THE BEE: OMAHA, WiCOESDAY, OCTOBER 10. 1921. Up-to-Bate News and Gossip of Interest to Sport Fans Jack Dempsey Target of Song Roy Grattan Wins Feature Race at Atlanta Wrestlers Crawl Out of Their Summer Shell Detectives Hunt Ducks as Well as Criminal St. Paul Welcomes Pitching Idol s Writer and Star It) , iiiiMMMin-u--nmjiiai n i iinsi swaiiiiarsrW-Timr AI Sirgrl Announce i Hit Law. ycr I Preparing Paj)fr For Service on WorlJ'i Champion. ' , Fir I'alfffMl rtir. Xtw ,urk, Oct. lo.-He.vy. heavy i the heavyweight crown on ' .' - I f la-'- Iempey, but great as it the thrill of being the -i i,i t! wi.d, i-'cn greater in it potentialities must be the charge that Jack it in all truth a Jack of Heart. uch ii the charge of AI Siegtl. Lroadway song writer and husband of the illustrious,, shimmy-shaking lice Palmer, blonde, juecn' in the realmi of ragtime an'l jazz. iicgct today announced that hi lawyer it preparing paper for service on the redoubtable pugilist, which a:nontr other things will say that Dempsey has won at least $100,000 worth of Miss Palmer's affections and that what he alleges to be Jack's gain has been his loss. For this loss he wishes to recover the hundred thousand. , Dempsey in Chicago. v Dempsey is in Chicago with his retinue of masseurs, managers and trainers. He is rehearsing daily for an extended vaudeville engagement . through which he expects to illus trate to the few citizens who did not manage to squeeze into Boyle's 30 acres last July 2, just how he drop ped Mons Georges Carpcntier, late "lily of France," to the rosin cover ed canvas for the 10 count. As if the finger of destiny has conspired to make plausible the charges of Al Sicgel it so happens that Miss Palmer is also in the Windy City, but on an engagement which keeps her toes from the foot lights and her hand on the pen holder. Miss Palmer is bringing suit for divorce in Chicago. She ar rived there today preceded by her attorney, Edward J. Adcr, jr., to sign the complaint. In the absence of a statement from Miss Palmer, Broadway is' satisfied with one from her attorney. Mr. Ader insists that there is no ground for Siegel's proposed action against Dempsey. He added that it was his impression that the pugilist had al ready been served with the papers in the Sicgel suit. This occurred, he is quoted as saying, just before Dempsey and his manager, Jack Kearns, left for Chicago. Kearni Denies Charges. A statement from Kearns issued at the Morrison hotel in Chicago, however, denies this. Kearns said: "The champion has never received any summons connected with such a suit. If one has been issued it is just an attempt of a couple of vaudeville actors to get some pub licity. Dempsey knows Bee Palmer just as he knows a lot of other stage people. Perhaps he has dined with her I'm not sure. But as for there being any love affair between them, that's hokum." Omaha University Drops Out of State Athletic Conference Following a meeting of the athletic officials of the University of Omaha, held yesterday, it was decided that the Maroons no longer remain a member of the Nebraska State Inter collegiate Athletic conference. The local university has been a member of the conference for only two years. The reason for the Maroons "drop ping out of the conference was be cause the other schools m the loop refused to schedule athletic contests with the Omaha university, both in foot ball and basket ball. Last sea son the Maroons went through the foot ball season without meeting de feat. At the close of the season the conference officials refused to con sider the Omaha team the cham pions, why, know one seems to know. This season Coach Adams was able to schedule but two conference games in foot ball. Arrangements are under w.-.y to schedule contests for the remainder of the season with Kansas City uni versity, Buena Vista and Tarkio college. Horseshoe Pitchers' Tourney Big Success Gibbon, Neb., Oct. 18. (Special.) The horseshoe tournament held at Gibbon Saturday afternoon was a great success. More than 50 contest ants took part and some good scores were registered. The winners in the doubles were . Cass Lockwood and O. O. Olson of Lowell, Neb. The second prize in the same event went to T. J. Mills and Willard Mills of Kenesaw. The latter also captured first money in , the singles. W. Han sen of Lowell was second in the singles. Special prizes were won bv H. P. Rose, Lowell. Neb., and Walt Schepars of Hazard, Neb. T. J. Mills of Kenesaw was awarded the prize for the oldest contestant. ' L. J. Knott and C W. Dillon retained the Buffalo county championship, defeating Lockwood . and Olson three games out of five. A. W. Ayres, secretary of the Gib bon Horseshoe association, an nounces that a record crowd will be in attendance at the big tournament held at Gibbon, October 29. John Gottberg "Winner Of Auto-Polo Game Columbus, Neb.', Oct 18. (Spe cial) A crowd of more than 600 witnessed an exciting game of auto polo at the American Legion ball park Sunday afternoon. Excite ment ran high, and John Gottberg of this city was the victorv The affair was staged by T. Earl Flade man and his party of aviators and auto-polo players. The enthusiasm of the crowd was equal to a hot'v con tested foot ball gagr. , u;M iff M Limiting ducks is nothing like Cicli declared after thev remained in with fiO birds. With Tianowski on the trip gora. Neb., in Cheyenne county. Predict Wholesale House Cleaning in Big Leagues Through Winter; Kids Will Get Chance on Lot By FRANK G. MENKE. lot of faces that )ccred forth from big .'ague rosters througu i9'l will be conspicu usly absent when 'play ball'' echoes over ic l.clds of play in There's going to be a I house mailing in the big leagues through the winter. Much of the dcadwood is to be eliminated Vounestcrs who have adorned noth ing but the benches for a year or two while the veterans were lumber ing hither and thither are going to get a real chance to show wha thev can do. The dominating powers in the big leagues came to the ' conclusion through the fag end of the year that the slip-off in the standard of play was due more to the age of many of the combatants than to a lacka daisical attitude on the part of all York Preparing For Midland Game Coach Ernie Frank Drilling Panthers in Finer Points Of Contest. York, Neb., Oct. 18. (Special.) The York College Panthers, fresh from their well-earned victory over the Hastings Bronchos last Friday, entered on a hard weeks' practice this afternoon in preparation for the battle with the Miduand Tigers to be played at York next Friday aft ernoon. York does not anticipate an easy contest with the Tigers, for the low score in the Omaha university game indicates that Sisty's men have hit their stride and will cause trouble for any team they meet the rest of this season. Ernie Frank spent the afternoon drilling his men on the finer parts of the game in an effort to smooth out some of the rough spots that still were in evidence in the Broncho battle. The Hastings athletes dis played a stubborn defense, and had their offense been as good they would have come off the victors. The York crew came out of the battle in good condition, showing that they are receiving the proper training at the hands of Ernie Frank. The green linemen are beginning to catch the idea of proper blocking and tackling and will cause more trouble for their future opponents. - Frank is developing a wonderful drop kicker in Ed Booth. The Plainview lad is booting the ball over from the 45-yard line regularly in practice and should be- in shape to register in the next game. Want Craveth to - Manage Coast Club Salt Lake City, Oct. ' 18. At a meeting today of the board of di rectors of the Salt Lake club of the Pacific Coast league, President Lane was authorized to enter into nego tiations with Clifford (Gavvy) Crav eth with a view to his engagement as manager for the 1922 club. Mickey Donley "Wins Philadelphia, Pa., Oct 17. (Spe cial Telegram.) Mickey Donley of ' Newark outpointed "Sailor" Fried-! man of Chicago in a fast eight-round bout here tonight. The boys are lightweights. Here? 's Base Ball Which "Babe" Ruth Violated Last Week By Cnlvtml Serried. New York. Oct. 18.Here is the base ball law which Babe Ruth has violated, forcing a direct issue be tween himself and Judge I-andis, high commissioner of base ball: "Seetloa B. (paragraph B.) Both teams that content in the world' rrim arc required to disband Imme diately after Its clow, and the mem bers thereof are forbidden to par ticipate as Member er a m team in exhibition games Oaring the year In which that world's championship is decided." It seems plain enousrh. akhouch it has not been enforced to any ereat extent, hunting criminals Police Lieut Jack Pzsanowski and Detective Wi the bird region of western Nebraska for two weeks. They retu was J. C. Kozel. They camped on the athlete. They found that base running has become a 'lost art be cause of the preponderance of veter ans. Whole Team Slow. 1 Each club seemed to have at least 4 old timers in the lineup. And if one of those aging birds got on tho sacks, it meant that the whole team back of him, instead cf being able to travel its own gait had to meas ure its speed according to the snail like standard which the old boy in front of them set. Through the years the clubs al ways have been loath to dispossess the veterans until such time as some kids flashed so brilliant a game that they simply couldn't be kept out of the list of regulars. The average youngster however, never got much of a chance to show his real worth. He was chased onto the field of play and told to show what he could do. He'd make the try but the chances of immediate success were against him. For he'd be nervous, even to the point of being erratic, and he would make a blunder here or there, or fail to show how really wonderful he was. Managers, hav ing but little patience, promptly would bench him and back would go the old timer." But it's going to be radically dif ferent in 1922. Managers realize that they cannot maintain the stand ard of fast play by keeping the vet erans around indefinitely. And they have come to know, too, that the only real way to give a kid a fair and square trial is to let him go out on the field in regular tussle for a few weeks or a month, by which time real worth will show througn the early nervousness. At Least 50 Get Gate, .i .. . . . It all the remarks ot managers throughout both circuits come true in their entirety, there'll be at leasi iO of the men who disported regu Iarly in 1921 pushed into the discard before 1922. for the aim every where is for new blood young blood. The standard of play has skidded in the past five years, due to the veterans. It s to be rebuilt by kids. Base ball, therefore, through the early months of 1922 promises to be a bit spotty as far as errors are concerned. For kids, nervous and under the terrific strain of trying to make good, will bobble and bobble some more as a starter. But be fore midsummer the wheat will be separated from the chaff; the "morn ing glories' will have faded from view and there'll be nothing left but kids with confidence in themselves who have earned a regular job and who are speeding up and bettering the national tramc bv their disolavs of fleetness of hand and foot, their youthtul daring and their youth. (Copyright, 1921, by King Features Syn- dicate, Inc.) Holdrege Defeats . Orleans Team, 13-6 Holdresre. Oct. 18. (SoeciaU The Holdrege High defeated the Or leans High school in a slow game of foot ball at Orleans by the score of 13 to 6, with no outstanding plays on either side. The regular line up ot Holdrege was not used until the last five minutes of olay. The game was full of referee arguments ana ditrerences ot opinions covering the various decisions. i FootBallFacts WorthKfiowing Q. If a team throws a forward pass on the third down with 20 yards to gain and the ball Is touched by a defensive player and recovered by an offensive player be fore touching the ground, is it a first down If the gain is say 12 yards A. No. Q. It the ball Is in possession of sn of fensive player and is held by him against the goal posts. Is It a touchdown 7 A. It is. providing the uprights are en the goal-line. Q. May a player change his kicking shoe in order to try for goal from touch down? A. He may providing he can accomplish the change In two minutes. Q. If a ball becomes wet or muddy may a new one be substituted during the game T A. In case of a wet field the ball may be changed for a new one at the end of the second period at the discretion of the referee. U. How far may the ball be- brought into the field of play after going out of bounds ? A. Not less than five yards or more than If. Player expresees his preference for any distance betwsea llMSS two , points, I illiam returned ' the ranch of Antone Bcstcr, near An By BEN C. ROBINSON. How often do we hear a chap coming back from a hunting trip make the remark: "Oh, it would have been a corkine trio all rieht if we had gone a few days or a few weeks later." Some one else will complain, "Yes, it was a great trip, and we found oodles of game, but I .nearly caught my death of cold." Others will have a grouch about some part of the equipment a brok en gun, bad ammunition, inefficient guides or dogs that failed to come up to the scratch. Now, all these discomforts and disasters should be considered and guarded against before the fall hunt ing trip is taken. The successful fel low the chap who comes back from his deer hunting jaunt or that bird shooting holiday with pep in his step, with a smile like a billboard and a bunch of racy yarns to spin to the boys who staid at home is the one who, if the truth were known, planned his trip out to the smallest detail several days or per haps weeks before he started for the gunning grounds. One of the finest and most en joyable shore bird gunning trip's I ever took was in company with an old-timer of the game. This man was a "bug" on details. His consuming idea was to be ready when he start ed. The night we. cooked up this trip Charlie started with a slip of yellow paper and a pencil. On his slip' he made out during the previous week the items he thought we would need. I had been given another slip and told to make out my personal list of what I thought I would need. Neither of us knew what the other's list contained, and after a week's work on the lists, with careful elim ination, so as to get the duffle list, ammunition and gun supply down to the last ounce of weight, and yet so as to contain what was really needed for our comfort in camp and at the duck blinds, we compared the finished columns. In many cases we found similar articles on both lists. Ihese we elim inated from one of the lists so as to distribute the cost and weight equally. In the end we found our selves ready for the 800-mile motor trip to the hunting grounds with as near a complete list of rations, camp equipment and firearms as any one could wish. This trip proved to be one of those rare : events where a man comes back entirely satisfied with results. Be sure to get in touch with re- liable guides before leaving, and have these men wire you when to come; otherwise weather conditions may prevent the flight of wild fowl, the presence of small game in that particular cover or the chances of bringing back a trophy head. Comfort in camp, especially in the late weeks of the fall hunting sea son is of vital importance. Health and the chances of enjoying even the best of shooting can be spoiled by not taking along, the proper camp equipment. Flemy of bedding is es sential. The weight will be consid' erable,- but a little extra weight should be borne with resignation rather than endure sleepless, chilly nights. A good canvas tent of heavy weight and well water-proofed, not less than three pairs of wool army or Camp blankets of five pounds weight each, and in sections where there is no balsam, fir or spruce browse, a bed sack of light drilling, or a camp cot, should be included. Even where you take a camp cot along on these late fall trips, you'd better include the bed sack as well. This, filled with fine grass or leaves, and placed on thecot will make the sleeping warmer and tnore comfort able. I have never found a camp stove necessary,' with plenty of blankets and a good bed sack, unless the camp is large and an old cook stove can be transported in. The. outstand ing defect of the common sheet iron camp stove is that it is so small as to keep one continually firing it up, which in the cold hours of the night will rarely ever be done. Re sult: A cold tent awaiting you in the morning. Take plenty of beddme and warm clothes j Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 13 -The Crand circuit 'season of 1921 lure was opened yesterday. Tommy M urphy increased his earn ings when he pi loted Roy Grattan to victory in the feature of the card, the 2:05 pace, win ning ill three heats, the best time being 2:0S'j. The purse was $2,500. Teter Kennedy, driven by Walter Cox, won the 2:12 pace by taking the ; last two heats after being second in one, and Kilo, driven by 1'ittman, took the 2:09 trot by winning the ' first and third heat. and coming in second in the middle heat. Dixie May, piloted by Woods, took first place in two heats of the event for southern horses, which will be finished tomorrow. The summaries: J:05 Fare, Purse 11,500 Roy Orattan, b. g., by Orattan Koyal (Murphy) 1 t 1 Bdna Early, blk, m., by Robert C. (Thomas) t t 2 Ilasel Kruitner. br. m., by Walnut Hall (Pitman) I t S Time: J;0li'i. 1:04, 1:01. :U Pace, Pu-se Sl.ooO Peter Kennedy, b. g., by Peter the Oreat (Co) 11 X t Platinum, gr, m., by Direct' Star ' (Thomas) 1 4 4 Rags Direct, br. g.. by Maxedo (Keener) 4 I 2 The Deputy Sheriff, b. g by The Sheriff (Whitehead) I t S Time: :0K. l:ll!i, :13. 2:0 Trot. Purse tl.OOD Kilo, b. m by Peter tho Great (1'ittman) 1 1 1 The Great Volo, b. c, by Peter the Great (Cox) t 1 I Ludy WlllRo, ch. in., by Wiligo (McDonald) 3 1 D. J. Burke, b. g (Keener) , I'tah (Oeers) '.xston (Thomas) by The Corsar 4 S 4 S ...6 6 dr Neva Brooks (Murphy) 7 dls Time: 2:0S',i, 2:08"4, 2:074. 2:20 Pace, Purse (SG0 (Unfinished.) Dixie May, b. m. (Woods) 1 1 Slary Coffee, b. m.. by The Abbe (Whitehead) 2 3 Guy Steels, br. g.. by Kentucky Todd (Moran) 4 Eastern Morn. b. g., by Walter Di rect (Thomas) 9 4 Pat Volo (Flher) i t Time: 2:im, 2:124. Commerce Starts Preparing for Game With Beatrice High With the battle with ' Beatrice scheduled for Friday instead of Sat urday( Coach Drummond of the Commerce High bookkeepers is handing his proteges a stiff schedule of hard work. A thorough return to the fundamentals of the game is be ing prescribed for the Leavenworth lads.' The ends and the backfield men are being trained in getting down under punts, tackling and field run ning, while the linemen are receiving instructions in blocking, tackling and the fundamental principles of the game. O'Neill to Play Bloomfeld Friday O'Neill, Neb., Oct. 18. (Special.) The O'Neill High school eleven, which defeated the Tilden aggrega tion by a score of 20 to 0 at Tilden last Friday, has returned home ap parently none the worse for wear and is preparing for a battle with the Bloomfield High .school eleven on the home grounds next Friday afternoon. The Bloomfield team is doped as one of the strongest the local boys are apt to encounter in northern Nebraska this fall. Ben Brown Wins Golf Tournament Shenandoah, la., Oct. 18. (Spe cial.) Eliminating Ben Brower, 4 up and 3 to play, R. J. Ritchie wOn the golf championship of the Senth rnoreland Country club. Sixty-four players were entered in the tournament G. W. Cooper won the honors in the directors' flight. The other flights and consolations have not been completed. J. L. Crone was low medalist in the quali fying rounds. Tiake the pick of Vir ginia tobacco; smoke it straight and Man, you're smoking the world's best cigarette tobacco you're smoking Piedmonts. I II J jj LioofTT U Myuls Tobacco Co. I fjL-M ii -J St. Paul, Neb., today welcomed its major league hero, Grover Alex ander. Accompanied by his wife, the Chicago hurling idul relumed to the "old home town," where his mother and four brothers rc-ide. Half the population of the little town was at the station to greet the big hurlcr, lor in his home town he is Alexander will put in several will then co to California or return Hunting is the major leaguer's puts in much time meandering m the on nearby streams. Alexander played winter ball last O MP "fWTIWGTME NEXT ONC OVER" Nothing Brewing But Trouble. Tentative agenda has been sub mitted by U. S. to nonresident members of league of nations. Re fugee diplomats and fugitive ambas sadors are arriving at Ellis Island in twos and threes. League of nations will open up their first comic academy on November 11. Graduates of best clown schools in world will hurdle logic and jump through hoops and keyholes. Outline of agenda follows: Limitation of navies to as many boats as you can build. No guns shall shoot more than 50 miles. Ter ritorial integrity of Chinese laundries and Greek restaurants must be guar anteed, Concessions, monopolies and economic details of hat-checking . privileges in cabarets shall not be abridged by monarchial ukases. Equality of industrial opportu nity for mandated islands, Siberia, Erie railroad. Solemn ceremonials to guarantee over-mandated hus bands privileges of opening their own pay envelopes 'on Saturday night. Similar questions relating to Mongo lia. Armament of -swan boats and over-capitalization of borrowed full-dress coats to be limited to capacity. Business of using lead slugs in automatic restaurants to be eulogized by presidential proclamation. Status of existing habits among Mrrima Cigarette f j -from down where the good tobacco grow a regular fellow. weeks visiting friends and hunting and to Chicago. favorite winter sport and each fall h woods around bt. rani and huntm year after making a visit to St. Paul dry-lawed nations to be developed by concerted action of international bootleggers. Administrative integ' rity of hip pockets to be unviolated by acts of young and thoughtless senates and impctuouus congress men. November 11 will probably be i very busy day for about five min utes. "Buck" Weaver After $20,000 Salary Due Him on Contract Chicago, 111., Oct. 18. George D, (Buck) Weaver, former White Sox player, today filed a writ of attach ment in the municipal court to col lect. $20,000 salary alleged due him on his contract With the club. Weaver contends that President Charles Comiskey dropped him with out warrant and that the trial at which he was acquitted, showed there was no evidence to connect senates and impetuous congress games. Miss Cecil Leitch Defeats Miss Elkins N)w York, Oct. 18. Miss Cecil Leitch, holder of the English, French and Canadian women's golf cham pionships, won her first round match of the Belleclaire invitation tournament today, defeating Miss Louise Jblkins, Pittsburgh, 8 and 7, tut ZIyiko Start Hiirliiiji Thai Irnge at Brother I'lay inatcu To M"t (lad dork Nov. 7. By "WAG." When the front is on the pin'j.Vin ml tho idirks tart wiiiuins their way toward the land of cmion and Minnhitif. then it i liw lr tn wretlrr. both larue and m I! crawl out of tlifir shtil iind Mart hurlin challenge at lluir brother piavinatet. The tirst to start this sorl f racket i none other than the vet eran, Stanislau Cytranicwic ! ko, proclaimnl and ai'kmiwIn'KCit by all hading prapphrt .vH fan ft the "liniiL'-ctiisliiiiu' ail" n the champion of champion. George IUtiiuii, who wiclo o mean pen, manages the older by. ko and has notified the worll through the press that his protr now Mauds ready to inn articles f-r s (unlit match (or the world's championship under any reasonable conditions. i Money Secondary. Ai-i-orrfiiii t. Herman, money is a secondary consideration in this cam paign. Zbyszko wants to retire win an unclouded title, and would jdarv. no financial obstacles in the way ot any mat man who has not already vi-lv tli'fearcd hv hint. Herman further states 4ny condition that are fair will bg uec)tauie. Then, it llrm.ni is willing to per mit "Zi bbv" to deteml his title against all comers, vhv does lie side-step I'lestina? The latter Jf manager has tried, and so have scv- i cral cluhi throughout the country, to sign these two grappWs to a finish match. Tleftina is willing, but Zl)vzko or rather his manager sort of balks at the challenge. Funny, isnt it? Earl Caddock, another former world's heavyweight champion wrestler, and Stanislaus Zbyszko were scheduled to meet in a finish match at Dcs Moines tonight. Be cause the Pole was unable to return to this country in time enough to polish up his training, tho match has been postponed until November 7. Start of Campaign. When Caddock and Zbyszko meet on the mat it will mean the start of a winter campaign by these two grapplers. Gene Mclady, manager of Caddock, is busy sched uling r Her- f i. matches for the Iowan. while man is doimr likewise for Zbyszko, Joe Stecher .another former champion, is at his home at Dodge, Neb., preparing to stake a "come back" in the mat game. He is scheduled to meet Charlie Peters at Columbus in a finish match on Arm istice day. Randolph Completes Foot Ball Schedule Randolph, Neb., Oct. 18. (Spe cial.) The schedule for the local high school foot ball team has been announced as follows: October 21, Pierce, hers. October 28, Pones, there. November 4. Wakefield, here. November 11, Pierce, there. November 18, open. November 24, Newcastle, hers. Creighton vs Marquette University1 Saturday, Oct. 22d. Creighton I''leM-, Kings efiPopuIar Music Play tha Conn TTD LEWIS. Paul 1 Whiteraan and score tnore "stsrs" use Conn iratrument exclatlotlj. Superior in tone,tunand work manship. 1 mans You' 11 msie fast er prof res wita Conn. Saxo- ione cornet, trom- clarinet any instrument you choose. Come in and let us thou! you why. MICKEL'S 15th and Harney -Boweris. Value-Giving Store CARPETS by the Yard A large assortment of Axminsters, Velvets, Brussels and Wiltons to select from. This is an opportune time to carpet your home, of fice, hall or church. Prices 50 Lower BOWEm a ) rr- rr