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VOL. 53—NO. 4. . PART TWO x OMAHA. SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 8, 1923. 1—B FIVE CENTS
Seek _t° Break “GolfBloc” at State Meet
Tiny Jim Herman Is Being Groomed for a Crack at Heavyweight Championship
_a1 ___:___:_______G)
Trio Have Been
Winning Whale’s
Share of Honors
Reynolds, Young and Peters
on Top of Honor List for
Last Eleven Years.
B.v CARROLL R. MULLEN.
AN the Sam Rey
n o 1 d s-B 1 a 1 n c
Young-Ralph Pet
ers combination
be rooted from Its
throne of power
over Nebraska
state golf tourna
ments?
With that pur
! pose in view
some 250 golfers
representing the
Cornhusker state
will tee off to
morrow in the
first half of the qualifying round of
the^ 19th annual tournament which
will he held on the links of tne Omaha
Country club.
The Reynolds-Toung-Petera trio be
gan their overwhelming hold on state
golf laurels back in 1912. That year
Sam won his first medalist honors
and his initial state title, defeating
John Redick in the finals. In 1913
Reynolds was again in the medalist
position but he dropped the title to
Jack Hughes in the final round.
Ralph Peters entered the spot light
in 1914 by turning in low score for
the qualifying round, however. Rey
nolds won his second state title, de
feating Harold Johnson, 4 and 2, The
year of 1915 the trio which was
destined to prove such a powerful in
fluence in state golf circles was com
pleted when Blaine Young turned in
a medal 151 for the qualifying hon
ors. Reynolds reached the finals but
lost to John Redick. Joe Williams
jammed the, parade for the time in
1510, copped medalist honors, but
the combination could not be broken
and Reynolds won the championship
by beating E. H. Sprague, 5 and 4.
Beckett Steps Into Une.
i he patriotic tournament of 1917
looked like another big year for the
trio when Reynolds stepped off with
medalist honors, but a then unknown
Beckett from Rakoma took the
honors and broke the championship
combination for the first time since
•lack Hughes turned the trick four
years previous.
In the Red Cross tournament of
1918 Reynolds was in the service and
Blaine Young’s 160 was too good for
ihe other 200 qualifiers to beat. How-'
ever, another of unknown ability
stepped in the championship saddle
and the honors went to Kenny Reed,
then playing under the Colors of the
Elmwood municipal course.
In 1919 the dominating trio entered
the policy of normalcy in state golf
circles’ oung’s 155 being good for
the medalist honors and Reynolds’
game was just a bit better than
Blaine’s and Sam won the final rounl
from him, 4 up and 2 to play.
Raines Wins Medalist Priwy
Francis Oninci stepped In for the
medalist prize in 1929 hut was de
feated in the first round of match
play. Peters and Redick going to the
finals with Ralph coming out victor,
1 up at the 37th hole.
In 1921 Yeung was medalist and
defeated Peter* in the final round.
T<ast year Young nnd Wally Shepard
tied for medalist honors hut it was
Y oung and Reynolds who were sched
uled for the final match of 3fi holes,
Sam again copping the big prize.
That is the Ktory of how three men
have held the power of the state
golfing honors between them for 11
years with but few interruptions. Ac
cording to this year’s figures they
.-~vmuld be right, up among the lead
erf> again and it’s n fairly safe bet
that at least one of them will play in
the finals next Saturday.
Since 1915 Blaine Young has been
medalist every tournament with two
exceptions. His game this year is
reported to be much steadier than be
fore. He has one object in view and
that Is to break the medalist record
of 150 which Francis Raines estab
lished In 1920 with two 75s on the
Country club course. In 1915 Young
shot a total 151 to win medalist hon
ors during the tournament at the
Country club and this score stood low
until Gaines turned the trick three
years ago.
Five Title* for Reynold*.
Reynolds has won the *tate title
five times and Is defending champion
this year. Young ha* won the title
twice. The first championship lo
come his way was In 1909 when he
was 19 years of age. That year he
cuallfled five stroke* behind Sprague
Abbott, the medalist, and defeated
"Cap" W. J. Foye In the finals, 9
and 4. Hi* first tournament was in
1907 when he lost out In the semi
final round to Sprague Abbott who
was defeated for the title by Dr.
Humney.
John VV. Redlck look* like the he*!
bet to crack the combination. The
Country club Is hi* home course. In
I he biHt four tournaments held on
that course he has reached the fl
nals each time. He has won but once
• and lost three times, twice lo Hey
Holds and once to Peters. This year
his golf I* better than ever. He
leached the semifinal round of the
Transmlsslssippl tournament at Min
nenpolls before he was defeated.
Capt. W. J. Foye Is another Coun
try club memlter who play* excep
tlnnally well on hi* home course and
may prove « surprise. He. was a scml
fl no list In the 1922 Transmlsslssippl
end slate champ In 1910.
Wally Shepard has been the sub
Ject of much favor lately In discus
(Turn to fn*# Two-11. Column Fite.)
WESTERN LEAGUE
(i. AB. R. H. Tot.
Bauman. Tulsa.71 271 64 10# .HIM
lloran. I)m Moines «4 2«8 63 103 .381
Williams. Siou* C 48 163 25 58 .3711
Vile, Okla. City . 42 70 8 20 .372
Blaksley, Wichita 73 303 «8 112 .370
NATIONAL
Cl. An. R. H Pet.
Wheat. Brooklyn..67 267 53 102 .382
Fournier. Brooklyn. 43 208 39 79 .380
Roush. Cincinnati.. OH 257 40 96 .374
Johnson, Brooklyn. 71 296 67 108 .365
Traynor, Pittsburg. 69 269 50 98 .364
AMERICAN
G. AB. R. H. Pet.
Heilmann, Detroit..66 239 56 99 .414
Jamieson. Clevel’d.72 294 59 110 .374
Ruth. New York... 71 240 71 88 .367
Burns, Boston. 63 2 33 38 8 4 .361
Collins, Chicago.... 65 226 34 81 .359
Big League Golf
Scene Is Shifted
to Inwood Links
Famed Stars From Abroad
Will Be Missing From
Tourney This Week.
BY ROBKRT K. HARLOW
Far Rockaway, N. Y„ July 7.—The
scene of big league golf has shifted
from Britain to America and as the
field starts Monday at the Inwood
Golf club in the open championship
of the United States, some of the
same players who ruled favorites for
the British open at Troon appear to
hold the balance of power here.
The American open championship
has developed Into a battle for,fame
and fortune and for that reason 360
players from all sections of the na
tion have been attracted to Inwood.
This is the largest field that ever
entered for the blue ribbon event of
American golfing.
The open this year Is singularly
lacking in international flavor, the
Old standbys who have given a for
eign blend to past tournaments be
ing missing. Arthur G. Havers, win
ner of the British open champion
ship will be missing. In fact, node
of the British players have entered
the lists. Money is much tighter in
Britain than in America nnd clubs
over there cannot afford to sen.l
their professionals to Inwood. Brit
ish players only appear in the Amer
ican championship when they are
here for exhibition tours. Joe Kirk
wood, the Australian champion, is
among those striving for the honors
but Kirkwood can hardly be consid
ered a foreign entrant as he has
taken up his residence in this coun
try.
Walter Hagen, Jock Hutchison and
Kirkwood are most generally favored
to win. Gene Sarazen, playing in de
fense of his championship, comes
next in favor, followed by Bobby
Jones, ihe Atlanta erack, and .Mac
Donald Smith, the Pacific c* ast star.
A profusion of champions, both past
and present, sectional amateur and
professional title holders has been
entered in this tournament. And,
aside from thp champions, the list Is
studded with names of the leading
golfers of the country from John
(Grand Daddy) Black of California to
young Tommy McNamara of New
York, who won the public links title
at Washington recently.
In wood la a long course, better than
6,500 yards. It will take a powerful
man to win for distance will be a
positive requirement. If given the
opportunity of hunting a single man
as the likely winner. Walter Hagen
would receive the call.
Hagen's performances at Sandwich,
Troon and the tournaments in the
United States generally make him
favorite.
Sarazen, however, In looked for In
some quartern to repeat his brilliant
victory of last year at Skokie. 8ara
zen la a big mun on short, sturdy
legs, and carries a tremendous punch
In his powerful forearms and wrists.
Sarazcti will be playing under tre
mendous pressure in this tournament
as he has a vast reputation to sus
tain. His failure to qualify at Troon,
due almost entirely to the vile weath
er encountered, will not add to the
ease of the popular little champion.
He feels that he must do well at In
wood.
8t. Psul, July 7.—
n. h k
Columbus . . . . 7 12 I)
Si. Psul .I,. . ..| ] .' li
Sanders and Hartley. Sheehan anil
Dugan.
NEBRASKA’S nineteenth annual state golf tournament starts tomorrow at the Omaha Country club. Some of the
leading lights of the affair are pictured below. In the first picture is Francis Gaines, whose 150 medalist score
of 1920 has never been equaled. No. 2 is Ed Boyer, whose card of 84 won medalist honors for him in the first
state tournament, in 1905. No. 3 shows Captain W. J. Foye in action. No. 4 is Ralph Peters. No. 5 is John Redick, one of
the leading contenders for the present title. No. 6 is Blaine Young, co-medalist of the 1922 tournament and runner-up
for the championship. No. 7 is Jack Hughes, one of the Field club’s best. In picture No. 8 is the defending cham*
pion, Sam W. Reynolds, favored to repeat in the tournament this week.
Gibbons to Take Turn
at Vaudeville Before
Return to Prize Rina,
Buffaloes Break
Even With Bears
in Double-Header
ENVER. Colo., July
7.—Parry Lee's
infield single In
the ninth inning,
with Wilder on
third, drove in
the winning run
of his own game
today. enabling
Omaha to win
the second game.
- to I. and split
even with Den
ver. after losing
the first game, 7
to 5.
The second was the best game seen
here this season. Great fielding on
both sides backed up the pitchers.
With Wilcox on second in the third
inning of the second game and two
outs, Purcell caught McDonald’s
vicious drive stretched into the bar
rier. Young and Donovan both
robbed Kerr of hits with wonderful
stops and throws. Two triples spelled
disaster \for Durable Dan Voorhies.
The first came in the eighth by Mc
Donald. with Manush on first, after
beating out a bunt. Two were out at
the time,
Wilder's triple started things in the
ninth and two were out then. Lee’s
infield hit drove him across. The
play was so close at first that Dono
van protested vigorously. 1’mpire
Cnsady, relieving Jensen, who is sick,
ruled Donovan from the game. Casafty
is a local arbiter.
A Mob Collects.
A semblance of a mob scene was
started after the game, but the umps
left the field unmolested.
PrJndorgjiHt blew up in the fourth
Inning of the first game. Four hits,
ending with Ha lbs two-bagger and
two bases on balls, drove him out of
the box. The Omaha ns came right
back, but Voigt was rushed in and
stopped them with only on© hit the
rest of the five Innings.
Mnnush opened the fourth with a
single and took second on Kerr’s hit.
Wilcox filed deep to Highoe and Mc
Donald singled, scoring Mnnush and
.Mending Kerr to third. McDonald was
nipped at third on Konev's single,
and Kerr scored. Honowltz singled
Konev to third. Fullop singled and
Knney and K uiowit/. scored Voigt
entered the box and halted the visitors.
Carter Lake Club Plan*
Tennis Cliallrn<re Matches
A tournament will be held for Cm
ter Lake club members today to de
termine the membership of a team
which will challenge the Omaha Field
and Dietz club tennis players in a
series of intercity competitions this
summer.
Labor Day Gun Matt li
The Omaha Gun dub will hold a
special Invitation shoot at the club
grounds at Ak bar Ben field on I,a
bor day. OutJitnto guns are to be
Invited to take part In the program,
which will return prizes to winners.
Bee Want Ads I’rod lire Results.
Willard and Firpo Reported in
Pink of Condition for Bi" Bout
» r*
at Jersey City Bowl on Thursday
EW YORK. July 7.—
Jeaa Willard and
Rula Flrpn, who will
rlnah next Thursday
nlKht nt Hoyle'*
Thirty Acre* In a
hout to determine a
, < hnllenger for Jack
| Dempiiey, reached
the peak of thrlr
lighting form today
In the laat at rente
nu* workout m of
their reepnctlve
* training progi ipia.
Willard. In hla gymnasium at
Yonkers, N. Y,, satisfied hla trainers
that ha la In the heat condition of
hla career, after a brisk 11 round
workout, while at I,nng Hrnneh, N.
•T , Klrpo went through 1.1 rounds
of various training' atunta before a
crowd of more than 600. Th« for
mer chumplon tipped the stales at u
trifle less than 240 and the South
American weighed 214. They will on
ter the ring for their 12 round match
«t clone in these weights.
Not since the historic IM-nijisry
f'nrpentler contest In Jersey riiy
has a heavyweight match In the Met
tnpolitun area attracted the Inlcrist
shown m the Klrpo-TVIllard encoun
ter. Klrpo, one of the most pictur
'•si|ue flguri i the ring has produced
In many years, and pass* air of a
terrific punch, has cltmhnd rapidly
to ftsllc fame, wliila Willard the 40
year-old former champion. Is essay
ing a comeback In an attempt to re
gain the laurels lie lost to Dempsey.
Wlllnrd hit tilled the first obstacle
when h» knocked nut Kloyd Johnson
at the Yankee stadium two months
ago.
Advance ticket aides had passed
iho 1200,000 mark today,
HITS ^ MISSES
Si THE 0UFPALOES
OM %H A
AH. Ii. II PO. A F.
M<inu*h. f I I { ;i n ii
Herr, hr .... 4 I 2 J 1 if
W Uiw*. »b ... 4 « I I 2 II
'ifllnnnld. 4b.ft II 2 II n «l
Konrtrln. 11> « 1 I 7 I II
Konowitr. rf 4 I I ft II II
( ir '< I I 2 n II
VV lldrr. r . . . . 2 n ii 4 2 «
Pr ndrr grant. p 2 0 I 1 2 ii
Harrouicli. p In it n n u
Mjt. p . n n ii n 2 n
iO'( on nor I n n it n n
Total* :*4 ft 12 21 Hi n
IIKNV KH
Alt. H It. PO. \ »
Krjigen. 3li I n <1 2 2 2
Marl’hrr. 2b I I t 4 4 II
II Itrirn. i f . . 4 I 1 :t il «
Diamond. c . .... 4 «» fl 2 2 h
Higher. If :t 2 2 :t 2 0
Purcell, rf _ I I 2 il <• n
Voting, kh . 2 I ll 2 ft II
lltincnan, lb . ... 21 I 2 11 2 0
Hull, p 2 ii I n | 0
Voigt, p 1 it 0 it l 0
Total* 81 7 tl 27 19 2
\ Hatted for liarrougti In eighth.
Omaha oio <►»<! ooo—ft
pettier . . . (HO ftIO OOx—7
Summary—Two-b«ir hit*: Hall, O'Hrlen.
Home run: Higher, stolen h«*e*: Kerr,
Wilcox, (nllop, lionmilt*. Pouhlr nlav:
Ktti|gn to Mm I’hfc to punovan. left on
ham*: Omaha. M; Penxrr. 2. Ba*e* on
hall*: Olf Hall. 3; off \olgl. I: off
IViidergm-t. 2 struck nut: B> Mall. 2:
by Parrougli. :i; by Mm. . I. Hit*: Off
IVnd* rgrn*i, ft n» '! !l liming*; off Pur
rough. t in :< l 3 Inning*; off May, l in
I tuning; off Hall, II in t 2-3 Inning*;
off \nigt. I in t l-H Inning*. Winning
pitcher: Hull. I.«»*ing pitcher: IVndrr
grawt. I mplre*: Shannon anil Canaday,
Time: 1:42.
O M \ II A
\ n. k li Prt \ I
Ma midi, rf ft I I I o 0
Kerr. ** .3 0 0 3 80
W Urn*. 2b 4 0 2 1 3 0
McHonnld. 3I» t o I a 0 a
Koiietrla, ll» . 3 O O II « «
ih.tn.w It*, cf I 0 I 3 (• 0
( nllop. If . 4 O 0 2 0 (1
W tlilrr. r .4 I 2 « 2 0
I.co. p ...4 0 1 0 4 0
Total* HI 2 H 17 II 0
PIN\KH
\lt. K II I’O. \ I
Krug on, 31, 4 0 0 4 “
MwIMire. 2l>. 4 I 2 I 2 I
OTftrirn. rf 4 •» <» 7 0 0
lllaklc. c-lli . . . . 4 o t ft 0 0
II IK iirr. If 4 O 2 2 «' 0
I'urcrll. rf . 4 0 0 I « 0
Polio, an, Ih . .... 3 O 0 7 2 0
Plninontl, r . I 0 n O 0 0
\ iH»rhlc*, p .....3 0 1 0 2 0
Total* HI 1 7 27 M |
Score by Inning*:
Omaha . 000 OOO 011—2
Hrnier . . ooo 001 fHM>—|
Summary — Two-baae hit*: lllnUle,
Honowit*. Three -ha*e hit*: McDonald.
Wilder. Stolen lM*et lllghee. Sacrifice
hit*: Donovan (2). O'Hrlen. left on
lm»e«: Omaha. M: Pettier, 7. Hn*«e «*n
bull*: Off \ oorhle*. 3; off l ee. 1. Struck
out: ll> Voorhlea. 4; by l.rr. ft. I nt
nire*: Shannon and f a**Hda>. Time:
1:83.
Medal Competitions at
Field Ciuli Saturday
A medal competition wan held at
the Omaha Field dub Saturday with
two eluant** to qualify. In tin* firxt j
were Included thoxo whoae handicaps
l*anf;t' htewcen 1 an<l 10. The net ond
da an la for thoae whone handicap* ate
between 1-1 and 24.
I'ulrlnga for ( li»»a \
Vaughan play* Bow|*
Vaughan play* Sharp.
I’nttrr pl»> a Sharp
i /I my | i a Hon lift
I’ulrlnga for < Itiaa B
Ma 1 lark playa Hurlch.
liuriia piny a Kohn.
I*«ny plnva Mrf'ov
Thorn** play* Doaa.
Jersey Reformers Try
to Slo/t II illard-l'irpo
Hour Thursday ! < enmy
.lersey N .1., July 7—Tli«'
Iffnull ririiirnf In \n; .Icisrv Is
nut (o fry nml atop tll»* •In** WII
lord l,ul* I- li |M> lithi nr\l I Inns
I Illy nit;III,
Hrv. Jam*’* I’Hikrr. :» lurmhrr
uf flu' govrrnltig IiiihiiI of llii'
Kfiitu Him irf y for (hr I’rrrrntlon
of < rlntr, atafril foilny hr Mould
iifi|M'!il f« flnvrrnnr Silrrr. “If
flovrrnor Silrrr rrfuam In art fo
prrvrnt fhr fight,’* 1’n.rUer niiIiI.
"»yr rrrfninly will go lulu fhr
rourfu lo atop l(.“
St. Paul. Minn., July 7.—Tommy
'Gibbons. St. Paul heavyweight, who
achieved national fame over night by
sticking 15 rounds against Jack
Dempsey at Shelby, Mont., on July 4.
will open a tour of the Panlages
vaudeville circuit in Minneapolis on
Sunday, July 15, it was announced to
day by Louis Christ, theater
manager. Gibbon* will appear in the
principal houses of the Pantages cir
cult, for what is said to he one of the
largest salaries ever paid a profession
al boxer.
His act will consist of three fast
rounds with a clever sparring partner,
according to Mr. Christ. An an
nouncer will also be carried with the
act.
Gibbons arrived In St. Paul today
from Shelby. He will spend the next
few days at hls summer home In
northern Minnesota, and then reme
hack to the Twin Cities to prepare
for his stage appearance.
Virtually all of St. Paul turned out
today, fropi the mayor down, to wel
come the returning hero.
City Tennis Meet
Date Announced
OmahftH annual city tennis tourna
ment which starts on the Omaha
Field club courts the week of July!
21. is expected to be the largest from
a atand|>nint of entries of any prev
ious clay-coui t tourney held in this
city.
Halph A. Newell, who has charge
of the tournament, hns made prepara
tions to handle the largest entry list
of any tournament held In the his
lory of the City T» nt s nssm ration.
Newell knows city tennis from A to
Z and when It comes to arranging
tournament play Halph knows his
stuff backwards. He has Informed!
us that play will start on the after
noon of Saturday, July 21. and con
Untie through the following week.!
with the I tie matches on the program
for Saturday.
The tnen's singles, women's singles,
men’s doubles and women’s doubles
will be on the card for competition
again this season.
E. R. McCormick, winner of the
tournament last year, will not com
pete this year. McCormick has left
and when the tourney ends
Saturday. July 28, a new tennis cham
pion wdl 1m? crowned.
All the veteran racquet wlelders of
the rity have informed Newell that
they will compete.
The entry list ‘will be kept open
until the morning of the first day’s
play.
\merican Legion Seeking
Boxing Mateh for Julv 20
Matchmaker J. 3 Isaacson of the
Douglas county poet of the American
Legion, la seeking a match to he held
at the Omaha City auditorium on the
night of July 2d. He had Jock Ma
lone of St. Paul slatpd to lie one of
the contestants, hut Jqck recently
broke two ribs In training and was
forced to cancel his engagement Hilly
Wells, training partner of Jack Demp
sey lit Croat Kails, may he one of
Iho main bout attraction* Isaacson
la nothing on a possible opponent
for him
■Wray Brtmn Winner
«>f Mitldlc Stair* Trunin
St Louis. July 7 Wray Hiokii of
St Louis today retained his title aa
central states tennis ehamplon by
defeating Theistoro In-ewes, also of
this city. In I he tlnnl round of the
nlngles lu re today. The seorea were
ti t, 4 a. a a, « 2.
Spray wjlh oil of sassafras If you
at* trying to get rid of red ant*.
BASEBALL RESULTS
ana STANDINGS/
Wh-TKKN EEAGtK.
standing*
W L Prt. \V. L.
Wichita .45 27 .*5gf. 830 .816!
Tulsa . . 48 3 4 57 5.5*0.5*8.
• iMiahonig City . . 40 ;<3 r 4* .554 .541'
Omaha 40 ;t5 .58:4 JU8 .*24
I>M Moines . .39 49 .&"fi .5**8 .494
S*. Jo**pli . . . , 4 4 : .447 455 442
Sioux City.41 .421 .43* .425,
I 'enver .27 1 546 554 343
)«w|rriini ii K«**ult«,
I>en*er. 7-1; Omaha, 5-2.
Sioux City. 5#-0; 1»?» Moines. 2 5.
Tulsa. 9. Wichita, 3
*>klahoma City. 7. Sr Joseph, 2
M5IIRAHKA STATE LEAG1 E.
standing*.
W I, , W L Pet.
Norfolk 24 .'5 5*8 O d Isiand 34 35.493
Lincoln 36 .9 . 4 Beatrb e 31 35 .47©
Fair bury >4 51-531 H noting* 24 31 482
iruterrlsj'* K«*uit«.
Norfolk, *«, Lincoln. 2.
Grand Island. 5, Hastings, 1.
Beatrice. 9. Fairbury. 6
N \TI**N \|, r 1 A*.I E.
standing*.
L,. PC!
S+w York 4« .4 .*■■*»?
Pit tab *h 4 4 1'c- .t>:S»
t'lnclnnatt 41 . * .3*4
Brooklyn 37 3 3 ? . .*
\V L Pet.
Chicago 29 36 - »0
St Louis 3ft 40 .667
Boston 2* 4t 310
Phils 21 SI 232
IcMcriliO *
Ch lea geo <•-&. )*o*ton. 1-J
Cincinnati, 4. New York. 2.
Brooklyn. l"-l St l.out* 6-7.
Pittsburgh. IS. Philadelphia. &
VMKKI( \ N IK VOI K.
Xamling*.
- I, fft
New York is _3 *7*
Cleland 1* 35 521
I'hii'phia 35 36 .|»2
Detroit 35 36 4*1
I. Pci.
t'hlrago 32 U 4U
III )4
Waah'ton 32 SI 45!
Boati.ri *•; 40 3t4
i iHtieriiM) * fle«uit*.
Detroit. M; Philadelphia. U.
Washington, 4 3. Chicago, 0-2,
Cleveland. IT-1*. Ration. S-6.
St Louis. 13. New Turk. 3.
AMI RK \N \fcS4M I \TlON.
Ms tt fling*.
W. I* l‘ t W. !.. Pet
St Paul 46 2.' • 4*- Mil ker .13 4*. .432
Kan f •> ♦ ’ .% t, u In.! t ' •:* .5 "S IH
I.ouisvtlte 40 34 .341 Mlnnimi* IB 4? 4» 4 ,
CoPbua 36 33 . To! do 2* 47 3^6
K»-«tilt«.
I >U!«v|M*». f. Milwaukee. 1
Toledo. 7. Minneapolis, 3
Indianapoli*. y K*n*R* City. f»
St Paul. 2. Columbus. 2
Tux i i \€.I i:
Fort Worth, ft. Pallas. * (tie. nine in
ning*. darkness) ,
Wichita Falls. . Shreveport. 1 (tlx In
ning*. rain).
San Antonio. 4 Homton 2.
Galveston. 1. icaumonl, 0.
SOtTHF.HN ASSOCIATION.
Chattanooga, 4-1; I.lttls Rock. J-l.
New Orleans, 7-1. Mobile. 1-6.
Birmingham, ft. Atlanta. 6.
Nathviile. 3; Memphis, 6.
COAsT IKAt.tr.
Vernon. 14. Portland. 7
Seattle. M; Oakland. 1* 0.
l.o* Angeles. ?■. Salt T-ake City. 2.
Sacramento, 12. San Francisco. I.
IN TKKN' ATION \l. I.KAM K.
.fer*e.v city, 1-1; S| r«rUM. 1-0.
Baltimore. ’ 0-3. Toronto. 4-4.
Reading, 1 ; Muffalo. ft
Newark. 1. Rochester, 12.
R H. K
lndianapoil* ft l& d
Kan*«* City • •••*' 9 1
Harwell and Krueger. 8c hupp, Carter!
and Skiff
GAMES TODAY
WESTERN LEAGUE.
Omaha at Denver.
St Joseph at Oklahoma City.
Tulsa at Wichita.
Dea Moines at Sioux City. (Two games.)
STATE LEAGUE.
Grand Inland at Lincoln (Two games.)
Fair bury at Hastings. <Two gam*-*.)
Norfolk at Beatrice. (Two gam*- )
NATIONAL LEAGl E.
St. Louis at Brooklyn.
t^nfHuaatl at New York.
No other games scheduled
AMERICAN LEAGl E.
New York at St Louis.
Washington at Chicago.
Philadelphia at Detroit.
Boston at Cleveland.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION*.
Louisville at Milwaukee
Indianapolis at Kansas City.
Toledo at Minneapolis.
Columbus at St. Paul.
“Little Bill” Is
W inner of 1923
W orld Net Title
Californian in Brilliant Game
Defeats Hunter Before
Large Crowd.
By VINCENT RICHARDS.
National Doubles Champion. *
By Iniimnl Sen-ire.
Wimbledon. England, July 7.—
Little Bill Johnston, rated by many
critics of tennis as the premier
player of the game, won the world's
singles championship today, defeating
I-'rancis Hunter, of New Rochelle. N.
Y., by practically a 'flawless exhibi
tion of tennis.
The famous Californian conclusive
ly proved he will have more than an
even break in our tournament for
the national championship in the
late summer.
It must be admitted that Johnston
did not face today exactly the same
opposition as when playing Bill Til
den. but nevertheless he met in
Hunter a hard-hitting, determined ad
versary.
JO.bOfl Spectators.
Some 20.000 spectators eagerly
Batched every stroke.
Overhead driving, volleying, serv
ice. backhand—:•!! were used by John
ston as only a master is able to use
them.
Amid an ovation by the crowd he
strolled off the court the accredited
king of tennis.
Elizabeth Ryan and Randolph Ly
cett of England won a great vic
tory over L. S. Dane and Mrs. Shep.
herd Barron in the mixed doubles.
Then Lycett and L. A. Godfrey ac
counted for the Spanish pair. Count
DeGomar and FTaquer, in the men's
doubles finals.
But the real excitement of the day
occurred in the last match today
Bhen King George stood up and
acted as cheer leader for the crowd
and Queen Mary, wearing dark
glasses for the first time, raptur
ously applauded when the great pair
of English children, the Misses Joan
Austen and Evelyn Colyer. stood up
against their warscarred opponents.
Mile. Lenglen and Miss Ryan, and
nearly scared them from the court.
It was a wonderful end to a won
derful meeting and the crowd again
arose and gave an ovation to the
youngsters as the little ones, arm-in
arm. completely unconcerned marched
"fT. d-'ing the famous goose step from
the famous center court.
Johnston -ails for home next Wed
nesdny.
(("(Htrilhl. Itll »
Forty-Two Players Enter
Junior (ihamber Golf Meet
A total of 22 players h.ive entered
the Junior Chamber of Commerce
c>lf turnaim-nt which starts the
week of July 1 over the h'ontenelle
municipal course, leading lights of
the meet promises to lx* John Morris,
Phil Downs, Prank Campbell, Clar
ence Swanson, former Nebraska foot
ball captain; Chuck Morearty, llark
ness Kountxe. Dick Wagner, Dick
Mallory, Ralph Campbell, Melvin
Heklns and Charles Allison.
There will be three flights. En
tries can he made with Seavey Hud
son by galling Atlantic 9069.
American League Managers
Will Meet Monday livening
There will lie an important meeting
of the American Class B amateur
baseball league at the city hall at
5;30 p m Monday A number of im
portant issues are to be settled and It
is urged that each manager attend i
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Corning Semi-Pro Club Has
Little Trouble Beating \\ bite Sox
Those semi-pro baseball player*
from Corning, fa., Invaded Omaha
yesterday afternoon and gave a hand
ful of fans out at the Buffaloes' park
.1 little taste of the kind of baseball
that has stamped them ns one of the
strongest dubs tn this section of the
country, when they heat the Holmes
White Sox, » to 2.
To date the Corning club has
played 21 contests. Klghteen games
have been put tut the right side of
the ledger, while the two defeats were
at tho hands of Crescent, la . a rival
Hawkeya club Another contest was
licit So, out of a string of 21 games
the Corning team has won IS and
lost only two. a mighty good record
for any team.
Yesterday this strong Corning
(earn, which won the Council Bluffs
tournament last season and expects
to repeat this fall, didn't have any
trouble In trimming the K.rnle
Holmes' team. "I,eft,v" Panlcls.
former Omaha pitcher, was on tbs
mound for the Iowan* and right well
did “Lefty" hurl the pellet. He
whiffed 11 batsmen and allowed only
five scattered hits. To date Daniels
ha* not lost a game.
In the last 40 inning* hi* op
ponent* have not scored an earned
run off hi* delivery, which 1*
another Interesting item.
The White Sox weren't in It yes
terday. The Infield of the Holmes'
cltth whs weak .v}l afternoon, while
Ihe hitting wasn't any better.
"Lefty" Itiovvn, former Cleveland re
cruit. started for the Sox. but
“Lefty" couldn't do It all. He;
hurled good hall, but lit* support was
bad enough to drive the best pm her
to the shower*.
The Corning athletes chalked vtp
four runs In the very first inning \!
triple h> Knox and a single oy j
"Chief" Rohinaon together with a
flock of error* paved the way for;
the Corning victory.
A double header la schedules! for -
this afternoon wMth the fu st game I
starting at ! o'clock. i
Omaha Boy Is in
Favor Among the
N. Y. Promoters
Is Now in Fast Vi here He
Fights a Prelim to iltard
Firpo Bout Thursday.
KRKD S. HI NTER.
MAHA la to have n
championship con
tender—that's part
of the latest pro
gram in the box
ing world.
The Omaha
fighter is “Tiny”
Jim Herman.
This Information
was picked up dur
ing the gathering
of the clan of fis
tiana at Great
Falls and Shelby.
The details are not
all available—prob
ably all the plana .
haven't been
worked out—but unless there Is a
hitch some place in the proceeding
Jim Herman is going to get a chance
to sail for the heavyweight title of
the world.
Back east they think Herman is a
great prospect. They have a more
wholesome respect for his prowess
apparently than do the Omaha fans
who have seen him in action.
New Yorkers connected with the
fight game, who were in Shelby, were
loud in singing the praises of Jack
Lewis' leather-pusher and they de
clare he Is popular with the fans.
Build up Contenders.
As everyone knows it is the custom
in the heavyweight division to nurse
prospective contenders for the cham
pionship. Good heavyweight fighters
t don't grow on trees and when a like
ly youth pops over the horizon he s
handled with kid gloves and every
body'joins hands in an effort to help
him along.
When Herman made his first ap
pearanoe in New York at the milk
fund show last May in a preliminary
to the Willard-Johnson go, he niade a
deep impression upon a number of
eastern fight managers and promot
ers. including both Tom O'Rourke and
Tex R ckard. One of the points in
the On: hs heavyweight's favor was
his youth. He’s still young enough
to show improvement. So it was de
cided to groom "Tiny'' for a con
tender.
Herman is fighting next Thursday
in New York in one of the prelims
to the Willard-Firpo battle. He meets
Jess Kramer. Herman should defeat
Kramer with not too much trouble.
If he fails, of course, the program
will be knocked into a cocked hat.
But if he wins as expected, just
watch Herman's speed from there on.
Tiny to Stay in Fast.
As the first step in the program it
is probable Herman will not return
to Omaha with Jack Lewis after the
tight. He will remain in New York
for coaching and instruction.
Then there will be a couple of
fights against average opponents, men
he should have no trouble defeating
These fights w.ll he followed by the
one danger, as step in the undertak
ing He will have to fight a pretty
good man in order to establish him
self as a fishier worthy of battling
for the championship.
Sometimes it is easy to find “a
pretty good man" who can be defeat
ed. For instance it will lie remem
bered that during ihe building up
process of Jack Dempsey the tug
Minnesota plasterer. Fred Fulton,
hapiiened to have sufflv.ent standing
wnh the fans at that time to be re
carded as "a pretty gut d man."
Dempsey busted Fulton in the jaw
1 i'd the plasterer protnptely took a
dive.
If Herman s lucky there may he a
man of Fulton's type laving around
ready to be polished off. Then his
path toward a battle with the champ
will lie one of rosea
But if the peak of Herman's
ascent is reached at a time when no
such man happens to he available he
may encounter a few thorns on his
path as he probably would be forced
to fight a man capable of giving hint
*n argument as to his right to meet
the title holder.
But at least Herman is going to
have his ohanee. Providence has
taken him In hand. After years of
patient endeavor Jack Lewi* a going
to have a crack at some important
money, «* the> call It, And unless
unexjiecied obstacles hob up sudden
ly to throw the machinery out of
■: ar Omaha is for the first time in
the history of the ring game about
to have a contender for the heavy
weight championship.
London Oarsman Is
Diamond Scuffs W inner
Hen!*> on Thame*. July ' —M. &
Morris of Uondon won the diamond
sculls championship today, defeating
I'. II L tfotlan, the deaf and dumb
sculler. In the final heat, tt was a
gruelling race and after ivasvir.g the
line Morris collapsed and fell into the
Than ■. lie was quhkiy puked up
hy a motor launch and carried to the
bank The winner'ss time was S
minutes, i! sc c"*ts
• lift \\ \nut* to tel\e l |t
< reiuhton Duties Soon
Karlv next month will sev Chet
Wynne former Notra I'ame foot'vsll
star #nd recently appointed roach at
i ’ y ii* v ' i oh pr*>
paring hi* r»»iwip' for i ha fail
uridiion hatth' II* pis light
workout* for member* of the foothaM
squad who make loir loam tn
Omaha.
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