1
Even Lincoln Admits Omaha Has Pretty Fair Bunch of Ball Players
ROURKES CAPTURE
SECOND FROM LINKS
Otto Men Hurls Splendid Ball
and Omaha Increases
Pennant Lead.
SMITH HITS IN THE PINCH
Lincoln. Sent. 2. (Special Tele
cram.) Omaha read its title clear to
the Western league- pennant by de
feating Lincoln in the second game
tf the series here, 3 to 2, through the
splendid twirling ot Utto Men.
Onlv in one inning could the Duck
lings reach Merz for hits when hits
mcint runs. Gardner also pitched
well, but three of the six hits he al
lowed were bunched in the fourth in
ning and three runs came over.-
The victory today gave Omaha an
eight-game lead and made it, it is be
lieved, impossible for Lincoln, the
runner-up, to overtake the Rourke
tribe.
Lincoln's only scores, came over in
the fourth inning when Thomason
drew a life on Irelan's miscue on his
r.rounder. Thomason reached second
on Lober's sacrifice out and Morse
was walked. Hunter's liner shot to
v center sent Thomason over and Morse
valso countedShen Thompson mussed
up the ball. .
Smith Hits in Pinch.
The next inning gave the Rourkes
the game. Forsythe opened with a
slashing hit to center and Kilduff was
safe at first when Williams failed to
haadle his grounder. Both runners
advanced on Jrelan's sacrifice and
counted when with two . out Earl
Smith slammed out a single to center.
Smith took second on the throw in
and rode home when Burg singled.
Both pitchers subdued any further
attempts at scoring. ' There is one
more game today.
Josies Take Game
: From Grizzlies
. ... .
Denver, Colo., Sept. 2. Denver was
unable to score on Hovlik after the
first inning today and St. Joseph won,
6 to"l. Score: . , -,..1X
ST. JOSEPH. '
AB. B. H. O.
Wrlaht, ct- ...... t 0
.McCabe, Sb 4
Jourdan, lb. ......... 4
KIrliham, If.
1
S
4
Sullivan, rf.
McClelland, 3b.
Williams, II. .
Fusner, c. .
Hovlik, p. ....
Total!
...1..11 (
DENVER.
1- S
1 11
I II
1 6
Miller, rf
Lloyd, '2b
Oakes, cf.
Uutchsr, 3b. ...
Dyer, as.
AB. R. H. CV i
. a l a f
.. 3
.. 3
Shields, lb 8 0,
role. If. 3
.tevens. o. 9
Irion; p. ...... 3 6
Sterzer .....-....w 10.
0 ,-:
If
1 .a
1? 10
0' ..SI
-. a
D .
o : o
i :
0 e
lv 0
1 ' o
o
- Totall .'.SI 1 I -!'.'
Batted for Irton In ninth. . v
St. Joseph ,..! 1 0 1 I ' I f 1-4
Denver 1 0 0 0 0- 10 0 01
Sarrrflc bits: tloyd, Sullivan,'' burner.
Sacrifice fly: McClelland, Jourdan. Two-baee
hiti: Williams (2). Baeea on balli: Off Hov
lik, 1: off Irion, 1. Struck out: By Hovlik,
4. Stolen bases: Miller (1), Kirkhain, Sulli
van, Joiydan. Dyer. Double playi: McCabe
to Jourdan: Oakes to Dyer. Time: 203. Um
pire: Shannon. ' . .
Des Moines Easy .
tt'i . n i
. victor uver sioux
Sioux City, Sept. 2. Des Moines
easily won from Sioux City today by
aScore of 14 to 4. Score:
. DES MOINES.
abn, rf . ...... 4
J--untPr, cf
Hertford, ss ... 5
.MVIoa.ii, Ib..... 6
Jc-neB, lb..... ......... S
Cum, If ... 4
Srshr, c... .
Kwoldt, Sb..... ...... 4
ilueser, p....: 6
AB. II. H. O A. E.
Totala .
41 14 IT
SIOUX CITT.
AB. B. H.
b 1 1
Ltvtnutoo, rf.,
V.'ateon, If.,.,
ytz. ib
Leiine, cf...
Connolly, 3b..
Jia-tUr, H
Cooney, 2b...,
crcsoy, e
Grover, p 4
.... 6
.... 4
.... 5
.... 3
.... 6
Totali..., 39 4 IS 27 15 t
Tn Motnei.,.0 2 0 1 2 0 4 0 I 14
Slou Cltyw..l 0 00 21 0 0 0 4
Twv-baM hits: Livt ng;ston, Kwoldt. Metz
(2), Hunter, Helosn, Cass. Three -base hits:
Spnhr, Hunter, JiacrLfice hits:' Can, Jonei.
Stolen bane; Connolly, Grover, Double
plays: Crosby to Rader to Mets, Bader to
t'ooney to eMts, Connolly to Cooney to Meta.
Bases on balls: Off Orover, 1; off Meaner,
6. St nick out: By Grover, 1: by Meuer, 13.
WD4 pitch: Miisser (2). Hit by pitched
ball: By Grover (Harm), by Musser
(Kadcr). Time: 2:14. Umpire: Miller.
Dodgers Lose Battle
To Moran's Phillies
.
t nodser Lone Battle to Moratn's Plills, '
PhlladPlphia, Sept, 2. Brooklyn was de
feated by Philadelphia, ,4 tp 1. Score:
BROOKLYN. PHILADELPHIA.
ABH.O.A.E. AB.H.O.A.B.
Mvprscf 3 0 8 1 OPafckert.cf 3 13 10
ONienorr.ZD u j. d
OStoctUb 4 2 o 1 0
0Cravath,rf 4 0 10
nWhitted.lf 4 2 40
Ol.uder'a.lb 4 S 11 0 0
OFanc'ft.M 3 10 5 0
0Biims,o S1(00
OUem'ree.p 8 0 0 1 0
0
0 Totals.. 81 27 12 0
Siengel.rf 4
Mcrkle.lb 4
Wheat,! f 4
Cuts' w,2b 4
Mowr'y.Sb 4
6 1 son, em 8
Mlltcr.c a
I'hfneyfp 1
iSinlth.p 1
Johnston 1
Totals. .31 6 24 12 0
'batted for Cheney in sixth.
Brooklyn ..,.,.0 0 0 0 0 1 01
Philadelphia ..0 001800 4
Two-bane hits: Wheat, Paskert Home run:
&tor-k. Stolen .bases: Cutshaw, Demaree.
Sacrifice hit: Burns. Double plays: Myers to
Miller; Pankert to Burns. Hits and earned
runs: Off Cheney, 6 hits, 4 runs tn five In
nings; off Smith. 4 hits, no runs In three
inning; off Dcmaree, ft hits, 1 run In nine
Innings. Bases on balls: Off Smith, 1: off
Demaree, 1. Struck out: By Cheney, i; bit
yinltti, 1: by Demarec, 4.
and Emslle.
Umpires: Kitm
American Association.
- At Kansas City R. H. K.
Milwaukee .....0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 S T 0
Kansas City 8 0 1 2 0 10 0
Datterles:Faeth, iforan nd Stumpf.
At Louisville . H. H. B.
Toledo 0 ItlMII 00 t 0
Loulavllls 00019 1 I 0
Batteries: Pierce and Sweeney; PsrdtnTand
BUIInBs. .
At Indiana polls R. H. E.
Columbus 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ST
Indianapolis 1010 100 3 12 8
Batteries; Curtis and Pratt; Aid rid t and
Srhnnv.
At St. Paul ; Tl. H. E.
Minneapolis ...1 900 t 9000 8 ft 8 3
M. Paul ...M.-H MOOIM 02 4 0
rfiitteritB! Duinonl and Una; Mshaul and
Clcmons.
Eight Games Now
CarUsl, If ...
WUItanu, ss...
Thomason, of.
Lobr, rf.'
Morse, Sb
Hunter, lb....
latttmws, Sb,
Kohrer, ....,
GardiMrtv p. ...
Totals
Smith, If
Burs, Sb
Thompson, (,
Miller, lb....
Kruever, ... .
Forsythe, rf.,
KUduff. ss....
Irelaa, Sb
Hers, p
IJNCOLN.
AB, K,
., S
H. (K A. E.
S It
1 5 1
2 1 W
30 S 5 I) U 1
OMAHA.
AB. k
HUSKERS TO START.
WORK ATBEATRICE
Coaches Not to Begin Seal
Work Until First Day of
Registration.
PLAYERS ARE DROPPING IN
H. O. A. K.
i i
i
1 3
1 II
1
1. 5
Totals
i7 IS
Lincoln S S 0 t
Omaha ) 01
Stolen base: Hunter. Sacrifice hllst WH-
niams. Burs; Irelan (3). Struck out: By
ftardner, A; ny Mert, z. imn on nans; urr
Gardner, If off Men, S. Left on basest Lin
coln, 4; Omaha, . tmptresi n-ane ana miu
ten. Timet l:0e.
KAWS VICTORS TWICE
- . x
Capture Both Ends of Double -Header
From Wolves of
Wichita.
WIN BY CLOSE MARGIN
Topcka, Kan., Sept. 2. The locals
took both ends of a double-header
from Wichita today by a narrow
margin. Score, first game:
, wichit. ;
Frx. rf. ............. 3 I - t i C 0
onrrith. lb s i o t 5 i
Coy. If 10 0
Brllton. 2b 8 ' 0 t S ,. 1 1
Gray, c S 0 1 R 1 0
I.lnchl. 3b 0 11 8 0
Reppi, cf 4 0 0 3 1 0
White, .4 1.1 3 3 0
Koeatnar. p 4 1 1 0 6 0
Total!.. 34 I I II II 1
. . TOPBKA.
, AB. B. H. O. A. E.
R LalhroD. cf . 4 1 S 0 0 0
Agler, rt . 3 11 1 0
Giortwln 4 1 13(1
Br.(lo. Sb.... S 1 1 I 0
W. Lalbrop, lb t 1 3 13 1 0
Devon!, If 4 3 ! , 0 1 1
Mtnroo. Ib 4 1 2 0 1
Allen, c 3 0 1 5 3 0
Uennlnt, c .. 110 13 0
Totatl..i.,....:..SS I 14 37 It 8
Wichita .......1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 !
Tcpeki 0 ,0 0 0 0 (
Two-bae hits: Fox, Coy, Goodwin. De
vore, Monroe, R. Lathrop. Sacrifice hits:
Britton. Aaler. Sacrifice fly: H. Latbrop.
Stolen bases: Orlffith. Knsle. Struck out:
By Koestner, 3; by Kenning, 4. ifases on
balls: Off Koestner, 3; off H.nnlnir, 3.
Mld pitch: Koestner. Balk: Koeatnar.
bBiplre: Carney. Score, second game;
WICHITA.
: AB. R.- H. O. A. B.
Fol. Tf 3 1 13 0,0
Griffith, lb 8 0 I S 0 0
Coy, If 4 0 0 1 0 0
Britton, ZD 3 v . 4 2 i
Gray, c 4 113 0 0
Lttschl, Sb 8 1 1 2 1 0
Bi.pps. cf 110 8 10
White, as 8 0 18 2 0
Griffin, p 0.1 0 0 0 0
uunt,p o o v a u
lotalsrr.. ....... .34 8 7 It i . 1
TOPBKA.
AB. R. H. O. A. B.
ft lathrop. of.v..... 3 0 0 1 0 0
Agler, rf. ...... ...... 4- 1 10 0
Ucodwln, ss....'. 4 2 2 1 1 1
Kr.gle, 2b 4 2 3 12 0
W Lathrop, lb...... "0 2 T - 0 0
Devore. If 3 11111
lionroe, Sb. 8 .0 3 2 3 0
Alien, c... S O 1 I 1 0
Senders, p. . . . . 3 0 0 0 . 3 0
Bunrell, p..........; 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals..... ..31 I II 11 I 3
(Called and eerenth by agreement.)
Wichita .....0 1.1 3 0 0 1 S
Icpeka 1 1 3 0 0 8 8
Three-base 'hit Devore." Two-base hits:
Ergle, -Britton. Sacrifice hits:- Fox, De
vore. Stolen bases: Gray Agler, Engle.
rouble plays: Engle to W. Lathrop, White
to Litschi. Stolon base!: Hunt (2), Sand
era (4). Burtrell. Hits: Off Griffin, 6 In
two and one.thlrd inning's: off Sanders. 4 in
six and one-third innings. Bases on balls:
Off .Hunt ll.off Sanders, 0. Paased ball:
Alleh. Wild pitch: Urlffln. Empire: Car
ney. .'...- , -.
Plestina Answers
The British Lion
.- ,;v '
Sam Clap ham, who calls himself the
British Lion and professes to be the
British champion, hurled a challenge
at Marin Plestina, the Omaha wrest
ler, declaring he 'would bet $100
Plestina could not throw him twice
in an hour.
Gus Tylee, manager for Plestiua,
comes to bat with the following:-.
Referring to the challeiuo Df Sam Clic
him. tho British Lion, I wish to My 'that
Marin Plestina will t&kn a great deal of
Dleasure In Beparatlnj the Lion from hie
bank-roll and any wreitllng aspirations he
may have, but not for 1)00. If Mr. Clap
ham can find an much as f 260 and Is will
Ins to wrestle, winner take all, Plfitlna will
agree to beat Mr. Clap ham two falls tn one
hour or forfeit all claim to purse or bet
Aggies Win Central
A. A. U. Championship
Chicago, Sept. 2. Milton S. Aneier
of the Illinois Athletic club won the
Central Amateur Athletic union cham
pionship irt the javcline throw here
today, the event having been post
poned from last Saturday. His dis
tance was J0U teet, 5 mcnes. J lie
mark exceeded the record, but it was
not allowed to stand as the wind fa
vored him.
All-Nations Return to
Omaha on September 16
Fred Bradford, manager of . the
Brandeis team, received word last
night that the All-Nations would re
turn to Omaha, September 16 and 17,
for games with the Brandeis nine
those days. Donaldson, thebig
smoke, and Mendez and Hernandez,
the crack Cuban hurlers, are with the
All-Nations and will twirl in. the
games here. 1
Omaha and Lincoln Gas
Bike Riders Will Clash
Omaha -and Lincoln motorcycle
riders will clash in a series f inter
city races on the half-miletrack at
Nebraska City September 10. Fif
teen machines of five different makes
are entered. The Omaha aggregation
will be led by Birdie Lutz, the star
of the local bike sharks.
Tilde Blanks Battle Creek.
Battle Oreelc, Neb., Sept, 3. (Special
Telegram.) Tllden defeated Battle Creek,
S to 0, ln a irame played at Meadow drove
for a 170 purse. Batteries: Tllden, I.urschen
and Ramsey; Battle Creek. Todenliof and
Rose. Lurschen got three hit la lour
limes at bat,
I 1 "
i Department Orders, i
Washington, Hept. J. (Spei'lel Teleifram.)
Max R Wflmer has been appointed poHl
master at Klkharl. folk .'ouiity. Iowa vloe
aire. Zora V. Kell"r, resigned.
Iowa , nrral l,nter carriers appointed:
Caaeyj .John . 8.. Smithy Kalra, James ,w.
Huyck. . . .
BY JAMES E. LAWRENCE.
Lincoln, Sept. 2. (Special.) Big
Chief Stewart and his medicine man,
Dick Rutherford, both arrived here
this week to start the Huskcr squad
on its way. v.
Dr. E. J. Stewart, formerly of the
Oregon Aggies, who will endeavor to
round out another championship
Cornhtisker eleven, came from Cin
cinnati, where with his family h6,
spent the summer. The new coach
has secured a home and is getting
settled, but does not expect to ac
company the Cornhuskers to the an
nual camp on the batiks of the Blue
river during the coming week.
During the summer Dr. Stewart had
a long chat with Captain Coffal of
the Notre Dame team and the latter
insisted that the Catholics would re
venge last year's "foozle," as they
call Nebraska's 20 to 19 victory, Cof
fal was the one who did the most
damage against the Huskers in the
game last year and he gives Dr. Stew
art the information that Notre Dame
will be much stronger this year.
Poor Old Kansas.
Poor old Kansas, who hasn't won a
game from Nebraska for so long that
no one in school there can remember
when the Jayhawkers ' were on the
long end of the score, has hopes of
scalping the Huskers this year. Ol
cott, instead of dispensing the cus
tomary bear dope which comes from
the Jayhawkcr camp, is in high fettle
and is feeding the Kansans on several
highly colored yarns about what the
Jayhawks will do to Nebraska this
year.
Nearly twenty prospective Corn
huskers will train at the Beatrice
camp during the coining week.
Neither Dr. Stewart nor Assistant
Coach Rutherford Will go to camp
and they will not take charge of the
squad until the first day of registra
tion, September 13, but from that time
on Dr. Stewart has mapped out a pro
gram which will keep them hustling
all of the time.
Ellsworth Moser and Jimmy Gardi
ner, two Omaha men and members of
the team last year, arrived in Lincoln
during the week to start conditioning
themselves. They will have an easy
job of it, for both of them spent the
summer on a farm and are browned
and brawny and in the best physical
condition. Caley, who is nearly
twenty pounds heavier than last year;
Selzer, Doyle, Cook and Kositsky are
the other letter men who have ar
rived. Track Athletics.
Assistant Director Guy Reed said
fall track ithletics would be more
vigorously followed this fall than ever
before in the '.istory of the school.
Reed's track proteges will be busy
every day so long as the weather per
mits open air work and then will con
tinue the training in the gymnasium.
Dr. Stewart, in addition to being a
foot ball wizard, is equally successful
in track and basket ball and hopes to
put Nebraska in the running again
m track athletics. It has been some
time since the Huskers cut much of a
figure in Missouri Valley cinder path
activities.
A Second Ty Cobb
; An Impossibility
Asserts Lee Magee
T t UA ....e T
t. M.H llttU nun own j
cobb play before this season, and he
declares that he Had always tnougut
Cobb overrated. "I didn't suppose
there was ever a ball player as good
as he was said to be," said Lee.
But after seeing him in action I
hand it to him. You've no idea how
wonderful he seems to another ball
nlaver. It's perfectly foolish to talk
about a second Ty Cobb. ,
You can mention speaker, kod
inson, Jackson, or any one you
want, but there's none of them that
comes near Ty. He's completely in
a class by himself. He stands alone."
Hoyle Quits When
Collyer Gets Job
Ithaca, N. Y A-ughv .26; John
Hoyle is aggrieved over the action
of the Cornell rowing authorities in
aoDointing John Collver assistant
coach to Courtney and has resigned.
Hoyle has served as boat rigger and
as assistant to Courtney tor years,
and probably had counted upon of
ficial recognition, wnen tne time
came for the famous head coach to
curtail his activities. All who know
Hoyle will sympathize with him com
pletely. However justifiable the ac
tion of the Cornell rowing committee
may have been and undoubtedly
they know what they ' are doing
Hoyle certainly is entitled to emo
tions of dissatisfaction. He has said
nothing, but some of his friends
have. - ,
Clan Gordon Soccer
. Tea mPlans for Year
The Clan Gordon soccor foot ball
team isalready making plans for the
approaching season of the i Omaha
Soccor league. A meeting was held
at the home o fMauagcr Durran Fri
day night and Jack Lyall and Robert
Anderson were named as. executive
committee to represent the team in
all business matters. Black and gold
were chosen as the team's colors.
Sweaters will be black and gold, the
pants white and stockings will be
black with gold tops.
The first practice of the year will
be held this morning at 9 o'clock at
Miller 'park.
The Clan Gordon Athletic club
will hold a meeting Monday at W.
J. Hislop's office, Fifteenth and
Dodge streets. -
' ftclaliea's I'lereing I'ain.
' "You can depend upon .Sloan's l.inlineljt to
! till! the nerve pains of si'lull'-c: . 11 ,one.
! i rates htihoul rubbing. . Only :jc. All
' drufftflsls. Adicrti?mr
SPORTS SECTION
The Omaha
Sunday Bee
LUXUS WIN GAME
FULL0F FIGHTS
Brewers Trim Ramblers in
First Fray of Clais A Elim
ination Series.,
OMAHA, SUNDAY; MORNING, SEPTEMBER 8, 1916.
WELSH AND WHITE TO-BATTLE IN HIGH MOUNTAIN AIR Freddie Wel.h, the
champion, will defend hit title against Charlie White, of Chicago, for year championship
contender. The fight will be a twenty-round affair, with a referee's decision. '
MBr.nmtlM
v xf III i
fmitk-6sUli-.' i lll,,Wftiisji festr-aaataatairast tmiaimilnaias. 1
I
FINAL GAMES OF
SEASON IN OMAHA
Rourkes' Make Last Appear-
ance of Year on Local Lot
Monday and Tuesday.
FINISH SEASON ON ROAD
OMAHA HURLER HAS INDIAN
Omaha fans will get their last op
portunity to see the league-leading
Rourkes in action . tomorrow and
Tuesday,, on which days Krug's men
will battle the truculent Sioux in a
three-game series.
After the fray with the lowly Links
this afternoon, the Rourklets return
to the metropolis and tomorrow, be
ing Labor ay, will play a double
header with Sioux City. Only one
game -will be played Tuesday, as
Omaha has no postponed games with
the Han Ion outfit.
After the Tuesday combat, Krug's
crew starts out for a long campaign
on the road and finishes the season
away from home. Wednesday the
Rourkes open a three-game series at
Des Moines. From Des Moines they
jump to Sioux City for four games,
including a double-header September
10. . September 12 is an open date on
the schedule. This day will be occu
pied by a ride to Wichita, where
three frays are carded September 13,
14 and 15. Denver is the next stop
on the Rourke itinerary. . The visit is
for three days. Then comes three
combats at Topeka, followed by three
at St. Joseph, where the locals will
wind up the season on September 24.
Thus the Rourkes make every town
on the circuit except Lincoln.
Omaha fans have little fear of dis
aster for the Rourkes on their long
roan, trip, Because the Kourkes this
year have been a little better road
team than home team. They hit al
most forty points better on the road
than at home, and up to date have
won more games. So local fans be
lieve they will win a good majority
of their games and bring back the
pennant to Omaha. .
Meredith and Loomis to -Sail
for Sweden in Month
New York, Sept. 2. A cablegram
has been received by Frederick W.
Rubien, secretary-treasurer of the
Amateur Athletic union, from Erik
Bergvall of the Swedish National
Gymnastic and Sporting association
accepting the arrangements made by
Mr. Rubien for "Ted" Meredith and
"Jo" G. Loomis to compete at Stock
holm early in October. These two
athletes, together with another, to be
selected after the national champion
ships on September 9, will leave here
on the Oscar II. on September 28.
and should arrive in Stockholm about
ten days later. -
Harvard Stars May .Get
In the Game with Yale
New York, Sept. 2. The other day
a Yale foot ball player wandered into
the city with a rumor that some read
ers will welcome and other receive
with dismay. Gilman and Boles and
Enwright, he said, he had heard, were
not to be lost to Harvard after all.
According to his information, the trio
are working in the Harvard summer
courses, and if they arc successful
they will be able to join the varsity
early in November, in time to be of
service in the big games.
. ' SION .ON LINKS.
IW1 "J
TIKRXY O'TOOtB I
MURRAY BEATS ;
CHURCH IN FIFTH
. . if'""
Aligned With Griffin and John
ston Against One Easterner,
E. Norris Williams.
DISPLAYS GREAT FORM
DECIDE CRICKET
TITLE OF STATES
Omaha, -Sioux City and Lincoln
to Engage in Triangular
Battle Labor Day.
OMAHA NOW HOLDS HONORS
A three-cornered battle for the
cricket championship of Nebraska and
Iowa will be staged at Miller park
labor day. Oir'ii'ia, Sioux City and
Lincoln teams will fight for the
coveted title.
. Omaha at present holds the cl'am
pionship anil the trophy, the Martin
Hotel cup. The locals intend to re
tain the honor and expect to put a
great eleven in the field.
The competition, however, is bound
to be fierce. The Omahans were
treated to a defeat at Lincoln on July
4. This was the first defeat the lo
cals ever received, and it shows that
the .Links have a capable organiza
tion. They have recently signed five
new men.
A committee of the older Omaha
players, consisting of Douglas, Cal
vert, Brooksbank and Vaughan, lias
been added to relect Omaha sharks
who will defend tjie cup. They will
have the following to select from:
J. Douglas, J. Brooksbank, G.
Vaughan, J. Calvert, !'. II. Hoyle, P.
Cleary, P. Lowdcn, H. Parsons, H.
Forehead, T. Kenworlhy, J. Stubbs,
H. Williams and J. - Stil'man.
George Collins has been chosen to
umpire the gamer. The morning
gatvfe will start at 10 o'clock and the
afternoon fray at 1:30. At 3 o'clock
in the afteri'oon a program of sports
will be staged and in the evening an
old English supper will be served.
Tne cricket games will be features
of the annual picnic of (he Orders of
sons and Daughters ot at. Ueorge.
v Forest Hills,' N. J Sept. 2. By a
great exhibition ot gameness and
C m. -- ' i.. n t : it t ......
racquet rvizaruy, iv. a-iuuicy iMuiisj
defeated George M. Church in the
fifth, round of the national singles
tennis championship and tonight is
aligned with two other Califorliians,
Clarence J. Griffin and William M.
Johnston, as the Pacific coast repre
sentatives against one lone easterner,
R, Norris Williams, 2d. .The form
Murray - displayed today will give
Champion Johnston a great court
battle in the lower semi-final Monday.-'
. -
Forest Hills, N. Y Sept. 2. A gal
lery of spectators gathered here
this afternoon for the round before
the -semi-finals in the annual tingles
tennis championship tournament. A
gale which swept the courts and ser
iously ihterferred with the stroking
of the ball, was in full blast when
William M. Johnston of San Fran
cisco and Watson M. Washburn of
New York, entered the championship
strip of turf, still damp from the
morning rain,
Johnston won the opening set at 6-2,
due in part to his vicious and steady
stroking of the ball while aided by the
erratic returns of Washburn. Points,
first set:
Johnston ...... t i t 1 S I 4- SP n
Washburn ..,.3111441 1 II t
Johnston won the second set by the
same score as the first, and the play
was to a great extent a repetition of
the opening portion of the contest.
As the match progressed, the cham
pion appeared to grow surer of his
stroking, and his racquet work was
the best seen during the tournament.
He simply played all around the east
erner. He out-placed Washburn at a
ratio of 3 to 1. Points, second set:
.I'lhnnUm b 3 S 4 4 4 4 4 ?B
Wahliurn ,...S 4 4 1 1! 0 I) 10 2
Johnston won the third set and the
match, 7-5' after Washburn had come
within a stroke of taking the set. The
champion began the set in a careless
manner, which Washburn quickly
took advantage of, Washburn took
the lead, being aided by errors on the
part of the titleholder. With the score
tour games to three' in his favor,
Washburn appeared to grow uncer
tain. Johnston evened the score and
then Washburn took the odd game
and was within a point of the set but
could not hold his advantage. The
champion found little difficulty in
running out the two games necessary
to give him the deuce set and match.
Points, third set:
Jr,li ,,,.3 404144 4 1 14 4 UK J
Wuihliurn ,111111)1111 114 4
Clarence J. Griffin defeated Wal
lace K. Johnson in straight sets, 6-4,
6-2, 6-2.
Curtis Gosnell, Race
Driver, Dies of Injury
Cleveland, O,, Sept. 2. Curtis Gos
nell of Muncie, lnd., famous race
driver on the Grand Circuit, died here
today from injuries received at the
North Randall track last week. Gos
nell was thrown while working out a
trotting mare and never recovered
consciousness, ,
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EVERYBODY WANTS TO MIX
Johnny Dcnnison's demon Luxus,
1915 aniateur champs and winners of
the Greater Omaha league pennant
race, clawed a victory out of the Ram
blers, who copped the National league
rag, in the first event of the Class A,
city elimination series at Rourke's
park yesterday afternoon, 4 to 2.
The combat was a nifty affair very
much enlivened by a number of argu
ments, fights, scraps, brawls and riots.
Players picked on the umpire. Fans
picked on the umpire, the players and'.
themselves. A couple of hard-boiled
eggs even tried to start a young fight
in the press coop, but mediation was
accomplished by a couple of expert .
diplomats, and the furniture was
saved.
All was quiet and everybody was
docile until the fifth inning. In that
frame a gent by the name of Christen
sen drcw a walk and scooted to third
when Rushenberg made a wild throw
to first. Holland hit a grounder at
Minikus and Christensen tried to
mark. Rushenberg tagged him,- but'
dropped the ball. Mr. Christensen, in
his mad rush for the rubber, over
looked Umpire Sage a few feet be
hind and bowled him over. Sage hit
the earth with a thump and didn't see
Rushenberg fumble the pill. He
called Christensen out. ,
Riot Starts. '
Immediately one doien irate and in
censed athletes pounced - upon Mr.
Sage. One of them wanted to take a
wallop at ,him, was suppressed.
Sage was obdurate. Then the fans
swarmed onto the field and started to
stage a scene that would make the
kaiser green with envy. The fighting
may be intense in the trenches, but it
had nothing on Rourke park yesteri
day afternoon. Most the paint on the
grandstand was blistered.- If . Mr.
Rourke wants to hold any more tma
leur ball games in his yard he had
better build t new stand out of
asbestos. -. . ... . .
After fifteen minutes of chatter and
threats to leave the field by the Ram
blers, President Isaacson of the ama
teur association took a hand. Chris
tensen was called safe and the game
proceeded. .
Several other fights occurred. One
centered around Johnny Haien when
a Rambler player accused him of
being rough or something like that.
ii0ti'.r one occur" when Sage
called Mogensen out when that youth
was nailed off third base. . Another
One occurred at the end of the game
when the police were summoned to
escort few of the young men off the "
field. . , - i y- ,
An' amateur ball, game is no place
for a base ball reporter. A war cor
respondent or a boxing expert should
be given such assignments.
" ' Came a Good One. ' '
ur me game itseit, it was a
good battle. Bill Madden hurled neat
uatt ior tne luxus and Kaufman per
formed excellently for the Ramblers.
Both teams played snappy ball. , j
The Ramblers made their two rum
in the exciting fifth on the walk to
Christensen, two errors by Rushen
berg, one by Atkins and Kemmy's
single. , . . v . , :
l Trh'L.uxu,?, won the me in their
half of the fifth. After Madden went
out Smith walked and Denhison iin-
gled to right. Smith took third on
the hit and Dennison took second on
the throw- In... A wild pitch scored
Smith and the Luxus manager went
to third. After Minikus popped up,
Dennison scored on Hazenrs triple
which sailed over Christensen'- bean.
TohntlV rnnnrerl n.,.n. t.
. .iiwiiittu laid Ull
Atkins safety to center.
ine orewera made another run in
the sixth on Kemmy'a error, a sacri
fice, Bud Melady'a hit and an infield
out. . , .
Jim Melady, star outfielder of the
LUXUS. Hid nnt ftlatr .'...-... TT -
w" ""en to Dakota. His kid brother
luiMiea ior nun. ...
The LilKIIB anrl Pa.i.kl. ...Ill .1 t.
again this afternoon. Bunny Holland
is carded to hurl against Jim- Moylan
and a, keen combat is anticipated. In
addition the Murphys and McCarthy
will battle for the Class B champion
ship of Omaha. Spectatora are ad
vised to go well armed. Score: ,
5,','f. 4 1 "lirlst'n.ot I i i 0 5
m b. !?!.. "". i i
Hadd.n.p 4 0 0 I 0Kauran.D 1 8 I 0
Totals. .II 7 IT 17 4 Tolala..J0 4 Tin a
r.irauj ..n a n t i - .
Ramblera 0 0 J 0 0 ( (a
.TS"",,"," h,l! '" SawlflM hits:
Minikus, Warhtler, Ki-mmr. Stolon Haass!
Hunt, Norjard. Sunrk out: By MadJ.n.
ii !i Kaufman, !. Bases on balls: Ott
Maiidm. 1 off Kaufman, I. Wild pitch:
Kaufman. Hit by B!l-h4 ball: Imlth.
Kaufman. loft on baass: l,uiua. 8: Ham.
bisis. a. Tims: 1:18. Umplroi gate.
Poe Field at Princeton
To Be Ready This Fall
Princeton, N. J., Sept. 2. Poe
field at Princeton university will he
ready for use this fall. Shortly after
Johnny Poe's death "somewhere in
trance, fishtinir with the "Rllr
Watch" a year ago, Princeton alumni
joinca togeiner to contribute to a
memorial, anrl with hm nta At ICfie .
leading several thousand dollars were
raucu to uo nonor to tne memory ot
the foot ball star, class president and
orenitral "irnrf4 fllm. " 1 Lm. .1..
of grounds was set aside south of
tne university campus ana tnis week
ill wnrlr rtf crri Air n mnA -: I.
for college athletics was begun. The
tuiauun ot me neto is sucn mat vis-
itnra tn Prinrtnn wlin a..-:.. 4Um
Idwer yards and go from there to the
Stadium will pass it when first reach- ',
ing the campus. It has been pro
posed to erect some kind of a for
mal memorial on the field, but plans
for this have not yet been completed.
Asks Hla Fasapurls.
Amattrdam Vla London), Sept. 3.th
Roumanian minister at Sofia, says a fe-w.' -tin
dispatch, naked for hla paseporta on
Wednesday evening, thus severlnrf dlnlo- '
matlo relations bstneen Houinanla und Bui ,
garla. ' .... ... . '