Omaha Will Have a Swell to Compare Iowa and Nebraska Methods
SPRING PLAYS HER
PRANKSON ROORKE
Diamond Is Sea xf Mud and
Conflict With Kansas City
Is Called Off.
PLAT THIS AFTERNOON
Gentle spring, working in cahoots
with the weather man, got in her ne
farioui work with a vengeance yes
terday with the result that the con
flct scheduled for Rourke park be
tween Pa's hopefuls and the Kansas
City American association club was
called off,
When the Kaws "arrived in our
midst yesterday morning it was snow
ing or raining or both arid the dia
mond was a sea of water and mud.
So all the athletes could do yester
day afternoon when they should have
been performing 'for the plaudits of
the multitude was shoot Kelly pool or
lamp Theda Bara in action.
If the weather clears today, how
ever the Rourkes will get an oppor
tunity to test their skill against the
Kay See cvrew. Brother Dave has
the gasoline crew ready for a charge
and if the elements suspend their
pranks and the sun comes out the
crew promises to have the diamond
in good shape for play.
Omaha fans were greatly disap
pointed yesterday because Kansas
City looks like the goods in the As
" sociation his year. Some of, the fans
predict a pennant for the show-me
aggregation. ... 4
Ganzel Is Leader.
John Ganzel, former Federal league
pilot, is leading the Missourians. He
has assembled a bunch or ex-major
leaguers who look like the goods.
At first he has Mollwitz, who only
lost out at Cincinnati, because he had
'to compete with Hal Chase.. Jimmy
Viox, team-mate of Hans Wagner for
several years, is at second. Mulligan
and Phelan, former Cubs, fill short
and third respectively. The outfield
consists of Becker, Good and Lelivelt
All except Lelivelt just returned this
spring after long careers in the
majors.
Chalmers and McQuillan, members
of the championship Philadelphia
team of 1915, are members of the
hurling corps. Crutcher, once with
St. Joseph and later with the Braves,
is another. ,
It's a pretty slick looking outfit
Ganzel has gathered together, and if
the game is played today Omaha fans
are likely to see some bits of big
league ball. The game will start at
3 o'clock. ,
' Currie and Merz to Hurl.
Murphy Currie and Otto Merz will
probably do the hurling for the
Rourkes today.
Pa Rourke was in Kansas City yes
terday for a conference with John
McGraw. He is expected home Mon
day and he probably will bring a
couple ot athletes, presents lrom
Muggsy, with him.
Monday the Milwaukee club plays
the Rourkes in Omaha;
Sciple Gains 25 Points v
On Chambers at Billiards
The second block of the 1,000-point
match at 18.2 balk line billiards for
the state title between W. N. Cham
bers and E. A. Sciple was played at
the Symes parlors last night, result"
ing as follows:
Sciple, 276; average 1.85: high rum, l,
10 and SI ; grand total, ISO; grand aver
age, 4. 86. v . '
Chamber, 160; average, 6.12; high runs,
40, IS and 17; grand total, 600;' grand
. average, -4.96. .
Both players were in good form
and the block proved most interest
ing to the many fans present. The
third block will be played Tuesday
tiicyhf
Jack Holland Offers His
" Park and Men to Uncle Sam
St. Joseph, Mo., April 7. (Special
Telegram.) Jack Holland, owner of
the St. Joseph base ball team, today
wired President Wilson tendering the
use of League park in this city as a
drill ground for troops of this section.
Holland notified the president that the
park .could be had each forenoo-i and
that also military training among his
base ball players would be instituted
with the opening of the season. He
further told the president that if it
came to a case of necessity every man
on his team was willing to serve his
country on the battle front. .
i- n-i i . .
Wood to Good Standing
Cincinnati, 0 April 7. The Na
tional Base Ball commission toda;
granted the request of Pitcher Joe
Wood of the Cleveland American
league club and restored him to good
standing without the infliction of a
penalty. Wood was carried on the
1916 ineligible list of the Boston
Americans because of his failure to
report last spring and has been re
leased by that club to the Cleveland
club with which he has contracted
and is now ,laing. ,
Benny Kauf Appears at
Camp With 26 Bludgeons
If Benny Kauff could swing at one
lime all of the bats he took to Mar
tin with him he shouldn't have much
tr juble in climbing over the .300 mark.
He showed up in camp with twenty
six bludgeons, well colored with to
bacco juice.
St. Paul Transfers Gipe
; To the. Vancouver Club
The St. Paul elub has transferred
its claim to Pitcher Alva Gipe to Van
couver of the Northwestern league,
and it is understood Gipe will report
and play with the Vancouver team.
Outfielder Bill Willcox
Hooks On With Richmond
Outfielder Bill Wilcox, released by
the Mobile Southern League club,
has been signed by the Richmond
Central League club.
Turns Portland Down;
Gets Big League Posish
Outfielder Billy Southworth, who
refused to report to the Portland
Beavers, goes to the Pittsburgh Pi
rates on a conditional sale.
GLADIATORS WHO WILL
TANGLE TOR TITLE.
- I
1
JOE STECHER.
V
ATHLETES REPLY -TOCALLTOARMS
Ted Meredith and Don Lippin
cott Volunteer for Avia
tion Corps.
OVERTON IN ARTILLERY
. New York, April 7. The call to
arms has found the men who won
renown in amateur sport ready to do
their bit for their country. From
all parts of the United States come
reports of sportsmen who have made
known their willingness to give up
everything else and serve the coun
try in the threatened strife with Ger
many. Locally, all of the splendid
athletes that are members of the
Seventy-first regiment are sworn into
the federal service, and the crack
runners who wear the colors of the
Second battalion, N. M., have long
been doing guard duty on and about
the local bridges.
From Philadelphia comes the news
that Ted Meredith and Don Lippin-
cott, the University of Pennsylvania's
Olympic sprinters, have volunteered
for the aviation service if war comes.
Four of Yale's finest track men are
already on their way to Florida to
start training for the air service
Gates, the hammer thrower and 1918
foot ball captain; Farwell, the star
hurdler; Stewart, the sprinter, and
McLush, the pole vaulter, are speed
ing southward on their preparedness
mission. Johnny Overton, the great
est distance man tliat ever sported
the blue of Old Eli, stands ready to
answer the first call as a member of
the Yale field artillery, in which there
are dozens of athletes less prominent
but-just as eager to serve the flag
as is the middle distance and cross
country champion.
John Harvard is furnishing his
quota, too. On the train that is bear
ing the Yale men to Miami, Fla., is
Westmore Willcox, one of the fastest
quarter-milers that ever won a race
for the Crimson, and a general favor
ite to win the Intercollegiate Ameri
can Amateur Athletic association's
championship in May. Princeton is
preparing also, and is already rep
resented in the reserve aviation corps
by one of the most famous athletes
in the college world, Hobey Baker.
Baker has been training for nearly
a year and will surely draw down a
commission as soon as a State of
war is declared.
Eddie Casey, Harvard's great half
back, and his roommate, Bill Swart,
a track man, will enter an aviation
school in Virginia at the outbreak of
war, while Johnny Knowles, the
crack Base ball playerV is on his way
to Florida with Willcox and the
Yale men. These are just a few of
the thousands of amateur sportsmen
who tand ready to follow the ex
ample of Jean Bouin, the great
French' runner, who gave his life
for France in the first month of the
war, and whose example will stand
as a model for the athletic youth o'
all natiomuior decades to tome.
Pittsburgh Turns Three
- Rookies Over to Columbus
The Columbus club of the South
Atlantic league got as .ground rent
from the Pittsburgh Pirates Pitcher
Dolan and Infielders Dunlap and Mc
Clelland, three rookies who failed to
show anything to Manager Callahan.
Pete Clemens Swapped
To Wilkesbarre Team
The Portland Eastern League club
has swapped Outfielder Pete Clemens
to Wilkesbarre of the New YorkJ
State league for Latcher Joe Brte-ger.
Dir. WBUCTI inp. r.n
JUST ONE DAY OFF
Thirty-Six More Hours Before
Steelier and Oaddock Taoe
Each Other.
MANY FROM OUT OF TOWN
Omaha will be a synoiure of all
eyes tomorrow night when Joe
Stecher and Earl Caddock climb be
tween the ropes of the wrestling ring
at the Municipal Auditorium to clash
for the mat supremacy of Nebraska
and Iowa and the forty-eix other
commonwealths of these United
States of America.
Probably no match since Joe
Steelier first jumped into fame by
flattening Charley Cutler at Rourke
park two years ago has created the
wide-spread interest the Stecher-Cait.
dock cash tomorrow night has created.
Neither Stecher nor Caddock have
ever had their shoulders touched to
the mat since entering the profes
sional ranks. Both are sensational
young wrestlers who have swept all
before them and whichever one loses
will have the first black mark placed
opposite his name on the records.
Stecher, of course, is the ruling
favorite. He always ranks the
favorite in Nebraska. Joe will have
an advantage of same ten or perhaps
fifteen pounds in weight over hia ad
versary and has had, even though
five years younger, more experience.
And Omaha has seen Joe in action
several times, while Caddock will
make his first appearance in this city
when he tackles the champion.
Iowa Backi Caddock.
While Stecher carries the con
fidence of Nebraska. Caddock will in
vade Omaha with the full support of
an lowa. nawKeye wrestling fans
are heralded Caddock as a new con
querer, the man to bring back to Iowa
tne wrestling crown which that state
owned until Frank Gotch quit the mat
game. Hundreds of Iowans are com
ing to the match to give their favorite
their support.
Both wrestlers have been training
taitntully lor this go. fctecher. lm
mediately upon his return from the
coast last month, opened his camp at
uodge and began working out daily.
He is said to be in as good condition
as he ever was and that means he is
as near perfect as possible.
Caddock. has been training at the
Chicago Athletic club. There he has
been received the expert advice and
coaching of Frank Gotch, the former
champ, Charley Cutler, who was one
of the, first to learn the terrors of the
scissors hold, Ben' Reuben, who is a
claimant to the middleweight cham'
pionslup, and others. Like stecher,
the Iowa gladiator is said to be in the
proverbial pink and ready to enter a
gruelling battle.
One of the unusual features of the
approaching tangle is that over 50 per
cent of the spectators will be from
out of town. When seats were placed
on sale $5,000 were already taken by
mail orders from interested fans in
nearby cities. Fully $7,500 worth of
the tickets, and perhaps more, have
been sold outside the city. If the
house totals $15,000, at least, 50 per
cent of those in the Auditorium will
be residents of other places.
Governors Attend.
Among the distinguished visitors
who will be at the ringside are Gov
ernors Neville and Harding of Ne
braska and Iowa, recpectively. They
will be on hand to urge the repre
sentatives of their respective states
on to victory.
Severl preliminaries have been ar
ranged to make the evening's card
good one.
Four Events Are Carded
... For Motorcycle Program
Four events with prize money'total
ing $100 have been scheduled for the
first program of the Omaha Motor
cycle club at the 'East Omaha speed
way Mav 6.
The first race will be a five-mile
dash. This will be followed by a two
mile novelty race, in which the con
testants ride one mile, stop and eat
a piece of pie, ride half a mile, stop
and drink a glass of soda and then fin
ish the race. This race will be from a
"standing start, too.
A ten-mile and a twenty-nve mile
free-for- all will be the other
tvc
events.
In addition a special match race will
be held on the board track between
Flying Skinny Fisher and Dare Devil
Ramer. The distance will be ten miles.
Brandeis Card Games
With the All-Nations
Fred Bradford, manager of the
Brandeis Stores, has scheduled three
games . with the" All-Nations for
Omaha. The games will be played
May 26, 27 and 30, a Saturday, a
Sunday and Decoration day.
The All-Nations this year may
locate permanently in Kansas City.
J. E. Gaul, manager of the club, has
a lease on the former Federal league
park. If the All-Nations do abandon
the road trip this season an intercity
series will be arranged between the
All-Nations and Brandeis.
Omaha Gunners Get in
Trim for Trophy Shoot
Omaha Gun club marksmen Will to
day hold a practice shoot to get in
trim for the big team match at Colum
bus next ' Sunday, when the local
shooters will invade the Platte county
metropolis' after the Rees trophy.
The Omaha and Columbus gunners
were originally scheduled to clash on
April 1, but the event was postponed
two weeks. Columbus won the Rjes
trophy from Omaha about a month
ago.
Stecher and Caddock to
Boom Navy Enlistments
Joe Stecher and Earl Caddock will
be asked bytiavy recruiters to make
speeches at their wrestling bout Mon
day night, urging young men to vol
unteer for war service. Lieutenant
Waddetl decided to try and arrange
such navy boosting at the match,
through Promoter Gene Melady. The
lieutenant instructed Chief Machin
ist's Mate F. P. Moore to see Melady
concerning the proposal.
SPORTS SECTION of
The Omaha
Sunday Bee
FIRST METHODIST CHURCH BASKET BALL SQUAD Two-time pennant winner in the
church league. Standing, left to right J. F. Reynolds, Leon Williams, John Shannon, man
ager; L. G. Griffith and Louis Dodda. Front, left to right Joe McNichol, Walker Barnaby,
captain; Frank Garey. .
DENNISON WILLING
TO RAGE HIS HORSE
Omaha Man Ready to Match
R. 0. H. Against Heir
Reaper for $1,000.
SPEEDWAY OFFERS PURSE
By RUSSELL PHELPS.
A match race between the two
fastest trotters in Nebraska will prob
ably be one of the features of the
Omaha Driving club's Great Western
circuit meeting next August. In this
race it is planned to match R. C. H.,
a famous trotter in the torn Denni-
string, against Heir Reaper,
holder of the state record, owned by
E. JC. Warren, the-.Shelton, Neb.,
horseman.
If Mr. Dennison's proposition, sub
milted to Mr. Warren yesterday, is
accepted, a pair of the state's If astest
harness horses will battle for a purse
of $2,300. A few weeks ago the Shel
ton horseman hurled a defi at Mr.
Dennison, . offering to race Heir
Reaper against R. C. H. for a $1,000
side bet. The Omaha racing man ex
pressed a willingness to have his star
tangle with the state champ at the
meeting offering tfie best inducement
Lincoln state fair harness racing of
ficials were sounded and they offered
to hang un a $200 purse for the title.
utts m. amitn, secretary or tne
ing cluh, and other local horsemen
then bid in with better inducements
and a $300 purse, for a match race
at the August meeting.
Expected To Accept.
Mr. Dennison- wrote Mr. Warren,
stating the terms and agreeing to a
$1,000 side bet, winner take all, which
will make it a most attractive race
and a good feature for the Great
Western meeting. It is understood
that the horseman out in the state
will accept this proposition.
Keen rivalry exists between the
owners of these two royal trotters
Heir Reaper and R. C. H. If it were
not for the fact that-. East Omaha
Speedway is in Iowa and not Ne
braska, R. C. H.. would be the un
disputed state champion. Mr. Denni
son's animal went in 2:1 Vi at the
Great Western circuit races here last
fall a half second faster than Heir
Reaper's mark of 2:11.)4 made at Fre
mont, which .is the state record. Both
Worses are possessed of rare class and
are animals with the reputation of
giving fans their money's worth. It
is known that much money would be
bet on the result of a match race be
tween R. C. H. and Heir Reaper.
Milwaukee Challenges
Rourkes to Drill Bout
The Rourkes have been challenged.
The Milwaukee club, which has been
having military training with its
spring practice i and has a drill ser
geant traveling with the Cubs, sent a
defi to Pa Rourke, challenging the
Rourkes to a competitive drill. The
Milwaukee outfit think they are some
drillers. As the Rourkes have done
no drilling, they will take the Mil
waukee athletes word for it. Milwau
kee coms to Omaha for a game with
the Rourkes Mondav .
THE, OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: APRIL
Base Ball Games
Toledo, O., April 7. Toledo American u
aoclaUoo, Boiton American!, 0.
Richmond, Va., April 7. Philadelphia
American!, S; Richmond International!, .
Minneapolis Minn.. April 7. Chlcftirb
Americana, t; Ulnneapoli! Amerloan ao
clatlon, 1. 1
St. Paul, April T. St. Paul American
sociation, 3; Chicago National!, 1.
Here's Complete Record
Of Earl Caddock's Bouts
The following is a complete record
of fcarl Laddock, wpo wrestles Joe
t?iciiici v ui nuuuui iuiii wivitua
night:
April, 1916 Won national amateur cham
pionship at San Frtneleco.
June. 1911-rWon handicap match from
Jeia WMtere;aard at Anita, la. Wm ter
gal rd failed to pin him twice In an hour,
July, 191ft Won from Paul Romanoff at
Waterloo, la., two fall! In 81 mlnuta.
July, 1916 Won from Charlea Chalan6r
(Myiterloua Conductor) at Waterloo, two
fall! In 28 minute!.
July, 1916 Wortsrom Qovairarlca at Fon
tanels, la., two fail! In 27 mlnutei.
July, 1916 Won from Clarence Kcklund
at Harlan, la., two fulle In 37 mlnutfR.
September, 191 6 Won from Wlndlefrof
fer at Dpi Molnei, two fulls In 31 minutes.
September, 1916 Won from Krnesl Kaftje
at Maquoketa, la., two tall! In 19 mlnutei.
September, 1916 Won from Bob Mana
gnff at Anita, two falls. In 32 minutes.
September, 1916 Won from War Bugle
at Atlantic, la., two ft 111 in IS minutes,
November, 1918 Won from- Paul Martin
ion at Atlantlr, two falls In 41 minutes,
December, 1916 Won from Marin Plei
tlna at Atlantic, two fslla in 33 minutes,
January, 1916 Won from Jack Rouser at
Laport tfClty, la., two falli in 31 minutes.
April, 1 91 6 Won from Cal Wood at
Hooper, Neb., two fall! In IS minutes.
April, 191S Won from Floyd Domer at
Dfudwood, S. J)., twp fall ,n H minutes.
Hay, 1916 cad nock toured with Frank
ariv-XQotci, ln ,circui.
July, 1916 Won from William Demetral
at Anita, two falls In It mlnutei.
September, 1916 Won from John Prlburg
at Audubon, Is,, two falls In 2S minutes.
September, 1916 Won from Jack McMa
hon at Guthsrla Center, la., two falls In 12
mlnutei.
October, 19J6 Won from Harold Chris
tiansen at Laad, fl, D two falls In SI mln
utei. November, 1916 Won from Jens Wester
gaard at Lead, two falls in 43 mlnutei.
November, 1916 Won from Mort Hender
son (Masked Marvel) at Council Bluffs, two
falls in 17 minutes.
December, 1916 Won from Jack Furat at
Boston, two falls In 11 minutes.
(December, 1916 Won from Paul Domke
at Sioux City, two falls In 3!) minutes.
January, 1917 Lost handicap match "to
John Peaek at Stanton, Neb. Failed to pin
him twlco In an hour.
January, 1917 Won from John Frlburg
at Sioux City, two falli In 39 minutes.
February, 1917 Won from Paul Martin
ton at Sioux City, two falti In 42 minutes.
Great Alexander Fails
To Stop the Senators
Washington, April 7. The
Phila
delphia Nationals were defeated, 3 to
2, by the Washington Americans here
today. Score:
'PHILADELPHIA. WASHINqTON.
AB.H.O.A.E. AB.H.O.A.R
fkerl.cf into OLon'd.Sb I S I 1 0
n'croft,!M 4
1 0Flr.Jb 1 S
Whlt'd,lf 4
0 0 Milan,
1 ORIce.rf
ISmlth.ir
0 OJurige.lb
S OCraiutJil
T.ud'ua.lb I
Slock.Ib
Cooper.rf 4
nuBpy.ib 0
Kllllfrr.e 1
1 Henry ,t
0 DOillla.p
Alex'der.p I
cravatb 1
0 O.J'ml.non
0'chger,p 1
t 0Ayres,p
Tol.l.,.21 4 24 10 1 nul..! t 11 II I
Batted (or Alexander In fifth.
'Batted for Oallle In fifth.
Philadelphia. .. 0 I 1 !
Waahtnfton ...I S S O S J
Three-bee hit: Leonard. Double play:
Ayrea to Crane to Judge. Baaea on ballad
Off Oeachter, I: off Uallla, U off Ayrife, 1.
Hlta: pff Alexander. 4 In frmr Innlnga; off
rialMa. S In five Innlnga. Htrurk out; By
Alexander, 3; by Oeithe-er, 2: by Uallla, 1;
by Ayrea, S. L'mplre: Colllflower
8, 1917.
MUCH NEW BLOOD
IN WESTERN LOOP
v " .
Omaha Has ai Many Veterans
as Any, and Half of the -
Rourkes Are Gone.
JOPLIIT IS A MYSTERY
New blood will be seen throughout
the Western league this year. The
Western has never been a league of
veterans, but this year it seems more
"than ever, that the old-timera have
passed on their way. Practically every
club in the loop will contain more
new faces than )ld.
Omaha will carry as many veterans
as any clubhand half of the Rourkes
are gone. Krug, Burg, Irelan, Smith,
Forsythe, Merz, O'Toole and the
Thompsons are the vets who remain
in Omaha, while Currie, Barham,
Brottem, Henning, Brokaw, Watson
and Chemeler are new men. , And
Rourke has a couple of more to dig
up. too.
The Denver club has been consid
erably rebuilt. In the infield Kelleher
alone remains. Shields and Reed have
been canned and Dyer went up to
Detroit. Mills is the new Grizzly first-
sacker. Wuffli succeeded Reed at sec
ond and tiegrist Dyer at third. Boelil-
er, bmitlison and McCoy are new
hurleri in the mile high city.
Wichita AU New.
Wichita is almost all new. Out
fielders Coy and Fox, Infielders Hel
ling and Rapps and Pitchers Davis
and Kocstncr arc the only veterans
Isbcll has retained. He transplanted
Tex Jones and Baker from Des
Moines, however.
Lincoln has kept a few of the old-
timers. Carlisle, Lober Rohrer, bast,
Gregory, Halla and Smith were all
members of the squad which gave
Omaha so much trouble in 1916.
St. Joseph has been strengthened
greatly by acquisitions. Holland had a
weak team last year and is only
keeping the cream. He has filled all
the holes with new men, and, accord
ing to the dope, intends to be in the
race.
Holly, the new manager at Sioux
City, has picked up a bunch of new
chaps to fill the holes of last year.
He has kept quite a few of the vets,
though.
Hard to Recognize.
Des Moines will be hard to recog
nize with Tex Jones, Eddie Hahn,
Bruce ' Hartford, Claude Thomas,
((.'ontinoed on Page Two, Column Flra.)
Elmwood Golf Club Grows
In Wealth and Members
The Efinwood Golf club is showing
some -specd for a youngster. Last
year lit was organized and took an
option on an eight-room house and
two large lots at the east entrance
to F.lmwood "park on Leavenworth
street.
It fitted up the place as a club
house, with baths, showers, toilets,
lavatories, ladies' room, and lockers.
This spring it purchased the prop
erty and, as the membership is in
creasing rapidly, it is now building
a new locker house with eighty-eight
new lockers, three showers, toilets
and lavatory, and will now he able to
accommodate 1 50 new members.
HUSKER ATHLETES
STANDBY NATION
Ready to Do Their Part on
Field of Battle if Country
Heeds Them.
BASE BALL MEN AT WORK
V
By JAMES LAWRENCE.
Lincoln, April 7. (Special.) When
it comes to war University of Ne
braska athletes will be ready to do
their part, several members of the
foot ball, basket ball and track teams
here indicated.
The authorities make it clear that
the minute it appears that athletics
will interfere with the nation's busi
ness of war there will be a cessation
of activities. I
None of the athletes belong to the
Nebraska National Guard, part ot
which has already been called intc
federal service, Dr. E. J. 'Stewart
ascertained today. Very few of th(
foot ball, track or basket ball men
drill with the radet battalion, which
includes two full regiments of men
and whicli, it is expected, will be oik
of the early reserve units mustered
into service.
The Nebraska athletic heroes indi
cate they will be no less active on
the field of battle, if it appears tht
country needs thtir services. There
will be no question but that a large
proportion of the foot ball men and
athletes in other branches of sport
will volunteer if it appears the coun
try needs them. The university au
thorities will do everything to en
courage enlistments and to co-operate
with the government in every way
possible. '
Meanwhile, with the war prepara
tions on, training in different branches
of university sport has gone' steadily
forward. x
Work During Vacation. '
Although it was spring vacation,
base ball, track and spring foot ball
squads worked steadily under the di
rection of Stewart, Rutherford and
RffV
Base ball is coming into ftswn
after an absence of six years from
the Husker menu. Equiplhent for the
squad, Which had been delayed, ar
rived during the week and has been
distributed among the players.
Coach Stewart is planning to spring
a surprise on the, Missouri Valley
coaches in base ball suits. The
Husker mentor does not believe in
shirts and has substituted jerseysj
The uniforms are modelled along the
same Knes as those used by the Pa
cific coast teams and the Huskers are
liable to do a. lot of shivering if the
weather changts. t
"Eddie'' Withey, a former Omaha
High school base hall star, appeared
in linifnrm thie veel fne tliA licit
with the base ball squad. He will try
out for shortstop. Withey is the only
Omahan on the squad. 1
The Huskers will inaugurate the
base ball season next Tuesday when
the squad lines up against the Lin
coln Western league club. The col
legiate season opens with a game
against VVesleyan university the fol
lowing Friday and the following week
the Huskers will clash w(th several
Missouri Valley teams.
Tune Up Track Squad.
Reed expects to tune up-his track
squad with an interclass clash next
Saturday afternoon. The showing of
the different men in this meet will
largely determine the selections for
the varsity squad. '
To further arouse interest Reed is
offering gold, silver and bronze
medals for the point winner! and a
banner for the winning class.
Finney in the hurdles, Overman in
the distance runt and Shaw in the
weight events are regarded ai certain
point winners.
Spring vacation prevented many
foot ball candidates from taking the
field, but the coming week ii expected
to bring out fifty men. The old mem
bers of the squad will be augmented
by at least twenty freshmen fighting
for places on the team. Shaw, Rid-,
dell, Wilder, Moser, Kositzky, Munn
and Ward are among the linesmen re
porting regularly while Day, Kellogg,
Schellenberg, Cook and Hoadley are
backfield candidates. Most of the
backfield material comej from the
I...!,-..- -1... .t:.u - J , u u . .
team ever put out at the university
by- the first year men and Stewart it
unhesitatingly pronouncing it the
most promising material he hat ever
had. . "
Hammer Knetzer Hard; .
Indians Wallop Clncy
Cincinnati, O., April 7. Cleveland
batted Knetzer hard in the. first four
inning's of today's game and won
from Cincinnati, 7 to 2. Coveleskie,
Coumbe and Schneider pitched good
ball, while Chapman, Speaker, Roth
and Wingo were the heavy hitters.
Score: . ' , .
CLEVELAND. CINCINNATI
AB.H. O.A.B. AB.H.O. A.B.
Oraney.lf 4 110 SCueto.lf 4 1110
Chap'n,aa 4 114 lM'K'h'e.Sbl 0 0 I 0
flpeak'r.cf 4 111 OClroh.Ib 4 0 110
Allloon.ef 1110 OOhaee.lb 8 Oil 0 0
Roth.rf I 1 t 0 ORouob.cf 1110 1
Wam'y.lb 4 0 14 ONeale.rf I 0 1 1 0
Qulato.lb 4 113 0 OKopf.aa I 0 0 I 0
Turner.Sb S 0 1 I OWIngo.o J I t 1 1
O'Neill, 0 4 110 OHuhn.o 10 10 0
Covl'hle.p 110S OKnetaer.p t 0 1 0
Coumbe.p 10 0 1 OSch'd'r.p 110 10
Miller 1 0 0 0 0
Totill..J0 IK II 1
Totala. .ST II 17 1 1
Batted for Coveleakle In sixth. .
Cleveland 104 f0 000 T
Cincinnati 000 010 001 a
Two-naae hlta: Roth. Rouah. Three.baao
hite: Chapman (2). Double playa: Nealo
to Wngo: Turner to Wambay to Oulato.
Baeee on balle: Off Coveleakle, 1; off
Coumbe. 1 : off Knetier. .1 ; off Schneider, 1.
Hlta: Oft Coveleakle, 4 In five Innlnga; off
Kneteer, 10 In four Innings. Htruck out;
By Coveleakle, 1; by Kneteer, 1; by
Schneider, I. Umpires: Horlarlty and
Hart.
Union Pacific League
Starts Play April 21
The Union Pacific league will start
the season April 21 and close on July
ii. cacn team piays two games witn
every other team in the league.
M. L. Miller, president of the
league, is enthusiastic over the pros
pects for a successful season. Pracj,
tically enough money has been sub
scribed by employes of the various de
partments of the railroad to purchase
suits and other paraphernalia for the '
team. To raise additional funds the
league is printing a program, 4,000 of
whicli which will be distributed at the
gamer y . .
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