/bTlt/s I The Omaha Sunday Bee ! _ »_ " 1 i ■ i ■■ ■ ii VOL 52_NO 40 PART TWO OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 18, 1923. _ _'_____'_’ _________ ' ■ - ” ! These Omaha-Owned Runners New lacing at Tiajnana Represent More Than ^SQ,€)€>€> In €oid Cash_ cAoAn. ^e worth going miles and miles to see. It's a Madison Square Garden attraction, but-Leo J'. Flynn. I miss iif Shade, turns a deaf ear to Wells' plea for a bout. < Inn ley Harvey, manager of the Kngllshinnji. would give his right t eye for a crack at Dave Shade. Har vey says lie's been campin' on Shade's trail ever since Wells step ped foot oil lr. S. soil ami that was quite a spell back. A Wells Shade bout for Omaha is not impossible, but at tho same time it's hardly probable. In the first place, Shade would want half the state of Nebraska to meet Wells here. Second. Shade's manager would prolwibly want to name the referee. Third, a Wells Shade bout in New Vbrk would draw mure than On aha Wells would want, and would be entitled t". as mu< h as Shade for a fight with the latter in Omaha. I - saf** in sav that a 1 Ml u t like this would cost in the neighborhood of sT.ntto, if not mot*-. * • ♦ I,uis Angel Firpo. LUIS AN'OEIj FIRPO S splash int+i the puglistic spot tight recalls the beginning of Jess Willard's fistic campaign. I.uis is like Jess in more ways than one. First: Firpo. like Willard, is sev eral years past the age when most fighter get their start. Second: Uke Willard. Firpo has an a I* ward style of fighting but a terrific punch in his right nrm. Third: J-lko Jess, f.uls Is a giant in statute, being six feet three iiclies in height and weighing 223 pounds. And fast: Firpo is like Willard in that he is not a natural fighter, but shows indications tlyit fie can develop Into a champion. • • • f addock Buried In Kelighin. NnW cometh a rumor fhht JIarl i 'addock, former worjfl's heavy weight wrestling champion, has abandoned hla career as an athlete to devotn the remainder of his life to religion. According to a. reliable source, Faddoek has an idea that, he would like to compete with Billy Hundny inside of a large tent. The “low down" on Caddock 1" that last year an evangelist visited * 'addock'a home town to spread the gospel. The wrestler became In terested In his discourses with the result that he became converted and lias stin k steadfastly to bis con version pledges. ^ ale Hoxcrs Victorious. New Haven, Conn., March 17.—The \ale hoxliiff loam defeated Queans * ollego vif Ontario, five bouts to one, in «n International boxing tutirna* inent h*r« Two of the bouts were V nockouls % take of matching himself with Harry Greb. Greb won the decision over him and Gibbons retired to his home., jjttie has been heard from ltim since, j ; • ~ ■***■» ~ * 4 WoM/u! ~ John McGraw Bubbling Over With Confidence as Race for 1923 Pennant Nears Barrier fly JOHN J. McGKAW. Manager World’* Champion Giant*. AN ANTONIO, Tex., March 17.—The Giants and I will soon be out for another pennant. I team myself with my players because we are a unit in our desire and determination to ' win three world championships in a row. We may not break all records by doing that, but we shall all work together as one man and teamwork will accomplish big re suits. It is the chief asset of any winning ^ team. I consider, too. that I never had a lot V // of players who appear to me any more capa ble of being moulded into a baseball ma chine than those I have now with me in this training camp. In fai t l m vc. iiianivKdl a team during my lug rarr-t-r that ha* appealed to me aw ,«<» uui thy of my confidence that they will be in the coming i*cn nant net* from start to finish. Their work no far this spring has been really thrilling to me hh y*U as to my assistants. Jennings and Dolan, Hoth of them have done their full share in shaping the boys up to their present fine form. . I have n splendid lot of players with me They are all working together with a spirit to push to the front that has been as inspiring to them as it has been to me. The veterans on the team who have already won two world's championships in succession are not at all chesty over their success, nor overconfident about this yeai's result. They *ir»* really quite modest Kitola Anxious to Host Joie Kay New York, March IT—fVlllie Kitola. foremost long distance run ner in \nierira. in fa*t blossoming nut as a middle dial aimer of con siderable refute. Some of Ilia ad mirers are lookiuc forward to the time when the great Finn will be able to heat .foie Ray at any dis tance from one to two miles. Interesting Bouts Carded for Polo (Grounds Soon N'-w York. March IT.—(Special.)— Tom O'Rourke, a matchmaker for the ilipuhltc A (' which holds a boxii.g l.icr.se and a lease of the Ihdo Grounds, has sewed up two Inter . atiMg' national bouts—Johnny Kii har e, world's featherweight champ,on, against Kturene ('riiiul of Franco and .Timmy Wilde of Kngland, world's fly weight champion, against I'ancho Villa, who lost the American title to Frankie Geraro a couple of weeks ago. 1 mention this for the reason that * last spring I f**lt called upon to take methods to subdue their cork mesa over their previous season's victory raid defeat of the Yankees. When the White Sox played their first two or [ three exhibition games against us in ! J022 my boy a got the idea into their noodles t|?*t thev could b«*nt the Atuer* icon leaguers of my old friend. Kid ’ (yileason, on their reputation as world hampions alone. The Hox quickly s • ^solved those chesty thumps' mind* i any such fallacy. Then l took a hand and what I handed out to them in the shape of verbal Jnshoots was a caution. I said: You are no longer the world’s best. You are only minor leaguers. Now , nst forget you are on top of the heap Start right over again from now on and think of nothing else but the championship to come.” They saw the* faults ami fallings, Iso my point, od looked like another team in the next game and through • ut that exhibition series "Kid" Gleason is a wise old bird ' and a splendid manager. He was the j one who threw tho hammer into my machine that time by saying before the first game his pitchers were not in shape. I think the "Kill will find the sit uation a hit different this spring. My j pitchers nre all In fine condition, with the ex- ptinn of .lack Hcott nnd Bill Ryan, who re|»ortcd Into. All my men nre here now with the exception of .Tack Bentley. I consider him n very foolish fallow not to ho In train ing with the rest of us. Bancroft fdl Into line all right and was ns phased as 1 was when he handed me his signed contract. He is Invaluable | to the team ns captain. It Is almost too early for me to make predictions aliout ray young pitchers. t have, though, the most | promising hunch one could desire. | Just wlih h' ones f shall retain 1 can l not say ns yet. Neither nm I predict ing th" pennant for the fllnnts next fnlj, HI 111'good pitching will keep us In the ram and I have some very nifty t%ient nrnong the youngsters (Copyright, 1*;.’. by the Chrls'y-Wslsh Hyndkii". > Lasker Beals Marshall. Ni w York, March IT—Edward busker, Chicago challenger. Inst night wop from Cliainploii l-’i ink J. Marshnllj New York, the first of a cries of 1X games for the Amerlcnti . >xy»s championship. The end came after XI moves, consuming 11 hours. Ij'lie challcugoi won hy forcing through a passed pawn. ‘Kid’ Schlaifer Matched to Fight , Karr at Auditorium, March 29 ^ ( nn _.Tohnny k of n mtB&Qx, n • ■■v,:■> jZ^p^SVHtTrTre Arransemen t n for n 10-round ti o u t between tIrene two Knuckle whirled were completed venter day b' the inateh m a I er for t he World War Vet erans. The bout will he staged at the Auditorium March 29. It will be the second meeting be tween Schlalfer and Karr this month. Karr recently beat tie "Kid" In a 10-round Mill at Davenport. According to the reports of the Dav enport fight. Karr had the best of HchlaiCrr In nearly every round until the 10th. when Schlalfer sf igcd one of the Hchlalfer "rushes” and had the Cleveland scrapper wobbly at the bell. Hchlalfer is In (raining and has been ever sines his Imttra with Karr. The "Kid” is anxious to erase his defeat received at the hands of Jimmy Dunn's welter and will start recruit ing spar ting partners Monday. The game 11111 •» Hohlaifer will have his hands full when ha meets Karr. The latter Is a tough nut and no nns known it any bit ter than HchlnJfer. However, t he "K id" ban nn Idea In IiIh noodle that b« can take thla Karr bird down tlm line and will do hta bent to mid a victory to hla llal. Tho “Kid" linn sort of hint a little of hla ii'iaitn tlon u it fishier in Omaha and wanta to retain what Ini haa lout. In the fti-rnl Wind up. “Tiny" Her uti “Tiny" I b rtiian. who beat I Hull _I yu knorkMit in th** ninth ruund Friday ni£ht# will gat u chancu to earn a little more coin of our reulm. Ilomcr Smith. Kiel Fulton, Carl .Mor ris or Boh Hopei may be Herman's opponent. Tiny ' haa w n It's three atari* In Omaha at I i* I'Hdy to ta> klo tougher opponent* That Herman • an r!ch 'em and at the *am« tltn« taks.plont'b Is not dtaptlted tiy Omaha fight fan*. ■Situ,, coming here, Herman lias kno. keil nut Jim Marple*; won from "Farmer" Hodge and knocked out Kmll Kngberg Irwin Bige and "Turka" I.ogan will lie matched for a six round prrllmi nary affair. A four round bout la In the making according to offlclala of tho World War Veteran* Stoneham IT mUs to know If lian Club Is Sold Veer Y ork, March 17.—Charley Stonelinui, president of the (iianl*. says he wishes people would »to|i trying to sell 111* hall rluh from un der him, "I own a little stock in the tiianls,” aakl Charles A., "and If the New York rluh Is about lo lie sold I should like lo bo consulted And If I am eased out of the prrsi dent * oBleo I also should like to have something lo any about that." Plan to Abolish New \ork Kaiinp Commission Started New York, Murc'h 17.—(Hpeclal.V— Governor Hmlth’s plan to abolish the state racing commission dots not anmirn much opposition among turf men, for the reason that the comm Is sinri never has been clothed with real authority The commission Is a n lie of the l*crcy Gray law, which was par tially repealed at the Instance of for mer Governor Hughes In 1907. Its du ties nro limited to the grunting of 11 rensea to the various New York tracks n mutter of form the approv al of tax ing dates and the filing of an annual report to the legislature Muller •fultaMMi. <• \lsundfr, "llibr" Ailiimt if Hip nuint»f>r l>y rsnion ef *f>* MKK< Mt ; I’'nut Nr%» ** vnjrp | K\V ORLEANS. LA .M irth IT—The priti i !|»n 1 difference lie tween the New York Yank* of 1922 and i irrent edition 1* f Mind in the fact i ^ that ' Babe" Ruth U f'-J in shape and i* eligible ■—• to play for the entire It season. It ha* been snid . tliat Ituth's vahn it) -''-•a II.M champions of the American league tan be jiicnMir"! only 1)1 doll'll * and rent*, an V yet, until last season* he was a valuable unit In team work. When Babe failed to e'lual 111* individual achieve nients of 1921. he w <* labeled a fail ; ur« by those who did n' t look behind the return* In some way* lie was, in other* l:e was not. With alt hi* fault*. I ' i eni.lined i he b.g gun In the Yank attack There were time* when he ws.s positively a negative factor. 11" it ported at New < it leans weighting T31 pound* after a roistering winter, lie know lie would he *ct dt'Wn for 4*1 day* after the season opened and when he entered training ho was pointing himself for May TO. which objective was too far away to en gag. tils Interest. Manager lluggln* while playing Ruth and Meu»cl In the *prlng exhl tiiOnn*. was obliged to form another 'outfield combination ■ f Klmer Miller. I'amp Skinner. Norman McMillen and Chick Kewsler. all of whom have tarn sold tip t" th« river to Simon I .eg ire Kra/ep. The |>lg improvement u the Vniil s should be found In the outfielder*. I*»st April, It was Milter, j McMillen u.d l'owst'i This y> ar h will bo Until, Meusel and W hltev Witt. 1C lit 11 looks Kl.sl. A ml f li* i i • - at t »f 11 •* let ■ J h. “Habi Ruth. Hr came to New Orleans a w < • U Mg * weighing '"*» * pounds, lus lightest weight since! 191*. 1R looks fast and Is fast. A winter of haid work and abstention* . mss has kept down his flesh and hardened his muscles There is no reason why he should not hit many horn* runs this «son. for h# is only 29 amt hntting eyes do not usually fade at that iu;e The «"use «»f Meuse) Is not to bo overlooked lie whs In Id dow n for the same period as w as Ruth. y« t had a good season in 1922. Huggins, who otic* despaired of makiiu a star of the tall Californian, is now opt I j mist I c about him Indeed, Muggins j hoimts that MstlseI lias improved so much that h* may move him to cen ter field Witt was a valuable titan to the Yanks lust year until late In the inc*. thi'ii his hitting cUtertorat ed. Kvcn so, he Is the host lead off man the Yanks have had in in year** Tinker IIhh I'roiuUe. A possibility as W itt s successor is OlUe Tucker, a splendid voting hit ter Rob Htlks. southern scout for j Ui« Yank.', brought Tuwk«a iivis ago from ' ie . - e .'i Georgia. Huggins h ft h.m in New Orleans as ground rent* and Tucker proceeded to bat in more runs :lian ary other t'Uthern association slugger has driven heme In any sea son for 10 yems. He Is still a crude outfielder, however There Is. In fact, but slight chance of any recruit breaking through the hell of the 19"; champions The in field is Intac t but larks reserve strength and Huggins may he com icll d to step out and acquire a ready mad- substitute to take the plate of Me.Milieu, otherwise the Yanks are likely to stand pat. They have aided Herb Pennoek to the wonderful pitching staff of Hush. Shavvkey, Hoyt, Jc'ties and Mavs and ar-' relying up* n the slender left hander to vein II or more gam-s this ■ • aeon. This leave s htile ox- no , lance f.-, guy young pltcliet The catching will he taken rare of hy Shan* and Hofmann, with Penny Uenlanigh, late of Huffalo, in reserve, and only Hendrick from Galveston, mil 11irtK< > llatnes. former Penn States athlete, can dispute Tucker'* claim of the plate of outfielder. Sioux ( it\ Cafe Came?. S \ C: • Man-it IT—In the r .ithwes* It'W.i -.dependent -basket hall tourn v.ieni 1 tg'-d at the Y. M. * A. the frames were all fan and si PI The * *'4«u *foil* |4«* t!« ('f* • K. 4 ) W. etfie - J. 12 S f»u\ A?h> “ *“\ub. si: Werrtl i5 Hun*. H- v \rm i\in;»n>. 4 Moor* kud nty ir Sio*n. :• Kawton. V ji•„ i • »• # ? * Sin A'hc * t ’» > PERMIT your glimmers to rest upon eight thoroughbreds that represent more than $50,000 in cold hard-earned cash. These eight herses, all owned by Omaha sportsmen, are not only making a name for themselves at the Tjajuana. Mexico, oval this win ter, hut are doing more than their share in advertising Omaha first let ns dwell on John S. Reardon. Now John is a stout hearted distance goer and when h* runs he shakes a mean quartet nl hoofs. He Is owned by William Nesselhaus of Omalia and Is valued at more than $8,000. Then there’s Adonis, another member of the Nes selhsiis stable, lioth Jolin S. Rear don and Adonis are prime favorites in the $30,000 ( offroth handicap to be decided Marc h 25. It would take more titan $11,500 to take Adonis away from “Billy” Nesselhaus. Pen well also belongs to Nesselhaus. Doubtful, bay colt, by Marathon Pesky. which “Hackle” McCoole recently purchased from Com mander -I. K. I- Ross, is a candi date for honors in the Derby sched uled today. Doubtful is valued at more than $3,000. Mar Penny and Pen well are two more runners from the McCoole e* tablishment. These two thorough breds are worth more than $6,000. On# of the best 3-year-olds at the Tiaju..## track is Delante. This ceil is owned by It I McC lain and fib's the Ak-Sar-llen stable colors. He will be a contender in the Derby today and in the event that he is victorious he will he considered Hie best 3 year-old at the far western Tiajuaiia course. Jockey Petzolt is in the pilot house. last Sunday IMante beat *pnt C ash, the Whitney crack, in a mile and sixteenth race. Delante held the lead until a few yards from home where Hanc sPjr!: Co| up to win. ipEAGUE _ NOTES { I p\ A 1.1D IM'i LL. . • • r of p^ th-W . » - *. i :!• of th* Weet l*e’..ev» .«* 1 ♦ l.. i or.® of the be*# first basemen of the !«x»p in the person of Jimmie McDowell. McDowell covered the initial sack for tli® W;t hes last season and his st.* k work " is worthy of comment tli-.iupian.* ihe fv : * ampaign. This w inter J inm has been ptayn c ball on the west «iiast and s said to be do ing some real clouting. The Wichita f.rst sacker played third base with the California team and hitting In th.rd 1 a*e in the line up, indicating that li s 1 atlir.g ha* been permanent. Cincinnati National League Club Certain to Put Up Strong Fight II) TIIOMXS ( IMXIISKF.Y ferric*) Orlando, t in March IT.—It 1* only neccasiary to l general Impression strengthened that they nre a real ball club and pretty certain to put up a strong fight fir the pennant. Manager Rat Moran has had hi* tnen here lees than a fortnight and already they are In fine trim all around ‘ I've got n real club," Moran commented “Of course ne believe ere have a chance for the pennant, hut I am not doing any of that tale. We re .mat going cut to hustle for every game The team will In' the same as a yen ag excepting sew a! promising additions. Newcomer* I’mimsing The pitching staff w II have *. util paw* Ulxcy arul Rills* Benton ami righthanders, lHmohtie. Couch. Keek and I.uqur. all veterans Newcomer* who looked good are "Bull ‘ llama from Winston Salem duly Jim Ball et t*. n big fellow from OreenevUle, Miss. In (he Cotton States league, "Loopy" Rodrigue*, a Cuban hurler from Mcv co. nml Oeorgs Ahrams with (he club last fall. Rlxry has not got In yet. having onlv Just come to terms, t ut 1a ex Ufcted dally, lie won f'> game* last season, more than any other Na tlonal leaguer. The Red* say Menton t» with them a* a certainty l-scans* of Commtaalonrr ljninll*' ruling, reinstat ing him. This pair will do all the southpaw hurling The club will carry feur c*t< Iters. Ivy wingo and Bubbles Itargnive, regulars: Oue Sandberg, late of the Rochoster International*, and Red I,tit*, formerly of thla town* eluh. j Sandberg ha* been making a fine Itn preaslon. Hattbeti at b'irat. The Infield wdi Is l'aubett. fust base; Rohde, second Csvoty sho\f stop; l'lnrlll, third lw»r, the same ns last season, l'aubcrt. delayed hv Illness and for a time holdout, is ev pected Sunday l.ou s Fonseca. who crashed the tall for .J13 last season, will l>e used at fit st if Pauhert does not round hyto shape. < r may he used at second If need he. Frank llardtng, a first baseman fr, >m the lUtte Grass league, Rob Fowler, a shortstop from Texas, have been Showing fairly, Well among a raft ofs.xjkle tnflelder* The outfield will have Pat Puncan left; George Harper, renter, and George Pill'll* right field. Kddie Hock farmed out to Atlanta last season looks to* he ripe and will bkelv tie kept. It u l>e Pi easier, long with the leant, ndl lx> the other output man kept. The club tins yirttlallv given up hope of getting Kddie Roush to sign die has asked for f’Sa'i'o. wanting tlie rluh to make up the money he lost a* n holdout last year He has hern told SIVtMK) Is ail he can hope to gel, * □tVOKIMNG to reports from Win eral Well*. Tex., where the Tulsa Oiler* are in training. Jack lie's velt, former Omaha manager, but now N s* of the Tulsa club, is rapid !>• gettit s h:s Kitting eye focused. • • • □IK Denver dub t>f the WJsterr league ha* signed a young itirler by the - in e cf Ktl Greer They call hint the t *■ or- *e caveman He hails from Concrete Colo. l^>t season Greer tried out wifi the Hears. He lias plenty speed but little control, which accounts for him beirg considered a recruit this year In a recent pra cs tilt wMh th« Bears at G ' » Ok! where Os Denver club is In training. Greer knr ked Dae Parker and the other catcher* over with his »pe*1 ll» threw them wide, hut not *o hard some He hurled part of the gams tut walked e- gh men to win a do er Kill games lie l.as the speed they say. of a French 75. but tho or.trc) if a n - \ flivver driver. IX a Viter ’ e writer Ba. <*'* Run!-., owner of the Omaha Buf faloes. mvj that If the Buffalo** d»vi t « p ttie hutr ng this they 11 fool him. \\ *» have o*.e of the hoet St rot the beat infield in the Western league ' wi ::es Barney. “Our out f • d will rat < w ;h the best in th - fireuit w; h Gr.flV Bonow.tr Appes .•i i and OVonr.or doing the fly chas Manager Kd Ki etohy w make a hit with the Omaha funs just the kind of a manager I believe the fan* hack home want, He can hit. field and the best part about him is that every one of the men on the e!ub will play to the l^es? of thru ability for turn. That's a lot, you know. Jimmy* IN''i\vt 1* com ng along tine at second base. He la playing hi* poaltion this season letter than he did at short last year. As fw Tony TV fate, Omaha knows Tony ami • ti*t what hind of a player he f* tv file has madf* a hit with K letohv md the latter thfnks he wilt be th* talk of the league this year Mo TVnaM at third is another Georg* Grant ham. Hr ran hit, field and ur bases. Judging f• cm what l have seer on the Gomlrnna club* diamond who iv wv ary tralnm?. 1 be He re Ot*W ho -• g . v «• % u v w* n ner.**