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10 " OMAHA, C SUNDAY MORNING, CfCTOBEU ,13 1918. All 1116 111116
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TWO RING IDOLS
HAVE FORTUNES
v BUT-ARE BROKE
. With, Thousands Tied Up in
Relatives'- Names, Wolgast"
and Nelson Are Now
Trying to Borrow.
t.-j Chicago. 0. 12. Eight years ago
.in Point Jchmond, Cal., Battling
''elsou.'tbf "Durable Dane" of the
r':i and Ad Wolgast, a rugged
.jung "wildcat" from Michigan.
fo'Jzht one of the bloodiest and
i lost desperate battles for the light
weight championship ever staged.
After 40 rounds of terrific fight
ing Nlson, the champion, being all
N but blinded, ws waved to his com
er the loser, Wolgast became new
liht-wcight champion. The referee
1. had called halt when both men
, v. ore hammered to a pulp. The "gate"
frr that encounter totaled $32,000.
Nelson received the lion's share.
Ty Cobb's Wonderful -I
Record Is Target for
Future BallPlayers
By International News Service
New York, Oct. 12. Ty Cobb has
quit major league base ball and left
the following Trecord for future gen
erations to'bombard:
Tr. G. A. B. R. H. S B. A v.,
14 1,797 6.770 1.U15 J, SOS 716 .373
The great Georgian, now commis
sioned as captain in the chemical
warfare service of the United
States army, hasplayed his last
game in the major leagues. His
record marks him as the greatest
ball player that ever trod the dia
mond. Even the most preiudired
old-timer will admit that much. The
fiery Tiger retires with the cham
pionship nailed to his big bat. After
14 seasons Ty still leads, Yfe has
outdistanced all competitors. Single
handed he -virtually has made the
Detroit team. Without him Jen
nings' team would have been weak
indeed through the years during !
whic.i ly served with the-clan trom
Michigan.
T, excelled in every branch of
the game and leaves behind him
records that will never he hrnlopn.
lnl J li:. jr i i--j i i
r. i m jus trcai uiamonu ueeos nave lone
The Conquerer Wolgast. unable, since become a matter 'of course,-:
to nDtain a penny ot tne lortune ne ; and he has basked so long in the
- earned in the ring, is doing odd jobs blight lights of publicity that it
- TTthe timber country of iiorern j seem impossible to add anything
Wisconsin where he is trying to re-: yet unsaid of -this wonderful player,
gain his health. His wealth, esti- Here are some i the performances
niaieo at suou.uw, is in cusiouy or , ot tne dashing oeorgian:
He lead the American league in
batting on 11 diti'erent occasions,
nine seasons in succession. He hit
Athletic Maids of Golden West
over .400 twice. In 1911 he batted
.420 and made 248 hits, scored 147
runs and stole 83 bases. Ty epeked
out more than 200 hits in seven dif
ferent seasons. He has scored more
than 1UU runs in seven different sea
his wife and his 'mother, who are
living in Cadillac, Mich., Wolgast' s
home. '
' Wldcat "Cleans Up." -
The Michigan-. Wildcat as Wol
gast was known, became tly idol
of rinptdom by virtue of his victory
. over Nelson, then regarded as un
beatable. For two vears .Woleast
V gathered the riches of a champion, sons. Cobb led the league in singles
meeting claimants in short contests 've times, two-baggers four times,
For purses reaching from $4,000 to home runs once, stolen bases six
M2.000. He had cleaned up" be-jtimes.
'ore fie faced Willie Richie, a San " is, doubtful whether the future
Francisco newcomer, and lost his cver will see his equaL
' title cn a foul in 1912, after 16 j 1
, rounds of vicious battling. Campntier Knnrkc fin
Wn frasl rmitimiM tr. hnv u hpn. ; ""'"'
ever a match was in sight, but a
lar 1 rtr Iia Biifff.ri.fi a rVucira1 nilrl
J. ,y ..V ......v. - -.v.... ...... XT.... V- l. -... .1 -
mental breakdown, and was Sent toi i,cw lorK. uci. u. t-rom France
a Milwaukee sanitarium. Hcwas re
stored to comparative health and
after his release disappeared into
th! woods of nofthern Wisconsin.
" The VanquishedNelson, the mar
veled "Durable. Dane," today is in
a Chicago hospital, down and out,
fiat broke, suffering from an illness
threatening pneunionia. He has ap
pealed to friends for enough money
to pay his hospital expenses. His
ring fortune of $250,000 is tied up
in real estate in Hegewitch, 111., his
home and every penny of it is in the
custody of his father. Nelson is re
garded as "land poor."
Nelson, whose boast is that he al
ways was on the level and never mis
comet a tale of an American snl
dierwho attempted to "put one
over" on Georges Carpentier in a
friendly (?) bout before a few thou
sand allied soldiers at one of the
camps in the vicinity of Paris, but
who came to grief. It seems that,
it haying been proposed that Car
pentier give an exhibition of his
skill for the benefit of the Ameri
cans, Sergt. William Ray, of the
A. E. F., volunteered to face the
French champion for three rounds.
It also seems that it occurred to
the American that it would be a
greaUthink if he could land a hay
maker on Carpentier's chinycluring
course ot tne exhibitions A
23 SECOND MAN
WANTS ANOTHER
DEMPSEY MATCH
Fred Fulton Asks for Ghance
to Comeback in Benefit
Bout to Be Staged in , ;
Twin Cities.
By RINGSIDER.
Chicago, Oct. 12. The day of
wonders is at hand. Fred Fulton
you haven't quite forgotten him en
tirelyhas come up for air.
The Rochester giant recently
squelched in no uncertain terms by
the man-eating Peipsey, is able to
Wielding
By A. K. DONOVAN.
Jess Willard Insists that he is still
champion. Pos-i-tive-ly Jess, you
are still. VERY STILL.
'
Things to worry about. Who has
the sightseeing privilege in Ber
lin? It is reported that Yanks pur
chased options&n the London omni
buses, now being used to transport
troops in order to keepup with the
fleeing Hun, and will start opposi
tion in the spring.
The war is the latest manufactur
ed article to bear the stamp "Made
in Germany. In other words.
"Lib-ty bonds make the best shock
absorber fcV an automobile."
WESLEYAN GRID
TEAM
the
led friends, is not asking for charity.! moment or so after the contest be-
' but wants some of the $250,000 he
loaned in the old days of great-pros-
perity. Some of the friends Nelson
r.ssisted arc in . excellent financial
circurnstances, rapable f reimburs-
j ing him,
:r The'Battler, now '36 years old.
. proudly told of, his contributions to
charity, whfch were numerous. He
is credited with never having turned
'lowu a. request to arjpear at bene
fits, It cost him $750 of his own
'funds one ime to make a success
- of a charitable affair in which hf had
f been interested. The "pork and
beaners" of the game could always
"touch" the Battler, if their own
. sockets were empty, or their top
, :oats frayed.
The "Durable Dane," a boxerfor
20 yeaS, is lying on the snow white
. 'men of a hospital bed wondering
where those friends of former years
ire now.
"Thus," remarked an old-timer of
the ring,,, "is the rosy path of cliam-pions."
gan, Ray swung one fcom the floor
that just grazed Carpentier's. mouth.
Georges was willing to believe that
perhaps this had been accidental,
but when, a second or two later,
another, more accurately timed,
split both his lips, he became aware
of Ra. intentions. Before the
American realized that Georges had
caught onto his little game, the
Frenchman feinted him into an
opening and crossed a right to his
jaw and the bout was over.
Leonard-Lewis Figbt
In Newark, N; J., Draws
Monster Attendance
By International News Service.
Newark. N. J., Oct. U. Though
Vtio figures on the matter -'are at
riand, it is safe to Say that no sport
ing .event ever held in Newark in
- days gone by drew a crowd which
if outnumbered the throng that wit
nessed the recent contest between
Benny Leonard and -Ted Lewis.
Thousands , of tight fans journeyed
r ' from NewYork City to the lively!
New Jersey town, and as fistic bug
V trom 11 over tue state joined them
j ' in their pilgrimage a terrific burden
was put on the transit lines and jit-
1 iicy buses. The scene in front of thefl
a park before the fight, beggsfred At-
scription and thousands were unable
toain admission. The arrange-
ments n-ade by the promoters to
handle the crowd in the grounds
I - proved utterly inadequate, but blame
i tor this can scarcely be put upon
them, for it was not anticipated that
I such a' huge outpouring would be
attracted.
.When the fight was over the
streets in the vicinity of the park
were! jammed with cars autos and
scurrving pedestrians and tfre traf
fic was lor a time unmanageable.
Yanks Receive a'lSlice
v Of World's Series Money
New York, Oct. l. Checks have
been sent out to all members of the
New York Yankees who "were with
the club, at the close of the season,
the checks calling for the shares of
the world's series money won by the
yanuees wnen the club finished in.
the first division. Ater the 10 per
cent had been deducted for the Red
Cross the Yankees' share from the
series amounted to $2,785.60. All the
players who were with the cTub
throughout the season received one
full share, or $174.10, and the other
players got a half share. Those who
drew the full amount were Manager
Miller Huggihs. Coach Pat O'Con
nor, Hoger Pebkinpaugh, Frank Bak
er.' Derrill Pratt, Slim Love, George
Mogridge, Al Walters, Harry Han
nah, Frank Gilhooley, Bill lamar and
Walter Pipp, the two last nained
failing to finish the season because
of theirvcalls into service. Those who
received half shares were Ray Keat-
i"ti rr TttA Pin ti ri r Pmr ' Cis4a i
Jack Fournier, Ham Hyatt and John
Hummel. Trainer Al Woods and
Croundkeeper Phil Shenck also re
ceived half shares.
WALLOPED
BY CREIGHTOH
60-0 Score is Marked Up in
Contest at Local Institu-i-ton;
Visitors Are
Outclassed.
SGHEO
OLE ARMY
00T BALL GAME
' FOR FORT OMAHA
Balloon School Team Will Play
Four Contests in Omaha "
Puring the' Month of
November.
Piling up tally after tally, the
Creighton university grid team
nnptiprl itc epbenti vpctrrflav liv
soundlv trouncintr the combination ! the middle west arranged a service
from Nebraska Wes!eyan io the j foot ball schedule at a meeting here
tune of 60 to 0. The game was ; tnA3V tua nrnhablv will wove as
M J i I... -f 1.- - J r j j-----
USKERS
STAND HIGH IN
TRAP SHOOTING
Rush Razee of Curtis Second
In Professional Class; Wag
goner Heads Nebraska
Amateurs.
attractive as the "Big Ten" pro
grams. Twenty-six games were ar
ranged an 1 others will be listed
within two weeks.
NThe teams will be made up of
enlisted men, many of whom were
former intercollegiate stars.
The schedule includes:
Camp Grant, November 16 Unit
ed States army balloon school at
Omaha.
Chicago Naval Reserve, November
2 United States army sclTool at
Omaha.
November 1(5 Camp Dodge at
Chicago. ' ,
November 23 Wisconsin (tenta
tive). Camp Dodge, November 9 Unit
ed States Army Balloon school at
Omaha (tentative!
Brother of Les Darcy Has
Credit of Five Knockouts
Three-FingeredPitcher
is Helping Win the War
Indianapolis, Ind., Oct. 12. Mor
decai Brown, the i three-fingered
nitchine marvel of- major league
fame, is engaged in the njtiort-wide
task of helping win the war. Brown
is working for a firm here, building
liberty motor parts. He is 41 years
old and exempt from active military j
New York, Oct. 12. One day
shortly after the arrival in this coun
try of the late Les Darcey, the great
Australian tighter remarked that, he
had a kid brother, who was as handy
with his fists as himself, but those
who heard the remark put it dowiA
as boyish enthusism tinged with a
natural prejudice. Now, in partial
corroboration ef his statement
comes word from Australia that Jack
Darcy, 16-year-old brother of 'the
late champion, is making a nanje
l. : 1 1 . , j . ,
, j iur juiuscii m ine nng-anu inai a
career as brilliant asthat which ins
brother enjoyed prior to his visit
to this country is predicted for him.
So far Jack has engaged in six
fights, five of whiffy, he has won,
with knockouts.' V
tociation last season
Tiger Smith, Millionaire -Pugilist,
to Fight Again
Tier Smith is going back to the
f iiht game, the middleweight borer.
I ige r has 1cen rolling m weaitt tor
Jbouf three'" weeks now, since he
hnai that he had come Into posses-
of something near $6,000,000 m
the score cards have discovered that
he is usually able to defeat her. Tyie
story of onetof these matches was
recently published in a newspaper
the caption reading: "President Wil
son Beats His Wite ' )
As a result one may look: for a
free translation in the German press
in which the head of the nation is
credited with beating up his wife.
Then Fritz will jam his spiked hel
merharder down otr W head so as
to prevent its being readily removed
for scalping purposes hi the event of
his being captured by a Yankee bar
barian. . . ,
Richmond County Golfers j
Make War on the Crows i
New York. Oct. 3. For various
Chicago. Oct. 12.Persons who reasons the fajmer has always waved
crow, that
preference
ers are not
illine to en
cago Yhite Sox, will be surprised on the warpath against this thief of
played yesterday afternoorwon the
Creighton field.
The congest was all Creighton's
from the kickoff to the minute that
the linesman called time on the last
quarter.' The victors scored seem
ingly at will and met spiritless op
position throughout the entire game.
The Coyotes at no time had any
real chance of chalking up a count
er, and although" at times attempt
ing to brace.. up and Tiold the line,
they soon succumbed- to - the Blue
and White's line plunges which
were good for big, consistent gains.
The local team outclassed , the
visitors in every department of the
game. In receiving the losers often
fumbled and peldom returned the
pigskin more than five or ,10 yards.
The visitors lacked speed, and their
line was unable to repulse the re
peated onslaughts of the Creighton
backs. i
Leahy, Condon and Manley were
largely responsible for the over
whelming victory. The trio contrib
uted 48 points to the total. Leahy
booted six out of nine goals for
extra counters. These three back
field men ripped great holes in the
opposing primary defense and car
ried the ball steadily down the field.
Although the line was never in a
pinch which would provide a real
testof its worth, it showed up well
protecting the men who put the ball
across.
President Wilson Better
; Golfer Than Mrs. Wilson
vXrrs7 wben the Oman bovs
w if a,, ; Ja t ni march away to war October 21 to 2a.
Mrs. Wilson, and thos who have
been abje to get "inside dope" on
Rush Razee of Curtis, Neb.,
landed in second position among
the nrofessional traoshooters in the
Chicago, Oct. 12. Athletic offi- latest aversiaes compiled. He
ccrs of naval and army camps in ; leads all Nebraska shooters, Hav-
injr snot at ,ouu largeis ana prune
2,231 for an average of 97 per cent.
He was1 led in the professional di
vision by Homer Clark of Alton,
111., the champion. Clark shot at
3,310 and .broke 3,228, for an aver
age of .9752 per cent. .
H. Lorejison of Newman, Cal., is
the title holder among the amateurs
with an average 'of .9712. He shot
at 2,050 and broke 1,991. He just
heads Frank Troeh of Vancouver,
Wash., with an average of .9709.
Troeh shot at 5,895 targets, double
the number of the leader, and broke
5,724.
O. N. Ford of San Jose, Cal., has
shot at more targets than any other
shooter, 8,500. His average over
the long route wa3'.9597.
C. L. Waggoner of Diller heads
the Nebraska amateurs with an aver
age ot .y44J. Ai Koyen or rremoni
and Ray Kingsley of Omaha follow
Nebraska shooters who
Almost Spori.
r i x i 1 ,
. , , . m i a. e oay .Dicycic rates anu wics-
sit upright and take runshment, if : tljng endure orever xhe ban
it is only chicken broth. Also, as the being advocated on sports until after
the war will not attect these enter
s'erve at Chicago
November 23 Open.
United States Balloon schoolOc
tober 19 Creighton at Omaha.
November 9 Camp Funston at
Kansas City.
November 23 Open. .
November 28 Open (Nebraska
pending).
Bowling Stars Leave
With Next Draft for .
Army Training Gimps
X
The Omaha bowling fraternity
will lose two of its, most prominent
Rumor of Fallout Between
Ban and Commy Is False
i rriri hrtause Ins thumb and lirst I ,
I '7-r ; k; riaht bnd are missimr I De"evea t" reports tnat rresiaent a tnreatemng hoe at the
Johnson' l the Amcrican mp of blackness with a
t i n ,t,nt of th iltaue' had lost he support of cornfields. But farm
?"kcr n he Pr"ua5e?!!:.L .'Owner C. A. Comiskey of theChi-, the only ones who are w
s LOlumous ciuo fi me '.rvuiciii-M -
to learn that these old war horses
recently went hunting together in
the Wisconsin woods. Johnson and
Comiskey have had a number of
petty base ball quarrels, but they
still are fast friends. Johnson organ
ized the American League, and
awarded the Chicago -franchise to
Base ball frequently ha
the air. .At Dongan Hills. Staten
Island, where he Richmond County
Country club gplfers- gather, the
crow has been placed in the non
essential class. Thevote was unani
mous. Of late X'rrCrow has been
tearing up parts of the fairway with
such distressing efficiency that good
lies are no longer a certainty. They
do , say, however, that he is only
They are William R. (Bill) Learn
and Pat Angelsbergi
Learn is the former champion erf
KOmaha and is one of the leading al
ley sharks of the middle west. He
isnow acting as manager of the
Farnum alleys and he formerly was
Connected with tlje. Omaha alleys.
He is one of Omaha's veteran oin
tracks and has represented the gate
city at most of the big tournaments
held throughcut the country in the
past.
Angelsberg was formerly manager
of ,the old Metropolitan alleys and
has been active in local pin circles
for many years.
Former Omaha Owned Horse
Breaks Kansas State Record
Budweiser, p, 2:0Ii, formerly
owned in Omaha, set a new mark for
a fourth heat in the state- of Kansas
and also lowered the track record
at Blue Rapids when he paced the
fourth heat in 2:08iJ. This sots a
new statg record for pacers over a
half-mile track made m the fourth
"heat of a race.
closely
November 16Chicago Naval Re-r mu c 1 " ' b
dim men dYtidgcn ait-.
AMATEURS.
Wapgoner, C. L., Diller. . . . 2425 2290 .9448
Koycn. Al , Fremont 5073 4763 .9385
Kingsley, Ray C, Omaha. .1880 1761 .9367
Middaugh, It. J., Fremont.. 3505 3237 .9235
Hansen. John J., Ames... 2330 2149 .9223
Middaugh. Frank, Fremo,t2205 2024 .9179
McDonald, H. S., Omaha. .1900. V729 .9100
I.androth. H. M., Fremont.2130 1908 .8957
Thorp, D. B., Eagle 2675 2393 .8943
Hedges, O. 1)., Panama. . .1950 1724 .8841
Gutzmer, J. B., Columbus.1825 160S ..8S10
PROFESSIONALS.
Razee, Rush, Curtis 2300 2231 .9700
Maxwell, O. W Hastings. 4705 4469 .9498
Carter, Geo. L.. Lincoln. . .2760 2560 .9309
Bendel, Geo. C, Lincoln. .1950 1721 .8825
Hollingsworth, J. T., "oma.1750 1423 .8131
Comiskey,
caused friction andNill feeling, but
Johnson and Comiskev. despite their' bothersome about once vearThev
,sonal property, cash and real esdifferences over triflingmatters, are I sre hoping and praying, to quote the
. ' v oouna to tuck together, y; uven, evermorej
rc)ts!!BwiBnr Rg
Grand Island High Wilts.
Grand Island, Neb..Dct. 12.
(Special .Telegram.) Grand Island
high school defeated Norfolk high
today, 18 to 0. .
McCook High Overwhelmed
Curtis. NcfC Oct. 12. (Snecia!
Te'egram) Curtis aggies defeated
McCook high ichooljoday, 70 to 0.
Eddie Roush Beats Self
Out of Batting Honors
Eddie Roush, of Cincinnati, still
uncertain as to his official batting
average, has just - discovered that
he is the only mart in base ball his
tory who knocked himself out of
an undisputed claim to the batting
championship by making a great
catch. ImpossiblcTyou say? Not at
all. Usuallj( great catches knock
the hostile batsman out of base hits,
but Roush knocked himself out of
the leading honors.
He made a desperate stumbling
catch of a fly in a protested game
in which he had- made two'liits.
was thrown "but of the records en
tirely hecauseof the doubt whether
Roush's catcTi constituted a "nio
mentarily held" play, as he had jug
gled the ball before he gripped it.
Had he muffed it cold, he would
have preserved his two hits and the
unquestioned leadership of the
league.
Fights Winner Take All
and Betting on Outcorpe
Great Lakes. Oct. 12. Pal Moort.
the Memphis bantamweight, now a
"gob" at the Great Lakes NavaJ
Training station, is living up to his
navv renutation as "Patrotic Pal."
The little boxer's subscription to
the fourth Liberty loan was $500. He"
has subscribed to each bond issue in
addition to investing freely, in
thrift and war savings .stamps.
Moore, a southerner, with a slow,
soft drawl, has orginated a Liberty
loan slogan with a kick in it. Here
it is:
"You tike this $500, 'cause I jes'
know .we tan knockout the kaiser.
We're fighting, winner take all and
betting we win.''
warmth of said nourishment finds
its way through his vitals, he is ap
parently willing to talk fight again
the usual custom of forgetting about
the retirement talk beijigjollowed in
his case. " ' '
The day of so after a man gets an
awful crack on the chin he hates the
world and says he never will face a
fist again. A few afternoons of
bright "sunshine and sympathetic
freezes and the merry laughter of
a few wee ones changes the whole
situation. This is philosophy and
history combined.
Fred, Tie it known, wants to fight,
and strangely enough he wants to
fight Dempsey. ' Ie says he does,
at least but so, oh Zarathustra said
Willard, was it years, years ago, or
when?
Denny Scanlon, of St. Paul, is the
man who carries the message to
Garcia. Dempsey, nowi in Uncle
Sum's dress Hut as athletic director
of the aviation mechanics' training
school of that city.beljves Fred
means it. He was in Chicago the
other day en route for Camp Gor
don, Ga.' to take a course in bay
onet practice.
Denny says Fred wants a return
go, most of the proceeds to be for
charity, perhaps Fred's charity. He
wonders if Jack will consent. Denny,
who was an old hand at the promo
tion game, wjshes this promotion to
go through.
Fulton wants to box Dempsey a
matter of 10 rounds, all of which
will be in St. Paul or Minneapolis,
and htpes, Denny says, that they
will last more than the unlucky
23 seconds that defeating battle in
the east lasted. Unlike Willard, he
thinks Jack should be given a nom
inal sum for his services in facing
him. After that is taken out of the
gross proceeds, along with such
other incidental expenses as may be
incurred, the remainder is to go to
athletic funds for the aviation fund.
Nothing, we say, could be fairer.
Denny Talks For Fred.
Denny, speaking for Fred, says he
can be quoted as follows:
"It is my belief that I am just "as
good a boxer as ever," Fred is quot-ed.-by
Denny. "Further it is my belief
that I can outbox any living man,
and I do not bar, in speaking in this
vein, my conqueror, Jack Dempsey.
Had I been beaten down in a lng,
hard fight by this fellow I would not
say such a thing, bat the result,
while decisive, was not, to me at
least, convincing.
"Always I have know"n I could
beat Jess Willard and I feel so sure
of that that it is a laughing matter
with me. I believe at least six men
in this country can whip him thor
oughly inside of 10 rounds. To him,
therefore- I give little heed, and in
that stand the public surely agrees
with me. , '
"It is Dempsey I want to attract.
If he will box,me 10 rounds in Min
nesota we can get a lot of money for
the find I speak of. I would be glad
to have a chance to put this over,
and to show the world I can 'come
baoK "
What Dempsey will say to the
proposition is yet to bejound ou
but knowing him "to be a fighting
man, with nary a fear in his make
up, we would not be surprised if he
will accept these terms even morel
quickly than Bulgaria recently ac
cepted the terms of the Allies.
Nebraska Pitcher Wins.
Diamond Fray Overseas
Captain Beckwjth of Iowa, who
caught for the Chicago Cubs under
Frank Selee in 1904 and 1905 and
is now playing third base with a
team organized among officers and
men stationed at Blois, France. In
the first game flayed by this or
ganization it was defeated by a
score of 9 to 6, the victors being a
team organized by a Knights of
Columbus secretary in an adjoining
camp.
Lt. Sherrod Smith, former Brook
lyn National star, pitched for the
lllois team. He did good work, but
nobody of the Blois, team could
hold him. Asa L. Kuhn'of Tiffin, O.,
formerly in the Southern and East
ern leagues, played.. Jjst base for
the Knights and Wellington Pover
of Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.,, former
ly of the Seattle team of the North
western league, played left field for
the Knights. Sergeant East, who
formerly pitched for the St. Louis
Americans and various minor league
teams, is managing the Knights'
team near Biois.
This team should not be confused
with the Knights of Columbus all
srar (team being organized by John
ny Evers, who is to manage the
tpur of iis team for a series of
games with various division teams
throughout France. Johnny has
about completed his organization
and the big tour is scheduled to
begin soon.
Gun Club Shoot Today for
Individual ChallengeCup
The Omaha Gun club will hbld a
shoot at 3 p. m. Sunday for the
club challenge trophy, now held, by
W. Stroup. The officers of the
Omaha Gun club and the Omaha
Rifle and Revolver club will meet
next Monday night at Townsend's
to arrange for a four-way shoot
which will consist of army rifle, 22
caliber rifle, pistol and shotgun en
Billiard is now ranked with golf.
A played of neither game knows games.
enough to go Home.
Speaking of golf, a contemporary
says golf is not a game but an ex
cuse to get out of the house. That
is not all; it is an excuse to STAY
OUT. !
Pity the poor, chess players who
have been drafted m the army. 'Al
though the regulation French dug
eiiT is bomb-proof it lacks .a great
deal of being sound proot.
Speaking of near sporti, JessAVil
lard has come forth with another
alibi, and says he will not fight
again until after the war. Where
does he get that -AGAIN stuff?.
ARMOURS MEET
RAGAN'S STARS
AT R0U PARK
Professloial Team Headed by
Boston National Pitcher
w Plays Amateurjeam ,
On Sunday.
The curtain will drop on base ball
in Omaha for 1918 at the close ol
the Armour-All Star clash at
Rourke park this afternoon. Foot
ball is already encroaching on the
national pastime and in scheduling
the Sunday battle the Armouri
planned to present to the base ball
publfc the fastest entertainment pos
sible to secure.
The Armours by fasf and consist
ent playing during the regular sea
son maintained a position at the top
of the Greater Omaha league and
were oniy crowded out of the title
after a post-season series of eight
In the playott tor seconrt
place they won easily from the
Laiigeways after facing a pitcher
Still Wearing Gloves
Despite his long ring service, Sam
Langford is still in the boxing game.
The "Tar Baby" is not the bear cat
he once was, but manages to get
by at that.
Judging from the quiet manner in
which Johnny Evers has been con
ducting himself since his trip across
the Bir Drink as an athletic direct
or, the umps must pack their auto
matics while officiating behind the
padded mask.
Considering the number of confer
ences being held and' regulations
promulgated you might say they are
kicking toot ball around a -bit.
Tip to Legislators.
San Francisco was the first city
to see and heed the handwriting on
the wall. City officials realize that
one of the best things for the rising
generation is instruction in boxing
A,s a result part of the curriculum of
study in tne coast city win De a
course in fisticuffs.
The boxing event scheduled for
Philadelphia Wednesday night be
tween Jack Dempsey and Battling
Levinsky was cancelled on account
of the "flu" restrictions. . The
battler can thank the epidemic for
saving him from going "fluey" as
a squared arena card.
"'Gene Melady continues to keep
the name of Omaha on the sport
ing map. Three of the biggest
cards in the padded ring today have
signified their preference of) 'Gene
as the promoter of the next match,
in which they appear If he should
succeed in securing bouts between
Miske'and Willard and Stecher and
Pesek Omaha will take its place as
the brightest srot in SRortdom.
Omaha Wrestler Drills
Island Police
ft) V?
sSiaajasjai
"ii i i ll ' n il i m " " 1 1 " m .
conceded to be the best in the twin
cities, Manske of the Longeways.
Armours Scrappy Team.
The Packers have a scrappy team
that can always be relied upon to
V.ay fasf ball and they do not re
lease their claim as the better team
until the last man is out in the
ninth inning. They will have a
slight edge over the All Star organi
zation due to the fact that they;
have placed together during the en
tire season and have team work
and familiarity of the playing char
acteristics of each players that at
the critical moment of a game may
swing the tide of battle.
To offset the organization of the
amateurs the professional have the
experience of league playing and
the coq'i, Scientific manner of play
that only comes after constant daily
combats. Every position will be oc
cupied by an experienced and re
liable player.
Ragan Heads All Stars.
Leading the All Stars in their of
fensive against the amaireurs will be
General Pat Ragan of the Boston
Nationals, former Rourke, and one
of the most experienced pitchers in
the game today. While tie "old
smoke" which made such a hit with
Omaha fans is now missing it has
been replaced by curves and control
which combined with the cunning
of the wily. Irishman made him one
of the most feared boxmen in the
major leagues.' -
Jones of th Council Bluffs Longe
ways will catch for the All Stars.
He is considered by fans to be the
most promising youngster for a
league berth now playing in amateur
circles. 'His battery mate, Manske,
wiM be on ffand in case Ragan shows
signs of weakening.
Western Leaguer Play.
The balance of the team will ba
made up of i Western league players
wintering in Omaha and in service
ai nearoy stations ana toe leading
amateur players of the Omaha
leagues. The team-is considered
the fastest ever assembled for a
contest of this kind. The lineups
will be:
ARMOURS. ' ALL STARS.
Drgert C. F. C. F. Krui
J. Collins L. FT L. F. Haea
A. Graves . ...R. F.
Williams C.
Corcoran 3 B.
Ryan IB.
M. Collins ...... 88.
GlUIgan 2B.
League P,
R. F. Lych
C. : Jones
3 B Btnek
1 B Dennlsos
SS Ny
2 B Clair.
P Ragan
Sergt. J. J. Peck.
Serg. J. J. "Jerry" Peck, former
Omaha wrestler, writes that he is
now comfortably stationed at ChaV
lotte Amalia, on the Isle of St.
Thomas. This is one of the virgin
islands in (he Danish West Indies,
pnrchased by the United States from
Denmark.
Jerry writes that he is now a ser
geant in the mariu corps and has
been detailed in charge of the patrol
and as drill master of the municipal
police, consisting of 20 natfves. He
says he has been stationed on the
islanfl for 17 months and it has been
20 months sine he saw the improve
ments of a moNlern city.
He says he has been able to ex
plore quite extensively the island
which is 13 miles long and five miles
wide. The letter was written in a
Danish fort, 200 years old, and
Jerry said he was sitting on the
fort with his feet on an old Danish
g"n- .
He tells oj interesting investiga
tions of old castles, which tfie na
tives allege were formerly occupied
by the pirates, Blue Beard and
Black Beard. The natives, he says,
are continually looking fof' the treas-1
tires supposed to have been buried
bv these pirates.
He is keeping in good conditjonl
byvwre-thng witlvhis mates enrr tne
natives and is anxious to return to
the Omaha mat game. Jerry longs
for a short visit to France, and says
he believes he can pin Kaiser Wil
lie's shoulders to the mat in short
order,
i
Nebraska Athletes
Uphold State Honor
In Training Gimps
Warner, formerly of the Univer
sity of Nebraska, is now a member
of the star foot ball team of the
Mather Field aviation school at Sec
remento, Cal. k
Archer, another Cornhusker. is
now playing right guard on the foot
ball team of the Mitchell Aviation
field.
Lieut. Orville Ralston, known in
state foot ball .qrcles as "Wob,"
while playing end on the Peru nor
mal team, is now a member of the
famous "Bishop's Circus" of the
English" flying squadron. Lieutenant
Ralston is credited with bringing
down a Hun plane' on his first ttrip
across the lines. -
Sergeant Hahn, formerly a mem
ber of the Grand Island college foot
ball team, is going strong in army
circles on the Pacific coast. He is
a member of the Coast Defense
team, stationed at Fort Baker, Cal.
He is playing right tackle and has
been elected team captein. Hahn's
home is at David City.
Private Ralph Lamb is another
David City, boy who is playing on
the Defense team. He is playing
center and is considered one of the
most dependable men on the team.
William Huston, a prominent ath
lete in the Peru Normal class of
1918, died in an army, camp. His
bpdy was accompanied home by Vic
tor Jones, a former foot ball team
mate. Funeral services were held at
his old home in Ohiowa. '
Golfers Should Check
Up on Faults at This Time
Now is the time for .golfers to
take stock of their strength and weak
ness, according to Charles Evans, ,
jr., national amateur and open cham
pion. In his own practice, Evant
says, he keeps a diary of his man
nerisms and habits. If he finds him- '
self pressing he makes note of itf'
and the next time he will be on
guard against this fault. The "read
in', writin and 'rithmetic" of golf
are"7tlaxation, rhythm and repose
and a careful study ndv will pay bisr ,
dividends in the form of low golf
.scores. '
ljatrice Team Wns.
Beatrice. Neb., Oct 12. (Special
Telegram.) Beatrice won from
Falls City here this afternoon in
foot ball, 28 to 14. Blopdgood, Bur
gess and Helmstadter starred for
Beatrice, while Heinermann as4
Hoy played a fast game for tha .
itor j. "