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Jeff Has Taken the Japanese ; ' , 1 y . . 1 I . fi : .l Judgments ., UP TO this writing Omaha has lost six and. won two games on Its first tour abroad. Tho team be gins a three-game, scries at . ' home today and then goes away for a long absence. Of course, the first thought ie the team will have to take a mighty brace on Itself to come back In any sort of standing. And. It probably will take a brace In Itself. This first tour Is, unsatisfactorily, very much, so, but there la one encouraging thing and, that Is the. team's hitting as a whole- If 'ho present rate la maintained,' together with the. fielding, the Improvement In pitching that surely will come with the progress of the season, .should work the change needed. The start thus far Is disappoint ing, that is, certain and the more so be cause better things had been expected, but It la Entirely too early in the season to think of losing a mite of courage or confidence. Denver Is walking away to be sure with an awful lead at this writ ing It has won twelve and lost one game. But most of .that lead was obtained by 'playing Topeka and Wichita, the two tall-enders of the league, and so 't Is with Lincoln; It Just now has nine gancs won and four lost and most of Its vic tories came from the two weakest teams. We do not suggest this In disparagement Of either Lincoln or Denver, for we tUUy dnd freely admit they are both strong and ought to make bard flghtB to the end. but we offer It merely as a uug . gestlon to Omaha fans that they need not become pessimistic over the standing thus far of their team, which began the 'season against Staux City, De's Moines and St. Joseph, three of the better clubs.' The showing of the New York High landers under Chance, and of Cincinnati under'Tlnke'r thus far. la awful. There must be mitigating circumstances some where. As a matter ot, fact., both teams have been fighting with leaders, very , largely, Chance's team entirely. It has met nbnafcut the three -leaders as yet Boston, Philadelphia and Washington. It seems quite unfortunate that the schedule makers should' have put the Highlanders up against such a combination at the' vory Jump-off, and yet schedules haYe their compensations. It will help Chance to' have the weaker trams to meet novy that his men must have been driven to the desperation of fighting, by so many defeats. It would bo surprising, how ever, If Chance managed to pull out of , second division, and, as a matter of fact, no one. Including himself, had any no tion at the outset that he would land. " above fifth place. He will now have a fight to land there, for every team In " the league, with the exception of Dot -olt, seems to be continuously growing; stronger. As for Tinker, he has a team which, from all appearances, should get In the race now at onco and stay there. The hot-headed, Impulsive action of sr few congressmen in leaping Into tho Ty Cobbmess with a demand for an lnvcs. tlgatton of the so-called baBe ball trust. Is little short of asslnlne The Honorable Cobb, like the shrewd business man he is, leaves his volunteer friends to hold the sack as soon as ever he finds ltj possible to drive a bargain with his em ployer. So long as young men can earn the money they do In base ball for six months or a little less of work, they are j are not likely to go down in history as amsng the slave class. There are, to be sure, some Inequalities in the laws gov-j emlng the relations o( player's arid prop, tletors that call for correction, but pub lic sentiment has thus far proved, equal to the test of forcing correction In time and doubtless will continue to do so Thl very Mr. Cobb draws several tho.uan4 dollars more for his six months- than ti representative or senator does for a year, and a few player-managers draw more than twice that much. And perhaps they earn, relatively, as much. too. In some cases, at least, And sure It Is "Slugger Bill" yunee again, didn't IW Himmel. how he hit It dose palls, alreadty. over by Dcs Moines und, St. Joe,! That's all right, but JCif no. kidding; the Bklpr-er is simply there so strong he makes us wonder If he Is get ting ready for another ascent into higher class. And the llttlo Dutchman is OQver, Ing the keystone bag and sllpphig around tho bases Jut .as hard as he'a hitting. And this Is tlje guy who couldn't "come , aek," they Baid. Young Mr. Grubb la evidently 'doing (airly well, but as yet ha has not vindi cated the rhapsodical prediction that lie would mak' us forget all about on Bert Nlchoff. We stll have a v)vld rcoUc. ion. of the c?ar. . BI? Chief George Johnson 1 doing, orji food work for Cincinnati, butbetraying his old form of weakening toward .he end of the game. Ditto, Mark Hall (or Detroit. Ty Cobb waa fiped y.0 (or hi offense Not a very heavy fine, but somehow or other the heavy line h&v not beet 'm cosed on the stars of the game. LOCAL TEAMS WELL MATCHED Sand Lot Nines Weigh Up Very Much Alike in Ability. ANXIOUS TO MEET EACH OTHER Players Are Hot for the Contests In Which Thcr Will Have a Chnno'e to Vie In Athletic Prowess. BY KIIA.JJK QUIULKY. Now that the season is well in bloom and many of the base ball Insects have een the majority ot fast teama in action they will have to admit that the local managers have gathered together classy material with which they will fight till tho curtain begins to get loose for the championship rag. This season finds the teams more evenly matched than ever before. Heretofore It haa always been customary for one team to shine very conspicuously above all other contend ers, but this season finds them on prac tically an even basis, unless the Store Triumphs are taken Into consideration. As they claim to be semi-pros, and their claim can be easily substantiated, they are- not taken Into consideration for the amateur honors. At that, they will find several of the amateur combinations pretty tough meat. Anyway, some nifty base ball will be dished out for tho spe cial benefit of the bugs. it, Is a cinch that the best card Intro duced to the fanatics so far this term will be delivered at Port Omaha this afternoon. A bunch from across the Waves with the sign C B. Imperials Bpread all over the starchy part 9f their shirts, will hook up with the O. D. Klp llngers at one and a half rings. To date the boys that repreaent the smoke fac tory have been puffing out good, stuff. They havo ' Inhaled all their mixes and Wt Is their intention to make, tholr neigh bors hunt their holes. After this fight has terminated the Ancient' Order of United Workmen boys will buck up against the fast Alamltos. This quarrel will, without a doubt, be fought hard from the tinkle ot the bell'untll the last' man Is burled. rinel Tie Uniue. Last Sunday the Alamltos played a tie game with the Shamrocks, and the. An cient Order of United Workmen gang trimmed the C. B. Merchants. Front, Morearty or Adams will work for the MUk emporium dudes, while Itced, Nel pon or Cass will be on tho mound tor the lodsre galoots. Following, Is the lineup for the second same: A. O. U. W. ALAMITOS. W. Qutgbay. Klrst Farley Welch Second Hall McAodrews, Third ............Mlnlkus Stephen , ....... ...Short Dougherty Wrlsht... .-.Mft ,.4, Front Prefk.., ,, Center ..Murray MoCrery,... Hlght Daudo. uoe....,,.... i.nicn ....... .vavanausn Reed Pitch Morearty Cass Pitch Adams Nelson men ... Tont The Storx Triumphs will drift up to Fremont today and do their darndest to hang one on the salaried boy that rep resent that burg in the State league. Last Sunday the Fremonters started out on the right track by whipping the Wahoo leather peltcrs. They will be up against a, stronger combination today and they wll have their g)oulea full and. then some if they handle the happy water family. Last Sunday the. Storx tribe made all tho Nebraska Indians look like pale faces. Up at. Columbus, Neb., today the Sham rock of South Omaha will lunch at the expense of the Columbus base ball club. After the feed they will promenade out OH the dlampnd. and deliver their wares. It pottiblf, o tho consternation of the Columbus salaried herd, They also played there yesterday. Pnk Opens Sueeefolljr, The opening at Athletlo park. Council Bluffs, last Sunday proved, to be a rip roaiinx iuce run every standpoint. The pohle Jabes Cross warriors will meet the Merchants this afternoon. Jambo ree worth tho nicks and then some Is anticipated- Beber or Mosher will worV or the Oinalia crew and Probst or Peter son will zip 'em for the Bluffers. The tint game, which will commence at 1:30, will- be between he II. T. Giants and the TIP Tops. Following is' the lineup for the second row; C- B. 31 EltUH. JABEZ CROSS. DennUon First McCollough WfthU , Second ........Tumi' McLean Short Jarosh lVllllps ....Third Ortftsmun Scanlon ...Left Oillharn Goti ..Center iwjm.i Robinson ...Jllght Overman lteed-Dutf Catch. Erlcksgn Probst Phch Mosher Peterson- . Titan ueber A Doable-Decker. . On the greensward at Florence park the Florence Athletics will Indulge v In; a double-header this afternoon when they run up agalnit the Alhambras, In the opener and collide with the Dundee Woolen Mills the (econd trip. Last Bun day the Alhambras amply demonstrated their class when they slipped one over on the dudes that toss the pill for Platu mouta and they don't inUna to tat Situation Into His Own Hands record by letting these neighbor bursites hand them a lemon. After tho Alhambras get through with tho Florence boys they will have another tuuFh proposition to handle. In order to send home with a gloomy stare, namely, Dundee Woolen Mills. Taken all In all tho Florence lads have bitten oft two large hunks that thoy will, find hard to digest. Tho Sol Phils will play the Stars and Stripes at Diets park. The gnmo will be called at 2 p. ra. and Sullivan Wilt do the mound work for tho Sol Phils. Luxuq park will be tho scene ot two lively battles today unless the dope Is all .twisted up. Tho first fuss will bo Chris L'ycks against K fc M's. The game wll be called at 1:30 o'clock. The lineup Is as follows; CHTHS LYCKS. IC. M. Spellman Catch Wilson Wilcox '. First Moran Weetbrook....... Second Johnson Lurbush Third Johnson Lyck Left Klnncr Ring Center......... Nordstron McCarthy....,,... Right Smith Rossi ter Short...., Hansen Carpaban Pitch....... Peterson Routt.... Pitch The second, muss, Townaends against Luxus. Both of tho latter mentioned squads played against State league teams last Sunday and Although they made a remarkable showing they failed to waltz home with the gravy. Following la the lineup for the second mix: LUXUS. TOWNSENDS. Dougherty .'..First Krister Rapp Second , Coady Vanous Short Blanchard Tracey Third Saup llachten Left Hanson Smith Center Kemp Denny..... night........... Adams Danze..... Catch Miller Fox Pitch Pnrlsh Lyckv Pitch.., Kemp I.ooklna for Contest. Thcl Brodegaard Crowns, who had the honor'of playing more out-of-town, games last season than any other Omaha herd, have already started fishing for contests with the surrounding burgs. The first team hooked by their bolt was PHlte mouth, Neb., where they will perform to day, From appearances both teams are about evenly matched, so a warm squub- ble Is predicted. Berlin will twlggle for the Omaha congregation and Conner "fclll slpp 'em for the Plattsmouth dlanund cavorters. Dlnmoml Dust. That proposed Urlau CheeBe Co. team went Via the undertaker route. Wonder when those C, B. Ramblers and our Omaha Rambters are going to hitch up? On Twenty-fourth and Vinton the S. A. C sung and the Ramblers will dish out their wares. Those Advos are not exactly doughnuts, but - they are crazy about glooming the silver pleCes. Linn, the Council Bluffs adjudicator, looks all the mustard this season. He a a non-partisan gent. Linn Young, who Is well known'ln local Circles',, Is holding down the Initial sack for the C. B. Imperials. That recently organized M. K. Smith team wants to flirt with the speed mer chants right off the reel. Charlie Coe is certainly spanking the old ulll rlsht on the smeller this season. He is win the A. O. U. W. The great Mender, who had the honor of defeating the Philadelphia Athletics, Is In the All Nation lineup. Nelson is again perched on the second station for the O. D. Klpllngers. His presence will help considerable. At Twenty-sixth and Martha streets today the Foresters and the S. O. Mer chant will have a warm debate. Although theA. O. U. W. team wasn't axaotly in a pawn shop they certainly redeemed themselves last Sabbath. Butch Frees looked, pretty sweet garbed In the umplrioal paraphanalla last Sun day during the Stors-Indian battle. Those Pressman that recently organized a team to be known as the Bees are Just as liable to get stuns as to sting others. All these ktnsters get the Chill when Harry Welch of the Stors Triumphs steps to the plate. He sure ruins tnelr wares. The Towniends put up a good fight last Sunday at Seward, Neb., If they did ramble home with the short end of the nmzuma. For arguments with th. Union Pacifies on Saturday tickle the alarm on Harney 1511 and squawk for Bellman. He will ac commodate you. Leonard Marsh, tied to the Hoctor Drummers, is up to hi old tricks with the mushroon. He tickles the horsehlde quite frequently. The Moose club and th M. B. Smiths, who played, a thriller last Sunday, will hook up at 4 bells at Diets park for a PQt of gold dust. Wtllard Qulgley. who holds down the first corner tor the A. O. U. W, team. Opened up a drug store at 1600 Chicago meet the other day. Aa usual, George Kennedy, the chief Of the ShamrockH, Is having his troubles scheduling- games. He Is always In deep water In this respect. Boys, (luring my base ball career I have connected with all kinds of twisters. but that one that connected with me six weeks ago gets the meaai. In the All Nation bunch you will find a, Jap. an Indian, a negro, a Chinaman, a Cuban, a Hawaiian, an Irishman, a aweue aim an Ainertuun. The recently organized Overland team will travel overland to Missouri Valley. Ja.. today and endeavor to whip the (aiwart mat reajae mere. In the first round of the Jabez Croas- XC Inltnffnp fuss flulnnne clanted nn river tthe walk at Fort Om.h.a, whHh entitled him to sit on cusnion inree. Thoss C, B. Merthant hv a trjo .of outer- rdnr that art hard to but THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: UY BILL KLEM AGAIN IN. WRONG IN NEW YORK. Bill Klein the National league umpire, whose recent decUlon In, causing Pinch Hitter Harry MoCormlok oil the New York to bat uver again after Mo had bat ted in tho ginning- run for the Giants In the eleventh inning ot a game against Philadelphia; because the ball hit was made, while he (Klein) va announcing the fact that McCormlok was batting for aonther player, has made hi in unpopular in New York. Tho gqmo epded In a tie, for In batting a second time McCormick hit Into a double play. MoGraw Is, oory testing the game, on the plea that the ball should, not ha,ve been pitched to Uie yauer uy in 4-nuaaeipma. iwmer. They can field and hit. Here they are: ScHnlon, Corf and, Robinson. After getting about twenty hits, six ot which were home runs, agulnat the Blum- rocKB tne luxus team torgot now to U3e their sticks at Columbus, Neb, Harry Cross, who 1h now holding down shack number two at Neville. Canada, writes that the only kind ot teams he Mill see this summer is horses and muies. . , Jack Cavanaugh of the Alamltos 1 getting1 so fat that his doctor informed pirn, to 'cut out thq starchy stuff. Prob ably he had better not wear a stiff shirt or couar. When the Omaha Gas Co. bunch and the Nebraska Talking Co. mix would like to wager that oodles or gas ana not air will bo on the Job. This game ought to pe a dinger, Chris Lyck got a trifle hot under the couar last week wnen mil uoison, in llmburger of the Brodegaard Crowns, cancelled a game scheduled with his lads for this afternoon. Today the Advos will pack themselves Into one of the McCard. Brady's large truck gas wagons and ooze down to Ash land, Neb., where they will eiwea,vor to wuip ine uase Dan manipulators siouonea there. which will start at two whistles, will be between the Star and Stripe and the much touted Sql-Phlla. The Sol Phils are the only Jewish organization in this burg. Next Saturday the All Nations will steD Into Omaha for th supreme purpose of setting the tttorx Triumphs in the back row. They will stay over for dinner on Sunday and Incidentally another whack at tne suoa congregation. INTEREST KEEN IN THE CREIGHTQN CLASS GAMES Interest In the Intcrclass' base ball league at Crclghton university Is Intense and three deadly battles aro fought eaoh week on the university athletlo field. The first three nights of each week are given over to league games, wMle Thurs days and Fridays are given over to the varsity practice. Only seven innings are played; 'In each league game. At present the Juniors ana third B classes are tied for first place with per centages of 1000. The surprise of the games to date has been the decisive vic tory score by the seniors over fourth high. The seniors were regarded as a weak team, while the fourth high was regarded as the class of the Uague, num bering In Its ranks, Coady, MtGuIre and Kane of the varsity. The seniors upset the dope by hammering McGulre, a var sity pitcher, and beating' the fourth hlgn 10 to 3, Instead of the regular annua: banquet to the winning team this year each member of the winning team will be given a championship button The standing of the teams: W Juniors 2 Third High B. 1 Freshmen t Fourth Hlfh A , Seniors i 1 Third High A-.. Q L. 0 0 1 1 1 3 P.O. 1.000 1.000 .667 r Ileles" Wichita ha released Inflelder M to OrsJMl tmtM e ta CestrsJ league. 4. 1913. Drawn COACH MATTER UNSETTLED Nebrtukan Mentor Want to Name Own Coaoh (tad. Hedge. LOCALS BACK WITH NEW OFFER Proposition Which Lincoln, Authori ties Cno. Ilnrdty Refuse Norr Pot I'n to Them lr Secre tary 51llott of Alumni. LINCOLN. Neb.. May 8.-(Hpecial.)- Chalrman Fred M. Hunter, ot the foot ball committee oC tho athletlo board yes terday sent hi, reply to Clyde. H. Elliott relative to, ths offer made by the Omaha alumn to hire an! assistant conch In foot hall, conditioned upon the athletlo board also hiring an assistant for Stlehtn. Hunter')' letter leave the matter prac tically where It was when negotiations were first etnrtet), lie ask that Elliott secure official action In the alumni .or ganization and then, deposit fJ.QOQ wUh the athletic board, or god security for that amount. He further Insists that the right to select the nsststn,nt m.nt remain with the athletic board,' "It would, be Impos sible to observe any qiher. policy," he declares. Another view where tho board and tho Omaha, alumni are suro to clash Is the demand of the alumni that the coaches bo from schools outside of Ne braska. Tho athletlo board Is apparently favorable to employing one outside coach, but 3pta not specify as to the other. Hitter Mnkps. Demand. Hunter concludes that when the offer Is framed so as to meet these demands, then ha will be witling to entertain an offer to hire a coach. Tho chairman ot the foot bail committee ha tho sup port of the other' members and n ma jority of the board, so there will ap parently be nothing doing In the conch ship matter until the otter la revised, as suggested by Mr, Hunter, Offer of Uiuntin Alnmnt. Omnha alumni ot tho state university who nre Interested In foot ball at Ne braska, have concluded that' the board ot control of athletics at Nebraska does not want tho assistance ot the loch! associa tion. An effort 'lins been made for the la?t' two months to get the mentors thrf to ngree on some plan by whloh the foot ball system could bo bettered. Offers of oxslxtnnco have been met In 'a bristling manner, characteristic ot one who think another is Interfering with his business. Through Clyde B. ICUIott, the Omaha alumni mad a proposition to the board of control by which the local graduates were to raise funds for hiring one ooach, provided, the Nebraska board" would sup ply a like sum for a coach. Both coaches, it was stipulated, were to be graduates ot other schools than. Nebraska. Aftor much delay the board, took some cryptic action, am after still more delay, Fred Hunter, chairman of the foot ball com mittee ot the board, replied to the propo sition in a letter to Elliott, which came yesterday. In this letter Hunter says hi board will not agree to any proposition that takes the selection of the coaches out of the hands ot the Nebraska board. Ho also states that only one coach shall be a non Nebraska man. Make Two Proposition- To bring the matter to a settlement, Secretary Elliott yesterday answered Mr. Hunter w(th two separate proposals, they being aa follows! First: The Omaha alumni will supply fl.OOO. provided the Nebraska board of control will agree tq let a committee composed ot two members of the Omaha alumni, Fred Hunter, Coach Htlebm, and next fall' Cornhusker foot boll captain, chose the two coaches who are to be hlrd with the $1,000 raid by th Omaha alumni and the Uko sum appropriated by the Nebraska board. flecond; The Omaha alumni will place t the service and under the direction of Coach Stlehro on the opening day of practice next fall a coach who shall bo a former foot ball player of some other school than Nebraska and wlio shall re ceive a very generous salary for tys, work. Th alumni will consult with Coaph Stlehm before naming the man. All this wl be dpne provided, the board of con trol, will agree to accept hi services. In his letter yesterday Secretary Ej liott stated, plainly that the Omaha alumni did not want to dictate the policy of the Cornhusker board, but that they wished to see foot ball .at their alma mater made much better. He said that If they were attafed with the. assistants the board had given Coach Stlehm dur ing the last two years they would not be offering to raise money to get an other coach. The fact that the board. p the past, had not supplied the heud coarh With the aid he neided. Hlllott Indicated was proof that It w financially handl copped", en obstacle which the Omaha alumni are seeking to remove through their offer. Another Varsjty Itrcrult, Report h it that Scout Jack nvon, for Washington, has hooked Malcolm, th star pitcher of th University of Ver mont team, who will report In Jun or tfetrtabouu. for The Bee by Dr. Hart Able to Hold His Own with Evers CHICAGO, ILL., May 3. Dr. Frederick Axel Hart, who ha succeeded Simmons us trainer of tho Chicago Cubs, proved that he was Just as ahlo to hold hi own with Manager Johnny Evers as his pre decessor. When Charles Webb Murphy Introduced tho manager nnd trainer Evers snapped, out: "Ever play ball?" Hart looked tho peppery one over care fully and replied: "I never saw a ball gnmo In my life, but I can perform an operation for appendicitis." "So can I." tartly retorted Johnny, "but tha patient would die." "Well, then, you attend to tho ball playing and Pll look after the appen dices," was Hart's parting shot INSTRUGTIONSJO SCORERS Ban Johnson Tells Them, How to Figuro Up Pitohers. GET MORE CONSIDERATION Tvtlrlrr Are .Not ChnrRert Up rrlth lluut When Fielders Have Good 1 Chance to Itotlre the; ', , Side. , NEW YOB.1C, May S. Ban Johnson haa Issued detailed Instruction to his offi cial scorers which aro ot, Interest to everybody Interested In base hall. Last year John Heydler, secretary of tho Na tional league, drew up a table rating Pitchers by earned runs off them, This year Johnson has gone Into tho earned run nubjeot in careful detail and his In struction, a devising a way of forming a correct estimate of a pitcher's value, will uppeal to followers of the game as having considerable merit. The Amer ican leuguo president's Instructions to his scorer nro as follows: Your attention Is cnltml in ,..! I change In the official aoore blanks of , the American league for this season, tho , moro Important or them being for the WiVPone of establishing ha i basis for imputing the official records ot pitch I its, a modification ot tho formor "earned ' run M Thin 1u .l..lin.,i , . t . Won and lost system of rating pitchers' ability. r To necomplUh this It is desired to ob tain a completo record ot tho run for which each pitcher was prnctlcally re sponsible omethlmr (lllltn dlffrrnut from the basja idea ot the former "earned run," In determining tho number ot 'runs earned by opiKjncnts" n tho pitch ers' summitry this year ploaso follow this rule: Charge the pitcher with an "earned run" evory time a playor complete the circuit una score uy tne aid ol buse hits, Hacrinco mis, stolen liases, bases on bulls, butkmen hit, wild pitches and balks before cliancfa to retire tha side have been offered and missed. Tho Intent ot the rule Is to Include un der "earned runs'' nil th fnrtnra )h. jirpduco runs for Yhlch the pitcher Is cmciiy responsible. Huns scored as a result of fielding er rors of all kinds or passed balls are not to be charged to the pitcher In this com putation. Iluns should nut be charged against the pitcher, even If scored by clean hitting, after good chances to rt tire the side havo been offerod and not accepted by the fielders (Including the pitcner). Complications and difference of onln Ion mav arise reEardlnir certain run. particularly when a chance of Ditchers occur with men on bases. In such cases the sooror should use his own Judgment or inciuae, tne racis aim ins ainicuuy encountered In his official report of the game, so that faults In the system may he remedied as far as possible, It will no longer be necessary to de termine the "winning" and "losing" Ditcher, which will offset partially the J additional task of computing "run earnea uy ommnenm. An "earned run" column ha been added to the Individual record ot tho batsmen and also column showing in dividual base on halls and strikeouts. Al Palzer May Have to Undergo Operation NEW YOBK. May J.-Al Palzer. who returned from Paris with Tom O'Bourke after the proposed match with Johnson hod fallen through, because Johnson's piesenc was so much desired in Chicago, may not fight again for some time. Pal ter I sick and may have to undergo a minor operation.' His challenge to Mc carty for a return match 1 necessarily helved for a while. 3- S "Bud" Fisher EXPERT TENNIS MEN COMING Some Extraordinary Rackot Sharp; to Bo Here This Summer. OMAHA FIELD CLUB IN JULY Will Be Msec nnd Time for a. Series. t( Games In the Xntlonnl Clay Court Chnuiilniinhlp Tonr- nnmrnt, Omaha will mako a great showing this, season In the 'tennis world If all Dlan of the varipus 'tennis enthusiasts of the city aro carried out. 8ome of tho great est racket sharps In tho country will he lilt Omaha this auiumer and will display their ability on the clay courts of the Omaha Field club. MoLoughlln, the present tennis cham pion of tho United States, may stop In Omaha during, tho eariy park pf May ani glo exhibitions, playing some o( the best local tennis men. ,For the national, clay court champion ship tournament, hlch will bo hold at tho Omaha iTeid'club, during. the lattet part of July, there will be somo.ot thi faateatleyors in tho country assembled Pour Callfornlans, who are going to, I4e York for the big; tournaments of the yei and whp will leavo their, own state July 4, have practically consented to tpn, in Omaha and enter thq tournament, tokfns part in both the double and singly matches. Touohard, who finished tenth for UK championship ot the, United State last year, and T. XL Pell, who finished nbouj fifteenth, will mora than, likely play In the singles and In the.' double aa a teim. These men are among the best Player In the country nnd would nrov a great attraction for Omaha. Harold Hackett and Merrill Hall, pres. ent doubles champions of the United States Lawn Tennis association, will probably be on deck also. However, there Is a possibility that Hackett will be chosen on the American team to de fend ths Davis cup In England. In that bvent Hall may come and play with someone else and the two men will -not defend their title as doubles champions. The following persons of national ro puto In tha tennis world have promised to attend: y J. B. Adame, Jr.. of Dallas, Tex.; Leon Walthall of. Snn Antonl'j, Tex.; Stewart Oilman of Sioux City, la,; nay Bronaon of Mitchell, S. D.; Jack Cannon of Kansas City and tha McQultf ton brothers of Dallas, Tex. Washington Picked as American league, Winner of Pennant WASHINGTON, D. C. May 3.-ClarK" Griffith declares that Washington 1 going to win the American lontie pen nant and Is equally positive that tho Olants will win in the National. "And 1st me tell you something," he said. "It ought to be .the greatest world' series that has ever been playodt It will be the first time that two realll fast teams have ever got together fo the big prise. In the past one of thl teams always has been superior on th bases, while the other was superior 0 the bat. The Plant nd my cluh opera,) along the same line, and, believe ninj when wo get together It will be same fight." "Do you thlnK you could heat (Hants in a world's eerie?" he was, usk. "Yes," ho replied, "In a seven-gam series I thlhK Walter Johnson can beat any club, though up to the present have considered, Mathewson tho daddy of all pitcher, There will never be a,nr other like him, but Johnson Is younger and stronger npw," "Don't you seriously think that the Ath letics and tho Red Sqx have it on you In battlnKT" "They may have," he answered, "but we are going to beat them nut Just like the Olants are going to beat out Pitts burgh and the other cluhs-on petu There la nothing. to It; the lay ha conn when the main thing In base hall ii fast base running. That's what M.C Qraw and myself have."