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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: AUGUST 13. 1916.
PHILADELPHIA BACK
IN WINNING CLASS
After Login Twenty Games
Straight, Athletics Turn in
And Take a Couple.
KINE HITS OFF BUSH
w York, ' : 1 !-t W
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a:i l.i'plrn-tRiM trrMsr. bring ca'i--
u- the Philadelphia Athletic
who uvnnl) hud Iot : rnt Miaiijiii
(, no I'hilndelph-.a won. ') to ,v : 1
: to
li im fimt game thf tail-f udei - !m 1
WfW.-Jrtiic aid Ki5l-.fr at mil lr :I
iKVond game, I'i banc Shocker c
Ccivly recalled from I'oroni.v .i'i.nc.i
tmiy tvo hit m eight iniiini;- .,n-!
struck out seven men, Sfuuc p iu In-. : I
the ninth inning tor Xeu . oi k. ,
lowing Philadelphia a Im ami a mi. '
Rush, the Athletic pitcher, dune n; j
the only run scored oil Shocker. .Htci
an error !ud put Fuk on base liuv, '
allowed nine tnt. tul i record k'm1
support i n tj.,. puu-lu-s. flu1 . ( '
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Inning, fflrut-k out; My Shock it. T: hy Itiwh,
I. i'mvirr. Kih and vl' Utughlin.
Chicago Wins and
60s to Second Place
Chicago. Aug. Z. Chicago went
back into the second place today,
t'rban Faher hold Detroit to four
scattered hits, while his teammates
bunched hits off Dauss and won,
to 0. while St. Louis won from
Cleveland, l.eibold, who hatted (or
Terry in the lii'tli inning and singled,
ifter Sehalk had tripled, gave the
White Sox the first run. J. Collins'
triple, and Weavers double, scored
Jhe next run in the sixth, and the
hihtr run was made in the seventh
311 Felsch's double, an inticld out, and
McMulIin's successful execution of
i.he squeeze play.
f Cobb was up three times when the
f Tigers had men on second base, lie
was passed once, hut his other two
utempts resulted in easy outs The
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lb ti li Hall's annual will be the l S.ir Hen pntse event here,
iiH .iiuiiiul whin the twii tlnui- which. b llie wa. will be ..lie ut the
i n- ,m ilisti tbiited tn tin pusi- tw.i .J,UIH) pne- Iiiihl up lot the
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Id, sired iiiff in Nebraska.
Sw 1 el nbt e 1 a I ear
FRED WELSH SHOWS PENNANTS FOLLOW
REVERSAL OF FORM WALTERS AROUND
Lightweight Champion Trains Yankee Catcher Has Served on
for Bout With Leonard and Three Clubs Winning Flags
Wins Quite Handily. in as Many Seasons,
3t. Louis Shuts
I Out Cleveland
I st. Umi. Aug. U. IMank toyed
ivith Cleveland ioda . allowing but
J wo hits, w hile his teammates
founded the offerings ot Morton and
r!epfer. shutting them out. 11 to 0.
U was the locals twenty-second vic
tory out ot the last " twenty-tour
Tames played on the home grounds,
fhe score:
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LITTLE HOPE FOR WHITE
New ork. Aug. IJ - cictblir
Welsh's u nurkablc it eial ol lorni
111 his recent bom with L!enu Leon
ard makes ( barley While's chances
of winning the title, when ihe face
each other at Colorado Springs tor
twenty rounds oil Labor da. look de- .
cidedly slim, ll explains why Welsh,
agreed to take a chance with his title
in a decision hunt, something that it
appeared he never intended to do. In
his present form and with a friendly
referee. Welsh's title appears safe
enough.
Ha iug show 11 that it still is pos
sible for him to get into condition.
WcMi might explain why he has not
always taken the trouble to train lor
his bouts. He has been well paid lor'
his services and he owes it to the pub- ;
lie to do hi best at all times. Some
of Ins performances have not been
worth 5 cents on the dollar ow ing to j
his refusal to train for the bouts. '
Possibly Welsh has a reason tor his
seeming cleverness. He probably
figures that he cannot afford to train
very hard tor every bout, as there is
nothing so wearing on the constitu
tion as constant training Ur cause of
his desire to conserve his waning
strength be has given no thought to
the fact that ring followers expect a
run for their money.
Sime Welsh won the title about all
the satisfaction the spectators ai his
bouts received was the opportunity to
root for him to be knocked out so
that a more satisfactory champion
would take his place. That would not
have been the case had Welsh always
trained honestly and then put forth
his best efforts. But while that course
would have made hint more popular,
it would have shortened his career,
and Welsh is a champion who thinks
only of the money to be made and
lit lie or nothing of upholding the
prestige of his position,
Frank Moran Leads
Fast Life in Gotham
Frank Moran plans to men I'arl
Morris at Tulsa. Okl., on Labor lav,
and ho soems to lie starting his train
iiiR already. Reports come from New
York that Frank is training along
Hroadu ay--soinethiiiR new- and get
ting into wonderful condition b
skipping about at late hours and hav ing
a dandy time. Frank has nude
unite a bit of money in the right game
and lie's getting ,-o he likes to spend
it. In iruth il ..ppears that prosper
it does not so well with Frank and
thai he hasu t mmw enough to get t
IS A PROMISING PLAYER
eu York, Aug. 12. Three years
in prole ssiiiiia! base ball and three
times a member of a nemiaut winner
is the unusual iccord of one of Hill
l.bnio an's young players, Catcher
Ai Walters. The Yankees to a man
are hoping that Al's record for being
connected with a pennant winner will
be unmanett when next October rolls
around. They will certainly do every
thing 111 their power to make it four
straight for Walters.
Walters wore the uniforms of only
three teams up to the time he joined
the Yankees last fall. With the first
team he spent only the time taken up
in the training trip. In 1 V I .i be
joined the Portland club of the
Northwestern league. Portland, at
that time being represented in this
league as well as in the Pacific coast
league. When the training season
ended the management of the Port
land team turned Walters over to the
Saskatoon club of the Western Can
ada league.
Saskatoon won the pennant in 113,
the first season that Walters served
as a pr.tfessi.uial. He remained with
the club through the season of 114,
his work evidently not attracting
much attention from the big-fellows,
and Saskatoon repeated as a pennant
winner that season. This made two
pennants fnr Walters in as many
years. Chick Kraser, scout of the De
t oit club, had seen Walters in action
and recommended him to the man
ager of the Waco club of the Texas
league. The Texas league pennant
went to that city last season.
Walters, who was born and brought
up in San Francisco, signed with the
Portland club as an outfielder, and it
was to pla in the outtield that Saska
toon tiu-k him. In one of the exhibi
tion games ai askatoou the opposing
club was so weak that the star bat
tery of the home team was loaned to
the other club so as to make the game
good. Walters went hchird the bat
for Niskatoon and he did so well that
he has done no outhelding since that
lime
Today Walters is rated as the most
promising young catchers who has
come into the major leagues.
NATIVE SONS SEEM
TO SLIP THIS YEAR
Roland Robcrs and McOormick
j Fail to Show Form on Turf
j Courts of the East.
JOHNSTON PLAYS WEAKLY
j New ork. Auk l.' --l he young
l.iwi: leuiii-, i.m !iiiiv,ii . v!o. havr
, 1 "HI"' "lit 01 iltr w r.i tln mm, 1 ,t1
li.o r 11. ii 4..r. r.l ,o da-dung anil
j nr.rv a- the p!.;i ei s u In. madr the
01 ."id ol ( .tlili nr,i 1 if, iionoiiN
l. vrral vr.tr- I lo-rf ;i,)i,:)r- I,,
, in Minn- mill, ,i!,,n that the I'.irnii
iei'iist playing has lost its punch Anv-
; V .IV , M !. Hot lo ils ho MOT - l.t I'k ! C j
""" -nil hhi 111 n nirn j - a v i
iifc; on the Inn mnri. ,.f ilie t recenl !
Atiih-lic court 111 lln- linn nalnent
there. Roland Koherts. the uning
-tripling who has been heralded as
another Malum' F M i I ...ugh Im, and
W illiam M . Jul.,, inn. t he im-
pic-sivc. il. -pil, :'. ''.1 1 1 i;..i In- u..:i
l-'dwin Mel rtt. 1. did no! ,-t,..
flicker, and mi i hen pan ,ii i;,,- ( all
I- iripa in v a-ti iii , -l ! 'o , eat appear
to In- di-cotinted m advance Ihit!;
had no couliol -.1 their backhand
ground Mi'nkc-
ll ua- icit.unU a di-,,i.i.,,iiiMneiil
I" .rr Kiihert- win a , wai.lv conie.-ted
uialeli again-l l-iaiiei- T. Hunter, the
( ornell ciav k. Uolu 1 1 , v a- inn con
vinciiig, de-pile flu tail thai he rated
No. K in the lop ten h-t of the I'a
cific coast last -ea-nii Mi- -ervici
was inleresling, although he reneal
rdly appeared to he guilty ol foot
l.inlling. here was no judge lo check
him. and, foi that inalter. Hunter at
tunes olVeiidt tl ui the same way
h'oherts slml tin- hall aero.-s. n-u
ally gelling the high hound that is
tvpical of llie t alilorni.'ins He com
pelled Hunter lo liil it ;,, hint so that
it was willitu easy reach as he came
to the net. I his he did not do regu
holy, for ninth .if the tune he played
back coml. driving prettily to the
corners and making a target of I Inn
lei's hack hand. Huberts appeared
to depend mostly on his service, fut
ile lost only one game in the match
scored at - n-4, 0-4. It was the sixth
game of the first set. Hunter, on the
olhrr hand, lost three games, two in
the first set and one in the second.
One thing" that was notably peculiar
about Roberts' service was a suddenlv
played second ball service ball. He
only gave the hall a slight toss, meet
ing it with a oiiick anil short sweeo
of the raccpiet, hutsvvilh a side spin to
tne nan mat gave il a decidely bad
bound.
Mixes His Strokes.
The outstanding feature of Roberts'
game, and it is one which the t'ali
iornians appear to he universally
making use of this season, was hi".
mixing ol chop ami cut in driving
the ball. The courts of the Crescent
club are soft enough from the recent
damp w'ealher to make bounds suf-
ticiently bail without artificial aid.
Roberts' twisters appeared to battle
Hunter, so that he screwed a lot of
returns into the nil when he had
his best chalices.
At the lime he first apprared here
in the final of the national inter
scholastic championship in l'H4, when
Leonard Heekmau defeated him for
the title. Mrlorinick gave fair prom
ise. It was evident as he weakly
attempted ground strokes against
V larence ... fell that his game had
rather gone backwards than forwards.
He possessed no great speed, ami
tins made il possible for I 'ell to play
with such painstaking deliherateness
as to tear the Calitornian's lower
strokes to tatters. McCormick only
scored three games' for his side in
the two sets, and the character ot
his work caused wonderment as to
why he had journeyed to the east
this season as a member of the in
vading band.
Standing oj Teams
WEST LKAiK'K ' NATL. t-EAflTTE
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GRIFFIN UPSETS JAPAN TAKES TO
ALL TENNIS DOPE AMERICAN SPORT
Californian Hands Norris Will
iams a Wallop in First
Match of Year.
Golf, Tennis and Motoring,
Like Base Ball, Become
Popular in Japan.
NO ALIBI FOR EASTERNER GOLF CLUBS ORGANIZED
Mitt.
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A M KKM'AN .:-'S. n'l ATIOX
N't-W V"t'K. U- J--j'cilLlis fnlltjW
leis ihioughuul tile country haw plcn
i . fi liod lu tli"UL'1lit and coiHfisa-
ti.-ii. .Ir.e tu tie. di teat ol Kichard
! Xin ris i ( Iih nis. .'.I. ill I 'li iladelpliia,
I .it Lniiyw mul by Clarence J. liritfin
.f l.-i n14eies. ll was pointed out
I -et-ral ildi .igD thai Williams prub-
ably would find s.iiiie difficulty win
ning ti'iirn;i!iu'nts owing to the iact
that in has been keeping away from
the touris He found the difliculty
Conner than ni"t persons expected
he w mild, and his defeat leaves no
rnuin fur alibis, (iriffin won a clean
cut viciorx ami w on it in .straight
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bed at reasonable hours.
lis coudi-
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j Bttd (or Klepfer lu mint
levelattd. ..00 00000 o ft
LouU. . . t ft 1 0 0 0 1 .11
; Two-bu hits: Staler. Miller. Speaker.
'tolen Use: Miller. Sar rifle hit : Plunk.
! on bulls: Off Morton. 4. Hltn ami
4 amed rum: Off Morton. 4 httn amt s ruiio
.j two-thtrtl Inning ; off Klepfor. 1 1 ruin
nd 1 runs tn seven anu tin-thn rt tmtnii
I track out: By Morton. 1; hv Klepfer. !
f Plank, rmptrt v Chill and Con-Sol!.
American AMwclatloa.
alrUl4k I I 1 M ) ! 0 6 9
Plvtti. H0HMI 00 2 7
If IddlfltOB and Billing ; Dour la and
yr.
R. H. fit,
:-ndlanioila. .. l 2 l 2 l 4 I l 1 3 14 1
Itttneapoli . . 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 4
Ron and Schanc: William. Coffey.
'.aihlivn and Land.
R H. E.
ttlnmbu. 9001 oo 1 I 10 1
anaasT City. . 0 0 4) 1 9 0 1 6 11 1
Oeorre, Pish and La L&ni:; Crutcher and
hurry. Harfrave.
R. H. E.
ltO 01 09001 07 19 0
hwavkee 0O03O29V 04 6 4
Aduma and Sweeney; . Moran -and
tit tn tor ttie Mi! Ion bout w as poor
enough, ami it isn't likely that the
gav behavior will improve it
Burns Never Argues
With the Umpires
In striking contrast to the records
of those players who are eonstatty
hailing the umpires ami drawing tines
and suspension is that of George
Hums. who. in the seven wars he has
been playing professional ball, has
never been put out of a game for dis
puting a decision, or for any other
cause, for that matter. This' record
extends over bis service in the New
York State and National leagues.
Sl'XDAY SI'OKT dl 1. shh
Kitty League Decided
To Close Session
The Kitty league gave it up after
a conference of the team backers.
I:irst Madisouville uit cold A pro
position was made to drop one other
club and finish with ;our, !im Hen
derson ami Owensboro -a nub! not
agree to that, so the season was de
clared closed.
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Vol..!..,! I.. -1 '1 i umh ul 1 In, innaii ,
I'M I .l.ui'Kli 11! t I.MIIIK.
A Minrleu 11 I. "an in - Octroi 1 n i i 'hlcigo ;
SI l.uUls ill ClfV. -1,111.1,
George Chaney is
Now Kicking About
Referee for Fight
Baltimore. Mil., Aug. Kvcr
ince boxing lu.-. l. veloned into a
lill-incs.-,, llie seleeliiiR ..( a referee
ii-i .111 imporlaiil l..iit lias played a
more or less eoiispietions part in tlie
preliiiiiiiar.r proceed ins. If a chani
(lioii be involve.! llie title holder gen
erally aipoiuls himself a committee
ot out to pass final judgment upon
the referee l.elore risking his crown.
In this connection what promised tu
lie a fairly lively debate has been
precipitated by the stand taken by
George Chaiiey, the lialtimore feath
erweight, who has been matched to
box 'Johnny" Kilhaue for the feather
weight ch npionship of the world
at C edar 1'oint, ()., on Labor day.
Through his manager, Henri lllet
zer. Chaney demands that his desire
in this important matter he given
consideration. Kiibane has announced
that "Matt llinkle ot Cleveland, who
is promoting the bout for the title
and a purse of $lti,0lKI. or "Kd" Smith
of Chicago, will he acceptable to him,
hut Chaney refuses to agree. The
lialtimore boxer wants an eastern
mail, preferably "Charley" White or
"Hill" Drown. He has gone so far as
to ask both White and iirou n if they
are willing to serve ill the capacity if
kilbanc can he persuaded to accept
either of them, liruwn has expressed
his willingness, but White is yet to
be heard from. However, il seems
probable that Kilbanc will insist upon
exercising what champions are pleas-
eii to regard as their right and have
the final word in selecting the official.
Great Alex Likes
To Talk 'Base Ball
There are some ball players who do
no, care to discuss base ball al length
when oft the field, but Growr Alex
ander is a notable exception to this
rule and perhaps in this trail lies part
of his greatness. le lows to talk
about the game ami w ill do so at al
most any t imc. The modest star
is one id' the brainiest pitchers 'be
game has ever known, but he docs
not make any noise about his intelli
gence Uming one of the visits of the
Thillus to Pittsburgh. Scoops Carey
look Alex tor an auto ride with the
intention of showing the pitcher some
of the great sights in the neighbor
hood of Schculey park. As soon as
the car started Alex began to discuss
the hitting abilities and weakness of
various National leaguers, In passing
the Carnegie institute Care inter
rupted Alex- to tell him of the di
plodocus and other wonders of the
museum.
Alex nodded bis head to signify
be had heard and came back with:
"Jake Uaubert is one of the best
hunters in base ball, but if you give
him a low fast one on the outside, he
can't lay it tVvn."
Passing Carnegie Tech, Carey
pointed out something of particular
interest, but the onl reply he got
iron) Alex was, "Keep a high curve
'ii the outside tn 1. am l'oyle and he
v. ill pop up."
"I :ncd ewr way ct him ;n
terestefton the trip, but aP he would
u!k v.as hae ball." aid Carev. in
j telling of the incident.
Seventeen-Year-Old
Trims Veteran Pros
New York, Aug. IJ. Apropos of
homebreds. a brilliant performance is
to be recorded concerning the feat of
Leo Deigle. a youth of 17, who is
caddie master at the Detroit Country
club. At a tournament for profession
als at the Michigan Wolf club recently.
Deigle tied for the lead on the first
day at 77 with Jack Haray of the
Highlands club. This was four
strokes better than Alex Rose, former
national open champion.
In tlie second round Deigle bad
a 71. as against a 72 for Haray and
7.1 for Ross, so that the youngster led
at the half way point with a total of
148. His third round was 77. and in
the final he had a pair of JH's for a
round of 7b and a total of ,i01 for
the 72 holes. Ross finished second
with The latter had a chance
to win by doing the list nine boles
in .L but he started home with a pair
of 5b, and at the fourteenth drove
out of bounds, taking 7 tor the hole
Howard Drew Passes Up
Sprints at San Diego
New York. Aug. L Latest re
ports from the Pacific coast indicate
that Howard P. Drew, the whirwmd
sprinter from Los Kngeles. will mil
lake part in the far western tryouts
which will be : n:c-tcr! at an Diego,
Cab, on Augu-- W. Drew w nl prob
ably leave l alii 01 nia in t few da vs.
heading direct fur I'litlmrgh. I'a..
where he is scheduled t start in a big
set of games mi August P. It, is
believed tiiat the former national
spruit champion has decided to fore
go the pleasure of winning the dash
ai tlie far wes tryouts fur the bene
fit of his racing form. He needs sev
eral weeks of hard competition before
matching his speed against that of Joe
I.oomis and the other speed buys at
the big Newark games. Drew can
not get this racing out on the coast,
so he's coming this way to lesl his
speed mi the eastern tracks before
going against the best . springers in
America on September 9.
Jimmy Wilde Will Not Come
To U. S. Until After War
New York. Auk 1-. --According to
latest information received here
Jimmy Wilde, tie -.nsatior-al little
English hoxei. who appears io ! e as
invincible in that country v; Lrs
Les Oarcy is m Anstraiv.. will not
come to the "Mates" until after oie
war. He and his man.-.er. ", e.i Lewis.
intended nukiiuT a : y i - visit lor
two matches kid Yi!l:3t s ad
Joiinnv Frtle but they lime decided
to postpone it.
Superstition is
Responsible for
Giants' Downfall
Say. are you superstitious5 Oh.
ni.' ot course you aren't. Hut a lot
of other folks are. Take the Giants
and their friends, lor example. They
swear that there is such a tiling as a
jinx. And they blame the fixing of
the Polo Grounds "jinx" 011 the noble
Giants to oh, well, here's the story:
A little white ago, when the afore
said masterly minions of the mighty
McGraw were within one game of
passing their brothers from across
the bridge and squatting right then
at the top of the column, a certain
gentleman whom you may have heard
warbling "coon songs" as no other
quite can motored out to the Polo
Grounds with a cartload of silver
loving cups. There was one for each
player and a mighty one for the little
Napoleon. Eddie slipped into the
grounds and called the battalion to
attention. Then in a neat little
speech he handed out his gifts. We
all know what happened then the
Giants went right out on the held
and tossed away a crucial game!
Superstitions? Not on your life.
but! Say, honest now. did you ever
hear of a team winning anything
right after the admirers trooped in
ami handed over even so slight a
thing as a box 'f chewing gum? Did
vou? Sav, think it over.
Lvet; taking into consideration the
fact ili.it W illiams has not been get
ting any great amount of practice,
the ouicome of the match must stand
as one of 'the greatest upsets that has
been recorded in tennis history in a
decade. I: one is inclined to lay loo
much .stress on Williams' lack ot
practice, let him consider that Griffin
has been doing all ins work on cla
courts and has- hardh been in tlie
east long enough t- bccnie acclima
ted. Alibi Williams.
Whether or iml driftm will be able
to repeat his pel formance in future
mate I les is ,111 oilier question. Last
year when tlie eastern team, headed
by Williams, journeyed to the Pacific
coast to meet the western squad. Grif
fin humbler! William-, m a ihree-set
match. Then all sorts of reasons
were brought out to show why the
unexpected had happened. In behalf
of tlie Philadelphia!! it was -said that
he had not become acclimated; that
he was not accustomed to play on
asphalt courts; that the high winds
bothered him and prevented htm from
playing the kind of game of which
he was capable.
In short all conditions were held to
favor Peck Iriffin. The match was
set down as a sort of fluky affair in
which conditions had more to do with
tlie outcome than tenuis. Williams
certainly went a long ways towards
proving that his admirers were cor
rect in diagnosing the affair as fluky,
for he met Griffin a couple of limes,
after that in the east and the Pacific
coast man 011 each occasion was
forced to take the short end of the
score. For this reason alone the vic
tory nniM have been particularly
gratifying lo Griffin, for certainly in
taking it be outplayed the erstwhile
national champion at every depart
ment of the game.
Had Poor Start.
.tor did Griffin win his match by
pelting out in the front through a poor
start by his rival, On the contrary,
the Californian had the poor start
and won only after a hard uphill fight.
lu the opening set the Philadelphia!!
ran up a lead ot live games to one
and it looked so easy tor mm that
the onlookers began to figure on
whether or not Griffin would get an
other game. Then chubby Griffin
broke through William's service for
the tirst tune, grabbed oit a love
game and followed this by winning
three more and bringing the set to
deuce.
Instead of weakening then, he kept
right on until the set was in. While
Griffin w as losing those five of the
first six games, be was using his head
and learning Ins rival's weaknesses.
When he finally found out what he
wanted to know, he ran through the
six straight games, which gave him
the set in a most business-like man
ner, lu the second set. Williams had
the lead at 5-4, but once more Grif
fin rose to the occasion and by dint
of brilliant placing and powerful driv
ing ran through the next three games
with the loss of only two points.
Rea Lentz Winner
Of the Hill Climb
To Pike's Peak Top
Colorado Springs. Colo,. Aug, 12. -Kea
Lemz. of Seattle, driving a not
desenpt car, won the free-for-all auto
mobile race to the summit of Pikes
Peak tnday in 20:55 :fY Ralph Mul
fnrd was second in 21;-10;5. and Fred
Junk, third, in 22:40:7. The course is
12'. : ni'lcs with an ascent 01 approxi
mately o.OOO feel.
Lent?:' victory gives him a cash
price of $2,000 and the first leg on the
I Penrose trophy, which must be won
I three times before ownership is estab
lished. Multord took d'uvn jT.lioo tor
finishing second.
Today's event ended the three-day
racing program on the new mountain
highway.
Bluejacket Lands With
Joe Gardner at Dallas
The latest berth announced for
Pitcher Jim Bluejacket is Dallas in
llie Texas league. This wild Indian
may not know what he is nmfiing
iuto, but if Joe Gardner lands on his
jaw a couple of times he will quickly
find out and it may make a good In
dian of him at that.
McGraw Knows How
To Save Salaries
The say that a man's success
builds a platform for him on which
he stands to higher advantage. This
must be true of John McGraw's suc
cess. He recently let Mathewson go,
to whom he was paving close to $15,
000; Eddie Kmich." to whom $7,500
was given, and McKechnie, wdio re
ceived $5,000. He unloads these
heavy salaries for one of $10,0(10,
which is paid Herzog. Then add to
this thai McGraw gets a great player
in Herzog and just what he needed to
holster up his infield, which is now
the best m the National league. Still
folks say Rouch is a better ball plaver
than Kauff. McGraw does not be
lieve so. and only the future will
prove who is correct in the estimate
of Rouch's ability.
New York. Aug. 12. Americans in
Japan, report that the Japanese rap
idly are assimilating Occidental sports
m general, just as they did base ball
following its introduction , into the
land of Nippon. Gulf, tennis and mo
toring ;ire all gaining devotees by the
hundreds, and some of the players
are showing a proficiency on the court
and links that promises to make them
formidable opponents in a few
years.
In a recent discussion concerning
sport in general and golf in particu
lar, a prominent Japanese who was a
graduate from the l.'niversityv of
Pennsyh nnia not so long ago, said:
"You know, we really have no game.
' perhaps, excepting tennis, which a
man imiv continue a his vears pile
up. and we know that exercise is
necessary to keep fit. Golf fills the
bill for us. As a nation we are fond
of games. Wrestling and fencing
have tor years been compulsory in
the education of all Japanese gentle
men, and recent years have seen our
schools taking up base ball, tennis,
hockey and toot ball with consider
able .success."
George W. Guthrie, the American
ambassador, who is an enthusiastic
golfer, has presented the Tokio club
with a beautiful challenge cup, always
, to remain the property of the club.
i 'he w inner receiving a replica, lu
honor of the donor and the country
' he represents, the final round always
! will be played off annually on the
j Fourth of July.
j Several of the other principal cities
. hac established golf clubs, notably
; Yokohama, and in other sections or
ganizations of a similar character arc
! in progress of formation. The turf in
j Japan lends itself readily to ideal tair
j ways and greens, and the courses
, have sufficient natural and artificial
I bunkers and hazards to test the skill
j of tlie best players.
' That the game will be a success in
'Japan, returning tourists say is cer
j lain. They point out that the younger
Japanese generation, which is chiefly
educated in the United States and
England, is now mostly engaged
in successful commerce at home,
healthful sport and games which they
have found in Occidental countries.
Tribute of Friend
To the Memory of
Mrs, Louis G. Doup
The following tribute to Mrs. Louis
C. Doup was written by a friend who
knew her well and who could attest to
her splendid character:
CORNELIA BENNETT DOUP.
W'f hp born for ; hlgh.T destiny than
earth: there Is a rHlm whw th rain
how n-ver fitdts. wlirr th stars will
lie sprejid before un like IsIhtkIs that
slumber on the ocean, and where tn
lieinus tlmt pass bo fere us like shadows
will stay In our presenre forever.
In the sudden calling of Mrs. Cor
nelia Bennett Doup, Omaha has lost
one of its sweetest characters. She
exemplified in its highest degree the
word "Charity." Few knew except
her family and close' friends of the
hundreds of people she has helped
spiritually and materially through the
year of her life. Hers was A quiet,
dignified philanthropy, dispensed with
a generous but discriminating hand,
which seemed to find the ones thai
needed friends the most.
The same great spirit which guided
Mrs. Doup in her charities was evi
denced in the quality of her hospital
ity. She was essentially a ",ime
maker and it was there that lovfe radi
ated in the fullest.
She was one of those rare charac
ters of whom her friends can say.
"She had no faults."
Cornelia Bennett, the daughter oi
Samuel F. and Cornelia S. Benneti,
was born in Little Falls, New York,
in I860, the youngest of four children
The family came to Omaha in De
comber, 1878, and was identified in the
development of this city from the tim
ii was a village until a metropolis had
been built.
She was married to Louis G. Doup
on October 10. 1905. Three years ago
Mr. and Mrs. Doup moved into their
beautiful new home at 3607 Jackson
street. It was there in the early morn
ing hours of August 9. ldo, that Cor
nelia Bennett Doup passed away, as
peacefully and placidly as she had
lied, leaving a blessed heritage ot
w ork well done.
1 I our pnulw which are the v'-Inptlngnef-n
uf Gort'd purport; in thi
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AUGUST 22, 23, 24, 25, 26
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Each Afternoon.
This is the first flrpnt Woctuvn rs,,; I
.1 volll UUWUil.
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the big eastern stables will be here. Single
admission to track and grandstand, 75c
Season tickets, good for all five days,
$2.50; tickets now on sale.
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DIRECTORS:
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GREAT WESTERN CIRCUIT
Browns Send Fincher
Back Under an Option
The 5t. Louis Browns sent Pitcher
Bill Fincher to Memphis under op
tion, accompanying the transfer with
a notification that he would be re
called for next year.
Persistent Advertising Is the Road
to Success.
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