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VOL. XLVI NO. 51.
OMAHA' SUNDAY MORNING, . JUNE 3, 191T.
SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
ROURKES TASTE
DEFEAT AT HANDS
OF UPJtlVER MEN
Sioux City Divides Eight of Its
Nine Hits Between Second .
-.' and Seventh Frames
and Wins.
Sioux City, la., June 2. (Special
Telegram.) Pa Rourke's champions
, could not Bit Pitcher Grover to any
advantage today 'and lost to the In
dians, 8 to 1. 1,. i -.. '
On the other" hand, the locals
divided eight of their nine-hits off
Currie in: the second and seventh,
scoring four runs in each inning.
The lone run made by the champs
came in the first inning when Krug;
slammed the sphere overthe left field
fence below the flag pole for a homer,
Grover in Tight Mole.
Grover was in a- rather tight hole
in the fourth. Thompson started
. with a single to rieht. Smith was out.
Hunga to Mueller, Thompson going
to second. At this juncture Grover
- lost control and walked the next two
men. He- steadied with the bases
loaded. Brottem flew out to short
and Brokaw to center field.
Thompson started the sixth with
- a single, but was forced at second by
amitn. Bradley was sate on Con
nolly's boot, but Schick and Brottem
were easy outs. i
The visitors made two hits in the
seventh, but could not score. Currie
' and Burs singled with one down.
Krug forced the latter, at second.
- rlunga made a poor throw to first in
an attempt to make a double and the
ball got by Mueller. He recovered it
in time to nail Currie at the plate, who
had attempted to steal on the play.
Two Hits in Ninth.
The champions made two hits in
.. the ninth, but were blanked again,
Brottem singled, but was forced by
Brokaw. Shaw, batting for Currie,
singled. Burg forced him at second
.and Kru forced out the former. Cur-
rie's wildness figured in the Indians
, scores in the second. Besides allow
ing four hits he walked two men. The
( locals stole four bases in this session.
Men in Shipyards on the
'-.. Pacific Coast Take to Bail
- The entry of the United States into
the world war has threatened to crip-
le professional base balf in Seattle,
ut has brought into existence -the
: Ssfettle Shipbuilders' league, with an
amateur club in each of the four
largest shipyards, which together em
ploy nearly 10,000 men. . v
Numerous base ball" ' players,
dropped b professional clubs on the
coast, and others who are. tired of
i the uncertainties of the game and like
to draw pay the year round, have
found' employment' in the shipyards,
and there is no trouble in picking out
good (earns. The league has equipped
a ball park within walking distance
of the business 'district of Seattle, and
' it is estimated that the patronage of
the shfpyard men alone, on their Sat
nrady half-holiday, will more than pay
- the expenses of the team. 'The park
Was paid for by money raised by
popular subscription. Attendance on
. the opening day was 4,500. The ship
yard owners encourage the league, be-'
lieving it improves the spirit of Iheir
plants. . ,'
1 Portland, Tacoma, Gray's Harbor)
Olympia and other shipbuilding cen
ters are adding thousands of'men to
their shipyards and it is expected
-that each large yard in the northwest
; will have its, base ball team before the
end of the summer.
Williams, Tennis Shark, Fails
' To Pass at Military Camp
,.. New York. June 2. Unconsciously
the board of eamining surgeons of
the United States army has opened a
fruitful field for the discussion of
foot workAr-lawn tennis. It strength
ened the position of those who sup
port the theory that a proper compre
hension of footing and its relation to
the control of the stroke is one of the
mostimportant elements of the game.
And it is all because of the refusal of
the surgeons to pass Richard N orris
Williams, 2d., the holder of the na
" tional singles championship title, as a
rookie for the officers' reserve corps
. camp at Plattsburgh.
While, the exact reasons for the re
fusal to accept Williams at the mili
tary camp will probably never be
known, the cause has been stated as
' ' r due to minor defects of his feet.-, r
'- State Laws Interfere With
Sunday Games in East
New York, ' June ' 2. Apparently
state laws are going to prevent in part
the plans entertained by major league
base ball owners for giving financial
aid to military units through the play
ing of games on Sundays in eastern
cities. With a game arranged for the
, Polo grounds, Sunday, June 10, be
tween the Yankees and St. Louis
Browns, it was hoped to stag: spe
cial contests to be turned over to dif
', ferent war relief funds.
Captain T, LT Huston, part owneT
of the Yankees, who,put the scheme
.on foot here, proposed thai proceeds
i from such a game should be turned
. bver to the New York engineers, who
are expected to leave shortly for duty
in France, This contest is expected
' to go through, although official sanc
tion hat not been moved forward for
this occasion. Elsewhere the scheme
is encountering insurmountable ob-
ftacleti -'.- .
Brazil Will Utilize . S
: ; ' Seized German Vessels
, Rio Janeiro,' June 2. President
Braz today signed a decree providing
for the utilization by Brazil of the
Xerman ships in Brazilian ports. . I.j
is believed the decree will be put
" ' into effect today. ' , .
MANAGER, OMAHA POLICE
BASE BALL TEAM.
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Sioux Add to String
Bars. 8ti
Knur, .. , S
Tbompmn. cf ...... 4
Smith. If............. 4
Bradley, lb.,.
Schick, rf 8
Brottem. c ..w 4
Brokaw. lb 4
Carrie, p , S
Sbew 1
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4 1
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Totals ....S 1 M IS
. MOt'X CITY. . ' ',
C.UMort', tl...
Morse, cf..,..
Ruder, s . . ...
Watson, rf . . ..
Connolly, Sb. .
Mueller, Ik...
Hunn. to....
AB. Jt. H. O. A. T..
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Grover, p..
Total. 84 I 17 IS 1
Btted for Currie In ninth.
Omaha 1 0 0 0 ' ' Ol
Sioux CUT 4 0 4
Two-base tilts l Thompoon, Smith. Three
baao hltt linns. Home nisi! Km., Con
nolly. Sorrlflee hlti Moree. Stolen vasest
Kadrr (I).,Mom (t, Cro.br, vVatsoa,
Honira. Hit. and earned nuist Off Currie,
0 and 8 In eight Innlngsi off drover, and 1
In nine Inning-.. BaMe on balls: Off Grover,
3 1 off Currie, S. Rtruek-out! By Grover, 8
by Cnrrle, T. Wild pitch: Currie. Hit by
pitched ball:. Mueller. Timet 8:20. Em
pire.: Hbannon and Jacobs.
Runs Twenty Miles a Day;
1 Practicing for 100-Mile Jog
Chicago, "June 2. Sidney Hatch, the
veteran Marathon runner, is tearing
off from fifteen to twenty miles a day
in preparation for the lOO-mile race to
be decided in New York, June 16,' for
the American Red Cross, r :
In this race Hatch will: attempt to
shatter the American amateur record
of 16:07:43 for, 100 miles, which he
established. in Chicago in 1909, The
Chicagoan tried to smash the mark
in a run from Milwaukee to Chicago
last October, but failed because the
route he traveled was- a few miles
under the century mark.
Hatch was prevented from doing
any running for several weeks because
of a broken rib sustained in a friendly
boxing match. -, . r .
Miss Rosenthal Quits Golf
And Goes to Navy League
Washington, D. C, June 2. Miss
Elaine Rosenthal,, ex-western golf
champion and winner of two sputh
ern tournaments this year, has retired
from all competitive play ior the re
mainder of the .season and will de
vote her activities to Hhe woman's
auxiliary of the Navy league.
Big League Diary
With Bright
May 2 World's" record established
in Chicago in a ten-inning game be
tween Cincinnati and Chicago, when,
after the game hadfgone nine innings,
neither team had registered a hit or
run. Cincinnati made two hits in the
tenth, winning the game 1 to 0. Toney
pitched for Cincinnati and Vaughn for
Chicago. On the same day the Giants
and Dodgers battled fourteen innings
to a tie, the score being 2 to 2.
May 3 Pitcher Jack Coombs of
Brooklyn won his eleventh straight
game from New York. in ten innings
by a score of 4 to 1. Coombs first
beat the Giants in the 1911 world's
series and since joining Brooklyn in
1915 he has won ten games from Mc
Graw'a team; i
May 5 St. Louis shut 'out Chicago
1 to 0, Pitcher Koob of the Browns
allowing the White Sox but one hit. ,
May 6 The St. Louis Cardinals
shut out Cincinnati and in conse
quence occupied first place in the Na
tional league race for a single day.
May 7 Pitcher Cy Falkenberg
made his debut with he Athletics in
a game which was won by the Yan
kees, 9 to 4. On the. same day the
Giants regained first place in the Na
tional league race.
Eight Pitchers in Came.
May 8Eight pitchers, five for St.
Louis and three for Chicago, worked
in a game at St. Louis, which was
won by the White Sox, 4 to 3.
May 10 "Stuffy" Mclnnis' hitting
streak was checked by Pitcher Daven
port of the Browns after Mclnnis had
hit safely in seventeen consecutive
games, every game in which his team
engaged since the beginning of the
season. : -'"
May 11 George Sisler failed to get
a hit off of "Bullet Joe" Bush of the
Athletics after the first-named had hit
safely in thirteen consecutive games.
May IS Chicago Cubs took first
place in the National league standing
by defeating the Braves, aided by the
defeat of the Giants by the Cardinal.
AMATEURS SHOW
SPEED WITH THE
TRUSTY WILLOW
Records Made on the Sand
Lots Is Most Encouraging to
1 the Followers of These
' Games.
By FRANK QUIGLEY.
After the first round of the Greater
Omaha' league, the. true dope is re
vealed as. predicted by many follow
ers of amateur base ball.
Sofar the. Mavericks, White Sox
and Packers are living up to their
anticipations. With frequent spurts
of flashy base ball the second division
have pleasantly surprised the wise
dopesters. When, if ever, the warm
weather rolls atound Moylan and
Potach, Rambler hurlers, will be the
source of much trouble .to the top
notchers. With Earl Higgins. recently shifted
to the managership of the Te-Be-Ce's,
they are now ready to do the laundry
work. Although the Polish Mer
chants have been unfortunate in drop
ping all of their contest, they are still
in the arena, ready to destroy the pen
nant aspirations of the first division.
President Kaiman has failed to find
any rowdyism during his visits to the
various parts and harmony seems to
prevail, i
: Leaders with Stick.
Walter Spellman of Holmes and
Joe Wachtler of Meladys lead the
stickers with a .476 average.
Corcoran with a .444 and Chip Bow
ley, with, 400, of Armours, are also
clouting the hide with telling effect.
The Holmes have thre hitters in the
charmed circle. Probst, hitting .391.
Hazen, .366, and Graham,' .368. .
Jones represents the DeVol Victors
as the leading hitter of that club with
.389. - .."."'
A. Lueschen and Rube Feltman are
the hitsmith of Te-Be-Ces. Lueschen
was hitting .455 when he left for Sioux
City.- i .'
' The Polish Merchants have in
Bans and Corbett, a pair of .lusty
swatters, who are hitting .368 and .308,
respectively. - , . .
Kemmy with .312 and Hansen with
.305 lead the Rambler crew.
. Among the first' Backers, . Echte-
meyer, Feltman and Graham have per
fect averages. : Other infielders with
perfect fielding averages are Tracy,
orcoran and Van . never. lne
Meladys and Holmes outfield have
yet to make a bobble. Sam Feltman,"
Mayhem, cnristensen ana Matnisen
are other-Noutfielders with perfect
averages. ."! - . :
-Umpires today: Kane at Meladys..
McAndrews at Holmes. Kocher at
Council Bluffs. ... v
Soldiers Violate State
. " Laws Against Hunting
, Santa Fe. N. M.. June 2. Soldiers
have been violating both the state
laws against the killing of antelope
and the shooting of birds out of sea
son and also the federal migratory
bird law. according? to a letter trom
Theodore Kouault. 'jr.. game warden
of the state of New Mexico, to au
thorities of the southern department
of the army, which has jurisdiction
over a number of soldiers stationed in
kr near the state.
Mr. Rouault made strong represen
tations to the military authorities for
the observance of the state and fed
eral game laws and at the same time
gave notice of the appointment of a
number ot deputy game wardens. in
sections where troops are stationed.
They were instructed, he said, to treat
soldiers as they would any other per-
for May Shines
Plays and Features
May 16--Of the four hits registered
by Cleveland in a game against the
Red1 Sox, Roth made three and Chap
man one. Fifteen Indians" took part
in the game, which was won by the
Red Sox by a score of 5' to 1."
May 17 Cleveland defated the Red
Sox, 7 to 1, being the first team to
break even on a series with the cham
pions this season.
May 18 White ' Sox knocked
"Babe" Ruth out of the box, after the
Red Sox twirler had won eight
straight games. The Phillies defeated
Chicago, 3 to 1, and checked th Cubs'
winning streak after they had reached
ten airaignr.. . . -
May 19 Athletics downed the In
Ulians, J' to 3, (and won their first game
H) Cleveland since August, VJl. ,
Giants Move to Top.-. '
May 21 .Giants regained first place
in the1 National league race as a result
of their victory over the Pirates and
the defeats of the Cubs at the hand of
the Phillies. -
Mav 22 Phillies landed at the too
of the National league column by
trimming the Cubs, o to 6. - I he
Giants suffered their first shutout of
the season, the Pirates turning- the
trick by score of 2 to 0.
May 23 Alevander's great pitching
and batting wrecked the Cincinnati
Red to the tune of S to 1. The Phils'
star twirler held his opponents to two
hits and also scored a home run, two
singles and a sacrifice, making the
run that tied the score and the run
that put his team in the lead. ,
May 24 The Cincinnati Reds de
feated the Phillies, 19 to 9, in the big
gest scoring game of the major league
season.' Maisel, the Yankees' second
baseman, made his first error in twen
ty games, making a wild throw on
his lOOdredth chance, in a game in
which the Yanks were shut out by
the Indians. 2 W 0.
May 2SWith the Yankees leading,
5 to 0, irvji game at Cleveland, the In
dians went to bat in the ninth inning
and scored six runs.
FREMONT CANDY KITCHEN BOWLING TEAM Winner of th NeBra.ka state cham
pioMhip at the annual tournament at Fremont The team (cored 2,711. Each man on the
team finished well up in the (ingles erent, Middaugh leading, with 618, for third place,
while Wright had 613 for fourth.. Douglat, with 568, waa eighteenth.
FAST RACES RON
OH KEARNEY TRACK
King Will, Heir Reaper, Ilash,
Gov, VT and William Patch
Listed Among Winners
I f as State Circuit Opens.
' Kearney, Neb., June 2. (Special
Telegram.) The mid-summer race
meet was finished here today when
the management offereda card of five
harness and one running event. The
track was considered fast despite the
heavy rains of the past few weeks
and some good time was made.
About six hundred - turned out, the
crowd for the two days races being
the poorest ever passing through the
gates here., ,
The Saturday results were as fol
lows: 2:27 trot, nurse $400: '
AqtM.n, b. ftl. (lBeman)
Bin Bon. br. a. (Rhodes)
Robert S.ay, b. r. (Larlm.r) ,.
Klnr Will. b. . (Thomas) ....
Jack Comba, b. r- (Chandler) .
.. i s
..IS
.. 1 1
..IS
..
... T 4
1 15
I I 1
1 1 I
i,ora Auoray, p. a. (Hart) ....
Summit, b. r. (Besslcy)
Tim. :!!!! 1:111..
2:11 trot, purse $400: : '
Allla Axwood, eh. nt. (Rhodes) .
Gall McKtnney. b. m. (Thomas)
Heir Reapor, blk. s. (Warren)
-jim. s:zi; a:itt; z:zo.
2:22 pace, purse $400: '
Flash , H, ,bl. m. (Morton)
Stellne Bell, b. m. (Rhodes)
Billy Darkway. br. v. (Larimer)
Deaherell, b. m. (Seabastlan) '..',.'....
Pal.telle, b, a. (Hart) ..............
Ladyway, s. m. (Cherry)
Red Nearer, b. g. (McCoy)
Pack McFarland, bl. . (Bentfleld) ,.
Time 1:1614 1 t:U. -
: 2:20 trot, four hundred purse: ,
Doctor B, 'b, g. (Erlckaon)-
Idlewlld. br. r. (Rhodes)
I 4
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.. 1 1
.. 4 I
..3 1
Governor V, b. . (Hlldreth) ,..
Arapahoe, M. v. (Weir)
Virginia Walls, b. m. (McCoy) ..
Time S:20: l:ls4.
Three year old pace:
William Patch, br. a. (Pow.ll)
Etta Maxey, b. m. (Rhodes) ..
Flower Forbes, b. m. (Chandler)
.11
;i a
1 3
: In the five-eighths mile dash Gros
venor, with Gibbon up, was first and
Esmeraida. with Presnell ud. second.
Iflarney McCoy, Taddy Bear and Billy
Sunday also started, - ,
Time 1:04. '':.)'
Dope' Indicates Eastern , :
Ball Teams Are Strongest
'New York, June 2. A base ball
sharp here saj: "There need be no
further doubt that the bulk of the
strength of the National league is in
the east. The results of the intersec
tional games played in the seaboard
section of the circuifthus far indi
cate that the eastern clubs are con
siderably stronger than those of the
west. The occidental hosts wilt be
fortunate' indeed, to have one of their
group in the first division at the ter
mination of the chase.
"A few weeks ago he Cardinals
and Cubs wee proceeding merrily
along the upper trail, with the atten
tion of fandpm, the country over, ri
veted upon their triumphant drives.
Today they are beginning to betray
signs of fatigue. The withering pace
of the spring campaign is beginning
to tell. All of which isn't meant to
intimate that the Cards and Cubs have
cracked. Var from it. It is altogether
likely their defeats have been due"
merely to a temporary lapse and that
in a week or so they will be moving
toward the top again at the old pace.
But enough of them has been seen in
action against the formidable eastern
clubs to warrant the prediction that
the seaboard clans will have the first
division pretty much to themselves at
the finish. , '
Proceeds of Racing Events
, Go Into War Charity Funds
Oarsmen of the coast who intend
to participate in the state and Pacific
coast rowing championships, which
will be held off Coronado, Cal., July
4, have begun a course of training for
the events. Indications are that the
war will not detract in any way from
feneral interest in this annual event,
an Diego, Los Angeles and San
Francisco will have a number of boats
entered, and it is more than likely
that several crews from the north
west will be seen in action for the
coast titles.
Beginning with the Memorial day
"gentlemen sjiorse races." which met
with considerable success, the Coro
nado Country club will stage a num
ber of these racing events from time
to time during the shimmer, the re
ceipts of which will be turned into
the various war Charity funds. There
are many men living in the vicinity
who are owners of . thoroughbred
horses and they are said to have en
tered into the! plan with interest. No
betting in any form is allowed. . .
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DARK HORSE WINS
CLASSIC IN BLUE
! GRASSJOUNTRY
King Gorin, 4-Year Old, Beat;
, Out Cudgel ' in Fifth Re-
' newal of Handicap at
Louisville, Ky.
! Louisville, Ky, June 2. The 4-year-old
Transvaal-Ethel Simpson colt,
King Gorin, owned ,by R. L. Baker &
Co. of Lexington, under a masterful
ride byx-Jockey Mack Garner and
favored by a light impost of 108
pounds, won the fifth renewal of the
Kentucky handicap at Bouglas Park
here today by a neck from John W.
Schorr's 3-year-old Broomstick colt,
Cudgel. ,
Half a length back was Andrew
Miller's Roamer, which made his third
try for the event. Boots,' coupled in
the betting with Ed Crump, as the
A. K. Macomber entry, finished
fourth, beaten for the show money by
two lengths'. : '
i Old Rosebud, the 9 to 5 favorite,
and Opportunity finished in the ruck
after setting a terrific . pace for half
a mile. The time of 2:01 1-5 for the
mile and a quarter was remarkable,
considering the condition of. the track,
which was lumpy and'slow.
Victor Ridden Hard.
King Gorin had to be hard ridden
to win. Turning into the home
stretch he went into the lead, with
Cudgel and Roamer following, heads
apart. The 126 pounds, apparently
was too much for the latter against
the two lightweighted colts.
Boots came from ninth into fourth
place and behind him finished Hodge,
Colvennie, Embroidery, Ellison, Old
Rosebud, Opportunity and, Ed Crump,
in the order named.
King) Gorin was only considered as
a starter, after his stable mate, Pit
Jr., had met with an accident pre
venting him from being sent to the
post. He was practically neglected in
the betting, a $2 pari-mutuel ticket on
him paying $43.50 td'win, $21.10 for
the Vlace: and $7.50 for show.
The stake was worth $12,200 to the
winner, . ' 1 : - s , '
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Golfers to Join Hands and
Help Boost Red Cross Fund
New York, June 2. Again the pa
triotism of the golfers in the United
States is appealed to, this time to
join in a Liberty tournament to be
held July 4 at every golf club in the
country. At the meeting of repre
sentatives of the governing bodies'
held last April, it was decided that
each branch of sport in the United
Sutes appoint one representative to
tferve on a committee to raise and
administer a fund for the benefit of
the American Red Cross.
Howard F. Whitney, secretary of
the United States Golf association,
issued a letter addressed to the golf
ers of the United States, asking that
all clubs in the country unite in hold
ing a tournament for the benefit of
the Red Cross fund, Whitney said
that he hoped at least $50,000 would
be raised on this day.
Johnson Wins Modified
Marathon at Denver
. Denver,' Colo., June 2. Ted John
son ot salt Lake city today won the
fifth annual renewal of the Rocky
Mountain News modified marathon,
covering the ten and two-fifth miles in
1:04:16. The best previous time was
1:04:41 3-5.
Johnson covered the greater part of
the course far in advance of the thirty-eight
other entrants.
Fred Duncan of Littleton, Colo., ran
second and Harold B, Rhea of Little
ton, third. Thirteen runners finished
within the limit.
Schallef Picks Up on His
Batting Average in Last Week
"Biff" Schaller of the San Francisco
base ball .ream materially improved
his batting average, according to the
latest unofficial averages. He gained
twenty-four points in one week, jump
ing from .292 tp .316 per cent. Sassier I
or uob singcics, atone oi an rne Tegu
lar players, still continues in the 400
per cent division. A margin of four
points gives him this distinction. -
MIRACLE MAN ON -BASE
BALL HORIZON
Mitchell Lines Up the Cubs and
i Starts Them In on the
Eace for the Rational
League Pennant.
New York, June 2. A new "miracle
man" looms - athwart the base ball
horizon, and his name is Frederick
Yapp, better knowif to fandom the
country over as Fred Mitchell, leader
of the Chicago Cubs. Mitchell first
saw the light of day in, Alton, Mass.,
thirty-nine years ago. ...
From the moment he' was able to
toss a base ball, Mitchell aspired to
become a pitcher, In the years that
followed he obtained his wish, but
Mitchell never set the world afire by
what he accomplished in the box. His
achievements as coach for the Boston
Braves and as first lieutenant to
George Stalling! were far greater
than his accomplishments as a player.
Great As a Coach.
As a coach of ball players Fred
Mitchell will rank as one of the great
est in the game. A few years ago a
manager ot one ot the National
league clubs went to George Stallings,
who then was leading the Braves, and
requested him to trade some of his
players. Stallings thought a while
and said: t ' . , i . , , "
"I'll trade you any man on my team
if I get my price, but all the money in
the world couldn't separate me front
Fred Mitchell. xHe'll stay in Boston
with me as long as he cares to re
main." v ..'.
That was- Stallings' estimate of
Mitchell and ,itis the same value
placed upon him by many other wise
base ball men.-
. The success of the Cubs when
Mitchell assumed command of the
Wind City club' was no surprise to
base ball men. Indeed they would
have been surprised if he had not
turned the hapless aggregation willed
him. by Joe Tinker into a winning
combination, . for among base ball
men Mitchell for years has been con
sidered to have few peers as a handler
of base ball players.
."I have Just got what I want,"
said Mitchell recently. "Th Cubs are
a team of fighters. I want them to be
just as great a club of battlers as were
the Braves when they made their
great dash from last place and won
the pennant in one of the greatest
finishes in the history of base ball. -"1
do not contend that I have a
'pennant winning team. We'lli need a
little more time in which to build be
fore we can claim titles. But I do
say that the Cubs are on their way,
and thev are fiehtini every step of the
way and that is why I- think my
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regime luua iai nas uccu .u.v.u,.
Foot Ball Brings Big Revenue
- To Princeton Athletics
: Princeton, N. J., June 2. Prince
ton's reoort for the athletic year
1915-16 shows a profit of $18,116.56,
or a gain of about $3,000 over that of
Ir, nrvinua vrar.
Foot ball returned the greatest rev'-'
enue in Trinceton s athletic history,
$65,600, as against $53,000 in 1914 and
$38,000 ins 1913. This gain was
brought' about largely throngh the
fact that the Yale-Princeton game of
1915 was played in the Bowl before
a large throng. The receipts from
this game netted $45,000, as agajnst
?.S4,W0 the previous year. ,1 he Har
vard came of 1915. which was played
at Princeton, produced receipts
greater by .uw.tnan tnose ot ivi.
Base ball showed a profit of $4,750,
a loss of about $4,000 from 1914,
while basket ball brought in profit
of $765. The previous year this sport
showed a dehcit ot u.
Sport Conditions Not So
, Bad as Had Been Supposed
New York, June 2. Judging from
the latest reports, conditions in most
branches of seasonable sport are not
as bad as generally had been, imag
ined. ,
Conditions in the' west are reflected
in the decision of the intercollegiate
conference to adhere to its intention
to bold its i annual track and fiield
championships at Chicago June 9. It
has been decided to donate the net
proceeds of the meet to the Young
Men's Christian association war fund
and to give the winners bronze, in
stead of the customary gold medals.
More than 300 athletes have been en
tered. A wartime departure is the
acceptance of entries from Notre
Dame and. Oberlin; not members of
the conference.
FAMOUS NORSES
ENTERED IN THE
BENSON MEET
Nominations for Free-for-AII
Pace Include Braden' Direct,
Hal McKinney and OtlTer .
? Champions.. ,s '
By RUSSELL PHELPS. .
Famryus harness horses, winners of
purses on the, principal tracks of the
country, ; are entered in the spring
classic to be staged at the fast Ben
son oval June 12, 13 and 14 under the
auspicei of the Omaha Driving; club.
Nominations "for the meeting that
will let down the barriers for Omaha's
horse racing season a week from
Tuesday include some animals that
have thrilled turf fans all-over the
United States. ,
The free-for-all pace entry list f
names Braden Direct, famous "two
minute" horse, who, romped away
with the class at the Great Western
circuit meeting - in Omaha last fall; -
Columbia Fir and Hal McKinney, .
famous rivals on middle western'
tracks, both reckoned as among the
speediest pacers in the country; Hal
Connors, a 2:07)4 stepper; Lillian T.,
an eastern star with a mark of 2:02,
and Bonnie Belle, one of the fastest
pacers in the west, bailing from Colo- '
rado. ' : - '
. . . i.
; (tecora noiaen anicrca. .
Sjars entered In other events include
Helen Chimes, holder of many pacing
records, a Nebraska- horse; - Heir
Reaper, another Cornhusker animal
that trots with the best of them; Gray ,
Hal, a son of Hal B., recently pur
chased by Edward Peterson, president
of the Driving club; May Harriman,
a famous Illinois trotter, and a hast
of others.
A total of $4,000 in stakes, and
purses is hung up for the three days'
facing, $400 to be offered for each
event, with the exception of the colt
races $300, American Trotting asso.
ciation rules are to prevail, best two
out of three heats, for this meeting.
After July 1 at meetings on the Ne
braska Sgced associationr'loop best
three out of five heatswill ,be the .
rule. . ' " f , ' -.
Proceeds to Red Cross. - -, .;,
' Large t row'ds are expected at the'
June meeting because of the fact that
all profits resulting from the three
days' racing, outside of money needed
for actual expenses, wilt, go to the
Red Cross.- S-
Horse racing lovers wilj have an '
opportunity to show their patriotism
and at the same time see metropolit
tan tills among contenders jn the har
ness branch of the democratic "sport
cf kings."
Benson plant, scene, of the races,
takes rank as one of the country's
leading race tracks. The Omaha Driv
ing club, which recently took over the
suburban plant and announced that
in'the future all of Omaha horse rae. ,
ing would be centralized there, baa
made extensive improvements. '
The track, regarded by horsemen,,
in all parts bf the United States as' ,
one of the country's fastest, is in
pick and span shape now and by
next week should be ideal for the
lowering of state records. ... : , '
; . Y Start Season Here., -. '
Large numbers of owners will start
their favorites for the first time thisi
season at Benson. Horsemen will
watch with the keenest interest now
some of their new acquisitions to their,,
stables behare in actual competition. ,
jWhile the greater number of-the
srariers, pcrnaps, win ne speed mer
chants of known ability on middle
western tracks, "unknowns" and "dark
horses" are expected to figure promi
nently in several classes.
Visitors to Benson will find high
class racing plant provided with ev
ery convenience rest rooms for the
ladies, large,, advantageously, located
stands, 'ample parking spares for au
tomobiles and courteous attendants.
Driving club officials are trying to
impress on the public the fact that all
meetings will be clean, free from ob
jectionable features some times en
countered at "small town, pumpkin
show" races and on a plane sponsored
by sportsmen in the big eastern rac
ing centers Lexington, Cleveland,'
Detroit, Pittsburgh and other cities.' '
' Show Speedy Miles. . ''
More than 100 'horses are being
trained at Benson, "During the last
week exceptionall); 'fast time was
made in . workouts, indicating that the
track is as speedy as it is cracked up
to be. ' .
Otis M. Smith, superintendent of
speed of the Driving club, predicts
between 150 and 200"iorse$ will be
started in the different events in the
three days' racing. " . , ,
The Nebraska Speed '. association
opened with ta meeting at Kearney
last week. 1
The Hamilton County Speed asso
ciation will stage a meeting on (ha
same loop Tuesday,- Wednesday and
Thursday of this week. .
. lt .a
Steelshod Bat Used i)y :
Sisler is Declared Illegal
New York,' June 2. George Sisler,
former University of Michigan (tar,
now of the St. Louis Browns, ap
pears to have employed his college
bred intellect to great purpose. It
appears that he devised a steel-shod
bat, one side of the bludgeon being
covered with nails, which sent balls
flying great distances, s s , - y
When the Yankees played against
St. Louis Nunamaker, the catcher,
who had been advised by Schalk of
the Chicago team, .eized the bat when
Sisler came to the plate. The umpire
ruled that the bat was illegal and it
was taken away from the former col-
legian, whose ' long-distance hitting,
according to the report, has sine
slumpei .