2 S
SILK HAT HARRY'S DIVORCEEven
f) mrwcttocre PoittiFE- mMWM W,,Hmm mo-tv" back , wr M ) imr a, v.m-wtc Mgmm WM r B m Boyjy 1' i
3 iplionf'-srop Hir Wf lilpi Aewr about twt MormCTf 'J Pj, Re0 nter ve w lll,UfhZ -"T JT?
. '. r
MILITARY DRILL IN
ALL HUSKER SQUADS
Drillmaster May Be Assigned
So Athletes Will Be Beady
for the Field.
BASE BALL SEASON IS ON
By JAMES E. LAWRENCE.
Lincoln, April 14. (Special.)
Military drill may become a large part
cf the training of Cornhusker athletes
as a part of the preparedness pro
gram of University of Nebraska au
thorities to carry on all activities
without crippling the nation-wide
movement to prepare young men for
service for their country.
Head Coach Stewart of the Huskers
and Commandant Parker of the Uni
versity of Nebraska cadet battalion
talked matters over informally during
the week, but arrived at no definite
conclusion. It is a part of the policy
of the University of Nebraska au
thorities to assist the nation in every
way possible.
The suggestion was made by Dr.
Stewart that a special officer be de
tailed to drill the track, foot ball and
base ball men until the end of the
school year. Under this plan the uni
versity athletes would be prepared to
take up the military training, should
summer indicate the need of their
services, at the same point other units
were being drilled.
Want Special Officer.
Captain Parker thought that some
such plan could be worked out for
drilling the Husker athletes and if the
situation develops, will make formal
application to the War department on
behalf of the university authorities
for a special officer to drill the ath
letic squads. ' - .
No further steps will be taken nntil
the situation develops more fully.
The Huskers have already lost three
men through enlistment with the Ne
braska National Guard, They are
Becker and Smith, both Lincoln High
school boya and track athletes, and
Ferguson, a candidate for the base
ball team.
With two weeks of favorable
weather, the Husker track squad is
looking better, Dr. Stewart laid to
day. Young Towle, a brother of Max
Towle, a former Husker gridiron star,
joined the squad during the week ana
has apparently strengthened it in the
spot where it was weakest at pole
vaulting. Towle is clearing the bar
over ten feet with very little previous
practice.
"Squirt"' Owens and Werner have
been doing some remarkably fast
time on the cinder path the past week.
Owen, who is a quarter-miter and
220-yard dash man, stepped 160 yards
last night in 16 1-5 seconds, which is
nearly a ten-second clip for the dis
tance. Werner reeled off 140 yards in
14 2-5 seconds, which is practically the
same speed.
Pinney, who is hailed as the best
prospect in the hurdles which Ne
braska has had in years, stepped 150
yards in 15 3-5, putting him in a class
with Owens and Werner. The three
are doing the best sprinting seen on
:he Husker track since 1911.
Herb Reese, coach of Lincoln high,
and a former Husker track and foot
hall man, is training his squad with
the Huskers.
Riddell has the bulge in the javelin
throw; Reese, a brother of the Lin
coln High school coach, in the shot
put, and Captain Overman in the mite
and half-mile. Graf is doing welt in
the two-mile, while Grau, Jackson and
Rryans have been showing some
fancy time in the mile event. . ,
; First Meet Saturday.
Nebraska's first collegiate ' event
comes with the Drake relay games on
April 21. The Huskers staged their
annual inter-class meet this afternoon
while the inter-fraternity meet to
night also attracted attention.
Dr. Stewart has received word that
Nebraska may not be able to enter
the half mile relay at Drake, a four
man event. Seven other western
schools had their entries ahead of Ne
braska. There is some chance that
Chicago' quartet will drop out, in
which event Nebraska is next on the
list The Huskera will have men in
the two-mile relay, Finney will enter
the hurdles and Werner will be taken
along for the sprints.
Base Ball Activities.
: The base ball situation is also de
veloping much to Dr. Stewart's lik
ing. The squad, nnder the direct care
of Assistant Coach Dick Rutherford,
is rapidly whipping into shape. Ted
Riddell, Ed Shaw, captain of the foot
ball team, and Doc Shaw are doing
the backstopping and the Huskers
will be well fortified there. Pickett
appears to be a pitching "find." In a
practice game against the Lincoln
Cleaners, national amateur cham
pions, he fairly stood the batsmen on
their heads and whiffed twelve. John
Riddell, Mackey and Smith, a sopho
more foot, bail player, are working
Dut with the alabsmen. Smith is said
to be nearly is good as Pickett.
s The Hut leers inaiururate the Mis
souri Valley base ball season with a
game against Ames Thursday. Tom
my Mill's Creighton team will be
played Friday and Saturday, if ar
rangements can be completed for two
games. Mills offered the Huskers the
Friday date, but did not indicate
whether he was filled for the Satur
day game. In the event two games
cannot be secured with Creighton, the
Huskers will go to Warrensburg, Mo.,
for a series on Friday and Saturday.
Spring foot ball practice has had so
many interruptions it has hardly got
ten under way. Spring foot ball prac
tice and drill interfered with the
squad's workout, Captain Shaw, who
will be in charge of the foot ball men,
will start things humming Monday
afternoon. Shaw will have the as
sistance of old-timers, including Hal
ligan, Max Towle and Corey, in
pumping a bunch of pep into the
Squad. There will be actual scrim
mage from forward pass formations,
with dummy scrimmage for all other
plays.
CHRIS JORDAN IS
YEARHMFOR FOE
Omaha Middleweight Can't
Find Anybody Who Is Will
ing to Wrestle Him".
BIO BOYS STEEB CLEAR
. Is the entire crop of middleweight
wrestlers suffering from frosted
pedals? that's what Chris Jordan,
ex-champion middleweight, who is
now making Omaha his home, wants
to know.
For almost a year now Jordan has
been trying to land a match with one
of the top-line middleweights. He
has coaxed, pleaded, wheedled and
cajoled, but all to no avail. Nobody
seems to want to tackle him.
He has challenged Mike Yokel, Pet
Brown, Joe Carr, Weno Ketonen and
score of others. But nothing do
ing, none of them seek any of Jor
dan's game, In order to keep him
self pusy Chris has even had to
wrestle men weighing as high as 185
and 190 pounds and practically all of
his recent matches have been with
grapplers who tip the scales at 165
and 170.
Jordan was once the middleweight
champion. He held the honor for
some time until Mike Yokel took it
away from him by beating him In
Salt Lake City. Jordan had previously
won a victory over Yokel. !
Hikes for Tall Timber.
But as soon as Yokel won the title
from Jordan he started to steer clesr
of Jordan's path and has repeatedly
refused to meet Chris in a return, en
gagement Jordan is confident he can
regain his laurels If he ever gets
xokel back Into a ring again.
The Omaha grappler is also trying
to land t match with Ben Reuben,
the Chicago middleweight. Reuben
is the latest middleweight to spring
into fame and has has become quite
a favorite in the Windy City.
Jordan issues a sweeping challenge
which includes any middleweight in
the world. He bars nobody at 158
pounds ringside or at 3 o'clock the
day of the match. The better they
are the better Chris likes them. Any
wrestler who would like to take a
chance with Chris can communicate
with him in care of the sporting
editor of The Bee.
Motorcyclists Will Hold
Hill-Climbing Contest
The Omaha Motorcycle club's hill
ctimbing contest wilt be held this aft
ernoon at 2:30 o'clock. The hill se
lected for the contest is located at
Third and Elm streets, three blocks
east of the Bancroft boulevard, near
the entrance to Riverview park. No
hill on a traveled road could be found
steep enough to test the high-powered
motorcycles so a hill located in a deep
ravine and almost perpendicular has
been chosen. The hill is easily ac
cessible to spectators and signs along
the boulevard will direct those who
wish to attend.
Practically all the best motorcycle
ridera will enter the contest and if
unable to ascend the hill the winner
will be declared from among those
who travel the farthest distance up the
incline. The riders will meet at the
club's headquarters in the Crounse
block. Sixteenth and Capitol avenue,
at 1 p. m. and all entrants must be at
site of the contest by 1 -.30 p. m., where
the judges will inspect the machines.
Rourkes Will Make Two
Stops on Way to Denver
The Rourkes will play two games
on their way to Denver where
Wednesday they open the Western
league season. Krug's men will play
a company of soldiers at Grand Isl
and Monday afternoon and Tuesday
afternoon they play the town team
at Juleshurg, Colo.
The Rourkes leave Omaha Monday
morning at 7 o'clock. ...
Hearer IIm Hock. '
The Washington clue hae ehlpped 'Y.'ut.
IV Kawyor, uwlrretwly of. Kick aJtreck e
be ailaaeepoue Minora.
the Hardened Defendant
KAVANAUGH SECOND
IN LISTOF SINGLES
Columbus Han High for Day in
Individual Shooting at
State Tourney.
SOME OF TEAM SCORES
MEADEM IN TOCrUntT.
Flva Mae Teams.
Fremont Candr Kltebea, t,711t Corey A
McKanile, t,SS0i Mete, Omaha, S.SSSt Popu
lar (tola, Mnaoln, f,SM Marplur Did Its,
Omaha, 1,631,
' Doebles. i '
B. griple and Srhoeneoiea, Omaha l,lie
Amadaa and Kant, Omaha ..l.ISS
Pepper and Fautffa, Grand Illam1.;....l,1tS
Douglas and Rlata, Fremont 1,109
Tenner and Kanaar, Omaha 1,10
Rlntlaa.
P. Hammond, Freraor-S, SM at. Kava
aaafh, Colombo, SSS V. Mddanfh, Fre
mani, tiai h. Wrifht, BToaoal, Sill Ban
ned?, Omaha, SOS,
Fremont, Neb., April 14. (Special
Telegram.) Ed Kavanaugh of Co
lumbus took second place , in the
singles in the State Bowling tourna
ment yesterday, when he shot 622.
Pete Hammond of Fremont leads in
this event with 654.
Five-men scores of the afternoon:
LEWIS BUTITS (Onuiha.)
lit. Id. Id. Tot
Forbee , lt 114 JIS SIS
Wiley 14T 14S 111 441
ahlelda ,. 141 14S 1S 471
Lindner IIS 111 ITS S44
Boaenberr l't 111 IIS SIS
Total! S4S SSI I0IIIII
WIZZAHDI (Orand Island.)
let. Id. Id. Tot
Halnlln 101 101 IIS III
Jackmaa 1" 14 SIS SIS
Ammon 11 1 141 4S4
Hlrat 141 IIS 114 411
Nallaaa 114 US lit 411
Totals Ill III SSI ISIS
. BRUNSWICK! (Orand Illand.)
let. Id. Id. Tot.
It. Harrlaoa HI ill 114 sol
Currla 180 111 113 104
Harrlaoa 1ST IIS 14S 411
Popper HI 141 111 411
Pauble 114 IIS IIS 411
Total ., HI III Til 1401
Other team scores:
Horald Co., Fremont... Til 111 B4S S.SSS
Koea-Krelalnser, Frem't 114 III TOS 1,011
' Slnglea Seoreo.
Singles scores today:
lit. Id. Id. Tot.
ktavanaufh
Nelleen .....,......,
C. A. Buacb.
Short ,,
It. Harrlaoa
Waaheme
Ill III ITS 111
III 111 111 184
111 )I0 1S 174
111 100 191 170
111 111 HI III
111 111 111 160
Pauble ,111 101 111 141
P. apansler Ill lot 171 144
Hlrat
101 111 181 114
Forbee .
Jack man
Sawyer ,
, 101 117 1T1 III
. 16T 111 111 141
. Ill 1IT 1T4 III
, 141 lOt 111 III
. Ill 117 111 111
Million .
Rempke
Other Blnclee Beafoe. '
Peternon I0IH. Hansen 101
Grotto lotwiier lot
Currla lo j Bull 411
Xlot lOlRanlfrow 411
H. . Clay...,....4l8R. Rpaoslor 4SI
Biker 44ovel 474
Evane 46Nlchole 4TT
Starboard 4IKAmepoka ,.47f
It. Harrlion...,...lIO. A. Olaan Ill
Halnllna 4l3Mndaer ...451
Pepper 4IOPalta 411
CijmmtnBe 48!Ammon ....,.. 411
SeoMS la Double.
Doubles scores today:
Pepper , Ill 111 111
Pauble 201 1TI 111 HIS
Harrlaon 171 ITS 111
Currla Ill 1T7 117 1SII
R. Harrlaon , 110 111 III
Nellion 141 III 114 till
Ammon 101 111 116
Hlrat 134 111 101 1011
Hamlin , ill 110 161
Jackman , 141 1IT 111 114
Wller Ill III III
Llnd.ay 171 ill 171 171
Forbea 170 181 167
Roaenbera 114 141 111 171
Brown 147 111 141
Starboard 117 111 III 117
H. Hanaen , 141 111 114
Baker , 140 141 10S III
The Popular Cafe team of Lincoln
went into fourth place with a score
of 2,634. .
Pepper and Fauble of Grand Island
shot 1,125 for third place in the
doubles. The Eive-man team scores
for the evening:
Popular Cafe. Llaeola S.I34
Totsery, Colurabua 1. 461
savoy Hotel, unrein ...,.,. 1,468
A. a V. w. No. Ill, Omaha 1,410
Wahoo Club, Wahoo..,. S.I16
Bvans Turn era, Lincoln.. ...... 1,111
Amorlenn Aaaoeiatkna.
At Kanaaa City R. H. B.
St. Paul 0 0 0 0 I I I I I I s I
Kaaaaa City.... 1 1. 1 I I I I I 7 U s
Batterieal St Paul, Hafennan, Willie nte
and Olenns Kaiuu City, Chalmera and
Berry.
At Loolavllle R. R.a.
Toledo ......... 1 S 1 S S S 01 I I
Loulavllle I I 1 I I I S I s I S
Battertea: Toledo. Behula. Yanoe and
Sereeneri LeolavlUa, Purdue and Clemana,
At Indian apelle R. H. B.
Columboe ...... 4 4 4 I J 4
Indlaaarolla ... ISII1I1I 4 IS a
Batterleat Columbus. Jamas, Xahler,
Farhardt and Coleman; Indianapolis, Roc ee
and Oooaett,
Mlimeepohe-afllwaukee, peetpened. snow
ana note.
Jnalere Wla Meet at Areoa.
Amea. la., April 14 (Special Telearram.)
The ennaal Amea Inu-etnarat track and
Held meet wae woo by tbe janlora today
with 13 polnta; freehmn, 4t: aophomorea,
14; elere. i. ritrh. Untfaa and Theodore
Paachar wire inarrMuel wlaaara.
THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: APRIL 15, 1917.
Felt the Spell.
OMAHA DRIVING
CLUBACTIVITIES
(Con tinned From Faaw One.)
blood of years of breeding in Ken
tucky. Along with Tip Frisco came four
fillies, recent purchases of Mr. Smith,
including a coming 2-year-old sired
by San Francisco's son. These fillies
are to be developed at the Benson
plant, together with other promising
performers, in the Smith stables.
Sioux Cityan Moves Here,
Sioux City's best known horseman,
"Tuck" Conley, is going to pul up
stakes in the Iowa hamlet and come
to Omaha with his string, regarded
as one of the fastest in the Hawkeye
state. Mr. Conley for years has been
the dominating figure at the Sioux
City track, where he built up a repu
tation as a clean sportsman and a
developer of light harness stars. He
expects to be permanently located
here by Way 1,
Workmen are busy at Benson beau
tifying the Omaha Driving club's
Great Western circuit's plant, which
by the time of the spring meeting
June 12 to 14, inclusive will take its
place as the most attractive twice
around track in the middle west. The
infield and the space about the stands
are to be laid out in a landscape gar
dening scheme thatshould make the
Benson plant, driving club officials
are confident worthy neighbor of
the Omaha Country club nearby,
Lee FohlSays Six
Clubs Have Chance
To Cop the Pennant
There' will be six powerful teams
in the American league pennant drive
in the opinion of Lee Fohl, manager
of the Cleveland club. Cleveland, he
belicyes, will be among the fix, Fohl
does not think that Washington and
Philadelphia will cut much figure.
"Making predictions as to how the
teams will finish is not in my line and
this is one year in which it would be
foolish for me to start anything,"
Fohl said. "I think, -however, that it
will be one of the hardest fought cam
paigns in the history of the league,
"My reason for believing that Cleve
land will be up in the race is because
the team looks so much stronger than
a year ago. I am not an alibi manu
facturer. We had accidents in 1916.
So did the other teams.
"We have strong pitching staff.
Morton ia going to cause a surprise
by his comeback and I am most em
phatic in saying that I am banking
on Joe Wood to hold up his end of
the pitching.
"I shall make no effort to say how
the teams will finish. Six nowertul
teams are in the circuit and every
game should be hard fought I am
counting out only Philadelphia and
Washington. I fail to aee where
Washington has strengthened. In
fact, I think the club has been weak
ened by the failure of Harper's arm
to come back. As for Philadelphia,
it appeara as if Connie Mack had
picked np some good players, but he
can scarcely expect to finish better
than seventh."
Les Darcy to Fight Chip
Before Youngstown Crowd
Before leaving for New Orleans, for
his contest with Jell Smith, April 23,
Les Darcy, the Australian middln
weight, posted forfeits binding his
match with George Chip In Youngs
town, O., May 19.
The contest will be staged in a ball
park. Provisions are to be made to
seat 20,000 persons. Darcy will re
ceive $10,000, according to reports.
The Australian has taken out his first
citizenship pipers, and proposes to
make Chicago his home.
Brothers-in-Law Are
Both Indian Twirlers
Clarence "Bop-Boy" Smith, pitcher,
of the. Cleveland Americans, believes
he's a better twirler than his brother-in-law,
Jim Bagby, who also is with
Cleveland. .
"I have just as much stuff as he
has and I don't care whether he
thinks so or not," Smith said.
Bagby married Smith'a sister.
Taak Bwtmmtnf Bowed Broken.
Oakland, Cel., April 14 Aanouncement
waa made todey that Geort Dwnean of
Oakland, broke tae world'a prefeaa tonal
tank owlmmlnf record (or 100 yards mat
nlaht by evlramlnt the dlatanes In 0:17.
The record waa pravtouely held hy A. Wlek
ham at Auetralla wltha time efliSI-S.
Fraaeco Cewella of Oakland lowered her own
American flrl'a record tor SIS yards (taak)
to 7:411-1 (rom elyht mlautea.
Chattanooga. S; Atlanta. S.
Neahvllle, 4; Birmingham, T.
New Orlaana, I; Habile, I.
Hemphla, I; Little Rock, I.
Callea-o Baao Ball.
At Weet Point Army, ti Holp Croaa, S.
CoWrlihtr HlT"'lnUirritlon Ww
REV. "BILLY" POTS
0. K. ONRING GAME
Evangelist Declares There is
Nothing Wrong Wib Boxing
Game When Regulaed.
SAYS IT'S BULLY EXERCISE
New York, April 14. The Rev.
Billy Sunday, the evangelist, is a box
ing as well as a base ball enthusiast
Talking on the ring game recently, he
said:
"Nothing wrong with it. Boxing,
properly regulated, is not harmful and
does a certain amount of good. Cer
tainly won't corrupt any one's morals.
"There can't be any barm as long
as they don't slug with bare knuckles,
at in the old days," added Sunday.
"Boxing makes a fellow courageous,
makes him self-dependent. The boy
or man who can box isn't afraid. He
knows he can protect himself and you
never find that sort of a fellow seek
ing trouble.
"Every boy should be taught to box.
Bully exercise. I want my boy to be
able to box and protect himself, You
never heard of a good boxer going
around with a gun in his pocket, did
you? No, you bet you didn't
"I believe in boxing and all manly
sports, just as I believe in universal
military training. Good things for
the nation at large. Makes boys and
men strong of body and mind. That's
what we want-retrong men, not weak
old fossils. Athletics keep you in
good health. That's the main thing.
"And," concluded Sunday, with a
wink, "I don't mind telling you that 1
can handle my own dukes pretty well
In my younger days 1 waa somewhat
of a boxer myself, and 1 haven't for
gotten how."
Phillies Make It Two
Straight From Dodgers
Brooklyn, April 14. Today Phila
delphia made it two straight from
Brooklyn by hard batting against
Smith and Coombs, making seventeen
bits for a score of 11 to 3. Rixey was
effective. Mowrey signed his Brook
lyn contract today and Ed Appleton
left for Baltimore. Score:
I PHILA. UHOOKLTN.
AB.H.O.A.B. AH.H.O.A.E.
r"ert,cf S S 1 S OJo'eton.rf I s I 1 I
Ba'c'it.aa S S 1 I SF"rlaue,aa B s S 7 I
Wk'tad,l ISIS OMyeri.ct I set
Lud'na.lb 4 I II I lM kle.lb 4 1 11 I 0
Cvathrf I t S S 0Wheet,lf I 1 I S 0
StocMe I 1 S S 4Cuu w.II, I S I 1 1
DuBer.io 4 0 0 1 Duiaon.ao i e a v
K'Ufer,s S t S 1 SHayara. I I I 1
BUey.p 4 1 0 S OSmlth.p I 1 S 4 0
Coomba.p S S 6 S S
Total! II 17 ST II I'llaloue 0 10 0 0
; tUkllian S 0 0 0
' Totals lIS7li5
Ran tor Smith In alshth.
tBattea lor wheat In ninth.
Pk.ib 1 I I 1 I 1 I I S 11
Brooklyn ... tlSSellS I
. .Mw-aao hiiai Paahert, Faprlque, My
ers, alerkle, wheat. Three-baae hlta: Ban
croft, dmlth. Double playa: Smith, Fabrl
ana an 4 uarkle; Ktxer, Bancroft and Lud
eriu; liudenu. Stock and KlllUer; RUey,
1UdarU and Kllllfer. 3aaea on ballet Oft
Smith, 4; oft Coomaa, ll oft Blur. 1. Bite
Off Smith, II In olsht Innlngi. struck out:
By Smith, li by tilaey, i, Umplrea, 9' Day
and Branefleld,
Ty Cobb Favors Training
Camp on the East Coast
Tyrus Cobb, star of the Detroit
Americans, has suggested to Manager
Jennings that the Tigers train on the
east coast next spring.
"There is a marked absence of fool
ing winds in Georgia and Florida and
it would be an ideal spot for the
Tigers," Cobb said. "Then, too, it
would be territory that has not been
visited by the Detroit team in a num
ber of years."
Cobb pointed out that the Washing
ton club trained at Augusta (Ty's
borne) this spring and the players left
there in splendid condition.
Increase Capacity of
Detroit Club's Stands
Improvements made in the grand
stands at Navin field, home of the De
troit Americans, have increased the
seating capacity. The club will be
better equipped for handling big Sun
day crowds. The press stand has been
moved from the front of the grand
stand to the roof of the structure.
Mayor to Throw First
Ball at League Opening
The Booster league will open the
1917 season at the municipal lot at
Thirty-second and Dewey avenue to
day. The Sample-Hart nine clashes
with Trimble Brothers at 1:30 and the
Dahlman Knights play 'the Graham
Ice Creams at 3;J0. Mayor Dahlman
will toss the first ball.
Jack Bradley is Turned
Over to Milwakuee Club
Jack Bradley, the University of Illi
nois catcher, who was booked by the
Cleveland club for New Orleans, but
objected to an assignment so far
south, has been turned over to Milwaukee.
Drawn
$rvc:
TEHPERMENTALITY
. IT SHOULD BE NOW
Georgian Proves Evcrs, Zim
merman et al Have Noth
ing on Him.
BENNY KATJ1T IMPROVING
By JACK VEIOCK.
New York, April 14. Tyrus Ray
mond Cobb, greatest of ball players,
is apparently entitled to another
moniker.
Ty should be passed the laurels as
king buizer of the temperamental
players as well, for it is apparent that
he has something on Johnny Evers,
Heinie Zim and a few other stars who
have become famous for their shows
of temper on the field of play.
Cobb's recent fisticuff engagement
at Dallas, Tex., with Buck Herzog
was nothing short of disgraceful, and
Cobb deserved severe punishment
from Ban Johnjon for his actions.
ma it been a case where botr.
Cobb and Herzog were to blame for
the trouble the thing would look dif
ferent But Cobb openly admitted,
that he spiked Herzog purposely, and
such a thing is bad for the game.
Cobb gets by with a lot of arrogant
stuff, because he is pretty capable of
taking care of himself in a personal
encounter with any player in the big
leagues today, tit can tight, and he
has a temper which makes him see
red any time things don't go tosuit
his prima donna tastes.
The rumpus in Dallas mav be an
evidence of a change of brotherly
feeling among the ball, players that
was predicted when the props were
knocked from under the Players'
fraternity last winter.
At the time base ball men high op
in the game predicted that more ri
valry would be noticed on the field
of play with the Frat out of commis
sion, and the series between the Gi
ants and Tigers, at least, demonstra
ted that two big league players have
returned to, the "fightin' ways" of the
old-timers.
The base ball fan doesn't demand
rowdyism, however.
He is satisfied to see a well-phWed
game of ball in which the olavera ex
ert ' every legal energy to win, but
mat lets mm out.
A good exhibition of fitirnff la a
nifty thing to watch if it is pulled off
m a sixieen-toot ring, where tistieuKs
belong. But such a thing in base
ball, if it became common, would
soon stir up feeling against the game
that would do it a world of harm.
Just because a olaver is temoera.
mental is no sign he should be el-
iowea to ge.t away with It all the
time.
And Tyrus Raymond Cobb has no
reason to expect that the base ball
public wilt excuse the player who ad
mits that he tries to slash an oppoi-
, r-iejci win ma apiKCS. .
Little Benny Kauff has not been
press-agented to death this spring.
As a result Benny is showing up to
much better advantage with tht
Giants than he did at this time last
year, and all because the base ball
public is taking him as a matter of
course and not expecting too much
of him.
Throughout the spring training trip
of the Giants, Kmiff exhibited batting
and fielding ability that Is natural
with him, and he looked 50 per cent
better because he did not have a
worry in the world.
The knowledge that the base ball
public was watching every move he
made, hurt Kauff last year. It hurt his
hitting, most pf all, and column after
column that was written about him
got to be a subject for no little
amount of "kidding" directed at
Benny by the members of his own
team.
Some writer of base ball quoted
Kauff last year as having said he
would show up the Giant sluggers,
He would show 'em how to hit that
pill.
And some of the players took it to
heart
As a result every time Kauff failed
at the bat some of the boys on the
bench reminded him of "what he had
said" and the thing go on his nerves.
But Kauff is "broken in" now, and
he has learned that one tip from Mc
Graw is worth all the scattered advice
of a many-minded base ball public
Following McGraw's orders will prob
ably make a .300 hitter out of Kauff
this year.
Brooklyn fans are preparing a ped
estal upon which to enthrone a new
idol this yesr, and they will be greatly
disappointed if their expectations fail
to materialize.
The new Idol that Brooklyn is pre
paring to pay homage to fa little
Benny Fabrique, the new shortstop
per, secured in the draft last fall from
Providence. '
Fabrique's work around the short
field and his wonderful hitting in ex
hibition games with the Red Sox were
a source of great satisfaction to
Brooklynites, not to mention Your
Uncle Wilbert Robinson.
for The Ees hy Tad
LEONARD'S NEXT GO
IS WITHHITCHELL
New York Lightweight Rapidly
Recovering from'K. 0. by
Kid Grippe.
DELAYS BOUT WITH CHAMP
New York, April 14. Although he
is rapidly recovering from the K. O.
wallop handed him by Kip Grippe,
which necessitated the indefinite post-
Eonement of bis proposed match with
ightweight Champion Freddie
Welsh, it will be a month or more be
fore. Benny Leonard will be able to
go through with it. Leonard's next
battle will be the scheduled one with
Richie Mitchell at Racine on April
17. As soon as this contracted obli
gation is fulfilled he will meet Welsh
in his next match.
Leonard has been having a tough
siege of illness, but he is picking up
fast now. According to his physi
cian, he is making a remarkably fast
recovery. The medico accounts for
it by his excellent physical condition,
due to boxing and systematic exercise.
It is planned to send Benny to .At
lantic City for about a week to recup
erate. Then he will resume training .
to fit himself for the Mitchell match.
Leonard's illness has cost bim heav
ily in a financial way. Manager Billy
Gibson figures that he lost about $25,
000 in matches which be had ar
ranged. ,
According to reports from the west,
the Mitchell match will attract a
huge crowd. Tom Andrews of Mil
waukee, who is promoting it, writes
Gibson that he and his associates ex
pect to "play" to a capacity crowd.
'The advance sale already amounts
to $20,000," said Tom, "and the bout
is still three weeks off. This indi
cates capacity. Interest in the match
is at fever heat, and I am confident
that it will draw the record bouse in
this territory."
Fulton and Morris Both
Show They Are Flivvers
New York, April 14. Accepting the
performances of Fred Fulton and Carl
Morris in the ring at tbe Manhattan i
Casino at face value, it must be patent
to the veriest layman that neither
would have the palest ghost of
chance in championship bout with
Jess Willard. This statement is based
upon tbe presumption that the cham
pion can attain somewhere near the
same physical condition that he en
joyed slightly more than year ago,
when he punctured Morans cham
pionship aspirations at Madison
Square Garden. ,
Morris showed plainly, that be is a
rough end trouble fighter, absolutely
devoid of science and prone to em
ploy foul tactics. Fulton demonstrat
ed clearly that he is wanting in fight
ing spirit, ring generalship and lacks
the self-control that a prospect must '
possess before he Can be truly reck
oned as a contender.
So it seems Willard still stands
alone at the head of the procession.
Fisherman Pining for
Crack at the Game Fish
Deciples of Isaac Walton, who
(corn the still water lakes of Ne
braska and refuse to call fishing sport
unless testing their skill against the
fighting game fish, are beginning to
hear the call of the swiftly running
Stream and the big lake.
'The open season on trout opens in
Minnesota and Wisconsin, where the
lake trout flourshes today. The
open season on pike, sturgeon, pick
erel, bass and muikellunge does not
open in Minnesota until May 30, In
Wisconsin the open season on pike,
muikellunge and all other food fish
opens May 1, except black, gray and
oswego bass, on which the season
opens May 29.
The season opens in Michigan on
May, except for bassi The sea
son on bass doesn't open until June
IS. Iowa's open season starts May IS.
In Nebraska the season opened on all
kinds of fish, April 1.
Let Us Tailor j
Your New Suit
Don't pay $30 for the very same
suit we ere tailoring to order for
$15. Over 500 styles to select
from. The season a very latest
creations.
Place Your Order NOW!
ti. W. Cor. 15tb a4 Harney.
($15
V