Pa Rdurke Already Hears That Pennant Flag Flapping in the Breeze
... $
,1
Referee Almost Breaks Carl Morris;
Stars Who Are Big Factor in Giants' Pennant Drive
Card Boss Brings Out Latent Talent
i
Ring Judge Puts So Many Con
ditions on Oklahoman He
Cannot Hit McMahon
Below the Chin. '
By RINGSIDE. -
Chicago, Aug. 18. The value to the
boxing game of a square, caoable
referee never was better illustrated
than in the recent bout in Pittsburgh
between Carl Morris, Oklahoma giant,
and iom McMahon, late of boring
Valley, 111.
This bout was handled by a man
named Kennedy, a former boxer.
From the start he imposed so many
conditions on Morris that he finally
got to be a joke and the order from
Morris" corner was not to attempt to
hit McMahon below the chin.
According to fair-minded ringsiders,
one of whom was Matt Henkel of
Cleveland, the referee kept up a con
tinual babble of orders, protests and
instructions to Morris, who, fearing
a disqualification and the loss of val
uable future engagements, made the
best of a bad mess and merely stalled
through the final rounds.
Hinkel has Morris matched with
Fred Fulton in Canton, Q., Labor
day and it was a lucky thing for him
he saw the Pittsburgh match. I
never would have believed it unless
I saw it," Matt said afterwards. "The
pre; i reports were all wrong. Morris
won all by himself and that, too, in
the face off one of the biggest handi
caps I ever saw. It is merely a mir
acle he wasn t disqualified for hitting
McMahon at all."
This opinion is substantiated by
others. So the Morris-Fulton match
will not be cancelled, which it prob
ably would have been had Hinkel
depended upon second-hand informa
tion on what happened in Pittsburgh.
After the bout, while the managers
and the club were settling up, the
referee came in for his pay. He was
handed three $5 . bills. Jack Curley,
who has an interest in Morris, gasped
in astonishment at this.
"There's a case where a cheap $15
referee had it in his power to ruin
a $100,000 prospect," he said. "Had
he disqualified Morris, as I am sure
he was sent . in to, do, Carl would
have been given a setback he might
never have overcome. It shows the
folly of accepting any but the most
capable of ring officials."
Promoting Inherent.
It's a gift, boys, it's a gift, this
thing of promoting boxing bouts.
You've got to have some sort of an
inborn notion of how the thing is run.
When the commercial man, the man
who may be steeped to the gills in
smart business ways, undertakes the
job he gets funny at times.
There's a business man down in
Dayton, O., who is attempting to run
a boxing club on strict business lines.
He sells calico and muslin and such
as that and doesn't for the life of him
see why he shouldn't handle the box
ing men in much the same manner.
Going along on the old basis of sup
, ply and demand and such principles,
you know. Why not?
'Well; here's the answer. This man
of business, whose name is Louis B.
'Roehm, wants a match for Labor day
and wants it badly. He canvassed
the situation thoroughly and then he
made up his mind, much as he would
make up his mind about buying a
large bill of dry goods from a New
York or a Chicago concern, to be re
tailed off in Dayton, O.
Has Modest Idea.
So he wrote a letter to Nate Lewis,
of this city, turning loose on the
pages of his letter a brilliantly orig
inal thought. This is about the way
the screed ran:
"We have decided to run a big box
ing show here on Labor day and I
have gone over the situation thor
oughly and have come to the con
clusion that we will have Charley
White as one of the contestants. We
have been looking around consider
ably for an opponent for. him and
have reached the conclusion that the
best man we can get is Benny Leon
ard of New York, the young man
who recently won the lightweight
title by knocking out Freddie Welsh.
"We consider this would be a fine
card for this vicinity and wish to
know at once what you would take
for White's services in a match f
this kind. We already have decided
one championship battle at our club,
the Dayton Gymnastic club, that be
ing between Ted Lewis and Jack
Britton, twenty rounds."
Atfet Nate had thoroughly digested
the missive and had poured some ice
water on his head, he sat down and
wrote out a reply as best he could.
"Yours received, etc," he managed
to hammer out on his trusty machine.
"Best thing for you to do is to ne
gotiate at once with Leonard. White
will be found easy to do business
with as soon as you get Leonard.
We will expect only a small percent
age of the gross receipts.
"The only thing I would insist upon
will be that the contest is twenty
rounds, strictly to a referee's de
cision." And now Nate is listening: for the
sound of an explosion in the direc
tion of Daytop, O., which he thinks,
will come when Mr. Roehm opens
the reply from Billy Gibson, Leon
ard's manager.
Leonard Sidesteps.
Benny Leonard and his manager
have become afflicted with a strange
case of deafness, complicated with a
sudden loss of eyesight. The symp
toms are well developed.
They cannot hear at all the voices
of promoters bidding for a match
with Charley White of this city, and
fail utterly to see the Chicago man
at any turn of the road, though he
is constantly in front of them.
Nate Lewis is buftg showered with
offers. He revels .in it because he
accepted every one of them with the
simple statement: "Go and get Leon
ard and you won't have any trouble
signing White.
, That's about the last that is ever
heard of the offers. Evidently it is
impossible to interest Leonard or his
manager in a White match.
Tom Andrews of Milwaukee was
the first one in the field. He offered
Leonard the first $12,000 that came
into the house and made the terms
so that in case of a $30,000 house,
Leonard would take down 50 per cent
of it. Nothing doing.
Then came Denver, Colo., with a
sweet bid for a twenty-round match.
The promoter there, Johnny Corbett, j
Roger Hornsby is Hugging'
First Find; Then He Devel
oped Walton Cruise
Into a Star.
By JACK VELOCK.
New York, Aug. 18. Miller Hug
gins, the scrappy little manager of
the St. Louis Cardinals, has a habit
of bringing out sensational ball play
ers. And he is keeping his average
up to the standard this year.
Several years ago, when Ivy Wingo
became acclimated to the National
league, he was heralded , as one of
the biggest finds of the season. Ivy
is still a great catcher, though he is
now wearing the uniform of the Reds,
not the Cardinals.
In 1915 Hug came to bat with Lee
Meadows, the only major league
hurler who wears "specs," and Mead
ows came through by winning a nice
majority of his games for the St.
Louis club. The records this season
prove that Meadows has developed
into one of the most dependable
pitchers in the Tener circuit.
Last year Huggins introduced Roger
Hornsby as a regular Cardinal. He
had shown Hornsby to the fans in a
few games the year previous, but no
one paid a whole lot of attention to
the player until last season, when
he was unanimously voted the find of
the year. That Hornsby is uphold
inor Hutrnins' iudement may be veri
fied by glancing at the batting and
fielding averages for this season. He
is a star of the first water, and only
a vounsrster.
This year Huggins introduced Wal
ter Cruise to the big show, and if
Cruise isn't voted the most1 sensa
tional newcomer of the year when the
season ends he will be so close to
the mark that it will take a magnify
ing glass to find out the difference.
Cruise nlaved in the American as
sociation last season and failed to
hit .300, though he finished the sea
son banging the pill at a .294 clip.
In the A.T A.' he was looked upon as
a' clean-cut, dependable player, with
r . i . j j i 1 - - t. 1 ' . . . .
iainy gooa speca arm uie nuuuy u
make the pitchers work hard. But
he wasn't classed as a world-beater.
What does Hug do? Why, Hug grabs
Cruise from the Saints, puts him into
a St. Louis uniform, gives him a few
slaps on the broad of the back and
a few pointers regarding his hitting
and fielding, and, behold we have the
National league sensation of 19171
Name a ball player m any positon
who has broken in this season and
who is more valuable to his club than
Cruise. It can't be done, Steve, it
can't be done.,
Byrne Was Steady Player.
Bobby Byrne, recently handed his
release by the Phillies, would have
finished eleven years of service in a
major league uni had ne stucK
through the present season.
Since breaking into the big snow
Byrne has played with three clubs
the Cards, Pirates and Phillies and
he has performed yeoman service for
air three. -
Never a terrific hitter, but consid
ered one of the best, fielding third
basemen in the game, Byrne has al
ways been looked upon as a higffly
valuable player. His "base ball brain"
and his fielding were his chief assets
and it was with regret that National
league fans heard of his release.
Milton Stock is the reason for Byrne's
retirement from base ball, for, when
Stock made good with the Phils, Pat
Moran had to play Byrne on the
bench, and last season he took part
in but forty-eight games.
fror the experience he has had in
the big show Byrne is one of the
youngest players who has ever an
nounced his retirement. He is but
32 years old, where most players who
retire alter nearly eleven years of
service are older by several years.
Cobb Still a Wizard.
They tell us that Ty Cobb has lost
step. They say he doesn't run
bases with the same old dash and
ginger. They say he is not capable
of playing the (game that has made
him so famous 'throughout the world
as the best player in base ball. But
watch Cobb any time he has one of
his "coltish" days and if you find any
thing stale about him, if they is any
indication that he is slowing up, you
w;ii, wonder how it is that he man
ages to stand head and shoulders
above every player on the field.
In the recent Yankee-Titter series
at the Polo grounds Cobb gave an
exhibition of variegated hitting that
amused the fans. He drove out a
clean single to right field, laid down
a perfect bunt toward third and beat
it out a mile, and then slammed a
home run over the head of the fleet
Marsans in center field. Just to pol
ish off the day Cobb stole home, while
Catcher Alexander was makine a near
to second base and came in safe a
mile. If Cobb is going back the
signs are topsy-turvy.
Amateur Games Tqday
Greater Omaha League.
Malady Mavericks arainnt Pollnh Mop.
chants. Thirty-second and Hewey, 1:30 p. m.
noimea againsi je-Be-tje s, Holmes park,
3:30 p. m.
Ramblers against, C. B. DeVl Victors,
Athletic park, 3:30 p. m.
City Series.
Stags against Murphy Did Its, Melady's
Meadow, 1:30 p. m.
Townsends against Murphy Did Its, Mel
ady's Meadow, 3:S0 p. m.
- Independent Games.
KraJ leeks against W. O. W., Holmes park.
1:30 p. m.
Knights of Columbus lesgue, Thirty-second
and Dewey, two games, g a. m.
Clifton Hill Merchants against W.-H.
Newsboys, Thirty-second and Dewey, 1:30
p. m.
Rivervlew Bloomers against South Side
Bloomers, Rivervlew park, 8:30 p. m.
H. Beselln & Son at Scrlbner, Neb.
KraJ leek, Jrs. against Somebodys, River
vlew park. Ir3 p. m.
Burroughs Adding Machine Co. game,
Miller park, a. m.
Trimble Bros, against Sample Harts,
Miller park, 1:30 p. m.
Newsboys against Soldiers, ' Milter park,
3:30 p. m.
- Drexel Shoe Co. game. Miller park, 9 a. m.
Rambler Juniors against Campbell Knights,
Elmwood park, east diamond, 3:30 p. ra
wanted White's terms for the meet
ing. He got them in a hurry. Dense
silence from Leonard.
Matt Hinkel of Cleveland popped
into the field at that "stage. He be
gan to bid, got White .quickly and
that ended it. Nothing stirring from
Benrty. ,
Now comes Jack Curlev, who wants
to give-Benny a small fortune for a
real championship battle with . the
star Chicagoan. Jack might put it
over, if anybody caa
0
Schupp and Tesreau, numbered
among the leading hurlers of the
6
league, have taken a prominent part
RODRKE INSISTS
PENNANT IS HIS
Omaha Owner Says His Ath
letes Cannot Be Cheated
Out of Flag for the
Second Season.
That the Rourkes will cop the pen
nant in the Western league season is
the firm conviction of Pa Rourke,
manager of the Omaha club and full
fledged optimist, and the fifteen ath
letes who are drawing pay checks
from Pa's bank balance.
"We have come into our own at
last," declares Pa, "and no team , in
this league is going to stop us, and,
what's more, no team can be assem
bled that will stop us.
We are going to win this pennant.
We had some tough luck during the
first of the season. We got away to
a bad start when Forsythe jumped
the team and some of the players I
obtained did not live up to expecta
tions. '
"But we have the players now.
Ward Miller is filling Earl Smith's
shoes capably and Fin Yardley is
the best rightfielder we've had in
many a year. And he's one of the
surest hitters in a pinch I ever saw.
Otto Nye is a 100 per cent improve
ment at third and Jim Park has,made
our pitching staff a most formidable
one.
"There isn't a doubt in my mind
but what we will capture the flag.
Only bad breaks in the luck can pre
vent it, because the boys have the
ability and they are playing together
and giving the team their best every
minute of the time they are on the
field,"
Tony Brottem and
Swap Stories
Tony Brottem and Marty O'Toole
got into a fanning bee all by them
selves the other day and after five
minutes or so of conversation they
turned to reminiscences of their ex
periences in the big leagues when
Tony was with the Cardinals and
Marty -with the Pirates. Heine Zim,
the eccentric third baseman of the
Giants, became almost the sole tonic
of conversation and Tony and Marty
related a tuna ot Zim stories.
"Tommy Long and I were hiking it
down Broadway one day,'' said Brot
tem, "when we dropped into Ken
nedy's cafe at Thirtieth. We sat down
at a table to get a bite to eat when
we spied Zim at a table with a party
of friends a few feet away. The or
chestra hit off a fancy rag and Heine
got up to step off a little of the light
fantastic. As a terpsichorean expert,
Heine is a great ball player. You
would of thought that dance floor was
a gridiron and Heine was an Ail
American fullback. Everybody that
got within striking distance was bowl
ed over. He was plowing up those
dancers like a ninety-horse power
tractor in a level field. Pretty soon
he came charging' by our table like
a five-ton truck and without any
warning signal ran headon into two
couples at the same time.
"'What are you doing, Heine?' I
asked him.
He looked around and a grin spread
all over his face. "Oh, boy," he shout
ed, "I'm hittin' 'em in, I'm hittin' 'em
in.'" .
It was OTooIe's turn next. "When
Johnny Evers was manager of the
Cubs, Zim almost drove him to dis
traction," said Marty. "One day Evers
was lecturing a youngster, who pulled
bones too often. Johnny carefully ex
plained a lot of things and wound up
his lecture with 'you've got to have
brains to play base ball.'
"Aw. where do you ett that stuff?"
interposed Heine, who had been with
U TVU it ( , N
iy '
in gaining the big lead the Giants
now in lnhef Nt?0?Ii ,e??ue
pennant race. Between them the
have won over two dozen games aiiu
Gossip Heard Among
the Amateur Warriors
Down at Rivervlew park at 3:30 p. m. the
visions of loveliness that have learned a few
things about the national pastime under tho
tutorship of Butch Fries will lock horns.
One learn Is known aa the South Side and
the other the Rlverviews. According to th
dope the South Side aggregation has sn
edge on the Rlverviews, but as the latter
have practiced real hard for this tangle It
Is possible that the dope will be upset.
Back cf the platter Potta Bmll Sandan
Is performing like a big show artist for the
Burgss-Nash.
Hassen and Baker are a pair of kickers
that have mad It tough sliding for oppo
nents of the Burgess-Nssh this season.
Now the Burgess-Nssh and Besellns. un
defeated teams, want to play the winner of
the Greater Omaha league pennant for the
city championship.
All the husky clouters stationed at Gretna,
Neb., were able to collect from the Brandels
troupd was a bunch of goose eggs.
Ray Longeway is the new manager of the
C. B. De Vol Victors and Lyal Jones Is the
new raplaln.
Peter Lyck, catcher for the Brandels. still
continues lo slap the pill. He collected two
hits at (irecna last Sunday.
Walter Spetlrnan of the Holmes While
Sox. caught for Grtena. Neb., last Sunday.
He didn't do It tor his health. Just a tip
to Greater Omaha league magnates.
Joseph Moran was the heavy boy with
the pole during the Initial games of the
olty series. He secured three hits for the
Murphy Did Its.
Last Sunday at Gretna, Neb., Kdward
Roben came to the front with the stick for
the Brandels, getting three hits out of four
attempts.
Recently "Home Run" McDowell of the
C. B. De Vol Victors, lived up to his ap
pellation when he hoisted a pair over the
boards.
Wnlcott, manager and Kennedy, captain
of the C. B. De Vol Victors, resigned, Wol
cott quits tho club but Kennedy will still
hold down cushion two.
Umpires Eckardt and Holmes slipped
under the wire during the initial gamea of
the city series without any serious com
plaints. Harry Nystrom, renter felder for the Bese
llns, gobbled up flva different chances last
Sunday without a bobble.
Mrs. Jacobs, wife of President Frank
Jacobs, has rot decided which team she
Marty O Toole
of Eccentric Heine
in hearing distance, "look at me, I'm
still playing.' "
Another time Heine was in Pitts
burgh. He ran into O'Toole and
suggested a little time. Marty de
murred,; but introduced Heine to a
kid whd had just joined the Pirates.
No more had the kid consented to go
along than Heine dive'd into a cafe
across the street and had six waiters
lugging big schooners to him as fast
as tliey could tfot. Then he started
to organize a party and within half
an hour had a regular jamboree going.
The next afternoon when the kid
showed up at the park, he swooped
down on Marty. "I'm off of this Zim
merman for life," he said. "That bird
could drink all the breweries in
Pennsylvania dry in ' twenty-four
hours and when it comes to speed
Barney Oldfield is a sucker in com
parison. I took the count before
Heine even got his tongue wet."
One day Marty was pitching for
the Pirates against the Cubs. "I had
a little more speed than usual and
Heine wasn't expecting it," said
O'Tool. "I got three of them by
before he knew it. As we changed
places in the field Heine passed me
and said1 'You lucky redheaded stiff;
the next one I'll crack so hard it'll jar
all your family.' "
Kansas Elevens to Consist
Entirely of Youngsters
Kansas College foot ball elevens
this fall will be made up of the youth
of the Sunflower state. This has
practically been decided upon. Teams
like the University of Kansas with
players averaging 22 years here
tofore, will this season be made
up of youngsters, the oldest not more
than 20 years. Elevens in the "Kan
sas conference" will have players
whose averages will be nearer the
high school age. The great propor
tion of athlete of military as- have
either enlisted or are preparing to do
so.
both have won a majority of the con-
tests Jh5yvhlVe p!ay5d ScuPP '
regarded by many fans as the best
pitcher in the big leagues.
would ilk to see win th championship se
ries. Her husbgnd Is president ot th City
league and bar son plays with the stags.
It is k cinch aha don't want to sse the
Townsends win. . '
Last week Manager Starey of th Bte
Una worked In Imogen, la. He ought to
have booked a few game while there.
Blonds Ruff, formerly with Papllllon,
Neb., la now playing center field for Gret
na, Neb.
loaded th hits at th opportune ttm for
the Townsends against th eXaga. -
With Berghott And Col for wind paddlsU
th Townsends are well fortified In th re
ceiving department. j
It the Brodegaard Crown rowed th
ssme speed when working, rtn- the flag of
the Booster league a different sLory might
be told.
At last RamutJ Meore has gathered to
gether a bunch rif ball loners known as the
Frank Deweya that could travel In Class A.
By playing with Omaha Peter McQutr
automatically put himself , out of commis
sion a far as th Mai Claaa A baa balllst
are concerned.
Crls Kemmy was th big nols for th
Ramblers v. last Sunday, h getting three
clout out of four chances. -
Against th .Polish , Merchant Swanson
jumped Into famedom by twirling air tight
ball.
At corner on Nortaard I doing sensa
tional work for th Ramblers. H la also
a heavy gink with th pole.
Th Brandels team enjoyed their annual
outing last week at.Okobojt.
Today th Bassllnss will ut to Scrlbner,
Neb., and try their luck against th tron(
team located thr. '
Walworth, formerly a professional hurler,
is now pitching for Scrlbner, Neb. . H will
be remembered here as a foot ball star with
Crelghton a few years ago. ;i
Harry Williams and Marty Flanagan, has
ball atars, have wad known their intention
ot playing Independent local toot ball this
fall. V
Bud l.lwler of th T B Ce's and Toll
man of th Walter O. Clarke played with
the Besellns at Hamburg, la., last Sunday.
At ahort Parish, formerly with th Carter
Lake club, looks unusually sugary for th
Stags. He is alao a good base runner and a
hitter ot class.
About 1130 Is the amount th O. A. B. A.
cleared oft ot th initial game of th city
series.
Labor day th Besellns want a match
with som out of town team. Call Soy
Starey at South 1231.
Next Sunday th fast Besellns will journey
to Hamburg, la., and battl th boya sta
tioned there.
Last Sunday Simpson of th Stags mad a
wonderful catch, otherwise th Townsends
would have copped thel grape befor th
tnth round. ,1
Out of numerous Class B ball tosser the
Stags picked Bob Peterson tor their utility
gent.
Frank Mancuao was th hero of th Mur-phy-Tewnsend
battle. H crackd a bom
run with two on the paths.
Only three scattered hit wer all the
Stags were able to garner off of th pus
sier dished up by Probst of th Townsends.
Farley of th Stags hld th Townstnd
runles for nln Innings, but two c(out In
the tenth chapter Iced th bout, t
Tomorrow night at th city hall th di
rector of th Omaha Amateur Bas Ball as
sociation will convene.
Probst and King wer th dude that un
fit,. w and Wehner wer th clouting kid
aglnet th Rambler for the Polish Mr.
chants, each pickled a pair.
On corner two Bert McAndrews Is step'
ping lively for th T-B-C s. rl stops em
all, ha a quick accural pe uu u v,
lnt rnnf.
Last Sunday at Gretna, Neb., th Brandele
troupe played errorless ball.
Red Stiles, formerly a professional nsm
of merit hoisted the horsehld for Gretna
against the Brandels, but th Omaha lad
aecured a dozen hlta.
Supernol. formerly with the Beselln, Is
now twirling ror me u. a. "'
He should strengthen this team consider,
ably.
At short Haller Is a peacherlno, He Is
now working for the C. B- DeV'al victors.
He aecured two pokes against the Melady
Mavenlcks.
Rill Pox. formerly a municipal umplr Is
getting by Ilk a Hank O'Day (n th Grtor
Omaha league.
Against th Melady Mavenlcks Vanwormer
of th C. B. PeVol Victors slipped th
sphere 8unday. He poled thr out of five.
Edward Mlnlkua was tb llmburgr with
the slap stick for the Mlady Mavenlck last
Sunday. H poled thre out of I.
Oscar Grant whiffed ten and allowed
seven scattered hit for the Melady against
the C. B. DeVal victors.
Again Bill Dolson haa dropped into th
baseball world. H Is associated, with the
Brodegaard crowns.
The season Is getting clos to th end and
till Clarence Hall has not stirred a wheel.
Apparently hi baseball days ar ovr.
Jo Wavrln, president of th Bootr
league la faatly recuperating. He haa bad
a tough time with hi broken haft.
Edward Diamond, who used to promenade
tm 'th local sand lots, Is seriously 111 with
tuberculosis.
Joseph Adams, of th T-B-C'a who ha
been sick for som ttm 1 again able to
don the spangles.
Hopkins of the Trlmbl Brother Juniors,
wss a great help to said gang. His head
work was always In the way ot the opposi
tion. It I rumored around that th Stags will
us Wahl behind th platter this afternoon
In place of FltU
HUTCHINSON MAKES
.GOOD FORHOLLAND
Whole Country for Miles
Around Takei to Base Ball
and Team Gets Oood
Support.
Hutchinson. Kan., Aug. 18. Little
Hutchinson, the smallest city in Class
A base ball, has made good and every
body is praising the judgnrtnt of
President Dickerson in making the
shift of Jack Holland's club to this
city. Attendance at each game play
ed of the sixteen in the home stand
was good, better in fact that some of
the Western league wise men believed
possible, for they did not figure on
the suburban and rural population
that would be drawn to the games.
The farmers, of the counties with
in a radius of 100 miles, practically
all of whom own motor cars, have
gone' nuts over the games played here.
There is no other word t describe
it. They flocked to the games every
-lay and those that could not come
kept the telephone lines busy getting
bulletins. Owner Jack Holland, who
was somewhat dubious about coming
here from St. Joseph, a town of known
base ball standing, is more than sat
isfied with the turnouts.
On the opening day here the new
grandstand did not have a ton.
lof the boxes were not finished anrl
the diamond was still soft and sanely.
Contractors had attempted to trans
form it from a weed patch into a bill
park in five days, working all day
Sunday and two shifts a day. But
the people turned out, the band play
ed and a parade was held and the paid
admissions were over 2.300. The fol
lowing Sunday over 2,500 paid to see 4
a aouoic-neaaer aim the week day
crowds have been fine, falling below
the 300 mark only once and running
about 400, while Saturday' ran about
1,200.
Owner Jack Holland has a fast team
lined up and he says as long as the
best people of the city turn out as
they ahe now doing he will spend
his money to keep it in winning
shape. In its new surroundings it
has played better ball, than it did
in St. Joseph and now is a pennant
possibility.
Western League
TEAM BATTING.
O: Ah n. H Sh ftk tt A
i",,r JZ 741 181 1 J7 JT .Ml
St. Joseph Jam lll(ilSI(.ltl
Omaha H 734 101 US ai 11 ss
Tvioniu is in
Hutchinson ......... l 7 10
Pes Moines l T6I
Joplln JIS7M
Lincoln 11 721
179 30 1 1 :iM
71 IT It ,11 .J4S
1J 11 31 .140
10 110 31 31 ,131
I113J1I7.!!3
TEAM FIILfilNG.
W.L.T.Dp.Po. A. K. Pet.
II I 0 16 174 281 31 .5
Wlchlla
omaba 13 1
Lincoln ........... 13 1
St. Joseph.'....... 13 11
Pes Molnts Til
Joplln sn
Denver g jj
Hutchinson 13
0 14 57 3(1 3f .163
0 13 607 330 31 .361
0 II 161 334 l.(7
0 13 bit 131 43 .333
0 11 Ml 311 11 .147
0 11 SS 3S7 40 .141
OUttJ III 67 .141
INDIVIDUAL
BATTING.'
O Ah. B. H. Sb.8h.Prt.
34 17 I 31 S P. Ill
It 13 11 31 113.3(6
31 103 17 34 1 1.333
II 343 81 113 11 13 .331
.01 300 31 6 I l.lltt
107 407 17 1341113.311
Pale, Denver
Miller, Omaha...,
Hartsell. Denver..
R. Smith, Omaha.
Hhsw, Omaha
Jones, Wichita..
v.onnony, 01. uosepn, . 101 330 S4 133 7 13.311
Butcher, Denver 113 444 47 131 10 14 .301
Ny, Omha 31 13 13 21 4 1.801
Kru, Omaha 110 402 1113133 10.804
frosby, St. Joseph 110 317 43 111 6 1.300
f." Henry, Hutchinson 17 360 41 106 1 .100
PJTCHINO RECORDS.
a.W. L. IP.Ep. Pr. H Bb So.
Orham, Joplln. I 4 4 17 1 0.11 13 !3 31
Adams, Hutch. 81 17 11 3t 60 1.73 114 14 111
Musser, D. M...3I II 15 381 511.77 138 10 316
Kalllo. D, M...I1I0 Sill 13 1.11 174 II1SB
Rosa. HI. .1 i i
iiiii s.ut iso
t 63111.21 3
I 161 41 1.33 164
7 141 II 1.86 136
I 173 47 1.17 170
0 16 7 1.41 30
14
Park, Omaha...' )
Brem hoff, it.J,ll
Oresery, Lin.. , II 11
Mspl Joplln... 11 II
Grant, D. if..,, I 4
Oaspar, St. J...1I1I
331 IS 3.44 117
SO
II
Sanders, Jeplln.31 11 11 111 14 1.46 110
Hall, Joplln.. ..41 17 14 361 73 1.10 186 71 0I
Boehler, Den. ..II I 1 141 41 1.66 116 17 100
Mark, Wlch... 1 1 4 46 11 1.16 43 21 11
MM. Omaha. ,.11 11 1 110 71 1.61 114 41 II
Halle, Lincoln.. SO II 10 J3 3.67 331 44 II
Baker, Wlohlta.14 16 II ill II 1 11 130 I1 131
Moyers, Lincoln I I 4 17 17 1 41 67 30 38
O'Toole, Omaht.16 II 11 50 71 3.71 ill 71 118
Lyons, Wlcn...8U0 17 211 18 8.71 334 67 138
R. Wrttht, H..11 10 II 201 16 3.10 IIS 70 li
Dal. Denver... Hll 4 131 44 2.84 144 41 3
Orover, St. J.. .83 18 I 211 71 2.16 216 71181
East, Lincoln... 30 17 11 381 77 2.17 227 78 110
Berger, P. M..31 11 11 101 60 1.17 133 70 108
MrOravnor, Jp.31 1 10 148 41 1.81 147 61 II
HOVlIk, Hutch. 21 12 10 171 63 1.07 131 17 101
Currie, Omaha. 18 7 1 187 47 1. 01 101 74 II
C. Thomps n, O.30 1 11 116 II 3 14 121 17 II
Koestner, W....13 16 10 241 17 I II 231 114 106
Nabors. Dnvr.36 1 10 167 SI 1.21 140 16 74
Sutherland, B.J. 7 1 6 41 II 1.24 SI
Drassen. D. M..1I 1 61 26 1.26 62
Manser, Denver,:! 1 13 111 II 8.31 111
Lueschen. pma.14 I 6 87 33 1.81 84
F. Graham, H..3I 8 16 174 71 1.17 188
O'Doul, I). M...13 6 4 81 17 1.70 17
Stiles, Lincoln.. 3 1 1 17 7 3.71 22
demons. Wlch. 81 6 14 171 74 8.87 161
Cain. Denver... 16 1 I 7114 1.87 14
Zink, Lincoln... 8 0 8 21 11 4.12
Oardlnler, Lin. .16 7 I 16! 41 4.11
Rook," Denver.. 6 1 2 37 11 4.63
Tedisco, S. C...16 6 10 11416.20
28
03
31
16
Norman, D. M..:a
0 I 86 60 6.36 117
American League
TEAM BATTINO.
O. AH. R. H. 8H. SB. Pet.
...113 3740 476 174 141 121 .240
...10 3603 473 171 146 It .361
...111 3701 440 106 176 131 .344
...114 3740 371 101 120 105 .243
...110 3663 331 830 145 16 .143
...117 3715 433 833 21 143 .240
...lit 3564 314 862 212 72 .240
..112 3650 388 644 121 106 .231
TEAM FIELDING.
W. L. T. DP. PO. A. E. Pet.
Detroit ...
Phlla ....
Chicago ...
St. Louis .
New York .
Cleveland .
Boston . . .
Washlnfton
Roston ...66
Chtcairo ..70
New York 63
Detroit ...68
Cleveland .61
Phlla 41
Wahlns;'n SI
St. Louis ..43
43 3 76 3007 1447 140 .370
43 2 83 3129 1320 141 .363
66 2 S3 3043 1448 164 .967
64 1 3076 1473 172 .964
54 2 99 3161 1620 18 .963
66 0 76 3821 1458 171 .9li2
51 3 91 3026 1.146 178 .961
,71 1 108 3133 1551 202 .959
INDIVIDUAL BATTINO RECORDS.
O. AB. R. H BH.HR.Pet.
Cobb, Del
Hamilton. St. L.
Ruth. Boston . .
Speaker, Cleve. .
Staler. St. L
.113 43 8K ICS 7 32 .385
27 19 0 7 1 0
. 33 82 6 30 5 0
.114 413 71 145 15 26
.109 434 41 161 10 24
. 30 30 8 10 1 0
.38
.366
.351
.848
.333
.327
.310
.308
.303
A. Russell, N. Y. .
A. F. Russell. Chi
39 49 4 16 1
Veach. Detroit ...113 416 81 129 18 20
Chapman. Clave.. 117 419 77 139 66 36
Harris. Cleve 75 238 22 72 7. I
INDIVIDUAL PITCHING.
Ave.
O. W.L.IP.ER.PC.H.BB.SO.
Clcotte, Chlcsgo.36 18 1 246 41 1.41 168 48 111
Faber, Ch!cafo..!4 1 11 154 28 1 63 133 64 63
Rifby. Cleve. ... 37 1 10 333 43 1.66 111 55 60
Leonard, Boston. 26 13 11 208 41 1.76 178 S3 114
C.Foster, Boston. 11 6 5 22 11 1.81 81 30 34
Mays. Boston ..23 13 6 188 40 1.93 155 67 66
Barter. Boston.. .13 2 0 37 3 1.94 47 18 13
Plank, St. I. 20 6 6 139 28 1.96 101 39 31
Ruth. Boston. . . .28 IS 8 238 SO 1.17 171 84 106
S.Coveleskle. Cle.33 II 13 318 60 1.17 163 70 96
J. Scott, Chicago. 33 7 7 121 37 1.91 119 40 39
A. Russell. Chi. .27 11 4 141 32 1.01 116 14 46
Klepfer. Cleve.. 31 10 3 143 36 3.31 130 31 43
W.Johnson, Wen 35 14 13 341 60 2.24 117 60 131
Fisher. N. Y....16
S 7 104 26 2.26 95 18 33
7 2 124 11 1.26 tttO 61
Panforth, Chi.. .31
Pennock, Boston. 17
S 6 71 18 1.26 61 10 11
3 10 117 41 2.11 111 II II
1 14 170 46 2.30 148 71 13
5 7 76 30 1 37 61 31 33
7 1 104 38 1 41 87 31 66
Dumont, Wash.. 36
Bush, Phlla. ...37
Bens. Chicago . . 16
A. Russell, N. Y.2S
Rhor Boston
.34 10 174 48 147 166 40 43
Oallla. Wash
30 7 11 165 41 1.41 148 76 61
Mocrldf, N. T.20 7 7 144 40 1.10 114 39
17
MAM ATHLETES
MADE0FFICER8
Former Omaha High and Unl
' versity Athletic Stars Given
' Commission at Fort
Snelling.
In the list of Fort Snelling gradu
ates who were given commissions in
Uncle Sam's military forces wers
many of Nebraska's greatest athletes.
When the call for volunteers for th
training camp came, those strong an
sturdy young men who have fought
the battles of the Cornhusker state
on the athletic field were the first
to respond. They made excellent
soldiers at the traininng camp and
there is little doubt but what they
will distinguish themselves on the
shell-torn battlefields of Flanders as
they have in the past on the base ball
diamond, foot ball gridiron, basket
ball court and the like.
Two of the greatest foot ball play
ers Omaha High school ever turned
out were made captains. They are
Mac Raldrige and Voyle Rector.
Baldrige graduated from the local
high soliool in 1912. Rector in 1910.
Both were gridiron stars at Omaha
High. Baldrige went to Yale and
made a name for himself on old Eli's
eleven, while Rector played, his old
position at the tackle tor Dartmouth.
Vic Halligan, with the possible ex
ception of Guy Chamberlain, the
greatest gridiron star Nebraska ever
turned out, is another who was given
a captaincy. Halligan was at Snell
ing, but just before the "graduation
exercises' was made captain of a com
pany in the Dandy Sixth.
Another Rector.
Virgil Rector, brother of Voyle,
foot ball, basket ball and track, star
at Omaha High and later at Dart
mouth, received a second lieutenancy.
Paul Flothow, basket ball man at
Omaha High, and Nebraska, was given
the same rank, as was Harvey Nel
son, former Omaha High basket ball
crack and later captain $f the floor
five at Nebraska. . Ed Hugg is another
ex-basket ball captain at the univer- .
sity who was made a second lieuten
ant. . .
Ellsworth Moser, Omaha High foot
ball warrior and later center on the
Cornhusker eleven, was made a sec
ond lieutenant in the regular army,
while Dick Baliman,. another Omaha
High foot ball man, was given a simi
lar office. Hird stryker, former South
High gridiron and basket ball star1
and later a shinirnj light at the uni
versity, was appointed first licuten- ,
ant. Ray Low, prominent in Omaha
golf circles, was given a lieutenancy.
Cub and Ced Potter, tennis stars of.
Omaha, were made first lieutenants.
Harold , Corey, captain of the 1916
Cornhusker eleven,, was made a cap
tain. '
James, Detroit. ,84 I 7 117 3 2.16 HO 64
Caldwell. N. T. 38 11 12 166 12 1.67 160 II
Boland, Detroit. ,34 II I 171 61 3.67 1 43 13
46
8
Love. N. Y..;..i6 6 t it i st tin
Dauss, Detroit. ,.27 11 10 111 16 I.ld 177 14
Bothoron, St. L.36 11 13 210 61 1.61 177 71
W.MIUhell, Cht.tS 7 6 1I4 37 S.I8 11183
Shawkey, M T..23 I 11 107 SO 3.8t 147 it
Cunnlnihm. Det.30 I I 60 84 1.70 It 10
Noyes, Phlla 23 10 7 141 44 1.71 111 10
Khmke, Detroit. 34 1 11 111 41 1.72 184 12
Hortoir, ;iv.,,i4 6 I 111 36 If 1 11 IS
(Jrooni, St. Louis. 28 7 II 66 61 1.75 114 67
Coumbe, Clv..2l 4 1117 1.71 88 19
Ayrs. Wssh....27 6 I 106 88 3.10 18 38
Davenport. St. L.33 10 11 171 11 1 11 in
Wellmsn, St. L. I 1 t 1 1 2 84 It 7
w. wiiiams, i ni.3ti 13
Shocker. N. Y..16 6
Shaw, wash. ..34 11
7 166 S3 1.19 168 63
1 10 29 3.10 80 34
8 187 61 1.13 109 1.1
I 136,41 3.16 100 12
06 21 3.00 It 14
4 77 28 1.04 18 26
Harper, Wash... 31 10
Oovsleskl. Det.lS 4
C. Jones, T)et...24 4
Lambeth, clev.24
Schauar., Phlla. 20
Johnton, Phlla. .la
Cullop, N. T....S0
Rotors, St. L...15
Myrs, Phlla.... 24
Hamilton, St. L.27
Koob, St. L....1I
Oould. Clev....i7
Bothltnf. CI....U
Selbold, Phlla... It
I 1180 1.01 1127
6 10 147 5J 8.16 186 66
S 116 43 1.87 111 41
101 41 I II ill 31
T I 71 31 1.17 81 13
I 1 136 II 1.72 117 60
0 I 81 35 8 80 11 41
1 I 11 3 3.11 100 84
4, 4 S 39 1.14 91 48
1 46 23 4 40 4116
i t 17 49 4.15 11 64
National League
TKAM BATTINO.
. Ab. R. H. 8H. SB. Pet.
Ill till 141 1037 IS 109 .247
104 8435 447 912 124 12 .216
Cincinnati ,,
Nw York...
Philadelphia
Brooklyn ....
Plttibunh ..
St. Louis
Boston ,
Chicago
.100 1392 171
.101 1611 345
120 114 61 .149
812 111 87 .147
141 188 108 .243
III 111 17 .142
116 114 tl .242
868 168 13 .238
..107 1411 141
..110 1141 180
..102 3166 144
..112 3844 421
TEAM FIELDING.
W. L. T. DP. PO. A. K. Pet.
St. Lout. ...
Nw York..
Boston
Philadelphia
Cincinnati ,,
53 62 .1 116 2002 1622 III ,t48
.66 16
.46 6
,61 48
1 7 2811 1363 140 .967
1 71 2747 1467 164 ,986
1 71 2680 1365 160 .964
0 16 3054 1461 172 .9S.1
t 71 2936 1376 174 .961
1 10 2963 1366 179 .959
1 tO 3901 1400 111 .154
4II.ES
Brooklyn 62 61
Pltteburch ...SI tl
Chlcat-e 68 64
INDIVIDUAL BATTING. 1
; .. O. AB. R. H. SH.8B.Pct.
Roush, Cln 103 396 II 188 t S .849
Steele, Pitt 30 61 7 18 1 1 .337
Kaufr, N- T 104 380 66 132 17 16 .221
Crula. St. L 101 880 47 111 14 13 .118
Hornsby. St. L....101 310 6SM1I II 14 .114
Groh. Cln.. US 433 69 114 S II .111
Griffith, Cin 76 217 80 70 .101
Fisher. Pitts 70 202 23 13 S 11 .107
Zimmerman. N. T.103 116 47- 121 15 t .10
Wilholt. N. Y 71 211 26 17 10 I .80S
Neale, Cln to 280 21 IS I It .104
Clarke. Cln... ' 41 102 11 21 0 1 .804
Ruether, Cln 17 60 4 II 11 .100
PITCHING RECORDS.
Ave.
C. W.L.IP.ER.PC.H.BB.SO.
Hughes. Bos.... 4 1 0 16 2 1.20 11 1 S
Anderson. N. Y.24 I 1111151.6111121 82
Cheney. Brkn...26 8 7 161 11 1.95 124 62 7
Alexander, Phil. .30 19 11 264 65 1.18 lit 17 133
Sallee. N. Y....J2 12 4 138 31 3.09 121 30 35
Schupp. N. Y...25 15 ( 198 47 3.13 161 12 112
Goodwin, St. L. 4 1 2 24 1 2.16 21 8 S
Vaughn, Chi. ..27 16 10 202 60 2.21 174 66 141
neYicier. Phlla.. 10 3 1 49 12 2.21 37 16 13
Perrltt, N. Y.I. .24 t 1130 32 2.21 116 14 45
Tesreau, N. Y...22 10 6 134 36 2.36 107 41 63
Regan, Cin 30 I 8 151 40 1.31 147 II 25
Doak, St. L 30 10 13 199 64 2.43 166 66 84
Srthnelder. Cln. .31 14 13 331 64 3.29 123 84 91
Pfeffer, Bkln. ..20 8 11 173 48 3.49 180 19 77
Oeachger. Phil.. .32 10 1 181 45 2.50 147 48 79
Ames. St. I. .16 13 10 17S 49 3.S2 161 43 El
Packard. St. L..28 7 3 109 31 2.56 103 30 31
Seaton, Chicago. 16 6 4 74 31 3.58 167 14 80
Rlxey. Phlla. ...26 1 1 14 179 61 2.51 167 14 80
Toney, OJn 31 20 11 256 74 2.60 216 12 93
Cadore. Brkhi...27 10 8 180 62 2.60 151 45 73
Carter. Chicago,!! 1 3 45 13 2.60 41 7 17
Douglas, Chi
37 12 12 201 It 1.63 176 25 100
Benton, N. Y...10 I
Lsvendor. Phil. ,21
Mayer. Phlla... 20 i
111 34 1.64 108 14
27
II 29 2.44 80 22
t 108 33 2.66 10S 23
201 60 2.67 198 41
7 148 44 2.67 129 88
6 113 34 J 71 17 IS
4 138 43 3.74 130 24
48
SO
73
17
11
67
4ft
44
67
34
6
3D
6S
SS
St
se
is
SS
64
4
71
11
31
14
IS
13
28 ,
3
161
Cooper, Pitts... 21 12
Marquard. Brit.. 25 12
Ctrlson, Pitts... 26 7
Nehf. Boston. ..26 12
Jacobs, Pitts.. .27
4 17 153 47 2.71 145 46
Demaree, Chi... 21
Tyler, Roston... 23
7 t 164 51 2 60 143 4ft
t S 160 61 3.87 136 61
4 4 81 3ll.lt 70 21
5 14 111 69 1.91 157 34
2 4 73 24 2.11 71 11
t ( 141 41 1 01 135 47
7 7 134 46 3.07 140 11
8 7 131 46 3.10 110 41
8 I 71 27 3.11 6814
Eller.. Cln 17
Barnes, Boston. .36
Prendergast, Chl.23
Hendrix. Chi.... 26
Smith. Bkn...I0
R. 8tael. Pttt(,24
Aldrldge, Chi... 21
C.Mitchell, Cln. .26 10 13 148 68 3.32 151 23
Meadows, St. L.lOl! 6 164 61 3.34 182 61
Grime. Pitta... 2 I II 166 17 3.81 148 SO
Ragan, Boston . .11
I 7 110 411.36 167 27
8 14 120 62 1.40 171 41
0 4 61 23 1.57 61 26
6 1 t8 3tl.6S 8137
1 t 44 18 1.61 61 IS
I IS 148 II 3.74 114 41
7 10 116 41 3.80 111 39
7 1 107 41 3.17 110 43
S S IS 17 1 11 18 IS
Rudolph, Boston. 25
Hell. Brooklyn. ,17
Horstman, St. L.25
Ruether, Cln.... 11
F.MllUr, Pitt... 17
Watson. St. L...37
Coomb. Brkn...24
Allen, Boston ..21
Ring. Cln. ....II
t 86 40 4.14 It II
Mamaux, Pitts.".!! II' It 41 6.09 11 4t
J