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Omaha Bee Sports Cummiskey Picks Tigers to Capture American Flag Detroit Hae Team of Terrific Sluggers—White Sox Fav ored for Second , Place. By THOMAS CUMMISKEY. By Vniversai Service Sport* Editor. New York, April 13.—Some consider predicting a pennant race due cause for immediate transfer to an asylum: to others, it Is us natural a spring time thing as buds and sprouts. It happens to fall within the cycle of our work to prognosticate. We aim to avoid the bughouse by use of as much logic as possible, and yet deal out the dope as it looms up. To get it off irp front, our predict tions for the American league finish next October follow: First—Detroit Tigers. Second—Chicago White Sox. Third—New York Yanks. Fourth—St. Unuis Browns. Fifth—Philadelphia Athletics. Sixth—Cleveland Indians. Seventh—Washington Senators. Eighth—Boston Bed Sox. The race should be the most riotous and tumultous the circuit has known in its 23 years. As indicated by the foregoing, we figure the Tigers, White Sox, Yankees and Browns will i put up the hardest struggle. The Athletics and Indians will be often troublesome for the "big four” with spurts, while thp Senators and Red Sox seem sure to flounder around. The Tigers with 12 men hitting at ami above, mostly above .300. on last season's computation, have the great est punch tn either league. Up and down the batting list and in reserves, they will be nothing short of terrible for opposing pitchers. The psychology- of such an i 'fen ive is something to conjure with. The Tigers will not be beaten until the last man is out. Furthermore, they'll fight that way, that's Cobh's gospel, he told the writer, and it was plain to be seen. They have the will to win, enpen lered by the great fighter himself. Cobb. The hurling staff of Plllette, John son. Francis. Pauss. Moore and Ken neth Holloway, a new-comer, assays at least 40 per cent better than last sea son. Ehmke was discontented then, fighting with Cobb, and Johnson un able to pitch, injured, until late in the season. Del Pratt, at second, a woelully weak spot last season, fielding and hitting, rounds out a sweet looking infield, bar none. And. of course, lit tle need be said, beyond mentioning Cobb. Heilmann and Veach. in the outfield with Fotherglll, Flagstead and Manush from Omaha, as slashing hit ters In reserve. Yes. to us, it certainly looks as though the Tigers will make Detroit insane by next October and be wor shipped as gods <>f baseball, and Ty as a "miracle man.” The White Sox will be greatly bol stered. offensively and defensively, with Willie Kamni at third. Uoy Elsh. a young outfielder, should add a big punch. Fielding. If exhibitions with the Giants are any criterion, should be brilliant. Ueverette, Robertson. Faber and Ted Blankenship and, quite like ly, "Stubby” Mack from the coast should deliver a nice brand of hurl ing. Hitting, however, will not approach the Tigers by any manner of means. The Sox will fight (all teams under cocky Kid Gleason do), and should make a grand fight with “smart" and hustling baseball. John McGraw of the Giants, Incidentally, says as much. But the Tigers' punch, think we, will be sufficient to outdo the Sox. The Yankees, on paper, rate very strong, principally In pitching They, on paper, have the greatest hurlers In the league. There is also brute strength, hut it Is mostly Individual, ss the players with mighty few ex ceptions. are out for personal glory. W« anticipate the same old trouble for Huggins, a brainy manager, with his prima donna crew. Nearly all veterans, it is hard to engender pap, and. from the looks of them In the training camp, there's going to be no united drive. They hatted .287 last season and are not likely to do much better, while Ruth Is r doubtful quantity, judged from his ‘'bust” on the exhibition tour. Kush and Shawkey, who won for them last year, and then only by one game, are certainly getting along. No sure things are they. Jones and Mays, had last season, will have to prove they ran come back. Strange as It may seem, we do not expect any great things from this quartet. Penndck, ex-Red Sox. and Hoyt, an ambitious young man, look best to us at this w rltlng. If the Yankees hit a slump or do not get off well, or If the Tigers and Sox get a Jump on them, discontent and no unity is going to tell. We think, all things considered, with a veteran team apt to slow up any day, that the Yanks will be lucky to finish t hird. The Rrowtis, with Sisler out for a time anyway, and perhaps for a long time, lose great offensive and, very likely, defensive as well. Third base Is doubtful, too, with Robertson and Kzr.ell snd Simon having to prove themselves and old Kddie Fos ter a possibility. Shocker and Pruett, best pitching bets, can't do every thing and nothing is sure about the rest of 'em. Fighting spirit, and likelihood Sisler will get back In time. Is the reason they nre put fourth, Sammy Hale, at third, and Wld Matthews, In the outfield, should strengthen the Athletics. The Infield, Hauser, Dykes, Onllowny and Hals should do excellent work. But pitch ing, outside of Rommell, Is quite a question. On the ehanee, Naylor, Harris, flasty, Kinney, Ogden and Helmach may do something, we rank them fifth. The Indians and Senators are build ing anew, and normally such Jobs take time. Pitching Is the big prob lem with them, while the Senators' ---,1 EDDIE’S FRIENDS The Afternoon Club. I' .! n/•////, ft /////.LUJ 1LS, tV£ GCOT - FOMNlE-^T py-«! JoHM O IT To ME This s>nJ(M<j — MOvaJ r'riLLi thinjk U IT GOES, A SCP-E-Aaa. • ^ (?) ita •¥ iwt-l ruiun soviet. I we. H-~l V' INTRODUCING :: Joe Bonowitz, Buffalo Outfielder -—---1-1] DAY BY DAY IN EVERY WAY VfA GETTING BETTER AND set-tertZZ« "~T HE HIT.267 FIRST YEAR AND ' LAST YEAR. AVERAGED.316 j C 1<?ASMVSS£H'-' MAKES A SAXAPHONE GROAN AND SHAKES A FASCINATING SHIMMY HAS "RABBIT FEET" Rabbit feet will stir up dust when Joe Bonowitz, Omaha outfielder, spins around bases at Vinton street lot this season. If anyone ever possessed a pair of restless dogs, it’s "Bonny." Bonowitz joined the Omaha dub In the deal in which Ban Tipple, king pin slabsman of the Western league last season, became property of Min neapolis American association club. Bonowitz played outfit Id for the Saint Joseph dub four years. 'Bonny” thought he was a catcher and when he Joined thnf rltth in 1919, he wasn't reluctant about extolling ids multifarious virtues behind the iron mask. Hut Johnny Kelleher of the Chicago Cubs, who was then chieftain of the Saints, thought otherwise. Kelleher "Converts" Hint. "What, with a pair of pedals like you have appened to your trunk, and Infield ami outfield will have to prove its capabilities. The Indians' infold with Guiato at first, will have to also. LiUtzko, at third, should he a big beion, though Speaker and Booth, their new pilot, are both hustlers, and should get a lot out of the players. They may go higher than placed. The Red Sox, well known to he mis fits, question niark^ and rookies, na turally are ranked last. Frank Chance will deserve praise if he gets them out of the rook. Htill, Khmke, Quinn, O'Doul and Murray, pitchers, may do It for him. It seems safer by far, though, to put th« poor, wrecked Sox last. (Golf Thuds Will you please explain how (lie par for a hole Is determined? Assum ing, as I understand Is the case. that It Is determined on a basis of yardage, kindly state the distance limits aa es tablished. A. Distance Is the chief consideration. In rstsrrnlnirig the par of n hoi., fbough the general terrain Is also taken Into consideration, allowances on the short si do being made In the < smc where play la mostly uphill, end on the longsldc, Whore the slope Is from tee to green Th« established distance limits nr«. up to and Including 266 yards, T’ar 3.61 to 445 in clusive. par 4; 444 to 600 Inclusive, par 6; over 600 per 4. In a four.hall match a few days since one of my opponents drove and his hall rolled Inin a roadway that cut the fairway. While It w as still rolling aero** the fairway. While It was still rolling ft motor came bv ami knocked the hall out onto the fairway though it would plainly hute stopped In the road otherwise | contend he Him bound to play the ball from the road way. Am I right? A You are wrong A ball Ihat strikes or la deflected by any ag>-n< y out side the match, while the ball Is In motion, must be played from where It stope, Suppose the ball had been rolling sc rose the road, when th* • «r hit It and stopped It in the road? Has fslr pro position nil right. (|. Would the rule prnail ring a play Joe BokovOi tz. you want to catch!" exclaimed Kel leher, registering profound amaze ment. “Why. you ran slop 'em behind the plate when you're too old to run to first, tiet that nut of your noddle and concentrate <>■ the high ones. "(!o<l has endowed you with a most precious gift—firm, fast legs—and you can't appreciate it." Kelleher made a convert out of Ron owitz then and there, lie grabbed a fielder's mitt and hied off to the -/ outfield, and he's been a stellar per former out there ever since. His fielding was a little crude, but his fleet props enabled him to cover j so much grourtd that he soon became the bright spot In the .Saints' outfield. Bonowltz Is a versatile sort of chap. Ho Is an accomplished musician, a raharet singer and dancer and a gym nastic Instructor. He also boxes. Bonowltz Is 23 years old. weighs 170 pounds and Is 6 feet It Inches tall. Getting Better. While a youngster in years, he Is a veteran In experience, but the best part of his career still la ahead of iitm. He is a "coming'' ball player, •• a close perusal of his record will show. He hit .237 upon Joining the j Saints In 1919 and has gradually In creased his average from year to |y ir. Bast year he topped all previ ous* season a records by hitting .31#. His fielding has Increased accord ingly. In 1919 he played In 103 games, and made 1R0 putouts for an average of .960. Tjist season he figured in three limes as many put out plays and averaged. 967 In 169 games. k His record follows: RK8TKRN LEAG1 K BATTING RECORD. it. AH. H. »l. TB. SB. *1*. IIK. MI. hH. Trt (919 lift 119 49 114 lftO 49 ft t 14 2 .297 1020 149 .%K9 70 159 SOI 19 9 ft 17 9 .?70 1921 19 SI I 99 9.% 101 19 9 ft 4ft .909 1924 159 019 00 W§ Mm 44 14 1 1 47 A .319 FIELDING RK< ORI). G. TO. A. E. Fft. 19|9 ... I Oft 190 14 9 .990 1920 . 1*9 ft7? 17 14 .970 1921 .. .. 49 1«ft 14 ft »91 HISS ...... ... 1A» IN tO 1ft .fft nr for *1 opping hlo ball npplv In n mar where the ImU struck «w»inethln*. r*e hourulrd hikI It If him before he could gel />u* of I he s»j? A Y*if* The rule is general If a pla\rr''i ball strike* or 1* fftopppd by bltn -lf or hla caddie, ho loses ihe hole In mab-h ploy and a stroke In medal play. I n modal play, of course, if the • addle st trnls st the hob* to handle the flag and the ball strikes him or *hf’ f,M* the penalty ia two stroke*, provided the tb - bull was played fr*»ru twenty yards or less of the hob Send In your questions to Innl* Jlrown If »n Imniediai'- ni»aw'*-r la desired, en close stamped self-addressed envelope. A TIP Foil TIIK KOI NI) Miss ('veil Jy'IUh sh) The player who In troubled with a«>« ketlng may do well to try the following remedy Pitre a handkerchief under the left arm pit, taka up a firm »Unr« with tha weight wall on tha bttla, Ueop tha hesd still, and tha left arm cloaa to th« body through out tha shot. If tha handkerchief re mains in tha position in which It ««• place*!. It la almost lmp*«slbla to socket. (Copyright, 1923.) “Young" Bige Wine Centrnl City, Neb., April 12.— "Young" Hige of Omaha gave "Kid" Morley of Shelton a boxing lesson In eight Inatnllments here last night. They are lightweights. Jllge was given every round. More than 10.non women In Chile me employed In faetorv work. OH, BARNEY GOOGLE! With His Goo-goo-googly Eyes! Grand Fox Trot and Funny Son" ■BHS1 1^1? _ Tf you cannot pet it at your music store send 25c to EMBEE DISTRIBUTING CO. 1193 Broadway, New York City M-J—J 1 u ,L- • -J- • ■■ 1 ■" L 111 ‘Zibby’ Injured by Tiger Man’i Intern itlniml Nfwt Service. Kansas City. April 13.—Htanislaus Zbyszko. former wrestling champion, today was in a hospital suffering from injuries which threatened concussion of the brain, sustained here last night in a rough go with John Pesek of Nebraska. Pesek defeated Zbyszko in straight falls, the first after an even hour of terrific work by means of a head scissors and double wristiock. The second took only three seconds. Zbyszko landed on his head in the first go and was unable to rise for several minutes. Physicians today said they did not believe the injuries would be serious. Ruling Hits Paddock. International News Service. New York. April 13.—Charley Pad dock, star sprinter and record holder, who is reported to bo on his way here from the Pacific coast, preparatory to sailing for Paris, will not he al- [ lowed to compete abroad by the lat est ruling of the Amateur Athletic union, It is said by local authorities. , Under the decision, as announced, the A. A. U. will refuse permission to all amateur athletes to go abroad for the purpose of competing in Interna tionai games this summer. An exception has been made in the case of the combined Harvard-Yale track teams, which will go to Eng land for a dual meet with Oxford and ' Cambridge in July. Two Sciples High. Lincoln, April 13.—Leaders in the j doubles and team events of the Me- \ braska state bowling tournament were j changed last night,'when Omaha and Beatrice players held the alleys. The Murphy Did It team of Omaha, cap- i tured first place in the team events I with a score of 2,743. R. Sciple and K. ‘ Sciple, Omaha men who were rolling with the Nourse Oils, carried away top honors in the doubles with a score of 1,159. E. Blevins rolled the high score In the singles among the Beatrice en-1 tries when he gathered 5S1. Ferord Course Attendant**. Chicago, Arrll 13.—The most fre- i quented golf links In the world has i been discovered to be the Brecken- j ridge park, public course, in San An tonio, Tex. That links, according to * Frederick W. Hill of Skokie, who re turned from Texas yesterday, took care of more than 155,000 persons last year. The record betters that supposed to be held by the Jackson Park. 1* holes link in Chicago, by about 25,000. IS I * Conrad Nagol " Conway Toarlo J V I’.irnii»onnt f'lrturr tonk?v TARIV la>i Time, of Fred Web,ter', IUUR I Mu,teal Comedy. “ROOF GAR DEN REVUE" and TOM MIX in "ROMANCE LAND" Starting Sunday Noon “Atti Girl” Co in ‘The Lingerie Shop’ Protty Models, Gown*, Fomtnin* Fol-^e-Rol* FEATURE PICTURE: SKITS' SHIRLEY NMSOR In "SHIRLEY OF THE CIRCUS’* Diily Met. 30c ,<‘£rEL) Nights SOc _Kid, (Under 12> IOc Anytime BHaareg LAST TIMES TODAY •PRIVATE C. C. PILL" Preaentod be MARY BROWN’S TROPICAL MAIDS and a Ctaaay Chorua of Beautiful Glrla Feature Photoplay I BETTY BLYTHE in ‘•file Wife'a Ffuaband” An Emotional Drama LAST DAY HAROLD LLOYD “Safety Last” • Wo 0 WILL ROCERS In “Fruita of Faith” NEIGHBORHOOD THEATER! VICTORIA.84th and Foil ALL STAR CAf*T In “CODE OF THE YUKON" GRAND with and Blnnti Raffna Id Baikar Production “HEARTS AFLAME** HAMILTON • - • 40th and Hamilton Elaine Hammantiln A Conway Teatie In "ONE WEEK OK LOVE" Pearl White In “Plunder’* “ TODAYS - I ait S tinea. World’e Greatest Musical Comedy “Shuffle Along” Two Years in N. Y. 6 Months in Chicago Nights. BOt to $2 00 Mat. SOc to $1.J0 Damontfunyoris Oolmmini New York, April 13.—Spotted Horse, Standing Cow, Sitting Hull, Old Man Afraid-of-Hls Horses, Dull Knife, Ro man Nose, Rain-in-the-Face, Runs Like-a-Wolf, these are the names of Indians, primitive, savage. We smile at these names, thinking how much more genteel and civilized our own nomenclature. Then in the pugilistic record books read such nameH as See-Saw Kelly, Toothpick Kelly, Battling Nelson, Spi der Welsh, Soldier Bartfield, Sailor Maxstedt, Zulu Kid, Jamaica Kid. Jop lin Ghost, Kentucky Rosebud,Gunboat Smith, Stonewall Allen, Black Fritz, Low-Down Allen, Mississippi, Louisi ana, One-Punch Hogan, One-Round Hogan, Cyclone Thompson, Peanuts Schieberl, Porky Flynn. What will they think of our times 200 years from now If they judge us by these names? Here are some others. Many will recall fond memories to veteran fol lowers of the ring: Fighting Bull, Nero Chink, Dixie Kid, Cannon Ball Mitchell, Tiger Flowers, Original Congo Kid, Kid, Wee W'ee Barton, Pee Wee Kai ser, Indian Joe Gregg, Silent Martin, Dummy Decker. Thunder Boltless, Honey Melody, Rocky Kansas, Ham bone Kelly, ace Horse Roberts. Bub “Aggravatin’ Papa” ia proving one of those tjicky foa-trots that one simply can t resist. It is the last word »n dance perfection on the Colum bia Record made by The Georgians. "Loose Feet’* on the reverse side will start everybody going again. Ask for record A-3825 75c At Columbia Dealers ANNIVERSARY WEEK With tile (tmoui BENSON ORCHESTRA No advance in prices hies Robinson, Dago Mike, Wildcat Ferns. Soak ’Em Yoakum, Yellow Kid, Knockout Brown, Goats Duig, Harlem Coffee Cooler. The Indian names are more pictur esque and have more meaning. ARtute gentlemen, earnestly en deavoring to manage boxers into championships, give th*- mattor of op ponents much heavy thought. 0 A pugilistic manager will say, glib ly, that his man will meet anybody. Then it quickly develops that any body means anybody excepting men . who figure to give his man trouble. You may think that boxing contests are to determine the letter man. As a matter of fact, they more often de termine the better matchmakers. -- The liest fighters in a division are not always champions. Dempsey is perhaps the best in the heavyweight division. Leonard in the lightweight division. The other di visions are open to question. The accident of getting a match at the right time has determined more championships than pugilistic superi ority. • * Sox Boast Fast Infield. Chicago, April 12.—In three days the Chicago American fast infield, com posed of Willie Kainm at third; Col lins, the veteran, at second; Sheely, first base, and Ernie Johnson, short stop.. has produced an even dozen double plays against the New York Nationals in their exhibition baseball games. Five double plays were made Lail Time* j MATINEE TODAY, 2:15 Early Curtain TONIGHT AT 7:50 FRANK MeINTYRE A Co MME, DOR EE'S OPERALOGUE DAVIS A DARNELL and Other Current Bill "Hit*." WEEK COMMENCING TOMORROW An Assemblage of Cherished Stars JOE COOK, WILE M CRfcSSY AND BLANCHE DAYNE, "STARS OF YESTERDAY," and Fosir Other Standard Or ph mm Features,__ Matinees Plus Night* 16c to 50c * U. S. Taa j 15c to 61.00 STARTS TODAY The $30,000 prize-winning story, “BROKEN SHAMS” When in Omaha Stop at Hotel Rome yesterday by the White Sox infield when Chicago won from the Giants at Johnson City, Tenn., 8 to 7. Willie Kamm, whose brilliant work, both at his post and with the bat, has attracted considerable notice from other major team pilots, crashed out a triple and three singles. Inhabitants of Poland always swear in Russian and never use their own lanKUa«;e. New Show Today STARTING TODAY ENDING FRIDAY NOVAK IN MARIE CORELLIS MOST MA6NIFKEKT LOVT DRAMA THELMA Also Showing LARRY SEMON in “Counter Jumper” t' loua y B-w a ransa. Adflr«« X i ^'VC°i:rf's:-"I r„ ri i i X ( V- ' #' * ' f, ^ILKC taU* • | // r« r- 1 / // ' ‘ • - J y" Ju'* nmb«r land. it a/ . ‘/v’ f~'r’> • 'unfu J./ Addrtca s ;»2 ijr ^ i rjv Tit for Tat—Swap This for That! Mr. Jones has a typewriter he no longer needs. He craves a shotgun. Mr. Smith has a shotgun he no longer uses, but yearns a typewriter. T Mr. Jones and Mr. Smith live in different parts of the city. They do not know each other. In the ordinary course of existence their paths would never cross. To get these men together is the easily a c c o m p 1 i s h e d task of Omaha Bee SWAP ads. «! The “SWAP COLUMN” of The Omaha Bee is a meeting place of the people who want to swap what they have for what they want. *! Watch this classification daily. You will find what you want for what you have. Or. better still, insert an ad of your own under the “SWAP COLUMN.” Remember. NO SWAP- NO PAY! Omaha Bee "H ant" 1 (is Bring Better Results at Lesser Cost Omxkz, Morning Bfp THE EVENING BEE V