The Omaha Sunday Bee
AUTOMOKILE NEWS
FINANCIAL
SPORT NEyS
WANT ADS
VOL. 52 NO. 10.
K1VK CENTS
PART TWO
OMAHA. SUNDAY MORNING. AUGUST 20, 192
1-B
Critic Believes
Challenger Has .
Extended Champ
in Two Bouts
Hn iiiian Mimt lie AMe to Alt
orl I'liiiMinit'iit if lie I ! t;i t
I "tali Mauler at Mulligan
Cily Lalior Day.
By WALTER ECKERSALL.
With Article tinned and forfeit
puiied for the heavywc ight champion
ship niatcli be
tween Jack Detnp
icy, holdrr of the
while crown, and
C'l)nll.iirr Hill
Itrrmun, to he
lirM in Floyd
Fitssinmions' hol
at Michigan City
Labor lay aftrr
noon, attention of
the p u g i 1 1 1 1 i c
world v. ill now he
rrntt'rrd around
the preparation of
champion and
chullcngcr.
It appears to he
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)m rcjtrser.
conseii.ui of opinion among smart
fight fan and trainer of athlete that
Dempsey hai reached the peak of hi
ahility, In fact some maintain he in
on the decline, lie thin as it may,
the champion t still a great fighter,
hut, like others, he must go the
roule. If it i not Bicnnan it will he
some other challenger who will come
along, take all that Jack can dole out,
and r t ill be aide to inflict punish
ment himself.
It i well known fact that when
Jack Johnson lost the title to Jes
Willard, the colored gladiator wore
himself out hitting Willard. Jess had
the stamina and reserve to take this
punishment and outlast the colored j
fighter, who had not led any too
rletn a life after he took the heavy
weight championship away from
Tommv Bums in Australia.
Must Take Sock to Win.
The fiKhter to heat Dempsey must
he of the type who can he crashed
down and then get up. If he can take
the champion's sorks in this manner
for a few rounds, he will he the next
ihampion. Psychology is a factor in
l-nxing the. same as in other branches
of snort. It will be a revelation to
Dor.iosey w hen he socks rome oppon
ent with all the power In his makeup
nnd the challenger does not go down.
It will bring to his mind for the first
time the old sting is gone and that he
i slipninir. This is a distressing feel
ing which can be vouched for by
every one who has been in any
branch of athletic endeavor.
Brennan has given Dempsey two
l ard fights, one before Jack won the
heavyweight title and the other after
he won the crown. The first meet
ing took place in Milwaukee at a time
whn Tack was just beginning to be
looted upon as a championship oos
sihlity 1" smart followers of the fistic
game. This bout took place in 1918
nd Dcmoscv was declared the win
ner bv he K. O. route in the sixth
found. The referee 'topped the bout
ftcr Bill had been knocked down a
few times.
Dempsey Can Be Hurt.
Their second meeting toqk place in
New York in the winter of 1920.
renincy slopoed the challenger in
the 12th ro-ml, but only after he had
been severely mussed up. Ugly sto
res came out after the contest to
the effert that Jack let Brennan stay
10 rounds. Be this as it may. the
champ-on was a sorry looking obiert
.vhen he came out of the ring. Hip
hps were cut and a big gash opened
over one of his eyes. One of his
ears was badlv torn, and no less a
nerson than Floyd Fitzsimmon. is
authority for the statement that
rvmrtsev went to Benton Harbor im
mediately after the bout to get fixed
up.
Dempsev, however, averted he
was caught out of shape for that
bout and will he in the pink when
they step in the ring on Labor day
afternoon.
Mann Denies Getting
Letter From Douglas
St. T.onis! Mo., Aug. 19 Leslie
Mann, outfielder for the St. Louis
Cardinals added a new angle to the
case of "Shaiin Phil" Douglas,
pitcher for the New York Giants,
who was burred from organized
baseball for writing a letter to a
player of a "contending trim" offer
ing to desert the Giant and thus
hinder their chance for winning the
pennant, early today by Hatlv deny
ing that he had received the letter
which Doug!' stated in New York
lat night ht had sent tot Mann.
fctprruitf surprise wnen umi n
a teimrter thit Doutla had named
him a the p!ar t whom he had j
rutin olleung to "throw d"" the
N'rw Yrl tr.nu it it "worth tv j
h'c." Muii ! denied t!i4l h ,
held nv lrt'hon fim r4t..u with I
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Collegian Bought at
Record Price to Make
Debut in Omaha Sunday
3
AM JIYMAV, 21. star aouthpaw of Georgetown university,
who made his debut into professional baseball this week by
defeating Wichita on its home ground, will oppose Dave
Danforth in one of tomorrow's double-header skits at the
Buffaloes' meadow.
llyman was the mainstay of the Georgetown university
nine, which won the intercollegiate championship two times
in the last four years. In the four years with Georgetown
he wai beaten only four times.
-
liyinau was purchased by Detroit's
six weeks ago at the highest price lp i(n 1 1 T
1 etroit ever pa.d for a collegian
Just Luck, He Sayt.
Ifyman considers it luck that he
won his first professional game.
"If the Buffaloes hadn't spotted
me a flock of runs I wouldn't have
won," he modestly declared,
"I walked nine men in that game,
and that's more than I ever walked
in one contest."
The collegiate team on which lly
man pitched was one of the greatest
ever assembled. Five of the player
are now under major contracts.
Reynolds, who helped Hyman
.shoulder mound responsibilities, is
with the Giants; Kenyon, catcher,
was nabbed by Tris Speaker; Flavic,
third baseman, went to the Yankees;
Sheedy, firrt baseman, is to join the
Red Sox, and Florence, centerfield
cr, is to go to the Washington Sen
ators. Team Started Winning.
. Ifyman joined the Tigers six weeks
ago. He was to get his big league
training this year so he could take
his turn next season if he proved to
have the "stuff," hut about the time
he reported the club started its win
ning streak. Cobb did not want to
rirk losing any games with inexperi
enced players so he induced Hyman
to report to Omaha.
Barney expects the youngster to
bolster his staff.
Walil Returns to
Catch Gunner Ace
The Townscud Gunners must win
both games of tomorrow's bargain
day attraction to cop the city Class
A championship series as a result of
the South Side Merchants winning
the opener last Sunday.
The Townsends' hopes of victory
rest w ith Sd Smith, their star hurler,
and Wahl, who traveled all the way
from California to catch Smith's
slants tomorrow,
With Smith on the bench with a
sore wing, and Wahl out of the line
tip, the Townsends did not look like
the slugging, snappy playing outfit
which fought its way to the City
league gonfalon,
WaUl's presence behind the plate
not only will assure Smith perform
ing in his best style, but will restore
the team's confidence.
Art Dyck. who toyed with the
uunners iai m.ay, nouung in i..
to seven hit. w.U be in the ho for.
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the South Siders.
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Saint Slujrsrer
Ft rf Wichita, wha ha
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mikm a i mi pini in n;,i.
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Bill Brennan Will Give
Fbld Club
jQl I Ot'aiHKU IS
Threatened in
Amateur Ranks
(tlf Collm'i w( Humu.)
N'ew York, Aug. 19. The suspen
sion of Willie Hunter of England
and George von F-lm as amateurs
byMie United States Golf association
is only the beginning in what prom
ises to be the biggest houseclcaning
in the history the game. Many of
the leading amateur players of this
country and Kngland are understood
to be under suspicion and a large
mass of evidence is being prepared
against them.
It is charged in many quarters that
there is little distinction between pro
fessionals and amateurs, the only
difference being in the way they get
the money.
Pools Flourish.
The investigation has disclosed so
many startling facts and has threat
ened a scandal of such proportions
that national officials were under
stood to be reluctant to continue it,
but insistence by amateurs crowded
out of titles by those whom they
accuse of being professionals in spirit,
if not in fact, may compel a complete
showdown.
Amateurs and professionals alike
are also charged with being princi
pals in gigantic pools.
More May Be Disbarred.
Cases against a number of the
amateurs may he closed before the
national amateur at Brooklyn. Addi
tional evidence will be sought at this
tournament to add to that gathered
at Prcstwick and Skokic and various
state and intersectional tournaments.
As a result, it is expected the "trav
eling amateur" will be curbed and in
the unsubsidired golfer he able to
win a few medals for himself.
Official Trials to Pick
Yachts at Long Island
The British six-meter yachts which
will defend the British-American cup
against this country are: The Reg,
owned by N'orman Clark Neill; Rose,
owned by a syndicate of Roval
Souther Yacht clubs: the Ceila III,
owned by I J, Stephen, and the
jM owned bv Maj. Sir John Ward,
,he Athletics 'hv jlin,;ntt xhr St.
American challengers will liegm
August 21 on thf upper Long hl.md
coiirne. The cup race will start
September 9.
Spaniard lljvr riiatttc
l'U.Utteltih:.!. Aiitf I'lYutnrv in
e the' ot the two remaning lulenu
i tul tennis m.it.tie in which the
Australian tun tr-un tnlay
f,ced the tetu from Spam imam
til the pUvers Irons tli Antipoile
will nit tht reprernltiv nt the
I'n.ted Mte in tht th'!lii rnd
for ih famnui IrofHy t I .rt !U,
on September I, 2 and 4
1is wins (or lh t ati!ian. hv'
tvr, Wrtutl 4fry t'irm Itita h e--it
t wills I't tiieii4 4ii
Phil IhntQla Say
lie Sent l.tlkr
l.rslit Mann
Ns Yolk, Ausi H "ShuWLSi
Ttu) IVjusUs, pttxhsr Ivstist (rum
riml k4Mb!l Nvsism t a
Uttf K wrest itrK( t "lsru
dawss" ! tU dt Uil
Utltr MM t th
Msniv tt. Lost CstitiMl wt
-MF Wit n
Caddies Enter
Jess Sincere in
, Effort to Stage
Ring Comeback
Los Angeles, Cal., Aug. 7. To
see Jess Willard, former heavy
weight boxing champion and now
anxious again for the crown that
adorns Jack Dempsey's head, go
through his training paces ou,t at the
American Legiou stadium in Holly
wood, one fully appreciates that the
big Kansas is sincere about a return
match with Dempsey.
And Willard works when he
trains. He gets up a perspiration
quickly with a little punching of the
bag and be keeps at it. So far his
training routine has been compara
tively light, but as time wears on it
gets heavier daily, Willard realizes
he has a pretty big job on his hands
for training for a bout with the
champion, after being idle for three
years but he is determined. Hence,
Willard thinks he will be an entirely
different man than he was when he
met Dempsey at Toledo when their
bout comes off next fall.
Everything to Win.
"Big Jess' is much fatter today
than he was when defeated by
Dempsey. Willard realize that when
he rteps into the ring with Dempsey
next September he will have every
thing to win and nothing to lose,
and futhermore that Dempsev is a
smart little boxer and a terrific hit
ter. Willard is using a great deal of
svstent about his present training.
Five or six rounds of boxing, skip
ping the rope, shadow boxing and
taking a long road jaunt and a few
body punches make up his program.
He ha no trainer a few friend
helo him by holding the watch and
nuking themselves useful in gen-
I era!.
10 1 rain m t'uonc.
"If a match i arranged," aid
Willard. "things will be changed a
bit, I'll get an experienced turner
in 1 the best sparring partner rn
the furlet
If Willard continue hi training,
according t those who know bon
ing. th' i rn reason why by- tht
lattr part of September or October
bt cannnt b in hettrr condition
ths when bt mt Drmpiy in T-
j fl'SStt i Sht bi fVI!rtt With
j (st prgr if h trs'itmg ht an
1 n.ttineril !.. within f iMptt of
wV it w '! tHfow hi tr iiiig
Hutr tsnris to tht p ! ; 11 thrv "
'in lsi 1 bitii I
Greyhound Racing I
Proposed in Kentucky j
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Recent Defeats of Me Ray by
Watson and Connolly Indicate
Greatest Runner Is Slipping
Defeat of Joie Ray, great middle
distance runner of the Illinois Ath
letic club of Chicago, by James Con
nolly of George
town university at
Wo bur 11, Mass.,
reecently in a one
mile run is further
evidence that the
fleet-footed tricol
or club athlete has
reached the peak
of his career and is
on the decline.
This defeat fol
lowed two s e t
backs received at
the hands of Ray
Watson, former
Kansas Aggies fly
er, who is now
competing under bat,
the colors of the -
Kansas City Athletic club. Watson'a
last victory over the Chicago run
ner took place at the national col
legiate track and field games in the
presence of 8,000 people.
Ray led all the way until the head
of the stretch, when Watson drew
up on even terms and beat his oppo
nent to the tape by a margin of one
yard. On the other occasion Watson
took Ray into camp at the Drake
relay games.
Was Great Foot Racer.
Although a great foot racer, Ray
must go the route of former great
runners. According to such well
known coaches as Walter Christie,
coach of the University of California
track and field team, which won the
eastern intclcollegiate and national
collegiate games, every mile which
a man runs under 4:20 burns up some
of the tissues. He maintains that
a runner of the Ray type will soon
he burned out and unable to per
form as he did a few years back.
Ray is one of the greatest middle
distance runners ever developed in
this country. He never hesitated to
run as many as three races on the
Sarazen Seen as
World's Greatest
Tittsburgh, Fa., Aug. 19. Gene
Sarazen of Pittsburgh, projected sud
denly to the highest pinnacle of golf
fame, today was swamped with mes
sages congratulating him on annex
ing the national professional cham
pionship here yesterday. His future
course was undecided. He had be
fore hint today a doeu invitations
for lucrative engagements.
The diz?y speed maintained by the
youthful Saraten, who until a few
months ago wa scarcely known in
golling circles, wa predicted by ex
perls ta he capable of carrying him
victonously throng 11 the 1 totes-1 rrs, according to the averages re
tional Goiter' a-iocistion event '. tensed toilay and which include
huh now tact hiiii, r I1 ownrs,
jr., intt tn.it in.lly knon gnhrr,
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inui ine Kiransi gciis-r int woi M I u am I'liniug wmt ,m ami .r
ha tvrr hiitnitt when slight wr.ik-'Yoik being sec.md wilh ..lno, t hi
nessrs in putting were osen ome. I s'4go's mark 1 t In tit ld-ng I hi'
Gene's caddy in the luur njitirnt j et i mil 111 front with an svrrjgt
Jut closrd. II srry Mellon, .idy had , of .'7I, with New Yotk trailing
a n Hint bill, a prnl (um tht with .''.
thmpioti or tht cid t's put in
hi victory,
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Dempsey a Hard Battle
same day or night. He started out
as a long distance runner, but grad
ually cut down his distances to one
and two miles. In later years he has
been confining his efforts to the mile,
and for years ruled supreme in the
event.
On Last Olympic Team.
He was a member of the last
Olympic team, but a bruised leg pre
vented him from turning over his
quota of points to the American total.
If Ray is through and there is
every reason to believe he has run
his best races it will be years be
fore another runner is developed who
will be as willing a foot racer as
the great runner of the Illinois Ath
letic club.
Law Ordered to
Prevent Fight
Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. 19. Gov
ernor McCray -yesterday sent a letter
to Sheriff William E. Anstiss of La
Porte county in which he declared
he was convinced that the Dcmpsey
Brcnnan bout at Michigan City is a
prize fight and therefore prohibited
by law.
The governor prepared the letter
several days ago, but at the request
of Michigan City residents delayed
sending it.
In a revision of the letter which
the governor made today before
mailing it he said:
"To my mind it is clear that it
cither is intended that the affair is
to be a prize fight or else the public
is to be badly disappointed, if . not
defrauded. In any event there would
be a violation cither of the written
law of the state or the unwritten law
of common fairness and equity."
Mack Ilnrlers Sold.
Portland, Ore., Aug. 19. Thomas
L. Turner, scout for the Portland
baseball club, has wired from Chi
cago that he has purchased Pitchers
Sullivan and Yarrison from the
Philadelphia Athletics. Both are
right handlers. They will report to
the Beavers next week.
Hollocher Slugs Way to Fourth
Place in National League Race
Chicago, Aug. 19 Charley Hol
locher, captain of the Chicago Cubs,
has struck a batting stride which
ha swung bis teammates in line
with the hustling little shortstop,
and at a result the club, picked by
a majority of experts to finish far
down in the second division, is up
in third place and battling tht lesd-
Wednesdays game. The eluh is
j third in the pennant fact and third
! in 1.. !;.. s, 1. .1. ..1 .
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New
1 ILdhnhtr b hit consistent bstting
his boosted hiinstlf up tct (ninth
p'act wOh an tttugt ( ..1V4, com
ptrrd with IH a week afes. Kouert
lLnih, (h ,si. I u i I nning tur,
r 'rtt iiut t l t tht pl)tr whn
iti. iMlrd in or limit gl net.
j .0i tii vri of .!. II t!t
.fMiMliif till i ti, n 1 11 I t bssr '
W''i ..'4, Ih tssult f I'-l hit, j
: w hi It bflljft b. SIS lit it r I V in. 1
l.'. 'f Jt l!.l '! li. p Itililf
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li'.t .( 1'ittshui H is tht im 'Cforee Pundit Wins
r up 1 1 HxfRtSy .. halting KN 1 v ' t f II
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Tennis Elbow" Is
Disease Prevalent
Among British Stars
Th trouble with tennis in ling
land has been discovered. It serins
that among the plsvria an ailment J
known as "Irnnii elbow" lut been
prevalent this season. Thi'. has not j
hern put forth as an alibi on the j
other side, but sunply as a ft by I
pliviicians.
Dr. rrank Fomrr ha hern mak
ing a study ol the troulile among
the tilayrrs and yt that the large
liaiidled racket is U bbitie. "1 be
lieve," he says, "that the universal
ne of a urge-handler! racket in
lawn tennis without coiuidrrjtmn of
the si(t of the player's hand ha had
much to do with bringing aobut thi 1
common complaint. 1 he, toiinic
arire through the strain on the mus
cles of the hand, which, attempting
to grin the large handle, are thrown
out ol their proper timet ion.
Dr, Romer fnit that in the ma
jority of caies the onset of the con
dition is gradusl. I'ain i only pro
duced at rt by actions which bring
the affected muscle into play.
Tatients notice." the doctor
points out, "that they can lift or
pull heavy weight from the ground
with perfect comfort, while any
small action, such a nuring tea,
tying a bow tie, hrinhing the teeth
cr similar movements are painful."
Coneqtienlly it would appear
that less pouring of tea and smaller
hr.ndlen on rackets must he among
the important changes in English
tennis before another season.
Bat Nelson Now
Down and Out
Kx-Champ, Friend of Needy
in Prime, Ousted From Tillft
Bout When He Can't
Buy Ticket.
The irony of fate was well shown
at the recent fight at Jersey City be
tween Brnnie Leonard and Lew Ten
dler when Battling Nelson was forci
bly ejected from the arena on account
of not having paid his admission. In
the face of Tex Rickard having start
ed his reputation at Goldfield, Nev.,
with the Gans-Nelson fight, 'twould
seem Richard should gladly honor
thvold vet.
In N'elson's heyday he always in
structed men at the gate who repre
sented his interests to pass any one
who was broke and asked to be ad
mitted. An Incident in kepingf these in
structions occurred une c'vening in
San Francisco. It was on the occa
sion of Nelson s bout with Abe At
tell. Abe and Bat. after the go, were
in the box office of the Coliseum and
were lying on a couple of sofas, wait
ing the counting of the tickets and
the money, when in walked the door
man. The promoter, Sam Rerger,
was raving to Bat because the Nelson
representative passed two in his pres
ence. He was going on at a terrific
rate and every one was fully inter
ested. Bat looked toward the en
trance of his doorman, while Berger
yelled: "What right did you have
to pass those two men?"
"One, I passed because I could not
help it." the representative answered.
"He simply ran past me and into the
scats. The other was a G. A. R.
man, and I could not refuse him. His
badge was O. K. to me."
"G. A. R. man," shouted Berber,
glaring, "what is a G. A. R. man?"
Bat led the laughing, seconded bv
Abe and those present. They joshed
Berger so much that he remained
silent.
From the day he beat Spider
Welsh and gained renown un
til that fatal contest at Rich
mond, Cal., where he met
defeat, there was scarcely a time
he was unattended by some one who
was not anxious to have a meal at
Bat's expense. It may be added that
it was such a companion, who was
acceptable to his side of life. Bat
was the most amiable man of all the
world's champions, and this i af
firmed by one who knew them all.
Other leading batters; Kelly, New
York, .34'); Carey, Pittsburgh, .347;
Walker, Philadelphia, ..146; Daubert,
Cincinnati, .3.18; Harper, Cincinnati,
JJ7; J. Johnston, Brooklyn, .311.
George Sisler and Tyrus Cobb are
entering the home stretch only live
points apart for the batting honors
of the American league, according to
averages released today and which
include game of last Wednesday.
Sitter is out in front with an aver
age of ,410, live point ahead of Cobb,
whose mark i .405. The St. I.oui
ttar ha played in tevin mure games
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. 4M time vomiiarid t J'tl time fur
tb Georgia ('each. Sib-r cracked'
out Hil hits hil C0M1 nude W . (
I'm Speaker it Hailing (lit put with.
Jt
.Suler continues to s'iow tht way
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by Late Deals
If Magnate Hn.l Ilrst Intrrrstl
of (lantf at ItVort Tliry
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Hour Trailc for Talent.
By I. . SANBORN.
D'.ilig things by halves never WIS
anything but nukrshiit, and nrser
will he. Major league magnates sic
learning Out lesm from the noise
raised over the two tb yenth hour
player ilea's whereby the tio New
York ilubs attempted to ttsiire
theiilM'lvr aiiolliir is 111 ht't series be
turrn IbeiUHflse tin fall.
Itute ad of profiting by the protest
of the harl,ll public against tht ac
tion of the Giant owner last year,
uhen they found their turn slipping
and boug'it ttrenuih enough from tht
Philadelphia National,!.) make sure
of copping the pennant, the promot
er of the diamond pastime merely
shoved the date for such deals ahead
one mouth,
September I used to be the limit
for taking on additional strength in
the pennant racts. That made it po
Jible, of course, for the hopelets tail
rnder lo reimbure tttrif by telling
some of its players to help out
more sueces(ul and wealthy rival.
But that sort of thing dors not ap
peal to the real sportmnen, of whom
there are many still interested in
baseball.
Public Against, Buying Pennants.
The club (iwner thought they
could satisfy the public by pastmf
resolutions and issuing propaganda
against purchasing pennants, and in
proof of their determination to pre
vent Inch fling in future they
voted to make August I the dan
after which no purchases of playeri
could be made between major league
clubs, except by the waiver roule.
ThJIt makeshift resulted in a wore
blow to the game this season. In
stead of one such deal, there were
two. While the fans were stiK
smarting under the misdeal by which
Die Yankee bolstered up their
chances to beat out the hustling
Browns, the Giants pulled a replica
of their 1921 stunt by roping in an
other star from a tail-end club, wait
ing until just before the limit fir
such transactions expired.
Now the magnates are talking of
changing the date for drawing new
cards from the same deck to July 1
instead of August I. That won't
help things much. The races are
practically half over on July 4, and
by that time the teams in both ma
jors are pretty well divided into
first and second division outfits. It
still will be possible for club owners
to estrange the sport lovers in the
same old way by strengthening the
leading clubs at the expense of the
tailenders.
June I Might Help Some.
Advancing the date to June 1
might help some, but it still would
be a makeshife and would keep the
club owners, whose horizon is
bounded by their ball parks, from
making trades which the fans could
question. Baseball is the only sport
in which the contestants in a race are
permitted to renew their strength
with the aid of competitors. Two
horses from the same stable might
do a little pacemaking to aid one or
the other in a race, but the turf fan
would not look upon them as real
competitors.
In a motor race the leading auto
mobile may wear out a tire, but the
driver isn't allowed to buy even an
innct tube from a rival. He has to
have spare tires of his own where he
can obtain them quickly.
If the baseball promoter had the
best interests of sport always at
hear they would pass a rule to pro
hibit a sale or exchange of players
to a first division club. That would
make it impossible for the strong to
profit by the financial needs of the
weak and still would not prevent
trades for players that would be
beneficial to the game.
Boston Once Great Ball Town.
One would naturally think the
ownrrs of a tailend team would want
to retain his good players and add
more to them, planning to build up a
first division outfit with which to
recoup hi losses, instead of opening
a shop for the barter and sale of
diamond talent. That sort of tliinsr
killed Washington a a baseball
town long ago, and it took many
years to make the deniens of the
capital forget the Wagner.
Boston once was the greatest bate
ball city on the map. The way to
restore it to its former posit'on is to
make it compulsory for eluh owners
to support their teams throuuh their
own turnilile.
"Kid" Schlaifer
Loses on Foul
Hibbin, Minn, Aug. 19 Johnny
Nicl;i Is ( f St. Paul wen on a foul
from Mcrris Schlaifer cf Omaha
in tht ttconl round of a schtdultd
10 round bout last night. Schlaif.
tr flooitd Nichols anil struck him
on tht shin whilt tht St, Paul boy
was on hit knttt. Thty t hd
In at 147 rmunds.
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