. HE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE : MARCH 17. 1918.
State Pin Tournament Opens
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BILL JACKSON BIG LEAGUE BALL
ARRIVES READY TOSSERS START
the
Omaha
Alleys
at
ASSOCIATION TO AUTO MEN SHOOT
START MAY DAY; FIRST GAMES IN
SHORT SCHEDULE MAPLE CLASSIC
Playing Chart Calls for Only; Metcalfe, Ridgell. Holliday,
Seventy Games. With Season I Dahlman, Butler and Parks
Opening May 1 and Closing ! Roll First Balls "on Six
September 22. Drives.
Men Behind Nebraska State Bowling
Event Now Being Held at Omaha Alleys
TO START WORK TRAINING GRIND
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New Manager of Rourkes As
sumes Duties as Omaha
Manager: Jake Holder
man Signs Contract.
P. 11 lik.ir, Y.cu ly .tpitr.!fl
Siunlian of t!:o W'.itkc l.nmly . .ir
rivoii in Pni.ilu i t-? In .i-iimi'
fl'.Alfi" of !r lvV ''.'. Oil llu-
;o',i ,0 iiiiiiiilc- .r'i'i Ins .;:;;il ttt'l
t'cc.ui t.i iii.i'm' '.v- Iim tin- .'.H'irii.i;
t till" M'.lv: .
ilium io!i:i 10 Oiv..i ;.i w.h .1
to pillion .i- . tow pil.'t. 1 .i-t ;r.u,
he lc.1 the l'con.i i!-,i! to a pi iiiuut in
the abbreviated Tinrcl c.imp.i;ii
.inl he i! i .1 i t m '1im.ii y
10.1111. lie b.i'l ,i Mall t'l'm'oil lu,;ki
.unl by pi;! t in a lot i f tijlit in', i h
pUyei. won .1 ictr.it munbrr "t ( 1
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Ko' k Ni.O!,! 1 ;,:i' out "1 l'ie li'.i'i
.l.tokMi "o! . : 1 1 i'n:!i',l ti be
an A No 1 iiMiMcn, but be i .1 ir-nnl
pl.iyei. He !'.- been . pl.iyer !.T a
mnnber of vciim ami at one tune a
the star tirt luvnun 111 the now tie
timet IVtleia'i league. I.ukson will
oecupy the first sack for Omaha as
veil as manage the team.
Here to Stay.
The new manager is m Omaha to
stay. He brought his faimlv w-th
him an, I will make his home li.-rt- in
the .lture. Pa Koinke ull turn over
the management of the playing entl
of the club to the new pilot ami l;?ve
it all tip to William.
Rourke has referred alt co te
pondenee to Jackson and trout row
on. Hilt will do all the luring or firing,
buying or selling, signing or swap
ping. It is lull's base ball elub.
Jark.on announces that he cx-'fits
to snare three or four players Ironi
the Central league, which" oIl'riMlv
jviated Friday. After the Tli.i-e-i
tumbled over the chlT last year,
I'eoria tmished the season in the Ven
tral league and Jackson spied sjeeral
weet bulking athletes whom he now
is trying to land for Omaha.
"We have a pretty good foun.i.ition
for a team as it is, ' said Jackson yes
terday, "except that we need some
T'tehers. Good pitching makes a hall
club ami we've got to get them. And
we'll get them, too, because there will
he plenty of hurlers available be'orc
long."
Holderman Signs.
A new outfielder lias been slgnnl
hy Rourke. He is none other than
Jake Holderman, an conscientious ob
jector last year. Kotirke bought Jake
a year ago from Fort Wayne, but Jake
was a medical student and he refused
to quit college to play ball for Omaha
or anybody else. So Rourke suspended
him and retained him on the reset ve
list and Holderman played no ball
last year.
This spring, however, Rourke sent
Holderman a contract, because that
happens to be the necessary legal pro
cess. And lo and behold, a contract
signed with Jake's autograph was re
turned by mail.
Rourke purchased Holderman for
first base. He played that position
at Fort Wayne. Now Rourke has
Jackson to play fust. But it so hap
pens that Holderman is an outfielder
as well as first baseman, and a rat
tling pood one, too. So llobleruian
will be an Omaha outfielder this sea
son. Bill Jackson saw Holderman play
on the Pacific coast and says Jake
looked like a good ball player. Jake
was just breaking in then.
Louisville Halts Deal.
1 he Louisville CoIomIs atf holding
up the Otnaha-St. Paul deal which
involves an exchange of Marty Krug,
former RPurke manager, for Defate
and Boardman. Louisville refuses to
waive 011 Boardman.
' Rourke believes, however, the
Colonels will withdraw their claim
for Boardman and the deal will go
through. F.ven should Louisville de
mand Hoardnian, however. King will
go to St. Paul and Defate come to
Omaha. Then Rourke would either
get another player or the waiver
price.
iourke. though, wants Boardman.
Ifc believes Boardman is due to ar
rive as one star southpaw hurler. Ap
parently Louisville has the same
hunch, which would indicate Kourkc's
judgment probably is correct, and
that should he finally land Boardman
he will have captured a coming star.
Assignment of Tennis
Tourney Dates This Week
New York, March 16. The annual
assignment of dates for sanctioned
tennis tournaments will he considered
the scheduled meeting of the exec
utive committee of the National Ten
nis association to he held in this city
next Saturday. At that time the ap
plications for dates for the 118 tour
naments will he presented and various
other questions affecting the policy of
I the national association for the cur
rent season will be considered.
Applications received thus far in
dicate that the 1918 schedule will be
shorter than the one adopted last
spring, when 225 dates were sanc
tioned exclusive of those for junior
and boys' tournaments. The bulk of
the important fixtures probably will
appear on this year's schedule, but
its make-up cannot be definitely de
termined until the executive commit
tee lias acted.
Camp Funston Nine Will
Play Exhibitions in K. C.
The entire proceeds of the exhi
bition gamej between the Kansas City
team of the American association jnd
the division team from Camp Funston,
to be played at Association park in
Kansas City on April 27 and 28, will
be donated to the camp's athletic
fund.
George Muehbach. president of the
Kansas City club, is interesting cvic
organizations in the movement to
bring out record-breaking crowds.
There will be a parade headed bv the
Funston band. The games with the
soldiers will help keep the Blues in
condition for the opening cf the
American association, season, May 1.
Doping Winners This Year Is
Tougher Than Getting the
Coin at Havana or New
Orleans
1 he 1.W week uiaiked the begin
ring of the annual tpiirg training
season for the major league ball
players. 1-1 .mi now until the opening
ot the 1eg11l.11 Mason the pa-tuners
w ill be bn-y v.-iking the kink- out
of then -aia'y wings ami limbering
up their leg-.
The pti'giam of training
at the va-
I ion- big league 1 am;
w ill follow the
e-iaMi-ned routine. I he tn-t week or
two will be devoted to -enib game:-,
with plrnlv ol batting and pitching
1 1 1 .1 1 1 1 1 1 . I lien will ii'inc a -eiie- ol
game- with 1 1 v .1 1 Imic -In on onllits or
ini'iov It'.ii'.ue: -, while the train- aie
w ot k nig then w a v tii it t h w an!
S"ine '! the inoie 1 "ii 1 a get .11- nl
ba-e ball -1 1 ibe- have ib 'ped out I In
coming -eason iioni April to October,
but the one who 1,111 call the turn
on the I'MS pennant set amble well,
he'- eettaiiilv some Solomon.
Will the White Sox repeat? Can
the (liartts come through again? Are
the Red Sox a stionger or a weaker
outfit than last ye.u ? What will the
t ubs do. now that they have an
nexed a bunch of stars r Will Connie
Mack'- new patiiners bring the Athletic.-
to life? Aie the Phillies shot to
pieces and headed for the cellar?
Where do the Detroit Tigers and
Cleveland Indians get off? Will Mil
ler Huggius bring the Yanks into the
limelight? Can Jack Hendricks make
a winner of the Cardinals? Do the
Dodgers, Reds, Btaxes, Pirates. Sena
tors and Browns tit, or will they be
dogging it from the fust tap of the
gong to the finale?
1 hese are only a few of the
t ton s now puzzling the hoys
ques
wbo swell the turnstile count.
Foolish to Forecast.
No sane gink would attempt to fore
cast thf pennant prospects of all the
big league teams, for the simple rea
son that for quite some few of 'em
there is no such thing as prospects.
But even a violent bug can see
wherein stine of the big toppers have
been materially strengthened at the
expense of some other member of the
same circuit.
For instance. No
doubt can exist that
through the acquisition of
Killifer and I'askert, are
reasonable
the tubs,
Alexander,
a stronger
aggregation than they
Bv the same line of
were in I'M,
reasoning the
conclusion is reached that the
of this trio of great pastitners
loss
puts
the Phils in the mne-bole right at
the blowoff.
Next on the list of juggled lineups
comes the Red Sox. Through the call
to the colors and the trading of pas
timeis. the old Sox are no longer
of the holeproof variety. According
to latest announcenient, "Stuffy" Mc
innis is to tackle the job at third
base for the Sox and Johnny F.vers
is to start the season at second.
These two crackerjaek players hold
ing down two important positions
should prove a big help to the Sox in
weathering the storm.
As to C. Mack.
The Athletics is another outfit that
has made a considerable revision of
its roster since last season. Manager
Mack has disposed of nearly all of
the pastimers he raised and educated
to big league life. To take their
places he has secured Gardner, Cady
and Walker, the Red Sox veterans.
Perhaps Connie has played his hand
wisely and the Mackmeu will arrive.
Perhaps.
The world champion White Sox and
the Giants, champions of the Na
tional league, remain practically in
tact, which spells considerable trouble
for the other teams in their tespec
tive leagues.
The "if" stuff goes for the pennant
chances of several of our best known
base ball teams. If Ty Cobb continues
his merciless warfare against pitchers
and Tigers will be up and doing. If
Walter Johnson can return to bis old
time teasing of the batters with his
zip. 7 ip, zip and down, the Senators
will stick in the league at any rate.
Of the other big yard entertainers
there is little to be said. Base ball
is a peculiar institution, and there's
no telling what sort of a stunt will
be pulled off next. The champs of last
year may again be champs this year.
The tliv of W17 may again become
stalled in trying to climb the treach
erous old pennant slope. Then, again,
some misfit of last year may uncork
a wonder from Painted Post and tear
the old pastime wide open before the
season of ll)Ufrisvcry far advanced.
No Change in Uniforms of
Title-Winning White Sox
Uniforms to be worn by the Chicago
Americans this season will be exact
duplicates of their outfits of last year.
"It would never do to make a
change of any kind in the uniforms
after the boys won the world's cham
pionship," explained Charles A.
Comiskev, owner of the club.
Trainer Bruckner, who has rubbed
the aches and pains out of the players'
muscles for seteral years, will be jn
charge of the conditioning work again
this year, Comiskev has announced.
eolumbus Gets Catcher
From Semi-Pro Champions
The Columbus clyh of the Ainv-can
Association has signed for trial
Frank Kohlbeckcr, who was the
catcher on the Cincinnati Norwo ds.
the team which won the national
semi-pro championship last year.
Kohlbeckcr is said by his Cincinnati
admirers to be a sure major league
prospect.
Former Western Manager
To Play on Pacific Coast
Clyde- Wares, who once managed
the Wichita Western league club
from the keystone sack, and who was
at Little Kock last year, is to be in
the Coast league this season. He is
to be seen ia a Sacramento uniform.
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L. M. HOLLIDAY.
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Willard and Fulton Will Meet on
April 1 to Sign Articles for Go
Oklahoma Promoter Guarantees Minnesota Man $20,000,
But Refuses to Disclose Terms Offered to Champion;
Length of Fight Depend Upon Location;
$5,000 Side Bet.
Kansiis City, Mo., March 16. Sinping of final articles,
selection of the place, agreement on the length of the contest
and naming officials remained today to be completed for
the fight July 1 between Jess Williard. champion, and Fred
Fulton for the heavyweight title. After two days of negot
iation. Mike Collins, manager for Fulton, and Colonel J. C.
Miller of Bliss. Okla., who has a contract with Williard for his
services July 1, agreed that the principals should meet April
1, and sign final articles.
I'nder the agreement reached ..b0 :
Collins and Miller, Fulton is guaran
teed .$-.'0,000 for tin- fight, win, lose or
draw, and Williard will cover a side
bet of $5,000. Colonel Mier woud not
say what Williard's share will be.
The length of the tight wil depend
upon the limit placed by the laws in
the state which is selected for the
scene of the contest, Miller said, de
claring Williard is wiling to fight to
a finish. Miler has not committed
liiniNelf to a place fur holding the
bout, but this may be decided by the
time of the mectjng, April 1, it was
said.
The fight will not be permitted in
Oklahoma, according to .V I'. Free
ling, attorney general of the Mate,
who made this announcement
answer to rumors that Coonel Mi
in
was planning
his ranch.
to stage the bout on
CITY ATHLETIC
CARNIVAL TO BE
HELD MARCH 27
The second annual municipal ath
letic carnival will be staged at the
Municipal Auditorium March 27, Rec
reation Director Isaacson announced
yesterday.
The municipal carnival this year
will be staged on an even bigger scale
than last year, Isaacson declares. All
of the community centers in the city
will enter teams in the competitions
and take part in the other events. Relay
races will form the principal-competitive
events on the program.
Drills and folk dances by the wom
en arc also included in the program.
A brass band will furnish the music
and Isaacson promises a novelty in
folk dances to "rag" music.
Omaha Gun Club Will Stage
Trophy Shoot This Afternoon
The Omaha Guji club will hold a
trophy shoot at the club at J:30 this
;.fternoon. A number of attractive
merchandise trophies will be awarded
the marksmen who sjiatter the largest
number of blue rocks in the various
events.
Western Loop
Hutohlnsnn has sold Kmiy S.'.iinn rs.
southpaw pittlu-r, to Tupekn.
Kirt Ki soman Mu- llfr is thf firM St,
Joseph athlete lo accept terms and s;u a
contract. I
Jack t'offVy. ni.-ui.iCT of Moiivs. will j
help Athletic 1 M rector Griffith at I'nmp j
l'oili;e tV.iLi Miminer. j
.pciieer Abbott, now pivsiiwut of the
Topeka club, is the same Spencer bUitt
who u.-'ed to play fir;t base for Topeka and
later managed the team.
Hudy llulswttt, who will manage Joplin,
already is on th job. Ho has reported at
Jopltn and Is signing h men lo contracts.
Lefty O'lMial. string beau southpaw who
pitched for the Pes Moines Hoostcr lust
season, has been shipped to San KranMeo.
Tout Connolly, third baseman Hiul e "itor
flder for the St, .losi'h team, has lo fed
the army. His loss will W keenly fMt by
til1 Saints.
Hutch Jtnnitig--- epTt K.H;ir, tnr nnrlr
fcr t lie 1 vs M.Mti'-s t -tm la: -;ir. 'o
lone of his winiu rs with the lvtni' l'oisj
' t his season. I
Tom rairv.-uh --v cf p. M. s m .-Nt
"twilight base bV for the in I- hkuvv ;
He believe! larger rrow .U v mi id t h- r if
ih games started at o'clock.
Two b;g league clubs li.e Mibmut -d of
fors for Tex Crosby, catcher fr the S. Jo
seph team, but, according to IV K. Klrly,
vice pre&ldent of the club, both w cr j re
fused. Omaha gets two holiday dates this ar.
July 4 nd Memorial day. Joplin plays here
Memorial d:ty and ft. Joseph her j i. re
cracker day. Labor day, Omaha plays at
Joplin.
Otto Jacobs, a, catcher who p!aed semi
pro ball in Chit-ago :t year, but the xmr
bt fore was first string InieUstcp for the
Pay ton league i!u' h :s s.;'-'i ith
Hut-hinson.
t'iro Chief Tat K.i:v Un ben .-.ect d
president of Hie Hoostrs' club at St Jo
seph. Kane hopes to ha ve '2.o ui-'inbrs
this year. The Boosters' elub .ole aim
is to boost tho St. Joseph Western l:gue
ball club.
Having turned over the Denver franchise
to Topeka, Hugh Jon's. according to his
owa announcement, ta to reUrt from bate
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SPECIAL EVENTS
ADDED TO DRAKE
RELAY CARNIVAL
Dcs Moines, la., March lei With a
view to increasing interest in the an
nual classic, several events are being
arranged for the Drake university
carnival to he held here April 20. A
special Illtl-yard dash has been added
to the program as one of the features
and it is expected the race will at
tract such sprinters as Howard Drew
of Drake, Charles Iloyt of Grinnell.
now in the army, and Sol Butler of
Dubuque college.
In addition to the usual relay en
tries a crack half-mile soldier team
from Camp Dodge will participate and
some of ther cantonments may send
representatives. The Dodge team
will be composed of Shearer, Jones.
K.isper and King, all former collegiate
stars.
It is hoped that this year's meet will
attract a larger field than last year, as
several of the schools that called off
track athletics last season have signi
fied their intention of sending relay
teams. Invitations were sent to the
following institutions, a number of
which have already accepted:
University section, Ames, Chicago,
Drake, Illinois. Iowa. Kansas, Minne
sota, Missouri. Nebraska, otre
j Dame. Northwestern, Purdue, Michi
i gan, Wisconsin and Kansas Agricul-
tural college.
College section. Coe, Cornell. Des
! Moines, Grinnell. llainline. Highland,
i Park, Iowa Weslcyan. Morningside.
j lVnn, Simpson, Wabash, Yankton.
; University of South Dakota, South
Dakota Agricultural college, Carletdn.
, Nebraska Weslcyan, Dubuque, Beloit.
Knox.
Invitations also were sent to' more :
than .'0 high schools. ;
Plank Builds Oarage:
Eddie Plank says he is in real ear-;
nest about retiring from the national j
pastime. He is building a garage at .
Gettysburg and says he will spend his
.summer right there.
News Notes
ball. He sas he will remain on the J'a.Mfic
eoat taking thing? easy.
TU;i d basenmn Hi-alcy of the Sioux Clt; -ST.
Ji.soph tCHin of Inst yrar has rocei.id a
eommiitm i1 ftrt lieutenant m the medi
cal corps of the army. He is stattou-Ml t
Camp ilordon.
Toj'el-vu announces eight pi a era sigid to
contract. They art Wuffli. third bast-man;
Han in. tn fend M e Vrm ick, out Itetilers ; Man
ser. Cantwell, Cain, King and Webb, pitch
ers, and Manion, catcher.
Johnny Nee, who will manage the Top.ka
elub. is as bald as a billiard ball. 1H ts
said to be a shrewd manager and a mod
player. He won a pennant for Day.on in
the Central league last year.
Jess itarnes. Giant jntoher who was with
the llravcs last year, has recommended to
MntiaKtr Holly of St. Joseph, a young semi
pro pitcher named John MeComas. Mc
Comas hails from "somewhere m Mi'sniri.'
It has b.vii learned that reports thnt
Morris Si' hick. Kourke rmh t folder
great r part of hist year, had b.-. p drafted
UK" ser i.'c ere a bit preiaat ure, S -h'i k
ts still i fee at.d will repot t to Lo A.f-i-'s
this .spt ait.
Art Kwoldt, former booster who now is
a member of the national nrmv at '.'amp
Podge, will be retained on the Pea Mo.r.es
payroll at $5') a month because, Tom Fair
weather says, "he is a good ball player and
dll so much to help us win the pwnant
last ear"
Hugh Bradley, who played first baa for
Omaha part of last year, is looking for a
job. Hugh Is a free agent. This wir.ter,
Hrad ley's vaudeville act, the "base Halt
Four ' has been working the big tlm. but
the act has now been sent to the Btott -hous"1
and Hugh is at bom in Worcester.
Ma s , waiting for some magnate to wave a
co.i i fin-1 he Tore his eyes:
Art Kv obit is the; only infi'der p. s
Motms must replace. Kwoldt has gone to
w a : . Shan ley, first baseman : 'of fey ite -ond
baseman, and Hartford, shortstop, all
will be on the job. Murphy, Hunte- n1
Malono of the outfield ill return and Epahr
and Hren will take good care of th re
ceiving department. But in the box. Pes
Moim-a has plenty of grief as Leo Prose n
Is the only hurler Fairwcather hot In sight.
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RICHARD GROTTE.
GEORGE T. ZIMMERMAN.
Twenty-Five Men Answer
Spring Grid Call at Iowa
A number of last year's eleven wire
included among the first 25 men. who
responded to the call, for spring toot
ball practice at the University of
Iowa.
Some of the 1017 varsity me.; vho
appeared were Captain Reed, llut:7cl
man, Greenwood. Verge, Illock and
I. oilman, while all the stars of the
freshman team Meadows, kaufnnnn,
Kelly, Charlton. Rich and Lindgren
were also on hand.
Slater and Scott, two of last year's
incligibles, were also out and prob
ably will perform for the Jlawkcycs
next fall.
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srwf -'jtbST '-Y'
I l.iiago, March lf. The Amcruan
a-s-.iciatioii base ball season will open
on "May day," according to the of
ficial schedule which was given out
tonight by T. J. lliekcy, president of
the league. The playing chart tails
tor 70 games, which will require three
swings around the circuit for e?.ch
club. The season will close on Sun
day. September 22, with double-headers
scheduled for some of the c'uhs.
On May 1 the league champions, In
dianapolis, with Napoleon I.ajoie in
Jack Hendricks' shoes, as manager,
will be pitted against Joe Tinker's elub
at Columbus l.ouisulle is sehedu'-'d
to play at Toledo. .St. Paul will be at
Milw tukec and Minneapolis will open
at Kan-as City.
The league champions will be on
the road seven days before they open
at home on May 8 with Columbus as
the opponent. Louisville also opens
before the home folk on that date
with Toledo. The western clubs will
play only six days at the start of he
season, May 7 being left open for
traveling. On the Sth, Kansas C:ty
will cross hats with Minneapolis it l lie
latter city, while Milwaukee will be
at St. Paul for the tirst home series
there.
Choice Dates Divided.
The Saturdays and Sundays are
evenly divided. Columbus, Louisville.
Kansas City and Minneapolis hav'ng
II of each while Toledo, Indiana i. lis,
Milwaukee and St. Paul have I ecu
awarded 10 of each.
Indepcdencc day double-headers are
scheduled with Indianapolis at Tobdo;
Columbus at Louisville and Kansas
City at Milwaukee. Minneapolis and
St. Paul will divide the day's pro
gram for the home folks, playing in
the morning at St. Paul and journey
ing over to Minneapolis for the after
noon games. Decoration day, Mav 30,
and Labor day, September 2, also are
arranged for split bills in the 'win
cities, St. Paul playing the morning
end of each of the holiday games at
Minneapolis, while the afternoon ion
tests will be staged at St. Paul. Other
Labor day games hilled are Toledo
at Indianapolis, Columbus at Louis
ville and Milwaukee at Kansas City.
Memorial day Toledo will b at
Columbus, Louisville at Indianapolis
and Milwaukee at Kansas City.
Coach Richards Is Given
Long Contract at Wisconsin
John Richards yjll be head foot
ball coach at the University of vVis
consin for three years, a new con
tract offered him having been sig'ed.
Richards is a Wisconsin alumnus He
made a good record with mediocre
material last fall.
Svcry Beau Erunmcl Shirt Has Thezt Ftature
The Nebra-ka state bowling t" .
incut opened at the Omaha alley 'a-i
night.
Lee Metcalfe, lcprcscnting ' n '
emor Neville; W. S. Ridge!!. i-e
ilcnt of the staic howling a-'oeW .i n.
I ,.1. Holliday, president of the C-iv;.
hi tournament association; Mayor
Dalihuau and City Coinmissir.iier
tieore Parks and Dan Butler rolled
the first balls on the six alleys.
Metcalfe registered a strike the
only man of the six to marl;. IliJ'a
wav of the Uaynes Auto team i;u
hist man io shoot in the tiin:v cr.t
proper, also registered a str
1'i-ioif the opening at 7
N
Melcalte made a short talk in ni-lia'i
of the governor. During his lit'!.- t..".
he told a story nn Xexille, which i;o
ried a particular appeal to the pin
men.
Metcalfe was teaching the governor
hov to bowl. As is usual with he
novice, the governor's marksiuans1 in
was nothing to brag about. All' r
several more or less wild shots a m---gusted
pin boy yelled "get some .-.tie-boards
for that guy "
"N'ix," cautioned a co-wo.ic-.
"Don't you know who that is? That's
the governor of the state."
"Whadda I care?" demanded :he
pin boy. T ean beat him bowli'-.?."
Jack McGuigan Quits:
Bad Health the Cause
Jack McGuigan. I he well known
boxing promoter of Philadelphia v. ho
has been compelled to. retire from
the sport as a result of a serious ill
ness. He lias been matchmaker ami
manager of the National A. C. of that
city for over Id years, has just re
ceived $1,200 from the sporting fra
ternity of Philadelpl lia which wa
collected. at the boxiig show of the
Olympia A. A. Harry Fdwards, man
ager of the latter club, started the
collection with i-100 and the tight
fans and fighters contributed so lib
erally that they' had no trouble in
getting together the above sum. Dur
ing his career McGuigan staged many
of the most important bouts thai have
been held in "Philly." He was fa
mous as a referee.
Toronto Reserves Zabel,
But George Worries Not
George Zabel, forme Kansas City
and Chicago pitcher, is held in reserve
by Toronto of the defunct Inter
national league. George has quit or
ganized base ha!!, being employed
by the Fairbanks-Morse company at
Heloit. Hp nitrbes in llip sitnnnpr nnr'
says he will never return to the pro
fessional ranks.
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