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OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 20, 1919.
All the Latest Sport News
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Double-Header
Today,
Rourke Park, Omaha vs. Wichita, First Game 2 p. rri.
FORM REVERSAL
GIVES ROURKES
VELL EARNED WIN
Play Rings Around Wiches
and, Though- Outhit by
Three Bingles, Snatch a
Victory From Defeat.
- The Rourkes showed complete
reversal of form yesterday and
though outhit, twelve to nine, they
managed to snare enough pearlies
to be on the long ervd of a 6 to 5
score. Manager Jackson gave the
boys quite a ribbing up in the club
house after the defeat of Friday and
again before the game yesterday.
That it had some effect was shown
on the field, the boys going after
their opponents in great fashion.
Manager Jackson was hard to
please yesterday and kept the boys
on edge all the way. Pitcher Schatz
man started the game, but after he
had yielded two runs nd two hits in
the first, shut them out in the sec
ond with one hit and passed two in
.the third, Bill told him that was
enough and called Charlie Kopp to
take the mound. The latter gave
thera nine more hits, but kept them
fairly well scattered and they couid
only get three more runs on them,
while the Rourkes made nine in all
off Bowman and scored six times.
Wiches Take Lead.
The Wiches jumped out In the
-lead in the opening frame, but the
Rourkes caught them and tied the
count in their -half of the inning. In
the fifth the visitors made one more
on three hits, one of them a two
bafger by Mueller. Newasha sin
gled, scoring Mueller, but the Indian
was caught at second on a sensa
tional piece of fielding by Whitey
Gislason on Yaryan's hit back of
second base.
In the sixth frame, though they
made two hits, the Wiches couldn't
squeeze a run across. In that in
ning the Rourkes took the lead.
Hazen led off with a single and went
to third on Schinkel's double. Both
the runners scored after Mason and
Koop were out on Barbeau's single
over, second base. Barbeau died on
first, as Jackson drove a high one
to right field, which was easily cap
.tured. Score In Seventh.
Once more, in the seventh, the
locals made two runs on three hits,
aided by Gislason's pass. Spellman
sacrificed Gis to second and Graham
scored him with a single. Hazen
brought Graham home with another
single and went to second on the
throw-in and tried to make third on
the play, but Yaryan, in right field,
threw to Newasha and the Indian
whipped the ball to Marr, who
tagged Hazen. Schinkel fanned and
Mason was safe on shortstop's error.
Kdpp Singled in this frame also. '
The visitors made a determined
effort in the eighth, but could do
no more than two runs on three
hits, which left them one run be
hind. Marr went out, short tofirst.
Bowman singled and Wilhoit like
wise Washburn came through with
hie &ec6nd two-bagger and scored
the two runners. McBride skied to
Graham and Mueller went out,
Gislason to Jackson. The Rourkes
were blanked in their half and re
turned the favor to the Wiches in
the ninth.
Th clubs will play two games
this afternoon, the first one, the
regular scheduled game for Sunday
at 2 o'clock and the other one
is. Monday's game advanced one
day. Score:
OMAHA.
A.B. B. H. P.O. A. IS.
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,
, s l e s
. S 1 4 1
IS s
1 11
Baroeaa, Sb
Jackson, lb
4.lslason, lb
Npallnaa,
r.rahmDi. rf .......
Hum, cf .4
Behtekal, If 4
HetetMSM. ft ...
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0 X
I II II I
fSb IS
' " A.B. B. H. P.O. A. C.
ill !i i
wnMt. t
Washburn, tb ...
MeBride, If .....
MaeUer, lb
NewMha,
Ywru, rf
B, H .......
Marr, Sb
Bait man, a
fbtmla St I 11 H It 4
Twa-base hits: Schinkel, Newasha, Ort
fcasa. Mueller, Washburn (t). Sacrifice
bill ' Boellmaa. Sacrifice fly I Kopp.
rnif-j ball: 8 pell man. Straek eat: Br
Sebaeunaa, Is by Bowman, S by .Kopp, J.
Bun on balls: Oft Hchatiman, 4 eft
Bowman. 8; off Kopp, S. Wit ad rnnat
bit sjm S runs off Scbatamaa la S-S
laalDn. Tlmei S boon. Umpire! Dallejr
aaeV Freshwater. Attendance i ISO. ..
Joplin Catcher Gets Only
, Hits and St. Joseph Wins
St. Joseph, Mo., July 19. North
held Joplin to two hits today, a
triple and a single by catcher Col
lins and St JosepH made it two
straight, 4 to 0: Boehler pitched a
'good game for the Miners but
weakened in the later frames.
..T JOPLIN. ? I ST. JOSEPH.
AB.H.O.S.
SSI
B
AB.H.O.E.
Burke, cf :
Th'peen. Sb 4 0
Nuttvjt ,
' SmitHMb S
H.ll. rf a
Hulsitt. lb S X. 1
Barndt. ss 1 S I
Collins, a S
Boebltr, p S
r o
sis i
1 S!
S T ' 0
t 0
Plttrf
Dolan, Sb 4
Kelleher.ee S
Jackson, cf 4
Bonowlti. If 4
B' baker. 3b 4
Beall. lb - S
Crosby, a S
North, p e
S S
Totals ST 1 14 0 Total St 11 ST t
hrolla 4 t 0 0 t S 9
St Joseph 0 1 4 1 1 x 4
Three -base hlU: Collin. North. Tee.
baee bite: Jackson, Crosby. Bonowlti.
8aerlflce hlta: Kelleber, (Crosby. Doable
play: Thompson to Barndt to Smith.
Left on base: 8t. Joseph. 4; Joplin, 1.
Base on ball: Oft North, S; oft Boehler,
Struck ont: By North, 4; by Boehler,
'. 4," Stolen bases: Dolan (i), Beall, Bra
aker Umpire: Meyers ynd Jacob.
rias t:S.
Oklahoma City Loses and
Drops to Second Position
- Sioux City, July 19. Oklahoma
J City conld not hit Rasmussen in the
pinches-ad lost, 5 to 2. By beat-
uui Carmen. , Sioux' City broke a
BROOKLYN GOES
TWELVE INNINGS
TO WIN FROM REDS
Game Goes Eleven Innings
.With No Scores; Cincy Gets
One In Twelfth and
Dodgers Two.
Brpoklyn, July 19. Brooklyn beat
Cincinnati today, 2 to 1, in 12 innings.
Cadore and Reuther . had a great
pitchers' battle, neither side scor
ing until trie final inning. Then, with
two out, Daubert tripled and scored
on Olson's low throw of Groh's
grounder. Ward started Brooklyn's
half with a fly to Roush; Krueger
singled and Grimes ran for him.
Kilduff, batting for Cadore, walked.
Olson's Texas leaguer to left filled
the bases and Johnson's single to
center scored Grimes and Kilduff.
Score:
R.H.H.
Cincinnati MIIIIMOI 11 T 1
Brooklyn toOtttOOOtO I J t 4
Batteries: Reuther and Rarlden; Wlngo,
Cadore and Krueger.
Giants, 3; Cubs, 2.
New fork, July Nee York defeated
Chicago today In the second game of the
series, S to 2. Home run were the vital
factor of the ram. Fletoher hit Into
the right field atand In the sixth for
New York's second run. Merkle tied the
score In tht seventh by hitting Into the
sams stand with Mate on base.i Chase
won the game for New York In th'4 second
half of the Inning when he also hit a
home run Into the right field atand.
Score:
R. H. S.
Chicago 9 I I M I I 01 I 0
New York 0 4001110 X I f 0
Batteries: Vaughn and Klllefer; Toney
and McCarty.
Homer Wins for Braves.
Boston, July 1. Powell wa the big
Individual factor In Boston' S to 1 vlo
tofy over Pittsburg today. HI sacrifice fly
scored Rudolph In the third and hi home
run In the eighth gave Boston the needed
runs. A pass to Terry and hit by South'
worth and CuUhaw scored Pittsburg's run
In the first Bcore:
Pittsburg .1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 T 1
Boston ..V V l v v w a 1
Batteries: Cooper and Schmidt'; Russell
and Qowdy.
Phillies Take Two.
pitcher failed to keep Philadelphia from
winning two game looey, e io i, v
to 1. making four straight victories f or
the 'tatl-enders. Rain halted the first
tng the third inning and made the field
a marsh. After piay was resumed mo
Phillies knocked Doak out of the boa
and won In one big inning.
It rained hard during the sixth Inning
of the second game, after which Umpire
Rlgler called the cam on account of
darkness. Scores:
First game: R. H. B.
t T.nul. .... .00100000 01 S 1
Philadelphia ..0 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 t 1
ntit flharilel Woodward and DU-
hoeter; Hogg and Adams.
Second game: ti. h. is.
St. Louis 0 S 4 0 0 0 S 1 2
Philadelphia S 0 0 0 S 04 4 t
s.tt.itM UVnAAwarA Vav and Dllhna-
ferj Rlxey and Clark.
Red Sox Players Take
AH Blame for Poor
Work of Boston Team
Boston, July 19. The world's
champion Red Sox, now in seventh
place in the American league, pub
lished today a statement signed by
virtually every member of the team,
denying that the team's failure was
due to dissension or mismanage
ment. The poor showing is attributed to
"a combination "of bad breaks, the
failure of some of the regulars to
perform up to their past standards,
weak pitching and continual bad
luck on the field."
Manager Edward Barrow is said
to have "treated his players in a
manner that could not be improved
upon," and the statement adds that
"the players are in complete v har
mony with themselves and with the
manager."
losing streak to the southpaws.
Score: .
OKLAHOMA CITY.
AB.H.O.E.
Llndl'or. t 4 0 4
IOTJX CITY.
AB.H.O.E.
Itoran. rf I 1 0 0
Go' d win, lb S
Defate, ss 4
Meloan, If 4
Rob'aon, ef 4
Brokaw.lb 4
Schmidt, S
Jones, lb S
Bas us n, s
SIS
Total 10 11 IT 4!
arias. If
Orlffln. et
Adams, lb
Fa f. rf
Ben sen, lb
Speitzer. Sb
Griffith, c
Carmea, p
Hay
Total
4 14
14 4
110
1 4 4
ISO
9 1'4
I It
14 0
4 0(J)
It 114 0
. x Batted for Carmen In tth. .
Sioux City 10140401 X 5
Oklahoma City ....0 0 1 4 1 0 1 4 41
Two-base hit: Malon (1); Good
win, Bensen, Orlffln. Stolen bases:
Oris. Sacrifice hits: Schmidt Goodwin,
Jones. Hit and earned run: Off Ras
mussen, I hit and run; oil uarmet),
11 hlta and I run. Base on balls- Off
Rasmussen I; off Carmen I. Struck out:
By Carmen, Si by Rasmussen, S. Left on
base: Sioux City 1 ; Oklahoma 11. Win
ning pitcher: Raamussen. Tim 1:40. Um
pires: Shannon and Vitter.
Des Moines Blanks Oilers;
Bunch Hits and in, 7-0
Des Moines, July. 19. Des
Moines bunched hits with errors
today and defeated Tulsa, 7 to 0.
Sensational fielding cut off the visit
ors chances to make runs. Score:;
DES MOINES.
AB.H.O.E
Milan, If 4 I J
H brook, lb
Case, cf
Conn'ley, rf
ureen, e
Gwaldt. tb
Coffey, lb
Hartiora, ss
Allison, p I
1 11
I I
1 I
0 1
0 1
1 4
1 1
S 4
TULSA.
AB.H.O.E.
Roche, ss 4 111
Slattery, lb 4 1 It
Dills, If - 4 t S 0
Tho'son, ef 4 4 I 0
Clerel' d.tb 114 0
Davis, rf 4 110
Tlerner, lb 4 14 0
O'Brien, o 10 11
Barnam. l
Manton 1 0 J
Totals It 11 14 4 Totals SS 14 IT
Batted for Barbara in ninth.
Tulsa 00040040 04
De Moines 0 4 1 0 0 4 I 4 T
Two base hit: Roche, Dtlts, Tlerney (1),
MHan. Allison. Sacrifice hits: Milan, Has
hrook. Allison. Stolen bases: Haabrook,
Can (2), Coffey. Left on bases: Tulsa. 0;
Des Moines, 0. Struck out: By Bar
ham. 1. Base on balls: Off Allison, 2:
oft Barham. 1. Hit by pitched ball: By
Allison, (O'Brien). Passed ball: Breen.
Earned runs: Off Dea Moines, 2. Double
iriajrs: Oman 10 ereen; naruora to woiiey ,
to Hasbroek (2); Connolley to Hartford:,
Tlerney to Slattery. - Umpires: Holme 1
and Ueektr. Time: 1:27.
Sam Reynolds Wins State
Golf Championship When
He Beats Young 4 Up and 2
targe Gallery Follows Two Field Club Cracks as They
Battle for Title Tourney Is Voted Great Success
By All Who Contested on the Greens.
State Champion 45am Reynolds,
Field club, Omaha.
Runner Up S. Blaine Young,
Field club, Omaha. -s-
Consolation Winner "Bunny"
Guinand, Field club, Omaha.
By KARL LEE.
It was field .day for the Omaha
Field club yesterday when the finals
in the Nebraska, state golf cham
pionship were played. 'The Field
club couldn't lose. Both candidates
were among its members. Sam Rey
nolds, state champion in 1912, 1914
and 1916, won the honors again yes
terday by beating Blaine Young,
runner up, 4 up and 2 to play.
Though Reynolds, who was also
transmississippi champion of 1917
in connection with various other
titles, spent a. busy morning follow
ing and catching up with his am
bitious opponent, the result after
the first tee had been passed in the
afternoon, was never in doubt. Rey
nolds played splendid golf.
Young Not Sure.
So did Blaine Young. But
Blaine was just a little less cock
sure of himself sort of lacking the
edge necessary to win. He seemed
to play on luck alone. Though his
drives were hard and sure and his
approaches excellent, the ball on
the green invariably made him mis
erable. He missed short putts re
peatedly. The morning's play was even.
Reynolds scored seven holes dur
ing the afternoon play and Young
but three. The game ended at the
16th hole, when Young, though he
had a chance to win the remaining
holes, deliberately drove shorts on
the tee-off. Reynolds, playing bet
ter than par, lifted the ball to the
green on the next shot and scored
in four strokes.
Match Full of Thrills.
Several thrillers featured the
match. The brilliant putting of
Reynolds at 10th and 14th holes
touching the rubber for a curved
roll of 20 and 30 feet into the cup.
The big gallery, perhaps 1,000 peo
ple, who followed applauded with
vigor. The drives of both at vari
ous times during the afternoon
drew applause.
Medal play for the morning tied
at 82. The scores:
Young-
Outside 4 S S 4 S 4 4 8 40
Inside 4 S t 6 e 4 7 6 42
Total ; 82
Reynolds
Outside 4 S S S 4 I I 442
Inside S 4 2 4 4 4 4 8 S 40
Total 82
Considering the match as a whole,
playing was not of championship
caliber. Young played a decidedly
spasmodic game, while Reynolds de
veloped speed at time when it was
least expected. Medal scores for
the afternoon were slightly. better
than the morning.
Reynolds showed slight interest
in the match, until afternoon, when,
entering at an even score, he began
to hurry things in general. Fre
quently the champion drove a ball
into the gully or rough, and at one
time, at the eighth hole, inside, he
gave vent to his feelings by throw
ing his club. Young gave up, de
feated, at the thirtieth hole.
Successful Tourney.
The day brought to a close the
largest state golf tournament ever
held in the state. There were oer
250 entries, 197 showing up for the
original drive at the first tee. Nine
cities of Nebraska were represent
ed, Fremont and Lincoln leading in
out-state representations. The Oma
ha clubs entered better than 15U
men in the qualifying round.
Large crowds attended the field
club links daily. At the semi-finals
when Ralph Peters of the Country
club and Sam Reynolds of the
Field club were matched a gallery
numbering some 500 persons fol
lowed the two golfers. Yesterday's
attendance was better than 1,000.
Final awards were as follows:
Medalist, Blaine Young, Field club;
president's flight, Harry Koch,
Country club.
Secretary's flight: J. F. Brown
lee, Happy Hollow club. ' .
Surprise flight: Jack Webster,
Country club.
Vice President's flight: C B.
Stuht, Field club.
Director's tlight: F. u. weaa,
Happy Hollow club.
Surprise consolation: T.T.Doyle,
Elmwood Park club.
The Seymour Lake contingent,
Kenneth Reed, last year's champion,
and Guy Beckett, one of the most
formidable of local golfers, fell into
hard luck, losing out in the middle
rounds. W. M. Folsom, the Lincoln
Country club's star performer, and
Z. Marr, Fremont Country club,
made good showings. The Ord
delegation, numbering five persons,
attracted notice.
Flay by Bole.
MORNING PLAT.
First hole: Reynolds tops drive. Toucfies
green on next shot, extricating with loft
ing Iron, putts direct to cup, holing on 4.
Young drives with mid-Iron, but misses
direction on approach, coming in on aide.
Pitches to center of green and holes on 4.
Hole halved.
Second hole: Reynold drives into gully
before tee at left of course. Recovers
green n next shot, lifted well to center;
holes in I. Young score In 4, 1 up. First'
score of gam. .
Third hole: Keynoia a rives io sage ui
green, hut gets away with b ramie lifter.
RnrhM hnla in 4 strokes and sinks in 8.
Young drives straight on 3, passing road
in 1. Third shot brings him on green.
Holes In 6.
Hole halved.
Fourth hole: Reynolds slices drive out
of bounds. Poor putting after recovery
brings former champion a 6. Young misses
green on second shot, but approaches with
accuracy and sinks on 4.
. Young's hole. Scare, t up, hi favor.
Fifth hole; Young slice to extrem
(aptoaaitjIC City WyeyaytW44J
3-
right. Recovers too late. Reynolds play
putt to perfection and win at 4 strokes.
Reynold' hole. Score, 1 up, favor of
Young.
Sixth hole: Putting duel, Young sinking
longest putt of game thus far, In nip and
tuck fashion, barely tying score of 4 made
by Reynolds.
Seventh Hole Reynold make green
on 3 after going into nigh grass on drives.
Takes five strokes, 1.1s opponent scoring
a brilliant putt, ten feet distances. In 4.
Score: 2 up, favor or Young.
Eighth Hole Hole tied at I. Both used
mashie and gained the green with little
trouble on the approach.
Ninth Hole Reynolds takes hole. Young
hooking wicked drive into rough and then
following with brassle over green. Reyn
olds sunk in 4 strokes and Young con
ceded. Score on outside:
Young 4 6 8 4 ( 4 4 1 840
Reynolds 4 S 4 S S 4 6 I 442
Tenth Hole Reynolds gets Into rough
again and In extricating took extra shot.
Young gains advantage on approach from
excellent placement, sinking In 4. Hole
goes to Young. Score: 8 up. Young'
favor.
Eleventh Hoi Young and Reynolds
drive to within easy operating distance,
both putting twice to gain hole. Score:
Halves, 4 and 4.
Twelfth Hole Hole divided, S and S.
Thirteenth Hole Young hooks wide on
drive. Reynolds lines out direct on green.
Young pitches from bunkie but falls ehort
Sink on putt at 3. Hole to Younng. Score,
1 up, favor Young.
Fourteenth Hole Reynolds drive ilner
onto green. Young light sixty feet afoul
mound and misses short put, ball rolling
wide. Reynolds hole's in 4, scoring. Score,
all even.
Fifteenth Hole All even, 4 and 4.
Sixteenth hole Young drives left hook
while Reynolds lice to right. Reynold
putts to hole's edge but misses. Hole
halves at 4 each.
Seventeenth Hole Young misses three
foot put on green. Both putted three times
after poor approaches, Reynolds finally
scoring on sixth stroke. Score, 1 up, Rey
nolds favor.
Eighteenth Hole Reynolds and Young
both drive hook Into rough at laft of
course. Pitch well Into the mound. Rey
nold misses short put closeup and Young
score ending morning flight all even.
AFTERNOON PLAY.
First Hole Young drives direct on hoi,
barely making green. Reynolds hook
wide to left. Reynold putt IS feet Into
hole. Young, misses one-foot putt. Hole
to Reynolds, at four stroKe. Boor, 1
up, favor Reynolds.
Second Hole Reynold gain green In
three strokes. Young repeats, but misses
10-foot putt to edge of cup. Reynolds
sinks from 12-foot distance, at stroke
4. Hoi to Reynold. Bcore, I up, Reyn
olds' favor.
Third Hole Young hook wicked drive
wild to left Young drive steady down
course direct on 8. Approaches six feet
from flag, but misses on next stroke.
Reynolds recover and hole at 8. Hoi
halved at 8 each. ,
Fourth Hole Reynold lift pretty ball
from rough to edge of green. On green
In three strokes. Young misses short putt
offer scoring excellent approach. Reyn
olds sinks at 4 and Young concedes. Hole
to Reynolds. Score, S up, Reynold' fa
vor. Fifth Hole Both drive straight on S.
Yoang draws breath from crowd by putting
directly over cup' edge from 40-foot
distance. Reynold Biisse wide on putt
and Young scores on stroke 4. Young's
hole. Score: 1 up favor Reynolds.
Sixth Hole Reynolds drives terrlfle ball
to lay before green. Young falls on ap
proach and reaching green at 8 strokes,
bungle putt. Reynolds score at 4. Score,
S up,, favor Reynold.
Seventh Hole Young drive direct on
green. Reynold light short before bunker
but clears with powerful loft with 'mid
Iron, Young pitches to green. Both lag
In putts, the hole halving at S each. Score,
1 up, Reynolds' favor,
Eighth Hole Young pitches 10 yards
over green. Reynolds drops near left cen
ter and holes on 3. Young clear rough
and reciprocates. Hoi halved. Scors: 3
up, Reynolds' favor.
Ninth Hole Reynolds dub drive but
clear with mashie, pitching over green at
north edge. Young clear bunkie prettily
and both score even on putts, the count
being 4 strokes. Hoi halved. Score: 3
up, Reynolds leading.
Score on outside:
Total
Young 5 S S S 4 S S S 442
Reynolds ...4 4 S 4 S 4 8 1 438
Tenth Hole Young splices Into rough.
Reynold drives straight on flag, but falls
short pitching into position. On green at
third stroke and sink ball at 4. Young
requires 4 stroke to hole. Hole to Reyn
old. Score: 4 up, favor Reynolds.
Eleventh Hole Reynold hooks wide.
Ball hits caddie on bound. Both approach
onto green at 8. Hole halved at 4 stroke
each. Score: favor Reynolds, 4 up.
Twelfth Hole Hole halved, 3 and t.
Thirteenth Hole Reynolds hook wide
to left, while Young drives straight down
on 13. Reynolds lofts SO yards to green.
Young makes green on two strokes and
holes on first put, one of best shots of
game. Young's hole. Score, 3 up, Reyn
olds' favor.
Fourteenth Hole Reynolds bats out
terrific drive down right. Young leads
at the. green and scores on 13
OFFERS TO THROW
JOHN PESEK TWICE
IN 90 MINUTES
Plestina Posts $1,000 Cash In
Bee Office to Bind
Match, Winner to
Take All.
By KID GRAVES.
A line here and a line there, is all
that has been said of Marin Ples
tina In most cities in America, but
recently this giant Serbian wrestler
has shown New York sport follow
ers that he really has the goods and
Tthe New York papers are boosting
him for a match with Caddock,
Stecher, Zbyszko, Lewis or Pesel;.
Twice before this, Plestina and his
manager, J. C. Marsh, have crossed
America from the east to the west
and back again in search of what
they term a "square deal" from the
fans and sport writers, and is now
on his third trip. He wants to show
the wrestling tans of the country
that he is entitled to a match with
the leaders of the game.
for tne past tour days, riestina
and Marsh have been in Omaha,
visiting old friends and trying to in
duce the local promoters to give
him a chance, without success. Last
night he called at the Bee office witn
$1,000 in cash to post as a forfeit
for a match with any of them, stat
ing that they had heard that John
Pesek had made the remark that he
would accept the defi. of Plestina
to throw him twice in ninety min
utes for a thousand dollars, if Marsh
would post that amount as a for
feit.
Had Cash With Them.
Last night Marsh had the cash
with him and offered to post it at
once, actually peeling the bills off
a roll. The managing editor of this
paper requested that he bring in a
check Monday morning, for this
amount, Marsh promised that he
would and the M. E. instructed me
to get busy on it and see if the
match could not be put on. He told
me to get that match arranged,
stage.it myself if I had to, to put
it across.
Now that is just what is going to
take place. Marin Plestina is going
to get his chance to wrestle in Oma
ha, if it is humanly possible to get
an opponent of reasonable ability to
meet him. He will post his $1,000
check with me tomorrow morning
to bind a matchwith Stecher, Caa
dock or Pesek. He offers to throw
either Caddock or Pesek twice in
ninety minutes for $1,000 a side. As
soon as this article is written, I will
wire Stecher and Pesek, making the
offer and will publish their reply.
The big wrestler and his manager
say that the local promoters will
not give him a "tumble," so I will
undertake to stage the match my
self. Plestina's manager says he
will agree to a winner-take-all prop
osition or anything his opponent
may desire. He will bet Pesek
$1,000 that he can throw him twice
in 90 minutes and if Pesek wins, one
fall, he wins the match. The purse
can be split according to Pesek's
desire, winner all, or otherwise. He
has already accepted my offer of 60
per cent of the gross receipts for
the match, and it is now up to Mart
Slattery, Pesek's manager.
More for Stecher.
More than this, if Joe Stecher
thinks that amount too small to
take a chance for, Marsh will in
crease the wager to $10,000 or as
much more as Joe wants. Plestina
claims to be the best wrestler in
the world, and I am going to give
Omaha fans a chance to see wheth
er he is or not. Joe Stecher, Earl
Caddock or John Pesek, one or the
other of them is going to have to
take Plestina on in Omaha. The
receipts for such a match would
rival those of the recent Stecher
Lewis match and would prove real
ly worth while to the winner, to
say nothing of the side wager.
While Earl Caddock is considered
the world's champion, which title he
undoubtedly, holds, Plestina also
lays claim to the title, for the rea
son that Caddock has refused to
meet him. He is so confident that
he can beat Caddock for the title
that he will meet him under almost
any conditions and make him a
side bet of any size desired. Here
is a man who practically lays his
money down and says, "If you can
beat me, come and get It." His at
titude must be admired and he is
going to get his chance, if the
sporting department of TJhe Bee
has any influence at all. He bars
no man in the world, but first Pe
sek, whom he will agree to throw
twice in 90 minutes or lose, and he
will lose the match if he loses a
fall. .
Now, fans, you can wait until the
other narties are heard from and if
it can rjossibly be arranged, Omaha
will see this wonder wrestler in
action. If it cannot be arranged,
the fault will lie with the local fa
vorites and not Plestina or this de
partment. Here's the money;-come
and get it
As Told in Kansas.
Muscotah, Kan., July 19. The
rank growth, due to the heavy rains
this season, has led to several
"whoppers" being told by farmers.
Blue grass has been found to mea
sure five feet eight inches tall.
Gooseberries are plentiful, bushes
yielding 16 quarts to the bush.
Crack Class A Clubs Meet
Today to Break Tie for Lead
Ernie Holmes' White Sox Play Murphy-Did-Its at
Thirty-Second and Dewey This Afternon; Sun
day Scheduled Games May Decide Pennant Hopes
in Various Muny Leagues.
straight on flag and all but sinks bis ap
proach, making green in 2. Young ap
proaches well and sinks on first putt at
three stroke Hole to Young. Score, 8
up and to go.
Sixteenth Hole Young drives careless
ly, while Reynolds sends liner Into center
direct on line with cup. Reynolds ap-
By WILLIAM O. BLOZIES.
When Ernie. Holmes White Sox
and Murphy-Did-Its' tied for first
honors in the Greater Omaha league
the crack class A circuit, clash this
afternoon onjhe battlefield at Thirty-second
and Dewey avenue, it no
doubt will be the greatest game ever
staged in local amateur base ball
circles or this part of the country.
Considerable rivalry exist! be
tween these two aggregations, and
both teams are out to cop this af
ternoon's battle in order to break
the tie for the championship honors.
According to "dopesters", the win
ner! of today's game will no doubt
be the winners of the league race.
Followers of both teams are bet
ting heavily on the outcome and
are connaent tnat tneir warriors
will be victorious, although the
backers and managers of the teams
are not predicting the outcome but
they say that their teams will win.
The game is slated to start at 3;30
o'clock and officials are, expecting
tnat one ot the largest crowds in
the history of amateur base ball will
be in attendance.
Special Police Protection,
Special police protection has been
arranged for it was announced yes
terday and ropes will be stretched
along the field, so that the specta
tors will not interfere with the play
ers.
Two of the best twirlers in local
circles will be on the mound, for
their respectiave teams. Jimmy
Moore, the crack southpaw, and
who was slated to join the Des
Moines Western leaguers, will hurl
them over for the White Sox, while
"Butch" Hay, who is known as the
"shut-out" twirler will be on the
firing line for the Murphy's.
Players of both teams are well
known and have a large bunch of
followers, all of whom will be on
hand to cheer their favorites on to
victory. It is understood that a side
bet of -$500 is at stake.
With the 1919 amateur base ball
association drawing to a close, and
at lest three teams in practically
all ot the leagues, amiliated with the
Municipal Amateur Base Ball as
sociation, with the exception of the
City and Inter-City leagues, run
ning a neck-and-neck race for
championship honors, the followers
of the national pastime are prom
ised a real treat during the remain
ing weeks of the regular playing
Schedules.
Inter-City League.
In the Inter-City league, the High
land Park Pharmacys, by winning
from the Harding Creamery Co.
last Thursday evening, won the pen
nant in that organization for the
1919 season, and the Union Out
fitting Co. are the 1919 champions of
the City, on account of the Bowen
Furniture Co. defeating the McCaf
frey Motor Co., last Thursday night.
Next Sunday will mark the clos
ing of the Inter-City, City and Gate
City league, according to present in
tiled, unless weather conditions in
terfere, and the race in the Gate
City league according to present in
dications, will not be settled until the
final contests are over.
On account of a ruling of the as
sociation all postpoend games must
be played off prior to the closing of
the leagues, a number of twilight
affairs will be on the program this
week. These postponed games are
due to the unfavorable weather con
ditions in the early part of the
season.
Season Extended.
In the Booster league, the season
has been extended la week thereby
closing on July 27, instead of this
afternoon, as originaly scheduled,
while in the American league, on ac
count of the J. B. Roots and Ameri
can Railway Exchange disbanding,
the officials have also extended the
season a week, closing on August
3, instead of next Sunday.
Although the Riggs Optical Co..
are leading the American league, by
their victory over the Paxton
Vierling crew last Sunday, they
have not yet cinched the flag, as
they have another game with the
"iron-workers," that being on the
last Sunday, one with the Sample
Harts and one with the Universal
Motor Co. All of these teams have
a chance for the flag and are playing
gilt-edge ball.
The Townsend Gun Co., who
have led the Gate City league all
season,' and were predicted to win
easily, are now in second place,
while the Omaha Printing Co. Jun
iors are in first, due to their victory
over the Gunners last Sunday. The
Townsends in order to even up mat
ters in the league must win the re
maining battles, and the Juniors lose
today.
To Pitcher Chleborad goes the
credit of the Printers' victory, as he
has been the mainstay all season, and
it wa his brilliant pitching that
pulled the Gurtners out of first place.
He defeated them three times, twice
while pitching for the Juniors and
once with the Vinton Merchants.
Race. Uncertain.
Although the World-Herald team
is leading the Booster league by
their victories over the Trimble
Brothers and Benson Merchants last
week, the race for first honors is
still uncertain, and the final games'
are expected to settle the race.
cesides the Holmes White Sox-Murphy-Did-Its
contest, a number
of other feature affairs are on the
program this afternoon and the fans
event at Thirty-second- and Dewey
avenue, the Townsend Gun Co. will
clash with the McKenney Dentists,
starting at 1:30 o'clock. Joe Ort,
the star southpaw of the (runners.
will be on the mound. Other games
in the Gate City league will be
staged at Fontenelie park, when the
Omaha Printing Juniors clash with
the Ren Billiard Parlors at 1:30
o'clock and the Beselins will lock
horns with the Hermansky Phar
marcyi at Riverview park;
In the Inter-City leacrue. the
Harding Cream company battle the
Curo Mineral Springs at Luxus
park, and the Beddeos wrangle with
the Harley-Davidsons. Both of
these affairs should be interesting
as considerable . rivalry exists be
tween all of the teams. The High
land Park Pharmacy's pennant win
ners will be awarded a forfeit game
from the John Day Rubber com
pany, on account of the latter team
having disbanded.
Merchants Play Two.
' Elmwood park, east diamonds
will be the camping grounds for the
Benson Merchants this afternoon,
as they will play t double-header,
meeting the Ramblers in the opener,
at 1:30 o'clock and theWorld-Her-ald
team in the main event. The
Merchants, according to reports
sent outtrom Benson, are out to
cop a double victory, and have or
dered plenty of ammunition for the
occasion.
The Trimble Brothers lock horns
with Leavenworth Merchants, at
Luxus park. (3:30 o'clock. These
teams are members of the Booster
league.
Only one game is on the bill in
the American league today. That
will be the contest between the
Riggs Optical Co., leaders, and the
Universal Motors. Curt Peterson,
who recently returned from France,
will probably heave them over the
rubber for the Motor crew, while
Jimmy Baumgardner will be on the
mound for the league leaders. Other
games are of the forfeit order. The
Sample-Harts winning one from the
J. B. Roots, and the Paxton-Veir-lings,
likewise from the American
Railway Express.
Two Games iri City League.
Two games are on the program in
the City league, and followers of
that organization will see a pair of
lively tussles. At Miller park the
main event of the day will be put
on when the Union Outfitting Co..
pennant winners, will lock horns
with the Bowen Furniture Co. Each
team has defeated the other once
thus far and both teams are confi
dent of winning the rubber event.
If the Bowen Furnitures win and
the McCaffrey Motor Co. lose to the
Willard Storage Battery, both of
these teams will be tied tor second
honors. The McCaffrey-Storage
contest is slated at Riverview park.
On account of the Omaha Printing
Co. disbanding for the season, the
Mickle Victrolas have been awarded
a forfeit game.
A meetinsr of the directors of the
Municipal Amateur Base Ball asso
ciation will probably be held this
week, at which time plans tor tne
city series will be discussed.
The Passing of Dobbin.
Springfield. 111. An old horse
found wandering on the streets he'e
was corraled by the police. They
keot it at the station for a long time
awaiting its owner. But the lafer
never appeared. It ate so much
fodder they finally nad to get rid of
it. Offered at auction the nag so d
for two dollars to the highest bid'
der.
Base Ball Standings
St. Joseph . . .
Oklahoma City
Des Moines ..
OMAHA.
Sioux City ...
Tulsa ........
Joplin
Wichita
WESTERN LEAGUE.
Won
87
SS
to
87
35
81
34
14
Lost. Pet.
32 .638
33 .535
36 .507
37 .500
35 .500
Sa .44
88 .472
40 .458
Yesterday's Results.
Omaha. ; Wichita. 5.
Des Moines, 7; Tulsa, 0.
St. Joseph, 4; Joplin, 0.
Sioux City, 6; Oklahoma City, 1.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
missing Droaches areen on 2 and sinks on 4.
two putts at short range. Reynolds sinks Young holes on arter good approach. I " . j .
n 4. Bcore, 4 up, favor Reynolds. i Play ended, Reynolds winning. 4 up and I . H'""cu some snappy comrsia.
Fifteenth Hole Reynolds drives 2 to go. as a curtain raiser to the main
Won. Lost Pet
New York 48 23 .874
Cincinnati 4 28 .653
Chicago 4t 85 .545
Pittsburgh 8 8 .610
Brooklyn 38 88 .614
St. Louis 29 47 .882
Boston 37 4S .878
Philadelphia 2 47 .328
Yesterday's Results.
New York, 3; Chloago, 1,
Boston, 3; Pittsburgh. 1.
Brooklyn, i; Cincinnati, 1.
Philadelphia, 4-4; St. Louis, 1-1.
Games Today.
Open date.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Chicago
New York
Cleveland
Detroit
St. Louis
rston
Washington .,
Philadelphia
Yesterday' Results.
Chicago, 6; Washington, 5 (11 Innings.)
Detroit, 6; Philadelphia 3.
New York, 9; St. Louis, S.
Cleveland, 7: Boston, 4.
Games Today,
New York at Chicago.
Boston at Detroit.
Washington at St. Louis.
Philadelphia at Cleveland.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Won Lost Pet.
. 48 28 .032
, 44 31 .587
, 45 34 .670
43 34 . .658
. 40 38 .526
. 33 43 .427
, 35 48 .422
19 66 .253
Won Lost Pet.
St Paul 48 29 - .623
Indianapolis 43 , 34 .658
Louisville 44 35 .601
Columbus 42 34 .653
Kansas City 39 38 .506
Minneapolis 33 41 .446
Milwaukee 31 47 ' .397
Toledo 27 49 .355
Yesterday's Results.
Minneapolis. 7-1: Toledo, 6-2.
Milwaukee. 4: Louisville. 2.
Columbus, 1-6; Kansas City, 0-0.
St. Faul, 4; Indianapolis, 1.
INDIANS BUNCH
HITS AND WIN
FROM CHAMPIONS
s .:"
Get After Jones' Offerings In
Fourth and Seventh In- ;
nlngs and Bat Out
Victory.
Cleveland, July 19. Cleveland".'
bunched its hits in the fourth and
seventh innings and defeated Bos
ton, 7 to 4, Coveleskie outpitchingf
Jones by being more even in the
pinches. '
The manager of the local team
for the past three years resigned,,
today. Tris Speaker, captain and'
star outfielder, was appointed man-, .
ager.
R. H. E.
Boston ........1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 14 11 1
Cleveland 00060080 O-r-7 10 0
Batteries: Jones and Schang; CovtlSB
kie and O'Neill.
Tigers Victorious.
Detroit, July It. Although Kinney out .
pltohed Dauss by a narrow margin, mis- -
Slays by his teammates and opportune
Ittlng by opposing batsmen gave De
trolt tpday's game, 8 to . Score:
R H S. 4
Philadelphia ..10000800 0 s' 8 4
Detroit 0 80001 10 6 6 4
Batteries: Kinney and Perkins; Daust.
and Alnsmlth. , ;
White Sox Defeat Senators. - ;
Chloago, July 19. Chicago evened tip
the aeries with Washington today, winning
an exciting eleven Inning Sontest from
Walter Johnson, 6 to 6. Score: '
R. H. E...
Wsshlngton 1880100000 08 10 1 ,.
Chloago ....0 041000000 18 IS 1
Batteries: Johnson and Plclnlch; Built-'
van, Kerr and Schalk. f
Yanks' Rally Wins. '
t Louis, July 19. After St. Louis haa"
gained a five-run lead in the third, New
York rallied In the ninth, drove Shocker ; -from
the box, scored jfour runs and won
today's game, I to "8, evening up the ser
ies. Bcore:
R.H. .
New York ....1 10003 00 48 11 i '
St. Louis S 4100000 18 t S '
Batteries: Mogridge, Schneider, Shaw-' .
key, Thormahlen, McOraw and Hannah J -Shocker,
Gallia and Severeld. ,
Jess Too Good Looking :';
to Lose, Says Fair Fan
Columbus, lO., July 19. She was .'t
a fair fan ana was interested in the
outcome of the big fight. She v
stood listening to a big-voiced an-, .'
nouncer on one of the Columbus
street corners.
"Dempsey wins," shouted the an
nouncer. '
"It just can't be so," said the fair '
one as she turned to another fair' ..'
one who didn't seem to care much ,
about the fight and who seemed to -be
listening to what the announcer .
said just because she was awaiting . ..
her "fanette" friend.
"Why can't it be true?" asked the:
disinterested one.
"Oh, Jess Willard was so good
looking, it just can't be true," she
said, as she wiped a stray tear from
a Jjretty row of eyelashes. ; '
Then some "mere man" made It
all the more hard to bear by remind- -ing
the ' fair admirer of Jess that
"good looks don't cut no ice in '
prize fightin'." .1
Tags for Speeder. . ' -
Eldorado, Kan., July 19. To carry
a tag marked "violator's tag" is the
penalty imposed upon automobile
drivers and owners who violate city
ordinances providing for the regu-
lation of traffic on the city streets
and who are convicted in the local -courts,
:.:
Southern Association. '
At Little Rock. 4-2; Mobile, S-l. !'
At Memphis, 11; New Orleans. 4. '
At Birmingham, 4; Nashville, S. , '
At Atlanta, 2; Chattanooga, 0.
Again the
Harley-Davidson
Wins
At Columbus, Ohio, July
13, the Harley-Davidson
won all six races on the
program.
Never in all motorcycling
history has any one make
won so consistently and
so decisively as has the
Harley - Davidson this
season, it is the result of
proper design, superb
workmanship and mate
rial of the very best
quality.
Ride a Winner
and
Be Satisfied
Victor H.Roos
"The Cycle Man"
Harley-Davidson
Motorcycles and, Bicycles
2701-03-05 Leavenworth
St, Omaha, Neb.
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