Even Foot Ball Has Its Uncertainties; Ask Some of the Losers Today DENVER WHIPS CREIGHTON BY AID OF FUMBLES Blue and White Warriors Fum ble Twice Within Shadow of Own Goal and Lose to Methodists, 19-13. OFF-SIDE PLAY IS COSTLY Payne Jumps Ball on Play on Which Platii Makes Fifty Five -Yard Run Over Goal. ANDERSON IS BRIGHT STAR A couple of costlv fumbles and fatal offside play resulted disastrously, iur vreignton yesterday arm trie clue and White warriors went down to de feat before Denver university at Creighton field, 19 to 13. Two of the Denver touchdowns were directly traveable to Creighton fumbles, one by a blue-jerseyed youth who escaped identification because he was buried in a mass of flying arms and legs, and the other by Carl Lutes. But the most lamentable mishap was the offside play. Toward the close of the third quarter Denver es sayed a forward pass. Dutch Platz, the fighting captain of the Omaha eleven, intercepted the whirling pig skin and ran fifty-five yards down the field over the goal line. But Payne, the big guard, was palpably offside. Hegbeat the pass of the ball twenty minutes. Even the crowd in the grand stand saw it and realized at the start that Platz' sensational sprint was use less. The game, however, was a good bat tle and .interesting most of the time, although the Creighton supporters -were ofteftk stricken with grief at the fumbling or heir prides. Denver Line Holds. The DenverVine put up a great game and the CrVighton backs could not break througfiV Forward passes, which they employed with good suc cess in the first anV last quarters, alone enabled Mills' nen, to make gains. Both Creighton touchdowns were made via the aerialYoute. On the other hand, the fi,st Denver backs, especially a fleet-footed young ster named Anderson, broke -through the locals off the tackles and through the ends. They could not gain con- Creighton Scores First. Creighton got away to a flyin by marking up a touendown after the start of hostilities. . exchansre of ounts. following .thi off, Denver fumbled on its own ty-five-yard line and O Connor ered the ball. Platz negotiate yards and Marty rlannagan mai more, rlatz wounded a digit Dlar. had it taped up by the and then tore the tape off so h throw a forward pass to Mai who scampered the remainder way for a touchdown. Flat: booted the eoal. Coeighton easily held" the I tionists the remainder ot t quarter, but the second quartel woeful one trom the home sta After Denver punted over t line, Creighton tumbled the the very first play on its own vard line. A couple of line and a forward pass from And Mahoney gave Uenver a t Milton missed the eoal and continued to lead, but onlyl narrow margin of one point. Another Fumble. Two minutes after- th Creighton fumbled again. Lutes muffed the oieskin recovered the ball on Ci forty-two-yard line. Anders Continued on Pare Two, Calm Yal$ Shows Mos Class of the B ' Eastern S New Haven, Conn., Oct. of all the big college te olaved the most impress: early games. The Bulldod improving in every Dattie, now the New Haven aninu have the edge on Jiis ole Harvard and Princeton. 1 been made possible by Tad the new coaching start, it parent that the Blue has handicapped this season coacninK misiaKcs. nc x i 1 " T-1 rl have been encouraged to bifrve they can play winning foot ball and they have been doing it. The Blues' game with Lehigh snowed a new Yale spirit, sqmething different ,from the disheartened man ner of last year's Eli eleven. Now the Yale team gives the impression of being confident of its strength and puts more dash into the plays. This was particularly true of Harry Le gore, who was like a dynamo for ac tion. His punting was the team's best defensive asset and his great open field running scored one touchdown an? made another possible. To score two touchdowns against Lehigh team that was only beaten by a gle point in 191$, gives sufficient proof that things are progressing nicely tor tne Bulldog. Morning Side Beats Dakota Wesleyan Eleven, 112 to 0 Sioux City, la., Oct. 28. Morning Side ran up an enormous score on Dakota Wesleyan of Mitchell this af ternoon, shutting out their opponents, 112 to 0. The visitors showedskill in the use ofthe forward pass which they worked ,or good gains several times. How ever, when they approached the goal line poor punting lost the ball to their rivals. Morning Side's weight told against the Wesleyans. Their line was easily broken and demoralized for long runs on the part of the Methodists. Boy Scouts, Not Too Proud To Fight, Play Foot Ball In a clean, yet fiercely-fought foot ball game two teams of Bov Scouts showed they were nottoo proud to fight. Wagner's warriors won over Hamilton's eleven by the score of tn . tA tl li ., 30 to 24. I here were several liveJy i issles during the game. Sll I i i I M J.1U9KICS BELLE VUE COACH IS EASY ON HIS MEN. -II, j, 3 7!E. Benjamin. Coach Benjamin of Bellevue is one foot ball instructor who does not be lieve in working his men to death. "No long, grueling scrimmages for me," says the Indian mentor. Benja min was a star linesman as an under graduate at Albion college back in Michigan, ror four years he held down tackle on the varsity. Benjamin is as popular a coach as ever reigned on Elk Hill. His men swear by him. Even the co-eds pester .him to act as chaperon for their par ties. But Benjamin is a benedict, hav- been marred bit .nring. and so Princeton Being Completely Outplayed by the Visitors. SCORE IS SEVEN TO THREE 1 Princeton, N. J., Oct. 28. Although completely outplayed at almost every angle of the game Princeton defeated Dartmouth here this afternoon, 7 to 3. Eddie Driggs, the Princeton fullback, was individually responsible for the victory of they Princeton eleven. Dartmouth' started a hard offensive drive toward Princeton goal line in Afl I el la I I I II I 1 1 I 1 I I I I I I I CI t 4 I A I i i former Princeton li I III in k mm t.i "Bssa. & sin-uhe third period. Driggs intercepted a long forward pass, thrown by Ger rish, on Princeton's thirty-yard line and raced along the margin side line the remaining sixty-five yards for a touchdown. Tibbot kicked the goal. Dartmouth s score was made in the second period on a placement kick by Captain Gerrish. Dartmouth car ried the ball down the field to ivithin the shadow of Princeton's goal posts on several occasions, only to be held for downs or to have a forward pass intercepted. "Commy" Would Give All To Win One More Pennant Charles A. Comiskey, owner of the Chicago American league club, con cluded his forty-first season in base ball with the finish of the 1916 sea son. The "Old Roman" declared he would' be willing to give up all the wealth he's made in base ball to land another pennant winner. Harvard Overwhelm! Clay Center. Halyard, Neb., Oct. 2. (Special.) ! Harvard High school toot ball team defeated Clay Center team Friday afternoon, -on the Clay Center grounds, 132 to 0. Captain Wayne Moger of the Harvarda made a reo- oril play, KK-King eignieen nui in a posen.io ,,,',, K,i,, Harvard win play Hastmrs I At HttBting next Friday afternoon. OMAHA BOY SIGNS WITH DES MOINES Ernie Adams Is First Man to Sign a Western League Contract for 1917. ' J. HOLLAND WORKS DRAFT Ernie Adams, University of Omaha player and for several years one of Omaha's leading sandlot athletes, was the first man to sign a Western league contract for 1917. Ernie signed up with the Des Moines club. Frank Isbell, owner and manager of the Des Moines team, was given a tip by an Omaha friend that Ernie had the makings of a great ball player in him. Isbell took the tip and lost no time in signing Adams up, Ernie is quite a favorite with the sand- lot fans of Omaha. He is a good hitter and a good fielder and they expect him to make good with Isbell s crew. Only two other men have been signed for 1917 by Western league clubs, lhe lopeka team has signed Fletcher Saffell and Isbell has also signed a pitcher named Snyder. None of the other teams have signed any men for next year at all. Pa Rourke of the Omaha team seldom signs any of his players before January. Holland Works Draft. Jack Holland of St. Joseph, was the only Western league magnate to take advantage of the draft rule this fall. Holland put in drafts for five men, but two of the drafts were disallowed and one Jack cancelled. The two men Jack gets for the Drummers by the draft are Runser, shortstop, and Rheinhart, outfielder, both from the Muscatine club of the Central association. Holland also ap plied for drafts of Manda, third base man with Fort Worth, Tex., RooV, pitcher with Fargo, and Hruska of Muscatine. Drafts of Manda and Rook were disallowed and the draft of Hruska cancelled. The seven other Western league magnates failed to apply for any drafts, evidently preferring to buy any needed talent later in the year, when there are more ball players' on the market. Cut Players Loose. Lincoln and Des Moines have al ready cut loose some of the olavers of the 1916 teams. Lincoln has re leased unconditionally R. J. Latti more, the deposed Topeka manager who played second for the Links, and 'Harry Powers, a southpaw twirler. Pes Moines has given Pitcher Higgin- tne gate. 1 he Western league given Umpire Fillman his un- nal release. Western league changes have de via the released by pur- ute. lopeka has sold Her 1, the string-bean hurler, to as City American association ,ck Holland has sent Walter who played at second, short this year, to Syracuse in the k State loop. Gardner and )f the Lincoln hurling corps, purchased by Salt Lake in : coast circuit. w - Jack Holland's athletes have rned to him. Thev are Glen 'and Goldie Rapp. Grand nt Helmer back and Peoria P back. Holland has also id Pitcher Hovlik. . Isbell Gives It Up. Isbell has given up all hone t to inject a little of the old i Wichita. Frank was given r option on tne town by the nd he thought he could bring ling city back, but he has al ven it uo as a bad inh. The of the park in Wichita wanted or the improvements on the Izzy couldn't see the hio-h but he finally did offer tn rent s "basis. The owners refused 'sider it so the Des Moines mar? his grip and hiked harlr tn loines, where he will stay. Autrey is Canned. ck Autrey, who was one of the popular olavers who ever wore urke uniform, has been released nditionally by the San Francisco in cutting down expenses, the t town put Ping Bodie on first let Lnick out. Autrey went to rrencisco trom Minneapolis in and practicallv won the nen- t for the exposition citv bv his iting. here is a chance that Pa Rnnrlr. y grab Autrev for the Rnnrlrn ce Ray Miller has been drafted by lumbus. Omaha fans nnuM ,.,. me Chick back. Autrey is also he- considered bv the Fort Smith :. club as a manager. iate of Copeland In aHnds of the Jury Galveston, Tex., Oct. 28. The case of John Copeland of Marshall, Tex charged with the killing of William Black, an ariti-Catholic lecturer, was given to the jdry at 8:15 o'clock to night. It's "Commodore Matty," Brannick Finds the Name Among ball players, especially the Giants, Matty is often called Commo dore, and there is an interesting little story behind the name. Eddie Bran nick, the assistant secretary of the Giants, has been a great admirer of Matty for years, and though the two became fast friends some years ago, F.ddie always addressed him as Mr. Mathewson. One day Matty requested Brannick to drop the "Mister" when speaking to him. At the time the big pitcher had on his coat a pin with the word "Commodore" on it. "All right, Commodore," replied Brannick, and the name- has clung to Big Six ever since, t 1 Great Demand for Seats At Missouri-Kansas Game Lawrence, Kan., Oct. 29. So great is the demand for tickets for the- Kansas-Missouri foot ball game that ap plications for more than 1,000 have already been received, although the contest will not be played until Thanksgiving Day, November 30. The contest is expected to attract the largest crowd that ever witnessed a foot ball game in the Missouri Val ley conference. Respite the heavy de mand for seats, the usual price will not be advanced. ' I I 1 r i m m I i SPORTS SECTION of The Sunday OMAHA, CRIMSON DEFEATS ITHACAN ELEVEN Harvard Team of Uncertain Powers Wins From Cor nell by 23 to 0. EDDIE CASEY IS THE STAR Cambridge, Mass., Oct. 28. A Harvard eleven of uncertain powers found itself against Cornell today, and won, 23 to 0. The Ithaca team, a slight favorite in the betting, was stonDed in such few attacks as it was given opportunity to make and found its defense penetrated repeatedly Dy the Harvard players. Principal among these was Eddie Casev of Nattick. successor to Mahan, his fellow townsman, who showed to day by his elusive and effective run ning attack that he was destined to rank with Harvard's most prominent wound earners of a decade. Hor- ween, with bull-like, plunges, ably supplemented Casey on open play. Cornea Bungles. Cornell bungled in the choice of plays, fumbled when the ball came to them, and generally seemed a team in the makinn. rather than an aggre gation half a season advanced. The Cornell eleven, admitted to be one of the best from a physical stand point that ever came into the stadium, made a great impression upon Harvard- adherents. The players were both big and fast and went through their signal drill like a well oiled ma chine. Betting odds changed and Cor nell backers were obliged to give 5 to 4 in order to get their money down. Harvard followed Cornell on the field at 2:15 and both squads prac ticed punting, forward passing and catching until shortly before game time. Harvard Kicks Goal. In the toss for goal, Harvard won and chose to defend the south goal, Cornell kicking off. The Cornell players Were easily distinguished by their numbers. Harvard players were not so designated. During a scrimmage, riarte was in jured slightly and ordered off the field, Phinney replacing him. Casey, when olav was resumed, swung around Cornell's right end for a five yard gain and on the next down Hor- ween kicked over tne Cornell line. Cornell, with an opportunity to rush, chose to kick, Robinson catch ing Benedict's boot on ' Harvard's forty-yard mark, running it back twelve yards. Casey went through for seven yards. A moment later Casey brought the ball to Cornell's twenty yard mark.. Horween gained three yards and Carey two and Harvard paused. A, moment later, Robinson, standing on the twenty-seven-yard line, toed the ball fpr a field goal. Score: Harvard, 3; Cornell, 0. vard carried the ball down the fieldJ Alter the succeeding kick-on Har and on a multiple pass, Robinson to Casey to Coolidge, sent it to the thirteen-yard line, where the period ended. Score: Harvard 3; Cornell, 0. In the first period Harvard took the offense and maintained it throughout the entire fifteen minutes of play. Cornell scored less than ten yards by running against Harvard's eighty. The second period had barely opened when Casey, after a short rush, netting a yard, evaded several tacklers and dodged fifteen yards for the Crimson's first touchdown. Rob inson failed in an attempt to kick Contlnued on Page Two, Column Four.) Yale Wins Battle From Washington And Jefferson Band New Haven, Conn., Oct. 28. Yale met its first real test of the season successfully today by defeating Washington and Jefferson, 36 to 14, for the first time in three years. The game was replete with thrills and the crowd was thrilled by the wonderful forward passing of the vis itors and spectacular runs by the Yale backs. The Pennsylvanians at tempted fifty-two forward passes, twenty-seven o f which were com pleted, for a total of 274 yards. Yale completed five out of six attempted passes, for a gain of fifty-six yards. Yale made five touchdowns, kicked three goals, and Legore contributed a field goald from the thirty-yard line. Young Player of Arnold Killed in Foot Ball Game Broken Bow, Neb., Oct. 28. (Spe cial Telegram.) Wilber Gettys of Arnold, Neb., 16 years old, was al most instantly killed i a foot ball ?:ame at Ansley this afternoon. His ather is Rev. Mr. Gettys, Methodist pastor at Arnold. In a game between the high school teams of the respec tive towns, Gettys fell backward, re sulting in the dislocation of his neck. Death resulted almost immediately. Hurler Jim Scott May Be Traded for Infielder James Scott, veteran pitcher of the Chicago Americans, is to be traded for an infielder, according to reports which are said to be authentic. Scott' did not have a jjood season in 1916. Ray Chapman of Cleveland and Fritz Maisell of the New York Ameri- cans are players President Comiskey jjs reported to be after. Omaha SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 29, 1916. HEADED HIS TEAM AGAINST HARVARD Captairt Mueller of Cornell, who plays full back on the eleven and is jne of the best line plungers in the east. S3 4 i; .r.tit,ir:w.W a CAP! MUEI-IER. GOPHERS SCORE ON HAWKEYES AT WILL Plunging Eleven' From North land Excels Iowans at Every Point of Game. SIXTY-SEVEN TO NAUGHT Minneapolis. Minn.. Oct. 28. Spe cial Telegram.) The powerful Goph er scoring machine trampled tne "fighting" Iowa foot ball team here, 67 to 0, The eame Hawkeve team fought to the last minute, but, up against one of Minnesota's greatest teams in years, Lunable to 'cre- .Although the Gophers ran up 67 points, the game rl H nnt ehnur in Inwa walrnpRR. htlt the improvement of the Minnesota eleven. The Gophers scored a few minutes after play had started and by the end of the first half they had counted 35 points. With the substitutes playing most of the second half, the Gophers added 32 more points. The Minnesota eleven gained most of its ground through wonderful pass es, which netted from twenty to forty yards at a crack. Captain Baston, Ail American end in 1915, grabbed two passes out of the air with at least four Iowans surrounding him. , Score First on Plunge. Line plunges by Sprafka, Wyman and Hansen made possible the first score. The second score was a result of a long pass to Baston, who went over. Galloping Joe Sprafka plunged his way to another touchdown as the second quarter started. A wonderful jumping catch of a forward pass to Baston counted another touchdown. The remaining scores were made by long runs by Quarterback Long, Wy man and "Sprafka. For the Gophers Sprafka, plunging backfield man, and Captain Baston were the big stars. Sprafka's plunging through the Iowa line gave indica tions of another Solon. "Shorty" Long made several long runs. Iowa's Stars. For Iowa, Davis, Center Becker and Captain Laun played wonderful ball. Laun was injured near the end of the game and had to be carried from the field. Up to the third quarter, Jones' team had not gained downs through scrimmage, but in the final period, Iowa opened with a number of passes, which gained several first downs. Lineup: , MINNESOTA. I IOWA. Piston (Cs.pt.). ..I, E IR E Lsn (Cant.) Townley L.T. K.T Bowlhy Sinclair L.O. R.O Fo.dvK H. C. Hansen C. O Bftrknr Hi-klund Il.O. L.O Orubb Hauler H.T. I..T McKee Bur-kley ' R.H- I.-E TrlplM Long Q.B. Q.B Jsnklns Bprafka I.H.B. R.H.B Davis H. P. Hansen.. R.H.B-I. H.B. ... Msndenhall Wyman F.B. P.B Scott Hi'Ors by periods: Minnesota 12 II H 1 88 r Iowa 0 0 0 00 Referee: Masker, Northwestern. Umpire: Benbrook, Mlc-hlKnn. Field Judge: Adams. Ohio. Head llnwnman: Gardiner, Illinois. Time of perlodsi 16:00. Minnesota scoring: Touchdowns. Wyman, Baston. Iong (2), Sprafka ), - Johnson, Klynn: goals from touchdown, fiaeton (). Hcklund. Substi tutes: Mlniesota, Johnson for l.ong: wise for H. F. Haneen, Flynn for Baeton, Ander son for Sprafka. Carlson for Wise, Ballen tlne for Johnson: Klngsley for Wyman, Wil son for Sinclair; Iowa Kelly for Orubb, Bowleeby for Kris, Krlse for Bowlesby. HurJelman for Kris, uuncan for Menden hall Reed for Long, Bonnlck for Scott, Ber rleg for Duncan, Jammond for Davis, alalia for Hammond, Hammond for Reed. Bee AITKEN WINS CUP AND MAKES RECORD Hoosier Pilot Captures Hark ness Classic, Oalvin Second -and Wilcox Third. CONSOLATION TO DEVIQNE New York, Oct. 28. Johnny Ait ken of Indianapolis added to his laur els as a speedy automobile driver by winning the gold trophy race at 100 on the Sheepshead Bay track today. His time for the distance was 56:37.65, establishing a new American record and is only seven seconds be hind the world's best time. Aitken's average speed was 105.86 miles an hour. Frank Galvin finished second in 56:45.31, and Howard Wilcox was third in 57:10.53. Aitken made only one stop, when he went to the pit to change a tire, delaying him about 30 seconds. Galvin drove a careful race all- the way and was leading at eighty miles, but from the ninetieth mile to the fin ish Aitken outpaced him, Wilcox went to the pit in his forty sixth mile to renew a tire. He had been in third place for the first forty miles and regained the position at sev enty miles and retained it to the end. Baby Pete Fourth. Henderson was fourth, Devore fifth, Benedict sixth and Hughes seventh The cash prizes for the first six drivers, were $4,IW", $!,5UU, $1,5UU, $1,000, $600 and $400. In addition several lap prizes amounting to $3,000 were awarded the leaders from the tenth to the nine tieth mile. After the mam event eleven cars started in a consolation race at fifty miles, which was won by Jules Devinge, the French driver. Milton was second and Meyer was third. The winner's time was 28:49.59, an average of 104 miles an hour. The cash prizes for this race were $1,000, $6UU and $4W. Two Race Meets to Be Held in Mexico New York, Oct. 28. Colonel Winn announces that the usual winter meet ing of 100 days will be held at Juarez, Mexico, opposite El Paso, beginning Thanksgiving day. The pari-mutuel system of betting will be installed for the first time, as Winn no longer fav ors the persons who chalk the odds. Juarez, it is said) lost money last win ter, but the conditions, owing to the troubles across the border, were de cidedly unfavorable. With Juarez again in the field, horsemen will have plenty of sport before the winter ends. James W. Coffroth, once a San Francisco prize fight promoter, will conduct a long meeting at Tia Juana, in Mexico, just across the California line. The city park and fair grounds at New Orleans will be operated with no conflicting dates, the' sport opening on November 30, and each track run ning about thirty-five days. There will be another session of eighty-five days in Havana, Cuba, where H. D. Brown will hold sway, in addition to managing the city park venture. HUSKERS PUT IIP KAUUElJ GAMfc, BUT WiNBYJI TO O Cornhuskers Guilty of Fumbles and Loose Interference, and Wesleyan Holds Them to Low Score. FORWARD PASSES HELP OUT Oook and Otoupalik Score Two Touchdowns in Last Quarter Via Aerial Route. AMES' SCOUTS SEE CI ASH Lincoln, Oct. 28. (Special Tele gram.) Dr. Stewart's Huskers un corked a ragged game of foot ball against Wesleyan here this afternoon and was held to a score of 21 to 0, with Nebraska on the long end. The Husker machine did not find it self until the last five minutes of play, when it reeled off two touchdowns in quick order, forward passes, Cook to Otoupalik, turning the trick each time. Wesleyan never threatened the Ne braska goal, although Cozier and Cul bertson both showed ability to ad vance the ball against the ragged tarkling of the Nebraska forwards. lKrsL'l firot tnxi-lwlnwn sma It easy fashion. Troiiting by a fumble by Wesleyan on its own twenty-yard line, the Huskers recovered the ball and Dobson whirled around the end for nineteen yards on the first play. Cook slid through the line for the re maining distance and planted the ball behind the goal posts. Corey raised the Nebraska total to seven by kick ing goal. , .. Huskers Fairto Gain. For the next two quarters Wesleyan displayed a spunky defense and the Cornhuskers could not consistently advance the ball, although it was in their possession most of the time. Fumbles, loose interference and good defensive work by the Wesleyan for wards turned the game into a kicking battle in which Dobson and Gardiner had the edge on the Methodist punter by five to ten yards on each exchange of punts. Witli a 7 to 0 score staring them in the face at the start of the final quar ter, the Huskers turned into high and, marched sixty-five yards down the field, when Wesleyan again braced. A pass, Cook to Otoupalik, was caught by the Husker back on the five-yard line and he dashed over the Methodist goal. Corey again kicked goal. .,. Forward Past Again After Nebraska had kicked off, Proctor intercepted a forward pass and ran to the Wesleyan fifteen-yard line before he was downed. Cook hurled another forward pass to Otou palik and he again raced across the goal for the third and final touchdown of the game. Cozier, Captain Hughes and Cul bertson played a snappy game for the Methodists. Nebraska lacked any stars. , Scouts for Amese were on the tide lines, but the Huskers had orders to uncover nothing and they did not gtt much of a line. The lineup: NRHRASKA. I WESLEYAN, Oardlner I,.Ell,.H., Kaht! Corey (C.) I..T.II..T Williams Wilder , .L.O, 1.0. Kroecs Hsmeron . Dale Shaw . . . , Maloney . rook .... Dobson . . Otiiuoallk Hughes KM .no. .1.0 . . . Buokrtnr Gentry Orooe . Culbertson . . . Hudson . R.T. .it .R.E. R.ff 'l.'8.Ilh'."'.'. t.R.H. R.H. Cosier Rhodes .,- ,..F.F Blodgett Substitute: Nebraska Moaer for Ma loney, Kosltxky for Wilder, Keller for Hoed. ly, Belter for Rhodes, Proctor for Reiser, Norrls for Dale; Wesleyan Ogden for Kahn, Carmln for Blodgett, Fesch tor Kroeca. Touchdowns: Cook, Otoupalik (S). Qoals from touchdowns: Corey, 3. Referee: Coaoh Johnson, Umpire: Leslie Mann, Lincoln. Head linesman: W. A. Kearna, Omaha fnung Men'e Christian association. .Time of quarters: IS minutes. . , Connie Mack Has ; Nucleus for Fair : CorpS'Of Hurlers Connie Mack has arrived at the con elusion that he has a fairly good pitching staff one that may be very effective in another season. When he began the campaign he had but two who might be called veterans Bush and Wyckoff. The latter was sold to Boston, but Bush remains and is without any doubt one of the best pitchers in the land. Elmer Myers has come through and has pitched ball that would have won most of his games had he been pitching for any other club in the league. That gives Connie two sure enough pitchers. Nabors is a prom ising hurler. He is very effective, but is lacking in control. Johnson, the Ursinus boy, is a comer, while Sheehan, Williams and Danning are good enough to experiment with for a ume longer. Believing that his pitching staff will not be such a problem in 1917, Mack has set out to get batters to drive in runs for his young pitchers. That is why he has bought Ping Bodie, the erstwhile fence-buster; Thrasher, a minor league batting champion, and Ray Bates, former Nap, who wields a powerful bat. Jack Graney Enters Ohio High School Cleveland, O., Oct. 29. Jack Graney, veteran outfielder of the Cleveland American league club, has enrolled in Central High school here to prepare for a college course in medicine. Graney is determined to become a physician when his base ball days are over. He was unable to enter college at once because he needed additional preparation in Latin. , Eddie Plank Wants to Get Away trom St. Louis St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 29. Eddie IUU ...to-an ninhr the Phils. delphia Americans, and now a mem ber of the St. Louis Americans, has ' asked Manager Jones to be trans ferred to some eastern team. Plank's reasons for wanting to be sent east 1- Kaliai.Ml he tiernlip nf his rle- sire to be in closer touch with his business interests in Gettysburg, Pa.