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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: MAY 4, 1913.
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SURGEON'S KNIFE DID TRICK
Id Wolgast's Championship Went
Along with His Appendix.
REFLECTIONS OF LATEST FIGHT
11111 Nanahton Sum the Old War.
horse Showed Ills Grit nnd
Little Else In nlnjt Tflth
Mnrphy.
ny TV. TV. NAUGHTO.
SAN FRANCISCO. Mny 3.-As a rule
there 1 little sympathy for a dethroned
Idol. For that matter the wildcat tumult
a boxing arena knows fa that which
arises when a title-holder la being hum
bled. And Ita all very human. A new king
ot the ring la welcomed with shouts and
VellR and paena of -Joy and a similar
demonstration Jars his eardrums when he
Is being counted out later In hla career.
one wants to see a champion go on
forever
It ran hardly be said, however, that
there wna any gloating over th-r ptsalrg
of Wolgast. There was a pathetic nnule
to Ad Wolgaat's most recent s'howlMji.
in fact In his affair with Tommy Mur
phy Wolgnst's actions from first
to last were those of a fishier who
recognises alt too well that his old time
Strength has dwindled and tha It waa,
-necessary for him to make the heat me
St what little waa left him.
Vent on JIU. fJrlt.
The Wolgaat of a couple of yar ago
Van a wasp. The Wolgast of April 19
in comparison was a butterfly. He knew
his physical limitations and Instead of cut
ting looxo with his old time ibiiulon,
ho behaved as though doubtful as to how
far his condition would carry him. This
means that he waa .an entirely 'llffcrunt
Volgast
'Before the battle he kept his iwn cuiin
ael for obvious reason". For one thing
It would never do for a wht-per that
nit waa not well to reach the opposition
camp. When It waa all over, Ad told
how dog tired ho waa. Ills right slat
where the knife slit was made felt
aa though the muscles' Were tightly
drawn. Ills right leg felt at times aa
though It would double under him. . Wol
sofst went the entire distance on hla
grit, nnd this Is no reflection on Tpmmy
Murphy, who fought .a heady, clever bat
tle and who, In the minds of western
sports, Is the equal of any man In his
stars today.
Hut Wolgast'a la a aad case, It was not
really nitchle or Murphy who relieved
hm of his prestige. It was the surgeon
who operated on him. When they took
ont Ad's ap,pendlx his championship came
aWay with It
"White Hope"' Drops.
Kven In far Australia the crash ot
a toppling white hope Is heard occa
sionally. They are sorting out 'the heavyweight
down yonder Just now' and 8am McVea
has taken a band In. the, hunt Jf or a
White champion. Recently' in western
Australia McVea. located a fellow named
Harold Ewers. Harold stands six feet
four Inches and has been known aa
MoVea's protege.
Ewers had his first contest In Bydney
early In March and McVea's hopes were
flattered when his protege knocked out
another giant named' Air, Pooley In three
rounds. Then Ewera and ' Gordon Cog
hill. Australia's most promising heavy
weight at present, were matched. Cog
hill, by the way, Is the fellow who
knocked out Syd. Fltzelmmons, a nephew
ot old Dob, of that llkf)a couple of months
ago.
Ewera and Cpghlll met at the Sydney
stadium on the night ot March II and
McVea'e giant bit the dust In the open
tng round. It was a smashing right
hander whjch caused hjm to stretch his
"listless length uponUhe carpet'.' and now
McVea la minus a protege.. It was a
hard blow, to 8am, aa he had visions ot
bringing Ewera to America for the pur
pose at polishing oft the white hopes of
this country.
IVIllard Itnrit at Work.
Talking ot skyscrapers, Jeasa Wlllard
la highly commended, for the atrlot man
ner in which he has attended to buslneas
dnce his arrival on the coast.. Directly
he felt far enough recovered from hla
luual operation to suffer the caress of a
Joxtaff glove, Jesse went Into' camp at
ht ocean beach and trained aa seriously
a though he had a match In Bight.
" Blnco arrangements were entered Into
Sw a May bout between Wlllard and
Gunboat Smith, the Kansas City hop6.
Jhaj put in hla time. In, the mountains
around Harbin Spring. There ta a fully
equipped gymnasium tiiere, a monument
to Jim Jeffries' championship days, and
"Wlllard makes good use of It. in addition
Jo taking advantage of the exceptional
importunities for healthful outdoor work.
Wlllard will be back at his camp at
the Beach early In May. Judging him
from, the seriousness with which he has
attended to his preparation so far, he
will be In flrst-claas condition when he
faces Gunboat Smith.
Early Season Talk.
In view of the approaching heavy
weight contest, comparisons of the
records ot Smith and Wlllard are in or
der, in a discussion which took place
t. few days ago it was initanced that
Willird'a great range had stood him in
seed when he boxed Luther McCarty
clc cast
"Well. Wlllard'a stature will not pre
sent Gunboat from reaching him," said
a sport who had witnessed the Smlth
"McKay bout In New York. 'Thls fellow
McKay Is eyen taller than Wlllard, I
f elleve, but Gunboat found his Jaw wltn
JIttJe difficulty."
MXt. but McKay's atralght left Is much
asler to work past than Wlllard'a," said
another.
This early-season talk Is an intimation
that the Wlllard-Smlth match is one
that will lend itselt readily to argument
U i possible that Ounboat, on the
Urcngth of hla deadening punch, will be
i. slight favorite when betting begins,
ut Wlllard will have & big fosiqwlng.
Many of the local experts who saw him
iparrlng at the Beach during Wolgaat's
" draining days have pronounced him
slever boxer with a good knowledge of
join uikio-ivo and defensive work.
INQUIRY INTO BASE BALL
Proposed Investigation of Trust the
latest Sensation.
RESERVE CLAUSE THE CRUX
Ty Cobb's Case Starts Tnlk and Hep
resentatlve Ctnllagher of Illinois
Sets A boat to Apply the
Probe.
SOB FITZSIMMONS WILL
; MEET ANY WHITE XlAN
NEW TOIUC, Mar -Bob FlUsimmons
UI1, at it "I hereby challenge Gun
boat 8rnlth or any other living white man
to box me ten rounds during the month
rt May.' saya Bob.
The grand old man of the ring is feel
ng the beneficent effects of approaching
lurlm. There's nolhlnr Ilk n warm
jr (wo to take yia kinks out ot stiffened
awwi bjio bubs ft veteran ei UKe
"coming Dacic,"
Ily TV. J. BI'IIKTII.
NEW VOnK, May S.-Organlxed base
ball's trad la stalked by a rcnl "buga
boo." It may simply be the late spring,
the downward revision or the direct re
suit of rabid reform. But we have the
word of Representative Gallagher of Illi
nois that stringent Investigation will be
forthcomlng-wlth an ultimate vlow to
ward dissolution of that most "audacious
monopoly," the nations! pastime, as em
bodied In the swat of the National com
mission. All on account ot one Tyrus Raymovl
Cobb like the pastime, a natlonul Insti
tution. Some ball player, too, th'n bird,
though he mny set himself up for the lit
tle tin Moses to right the oppression ot
the magnates and to lead his fraternity
out of the house of bondage. Befo-o
these lines ore cold Ty Cobb a com
patriot of the luster of Robert E. Lee
below the Mason nnd Dixon line will
have resumed his big buldgeon In the
Tiger cause. Bo far ns he Is concerned
the recent squabble with Frank J. Navln
will have been forgotten; nut like all
great men, his deeds will live after him.
Orirntilseil Hall Monopoly.
Bpenktng serlusly, a federal Investiga
tion of organized base ball la far more to
be feared than the "yellow peril," Base
ball aa coriducted, Is nil that Ita traduc
era liavo alleged. It Is a monopoly or
trust, but through force ot circumstances,
not .through a,ny dcslgnn upon restraint of
trade. That orgnnlzcd ball cares no whit
for opposition was shown In the nttltudu
toward the United titatea circuit a year
ago. This league was permitted to linger
out Its brief existence without Interfer
encedoubtless been me there waa noth
ing In Its ranks worthy of Interference.
Organized bnso ball Is one great happy
family, working In harmony and unison
toward n certain end, financial success.
It has passed through Its stages of strife
nnd discord and learned Its les-on at a
cost.
But organized base ball Is pot the oc
topus that the radical element would
have us believe. It Is a pretty good busi
ness firm that looks after Ita employes'
financial Interests with ' every bounty
that succe's bestows. That Is just whut
organized base ball has done for the
great playing fraternity. Biased opinions
doubtless prevail because of the many
steel and concreto grandstands that have
been built within the last few seasons,
Irt many cases the edifices represent no
more than the owners' faith In the fu
ture of the game. Still,- these satre mag
nntes have not been backward In en
dorsing more modern scales of wages
with modern equipment. Within the last
fifteen years ball players' salaries have
more than trebled. In what other pro
fession Is this true?
War the Keserve Clnaae.
Representalve Oallagher ot Illinois
seems bent upon making a point of the
reserve cjauso In profession),! base ball
contracts. Everyone familiar with base
ball knows that this reserve cluuse Is an
Injustice, so far as government ot the
groat game has evoluted todate. A base
ball contract would never aland the test
of a civil court, let alone a iefitral probe.
It la not equitable to begin with. The
club reserves the right to bind the playei
Indefinitely, Hla alternative Is disbar
ment or the "blacklist."' But the club
reserves unto Itself the right to cast
oft this same player on ten days' notice,
It can hold him forever; but he cannot
better himself If tho opportunity arises,
un the face or it, suoli a contract ap-
peara preposterous. It would be, too. If
(he administration of organized base ball
were not every bit as square and above
board aa tho playing end of the game.
Not one Instance In the history ot thn
National commission the supremo court
pf organised base ball may be cited
where the player did not receive fair and
Unbiased treatment. Organized baso ball
may be fortunate In having such an hon
est board, but the fact remains that this
contention at least la true.
Inquiry la Invited,
So fair has been the National commis
sion that It courts federal Investigation,
and. In Its attitude It Is backed by the
nase Ball "Players' fraternity. This latter
body embraces practically every major
league athlete outside ot the playing man
agers. This fraternity waa Indirectly
fathered by this same Tyrue Raymond
Cobb, who, Indirectly, too, threatens to
precipitate an investigation aa a trust ot
the profession from which he enrns a
most lucrative livelihood. It was tho di
rect outcome ot the strike of Detroit
players, following the suspension of Cobb
for aasaultlng an obstreperous fan at the
Hilltop laat spring. The great majority
ot base ball players are content with the
present form ot contract They know
that so long aa they are deserving their
services will be properly rewarded. Few
have been the cases where magnatts
have taken advantage ot their power to
dismiss players Incapacitated through Ill
ness or injury. ,r-
Abont the Reserve Clause.
Without a doubt organized base ball
would survive federal Investigation. The
reserve clause la the only vulnerable point
ot attack. To date It has been a neces
sary evil. In a pinch the organization
might puraue its trammelled course along
present lines of procedure regardless of
dictates from the United States govern
ment It wouldn't be hard for the club
owners to cut out the reserve clause In
the contracts but to regard In secret such
obligations, with a National commission
acting as general attorneys for the two
big circuits.
Where so much smoke there Is
bound to be a little fire. Organised
baae ball might do well, to heed the
agitation with a view toward better
ing present conditions. The reaerva
clause doubtless works an Injustice on
the star player unfortunate enough to
be associated with a poor club in a
poor-paying town. He cannot hope, ever
to securo remuneration equal .to hla
worth with a strung club. Heretofore
Nap Rucker of Brooklyn nnd Walter
Johnson ot Washington have belonged
to that class. Fortunutely both Wash
ington and Brooklyn nre now on the
upward trend and these wonderfudl
stars may yej find themselves aa.o
clated with winners, Ty Cobb la being
exceptionally well paid In Detroit. New
York could afford to pay perhapa double
the sum. Thus the reserve clause la
an injustice to Cobb m a way; but It
is by the same token a protection to
Detroit And after all the Detroit pro
moters hold the greater tlsk of the two
'Interested parties.
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"KNOCKOUT" BROWN.
What a vast change the flight ot twelve
short months has 'made In the1 fortunes
bf Wolgast and Brown. One year ago
Wolgaat was tho lightweight champion
of the world, with a bright chance ot
remaining1 so for a reasonable length ot
time. Within the lost few months he has
not only had his title wrested from him,
but has met complete defeat at ' the
hands of Tommy Murphy. The Wiscon
sin "Wildcat" will probably never again
be a contender fof hit tltte. But accord
Ing to W. W. Naughion, the Yelerah
writer on pugilism, it" was not his. dppo
nents who defeated Wolgast, but thj
surgeon's knlfo. The ex-champion has
never been right ajnee t Ijo nod hla ap
pendix reno,vi$;u.'iafld ,,gcordIng to his
own statement. he' entered tho ring with
Murphy Bf$slCaiV .weary and his right
side fnellng na .tlght 'aa the head of a
drum..' Wignst now recognizes his phys
ical limitations and hereafter will en
gage' only. In tfm.rojn'd.bmjle. J, , ,
The case of Brown Is' harder, to under
stand. A 'year hgo , hewas ;cons)dered
one of the most formidable 'contender
for the champlpr.Bhlp,th;ie. ' AH h'l vic
tories had been won with ease,' most, ot
them , In tho style which gave' him , his
sObrlq'Uet, but hla two recent dcieats.at
the hands o( Rivers and. Anderson wer.e
a stunning ilow tp hi pugilistic prowess.
To attain .get Into the. .contending, clasl
he will nave, to start all over. '$gj-'
fori one season. The .club's ,wltK th
money 'would corral all ,the atafs? There
would be -no, competition. ,'Nope. Vould
become, disgusted soorter than the tans. .
It strikes the' writer.' however, that or
ganized, base ball might operate under
Just a trifle more favorable privileges
toward the player, ,vho after all' la the
real backbone ot the organization' The
reserve clause must, be ' maintained or
chaotlo conditions ' woiild prevail In less
than no time. ' '
Here, -then Is a suggestion. Why not
allow the pluy Ing -ft iternlty some ' rep
resentation on the national, commission?
It Is' no -more than -fair. It-Is .the ,prtn
clple on which George Washington or
ga nixed hla Independent league away
back In 1TT A mighty good ' corn ml a
slorier woUld be the lovel-headed Davy,
Putts, president-ot the .Baae Ball Play
ers' 'fraternity. At' least such shoqld.be
a man disinterested in the playing or
financial end ot the national pastime,
yet versed will on -both', sides pltat
and labor. Then In case ot a disagree
ment like the late .Cobb episode .he
matter could be settled fairly by arbi
tration. . , .
Good May Come. - '.
Cobb, the national hero, appears to have
fc. ought some goil out of- his troubles in
ISIS in the' formation of a playing fra
ternity. There ia a possibility that greater
good wll arlse from the widespread pub
licity bf his latest differences with hla
employers. We sincerely hope, however,
that our Illinois friend does not pull all
the tentarlcs off the .octopus for It Is
likely to be a cold.' long winter.
Johnny Ward sized.' up thu situation
tersely: "Organized base ball may be1 a
trust, but It's a pretty popular trust I'd
hate, to be the man", who would "take It
away from ,the public. Anyone who tries
to break up the .organization will find
himself in a" hornet's nest' Say, honestly,,
who do you think will win the pennants
Too "Much Anxiety.
According to a Pittsburgh writer, Pirate
fans who were so keen for any sort ot
a trade that would make Ed Koney a
Pirate, are singing another tune and de
clarlng that Jack Miller haa It on the
big Bohemian when it comes to playlug
the sack or doing anything else in the
game. The season, Is-ydung yet, however,
Koney went some twenty-tlve or more
times at bat wlthom making a hit and
It waa attributed to over-anxiety tv earn
mat salary n gets.
AD WOIJAST.
WESTERN LEAGUE AVERAGES
Om&ha Players Make ' Noticeable
Drop in Their Percentages.
KANE LEADS ROURKE FAMILY
Omnhn Is Third. In .Trnm Battlnw
and Third t,n Team yPleldlnir
nonrkes Lend In Stolen Ilnara
and Lnst In Sacrificed.
A noticeable drop In the batting over
ages of the Omaha players ovtr that of
last week Is cn In the Qgurcs, Inc'ud
Ing last Tuesday's game. Kane anJ
Thomanon, who last week were pouri-Jliix
the ball at a .VU clip, have skidded to
.413 and ..HI, respectively. Cohgalton Is
clouting the pill at a rate pf .30.
Cnngattpn Is next to the poorest tttUlcr
In the league, according to the figure-.
To date he has handled but fourteen
chances and has made three errors. Kane
Is going at a good clip . fielding, Ills
average being .!Vrt,
Following are the figures:
lluttlntf Avi-rnc.
Plarcr nnd Club. AB. R. If. Pet.
Dessau, Lincoln 8 15 .125
wnito, sioux city o l 3 .j
irrcucn, Denver 21 z u ...7i
GUmore. Denver ...40 10 18 .4h
Clarke, Sioux City.... 40 3 18 .4Si
Khman, Lincoln v 8 14 .Hi
Crist, Tdpeka- , 18 1 8 .444
eneiuon. Dee Moines.,...' 7 l a .i:j
Kettcr, St. Joseph .'..vi3 6 12 .414
Kelly, St. Joseph ...44 S 19 .414
Kane, umanu 34 5 14 .412
Block. Denver Zl 8 11 .40?
Rapp, Sioux City S3 "8 13 .40(3
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Matthews. Denver ,
Barbour, Lincoln .
Geur, Toptka ......
Congalton, Omaha
Rappa, Topeka
....31. ,3 12
......33 C 15 .m
......21 4 8 .381
42 3 lti .U80
,.37. 7 14 .378
t 3 jm
3 ,333
1 8 .833
Mlduleton, Wichita X 4 13 .361
Burke, ichlta 31 6 12 .253
Lee. ToDcka i20 1 7 .SiO
Shaw. Des Moines 32 2 11 .344
Cole, Lincoln 33 8 12 .343
Zwllllng, Ht. Joseph ,...38 5 13 .312
ThomaKon, Omaha 41 9 It ,341
Hagerman, Denver o z x .333
Fisher, Denver 39 4 13 .333
Chellette. St. Joseph 9
Brown, Sioux City 9
Allen. S'.oux City 9
Vox, Des Moines 40 4 U .Su
Wekterzll. St. Joseph 28 7 12 .318
Smith, Btoux City 35 13 11 .315
McLarry. Topeka 33 C 12 .303
Callahan, Wichita 27 3 8 .234
Mullen. Lincoln 44 8 l.i .
Johnson. Omaha ..34 6 10 .294
Rellly. T.. Des Mcluea 38 6 11 .m
Carney, Lincoln 14 2 4 .280
Davis. Wichita 39 2 11 .232
Forsythe, Topeka 43 6 42 .273
Echlpke, Omaha 34 4 10 .278
Breen, Sioux City 29 4 - 8 . 276
C. Watson, St. Joseph 44 4 12 , 273
Craig, Wichita 11 2 3 .273
Cooney. Sioux City 37 8 10 . 370
Cassldy, Denver 37 7 10 . 270
Lloyd, Lincoln 41 7 n .zos
Brewer, 8t. Joseph 38 7 10 . 263
Bentelle, Des Molne 38 5 10 .263
Qulllln. Denver 36 9 9 .237
Coyle, Omaha S9 6 10 .253
Ferry. Wichita s l z .260
Tuckey, Lincoln 4
ROgge. Des Moines 4
Wacob, Wichita 12
SDahr. Denver 28
Johnson, St. Joseph 4
Cochran. Toneka 82
Davidson, sioux city 41 i 10 .243
McCormlck, Lincoln 41 7 10 .243
Melnke. St. Joseph 83 6 8 . 242
Jones. T., Des Moines S3 9 8 . 243
Koerncr, wicnua ss
Grubb. Omaha 24
Justice, Omaha ,,..43 8 10 .233
Cobb, Lincoln ...i 39 6 9 ,2il
Channel), Denver , 37 8 9 . 231
Lindsay, Sioux City.. ..36
Dowllng, Lincoln ,..86
Cochreham. Toptka " 9
Fettlgrew. Wichita 37
Hartley. Sioux City 14
Baker, Lincoln 19
Andreas. Des Moines.
Thomas. Wichita G
Sweet, Dea Moines 5
French. Topeka ...,3S
Ochs, St. Joseph.... 30
Gourley, Sioux City 11
Sole, Lincoln ' 23
t'as-Idy, Dta Stoines... 21
Davidson. SldUx City .. 16
MoLorry. Tgpeka, .... IS
Gear, TopeKa 12
F.hman, Uncoln 1
Thcmason, Omaha .... K
Coyle, Omaha- -16
Dulln, Topeka 6
UoKcrman, Denver .... 0
Reynolds, Topeka ..... 1
Lef. Topeka ...7. t. 6
1'erry. Wichita 0
HiekSj Omaha 0
Watson. C.rst. Joseph 8
rio-mun. Omaha 0
Hunter, Des Moines .... 21
Itogge. Des Molnca .... 2
lOnj, Denver 1
erhrelbr, Denver 1
Ureen, Siotfx City 5
rovn. SlouX City 5
Johnson, St. Joseph .... 1
rieataii, Lincoln 1
Johnson, Omaha 41
Mullen, Uncoln 103
ftntina T.innUa 107
Ren toll. Dea Moines .... 21
Kettcr. St. Joseph.-,..
Andrea a. Dea M6ltfe4
Crist, Topeka . ....y...
'pahr, Denve'r.
llapp. Sioux City .. i
flfh-r, Denver
Melnke, Et. Joseph ....
Llndsuv, Sioux City
rflrniL'. Lincoln ......
Koomur. Wichita 112
Cl.lmo.-e. Denver 27
Channel!. Denver 24
Kane, Omaha 95
Brewer, St. Joseph .... 93
Huston, wicnita ...... 11
Forsythe, Topeka 21
Mlddlcton. Wichita 21
--.nVl ' -.Vlohltft. 17
Schlpke, Omaha 37
Callahan, wucnita ....is
McCormlck, Lincoln .... 20
Titlornw. Wichita .... 20
Zwllllng, St. Joseph ..
Justice, omana
Phill-.ttA. St. JoseDh .
Block, Denver
Davis, Wichita
Ochs, St. Joseph
Cobb, Lincoln .........
T A t-i i"r1 n . . .....
Weaterzll, St.' Joseph .
Kelly, St. Josepn
Clarke, Eloux t;ity. ...
Faber, Des Moines ...
Rellly, Des Molnca ...
T .mrnttrA Tl-B MnlnP .
Smith. Sioux City 24
Peters, omana v
Tnr- Ttm Molnea 16
Crutcher, St. Joseph .... 0
Tillllncs. TODeaa .... .0
French, . TopeKa ....
lTrnnnh Danver ....
Mathews, Denver ..
kfij.;,bu. ...... -
Wlnhltn II
Barbour, wncoin
Gourley. Sioux City .....7 ;-, 7
Grubb. Omaha h 10 ,,11
Cochran, Topeka, i.e "
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Billings, Topeka ,...17 0
Schrelber, Donv-r , ,..,.6 3
Leonard, Des Moines 18 1
Dulln, Topeka .31 2
Rapp, Wichita 28 1
Fuller ton. Topeka '.7 0
flnapp, Toppka 7 0
Faber. "Des Moines 7 1
Hustle. Wichita' 23 1
James, Sioux City 25 3
Crutcher. St. Joseph.
.176
1 .107
3 .167
6 .160
4 .143
1 .143
1 .143
1 .14:1
1 .143
3 .130
3 .120
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Harris, Denver e
Huston. Wichita .12
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Jones, Des Monies 91 9
Shaw. Dea Molnea .,.,47 14
Qulllln, - Denver 14 15
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young, sioux c;iiy ;
Dowllng; Lincoln JJ
Rapp, Wichita , ,12
Knapp, Lincoln 1
Sweet. Des Molno 1
Fullerton. Topeka 0
Harris, Denver "
James, Sioux City
Congalton. Omaha ij
Thomas, Wichita 0
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Batting-Denver, 827; St. Joseph. .297;
Sioux City. .291: Omaha, .287; Lincoln.
.283; Topeka, .267; Des Moines, .250;
leWIng Des Molnea, .973; St. Joseph,
tu. n.t.. as?- n-nvpr. .951: Lincoln.
.946; Topeka, .9.45; Wichita, .933; Sioux
Stolen Bases Omaha, 22; Lincoln, 20;
Denver, 16i SloUx City, 151 Bt. Joseph, 8;
Des Mo nes. 9; Topeka. 9; Wichita, 7.
Sacrifice Hits-Denver, 23. Bloux City.
16; St. Joseph. 14; Uncoln. 12; Des Molne,
11; Topeka, 11; Wichita, 11; Omaha, W.
ANDY SOCKALEXIsliETS
ENOUGH BOSTON RACES
BOSTON, Mass.. May 3. Andy Socka
lexls, tho Old Town Indian, haa run Jils
laat Boston marathon race. The well
known redskin from "Down East" has
come to the conclusion that he Ttas
had enough ot the Ashland to Boston
race and will never be seen In the Uni
corn contest again. If Sockalexls sticks
to his intention of retiring from the
amateur running game the well known
grind will lose one of Its greatest, com
petitors. "Whether or not Sockalexls will be seen
In action Is hard to say, but from pres
ent Indications it is thought that tha
redskin wjll forsake tho amateur ranks
and go after the money chaser. If the
Indian uicldos to enter tho professional
field he will have many followers who
believe that he will give any of the
leaders a hard race.
Three-Finger Brown
Has Rival in Andrew
Ware of Chattanooga
KASHVII-tiE. Tenn., May 3. "Three
Finger" Brown has a rival at last, but
not In tho big circuit. Andy WaYe, for
merly of the Houston- dub of the Texas
league, has . been secured by the ' Chat
tanooga club. Ware Is a spltball' pitcher
with An offering that Is unique In base
ball. The first three Hngers of his right
hand were cut oft' at the third joint in
an accident several years ago. and he ob
tains no grip whatever upon the ball
that will cause rotation. As a result
his spltter, which he uses continuously,
has a break that Is uncanny. In Ita
sharpness and degree.
The statement of the frequency with
which Ware uses the spltball may be
dcubted by many critics who are conver
sant with Ed Walsh's statement; that
this ball la a terrific strain upon tho
pitcher's arm, but It Is not an exaggera
tion In regard to Ware, as In view of tho
fact that he obtains no fractional grip
upon the ball the spltter Is no strain ,
whatsoever.
WOODMEN OF THE WORLD
BALL TEAM WANTS GAMES
The various Omaha camps of the Wood
men of the World are putting a fastball
team In the field this season. The lineup
follows:
nillhum. shortstop: "Dusty" Hall, sec
ond base; "Shorty" Hansen, first base;
Rowan, third base; Kruse, lertneia;
"Red" Van Buren, centerfleld! Morgan,
right field; Thomas, catcher, and Tripp
and Qllinam, piicners.
For games call Douglas 1117 and ask tor
Tripp; after 6 p. m. call South 1650.
Wan, Weary
and Worn Out
If Yon Feel Fagged to a Finkh and Utterly
Uied Up Here (s Quick Relief.
i
B. S. S. Makes Your Blood Corpusclel
XlaJte for Mutual Protection.
Half the people you meet complain
of weary muscles, stagnant brain,
Jangled nerves, and a wonderful desire
to lay down and just quit. 'Most ot
these people have been using: nervines
that spasmodically flare up the nerves
only to die down again, as die they
must Avoid nerve stimulants. Bear
In mind that this worn out feellns la
due to poor blood, to bacteria in the
water you drink; to the multiplying
ot destructive germs in the blood,
faster than they can be' overcome by
the white corpuscles; and to what' la
known ,as auto-toxemia, that condition!
where tho venous or impure blood;
accumulates faster than it can be re-(,
placed by the red arterial blood. J
The medicinal value of the com-
ponents of S. S. 8. la relatively Just!
aa vital and essential to well-balanced'
health aa those of tho grains, meats,1
fata and sugars of our food.
It you feel played out go to any
drug storo and ask for a bottle of!
B. 8. S., Swift's Sure Specific. Here is
n remedy that gets at work in a
twinkling; It Just naturally rushea
right int6 your blood, scatters germs
right and left, up and down and side
ways. .
You feel better at once, not from &'
stimulant, not from the action of
drugs, but from the rational effect of
a natural medicine Just as active and
Just aa timely as to a man whb has
been lost In the mountains. Is about
starved and comes across a settler Just
cooking a savory meal of good honest
beef. Do not neglect to get a bottle
of 8. S. S. to-day. It will make yoU
feel better In Just a few minutes. It
la prepared only In the laboratory Of
The Swift Specific Co., 137 Swift Bldg.,
Atlanta, Ga. Bend for their free book
telling of the many 'strange conditions
that afflict the human family by reason
of impoverished blood.
)
,J '
Touohard Will
Devote Attention'
' tQ: the Singles
NEW YORK; May . 3,-Qustave F,
Touchard, tfye .tennis crack, who with
Raymond D. Little-won the national dou
blet championship in 1911, will devote his
attention entirely to the singles this sea
son. Touchard-started his season's prac
tice the other day at the upper courts ot
jhe. West Side Tennis club, making the
announcement' that he is through; with the
doubles -game for. the present and Intends
tq put In his .entire time on improving
his singles play.
, Touchard's decision will create much
surprise In tennis circles, because he Is
one , ot the most scientific students of
doubles play in the, country, and it haa
been generally expected that he would
team up with one pf the top rankers to
compost a team which would be a formidable-
candidate for Davis cun honors.
"I'm out of the .doubles for thta sea. I
son at' least," 'said Touchard to the!
writer. "For better or for worse I'm
going, to put in my time working up my
singles play." """
The decision of Raymond D. little to
team up thta seacpn with Harold, Hackett
la-one ot the factors which has caused
Touchard to give up the doubles this
spring. In 1911 the Little-Touchard com
bination waa extremely successful, cap
ping a satisfactory season, by winning
the United States Lawn Tennis associa
tion doubles at Newport
Jealona Cats.
In 8t Louis they blame 'some one con
nected with the Chicago Whit. Sox tor
circulating the story that President
Hedges and Manager Stovall ot the
Browns are not working together, and
they say that the story was .started to
upset the Browns, because the White
Uox tear them.' '
SUNNY
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tell you that it is the best sort of
a tonio and invigorator. But you
must choose the right kind with
care a poor whiskey will do
more harm than a good whiskey
caa do good. When you buy
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m 1ml
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vrhliltoy, properly Matured, and full
U. S. Standard (IPOS) proof.
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1206 Farnam Street, OMAHA, NEB.
Wholesale Distributors for Omaha.