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The Omaha Sunday Bee The Bee's Special Sunday Sport Pages . AH the Latest Sport News All the Time OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 30, 1918. OMAHA GAS BIKE BOTH GRAPPLERS RIDERS TO TAKE INSIST THEY ARE IN JULY4 RACES More Than, 100 Local Speed Enthusiasts to Tour to Grand Island on Independence Day. t Omaha motorcycle riders will take part in the biggest motorcycle tour ever held in this section of the coun try on July 3. The tour is to be known as the Motorcycle Boosters tour and will be made to Grand Island, Neb where the National motorcycle cham pionship races will be held July 4. These races are expected to be the best ever held in the middle west, and racing stars from all over the United States are flocking to Grand Island to take part in the big motorcycle sweepstakes. Prizes totalling $1,000 have been offered and four events will comprise the program. One of these is a 100-mile race. Bicycle and auto races are also on the program. ' The track is a two-mile dirt track, capable of tremendous speed and world's records may go by the boards. High-power racing machines able to travel 100 miles an hour are entered in the championship events and the fans -will be treated to plenty of thrills. All riders are making preparations to at tend the big event Omaha Tow. The Omaha tour, tinder the manage ment of James C Van Avery, one of ' Omaha's best-known motorcycle riders, will bring more than 100 riders. The Omaha contingent will take a leading part in the big motorcycle parade which will precede the races. This tour wilt leave Omaha on the evening of July 3 at 6:30 p. m. sharp. They will assemble at the Omaha Motorcycle club rooms, Sixteenth and Capitol avenue, and are scheduled to arrive at Grand Island at 2 a. m. All motorcycle riders are Invited to take part in this big tour and Mr. Van Avery assures everyone of them ilenty of fun en route. The schedule or the tour permits of an easy riding pace, with several stops along the route. ' Omahans Entered. Several Omaha motorcycle riders will take part in the races. Otto Ramer, Jim Bagley and several other Gate City speed demons will enter their steel mounts. The events are as follows: Midwest championship, 100 mile 1711 Hall county championship, IS mllca..,.' it (Hale ohamplonshlp, SI mllei.. ........ 120 Bid ear championship, IS mile.,,,., 10 AUTO RACES, 10-mlle free for all .................. ..! 10-mll free lor alt .$itr Soccer Team Pays $4,500 to . Government as War Tax Due The West Mam United soccer eleven, one of the prominent English league organizations, has, turned over 54,500 to the government this season in entertainments tax. DUE TOWIN COIN Pesek Modestly Admits He'll Throw Peters and Peters Confesses He'll Flop Pesek July 4. Both are going to win I Charlie Peters is going to earn two out of three falls from John Pesek and Pesek is going to flop Peters twice in the same three falls at the big wrestling go at Pa Rourke's ball park on Firecracker day. Yep, that's it exactly. Local mat fans and dopesters have figured it out and that's the way it tallies. Here's the way they figure it: Pesek can't win because he won't have any more chance against Charlie than the kaiser has of going to heav enso the supporters of the Papillion grappler view it . On the other hand, the Papillion bench maker hasn't a ghost of a chance -absolutely nix. Preachers of the Pesek faith have filenty of dope in their pockets to aunch a gas attack on any half in terested fan who ventures the remark that Peters will get two of the three falls. Add it up Somebody's got to winl That somebdy can't be Pesek nor can it be Peters. All that's left is that both shall winl . Larney Lichtenstein who, with Mart Slattery, keeps Johnny in form, con fidently admits that his strong man is to be the big fellow when all is over save the shouting. Lichenstein backed up his little prophecy by imparting the information that a good sized del egation had parted with the iron men necessary to obtain a portion of the ringside seats. Dope on Pesek. This is the dope that Pesek sup porters are sending1 around: Pesek was born 23 years ago. Although somehow the sun was not eclipsed on that day, at least certain favorable stars were in the heavens when John ny first saw the bright lights. Since that time the modern Samson has performed miraculous feats, the least of wich is lifting a 1,000-pound weight on his back, putting 200 pounds above his head with five little fingers, get ting under a colt and hoisting it sky ward, allowing a five-passenger auto (make not mentioned) to chug along over his bread department, or carry, ing a bale of hay for a city block, said block not being specified. Yeah, that's the regular, official dope from Mister Larney L. himself. He admits that each and everyone of the above feats was actually per formed and adds that if anyone is skeptical about them he can easily think up a few more in a minute or two, : Work and Fight i A casual yiew of this wonder-of-the- world in ordinary made-to-wear clothes does not inspire any special confidence in the fact that he will win the wrestle-to-a-finish on the glorious Old Time Stars Stage Comebacks L a ',.V:..1ft 1 $ S ' ,. x i , 1 1 : ilk II II l rw S V t. &tJ'L ' . : hr wi r --:X w Vr': H Old-time base ball players are having their year. The season of 1918 has brought out more retired players than any in the history of the game. It has also been a great year for players who were beginning their slide to the minors -witness the re markable come-backs of Larry Doyle, Fred Merkle and Jake Dau bert. All three of these players ap peared to be slowing up last season, but 1918 seems to have given them a new lease on life. Doyle, sold a few years ago by the Giants to Chicago because the snap and dash had disappeared from his playing, was rebought by the New York team and prior to his being taken sick u month or so ago, was leading the batters of the National League. In fifteen g les "Larroping Larry" walloped the pill for an av erage of more than 400. He also played the second bag with all his old-time skill; in fact, this season promised to be the best in his big league career. Merkle, sold by the Giants to Brooklyn and later traded by the Dodgers to Chicago, is at present leading the National league batters with an average of close to .380. Fred was thought by many to have long passed his usefulness in the big show, but his great come-back this season is the surprise of the game. There was much talk in Brooklyn last season of a trade which would in volve Jake Daubert. This because of his poor showing for the past two seasons. A few years ago Jake led the National league, in batting and was probably the best first sacker in the game. But 1918 finds- Daubert pressing Merkle hard for the lead in batting, his mark being around .350. Fourth unless Peter does. But when said Pesek ducks under the ropes to make his bow to any fans who happened to bave come across with the iron rollers he is a changed man. He wastes no time. He tears at his opponent, in s, few minutes the match is his. No stalling for him. It's both work and fight Pesek, who wearies not,' believes in wearing an opponent out before seek ing to down him. Pesek just plain hurts when he gets going, so mat artists say. During the 40 encounters Pesek has had during the last two years he has never been thrown. Despite Pesek's ruddy prospects he has in Peters an opponent hard to best. He is cautious and quick to make advantages offered count. It is safe to say that Pesek will have to use everything that he carries in stock to beat Peters, who is breaking all rec ords training at his camp on the Facts and Figures on the Athletes Western League TEAM BATTIHO O AB It OK H SH BB Pet. Oklahoma C..SI Wt it til tfS II l .ITI Wichita 4 lilt tit 111 III 41 II .114 Tapaka-Bwt .41 MU Sit 111 41T 4T It .III Omaha ......II 1111 Ul lis IIT 1 (t .1(1 St JoMph....ll 171S lit 1ST tot II IS .SIT Japtt 4f HOI III Sit ITS II 41 .114 Daa Molnaa ..IS 1171 III St 111 II l .III fell City ...IS 1661 1T1 SI4 IIS 41 44 .111 CLUB FIBLDINQ ' W L DP PO A B ret TvB-Batok It IS tl 1110 S34 It .ITI Wlekltft 11 IT II 1114 SI4 Tl .III JopUa ..It SI II 1171 111 It .151 Oklahoma. Ottr...!! II 41 lilt f4 104 .111 Omaha ....... ...IS 14 IS 1111 III 111 .HI St Joaaph II SI II 1411 T14 114 .14 iaaa Cltr .IS 14 41 1I4I lit 111 .141 Xowa SI 14 II 1171 111 III .III INDIY1DUAE. BATTING). O. A B, R. H.B.H.S B Pct. mJCt, St J.. 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New Tork . St Louis ,, Washington Boaton . , , Cleveland ,, Chicago ... Philadelphia Detroit .... TEAM BATTINO. ...It 1 I .167 01 04 22 23 ,10 lOOt III lit 131 113 41 .:3 .11 1048 111 125 627- 11 T4 .257 .11 2254 114 111 161 II 12 .362 .81 1011 161 100 101 100 15 .t'.. II llll 110 140 141 14 15 .250 .11 1108 101171 474 71 18 .249 II lilt lit 131 447 II 13 .S3.-, .It 1901 114 111 441 71 10 .232 CLUB FIELDING. W L DP PO A B Pet. Boaton IT II 41 148t 111 Tl .97 New Tork 14 II II 1181 III II .OfiO Chicago II It 41 1687 Til TT .168 8t Louie ..II II 10 1871 161 tl .160 Detroit .....14 31 tt llll 781 tl .163 Cleveland 37 It II 1817 tit lit .162 Philadelphia 11 11 It 1641 811 tt .160 Washington .....83 11 IT 1835 tOI 111 .150 INDIVIDUAL BATTINO) AVERAGES. G AB R H SH SB Pet. Jackson. Chi 11 IS 111 I t .354 Staler, St. L. 10 !3I II 14 Burns. Phila. .....II 121 II 78 Baker, N. T. 10 131 14 10 Ruth, Boston .....41 128 17 41 Milan. Wash. ; 64 261 11 II Walker, Phila, .....68 lit 10 70 Platte river. He has an assortment of training partners working out with him as well as a couple of boxers to improve Peters' velocity. Peters is sometimes mentioned as the fastest wrestler at the game. "More speed" is Peters' motto. He considers himself equal in strength to Pesek and counts on his agility is gain him the decision. Skipping rope, doing the road stunts, and other training tricks are of course being used to keep him in A-l con dition. -Reports from the Merchants hotel, Paxton hotel and Merritt's drug store, where the tickets are on sale, indicate that a good crowd will be on hand by the time the, prelims are finished. , Yanks' Service Flag Grows The Yankees lost two players last week.; Harold Ruel Was called to the army and Bill Fewster decided to take a vacation before receiving his ex pected call to service. Bader, Red Sox Player, Back From Navy; Bad Leg is Cause Loren Bader, who joined the navy as a yeoman some time back with a bunch of other Red Sox, has been dis charged from service because of a loose ligament in his knee and he has reported to the Red Sox for work. With Hub Leonard placed in class one and subject to early call Bader may come in handy for Edward Bar row. No More Camouflage Balls, Johnson Warns Pitchers As a result of wrangling oW al leged freak pitching President Ban Johnson has warned his umpires to strictly enforce the rule against dis coloration of balls by pitchers, but maybe some of them will get around the order by using a white "shiner." CLASH FOR TOP RUNG IN CLASS A CIRCUIT TODAY Murphys and Longeways to Battle at Luxus Park for Leadership in Greater Omaha Loop. By FRANK QUIGLEY. In these days of base ball uncer tainty, when so many of the star pill hoisters are working for Uncle Sam, and others will soon be called to the colors, the directors or the Omaha Amateur Base Ball association are well pleased with the way the differ ent leagues are sticking on the job. In the preseason estimates of the wiseacres things were doped with gloom, but to date the brand of base ball delivered was probably entirely unexpected by the devotees of ama teur base ball. At the jumpoff 32 teams toed the chalk line, and 26 are still full of pep per. Only six visited the cemetery. Champs to Meet. Some sensational and phenomenal stunts are looked for this afternoon, when the Murphy Did Its and the Longeways lock horns at Luxus park. At the present writing the boys across the pond are leading the Greater Omaha league, with a percentage of 778, and the Blacksmiths are close on their trail, with an average of .700. Although crippled, the Murphys have been dishing out a classy brand of base ball and if they don't get wintry feet, the Longeways will find them garbed with the fighting spirit. On a strange prairie. the neighbors from across the muddy might get stage fright. The Longeways have played most of their games at Athletic park. Council Bluffs. Either Hay or Potach will hoist the cherry for the Murphys, and it is doubtful just who will pass 'em over for the Longeways. Undoubtedly this tussle will be one of the best billed for the Greater Omaha league this season, so a large crowd of fans and fannettes are expected by the follow ers of these classy contingents. Holmes park is where the Krajiceks and H. Beselin & Sons will clash in what is anticipated to be a stubborn battle for the long end. Up to date the Beselins have not been introduced to Mr. Luck and everything seems to be just out of their reach. They have fought hard, but their work has not been very prolific. These two bands will come together today with the Beselins in the basement, and it is a toss-n'p as to which tribe will nail this bout. Nevertheless the Beselins are about as strong now as when the sea son was ushered in, while the Krajiceks have lost a few good men. Peter McCoy, their king pin on the mound, joined the navy. Mason or Kornish will hurl for the Krajiceks, while Dyck or Atkins will shoot 'em over the crockery for the Beselins. At Athletic park across the river the Armours will fuss with the C. B. Metcalfs. Manager Delaware of the Armours is cordially invited to call the writer at Douglas 2256 and and cough up the score as soon as this game is history. At three and a half strikes at Mil ler park a heated battle is looked for when the National Cash Registers and the Central Furniture Store buckle up. The Nationals are leading the City league and the Furniture boys are in second place. Another warm battle t is expected at Thirty-second and Dewey avenue, when the Sample-Harts and the Flor. ence Merchants of the American league clash for the second offense of the season. The first bout was muci laged by the Florence Merchants. This battle will practically determine the rag owners of the American league. Another fight was recorded last Sunday, but this fistfest happened after the game was over. Lane of the Florence Merchants happened to re member an old sore spot against Hec Hubatka of the Trimbles, and said pugilists spilled a few love taps. Sandlot Gossip. Against the Metcalfs (or the Holmes, Oscar Grant unbottled the stud that was unhltable In the pinches. Reed, who used to curl 'em (or the stags, Is now holding down sack three for the Holmes White Sox. Earl Hasson, who used to be a prominent figure on the local and lots, is now on Uncle Sam's pay roll. It la a difficult matter to plaster 'em hard enough to evade the grasp ot Wolcott, the custodian of bag three for the Metcalth, Apparently Wright Is the right man be hind the hit station (or the Metcalfs. For a pitcher, Hanson of the Metcalfs li some hitsmtth. Us uncorked two out ol three against the Holmes White Sox. Clink Clair sent his clubbing- average skyward last Sunday when he collected (our hits out of five attempts, three ol which were (or two bases. In center field Fontaire Vernon (who used to be a klnker with a rep.) la pulling down the sky ticklers In a faultless manner for the Krajiceks. At corner two, Dworak, a former class B warrior Is - doing excellent work for the Krajiceks. i ' At corner three Frank Mancuso la playing' class ball for the Krajiceks. Fourth of July the Alpha Camp, W, O. W. squad will wander up to Sohuyler, Neb., and endeavor to corner the grapes. Last Sunday Russell Tlpke tapped one for the limit with three resting on the cushions. Frank Carmody is back on the Job with a wagon load of ginger this season. Ha la going like a house on (ire. Manager Wolff, of the Central Furniture store brigade is stllll fighting hard for the pennant ot the City league. Because Collins is on the sick list the Greater Omaha league Is minus another star diamond light., ' The Murphy Did Its will miss the pres ence of Croamer Cady at bag two. He Is a demon on his pedals and a clever dude on the paths. In the sun garden Joseph Moran Is playing the ears off the game. Ha is also especially good with the ash furniture. Chas. Faber and Dusty Hall have not re enlisted In amateur baseball. In all proba bility these fellows could make good In class A. Undertakers were tipping their lids to Joseph Wavrin last week. He was holding down a bed for several days. Joseph la vice-president of the Greater - Omaha league. Last Friday Marty Flanagan, local foot ball and baseball star entered he service of Uncle Sam. Logam Barr, well known among the local pill hoisters, has been drafted. He floated away last Friday. Some day, Kornish of the Krajiceks Will be a terror to hltsmiths. He Is only a new comer, but he Is climbing real fast. Daddy Kemp, now associated with the Holmea White Sox, can still easily hold a class A berth. He Is liable to atart the fireworks any time. Recently James McAndrews resigned as an adjudicator In the Greater Omaha league. He la now a fire fighter. Fourth of July the Holmes White Sox will stage a double-header at Blair, Neb. One game will be played In the morning and the other at I p. m. Today the Holmes White Sox will ba entertained at Havelock, Neb. - . .- Recently Neno Pasha, well known among . the local baseballlsts. joined the navy. Cobb. Detroit .....61 181 11 69 I Plpp. N. T 10 S3S 14 72 tl MoMulllng, Chi 10 tt IT 10 I Speaker, Cleveland II 141 SI Tl T Pratt, N. T 10 131 It 70 11 Johnson, 8t L. ...It 10 I I Wood, Cleveland ..IT SOS tt 10 t B. Collins, Chi. ...41 141 SO 41 T Wambsganss, Cleve. It S2I 24 18 10 Bush. Detroit .....51 lit IT It. I Ollhooley, N, T. ,.67 tit 41 It S Weaver, Cht. .....54 105 10 It II Oandtl, Chicago ..IS lit It It 1 Maya, Boston Shean, Boaton . . , , Cunningham, Det, Caldwell, a N. T. .11 It T 14 I It 131 tt II 10 Wright, St L. 4 Hansen, Wash. 4 McLyneaux, B. I Reese, Wash.. 1 Faber, Chi. .It Thor. N. T...1S Love. N. T...24 Mays, Boa. ...II 11 Coumba, Clev.lt T Morton, CIev..lS I Gallia, St. L...14 I Rogers, St. L.ll 4 Bens, Cht. ..II I Shel'b'ck, Chl.lt f W.J'hnson, W.lt 11 Wllma, Cht. .11 Ayers. .Wash., 10 M'rtdge, N. T.ll L.Busb. Boa.. 11 Leonard, Baa.. II Kalllo, Det.. .11 8. Jonea .....10 S.Cve'kle, a.. 10 10 Harper, Wash. IT I Shocker, St. L.14 Boland, Det.. II Bagby, Clev.,14 Caldwell, N. T.ll 8. Jonea ,...10 S. Jonea, Det 11 Cun'h'm, Det 11 Dum't. Wash. 4 Adams, Phil.. IS Rrl'k'n, Det 1 4 ,. r 4 !! 41 1 11 tl 40 1 11 PITCHING RECORDS O. W. U Pet. I.P. H. 1 0 1.000 14 0 1.000 t 1.000 t 1.000 151 1 .344 t .336 1 .125 IS .323 T .120 IT, .124 T .101 tot 303 101 .100 295 291 .181 284 183 .383 280 280 .271 .279 .275 It It t 4 1 T t t Ruth, Bos. . A. Rua'l, N T 21 Gregg, Phils, It Dausa, Det. ..14 Clcotte, Chi... 20 Soth'on. St I IT Dan'th. Cht It Myers, Phil. ..IS Ens'm'n, CL 18 Groom, CI. ... I Tingling, W. I Altrock, W 1 Perry. Phil. ., .21 Dav'np't. 8 L.ll Shaw, Wash.. 21 LoWm'k. 8 L.ll Fln'n. D-N T 12 Geary. Phil... It Jamea, Det... It E A R'e'l, Chi. I M'Cabe. 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