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1: f- :v 'BRINGING UP FATHER Copyright 1917. International Newi Sarrlca H Drawn foi 'The Bee 'i by George McManus GIANTS BETTER QN PAPER THAN I EVENLASTYEAR 1 But They Will Have to Fight Harder to Win;- Pitching Corps Worries Man i agerJVIcGraw. I By HUGH S. FULLERTON. .' In military service, 3. Subject to first call, 4. Practically unhurt by, the war, af fected less by the financial condition i of base ball and by salary cuts than 'any other club in the league, and with jiewer spots to strengthen and more and better material to strengthen jthem than any 'other team, the Giants Jlook better even this spring than they S did last. - ?! There are two places at which the runner-up of the world's champions ttiiay fail: Pitching and second base, land of these the pitching seems to J worry McGraw more than any others. j While McGraw's team really has 'jiiore strength than it had last season jjt does not promise to have the cinch Victory that it enjoyed. There are r4liree clubs much strengthened that lhave come up to challenge him. VThese are Cincinnati, Chicago and the ? St. Louis Cardinals. They are not as .strong as are the Giants, but they JJiave one advantage. Each one of I these teams has strengthened and built up along special lines and these t lines are on the "beat the Giants" 'l It is an axiom in base ball that the pennant winner of one season must ', ;play harder the next year for the sim ple reason that every club pays spe , itial attention to beating the chain ' fion. Each of the other seven clubs plans its pitching campaign, saves its best pitchers and attacks the .strongest club for the simple reason r,that, if the strong can be overthrown vthe weak have a fighting chance. It will be that, plus 10 per cent interest, tins season. ' " ji, The Giants really outclass their loague.nvith the possible exception of Cincinnati, which is a better club if it can hold its strength against the , draft. , -t m Lost of Heriog. ; The loss of Ilerzog helps and hurts 4he Giants. Undoubtedly fhe best move was to trade Ilerzog after the insurrection last fall which proved be yond doubt that the fiery second base man cannot play ball tinder McGraw in peace. This is the third time they .have dashedand each time because sHerzog objects to the McGraw ys . tern of playing ball and because Mc- (Iraw insists on obedience from all. There was nothing to do but lose Ilerzog but at the same time losing Ilerzog took one of the brainest and "best players from the Giants, reduced ,their amount of aggressiveness and weakened the team, v The second base problem is going ( to worry McGraw. lie has brought ' back Larry Doyle, who has slowed up verjf much. His damaged leg ought to bt stronger and he may serve well , during part of the season. He has the brains and can hit, and McGraw : has capable youngsters to understudy him. He blundered in selling Pete jKilduff and perhaps in letting Jimmy Smith go to Boston. The Giants are less, hurt by war 'demands than almost any club, losing only two sub-infielders and a recruit t "pitcher. The team is not liable to receive any great shock in the draft 'this summer, although Dayey Robert , f son may go. v There is a point: If Robertsontan ; ro, it makes an automatic opening ( for Young, one of the most promising ' ball players to come into the majors v in years. It was freely predicted that Young would win a regular job in the outfield even if Robertson remained iind that he might even displace Ben iy Kauff. " tj Kauff Should Be Better, The outfield will remain in rank Ariose to the top. of the league- in peed, defensive and hitting power in :iny event. Benny Kauff, with the en largement of the cranium consider ably reduced by the late world's series, T-Jiight to be a better'ball player than t;ie has shown in the National. & The infield is good enough to re peat, and its driving power ought to increase rather than diminish. I can iec no sign that the weaknesses of the ieam, as revealed by the White Sox .'attack, furnish, the other National eague clubs any hope such as they Tiight have if they possessed the ytrength of the Sox. ?' There never has been a series that lio clearly showed the vital spots at , Vhich a championship team may be Attacked. 3"he White Sox analyzed 'he Giant attack and defense almost -vcrfectly, after they had sized them ao. But at the. same time their well 'planned attack revealed how-cleverly .McGraw had covered the weaknesses Vif his club. For instance, the White Vbox decided that fast curve pitching ;A-ould do best; it was. out whiie.it . 'stopped some of the Giants it was flaying into the hands of others. Some teams . argue that fast left-handed ' pitching will set down the Giants. It Fvvill. part of them, but .it. plays, for WELL -WELL -WELL1 I SEE' WHERE THE OOC CATCHER Kt ' U nftvt AN OOTlfS - h't THAT q mtS THAT (- instance, into the strength of Zimmer man and Burns. Weak Behind Bat. The team is not strong in catching and McGraw has not, so far as the figures show, managed to bolster up this section of his club. I do not mean that the catching is weak, but a real championship club ought to have catchers far over the average and the Giants' catchers are very little above the average of their league, if they are any. They are good enough, however, considering the strength of the rest of the team. If the Giants fail this season the failure will be in the pitching depart ment. There was a loF of hope for some of the challengers that the Giants' pitching staff would be fatally weak this season, but the acquisition of Barnes from Boston covered that up. It was a sad blow to the hopes of the Cubs and Reds when McGraw got Barnes and a source of joy to the Cards when the Giants got this fel low. For why? Because St. Louis seems to have the system of beating Barnes. They trimmed him six times last season out of six starts and turned his winning percentage into a loser. Barn's really is a corking pitcher, although his showing with Boston last season was not strong. With a team like the Giants back of him he ought to work 30 games ancn win almost 20 of them. The Giants are not much worried about salary cutting. They have had a little trouble with their players especially vith Schupp and Robert son, but these cases do not appear at all serious. Schupp feels that he ought to have more money and, under ordinary cirenmstances, probably would have received it. He seems to forget the years he sat on the bench and drew salary. Robertson, it seems to me, has little kick coining, espe cially as McGraw thinks Davey ought to have saved the world's series last fall when Gandil's hit dropped for two bases. Altogether, the Giants can rest easily, exert themselves a little more and feel comfortable unless luck breaks against them all the way. Zim merman, of course, is in for a terrific riding all around the circuit, because of his much advertised break last fall, and it may hurt his work at times. But then they have been riding Zim my with quirt and spur for years. Just what the figures will show I am anxious to see, but at this stage of the study of the teams it looks Giantv. (Copyrlfht, 19U, by Th Bell Syndicate, Inc.) JACKSON SIGNS NEW CATCHEE TO HELP LES PRATT Bill Jackson, new manager ot th Omaha base ball club, reported ine signing of' a catcher to aid Les Piatt in the backstopping work. He is Cy Lingle, and he played the last two years with Hannibal in the Thr.-e-I ieague. Lingle is a youngster, Jackson says, with plenty of pep and enthu5:?sm. He is still green, but possesses the quality of a good catcher, ani with a- little more coaching and tu.: ing should develop into an A No. 1 re ceiver, Jackson believes. Knudsen Autos Lead ; Farnam Alley Handicap In the Farnam alley handicap tour nament the five leaders are as follow: Five-Men. Kundnen Auto .ronumny 3,124 Car HKroriin. XT, P. lenitu 2.S14 Ma Sammla 3.797 Clan Oorilon I.7I9 Reynolds Coimi)lsloii 1,707 Doubles. MoeVa-SrhmlU 1.510 Hfe?d-Vett 1,210 Zrndor-Zrnder , 1,180 Moyna-Kola 1.107 Boebe-Hoaf land 1.41 Singles. I.lndaey 5 I.anriKtaf 6;" (. taiun H-t ir. MUehU 13 U. Maurer 07 Tom Leuchars Is Made Golf Pro at Field Club Tommy Leuchars, formerly Ceoige Simpson's assistant at the Country club and later professional at the Council Bluffs Rowing association, has succeeded Stanley Davies as pro fessional at the Omaha Field club. Davies left Omaha yesterday with the Nebraska base hospital unit. Leuchars, like most of the golf f ro fessionals, learned his trade in the British isles and came to the L'ni'cd States as a club maker. His '.errns at the Country club and Mar...va have made him well known to Omaha golfers. He also is prominent among the curlers and soccer foot ball players. " , Eight Foot Ball Players Out for Spring Practice ' In compliance with Coach Tommy Mill's recent orders that applicants for the Creighton foot bal squad practice, eight recruits responded. Moonan, Harmon, Mulholland, Peyne and ErWry, of last year's team, were on the field with full football regalia. Among Mills' new proteges are Boland, star sprinter, Severiu, Mc Govern and Harry Robinson, Boland and Severin are husky fel lows and are slated for back field positions. Young Robinson is a likely candidate for a fast auarter- III I c THE BEE: EACK TO HIS OLD HATTS EH! r Wielding By FRED S. HUNTER. "P ROM the east comes the plaintive cry of the objector. A New York base ball writer wants to curb the bad, bad men who practice "goat getting" on the coaching lines. Verily, do this be the age of pro gress for the Puritan. Hot on the trail of the wicked corn juice, the iniquitous dance hall, the sinful cab aret, the pernicious bright lights, the nefarious movies, the evil musical comedy, the heinous cigaret and snappy stories, he now turns to base ball. Hie time is coming whei a pink tea will be real devilish, a crokonole game wild dissipation and a coca cola Heavens! The Logical Prize. BAN Johnson has become so gen uinely enthusiastic over billiards that he has doiratcd a season pass to the American league as a prize for the winner of a three-cushion tournament. Which leads one to inquire how much a season pass to the American league costs the president of the American league? Modern- Mash Notes. tV I LI. IE Shafer, who you no doubt will recall left the Giants flat on their backs because he received so many pink mash notes from the ladies that he gagged on Eau De Cologne in his sleep, has joined the aviation corps Tillie's mash notes now will be per fumed with gun cotton instead of D'jeer kiss or Jockey club. Hopeless Denver. "y E percicve that Denver enjoys a ' lead in the race for the Willard Fulton fight. But it will take more than a Willard-Fulton fight to revive the sparks of life in Denver which, as the country editor delights to remark, passed out of this drear aid worldly existence aeons and aeons ago. We Withdraw. A N irate reader and wrestling fan "writes in to object to our attitude of seeming indifference toward the Stecher-Caddock wrestling match. He also suggests that Omaha show a little speed and nail the event be fore Dea Moines gets it. jAnd he even intimates that we, as well as Omaha, are a dead one. In the chance that he may be correct, we consent to a change of heart on with the datice, bring on the gladiators and start starving the lions. Performing Miracles. E are informed through a sob sister on a rival medium that Joe Steelier not only aspires to recapture the wrestling championship, ' but in addition, become a successful boxer and write a book. If the s. s. ever got Joe to say that many words at one sitting. Uncles Same is overlooking a bet. She could lick the Germans single-handed. Dempsey Knocks Out I Riley in First Round Joplin, Mo., March 26. Jack Demp sey .knocked out Torn Riley of To ronto, Canaiia, here tonight in the first round of a scheduled 15-round bout. Dempsey registered five knock downs befoie Riley took the count from a left hook. The Canadian boxer did not recover consciousness for ten minutes. Dempsey substituted for Fred Ful ton, who called the bout with Riley off after he was matched to meet Jess Willard, heavyweight ( champion. Dempsey weighed 200 pounds, Riley 212. St. Louis Player Defeats' Hoppe in Billard Game Boston, March 26. Charles Peter son of St. Louis gave billiard follow ers here a surprise tonight, when lie defeated Willie Hoppe, the eliampion player, 250 to 85, in the first balk-line game of a week's exhibition here. Later Hoppe defeated Peterson, 25 to 19, at three-cushion billiards. Fight to Draw. New Haven, Conn., March! 26. Johnny Dundee and Willie Jackson, aspirants for the lightweight title, fought 15 rounds to a draw tonight. DR. KARL MUCK OF BOSTON IS HELD AS ENEMY ALIEN Boston, March 26. Dr. Karl Muck, leader of the Boston Symphony or chestra, was taken into custody as an enemy alien at his residence in the Back Bay district of this city late to night. He was lodged at a police sta tion for the night and it was an nounced that pending orders from Washington he would be taken to the East Cambridge jail tomorrow. No statement as to the immediate cause of the detention of the orches tral director was made by the fed eral official, tonight. Dr. Muck and the Symphony orchestra have been under criticism since this country en tered the war. at first because of fail ure to play "The Star-Spangled Ban ner" at concerts. Later the manage ment announced that the national an them would be a feature of every con cert and this plan was carried out. Dr. Muck was loaned to the Bos ton Symphony orchestra by Empercr William in 1912 and again in 1916. OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 1918. mm UNI OF OMAHA LADS IN HOSPITAL UNIT Clyde NicholSfon' and' Austin Owens Leave With Nebras ka Organization; Gave Up Medical Course. Clyde Nicholson, son of Mr. anil Mrs. John Nicholson, 3820 California street, and" Austin Owens, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Owens, 424 North Twenty-eighth avenue, University of A. X' .vA, ft V V &. M 4 1 i Omaha young men, will leave with the Nebraska base hospital unit to night. Both were taking a medical course. Nicholson is the second son of Mr. and Mrs. Nicholson to go into Uncle Clyde OFicftohort Sam's service. The other sqii, Don ald, enlisted about two months ago. D. E. Jenkins, president of the uni versity, said the l)oysj were-iHHong the best students in the university., Both are members of the Theta Phi Delta fraternity. You can secure a maid, stenogra pher or bookkeeper bv using a Bee Want Ad. s (117 '3- f r Li7'' 'V - "? Modest Omaha Biddy Does Bit By Laying Double Egg I ) P. S. Kingsley of Benson Gord.-ns owns a hen that is doing the be .-he can to promote food conserv.if V.n. Not contented with laying one a day, according to the custom of or dinary hens, this biddy is trying to double the ordinary quota. Last Friday this hen laid a double yolked egg, and on Saturday laid a DON'T 0U EVER DARE ro ERNC A CAN OF THAT ARE TOU HORRID N THIS N i GERMANS TO FAIL, SAYSW00D;KS GIGANTIC ARMY Believes Offensive May Cause Combat to Be Resumed in Open; Says French Are Disappointed. f . Washington, March 26. Back from a visit to the western battle 'rent, Major General Leonard Wood, t a confidential statement today before the senate military committee, de clared that allied military opinion is unanimous that the German offensive will fail and urged a great increase to 4,000,000 or 5,000,000 men in America's army. It was General Wood's opinion, ac cording to his auditors, that the Ger mans on the western front now aw: numerically superior, both oi tfie ground and in the air, but that the allies are in a better position. While confident that the German offensive will be halted before the enemy has gained any material objectives. Gen eral Wood suggested that the offen sive may change the warfare into a more open contest. For that reason he recomnKnded the training of American forces for open warfare as well as for trench fighting. Would Increase All. The general was before the com mittee for three hours and frankly discussed the situation in Europe and at home. Stating that the French are disappointed in the size of the Amer ican army sent to Europe, according to some members, he recommended immediate steps to increase both the American expeditionary forces and the army in training in this country. Chairman Chamberlain said General Wood recommended that an army of 2,500,00 men be maintained in' France at the earliest possible moment and 2,500,000 more in training at home. Another committee member placed General Wood's recommendations at 4,000,000 men, one-half in France as soon as they can be sent there. In ibis connection General Wood also rec ommended compulsory universal mili tary training. In firging that the American war program of men, ships and munitions he speeded up and increased, General Wqod said no American artillery or airplanes are yet available to General Pershing's men and that although 1,000 American aviators are ready, they are without planes. Use of Lib erty motors in bombing instead of fighting machines also was .recom mended by General Wood. Drive Short-Lived. Commenting on the German of fensive, General Wood, according to members of the committee, said that although the initial success7 of the Germans probably had been greater than expected cither by the allies or the enemy, judged by the number of Britisli 4,'uns reported captured, he and allied officers believed the drive will bexshort-lived. There is no pos sibility, he said, of the Germans at taining their apparent objective, the channel ports, or threatening Paris. Explaining the viewpoint of allied officers with whom he recently talked and who were expecting the present attack, he said ilie Germans soon will reach more difficult ground to tra verse, while the British and French retire to superior prepared positions, double egg two eggs, connected in end-to-end manner. It is noted that this hen is ur usu ally modest over her contributions to the nation's food supply. She . a Buff Orpington specimen and is 2-ycar-old. Her owner, Mr. Kingsley, is day foreman of The Bee composinz rocm. III T '. L I 1 1 I ..1 MINI 4 II I 1 I f.fl1 J7 Wl n n i i i i i I 7 i i ill r v iit-v 5? X--H1 L I - THAT WUZIST MIME - IT BELOVED TO THE PLUMBER WHOS FIXWH TUFF THE PIPES - IT WUZ- flTV HOUtiE Kaiser Tells Empress Of Fall of Bapaume Amsterdam, March 26. -The fall of Bapaume was announced tonight in a telegram from the German em peror to the empress, it is an nounced officially. The emperor's telegram reads: "Bapaume fell last night after a hard strug&k. My victorious troops are pressing forward from Bapaume and further south are advancing on Albert. The Somme has been crossed at many points aocve Peronne. The spirits of the troops are as fresh as on the first dav of the battle. "Over 45,000 prisoners, more than 600 guns, thousands of machine guns and enormous quantities of ammu nition, and provisions have been taken just as after the Isonzo battle in Italy. "May God be with us. " Wilhelm." at which the German offensive will be stopped. Bombardment of Paris by ong range German artillery, General Wood is reported to have told the senators, is not a serious military factor and will have no effect upon the morale of the French people. Men and Ships Answer. Men, ships and artillery In the order named, the general is f said to have stated, are the principal military needs of the allies from America. While declaring that General Per shing's men are in tine condition and well equipped, he deplored the fact they are without American artillery or airplanes. Training of the American forces, the general said, has been rap idly accomplished and supplies'" arc plentiful In urging the necessity ior more ships. General Wood criticised pres ent shipping arrangements, and said he had suggested to the VVar depart ment that fast and slow ships be seg regated in the convoys, so that fast ships will not be held back by the slower vessels. The breakdown of Russia has great ly improved the morale of the Ger man army and the German people, General Wood said. He added that America should pay more attention to the Italian situation and suggested that Americans of Italian origin be sent to Italy to combat the German propaganda, which has been active in that country. Associated Press dispatches trom the American front telling of the free dom with which German airplanes AMUSEMENTS. LAST niMEa TODAY. 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OMAHA'S FUN CENTER" Daily Mats- I5-2S-50c Ev'ngs, 2S-50-75c-$l The 'I7-'IS Editlaa ot TUP I IRFDTV filPI C Mu.lcal Burlftiout JACK CONWAY ltrind new nhow throughout Reilty and the Semi nary Girls." 1'iymon and Green: Liberty Pour; Girl ticouts of America: Summer t;ar!en Beauty Ononis LADIES' DIME MATINEE WEEK DAYS Sat. Mat, and Weft: Qrrald's 'folllfa." ,R. E. R. TARRY -. 240 A flew over the American lines owing t the lack of American airplanes witl which to combat them were con firmed by General Wood. The Trench flyers on both tides of the American sector have bee.i protecting the Amer ican front against enemy airmen, the general said, but at times are too busy elsewhere to afford adequate protection, with the result Viat the German airplanes have absolute free dom. At times, he said, the Germans 4 flew so low that the Americans were able to fire at them with revolvers. "General Wood fully discussed, the situation from the time that he left this country up to his return," said Chairman Chamberlain, in a state ment after the c nference. "He dis cussed ships, man power of both France and Great Britain and the nee cessity for activity in America in get ting men to the front. He realizes that more ships are absolutely essential to success, not only for the purpose of taking over men, but in transport ing supplies to the allies. Paint Newspaper Yellow For Wrong Head Lines ' Minor-. X. D., March 26. Because, it is alleged, they were dissatisfied with the headlines of the Minot Daily Xews denying that the British were holding the Germans, as has been declared in an extra of the Independent, a large crowd of per sons early today painted the news office in yellow with the words "Kaiser" and "Slacker" written prom inently on the doors and windows. Rev. Shcrt, Labor Candidate, Elected Mayor of Sioux City Sioux City, March 26. Rev. Wab lace M. Short, preacher-candidate on the labor ticket, was elected mayor of SiouxCity today b 1,881 majority over A'. C. Andrews, incumbent. Mr. Short headed the labor ticket. Two candidates for commissioner on the labor ticket, Henry Miclielstetter and W. R. Hamilton won. Joseph M. Lewis and James Malone were the other successful nominees. rilOTOPLAi'S. Mary Pickford Conway Tearle in "STELLA MARIS" Today and Thursday J. WARREN KERRIGAN in 'THE TURN OF A CARD' TAYLOFR HOLMES MUSE Last Timet Today NELL SHIPMAN and ALFRED WHITMAN in "Cavanaugh Forest Ranger" LOTHROP Today Chapter l and 13 VENGEANCE AND THE WOMAN' HAMILTON 40th and Hamilton Today DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS in k "THE HABIT OF HAPPINESS" SUBURBAN SEVST Today LOUISE GLAUM ia "GOLDEN RULE KATE" FISTULA CURED Kectai Diseases Cured without a severe sur gica) jperation No Chloroform or Ether used. Cure guaranteed PA If WHEN CURED. 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