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ROURKE ERRORS
HAND COMBAT TO
LINKSON PLATE
Brottem and Yardley, Conspire
to Slip Game to Opposition
and Conspiracy Is a
Huge Success.
Omaha and Lincoln play a
double-header this afternoon, start
ing at 2:15 o'clock.
Otto Merx and Marty O'Toole
will hurl for Omaha, while Gregory
and Halla probably will pitch for
the Links.
Pa's Pets deliberately handed yes
terday s game to the lowly Links. The
Links were reluctant to accept it, but
they were finally forced to do so,
3 to 2.
For five Innings Jim Park and Dutch
Meyers staged a pretty hurling duel
and Omaha had a one-run advantage.
All was well until the sixth, when
Toy Brottem and Fin Yardley con
spired to slip the game, to the Links.
, Their conspiracy was a huge, success,
although Yardley had to put on the
finishing touches again in the eighth.
Bayless opened the sixth with a
single. Lober flew out to Miller, Berg
hammer singled through second and
Bayless took second. Eiffert forced
Berghammer at second, but Bayless
took third on the out. Eiffert started
a steal of second. Brottem-made a
false motion to throw to second and
Bayless darted for home. Tony
turned around and had Bayless caught
flat-footed. But instead of throwing
to third, Tony let the pill slip from
his fingers and it rolled ten feet away
while Bayless started home again and
made it.
Two Errors By Yardley.
Selk then hit a grounder to Yard
ley, This should have ended it, but
Yardjey bobbled the grounder and
Selk was safe. Eiffert rounded third
nd kept coming home. Yardley field
' the ball too long and then hurled
it into the dirt at Brottem's feet with
the result that Eiffert scored.
In the eighth, Bayless walked and
was sacrificed to second. Yardley's
error sent him to third and he scored
,on Eiffert's hit.
-Omaha scored one in the first in
ning on a walk to Cooney, Williams'
sacrifice and Miller's double. Miller's
triple and a fielder's choice scored
the other Rourke tally in the seventh.
The real feature of the game, how
ever, was the umping of a gent
named Daly, new to these parts. Daly
is a great show. He calls the ath
letes "Mister," religiously announces
each one as he comes to the plate
and his voice is a gem. It is a sten
torian bellow-with a $7 echo attached.
Mr. Daly also has a cute way of
swinging his right when calling a
strike. Daly alone is worth the price
of admission.
Lincoln for two today.
Omaha Gas Bike
Eiders to Stage
100-Mile Event
i i. .
A 100-mile gas bike race will be
staged at the East Omahaspeedway
September 9 by the Omaha Motor
cycle club.
The century race will be for he
championship of Nebraska and. a
purse of 200 has been hung up for
first prize. The fastest riders in Ne
braska, Kansas, Iowa, Missouri and
South Dakota are expected to, take
gart. , i .
, This event will be held on the board
speedway, which is npw being re
paired. The surface Of the wooden
oval was damaged considerably by the
. automobile races July 4, but(all of the
breaks will have been repaired in time
for the pofppop program.
Twin-cyclinder machines . will be
used and several special speed crea
tions are being tuned up by local stars
who hope to keep the championship
in Omaha. It is believed the race will
be the fastest ever run in this part of
the country. .
In addition to the championship,
three events for single-cylinder ma
chines will be held on the dirt trackj
uisiuc inc ui(4 pccuwiy. 1 IIC5C Will uc
a five-mile sidecare race and ten and
fifteen-mile solo events.
Junior Tennis Tourney
At Field Club Tomorrow
The annual junior city tennis tourn
ament starts on the courts of the
Omaha Field club tomorrow. The pro
ceeds will be given the Omaha chap
ter of the Red Cross. -
The junior tournament is open to
any boy in the city 18 years old or
under. Howard Green ranks as the
favorite to capture the junior title
although Will Melson is expected to
give young Green a stiff contest for
honors.
" In conjunction with the junior
event, the annual "kid"' tournament
will be staged. This is open to boys
15 years old or under. Stuart Sum
mers and DickJWagner are favorites
in this division. .
Coast League is Anxious
To Take Over SeattleXlub
.The Pacific Coast league can in
- vadc Seattle, Wash., without infringing
on the. rights of the Northwestern
league', according to a statement made
by 'Manager McCredie of the Port
lnd club. "The explosion of the North
western -league has left Seattle open
to the Coast league," said McCredie.
"It would be a splendid idta to see
a Coast league team there, as it would
cut down the railroad expenses, of
teams visiting Portland"
Yankees. Still Willing to
Pay Big Coin for Stars
That the New York American
league club is still willing to pay the
big money 'for players is shown by
the purchase from Baltimore of Pitch
er Herb Thormahlen, Outfielder Bill
Lamar and Second Baseman Bill Few
ster. ' The deal meant the closing of
an option on Lamar ' for . $5,000, so
that Thormahlen and Fewster bring
$7,500 each, taki.ig it for granted that
Jack Dunn's statement that he got
.$20,000 out of the trio is correct.
How Could You, Fin?
OMAHA.
AH. R. H. O. A. E.
Cooney, Jb S 1 0 1 4 0
Williams, rf t. S 0 0 0
Millrr, If -..4 1 S S 0
Shaw, lb 4 0 I IS
Yardley, ss S 0 0 S 4 S
Brottem, s t 5 1
Thompson, rf S 1 ' S 1
N. Sb S 0 S t
1'ark. p S 0 t
Kru 1 0
Totals S9 t 5 J7 17 S
LINCOLN.
All. R. H. O. A. E.
Smith, 2b .' & 1 S S
Thomason, If 5 1 9 0 0
Buylos, If s S 11
Lobrr. rf S 0
Bertchanimer, ss 3 0 t i 6 0
Eiffert. lb... S 1 1 18 0
K?lk, 3b 4 0 I 4 0
Kohrer, e 4 6.1 1 S .
Meyers, p 3 0 1 0 3 6
Totals .....S3 3 S 27 20
Omaha j
Runs 1 0 0 0 0 1 ft 02
Hit 16 0 110 19 15
Lincoln
Knns 99060201 0 S
Hits 2 19 0 12 11 09
Three-base hltt Miller. Two-base hit:
Miller. Karrlflce hits: Williams, Kiffert,
Meyers, Loher. Stolen bases: Kiffert (2).
Double plays: Meyers to Hernhammer to
Eiffert; Eiffert, unamUted. Struck out: By
1'nrk, 1. ttawes on balls: Off I'ark, 2; off
Meyers, 2. Passed ball: Brottem. Left on
bases: Omaha, 3; Lincoln, J. Time: 1:45.
I'mpire: Daly.
BOWLERS PREPARE
TO GET UNDER WAY
Woman's. Union Pacific and
Huntington Leagues Already
'
Organized; Loch Leagues
Form Today.
Omaha pin tumblers are beginning
to prepare for the opening of the
1917-18 season.
Three leagues already have organ
ized for the year and half a dozen
more are expected to complete their
organization this week. A dozen
leagues are expected to be rolling
regularly by September 20.
The Woman's Bowling league will
open the season September 19- J." J.
Isaacson, recreation director for the
city, was elected president of the
league; Dad Huntington, vice presi
dent, and Miss Lucetta Miller, secretary-treasurer.
The woman's league will bowl on
Wednesday nights. Six team com
prise the loop. The six teams hold
ing franchises are Omaha Towel Sup
ply, Burgess-Nash, Sweet Shops,
Marsh-Overland, American State
bank and Herzberg Toggery.
A six-team league has been formed
by employes of the Union Pacific. M.
L. Miller, who was president of the
Union Pacific base ball league, was
elected to the same office in the bowl
ing loop. George Stours was elected
secretary and J. L. Coultri, treas
urer. '
Teams holding franchises in. the
Union Pacific league are Car Rec
ords, Passenger Accounts, Omaha
Shops, Division Engineers, Nebraska
Division and Engineers.
' The Huntington league wilt start
the season's play September 17. Dad
Huntington was elected president of
this league and J. McQuade, secre
tary-treasurer. Swifts, Overlands,
Neilsons, Ostronics, Opticians, Ernie
Holmes, Eagles, Stylters, Union Out-
rfitting company and Loose-WMes
teams have applied for franchises in
the league.
A bowlers' meeting will be held to
day at the new Loch alleys, 1416 Har
ney street, where at least two leagues
and possibly three or four will make
their headquarters this year. The
Omaha league is expected to organ
ize shortly and Farnam alley leagues
are ' due to elect officers and select
opening dates soon.
Honolulu to Stage Great
Marathon Relay Contest
Honolulu is arranging plans for a
marathon run in which the partici
pants will carry a message from
Father Neptune, god of the sea, to
Pele, the goddess of volcanoes. The
racers will make the start from the
bay of Hilo where the first relay of
runners wil each be handed a mes-,
sage , by Neptune. The finish will be
at the rim of the active volcano Kil
auea, thirty miles distant, where one
of Hawaii's fair daughters, assuming
the role of Pele. will take Neptune's
message from the first man of the last
reay t0 reacn ;ier
The runners will pass through
sugar and pineapple plantations, for
ests of ferns and palms, they will run
past fissures from hich steam jets
issie, and holes spouting geysers.
Incidentally, in order to reach '.their
destination, they will be climbing to
a height' of 4,400 feet above the sea
level. Runners from all parts of the
various islands arc expected to com
pete. Leon Cadore Passes Army p
Exam With Flying Colors
Pitcher Leon Cadore of the Brook
lyn Dodgers passed the examination
for the army with a high percentage,
claimed no exemption and said he is
anxious to fight. President Ebbets
probably will declare a holiday in his
honor. - -
Omaha Mat Fans Snicker Out Loud'
As Bear Stories.Come from Dodge
Bear stories, which have begun to
trickle into Omaha from Dodge
county, the home of Joe Stecher, are
giving Omaha mat fans something to
snicker at. 1
The said bear stories contain the
information that Joe Stecher is treat
ing his forthcoming match with Marin
Plestina, Omaha's heavyweight cham
pion, at the Auditorium Labor day
"night, lightly and is not losing any
sleep or exerting himself in his train
ing. - ,
These yarns say Stecher is making
no perceptible effort to train, but is
content with a little exercise now and
then. Unless Stecher puts on a sud
den burst of steam soon and gets
down to business, the reports say,
Joe will be in poor shape for a gruel
ling contest such as Omaha fans be
lieve Plestina will give him.
But the Omaha fans giggle audibly
when they hear the rumors. For upon
hearing the first of these crepe-hanging
yarns, Omaha fans investigated
and they found Stecher was working
CADDOCK GOES
TO WYOMING TO
REGAIN HEALTH
Wrestling Champion Reported
to Be Sick as Result of In
fections Trom Bad Ton
sils and Teeth.
Ealr Caddock, world's champion
wrestler, is headed for Thermopolis
Springs, Wyo., for his health,
, Caddock is reported to be a sick
man. His system has become infect
ed, with poison and he finds it im
possible to take on weight. Consid
erable apprehension over Caddock's
physical welfare is felt in the Cad
dock camp.
Caddock conducted an exceedingly
busy wrestling campaign last winter.
He wrestled in all between October
15 and March IS probably a score of
matcnes. lie followed this with i
stiff three weeks of strenuous train
mg preparatory to his match with
Mecher April 9.
Tl e - .
men, iouowing nis victory over
Stecher, the champion found himself
in such demand that he wrestled a
match every ten days or two weeks
until the hot weather of Tune arriv
ed, when it was noticed that he had
begurr to lose weight and run down
generally.
J -J T v
I This caused a furor in the Caddock
camp and the champin was imme
diately ordered to take a vaeatin
while his managers called off all his
matches. It was" believed the sum
mer rest was all that he needed and
tnat he would aiam be fit as a fid
die when fall rolled around.
But contrary to expectations, Cad
dock failed to train anv weiarht rlur.
mg his rest and when he was exam
ined at Atlantic, la., for the draft he
was refused because poison from his
lonsns ana Daa teeth had polluted his
entire system.1
This gave the Caddock camp more
worry and Earl was immediately
packed off for Omaha for a diagnosis.
He was given a three-day examination
by Dr. A. Sacks, who is said to have
found his condition so alarming that
he recommended Caddock consult Dr.
Murphy, the famous Chicago special
ist and then go to Thermopolis
Springs for treatment there.
Entire System Tainted. .
Caddock's system has become so
tainted by the poihsbn from his tonsils
and teeth that he finds it impossible
to gain a pound, but on the other
hand quite rapidly loses weight,
which he cannot regain. It is Isaid
he has become so run down it would
be folly for him to attempt a match
f-ith a formidable opponent.
It is hoped, however in the Cad
dock camp that the baths and treat
ment at Thermooolis will
the desired result and that the cham
pion win resain his strength. How
ong this will take, though, is prob
lematical and it is believed it will
be several months, at least, and per
haps, well into the winter before Earl
will dare attempt a championship
match. 1
Notre Dame Announces '
Coming Foot Ball Schedule
Notre Dame, Ind., Aug. 25.-The
Notre Dame foot ball schedule was
announced today as follows:
September 29, Rlpon eSUeg, at Notrs
Dame.
October 6, Kalamazoo college at Notre
ame. ,
October 13, 'Wisconsin at Madison.
October 20, Nebraska at Lincoln.
October 27, South Dakota at Notre Dame
November S, Army at West Point (can
celled). .November 10, Michigan Aggies at Notre
Dame.
November 17, Mornlngslde at Sioux
City, la.
November U, Washington and Jefferson
at Washington, Pa.
A practical new , foot ball ma
chine will have to be developed by
Coach Harper . The majority c' last
year's squad has been taken into the
army, many having won commissions
at training camps.
In place of the annual classic with
the army team a game is being ne
gotiated to be played in Chiag6. An
all-star team recruited from the Great
Lakes naval trajning station or from
Fort Sheridan, 'III., is being consid
ered. Castoff Red Sox Hurler
Now Army Drill Master
Nine years ago, when the Red Sox
were training in Texas, one of the
youngsters who was trying to land
a job as pitcher was A. B. Hoffman.
When he was informed he was not of
big league ability he joined Uncle
Sam's army. This summer when the
Red Sox asked for a drill master, the
man who had failed to make good as
a pitcher with that team was detailed
by the Var department to instruct
the club in military tactics.
McGraw Changes Holke's
Style and Holke Slips
John McGraw has had1 Walter
Holke change his batting style. The
Giants' first baseman chokes his bat
instead of swinging. He's hitting
around .270 at that style, whereas he
hit .340 and better last fall. ;
his head off up at Dodge and that ap
parently he is putting more effort into
his training than he ever did in his
life before. Even his training before
the Cutler and Lewis matches was of
the bush league variety as compared
to the worlrhe-is doing in preparation
for His gowith Plestina..
The. real truth is that Joe Stecher
will be in the most perfect condition
he, ever was in his life. Stecher
learned his lesson last April when he
failed to train rlil
with, Caddock and succumbed to a lac-1
mg. hc 11 never get caught again.
He knows that Plestina is one of the
toughest men he ever tackled and that
hc must be in the best of shape if he
hopes to win. And he hopes to win,
so he is working tooth and toenail to
be in the proverbial pink.
Thus do the bear stories floating in
from Dodge make ,amusement in
Omaha. The local fans have a sus
oicion the bear stories are rirmlatfd
for a purpose and they don't intend,
1 r 1 .
10 De iooiea oy tnem.
FAMOUS NEBRASKA WRESTLER Who make, first real
attempt to come back and regain lost laurels at Omaha Audi
torium Labor day night in finish match with Marin Plestina
of Omaha.
f IV f. J
cJoe Stechez
Summary of Saturday's Great Western Circuit Races.
Paring, 2:tl4 rln, pun $50O:
Columbia Fire, li. ., by Piietolus (Ueeiley) j F.rl Beenley, Syramiie, Xeb 1 1
Helen ( 111 men, br. m., by The Mugnet (Owen), Koy Owens, Wnt Point, Neb... 2 S
Time: :(!84, :64. t:",yt. s
Paring, 2:10 rlo, purse f(MM '
Klertrlo Togo, b. h., by Togo (llildretli, llllilretK Stable. Omaha 1 1
Grey Hill, g. g., by Hal Koy (Child), Kdwarri PeterHiin, Omaha t
Gravity, b. g., by The .Mediator (lleneflrlil), lliMreth MubleH, Omnh .....4 4
Zealoim Le, h. m., by Maxoaw (Taylor), W. H. Taylor, Srdnlltt, Mo S S
Times 2:l!Hi. 2 :1.V,;,, !i:lVi.
Trotting, S:I7 rlns. purse 500t -
Drxtrr gym, b. h., by Bynilioleer (lianoung), C. C. Chamberlain. Dayton, O )1 1
I.lla Luc, b. m., by linrnri I nc (Oarnrn), S. PiirnM, Mount Plraannt, la S X
llabara, a. m., by Musrovlte (Taylor), W. It. Taylor, Srtlntln, Mo 4
1'rod K., b. g., by Mytolu oumbx), I,. P. Hnuthworth, Kavrnns, Xrb ...I 3
Otto P., g. g., by Otto WllliM (8rbantlnn), V. 11. luire, Denver, t'ulo 4 S
Time: 2:114. 2:2V4. 2:HV4-
FOUR ROURKES HIT
PILL AT .300 CLIP
1 . j f
Ben Shaw. Marty 0 Toole,
Ward Miller and Otto Nye
All Batting in Charmed
Circle.
Pa Rourke's Pets boast four .300
hitters, , according ' to the Wetsern
league averages .released yesterday
They are Ben Shaw, Marty O'Toole,
Ward Miller and Otto Nye.
Shaw is still the leading slugger of
the league. Ben is slapping the pill
at a .324 clip, whilj Tex Jones, Shaw's
closest rival, is only hitting .311.
Dale of Denver is batting .JOU, hut
Dale is a hurler and has played in but
a third of the games Shaw has.
Marty O Toole is hitting .307 and
Ward Miller .306, while Nye's mark is
even .300.
Marty Krug is hitting .296. Fni
Yardley is batting .278 and Dave Wil
liams .250. Shag Thompson has fallen
below the .250 mark. He is hitting
244. Phil Cooney s record is .241,
while Tony Brottem has slipped to
.237.
Wichita is leading the league in
team batting with a record of .257, but
the Rourkes are risrht behind with
.255. Omaha'is fourth in team fielding
with .957.
Park Leads Hurlers.
Jim Park has the best pitching rec
ord in the matter of earned runs. Jim
has allowed an average of 2.14 runs
per game in the eight games he has
hurled. He has won four and lost
four. i
Otto Merz has allowed 2.55 earned
runs per game. His record is twenty
two victories artd ten defeats. In vic
tories won, Merz is leading the league.
Marty (J loole has won eighteen
and lost twelve and allowed 274
earned runs per game.
Matty Draws $12,000 to
Manage the Cincy Reds
Some data on players' salaries was
brought out in the testimony of Au
gust Herrmann, a's chairman of the
national commission, in the suit bf
Vincent Campbell to collect salary
from the backers of the former New
ark Federal league club. Herrmann
testified, when asked about salaries of
players and managers, that Mathew
son draws $12,000 as manager" of the
Reds and that Herzog drew $115,000
and that the salary of Hal Chase is
$8,000.
Chicago Sandlot Player
Makes Good With Pirates
have beeen cheering him on- in the
series between Cubs and Pirates. The
.youngster got his start with a Knights
of Columbus team in Clvicago and has
a large circle of admirers in that or
der. Incidentally he looks every inch
a ball player, judged by his work with
the Pirates.
Three Washington Stars
Ask Exemption from Army
John Henry, Joe Judge and Eddie
Foster, caught in the first draft, all
ask exemption Henry passed the
physical test with high rank, but asked
to be let go on the ground that hc has
wife, father and motlur dependent
on him. ,
Standing oj Teams
WEST. LEAOUR. NAT. LEAOITK.
W.L.Pot.f W.L.Fcr.
Lincoln 20 13 (IlKijNew York. . .74 40 .(41
Hutchinson 1 U .miPhllo.
4 41 .(71
Omnhs IRlSJMftSt. Loula.
.82 (7 .621
,.(13 61 .608
.61 I ,6HN
.66 61 '.487
.01,4U
.S7 71.819
Wichita ... . IB 16 .C4U01nrinnati
Kt. Joseph.. . 17 Ifl'.DBK'hlcago
ioplln ......Hlf.424
Tloriver 13 20 .394
Brooklyn
Dps Molnrs.13 81 ..12
AMKR. LEAGl'B.
W.I,.Pet.
Ptttshiirgh
AM Hit. AHSN.
W.UPct.
Chicago . ...76 4H .C2IHnllanapoiH 77 49 .611
llonton 71 4fi .610 Loulflvllle ...74 64.578
'lovland '. .67 67 .640lSt. I'aul 70 6J .6
Petrolt 63 6 .S3tU!oluinuu ..66 67.637
New York-. ,.6 (10 .4N3lIvon8 City . 66 64 .467
WunhlnRton 64 63 .462 Minneapolis 66 72 ,437
.St. Louis 46 76 .380 Milwaukee ..63 67 .441
i'hlla 43 72 .74Toledo 44 ia.356
Ymtcnlny's Ktnnlt.
WKSTBRN LEAGUE.
Omaha, 2; Lincoln, 3. ,
Denver, 2: JTutchlnnon, 4.
Wichita, 4; Joplln, 6. ,
Ilea Moines, 2; St. Joseph,, 6.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Boston. 2; Plttsburnh, 0.
St. Louis, 0-0) Brooklyn, 12-4.
Chicago, 1-1; New York, 6-2.
AMERICAN LEAOUK.
Washington, 1; Chicago, 4.
lioslon, 3; St. Louis, 2.i
Philadelphia, 2; Detroit, 4.
Now York, I; Cleveland, 0.
Cincinnati, 8-1; Philadelphia. . 4-3,
AM KRICAN 'ASSOCIATION.
Toledo, 8-1; Minneapolis, 7-2.
Kt. Puul, 1 ; Columbus, i 0.
Indianapolis, 6; Milwaukee, 1,
Louisville, 6; Kansas City, 3,
Ciamei Todny.
Western League .Lincoln at Omaha, Den
ver at Hutchinson, Wh-hlta at Joplln, Des
Mulnea at Bf. Joseph.
National League Open date.
American League New York at Chicago,
Philadelphia att. Louis, Boston at Detroit,
Washington at Clevoland.
Notes of Interest to
Western League Fans
Morrio Schick, sent back to the Chicago
Cubs by Omaha, has been shipped to Rich
mond, Ind., In the Central league,
Stuffy Stewart quit the Denver "team to
report to a detachment of the no) Ida Na
tional Guard. Stuffy Is a sergeani.
Dlckerson, It Is said. Is looking with
longing eyes to the Trl-cltlo of Davenport,
Hock Island and Mollne ns a likely spot for
a Western league franchise next year.
The twenty-one-lnnlng game played tby
Joplln and Lincoln was not the longest'ln
the history of the Western league. Ploux
City and Wichita played twenty-two Inn
ings four years ago ;
Paul Musser, Des Moines hurler, has
fanned275 batsmen so far andls likely to
mark up a new record for the season: His
feat of whiffing twenty-two men In a seven-teen-lnnlng
game also will get knto the rec
ords.
Gus Williams. Omaha boy playing with
Louisville In the American association, is
pounding the cover off the ball. In a recent
double-header flus made seven hits in elgh
tripsin the plate, lie la lead-off man on the
Louisville team. '
The first series at St. Joseph upon the re
turn of that city to the Western league
showed an attendance of 5,668 in four
games including a Uaturday and Sunday.
Some Improvement over Sioux City, at
least.
Rumors perslKt that the American asso
ciation Is due to spilt next year and a new
western circuit to be organized. , Omaha,
fit. Joseph, Kansas City, Minneapolis, Si
Paul and Milwaukee are spoken of as propel
cities for the newjoop. '
Ray Miller, first sacker for the Kourkes
last year, is In the nig show again. Rar
is playing for the Pirates. Miller made a
jump from Oakland to the copper country,
then renented and asked reinstatement. Oak
land refused t- have .him, however, but
Pittsburgh, In sore need for a first base
man, took him. ,
Willie Lee Crosby, former Rourke. who Is
flow catching for St. Joseph, has not missed
starting a game all season. He finished
all but two. He was once chased by an
unio and another time forced to retire on
account of a slight Injury. Willie Lee has
been called tor the draft.
BEST RACING OF MEETING
MARKS GETAWAY PROGRAM
ON GREAT WESTERN CARD
Electric Togo and Grey Hal, Omaha Horses, Beat Out
Zealous Lee, Favorite, in 2:16 Pace; Columbia Fire
Steps in Fine Form and Humbles
Helen Chimes.
LINDLEY MURRAY
WINSMT TITLE
Former Calif ornian's Power
Proves Too Much for N. W.
Niles of Boston in Na
tion Tennis Finals.
Forest Hills, N. Y.. Aug. 25.-R.
Lindfey Murray of Niagara Falls,. N.
Y., formerly of California, defeated
Nathaniel W. Niles' of Boston, the
final round of the National Patriotic
singles lawn tennis touranment here
today, in a four-set matcli, by scores
of 5-7, 8-6, 6-3, 6-3. Murray's smash
ing and driving tactics, combined with
his endurance and court generalship,
proved too much for the well balanced
but not particularly aggressive play
of Niles.
Niles made his best showing In the
first two sets, the first of which he
won after deuce had been called aud
the second which he lost, after even
a longer and more gruelling struggle.
Fromthat point on Mutray began to
force ahead and scored game after
game in rapid fire order. In many re
spects Niles showed a more finieshed
example of tennis play and stroking,
but he never rose to the height of
power or the degree of endurance
shown by his conqueror.
Niles won the opening set at 7-5,
although he had considerable trouble
in handling Murray's slashing service,
Point score, first set:
Murray 4 IM41MIH 3305
Niles S MtliKOt 4 39 7
Murray won the second set at 8-6,
after a great exhibition of service ami
smashing in the final name, when the
score stood 40-15 in Niles' favor. Point
score, second sef
Murray ..4 4 4 2 S 0 J I 1 4 1 4 41
Niles ....101 4536441404 4 41
Niles Tires.
Murray won the third set at 6-3.
Niles appeared to tire under the fast
pace necessary to keep up with Mur
ray's persistent ntshtmr tactics and rei
turns. The former Californian refused
to let any shot vs. by without trying
for a return, with the result that he
forced rallies in long-drawn-out vol
leying duels. Point score, third set:
Murray .4 4 4 S I 4-47
Nil- 111114(1 I IS
Murray won the fourth set and
match at 6-1 Niles reoponed his at
tack On Murray's backhand with but
ind fferent ' success. He did better
with his short fore-court returns,
which brought Murray close to the
net, where Niles slipped passing shots
through his dfetse until the score
stood two games all. Murray then
worked a change of pace, which threw
his opponent off his footing and the
Postonian began to net and out while
Murray ran the score up to five games
to two. 1
Niles Hits Net.
Niles, in his endeavor to pass Mur
ray, either at or on his way to the
net, drew his strokes so fine that he
repeatedly netted the hall. He took
the eighth game after deuce had been
called, however, with an exhibition of
perfect placement shots which were
absolutely unrcturnable. It was his
last effort, however, for, with Murray
serving, Niles appeared to lose con
trol of his strokes again, and, makm
four errors, lost the game, set anfl
match. The point score, fourth set:
Murray ,...4r,4 14, 414 HI S
Niles V.,,140 V 4Jt 051 U 1
Mu-ray '
Sets. O. Points. A.
First 5 SO 2
Sncotid ..... ft 49 I
Third ..... t 87 1
Fourth 6 SI ' 1
P.
14
14
11
' 10
O. N. DF.
IS , 10 4
13 9 0
10 1
.5 '' 8 1
Totals.... 55
Niles
First 7
Hecond .. , . ,
Third , 3
Fourth S
147
39
41
29
18
49 41 13
11 S
IS v 13
,9 12
7 8
t
17
IS
IS
Totals. ...19 127
45 19 48
Huge Boxing Carnival for
Red Cross at fcan Francisco
Twenty thousand dollars is the
mark -ct for attainment in the great
amateur boxing carnival, which is
beintr planned to take place next ben
tember in San Francisco in aid of the
Red Cross of America. San Fran
cisco's grc ... Exposition Auditorium
has been selected as the only building
capable of holding the crowds which
are expected to lend their aid in the
cause and which, incidentally, will see
the very best amateur boxers of the
Pacific coast in action. The Olympic
club has taken charge of the arrange
ments, and men and women, socially
well known, are lending their aid.
Boxes will be auctioned at fancy
prices and one of the greatest crowds
that ever saw a ring event in the
coast city is expected to be on hand.
Phil M. Wand, the former referee,
and well known sportsman, is at the
head of affairs, There will be three
days of boxing, the last date Being re
served for the final matches in each
class,
Wallace Joins Clan of
, Eulogizers of Horrisby
Bobby Wallace, who has seen them
all come and go, has taken a great
fancv to Rogers Hornsby since join
ingythe St. Louis Cardinals. Wallace
is credited as saying that Hornsby is
one of the best natural hitters he ever
saw, barring none in his twenty years'
of knowing them.
Detroit Rookie Hailed
As Demon With Willow
Flagsteacf, the butfielder-catcher
nicked up by a Detroit scout at
Spokane, is said to be a slugger
extraordinary. The Tigers were well
supplied with such artists long before
Hagstcad was heard of..
By RUSSELL PHELPS.
Omaha's five days of Great West
ern Circuit harness niceting came to
an end yesterday afternoon with a
program jammed full of the best real
horse racing of the week. Getaway
day was marked by several surprises,
in which ' Omaha steppers were on
the surprising end.
Four star pacers eligible' to the
2:16 class .started in what proved to
be the most hotly contested race of
the Omaha Driving club's entire fall
card of metropolitan harness events.;
Zealous Lee, a Missouri mare by:,
Massawa, ranked as favorite before -the
race, but as the field scored for
the. word, it was a safe bet Electric.
Togo, a Togo offspring, would clean '
the boards. 1 .
Wins in Driving Finish.
This racing bay horse in the
Hildreth stables vof Omaha showed
remarkable speed and form and won
the first heat in a driving finish, Grey
Hal, a gelding owned by Edward
Peterson and piloted by Marvin
Childs. beating out the favorite for
seconu position. Garrity, another
Hildreth-owned horse, Benefield
handling the ribbons, finished fourth.
The finish of the second heat was
the best of the week, the four step-'
pers pacing four abreast and neck to
neck. Mr. Hildreth urged a wonder
ful burst of speed out " of Electric
Togo and the tidy bay horse copped
first. Grey Hal, beaten by Zealous
Lee in the 2:25 class in Thursday's
racing, got revenge yesterday, nos
ing out the animal from the "show
me" state at the .wire. Garrity had
to be content with a fourth again.
Favorite Gets Third. ,
Electric Togo repeated and out
paced the field for honors in the third
and deciding heat, but Grey Hal was
beaten by both Garrity and Zealous
Lee, Garrity's second in the last
heat, gave him third money in the
race, Electric T030 getting first
money. Grey Hal, third and Zealous
Lee fourth, though the favorite
finished third in all three heats.
Time for all three heats was 2:1ST4.
excellent, considering the condition
of the track, which was fast, but
hardened as a result of four days'
racing. 1
It remained for a couple of Ne-,
braska stars to fight it out in the
2:04 pace, the other two entries hav
ing been scratched at the last minute,
Tip Top and Dude High wood, the
scratched horses, 'would have been
beaten anyhow, for .Columbia Fire,
the old veteran fire eater, now owned
by Earl Beezley", and Helen Chimes.
Roy owens' great 2:06 mare, were '
in the pink of condition and both
primed to battle for the money. Fans
foresaw a race for blood, for Beezley
and Owens are old rivals as drivers ,
and their steppers have thrilled many
a crowd. - ' ' .
Is In Fins Form. '
For once in his erratic career the
fiery son of Pactolus was "in the
pink." He took the lead in the first
heat and kept it, surprising everyone
by not blowing up.
The second heat looked like Helen
Chimes' until the finish, but she "died"
at the wire and Beezley, driving a
pretty heat, spuited the. old cam
paigner under the wire a winner. The
time of the second heat was 2!06
mighty fast. Columbia Fire stepped
the last half-mile in 1:02.
The old Fire horse annexed the
next heat in the same steady way,
outpacing Helen Chimes at every
6tage of the twicc-around. Beezley's
animal went the last heat in 2:0754
and seemed to have lots of speed
left.
Dexter Sym Surprises.
Another favorite tasted defeat in
the 2:17 trot. Every starter was an
outsider and only one of them hailed
from Nebraska. Hibara, sired by
George Muscovite, looked like the
goods before the, battle. She is a
Missouri mare owned by a Sedalia
horseman. She was odds-on favorite.
The first heat proved a tilt between
Dexter Sym, a son of Symboleer, an
Ohio horse; Habara and Fred R., a
Nebraska gelding sired by Mytolus.
Habara had a shade the lead up till
the wire on the last lap, when she
broke, letting Dexter Sym by a win
ner. Fred R. was third.
Habara started ot to win in the
second heat and would have were it
not for a blowup on the home stretch.
She ran under the wire and the iudges
placed her fourth in the heat. : Dexter
Sym was placed first and Lila Lac,
an Iowa mare by Garnet Lac, second.
Fred R. got third in the shuffle.
Final Heat Easy.
The final heat was a comparatively
easy one for Dexter Sym, who had
earned the race by this time. Lila
Lac finished $econd,.in the windup
heat and Habara third. First money
in the race went to Dexter Sym, sec
ond to Lila Lac, third to Habara and
fourth to Fred K Symboleer's son
stepped the firsjt, and third cheats in
2:Vi and the second in 2:12J4.
A dandy race day marked the wind
110 of the Omaha Driving club's Great
Western circuit meeting. The weather
could have been a little warmer and
the crowd a little largec. but, taken
all 1n all, it was a getaway afternoon
endiinr in the proverbial "blaze of
glory."
Ends Successful Meet,
"A fine meeting and excellent sup
port.,by the public," was the unani
mous' expression of Otis M. Smith,
superintendent of speed, secretary
and one of the directors of the driv
ing clubf Edward Peterspn, president,
and the rest of the officials. , :
At the close of the afternoon's
jort the judges announced that, while
they were convinced Bobola and Wag
ner were not driven to win in Thurs
day's 2:27 trot, they would," not im
pose any penalties. The matter was
dismissed. , Bobola and Wagner were
starters in the race, which took'seven
heats to decide a winner and fn which;
three drivers were unseated and re
buked by the judges.
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