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The Bee's Special Sunday Sport Pages CADDOCK SANTEL MATCH IN OMAHA IS CALLED OFF f Commander at Camp Dodge Advises Champion to Apply for , Less Furloughs for Profes- . sional Engagements. ' y": ' V" ' The Earl Caddock-Ad Santel orld' v championship wrestling match, scheduled to be staged at the Omaha Auditorium February 21, was called off last night by Carl Marfisi, who was to promote the event. The postponement, according to a wire received from Marfisi late last night, is only temporary. According to Marfisi. the extensive publicity given" the Caddock-Zbyszko match 'at Des Moines Friday nigsjt-4 prompted the commanding orhcer ot Camp Dodge, where Caddock is sta tionef as a private in the national army, to order the champion to cut down on the number of professional matches in which he was booked to engage. The officer explained his action by pointing out that the publicity results ing from such matches might attract the attention of higher ups in, the army with the result that suspension of. all furloughs for such purposes ' might be ordered by the War depart ment. , Must Stick to Camp. For this reason the Camp Dodge 7commartder declared he deemed it imperative that Caddock remain in camp and not make application for furlough's too often. This forced Marfisi to'cancel the Omaha' match, which was to have been only 10 days away. Marfesj, however, hopes to be able to promote the match at a later date. Hoosier Fans Confident; l ! Lajoje Will Be Manager Supporters of the Indianapolis club of the American association are ap parently convinced that Larry Lajoie, the former Cleveland star, will be ap pointed manager to succeed Jack Hendricks, the new" leader of the St. Louis Nationals. James C. McGill. president of the clip, who is spending the winter, in Los Angeles, wrote that the man he is after "will fdl a-playing position and will be a splendid man for the club," Lajoie piloted the Toronto club to a championship in the Inter national league last season. It is said that McGill plans to an . nouncc the name of the new manager at the schedule meeting of 'the as sociation to be held in Milwaukee on February 28. " Silver King, Famous Yet, ; No Longer Is -Diamond Fan Silver King, once as great as any pitcher in the world, has been found in St. Louis and his occupation is now that of a bricklayer. Base ball fans whose memory extends back two de- .xades and more, when the national sport was not the "established enter prise it now is, will remember old , Silver King well. In 1886 he was with St. Joseph club in the old Western league, and the next year joined the ' Kansas City club. He was a member of the St., Louis Browns when that ' team won four pennants. During the 20 years since he quiV the diamond he has not seen a single major league game, having lost all interest in the sport . . ' 0 , Ross Leads Flyers to Win , In Coast Swimming Tourney . Nqrman Ross, holder of a number of American and world's swimming records, recently demonstrated the fact that learning to fly does not im pair one s natatorial prowess. Ross is preparing to become an aviator ' with Uncle Sam's army and for some time has devoted his attention and energy entirely to the matter of fly ing instead of swimming.' At a recent swimming meet held at the Olympic club at San Francisco, Ross, as captain ot an aviation swim mini team, won six' events and score( 25 Doints for the flyers out of the 31 bv that team. Incidentally Ross broke his own America record for the 500-yard swim in a special event, Carrigan to Pilot Red Hose Again, Says Report In view of the probability that Jack Barry will have to remain on active duty at the Charleston navy yard this year, a report has circulated throuith BostdV that . Williarrp Car rigan will returnVto the management of the Red Sox. Carrigan retired from the came a year ago after vainlv demanding a salary of $25,000, and .went into the banking business up in Maine. It issaid he i anxious to set back in. harness, and it is a ; certainty that his coming would be a big help to the Red Sox in the race for the nag this year. George Stovall Swings ; Hammer in Ship Yards George Stovall, former manager of the Cleveland Americans, is doing his bit swinging a sledgehammer in a .'. ship yard at a "Pacific port," accord ing to word received by friends. Stovall believe the work will reduce his weight and improve his batting ' eye for the coming season. He man aged the Vernon club of the Pacific . Coast league last season. McCarthy in Class 1 ' John McCarthy, second baseman for the Louisville American A!So; ciation club, who resides in Phila delphia, received wo:d from his local 'exemption board that he has been : placed in the third section of the first classification, which seems to make .'certain that he will be seen in a ;Louisvilue uniform this spring. The district in which McCarthy lives is - large and the next drat it is believed, will hardly include his name. Vj , ' Duncan in Trance. 'Jim Duncan, holder of the world's discus record, is a first sergeant of the Eleventh .engineers now on duty in France. ' Woman's Ski Title is Won By Pretty Chicago Lassie 4 "- , r ' IS'''''' ' ' ' ' I - ' i ij? MlffS 1IIIDA Miss Hilda Erlandsen of Chicago, is the woman's national ski champion. She won the titje from a field of 12 starters recently at Gary, Ind. Miss Erlandsen crossed tire line first in a two-mile cross-country race and also finished first in two short races. " N ' The Chicago girl is a enthusiast of the Norse sport and spends much CADDOCK WINS ZBYSZKO GO ON REFEREE'S WORD Champior Takes First Fall, Pole the second; Finish in Two and Half Hours -Agreed Time. . (By Auoclatcd frcst.) Des Moines, la., Feb. 9. Earl, Cad dock of Anita, la,, a private in the national army, w awarded a ref eree's decision over Wladek Zbyszko, the Polish wrestler, in . their match last night, after each participant had won a fall. ' Caddack won' the first fall in one hour and 22 minutes. Caddock pinned his opponent to the mat by a quick shift from a half-neUou Ao a head scissors and wrist lock. - Zbyszko won the second fall in 31 minutes with a side hip lock. When the agreed limit o two and a half hours of actual wrestling had expired at 1:15 a. m. Ketcree. hd. Smith, of Chicago awarded the con test to the Iowan. ' Caddock Was Stunned In the second fall, Caddock was temporarily stunned and this slowed him up visibly in the final 61 minutes ot wrestling. Zbyszko had raised himself with Caddock on his back, and i the Pole executed Ahe fall by hurling himself backward to the floor, pinning Caddock beneath him. Inter-League Games' Carded This Spring April 1 Boston National, against New Tork Americana, at Macon, Ga. April 3 Boston Nationals against New York Americans, at Dublin, da. April 3. Boston Nationals against New Tork Americans, at Augusta, Oa. April 4 Cleveland Americans against New York Nationals, at Dallas, Tex. lis ten Nationals against New York Americans, at Orangeburg, 8. C. i April 6 Detroit Americans against Cln clnnatl Nationals, at Fort Worth, Tex. Bos ton Nationals against New York Americans, at Columbia, 8. C. (Nevela nil Americans against New York Nationals- at Dallas, Tex. April Detroit Americans against Cin cinnati Nationals, at Oklahoma City? Bos ton Nationals against New York Americana. at Greenville,. 8. C. Cleveland Americans against New York Nationals, at Houston, Tex. ' 8t. Louis Nationals against St. Louis Americans, at St. Louis. April 7 Detroit Americana against Cin cinnati Nationals, at Oklahoma City. St. Louis Nationals against St Louis Americans, at 8t. Louis. Cleveland Americans against New York Nationals, at Houston, Tex. April SIIostou American against Brook lyn Nationals, at Mobile. Cleveland Ameri cans against New. York Nationals, at New Orleans. Boston Nationals against New York Americans, at Spartanburg, 8. C. , De trolt Americans against Cincinnati' Na tionals, at Tuisa. Okl. April f 8t. Louis Nationals against St Louis Americans, at 8t. Louis. Datrblt Americana against Cincinnati Nationals, at Muskogee, tiki. Boston Nationals against New York Americans, at Charlotte, N. C Cleveland Americana against New York Na tionals, at New Orleans. April 1 Detroit Americana against Cin cinnati Nationals, at Fort Smith, Ark. Boston Nationals against New York Ameri cans, at Oreensboro, N. C. Cleveland Amer icana against New York Nationals, at New Orleans. 6t Louis Nationals against St Louis Americans, at St. IauIs. April It Detroit Americana against Cln clnnstl Nationals, at- Little Rock. Boston Nationals against New York Americans, at Petersburg. Va. Cleveland Americans against New York Nationals, at Memphrsr-St Louis National! .against Bt. Louts Americans, at 8t Louia. AdtII 13 Detroit Americans galnst Cin cinnati Nationals, at Memphis. Cleveland Americans against New York Nationals, at ChaVtsnooga. . Brooklyn Nationals against New York Americans, at Brooklyn. April It Detroit Americana against Cin cinnati Nationals, at ' Cincinnati. Boston Nationals against Washington Americans, at Washington. Cleveland Americans against New York Nationals, at Lexington, Ky. 8t. Louis Nationals against' St. Louis Ameri cans, at Be Louis. New York Americans against Brooklyn Nationals, at Brooklyn. April 14 Detroit Americans against Cin cinnati Nationals, at Cincinnati. Button Nationals against New York Americans, at Ntward, N. J, The Omaha Sunday Bee ER&ANDS&N.. of her spare time on skis. She not only has learned the knack of travel fug ast on the long runners, but she is said to be a skillful jumper al though this strenuous part of the Norseland pastime usually is reserved for the men.who seem to be luckier than women went it comes to flirting with a broken neck or cracked spinal cord. Bemon & Thornes Will flay Wesleyan .The Benson and Thornes, Oma ha's independent- basket ball cham pions, will clash with the fast Ne braska Wesleyan quintet at the Omaha Young Men's Christian as sociation next Saturday light. The following men now are mem bers of the 3enson & Thome team: George Parish, Kenneth Klepsenj Bob Koran, . Warren Ritchie, Edward Burdick, Merritt Klepser, Clyde Smith, Herbert -Dana, Gilbert Fullington, John Reel and Bromley. OLD CYF0RSYTHE LONGS FOR OMAHA; WANTS TOREWRN Outfielder Who Jumped the Rourkes Last Spring Tires of Copper Country and Seeks Reinstatement. Old Cyrus Forsythe, the well Kid, wants to come known Tango back. Cvrus is in Hayden, Ariz. Last April, two days after the 1917 season opened, Forsythe jumped the Rourkes in Denver for Arizona, tie lett at night and the first intimation Rourke or his fell6w players had that For sythe had departed came when a bunch of postal cards arrived at the hotel. On thes cards Cyrus in formed his mates he was on his way to Arizona to play in the Copper league. Yesterday Ta Rourke received a letter from Forsythe in which Cyrus expressed an ardent appeal to be taken back into the fold of organized ball. He's had enough of the copper country, he wrote, and he wants to return to Omaha. Whether Rourke will -take For sythe back or not is not known. Cy rus became a contract jumper when he left the Rourkes and contract jumping is an offense over which the national board of arbitration has jurisdiction. A heavy penalty is at tached. Rourke may, however, have Cy restored to good graces, as or ganized ball may need a few players like Cy if the war continues. Finals in Big Bonspiel To Be Flayed This Morninq The semi-final and final rounds in the first annual Omaha curling bon spiel will be played at Miller park this morning, starting at 9 o'clock. The following team will clash in the semi-final round R. G. Watson, skip; ST II. Wilson, George Dunn, John Syme against W. J. Mlislop. skip: Tom Leuchars, Ed Higgins, C. K. Denman. H. E. Fcrnandes, skip: C M. John ston, C. J. Ferrandes. Charles Gran den against'Alex Mclvin, ski j; W. D. Brydon, J. K. Finlayson, George Entriken. Several .earns tested out the ice at Miller park yesterday. Alex Melvin skipped S. H. Wilson, C JC Sadler, John Finlayson and Frank Golden to victory, over W. J. Hislop, skip; C. M. Johnson, M. M. Levings. Dicker Porter and J. K. Finlayson. Melvin's team Won by three points in a 19-end game.v -, Later Melvin skipped a rink com posed of S. H. Wilson, H. Goodrich and J. McCall against Charles John ston, C. J. Fernande?, Dick Porter and J. H. Hussie, but lost. 16 to 9. , E, S. Dodds, aided by W. D. Bry don and Angus McPherson, beat Joe Polcar, W. J. Hislop and Frank Golden, IS to 12. , Lodsrecole Defeats Sidney. Lodgepole, Neb., Feb. 9. (Special Telegram.) Lodgepole high school team won a game of basket ball over SMney here Friday night. OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 10, 1918. CENTRAL FLOOR FLIPPERS GO ON ROAD JS WEEK Mulligan's Men to Invade South Friday and Saturday for Games at St. Joseph and Kansas City. After a string of overwhelming vic tories on the home floor the Central High basket ball team taces the road and starts in pursuit of the scalps of neighboring high schools this week. St. Joseph and Kansas City are the first ones booked for slaughter by the local champs. Lincoln and Beatrice come the following week and Sioux City and Fort Dodge the next. Central High has made a fine record l during the last few weeks. The local institutions and even Lincoln were easy pickings.' Although Council Bluffs slipped one over on the Purple and White in'the first clash of the sea son, the beating that the Iowa boys received in the return contest showed that the first game was accidental. University Place, which has one of the hest teams in this oart of the country, also succumbed to the Central boys' brand of play by a two-point margin. Central is fortunate in having four of her veterans in the lineup this year. Besides these, Coach Mulligan Iras de veloped two good players out of Rus sell and A. Smith. St. Joseph Friday. St. Joseph is reported to have a first-class quintet to fight the local five at St. Joseph Friday afternoon. St Joseph has won four games and lost three, piling up 306 counters to ner opponents' 227. Coach Dittemore has a squad of 30 from which to pick his team. Packwood is reported as a sen sational forward. Bealls and Full play guard and Whitehead and Sollan for ward and center. The game with Kansas City Satur day afternoon will be the first played between that school and Central High for many years. The Missouri team has gone through three seasons with out a defeat. Her players are all de mons at the game, according to re ports from down the. river, Kay See Dangerous. Duval!, captain, is said to be the flashiest, speediest, crack shot that ever helped , a Kansa3 City team to victory. Duvall has achieved special reknown as- an expert dribbler and basket tosser. More than 33 goals have been tossed by him this season. Browning is tied with him in this re spect. Foster, however, is the crack flipper who had made 38 field goals up to a week ago. x The Kansas Citv earn will be the hardest on the" schedule, according 4o local opinion. Fort Dodge next week is also expected to give the locals a hard run. , - Central's large schedule will close with a home game against St. Joseph on Marcly9. Champ's Views orv Boxing Change After Packey Mix The first boxing exhibition at Camp Zachary Taylor jndicated that the ranks of the national army are not without men who know how to handle themselves in the ring. All of the seven matches were three- round, no decision affairs. They were without exception fast from start, to hnish and were enthusiastically ap plauded by hundreds of enlisted men and officers who attended. The main bout was between Packev McFarfand, boxing instructor, and Larry Larrison, who claims the cham pionship of southern Illinois. The Illinois soldier was no match for Mc Farland, however, and after the bout admitted that his ideas about boxing had undergone a radical change. Instructor McFarland recently in putting a class through its exercises took on a colored recruit for three rounds, who, after the first round, ex claitrled: "Good Lawd, I never saw so many gloves before. . Before the beginning of the third round someone in the crowd acquainted the colored recruit with the identity of his oppo ncnt, whereupon he quit the ring, say insr: "I can't eo no further." "That's how you cad 'get by' on your reputa tion, Mcrarland remarked. Joe Qeschger to Coach Coast College Players, Pitcher Joe Oeschger, alumnus of St. Mary's college, has been named to assist in coaching the California school's base ball squad in the spring, Oeschger was St. Mary's star pitcher when the Phillies landed him. Cubs Get Daly. A recent American league bulletin of contracts and releases shows 1 that Catcher Tom Daly has been released by th Cleveland Americans to the Chicago Nationals. Last fall the Chi cago club thought it had purchased Daly from Buffalo, bu& Cleveland stepped in with an option.' The Cubs get him, but they settle with Cleveland. Monarch of Mound Kicks Becausi His Fair Name Is Taken in Vain When Grover Cleveland Alexander, evea monarch' of the modnd, shook the dust of Omaha from his heels and beat it fox the city of the sleeping .dead, sometimes "known as Philadelphia, it was t)n a business errand. Among several things that Alex is going to see about is the editor of an afternoon paper of large circulation which three or four times a week publishes a signed story by the pitcher. Alexander expressed great indignation at this liberty taken by the paper. "I don't write any of the articles, nor do I give any base ball facta to anybody to put in newspaper shape," says Alex. " "I had a contract with a syndicate man that expired last summer. These articles are appearing just the same Former Western Leaguer Who Will Lead St. Louis I - Nto - L; ."i ""yX Jack Hendricks, former pilot of the Denver Bears in the Western league and later manager of the Indianapolis club in the American association, is the second famous "busher" to step into a managerial position in the big show. The first was Clarence Row: land, who led the Chicago White Sox to a world's championship last year. Hendricks is a real manager, Omaha' fans believe. When he was at Den ver the Bears were scrappy fighters Mat Fam Dish Out $24,000 to See Go Des Moines, la, Feb. 9. Nearly 8,000 persons paid more than $24,000 to see the wrestling match here last night in which Earl Caddock of Anita, Ia national army private, was awarded a referee's decision over Wladek ' Zbyszgo after they had wrestled two and a half hours. mi SHARKS INVADE OMAHA LAST OF WEEK - i Cracks From Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri and Okla homa Are to Play in ; Tourney. .Whisters will have their Inning in Omaha this week. Thursday, Friday snd Saturday, the 24th annual meeting of the Central Whist association will be held at the Hotel Rome. The tournament proper will be held Friday and Saturday, on "which days the card sharks will clash for the Richards challenge trophy, the St. Joseph trophy and the Schmelzer trophy. The Richards challenge trdphy goes to the winners of the team play; the St. Joseph trophy, to the winners of a pair contest and the Schmelzer trophy to the winners of a free-for-all pair contest irnder the Mitchell pro gressive system. Thursday night, a preliminary com pleted pair contest will betaged. 4 Whisters""" from Omaha, Council Bluffs, Sioux City, .Elk Point, S. D., Grand Island, Perry, Okl., St. Joseph, Wakefield, York, Kansas City, Bartlesville, Okl., Broken Bow and Chicago are expected to take part. St. Joseph and Sioux City, it is said, will send large delegations as both cities are after the 1919 tourney. C. W. Martin of Omaha is president of the Central Whist association and J. A. Abbott of Omaha is secretary. They will have charge of the tourney. Eleven Brownies Sign; .Former Omaha Star Is One With the signing of Infielder Jimmy Austin, 11 members of the St. Louis Americans are now in the fold. Aus tin accepted , a reduction in salary without protest, as he said he appre ciated the conditions facing the game at this time. The list of players under contract for the 1918 season are: Inf.elders Sisler, Gerber, Austin and Gedeon. Outfielders Tobin, Demmit and Earl Smith: Pitchers Loudermilk, Liefield and Koob. Catcher Nunamaker. under my own signature although I have nothing more to do with ttrem than the resident of the Chinese re public and moreover have, never re ceived a dollar of pay since last sum mer, when the contrac expirea. "I want everybody to know that I am not writing these articles or giv ing any ideas to anybody else to write. It's nothine more or less than a swindle on the public when they put my name over stories with which I haven't the slightest thing to do. "A friend sent me copies of the newsoaoer since I was sold to the Cubs and I was made to make asser tions that are liable to set me in bad both In Philadelphia and Chicago. I am coins to see if a man's name hasn't some protection." , . - - All the Latest AH the " i J '1 who always made trouble. Jack him self is a fighter and never quits, no matter iow the ball game is going. When Jack was at Denver Omaha fans had little love for Hendricks, principally because Omaha and Den ver were bitter rivals then, but now that he has eone to St. Louis his ca reer with the Cardinals will be watched with interest and he will have the troad will and eood wishes of many an old-time enemy. CREIGHTON COPS ALL HONORS IN MILITARY MEET Gives Smashing 27 to 15 Defeat to Funston Flippers After Trimming Dodge V on First Night. Creighton, 27; Camp Funston, IS. Creighton won all the honors in the big triangular basket ball tournament staged at the Creighton gym by de cisively, defeating the vaunted Camp Funston quintet in the last event ot the three-game series. Creighten vanquished Dodge on Wednesday night. Dodge overwhelmed Funston Thursday night. By taking the Fun ston five to a thorough trimming last night Creighton maintains its long string of victories, and easily occu pies one of the highest positions on the pinnacle of baket balldom throughout the west. ; Both Funston and Dodge have beaten teams . all over the west before coming to Creighton, but th? Blue and White .nnj ,ae th neer of them all. In the contest last night the OmahaJ five completely outclassed tne sot diers, who strove desperately to stage a comeback and wipe out the sting of Thursday night's submission to Dodge. But their best efforts came to naught against the well-nigh im pregnable defense of Tommy Mills tCTh'e conflist from the first blast of the referee's whistle was fast and furi ous. There was little or no roughness HJcniavprf parent when the army men began to despair of ever attain- in sr victory and made the tJlue ana White team feel the brunt of their flis nleasure. There wftr no individual stars on the Creighton team. Each member of the squad played a brilliant consistent game froift first to last, and it was their swaftness and never-failing team- ' work that proved, the undoing o: Funston. I The accurate coal shootuiR of Kear ney and Haley was one of the fea tures of the game. These . two worthies simply ran rings around their opponents: Captain Eddie Mull holland, as usual, assumed the leader ship in the attack. Marvelous Floor Work His fast floor work and heady feeding of the ball to his two comrades proved nothing short of marvelous. At the guard positions Tom Berry and Howard Vandiver were on the alert every second and spoiled many endeavors by Hodge and Lansing to garner, a number of baskets. Vic Spittler was out in uniform but was not in good condition to play. Leslie Burkenroad. one of Omaha's products, did not start in the game for runston. . He went in t the second hajf and played a hard, determined game throughout that pericd. But guarded by Kearney, when he had the ball, and with the watchtul eye of Vandiver on him, he failed to make a goal. Scores Come Fast Hodge, reputed to be an all-eastern stat, was Funston's most aggressive contender on the floor, and was in the thick of every fray. He made two field goals, and threw seven out of a possible eleven fouls. Lieutenant Modissette was also out of the game, on account of an injury sustained in the conflict with Dodge on Thursday night. Sheckard to Go. Chicago report has it that the sign ing of Otto Knabe by the Cubs to act as handyandy around the team will mean the release of Jimmy Sheckard. Sport N ews Time SPIKE SHANNON GETS CHIEF PP JOB IN WESTERN Ed Holly, After Fifteen Years of Diamond Service, May Quit Game for Street Railway Position. ! Spike .Shannon, who came to tle ! Western league shortly after the in lauguration of the Dickerson regime j last year, will be chief of the Western league umpiring staff this season. Shannon is one of the best umpires the Western league has seen in years. He is a capable judge of balls and strikes and field plays, and he main tains order on the field. Shannon, like all umpires, has been guilty of error in sight and judgment, but as a rule he is-as reliable as can be ex pected. Further, Shannon is the kind oi umpire who keeps ball games moving and that, in the eyes of many fans, is the chief requisite of the hrst-clasj arbiter. Holly to Quit. Ed Hollv, manager of the Sioux City-St. Jo'seph team last year, may quit base ball. . Holly has landed a good paying job with the street railway company m St. Joseph. He likes the job and it is reported he is loathe to give it up for the uncertainties of base ball. If Holly does quit, it will mark the passing of a veteran of more than 1.") years in base ball. Old-time Omaha fans remember Holly way back in 1902 when he played shortstop for Peoria. He was a youngster then, just breaking in. Ife antf George Mc Bride, now with the Washington Sen ators, then with" St. Joseph, were the two classiest shortstoppers in the league. Gilmore, Too. George Gilmore. one of Holly's hire lings on the Sioux City-St. Joseph club and another Western league et eran, also is said to have announced his intention to give up base ball. Gilmore is traveling for Swift Co. out of Sioux City. George Se grist, former Western league ump, is head of the Switt sales department for that territory, and Gilmore be lieves he has his job cinched so he may forsake the diamond pastime for all time. m Don Rader, shortstop, and Tex Crosbycatcher, may be sold by Ed Hanlon to Kansas City. Ganzel is said to be sweet on these Western athletes and reports have it" that he has made Hanlon a proposition which the Sioux City-St. Joseph magnate is likely to accept. Crosby was with the Rourkes for a part of one season, Izzy Optimistic. Joe Berger again will lead Wichita, Frank Isbell has announced. ;Isbell is bubbling over w-tih confidence, ac cording, to reports from the Kaw vil lage, ami predicts the Western will enjoy one of its most prosperous years this seasoiu Suggestion of a hitch in the Quincy Hannibal combination for a Western , leaeue franchise came to the surface when it was learned the defunct Quin- cy club still owes about $1,000 m un paid salaries and back bills around town. Jack Powell Is 44, But He Has Ideas of Half That Age Any big league bas ball manager in need of a strong right handed pitcher might do well to get in touch with one Jack Powell, who lives in St. Louis, Mo. He is six et-ta-ll, weights about 230 pounds, is am bitious, and has splendid habits. In case present-day managers do not know of hify, he offers the names of Cy Young, Bill Lange and Amos Rusie for references, for Jack played ball withll those notables. Powell m about 44 years young. He nas oeen an inrougn one Dase Dan career and now proposes to start an other. He just can't help feeling he is far superior to the average 22-year-old who breaks in, and'anyway, he thinks those 22-year-olds ought to be in the war. For that reason he has de-1 cided to come forth when spring ar rives and offer his services to any wise manager who desires help onhc pitching staff. Benny Kauff Placed in Fatal Class 1 of Draft Bennie Kauff, star outfielder of the New York Giants, was placed in class one of tlie new selective draft, but it is doubtfulif he will be called before tlie middle of the season. The re cent decision of the major league to make the players carry their own uniforms and baggage next summer to simplify transportation will place much hardship on poor Benny. He cannot possibly survive a western trip unless he has at least a dozen of his favorite war clubs along with him. If the players have to take care of their bats this year Benny will be in a fine fix. Mary Wagner to Defend Title of Indoor Champ Miss Mary K. Wagner, national in door tennis champion, is about to oion i. a. u. ii kji mc iiitioor cnam piohships, which arc to be held at! Seventh Regiment armory. New York,' in the near future. Miss Wagner ap-i proves of the notable improvements! made by Harry McNeal, the profes-' sional tennis star, in the building of courts for championships. One of the' most notable improvements is the hanging of dark green canvass at both ends Of COUrtS. wliirli afWrl a f,n 'background so that the white ball can easily re seen. Orvie Seeks Office. Orvie Overall, one-time star pitch er of the Cubs ajid now a rancher near Visalia, Cal.. is a candidate for sheriff of his county. Accept Britton's Terms. ' New Orleans promoters will mo likely accept Jack Britton's terms for a go with Johnny Dundee. Jack's fig. ures are $1,500, win, lose or draw, J