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TOMORROW TELLS WHETHER
STECHER IS REAL ARTICLE
OR MERELY FLASH IN THE PAN
Victory Over Plestina Will Restore Dodge Phenom to
Good Graces of Nebraska Fans; Defeat Spells
the End of His Meteoric Journey
to Wrestling Fame.
By FRED S. HUNTER.
Tomorrow is the' day toward which Omaha and Nebraska
wrestling fans look with eager, anticipating eyes.
For tomorrow tells the tale whether Joe Stecher, once the
pride and joy of Dodge county and all Nebraska and the man
credited with putting the wrestling game on its feet in the Corn
husker state, is still the powerful grappler of old, or whether he
has come to the end of his journey.
Four vears tea. Omaha heard mur.Q
murings from out in the state. They
told wondrous tales of a farmer lad
and his prowess in the squared circle.
They told of how he had conquered,
humbled and routed all who faced
him. They told of a marvelous and
terrible scissors hold with which no
human could cope.
Omaha was skeptical. Omaha had
seen
many wrestling matches and
many wrestlers.
Well might Omaha
be skeptical. Omaha remembered
one wrestling match in particular in
which the opposing gladiators even
went so far as to deliver an oc
casional punch in the jaw in a two
hour joust which wound up in a draw.
It was a great match, the spectators
wers pleased. Yet the next day, it
was discovered all was not what it
might have been.
Paid Little Heed.
So Omaha paid little heed to the
achievements of the man from Dodge
-and scouted the stories which told of
fitecher's great prowess and irre
proachable integrity.
Finally, however, Stecher came to
Omaha. He was matched to wrestle
a fourth rater from Chicago at the
Krug theater. A bare handful of
fans turned out and they refused to
be impressed by that scissors which
had become so celebrated out in the
state. - 1
So Stecher returned to Dodge and
for t year confined his matches to
the smaller towns. '
But when Independence day, 1915,
rolled around, Stecher was induced
to try Omaha again. He did. He
wrestled Charley Cutler of Chicago,
,then styled the American heavy-,
weight champion. Stecher squeezed
Charley once and the match was
over.
Mat Game Restored.
In less time than it takes to tell it,
the mat game was restored to favor in
Omaha. That is, it was restored as
far j as Stecher was concerned. Joe
continued to meet Sit comers.'' And
with the aid of .the terrible scissors,
he bowled over all who faced Him in
such remarkably fast time tht soon
Omaha, like, its country cousins out
in the state, was. spinning yarns of
j the great Stecher, his terrible scissors
and his unimpeachable honesty.
So great was their faith in Joe, that
many mortgaged their homes to risk
on Steelierfirmly believing there
was no chance 'to be double-crossed
' by a framed match as long as Stecher
was one of the combatants.
Stecher ont had returned the
wrestling fame to favor in Nebraska.
Last fall, however. Stecher went
east. In Springfield, Mass.,. he
wrestled one John Olin. A decision
was awarded against him. The news
startted Nebraska. They couldn't
understand it. Bu( their faith in
Stecher was so strong, they remained
unchanged, they did not doubt him.
They were sure something was the
matter. . ' . ' "
The Turning Point.
Then Stecher wrestled Caddock in
Omaha last April. He won the first
fall. Nebraska fan were now con
vinced it was no fault of Stecher that
he lost to Olin. ' But Caddock won
the second fall. It almost paralyzed
his followers. They waited for the
third fall, but It never came. Stecher
refused to continue. , , . .
Immediately, the mat fans, who had
Wd such faith in Stecher, became
au,;aa Cnm. accused him of pos
sessing a canary-colored streak up his
spinal column and admitted they had
just detected it Others decided
Ktrhr had fallen into - temptation,
had gone the way of those before him.
Others, less hasty, believed, perhaps,
he was merely out of condition, and
still others agreed he naa ucen con
tr.A 9 ut hv a better man.
Later it was discovered that Joe
was not in shape that fatal night: that
he had not trained as he should and
that h ua suffering from a bad
cold and a running ear,
Is a futile.
But no matter what happened that
April nighti Stecher right now is. a
puzzle. He has wrestled jjo big
matches since. Whether he merely
fell out of his stride temporarily or
whetker he is completely through is a
mystery. Tomorrow night will tell
. the tale. ...
Plestina is ecknowledged by all stu
dents of the game to be one of the
best wrestlers now in the profession.
J He is probably the strongest of them
an. lie nas nia wiuc tici ichvc,
a careful student of his calling and is
crafty. - In order to beat him, it is
agreed Stecher must be at his very
best He has never before faced a
tougher opponent. "
r- So. if Stecher wins tomorrow night,
he will be returned to the good graces
of those who followed him through
his meteoric career, and they will back
him against all who challenge. His
name once more will be written in
boldface type in Nebraska's hall of
fame. ;
. Defeat Ends AIL '
But If he loses, hil sun has set. he
becomes a memory, his hash is settled
for all time, and Plestina, no doubt,
will take his place in the first affec
tions of Nebraska's devotees of the
padded mat game.
That, in substance, sums up the sit
nation of tomorrow night's big match.
It should be a great match. It may not
be, either btecher or Flestina may
prove a big disappointment, but if
the latter should happen, say goodbye
; to the wrestling game's dope sheet; it
Vll be valueless then.
Old Spais Organize;
Hurl Sweeping Defi
Clarence Hall, once a well-known
figure on the Omaha sandlots, has
assembled a bunch of former greats
of Omfeha amateur base ball and has
issued an open challenge to any
team in the city.
Among the ancient warriors Hall
. has collected are Frank Quigley,
catcher; Hillard Morearty, pitcher;
Edward Clair, first; Clarence Hall,
second; Frank Welch, short; John
Saup, third; Frank Sptllman, Ed
ward Lafferty Snd Ogan Barr, out
fielders. Hall declares he is willing, yea,
tven anxious, to pit this ancient
crew against the Armours, Beselins
or Murphy-Did-Its.
Every one of Hall's nine played
ball over a decade ago.
OMAHA AND LINKS
TO PLAY CRICKET
Annual Match for Nebraska
and Iowa Challenge Cup to
Be Staged at Miller Park
' Labor Day.
Omaha and Lincoln will resume
their ancient struggle for cricket su
premacy of Nebraska at Miller park
Labor day afternoon.
The cricket clash will be the fea
ture attraction of the. annual picnic
of the Omaha chapter of the Sons
and Daughters of St. George.
In the past, the Labor day cricket
joust has been a three-cornered event
with Omaha, Lincoln and, Sioux City
competing tor the Nebraska and Iowa
challenge cup. This year, however,
Siottx City found itself unable to or
ganize a team, owing to the call of
the army. So Omaha and Lincoln
li'itt ficrtit tf iMit aln
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L-mcoin nas an cage on umana.iu
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that it has an older team. Their
"catcher," Pibel, is one of the best
ih this country and Holder and May
cock are two cricket stars of first
magnitude, ,
Officers to Be Guests.
The staff from the local British re
cruiting office, will be euests at the
cricket match and picnic. The cricket
game starts at 1 :3G and will be fol
lowed by a program of sports, after
which a picnic lunch will be served.
Each member, this year, will bring
his own lunch, ss the chapters have de
cided to devote all available funds to
war charities Snd other similar pa
triotic purposes and conservation is
the order of the day.
The Omaha team to defend the
Gate City's honor on the cricket field
will consist of :
J. Douglas, captain; H. Douglas, J.
Calvert, T. B. Hoyle. T. Kenworthy,
W. H. Jones, W. H. Stribling, G.
Vaughan, H. Roome, P. Cleary, J.
Kempshaw, P. Lowden, H. Williams,
H. Forehead, J. Seymour, II. Eggle
ston. G. Peacock, F. Stubbs and G. J.
S. Collins.
Omaha Horses Entered In
Lincoln State Fair Races
The .Hildreth stables, A. L. ThoSias,
W. T. Auld, John D. Creighton, Tom
Dennison, AO. M. Smith, H. M. Whit
mer, Jack Kirkpatrick and Judge Sears
are Omahans who have horses entered
in
the races at the Nebraska State
fair at Lincoln this week,
The Hildreth stables have Cora
Frisco, Ray Filler and Brown Filley
entered in the 2-year-old trot, Garriey
in the 2:17 pace, Maharba in the 2:20
trot and tlectnc logo and Cambridge
Bell in the 2:15 pace.
Thomas has Alta Donovan in the
2-year-old trot. Girl McKinney in the
2:11 trot, Noble Aubrey in the 3-year-
old trot and King Will in the 2:20
trot and 2:15 trot.
Auld has Audwortlly entered in the
2-year-old trot and Crerghton has h.m
pire Bond in the 2:11 trot, lorn Den
nison has Miss Oailey in the 2:18 trot
and 2:22 trot and Hal Connor in the
2:12 race
bmitli has uov. V entered m the
2:18 trot, Whitmer has Starburg in
the 3-year-old pace, Kirkpatrick Po-
leta in the 2:la pace and Judge bears
Mary Line in the 3-year-old pace.
Cornh'usker Floor Crack
Leaves for Navy School
The Cornhuskers have lost another
star athlete to the wra. '
Johnny Collins, Omaha lad whd
played on Coach Stewart's basket ball
five last year, has joined the navy
and left for Newport, R. I.,to enter
the training station at that noint.
Collins was captain of the famous
1912 South High basket ball quintet
and was a-star performer in the Tri
City league before going to Nebraska
where he was a star last year.
Winnie Noyes Certified
For Service in the Army
Winnie Noyes, Nebraska lad who
has made a name tor himself as
member of Connie Xfack's hurling
corps, yesterday was certified for
service in Uncle Sam's draft army.
ioyes, whose home is at Pleasanton
Neb., registered at Kearney and
was in Buffalo county that he was cer
tinea.
EX-ROURKE MAKES GOOD WITH CUBS Here's a pic
ture of Oklahoma Pete Kilduff, star shortstop for the Rourkes
last year, as he appears in a big league uniform. Little Pete
is more than holding his own as guardian of the short field for
Mitchell's crew.
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OMAHA GOMES HOME
FOR FINAL SERIES
Eight More Games All that Will
Be Played in Local Bali
wick This Season; St.
Joseph Tomorrow.
Still in the thick of the pennant
fight, Pa Rourke's pets return home
tomorrow for their final series of the
season on the local lot.
After todays' mix in Lincoln the
Rourkes have sixteen more games to
play, before the windup or the season.
Eight are at home and eight on the
road. - ' '
The eight it home wilt be played
this week, starting tomorrow, when
Ed Hanlon's new St. J6seph team in
vades the Gate City.
Two games will be played with bt.
Totnh tomorrow, as it is Labor dav.
The Saints also will exhibit in Omaha
Tuesday and Wednesday.
Thursday Des Moines comes, tot-
fev's crew will be the attraction
Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sun
day.
Sunday s game will be the last one
of the season in Omaha unless the
Rourkes get into the post-season se
ries, which they have high hopes of
doing. '
After next Sunday s game the
Rourkes go to St. Joseph for four
games and then to Des Moines,
where they wind up the season with
a four-game series.
Rourkes Have Cage.
Omaha fans rather favor the
Rourkes to capture the pennant for
the second season. Omaha plays all
its remaining games with St. Joseph
and Des Moines and these two teams
right now are the weakest in the
league with the exception, perhaps, of
Denver.
Hutchinson and Wichita, on the
other hand, both bump into Joplin, a
fairly tough proposition, and then
they must play a series between them
selves. So Omaha fans believe tne Rourkes
have an edge In the( final pennant
drive.
The post-season scries between Des
Moines and the club which wins the
pennant for the second season will
start immediately alter tne close ot
the season. It will be conducted un
der world's series rules and the play
ers will share. The winning team
will be officially recognized as the
champion.
Famous Gas Bike Riders
Enter Omaha Championship
Some of the fastest bike riders in
the country ire comingto Omaha for
the lOOmile Nebraska championship
event, which will be held on the East
Omaha speedway next Sunday, under
the auspices of the Omaha Motorcycle
club.
Ray Crevistoh, Floyd Clymer, Irv
ing Yankee. Leslie (Red) Parkhurst,
Clarence and Ray Nieson are some j
of the nationally known riders who
are expected to take part.
lnV addition a number of the local
speed boy: are tuning up their mounts
for the race and expect to give the
professionals a run for their money.
Three events on the half mile dirt
track will be held in addition to the
century run.
Muny Water Carnival Is
Postponed Until Monday
The water carnival, scheduled for
Municipal Beach yesterday afternoon,
was postponed on account of the
cool weather. The event will be held
at the Muny beach Labor day.
Pete Wendell, formerly swimming
instructor at the Chicago Young
Men's Christian association, will have
charge of the aquatic program and has
rounded up a number of the old
Young Men's Christian association.
Seals to give exhibitions. Among
Windell's aids will be Earle White
hall, Swede Anderson, Sulius Etigge,
William Westlund. E. P. Woodcock.
Jack Yates and . E. Benson,'
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REDS TAKE BIG BITE
OUT OFjJTTLE CUBS
Get Both Games in Double -Header;
Four Successive Sin
" gles in Sixth pecide
First Battle.
Cincinnati, Sept 1. Cincinnati took
both games of a double-header from
Chicago here today, coming' from be
hind in each game to win out, 2 to 1
Snd 3 to L In the sixth inning of
the first game four, consecutive singles
netted the Reds two runs, whic
proved enough to win.
In the second game Hendrix
pitched fine ball, but threw the game
away himself In the Seventh. W'ith
two on base Roush had apparently
beat ont a' hit and Hendrix's vain
throw went into right field, two runs
scoring. Score, first game:
8cor, first nmt:
CHICAGO. CINCINNATI.
AB.H.O.A.E. AB.H.O.A.E.
Flack, rf S 2 0 0 OOroh.Sb 3 0 3 10
Voltr.lf 4 18 2 OKopf.M 4 0 I S 2
Doyl.2b 3 0 2 2 lRou.lh.rf 4 2 7 .0 0
MefklMb 4 0 8 0 OChate.lb 4 2 5 0 0
Wlllam.cf 3 13 0 OMagee.lf 4 2 4 0 0
Deal. 3b 40 5 I OOrlflth.rf 4 12 10
Klldoff.M 2 111 2Shean,2b 3 0 8 1 0
Elliott, o 4 2 6 3 OWIngo.o 3 12 3 0
Vaughn. p S 0 1 4 lToney.p 3 0 0 0 0
Wortm'n 0000
Drlxnoll 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 S 27 10 2
'Zstlr 1 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 7 24 14 4
- 'Ran for Kllciuff In ninth.
Chicago 0 10 0 0
Cincinnati .... 0 0 0 0 0
O o 01
S 0 0 2
Two-baae bits :
banes: Chicago, 9
Roush. Flack. Left on
Cincinnati, 7. Bases on
balls: Oft Vaughn, 1; off Toney. 3. Hits:
Off Vaughn, In eight Innings: off Toney,
7 in nine Innings. Struck out: By Vaughn,
3; by Toney, 2. Umpires: Harrison arid
O'Day.
Bcore, second gaips:
CINCINNATI. PHICAGO.
AB.H.O.A.E. AB.H.O.A.E.
Grah,3b
1 0
0 2
1 3
0 10
0 1
0 2
0 2
1
II
OFlack.rf '
lKUduf.isf
0Wolter.lt
0Doyle.2b
0 Deal. 3b
OWIIlHm.cf
OMerkle.lb
OWUson.c
OHendrlz.p
w
1 2
1 3
0 1
1 2
1 11
0 4
1 1
Kopf.os
Roush. if
ChRe.lb
Griflth.rf
Neale.lf
Shean,!b
Wlngo.o
Eller.p
Totals 2 3 37 14 1 Totals 80 6 24 11 2
Batted for Vaughn In ninth.
Ran for Elliott In ninth. .
Chicago 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 01
Cincinnati ...00000030 3
Two-baae hits: Doyle. Williams, Merkls.
Wlngo. Left on bases: Chicago, 8; Cincin
nati. 3. Bases on balls: Oft Hendrix. 3;
off El I or, 3. Struck out: By Hendrix, 1;
by Eller, 4. Umpires: O'Day and Harrison.
Giants Take Final Game
From Brooklyn's Dodgers
Brooklyn Sept. 1. New York de
feated Brooklyn in the final game of
the series today, 3 to 2. Myers' muff
of a throw in the seventh was respon
sible for the winning run.'
The morning game scheduled with
Philadelphia Labor day will be played
in the afternoon as a part of a double
header. Brooklyn had games sched
uled with Philadelphia tomorrow and
New York next Sunday, but cancelled
them pending a court decision in re
gard to the legality of a Sunday game
played at Ebbets' field. Score:
NEW TORK. BROOKLYN.
AB.H.O.A.E. AB.H.O.A.E.
Burns.lf 4
Rob'son.rf t
0 Olson, si
ODaub't.lb
0Myers,2b
OStengel.rf
OHick'n.cf
0 J'nston.lf
OO'R'ke.Sb
Krueger.e
OCadore.p
OS Smith, p
0'Mlller
3 0
1 11
6 2
Kautf.rf 4
7.1m.,3h2b
F'teher.ss
J.Smh.Sb
Lobert.Sb
Holke.lb
Rarlden.o
Sallee.p
Wllholt
Totals.. 38 12 2711 0 Totals.. 31 S 87 IT 1
Batted for J.' Smith In seventh.
Batted for O'Routk In ninth.
New York. (....'.. ...'...1 0 0 0 0 110 03
Brooklyn , 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 02
Two-base hits: Robertson. Olson. Three,
base hits: ' Burns, Olson. Hickman. Double
play: Smith to Daubert to Olson to Krueger.
Left on bases: New York. 13; Brooklyn. T.
Unmet on balls: Off Bailee, t: Off Ctdor. 8:
off S. Smith. 1. H1U. Off Bailee, t In nine
Innings; off Cadore. It In six and one-thlrd
Innings: off S. Smith. 1 in tjV and two-
thirds lnnlr.srs. Struck out: By Saliee, I
by Cadore, 2. Umpires.-! Klsro and Email.
. Yes," Miguel, golf matcnes are in
variably decided in a fairway.
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OMAHA SWATS ONE
AT THDUCKLINGS
Lincoln Comes Within One' Bun
of Forcing; Battle Into Extra
Innings; Rourkes Bunch
and Win.
Lincoln, Sept. 1. (Special Tele
gram.) Omaha took the third game
of the series here this afternoon, 5 to
4, by hitting Meyers freely when hits
counted and taking advantage of the
Ducklings' numerous fielding blund
ers. ;.
The Ducks put up another Tagged
exhibition in. the field, mussing up six
chances. -'
The 'Holmes' crew threw , a scare
in'ttj the Omaha camp, however, by
uncorRin a rally in the nitlv which
came within oe of flnotting the count.
Williams was the heavy gunlin the
Rourke artillery, getting a triple, dou
ble and singe.
Williams opened the game by
tripling to right arid he rode home on
Shaw's single.
In the third, Phil Cooney reached
first on an error, swiped second and
scored on Williams' single.
In fhe sixth Williams doubled and
Miller followed with another" double.
Miller rang up with another run when
Shaw singled. Brottom's double and
-an error scored the final run with two
down.
Parks became unsettled alter an
error and a lucky hit had placed men
on the runways ad the Ducks put four
runs over, with a man on second wait
ing to score the tieing run Parks
forced Bayless to lift a puny fly. The
final game of the series is played Sun
day. Nimrods Polish Up
Guns for Opening
The Hunting Season
Omaha nfmrods are beginning to
polish up their weapons for the an
nual fall campaign on the feathered
flocks which fly . over Nebraska on
their way. to the . warm and sunny
south.
Shooting in Nebraska starts Sep
tember Is this season. Heretofore
it has started September 1, but the
last legislature chopped another fif
teen days from the season during
last winter's session.
The ooen season on ducks, geese,
snipe, kildeer and yellow legs opeis
September 16 and continues until De
cember 31.
Ooen season on orainc chickens,'
grouse and sage hens starts Septem
ber 16 and closes November 15. The
season on squirrels extends from Oc
tober 1 to November 31.
The season is closed on turtle
doves for two years.
Coombs and Burns Form
Mutual Admiration League
One time last stason .Tack Coombs
was discussiner his work as a pitcher
and his methods of pitching-tcr the
ainerent Daiters. in repiy 10 a ques
tion as to what batter he found it
hardest to pitch to, he replied:
"Well, thats a hard question to
answer, ihevre all hard artd any
batter in the league, no matter how
carefully you figure his capabilities,
is liable to cut loose at any time and
upset all your Calculations. However,
I believe George Burns gives me more
trouble than any other man to whom
I have to pitch. He is a good bat
ter, and it's a hard matter to fool him.
because it is seldom, indeed, that he
strikes at a bad ball. Yes, I should
sav he s a tough oronosttin for any
pitcher." '
;ot long ago Burns was asked what
pitcher he found hardest to hit, He
didn't hesitate a moment.
"That's easv." he said, "lack
Coombs."
Boehler to Get $50heck
For Hittinq Bull in. Omaha
George Boehler, former Denver
pitcher, will receive' a check for $50
September 3 for hitting the Bull Dur
ham sign at Rourke park May 13.
It is announced the presentation of
the check will occur at Denver, but
Boehler has quit the Denver team
and retired to his home in Indiana
because of a sore arm, and anyway
the Denver team plays no more games
at home, so ueorge will have to have
some reach if he receives the check
as per announcement of the Bull Dur
ham people.
Connie Mack Hesitates to
Pick A. L. Race Winner
"It looks like hoss and hoss to
me," said Connie Mack, manager of
the Athletics, when asktd to say
whether the Red or White Sox would
win the pennant. ' '
Boston is a great money team,
he continued, "and has n,ot failed to
deliver when it had to in the last two
or three seasons. But Chicago is
batting better and seems to have a
more powerful punch of late. But
each is so good I surely cannot make
a choice between them."
Drake Seeks New Coach;
Glaze Goes' to Colorado
i, Athletic authorities at Drake univer
sity are searching for a new athletic
director as a result of the loss of
Ralph Glaze, who has signed with
the State Teachers' college of Gree
ley, Colo.
Glaze assumed charge of athletics
at Drake last season. He is one of
the best known athletes in the coun
try. He was a star .at Dartmouth in
all branches of sport and was major
league pitcher for several years.
Cecil Thompson Quits
Diamond Game Forever
Cecil Thompson, for two seasons
a member of the Rourke hurling
corns, has retired from base ball.-'
When Cecil was released three
weeks ago so that Pa Rourke could
get under the new league ruling
which limits the number of veteran
pitchers to three, Thompsor decid
ed he would quit base ball and de
vote all his time to business.
So now Cecil is a dining car
steward for the Union Pacific, and
he has just completed his first run,
which was to Los Angeles and re
turn. He will continue to make
Omaha his home, V
. Enough to Win
OMAHA.
AB. R. H.
fooney, 3b 4 1 .0
William., rf 4 t 4
i
o.
4
1
14
A. E.
t
I 4
0 1
0 I
1 1
O 0
3 0
0
Miller, If 4 1 1
Shaw, lb 4 2
Yarclley, ss 4 6 1
Iiriftem, e 4 1 S
Thompson, rf 4 6 S
Nye. 8b 4 0 0
rarW, p I 0 O
Totals US 5 12 27 1 3
LINCOLN.
AB. R.
Smith. 8b S 1
Thorson. If 4 0
Bnylesft. cf 5 A
ober. rf 4 ' 0
fierghnmmer, ss 4 1
tiffert, lb 4 0
Kflk, 3b 3 0
(.re gory ' 1 0
Meyers, p 4 1
H. O. A. E.
SSI
Totals SS 4 9 SJ 17 1
Butted for Nelk In ninth.
Omaha 1 1 0 0 I 1 0 05
Lincoln 0 0 O O 0 0 0 O 4 t
Three-base hit: Williams. Two-base bits:
Williams. Miller. Krottem, Elffert (2),
Smith. Ponble plays: Smith to Bergham
mer to ElffeTt, 6ergh.immer to Smith. Stolen
bases: Cooney, Miller (t), Hrottem,
Thompson, Thompson. Struek out: By
"J; iw Meyers. 1. Bones on balls: Oft
Park, 1. Earned runs: Lincoln, 3; Omaha,
4. Left on bases: Lincoln, 8: Omaha, J.
Hits: Off Park. 9 In Bine Innlnirs; off
Meyers, It In nine Innings. Time: 1:1ft.
Impire: Brown.
CITY GOLF PLAY TO
START SEPTEMBER 9
First Thirty-Six Holes to Be
Flayed at Field Club Next
Sunday; Second Thirty
Six at Happy Hollow.
The annual city golf championship
tournament will start September 9.
The play will be seventy-two holes.
The first thirty-six holes will be play
ed over the Field club course1 Septem
ber 9, followed by a. second thirty
six holes over the Happy Hollow
course September 16..
The players will be divided into
three classes and their class deter
rnined by their play on the first thirty-six
holes..
The entry fee will be $1 and all
funds will be tfrned over to the Red
Cross.
Featherweight Scrapper
At Navy Training School
,Cal Delaney, a Cleveland feather
weight, is at the Great Lakes Naval
Training station. Cal has fought
Johnny Kilbane 'and two other top
notchers in the 122-pound division
and ranks high in the fistic world.
He probably will act as assistant to
Gunner Frank" Kennedy, who is in
structing young jackies in boxing.
Several well known Chicago pugil
ists and wrestlers are holding classes
at the Great Lakes Naval Training
station. The grapplers are Ben Reu
ben, claimant of tie middleweight,
championship; Jack Grappel, Herb
Singer and Sam Varron. The latter
three are amateurs. : Maurice Flynn,
Morris Bloom and Eddie Nearing are
among the Chicago boxers at the sta
tion. The Great ' Lakes Naval Training
station ball team is attracting atten
tion throughout the middle west. The
team has won seven of its nine games
from some of the strongest clubs
around Chicago. Phil Chouinard, for
mer outfielder for t-he Chicago White
Sox, is managing the team.
Three Rounds Golf in Less
Than Seventy, Is Record
Chicago, 111., Sept 1. Scoring three
successive rounds of golf in fewer
than seventy strokes over a complete
coursers a record performance com
pleted today by Alfred F. HaCkbarth,
professional at the Hinsdale Golf,
club, over his own course,' which is
6165 yards long and exceedingly
sporty. Hackbarth's scores were 68,
68 and 69. Far for the course is 73.
A fourth round, which was interrupt
ed at the fifteenth hole, promised a
67 if completed on the basis of the
holes played.
The class of the golf played is in
dicated by the fact that the 635-yard
sixteenth hole, probably the longest
in the world and with a par of six,
was played twice in eagle 4s and the
third time in birdie 5. Each of the
rounds contained a 2. t-
Ohio State Must Find New
Talent for Gridiron Team
Columbus, O., Aug. 27. Ohio
state university probably will have
a foot ball team this season, though
for a time the outlook was dubious.
Coach Hark Banks, who has been at
Athens, 0 has told friends that he
did not intend to make any further
attempt to enter the military service,
and expected to head athletics at Ohio
in 1917-18. Banks tried his luck at
the first camp at Fort Benjamin Har
rison, but after a few weeks he was
dismissed, because of a foot ball in
jury received some years ago.
Out of about thirty men upon whom
Banks was figuring as material for
another "championship eleven, only
about ten remain in school. The
others have each entered some branch
of the government service.
Notes of Interest to
Western League Fans
Denver Is throuch as a Western league
city. The club this season vill plsy its re
maining tames on the road and there, will
be no attempt to start a team In the mile
nlKh city next year.
Jterb Hall, star hurler for toa Joplin
team, has been sold to the Detroit Ameri
cana. Hall is the second Western league
pitcher sold to Detroit. Des Moines sold
Kalllo to the Tigers.
Ray Miller, Bourke first sacker last year,
didn't last long with the pirates. He has
been shipped to Kansas City in part pay
ment for Mollwlti. Miller has .had some
roving career this year. First, he- wnt
from Omaha to Columbus, then from Co
lumbus to Cleveland, from Cleveland to
Oakland, from Oakland to the Arlsona
Copper league, from Arlsona to Pittsburgh
and from Pittsburgh to Kansas City. He's
traveled almost as much as the Notre Dame
foot ball team.
Deacon Meyers, who light now Is Lin
coln's bast pitching bet. hurled for the
Lincoln Cleanera and Dyers, amateur
champs, last year.
Joa Ward, who played third base for the
Ronrkea back In 114. ha been manager
of the Gettysburg club In the Blue Ridge
Ridge league. He ha just resigned and,
moving to Philadelphia, says h Is through
with base bsll forever. x ' .
Guy Hoffman, Omaha lad and former
Rourke, who is leading the Central league
hurler. has been sold by Peoria to Jo
Tinker Columbus club. Guy waan't fast
enough for the Rourkes and h waa no
wonder even with the Brandels, but he
seem to have bit his stride now.
Reb Oakes has quit the Indianapolis team
becaus of the Illness of hi wife. ,-'Tls also
.said, Kab's bltUac wasn't satisfactory.
I
MANY BIG RING
CLASHES CARDED
FOR LABOR DAY
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Almost Every Box Fighter in,
Land Except Jess Willard Is
v Scheduled for a Holiday
Tangle.
Seldom has a greater bunch of
high-class pugilists been rounded up
for a holiday bpxing menu than the
aggregation who will take part in the
Labor day bouts scheduled to be
held Labor day afternoon and evening
in cities throughout the country. The
air will be surcharged, figuratively
speaking, with biff! bang! from start
to finish. With several champions and
near-champions appearing "in the ring
to say nothing of the numerous
lesser lights of the squared circle
the fistic fans will be afforded a Feast
of fisticuffs that should appeal to the
most satiated of the blase patrons of
the game.
Most interest centers in the contest
between the two heavyweights, Carl
Morris of Oklahoma and Fred Ful
ton of Minnesota, which is slated -to
take place at Canton. O. It will be a
fifteen-round decision bout and the
winner will be the logical challenger
of Jess WiJJard for the heavyweight
title. Morns and Fulton are terrific
battlers and as both are reported to
be in the best physical condition, it is
pYnrrteH that the Cantnn fans aru!
visitors will be treated to a contest '
well worth seeing- .
"Ted Lewis, the welterweight cham
pion, will be called upon to defend
his title in a twety-round go at Ak
ron, O. The fighter he will go against
is Johnny Griffiths, the rugged Akron
battler, who has been clamoring for
another chance at the great English
Brothers Carded.
The Gibbons brothers of St. Paul,
who. seldom fail to put up a good
fight against any opponent, are both
to be seen in action in Labor day
bouts. Mike is to take on Jack Dillon
in a ten-round contest at Terrc
Haute, while Brother Tommy is
slated to face Gus Christie fof fifteen
rounds at uayton.
Battling Levinsky, the fast and
clever Hebrew light heavyweight, is
scheduled to face Harry Greb, the
promising light heavyweight of Pitts
burgh, in a six-round contest The af
fair is to be pulled off in the open
air at the Pittsburgh base ball park,
under the auspices of the Keystone
Athletic club,.
Joe Welling of Chicago, who has
made good in nearly all of his recent
bouts, is booked to meet Frankie Cal
lahan, the Brooklyn lightweight, for
ten rounds at Racine. Welling claims
that his injured hand is strong again
and that he intends to try and stop
Callahan as quickly as possible.
Coffey Comes Back.
After a layoff of several months.
Jim Coffey, the Irish heavweight, is
to take a hand at the fighting game
again. He is signed to meet Bartley
Madden for ten rounds at a special
Labor day boxing show to be given
by the Fairmont Athletic club of the
Bronx.
Jack Sharkey, who substituted for
Jabez White at a minute's notice at
Saratoga the other night against Pal .
Moore, made such a wonderful show
ing that he was matched to meet Kid
Williams for fifteen rounds in the
Labor day show at Baltimore- Young
Sharkey is tinder the management of
Joe Wagner, who has matched his
other star bantam. Battling Reddy of
Harlem, for a twelve round bout with
Young Britt, to take place at New
Bedford.
The National Athletic club of Provi
dence'has arranged a promising Labor
day show for its patrons- The main
event will bring together Young
Brown of New York and Walter
Mohr of Brooklyn. In the semi-final
Johnny Howard of Bayonne and Lar
ry Williams of Philadelphia will
clash. Both bouts will be twelve
rounds to a decision.
Knockout Eggers, the rugged New
York bantamweight, and Billy B?van
of Wilkesbarre are to furnish the
main attraction in the Labor day
show arranged by the Olympia Ath
letic association of Philadelphia. In
New Orleans the fistic fans will be
treated to a contest between Pal
Moran and Jimmy Hanlon. Pete Han
Ion, claimant to the bantamweight
title, will take on Nate Jackson for
ten rounds at Tulsa. Young Wallace
and aitnr V JrL- , ,1-
w-..v. on uuwji i ur a re-
ftturn bout at St. Joseph, Mo. Vic
Aioran ana Bryan Downey are on the
bills for a twelve-round setto at Co
lumbus, O., and Terry Brooks and '
Battling Downey are scheduled to
furnish th main attraction in a show
to be pulled off at Portland, Me.
Pitcher Daily Goes Back
To Coast After Nice Trip
Pitcher Dailey, the big youngster
secured by Detroit from Seattle of
the Northwestern league and sent to
Toronto, where he failed to please,
has been shipped west again, the
Portland club of the Coast league
having secured him for the remainder
of the season. Dailey saw a lot of
counjry,.snyway.
Browns Get Twenty Bucks
4 Each for Drilling Prize
Members of the St. Louis Ameri
cans will receive $20.83 each as their
share of the $500 prize offered by
President Johnson of the American
league to the club winning the com
petitive military drill. Twenty-four
players will cut into the prize. Ser.
geant Winfred B. Wisener. who
drilled the players, will get $100.
Cleveland Club Trainer
To Enlist in Navy Again .
Charles Hitte. trainer for the Cleve
land Americans, not only intends to
re-enlist in the navy after the season
close's, but announces that his sou.
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on one of the nation's sea fighters.
Hitte saw active service in the navy
during the Spanish-Ameican wax
He was a gunner's mate.
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