Bad Eyesight Will Save Most of Zehrung's Umpires From the Trenches
PTQ The. Omaha Sunday Bee SFfTTOM
JL V A Vtj" V0L- XL VI NO. 49. OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 20, 1917. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. KJcJ JL l
O'TOOLE CURVES
ROURKES TO WIN
OVER JNE LINKS
Holmes Tribe Unable to Hit
Marty and Krug Pounds
Home Tallies Which Give
Omaha Victory.
.'Marty O'Toole with his excellent
curving and Marty Krug with his big
stick collaborated yesterday to give
1 Omaha 6 to 2 victory over the lowly
Links from Lincoln. ,
O'Toole refused to permit , the
Ducklings to gang any hits except in
the seventh when two bingles mixed
up with a walk and a sacrifice fly and
a ragged play gave the enemy two
runs. The rest of the time Marty's
spitter had the Links completely
baffled. .
While O'Tool was holding the
Links down Marty Krug was ham
mering home runs or scoring them.
Krug gave O'Toole a lead in the
opening stanza with a home run blow
to left. The hit was a homer inside
the park, a rare occurrence on the
Omaha grounds. The ball hit a couple
of inches inside, just a few feet back
of hird base and rolled to the fence
in'.'oul territory. Carlisle's relayiwas
just a second or two late to match
Marty sliding over the Rubber.
Rourkes Count Three.
The game stood 1 to 0 until the
sixth when the Rourkes gathered
three runs. After Burg went out
Krug drew a walk and went to second
on Thompson's out. He scored on
Earl Smith's single to center. Brad
ley also drew a walk and Schick
scored Smithy and Big Bill with a
two-play crack to right.
The other two Rourke tallies were
marked in the seventh. Brottem got
a hit and on Woodruff's sacrifice,
Halla tried to catch Brottem at sec
ond and missed fire. O'Toole ad
vanced each man a base with a neat
bunt and after Burg popped out, Krug
delivered a hot single to left which
counted Brottem and Woody.
Two for Links.
The Lincoln tallies were scored in
the seventh. Butler singled through
third, Lamb walked and Griffin sin
gled over second, filling the bases.
Rohrer's sacrifice fly scored Butler.
O'Toole cut off Smith's throw to the
plate and had a chance to nail Lamb
off second. But Marty's throw hit
the dirt, then Woodruff bobbled it
when Woody did throw it to Burg,
Joe dropped it. As a result Lamb
took third and Griffin second. Lamb
scored on Halla's infield out.
The final game of the Omaha-Lin-coln
series will be played today, start
ing at 3:15.
Boosters Bunch Four Hits
And Defeat Sioux City
Des Moines, la., May 19. Des
Moines bunched four hits with two
errors by Mueller in the fourth inning
and sccored six runs, acquiring a lead
which Sioux City was unable to over
come. The final score was 7 to 6.
O'Doul, a youngster, pitched good
ball, but Des Moines' errors were
costly. Score:
SIOUX CITT. DES MOINES.
AB.H.O.A.E.
AB.H.O.A.E.
4 3 10 0
Qllmore.lt 6 1 0 0Csss.lt
Holly.ss 4
0
t
0
0 1 OEwoldl.Sb 4 V 1 4 0
2, 0 OSpencer.cf 4 0 2 1 I
2 t OHunter.rf 2 12 0 0
Rder.2b 3
Watson.rf I
Conolly.cf 2
Mueller.lb
Hunsa.3b 4
Crosby.c 4
Qrover.p. 4
0 OHsrtfd.M 2 12 4 0
2 2Cof(ey,2b 2
1 CSweney.lb 4 2 10 1 0
2 OSpahr.c 8 0 3 9 V
2 OO'Doul.s 3 0 12 1
Kalllo.p OOOIO
Totals 33 6 24 8 2
Totals 30 8 27 18 3
Sioux City.... 10001202 0
Des Moines... 01060000 7
Home run: Gllmors. Sacrifice hits: Wat
son. Connolly, Hunter. HaTftond, Coffey.
Stolen base: Coffey. Left on bases: Sioux
CtrjC 6; Des Moines, 3. Struck out: By
O'Doul, 1; by Kalllo. 2; by Grover, 1. Bases
on balls: Off O'Doul. 8; off Grover, 1. Hit
by pitched ball: By O'Doul (Rader). Earned
runs and hits: Off O'Doul, 8 and 4 In seven
innings: off Kalllo, none and 2 In two In
nings; off Grover, 8 and 8 in eight innnlngs.
Credit victory to O'Doul. .Time: 1:38. Um
pire: Miller.
Wiches Land on Hopper
And St. Joseph Loses
St. Joseph, Mo., May 19. Wichita
landed on Booth Hopper in the sec
ond innings for four runs, enough to
win the game here today. Score:
WICHITA. ST. JOSEPH.
AB.H.O.A.E. "
AB.H.O.A.E.
4 0 2 2 1
Blgler,3b 6 10 0 OShay.ss
Hahn.lf
ft l l
0M'Csbe.!b 4 0 14 0
Good'n.Zb
4 12
4 0 0
4 2 12
3 0 1
8 2 7
2 12
4-1 1
OKIrk'm.lt 4 0
Coy.rf
7ones,lb
Whlte.cf
Tyree.o
Davls.ss
Baker.p
0Moore,c
lM'CTd,Sb
OSmlth.rl
0Wrlght,cf
lHanley.lb
OHopper.p
1 S
0 0
1 2
0 1
1 11
0 0
1 0
Powell.p
TOtaif. .86 37 10 2
Totals.. 31 4 27 11 1
St. Joseph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
Wichita 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 04
Struck out: By Baker, 7: by PoVell, 4.
Bases on balls: Off Hopper, 1; off Powell,
1: off Baker. 8. Hits and earned runs: Off
Hopper. 2 and 1 In one and one-third In
nings; off Baker, 4 and 1; off Powell. 7 and
none In seven and two-thirds Innings. Hit
by pitcher: By Hopper (White). Stolen
bases: Wright, Jones, Powell. Two-bsse
hits: Davis, Moors. Three-base hit: Smith.
Left on basest fit. Joseph, 6; Wichita. 9.
Time of garrm: Two hours and twenty
minutes. Umpire: McQllvray,
Young Yank Recruit Proves
To Be a Sad Disappointment
Jack Enright, the young Yankee
right-hander released to Toronto a
few weeks ago, has been returned by
Manager Lajoie, whp says he has
enough pitchers without Jack. En
right had trouble with his arm prac
tically all of the time he spent in
Macon and has turned out to be quite
a disappointment.
Cuban Athlete Mixed Up in
Revolution; Reports Late
Merito Acosta, the wee Cuban out
fielder, released by Washington to
Baltimore, is expected to get going
in good shape with a little practice.
Because of the" political revolution in
which he was tangled in Cuba he did
not report until late and was not in
shape when the American league sea
ton opened.
I Marty and Marty
OMAHA.
AB. R. H. O. A. K.
Burg, lb .....4 0 1 1
Krug, as a 1
Thompeoo, et. 4 1
E. Smith, It. 1 1
Bradley, lb. 8 1 1 1
Sihlck. rt 4 lsl
Brottem. 4 1 1 4
Woodruff. 2k, 1 O 4 11
OToole, p 1 1
Totals S ' f 8 II It
LINCOLN.
AB. ft. R. O. A. K.
Carll.Ie. If 4 0 O S 0. 0
T. Smith, 2b. 4 S 9
Bayleas. ct. 4 0 0 O
Lobar, rf. 4 1 1 1
Butler, as, 4 t 1 S 0
Lamb, 2b. 2 10 2 0 1
Griffin, lb 4 S 13 1
Bohrer, e. ....... 0 I S
Schmidt 10 0 0
Halla, p 4 1
Total at 24 10 1
Batted for Bohrer In ninth. '
Omaha
Buns 1 0 O 2) 2)
Hits 1 101111
Lincoln
Buna 0 1 09
Hits 0 0 1 1 1 0 11 0
Home runt Krug. Twff-ba.e httst flehlrk,
Bradley. Sacrifice hltst Woodruff, O'Toole,
Bohrer (t). Sacrifice fly: Bohrer. Stolen
bases: Loher, Lamb. Struck ontt By
O'Toole, 4 br Halla. 1. Bases on ballet Off
O'Toole, Si off Halla, 1. Wild pitch:
O'Toole. Left on basest Omaha, 4i IJnoeln,
6. ' Time: 1:40. Umpires! Gaston and
Shannon.
Pitty Poor Deadhead;
He'll Have to Cough
Up to See Games Now
The bleacher fan probably will
be asked to bear the burden of the
war tax on the Western league.
The Western league, with present
prices prevailing, cannot hope to
exist with a 10 per cent tax upon
the gross receipts. So the club
owners are considering charging 30
cents for admission to the bleach-'
ers and perhaps they may raise the
ante to 35. It is probable no addi
tion will be made to the charge on
grandstand seats.
The deadhead may have to come
across, too. The war tan, applies
to passes the same as paid admis
sions, so the chap who gets in on
a pass may have to deposit a jit
ney at the gate.
Benny Leonard's Claim is
Disputed by Johnny Dundee
New York, May 19. Johnny Dun
dee takes exception to Benny Leon
ard claiming the American light
weight title. According to Dundee's
manager, Dominick Tortorich of New
Orleans has offered to stage an eli
mination tournament and to donate
a belt to the winner. Dundee says
that twenty rounds are the only real
test and points out that Leonard has
never travelled the long distance.
There is little chance of a twenty
round battle between this pair, for the
very good reason that New Orleans
is a flivver as a boxing center. The
men can get more money for boxing
ten rounds here than twenty in the
Crescent City. However, it is a fact
that Leonard has ye,t to gain a de
cisive advantage over Dundee. They
have met three times and on each
occasion opinion was divided as to
the winner. Leonard's record is far
superior to that of Dundee, yet for
some reason or other, the former
never makesmuch headway when op
poses to the bounding Italian.
Another match between them is in
order.
McGraner Holds Bears
' To 3 Hits and Joplin Wins
Joplin, Mo., May 19. McGranor
held Denver to three hits today and
Joplin won, 3 to 0. Datton's home run
in the seventh scored Hunter-ahead
of him. Pitcher Burwell, who has
been- ill, was sent to his home by the
Joplin club. Score:
DENVER. - , JOPLIN.
' AB.H.O.A.E. AB.H.O.A.E.
Shan!y,2b 4 12 4 OLamb.Sb 4 3 16 0
Kelehr.es 4 0 3 1 OCochrn.lb 8 0 2 fi 0
Oakes.cf 4 0 10 ODevore.lf 4 0 2 0V 0
Butchr.lf 3 13 0 OHoran.rf 4 8 8 0 1
McCmk.rf 8 0 0 0 OHunter.lb 4 1 13 0 0
Mills. lb 2 0 8 0 TT-Mton.cf 3 2 2 0 0
WufflUb 3 0 11 OMonroe.c 3 0 0 0 0
Shestak.e 3 0 7 1 OLndmreas 2 0 2 2 0
Uoehler.p 3 10 3' OMcGrnr.p 2 0 0 0 0
Totals.. 29 3 24 10 0' Totals.. 80 7 27 14 1
Denver 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Joplin 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3
Two-base hit: Horan. Thrse-base hit:
Butcher. Home run: Dalton. Lelft on
bases; Denver. 8; Joplin, fi. Stolen bases:
Lamb, Cochran. Double play: Lindamore to
Hunter. Earned runs: Joplin. 3. Struck out:
By Boehler, 7. Bases on bslls: Off Boehler,
1; off McQrsynor. 1. Wild pitch: Boehler.
Hit by pitched ball: By Boehler, Cochran.
Time: 1:20. Umpire: Jacobs. '
Harry
Coveleskie Refuses
To Pitch Aqainst Brother
Refusal of Harry Coveleskie of the
Detroit Americans to pitch against his
brother Stanley; of the Cleveland club,
has wrecked the plans of the oppos
ing teams for a pitching duel between
the brothers.
"It isn't because I'm afraid that
Stanley will show me up," said Harry
in explaininK his stand, ''but I'd rather
not pitch against him.'-
Hughey Jennings, manager or the
Tigers, says he will respect Harrys
wishes.
Notes of the Fray
Otto Mere will burl for Omaha today.
Th biggest Saturday crowd of the season
was out to witness the event.
Carlisle msde a one-handed catch of
Thompson's Texas leaguer In the seventh.
Tony Smith took care of fourteen chances
at second base. Some afternoon's work.
Six of the Links went down vts the strike
out route, while Hslla could whiff only one
Rourke. v
Schick made a fancy running catch of a
drive by Carlisle In the seventh and got a
big band. t
Pug Griffin made three hits again yes
terday. Pug has certainly been clouting 'em
In Omaha,
O'Toole forgot Lober was on first In the
eighth and Lobar swiped second while Marty
held the pill In his hand.
Btg Bill Brsdley tried to start something
In the etithth by whsnglng out a two-bag
ger, but his mates refused to follow.
"A funny one happened on Lamb In the
ninth. Lamb madj his third strike on a
wild pitch and of course was safe at first
when the ball rolled to the grandstand.
Halla nsiled 8"h1ck off first In the second
Inning on a nnlk motion. Halla worked the
df-reptlve move ail afternoon and never once
did the urn ps call him. Apparently there Is
no such thing as a balk in the Western
league ' 1 ;
SULKY STEPPERS
SHOW FINE FORM
ON BENSON OVAL
Boarders at 'Benson Racing
Plant Put Through Paces in
Preparation for Early
Meetings.
By RUSSELL PHELPS.
Horsemen headquartering at the
Omaha Driving club's Benson racing
plant took advantage of the ideal
training weather last week, putting
their harness stars through the stiff
est workouts of the season thus far.
Visitors to the suburban plant on
"track days'' Tuesday and Thursday
saw some pretty stepping by p"er
formers in stables destined to play a
big part in middle western meetings
this year. r'Rail birds" clocked some
of the horses in unusually fast miles
for this time of the year.
George S. and Lord Aubrey, a
couple of favorites in the Fred Douglas-Earl
Hart stables, negotiated the
speedy Benson twice-around in 2:18
without much trouble. Both came in
strong at the finish. They are trotters.
Show Fast Miles.
Governor V one of the fine ani
mals owned by Otis M. Smith, super
intendent of speed of the driving club,
and Cambridge Belle, another boarder
in the Joe Hildreth stables, trotted
miles in 2-20 and half-miles in 1:07.
Governor V. looks like a real purse
grabber this year.
A pair of pacers showing good form
were Shadeiine and Dan W., the for
mer owrted by Judge Sears of the dis
trict court. They went the mile in
2:Wi, stepping the last quarter in 30
seconds. Shadeiine and Dan W. are
under the care of the Douglas-Hart
combination.
Maharba of the Hildreth stables,
Stabe, a pacer boarding in the Hal
Brown stables, and Gray Hal, another
pacer handled by the Stetson stables,
were credited with miles in.2:22.
' Al Thomas on Job.
Al Thomas, veteran trainer of
champions and well known on tracks
all over the United States, worked a
2-year-old filly by Justice Brooke in
2:35. The old campaigner let the
likely-looking pacer step the last one
eighth in 17 seconds.
Electric logo, Boarding witn joe
Hildreth, showed creditable form in a
2:21 workout.
Everything is spick and span at
Benson. ' Since the Omaha Driving
club took over the suburban plant and
concentrated the Nebraska metropo
lis' horse racing interests there, a
wonderful improvement has resulted.
New stables of the most modern type
have been erected and the whole plant
gone over by the enthusiastic Driving
club boosters.
More than 100 head of horses are
being trained at Benson.
Omaha horsemen hope to make it
the premier racing plant of the west.
A landscape Hardening scheme is
being worked out that will transform
it into a beautiful place.
Strictly Harness Racing.
Driving club officials are trying to
impress on Omahans the fact that
nothing but clean, metropolitan, light
harness racing will be staged at the
Benson plant. There will be no wild
west show, coursing meetings or
pumpkin shows. When the Driving
club took over the plant one of the
stipulations was that "small town
stuff" and anything objectionable to
the public would not be permitted.
We want to put horse racing on
the same olane here as in Columbus.
O., Indianapolis, Pittsburgh, Detroit,
Lexington and the eastern racing cen
ters, said Mr,. Smith; ,
The ast stables to be moved from
the speedway at East Omaha to Ben
son were the larire ones owned by
Tom Dennison, boasting such famous
stars as Hal McKinney, Hal Connons,
K. U H. ana other animals admired
by horsemen everywhere. Champion
Hal McKinney's owner expects big
things of his favorite this year.
Early Closing Entries.
A glimpse at the early closing en
tries for the Great Western circuit
meeting August 21 to 24, inclusive
shows the cream of the country's har
ness racing stables. Entries for the
early closing purses closed May IS.
Stakes and purses totaling more than
$12,000 will be hung for the four
days' racing, as follows:
t Hal AteKlnney purse, $1,000, 2:1B pacing
class, thirty-eight entries.
Burgcss-Nash purse, 1500, 2-ysar-old pac
ing class, twelvo entries.
Blngen 811k purse, 500, 2-year-old trotting
class, nineteen entries.
Orain Exchange purse, $1,000, 2:14 trot
ting class, twenty entrlea.
Byrne-Hammer purse, $700, 2-year-old
trotting class, twenty-eeven tntries..
Ak-Sar.Ben purse, $1,000. 2:22 trotting
class, thirty-one entries.
Castle Hotel purse, $400, 2.year-old pacing
class, nine entries.
Entries are coming in nicely for the
Driving club's meeting, June 12 to 14,
inclusive, on the Nebraska Sueed as
sociation loop. The club will offer
?t,uuu in staxes ana purses lor mis
early meeting. Early closing entries
close May 25.
Select Date for Annual
Women's State Gclf Event
Officers of the Nebraska Woman's
Golf association meet Monday at the
home of the president, Mrs. JL M.
Lord, 3801 Jones street, to determine
the dates of the annual championship
tournament which will be held over
the Happy Hollow club links.
July 9 is the date suggested to start
the tourney and it is believed this time
will be accepted by the officers. The
Happy Hollow club has promised the
women a full week for practice if they
take this date. A suggestion to turn
over at least part of the funds from
the tourney to the Red Cross will be
acted upon. ,
Officers expected to attend the
meeting are: Mrs. L. M. Lord, Mrs.
E. H. Sprague, Mrs. W. G. Silver and
Mrs Karl Lininger of Omaha, Mis. C.
M. Johnston of Fremont and ifiss
Louise Found of Lincoln. f
Hugh Bradley, Sweet Singer and First Sacker,
IsTower of Strength in Rourke Inner Defense
former Bed Sox Wins Spurt by
Plugging Up the Hole Left
by the Departure of J
Bay Miller. s "
Here's an action snapshot of Hugh
Bradley, alias "Big Bill," sweet singer,
vaudeville actor and first baseman.
After watching him the last two
weeks Omaha fans will admit Brad
ley is some first sacker. The Rourke
infield has improved 50 per cent since
Big Bill took up the job of custodian
of the first cushion.
Bradley reported to the Rourkes in
poor shape. He had been playing no
ball, was stiff and overweight. But
since his arrival he has been toiling
like a Trojan. Every morning finds
him out at the park working off the
superfluous flesh. He, is losing pound
age every day and every day his work
shows improvement. He is finding
his hitting eye and when he reaches
that proverbial "pink of condition" he
will be able to give and take with any
first sacker in the Zehrung loop.
Bradley was a member of the
world's champion Red Sox in 1912, the,
year Jake Stahl led the BostonianS
to victory over the men of John Mc
Graw. He was a member of the Red
Sox quartet which the following win
ter made an extensive tour of the
vaudeville shops. He is some singer
as well as ball player and has been .
delegated as chief entertainer by his
mates when they take the road. The
Rourkes will have some quartet them
selves with Bradley, Brokaw, Shag
inompson ana currie.
Yankees and Tigers Play
. Seven Innings to a Tie
eDtroit. Mav 19. Detroit and New
York played eleven innings to a tij
roaay in a game marxea ny Daa pitch
ing, poor fielding and erratic base run
ning. Seven pitchers were used, and
they gave nineteen bases on balls.
Score: . .
NEW YORK. ' DETROIT.
AB.H.O.A.E.
AB.H.O.A.B.
i 2 0 2 0
Hendx.rt S S J 1 lBuahja
Hlgh.II
1 1
OToung.lb 4
0Burns,lb 7
0 2 0 2
112 0
MalseUb 4
Plpp.lb S
Baker.Sb S
JUHler.cf 4
Magee,cf 4
Pckph.ss 2
Nunms, c6
Russell, p 1
Love.p 1
0 S
2 U
0Cobb,rf S
0Voach.lt
OHellmn.cf
IVItt.sb I
ISpencer.e 2
OBtanage.o 2
lCunhm.p 0
OBoland.p 1
OJatnes.p 0
OGhmke.p t
2 2 0 0
2 10 0
1
0 1
2 0
1 0
0 0
2 0
2 0
0 0
10
0 0
0 0
Shawky,p 4
0
Caldwell o
0
- "R. Jones
0 0
Totals.. 44 11 22 19 4'Crawrrd
0 0
K Totals.. 44 12 31 12 2
Batted lor Miller la ninth.
Ran for Spencer In fifth.
Batted for Boland In aavanth.
New York ......3 1 3 1 0 0 0 ! 1 0
Detroit 1210004 101 01
Two-basa hits: Miller, Vltt, Shawltey.
Three.bRSS bits: Fecklngpaugh. Cobb. Stolen
bases: Baker, Hendrlx. Peckinpaugh, Cobb.
Doubla plays: Cunningham to Bpencer to
Burns. Miller to Lova to Pscklnsvaugb.
Bases on bslls: Off Cunningham. 2; off Bo
Isnd, 1; off James, 2; of Bhmka, 2; off
Russell. 1; off love, 2: oft Shawkey, 6.
Hits: Off Russel 2 in one and one-third In
nlngai off Love, 2 In two and two-thirds In
nings; orf Shawkey, 7 in aeven Innings; off
Cunningham, 4 in three Innlnga oft Boland,
4 in tour innings; off James, 2 in one.and
one-third Innlnga; off Ehmka. 2 In two and
two-thirds Innings. Struck out: By James.
2; by Love. 1; by Shawkey, E, Umpires:
O'Loughlln and, Nallln.
Frank Mantell of Dayton '
Mixes With Any of Them
Frank Mantell, the Dayton middle
weight, is one fighter who never balks
at tackling any one in his class. Man
tell has been in the game for a num
ber of years and has never refused to
meet any one the promoters wanted
to put him on with. - '
In his years of service Mantell has
met such men as Jack Dillon,, Honey
Melody, Tom McMahon, Jack Twin
Sullivan, Jeff Smith, Billy Papke, and
Battling Levinsky. Mantell declares
that at one time he chased Billy
Papke dut of a ring in New York, and
also claims the distinction of dropping
Battling Levinsky three times in a
ten-round bout.
Although not considered a cham
pionship possibility at this time, Man
tell is capable of giving any one of
the topnotchcrs a real battle and is
always a popular performer.
Massey of Braves Was With
Athletics for Three Days
Massey, theyyoung second baseman
of the Braves, who is substituting for
Johnny Evers, was once a member of
the Athletics, but only for three days.
Massey was attending the University
of Texas when the Mackmen were
training at San Antonio in 1912, and
Mack got him to the training camp
and intended to sign him, but sftej
Massey had been with the Athletics
three days a delegation of students
came over from Orange and induced
Massey to return so that he could go
to Stockholm with the American
team for the Olympic games.
Les Darcy Seriously
III in Memphis Hospital
Memphis,- Tenn., May 19. Les
Darcy, the Australian middleweight
pugilist, is seriously ill at a local hos
pital, buffering from pneumonia and
complications, according to his physi
cian. Fred Gilmore, his manager,
says Darcy's prize ring days are end
ed. He recently joined the aviation
reserve corps.
President Baker of Phillies
Says He Will Not Sell Club
President Baker of the Phillies de
clares that he has no intention of sell
ing his interest in the Phillies and
that he is in the game to stay. He
also says that no stock in the team
has changed '.ands recently, but ad
mits that Morton F. Plant, the New
London millionaire, is a stockholder.
Branch Rickey Starts to 1
Dig Up Bush Youngsters
Branch Rickey, president of the St.
Louis Nationals, is on the hunt for
young players. He has released
Johnny Brock, a St. Louis youngster,
now playing with the Muskogee club.
He will report at the end of the West
ern association L season. Brock is a
catcher and a hard hitter. ,
P ' . 1,(1 al-ggirJa-r
PLESTINA AND W
. ARRIVE AT TERMS
Dodge Phenom and Omaha
' Wrestler Will Clash at
Bourke Park on Inde-
N peridence Day.
Terms of agreement for a wrestling
match between Marin Flestlna of
Omaha and Joe Stecher of Dodge for
Omaha, July 4, practically have been
completed. All that remains is the
signing of articles.
' Pa Rourke, Pete Loch and Joe Het
manek will collaborate in the promo
tion of the big event. The match will
be held the night of July 4 at Rourke
park. . ' I
The match will mark the start of
I Joe Stecher's campaign to earn an
other N match with Larl laddock.
Stecher has had two matches 'since
his- defeat at the hands of Caddock,
but they were of minor importance.
This wilt be his. first real big match.
1 This tangle also is. to be a part of
Plestina's campaign to obtain a match
with Caddock. Caddock once threw
Plestina at Atlantic, but the Omaha
grappler declares he owns a victory
over Earl in a Chicago gymnasium.
Plestina bas had four matches since
he started after the championship,
They resulted in victories over Fred
die Beell, Strangler Lewis. Jack Tay
lor and Ad Santell, the latter three
being among 'the best heavyweight
grapplers in the game; in fact, Lewis
claims the championship.
Stecher nad Plestina were original
ly matched to meet here April 27, but
the event was declared off following
Stecher's defeat by Caddock.
OMAHA SANDLOTTEE TO
GET TRIAL WITH SIOUX.
ARNOLD LEUSCHEN.
Arnold Leuschen, crack Creighton
uni and Te-Be-Ce hurler, will report
to the Sioux City Western league club
June 3. Leuschen has made quite a
name for himself in Omaha amateur
circles and his followers believe he
will make good with the pros.
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MAKE PLANS FOR
SPEEDWAY RACES
McShane Reappointed Director
of Contests and Goes East
to Start Signing Drirers
for July fourth Events.
, With the reappointment of Felix
J. McShane, jr., as director of con
tests 'the Omaha Auto Speedway
company has started work on the
annual Omaha automobile derby to
be held July 4 on the mile and a
quarter board oval in east Omaha,
McShane last year gave Omaha
eighteen drivers, who experts agree
put on the most sensational speedway
race ever held in the United States.
His reappointment insures a classy
field for the 1917 event.
McShane is now in the east and
has been instructed to start signing
drivers immediately. He will attend
the Cincinnati and Chicago events
and it is expected he will sign up the
best drivers taking part in these two
classics.
The Mercer team,, which promises
to he. one of the strongest of the
season, is certain to enter the Omaha
race. Baby Pete-Henderson, last year
Eddie Rickenbacher's partner on the
Maxwell tram, and Jot Thomas are
two of the Mercer pilots. Dario Rests,
it is said, will be the third driver and
captain of the team.
The three new Mercers are said to
be ainjng the fastest racing cars ever
built, capable of attaining over 110
miles an hour and maintaining that
speed for racing distances. NMcShane
is the Mercer agent in Omaha and for
this reason is positive Ihe entire team
will be entered here.
Rick Will Be Here.
Eddie Rickenbacher is another al
most sure to come to Omaha.' Eddie
got his start in the racing game in
Omaha and he'll be here on July 4 if
it is at all possible. Eddie is driving
a new Sunbeam just imported from
England this year. -i
"Josef Christaena, Jack Scales and
Enrico Cagno are all expected to en
ter. They are driving cars brought
to America by the American Speed
way association in which Omaha
holds a charter and they will drive
in alt the championship events. Chris
taens pilots an English Sunbeam and
Scales and Cagno Italian Fiats.
s Hudsons to Enter, '
The entry of the Hudson team also
is expected. Arthur Hill, manager of
Resta last year, is contest manager
for the Hudsons and Hill is pretty
sweet on Omaha because of Resta s
success here last year and the recep
tion given himseit ana Dario oy
Omaha.
All in all the speedway management
expects fully fifteen of the fastest cars
and drivers in America to take part
and even this number may be beaten.
The championship race will be 100
miles long and the purse will be $10,-
OUU. Another race ot titty mues win
be held in addition.
Eight-Team Summer Loop
Starts on New Loch Drives
A summer league, composed of
eight teams, has started rolling on
Loch's alleys, formerly the Morrison
alleys on Harney street. League
games are bowled every Tuesday and
Friday nights. Teams entered in the
summer looo are Beselin's Old Boys.
Electric Light Company, Omaha
Trunk Factories, Bradford's Pirates,
Rets' Eagles, Hemple's Sharks, Pat
Mauoys and Kent s Kookiea. .
INTFRNAI WRAP
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LOOMS AHEAD III
WESTERN LEAGUE
Magnates netting warm unaer,
Collar Over Rookie Rule, , ,
Freedom of Umpires and v-'
Personal Feuds. ; , v
Unrestricted warfare that threatens
to surpass in violence all previous dis
cords and ruptures looms ahead for
the Western leaeue. unless .'signs
rrrtnnitifr mir flrfl anrl there fail tf).
vaiijr mil j .isiuiivwi.w .
Several preliminaries skirmishes
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nave aircauy uccu aiai icu uj auiuc w.
the magnates, and, unless the flayed .
and fraved dove of peace manifests
symptoms of a new lease on life,
a tree-lor-ail Dattie royal wun an
eye for an eye and a tooth for a
tooth" as its keynote is due to get 1
away to a flying start before many
more weeks.
The "youngster rule is bound to
start a lot of trouble if affairs con
tinue in their present state.
The "youngster" rule decrees that
each club shall carry at least sir
players who have not played base ball
of Class A or better, previous to the
current year. The law reads thirty
games for infielders or outfielders, .
fifteen games for catchers and ten
games for pitchers. All clubs were to
have been cut down May 8.
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JUUglllg .lie MlAlllIkl -,.,
which the rule is. oDservea one ciuu
will win the pennant , and another
club wilt claim it because the first .
club didn't observe the rookie rule. 1
Protest Omaha Games.
Omaha has already had victories
protested on the grounds that Rourke
has less than six recruits on his pay .
roll. Schick, Brokaw, Currie, Water-
man and Shaw come under the young- ;
ster classification. Fa also certified
Brottem, but Zehrung declared Brot
tem played in fifteen games with the '.
St. Louis Cards and therefore was
nor a rooKie. , ,
lrtrttin ia aatrl tn h ahv nn rnnltips.
lr at least was on May 8, as is Lin
coln. It is said Sioux City, while ,
carrying six kids, failed to cut down
to fifteen men by May 8. .Des Moines
is said to have failed to reduce to ,
the required number., ,
Such be'ng the condition of affairs,
Prexie Zehrung quite regularly Will
find protests in the morning mail. And '
when the time comes to make deci- :
ions the music and fireworks will .
start. The prexie, of course, will be .
the storm renter..
. j Umpires Too Free.
Anotner thing that promises to pro-
voke a grand and glorious scrap is the
freedom of the umpires. Zehrung ap-
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and the arbiters are having one gay
time. Up to date they have stopped
at nothing short of mayhem and mur-.
e'er. The kaiser has . nothing on
Zehrung' Himping crew.
This, too, with an umpiring staff :
that is notivng to brag about Omaha
has played at home nineteen days, :
and in those nineteen days Omaha,
has seen some umping that was noth-
ipg short of marvelous. Pitchers have :
to groove a ball to have a strike
railed. Decisions on the bases time
and time aqain have been called well
ahead of the play. ' , 1 '
In an Omaha-Denver game'. Shag
Thompson hit a grounder to the in
field. MilU ' dropped the throw it
krar anrl Sitino' nf mur. ahniilrl havft
leen safe. But the umps had called
he play before ball or runner reached-,
the bag,' and turned his back and
failed to see Mills' fumble. He called
Thompson out. ' '
In the same game Brottem laid '
down a bunt. He was thrown.out at
first a couple of feet, but was called
safe by the umps.
Omaha hasn t played a game at
home without an unusually large
number of obviously bad decisions. No
charge that the umpires are unfair
can be made, for they call them wrong
Ull UUU1 icama uu auuui a litij-ittijF
basis.
The games, even though many have
been closely contested, have been
about as exciting as a game of quoits.
The minute a player opens his mouth
it costs him money. .The umpires
seem to be waiting for a chance to
fine somebody. As wartime salaries
are no more the players can't afford
the fines and they shut up. There has
been little or no aggressiveness as a
result. , y
Idea it Wrong. '
Attendance hasn't been up to its
usual standard this season and here s
one of the reasons. The sooner base'
ball men quit trying to "eliminate the
rowdyism in base ball," as they call
it, the better off they'll be. The fan
likes to see some pep and ginger on
the field. Nothing tickles him better,
than a clash between a player and an
umpire or a couple of opposing play
ers. That; makes business. '
But no such excitewent will be
year if the existing policy continues. .
Western league ball players are be
coming a bunch of very docile he
doves as ' a result of the big stick
the umpires swing.
Magnates are getting weary of this
condition and another week or so
likely will see the precipitation of an
other internal battle..
In addition, it also might be stated
some of the magnates who never did
get rAI clubby are getting hostile
again. Everybody was friendly last
winrpr. run enf mip. mani, nKra inn
everything was lovely. But now that
the season has commenced old griev
ances are being resurrected, new ones
formed and the personal feuds are on
again. More trouble in the offing.'
So be not surprised, you fans, if
one of the grandest little internal
blowoffs that ever occurred in this
Western league comes to light before
the season is over. i V
: DMkar Gete last Start.
Looks as it Beats Becker, the Kansas.
Cltr alusser, la all aet to repeat hie heavy
awatttng at last seaaon. In his first vamas
this sprlns tas former Olaat alt lor .UK '