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Bringing Up
FEW HITTINHO .300 MARK
Heavy Slugger Are Scarce in Both
the Biff Leagues.
JACKSON LEADS AMERICANS
Rrwla of Brook I a Star at Teg. la
Matteaal, Wall l.ejeene Sllll
' ," Leads the Wrilrri ta
Batting Llit,
CHICAGO,'. Kept. 5. -Only nine batter
In th National, league are In the .300
clas. according to average published
her today. Roaa fcrwln, with an average
of '.SiS, acquired In twenty game with
Brooklyn, i ia, leading. Next are Dalton.
Brooklyn. .8S; Becker. Philadelphia, .317;
Danbert. Brooklyn, .SIT. Gonzales, Cin
cinnati, .an; Grant, - New York. ' .313;
Magee, Philadelphia. .S10; Connelly, Bos
ton, .306; Phelan. Chicago, .104; Wheat.
Brooklyn. .199. With three men tntrnm
th. leader. Brooklyn la netting t. raoe
for the clubs, with .269,- and New York la
next, with .91. James of Boston.' -with
CO wins and defeat; Rudolph, Boaton,
with 19 and t, and Mathewaon, New
York, . with 21' and ,' lead the pltrhera.
ITario;.' Cincinnati, ha moat atolen
baae. 41.' '
In - the American league, Joe Jarkaon,
Cleveland, ; ha regained th leaderahlp.
with '.SS2. There are only eleven .300
htttere In tha American, and next to
Jaqkon are Collin. Philadelphia, .SM;
lloblltxel, Boaton, .3M; Cobb, Detroit, .SM;
Mitchell. Waahlngton. .SSO; Cree. New
Tork. .Kt3; Speaker, Boaton, .V3; Baker,
Philadelphia. .333; Crawford, Ptrolt, .393;
Mclnnla, Philadelphia. .310; Walker, Bt.
Louln, .303. Philadelphia, with .271, and
rxrtroU with .361, le4 the luba, whll
Matael. New York, I leadlnf'haaa ataaler,
with' 11. Laadlnv pltchar are Bender,
Philadelphia, H and I;' Leonard, Boaton,
II and 6. and Plank. Philadelphia, U
and 4.
Bennta Kauff, tha Federal league'! Ty
Cobb, contlnuaa.ln front of tha outlawa,
with . .367." Indlanapolla lead In team
hitting, with and, Batllmor I next
with -.773. Kauff alao Had a In itolen
a..lth K. Loading pitcher are Ford,
Buffalo.. U and (; Handrlx, Chicago, 21
and , d Kalierllng. Indlanapolla, 14
and 6. . .
Larry Lejuena atlll lead In tha VOiiterrn
league. . Tha Bloux City Higger ha
an average of .377; Then come Koerner
Topeka, .345; Kane. Bloux City, .341;
Butcher,' Denver, .S3S; Mogrtdge, Dee
Molpea, .333; Patterson, Pt. Joseph, .331;
Congalton. Omaha,' -.330; Coffey, Denver,
.330;' Thomaaon, Omaha. .3!X; Murphy,
Bloux City, -XK; Eddlngton. Denver,
In clnb batting Denver, with and
Bloux Ctty, with .!. ere ahead. Ntchol
aoa. -Wichita leaJa in atulcn baoti, with
CO. Beat pltohera are Oaipar, Bloux City,
31 -and fi; Oaakcll. l")nver, 3 and 3; Bter
er, St. Joseph 4 and . .
Indiants Take One
From the Chifeds
TNULANAPOtJajJnd.. Sept. o.-Falken-berg1
pitching aS'irtlmely hitting by the
looala eoabe. Indlanapolla to win from
Chicago hore today. I to . Campbell
tripled ; In' the fifth Inning and acored the
winding run .when Kauff alnglcd.' Score:
' i ' RUE.
Chicago l010ee0-t (. 1
lndlanarolla s....l....tO 1 0 1 00 0 J I 1
liattenca: Chleago, Prenileriraat. Flsko
and Wllaon; Falkttiiberg and Harlden.
BUFFALO. N. Y.. Sept. 6.nuasell Ford
pltohed Buffalo to- victory, today over
I'altlmore. Hoi It was Ford' flrat ap
pearance In the game for several weeks
aftef a lay off due to an injury, tfcure.
nil H.
BalMmore 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 I t 1
Buffalo 000006 0 4 4 1
Uatterles: Baltimore. Wllhelm and
Jacklitsch; Buffalo, Ford. Hchus and
laviane.
KANSAS CITY, Sept. t. Drake' home
run followed by Crandall'a double, a
passed ball and a alngle which acored
Crandall. enable Bt. Lout to defeat Kan
sas' City today In a teo-lnnlng game, 3 to
1. Score: It U.K.
ft. U.bI ....0 000 0 1 0 3-3 14 1
K anna a-City 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 o 1 4
llatterl)-: rU. I .mi In. Jlertwrt. Keuptier,
Tavenport and Hartley; Kamaa City,
Cuilop, Adams, Ilennlng and lUisterlyr
' Pardee Galalmar ta Favor.
Hub Perdue finallr la winning his way
to Vie hearts of the Cardinal fana. When
Hub rirst )uId1 the team the fans man t
ttil:;k much of him. Lately the former
Brave haa keen redeeming himself.
HUNDREDS-0F CLERGYMEN
1 IN EUROPEAN ARMIES
VEW YORK. Bept. -More than !M
Protectant clergyman are bearing arms
In the . French army, according te a
statement lud today by B. Earl Tny
lor. .'. tary Cif the Board of Foreirn
Missions of .'the Methodist KplsropaJ
t hurch. while nearly all of the Herman
Methodist milliliters engaged In mission
ary and religious work In south Ger
many, have been v called to the colore.
Tie .MtthodM Theological whoo! at
Frankfurt, Germany, have breu closed
VoKt of the students "having been drafted
iUu-4he'army. Mr Taylor said.
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Father
TAvKE. THAT 0
ME FIN.6 DUCXo'..'
Motordrome to Be
Ready for Eaces
Ak-Sar-Bcn Week
Omaha I to he put on the world' rac
lug map and Jack Prince, known th
world over a a promoter of automobile
and motorryclo rac, I to do It.
Yesterday Jack Prince cloaed a deal
that meana the conatruction of an Im
mense stadium that will be opened to the
public with the beginning of Ak-8ar-Ilen
fextlvltte. This stadium will be the larg
t In the world, the track being three
Inp to the mile. Its location will be In
Kaat Omaha, and at a point where tha
street car line going to Carter Lake club
leave the line running to Kant Omaha.
It will be Just wast and north of the
Junction.
For the stadium, twenty-five acre cf
ground ha been' leased. Ten acre will
be enclosed for the race track and for
seating the spectator. ' Fifteen acres will
be used a a place for parking automo
Mlea of visitor at the race. . The sta
dium will be' reached by street car. and
along It south side a platform one-eighth
of a mile In length will be built to ac
commodate people who visit the place and
go on street car. ,
Work1 on the stadium will begin at once.'.
In It construction there will . be used
ZTiO.OOO feet of lumber and fifteen tons of
nails. The seating space, which will ao
rorrlmodata' S0.ODO- persons, will be In th
center of the circular track and will be
so arranged that at any time during a
race there will be -an unobstructed view
of each and every racer. The stadium
track will be twenty-two feet wide .and
built at a pitch of tZ degrees, reach
ing a height of twsnty-flve feet. Thl will
make it the fastest track of Its kind ewr
known to racers.
As to the races, they will be run every
other day during the Ak-flar-Ben carni
val season, starting at probably 3 o'clock
In the afternoon. ' The price of admission
will be SO cent. Kaeh day there will be
one 100-mlle race and numerous shorter
one. Professional from all over, the
United -Htatea will be here. Among those
who ha,ve telegraphed that they will be on
hand to conteat for the 310,000 in prises
that will be hung up will be Joe Walters,
world's champion; Morton O raves, cham
pion of California; Arthur Chappel,
champion of New York; Frank Flecken
stlne, champion of Denver; Tex Richards,
champion of Texas, and a doien other
equally as well known. '
John L. Donovan, chairman of tho
Amrrlcan Federation of Motorist of the
United Btates. has telegraphed that he
will be here to act a referee. All of the
raoee will be governed by tho rulea of the
federation, of which Mr. Prince I an of
ficer and oue of the active member.
OUIMET IS AMATEUR CHAMP
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maalile pilch for the short eleventh
bringing the player face to fare In pita
on opposite aide of the green. A the
hole was, halved Oulmet wa fv up and
seven tu play. Travera lost the twelfth
through poor putting, "leaving Oulmet dor
mle. Traver followed a good drive by
hooking hi at'-otid Into the rough. ..
Had la Heralag.
Oulmet gave hi followers a bad hoar
and a half during the morning round bv
missing frve easy putts In the first twelve
holes. He more than redeemed himself
In the last six holes, whsn he ployed the
thirteenth one under par and the rest n
par rigurea. Travers waa two up at the
turn, but was four time off the course
on hi drives, sent hi second Into the
rough twice aud was twice trapped, tho
last time being on the eighteenth hole,
where hla failure gave Oulmet 'the lead
for the round.,
Oulmet began hla poor putting on th
first when he missed a three foot affair.
He followed It with another at the fourth,
a third at the f.fth and one more In the
ninth. In the meantime Travers, although
somewhat wild on h'.s long ehota. waa
very steady on th greena.
Oulmet won the tenth when Traver
eent hi second Into the rough, but lost
the eleventh by twlng trapped. He had
a fine chance to take the twelfth but
missed his fifth short put.
Makes Fifteen-Foot Patt.
At the thirteenth, which Is n6 yarda,
Oulmet ran down a fifteen foot putt for
a two and the hole, which left him one
down. The next three holes were played
by both In par figures, but at the seven
teenth Travers pulled his drive Into a
bunker and was jut out on hie second.
He made a brave effort to run down a
long putt for a four but missed, and
Oulmet, still playing perfect golf, squared
the mateh. On tho last hole Travera wa
again trapped, took two more to g.,t Into
tair green, and reached the gren in four
sots to two fcr Oulmet Th cards:
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4 4 4 5 1 5 J t-M
4 4 4 3 f t I 4 4
Travers
In-
w1 ulmet
Travels
4 S t 4 4 4 4 4-J5-73
3S4444K hiL:d
In the rlevoff iB the tie for the gold
medal. W. c. Fownes of Oakmont. Pa .
defeated Fay R. Gorton of Brae Burn.
Mass., Ti to . -
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THE OMAHA
CoryrlBht. II4. International
iSw fesrvlo
Domt o away-
IM NOT THROUGH
win VoUiE -
POLICE -
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BUSY YEAR AMONG PLAYERS
Present Bate Ball Year Active One
in Exchange of Men.
ALL ARE STRENGTHENING UP
Team In the Major Leagraea Search
In Kvery where to Get Man
to Holster 'p Weak
Pieces.
NKW YORK, Bept B.-Tha base ball
season of 1914, already noted a a period
of unusual occurrence In the national
sport promises to establish a record for
the purchase and exchange of players In
the big league. Omitting entirely any
reference to the sensational trade and
purchases which preceded the opening of
the pennant races, the present season ha
been an exceptional one In thl respect.
With th exception of the world' cham
pion Philadelphia Athletic, every club In
both the American and National league
haa made unusual . efforts toward
strengthening one or -more departments by
means of exchange or cash transactions.
Not slone have the minor associations
been Invaded, for big league clubs have
dealt with each other to an extent greater
than has been the cane In other years.
In the American league Boston secured
Kgan, Shore and Ruth from the Balti
more club of the International, Hoblltznl
from Cincinnati, Vean Gregg from Cleve
land In exchange for Coumbe, John
son and Kuan, as well as several other
minor league and college players. The
Chicago White Box have signed or re
leased to date an even doxen players, not
Including Hal Chase, who Jumped to the
Buffalo Federals. The dealing, however,
ha boon confined to th minor and col
lege class, although Comlskey holds tho
present season record In his purchase of
Fielder Felch from Milwaukee of ths
American association at 312,000 cash and
two players.
than arc. sixteen. Men.
The New York American have pur
chased, exchanged or released sixteen
pjayers since April 14. Some of th big
league material secured Included Catcher
Nunumaker from the Boston Amerloans,
Pitcher Carroll Brown from the Athletics,
In addition to Birdie Cree from the Balti
more Internationals, Cleveland ts an
other club which ha dipped deeply Into
the players' mart Cloae to twenty play
er have been bought, sold, exchanged or
lost by desertion this summer. A ma
jority of these tr unmet Ions Involved
minor leagues, the principal major league
deal being with tha Boston Americans,
whereby Pitcher Vean Oregg went to the
Red Box in exchange for Pitcher Coumbe
and Johnson and Catcher Ben Kgan.
Aside from the purchase of two minor
league players and the release of Catcher
Gibson, the Detroit club has stood pat to
date, and the same may be said of Clark
Griffith's Washington combination. The
capital club purchased Outfielder Mike
Mitchell from the Pittsburgh National,
released Pitcher Collier and Caahlon, and
secured J. F. Blair from the Martlnsburg,
W. Va., club. Tho St. Louts Browns re
leased two. players and purchased one for
future delivery.
Nationals Alao Active.
Far more activity In thla direction has
been shown in the National league. The
Cincinnati club record shows that close
to tlklrty players have figured In one way
or another In club deals or Jumid to
tho Federal league. Claude Derrick was
bought from Baltimore and then traded
to Chicago for First Baseman Mollowlts.
lloblltxel went to the Boaton Americans
nd Tex Krwln from Brooklyn to Cin
cinnati and back again. Bert Danlela,
former Yankee and part of Jack Dunn's
to.1,000 Baltimore International league as
sets, found his way to the Cincinnati
club, to say nothing of a number of
minor league and college players.
Pittsburgh scouts, too, have been busy,
and the Pirates have thirteen deals of one
kind or another to their credit. Ankle
from the deal with the Washlngtons,
whereby Mike Mitchell was sold, the
transaction Involved the purchase or re
lease of player from or to minor leagues
The Philadelphia Nationals have ten
transaction on record, the principal on
being the trade of Josh Devore to Boa
ton fur Third Baseman John Martin.
Boston records show some thirteen deals.
The major transfers Include the sale of
George Beck to the Cleveland Americana,
the trading of Hub Perdue to Bt. Louis
for Players V lilt ted and Cather and Josh
Devore's acquisition for John Martin.
Cabs Make Eleven Chances.
The Chicago Cubs have eleven trans
actions in the record. Ruminating the
minor, league purchases and releases, the
schedule shows that Pitcher Koestner was
sold to Cincinnati and First Baseman
Mellowts traded to the aaiue club for
Claude Derrick. The H. Iau1s Cardinals
have held fairly steady to the early sea
son enrollment. Hageman was sold to the
Chicago Nationals and Whltted and
Cather traded to Boston fur Pitcher Per
due. The other deals Involve minor league
players.
The New York Giants hsve a list of
thirteen players signed or r leased this
season, but not In a single case doe an
other major league club figure In the
dealing. - Brooklyn's principal efforts In
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SUXDAV HHH: SEPTKMBKK fi, 1014.
LET ME AT Hi
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POLICE ' TN RHlhOCERO"b THKEE
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Standing of Teams
WESTERN LEAGUE.
P. W. L. Pet.
Hlniix: City i: K7 M .fill
Denver i:w 80 .575
t. Joseph l; . 79 6it .b?i
1'ea Moines ltt 71 ti .fill
Lincoln 142 S 7i .4-m
( Utiiiha 138 63 75 .4".6
Topeka 140 6S 2 .414
Wichita 13 il Sti .377
NAT. LEAGUE. AMER, LEAGUE.
W.L.Pct. W.LPrt.
New York. ..87 62 ,6'3 Phlla 3 42 .M4
Boston 7 bi .6St PoKlon 74 50 .f,!7
t'hlcHgo ....B5 r9 .6241 Washington 3 68 .621
Ht. Iuls....( 00 .520 ITetroit M C! (IK
Cincinnati ..6 63 .K3i Chicago 61 64 .4KS
Pittsburgh .65 64 .42 St. Louis 57 68 .4 .6
urooklyn . ..65 66 .4..4 New York... 66 68 .4 ,1
Phlla 63 65 .449 Cleveland ...40 86.317
FED. LEAGUE. AMER. ASS'N.
. , W.L.Pct.l W.UIVt.
Indlanap'lla 69 52 .6701 Indianapolis 7 66 .676
Baltimore ..4 64 .6421 Columbus ...76 66 .576
Chicago ...66 66 .641 ' Milwaukee .HO 59 .675
Huffalo .. .63 66 .625 Louisville ..WI61.567
Brooklyn ..62 68 .617
Cleveland ..72 69.611
Kan. City. .66 6S .451
Kan. City.. 67 74 .476
Minneapolis 6S 78 .4f
Bt. I'aul 49 92 .348
Ft. Louia ...65 71 .437
Pittsburgh 60 69 . 420
Yesterday's Resnlt.
WESTERN LEAGUE.
Denver. 14; Topeka, S.
Lincoln, 6; Wichita, 11.
8t. Joseph, 2; OniHha. 7.
Dea Moines, 4; Hloux City, 0.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Washington. 4; New York, 1.
Philadelphia, 1; Boston, 4.
Bt. Louis, T; Detroit 0.
Chicago, 4, 3; Cleveland, S, 0.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
New Tork, $. 1; Brooklyn. 8, 4.
Boston, 7; Philadelphia. 1.
ft. Louis. 12; Cincinnati, 2.
Pittsburgh. 2; Chlcano, 3.
FEDERAL LKAOUE.
Chicago. 2; Indianapolis, 3.
Baltimore, 2; Buffalo, 4.
Bt. Ixuls, It; Kansas City, 1.
inttaburgh, 1-2; Brooklyn, 7-4.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Columbus, 8; 1-oulsvllle, 11.
Cleveland, 1; Indlanapolla, 3.
Kansas City, 3-8; Milwaukee, 3-4.
Minneapolis, 6; Kt. Paul, 3.
Games Today.
Western League Lincoln at Wichita,
Topeka at Ienver, St. Joseph at Omaha,
Bloux City at lea Molnea.
American league St. Louis at Detroit.
Chicago at Cleveland.
National League-8t Louis at Cincin
nati. Pittsburgh ut Chicago.
Federal LeagueChicago at Indianap
olis, St. Louis at Kansas City, PlttKburgh
at Brooklyn. Bultimoro at Huffalo.
American Association Columbus at
Ixiuisvlle, OlevelHnd at Indianapolis,
K annas city at Milwaukee, H. 1'uul at
Minneapolis.
this direction Include the sale of Kraft to
Boston, Rlggert to Bt. iouls, Krwln to
Cincinnati and Smith to Boston.
ROURES BATTER
PIRATE STERZER
(Continued front Page One.)
J os Its. Dussy is another Pittsburgh per
son and even though he conies from Ne
braska ho Is booked for a trimming.
Score:
OMAHA.
AB. R. H. O. A. E.
Payne, .lb, 4 0 2 0 3 0
KruK, 2b,2 ........... S .1 2 6 8 1
Hell. If." 4 0 i i A 0
Thmwaaonr rf, ...... 6 0 110 0
Congalton. rf. V...,. 3 1 3 0 0 9
Thonuis. ss. 6 1 3 6 2 0
Sclillcbner, lb 4 2 J 10 '0 0
Senbuub'h, c 1 1 1 4 0 0
Willis, p. 3 110 0 0
Totals 34 7 It 27 12 "I
ST. JOSEPH.
AB. R. H. O. A. B.
Bchang, Sb 4 0 1 1 1 1
Fox. If 3 f 0 3 0 t)
G. Watson, ct 4 0 I 10 0
Pntteron. lb s 4 11(31
Hrltton, ss 4 0 1 4 S 0
Williams, rf 3 0 13 10
K. Win sun, 2b 4 0 1 4 2 0
Griffith, c 3 0 0 4 0 0
Steiser. p 1 0 0 O 1 0
I'eltigrew, p. S 0 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 T 21 12 !
Omaha
Hun 0 (100000 7
Jills 1 (321111 -l
St. Joseplt
Huus 3 000000002
Hits 2 0002101 17
Two-bass hits: Willis. Patterson. Brit
ton. Stolen buses: Thomas U. Schlleb
ner. Sacrifice hits: Srabautih, Congalton.
trouble plays: Krug to JA'hliehner; Payne
tu Krug tu Schlirbner V2; 1'ulteraon to
IlrilUin to Patterson; R. Watson to Hrlt
ton to Patterson: Hrltton to K. Watson to
Patterson. Left on hsses: Omaha, 11,
St. Joseph, 2. Hits: Otf Sterser. In two
and one-third innings, otf i'eltigrew, 7
In five and two-thirds Innings. Struck
out: By Willis. 4; lv Hierser. 1: hy
Pettlurew, 3. liases on halls: Off Willis,
2; off Sterxer. 4; off IVttlxrew, .1. Wild
pitch: Pettlgrew. Time: 2:iRi. Umpires:
Cullom and Fyfe.
SHENANDOAH GERMAN
DISAPPEARS IN EUROPE
SHENANDOAH, la.. Sept. 6. Special.)
Dick Rope, for any yeara a resident of
Yorktown. went to visit his boyhood home
In Oermany early In the summer and ha
not been heard from since the war be
gun. His relatives and friends In York
town are much alarmed about him.
O. It. Ickeman, another German resi
dent of Yorktown, has Just received his
release from service in the kaiser's army,
He made application to the German con
sul et Chicago, after receiving summons
to return to Oermany and Join the array.
The releaae waa granted on account of
hi health, family and business.
Drawn for The Bee by George McManus
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M- I 1 VifLL-F CCL
WHY
ARE YOU HITTING
MM-AT Thii
LeVfE DATP'i
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KILBANE TO CHANGE TACTICS
Expect to Spring Some New Work
When He Meets Johnny Dundee.
JOHNSON AND WTLLARD WATT
Both Take Fighting; Kaslly and So
Try ta Wear Down Their Oppo
nents 1'ntl Opportasilty
- Arises for Hard Panch.
CLEVELAND. O.. Sept. 6. Johnny KI1
bane announces that he wilt change his
tactics when he meets Johhny Dundee
for the featherweight championship. K1I
hane avers that he mode a mistake when
he met Dundee before. On that occasion
he tried for a knockout and in doing so
mlsoed his chance to score a win on
points, and Dundee was given a draw.
Kllbane may make sure of winning by
playing It safe, but It Is certain he will
not Increase his .popularity thereby. In
the east Kllbane Is far from popular on
account of his excessively cautious tactics.
Callfornians are even less Inclined to be
patient with a champion of this caliber,
Judging by the result of Charley White's
bout with Axevedo recently.
Although White stopped. the Portuguese
In the eighteenth round, he has been
roundly criticised on account of his light
hitting. It Is the general opinion on the
far coast that the conqueror of Willie
Ritchie does not come up to the cham
pionship, standard. Surprise was ex-
rM..,1 t K , 1 1 r V, nnn a irir (i.a na-
son was able to beat Ritchie In that bout,
at Milwaukee, and If the pair come to
gether in California for the American
tifle Ritchie will be a strong favorite in
the tettlng.- - - .
Both Great Boxers.- -
As a matter of fact, both 'White and
Kllbane are great boxers of their type;
but their tyne is not popular. Both are
very weak In the attack and make a poor
showing when called upon to force the
pace. Their forte Is countering making
the other man lead and take tho chances.
Their system Is tactically sound and
makes for winning fights, but does not
earn them the plaudits: of the,c.rowd.
This explains why Kllbane, although
Invincible in his class, has made few
friends. Kllbane la spectacular and ef
fective only when his opponents rush him
and make all the pace.
The same applies to White, who plays
the countering game even more strictly
than Kilbane. The Ritchle-Whlt contest
was & very exciting event, but only be
cause Ritchie made it so by his constant
aggressiveness. Against an opponent,
who covers up and refuses to take the
Initiative, White does not loom up as a
world beater by any means, yet he will
always be able to beat Ritchie.
Tire Their Opponents.
Jack Johnson and Jess Wlllsrd also
wait out their opponents to an extent that
makes their bouts extremely tiresome for
tho spectaors. In Wlllard this has been
regarded as k great fault, but no one has
yet undertaken to show that Johnson
does not know how to fight The fact
inai jonnson is champion despite all
efforts to accomplish his downfall Is an
insurmountable obstacle to any such line
of reasoning.
But It Is a fact thot until Johnosn won
the title he was not taken Berlously. For
years he went along fighting his defens
ive battles and only a few close stu
dents bf boxing realised that he wan a
great fighter. If he had not been given
the opportunity to fight for the title he
still would be regarded merely as "a big
strapping fellow with a clever defense
but a yellow streak."
Kllbane la In very much the same po
sition as Johnson wss before he met
Tommy Burns. Unfortunately for Kll
bane there is no featherweight Jeffries
.. ...... ,u u.imi na inereny win great
renown. If given the opportunity Kllbane
probably would make good, for within
certain limits th featherweight king is a
wonderfully proficient boxer. At any
rate It Is a mistake to refer to him as
an "accidental champion," although It is
true that he 1 a failure a a ten-round
performer from the pectatora' point of
view.
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Realty Investment Co. Phone Doug. 2S26.
afra. KcDoaong-h Ooavaleeotnr Mr.
T. A, McDonough, who underwent a ur
gical operation at St. Joeph' hospital
Thursday, Is reported as convalescing.
Money Btolsa lrom Vndar mUow
Earl Jones of Plattamouth. while asleep
in a lodging house, had 346 and a wateh
stolen from his trousers pockets, whicb
were under his pillow.
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BALL MEN YORLD'S TYRANTS
No Other Class of People So Hide
bound in Their Talk.
ALL FOR THE SAKE OF WOMAN
Exchangr) of Balletlaa Among; Play
era Lead Manager to Find Oat
Why Catcher Waa In Hos
pital 8o Macau
NEW TORK. Sept. 6.-Of all the pro
fessions In the world none perhaps Is such
a tyrant as base bail. Not even actors
are so "shop" bound In their talk as the
knights of the diamond.
Whenever one or more players, or for
mer players, for that matter, are gathered
together) base ball is certsln to form th
etaplo of their talk. Such a group met
yesterday In a local cafe and refought
counties battles of the past and tri
umphed In scores of diamond contests yet
unborn.
The talk ran on great catches, timely
hits and bad decisions.
They spoke of pitchers who hod been
the pride of big cities who were now toll
ing In leagues so small that even the
scouts never disturbed them at their
work. When' the fund of-truthful hap
penings was well-night exhausted one of
the men told the story of Kit Kane.
"Kit Kane." he said, "was a kid out
fielder down In a little league where they
took a hay crop every year from the out
field. Gosh, how he coul wallop the pltoh-
ers! Gosh, how he could wallop the pltckj
but that league was pie for him.
lilt by a Ball.
"Ten 'days along In the season one of
those big, crasy left-handers plunked a
ball on the side of his head:' "Down went
Kit First we sent for the doctor and
then for a priest. Ws shipped the kid to
the hospital In a hurry, but the doctors
found his skull was thloker than we
thought and they said he'd get well, all
right.
"Kit came along fast for a week and
then he had a relapse. It looked as if he
never would get out. yet .the doctor down
at the hospital said, as far as he could
see, there wasn't anything wrong.
"By and by the manager went and Just
hauled Kit out. He figured one; kid was
plumb scared to get back and have the
balls go whlzsing by his head, but there
wasn't anything in that, because th first
game Kit' broke Into he hammered out
two doubles and a home run. He was
stepping right Into 'em all th time, too.
"But before a week was over, bang! he
got another smash on the head, and away
they tock him to the hospital. It wasn't
such a fast shoot toppled him this time,
but Kit took even longer to get well. He
cam back and played only three days
before he got another wallop which sent
him down and out and back to his cot
"The veteran that roomed with Kit
tipped the manager off.
" 'Say,' he said, I think the kid. Is tak
ing those on purpose.'
" "Why. he stands a fine chance to get
killed. What should he do It forT
" 'You go down and see the nurse he's
got at the hospital,' said the old player.
A Woman In the Case.
' "He'd been outguessing pitchers for
twelve years, and Kit's secret wss a
cinch to figure out. The manager didn't
take much stock In the story first off.
but when he went to the hospital he saw
Harriet. The town may have been deep
In' the 'sticks, but Harriet was a major
leaguer.
''Kit watched her 'round the room Uke
she was a curve ball, and It didn't take
the boss more than a few minutes to
find out that the kid was Just dotty about
her. The manager accused him of stick
ing hie head out and getting beaned on
purpose. Kit looked as sheepish as if
he'd been, caught napping on the bases.
" 'I Just got to see her,', he confessed.
'Pino and dandy,' save the boss, 'but
rut out this getting smashed on tha head.
You might get one a bit too fast, and
that would be the end of a natural hitter.
Have a little sense. Ask her where she
lives and tell her you want to come
amund calling when she's not working.'
More Than Sixty
Thousand Americans
Have Left Europe
LONDON, Sept I. 02;3S p. m..)-Her-bert
C. Hoover, chairman of the American
l relief committee In London, report that
his committee has Juat finlahed the most
strenuous task It has had since the wsr
began.
The committee estimates that during
the last week a total of ,00i Americans
have come into England from across the
channel, and that ("0 of these were abso
lutely destitute. Five hundred of these '
("0 had b"n without food for some time.
American departures from London for j
the United Ststea during the last week )
number 11 wo, which makes a total of
j about SotOis) who have gone home since
the war began.
It Is estimated that about 4,000 Amer
ican sailed for home direct from the
continent during tha last seven days.
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ADAMS WINSJDNIOR FINALS
Defeats Leroy Buzzard in the Field
Club Tennis Meet.
WILL PLAY RALPH POWELL
Winner of Tournament Will Meet
Title , Holder In Championship .
Round Today -Girls' Matches
and Doubles Played. . '
W'1ll Adams won th Junior tennis)
tournament at the Field . club yesterday
afternoon by defeating Leroy Bussard
decisively In the final round, 6-2, 6-1, s-0,
Adams was clearly the superior of Bus
tard, who then mode a meteoric sweep
through the early rounds and the epecta
tors were rather surprrsed that Adams
should have such and easy victory.
Buzzard 'ailed to put up a semblance
of a fight after the first set. He man
aged to win two games In the opening;
set end one In the second, but In tha
third Adams swept him from his feet and
Buzzard registered but seven points In th
entire set.
Adelaide Fogg and Claire Daughtery will
fight out the girls' championship today.
Both won their matches in ths sera-final
round yesterday. Miss Fogg defeated Car
ita O'Brien with ease, 6-0. 6-0.. while Miss
Daugherty won from Helen Adams, S-7,
6-2, e-4. The Utter .match was the best of
the Bingle matches on yesterday's pro- '
gram. , .'.".
The semi-final round of the doubles wag
also played yesterday. Larmon and
Powell eliminated Buzzard and Flothow,
7-5, 6-2, 6-1, while Adams and O'Neill beat
Epstein and Caldwell, 4-6, 3-6. 6-1. (-1, 7-fi.
The Adam and O'Neill, Epstein and
Caldwell match was a corker. Epstein
and Caldwell took the first two sets and
It seemed inevitable that they should win.
But Adams and O'Neill rallied wonder
fully and battered down the defense el
the leading pair In tho third set and won
easily. The fourth set also went to Ad
orns and O'Neill and the match was tied.
In the fifth set, both teams put up their
best tennis and. the match was always
In doubt. Games went to deuoe and the
set went five all. Then Adorns and O'Neill
by a spurt of fast tennis, won out 7-C
Will Adams will play Ralph PowelL
title holder, In thp championship round at
2 o'clock this afternoon.
. Scores were as follows;
Bor' Single.
FINALS.
Adams beat Buzzard, 6-2, 6-1. ft-0.
Girls' Singles.
SEMI-FINALS.
Adelaide Fogg beat Carita O'Brien. -
Claire Daugherty beat Helen Adams, 5-7.
6-2, -4.
Boy' Doubles. " w
SEMI-FINALS.
Larmon and Powell beat Buzzard and
Flothow. 7-6, 6-2, (-1.
Adams and O'Neill beat Epstein and
Caldwell, 4-6. 3-8, (-1. 6-1. 7-5.
Robertson Auto Bagr.
Outfielder Dave Robertson of the)
Giants used to be a motorcycle fan, now
he has the automobile craze. After the
season Is over, Robertson Intends to go
back to college to finish up his -course.
If possible, 'he will report fJr sprlnfrac
I"o the Rescue
in Bleed Disease
Just the Help Netedcxl to Orer
come Worst Troubles.
Is S. 8. 8., the famous blood pnrlfler.
Is ths greatest natural repair rrew knows.
It is an antidote tor germs, tbst once let
loose, multiply so fsst that a definite dis
ease is apparent over night Aad yet so
powerful is the Influence of S. S. 8. tbst
like a vast army it spreads all throngs,
th blood, checks disease, opens up all tae
valves of escape sad throws out disease
through the lungs, kidneys, bladder, bowels)
and skin.
Do Dot become panic stricken If a rsaBj
or bolls or eruptions la flame the skin.
Nature Is doing hr beat but Nature Is st
th ssme time calling for help, sad la
8. 8. A. Is Just the kind of help Nsture
demands, for It Is a pure vegetsbls remedy
with as action that vigorously fellows the
blood channels sad cleans and repairs as
It goes slong. Ia every community are
people who know this to b true. They
have used 8. S. 8. and are bloed, clean,
through and through.
(let a bottle of 8.' 8. S. today at any
drug store. Drive out those destructive
germs tbst cause skin eniptloos. sore throat,
swollen glands, blood risings, painful rheu
mstie Joints, chronic bronchitis, aad moat
all conditions of disease. Head ta foldsr
arouad toe bottle tbst tells about the great
work being don to assist mterers. If son
would know mors sbont tbs blood nA k.
tresrment. writs for special book to The
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