' Omaha’s Little “World Series” Among Amateur Teams Opens This Afternoon Buffaloes’ Park Will Be Scene of Two Games Vest Improvers and Vinton Street Merchants Meet in First Contest of Elimination. By HORACE ROSENBLUM. MAH A amateur base ball's little world series will open this afternoon «t League park at 1:30 p. m., when the West Leavenworth • Improvers, cham pions of the South ern league, play Vinton Street Mer chants, titlehold ers of the Gate City league. This afternoon's contest will be the first of a series of elimina tion games to de termine the amateur champions of Omaha. Manager Skomal of the Merchants ^was undecided last night whether to use Browne, the midget hurler, or Louis Semerad for his mound work. The Improvers will probably send "Mike” Bannon to the hill. Immediately following the city title game the Woodmen* of the World, second plare holders In the Metropoli tan league, and the Standard Laun dry line, tied for third place in the first division of the Metro loop, will meet. These teams will no doubt stage a real close mix, due to the fact that great rivalry exists be tween the two clubs. ^Both teams have been playing good hall and a large crowd will be on hand to see the ancient rivals do battle. Leo Krupski who already has van quished the North Side cleaners twice this season, will be on the firing line for the Woodmen, while Manager Lehr of the Cleaners may use either Art Dyck, veteran amateur hurler, or Jimmy Moore, southpaw twlrler, formerly with the W'oodmen. A win for the Woodmen will rinch second place for them. Should the Clotlies-Wasliers win, the second place berth may be owned by three teams. Fort Omaha will he the scene of two good games this afternoon. At 2 p. m. the Brown Park Merchants nnd the South Omaha Juniors, who nre tied for first place in the Inter city Junior League standings, will clash' for the right to represent the league in the city series. Both teams won 12 games and lost two. In the second game at the Fort grounds the Murplty Did Its, cham pions of the Metropolitan league, will lock horns with "Spark Plug" Schnei der’s Electric workers. Should the Murphs will today and then trim the Standard Laundry next Sunday file W'oodmen are assured of second place in the first division. "Ijefty" Allen will do the mound work for the Murphs, while either Kibbler or "Chief" Provost will hurl for the wiremen. An admission of 25 cents will he charged for the games. The Omaha Police nine who yester day battled the Sioux City Blueroats at League park will tangle with the Carter Lake club nine at the club ground this afternoon at 3:3b o'clock. The Clubmen are l*adlng the second division of the Metro loop, while the Coppers are tied for the taiiend place. Money West, who has hurled some dandy games in the last few weeks, will dish 'em out fnr the clubmen, nhil" Manager Frank Crawford will twirl for the Heavyweight Police nine. At Fontenelie park the Knights of Columbus witli a lineup of youthful recruits will battle with the V. P. Engine men. The Knights are in sec ond plare In the second division, just one behind the Lakemen, while the railroaders are tied for the cellar position. Manager Mirasky of the Knights will select his hurling choice from Ills staff consisting of Pavlic, Carrey and Shanahan, while Manager Belford of the Railroaders will send Crnmblet, a new addition, to the fir ing line. Taylor Outpoints Ryan. •A Terre Haute, ind.. Aug. 1. — Bud Taylor, local bantamweight, out pointed Tommy Ryan of McKeesport, Pa., In a 10-round boxing contest here tonight, In the opinion of sport writ ers. Taylor suffered a dislocated shoulder. \jn% Angeles, Aug. 2.—Bob* Bag*. Be trott middleweight, fought s spectacu lar draw with Mickey Hnckion of Los Angeles In the main event at Hollywood American Legion arena Fag* waa floor ed for the count of nine In the first and second rounds, but cam* beck in the third and by ihe *nd of the fourth had tits opponent groggy Johnny Drew. , New England lightweight, loat the de rision to Johnny Lamar In e tame semi final At Bakersfield, Nick Newman, Kuni’us City heavyweight, waa disquali fied for fouling Ja« k McOreer In th* *lr«r round of a scheduled four-round •out. Hpokan*. B asil . Aug. 2.—Billy Harms >f Oakland won a derision here over ^rankle Murphy of New Orleans In a fast Id-round battle Harms . arrled the fight 0 Murphy and teamed to have tha bast )t all but two rounds Thay weighed 1*1 pounds Johnny fltopper of Denver and Uck It a u of flpokana. 147 round*, fought 1 six-round draw* Tommy Thank of W«l 8c* knocked out Young Murphy ©f Hill ard, 11* pounds. In the first round of n nut h that was achadulad for four. Tmey. Minn . Aug. '2.—Johnny flehaner ?f Ht Paul. Minn and Bill Brown of I.oa Angel** fought 10 roumds to a dr;»w h*ra In o bout for tha banefit of /d sufferers of the tornado which swept this ^ isriinn In Tune. The fighter* weighed In at 14F» pounds Ornnd Rapid.. Ml. h.. Apr Y*ob* Bob I'ltMimmon*. N.s* York ll*ht-h.*yv^ wtlaht, r.c.lv.il th. n.w.p.t.r n.ol,ton ov.r Kin* of Grand Rapid* la • 14-raund bout h»r*. ' , Jjouis Seine cad -- 1 Verl firessmaa John j&vessman { Hectic Boxing Campaign Due Coming Week Villa, Genaro to Defend Titles —Pal Moran Meets Eddie (Kid) Wagner in Philadelphia. By EDWARD W. COCHRANE. JUS week, with Tommy Gibbons Invading Eng land for a battle with Jack Bloom field; Pancho Vil la, world's fly weight king, and Frankie Genaro, American fly weight champion, defending their titles, and Pal Moran, rated the leading challeng er for the title held by Benny Leonard, running :he risk of being knocked out of a :hampionship battle by meeting Ed lie (Kid) Wagner in Philadelphia, It aill betby no means the dullest one if a hectic boxing campaign. While :he champions mentioned here do not teem In danger of being relieved of ihelr crowns, they are to meet foes iv'ho are at least dangerous and the louts ruld spice to pugilistic activities ehile the public waits patiently for he two real plums of the season— ;he Walker-Leonard contest and the Flrpo-Wllls bottle to determine which shall fight Jack Dempsey for the highest honor In flstlana. The Invasion of England by Glb xmg is not aa Important as It would is If the American public had more :onfldence in ICngllsh boxers. They rave been such ‘ flops,'' especially in .he heavyweight ranks, that it seems x foregone conclusion In this country hat any good heavyweight who visits London is sure of victory and merely Is adding a nice sum to his bank ac :ount. •’ fT^ HE live amateur players In tlu> I accompanying layout played a big part in the Guarantee Fund Life winning the championship of the Commercial Saturday league. Verl Bressman, catcher for the Insurance men, tied with Louis Semerad in scoring the most runs. Both players crossed the platter 21 times. The Commercial loop champ’s catcher hit the apple for ap average of .310, get ting 17 safe hits out of 46 times to bat. Semerad besides being tied lor high scoring honors finished the sea son second in the team's hitting aver ages. In 47 times to bat Semerad collected 23 safe blows for the high* average of .469. Jimmy Pahl, outfielder, led In field, ing and sacrifice hits. The fleet footed fly grabber finished the league season with a batting average of .404 A! Tolliver, first sacker, topped the team in stolen bases and extra base hits. He batted .463. J. Pressman, third sacker, was the leading hitter of the Guarantee team during the season. The hard hitting hot corner guardian hit the sphere safely 27 times out of 80 times to bat, giving him the excellent batting average of .540. S> Olympic Games Not Worth While in Eves of French English Writer Claims Games Tend to Inflame Animosi* ties Among Contesting Nations. RIB, Aug. The < French sporting world is of the opin ion that the Olym pic games are not worth while. Besides ilte failure of the different events to impress, the man ( ngement will have to make up a serl oua deficit. One writer, an English man, Bays that in stead of building up a brotherhood of eport among nationa tha gamu tend rather to inflame animosities. First, thera was the booing of the American rugby team and the injury caused by the crowd to two American students during tha Franco-American rugby match. Sec ond, there was the squabble between 'he Hungarian and Italian fencing teams; third, the disagreement be tween the Hungerian and Italian natter lighters, which may yet end In u duel between their champions, snd. lastly, the disgraceful scenes at the final boxing contests, which were held on a Sunday night. These incidents could be multipl in a minor degree. There was. for in stance, on Sunday, tha curious failure of the crowd at ths tennis finals be tween Miss Wills snd Mile, Vlasto and between Richards and Cochet to | appreciate the fine points of the j game. Again and again the losing stroke by the American was cheered, while the brilliant winning strokes of both w-ere allowed to pass unno ticed except by a small number of those present who really appreciated thw game. There la no doubt that tha majority cf those present were obsessed by (he idea thst tha match waa between two countries end not lietween two tennis players who hap petted to represent two countries I'nt riot ism took the place of nn appre elation of the game and drowned the sporting sense. It would be unfair to rhsrge the French wholly with the responsibility for these incidents, although nsvsr once when the tricolor wee raised on the victory mast ovsr the stadium did those who spprsclate what had been done under adverse clrcumstanoei by French athletes show disappointment But those same people who moat en thuslastirally supported their home team first now realiied that the games, far from serving the cause of French popularity, have left fn the minds of not a few of the contending teams and with the public a feeling of irritation. It was almost an unfortunate thing that In tha track and field events the only flags sver to reach the middle maat wat# tho## of America, England op Finland, with on# #xr#rtlon of Australia, For th# nth#r nation# that constant rotation was. to aay tha !#a at. rtlacou rafting Catching 'Em <33 on me Flu’ife^Shtf Old man hart lurk haa been ramping on the trail of the Diets Sunday Hcnool champions of the Southern .Sunday School league. Arthur Buch, leftfiA, and Frank Kenney, who hits the ball for a percentage of 41ft, were two of the leading hitters of the Gate City league, which closed Its schedule last Sunday These two gents wore member* of the tall end Walter G. Clark team. Both lad.* joined the Sporting Goods team at the first of the season and stuck with It despite the fact that live team won but one gama out of 13 played No doubt but what some Metro team will grab theaa two lads next season The manager* of the Metropolitan league will hold the:r regular monthly meeting Monday evening at the city hall Dealt. the slow.hall hurler nf the First Baptists team, and Wilkinson hurler for the CaWary Baptists, staged a scoreless pitfhera' duel for seven Innings last Satur day. In the seventh the Fir* Baptist men found Wilkinson for four hits which they turned Into three runs and won the game. 3 to 0 Tlie Walter fi. Clarks will play out ef town bait for the balance of the season For games with the Sporting Goode team write or rail manager 8am Hsamuss In cate of the Walter G. Clark Co. I40h llarney street Pitcher Yoirherk ol the Methnnv teem weakened last Saturday In the «e< <»nd In nlns against the First Baptists team when Lava Lew la poled out a home run with a man on base The First Baptists won 10 to 2. The I>letu M. K. Chunk team will pksy the Muny Bottle Dodgers s twilight game Tha "Cmpa" have organised a team The game will probably he staged next Thurs nay evening at Rleervtew park "High Fnekete" Alfred*, plteher ef the First Baptists, allowed the Bethaji v Chapel team but two eafe blows and nhiffed 13 ef them last Saturday at Elmwood park. The Diets M. E Church team want# to hook either Saturday afternoon or twi light games after ths close of tha Church league schedule. who war# issued free transportation to first baaj bv th* \orth Side pitcher the North PrasbytarUns won tho gams. "Mty" W »y. I*ft flrldsr for tho Pearl. saved tha day last Saturday against tha Pnat Christians whan ha made a wonder ful catch of Urban a line drlva. Two man ware on baaa and two outs when W. y made hla spectacular catch Tha Faarls won tha game. 2 to S. Lester Hanrahan, a recent Addition to the Plata M L. church taam of the I Cium-h laaguo hurled a dandy gams of ball against tho First Baptists taam last Tuesday The now hurlar allowed but two scratch hits and whiffed 12 man Hanrahan also battad a 1.004 hy getting a homer, a trlrle and a single out of thrao times at bat Jimmy Moore, former pitcher for the Woodman of the World and now with the Standard Laundry taam. Is pla\lng' tr-at ball In th- »hr-e games Moore has played with th- Laundrv team ha
    bit off ■rlor. That Is ths time for a good fo« o cop him With Leonard 1n the ihsps he was In h!» last championship nettle, Moran wouldn't stand * chance with him. hut he t» not In that condl lion and may not he able to acquire It even with sygtematlc training Important Boxing Bout* Thi* Week August 4—Hal Mnrsn ***«»»••.» IW«lttt (Kid) Bafntr, 10 rounds. In Philu drlphln. August 4—Aid linrhwrtun again** Rsv M Ut Bud Tug tor. 10 rounds. In Aurora. 111. August A—To mm v Ctlhhon* against Jack Bloomfield. 30 rounds. In Lnn ^ don. Knglsttd AUSTRALIANS WIN Naw York, Aug 3.—Tha Australian Davis cup team took the third and de ciding match against China on the courts of the Crescent Athletic club In Brooklyn yeaterday. Oerald L. Patteraon and Pat O’tTara Wood do famed tha Chinese doubles of W I.eck Wei and C. K Huang. 6 1, *13, * 0, The Auatrallsn stars. Normnn PI Brookes and Richard Schlealngcr of the Auatrallsn Davis cup learn will oppose Vincent Richards and Francis T Hunter, winners of tha Olympic doubles title In a match here today. Bigr Brat* Worley. Norfolk, Neb . Aug. Sailor Anderson, middleweight of Sioux city, got a technical knockout In the 10th round over John Blaha. Omaha, before the American Legion here last night. Kdwln Blge, lightweight, won * da olslon over "Kid” Worley, slate Junior lightweight champion In a 1R round bout. Mary Brownr Win* Sinul*'* Seahrlght, N. J . Aug 1 Ml»a Mary K Biowne of Loa Angale* won the final of the Seahrlght Invitation lannla singles here today, defeating Miss Mnyme MacDonald of New York national clay court champion, 6 0, 6 1 1-addle Kocrii;, pitcher for tha Sham rocks, h«M the nathal Baptists down without a hit or run in a twilight gama last weak In a seven inning gama but 22 batters facad tha Shamrock ■ hurlar Eight of tha Baptists brsassd tha air whlla ona man was glvan frta transports Mon to first haaa Walt Havan, who polad a homar with a man on first has** was tha hitting atar of tha Shamrock ♦ a«m. ( nanblrt, recently with lha Murpht* him been retained and is row pit thins for ♦ ha I' P Knglnaman of tha Metropolitan las gua As a result of tha Itnnrd of IHrecforn of tha Munv association swarding last Synday's Mouth Omaha Boosteia win ovar tha Jandna to tha Jsnda Funeral home tho enihalniars finished in $*' ond place In tha Southern laagu* t.eorge (Chief) Krebs of tha lllits M E of tha second division of tha Oturon las gua haa again t-againtd H« batting tys after balng In a short slump. William Parity, htirler of tha Omaha •porta, has signed a «ontraf ths Metropolitan league |s tied fog the lead In the base running honors with Johnny Brandt of tha Htandard Laundry nine Both of theea gents clrclsd tha bags In tha fast time of if seconds Verna l.enellen, form or Nebraska fn|. vsrslty football and baseball plavar who re« elvad a tryout with the rittaburgh Pirates, may ba on tha mound this af* tsmoon for the Lincoln Sporting Hoods team when they tackls tha C ft and Q ♦ asm at T.tnroln The World Herald team will nine at PanllMon thtn afternoon Mrftannall will ba on tha mo md for tha newspaper team fitrtla. pitcher for tha North rreehe tarlsns established s ne»e record lest Saturdi'* wn* n ha walked 14 of the Clifton Hills and allowed them but two hits Lasplts tha large number of meiti \l»\ HIITfHRIfllVNT Automobile Makes 27 Miles On Air An automobile goej 37 mitci on •Ir by tiling an automatic, device which waa Initalled In leia than » minuter Thiautomoblli waa only mlnutei. The automobile waa only line but iftir thla remarkable In ventlon waa Inatallid. It made bet ter thin S7. The Intentor, Mr. .1 A (ttrineky. It.H Kliventh Street. Puknani, 8 P. want* agenti and It willing to nnd a iimple at hli own rUk. Write him today. Eight Twilight Games Scheduled Eight twilight games are on tap :hls week for the followers of ama teur baseball. On Tuesday evening :wo first division and one south dl / I vision church games will be played. I 15n Wednesday night the Police and I he U. P. Enginemen will play off a I postponed game of several weeks ago. Two second division church games ' will also be played on this night, rhursday evening the Hirst Sunday ichool and the Dietz Sunday school will resume their series of games to letermine the Sunday school cham pions of the city. These learns played the first game of the series jester lay afternoon. The Olivet Baptist, leaders of the second division, will Day the Calvary Baptists at Fonte telle park. . TWILIGHT GAMES. Tuesday. Thirty-second and Dewey avenue 6 p, m.: First Christians-First M. E. Fontenelle Park. 6 p. m.: Pearl M. E.-North Pres byterians. West Elmwood. « p. m.: Parkvale-Firat Baptists. Wednesday. Thirty second and Dewey avenue. 6 p. m.: U. P. Enginemen Police. West Elmwood. •t p. m : South 8i(le Christians Bethany. Riverview Park. 6 p. m.: Dietz-Central Park. Thursday. Fontenelle Park. 6 p. m.: Olivet Baptist-Calvary Bap tist. Riverview Park. <> p. m : Dietz Sunday School-Hirst Sunday School. WESTERN LEAGUES. •layer, Club G An R H PC. .amb, Tula ...107 451 90 177 .392 -ellvell. Total .. 98 364 83 139 .382 lunning, Wit h .107 459 101 174 .379 diller, St. .1 .92 310 U |!| ST) rVaalibtim, Tul 107 407 120 150 369 AMERICAN* LKACU K. Player and Club. G. All. R. II. r< t. tilth. New 4 oi k 102 315 102 136 .349 Vrrhdeacon, CH. 59 193 46 73 .378 -alk, Chicago. . . 85 323 53 121 .375 sheply Chicago. 99 352 63 121 .311 ioslin, WmIi. . *10! 382 72 131 .313 NATIONAL LEAGUE. Hornsby, St. L... 94 359 74 148 .412 ['uylcr, Pitta ... 65 255 50 96.376 Wheat, lirooklyn. 92 359 55 134 .313 Roush, Cincinnati 80 309 43 109 .353 Wilson. New York 53 175 33 61 .319 tYALKER-LEONARD ]0 HELD AUGUST 20 New York, Aug. 1.—The 15 round lecision bout between Benny I^onard world's lightweight champion, ant dickey Walker, welterweight cham ilon, will be held in the Yankee stadium on the night of August 20, .he promoters announced today. SValker's title will be at stake. Tex Kickard and Jimmy Johnston net at the offices of the New York date athletic commission, and agreec hat Johnston should promote th« natch but that Rickard would retair in interest in the liout. FORMER HEALTH COMMISSIONER RECOMMENDS FRENCH OISCOVERY 1° TAKE OFF FAT Dr. J. J. RUDOLPH and other Physicians advise SAN-GRJ-NA for FAT PEOPLE. tp to row, reducing hid been »n almost unsoWable problem. It »»• ****** * question of losing a tew pounds and ruin your health with dangerous drug* or , remain fat. 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Beaton’s, Trnucliw'a or Riafle’a Drug Stores. Hagen Invited to Denver. Denver, Col, Aug. 1 .—Invitations went out today to Walter Hagen. British open golf champion, and his playing partner, Joe Kirkwood, to engage in a special match here with two leading Colorado golfers during the open tournament to be staged by the Denver Golf Tournament GAMES TODAY itinfenelle Park. 3 30 p m K C. against Lnginemen. (■rtrr Ukr Club 3 30 P m. Police against Carter Lake Club Port Omaha. 1 30 p m. Vlntor Merchant* against South Omaha Junior* 3:30 D. m.. Mu'-nhvn ag«in*t Schneiders .league Park I: SO p m Vinton Merchant* against Wat L Improvement. 3 30 p. m . W.. O. W. against Standard laundry'• C5@t m@ir@ business ■» by goimig aft@jr it Keen-minded business men are getting ready for a bigger fall business. They are laying their merchandising and advertising plans carefully—as a good general plans his cam paign. Our “deeper-etched” play a most important part in your sales campaign. They print sharp er and add interest and charm to your prod ucts or service. Phone AT lantic 1000 and let us show you how to get more business through our “deeper etched” engravings. Department of En$ravin? of the Omaha Bee* Ernest Scherer **?>•