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ROURKES TAKE
WALLOP AT THE
, LEAGUE1EADERS
Hanford and Holderman Ac
count for Nine Runs in 10 to
v 3. Victory Over Boosters
- From Des Moines.
. The Rourkes, principally through
the heavy artillery fire of the big guns
' manned by Charley Hanford and Doc
v Holderman, ' took a fall our of the
league, leaders yesterday. Score
Omaha, 10: Des Moines, 3.
, Hanford and Holderman played
havoc with Gochel and Dressen, the
. Des Moines hurlers, arid give their
respective batting averages a boost.
Each made four hits in five trips to
.the plate. ' i'
' It also might be mentioned that of
the -10 runs scored by the Rourkes,
Hanford and Holderman had a nnger
jn nine of them, They scored four
runs -between them and hammered
home the other five. A tolerable
day's work for two athletes.
" Gockel First Victim.
f-t Mr; Gockel was the first victim. It
was this first start of the year, too,
and he was jerked from the mound
after just one-third of an inning.
A, :The doings started when Bashang
was safe on Stewart's error. Jackson
sacrificed and Donica was hit in the
slats. Hanford made his first hit,
. a single to center, scoring Bashang.
Then, after Defate rolled out, Holder
.man reefed a double to left, scoring
Donica and Hanford. ' And Mr.
Gockel expired in the interim.
Donica started the third, inning
with a double and scored on Han
ford's single. Hanford went all the
way to third on Murphy's throw to
the plate. He scored on Defate's in
field out. i
Holderman Again.
A. walk to Jackson, Coffey's error,
a doable by Hanford, Defate's triple i
and a! single by Holderman scored
Jour in the fourth. Singles by H.older-
.... J tl1- J tH J
man ana auanan, a passed Dau ana
Pratt's sacrifice fly scored one more
in the sixth.
, Des Moines got away to a flying
st rt and threatened to be dangerous.
- A single by Cass, a triple by Shanley
and Callahan's error scored two in
'the first and in the third three suc
cessive singles by Hartford, Shanley
and Hunter scored one. Jackson
, jerked Van Gilder here and inserted
Fuhr. And Oscar performed nobly.
Nary another run did the Coon creek-
icrs chalk up. His southpaw slants
kept them quiet throughout the rest
of the game. ,
Topeka Obtains Lead Early,
Trimming Salt Packers
Hutchinson, Kan., May 11. Errors
- on pop-up flies by Conroy let in two
runs; hits got the other two, and
Topeka. obtained a lead which won
the opener today from Hutchinson, 4
to o. A home run by Bnebeek; who
has hit three in four days, with ""two
men on, gave Hutchinson its scores.
The score:
TOPEKA HUTCHINSON.,
AB.H.O.A.B. . .AB.H.O.A.E.
Wuffll.s 4 0 13 lPltts.rf e"S 1 1 0 0
Roche.rf 4 2 0 0 ONoltecf 3 1 S 0 0
Hauger.cf 4 1 8 0 0Diltz.lt i-'.t-O -l 1: 0
' Meyer.lf S 2 0 0 OFalk.s ;: 4;1 J 2.0
Clvlnd,3b 4 1 1 0 OBBnson.26: 4.'i-S 1
Bradly.lb 4 17 0 OConroy.Sb' 4 1 12 2
Nee,2b 4 14 2 OBrlbeck.lb 3 17 0 0
Manlotae 4 I S t OBanner.c 4 2 7 2 0
Jaynes.p 4 0 1 0 06raham,p 8 0 1 0
M'Ollan 1 0 0 0 t
Total. 8SI27I1
Totali 31 g 27 t 2
Batted tor Graham In ninth..
Topeka t 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 4
Hutchinson . 0-0 0 0 0t- 0 08
t Two-base hlt:-Meyer (2),-Banner, Nolte.
Home ' run: BTlebeck. Srtuck 'out: Bi
Jaynee, 4; by Graham, 7. Bases on balls:
Oft Jaynes, 3; off Graham. 1. Left.on;basrs:
' Topeka, t) Hutchinson, Double play':
Dllt to Briebeck. Stolen bases: Rouche,
Wanlon. Time:, 1:58. Umpire; Shannon.
Josies Win Opener From "
The Sioux on Home Lot
St. Joseph, Mo., May il. St. Jo
seph won the first game of- the series
from Sioux City today. " Luschen
pitched1 splendidly and the Saints hit
in tnrrely i ashiom Score:
BIOUX CITY. ST. JOSEPH,
r 5 AB.H.O.A.E. AB.H.O.A.E.
Cralg.lf i-0S 0 OCooney.ss 2-0 0 -2
Smlth.Sb 2
Farrell.rt 3
Hunter.lb 3
Relchle.cf 3
Jones, ss , 2
8tregel,4b 4
Lych.e , 2
Meyer.p ; 3
Heckle,2b 2
O 1
0 0
0 IS
1 2
1 0
2 2
0 1
1 0
0 0
1 Daniels. cf 4 12
OWatson.rf 3 2 2
0Klrkhm,!f I M
OMueller.lb 4 1 12
0Snead.2b 8 0 4
2Marr.3b 4 0 2
OBachant.e 3 12
OLuschen.p 3 2' 0
OBonvtz.cf 10 1
Total.. 2(. (24 It Totals 30.8 27 15.2
Blow, City ....0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 02
Bk Joseph ....10 1 1 0 t 0 0 6
Earned 'runs: Sioux City, 1; St. Joseph, 2.
Bases on balls: Off Meyer, t; off Luschen,
(. Struck out: By Luschen,'!.' Left on
bases: Sioux City, 6; St Joseph, I. Double
play:' Mueller, unassisted; Marr to Bach
... ant. to Mueller, Watson to Mueller. Passed
ball :. Bachant Sacrifice hits: Jones,
Luschen. Cooney, Klrkham, Hunter. Stolen
base Snead. Umpire: Doyle. Time: 1:45.
Minnesota Wins Meet .
By Hand Grenade Skill
Minneapolis, Minn., May 11. Min
nesota's superiority in the hand
grenade, the new war time evdit,
added to the track program this year,
enabled the Gophers to defeat Wis
consin by .a score1 of 72 to 71 in their
inntial track meet here today.
It wai the first defeat on the cinder
path and in the field Minnesota had
administered to Wisconsin in eight
years. -
The cardnals piled up a commanding
lead by placing in the dashes and
making a , clean sweep m the high
hurdles, two-mile run, javelin throw
and high jump. The Gophers, how
ever, scored virtually all of the points
in the weight events and were one
point behind their opponent 4t the
beginning of . the last event, the
grenade throwing contest. G. Hauser's
accuracy in throwing the iron, gave
his team the advantage, enabling Min
nesota to nose out Wisconsin by one
point.
jt Play , at Blair.
The Central Furniture team of the
City league will play at Blair this
afternoon. Today is an off day for
the Furnitures in the City league
schedule. Zeiger or McGrath will
toil' on the mound for the Omaha
troupe.
Licking the Leaders
OMAHA.
AB. R.
,
Bashang, rf
Jackson, lb
Donlr. 8b
Hanford, If
Defate, s . . .
Holderman, cf
Callahan, 2b .
Pratt, e .....
Van Gilder,
Fuhr, p
Totals
II. O.'
5
t
..... 4
5
5
S
4
S
1
4
1 s
10
t
0
1
s
0
0
38 10 It
(7 11 1
DES MOINES.
AB. R.
Cass, If 4 1
It o.
t t
1 1
t 11
1 1
Hartford, as 5
Shanley, lb ........ 4
Hunter, rf ., 4
Murphy, cf 4
Coffer, tb S
Breen, e 4
Stewart, Sb 4
Gockel, p O
Dressen, p . . 8
Llewellyn 1
1
1
lO
O
0
0
0
0
(
0
Totals .36 3 10 U It 4
Batted for Dree In ninth Inning.
Omaha : , I -
Runs 30240100 10
Hits 2 0 3 4 1 3 1 1 14
Des Moines
Rnna I 0 1 D ( 6 16 0 8
Hits I0I1616I 110
Three base bits: Shanley, Defate, Caas.
Two base bits: Holderman, Donira. Sarifiee
lilt: Jackson. Sacrifice fIy:Pratt. Stolen
bases: Murphy, Holderman (2). Double
plays: Callahan to Jackson, Donica to Cal
lahan to Jackson. Hits: Off Van Gilder,
5 In two and one-third Innings; off Fuhr,
5 in six and two-thirds Innings; off Gockel,
1 in one-third Inning-;' off Dressen, 13 In
seven and two-thirds innings. Struck out:
By Van Gilder, 2; by Fuhr, 6; by Dressen, 1.
Bases on balls: Off Fuhr, 1; off Dressen, 4.
Hit by pitched ball: Donica, Cass. Passed
ball: Breen. Wild pitch: Gockel. Left on
bases: Omaha, 9; Des Moines, 10. Time of
game: 1:53. Umpire: Daly.
FREMONT WINS
IN VOLLEY BALL
TOURNEY AT T
Dodge County Team Records
Clear Slate of Five Victories
and No Defeat; Fifteen
Games Played.
STANDING OF TEAMS.
P. W. L. Pcfc
Fremont S S O 1.00(1
Lincoln S 8 2 .600
Omaha Blizzards ..5 3 2 .800
Omaha Centipedes. .5 2, 3 .400
Des Moines 0 t 3 .400
Council Bluffs 5 0 5 .000
Fremont won the Interstate Volley
Ball tournament at the Young Men's
Christian association Saturday. The.
Fremonters registered a clear slate of
five victories and no defeats.
Lincoln and the Omaha Blizzards
tied for second place with three vic
tories and two defeats each; Des
Moines and the Omaha Centipedes
tied for fourth place and Council
Bluffs, trailed the field.
The tournament was a round-robin
of . IS games with each team entered
playing each other team. Play started
at moon yesterday and was continuous
until nearly 11 o clock last night,
i The Fremonters were easily the
class of the tournament? and had no
trouble in capturing first .honors.
Lincoln was the only team to give
the Dodge county lads a real fight.
Scores of the games were as fol
lows:
Omaha Centipedes, 33; Des Moines, 18.
Fremont, 30; Omaha Blizzards, 27.
' Omaha-Blizzards, 29; Des Moines, 16.
Fremont, 26;" Lincoln, 23.
Fremont. 87; Des Moines, 16.
' Lincoln, 18; .Omaha, Centipedes, 15.
' Lincoln. 48; Omaha Blizzards, 17.
Des Moines, 17; Council Bluffs, 15.
'Fremont, 40; Omaha Centipedes, 17.
Lincoln, 26; Council Bluffs, 9.
Des Moines, 17; Lincoln, 15.
Omaha Centipedes, 23: Council Bluffs, 18.
Fremont, 25; Council Bluffs, 8.
Omaha Blizzards, 41; Omaha Centi
pedes, 26. ( . '
Omaha Blizzards,' 32; Council Bluffs, 21.
Fish Plentiful' in Wlanawa;
Season Starts Wednesday
The Iowa fishing season opens next
Wednesday, May -15. Lake Manawa,
where many local fishermen seek
sport, has a plentiful supply of water
this season. While the season has
not been open and therefore no fish
ing has been allowed, those at the
lake say there is revery reason to be
lieve the sport will be eyen better
than last year, when some remarkable
early-seas'on catches of crappie and
bass were reported.
Pentathlon Champion Star
, Of.Cornell-Penn Field Meet
Philadelphia,. May 11. Cornell
freshmen were victorious in the dual
track and field meet on Franklin fitild
here today with the Penn freshmen,
the score being 75 to 42. With three
firsts and a third to his credit, Johnny
Bartels, the Pentathlon champion, was
the individual star.
- Lafayette. Wins. ,
Easton, Pa., May 11. Lafayette de
feated Lehigh university in a dual
track meet here today, 74 to 36.
Notes of the Game
Des Moines again
at 3:15.
today. Game starts
The Rourkes played fast, snappy, fighting
base ball yesterday. Manager Jackson is
making a decided hit with the fans who
have seen his chlldnen in action this year,
by the way he keeps them fighting. It's
almost a safe bet that Omaha at least will
play real base ball with Jackson at the helm
and the team la going to prove might?
popular with the fans and fanettes.
Charley Hanford pulled some big league
base ball in the third. He was on third and
Defate hit a grounder to Stewart Charley
held his baseVhen Stewart fielded the ball,
but .the minute he threw to first to catch
Defate, Hanford darted for home. He made
It standing up. i ,
Murphy drew a hand from the crowd in
the seventh with a sensational running
catch of Defate's line drive. It looked like
a cinch triple. - . -
Holderman certainly had his hitting
clothes on yesterday. Every one of his four
drives were hard-hit balls. They were all
on a line and traveled a mile a minute.
Callahan made one costly error, but it was
overlooked. Cajlahan made two hits, han
dled nine chances and was the pivot of
two fast double plays.y
Des Moines has a good ball team this
year, but It is with pardonable pride we in
sist the Rourkes are better. With Otto
Mers and Paul Musser slated to toll on the
mound, today's game should be a corker
and the fans who miss It villi be overlook
ing a bet It's been many a day since two
clubs aa good and as evenly matched as
Omaha and Des Moines have battled in this
city.
Charley Kmftht. secretary of the Des
Moines club and distinguished as the nut
tiest bowling nut in the world, is In Omaha
with the champs. The reason this is run
lnt - nancy likes to see his name lu
the papet .
The Omaha Sunday Bee
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Three, youngsters from the bushes
are making good with the New York
teams, Giants and .Yankees. With
the Giants, Ross Young, late of the
minors, is filling Davy Robertson's
MINK SHOOT
WILL BE STAGED
FIRSFOF JULY
Westy Hogans of West Will Be
Held at Omaha Gun Club July
1, 2 and 3; $2,000
. Added Money.
July 1, 2 and 3 are the dates set
for the M-I-N-K trap shoot which
will be held in Omaha under the
auspices of a new trap shooting or
ganization consisting of enthusiasts
from . Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri and
Kansas.
The M-I-N-K organization was
formed last winter. Omaha marks
men were the prime movers in the
organization and H. S. McDonald of
Omaha is secretary.
The tournament will be staged at
the Omaha Gun club. It will be an
annual event. Tre plan is Jo make
it the largest trap shooting tourna
ment ever held in the west. Added
money to the sum of $2,000 has been
offered. This is double the sum of
added money put up for the West
ern Handicap, which has been held
in Omaha several times.
The big prize money is expected
to attract shooters from all par-.$ of
the country. The event will be a
Westy Hogans of the west. The
Westy Hogans shoot in New Jersey
i.s one of the big trap events of the
year, second in importance only to
the Grand American. Omaha shoot
ers believe the local event wiil reach
the proportions of the Westy Ho
gans. Omaha-Owned Horses Are
Trained at West Point
Roy Owen, one of Nebraska's best
known harness drivers and trainers,
is jogging 34 head at his plant at
West Point, Neb., preparatory to the
start of the Nebraska circuit season
in Omaha in June, according to
letter Otis M. Smith of Omaha has
received.
Owen is training a number of fan
cy steppers. Several are Omaha
owned horses. Tip Frisco, a new
buy of Otis Smith's, is one. Owen
reports Tip Frisco has done a mile
in 240 anfi a miartpr in 17 etrtAa
that he is almost balanced, doesn't
touch a sink boot and scalps with
one foot only a little. Owen declares
the horse is a fine prospect and due
to be a big winner in a vear or so.
Among other Omaha owned horses
Owen is training are: Kine Beraren.
green trotter, and Bing, green pacer,
owned by H. Whitmer; Martindale,
green trouer owned by Jack Fitz
gerald; Louanna, 2:16J4 and Gray
Hal, green pacer., owned by Ed Peter
son.
Nebraska Hospital Team
- Wants to Play in Omaha
"flie base ball team of the Nebraska
Base Hospital Unit No. 49, stationed
at Fort Des Moines, la., wants to
play a benefit game in Omaha next
Sunday.
Johnny Hazen, formerly manager
of the Holmes White Sox of the
Greater Omaha league, is captain of
the hospital team. He has written
Omaha to see if a benefit game can
not be arranged for next Sunday.
The hospital unit's athletic equip
ment is not up to standard, Johnny
writes, and the boys at Fort Des
Moines believe a ball game in Omaha
would be a good way to raise the
coin to purchase the equipment.
Hazen says the hospital unit is a
fast aggregation capable of putting
up an argument against any Omaha
amateur team. v ' ,
Penn Is Two-Time Winner
x Over Yale in River Eventi
Philadelphia, May 11. The Uni
versity of Pennsylvania freshman
eight-oared crew defeated the Yale
first year men by half a length over
the Ienley course of one mile and
five-sixteenths on the Schuylkill river
late today. The time was 7 minutes,
20 seconds.
Pennsylvania also defeated Yale in
the varsitv race over the same course.
iTime. 6 minutes. 55 W seconds
OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 12, 1918.v 13 '
shoes in right. His work with the
stick is as good if not better than
Robertson showed last-season. He
looks as if he wlil stick. With the
Yankees, Herbert Thormahlan, a
young pitcher, is shewing good form.
Amateur Games Today
- . GREATER OMAHA . LEAGUE.
Armours vs. Metcalfs, 8:S0, Lux us park.
Besellns vs. Krajlcekt, 3:30, Holmes park
Murphys vs. Lonsswaysr 3:30, Athletic
park.
CITT LEAGUE.
Stags vs. Alpha camp, W. O.' W., J:30,
Miller park.
National Cash Register vs. Morris it Co.,
3:30, Rlvervlew park.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
McCaffrey Motor Co. vs. Florence Mer
chants, 3:30, !2d and Dewey.
Trimble Bros. vs. Men's Fashion Shop,
l:3u, Athletlo park.
Sample-Harts vs. Social Settlements, 1:30,
Luxus park.
BOOSTER LEAGUE.
Trimble Bros.'Jrs. vs. Harley Davidsons,
1:30, Holmes park.
J. B. Roots vs. Homesteads, 3:10, north
diamond, 25th and W.
Parsley Commission Co. vs. Townsends,
1:30, Rivervlew park.
Rlggs Optical Co. vs. Ramblers, 1:30,
Fontenelle park.
INTERCITY LEAGUE.
World-Herald vs. Graham Ice Creams,
1:30, Miller park.
Dally News vs. Dresher Bros., 3:30, Fon
tenelle park.
Krajlcek J re. vs. Phillip's Dept. Store,
1:30, 32d and Dewey.
INDEPENDENT GAMES.
Holmes White Sox at Flattsmouth, Neb.
Union Pacific Overlands at Schuyler, Nob.
Central Furniture Store at Blair, Neb.
CLUB WILL HOLD
AMATEUR RACES
Reorganized Association Plans
Saturday Matinee Programs;
Professional Meeting in
June.
The Omaha Driving club has been
reorganized and has obtained a- ten-
year lease on the Benson race track
from the Metropolitan Water district
of Omaha. i "
Dr. Grant W. William is president;
Dr. C. C. Hall is secretary and treas
urer, i
Weekly matinee races for amateur
drivers will be held on Saturday aft
ernoons and a professional race meet
ing will be given June 11 to 15.
The June meeting will be the open
ing races in the Nebraska speed cir
cuit, followed by Lincoln, Aurora,
Kearney, Yyest Point arid Fremont.
In addition to two . running races
daily the following trotting and pac
ing events will be nrogramed: Trots,
2:10, 2:15, 2:18, 2:22, 2:27 and three-year-old;
paces, 2:10, 2:13, 2:17, 2:22,
2:27 and three-year-oiL If weather
permits the finishing 'of the regular
program on Friday, Saturday will be
devoted entirely to running races.
First in State.
The Omaha meeting will be the
first one in Nebraska this spring and
for that reason all the leading trot
ters, pacers and runners which are
being trained in Nebraska and sur
rounding states will appear at Omaha
for the spring tryout.
Among the prominent outside
stables which have agreed to enter
are E. D. Gould, Kearney, iNeb.;
Roy Owens, West Point, Neb.; Earl
Hart, Lincoln, Neb.; and Byron
Perry, Creston la. Several stables
from Idaho and Montan have writ
ten for entry blanks. In addition to
the outside horses there are 30 head
in training at the Benson track in the
stables of A. L. Thomas, Joe Hild
reth, Fred Jenkins, Jimmy Ronin,
Arch Lebeau and William Jackson.
Van'Gilder and Callahan
Omaha's Only .300 Hitters
Van Gilder. oitcherNand Callahan,
infielder, are Omaha's only .300 hit
ters at least they were Omaha's
only .300 hitters when the averages
were compiled last week.
Van Gilder's mark is .500, Calla
han's an even .300. Defate, Nye and
Hanford are just below .300. Defate
is hitting 296, Nye .294 and Hanford
.292. Holderman has a mark of
.280 and Donica .269. Bill Jackson and
Larry rratt are both hitting .520.
Bashang hasn't hit his stride vet and
is batting only .207.
Omaha ranks third in team hittine
with a mark of .262. Wichita and
Des Moines alone lead the Rourkes.
In fielding, though, Omaha is in sev
enth position
OMAHA
DRIVING
1
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. ROW "ifPUNXi
He is working Jn turn, with tthe Yan
kee regulars. Catcher Harry Hannah,
also of the Yanks, is doing great work
behind the bat. In several games his
pegging to the bags cut off runs. He
is a quick thinker, and a heavy hitter.
TWILIGHT BALL
IS PROSPECT IN
THIS YEAR
Pa Rourke Considering Feasi
bility of Starting Games at
6:30 Instead of the
Regular Hour.
Twilight b-" ball is a prospect for
Omaha fans.
W. A. Rourke, owner of the Omaha
base ban club, is giving this proposal
consideration and it is believed he is
inclined to favor it.
In the 18 years it has held a fran
chise in the Western league Omaha
has been what in base ball parlance
is known as a 'Sunday town. This
means that an Omaha club owner
must depend largely upon his Sunday
attendance to break even on the year s
business. Saturday is a fair day in
Omaha. But the other five days are
almost total losses. It is rare in
deed that Omaha pays expenses on a
week day.
Fortunately for the man who owns
the club,' the average Sabbath at
tendance in Omaha is greater than in
any other town in the league. It is
this alone which enables an Omaha
magnate to pay dividends.
Rain is Ruinious.
But depending entirely upon Sun
day is risky, to say the least. The
Rourkes play 10 Sunday games at
home this year. Figures show that
for these 10 games the Rourkes must
attract an average of 3,000 a game to
break even. If the team is up and
fighting and weather good, Omaha
probably will reach this mark and
possibly beat it. But a few rainy Sun
day's plays havoc with this average
and also the Rourke bank roll.
For several years Rourke ha been
trying to devise a scheme to boost
the weekday attendance. Weekday
attendance in Omaha generally runs
from 300 to 600. Only occasionally
is this latter figure surpassed except
on Saturday, when 800 to 1,200 is an
average.
Just what a few rainy days means
to a minor league base ball magnate
can be seen by figuring out these aver
age attendances. (
Supposing Omaha plays every
game. Ten Sundays at -3,000 a Sun
day is 30,000. Ten Saturdays at 1,000
a Saturday is 10,000. Fifty week
days at 400 a day is 20,000. The total
is 60,000. Rourke must beat ,this fig
ure to make money, so it can be seen
that only under the most favorable
circumstances will the) Omaha club
pay dividends.
Boost Week Days. '
That is why Rourke is trying to de
vise -a plan to boost week day at
tendances. Twilight base ball offers
a possibility. The plan is to start the
games at 6:30, at least during the
three summer months, June, July and
August. The games could be played
by 8:30 many of them before this
time. Now that the clocks have been
turned ahead an hour 8:30 is in realty
only 7:30, sundown. Several times
long ball games in Omaha have been
played until nearly 7:30.
Bv callinsr the came at 6:30 Rourke
believes many fans who might other'
wise, be kept away would attend.
Especially in these times of war
many fans cannot get away from their
work in the afternoon. The 6:30
game would give them an opportunity.
They could even get their supper be
fore going to the game.
The only problem is whether the
fans would take this opportunity.
Would they go to ball games after
the day's work is done? Or would
they go to the movies? Or to the
parks? Or automobile riding?
It's a problem. Some take one side
of the argument, others take the
other. The best way o tdu is to try
it out. Rourke probably will do so
on the theory that there is everything
to gain and nothing to lose. If the
plan is a failure or no improvement
Rourke will go back to the 3:15
starting time.
Shortstop is Lost.
Birmingham lost its shortstop last
week when Adam Debus .was called
to army service. Ray Jansen was put
on short temporarily,
OMAHA
All the Latest Sport News
All the Time
NO CADDOCK-STECHER
GO IN OMAHA JULY. 4;
JOE MAY MEET PESEK
Melady Advises Dodge Phenom to First Beat Wladek
Zbyszko Before He Asks for Match Vith Champion;
Lewis Makes Offer for Stecher-Pesek
Match July 4. ' j ... " ,
, Omaha' wrestling plans were knocked into a cocked hat
yesterday. . .. ( '
' A gentleman of color mysteriously poked his nose out of
the proverbial wood pile yesterday and simultaneously with hii
appearance the desires hopes, ambitions,, anticipations and
dreams of Gate City mat fans went by the boards with one fell
swoop. ,
FEATURES OF
EXPLOSION IN
MAT CIRCLES
Proposed championship match
between Earl Caddock aqd Joe
Stecher for July 4 practically
abandoned when Gene Melsdy,
Wdvises Stecher to first beat
Wladek Zbyszko before he asks
for. match with Caddock.
Jack Lewis submits offer for
match between Joe Stecher and
John Pesek to be held in Oma
a July 4. h
Lewis also submits offer 'for
match between Clarence Eklund
and Tony Stecher' for' light
heavyweight championship to
be held in Omaha July 4 as add
ed attraction to Stecher-Peters
match.
Match between John Pesek
and Charlie Peters, scheduled
for Omaha June 4, called off and
effort made to bring John Olin
to Omaha to wrestle (Pesek on ,
that day.
GIANTS SOFFER
FIRST BLANK OF
CURRENTSEASON
Pittsburgh Downs League
Leaders, 2 to 0, in Pitch
ing Duel Between Sallee
and Cooper.
-
.Pittsburgh, May 11. It was the
first shutout of the season' for , the
New York team today when Pitts
burgh defeated it, 2 to 0, and thereby
taking the second game of the series
with these visitors. It was a left
handed pitchers' battle between, Coop
er and Sallee. Three times the home
team bunched two hits in one inning,
scoring twice out of these three, while
the visitors" had the bases filled, in
the fourth with two out and again
in the eighth they had men on sec
ond and third with none out, when
Young lined to McKechnie, the latter
making a wonderful catch, stepping
on third and doubling the runner.
NEW YOKK. PITTSBURGH.
ABH.O.A.H. AB.H.O.A.B.
Tounn.rf 4
Kauff.pf 4
OOton.M 4
OMIwtJ.lb 4
ICarey.ef I
OStengel.rf 4
0CIshw.2b 8
OKlnir.lf 4
OM'KchUb 4
ORrhmlt.c S
fl Cooper, p 1
0 .
0 Totali 13
1
1 9
1 0
0 0
4 t
s 0
6 ,0
1 1
0 4
Burna.lf 3
Zlm'an,3b 4
Fltrhr.nB
Holka.lb
M'Crty.o
Hallea.p
Thorpa
Dmare.P
1
27 I 1
Total 31 7 34 13 1
Batted for Bailee In eighth.
New York ... '04OOeO
I'lttflburg-i ..00310010 1
Two bas hlt: Thorpe, McKechnie.
Threa baee hlti: Caton, King. Stolen baeee:
Caton, Kins. Sacrifice bits: Cutahaw.
Double play: Caton, Cutshaw and Moll
wltx; Schmidt to CuUhaw; MrKechnle (tin
aealated). Left on baaei: Now York, ;
Plttitburgh, t Flret bane on errora: Pitts
burgh, 1. Baf on balli: Off Bailee, 1;
Cooper, 2. Hltaf Off Sallee, S in aevn in
nlnici; Dcmarea, 1 In one Inning; Cooper,
J in nine innlnge. lilt by pitched ball! By
Cooper (Rodriguez). Struck out: By Bai
lea, 2; Cooper, 2. Winning pitcher: Coop
er. Loitng pitcher: Bailee.
. Bravea Lick Cab.
Chicago, May 11. Boeton, the flret of the
eaitern club to invade Chicago, defeated
tha local. to 4, today.. The visitor hit
Weaver oportunely and won elly. Score:
BOSTON, CHICAGO.
AB.H.O.A.E. ' . AB.H.O.A.B.
Fowell.ef S 1 6 0 lHllctor, (10 10
Conwy. 2b 4
Kelly.lt 4
Wkland rf 4
2 1 OFlack.rf 6
2 ,0 OMann.lf 6
4 0 OPkert.cf 4
1 1 iOMerkle,lb 6
TOO Deal.Sb t
0 S. 0Kllduff.2b 2
t 1 OKUUfor.o t
t d O'McCabe 0
0 0 OO'Farrll.o 0
0 0 OWeavar.p 1
1 0
2 4
1 2
J. 81th, 10
Ktchy.lt
Hearne.p
Rllnm.es
Henry.o
Maeeey
0 12
1 1
Wilon,o
Zelder 1
Totals. 31 2 27 6 lWalker.p 0
Lear 0
Hendrlx.p 0
Total. 25 7 27 11 1
Batted for Henry in ninth Inning.
, Hatted for Weaver in eventh,
'Batted for Walker in elKhtb.
Ran for Kllllfer In eighth.
Boston 0 1 2 0 0 00 -6
Chicago .0 1 0 0 0 0 0 f 04
Two-ba 'hit: Pakert, J. O. Smfth.
Home run: Wlckland. Sacrifice hit: J. G.
Smith, Weaver. Sacrifice fly: Maeeey.
Double play: Paikert to Merkl to Ktlduff
Left on base: Chicago, 10; Boston, 4.
First on error: Chicago, 1; Boston. 1.
Bases on balls: Oft Hearne, 6; oft Hendrlx,
1. Hits: Off Weaver, 7 in seven Innings;
off Walker, none In one Inning; off Hendrlx,
2 In one inning; off Hearne, 7 in nine in
ning. Struck out: By Weaver, 3; by
HVarne, 1; by Hendrlx, 1. Passed ball:
O'Farrell. Winning pitcher: Hearne.' Los
ing pitcher: Weaver.
Amateur Standings
STANDARD OIL LEAGUE.
P. W. L. Pet.
Perfection Cooker .....1 1 0 1.000
Perfection Oil 1 1 0 1.000
Polarlne .'.... .2 1 1 .500
Red Crown 2 I 1 .KO0
Mica Axle Grease 1 0 1 .000
Perfection Heater 1 0 1 .000
Yesterday' ReeulU.
STANDARD OIL LEAGUE;
Red Crowns, 3; Polarlne. 0.
Pecfrlteon
Perfection Cookers, I; Perfection Heat
ers, a, . ..
,9 BIO MATCH OFF.
Earl Caddock, recognized in most
quarters as the wrestling champion of
the world, and Joe Stecher, former
champion, will not meet in Omaha,
July 4.
That is the knockout blow. Sev
eral minor developments center around
this bout , .'"
Must Beat Zibby.
AH. apparently, was lovely until last ,
JVednesday night when Earl Caddock "
won a decision over Wladek Zbyszkc
in Chicago. The match went two
hours without a fall, but Earl was
given the shade on points.
Until that time it was universally v
believed a Caddock-Stecher match for
July 4 iwas practically made. The
prevailing opinion was that selection '
of a scene was the only remaining
step in the completion of, the plans.
Omaha fans believed Omaha would be
the scene.
Then the bomb exploded. . . .
S, techer,vit apepars, went to Chicago
to see the Caddock-Zbyszko match
and also to see Melady. But the trip
was profitless. . Stecher returned, to
Omaha. Here he called Melady over
the telephone. And the best of playa '
began to go astray.as the old adage ,
says. ..;""'.''.,
Melady Demurs. 1
Stecher wanted to sign articles' for
the July 4 match right away. But
Melady wouldn't sign. More than that,
Stecher' found Melady wasn't so keen
tor the match. He suggested, that' il .
would be a good idea for Stecher tc
beat Zbyszko' first. Melady argued
that Caddock had twice earned de
cisions over Zibby," onte in Des
Moines and once in Chicago. Stechei
and Zibby wrestled a draw in New
York. ' f
"It seems to me," Melady tcld Joe,
"that it would be advisable if you first
cleared your record with Zbyszko. He
wrestled you to a draw, Caddock beat
hirq twice. You go beat him."
Lewis Enters Scene.
So there the matter stood fqt a few
niinutcs. Then Promoter Jack Lewis
appeared on the scene. '
Lewis came to bat with an, offer
for a match between Stecher and
John Pesek, Nebraska's newest wrest
ling sensation, in Omaha July 4. Mart
Slattery, Pesek's manager, happened
to be in Omaha and he accepted. the
offer in behalf of Pesek. .Stecher
said he was willing although, of
cpurse, he preferred to wrestle Cad
dock. He said, however, he did not
believe it would be possible to wrestle
Zbyszko between now and July 4, so
that it Melady insisted that he de
feat Zibby before ie would be given '
a match with LaddOck, he probably y
would accept the Lewis offer.
So, as matters now stand, a Stecher
Pesek match is Omaha's Independ-
ence prospect instead of a Stecher
Caddock match. , ,
Plans Double Bill. , V
Lewis . also - proposes the July 4
bill be made a double-header with a
match between Clarence Eklund and ,
lony Stecher for the light heavy
weight championship of the world,
to share headline honors with the
Stecher-Pesck duel. He has made a
flattering offer to Eklund and Tony
and it probably will Ifc accepted if
the big match goes through. , .
To pave the way for the Stecher-
Pesek match, Lewis has made another
switch in his plans. It was originally
planned that- Pesek and Charlie Pe
ters wrestle here June 4. This match
has bee1rr called off for the time be
ing and John Olin, the big Finn who
holds a decision ovef Joe Stecher,
substituted for Peters. Lewis wired
Olin, yesterday. Pesek hag agreed to
wrestle Olin here. . If Olin agrees
and it is presumed ne will the match
will be staged here June 4.
To Acquaint Fans. a
The idea of the Pesek-Olin match
is to acquaint the Omaha mat fans .
with Pesek. Olin is one of the tough
est birds in the game. He got a de
cision over Stecher and he ranks
right along with' Zybszko andLewis.
He is a 220-pound brute, as strong as
an ox and a pretty good wrestler; If
Pesek can defeat him decisively Otite
ha mat fans know he is a fit oppo
nent for Stecher. " ,
The whole thing as it stands now
is something of a muddle; No defi- ;'.
nite agreements have been etitered
into, but developments of th next
few days are expectd to tell the tale
so the dope sheet reads that' Omaha
will krfow just what the July 4 pro
gram for this city will be by the end
of this week at least. .
Big Bill Hokuff Returns ;
, Home After Drive in East ,
Big Bill Hokuff, Omaha heavy '
tyeight wrestler, has returned home
after a campaign in the east, Hokuff
has been wrestling in the east, all '
winter. He has won a number' of
matches and admits he also lost a
few. He is quite elated over one
victory, however. It was over Charles
Martenson, who is one, of the top;
liners around Chicago. '
Benny Leonard to Box
' At Camp Kearr.2y Benefit .
Camp JCcarny, San Diego, Cal., May
1 1. Arrangements were completed
today for Benny Leonard, lightweight .
champion, to appear at an entertain- r
ment for, Camp Kearny soldiers. May -
22. Leonard will box an. opponent yet '
to be selected at a free show that H
J being arranged. v .