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THIS BfcE: OMAHA. SATURDAY,- MAY 19. 1917. FATHER i " hjTdCT ' D yj T' see r j Drawn for the Bee by George McManus LINKS CARRY OFF v COMEDY PASTIME Capture Fray by Score of 16 to v13 and Break the Eourket' Winning Streak of Eight Straight' Games. Omaha's winning streak was smashed by the lowly Link! yesterday in a wild and Wierd combat that more closely resembled a Keystone comedy than a ball game. The final score, as com puted with the aid of a couple of adding machines, was 16 to 13 in favor of the enemy. Murphy Currie was the victim. Murphy was bumped soundly and his mates played hum ball behind him. Omaha made fifteen hits oU Gregory. Omaha got away to a flying start by putting over three runs in the first in ning and for a minute it looked like another Rourke victory. Then Marty's men hit the toboggan and when they quit sliding the Links had the fray tewed up. Holmes' men put over five tallies in the third inning on the following mixture, three hits, two errors, a walk, a hit batsman, a passed ball on a third strike and a squeeze play. Rourkes Threaten Once. From the third on the Links held the lead although the Rourkes threat ened in the eighth, but pulling their count up to within one notch of a tie. "Pug Griffin, the Lincoln High school kid. was the star hitsmilh of the day with a home run, triple and double. Carlisle, ButlerLamb, Brad ley and Schick also made three hits each, while Marty Krug made four. Bradley made three doubles. Earl Smith soaked a homer and single. It was Smithy's homer with two on base that almost tied the count in the eighth. , Lincoln and Omaha resume hostili ties this afternoon at 3:15. Joplin Wins From Bears In the Eleventh Frame Joplin, Mo., May 18. Alter Denver made two runs in the eleventh inning, Joplin scored three in its half and won, 7 to 6.' Manager Dalton of the home team was dragged off the rounds by a policeman while he was efying Umpire Fillman and another officer in a dispute over a ball. Owner Savage then closed the park to police men. Score: DENVER. JON.IN. AB.H.O.A.B. ABROAD. Renleyjs, S 1 1 4 8Umb.3b t 1 4 0 K lehtr.ee S 8 I 4 10ochn,SI t 1 S 0 Oasee.cr S I I 0 SDevore.lf 11111 Hutch'r.lf (lit SHoran.rf 11110 M'C'Ick.rf II I I IHunter.lb I III I I Mllln.lb 4 III Walton.ct 10 10 0 Vi'utril.lb 4 111 O'ColMn. 1 0 0 0 t Barth'y.o Soil AMonroe.c 31141 Sheotak.o 0(41 (M.'d'ora.ea 4 1 4 & n Sm'heon.p 1114 ORurwell.p 1 0 0 0 0 BoeMer.p ( ( I ( OHall.p 11(10 Totals.. 44 1IMI II I ToUli. .37 II 11 ill Two oat when winning run erored. Batted tor Dillon In eleventh. . Denver ... I I 1 1 I 0 I ( ( :, Joplin 0 1 1 ( 1 1 ( 1 0 0 37 Two-hass hltei McCormlck, Mlllo. Caen ran. Three-beso Mia: Monroe, Hall, Horan. Homo ran: Mills. Sacrifice hlta: Monroe, Devon, Worm. Bases on balla: OffSmllh eon, 11; ott Boehler. 1; off Hall, I. Hit by Ditcher: Sheelerk. by Hall. Lett on baeea: Denver, I; Jonlln, II. Htolen baeesi Devore, Hunter. Kelleher. Double pleya: Llndaraore to Hunter, Devore to Monroe, Monroe to Lamb, Bmltheon to MIHa, Wuffll to Mtlla. Shanlev to Mllla. struck out: By Smlthson, I: by Burwell, S: by Hall, 3. Wild pitches: Bmltheon, Boehler. Hlta and earned rune: Off Hmtthenn. 10 and 4 In ten and one-third Innlnita: off Boehler, 1 and lis one-third Inning; oft Burwell. u and 3 In five Innlnia: off Hall, I and I In ela In nlnan. Time of game: Two hours and fartr-flve minutes. Umpire: Fillman. ' Des Moines Wins as Musser Fans Seventeen Men i Des Moines, la., May 18. Musser truck out seventeen Sioux City bat ters today, but weakened in the eighth and ninth arfd .allowed the visitors to tit. the score. Des Moines scored a run in the ninth on a hit, an error, a sacrifice hit and a sacrifice fly, win ning its seventh straight game, 4 to 1. Score: SIOUX CITT. DEB MOINES. AB.H.O.A.B. AB.H.OA.B. Ollinora.lt soil lCaaa.lt 41100 Hclly.ee 1 ( ( I 0Kv.ol.lt. lb 1 e ( ( ( RadeMb I 1 I I IBpencer.rf 1110 0 rrtm'n.lb 1(11 lllunter.rt 4 10 0 0 Wateon,rt 4 1.01 Oil 'tford.ee 11110 f.i.llv ..f , I n a, a a . . afuoller.lb S (13 ( OSw'ney.lb 1(310 Hunsa,3b,4 ( 3 OBreen.o 8 (11 I 0 Croaby.o 4 1 I ( ISpahtTO 1(10 0 eTerree.e ( ( (Muaaer.p 4 1111 Adama,p I ( I ( O rover 1 1 ( ( ( Totals.. 30 3(7 I t . Totala..81 I'll 14 7 One out when wlnnlnf run scored. Ran for Croaby In ninth. Batted (or Adams In ninth Bleoi City (((((((! 13 Dea Koines , l((((t(l 14 Tnree-bsse hilt Connolly. Two-naee hlte: o rover. Hunter, Hartrord. Sacrifice hlta: - Holly, Radar, Ewoldt (). Hunter. Hartford, Coffey. Sweeney. Stolon baeee: Ollmore. Ra. or, Ewoldt, Bpehr, Left on baeee: gloux city, ti Dea Moines, 11 Struck out: By Hue eer, 17; by Adama, 1.' Baaee on balla: Off Muaaar, S; .off Adama, 3. Hit by pitched ball: By Adama, Caaa, Breen. Earned rune and Bite: Off Maaaer. 3 and I to nlna In nings; orr Adama. none and T In eight In. nlnaa: off Tedlaco. none and 1 In one In. nlng. Double play: Holly to Radar to Muel ler. utnplre Miliar. Time, two hours. Beatrice Mists Out Crete. ' Beatrice,' leb May II. (Special Tele gram.) Beatrice ball club abut out Crete today, t to (. Batterlea; Dull and Montgomery; Nelson and Kerts. . - .. .. ftemthcTB AaaeltieB. Birmingham, 2; Atlanta, T. Chattanooga, ; Nashvilla, f. 1 Mobile, Memphis, 7. 7 IfitU sRock i Msw Orttantv 2, Wow An. R. II. PO. A. T,. farilele. It 4 1 S J T. Hmlth, 3b.... 4 I 4 a I Raylree, rt 4 S t 0 taher, rf S S I 1 1 0 Butler, aa ft 9 S 0 5 0 Utnh, Sb 3 3 S 1 1 Krlffln, lb S S 1110 0 Rohrer, e. 4 ( g ft ' t-regnry, p 4 t 8 Totnla 41 l IS ST 18 1 OMAHA. An. B. H. FO. A. It. Burg, 8k 4 1 1 O S 0 Krug, ea...T. .... S 4 4 3 6 8 Tilnmpeon, cf , . . ft 8 1 3 0 0 E. Umltb, If 4 8 3 t 0 Bradley, lb 4 1 8 11) 1 0 Hrhlck, rf ft 1 8 l 0 Nhaw, r ft 1 1 tVoodnifr, 2b.... 4 1 3 Cilrrle, p........ 3 ( 1 S S Waterman, p. . . . ft 0 4 llrottem 0 ( llrokaw 1 ( 0 Totals 40 18 19 S3 13 7 Broltem hatted for Currie In eighth. Hrokaw batted (or Waterman tn ninth. Lincoln Rune 1 1 ft I t 8 I 1 S IS Hlte 3 1 3 3 O S 3 1 8 IS Runs I 0 0 0 8 113 Hits 8 0 8 0 8 0 4 8 1 IS Horns runai (Iriffln, IE. Hmlth. Thres- baee hits! Rnyleea, (Iriffln, Thompeon, Schick. Two-base hltst Carlisle (31, Urlf fln. Bradley 181, Schick, Sacrifice hltat T. Smith, Bayleaa, Butler, tacrine flleei Le ber, Bradley, Gregory, stolen baeee: Car llale (3), Hnyleee, Leber. Double play t Krug to Bradley. Hltai Off Currie, 14 In sight Innloiei off Waterman, I In one Inning. Struck null By tiregory. Si by Currie, St by Waterman. 1. Bases on balls! Off tiregory, 4 off Corric, 8 off Waterman, 1. tilt ny pitched ball! T, smith, raeeed ballet Shaw (8). Wild' pitch! Gregory. I-eft on baaeei Lincoln. lOt Omaha. 4. Time of game! Two boors and forty-tiro sola- tel. umpires! Shannon nnd Oaston. St. Joseph Breaks Losing Streak by Beating Wolves St. Toseoh. Mo.. Mav 18. St. Joseph broke its long losing streak today, winning from Wichita, 3 to 1. Score: ' WICHITA. ST. JOSEPH, t AB.H.O.A.E. AH H.O.A K. Bller,3b 4 0 0 3 Ofihay.il 10 12 0 Tyre,cf 4 0 0 lMT.Iw.Ib 3 10 3 2 ll'tlw.n.Sb 4 2 4 OK khain.lf 4 0 10 0 Coy.rf S 0 1 0 OMoorr.c 3 i t I 0 .r,M..b 4 0 10 0 lM'Cran.Sb 3 1 S t 0 Whit, If S 0 0 1 flf.mlth.rf 3 I I 0 0 Taryftn.o Jilt OPVII.cf 30101 Davli.u 1113 OHenry.lb 1 1 13 0 0 Lyoni,p S01I OHovllk.p I 0- 4 0 TOUH 3? 1 34 13 3 ,To(ali ZS I37 13l Wichita 0 1 .0 0 0 0 0 0 01 sli eJOMpn o.elVZOOOQO I fetriirk out; By Hovllh, 0; by Lyon a, 4. Bhipi on balla; Off HovMk, 3; off Lyona, 4. HI (a and aarned runa: Off Hovllk, I and 1: off Lyona, t and 1. Hit by pitched ball: Whit. BtofcMi baae: Powell. Barrlflca bit: Davla. Two -bast hlta: McClelland, Moora, Taryan. Tltrec-baaa hit: McCaba. Double playa; Lyonl tO'UoodwIn to Jnnaa: OoodwlJTl to IMvIa to Jonfa. Left on baaoa: fit. Jnanph, 4; W'lrhlta. I. TImt: 1:50. Umptrcii McOilv ray and Jacoba. Notes of the Fray 1 It took two hours and forty-flvt minutes to play the combat. The game might have been saved 18 Krug had jerked . Currie early In the pan lime. Marty O'Toole will hurl for Omaha today. Jack Halla probably will be on the mound for the Links. Currie fanned Itolirer three tlmea. If the rent of the Links had been as easy Omaha might have won. The loyal ludlea were out In large num bers and they pulled for Currie to he tin 1st., nui. ii wan oi no tviti. Some bull moose In the grandstand aot to ragging the Rourkes snd Marty Kru pulled a little Ty Cobb stuff by Inviting mm oui on in neia. Hhaw had a poor day behind the bat. He hnd throe pattned balla, one of them on a third strike. In the tlfth Carllale awlned second and third standing up on Ben. The conflict wea featured by heavy aluev glng, poor pitching, bum fielding, alow .ninaing, punK umptrlns: and a bountiful abundance of profanity In the press coop. Waterman, the new Ttourka hur)r frnm South Dakota, made his flrat appearance. He only pitched the nIMh Inning, but would have done fairly well If Woodruff hadn't bungled one. , American Association. Indianapolis ..0 00040000 16 10 0 Kansas Clty...O 11001010 0 4 14 1 Bntterle: Northrop and Oossett; McCon nell, llargu and Barry, K. H. E. Columbus 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 04 11 2 JsilltlirjaapuilB ,,,,. 4 V V V O U V O I A I Balterlea: Isavender and Coleman; Burke, Humphrey and Owens. Toledo ..,.2 1 1 0 0 1 8 0 V 11 2 Milwaukee ......0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 14 11 8 Sweeney; Harding, Sherdcll and Deberry, LOUlatvltlan . 1 1 11 i I a A afil . ''ul 8 401 101 0 10 1 1 Battertex: Main, Palmero, Llngue and Clemona; Orlner, Hagerman and Vpham, Land. Game Today, Wentern League Denver at Joplin, Wichita at St. Joseph. Lincoln at Omaha, National League Cincinnati at Boston, v. WU). n orwHiyn, rmanurga at flaw York, Chicago at Philadelphia. .v.-.. n1yi- otision at vnicage, Washington at St. Louie, New York at De- iivn, sraiiaaeipnia at Cleveland. rnioa Pacific Igue. Engineers against Superintendent of i ranaponacion, Tbtrty-Kccoiitl and Dewey Traffic Department against Nebraska Dt virion, rontenelle park, 4 p. m. Passenger Department against Signal De partment, Miller park. 4 d. m. Motlv Power and Machinery Department aajaiDai. Auauors, cimwooo parte, I p, o. Fremont Defeats Schuyler, Fremont. Neb., May II. (Special.) The rremont ttign school bass ball team de feated th Schuyler athletes at Schuyler s to l. uanoon pitching (or rremont held tne acnnyier batters to on scratch hit, Bursa of Schuyler fanned fourteen men. Albtea High Wins Track Meet, Albion, Neb., May 18. (Special.) Albion High school team won a triangular track ana rieia meet iter Tuesaay arternoon. Scores: Albion. 83; Newman Orova 80 f St .wiwaras, i NIEHOFF'S BAT AIDSjHILS WIN Cubs Defeated by Moran'i Men by Three to One, Winning Streak of Visitors Being Checked. Philadelphia. May 18. Nielioff's batting was the big factor in the 3-to- 1 victory of Philadelphia over Chi cago today. The defeat checked the visitors' winning streak after it had reached ten straight. Nichoff made a home run. drove in one run with a sacrifice fly and sent in the other with a single. Alexander was prevented trom a shutout by Whitted misjudging Deals Hy. Manager Mitchell ana Douelass were sent off the field for disputing decisions. Score: CHICAGO. PHILADELPHIA. AH H O A W AB.H.O.A.E Ze Id i-r, sb 4 13 1 OPaakert.ef 4 110 0 Pluck, rf 4 0 3 0 OUTcrTl.ba 4 0 2 4 0 Doylf.Zb 4 0 3 3 lHtork.Sb 3 2 3 3 1 Merkle.lb 4 16 1 K'rv'lh.rf 2 1110 Wlll'ma.cf 3 0 0 0 OWhltted.lf 8 0 0 0 0 Mann.lf 3 13 0 ILuder'a.lb J IK 1 o Wllnon,o 3 0 7 4 0NIhoff,3b 3 3 0 3 0 Deal, 3b 3 10 1 lKllllfer.o 4 3 S 0 0 Wrtm'n.aa 0 0 0 0 Al''d'r,p 3 0 13 0 Dougl'a.p 10000 PdrK'at.p 10 0 10 Totals.. S 9 37 14 1 Dtm'raa.p 0 0 0 1 0 Rue Cher 1 0 0 0 0 Totals.. 30 4 34 11 S Batted for Deal In Eighth. Batted for Prendergaat In olghth Chicago 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 01 Philadelphia 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 Horns run: Nlehoff. Stolen base: Ban croft. Double play: Bancroft and Luderua. Baaos on balla: Ott Douglas, i; oic frcnuor- gMat, 3: off Demarae, 1; off Alexander. 1. Hits: Off Douglaaa, 3 In two Innings, none out tn third: off Frendergaat, S In five tn nlnga; oft Demarae, 3 tn one Inning. Struck out: By Dougtaaa, 1; by Prandergaat, 2 by Demaree, 1: by Alexander, i, Lmplrea; una and niglcr. Cards Lots Battle. Brooklyn. May 18. Pfeffer and Doak each allowed four bits today, but the locals' hits were timely sno tney won rrom oi. Louis, 4 to 1. Otto MMlrr bit a home run ivth fifth Inning with Olson on first. dcare: Z BT. LOUIS. BROOKLTN. AB.H.O.A.B. AB.H.O.A.B. Btc1.3b 1 8 OJohnaQ-ftf 4 0 3 0 1 Hmlth, If 3 0 10 ODaubrtTlb 8 1 14 0 0 Miller, lb 4 0 8 1 OHckmn.lf 4 0 10 0 Hornay.ss 4 114 1 Stengel. rf 2 110 0 Crutae.cf 8 110 lCuthw.Zb 4 0 1 S 0 Long.rf 8 0 0 0 0Mowry.3b 2 0 0 10 Bnydor.e 8 0 S 1 Ooiaon.as , 8 0 3 1 0 Smlth.Sb 3 10 1 lMIUer.o 8 2 8 8 0 De fate, lb 1 0 0 2 0 Pfeffer, p 8 0 0 4 0 Doak.p 8 0 0 1 0 rackrd.p 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 28 4 17 16 l Uonsales 1 0 0 0 0 Tot.la 10 4 34 11 8 Batted (or Doak In eirhth. St. Louis 10000001 01 Brooklyn 1 0 0 0 I 10 0 4 TtrO'baas hit: Hornsby. Stolen bsse: Johnston. Doubls plsys: Defate to Belael to. J. sillier, Mowrey to Cutohaw to Dau bert. Besea on balls: Off Doak. 8: off Packard. 1; off Pfeffer. 1. Hlta: Off Doak. 4 tn aeven Innings: off Packard, none In one Inntnn. Struck out: By Poak, 3: by Pfeffer, 8, Vmplrea: O'Qay nnd Harrlaon. Reda Bent Boats,. Boston. May II. Cincinnati opened Ita flrat aeries here today by defeating Boston. 4 to 1. The home teain'a battlna slump continued, Boaton making only five hlta off Ulna, score: CINCINNATI. BOSTON, AB.H.O.A.E. AB.H.O.A.B. Oroh.Sb 3 0 16 1 Marnvl.es 4 113 0 KoDf.ee 4 11 Kvere.2b 3 0 0 0 v Gets.lb 0 0 10 OFItspk.Sb 1N 0 Roueh.cf 4 110 0 Kelly.cf I 0 10 0 10 0 8 0 0 Urlftth.rf 4 8 4 0 OTermby.rf 4 Thorpe.lf 4 1 OKntcy.lb T I 0 0 1 0 Mltchel.lb 4 0 10 0 OSmlth.Sb Shean.ib 4 10 1 0Maiee.lt 4 0 0 0 Huhn.o 8 0 11 OOowdy.o Blni.p 4 0 0 1 0 Bailey .Traacer.o 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 Totals 34 12111 IRudlDh.D-2 0 0 3 Wllholt 1 0 0 0 0 Tyler 0 0 0 0 0 Kehf.p 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 11 II! T 0 Ratted for Oowdy In seventh. Ratted for Rudolph In eeventh. Batted for Svere In eeventh. Cincinnati .... 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 14 Boston 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 01 Two-base hit: Mstee. Three-baae hlta: Shean, Rousch. Baeea on halla: OffRlni, I: off Rudolph. 1: off Nehf, 1. Hlta: Off Rudolph, 4 In seven tnnlnge: off Nchf, 3 In two Innings, Struck out: By Ring, 4: by Rudolph, 1: by Nchf. 3. Umpires: Byron and Qulgley. Pirates Easy for Giants. New York. Msy II. Pittsburgh proved sasy for New York today, the Ulanta win nlng, 8 to 1. New Tork clinched the game In the tlrst tnnlnge. when with the has, full. Brief, attempting a play at the plale, threw the ball Into the Pittsburgh dugout, two men scoring. Pittsburgh's fielding waa amateurleh. 8core: PITTSBURGH. NEW TORK. AB.H.O.A.E. AB.H.O.A.E. Carey.or 4 13 0 OBurns.ir 1110 0 Blgtee.:b 4 l e a iiveny.ir o o l o o Ralrd.lb V o a ve.auir.ct s a 11 0 OR'bta'n.rf 3 3 1 10 1 lZ'm'r'n.lb 4 1 0 0 0 0 Hch'n.rf 4 Brief, lb 4 3 Klng.lt 4 110 OLobert.ab 0 0 0 1 Srhmldt.o till Oritc'h'r.ss 4 0 3 1 0 M'C'thy.ss 1 0 3 4 lHolke.lb 4 110 0 Qrlmos,p 3 10 1 OM'Csrty.o 3 0 0 0 0 Ksrid n,o o o o i w Totals.. SI I 34 II 4Ssllse,p 4 10 10 Totals..!! IS! 13 1 Pittsburgh New York. ... 00000000 11 .. 30013010 8 Threabaea nit: Robertson Stolen baee: Holke. Double plays: Blgbee, McCarthy and Brief; McCarthy, Blgee and Brief Basea on balla: Qrlmee, I: Bailee, 1, Struck out: By Grimes, l. Umptrea: Klein and Brand, field. Omaha Sandlot Hurler Is ' Signed Up by Sioux City Arnold Leuscliert, Creighton univer sity ind Te-Be-Ce hurler, has been signed by the Sioux City Western league club and will report to the leaguers at Lincoln June 3. Leuschen came to Omaha last fall, entering Creighton university. He pitched (or Tommy Mills' collegians this spring and acquited himself very well. He threw one game against the Sport Calendar Today Racing Opening of apring meeting at Ontario Jockey eluh nl Toronto opening of eprlng meeting of Montreal striving club nt Montreal. Bench Hhow Naeaan Country Kennel eluh at Belmont Park, K. V. Cross-country Metropolitan Junior cross country championship at Van Cortlandt Park, N. Y. Automobile Metropolitan trophy race at Bheepehead Mueodway, Mew York, Athletics Southern Amateur Athletic anion track and field meet at New Orleane: middle elaVa and Intercollegiate track and and field meet at South Bethlehem, Pa.i New England Intercollegiate track and field meet at Cambridge, Maes., Iowa state Inter coUeglato track and field meet at Ilea Mnlnesi Oklahoma atate InterooUegtate track and field meet at Oklahoma City; Kansas-Nebraska university dual track and field meet at Lincoln! Notre Dante-Michigan Aggies dual track and field meet at East Lansing! Tome Inetttuto tntereehoiaetie track and field meat at Port Deposit, Md. Rourkes and pitched a mighty good game. When the Greater Omaha league season opened he joined the Te-Be- Ces. He is one ot tne pest amateur hurlera in the citv and sandlot fans expect him to make good in profes sional company. HUSKERS HUMBLE MASON TRACK University of Nebraska Ath letes Defeat Jayhawkers, Seventy-Seven to Thirty-Seven, at Lincoln. Lincoln, Neb., May 18. (Special Telegram.) Nebraska humbled the Jayhawkers here this afternoon in the annual track and field meet, 77 to 37. A heavy west gale and dusty track tendered to keep down the time and also cut jn on the attendance, but in spite of it some creditable marks were hung up. Werner and Owen were the Hasker stars, Werner made a total of seven teen points, with firsts in the 100 and 220-yard dashis, a tie with Rice, the Kansas star, in the high jump, and second in the broad jump. Owen ran a pretty race in the 440 yard dash, entering the stretch five yards behind. Radke, Owen and sprinted, caught the flying jayhawker and passed him at the tape with two yards to spare. The summary: 100-yard Dash Wener, Nebraska, flrat; Owen, Nebraska, second. Time, 0:10 1-1. One-mlle Run Sproul, Kansae, flret; Ovsrman, Nebrssks, second. Time, 4:31 4-B. Discus Throw Reese, Nebrssks. first; Selgler. Kansas, second. Distance, 130 feet 7 Inches. 120-ysrd Hurdles Finney. Nebraska, first; Rryans, Nebraaka, aocond. Time, 21:00 4-1. 440-yard Dash Owen, Nebrsaka, first; Radke, Kansae, aecond. Time. 63:00. Shot Put Reese, Nebraska, first; Shaw, Nebraska. , aeoond. Distance, 30 feet 6 Inchea. ' Pole Vault Pattison, Kansas, first; Selg ler. Kansss. second. Distance, 10 feet 6 Inches 120-ysrd Hurdles Finney, Nobranka, first: Werner, Nebraska, aecond. Time, 0:11 3-S. Half-mile Run Orau, Nebraska, first; Murphy. Ksnsns, second. Time, 3:04 4-5. 320-yard Dssh Werner, Nebraska, first; Davidson. Kansas, second. Time. 3:23 3-6. Two-mils Run Graf, Nebraska, first; Statler, Kansss, second. Time. 10:10 3-6. High Jumt: Werner, Nebraek.a and Rice, Kansss, tied for first and aecond. Height, 6 feet 1 Olnchea. Broad Jump Grutamacher. Kansas, first: Werner, Nebraska, aeoond. Distance, 21 feet t inches. Hslf-mlla Relay Nebraaka, first; Kansas, defaulted. Mllo1 Relay Nebraska (Grau, VCernee. Fuchs, Owen),, first; Kanssa (Radke, Murphy, O'Leary and Sproul), second. Time, 3:313-6. Commerce High Wins Over Creighton by 18 to 0 Count The hard hitting Commercial High base ball nine completely smothered Creighton High school, 18 toO, yester day afternoon at .Thirty-second and Dewey avenue. Only once' did a Creighton player get as far as second base. Bernstein in the box for the Leavenworth street school, held the Catholics to four scattered hits. Score: COMMERCE. CREIGHTON. AB.H.O.A.E. AB.H.O.A.E. Maher.rt 4 3 0 0 OMaher.lf 3 0 10 1 Sllawkl.lb 4 3(0 OCallan.Sb 81080 Tates.ct 4 10 0 ORourke.ss 8 0 18 1 Klsuchl.ct 111 0Coyle.2b 80121 Bogue.rf 6 3 11 ORosslter.o 3' 1 11 3-0 Houeer.Sb 3 3 11 1 Dwyer.cf 3 10 0 0 Rokuek.lb 3 13 1 OCogsn.lb 3 0 4 0 1 Bernatin.p 4 10 8 OStencha.rf 1 0 0 0 0 Hookne.ee 8 111 OBelford.p 3 10 11 Shalberg.o 4 3 8 1 0 Totals as a si iv a Total, 36 18 31 1 Two-base hits: Matter !), Slliewakl, Bernatein. Klauchl Three-baeo hit: Bern stein. Double play: Rokueek to Hopklna to Sllsewakl. Struck out: By Belford, 11: by Berneteln. 8. Baeea on balla: Off Belford, 4; off Bernatein, 1. Umpire: Baumgardnar. Creighton Trims Cotner By Score of Six to Two Lincoln. Met)., May is. special Teleoram. OriBhton defeated Cot- Uier university here yesterday in a wen piaycu gam-, u iw 6. Hcwineti, the sar Cotner twirler, was wild and errors behind him were costly. Ma ... . , , , t j . i uuire nurica in rare lutm aim al though he allowed more hits than Newman, he struck out sixteen bats men and was tight in the pinches. D.n;...r nt fVeiohtnn wnt a home run Score: ana LycK a tnree-Dase anve R. H. K. Creighton Its ...'. 3 10 C comer i, . . , . . rMil,in 1utra and Lyck: Cotner, Newman and Moora WHITE SOX BREAK ' RUTH'S STREAK X Russell in Fine Form and Bos ton Red Hose Overwhelmed hy Comiskey's Warriors, Eight to Two. Chicago,' May 18. Chicago broke Babe Ruth's winning streak of seven straight games today, when it de feated Boston, 8 to 2. Ruth was forced to retire in the third inning. Russell was in fine form. Score: BOSTON. CHICAQO. AB.H.O A.K. AR W O A K Hoppr,rf 3 0 0 0 OJ.Crns.rf 4 2 3 0 0 Shorten, r 1 0 0 0 0Weaver,3b 5 113 1 uarry.ZQ 2 o l a OE'C'ln'.2b 3 0 12 0 J'nvrn,2b 10 2 1 OJ'ckaionJt 6 3 10 0 Gatnea.lb 4 1 10 0 0Keleh,cf 4 2 6 0 0 lsewis,ir 4 0 3 0 Or.andlUb 4 3 5 0 0 Walsh, cf 4 110 OJ'rdan.lb 10 110 G'rdn'r.Sb 4 13 3 OKIsberr.H 4 0 3 1 0 Scott. m 4 111 2Sehalk.c 3 2 7 0 1 Agnew.o 3 0 3 2 ORuMeJl.p 4 2 0 1 0 Ruth.p 1 0 0 0 0 Bader.p 1 0 0 3 0 Total! . .67 IS 27 S 2 Totals.. 32 4 24 12 2 Boaton 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 Chicago 0 3 2 0 0 3 0 0 8 Twobai hits: Gardner, Scott. Feisch, Gainer. Stolen base: Barry. Bases on balls: Off Russell, ; off Ruth, 3; off Bader, 2. Hits: Off Ruth, 4 In two and one-third In nings; off Bader, 11 In five and two-thirds Innings. Struck out: By Russell, 6; by Ruth, 1; by Bader, 1 Umpires: Connolly and Mc- Cotralck, Nallln. i Tigers Loss to Tanks. j New Tork, May 18. New Tork defeated j Detroit. 7 to 3. Prank Baker makln the i victory, possible by doubling In the ninth) mmncr with the score tied and three men on bases. Today's defeat marked the fourth straight loss for Detroit. Score; I NEW TORK. ' DETROIT. AB.H.O.A.E. AH.W.O.A.H!. H'dryx.rf 4 2 6 0 0Buah,s 4 2 3 3 1 Hlfrh.lt 6 2 4 0 0Young,2b 41360 Ma.sel.2b 4 2 11 OBurns.lb 3 1 12 0 0 Plpp.lb 4 1 11 1 OCobb.rf 4 0 10 0 Baker,8b 4 3 0 7 OVearb.lf 4 110 0 Miller, cf 4 0 3 0 OH'lman.cf 4 2 10 0 P'k'p'h.ss 4 0 13 lVHUb 4 0 110 N'm'ker.c 4 2 0 0 OStanage.c 2 0 6 1 0 M'r'dge.p 6 0 2 2 01auss,p 3 0 0 7 0 C'wfd 1 0 0 0 0 . Totals 34 12 27 13 1 Totals 33 7 27 18 1 'Batted for Stanage in ninth, New Tork 0 2 000001 47 Detroit 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 03 Two-base hits: Bush 2, Hendryx, Veach, Young, Baker. Three-base hits; High, Hen- dryx, Nunamaker. Stolen banes: Malsel, j High. Double play: Young, Bush and Burns. Bases on balls: Off Dauss, 4. Struck out: By Dauss, 3. Umpires: Hlldobrand and O'JLoughlln. Senators Beat -Browns. St. Louis, May 18. St. Louts continued to field-Indifferently and Plank was none too effective today and Washington won. S to 2. Score: .. WASHINGTON. ST, LOUIS. AB.H.O.A.E. AB.H.O.A.E. Judge.lb 6 2 7 0 OShotton.lf 4 0 10 0 Foster,3b 3 1 0 2 0Auatln,3b 6 13 0 0 Mllan.cC 3 0 4 0 OSIsler.lb 6 1 11 1 1 Rlce.rf 6 2 2 0 OJk'son.cf 4 14 0 0 Shanks, If 4 14 1 OMIIIer.rf 3 12 10 M'rgan,2b 6 3 4 3 0M'ssns,2b 4 12 11 Henry.o 6 14 0 OHale.c 1 0 3 3 0 Crane.se 4 12 2 1 La van. as 4 0 14 3 Harper.p 0 0 0 0 OPIank.p 2 0 0 4 0 Gallia 110 0 ORogers.p 0 0 0 0 0 Dumont.p 3 0 0 0 0Sloan 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 38 12 27 8 1 Totals S3 6 27 14 6 Batted for Harper In second. f 'Batted for Rogers In ninth. Wash. ........2 1 11102008 St. Louis 3 000000002 ( Two-base hits: Slsler, Miller, Judge. Three-base hit: Judge. Home runs. Jackson. Stolen bases: Shanks (2), Marsans, Miller. Double plays: Plank, Lavan and Staler: Sta ler and Austin; Shanks and Morgan. Bases on balls: Off Harper, 1; off Dumont, 4; off Plank, 3. Hlta: Off Harper, 2 In one Inning; off Plank, 10 In seven Innings; off Dumont, 4 in eight innings; off Rogers, 2 in two In nings. Struck out: By Harper, 1; by Du mont, 2; by Plank, 2; by Rogers, 1. Umpires: Dlnneen and Owens. Francl Made Manager of Cops; Armstrong Captain Tony Francl was elected manager of the policemen's base ball team at a meeting held yesterday afternoon. George Armstrong was named cap tain and Jim Murphy secretary-treasurer. The policemen hold their first prac tice at 9 o'clock this morning at Thirty-first street and Dewey avenue. All candidates for the team are urged to be on hand on time. Some pretty fair athletes are num bered among umana s policemen ana it is expected a fast team will be whipped into shape. Among those who are trying for the team are: Tony Francl and Bert Hiatt, pitchers; Bob Haller and Lyman Wheeler, catchers; Oliver Farrand, A. C Troby, Jim Murphy, Tony Vanous, jr., George Armstrong, George Emery, Clarence English, Jim McDonald, Harry Askwith, J. T. Ryan, Slerewski Graham, Potach, Knudson and Krebs. Bluffs Fashion Shop Team Wants Game for This Sunday The Men's Fashion Shop nine of Council Bluffs is seeking a game for Sunday. The Fashion Shop team has not lost a game this year in three starts. Anv team wishing: a conflict call Sam Austin, Red 3913, Council Bluffs, or address 21 South Seventh street WESTERN LEAGUE. Denver. 8; Joplin. T. Wichita, 1; St Josepb, 8. Lincoln. 16; Omaha, 13. Sioux Cltr. 3; Dea Moines. . NATIONAL LEAGUE. , Chlcaro. 1; Philadelphia, Cincinnati. 4: Boaton, 1. Bt. Louis, 1; Brooklyn, 4. Plttaburch. 1; New Tork, 8. AMERICAN LEAGUE. ' Boston. 3: Chicago, 3. Washington. 8; St. Louis, 3. New Tork. 7: Detroit. 3. Philadelphia-Cleveland, rain. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Indlanapolla. 3: Kansas City, 4. Columbua, 4; Mlnneapolla, 1. Toledo, 8. Milwaukee. 6. Louisville.' Si St. Paul, 10. SPANISH CABINET IN SPECIAL SESSION News of Sinking of Steamship Patricio Causes Great Excitement in City of Madrid. - Madrid, May 18. (Via Paris.) An extraordinary .meeting of the cabinet was called yesterday evening imme diately upon receipt of news of the sinking of the Spanish steamer Patricio, of 3,500 tons. The accounts state that the crew was saved, but that one sailor was seriously injured. It is supposed that the cabinet decided to send another note of the most energetic character to Germany. A violent clash between Franco philes and Germanophiles occurred Lhere last evening as the outcome of arguments over the Spanish note to Germany and Germany's reply con cerning the sinking of the Spanish steamer San Leandro. Several hun dred persons took part in fist fights and some of them used canes during the encounters. Railroads Are Roasted for Unwillingness to Pay Debts New York, May 18. The Equit able Trust company was awarded a verdict of $32,272,274 against the Denver & Rio Grande Railway com pany in the United States district court today, upholding a contract to float a $50,000,000 bond issue to fi nance the Western Pacific Railway company and the Denver & Rio Grande system made in 1905. The court ruled that repudiation was dictated by a "naive unwillingness to keep on paying their debits." 1 1Souil(I6tSt I Sells Mens Suits ciOvmoaisV 12.50 EaehQarmeitt Selling Direct to the Wearer Does It The sooner you realize this, the sooner you will save $8, We point with considerable pride to the hundreds of Omaha men who have bought our clothes and are now our best advertisement. We own and operate a factory which supplies this and our other outlet stores with, these wonder ful clothes. But because we sell direct we eliminate all unneces sary expense and save you $8. Pants Special Whit Sergee and All Other Material! You Sav. $2 on Every Pair $3.50 Our price is not $12.50 for one day or one week, but is the same every day in the year. NO SALES NO DISCOUNTS M. SUNDHEIMER, Mgr. Don't Experiment with It Often Leads to You Will Never Be Curea ny Local Treelment with Spry and Douches. ' Tnturrh is. a condition of the blood and cannot b cured by local applica tions of sprays and douches; this has been proven by the thousands who have vainly resorted to this method of treatment. Catarrh should not be neglected or experimented with. The wrong treat ment is valuable time lost, during which the disease is getting a firmer hold upon its victims and making it more difficult for even the proper treatment to accomplish" results. Though Catarrh makes its first ap pearance in the nostrils, throat and air passages, the disease becomes GOAL COMPANIES ASKW,000,000 Complaint Against Railroads for Failure to Furnish Oars Opens Up Vast Possibilities. Washington, May 18. In one of the most far-reaching complaints filed before the Interstate Commerce com mission, four Utah coal companies to day seek to recover approximately $425,000,000 from seven railroad as damages alleged to have been sus tained through the failure of the roads to supply them with an adequate number of coal cars for their opera tions. The case sets a precedent. If de cided in favor of the complainants it would open the way for the filing of innumerable similar complaints, not only by coal and other mining com panies, but by manufacturers and shippers of virtually all commodities carried in interstate commerce for al leged losses, running into many mil lions. The complainants are the Cameron, Spring Valley and Standard Coal companies and the Independent Coal and Coke compny of Salt Lake City. The Southern Pacific, Union Pacific, Los Angeles & Salt Lake, the Oregon Short Line, the Denver & Rio Grande and the Western Pacific Rail- road companies and- the Oregon Washington railroad and navigation companies are defendants. Complainants also ask the commis sion to compel the railroads to in crease their equipment to keep pace with industrial demands. London stocks and Bonds. London, May 18. American aecurltles were quiet on the atock exchange today. Silver Bar, 37d per ounce. Money 3tt4 Per cent. Paying Shirley Means Saving KSYourself $8.00 Just One Price Catarrh; Dread Consumption more and more aggravated and finally reaches down into the lungs and everyone recognizes the alarming condition that results when the lungs are affected. Thus Catarrh may) be the forerunner of that most dread ed and hopeless of all diseases, eon sumption. No local treatment affords perma nent relief. Experience has taught that S. S. 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