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VOL. 53-4-NO. 18.' PART TWO OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 14, 1923. 1—B __FIVE CENTS
Yankees’ “Murderers’ Row” Smashes Way to 8 to 4 Victory Over Giants
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HUGGINS’ MEN KNOCK TWO
GIANT HURLERS FROM BOX
AND SCORE 6 IN I INNING
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By THOMAS COMMISKEY.
Polo Grounds, New York, Oct. 13.—
It Is ths last of the eighth and the
Giants hove scored three runs, mak
ing the score 8 to 3 against them,
two men are out, three men are on
the base*. Battling Bob Shawkey has
made way for Herb Pennock In the
box of the Yanks.
It is the time of the greatest thrill
of the fourth game of the world series.
In the towering stands, in the bleach
ers, everywhere begins the thundering
clap, clap, and the pound of stamping
feet. It smashes at the emotions, the
yells are incoherent, pleading, wild,
exultant.
Every Giant fan is batting with
Frankie Frisch, at the plate, drawing
back and half-swinging forward with
the willow. Pennock, frail looking,
graceful, cool, is the hope of the
Yanks. One ball, two balls, three
balls, h* throws. Hell breaks loose.
"He'll pass you, Frankie,” booms
the crowd. And, mingling strongly:
"Get him, Herb! Get him, Pennock!”
Two strikes called. The great
amphitheater houses the inmates
seemingly of all the insane asylums.
Pennock puts over a splendid quick
sinking curve. Frisch underhits the
ball, it pops, and Everett Scott takes
it back of third.
This was the end for the Giants.
The next inning Ross Pep Young hit
jiiL homer far out to right field wall
where the horseshoe stand curves in.
It was the homer that was too la$e.
If it had come in the inning before
—the big if.
John Scott, a cold in his chest,
wasn't right today. Few athletes
are with a cold in their chest. Rosy
Ryan, who relieced him in that dis
astrous second inning for the Giants,
the inning of might for tho Yanks,
hadn’t warmed up sufficiently.
There is conjecture if Shawkey
could have remained and won. But
it was a most logical move to send in
Pennock. Manager Huggins had him
warming up for more than an Inning.
He hadn’t beaten the Giants; he was
the man.
A short bounder by Young whicn
Jos Dugan couldn't get to first In
time despite a wonderful dash and
grab and Immediately another bound
er by Irish Meusel that hopped over
Scott’s head, with a double play wait
ing, gave the Giants a break In the
eighth. This upset Bhawkey.
The fielding gem was Joe Dugan's
Jump on the dead run—he’s well
called Jumping Joe, though, for juinp
, lng the Athletics In other years—to
snare what seemed a sure hit, per
haps a double. This came In the aev
epfti on Bancroft's liner after Bentley
■e^tid dropped a single In short left.
The game, play by play:
First Inning.
Yankees—Wit singled to center. At
tempting to sacrifice, Dugan popped
to Snyder. Ruth was called out on
strikes, swinging at none. R. Meusel
forced Witt, Bancroft to Frisch. Xo
runs, one hit, no errors.
Giants—Bancroft flied to R. Meusel.
Groh popped to Ward. Frisch sin
gled to center and took second on
Young’s single to that fM'ld. E*
Meusel forced Young, Ward to Scott.
Xo runs, two hits, no errors.
Second Inning.
Yankees—The limping Pipp singled
to center. So did Ward. Pitcher
Scott fumbled Schang's hunt, delayed
In throwing, and the bases were full.
Scott's long single to left scored Pipp
and Ward, Schang stopping at third.
Ryan now pitching for the Giants.
Sliawkey's sacrifice fly to center
scored Schang and Witt's double to
left scofed Scott. Dugan grounded
to Groh, who touched Witt going to
third. Ruth walked. R. Meusel's
triple to left scored Dugan ami Ruth.
McQuillan now pitching for the
Giants. Pipp filed to Stengel. Six
runs, five hits, one error.
Giants—Stengel walked. Kelly's
iTurn to Prxb Two. Column Hire.)
Michigan Vi ins.
Ann Arbor, Mich., Oct. 13.—Mich
^ <2an rode to a 3 to U victory over
^^■anderbilt on Jack Ulott's toe to
day, his place kick from the 15-yard
line being all that prevented a repeti
tion of last year's scoreless tie, lllott
■was called back from center for the
play only after Michigan, getting the
ball to Vanderbilt's 7-yard line, had
lost yardage In two pile-driving at
tempts to puncture tho adamant
Vandjjrbllt defense.
It was a narrow margin of victory,
and Indicative of the equality on
which the teams battled so valiantly
before 30,000 spectators. Moth played
crafty football, the fumbling that
tended to mar tho game being more
than offset by nwlft, dashing Inter
ception of passes while the work of
the linesmen on both sides was at top
form.
Gophers Win Again,
Minneapolis, Minn., Oct. 13.—Min
nesota nosed a victory out of Its
game with the Haskell Institution
Indiana hero today, 13 to 12. The
play was fierce but clean throughout.
The Indians at times during the
lecond half played the Gophers to a
standstill ar>tl had them on the of
fensive In their own territory the
greater hart of this time.
Minnesota's two scores were rnnde
In the second period. Haskell scored
In the third and last periods. The
last Haskell score came Just before
'.he whistle that ended the game.
Polo Grounds, New York, Oct. 13.
r-Th" offlc al figure* for attendance,
'“Receipts and the division of the latter
for the fourth world series game to
duy follow:
Attendance, 46.302.
Receipts. $181,620.
Advisory council’s share, $27,243.10.
Players’ share, $92,627.22.
Rach club's share, $30,870.74.
Pennock Is the
Hero of Latest
Yankee Victory
j
Holds Giants Scoreless in
Eleventh-Hour Rally
That Threatens
Lead.
By DAMON RUNYON.
Polo Ground. N. Y., Oct. 13.—A
spidery young fellow with a mam
moth baseball brain and the heart of
a lion was the "master mind" of the
fourth game of the world series of
1913 today.
Herbert Pennock, the thin lefthand
er of the Yankees, as fragile looking
as a piece of china, came out of the
haze of late afternoon that hung over
the "bull pen" at the Polo Grounds,
to hold the game for the American
leaguers, at a moment when It look
ed ns if they were about to lose a
long lead.
He beat off a fierce rally of the
Giants, fighting a desperate duel of
baseball wits with Frank Frisch, one
of the most dangerous hitters on Me
Oraw's club. This duel was the big
feature of the game which was final
ly won by the Y'ankees, 8 to 4, put
ting them on e\-en terms with the
Giants in the series.
The Y'ankees were leading 8 to 0
when the Giants went to hat In the
last half of the eighth, and many of
the 43,000 fans had already left the
premises confident that the Yankees
would keep the lead to the finish, and
anxious to avoid the crush of the
outgoing crowd.
Red Sleeves Bob Shawkey, some
times called "Bob the Gob" because
of his service In the navy during the
war, was pitching well In front of
that lead. Only one runner had
reached third on him.
With only two Innings to go, the
most optimistic Giant fan could not
see the possibility of a Giant rally
of any menace to the Yankees.
Situation Changes.
But baseball Is baseball, now and
always.
Suddenly the situation changed.
Suddenly the Giants had three runs
across the plate'and the leases filled.
Trhe, two were out, and the Yankees
still had a five-run lead, hut the
last of the Giants to go to first had
been sent by a base on halls hy Shaw
key.
Red Sleeves Boh seemed In
trouble.
Over on the Yankee bench little
Miller Huggins, chief of the Ameri
tTuro to rage Two. Column Three.)
World Series Squibs
By JOHN P. MKDBl'RY.
I’olo Grounds, New York, Oct. 13.—
The Y'ankees went to bat tins after
noon at 3 o’clock sharp. They would
have started a little later only Babe
Ruth said he was In a hurry to knock
a home run hut as soon ns he got
up to the plate he changed his mind
and struck out.
But he hasn't forgotten how to cir
cle those four canvas warts. He
keeps in trim at night by riding on
merry go rounds.
He says It doesn't do him any good
any more to knock home runs be
cause as soon as he dVies, the GlantH
come around after dark and move the
fence hack further.
In the second Inning the Y'unkee
hatters begun giving the Giants some
lessons In arithmetic.
It was a lesson In substraction.
Huggins’ men took six runs from
McGrtiw and McGrow took two pitch
ers from the box.
In the next couple of innings Pro
fessor Huggins gave his host, a free
course in addition. He proved to him
that two added to what the Yanks al
ready had made eight.
For a while the bases were busier
than a public bath tub on Saturday
night.
Mcdraw began to get sore and said
the visitors at his lawn party were
taking advantage of his hospitality.
Instead of thut he should have said
"cut yourself another run and make
yourself at home."
The next time when the man who
pays the bills for the rtuth family
came up, the pitcher walked him.
Balm kept trying to stenl second. He
took mure chances than a burglar
picking pockets In a police station.
He no sooner got his feet on sec
ond than his mind wandered to third.
lie made a couple attempts to come
home, but he hail lost the address.
Then just as the Yanks thought
they hml Hie game In cold storage,
the (Hants started taking some of the
t/o out of the refrigerator.
Metiraw's men began working so
fast that Huggins wasn't sure that
his game would keep until (Sunday.
By this time the (Hants lmd three
runs, but It did not make any bigger
dent In the Yankees’ scoreboard than
two years off for good behavior would
make In a life termer's sentence.
Still Huggins was breaking out In
such a cold perspiration that he put
on two more sweaters.
He likes excitement, but not when
Mcdraw'g men nro causing It.
Tho (Hunts depended'on Stengel to
get another home run this afternoon,
but It looks bb though ho and Huth
have gone into partnership
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Will Papyrus show his best form
at Belmont park when the English
derby winner clashes with America's
best 3-year-old? Will the change of
climate, the trip on the rolling seas,
have any appreciable effect on liis
running ability? It is an Interesting
question whether or not man or
beast displays his best form in inter
national competition.
The writer talked to a prominent
English athlete on the subject at
the recent Wilco games. He had
been a member of ft team of Eng
lish Hthk-tes who competed agefnst
American collegians In this coun
try. He had his own Ideas, and
because of his firsthand knowledge
of the subject they merited atten
tion. The gist of his opinions was
this:
"American athletes visiting Eng
land are rarely at their best. Too
many complications enter Into the
thing to permit of It. The same
goes for our men visiting your coun
try for athletic tests. We're treated
royally hero and of course do our
best to win. But perhaps as much
as anything else we look upon It as
a jolly good outing and If we re de
feated there Isn't an overdose of
chagrin in our feelings.”
There Is doubtless something In
what the visitor said. And yet rec
ords do not altogether bear out his
theories. American collegians have
been fairly successful abroad, and so.
fur that matter, have the Ehelish
men here. In 1904 Harvard and Yale
athletes Journeyed to England and
l>ent Oxford and Cambridge, also
Yale beat Oxford In 1904, However,
the American collegians were beaten
in 1X99. 1911 and this summer. Also
the Pennsylvania relay team was
beaten by Cambridge In London Inst
year, although the Quakers were
speedy enough to outdistance the Ox
ford runners.
English athletes have been beaten
here more times than Yankees have
suffered defeat tn England. An l fur
that matter, when the Britons liave
won their victories have been more
sensational than those of our men
abroad. N'o one will ever forget the
great relay team John Bull sent to
the Penn relays In 1914. This team
was followed In 1920 by the mar
velous quartet of Stallard, Milligan.
Tathatn and Rudd. It won the two
mile college relay In 7 minutes f»0
2-5 seconds, breaking a world's record.
The most overwhelming defeat in
International competition was suf
fered by the London A. C against the
New York A. ('. It was held In 1X95
at Manhattan field and the Americans
won all 11 events. The score might
have Indicate,! that the Ilrltons were
here for Just a “Jolly good outing/'
Olympic performances appear to
roh my Rrltlsli friends opinion of
considerable logic. Here the Amer
ican athlete proves that he Is with
out a ix.‘*r In retaining hi* form
on foreign noil. America has won
every Olympic In handy fashion,
despite the fact that only one of
the carnivals was held In this coun
try (St. Louis, 19041. Twice in Ath
ens. once In Paris, London, Stock
holm and Antwerp the Americans
have exhibited Incomparable form,
smashing world's and Olympic rec
ords by the carloads. There have
lieen individual Instances of an ath
lete's form going astray during these
trips. Still, on the whole, the Amer
ican has proved himself a steeling
athlete of travel. He |ierforms not
only ns well but often better abroad
than he does at home.
Hill Tilden and Iiill Johnston are
good examples of the kind. Hoth
have Journeyed to Wimbledon and
won the Knglish tennis title, symbolic
until recently of the world* title.
Still It la not always fair nailing In
foreign clime*. Jess Sweet*er failed
lamentably in the Hritlnh amateur
chiimpinnhlp*. largely, perhaps, lie
cause he had never attempted to
play on a course so cruelly wind
swept u* at Heal. Walter Hagen won
the British open In 1922 and he made
a game bid to retain his honor* this
year. Put the usually iron-nerved
Hagan, ton, had been off hi* game In
British play ere that.
In 1921. the year that Hagen per
formed *o brilliantly in Kngland. Abe
Mitchell, one of Kngland's greatest
golfers, went wrong over here. Abei
picked up bis IniII, discouraged, In
our open championship. It was the
first time he had ever done that in
a national competition.
The ability to show one's'best in
competition away from the family
fireside depends largely on tempera
ment. Frank Kramer, the greatest
cyclist the world ever knew, made but
one trip ubroad. Europe was ever
anxious to see this phenomenal rider
in action, having heard so mu- h of
his prowess. Kramer had hundreds
of offers to pedal abroad, although
he accepted hut one. And Kramer
regretted ever making his one excur
sion across the pond.
Although h>- won Ills races and was
banqueted by the pres.dent of France.
Kramer cut short his tour Later ha
admitted that he could not do his
best. He had become homesick. We
wonder how many athletes competing
here and abroad have secretly strug
gled with the agonies of this torture,
saying nothing shout it to those
around them?
American boxers have shown won
derful form abroad, in modern times
only two Vankee champions have ever
lost titles in British rings. Frankie
Nell lost the bantam title to Joe Bow
ker In London in 1904, while Willie
Ritchie lost his title to Freddy Welsh
on a questionable point decision in
London in 1914
Central Hi"h
looses to Soos
Purple Clan Outplayed by
Sioux Oily Football
Team.
Sioux City, la., Oct. 13.—Outplaying
Omaha Central In three periods of the
game, the Sioux City High eleven
won Its third consecutive victory of
the season by a score of V to 3 at
the Mizzou ball park Saturday.
The Maroon touchdown, which
came as a result of straight football,
was made In the opening quarter of
the game. The Maroon and White
aggregation secured thrf ball after the
Omaha eleven had been halted near
Its goal and forced to punt. The ball
rolled out of bounds on the Omaha
28-yard line and Bradbury and John
son put it within scoring distance on
two plays. Brown, left half, then
plunged over from a short formation,
for thhe first counter of the game.
Johnson missed the goal after touch
down.
The Central eleven had the edge on
the Iowans In the second quarter, and
advanced the hall to within scoring
distance on two occasions, but were
halted by the stonewall defense of
the Mnroon and Whlto lino. The
Central team wots well on the way to
a touch down, however, when the
whistle blew for half time period.
Moos Mrore Again.
Sioux City scored again In the third
quarter when Johns/m booted a pretty
place kick from the So yard line
After this the Hloux City hacks were
unable to punch the central line for
consistent gains although Johnson
and Tnogood slipped through for aev
oral long runs. The Sioux City at
tacks consisted, for the most part. In
straight football with just enough
passes to keep the Omaha defense well
hack.
The Hloux city tenm showed Itself
yesterday as a well drilled unit follow
Ing the hall all of th<- time and eg.
hibltlng h deadly brand of Interfe'r
once. The Omaha team also showed
to good advantage, and was danger
ously near (hi- Hloux City goal dur
ing the second period.
Bcrltch Johnson, Hloux city full
linck, played a brilliant game for the
Maroon and White and was respon
sible for the majority of the Hloux
City gains. Belgle, tackle, and Brown,
)
Olympics and Tecumseh Clash
This Afternoon at League Park
Omaha Olympic*, a fnotbnll team
composed of six former Nebraska uni
versity players, two former Creighton
players, two former service team
Ktnis and a yuuntico Marine tackle,
are to swing Into action tmtay at
League Park Ht 3 15 against the
Tecumser (Neb) legion's Wonder
team.
Joe llunowitz, centerflelder for the
Buffalo-*, and a former eastern col
hgo gridiron official. Is to referee.
The Tecumseh team Is bringing an
umpiro whose Identity they have thus
far refused to disclose. George M.
Carey, secretary of the Omaha Com
munity Chest association, will bo head
linesman.
"The game will he held up until the
world series has been played on
downtown scoreboards," said Manager
Frank Carney of tho Olympics last
night. "The score by Innings of tho
Yank-Giant game will bo posted on
tho scoreboard at League park, too,
as It Is received in Omaha.”
Three of the six former Cornhusk
rrs who are to play today with the
Olympic* are former Nebraska cap
tains. Chic Hartley. Olympic full
back. w.,s captain and fullback of the
1122 Huskor team; Clarence Swanson,
captain and end on the 1921 eleven,
find Ed son Shaw, captain and tackle
on the 1917 eleven are the three men.
Swanson was named on Camp's All
American team and Hartley on the
all Western eleven. Shaw was named
on all Western and all Missouri valley
conference tennis liy several critics.
Shorer, Swanson's running mate on
the 1921 team: Peterson, center on
last season's Htisker eleven, and
Russell, quarterback last year, who
starred In the Huskers' defeat of
Metro Daini arc ths other three for
mer Huskars,
Oene (/shy. former Creighton cap
tain. Is to ploy a halfhack for the
Olympics.
The lineup follows: ,
kwinson ......... R K ........... Martin
Shew . RT. II11 In r.l
M, * *1- llsiul ..It.fi. ('niton
r*t»r*on ., .i*. Moir»n«t'y
M> ilv . U«l ....... H»r*man
I'4Uli«*t» .I.T ......... Uninifni
Sh#rt»r .I. K. I'uttiun
Hum**'II .. y H. HUklry
(‘nrtiic .. ft.II. Stewart
I **nhv .I. II. ivu««
> . K H . Hut ki»y
halfback, were also bright light* in
(ho £ioux City victory. Flllrrmnn,
Ce ntral e nd. w \m in tho limelight for
t he* Nebraskan*, while* Captain
I In wed!, at halfback, and Clark*, cep
ter. played great game*.
The lineup:
Menu City, Onmlin e rntml
llsirl* . UK. t’er< Ivnl
I.lndKiron .. .1,1'. (Jrri hbunt
Heigrl .I. <1. ejoiton
Honshus .. e* . e’lnrk*
Farley .. R.i l. Mn>
'•■burn. KT. ......... law -m
C'omi ...It. K. giiln iin»n
Tftogond .. Q H . Kg an
llrmlhury . 1,11 . Ic Mkih<w
Hr own . R II II.... . HnWvlla (!’)
Johnson (C) ...... F IJ. Ilubertaon
Huminnr> Tou< h<h»w n. Ilrcwn. Flslel
goals Johnson iMinus <’1iy». i r gun
(eVnlrill. 1 Ml*- 'I goal from t uch
Mown- Johnson (fllous <lly», 1 Huh
■tltutlnns Hloux « Ity 8pt*n< sr for l»rml
bury, e'^ntml* Mullen for Marrow, Mur
r<>w for Mullen, «ifflclnl* llrferee:
Wslslt flunk* » Umpire Mortarit)
(f’relg h» on). Head linesman lOgal
(\ •rmlllion).
Aggies Arc Swamped.
Madh "it, Wts. Oct. 18 The i n
veiulty of WUconelu football to.tin do
fonteil the Mlrhlgtin Aggli*n It.tr* to
day, ?1 to 0. It Mm n hard fought
game lit Mhhh tlir \ Inborn out|,lived
Wlironaln In the flint period i,ttt foil
before tin' euperlor pllylng of the fill
veiulty team th* remainder of the
conteet.
Ha ill Stop.* City Scries.
Chicago, Oct 1J.— Rain, which 1w
ran falling luxt night uml continued
throughout the day, caused the poat
ponement today of the fourth game In
the etc Horleit between the Chicago
d im* of the National amt American
league* The game will he played at
Comlakay pink, homo of the White
Sox. tomorrow, weather permitting
Th> taial ponement wax welcomed
by Manager Killefer of the Cuba, na
ha pitching staff will he benefited
thrill.y. It will Kill' Clever Ale*
under, the veteran, another day'* real,
and he probably will he able to go
to the mound Sunday. H« won the
opening game. Mike Cvrngros, a
aouthpnw, wan the probable twlrlei
for the White Sox today and he loonia
up «« the choice for tomorrow.
Tho Na I Iona l lenguera have won
iwo gnnies and the American lenguera
one
I' 14I1I ill South Omaha.
The i udnhv Athletic club la pie
paring to hold a boxing program In
South Omaha on Oclolver 19 One
bout already carded will aee Frank
I'snkat In action against Kid Worley
Players* Share
m
Sets New Record
Game ^ cdmlav \\a> Last in
\\ liich Player*
. Share
New York, *►« t 13—The player* of
the (Hants and Yankees will receive
the largest bonus ever received by
any world aeries players as the re
sult of the record receipts of the first
four game-* of the present work!
series. Twenty-six players on each
team will share in the melon, which
amounts to f272.OST.2S. The total
players' share Is $361,763. hut 13 per
cent of the sum must go to players
of the Cincinnati and l>etro!t teams,
runnersup In both organizations. An
other 10 p< r cent must go to Pitts
burgh and Cleveland, who finished
third in both leagues.
The members of the winding team
will receive 60 per cent of the net
total and the losers 40 |ier cent. If
the shares are divided equally each
winning player will po< kt-t $6,276 94
and each loser $1,163.96.
The official figures for the fourth
game of the series today w is an
nounced as follows
Paid attendance. 46.30?
Receipts, $161,632
Advisory hoard. $27,343 30.
Kaeh club's share, $30.*76,74.
Players' share. $92,673 22.
The total attendance and receipt
■ urea for the four games are
I'nlfl attendance, 204.441
Iteielpts, $723,101
Advisory‘board, $109,063 60.
Caeh elub's share, $122.(37 89.
Players' share. $362,733.04.
Ohio State l ies Colgate.
By Associate^ Prc»«.
Columbus. O., Oct. 13,—Colgate from
the east and Ohio state representing
the west, battled to a tie today In
one of the most spectacular gridiron
struggles ever witnessed lieic, the
Rue'teyns trailing until the last min- !
ute of play, when with a final «u !
prime effort they managed to stavi
off defeat, evening the score at 28 23 ,
It was Huge Workman, Huckeve I
half lank, who had sustained his
trim's attack through three hours of
grim struggle who snatched victory
from the Invaders.
\
lev and Papyrus Are Both
Rounding Into Form for Race
An Argument Still Exists as to Whether or Not My Own and
Not Zev Should Meet the Foreign Entry.
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Blue and White
Lose Hard Fought
Game With Aggies
Slippery. Muddy Field Again
Prtnes Downfall of
Hilltop
Clan.
By RALPH WAGNER.
Aggie Wild. Manhattan, Kan., Oct.
13.—A short Creighton punt, a lino
smash and a forward lia.se, all In the |
dying minutes of the second quarter, |
and the Kansas Aggies won from ■
Creighton here this afternoon, 6 to 0.
Playing on a muddy fit Id, the Blue
and White of Creighton and the
Farmers of Kansas put up what old
timers around these parts stamp as
one of the best football games ever
played by a Kansas Aggies eleven
and its opponent.
Creighton got more glory out of
its defeat this afternoon than it re
'ceived at Lawrence last Saturday.
Trotting on the playing field with the
reputation of being one of the strong
est teams in the Missouri Valley con
f. rente this year and with a veteran
backfield that has played together
for three years, the Kansas Wildcats,
as they are called, looked like sure
winners over the Blue. They are
husky men and fast afoot. But—
When Creighton outplayed the
Farmers In the first quarter, and at
one time during the period advanced
the ball In the shadows of the Farm
ers' goal posts, only to lose this ad
s antage when the referee smacked a
! lo-yant penalty on their shoulders, the
j Blue and White made the 5,000 spec
tators sit up and take notice. Creigh
ton came to town classed as just a
practice game for the Wildcats. True,
they hiui held Kansas university to
a 6 to 0 score last Saturday, but they
were plating the University and not
the Farmers. So today the Aggie
fans and fannettes looked for a big
Kansas Aggie victory. They were
surpris'd to see 11 Blue grldsters
hold their husky and favorite Farm
ers for downs three times, once on
Creighton's six-yard line and twice
on their 3h yard line.
Kansas (mod at raising.
Yes, Kansas ran forward pas*. It
was ;; is' method of attack that cost
• 'reig'-ton the victory. Had It not
,en for the pass In the si-cond quar
ter of the game, the score might have
been 0 to n. Only once did Kansas
i make anything through the Creighton
lino and that was in the final quar
ter. when Stark, the flash Kansas
bade field player ripped through tho
Blue line. He fell to his knees.
Everyone thought he was down and
the ball dead. But all of a sudden
he leaped to his feet and reeled off
34 yards In the direction of the
Creighton goal line before being
nailed to the earth. This run of
Stark's and the Kansas pass in the
second quarter were the only real
features of the G to 0 victory of the
Farmers ov-r Creighton of Omaha.
In the last quarter, with the ball
on their own 33 yard line and In their
possession. Creighton started a for
ward passing attack that worked like
deck machinery. The lllue advanced
from their S3 yard line to Kansas' 3>»
yard line via the aerial route. They
could go no farther. They tried pass
after pass, but each time the man on
the receiving end of the leather
slipped, and finally the Agghs took
the ball on downs.
Creighton tried passes earlier in the
game, but were unsuccessful in their
| attempt. The slippery field handi
capped both teams, but it seemed that
when tiie Blue wanted to fl.p Ihe
pigskin through the air a Creighton
player-win vu* expected to complete
the pass slipped. Kansas ruined
Creighton passes the same -■ Creigh
ton ruined Kansas pas’si
'dart Venal Vttaik.
Soon after the start of the second
quarter the Aggies started their for
ward passing The far-famed Aggie
aerial attack started working.
After an exchange of punts Mildreg
ter kicked from his own 47 yard line
to Creighton. Mahoney caught the
hall on hi* own 10-yard line anil
started to return the oval, lie slipped
and at once a pile of red-jerseyed
athlete* were on his hack. Fitzglb
bon skirted the end. He went three
yards before being tackled, in their
own territory. Creighton decided to
kick Fltxgitihons dropped hack to
kick the muddy hall out of danger.
M« booted the Kali and it went out of
Nmnds on Creighton's JOyard line.
It was the Aggies hall and was a s.g
nal of Kansas’ start for a touch
down. At this stage of the game A.
A Wilson and Stark, veteran hack
f eld players, galloped ut ■ to take
their positions jn the lineup. A cheer
went up as they reporte,l to the ref
eree Wilson. Stalk and Schw.trl*
are tho Aggie aerial generals
hgtnjMis lilt'd up fa i —, Ci .. it. a
on the latter's 20 yard line, Schwarts
hit the center of the ltltie human wall
end it ga\o wav about a raid and a
half Then Schwarts dropped Kick
on the ntxt play and flipped the trail
to Stark 1' was a short pass and
put the Farmers on the Creighton IS
yard llr.e. Another pass failed and on
their final down in which they had
tho goal line lo make the Farmers got
over anxious and Kansas was penal
ised for ticing off side It wh* a
miner penalty and didn't seem to
make much differ, nee with tho
crow d
Kansas thqn started to make up for
.lost ground. Stark reeled off (he line
for two yatds Another line play
netted Kansas more ground and h,hh>
tho Farmer* Were on the Creighton
five yard line. Butcher hit the cen
(Turn Is r**s Two. (slum* Two.)
Every day during tbe coming week
both Zev and Papyrus may be seen
‘ limbering up” on the Belmont park
track. The big stake rac& Is only
one week away and the triiners of
both thoroughbreds are anxious to
keep their charge In the pink of con
dltion.
Sam Hildreth, trainer of Zev. de
serves a lot of credit for turning out
the superb American entry. Zev has
shown wonderful f i m ever since h
first stepped on to the track as a
two-year old.
Whether or not he Is a better horse
than Admiral Cl ray sen s My CK.n is a
question that will have to be left to
the expert turfmen to decide. Som*
say that he la—others say that h<
is not. The friends of Harry Sin
cla.r, owner of Zev, and Sam Hil
dreth piake the one fact.on while the
friends of the Admiral form the other
faction.
Zev ran one mile and one-eighth In
1:52 2-5 the other day and imme
diately became the fayorite with th'
rail birds. Then Papyrus, sedate
Englishman tHat he is, stepped out a
short time later and thrilled the track
followers with the ease in which be
stepped off one mile and one-eight lr -
1:53 iZ. The sudden rush off money'
on Papyrus forced the odds down ur
til now the horses stand at even
money.
Papyrus is a wonderful race hors»
That isn't to be mistaken for a mo
ment. In England he ran some beau
tiful races and was the apple of Eng
land's racing eye. But that was in
England, where he had soft tuif
tracks to run on. Here he will cover
the distance of the race over a dirt
track, and dirt tracks are notorious
for. causing racers to go lame.
When Papyrus was ‘"let out” and
covered the distance In his best time,
he was reported as lame immediately
after finishing. That, of course, rs
the usual report. Every time a bi
race is on the principals are always
either just going lame or else jusi
getting around. Somebody has to lose
and the losers are sure of analib:
before the barrier la sprung.
Zev's trainer laid the foundation
for his alibi when he reported hi*
horse lame from the loss of a frog
in his f- it, Old turfmen declare tha:
the fiog is dead matter and th*'
often » runner loses one during .
race, but fails to show any signs cf
lameness from It.
If Zev had met My Own In an elin.
nation race all argument over whir.-:
horse should have met Papyrus woul .
have been settled: but Zev did v
meet My Own and there will alway
be some horse lovers who will ii •
sist that My Own was the choice 3
yew-old of the day. That may all b
too but the best advice to anyotn
so deeply interested In the race tha'
they feel that It is absolutely esse
| tlal to stake some of their shekel-,
j is to take those same sbeckels ar.o
(invest In a fall outfi’. The race w;!
j le too close for the ' fhortenders' •
risk much.
Bluffs High School
C/
Loses Hard Game
Missouri Valley yesterday defeat**.
Abraham Lincoln high in a slew
game hv a score of 3 to 0. The Liu
coin team Ml far short of the f« i n.
it displayed last Saturday against
Omaha Ontra!. A lack cf p* p an
ficht featured the general play o!
| Lincoln.
Lincoln was* completely outplayed
by Missouri Valley during the fir*
quarter. Missouri Valley twhe
i forces! their way inside the 10*yari9
!m*>. one through the use of the
^r*al method when they completed .
40 yard The second chance
rains through a poor punt by Walsh,
but each time Lincoln braced amt
gained ss»on of the pigskin oi
downs. At the start of the secon«.
quarter Lincoln popped up and re
jiied the fight to the Valley squad
' during this quarter the battle waged
between the 20*yard lines, with Lin
coin having a little the best of it.
In the third quarter Lincoln looker’
I like a sure winner. The Red an ;
Blue twice started marches for the
goal line, hut fumbles halted them
each time when a score looked certain
Near the end of the quarter Missouri
took the Kail and drove down the field
to the 15-yard line by the use of
passes and off tackle drioes.
Missouri Valley started off the las:
period with a place kick from the 55
>ard line Uno-in fought hard dur
ing the rest of the game to score
hut fumbles and intercepted passes
iuin<d whatever chance they had t*>
win. The end of the game came with
the 1-all in midfield and Missouri Val
iev had won a much deserved \
lory.
llliui Frim Butler, 21-7.
' iKami 111., tVt. IS Harold iR.-A,
Grange, fleet I'nl remit y of Illinois
half hack, ran through Butter Ool
lege « team for a pair of touchdown*
In the fourth quarter today to give
Illinois a SI to 7 victory in the last
football game to he pis>e-1 ,-n Illinois
field,
IUimvs scored early in the firat
quarter when Rutler lest the hall on
downs on its own S-> Sard hive and
Crawford t-ok the ball over on a
aerie* of line plunge*, and for the
rest of the half it h>ofcpd as if that
might be the only ei-ore of the game.
Uuiler hopes rose high in thr thli-d
quarter when Middiesworth passed to
Rleasing for a IS yard gam sud a
touchdown.
Grange who w as sent Jn f.»r Miner
at P-fi ». df for III,.-- i c. -ar\l*
around right end for a touchdown In
tlw- final pert.hI.
In the eighth Inning Hugg.ns told
S hawkey that it w is time f--r him la
c-> hvr hye and that IVnu'-s. w- uld
stand in his footprints