Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, April 26, 1908, SPORTING SECTION, Page 2, Image 27
THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: APRIL 26. "IMS. II AN ACERS HADE BY FIGHTERS To Haadle ft Star Pugilist Keani Big Konej. ' 1 KOW EOUE KX3 KAM A ETAUT Bfllr Bragy, Tsrea O'Roarke, Her ri ead (Xktn , Have ' Karaed Mark run la Tl n ' Masmer, ' KCW TORK, March 28. A good, clever, huntllna; manner of a star pugilist often 1aAh his man to fame and forturie. A skillful end successful fighter mora often helps Ml manager to 'wealth and promi nence. When thejr work In harmony they reap the best Jtervest. Many an unknown has suddenly leaped from obscurity to popularity and wealth aa the man n ur of a clever fighter of championship caliber. William A, Brady, tha theatrical man, wa first brought prominently before the public aa business' director of Jim Cor bett'a flstle affair. Brady, however,, must receive credit for giving Corbet t hla atart aa an actor In the play "After Dark," when tha Californlan made hla first ap pearance In the east after hla slxty-on round draw with Peter Jackson. It Vaa Brady who engineered tha match between Corbett and Sullivan, which turned Jim Into tha Champion heavyweight. That was a great victory for both Corbett and Brady and enabled both, of them to make big money. ' ' When Corbett lost hie title, to Fttaslm mona at Caraoh City Brady showed hla ahrewdnea by dropping Gentleman Jim and picking up Jeffries, who gained the championship from Flt and enabled Brady to star him In a drama called "Tha Man from the Weat." But When Jeff began to prove a poor Investment on tha road Brady washed his hands of tha boxing game for aver. Pam Harris Is another successful theatri cal manager who got- bis first bank ac count and experience aa tha handler of a champion pugilist. When Karris first took Terry McGovern under hla wing he was employed In a laundry. Together they made a fortune, but when McOovern was beaten by Toting Corbett Harris began to paddle hla own canoe. HoGovern blaw hi money In various ways, while Harris hung on to hi and t soon entered . into a profitable partnership with George M. Cohan. Selllven Had Many. John I Sullivan In hla fighting days! had a score of managers who can still remember what a hard proposition they had to handle. Pat gheedy waa unknown to the sporting world befor ha became Eulllvan's manager. - Whether Sherd y ever made much money wtlh tha big fellow, no body can say, but If he didn't he must have be?n tn hard luck, as he had Sullivan during that part of hi Sareer when John was a popular Idol ait over the United State. ' " ' ' -. Billy Madden became popular as Sulli van's first manager.' He was with -John Vhen ha won the championship from Paddy ?Hyn in 182. Soon after thla Sullivan and Madden parted because of soma personal differences, but Madden kept an tn the managerial gam and made money. Al Smith waa another of Sullivan's manager in the eld' days. He toured the country with John, meeting all comers, and they :fc4 a very successful trip. But they soon agreed to disagree, after mailing a barrel ht coin.' . . , . i ., j If Sullivan had atuck to Bmlth, who waa good business man and decidedly broad mlnded, tha big fellow. In the opinion of ?nny, could have now been- a millionaire, limit h' a J vice, if followed, would have kept John la the straight and narrow path Instead of permitting him to run wild. -.Among Sulltvan'a other manager were Jiarry rhillips. Jack Bernitt. Parson' Da- Mea,, Charley Johnston, Jimmy Wakely, Frank Moran, Duncan B. Harrison and Prink Dunn. Parson Davie iys that all he svef got from Sullivan wa a few gray hair, for John had a way of worrying a .manager more than any champion that ver etood in a ring. Yeuar Ortffa'a Msutnerer. ' YOuug Grlf fo wa another tough proposi tion to manage. He wa a wild drinker 'end seldom knew his own mini. Griff o had ,a habit of apiolnttfig every ready. money men ha cam In contact with his manager. "He would say In i.n Innocent way to a new- corner: - "If I only had a good manager I'd make pot of money. Immediately the newcomer would become Interested and Grtffo would go on explain ing that his manager at that time did not , clothe or feed him properly. Then would follow 'this sally! " ' ' V "Oh. if I only had a gent like yourself who would look after ni a bit what a dif ferent ehsp I'd be. Do you know, I've not. had a square meal In a week, ao how can I be expected to fight on tree lunch?" This would appeal to Mr. Newcomer and be would alio a ftv or ten spot to Grtffo, at tlis asm time offering to buy him a cedent suit of eiulliea. Tbe Autra,::&a would get tha money for fha ault and then would proceed to hunt up another easy vtsrk who wanted to be a manager. When Orlffo Appeared before hla real BEanager after a fight for a division of the money the latter would have two pile of bills on th table, one pil mad up of tl and (2 bills and tha other containing tf n, twenties and finite. "Which pile will you take. Griffo' the manager would a ok. "Why the biggest one, of course," the uneducated Australian would reply aa he j reached out for trie on and two-dollar bin. "All light, my txty," the manager would j y as bs pot ketsd th smaller pile, prob ably .three time valuable a tha other. In thla way many a manager made ll.COO, while poor Oriffo got Jus) for a hard mill. )! ai Torn O'Aeark. When Ceoig Dixou made his first ap pearenr In th prise ring In, Boston Tom O'Rourk. who later became his manager, was working s a carpenter. The wealthy sporting men who wore behind Dixon did not ear for notoriety, so they appointed O'Rourke as Dixon'a handler. Dixon waa a nioney-gfttter from tha atart. and O'Rourke was aoon cutting up tha profits on a W per cent basis. Together they earned a fortune. Dixon, however, did not know how ta keep a dollar and died In pov erty, O'Rourke has last a largs part of tils bank ro'l, too. in recent years. Fltaaimmon had managers galore. His first direr-tor of affairs was English Jimmy Carroll, the lightweight. The latter put up th )tb for Fits to defeat Jack Dempsey and accomplished hla purpose. Fits becom ing the middleweight champion of th world. Carroll and Fits, however, soon got Into a row, separated and are still bit ter (iimilts. Captain Olori of Kestark then took a fancy to Fits snd reslgnsii from the police 0l -ertment of that rlty to become the C'oi -irishman's mar.aaer. Bob was In hard lurk at the time snd Glorl was his staunch Irlrnd. Ttey went on th road with a theatrical combination snd as Soon as th iwnuy came n.llli.g In to Fit he picked a taarrr V. It ra the captain and they parted, Gluti getting inuch iirlcnce, but very l!u! money. Attt-r that Flu's brother-ltv !w, Mdrlin Jul:n, . tha i . t. lul U.fjf gut taf.J decided to cslf It II eff. -Several other tnansgnrs tacklfd th Jcb, but did h"t ac complish much. Sam FJtipatrl. k, th manaRer of -Jack Johnson, who wants a crack at Tommy Bums, has had consiilerable experience with atar fighters. 11 made much mony with Kid Lavigne and Peter Jackson. Bam waa a fighter one himself and came to America known aa the Australian Comet. There are many other managrra in Amer ica who owe much to th hard fighting of, gam rlngsters Who ar now down and out. EVENTS 02J TEE EUIimQ TEACKS James B. Brady Wins tk e Roekaway tvkea at Aqwediiet. AQITRDUCT, N. Y., April 2B. Tlie Rocka way atakes, a soiling race at alx furlongs, the feature of tha card at Aaueduct, re suited In an esey victory for the .split favorite, Jnmcs B. Brady, Hyperion II and James B. Bradv were equal choices In the belting, both being held Hi 7 to t. Though E. Dugan's ride on Blskin, the S to t sec ond choice In the second race,- the fol lowers of the boy were ahle ,to win. P. A. Foreythe's Warden, which was played down from SO to 1 to 10 to X, was second, a head away. Summary: i First race, four furllnsa and it, Belling, mile: Samuel H. Harris (1IJ6, Brusel, 12 to 1) won. Zal lins, Bchllllng, 5 to 1) sec ond, Master of Crsft (JOfi, McCarthy, SO to 1) third. Time: 1:4"H- Ir. Fox, Bohador, Carry, Umbrella, Rockstone and Donna aiso ran. Second race, 2 year olds, four and a half furlone-s: Plskln (Kid, E. Dugan, 8 to 1) won. Warden (10. MusRrave, 7 to second, Bight (103, McDaniel, ft to I) thlrdT Timei O.io. Kororro, Dander, Watiere, St. Wll held and Kumsle lao ran. Third race, the Rockaway stakes, I year olds and up. six furlongs: Jamea B. Brady (Kift, MuHgrave, 7 to 6) won, Hyperion, II (1. Nutter, 7 to t) second. Fleming (1(16, G. Burns. 12 td 1) third. Time: 1:13. Don Enrique also ran. Fonrth race, handicap, mile: Zlensp (lit, Musgrave, 8 to 'A! won, Berkeley (118, Mo Daniel, 5 to 1) second, Poo1iielng (114, Brussel, T2 to 1) third. Tlma: l:40Va Crensina and Zeethua also ran. Added starter. . i ' Fifth rsce, J.year olds, selllnx; six furlongs: Black Sheep (104,, Musgrave, 12 to 1) won, Harcourt (107, Shilling, t to 1) second, He Knows (100, McCarthy, to 1) third. Time: 1:14 Please, Single Stone, Hun Cltlsen, Sunglnam, Sandal, Orcagna, Tea Leaf, Blue , iieron and Ida D., also rn. ! . Sixth rsce, mailden,' 3 year olds and. Up, six end a half furlongs:. Robert Cooper (108, Musgrave, 9 to e won. Troublesome (108, Notter, t to 1 aecond, Montauk (108, McDaniel, 2 to 1) third. Time: l:2i. Pnlnn.1 fLnma n T J 1 1 V.ptuim nfim- ear, Algie, and Sweetfern also ran. Enimjl Cams was left at post. OAKLAND, April 25. Summary: . First race, mile: Jeremiah (9, Rice, 1 to 1) won, San Olmo (102, Kelly, la to 6) aeoond, St.' K,ildaw (112, Buxton, 13 to 1) third. Time: 1:42. Aromatlse, Athgold, Supine, Cayenne Cora, Van Gordan, Humero, Merrltt. Buxton and Toung also rn. Second race, six furlongs: Boorer Red (112, Kelly, 9 to 10) won, Mont Clair (l'A, Goldstein, 7 to 1) aecond, Oreen Gooda (HW, Harris, 4 to O third. Time 1:13.. Ed Davis, May Sutton, Margie D., Bainacle. Cuernavaca, UiiRa, Balmoral and Mrs. O'Farrell also ran. Third race, mile; Luretta (107, W. Miller, I to 6) won, Entrada (104. Moreland) sec ond. Nonie (107. Bettlg, 15 to 1) third. Time: 1:41. Mcndon, Tommy Atiearn. Gene Handlon, Rose Cherry, Mary B. Clark, George Kllborn nd Golden Wave also ran. , Fourth race, four and a half furlongs. Ocean View handicap: Traffic (8, Waleh, H to ), won; Mauretanla (106, W. Miller, 7 to 6), cond: Bill Eaton (100, Buxton, 10 to 1), third. Tim: 0:64. Woodlander, Royal Stone and Lady Rennsaeller also tan. Fifth race, mil and a sixteenth, Mar tinmas (112, W. Miller, 8 to M, won; Columbia Girl (110, Van Dusen. 10 to 1), second; NahOnassar 116, Borrel, 23 to 1), third. Time: 1:47. Ed Sheridan, Mandarin, Balemon, Corkhill, ' Matador, Tavora, Fairy Street, Markl May aud Fudtira also ran. Sixth race, futurity course: Lord Nel son (109, Miller, 6 to 1). won; Koro Sllany (9, A. WalHh, 60 to 1), second; Be I me re (106, Sandy.' 4 to 1), third. Time; l:10fc. Andrew H. Cook, May Amelia, prince Brutus and Sid Silver also ran. LHXINGTON, Ky., April 25. Sum maries! First race, four furlongs: Direct (112, J. Lee, 4 to 1), won; Trtnsfer (112, J. Howard, I to 1), second; Casvowary (112, Warren, 11 to 1), third. Time: 0:6fe. Silverado, Scioptio, Mike Olt, Mc Ram bio. Jekyi, jack Combs, Major Lawrence and Lltiht Blue also ran. becond race, six furlongs: Hasty Ague (107, J. Lee, 1 to 2), won; Whihk Broom (102, Ott, to 1), second; La Snuer (104, y. Powers, 7 to 1). third. Time:' 1:18. vMay Jane and Joyful Lady aleo ran. ( , Third race, five- and a half i'urlongs: Natasha (108, W. Ott. 8 to 1), won; Lla xle McLean (100, Bktrvln, 15 to 1), boo ond; Anna Scott (100, J. Baker, IS to 1), third. Time: l:llVi. Harold D. Beau rice K., Splon. Demo, Sum ciay. Cygnet, Moonlight, Murphy and My Queen of the Boa also ran. Fourth race, one mile: Ed Kan (90, Edmlston, to l,won; Bustle (100, Sklrvln, 7 to 5), second: BUI Herron (108, J. Lee. 7 to f), third. Time: I:4t. Tinker, Durable, Convaolc- and Queen's Pet also ran. ' Fifth race, four furlongs: Inli -(106, Minder, 6 to 6), won; Ills Hupaburg (100, Bklrvln, (I to 1), second: Guard AN 102. Burton. 8 to 1). third. Time: 0.61. bliverite, Semlone, Maritiaa, Rena Navarro end Rosa Dawn also ran. CONVICTS HAVE BASE BALL TEAM Prlaoaevs at Walla Walla Pelten tlary Wild Over the Game SPOKANE. Wash., A tpril 2&J-( Special.) 3 and 34; Imland, Two-baas hits: m. 3 King, Moore, Jones. Three-base hits: til' itnj 114; Kerns. Home run: ZsZ. Double plays: 232 end 4&6 to m; Meyers to Doland. Bases on bulls: Off 13, 4; off Johnson, 3. Mruck out: Br 2aa. ; by Lynch, . Wild pitch: in 3, 1. Passed ball, R4. Umpires, 1J3 and Jertgen. The foregoing is a summary of a gamo of tse ball played recently between con victs, No. 1 team and Kddl Ctutnu'a In dians, Spokane's nine In tha Northwestern league, on the stale penitentiary grounds at Walla Walla, southwest of Spokane. That Is the regulation way of recording the plays In prison gamos. There Is keen Intbreet In matters base ball among the 800 prlsonera at the Insti tution and there are three regularly or ganized team. . i'mlurmi have been provided by the state. They ar of green cloth, with a smnll black strips, snd caps, stocking and belts of deep reJ. The uniforms are of standard pattern, with short, padded panta and braided shoes. The grounds are well kept and permit of fast fielding, and the walla are sufficiently high to make It f ractlcally tmsoelt)!e 'o knock a bail "over he fence." It may be added thnt In the event of a ball going over the walls, non of the men chascc out after It. nor Is the small kid given a seat on the bleachers for his honesty In returning the sphere. "hey hsve a rooters' organisation at the pen that skins snythlng 1 have ever seen or heard," Eddie Qulnn, manager of th Prwkine team, eahl on hi return from Wai'.a Walla. "Thar must b 150 negroes there, and any one who lias ever sean a live one at a ball game know what bug those colored folk are." WITH THE BOWLERS. The Onlmods won two gimas from th Mets Brothers team st the Association al leys last nlgnt. i inly three of the city chiiiis were ahle to apeiir and the sub- weie uimble to mtke any records. Ted Neale's tn4 was the heat total and he followed a 144 game with Jit for th highest stiiale game. or: METJS BROTHERS, 1st. VS 7 14 H U4 7uj ONI MODS. 1st. 14 1.4 l'J 1..1 8nS 2d. 2d. Tolal. 14 U bS ll 141 1,7 1-3 11 bS) i-i 1j8 oiu 1(1 1,0 bej 644 TfcJ Sd. Sd. ToUl. 141 1.6 i i"0 13 ,.; 1'4 IjO ' 14 l.tf f-.j -'l los Si M 2.iJ Keale ...... Wood Stone lilakeney . Huntington Total '. Elliott .... Tracy Carman .. ThouiHS ., FraiiciM.O Totals YALSITY CIHL3 OUT OF ATHLETICS Athletic board sides wllb Dean wt LINCOLN, Nrb.. April S.pcUI Attitet.C uoaro I: fcM.itkhrl In left . Iher-ln- Athletic hoard today' a !.! :Kr ,1 Intrrctu latiaae- Itite kim. tho for ti.n i .jiuuu-t-ribll , , , .!.. Tne .tti'o.i th I ,.ard ih m 1 1 up audUlJ tji L.n u Vvuuu iiia. Luo. L Pstkley, who made a long fight agsinst allowing the ro-ed to Journey to other school to take part in atnletlo content. The decision of the board mns that th Nelrnk girls will r.o longer have an opporturilty of meeting their sister In haxket bull and tennis conteete. Mr. Baxkley chitted to the gamea for girls on the rround that they tend to lower th sphere of women. , ANOTHER BASSET BALL LEAGUE Jttw Association Likely to Be Formed Among .Eastern Schools. - . NEW YORK, April 25Thens appear to be a 'possibility of the formation, of another Intercollegiate basket ball league, to take the place of the Intercollegiate Basket Ball association, which practically dissolved at, th conclusion of the last sea son. At least that Is the idea prevailing at Pennsylvania, Columbia and Cornell, the only member remaining of tha old bodv now that Tale and Princeton have withdrawn, and the matter will probably come up for disenssloa and possibly settle ment when the annual meeting of the orig inal association is hId in thla city next month. The managements of th three un iversity teams which remain believe that a league of less than five teama would be without any practical use, and therefore, If It lis decided" to band ', together for a league season next winter, at least two morecollegea wHl be admitted to member ship. Syracuse. haa been anxloua to affili ate with the league for some time and th claims of the Orange may be considered. For tho other possible- member. Brown looks to be about he most logical choice, and If alx teama should finally be decided upon for tha league Dartmouth might have next choice. I The basket ball association meeting next month will wind up th affair of th old league. The cup emblematlo of the cham plonshlpwlll be awarded to Pennsylvania, and among other business definite action will - be taken on the schedule for next winter. ... . BIG FIGHT C0E3 TO MILWAUKEE Pfk and Ketehell Will Not Meet en 'Ihs' Coast. -4 NEW YORK"! April &. The California fight clubs will not get the middleweight championship battle between. Billy Papka and Stanley Ketchel. Realising that he can get more money out of a fight with Ketchel in Milwaukee than he could by' battling with him st Calmaj Cal,,- or on of tha 'Frisco clubs,' Billy P&pke ha signed ar ticles of agreement calling for a ten-round bout with Ketchel In tha Hippodrome in Milwaukee on the night of May 25. A bout between these fighters in Milwaukee will aslly draw a 3,000 gate. GUN TOUKNEY DRAWS ETTEREST Annwal Amateur Competition of Gun Clnb Elicits Many Inqalrlea. Numerous Inquiries re being received from all parts of the western country con cerning tne annual amateur tournament of the Omaha Gun club to be held at the club grounds al the emit end of the Doug las street bridge May 5, 6 and 7. The pro fessionals are allowed to shoot for targets only. Tho arrangement whereby amateurs are to get 10 cents back for every target broken and a chance At the purse besides, seems to be quite attractive, and Inquiries have been received from Kansas, - Okla homa and all over Nebraska, indicating a large attendance. - Several shooters from Tekamah will be present thla afternoon at the regular shoot of the Pottawattamie Gun club and with good weather a record breaking attendance of shooters Is expected. The thirty-third annual tournament of the Nebraska Sportsmen's association will be held at Lincoln May 26, 87 and 28, under the auspice of the Capitol Beach Gun club. - BELLEVUE BASE BALL GAMES College Has Hard flcheanle, bat Hopes, Win Moat. The Bel'.evun college base ball team haa been forging ahead since th early season and Is now In good shape for th hard ached tile which is before it. Bellevue haa a splendid pitcher In Browfte the left-handed f-ot ball star, and hopes to win a majority of the games. The players are consider ably encouraged since the fine showing mads against the Rourke family early In the season. The schedule includes these games: April 27, Amity at Beilevue; April SO, Doane at Balls vue; May 2, Amity at College Springs, la.; May 4, Shenandoah at Shenandoah; May 8, Kearney at Bellevue; May 9. Nebraska School for Deaf at Bellevue; May 12, Highland Park at Bellevue; May 18, Peru at Bellevue; May 21, Wesleyan at Bellevue; May 25, Cotner at Bethany; May 2. Kearney at Kearney; May 27, Doane at Crete; May 2S, Wesleyan at University Place; May 2, Peru at Peru; June 2, Cotner at Bellevue; June , Drake University at Bellevue. HIGH WIND AND . LOW SCORES Not Many Shooters Tarn Oat nt Gnu Clnb Prsvat9c. High winda interfered with good scores at the regular practice shoot of the Omaha Gun club Friday afternoon and but few turned out for the sport. The big team race between th Council Bluffs nd Omaha cracks was postponed. A match race at fifty birds between Woolman and Brown was won by Woolman by the acoro of 46 to 43. The scores: , Match Race Woolman .'. .....S3 2446 Brown , , 'j) 2342 Practical Shoot- Brown i 23 18 tO-78 21-7 21 7X 10-4L 1 7S 20M 2073 .. 3 ..Si Woolman 24 Hardin iO Ixiomia , 0 Gtaeomini ,,. in Townsend 20 Damon , 18 Doplta 20 Gilbert 18 WAR SANDERS IN FINE FORM mm Little Soatnsaw I Kate? to Get Down , to Work. Warfleld Bander arrived in Omaha Sat urday morning fresh from- the mountain of Tennessee with that left arm of his fraught with pennant possihtllt ies. He didn't bring Mrs. Sanders and Mis San der, but they will com on in a month or so. . "I am feeling fine, better than I ever felt, and I ouht to pitch tha best season of my life." modestly said th liule south paw over at fa s smoke house. "I haven't any doubt of our winning the flag again tii'B year, though I think we shall have to fight for it all the way along. I am more tnuii anxious to get to work and do my part.. I ll be gild to aee tha sun shine as It was when I lelt home." L. G. A- Original, at Diets Park. Manager Fred Broadford, accompanied by ins band of Oilginuls, will perform at Diets park Sunday. They will play a double-header with th two Diets teams. The two Diets teams have mostly new f 'layers th?s seaeon. Aa both teama are n the Int'-City league. It probably will be the only chance to see the Lee-Glass-AndreSKen Orislnais and 1'leti teams meet. Inasmuch as neither team has been de feated this spring. It is thought that It will be two ell played games. The first gam will be called promptly at 1.3a Th linkup: Hist same Association. Poeition. Hall Second. . lfferty Ift Lastman Snort.... Dinttea Center.., K. rtpwllman Calch... L. G. A. .... Mullen Casey .... I.awler Gibson ... E. Clair . Klnnlkus ... C. ti.lr Daugheriy Jallen . Morearty ... Bunnell L. O A. .... Mullen Caaey .... l.awlrr .... (iilsun ... E. Clair .. Mlnnlkus ... C- Cislr Daughterly ...... Jeilun ,, Mor-artv .... Bunnell NeMlfbiu h .... ...Third Lynch-Masaman.'. hirst (-hi-sunk UlKht 1'iobst 1'llch llittfens&ck 1'lich...... Barrett Pitch Second Game C. N. Diets. Position. Do u p K. sprtlhnan I aher i' h,W r ioiig h nn-ty .., . . . Second. ... ....1.1 tt ... Miort ...Onier...., ....Catch ....1 bird ....I' li at .... t!j(ht ,,, J ni'h ... I nch ...,l-u-h. Weluler Munt-it Mto.m hi sf ford fcuoby Osceola Ucfeats Aarura. Ofv.'K.t 'l-A, b.. Ai.ril . (MecU Tele- - I a ru 'o. ) - A ui oi a arid oc,.l l.!n achofl tems j.ii v'l a uji.h t.( tn iih Iiiks at ' . ll.- fcv.VK, i Ij II lu taw of I u.,- . CHANGES IN BASE BALL TEA1IS Figurei on the Lenglh of Lifo of Their PcrsonneL ANSON AND MTIIEE HOLD RECORDS Playera Shift from Flare to Plare Often, and Only a Few Stay . wltn One Clnb Con tlnnoosly. NEW TORK, April 2S.-Of tho thirty or mora playera on the list of th New Tork American league bane ball team for th corning season only four were on the hill team when the American league Invaded New York five yeara ago. This la a fair aampls of th changing nature of the per sonnel of base ball teama, and an Interest ing phase of the professional side of the na tional game in the way the component part of the teama of the leaguea coma and go or hang on. ' . By tha nature of the game, with il ex perimenting to got together the strongest possible combinations, the peraonnel of the teama changes often, this dosplte the fact Uiat th law of the game except tn times at war or when outlaw leaguea are getting In their work make it possible tor clubs to retain their playera from year to year aa long aa they want them. Outlived use lulnesa, releases, aalea and tradea work changea conatantly. Sine the present era of peace' between the National league and 'American league began, nearly every club of the sixteen haa on Its roster at least one man who has been on It during all of the time referred to, but even In that email apace, of time there have been sweeping ohangea In moat of the teama. The Bt. Loula Nationals, for Instance, have Just about cleaned house en tirely with the big quantity or young blood tried out, and the aame la true of the Brooklyn a ' Some Modern Veteran. MoGraw, McQlnnlty, Mathewaon, Taylor and Bresnahan are tha only member of th ' New York National who have been on th team lnc MoGraw cam here. The entire Brooklyn team la made up of playera who cannot be classed aa old atandby ao far aa their aervlc on the Brooklyn, team la concerned. Toung Cy Toung haa been with the Boston team longer .than any other present member, and he baa not played there such a long time. Thomas, Spark and Dooln are th veteran in pomt of constant service on t(he Philadelphia squad, while Pittsburg, jf having Clark, Wagner, Leach, Leever and Phllllppe still In tha harness, ha retained Its individuality longer. Swing and Bchlel are the only members of the present Reda who are in th old atandby class on that team, and of the champion Chicago Cuba all but Chance, Tinker ahd Kltng have Joined th team In the last few year. When Griffith cam to New York to tak charge of the American league team tier h brought with him Corney, Keeler and Chesbro, th only one now with him .who came hero originally. Crlger, Winter, Parent and Young ara th only old mem bers of the Boston Americans.' The rest hav ' scattered : and gone their vartoua ways. The Philadelphia Americana have held together better than any other major league team. Davis, Murphy, Bender, Plank. Seybold, Schreck and Powers hav been playing eteadlly under Connie Mack'a banner a long time a things go. Th Washington team haa been practically made over since it haa been in the Ameri can league, while Lajoie, Turner, nick and Joss are th only one who have been on the Cleveland any length of - time. Jonea, Davis, Donohue and Sullivan ar the Chicago White Sox veterans; Mullin and Crawford are the only one of that class on the Detroit team, and Tom Jones. Wallace and Stona on the St. Louis Browns. In the Day of "Pop"' Anson. It may be that teams change oftener now than In the old days. In any event there la nobody now In base ball whose record for aervlc in on city can hold a candle to that of Old Cap Anson in Chicago. The old man was playing ball on the lake front In Chicago In 1878, and he was with the Chicago Nationals without interruption from 1878 to 1IW, Inclusive, twenty-two years of playing In one city. Thafa a rare record In base vall. Only Bid McPhee of the Clnclnnatls haa a record that ap proachea Anaon's. Between the American association and National league he waa In Cincinnati continuously for upward of eighteen yeara There are instances of playera remaining In one place uninterruptedly for ten years, but there are ao many whose length of ser vice In on place waa 'only two or three yeara ' that It Is hard to estimate a fair average of the length of tlma in which it takea for the peraonnel of teams to change entirely. Figuring It out on the basla of the eight club that were In th National league In 1890 th average la somsthlng over eleven yeara but thla average la brought up by the -fact that a few men, auch aa Anson, McPhee, Tucker, Nichols, Long, Lowe, Clementa, Daly, Holllday, Klttredga, Tiernan, McKean, SKImmef and Young served a long stretch,' and ao long aa there was one man who stayed th peraonnel did not change entirely. How Things Chance, On the Brooklyn of 1890 were O'Brien, Pinckney, Fouls, Burns, Collins, Tarry. Carruthsrs, Donovan, Daly, Bushong. Cork, hill, Lovett, Clark and Smith. In 1S01 only O'Brien, Fouts, Burns, Terry. Collins, Car ruthers, Daly and Lovett were left. Two yeara later only Foutz, Burns and Daly were left. Fouts waa with the Brooklyna until ISM, Burna unUI 1S96 and Daly until 1&7. The Utter went west and returned to Brooklyn after an absence of a year or ao, but of th team a It waa in 1890 n,ot a single member waa left in 1807. Philadelphia players in 1890 were Hamil ton, Clements, Thompaon, Smith, Decker, Myera, Bchrtver, Burke, Sunday, McCauley, Gray, Allen, Gleason and Vlckery. In 1K'J2 every one of these fifteen players had sought other climes except Hamilton, Clern. enta and Thompson. ' Hamilton was with the Philadelphia until 189a, when he went to Boston, whlla Clements, who was unlqu' a left-handed catcher, played tn Quakertown steadily from 1884 to 133 In clusive. His period of unbroken service covered thirteen yeara. And yet there ara playera who think they may atay In on towtr too long. Bam Thompson Joined th Phillies In 189, and was with them until 137. In 198 there waa none of th team that had been with it In 1830. Pop Anson'a array of athletea In 1SS0 In cluded Luby, Cairoll, Wllmot, Burna, O'Brien, Cooney, Glenalvln,' Nagle, Earl. Foster, Willie (Bill) Hutchinson. Klttredg. Andrews and Stein. Aa a unit thla aggre gation waa ahort-Uved. Auaon himself, who had Joined th team In 1578. styed with It th kiiget, until 1K98. when ha cam t New Tork for a brief term of men. agement. So th peraonnel of the Chicagoa went twenty-two year befora it was wholly regenerated. Hutchinson wa wtth the team until 1S98. Klttredg until 1898 and Wllmot until JKJ, but none of th other was with Anson after 18H2. j Oner's Fassvon Crew. The various Influences thst disintegrate ball teama mads big Inroads Into tha ranks of ths Clnclnnatls cf lM, and In a short spac of lime. Th personnel of Ui was; Knight, Rellly, Marr. Muhane, llolll'iay. 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ASS344 famous names. 01llelleardrKnlght, HugH Nicol, Jim Duryea, Kid Baldwin and Leon Viau were not with the team the follow ing year. They had taken their good and chattels elsewhere. Long John Rellly, Lefty Marr, Rhlnes he of the raise ball were gone by 1893. and Tony Mullana had pitched hia camp in some other olty a year later. Of the othera, Bug Holllday was with the Reds until 3K59, McPhee until 1900 and the only Latham until 1830. Of that period tha most striking case of a complete cleanup In a short period of tlma was the Pittsburg team. Decker, Mil ler, Burke, Berger. Sunday, Veach, La roque, Oeborne, Hines, Kelley, Sales, H ac ker, Roat, Wllaon, Hemp, Crane, Dunlap, Baker and Jordan are the namea In tha archives of players under contract to Pitts burg In 1S90. Only Doggy Miller and Ber ger were left in 1891. Berger departing tht following year and Miller not lasting after I8P1 Of. the nineteen player that com posed the team in 1$90, not one waa doing business at tha aame stand three years later. The famous old Boston Nationals went to the other extreme. The roster in 1890 was: Tucker, Brodle, Sullivan, Lowe, Gn tel. - Donovan, Long;, Clarkaon, Nichols, Hlnea, McOarr, Getaeln, Smith, Hard I and Bennett. Th group consisting of Tucker, Lowe, Ganael, Nichols ' and Long earned fame as much by the length of time they played together aa by their, ability. Hlnea, McOarr, r Dortovan, Getaeln, Smith and Hard! were not with th Bostons in 1991, and Brodle. Sullivan and Clarkson not tn 1692. Tom Tucker was on deck until 1S97, when he gave way to hi noted successor, Fred Tenney, and hied him to Washington. For a while after Tucker's departure it seemed to Boston cranks that Bunker Hill monument had been torn down," such a fix ture had Tommy become. Bobby Low and Charley Nichols were with tha team until 1902, when they went west to play, a lo cality whence Nichols cam. Long hung on tho longest of the lot, until 1903, when he came to New Tork wtth Griffith, but h wa all In aa a major league player and aoon passed out of the realm of the tip toppers, and yet in Ms day he waa one of the greatest ahort stops In base ball. Gan act lasted until IMS. From 1SS until 19G3 the personnel of the Boston team existed without being entirely changed. On the New Yorks in 1890 were Glasscock, Burkett, Tiernan, Bstsrbrook, Whistler, Rusle, Buckley, Henry, Bassett, Hornung, Murphy, Clarko, Denny, Bharrott, Welch, Crane, Howe and Sommera Mike Tiernan outlasted any of this group. Ha played with the New Torka contlnuoualy from 1W7 to 1S98. Burkett, Eaterbrook, Henry. Hor nung, Murphy, Denny, Bharrott, Howe and Sommera had dropped out In 1891. Glass cock, Bassett, Whistler, Clarke and Welch were gone by 1892, and Crane by 1893. Rusle, barring one year's absence, bent hi wonderful curve over the plat until 1898. Jack Virtue, Ed McKean, Dalley, George Davis, West, Feek-a-boo Veach, Joe Ard ner, Chief Zlmmer, fimalley. Bob Gllks, Dowse, Delaney, Wadsworth, Sommera, Beattn, Viau and old Cy Young wer Cleve land's array of playing talent tn 1898. Dalley, West, Veach, Ardner, Smaliey, Gllks, Dowse, Delaney, Wadsworth, 80m mers and Beatln did not stay mors than a year. Davis came to New York two years after that, and Vlau waa gone by 1K92. Virtu was with the team until 1895, end McKean wa wtth It without a break from 1889 to 183S. Inclusive. Chief Zlmmer joined the asm year as McKean and left a year sooner. Young, too. left In 1888. The Spider, aa they wer known then, flour ished tor ten years before there was a complete transformation In their personnel. Omaha In Summer Race. H. V. Rlessen of Beatrlc. secretary of th Nebraska Ppeed association. Is In Omaha lth a view to Interesting Omaha light harness men to take part In the sum mer race meetings that are to bearln early In June In tha southern part of th state. Several date re open snd some fairly good purses ar hung up ( a stimulus for speedy horses. Two Ball Came at Nebraska City. NH1BHA.SKA CITT. Neb.. Arrll 28 (Spe cial ) The high school hae bell team snd powtofflce employes plaved a mstch gsme yesterday atternoon and the high school lean1! won hy a score of 76 to 0 In a five limine- s.ime. Court house officials were defeated In a same of b ball Friday evening by the business eollese hv a score of 7 to Con atderahlf Interest ts taken In th city league teams' same and everv evening a five or alx Inning game la played befor largs rrowds " Imperial Want Uasa. The Imperials would like to get games with anv other team In or out of the city undee 15 year" of for Hundav garnet no till June Jit. AMree all answers to Frank fcallande- lta North Twentieth street, or telephone Webau-r 217 In the eventr.g, Ilalnh Blrrherd Kleeted. MADISON. Wis.. April 28 trtpeclal Tele gram.) Kalrh Mrchord of Omaha was elected business manager of the badfruie team by Wisconsin university students. MTTY-TWO DKAD AT Fl HVII, MISS. riesuletloa Covers Territory Adjaeeat City. PCRVIS. Mis. April tt-An air of death and dsulatlon marks Purvis today. Th total nosth list In this vicinity has now reached sixty-two and It is believed thst further particulars from th4 surrounding luunUy will add ii.aUrlnily tj thwe future. ' S Thomas 16 H. P. Town Car TIIE VEHICLE OF VOGUE. . The Thomas Town Car is the vogue in all the famous boule- varda of the worlfL - j Its convincing note of distinction is at once apparent to the discriminating eye ' ' The effect of an ensemble achieved only by artists in classio i coach building. ; The. car for comfort open to fair weather closed and - warmed against rain and cold. Low step wide door elegant upholstery save gowns from - i ' all blaring contact. , . .'. , Better than the touring machine for business uses and op- ; erates at far less cost. ' : Demonstration at Any Thomas Carafe. DD V (f "CT sT 3 sTa a" tf"j Literature On Kequoet. Jl sTCI. Jtljjj n39JJJ E. R, THOMAS MOTOR CO Member a. l. a. m., Buffalo, N. Y, ft. E. FREDRICKSON . ... OMAHA, NED. LINER SINES WAR VESSEL American Ship St. Paul Hum Into British Cruiser. - TWENTY SEAMEN LOSE LIVES Collision Take Place la Snow Storsa ' Passengers and Crew of the St. Paul Are Reported Safe. PORTSMOUTH. April 25.Th American line steamer, Bt. Paul, and the British crulaer, Gladiator, were in collision thla afternoon off tha Iale of Wight. A heavy snowstorm was rasing at the time. Ths Gladiator was badly damaged and has been beached. Its crew took to the boats and durina; this .operation some twenty men ar reported to hav lost their live. The passengers and crew of the Bt. Paul ar all safe. Th Et- Paul sustained a damaged bow. It la now standing by th disabled cruiser. The St. Paul was outward bound for New York and th Gladiator was on its way from Portland to Portsmouth. The St. Paul, outward-bound had left Southampton at noon. There wr only a score of saloon passenger on board. Th collision occurred qff th Needles In a anowetorm. SThe Oladlator Is one of tha class of vesels delnd to serve as rams. It is S20 feet long, has a speed cf SO knots an hour and carries a complement of 45 men. The Gladiator belongs to th horn fleet and was on Its way from Portland to Portsmouth. It has been beached a quarter of a mil from th shore and lies on Its starboard aide on a rising tide. Th casualties to the crew of the Gladi ator occurred during the operation of tak ing to the boats, and it la feared that no leas than twenty lives were lost. The operation waa made particularly hazardous by ths bllssard. All the passengers and crew of th St. Paul ar af. FIFTEEN DEAD IX ALABAMA Estimated Los I L1( Win Reaeb. This Fia-er. BIRMINGHAM. Ala.. April 26. Report, though till somewhat meager, aa to th results of th tornado that went through parts of Alabama yesterday, Indicate that fifteen peopi wer killed in this state and between aeventy and 100 wre Injured, l or eight fatally. At Bergen, In Walter county, four ar dead and fifteen hurt. Re ports from Arbertvlll place death at nine nd thirty-five Injured. Near IReid th death list Is placed at two, with three hurt. At Cedar Creek, Walker county, eight art hurt, two fatally. At Democrat. Walker county, half a dosen wer ceverely Injured. Several courxry districts have town devas tated and people hurt, but poor telegraph and telephone facilities prevent accurate report being secured. Tha property dam age will amount to hundreds of thouaandi of dollars. As many of ths sufferers of th tofnauo wer poor people, there is consider able distress. VALLEY SPRINGS' STOftH LO Oaly Ots Ms lajared, kef Several Have Narrow Kseape. GARRET SON, 8. I.. April 16. (Special.) A disastrous tornado visited this section last evening, th most dsmsge being dona In Valley prlnss, near here. Th prop erty kws, which will amount to about ftf.000, as confined mainly to ths residence purlton. of the town. Only one man. Allen Hedges, a teamster, a, a liijuivJ, his tullar bona btlng broken im. ;ji when the barn, in which he was doing chores was completely demolished. . , '. Th Methodist Episcopal church wa com pletely destroyed, not. one portion of a board being left on the alt of the building. Th large belfry containing th bell was dropped at the corner of the residence of T. R. Bennet, and had It fell three feet farther it would have demolished that part of the building and would have struck Mrs. Bennet. The following list gives the loaaes: School house, slightly damaged: L 8. Het land, Mrs. Moore and A. Richard, barns de stroyed completely; Otto Ross, Albert Tackley, George Fay, J. J. ITrquhart, Anton Olsen, August Outka, S. A. Plnney. Maud Shekk, Mrs. Mellen, houses or barns al most total wrecks. Most of th property loss was Insured but only 4 part of U policies contained tornado clauses. DEATH RECORD Sameel Fltsslraoas. GENEVA, Neb., April 25. (Special.) The funeral of Samuel Fltslmon, who died Thursday after a short but aevr4 illness, was held today, conducted by Bishop Will iams of Omaha. A short service waa held at bla home and alao at the, Methodist Epis copal church In Carleton. The body wa in terred in the Carleton cemetery. Mr. Fits slmons was 80 years of age. He leaves a widow and seven children, six son and one daughter, Mr Irving Augustine of Grand Island, who were all with him at the last. H waa a devoted member of Trinity pis copal church of Geneva. Ha Was president of the Brunlng German bank and a success ful business man. Mrs. Fitssimon is lying seriously 111 from the shock. Attorney Geaeral C. W. May HONTINQTON. W. Va., April 24,-At-torney General Clark W. May died today at his horn at Hamlin. Ten day age lie wa thrown from a horse and death, re sulted from th Injuries ha received. AS JONAH SAIDi . . "It Is Ifnposslbla to keep a jooij man down." It Is Jut as ImpoBfciMe to keep a good style down perhajig tidal. Is the same reason why oitr Two Button Single Breabte .1 Saek is so popular. Our stock of. woolen Is large and contains all the new est shades of greys, brown antl smoke. Our cutting end fitting is flret class. SUITS, TO ORDER $23 TO $30 PAXTS, TO ORDER 3 TO $13 . OPEN EVENINGS. r.kcCcrli.y.rH fri .oil Tdlorina Co. 804-304 fiOt'TII IdTIZ feT. N tar Southwest Come IBlS, and IFaruam fcu. s riioue IHu< I JSCS. BBMaiaaBMasnseF y rarfSt . . .A s