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IHR HEE: OMAHA. WEDNESDAY, ATRIL 5. 1022. Brooklyn Will Enter 1922 Pennant Scramble With Weak Pitching Staff ll Robby Still . Holds 1920 Slab Slurs Srtltf Prrtlii'W Robin Won't Oft Into First Diiim of League Thi ' Year. By IRVINO VAUCHAN. Omaha tU, Uw4 Hl. JicliMtnviltf, Til., April 4. The rotund Mr. Wilbert Robiiuou, who ini.nl hit way into a world's aerie a couple of year back by dint of a ' treat atring of pitchrr. now iimti hmitrlf wanting in that commodity. In atich a predicament he knows hn cae in hopeless, and for that reacn he ha brcii nulling around i4iii p-ritteutly, hoping to find aomeihuig thitt can do him Mime good. Hobby still hold moit of the slab .tart who aided him to nobly in the 1'0 pennant iIjIi. but they are not quite a good as they were. They will iill win a number of ball game, but not enough, and a the rent of the team in't what you might term good it i a safe prediction to ay yThat Robins, will spend the aumtner floundering around in the second di vision. They won't Ret into the first four even if the pitching Matf gets ionic help from the rookie or a rookie. Eighteen Hurlera in Fold. Eighteen hurlera of various de grees of worth were brought to the Jacksonville camp. Some have al ready gone their way, the principal one being Freddie Schupp. the veter an lefthander. The others were punks. Several more of the latter variety have yet to go, but for con solation Robby still has Al Mamam aux and Leon Cadore, lefthanders, and Burleigh Grimes, Dutch Rurthcr, Sherrod Smith and Clarence Mitchell, righthanders. That's a list that once made the other clubs envious. Time has changed that, attlea-st so far as some of these fellows are concerned. The best looking kid hurlcr in the camp is Roy Gordinej, a righthander from Buffalo. He came up last fall and cut a few capers in his first start. The next time out the enemy gave him the razz. There is another slab possibility in Clarence Brown, righthander, who won 22 and lost seven games at Ludington. Mich., last year. Infield Different The Robin infield is going to be a bit different than the" one last year, but newness doesn't necessarily mean strength. Ray Schmandt will look after things at first base and Ivy Olson will be moved to second. Sam Crane, who has made several at tempts to bust into big time, is going to be offered the short berth. Third base occupant may be John ston as of old or Andy High. John ston never was an inficldcr by choice '""'? Robinson can't be blamed for wanting to find a man who has natural leanings toward the job. If Robby 'thinks he can get along with a good defense man at a: sacrifice of a little hitting strength, High wilt hold the berth. The infield utility job is fairly safe in the hands of Harold Janvrin, the former Red Sox star. Tanvrin is what might be called a pretty good ball player and before the season is many weeks old Robinson may dis cover that the one-time American leaguer is too valuable to keep on the bench. Other ambitious infield ers with the team are McCarron of Buffalo and Church Ward and Lou Malone. Well Stocked With Outfielders. The team is so well stocked with outfielders that Robby will be able to make a pretty good showing in that' department, even if he should cut off one or two of the seven men here for that particular work. Wheat, Myers, Tom Griffith, Hood and Net's survive from last season and two ' have ben added. One is Bert Grif fith and the other the veteran George Whitted. recently waived to the Robins by Pittsburgh. Ritchie and'Perley ' Win Handball Tourney Ritchie and Perley defeated Koran and LaDouccur in the finals of the "Mixed Doubles" handball tourna ment at the "Y" Tuesday noon. - Class A players were paired off with .class B players. Fifty men were entered in the tourney. The win ' tiers were awarded medals. Father, Son to Race ' in Boston Marathon Boston, April 4. George F. Mc Alpine, 44 years old, a veteran of the Dorchester club, and his son, Edgar, a lad in his teens, are to battle each othec in the annual Boston A. A. 20-mile Marathon road race from Ashland to Bos ton, April 19, Patriots day. The McAlpines are residents of Ex eter, N. H., and have been train ing faithfully since last fall for the event through snow . and winter weather. Today in Ring Hist&ry Sixty-Three Yeare Ago. Tom Sayres won from BUI Benjamin near Ashford, England. It rounds. Thirty-Four Years Ago. Charlie Miller, heavyweight, born at Roumanla Heighta. N. Y. Twenty-Sevan Yrara Ago. Mike O'Powd born, St. Paul. Minn. Twenty-Five Years Ago. Tom Pharkey against Jack Williams, Iraw, Salt City. I'tah. eight rounds. Eighteen .Yrara Ago. Tom Allen, who claimed the heavy weight title when Jem Mace retired in the early 70s, died In St. Lsuis. Mo., aged S5 year. He waa born In Birming ham. Englapd. lne Year Ago. Henry Piet won from Rocea, Paris, France. 20 rounds. Seven Years Age. Joe Asevedo won from Krantrie Ruaaell. New Orleans. IS rounds. Exhibition Game Mobile, Ala.. April . R, H. E. Chicago (A) S New York N) S S 1 Batteries Faber and 8c bale); Douglas, Benton and Snyder. ( Columbia. S. C, April 4.r- R. H. E. Boston N) 7 S 2 Washington (A) 4 II 1 Batteries Anderson. McQuillan and Olb eeai SrtckasM, Caurtney and Plcinlc Ride 'Em, Stevenson Dives Under Logan's Blow S" Stopper Loses to 'Kid' Schlaifer F Mel Stevenson had sat down on a charged rocker at some juice disseminating penal in stitute, he wouldn't have been more drowsy for a few moments than he w.as Monday night after colliding with Buddy Logan's kayo specials in the second round of their scheduled 10-round fray. The fans had their appetites whetted to wit nets what promised to be thrills when Mr. Logan, in a new baby boy which arrived at his home last week, shot in a flock of blows which put the Kansas Cityan's lights out. Morrie Schlatter, fighting in the last event, gave another one of those slugging exhibitions which has won him recognition inside the hempen strands. He can fight, there's no disputing that, and Johnny Stopper, Denver's highly touted welter, can give and take chiefly take. That is why last night's old style ring brawl between two pairs of willing scrappers was a colossal success. . From gong to gong in both the main events it was fight. Never in Buddy Logan's ring career has he fought a more finished ngni man tie ata last ntgnt. Logan is known as a boxer, but the ringsidcrs who saw those light ning lefts and rights, driven with pistol-like precision, were convinced that the Omaha welter . carries a kick. Rocked Mel With Right. Mcl showed up well in the first round, but Logan was his superior at every angle. In the second round Logan landed a right to Stev enson's jaw. - It was a terrific tlow and it shook the ancestors of Chick Johnson's scrapper.. following up his momentary ad vantage, Logan waded in. Steven son, with , plenty of fight left, also bored in. Then Logan danced back, landing a solar plexus blow which pitched Stevenson forward. As he lurched toward' him Buddy Caught him flush on the chin and the House of Stevenson took a tumble. He got up at the count Of eight, however, but took a final dive from a right across to the base of his jaw. Referee Shea saw he was knocked as cold as a mackerel and made no effort to count him out, but instead shot Buddy's mitt starward a token of -victory. A Tough Customer. Stevenson was still talking to him self when he left the ring. lit the person of Johnny Stopper, Morrie Schlaifer met a knuckle whirler who didn't respect his far flung ability one bit. It was to Stopper's sorrow that lie did this, however, for at the end of the 10th round he was a mighty messy look ing creature. But Johusy showed he was gamfc to the core, and often stepped in and Lincoln Manager Signs "Candy" Grant of Lincoln Lincoln, Neb., April 4. (Special Telegram.) "Candy" Grant of Lin coln has been added to the pitching staff of the Lincoln State league club, according to "Buck". Beltzer, manager of Lincoln. Grant pitched semi-pro ball throughout the state last summer and was a twirler on the American Legion team of the Lincoln city league during the latter part of the season. St. Paul, April 4. Johnny Ertle, former bantamweight riamplon, haa been matched to meet Frankie Mason, the vet eran, in Indlanapolia, April 12, accord ing; to Mlka McNulty, Ertle'a manager. Fewer Rules.' UNDER "the impetus of the spring urge and letters from friends I slipped out of town for a weekend of golf. I don't want to make .those who couldn't get away envious -of my good for tune but it was wonderful. What I started to say was that 1 had one nine-hole game with a man who represents a class of golfers who will always play under a handi cap. , Whenever my friend made a shot and missed it, he would say that he had forgotten to keep his knees stiff on the back stroke, or else, that he had "broken" his wrists at the wrong place on the descending blow. Then he would take a prac tice stroke, and say: "This is the way I should have done it," and with the utmost seriousness he would take his club up in prepara tion for the real blow, and stop a quarter, or so, on the way up to see if his elbows, knees, hands and so on, were in the right position. The worst or the whole thing was that he waa playing badly because ha was Cowboy IXTRQDITIN' lor your approval, ' Cow boy" Padgett, loLr, Colo., who became tired oi butt ing broncho two rr ago, auj went hi for the more gentle tuttime of butting up two-footed rntter in the roped arena. The "Cowboy" and "Kid" .Schlatter art achrdulcd to swing the leather in a ID-round bout in Council HlulT next Monday night. A far as we know, Schlaifer never punch ed any cattle. How ever, the "Kid" has punched several wet. trrweiftht and kiuda likes the job. Padgett won a 'de rision over Schlaii'er in Denver several weeks ago. a fistic concoction of hurry to catch a train to see a foitRht Omaha's greatest slugger to a standstill. Morrie the Aggressor: Morrie justly deserved the referee's decision foV the best Stop per did in any round was break even. It is true that he landed some .clean punches, and in the earlier rounds he made Schlaifer miss so bad that he looked foolish, but Schlaifer would bore in with a bulldog tenacity which would even up all the points Stopper gained on him through his wild ' swinging. Stopper is a pleasing fighter of the offensive sort and has a shell from which a pair of tongs cannot budge him. . Yankee Sullivan tried hard for a knockout over Squint McKenna in the first nreliminarv. but the bov from the South Side managed to weather the four rounds, although nc was badly battered at the cur few. "Battling" Manillea of Omaha and .Martin .Hanks of Des Moines put up a somewhat tarcical six rounds in the second preliminary. it was called a draw. Indians Drop Recruit Hurler in Coffey ville ..Cleveland, April 4. The rain jinx continues on the trail of the Cleve land Indians, forcing the cancellation of another game yesterday. The In dians were scheduled to play Kansas City on the American association team's grounds. The two teams also are scheduled for a game today. Ralph Harwood, a recruit pitcher, has been released to the Coffeyville, Kan., team of the Southwestern league, according to reports received here. .- Sox Beat Chattanooga Chicago, April 4. While the Chi cago Nationals continued their ride back to the middle west from Cal ifornia, the scene : of their spring training activities, the Americans were in Knoxville, Tenn., ready to resume hostilities with the New York Giants. , ' The White Sox played a listless exhibition game yesterday with Chattanooga and won, 8 to 3. . Oklahoma City, Okl., April 4. Hugh Walker of tCftnaa City. Mo., and Harry Krohn of Akron fought 10 faat rounds to a draw here last night, according to the decision of Rev. E. C. Btackman, national chaplain of the American Legion, who refereed. They are light heavyweighta. Hanford MacNIder. national commander of the legion, who la here on a tour of the state, witnessed the bout. borne down by the weight of his ideas. It was cot at all the fault of the ideas, for some of them could not have heon bettered, but he was playing too much of a mental game for, a fast physical stroke, for the golf clubhead must travel faster than the mind can consciously pass over a succession of Ideas. The point I wish to make Is that the fewer rules you have the easier it is to Improve. Rules for play there must be, and they are great to fall back upon con sciously at trying times when the second nature on which you counted fails, but It is my theory that these rules must be practiced until they become second nature. When this automatic execution fails us, then consciously and probably save the day. not by playing the conscious stroke verfectly, but by correcting Its worst fault. Nine times out of 10 these well practiced strokes are automatic and then you do not have to think about them when the other good ldeaa come up. I advised this overzealous player to forget all thosa multitudinous things with wht-h he had burdened his mind for a whil.. and I gave htm three Ideas that I consider the most important In the stroke, eliminating every idea of lesser Import ance. He did so and I was delighted to see that he went well. There la great fun In teeing what the different little poaltiona of feet, lege, hands, have to do with the auccessful shot. The fellow who Just goes out and bats the ball around la raising nlne-tentha of the golf pleasure. I am a firm believer In studying the game, for only in that way can you escel. hut study the kind and volume ot Information yon have and em ploy it with an equal amount ot Intelligence Predict flfew Records for , Drake Relays lllinoU Will He Kqirrwnteil ly Squad of iif nly Cinder ' AthletePurdue and j Kana Str:ig. ; De Moines, la,, April 4. Record are expected to be broken at the Drake relays here April ?). Illinois hat in it quartet of distance runners, which will enter in the four-mile re lay event, what is said to be one ol the ffreatctt distance combinations that lias ever pacd the baton, and loach Gill expects to tend it fresh to the marks in an effort to make the present world's intercollegiate record absolute. The University of the South, hewanee, lenn.. will be rep refuted in the half mite, pole vault and weights by exceptional material. Inasmuch as the Illinois runners will be pushed by crack teams of i'urdue and Kansas Aggies it is be lieved that the present Drake relay tecord for the four mile, now held by Wisconsin, which set a mark of 18.UJ2 5 m 1V10, should be eclipsed. Kansas Aggies will send Kuykendall. Ilcnre, Post and Matthias, coached by Bachman, a former Notre Dame star. This tram has averaged better nan 4.35. With a month of outdoor training left it is expected to reduce that mark materially. The Illinois four comprises Whor ton, McGiunis, Patterson and Yates, coached by Harry Gill. They easily won the four mile at the Penn games last year and their performances this year have been exceptional. Ihey clipped 12 seconds off the record at the indoor carnival at Illinois, despite the fact that the baton was dropped during the race. The half-mile team of the Uni versity of the South is considered the pick of. the southern colleges this year, Coughlin, one of the best hurdlers in that section of the coun try, should finish in the point col umns, as his records made this spring are unusually good. John Nichol son, former star hurdler of the Uni versity of Missouri, is the southern ers' coach. He reports his pole vaulter capable of doing better than 32 feet. The southern institution will have the advantage ot several weeks of outdoor training and of having par ticipated in several outdoor meets. Sutton Five in National Meet Chicago, April 4. Drawings for the fourth national interscholastic basket ball tournament will be held this afternoon at the University of Chicago under the direction of Coach A. A. Stagg. Playing in the tourna ment will be started at 2 tomorrow. The second round games will be played Thursday, the semi-final round Friday and the final Saturday. The Missoula team, champions of Montana, arrived yesterday, being one of the first western teams on the ground. Other western teams came in last night from Cowley, Wyo.; Greeley, Colo., and Sutton, Neb. Nick' Cullop to Pitch for Des Moines Club Tips Xf nines ' la.. Aoril 4. E. L. Kcyser, secretary of the Des Moines baseball club, has announced me ac quisition of Pitcher "Nick" Cullop from the Minneapolis American as sociation club. Cullop is a big right hander who was with St. josepn ana Tulsa last year. Manager Dick Breen considers him a good pitcher, fnllrvn. whn has been training with the Millers at Djrersville, Tenn., will report here in a tew days. i Derrill Pratt Will Captain Boston Sox; Succeeds Everett Scott Boston, April 4. The appoint ment of Derrill Pratt as field captain of the Red Sox for this season was announced in dis patches from Dyersburg, Tenn., today. He succeeds Everett Scott, the shortstop who was traded to New York. Golf Facts Worth Knowing Q. Has a threesome any standing on a course? A. Yes, the rules recognize matches of two, three or tour players. Q. What la the penalty. If any, where a player piaya, wnen nta opponent is awav? A. The opponent mar recall the shot If he chooses. On the putting green the ball must be replaced at once. (Unless play waa requested under W. O. A. rules). Q. Is there any rule to prevent four players from playing together In a medal Qualifying round? A. Yea, in medal play, the rules spe cifically provide that competitor must play in pairs. Q. I have been told that a player can be disqualified if he atops In the midst of a medal qualifying round owing to rain or wind storm or the like. Is this true? A. Yet. a contestant may be dlraoal Ifled for dlacontinulna; play or delaying his start because of weather conditions v-iless the committee In charge of the tournament aanctlon such action. Q. What is dona In case two players make the mistake of each playing the otner s Dan? A. If both play a stroke thus with the wrong hall before the mistake la discovered, they play the hole out with the exchanged Dalle and there is no penally. - If any golf rules puzzle you, write the Sports Editor of The Bee, enclos ing stamped return envelope. Coast League Sun Francisco, April 4. R. IT. B. Seattle 5 10 1 San Francisco S 9 S Batteries Gardner and Adams; Geary, Davis, Mitchell and Ycllc. Portland-Los Angeles game poatponed, rain. Vernon-Salt Lake City game 'postponed, rain. Sscramento, Cal.. April 4 Oakland Sacramento R. H. P. .7 I 1 S 1 6 Batteries Artlett and Kohler; Fitterick, Gibson and Stanasa Important Boxing Bout This Week 4p.il a Joaaav Huff agaia.4 Harry (Hailllnal lanuiaia', iNI ruvada, M t'hlU.I-l(.lil. tp.ll a 'Tal" Vaar aaiat hHM" Num. I fwuula, la tart aWnuaa, III. tpril liuih Walk lnl ti Haravr, la ruiuuta, la Wltnila, Haa, April Jark Maraa aaaiaat -t aura." Wlinw, It rM4a, la la aHaaaitulla, April tMika Orrlwa alaat Nal Jarkana, la raaaiU. la ftraaa. Haa. .tpnl 11 '"I tullua aiaiaM aim Vnn, la ruaaaa, la lira ad SUpMa. Mlra. April 1 aaHtaty MaaaVII aialaM l.rurila ftpaarrr, I rwtaij.. la I III raaa. April T Jaa Mat a at ala-t "Kr Willi" atwarar, l rwaaaa, la Sm url. April ( lllllr MUk atala.l Harttrjr MadUra, la rati Ml . la M. I'aul. State League dopts Schedule t Lincoln, April 4 Members of Nebraska State Habeball league, mut'ting here tat night, adopted a schedule that calls for the opening of the season May 12 and iis clone September 4. The opening day games are as follows: Lincoln at Nnrfnlk. Ilaaiinm at Orand l.lanit. Kalrtiury al IWairlr. Kor lha Fourth of July lh Irani will play: llrairica al Falrbury In lha morn. Inic; Patrbury at Hrairlia In lha aft-rnmin. luatlti(i at (Irand Talanil In Ilia morning. Orand l.land al Haatlnga adrrnonn. Nnrfnlk al Lincoln, both morning and aflrnioon. on Labor duy ntrlra will ha at Falrbury; lla.linia al Orand Inland; Lincoln at Norfolk. The league passed a ruling that no player farmed out from a club of higher classification than the Ne braska State league could be taken over on the "optional agreement," thereby allowing the other club to recall him at any time. The league believed that the "optional system" would permit clubs to violate the $1,800 a month salary limit. The leagpe also adopted a ruling that no club should employ a .manager for more than five months as it would be a means of getting around the salary limit. Leo Browne to Umpire in Western League . St. Louis. April 4. Leo Browne, local utnpire, today announced he had signed a contract to officiate in the Western league this year. Browne has umpired in the Amer; ican association and the Texas league. Postpone Opening Game. Salt Lake City, April 4. Rain caused the postponement of the scheduled opening game of the 1922 Pacific coast league baseball season here today. Salt Lake was to have played with the Vernon ligcrs. Mild as Former Hilltop Mentor I to Assist Frank Murray, Promoted to Head Coach FKKMAN KITZOEKAM), former Notre Dame Ur th-; lete, and lately member of Cre ighton university i coaching stall, has been selected anxisUnt coach of Marquette univerity of Milwaukee. Word of KltzeraM's appointment was received here today. ! The former Notre Dame star, who resigned from the : Creighton stalf several weeks ago to go to Milwaukee, will : assist Frank J. Murray, head football coach. I.tuyd Scott of Colgate, formerly a Milwaukee high siIimI atudent, will be ftcchituti football roach. The employment of a atafT of such cap-thlc coaches undoubtedly will put the Marquette school on a high athletic plane, and in the event it joins the Itig Nine conference, as is expected, it should prove a worthy oppo nent fr any ihool now members of it. The nrvv head coach wa ataiatant, schools in the wet lor some years. to Jack Kysii during the lai term of school, lie is a graduate of Tufts collene. where be played from 115 to I't'K. after which he coached high Says Hoppe's Manager Made Rules Governing Title Cue Play Chicago, April 4. The conditions which prevent Willie Hoppe from trying to regain the world's 12 balk line billiard championhip for two years and which were given by Hoppe's manager, K. it. Ilcnjamin, as the reasons for the former title holder's retirement from the same, were made by Benjamin himself, according to a statement to The As sociated Press today by R. E. Ben- Selects All-State Legion Cage Teams Kearney, Neb., April 4. (Special to The Hcc.) Harry Et Ellis, chair man of the American Legion state athletic committee, following hold ing the championship games here Saturday night, at which time Cain bridge annexed state honors, picked what he considered the first and sec ond teams of basket shooters in the state. His selections are as follows for the first team: Forwards, Grieves of Central City and Janssen of Gothen burg; center, Husscy of Cambridge; guards, llttgg (captain) of Cam bridge and Clark of Gothenburg. His second team choice follows Forwards, Doolen of Plattsmouth and Fitzsimmons of Central City; center, Kraxbergcr of Gothenburg: guards, Chadwick of Cambridge and Campbell of Plattsmouth. CIGAJH a May Morning- and as afo . . then served a year as coach of St, Viator's college. Kankakic, III., from which poiion he came to Vet Di vision High school at Milwaukee. ainger. president of the Bruuswick-lUilk-ColU-mlcr company. Mr. ileminger explained that Hoppe's manager refused to let the champion enter the tournament held here lat November unless all the players agreed to his stipulations concerning future matches, these stipulations being made with the view that Hoppe, whom Benjamin was confident would retain the title, inunt not have his tours broken by championship games. Schaefer Offers Cochran Chance at Cue Title Chicago, April 4 "Young Jake" Schaefer. world's champion at 18.2 halkline billiards, will offer Welkcr Cochran an opportunity . to try for he title here May 1ft, 17 and 1. Charles Tcnnes, Schaefer's manager, announced last night. i Cochran, by virtue of finishing , third in the championship play last November, is accorded the privilege of trying to wrest the championship from Schaefer. ! T - . . il wr r - iviueiis win uver Longs at Volley Ball In the first round of the "Noon Hour" volley ball tournament at the "Y" Tuesday, the Kittells de feated the Longs, 1S-S. 12-15 and 15-11. The Dodds will play the Wilsons Thursday. These four teams will play two rounds for the championship. The I winners will be awarded medals. Here are fifty cigars of true mildness and true Havana fragrance. If a "cigar of this tolerant type is best suited to your physi cal make-up, then this is a box to buy and Mozart is a name to remember. A box of Mozarts holds great pleasure in store for you. V . McCORD-BRADY CO. Omaha, Neb. Evtntt Scott h Record Breaker Xtw Vik. April 4. Since June JO. IVtn, i mrH heott. now kliprt.ton iAr the Stw Vuik auks, hasn't miet a ached nlrd came. lie lu been in H.tJ iliiC"tve lamea and is still it sitae. In 1V1H n.l W, he made the Iraitu record for .horlatops with an aveiage of ?, 1 1 is consecutive game rcroij follows: V-sr il AM- n II A. a. isia ,..ai n t ;SU : tat r ... I.t t.'e I rr ;tl sal ttsii ,.,Ua :t ! .rl sis ttisif ..is If ! 1l :' ' ice ,,..i4 M 41 l t l.-l 4 .a at III : STI MVaaon rloaM an (eh- May, t. Ahull athe.lxle td"W"l Hi loit College l'iiit cl. Jaiiesville. Wis., April 4 Fatliira tn render lull mpitality to visiting trams during the recent invitation l,ih school hakrt ball tournament u charged ay ainat, Itcloit college by the Wiaconmii iutcrcholatie asso ciation and a fine of $-5 ha been ared a;aiiit the college by tht aioiiaiiin. Start Work Soon on the Sew Gymnasium for Omaha "Cops Police cleared $1,500 at their fight show Monday n;ght in the Auditorium, according to an an nouncement made yesterday by Detective, Sergeant A. L. Troby. The money will be used to estab lish and equip a gymnasium in the basement of Central police head quarters. Wotk on the new gym nasium will be started immediate ly. Sergeant Troby announced. DUNCAN A SMALL ROLL FRONT ARROW COLLAR FOR YOUNG MEN - aueiUVabca&CcInc.Troy.r fragrant fig) 2 . to t