Buffaloes Go Into Tie tor First Place Honors in Western League When Wichita
— - ----——— --—
Club Loses Game
Omaha to Open
Series Against
Boosters Today
.Victory for Herd and Defeat
for Witches Would Put
Buffs in League Lead.
By RALPH WAGNER.
. EP^ ARXEY BURCH'S
Omaha Buffaloes
I > I this morning are
sharing first place
I filmnn's
ern league with the
Wichita Witches as
the result of Tulsa's
5 to 2 victory over
Isbell's club jester
day.
The Buffaloes
were idle yesterday
and didn't have a
chanco to boost
their games won
umn. The first
|game or the Des j
ffilrs: ,m!
scheduled for the Booster-town yes- i
terday, was postponed when Des 1
Moines failed to arrive home from !
Denver in time to play.
This afternoon the Buffaloes open j
the series with Des Moines, and
should they beat the Iowans and
'Wichita lose again to Tulsa, the herd
will be in first place all by its lone- 1
someness. However, should Wichita
emerge victorious and the Buffaloes
lose, then the Witches will go back
into the lead. A defeat for both
Omaha and Wichita today will leave j
these two clubs still tied for first
•place.
Ed Konetchy and his BufTaloes left (
last night for Des Moines. Before j
jumping on the rattler, the “Big i
Train" said he might give Byron |
Kpeeee the mound assignment against I
the Boosters today. Judging from
this. Konetchy isn't taking a chance j
of losing to Des Moines, while a vie- |
Tory (his afternoon would put the
team in the league-lead.
Burch released Ted Odenwald.
pitcher, to the Denver Bears yester- |
day. Ted hasn’t been going very \
well with Omaha and Barney opines -
that Odenwald might show up bet
ter with Denver, as he will have more
of an opportunity to display his
w ares.
Odenwald was released to Denver !
on option.
Tulsa. Ok!., May 2l —The league !ea«l- |
!ng Witches couldn’t solve the offerings |
of Karl Black h^re today and the cham- 1
plons took, the first game of the eerie?, 1
o to 2.
WICHITA. TULSA.
AR H O A AB.H.O.A
Smith, rf 4 1 l ft Bennett. If 2 l ft J
Conlan, cf 4 0 1 ft'T'mpson. 3b 2 1 1 :t !
Butler. 3h 3 0 1 3 D%vi*t rf 2 1 1 ft ;
Blak’y. ]f 4 2 ?i l Lamb, cf 4 10ft
McD'tlU lb 4 2 h 3'L’velt, lb 4 110 ft
Orif'n, 2b 4 2 7 ft Bauman, 2b 2 ft 4 «* ,
Beck. *■ 4 0 2 1 Lee. na 4 12 5?
M'-MMen. o 4 ft 4 ft t’rosby. c .41521
Hovllk, p 3 ft *> 2 Black, p 4 10 4
Total* 34 7 24 101 Total* 25 9 27 14)
Score by inninge:
Wichita .Oftft ftlft 100— 2 i
Tulea . 210 000 2ftx—5
Summary—Runs: Blakealy, McDowell,
k Bennett (2), Thompson Bauman. Black !
Srrors. Lee. Two-base hi!*: Lee. McDow-j
I, Griffin. Bennett. Sacrifice hits: Davis, j
LrOaby, Thompson. Bauman. Rases on j
balls; Off Black, 1; off Hovllk, 4 Struck
out? By Black, 5: by Hovllk. t Wild I
pitch: Hovlik. Left on bases Tulsa. 7; •
Wichita, ft. Umpires; Gaffney and Oo«»
lin. Time: 1:25.
SENATOR TO JE^ TIMEKEEPER;
Seattle, Wash., May 21.—Senator!
Bill Lyons, who has kept time In
many Important pugilistic encounters
and who ejects to perform that func
tion when Jack Dempsey and Tommy
Gibbons meet at Shelby, Mont., July
4, declared here today that Jess Wil
lard. former world heavyweight cham
pion, would defeat Luis Angel Firpo.
Senator Lyons said Willard in a recent
victory over Floyd Johnson of Iowa
had shown himself a rejuvenated man
• nd would make it hard for Demp
sey if these two should meet.
A Slow Fight.
Havana. — Jack' Johnson Jack
Thompson bout h^re last night went
1 he full distance of 12 rounds without
s decision. The Havana boxing com
mission fined each contestant $300 for
stalling in the tenth round. Referee
Villamil left the ring and the promot
er was obliged to take over his du
ties for the remainder of the fight.
State League
Inlands Win Again.
Falrbury, Neb., May 21—Grand Island
took tbs third gams of the lea from
Falrbury today. 11 to 5. Falrbury tn id
k rally in the sixth and came across wllli
four runs but the 11-run lead of Grand
Island was too much for them to over
come The locals' errors contributed ma
terially to their defeat.
Score;
GRAND ISLAND 1 FAIRBURY
AB.H.O.A ! AB.H.O.A
O'Re’y, cf 4 o i e Mss, 3b 4 12 1
Bueer. 8b 8 0 2 3 Bro’s, rf 2 10 0
Met*, ss fi 1 0 o Khaw. rf 3 0 0 0
dad'n. lb fi 111 o Lee. n* 4 10 4
Th’n, 2b 4 0 16 Bliss, cf 6 2 10
McD’l, r. 4 1 H ljHudg's, lb 4 1 7 “
Horn. If 4 0 0 01 Meier. ?b ;* 2 4 2
Rolf, rf 4 8 3 0! Alter. If 3 2 3 0
.Shupe, p 4 1 l 11 Pat'n, If i o o o
— —-1 Goebel, If ft 0 0 o
Totals 37 7 27 10; Hf out, r 4 14 2
Jenny, p 3 0 0 3
Totals 34 U Sir
Score by Innings:
Grand Island .024 14ft 000—11
Falrbury . 100 004 000— D
Summary—Runs: O'Reilly, Met*. Mad
| #n, Thompson. McDonnell (2). Hoffman
2): Rolf, Shupe (2), Lee. Biles. Meier,
liter. Stout. Frrors: Lee f2). Hudgen*.
feler (2). Goebel. Stout. Two-baso nits:
Miss. Meier, Alter, Lee. Home run:
i Ihups. Stolen base*- Hoffman 12),
Thompson. Bases on balls: Off Jenny.
. off Shupe. 4 5*ru«k out: By Jenny, l.
f>y Shupe. * Hit by pitched hall.
Jenny < Butter). Wild pitch. Shupe. Left
on bases: Grand Island, 3; Falrbury. 10.
Paused ball; Stout. Umpire: Meyer.
Time: 2:00.
Links Win Lastly.
Lincoln. May 21—Lincoln had little
trouhle disposing of Beatrice in the third
gains of the series, a to 1. Beatrice used
two Ditchers. Gernsndt and Bowman,
neither of whom were effective. None of
the thre* pitcher* in tbs game struck
out a batter.
Hence :
PRATRTi'i: ' LINCOLN
AB.H.O.A ABK.OA.
O’T/ry. of 3 ft I 1 Purdy, If 3 ft 6 0
Guinn, sa 4 ft 2 2 Tan’er. cf 6 2 2 0
Sugg*. 2b M 1 2 “‘le nd. 8b 4 1 1 8
Hpea'r. rf 4 0 1 *» McGoy. lb 6 2 12 0
iilbson, cf 4 2 1 ft pve. .'b 4 2 2 2
.In’hi. lb 2 0 13 ftlRon'ant. m i J 3 4
tarry. 8b 3 1 1 IKin'tl, rf i 0 2 0
,'nger. o 4 1 2 1 f'onkey, r 4 1 ft 2
Aer'ndt. p 2 1 ft 1 Hul'van. p 3 2 ft 3
Rowan, n 1 0 ft 1 —
x Hoffman 1 l ft “Totals 33 11 27 13
xWelsh 1 ft ft 0,
Totals 32 « 24 1ft
Hatted for Lindahl In ninth.
\ Batted for Barry In ninth.
Honrs by Innings;
Beatrice ....ftftt ftftft OftO—1
Lincoln ..ft 12 10* 1“*- h
Summary—Runs: O’Lsaiy. I'leveUnd,
Memos'. Dye, Hondurnnt, Klnkei, funkey.
-.llllvan f2). Frrors Guinn. Hugga.
Judah!, Berry, Unger. M'Gnv <2). Rond
irant. Two-base nits: Met oy. Tanner.
Stolen bases- MrOoy, Klnkei. Sacrifice
lift*: Lindahl. Dys, Ronduiant. Sullivan.
I .eft on bse*e Beatrice, ift; fdncoln. 7
Bases on balls. Off Gernsndt. 3; off
Bowman, 1. »*ff Hull.van HRs: Off
GernsmJt. 7 In f> inning* 'ft Bowman.
4 In 2 Innings Hit by pitched hall. Bv
Gernsndt (Kinksl). Wild pitch: Bowman.
Sullivan Losing pitcher: Gernsndt. Urn*
pits. Fsrgufloh. Time; 144.
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—.. — ■
JIMMY WII.DK, the world's flyweight champion, has arrived in New
York to go into training for his bout at the Polo (irounds. New Y'ork
City, on June 16, with Panrho Villa, Filipino champion. Villa recently
lost the American title to Frankie (ienaro, of Jersey City, hut despite that
fart lie was matched with the Englishman for the world's championship.
They will fight 15 rounds to a derision.
Jimmy tJ7iWe V
l^aru^/to Vttfau.
/v/».
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
- G. B. K. H. Pet.
Wheat. Brooklyn . ..27 99 10 41 .414
liottomley. St. Ionia .31 126 25 31 .403
Hornsby. St. tools . 24 *9 27 35 .383
l.rimm. Pittsburgh 23 100 23 39 .390
Frisch, New Vork 30 128 3 8 4 9 .383
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
ti. It. K. H. Pet.
Heilman, Petroit , 25 89 20 42 .472
Kelrhle. Boston .19 HO 10 22 .367
Jamieson. 1 ley eland . 29 112 21 41 .386
Welch. Phlladeluhia 28 80 II 29 .383
Collins, Chicago 27 91 16 33 .331
Only Two Teams
Remain Unbeaten
The Barker Clothes Shop nine, win
ner of the Gate City leaRue cham
pionship last year, and the Paxton
Billiards remain as the only unde
feated teams in the Sunday amateur
loops.
The Standard laundry outfit was
unseated from the Metropolitan lead
ership yesterday when the Knights
of Columbus nosed it out of a game
at Athletic park.
The standings follow;
AMATEUR STANDINGS.
Metropolitan lengne.
Won. Lost. Pet.
Murphy Did It .« ft LOOO
Standard Laundry ... *
Knight* of Columbus 3 1 •<;* ]
Nebraska Tire* .X 1 '5®
Woodmen of the World 2 2 .50® .
Walter G. Clark* . . ..1 *
Schn-ider Electro* ...ft 4
IT. P. Englnemen ....ft 4 .001)^
American league
Won. Lost. Pet.
Paxton Billiards .5 ft kJOO
Kinney Shoes .3 l ij®
Carter l.ake Club ...2 l I
Betsy Roe* .3 - ‘ill! I
Western Union .1 4 --00 |
Postoffics Employes . 0 a .000
Southern League.
Corr Electric* .4 1 -"®* .
Wert Side Booster* .4 I •*??
M. w A. Omaha Up. :: : •®®l
ChrLt Child Senior* 2 .1 *92 i
V M II A . 1
Union stock yards .1 4 .00 (
Gate Uity league
Won. l*>st. Pet. |
Barker Clothes Shop i ft 1 ftOO I
Naples Bank .* I *2®'
Christ Child Junior* 4 1 "0ft
Leavenworth St. Mere. 3 - t>00
DeM olay * .. -»®®
Vinton Merchant* ...2
Brown L'k Merchant* 1
Sherman Ave. March. I ;5®
Eu-At-Jo .1 3 .:»®
Rickenbacker to
Start Big Auto Race
Indianapolis. Ind., May 21.—Capt.
E. V. Rickenbacker, former speedway ,
star. America's ace of aees during the
world war and now well known a* an
automobile manufacturer will be the
official starter of the 500 mile race at
the Indianapolis Motor Speedway,
Wednesday, May 30.
Prompt at 10 o'clock In the morning
Rickenbacker, swaying in the natural
movement of the suspension bridge
over the start and finish wire of the
gigantic speedway, will wave away
more than 30 of the crack speed artists
of two continents with one swoop of
his red starting flag.
Batting and Pitching
Records of Buffaloes,
Including All Gaines
BATTING.
G. AB. R. H. TB. Fct.
HnnoH.tr, rf 33 130 34 50 80 .384
O’Connor, rf 27 117 20 45 72 .883
McDonald 3h 33 188 25 31 80 .362
Wilcox, 2I> 22 82 18 32 19 .390
Griffin. If 33 128 24 43 76 .386
Konetchy. lb 33 120 22 36 60 .300
Defate, ha 33 1IH 34 37 77 .319
\np»:rMon u 21 78 14 19 21 .243
Wilder, e 19 HO 12 11 15 .183
C'xillop, p 13 34 8 10 15 .203
Hale, c 20 63 3 10 14 .159
PITCHING RECORDS.
O. W . L. RB. SO. Prt.
Speere 10 8 8 14 9 .800
I.ee 6 2 1 6 13 .067
<ii Hop . 9 5 3 35 26 .625
Halley . 4 1 0 II 6 1.000
Mav 1« 3 2 24 14 .600
Odemvald . 5 1 2 1* 10 .833
Ted Odenwald
Released to Denver
Ted Odenwald. member of the
Omaha Western league baseball club,
has been released on option to Denver
of the same league. Odenwald. who
is a pitcher, left last night for Sioux
City where he will join Denver Tues
day.
Odenwald, together writh Cullop,
another pitcher, and Bonowitz and
Defate, fielders, were secured by
Omaha in the deal with Minneapolis
that sent Dan Tipple, leading hurler
of the Western league, to the Millers
last season.
Dentists Win Game, 3-2.
The McKenney Dentists Journeyed
to Millard Sunday and engaged In a
tight game with the Millard town
team, winning. 3 to 2, in 10 innings.
Hoplins of the teethpullers was in
superb form and struck out 15 men,
issued only seven hits and did not
walk a man. Maxwell of Millard also
was in great form and whiffed 15
men, allowed seven hits and walked
one batter.
Manager Trautman of the Dentist*
is desirous of scheduling a double
header July 4 with an outstate ag
gregation. He may he communicated
with at 411 North Seventeenth street. i
Track Timings
Track slow.
Abadan©—Quarter-mile In .26. unti
tended.
John S. Reardon—Three-eighths'
mile in .38 2-5. Looks fine and can
run.
San Stefano—Three-eighths mile in
.49 1-5.
Second Thoughts—Quarter mile in
.28. Plenty of wraps.
Dancing Star—Half-mile In .54.2 5.
Old Sinner—Quarter-mile In .27 1-5.
\ ery good.
Ten Buttons —Quatrer mile in .28 1-5.1
Slightly lame.
Goldie II—Three eighths mil# In .43.
Colors and C. O. Doren Together—
Three-eighths mile in .38.
Seth's Ak-Sar-Ben—Three eighths in
.38.
Norfolk Belle—Half-mile in .53 15.
Bel Gilsey—Half mile in .53 2 5.
TIIK LAW OF THE GAME.
No matter how good they are.
No matter their rank or fame.
No matter the grip they tighten with
In the whirl and swirl of the game:
No matter the stride they hold.
If they only stick with the lists.
Some day another will come along
And drive them Into the mists.
■
No mstter how fast they look.
No matter how great their day.
No matter the power or speed they show
In the wrack and wreck of the fray;
No matter that thousands crown
Them king of a nation's fad,
Some day another will reap the field
With something they never had.
It’s the law of the game, ns old
As time and the race of man,
An old as the beat of pulse and heart
In the first dim dawn of the clan;
No matter the heights each held,
Ivoud-voiced at the first small slip,
This Is the slogan that trails him down:
"Say, who did he ever whip?"
AN ARGl'MKNT ABOUT DURABILITY.
It has been contended that if an athlete indulge* In long spells of rest
he will he hotter off and last longer than one who tries to keep going at
top speed.
The contention Is thst the latter type wears Itself out much more quick
ly. "Dempsey," says one writer, "wilt Inst longer, on account of Ids two
year rest. Willard Is better because he hasn't worn himself out. If Willard
had been fighting steadily since he was 20 he would have been all through
years ago.”
Yet John Lawrence Sullivan fought as often ns he could up to his knock
out.
And one might mention the cases of Cobb, Wagner and Lnjole—also
Mathnwaon and Johnson—who kept steadily at It, always giving their best
and outlasting the field.
Cobb has been a hurricane since 190i. In Ids 19th season of consec
utive effort at top speed ho is hardly ranked as a Joke.
Athletes can start too young-can face burdens too heavy for unde
veloped systems. Hill as a rule, steady application to the sport In a com
petitive way is a big help. Any long lay-off afler one has passed 39 makes
the return Journey doubly diflcult. Dempsey wotdd be a more dangerous
! champion today If lie bad known at least two hectic melees In the laat
two years.
Mike Donlln and Frank Maker each took u year's list, but nelthei was
quite ihe same upon Ills return. There was aomethlng missing from the
old fire and dash or slash and slam of consei utivt contest*
Cop>r!(bt, 18X1.
%
Out-State Shot
Wins Gun Title
With a record entry list competing,
the 47th annual Nebraska State Sports
man's as trap shoot tournament got
underway at the Omaha Gun club
traps early yesterday morning.
Loren Bunny of Holdridge, Neb.,
won the doubles’ championship of the
state when he shattered 48 targets
out of a possible 50.
Frank Hughes, one of the leading
shots of the country who hails from
South Dakota, chalked up 47 hits out
of 50 targets in the duobles event,
Hughes is not eligible for the title, be
ing an out-state entry.
Yesterday's scores follow:
SINGLES.
.7. C. Copaey . .87x131
AV H. Brock .92x138
•G. W. .Maxwell .94x141
C, R. McDowell .94x148
R. Alley ..90x128
<*. Atkineon .......91x135
•G I. Carter .95x144
Cal Waggoner .93x143
E. TV. Varner .99xt(8
Jno. Gauer . ....‘32x138
H. Kerr .*8x139
B. G Wei la .91x137
Mra. Webater .89x123
•F. Gilbert .«'!«
•G. Jewett .91x1 3j
•B C. Meenta .95x143
W. H. Eemburg .,4v!5!
U C. Murray .89x13a
Fr. I.ulher . 98x145
•J. R. Hinkle .9*x]4l
J. N. Rray .?3xl49
J. F. Beard ..93*1;?*
Mra Edmlaton .22X*S«
D. D. Bray .
B. Dagger! .
77 Samuelson .®3*3
H. Dawson .*3*}J<
c. At. McCracken .*■ -jj*
T. O. Cook .X**1;J
•J. J. Randall • •••** .
J. S. Frink .it .I!
H. S. JlcOonald .?!xl39
J. Dawson .
•H. AV McNamara .‘9x1-9
K. C. Kingsley .***'1‘
B I> Thorpe .»4*J42
Ed Kavanaug h .*l*j,*
A. AA- Chrlatanaan .J.X138
J Gutlmer .?i*!ll
F R. Patch .
H. Hennlngaen .25* 122
E Bunnv .>»<
Ed Du Brana .21*2i2
D. Oellua .12* 12
F. Atld.laugh .***!«
J. J Melntoah .!ix 22
Eaatrldge .••*>»•
J C Deu .98x135
BE K. Neville .*9x1 S4
At. Von Goeta .,4x!42
J Kyne . 22*122
C. I. Hill .’I'*13!
» Nichols .-.-•<*};»
C. H Gilbert .X4gl!8
r. AValkina . stauo
R A Brown .ii*!':2
E Peterson .J3*}**
K Hail . 98x137
F AA'. Robinson .91x133
C. A. Hiv-ni .73*113
John N'elxon .9*xl44
H. Sehade .55*122
j Noye» ;**!*;
V H Wbltmora . •••*1*!?*
G. AV. Stroup .....95x144
H Phtlson .52*1
.1 Simondynea .. 89xlae
A. .1. Jorgensen .89x124
E. I.. Smith .’1*121
F. R. Vierling .I*133
O E Henning .*1*112
Charles SchuTtX .89x!..8
7 Wlcht . *r,xl3a
H. R Johnson .*8ij33
Ira West . *8x1-3
E AV Thlngen .*1*121
AA'IIliam Eogea . *?*!»S
C. >' Tappan . 94x148
S C Tappan .*4,!41
Ray 1 eonard .58x144
G. A Fllnpen . ..»«xl2»
F 4V Thomas .92x135
O. Talcott .9..X14J
AA'. J. M'Caftrey .88x134
DOUBLES.
Doubles. 1VO Target*.
Cause v.45 Hughes .47
xMaxwell 41 Thorp* . .... Jj
Mr Do a *14 .33 Hansen .4»
Atkinson .H Outxnwr .34
xCarter .34 Riley ...34
Waggoner ....27 Moorehsad .40
Kerr ...... 37 I* Bunnev .... 44
Wells .SO J. Dawson .... 3*>
xflltbert ...35.Nelson .*2
xJewett . 38 8*-hade .32
xMsenta .4 4 Noyes .3 2
Lemburg .... 40 Slmondynes ....38
Murry .34 Nichols .17
Luther 42 Manning ... 37
sHinkles .3 4 C. C. Tappon ... 3 4
B. Dawson .32 8. C. Tappon * •
McCrack*n ... 32 Oouer ..3C
Middaugn .. . .34 Kvne .3<
Fausk#* ..42 Thung*fi .35
xRandall .45 J Broy . 32
Frink .31 C. L. Hill . 31
x Professional
Important Boxing
Bouts This Week
May 22—Jack Britton against Toung
Libby. 10 rounds tn Toungetown. O.
May 22—Irish Johnny Curtin against
Patsy Flanagan. 12 rounds in Chicag#
May 22—J*ff 8mlth against Jamaica
K'd. 10 rounds in Portland. M*.
May 22—Jack Renault against Joe Tub
man. 10 rounds in Long Island City.
N T.
May 24—Paneho Villa against Bobby
Wolgast. sight rounds In Philadelphia
May 24—Oeorg* Chaney against Danny
Kramer, eight rounds In Philadelphia
May 24--dohnny Ruff ngainst Pasty
Wallace, eight round* In Philadelphia
May 24—Lou Bogs ah * gainst Kid Pal
mer. sight rounds In Philadelphia
May 24—Ellno* Flores against Jos
Tlpllta, eight rounds in Philadelphia.
May 24—Johnny Wilson against Jim
Montgomery. 10 rounds In 8eranton. Pa
May 24—Harvey Thorp against Walter
Bra)1. 10 rounds in Joplin
May 24—Hugh Walker against Cy Par
kins. 10 rounds In Casper. Wyo
May 26—Benny Valgar against folly
Green. 10 rounds In Montreal.
May 25—Irish Johnny Curtin against
Kid Lewis. 1ft rounds In Waterbury. Conn
May 21—Johnny Darcey against Al
Shubert. 10 rounds in Waterbary. Conn.
May 25—Johnny Wilson against Fay
Kaiser, 12 rounds in Baltimore.
May 24—Panama Joe Dsns sgslnat Jay
Lanahan. 12 rounds In Nsw York
Fourteen
d & '*X\
U.- —- -J
I- RUD <CY) WIIJJAMH.
Philadelphia.—Thr home run slug
ginc rare between Ken Williams of
tile Browns and llahe Ruth I* still
on, but both of them have been dis
rnuragtngly distanced by another
Williams—(y Williams, slugging
demon of thr Philllrs.
I/ong t y started III* baseball ca
reer at Notre Itame and before
Joining Philadelphia was a member
of the t ub*. but that'* some years
ago. lie lin* always lieen regarded
as a good hitler, but this year he is
limning away with the batting hon
or*.
Yo date he ha* slugged out It
home runs, getting three of them in
one game, lie Is also smacking nut
enough single*, double*, and triple*
In beep hi* batting average up with
lha leader*.
BASEBALL RESULTS
'and STANDINGS/
W ESTER N LKAGl* E.
Standing!.
W. E Prt. Won I xml
Omaha .21 12 .636 .647 .618
Wi.hHa 21 12 .636 .647 .618
TuUa 21 13 .818 .629 .600
Oklahoma City 18 U .533 .548 .516
Des Moines _ 17 14 .548 .563 .531
St. Joseph.13 20 .394 .412 .382
Sioux city 10 19 .345 .367 .333
Denver .Il 20 .355 .375 .344
Yesterday’* Reaulta.
Tulsa, 5; Wichita. 2.
St Joseph, Oklahoma City (called In
third—rain).
Omaha at Dea Mol nee. postponed: Dea
Moines failed to arrive in lime for game.
No other* scheduled
NEBRASKA STATE LEAGUE.
Standing*.
W. I.. Pet W. L. Pet.
Lincoln 13 a .72:2,0 Mand 8 10 .444
Falrbury 12 8 .00*' Hastings 7 11 389
Beatrice 10 11 476'Norfolk 7 12 .368
Yesterday's Results.
Lincoln. 8; Beatrice. 1.
Orand Island. 11: Falrbury. h
Norfolk at Hasting*, rain.
N A TIO NAl.L BAG U E.
Standings.
W. L. Pet W. L Pet.
New Tork 22 8 .733*Cincin'tl 13 15 .464
St. Louis 17 14 .548 Brooklyn 13 16 44$
Pit ts'gh 16 13 .652 Boston 12 15 .441
Chicago 14 15 .483 Phlla/phia 8 19 296
Yesterday’s Result*.
Pittsburgh. 5; Philadelphia. 3.
8t. Louis at New York—wet grounds.
Cincinnati at Brooklyn—wet grounds
Chicago at Boston—rain.
A MERIC AN LE AG U E.
Standings.
W. L Pet i W. 1* p( *
New Tork 22 % .733 Wash’ton 12 15 .444
Phtla 17 11 .607.St. Lou;s 12 17 .414
cicvel’d 16 14 .583!Chicago 10 17 .170
Detroit 16 15 .916'Boston 8 16 333
Yesterday’s Results.
Detroit. . Philadelphia. 4
New York. 5: Chicago, 0.
Washington. 3; St. i/ouis. 2.
Boston at Cleveland—cold weather.
—
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION,
standings.
W L* Pet.I W L. Pet.
Kan City 17 5 .773 Milwaukee 14 J 4 417
St. Paul IT 10 .630 Toledo 1.) 15 .400
: Louisville 16 12 .571 Mln'apoli* 10 17 .270
j Columbus 14 12 .53- In’apolis 70 19 345
Yesterday’s Result*.
St. Paul. 8; Indiapapolls. 6
I Louisville, 8; Minneapolis. 7.
Kansas City. 7; Columbus. 1.
Toledo, 5. Milwaukee. 4
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION.
Atlanta 4; <'hattanooga. 2
Memphis, 8; Mobile, 8. (11 innings. Dark
ness i
Little Rn< k. 2: New Orleans. J.
Birmingham. 6: Nashville g.
GAMES TODAY
WESTERN LEAGUE.
Omaha at Deamolnes.
Wtchita at Tulsa
Sr Joseph at Oklahoma City.
Denver at Sioux <71 tv
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
f*t. I.oui* at New York.
1 Cincinnati at Brooklyn.
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia.
Chicago at Boston.
D1KKK %N LEAGUE
Washington at St Louis
New Tork at. Chicago
Philadelphia at Detroit.
Boston at <*le\ eland
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Toledo at Minneapolis.
Indianapoll* at Kansas City.
Louisville at Milwaukee
No others scheduled.
STATE LEAGUE
Norfolk at Hasting*
Orand Island at Falrbury
Beatrice at Lincoln.
f* Says “dugs'
Uaei~\
THAT RABBIT
BALL AGAIN
Some Suspicion fry Mr. Nelif Tliat It
Has Claws and Several
Fangs. §
(Copyright. lT:j )
THKI'.K is some broadcasting about
National league using more rab
bity ball than American circuit.
Home run mechanics on older wheel
are sure pasting more labels than
their younger playmates.
But maybe American league
pitcher* are developing faster trig
ger fingers. Or Babe Kulh and his
slugging citizens may liave stuffed
off in their hatting. In baseball, you
always blame something on some
thing else. If runner is thrown out
on an attempted steal, he doesn't !
blame his feet. He piasters all in
dictments on umpire’s head.
If fielder drops fly. he immeditely !
starts to limp. If batter strikes out, j
he hollers for hi* sun glasses.
If he mistakes fast inshont for sn
outdrop and gets skulled, he throws
his hat the the pitcher. Figuring
on this percentage, if lie got tooth
ache while eating, lie ought to
throw toothpicks at the waiter.
National league !>ail is rabbity. But
It isn't any rabbitier than American
pill. No pitcher knows what's going ,
to happen to his puzzling delivery j
after it leaves his superior wrist.
Down a I San Anlone this spring
\rthur Vehf was mimeographing
plenty of complaints about the
thing lliry call baseball nowadays.
He says he threw one up to Ifogcr*
Hornsby during the last 1923 scries
in St. I-ouls. .Something came hack
at him like a hornet buzzing In
competition. It was the same pitch
Arthur threw up, hut it came bark
disguised with whiskers.
Nehf says that to this day he
doesn't know whether the liner went
by’ to his right, to his left, between his ;
shins, over his neck or whether It dug
a tunnel). It was hot In 8t. Looey
that day, but thla wallop was gener
ating Its own bliater*.
There wasn't a chance to pantomime
self defense.
And that wasn't the only time
that Nehf came close to Itcing gran
ulated by the rabbit business. He
started to sillier with anxiety when
he thought about it. I nleaa they
awltrh the catcher's mask to the
pitcher there are going to be some
thrower* knocked edgeway* from
their appetites.
Yeaslr." sail Brother N'elif of
loenl Klks. "That may go up like a
rabbit.
"But It conn* hack like a wolf."
Cnnroyto South Dakota Loop
Roy Conroy, better known In turf
circles as "Automatic Red." has
signed a contract to act aa official
starter In the South Dakota circuit
thla summer. Conroy is tho Inventor
of the automatic starting machine.
Expressmen Vt in.
The American Expressmen hung
the Indian sign on Irvington. 11 to %,
Sunday, f'nnuskl allowed hut four
lilts The railroaders are after out
state games. I., ti. Matter, manager,
announces, lie may he reached at
A I. V |
Rarer Injured.
Yancourei Monk M< Moran, also
known under the track name of "Dale
Mack, w.is Injured probably fatal
ly hers yesterday In motorcycla rates I
“Carp” Comes Back_
George* farpentier, former light heavyweight champion of the world,
staged a comeback recently when he knocked out Marcel Nille* in the eighth
round of their bout for the heasy weight championship of France. An upper
cut with the left did the trick. farpentier lost the light heavy weight title
to Battling Slki, French negro colonist. Siki lost it to Mike McTigue of
Ireland.
Ty Cobb Rushes Battery of Pinch
Hitters Against Athletics and Wins
Detroit. Mich.. May 21.—A battery
of pinch hitters took victory from the
grasp of Philadelphia and gave De
troit a S to 4 victory today. Pillette
allowed only four hits in eight innings,
but each of them figured in the Ath
ietiea' scoring. Hasty worked well
until the ninth when three single*,
two errors and a base on balls en
abled Detroit to tie the score. Then
Rommel, who relieved him, pitched
one ball that Cobb dropped over the
infiled for a safety, winning the game.
PHILADELPHIA i DETHOIT
AB.HO.A ABHO.A
Met'we, rf « 1 2(1 Blue, lb .; 0 !« 4
Hale. 3b 4 0 0 liiHarey. >» 6 2 4 7
P»rkina. c 4 0 4 1 <”ohl' cf 4 2 ft ft
Hauser, lb S 1 12 ftiVeaeh. If 4 11ft
MHIer. If 3 2 1 0 Heil snp, rf 4 I 1 ft
•jit. »*). *s 2 0 1 2 Prat*. 2b 4 ft ft 2
Welch, rf 4 1 l ft Ctt'haw. 2b 3 1 1 4
Dykes. ?b 3 ft 1 6 Woodall. - 2 0 3 0
Hasty, p 3 »• 0 ! PUte. p 2 0 3 3
Rommel, p ft « ft 0 Cole, p 0 0 1ft
-zManiifh 1 1 ft 0
Total* 2ft S 24 13 aFothill 1 «• 0 0
zBassler 10 0 0
xManion 110 0
zKerr o 0 0 0
Tots. * 331127:3
iTto out when wlnniug tun scored.
/.Baned for PH let* e in eighth
xP.atted for <Hihaw !n ninth
/Batted for Woodall In ninth.
/Batted for f'oi* in ninth
zP.sn for Mamon in ninth.
Roore by Inning*.
Philadelphia . 100 100 2*»0—4
Detroit . . .<»#ft 000 014—i
Summary—Run*: Matthew*. Hau«er *2),
Galloway. Bine. Heilmann. Manush. Baa
sier. Kerr. Errors Matthew*. Dyke*. P
lette. Two-baa** hit*- Hauser. Welch. Mil
ler. Sacrifice hits: Miller, Cobb. Poubit
play*: Hale >o Dyke* to Hauler: PHIette to
Haney to Blue; t utahaw to Haney to Blue.
Left on base* Philadelphia, 3 Detroit. *
Base on ball* Off Hast) 2. off Pillette 3.
Struck out- By Hasty. 2: by Pillette. 3
Hit* Off Hasty. 1ft in I 2 inning? off
Innings off Cole. 1 n 1 inning Wfnr'ng
pitcher: Cole, Luting pitcher. Hasty. l*m.
pi res Rowland. Muriarty and Hi.debrand.
T:me: 1;44.
\\ illard Believes
He’ll Be Champ
Lo* Angeles. May 21.—Jess Willard,
heavyweight pugilist, mho returned to
Los Angeles yesterday for a two
weeks’ stay with his family, says
he Is not worrying over the threat
of ths New York boring commission
to bsr him from future matches in
New Y'ork because of the 3S >ear age
limit.
’’I am not worrying about the pres
ent situation in New Y'ork,’* said Wil
lard. "Tex Rickard will take care
of that. I have not the slightest doubt
that I will fight Luis Angel Flrpo,
the Argentine boxer, in New York
or Jersey City, either June 30. July
4 or 7.” •
"Regarding my age." lie said, with
a broad smile. “I am Just Ss."
"They said 1 was an old and gray,
fatherly looking gent In his dotage
hefcre I fought Floyd Johnson. But
I won. They will say the same thing
ahead of the Flrpo and Jack Demp
sey fights, hut I think 1 have the
ability, etrength and weight to whip
them both.”
In those women and children first
affaire, the Browne pulled out a 9
to S victory over the Senators In 10
innings, Walter Johnson forcing over
the m inning run by hitting Jacobson j
with a pitched ball.
CHARLEY GRIMM, of
the Pittsburgh Pirates,
started the season off
by delivering a safe clout
in the first 25 games in
which he played, batting
above the .400 mark.
Ctva cTUy r t trvttv. ]
Runners to Ship
From Kentucky
- OB3ES will be ship- '
ped from Kentucky j
to the Ak-Sar-Ben
/ 'race meeting.'
fT C h a r I»s Trimble,
' Ak Sar-Ben racing
secretary, wired to
Omaha tins morning from Louisville,
where he attended the running of the
Kentucky derby.
Trimble requested Jam"* Ronin, su
perintendent of Ak-Sar Ben field, to
reserve stables for at least 10 head.
Jockey E. Barham, who piloted a
number of winners here last year, ar
rived this morning from Youngstown.
O.. and reported that 35 h»ad art
shipping from that city. wrh»re a race
meeting closed Saturday.
A carload of high-class stake and
plater runners are onroute here from
Maple Heights. Forty-three also are
on the way here from Skiatook. Okl.
Cenu'pro
(a^maieur
HIM. ORGANIZE KALI TEAM.
Broken Bt* Neb., May—Broken
Bon businee* »n*n *r« behind a move
ment here to org«r.ie a strong town base
ball club.
DKFtUMM l.l KTON.
Columbus. N h . May—Th* Columbia*
town club defeated the Fullerton :e«m
by the score of 4 to 2 Two home rune
won the game for the local*.
H I MORF H IN*' FROM H \A EMM K.
H'ymore. Neb.. May—Tl.a H'jraors
Burlington team won from the Havelock
Shop club on the local diamond by the
•core of 12 to 0.
CAMBRIDGE HINw TWO CUR*
Cambridge. Neb.. May—The Cambridge
town team won fwo game*, defeating
:h*» Orleans club. 20 to $ and the Ainia
team. 10 to f
min* iFinning mmk
Cook. Neb . May—The Cook town dub j
won a D inning gam# fr. n Burr by the
* -re f 15 to 1? C - . Bar htrt
May 27 and Tsan&g” here June 2d.
DEFEAT* ^AINSWORTH.
Long Neb.. May—L**ng Pin* de
fatted Ainsworth here by the aeore of
j to 3 in the first game of the season.
A 1*1#-N AriON* H IN.
Flout City. la.. Uiv—The All - Nations -
defeated the bious Oity club here bv
th- aeore of 0 to 2. The |ifrh;ng of
Cully and the fielding and hitting of
White and Itooaidaoa of the sit ora
were the features of the game
DWIGHT HIGH WINNER.
Dwight. Neb. Mi)—Tb** Dwight high
ho**. n.*n fr«m the Dm t * jb here by
:h* n ote of 22 to ' Krerk of the locals
mr .. k oiar 1.. via tc *
OKI II \ KH MIN* FROM \ FLIGHT
i »r hard. Neb. 'lay—T*»e Orchard ‘ Kb
*> ho*t baseball team won a game from
the Nellsht high tune here b\ th*> score
of 11 to 2. Brookhcuaer for Orchard
struck out 16 men.
CLAIM* HIGH 11 ASKHAT T. TIT IK.
Beaver City. Neb May—The Beaver
City high school baseball team claims
the championship of south wree’ern Ne
braska by virtu# of It s 4 to 1 victory
over Aranhoe. Georea Brownhard the
16 year-old Beaver City Pitcher, haa, In
the )a*t 17 Inning*, allowed but seven hit* t
and struck out 44 batters In the gams
with Araphoo he struck out 11 men and
allowed only three scattered hits.
YITNANGO BEAT* BIO PMIXflS
Bg Sprang* Neb. May—Y#n»BfPl
fown bar* ball team defeated Big spring*
club by the score of 12 to 4.
HK\\ KH Cl I \ Til \T* \IM\
Beaver City. Nyb. May—Th Beaver
City town baseball team defeated the
\ ms r!ub here hv the a ore of * to ©.
Wi solar atruck out IT Alma baiter*.
Bickford got a horn# run
(OKMMi |1K\D HOMFS WHITE «H\
Corning, la. May—he Holme* YY hit*
Sox ball r!u;■ .•? Omaha didn't like the
offering* of Mer* rid Dam*!*. former
Wfiiim league liurllit, *»4 Corning won
the game. !l to <*. Error* were coatly
for th* visitor*
TAGGING THE BASK
The Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Western Baseball Clubs be
ing powerless to Interfere, the Giant*
so. ked four Cardinal pitchers for TO
hit* and won easily, U to 4
Naylor nailed the Tiger* to the
ma*t, a* the Athletic* made It six
in a row in th# w-r-st hj- heating th#
Tiger* S to 1
Baseball Dope
l * \ I * 1 N 4 llt'MI »4I \ Hill 4 K *
\men< an I rygur
William* 8t liOtll ..1
Kuth, Naw Ycrk »
Ni»h<»nnl 1 r*awe.
William*. Philadelphia ..14;
li»rtn*tt. Chicago .. $
Bind** S» law* ............. 4
Itornahjr, St lmu\«. 4
Yrtmin. Pittsburgh .. 4*
VI4*l*r. «*hi« ago . 4 *
Bottom!*!.. St Ion** ...... 4 1
Yt.*kaw, rnUadelphiM ... 4
Kellehrr I'hlt’tfB 4
Mu nr Si 1 .on • 4
1 1YTI HOAYN IIOMh HI N Him H»
National I
No To*
YY into. Cln no**!
eric a it Itapif
Pc hang N’*w York l I
Total* National ttaau* 124. '■*{ * + h\,
?l. Am»i.t*a laagu*. IT; >a»t y*ar. 212. t
Damon Runyons
ColMnam
Inlvrrsal Service Wteff < orrespondenl.
Nj;W YORK, May 21.—Zev wins the
Kentucky Derby and $53,600 for
his owners.
This is more than most men earn
in a lifetime of hard work.
Zev is a 3-year-old horse. At three
years a human ha* no chance of earn
ing money, i* not inteersted in money.
At 5 or 6—7 at the most—Zev will
be retired to a life of ease on *ome
pleasant pasture. For a human o'
that age, life's responsibilities have
not begun, will not begin for years.
Zev. the rare horse, has a fin#
time, you may say.
The governor of the great stale
of Kentucky made a speech in hi*
honor. I-ovely women ga/e at Zev
admiringly. He is tended as care
fully a* a rich child, more carefully
than millions of children not rich.
What do you suppose Zev, the
race horse, thinks of as he finds
himself the object of all this adula
tion?
f’erhaps or nothing more im
portant than his next feed of oats.
The American amateur golf team
retains possession of the Walker cup
a valued trophy, by beating the Err.
ish In a two-day tournament at Ft
Andrews, Scotland.
This is good new*.
One of the men chiefly respor.sih s
for the victory is Dr. O. F. Willing
of Portland. Ore. They were playir g
golf in Scotland where. Dr. Willing
won. long before Portland, Ore v. •>
on any map. when Oregon was an ui
charted wilderness, in fact.
Had you suggested that some day »
man would come out of that region
and beat some of the best golfers $1
the British empire, they would hsv«
laughed at you, perhaps su specie
your sanity.
The best game of baseball the
writer ha<* seen in years was played
at the Polo grounds Saturday. The
(Hants heat the Cincinnati Reds.
1 to n.
It was what is called a pitchers'
battle between Kplia Rixey, amaz
ingly long left-hander, and Hugh
McQuillan, nervous, quick-tempered,
fast-working right-hander.
There were many exciting plays,
many exciting situations. But the
thing that appealed most to the
writer was the spirit displayed by
the two clubs. They were both fight
ing hard for the victory.
It is the spirit that makes base
ball. When baseball players seem to
be without interest in their work,
indifferent in their efforts, you
have poor basehail.
Kn .e Quigley, a grave, judicial nu
who coaches basket ball teams in the
winter and umpires baseball games in
the summer, stood on the field after
the game, gravely explaining a mo«:
important decision that was not gtr.
erally understood by the fans at tfct
moment it was rendered.
With a runner on base, Fonseca
dark-browned eecor.d baseman of tin
Reds, a coming great hitter, knocked
v ball . to the left f.eid stands fm
* hat seemed to be a home run. It
would have won the game for the
Reds but Quigley, squatting at the
plate, following the hall with his eyes
s« carefully as a hunter marks a
flight of quail, sa d It was a foul.
The bail was obviously in fair
territory as it passed into the stand.
Seme of the fans thought tl»e de
riskm outrageous to the Reds. But
they did not see what Quigley saw.
that the hall landed on what is
termed foul ground.
Many of them did not know what
Quigley knew, that the ball is fair
or fool under the rules where the
umpire last sees it. Quigley last saw
the hail on foul territory.
The ball game was won by the
'■ants through a little thinking
Fr.srh. who went to Ford ham. arc!
perhaps learned to think there. «><
on first base when •'Irish" Meuse!
singled.
Frisch reached second as Harper
he lie’s left fielder, retrieved the
hall. Frisch bluffed a dash for t h::
md drew a throw to second from
Harper. Then Frisch promptly wei '
bo to third, putting himself in po
n to <kx>re on i sacnf;c* fy.
Harper's baseball instinct’should
hate (aught him to throw the Kail
to third as soon as he got it, to
prevent Kriscli front taking more
than one base.
The time that elapsed between
Harper's motion to throw to second,
his actual throw, and the arritaJ
of the Kail at second was all the
time that Frisch needed to get te
third.
\ liltle thinking is always a good
Ihinr Harper failed to think while **
Frisch was thinking.
(Copyright. ISJj t
McClelland llipli in Tourney.
Charles McClelland. stale hor?e
sho* pitching champion, finished on
top of the list yesterday tn the week
ly tourney of the Omaha Horseshoe
Pitchers’ association w hich was staged
on the now courts at Miller park.
Champ McClelland won 11 games
for a total of 331 points.
Ill ihe doubles McClelland and Reed
w on first place w ith four a icteric* for
84 points.
The Omaha "iron ringers” will
give an exhibition of the horseshoe
flipping art at Elmw-ood park next
Stuir-i\ afternoon when the Omaha
Chamber of Commerce hold* it* an
nua! barbecue.
Results of yesterdaj's sirg j
matches:
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