The . Omaha Sunday
Bee
PART V.
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VOL. XXXVH-NO. 43.
OMAHA, SUNDAY MOIININO, VPKIL 12, 1008.
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WESTERS STARTS TMS WEEK
TRACK MEN IN GOOD FORM
Soldiers Who Also Play Basket Ball and Hold a Proud Record
' League Season Openi Wednesday,
with Omaha at Dei Moinei.
Cornhuskeri' Certain of Serer&l Win
neri This Spring1.
riKST GAME HERE TWENTY-THIRD
.411 Train Arf f ha need for the Bft
. Irr II I Hoped, nnil Clone
Rncr ! Anticipated hy
the Fans.
EARLY - PROSPECTS DISCOUNTED
Men Ineligible Last Year Coastltnto
Balwark of the Team "ow
. Wlldman l-eode la tho
.' Doahea.
A..
Wccnetday It starts. ,
ThaC""ls the day set for the official open
ing of the Western league rce of 15)
rimn per tram. From the flmt cry of
Hay ball:" until cold weather conrs the
i fan will be kpt at fever heat, 'wondering
J who will be able to land the bunting. Pa.
the wise one say, haa a team this year
which ahould be able to win the flag-.
Five plteherj are now ready for work
and the rest of the team is In readiness
' for the opening, except Graham, who
; wrenched hla knee in the last game with
the Ynnlgans. and will be out of the fray
for at least two weeks, his, place belnj
la ken by King, tile utility man.
Captain Franck has been getting himsMf
Into condition and will play from the
. start. The pitching staff has bfen cat
down to -Hall and Ragan as the only vet
erans, nitzman, the r.ew louthpaw, who
plumed up o well against the Yanigans;
Noh. the big ilght-hander, whom the
league already fears as a "seven-footer";
llyllcnbeok. the tow-headed southpaw
whom George Clark touted an strong- that
r, hired him (anil Clark's Judgment haa
been justified, because Holly has been
making good tip to date), and Metz, the
Ms boy from the mountains, who Is get
ting belter and better every day as the
weather geln warmer.
Chicken Autrey has won for himself a
place at first base and Joe Dolan Is now
on the books as u utility player; Graham
will he at second as soon as hla knee
menus. Franck will play ahort and Austin
third. The outfield Is composed of some
heavy hitters in Householder, Welch and
Belden. with King as utility outfielder.
... .' Mean ire Faces In Other Tea ma.
Many airango faces will be 'seen In the
lineup of tha Pueblo team when that bunch
' cornea to town. Manager Belee has been
scouting all over the country and sends the
'.' following lineup:
ntchera Fitzgerald, Jackson, Dies, Nich
ols, Galgajia and Aekley. Catchers Smith
; and McKenzie. J''irst base Patterson. Sec
. end base Clancy. Third base Niehoff.
Shortstop Corhan. ', Outfielders Mattlcka,
:"raig and Sulllgen. I'tillty Hoffman,
t The makeup of the Des Moines team will
, ; not be determined until Comlskey and the
; Cantlllona decide what players will be rele
J gated back to that city. The players now on
I the list are Clarke, McGregor, Peterson and
i Eawver. pitchers; Dexter and KlnU, first
1 base; SclnH-h, second; Fltzpatrlok,, third;
j Caldwell, short; McLra left; Mclaughlin,
i renter field a-id M.-C "llund. right field.
J The ta'.ih "rs ore Yrasi'r u::d Hopkins.
1 Tl'c l)envev t'-.ur! under Manager Irwin,
cane dfiT.1i from the mountain heights and
tra::ij st !C -'ai Clt y. ' where it Is said,
the far ptcl:d the team as being a comer.
Tl r; hnv? now returned, to Denver for a
cou:l-.c oC exhibition sanies before the open
ing of the season. In the lineup may be
recognised audi old familiar faces as Cas
; aady. lipid: Waldron, light; Downey, short;
' Hclden. center; 'Irwin, third; White, first;
Lautethorn, econd; Zalusky. catcher; Ker
, ner. catcher; Adams, pitcher: Bohannon,
i pilch''; Taige, piti her; Mars, pitcher, and
' Doll. .
Guy Green will havo much the same team
that finished wo strong last fall and the
! new pla:rra are all players wxll known In.1
this league. The team consists of Sullivan
and Zinrnn, catchers; McKay, Jones, Stlni
mel. AYIltlsmn and Xarkert, pitchers;
Thoiimf. fit st: Fox, second; Gagnler, ahort;
and Itedlck. third. The outfield will con
t slat of Wa'sh, left. Davidson cenferfleld
' and F'nluii right field.
Jioo An V'nknown Qaantlty.
Din ky Holmes, himself, says his team is
an unknown iuaulity ami the fana of
Omaha tan judge for themselves by the
, reaulia of the exhibition games which are
( now being played at Vinton atreet park.
Ills team consists of Williams, Starr, Cor
I last I, Fun huer and Jacohson, In the box;
Henry and Chapman, catchers; 8evereid,
I first base; Andreas, second; Granville,
(.short; Holmes, third; Campbell, left; Epen-
ner, center field and Weed right field.
rlie umpires wlll meet In Omaha tomor-
1 row lo confer with Jack Haskell
chlef of
llimpirta of the Western league. The meet-
Ills' IH he held at the Schlltg hotel and
Ithe umptriii will be given their instructions
whhh they nro supiwecd to follow. Has
j kel ha? been In Omaha all winter, Slata
i Jcls luis been wintering In Sioux City and
Brrnnan hua teen In the cast. J
Thursday. April :2, will bu the bi day
, In buHe. ball for Omaha, for on that day
, Guy Green will bring hia Lincoln Indians
to the large it to open the season for
Omoha. Tin Kmirke family will play at
As Moines for tho opening of the season
und will then go to BIjjx City to meet the
' JJucklings, after which they will return to
I Omi.ha for April r.3.
Major Dahlman will toss the first ball
- uid has recently been seen In hla back
jard llmbcrlne up hla arm that he may be
jiMk this ear to throw the ball clear to
thu plate. He Uoca not like the idea to go
tut that a man ho Una a national reputa
tion aa a lariat thrower Is not able to toss
a) base ball from tha pitchers' box to home
plate. The city council has accepted Pa'
tnvlliUiou lo occupy the boxes and the
band has been engaged. Brother Dave
baa ordered a new supply of peanuts and
the flagpole la ready.
The. pcnar.r.t for 1!HS, which was won laat
year by the Rourke family, has been re
ceived In Omaha and Is now on exhibition
at the 1.1-ig Cl 'thlna- company. It is good
aixed and heavy and will tax the ateel pole
Vtr.e cast end of the lot to carry such a
responsibility.
Tho sod on the mw diamond haa settled
nd Omahc n ) haa a real ball park. The
aod makes the ball move lively when It la
diy and also Improves the looks of the
park. Pa was not satisfied with simply
aodding' the diamond, but l.as put a green
ward all tha may to the grandstand.
Till will help.' It will keep down tha duat
Hutch haa of late years contracted, a bad
habit of swerving around ir.to the grand
tttand. Belch Free tine .More.
Butch Freese. the rlown of the lot. Is
gam looking for a job. He signed with
V Khita for the aeaaon and just as he had
his grip packed ready to atart. label wired
tdin that be was a f- man. label ae
cured one of tha extra catchers whom Com
takey had on his staff so did not have any
Mitw for Freeae. Comiskey had thirty-nine
gilaeis with him thla spring, twenty with
he big team and nineteen with the Tam
pans who riy4 In Omaha.
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MKTi CASTLE.
Manager.
BASKET BALL, TEAM
OF
RIFLE PROGRAM FOR OLYMPIAD
Contest of Marksmanship at the Big
London Meet "Will Be
Complete.
LONDON. April 11. The rifle shooting
contests of the Olympic games will be
held at Blslcy, July 8. 9 and 10. entries
to close June 1. There are gold, silver
and bronze medals In icach event, . four
In all. The first event Is a team com
petition, one team of six to represent each
country. The national military arm of any
country may, be used. The distances are
ax, 500, 600. 800. 900 and 1,000 yards. First,
second and third class targets will be
used, and there will be two alghtera and
fifteen shots for each competitor at each
range. Conditions for the Individual com
petition are aa follows: No more than
twelve competitors from one country; any
rifle, any sight. Including telescopic;
dtatance 1,000 yards; first call target;
two alghtera and twenty shots.
One team from each country Is eligi
ble for the contest at 300 meters, the
conditions for which are aa follows: Any
rifle, foresight open, any kind of back
sight; distance, 300 meters; white target,
one metre fn diameter, divided Into ten
zones, with black center, 0.90 meter In
diameter. Each competitor fires . 130
shots MO standing, 40 kneeling; and 40
lying down), with ten sighting shots in
each position. The Individual . competi
tion Is under the same conditions, and
twelve may enter from any one country.
There are four classes for minature rifles,
conditions and events being aa follows:'
Teama'of four, one, from any one country;
any broech-loadiug rifle shooting mina
ture ammunition, any sights except magni
fying or telescopic; distances, SO and
100 yards; targets, fifty yards, twelve
inches square, bull's-eye 1 inches In diam
eter; 100 yards, 34 Inches square, bull's
eye 3 Inches in diameter; four alghters
and forty shots at each distance. The
individual contest Is under the same condi
tions, and twelve may enter from each
country.
The other two competitors will be
under the following conditions: Indlvld-
ual competition. disappearing . target.
Twelve eligible from each country. Any
breech-loading rifle shooting mjnatirro
ammunition, any sighta except magnify
ing or telescopic. Two alghtera and fif
teen shots. Distance, 26 yards. Target,
three-quartera length figure, four Inches
high and one and one-half Inches wide
at the wldeBt part. Individual competi
tions, moving target. Twelve . eligible
from each country. Any breech-loading
rifle 'shooting minature ammunition, any
sights, except magnifying or telescopic.
Distance, IS yards. Target, three-quarters
length figure, four inches high and
one and one-half inches wide at tho widest
part. Two sighters and fifteen shots.
Revolver and pistol shooting events are
for teams of four, one entry from each
country, and Individuals, twelve entries
from each country. The conditions are
as follows for both events: Any revolver
or pistol with open alghta, distance 60
yards. Target white, nineteen and three
quarter Inches In diameter, divided . Into
ton zones, with central seven and three-
quartera Inches In diameter. Two alghtera
and sixty shots. Position, -standing;
right or left hand, with arm extended.
Running deer competitions are for teams
of four. Individual single shot, and in
dividual double shot, conditions for which
are' as follows: Any single, double, or re
peating rifle with open sights, distance
110 yarda. Target, running deer. Bull
eye s'x inches In diameter. Two sighters
and ten ahots, one at 'each run. Position,
any. . k
The clay target shooting will be held on
the t'xendon Shooting School club grounds,
on Jujy S. 9. 10 and 11, entries to close
June L-Gold, silver and bron&e medala
will be awarded the winners. There will be
competitions for teama of six, two eligi
ble from each country, and Individuals,
twelve eligible from each country.
ARMY SAYS NAVY HAS ADVANTAGE
Another Wrinkle In Connection with
the Foot. Ball. War.
ANNAPOLIS. Md., April 11. Judging
from present appearanucea the foot batal
authorities of the naval and military
acadernlna may encounter some diffi
culty before the date for the annual army
navy gridiron conteat is finally settled
upon. It is said here that the cadets are
deairoua of playing the annual game on
Saturday. November 21. which is one week
before the usual date get for the game.
On tho other hand the middies want the
conleal played on trfe last Saturday In the
aeaaon. In accordance with the custom
of past years.
The army's contention is that the navy
gaina an advantage over them by waiting
until this late period to play the gume,
inasmuch as there generally is snow.
Ice and cold weather In the cadets, more
northern home by that aeaaon of the year.
Therefore, they are aid to claim that
while, the army la forced to camp about
its fires and wait, the navy. In lis south
ern quarters, is busily engaged In putting
on the final touehea before the main
event of their respective foot ball seasons.
This period of forced idleness on the part
of the West Pointers Is claimed by them
to be the cause of a dropping off In form,
which la top' notch a ltttla earlier.
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B. MARONWILLE,
,r, vw n u. vjuniu, .tmtr. uuuru,
COMPANY E, FIFTY-FIFTH IOWA NATIONAL GUARD, SH ENANDOAH ONLY ONE DEFEAT IN FOUR YEARS CHARGED
f'snta n.lTnMfnsvl
BRITT LOSES IN SIXTH ROUND
Gives Up Match After Being Knocked
' ; Down Third lime.
G0N0 SAVES HUM IN THE FTTTH
MrFarland Ootboxed, Ontpnncbed
nd Completely On tarenernlod
His Opponent In All
Rounds.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 11. Packy Mo
Farland. the Chicago lightweight, made
short work of Jimmy Brltt, this afternoon
In their scheduled twonty-round oonteirt.
Brltt waa sent to tha floor three times In
the sixth and laat round by powerful right
wallops on the point of tho Jaw. He took
the. count of nine twice and after tho time
keeper had counted five, Brltt'a father
Jumped Into tho ring and waved McFarland
away. 1C waa practically clean knockout.
McFarland outclassed Brltt from start to
finish.
The Britt who faced McFarland this af
ternon waa not the Britt of old. He did
not seem able to guage his blows and dis
played much weakness In the clinches and
close range fighting.
McFarland, on the other hand, hAd re
markable apeed, hia judgment of dtatance
waa infallible and he diaplayed great
punching power, McFarland showed also
that he la a wonderful two-handed fighter.
In the first and second rounds, McFar
land.. out-boxed, out-punched and com
pletely out-generaled his opponent. Dur
ing the third, fourth and fifth rounds Mc
Farland administered a succession of pow
erful rights on Britfs Jaw. Toward the
close of the fifth round a right smash flush
to the Jaw sent Brltt to the mal and only
the timely clang of the gong saved him
from being knocked out.
In the alxth round McFarland hooked a
wicked right that caught Brltt on the point
of the chin. He dropped like a log. At the
count of nine he struggled to his feet, but
McFarland wa right after, him, and
another-rlght To the same place Bent the
Callfornian down. It was then that the
elder Britt stepped into the ring and ac
knowledged defeat for hla son.
After the fight Brltt atammered out;
"I waa clearly beaten. Thla Is the laat
time I ever will box in a prize ring. '
CARKEEK AND BEELL TO MEET
Former Cornlah Champion Wrestlra
Mttle Fellow Aext Saturday.
Jack Carkeek. the old veteran and former
world's champion at the Cornlah style of
wrestling, will wrestle Yed Beell. Amer
ican light heavyweight catch-as-catch-can
champion, at the Auditorium next Saturday
night. The match has been arranged by
Emll Klank. ) . "
Old fans will welcome the presence of
Jack Carkeek, one of the real oldtlmers at
the game. Carkeek twice won tha world's
Cornish championship and was also great
at Graeco-Roman and catch-as-catch-can.
He la about the age of Farmer Burns and
haa been one of the top-notchera from the
start. Beell recently threw Farmer Burns,
who threw him In the first match they ever
had. Burna and Beell have met but twice,
at the Omaha Auditorium. Carkeek will
have the advantage in size and experience
over Beell, but the little fellow ia always
there against any of them.
Carkeek, with Farmer Burns and Emll
Klank, waa in Gotch's corner at the big
Hackenachmidt match In Chicago and he
and Burna trained Gotch for that great
struggle. It was Carkeek's undying nerve
and faith in Gotch that did so much for
the champion. From the first of Gotch's
training1 period Carkeek aald he would best
the Ruaaian, and ao confident was Jack at
the laat that the day before the match he
ventured hia reputation on the prediction
that Gotch would make Hack quit, and
then at the ringside. Just before the .men
entered, Carkeek bet I .oil Houseman that
Gotch would force Hack to surrender.
Waa he riglK?
AMATEUR BILLIARDS FOR GOTHAM
Tssrsauest Will Start There Week
After Aext. .
NEW YORK. April ll.-Details of the
international billiard championship tourna
ment have been definitely settled at a
meeting of the committee In charge, held
at the Llederkrnns efub. Lucicn do Rollc,
the great French amateur, repreaenting the
French federation, will in all probability
be the only foreign competitor. The tourn
ament will begin on April 28 in the concert
hall of the club. Efforts are being- made
by the officers of tho National Associa
tion of Amateur Billiard Playera which
may result In anothor foreign entry before
the date of closing, which has been set
for April 14. It la certain at thla time that
at Icaat four of tha top rlaas Americana,
Including Calvin Pemaroat. the amateur
champion, and Charles F. Conktln. both of
Chicago; Edward W. Gardner of Passaic,
N. J.. and J. Ferdinand Poggenbura; of
thla city will represent thla country. Wil
son P. Foaa may also play. Each match
will be at IS.; balk line, 400 points ua
A. JOHNSON, L.
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STAGG WANTS NEW LAURELS
Proposes a More Important Invaalon
of the Raat Than Any He
Has I ndertaken.
CHICAGO, April 11. Alonzo A. Stagg.
director of physical culture at the Uni
versity of Chicago, plana a new conquest
of tho east with his track athletes. For
many years he lias sent a one-mile relay
team to the Pennsylvania games, and
twice ho has returned with his team a
national champion. A third time his quar
tet ran such a close second that the judges
never were able to agree unanimously on
the winner. Now tha Midway chief is
figuring on a two-mile relay team made up
of half-milers to send against tho RSO-yard
runners from Yale, Princeton, Harvard,
Dartmouth, Cornell and Pennsylvania. Hla
two-mile quartet ia to be in addition to
his one-mllo team, which will again race
at Philadelphia.
Stae-g haa been keeping close tab on his
track material despite the long distance
that has separated him from the campus
during the winter months. He haa the
best aquad of quarter-milera that has ever
trained on the Midway, and If ano man re
gains bis eligibility a two-mile team will
be gathered together. This athlete Is James
Lightbody, Olympian champion and world's
hero generally. Llghtbody found school
work difficult to comprehend arid so the
faculty asked him to keep out of the lime
light of the athletic world for a while. Re
cently, however, he is aald to have broken
all past records in hla studies and the
chancca are for his return to track work.
LigTitbody, If he runs, will be a member of
both the one-mile and two-mile teama.
PITCHING STAFF J0R DODGERS
Manager Donovan Peela Better Ahoot
Hla Crew.
NEW YORK, April 11. When "spit ball"
artist Strlcklctt announced that ha would
desert the Brooklyn club for the outlaw
league on the coast and word came from
the south that Scanlon, through illness,
might be laid up for several months, there
W'as a feeling of uneasiness among the
Brooklyn' playera and management. v
Since the team has been In the training
camp Manager Donovan has given great
attention to his pitching staff, and Patsy
believes he haa discovered two youngsters
who will prove as big finds thla year as
were Bell and Rucker laat year. Donovan
also has had a big load lifted from hla mind
be receiving word f-om Scanlon that he
waa faat recovering, and would be In har
ness within a few weeks. This certainly
was encouraging news to the Dodgers'
manager. It was the pitching staff which
helped ft he Brooklyn club to make its great
spurt In the middle of the season last year.
In the early spring the twlrlers were not
In as good condition aa they might havo
been, and proved easy marks to opposing
batsmen. As a result the Dodgers lost,
something like fifteen or sixteen games
before they ever got started. Rucker and
Bell pitched great ball last year, and are
expected to do even better work thla aea
aon. Mi Inly re, with a little backing up,
can win the majority of hia games, and
Pabtorious Is more reliable.
Holmes and Finlayson arc the two re
cruits who Donovan expects will bo of
great benefit to tho team, and If Scanlon
recovers his strength before the season is
too far advanced, there need be llltlo to
worry over tho ability of the pitching de
partment to hold up their end. The Dodgers
are considerably stronger In the field and
at the bat thla season than they were last
year.
PULLIAM LECTURES HIS UMPIRES
Big; -Noise of National Gives Arbitral
torn Final Instructions.
CHICAGO, April ll.-Presldent Pulliam
of tha National league gathered his um
pires about him the other day and for four
and a half houra he Instructed them aa to
their duties for the coming season. Howdy
lam appears to have been the principal
topic of the powwow. President Pulliam
is evidently fully determined to put a atop
to all such capers and told his representa
tives on the field of play ao very plainly.
Ho Instructed them to be wide awake and
to permit no "rough house" on the dia
mond and to aee that pitcher did not rub
the balls In the dirt. The matter of play
ers carelessly throwing their bats around
was also threshed out and the umpires
were Instructed to report all playera who
were habitually careless In this matter.
FOR FOUR-CORNERED TRACK MEET
Yale, Harvard. Oxford and t'anibrldae
May Yet Com' Tog-ether.
NEW HAVEN. Conn.. April U.-lt is
tho general opinion at Yale that a track
and field meet-between the athletes of
Oxford and Cambridge, representing Eng
land, and those of Yale and Harvard, for
America, Is much more likely now that
the English universities made such an
excellent showing in their dual meet re
cently. A challenge was sent some woeks
ago for a Joint mrt to be held lu London
during July, Juat before the Olympic
games, but the Englishmen demurred at
the time. Now It Is thought that they may
reconsider their decision and consent to
meet thair rival
BAKER. J. CASTLE,
. a
DUCKY HAS FUN WITH PAPA
Sioux City Romps Around the Circuit
Just Twenty Times.
METZ ON EXHIBITION . FOR PA
Holme "thovra Ip with What Looks
Like Real Team Second Came
of the Series Thla After
noon. What a picnic Ducky Holmes and his
bunch had with Captain Franck's cham
pions at Vinton street park Saturday after
noon.. They simply -romped around 'the
bacs, at will. Metz appeared to be In no
form, but he was kept In for five Innings,
during which time he Issued several passes
and was lilt for several safe ones. Tho
score was 3 to 4.
Holmes haa quite a lively team and
some extra men who are good. He worked
two youmr pitchers against the Rourke
family and both these allowed up well,
although eleven hits were made off tholr
delivery. He has a great catcher In Jack
Henry and a fast fielder in Spencer. The
Infield Is speeded up by putting Weed in
the outfield and he seems lo have a first
baseman who ran hit as well as play first.
Holmes has not been saying much, but he
has turned up with a pretty good team.
Graham Is still out of tho game and
probably will be for two or three weeks,
having wrenched his knee a week ago
in tho last game the Yanlgana plnyed In
Omaha, with Graham and Franck out of the
game, their positions were filled by Dolan
and King, both of whom played good ball.
Dolan took seven chances, six of which
wero putouts. ,
The same teams will play this afternoon
with a different set of twlrlers.
The score:
OMATJA.
Aff. R. H. O. A. E.
Belden, r 4 0 2 1 0 0
King. :b 4 2 2 2 2 0
Autrev. lb 4 12 9 0 1
Householder, If 6 0 11 0 0
Welch, cf 4 ii 1 1 0 0
Dolan, ss 5 0 0 ti 1 0
Auatin, 3b 6 0 .N2 0 3 0
Gonding, c 2 0 0 6 2 0
licBrand, c 2 112 3 0
Motz, p- 2 0 0 3 1
Ritzman, p 3 0 0 0 1 0
Totals to 4 11 27 15 2
SIOUX CITY.
AB. R. II. O. A. E.
Campbell. It 6 1110 0
Holmes, 3b 3 3 10 2 0
King. 3b 1 1 0 0 1 0
Andreas. 2b 6 2 3 1 5 2
Weed, rf 5 1 2 2 0 0
Severcld. lb 3 2 2 8 0 0
Clark, lb 3 II 0 6 0 0
Spencer, cf 4 3 1 2 0 0
Granville, ss 6 2 3 2 2 0
Henry, c 3 2 3 5 1 1
Chapman, c 1 0 0 4 0 0
Starr, p 2 2 0 0 10
Furchncr, p 2 1 '8 0 1 0
Totals 41 16 27 13 3
Omaha 0 0 1 0 0 S 0 0 04
Sioux City 0 8 4 0 3 3 2 0 0-30
Two-base hits: Belden, Autrey, House
holder, Andreas. Three-base hits: Granville,
King. Paaaed balls: Henry, 2. Wild pitch:
Rilznian. Baaes on balls: Off Metz, 7; off
Ruzman. 4; off Starr, 2; off Furchncr, 2.
Struck out; Bv Metz, 3; by Ritaman, 2;
by Starr, 3; bv Furchner, 5. Left on bases:
Omaha, 14: Sioux City, 7. Double plays:
Austin to King to Autrey. Sacrifice lilt:
Kltzman. "Stolen bases: King, Autrey U),
Campbell, Spencer ;1, Holmes, King. An
dreas. Time: 2:00. Vinpire: Blats Davis.
JACK TWIN TO MEET KETCHEL
Welters Come Toarther at Col ma on
the Math of Mar -ext.
SAN FRANCISCO. April ll.-Jack Twin
Sullivan and 8tanley Ketchel have been
matched lo fight thirty-flva rounds at
Jim Cofforth's arena, at Colma, May 9.
Billy Roche is to referee and the fight
ers are lo box for 60 per cent, divided
0 and 40. In addition Ketchel gets 10
lier' cent bonus from Cofforth and 6 from
Sullivan.
It Is expected that Jim Jeffries wil)
shortly supplant Jim Cofforth aa the most
popular fight promoter of California,
Jim haa a club of hla own Just outslda
of Los Angeles, where he can pull off
twenty-five round fights, and he la will
ing to give the fighters larger purses than
Cofforth or any of tlto other lub man
agers. The San Franolaco fight promoters have
secured a leaas on the Coliseum. Thla
means that all the fights of this year
and ti'-xt at least will bo held in tho big
building near tho Panhandle of the park.
The coliseum will be put in shape to scat
abuut Irt.lW people.
Indian Teama Play Tie t.ante.
WALTHILL. Neb.. April 11. -(Special )
The Walthill Indiana today met the Na
tional Indiana in a ten-inning game of luiae
ball, .ore 2 to t. The National Indiana
torni a team now organizing on the Win
iiebaso reservation, rompoaed of playera
from various reservations. On May 1 they
will leave for a tour of -the I'nited States,
playing their first game at Sioux City. Tha
team has been in training for several weeks
and play an excellent game.
The Walthill Indians are coming out In
their old form and put up good ball.
Walker, the little Chippewa, played a
grrat game behind the bat. Indications ara
that Crjnger will pHch greater ball than
ever this year. Batteries: National In
dians. Hill. Mallory and FelU; WaJihili,
Conjjer. Ucium and Wailtw.
et,
W:
1
C. MARONWILLE,
a ,
rorwRra. ;
AGAINST THIS SQUAD. '
SPORTS AND LUNG CAPACITY
How Athletic Work Inrreasea tha
Respiration and tide tha
System.
NEW HAVEN, Conn., April 11. In his re-'
port upon the physlquo of the crew, foot
ball and track teams at Yale. Dr. F. J.
Born, medical director of the gymnasium,
declares that however much college ath-
letea are criticised by the Intellectual,
their value as an Incentive In the develop
ment of the highest type of physical young
manhood, and aa a moral agent In the de
velopment and formation of character, has
not depreciated. Figures are given show
Ing that the chest of tho average Yale ath
lete examined presented the typical oval
shape found In the healthy adult and
flexibility far abov-i the average. The
supraclavicular fossae, the notches above
the clavicles, were less prominent, duo to
the fact that the apices of the lungs, that
portion which In many Individuals Is In a
permanent state of collapse and Is never
called Into action, were well developed, as
a result of the deep respiration made neces
sary by violent exercise. Tho average lung
capacitlca of the three groups of Yale ath
letca compared with that of the average
Yale students are: '
k Av. Stu- Diffet-
dent. ence.
Cu. In. Cu. In. Cu. In
Crew 3'Jfi 240 M
Track team 2H0 2W 60
Foot ball team 816 240 76
Tha average measurements of the 'varsity
and freshman foot ball teams,' which won
the championship for 1907, compared with
those of the average Yale college students,
are as follows:
Av. Stu- Fresh-
'Vaislty. dent. . men.
' Cu. In Cu. In. Cu. In.
Height 70.3 67.8 62.2
Weight 183.4 '137. 0 1R5.3
Breadth shoulder. 17.5 16.1 17.1
Girth of neck -15.6 1.1.9 , 15.2
Girth or neck. nor. 33.8 34.4 39.3
Girth of chest
inflated 41.7 IVi.O 41.0
Girth of waist.... 33.4 28.0 32.3
Girth of right fore
arm 11.6 10.4 ' 11.8
Girth right bleeps. 14.2 ll.ti 13.3
Girth right thigh. 23.8 20.3 -- 23.6
Girth right calf. .v 16.0 13.9 . 14.9
pounds.
The typical oarsman, as . represented by
tho Yalo crew. Is not the flat-cheated In
dividual considered the usual product of
this branch of sport. The chest was well
rounded anteriorly, and thacarrlago erect.
Tha shoulder muscles and those of . the
upper back, as well as the forearm, and
pectoral muscles, wrro well developed." The
muscles of the thigh and leg, while lighter
than those of the foot ball player, gave
evidence of that latent power and strength
so necessary in the oarsman.
LEW MOREN LOOKED ON AS STAR
'
Philadelphia .Nationals Bettered to
Have Real Boy Wonder.
PHILADELPHIA, April ll.-That the
Philadelphia NationaIshave a star twlrler
this year is generally believed by the mem
bora of that team, for the players who
have already come north have brought the
brightest reports of the work being done
in training by Lew Moren, the Pittsburg
boy. Moren is said to be heavier than- he
was last season, when he was a colt, and
that, instead of handicapping him, will
probably add to the power of hla batting.
It Is his development of tha "Wa-wckle
ball," however, that is causing tha singing
of his praises by his team mates. ' Moren
used this delivery to some extent last
season, but thia spring lis has It down oat,
and aaya he Intends to make general use
of it. The other pitchers of the team have
also given consideration to this ball, and
Moren will doubtless have Imitators before
the league season Is closed.
N. B. A. WELL GO TO NEW YORK
Contract for Tonrner at ' Madison
Sqaare Garden Drawn l'p.
NEW YORK. April 11. At a mettlng held
laat week a contract waa drawn up between
the directors of the National Bowling as
sociation, which will conduct the next big
tourney In 1UU9 In this city, and the man
agement of Madlaon Square Garden by
which the Garden has been secured from
May 18, 1909, for a period of three weeks
for tho "big show."
The tournament will actually begin on
May 22 ami will run to June 6, Inclusive.
There is not the slightest doubt that It will
ho the largest affair of the kind which has
ever been held In tho eaat, and Indications
are that more teams will be entered than
ever bowled In any national tournament
lu the history of the game. It la some
tune before It takea place, but thus early
bowling teams are beginning to make In
quiry In regard to their prottpects of get
ting into New York and taking part In the
contests.
NEW BOAT HOUSE FOR OLD ELI
Elsjhtr Thoasaad Dollars Wanted to
Provide Qanrters for tho Crew.
NEW HAVEN. Conn., April 11. With the
aim of having a new boat house for next
aeaaon Yale has begun a canvass of the
undergraduates and alumni to raise 10,000
to pay for the proponed building. A site
haa been secured Just north of the present
boat bouse oa Mill river
LINCOLN, April 11. (Special.) The first
week of training for the University of Ne
braska track candidates has given tha pros
pects for a successful team this spring m
bright hue and has greatly pieasea inn
coaches with the showing mads by tha man.
A few weeks ago the outlook for a strong"
team waa decidedly gloomy and Director
Clapp had little hops rlf the Comhuskarai
winning many points on ths rlnder path'
this season. In the first days of the eatJy
spring training, however, the candidates
have shown up to such good advantage that
Dr. Clapp Is much encouraged over ths
prospects. He Is confident that tha var
alty will win many points In the big Mis
souri valley conference meet and that It
will push both Minnesota and Kansas harJ
for first honors In the annual dual contests
with those'schools.
Tho showing made In the early training
makes tno cornnusKers cenain oi severs
point winners on the trsck. In some events
they will capture first and In others they
will probably take second or third.' In no
events. It seems, will thay be as. weak ss
had been expected. ' Much of the new
strength of the team has come from ths
men who were Ineligible last year on ac
count of the freshmen rule. Two of last
vear's freshmen Collins and Burke ara
among the stars of this spring's, candi
datsa. Wlldman, one of the ineligible freshmen
of last spring, la leading In the dashes and..
Is making an excellent ahowing. It is ex
pected that by tho time of the first meet
ho will be able to run the 100 yards In ten
seconds. He was not out to train with tho
squad lasf year and his form In this early
spring work Is considered remarkable. He
gives promise of being one of .the fastest
men who ever rs.n In tho dashes for Ne
braska. '
BIsT Fonr for Dashes.
Hughes, Perry and Bentley are tho other
candidates who make up tho "big four" In
the dash events. Of the three, Hughes and
Perry look the strongest, and probably will
develop Into point winning form within tho
next few weeks. They are doing some fast
work in both the 100-yard and 220-yard
runs. Perry's work Is better In the. 230
yard than In tho other dash. Bentley is
pushing ths other two candidates hard in
the 100-yard event, and la expected to make
the result of the preliminary in this run
doubtful.
Burks, another of last year'a Ineligi
ble freshmen, looks like a. real star in
ths quarter mile run and Is being figured
on to win - points this spring. He hss
made ths run In less than tho university
record time. Last year In tha preliminaries
he defeated the men who. ran the quarter
on ' the 'varsity In the intercollegiate
meets. One of these men was A. D. Smith,
who has equal the university record and
who Is one of tha candldatea again this
spring. In his running this year. Burke
has had good form and many enthus
iastic are looking for him to lower the
university recdrd of 61 seconds In-tha meets
with Minnesota and Kansas. ,
The Cornhuskers will not be lacking In
the longer runs for the coming meets.
Penrod of last yeaf's team will help
Perry take earn of the half mile run. Both
of these men did promising work . last
spring and In tho early training thla year
ara making much faster time than they
were able to do before. In the mile, A.
D. Smith Is running with much success
and will be able to crowd most of the
men In this -race this spring. The two
mile event Is being run by . Captain. Alden,
who la one of the best long dlstanca men
In the west. It Is expected that lis will
havo this race cinched for first honors In
all the meets Nebraska will have this
spring.
Candidates for Hnrdles.
Three promising candidates are running
the hurdles and are making good time.
McDonald, who was a point winner - In
these events a year ago, both at Kansas
and Ames, Is doing some fine running, and
Dr. Clapp believes he will be able to run
the 120 and 22w hurdles fast enough to tska
first in the coming meets.' Last season
he won second place In the 220-yard race
when the time was 2SH seconds, and this
spring he Is beating that time by a few
seconds. Rathbone. a new man, la making
nearly as good time as McDonald and with
a few mors weeks' training will be a val
uable man for the hurdles. McDavitt, a
sophomore, has not been In training Ions:
and has been a little Irregular fn reporting
for ths practice, but when he has got out
he has showed up well and made, fast time.
With mors consistent training during the
next few weeks he ought . to develop lntj
good form and give Rathbone a close race
to get the running place with McDonald.
Tho Cornhuskers will be stronger than
last season in ths field events. "Sid" Col
lins has all tha other men- outclassed . in
the weight events and has smashed all
university records In tho shot-put. Ha is
admitted to have any of the western col
lege weight men overshadowed and will
take first In tho shot-put in all the meets
thla spring, and probably will pul out
first In the hammer-throw also. The shot
put was won at 38 feet laat year in tha
Kansas meet, . and few men In ths west
can beat that distance- this spring. . Col
lins, however, has no trouble. whatever In
putting the shot 38 feet and this week made
89 feet 2 Inches. In throwing tho hammer
he la beating the distance of 138 feet madu
In the Ames-Nebraska meet a year ago.
By the time of the first meet he probably
will be able to throw ths hammer over 139
feet. Collins played center on the fool
ball team last fall" and was In school a year
ago, but was Ineligible on account of ths
freshman rule.
t haalonnkn Laid I f,
Kroger, the alar halfback of the 1W7
foot ball eleven, and "Ben" Bowers are
doing fair work in t-hese two events, but
they have -not yet developed Into point
winning , form. Chaloupka, who waa ths
leading weight man last season. ' broke
hla wriat In the St. Louis-'fcebraska grid
iron conteat last fall and is not getting
out for the track team. Little work has
been dons with the discus so far. Bowers
and Fleming show up fairly well, however.
In the work they are doing In this event.
More sttention .will be' paid to hurling the
discus from now on snd these two men
ara expected to make soma good distances.
Knode, captain of tha team last year.
Is ths star In ths high Jump aad ought