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4-S Till7) OMAITA SUNDAY BEE: MAHCTl 2, 1913. WELLS LOOKS GOOD TO SOME Bombardier Has Followers Who Like His Style. M'CARTY LETS HIM ALONE Detintc Orrr the Ilia Onm linn Tnlirn Ji'ew Turn mid. Intrrenl la lie sinning; tn Wnnu Up AmnnR linn. nr w. w. xauoiiton. SAN FRANCISCO, March L-buther Mccarty's aeemlng disinclination to meet Kngllah llombardler Wells In n. ten-round, declalonlcss bout. In New York has rained quite a controversy,'' and from what the writer can gather the majority of the critics seem to think the llombardler tins the best of the argument. Well, as the pugilistic world wags now-n-days, It Is no very serious complication, nor can McCarty be charged with any violent offense nKalnst Queenabcry ethlos If ho seta his face against the ten-round no-declslon proposition to the very last. What the writer would llko to know Is why the Bombardier Is so persistent In holding out for a short bout and why he Is content to dispense with the services of a referee. To hark back a llttlo. This fellow Mc Carty has been a commendably busy man since tho process of weeding out the hopes of tho world began. Fired by the ambition to get Into tho title of white champion, he ha engaged In several con testa and among those who were consid ered the toughest palefaccd heavywolght set. He beat Al Knufman In Jig time and he took a little longer to dispose of that rock-ribbed wairlor, Jim Flynn.' With Ills hands crippled and only a week or two between fights he went against the hardest of them all Al PaUcr. atcl'nrtr nt the Top. Tills match, wher it was arranged, looked like the final test for American heavies, and to add eclat to the occasion, Promoter Tom McCarey furnished a championship belt. McCarty won, hands down almost, and the very next day the aporta began talking about a Bombardier Wells-Luther McCarty bout to take place on the following Fourth of July. In the meantime, one Jesse Wlllard, who had outpointed Luther McCarty in an eastern-short bout, began to Inquire why Luther should be looked upon as tho kingpin of American navies. "Why don't you box Jesse Wlllard for the championship next Fourth of July? Billy McCarney was asked. Well, H does not matter much what Billy said. The one thlnir apparent was that there was a desire to sidetrack Wll i..t in favor of the Bombardier. Bome- "" . ... .... iir.tl.-lfn- thing Avas sprung auoui mo """" Carty prospects navmi, " flavor and It was argueu ""f"""" nothing to prevent winara ""m with tho winner later along in tne , y ear. i McCarey. the bell-proviuui, Wclls-McCarty Idea, i.n.i,. Tiriii.h have done o much for the game of the gloves mat i ,.!, t to duralay a handa-acroaa-the-aea uplrlt and extend courtesies to any rep- rescntatlve flghtorthey send us," aald Uncle Tom. I The British papers liked the Idea. They " c .. ,1 .,. nnmMnili.r 1 were a unit in oxiuiihih tv.ii. n. hK renreaentatwo uriusn heavyweight, and they doclared he would neavyc.Kv, ".. command lots oft backing from his own, I rountry when America selected a man to competo ugalnst him. Has Wells ever shown a." inclination .... t-i....... nnvnnn aln I tn hook tin with McCarty or anyone euo . ,.-.-1.1. I on this side In a regulation championship encounter? After all the nice things tho hngiun . .. ...... I press said auouv win one '"' """ to find him, urea wmi t ie u, '" strive for the championship In the or- thodox way. l nave no aouui. wmi of tho old time unusnors on una the pond had visions ot tne womoarwer tying his colors to the ring port In his corner nnd coming to the aoratch for the championship tUBSei wun tne oio, un- grammatical lormuia. w. man win," on his lips. But the Bombardier wants ten rounds knd no decision. wi.n linmimnllcr Hnra. In Justifying his position, he said' re- r,lv 1 "Any ano person knows It Is better to tako XO,009 for a ten-round boiit than for a twenty-round affair, particularly If .i,r ! .iwi.inn rondi.red. If Mc- 'arty should be outpointed, I VvlU agree to meet him in a twenty-round bout In California on a wlnner-tako-all basis, and k.. i,u MH on h .Lie. If Mnf!r(v .ioimM this ffer. Ik. will stand con- ..-..j n.nr.llnn ml T will nmmnl v - . ij.i....fN,n,Mn, ... . . I will go out on me roao. ana cnauenge McCarty In every Wg city In which he allows. I take this means ot proving to the American publlo that I really moan business. Thin lino of talk la ito better and no womo than the ordinary "guff that emanates from rlngmeo, who are, a n rule, more bocatful than belligerent, In proposing to fight a real champion - ship battle later tho Bombadler Is put - ting the cart before the horse. Wo thoi'd have the referee first and the no-dcwiinl affair afterward. An to claiming McCarty's title, the Bombardier had better wait until M'- Carty defaults In an out-and-out chant- plotiahlp contest. Championships are not disturbed by no-declslon bouts or by failure to engage tn them. WlJIaril In the Wuy. Aa for following Luther around tne m U ..tu, mil ium "'""H in some wild ana woolly western spat .k.u T I. I I Vn ZM". h.7 rr hi ,t i.. .in And wouldn t It be terrible it Jesa said; "Seeing aa how you can't land McCarty and not liking the Idea of your going back to England without a match, I'll fight you myself." Well, wh!chver way the cat jumps will be the right way. There are no hard ana rast rules lor topnotch fighters to follow, and it Welts can badger McCarty Into c ten-rpund. no-declslon match, no one will blame. Wells. uut Bombardier BHly'a present spurse la not overwhelming proof that he "rea-i means bualnes." Of two evils, u cham- plomhlp bout and ten-round, no-di- tiiwoa jiimer, no seems incuneq io cnoose the lesser. AMERICAN STUDENTS MAKE THE RHODES ATHLETIC TEAM ! OXFOHD. Kligland. March t-Flve American Rhode scholars aa are lna!udd In tho team eeleted to represent Oxford In the annual athletic meetijig with Cam- bridge on March IS. They are Zelslor J of Iowa, HtoU fit Leland Htanfard. Lanso of Oklahoma. Hubble of Chicago and Mc. j Oorralck of Chicago. 'BASE BALL AND PUBLICITY How the Press Agent Has Helped the Game Along. ADVERTISING AND THE SPORT atimnntrn t.rnrn Thr- Are In tin? "SIkmv Illinium" mill Mnkc Tlirlr Pinna wltlt Thin In View. ll W. .1. MVIIMTII. NHW YOIIK. -March T.-Orgnnlsed Imao ball Is tho fairest and squareit of nil Amerlea's sport. But It Is a show busj ness, nevorthelep. In Its evolution It has gradually worked awav from the true sporting sentiments which flrt framed Its destinies until now predominates a desire to pleune, with the mighty dollar prompting this Interest Ye, base ball Is a show business; wlh eall the frills of the show business; avc the hlppodromlng feature. Bo far the powers have been able to guard against hlppodromlng by keeping tho organiza tion's ranks free from the 'on tnml nation of ruthless promoters. Many of these have tried to break In. orno havo suc ceeded. But It Is to the credit of base ball that nono wns permitted to Inst very long. If there had existed any doubt whatever as to the great stress modern magnntes lay upon advertising this present season should havo very definitely settled the point. There are nny number of instances to point the way the wind Is blowing. Ono does not have to stir out of tho great metropolis to find any number of con vincing examples. Furrell 1'lrst In Line. Flrt nnd foremost there wns the Frank Chance deal through which Frank Farrcll gained for his tall-end club not only ono of tho greatest leaders of all base ball time, but an ad that would huvo been cheap at double price. I doubt If bos ball moguls over fully appreciated tho value of press agency before tho peerless leader's name was first mentioned in connection with the Now York Ameri cans, The space devoted to the dovcl opments of this case by tho metropolitan Journals simply turned green with envy the club owners of rival cities. Here was a club that had finished a woe-begono last, behind a lot of teams that had very little class. It was a team that had loads of hard luck with which to contend In 1012, It Is true, but fans look to results, not alibis,. Tho ow York Americans had degenerated Into something of a sad Joke to everyone but Frank Farrcll. It was no Joko to him-, who had to put up tho money without hope Of Immediate return. To .add to '"' Fnrrelt's woes tho rival Giants won a pennant and put up such a gama fight against odds thnt they camo out of the world's series with as much glory as. if uh ,egH motleV( than tho Boston Bed gox Under Stronir Hnndlcnn, Mr. Farrcll opened the winter season under serious handicap. Tho aiants drew the spread heads; tho Highlanders the agat0 notes. And then ono morning thj news leaked that American league powers were angling for Frank Chance, Proua My unknowingly. Frank Farrcll had pulled the greatest advertising couo of - - - """" ' --.. "-- country went to tho story. The moro It discussed tho better Its advertising ....... mw. Ilpm,llvtlnn m. rXt possibilities grew, Bpcculatton was rite. Could tho American league securo tho waiver consent of National league club presidents? Would Murphy stund In the ITCBIUCIUH i tfuuiu .nuimiy oiuuu ill lllc ,...,., . ., Wll I iyuuiu .uuuuo luuiiy ujiiid lu now, k he opportunity? Was ho wrong In the head ns Murphy Insinu ated? And ft thousand other Inquiries. n,,,, were threshed out at length to tho exclusion of all else. Why. the champion Qnnt8 )n no tm(j W(jro pIavlng aecond tlJtl0 Conditions played right Into Fnrrell's Jmndj ftU tJw Chnrle8 w. murphy had fpjun.d a dramatic situation by tho manncr n which ho disposed of Frank Cntim.e. T.10 country was with the poer- "0-mjCs8 leader and -opposed to the auto cratlo Cub president. Murphy had jumD,(j 0nto Chance In a very unsports manlike manner. He had Btruclc while the man who had brought him four pen- nanta and two world's championships in aoven years anu. never iiiuhiwu wwer tnan imru, was oown; wnno nc iu.i- fined to a hospital cot as the result of a serious operation. And finally, when Chance did ugreo to meot Farrcll, there wan a new wheexe of publicity that never once enueu uwu win rived from tne coast to tano uio locui Helm. Ill laci, Uie buk nmni ouoaiuuu nor la It likely to until Chance has I linn every UI'PUl luiuiy lu liuuivatu ... , . .. , . 1 1 . . 1 I n hi. maMEerlil abilities In Ban Johnson's I .iMn.ll, alanta et nnsy connection wfth this fa mo Chanco I deal It may be mentioned in passing that I what appeared tho first real break luck seemed to have started the wuy ot jrrank Furroll. Boforc Frank Chance waa secured Uie Hilltop club president effected nn wrroement with President 1 Hempstead, of the Qlunts, to utilize tha 1 Polo grounds for b11 local American I leuguo games this kcuboii. It was, thore foro, rather a disappointing draught for the dlunt management to see thoTivnI getting so much boosting when tne two club would share the same ground, McCraw bided his time In anticipation of some counter. The opportunity camo with the pro re s slonallslng of Jim Thorpe, the wonderful Carllalo Indian school star and hero ot the Olympic games. McQrftw ancakod In whllo several bis league scouts wore nap I ., ... ...,..,' .,,,,- r Gianta. Now, while he will not admit It there la little doubt that McQraw nt first I . .,., , ,rtia,,-- i,n.. figured Berlously on the Indlan'a baso ball ability. He may have, of course. But It Is more than likely that Mac real ized the advertising value of Thorpe. Here waa a man In whom the whole world was interested. Whether or not he might be uble to play or develop In the game he waa a great drawing card to begin with aa great It not greater than any star ot the diamond. McQraw real- tmA that In the first swing arounu ino ,,. ho wouid havo attrootod through Thorpo more than enough money to pay .,, .n.nM of securing him. And , jrtl,inn h was netting a perfect typo i ot phyBcal manhood In which mere lay latent, poaalbllltlea that misnt pan. Thome had not been proie!iiuim'iu. . . . . , ii McQraw never would have gone after him. Professionalised, he was advertised Into on of the greatest possible drawing cards. Murphy Play n Ilentlat. Thorpe may become ft- great Player, and If to McOr&w will hav a a rosult such an attraction u cannot be computed in , dollars and conU. He ro.iv fall, and If, go will oe good for uj mere tiiun one ktfcson. Chance, of course. Is going to j Finish of Williams-Campi Bout This plcturo ahowa the finish of the Kid Wllllams-Eddle Campl bout at Tom McCarcy's club In Los Angeles last month, Williams, on the right, was de clared the winner after twenty grueling be a big card for years to come, If he has left none of his managerial abilities with C. W. Murphy. Thorefore, McQraw did not feel llko resting on his oars after he had corralled the aborigine He had other tricks up his sleeve. One of these was the engagement of n club Tentlst. Dr. Blrs, a tooth carpoatsr of Pittsburgh, haa gone to Marlln with tho athletes and while there will put tho tcoth ot every member In porfoct tondl tlon. Already Dr. Blrs has created n sensation. It Is likely that all the other major league clubs will havo to fall Into line sooner or later. Dentistry In spring training is a new wrinkle, but a cum mendablo one, no doubt. titUI, McUtaw could havo had the work done at nome Just ns well. That wouldn't have boen much of an ad. though. 'Charlie Kbbets has his new ball park. because he realised that It would be a great ad. Kbbeta surmounted all manner obstacles to havo hla new park ready fop an opening game this spring. And hla enterprise waa rewarded at the icceut schedule meetings of the major leagues In this city. For tho first time In history the major leagues agreed .to modify tneir chodulea and grant a special opomng day to n club allow ono town to optn tho season a day ahead of tho rest. Ho beta was granted this privilege' because It was realized that he ' would, 'have u. tough time attracting a capacity liousj were ha forced to bid for patronage Jim Thorpe iii I so i" v:naiKTiiAiats7m'wwmi ' I ikikBv I worlJ famou" Indian athlete, wua taken I BJL' I ' 'v' 'T 'li on T'lu Indian, according to experts SHL '"itching him. s bound to nutke good ISSSiKiOSEsi J "" ' n the big league, I ' 1 ' ' " I Wr : rounds. He amazed the coast sporting men by tho way tn which ho handled Campl, who was. considered far too clever for the youth from Baltimore. The photograph gives an excellent Idea against Frank Chance, a debut at the Polo grounds. v. It pays to advertise. The major leagues are waking up to the fact. What Will the Big Oornhuskers Do in Games in the Fall? (Continued from Pago OnV) college, haa to struggle with,-and at a much smaller salary' than many schools puy a base ball or track coach for a couple of months In the Joyous spring. Too Much Work. . Besides being all-year coach of every sport on tho calendar, "Jumbo" Is busi ness manager for every team also, with the sola assistance ot a poorly paid aid, who ekes out his Balary by helping coach the track team. Stlehm must 'ar range all the games, coach all the teams, direct all expenditures and generally su pervlso the whole athletlo works of a university enrolling 6,000 students an nually. And he Is not big enough, for. the Job. Nq man Is bg' enough fof- that Job at any salary. Coaches 'liT any sport In 'those' days moat ?bet eminent 'specialists. In order to compete' on an equal basis 'with "teams coached by such masters' aa' Giant Uniform of the difference In the size of the two boys. Campl Is i Very tall and rangy, while Williams' is a small edition ot Tom Sharkey, ( Jr, Williams, Nebraska must search for and find the biggest young man in (he country, and when wo have found him he Is a Jewel without price. Possibly It haa In Stlehm such a man werehe given opportunity to show the best that Is In htm. But he cannot do so until these petty duties are all taken off his hands and ho has his time free to devote ex clusively to foot .ball and Its problems. A graduate manager should be given charge of schedules, gate receipts and all Incidental affairs at a salary that would Invite capable and efficient men to apply for the position, say J2.C00 per year. AnxtntuntH Blast Cntne. Men who have had coaching experience nt smaller schools should be obtained to assist the coach. Old players, wise In the ways of the game and the weaknesses or strong points of annual opponents, ought to bo given their expenses and possibly , some small remuneration for two. or three weeks early In the season, that each new man on the varsity might havo at hlh cl,ow fo. the trly pnctlce games the Inspiration and advice that every player knows Is so. Important to the nervous youngster and .so reassuring and strengthening to' tho seasoned vet eran. Among Nebraska s own alumni plenty IIHKaHHHSa3iHiaW At some time or another nearly everyone gets an attack of the blues" everything seems to co wrong, nnd the whole wqrld has a drpary look. That Is tho time when a little Sunny Brook The Pure Food Whiskey will perform a magical change. Its rich, fragrant bouquet, and mellow flavor make H a delicious beverage every golden drop pleasei the senses and soothes the nerves. Best ot all, Its obsohitt purity and highly developed medi ant: properties make its use perfectly safe-la fact, highly beneficial. Sunny Brook The Pure Food Whiskeyis Bottledin Bond every bottle bears the Green Government Stamp, so that in addition to the unqualified guarantee by tho largest distillers of fine whiskey in the world that its quality Is unsurpassed, you have the assurance of the U. S. Govern ment that every drop is pure, natural, tra!ght wbitkey, unadulterated, fully Matured and U. S. Standard lOOf proof. The Grotte Brothers Company Wholetale Distributor! 1206 Farnam Street, OMAHA, NEB. of such material can be found. Bender, Benedict, Burg, Koehlor, Westover, Wei- . lor, Matters, Chaloupka, Collins. Hanvey. Bhonka, Johnson. Chauner, Temple and so on, ad Infinitum. What a- world ot good such a bunch could do down on Nebraska field about the first ot hexc September. Of course thev will out be there. They havo been allowed to be forgotten . and have gone away and formed tles-whlch. prevent thetr return to answer the1 call of sma -mater. SpmetlmVs, II Is wills-" tiered 'that they arc not recognised or welcomed when they return. But be that as It may, thoy wilt npt be there, no matter how much they are needed, and If on,- Cornhuskcrs In 1913 aro to be de veloped to the utmost of the!r capabil ities wo must have more roaches. It wl' ceet mo-fffy. The alumni will con tribute some, as they always have done, but they should not be Permitted or asked to contribute nl. OrKnnlzr Athletic Hoard. Tho athletic board should be reor ganized on a broader, more liberal basis. Star.dpnllsm must glvo way and sound progressive principles Injicted Into the policy of, that board. Such dead timber as clutters Its meetings must give way to nen, live vigorous" men, who will aa vacate better things and, a rlew regime fo.- Nebraska athletics. The cilslj Is upon us. Now Is no time to temporize or respect the false pride of any Individual. Personal feeling friendship, perhaps may bo sacrificed, but tho sacrifice will be worthy If It re sult linthe elevation ot Nebraska's foot ball' to the tbvel that is Its rlsht. The material If there In mass; the hearts of alumni and undergraduates- alike are full o ' Lope, ant" tn tho breasts of tome a spirit of determination also has at last beor armned; Will Dent .Minnesota. Next seajon our slogan shall be, not "We must beut Minnesota," but "We will beat Minnesota,"-Let It send the flower of Its best. Wq- will pit ours against It, and, with all,, luck to the Gophers, the best team will win and the best team will be Nebraska. ' But before that- tlmo we must .have .two first Class profes sional aoslstant coiches, a dozen well organized nlumnl coaches and the finan cial backing of tho undergraduate board and a combined alumni. The sooner we g?t about It tlte .quicker and the less we shall have to worry us next fall. SWIMMING CONTEST TO BE HELD AT Y. M. C. A. POOL ' The first .annual greater Omaha swim ming championship to be held In the Young Men's Christian association tank on March it Is attracting considerable at tention among the amateur mermen of Omaha and vicinity: who" are: IcoklW "for. ward to an exciting eWidrig,'ln',tfieJaq)ia, pura. 1 The events slated to take place are ' twenty -yard splash on the back, 'n. fnrty yard breast stroke, 100-and 4fd-yafd any- way-to'-get-the're, plunge' for distance. fancy diving and a-IBO-yord. rclai" Triced Tho Pool Is', twentj1 feet! wide "-'liy 'stiiy long and ranges In v depth "from threo'anA one-half- to seven and one-half "feet. The water will bo kept at to degrees during the contest and all contestants must be equipped with full length bathing suits. An entry fee of 23 centB for en Individual and Jl for relay teams will be charged. All applications must be in the hands of the physical' dlreotor, J. T. Maxwell, byi MISSOURI GLUBjMEBTS SOON Will Hold Mammoth Indoor Athletic Meet Middle of Month. STARS TO CONTEND FOR HONORS Teams of, Nntlonnl liepotntlnn Will Mtel nnd Vie I'mirm," nnd '' VMiM:r CotleKrs Will" Br . TtepMsentcdi ' ST. LOUIS," Mo., March 1. It, his been some time since the enthusiasts Indoor Rthletlcs of St. Louis havo hfid the chance of witnessing a really Important meet. This chance will come thjs year, when the Missouri Athletic club will hold Its mammoth athletic meet at lhe Coli seum on Mnrch 15. Dr. Bassett, the athletic director -of the Mfrsouri Athletic club,, has received, en-trlf-s" or some ot the country's greatest athletes. When such stars as Meredith nnd Lip plncott of Pennsylvania University; Ira Davenport of the Illinois Athletic club, formerly a Chicago university runner; Caso of Illinois university, John Nlehol Fon of this city, James Wendell "of Wes leyan university, Hazen of Kansas unl versltv. John Paul Jones of Cornell uni versity. ''Fraijkle" Cornet and Oliver P.ctter of Et. Louis, now students at Cor nell. Belote and Llndherg of Chicago Field Athletic association, are to com pete there can be no doubt as to the class of the events.. This Is by no means a complete list of high-class athletes who have entered In the big meet, but a few of the most prominent, of whose prowess the entire athletic world knows. i'rn-.'"Mt "--, to nmpetc. The officials of the meeting "have ar ranged contests between teams ot na tional reputation for the features In the relay events. Pennsylvania university's relay team will meet Cornell In a two mile relay race that wlil bring together the class of relay talent of the country, as Pennsylvania at present has the honor of being the national champion, both In door and outdoor, at the distance of two miles. Cornell has always had one ot the strongeFt relay teams of tho big un. versltles, and Is considered eefcond only to Pennsylvania. John Paul Jonen. present holder of the Intercollegiate one mile title, Is a member of the Cornell team, and will compete In the race against Pennsylvania. In the other relay races, practically every college and university of the mid dle west will have a team entored, as races of all varieties have been arranged. Another will be an open Intercollegiate event, in which any college may enter. BesJdes -those .events .'special. reJai" rScts nave.Deen arranged between the Chicago1 Athletic .association 'arid the Illinois Athletic icjub, and .one. between the Ms spurPAthletlc 'club it'nd tbfi 'Kanaka Cltv Athletlo -clilb.- ". :: J - - T1 r ?r'J , ' 7 . The Chicago WJ)(te So tiarvlrje'rti-e-cilled Mirtz Ens fro'rri SU Joseph t$nd him to Milwaukee; the St. Joseph- man agement Is casting about for a first base man. It is Bald' Dutch Zwlljlng 'or, Bar ney Rellly, win be tried out at tho posi tion. Owner Holland says that for the first time, since he took the club tho team Is free from -players held under option and that hereafter he means to nave no man unless ne owns nlm out- J right -.oat warty ry OLD RNNYROOK; whiskey - BQIIUD.-BQHD A iiMiu,ii,vicnai "KTiKY BROOK OlSTlUtlrtCa uuiero win De arranged ror thrt cham- I plonshlp of Missouri, Illinois and St. Louis for the high schools. All if the I races, will be one. mlle.four.-tnin toa J iedtri,. making each irtian" niir! vnr.1i! r i i 9 v i