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Tamous Wigwam Near San Fran
oiico Being Dismantled.
HOME OF MANY PUGILISTS
ora of the Blirnent Olovrmrn (he
Co on try Una Ever Knann lie
celrrd Much of Their "
Training There.
By TV. IV. NArUIITO.-V.
BAN FRANCIBCO. Feb. 2S.-Who has
not heard of Croll's Gardens, Alameda.
In , Its day the most popular training
camp for pugilists within a score of miles
of San Francisco?
The placo referred to had vogue, how
over, before It was known as Croll's. It
was raited Neptune Gardens thirty years
nso, and It was a favorite Bundny loung
ing place for people from the San Fran
cisco Vide of the bay.
There were akatlnic rink, shooting gal
lerles, dancing pavilion, nnd what not.
attached to It in those years nnd not the
least of Itfl attractions was the Ice-cold
beer that was drawn In steins from a
thousand kegs. The Alameda folks rt
rented the ldcn of catering to Son Fran-
clscc's Hunday thlMt and love of frivolity
nnd by a vote, or church wardens or
sctnethlng, Neptune Gardens wns doomed.
Down through tho years the building.?
nttd the fountains and the statuary dis
appeared piecemeal and Croll took hold
jutt In time to save a few stables ?nd n
cat If h structure, alt peaks and ancles,
known as The Wigwam.
Revive Memories,
A few days ago, a crew of carpenters
vtas husy dismantling "Wigwam and when
the ofd line sports heard of the fact,
pugilistic memories of the Ions' ago were
revived. Why, flht fans of several gen
ei'ntldns havo crowded Into that Wigwam
from tlmo to time to watch champion ring
men prepare themselves for ring struggles
tliijt aro famous In the history of tho
ghmc. '
By the same token, mony of the stars
of the boxing nrena who trained In the
"Wigwam have passed to the beyond. lft
mo recall u few of the ' names. Jack
Xlcmpscy. Tommy Warren, Paddy Duffy,
PHf.r' Jackson, Joe Gnns nnd Jen Dixon.
Tho-writer was one of those who had
old recollections callod by the passing
of the . Wigwam. I saw Tommy Ryan .
train there for his match with Jock
llavlln of Boston at tho California Ath
letic club a (rood quarter of a century
ago.
llovlln. I remember, had trouble with
his wolght He was a protege of Tom
d'Rourlic, and It waa necessary to keep
lilm In the Turkish baths for several
hours on tho day of the bout Poor Jack
had nothing left but his pluck when he
toed tho scratch and that did not save
him from a merciless prodding.
Just as far back In tho abysm of time
J saw Paddy Duffy of Boston train nt
the Wigwam for a go with Tom Mead
ows of Australia, ono ot the best wel
ters the world ever saw.
A Peculiar Kellew.
Metulows was ft peculiar fellow, He
knew a boxing ring as a billiard chain-'!
ptoet knows ft green table, but there were
ooeele of things he didn't know. Ho had
to mftko weight for Duffy and he decided
the best way to accelerate reduction was
to starve himself.
' One' day over at Joe Dleve's, where he
trained, he boasted that all ho had eaten
In twenty-four hours was an apple.
"You'll be weak," someone remarked.
"Don't you believe It," ho answered.
"If I can only make the weight I'll lick
him sure."
Tho apple diet did for Meadows, who
nft$r a few rounds was too feeble to keep
his arms up. Both Meadows and Duffy
nro dead now. I saw Mike Conley, the
Ithaca giant, train at Croll's for his
match with big Joe McAullffe and I saw
Peter Jackson train there, for his bout
with Jim Jeffries. Jackson was on the
dnWn Krade then, although he was still
as proud as Lucifer and resented any
suggestion that he was scarcely tho
Peter of old.
At settling time up nt the Olympic club
Oeno Vaocourt. a friend of Jof fries,
grabbed Peter's hand and said: "Peter,
Jeff told mo to give you his best and
tell you not to be downcast."
Jackson snorted.
"You tell Jeffries to mind himself,' he
retorted. "Just let him give me a re
turn match and ho will be the one that
will be downcast."
Weeding- Ont Deficiencies,
T saw Jim Corbett train at the old
Wigwam for his San Francisco match
wu wwines. Jim. after his Maspeth
experience .with Jeffries, figured that'
what he neded most of all to success,
fully cope with tho ''Boilermaker" was
weight and muscle.
-At Croll's he had his exercise room
fitted up like a professional strong man's
den. There, were giant lifting bars and
Wg. weights and all the rest of it, but
they did not help Jim.
The funny part ofjt Is that while Cor
bett was training for brawn Jeffries was
training for speed. At Jeff's training
quarters when tho fight was near he said
to thu writer: "I want you to watch
closely and tell me honestly If I outbox
Corbett"
Cowing away from the ring he stopped
at the press benches and said to me!
"Well, did It"
"You certainly did," I answered,
It was at the Wigwam that Joe Wal
colt trained when they had to keep him
In the boiler roofr ot the ferryboat com
Ing across the- day of the fleht. This
waa- Tom O'Rourke's scheme for
ing a. reluctant pound of weight and say
ing nis forfeit.
Bob KlU&lmmons trained there for his
match with Jeffries and Joe Clans trained
there for several matches.
Abe Attell. Tommy Ryan, Huso Kelly
and an army of pugilists whose names
I cannot Just now recall, also pitched
ram ii mere.
And npw all that remains of the Wig-
wsm re the stump of a chimney and a.
cw spunters or wood painted red and
green ana yellow.
Parch! Wslih.
The L'LIca eluh Via tun-Min...! .'!
Baeeman Tony Walsh from tho fit. Paul
ClUU of the American Ai--ulaHnn TOl-ii
won loaned to the tfcrnnton club part of
the season of I9l hut wn. -y..Ai.t . .
cL?f L Sfn aud sold to Vancouver
t on of re-purchasing him at the higher
"ur "" Vancouver paid for him, The
fl0,n,WftI exercised at the close ot
'Jbe'J?l?.., f0lu. Walsh is oer six feet
in height, hits left handed nnd was con-
jmcrra one 01 ins pe first basemen in
Trey (ieta yeldrr.
Manager Hk Kamsey or the Troy
team, announced last week that its had
obtained by purchase Outfielder glmmous
from the Peter-burg club of tMe Virginia
lrao. The addition of Simmons gives
the Trofans five outfieldercnwo of whom
are to be oon sold -or tradexi. Manager
Maifwey suuh two offers pf a trado for
BHsr tH Harkias to the Klmirst rlub
for PHchfr Guy tfchmidt. and Pitchw
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HATS. OFF TO J, A. OILMORE
Rises from Obscurity to Biggest
Figure in Ease Ball.
PROMOTING THE FEDERALS
.Voted Itonaler for New Ijenunc
Tells of the Trials ntul Trlliu- '
Intlons He linn Been
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it rnwic :. .mi: nick.
NEW YORK, Feb. 2S.-It seems to bo
"hats off Just now to James A. Gllmore,
.society and club man. cotillion lender and
happy-go-lucky, who In a trifle moro
than two months has risen from obscurity
In tho sporting world to be tho biggest
flguro In tiaso ball.
Gllmoro's meteorla rise. In face of
seemingly unsurmoUntabtn obstacles, not
only has surprised and bowlldered Organ
ized Baso Ball and tho great army of
fans throughout tho innd, but It has
amaxed his life long friends In Chicago.
Gllmore la llttlo more than a "kid."
He's only SG nnd never until he took
charge ot tho Federals' tight, was he
called upon to show tho stuff that was In
hint-never before had he been pitted
against real foes who could furnish him
a real tight. True, ho made a succesn
In the coftl nnd ventilating business In
which lift ls engaged In Chicago, but In
both these, Instances tho business camo to
him without tho necessity of a rettl
struggle without forcing Gllmoro to call
upon his. wonderful diplomacy and his
wonderful fighting spirit.
Toward the end of the 1912 season whon
the Federal league was In sore financial
straits, one of' tho officials of. tho league
called oi Gllmore, explained that the
organization was fabo to face with bank
tuptcy, but assured atlmore that If some
one could get back ot tho organization,
Interest capital and push things along,
the league might amount to something
In lilt.
Fan All IIU Life.
ailmcrr studied over the proportion. He
1ms been a fan ever since ho was a kid.
Base ball afforded him ono of his greatest
pleasures. But tho business end of the
gamo wns new to htm. Ho looked tho
situation over from every angle and then,
against tho advlro of his friends, who
told him he wns "craxy," to attempt n
fight on the qtrongly entrenched forces
nt base ball, he gavo his decision.
"I'll get back ot tho Federal league und
make It a success," ho said.
lie got back ot it and pushed pushed
so hard that he has shoved the organiza
tion to the point where It stacks up right
now as a moro formldnbto too of Orga
nized Base Ball than wns the American
league when It made Its fight on tho Na
tional, then tho base ball power, about
thirteen years ago.
"I knew' that the first thing the league
needed was'mon who had money," said
Gllmore, in telling the story ot the suc
cessful fight ot the Federals.
"The first man I took my proposition
to was Charles Wccghmitn, the Chicago
restaurateur, i knew that he bad tried
several times to get .hold of a minor
league franchise. I put the proposition
up to him. lie spent a long time figuring
it out and finally announced! 'I'll take
the Chicago franchise and back the league
to the. limit of my bankroll.'
TtkH to Money.
"Then I Jumntd over to nt. Louis and
talked with Otto Stltel, tho mllTlonalre
brewer, who, like Wcoghman. was an
ardent fan. nd who had yearnings to be
come a magnate. I outlined my plans for
tho Federal league, told mm what I ex
pected to do,, and then, as a clincher, I
told him that Wecshman was 'In' with
me. That .decided Bllfel, and he agreed
to take the 8t. Jxmls fjranchUe.
"From there I Jumied to Kaunas CUy.
and when it was. learned there that auch
good 'huslness' men us,-tlfel nd Weegh
man,thought the FcdyraJ proposition good
enough to Invest In, I had little troubtq
tntretlns, sufficient capital there. It
was the same. In Indianapolis and In Ball I
mora The Interesting of capital In Bur-
falo and Pittsburgh was not such an easy
matter, but It finally was accomplished.
There remained but one more club to com
piete our circuit, and, listening to the
pleas pf certain interests, In Toronto,
decided to award a franchise to that city.
. oireiuvenirdhau""eaituecmtw cmfw
"But t made that declMon only because
It seemed that I would fall In my plans
to put n team In Greater New York. I
had secured an option ot grounds both
In Brooklyn and New York CUv. .but I
couldn't get the necet-wry backing.
The latter part of January. I went to
Toronto In an effort to stnlghtei out
affairs there. I dldnt like the Toronto
situation; but tho time tor the opening
ot the season was drawing near and It
seemed to be Toronto or nothing. v
Was Feellnic Minhtr Hlnc,
"While I was In Toronto and jut at
a time when t seemed that the Toronto
situation was hopeess, and I was feeN
ing mighty blue about the matter. I was
Introduced by n mutual friend to Robert
B. Ward, the New York baker. Wo got
to discussing base ball nnd I told Ward
how anxious I was to get into Greater
New York with a team, although It never
dawned on ino at thi tuna tr.at Want
would (fine n w.tli xi.
j Ti next day h'l) I WV Vnrd ho
iQirdling Ball Players Visit the
around-the-world
Court at tho Vatican, Ronio, aftor being received In audience by the Pope.
almost dazed me by saying: j
-jir. uumore, rn go into me i' cuerai
league with you. I'll back a team In
league with you. I'll back a team In
Greater New Yorfc:'-
"Well, you might knotv how delighted
I was. I raced back to Chicago, Mole
cart of a few details from that cud and
then, hustled to New York, where I again
met Mr. Ward. Tho option I had se
cured on tho old Brooklyn ball park was
almost up, but we hustled matters
through nnd exercised that option Just
n few hours ahead of Its expiring time.
That's the history of how capital was
Interested. .
The 1JI4 season will be our first sea
son as a major lcaguo organization. But
we'll show that wo havo the goods, and
when tho jqi5 season cornea around the
fans will find that wo will have an many
stars In our ranks ns tho American und
National leagues. Wo'll cet the players
whoso contracts explro at tho end of the
lflH season because we'll outbid tho Or
ganized people.
Sirennons Month.
"The last two months havo been
niltbty etrinUous for all thpso con
cerned In 'the fight the Federals have
made. But it has furnished ) us a
lot of fun and pleasure, and we're mighty
glad we got Into It. This Is the first
real big business fight of my life, and
1 find that I like fighting. And so I'll
keep it up. We are hot anxious about
going Into Organized Baso Ball. Wo
can stand out alone and win and make
monoy. So what's the advantage of be
coming business associates with one's
enemies?
"I might say," concluded Gllmore, with
a smile, "that Mrs, Gllmore isn't hb
keen about this Federal league as I am..
Blnco I took charge ot the Federal af
fairs I have been compelled1 to ninko.
three trips to Now York, threo to To
ronto, one to Pittsburgh, two to Kansas
C'ty, ono to St. lxnlls and two to Buf
falo. Most of my tlmo while In Chi
cago has been spent In my office hold
ing Conferences, so, you see, I have had
llttlo chaneo to bu at homo with, Mrs.
Gllmore."
Looking at dllmor's physique one gets
tho Impression that ho would have made
n rattling good "white hope" had ho
chosen the ring for his field ot en
deavor. He's something over six feet
tall, wolgha around 150 and seems to bo
made up ot bono and musclo and energy.
ret, looking only at his tucc, he pre
sents a ministerial appearance. The
llnca' of his smooth faco nre almost boy
ish; his eyes aro kndy and gentle, and
ho woars spectacles that further soften
his looks and almost make ono loeo sight
ot his powerful Jaw.
Ohages in Rules to
Make Base Ball Game
I of Science and Skill
Continued from Page One.)
tlon in the rules wnlch permitted an urn-
nlro to .call two men out on tho same
case ot Interference the committee had
to provide an exception, to section 6,
rule 61, to conform to section 15, rule 66,
Tha latter section provides that n base-
runner Is out 'If with ono out or none
out and a base runner on third base the
batsman Interferes with a play being
made at the Plate."
Section 6 of rulo SI oays a batsman Is
out for Interfering with a catcher. There-
HH M nlnv fn ..ynmnlf. If
the . batsman couldbe calli oX AfTer
this, in RiichT plays as, the' one named,
61: "Ilxbept that the batsman shall pot
be out under thl.5 section If the base run
ner, bo declared out according tp section
it, rule WV"
Section i. of rule r-4 "Untitled to Bases"
-has beep laboratedvty tho addition of
the wprdss "before .touching a fielder "
This means that It a fair UU ball strike
the person or clothing ot the umpire bo
foreVtouclilng a .fielder It shall be consid
ered as in play and, further that a ball
pasilryr. canly through a fielder's hands,
constitutes,, an error, even . though not
touched, in' jrlet a ball on which a fielder
ias had a chance to make a play, Is the
t'amt aa It the fielder had. touched t
Tho Intent of' tho rule was understood
and observed pretty welt as It was, but
tho words are added for the sake of
clearness.'
U always has. been Illegal for a fielder
to stop or catch a batted ball with his
cap, loose glove- or any part ot his uni
form, but now the offenso t made to
apply to a thrown ball alto. So a catcher
won't be allowed hereafter to heave his
glove at a wild throw, past the plate.
Tho penalty for such Interference with
a. batted ball la three) bases, but only two
on a thrown ball.
The practice of coachers at third, ot
making a flying tackle ana dragging an
Impetuous base-runner to the haven, has 1
become n ronimcn.that hertnftr the run.
tier is out It the coaoher touches or holds
( mm Tli s It. considered un.y fair be.
.cause often the seulous and heedless run-
j per would have rushed lll)png Into aiphy share In the Chicago Cubs.
posed
out if ho had not been checked by the
coachcr.
The rule (56) which prescribed that the
base-runner is out if a coachcr nt third
draws a- throw by dashing toward tho
Plato on a bitted ball not caught on the
fly or on a thrown ball, now takes In a
ball caught on tho fly. As the coachcr
could make tho samo tricky bluff on a
fly ball as well as on the other two plays
It was considered high time to pcnaltzo
his team for that case pf virtual Inter
ference also.
In changing rule 53 so. that a coacher at
first Is not restricted to' the base runner
In dlrebtlng verbal advlee, the committee
made legal what has been done moro or
less anyway the coacher talking to the
batter. It was a difficult rul6 for um
pires to enforce.
In suspending play-rule 7t. section 3
It Is provided that "time Bhall not be
called by tho umpire .until the ball bo
held by tho pitcher standing in his posi
Hon," to which the committee has ex
cepted plays arising under section 3, rule
37, dealing with blocked balls. For ob
vious reasons the committee also adds
to the rule, so that the quoted measure
does not apply In cases ot tire, panic or
storm.
OMAHA PLAYERS SIGN
AND ROURKE IS HAPPY
(Continued from Page One.)
turn out like Pat Bngon, to be world
beaters. The main backstop, however, U
yet to come. His arrival is not an un
certainty, because Cleveland nromlsed th
receiver to Rourke and tha"t means Bourke
will get him. And he will como with the
added experience received on the training
trip. Whoever thogent may be, he is now
traveling In stylo as a member ot tho
Cleveland club, and will have It on the
rest of tho Westorn leaguers a bit when
he arrives.
Bbaen Closmnn, the clover llttlo south
paw, closed up a gSlD Thursdnv vh.. h
signed up after some little procrastination.
uiosman ngreed to Rourke'a lerms and is
ready to fight to the last ditch for the
Omaha magnate. Accompanying Clos
mun will be Closman's brother, a right
handed twlrler. Kbson says his brother
Is some pitcher, and Ilourko has agreed
to give him a chance. It he should make
good it will bo another feather In Pa's
hat. Here's hoping.
took Vlke Winter, '
orrdsby nnd Brady from Wisconsin will
bo here, ns will BtevensOn from New Or
leans. All three should prove to be win
ners. Stevens, who last year during the
short period ho was here showed that he
waa a comer, will bo back. Tho school
master should do good work for the
Hourkes this coming year. Alexander,
younger brother of the .great Grover, has
signed and may prove . to be a . good
Pitcher. That is doubtful, however, and
not to bo depended on. if he lives up to
the expectations of Grover, who recom
mended him, ho will be the star of the
staff, but Pa Is not so hopeful as aJl that
Then, of course, there Is Hicks. As
Hicks has been training with, a prize
fighter all winter, he should be in tip-top
shape', and should easily be able to return
to his favorite pastime of fanning heavy
sluggers. f ;
Uav frot Slnuetl- Vet.
Of the old players, Kane nnd Justice
havo not signed, but both aro through
with Omaha and It makes little differ
ence whether thV return. Wallace has
not .been heard from all winter. Pa re
grets that Wallaco is not In, but It can't
bo helpfd. Although Wallace signed the
register slip vnen the contract was maue
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YK0.PUT MURPHY INTO AND
, OUT OF CUBS.
Charles H Taft brother of ex-President
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Is not positive where Wallaco Is located.
If hecould find out definitely he would
endeavor to get the youngster back. "Wal
laco Is probably unwilling to come to J
urraiiR uecause or tne unwelcome recep
tion ho received when he came here, a
young nnd Inexperienced player. It is
regrettable that a young ball player
should be bo accorded In Omaha,, whero
real sportsmanship Is classed ns a virtue.
The boys will congregate here In two
weeks to stnjt nctlve training. Unless
the snow plays havoc with tho diamond,
some practlcQ games will be played be
fore the end of March. By tho time 'the
season 'starts Omaha fans will have had
sufficient opportunity to sec Just what
kind ot a team represents them this year,
and from present indications it will be
snmo team.
How Star Pitcher
Got Help from Mates
in Winning Games
(Continued from Page One.),
him was "Reb" Russell of the White Sox.
Ho was furnished wltli an average of
315 tallies per conflict and frequently
had to deny his adversaries a run In
order to pull through a winner. Thai
Phillies did not hit heavily behind their
star, Grover Cleveland Alexander, getting
for him In each combat only a trifling
more average of runs than tho Sox sup
plied to Russell. When , Nap Rucker
twirled, the Superbas were not In the
fence breakolng class, though once they
did make twenty hits behind him.
Venn Gregg got an nvcnige of't.30 runs
per game from the Naps; Al Demarec,
an average ot 5.09 from the Giants; Joe
Wood, and average ot 5.00 from the Red
Sox; Eddie Planki an average of 6.61 from
the White Elephantn, and Bert Hum
phries, an average of 6.43 from the Cubs.
Of the ten star twlrlcrs named, Alexan
der got the beat support and Gregg the
worst, while Rucker had the most double
rlaya behind him and Wood the fewest.
These flguros giro further Information
on tho subject: '
AV. Av. Av. Av.
uiuo. Hitftfno. nuna-Hlts. Krs. D.P.
Cub
Humphries G,Ji J0.U3 1.23 .62
Athletics, Plank G.61
.fa 1.2S.
.60
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.57
.76
.87
.47
.84
.76
Red Sox, Wood 6.50
Giants, Demarec 5.03
Naps, Gregg 4.S)
Giants, Mathowson .. 6.00
Buperbas, Rucker .... 3.S2
Phillies. Alexander ... 3.17
White Sox, Russoll... 3.15
Senators, Johnson .... 2.79
8.75 1.2C
9.91 .91
8.56 1.35
8.0S 1.16
8.57 1.13
8.13 .73
7.96 1.19
7.72 1.17
SIXTY-TWO'SCHOOLS
ENTER FOR TOURNEY
(Continued from Page One.)
will compete in the consolation tourna
ment at the Young Men's Christian asso
ciation in tho samo order as the winning
teams.
"Handsome silver cups will be given
tho winners In each tournament. Banners
will b0 given to the winners of -second
and third places in each.
"The Young Men's ChrisUan association
will have an information bureau for the
benefit of visiting high school athletes
and every attempt will be made to pro
vide for their entertainment."
Preliminary RoHnd.
Following is the drawing made by tho
committee, for the preliminary round In
the tournament:
WEDNESDAY. MARCH U-P. M.
7;80 against Humboldt, Chapel,
3-Plerco against DeWltt. Chapel, 7:13
3 Genoa drew a bye. .
4-Wlloert against Tekamuh.Armory,
5- V?rk against Craig, Chapel. 8:30.
6- Mlnden against Bancroft, Chapel. 8:43.
j.Tj-Ccdumbus . against Cortland. Armory!
S Alexandria agolhst. Broken Bow. Ar
mory, 8:45. . .
DIVi&UM' 2-THURSDAY. MARCH 13.
, ,r , . .MORNING.
D-aT against i Ains worth, Chapel.
01 aty aga'nt Hebron,
Chapel. 9:15.
lP-Kitrtwood against "West Point. AN
moryj 9:30. -
IC-Gentva against , Clay Center, Ar
mory. 9:45.
..1LrmahB:' hffahist Oakdole.f Chapel.
10:33. . ,. .
14-Kearney against Soward, Chapel,
10:43.
la Franklin against Stewart, Armory.
10:8
16 Central City against. Teonmseh, 10:40.
DIVISION 3-THU11SDAY. MARCH 13.
AFTERNOON.
17 Ulnioln asalnst Papllllon, Chapel,
1:3k?.
18 Iloldrege against Silver Creek,
Chapel. 1:15.
19 Kearney Military Academy against
1 21 Ravenna against- Beatrice, Chapel,
K Nebraska City against Fullerton,
Chapel, 3:45. ;
S3 Sidney against Culbertson, Armory,
'3C.
" Sf-Superlor against Arlington, Armory,
DIVISION 4-THlRSDAY, MARCH 12.
AFTERNOON.
15 University Place against Syracuse,
Chapel, 3:30.
S-trStromsburz against Temple High,
Chapel, 3:43.
27 Gothenburg against Hampton. Ar
mory, 3:10.
E.l.k.lM. ..nln. IT. ... .
'3.45.
; ! Newman Grovo agalntt Kcnesaw,
Chapel. 1:30.
I CO Schuyler against Lexington, Chapel,
'4:46.
' reie bkmdsi uru. 4n"ory, ;,yj.
, 32- Scott's. Bluff against Stewart, Ar
inory, 4 45.
Twenty opponents lined up to try their
skill ntjclijss against Frank J. Marshall,
tile United States champion, In lis ex
llTlbtlCjn of simultaneous' chess given be
foro a large gathering nt the' West Side
Young ' Men's Christian - 'association in
Now York a few days ago. The master j
player came within art ace of 'making
a clean 'sweep" on all the boards. In tact.
wiUj tho. exception of one, Wl were
oblliJed, to lower their colors. Thu sin
gle exception was I-outs Gorrls, a player
frdm I'rance. For patriotic " reasons ho
adopted the French defense and maQc
good. The perfosnance lasted a little
over two hours.
Last Sunday wo eald that problem
No. 6 was open tdtwo solutions, but a
second took shons uur mistake. The.only
solution Is B-Kt s'q. It B-B4, as ' two
solvers had It, black replies RxB,' anil
then Interposes the roolMo prevent mate.
Also white may not remove tho 'rook
from the hl.hop's square, as one corre
spondent tried", as this tuovo" exposes the
whlto king to'Mmmedtate cheek.
Klght straight Is the record of A. Kup
chlk In the pending chnmplonshlp tourna
ment of tho Progressive Chess club. He
Lids fair to repeat his performance In
tho recent Manhattan Chess club tourna
ment, the championship of which he Won
without tho loss of' a 'game. Until he
met Charles Jaffe, who Bad" not suffered
defeat, that player appeared to bo Klip-"
chlk's chief rival. Jaffe, too, however,
had to yield to the superior tactics of the
ambitious young expert; and, now Oscar
Chajes Is tho only rival who stands be
tween him and the' championship of the
club. Chajes thus tar ha dropped only
halt a point a drawn game
Interested Reader: The problem In the
Issue of December 28 wan a misprint, as
tho diagram shows only seven white
pieces, while the problem calls for eight
Solvers of Murray Marble's problem,
who sent solutions after we had given
our copy to the printer, are H. D. Lan
you, O. E. Cypher .and W. R. Ellis.
Alechlne of St. Pctereburg and Nlcmso
wltsch of Riga emerged on even terms,
each with a score of 13V4 points, from tho
Russian National Chess Masters' tour
nament which has been in progress at
tho rooms of the St Petersburg Chess
club, with elghteon experts engaged. Tho
result Is of interest to the wostern world,
because the winner of first honors Is
entitled to enter the International Mas
ters' congress to. bo opened In St Peters
burg on April 20, In which Marshall, Ca-
pablanca. Torrasch, Rubinstein, Bern
stein, Schlechter, Jnnowskl, Blackburne,
Bum, GUnsberg, Duras. Tclchmann and
Maroczy nre to ply. It will be neces
sary for Alechlne ana Nlemsowltch to
play off tho tie.
The "Garden of Allah'' company .has
como and gone,, and none of tho club s
trophies are missing; neither , does tho
scalp of any Arab grace an Omaha wig
wam. The advance posters of the "Gar
den of Allah" pictured from fifteen to
twenty sons of the desert in connection
with tho snow,, and everyone, anticipated
great doings at the club. Harry Reed
had reserved tho smallest Arab for him
self; Martin Sitera had. engaged to play
four or five simultaneously provided they
spoke Esperanto; J. G. Fort had he
spoken -thefiercest-looklng ot them alt
for his opponent and everything was In
readiness for a bloody conflict and no
quarter.
It turns out. however, that not all
Arabs are born chess player; .moreover.,
that this particular gang- had not been
chosen for their skill at the royal game,
imt' rnhr far tiielr abllltv to manage.
a camel, and that of the entire, number
on'3C ue Knew now to piay cness ana
hn hud been sent east before the com
pany arrived In Omaha.
irniinwinr Is tho score of another game
that Tin nits droDDed during simultaneous
play In Omaha: ' Inthejnterost of brev
ity wo haye"i!fayed thV '.game',, after.
. I- . l' ' Til. i.n.
lianKB mouo lUC tuiut iiiyc. . ur
pencnt. Moore, is a now member of the
club:
White, Banks. Black, Moore.
P-K4: !...... P-K4
Kt-KB3..,.?J 2 Kt-QB3
P-Q4 3 P-Q4-
How to Avoid Perils
of Impure Blood
A Snrthin; litina! Blood Bath Insnrts
Prefer Eliaiimtioa of Omms of
Most ILL Health
As the Tab is to Ostward Cleiallaui, so Is S. S. S. to Inward Purity
Wherever men gather together In city
club or country 'or there Is certain to
b someone who knows what was accom
plished by S. 8. S. It Is usually some
stubborn esse ot an Indolent blood erup
tion, or some skin affliction that long de
fled all other treatment Toe cold ear.
trained to- a special school. Is Indifferent
to the eatbutlasm of tbe se-called lay
tnsn. Bat the actual experience, the ob
vious proof, the lirlng witness Is at least
a mtsitgt of hope to anyone that Is simi
larly afBIeted. And, after aU, to purify
tbe bloed Is not so much a question ot
probability as It Is one et good judgment
and persistency In the selection and us
of an spproprhUe remedy, The fact that
8. a 8. 1 a vegetable preparation with
pronounced est sly tic effect means volumes
to those who actually require a blood
purifier. In a condition tt perfect health
tbe system takes care ot Itself.
This means that Imparities absorbed by
the. skin are checked and made, harmless
by secretions selected by nature to ren
dr tbls peculiar service. It also means
that the ckgfitlve system, will aeon adjust
itself to' temporary derangement by the
lnoatt powsr of elimination.
And It also means that those atmos
pheric impurities wbleh are breathed into
the respiratory system to tad lodgment
In the tissues and set np a coadltlen of
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VxP & ......Qxych
KxQ. .......... ....... 6 ......i.,.r. B-KKt&
U-yiitS 7 ,..J..T.V.'Qn8t!e.8-ch
QKtQ2 8 BxKt
lxB..' 9 KLlP
IMCB4.: 10 Kt-Bi
B-K2 H J. Kt-Q:
B-KHCh...' t P-B
B-R3..; 13 P-KtS
K-Ksq 14 KtxP
K-K5. and lost
Rules of Tournament Contestants must
reside In . Nebraska or Iowa. Solutions
must bo mailed within two weeks, after
appearance of problem. Tourney.- con
sists of twenty-six problems nnd the con
tettant who. solves tho greatest number
tl'nll be declared winner. In caso ot a
tic. other problems shali be submitted to
the contestants who aro tied, until the tie
Is broken. The prize Is n JJ set of chess
men (or anything ot equal vnluo se
lected' tjy the winner). Address all cor
respondence to K. M. Aikln, lit South
Twenty-fifth avenue, Omaha.
Todrney problem No. 9:
BLACK (seven pieces).
WHITE (elevon pieces).
Mate In two. . '
Tourney Problem No. 6 R-Q4: Solved by
H. S. Nielsen, Blair; II, Thomsen, Omaha;
F, S.-Swearingen,. Lincoln ;,g'. 13. Cypher,
Polk; WV M. Campbell, Lincoln; -.Ernest
Frisch, Glenvllle; Otto Krusc. Fort Cal
houn; A. I. Joseph, Grand Island; W. 13.
itcnion, tjarrison; . x. roucner, itin-
mah: Dr. J. W. Brendel, AvoCa, Neb.; It.
E. Mlnter, Oakland, Neb.; Dr. J. M. Cur
tis, Mrs. It. R. Marr, Fort Calhoun; II.
D. Ganyon, Little Sioux; Verne K. Vlele,
Norfolk; Dr. R. J. Murdoch, Blair; W. R.
Ellis, Bloomtleid. '
II. ; Skov NJelsen of Blair, upon re
.turnlng from a recent business trip to
Minneapolis and Chicago, sent us the fol
lowing three-mover by request ot Mr.
Parsons of the Minneapolis chess club,
it Is tho work of I. S. Loyd. n brother ot
tho Immortal Sam, and shows that the
latter did not entirely monopolize tho
nblllty of the Loyd family. We suggest
thit our touring solvers try this, for they
will have to tacklo three-movers befft
long. BLACK (one piece).
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sJWK ipJWP V) Mk
W,HtTE. (seven pieces).
White Jd moyeiond mate"ilntHr.
Pope n Holdout.
Ashley Pope, the pitcher, traded to
Victoria by San Jose, Is a bold-out
Ashley Is bucking on a salary proposition.
Ho was drawing down 8200 per month in
the California ieague, a class D outfit,
and when Victoria 'of class B classifica
tion sent him a contract calling for S175
per month. Ashley was naturally peeved.
, , Lojple Delayed.
Natfolean Lajole will not be able to go
south- with the rest of the Naps on the
spring training trip by reason of his home
being under quarantine, dee to his wife
having diphtheria. Anti-toxin whs admin
istered to Lajole. Mrs. Lajolo's condition
Is serious.
disease are attacked and safe lnneeeeos
by the body's ability to take care of .it
self when In a perfectly healthy condi
tion. Bnt as It is rare that anyoae is in
this-state ot Ideal beslth, all sorts of
diseases attack tbe blood. Thus the- sys
tem must have help and 8. 8. 8. has been
found to give this help. Whether the
Imparities take tke form ot rheumatism,
catarrh, malaria, eesema or other exter
nal manifestations ot blood povtrty,
S. S. 8. seems to provide tbe peenllar
assistance required by tbe emnnctorles to
overcome the destructive Influence ot re
tslned body wastes.
From tbe fact that 8. S. B. Is purely
a botanical preparation, It ia accepted by
tbe weakest stomach and has great tonic
lnfluenc in all the digestive organs. It
is certainly a wonderful blood medicine,
and Is prepared direct from native mate
rials gathered by the experts ef tbs fa
mous Bwltt Laboratory. Not one drop et
minerals or drugs Is used in its prepara
tion. Ask for 8. 8. S. and Insist upon
having It. And If yon desire skllfot ad
vice and counsel upon any matter concern
ing the blood and skin' write to the Medi
cs) Department, Tbe Swift Specific Co..
402 Swift- Bldg.. Atlanta. Qa. Do not al
low some sealous clerk to larrup tbe at
mosphere In eloquence over something
"Just ss good" as 8. 8. S. Bevara of
all suhstltutss.
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