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i V 2 C iAll-American Fullback T, ... ,1, Notre Dame Star Will Succeed Coach Bob Sisty Selection of "Chest" Wynne . Will Put Lutherans to Front " in Sport I aStu "" . dent in I.aw. aaSMajBlSW Fremont, Neb., May 11 (Sucvial ) Midland college steps into the lime I'K"t of roiddle-weM collegian ath letics with the announcement made by Dr. R. F.. Stauffer, preiilint. that "Chct" Wynne, aU-Amerinn fullback of Notre Dante, captain of the Notre , Dame 1921 tract tram, and holder of intercollegiate hurdle record. ha signed a contract to take charge of all athlctiri at the Lutheran chuol. Wynne rclievei Coach Boh Sisty. who ha mothered the Midland squad of athlete for the pnst three year. In bringing the Notre Dame grid, track and basket hall ttar to Midland the Lutheran school can boast of one of the bent and mont experienced coaches in the Nebraska conference. In the Notre Dame-Rutgcrs strug pie in the east last year Charlie Bricllry, Harvard" famous captain and A!!-Anerican star,- said of Wynne. "Wynne, the fullback, is the best hack I have cen thin year. He reminded me of Eddie Malum in the way he ran, and he rim the ame high-clam knee action. .He is a hard man to bring down." "Chct." as be is known on the Notre Dame campus, is 24 years old, 5 feet 114 inches in height and weigh 180 pounds. lie is a graduate of Norton (Kan.) high school.' He played four years on the squad of Notre Dame, with bis last two as fullback. He i a member of the Bap tist church. He will graduate from Notre Dame law ichool in June. Copl Mines Give Majors Stars Many Celebrities of Past and Pre6cnt Hail From Coal v Fieldg. Will the present mine strike turn out some good ball players? Sit down until the query Is ex plained. Many of the stars of yesterday and today in the big league got their early baseball experience while work ing in and about the mines of Penn sylvania. And some of them turned to baseball at times when tieuos gave .them enforced vacations. So this , strike may bring the same result. Buck Freeman, who ranks as one of the greatest batsmen of the old days, was one of the greatest stars ' produced in the mining fields. - -Hughie-Jennnings, member of the famous Orioles, then manager of the Tigers and now coach under Mc Graw, was another. The Coveleskie brothers, Harry and Stanley, worked in the mines as boys. The. older group of O'Neills, Mike and John, swung picks at one time. Billy Go eekel, once star first sackcr of the Phillies), and Franlc Barker,, old time Giant catcher, are listed among the . ex-diggers. Steve O'Neil, one of the greatest catchers of the present day, knows what laboring in the mines is like. A number of other stars have risen from the black depth? of the anthra cite and bituminous mines to shine more or less brilliantly in baseball. Mike Callahan, Princeton , Star, in Oil Business Henry A.' (Mike)- Callahan, cap tain and center of the 1920 Princeton university football team, who for two years was rated as one of the great est linemen in the east, has accepted a position in the sales department of the Pier Oil corporation here, hav ing been assigned to his now position from the executive offices in New York. ' ' Callahan and his brother, John (Tim) Callahan, captain and center , of Yale in 1919-20, furnished one of the most peculior situations in the an nals of snort when they opposed each other playing the same position in tlje Prmccton-Yalc game. Hafen to Show Off Golf ' Wares in England " . New York? May 13. Walter Ha gen, the western professional golf champion, expects to sail for Eng land on May 30, where he will join Joe Kirkwood, the Australian cham- plon, in a series of exhibtion match es. It h the intention of this pair to play in the British open, return home in time for the national at Chi cago, then go to the Pacific coast, leaving from California foe Hono lulu. From there the golf stars will proejeed to Australia, the plan be ing to return to Great Britain next spring after tour of the world- Almeida Only Ball Player to Have a Valet With Him In 1912 Hank Q'Day was manager of the Cincinnati Keds, and he hail for his third baseman that tempera mental 'Latin, Rafael Almeida. Sen or Almedia was the only ball player in the National league who carried a valet around with him and insisted on having his rooming coffee in bed, Managers in these days may- rave over the mercenary dispositions of their hired men, but they can truth fully say that not one of them pos sesses the prima donna temperament of Senor Almeida. . Coehran Ready for Match. St. Louis. Mo, May 13. Wclker Cochran, challenger for the world's 18 2 balk billard championship, today had finished training here for his match, starting in Chicago Tuesday with Champion Jake Schafer, jr. Famous Collie Killed. Providence Edna, famous collie, valued by its owner, Robert Mogel of this city, at $5,000. was killed by an . automobile here. The dog has been called the greatest collie of her sex at America, ' . Change In Co$tume of Women Tennl$ Players h Urged New York. May 13 A change in tennis cokIuiiic for women is advo cated by Samuel Hardy, He believes that a woman player need more freedom of action on the eourta than the present style of cottume permit. "The modern game," say Mr. Hardy, "will never be a possibility while our women continue to burden thrmtelves with their present un athlrtic tenni costume. "The fa.t game of tennis absolute ly demands freedom of movement, untrammelled by clinging skirts and long sleeves, and the sooner this it recognuted the sooner will our women be able to advance their standard of tenuis." 4 Rookie to Oust Cobb From Niche Maurice Archdeacon, Minor Leaguer, Declared Fastest Player in 0. B. Some day the uniform of the De troit Tigers will be draped around the loins of the fastest man who ever wore the yikcrt shoes of a diamond Hthlcte. Ty Cobb, Bert Shotten Frankie Friscji, George Sisler, Eddie Collins, and Clyde Milan once were wont to astound the patrons around the centers of their operations. But another is coming to the big circle and to the Tigers to vie with the fleetest of them for prestige on the bae paths. "Take a picture of that little fellow with the striped blue and red stock ings, " said George Stalling, while hfs Rochester club was warming in prep aration for a game recently, "and put it in your desk; you will want to make use of it some time. Stalling referred to Maurice Arch deacon, his center fielder, and by au thentic records the king of speeders in baseball. ' Archdeacon is the property of the Rochester club and not out on a gen tleman's agreement with the Boston Braves, as supposed. When Stallings assumed control of the Rustlers he paid $5,000, in addition to releasing two players to the Boston National league management, for the player. and he will when convenient make a deal with the Tiger management for his transfer. Maurice is about the size of Jack fh-aney of Cleveland and hits from the same side of the plate, that near est to first base. The speed that is embodied in his nimble legs is amaz ing. ' . I have seen them all, said Stall ings, "and I don't hesitate to say that he is the fastest man I ever saw in baseball." . Racing Thrives on Oral Betting Abolishment of - Bookraaking Fails to Stop Wagering on New York Races, " New York, May 13. Bookmaking in New York state was knocked out over a dozen years ago and the bet ting rings were closed because public -Rambling became too spectacular. The display of big money, the opera tions of the plungers and the wild excitement provided ammunition for the reformers. So when the Percy Gray law was appealed it looked for a time as if racing in New York had been killed.- Then came court de cisions which permitted individual betting, carrleT on orally, and now much different conditions prevail at Jamaica as well as' at the other New York race courses. Practically all of the .old book makers and plungers either have died or retired The oral betting system which has prevailed since 1907 in volves secrecy and credit. Oa the lawn 'at Jamaica the individual bet ters gather in the same old groups, whispering their wagers and obeying the Jaw as jt has been interpreted by eminent jurists. - One fault to be found with the oral betting system is the flagrant wdlchmg. Another is the inability of the turf governors to keep track of the speculation. Under the pro visions of the ' Percy-Gr5y statute; the track "stewards recognized the ring and "took ip the sheets" when ever their suspicions were aroused. But with the betting shrouded in secrecy, there is no way to detect sharp practice unless crooked jockeys, when disciplined on general principles, decided to turn up the persons who have corrupted them. Still, all things considered, the rac ing is clean and the sport itself, is not subject to attacks by enemies .of public gambling. - Woodring Would Set New. Record for 300 Yards New York, May J3. Allan Wood ring, the Syracuse university sprinter and Olympic 200-mcter ehampion, fcqls confident he can break the world's record for 300 yards and has requested permission tovmake the at tempt in he Harvard stadium 'dur ing the intercollegiate A- A. A. A championships, May 26 and 27. The present world's record for 300 yards over a straightaway course is 30 1-S seconds, made by Charley Paddock of the University of South ern California, at Redlands a year ago. Bernie Wefers, sr., of the New York A. C. ran 300 yards around a turn in 30 3-5 seconds, and this stands as the' world's record under such conditions. , " Babe a Farmer ' New York. May 13 BabeRuth has bought a farm. Thcre'iwms to be seme traditional impression that -there is a bond of , sympathy be tween all ball players and the farm. The only known reason whv a ball piayer has a farm is to make good the favorite expression. 1 11 stay on the farm" when the club owner re fuses to Rive him a boost in salary ; each spring. Oh, Look! Champion Britton Is a 4 Barnyard Golfer' Women Stars in Golf Tournament Eastern Championships for Fair Cluh Swingers to Rival National Meet. New York, May 13.-Although none of the three national golf championship tournaments, will be held in this vicinity this- year there will be plenty of good golf in the metropolitan section. The annual women's eastern golf championship, for instance, will rival the national event this season. This meeting will be held on the fine course of the Westchcster-Biltmore' Country club, beginning Monday, June 5, and prac tically every woman star in the east will Compete for the title. Miss Alexa Stirling, former na tional champion, is quite sure to par ticipate, as are Miss Marion Holiin', Miss Glcnna Collett and Mrs. C, If. Vander Beck, who won the title at Boston last year. Providing that she does compete this will be Miss Stirling's first appearance in this meeting. The committee in charge is expect ing a record number of entries this season as it will be possible for all of the contestants to remain .at the clubhouse during the entire week of the tournament. Gotham to Be Scene of-' Amateur Mitt. Tourney New York, May 13.-The A. A. U. national junior boxing champion ship tournament, which was sched uled to be held at Hirrningham, A'3., but which had to be canceled on account of the law which prohibits boxing in that state, will be held at Madison Square Garden, New York, on Wednesday and Thursday evenings, May 24 and 25. The national senior boxing cham pionships, which have been held an nually for more than 30 years, have always been very successful, but this is the first year that the A. A. U. Jibs' scheduled junior boxing champion ships. There has been quite a de mand for junior championships from all sections of the country, and when the A. A. U. met in annual convention last November it was de cided to , conduct junior boxing championships this year. AH amateur boxers, except those who have won a national senior championship title, are eligible for the junior championship this year, apd a very large and high-class en try is anticipated, Entries are as sured from Boston, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Indianapolis, Chicago, New Orleans, St. Louis, Denver, San Franciscq, Los Angeles and Portland, Ore. Browns Back in T 1 If T ! T pasepau umetigw New York. Mav 13. One of i our most reliable scribes says it Iooms as though the Brown Insurrection m- trnrferi tn nut an en ft to the lonz- established supremacy of the Indians in the west, would gam its appointed end with something to spare, Led by Kenneth Williams and his devas tating bludgeon, the yppimcn seem to have routed the ancient Cleveland jinx, and for the first time in years are battling the tribe as equals rather than predestined losers. Except in the event of a complete collapse, the Brownies probably will continue to harass - the tribe throughout the remainder of the sea son. Their recent impressive vic tories over the former world's cham pions doubtless have strengthened their club morals to no inconsider able degree and, in all likelihood, paved the way to future triumphs over ' the Speaker combination, World's Rifle Record Is Claimed for Locke M. C. Ham's of the Pinuba, Cal., school faculty, claims the world's record in the junior national rifle as sociation for William Locke, a ma jor in the Dinuba High school cadet battalion. Locke made 644 consecu tive bull's-eyes at a recent shoot, us ing a standard .22-caliber rifle and shooting on a regulation 50-foot range. Baseball Making Great , Headway With Japanese Baseball in Japan has reached the stage where even staid old Buddhists, clinging to the traditions of centur ies long deadjyill toss their tasseled. silken caps into the air and plead with somV Nipponese "Babe" Ruth to "paste the pi'"i THE HEE: OMAHA. SUNDAY. MAY U. 1022. Appointed Athletic Mentor at Midland .lr--r-. . .. . Johnny Shugrue on Title Trail Brother of Fmous Joe, Who Kayoed Leonard, Promis ing Lightweight ' The surprising defeat of Johnny Dundee, junior lightweight champion, in a 10-round decision fight at Wor cester, Mass., revealed an unusual partnership of three scrapping broth ers, whose ambition it is to seat a Shugrue on the throne of the light weight championship. JoTinny is a younger brother of the once famous Joe Shugrue, who knocked out Benny Leonard and Owen Moran several years ago, and outpointed Fredie Welsh, then cham pion: Charlie White, Leach Cross and Dundee, several times each. For two years Joe has been coaching Johnny Shugrue, but Johnny suffers, although to a less extent, from the same eye trouble which cut short Joe's career. If his vision defeats Johnny, how Bee Sport Album-Jack Light By "WAG." INTRODUCIN' for ypur approval Mr. Jack Light, barber, wrestler, boxer and all-around sport fan. Tq tell the sporting activities of Light la to relate mostly about wrest ling. For, as a "bone-crusher," Jack was considered one of the toughest of his. division when he toured the country with "Farmer" Burns, Light first saw , light on a little farm in Madison county some time in 1879. When he was 14 years old Jack started "picking" up the mat sport. He had a habit of engaging the neighbor's youngsters in a wrest ling contest, and it was during one of these contests that Father Light, who was also .a wrestler, noticed that his son had the "making" of a grappler. Father Light Takes Hand. Father Light decided to assist his son in developing leg and shoulder muscles, so every morning would send young Light- out on foot to get . the cows, Chopping wood and the like were the methods used by the oider Light in developing shoulder muscles on his son. At the age of 17 young Light was known among the sports in Madison eounty as one "tough rassler." There was not a man in the whole darn county, by gosh, that young Light wouldn't pin to the ground. "Farmer" Burns was, tipped off to young Light's ability as a wrestler, and, so what did the "Farmer" do but take the Madison eounty grap pler and teach him a few more tricks of the trade. After taking several lessons, Light, accompanied by Burns, started on a tour of the coun try. They "made" fairs and races throughout the country, young Light challenging the world at his weight. Mind you, at this time Jack was taking on all comers, large, small, tall, short, good or bad, and he man aged to win every time. The Burns-Light ship was cruising along smoothlv until it hit a little .burg over in Iowa called Maplcton, v3 Champion Jack Britton, welter weight, ia a "barnyard golfer." Yep, the champion fling a w icked pair of shoes. The above photo of the champion was taken one day lat week when Britton was pirdiing horseshoes, at Miller park. The champion has taken up the "barnyard" game as a tort of a training exercise. "It's a good game," said Britton. "Pitching liorsrshoes takes the kinks out of one's muscles after a day's rt.H ever, there is a third fighting Shu grue, Willie, still in his terns and now fighting as a featherweight, who will have a try at winning the light weight title. New Ump Making Elders "Step Along" They say a good looking rookie on a ball club makes eycry player hiTstle; it's competition in sight, and it's the life of baseball, as it is said to be of business. Maybe one reason our um pires have been so much complained about in the past is that they have not had to compete with each other, once they landed berths. However, there is competition among them this year in the American league. With an extra man already on the stalf, President Ban Johnson added still an other in Ed Walsh. All his partners in crime just a pleasant way of re ferring to umpires say they wish Walsh all the luck in the world, but they .show an 'eagerness to know if he's making good or not that . causes the wise critics to wink the eye. They are all for Walsh sure they are but they also wonder what may happen if Walsh makes good. The year was 1898 and the time -was the Fourth of July. Meets "Dark Horse." ' Light was matched with a bird by the name of Duncan McMillan, a "dark horse" and unknown even, to the veteran Burns. The match was Scheduled to a finish. It was widely advertised and flocks and Jocks of fans and fan nettes gathered in the little Maple ton auditoriutntp see the, "match of the century." Neither Light nor Burns had seen McMillan, Well, when Light's op ponent arid his 200 pounds climbed into the ring both Burns and Light nearly fell over dead. Light tipped the beams at 145 pounds in his B. V. Ds. -r - " There was no side-stepping oh the part of Light. He , challenged the "world," so had to go, through with the - match. McMillan won, but it required nearly two hours for him to turn the trick. It was the first bout Light had lost. From that time . op Light only hurled " challenges at 14S-pounders, and it was not until 1910 in Omaha that he lost to a welterweight grap pler. This time Jack Tolllver pinned Light's shoulders to the padded mat. Regular Barber Now. During the dull season in the mat game Light learned the gentle art of face-carving, better known to Knights of the Razor as barbering. In 1911 Light deserted the wrest ling game and decided to launch up on a business career, He secured a barber shop, stuck a red, white and blue pole out in front and has been carving maps and . cutting hair off the domes of Omaha business men ever since. While Light has a barber shan in Omaha, and a good business, he finds time every now and then to go to a "gym" and work out with the "boys." . He also swings i mean pair of dukes and can hold his own in a boxing contest. Aged Jockey, Nearly Mind, Victor In Steeplechase Race Belmont Terminal, L. I., May 13 (Special ) With a monocle in one ryt and a blinder covering a sight Utt one, Harry S. 1'age, the 69-year-old amateur jockey, came back to the races Tuesday alter an ahsenct of live years and demonstrated that he is tll one of the best amateur steeplechase riders in ilia country. Astride his 16-year-old fainter, Gold Mate, he won the Hlitmore Country club plate at the United Hunts meet ing at Belmont park and outrode two ether gentlemen jockeys, At Davie and J. l)olcy, men at least 30 years hit junior. Notre Dame and Nebraska Add "to , West's Prestige With Kxeeplion of Rowing Kasterners. Students of Midwest Can Hold Own With lit) recent years, college atheletics In the middle west have improved to such an extent that teams developed InJie section can be rightfully en titled to an equal rating with the best in the east. This was proven con clusively in football when Notre Dame, Chicago, and Nebraska in vaded the east and won from the Army, 1'rinceton and Pittsburgh, respectively. The best teams and atheletes in the middle west did not attend the I'cnn relay games this year and there is no way of comparing the two sec tions on the track and field unless the east elects to send men to the National Intercollegiate on Stagg field, June 17. Middle west baseball and basketball teams match with those in the east. Middle West Behind. The middle west is behind in row ing, however. With the exception of Wisconsin, which has maintained a crew for years under adverse condi tions, no institutions in the middle west have taken kindly to a sport which is looked upon with tremn. clous favor in the east. If the middle west intends to try to keep pace with the east, other mid dle western institutions should give Wisconsin enough of a helping hand so that' crew work will be taken up and plans made for holding a mid west regatta each year. This can be done without a great initial layout of money, but the sport has so many possibilities that it may not be long before a rowing classic similar to one held annually off Poughkeepsie on the Hudson, in the east, will be planned for the middle west. Impossible at Some Schools Conditions at some universities and colleges make rowing out of the ques tion. Illinois, Iowa, and Ohio State arc without any neighboring stream or lake, while most of the others are within a reasonable distance pf some body of water on which the crews could work in the early spring. At these institutions those in charge claim: lack of funds makes it impos sible to even give the sport a thought. Big Three" on Verge of Split Rumors Rife Colleges May Break in Athletic ' " Relations New Yprk, May 13.-Rumors of a threatened split in the athletic rela tions of Yale, Harvard and Prince ton, the B'g Three of eastern inter collegiate athletics, are rife about this city. The rumor is to the effect that Princeton graduates and alumni con ferred here several days ago with a view toward determining whether or not Yale and Harvard intended to follow Princeton's example in dis qualifying all athletes who were re ceiving illegal support. It is understood that Princeton is prepared to produce evidence whjch would prove that Kernan, Yale catcher, and Owen and Pitts, Har vard football stars, had 'not complied with the Big Three standards. Princeton officials are alleged to have stated that Harvard has been secretly scheming to cancel the an nual Princeton serin in baseball and football and resume a dual league with Yale. ' An official statement from the three colleges is expected. ' I . .. ., J 1 1 . ........ .... . Li ; . , England's Net Challenge Believed to Be a "Bluff" New York, . May !3.--England's disinclination to test the claim of one of its foremost lawn tennis stars that 'the British veterans of the courts are superior to the Americans looks as if a sporting "bluff" had been called by the players on th(s side of the Atlantic. The team that stood as defenders of the Davis cup in the first matches fought for that trophy on the turf of the Longwood Cricket club, Boston, in 1920, is ready and eager to go into action against the Britons who stood as the first challengers. The British suggested the match and are now retiring from the field after the Americans agreed to meet' them. Will Select Golf Team New York, May 13. Robert Gard ner, former Yale star athlete - and former national amateur golf cham pion, will , select the United States amateur golf team which will play against the Great Britain team for the Walker cup next September. Gardner, who received his appoint ment as a chairman of the selection committee at a recent meeting of the United States Golf association, will not have to handle the situation alonq Notre Dame Star To Coach Midland The appointment of "Chct" Wynne, Notre Dame sta, as coach at Mid land, has been announced. , Mrs. Mallory in First Outdoor Tennis Workout New York, May 13. Mrs. Molla Bjurstedt Mallory, national woman lawn tenuis champion, who sailed for England this week for the purpose of playing at Wimbledon for the world's championship in June, put in her first outdoor practice on the West Side Tennis club courts, For- fcai 11119. at Playing against Walter L. Pate, Mrs. Mallory showed surprising speed of .foot and splendid control of her strokes. Pate, who elected to stay away from the net most of the time, found that his ground strokes from deep court were not sufficient ly strong to meet the spirited forcing shots of the national woman cham pion, with the result that Mrs. Mal lory won all the sets of the match. Former Swarthmore Pitcher Relesed to Wichita Falls Jim Clancy, former Swarthmore pitcher, has changed bosses again. In dianapolis of the American associa tion has released him to the Wichita Falls team of the Texas league. Clan cy was an all-round athlete under the. Garnet colors, and like Johnny Ogden, was signed by the New York Giants. .4; When "Mike" Finn, secretary of the Omaha ball club, died from heart disease at the local park yesterday afternoon, the great national game lost one of its biggest men. We do not mean ''biggest" beeause of the position he held, but because of the great help he was to the na tional sport,, There wasn't ' anything "Mike" wouldn't- do to help the fans, his club or the playersj anything thafr was within his reach, Mis entire Mte was tjed up in baseball. During ope of the many fannins bees held in his office at the park last season. Finn told a party of friends that whpn it came time to be called out by the "Great Umpire" he hoped that it would happen in a baseball park. to yesterday, seated in his own park, he was . called out. Heart disease was the cause, and when death came it ended the Baseball career of one of the game's most worthy men. Jack Britton, welterweight cham pion, who has fought Ted. (Kid) Lewis about as many times as Mike Gibbons has battled Mike O'Dowd, believes that Lewis will beat Georges Carpentifer when they meet next Thursday. Lewis has a way of punching your body, says Jack, that hurts, and a steady fire on Carpentier's stomach is sure to bring results. . ' , Britton also was high in his praise ot tne Business Men s gymnasium. The champion made the remark that the "gym" was the best that Jte has seen west of Chicago. Now watch Charlie Schnell swell up.- . ' , g-.w 3 GOLF CLUBS Polished arid Renickeled. . 40c Each Western Motor Car Co. i " . " Farnam at Boulevard Phone HArney 0868 Facetious Gents Choose Peggy as " Jack's Opponent Humorists Have Inning In ' Ballot Dox tOnSelert Suit able Ring Foe for World's Champ. By RAY PEARSON. , When a campaign was instituted recently In which votes of boning lani were solicited, the intent bring to determine r which aspirant for , , I k . l,Biviifaiollt - v I v ... - . j , - .. . champion- ship should be granted the first chance to battle Champion Jack Dempkry for the title, the heavy bona fide balloting that resulted wa not anticipated. Neither was it ex pec ted that in the big bag of mail which found rctinff nine t Jig v 4. ' ; ) wtf the boring edi- v ,or tor's desk there would be something like 500 filled-out ballots which wtie not bona fide, but the creation cr4 facetious-minded fans who hoped to "kid" the world. Humorists "Have Say." These "humorists," w ho perhaps do not brlong to the genuine colony of boxing fans, naturally are not per mitted an interest in the voting for an opponent for Jack Dempsey. The ballots they have sent in belong in a class Ijy themselves, and therefore when they began to roll in the box ing editor, instead of throwing tlirm into the waste basket, segregated them. When the stack gradually grew larger the segregation idea rcenied a good one because it was thought that some genius might come across with something worthy ot publication. The writer is not going to com ment, hut will permit the readers to judge for themselves as to the merit of the ballot contributions which cost those sending thrm in 2 cents in postage, as well as the time for filling out the ballot. Here Are Selections. Here's the vote as it stands to date! v. . VotM rftKY .Tnyr t nnrrv Willi and tiulldoira Hll HnhcnaPllarn, f. W. J. Bryan rauy- Ai-uuQKla ,., Mrs. r.andar MaJ. Can. Knoch H. Crowder Jni-k'i x-wlf , , Orovnr Barsdolt , Pndninh Vp'mtlno Henri LetelUer , The facetious gents evidently are not greatly in love with the world's champion and in spite of the heavy margin by which Peggy Joyce, the Paris favorite, who makes possible so many front page headlines in the newspapers, leads in this "private se lection of an opponent for Dempsey," they have taken the time to com ment on their selections. One of these in nominating Peggy as the next op ponent of Dempsey says: v "Kindly hive Jack and Peggy both knocked out for good and forever," Psfgy Picked to Win. Another remarks: "The reason I pick Peggy Joyce for Jack Dcmp sey'g pext opponent is the fact that when Peggy gfts through with his pocketbook Jack will be too poor to even pay for training expenses for another fight and will have to re tire." Then comes another ballot which doesn't belong in this list and which was credited to the bona fide ballot ing. It 's interesting because the writer, after filling out the ballot, took the time to write a letter 'to send along with it. This voter ex ercised her rights of suffrage, for she is a woman. She sions herself "One Who Is Interested." She is a great admirer of Jess Willard. But read what, she says: "No doubt you wilj be surprised to hav a lady answer in the 'campaign to iTiid an opponent for Jack Demp sey, bpt the reason I am doing it is because I don't like Dempsey. I hope this man Jess Willard will knock him cold. Woman Fan Speaks Up, "When he had that fight witK Georges Carpentier lie hurt pie just as much as he diq beorges, because I have French blood in me and tins' is the reason I detest him so, I don't suppose he would care a dam what I think, but he has been hand ed so many bouquets that I thought I would throw a brick for a change. Good luck to Jess Willard." One doesn't need to comment on the other nominations. They speak for themselves Baseball Leagues to Be Organized in Europe New York, May 13. Ted Sulli van, known as the "baseball build er," has sailed for Europe, to estab lish baseball leagues in Dublin, Lon don and Paris. There fs prpbably no one so conversant with the con dition of the grand old game in for eign countries as this veteran, since is was he who acted in the capacity, of managing director of the world circling trip of the Chicago White Sox, 'I Mr r IS k: VI 7CJ