THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: FEBRUARY 18, 1917.
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Judgments
NEGOTIATIONS, we read in
interviews with the truth
ful and reliable gentlemen
who conduct and press
agent box fight events, for
the proposed Darcy-Gibbons tangle
have reached the $50,000 stage. These
frenzied financiering persons, we
would take it, have finally come to
the conclusion that the well known
public has about been tuned up for
another trimming. The last time the
w. k. public was harpooned in the
spine was when Mr. Willard and Mr.
Moran staged their, gentle joust in
Xew York City. That was a year ago
and a year should be long enough
for the victim to recover and set him
self for a second attack. P, T. Bar
num once remarked there was one
horn every minute. His dope may
have been alt right then, but it's all
wrong now; there's three born every
minute and two of them bite every
time a ten-round, no-decision tango
is exhibited bv a couple of alleged
list slingers, who, if they were called
by their right names, have Vernon
Castle licked to a frazzle.
Base ball magnates, it would seem,
need not be overly worried about the
prospects of a war. Canada has been
sending troops to Europe for two
years now and Montreal and Toronto
are still active members of the In
ternational league. And Toronto led
the league in attendance last year
and was one of the few money mak
ers in the loop. Toronto is said to
have sent 40,000 men to the trenches,
too. And as the prevailing belief is.
that the United States would not be
even as active as Canada if we should
become tangled up in the embroglio,
it would seem the magnates are un
necessarily alarmed.
The Western league has definitely
concluded Joplin is the city in which
to place the eighth club. Joplin may
be the propitious city and it may not
be. Joplin and Tulsa once fought it
out for a Western association pennant
in the final game of the season at
Joplin. The total gate receipts
amounted to $1.60 or some such enor
mous sum. Of course, Joplin may be
a much improved city, but it would
seem to the ordinary observer focus
ing his field glasses from a distance
that Joplin would have had to have
imported a lot of new citizens or dis
tributed an entirely different brand of
enthusiasm to make it Western league
territory.
Les Darey, who was first thought
to be a fighter, but has turned out to
be a chorus person in vaudeville, has
been handed a left-handed rap in the
molars by one Al Lippe, manager of
Jeff Smith. Lippe declares Darcy
was knocked out by Smith in Aus
tralia and that Smith was jobbed out
of the victory. To prove same Lippe
offers to pit Smith against Darcy for
glory, honor and fame, neither fighter
to get a cent of the gate receipts and
50 per cent of the dough to go to the
Canadian Red Cross fund. Darcy
will probably accept this offer about
as quickly as Ban Johnson would in
cite Dave Fultz to luncheon.
Ban Johnson very graciously an
nounces that in the event of war
American league players will be re
leased from their base ball contracts
to enlist in the army. This should be
gladsome tidings to the athletes who
cavort around the diamond green
sward. Having been so keen for war
during the days of the Federal league,
we have no doubt the recruiting of
fices will be besieged by the perfect
specimens of physical young manhood
who wish to continue the war, this
time with rifle and cannon as weapons
instead of check books and fountain
pens.
All in all it mnst be admitted Fred
Fulton is a favored son of Dame For
tune. Born and developed in an age
of tramp fighters, thoughts of which
make an old-time fight fan cough hys
terically, Fred has had a cinch in lay
ing low all other contenders for the
championship crown and becomes the
logical man to tangle with the title
holding drone, Willard. Fulton's leap
to the top of the ladder is due more to
lack of class in the heavyweight ranks
rather than record of achievement.
Hal Chase is said to have signed a
two-year contract with Cincinnati,
thus giving the critics and experts
much to ponder over owing to the
fact that the magnates have come
out in favor of a one-year contract
We fail to see the reason for this
perturbation. The new contracts con
tain the ten-day clause. And of what
use, pray, is a two-year contract con
taining a ten-day clause? The Reds
can fire Hal just , as quickly as a U
boat could ruin a bark canoe.
Wilbur Robinson indignantly re
fuses to concede the National league
pennant to the Giants, as most of the
experts have done, and insists his
Dodgers will be in the running. Wil
bur had better observe caution in
emitting the war talk, with Zack
Wheat threatening to quit base ball
and retire to his ranch in Oklahoma,
and half a dozen other of the Robins
yelping about salary cuts.
President Tener says base ball fans
.should support the agitation to turn
the clocks ahead an hour. No doubt,
a fan might be able to arrive home in
time to partake of a little midnight
lunch instead of just breezing into
the domicile in the nick of time to
catch his portion of the daily setting
of ham and eggs. The governor is
right.
That $50,000 talk over the Darcy
Gibbons bout must be a brain puz
zler for the Australian. From the
sums he received in his home coun
try one would judge Darcy would
flounder helplessly on any financial
mathematics over $2,500 and two
round trip tickets. It requires vast
'xperience to converse coherently
4i figures of that size.
Percy Haughton is an amateur
squash player. How Percy can be a
professional foot ball coach, own and
assist in the management of a pro
fessional base ball club and still retain
a simon-pure amateur standing at
squash is something of a mystery to
us; but, then, perhaps Percy is a bum
slayer.
Hughie Jennings, firebrand manager
of the Tigers, rises to inform the
world that the players' strike will be
a failure. Which makes it unanimous
among the magnates and managers.
RACE MANAGERS
LACKFORESIGHT
Harness Race Heads Take Too
Much for Granted Says
Frank Trott.
ST. PAUL HOME OF CHAMPS
By JACK VEIOCK.
New York, Feb. 17. Grand Circuit
track managers take too much for
granted.
This is the belief of Frank Trott,
one of the best versed of racing men
in the country, who protests that the
purses offered these days are not
large enough to induce horse owners
to enter their best steppers in the
various meets which are held around
the big loop.
"The managers seem to figure that
Cox will have Mabel Trask along, and
that Pop Gcers will enter St. Frisco,
and that a purse of $1,200 will catch
them," says Trott. "This is the way
the harness horse turf is conducted,
and it tells plainer than any other
thing why this branch of racing has
not been receiving its just share of
public approval."
Last season Mabel Trask and St.
Frisco did more to increase popular
approval and interest in harness rac
ing than any ten or' twelve trotters
combined, and their rewards were
ridiculously small.
These two wonderful performers
must either be raced for purses
ranging between $1,000 and $1,200 or
remain in their stalls. Trotting
managers either fail to recognize
their value as gate attractions, or re
fuse to do so because they believe
they can get them anyway.
Foresight Lacking.
When it is considered that the
horses available are numerous and
that a free-for-all with a reasonable
purse, drawing such entries as the
two already mentioned, together with
Peter Mac, Zomrect, Volga, Mary
Putney, Peter Scott, Donna Lona and
others who have marks ranging from
2:03J4 to 2:05, could be depended
upon to draw handsomely, it is ap
parent that the meets are not con
ducted with the foresight that should
be used.
It is said that such events as the M.
Si M. and the Charter Oak stake may
be moved back to the 2:12 class, and
that other promoters of the big purses
are likely to follow suit, and it seems
a pity' that the managers, instead of
providing for the best performers
first, have taken the other tack.
The war in Europe has made it im
possible for American horse owners
to ship their stars abroad, and there is
an abundance of material for some of
the greatest racing meets in history.
St. Paul Gets Honors.
When it comes to the boxing cham
nioashio of individual cities it ap
pears that St. Paul, Minn., has the in
side track, with a good chance to hold
it for quite a while.
St. Paul boasts more Boxers ot tne
top-notch class than any other city in
the country.
First of all there is Micnaei wo-
bons. the "phantom, who, although
extensively criticized by many writers,
is nevertheless the best loo King Doy
among the middleweights of Amer
ica by a long way. Mike's brother,
Tommy Gibbons, is another wonder
fully clever and capable boxer who is
coming fast, and may some day rank
among the best in the country.
Next comes jonnny true, wno
claims the bantamweight title, and
who is recognized as the bantam
champion by some of the writers on
boxing, while others consider that the
bantam division is so tangled up that
no one boxer can be rightfully cred
ited with the championship. At any
rate, Ertle stands out as a bantam of
the top-notch class, and St. Paul is
his home.
In the light heavyweight division
Billy Miske, another St. Paul product,
has oroven to the satisfaction of fistic
critics both east and west that he has
a just claim to a seat m the hrst
row among the near-big fellows, such
as Dillon, Levinsky and Darcy.
And the biggest of all St. Paulians
is Fred Fulton, giant contender for
the Willard skypiece. Fulton is
working his way to the top, and he
will eventually be matched with Wil
lard for the championship.
Aside from these boxers are a num
ber of good boys who deserve men
tion. They are Mike O'Dowd, a good
middleweight; Billy DeFoe, a feather
weight; Bobby Ward, a lightweight
of better than the average class, and
Buff Seidel, a strong 133-pound boy
who has been making rapid strides in
his division.
There are a few others, hut in the
list named here we have called your
attention to the best of the St. Paul
contingent. There is not another city
in the country that can show a better
band ot boxing stars.
Coulon Loses Punch.
Johnny Coulon is still the clever,
shifty performer that he used to be,
but he has lost the punch he packed
when he was wearing the bantam
weight crown, and he proved it re
cently when he met Jack aharkey in
New York at the Pioneer Sporting
club. Coulon was given a popular
draw with Sharkey, but had there
been a hairline decision awarded
Sharkey would have been entitled to
it Coulon still can box, and seems
to have lost none of his ring general
ship, but the old punch is lacking.
Aee is telling on Johnny, and the
proof of his years is shown by the
sparse covering ot thatch which
adorns his head.
Omaha Swedes Ready to
Tackle Denver Coppers
Those chesty Denver coppers, who
evidently believe they are some pull
ers because ot their recent victory
over the Omaha police team, will be
accommodated in their desire to test
their strength with the Omaha
Swedes, according to Charley Van
Deusen and Sergeant Al Samuelson,
who manage and captain respectively
both the Omaha coppers and swedes.
It was Van Deusen, who first sug
gested the Swedes, who won the
championship from the Omaha Danes
some time ago 1 he Denver cops in
their first reply didn't cherish the
Swedes, but did say they would be
tickled to death to tackle the Omaha
sleuths again. Then, apparently, the
Colorado cops got ambitious and
have signified a willingness to lock
horns with the bwe4es.
Van Deusen and samuelson are
getting their Swedes together and are
making plans to bring the Denverities
to Omaha the latter part of March
or the first part of Apru
Fulton Training
&
TRZD FUVTOK AND" At
Now that it is definitely settled that
Fred Fnlton is to meet Jess Willard
on March 26, the training quarters of
the big westerner at Goshen, N. Y.,
MASS MEETIHG OF
AMATEORSJTOESDAY
Prominent Base Ball Men Will
Give Sandlot Athletes
Advice Talks.
LEAGUES READY TO START
By FRANK QTJIGLEY.
Of course, the amateur manipula
tors of the horsehide are not off on
the right hoof for the base ball sea
son yet but they are rapidly lining
up at the barrier, and will be off be
fore long. Items of interest to the
local base ball devoters have been
transpiring rapidly during the last
week. One by one the wandering
sheep are returning to the fold.
The date of the mammoth base ball
eathering in the council chamber of
the city hall has been changed from
Wednesday to inesaay evening, n
dandy program has been arranged
for by the program committee.
Smokes will be donated by Earl Hig
gins, Ernie Holmes and H. Beselin
& Son. '
The main purpose of this meeting
is to stimulate interest for the ap
proaching season. Everyotie inter
ested in the progress and welfare of
the Omaha Amateur Base Ball asso
ciation is cordially invited to attend.
In the past these pre-season meetings
have always drawn a packed house,
but it is expected that this meeting
will surpass all others. Prominent
speakers have been secured. Among
these orators will be men that have
given their most loyal efforts to ama
teur base ball, and they will unselfish
ly expound their views which will
probably have a tendency to promote
and secure close co-operation for this
year.
Greater Omaha to Meet.
This week the Greater Omaha
league, a Class A organization, will
elect officers. All Class A teams wish
ing to join this league are requested
to attend this meeting. There were
seven teams in this league last year
and in all probability seven will again
be the limit. The Te-Be-Ces, Ar
mours, Omaha Gas Co, Burgess
Nash and the Jawn Dennisons, still
retain franchises in this league. Duckv
Holmes withdrew before the 1916 sea
son terminated, and Mr. Bourgeois,
leader of the Bourgeois squad is of
the opinion that he will back an in
dependent team.
Friday night, the City league, which
iced the local Class B championship,
held a meeting and elected officers. A
few new teams will answer the roll
call in this league, hereafter.
On February 28, the American
league, ar Class B troupe, will congre
gate at the city hall, elect officers and
lay plans for another prosperous sea
son. Eight teams still retain fran
chises in this league. Regardless of
this fact, other teams are welcome.
Teams that found the books closed in
the City league, might find some con
solation in attending the meeting of
the American league.
Holland Resigns.
February 29, President Holland, of
the Inter-City league will call together
the magnates and tender his resigna
tion. At present he is busy looking
for a backer for his team, formerly
the Kraiiceks. champions of Class C.
He will enter his aggregation in an
other league.
The National league will convene
for their annual salvefest, February
28. Otto Pecha, the big gun of this
league, will preside, but he avers that
he will release his claim to the presi
dency. Tuesday night, prior to the time set
for the big mass meeting, the gen
erals of the Booster league will hold
a short session. Reports have been
circulated that a couple of the teams
associated with this league, have in
oculated the dropsy since last fall and
the reliability of this information will
be investigated and prospective mem
bers will be given the once over.
Walter Neisen, the big noise of the
Metropolitan league, will ask his
drove of warriors to assemble on Feb
ruary 28. The Metropolitan league
will be shy a couple of squads, when
the register is checked, so teams wish
ing to affiliate with this classy Class
B army, should call Colfax 2123 for
Walter Netsen. or have a representa
.trve on deck at tkm netting.
for Big Fight
FAKE.
have been swamped with visitors.
Fulton is shown here delivering a
right-hander to the heart of Al Palzer,
his sparring partner. This is con
sidered his most effective blow.
FODR TEAMS HAVE
EDGE OYER RIVALS
Omaha, Lincoln, Fremont and
Sutton Likely Contenders
for Cage Title.
OTHERS ARE STRONG, TOO
Bv KARL LEE.
Two weeks and four days more
then the annual state tournament!
Slowly high school teams have been
preparing for the home stretch of the
race for the floor title of Nebraska.
Prarticallv all the dope is in and
everything points to the biggest and
fastest tournev in the history of the
event. At least 125 teams will par
ticipate, battling for three distinctive
chaniDionshios.
In Omaha, in Lincoln, in Sutton
and in all other centers, interest has
reached the highest pitch. Crowds ot
fans are expected to gather at Lin
coln on the eventful days, March 7,
8, 9 and 10. Players alone, including
coaches, wul number more than IfJW,
while the rooters that accompany
their favorites, will easily expand
that number four times. Omaha alone
will have 500 rooters on the battle
cround the last two davs.
1 here are tour leading teams wnicn
have the edge on the championship
dope Omaha, Lincoln, Sutton and
Fremont. The latter two give the
most promise. Hebron, south Hign,
University Place and Lrcte are count
ed as game challengers, who will
make things uneasy for those on top,
while Newman Grove, Kearney, Co
lumbus, Sidney, Schuyler, Friend and
Norfolk are teams that cannot be dis
regarded. Fortune and psychology have a
great deal to do with the winning of
the tournament. The drawings in 90
per cent of cases tell the tale. The
chance is all as the cards are laid.
For example, Fremont last year was
put out by Crete in the first round of
the tourney, the game being won by
a three-point margin, while the latter
went through and easily defeated
every team until Beatrice was met in
the final round.
Make Wumer Over Night.
On the other hand a team that has
played unlikely ball through out the
season may be shifted at crucial mo
ments during the tourney to form a
winner. This was the case of Be
atrice. After winning a one-point mar
gin game from Geneva in the second
round of the tourney, which would
seem mighty discouraging. Coach
Jones of the Queen City five arranged
his team differently in successive
games, to the end that a successful
attack was obtained.
No doubt there are many squads
in the state that have the key to the
championship, if only their coach
can see the need for greater aggres
siveness. Several squads have been
built on this principle this year, one
being Coach Patton's Packer squad.
The South High coach has a crew
of excellent fighters, and by chance
strategy may play a winning card and
win the title. Coach Thieson of Ge
neva, with three old men in dock, has
a similar opportunity.
Last of the Hercules
Shoots Will Be Today
The last of the series of five traD
shoots for the Hercules trophy will be
held at the Omaha Gun club today,
providing a large enough number of
shooters appear on the grounds.
Henry McDonald, Doc Frye, Carl
Blake and Cliff Wolff won the other
four events. The shoot will be twen-
ty-hve targets.
The Columbus Gun club has chal
lenged the Omaha Gun club for the
Recs trophy, now held bv Omaha.
The shoot will be held here within a
couple or three weeks.
Creighton Warriors
Play Drake Tomorrow
Coach Tommy Mills will lead his
Creighton basket ball quintet to Des
jnoines lomorrow lor a cage tangle
at that point with the Drake univer
sity five.
Drake is a member of the Missouri
Valley conference and has one of the
best teams in the circuit. Blue and
White supporters have hopes the lo
cals will defeat Drake so decisively
that they will be recognized as the
equal of lac valley quints,
HERMAN READY TO
MEET ALL COMERS1
How Bantam Champ Says He
Will Defend Title Against
Any Contender.
MOHA HARD LUCK VICTIM
By RINGSIDE.
Chiacog, Feb. 17. Pete Herman of
New Orleans, new king of the ban
tamweights, is a refreshing champion.
In these days when champions
make a specialty of picking soil
marks as opponents, getting the money
before they enter the ring, then
giving crass exhibitions mat woiuu
disgrace a third rater, his actions arc
a treat.
Herman's claim on the title may
be questionable, the flock of chal
lengers large and classy and his own
ability a mooted question, but . his
stand regarding the game is to he
commended. He says that he is
ready to meet them all, and he makes
no bones as to which he will take
on first. He will fight as often as
he can get matches, and he proposes
to do it in hammer and tongs fash
ion, so that the Doubting Thomases
may come to believe that he is a real
champion.
And he hasn t mentioned the sub
ject of money or demanded huge
nurses before he will discuss matches.
Johnny (Kewpie) true, tne st
Paul bantam, who has claimed the
title because he won on a foul from
Kid Williams last year, probably will
be Herman's first opponent. Tom
Andrews, the Milwaukee promoter,
has opened negotiations which bid
fair to be successful.
Kid Williams, from whom Herman
not the title on a referee's decision
that was not generally satisfactory, is
starting out all over to mop up in
the division and get another try at
the crown. He started out with i
decision over Benny O'Neil in Kan
sas City. Williams is credited with
displaying all his old-time ferocity
and showed no signs of having gone
back or of having suffered mentally
over the fact that he was deposed.
Williams' belief that he was euchred
out of the" decision over Herman has
given him all the confidence ill the
world, and he is going hout his
business just as strongly as when he
was champion.
Johnny Coulon, former champion,
is another who must be considered.
Coition's showing on New Year's
against Joe Wagner, veteran of the
game, was all that could be asked,
and his battles since then have re
vealed that he still has championship
ability and must not be regarded
lightly. It must be admitted that
Coulon is not the - man he was
couple or more years ago, but he
is far from being a has-been yet.
Other Good Timber.
In addition, there is quite good
timber for battles with the champion
in Pal Moore of Memphis, George
Thompson, a Pacific coast battler,
who is here under the wing of Willie
Ritchie, former lightweight cham
pion; Joe Lynch, New York s latest
entry in the bantam stakes, and
handful of others who are forging
their way into the front ranks.
Lynch s showing against One
Punch Hogan in fifteen rounds at
New Orleans a few days ago stamped
him as quite a likely opponent for
Herman in the southern city. This
One-I'unch person is no slouch with
his fists, but Lynch gave him
tasty lacing. He displayed both left
and rights of ability, willingness to
stand punishment and a perfectly
sound wallop. He is green yet, but
under the skillful tutelage of Scotty
Monteith, who handles Johnny Dun
dee, he will be heard trom before
long.
Thompson is a trim and tidy tittle
chap. His desire is to fight his way
to the championship. If some other
boy convinces him that he has no
chance, he will quit the game. He
doesn't have to box for a living, but
he likes it and believes he is good
enough to bid for Herman's laurels.
He has fought Coulon twice in no-
decision bouts and appeared in i
dozen battles in the east without get'
ting trimmed. Altogether he has
mixed in sixty battles without having
his colors lowered.
Hammer Sees Light.
Prospects of driving the old grO'
eery wagon again have worked won
ders with Ever Hammer, the brisk
ling blonde who was tiger in the ring
until Johnny Dundee put the skids
under him several months ago. Ham
mcr has seen the light and the pep
which was so conspicuously missing
in his last bouts again is m evidence
as he cavorts around the gym.
When Hammer was creating a sen
sation in Iihgtweight ranks and the
money was rolling in, he fell like so
many other boxers tor the gay lite
neglected training and took things
easy. I hen came the beatings trom
Dundee and Benny Leonard and
Hammer began to wake up.
The alarm clock went off with a
vengeance when Joe Welling, whom
he previously had trimmed, put the
bee on him. Hammer retired tor
few weeks, then began working again
at light training. Then he enlisted
the aid of clever Sam Langford and
under the tutelage of that past master
of the ring he is showing the form of
old again.
"He's a great boy," said the "Bos
ton Tar Baby. He s strong as
bull and my, how that little boy can
hit. When he gets going again those
lightweights had better watch ont."
White Scoffs at Mitchell.
Charley White is not one of the
great admirers of Ritchie Mitchell
of Milwaukee. White believes that
Mitchell is as bin a staller in the ring
as Freddie White was accused of be-
ine when he foueht the Beer City lad.
"Mitchell says 'he is the coming
lightweight champion, but he doesn
want any more of my game," said the
left-hook artist. "When I fought him
he kept his fist stuck up in front of
his jaw and covered up and. ran away.
If he will stand up and fight I am
wilting to bet I can knock him out
in ten rounds without more than half
trying."
Otto Wallace of Milwaukee and
Harvey Thorpe, the battling Kansas
Citian, will meet in a fifteen-round
battle at Joplin, Mo., Tuesday night
These lightweights are both comers
and there is an old grudge to be set
tled between them.
The HvpodermicNeedle
By FRED S.
WHOOPS.
I do not wrestle, swim or box.
Or play the base ball game,
I do not tennis, run or golf,
I've never gained much fame.
I've never donned a gridiron suit,
At hockey tried to play.
And even poker, pitch and chess.
Do not stand in my way.
I've never curled nor tried to skate,
My name is clean and pure,
I've never even played croquet,
I am an amateur.
Contrary to general belief, the
current squabble between W. Wil
son and K. Wilhelm is not over
the amateur issue.
Fifty thousand bucks Is the
purse hung up for Darcy and
Gibbons. Jack Curley must have
had hysterics when he heard the
We can now expect Yale or
Harvard to bestow the profes
sorship of archeology upon Jess
Willard. Washington-Jetferson
has made Johnny Evert a doctor
of philosophy.
Johnny will now be competent
to write learned treatises on the
"metaphysics of smotiug the pill
on the snoot."
Can you imagine Johnny Evers,
Ph. D arguing with Bill Byron,
X. Y. Z., over a strike? We ask
vou now is "you blind bum, you.
Raffles was a saint compared to
you. Diogenes would never waste
any time investigating your rec
ord, you oughta be blowing safes
for a living, you gotta about as
much license to be an umpire as
Pancho Villa has to be teaching
a Presbyterian Sunday school,
Taxi Driver Pops
Joins Pacifists
When pitted against a hitsky foe
on the padded wrestling mat, Marin
Plestina, the big Omaha grappler, at
once becomes a rongh and ready bone
crusher who has little regard for ears,
arms, legs or ribs and any other such
oersonal Drooerty as his opponent
may possess and cherish, and mem
bers in good standing of the ancient
and honorable order of wrestling par
ties are prone to give Marin a wide
berth on this account.
But in private life, when he has dis
carded the togs of war for the day,
Mann is a big, good-natured, iikaDie
chap, who wouldn't harm man, wo
man or child except, except when
some simon-oure simn whose bean is
a perfect vacuum tries to take liber-
. Tn..- Ilntn Ulm
lies wiin imii. ahcu u,i, ...
who arouses the wrath of the terrible
Marin. With proper nursing and good
luck he may be discharged from the
hospital within six months.
Not so very long ago an umana
taxi pilot picked up a nocturnal fare
who insisted that the custodian of
his carriage join in the convivial en
tertainment of the evening. As a re
sult the taxi oilot became so Diytne
and gay that when he encountered
the huge Plestina in his wanderings
the wrestler hurt his eyesight or some
thing and the t p. reached the bel-
Tom Clark Puts Two
Hurlers Out of Game
By One Swing of Bat
Did vou ever hear about one pinch-
hitter who retired two pitchers with
one swing of his mace?
His name is Tom Clark, the Rhiqe
lander backstop. On June 13, 1916,
the Reds and Braves battled to a six-teen-inning
scoreless tie. Toney
started the game for the Cincinnati
ans and Rudolph did likewise for the
Bostonians. But neither finished it,
because Clark finished both of them
m the twelfth.
The Reds got a man on the bag m
the twelfth session and Cholly Her
zog, then piloting the Red skiff, de
cided to send Clark to bat in the
place of Toney. That removed Tonev
trom tne battlefield. Kuooipn served
un a twister to Clark and the catcher
at once whaled it right back to Ru
dolph. The drive hit the bald-headed
flinger on his operating fin and he
went away in search ot a doctor.
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Best of Exclusive Brands
We have taken out of Bonded and Free
Warehouses, 200 Barrels of Bourbon and Rye
Whiskey, 8 to 18 years old. This must be sold
before May 1. This is the best manufactured
brand on the market, and we are selling it at
cost A great quantity of this merchandise has
been Bottled in Bond and at Free Warehouse.
We suggest that anyone wishing to secure
any of this merchandise do so at once, as the
supply will not last very long.
HENSHAW HOTEL
OMAHA
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HUNTER.
whadclya mean strike, yuh big
stiff?" fitting language for a
Ph. D.? -
Our dough goes down on Mike
Gibbons. We have discovered
Les Darcy wears a cane.
Otto Floto says Jess Willard's
wind is bad. What's the differ
ence ? Tom Jones has got enough
lo make up for the two of them.
The owners of the Phils refuse
to pay Alexander more than
$8,000 a year. That seems a rea
sonable enough pay roll for a ball
club.
Ordinarily we are loathe to dis
close office secrets, but because
of the insistent demand of so
many interested parties we have
consented to tip the public off as
to why Abe Groh, the world's
greatest mutilator of Noah Web
ster's favorite work and his
torian par excellence, wears his
hair like Paderewski. He does it
for the same reason some men
wear spats and others play the
ukelele.
Comiskey not worried over
war, says headline. Why should
a guy who is sure of 25,000 paid
every Sunday whether his team is
on top or in the cellar worry over
war?
A scribe says Fritt Maisel is
all Fielder Jones needs. We may
be wrong, but we thought he
needed a few ball players.
Muskogee fans fret for signs
- of base ball, reads another head
line. But there's no fretting m
St. Joseph.
Plestina in Eye;
Two Minutes Later
ligerent stage, where he "choosed"
Plestina. , .
in.m,i;3flv imnn choosing Marin
the gas cart driver shot a right awing
that landed periectiy on me wrest
ler's eye. It was a swell punch, dis
colored the optic and even rocked
Marin's head a bit.
'What for vou hit mef inquired,
Marin mildly.
"Get outa my sight, you big bum,
before I slam you so hard your whole
family drops dead from the shock,
,.,.r th tori lad in he nreoared
to swing a left hook this time. The
swing never arrived, it never even
started. A curly wolf, a grixzly bear,
-i:nn lnJ a fnrtv.twn-centi-
meter Krupp started after the taxi
gent at the same time, tye-wiinesses
declare to this day Marin was trying
to destroy the entire earth with the
taxi driver as an instrument of de
struction. "He must have plowed up
three acres," declared Frankie Lane,
who tells the story, "Talk about your
human tractors"
By offering to buy a dnnk for
everybody in the precinct, then the
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entire world, the taxi driver, who had
collided wtih the hard eartn aooui
seventeen times with the usual result
which attends a crash between an im
movable object and a human being,
managed to make his peace and induce
Plestina to desist
"All T mntg knmr." said the taxi
driver, "is whether you're Jess Wil
lard or Kaiser wuneim.
We Want EVERY MAN
who has been disappointed in
the fit of his clothes to come
here. We can take care of him
oat of the full range of our
stock.
N. W. Cor. 15th and Haraey
Mmnra Wtodows