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April Fool! You Have to Turn rVu,vjeti.iP 'or wmw Nil ! Yn AND X.LL' w?. iv 1 1 I I : Judgments JQHJWT BVEHtS. manager of the Cubs for at least part of the proaent season, Is Koine to get along with his players almost as well as he travels with the um piresand that Is Just about as well as an English suffragette nets along with a London prison official. The slam on the JaW that Evers received from Trainer Scmmons probably resulted from some provoking Insult by the manager. Evers has demonstrated that he cannot agree with the umpires, even the best of them. Ho In one of the elements of base ball that causes many fans to be como disgusted -with the sport; he makes for bad spirit among the players, among the umpires and brings frowns from .the spectators.. Not even the Cub fans can condone Evcrs' tactics. Th Cubs have a hard fight to make this rummer! with Peerless Leader Chance gone, -with Murphy as unpopular as any owner that ever was In the National league and w'lth Evprs making trouble on all sides, It looks gloomy for the Cubs on the eve of the opening of the 1913 season. Evers Is a good ball player so for' an the game Itself Is concerned, but he Is a pest when It comes to baiting umpires and his uncontrollable temper makes. It Impossible for him to preserve harmonious relations wth , hla. tilayors One wonders, why ho Is manager of the Cubs; then one thinks of the man who owns the team, and-' thore finds the answer. Tew can wish '.the Cubs wclHwtth their present management. Pa ttcmrko's plan of calling the games at 3 o'clock this summer Is going- to permit the fan to got homo on. time for the evening tnea. wpm 9oJl( It supper and Jidm,rjdlnne!y Upon 'that, part all are ojrjtedt' .ltmeans a meal .on time, kxooM' Vhcm the game runs lntoj 'several extra (inftlngs. For '"the- man who-. Is tied 'down t& his office antll late In tlte oltrnoon, tljo ?eorly hour beginning has a rtrongi appeal. Ho Is permitted ',to got ajvay ftim.tho grounds early, to "eat bis evening 'meal, and then to have; a little tlnvj before, rushing down town, out to the Tdlub ( or over to the amuseijjtn park. The S o'clock order has Us ad vantages. It also has Its disadvantages for the clerk and for a large clans of persons who haVe work to do 'In the af ternoon! Perhaps a majority of the fans, however, w)ll find the earlier hour tha most' convenient. The new order is but a trial, It Is sold, and of course, If the attendance Is hurt, the management will be the first to think of making the opening time later. What Is beet U never .known until ail uungs nave uwu Omaha fans cannot help feeling that the Rourkee 'this spring ore about as good as "any" bunch of players in the Western; league. The spring training work show's up well against anything of recent yearn and here and there are Indications of some remarkably good play. One Ukea to look upon the team with rose colored glasses, and each spring that hope eternal springs up again. Jfut this year It eeome, the fans have real reason for looking for ward to a' (food season. The team Is playing well in" all branches, and seems to be composed of men who are going to do some heavy stick work. The fielding Is of a real high order, In the pitching department there Is much ap parent strength and good Indications of a large amount of latent power. There have been many other things this spring In these first games to make the Omaha ethuslasts predict good results thla sum mer, and the sport writers are even pen ning more ardently than In other seasons. Our worthy correspondent at Oklahoma City lnformB us, solemnly, that Manager Arbogast Is" striving to moke a base runner out of Coyle, because of his speed. That Is fine,' but we fear the Lord beat Manager Arbogast to that The news that cornea from Bill der Skipper, that he Is In the best form of his career, a, of .course, good nows, (for that means that Omaha will top the league In keystone stars. With Jimmy Scanlon still In the deck. Orvie Overall will be on the Cubs' pitching staff once more and In our mingled congratulations and commisera tions we hope he makes good and does not get too tired to play before the rea con ends. The Rourkca have showru their ability to take a game from Comtskey's Whlu. SorAvhlle training, so. that's encouroslwi o far. , That team that went up against Otnana the other day, of course, Is not the one Tenver Intends vrlnnlne the pennant with. Closman assumes the air of , a real Pitcher as the training period progresses. We hope it .Is no vagrant wind. Tornado or no tornado, we must haVu, a good opening day on April IS. The Rourke park should be filled. And. YlV Ihtt ttmv Viva vnn Vi i ts! rf 'any holdouts elnce the spring sun really began to shlneT . ... . And white we're on the subject, lot observe that Jim Kane .the Illttlte. Is H as usual t I III fSSpH Jotce buy J 1 r r- 1 'Mull lllBIIld III LOCAL DIAMONDS OPEN YEAR Ball Season Among Fans Starts with Games Played Today. MANY CONTESTS SCHEDULED Every Avnllnble Park is to Be Oc cupied, While ThoM of Leuer Nobility Will Use Va cant Lots. 11V PRANK QUICLEY. Boys, the. time has come to cut out and frame all the shenanigans and get down to brags tacks In regard to local sand lot situation. Of course, last Sunday Isn't to be considered, but heretofore there have always been several bouts on or about the Initial day of spring. Last Sunday several matinees were booked, but the majority of the stal wnrts apparently wanted to parade up and down the avenues, dolled up In tholr Bunday rags In anticipation, probably, of attracting the attention of damsels from foreign fields, many of which decorated our scenery as sightseers. A few, al though I doubt It very much, may have been Inspired with an ambition to work for the good of the cause. At least the aforementioned reason Is the only one sufficient to perpetrate the bestowal :f the greatest national pastime on the shelf. Base ball Is the only amusement which epella happiness to the writer, but like himself was locked up last Sunday. Theaters, and other places of amuse ments too numerous to mention, held capacity houses and many wqre on the outsde knocking for admission. Last Sabbath Is history, so all that can be done Is to. .make today mark the official opening. All the pomp and splendor necessary for such nn event' will be on deck In order to make the occasion an auspicious 'one. Many contests are on the menu .card, the most Important of which will be the argument' between the Stor Triumphs and the "All Stars." However, nope of the others will be slouch, events. You can choose your own spqt to watch the merriment very easily, Decause most all of. the vacant lots that are avnifable for diamond exploits will be utilised today.1 nonrke Park Today The Initial bombardment of the season will be shot off at Rourke park at ap proximately one and a half strikes this afternoon when the weed representatives of the O. D. Klpllnger's combination will endeavor to bury the pure food dudes, viz. the Advoe. This clash ought to be a humdinger. Immediately after the smoke has cleared away from the ruins of the aforementioned battle the Store Triumphs will lock horns with a crowd of salaried ball tossers known as the "All Stars." Before many days roll by these same local products will bp tucking away the nickels for their services with foreign squads. As the weather has not proved very advontaglous for either squad to get a real work out, the best connot be expected, but the writer thinks that enough thrillers wilt be pulled oft ti warrant the tariff, which will be two bits for any seat Olsen and. Kelly win gig gle for the hop family and Rhode and Bills will work for the opposition lineup. BfOUZ TRIUMPHS. ALL STARS. D rummy First it...... Graham Second Brown Durkee ...Third Kelly Daugnerty Short Olllham Prucha Left uay Falconer Center Rubin Welch Right Mm;; 'Crelghton Catch ....Brlckson nacnien,,... men Rhode Oleson Pitch Bills Kelly ,, Out at the Fort Omaha grounds there will be arranged for exhibit two well matched encounters by local squads. As the grounds are In good condition, there will be no opposition as to the appre hension of either one of the affairs. Just who the first contestants will be Is as yet not determined, but It will be among two classy local productions. The seoond game Is one upon which much weight Is made to bear because of the antagon istic: spirit which rivals between the two organizations, which are to be the Ancient Order of United Workmen and the Town send Gun company, You can also de pend on the first contest being a warm affair. Following Is the lineup for the second game: SECOND GAME. A. O. U. W. TOWNBENDS. W. Qulgley......Flrst Krlgler Welch Second Coady Mc Andrews Third Saup Stephen Short Blanchard Elliott Left Hanson Wright renter Kerim .McCreary Right Prefka i-rema joe uatcn Adams Holland Pitch , Parish Cass Pitch Wachtler Wells ..Pitch FIRST GAME. ADOS. O. D. KIPLINGI5RS. McQrath First ,,,,, Gulnane Bowley Second Nelson Probst Third , mats Mlntkus Short Munroe Hollander Left Blgler Feltman Center Glodery Carmody Right Bellmarf Cos., Catch Dtnoeri Baker,..., Pitch , Rathke Karbowski Pitch Mo ran These games at Rourke park ore not certain to be pulled off unless Dave Rourko of the Omaha club is satisfied the grounds are In suitable condition to withstand the onalaushter of a double header. At nirts Park. At DIetz park the Alhombras and Ramblers will put on a nine-round bout. This Pidlure Upside Down to HBSBBBBBBHKiraaB&BwWBA s fliNBflE&lsSHSk flBBlBflfr mBasflBBBfllK BflBBBvSBflK Bm" BBBBmB jsSBBMfe' BbBBubIbU aSsSlBBSBi HCBBSvCBBfirlHfiBi HHHHH8BhHHHP9 SmB&Sm m8BKKm&Bm SBUSmK- iHHHE'Vk l flBflBffXBaSBBBBBCSBSBSBBV .ABsflBBBCL bH BsJBJIJBJBfB' BHf JHv 'ff'j jH which will be considered a practice event. The curtain wilt rise about three bells. Both teams have numerous candidates to try out and this contest will afford the managers a grand opportunity to look over their talent Out at Florence park the Athletics sta tioned, there will battle with the Hoctors from Packcrsvlllo .this afternoon. Thin fracas will only be a practice event April 20 they will start the season In earnest with the Victors. The Florence grounds are going to be fixed up and when you ston out there this term you will have to look twice to bo sure you are In the right. den. The nothing-doing placard will reign supreme at the Council Bluffs Merchants park today. They will undoubtedly open the season with the Luxus next Sunday. Local Diamond Qniulp Nothing doing at Athletic park. Council Bluffs, these days. Repairs ore now In order. Sunday. Acrll 27. the Nebraska Indians will do a war dance on Pa Rourke's Pas ture with the Storz Triumphs. Ray Young, the lad that will always be young. Is undecided as to where. he will hang his shingle, this summer. The Telephone Co. ought to organize a city league of bloomers. They could have a squad stationed at each station. It la a ten to one shot that the Alamlto Creamery will havo a goat for mascot Wonder what team will get their goat The Knlehts of Cblumbus have still not their tanks busy figuring on organizing a squad to Join the knights of diamond dust It Is a wonder some of our sufranottes don't Inaugurate a base ball team and beat the tar out of our masculine aggre gations. ICdward McCrenrv will take care of one of the orchards for the A. O. U. W. this season. Some of the wlgglen get the chills when he stops toward the platter. From the nrocorance of things. It seems as though all of the first-class clubs havo been materially and substan tially' fortified for the hostilities that be gin today. Isn't it n shame that our salaried nlll shooters were not afforded an opportunity to bump up against the Storz Triumphs last Sunday. Well, probably they will deliver today. W. E. Cocoran. well known In local base ball circles, beat It for Cheyenne the othrr day. He will endeavor to land a berth as an outfielder with the Chey enne Indians. Well. boys. I guess I got It on you. I have a pair ot wooden props that fit In under my shoulders, one real shaft and another that Is fastly recuperating via the laws of nature. Many people are curious about my real condition on account of Injuries received In tornado. Here It is; Five broken bones, one dlclocated.; badly brulseci, cut and sprained ankle. McDermott. who formerly resided on cushion one for the Jabes Cross aggre gation, let his wings flop In the direction of Sioux Falls as pen Instruction from the John Deore Plow Co. On aocount of MoDermott sailing for Sioux Falls, the Crore outfit will have tn break tn another first baseman. This will afford Manager Fenton his first op portunity to holler about hard luok. The resident of our Trouble Makers' association, viz. Henory Bressman and his able assistant Joeay uiuham, win labor In foreign fields this summer. Bet rur local umpires are bubbling over with Joy. If you scattered your glims much last week you would be bound to see numer ous gents watching the horsehlde and gallivanting around after It as It rolled peacefully In the direction of the least resistance. Neal McKee, who last year nlaved on the State Insane Asylum team, has been exceedingly busy on the relief commit tee, so ne nss naa no opportunity to show or rather to unroll his wonderful array of base ball talent. One of the most effective pitchers on the Crelghton baseball staff Is Robert Hanley, who la also known as a foot ball Plsyer of great ability. His famous dope ball won much praise and admiration When he was signed with the fast team of miners of Butte, Mont Abe Cllne, a senior medic of Crelghton, who has been one of the most proficient rooters of the Auburn (Neb.) base ball team, will not be able to attend the THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: APRIL TVJG'tVf SXVY ONS HON Wayne Normal Basket Ball games played by his home team this sea son, as he will probably be applying his principles of medicine and surgery at somo hospital. Ono of the big surprises of the season on the Crelghton base ball field will be the entrance of Dr. Robert T. Jolllson In competition with any and all who Vlsli the third bascmanshlp. JelllBon was one of the most promising young lnflelders of the Blngvllle (Kan.) team and will un doubtedly be a tower of strength on the hot and dusty' corner at Crelghton. Over at Creston. Ia., George (Shanty) Falconer pulled off a clever one. Dur ing the. muss, a wrangle blew up and George was In the thickest of the fray, spilling out the loquacious Junk In large hunks, when the village star cleaner, or rather constable, told him to go to the devil. George replied that he was crooked, but at that ho wasn't eligible to accept the Invitation. To appreciate the aforementioned, you have to be acquainted with the fact that Falconer's neck was slightly bent through the art of nature. Racquet Champions to Meet in Series For World's Honors NEW YORK, April 6. Sportsmen on both sidee of the ocoan ore keenly inter ested In the series of matches for the world's racquet championship to be played between Jack Soutar of the Phil adelphia Racquet club and Chnrlca Will iams of London. In addition to the Inter national championship, the result of tho matches will decide the award of a pur so of $5,000 made up by supporters of the men In England and this country. The first match will bo played at the Queen's club, London, April 5, and tho return match at tho Racquet club, Philadelphia, May 3. Tho agreement calls for four out of seven matches to decide the victor. In case thvre should be a tie In games .the title will be decided on acea. The match will decide a long-standing argument botwecn the tw6 men. Will iams Is now the world champion by vir tue of having beaten tho famous Hindu player, JamscUH. former holder of the title. Williams is a younger man than Soutar, being but 22 yours of age, while Soutar Is 28 ypars old. Williams Is coach of tlwj famous Harrow school near Lon don, Tho two men met on the occasion of Wllllama' visit to this country two years ago. In a series ot handicap matches Soutar beat Williams. The Phlladelphlan received a handicap, but he maitaged to win by more than his handicap. Will lams, however, had Just recovored from an illness and was -not at Ills beet. JONES AND KIVIAT MAY CONTEST FOR HONORS NEW YORK. April 5. Memories ot the great race between W, G. Oeorge and W. Cummlngs In 18S6, when the former established the world's record for one mile at i'.i2, are likely to be revived this years, for there Is a good prospect of a contest between John -Paul Jdner, holder of the American amateur record of 4:1&H, made by him at tile Inter collegiate games of 1911, and Abel H. Klvlat, who Is Jones' rreatest rival at the distance. Jones Is anxious to re verse the record of tho Olympic games last summer, when he finished seoond to Klvlat In the l.COO-meter race, although both were beaten by Jackson of England, and Is anxious to meet the New xorK runner, who has been showing better form than last year In the indoor games this winter. Notice to Motorlsls. Dunlap side tires are guaranteed not to rfm-cut, have strength and durability. Let your next tires bo Dunlap. Omaha Rubber Co., 1WS Hornoy S( 0, 1913. Read It Team DAY OF mjTCSTIYR JACKS Season for Shooting Dnoks in Ne braska Closed Yesterday. , SOON TIME F0K FISHERMEN Men Behind the Bamboo nod Are, Simply Watting- for the Weather to Become it Little Store Propitious. With a few" of those wartri rains which are usually ' duo along about this stagn" of the springtime and a softening of tho atmosphere the knight of the line and rod will be gottlng busy. The open sea son on all game fishes waa UBhered In on April 1, but yet the condition of things generally has not been such as to excite a superfluity of ambitions within the angler's breast. As the senti ment goes the really fishing time bolngs when the shooters lay down their arms and await for tho Inaugural of the trap shooting, but notwithstanding the open season on geese and duoks reached its spring terminus yesterday, if Is still lawful and will be up to May 1 to shoot Jacksnlpe and their kind. Jacksnlpe shooting has always been, from away back In the days, of the Im mortal Frank Forrester, a favorite pas time of the gunner, and as there are many tempting and favorable fcodtin grounds In this vicinity and throughout the stato, of course we have our full quota of Jacksnlpe enthusiasts. And thoy cannot be. blamed, for this little brown and gray rover of the wet meadowu U today ratod among tho choice caters n the best game bird In the world. For merly It was the woodcock, a first cousin of the Jack, but as the woodcock is so hear absolute extinction, the little ncolo pax has euccoeded htm in epicurean favor. Birds Are Landed. Up to date but few Jacksnlpe .iavo droppod In on any of our nearby grounds, ntthough Lawyer George Mayno of Council Bluffs and Eddie George of this city met with very gratifying succesi in the lowlands up near Missouri Valley lust Wednesday, bagging fourteen birds. Bill Hardin waa also out several days nso and while he Jumped a good many birds, they were wild and lean and he grassed but a half dozen. George Green of this city and Bill Falk of Calhoun put In Thursday on the marshes east of Horseshoe lake, but the day was cool and drlnly and ihey flushed but two birds, neither within gunshot Thla week, however, with an Improve ment in the weather, there will be many Inroads made against this little chestnut colored dainty on all the good grounds hereabouts. Stocky Heth. Frank Haske.l, Elmer Cope, George Redtok, Conrad Young, Frank Beubacker, Nets Updike, Billy Townsend, Ward Burgess, A. II Mohter, Billy Plxley and scores of others of our most Inveterate snips shooters art all preparing for the psychological mo ment Along with the Jack shooting comes that ot yellowlegs and golden plover, which ought to be fine, and so far as your table goes either of those birds is but little behind the Jack. Ducka Are Protected. With sultry days, softening rains and soothing winds from the south through the night the shooting should be more than fair clear up to the closing day, The only drawback to these final days to the man with the gun is the fact that ho dare not molest the bluewlng teal, as the legitimate season on them went out with all other wild fowl, The teal the bluewlng only, however It u close companion of the jacksnlpe. TUoy Drawn for The Bee 1 como In and go out together, and While haro frequent pretty much tho same Wind of grounds low, wet, granny meadovs, whllo the "boring" for angleworms .In good and tho feed on tendor plants tind grasses plentiful. Let a nlco fat, rolty polty bluewlng Jump up under the nose of one of those snipe shooters woll, H Is reasonable to think It would bo in danger. Over In Inwa, which Is nn ex emplification of the absurdity of tlui gamo laws. It will be lawful to kill ducks for somo fifteen days to come, while here In Nebraska the sportsman must keep hands off. As to the laws ot tho two states that of Iowa Is much this fairer and most sensible. No Chans In Lnw. It looks very much of Is tho legislature has about made up Its mind not to do anything with our gamo laws, and It must be said, If this Is truo, that It Is a very wlso conclusion. With the excep tion of the early open season on prairie chicken and tho too early closing of tho wild fowl season, there Is little more our statutes require As they stand to day they are an Improvement on thoe of most states of the union. With Warden Gus Rutonbeck and nilly O'Bilen running the thing thero Is every chance that It will bo run right. Thore Is one other thing that might possibly bo Improved upon tn our laws, but there are scores of good Judges who think differently, and that Is setting bnck tho open season on black nass from April 1 to May 15, as It Is In Iowa. It Is nil right to open tho season cn trout April 1 for trout spawn In tho .all, but bass do their breeding during tho months of April and May and oftsn carx-y tho roe well into Juno. As yot no knight of thd bamboo hnn been heard of with sufficient nerve nnd temerity to go aftor bass, but let tho w rather assume tho proper texture nnd our lake nnd stream nhores wilt bo swarming with the "disciples of Isaac Walton" an oxpresslon that hos often before 'crept Into fishing literature, CHICAGO PLANNING FOR BIG ATHLETIC CARNIVAL CHICAGO. April B.-If tho plans go through, this city will be tho scene of a big nthletlc cnrnlval ' for amatalrs nnd professionals here this summer. Harold F. McCormlck is back of tho project, which If It goes through will be held from June 2S to July C. Athletics from ill parts ot world will be Invited to nttend the games, which will Include all kinds ot sports on land nnd water. Spring days are Ford days' When the open road a lur 9 you'll want and need aiigni, right and economical Ford. But, unless you get yours to day you're almost sure to be disappointed. The supply is big but the demand is bigger. Our great factory "has produced nearly a quarter of n million Model T'b. Prices: Runabout, f525; Touring Car, $CQU; Town Car, f800 f. o. b. Detroit with all oquip- meat. For particulars got "Ford Times" an lntorostlng automobllo magailno. It's frcs ;from Detroit factory. Ford Motor Company 1S1G Harnoy St., Omaha. . 1 1 irn DIRECTORY Fn ; UN 'Rj Of Automobiles VanBruntAutomobileCo. Nebraska Buick Auto xunooui uraucn, i-na ana bis. u. u. Omaha Branch, Marion Automobile Go. 3 S by "Bud" Fisher Speed Program of Nebraska State Fair Announced LINCOLN, April 6. The speed program of the Nebraska state fair, which Is to bo held September 1 to 6, was given out horo todny. It follows: Early Closing (Clone May 19. Entry fee S per cent 1 per cent with nominations) Two-yenr-old trot, September 4, 50O; .1 yoar old trot (for colts ellglblo to 2:!3 clatu), September 2, WOO; 2:30 trot, tho Capital City nurse, September 2, U.OM; 2:20 trot, tho Industrial purse, Beptemhor 1. $1,000: 2-year-old pace. September 6, 1W0; a-y ear-old pace (for colts nltglble to 2:2S class), September 3, X0; 2:23 pace, tho Cornnuskers' purse, September 4, M.000: 3:14 pace, the Gate City purse, Sep tember 3. 11,003. Classes (Close August 11. Entry fee 5 per cent)-2:2G trot Scptcinbor 6, JMOi 2:U trot, September 3, 2:14 trot, Septem ber 4, fMO; 2:10 trot, .September 4. 1000; 2:S0 pace (hopples barred), September 1. JCO0: 2:20 pare, September 3, P00; 2:17 pace, September L 1500: 2:09 pace. Septem ber B, JiiOO; free-for-all pace, September 2. W). . All races not started by 4 o'clock Fri day, September R. will be declared tiff anil entry money refunded to those only hav ing paid In full on or before tho date of lust payment. Tho right is reserved to postpone any race or races for cause, to change tho order of tho program or to pay moneys as tho horses shall rank In rnces started and unfinished at the cloeo of the day September 5. Shall rent free to starters. Rules of the American Trot ting association to govern. Running Three-year-old. Nebraska-bred (four and a half furlongs), September 3, UK); Nebraska Derby (mile and a six teenth), September 2, 2300; one-half mllo dash, September 4, $100; three-fourth mile dash, September 3, S1&0; flvc-elghths mile dash, September 1. (100; four nnd one-half furlongs dash, September 4, J 100: Snvcn-elghtlis mllo dash, September I, 1160; onehnlt mle and repeat, September 2, Jim; one mile dash. September 4. S200; one-half mllo consolation dash (for horses that have started and not won money), Soptember 8, 110O. Entry In tho Nebraska-bred 3-year-old rncu, foals of 1910, owned tn Nebraska and registered with the Jockey club, and entry to Derby must be made. August U and all other entering by o clock the night before tho raco. No entry feb for run ning races. Archer Hits Lonsr Contract. Jimmy Archer's contract with the Cubs may be more or less than what Roger Brcsnnhan receives, but ho has tho best of Bresnahan In ono respect. Archer'M contract Is for four years, while Roeer'k 4s ttir but threo. Frnnts floe Nnnth. Walter Frantz, last season with To pekft and Wichita, has signed tp play first base for San Antonio and compfnUa the gap In the Infield that has been wor rying Manager Wtlnson. and Accessories Overland and Poj Hartford Council Bluffs, ia, Omaha. Sear. Company BUICK CARS autZtBS, Oenl Mgr. 1913 - 14 - ie Varnani Btr XJ3B XUrr, Mrr. Distributors ot the Marlon and Harmon Qas Cars and Eta&d ard Elsotrtcs. nioi-3 jparuna Kt, V 4