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The Omaha Sunday Bee SPORT NEWS AUTOMOBILES WANT ADS FINANCIAL VOL. 62 NO. C. PART TWO THE SUNDAY BEE: OMAHA, JULY 23, 1922. 1-B FIVE CENTS St. Louis Club Takes Lead in National League Pennant Race n ards Win from Boston and Reds Beat New York Missouri Entry Is a Camp and a Half Ahead of the Giants in Heated Race. If ' " (GMcbp, Oimiaha, Qr YouH B am Also Mam New York, July 22 The St. Louis Cardinals went into first place in the National league today as a result of defeating Boston, 9 to 8, while New York lost to Cincinnati, 3 to 2. St. I.ouii has a lead of a game and a half over the Giants. In the per centage column the teams stand : St. Louis, .6-'0; New York. .t2. ' Baseball Will Some Day See Foreign Circuit U. S. Pastime Makes Remark able Strides on Alien Soil Japan Only Nation Tak ing Game Seriously Now. Baseball fans of the uprising gen eration undoubtedly will live to see a league of nations which will not need a pulmotor to keep it alive and which will be equipped to en force its own rules, especially if former Judge Landis partakes of the fountain of youth and lives to be high commissioner of Uncle Sam's favorite sport after it becomes an international pastime. Growth of the American game on alien soil has been rapid in the last few years bu So far only other nationalities have 4ailoped players of sufficient expertness to compete on anything like an even basis with American teams. That statement docs not include Canadians, who dwell in a different domain, but are o nearly first cousins that baseball comes as natural to them' as to the youth on this side; of .the boundary line. ' ' ' . . . Cuba and Mexico, although dis tinct in political government, be long to the same nationality from a racial and lingual standpoint and have shown great adeptness to base ball, although the came has prog. ressed farther and faster in the Japan, so far, i' the only, ao-faBea major nation tnat nas taicen op me American game seriously, and al ready has progressed so fast that its teams have made good contests out of games with amateur and semi professional performers of this coun try. England Next to Adopt Game England will be the next great nation to adopt the diamond pas time, and indications are that the Britons, are looking with more favor on baseball since the war than at any time previous to it. Indications are that prominent citizens of the British isles will, shortly foster a movement to introduce . the public over there to our game under more favorable auspices than heretofore. Uncle Sam's doughboys and gobs' were better fighters than ball players, and the only opportunity the English stay at homes have had to see baseball performed by ex perts has, been through the infre quent tours abroad of American pro fessional aggregations. . Englishmen who have come to the United States to live have developed into ardent baseball fans in many in1 stances. No less a personage than Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is the latest convert to the American pastime and, unless he backslides, has prom ised to endeavor to interest sports men of the United Kingdom in some method of importing sufficient talent from the United States to teach Britons the game. For centuries Englishmen have made cricket their national game, but Sir Arthur declares that is an old man's game, far less interesting to the youth of the nation than baseball will prove in his opinion. What Sir Arthur did not add is that cricket is something of a "gentleman's game," while baseball is the greatest leveler of classes and masses ever invented. The reddest necked graduate of the open lots may attain a higher salary than the president of the United States, if he can become a diamond hero. .Windsor Meet Opens. . Windsor. Ontario, July 22 More than a score of the best known run tiers on the turf have been nfcminated for the interational handicap, feature event of the opening today of the Kenilworth Jock club season here. The event carries a purse of $10,000 and among the entries are nearly all the notable runners that contested for the Frontier handicap featuring the Windsor Jockey club opening a week ago. Nebraska Lad Beats World's Champon Horseshoe Pitcher SHENANDOAH, la, July 2Z (Special.) In an ehibition match played at this place, Elxa Ray, 17-year-old fanner lad, defeated Frank Jackson, world's champion horseshoe pitcher of Blockton, la., 6 games out of 11.. Each game was for SO points and Ray won the first five, Jackson tak ing the nest five. The rub gam was won by Ray. Daring the 11 games Rav threw 335 ringers, of which 74 were doubles, while Jackson threw 321 ringers, of which 70 were doubles. Tris Speaker to Be Honored by Folks at Home Hubbard City Honors Its Fa ctious Son by Voting Him a Life Membership in Chamber of Commerce, By I. E. SANBORN. There is one "prophet" who is not without honor in his own country. He is a profes- sional baseball player, named Speaker, and his home town in Texas, called Hubbard City, does not intend to let the silver- haired veteran j receive all his I honors from j other communi ties. Life ' member ship without cost or dues, in TRIS SPJUKEB. the: Hubbard City chamber of commerce probably would not be considered a distinctive honor by any other of the great personages ot the generation, but to Tristam Speaker it doubtless means as much a.? his fellow citizens intended it to. For Tris always has been a great booster for his native state and his native city. Unlike many another iran who has achieved renown, Speaker - never has felt the call of the big cities, except as a battle field. But for .Tris, Hubbard City might never have become famous and in recognition of that fact and apprecia tion of its talented son, its business men have written his name as per manently into the home town's "hall of fame" as Speaker has inscribed it on the tablets of baseball history. It has been said the small com munities feci greater pride in their heroes than the large ones do. That may be true on a per capita basis, be cause so many more folks know their fellow townsmen intimately in a small place than in a big one. But the larger cities give their great ball players a bigger volume of admira tion because of their numerical su periority. All of which makes it pertinent to ask why the club owners of the American league do not add an in expensive annex to their new hall of fame by presenting to the native town or city of each player who wins the "best player" trophy some permanent evidence of that fact? It could take the form of a simple metal tablet inscribed with the name cf the native son and the date. By displaying this in a suitable public place the "old home town" could do itself and its hero a last ing honor. The thought behind the American league's trophy scheme is to 'show appreciation of great ability coupled w ith true sportsmanship on the green diamond by something more uncom mon and more permanent than dol lars, no amount of which ever can repay men like Speaker to name only one of many for what they have given to and done for the na tion's pastime. . . Wade Beats Harris. Burlington, la., July 22. Sammy Wade, featherweight of Pekin, 111., defeated Johnny Harris of Omaha, in eight rounds here last sight. . w L;VWLd Griffith and Engel on "Ivory" Hunting Trip- Will Be Here Two Days Clark Griffith, owner of the Wash ington Senators, and his king pin scaut, Joe Engel, blew, into Omaha this morning. . "Griff" aiid Joe are on an ivory hunting expedition and Joe has told his boss so much about certain in dividuals who wear Buffalo livery that the American league magnate came here to cast his optics on them. This afternoon Joe and his good natured boss were to be guests of Barney Burch at Western league park. VMy, how' this town has grown," exclaimed Griffith, as he explained that this is his first visit her since 1890, when he was playing with Milwaukee in the Western associa tion. "Omaha sure had a ball club that year," said Griffith, reminiscently. 'Tf I remember right they copped the penant. And say, there were five players who went to the Na tional league that year. One of them was "Kid' Nichols. What a pitcher he was. I saw him at Mil waukee the other day. He is with a railroad. Has a good position. "Back in the days of the old West ern j association Omaha was 'some' baseball town. The Western was the leading minor league at that time." Griff said he would be in Omaha several davs. He was joined at Chi cago last night by Engel, who has been exploring the coast leagues for diamond talent. They are stopping at the Fon tenelle. In a corner of the room was a bag of golf clubs. Joe saw his interviewer giving them the "once over." "Do you play golf," he asked eagerly. Answered in the affirma tive, Griff immediately hurled a chal lenge for 18 holes. It was evident that he has an incurable case of golfitis. The Washington owner said the object of the extensive rookie hunting expedition he has planned is to build for the future. Weissmuller Victor in National Meet New York, July 2. Johnny Weiss muller of the Illinois Athletic club, Chicago, easily won the National A. A. U. 440-yard open water swim to day in aficld of five at Brighton Beach, but failed to equal the record of 5:074-5 he recently established at Honolulu. Weissmuller finished 50 vards ahead of the field in 5:161-10. Thomas Blake, Los Angeles, new American long distance champion, was second, 15 yards ahead of Lee Jarvin, Dallas, Tex., southern cham pion, who barely defeated James Hall, Brooklyn, former long distance champion, for third place. Weissmuller dove into the lead and constantly drew away from the field over the 110-yard course, reaching the halfway mark 15 yards ahead of Jarvin, who began to fall back before the challenge of Blake, lhe win ner swam without exertion and fin ished in good shape. ' - Sherman Nine After Games The Sherman Avenue Merchants who Sunday defeated Nashville, 13 to 7. will clash with Plattsmouth Sun day. Manager Schneider announces the team is open for Sunday games. tie may be reached at .Webster 0412, Clark Griffith. "Our greatest stars are getting old. Some day they'll be 'through.' , In the meantime we must begin develop ing youngsters to take their place." Griffith expressed his approval of his new manager, Milan. He blamed the club's slump to inconsistent slab bing and constant injuries to play ers. Griffith said about the time Milan thought he would be able to use Mo- gndge again to supplement the great work of Johnson and Zachary, George pulled up with another neuritis kink in his salary wing. Goose Goslin and Joe Judge also are on the injured list. Joe Dailey Shuts Out St. Joseph Joe Dailey swabbed the St. Joseph Saints- with a coat of whitewash in the first game of a five-contest series at league park yesterday afternoon, winning the twilight atair by the score of 4 to 0. Adams faced the Buffaloes, but lasted only one and two-third in nings when Lindberg was trotted out to the mound. The latter held the herd to three scattered hits in the remaining innings. The Buffaloes jumped on Adams in the fourth inning for four runs and six hits before "Red" Corriden flashed the S, O. S. to the Saints dugout which resulted in Lindberg taking the mound. A double header is scheduled for this afternoon. Angels Sign Semi-Pro Los Angeles, July 22. Lee Demp sey, local semi-professional first baseman, has been signed by the San Antonio club of the Texas league, it was announced today. The Texas club is said to have ordered Dempsey for the New York Giants, who plan to watch his work with the San An tonio nine and to bring him to the big league next year if he makes good. Court Refuses to Block Bout in New Jersey Supreme Court Justice Denies Reform Element's Applica tion for Warrants for Fight Principals. Jersey City, N. J., July 22. Su preme Court Justice Swayze today declined to issue warrants for Benny Leonard, Lew Tendlcr and Tex Rickard, leading figures in the box ing bout scheduled for Boyle's Thir ty Acres next Thursday evening. Herbert C. Gilson, representing Jersey City ministers and the society of New Jersey for the prevention of crime and the promotion of morals, applied for the warrants on the ground that the contest would be a prize fight and. violate the state law. In denying also an application to prevent the bout the court held that it had not been shown that the prin cipals had yet committed any viola tion of the law and until they had the court could not act. Knows They'll Fight. In presenting his case against the lightweight championshm bout. Gil- son said: "It is to be a prize fight. The oic- tures, tickets ana advertisements es tablish this fact. "The show is to be promoted by George L. Rickard. who was con victed m the federal court. This fieht i in uireci viuianon ot tne laws ot Mew jersey wmch forbids decisions. lhe only way a championship may De won is Dy a knockout. Wheh Gilson sought to criv th me history of Rickard, the court in terrupted: You had better confine vourself to tne complaint. - "I want to show the rharartr of the promoter," insisted the attorney, Talked to-Benny. "However. I have here in mv Dock et an'affidavit of a man who visited Leonard in his training: camp. This man talked to Leonard's trainer, who said the odds were three to one that Leonard would knock out Tendler. "Therefore, there is no sense Jin calling a bout in which there iso be a knockout a boxing exhibition I ask that these three men be placed unoer Dan to Keep tne peace. In denying the application, Justice .wayze said: it would be foolish for me to ore tend that the probabilities are not in favor of your proposition that these men intend to violate the law. I don't doubt that this is their inten tion and that their preparations have that end in view. But I part company with vou until some actual crime has been com mitted. An injunction cannot prop erly De issued m this case. Costello, Rooney May Row Against Walter Hoover Paul Costello and Ton Jlooriey are eligible to row against Walter Hoov er, world's champion single sculler. Wn the title race of the national regatta it Philadelphia August 5. AH three are familiar with the course and a great race is anticipated. Dempsey Meets Old Foe Ed Warner, Wichita light heavy weight, who years ago boxed Jack Dempsey for a purse of $10, boxed an exhibition bout with the cham pion for three rounds, and during that time failed to get in a single blow, . ! Two Gotham Boxers in Critical Condition as Result of Bouts NEW YORK, July 22. Two boxers were in hospitals in the Metropolitan district to day, suffering from injuries re ceived in bouts last night. At Newark, N. J., Jack Craw ford, i9-year-old featherweight, collapsed in his dressing room after his eight-round scrap with Tommy Gerard. Since then he has been unconscious and his condition was reported serious today, with a pos sible skull fracture. The head in jury was attributed to the fall in. the dressing room, brought on by exhaustion. Harry White, 22, of Brooklyn, junior lightweight, was injured while sparring with one of his part ners in a gymnasium, falling un conscious to the floor of the ring. He, too, has failed to revive and his condition was described as critical Police have held the sparring part ners for investigation. Herman High in Swat Race A new Buffalo performer is on top on the batting heap in the Western league. He is "Babe" Herman, out fielder. In 59 games Herman has col lected 87 hits, giv him an average of .439. Williams of Sioux City is close on his heels with an average of .415 for 51 games. But in con sistent hitting over the full West ern league derby, Fisher of St. Jo seph continues to hold sway with a .397 average, while Manush, Omaha 0 C uthcMtn third sacker, is thundering along just 20 points be-, hind him. Metz is third with .376. Eugene Elsh, the Sioux City star, for whose services the White Sox and Pirates are fighting, is fourth in the list with an average of .370. Davis, the Tulsa slugger, continues out in front on home run hitting with 20, while Hemingway of Sioux City is the leading base stealer with 33. Uther leading natters lor oo or , more games: JJavis, luisa, .jo; Long, Denver, .364; East, Wichita, .363; Bennett, Tulsa, .361; Pitt, Okla homa City, .359; Lelivelt, Tulsa, .355; Grantham, Omaha, .354. Leonard Is Matched I With Ever Hammer Chicago. July 22. Benny Leonard the lightweight champion yesterday was matched to meet Ever Hammer of Chicago in a 10-round contesti n Floyd Fitzsimmcvi's" arena at Michi gan City, In"d., on the afternoon of August 5. lhe state convention of fclks will be held there on that date. Leonard defeated Rocky Kansas of Buffalo in the same arena on July 4. Seattle Star "Goes Up" Seattle, July 21. Frank G. (Stub by) Mack, Seattle's young right- handed pitcher, has been sold to the Chicago Americans for cash and players, it became known today. The deal was reported to aggregate in the neighborhood of JW.WU. Cue Expert to Play All Comers in Omaha Erwin Rudolph, pocket billiard ex pert, will play all comers afternoons r.ud evenings at the Paxton academy for five days next week, starting Monday. . Rudolph guarantees to for feit $25 to any player who defeats him during an exhibition. . Among .local cue sharks who will oppose him are Ralph Wells. Harrv Sheppard, Milt Stevens. Hurley Ham ilton, Harry Moon, William Usher, James Butler, Hemic Harsch, Andy Swanson and Ralph Stevens. The exhibitions will be staged in the Paxton billiard pit, a feature of the new academy. Cue Record Claimed Paris, July 22. Roger Conti, the French billiard plaver. in a match with Gibclin. another Frenchman. ran 3,600 points at 18.2 balkline in 59 innings for an average of 61. French billiardists claim that this is a world's record average, the former record of 57.5 having been held by Jake Schaef er, the world champion. Conti's high run in the match was 432, as against Schaefcr's record of 436, made in 1921. Gibelin in the match scored 6,136 Ifouits. . New York Clubs Strong Because of Expenditures Card and Browns Represent Wise ConervatiHin in Rae- ball Purchases De- dares Writer. By DAVIS J. WALSH. New York. July 22. If either or both of the St. Louis entries should head the Giants or Yankees at the end of the major league pennant races, it will be a triumph of con servative building over commercial frenzy. The St. Louis clubs have cost their repective owners nothing in particular beyond a few heartaches in former years; the Giants and Yankees are an ensemble of base ball prima donna, almost prohib itive in price. Consider the present Giant roster, for example. Heinie Groh is sup posed to have separated his owners from a mere matter of $150,000; Bancroft, $75,000; Meusel, $50,000; Nehf and Shinners. $40,000 each, and Toney, Douglas, Snyder and others well above $10,000 each. Ross Young in right field; George Kelly, first baseman; Bill Ryan, the pitcher; Earl Smith, catcher, and Frank Frifch, in the infield, alone are developments of the safe and sane policy. Ruth Cost 1125,000. The Yankees? Kindly see J. T. Morgan & Co., without delay. Babe Ruth cost more than $125. 000 before the price of major league chattels got out of focu?. Even before then Frank Baker went under the hammer for $30,000. while Mays was bought for $40,000 several years later. There is no such thing as estimat ing what Schang, Hoyt, Jones, Scott, Bush, McNally and other former Red Sox cost the Yankees, because they figured in trades where the cash consideration was kept as dark as Kid Norfolk's courftenancc. Even more recently Whitey Witt escaped from Philadelphia at a cost of $10,000. Next we will call the attention of the class to the St. Louis Browns. Shocker, one of the best right haml crs in baseball, was a gift from the Yankees; Severeid, a fine catcher, came up from the American asso ciation at the usual rate of ex change; Sisler, greatest player in the game today, was secured from Michigan university for the cost oi' a free lunch; McManus and Gcrber are minor league purchases of slight amount: Ellerbe came in a trade with Washington, and Will iams and Jacobson, outfielders, were inexpensive mi,nor leaguers. Pruitt, great young left handcr, was an inexpensive collegian. Tobin Was Expensive. Of the entire outfit Johnny Tobin, having been a Federal league star, cost a good round sum because of the rather frantic bidding that pre vailed at the time, and Dave D?,n forth, the left hander, is supposed to have come from Columbus for a consideration well above $40,000. The Cards were assembled at a financial outlay similar in propor tions. Flack was secured from the Cubs in a "hoss and hoss" trade in which Cliff Heathcote also figured; Jack Smith cost less than $1,000,; the great Hornsby less than $1,500; Mueller was picked up, merely as a promising minor leaguer, and the same might be said of Fournier, who had failed to make the riffle with the White Sox and Yankees. Milto.n Stock and Jeff Pfeffcr are the results of trades in which the Phils and Dodgers respectively took much the worst of it; Ain smith was picked off the baseball boneyard. CIcmons, another catch er, was a moderately priced young man, and McCurdy, a third, was a collegian, hence cost nothing. Doc Lavan, the shortstop, was chased out of the American league and was sold by the Senators at the waiver price, while Doak, Sherdel, Walker, Haines, North, Pertica and other pitchers came to the club at little or no expense. Not to mention "Specs" Toporcer, one of the best utility men in the game, who was found on the New York sandlots. Umpire Moriarty Talks His Way Out of a Swim There are some people who insist that umpires are not human, have no sense of humor. The following bit of repartee is of fered in rebuttal of such a belief: , During a game in St. Louis a friend of Umpire Gcorgs Moriarty invited him down to the Missouri Athletic club to enjoy a swim. Now it so happens that Moriarty. despite the fact that he is an all around athlete, is unable to swim. After thanking his friend for the kind invitation and expressing his regrets at being unable to accept be cause of a previous engagement, he remarked: "Perhaps it is just as well, because I swim like paralysis." "How is that?" asked the much puzzled friend. "One stroke and I'm through," an swered Moriarty. $100,000 Playfellow Verdict Affirmed New York. July 22 The ap pellate division of the supreme court today unanimously affirmed the ver dict for $100,000 in favor of Harry K. Sinclair, proprietor of the Ran cocas stables, against James H. John son, owner of the Quincy stables, in the Playfellow case. It was under stood Johnson will seek permission to carry the case to the court of aooeals.
