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OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING. JULY 28, 1918. 9
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TWILIGHT AND
SUNSET LEAGUES
STARTSEASONS
Two New Organizations Will
Play Twilight Ball cn Sand
lots Until September
Fifth. ,
By FRANK QUIGLEY.
Two more leagues were launched
last week, the Sunset and Twilight.
They will be usjjered into the field
next Sunday and will close the books
on September Sth.
The Sunset children are Central
Furniture Store, Union Outfitting
McCaffrey Motor company, Omaha
Cubs and Nebraska Storage Battery
company.
The Twilight boys' will plow
through with the Townsends, Dresn
ers, Ramblers, White Sox and Riggs
Optical.
The Sunset boys will obey the fol
lowing rules: All the teams agreed to
put up a five spot, the winning squad
to cart away the entire not. No player
having played class A, semi-pro or
professional ball during the season of
1918 will be eligible. Twilight games
must start at 6:45 p. m. Any team not
ready to play by 7 p. m., will forfeit
game to opposition. All players must
(be under contract and no team shall
have more than twelve players at any
time. Any team 'failing to appear for
two scheduled games will - auto
matically be dropped from the league.
Protests will be decided by a commit
tee consisting of Jake Isaacson, Jawn
Gondmg and harl rUggins. -Fast
Game at Luxus Park.
A large congregation of amateur
baseball devotees should promenade
through the gates at Luxus park this
afternoon' when the Krajiceks and
Armours bump each other. Last Sun
day the Armours pulled the uiftxpect
cd and slipped the Murphy-Did-lts a
carton of defeats, and the Krajiceks
hauled in a game 'from the Holmes
White Sox. Both teams are now step
ping it on at a lively clip, sovit is a
difficult matter for even the wise
acres to dope out this struggle. Man
ager Frank Yost, recently signed up
another pitcher who is a dark horse
in local base ball societv. Kormsh will
probably shoot 'em over the crockery
for the Krajiceks, and either Graves
or Stillmoch will heave 'em for the
Packersville crew.
Thrills at Holmes Park.
Out at Holmes park a contest
chucked full of thrills is looked for
when the Murphy-Did-lts. and I the
Holmes White Sox clash at three
strikes and a half this afternoon. The
Murphys are leading the Greater
Omaha league, with one game to the
good, while the Holmes axe neighbors
of the Beselins, who are the proprie
tors of the cellar posish. A fortune
teller wouldn't haev a look in on spill
ing the beans about this argument.
It is a puzzle to tell just how the
Holmes White Sox will perform. Un
til last Sunday the Holmes boys were
jumping lively, but the Krajiceks
punctured their record. In the kinking
department he Holmes are well forti
fied, having Zink, Baker and Grant. It
is the intention of the Holmes tribe
to unload their best brand of bsse ball
today and their best ouzht to spell de
feat for the Murphys. If they should
whip the blacksmiths the Greater
Omaha league race would be real
;lose. Three teams are now knotted
for berth two, namely. Armours,
Longeways and Kraiiceks. Either the
i Krajiceks or Armours will use an ex-
pressman today and move out of sec
' ond place. Either Hay or Potach will
be on the firing line this afternoon for
the Murphy-Did-It9. ,
All the leagues, with one exception,
the exception being the Greater Oma
ha league, have settled their trouDies.
The Sample-Harts marched away
with the groceries in the American
league. Those National Cash Regis
ter boys are planted on top of the
City league, In the Inter-City league
the Daily News boys marched off with
the bacon and the I. B, Roots copped
the money in the Booster league. ,
City Series Start August U.
It is the intention of President
Isaacson to start the city champion
ship series between the class C and
V class B teams on Sunday, August 11,
provided, however, that his plans are
approved by the directors of the Oma
ha Amateur Base Ball association-(
Diamond Dust. '
Tiushenberg was one of the big: poises In
the Holding department for the Murphy Did
Its last Sunday.
Hay of the Murphy Did Its was the slug
ging kid last Sunday. He nailed three hits
out of three times up.
Bud Lawler Is doing sensational work
In tile right pasture for the Murphy Did
Its. .
The Central Furniture boy had to be
contented with the short end of a 4 to 3
score at Shenandoah, la.,, last Sunday.
Although not a dazzling success as a pill
ihover, Bllllam Sherlock crtalnly enjoyed
a base ball game. He was one of the most
Jovial that floated away to Camp Dodge.
President Earl Higgins of the Greater
Omaha league ia making the bill without
much troutile.
- Joedy Glllham of the Armours assisted the
Holmes White Sox In their quarrel at
Avoca, la., last Friday. . ,
Frank Mahoney ought to make a com
petent secretary for the Twilight league.
Anyway he showed some speed on the
Jump-off.
Two Bills at Camp Dodge.
A pair of Bills (not unpaid) who UBed
' to kick the dust on the local diamonds are
now stationed at Camp Dodge, namely. Bill
Bohan and Bill Fox.
When the A O. U. W. team was proml
nent In this burg, Harry Wright will be
remembered as one of Its members. He is
i now stationed at Camp Dodge.
At short Maloney played spectacular ball
for the Dreshers this season. It was a dif
ficult matter to xio one by him.
The season Is drawing near the gates
and Jawn Denlson has only played a few
mmm He has probably kissed base ball
goodby.
it la nosslble that um manager with a
aifty bunch of chatter could talk Guy Hoi
(and back into base ball.
If Roy Stacey of the Beselins fights em
jver there like he fought for a. ball gam
sere he oucht to do some real damage.
Carl Luther or some other interested party
' kindly invited to call uougias not ana
reDort score of the duel at Athletio park
today. .
Bernstein and Spellman again flew fame,
ward when they belted the pill to all cor
n.pa nf ttiH lot last Sunday.
It ia very' seldom that Wright of the
Metcalfs Is not (w)right when perched be
hind the frit station.
W. E. Folf will look after the destinies
of the Central Furniture Stor of the Sun
set league.
Manager Spencer has Pip.
In Boy Spencer the Union Outfitting team'
has a manager filled to the brim with pep
per He is a regular hustler.
The Krajiceks trimmed the Parsley Com
Champion Long Distance
Swimmer Now Bluejacket
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Harry Elionsky of New London.
Conn., champion lone distance And
handicap swimmer of the world, has
enlisted in Uncle Sam's navy. Elion
sky has gained much prominence by
his many feats hitherto thought im
possible in the water. He is 25 years
old and weighs close to 200 pounds,
and is a regular Hercules and Nep
tune rolled into one. Every long dis
tance swimming stunt on record has
been equaled or bettered by him. He
claims the long distance swimming
record of 65 miles. This trip was
made from the Battery in New York
to Swinbourne Island and back. 'Sev
eral of his remarkable feats in the
water were: Swimming 30 miles with
his hands and feet shackled, towing
mfsslon company by the score of 13 to 0
last Sunday.
Those Puritans at Columbus, Neb., were
going fine until they bumped Into the W. O.
W. boys from Onmlia.
At corner three Frank Mancuso is playing
speedy ball for the Krajiceks. He is also
clubbing the pill.
Dworak of the Krajiceks has bee
switched from second base to rtghttleld.
He is a good fly grabber.
To Manager Pates, the doughty catcher of
the National Cash Registers, a bushel of
credit should be given for the remarkable
record made by this team.
Again, Nell Smith will be at the helm for
the McCaffrey Motor company. He is a
clever gent piloting a base ball squad.
A new gang to be known as the Omaha
Cubs will promenade In the Sunset league,
with James Sisnay at the wheel.
According to C. Hi Wood the Nebraska
Storage Battery teflln will 'make a grand
demonstration of their ability in the Sun
set league.
Facts and Figures on the Athletes
National League
TEAvM BATTING.
G. A.B. R. H. 8.H. S.BPrt
Cincinnati ....83 2714 800 736 85 71 .271
Chicago 87 2897 369 767 125 98 .26o
New York ....86 2911 362 75i 93 101 .269
Pittsburgh ...84 2731 329 B( no lit .tot
Brooklyn 82 2764 228 691 8S 61 .250
St Louis 90 3013 318 729 l
Philadelphia ..85 288J 278 690 89 S3 ,239
Boston 87 2858 303 ool iUO OJ .iii
CLUB FIELDING.
W. L. 1. P. P.O. A. E. Pet.
New York 63 33 60 2315 1201 104'SJ
rhirn 57 29 69 2401 1133 116 969
Pittsburgh 45 39 z z: i
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Boston 3S 48 01 liH 1"
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Cincinnati 37 45 89 2it izu i o
St Louis 2 80 2476 1383 148 Sba
Philadelphia ....S9 44 66 2334 1205 140 861
Brooklyn ...... S 45 3 z.vo " "
INDIVIDUAL BATTING AVERAGES.
G. AB. R. H. SH. SB. Pet.
ctwnrth pitta... 21 83 15 33 1 S .398
Fisher, St. Louis.. 26 106 21 40. 4
Mi.rnhv Huston 16 32 6 12 1
3 .377
0 .376
Groh. Cincinnati ..81 303 49 106
t .350
Z. Wheat, Brooklyn 65 243 16
J. C. Smith, Boston 80 284 36
78 3 1 .321
91 IS 15 .320
79 9 t .317
Daubert, Brooklyn.. 69 249
Hollocher, Chi 87 348 43 1 l i
Doyle, N. Y 37 i "
Roush, Cincinnati.. 73 S76 34 85 1 15 .309
Cheney, Brooklyn ..21 42 4 11 0 .309
Merkle, Chicago ...87,330 37 102 13 1 .309
base, Cincinnati.. 64 227 zs a
Sung. N. T 85 352 54 10 67 .301
Regan, Cincinnati ..21 20 5 .o
PITCHERS' RECORD. .
g. w. 1. pet. lp. h.W so.
Uamllton. Pitt. .. 6 6 0 1000 '64 47 11 29
Pteffer, Brook. ..11
0 1000 I S S I
1 .883 67 46 19 7
$ .750 212 154 64 128
4 .750 152 160 82 26
Ring, Clnn 8 5
Vaughn, Chi 25 IS
Mayer, Pitt 20 12
Causey. N. Y. ..18 6
2 .750 82 71 21
1 .750 37 84 6
3 .727 94 82 13
4 .692 119 113 18
6 .684 146.126 20
6 .667 181 156 44
1 667 26 19 1
6 .649 153 154 31
3 625 138 123 58
4 .600 119 112 36
2 .600 79 69 19
Cornstock, PItt. . . 3
Douglas, Chi 14 8
Demaree, N. T. ..18 9
Perrltt, N. Y. ...2113
Tyler, Chi 22 12
Alexander, Cht. ..3 2
Hendrlx, Cht ....20 11
May, St. L 26 6
Bresaler, Cln 14 6
Anderson, N. Y. ..19 2
Weaver, Chi 8
Miller. Pitt 15 7
600 33 7 .7
583 108 94 11
Rudolph, Bos. ...12 7 6
Grimes, Brook. ..29 9 7
Cooper, Pitt. 27 13 11
Flllingim. Bos. ...14 7 6
583 96 78 11
663 172 135 64
542 US 160 51
538 113 100 28
526 171 173 31
.522 202 203 48
600 142 114 28
500 132 130 12
.500 67 71 26
.500 62 10 26
.600 38 30 11
500 61 47 16
.600 21 19 1
Prendergast, Phil 23 in
Nehf, Bos 24 12 11
Ames. St. L 19 8 8
Bailee, N. Y 18
Jacobs, Pitt., Phil 15
Steele, Pitt., N. Y. 12
Main, Phil S
Carter. Chi 11
8
3
3
2
1
t
8
4
R. Johnson, St. L. . 6
Hogg, Phil 19
Eller, Cincinnati... 25
Sanders, Pitts.... 22
Watson, Phil 17
Tcney. Cln 21
471 147 124 40 68
.428 121.123 38 40
.429 121 103 48 44
.429 76 71 11 11
7 10
7 10
8 12
.412 136 147 32 3)
.412 113 120 36 36
.400 182 170 37 71
Meadows, St. L....21
Marquard, Brook. 27
Packard, St. L....21
Coombs, Brooklyn 18
Regan, Cincinnati 21
Cheney, Brook (3
Dottk, St Louis... 22
Ragan, Boston ...21
G. Smith. Cln 16
6 9
6
3 6
7 12
6 11
6 12
3 6
1
1 1
6 11
5 11
2 7
.400 117 126 22 13
.400 122 124 35 25
.376 63 69 26 12
.368 135 120 (3 60
.303 148 146 42 50
.333 141 136 43 12
133! 82 97 16 12
PRobertson, Brook.. 6
.335 84 3216 12
Slapnlcka, Pitt. .. 4
Schneider, Cln..... 23
Oeschg., Phila. ..22
Harmon, Pitts. ...16
SherdeL St L. 25
Grlner, Brook 12
Canvan, Boston ... 12
J. R. Walker. Chi., 8
Hughes, Boston... 3
Davis. Phlla.' ....15
Horstman, St L...
.333 11 22 14
.313 144 134 81 38
.313 137 111 it 39
.221 83 78 13
.18! 121423 82 23
.167
.000
.000
.000
.000
.000
64 22 26
41 16 20
21 8 11
17 6
39 26 20
29 14
Blf
a boat load of men eight miles while
his arms and feet were in irons, swim
ming five miles in a straightjacket,
swimming Hell Gate with two men
bound to his body with ropes, be
sides having his own hands and feet
bound, and in fact there has not been
a stunt under the heading of handicap
swimming that Elionsky has not ac
complished. In the swim of Hell
Gate Elionsky and the two meri who
were bound to him almost lost their
lives. .At the end of the swim they
were caught in a whirlpool and the
men bound to Harry became panic
stricken and tried to get free. All
three would have surely been
drowned if it had not been for the
arrival of the motor boat that had
accompanied them on their trip.
Divorce Court Shows a
Cut in Player's Salary
The ups and downs of base ball
salaries are indicated in a petition
filed in a New York court by Pitcher
Ray Caldwell of the New York Yan
kees. When he was drawing a salary
of $8,000 a Reason 'he had been or
dered to pay his wife $250 a month
alimony. Caldwell went into court,
showed where his salary had been cut
to $4,000 a season and asked relief.
The court ordered that hereafter he
should pay his wife but $150 a month
during the playing season and $50 a
month during the off season.
American League
TEAM BATTING.
G. AB. R. H. SH. SB. Pet.
St. Louis 87 2878 804 757 125,100 .261
New York 88 2937 362 766 143 59 .260
Cleveland 93 3010 349 766 120 116 .264
Washington ...89 3030 296 765 93 84 .258
Boston 89 2830 341 708 141 BO .zdu
Chicago 86 2845 310 709 114 87 .241
Detroit 8S 2874 323 701 100 98 .344
Philadelphia ..86 2827 290 686 84 61 .248
CLUB FIELL'INU.
W. L. DP. PO. A. E. Pet
Boston 66 34 66 2375 1227 106 .972
New York 46 40 97 2446 1236 115 .970
Chicago 39 47 72 2355 1107 115 .968
6t. Louis 40 46J65 2334 1195 137 .963
Cleveland .....50 42 69 2618 1270 li5 .sbz
Dettolt ..,....,.86 50 68 2362 1100 135 .961
Philadelphia ...36 49 90 2296 1203 148 .969
Washington ...47 41 69 2491 119D 10 .(
INDIVIDUAL BATTING AVKKAUK3.
G. AB.R. H. 8h.Sb.Pet.
Cobb, Detroit 79 290 60 lit 7 28 .383
Burns, Phlla 86 333 44 113 .
SIsler, St. L 78 810 49 102 6 31 .329
Demmltt St. L....81 259 33 83 13 .320
Ruth. Boston .65 209 42 66 .318
Baker, N. Y 88 351 46 ill 8 .sis
SDeaker. Cleveland. 93 342 53 108 8 21 .316
Graney, Cleveland. .43 85 8 26 1 2 .306
Walker, Phlla 82 295 41 90 6 8 .306
Plpp. N. Y. 86 332 46 101 13 10 .304
Milan, Wash"! 87 341 35 103 2 16 .301
Wood, Cleveland. ...83 286 30 86 14 4 .301
.Tnhnsnn. St. L 24 10 6 9 0 4 .300
Hooper
Boston 89 333 55 101) 11 I
PITCHERS' RECORDS.
g. w,
1. pet.
0 1.000
0 1.000
0 1.000
0 1.000
lp.
h. bb. so.
Matteson, Wash 8
i
17
8
10
9
13
13
10
3
10
7
6
3
9
Walton, Phlla.. 2 2
Molyneaux, Bos ( 1
Hansen. Wash.. 5 1
Kaatlng, Nl I., 4 1 9
1.000
1.000
1.000
.800
E.Houlik, Wash 8 10
Reese. Wash.. 2 10
2
81
Faber, Chi 11 4 t
70 23 21
Jones, Bos.. .16 10 2
769 111 94 40 28
Mays, Bos 25 17 7
Thor., V. Y.....14 7 S
.708 210 144 63 88
.700 93 77 43 20
.667 64 66 17 11
.625 1(7 142 83 62
.625 164 151 69 it
,616 223 170 46 94
.615 162 112 79 45
.615 109 107 65 44
:611 162 149 19 28
.611 149 118 47 43
.600 238 193 66 72
.600 63 49 14 10
.671 204 164 74 78
.671 126 119 60 46
.563 106 120 40 24
.656 155 116 66 52
.545 103 110 19 15
.545 95 68 40 34
.545 85 75 30 18
.600 127 113 67 33
.600 122 134 41 43
.600 9 89 33 17
.600 ' 48 70 17 9
.600 23 24 14 2
.500 16 7 10
.464 230 202 70 49
.458 195 198 69 3B
A. Russell, Cht. 11 4 2
Love, N. Y 80 10 6
Morton, C'lev..,21 10 6
Johnson, W....27 16 10
Harper, Wash.. 24 8 6
Gallia, St. L...17 8 6
Mogrldge, N. Y.30 11 7
Boland, Det-,.,81 11 7
Covel., ClevlL.27 15 10
Wright. St. L..10 8 2
Bush.' Bos 27 12 9
Leonard, Boa.. 16, 1 S
coumbe, Clev..22 9 7
Sothoron, St. L. 2 3 10 g
Bens. Chi 22 6 S
Shocker, St. L..14 6 6
Ruth, Bos 11 6 6
Shellenback, C.18 77
Caldwell, N. Y..18 6 6
Rogers, St. L..21 6 i
Groom, Clev,...15 1
Jones, Det 11 1 1
Shawkey. N. Y.. 3 X 1
Perry, Phil 11 13 15
Bagby, Cleve....33 11 13
Ayers, Wash... 27 8 10
Erlckson, Det.. 13 4 6
Enzmann, Clev.20 1 4
Dauss. Det 21 710
Gregg. Phlla... 24 8 12
Adams, Phlla.. .21 4 (
Cunning. Det... 17 2 1
Watson, Phlla.. 7 2 3
A. Russell, N.Y.J7 7 11
Kalllo, Det 19 5 g
Finn, Det.-N. Y.20 8 6
James, Det 18 10
Geary, Phlla....l6 3 6
Cicotte, Chi.... 28 8 14
.444 173 176 50 39
.444 94 82 29 48
.429 89 83 24 23
.412 158 141 41 46
.400 171 153 46 62
.400 106 95 65 28
.400 64 72 15 18
.400 43 42 11 10
.389 141 136 74 64
.385 122 113 64 66
.375 95 106 37 30
.375 114 117 67 43
.375 87 95 29
.864 187 171 34
.353 145 139 69
.333 95 101 42
.333 47 39 21
.333 38 30 14
.333 22 21
.286 115 133 56
fShaw. Wash.... 29 6 11
Myers, Phlla....l8 4 8
Hourk. St. I, ...IS 1 2
Yingling, Wash. 8 12
Atrock, Wash.. Ill
Davenp't, St. L.21 4 10
LoWd'm'k. St. L.12 2 6
Bader. Boston.. 6 18
Danforth. Chi... 30 4 13
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.250 78 70 37 24
.250 27 26 12 10
.235 100 J 00 28 14
SPEED KINGS TO
CLASH ON OMAHA
OVAL ON SUNDAY
Famous Dirt Track Racers Are
to Give Gate City Enthu
siasts Taste of Speed
in Dust.
Professional automobile racing
will be revived in Omaha next Sunday
when ten or more of the world's most
famous dirt track pilots with the fast
est cars being campaigned will line
up for the starting flag at Benson
park speedway.
A committee of local business men,
headed by Mogy Bernstein have of
fered purses amounting to $5,000
which has been the means of secur
ing the very best of the dirt track
racing talent.
Farmer Henderson of San Fran
cisco has promised to bring to Omaha
for the meet his famous 290-horse
powered Fiat Submarine.
Cow Boy Earl Epperson of Dallas,
Tex., will be here with his original
Monk Mercer.
R. Burr Lampkin, hailed as the dirt
track speed king, has entered both
his Sun Ray Roamerand his300-horse
powered Jumbo Benz No. 2. The
promoters of this meet are endeavor
ing to arrange a special match race
between Lampkin in his Benz and
Henderson in the Submarine.
Millionaire Kid.
John Boyd, the millionaire kid of
Tulsa, Okl., will pilot his sensational
fackard twin six. lhe car has been
built especially for dirt track rac
ing having a wheelbase of but 104
inches.
Teddy LeCocci of Paris has notified
the promoters that he will enter at
least three of the events with his
Midget Bullet. Eddie Buchanan of
Louisville will bring to Omaha his
Baby Mine, said to be the world's
fastest miniature racing car.
rrank Allen of Indianapolis has a
veritible streak in his special factory
built Hudson super six, which he will
pilot in five of the events.
Home Made Model.
Willis Young of Salina, Kan., has
a nana maae car in tne xoung spe
cial. Young has built this unique
speed creation himself, the motor be
ing his conception of what a racing
motor should be.
R. G. Dashbach of Los Angeles is
campaigning tddie Kickennacner s
famous Maxwell Special. Dash is
really a local boy, having been born
and raised in Omaha. He has been
with Barney Oldfield as mechanic for
three years and later with Dario Res
ta. Rickenbacher has turned the
Maxwell over to Dash with the un
derstanding that 25 per cent of the
car's earnings shall go to some war
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DIRT
AUTO CLAS
WORLD'S GREATEST DIRT TRACK
DRIVERS AND CARS ENTERED i
$5,000 :: PURSES :: $5,000
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SUNDAY, AUGUST 4,
Events.
1 Mile Time Trials rUriver making fastest time
2 Special Two-Mile Race for miniature racing cars
3 One-M'le Match Race between BurrLampkin in his Jumbo Benz and Farmer
snn in his Fiatt Submarine
4 Three-Mile Match Race between Burr Lampkin in his Sun Ray Roamer and John Boyd in
his Packard two heats out of three. Winner of each neat to receive $200. Total purse 1,000.00
5 Australian Pursuit Race handicap limit to twenty laps of the track : 350.00
6 Second heat between Burr Lampkin and John Boyd, three miles.
7 Five-Mile Free-f or-All 1 ,000.00
8 Third heat between Burr Lampkin and John Boyd to determine championship of three
miles if necessary. nn
9 Grand Ten-Mile Dirt. Track Championship open to all registered I. M. C. A. drivers; purse 2,000.00
PRICES General Admission, Including Automobile, $1; Grand Stand, $1.50 and $2; Box Seats, $2.50.
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Two Cincinnati Players Make
Two Hits in One Time at Bat
It is one of the oddities of base
ball that the Cincinnati Reds possess
the only two players in the major
leagues who ever made two hits in
one time at the bat. Lena Black
burne accomplished the feat two years
ago before "Greasy" Neale, and, like
the outfielder, turned the trick in New
York.
Blackburne got his chatue to bat
twice in rapid succession in much the
same way as Neale. Umpire Hilde
brand had called time and Ray Fisher
did not hear him. Fisher, now in the
service, delivered the sphere and
Blackburne promptly singled. Hilde
brand made "Lena" bat over again and
the former American leaguer singled
again.
The date of this freak and home
run was June 10, 1915.
fund. Dash is making every effort to
make the car's earnings as large as
possible.
Roy Davisson of Sabatha, Kan., has
what is said to be the fastest dirt
track car in the country in the Freh
speed creation, the Daus LI Argent.
Davisson will attempt to set a new
world's record with this car on the
Benson track this meet.
The events of the program are as
follows: "
Mile Time Trials Driver making fastest
time, mo.
Special two-mile race for mlnatur racing
cam 3180.
One mil match race between Burr Lamp
kin In bis Jumbo Bens and Farmer Hen
derson in his Flat Submarine, $250.
Three-mlla race between Burr Lampkin In
his Sun Ray Roamer and John Boyd In his
Packard, two heats out of three, winner ot
each to receive $200; total of purse, $1,000.
Australian Tursult Race, Handicap Lim
ited to 20 laps of the track, $360.
Second heat between Burr Lampkin and
John Boyd, three miles
Fife Miles Free for all, $1,000.
Third heat between Burr Lampkin and
John Boyd to determine three-mile oham
pionshlp, If necessary.
Grand Ten-Mile Dirt Track Championship
Open to all registered I. M. C. A. drlvena,
12.000.
Cleveland is Prosperous .
Since Playing Winning Ball
Cleveland, July 27. The Cleveland
club is one of the most prosperous in
the major leagues. When Frank De
lass Robison moved his National
league club from the Forest City to
St. Louis he was forced to make the
change because of slim patronage.
C. W. Somcrs put Cleveland into the
American league several years later,
but finally he was compelled to sell
the club to the present owner, James
C. Dunn. The Clevelands have been
making money for Dunn ever since
and there's, a reason. Dunn has
spent large sums for star players, in
cluding $50,000 for Speaker, and the
Indians have played winning ball un
der Manager Fohl. You can't have
a winner unless you put up the kalet
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Benson Race
Sanctioned by International
DRIVERS AND CARS already entered:
R. Burr Lampkin. Jumbo Benz and Sun Ray Roamer
"Farmer" Henderson Fiatt Submarine
Earl Epperson Mercer
R. G. Dashbach Maxwell Special
Pttank Allen Hudson
John Boyd Packard
Eddie Buchanan Baby Mine
Ted Lacocq Midget Bullet
Roy Davisson Dans 1 Argent
Willis Young . Young Special
EVENTS:
Neale made his single and home
run in practically one time at bat in
New York last year on July 12, off
Perrit. The home run was disallowed,
,the single wasn't. '
Umpire Harrison had called time
because Heinie Zimmerman had stop
ped to toss out a ball that was on the
playing field. There was nothing else
to do but to have Neale bat over
again, and Manager Mathewson, when
the play was explained, made no pro
testjust told Neale to take his stand
at the plate again and see what he
could do.
Neale is a wonderful all around ath
lete. If he ever makes many hits in
one season as he scored points in bas
ket ball, he will have a batting aver
age well over .900.
Can t Sing Kaiser
Out of War Over Here
Says Memphis Boxer
Pal Moore, Memphis bantam, who
is now a Great Lakes jackie, wa jour
neying to Baltimore a week or so ago.
He and Minager Tommy Walsh were
discussing things in general and war
in particular. Tommy lays no claim
to being a singer, but he likes to war
ble a bit now and then. When the
conversation slowed up Walsh began
to hum a tune.
"What's the name of that?" asked
Tal.
"Oh, that's another war song," re
plied Tom.
Tal settled back and Tommy
hummed several catchy airs.
Finally Pal could stand it no longer.
"All of them things war songs?" he
asked.
"Every one of 'em," came the re
ply. "Did the same fellow write 'em all?"
from Pal. .
"Oh, no. There's an author for
each one."
"How many songs are there?"
"About a thousand, I guess. Maybe
more."
"Well, then," replied Pal, "why
don't all of them fellows enlist? Do
they think they can stay over here and
sing the kaiser out of this war?"
Shipbuilders Wanted
Entire Des Moines Club
An offer from a ship building plant
at Duluth was received by President
Tom Fairweather of the Des Moines
Western League club, agreeing to
give every member of the disbanding
team a job at "steady work and good
pay." Some of the players accepted,
but other concluded to look for thei
own jobs.
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Georgia Slabman is Hitting
Within 17 Points of .400
Mark; Burns Ahead in
Bases.
Chicago, July 27. Tyrus Raymond
Cobb, Detroit, continued to lead
American league batters during the
last week. Ty dropped four points,
but still is far in the lead. Cobb is
hitting within 17 point of the .400
mark. He failed to register a run
during the week, but' his mark of 60
was five better than Harry Hoopet
of Boston, who is the runner up in
the run scoring department. Burns
of Philadelphia, the Georgian's clos
est rival for hitting honors, is 44
points behind Cobb.
Burns continued to lead in total
bases with 159. He has made 13
doubles, nine triples and five home
runs. "Babe" Ruth, Boston, has
played in five games since the last
averages were released, but had failed
to chalk up any more home runs.
His 11, however, remains high. Sisler
failed to steal any more bases, and
his mark of 32 is high, although
Bobby Roth, Cleveland, is but two
behind. '
St. Louis leads the league in team
batting with .263. Boston leads in
club fielding with .972. ,
St. Louis leads the league in team
batting with .263. Boston leads in
club fielding with .972,
Wheat Climbi High.
Zack Wheat, Brooklyn outfieldel
made the best showing of National
league batters, according to the aver
ages published today, and which in
clude Wednesday's games. Wheat
climbed from eighth place to second
place. His average is .321.
Heinie Groh, Cincinnati, continued
at the head of the list with art average
of .350, which is a drop of 16 points
since last week. Merkle, Chicago?
leads in total bases with 139, which
include 22 doubles, three triples and a
like number of home runs.
Cruise, St Louis, with his six cir
cuit drives, remained high in that de
partment. Cincinnati's .271 average
continued high for team batting.
Murphy's Rent Suit on ,
Cub Ball Park dismissed
Charley Murphy's suit to compel
the present owners of the Chicago
Cubs to continue paying rental on
the old West Side park in Chicago
has been thrown out of court- Murphy
alleged that the men who bought the
ball club assumed a long lease on the
park with it. The court says not.
Purse
Hender-
250.00
150.00
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