THE OMAHA" SUNDAY BEE: JUNE 13, 1909.
ARE NEGRO FIGHTERS CAME?
Majority Aoonted of Having Wide
Ysllow Streak.
RECORDS OF LEASERS IN RUJO
Jerk John sea, the Champion, Branded
la Eitliil Coward Tom
Mollneaax Pronably the
PlirUnt.
NEW TORK, June IX "Ive'a heard con
siderable gossip about the real gameness of
the present champion. Jack Johnson, among
the flstle experts lately," said tha veteran
New York sport, while discussing the cour
age of black pugilists tha other day.
"Of course there have been some negroes
who have stood the gaff and have taken a
. good walloping, but the majority of them,
when put to the left, usually show a yel
low streak. Johnson's record doesn't prove
that he Is a game fellow, for he fought
about sixteen draws In which some of his
opponents were only second and third
raters. A game fighter doesn't usually
have a string of drawn battles with un
classy scrappers. It may be, however, that
Johnson has stalled In all of these affairs
In order to get some more easy matches,
as he did with Sailor Burks and Jack
'O'Brien.
"We can tell more about Johnson's game
ness, though, after he meets Stanley
Kotchel and Jim Jeffries. This pair will
test the big nrgro's ability to take punish
ment, for there is no doubt that Ketehel
or Jeff can stand the gaff. Both have
been In hard, gruelling mills and have never
Ihown the white feather.
Gamest of the Lot.
"Tom Mollneaux, 'the American black,'
as he was called in England, was probably
the gamest negro In the history of the
prise ring. After defeating Tom Blake In
eight rounds away back In 1810, he was
matched to battle with the great Tom
Ciibb, the champion of all England at the
time. They fought a bloody contest under
the old rules and Ciibb was declared the
winner after thirty-nine rounds. But this
'did not satisfy Moltneaux, for he imme
diately challenged Crlbb to another mill.
Crlbb readily accepted and put 'the Ameri
can black out In eleven hard rounds. After
these two terrible contests both Crlbb and
Mollneaux retired from the ring.
. "Peter Jackson In hls prime was cer
tainly a great heavyweight, but he iqult
cold In hjs first battle with Bill Farnum
at Melbourne, Australia, on July 26, 1884.
Jackson fought Farnum again, however,
same place and same year, but the police
Interfered In the sixth round. Shortly after
Jackson arrived In 'Frisco in 1888 he got
Into a rough and tumble scrap with Paddy
Gorman, who was only a welterweight, but
after a wicked encounter Gorman made the
big Australian negro cry enough. Joe Qod
dard also made Jackson look like a quitter
at Melbourne In 1890 In eight rounds. Still,
Jackson was a good fighter and won some
treat battles within the ropes.
Godfrey end Sullivan.
"In 1888 George Godfery challenged John
L. Sullivan to fight for the championship,
but when the 'big fellow' Invited Godfrey
to stand up before him In a four-round
bout at the Music hall, Boston, the follow
ing evening, nothing could Induce the col
ored pugilist to go upon the stand. This
was shortly after Sullivan's return from
Europe, where he fought Charley Mitchell
a thtrty-nlne-round draw. Peter Maher,
who was often called a quitter, walloped
Godfrey out In six rounds at Boston In
1893. Peter Jackson, Jake Kllratn and Joe
Choynskl also made Godfrey lower his
colors. Godfrey In his day, however, won
hard battles from Jack Xshton, -Joe Lan
non, Patsy Cardiff, Denver Ed Smith, C. C.
Smith and Prof. Hadley.
"George Dixon was a good game colored
lad, but I never considered him a full
blooded negro. He was half white, I was
told many years ago. Dixon was a won
derful pugilist. He defeated the feather
weight champions of every fighting nation
and was the undisputed world's title holder.
The only time I ever saw Dixon show
weak heartedness was when he fought Cal
McCarthy that memorable seventy-round
draw In Boston. His legs gave out In that
affair, and he was afraid to go In for mixes
In the latter part of the mill. Dixon
started his career in 1886 and was hard at
work meeting all comers until 1906, when
Tommy Murphy knocked him out In Phila
delphia. Nineteen years In the ring Is
something of a record. Dixon won his title
' from Cal McCarthy In 1891 at Troy and lost
It to Terry McGovern at the old Broad
way Athletic club In 1900, holding it for a
period of nine years. McGovern, on the
other hand, held the title for JuBt one year,
Terry going down to defeat at the hands
of young Corbett In two rounds at Hart
ford in 1901.
rraak Cralsr's Career.
"Frank Craig, tha Harlem Coffee Cooler,
did some successful fighting around here
In hla day. When he had an easy mark
In f ronf of him he fought like a wild cat,
but ha was a far different- proposition
when the real punchers got after him.
Peter Maher put htm out In two rounds
at Boston in 1894. Bill Dunn of Jersey City
sent him to dreamland In three rounds,
but the Cooler returned the compliment
by putting Dunn away In one round later
on.
"When Craig went to England he be
came extremely popular with the members
of the National Sporting club by stopping
Jack O'Brien, the champion of Wales, In
two rounds and beating a dozen othervEng
llsh pugilists In quick time, Including Ted
Prltchard. The Cooler became a howling
swell In London and created a sensation
when he drove three cream colored mules
tandem through Hyde park and other
fashionable parts of the Brltinh metropolis.
"Craig-also became a music hall favorite
because of his clever buc'c dancing and
soon married a rich white woman. That
made the Harlem negro more chesty than
ever, and he was flying high when Dan
Creedon. the Australian middleweight,
went to Loudon and met the Cooler before
the National club. It was a slashing fight
and Creedon simply cut his man Into rib
bons, finally making him quit. Craig never
rm,ttrA (mm this terrible beating, for
when , he came here to do battle with
Tommy Ryan he was the easiest kind of
a mark and was knocked out cold with a
few punches. That ended the Cooler's
ring career, for he went back to England
and retired.
"Probably the gamest fight Craig ever
put up was with Fred Morris, another
negro, down on Long Island in 1894. They
wore skintight gloves and after both had
received some terrible punishment the
Cooler won in eighteen rounds.
Joe Gobs an Example.
"Every follower of the fighting game
knows that Joe Gans, the former light
weight champion, quit on more than one
occasion. .He was a remarkable clever
' pugilist and held his title for a number of
years, fighting all of his challengers, but
In 1900 Gans quit cold to Frank Erne In the
twelfth round of a bloody battle at the
Broadway Athletic club. He also stopped
In two rounds with Tery McGovern In
c iiago, but this affair was always ra
K rc'rt as a 'frame.' Gans lying down for
tht coin there was In It.
"Gans declared he was knocked out by
tVeorge McFadden In twenty-three rounds,
but many thought that be simply quit
Gans, like Dixon, Is not a full blooded
negro. He began fighting at Baltimore In
1894.' but he's a physical wreck now. Ac
cording to his record, he took part In 148
battles, which Is certainly going some. He
lost about a dosen mills and had a whole
lot of draws that might have been victories
If Joseph had been strictly on the level.
"A negro pugilist who Is much In the
limelight Just now Is Sam Langford of
Boston, who has recently been proclaimed
the heavyweight champion of the world
by Lord Lonsdale and other promoters of
the boxing game In England. The fact
that Jack Johnson welched out of his
match with Langford In London Is the
reason why the latter has received a belt
emblematic of the title. The National
8portlng club declared the other day that
Johnson's failure to live up to his agree.
ment was eqoal to his forfeiting the cham
pionship. Of course this doesn't go with
the fight fans here, for we only call men
champions who win their titles by battling
In the ring. Langford Is a good stiff
fighter, but he's sever been fully tried out
by any game white top notcher. He has a
long list of victories over second raters
If Langford and Jeannette are matched
for twenty rounds In Europe the winner
will certainly be In line for top honors,
But where would either of these coons be
with a man like Jeffries when at his best?
Joe Jeannette's "access.
Jesnnette, a negro, has been cutting
some Ice In Paris lately by beating all
comers. Including Sam McVey and Sandy
rerguson. But his record is not so long
or so good as Langford's. He has been
defeated by Jack Johnson In fifteen
rounds and by Sam Langford In the same
length of time. Jeannette fought Lang
ford four times. He won the first fight
Langford won the second, while the third
and fourth were drawn battles. Jennette
also met Johnson In four mills. The first
went three rounds with no decision, John
son lost the second on a foul, the third
was another no decision affair, and the
fourth was won by the present champion.
Jeannette, like Langford, has never been
up against a topnotch white man, so wo
cannot tell how game he really 4s. The
records of Langford and Jeannette do not
show that Johnson outclasses either of
them to any extent.
"They are offering a 120.000 nurse for
Johnson and Jeannette for a twenty-round
bout In Paris. But Johnson won't accept,
as he is not in proper condition. He prob
ably , will have another six-round affair
with Jack O'Brien, however, as they seem
to understand each other very well. If
Johnson keeps up his present pace Stanley
Ketehel will be the heavyweight champion
of the world next fall. How that old
grape Juice does knock out the colored
scrappers when they start to fight It good
and hard!
Ask Sara McVey about gay life In Parts.
He was the goods and the Idol of the
French sports until he met Jeannette and
was put away In a forty-nlne-round slug
ging mill. They have a way of killing coons
with kindness on the other side, a fact
that Johnson, Langford and Jeannette may
discover when It's too late.
Joe AVolcott'a Habits,
"If there ever was a negro who could
scrap like a bulldog it was Joe Walcott,
the Giant Killer. But when things weren't
going his way he used to lie down quickly.
His seconds had a hard time to keep him
in the ring when, he was defeated by Kid
Lavlgne In fifteen rounds at Maspeth in
1896, yet two years later he stopped La
vtgno in twelve rounds in 'Frlsoo. Don't
you remember how Walcott quit cold to
Tony West In Madison Square Garden In
the eleventh round? I thought he had
West beaten to a standstill when suddenly
Joe took to the woods and refueed to go
on. There may have been some financial
reason for this action. Jo me It looked
like the rawest kind of a fake. West and
Walcott fought six times. The first was
won by Joe in three rounds, the second
was a ninetoen-round draw. West won In
the third in twenty rounds, the fourth was
a six-round bout with no verdict, Walcott
Quit in the fifth and won the sixth In fif
teen rounds.
"One night Walcott sent Mysterious Billy
Smith Into dreamland at the Broadway
Athletic club. It was a corking knockout
and Smith did not come to for at least ten
minutes. By that time the crowd had left
the building and many of the lights had
been turned out. Smith looked about in
a half-daxed sort of a way and asked one
of his seconds if he had been knocked out
" 'Sure thing, Billy,' replied the handler.
with a grin. ,
' 'Where's that black demonT demanded
the Mysterious One as he Jumped to his
feet
" 'He's down In hla dressing room put
ting on his street clothes,' was the re
sponse. Smith. Hanted Troable.
"Smith Jumped through the ropes and
started for Walcott's room, swearing like
a pirate.
' 'Come out here, you black dcvill' he
yelled as he kicked in the door, which Wal
cott had locked. Walcott's seconds grabbed
Smith and held hlra tight while the Giant
Killer, half dressed, ran out Into the street.
Smith wanted to fight him rough and tum
ble, but the negro got away.
"Smith and Walcott met in the ring five
times. The first bout was a fifteen-round
draw, the second was a twenty-five round
draw. Smith won' the third In twenty
rounds, the fourth went to Walcott on a
foul, who also won the fifth in four rounds,
when Billy was all In.
"Walcott knocked out some good men,
including Dick O'Brien, Tom Tracey, Aus
tralian Jimmy Ryan, Dan Creedon, Joe
Choynskl, Jimmy Handler and Kid Carter.
He lost to George Gardner, Frank Childs,
Sandy Ferguson, Mike Harris and others,
but he never stood the gaff in a gruelling
mill.
"Young Peter Jackson has done some
tall scrapping, since 1895, when he defeated
another colored gentleman, known as Prof.
Snowball. Young Peter met Langford half
a dozen times. He lost the first bout tn
fifteen- rounds, also the next two, each cf
similar length. He won the fourth in five
rounds, Langford was the victor 4n the
fifth of fifteen rounds and Jackson won
the sixth in twenty. Young Peter polished
off Philadelphia Jack O'Brien in thirteen
rounds and was later defeated by the latter
In ten. He la now .under the management
of Sam Fltzpatrlck, who successfully
piloted Jack Johnson to the championship.
Fltzpatrlck is grooming Jackson for a fight
with Johnson and hopes to square ac
counts." CHANCE GETS A COLLEGE PITCHER
eeares Noarse of Brawn, Wt Has
Beatea All Colleges.
PROVIDENCE. R. I., June 11-Pitcher
Chester L. Norse, of the Brown university
base ball team, has been signed by the
Chicago National league club and will re
port to Manager Frank Leroy Chance
within a month. Nourse has been pitching
great ball for Brown this spring. On April
14. he shut out the Amherst agricultural
college without a hit and twice defeated
Harvard, giving them only two hits In one
of the games. It is said that he will receive
one of the largest salaries ever paid a col
lege twlrler breaking Into big league ball.
- Bigger, Better, Buster That's what ad
vertising In The Bee does for your business.
DECLINE OF THE IiOME RUN
ammBBmat V
Round Trip Drivei Let. Frequent
Than They Were.
NOW NOT NEEDED TO WIN GAMES
Selentlfle Development of Baae Ball
Assigned aa a Reason for Fewer
Foar Baa-aers Harry Davis'
Rotable Record.
NFW YORK. June 11. Tn 1901. J21 horns
runs were made In the National League;
In 1908 there were only 151. In 1903 in the
American League, there were 259 home
runs: In 190$ there mara nnlv 11K Tn 1QTI?
the National League had Just been raided
of
r many of its hardest hitters by the
merican Learue. and mads nnlv ninatv.
Ar
sii
IX home runs: SO for ths nnrnnaaa nf rnm.
parlson between the home run hitting of
the present day and that of the earlv MOO.
1901 In the National League, and 1902 in the
American are taken. The year 1902 would
serve for both were It not for the fact
that the National League was suffering
moit Just then from the depletion In Us
ranks of sluggers caused by American
League Inroads.
The point is that the drives to the boun
daries ror the entire circuit are not as
rrequent by a good deal as they were
seven or eight years ago. The records will
show a falling off In number of home
runs, both collectively and Individually.
Why this seeming decadence In the making
oi xne stalwart drives, which sent the bat
ter clear around?
Reasons for the Chance.
Different experts, sive different inn
One attributes the falling off to the advent
or tne roul strike rule and the spit ball,
saying these measures tend to discourage
a batsman from taking the free, unre
strained swing that he would, did he not
have strikes harked to him when he fouls
the ball. Another says the outfielders are
raster; another says is is the different con
struction of the grounds.
As a matter of fact there mv ha nn.
able explanation In any of the foregoing
reasons. Yet it is probable that the scien
tific development of the same, from vesr
to year, has had not a little to do with
the curtailing of home runs. No' less an
authority than John MeQraw. who ta as
keen a student of every angle of base ball
as there Is, says for one thing that tins
style of batting has changed. Batters now-a-days
go to the plate less with an Idea
of getting In a punishing wallop than with
studying and scheming with a view to
hitting safely rather than hitting far. They
re governed more by the aspects and
phases of the game than they used to be.
Team work, the hit and run and aanrlflca
and more to be considered.
McGraw also thinks the Ditchers of the
present study the batters more rsref.. 'v
than did their predecessors, and, suiting
tnetr pitching to the individual batsmen
increase their (ths pitchers') effectiveness
The foul strike rule, he thinks, too, tends
to decrease the number of home runs.
and the construction of playing fields may
bear on the subject. All of which Is In
line with the theory that scientific develop,
ment of the game is the main influence.
Facts for the Fans.
Howver, whatever may be the merits
of theories there are facts regarding home
runs since the existence of the two nresent
big leagues, which furnish palatable food
tor the fan. A confirmed statistician could
take the subject and explore it to the end
of his days and not tire.
It will be noted in going over the rec
ords for the last eight years that th men
who have made the most home runs a
season are not always those who make
the most base hits. , A quantity of home
runs doesn't necessarily Imply a big bat
ting average. Tim Jordan, who mart.
twelve homers last year, ranked only forty
sixth in batting, with an average of. only
.47. yet frequently the men who mail
many home runs ranked high. A man who
can put enough force into his
drive the ball cut for the circuit fre
quently must have some batting ability.
Among the batters who have made six or
more home runs in a season there has been
none who was an out and out poor batter.
me most remarkable home run maker
of the eight-year period referred to is
Marry Davis of the Philadelphia Ameri
cans. He Is a hard hitter. In a double
sense one who makes many hits and one
wno lanos on the ball hard. He has a
free, powerful swing, the sort that sends
the ball with such velocity that no matter
where It goes the chances of a base hit
are increased by the speed with which
it goes. Such a hitter is Warner anH
several others who get many hits because
or power rather than accuracy in meeting
the ball and thus sending it swlftiv. Tn
fact, such men as Wagner and Davis have
a good deal of both, while batters such as
Keeier and Beaumont rem-esent ths tvn
who have the keen eye and a swing ad
Justed to meet the ball squarejy.
want Leaders Have Done.
Last year was the first in elht v.
that Davis didn't make six home runs or
more. See his remarkable record: 1801,
eight; 1902, six; 1903, six; 1901, ten; 1906,!
eight; 1908, twelve: 1907. seven TT-t I
once In that time did Davis lead his league
In batting. In 1907 he ranked as low as
fortieth, with an average of .246.
Tim Jordan twice has made twelve hnm
runs In a season and without being in the
. class either time. He made a dnzsn in
1908 with a percentage of .247. He ranked
forty-sixth among the National lean,. h.
ters in 1908. Ralph Seybold, now with the
minors, made eight home runs in on vr
sixteen In another, eight In another and
six in another. Ed Delehanty caressed the
leather bulb for eight homers in 1901 and
ten in 1901 It also was he who made four
home runs in one game.
The old timer Charley Jonea nn .a-
two home runs in one Innini- rtr dk-u..
Tommy Poorman. Sam Crawford and
Seybold top the list for the number of
nomers In one season sixteen. Crawford
made six In 1906 and seven In 1908. BUI
Hinchman, who made six last year, stood
eighty-sixth among the batters and his
percentage of safe hits was only .231.
Bucky Freeman clouted for a t '
baggers in 1903, a rare record for con
secutive years. He had the advantage of
the short left fence In Boston Hr. v,..,.
others had the benefit of convenient fences
or bleechers. Charley Hickman, a slugger
pure ana simple, gathered ten home runs
In 1902, eleven In 1903 and nine In 1908.
Lumley of Brooklyn Is a powerful long
distance hitter, having seven homers to his
credit In 1905, nine in 1908 anil nin. i-
The great Wagner swung his mighty club
tor six rour baggers In 1901, six in 190T and
ten in 1908.
Fia-area from tha Records.
Taking the seasons from 1901 nn an th.
figures show how the number of man wKa
have made six home runs of more a season
has grown less. The National league list
for 1901, together with the percentages,
was as follows:
ChMkai It .rt- "-- I . . ....
Delehanty, 8, .357; Flick, 8, .336; Burckett
who ranked first, 10, .32; Wagner, t. .8f2:
Hartaal 7 33a- V r-l.-L. a in.:, u. ,.,-.'
. .. 1 - . ..... nmuncK,
. .338; Green, 8. .317; G. Davie, T, .309; lie-
.oo, oieiuieiai, t, .lyi- Beaumont,
. .328.
All good hitters as well as lonr distant-.
wallopers. The American lea rue list for
tha same year was:
Lajole. who ranked first, IX, .422; Ander
son, , .340; Williams, 7. .321; Freeman. 12,
-J uJ ll , o, .oo, X. xmvio, O, .GUI, .
Stahl, 8, .310; Grady, S, .286; Coughlln, 6,
In 1902, the National leas-ue. aa told.
was so stripped of Its leading- batters that
the only man who made as many home
runs as six was Tommy Leach, he batting
eso. in the American league that vear.
the banner season for home runs, were:
Delehanty, who ranked first, 10, .326;
Freeman, 11, .311; Bradley, 11, .341. Wll-
lo.nB, o, oeyuoia, ie, .nit; HicKman. JO,
363: Kelfttr. A ana- u rt ,h. c -Ww . t -
Joie, 7, .369; Ferris,' 8, " .267; Ryan,' 6,' .317;
Collins. 6. .324: Vttiff-Mln s v:f.' xxr m.-i,..
, .262. .....
The National learue nicked un In 1903
In the number of men who made six or
more homers, and the American fell off,
neither, however, anywhere near approach
ing the number of 1901. There were lunt
eight In each league In 1903, as follows:
National League Donlln, 7, .351; Sey
mour, 7, .842; Beaumont. 7, .341; Sheckard 1
9. .332: fitlnfM it Toh t mo
showing that It does not require a big man
to hit the ball hard; Mertes, 7, ".280; Moran
7, .262.
American League Lajole, 7, .355; Hick
man. 11; .330; Bradley, 6, .315; Seybold
8, .299; H. Davis, 6. .298; Freeman, 13, .285;
There was a still furtaer slumD In 1304
the list being:
National T a m,. rt.n a 11 n . . .
Oann, , .286; Dolan, 6, .284; Lumley, , .279;
Booln, 6, .242. '
American League H. Davis, 10, .308; Par
ent, 8, .296; L. Cross, 11, .290; Murphy. 7
u-budi vj, o, ,o, Anaerson, i,
In the years since thrin six or more hom
runs have been made in the following
dwindling proportions:
1906.
National Leaarue T .nml.v 7 009. n.ki..
7. .242. . " ' "".
American League Crawford, , .297
S4Snefe.7, :mi H' Dbv,. . -2M; Seybold, ,
1906.
Natinnal Tawit I a t . .
. " ..... m j , ,orf: sev.
mour, 8, .286; Magee, 6, .282; Schulte. 7, .281;
Jordan, 13, .252.
, iT, fKue-Stone, 8, .858; H. Davis,
12. .292; Hickman, t, .284.
10, .279: Lumley, 9. .287; Murray, 7. .262.
"i' ieague n. uavis, 7, .268.
1908.
National Turn. X at,..-., tn hj.
lln. 6. -SJU- M,i,r. v, 1 i7a. fi.i-. 1 i. I
Jordan, 12, .247. '
Hfnchmtn? 8,f.Ue-Cr'Wf0r,!' ?
Only four times have the hlttera who
have been In the six or more list led In
batting, Lajole in 1901, Stone In 1906 and
Wagner in 1907 and J.908.
IOWA SEES HOPE FOR TEAM
Alumni Will Assist Effort ta Beat
Oat Wlaslng Elevea.
IOWA CITY. Ia.. June 12 fSn.ioi
Alumni from the four corners of th ..
of Iowa will flock back to the university
law 10 neip John a. Griffith, the cap
tain of the famous 1900 team coach, the 1909
eleven, in an effort to regain a footing
among the leading western Instituting in
foot ball. Not since the days of Dr. Knlpe
nave the Hawkeyes possessed a winning
team, and Griffith, the first of tha ai.,mm
coaches, will endeavor to perfect a ma
chine to start the season by a defeat of
Minnesota on October 2.
Sam Hobbs. one of the ht imirh..!..
lowa ever had, will aid Griffith. He Is a
close student of the new s-amo WAnr. ...in
be on hand and help Griffith with the
backs. "Morey" Eby. the areateat hlu
Iowa ever had for his weight, will assist
Trunin in developing the line men, and It
Is possible he mav be the selection for as
sistant coach. Frank Moore, center on he
w eleven, will be In the College of Medi
cine, and Hastings, star lineman for the
last three years, will be In the College of
Law. Both these ex-stars will be valuable
assitants in coaching the forwards.
Of the old players who will return lhara
are Captain Gross, tackle; Hanlon, John
son, Hyland. end; Collins, halfback; Haz
ard, fullback; Stewart, quarterback; Comly,
center, and Fee, halfback.
But the most Dromlslnar asnect nt th 'ail
season Is the wealth of freshmen material
which will be eligible. Chase is a fierce
tackier and he s exoected to mb c-rA
at the end opposite Hyland. O'Brien will
probably be used at center and he promises
10 maae a eecona Hastings, juurpny and
Ehret are two of tha beat halfhanka th.
ever played on any Iowa freshman team.
The drowning of Don Wagner, the former
West High athlete, was a bad blow to the
foot ball teams, for he was certain of a
position on the varsity next fall. Fast and
heavy, he was one of the best athletes to
ever try for an Iowa foot ball team.
Amerlrans at Florence.
The Amerlrans will play the Ramblers
Runday at Florence park, for the second
time this season. Big Lefty Hirsch and
Brodbeck will be the opposing pitchers,
both having made a good record this year.
A good game is expected. Game called at
2: p. m. sharp. The line-up:
Americans. Position. Ramblers.
Farley ..First Talbot
Rapp Second Tuttle
Collins Third Traev
Smith Short May field
Dygert Left riwettx
Deimtson Center Theur
Fox Right Hamilton
Williams Catch Dance
Brodbeck Pitch Hirach
Denny Pilch Benson
The "SARATOGA" of the Great Lakes
THE IDEAL NORTHERN SUMMER RESORT for SOUTHERNERS,
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HOLLY LEADS LEAGUE AT BAT
Omaha Has Foar Other Men Above
the Coveted .300 Mark.
R0TJHKES LEAD IN INSIDE GAME
Fisher Is Kins; Baae Stealer and Pen
dry Sacrlflcer Keeler Only
Pitcher Who Has Not Lost
Game Thai Far.
Five Omaha men are still above the .300
mark, with Hollenbeck In the lead of all
the, hitters in the league. Several batters
have passed Welch and King, who were
the leaders last . week, and Welch has
passed King In the number of hits made.
Welch Is batting .351 and King .345. Schlpke
Is above the .300 mark with .314, having
made twenty-two hits since Joining the
Rourke family a couple of weeks ago.
Keeley Is the only pitcher in the Western
league who has not lost a game and he Is
now credited with five wins, counting the
game won Thursday.
Omaha still leads In both stolen bases
and sacrifice hits. The team has stolen
69 bases, with Fisher the king pin with 16.
Omaha has made 87 successful sacrifices,
with Pendry leading with 14. In team
batting Omaha is third and In team field
ing fourth.
Here are the league averagest
Batting; Averages.
AB. R. H. Av.
Hollenbeck. Omaha 32 4 13 .40C
Smith, Sioux City 103 27 S .179
Stankard, Denver 75 8 28 .375
Brennan. Wichita SO E 11 .867
Miller, Pueblo 25 3 9 .MO
Bohannon, Denver 28 4 10 .357
Belden, Denver 138 28 4 .358
Holmes, Floux City 77 14 27 .351
Welch, Omaha 148 2! 52 .351
King. Omaha 148 28 51 .S45
Clark, Pueblo 142 25 49 .845
Thomas, Lincoln 134 PI 46 .843
Cole, Wichita 148 28 49 . 336
Thomason, Topeka 48 5 16 .831
Flshr, Omaha 147 38 .333
Welch. Sioux City 122 16 40 .32
Nelhoff, Des Moines 13S 11 45 .326
Edmonson, Sioux City... 31 5 10 .323
Bader, Des Moines 128 28 41 .S20
Jones. Denver 154 ! 49 .TtlH
Schlpke, Omaha ,. 70 13 22 .814
Waldron. Lincoln 150 28 47 . 813
Campbell, Sioux City.... 135 21 41 .804
Thompson, Denver 113 1 7 34 .301
Lindsay, Denver 124 21 37 .298
Fenlon, Tepeka Ill 20 33 .297
Pettlgrew, Wichita 138 28 41 .2.47
Gagnler. Lincoln 132 K 39 . 295
Mlddleton. Wichita 34 6 10 .2S4
Pennell, Wichita 150 30 44 .293
Mattlck. Des Moines.... 160 2S 46 .2S7
Swift, Pueblo 39 3 11 .282
Spencer. Pueblo 124 21 35 . 21
Hallman, Denver 4.U 4 12 .2.1
From. Stoux City 18 2 5 .2f8
Davidson, Lincoln 130 19 88 . 277
Geler, Topeka 135 21 27 .274
Maag, Denver 118 22 82 .271
Ai.Jieas, Sioux City 115 29 31 .270
Karsten, Lincoln 15 B 4 .287
Hunter, Sioux City 128 20 83 .282
Dwyer. Des Moines 119 21 81 .281
Cassady, Denver 152 32 39 . 257
Corhan, Pueblo 129 11 33 . 258
Hogrlever. Pueblo 129 15 S3 .So6
Jehl. Pueblo 65 8 H .2S5
Stovall. Sioux City 130 24 33 . 254
Curtis. Pueblo 1S1 18 S3 .252
Pendry, Omaha 123 21 31 .252
Kane. Omaha 144 28 36 . 250
Hartman. Denver 140 20 35 .250
Melter. Sioux City 28 3 7 . 250
Zalusky. Denver 48 5 12 . 250
Jude, Lincoln 145 12 (6 .248
Westerzll. Wichita 137 22 34 . 248
Towne. Sioux City 41 8 10 .244
Downey, Topeka 87 6 21 .241
Franck, Omaha 134 22 32 . 239
Holland, Wichita 76 11 18 .2.T7
Weaver, Wichita 106 14 25 .238
Kerner. Des Moines 34 8 8 .235
Hecklnger, Dos Moines.. 89 11 16 . 232 1
Dalton. Des Moines V1 25 29 . 228
Wooley, Topeka 139 14 31 .221
Johnson, Lincoln 31 2 7 .228
Ford. Denver 9 1 2 .222
Lang. Des Moines 45 7 10 .222
McManus, Topeka ...... 45 5 10 . 222
Burnum. Topeka 18 2 4 .222
Kensel, Pueblo 122 27 27 . 221
Mason. Lincoln 41 1 9 .220
Walters, Pueblo 93 10 20 .215
Fox, Lincoln 135 18 29 . 215
Shaner, Wichita 33 6 7 .112
Cooley, Topeka 62 7 13 . 210
Colligan, Dvs Moines. .. .167 19 35 .210
Oonding, Omaha 118- 8 25 .212
Freeman. Sioux City 24 0 5 .208
Kernes, Topeka 8.1 10 17 .200
Lower, Omaha 39 5 8 . 205
Kahl. Topeka 117 16 24 .2J6
Hullivan! Lincoln 109 8 22 .IW2
Clark, Des Moines 10 1 2 .0
Bonno, Pueblo i.... 10 0 J .200
Harris, Lincoln 15 0 1 .200
Clark, Wichita 20 1 4 .201
Hughes, Wichita 127 24 25 .M
Kunkel. Toiwka 82 14 18 .l'l
Handera, Omaha 21 2 4 -lt.0
Roberts. Wichita K6 8 16 .188
Anderson, Wichita 15! 18 28 .18.1
Carman. Omaha 27 6 7 .1K5
Jones. Lincoln 33 4 6 .182
Altchlson. Wichita 22 3 4 .1S2
Hatch, Pueblo 11 1 2 1K2
Mine. Pueblo 122 15 22 .180
nierndorfer. Dea Moines. 'J9 2 5 .U2
Shea, loux City 72 8 12 .K7
Shea. 'Des Moines 12 4 2 .167
AldRrmsn. Sioux City... 2S 2 4 .inn
Hendrlx. Topeka 20 J I .1:41
Pritchett. Lincoln 128 10 19 .148
Keelv. Omaha 14 t 2 .14.!
Galgam). Pueblo 31 4 4 .1
McCafferty. Lincoln .... til .125
Nagel. Lincoln 17 1 I .118
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Olmstead, Denver 17 8 2 .118
Glllen, Denver 18 0 I .111
Kaufman, Topeka 89 2 4 .103
Miller, Des Moines 30 4 3 .100
John, Omaha 21 3 2 .0
Westcott, Wichita 11 0 1 .0!U
Adams, Denver 17 8 1 .059
Chabek, Sioux City 6 1 0 .000
Kerwln, Des Moines.... BOO .uoo
Jackson, Denver 13 2 0 .000
Pitchers' Records.
The recrods of the pttcners who have
engaged in three or more games are as
follows:
W. L. Av.
Keel?y, Omaha 4 0 1.000
Melter, Sioux Ojty 8 1 ,Sfi7
Lang, Des Moines 9 2 .818
Sanders, Omaha 4 1 .800
Alderman, Sioux City 6 ' 3 .750
Altchlson, Wichita ( 2 .750
Bohannon, Denver 6 . i .714
Chabek, Sioux City 2 1 .667
Ford, Denver 2 1 .667
Freeman, Sioux City 4 2 .867
Lower, Omaha 6 3 .667
Olmstead, Denver 4 2 .617
Hollenbeck, Omaha E 8 .625
Miller, Des Moines A S S .626
Brennan, Wichita 8 4 .800
Karsten, Lincoln 3 2 .600
Shaner, Wichita 6 4 .600
Kaufman, Topeka 7 6 .538
Burnum, TopekSj 4 4 .600
Galgano, Pueblo II . 6 .600
Clark, Des Moines 2 2 .50)
Clark, Wichita 8 3 .500
Johnson, Lincoln 4 4 .500
Kerwln, Des Moines 2 2 .500
Jones, Lincoln 4 6 .444
Swift, Pueblo 5 7 .417
Bonno, Pueblo 2 S .400
From, Sioux City 2 8 .400
Hendrlx. Topeka 2 3 .400
Glllen, Denver 2 5 .375
Jackson, Denver 1 2 .883
McOaffeTty. Lincoln 1 2 .833
Miller. Pueblo 1 2 .833
Blersdorfer, Des Moines 2 6 .150
Johns, Omaha 2 6 .350
Nagel, Lincoln I 5 .009
Fielding; Averages.
PO. A. K. Ave.
Chabek, Sioux City 10 0 1000
Bonno, Pueblo 1 6 . 1.000
Adams, Denver 2 t 0 l.OOl
Bohannon, Denver ...... 2 26 0 1.000
Zalusky, Denver 77 11 l.Ono
Olmstead, Denver ' 2 18 1.008
Ford, Denver 17 8 1.000
Mattlck, Des Moines .... (6 I 1.000
Glllen, Denver 0 16 0 1.000
Shea, Des Moines 28 1 0 1.000
Clark, Des Moines 1 10 0 1.000
Lang, Dee Moines 5 89 1.000
Sanders, Omaha 1 19 1.009
Nagel, Lincoln 2 20 1.000
Karsten, Lincoln 3 3 1.000
Hunter, Sioux City 142 22 .984
Holland, Wichita 163 17 I .984
Cassady, Denver 53 7 1 .984
waldron. Lincoln 64 8 1 .984
Hecklnger, Des Moines ..152 23 1 .9S3
Jude, Lincoln .. 54 3 1 .93
Oonding, Omaha 161 48 4 .981
Weaver, Wichita 19 48 8 .980
Lindsay, Denver 834 27 .979
Spencer, Pueblo 89 1 1 .971
Campbell, Sioux City .... 42 2 1 .978
ualgano, Pueblo 4 88 1 .977
Clark, Pueblo 388 24 10 .976
Thomas, Lincoln 347 39 10 .9,8
Fisher, Omaha 65 12 2 .975
Cole, Wichita 66 11 2 .975
cooley, Topeka 165 IS I .974
Cadman, Omaha 29 9 1 .974
Shea, Sioux City 145 87 6 .973
Jones, Lincoln 2 84 1 .971
Kane, Omaha 376 26 12 .971
Dwyer, Des Moines 354 19 11 .971
Hallman, Denver 42 16 2 . 968
Kernes, Topeka 116 84 6 .968
Kahl, Topeka 99 106 7 .97
Walters, Pueblo 53 91 . S .966
Wooley, Topeka 64 8 1 .6
McManus, Topeka 80 21 3 .9H4
Burnum, Topeka 8 24 1 .964
Towne, Sioux City 44 8 2 .9K1
Brennan, Wichita 1 23 1 .9S8
Hollenbeck, Omaha 5 21 1 .963
Dalton, Des Moines 84 9 1 .9S1
Kunkel, Topeka 192 12 9 . 960
Sullivan, Lincoln 149 45 8 .960
Kaufman, Topeka 7 41 1 .90
Belden, Denver 66 6 8 .it
Geler. Topeka 4S 26 3 . 969
Fenlon, Topeka 45 2 2 .951
Hughes. Wichita 78 111 9 .'Xm
Mltse, Pueblo 178 43 11 .963
Andreas, Sioux City. ...108 91 10 .9A2
Gagnler, Lincoln 113 101 11 .951
Hogrlever, Pueblo ., 59 68 6 . 9.1
Davidson, Lincoln 93 4 5 .951
Pettlgrew. Wichita 70 8 4 .951
Fox. Lincoln 76 77 8 . 950
Keely, Omaha 6 14 1 .ftV)
Roberts. Wichita 192 22 12 .947
Mason, Lincoln 37 16 3 .946
Shaner, Wichita 1 32 2 .948
Kerner, Des Moines 48 8 8 .944
Alderman. Sioux City... 1 32 1 .944
Lower, Omaha 4 30 3 .941
Johnson, Lincoln 4 28 2 .941
Mlddleton, Wichita 15 1 1 .941
From, Sioux City 1 30 2
Thompson, Denver 52 S8 8 .937
Jackson, Denver 3 12 1 .9J7
Kerwln, Des Moines 15 1 .937
8. 8. 8. heal Sores and Uloen In the very simplest war. It Just goaa
right down Into tha blood and removes tha cause, and the place Is bound
to heal because the Impurities and morbid matters which have bean tha
means of keeping the ulcer open are no longer absorbed from the blood.
External applications of salves, lotions, plasters, etc., can never produce
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can only allay pain or reduce inflammation; such treatment Is working oa
symptoms and not reaching the cause. Every nutritive corpuscle in tha
blood is weakened or Infected, they cannot nourish the fibrous tissue around
the place, but instead they constantly discharge into the flesh around tho
sore a quantity, of Impure, germ-laden matter which gradually eats into the
surrounding healthy tissue and causes the ulcer to enlarge. Bine impure
mooa is responsioie xor coores ana uicers, a medicine mat can purify tha
blood is the only hope of a cure. 8. 8. 8. has long been recognized as tha
greatest of all blood purifiers, possessing the qualities necessary to re mora
every Impurity from the blood. While curing the sore or ulcer 8. 8. 8
brings about a healthy condition of the flesh by supplying it with rioh
healthy blood, and thus makes the cure permanent and lasting. Boole on'
Bores and Ulcers and any medical advice free to all who write.
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Curtis, Pueblo 4 , ' .ajs
Maag, Denver ) hj u
frtivbett, Lincoln tl 76
King, Omana m 77 11 .yj.
fenuell, wicnita u j ..
Miner, Des aioines 8 1m 1
Jones, lenver 7i u 1 .wo,
Melter, bioux City 2 28 1
rranck, Omaha 11 to 16 ,91s
Downey, Topeka V U .!
Hams, Lincoln 6 1
facl'alferty, Lincoln 1 10 1 Mi
Bader, Des Moines 17 6 4 .1J
atovall, ttloux City 88 4 4 .918
ttiersdorler, Des Moines ' 1 2 4 ,u
tJmlth, Sioux City 54 90 14 .u
Coiugan, Des Moines.... 78 'is 11 .sua
Hartman, Denver Tt W 17 .91
Weloh, Omaha U ( .asm
Johns, Omaha 1 24 I .Mu
Clark, Wichita 1 i i .tu6
Corhan, Pueblo N M S .89
Welch, Sioux City M 11 .3j
Stankard, Denver 41 OT .
Freeman, riloux City.... 6 U ot
Anderson, Vt Ichlta 99 M 23 .sS4
Pendry, Omana il 47 U .Ui
Schlpke, Omaha ..' It 86. T .MM
Westerstl, Wichita M 47 14 .818
Edmondson, Uloux City.. 14 0 2 .e
Nelhoff. Des Moines 81 . 1 ..
Swift. Pueblo 7 30 V .161
Westcott, Wichita 1 18 1 .tw
Altchlson, Wichita I 11 i .Mi
Hendrix, Topeka 2 17 4 .826
Holmes, Sioux City SI 6 I .WU
Kensel, Pueblo 85 48 18 .822
Thomason, Topeka 18 4 4 .810
Jehl, Pueblo li ' U I .Mfcj
Miller, Pueblo 16 1 ,60
Hatch. Pueblo Oil .714 a
Team Batting Denver, .300; Sioux City,
.286; Omaha, .277; Wichita, .259; Lincoln,
.248; Pueblo, .248; Des Moines, .2; To
peka. .230.
Team Fielding Lincoln, .960; Topeka,
.949; Denver, .949; Omaha, .946; Sioux City,
.944; Dea Moines, .943; Wichita, .941; Pueblo,
.940.
otolen Bases Omaha, 6ft; Pueblo, M; Dea
Moines, (6; Stoux City, 49; Denver, 49;
Wichita, 48; Lincoln, 34; Topeka, 30.
Sacrifice Hits Omaha, 67; Sioux City, 54;
Lincoln, 49; Wichita, 46; Topeka, 38;
Pueblo, 29; Des Moines, 28; Denver, 23.
Stolen BaBes
Fisher, Omaha 16
Spencer, Pueblo 18
King, Omaha 16
Cassady, Denver 11
Jones, Denver 11
Campbell, Sioux City !o
Pettlgrew, Wichita 10
Pendry, Omaha 10
Matticks, Des Moines 10
Nelhoff, Des Moines 10
No other player has to exceed nine.
Sacrifice Hits
Pendry, Omaha 14
Anderson, Wichita 11
Welch, Omaha 10
Gagnler, Lincoln 8
Shea, Sioux City 9
Davidson, Lincoln 7
Lindsay, Denver T
Andreas, Sioux City T
Holmes, Sioux City 7
Stovall. Sioux City.... T
All other players have fewer than seven.
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