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OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 28, 1918.
JOHN PESEK TO
BATTLE BALKAN
TERROR OF MAT
Campaign Which Has Cham
pionship as Objective Starts
for Newest Nebraska Sen
sation Thursday Night. !
A wrestling match of more than
' passing interest to Nebraska mat fans
will be held in the auditorium at Lin
coln Thursday night when John
Pesek, the Buffalo county mat marvel,
tnd Yussif Hussane, late of the Bal
kans .and Omaha and now of New
i'ork, clash in what is expected to
be Pesek's first step in a campaign for
Jitular, laurels.
Two weeks ago Martin Slattery of
Shelton, Pesek's manager, hurled a
sweeping challenge which included
any wrestler in the world. It was
Pesek's 'first move to gain more than
local prominence. For nearly two
-years the canny Slattery had been
grooming Pesek. He sent Pesek into
the ring in 40 professional matches,
but every match was in a small town
and with opponents whose renown
was less than their abilities.
Then, finally, Slattery was satis
fied Pesek was championship timber.
And he blew ofT the lid. '
' Exhibited Cash.
-The Slattery challenge barred no
body and went clear up to the top
i to Earl Caddock, the reigning cham
pion. Slattery offered to match Pesek
against Caddock or anybody else for
$10,000. He said he might stretch this
sum even to $15,000.
The wrestling world began to take
notice. Nebraska fans knew that
Pesek was the goods and for several
.months predictions that Fesek would
be the next champion have been heard.
But it wasn't until Slattery made his
challenge that the outside world dis
covered Pesek.
Hussane is expected to act as a
f barbjd wire to check the Pesek of
fensive. He is being sent out from
New York by Jack Curley to eliminate
this intruder from the west who is
threatening to knock certain well laid
wrestling plans into a cocked hat.
. " . Hussane Defensive Star. ,
Hussane is a top-notch wrestler.
He has ceased to be the swift, of
i fensive grappler that he was in the
days he made Omaha his headquar
ters, but he has become a wonderful
defensive man. He has the strength
and the stamina and the knowledge of
all the tricks.
Few wrestlers possess greater de
fensive prowess than Hussane and if
Pesek bowls over this Balkan terror
"in decisive fashion he need have no
doubt tbout his ability to tackle any
of the big fellows.
'"Pesek has been training carefully
for his match. It presents a crucial
. moment for htm. To stumble now
would be ruin. He must beat Hus
sane and beat him decisively. Then
he can continue his campaign with re
newed vigor. Defeat would mean that
he woild have to start all over again.
' Mat fans from all over .the state
, ' expect to go to Lincoln to see the
Thursday night fray. They will see
Pesek make the start of his bipr of
fensive. Quite a bunch from Oma-
" ha who .have thought Slattery was
grooming something under cover ever
since they saw the 20-minute Pesek
Londos prelim here a little more than
a year ago expect to take in the event
' at Lincoln; Several Chicago wrestling
experts.'and fans are coming out to
give this newest Nebraska sensation
the visual forward and back and Jack
Curley is coming all the way from
New York.
- American League. ;
. , ' TEAM PATTING.
AB. R.ER.H.TB.SH.SB. Pet.
' Cleveland 188 34 22 64 S5 R .840
'St. Louts 199 21 32 69 71 3 .201
New York 302 45 41 88 102 14 1 .285
Detroit 99 14 11 28 S3 6 .283
Boston -., 27 83 28 64 79 18 IS .237
Washington .....225 23 25 61 69 9 2 .227
Chicago i..: 93 9 13 20 22 3 7 .215
Philadelphia ....219 18 16 4T S3 S 3 .215
' ; 'team fielding.
DP. PO. A. E. Pet.
Cleveland 168 78 4 .983
8t Louis 10 160 77 .974
Boston 8 240 122 12 .968
Chicago 1 81 39 4 .968
Detroit ............. 6 78 38 4 .967
New York .... 8 238 134 15 ,.961
Philadelphia ........10 180 98 12 ' .958
Washington ft 195 97 13 .957
INDIVIDUAL BATTING. ,
.' AB. R. H. SH. SB. Pet.
Vltt, Detroit 9 j 1 6 1 2 .556
Wambsganss, Cleve.,15 1 8 10 .633
Sotheron. St. Louis.. 2 1 1 0 0 .600
Gandlt, Chicago ..... . 0 4 0 .444
Speaker, Cleveland ..18 8 8 0 f .444
Gedeon. St. Louis... .25 4 11 0 1 .440
Schang, Boston 7 2 3 0 0 .429
' Baker, New York. ...83 5 14 3 '.424
Jackson. Chicago. 12 2 5 0 2 .417
Ruth, Boston 10 1 4 3 0 .400
Strunk, Boston ..,..25 3 10 1 3 .40
Young, Detroit 10 0 4 0 0 .400
Roth.v Cleveland 25 3 10 1 0, .400
Hooper. Boston 28 7 11 1 4 ..393
Bhanks. Washington.. 28 2 11 0 0 .393
O'Neill. Cleveland ...18 4 7 I 0 .889
Hannah, New York. .18 3 7 0 0 .389
A. Russell, New York. 8 0 3 1 0 .375
Turner, Cleveland ...20 3 8 1 0 .850
Gerber, St.' Louis 20 17 1 0' .360
Nunamaker. St. Louis. 2J 2 8 0 0 .348
Walker. ' Phlla 24 1 8 0 1 .838
Tobln, St. Louis 18 18 10 .333
Johns, St Louis 3 0 f 0 0 .333
Pratt, New York 36 7 12 2 0 .333
Bodie. New York. ...36 4 13 1 1 j.333
Ruel, New York 0 3 0 1 .833
. Behulte, Wash 8 2 2 0 0 .333
Craney, Cleveland ...12 2 4 0 1 .333
Bush. Detroit 12 3 4 2 1 .333
Kavanagh.. Cleveland. 16 4 5 1 1 .312
3hean. Boston ......29 2 9 6 1 .310
Lavan, Washington -29 1 1 0 0 .310
Smith, St. Louis 26 3 8 1 1 .308
'. Shotton, Washington. 26 2 8 3 0 .308
Chapman, Cleveland. .20 7 6 6 3 .300
PITCHING RECORDS.
G. W. L.Pct. R. H.BB.SB.
Mogrldge. N. Y....3 3 0 1000 7 IS 3 1
Bush, Bos... 3 3 6 1000 1 7 9 S
S. Coveleskle, Clev.l 1 0 1000 8 11 5 8
Coumbe. Ciena.... 1 1 0 1000 f 7 4 2
Maya. Boston......! 2 0 1000 3 12 4 13
James, Detroit ...1 1 0 1000 3 4 9 3
' Morton,-Cleveland. 1 1 0 1000 1 0 4 5
, -Williams, Chi 1 1 0 1000 4 1 4 3
Ruth, Boston. . i ... 8 3 1 667 9 25 8
Ayers, Wash' ton... 3 1 1 600 8 37 7 6
Perry, Phlla t 1 1 500 111 I J
Gregg, Phlla t 1 1 ' 500 1 1 7
Myers, Phlla. ...,.2 1 1 500 7 13 I 3
Leonard, Boston...! 1 1 500 11 15 9
ta-lckson. Detrtot..2 .1 1 600 7 13 9 3
Gallia, St. Louis. .3 1 1 500 10 14 9 7
Lowdermlll. BtL .. 1 1 (00 4 13 7 2
Dumont, W5h....2 .1 1 500 T 13 3 7
A. Russell, 'N. Y...4 1 1 333 I 18 17 . 7
Love, N.. ft.. 3 0 1 000 9 16 6 4
Davenport St L. .2 0 1 000 8 11 f 2
Adams. Phlla....,. 0 1 000 1 9 4 .3
Bagby. Cleveland. .J 0 " 1 000 6 14 4 1
Shocker, St L....l -0 1 000 5 10 '3 2
Groom, Cleveland.. 1 0 1 000 6 4 3 1
Clootte.'Chlcewo...- 0 S OOfr-ll 21 -S -1
Thormahlen, N. Y.3 0 2 000 10 8 7 1
Johnson, Wash.... I 0 1 009 13 25 10
Red Styles, Sprinter;
A Story of His Speed
Red Styles, former Rourke hurler
and citizen of Omaha, - is some
sprinter up and down. Here's' a
story the Brandeis players tell on
Red:
When the Brandeis played Sioux
City at Sioux City last Sunday, Red
caught one on the nose and hit it a
mile. It went up against the fence.
Red started to sprint As he
rounded first he shot a look toward
centerneld. The outfielder was chas
ing the ball and was still some dis
tance away. Red kept on running,
rounded second and continued to
third. He was thrown out 20 feet.
Why did you try to make third?"
shrieked Fred Bradford when Styles
returned to the bench.
"Well," drawled Styles. "When
I rounded first that outfielder was
as far from the ball as I was from
third and I couldn't see where he
had a chance to throw me out with
my speed." .
RAIN AND MUD NO
CHECK TO ARDENT
, SANDLOT STARS
Insist on Playing Games De
spite Arbitrary Antics of
Weather Man; Four Go
(o Funston.
By FRANK QUIGLEY.
. It is a double-barreled cinch that
the pill hoisters hereabouts would
make good soldiers to shank it
through the muddy fields over there,
and said statement is backed up by
their actions of last Sunday. Appar
ently all of the teams wanted to play
regardless of climatic conditions. The
various diamonds were well soaked
the day before and the cool atmos
phere Sunday morning made a fellow
feel more like sticking around the old
fireside than shivering on a ball lot,
but nqtwithstanding the disagreeable
weather the local base ballists wanted
to display their wares. Out of 16
games scheduled, eight were played
and one forfeited. Fellows with the
nerve to swim around in mud in
Omaha would make ideal gents to go
through most anything to slip the
kaiser a package.
A special meeting of the directors
was held last Thursday night, the
purpose of which was to extend a
farewell to Walter Nelson, one of the
directors, who was called to the colors
last Friday. For some unknown rea
son Nelson failed to anchor at said
meeting so the ceremony was relegated
to the graveyard. Walter Nelson has
been a director of the association for
two years and he had started on the
third term. He was president of the
Metropolitan league in 1916. He was
a capable and competent officer and it
is the wish of the association that his
ability lands him somewhere among
the higher ups during his service with
Uncle Sam.
Not Regular Game.
According to the supervisors of the
K. & Ms the debate between the
Dreshers and the K. & Ms last Sun
day was simply a practice game, con
sequently the official figures will be
changed, as said bout was counted as
a regular battle. To date the leader
of the Dreshers has not been heard
from. He might fork over a different
Story.
When the American league opened
the gates three weeks ago today the
Florence Merchants and Trimble
Bros, collided, with the result that the
north end chaps snagged the long end
of a S-to-2 score. A few minutes before
the game started only eight of the
Merchants were on deck, so the Flor
ence manager signed an agreement to
play the game and forfeit same to the
fruit venders, but just as the gong
sounded the tardy member marched
on the field. The Florence manager
forgot about the paper he had signed
and the game was credited to the
Trimbles. This contest was legiti
mately won by the Florence Mer
chants and they will receive credit for
same. It is up to the Trimbles to
protest.
Claim Disallowed.
The Homesteads claim a forfeited
game booked with the Ramblers last
Sunday at Miller park, 1 :30 p. m. Be
cause President Isaacson cancelled
all of the 1:30 p. m. games, said for
feit could not be allowed. Of course,
some of the 1:30 p. m. games were
played, but only one counted in the
standings. For this game all the mem
bers of both teams showed up and it
was agreed for it to be counted as a
regular league contest.
Tomorrow the Armours will try
their luck against the Jacksonville
crew at Rourke park, and. next Sun
day, their day off in the Greater Oma.
ha league, they will play the amateur
champs of Lincoln at Lincoln.
Classy Games Today.
In the major league of the Omaha
Amateur Base Ball association a jan
gle that should make the heart of a
real fan play tag with his throat is
anticipated by, the followers of the
Murphy-Did-Its and Beselins. These
two teams will hook up at Luxus park
at 3:30 p. m.-Red Styles or Earl Has
sen will heave the horsehide for the
cabbage leaf dudes' and in all proba
bility Potach will be on the firing line
for the blacksmiths. '
Several former diamond lights
joined the parade headed Funston
ward last Friday, the most promising
of which were Joe Hollander, Sol
Novitsky, Millard Durkee and Walter
Nelson. Joe Hollander , played last
year with the Woodmen of the World,
Sol Novitsky worked at corner one
for the Brandeis Stores, Millard Dur
kee was formerly a star at sack three
for the Brandeis Stores and Walter
Nelson wasa director of(the Omaha
Amateur Base Ball association.
Although Mr. Gantz of the Walter
G. Clarks utilized all his stored-up
energy to keep his team above water
he failed and his athletes found a
watery grave. This franchise is open
to any team of a Class B caliber that
wishes to ring in with two games
tabulated on the debit side of the
register. At present the City league
will loop the loop with five teams. It
will be necessary for one team to lay
off each Sunday. Teams wishing
games with the off team should com
mune with Frank Jacobs over Colfax
1126. ,
Four New Members of Rourke Family Who are Expected
to Make Omaha Pennant Contender in Western This Year
, V6"' JmL mm-
&1&j8& By FRED S. HUNTER. - W .. Pf. -..:1 ,
ri?It llHEN Colcnel Miller first an- 44? rr
r J&Wy W nounced that the Twin Cities , lA?r1I
L 'fcrv-Jr were to be the scene of the quarrel .T ItW fK II
Ni between Jazzing Jessy and Fretful V If kwl V- A 1 .4; i I
AMES CAPTURES
FOUR-MILE RACE
AT PENN RELAY
Iowa State College Athletes
Bring Home Bacon in Long
Event; Missouri and
Kansas Men Win.
Philadelphia, April 27. The
national relay championships of
America, the blue ribbon events of the
University of Pennsylvania's annual
carnival of sports, were well .dis
tributed around the country today,
Pittsburgh University winning the
one mile title, Massachusetts insti
tute of Technology the two mile race
andjowa State college the four mile
run.
The summaries:
Broad Jump Won by Johnson, Michigan,
11 feet iV, Inches; second, Sylvester,
Missouri; third, IJelsey, Princeton.
Shot Put Won V Sinclalre, Princeton,
4S feet 9 Inches; second, Cleveland,
Princeton; third, Halsey, Princeton.
One-mile College Relay Won by Pitts
burgh; second, Columbia; third, Syracus.
Time, 3:29 1-5.
Javelin Throw Won by Emery, Pennsyl
vania State, ICS feet t Inches; second.
Cartels, Pennsylvania; third, Rice, Kansas.
Discus Throw Won by Sutherland Pitts
burgh, 132 feet 11 Inches; second, Qeorgas.
Chicago; third, Bartels, Penna.
High Jump Won by Rio Kansas, 6 feet
11 inches: second Parry, New York uni
versity; third. Me between Jeffries, Pennsyl
vania State; Hughes, Pittsburgh, and
Roberts, Stevens Institute.
Pole Vault Won by Myers, Dartmouth,
12 feet; second. Bullock, Pennsylvania;
third, Grlgson, Cornell.
120 Yard Hurdle on Grass, Final Won by
Erdman, Princeton; second, Johnson,
Michigan; third, Smith, Cornell. Time, It
2-5 seconds.
100-Yard Dash, Final Won by Schols,
Missouri; second, Ganiemuller, Pennsylvania
State: .third, Brown, Princeton. Time, 10
seconds.
Two-mile College Relay Championship of
America Won by Massachusetts Tech;
second, Chicago; third, Pennsylvania. Time,
1:11 2-6. '
One-mile, Freshman College Relay Cham
pionship of America Won by Pennsylvania
State; second, Pennsylvania; third, Syracuse.
Time. S:31 J-f.
One-mile College Relay Championship of
America Won by Pittsburgh; second,
Missouri; third, Pennsylvania. Time, 1:29
1-B.
Four-mile College Relay Championship of
America Won hy Iowa, State College; sec
ond, Columbia; third Benna. Time II
minutes ii 4-6 seconds.
Western League News Notes
Wichita haa. lost Lefty Miller, pitcher.
The draft call got him.
St. Joseph will play a benefit game with
the Fort Leavenworth adtdler team. May I.
Tex Crosby, St Joseph catcher and former
Rourke, Is slated to go to war before long.
- "Runt" Marr, former Topeka InHelder and
last year In the Central league, has been
signed by St. Joseph. He la expected to be
the regular at second base.
Kalllo, star Des Moines pitcher last year,
seems likely to stick with Detroit. Hugh
Jennings believes tne Western leaguer will
deliver the goods in the big show.
Kentle Klrkham, the world' greatest
leaper. Is back In the Western league. Little
Rock has sold lm to St.. Joseph, where
he played before the Whit Bos gave him
a trial.'
Ernie Krueger, former Omaha catcher,
now with Brooklyn, tried to enlist In the
aviation corps, but for some reason or other
was turned down. He is In Class 1 of the
draft. ."
Mack Allison, "who tried to earn a berth
on the Rourke pitching staff two years ago,
but couldn't make the grade, haa prevailed
upon Ducky Holmes to give him a ehance
at Sloox City. ; -1
The cup presented, by Governor Arthur
Capper of Kansas for the best opening day
attendance will be hung up again this year.
Omaha captured it two yean ago and last
year Wichita was the winner.
Cy Forsythe has been benched by the
Sacramento club. Despite much slugging
during the training season, Cyrus hasnt
made a real hit alnce the cost league open
ed, which led to the benching move. And
Pa Rourk got 1200 for Cy.
By FRED S. HUNTER.
TirHEN Colcnel Miller first an-
nounced that the Twin Cities
were to be the scene of the quarrel
between Jazzing Jessy and Fretful
Freddy, we unconsciously and unwit
tingly stamped Minneapolis as the
decayed hen fruit. We wish to apolo
gize. Judging from reports emanat
ing from the scene of the three-thousand-a-minute
hostilities, St.
Paul regards the event purely in the
light of a township brawl and Minne
apolis is vindicated.
Some Glad Tidings.
PERNICIOUS rumors continue to
carry reports that yeoman of draft
age are soon to be assigned to sea
duty. This should be joyful news to
the patriotic diamond athletes who
exhibited such clever head and foot
work by beating it to the recruiting
offices while the beating was still
good. They probably see the ad
vantages of the shipyards now.
Change Your Style, John.
D ACK in Troy, N. Y., J. Evers sulks
vin his tent and murmurs onerous
murmurings. From a point in the
distance it would appear that some
body who knew his business had put
the skids under Johnny. Johnny's
system in all wrong. The successful
method in base ball is to take up the
beating of the tom-toms after you
sink the harpoon into the center of
the spine, not before.
The Boxing Commish.
'THE boxing commission seems to
be a peculiar species. So far as
we can dope it, the system employed
is to O. K. the fighter who wins and
suspend the one who loses.
Cocky Wichita.
fp HEY are getting cocky down in
. Wichita. Having marked up a
victory against the world's champion
White Sox, the Wichita peacocks
have become so excited they've for
gotten all about the 40-year drouth.
We trust they enjoy themselves to the
utmost while the enjoying is of the
best; the Fourth of July has an un
canny habit of making a sucker out
of the first of May.
State Championship Trap
Tourney at Fremont in May
The annual Nebraska state cham
pionship trap shooting tournament
will be held at Fremont, May 26, 27,
28 and 29.
The 1917 state tourney was held at
Fremont and proved a huge success.
It is expected this year's event will
be even larger and still more success
ful. C. L. Waggoner, the Diller crack,
will defend his title as state cham
pion. .
Beq Harris, former Denver pitcher, who
Jumped to .the Kansas City Feds during the
Federal league war and then quit the game
to become a soup salesman, la going to at
tempt a comeback. He will get a trial with
Wichita.
Charley Brill, president of the defunct
Western association, and president Dicker
son of the Western league, had a confer,
ence In Kansas City, but all the Information
Brill got was that the Western league was
full up, for the preaent at least
Ed Holly, manager of the Sioux Clty-St.
Joseph team last year, expects to land a
berth In the reorganized International loop.
St, Joseph has about given up hope of
coaxing Grover Gllmore back Into the fold.
Grover haa a Job with Swift's at Sioux City
and la Inclined to remain there.
Sioux City he been awarded the serv
ices of Elmer Johnson. Elmer Johnson, be It
known. Is Hick Johnson, former Omaha
catcher. Sioux City then the Llneoln club
returned Hick to Bloomtngtoa and Bloom
Ington tried to peddle blm to Columbus. But
the league Mew up and Bloomlngton lost
Its claim on Hick. He signed with Sioux
City and Bloomlngton' protest was refused
by the National board.
Jim Park and Fin Tardtey, member of
the Rourke family last year, now with Co
lumbus, are awaiting calls to war. Park
wants to get Into the aviation game and
Yard ley I waiting for nearlng draft call.
It la said Jo Tinker will lose heavily on
Park, a the New York Giant last winter
offered $5,000 for the former Omaha hurler
and Tinker refused It, because he thought
If Jim was worth 16,000 then, he would be
worth vn snort this yeaa
V2wjF:' A
PLESTINA HURLS
MORE GAS BOMBS
INTO MAT RANKS
Offers to Wrestle Caddock and
Stecher or-Lewis and Zbyszko
in Same Ring on Same
Night.
An offer to wrestle Earl Caddock
and Joe Stecher in the same ring on
the same night, one fall each, or
Wladek Zbyszko and Strangler Lewis
under the same conditions, is the
latest gas bomb Marin Flestina, the
huge Slav who for two years made
Omaha his home, has hurled into
the wrestling ranks.
Marin fired this 14-inch shell in
New York, where he now is waging
a campaign of ruthless warfare in an
effort to get somebody to tackle him
in a ring.
But Mann was not content merely
to offer to battle two bonecrushers
on the same night, but he followed
up this onslaught with another ter
rific offensive which at least bowled
over the barbed wire. He offers in
the event he wins to donate all of
the gate to the army and navy
athletic funds. And in case he loses,
he will donate $1,000 out of his own
pocket.
This isn't the only offer Plestina
has made. He has offered to meet any
man in the world on a winner-take-all
basis, or any other basis, or for
the benefit of the Red Cross or any
war charity. Also he has affered to
throw Earl Caddock or Wladek
Zbyszko twice in 90 minutes or for
feit his share of the gate. In other
words he'll wrestle any way anybody
wants to wrestle. ,
J. C. Marsh, Plestina's manager,
also is getting into the public prints
in New York with montonous regu
larity. Marsh openly accuses several
of the top-line wrestlers of the
country of combining in a wrestler's
"trust" which has become so power
ful that practically all of the wrest
lers in the east obey orders implic
itly for fear of being placed on the
blacklist. No wrestler, Marsh de
clares, can get a match in New York
unless he agrees to do the bidding
of the alleged "trust."
Plestina's only matches in New
York have been war benefits staged
at athletic clubs. And in each match
Plestina has signed to appear against
any opponent. "Pick any man in the
world," is the word Plestina has given
the athletic club . officials in each
case.
Plestina will be in Omaha the first
of next month. He is headed for San
Francisco where he expects to remain
for a month. Then he probably will
return to Omaha to pass the summer
months here.
Twelve Municipal Tennis
Courts for Omaha This Year
Twelve municipal tennis courts
will soon be ready for play. Three
courts at Miller park and two at
Riverview already are in condition
and the remaining seven soon will
be. Tennis is becoming a popular
sport at the municipal parks.
BASE BALL HOLDS
FANS' INTEREST
IN SPITE OF WAR
Public Demands Its Recreation
Hour Even in Times of Trou
ble, and National Pastime
Is Needed.
By JACK VEIOCK.
New York, April 27. The public Is
keeping an interested eye on base ball
in spite of the war. ,
The great game of hunting the Hun
takes precedence over everything else,
yet base ball is holding its own, and
from present indications the major
leagues are not going to fare so badly.
Turnouts in the big league towns
fot the opening of the season were
gratifying to the club owners. The
fans nocked to the parks in numbers
that compared favorably with other
years, and with a prospect of close
races in both leagues there is no res
son to believe that patronage will not
continue to be good.
The optimistic view expressed by
President John K. Tener of the Na
tional league regarding the status of
war-time base ball is proving trie.
Must Have Recreation.
No matter how heavy the burdens
of war may be the real American must
have his hour of recreation now and
then. He is not content to sit around
and 'mope, and although his greatest
interest may be centered in the con
flict in France, he will freshen his
system with a diverting tonic now and
then. ,
As President Tener so aptly said,
base ball is one of the best war-time
tonics to be found anywhere, and base
ball, like practically every other busi
ness, is too firmly established to close
down because of the conflict abroad.
Lewis in Trouble.
Ted Lewis, the welterweight cham
pion, ran into a pretty rough citizen
the other night, when he met "Joe
Eagan of Boston, in a 10-round bout
at Milwaukee.
Although Eagan stayed the limit
with Lewis and consensus of opinion
gave Ted the advantage at the end of
10 rounds, the king of the welters knew
he had been in a biffing contest Eagan,
it is said, came close to showing Ted
a brilliant view of the solar system in
the fifth round, but Lewis came back
gamely and offset the advantage
Eagan had gained over him,
$800 Added Money at Trap
Shoot at Chappell May 10
One of the largest trap shooting
tournaments ever held in Nebraska
outside of Omaha will be staged at
Chappell May 10 and 11.
The shoot will be a registered "Old
Policy" event, under the auspices of
the Chappell Gun club.
The Chappell Gun club has added
$800, the largest amount of added
money at any shoot in Nebraska ex
cept the Western handicap at Omaha,
when $1,000 was added, for the shoot,
which is expected to attract marks
men from many points.
John R. WerU is secretary of the
Chappell club,
WESTERN LOOP 0
PRIES OFF LID!
ON WEDNESDAY
aefssewssiMssssssa .".
Omaha Starts 1918 Season at
Sioux City; Returns Home'
May 8; Many Changes
in League.
Omaha at Sioux City -
Toplin st Topeka. ......
Hutchinson at Wichita.
St. Joseph at Des Moines.
The Western league will pry the
lid off the base ball season Wednes
day. For the first time in its history
the Western circuit starts its cam-
paign after the month of April has
been torn f.im the calendar i
Sioux Citr Toncka. Wichita ahl
Des Moines are the cities which wilt
open the season at home. The other
cities play their first home games on '
May 8.
Omaha optns the season at Sioux
City. The Rourkes appear in Ducky
Holmes' new stamping ground Wed'
nesday, Thmsday and Friday. Sat-'
l . a I a I T f
uraay iney rrice 10 ues Moines lor
a four-game series with Jack Coffey's
Boosters.
Joplin opens at Topeka, Hutchin
son at Wichita and St. Joseph at
Des Moines. "
. Order Reverses. .
Then on May 8 the order is re
versed. Omaha opens the season at
Omaha with Sioux City, Topeka goes
to Joplin, Wichita to Hutchinson and
Des Moines to St. Joseph.
Celebrations ot various kinds will
mark the opening games at prac
tically all points. At some cities,
military programs have been ar
ranged; at others the usual opening 1
day parades and ceremonies ' will b t
neia. . . ..
Western, league club owners will
open the tvason Wednesday mod?
erately optimistic over the prospects
for a successful year, but they will ,
nevertheless be prepared to advance
with care and caution. Wht pros
pect 1918 hi?ds for them no one can
fortell. In same circles little hopeu
held out, in others a spirit of optim
ism prevails The Western leaguer!
will rest content to let the course
events shap? themselves, and . act aV
cordingly as thev occur.. All, how?
ever, are careful, to make no. Jafce
moves or asjume unnecessary risks,
in case the Western league st'a
should run into the rocks before
navigation closes, next fall.
Many' Changes. .
Many changes in teams have been
made since last year. Two cities
which were in. the league all last .
year are not represented this season-.
They art Denver and Lincoln, To
peka, out of the league last. year, has
taken over the Denver ' franchise.
Sioux City t as captured the Lincoln'
club. .
Five teams will have new mana
gerif. They are Omaha,' Bill Jack
son; St. Joseph, Bert Daniels; Joplin,
Rudy Iluls'vitt; Topeka, . Johnny
Nee; Sioux City, Fred Hunter. Jack
Coffey holds over at Des Moines and
Toe Berger at Wichita and Jack Hoi
land will coninue to direct the desti
nies of Hut"hinson himself. -
Many of the old familiar faces will
be gone thi. year. - Every team ' in
the league nas at least as many new
players as old ones and in several
instances more. Such old veterans
as Larry Spahr, Art Ewoldt, Ty Lbb
er Shag Thompson,' Marty Krug,
Tex Jones, Eddie Hshn, Grover
Butcherand and Jack Halla will be
among the missing-
It will be a strange year 'in many,
ways, but for the Western league and '
the country in which it is located, let
it be said tint league will open Wed- ,
nesday; it is keeping, up the fight r
National League. "
' TEAM BATTING.
AB. R.ER.H.TB.SH.SB. Pet.
New Ynrk ......12 It 11 51 10 I 11 .SOS
Philadekfbi .,..234 84 24 IS 0 .219
Cincinnati 117 17 27 41 61 4.1 .212
Chleate Ill 21 II 41 17 I I ,23
Pittsburgh Ill 24 IT 18 47 I 11 .135 "
St Louie lit IS 20 ti II 4 I .132
Boston 141 24 21 II 70 12 ,211
Brooklyn ?I1 II 40 10 II 4 I .211
TEAM. riELDINO.
DO PO. A. E. Pot.
New fork 7. Ill 115 , I -.171
Cincinnati 4... I 1C2 71 , I .8T
St Louie .....i S 111 . II I .lit
Boston ,.1. t 177 : 12 11 F .tit
Pittsburgh .......... S 124 It I 1 .115
Chicago I 162 71 U .164
Brooklyn . I 171 101 14 .lit
Philadelphia 7 112 ; 17 II ti
INDIVIDUAL BATTINO.
AB. R. II. BH. SB. Pet.
Paulette, St Louis. ..13 2 111 ..111
Stock, Philadelphia, ..22 I II 1 1 .471
Doyle, New York.... 23 1 11 2 2 .471
Bancroft Phlla 21 I II i 0 .414
L. Maree, Clnclnnati.22 4 10 2 0 .165
MoCarty, New York.. 1 1 4 9 0 .444
Cruise, St Louis. ...14 2 1 1 0 .421
Burns, New York.... 22 10 t 15 .411
HollQchnr, Chicago ..24 2 12 0 ,f7
Carey, Pittsburgh ...II 5 1 0 4 .871
Allen, Cincinnati ... S 0 10 0 ;2TI
Smith, Boston ....,'.30 4 11 0 .517
Roush, Cincinnati ...22 S I I S .8S4
Holke. New York... .25 1 t 0 1 .310
Kauff. New York. ...21 7 10 1 0 .357
Chaae, Cincinnati ...11 2 I 0 0 .813
Wlckland, Boston ...20 0 '7 0 0 ,160
Massy, Boston 31 . 3 10 .0 1 .323
Olson. Brooklyn ....29 I 1.0 i .2-10
Zimmerman, New T.2 1 10 0 .310
Meusel, Phlla ,21 2 I I 1 .308
Balrd. St Louis. ....17 4 5 0 1 -iM
Luderus, Phil.. ......28 5 1 0 0 .281
Deal, Chicago ......21 2 8 1 1 .281
Blackburne, Cln tl 1 4 0 0 .HI
Mollwlts, Plttaburgh.il SSI .1181
Mitchell, Brooklyn .,21 2 110 .281
Miller, Brooklyn 1 I i 4 I .III
PITCHING RECORD. ""
O. W. L. Pet. IP. R. H.BB.SO.
kayer, Phil.'... I I 1000 27 5 15 5 J 8
Hamilton, Pitts.2 3 0 1000 11 2 11 1 6
Meadows, 8. L.I 3 0 1000 17 4 11 5 5
Barnes, Bos.... I 3 1000 18 4 14 4 3
Tesreau. N. Y..3 3 0 1000 12 3 13 4 5
Breasler, Cln. ..2 1 0 1000 17 I 14 10 8
Schneider, Cln.. 2, 1 6 1 000 16 2 6 11 1,?
Anderson, N. Y J 1 0 1000 15 1 I I
ay. St. L....2 1 . 0 1000 10 1 7 li'Sf,
Elier, Cln. ....2 .1 0 1000 I 2 1 I - 3 '
Pren'gaet, Phil.l i 1 S 1000.10 S f S ft't
Oesehger, Pbll.l 1 1000 I 0 31
Hogg. PM1....1 1 S 1000 . I 2 7 0,3
Demaree, N. Y.l 1 S 1000 8 4 1 ft.
Conley, C!n....l 1 1000 S O 1 Y
Vaughn, Chi ..I S 1 .lit 20 5 II I 15
Alexander, Chl.2 1' 1 .600 17 5 17 1 r
Neht Boston ..2 1 1 .500 17 S 15 Vt
Orlmee. Bklyn..! 4 S .000 18 10 17
Marquard, Bkn.l 9 S .009 IS 17 1 4
Hug.iee, Bos... 3 4 1 . 001 17. S 15 S
Coombs. Bkln..2 9 2 .000 18 S 14 S ' 1
Hearne. Bos... I 1 .000 19 , 5 10 S S
Uamaus. Bkln.I 1 .909 S I 14 8 - 1
Reuther, Cln. ..I 9 1 .909 19 9 19 I II
Barmon. Pitts. 1 9 1 .009 1 S 1 1, 0
Doak. S. L....I 9 1 .900 I 19 9 S S
Crum, Bos 1 9 1 .009 1 4 S S v,
Regan, Bos...l 9 1 .000 f I 10 t,,M
Tyier. Chi...- 1 .MM I I I
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