Sunday Bee.
SPORTING
Vaoc ojtb to roxra.
The
Omaha
SPORTS
vol. xxxix-xo. jo;.
White Sox Yannig-ans Have
WHITE SOX WIN
THE FIRST GAME
Take Openinj Contest of Season with
Tt Rcurke's Colts t
Vinton.
Show Effect! of Longer Preliminary j
Work in California. j
CJIAHA START3 LIKE A WIXNE2. !
Unable, to Hold Course After Battle
Waxes Warm.
PATTOK AND HOLLENBECK LOSE
alfheegh llftr HiltlHK U 1 -'rtalged
la Yala Kftp
Flags;!" Array
n il oat.
WWlf h x. 12. j
Omaha. I. j
.'omikey' White Sox played better hall i
tr" T Roitrke' O-nshas. They cm
hatted, out fielded, out ran and out guessed i
tho lor-el. In feet thv did not have to I
xn themselves to any gret extent at any
titr.e.
Omaha trted out like a wlnnr. bm
f'ii:d rot hold to the rourse. and iwn
s'ruck hctvv siuU. which swamped
lhlr crtft. The Sox played a consistent
game ali the wv along and never eot ;
Into the trough of a troublesome wave mil ;
onee. and that wa in th second Inning.
whan two scores were made on Hollen- j
bck's and Fotta' hit. After that It was
ilr sailing.
'Yotirg" Cy Tour,g n In the box for
the Com.skeylte and although nine lilts i
i tir made off hia delivery he kept them,
pretty well scattered. He had excellmtj
tipoort bark of him In pinches. He had ;
food control and only passed one.
role, tha old Wichita boy. ulayed a fii ,
am and received applause from the fans ;
mi aeveral oecas'ona when he demonstrated
hi speed. Ha wa the only Six player ! '
e.gainst whom art error wa chalked and
that occurred in the ninth after two wera
gone and he jot a little earelese.
Lange. another former 'Western leaguer,
played in r ght field and got a hit. a run
Vt r.ry Ills I l littllvvn. iuuiitii,
Sox recruit from Washington university, j
played a nlca Utile game. He stole thrae j
baMta. rot a hit and made three runs.
Hollenbeck atarted tha gam for Omaha,
.and artr walking Messenger In the first,
tightened up for two Innings and allowed
but on lingla. In hi four Innings but
three hlta were mad off htm. The support
hack of both him and Tatton. who followed
him. tii poor.f In hla last two Innings h
passed threa and hit on.
Pation took the heavtng station tn.th
t.fih. but did not get aay at the barrier
Jjst right and was tapped for ten single.
He vas also generous with hla gifts ani
aiked four'in hla five session.1 Thre of
' tha i i error made in the game by Omaha
e:a mad back of him. He didn't get hla
benders to working Just right and the Kox
hd Mt.l troub'. dropplrg little ing!es In
nice toft spot.
OT-ah did noi h a really bad inning.
a ha bfen the rui In former exhibition
gamr ihi seasin. bu', had to stand for a
e;eady push across the plate by the Sox.
All Dr for Patt a.
.-o-.v. n.Q rt-.n-r i-ar ii
aay ana noutea iour.
He redeemed him
aaif in ran by making a hit in the second
period fcnd stealing second and then cor
Sng when Puke llollenberk . slammed a
d(ubie against the lett-center fence. He
also made a hit In the leventh.
.Manager Foi T aa a!! over the territoty
t;1hutar- lo the second bag and played a
gieatoid game. He i,ot a double and a
single, trade five p'ltouts ar.d four assists
end never made an error. In the ninth
Irnirg he ipiwied a fa o-bsg-ger for l-ange
by lunning back of second and snapping
up a bounder as it attempted to fly pail
h:n.
' Today the last exhibition m th the
f-MX HI be piayed at Vinton park. The
game will be called at .VS.
The score:
OMAHA.
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Hol'.j-nberk.
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Tota's...
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4
4
41
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.u has.: Omsoa. ": White tvix. H. Siol-n I
bases - I'ctie. Hti . V(mm. Mjh .. j
Mrr fire hits: Mesei ger. Vchiik. li:tle
pa ; Cola to W iiite. T ine: 1 4.. l'"r i.'s:
l ik:l ar.d Ciaik. Attei-.dame: - '
Isnt I ases Ikiral GaMr.
!"W. I'lTY. I.. Apiil .-Specai 'iVV.
(tam.i-lawa losi the thisd if a wr.u to.
Iae'ipett 'i'htee-i teatn iimhui. I
Toe . o:e as to . Tue -l;.its iouied i
vinr.i m m .eniii, netti is i rui.s.
rtt"i At. tier lu.ni tt.e r.,. ..i me '
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I'.th. J he Itltm of han.n m.,t Fl-...t i
L,'m. r'.Ve, r-, .
I-rfne. I'eeTtriri tft jtr.rj n-t? e toi 1 1 3 i 1 1 .
but w .'.I letkia Wednesday for four game.
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lel.aa.ah lleleal
rtn.e,i heie l-iula. afteij.,,, be, u,,
Icuann - nd Loi'H tmn.r r mj in a
t . t i I !4 to l In Itor i! Tmpuii
i.,..-n s !) f."tt.w di. Apr, I K,
r a r si i a i . ah i' t.an. iui , at l.tnn.
a : 1'ou. a at ' vt- a . la . ;. TeKatnau
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f-r it iii.J ti ri im I.v at St;tr jl
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SULLIVAN LALDS OMAHA 15EET
j
1 jja, Strong Words of Praise for Sue-
cetifnl Athletic CarniTal.
OMAHA'
IS
CONGRATULATED
Officer of . the Aaaatear Athletic
t'alow Are Kathamlaatle Orer the
Meet ana l.sok for Mare
In Fa I are.
James K. Sullivan. acretaryi of the Ama
teur Athletic union, arri.ed home In New
York full of enthusiasm for western atli
It:cs as exemplified at the Omaha met.
He gave out the following statement re
garding the contests at the Auditorium:
"Omaha Is to be congratulated on lis
successful attempt to encourage indoor ath
letics. The mooting was handled In a man
ner highly creditable to the officer and
members of the Omaha Athletic associa
tion, and tha decision to make thia an an
nual event I a good one. They have, a re
markable set of athletes. Jumper and
'anrlrtvri anil It will not he vei-v Inntr hpfoT e
lh,v re hc(lra from ,n the ,thle;ic world
again."
Mr. Sullivan and Freeident Brown also
visltwl Kana t.'ity. reporting the situa
tion there a follows:
In Kansas City the president and secre
tary of the Amateur Athletic union con
ferred with the officera or the Kaneas City
Athletic club, and Mr. Frederick B. Barnes,
the representative of the Young Men's
Christian asaociation in that city. They
found the situation there extremely Ul
factory, and great interest Is being taken
in a plan to create a new association of
the Amateur Athletic union, taking In the
Vlssourl valley, which haa. during the last
everl yeara shown great athletic activi
ties It Is pirticularly pleasing to note in
tha'v aoctlon that the Young Men' Chris
tian association, play grour.ds, colleges and
schools are all working aa a harmonious
g! unit for the development of organized sport.
"All through the middle west the officials
cf the Amateur Athletic unlen found that
in good work of the governing body was
appreciated and all athletic groups are
working with the western official of the
Atnaleur Athletic union In order lo pul
sport on a healthy and olld foundation.
It :s believed that the creation of a new
association I that territory will materially
i aid the Amateur Athletic union In it ex
; j tension work.
i "Th official of the Amateur Athletic
, union were very clear In their explanation?
, In relation to m nor athletic aolivltiea that
V ; the Amateur Athletic union, has been re
Jj sponsible for. potsbly pla grounds, play
0 1 ground athletic asyociations. public sc hool
fl' athletic leagues, rhurch athletic organiza-
j tior.s, etc. i?eidenr Brown clearly defined
i the position of the Amateur Athletic union
t', in relation to the kind of work that relfg-
: iutis and public orgaiiication can do for the
b nef;t of' lii Ainafur Athletic union b
organizing groii in ail sections of the
j country anil becoming, affiliated Willi Hi
i Amateur Alh.eiic union, so that th-re will
. . . .
be veniiol of the boy athletic acliviltes,
for without conirit, without a governing
bly t guide thii'. ihe boys wi,l of
nereesity become disorgan xed nd th real
briirfi' lhi are to be secured from tills
kiid of ci gar.li.ivl(ii wlil not be obtained.
' 'i'ne officials of liie Amateur Alhlet.c
l iiiu.i of toe I'tnted S ates found lo H eir
giefit dljtt.t lo'isi'trrshle Interest being
tken tn acltsitir-s 'f tn:nor orgaiuzatloK.
particularly piav gro:;nti and publi.- rhtois
llMf leagues, for. In thin kind of woik.
Aniatr-.r Atltieiir mitin. lhroug'i its
. ff.c.. ha c.-rta niy beea the p oM.f.
t , ,
. """" ronftenra at On.al a tha p'es-
' iit-nl vf the Auuteur Athlrt'c union le-
: , Ul. ,llsiitii'i,n and read lit ob-
'.'".d foi. one of whirl is aa follow.
i The pi-imonou tf nt ot.al fta' and lo-
j ! I. g, :al on lit. I ' rilei eat .f tie insi !-
I i.a,.. t,t i.i.iic u.:sia. l-atiiaaud fie ja
, (.,, i .-, k a. l f .1 ari.air tir n-.n i in the
I nitd Mifif
Bi ii INe.-id'tit l.t jan and ie '-lr
S.iilti aM v ia dap; v ii,ta: e''d in tna re
n.arkab'a growl.t i f th'etii w ti.a ni'd
d a an l t;-t n'!n; m itit ara ca
r.ed oil p'c' c tr '. a.', r'r Sl a4 Ih m
Romp With
LmcOLN'6 SQUAD TOR THE 1910 WESTERN"
i Davis is Lining
Up Des Moines
Youngsters
Hawkeye Capital " Fans Predict Bij?
Results from Careful Work of
New Manager.
11 El MOINE.. 1.. April . (Special.)
That Manager George Davis, ambitious to
become, a big league manager will make
every effort to produce a pennant winner
in Dea Molnea. I evidenced by hla careful
handling of the local product the. past
ten days. The fans already are willing to
admit that the Champa will be stronger thi
year than last.
By quiet, biK effective, work Davis, In a
short time, showed h's hand by whipping
the youngster together In the gamea
against the Millers. When the regular have
reported there Is little doubt that he will
juKst as quickly mold them into an efficient
tiasn ball machine, capable of making tha
other bow in nvld-eeaaon. If not at the
start of the year.
With DAlton. MH'ttlck. Curtis. Kerner and
Bader to pick from the outfield should be a
whirlwind. Each one look like a 300 hitter
!n the Western league, and each I a clever
fielder. Both Bader and Kerner can fill
other position on the team acceptably.
IJalton. Mattick and Curtis aeem urt of
their place. ' .
With Davis or Dwyer on first, with
Davia or Colligan or William on second,
with Colligan or Eat at short stop; and
with Ntehoff at third, the Champa will
have a rr.ellar Infield which 1 sura to work
moothlj.
It is probable that "Iron Man" Iange
will b back on the Job to head tha piohlng
taff. Andy Owen will be relied on to fill
Miller's shoes, w-htl Art McGregor will
be in better shape than last year. Hardia
will right It out with Wella and Bena for
tha other right-hand pitcher on tha staff.
Bui nam and Bieadrofatr ara the aouthpawa
and though thy will have troubi in round
ing into condition will ba naluabla later.
M Mantis. .Bachar.l, Bradbury and
Vaughn will do tha catchisg. Poselbiy on
of theaa will be released oon.
Des Moine play Wa)erlio today and
lomorrow.
With the Amateurs
The Mandy Lee and the Monmouth Park
will play a game of base ball at Florence
park thi afternoon at S o'clock. FYom the
way the Uam hav been working out a
lively gam w til probably result from the
clash.
The Mandy i,ee w lab tn announce that
if any team has an lo-a It haa anything on
tlem i:: the base ball line arrangements
can le made for an opportunity to demon
strate by railing up phone Douglas MS be
tween ti e hours of 12 JO and 1. or at t tO In
the afternoon and a.k for H. Brown.
Teio goodgamea are acheduled for th
afternoon at the Benson f.agle base ball
park, when th season will be formally
opened In Ine suburb. The first game wlil
I between the J. f. Croas and the Rangers
and will be rallrd at 2 o'clock. The aecond
will be tl.a B-nnn Kagie against the
Spa!dira.
Two bias bands will furnish tne music
and ie four trams will form a parade at
the riitoffi e and match to the ground.
Mayor Tia-yef Brron will pitch th firi
' bail our the f.ai The I'.ne-up:
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OMAHA, SATURDAY MOKXtXtt, Arilllj
the Rourke Family; General Notes on Outdoor Sports
i
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SPEED- RECORDS LOWERED!
Automobile Mark Clipped Down at
Wholesale at Los Angeles Track.
iTEN MLLES IN SIX . MINUTES !
RctbertBoai Thandera 'Reaad Track al
Bate ef Mile , la Thlrty-Mae See
da Haadred s;ilea la
Blghty-Flve Mlaate.
PLATA DEL REX, Cal.; AprU . Ktab
Ilahlng of many new speed records marked
the opening of the Los Angela motordrome
; esterJay. Every world' record for
a one-mile track from one to one hundred
mile waa beaten and five national speed
way mark were lowered in the trial and
the free-for-all contest.
New mile track records wer expected,
a thi I the first board track ever raced
on by motor cars. In addition to national
records, new mark were also aet in stock
car events.
The . racing was free from accident. At
th end of the 100-mlie race, a Dorrls car
driven by Frank Siefert turned turtle, but
thia happened after tha car had run into
the paddock. Siefert' arm had become
numb fromVihe strain and he lost control
of th wheel. He waa not Injured.
The first mile on the track was a record.
Caleb Bragg, an amateur sent the Flat ,
around In JT:5.
George Robertson wa next to be sent
away and his big Simplex thundered after
the ten-mile record. When he began clip
ping mile off tn thirty-nine second, It,
was appsrent that the record would go. He
finished the ten miles In 1:21.17. Strang's
mark at Atlanta for this ' distance was
7:Q1.M. -Oldfield
Wlas Mile.
Another world's mile track record and a
national speedway mark want glimmering
when Barney Oldfleld turned loose hi
horse power Bens for a mile, making the
"pie pan" In at 22 seconds. Thi car waa
sever opened to tha limit, and it la expected
that a stitt lower mark will be set.
The racing was unusually spirited and
every contest was hard fought. The fnoat
sensational drive of the day was made by
Oldfleld, In a Knox, in the ten-mile race
for cars with 4B1-60O cubic inches piston
displacement. Getting away to a bad
start, due to hia position on the extreme
Inside. OUfield waa an eighth of a mile
behind the flying Stoddard-Day ton, with
Livingston up. In the first half mile, llan
shue. In the Apperson. was running second.
Oldfield began his race for th leaders and
by the end of the fourth mile waa In
command, winning handily In 7;&1S. The?
Apperaon w as second.
The five-mile free-for-eJI proved a thril
ler, with De Pal ma lrt the Flat 90 and
Robertson in the Simplex, racing hood and
hood for almost the entire distance. The
Italian won by a scant length in i:lM.
Haadred-Mlie Retard Brakes.
The bundied-mil race wa a fight be
tween Harroun' Harmon and Siefert'a
Dorria. The cara were lapped for nlnety
fhe of th 1)0 mile. At the end of ninety
mile the Dorr. crossed the line one foot
ahead of the ldarmon. Harroun drew away
in the last five rolte and opened up a
gap of eeeral hundred feet. He won the
race in 1 26 r 1. which cut 4 i U off his
own record, made at Atlanta.
8. B. btrven of Boatoi wa referee F
A Butler, chairman of th American Au
tomobile Contest bt ard. a a honorary
teferee. 1". J. Wagner of New York did
the starting An antomtilc electrical timer
was used. Sjmn.anrs:
Tim tr.ala. on tn, e: OidfwM tHiMI.
J..-; Bras a- I Flat t. J7.M.
Ti n.na. Kr-i,' iDarracqi. 1 IS ii.
I'm miiea: ! Paviina iMan, t li V.
1 eti miiee: lloberls-on iuriini tl SiT
Ten in' ea, io. k enaaa a .. lit cMe
ln""e . piattMi d apiaainartt : 'ute iLoji
Mi. won; H-iit k i,ifti srtcund, i oi d
iHimptffi. tMrd. T'na o M
Tan mile cats 4', 4vt ruble int ! a
diar-iaceinani K noi u ...1 r i. woe; A
(x'rana t'aaa't'iei. aaK-wti, lo;la (Mai
t'i, n-0 , T'mta J
i-mi'e f for-a.i iat as
f a :r. i ; Fitt iKtriaoni ae--l'iTa.:
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LEAGUE SEAS OW-
Iowa Students
Want Director
Of Athletics
iiocai iioaxa wui aue i; Tinner tA-
fort to Secure Co-Operation of
State Authorities. .
IOWA CITT. la., April .-48pecla! )-
Though the State Board of Education has
i abandoned the securing of an 'athletic di-
r-ctor for the University of Iowa because
of laclt of funds, local authorities, encour
aged by the finance committee of the
board, are still considering plans for per
fecting a directorate next year and putting
the athletic on a satisfactory bej-is.
So official announcement haa been made,
but it is believed that funds can be secured
from the local board to partially pay tne
first year's salary providing financial as
sistance la in sight from the state later on.
However, the outcome from a dollar and
onts standpoint of the spring' athletica
will largely decide the policy of the local
board in control of athletic.
Athletics heie have made money. In the
last three years and the board haa been
able to help pay for, the construction of
cement bleachers on Iowa field. - Thi
make the plan of having the board assist
In establishing the directorate more feasi
ble, in consideration of the. fact thst the
State Board of Education haa not . the
money sufficient to hire a high-class man
for next year. .
The showing of Lh Iowa athletes in the
Omaha meet pleased the atudent and
hopes were expressed that the university
would be represented by one of the best
snd most evenly balanced trsck squads in
the middle west this season. However, the
optimism was soon counteracted by. rumors
concerning the eligibility of several of tne
men who "did things" at Omaha, and. the
prediction for till spring are more uncer
tain than ever. Xot much waa said openly
regarding the latest report concerning the
tudy deficiencies but "'it is . definitely
known that several of the stars are at th
present time In faculty disfavor.
STANLEY. KETCHEL ARRESTED
Fighter TlLra to Ctatloa fee Drlalag
Aatemoblle Wlthoet a
amber.
NKW TOniC. April .-Whlle speeding
merrily Hariemnaid. Stanley Ketohel, mid
dleweight champion of the world, and Wil
oti M.zner. who was married to and di
vorced from the widow of Charles T.
Terke. were arrested onighl beoause their
car bore no registry number. The machine
Is Ketohel . and he explained that he had
a California number, but had loet It.
At a Doiice s.alton Xltrner erav Kjkil fn.
I the fighter and Ker affixing a haetiiy con
structed pasteboard number to the machine
j they went on their way.
J HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC! BOOM
ssssssssl wa
Iowa .tsaeelallea Hi Membership of
Haadred Ketr.yAet ea.
IOWA CITT. U., Apitl -npcil-II
Kli school athletics in Iowa are boom
ing, us is atioan by the record membership
of the Iowa High School Athletic aaaorla-
t tiou. 147 a,'hi.oi Dual and small araocla
i tlon tna. k meets have been ai heduled by
j every one of these t. hn.iln
I Th first big hinh svtiool meet In this
; atata will he l aid here slay 14. K.laborete
, preparation I at been mad for this eterit
and invitation have ben aent to snout
i 1T schools Not only will everything be
I uwia to make th meet a iircef, atti
I leii.-a iv. b.il nunv nw lal entart a;nrnr.ia
will t mad for ihe Moittng ailetes dur
; ing tneir ty. A iNiid atiendance 1 ex-
pe.-ia.I.
Tl otid Urr maat will be held In
! De Moinea May Jt. w ban lh aiai so
. iiatlon hamp onaliip will ba Je. t.!-d.
lot V WIN HUH
TUG
SOX
llirraiaa Held flatter t Hat Oa
Mil far Kite laalaa a (,,
rot'X 4 ITY. Ap'il -..inert,. Tela-g-arn
i Te i"..i.i :iv l- disna won s lal
ii ' playa.i gan a fr.;n ii. m a nit
e.x So. 1 here Hue afternoon. In 4
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BOARD FOR SUMMER BAIL
Nebraska Athletic Managers . Admit
j Men Play for Money.
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iSTAED OUT AGAINST OLD ' EULE
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UNCO LX. April . (Special Telegram.)
The University or Nebraska Athletic board
last night took the first step Irf Its plan to
have the anti-summer base ball rule of the
Missouri conference abolwhed and refused
to make a statement declaring the mem
bers of the Cornhu-fker nln to be eligible
under Clause A of the rule of the "Big
Seven" eligibility code. In a telegram sent
to the Universities of Kansas and Manhat
tan, whose teams the Nebraska nine is
scheduled to play next week, th Corn
hunker board practically admitted that he
members of the local nine are ineligible
under the summer base ball rule.
According to the rules of the conference
each school must sign a statement regard
ing the eligibility of it athletes before
every contest with another university. Th
Nebraska team is booked to play Manhat
tan and Kansas next week. The Corn-hu-iker
board met this evening to pass on
the qualifications of the men on the local
team,
Coach Carroll told the members of the
board that he knew practically all the men
on his squad had played semi-professional
ball and that they were Ineligible under the
anti-summer ball rule of the conference.
Certain members of the board had evidence
to this same effect. -The question was
then raised whether the board should sign
a statement saying these' were eligible un
der the rule. It was the opinion of the
board that Nebraska should refuse to make
any false statement regarding Its players,
but should tell the truth and then let the
other colleges play the Cornhuskers or not
play them.
In accordance with this sentiment the
board voted to' send ' the following; tele
gram to Kansas and Manhattan:
"We- believe the members cf the Ne
braska base ball team are as eligible as
any Nebraska team of past years or any
team In tbe conference. We do not believe,
however, that It is eligible under the anti
summer bee ball rule and we refuse to
f sign any statement saying that It I. Will
you play games scheduled for next weekT"
If Kansas Insists thst the Cornhuskers
make a statement regarding its men the
trip planned for next week 'will be can
celled. The rule which makea the Cornhuaker
players Ineligible for college base ball is
I the following:
"No student will be given permission to
play on a professional team or a seml-pro-fesstonal.
It Is understood that , acml
profeaalonal team Is on on which any
player received remuneration for his serv
ice." At this meeting of the board Manager
Bager waa re-elected graduate manager
of university athletics foe another year.
CB)IICE ITOIK WILL NOT PLAY
(rack Oalflelder lln Had Other A r
raataili, Cleitrge Ptone. 'r oulfl.dr of lh t.
Louis Blown. nl not plav ball tins year.
A tairm was received by f'resiitant
'Jgr fioiu Hione saying b would not
.ia thia season, as be lad mada o'h'r
arrangamenia.
ii la a a ooaitlon In bank at ha home
In I'olarlila. N . lii lloaa I...1 rmtm in!
)ae ft.r trie aatarv iffetad blm thi yer
in rrrint n"'tii. its pay wa tut
j fioru lu") io .:w.
Father at AH.
j Tha f'.ev. Dr. rloyrton. a Congregational
. miniaiar of lieirolt. lalkad on evening at a
, Rveeui.g of WLirklngmea hell In th Detroit
' tipi-ra houao
Th next nu' rg twe D ahsnan mat on a
' ir'. car.
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COPY TWO CENTS.
FOUR PITCHERS
BACK INSTUDIES
Little Affair with Faculty Hay Keep
Cornhaikers Off the Diamond
This Spring.
DEFICIENCIES ABE. NOT GREAT
Hope that They Can Be Made Up Be-
fore Southern Trip.
OFF rCS KAN3AS WEDNESDAY
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One Game at Manhattan and Two at
LawTfnde.
SUMMER BASE BALL . TALK '
Faewlly Will Make Aweiher Effort
te Remove Baa Aaralast tweat .
flayer F.arwlag Vaea
llea Meaey.
LINCOLN. April S.-tSpecial.)-On tl.i
eve of Ita annual southern trip the Ne
braska base ball team In threatened with
the loss ef five of Its players who cam a
through the mid-semester examinations
with the delinquency tag attached to their
names, and It bglns to look ss though th
prospects of defeating Kansaa next week
will' be depleted before the Cornhuskers
are ready to emerge from their stronghold
and start toward Jayhawkervllle.
Four of the five men who failed to gat
through ' with twelve hours lo their cre
dit are pitchers, players whom the coarh
hsd planned In using on the southern" tour.
The fifth man Is a star fielder. The delin
quency among the pitcher has practically
killed any chances' the Cornhuskers might
hare had of winning the games on Its trip,
and the only hope of making a good show
ing next week I that the pitchers or at
least two of them will be able to satisfy
the eligibility that their work Is in proper
condition. To do thst act means that the
men wilt have to' make up the work in
which they are delinquent and pass exam
inations ' In the subjects in which they
are weak.
It was announced today that the delin
quency In' three,' or four cases of the five
men was excusable oa the ground that the
players had either been sick or had simply
failed to do a little note-book work thst
was required In the particular courses la
which they failed. If. such Is really the
true status, the greater share ot the con
ditioned men will be able to get their stud
ies into shspe to command a credit of
twelve hours from tha registrar's . off Ice.
Mathers' Wer It . la . lata.
Only ens member 'of the twirling staff
pulled through the examteautlons with
twelve hours. He Is Mathers, who was the
star slab artist on the varsity last spring
and who seems to be delivering more than
his share of the gilt-edged goods this sea
son. . The report . received from the reajU
trarfis office shows that Storms, Frank.
Adams aad Olmstead had been selected t
do. the twirling on 'the southern trip, but
now that they lack sufficient credits to
make them eligible It is extremely doubt
ful whom the coaches will pick for the
trip. .
There really is no other group ef pitch
ers In the university from which Coach
Carroll can draw material for this southern
trip and unless two of the present de
linquents get up their studies the. Corn
huskers will have to send a team en the
trip with' but two men on th twirling
staff. . .
In the outfield . the situation . was de
plorable enough when it was thought
Sleughtsr,' the fifth delinquent, would be
eligible for the team, and now thst he has
been pieced under a ban by the faculty the
whole proposition of getting a strong trio
for the outer garden ha' been given a
deep blue' coloring. Slaughter, Ttatcllffe
and Hturtexnegger - had practically been
Chosen to do the playing in the outfield
nd It was figured that Sleughter would
be th strong man of the triumvirate. He
.plsy s a brilliant gams in the field and is
a fairly good batter. The two other field
ers plsy nearly as good ball as 81eughtr
and with him on th eligible list the Corn
huskers would , have had. a pretty strong
outer gsrden. If Sleughter's condition is
not removed before next Wednesday
Coach Carroll will be up against th prob
lem of getting another man for left field.
Mea, Selected far Teas. '
After tha gams with the Lincoln West
ern lesgue club on Monday of this week
Coach "Bobby" Carroll had about made
up his mind a to which men would be
given place on the cornhuaker team for
thia year. The failurea at the mldssmes
ters have upset Ms plana, but If th play
ers who are not possessed of twelve hour
credit can get their little affair fixed up
with the faculty before next Wedneaday
the coach will probably take the following
men as his lineup for the eouthern trip:
Captain Oreensttt, catcher; Clarke, first
base; Water, second base; Metcalfe, short
stop; Lcfgren or Cummings, third base;
Sleughter, left fitld; Ratcllffe, center field;.
St unesnegger, right field; Mathers. Adams,
Frank and Olmslead, pitchers. This line-up
Is contingent tn the action, of the delin
quent men In making up their back work.
It is noticed In the foregoing line-up that
none of the Infield baaemen are delinquent
in their work and all of them are certain of
their sacks, excepting Ltvfgren and Cum
mings at third. .In the - game with' the
leeguera Cummings did not show up as
well aa had been exported. LofgTen played
a good gutne at that at-k while he wis
tatlor.ed there. Th younsrs'era wer play.
Ing the first game with the varsity, though,
and they wer Jut a little bit rattled In
trying to make good with the learn The
game wa hardly a fair teat of tha r
ability and Coarh Carroll will not tusk
a t'holc between them until they have bom
had another trial at the Job. This chance
will be n en them next Tuesday whan th
leaguer will be play ed a aet ood gtrae at
Antelope park. ,
The player who will be used ii
at.tuta fur th team are Dattareon. Fla
maa and B'lsi. Patterson and Ellas i l
prot ai.lv be permitted te p'ay In th o .1
f a.L FeUiman may be used at either
secosd er tb'.rd baa. He matte a nmn(
Celt for a rvsjultr fMstnon on tlia nm.
iwt ta eaa aM ef the InPelilar fa I te
ansa good on the flret trip, ha n ay yat be
tia.4 as a tti ir at ana of th baeea
Th CoiBh.aker will If, a t.ln tn 1 M
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