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PART F.VE
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SPORTING
PAGLS 1 TO i
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OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 4, 19W.
SINGLK ' COPY FIVE CENTS.
PaRourke's New Men Are Showing Up Well in Practice Games. Cornhuskers Start on Tour
SPOBtS
ST. YVES WINS
MARATHON RACE
Frenchman Finishes First in Interna
tional Professional Derby in
New York.
DORANDO COMES IN SECOND
Hayes it Third and Molony Fourth
longboat and Shrubb Quit.
START MADE IN DRIZZLING RAIN
Great Crowd Sees Contest Despite
Weather Conditions.
LATIN RACE TO THE FRONT
First and Second Flnees Got to
Krenrbraaa anil Italian Winner
I n(ll Hecently Wnlter in
London Restanrnnt.
NEW YORK. April S.FIrt and second
honors in the $10,000 international profes
sional Marathon race at the Polo grounds
went to the Latin race today, when the
Frenchman, St. Yves, won and Dorando,
the Italian, was second. St. Yves ran a re
markable race and maintained a wonderful
pace throughout.
The surprise of the race was the remark
able showing made by St. Yves, the French
man, who only a short time ago was a
waiter In a London restaurant.
8t. Yves time f orthe ful distance was
S:V):W. Dornado was second. Time 1:45:37.
Hayes, third. Time 2:49:27. Maloney, fourth,
no time taken. BhrubVand Longboat quit.
Notwlhstandlng the weather conditions,
which threatened showers, there were
30,000 spectators within the Polo grounds
at ; o'clock In the faternoon half an hour
before the big Marathon race started this
afternoon. At that hour there was a light
drizzle, which might at any moment be
come a heavy rain, but the crowd was
constantly increasing. It was officially
announced that the race would take place,
rain ' or shine.
Dorando Takes Lead.
Dorando took the lead at the crack of
the . pistol, setting the pace.
St. Yves second, Shrubb third, Longboat
fourth, Maloney fifth and Hayes last.
At the finish of the first mile, 8L Yves
led by sixty yards, with Dorando second,
followed by Shrubb and Longboat, well
bunched. They are all running easily.
Time, first mile: 6.14.
At the end of the third mile, which was
made In 18:26, St. "Yves led by one-third
of a tap. Dorando second, closely followed
by Bchrubb and Longboat, closely bunenca.
ML Yves lapped Hayes for the second
time In the first lap of the fourth mile.
At the end of the fourth mile St. Yves
till led," Dorando second, iSchrubb and
Longboat very closely. Tim for the four
miles: 22:164.
At tho end of six miles St. Yves waa lead'
trig by twenty-five yards. Dorando, Long
boat and Shrubb lolioweo in oraer nimta
closely bunched. Time for six miles:
83:51.
Toward the finish of the eighth mile the
Frenchman sprinted and passed Hayes and
Maloney once more. In his effort to get
away from the Italian, who was still fol
lowed closely by Longboat and Shrubb. In
the second lap of the ninth mile Shrabb
' ran ahead of the Italian. Time for eight
miles: 46:26.
Shrabb Goes to Front.
In the fourth lap of the tenth mile tho
Indian moved up to within ten yards of
the Frenchman, but Shrubb with a sudden
spurt passed both of them. At . the end
of the eleventh mile Shrubb was leading by
a yard, with the Indian four yards away.
Time for the ten miles: 67:16H.
In the next three laps Shrubb and EL
Tves ran neck and neck, with Longboat
160 yards behind and Dorando fifty yards
in the rear of the Indian.
In the thirteenth mils Shrubb, with a
little sprint, lapped Dorando arxt came near
catching Longboat. The Frenchman over
took the Italian. The race then stood
Shrubb, St. Yves,' Longboat and Dorando.
Mhrubb's time for the thirteen miles was
1:14:16.
At the end of the fourteenth mile Shrubb
leads by a yard. Time: l:30:16i- Long
boat and Dorando are one lap behind and
Maloney Is fifth. Hayes Is six laps to the
bad.
At the end of the sixteenth mile Shrubb
waa leading by a yard. Time: 1:32:321.
During the eecond tap of the'seventeenth
mile Shrubb and 8L Yves again passed
Longboat.
The strain was too much for the Indian
In the seventeenth mie and on the third
lap of that period, with Shrubb and St.
Yves rubbing shoulders, the race seemed
to be between the Britisher and French
representative. As Dorando passed long
boat, the Indian stopped. Time for seven
teen miles: 1:38.49S
Longboat got Into the race again after
Joeing almqet three laps, evidently to
shouting, '"What has become of the Cana
dian?" At the end of eighteen miles
Shrub was leading: Time: 1:45:11.
In the nineteenth mlleSt. Yves started
remarkable sprint a rut soon was three
uarttri of a lap ahead of Shrubb. In the
running of the aecond lap of the twentieth
mtU fit. Yvea was a full lsp ahead uf
Shrubb.
Leaaboat Drops Oat.
On the fourth lap of the twentieth mile
ft. Tves forged ahead of fihrubb ag&i ,
setting the pace. He anon Increased his
lead to' a lap and fifty yards. Longboat
quit again, this. time evidently for good.
Shrubb shows signs of distress. Time for
twenty mile. l7-25-
Durlngthe running of the twenty-first
mile Shrubb stopped at his quarters, only
for moment, however. St. Yves' time for
Uie twenty-one miles was S.0S:ooH-
During the second lsp of the twenty
second mile St. Yves sgaln lapped Shrubb.
who broke into a walk. St. Yves going
easy. 8. Tves' tune for the twenty-three
miles, S:1T:M.
Time for twenty-four miles. 6t. Yves,
J.34.W
On the first lsp of the twenty-fifth mile
Dcrando, by passing Ehrubb, moved into
second place.
Just to how tr at he was In io.d roivl -lion.
St. Yves finished with a terrific
lyret. Tune I.stf.iwH
TOD SLOAN MAY RIDE IN AMERICA
It amor lias It that He Wants License
Renewed.
LONDON, April 8. Kmanating from an
unknown source comes a rumor that Tod
Sloan, the once well known American
Jockey, proposes to ask for a renewal of
his license to ride In this country. It enn
hardly be that there is truth in such a
statement, for spart from the extreme Im
probability of a favorable answer being
given to such a request, his long absence
from the saddle hardly suggests that he
Is likely to have retained the nerve and
marvellous knowledge of pace to which he
owed his success.
Thnt Sloan and his methods did. to a
great extent, revolutionize race-riding as
practiced by English riders can hardly be
denied, for at the period when ho made his
first appearance In this country with the
seat so sptly described by Lord Durham
as being that of a "monkey on a barrel
organ." Knglrsh races were ridden as
Jockey races as distinct from horse races.
By this Is meant that only Jockey would
wait on another, dodge about to get "first
run," and trust to eret the race by a bril
liant finish. Ignoring more often than not
the question of the pace which the animals
they were riding could or could not main
tain for a given distance.
The arrival of Sloan, trained as he was
to calculate pace to a nicety by constant
riding against the clock, soon altered that
state of affairs, and It gradually came
about that following his example to the
best of their ability, English horsemen
took to running their races, through from
end to end. Few of them, however, could
fairly cope with the American rider, among
those who beat could do ao being the
brothers Loatcs, Tommy Loates in particu
lar "short-heading" Sloane on more than
one occasion. The crouching seat intro
duced by Sloan has given rise to endless
controversy, but It may be fairly granted
that, rightly used, It does enable the, rider
to avoid a considerable amount of wind
presenile, and therefore lessens the effort
required from the horse; but except In the
hands of an "artist" the disadvantages of
this method of riding go far to counter
Sloan's conduct on the turf here was
such that there Is practically no chance of
his reinstatement.
YALE WANTS BETTER RECORD
Works to Redeem Honors Lost to
Harrard Last Year.
NEW HAVEN, Conn., April S.-There
appears to be a determined policy at Yale
university to follow a campaign of athletlo
training this year that will assure Ell
representatives being In the best possible
physical form for the season's work. Tho
last year in athletics was not a successful
one for Yale. Harvard won the foot ball
game, base ball series, crew race and
hockey match, the only victory recorded
by the New Havenites being In track. A
spirit of revenge now pervades the atmos
phere at Yale, and Harvard 'must needs
battle skilfully and fiercely during the
present year If It is to retain the laurels
snatched from the brow of Its old and
honored rival.
Easter week will mark the real opening
of the outdoor season and Incidentally an
innovation In Yale athletics. "With the
closing of college for the spring recess the
crew men, base balllsta and track athletes
gather up the paraphernalia and leave
New Haven for different training grounds.
In former years the base ball team has
taken spring southern trips, bub. the send
ing of the sweep swingers and the track
men away from the Elm City allows a
different and improved system In vogue
at Yale. The benefits derivable from the
spring training week cannot be overesti
mated, and It certainly looks as though
the Bulldog was going to leave no stone
unturned to best the Cambridge Institution.
The foot ball team will not be idle and
the spring gridiron work Is expected to
foretell In no certain degree the prospects
of the coming season's doings on the
gridiron at New Haven. The centera and
quarterbacks have been working all winter
In the gymnasium under the direction of
Captain Coy, and present Indications make
It seem certain that Yale, is determined
more than ever to place the "Blue" In a
position where It can look down upon the
college world with a sense of true athletic
superiority.
RIG PRIZES FOR MARATHON RACE
Thirty Worth Over Thoasand Dollars
for he Winners.
NEW YORK, April 0. To New Jersey 1
due the honor and to the New Jersey Ath
letic club of Hudson county belongs the
credit of arranging America's greatest
Marathon race. It will be held over the
famous Hudson County boulevard, Satur
day afternoon. May 16, and will be the at
traction for one of the ' greatest fields of
Marathon runners that has ever started in
an event of this character. Never has a
more nearly Ideal course been selected for
such a test of speed and endurance, ami
never in the history of road running has
such a. costly array of prises been of
fered as are to be presented by this enter
prising athletic organisation. ''
Thirty prizes, valued at 11,000, are to be
distributed among the winners, the first
to finish to receive a trophy worth SJ50,
the second one valued at $150 and the third
at S100. The remaining awards vary in
value for the first thirty men, according
to their -order in finish.
To every' athlete competing the full dis
tance handsomely designed diplomas will
be presented, while special inducements for
club entries are offered in the' form of a
valuable team prise for the club having
the smallest number of points in the scor
ing at the finish. Combined with this
classic road race the New Jersey Athletic
club will hold an athletlo program of rare
quality at the grounds of the Jersey City
Base Ball club, at West Side park, which
will alovbe the'pjace of start, finish and
awarding of prizes, in the Marathon race.
This extra feature will consist of seven
eventa open to all registered American
Athletic union athletes, with two separate
events for Hudson dash handicap. 8X0
yards run handicap, one mile run handi
cap, two-mile novice scratch, running high
Jump handicap, putting twelve-pound shot
handicap. The entrlea for the Marathon
and other events will close May I.
Princeton Faralty Takes a Haad.
PRINCETON. N. J.. April J.-Whether
Princeton will row its first Intercollegiate
aue with one of the large colleges on
Lake Carnegie this spring, or whether the
Tigers will simply be allowed to enter
only the American Henley, are matters
Srtilch have been turned over to the faculty
of the university for final sanction. The
Tigers have made such rapid -advances in
rowing In the short time they have taken
up the sport thai the graduate advisory
hoarvl is putting forth evtry effort to make
Amateur Team that Has a 1 Fine Record
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TEN INNINGS! HOW IS THAT?
Originals and Roorkes Put Up Real
. ' Ball Game.
SAME TEAMS GO IT TODAY
Pa's Colts Show I'p Well and Long;
Bath Is a Star that hlnes at
First Base nntl at
Bat.
A ten-Inning contest right off the reel
wss what the fans were treated to at
Vinton Street park yesterday afternoon
when Pa's Colts won from Bradford's Lee-Qlass-Andreesen
team, 7 to 6. The game
was full of Interest and brought out some
faces new to the Omaha fans.
Each team used three pitchers and the
game jogged along with Omaha In a com
fortable lead until ' the eighth, when Rice
seemed to lose control and could nut put
the mover. The Hardware Men made two
runs, leaving the score 6 to 6. Three sin
gles In succession In the ninth by Trow
bridge, Gibson and Wall, tied the score and
a tenth Inning was required for the Rourkes
to win. 1eBrand walked and Wall foz
tled on the throw of Rice's grounder.
Fisher struck out and King bunted Le
Brand home with the winning run.
One thing the game demonstrated was
that Fa has two pitchers with some real
dope up their sleeves In Lower and Han
son. Both had good control and some real
curves balls with the right sort of break
and the Hardware Men were lucky to
score while these two were at work. Both
made a hit with the management and if
they show much more as they llmbeT up
they will be sure of places on the team.
Long- Bath Is the Star.
The real star of tho day, however, was
Long Bath. He Is more awkward than
Rossman ever was in his rube days, but
he has the great redeeming feature of
sw at ting the ball and swatting- it hard. He
reached first all three times he came to
bat, but the way he could get those
lengthy underpins of his crossed and tan
gled up was a caution. He will play
again this afternoon. He says he never
saw a glass diamond before and doesn't
know what to. do with It..
George Graham looks better In warming
up than ever, but Pa la not going to let
him into the game until warm weather
comes along. He can throw better than
ever and appears Just as fast, but the
pretty part of Graham's work was the way
he arould pick up grounders.
Cadman Is catching the longest end of
every game and Is showing class. He Is a
good receiver and pegs the ball as good
as any. He also hits well, but has not been
very fortunate In his hits to date. LeBrand
Is in midsummer form and puts lots of
ginger in his work. Gondlng has not ap
peared in any of the games, but satisfies
himself with working out the young pitch
ers, of whom there sre an even dozen.
Fisher Is Over Weight.
Fisher has about twenty or thirty pounds
too much weight to carry to make a good
race, but he says that will work off as
soon as the weather warms up a little.
Welch has been transferred to the right
garden for a tryout and it is hoped he
will be able to throw better from that
position. Vasbinder has every Indication of
being a good fielder and assumes i good
position at bat. Smith fields the ball well,
but has been doing very' little effective
work with the stick. Pendry has been more
fortunate at bat. but is a little stiff as
yet In his fieldinng and probably will make
abetter showing as the stiffness wears off
his little frame.
Comiskey comes next Saturday and Sun
day, but before him will be several good
games. Mike Cantillon will bring his Min
neapolis bunch for three games. April 6, 7
and 8. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday,
and the advance reports are that he has
almost a major league team. Jimmy Col
lins, the crack third baseman of the Ronton
team for so many years, will occupy the
third sack and captain the team. Downs.
Pickering and Rapp, here last week with
the Waahington team, will also appear
with Miko Cantillon. Gill, from Pittsburg,
la worth the aggregation, as Is also O'Neill,
making a strong- team withall.
Pa has promised Fort Orook a game for
April 11 or 14 and the management of the
soldiers has not decided upon the date.
The game for the Child Raving institute be
tween the tribe of Rourke sad a picked
team Is scheduled for April S. and on
April 51 the Rourke fami'y will Journey
to Council Bluffs for a game with the
Ideal-Huatlers.
Base Teams Today.
The same teams will play this afternoon,
the (line being called st J. 30. The score:
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SKNEVA BASKET BALL TEAM.
YALE CREW LEAVES FOR RACE
Meets Pennsylvania on Schoylktll
Dnrlnsr Easter Vacation.
NEW HAVEN, Conn., April 3.-Athletic
interest at Yale this week has been most
closely concerned with the departure o
the 'varsity crew for the dual two-mile
race with the University of Pennsylvania
on the Schuylkill in the Easter vacation.
Kennedy, the coach, has created a crew
from green material which Is well up to
Yale's best standard, and, while it is
known here that the Quakers have one of
their fastest eights In recent years. Yale
will prove a tough proposition for Penn
sylvania. '
The shells of the eight will be sent to
the University Boat club headquarters, on
the Schuylkill, which will be the training
quarters of the oarsmen while they are in
Philadelphia. They have engaged rooms at
the Hotel Stanton, where they will have
thelr-tralning table. Thry have docided to
row the race in their English shell, which
has the oarsmen silting In zigzag fashion.
This will, be the first time an American
university crew has rowed a race In. such
a shell. Captain Howe . will take two
eights along, the second to row daily
against the first In ' Its practice on the
river.
The eight, as picked for'the race, 'Is as
follows: H. A. Howe, g'. Mills, G. R. Hyde,
R. A. Wodell, B. F. Wallis, F. S. Bralnard,
B. D. Glenny and N. K. Rice.
SVANBERG AND WHITE TO MEET
Fifteen-Mile Race Between English
nnd Irish Chnmplons.
NEW YORK, April J. The probabilities
are that John Svanberg. the Swedish dis
tance runner, and Pat White, the champion
of Ireland, will meet shortly in another
match race. Negotiations are pending be
tween the managers of the two men for a
fifteen-mile contest outdoors, to take place
within the next couple of weeks. By his
defeat at the hands of White In a ten-mile
run at the Madison Square, Garden
Svanberg practically lost what chance he
had of. starting In the marathon derby at
the Polo grounds today.
sv.nlwr.- trlnned In that race and fell..1"0 Blullrx nela l "roke
losing .many yards before he got goin
again. ' He claims to be better at fifteen
than at ten miles, and If a date can bi
decided upon and the place for holding tht
race found there is little doubt that they
will be matched. White is more than
anxious to take another whirl at Svan
berg and regain somV of the prestige he
lost when he was forced to quit In his
marathon with Mat Maloney recently.
D0NLIN MAY VISIT IN EUROPE
And the Fans May Not See Hint la
Giant I nlforra.
NEW YORK. April S- Mike Donlin,
captain and right fielder of the Xew York
Giants, may never play base ball again.
Donlin will probably retire from the na
tional game permanently, not because he
cannot get S8.000 a year from the New
York club, but for the reason that his
health Is said to be falling and that a'
physician has advised him never again to
put on a uniform. As proof that Donlin
will not be with the Giants this year, it
Is reported that the great player and his
wife, Mabel Hite, has engaged passage to
Europe on July 10 and will not return to
America until some time In the fall.
Before you buy an
automobile, decide
whether you would
not want to save
money by buying a
car that has been
used.
Some people, who own auto
mobiles, ruin thein in a year
or so, others use them so little
or so carefully that they are
kept in good condition.
It 1 worth while however, to look
over the want ad pags, under the
head of "Automobiles" and find out
what is offered In the way of used
tars. Often you can pick up a
first class car, in good condition, at
half what you would pay for a
new one.
Have you read the want ads.
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Baroch (Captain),
Fellows. E. Hill
OXFORD WINS PUTNEY RACE
Bourne's Long Stroke Proves Superior
to Cambridge Style.
VICTORY IN DOUBT UNTIL END
Anybody's Race for Three-Q Barters
of the Coarse, When Oxonians
Gradually Gain the
Lead.
PUTNEY, April J.-The sixty-sixth Oxford-Cambridge
eight osred : rowing race
was won on the Thames today by three
and one-half lengths after a tussle which
for three-quarters of the course was one
of the most stirring contests seen on the
Thames for many years.
The time was 19 minutes and 50 seconds,
but had the Oxonians been pressed at the
finish they could have 'reduced this by
a good many seconds. As far as Barnes
bridge It was anybody's race, but at this
point the greater weight and stamina of
the dark blues told and with a magnificent
dash, R. C. Bourne, the Oxford stroke,
sent his boat, to the front and passed the
post the easliest of winners.
Cambridge won the toss and chose the
Surrey side of ihe river,, but in the
absence of wind the water was smooth
and there was not much advantage in the
selection of a station. At the . crack of
the pistol the Oxford stroke. Bourne, was
the first to grip the water and for the first
minute his oar moved at the rate of 89
strokes to the 38 strokes a minute set by
D. C. R. Stuart, the Cambridge stroke. In
the beginning the nose of the Oxford boat
showed slightly In the lead. Calling to his
men at Beverley Brook the veteran Stuart
quickly overtook the leaders and forged to
the front. Soon he was a quarter length to
the good. Bourne, however, was not to be
outdone. The Oxonians answered spurt
with spurt and It soon became evident the
race of 1909 would be memorable.
Aware that his chances of victory rested
in securing a commanding lead early In
e was well backed up by his crew, who
pulled In splendid rhythm and pushed
further and further ahead until the cox
swain of the Cambridge boat was on a
level with the Oxford bow. . Then the
Oxford crew came on again and closed
up rapidly until, passing the half mile
post, the two boats were level..-.
Cheer Greets Oxford's gpart.
The excitement on the banks ' was tre
mendous, and a roar, of cheering broke out
as the Oxford men; gripping the water In
great style, passed their oppsnsnts and
established a lead of half a length at
Hanrods.
Stuart, however, quickened his stroke
and the Cambridge eight, rowing with
splendid dash, gradually overhauled their
rivals and the two crews shot under Ham
mersmith bridge almost on a dead level.'
Here Bourne's longer stroke of SS to the
minute as against Stuart's to ths
minute began to tell, and the Oxonians
drew away until a spectators' boat got-In
the way and made a swerve to one side
necessary. This enabled Cambridge again
to draw up on a level. Off Chlswlck the
Oxonians were sgaln slightly In the lead,
but this advantage was only momentary,
as Stuart, by a counter spurt brought the
boats together again at Thomeycroft.
.By this time the excitement on board
the launches following the boats and along
the river banks had risen to fever pitch,
and the shouts of encouragement were
deafening.
Passing Barnes the boats were prac
tically level, but from this point on, the
Oxford crew drew away' and by the time
Barnes Bridge was reached there was day.
light between them. The Cambridge men
were beginning to shows signs of the
heroic struggle and although they stuck
gallsntiy to their work the Issue never
again was in doubt. The Oxonians came
right away and soon led by two lengths.
Nearlng the finish Stuart, the Cambridge
stroke, made a desperate attempt to rally
his tired crew, but his spurt was short
lived and oould make no Impression On the
leaders. The further the Oxford
went the better It seemed to row.
crew
taliforala Stables Go East.
NEW YORK. April 8 Because of the
anli-bettlrg legislation in California
Thomas 11. Williams, president of the new
California Jockey club, will this season
campaign In the cast a much larger stable
than ever before. Tho majority were bred
in Caluorula.' mostly the get of Altamax,
Maxlne and Eddie Jones stalllotia, all
owned by Colonel D. M. Burns, who la Mr.
Williams' partner In the Juckey club hold
ings. Big Chief was bought last July from
the Newcastle stable for $13,000, and Fire
none cost Mr. Williams S10.000 early In his
2- ear-old career. Pr. H. E. Rdwell Is
trainer of Mr. WUJ:an.s' stable,
MAY CHANGE GOLF PRO DATES
Ceaflet Has Set the Promoters to Do
Sonic Fleering.
NEW YORK. April 8,-There Is every
likelihood that the Eastern . Professional
Golfers' association will change the date
for Us annual championship-tournament,
originally set for May K and 17 at Scars
dale. The reason for this Is the conflict
In dates with the two Metropolitan cham
pionships, which also fall that same week.
Herbert Strong, secretary cf the profes
sional body, said a few days ago that In
all probability Tuesday and Wednesay,
Msy IS and 19. would be substituted. There
was some talk of running off the Eastern
immediately prior to the national open,
which will take place at Englewood on
Thursday and Friday, June !4 and 35. An
objection to this Is that the "pros." by de
voting the early part of that week to the
practice for the national event to the
eastern would have no opportunity for
practice for the national event at Engle
wood. As the matter now stands, the new
dates mentioned, May IS and 19,. Immedi
ately precede the Invitation tournament of
the Nassau County club, the last three
days of the week.
The New Jersey state championship tour
nament Is scheduled for Montclalr, early
In June, and It Is understood that the pro-,
gram will be similar to those in previous
years. This means that there will be prises
for practically ss many aixteens aa return
cards. Jerome D. Travers of Montclalr
won the New Jersey title for the second
time at Englewood a rear ago. He will be
unable to defend because of his foreign
trip In quest of the title In Great Britain.
The Country rlub of Lakewood has sent
"out the program for the tournament In
April 22. 23 and 24. which opens the season
of competitive golfing nerth of Mason and
Dixon's line. As usual In the spring the
qualifying round will be at thirty-six holes,
for at the fall affair of the club It Is cut
to eighteen on account of the shorter
days. There will be a golf medal for the
low score and a prize for the best ag
gregate by a team of four from the ssme
club who announce' In advance that they
are playing for It. At the last two spring
toutilamenta Princeton won the team prize,
last year by only one stroke from the
Garden City entry, but on account of ex
amination on neither occasion could the
college boys stay over for the match play.
Four sets of sixteen will qualify for the
Country club of . Lakewood, Metedeconk.
Cs.rasal.io and Manetta cups. There will bo
a cup for the runner up In each sixteen,
all the match play rounds to be at eigh
teen holes. The entries close on April 21.
There wH be an eighteen-hole handicap
with a gross and net score prize, play to
begin at 9 o'clock on the morning of April
24. Overnight entries will be accepted.
PACKY WANTS TO MEET NELSON
Thinks He tn as Mark Entitled to
' Match t Anyone.
NEW YORK. April 1-Packy McParland,
the Chicago lightweight who made Leach
Cross look cheap in their recent bout at
the Fairmont Athletic club. Is as much
entitled to a match with Battling Nelson
for the tigl twe ght title as anybody. Mcr'ar.
land is one of the most scientific little men
that ever got into the ring. He Is a boxer
of tho Jim Drescoll school, but is not a
particularly hard hitter. Still there seems
to be no doubt that In a limited round bout,
ay of twenty-five rounds, he would be
able to stay with Nelson, if only because
of his extremely clever defensive tactics.
He Is aa fast on his feet as a squirrel.
He Is quick witted, knows how to duck and
dodge, can feint beautifully and la also able
to shoot his punches to the mark. Head
work is always a potent factor in the
success of a first class pugilist and McFar
land rates with the best of them tn this
respect. If he had Leach Cross' punching
power It is believed that McFarland would
be as Invincible a lightweight aa any since
the days of McAuliffe and Lavlgne. At
that he can punch with enough strength to
put a weakened opponent down, but It
would require a long bout for him to
accomplish such a result.
McFarland'a performance suggested a
bout with Owen Moran, if the latter can
agree to fight at 1 pounds at 8 o'clock.
Drlscoll took Cross on 135 at S o'clock,
while McFarland and Cross made this
weight two hours later. Moran Is not far
behind Drlscoll in fighting skill, and that
is why ha seems to be a logical opponent
for the Chicago man, who prefers, how
even, a bout with Nelson.
AMERICANS US BALLOON RACE
McCoy and Forbes Chosen to Repre
sent Aero CInb. x
NEW YORK, April .-James C. McCoy
or A Holland Forbes will be selected, ac
cording to present plana, to represent ths
Aero Club of America tn this year's Inter
national balloon race, which will be held at
Zurich, Switzerland, early in October. The
club has made one entry, but the name of
the contestant need not be forrially an
nounced until July 1. Nine countries, with
a total of twenty balloons, will be repre
sented ' in the race, which will be the
fourth competition for the Gordon Bennett
trophy, America having won the first year.
Germany In 1907, 'and Switzerland last
year.
McCoy is In the Philippine Islands at
present, but he is expected tp return early
in the summer, and in that case he will
t rdcubtedly be chosep-to pilot the Amer
ican balloon. Mr Forbes Is chairman of
tho contest committee of the club and
should hs go abroad for the race it would
necessitate the appointment of a new head
for the committee, which will have general
charge of the New Tork to Albany flight
during tho Hudson-Fulton celebration In
tho first week of October.
KENTUCKY COLT STAKE POPULAR
Over Twelve Handred Mares' Have
Bern Earned This Tear. .
LOUISVILLE. Ky.. April 3.-The classic
r-1.0u coltstake of the Kentucky Trotting
Horse Breeders; association has been
strongly aupported by the breeders of the
country, as shown In the official returns
Juet issued by Secretary Wilson.
A total of 1,289 mares have been named
for foals of this year, or 289 more than
Ust year, and about 1&0 less th-in the
largest number ever received In the history
of the stake. Under the circumstances
which are so familiar lo trotting horsemen,
this excellent showing is very gratifying
to the association and fully demonstrates
the fact that rich futurities have a great
attraction for breeders, who have fully
understood their value to the future of
their colts.
As usual. New Tork breeders top the list
of nominations, as does the Empire stale,
as the home of the leading breeders of
trotr
NEBRASKA TEAM
JOURNEYS SOUTH
Three Days More of Practice Will
Put the Boys in Good .
Shape.
ELEVEN PLAYERS TO BE TAKEN
Makeup of Squad to Be Fixed On
Later.
BIGGEST GAME WITH KANSAS
Cornhuskers Will Bend Every Effort
to Win from Jayhawkers.
TRACK TEAM STARTS TRAINING
Track Men Will Vse the Fair
Groaads for Sprinting Por
poaca brnsh. nt Dcs
Molncs Meet.
LINCOLN, April 3.-lBpeclal.)-Aflcr
three days more of practice the Corn
husker base ball team will start on its
annual Invasion of the southern territory
of the Missouri valley, playing a total of
ten games entouT. The departure from Lin
coln will be made on Wednesday, the day
the spring recess at the state school be
gins, and the Initial game of the trip will
be played at Tabor, la., with Tabor col
lege on tho following afternoon..
Eleven players, including Captain Beltzer,
wilt be taken on tho Journey bs; Manager
Eager. Coach Fox, who waa engaged to
Instruct, the Cornhuskers, with the under
standing that he should accompany them
on this trip, will probably be detained In
Lincoln by his duties with the local west
ern league team. .. , , '
AH the eleven men who will make the
trip have not been named as yet, for some
of the candidates who have been playing
on the team have failed to make good In
their Toaltlons, and It Is likely that their
Jobs will be given to some of the other
members of tho squad. The following men
are certain to be lu the Cornhusker party,
though: Captain Beltzer, third base; Cri'
roll, catcher; Greensllt, second base; Cooke,
center field; Clarke, first base or left field;
Ward, pitcher; Mathers, pitcher; Olmstead,
pitcher.
Metcalf has made good at shortstop and
also would be sure of going south It he
were not delinquent In his studies and,
therefore, Ineligible to take part In uni
versity athletics. He has a condition In
rhetoric from last semester which he is
trying to work off before Wednesday. He
has been getting up his back work and
Tuesday will take an examination, which,
If he passes It, will allow him to play on
the nine.
Metcalf Man for Plnce.
The young delinquent has proved to be
Just the man the Cornhuskers need at
shortstop. and his forced- absence from tlm
team would greatly weaken It in the com
ing series of games. He is quick, stops
hot grounders with ease, and has a good
wing for throwing to first. His batting
has been a pleasant surprise this spring,
and' he has punished the ball with con-
slstent regularity. There is no man on the
horizon who can well fill the midway posi
tion In case young Metcalf Is compelled to
bow to the eligibility committee.
Sturtzenegger, who was a favorite for
the Initial sack and who has been playing
that position, has made a disappointing
showing and may have to give up the Job.
In the York and Wesleyan games he made
some costly errors, and in both of these
contests his pegging was miserable. Dur
ing the present week Clarke was shlftec'
from right gardner to first base, whcr
he did good work. This change Is taken
to indicate that eturtzenegger will not get
to take the trip south, and that Clarke wii.'
find a permanent birth on first sack. Tht
latter player Is a good Inflelder and car
cover considerable ground around the base.
He is one of the best batters on the nine
and so far this season has slugged the ball
for several safe hits.
If Sturtzenegger is left at home Dudgeon,
second baseman of last season's 'varsity,
will probably be placed in right field.
Dudgeon Is a fair fielder, but a poor- peg
ger. Even at that, though, he appears to
be a better men for the team Just now
than Sturtzenegger and stands ' a good
chance of being one of the Cornhusker
party that will go south next week.
Bill Chalonpkn In Field.
William Chaloupka Is slated' to take
Mattisops place in left field. Mattlsons
showing this spring has been such that
he could not be retained on the team. In
his fielding his Judgment has been exeremely '
faulty, while his batting could hardly have
been worse than H was In the games with
York and Wesleyan. In those two contests,
out of eight tlmee at the bat, he struck
out seven times and got one pass to' first
base. Such a record as that has forced
Coach Fox to look for another player for
the left garden. Chaloupka appears to be
tho logical man- for the Job.
Big Bill" started; In to practice with the
squad early In the sesson, but retired after
a few weeks' woik. when he was told that
If he made the team he would have to
take botli trips. His school work would
prevent his going on the eastern trip dur
ing the early part of May, and so be quit
the squad. When It was seen this week
that tho Cornhuskers were going to be
hardup for suitable outfielders, Chaloupka
was Informed thst he would be ' allowed
to make the southern trip even if he could
not go east In May. Since then he has re
joined the squad and will probably be taken
along on the Journey next week. ',-
Chaloupka Is a dependable fielder and a
player who can hit the ball hard and often
whe In practice. If he shows good bslfing
form on the trip he will sdd great strength
to the team. He is slow In running basas,
but his other work more than makes up for
this weaknexs. v
Three on Plta-hlnc elaaT.
The pitching staff for the trip will be
Ward, star twliicr of last season's varsity;
Olmstead and Mathers. Tue last two Slab
artists are new men to the Cornhusker
staff. Their work in Ihe games of the last
two weeks, while nothing brilliant, has
been classy enough lo get them Jobs on
the team. Both of them have several good
curves, but Olmstead has considerably
more speed than the other recruit. He is
greatly handicapped by wild throwing,
which fault, If overcome, however, before
next Thursday, will not keep him from
doing effective work on the southern tour.
The brunt of the work during the next I wo
weeks will fall upon Wsrd. He is a biff
pitcher with plenty of rjtd and