Many Fast Steppers in Benson Race Meeting;
Mercer and Hudson Teams Enter Omaha Derby
SRMS
The Omaha Sunday Bee
VOL. XLVI NO. ,52. OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 10, 1917.
SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
CHICAGO TRACK
TEAM WINNER OF
BIG NINE MEET
Illinois Ranks Second and Mis
souri, With Simpson, Who Is
Individual Star, ' Lands
Third Place.
Chicago, June 9. University of
Chicago's track team won the seven
teenth annual western intercollegiate
conference meet here today, scoring
in fourteen of the sixteen events and
totaling 54 VI points. Illinois showed
in every event except one, and was
second with 41. Alissouri, aided by
Bob Simpson, who scored 16 points,
was third with 24.
Summary 120-yard high hurdles:
Simpson, Missouri, tirsl; Ames, Illi
nois, second; Starrett, Notre Dame,
third. Time. 0:14 4-5.
440-yard run: Curtiss, Chicago, first;
SDink. Illinois, second: Clark. Chi
cago, third; Barden, Grinnell, fourth.
Time, 0:50 1-i
One mite run: Fall, Oberlin, first
Todd, Ohio state, second; Oiis, Chi
cago, third. Time, 4:154-5. New con
ference record
Pole Vault Graham, Chicago, won;
Fisher, Chicago, and Wilkin, Ames,
tied for second. Height, 12 feet, 6
inches.
High Jump Fisher, Chicago, and
Rice, Kansas, tied for first; Webster,
Illinois, and Luther, Indiana, tied for
third. Height, 5 feet, 9 inches.
Shot Put Higgins, Chicago, won;
Bachman, Notre Dame, second:
Husted, Illinois, third. Distance, 43
feet. 1 0 inches.
Half Mile Run Jones, Chicago,
won: Rodkey, Kansas, second; Som
ers. Illinois, third.. Time, 1:59 2-5.
220-Yard Dash Hoyt, GrinneM,
won; Feuerstein, Chicago, second;
Heuring, Indiana, third. Time, 0:21 4-5.
Javelin Throw Higgins, Chicago,
won: Arbuckle, Purdue, second; Ved
der, Illinois, third. Distance, 194 feet,
11 inches (new conference record).
Two-Mile Run Fall, Oberlin, won;
Tenney, Chicago, second; McKinney,
Illinois, third; Graf, Nebraska, fourth.
Time, 9:41.
Running Broad Jump Simpson,
Missouri, won; Overbee, Illinois, and
Kreidler, Illinois, tied for second.
Distance, 23 feet, ZV inches. j
220-Yard Hurdles Simpson 'Mis
souri, won; belbie, Missouri, second
Ames, Illinois, third. Time, 24 1-5.
Mile Relay Chicago (Feuerstein
Brinkman, Curtiss, Clark), won; Illi
nois, second; Northwestern, third.
Time, 3:22 4-5.
Hammer Throw Bennett, Illinois,
won: Brelos. Chicago, second; Husted,
Illinois, third. Distance, 151 feet, 7
inches.
100-yard dash: Scholz, Missouri,
first; Butler, Dubuque, second; Hoyt,
Grinnell, third. Time: 10 seconds.
Discus throw: Husted, Illinois, first;
Beekman, Notre Dame, second; Hig
gins, Chicago, third. Distance, 134
feet, 11J4 inches.
Denver Wins Double Bill
And Makes a New Record
TJenver, Colo., June 9. Denver won
both games of a double-header with
Lincoln today setting a Western
league season record by totaling
twenty runs in the first. The second
game, which was called by agreement
at the end of the seventh, was a much
tighter contest Manser holding the
visitors at his mercy, scores
Walloped Again
OMAHA.
An. K.
Smith. If. .
Cooiwy, M 4
Shaw. cf. 3
Bradley, lb 3
Hrttttam, a 4
Srhlrk.rf 4
llurn, 3b 3
Brnkaw, !b S
C'urrle, p 3
H. O. A. r.
I S 0
t 3' ! 1
1 (I 0
Totals 3D 1
jonix.
J 34 II 1
Alt.
Lamb, 2b ft
Cochran, 31) 4
Ucvore.lf. t
Hnran, rf. 4
Mm. lb 4
1altn, cf. 3
Monme, r 3
I'tndnmore, Hi 8
Hall, p 3
R. II.
I 3
Totals 29 4 9 27 1
Omaha 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 01
Joplln 1 0 0 10 1 10
Ift on baarft! Omaha. 4l JoDlln. 10. Nap.
riflco hit: Urokaw, l.intlamore (2), Ktolrn
imntm: laml, utvor., lloran. Double nlajw
llrokaw (unanslnteil), Llndnmore to lAinh
to Mrtz. Karneu rune: Jnpllii, 2. Banes oi
hallx: Off Hall, 1; off Clirrle, 0. Htrurk out
By Cnrrie, 1: by Hall, 1. Hit by pltrhed ball!
By Ctiirlr, Hall. Wild pltrheai ( nrrle. Si
nan. i. iiniei i:ou. impure: liaston.
ROURKES LOSE TO
THE MINERS AGAIN
Lindamore Wins Game When
He Singles and Circles the
Bases on Errors.
Joplin, Mo.. Tune 9. ToDlin con
tinued its drive by defeating Omaha
again, 4 to 1. Dalton's error saved
the visitors from another shut out.
Lindamore won the game in the
fourth when he singled and circled the
bases on errors.
Gaspar's Benders Fool
Wichita, and Sioux Win
Wichita. Kan.. Tunc 9. Wichita
could do nothing with Gaspar's slants
today, while hits, walks and errors
were combined to let the visitors pile
up a big score in the early innings.
Isbel started to nlav second, hut re
tired after a couple innings. Score:
cuvjua LIT. WICHITA.
AB.H.O.A.E AB.H.O.A.E.
tfVw'n.ef2b 2 12 4 2
OlsbeUb 1 0 2 0 1
lYaryan.c 3 0 2 2 0
oJones.lb 4
HCoy.rf 4
lM'son.lfcf 4
(pWal'ce.ss 4
GDavls.3b 4
iWhlte.df
Gilmore.lf s
Watson. rf S
Rader.ss 4
Con'Ily,3b 4
Muellor.lb 3
Hunsa,2b 3
Morae.cf 4
Crosby.c 3
Torres.c 1
Gaspar.p 1
0 10
0 3
1 1
LINCOLN.
AB.B.H.O.A.E.
DENVER.
AB.H.O.A.E.
4 1
0 1
lRh'nley.ib 8 3 2
3 0 2 IKel'her.ss 4 2 2
2 10 1 Oakes.ef
2 11 (IB'trher.lf
2 0 0 4M'C'mk,rf 4
14 0 OMills.lb 4
1 5 4 lWutflUb 6
2 10 2 ORhestak.c 5
0 2! ISmlth'n.p 4
0 0 0 O.Wanser.p 2
0 0 0 O'H'rt mii 1
0 0
rarllslB.H 4
Smith, 2b 3
Baykss.cf 4
Lober.rf 6
Butler.ss 4
Grlffln.lb 5
l,amb,3b fi
Rohnr.c fi
Cd'nler.p 2
Zlnk.p 1
IHalla 1
Totals. .40 17 24 13 10 Totals. . 43 16 27 11 4
!Batt1 for Smlthson In fifth.
Batted for Gardinier In fourth.
T.lncola 1 3 4 1 2 0 0 0 011
Denver 4 0 8 4 6 0 1 0 ! 20
Left on baseB: Lincoln. 9; Denver, 11. Two
base hit: Oakes. Home runs: Butcher, Smith,
Carlisle. Sacrifice fiys: Mills. MeCormick.
Bases on balls: Off Gardinier. 10; off Zlnk,
none; off Manser, 4; off Smlthson. 1. Struck
out: By Smlthson, 6; by Gardinier, 6; by
Manser, 2: by Zink, t. Hit by pitched ball:
By Smlthson. Smith. Carlisle. Hits and
earned runs; Off Gardinier, 10 and 8 In four
Innlnas; off Zlnk, 6 and 4 In five Innings;
off Smlthson. 12 and 4 In five Innings: off
Manser, b and none In four Innings. Wild
pitch: Smlthson. Double plays: Kelleher to
Mills. Stolen bases; Carlisle, Kelleher, OakeB,
Butcher. Umpire: McOlivray. Time: 2:20.
Score, second game:
LINCOLN. DENVER.
AB.H.O.A.E. AB.H.O.A.E.
3
114 0
2 0 3 0
0 0
1 11
0 0
Dad Huntington Trims
. " Pschierer by 200 Pins
In the fifteen game match on the
Omaha alleys Friday, "Dad" Hunt
ington defeated Joseph Pschierer, by
200 pins. "Dad" started with a 256
game, taking the lead in the first
game, which he never lost, winning
ten games to Pschierer's four. The
fourteenth game was a tie. "Dad"
averaged 191 1-5 to Pschierer's
178 5-15. Following is the score:
Huntington,, 266. 176. 191. 180, 184. 173, 170,
187, 185, 189, 191, 182, 189, 190, 233 2.876
Pschierer. 228, 182. 161, 169, 162, 182. 202,
186, 169, 172, 152. 185, 144, 190, 1912,675
Joe Tinker Will Promote
Boxing Bouts at Columbus
-Joe Tinker, president and manaser
of the Columbus club of the American
association, is to become a boxing
promoter. Tinker has signed Bryan
Liowney. a to umhus we tcrweitr it.
and Ted Lewis, claimant of the Brit
ish championship, to box in Colum-
dus juiy 4. the contest will be de
cided in the Columbus base ball park.
Miss Vecda Pilling Wins
City Bowling Honors
By defeating Miss Lillian Hughes
last night, Miss Verda Pilling now
holds the title of city champion. She
will defend the title against all com
ers. The following is the score:
Miss Verda Filling, H6 188 188 186 188896
Miss Lillian Huhes.lt2 193 147 169 16281!
Wrestling Champion Pins
Rogers' Shoulders to Mat
Waterloo. Ta Tim. O TTarl CA.
oring for a crack at Earl Caddock and dock defeated Joe Kogcrs of Chicago
" "'.'b. - vauiL,aiKi. ui timiuidiMi in a wrcsuing matcn nere tonight in
I straight falls.
rarlif0lf
Smith, 2b 3
Jiayleas.cf t
Lober.rf 3
HutltT.HH I
(Irlfftn.lb 3
Lnmlv'lb 3
Hane.c 3
Xfnlt.D 3
Italia 1
IG'rtflner 0
0 0Shanl'y,2b a
1 OKel'her.sa 3
110 Onakefl.cf 1
0 0 0 OB'trher.lf 3
0 0 0 n.M'C'iiik.rf 2
2 3 0 OMills.lb 3
0 6 OWufflUb 2
0 4 1 OSltestak.c 3 2 5 0 0
1 1 1 OManaer.p 2 0 0 2 0
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 Totals. .21 6 21 11 0
3 OCIeinons.p 0
i.yons.p 1
ToUls.. 34 10 27 I JNorman.p 2
10 3 0
Totals.. 33 4 21 20
Sioux. City 2 1 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 1ft
Wla<a 0 00000000 V
Left on bases: Sioux City, 9; Wlrhlta, .
Two-base hits: fWraore, Crosby. Hits ana
earned runs: Off demons, & and 3 In ons
and one-third innings; off Lyons, 2 and
none m one and two-thirds Innings; off
jNiorman, a and I in six innings; off Uaapar,
4 and none In nine Innings Stolen basest
Gllmore, Davis. Double play: White to
Taryan to Davis. Bases on balls: Oft
Lyons, 8; off Norman. 3; off Gaspar. 2J oft
Clumona, S. Sacrifice hits: Gaspar (3),
Mueller. Struck out: By Clemons, 1; by
Gaspar, 4. Time: 2:00. Umpire: Shannon.
Brandeis Blank Crack
Negro Team From Iowa
Omaha's crack semi-pro team, the
Brandeis, shut out the fast Capitol
City Giants from Des Moines yester
day, 3 to 0. The sarrte teams play at
Rourke park again today, starting at
3:15. Scroc.
AB.H.O.A.E. BRANDEIS.
Nerl.ss 4 0 3 4 0 AB.H.O.A.E.
Jcknon.2b 4 10 4 ODyfrort.rf 3 0 3 1 0
Lewis, 3b 4 0 2 0 ORoben.lf 3 13 10
Hill, lb 3 211 0 0Synek,3h 3 0 2 4 0
Brown.f? 4 0 4 0 01.awler.rf 4 1 0 0 0
Moore, rf 3 111 lN'tsky.lb B 1 10 0 0
Sanders.cf 3 0 3 1 OCtalr.ss 4 0 0 3 0
Munter.ii a a o u omcu tn.Zb 3 2 3 1
Cross.p 3 0 0 4 lLyck.c 2 2 6 0
Thtessen.p 3 10 0
Totals. .31 6 24 14 3
u hrdl hrdl rdlu rdluu Totals. .28 27 10 0
GIANTS.
Brandeis 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 3
Giants .0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Two-bane hlta: Roben. Novltsky. Three-
nase htts: Hill, Jackson. Sacrifice hits:
LycW, Novltsky. Stolen bases: Thtesen.
McGralh. Struck out: By Thlessen. 4; by
Cross. 3. Bases on halls: By Thiessen, 1;
by Cross, 3. Earned runs : Brandeis, 3.
Double plays: Roben to Novltsky, Dyitsrt
to Novltsky. Time: 1:16. Umpire; Gondlng.
FIVE FAST AUTO
PILOTS TO ENTER
SPEEDWAY RACES
Henderson, Thomas, Mulford,
Vail and Patterson Are Cer
tain Entries for Independ
ence Day Classic.
t
"Baby Tete" Henderson, Ralph
Mulford, Joe Thomas, Ira Vail and A.
H. Patterson ar five of the country's
leading race drivers Omaha speed en
thusiasts will see on the East Omaha
oval July 4 when the annual Omaha
gasoline derby will be staged.
Director of Contest F. J. McShane
has received a wire from Arthur Hill,
manager of the Hudson racing team,
saying mat ne would enter all three
of the Hudson machines. Mulford,
Vail and Patterson are the drivers
who will pilot the Hudson mounts.
Hill last year was Dario Resta's
manager. Umaha made a hit with him
and he told McShane then he always
woum enter any cars under his con
trol in any and all events held in
Omaha. When he was made manager
of the Hudson team he immediately
announced his intention of placing all
three machines in the local Independ
ence uay classic.
The iludsons are all brand npw ma.
chines and said to be among the fast
est American cars ever huilt. Ira Vail
captured second place with his Hud
son in the Cincinnati derby Memorial
day and Mulford and Patterson both
finished within the money.
Mercers to Enter.
McShane also has rereivpri u-r
from the Mercer factory that they
will enter all three of their cars in
the Omaha race. This will h. th
first time the Mercer people have
placed their machines on the Omaha
track. "Baby Pete" Henderson, Eddie
Rickenbachcr's diminutive team-mate
last year, pilots one of the Mercer
mounts and Joe Thomas a second. W.
S. Haines is driving the third Mercer
now and he may drive the machine
in Omaha, but it is thought a driver
of more prominence will be substi
tuted betore July 4 arrives.
These six care alone assure Omaha
of a fast field. They are all new ma
chines, built last winter, and of the
latest sixteen-valve type, capable of
nu miles an hour and better.
Omaha will be Dcrmitted to jfart
fifteen cars this year. Last year sev
enteen started, but it was thought
best to curtail the number by two for
aaiciy nrst reasons.
No Competition.
Omaha will have the Independence
day date alone this year. The Union
town speedway wants to stage a race
that day and the consent of the Oma
ha speedwy has. been solicited by the
A. A. A. The local management,
however,, will protest, and, according
to rules made last fall, Uniontown
will be refused a sanction. Thus
drivers who wish to compete on In
dependence day must enter the Oma
ha event or remain idle.
Contest Director McShane goes to
Chicago this week for the race at
the Windy City Saturday. He expects
to sign fully a dozen of the fastest
and most skillful drivers in the coun
try in addition to those mentioned
above who already are the same as
entered. Among those McShane ex
pects to sign are Louis Chevro
let, winner of the Cincinnati race
this year; Gaston Chevrolet, his
brother, Ralph De Palma, Dave-
Lewis, Billy Taylor, winner of the
Uniontown event, and Eddie Hearne,
the famous comeback.
A large force of men has been at
work on the speedway for the last
two weeks making improvements.
Holes in the track are being filled
with asphaltum that makes the oval
as smooth as glass. A fill of asphalt
um has been made between the track
and running board, adding to the
safety of the speed merchants. The
improvement work will be completed
this week, and next week, directly
following the Chicago races, it is ex
pected the drivers will start to arrive
with their mounts for practice.
Machine Gun Company Team
Is Looking for Opponents
The Fourth Nebraska machine inin
company's base ball team is looking
for opponents. The soldier lads have
not lost a game this season and be
lieve they have one of the fastest ama
teur teams in tne state. 1-or games
can joenevue 01 and ask tor Moore.
The team lineup is as follows:
Wheeldon and Anderson, pitchers;
Gunner, Logan and Moore, catchers;
Allen, first base; C. Picottc, second
nase; uavis, snortstop; bteoanek,
third base; Larson, left field; Kaman
ski, center field; Stepp, right field;
Evans, Moeller and P. Picotte, utility,
Fire Laddies and Coppers Who Will Clash
On Ball Diamond for Benefit of Red Cross
m " A
& - m o W 'w
1 y l i n
Firemen Top row, reading left to
right: C. Coe, first base; Fous, fight
field; H. Coe, catcher; Gardner, third
base; Vanoits, shortstop; Oliver,
pitcher. Bottom row, reading left to
right: Hope, center field; Moran,
pitcher; Wavrin, manager; Swoboda,
second base; llaydock, pitcher.
r-N 5 4? km tin rJtl
, f7' - ,
TnlnlM. .L'6 8 1ft 4 0
Untied for Hane in sixth.
:Rhii for Iu mu In sixth.
Mncoln 0 0 0 0 1 01
Denver 0 2 0 & 0 0 2
Left on baees: Lincoln, 6; Denver, 8. Two
base hit: Smith. Bans on balls: Off Zlnk,
7 Struck out: By .Manser, 3; blZink, 2.
Hits and earned runs: Off Zink. 6 and 2 in
six Innings; off Manser. 8 and 1 In seven
innings. Doublo plays: Manser, Shan ley to
Mills. Stolen bases: Manser. Kelleher (3.
Balk: Manser. Wild pitch: Zlnk. Time: 1:20.
Umpire; McUilvray.
John Pesek to Clash With
" Paul Mortenson of Chicago
John Tesek, the Buffalo countv mat
marvel, will tangle with Paul Morten
son of Chicago in a finish match at
Grand Fsland Tuesday night. Pesek,
like a lot of other grapplers, is clam-
to earn this right.
Ten Thousand Dollars
Juicy Bit Put Up to
Tempt Speed Merchants
Ten thousand dollars is the sum
total of the prize money for which
the country s leading automobile
speed pilots will contest on the East
Omaha board speedway July 4. At
a regular meeting of the directors
of the Omaha Auto Speedway com
pany this sum was agreed upon.
The program will be the same is
last year. The championship race
will be liO miles long. A second
race of fifty miles will follow.
This decision was made because
of the wonderful success last year
when the 150-mile championship
event was one of the greatest speed
way races ever held in America.
Miss Cowells Wins
. 'Frisco Swimming Race
San Francisco, June 9. Miss
Frances L. Cowells, unattached, swam
a course of one and one-quarter
miles across the Golden Gate today in
torty-one minutes and fifteen seconds.
winning from a field of thirty entries,
all women, under the auspice of the
Pacific association of the Amateur
Athletic union.
Miss yalley Mahn captured second
place, with Miss Ilabe Wright third
Mrs. Ernest Smith beat Miss Cowells
time by nearly three minutes, but was
disqualified because she took the
wrong course.
The contestants were all from cities
bordering on San I'rancisco bay.
.
Connie Mack: to Try Out
Two More College Cracks
Tt is understood that Manager
Mack of the Athletics will give Short-
Lstop Kodgers of the University of
West viriginia a trial. Catcher Con
nie Murphy of Dartmouth will also
join the Mackmen as soon as he fin
ishes his college career.
Clark Griffith Wants Only
Five Thousand for Leonard
Clark Griffith has offered to sell the
release of Iniielder loe Leonard for
$5,000. Leonard was traded to the
YVashingtons by the Clevelands last I
year.
MICHIGAN INVITED
BACK TOBIG NINE
Faculty Committee Also Votes
to Continue Athletics De
spite Minnesota and
Wisconsin.
Chicago, June 9. Invitation to the
University of Mxhigan to resume
athletic relations with the Big Nine
was unanimously voted at a meeting
here today of the faculty representa
tive of the Western Intercollegiate
conference.
Michigan, which withdrew from
the conference in 1905 as a result of
a disinclination to abide by certain
athletic training restrictions, one of
which was the aholition of the train
ing, table, is expected to accept the
invitation at once.
The faculty committee also unani
mously voted in favor of continuing
athletics in spite of war conditions.
Present foot ball and other athletic
schedules will be played even though
the University of Wisconsin and Uni
versity of Minnesota have abandoned
sports until the end of the war.
Enraged St. Joseph Crowd
Attacks Umpire on Field
St. Joseph Mo., June 9. The crowd
swarmed onto the field in the fifth
inning of today's game with Des
Moines and pushed and shoved Um
pire Miller about the field. Only by
combined efforts of players and man
agers of both teams and police was
a threatened riot prevented and the
field cleared for play. Miller called
McCabe out at first on what the
crowd thought a bad decision and
then put McCahe off the field fur
protesting. Des Moines won, 5 to 1.
Score:
DES MOINES. ST. JOSEPH.
AB.H.O.A.E. AB.H.O.A.E.
o onutz.rf a o o o o
0 0(loalhy.2b 2 0 3 2 1
0 OMcCabcf 3 1 1 0 II
0 OKirkltm.lf 4 0 4 0 0
1 OM'Cleln.Sb 4 10 2 0
1 nilonry.llj 4 113 10
0 ONhfiy.HH 4 113 1
1 OManr'.,." 3 2 4 1 0
3 OWrlirhl.p 0 0 0 1 0
1 0 0 0 0
0 0 1 0 0
Case.lf 4 1 1
Ewoldt,3t 4 12
Hpenrr.rf 6 13
Huntfr.rr 5 2 I
Hartfd.Hfi 4 1 2
('offy,2l 2 1 2
Bwoetiy.lb 4 2 11
Hpnhr.c 2 0 6
Bergflr.p 3 0 0
'IrahHin.p
Totalfl 33 8 27 fi OR More, I
Atlnma
MAJORS SWAMPED
. WITH SOUTHPAWS
St. Louis Browns Have a
Many as Could Be Found
in All the Leagues
in 1884.
Policemen Top row, reading left by, first base; Ryan, left field; Scott, strong, shortstop: Wheeler, second
to right: Krebs, pitcher; Murphy, utility. Bottom row, reading left to base; Beister, utility; Fraud, right
catcher; Slezewski, center field; Tro-1 right: Farrand, third base; Arm-1 field; Potach, catcher; Hiatt, pitcher.
"For eleven years I've been after?
those cops, now I vc got em where I
want "em."
With a fiendish grin of satisfied
glee lighting his countenance, Joe
Wavrin, manager of the firemen's base
ball team, Announced to the world the
horrible tortures his athletes intend
to inflict upon the policemen's team
when the ancient rivals clash on the
base ball diamond at Rourke park
(Thursday afternoon for the benefit of
the Omaha Red Cross.
"He's been after us aleven years,
eh?" snorted Tony Francl, manager
of the coppers' team, when informed
of Wavrin's declaration of unrestrict
ed warfare. "He'll wish he'd never
caught up with us after Thursday.
The entire fire department will be
hors du combat when we get through
with 'em."
Both teims have been practicing
hard (or the approaching event. The
cops practice every day. The firemen
practice twice a day and under cover.
Wavrin says he's afraid the cops will
try to swipe his signals if his men
don't practice behind closed gates.
The old enemies both promise to
win the game. Wavrin says it's a
cinch and his captain, Charley Coe,
agrees. "Bob Oliver is a second Wal
ter Johnson, how are those guys go
ing to hit him?" asked Coe, "and
when Johnny Hope, 'Pep' Gardiner
and Vanous come up to bat bring out
the flying squadron to chase the balls;
no cop would be able to do it on
foot."
Francl and his captain, George
Armstrong, laugh at the claims of the
firemen and declare it will take an
adding machine to -total up their
scores.
Mayor Dahlman has been asked to
declare a half holiday Thursday for
the game and to throw the first ball.
Chief of Police Dunn has been asked
to catch the pill and Chief Salter of
the fire department to bat. '
Dick Grotte and McQuade have
agreed to umpire the contest.
Gould Die'z of the Omaha Red
Cross, to which all the funds will go,
is sponsoring the event.
ii.
II, p ooooi
Hk.p
O'Brien
0 0 0 0 II
1 0 0 0 0
27 10
Totals 30
Dallert for Oratmm In ni.vi.nlli.
UUffd fur for Hovllk In nhilh.
Dps Molnea... 00030002 0 r,
St. Joaeph. . . , 01000000 0 1
Struck out: Ry Graham, 1: by Hergrr.
3. JlHaeH on balla: Off Wright. 1: off
Orahain, 1; off BprgT, 3. HUB anl eannil
runs: Off Wrlitht, 4 and 3 In thrpft ami
hvo-lhirda lnnlnga: off Bergor, 6 and 1 In
nine Inlnga: off Graham. 2 and 0 In two
and one-third Innlngn; off l'owell. 3 and
n In one-third Inning: off Hovllk, 0 and
3 In two and two-lhlrcla innlnga. Htol.ii
base: MK'l,'tan. Sai'rlflco lilts: Ewohll.
Wright, (loalby, Hartford. Two-baao hlln:
Kwoldt, Hunter. Three-bane hit: Henry.
W'llri pitch: Hovllk. Double play: Powell
lo Moore to Henry. I.cfl on baeea; SI.
Joseph, 7: Des Molnea 6. Time: 3:06. Um
plrea: Miller and JacobH.
American Association
Meeting Is Postponed
Chicago, Til., June 9. The sped:!
meeting of the American association,
scheduled to he held here next Mon
day for the adoption of ait additional
forty-two came schedule, was post
poned tonight until June 3. The
meeting will be held in Chicago.
Southpaws have become a regular
epidemic. The southpaw hurler ii not
the curiosity to the baseball fan he
was back in the '80s. The St. Louis
Browns have as many left-handers on
its pitching staff as could be found in
the Iwo major league organizations
bark in 18H4. '
The only team that had a southpaw
of any class in the National league
during 188J-4 was Detroit, and Fred
Shaw, otherwise known as the "Flea,"
was the chap. Shaw was the first
port-sider to fill the shoes of the fa
mous Dr. Lee Richmond, the daddv
of all left-handers. Richmond had
retired from the pitching game when
the famous Shaw blossomed out as a
full-hedged star.
The old American association coufd
boast of just a single southpaw during
the season of 1883-4, Kddie Morris
was the lad whom the Columbus, O.,
club had on its staff, and he made
fame as one of the pioneers and liurl
crs of southpaw benders. After leav
ing Columbus Morris was with the
I'ittshurgh team of the American as
sociation, and later the National
league. During the late '80s Morris
was at his best and considered the
t'ual of any left-hander of his day or
blllCC.
Casey Fine Southpaw.
In the .itason of 1885 in ihe Na
tional circuit Miaw had some compe
tition in in' left-handed ci:r s
in the person or persons of "Lady"
PrJdwiii and -Dan Casey, both joining
the Detroit team that season. The
City of the Straits seemed to have a
monopoly on southpaws during that
period, however. Flealike, Shaw
jumped the team and Casey signed
with the Philadelphia Nationals later
and was their star for several years.
There was great rivalry among
these three and tiiey were as jealous
of each other as a bunch of sotibrettes.
The great Tom Ramsey made his ap
pearance in the American association
with the Louisville club and in the
latter part of 1885 and qualified at
once when he whiffed fifteen of the
Baltimore team. The old Metropoli
tan club of New York that season had
on its lineup the noted Edward Cush-
nian, whose feats of pitching a base
hall were numerous and wouueriul.
Up to and including 1885 we find
that the two big leagues contained
only six left-handed pitchers Shaw
Baldwin, Casey. Morris, Cushman and
Ramsey. On the pitching staff of the
St. Louis Americans for this season
we find the names of I'lank, Hamil
ton, Weilman, Koob and Sisler, all
qualified artists, also a couple of
southpaw recruits on the roster.
Many Left-Handers Now.
Today we find over thirty left
handed pitchers in the two big
leagues and about that many on the
sidelines or sent back to the minors
for a little more seasoning. The crop
of southpaws has varied considerably
trom season to season, in the sea
son of 1890 the names of twenty-four
left-handers could be found in the box
scores of the games played in the
three major leagues, and all were regulars
PROFITS OF RACE
MEET WILL GO TO
THE RED CROSS
Harness Horses and Runners to
Battle at Benson Track for
$4,500 in Stakes and .
Purses.
By RUSSEL PHELPS.
Omaha's horse racing season will
be formally ushered in this week with
a patriotic meeting at the Benson
track, under the auspices of the Oma
ha Driving club. Every cent above
actual expenses is to lie donated to
the Red Cross by the driving club.
With decent weather and loyal sup
port on the part of Omaha horse fans,
sports lovers and patriotic devotees
of the greatest game of 'em all, driv
ing club officials hope to turn over
several thousand dollars to the or
ganization which is playing so im
portant a part in humanity's war. .
Profits to Red Cross.
The organization, composed of
prominent Omaha business men and
sportsmen, which is giving the three
days' program of harness and run
ning races, Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday, does not want to make
a single penny of profit out of the af
fair. Horsemen and backer of clean-cut,
exciting, red-blooded sport are boost
ing for record-breaking crowds be-
I cause they want the Red Cross to
add as much as possible to its war
coffers. Kvcry ticket purchased
they're only SO cents each, entitling
the holder to a grandstand seat will
help buy bandages for some wounded
soldier, or aid the Red Cross in the
thousand one one ways in which they
make such excellent use of its funds.
Real Patriotic Atmosphere.
The driving park will be profusely
decorated with flags and the national
colors and a band will play patriotic
airs between heats. Every conveni
ence has been provided for the com
fort of racing patrons rest rooms for
the ladies, parking spaces for auto
mobiles, commodious, advantageously
located stands and courteous attend
ants. '
Above all, the driving club guaran
tees metropolitan horse racing and a
meeting absolutely free from all ob
jectionable features.
Besides ringing up the curtain on
the season's racing, the Omaha meet
ing on the Nebraska Speed association
loop yyill bring together the greatest
galaxy of harness and running stars
ever assembled on a middle western
track for June events.
Big Fields to Start
Between , 175 and 200 speedy har
ness horses and runners are slated
to start, scores of them animals which
have been big and consistent purse,
winners on the leading tracks of the
country.
A total of more than $4,500 is of
fered in stakes and purses, about
$4,000 for harness horses and $500 for
runners. Boots and saddle events are
to be revived in Omaha after a year
of exclusive sulky racing.
Thrills galore are looked for when
the rangy running horses, which ar
rived in Omaha Friday from the
Aurora meet, are scut away by the
starter. r
Famous Jockey Here.
Spectators will have an opportun
ity to see one of the greatest jockevs
this country has produced, ride in the
running events. Jimmy Reese, who
tens years ago was a close to being
king of jockeys as any man who ever
pulled on a boot, is here with a string
from New Orleans.
"Jimmy" retains, his old pep and
ganieness and outside of a' little extra
weight is as good as ever. He is cam
paigning some runners over western
tracks, preparatory -to taking in the
big running meetings in the east and
south.
The first day's running even will
he three-eights of a mile, the second
day's three-fourths of a mile and the
third day an even mile. There will be
three monies for each event 60, 30
and 10 per cent.
Good Opening Program.
Tuesday's, the opening day, pro
gram looks exceptionally good in both
harness and running events.
Peggy C, a daughter of Onstanley,
is easily the class of the big field in
the 2:17 pace. Barring acidents she
should win.
The 2:20 trotting class looks like
an open r,ace, but it's an odds on bet
that of the steppers who will dart un
der the wire first, these four will fig
ure prominently: Governor V., by
Governor Francis; Brady, by Motell;
George S., by Gomoko; Star Kay, by
Burning Star.
A couple going colts by Colorado
E. Miss Colorado and E. Colorado
shouldn't have much trouble in grab
bing the big end of the money in the
3-year-old trotting class.
Society To Turn Out.
Two-thirds of the boxes for the
three days' races have been sold to
Omaha society folks' and a big turn
out of the Nebraska metropolis' "400"
is expected.
F. D. Van Pelt, a might good
starter, when the dricers don't get his
goat, and a satisfactory one even if
they do, will get them away.
Ed Curtin, an Iowan, president of
the Great Western circuit, of wkich
the Omaha Driving club is a member,
will be presiding judge.
Omaha's Associated Judges.
C. M. Buck and E. L, Whitehead
of Omaha are to be associate judges.
Mr. Whitehead, formerly a prominent
horseman in Louisville,. Ky., recently
moved to Omaha. He is the owner of
Flower Direct, a famous 2:03J4
pacer.
