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The Bee's Special Sunday Sport Pages DEMPSEY MUST WATCH STEP TD BECOME LEADER California Pug Has "Great Chance if He Plays Game on Level and Avoids Set up Opponents. BY RINGSIDER. - Chicago, March 31. Jack Dempse.y, the sensational western heavyweight, is cutting a wide swath through the big boys these days, but he must watch his step or his popularity and repu tation may suffer. Fans have devel oped a lot of respect for Jack's wal lop, and a lot of folks believe he will some day be heavyweight champion. Because of this Dempsey must see to it that his record is kept clean. One of the oldest tricks of the am bitious manager, who has a promising scrapper in tow, is to go about the wide domain plucking "set ups." It is thus that many fighters have made a reputation which they promptly lost when they stacked up against gome real fighter. Dempsey got his big start in the middlewest by some real fighting. His one-minute knockout of Jim Flynn was not a fluke, although Flynn was hardly a fit adversary to the youth from Utah. That, however, was not Dempsey's fault. Homer Smith was not a "set up" for Dempsey, and his battle with Bill Brennan in Milwau kee must be regarded as one of the real, savage fights of recent ring his tory. No one who saw that fight can doubt but that two game, hard-hitting men were in" the ring, each trying for all he was worth. It is the fignts that followed that Brennan bout that have caused some comment. A week or so ago Demp sey went to Memphis, Tenn., and there fought a man who entered the j ring under the name of Jack Smith. "Smith" was knocked out before the bout was 60 seconds old. Fans Get Trimmed. It has since developed that Smith was in reality, one "Bull" Saty, a Mil waukee truck driver, who sometimes amuses himself by acting as a spar ring partner for prizefighters. Saty, it is declared, was taken to Memphis and promised $50 for taking the in evitable knockout at the hands of Dempsey. .Memphis fans who paid their money to see a real fight never had a chance. When Smith's real Identity was made known, Dempsey and his mana ger, Jack Kearns, declared they had no part in the deal, but went to Mem phis with bona fide intentions. They asserted they expected to find a capa- did not know who Saty was until after he had been knocked out. Both Dempsey and Kearns professed to be much displeased at the deception practiced, which they declare deceived them as much as anyone. Bout Called Off. While Dempsey was in Memphis he received notice that his bout with Jack McCarthy, scheduled for Mil waukee a few days later, had been called off because the Wisconsin State Boxifrg commission had decided Jack McCarthy was not a fit opponent for the Utah lad. McCarthy, the boxings commission also declared, had tarnished his repu tation a week or so before by lying down in a scrap in some Ohio town. It probably is a good thing for Dempsey that the McCarthy bout was called off, for it is certain the fight would have been unsatisfactory. Dempsey and Kearns, however, criti cize the Wisconsin commission severely for cancelling the bout on short notice, claiming they acted in good faith with, the Milwaukee 'pro moters and lost a chance at one or two bouts because of their desire to go through with the Milwaukee engagement.- Dempsey is on the crest of a wave of great popularity right now, and fans all over the country are clamor ing that he be considered a champion ship contender. If he makes no bad breaks and continues his successes in the ring he has a right to expect a fight for the title before many months. But a few more affairs like that at Memphis and the Milwaukee mixup, even though Dempsey is not guilty of any intentional deceit, will put a tarnish on a reputation that just now is about as bright as any in the heavy weight division. New Bantam Meteor. The bantamweights, not excepting Champion Pete Herman, have a de cidedly formidable foe in their midst. The foe in question is one Earl Pur year, who makes Denver his home, but just now is fighting in the middle west. Puryear has been doing considera ble fighting and already has a good record. He got a newspaper decision not long ago over Champion Herman in Tulsa, Okl., but of course the title was not at stake. He knocked out Jimmy Azine, himself a great pros pect, and gave Georgie Thompson, the San Francisco flash, a beating. In his recent battle around Chi cago Puryear has shown all the ear- marks or a real battier. He is cool, shifty and clever. He hits hard and can take punishment if he has to. Kid Shows Class. While on the question of bantam weights another lad who is making a name for himself on his home lot bobs up. This one is Mike "Peanuts" Dundee of Rock Island, 111., who stays in his own bailiwick pretty much, but gives every scrapper he meets in Rock Island a real battle. Dundee is only 18 years old, but he has given sever.! topnotchers real fights. He recently had an even thing in a bout with Pal Moore, the clever Memphis lad, and Moore says he is one of the best youngsters he has even run across. "Mike" is the only part of Dundee's name that is genuine. His real name is Michael Posateri, and he is a Sicilian, being born in Termini, on the Island of Sicily. He is a cousin of Tommy Baronne, an eastern fighter of considerable class. v Bravea Can Miller; ; Ed Miller, first baseman, has been turned back to the New Orleans Peli cans by the Boston Braves, which ' might indicate Man aser Sfalfinffi does not take' Ed Koney's holdout very seriously. 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Kan Sclpla 51 HOLD ATHLETIC SMOKER TO HELP BOYS AT FUNSTON An athletic carnival and smoker will be held at Ernie Holmes' gym nasium next Friday night for the benefit of the Nebraska boys at Camp Funston. Arrangements for the event are in charge of Abe Kaiman, secretary of the Greater Omaha league., and Ernie Holmes. Rudy Warner, Tom Ray, Jack Tolliver and Young Gotch, four Omaha wrestlers, already have donated thejr services. In addition to the two wrestling matches, one other event will be staged. The proceeds of the smoker "will go to buy base ball equipment and material for the Nebraska boys af Camp Funf u. Tickets will sell for 50 cents and as Holmes has donated the use of the gymnasium and those taking part their services, all of the money derived will go to the soldiers. Kaiman and Holmes planned the smoker after Kaiman received a let ter from Lieutenant Jackson saying that the Nebraska boys at Funston are woefully shy in base ball equip ment. Chicago Athletes Win in Y. M. C. A. Hexathlon Event Chicago, March 30. First place in the Class "A" division of the fourth international Hexathlon competition, held during the first two weeks in February, was won by Central Voung Mens Christian association athletes of Chicago, it became known today. All branches of the Young Mens Christian association in different parts of the, world' took part in the con tests. The local team scored 4,971 points in the six events. Individual honors in Class "A" were won by Walter Dutton of London, Ont. Honors in Class "B," which was open to branches having a member ship of 750 or more, went to Hono lulu Young Men's Christian associa tion with a total score of 3,909. Fresno, Cal., Young Men's Christian association took ficst place in Class "C" with a score of 2,734. Western Loop Johnny Nee, new Kaw manager, has reported for duty at Topeka. Des Moines has 10 players signed to contracts now, and Joplin eight St. Joseph boosters hope to sell 10, 000 tickets before the season opens. Brumbaker, a Western association shortstop, has been purchased by St. Joseph. Ed Hanlon of St. Joseph is dicker ing with three ex-major leaguers to manage his club. Twenty men will report for spring training at St. Joseph, Business Man ager Hunter announces. President Dickerson has officially announced no split-season trick will be attempted in the Western this year. Otto Jacobs 'and Earl Sykes, who were with Dayton in the Central league this year, have been obtained by Hutchinson. St. Joseph has signed Jack San dusky, a local amateur playef, who hurled a game against Denver last year and made a good showing. A full-blooded Indian by the name of Wiscano has been signed by To peka. The Kaws also have signed two Kansas Gty semi-pros, Duffy and Banks by name. Pitcher Jess Clark of the Spring field club of the' Central league has been sold to Topeka. Topeka also has captured Hauger, Turner and Kelly of the Evansvile team. Bill Fisher, southpaw first sacker who used to play with Denver and Topeka, has been made manager of the Portland club in the Pacific Coast International league. Dave Griffith, who caught for St. Joseph for several years and later played at Wichita, has bttn sold by Mobile of the Southern league to At lanta of the same loop. Rohrer, who did 'the bulk of the catching for Lincoln last year, aspires to play in higher company and has received Holmes' permission to try to land a berth for himself. Daubert, a young shoftstop who played at Evansville in the Central league last year, has been signed by Hutchinson to take the place left va cant when Artie Shay enlisted in the navy. A western Kansas rookie wrote Spencer Abbott of Topeka that he batted 1.500 in two games; .500 in the first game and 1.000 in the sec ond. Some calculation as, well as some batting. Charley Howard, who was ground keeper at St. Joseph last year, has auit. He has a job in Sioux City and the delights of manicuring the green The Omaha Sunday Bee OMAHA, SUNDAY HORNING, MARCH 31, 1918. MOLLA SNARES INDOOR TENNIS HONORS AGAIN Defeats Eleanor Goss in Final Bound; Miss Goss and Mrs. S. F. Weaver Win Doubles. New York, March 30. Miss Molla Bjurstedt won the woman s national indoor tennis championship here to day, defeating Miss Eleanor Goss, two sets out of three, by scores of 3-6, 6-1, 6-4. Miss Bjurstedt won the cup in 1915 and 1916, but didi not defend her honors last year. Miss Goss also was runner-up in the play last season. Mrs. Spencer F. Weaver and Miss Eleanor Goss, by defeating Miss Caroma Winn and Mrs. H. S. Green won the national doubles champion' ship, 6-3 and U-9. CAMP FUNSTON NINE USHERS IN SEASON TODAY Camp Funston, Kan., March 30. 'ith a crowd of several thousand na tional army men as spectators the base ball season a' Camp Funston will be ushered in tomorrow afternoon when the division nine clashes with the St. Louis Cardinals on the di vision afhletic field. The division nine is made up of picked base ball stars of the cantonment and is expected to show the St. Louis team a fast game. Seven games have been booked for April, it is announced. The first will be with the Chicago White Sox, at Camp Funston April 12. The Topeka Western , league nine will be met on the Topeka diamond April 13 and 14. Two games with the same club will be played on the Funston field April 18 and 19. The Kansas City Blues will play the national army men on their own field April 27 and 28. Johnnie Kling is coaching the di vision nine. Practice is held at 3:30 o'clock on Monday, Wednesday and Friday afternoons. Twenty-six men, including many bog leaguers have been ordered to report for workouts. These men include Captain J. C. Hazlett, Corporal William E. Low rance, Sergeant A. Forest, Sergeant Earl Scatzman, Private Joe Hahn, Lieutenant A. M. Lindsey, Lieutenant M. Q. Lewis, Private F. B. Wetzel, Private D. M. Brown, Lieutenant L. L. Waite, Major M. P Andruss, Pri vates Richard Brannigan, W. A. Newell, Roscoe Duncan, and James H. Martiadale, Corporal A.' J. Beaver, Captain F. E. Dennie and Lieutenant George Clark. Cardinal Recruit Gives ; All Credit to Livingston Bill Sherdell, the left-hander from whom the St. Louis Cardinals are expecting much, declares that Paddy Livingston made him a real pitcher. Until Paddy took charge of the Mil waukee team last season Sherdell was a regular loser. After Paddy began to handle him be became av brilliant winner. Jess Willard Says He Would Prefer Milwaukee for Bout Jess Willard says he would r?.ther box in Milwaukee than any other city in the country when he tangles with Fred Fulton on July 4. Next o tl at he prefers St. Paul or Minneapolis. This interview was given out in Mil waukee. New Notes sward upon which the athletes cavort tempts him not. Norris O'Neill, former president of the Western league, is playing scout for the White Sox this year. A bqoster organization has been formed' at Sioux City. Coupon books containing tickets to 20 games are being sold at $12 a crack. Unused coupons are to be redeemed at the end of the season. Topeka has several exhibition games lined up. The White Sox and Kansas City Blues are to play in Kawville, and a series of four games has been arranged with the 'Camp Funston army nine. iack Holland has scheduled two ibltion games with the White Sox at Hutchinson. The dates are April 12 and 13. The Chicago Cubs and Kansas City Blues also are booked for exhibitions at Hutchinson. Ducky Holmes may have to do without the services of Gregory and Halla, his veteran pitchers, this sea son. Gregory is working in the Okla homa oil fields and exhibits an inclina tion to remain there, and Halla says he is ready to retire. Earl Baker, Wichita pitcher, has jgone into business at Clyde, Mich., and says he will play no more base ball. Bob Clemons, another Wichita hurler, is working in the oil fields and announces his intentions of re maining there. Lincoln fans are getting optimistic. Ducky Holmes has assured them the Lincoln stockholders will continue to own the club even though it has been moved to Sioux City and the Links believe this means the club will be moved back again some day. Fred Hunter, who was sold by Sioux City to the Pittsburgh Pirates for $7,500 in 1909 and failed to make good, returns to the Iowa city this season. He will play first base for Ducky Holmes. Hunter played with Joplin and Muskegon last year. Harry Caspar, the well known Le Mars photographer, now threatens to quit base ball to devote all his time to the fascinating art of "shooting mugs." Harry has informed Charley Hunter, business manager of the St. Louis club, that he is undetermined about returning to the Saints. The Kansas City Blues bought "Choke 'Em" Monroe from the Joplin club only to learn that Monroe had been placed in the first draft call. So, with no catchers on the job, the Blues borrowed Pat Collins and Troy Agnew from John Savage to work out the pitchers during the training season. They will, however, report to Joplin for duty when the Western J training season starts ., EVEN ITALY SEES GOOD IN OLD GAME Flood of Dago Rookicc May In vade Big Leagues as Be suit of the Great World War. Only two or three months ago the Italian government refused to permit a shipment of base ball equipment on the ground that it was a nonessential commodity to be classed as even frivolous. Now we read in news from Rome that the Italians have become so converted to value of athletics in their army that they have named an American, George W. Broden, for merly director of athletics at Camp Meade, to institute organized sports back of their front lines. Italy hasn't been a nation famous for sports-perhaps that's one reason it never won a war but before Mr. Braden gets through with, his job he may be sending a flood of Dago re cruits up to the big leagues. Base ball has been practically un known in Italy, though it has been played in Rome at a college for Amer ican boys. For a time they played their games in a public park and na tives looked on in wonder as the boys caught the hard ball with their bare hands. It finally was stopped by offi cials, who considered it dangerous. It may be remembered that in the winter of 1914 the White Sox and Giants were refused a permit to play a game in Rome for the same reason. Upon applying for the permit, the officials examined the ball ahd asked many questions concerning the nature of the game, then decided it was too rough and too dangerous to.be. al lowed. It rained all the three days the American world's tourists were there, but they could not have played had the weather been perfect. Since that time the young men of Italia have been up against a much rougher experience than playing base ball, so the task of teaching them the American 'game may be success fully carried on by Instructor Braden now. Undoubtedly, if taken up with the proper spirit, the garne will do a world of good to the Italian soldiers, and once they get interested in it, base ball is likely to become a lasting pastime in the nation. The climate of Italy is especially suitable for base ball, being warm the year around much asit is in Califor nia. It will stir up the fighting spirit among the men of the Italian army and that spirit should live when the war is over. It might not be surpris ing if a few years from now the pennant winners in the major leagues of the United States would visit Italy tor a series of contests against Italy s best. It might even be that in time America's big league teams will do their spring training at Rome or Na ples or Milan. It isn't much further than to California, and besides the team probably could get back home in a couple of days by means of a 1928 aeroplane. - Miske Wants Place. Billy Miske wants to be listed among the candidates for champion ship honors. The St. Paul battler be lieves he should be given a place in the line with Fulton and Dempsey. THIS MAN SAYS HE HAS LAID HIS CRUTCHES ASIDE Rheumatism and Kidney Affec tion of Eight Years' Stand ing Entirely Relieved. "Yes, sir: it's a fact, this time last month I was one of the sickest men you evlr saw," said Frank Jinks, who lives on the Martin Mill pike, South Knoxvule, Tenn., "and today J feel as well and strong as I ever felt in my life. "I have been suffering from kid ney troubles for the past eight years, and the pains in my back at times would almost kill me. When I had these spells I would have to quit work. 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ONE INFIELDER IS ALL R0URKE CLUB LACKS NOW Three Catchers, Five Pitchers, Three Infielders and Three Outfielders Signed to Contracts. Orie more infielder is all that B11 Jackson, manager of the Kourkes, needs to have a ball team toerady to take the held. Jackson has three catchers, five pitchers, three infielders and three outfielders signed to contracts. Jack son, of course, is still working on deals for other players and there are still others who belong to the Rourkes, but who have not yet signed contracts. The players who have signed are: Pratt, Fedor and Linele. catchers O'Toole, Merz, Kopp, Luschen and Corey, pitchers. Steil, Defate and Jackson, infielders, Bashang. Holderman and Hanford, outfielders. All of these men except O'Toole, Merz and Luschen( pitchers, are srrangiers to umana. Pratt, an ex-Fed, will be the first string catcher. Fedor is a youngster loaned to Pa Rourke by the St. Louis Browns. Lingle is another youngster from the Three-I league. Of the new hurlers Kopp and Corey are youngsters from the Central league. Corey is a southpaw. Tony Defate, shortstop, comes from ot. .Paul. He formerly was wjth lopeka and later the Browns and De troit." Jackson will olav first himself. Steil, who comes from Columbus of the American association, wil batte tor second base. Bashanar comes from Peoria with Jackson. Hanford is an ex-Fed and ast year played with Richmond of the International leaeue. Hoaernian was purchased by Rourke from Fort Wayne a year ago. but refused to re port. He is a first baseman by trade, but he is aso a good outfielder and will be used in that capacity. Uncle Sam Helps pirate Leader Trim Down Squad Pticher Milligan and Evans, who made' the trip to the Pirates' training camp with the first sauad. did not linger long, both being called to Uncle aam s colors. Uncle Sam is going to relieve many a manasrer of the urob- lem of cutting down his training squad this spring. Chinaman and, Indian Are Among Pat Moran's Players With the Chinaman Lai Tin and the Indian Tincup both on his team,' Manager i'at Moran ot the Phillies lavs some claim to havinc an all-na tions sauad himself, when he rmints in the varieties of Irish and Germans who are helping out. t Shultz Should Worry. Wallace (Toots' Shultz. Providfnre pitcher, doesn't care whether the In ternational starts or whether rrovi dence goes into the Eastern league, for he has joined the navy and has reported for duty at Newport, R. I. The The Perfected Four-Cylinder Motorcycle The Henderson meets the demand for a silent, vibrationless, perfectly bal anced motorcycle. It is the choice of the discriminating-rider who wants only the best. The Henderson is to motorcycles what the Packard and Pierce-Arrow are to automobiles. 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Write Us for Our Agency Proposition All the Latest Sport News All the Time FAREWELL SHOOT TO BE STAGED AT GUN CLUB TODAY Trap Shooters to Say Good-Bye to Shooting Grounds Which Have Served for 30 Years. Trap shooters of the Omaha Gun club today will say goodbye to their old shooting grounds just across the Missouri river. For 30 years, the Omaha Gun club has maintained its shooting grounds in the river flat just on the other side of the Doufflas street hridcre. Manv Shooters have come and gone, but the shooting grounds have remained the same. Once the firing line was changed and a new club house erected, but the grounds were the same old grounds. Big tournaments, team matches, individual contests, every manner and style of trap shooting event was held on those old grounds. Crack marksmen from every state in the union have pointed at the bleu rocks therej But today these old grounds pass out of existence as a shooting loca tion. A farewell shoot will be held this afternoon and next Sunday, the Omaha Gun club moves to a new lo cation just west of Fairacres on the Dodge street road The feature event of the farewell shoot this afternoon will be a team match between two picked teams. B. W. Barnes and J, B. Vermehjen are captains yd the teams will lineup as follows: J. B. Vermehren. Henry McDonald. J. T. Holllngworth. Frank Ellison. H. A. Colvln. ' A. H. Frye. B. W. Barnei. Ray Klngsley. John Regan. C. Chrlitensfn. W. J. McCaffery. George Redlck. Baura. Lew Adams. The teams will compete in a 50- bird match. The yhave been so se lected as to make the evenest possi ble match and it is believed the dif ference in the score will be but a few points. The shoot startsat 3 p. m. Pesek Wins From Taylor in Mat Match at Grand Island Grand Island. Neb.. March 30. (Special Telegram.) John Pesek of Shelton won from Jack Taylor here tonight. Pesek won the first fall in 21 min utes with a body scissors and arm lock. Pesek, however, failed to get a second fall during the agreed time, two hours and 20 minutes, so the match was stopped at this time and Pesek awarded the "Victory. During the first fall Pesek injured his ankle, which he broke last fall, and this made his wrestling doubly difficult. Kid Catcher Makes Hit With Muggsy at Marlin Young George O'Neill, the kid catcher picked up by John McGraw in St. Louis, seems to have made a greai. hit at Marlui and though he may not be retained this season, because the Giants have three or four other catchers, McGraw is sure to keep a string on him. Henderson Four-Cylinder Master The New Military Model Excelsior Bicycles SUMI MSB BALL BOON. TOM AGNATES Ban in East Causes Hardship Now Owing to War Condi tions; Old Days No More. Optimists in the professional base ball world, who have seen no reason for a squally outiook in 1918, received something akin to a black eye when the New York state legislature at Al bany doused all hopes for a bill that would legalize Sunday games in that commonwealth, which includes Man hattan island, in spite of the bluff of its denizens that the real empire state begins at the Battery and ends at the Harlem river. Under normal conditions Sunday base ball, particularly in the east, was of doubtful benefit. It was so doubt ful that when the Pennsylvania legis lature talked about legalizing it Bar ney Dreyfuss, owner of the Pitts burgh club, opposed the idea flat-footed, on the ground it would hurt his attendance, instead of improving it. His argument was that the patrons who could and who had for two gen erations found ways' and means of knocking off work long enough to go to week day games," would pass up such subterfuges as grandmothers' fu- norais, cic, unce ounusy games wcic inaugurated, and plan to attend only those on the Sabbath day. Instead of going to two week day games, there fore, they would attend only one Sun day exhibition out of the seven days, according to Barney's theory, so his friends dropped the agitation, with the approval of the Philadelphia club owners. Committees Appointed for Seymour Lake Country Club Directors of the Seymour Lake Country club appointed the follow ing committees to serve during the summer season, at a businessmeet ing held Friday night: GOLF. John Urlon. George Francla, FINANCE. Albert Cahn John Behtne, George MacDonald. H. G, Wlndhelm. C. A. Mangun, George E. Mlckel, L. M. Lord, MISCELLANEOUS SPORTS. H. G. Wlndhelm, S. L. Degen, W. Boyd Smith, H. C. Marling, Carl Swanson, James Allen. MEMBERSHIP NORTH. Tlnley L. Combs. Captain James Hutch inson. R. F. Sunderland, E. E. Lltz. R. D. Phillip. MEMBERSHIP SOUTH. T. J. Donahue, E. A. Rose. W. B. Cheek, Allen Dudley John Urlon, D. A. Johnson, A. E. Swanson. ' O. H. Radzuwelt, J. J. Fitzgerald, R. M Laverty, R H. Dennie. HOUSE. W. R. Overmlre, J. Dean Ringer, Tullua Lyon, J. W. Woodrough, Dr. H. A. Wahl, Meadames W. R. Overmlre, R. H. Dennis, John Beklna. LAKE. J. K. Bednar, J. H. Kopietz, J. M. McCarthy, Paul Juckntees, J. B. Watklna, R. L. Reynolds, Mrs. D. A. Johnson. GROUNDS. R. I.. Reynolds, J H. Adams H. M. Christie, C. I. Vollmer, Shocker is Called. Urban Shocker, a pitcher with the St. Louis Americans, is awaiting call into the military service. He has been placed in class A-l. Shocker, whose home is in Detroit, has four brothers serving with the colors. 1 All trans-continental road r e c o rds are held by the Hendersoiu KING OF THE HILLS . .....X