THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: MARCH 25, 1917.
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Judgments
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AS MIGHT have bc.cn expected
had the magnate! given the
matter a little thought before
acting, the ball players have
begun to enter objectioni to the mili
tary drill trick in the training eampi.
At least two clubs have openly ob
jected. When war threatened the
magnates apparently were suddenly
seized with an intense patriotism and
announced military drill for their ath
letes and employed drill sergeants to
accompany the athletes to the south.
Some skeptics have accused the mag
nates of "press-agentlng" again and
scout the sincerity of the patriotism.
This viewpoint seems rather un
worthy., the patriotism probably was
genuine, but the scheme, neverthe
less, was poorly conceived and super
fluous in its aims. The diamond ath
lete is a peculiar species of the genus
homo. About the only thing he can
be induced to take serious is his
semi-monthly pay check and occa
sionally a ball game or two. One
would have to be an optimist to be
lieve he would accept military drill,
especially with the base ball bat sub
stituted for the Springfield, with any
degree of importance. Rather he
would be annoyed. And that's just
what has happened, with the result
that two clubs at least have kicked.
N'o doubt, being as patriotic as the
iverage American citizen, a credit
ible percentage of ball players will
je ready to answer the call to arms
.vhen the time comes, but a base ball
:amp is not a military training camp.
The magnates have allowed their en
thusiasm to run away with them
again.
Stock companies are in several cit
ies being heralded as the salvation of
base ball. Buffalo and Providence
in the International league have
launched stock companies and the
scheme is being tried in a small way
in Richmond. A stock company of
fans threatened to buy the St. Louis
Cardinals. Stock companies in these
cities may prove a success and be the
salvation of base ball, but the scheme
never worked out very well in this
part of the country. Stock companies
for a short time conducted the Wich
ita and Topeka clubs in the Western
league. Both gave it up as a bad
job, in fact conducted the clubs far
less successfully than private owner
jhip did. The Nebraska State league
and the Mink league, both composed
largely of stock companies of fans,
ilew up. A stock company exists
n Lincoln, and it weathered 1916 very
.veil, but it had a club in second place
ind in the race all the season and
vhat will happen when the team slips
i little is uncertain to say the least.
The stock company listens good, but
ts never been a success out here.
The Western league booster meet
ng held in Omaha a couple of weeks
go promises effective results, accord
ng to reports receive! from the var
ous cities of the league. Represen
tatives at the meeting upon their re
turn home started the ball rolling
right away with the result that a new
spirit of enthusiasm seems to have
icen instilled into the Commercial
ind Rotary clubs. To1 Tom Fair
weather, the Western league's newest
magnate, must go the credit for this
nove which promises such glowing
success. Fairweatlier offered it to
he magnates as a suggestion and con
vinced them that, while it would
jrobably cost several hundred dollars,
t would return the money expended
everal times over. And even at this
arly date it looks very much as
hough Fairweatlier bad the right
lope and his follow magnates were
vise in accepting his suggestion.
Jess Willard, our industrious little
champion, with his managers, seems
to be lining up for the annual spring
and summer drive on the circus. Mr.
Willard is one of our best little circus
champs. But the circus pulled a bone
this trip. Undoubtedly Willard's con
tract calls for the payment of large
sums of coin each and every Saturday
night. The circus will try to get back
part of the said large sums by stag
ing an after show, for which an addi
tional admission price will be charged.
But the public is getting more or less
tired of Willard, they aren't interested
in him any more and won't be until
he defends his title, and even then
the interest is likely to be largely
desultory. All the glamor has worn
off of Jess' "vindication of the white
race," so called. And if the circus
pets back the money-invested on Wil
lard this year, we'll pass and admit
inything can happen.
That figures do lie is the gist of a
dope yarn by a record-breaking
scribe, who has selected a "Worst
club," It is made up of the play.
;rs who have given opposing clubs
the most runs by the error route. The
scribe finds that Tris Speaker booted
jway more runs than any other center
fielder in the game, that Art Fletcher
led the shortstops, Whitted the Jeft
fielders, Wingo the catchers. Faber
and Morton are the pitchers. The
scribe's "Worst club" 'would come
nretty near being a pennant winner
11 either big league. In base ball, at
?ast, figures do lie occasionally.
Although the big Finn came into
s.e central west, wrestled four
'latches in five night, winning, of
ourse', all four, and made a desperate
t'ffort to make an impression, John
Olin doesn't seem to have started
(lie wrestling fans in this part of the
"rlobe much. Omaha gave him the
fry stare almost ignored his pres
nce Sioux City merely became mild
ly interested, and Chicago, where they
-esuscitated Doc Roller to provide an
ipponcnt, refused to be annoyed.
Dlin should have sent his press agent
"ut here and stayed away himself.
Jim CofTcy, who, it will be remem
bered, was flattened twice by Frank
,fnran, with the result that Coffey re
ired and Moran got a large purse for
r.ldng a licking from Willard, is
ark. Coffey put the bee on a gny
lamed Cox and announces he is once
nnre on the trail of big Jess. Outside
of the fact that Coffey has a glass
aw and about as much science as a
refrigerator car, he is an excellent
ontender. A battle between Jim and
'arl Morris for the booby prize would
e just th- thing.
Frank Gotch is going to train Earl
haddock for his match with Joe
.itecher. Which means that Earl wjll
get the backing of the entire Hawkeye
state now. And if Gotch can only
tench Earl a few of those old Gotch
tricl s, the Dodge lad is going to
lu' i his hands full.
CATCHING SQUAD OF THE DETROIT TIGERS Here it the catching squad of the De
troit Tigers, photographed in training. Left to right they are McKee, Spencer, Yelle and
Stanage.
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MANY GOOD LITTLE
FELLOWS IN GAME
Score of Bantamweights of
First Water, but Very Tew
of the Big Boys.
GIBBONS 'CLAIMS TITLE
By RINGSIDE.
Chicago, March 24. With all due
respect to the old guard, it is prob
able that never before in the history
of the prize ring lias there been such
a plentiful supply of classy little fel
lows and such a lack of big 'uns as
there is today.
Whereas there are more than a
dozen boys who can do 118 or even
116 handily and leave little to choose
between them over a limited course,
there's only one heavyweight who
seems to have the real class and
Queensbury save the mark if Jess
Willard can be said to possess the
high attributes such as some of the
giants of other days. ,
However, it's such a pleasant tasT
to consider the classy little fellows
now before the public, that there is no
use to start a long-winded argument
anent the heavyweight possibilities.
By way of clinching the argument,
here's a list of active bantamweights
of today:
Kid Herman, New Orleans; Kid
Williams, Baltimore; Johnny Ertle,
St. Paul; Johnny Coulon, Chicago;
Pal Moore, Memp'.il Frankie Burns,
Jersey City; Johnny . olsberg, Brook
lyn; Lew Tendler, Philadelphia; Al
Subcrt, Boston; Dick Loadman, Buf
falo; Kid Wolfe, Cleveland; Joe
Haley, Cincinnati; Jabez White, Al
bany, N. Y.; Benny McNeill, Windsor,
Canada, and Joe Burman, Chicago.
Of that list the first half-dozen
named probably are the class of the
lot, although some of the others may
show something soon that will topple
them over. Just how good the big
"little" six are might be figured on
the basis -that Johnny Coulon, who
for the first time in his life was
knocked out and off the championship
pedestal by Kid Williams, is doing an
apparently real "come-back." He has
been cleaning up lately.
That figures Williams as a bear.
But Kid Herman has copped the
champ's crown. Johnny Ertle won
from Williams on a foul. Pal Moore
beat Williams in a limited contest
and Frankie Burns has shown well
against most of the field. Burns can
hardly be considered a possibility for
first honors.
Coulon, one of the grandest cham
pions of all time, has seen his cham
pionship sun sink behind the horizon.
It looks now as if the honors lie
between Herman, Moore, Williams
and Ertle. Moore is laid up with a
bad arm right now, but expects to
be back in the game shortly.
Possibly some grizzled fans will re
sent the rating of the bantams men
tioned above and sneer. They may
even say that Terry McGovern,
George Dixon, Harry Forbes or Ped
lar Palmer could have laid any of
them cold with one hand tied. May
be 6o. But our chief argument is
that there's a whole lot of mighty
good little men showing their boxing
wares to the public these days.
Langford Fighting Time.
Father Time seems to be having
one of the greatest battles of his
career. It's with Sam Langford. the
Boston tar baby. Of course, Tham
eventually will take the count, just
as they all do. But, boy, oh, boy I That
black man, who has just celebrated
his forty-third birthday, still packs
the kick of a mule, as fighters who
face him now and then in a local
gymnasium will testify. Sam knows
he's slipping and that internal fat
would prevent him from ever again
fitting himself for a bout that had a
championship angle. Yet he could
clean up even today with most of
the alleged heavies, and there are
few of them who want his game. In
fact, Jack Johnson dodged it success
fully and Joe Jeanette and Sam Mc
Vey were the only ones during
Tham's long career who really gave
him battle. Probably many of those
affairs on the Langford-Jeanette-Mc-Vey
circuit were not real blood-thirsty
affairs.
Popularity Wanes.
Les Darcy't dazzling appearance
here bids fair to become but a faded
memory,- unless he can get action
against some of the middleweights or
light heavies in Denver. Branded a
"slacker" in the east and middle west
because he ran away from the Euro
pean war, instead of fighting with
other Australians, Darcy's popularity
waned quickly. He has hardly any
one to blame but himself. He repu
diated a manager who took charge
of his affairs in good faith. Greed
for American dollars apparently was
the cauie. And now it seems that
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Les will have to go to work here or
else return and join the colors.
What About Jess?
Are they ever going to get Jess
Willard matched? Carl Morris and
Fred Fulton are anxious for a go
at the big fellow. Willard doesn't
want to have anything to do with
Morris, as Carl once told him to "go
Be, a reputation." That was before
lens had his well-remembered mixup
h John Arthur Johnson.
As for Fulton, it looks to a man
peering into the future that Fred will
eventually be the one to get a crack
at Jess that is, just as soon as public
interest can be excited enough to se
cure a large, juicy purse.
Chicago Has New One.
Joe Dory, a nifty 160-pounder, of
Racine, Wis., was looked upon as a
comer in the middleweight class. But
less than two weeks ago Phil Har
rison of Chicago, a practical unknown
outside of the Windy City, gave Dory
a lacing he will never forget. It was
a surprise to the betting fans, who
wagered 2 to 1 on Dory. Now the
Ghetto of Chicago is wildly acclaim
ing Harrison as a coming champion.
Harrison isn't his name any more
than Charley Anchovitz's is Charley
White. Phil is the son of a junk
dealer and got his-strength helping
his father load serapiron in their little
peddling wagon.
Mike Says He's Champ.
Mike Gibbons is out with the an
nouncement that he is middleweight
champion and willing to defend his
title. But how about George Chip,
who won the "title," by knocking out
Frank Klaus, but since has lost many
battles on points? George surprised
the wise ones recently by stowing
away Bob Moha, the Milwaukee Cave
Man, a feat that Bat Levinsky, Jack
Dillon, Gus Christie and others failed
to accomplish. This middleweight
situation is a rather muddled affair.
Maybe if Gibbons will go the long
route with some of the challengers
the public will learn who's who and
why among middleweights.
Speaking of Mike Gibbons brings
to light the fact that Mike,- while a
wonderful boxer, isn't too proud to
take lessons from a little fellow who
doesn't own a title just at present.
No, not at present. But when Johnny
Coulon was champ there never was a
prettier boxing champion of his class.
Mike is authority for the statement
that before he met Jimmy Clabby he
was somewhat worried about the way
Jimmy used to make opponents look
foolish by side-stepping them like a
shadow. He asked Coulon about it
and Johnny" showed him how to over
come Clabby's trick. Coulon ex
plained that by crowding Clabby con
stantly he could keep Jimmy off his
balance and prevent the fancy stuff.
When Gibbons and Clabhy met, Gib
bons had profited so well by Coulon's
lessons that he bewildered the Ham
mond boxer.
Coulon ascribes his boxing skill to
the fact that in his early training he
boxed with such masters as George
Siler, "Nobby" Clark, Johnny Clark,
George Siddons and others of the old
school, who knew tricks that are
never used now, if indeed they ever
are heard of.
Champs Appear in Pool
Tourney at New Parlor
A pocket billiard tournament, in
which six of the best cue artists in
the state will compete, will mark the
opening of the new "Reno" pocket
billiard parlor at Seventeenth and
Douglas streets.
The contestants will be Billy
Owens, Nebraska state champion.
Heinie Harsch, city champion of
Omaha; William Rodeston, champion
of Holdrege and the western part of
the state; Harry Griffin, the boy won
der of Idaho, who is visiting in
Omaha at present; Jesse Reynolds
and Elmer Larson.
Mr. Wills, proprietor of the Reno
parlor, considers himself very fortu
nate in securing young Griffin as one
of the players. The Idaho lad is said
to be exceedingly skillful with the cue
and Mr. Wills expects him to prove
a big attraction.
The play starts Monday evening at
8 o'clock, with the opening game be
tween Rodeston and Larson.
Fall from Bucking Bronc
Makes Flannigan Hurler
Pitcher Flannigan, i husky recruit,
who is trying for a place with the De
troit Americans, would have been a
southpaw if he had not met with an
accident. When he was a youngster
he tried to ride a broncho. The
animal objected and Flannigan took
an impromptu course in aviation and
fractured his left arm. While recover
ing from the injury he learned to
throw with his right arm and has
had marked success ever since.
Flannigan's injury brings to mind
the accident which happened to Tris
Speaker. He formerly was a right
handed pitcher, but he broke his
salary wing and switched arms with
sensational uyejJi
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ADVANCE TRAINING
FOR HURLERS GOOD
McGraw Points Out Advan
tages of Having Pitchers
Report Week Earlier.
AID TO THE OTHERS, TOO
By JACK VEIOCK.
New York, March 24. Most major
league managers send their pitchers
to the training camps a week to ten
days in advance of the main squads.
This custom was adopted primarily
because of the fact that it takes the
pitchers longer to get in shape. But
there is another benefit in giving the
pitchers a start on the batsmen, ac
cording to Manager McGraw of the
Giants.
McGraw believes the sooner he can
permit his pitchers to start curving
the ball and turning on the steam the
better for all concerned. His reason
is two-fold.
First of all the pitchers benefit from
long practice ami the more they are
permitted to work on the batters in
daily games the quicker they acquire
speed, curves and control. On the
other hand, the batters, who look
foolish against the first "hooks" of
the season as a rule, have a longer
time to look over curve-ball pitching
before the season opens.
Some managers argue that making
the batsmen face good pitching early
in the training season is a mistake.
They say it tends to make them
"curve shy" at the plate and takes
away the confidence they get in
cracking soft pitching to all parts of
the lot. But McGraw believes the
opposite.
Many a youngster who slams the
ball over the fence in the spring
proves to be a veritable spring
bloomer when called upon to face
real pitching after the season opens.
But the manager who gets his pitch
ing staff in shape early has a cmnce
to weed out the weak hitters,, be
cause they show their trua speed
against good pitching and save time
for the manager who has to decide
whether or not they will do.'
Major league teams have a much
better chance to follow the system
of giving the pitchers an early start
than the minor league clubs which
make annual trips to training camps,
because of the larger number of hurl
ers carried on their rosters in the
spring. The big league manager can
send a pitcher into the box, give him
two innings of hard work after he
has had several weeks to get in shape
and then chase him to the shower,
replacing him with another linger.
And out of a big squad of pitchers
the major league manager can always
find enough who are ready to put the
stuff on the ball to keep his batters
swinging at real pitching day in and
day out.
As a rule the major league clubs
that get off to the best start in the
first month of the season have looked
over plenty of regular pitching. The
proof lies in the way they hammer
the ball. And when the hurlera com
mence to settle down to steady work
these clubs are just that much better
off, for there is nothing like practice,
and the plan favored by McGraw
gives both batter and pitcher a better
chance.
Billy Queal, coach of Yale sprin
ters, is predicting great things this
spring for Johnny Overton, Yale's
star cork-track and cinder-path per
former. After Overton shattered the
world's aiark for the mile indoors at
the recent Meadow Brook club games
in Philadelphia, running the distance
in 4:16, Queal stated that he believes
Johnny will some' day run the "1,000"
2:10 flat. At present Overton is the
champion at 1,000 yards, but the best
record indoors was made by Mel
Sheppard, who ran the distance in
2:12 2-5.
"I have often said that Overton had
it in him to smash records," said
Queal, "and I am convinced that he
will do it this spring. If he is
pressed in the 1,000 outdoors he
should be good for eight or more
points. Overton will start in the mile
and half-mile events. He has a
chance to shatter some records at
these distances, too.
"But give him a chance at the 1,000
on a fast track, line him up with some
runners who will make him step his
best, and there will be a new record
as sure as you're born."
Overton has many enthusiastic
followers who predict great things
for him, but a majority of athletic
critics in the east cannot see Overton
as a world beater when compared
with the wonderful Joey Ray. Ray,
they believe, would show his heels to
Overton or any other sprinter in the
"1,000," the mile or the mile and a
half events. All Ray needs is ru.i-
".V few vs
neri like Overton to make him step.j
SANDLOT LADS TO
START WORK TODAY
Managers Plan to Put Charges
Through Paces if Weather
Permits.
!TBW RUUNOS BY BOARD
By FRANK QUIGLEY.
On condition the thermometer reg
isters favorably and the czar of the
universe does not tap any rain clouds
hereabouts, the majority of the local
amateurs will indulge in their initial
workout this afternoon. Municipal
parks, vacant lots and the enclosed
parks will be monopolized hy the
gladiators of the diamond. Several
managers have booked games for to
day, the purpose being to get a line
on the new stock.
A few measures on which consid
erable interest was hinged were
adopted at the last meeting of the di
rectors of the Omaha Amateur Base
Ball association. Number one, that
no member of the Omaha Amateur
Base Ball association should be af
forded an opportunity to have two
chances to participate in a city cham
pionship series regardless of what
class he may happen to be affiliated
with. Number two, that it be op
tional with the board to have the 'va
rious classes stage a series of games
to decide the city championship. The
meaning of the last measure is that
if the class B champions are of the
opinion that they can defeat the class
A champions, at the option of the
board a series of games can be staged
to determine who the honor belongs
to, and the class C champions will be
entitled to a whack at the class B
champions. It was reported that the
rule of a player signing more than
one contract had already been vio
lated. The guilty gazaboa is none
other than Fontaine Edward Vernon.
Vernon signed first with the Murphy
Did Its and later with the Te-Be-Ces.
He signed one contract Fontaine Ed
ward Vernon and on the other one
he left out his middle monicker. He
is the property of the Murphy Did
Its.
Next Wednesday the magnates of
the City league will gather and clean
up all their business preparatory for
the opening of the season. The sched
ule will be approved. This league is
composed of six speedy aggregations
and a great struggle tor the flag is
looked for.
The only rock in the path of the
American league is whether or not it
will b composed of six or eight
squads. Six teams have already en
tered and two more have applied for
franchise. Most of the teams have
already paid for their contracts. It
will he definitely decided at llie next
meeting, April 9, as to the number of
teams and then this league will be
ready for the pill to roll.
Metropolitan Is Safe.
Now the Metropolitan league is on
a firm foundation and the preliminary
arrangements for the initial bout are
perfected. It was agreed to cough
up ten bones per gang as forfeit
dough, to be split as follows: Sixty
per cent to the rag-grabbers after the
price of a pennant and suitable watch
fob has been deducted, and 40 per
cent to the team that mucilages roost
No. 2. This leagve will open the gates
on April 23 and will participate in
three rounds.
From present indications a Satur
day league will be formed from the
same teams associated with the
Greater Omaha league and as an in
centive to win perch No. 1 a purse of
a hundred and fifty silver boys ought
to work miracles. This league will
not compete in the city championship
series.
Omaha Tigers Start to
Practice at Armour Park
The Omaha Tigers, an all-star col
ored ball club managed by J. Austin
and captained by G. Starns, have as
sembled for the 1917 sesson and are
working out every day at Armour
park on the South Side. The Tigera
start their annual road campaign on
April 20, opening at Hamburg, la.
Austin and Starns have collected t
fast aggregation of dusky stars this
year and expect to brat last year's
record of sixty victories, twelve de
feats and two tic games. The team
will line up as follows: R. Wright,
catch; O. Johnson, catch; P. Miller,
pitch! F. White, pitch; J. Marshall,
pitch; L. Cheatham, right field; C.
Cooper, left field; A. Lowe, center
field; G. Starns, first base; E. Gor
don, second base; C. Rolling, short
stop; P, Staples, third base.
Y. M. C. A. Indoor Meets
Become Thing of Past
The indoor athletic carnivals which
have been held annually at the Audi
torium by the Young Men s Christian
association are a thing of the past.
"Y" officials have definitely con
cluded to abandon the event. Half
a dozen of these meets were held, but
every one proved a losing proposition
financially and entailed a great
amount of labor for which there was
no return, so the physical department
of the "Y" decided this year was a
good year to quit.
Ritchie Mitchell Will
Clash With Ben Leonard
Benny Leonard, New York light
weight, and Ritchie Mitchell of Mil
waukee, aspirants to the ' world's
championship, have been matched for
a ten-round, no-decision contest in
Milwaukee on April 17.
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By FRED S
Two recruits caught the startled eye
Of tht scribs in the training camp,
They hammered the pill at a vicious
rate,
Each one looked like a champ.
They made great catches out in the
field,
Swiped bases almost at will,
Laid the oak on fast ball and curve,
Most any pitch they could kill.
They were easy the stars of the en
tire camp,
Phenoms, lad, on the job,
One was called Tristam Speaker,
And the other answered to Cobb.
"Foot ball prospects are bright
at Ames." reads headline. No
doubt. Nebraska isn't on the
schedule this year.
Also, we might add, spring ii
a good time for foot ball pros
pects to be bright.
John Olin has loudly an
nounced that he is anxious to
meet Joe Steelier in Omaha.
Which is the reason for an
audible and mirthful titter.
Olin might get hy the toll col
lector on the Douglas street
bridge without being flattened
out on his collarbone, hut if he
did we have a hunch he would be
stopped before he got to Four
teenth street.
BY A CERTAIN PUGILIST
WHOSE IDENTITY WE
WILL NOT REVEAL
FOR THE TIME
AT LEAST.
"This guy Wilson is a sucker
to let 'em. coax him into the big
battle by ' pulling a lot of war
talk. If he was a smart guy or
had a good manager he could pry
Pre-Season Sandlot Gossip
Ull. th. klm pill illnsar (or I hi
Slurpliy Mil Iti Ut ipaiion, will not plfty
with lh Hlirkntnttti thin Itrm.
Hereafter tho atere and Wlrlpe will he
known aa the Rreellna. They will either
Jnln the Greater Omaha league or play In
dependent baae hall.
The llntnp of the Paarlln team la atlll un
certain, but the fnllowlns ptayara have
etlmed up: l.lemond, Kftermeyer. Tarter, l'ol
Una, Conroy, hi. Statey, R. Stacey and
KreJIo.
neeatiae he haa Joined the rlty Are x
tlnffulahera. Joeepll Vammn hee realaned aa
0rai pourh oavorter for tha Brandele.
The AILrUht Merrhant. team of rlaaa
aeorlated with the Metropolitan leafue. la
loeMlns for a barker.
Roy Stai-ey will handle tha managerial
dutloa mr the Beaellna and Walter Colllna
will raptetn thte rrew.
Ren Kooler, who now realdea In Mlaaourl
Valley, la., waa In town laat week. He uaed
to pilot tha famvua Hollye. when they wore
a Clnaa A oraanlaatlon.
Thla aeaaon Walter Hamilton la ffolne to
atase a oomebark. Ilia lunrh hook uaed to
oontaln puaslera that were difficult to aulva.
To date Pntta Harden la undecided Juet
where he will land. Polla Ja a rorker be
hind the aeh furniture, and ta alao an ex
cellent evatantlllv
Another back stopper who haa ao far
failed lo attanh hla John rfanror-k to a eon
tract la Horace flllleeple. He pnrformed with
the defunct lurky Holmae tribe leal year.
Chambers Will Defend
Title Against Sciple
V. N. Chambi state billiard
champion, will defend his newly-acquired
title in a , 1,000-point match
with Art Sciple, Sciple challenged
Chamberft to the combat and the ti
tle holder haa accepted.
The 1,000 points will he shot in
blocks of 250 on the following even
ings: April 3, 6, 10 and 13. Harry
Symci is expected to challenge the
winner of this match.
Young Pesek to Take
Crack at Owen Daily
Charles Pesek, kid brother of John
Pesek, the Shelton, Neb., whirlwind,
will take a crack at Owen Daily, who
still insists he's the world's light
weight champion, at Minden Wednes
day night. Young Pesek is heralded
as a boy wonder out in Buffalo county
and the fans in that part of the. state
declare he has a good chance to wal
lop Daily.
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to the big end of the gate,
Inez Irwin has written up the
Stcchcr-Ernst match in a very
highbrow manner. Inez says she
doesn't think wrestling is brutal
at all, but is a real dignified sport.
Showing that Inez knowcth not
whcreol she speaketh. Wrestling
in the first place is a business,
not a sport.
Earl Caddock is said to "have
a thousand holds," but what we
want to know is how many more
than seven will he have time to
use when he tangles with Joey da
Steck.
Les Darcy has developed into
quite a runner, reads a report
from the east. Whaddaya mean
developed?
Battling Nelson haa volun
tcered to join Colonel Roose
velt's regiment in case there il
war, The colonel could display
his teeth, Bat could wiggle one .
of his tin ears and the enemy
would be paralyzed with fright.
Military training in the base
hall camps at least will instruct
the rookte how to conduct a re
treat when he is given the gate
in May.
McGraw looks good to Stall
ings, reads trickling over the wire.
But not Muggsy, my boy, not
Muggsy, Muggsy looks about as
good to Stallings as a U-boat to
a bark canoe with King George
painted on it.
lUftnMsr Pltr McOuIr rc.vd n
cuptionally ooa otUr la wlgglt for Brdlty,
it, P. HH think unit now hu th rant
undar .dvliemnnt.
At thrtt and ft half itrtkas tha fltmpto
Hart craw will coIUda with tha Tiny Tot
at Rlvarvlaw park this aftarnoon.
I.aat week Bill Mi her blaw tn from Oar
wood, Tfx , look in i aa awAot aa aaeohartna.
Whin the Boutharn Itafua xptodad Frank
Ryitenh loft hla job aa aaeraury. but aa
Frank lan't particularly craay about work
hla aplrlta ara atlll Intact.
Tha amtltr.0 Irlahman, Patar McCoy, will
do mound duly (or th Murphy Did Its tbti
aeaaon.
It th N. Oi Booatara gat tofathar O. .
Truth will deaarva tha eradtt. To dat not
much Ufa haa haan avtncad In thalr eamp.
Bill Dolaon will aialn b baok on th turt
Ha will be at tha wheel (or tho recently or
fan l led BTodeffeard Crown trlb.
One of th old suarda who uaed to hand)
tha Indicator (or th amateura ti folng to
hit Ooorf Clark for a berth. Conklla U hi
caller.
Youn-maa waa unanlmouaty alao ted field
captain of th National Caah Reglaten. ,
Herman Bandarloan waa temporarily t
tha halm for th National Caah Baa-later,
but now ha ha turned tha Job over to Billy
Harrla.
Casey Qalnei will manaK th Te-Ba-Ca.
Thla team managed to cop th cellar berth
of tha r-ter Omaha league laat year, but
with Casey at the bat a different tal Ii
looked for at the expiration of thla aeaaon.
Herewith are lha fellow that will play
with the Tr-liO'Cne: Butlar. Blchtor, Peter
on, Tiurcht'on, Nyatrom, Felt man, Laoey,
Lawler, fcHltt, Blmpaon, Smith and Uol
brook. April S tha Tfl-He-r ban ball team will
hold tia annual danca. Thta yearly atunt 1
alwaya a crowd -grabber.
Tuborlno Carter, a city guardian of th
pouoo, la looking (or a potlttan a an adju
dicator In lha lireatrr Omaha Jeague. Th
fart that he t a policeman and carta around
aonia 110 pound of beef ought to have aom
WAiirht among th wla on that enjoy
barking at tha bnrker.
If th propoaad Cliff Dweller team ma
tarlallaea, George Kennedy would be th
logical dud to pilot them. Oeorg la a
general of eseepttonal ability. ,
Tha Dahlman Kntghta are especially an.
Inns to stag a combat next Sunday. Call
Harney 6370 and squak (or Julia Slavfn.
Several new facta will be noticed In th
lineup of the Da hi man Knlfhta thta aeaaon,
namely, Albert Tolllver, Jo Priohara, Tom
Baumgartner and J. Horace.
Th Murphy Did Ita purchased 10 worth,
of baa ball material formerly used by th
Omaha Gaa company team.
Bill Duffack la atlll In th rank of th
unalgnad. Ha 1 a craokerjack in th lonw
worka. Colfax 1194 will nip him.
Th fltaga baa ball team will ftv
danre at the Swedish auditorium next 6at
urday.
(lama are billed at Fontanel! park
Miller park, Rlvarvlaw park and Thirty
aaoond and Dewey avenue for thla after
noon.
