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    GENERAL NEWS THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE * MARKETS j
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VOL. 63—NO. 13. PART TWO OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 9, 1923. 1_B FIVE CENTS
Herman Is Likely to Meet Firpo in Buenos Aires
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Harness Horses and_ Runners Ready to Start Ak-Sar-Ben Meeting Tuesday
Omaha Heavy to
Get Big Chance
After Sept. 14
Omaha Bee Man Finds Chal
lenger Is Careless in Train
ing for Title Match
With Champion.
By FRED S. HUNTER.
Atlantic City, Sept. 8.—Opportunity
threatens to stumble across the thres
hold of Tiny Jim Herman. Modest
_ docile Tiny Jim, it was uncovered here
today, has beeu offered the flattering
sum of $15,000, plus all expenses both
ways for himself and his manager,
Jack Lewis, to journey to Buenos
Aires next November for a ring Joust
with Lu|s Angel Firpo/ the socalled
wild bull of the pampas.
The offer was dispatched to Jack
Lewis by Alfred Mayer, who repre
sents a syndicate of Buenos Aires
capitalists who want Firpo to come
back home immediately after Louis'
''quarrel" with Jack Dempsey. There
are no strings to the offer Mayer said.
The ofTer stands whether Firpo wins
or loses in his fistic tilt with the cham
ion.
Buenos Aires Wants to See Hint.
Buenos Aires is wild to see* its favor
ite son in action against an American
pugilist, Mayer says. It matters not
whether Luis wins or loses with
Dempsey, he maintains. So immedi
ately after the battle next Friday,
Luis Angel will prepare to hasten back
to the Argentine and collect while the
collecting is good.
Herman would make a most ad
mirable opponent for Firpo in his
first homecoming fight. Mayer de
clared, because of Tiny Jim's size. It
would not do to put Firpo against a
man smaller in statue than Luis and
Herman has the required weight and
build.
Mayer hopes Luis will accept the
$15,000 offer although he has receiv.
ed no reply from Jack as yet. Mayer
says he might even possibly boost the
ante if Lewis doesn’t think the $15,001)
figure quite large enough. Omaha
fight fans will remember Mayer. He
was in Omaha with Luis Angel at
the time of the latter’s "woeful setto"
with the grotesque Homer Smith.
Mayer is traveling with Firpo as staff
correspondent of a Buenos Aires
paper, but he also is business repre
sentative of the Argentine syndicate
interests in tho turbulent bull.
{.’••it is quite apparent that Firpo and
his cortege have been moved to more
strenuous efforts by some of the re
cent caustic comment that has em
anated from some of the visiting ex
perts. He is now trying to put a lit
tle zip into his training. Until the
last day or two Firpo has been train
ing much as he did in the Business
Men’s gym in Omaha prior to the
Smith fiasco.
(iel* the liazz.
The result as might be expected,
was a shower of razz. Firpo tried to
explain that his case called for differ
ent measures than the ordinary Amer
ican boxer, but the explanation only
drew a fresl^supply of the same brand
of fruit.
So now Luis Angel Is trying to speed
things up around his diggings at the
Atlantic City driving park.
The principal pep artist In the camp
itl John Lester Johnson, husky and
dusky ar.d willing. John I.ester once
succeeded In busting a couple of Jack
Dempsey's ribs but that was in the
days when John Sudenbetg fought
draws with the man who now holds
the championship crown and since that
time the passing years have some
what enfeebled John Lester's huge
frame.
Firpo. however, continues to use the
same style and manner that marked
his merry-go-round frolic with Homer
Smith in Omaha a month ago. He
stands perfectly upright, holds his left
hand as though he didn't know what
“w do with It. and struts around the
ring like a five-ton truck. His sparr
ing partners hit him a million times
each round, more or less, while he re
mains content to swing every 20 or
SO seconds, In other words whenever
he sees an opening as apparent as a
barn door.
His ring style Is peculiar but not
at all Impressive. The undomesticated
bovine of the pampas had no hope of
successfully employing boxing craft
In his clash with the Utah mauler.
He is going to depend entirely and
exclusively upon his wallop. Strange
as It may seem. Firpo Is not cutting
much of s swathe in Atlantic City,
llis training camp Is unequal to the
competition of the many attractions
along the boardwalk and business Is
bum. Firpo will never get rich on
the money he takes In at the training
camp gate.
Country Club Players Must
Play Qualifying Round Today
Charley Johnston, Country club pro,
gives warning that qualifying scores
for the club championship must he
received before tonight. Play for
the championship will start this
week.
King George’s Horse
Is Winner of Handicap
Condon, Kept. 8.—Condon Cry, n 4
5ear-old bay colt, by Call of the Wild,
out of Vsrvalne, owned by King
(leorge. won the Prince Edward
■^handicap over the two-mlle course at
^kanchester today. Nine horses ran.
Toth to Try Channel Again
Dover, England, Kept. 8.—Charles
Toth of Boston, who has made several
attempts to swlrn the English chan
nel, will make another attempt to
accomplish (he task tonight, starting
from Capo^Urla-Ne* for Dover,
Norfolk Is Planning an
Open Golf Tournament
to Be Held in October
Norfolk, Neb., Sept. 8.—An open
Nebraska golf championship
tournament will be held at the lo
cal country club some time in
October, according to the present
plans of those who are to sponsor
the tournament.
The meet, the first of its kind
to be held In the state, will be
open to professionals and ama
teurs. Many of the crack golfers
from Omaha will bo invited to
enter the tournament.
Creighton’s Grid
Prospects Bright
for Coming Season
Formal Practice on Hilltop
Will Begin Under
Coach Wynne
Saturday.
If preseason dope Indications have
anything to do with the strength of a
football team, Creighton university
will have one of the strongest teams
in its gridiron history when the Blue
pigskin battalion scampers onto the
field for its initial game this fall.
Nine letter men will be among the
cand dates to answer the call of
Coach Wynne, who this year Is spend
ing his first season as the Hilltop
coach. Several yearlings also will be
on hand struggling for positions on
the eleven, which is facing a stilt
schedule.
Freshmen In Lineup.
This year Creighton followers will
witness for the first time an influx
of players who have spent one season
training in Creighton methods with
out actually engaging in games. This
wus necessitated by the decision of
the athletic board of the institution
to adhere to the Missouri Valley con
ference rules with a view of seeking
admission into that loop later. As a
result, several promising maulers are
this year out for places on the eleven,
after having shown their wares last
year as freshmen.
Captain McAleer. Neary. Kelley,
Yechout. Spelcher, Kuhn, Van Aeke
ran, Kean and Gayer are the veterans
of last year's squad who will be seen
in the blue again this season.
Hickey, Flyijn, Allen, Bertogllo,
Walsh, Brennan, Lower and Fit*
gibbon are among the more promising
of the new men upon whom Wynne
will depend to fill the gaps left in
the last year’s team by graduation.
Mahoney and I.oupke Are Back.
In addition to these players, Wynne
also has Ike Mahoney and Leupke,
who were out of the lineup last year
because of Ineligibility, but who were
letter men the previous year. These
two men, both of whom perform on
the wings, are slated by the eariy
dopesters to occupy the positions lef*
vacant by Paynter and Herzog.
Coach Wynne will arrive some
time this week. Practice will not
start until after September 15, how
ever, in conformance with a Valley
rule which requires this.
Creighton's first game is with Mid
land, at Fremont, on September 29.
The Midland squad Is going through
an informal training program at pres
ent and will no doubt give Creighton
a hard fight.
With the Clocker
Following are lome of the records i
made by horaes at Ak-Sar-Ben track j
in time workouts yesterday:
Three-elKhths of a mile* HJfh Coat,
:$7 3-5; Gordon, :38 1-5; Bill Head. :40.
W«r Penny. ;38 2-6; Dories, :37 2-6; Lord
A*Half mi let Dr. Lourey, :52; Sportsman.
:51 4-5; Marino Corps, :f*l: Atonement.
.62 2-5; Faithful Girl. :51 3-5; Croupier.
:52 1-5; White Hoots. :63;. Pretty Molly.
:50 1 -5: Krekzunos, :51; Lady Gorham,
:S0 4-5.
Five-plahths of a mile: Plnaquana.
1:04; Rajah. 105 1-5: Mayaville, 1:04 2-5;
Shady Lane. 1:06; Full Moon. 1:04 2-5;
Non Stilt. 1.05 1-5- Ollle Wood. 1:04 2-5.
Three-quartpr mile: Dapper Dan. 1:17;
Kirkwood. 1:14 1-6; Klrstua Cub, 1:17 2-5;
Indlanoln, 1:19; Kullajcan. 1:18 2-5; Ma
haley. 1:20; Leap Frof. 1:21 1-5.
Omaha Roy Expected
to Star as an End
on Illinois Eleven
TJrbana, III., Sept. 8.—Coach Zuppke
has ordered six candidates to report
for football practice on September 15.
Fourteen of the 20 letter men are ex
pected to put In an appearance.
Illinois expects to develop a
strong aerlnl gamp this season anti
Frank E. Rokusek of Omaha and
Richards, veteran ends, will be ex
pected to hear the brunt of the Illlnl
offensive in this department. Both
have a year of varsity of experience.
The Illinois line looks strong with
Capt. Jim McMillan and Miller,
guards, and Green, center, to form
a strong nucleus together with the
Nebraskan and Richards on the
wings.
J\CK DEMPSEY will defend hit World’s heavyweight boxing championship title for
the second time in three months next Friday night when he engages in 15 scheduled
rounds with Luis Angel Firpo. Both cha mpion and challenger are reported to be in
prime condition for the contest in which the interest of both North and South America is
centered. Dempsey is training at Saratoga S prings, while Firpo is going through his
paces at Atlantic City.
The Omaha Bee will present
complete returns on the com
ing heavyweight fight. Fred
S. Hunter of The Omaha Bee
staff will send colorful ad
vance stories and cover the ;
fight. Damon Runyon, As
sociated Press, Universal Press !
and International News will j
give the readers full returns, jj
! J-ACK
DEMPSEY
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LUIS
FIP.PQ
Looks Like Another New York
, World’s Series in October
New York, Sept. 8.—It looks to
night like another world’s series
in New York.
The Giants, with 19 more games
to play, have a lead of four games
over the Pirates and five and a half
games over tlie Reds. The latter
dropped into third plaee when they
lost a double header to the Car
dlnals, while the Giants and Pi
rates were winning.
In order to win the pennant the
Giants need play only .500 ball,
even though the Reds and Pirates
play .750 per rent.
The Giants begin Iheir last west
ern trip in Chicago net Friday,
playing 11 games with the four
western clubs, two of them with
tho HejJs and three with the
Pirates. The Hods and Pirates
still have five games with cadi
other, which series should work to
the advantage of the Giants.
The Yanks are almost certain to
win. They have a lead of 13
gannjs over the Indians, with 27
more to play. Thpy ought to
clinch the pennant within a week.
Announce Creighton
High Grid Schedule
Coach J. F. Drennan of the Creigh
ton High school football team, will
Bound hl» first call to the gridiron
tomorrow afternoon. Drennan ex
pects to develop a strong prep school
team this season among the 100 root
ball men who are expected to turn
out for the first practice.
The schedule for the Creighton
high team follows:
October >—Creighton at Needs, la.
October 12—Plattemouth here.
October 1»—South High at Creighton
field.
October 22—Cambridge hera.
November 2—Central at Cralghton
field.
November 9—Tech at Creighton field.
November 1«—Crolghton at Tekamoh
November 23—be r.aeeelle Academy of
Kuneaa City here.
Elks Bowling League
Will Meet Monday
A meeting will bo held of the Klks
Rowling league at the Milks' club
Monday evening, September 10, at 8
p. The season's schedule of games
will be adttpted and other matters of
Importance will ho discussed. All
members are requested to attend.
Coach Wynne in Town
Chet Wynne, former star Notre
Dame athlete, hut now head of the
Creighton university football coach
ing staff, arrived In Omaha yesterday
from South Bend, Ind., where he was
assisting Coach Knute Horkne of
Notre Dame In Instructing grid
coaches.
Official football practice at Creigh
ton will not start Until next Saturday.
Women Golfers Will Play Qualifying
Round in Invitation Tourney Monday
J *
I’lny will start tomorrow morning:
In the 18-hole qualifying round of
tho women's Invitation golf tourna
ment at the Omaha Country club.
Tho tournament Is open to women
players In Iowa as well as Nebraska
and Charley Johnston, Country club
professional, reports a large number
of out-of-town entries. The tourney
will last four days.
Mrs. Russell Fowles of North
Platte, Nebraska title holder, will he
tumble to attend. However, three en
tries have been received front Hlnux
City, Mrs. Albert Thorndike, Mrs.
It. H. McKee and Mm. Porter; one
from Cedar Rapids, Mrs. Raker, and
one from Hastings, Mrs. Hoerner, an
well as several from F'reniont.
It Is anticipated that the entry
list will be large enough to warrant
four flights of eight players each.
Soccer Players to
Open Season Today
The Omaha District Soccer league
will swing Into action for the first
time thla season this afternoon at
three municipal baseball fields.
The league this year is composed
of 10 teams, the Sicilians, Horak
Furniture, Omaha Sports. Townsend*.
Caledonians, Omaha Kickers, D. B.s,
Vikings, Clarks and All Americans.
The opening game this afternoon
brings together the the Sicilian* and
Omaha Kickere at Elmwood park,
Horak Furniture *nd D. Be at
Miller park, Omaha Sporta against
Vikings at Carter lake and Town
sends against Clarks In the second
game at Miller park.
The Caledonians and All-Americans
have postponed their opening game.
All games start at 3 p, rn.
Woodmen Will Play
at Millard Today
The Woodmen of the World team,
pennant winners In the Metropolitan
league, will Journey to Millard today
where they will crash with the town
team at that place. Millard recently
defeated the Murphy-DId lt team. Cy
Williams, Western league hurler, will
he on the mound for the Millard
team, while Jimmy Moore will pitch
for the Oinahans,
Boots Lever Wins 100
Meters Special Rare
Toronto, Kept. S.—Harold It. l.cverj
Of New York City won the special In !
vltatlon race scheduled nt 100 motet 1
at the Canadian national exhibition I
athletic meet this afternoon, and wits |
clocked at 10 2 3 seconds, with A. t
Washington, Chicago, second, and i :
J. Higgins, Detroit, third, Dover al
first was credited with having equaled
the world's record for 100 meters e*
tahllshed hy Charlie Paddock of Cal
Ifnrnla, hut when the track was re
measured It was found that the atari
Ing post had been moved three yards
ahead.
The one mile International high
school rainy, was won by Hamilton
Collegiate Institute, Ont. Hutchinson
high school, Uuf/ulu, N. Y., was sac
ond.
Schlaifer and Boyle
Cleared by Court in
Suit of Cudahy Club
Presiding Judge Holmes of the mu
nicipal court yesterday ruled that the
Cudahy Athletic club was an Illegal
one under the state boxing laws and
threw out of court a suit of that club
against Pat Boyle, as manager, and
Morrle Schlaifer, boxer, for 1634,
which they claimed due them from
failure of Schlaifer to appear In a
scheduled fight under their auspices
on July 10.
The decision opens the way for the
reinstatement of Stdilalfer. who was
suspended following his failure to ap
pear to fight a negro boxer named
Charlie Long.
_V
New Plan for Taking
Shine Off Baseballs
Port Huron. Stlch . Sept. *.—
Charge* that the House of David
baseball team used a ■'doctored'' base
ball. produced by rubbing the bill
on an egg grater, during a game with
Capoc-Imlay at Imlay City, have been
made by Ivy Van Conant, manager
of the Capac club, In a signed state
ment.
According to Van Conant's state
ment, Fa net, second baseman of the
bearded ball c^nb, wag found In the
Iirth Inning with art egg grater
fastened to a small block of wood,
In his pocket. The hall was rough
ened considerably and was sailing In
a fashion never before seen on the
Imlay City diamond.
Capac Imlay won the game. 1 to 4.
scoring five runs In the eighth In
ning nfter Miller, Israelite pitcher,
hud been deprived of his "emery"
ball.
Portland Outfielder Fined.
Portland, Ore., Sept. ti.—Dick Co*.
Portland outfielder, was suspended
indefinitely and fined $90 today for
fulling to report at the park for yes
terday's game. Three other Port
land players, Pitcher Ynrrlson, In
fleh.Vr McCann nnd Outfielder Stump
are otit of the lineup with Injuries.
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liaumnn tiili-ii I.it MO 1is ion .m
l’n loo r, H1i.uk city 113 *01 103 517 .351
C.us. Okl City 121 4t *0 HI .3*7
NATIONAL I R.AI.tr..
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Hull ..miry, cl. Iu.il. fill ISO ail 177 sail
lluil-b, I In.'lnnnll I ! I 4115 17 lrt-4 .555
I rlsili. Nriv lurk 155 5NH 11.(1 I»1 .545
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Hull. New Inrk I'il 45.5 IJ5 111 .51111
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Omaha Wins First
Game From Josies
by Hitting Early
Herd Gets After Mangum
Hard—Thompson Looks
Good Before Home
Crowd.
By RALPH WAGNER.
HOSE Omaha Buf
** "* faloes of ours
celebrated their
«
return home
yesterday by
^ handing the St.
Joseph Saints a
neat little 8 to
5, trimming In
edght and one
half Innings of
the _ great na
tional pastime
played out at
the Fifteenth
and Vinton
street park.
Wally Smith and his Saints just ar
rived from Oklahoma City where the
Indians treated them rather roughly
in the series that put Oklahoma City
in second plate in the standings, and
the result was that the Saints were
not in the best spirits when the Buf
faloes started chasing them around
the tot. However, they managed to
show signs of life three or four times
during the afternoon, especially when
they scored their runs, which came In
the first, seventh and eighth Innings.
Harry Mangum was on the mound
for the Saints from St. Joseph and
was pounded hard in the first two
innings; so hard that the Buffaloes
scored two runs In each the first, sec
and and third rounds. Harry was
nicked for 13 hits and they were real
clouts, most of them. The St. Joseph
chucker didn't get the test of support,
but all that comes under the head
ing: baseball.
Thompson Mays Well.
Second Baseman Thompson showed
before Omahans for the first time
yesterday and right off the reel he
made a wallop of a hit with the fans
and other interested parlies. Tommy
got a cracking good double in the
third inning and scored a couple of
runs during the course of the p. m.
His sacrifice in the first frame helped
matters,*an<l his fielding was with
out a flaw. In fact. Thompson made
the spectators forget all about this
fellow Harry Manush who hopped the
club to play with Corning. '
Outside of Thompson s playing, the
work of Harry I,ee on the hill was
pretty good, although not as good as
we have seen Harry’ hand out In
the pitching line. He was hit safely
a dozen times, half of these hits com
ing In the first three innings He
weakened a little in the seventh when
the Saints scored two runs and again
in the eighth when they registered
their fifth final tally of the game.
In the ninth with Brown on first
and one man out, I^e fanned Millet
and Metz, two of St. Joseph's heavy
hitters Just to show Boss Konetchy
he could pitch another Inning or
three.
ST. JOSEPH.
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l.ewnn. rf 4 fl I I II a ll 3 fl ll
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Totals , 36 5 13 U I 0 3 34 14 4
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: Total* 31 S 13 13 1 1 ~1 33 14 ~
Score hr Itinlna*: ‘ * 1
•ffl*e|ih . tan non 31(1— 3
_ 331 1110 331—It
0l*in!’*. 333 001 in*— *
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Summary: Two-baa* hits: llollohan Mll
Mrl*. Thompson. l ollop. Hit hr
siVm'i^ lee. (ilnabenner.
Slroek out: Hr Minnim, I: h% 1 v-e 3
ball*: Off Mananni. |: off lee.
I’ , “A »r*: s« Jnaeph. 7 ; Omaha.
IlM P”"' a"'1 tioffney. Time:
Sip Haupdalil Lowers
W orld One Mile Record
Hnmline, Minn., Sept. 8.—sig llaug
ilahl, automobile racer of Alliert l^a
Minn., hroke another world's record
today when he drove one mile In 42.2
second* at the Minnesota state fair
here. The former record, held by him
self. was 4? s seconds for ,i one-miie
circular dirt track.
Tech ( >riddcr at Perdue
Donald K. Munroe. member of the
1022 Omaha Tech eleven, will enter
rurdue university. Purdue. Ind., this
fall Munroe is also a skillful basket
hall player. With him will go his
brother. Kdward T 1r., who attended
the 1’nlvoralty of Nebraska last yenr.
Two Omaha Golfers Are
Likely to Compete in
Big Amateur Tourney
When the cream of amateur
golfers begin the qualifying round
of tlie national amateur tourna
ment at Floesomoor Country club
Saturday there will be one
Omahan and possibly two among
the competitors for Jesse Sweet
ser's crown. Jack W’. Hughes has
derided that he will compete and
Sam W. Reynolds, state cham
pion, is yet undecided whether
business conditions will permit
his entry.
S. Blaine Young will not enter.
Young is off his game this year
and thinks it would be a bad
move to enter.
National Amateur
Golf Meet Draws
139 Crack Entries
Eleven Former Champions
Listed Among Those Who
Will Compete at
Floosraoor.
By I'nireml Service.
New York. Sept. 8.—One hundred
and thirty-nine golfers have entered
their names and been drawn for the
starting times in the 18 holes of the
medal qualifying test of the national
golf championship at the Floosmoor
Country dub near Chicago, on the
coming Saturday, with another 18
holes on the Monday following.
This announcement was made to
day by Secretary Cornelius Lee of
the United State Golf association be
fore he sailed for Europe on a va
cation. The event is the 27th an
nual championship and the lists em
brace all the leading stars and near
stars of the country. It promises to
provide ail kinds of thrills and high
class competition.
The lists include no less ^ian 11
players who either hoid, or have
held, national championships. In ad
dition to Jesse W. Sweetser. defend
ing champion, and Robert T. Jones,
present open title holder, there are
the following;
Findlay S. Douglass. Robert A.
Gardner, AA’. (7. Fownes. jr„ Francis
Ouimet. Chick Evans. S. Davidson
Herron and Jess Guilford, former
amateur champions, AA’. I. Hunter,
former British champion: AA'. J.
Thompson and Frank Thompson,
both former Canadian champions, are
also entered. •
Numerous holders of sectional ar.d
state titles are also entered.
These include Eddie Held of St. |
Louis, Transmississippi champion; i
Richard AVaish of New York, nation
al public links champion; Perry Adair,
southern champion; James A. Ken- j
ncdy of Tulsa, Okl., and Harris R. ;
Johnston of Minneapolis, who have
Iwc-n champions of their respective
states for the past three years: Jack
Neville, former California and Pacific |
northwest champion; Max R. Mar- j
ston, winner of the Pennsylvania ;
title the past two years and former {
New Jersey ihampion; Frank AA*. |
Dyer, present Metropolitan and New j
Jersey state champion: Dexter Cum
mings. intercollegiate title holder, and
Rudolph E. Kncpper, former Trans- '
misaisslppi and Iowa state champion.
Work on Fight
Arena Started
New Voik. Sept. S —The work _ of
converting the Polo grounds into a
gigantic arena for the Firpo-Dempsey
heavyweight title fight next Friday
was l>egun late today.
Gangs of workmen will he engaged
day and night from now until the
day of the tight.
The additions. Tex Klckord said to
night. will add approximately 25.000
to the seating capacity of the park.
About SO.000 will he accommodated.
The advance seat sales which Rick
ard rpvealed yesterday had reached
$800,000. Is likely to pass the million
dollar mark, the first of the week, he j
said.
Three-Cornered Tie in Match
Against Par at O. A. C.
Three players lied for first place
In a handicap match against par ;
yesterday at the Omaha Country club,
A. C. Potter, F. A. Morseman and
Guy Kuray, each finishing the IS
holes. 5 down. The play-off will he
held some time this week under the
same conditions.
Mr. and Mr*. Henry Holding and
Mrs. J. K. Megeath and Ralph Dodd
tied for fli si With ret T.'-s m b mt\ci
foursome contest.
Zev’s Victory at Belmont Crowns
»
It as Likely Opponent of Papyrus
New York. Sept. S—Zev today won
the IjAwrence Realization at Belmont
park, thereby earning the right to
he considered as the American horse
to meet Papyrus In the lnteruatkmnl
next month. I'ntldy was second nnd
Rialto third. Zee's time for the mile
and five furlongs was 2:44 3 5.
I'ntldy finished three lengths be
hind Zev, while her stahle com
panion. Rialto, was five lengths be
hind. W. J. Salmon's Vigil was
fourth and Quincy atahle's Pettifogger
was last.
Untidy went to the front and led
by two lengths, with Zev second, the
flj|et time past the stand. These po
—
sltlons were maintained unlil tlie last
turn, where Zev began to close up.
lie soon got on even terms with I’n
tidy and from then on gradually In
creased his lend to three lengths at
the wire Zev was a heave favorite
throughout. He gained J.’H.ttft for
his owner by this victory, while I'n
tidy drew down $".OSr>.
While the opponent to be chosen
for the English derby winner. Papy
rus. In the $100,000 match race to
take place September 20. will not be
named until after the national trial!
sweepstakes on September 1J. tin
genera! belief Is that Zev has already
established hla claim as the champion
American 1 year old of the year,
King Horse Reigns
Supreme During 17
Days of Fall Meet
Liberal Purses and Better
Grade of Horses Here—
Harness Events First
Four Days.
By GEORGE W. SCHILLING.
THE eyes of the turf
world will be turned on
Omaha Tuesday, when
the annual fall meeting
of the Ak-Bar-Ben Ex
position company will
be Inaugurated, to ex
tend over a period of
17 racing days. It will
be then that King
Horse, that dynamic
exponent of speed, will
mount his throne, don
his royal rol>es of
bright-hued silks and
rule supreme over an ouier sports in
this section of the country.
The daily programs for the 17 days,
as outlined by the ambitious general
manager, Charles L. Trimble, are
most inviting. The purses are In
deed liberal and they have attracted.
In the whole, a better grade of run
ners and trotters than has ever been
seen here before. As a natural con
sequence, these high class horse*
are followed by jockeys and drivers
who have been accepted as skillful
reinsmen wherever racing has been
conducted. It will be these "knights
of the saddle and sulky" that will
urge the horses In their charge op
ward to fame and fortune.
Six Races Tuesday.
For the initial day of racing. Trim
ble has arranged a lengthy program
of three sulky features, couplet! with
The present track records of the
Ak-Sar-Bcn race track and the
horses that made (hem possible
are as follows:
Four Furlongs—.Judge JIaneey,
:49.
Four and a Half Furlongs—
Fean. :54.
Five Furlongs—Carlos Enrique,
1 dm t-5.
Five and a Half Furlong*. -
Tooters, 1 dW>,
Six Furlongs—Chesty, 1:1715.
One Mile—Catherine Marone.
1:39.
Mile and a Sixteentli—Second
Thoughts, l:tfi.
Mile and One-Eighth—Woodii
Montgomery, 1:53 7-5.
a like number of thoroughbred
events. To decide each hamets race
the trotters and pacers must v,e tor
honors In three heats. It is not to
be the best two out of three. Thus
it can be understood that the harness
brigade wdl show their speed u. tine
heats in all. With the fleet runners
cavorting in three races, the roost
■speed hungry fans should have their
appetites appeased. In order that the
12 races be run off in ample time to
return the big crowds to their homes
at a reasonable hour, the first field
cf harness horses will be s. nt on
their way to score down at precisely
1:30 p. m.
r rom the very outset, harness races
of importance will be decided. The
opening day will witness the decision
of "The Sampson." a ftOo 'pace, for
a purse of *1.500: "The Iowa." a £:1T
pace, with a value of *1.000. and "Tl
Omaha Chamber of Commerce," a 2:11
trot, with a purse of *1.000 to be rtts
trlbuted among those first to |asr
the winning post
When the hugle calls the runners
to take their position in front ol
Starter McKnight s l amer the) w.
be asked to show their speed over
one of the fastest courses in the
United States. There is no I'etter
track superintendent in the country
He knows his stuff and he has bee’,
untiring in his efforts to get the ova!
resilient yet fast enough so that the
speed marvels can hang up seme
strange figures. Today the speedway
is what might be termed a pasteboard
course, and when such titanic equines
as David Harum, High Cost, Mar
Jorto Gorham, Sundial II, Second
Thoughts O'Henry, Horena Marcel
Ua, Del&nte. Billy Star, Brilliant Rav.
Black Monkey and many other* clas
In the big races to come, several of
the records established h re during
past meetings should bo totally
eclipsed.
Every train seems to bring addi
tional horse's to Omaha, and last ive
ning another carload of runners got
in from faraway British Columbia
The runners in the car represent<-d
the following owners: Mol-ain .% G b
son. A. E. Stokes. John Givens and
G. Neal. The horses unloaded were
Sample. !.adv I.eonld. Jay Mao. Ms!
raven*. 1-ady Bourbon, ret:welt. Hal
Wright* Black Monkex and Eahei
John Given*, who came in charge of
the car, reported that the thorough
breds, which were four di\s *-d
nights on the road, shipped in spen*
did fashion, car sickness, the memos**
of owners and trainers, being an ab
sentee.
Jockey Eddie Taplm, ii'ct ropolttan
saddle star, has informed friend*
here by telegram that he will arrive
some time today. Taplm i- driving
his high powered ra log car from
eastern Canada. The former fast
string rider for the Charles Stone
Iqitu stable of New \ k - , ■ \;ng
to Omaha to accept mounts on the
Jones Updike runners, this big ran
Ing establishment having secured
first call on his services,
E. G. Brown of Chicago, recently
son the national singles tit!* tn a
tournaiu*nt conducted for coi.ua* ta*.
nls play era.