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VOL. 52 NO. 7.
PART TWO
OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 30, 19
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Ever Hammer
Gets Another
. Crack at Title
Chicago "Blonde" and Cham
pion Leonard to Mix in
Bout Saturday at Michi
gan City.
ITENTION of pugi
listic fans this week
will be centered
around the result of
the 10-round no-decision
contest be
tween Benny Leon
ard, lightweight
champion, and Ever
Hammer, the bris
tling blonde tiger of :
Chicago. This bout will be stagea
by Floyd Fitzsimmons in his new
5 Michigan City, Ind., arena on Sat
' urday evening.
It was back in 1916, the year he'
fore Leonard annexed the light
weight title by knocking out Fred
die Welsh, that Hammer gave Leon
ard such a great fight. In fact, the
champion still maintains this was, the
toughest fight of his career, his re
cent engagement Vith Jack Britton,
welterweight king, included.
Management of Kid Howard
At that time Hammer was under
the management of Howard Carr,
known in boxing circles . as Kid
Howard, who owns the Arcade gym
nasium in Chicago. The Chicago
fighter looked like a sure winner
during the early stages of the bout,
which was held in Kansas City. In
the fifth round Ever gave Benny a
terrific lacing and it looked as if
Ever would be a winner.
Hammer, who acted under How
ards' instructions,' crowded Leonard
and delivered punches to the body
most of the time. In fact, the Chi
cago fighter would not permit the
present title holder to get set. After
the sixth round Hammer began to
tire and. Leonard evened up matters
at the end of 10 rounds.
In the 11th round Leonard began
to get to Hammer. He pasted him
with right and left hooks and had the
Chicaeoan in a bad way at the bell,
In the 12th session Hammer, who
was tired, dropped his guard for a
moment. Leonard with catlike
quickness ripped over a straight
riaht which caught Hammer flush
on the chin. Ever went down for
the count of seven and then Man
ager Carr stepped in the ring: and
stopped the fight.
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As a result of Howard's action.
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still maintain! he was not hurt in the
12th round and could have gone the
distance. On the. other hand, How
ard claims Hammer was tired because
of his boring in tactics and it was
useless to permit him to try to stay
for the remaining rounds.
Shortly after the fight Hammer
broke with his manager and gave up
boxing for a. spell. Within the last
year, Ever has staged a wonderful
comeback and has beaten some of the
best boys in the lightweight division.
He appears to be boxing much bet
ter and uses his left hand in more ef
fective fashion.
, Beats Charley White.
One of Hammer's most notable re
cent victories was that over Charley
White, the left hooker of Chicago.
This pair of 135-pounders clashed in
Aurora and at the end of 10 rounds
Hammer was given the popular de
cision. In the ninth round of the
battle, which was featured by Ham
mer's aggressiveness, Ever caught
Charley flush on the jaw with a left
swing. The blow knocked White
half way across the ring and he sat
on the second rope. He did not take
a count and came right back and
fought like a madman.
This fight convinced fight follow
ers that Hammer is better than ever.
He took all that White could give,
intludingsome of his celebrated left
hand hddfes on the chin. He con
tinually kept after White and did not
give him a minute's rest. Hammer
administered telling punishment at
close quarters and it was this fight
that placed him in a position to claim
a return engagement with Leonard.
Whether Hammer will give the
champion such a tought fight as he
did before Benny won the light
weight title remains to be seen. Ever
is confident he will make Leonard
go at a lively clip for part of the
contest at least, while Manager
George Ferguson is under the im
pression Hammer can win by the K.
O. route. .
Take Race Horse hy
' Airplane Across Sea
. Word has been received that Sir
John Arnatt is sending his race
orse Puklia Sahib by airplane from
Ireland to the race meet at Ssn Se
bastian. Spain, where he will com
pete in the Grand Prix Alfonso. An
airplane was chose.n for the journey
because the horse usually becomes
Mck on sea voyages.
Marion Pro Grid Team
Made Up of Indians
The Marion (O.) football team in
the national professional circuit will
be made up of Indians and will be
captained by Jim lnorpe.
Sermantown Cricket dub
to Stage Davis Cup Final
Georgetown Cricket club of Phila-
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August 17, 18 and 1. The same
organization will hold the men's
singles tourney September 9.
Successfully Defends Title
Minneapolis, July 29. Joe Arm
strong of St Paul yesterday success
fully defended his title as single ten
nis champion for the northwest by
defeating John McGee, also of. St
Paul, at the annual tournament here
of the Northwestern Lawn associa
tion. .
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VWt'f A Wray 1
Wray Brown, 21 -year-old tennis
player of St Louis, who is one of
the outstate contestants in the 1922
annual Missouri
Valley Tennis as
sociation tourna
ment now in
progress at the
Omaha Field duo
courts, received
his early tennis
education on the
municipal courts
of St. Louis.
Although only
21 years old,
Brown has met
some of the coun
try's leading ten
nis players, among
them National
Chamnion William
Tilden and national junior champion,
Vincent Richards. Wray is the
holder of the Central States singles'
title, which be won test week and
together with Walter Hassase, holds
the doubles' championship of the Mis
souri valley. He was runnerup for
the intercollegiate title aV Philadel
phia last year.
Two weeks ago at Indianapolis,
Frown lost to Tilden, 6-4 and 6-2.
Brown entered the open Nebraska
state tourney at the Field club last
year and was eliminated in the semi
finals by Ralph Powell of Omaha
after one of the Hardest fought ten
nis matches ever staged on an Oma
ha court.
This afternoon. Brown and Phil
Bagby, the latter of Kansas City,
play for the championship of the
Missouri valley, which was won last
year by Fred Drewes. Without a
doubt this match should be the fea
ture contest of the final day- play
of the tourney, with Brown the favor
ite, due to his steady playing in the
present tournament.
Following today's matches Brown
will go to Sioux City, where he and
A. Philbrook Smith of Ames, la.,
will defend their Iowa state doubles'
tennis title. , ' : . :.
Oregon Athlete Wins
' Distinction in Study
Ralph Spearow was' the best all-
around track and field athlete at the
University of Oregon this1 year, with
records of 23 feet for the broad jump,
13 feet in the pole vault and 5 feet
11 inches at high jumping.
But his distinction didn't stop there.
Spearow -wpn honors carrying a
heavy course in the psychology de
partment ' ' -'
-' Neither did he devote all his time
to his studies .and athletics, for he
had the support of bis family to think
of also. He attended to that by being
the regular pastor of a Presbyterian
church. ' '
' Spearow, who is 23 years old, will
be a junior at the university next
year.
Tigers Are Leading Team Hitters
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Co))b Shows Tail
Chicago, July 29. Throwing a jolt
and punch into the Detroit Ameri
cans which is being felt by .every
American league club, the veteran
Tyrus Cobb, Tiger pilot, excelling
his every past performance at the
bat, today is out in front of all
American league contenders in 1922
hitting honors, and is leading his
mates convincingly in the close pen
nant race. Tyrus is showing his
men how to hit, and this has carried
bim past George Sisler, St. Louis
star, for the batting honors of the
league, which he lost to Speaker and
Sisler in the past two seasons.
Cobb, in his last six games cracked
out 13 hits, better than two a game,
and boosted his mark from .405 a
week ago to .411, while Sisler, who
lead the batters with an average of
416 -a week ago, dropped to second
place with an average of .402. He
was able to acquire only six hits
in as many games. The averages
include games of Wednesday.
, Peps Em Up.
The Georgia Peach has instilled a
fighting spirit into the Tigers, with
the result that they are topping all
the clubs m team batting with an
average of .407, while the St. Louis
Browns are next with .301.
Sisler continues to lead in total
bases with 225, his 155 hits, including
27 doubles, 11 triples and seven
homers. He failed to increase his
stolen base record, but is showing
the way with 34 thefts.
Clarence "Tiltfe" Walker, the slug
ging outfielder . of the Athletics,
bagged another homer and is lead
ing the home run clouters with 24.
Ken Williams of the Browns is
runner-up with 22.
Uther leading batters for 60 or
more games: Schang, New York,
357; Speaker, Cleveland. .356: Heil-
mann, Detroit .348; Tobin. St. Louis,
.347; Baler. Detroit. .347: Ed Mil
ler, Philadelphia, .347; Meusel, New
York, J45; Blue, Detroit. .333 ; Witt,
New York, J33.
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There was practically no change in
the relative standing of the batters
in the National league. Rogers
Hornsby of the Cardinals, who has
been setting the race, added 1 point
to his mark of a week ago, and tops
the list with an average of .398.
Ray Grimes, tike slugging first base
man of the Chicago Cobs, has main
tained bis mark of a week ago .356,
and moved up to second place, dis
placing the veteran Jake Daubert of
the Reds, who dropped 11 points,
but is holding third place with an
average of .360.
Hornsby has taken the lead from
Max Carey of the Pirates as the best
run-getter. The St Louis star crossed
the plate 80 times, while Carey scored
79 nws.
Carey, however, increased his lead
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NeW York, July 29. Vincent Rich
ards of Yonkers won the Metropoli
tan Tennis championship from How
ard Kinsey of San Francisco, on the
Crescent Athletic club courts, Brook
lyn, yesterday, 6-2, 6-4 and 6-3.
Rudolph Easy Winner
' Erwin Rudoloh. billiard player,
completed his week's .performance at
the Faxton billiard parlors last night
when he. defeated Andy Swanson,
150 to" 61 and State Champion Ralph
Stevens. 150 to 64.
In the afternoon, Rudolph won a 50
or no count match from Heinie
Harsch, making a remarkable high
run of 139, scratching on the 140th
ball.
- Lights to Sisler
for the stolen base honors by three
thefts, bringing his total .to 27.
Other leading batters for 60 or
more games: Hollocher. Chicago
.359; J. Johnston, Brooklyn, .357;
Bigbee, Pittsburgh, .354'; Duncan,
Cincinnati,- .347; L. Miller. Chicago,
.346; Schultz, St. Louis, .341; Carey,
Pittsburgh. .338.
. Good Is Going Good.
Wilbur Good vof Kansas City is
threatening an upset in the Ameri
can association batting race, judging
from his performance within the last
week. He collected 10 hits in six
(rames. boosting his position from
fifth to third place in the list of
leading sluggers, for an average of
.371.
Eddie Brown of Indianapolis con
tinues to set the pace with an aver
age of .302, with Jay Kirke of Louis
ville running, second with .376. The
figures include games of Wednesday.
Charles Ollinger Sold
to Brooklyn Nationals
St. Petersburg, Fla., July 29.
Charles Ollfnger, pitcher of the Flo
rida state league, holding a record
of thirty innings without a run be
ing scored against him, has been sold
tojthe Brooklyn Nationals and will
report aabout August 21. Ollinger, a
former pitcher on the Auburn col
lege team, was the collegiate all
southern pitching selection for two
years.
Santel Nearly Blind;
Gives Up "Wrestling
San Francisco. July 29. Ad San
tel, claimant of the light-heavyweight
wrestling championship title,' is near
ly blind and no longer can wrestle,
according to a statement by Frank
Shuler. wrestling promoter, pub
lished here.
On Muny Lots
TWrlj mud mad Dawer.
1:1 Omaha Camp M. W. A. acalnit
Beach Camp
1:30 Brown Park
- Marchanta aralnat
Star Furnaca.
Taatanclto Park.
1:10 Barker Clothea Shop acalnat
Whlatla Bottllnc Company.
1:10 Colon) biaa asalnat IlcKaBBCT
Dcntlstl.
KlTtrrtow Park.
Caminff 8trt Marchanta against
William Stnret Merchanta.
S:a Beta? Roaa against Poatofflca Em
ploye?. MMr Park.
1:50 Lenven worth Street Merchanta
agalnet Corr Electrics.
1:10 South Slda Sokol alalnat Xensay
Shoe . Company.
Athlett IMS.
1 :1 B. 4 M. Camp asalnat South Oma
ha Camp.
I II Christ Child Center asalnat Social
Settlement.
Carter Lk Chk
S-tS Carter Lake Club asalnat K. W.
BeU Telephone.
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HERE are three finalists 'in the I "
Missouri Valley tennis :" 3
i tournament Miss Jessie fS 21
Grieve, southern California cham
pion, reached the final bracket by
defeating , Miss Peer of Kansas
City. Miss Hammann becomes a
finalist by disposing of Ruth Hagar.
Wray Brown of St. Louis, men's
singles finalist and winner of many
tournaments, will meet a player of
his own caliber in Phil Bagby of
St. Louis.
Washburn and
Lamb Bid for
Home Run Title
HE battle of base hits
raging in the West
ern league today finds
Herman of the Oma
club topping the list
with an average of
.440, with Fisher of
St. Joseph second
with .391. Manush
: of Omaha is third
with .373. These figures are based
on names including those of luesday.
Lamb of Tulsa and Washburn of
Wichita are threatening to pass Davis
of Tulsa in the scramble for knock
ing out homers. Tbey have collected
19, while JJavis is leading the race
with 21.
Hemingway of Sioux City is so far
in the leead in base stealing that his
rivals almost have given up hope of
catching him. He has 35 thefts to his
credit, with Elsh, his team mate, the
runner-up with 25. Elsh is the star
for whose services the White Sox and
Pirates are clamoring.
Other leading batters tor 00 or
more games: Metz, Sionx City, .373;
Elsh. Sioux City, .37Z; B-ast, Wichita,
.365; Long, Denver, .334; Davis,
Tulsa, .358; Pitt, Oklahoma City,
.355: Lamb. Tulsa. .355: Bennett.
Tulsa, .354; Berger, Wichita, .354;
Grantham, Omaha, .353.
Duluth Admirers to Give
Walter Hoover $15,000
Duluth may go ahead with plans
to present Walter Hoover, world's
amateur single sculling champion.
with a substantial gift when he re
turns home from England. More
than $15,000 had been pledged to
the fund when it was closed. Poubt
arose as to whether presentation of
gifts would affect the amateur status
of the winner of the diamond sculls
at the English Henley regatta. Hen
ry Penn Burke of the National As
sociation of Amateur Oarsmen, wired
officials of the Duluth Boat club that
gifts other than of money would not
affect Hover's status.
Coach Christie 21 Years
With California University
Next year will mark the 21st Coach
Walter Christie has been in charge
of track athletics at University of
California, champions of college
track men.
- Shuman Beats Perry
Denver, Colo., July 29. Harry
Anuman of uenver won a IZ-round
decision over Jack Perry of Pitts
burgh last night. Shuman carried the
fight to Perry and scored repeatedly
with hard lefts to Perry's head and
body.
City College of New York ,
Brings Football Back
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Yanks Again Top
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Giants Win Four
OTH New York clubs
again are showing the
way in the major
, league pennant races
today as a result of
decisively b e a t in g
their St. Louis rivals
in the two crucial se
ries.
The Yankees, on
top for the first time since June' 16,
held a margin of a half game over
the Browns. They took their third
straight from' Fohl's clan, 7 to 3,
Witt leading the attack with two
doubles and a homer, while Sam
Jones returned to form, holding St.
Louis to six hits. Ken Williams
cracked out . his 23d homer in the
first inning.
The Giants made it four out of
five from the Car
dinals by breaking
even in the double
header that con
cluded a series
marked by the
sensational hitting
of the champions.
McGraw's club
pounded out 70
hits for 42 runs in
the five games
and increased their
lead to two and a
half games. Horns
by's 27th homer in
the first frame ves-
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Roger Hornsby.
terday, equalled the National league
mark made by Ed Williamson in
1884.
Lee! the Phillies' first baseman hit
two homers in a game here for the
second time in the series and Cy
Williams knocked out his 16th. but
Cincinnati emerged an 11 to 7 victor
in a slugging match with Phila
delphia. Brooklyn climbed back to fifth
place in the National league when
JJazzy V ance bested Babe Adams of
Pittsburgh in a 3 to 2 encounter.
Terry's hittinsr and Tones nitchinsr
featured Chicago's 9 to 0 triumph
over the Boston Braves.
Amos Strunk. veteran outfielder of
the White Sox, broke up another ex
tra ininng game with a triple which
sent the winning run home in the
lUth inning.
Max Carey, the sneedv Pirate out
fielder, stole four bases against the
Dodgers, but was unable to score a
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run.
Percy Jones of the Cubs let the
Braves down with five hits while his
team mates lambasted Ochger, and
Braxton, and won a lop-sided game,
9 to 0.
The Tigers came from behind and
in one big rally, egistered five runs
and beat the Senators, 6 to 3. ' Six
hits in a row, including a home by
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Negro TeamLooks
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The Omaha Federals have four
games booked for th neat week
but how are they going to play
'em?
litre's the story:
Guy Jackson. 2417 CaldwcU
street, la manager of the club, Fred
Daniels, an outfielder, claims he's
a part owner.'
So when Jackson ordered Dan
iels to remove his uniform the out
fielder demurred.
And now Daniels has gone in
Justice of the Peace Bunce's court
with his complaint He signed a
writ of replevin against Jackson
and the constable has taken
charge of 13 uniforms, 13 caps, 13
sweaters and all the rest of the
paraphernalia belonging to the
club.
American Leaguers
wme mmrnm
Games from Cards
Blue, turned the trick for Cobb's
gang. ,
' Manager Speaker when he say the
Indians apparency were beaten re-
piacea every man on tne team, ex
cept Jamieson, Joe Sewell and
Pitcher Lindsey.
Many to Compete in
City Golf Tourney
More -than 125 golfers are expected
to tee off at the Omaha Field club
Sunday morning in the first round
of the annual City Golf tournament.
Thirty-six holes will be played Sun
day and the following thirty-six a
week from Sunday over the Happy
Hollow course. Low score for Sun
day s play will decide the city cham
pionship.
Sam Reynolds, holder of die city
honors, will defend his title in the
tournament starting Sunday.
The entry list will be open until
the last player drives off No. 1 tee
Sunday morning. The entry list is
open ,to anyone who has the clubs
and $2.
White Sox File Reply
to Outlaw g Charges
Milwaukee, Wis., July 1.29. The
first formal denials of charges of
Oscar "Happy" Felsch. Charles
"Swede" Risberg and Joe Jackson.
tormer . members of the Chicago
White Sox baseball team, in suits
demanding back salary and bonus al
leged to be due, and damages for an
alleged conspiracy to keen them out
of major league ball, were filed here
today in circuit court.
In the three answers to the indi
vidual actions, similar in contents,
the club recounts the circumstances
leading up to the discharge of the
players and claims that they lost all
right to salaries and bonuses by al
leged failure to play baseball to the
best of their ability in the"M919
world's series.
Seattle Pitcher Releaser
. Under Option-to Boosters
Seattle, July 29. Pitcher Herbert
(Buckshot) May has been released
under option by the Seattle club of
the Pacific Coast league to the Des
Moines club of the Western league,
it was announced today.
Johnston in East
New York. July 29. William M.
Johnston of San Francisco, former
national tennis champion, arrived in
New York yesterday from the coast
ready to begin a strenuous court cam
paign which includes play in the
Davis cup challenge round and the
national championships. j
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gel
IX vidrd into sets like ( cracked
dinner sets.
We started buinrti ss democ
racy without titles, eitates or in
herited family moles.
When we ran out on George
Third we didn't know where we
were going. '
We're right back. We have coal
barons, delicatessen kings and oil
dukes. And if some Imported
prince comes snooping into U. S.
our hand-painted society runs it
self bow-legged trying to use his
ear for a loving cup for some con
fidential gossip.
Indicating that you can free sub-,
.jecls, serfs and slaves, but snobs
will always have handcuffs on.
Our set is steered by some dow
ager who is broadcasting station
for bad news.
It is impossible to break into our
set unless you give this, dowager
first pull at wishbone of your
family skeleton.
' There are other sets bessides our
set, but we don't talk to 'em. We
only speak one language over here.
But it might as well be su.
Aftes you horn into our set your
country shanty becomes known as
your villa. Puddles are lakes, ho
boes are butlers, washtubs are
yachts and neighbors are those peo
ple. Your hallroom ra your town
house. Cafeterias are country
clubs and subway rides are tours.
Our set meets in better class of
sidewheel lunchrooms because fam
ily is in Europe being annoyed by
royalty, and we are dining out.
There isn't chance of outsider
cracking into our clique. There
isn't any chance of our set wedging
its way into another set We run
around in little half-karat tribes.
' You can go forward, but pro
motion is by motor cars only.
There are stages jn sets where you
graduate from fiivvers to limou
sines up to Rolls-Royces.
Our set is side-cars.
Willard Offered Bout
With Dempsey Oct. 6
Los Angeles, July 29. Jess Wil
lard, former world's heavyweight
champion and challenger of the pres
ent" title holder, Jack Dempsey, has
received a contract from Tex Rick
ard offering him a bout with Demp
sey on October 6, he announced to
day. , '
The contract is as yet unsigned,
Willard preferring to hold the nego
tiations open in an effort to substi
tute October 31 or a later date.
"I have accepted Rickard's terms
with the exception of the date," he
said. "I am not holding out for any
financial reason."
Race Horses Perish in
Fire Originating in Still
Walla Walla, Wash., July 29.
Two race horses Donitus, with a
mark of 2:26, and Dorothy M, with
a record of 2:13 owned by J. E.
Johnson and entered for the races
of the Wall Walla fair, September
next, were burned to death in a fire
last night which destroyed all the
racing stalls and exhibition barns at
the Walla Walla fair grounds. The
fire caught in a still, which was being
operated in one of the barns, it de
veloped later.
Yale Crews Will Get
Coast Coach Leader
Ed Leader, coach of the University
of Washington boat crew, will be
come head coach of the Yale crews,
according to Graduate Manager Dar
win Meisnest.
White Sox Get Pitcher
Cairo, III.. July 29. Eddie Taylor,
local third baseman and premier in
fielder of the Kitty league, has been
sold to the Chicago White sox, N,
W. Cox, president of the Cairo club,
announced this afternoon. The pur
chase price was not made public.
Scribes Differ on
Winner of Leonard 1
and Tendkr Bout
Omaha Bra I .eased Wire,
New York. July 29. While all
the regular morning newspaper fight
reporters, fresh from Boyles Thirty
Acres, gave Benny Leonard a narrow
shade over Lew Tendler, at least two
of the experts writing for this after
noon's papers, credit Tendler with
a draw.
Here is a summary of what the
critics say:
Vincent Treanor, Evening World
"It was a draw."
Sam Taub, Morning Telegraph
"Leonard won by a shade.
George Underwood, Evening Tele
gram "A draw."
James K. McGuinnes, Evening
leiegram "jjraw." -
Fred Keats, Evening Sun "Leon
ard won."
Associated Press "In opinion of
majority of sport writers at the ring
aide, Leonard had a narrow shade."
Igoe, Morning world Leonard
won on points.
Heywood Broun, Morning World
Leonard deserved decision.
W. O. McGeehan, Herald Leon
ard had to fight at top speed all the
way to win on points.
Jack Lawrence, Tribune Leonard
demonstrated his superiority over
Tendler. There was no donbt of the
result
Daily News Leonard defeated
Tendler.
New York Times Leonard was
the winner
Laws Must Be
Made to Cover
Freakish Plavs
New ''Bonea" Continually
Coming Up Omaha-Det
Moines Game on Latte r'a
Diamond Example.
TURALLY yo.
would expect that in
all the years baseball
has been played on all
the vacant city lots
and village commons,
to say nothing of the
hundreds of profes
sional and semi-pro
par, pretty nearly everything hati
happened that could happen in the
way of tangles.
Anything not provided for hy rule
or precedent seems about as likely to
occur as the discovery of anything
new under the sun, when you stop
to think of all the possible combina
tions which are covered by the offi
cial code and constitutions and by
lows of the organized circuits.
Nevertheless and notwithstanding,
something new crops up from some
where on the baseball map about
once in so often, and one of them
did recently in Des Moines. Of
course, it was an accident, or bone'
play, as the "naturals" of the dia
monds have long since been exhaust
ed in the way of novelty. The teams
were the Omaha Buffaloes and Des
Moines Boosters.
It must have been a hot, drowsy
afternoon to put everybody to sleep,
but this is the way it happened, us
ing letters to indicate names for the
sake of brevity. A, first up in an
inning, was retired. So was B, mak
ing two out. C made a two-base
hit. then D was retired. Instead
of taking the field the team that was
at bat sent E up to the plate.
Whole Team Asleep.
The whole team in the field was
asleep, anl o was the umpire. No
body noticed the extension of the
inning except the official scorer, who
was running circles around the in
side of the press coop, unable to
escape or attract the attention of the
combatants until E had been retired,
making the fourth out.
While they were changing sides the
scribes managed to convey to the
field news of what had happened, and
at the end of the other half of the
inning there was a snarl over the
batting order.
Whose turn at bat was it? Should
the umpire order E to bat over again
or call for F to lead off in the next
innings? One side argued that it was
E's turn because what he did in the
previous round didn't count, and the
radicals on the other side declared
that what E did should count in the
forthcoming round, making one out
in that inning already. Some thought
E ought to be out any way for bat
ting out of turn, but it was pointed
out that he was batting in turn all
right, but in the wrong round. In
fact, he was "in the right pew, but
the wrong church."
There is, so far as history records,
no twin event at least none that
was discovered and no precedent on
which to base a decision to end the
argument which has justice on either
side. It's not important enough to
call a special joint session of the ma
jor league committees to frame a rule
to cover the' play because it proba
bly never will happen again. Still
you never can tell, and just for the
sake of satisfying a nation's curiosity
it might be fitting for the rule cob
blers to make a shoe to fit this odd
sized extremity next winter.
Four Frequently Retired.
Four men have been retired in a
half inning before freauentlv. as
everybody knows who has seen a
team go through the motions of com
pleting a '-'double play" after two
were out already. Occasionally four
outs have been made in a half in
ing, and it has never been discovered
outside the press box. But in all
such cases the additional out has been
made on the bases, where it could
not affect the batting order. Some
times' only two men have been re
tired in a half inning, but without
affecting the next batsman.
British Bantamweight
Covets World's Title
London, July 29. Thomas Harri
son of Hanley, British bantamweight
champion, may go to the United
States in quest of the world's title
recently won by Joe Lynch from
Johnny Buff. Harrison recently
knocked out Jim Higgins, the British
title holder, in the 13th round of their
match.
Although Harrison has established
himself as superior to other British
118-pounders, many of the boxing
critics believe he should bolster his
record before going after Lynch, one
of the cleverest little men in the
world. Higgins, defeated by Harri
son, was a victim of Pete Herman's
cudgels when the American invaded
the Isles.
Coast Net Stars Return
from Invasion of Orient
San Francisco, July 29. Three
members of the University of Cali
fornia tennis team which toured
Japan and China this summer are
ome today after winning all but
three of the 14 team matches they
played in Japan against the best col
lege and club talent and annexing
four exhibition matches in Shanghai.
The three are Alec Wilson, David
. Conrad and Carl Jensen. The
fourth member. Wallace Bates, will
return August 8.
Dundee Wins Bout
Houston. Tex.. July 28. Tohnnv
Dundee. New York, junior light
weight champion, outpointed "Kid"
Koster here last night in a lZ-roond
bout, according to the opinion of
newspaper men at the ringside.