THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: FEBRUARY 11. 1917.
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Judgments
NOW Cometh to bat Davy Fultz,
potentate of the players' fra
ternity and a man promi
nently identified with the
American Federation of La-
bor, with contradictory stories of how
the base ball players may become
affiliated with the labor federation.
The labor man is reported to have
said the athletes must join the White
Rats, popular name for the vaude
'ville actors' union, in order to get into
i the federation. Fultz says the ath
letes will retain their indentity as a
' separate organization. And argu--ments
are now flying thick aad fast
Whereupon we enter the argument
from another angle. Our guess is the
players won't get in at all, with or
without the White Rats. One only
needs to glance over the list of play
ers who have signed up to see the
logic of this side of the argument.
The Chicago White Sox have signed
twenty-five men, including all the
stars; the St. Lonis Browns have
signed twenty; Detroit has over a
dozen under contract, including T.
Cobb; Cleveland has a dozen, includ
ing T. Speaker; Washington has a
dozen, including W. Johnson; Con
nie Mack is only having trouble with
i two or three men; the Cubs have
signed fifteen players, and so it goes
down the line. And where magnates
are wrestling with holdouts the hold
outs say nary a word about the play
1 ers' fraternity in almost every case
and are merely squawking for more
money. Very few minor league mag
nates have sent out contracts. When
they do the minors will be signing up
just as usual, especially the young fel
lows who are just getting a start, and
almost every minor club in the coun
try has lined up several of these
young fellows. And when the time
comes we have a hunch there won't
be enough players loyal to the fra
ternity for Fultz to continue his ef
forts to obtain affiliation with the la
bor federation.
Mr. Darcy has been on Uncle Sam's
soil for over two months now. And
during those two months he's been
running Jess Willard a great race for
the inactivity record. And still again
we foresee where Les and Jess are
going to keep up their little foot race
for some little time. For the New
York boxing law, which permits of
ten-round bouts, is staggering about
on pretty wobbly legs. The recent
death of a boxer following his first
bout and complaints made against the
chairman of the boxing commission
have made the governor and the leg
islature disgusted with the law and
prospects that it will be repealed axe
excellent. This would make it tough
on Willard and Darcy, who are play
ing the watchful waiting game, delay
ing activities until some trusting pro
moter hangs up a parse of many thou
sands of dollars. New York City is
the only town where such a large
purse could be hung op, other cities
of the United States refusing to fall
as hard as Gotham. And if the game
is given the K. O. by the leigslature
and governor Jess and Les have a
long wait before them before they
will be able to collect anything like
the huge stuns they seek.
About the best definition of an ama
teur that has yet been advanced is
that "an amateur is one who isn't
found out." Another concrete exam
ple of the proof of this come from the
St Louis Cardinals. The Cards pur
chased a young hurler from the Han
nibal dob. His name was Turkey
Thomas. St Louis officials were per
plexed one day when a contract was
received from one William D. Bo
man. They had no such player on
their list. Inquiry divulged the infor
mation that Boman was Thomas and
that be had assumed the latter name
at Hannibal so he could continue to
retain his amateur standing at the
University of Alabama. As he gradu
ates this spring be concluded he might
as well use his real name. Verily, the
true amateur is the true deceiver.
Much abuse is being showered upon
the head of Grover Cleveland Alex
ander because he is demanding $15,-
000. Perhaps it 8 justified, but per
haps it isn't. Grover remained loyal
during the Fed war, when he could
have made a lot of money by jump
ing. His reward for the loyalty wasn't
anything to brag about. And if Cobb
is worth $15,000 a year to Detroit,
Alex should be worth that to the
Phillies. We don't say Alex is worth
$15,000 a year or that we would pay
him that sum if we owned the Phils,
but comparative to some of the sal
aries paid some of the ball players
and taking into account his loyalty
during the Fed fracas when others
were disloyal, he's worth it if any
body is.
Frank Navin, owner of the Detroit
club. aDDarentiy has his dander up.
Navin has flat-footedly refused to
raise a salary as a result of the strike
order on the grounds that he will not
stand to be dubbed into advancing
the stipends of his athletes. He says
Veach and Vitt, who are holding out,
can strike if they want to and ven
tures the prediction that base ball will
survive despite their loss. In fact,
Navin is so peevish he even says he
believes base ball could get along
without Ty Cobb. It looks like more
trouble lor Davy.
Omaha wrestling fans saw some
thing Friday night when Charlie Pe
ters and Joe Stecher clashed that they
never saw before. They saw a de
feated adversary of Stecher given a
cheer when he left the ring. Gener
ally a laugh or a jeer has been the
farewell given grapplers when Stecher
got through with them, but Peters
got a cheer. For Peters gave Stecher
a real tussle, a wining tussle, too,
and it's saving a whole lot for a wres
tler nowadays that he gave Joe
Stecher both a real and willing scrap.
Ban Johnson says in case of war
the American league will throw its
parks open for military drill. Which
should be pleasant news to tne atn
letes who are contemplating obe
dience to the Fultz strike order.
Ernie Johnson Wants
To Return to Stoval
Shortstop Ernie Johnson, now at
tached to the St. Louis Browns, wants
to be with George Stovall again and
has asked that in releasing him the
Browns make an effort to land him
with the Vernon team. It was Stovall
who induced Johnson to jump from
Los Angeles to the Feds.
Strunk Refuses
''
Philadelphia, Feb. 10. Amos
Strunk, center fielder, has refused to
accept a contract for $2,500 offered
him by Connie Mack, and, unless Mack
increase the bid, he will play, as did
J. Franklin Baker, with the Upland
club of the Delaware County league
next season.
Strunk, at his home in Llanerch,
Pa., this morning said: "I am in no
Doping Chances of
Fives to
20 to 18, which dose score gives rise
to an au-unportant question, ine
question regards the chances of the
lrcal trams in the title race at the
state tournament next March. It is
divided in two parts: Does the close
score indicate that Omaha has weak
ened to the level of a minor team or
does it mean that the Packers have
a winning five this year?
T Mnntr nil HtihhiM neirle the cham
pionship race is going to be some
race. Practically every one of the 100
odd "out-in-the-staie" bushers are
coming to Lincoln as "dark horses"
with the express desire to dean up
the city tellers. wnere me iocai
teams may seem all powerful, some
little burg like Friend or Stanton or
n;il- msv ilww itn with a rlzss of
jitzu that will spoil the hopes here. It
has happened before and it can hap-
mrr-i Hnr the additional
worry when South Side gets strong
ag?n" all fairness the Central-South
fl: ir0wlv the Packers, or
speaking distmctirety, was Lyman
less than 134 pounds, two are but ec-
j m., . arwl rm M a first veir
uuu jwu " . -
artist, yet the team played the bigger
school atmetes 10 a buuiuwiu.
was against them eight pounds to the
- ronfiin Cnrr nf the Pack-
11111, wiiuv.
ers was the only member oi nis squad
OMAHA WEAKENED,
LIUCOLN STRONGER
Return of Albrecht to Lincoln
Changes State Basset uau
Situation.
CENTRAL MISSES PAYNTEB
By KARL LEE.
The return of Hank Albrecht to
the Lincoln High school five and the
loss of Floyd Paynter to the Omaha
High school team are lightning
strokes that entered the state basket
ball arena in the last week. That the
prospects of both Lincoln and Omaha
will be greatly changed as a result is
shown by the Capital City's victory
over University Place Wednesday, 13
in n1 Omaha' narrow escane
from South High a week ago, 20 to 8.
Douglas ana Lancaster cirauij u
premacy now lies undetermined until
February 17, when Patton's South
High proteges make the trip to Lin
coln to play Reese's quintet m a game
that perhaps will be described much
the same as an Omaha-South Omaha
game; in other words, a desperate
battle. Lyman Corr meant to win the
Omaha-South Omaha game last Sat
urday evening and still intends to
finish the job when Mulligan's men
invade the Packer village, Febru
ary 16.
Fremont Strengthens.
Coach Blair's five at Fremont, bol
stered materially with three of Uncle
Sam's valiants, got together last week
and defeated Coach Kline's Norfolk
five, one of the admitted contenders
for the state title, by a score of 35
1A Tr, ffam was a battle roval
from start to finish, with the Fitz-
immons-Dana-oardiner computation
there m all its glory. Schuyler main
tained its secondary supremacy in
Dodge county by defeating West
Point, a western leader, 33 to 24. Fig-
boo handily, 37 to 24, and the latter
came away a victor trora tne strong
Arlington five by a score of 10 to 8.
a pretty safe line of dope is presented,
at least as far as Dodge county is
concerned.
Few Changes in Leaden.
Through the state assigned leaders
have maintained their rank with lit-
to Sign Contract
sense a holdout, nor has the Players'
fraternity anything to do with this
matter. Mr. Mack has had me for
six years and I am willing to play
along at the same salary, $3,000, which
I have received in my last contract
Instead of cutting me, I should be
granted more money than in the past
But if I get what I received last sea
son, I will sign, otherwise I am going
to play for another club.
Two Omaha
Cop the State Title
wno could reasonably compare m
height and weight to any of the Cen
tral five. Corr has, without doubt
earned a place on the "all-state" and
as many other honors as could be
awarded.
Then again the loss of Paynter
should not have been felt so much.
Logan, one of the leading guards of
the state last year, and Maxwell, one
of the leading forwards, both teemed
powerless to initiate any consistent
style of offense. Patty juggled the
ball repeatedly, while Smith was run
ning harmless half the time. Paul
Koneky was the only man on the up
town five who showed consistency
at all and it must be said that the New
Yorker maintained it.
A few statistics that "show-up"
Central and South High school basket
ball quads:
CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL.
Name. Position. Clem. Weight
Patty Forward... Senior.... ..M.ll0
Maxwell... Center Junior. MSJU
Smith Forward... Junior. . 18
Logan Guard Junior MM.m
Koneky.... Guard BophonMt.....J44
Elerjeer... . Forward... Senior
QtUer Canter 8onbomoTe.......lll
SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL.
Name. Prjeitlon. Clean. WatchL
Corr jCenter .Senior 14
Graham .... Forward ... .Senior ...... ... ill
WUeoo Forward... J onlor... Ill
Bmte"n .Guard Junior. ....... ...132
Btter .Guard Junior. . ..lit
Hedsren... .Center .Sophomore 142
Oswald Forward. . . .Sophomore 141
tie change. Nebraska City came back
and handed the fast Wilbur five a
trimming, 14 to 12, on the river town
floor. Grand Island walked on Cen
tral Gty to the tune of 35 to 11, while
the latter had already defeated Full
erton, a much heralded Nance county
challenger, by a score of 51 to 10.
Central City also defeated the Swede
aggregation at Stromsburg by a one
point margin, the score being IV to
18. Little else occurred in the state
arena, except the unexpected victory
of the Hebron five, strong contenders
on the first division at the tournament
last year, over Geneva, by a score of
28 to 6. Hebron rooters are looking
forward to climbing high in the cham
pionship race this March and the team
will no oouDt te placed in tne nrst
division.
The championship tilt will be a
smart one there is no mistaking. A
few of the games than can be looked
forward to as indicators, which axe
scheduled to occur during the coming
week, follow: Omaha at South
Omaha; South Omaha at Lincoln;
Sidney at Alliance; Friend at Hum
boldt; Fremont at University Place.
Fred Fulton Is the Man
To Battle Jess Willard
New York, Feb. 10. If Willard is
eager to defend the title of worM'a
heavyweight champion his next op-
C orient win dc rrea ruiton. A hght
etween these big men is inevitable,
for the reason that Fulton's wieght
and inches make him the most formid
able ODDonent for the rhamnmn
Sporting men seem to think that
Miske, wno has beaten Dillon, Weln
ert and others, is too light to stack tin
against Fulton just now. Miske is a
kid and needs another year or more
Deiore ne will carry enoueh avoirdu.
pois to enable him to go after leading
heavyweight honors. Fulton is ready
to sign articles with Willard and
there is much interest in the pros
pective match. Willard wanted to
box Fulton a year ago. but there was
no public demand for the boot Con
ditions nave changed since then.
Oklahoma City Sells
Catcher to Southern
The Oklahoma City club of the
Western association announces the
sale of Catcher R. J. Dowie to the
uiattanooga southern league club,
the price being $500.
FIGHTER WHO WILL
FIGHTJS THE BOY
Old-Time Boxing Fan Likes to
See Types Like Miske and
Dillon Battle.
UMPIRES GET CREDIT NOW
By JACK VEIOCK.
New York, Feb. 10. It's certainly
good to see a fighter of the aggres
sive, rushing type these days," ob
served an old timer recently.
"Nine boxers out of every ten who
are fighting now lack the steam and
the love of a battle that the pugs of
the old days had. And, believe me,
the fightin' of other years had it all
over the style of today."
The old fight fan was looking rather
wistful and we asked him who, among
the present day fighters could com
pare with some of the better mixers
of the old days.
"When it comes to that," said he,
"I don't believe I can name many
who are as good at the business of
standing toe to toe and slugging,
feinting and blocking as they used to
be fifteen and twenty years ago. In
the lighter weight classes the boys
have come more and more to making
the game a sparring game, pure and
simple. You seldom hear of knock
outs. In the class of the biggest
heavyweights I don't figure th field
can hold a candle to the old timers,
but there are two boys in the light
weight class who have some of the
traits that made the game of other
years a thriller.
"They are Jack Dillon and Billy
Miske. I might mention one or two
others, but what's the use? These
two fellows look like the cream of
the lightweights. I can't say any
thing about Darcy, for, of course, I
haven't seen him in a battle, but they
say he is a toe-to-toe slugger and
likes to mix it.
Battle for Blood.
"When Dillon and Miske go into
battle they go in there for blood.
I've seen a Tot of fights, but there
are few of them that can be corn
oared with a battle between these
two for good, solid, unadulterated
slugging. Both can hit, and it seems
MRU CTfCJT UlllC Hit J 1WU lui.v..
they stick viciousness into it They
show a fellow something for his coin.
"Yon know," continued the old boy,
"that that sort of bsttlin' is what
won the title for Jim Jeffries. He
was a devil in close quarters and he
loved to fight He wasn't clever like
Corbett, but he was young and tough
and he fought with every ounce of
brawn and determination he had in
his body.
"I was on hand when Jeff fought
Corbett at Coney Island back in 1900.
nearly seventeen years ago. Say,
there was a battle for you, and Cor
bett put up a wonderful fight even
though he had a younger and stronger
man in front of him. Corbett knew
he had a tough egg in Jeff, and he de
pended on his craft to put him over.
"Well, yon know Jeff put him out
in the twenty-third round, and every
body was surprised because they
thought Jeff was slkk enough to stick
out the twenty-five rounds and get
another match right away. They did
fight later, but not at Coney.
"After Jeffries had pushed that
fight fr twenty rounds, forcing Cor
bett every inch of the way, cutting
loose with volleys of rights and lefts
and goin' just like an engine, he
found out he'd have to corner Cor
bett if he hoped to hang on the win
ning wallop, and this finally happened
in the twenty-third round.
"It was Jeffries' aggressiveness and
his love of a fight that made him a
winner. And nrs just that kind of
stuff in Dillon and Miske that makes
them look so good. The old hammer-
away idea is the idea, it is. You can
have all your fancy boys, rut em in
frames for all I care. But give me
the hammer and tongs lads who love
to fight."
Then and Mow.
Not so many years ago the fellows
who handled the indicators in base
ball were constantly punted as sec
ond-story workers and footpads by
writers all over the country. There
was no such a thing as a good umpire.
They simply dktn t grow 'em, that's
all.
And an umDire was never right. The
players used to take every loophole
thev could find to yelp over decisions
and many of them, like George Ho
griever, for instance, were never out.
They couldn't be convinced they were
out if a fly ball was caught. But
now all that has changed, and the
umping persons get a little credit
when they deliver the goods,
Take any of the ball players off the
field and you'll find out that thev
are willing to admit there are com
petent umpires. Such arbiters as Bill
Klem and Billy tvans get full credit
for the capable way in which they
can handle ball games, and although
once in a while the crowd gets '-in a
rage over some decision and a few
pop bottles or cushions are showered
onto the held troubles of the first
peek" boys of today are compara
tively few and they don't have to
sneak out of the parks by a side gate.
Speaking of good umpires there's
Big Bill Brennan. Bill is coming back
to the old organization this year as
an umpire in the American associa
tion, arid Bill will no doubt make good
with a vim. It might be surprising
to some that Brennan has not been
grabbed off by one of the major
leagues, but you know the "powers
that be" have not yet forgiven the
Federal league and Bill's association
with it so be will have to start in
just a step from the big shov and
work his way back. That the big
leagues will see Brennan again is the
belief of many prominent base ball
writers, who appreciate what he
can do.
Bresnahan Takes Chance
On Fussy Dazzy Vance
In spite of Pitcher Dazzy Vance's
bad showing with Columbus last year.
Roger Bresnahan seems willing to
take a chance on him, for it is an
nounced that the Toledo magnate has
nurchased his contract. There'll be
something doing if Vance attempts
any of the Dazzy stuff with Roger,
who is a hard-fisted guy and not spar
ing with the lash.
SEA FOODS
Received Diiwct From Coeit
Twice Week
Lire Lobsters a Specialty
HOTEL ROME
JESS WILL WATCH
FDLTONJN ACTION
Champion Vitally Interested in
Result of Bout With Wein
ert Tomorrow.
MISKE GETS CHECKED BIT
By RINGSIDE.
Chicago, Feb. 10..-Probally no
fight fan in the country will watch
the returns from the Fred Fulton
Charlie Weinert bout at New York
tomorrow night more closely than will
Jess Willard, heavyweight champion
of the world.
While Fulton has been loudly clam
oring for a match with Willard, the
champion has or rather, had re
garded him as no better than the
others who posed as legitimate chal
lengers. Jess changed his view con
siderably when Fulton squelched
Tom Cowler's ambitions with a clean
knockout in the first round at New
York recently.
"It was one of the biggest surprises
I ever had," said Willard. "I had no
idea that Fulton could hit hard
enough to do that 1 expected him
to outpoint Cowler, but that is all."
When Willard and Tom Jones told
Fulton to go out and get a regular
reputation if he wanted a chance at
the title, they were not prepared to
see the Rochester giant start out to
do it so suddenly.
If Fulton trims Weinert decisively
only Frank Moran stands between
him and a match with Willard. If he
beats Moran, then Willard is ready to
mix gloves with him. And if Fulton
does all that the confidence won't be
wholly in the Willard camp on the
day of the battle, either.
Fulton, it may be recalled, is the
man who claims he floored Willard
in an exhibition bout at Rochester, a
claim which Willard always laughed
off without denying specifically.
Fulton has a powerful left hand
and the reach and height and skill to
give it full play. Be it known that
Willard also boasts a powerful left.
He demonstrated that when it proved
superior to that of Jack Johnson,
who was always known to nave one
of the best southpaws in the busi
ness.
Perhaps the Fulton left is better
than the Willard left. If so, the
championship of the world quite eas
ily may pass into the keeping of the
Minneaotan when they meet.
Miske is Checked.
Billy Miske's rapid advance in the
realm of fightdom has received a
temporary check as a result of an in
jured hand, which will prevent him
from fighting until about the middle
of next month, and that at a time
when plenty of matches were in the
AffftlOf
Miske s consistent showing around
New York, particularly the two bat
tles with lack Dillon, in which he
was popularly accorded the victories,
have done much to establish him as
one of the good drawing cards of the
game. Miske has not been picking any
lemons as his opponents, either.
There are few better men than Moha,
Dillon, Levinsky, Gunboat Smith and
Weinert, all of whom he has trimmed.
It is doubtful if Miske would have
much of a show with Fred Fulton
and he is not looking for a fight
outside of his class.
Miske himself blames rheumatism
for the fact that his showing until
recently was not such as to attract
much attention. He had the disease
in his hips and attacks would seize
him at the most inopportune times.
Suddenly the attacks ceased and
Miske began to find himself. So from
a fighter who was paid only $00 for
his first bout in New York he has de
veloped into one who gets around
$c,uuu when he steps into the ring.
Laugh Is Alibi
Miske, perhaps, is the first fighter
to blame a laugh for the fact that
he did not knock out an opponent,
and he admits he did not discover it
until he got to ruminating over things
in his dressing room after the scrap.
It was in. his second fight with Bat
tling Levinsky. It was the ninth
round, and Miske had the Battler in
a bad way and realized it when they
clinched and he found Levinsky weak
and holding on.
The gong rang for the tenth. Miske
tore across the ring and Levinsky
clinched. Suddenly the latter began
to laugh and he was still chortling
when they broke and Miske bored
in again.
"When he dropped his hands be
cause he was laughing so hard he
had me guessing, said Miske. I
thought perhaps something was
wrong with what little clothes 1 had
on. l thought l was the goat be
cause the spectators were laughing,
too. hirst thing 1 knew I was gig
gling and laughing, too. I didn't know
what it was about and I felt like a
darned fool, but I didn't want anyone
else to think there was a joke going
around and I was too slow to see it.
So I let Bat laugh, his way through
that round and then the fight was
over.
"Then Bat laughed on the sauare
and I knew he had marie a boob of
me. But never again. The next guy
that laughs when he is in a ring with
me is going to find me doing my
best to smear that laugh all over his
face.
Carl Morris Again.
Carl Morris, the mountainous Okla-
homan, will appear against Bob De
vere, once an electrician in Kansas
Gty, at New Orleans on February
16. If it wasn't for his bulk Morris
might find his hands full. He is liable
to, anyway, for this Devere is no
slouch with his hands and if he ran
keep Morris from bear-hugging him
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By FRED S.
BY ANY ATHLETE.
I will not be a base ball slave.
And toil my life away,
I will not be a bondage bum,
I will not, hear ins say.
I will not ride In Pullman cars.
Nor fast and fancy trains.
That charge ten dollars extra fare.
Not me, I've too much brains.
I will not stop at swell hotels.
Where rooms cost eight bucks per,
Such places are like jail to me,
Not fit for a mongrel cur.
I will not dins on heavy steaks.
That don't cost me a cent,
Nor ride In nifty taxicaba.
On which there is no rent
I will not toil two hours a day,
It makes me shed a tear.
To think of all the work I do,
for but ten thou a year.
I will not be a base ball slave,
the lite la much too bleak.
For I can drive a five-ton truck,
And earn ten yen t week.
Rube Marquard, we read, has
signed with Brooklyn. This
should be pleasant news to the
Red Sox.
Les Darcy is now acting in Chi
cago. According to reports he is
not making John Drew or David
Warfield jealous. ,
Appropriate Date.
Willard and Fulton, 'tis said,
will meet early in April. On April
1, we presume.
As we submerge to press we are
indulging in a merry ha, ha. We.
have just read an account of the
Lewis-Martinson match in Los
Angeles.
And, passing a fleering remark,
we never were stuck on Los
Angeles.
Speaking of events of no im
portance to nobody, Freddie
Welsh has just been suspended
to death he is quite able to give a
good account of himself.
Devere has lust returned from
South America, where he gave the Ar
gentine Republic's heavyweight chamn
a beating and fought a twenty-round
draw with sam McVea.
Devere has improved wonderfully
in the last year, according to reports
which have reached here. He is a
big six-foot one-inch man and weighs
around 200 pounds. He hits like a
pile driver, too. He may not be a
championship possibility yet but if
he keeps on getting onto the fine
points of the game he will soon be
in a position to throw a scare into
some of those who believe they are.
Moore Looks Good. .
Not in a long time has t more like
ly looking bantamweight made his
appearance in Chicago than - r al
Moore of Memphis, who has come
here under the wing of Tommy
waisn.
Moore will be 24 years old in July
and he is Irish, but long residence in
Tennessee has substituted the brogue
of Old Erin for a delightful southern
drawl. Incidentally he it the twin
brother of a fellow who does not care
at all for the fistic game.
Moore that s hit right name, al
though the front handle is really
Thomas Wilson and not Pal holds
eight-round decisions over Johnny
true and fete Merman, the present
champion. He also took the measure
of Johnny Williams in a battle of the
same length. He is a rangy youth
who easily can make 116 pounds ring
side. It might be mentioned that
Young Sotzberg and Frankie Burns,
eastern bantams, didn't come off any
the best of it when they got in the
ring with him tn Mew York. -
Moore s latest victim is Arthur
Simon, one of the boys of his home
town, whom he trimmed in hand
fashion down there the other night
Me is now dickering tor a match with
Kid Williams, who lost the crown to
Herman.
The following may nrove a tad
blow to those who believe absolute
abstemiousness from tobacco is one
of the requisites for a fighter s train
ing program. Moore smokes big
cigars when he isn't actively in train
ing. "1 haven't any pet ttyle of fight
ing, he says. When a fellow is a
boxer he hates to have someone step
in and show him out. A slugger loses
his confidence when someone outalugs
him. So when I fight a fellow who
adopts any particular ttyle I try to
go in and beat him at his own game."
un, yes, getting back to that cigar.
"Every fighter or anvbodv else hat
a little weakness of some sort," says
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BY JESS WILLARD.
Money, money everywhere.
On all aides I can see,
Money, money everywhere,
And not a cent for me.
1
Poor old Jess, all he has to live
on now is that 90,000 bucks he
collected from the circus last sum
mer. We were at first going to say
"earned" in the above paragraph,
but changed our mind on second
thought.
Chicago, 'tis now said, may
have a dog race. And this on
top of the fact that a six-day
bike race starts there today.
After looking over that which
gets by in N. Y. and Chicago, we
agree that with that modernized
adage, "the bigger the city the
harder it falls."
Billy Miske say! he isn't quite
ready to tangle with Fred Fulton.
Billy is showing symptoms of
intelligence.
HYMN OF WOE BY OUR
PATRIOTIC
PUGS.
I'm filled with sad and dreary wee,
I do not know where I can go.
There Is no place to travel, tor
The U. S. A.'s about to war.
O. S. Goodrich picked up a
clever toast to May 1 while at
the Rotary doings in Sioux Gty
the other day. It goes like this: .
LINES TO WATER.
Good for washing hands and face,
For keeping flowers fresh in vase.
Fine for cleaning pots and dishes.
Nothing else so good for fishes,
Indlspensible for piers.
Just the thing for making tears.
Great for putting under bridges.
For baptising the religions,
Excellent for making ink,
But D poor stuff to have to drink.
WMaweeaMeeeeaeenae
Moore, explaining the cheroot "1
like to smoke, and if I do it moder
ately I don't find any ill effects from
it."
Omaha Tigers, Colored
Ball Team, Is Organized
The Omaha Tigers, a base ball nine
of dusky-hued Omaha diamond ath
letes, has organized for the season
of 1917 with J. Austin, 2730 R street,
South Side, as manager and G. Starns
as captain. The team plans to start
a road campaign about April 20, tour
ing through Iowa, Illinois, Indiana,
Kentucky and Missouri and will re
main on the road all summer. Austin
it signing up hit team and it securing
some of the best negro ball players
from Omaha, St. Louis, Kansas City,
Topeka and other cities and says he
will have on of the best, if not the
best, colored ball team on the road
this year.
Merchants
Hotel
DAN GAINES, rrast
Sunday SOe Table eTHose
Diner
Olives Radishes
Cream of Tomatoes, aa Croutan
Roast Virginia Ham,
Champagne Sane
Roast Spring Chicken
Sage Dressing
Roast Prime Ribs, an Jos
Succotash In Cream
Whipped Potatoes
Head Lettuce, French Dressing
Lemon Pic Apple Pis
or
lee Cream and Cake
Coffee
FIRST"
Douglas 1970.