit
heavier than he expected to be, and
that although he doesn't look fat, he
says he is carrying a little excess.
"I don't intend to kill myself off or
kill my chances by waiting until the
last minute before getting down to
work. I am going to start in early,
and some long walks will be the first
tmng on the program.
"And there won't be any beer and
but very little wajr, either," conclud
ed Jess. f
As an example of too strenuous
training Willard pointed out Frank
Gotch. Gotch worked like a fiend,
and although he usually got into fine
condition, the effects of the terrible
grind would show later.
No Boxing.
Jess says it will be gradual with
him and that he . expects to do his
hardest work during May and June.
Until then he will gradually work off
the surplus avoirdupois and get into
condition to do the heavy work. Box
ing will not be on the program for
some time.
How the Fulton people feel about
the match was indicated when Mike
Collins dropped his remark about it
being an "unpleasant afternoon for
Fred."
"Of course," he said, "you know
what I mean. We will win all right,
and it will be pleasant in the end, but
Fred feels that it will be the fight of
a man's life. Why shouldn't he feel
that way, even as confident as he is
Willard is going to be a desperate
fellow to lick. It's a man's jbb, all
right."
About Colonel Miller.
A word about Colonel Joe Miller1
guardian angel of Willard, would not
be out of place here. The colonel is a
mighty interesting . character. Jes9
was with him for 20 weeks in the
show business, knows him well, and
has implicit confidence in him.
Colonel Joe and his three brothers
run and own the famous 101 ranch,
which now totals 110,000 acres, on
which there is plenty of oil, gas and
cattle. Besides that there are hogs,
peaches and watermelons.
Before going on the ranch Colonel
Jpe was in the show business for 10
years, when he was forced to give it
up on account of his health. He is
a type of a showman like Barnuni,
from the standpoint of vastness. In
1906 the Miller boys staged a show
for the National Editorial association
that was some show. They fenced of!
an arena a mile square, built a grand
stand with seats for 60,000, and then
found standing room for 40,000 more.
There were 2,500' actors and 19 brass
bands in this "round-up,'' the like of
which the west never saw before or
since. And it is just possible that
Miller may stage the Willard-Fulton
row. You can imagine what he could
do from the foregoing.
Colonel Joe says he is from a big
country, which is getting bigger all
the titpe, and he is used to doing big
tnings.
How Coast Feels.
Speaking of the west and heavy
weights naturally brings up the sub
ject of Jack Dempsey, who, ti is re;
ported, has a strong hold in the lane
bordered by the Tacific. Bob Laga.
One of ihe best known fight managers
on the coast, is sponsor for the re
port. He declares the entire west i;
a unit in the sentiment.
"There have been few fighters whe
jumped into a high place with the'
fight fans of the west the way Demp
sey did," said Laga. "He seems to be
just what the fight game needed a .
bright, sparkling fellow with a big
punch. I've drawn out a let of fans
by arguing that Dempsey didnH have
a chance with Fulton, and you would
be astonished at some of the replies
I got. The general feeling is that
Fulton surely would fall under the
bombardment of this kid. Personally
I believe Dempsey has a royal chance
because of his close-up style of fight
ing. He would be so close up that
Fred wouldn't have much chance to
use his famous left." .
Dempsey himself thinks the same.
He points out, the dangerous left
Brennan has and how he evaded it.
Dempsey thinks by assuming a
crouch he could play havoc with a
tvoe of man like Fulton. "But. of
course, it takes two to make a battle,"
he qualifies, sensibly.
Dyer No Slacker.
Fred Dyer is no slacker even if his
only chance to get into the national
army is as a boxing instructor at
Camp Grant.
He was born in Wales ar.d was in
the British army three years before
the war. When the big strife came
he tried to get in, but physical de
fects kept him out. He then came to
America.. He tried three or four
times to get into the army here, but
was rejected for a misplaced cartilage
in his right knee. He then took a
course of training to get into the
Young Men's Christian association
service. Later he met Dr. Joseph E.
Raycroft in New York, who got liir-
khis present place at.Camo Gra- f
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