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VOL. XL VII NO. 5.
OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 15, 1917.
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IRA VAIL WINS
AUTO DERBY AT
FORT SHELLING
Hudson Pilot Captures 100
Mile Event at 98 Miles an
Hour; Dave Lewis Wins
Second Money.
Speedway, Fort Snelling, Minn.,
July 14 Ira Vail, driving Hudson,
captured the 100-mile automobile
derby on the cement speedway here
today. He covered the distance in
1:02.19, an average of ninety-eight
miles an hour.
Dave Lewis, driving a Hoskins Spe
cial, won second money, while Earl
Copper in a Stutz, was third. Roscoe
Searles finished fourth.
Senators and Indians ,
Split Double Contest
Cleveland, July 14. By winning the
second game today, 3 to 0, Washing
ton broke Cleveland's winning streak,
the locals winning seven in succession.
Washington won by bunching hits off
Loumbe. . Cleveland won the hrst
game, 7 to S, by batting Gallia freely
in the first and sixth inning. Score,
first game:
WASHINGTON. CLEVELAND.
n AB.H.O.A.E. AB.H.O.A.E.
.Tudge.lb 4 2 6 2 0Wb'g'i,2b 4 0 2 8 1
Shanks, S3 5
Mllan.cf 4
Rice.rf 5
Foster,2b ' S
jJeon'd,3b 3
MWky.lf S
Alnxm'h.c 3
Gallla.p 2
2 1 Chap n, 89 8
0 GSpeak'r.cf 4
0 ORoth.rf 8
2 Guisto,lb S
4 OGraney.lf S
H OO'Nelll.o- S
4 0 Evans, 3b S
1 0 Morton, p 2
0 OCoumbe.p 0
2 2
8 1
1 2
1 14
2 2
0 8
0 0
0 0
0 0
Ayres.p 0 0
Morgan 1 0
Gharrlty 1 0
0 0 Total!. .29 2 27 172
Totals.. 36 11 24 15 1
Batted for Gallia in seventh.
Batted for Ayres in ninth.
Washington ......... .0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 13
Cleveland 30000210 7
Two-base hits: Milan, Foster, Shanks,
Rice, Speaker (8). Three-base hit: Roth.
Home run: Judge. Stolen base: Chap
man. Double play: O'Neill to Wambsganss.
Bases on balls: ' Off Gallia, 3; off Morton,
5. Hits: Off Gallia, 7 In alx innings; oft
Morton, 11 In eight and two-thirds Innings.
Struck out: By Gallia, 2; by Morton, 3.
Umpires: Dineen and McCormick.
Score, second game:
' WASHINGTON. CLEVELAND.
AB.H.O.A.B. AB.H.O.A.B.
Jndge.lb- 8 18 2 OWbVsb 4 0 13 0
C. Mllan.cf 3 0 10 OChap'n.ss 4 1 3 S 0
Shanks, ss 4 0 3 2 OSpeak'r.cf 3 0 3 1
Rlce.rf 3 0 3 0 ORoth.rf 2 0 3 1 0
Foater.2b 3 2 12 OGulsto.lb 3 0 14 0 0
J.eon'd.ah 1 0 0 0 OGraney.lf 3 1 0 0 0
MoB'de.Sb 3 1 0 0 0Evan8,3b 8 12 2 0
H.Milan, If 4 3 3 0 OBllllngs.o 2 0 3 1 0
ITcnry.o 3 0 6 1 OO'Nelll.o 1 0 .0 0
llarper.p 4 2 12 OCoumbe.p 1 0 0 3
Klepfer,p 0 0 0 0 0
Totals.. 31 (27 ( OGould.p 0 0 0 2 0
Harris 1 0 0 0 0
TDeberry 1 0 t 0
Totals.. 23 8 171S0
Batted for Klepfer In sixth.
Batted for Gould in ninth.
Washington ...0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 08
Cleveland Mf MO 00
Two-base hit: H. Milan. Three-base
hit: Judge. Stolen bases: -H. Milan, Har
per, Foster. Evans, Chapman. Double plays:
Wambsganss to Chapman to Guisto, Roth
to Chapman, Judge to Shanks to Judge.
Bases on balls: Off Harper, 1; off Coumbe,
1; off Klepfer, 1; off Gould, 2. Hits: Off
('oumbe, 6 in six and one-third innings; off
Klepfer, 3 In two p.nd two-thirds innings.
Struck out: By Harper, 7; by Coumbe, 1;
by Klepfer, 1, Umpires: McCormick and
Dineen.
Crosby's Home Run hi
Fourth Fatal to Josies
Sioux City, la., July 14. Crosby's
home run in the fourth was responsi
ble for four runs, which gave Sioux
City a lead which St. Joseph was un-
iable to overcome, bcore:
ST. JOSEPH. SIOUX CITT.
AB.H.O.A.E. AB.H.O.A.E.
MeCab.cf 4 12
Falke,2b .4 13
0 OGllmre.lf
4 0
3 2
4 0
3 2
4 2
4 2
0 0
1
3 0Rader,ss
3 OWatsn.rf
McCld,3b
4 0 1
1 0
Blltz.rf
3 2 0
( ill
4 13
3 13
4 0 1
4 0 0
0 Conly,3b
0 Muler.lb
0 Morse, lb
1 1
Wllms.lb
0 0
Castle.lf
0
Shay.ss
0Hngo,2b 3 05
OCrosby.c 3 8
OBrmhfr.p 4 0
2 0
2 0
3 0
O'Bnien.c
Olson, p
Totals.. 34 9 24 13 0 Totals.. 32 10 27 IB 2
St. Joseph 0 0 0 2 0 10 0 I) 9
Sioux City 0 0060002 '7
Twobase hits: Connolly, Rader, Crosby
(2), Mueller. Home run: Crosby. Stolen
base: Williams. Double play: Shay to Falk
to Williams. Hits and earned runs: Off
Bremmerhoff. 9 and 1 in nine Innings; off
Olson, 10 and 7 In eight Innings. Bases on
I balls: Off Bremmerhoff, 2; off Olson, 4.
Struck out: By Bremmerhoff, 4; by Olson,
1. Time: 1:55. Umpire: Daly.
Links Bunch Hits and
Take Opener From Bears
Lincoln, July 14. Lincoln bunched
hits with bases on balls in the seventh
inning and won the opening game
with Denver by a score of 3 to 1.
Score:
DENVER. LINCOLN.
AB.H.O.A.E. AB.H.O.A.K.
Kel'her.ss 4 114 0 Carlisle, If 4 2 3 0 0
Cakes. c; 3 0 3 0 OSmlth.ss 3 0 12 0
MiltS. lb 4 2 13 2 OBayless.ct 2 0 '2 1 0
B'cher,2b 3 15 1 OLober.rf S 2 1 0
McC'ck.lf 2 0 1 0 0Sch'dt,2b 41 4 5 0
H'man.rf- 3 0 0 0 OGriffln.lb 3 1 11 0 V
Wuffll,3b 3 1 0 2 0Lamb,3b 2 0 0 0 1
Barth'y.e 3 0 2 4 ORohrer.c 1 0 5 3 0
Caln.p 8 0 0 6 East,p 2 10 3 0
Totals. .28 5 24 19 0 Totals. .24 7 27 13 1
Denver 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Lincoln 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3
Two-base hits: Butcher, Carlisle (2).
Double plays: Schmandt to Griffin, Bay
lies to Griffin, Cain to Mills to Bartholomy.
Stolen base: Schmandt. Sacrifice hits:
Butcher, Griffin, Rolirer (2), Lamb. Struck
out: By Cain, 1; by East, 5." Bases on
balls: Off Cain, 4; off Eeast, 2. Hit by
Ditched ball: By Cain, Lamb. Earned
runs: Lincoln, 3. Left on bases: Lincoln,
7: Denver, 3. Hits. Off East. 6 In nine
innings: off Cain, 2 in eight innings. Time:
1:32. Umpire: Miller.
Boston Magnate Starts
Crusade Against Betting
President Frazee of Boston has
started a crusade against the base
ball betters in Boston. Detectives will
sit among them in the future and
flagrant offenders will be ejected from
the grounds. ,
Bill Burns Sidetracks
V Base Ball for Ail Time
Bill Burns, the veteran southpaw
twirler and who has the greatest move
of any portsider toward first base, has
v quit the Oakland club. Burns says
that he is through with league ball
tnr all t'fmr.
That Awful Tenth
OMAHA.
AB. R. H. O. A. X.
Borr, Sb 4 0 4 6 0
Krnff. M 4 0 1 S 1 t
J. Thompson, ef...... 4 0 0 4 0 0
Smith, If 4 0 12 0 0
Schick, rf , 8 11X00
Shaw. 4 0 1 2 8 0
Williams, lb S 0 1 10 0 1
Cooney, 2b 4 0 2 S 0
C. Thompson, p.,..,. 4 0 0 0 1 0
Bradley 1 0 0 0 0 0
Total.
34 1 1 It 3
JOPLIN.
' AB. R. H. O. A. E.
Lamb, Sb.-sg 6 0 0 3 2 0
Cochran, 3b 5 0 0 1 4 0
Devon, lf.-cf 6 1X001
Davis, rf -. 4 0 14 10
Meti, lb S 1 S 14 1 0
Dalton, cf.-2b 5 0 8 8 12
Monroe, e 4 0 0 4 4 0
Lindamore, ss.. 3 0 0 8 8 0
Hall, p 4 0 0 0 4 0
rolling, lf.-c.... 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
CUtnor, If 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 41 8 9 80 18 3
Batted for, C. Thompson In tenth.
Batted for Lindamore in ninth,
Omaha 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 01
Joplin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12
Earned runs: Joplln, 3. Two-base hit:
Schick. Sacrifice hits: Shaw, Cooney. Stolen
base: Collins. Bases on balls'. Off Thomp
son, 1; off Hall, 2. Left on bases: Omaha,
5) Joplln, 10. Struck out: By Thompson,
Lamb; by Hall, Burs;. Passed balls: Shaw
(2). Wild pitch: Hall. Time: 2:00. Um
pire: Brown.
TENTH IS FATAL
TO PAVHOPEFULS
With Two Men Down Devore,
Davis and. Metz Single and
Bring Winning Tally
Over Rubber.
Aftertwo were down in the tenth
Devore, Davis and Metz all singled
and drove in the tally that won the
first game of the Rourke-Joplin series
yes'terday afternoon for the enemy,
2 to 1.
Cecil Thompson did the twirling for
the champs and did it well up till the
eventful tenth. In that inning he
whiffed Lamb for a starter, and Coch?
ran grounded out. And then came the
end. Devore and Davis singled to left
and Metz beat out an infield hit, De
vore scoring. The play was close at
the plate.
Hall pitched good ball during the
entire fray. In the ten innings only
thirty-six men faced him and only
seven of these were able to connect
safely. Morrie Schick brought in our
lone pearlie when he doubled to open
the fifth inning and scored on an error
by Dalton.
Tie Score in Ninth.
In the ninth Joplin came up from
behind and tied the score. Davis flew
out to Shag Thompson to open the
frame. Metz singled to left and Dal
ton hit a hot one to Krug too warm
to handle. The ball rolled over toward
second and Phil-up Cooney, the crafty,
made an heroic attempt to cover the
bag and the ball at the same time. But
Phil was never built tor such a teat,
Possibly Harvey Grubb or ?ny other
more elongated chap could have
thrown Dalton dead. But Phil
couldn't quite stretch that far and
there were two on with only one
down. Monroe grounded out and Col
lins, pinching for Lindamore singled,
scoring Mr. Metz.
Hall ooDoed out o Williams and
the Rourklets sneaked in to win the
game once more. But the closest we
could get to it was a single by Smith
Sniper Bradley Fails.
In the tenth, after the Miners were
one to the good, Shaw got a life on
Devore's error, and Dave Williams
beat out a bunt. Cooney's effort was
a flv to right and Bradley, who
cinched for C. Thompson followed
suit.
Toe Bursr lined up at third base
again and accepted ten chances with
out a bobble. His hitting was weak,
in fact it wasn't hitting. The whole
line up was shaken up, Schick moving
up to fifth place in the batting list
ana cooney going aown to secunu
last. Davis was the honor-batter for
the day with three singles to his credit
in four trips to the plate.
The fans seemed revived somewhat
by the return of the team to some
thing near form and the double bill
this afternoon will doubtless see a
nice crowd.
Owens' Generosity Makes
It Easy for Babe Rutuh
, The story is that Babe Ruth got off
easy for smashing Umpire Brick Ow
ens because of Owens' own report.
The umpire himself was inclined to
make little of the incident. Brick may
make mistakes, but lie is not one of
those yellow-backed fellows who
narses a grudge over a quarrel, He
went to the front for Ruth, so the
story goes, just as he did for a fellow
umoire in the case where he had his
trouble in Pittsburg, and the story of
that affair is that Owens' only de
fense was: "Take it out on me; I don't
care, for I can stand it, but the other
fellow can't" That's the kind of stuff
that makes a bunch of ball players
fight for an umpire, even though they
will swat him once in awhile.
Thirty-Four Players Start in
Annual City Tennis Tournament
Thirty-four net sharks started play
yesterday in the annual Omaha city
tennis tournament
Entries to the tourney were limit
ed this year, bacause many of the
net stars have taken up military'
service.
Clarey Hennighen is favored to
capture the event. Ralph .Powell,
champion last year, is spending his
summer on a farm and will not de
fend his title.
All of the proceeds will be turned
over to the Red Cross. Entry fee
for the single is $1 and for the double
$1.50, and as the players are Obliged
to furnish thrir own balls, the gross
FRANCIS OUIMET
IS NEW WESTERN
GOLF CHAMPION
Massachusetts Wonder Defeats
Kenneth Edwards, One Up,
After Thirty-Six Holes
of Erratic Golf.
Chicago, July 14. Francis Ouiraet,
oi uoston, lormer national amateur
and open golf champion, today won
the western amateur championship by
defeating Kenneth P. Edwards, of
Chicago one up in thirty-six holes at
Midlothian after two rather bizarre
rounds in which erratic golf was inter
spersed with brilliant plays and thrill
ing approaches alternated with miser
able putts. Both players shared in the
cnangeable golt and their medal
scores were:
Ouimet....37 41 39 40-157
bdwards ..41 38 39 39157
lhe victory was almost as popular
with the large gallery as though the
home player had won, Ouimet's ap
pearance as an amateur in the only
national amateur championship of the
year by invitation of the Western Golf
association, have met with approval
among western followers of the game.
With John G. Anderson of New York,
Jesse Guilford, Massachusetts cham
pion; Jack May, Argentine champion,
and fourformer western" champions
entered, the field was all but equal to
most ot me past national amateur
tournaments. In the championship
matches all the play has been close to
par il for the 6,503 yard course
Edwards Muffs Putts.
Edwards had shot better golf dur
ing tne week than Uuimet, but today
he appeared to be over-golfed and
could not sink simple putts. Ouimet
was wild with his wooden clubs, putt
ing to tne rougn trequently. Twice
he celebrated the anniversary of the
storming of the bastile by attacking
iiuuidiuic, cmuauieu Dasines or tne
links, losing a hole each time. Once
the Bostonian went into a creek try
ing to hook around a clump of trees
from a hooked drive. The champion's
wrist did not turn properly nd the
ball went straight for the water. , He
halved that hole, however, as Edwards
refused to take it, preferring three
putts. This inclination to multiply
putts caused Edwards to take 22 on
the hrst nino holes, although his long
game called for not more than fifteen.
With proper putting the Chicagoan
could have served a thirty-four and
been 2 or 3 up instead of four down
at the end of the first quarter.
Ouimet Has Distance.
Ouimet had more distance than the
runner-up, but his wildness caused
him to be on the defensive at many
holes. Edwards was straight down
the course nearly all the time, but he
faltered fatally once, hooking his ap
proach so close to a hedge on the
thirty-third hole that he had to shoot
back towards the gallery to get out,
losing the hole six and five, after
Ouimet had tasted the rough himself.
Ouimet was over par on ten holes
and had only one birdie, while Ed
wards was over par on twelve holes
witn three birdies.
Walker Proves Himself
To Be Goods in Beantown
When Joseph J. Lannin, former
owner of the Red Sox, sold Speaker
to the Cleveland9 for $50,000, he pur
chased Clarence Walker from the
Browns to fill the place of the fa
mous center fielder. ,At first Boston
fans were inclined to regard Walker
with disfavor. He lacked experience
and batting ability. Carrigan did not
play him regularly, alternating Short
en in the middle garden. But Walk
er has developed rapidly since last
year. He is the heaviest hitter on
the Boston team and is fielding won
derfully. Incidentally he is the great
est long-distance thrower in the big
Jeagues.
Athletic Plaver Thinks .' .
He is All-Round Athlete
Pat French, the Maine university
athlete, who is with the Athletics,
says that nothing would suit him bet
ter than to engage in a Pentathion
with Howard Berry of Pennsylvania
for the Red Cross-. French thinks he
can win with the broad jump, the 100
meters, 200 meters and 1,500 meters
from Barry, and possibly the javelin.
Henriksen Refuses to
Report to Bresnahan
Outfielder Olaf Henriksen, after
agreeing to join the Toledo club of
the American association, changed his
mind and refused, so the Boston man
agement gave him his unconditional
release, making him free to go where
he pleased, unless some major league
club still should file a claim.
moneys paid in will be given to the
Red Cross. The winner of the tour
ney probably will be given a member
ship in the organization. Scores yes
terday were as follows:
FIRST BOUND.
R. A. Sleeper beat Kenny Vewt, t-9, (-1.
Edward Smyth beat M. h. Frederick, (-1,
10-S.
Ned Altchlson beat Al Bender, by default.
George Bushman beat R. Strehlow, 4-6,
6- 0. 6-0.
P. P. Bannister beat K. Vaughn, 6-1, 6-3.
H Green beat A. A. Wort, 6-1, 6-0.
Doc Karney beat Harry Preston, t-7, 6-6.
. R. R. Ralncy beat D. Colby, 6-6, 4r6, 6-1.
J. Calvert beat .T. V. Hoje, 6-8, 6-4.
L. Tolllnger beat John Brotherlnglon,
7- 5, 6-6, 7-6.
PRELIMINARY ROIKD.
F. W-nrl.r hent Vl- Plock. 6-4. 6-1.
WINNER AND RUNNERUP IN GOLF TOURNEY Mrs. J.
T. Stewart, 2d, who won the woman's state golf title, and Mrs.
E. H. Sprague, whom she defeated in final round.
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PATRIOTIC GOLF
TOURNEY JULY 24
Will Be Held at Country Club
in Place of State Tourna
ment Which Was
Called Off.
FORMER STATE CHAMPS.
1908 E. P. Boyer Field Club
lBOfr Kpracne Abbott Country Club
1907 H. O. Bumney Field Club
190 8. Blaine Young- Country Club
19( Frank H. Gaines Country Club
1910 W. J. Foy Country Club
1911 Frank H. Galnea Country Club
19K Sam W. Reynolds Field Club
191.1 J. W. Huirhei Field Club
1914 Ham W. Reynold. ...Field Club
1915 John W. Redlck Country Club
191 Sara W. Reynolds Field Club
.Entries now are being received for
the patriotic golf tournament which
willbe staged on the links of Omaha
Country club July 24 to 28, to take
the place of the annual state tourna
ment, which was called off on ac
count of the war.
The patriotic tourney will be held
under the auspices of the Nebraska
Stat Golf association and will be
open to all amateur players belonging
to clubs which are members of the
state association.
Entrance fees at $3 for each con
testant and $10 for club teams. The
funds will be turned over to the Red
Cross.
W. E. Shafer, F. W. Hale, W. J.
Foye and H. E. Gooch make ud the
committee in charge of the tourna
ment. They have arranged for many
pnvileg's for visiting players.
Through the courtesy of Harley Con
ant, fite hotel accommodations will
be furnished out-of-town entrants.
Free automobile service from town to
the Country club also will be pro
vided. Several special events have been
carded. There will be a special con
test f jr those who fail to qualify
on the first day. There will also be
in eighteen-hole professional exhibi
tion match and an eighteen-hole clash
between club makers.
The winner of the tourney will not
be officially declared the state cham
pion, but he will be recognized as
such i he program of play is as fol
lows:
TUESDAY, JULY 24.
t a. m. First half, qualifying round, 1!
holes m trial play.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 25.
5 a. m. Second half, qualifying round, 16
holes medal play. Ties In the qualifying
round will be played off starting at 7:45
Thursday morning. (See rules.) Club team
contest decided by scores la qualifying
round,
THURSDAY, JULY 26.
All Matches 18 Holes.
7:45 a. m. Playing off ties.
1:00 a. m. First round, president's flight.
6:00 a. m. First round, championship
mint.
10:00 a
1:00 p.
flight.
1:60 p.
, m. First roun, secretary's flight,
m. Second . round, president's
m. Second round, championship
m. Second round, secretary's
m. First round, vice president's
flight
2:00 p.
flight.
2:30 P.
flight
3:00 p. m. First round, consolation flight
1:30 p. m. First round, director flight
FRIDAY. JULY 27.
All Matches 18 Holes.
6:00 a. m. Third round, president's flight,
8:30 a. m. Third round, secretary's flight.
6:00 a, m. Third round, chamoionahln
flight. -
9:30 a. m. Second round, consolation
flight
10:00 a. m. Second round, rice crest-
dent's flight.
10:80 a. m. Second round, directors'
flight.
1:00 p. m. Semi-finals, president's flight.
1:30 p. m. Seml-flnals, secretary's flight.
(ronHnn-il ot! T-. fnltimw Rot!.)
COBB HOLDS LEAD
IN AMERICAN . RACE
Sisler Passes Speaker for Sec
ond Place; Roush of Gincy
Tops National Batters,
With Cruise Second.
Chicago, July 14. With an average
of .339, Sisler of St. Louis has batted
his way to second place in the Ameri
can league, according to unofficial
averages released today. Although
failing in his attempt to break his
record for consecutive hitting Ty Cobs
is safely out in front with .375.
Cobb's speed in running bases has
given mm possession ot scoring
honors.
The Georgian has crossed the plate
fifty-two times. He also leads in total
base hitting with 163.
Chapman of Cleveland dethroned
Roth, his teammate, for the lead in
base stealing with a total of twenty-
seven. He also increased his lead in
sacrifice hitting to fortv-one. Pino
of New York with six circuit drives,
leads in home runs. Detroit main-
tamed its lead in team batting with
Roush of Cincinnati leads the Ne
tional league batters with an average
of .350. Robertson of New York tied
Carey of Pittsburgh for stolen base
honors, each having eighteen. Doyle
of Chicago retained the lead in sacri
fice hitting with eighteen and Groh
of Cincinnati boosted his lead in runs
scored to fifty-one. Hornsby of St.
Isouis held on to home run honors
with eight. Cincinnati kept up its
lead in team batting with .266. Lead
hitters for half of their club s games:
Rouslv Cincinnati, .350; Cruise, St.
Louis, .340; Fischer, Pittsburgh, .329;
Wheat, Brooklyn, ,319; Griffith, Cin
cinnati, .316; Hornsby, St. Louis, .315;
Rariden, New York, .314; Neale, Cin
cinnati, .301. '
Jake Weimer, Old Hurler,
Sues Chicago Stock Yards
Tack Weimer. old time nitcher for
Chicago and Cincinnati, who went to
work in the Chicago stock yards wher
he quit base ball, has sued the Unio
Stock Yards and Transit company f
$10,000 for injuries received while
its employ. He alleges that he h;
been permanently lamed.
State Tennis Tourney
Saved, Buck Declares
The Nebraska state tennis tourna
ment has been saved.
Sam R. Buck of Superior, secre
tary of the state association, an
nounced the event would be held as
scheduled, starting July 30.
The secretary reports letters have
been received from a sufficient num
ber of tennis enthusiastic to justify
holding the event.
Tony Edmondson of Friend has
been selected as official referee and
play will suit at 9 o'clock Monday
morning.
' No prizes will be given and no
championships awarded save in the
junior class. The proceeds will go
toward the Red Cross.
Mr. Buck reports that Lieutenant
Harold Stanley of the Nebraska Na
tional Guard has consented to give
military exercises to all of the play
ers who care to spend their spare
t'Tn In th! manner.
WARLIKE SPIRIT
GROWS IN CAMPS
OF MAT RIVALS
Melady, Hetmanek and Loch
Hurl Charges and Counter
Charges and Excitement
is Becoming Intense.
G. Pershing, so 'tis said, is getting
ready to step on the gas pedal and
show a few bursts of speed over in
France, but the general will have to
burn the wind if he keeps pace with
a red-hot riot that is brewing with
Omaha as its storm center.
Gene Melady, Joe Hetmanek and
Pete Loch, sole owners and proprie
tors of three "rasslers" whom each
admits is the greatest in the world,
have become tangled in a triangular
clash which promises some warm gos
sip for the wrestling fans hereabouts.
Melady is manager of Earl Cad
dock, who won the world's champion
ship from Joe Steelier April 9 last.
Joe Hetmanek is manager of Joe
Stecher, who seeks a return bout with
Caddock.
Pete Loch is manager of Marin
Plestina, who wants to wrestle either
Caddock or Stecher, or both.
Hetmanek declares Melady has re
fused to give Stecher a return bout
and has been savintr some harsh
things about Melady in the public
prints.
Hetmanek Loses Hold.
Melady retorts by pointing out that
Caddock is the chamoion now and can
do little dictating about matches if
he chooses. Hetmanek, Melady says,
wasn't bashful about dictating terms
when Stecher was the principal aU
traction, and Gene is giving him a
taste of his own medicine.
Loch enters into the frav hv Hav
ing mean things about both Caddock
and Stecher. He says neither Melady
not Hetmanek will give him a match
and that Caddock and Stecher are
afraid of his man. i
Hetmanek has ' busted loose with
an offer of $500 to anybody who can
get Caddock to meet Stecher and
Loch offers a bounty to the chap who
can coax tne cnamp into the same
ring with Plestina. Loch also is is
suing war cries in behalf of Charlie
Peters. .
The angles run something like this:
wetmanek and Loch have a peevish
ness toward Meladv.
Melady and Loch scoff derisively
at netmaneic.
Melady and Hetmanek want to
know where Loch gets in.
And there you have it. Billy San
dow promises to horn in with Strang
ler Lewis before long and then it
will be a merry wrangle.
A battle roval mifirht be arranged
to settle it.
Pirate Scout Says Only
Two Prospects in Minors
Scout Bill Neal of the Pirate. affir
looking over the talent in the minors,
says the only players he saw who real
ly could help the Pirates are two play
ers the club alreadv has ootions on.
They are Pitcher Hill and Infielder
Webb, now with Birmingham and
both due for recall in the fall.
Haarmann-Locke Concern
Takes Over Lexington Car
' Announcement was made Saturday
to the effect that the Haarmanni-Locke
Motor company have taken on the
agency for the Lexington.
The Haarmann-Loche people will
control the territory in Nebraska,
north df the Platte, and the western
half of Iowa.
Plays Twenty-Eight Games
Without Making an Error
Jim Galloway,i third baseman of the
Tigers, has made what players on the
club claim is a new Pacific Coast
league record for errorless games.
Galloway has played four weeks regu
larly at third base without commit
ting a "bootT
Jack Barry Offers to Take
Caldwell from New York
A hint comes from Boston that Man
ager Jack Barry is willing to take
Ray Caldwell off the hands of the
Yankees and guarantee to keen him
in-the straight and narrow. Some
manager, somewhere, should be able
to control Caldwell.
Rollie Zeider Important
Unit in Mitchell Machine
vollie 7eirlpr. has hen 9 fnu, f
ength to the Chicago Cubs this
ason. lhe one-time Yankee, while
ot high among hitters, has, battfcd
nneiy ana nas done tine work in the
field and on the bases.
Starts With Orioles, but
Is Shunted to Toronto Club
Pitcher Jack Warhop one-time
Yankee, who started this season with
the Baltimore Internationals, has
landed with the Toronto club of the
same league,
Western League Meeting
To Be Held Here Monday
President Dickerson of the West
ern league has called a meeting of
the magnates of the league at the
Fontenelle hotel in Omaha at 10
o'clock Monday morning. Nothing
is definitely known of the purpose
of the meeting, but buzzings are
heard to the effect that the season
may come to an end at the close of
the first half, July 22. The trouble
in St Joseph and Denver is ap
parently not the only source of con
cern at present and the opinion that
the season may come to an abrupt
MATCH RACE IS
CARD FOR OMAHA
USTJF MONTR
Fred Wagner, Veteran A. A. &
Starter, to Conduct Invita
tion Race Between Half
Dozen Drivers.
Barney Oldfield. Louis Chevrolet
and Ralph Mulford yesterday signed
contracts to clash in a match race on
the boards of the Omaha speedway;
the last Saturday in July or the first
Saturday in August, according to word
received in Omaha last night by Fred
Wagner, veteran America Automobile
association race starter, who is to con
duct the event.
It is Wagner's plan to stage s
match race between six or seven of
the fastest cars in the country. Whenj
he announced his intention of holding
the match race he went after Oldfield,
Chevrolet, Mulford, Ralph De Palma,
Joe Boyer. Ira Vail and Frank Elliott.
His wire last indicated he has
signed six of this number. He said
he had obtained the consent of Old
field, Chevrolet and Mulford to ap
pear. It is believed the signing ot
these three drivers means that Boyer,
Vail and Elliott are included, because
Boyer pilots a car owned by Chevrolet,
Vail is Mulford's co-worker on th
Hudson team and Elliott drives OldV
field' Delage.
It is believed Wagner will have no
trouble landing De Palma as Ralph
is anxious for another crack at Old
field. In two match races each has
won one and the Italian is eager to
demonstrate his superiority over tha
master driver in a rubber tilt.
The race will be held either Tulv 28.
or August 4. Chevrolet and Mulford
have agreed to either date. The event
will be staged on the one preferred by
uioheia.
Wagner is to Dromote the race him
self. The local management will leasd
the speedway to him.
Cardinals Are Twice
Defeated by Bostonlans
Boston, July 14. Aftr losing seven .
straight to St. Louis, Boston won two
games today, both games by scores
of 3 to 2. Tyler held the visitors to
six hits in the first game, while Ames s
was hammered hard. Rudolph held
St. Louis to 3 to 0 until the eighth in.
ning of the second game, when
Hornsby's double and singles by Paul
ette, Gonzales and Snyder pushed
Over two runs. Powell made threej
hits in each game, including a tripla
and a home run. Score, first gamej
BT. LOUIS. BOSTON"
AB.H.O.A.B. AB.H.O.A.m.
Smith. rf 8 0 0 0 OMarVe.n 6 18 8 4
BetseUb 1
Balrd.Sbcl 8
Lon,lf 4
H'nsby.ss 8
Powell, ct 4
8 10
0, 0
ORehs.rf 4
OKelley.lf '8
IKon'y.lb 4
OSmlth.Sb 8
0R'llniri,2b 4
Tras;'ser,e 8
lTyler.p 4
CVse.cfrf 8
Miller,2b 8
Wal'ce.Sb 1
Paulet.lb 4
Bnyder.o 8
0 0
0 0
814
0 8
0 0
Ames.p 8
TotaIs..HlJJ71T"
Totals.. 28 6 24 IT S
Bt. J.OUI .......1 0 0 0 t 0 0 1 ft I
Boton ...0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
Two-base hlU: Hornsby 2), Paulette (8).
Betsel. Three-baso hit: Powsll. Stolen
bases: Powell, Konetchy. Double playsi
Powell to Rawllngs, Maranvllla to Rawllnta
to Konetchy. Bases on balls: Off Ames.
1; off Tyler, 5. Struck out: By Ames, 8 1
by Tyler, i. Umpires:, Qulfley and Byron,
Score, second same:,
ST. LOUIS. BOSTON
AU.H.U.A.B,
r.Smlth.rt
AB.H.O.A.a
4 10 0
0M'vl11e.ss
Balrd.Sb
Lont.lf
H'rnsby.ss
Cruise, cf
Betzel,2b
Paul'te.lb
3onzalrs,o
Packard, p
Doak.p
Snyder
4 10SO
OPowell.cf 4
ORehs.rf 2
IKelley.lf 4
OK'tchy.lb 4
M.CS'th.Jb 8
0Rawl's,2b 8
OTrag'ser.o 8
ORudolph.p 8
0 .
0 Totals.. 28
8 a
o 1
0 8
111
0 1
1 8
1 I
0 t
1 II
a s
i i
0 0
1 0
7 2714 I
Totals..S8 12 24 17 1
Batted for Packard In elfhth.
,Loul 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 01
B""n 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
Two-base hits: Hornsbr. Rawlinra.
Three-base hit: Maranvlll.' Horn. ruM
t ' " on balU: ff Packard, tl
off Rudolph. 2. Hits: Off Packard, la
tt-V'nnin?'lMi B,VU0!!t out: By Pwfcard. II
by Rudolph, I. Umpires: Byron and Quig
Leaders Bunch Hits irv '
Eighth and Defeat Izzies
Des Moines,' la., July 14. Dei
Moines bunched four of its eight hits
on Pitcher Marks in the seventh in
ning and made three runs, enough to
win, 3 to 2. Score:
WICHITA. DES MOTNISS
rhom'n.ef S
a o.n.u.A.ji;.
AB.H.O.A.B.
0 1
OCass.lf
0Swoldt,8b
OMoeller.cf
OHunter.rf
lCoffey,2b
OHartrd.ss
lSw'ney.lb
OBreen.o
03pahr,o
OMusser.p
0 8
0 10
1 1
0 8
0 1
1 2
0 4
1 0
2 0
2 8 0 0 0
Uones.lb 4
Coy.rf
Oood'n,2b
M'Bride.lf
Davis, 3 b
Dobbins, c
Taryan
Marks, p
Totals.. 28 6 24 18 2 Totals.. 81 8 27 10 1
Batted for Dobbins In ninth,
W'ch"a, 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 9
Des Moines 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Two-base hits: Marks, Davis. Breeiw
Cass, Moeller. Sacrifice hits: Berger. Da.
vis. Stolen bases: - McBrlde, Taryan. Cais.
Left on bases: Wichita, 8; Des. Molnea, 8.
Struck out: By Musser. t; by Marks, j!
winhfc a": BrMn: E"J runs!
Wichita. 1; Des Moines, 8. Double nlavs
Hartford to Coffev to iw..it S!.Py?i
TlmerVu0 l0D' Umplres Shannon,
Former Outlaw Leaquer
Is Let Out by K. C. Club
Georsre Simmen. whn tl-mA
National, American, International and
f-ederal leagues at one time or
another, has been let out by John
Ganzel, manager of the Tfan.-i. r;..
club. - " - " 4
Southern Association.
Llttla Rock, 8-4; Mobila, I-i.
Memphis, 11; New Orleans, S.
Blrmlncham. 4: Chinna.
Inning's).