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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (April 30, 1922)
3 C How uch Do You Know About Baseball ? OOO' , THE BEE: OMAHA. SUNDAY. AMII SO, 1J);2. M The Omaha Bee and the advcrtUcrt listed telow are Interested In know in& just' how much the average baseball fan actually knows about the rules of the game. Each advertisement on this page con tains a short description of some of the "freak" plays that ao often happen. For the most correct list of answers to these questions The Omaha Ike will give $15 in cash, $10 for the second best list and 95 to P. the Hun-lall m. Saturday, for the third best. All answers must be addressed Contest Editor and must be filed with him before 5 April 29th. As an example of the little work necessary the answer to the first question Is, "The out should not be allowed. The runner is permitted to score because of Interference." Get busy, Baseball Fans, and win this easy money. Remember the Western League Season .opens In Omaha Friday, the 23th. All answers must be In The Bee office or bear a postmark of not later than 0 p. m., Saturday, April 29. Correct answers will appear in the Sunday, April 30th issue of The Bee, The winners' names will bo printed in the Wednesday, May 3d, issue of The Bee. Get your niiHWff in. Neatness will be considered, v v G Ball batted outside third base is touched by third baseman, who has a foot on the bag. Is it' fair ' or foul? Baseball Stars Know the Necessity of Having Good Teeth Nothing in the human body reflects Its condition more than the human tooth. Decayed, unkept teeth have almost immediate effect on the "thinking" ability of an individual The keen, sharp, brainy man, whether he be on the baseball dia mond or in the business office, is the man who it free from teeth trouble. Ask any of the Western League start what their opinions are about well-kept teeth. If you are having trouble, we invite you to come in, have a thor ouch examination end we will tell you exactly what you heed and what the cost will be. This service is free and without any obligation upon your part. , You Above All Must Be Satisfied McKenney Dentists 'TCBTHv AtetciatfV 1324 Faraam Street, Corner 14th and Farnam Phone JAckton 2872 4 Is a batter out who tries to bunt and misses .on the third strike? .:. " Omaha vs. Oklahoma City Opening Game Friday, April 28 Omaha's Battery: Okrie and Wilder. Western League Park i' Fifteenth and Vinton 9 Has umpire the right to prevent a batter hit by pitched .ball taking first? but a fellow with a good appetite has no right to stay away from The Fontenelle Restaurants i I 5 Batted ball bounds from pitcher's hands and touches clothing of field umpire. What Is ruling? The Woodmen of the World Baseball Team Won Cham pionship Honors Last Year They will do their best to win araln this year. The W. O. W. organitation it backing their team 100 per cent. The W. O. W. it a life insurance so ciety, organized in Omaha Jane. 1890 now thlrtv-two years old. Hat paid through Omaha banks to policy holders' beneficiaries auaJraa fifty mlllUa eellani cleared tnrougn umana Denies aunna; ivti over thlrty.flre mlllUe, ititi hundred saa twenty thoiusad dollar. The W. O. W. mainUlnt full reserve! against every policy issued. Our reserve funds are invested ia American municipal bonds only. Our surplus over our reserves it in excess of eight milllos) cellars and we refunded to our policy holders last year two oilllioa, two hundred and fifty thousand dollars. The W. O. W. employt over four hundred and fifty people in their Omaha office. We spend a lot of money advertising and building Omaha. The W. O. W. is as strong as any life insurance company in the United States. The W. O. W. ought to have the undivided support of every cltir.cn in Nebraska who is loyal to bit State. KEEP NEBRASKA MONEY IN NEBRASKA. The W. O. W. will guarantee to furnish' your wife and children with baseball ticketa for the balance of their Uvea even if you are not able to take them to the park on account of your employment in another world, either picking the strings on a golden harp or trying to keep the fires burning ty the use of Sheridan Coal Company coal. COME SEE US. We are comfortably located in our own two million dollar properties, Fourteenth and Farnam, or telephone DO uglas 4570 and ask the beautiful young telephone operator with the musical voice to connect you with the office of W. A. Fraser, President, or John T; Yates, secretary, who will tell you all you want or ought to know. - Watch The Bee for the baseball schedule and attend all garnet where the W. O. W. Team plays. 10 What is a foul tip? We Know But Here's a Real Tip V 9 i Buy a CONN Initranent That Suits Your Talent Come in and examine our complete line. Start now to cultivate your musical "bump." A Conn Will Speed Your Progress Sold on easy terms. Your old instrument taken as part payment on a new Conn. ; DOuglat 1973 S 15th and Harney aaaaaaaaaasaaaaessi a a m m m - yivryrygvlviYywinfMW 8 A runner en base is hit by infield fly. Are two men out? , "', ' ' ' ' a Tickets for the Britton- Padgett Match Now on Sale at a uditorium Sportsman Baseball Headquarters Merritt's Drug Store P. & B. Cigar Store And Knights of Columbus Club R oma Tickets $1,$2, $3 and $5 Plus Tax 2 A runner goes to first and turns toward the left, lie starts for second and then goes back to first. Ball is fielded to first and baseman holds it, claiming an out, while the runner rushes to second. What is the decision? C'lrnoirn Oveur And Watch Our Scoreboard Baseball Returns By Direct Full Leased Wire The Headquarters for Sportsmen Prize Fight Tickets and Returns of All Sporting Events SPORTSMAN DO uglas 5030 318 So. 15th St. Call The 11 Can pitcher pitch to batter when out of position. Poena AT Untie 6713 Open from 1 to 9 P. M. LEARN TO BOX at the Business Men's Gymnasium 1506 HARNEY STREET . , 1 Top-Notch Boxers in Training; Every Afternoon, 2 to 4 P. M. GENE GANNON Boxing Instructor CHAS. D. SCHNELL, Mgr. I I 6?ffllf 1 ' Vi ' t 12 What constitutes a balk? While You Are at the Game, Have Your Wife Attend the and aee EDNA WALLACE HOPPER C Women; Be Young! SEE. HER NEW $50,000 FACE Listen to the Most Talked of Woman in the World EDNA WALLACE HOPPER has recently submitted to the cutting and the making over of her features, from which she emerged as , wonderfully youthful as a girl of 19. 1 She explains through word description and motion pic tures, which were taken at the time of the operation, exactly and minutely the feat which astonished the entire Medical World. i She will appear at RIALTO THEATER at every performance, beginning Sunday, April 30, in conjunction with . "BOUGHT AND PAID FOR" 3 Can a foul ball be an infield fly? WIRE US FOR BOXERS OR BALL PLAYERS Base Ball Headquarters Direct Wires on All Sporting Events JA. 9832 CIGARS CANDY BILL1E FOX 411 So. 15th St. TICKETS FOR ALL SPORTING EVENTS 7 Player fails to touch first base in running out a home run. Is he sent back to first or is he out? I ;iiSfif . . Nesbit Furnaces in SIMPLIFIED GRATES LARGE DOORS 3-GALLON HUMIDIFIER ' The Kind You've Always Wanted Thousands installed- in Omaha. , Sold from the Mississippi Valley to the Coast. Built to burn your particular kind of fuel economi cally. Ask YOUR DEALER. StandardFurnace (& Supply Co. Sioux City i7 Omaha Manufacturers 1 Suppose the runner is blocked from the plate by the catcher and the pitcher takes the throw in and ' touches him out. Is he out? Orpheum Garden Gymnasium 1415 Harney Street Health by Exercise Boxing and Training Bouts by Lead ing Boxers Every Afternoon at 2:30 Don't forget the weekly card of training bouts staged one night each week Watch for the dates. First Show Friday Eve., April 28 JOIN THE BOXING CLUB BUD LOGAN, Boxing Instructor Monthly Membership, $1.10 ii