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OMAHA, SUNDAY MOENING, JUNE 2, 1918.
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MIKE GIBBONS
ONE BOXER WITH
U CLEAN RECORD
St. Paul Phantom Quits Game
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Family Up to Brother,
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By RINGSIDER.
Ciiicago, June 1. It begins to look
as though Mr. Thomas Gibbons of
St. . Paul brother of Mike, the phan.
tome boxer, of the same city, will
have to take up the burden soon of
keeping the family boxing escutcheon
v clean. For it has come to pass, as
,, it does with all great men, that Mike,
prince of the middleweight division,
has announced that he is about to re
tire from active participation in fisti
cuffs. t
. Mike, as is . known, is at Camp
Dodge teaching Uncle Sam's boys
how to uppercut a Hun with a bay-
. onet, and will hereafter appear only in
. exhibition bouts. No more will fightljnors concerning the status of thi
fan have, the opportunity of seeing (Washington club. Clark Griffith':
the fast and flashy St Paul man
dance around an opponent and cut
him to ribbons.
Ere passing on to Tommy it is not
, amiss to dwell somewhat on the past
of Mike. Mike, above all, has been
one of the ileanest boxers in the pro
fession, i In addition, he led nothing
but a clean and temperate life, a thing
- of which so few boxers and fighters
can boast.
Mike's Great Rep.
" Mike's reputation as a clean fighter
has spread far and wide, and in two
Instances has been a big boon to the
boxing game. The clean reputation
of Mike Gibbons and his brother
Tommy at St. Paul led to the Minne
sota legislature passing a bill legaliz
ing boxing in that state.
h', ;.o the cost some time ago, and
w h.i" t!iir imputation gone ahead of
. , thetu, the Urs against boxing in Ore
f. g on and Washington were dropped to
mow them to put on exhibitions in
those states. And the exhibitions were
&f such sterling and clear-cut nature
that the bars have been down ever
ince.
That Mike made a hit with the sol
dier boys and the commanders goes
without saying-. It always has been
a great delight with him to teach
boys with the boxing instinct, or with
a desire to learn how to defend them
selves. And wherever he has found
a lad with more than ordinary ability
he has induced him to take up the
game and earn a comfortable liveli
hood out of it
Helped Billy Miske.
Such famous boxers as. Billy
.Whelan, Mike O'Dowd, Johnny Ertle
and Irish Patsy Cline, owe much to
Mike for the training of the early
days of their careers, lie also had
much.to do with bringing Billy Miske
into :the limelight.
It is now up to Tommy to do the
fighting, since Mike is out of it. Tom
has lost no time and is out with a
challenge to Jack Dempsey, the Pa
cific coast aspirant.
Tom is a smaller man than Demp
sey, but despite weight handicaps he
has beaten every man he has met.
Tom has never been held to a draw.
He fought Miske twice and put up a
fine showing; in fact, many say as
good as Dempsey did.
i A hattlp hetween Demnsfv anrl
Tommv oueht to Drove a corker, and
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may be matched. '
Willard Disappointed.
Since the calling off of the Willard
Fulton bout by Colonel Joe Miller of
Oklahoma, Jess has been pretty well
disappointed. And one"of the thorns
in his side appears to be the Red
Cross. He said as much the other
day when he departed for his ranch
out in' Kansas. The fact that the
officials of the Red Cross turned down
his first offer to give that organiza
tion almost all of the receipt from
a championship battle grated on him.
He couldn't understand it, especially
when they wired him broadside mes
sages to come on to New York and
box for the big fund they recently
raised by a monster boxing carnival. -
V Rejection Hurts.
"I made what I considered was a
fine offer when I returned from Flor
ida, said Pess, "and it was turned
down cold. That hurt
, "On top of that Colonel Miller and
.' I offered the sum of $50,000 to Fort
Sheridan officials, that amount to be
used for an athletic fund or in any
-way 'they saw fit, to stage a bout with
Fulton there. We -never heard any
more of this. '
"At no time was the colonel unwill
ing to give up a big amount of the
gate receipts to any war fund or
charity that might be named. At no
time was, I unwilling to give up a big
portidn of my earnings for a similar
purpose. I sincerely believed that
' the people wanted to see the ques
i tion between Fulton and myself set
tled for all time.
a- Hard to Guess Public.
"But it is hard to guess the public.
I was scolded for not fighting and
then, when I signed articles I was
fanned and my yitentions questioned,
najmuch as I do not know what the
people want, I am glad the whole
thing Was dropped.
:"Fulton's claims to the K'xt make
ne smile. He seCms to take the po
sition that it was my fault that the
nUtch fell through. Perhaps he can
Snd 'a place for the battle. If he will
1ft me know about it I'll be there on
the date appointed and give him a
battle. I can assure him, however,
thzt Colonel Miller made an honest
effort to get the -fight p'aced and
failed. If he can do better let him go
!iead and try it
"The promotion end of this cost
Miler a heavy sum and was ex-
' pensive to me as welL In the mean
time, Fulton went on a tour and pre
sumably made money out of the fact
that he was really matched with me.
So
I can't see that he has any kick
coming.
McGoorty is Busy.
Eddh McGoorty is busy these days
at Camp Grant training the boys to
r handle their mitts. He is doing so
well that his stay at .the camp is
an indefinite one. He is a member of
machine gun company, 344th infantry.
SUNDAY GAMES
MAKE HIT WITH
CAPITAL FANS
War Workers in Washington
Flock to Sabbath Contests;
Other Eastern Cities
Envious.
By JACK VEIOCK.
New York, JuneJ. Washington is
furnishing a vivid, example of the
attitude of' fans along the Atlantic
coast toward Sunday base ball.
The lifting of the bars against Sun
day ball in the national capital May
19 proved a great boon to lovers of
base ball, the Washington club and
the American league as well, and the
owners of the Washington club have
reason to believe that Sunday ball
may be continued indefinitely if the
public shows tbjat it wants the bars
lett, aown.
Last winter there were many ru-
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team failed at the box office during
the season of 1917. for the great army
of war workers at the capital had no
time to patronize base ball during
week days, and the dyed-in-the-wool
regulars who could Ret away to at
tend the games throughout the sea
son were fewer than in other years,
when this country was at peace with
the rest of the world.
Talk of Moving.
There was talk of moving the
Washington club to some other city,
and it is known from authoritative
sources that such a move was dis
cussed on several occasions. Finally,
Ban Johnson came out with a flat de
nial that such a move had been seri
ously thought of and'derided the idea
of taking the national pastime away
from the national capital.
Sunday base ball in Washington
will be watched with great interest by
major league club owners throughout
the east this season, for the sentiment
of the base ball public is known to
be strong for the amendment of blue
laws which prevail throughout the
eastern states.
Hope Bar is Lifted.
New York fans would welcome Sun
day ball, as would the fans of Brook
lyn,. Philadelphia and Boston, and the
club owners are living in hope of
seeing the bars lifted by the time an
other season rolls around.
Base ball men contend that there is
no radical sentiment among the
masses of fans against Sunday ball,
and they are-predicting that the time
is not far off when the base ball fan
who cannot enjoy weekday games
will be permitted to see Sunday games
in all of the big league cities.
-WieldinQ
By FRED S. HUNTER.
DESPITE the expert prognosti
cation of S. G. V. Griswold to
the contrary, we lean toward Jack
Dempsey in his July 4 brawl with
Ferocious Freddie Fulton. The fact
that Tbnsorial John Reisler and Jack
Kearns continue to quarrel over
Dempsey convinces lis that Jack has
an ace buried some place.
Modern Pugilism.
"FEROCIOUS Freddie Fulton, hav
A ing broken a bone in his hand,
has cancelled his vaudeville tour.
What has a broken bone in the hand
to do with a box fighter giving ex
hibitions On a vaudeville stage? Only
a broken leg would prevent that kind
of fighting.
Boy! Page Sarah Bernhardt.
"JVR. RINGSIDE informs us that
Michael Gibbons has retired
from the' field of pugilism. Michael
will remain retired until some pro
moter finds a new collection of rest
less dollars. Then will all bets be de
clared summarily off.
Roger's Integrity.
Who Knows?
T IS suggested by a follower of the
wrestling game, who evidently has
heard that dressing room conversa
tions occasionally take place, that per
haps Mr. Zbyszko ran out of his
match with Joe Stecher for the simple
reason that he discovered he might
really have to wrestle this time.
Well it has been done, it has been
done,
Mike Loses Cast
T'HE cold eye of suspicion points to
Mike O'Dowd, who admits he is
the middleweight champion of the uni
vetse. Mike ran out of a match with
Eddie McGoorty, whose championship
class ends with the outskirts of Osk
kosh. Wis.
Re Mr. Kelley.
T?OR the benefit of those who may
A wish to know, the first name of
Mr. Kelley of the Rourkes is not Pat
or Mike. It is Bill.
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Hostilities Threaten.
TACK LEWIS, with a wicked gleam
w in his optic, has discovered the
following paragraph in a New York
paper and mailed it to Ernie Holmes:
"Lots of anglers are there with the
cast, but it's always hard to tell which
is the fish."
Sensational developments are ex
pected. Up to the Minute.
T'HE up-to-the-minute sport service
A of the International News Serv
ice informs us that Clarence Rowland
"now is recognized as one of the most
capable managers in the game,"
Somebody must have told the I. N. S.
that the White Sox won the world's
champidhship last fall
Recording a Discovery.
IT T IS with grtirttish thafwe an
nounce the discovery of the
identity of J. C. Smith, whose battipg
has raised such hob with the National
league pitchers. He is none' other
than "Red" Smith, who has been with
us for several years, masquerading
under the intellectual initials of his
given names
Eddie Rickenbacher-Flying Ace
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He Raced for Joy of Racing;
He Flies for Joy of Flying;
Ever Seeking
Thrills.
By FRED S. HUNTER
Something like a decade when
rthe craze for speed began to sweep
the entire nation, a few reckless
Omaha souls, bitten by the germ,
pressed into service an old, discarded,
half-mile dirt track out on West
Leavenworth for the purpose of stag
ing automobile speed contests.
It was a dangerous, treacherous
little track, but a spectacular one. The
circumference was only half a mile,
the course narrow,- the turns sharp
and flat. The earth wa.s soft and
crumbly and easily displaced. After
a few moments of racing, the track
took on the appearance of a plowed
field and huge ruts and furrows ap
peared to divert the front wheel
from their course, play havoc with
tires and otherwise make attempts at
speed difficult and hazardous.
Efforts to put the track into con
dition were- only half-hearted. The
course was raked and rolled a bit, a
few pieces of ramshackle fence re
paired, the long grass in the infield
cut and the track was ready. Sunday
races were scheduled.
New Entry Appears.
One Sunday a new entry appeared
on . the scene. He was a mild-man
nered, pleasant-eyed, good-looking
young chap. He was open of coun
tenance, fair of complexion, light of
hair and possessed of a frank and
engaging smile which quickly made
him friends. He looked sort of business-like,
too, this new-comecwith
the almost beardless face of a mere
boy. But his car didn't. It was a
little, low, slim, rakish-looking car
and its ridiculously little engine
purred like a sunning kitten. Racing
fans of today would have recognized
the little car as a dangerous entry,
but it looked anything but formidable
as racing automobiles went in those
days. Compared to the giant cars of
giant horsepower which roared and
thundered like blast furnaces and
threatened to burst Into flames any
moment, it was ridiculously out of its
class.
A few of the curious here and
there asked a question or two about
the new driver's identity. A few of
the sympathetic did, too. What a
shame, they said, sadly. "He's such
a nice looking chap and with such
an absurdly tiny car. And it's so
dangerous, too," they told one an
other. What was the new corner's name?
Somebody spoke it. It was a long
name, a little difficult to pronounce,
a little difficult to remember. Every
body promptly forgot it. But no
matter, he was a rank outsider any
how. Rush and Roar.
Then the races began. The great
motors began to pound and hammer
and thunder and roar. There was
much spitting of fire and smoke.
There was a rush and a roar and the
cars were off in the first race.
The air became gray with dust as
the grinding wheels sent the dry
earth flying in all directions. The
track became as one, great gray
cloud. The flying cars sideslipped
and skidded dangerously. Hazardous
ruts and furrows began to take shape
at the turns. Death lurked at every
corner. Drivers unable to see but
a few feet in front of them or to
either side on account of the blinding
dust began to shut off their pow
to slow down. The dust lifted a bit.
Then the spectators, thewiseacres
who had played the favorites heavily
and cast aside the long shots, received
the jolt of their lives. The little car
with the green unknown driver was
running around its great rivals in
circles. The young chap won nine
out of 10 races that day. In the tenth,
he was forced out by engine trouble.
Dawn of New Hero.
That was the dawn of a new hero
at the little Omaha track. For many
Sundays this wonderfully daring,
wonderfully skillful young fellow,
who seemed to literally hold his
leaping steel-steed to the ground and
who laughed at the plowed track and
the blinding dust and the lurking
death, entertained the speed fans of
Omaha. For many Sundays he sent
his rakish, little car speeding around
the dangerousSittle half-mile track
at a soul-sickening clip just for the
love of it. An then one day he went
away. And Omaha lost sight of him
for a time.
But it was only for a time. For a
few weeks after he left the gate city
the telegraph began to carry bis
name and report his achievements in
a new territory, a bigger field the
big speedways had beckoned; the big
speedways where a mile s minute was
child's play, the competition keener
and the fame and ' fortune greater,
They had taken this local hero away
from the hearth of his home town.
Returns for Day.
Three years ago he came back. But
only for a few moments, just long
enough to capture first place in the
first big time speedway event in this
city. He was still the same mild
mannered, pleasant-eyed, good look
ing young chap. He didn't even look
a day older; still a mere boy although
engaged' in a game which brings gray
hairs and tired, worn eyes many
years before their time. But he
brought a new name, a name that was
nationally famous, a name that was
known from Maine to Southern Cali
fornia, from Florida to Washington,
a name that was on the lips of every
railbird; one of the nation's celebrated
in his own circle a hero.
But for all the fame and fortune
that was now his, he was the same
good fellow, the same true comrade,
the same real friend. He remained
XUily a few days. The speedway was
calling. He was gone.
During his absence his many Om
aha friends kept track of him and Jus
accomplishments by the aid of the
telegraph.- And many times the
telegraph carried the news of the
victories of this brilliant young Om
aha driver, this care-free, thrill-seeking
young daredevil who flirted with
fate and laughed at death.
But Omaha was not alone in its
love of this light of the speedway.
They could not call him their own as
Omaha did, but they liked him every
place he went, and they pulled for
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him and hoped for him, and prayed
for him. They wanted to see him
win and they wanted to see him
escape the leering fate and the lurk
ing death which they knew were ever
on his trail.
For Joy of Game.
For there was something about this
young Omaha chap they liked. It
was his ever-present smile, his ever
kindly word, his carefree, happy-go-lucky
manner and the sheer joy he
got out of racing. Few great racing
drivers like the game they are in.
There is a fascination about it that
holds them and they can't quit, al-,
though down deep in their hearts
they hate it. Some day, they know,
will come the day of reckoning, the
day when the game reaps its awful
harvest, takes its terrible toll; some
day the game will "get" them, and
they hate itbut they can't quit.
But here was a driver who was dif-
rferent. He didn't hate the game, he
loved it. He raced for the pure joy
of racing. He was never happier
than when on the track. He loved the
soeed. the risk, the thrills: it wasn't
just tfce fame and the fortune it was
the game itself ne iovea.
Hair-Raising Escapes.
He was a wonderful driver, a driver
with a distinction all his own. His
wrists were like iron, his eye clear
and true, his intuition keen, his mind
ever alert and ready for any one of
the thousand and one unexpected
emergencies which might arise. He
underwent many hair-raising escapes.
They were always made possible,
though, througn skill ana Cleverness
and nerve, not the "luck" about which
we hear so much and which occurs so
seldom. Citation of one instance will
prove this. It happened at Sheepes
head Bay. Carl Limbcrg was leading
the race. He was traveling at more
than 100 miles an hour. Suddenly his
car plunged, broke away. It struck
the guard rail at the top of the track.
The machine broke into two pieces.
The two pieces began to roll down
the pitched bank of the turn where
the accident occurred. Directly be
hind Limberg, pounding the boards
at a terriflic clip, came the young
Omaha driver. The wrecked car was
directly in his path, the track was
blocked by the falling pieces. The
great crowd shuddered. It looked like
inevitable death. There was seemingly
no escape.
Avenue of Escape.
Then' something happened. The
alert young driver saw what the
crowd did not. He saw a loophole of
escape only a hoophoole, it is true,
but a loophole. He gave a quick sure
tug at the steering wheel, the car shot
suddenly toward the top of the bank.
Then it turned straight ahead again.
The railbirds near the scene closed
their eyes as the speeding car headed
directly into the wreck, which was
rolling down the track. They waited
for the crash. But it never came.
And openiag their eyes the fans saw
the Omaha driver safe on tht other
side, his speed undimished, his nerve
unfailing. He had darted between the
two rolling pieces of wrecked ma
chine. He had seen the only opening
andhe had gone through. His clear
ance was less than three inches on
either side.
But the speedway game, thrilling as
it was, began to lose its appeal to
the young Omahan. He began to
long for more exciting pursuits. Oris
hundred miles an hour was all right,
but it was too easy. He champed at
the bit. Nothing offered.
Goes to France.
Then came the war. That offered
a new field and-less than 30 days after
hostilities were declared, the young
driver had found his way into the
army. He was among the first sent
to France. He was General Pershing's
chauffeur.
For a time he drove the American
commaider about the shell-torn roads
of FranU. He was happy for a while.
The speed was less, but it was new
country and it was war.
But driving a touring car about
even though it contained a general
and was in a war-swept country
was not for this young seeker of
thrills. . He began to look around for
avenues of possible entrance to other
fields. Aviation offered. He applied
for service in this department and
soon he had entered a French flying
school.
In just five weeks he had mastered
this new profession and earned his
pilot's license, an achievement which
usually necessitates four to six
months and sometimes longer. He did
not even scratch a wins; or break a
wire on the machine with which he
learned to fly. His French Instructors
werex astounded, such a performance
was unheard of.
From France, the young Omahan
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went to Egypt He was an instrutcor
at a flying school there. But when
the thrills of mere flying began to
wear off, the young officer began to
champ at the bit again. He began
to plead for more active service and
he got it. He was given a battle
plane and assigned to the American
battle front in France.
That was only a little more than
a month ago. No more had he
arrived than he underwent his first
air encounter and came out victor
ious. In company with Captain
Normal Hall he sent a boche flyer
to the earth behind the German lines.
That was only a beginning. Only
a month has passed and yet he has
been decorated with the French war
cross fot bravery in action. He has
become an "ace" for he has sent his
fifth plane tumbling to the earth.
One time, answering an air alarm,
he encountered three of the foe. Not
a moment did he hesitate. The odds
were great three to one. But he
attacked all three. He got one and
sent the other two in hasty flight.
Rescues Comrade.
Just a few days and he encountered
five enemy planes two biplanes and
three monoplanes. Again he attacked
singlehanded. And again he sent one
machine crashing to the ground while
the others hiked for the safety of
their own-lines. Returning to his own
lines from this engagement he saw
four Hun flyers attacking a comrade.
One of them collided with the com
rade who began to limp toward
safetyJ Another enemy discerning
the plight of the American dived to
attack. But the Omaha lad dived
too. He dived straight at the Hun,
his machine-gun barking. The Hun
fturncd and fled. He saved bis com
rade.
He has earned the title of "ace," he
has earned the French war cross and
he has saved a comrade from almost
certain death. And he asks only time
to gain more distinctions, to earn
more honors, and what probably is
more important to him to enjoy
more thrills.
Perhaps He's Satisfied.
Perhaps he is satisfied now, this
Scouts Begin to Beat the
.. "Bushes for Young Talent
Major league ball clubs are hopeful
for the future and several of them
have sent their scouts out' Eddie
Herr of the St. Louis Browns is
making a trip that will take him
through the Pacafic coast territory.
Charley Barrett of the St. Louis Car
dinals is hunting for that much
wanted outfielder in the Southern and
Texas leagues. Billy Doyle of the
Philadelphia Nationals is combing
the colleges for prospects for next
year or the year after.
American League Clubs
Have Assistant Managers
There are no such things as coach
ers with American league clubs these
days. The old-timers who get on the
lines and help move the runners
around are "assistant managers." The
club that doesn't carry uch a prop to
the manager is the exception. Here
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young seeker of thrills who went out
into the world from Omaha. Per
haps, at last he has found the thrill
that thrills, the thrill of lasting
quality. Perhaps, he has found the
game, he will always love. Perhaps,
he has found that which he has ever
been seeking the great adventure.
It's about the most thrilling thing
imaginable, this flying of a fighting
plane over No Man's lanfin France,
especially when one tackles five hos
tile planes unaided and returns un
scathed and safe to venture forth
tgain. It's hardly a game even a
man who loves thrills for the thrills
themselves, would tire of. -
So, perhaps, Eddie Rickenbacher is
satisfied now.
are some of the "assistant managers:"
Boston Red Sox, Charley Wagnerj
Cleveland Indians, Herman Schaefer;
New York Yankees, Paddy O'Connor;
St. Louis Browns, Jimmy Burke; De
troit Tigers, Bill Donovan; Washing
ton, Nick Altrock and George Mc
Bride. Connie Mack has no assistant
since Harry Davis retired and Clar
ence Rowland is going it alone, except
for a field captain since Kid Gleason
quit him.
Five Ball . Leagues Formed
By the Soldiers in France
Base ball in the American army in
France gradually is becoming organ
ized. Five leagues or sections have
been formed, each of six teams, mak
ing 30 teams in all. The six teams of
each section will play a short season,
with the winners in each section meet
ing later. Besides these 30 recognized
league teams the soldiers of course
have a few hundred other teams more
or less definitely organized.
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MURPHY TEAM TO
PLAY COMBAT 111
MICHIGAN TOWN
Leaders of Greater Omaha
Race to Journey to Alma,
Mich, for Game Fourth
of July.
By FRANK QUIGLEY.
, The best trip ever tendered an ama
teur base ball squad by a backer is
the excursion which will be, indulged "
in by the Murphy-Did-Its of tht
Greater Omaha league, when on thef
day before firecracker day they wilt
shoot out of this burg over the fails '
for Alma, Mich., which is approxi- '
mately 900 miles from here. A duel
has been arranged at Alma with the
Republic team stationed there. It v
the object of Manager. Cleve Hull to
schedule a few other games, so the
boys can enjoy a layover in a few of
the large cities on the way back to the '
old fireside. He is especially anxious . ,
to fight the Logan Squares at Chi
cago. At the present writing; the
Murphy-Did-Its are the real Its in the
Greater Omaha league and if they are .
perched in the same position when
they bump Alma and others, their
achievements, whatever tney may oe,
will automatically tell the Omaha
fans how our amateur manipulators
of the pill compare with tne eastern
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Americaa Loop Shows Class.
Heretofore the City learn hsl
always walked away with the cham
pionship of class B without aay
trouble. It was all cut and dried fct -fore
the fussles were . played. " Yon .
could get a 20 to 1 bet that the City
league would win the honors. It was .
nie al a mode and strawberry short-"
cskc for the Gty leaguers. That old
adase. success comes to he who
waits doesn't make much headway -in
this busy world but it looks like
it might hit the Americaa . learnt .
this year. The American league nee
Mire -been waiting to glora tht cists -B
honors for weeks, month! 44. ,
years.' The way the Florence Mer
chants and .Sample Harts of thft
American league are tearing p ,
things now, the City leaguers would '
have to haul around a barrel or two
of mustard to be strong enough to
slim thtm a dose of bitters. Well,
just wait and see if the City learners
will not be up against a starchy
proposition this fall. . -
This season to date, the Armours,
champions of Onfltha fast year.Tjave
been playing erratic base pall so yon .
can not tell what to expect today,
when they clash with the Murphy
Did Its, present leaders of the Great
er Omaha league, at Luxus park. The'
Armours might bring along their
New York Giant stuff and they might
uncork the extreme opposite. Of
course the Blacksmiths say they are
going to hammer the sausage out of
the packersville crew. Anyway , a
classy duel is looTced for by followers
of both squads. Potach will swing -them
over for the Irishmen and
Stillmoch or Graves will be on tht
hill for the South town bunch.
Teams Must Reduce.
Managers, remember that Saturday,
June 1st was the day for all of the
teams of the association to reduce to
an even dosen men.
ITaI m Marl 1 1 t -i 4 AffMa mvSm .
noes, is where- the Holmes White Sox
and the Krajiceks will embrace each
other. Their last loving match re
sulted in the Holmes being kicked v.
out or rsther shut out . Today a
different story will be unraveled for
the Holmes are going to buckle down
to work and demonstrate to the
Krajiceks what they can do. Baker, .
Grant or Zinlc are the Holmes pitch
ers and McCoy is the Krajiceks best .
bet - ' . ""'-J' " ;r
The big game in the City league
will be the tussle between the Stags :
and National Cash Register. 1
Sudlot Coulp. i -
Team mnr Uk notlc. FImm eU :
Wank Qulflay at Dcuilai lilt and wpr
tht acora attar aaoh saraa. .''
Xrnait Adama, local athlata ef Taei Is ''
taking Ufa aaay cot at Fort Oraaba.
Tha Waltar O. Clark wa lokl fat s -;
good klnkar. Call Jaia CroWdar a( althtf ' "
euflaa HIT ar Wabatar SHI. . , .
Ts data nana of tha Claaa A manag an hu
eonvlncad Kuaaall Routt, atar haavav. what ....
h la mlailns la nt adomlni tha mound UUf
aaaaon. ;,. ,';-
Arthur Mora la apparantlr dotns eurat '
work aa an adjudicator. Ha haa not feaaa
introduoad ta lit. Troubla thla aaaaon.
Alfrad Adama, who alenaS with tha Sana .
Una, has not plaj.d to (ar. BaoanUr hit eat
tor aft a fomaraaalt and Alfrod'a loft saw
waa tnjvrad. ..
Tha Btata aa4 fair Itahan U va tha .
dar at ehnylw, Wak, hat failod by ana
point I
Rohart Elliott ha takaa evar tha maaaga-
mant of Alpha. Camp, W. 0. W. Undet
hla tutorahlp thla gang ought to wakt up.
Hara of lata Cart Rathka la bombarding
tha aharry unuiually bard. Ba aernarot -thraa
aafa araeka out ef four taat Sunday. ,
Alpha Camp, W. 0. W., la looking for
eouplo of llvo wtraa. Call Wobator HI and -aquak
for Robart Elliott.
Although Arthur Dyok of tha f aaollna "
waa Ubaral with fraa transportation laat
Sunday ha won hla gama. Ho Uud algbl ..
fraa tlckota.
Eraoat Daamar of tha Han'a raahlos
Shop gang la atlll On tho ahalf booauaa at
wlngar which waa cracked by a pltcbad balk
That duda. Carlan, hltchad to tha Ram- "
blera ta aoma clubber. Two waaka ago today .
ba collected two homo runt and lalt Sunday
thraa for tha half way mark.
Aa euatomary Colllni la playing hla uaua'l
teller gama la tba field for tha Armoura.
He la faat on hla pedals and tough cua
tomer to deal with whan ha raachea the
Initial aack. f
Bllllem Madden, who uaed to ba a erack
claw A knlker. la now handling tba Indicator
for Jawn Oonding la a faultleaa manner. -
Tba Beaellna are looking for 'a duel oa
rirecracker day. Call Roy Stacay kt South
1JIJ. x
Roy Spencer of the Colon Outfitting learn
la requested to 'phone tha president of .
the American toague. There la a francblaa
opea In that league. . .J '' '
It la lead plpa that Willie Probst caa
atlll tickle tha apple. Ha put one over tha -boarda
laat Sunday.
For a pitcher. Hay of tba Marphy.Dld
Ita la aoma hltsmlth. Ha aippad two tor
tha limit against tha Uurphya.
Monk Manika of tha Council Bluffs Longo.
wstya la aoma klnkar. Ha fanned IS of tha
Holmes White Box and only allowed- on .
hit. . . - i -
Murray, cantorftelder for tha . Holmea
White Box' waa tha lucky duda to draw the -only
blngla off of Menske'a foolers. ,
Tha Union Outfitting company team will
play a twilight game with tha Nebraska
Storage Battery nine at Thirty-second and
Dewey avenue Wednesday night. - . -V
Tha Florenoa Merchants would Ilk-IS
schedule an out-of-town sama for July 4s -Addreaa
M. Paacal. 11J Tackst aUaa
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