Nebraska Newspapers

    Jack Dempsey
Visits in Denver
Denver, Colo., July 30.—Jack Demp
sey, heavyweight champion of the
world, bronzed from a fishing trip in
Colorado, in good spirit* and looking
physically fit, is today resting in Den
ver awaiting instruction* from his
manager. Jack Kearns, who is in New
York conferring with Promoter Tex
Rickard.
Jack says he knows he is matched
with Huis Firpo, the wild man of the
Argentine, but he wasn’t giving out
anything on the details.
Jack said he didn't know anything
about the match and would not until
he heard from Mr. Kearns. "I don't
know how much training I'll do for
the Firpo match and I don’t know
where I will train. Perhaps I'll stay
in Denver a couple of weeks. How
ever, all of this is up to Mr. Kearns,”
the champion stated.
Chet Wynne to ,
Coaching School
Chet Wynne, new head football
coach at Creighton university, ar
rived In Omaha this morning from
Fremont. Wynne is bubbling over
with football "chatter” and predicts
that Creighton will have one of the
strongest teams in the history of the
university if all the material turns
out for the gridiron sport this fall
as expected.
The new Creighton coach will
leave Omaha soon to attend the Notre
Dame school of instruction for foot
ball coaches, which is conducted by
the famous Knute Rockne, head grid
director at Notre Dame. Wynne is
a former pupil of Rockne and ex
pects to pick up a few more pointers
on coaching at the school.
Wynne will report back to Creigh
ton early in September.
“Dots” Miller on
Way to Saranac
San Francisco, July 30.—Stricken
at the peak of his successful career.
Jack ("Dots") Miller, former star of
the old Pittsburgh Pirates and until
two weeks ago manager of the pen
nant winning San Francisco Seals. i3
today on his way to Hake Saranac,
N. Y„ where he will begin the long,
uphill fight 8gainst the white plague.
Miller, In company with the great
Honus Wagner, made the Keystone
combination of the Pirates 14 years
ago.
Hast year Miller came to San Fran
cisco in the deal that sent Jimmie
O’Connell to the Giants. He guided
the team to the championship and
this year was 10 full games in the
lead In the penant race when he was
suddenly taken ill, and. under doc
tors' orders, left baseball.
Team Match for
Next Thursday
Seventy players will be compelled
to pay the expense of a royal dinner
for 70 more players when the Lakoma
club's annual banquet-golf match is
finished next Thursday afternoon,
August 2.
v Peter Lowden, professional at the
< lub, constituted himself a committee
of one to divide the club's players
into two teams, one sponsored by
the president and the other by the
vice president.
Clarence Peters, medalist during the
recent state tournament; George Gra
ham. whose drives threaten to equal
Eddie Held's in the recent Transmls
sissippi meet; J. Fitzgerald, crack
cross-handed player, and Wally Shep
ard will set the example and stride
for the lesser lights in the president’s
team.
Joe Murphy, Rollie Reynolds, Holl
croft and Ralph Dold are among the
sharpshooters in the vice president's
team. Everett Buckingham and J.
Dean Ringer are listed as teammates
of Murphy & Co.
Defeat Hawaiian
Tennis Players
By A»aorlat«l Press
Orange Dawn Tennis Club,
Orange, N. J., July 29.—James O. An
derson and John B. Hawkes scored
t heir third consecutive victory in
the Davis cup series in Australasia
by defeating the Hawaiian pair In
the lawn t,ennls doubles on the turf
^of the Orange Dawn Tennis club here
^oday. They defeated William A.
Kcklund and Bowie Dietrick by the
score of # 0 8-6, 7-5.
The Australasians by their success
move on to the finals of the Ameri
can zone contests of the Davis cup
contest to encounter their old rivals,
the Japanese.
The Omaha HufTalor* return home
Saturday to open a series with the
Oklahoma City Indians A double
header Is scheduled for next Sunday.
‘‘Hunt” Marr, former Western and
Nebraska State league player, is hav
ing a hard time managing the
Springfield, Mo., club of the Western
association. The fans, so the report
goes, are after "Hunt” and have been
giving him the merry "razz.”
Frank Isbell, owner of the Wichita
Witches, Is c alled the "Connie Mack"
of the Western league. Isbell wreck
ed htt club at the end of the 1922
season, but at the start of the pres
eut season gathered together a few
veterans and several youngsters and
developed a team that. Is leading the
Western league.
William T. Tilden, national tennis
champion, won an exhibition match
from Manuel Alonso, champion of
Spain, at Berkeley, Cal., yesterday.
The University of Nebraska foot
hall team opens the 192.1 season at
Ilrbana, III , October 8. when It plays
the University of Illinois gridiron
wai rlors.
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Cy Young Hurls for Team
of Oldtimers of Major Leagues
Cleveland, 0., July 29.—Cy Young,
the only pitcher to win 500 games,
showed today that he had lost none
of his cunning, when, pitching for
a team of old timers of the Cleve
land major league clubs of yester
year against the Old Sand letters
of this city, he struck out two men
and allowed only one hit in two in
nings he was on the mound. He
also got one of his side's five hits.
Chief Zimmer, who caught Cy more
than a decade ago, did the receiv- -
ing. The Sand Cotters won, B to 4.
Nap Ijt Joie, considered by many
file greatest second baseman the
game has ever known, and Hill
Schwartx, who played third base,
got two baggers. Other former
major leaguers participating in
cluded Karl Moore, no-hif pitcher
who was Cleveland’s ace 20 years
ago; Charley Smith, Homer Itavid
son, Jjarry Twltchell, Charley Hick
man, lied Carney, Nick Altrock
Important Boxing
Bouts This ff'eek
July 30— Pancho Yilla against Kid
William*. M round* In Philadelphia.
July 30—Ell mm Flores against Kid
Wagner, M round* in Philadelphia.
July 30—Jack Bernstein aguinst
Harry Kid Brown, M round* in Phila
delphia.
July 30—Fay Kaiser against ,\d
Stone, 3 rounds in Philadelphia.
July 30—Joe O'Donnell against Mike
Ballerina. H round* in Philadelphia.
July 30—Frankie Genaro against
Bud Wallace, 10 round* in f oluin
hu*. O.
July 30—Luis F'lrpo agaln*t Joe Mc
Cann. 10 rounds in Columbus.
July 30—Jlmmv CUbby against Pan
ama Joe (imi, 10 round* in East Chi
cago.
July 31—Gene Tunncy against l>an
O*l>owd. 12 round* in Long Island
City. N. J.
July 31—Joe Bur man against Young
Montreal. 10 rounds In .Aurora, 111.
August 1—Bave Shade against Paul
Doyle, 10 rounds in New York.
August 1—Louis Hogah against Pun- |
amo Joe Gnus, 10 round* in New York.
August 2—Mike McTIgne against
Tommy I^iughran. 12 rounds in Ifarri- j
son. J.
August 3—Andy Chaney against
Jimmy Mars, 13 rounds In lauig island
City. N. Y.
August 3—Mel Coogan against Ralph
(ininnan, 10 round* in New Orleans
August 4—Mike Barke against Young
Boh Fitzsimmons. 12 rounds In New I
York.
August 4—Joe Lynch against Midget
Smith. 12 round* in Casper. YVyo.
and Jack (Jraney.
The game, a five inning exhibition
for the. benefit of tlie Medical Pro
tective fund of the Cleveland Ama
teur HasebaII and Athletic associa
tion, intended to he used in the
event of injuries to sand lot play
ers and umpires, was attended by
approximately 20,000 persons.
Kinsey Retains Net Title.
New York, July 20.—Robert Kinsey
of California, holder of the Metro
4>olitan singles championship In 1921.
regained the title today hy defeating
Clarence Peck Grtfllin, also of Cali
fornia, 6-3, 6 1, 11-9, in their final
round match at the Crescent Athletic
club, Brooklyn.
Rain Causes Postponement
of Women's Net Matches
Rye, _N. Y., July 29.—Rain today
caused postpnnenaent of the singles
and doubles of the women's tennia
championship tournaments on the
courts of the Westerblltmore Country
club. The matches will be played
Sunday, August 5.
Mrs. Molla Mallory, national wom
en's champion and state title holder,
was to have played in both contests,
defending her singles title against
Miss Helen Wills, wonder girl of
P.erkeley, Cal . and with Miss Kdith
Sigourney of Boston meeting Miss
Clare Cassell of New York and Miss
Marie Wagner of Yonkers, for the
doubles title.
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Sioux City Purchases
Outfielder Horace Milan
St. Joseph, Mo., July 23.—Owner
Tom Falrweather of the Sioux City
Packers today announced the pur
chase of Outfielder Horace Milan
from the Bloomington Three ! league
cluh. Milan formerly was with Des
Moines. He will join the Sons at
Wichita this week.
] Dead, 2 Hurt in
Dance Hall Riot
Construction Camp Workers
Invade Community Enter
tainment Near Chicago.
Chicago, July 30.—One man is dead,
two county highway policemen are
believed dying and two other men are
known to be seriously wounded a«
the result of a tight at Worth, 111.,
between 150 construction gang work
ers, citizens and policemen early Sun
day morning, according to the Chi
cago Herald-Examiner.
Fifty of the workmen who occupied
a camp Just outside of Worth at
midnight invaded a dance hall In
Worth where a community dance was
in progress. The men armed with
knives, razors and revolvers, chose
as partners the women, taking wives
from the arms of their husbands, says
the Herald Examiner. All resist
ance on the part of the dancers was
met with oaths and threats of death,
says the newspaper.
The screams of the women as they
were snatched from their partners
were heard by officials of the village.
When they entered the place the
workmen began tiring. Additional
help was summoned and when they
arrived a general fight ensued. The
Invaders retreated toward their camp
and when they arrived there, were
reinforced by 100 other workmen, and
the police called for further aid.
More than 200 shota were exchanged
and there waa a hand to hand fight
before the rioters were overcome.
Payroll Bandits Kill Man.
By Associated Press.
Scranton. Pa., July 30.—Three ban
dits held up the paymaster of the
Avoca Coal company on a Laurel Lin#
train at Mooslc today, using revolver#
freely, killing one man named Murphy
and wounding two others. The men
made their escape, getting away with
the mine payroll, amounting to be
tween 385,000 and 390.000.
S. P. Freight Cut Granted.
Washington, July 30.—A qualified
permission to reduce freight rates
Yellow
Cab
HAIL THEM
ANYWHERE
i
We mean just what we say
—“Hail Them Anywhere.” Anw
vacant YELLOW CAB is at your
service, any place at any time, by 1he mere
crook of the finger.
We look forward to the time
when YELLOW CABS in this
city will be so numerous that when
ever you step out on the street one of these
vehicles will be in hailing distance. *
Until that time please re
member that a YELLOW CAB is
no farther away than the nearest
telephone.
Occasionally, however, there
may be times during stormy
weather or some other emergency
when everyone of our cabs is busy. This is a
condition that circumstances make it impos
sible (o remedy, and we ask you to hear with
ns if you are inconvenienced.
Not everybody in this city
can ride in YELLOW CABS at
the same time. But we are straining
every fiber to make it possible for a constantly
increasing number to avail themselves of our
clean, new equipment and courteous, careful
drivers.
Should you ever be com
plied to ride in other than a
YELLOW CAB, you will better ap
preciate what we have accomplished in making
tab riding a real pleasure.
YELLOW CAB RATES
First one-half mile.’ 354
Each additional one half
mile .104
Each additional passenger,
entire trip .204
Each three minutes waiting. 104
Yellow
Phone ATlantic 9000
On the Screen Today.
Sun—' Sawdust.''
Rialto—"Trilby."
World—"Cordelia, the Magn<fl
dent.”
Strand—"Three Wise Fools."
Moon—"Desert Driven. ’
Empress—"Counterfeit Love."
Must*—"What^ Wives Want.”
Victoria—"Midnight Patrol."
from New York City to the Southern
Pacific coast section by about 14 per
cent on shipments routed via boat to
Texas . orts and thence by rail over
the Sunset-Gulf route was given the
Southern Pacific railroad system to
day by the Interstate commerce com
mission.
City Helps Man Celebrate
His 105th Birthday
Wabash, lnd., July 30.— “Uncle
Jack" Higgins effectually halted the
procession, as the Englishman once
Bald when he Intended to convey that
he “stopped the parade," when he
celebrated his 105th birthday here.
The entire city of Wabash halted
Its activities for the moment and paid
tribute to Higgins.• A huge birthday
party was held In the city park, and
was attended by many hundreds of
persons. Gifts were showered upon
Higgins.
"Uncle Jack,” as he is known to
young and old in the city, is believed
to be Indiana’s oldest resident. He
was born in England, served a num
ber of years in the British navy, then
came to America to live. Although he
was then already past the prime of
life, he fought with the Union forces
during the civil war and is now re
ceiving a government pension. He
lives with a daughter, Letitla Higgins,
now 35 years old.
Ford Owners
Install the Speedwell Oiler and
and notice the difference.
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for Fords
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Keeps the motor from overheating;
no more burnt out bearings,
scored cylinders and pistons, in
creases motor power.
Speedwell Oiler Co.
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"You'»e Got to
See Mamma
EVry Night”
The popularity o( thii
tuneful, eeU-etarting foa
trot la epreading like aa
epidemic. If you want
the fineat eeraion of it
ever played, get the
Columbia Record, by Vhe
Qeorgiane.
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Stutter”
ia the encore number ee
the other aide.
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OH! SO INEXPENSI, L ^
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Low round trip fare. Sleeping ' ar **? • »
jy convenient for busy men whose femil es may
remain hera for a longer stay
For Irt* booklet *‘C** and information, write to ‘
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or The Chicago t.rent Wnfra
Hallway, 141f» First National
Rank Bldg., Omahn, Nehraaka.
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Jiinnesotds Ten Thmandlukes
When there'* never * lack at invigorating
braeae ofl some ekyblue lake—where the aun
ahine warm you pleaeently. Rambling along
some little path througha deep pine ioreet you soon
iotget the dirt end noise and heat of the city.
Thera are to many bvely spot* in the Minnr
eota Lake region—each one at them a vacation
paradise. Always good fishing boating, hiking,
camping, bathing and goii, too, if you want it
We shall be glad id assist you—information
at to location, hotels, fare*, reservations, etc.
Send for the llhatrated Great Western Booklet,
" The Lend of SkyBlat Water. " Plan nou
to spend your vacation among Minnesota's Ten
Thousand Lakes. Write, telephone or call on
MARSHALL B. CRAIG, G. A. P. D.
H. T. MINKLER, D. P. A.
1419 Firat National Bank Bldg.
Phone JA ckaon 0260
^Chica^o
Creaf Western
Ideal Entertainment for Summer Days
A Photoplay for the “Kid*,"
Old and Young
GIANT COOLING SYSTEM
CTJ u 3 •:
SIX BIG ACTS
JACK
MUNDY
A Company in
"A New
Revue"
JOE
ROBERT 5
Ljrri *
Quartette
"Ga.Oil
Troublt"
CLARA KIMBALL YOUNG
in "Cardclu, the Mapiltcrat"
Lakeview Park
TONITE AND ALL WEEK
Strout’* Military
Concert Band
Fr»# Attraction in th# ParW
8:00 to 10:30 P. M
LAST r ’ I*T*T J ] LAST
DAY k * A. A M. V J day
HARRY “DESERT
CAREY drT^n
New Show Tomorrow
NEIGHBORHOOD THEATERS
GRAND - ... - 1 tit and B;nney
Sylvia Breamer and J. Warren Kerrifaa
m “The Girl of the Golden Weot**
VICTORIA - • • - • 24th and Fort
“Coolest in Omaha*’
“THE MIDNIGHT PATROL**
and “HAUNTED VALLEY" No. 10
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latest developments in the thrift market. To be up to the min
ute in the buying and selling opportunities of the eitv you have
to read the “Want” Ad columns of The Omaha Bee'every day.
If The wants and offers presented to you in these columns are
constantly changing like the quotations on the stock market—
and they are just as eagerly followed by thousands of readers.
If you are In the market to buy, sell or rent, you won't know
the best prices you can get unless you watch ’the little ads in
The Omaha Bee. They are a sure indication of supplv and de
mand in scores of different lines.
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you want to use an ad of your own. call AT lantic 1000 and
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