t c=B=s i The Omaha Sunday E!ee l VOL. 52—NO. 43. PART TWO OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 8, 1923. 1—B _____ FIVE CENTS Large Squad of Candidates Fighting for Berths on Central High School Baseball Team__ Leonard Will Forsake Stage 1 for Roped Ring New York, April 7. — Benny Leon ard, world's lightweight champion, will soon forsake the footlights for I he arclights which lllm^ine the path of the padded fists. He has four op ponents in view for the renewal of his ring career. They are: Lew Tend-. f lor. Sailor Friedman, Mickey Walker ^ ind Charlie White. This, probably, .a not the order in which they will face the champion. Leonard will doubtless meet eirher Lew Tendler or Mickey Walker In midsummer or fall. There is a golden windfall for Leonard In bouts with both Tendler and Walker. But after his long siege of idleness, coupled with the distructive consequences of stage life, Leonard will need a "tuning up” bout. This Is where Charlie White is likely to fit In. Pugllistically, White is “ns dangerous as he is dumb,” as one ring sharp put it. He is the best puncher of the four, which wilt make the bout a good drnwing card. Three years ago Benny Leonard knocked White out after a thrilling combat. In the ring White thinks very alowly. Otherwise he is sorne ^•mi.g of a wonder. Bing reverses do j not seem to affect his status among fans and fighters. And this Is where in White is unique as a ring type. "Being always as dangerous as he Is dumb,” pugillstleally speaking. White ’ retains a curious perpetual drawing power. Capt. Bon Roper, the hard 9oeklng heavyweight, and Floyd Johnson will come together at the Arena A. C. In Boston ond April 16. Floyd is also | scheduled to fight Jess Willard for (he milk fund at the Yankees’ park on May 12. Roper la a dangerous fellow In the ling, A glance at his record shows he has knocked out such good men as Frank Moran, Carl Morris (twice). A1 Roberts and has heaten Hugh Wal ler, Bon Martin, Bill Brennan, Jnek | Burke, Pat McCarthy and others. Bill fought two nodecislon 10-round bouts with “from Gibbons, held Billy Mlske to a draw and has also sparred against Harry Greb. Roper Is a good fighter and Floyd Johnson would better W'atch his step. Having lost 20 pounds. Jess Willard Is beginning to feel his oats. The former champion is signaling from Missouri , for sparring partners able to with stand the pep and energy he is gen • rating for his battle with Floyd Johnson. Willard still Is a powerful ; man from waist up. His legs weak. Unless he runs miles every nay he may be badly beaten by John as he was by Dempsey. Unless Johnny Kilbnne, feather champ, and Johnny Wilson, middle weight leader, bow to the rules and regulations of the New York Box- : ing commission. Bill Mu Moon says they will not be recognized nor wanted here. New York fistic followers would like to see Kllbane In action and maybe Wilson would he enter taining, but not if those men con tinue to consider themselves above the laws ns laid down by the New York state representatives. An nppll ration for recognition blight be ac i ceptable. State Conference Schools to Stage Tennis Meet Lincoln, Neb., April 7.—A tennis tournament on the University of Ne brusk.Vs doui*t will he staged May 12 l»y eollegeii Jn the state conference < in If. j;ntry lists from each college are expected to list doubles and sin gles. Present plans are to start the meet In the morning and continue during the day until all of the matches have been played. Men only ■ne eligible to play in this meat. A petition Is being circulated In the conference to secure the permission of the college presidents to stage « women’s tennis tournament at the tirno that the men's meet is played. Uive of the college beads have i sanctioned this idea, but nothing defi j nbe has been done which will make J the tourney a reality. I'uiih l.ikr Krup. They seem to be more dated in Los p^igdcs over Marty Krug being made J manager of the Angels than they do n Heat tic over the prospect of Wade Klllefer bossing the Hiwashes. piny ‘Th of the Seattle team were said to h«- on the point of going on strike until Killcftr assured them ho would leave llarry Wolvertnn in charge as manager, while he* devoted himself to looking alter the club uffulra as magnate andijtravellng secretary HKKK are the candidates fighting for berths on the Central High school nine. The group picture shows the whole squad, taken last «eek at Fontenelle, where it worked out. Individual photos show the most promising players. They are (I) Tolander, third base; (?) (ilade, shortstop and pitch; (3) DeLong, out field; (3) I.awson, catch; (6) Reynolds, second base; (*) Pedersen, third base and catch; (8) Jameson, shortstop; (9) Me Andrews, pitch and shortstop; (10) Hughes, catch and second base, and (11) Dresher, first base. The team will play the Alumni April 1* and two days later will pry off the lid in the City high school league race against South. Dempsey Would Get Good Workouts If He Boxed Gibbons and Wills New York, April 1.—Jack Demp sey is coming east again to make an other attempt to land a match and this time he may be more success ful. Experience has shown that talk of heavyweight championship matches diverts interest from the smaller classes and in consequence the at tendance at ordinary shows falls off to an alarming extent. Now that the boxing season at Madison Square Garden Is over, the ban against heavyweight matches will bn lifted and when Dempsey arrives the talk of million dollar purses will he re sumed where it was cut short by Mul doon's action. It is doubtful if the Willard-John son bout will develop an opponent for Dempsey and it is no more probable that Luis Eirpo can be boosted into a championship match in this country this year. But Dempsey has two ready made opponents In Tom Gib bons and Harry Wills. Wills evidently has received some assurance that he will get the Demp sey match because Harry has not en tered the ring since his bout with Clem Johnson several months ago. Just previous to that affair Wills was making more money than at any time during his career. The publicity he received as Dempsey’s challenger made him a big card and he was in demand. , Although Wills was earning bigger purses than ever before he was not adding nnything to his prestige by his performances. Most of them were dis tinctly disappointing. No doubt that is why he lias turneil down all of f.-rs of late. Hs must he very sure I nf he Is going to get the Dempsey match i r he would not pass up so much easy money. The logical program for Dempsey would be a warmup gallop with Glb t-ons in July and then a battle with Wills In September. Dempsey argues with some reason that after his long spell of idleness he should be allowed one or two comparatively pasy matches before neetlng the stalwart rtf grp. The chance to add something to his bank account Is, of course, not lost sight of by Dempsey when he asks for the privilege of taking part In a preliminary battle before meeting Wills. Still, it cannot be denied that Ms request Is reasonable. Everyone seems to overrate Demp sey. In the offleo of the boxing com rr lesion. In particular, there Is a pro nounced tendency to look upon him as a superman. This Is likely to cost him plenty of trouble, for If he tackles Wills without a fight or two under his belt, Ic may have a hard time of It. A nmteh with Gibbons would be just right for Dempsey as a starlrr. Gib bons would not he too tough, hut 1 ■> Is cnpnhle of giving the champion a rt n for the money. Dempsey never has encountered ns high class n fight Eddie Heame to Drive Durant in Gas Classics Indianapolis, April 7.—Kvcn Kddlo 11 on me, youthful Veteran of apeed duel*, has been entered III the BOO mile drive over the bricks of the In dianapolis course in the International race to he held In tho lfoosler capital, a* usual, Decoration-day, May 30. Ilenrne la nominated as a member of Cliff Durant's team of four Cars, and In Jfearne, tho millionaire sports inun has chosen a consistent, steady, heady pilot who Is always a dangerous contender. With the rapid driving spirit of a youngster earning Ills spurs of stardom lio possesses the un canny Judgment that comes with yeats of experience on the apeed Loura*. - ' 1 ci ns Gibbons. Up to the present i time. Georges Carpentier was the j best man he has tackled. Gibbons In a far better man than Carpentier. He has all the *Frenchman's speed and hitting ability and is twice as clever and four times as tougli. The truck horse style of fighters such as Willard and Firpo never will cause Dempsey any trouble. He is altogether too fast for them. Demp sey s speed must be matcheil with speed. Wills has speed in addition to his great strength and for that reason he Is dangerous. None of the men who are to take part in the big show at the Yankee's stadium, on May 12, is going to provide a suitable opponent for Dempsey this year Hath Johnson and Firpo have a chance to develop, but both still are a long way short of championship form. One report is to the effect that Dempsey will make another trip to Kurope if he falls to get a match here. State Tennis Tournament in August Lincoln, Neb., April 7.—The an nual Nebraska state tennis tourna ment will be held In Lincoln the first or second week In August, according to an announcement made by I’resi dent John Calvert of York, head of Ihe state association. The exact dates will he designated at a meeting of the executive committee to he held soon. The state closed tourney was re vived last surnmrr and the competi tion staged on University of Nebras- \ ka courts. The tournament was a success, the field of players being large and the competition keen. Flay ers from outside the state will be barred from the state championship■•. 1 New ( lulie Formrd. Prediction that ths 1923 tourney will be even larger Is made by Presi dent Calvert, a veteran of many tour , naments. "Interest In tennis Is Increasing throughout the state," he said. "New clubs nre being nrganlred and tile entry list of the state tournament next August should be a record breaker." York has three new’ courts and Is , preparing for a busy season. Alliance 1ms two new courts, while Lexington, , .Seward and WalthlU are among the clubs Installing new equipment. Hastings to Send I’la.vers. Hastings fans are making a big } drive toward a great tennis season j The court sport was revived there last year and severnl members of the eluh entered the state tourney. The Hastings eluh now lias 00 members. A. H. Slnley Is president of the or ganization. The Southwest Nebraska Tennis n» snclntlnn tournament will he held In Iloldrege Ibis summer. The meet at tracts ranueteers from Kearney, Min den, Ii> the scene of a get-together meeting of nil amateur boaehnll player* and their friends on the evening of A pi il 1J. when the player* will he tho guest* of tho Municipal Baseball n*socln tlon. .Moverul three-round Ih>xIi>k niotchc* will |i» staged. A lunch will also i be (Ci vcd, I Tulsa Club Bats High in Financial League Boehler Deal Example □L\I CRAWFORD. president and chief owner of the Tuksa West ern league club, has dabbled iti ell fur quite a period and the re turns have been many per cent profit on the investment, but one deal, or a sequence of dickers by the Tulsa ball club has all his other bonanzas faded for Increased returns. The concrete deni was between the Tulsa and .St. I.ouis duos. which shift.il the berths of McManus to the Browns for Roehler to the Oil ers but the previous data reads like an episode in an Arabian Nights enter tainment. Marty McManus was picket! up off the lots of Chicago by the Tulsa club when Sperrer Abbott was the mana ger, who re he played a orta u amount of independent bail and bis purchase price was practi ally nil. 1!" later was Sold to the St. Louis Browns for $4 "00 and thereby hangs a tale. George Boehler was a member of the St. Louis -Browns, l ut it was de rided to send him elsewhere. Bill Friel. business manager of the Oilers, was a St. Louis \ itor at the close of the season nnd Bob Quinn inquired if Tulsa could use Boehler and quot 'd a t.VOQO price i>n him. The deal hinged on the refusal of the Louis ville club of the American associa tion. who had been given first choice on Boehler. Friel sut ge--tcil t > Quinn that he pet in touch with t'rawford and fortunately Janies K was In the Sportsman park staiwis In company with Phil Ball. The Louisville club neglected the opportunity and the Tulsa magnate then mad" the suggestion that ns the Browns owed them 14.000 for Mc Manus they take Boehler and call the deal even Steven, thereby making the deal McManus for Boehler even u> Since that time the Tulsa club has - ' Bo.-hler to Pittsburgh for $30,. 000 and two players, the two players to lx> Tulsa’s property for the privi lege of looking Boehler over in the spring. Jn other words the Tulsa club re ceived two years of service out of Boehler. $30.no0 cash and two play ers regardless of whether Boehler re mains In f ist company or not and a , possibility that the players selected from Pittsburgh may eventually grad uate Into faster company for McMan i us who did not cost the Oilers a farth Ing. McManus was not a finished product by any means but he was a prospect for the Browns just ns he had been for Abbott and though no place was alloled McManus In the spring, he made the regul rs hustle and was a) loted Larmore’s position at short and ! when he failed to show- symptoms ot tie ing a shortstop. Cotton Tierney moved to shortstop and McManus went to second base. Drawing Power of Dempsey-Firpo Match Not Very Great at Present Spe* lal Dispatch Ut The Omaha lies. New York. April 1.—It la Ihc opinion of fight fans that the drawing power of Dempsey and Flrpo In a local ring would he tremendously Increased if the South American should first defeat such heavyweight contenders ns Jess Willard. Floyd Johnson and Tom Gibbons. Rickard evidently realizes Gils fact ns he ts planning to send Flrpo Against Jack McAullffe In a preliminary to the Willard Johnson affair at the Yankro stadium on May 111. It Is held that Flrpo should not he matched with Dempsey until next year, considering Ids recent perform ance with lu-cumin. Hut If ho should whip both Gibbons and the winner if the Willard Johnson battle before the middle of tbn summer, lie might he experienced enough to shape up wiih Dempsey early In October. The South American needs plenty of bard milling to fit hint for a w»* Id championship lilt, ell bus much to learn about ring tactics and science At present Flrpo has no defense, but Is a natural fighter, equipped will) a terrific right hand wallop. If Dempsey and Flrpo were matched to box In New York today the chum plan would ls> a 10 to 1 favorite. Hut .next year, assuming that Flrpo could down the leading second raters, the odds on Dempsey would he greatly reduced. "he proposition that Pnttips«\v nvi 1 Kupn should hex In Ihiemu Aires is not liked by the sports hero. When Pempsoy stopped t'.upontler in the Jersey C ity nrorm two years ago more than SO.000 fans |wtid $1,$00,000 to Hoe the buttle. The highest price for » ringside se.it on that occasion was $r»o, which had a lot to do with producing i»cvul bum king rocv)i>u. , American Loop Schedule Drawn The schedule for the American Class B Sunday amateur baseball league was announced this morning by Clix Wagner, president. The league opens April 22 and closes July 29, the teams playing throe times around The Paxton Billiard nine play the Kenney Shoes, the Pnstofflcs Em ployes dash with the Western I’nlons and the Carter Iaiko Club meets tbe Betsy Boss outfit In the opening con tests. The schedule has been arrsogsd for the Carter talks team to play all It* garnet in Carter lake diamond. Following Is the schedule: M*rM n Mny V7. July i r uton Hiiluid Parlor against Kinney; Shoe. P Mofflr* Km piny <*■ aralnst West am Union. « after l.at «• PJub again** Het*v ttoaa April ?!*, June 3. July M Paxton Hillard Parlor against Hot ay j Ho-*" Pont off i»-a Employe* again*! Kinney! Shoo. Harter I.ake Club again*! W*»I#rn Union. May H. June 10. July |,V Paxton Hillard Parlor «gain*! Carter 1 T.nUo « uii> IVatofflee r.inplo) ra as »lM*f Retiv Una* Wo a tern t'nlon again"! Kinney Mhoe Mrn 13. Juno 17. Jot* Paxton Hillard Pm lot agulnat Western t’nlon Poatofftyo Employ ra n.falnst Partrr I.ake Club HoUy Ho** against Klimov bhor. Mm Mi. Jury *4. July* #». Paxtbtt Ptllard Pallor MgalitM I\mi ■ of Hit* Ernplo* e* • * trier 1«ako Plot* u^aittM K'noey Shoe Het*y Hoe* against Western t’nlon Jjce Want Ails Product UcsulU. j Damon^uMjoris CollME I niversal Service Staff ( orrespondeut topvrtxht, 1023. Nc\V YORK, APRIL, Here !s something that was written over 60 year* ago: “Jem Mace was now on the pin nacle of success, and as—envy doth merit as its shade pursue. "And by the shadow prove the sub stance true.” “So the newly fledged champion was carped at. criticized, challenged and unfavorably compared with ell sorts and sizes of preceding and even contemporary heroes of the ring.” Substitute the name of Jack Demp sey for Jem Mace, and see how little human nature has changed. SIXTY jears from now substitute tlie name of the cluunpion of the period for the name of Dempsey, ami the words will still rover the sit uation. Sixty jears from now this writer and most of the readers of this col umn will not rare a great deal who is champion. Jack Dempsey may still be alive, muttering in his beard that fighters aren't what they were in the daj'S when lie was fighting. If he Is, he will have established a record for longevity among heavyweight cham pions. He will be 8*. Jack Hroughton. second to Flgg in the line ot titlehnlders, lived to be 8.">; John Dully to 80. The average life of the big champions for the past JiO jears has been 6-1. THE writer wishes he could be sure of living to be 8T, which is not probable. He also would have a long beard, and would annoy the young men of the period by telling them IJcnny Leonard could have licked any of their lightweights with one hand, and their middleweight* with both. Also that Ruth was a better hitter than the great slugger they will oe raving about, that they never saw a pitcher like Walter Johnson. This would he extremely uninter esting to the young men. H\I) the writer some 15 years ago been observing certain rules which he is now too tired tn practice, he might—barring arcident —have attained to 8*. Discretion in eating and drinking, early to hod. no smoking, plenty of rsercise—these things would have bridged the years to a pleasant old age. Young gentlemen who read this col umn anil who wish tn see who is champion fit) years from now are ad t i*ed to head the above paragraph. They probably won't. O'Leary Wins Wager. Pan O'Leary, S2 years old and a champion when It comes to long distance walking, is $10 to the good this morning as the result of a wager made yesterday at the Rome hotel. Two ‘drummers," Janies C. itlng rose, shoo salesman of SI. I>outs. and John S. Uutrsey of Chicago, also a salesman, got Into a friendly argu ment with OTc'ary. The argument siartod when Pin said he could walk to tlretna, a distance of 23 miles, in i less than six hours. The salesman wagered lio that O’Leary couldn't turn the trick. Friday morning the trio left the hotel. O'Leary set the pace and 12 miles from Omaha the "drummers" decided that Pan was their master when It came to walking, so gave the 10 bucks to O'Leary and then the trio walked together. They reached tlretna In five hours and eight minutes. Sweofsrr M*v Join Team. New York, April T Jess \V Swee* si r of Vale, national amateur golf champion, may vci be a member of the American team which will go abroad noon for the international Walker clip matches with tir-eat Prltain. It was learned today, despite his recent announcement that scholastic ilutles would prevent him fiom making the trip officials of the Foiled Slates (iotf association are said to have taken up the matter with Yale authorities ,ii an effort to obtain a leave of nbaeuvs to[ the pat ion. il champion. ‘ticker Party” to Cost Giant Regulars Jobs By DAVIS J. WALSH. International Mew* Service Sport* Tiditsr. New York, April 7.—The iron hand t of John McGraw is responsible for the commendable pitching of Hugh Mc Quillan and Jess Barnes In recent games against the Chicago White •Sox. Although it is not generally known, this worthy pair was more or less concerned in the breach of train ing at San Antonio, which ended In John Scott being fined $100 and the banishment of Earl Smith to the sec ond team. Just why McGraw countenanced the derelictions of McQuillan and Barnes and not those of Scott and Smith Is not known, but he probably had his own very good reasons. No one can dispute the fact that his handling of men gels the desired re sults. To Release Smith. In this case, it has resulted In Scott, McQuillan and Barnes pitching excellent haseball and tbe chances are that the incident would be speed il: forgotten If McGraw did not have otic plans. It is said that as soon as the second team returns from a protracted tour. McGraw intends to cut loose from Earl Smith with definite finality. That is his first contemplated step by way of reprisal for the flouting of his stern discipline. His next is said to be a proposal to the Cincinnati Reds, whereby the RareesT.uqae trade negotiations will be reopened. If the Cincinnati club will accept Smith, he also will be tossed Into ths deal for good measure. In fact, he has tired of Smith as a steady diet and plans to let him go to the highest bidder. if any. As for Barnes. It has been no star chamber secret that McGraw haa soured on his pitching during recent seasons, and the spark cf his antip athy needed only the San Antonio incident to be fanned Into actire flame. Barnes status with the world's champions is most uncertain at this time. McQuillan has been given to under stand that he is on probation but his recent work has been so good It Is l.kely that McGraw Is willing to for give and forget. Famous Women Athletes Mothers of Big Families Special Dispatch to The Oq^cha Itee. # Xew York. April 7—Crit'-isme aimed against women participat'ng In .vhlet.es arouse counter arguments It l< suggested that motherhood t« Impaired by too strenuous competi tion. Mrs. George W. tVighttnan. as a mother of three children, came Kick to the courts to regain the national championship at tennis. Mrs Ben jamin K. Cole, with three chlld-en, has Just won the natlonsl Indoor ten nis championship. Mrs May Button Bundy left the courts to bring three children into the world, and new she Is beck again a most formidable contender for the tennis laurels. Mrs. Caleb FVx has grandchildren and still ranks among the beet women golfers. Penn Relays Draw Larger AlHsliil 1'isystch to The Omaha Iter. New York. April 7 —Tie PmMjl vsnla relay carnival xx d! Pc he'd as AMurol at Franklin Field. Philadelpb-w. on Friday and Saturday. April ST a-d T* About 450 Institutions am rr te-ed. of which nearly lap are col leens. These include colleces ftint atl over this countrx. Oxford univer sity, Encla/td and the 1'nlveraity of Montreal. Panada Ikxth the 1 eh schools and the preparatory schools have made nox^ record entries Them are ITT htRh schools on the list and «T preparatory schools. The curt- val Will, therefore, he blccor than ever. Pair Play Vi in*. Pinehurat. N". CV, Apt 1 * Fair Play, owned hy Charles T Ctxxeicer of Pitchi'llI'sr. Maws xxon the blue ribbon in the Hunters championship i lass at the sixth annual home show Friday. He triumphed oxer < -i t entered hv Mis Marcvrv Hrahixn nf New Tork 1'tplonx.it. entei d hx xp . M R. It Wanner