Here's Where the False Alarms Are Sounded Out for Good
WESTERN IS READY
FOR OPENING GAME
Even Though Prexie O'Neill it Still
Delinquent and War is On, One
Loop is Ready to Go.
NEW BLOOD ON EVERY TEAM
Despite the fact that Tip O'Neill, boss
of the Western loop, seems to forget that
the Western league Intends to operate
thjs year, ten club owners around the cir
cuit are laboring diligently , to prepare
for the coming seaaon. And if reports
from spring training camps amount to
anything at all, 1915 will see a most pros
perous season, base ball and European
wars to the contrary.
In each of the eight cities the various
managers are putting their hopefuls
through the pares, and glowing accounts
of their ability resound from every town.
New blood i has been Introduced, and new
blood, mixed with a bit of the old stock,
alwayt tends to. make improvements.
Salary clipping was made necessary by
the lower limit rulings but poorer players
will not be the result, for In every other
league proportionate cuts were made,
and the athlete alone'will suffer, not the
fans.
New Blood la Esrk Cleb.
It will be difficult to recognise most of
the- teams this year. A glance at the
lineups of the various clubs will reveal
the names of many newcomers to take
the places of the veterana and budding
major leaguers departed, for instance,
in Omaha we have but tfio players wh6
saw service during the entire 1914 cam
paign, Krug and Thomason. Of tne re
mainder, six were here part of the year
and seven made their advent this spring.
And so it Is In the other cities. Sioux
City lost Lcjcune, Balrd and Murphy to
the big show. Tony- Smith has been re
leased. To take their places are four
youths ' who are said to show just as
much promise as the men who went up.
Denver Is found with Faye and Barbour
gone from tljfe Inner works, and the en
tire outfield, Caasldy, Butcher and Ed
dlngton, has passed on its way. The de
parture of Cassldy is regretted by fans
all over the circuit. The veteran was one
of the oldest players In the league. He
was a true- gentleman, and he played a
mighty good game of ball in a mighty
clean way. Few honest
and earnest L.
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St. Joseph Batteries .lew
St. Joseph has but two of last year's
pitchers and both catchers are new. The
Infield contains two new faces, at second
and short, and a new outfielder takes
the place of George Watson.
Topeka and Wichita are practically
new teams. eVry few of the players of
last year's teams have been retained, -and
reports from the . Kansas towns indicate
that the athletes procured thla spring are
real' ball players and not of. the brand
which obliged a year ago. That will be
more than a relief, as Omaha fans failed
to find anything interesting - in a ball
game when the "nuts" on those two
quads turned the ball yard Into a stage
for a burieaquej show .
Foer Utir Managers.
There will be four new; managers this
year. All of these heads are players
and only one of them has bad previous
experience. Jackson of Topeka, was a
manager in the Tri-State league. The
other three, Krug of Omaha, War of
Wichita and Mclntyre of Lincoln are un
familiar with the managerial reins from
point of experience, but they are all wis
ball players, know the game and have
had enough playing experience to Justify
their appointments. '
A glance over the following lineups
will show how many change have been
made in the personnel of the teams -In
the Western: ,
. " OMAHA.
Catchers: Kafora and Krueger.
' Pitchers: Blodgett, Closman, Johnson,
Crabb, Styles, Willis and Bverdon.'
Infielders: gchllebner, Breen, Whalen
ana rayno.
Outfielders
lluelsman.
Krug,' Thomason and
SIOUX CITT,
Hchambaugh,
Catchers.
Phelps.
Boyle and
Pitchers:, Kelly. Gasper, White. Doyle,
Clark and Hennessey.
Infielders: Kane, Cooney, Mclker,
Henlatng and Blue.
Outfielders: Bramble. ' Callahan, War
ner and Clarke.
DENVER.
Catchers: " Spahr and Block.
Pitchers: GesklU, Zamloch, Jlarper,
Treklll, Mitchell and Aldrldge.
Infielders: Fisher. Matthews, Kelle
her and Coffey.
Outfielders: Galloway, Spencer, Mel
mar and Carman.
DB SMOINES.
Catchers; Breen. Price and Glllls.
Pitchers: Thomas, Gregory, Lakaff,
Muaaer, Marshall, Trapp and Mogridge.
In;ielders: Jones, eawyer, Hartford
and Kwoldt. ' ? .
Outfielders: Hahn, Hunter, Bill and
VarnelU
6T. JOSEPH.
Catcher Sommers and Wlthrow.
Pitchers: Lambert. Felling, Klnnen!
Brown, Smith, Huggius, -Hatch and
Thomas.
Infielders: Patterson, O'Day, G. Henry,
Brltton and Flairg.
Outfielders: Fox, Williams' and E.
Henry.
TOPEKA.
Catchers: Tonneman and Murphy.
Pitchers: Daahner, Rldgeway, Clunn,
Cann. Nelson, Weidman and Urover.
Infielders: Cochran, Kappa, Lattimore
and Roche.
Outfielders: Talllon, Foraythe. Ij Fl um
bo I m and Manager Jackson.
' WICHITA. ,
' Catchers: Gray, Griffith and Graham.
Pitchers: Souther, Geist, Baker, cott,
Brinkley, Cochran and Slagle.
Infielders: Manager Wares, Rapp.
Henry. Kilter and Fowler.
Outfielders: Nicholson, Tyderaan, Pow
nail and Coleman.
UNCO UN.
Catcher: . Kelley.
Pitchers. Bever, Johnson, Thniau, Dew
un and Norvaaon.
Infielders: Blerbauer. Williams. Lluyd,
Jl.-Cif fln, Kruger and Bohen.
Outfielders: Carle ton. Manager Mc
lntyre, Altrnan and Schrieber.
MIKE ROCHE PUTS BRICK
THROUGH SALOON WINDOW
Mike Roche together with Jack and
Hugh O'Neill. werjV arrested by railroad
men Friday night for creating a disturb
ance at A. Jetea saloon, Thirteenth and
Douglas street.
' Roche grew very mad when refused a
drink, and threw a brick through a large
plate fCaia window. He was sentenced
to forty-five days in the county JaiL Jack
and Hugh, who are twins, are being held
for further investigation.
ALL CANDIDATES WOULD
RETAIN THE WATER FRONTS
The candidates for the offices of city
commit. loners are almost all tn favor of
the city's retaining its municipal water
fronts oa the river for terminals tn case
the steam barge line Is established. The
Commercial club wrote letters to all the
candidates on this matter and received
aZOrmaUve replies from all who replied.
WILL BE REFEREE AT THE
DRAKE RELAY RACES.
"DA stf
.Sieve Fart-ell
TRACK TEAMjMS BETTER
After First Spell of Gloom Newcom
ers at Nebraska Show Promise
and Reed is Hopeful.
CHAMBERLAIN SHOWS UP WELL
By JAMES EtAWRE(K,
LINCOLN, April 10. (Special.) Athletic
Manager Guy W. Reed, who has charge
of tho Hunker track squad. Is much 'en
couraged as a result of the Interest being
shown In this sport at xthe University.
Reed expects the largest track squad In
the history of the school to report to him
next week at a special meeting Tuesday.
Reed was mighty gloomy a few weeks
ago when Captain Myers quit school' In
order to Join the matrimonial club, but
Chamberlain, the big foot ball star, has
completely chased, the coach's gloom.
Chamberlain gives promise of developing
Into just as bi ga track star as he was
on the gridiron. He Is exceptionally fast
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tance runs In record time. He has had
plenty of training In track, and his return
will give Nebraska the biggest boost since
Myers left school. Chamberlain will prob
ably be used In. sprints and the 440-yard
dash, where his remarkable endurance
should make him a most valuable man.
Otoupollk Is Surprise.
Hugh Otoupollk. another foot ball star,
has also aided materially in boosting Ne
braska's track chances. Otoupollk Is try
ing his hand with the weights for the
first time, and is throwing the- discus
from 113 to 115 feet without any previous
experience or training. This Is consider
ably better than any man has been able
to do at Nebraska In the last four years,
and Reed looks for Otoupollk to develop
into a weight star., '
' Read has a classy line of talent for the
sprints thla particular department never
having given him any trouble.. Included
In the list of sprinters .are Scott, Erwln
and Zumwinkel of -last year's team;
Bates,- haBsberlaim, Clark,- Henry and
Sloan, a son of Congressman Sloan.
Goetxe, who was the star- middle dis
tance man for the Huskera. has been
shifted to the hurdles, where Nebraska la
lamentably weak. The only other assist
ant he has la Nlckell, a new man. who
igves some promise. Goetxe has shown
ability on the hurdles, and Reed is hope
ful he can plug up the hole.
The coach has a big bunch of material
for the middle and long distance runs
Including Kicker, Runkle, Anderson,
Raecke, Grtbble, Gutberlet, Spohn and the
Kublllk brothers. , Most . of the material
has had experience and Reed Is not seri
ously worried in the distance events.
Reavls, the crack pole vaulter, will be
able to take care of any competition he
will meet in the Missouri Valley confer
ence meets.. Reavls holds the university
record and has a mark of over twelve
feet.
In the weight events, Rutherford, ; the
foot ball captain, has promised to report.
and will strengthen the ' squad greatly.
Reed has no high Jumper yet, but Is
hopeful that some available will be dis
covered. In the broad Jump, Reed be
lieves Llebendorfer will turn out to- be
first class material.
Preebsaea Class Larce.y
In addition to the varsity squad. Reed
also baa a freshmen class of twenty-five.
In all between sixty and 'seventy track
men will report regularly for practice
the largest squad in the history of the
school. The exceptional amount of ma
terial is due to an advertising campaign
which Reed carried on.
The first of the track events Includes
twov teams, for , the Drake relay meet a
week from today. The Huskers will send
two teams to complete in the half'mHe
and, mile relay. The team will be picked
from the aDrfntera.
Ballots have already been sent out for
the selection of a captain for the track
teem to succeed Cupid My era. Goetxe
and Zumwlnkel are the two oldest mem
bers of the squad and the choice will
probably lie between them. - The ballots
will be returned and canvassed by a spe
cial of the athletic board.
Hairs; Fleeted Captain
Ed Hugg waa elected captain of the
Husker basket -ball team for 116 at a
special meeting of the - athletic board
Thursday. Hugg was the star of the
team this season. The board granted an
"N" to Harry , Ellis for tennis one of
the 'few letters granted for that depart
ment of sport. '
Instructions were also given Hunker
representative on the Missouri Valley con
ference with regard , to the scholarship
rule. The Nebraska board Is In favor
of the retention of the present rule, which
provides for the completion ' of . the
twenty-four hours of school work during
the first year, twelve hours of which
must be. successfully carried during the
second semester. '
Jumbo Stiehm Is busy Working out
with his foot ball squad and the inter
department base ball league. The foot
ball wiuad is growing larger each week
and Stiehm is sure to have a wealth of
material next fall. Stiehm will take up
scrimmaging with the squad In the next
tew days.
ANOTHER AMATEUR BASE
BALL LEAGUE ORGANIZES
Another amateur base ball league has
entered tbe Omaha Amateur Base Ball
asaoctation. It la tbe Southern league and
will be a class B organisation. This Is
the eleventh amateur league to organise
thla xoar.
WHALES G?T PLANK
;IN KIGHTHAND WIN
Lei Mann's Blow Scores First Chi
capoan in Rally and Slnfeds
' Lose, 3 to 0.
EDDIE FOOLS 'EM FOR SPELL
CHICAGO. April 10. Eddie Plank, mak
ing his debut as a Federal leaguer, was
jho victim of an eighth Inning. batting
rally, which gave . Chicago a cluater of
three runs and a 8 to 1 victory over Ft.
Louis In the opening game of the season
today. ( t ,
Up to the eighth his cross-fire baffled
the locals, not one of whom reached third
bane, and his own double and Tobln'e
triple gave the visitors a one run lead
In the fifth. Pltfher Hendrlx opened the
eighth with a ' two-bagger and Tlank
fielded Hanford'S bunt too late to catch
Hendrlx at third. .
Mann singled, scoring Hendrlx. and
after Zwllllng. who twice previously had
doubled, struck out, a hit by Wilson and
a squeese play by Zelder counted Han
ford and Mann. Mayor-elect William
Hale Thompson threw the first hall.
Score: R.H.R.
St. Louis 0 00010 0140
Chicago 0 0N 0 0 0 8 3 7 1
liutterW. f. I.n'in Pin snd Hart
ley; Chicago, Hendrix and WUson.
Kewarkn Rent Baltimore.
ftALTIMORE, April 30.-Newark sig
nalized its entry Into the Federal league
by defeating Baltimore here today, 7 to a
Ten hits were made off Qulnn, who was
relieved by Smith In the eighth Inning.
Falkenberg was effective excepting In the
first and seventh innings, though none of
Baltimore's rin was earned. Governor
Goldoborough threw the first ball into
the diamond. Score: R.H.E.
Newark 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 17 13 t
Baltiniure ....i OO0J0a00-S
Batteries: Newark. ' Falkenberg and
Huhn; Baltimore, Qulnn, Smith and
Owens.
Pittsburgh Blaaks K. C.
KANSAB CITY. Mo.. April 10. Allen,
pitching for Pittsburgh-, kept his hits
well scattered, tightening In the pinches,
nd the. Kansas City Federals loat the
first game of the season, S to 0.
James A. Gllraore of Chicago, president
of the Federal league, and G. W. Gwyn
ner, president of the Pittsburgh club,
were given an ovation . by the largest
crowd that ever attended a Federal
league game here. Score: ' R.H.E.
Pittsburgh .00064 1 11-8 S 0
Kansas City 0 0000000 00 7 3
Batteries: Allen and O'Conner; Maine,
Packard and Easterly. -
Rrooklrdi Take glow Game.
BROOKLYN, N. Y., April 10. Brooklyn
defeated Buffalo, 13 to . In a ragged
game before a big cwd at the opening
of the Federal league season here today.
The contest dragged along for more than
three hours'. Seaton's slow work In the
box and many changes In the llnejm be
ing chiefly responsible. Score: R.H.E.
Buffalo ..100S14000-S10 4
Brooklyn . OlSOSOSI 13 14 S
Batteries: Bedlent. Schultx Ford and
Blair; Seaton, Up ham. Lafttt and( si.
rfnona. Land.
New Haven Cracks :
and-Locals Divide;
m Bowling Matches
The New Haven All Stars and Omaha
bowling cracks divided honors In . their
series on the Association alleslast night.
In the three-man event the eastern pln
topplers wonWlth ease, and In the singles
Weekes won from Johnson and Fan ton
won from Lindsay, : - , -
Last night's soores were:
. OMAHA. - .
, 1st.. . Id
3d.
198
176
171
Total.
534
Neale
Cummlnga
Cochran . ..
208
172
..... 1S7
209
178
180
Total
(62 662
NEW HAVEN.
1st. Sd.
244 -12
IKS 218
175 , 198
-...'tot- 678
DOUBLES.
, .1st. Id.'
201 189
167 ?7
'' MS 1,669
3. Total.
245 . tKl
1K8 (i
' 0 582
M 1,842
d. ToUl.
ia 65
200 674
Hartley
Johnson '
Lindsay
Total .
Conrad
Huntington ....
Totals ..'
Hartley t ....'...'
Lindsay -,
Totals
....... 171 396 392 . ' 1,169
1st. " 2d. M, Total.
....... 184 183 , 676
193 213 ,166 671
in , m ' m ' i,m
BINOLE3S.
1st. Id. 3d. Total.
Weekes
Johnson
Fanton .
Lindsay
168 188 1H 513
175 189 163 638
159 135 . -19ft . 684
177 210 188
676
Polo Game Off; Too -
Many Accidents
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BAN FRANCISCO. April 10, A succes
sion of mishaps made It necessary to cell
the game off In the fourth ohukkur of to
day's contest at Burllngaroe between the
teams of San Mateo and the Philadelphia
Country club In the first round for- the
polo cups.
In the second period Walter Hobart of
the San Mateo four was hit in the shin
with a mallet. He Wat carried from the
field and taken to his home, where it
was said there mtgfU be a fracture of
the bone. - In tho fourth, period Thomas
A. Priscoll, also of the San Mateo team,
was hit on the cheek by a driven ball.
The blow .laid bare his cheek bone. A
Physician was summoned and the wound
was sewed up onrhe grounds.
It was then decided to call the game off
as "no contest" and It will be playod
later. The score then stood I goals to
2Vi la favor of San Mateo.
STANFORD UNIVERSITY
WINS TWO BOAT RACES
OAKLAND, Cel., April 10 -The ' eight
of Leland Btanford, Jr.. university won
the annual Pacific coast three-mile boat
race on the Oakland estuary here today.
University of Washington finished sec
ond, three-quarters of a . length behind.
and University of California, third, eight
lengths behind Washington. The official
time waa 16:36H- Of four triangle races,
Stanford ' hag won twe end Washington
two. t
Stanford also won the freshmen two
mile race in 111. with Washington
ond and California third.
Blae prias Defeats Red dead.
BEATKICB, Neb., Aprtr 10. Bpeclal.
blue Springs wou a unanimous dei-mlun
over Hrd I 'loud tn a debate at blue
KprinKS Friday night on tlx- oueacloii of
government owneiehip of railroads. There
waa a large crowd in attendance. Tin
Judges er Frofa. Maxev, Caldwell and
Virtue of the Nebraska State university.
SPORTS SECTION r
, The Omaha
, -Sunday Bee
OMAHA,
Four of Marty
With Virtually A11 urope and
United States Barring him, Dinge
Must Stay in Havana.
HE GIVES UP U. S. PASSPORT
HAVANA. Aprtf lO.-The future move
ments of Jack" Johnson, the former
heavyweight champion, continue to be
uncertain. There are Indications that .he
will be compelled to remain In Cuba for
an Indefinite length of time.
On Wednesday Johnson requested, . the
American' legation to Issue a passport for
him. alleging that this was to replace
one provided hr the American ambassa
dor at London last September, which had"
been lost or stolen since the pugilist's ar
rival In Cuba. The secretary of the lega
tion here issued the passport in tho ab
aence of William & Oonxales, United
States minister to Cuba, who disapproved
of the action. .
Hr. Ooiutales demanded and received
flora Johnson the passport in question,
.hereby the action of the secretary of
the legation waa annulled. Further, the
American minister received an order from
Secretary Bryan to refuse a passport to
the pugilist, on the ground that Johnson
is a fugitive from Justice under the laws
of the United States. Johnson la now
said to be debarred from entrance ' Into
virtually all European countries, and ap
parently bis only alternative Is to remain
here or attempt to reach some South
American republic.
No Injunction has yet ' been Issued to
prevent the showing In Cuba of certain
pictures of last Monday's championship
fight, which Johnson claims were taken
by a "movie sniper" who eluded the offi
cials f the coniest Johnson made ap
plication for an Injunction yesterday.
Rivers and Biirns
Fight Fast to Draw
KANSAS CITY, April 10,-Joe Rivers of
Los Angeles and Fr ankle Burns of Oak
land. Cel., lightweights, fought ten fast
rounds to a draw here tonight, finishing
with a burst of speed that left them all
but exhausted. Both men worked care
fully In the first five rounds, but In the
sixth Burns nearly put hla opponent out
with a right cross to the Jaw, forcing
Rivers tJ hang on through the greater
part of the round. Rivers camu. back
strong In OlBenth and by rushing
tactics won an even break.
A majority of the newspaper critics at
tbe ring side gave Burns a shade in the
second, eighth and ninth with a big lead
In the .sixth. Rivers was given the fourth
and tenth, while the rest were even.
Welsh Gets Decision
Over Billy Wagner
TOLEDO, O., April 10.-nilly Wagner
failed to -capture the lightweight frown
from Fred Welsh in their ten-round match
here tonight, Welsh did all the leading
and was awarded a newspaper decision
by a fair margin. The bout was very
tame until tbe tenth when the champion
cut loose and mussed up his opponent
NO BASE BALL TEAM THIS
s SPRING AT BELLEVUE
At Its last meeting the Bellevue college
athletic board decided not to put out a
base ball team this year, but Instead to
push tennis and track work. The two ten
hls courts now. In shape are In almost
constant use and feur new ones are being
laid out on the athletio field. .
Track men are training for the Omaha
Toung Men's Christian association open
air amateur meet to be held soon on the
Crelghton field. Boms - promising ma
terial for an intercollegiate track team
Is in sight. Glenn Ueelly Is doing well
In the 4tu, tilltnore In the high Jump and
Maxwell In the sprint
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ALL DOORS SHOT ON JOHNSON ( v 4 V
SUNDAY MOttNINO, APML
Krug's Hopefuls
One veteran and three recruits. Tho
veteran. Huelamnn, and one recruit,
Everdon, are almost sure of Jobs, .and
Tlloskl and Alteu afu striving hard to
land in a similar position. They may not
stlc (this year, but some day will find
them in clans A company. ,
aw
dlueloman
COMPLETE PLANS FOR RACE
Price Money is Divided and Arrange
masts Made for 300-Mile
Classic Here on July S. .
CONFER WITH SIOUX CITY MAN
The latest minute detail of arrange
ment for the. opening 'classic on July
6, has been prepared, ond it is now only
left to the Omaha Auto Kpeedway as
sociation to build tho remainder of the
track and sign up drivers for the big
meet. An entry blank with full regular
tlons and governing laws has been
drafted and the division of the prise
money chosen.
The sum of 316,000 will be offered as
prices. The winner of first place will
grt 36,600; second placs will be 33.000;
third, place, 33,00, and fourth place, 31,000;
fifth, sixth and seventh places will draw
I , ?uo and SC0O, respectively, while
prises of 3-J0 will be given the drivers
leading at 100 miles and at 200 miles.
Elimination contests will be held on
July 1, 3, I and 4, in the Inverse order
of entry. A seep of clght-flve miles an
hour for one lap for the track will be
required for entrance. Seventeen cars
will he permitted In the race and in rase
a larger number enter, the seventeen fast-
eat, speed registered in the eliminations,
will be permitted to take part. Every
car which will participate In the race
must be on the ground by July 1. En
tries will cloise June 'lit.
Limit Flaeed ea Tare.
The race will be SuO miles, open to non
stock cars of 300 cubic Inches piston dis
placement nd maximum weight of 2,600
ponuds. The -raceN will start at 11 o'clock
in the morning and It Is expected the
last car will be tn within four hours arid
a half after starting. The winner should
get in shortly after three hours of
racing.
The race will be run under the rules
snd with the sanction of the contest
board of the American Automobile associ
ation. lout Mir Official Here.
A. B. lieall, general inanager of the
Sioux City Speedway association was in
Omaha yeaUrday, conferring with Omaha
officials. Mr. IV, all declares that the
Sioux City men intend to work in co
operation with Omaha and not against
"Co-operation will mean bigger success
to both of ua," ,aaid Mr. BealL "In
riloux City we have a dirt track. It is
the fastest dirt track iu the world. Here
you have a broad track whtt-h I pre
sume will prove to be the fasteat board
tracks The races evil! be distinctly of
different character and the racing en
thusiast can see two races of different
character and with different machines In
two days. The races should bring many
people from the east and west to Omaha
and Sioux City."
11J 1915.
MANY TEAMSENTER RELAYS
Purdue. Team His Aspirations to
Lowe rTwo-Milc Relay Record
at Drake Games.
ALL IS READY FOR THE BIO MEET
DKH MOINKS, la., April 10 (Special.)
Receipt of final entries alone demon
strate the clans of the Drake relays thla
year. Seven teams In the half mile, ten
teams In the mile, ten teams In the two
tnlle and nine teams In the four-mile
mko up the unlveralty rises. The high
arhonl class well, all In all. there Is a
tot'al of alxty-three tnams In the five
events given over to the youngsters. It
Is not the number of teams, however, that
makes this year's carnival the best, al
though 13S four-men teams are named In
the course of the day's sport; it Is the
clsss of the runners In uwo or three of
the events.
There are possibilities of a new world's
record In the two-mile university. ' Pur
due, , a newcomer, haa ' aspirations to
lower the mark made two years ago at
the Penn games by the Unlversliy of
Michigan, tied lust year at Drake by,
University of Illinois team. The mark Is
eight m tout os flat, an average of two
minutes for each half. Jimmy Temple,
veteran trainer that he Is, has developed
a team around , the great East and the
younger Van Aaken, three members of
which can do better than two minutes In
the half. J The fourth member has been
timed between two and three seconds
slower. Against this team will come the
Stars of Illinois, Ames, Chicago, Michigan
and Minnesota. Somewhere In this list of
five teams Is a Quartet of four men who
can push Purdue to the limit, possibly
defeat them. A record Is iq danger, at
least, when these teams start their grind.
Practically all the arrangements for the
meet have been made. Bteve Farrell will
be the referee. The starter will be "Bob
ble" Thompson, the old Drake mile run
ner, at present physical director of the
West Des Moines schools. Cleric of the
course -will be "Bobbie" Evans, one or
Drake's great quarterbacks, and for years
coach of the West Des Moines foot ball
team. The finish Judges will be C. A.
O'Rourke, at one time a star quarter
mller and relay man of Columbia uni
versity; William Thompson, a distance
runner, a tew years ago of Cornell uni
versity, Ithaca, N. T.; R. B. ITmbarger,
a former Yale foot ball player; Cart
Kraetch, once an athlete of the Univer
sity ef Pennsylvania, and Jay N. Darling,
Belolt, better known throughout Iowa as
"Ding," of the Register and eLader. The
other officials will be about the same list
or men who have handled meets In Des
Moines for the last several years.
GRAND ISLAND SIGNS
.THIRfY-TWO PLAYERS
GRAND ISLAND. Neb.. April 10.-(8pe-rlal.)
The board of directors of the Orand
Island Rtate league team has decided on
April 36 as the beginning of the tryout
season, and the players have been asked
to report on that date. Orand Island has
thirty-two signed up from which fourteen
will be selected. Wood of Ballda, Colo.,
and one Sullivan, are two new pitchers
signed up for a chance 4o make good.
It Is understood that the making up of
the schedule for the nlnety-elght-game
season la under way, and that the Fvirth
of July games are likely to go to the
North Platte towns this year, excepting
(rand Island, on account of possible
counter attractions. There is already
some talk o fa fourth celebration In this
city.
Standing of Teams
P. W. L. pet.
Newark , 1 1 e l.ooo
Chicago 1 1 a l.ouu
Pittsburgh 1.1 ,0 l.ua)
Brooklyn 1 1 0 l.OuO
Baltimore I t 1 .O0
ft. Louis 1 0,1 .tiu
Kanaas City 1 0 1 .OK)
buffalo 11 MM
Yeaterear's Hesalts.
FEDERAL LEAOUIS.
Newark. 7; Baltimore. 6.
Ht. Louis. 1.-. Chicago. 3.
PlUriburgri, 3: Kanaas City, !
Buffalo, ; lirooklya. 11
ROURKES HUMBLE
EDDIE CICOTTE
Esben Closman Proves Better, Thau
Knuckle-Bailer in Pinches and
Wins, Two to One.
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KAFORA STARTS FIREWORKS
Little Esben Closman, conalderable
cuthpaw twlrler, completely baffled the
White Box scrubs yesterday afternoon
atd Mr. Edward Clrotte, who prides him
self on being one of the greatest pitchers
In base ball, was forced to surfer Igno
minious defat. i to 1. The two hurters en
gaged In a nice little pitching battle
which went the full nine rounds dtsplte
Interferences by Jup Pluv, and ' Eeben
came out on top, du' to his neat work
In the pinches.
Clrotte encountered but one pinch and ,
he flunked Just-long enough for the homei
folks to count two runs. Ills faltering,
step occurred In the 'sixth round Jtist a
Jup Pluv started to make this disagree
able. As the rain began to fall In copi
ous auantltlns, Jake Kafora busted a
double Into right field. Kafora, having'
vlaited a year In Ptttaburgh, does not
show proper humility before big league
pitching. Therefore, he Impolitely busted
the said double. Closman feels differ
ently, so he whiffed. But Payne, who
declares Jake has, nothing on htm even
though he did visit In the smoky village,
wiia equally Impolite. - He knocked. an
other double to right and Kafora hoofed.
It home. Much applause on the rfttrt of
the large gathering which had Juat va-t
rated the bleachers to sneak Into the;
grandstand without paying the extra two'
Mts. - i
Marly Makes Dinky Hit.'
Preen went out via Baker and Lathrop,
but Manager Krug waa more fortunate.
Marty poked an Infield rooler which
bounced temptingly off of Cicotte'a glove,
permitting Marty to land safely and
Pcyne to scamper home. More applause.
The pale hose aggregation scored In the
fifth. Lathrop was safe when Payne
made a punk peg to Schllebner. Baldwin
dropped a fluke Into right, which foiled
the frantic efforts of Breen and Huels
ir.an to nip It. Both men moved up on
Clrotte'a sacrifice and Chappelle nosed a
high sacrifice fly to center, counting
Lathrop.
The rain cut Into the combat after the
sixth and t'mps .Van Sickle called time.
Just as a flock of enthusiastic ground
keepers appeared with a number of tar
paulins the rain ceased aud the eombat
was started all over again.
Wind Plays with Ball.
The wind was the objective point of
considerable language from the outfield-'
ers. Hnid wind persisted In playing tag
with the pill. Mayer poled a high blow
Into left In the sixth which looked like
It would only stop when It hit the fence. -Marty
Krug made all kinds of speed te
the fence, only to learn upon his arrival
there that the ball had landed about
thirty feet south of him. Thus Baldwin
got a two-base blow. y
Artie Thomason was absent from the
pastime, Artie' has a bum hoof, so Alten
obliged. In 'center 'and did some swell
fielding. .Whalen. also hai a bum,' hoof,
but nobody to aub for him, so be had to
pl vy anyhow and. wind up the guhe by
engineering a double play. ' '
l. Paal Playe Today. 1. ,
' The Sox departed on their way . laat
night to Des Moines, where they will play
today. The Rourkea quite humbled tho
Hoae with a tie and a victory. Today the
St Paul -American association' club will
be handed a dose of medicine. Among
others who will receive part. of that tonic
are Chick Autrey, Joe Riggert and HIck
Johnson, .formerly of these part. Tho
game . today will be called at t e'clock.
Score; -v ' .
, OMAHA.
AB. R, H. O. 'A."
E.
1
0
0
0
0
9
a
Payne. '3b... 4
1
1
Broen, 2 ,..., 4
Krug, if 4
liuelaman, rf 3
Alten, of 8
PrhlleVtner. lb 3
Whalen, ss 3
Kafora, c S
Closman, p 3
0 .
1
0
3
11
7
Total.
.30
Z7 ,11
WHITE SOX.
AB R.
H.
o.
.3
A.
Chappelle, cf.
a
1
1
a'
2
1
.1
0
0
Hlackburne, sa
Itemmltt, rf
Both. Sb
Baker, 2b
Mayer, 0
Lathrop, lb
Baldwin, If ,
Clcotte, p
Johnson
Totals...'. '.
.30 1 4 24 13 . 1
0 0 0 0 i 0 S
Omaha
Hits
White Box
Hits
0101310
09010e-l
J 0 0 1 3 r 1 e-tf
Kafora. Fame. Mayer.
Two-base hits:
Stolen bnae; Lathroo. Macriflce hit: t'l-
ootte. Bacriflce fly: Chappelle. Double
play: Whalen to Schllebner. Left on
bases: Omaha, 4; White Kox. tl. Struck
out: By Cloaman, 7; by Clcotte, S. Bnsea
on balls: Off Closman, 6. - Wild pitch: .
Closman. . Time: 1:50. , Umpire; -. Van'
Sickle. .
Nephew Garrett '
Sends to Pa . for,
An Omaha Uniform
Another. Rourke Is entering the
ball profession. .The new member la Oar
ret t Rourke, son of Jim Rourke, president
of the Grand Island club, and nephew of
Pa Rourke. Garrett la not a professional
yet. He still retains hla amateur stand-,
tng and Hla as an amateur he intends to
play this year.
Garrett is a freshman in the Grand Is
land High schdpl and he Intends to make
the high srhool base ball team.. He haa
written Unci ePa for an Omaha uniform
and Pa has dispatched the same so that
the lad may appear in practice with a
regular class A ball player's uniform.
Garrett was not content with a Grand
Island uniform, but wanted one from a
bigger club. .
For practically ten years Pa Rourke
took hla nephew on all trips with the
Omaha . team. Until last summer ' ha
carried the lad as mascot' and Garrett
was at onos enamored with the base bal
bug. He intends to be a big league player
some day and be is starting In to learn
early. ,
DICK GR0TTE WILL DRAW
UP STATE LOOP SCHEDULE
Dick Grotte has been commissioned
with the drawing up of the schedule tor
the Nebraska State league. Dick goes
to work on the schedule at once and 1st
tends to plan one which will give uni
versal satisfaction to all cities tn the
loop. The schedule will contain ninety
eight games and will call for the open-
leg oa May 11
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