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OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 10, 1919.
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EASTERN END OF
GRAND CIRCUIT
OPENSTUESDAY
Big Entry Lists Received
for Meeting at Belmont
Park 16 Events
on Program
Philadelphia, Aug. 10. The trip
over the eastern loop of the Grand
circuit will start at Belmont park,
Tuesday, with a four-day meeting.
There are 16 events on the pro
gram, one of them being a double
team race for trotters in which
seven pairs. have been entered, the
list of starters including the ex-show
horse Britton Forbes, Harvest Tide,
Hank Stout, Humfast and Jess Y.
It will be raced Friday.
The 2:08 trot with IS entries is
the opening event of the meeting.
It presents the names of Hollyrood
Kate with which Dodge won at
Kalamazoo, Emma Magowan, who
is always a heat winner, Miss Per
fection, Golden Spier, a sister to
Joan, 2:04, Oscar Watts, and the
half-miler Sweet Spirit. This race
will be sandwiched with the Di
rectors' purse in which The Jolly
Landlord will meet Margaret Prima
and Gay Moko.
The unbeaten 2-year-old filly Na
talie the Great will have another en
counter with Dudette and Daystar
is the first race on Wednesday. The
2:06 trot has resulted in a splendid
series of races between Royal Mack,
The Toddler, Wilkes Brewer, Heir
Reaper and Prince Loree. In this
class, Heir Reaper trotted in 2:04
at Kalamazoo, Royal Mack in 2:044
at Toledo, and The Toddler in
2:03 at Columbus. The free-for-all
pacers will be out the same day,
the starters being Miss Harris M.,
Directum J., Belle Alcantara and
Roan Hal. They will be followed
by the 2:13 trot for which 16 entries
were received.
Two of the best fields of trot
ters that ever took the word in pub
lic will be started in the 2:11 and
2:16 classes Thursday. The former
presents the name of the marvelous
4-year-old McGregor the Great, who
won in 2:04 at Toledo, The Acme,
one of the contending horses in that
event, Fenesta, a double winner at
Toledo, Echo Direct, who equalled
the 4-year-old record for geldings
when he won at Kalamazoo, and
Miriam Guy. The bright lights in
the 2:16 trot are Hollyrood Naomi,
Mariondale, Mignola and Joseph
Guy, the last three of which have
been winners this season.
The Belmont Driving club has
prepared a splendid card for the
last day of the meeting. It leads
off with the first team race of the
year and the 2:04 pace in which
Lizzie March, Sanardo, Grace Di
rect and Hal Boy are entered.
Major League Averages
Wilhoit, the Wichita outfielder,
increased hit lead among the bat
ters of the Western league, who
participated in 35 or more games,
and is leading the regulars with
an average of .448. He is topped,
however, by W. Jackson, St. Joseph,
with a mark of .466, acquired in 22
games. Wilhoit has played in 79
contests and leads in total bases,
with 195.
Yaryan, Wichita, leads in home
runs with 11; Hasbrook, Des
Moines, pilfered five bases in a
week and leads the base stealers
with 24 thefts. The base stealing
honors, formerly were held by Cass,
Dei Moines, who died recently.
Cass had stolen 20 bases.
Other leading Western batters
for 35 or more games: East, Wich
ita, .394; E. Walker, Sioux City,
.353; Spellman, Omaha, .349; Bro
kaw, Sioux City, .330; Connelley,
Des Moines, .322; Hasbrook, Des
Moines, .320; Mueller, Wichita, .314;
Collins, Joplin, .313.
WESTERN IEAGCE.
Team Batting.
O. AB. R. H. 2b. Sb. Hr. Pet.
Wichita ...91 3065 514 897 192 66 31 .293
Sioux City 89 3074 476 873 177 24 11 .284
l)e Matnna 90 3077 387 844 138 38 11 .274
St. Josaph 87 2827 414 763 123 88 10 .270
Tulsa 3 8135 380 809 139 23 13 .267
Omaha 90 2937 412 761 124 31 7 .256
Jnplln 89 2979 281 758 138 38 23 .264
Okl. City ..89 2953 388 747 139 44 14 .253
Team Fielding.
W. L. PO. A. E. Pet.
T)ea Moln 45 44 2432 1118 139 .962
Wichita 47 44 2399 1186 166 .969
St; Joseph. 48 39 2325 1060 160 .958
Tulia J. .46 47 2469 1223 161 .958
Oklahoma City ..46 43 2351 1147 188 .949
Omaha 42 48 23S5 1220 203 .97
Sioux City 46 43 2404 1229 214 .944
Joplin 38 50 2350 1148 206 .944
Individual Batting.
l. AB. K. H. 2b.3b. Hr.Pet.
W. Jack'n. St.J.22 88 19 41 6 4 1 .466
Wilhoit. Wlch. 79 838 77 146 24 8 3 .44S
Enat Wlch. ...86 94 21 87 11 6 1 .394
Wllllama. St. J.29 63 6 23 5 0 0 .371
B. Walker S. C.59 218 36 77 22 8 1 .353
Spellman, Oma.43 129 25 46 13 9 1 .34!)
Brokaw, S. C. 94 129 25 4T 13 3 1 .849
Bowman. Vtch.30 71 11 Si 6 3 0 .324
Connellpv, 1.M 37 148 23 48 13 2 0 .322
Hasbrook. D.M.92 359 48 115 23 4 4 .320
Mueller. Wlch. 87 338 62 106 33 6 2 .314
Collins. Jop. ..76 246 36 77 16 S 8 .313
Kwoldt. I). M. 38 1 29 16 40 6 1 1 .310
Ulilnklle. Oma. 4S 133 IS 41 8 1 1 .SOS
noblnson. 8. C.T9 277 15 40 11 1 2 .307
Burwell, Jop. .48 130 15 40 11 1 2 .307
Milan. D. M. ..38 147 27 45 7 1 0 .306
Delate, S. C. ..90 363 75 100 !5 3 4 .304
Moran, S. C...90 363 79 109 16 3 0 .300
l.indom'e. Okl. 86 S30 63 96 19 12 1 .300
Berger. Wlch. 91 332 69 99 21 10 1 .29
McBrlde, Wlch.90 355 63 104 11 6 0 .293
Washb'n. Wlch.81 304 63 89 16 9 6 .293
tilslaHon. Oma, 83 291 47 85 14 1 0 .292
T'mason. Tul. 69 247 85 72 11 0 0 .291
Dolan, St. J.. .66 214 49 63 17 J J .290
Orlggs. Okl ..S9 363 60 105 18 1 .289
F.TmpVn. Jop.86 322 49 98 13 1 1 .289
Griffith. Okl. 78 346 36 71 12 1 1 .
Davis. Tul. ...93 833 46 96 1 1 .288
Bonowiti. Rt. J.71 247 S3 71 15 1 1. 888
Adama. Okl. ..83 327 40 93 28 4 0 .281
Clevel d, Tul. 93 848 S3 99 12 4 0 .284
Kelleher. St. J.70 261 63 74 18 4 2 .284
New'ha. Wtcfe. 78 373 40 77 23 4 .283
Adams. Okl.... 8JVS37 40 92 13 4 0.281
Manlon. Tul. ..64 178 19 48 10 J 0 -J"
Mu.ser. D. M. 37 101 14 28 J 1 t .STT
Yaryan. WicB.83 297 k 83 JJ J 11 .276
Coffey. D. M.i.73 354 46 70 II 3 0 276
Butcher, St. J. 64 331 37 61 1J 1 276
Boehl.r.' Jop.. .60 228 S3 88 JJ 3 8 .2,6
Ortftln. Okla...84 287 41 114 19 5 3 .276
Brubaker. S. J. 83 309 39 86 12 J 0 .2.5
Goodwin. 8. C..91 854 60 I '
Smith. Jop 69 186 22 72 J 2 .2.4
Hul.wltt. Jop.. 73 251 39 70 13 3 8 .272
Wright. D. M..61 229 38 62 10 3 0 .271
Pit " St. Joe.. 40 137 24 37 1 3 0 .270
Half Joplln....S7 137 15 37 13 1 1 .1. J
Breen. D. M...67 357
Crutcher. Jop.. 23 49 5 13 2 0 0 .265
Nutt. Joplin... 84 281 49 74 10 3 0
Wufftl. Tulsa. .88 862 36 95 17 4 0 .Sb2
Tlerney. Tulsa. 43 154 16 40 6 1 3 269
Allison. D. M..23 64 6 14 2 0 0 .259
Gregory, Wlch. 33 75 14 10 3 0 1 .253
-VBrte Tulsa.50 148 23 "810 .2 0
Mark.. Jop.... 26 68 4 17 1 3 0 .250
Walker. D. M.. 84 309 35 77 14 4 1 .249
Bensen. Okla..8 337 40 83 14 2 0 .246
Schmidt. S. C..71 248 31 61 3 0 .246
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Walk fikla ..73 244 43 94 16 6 3 .243
a;ckn.O::90S44 88 12 1 1 .
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Uaaen. O. M S 59
Pitchers Records.
G W. L. Pet. H. R.BB SO.
' Rnarks Tul . 9 6 0 1.000 42 24 18 20
irS-kbM 1 0 1.000 17 9 11 10
Horn L 3 15 8 1 .887 103V 46 36 37
W ?S8t.' J. S 1 ."87 1S2 73 48 103
., W 1 10 4 .714 134 65 67 64
Rn 8 C H 8 .636 149 69 68 88
" "h.Wch. 14 12 7 .631 173 78 56 73
Bavn" Tul.. 13 9 ( .600 119 73 66 70
North; St. J. 19 11 7 .611 123 47 58 99
McL'n.St. J. 15 4 .600 97 40 28 33
Bar m. Tul. 14 4 .600 90 43 33 29
Schati'n.O. 13 3 2 .600 71 39 31 18
Salls y. O. C. 21 11 8 .588 164 77 50 65
Appl. O. C. IT 11 8 .588 160 95 66 68
fWy, Wlch. 28 11 8 .879 197 93 35 64
Barnea. S.C, 14 4 3 .671 100 62 28 39
Kopp. Oma. 29 14 11 .560 183 80 35 79
Smith. Jop. 16 I 4 .656 93 68 53 SO
Vang'r. Tul. S 4 .656 73 34 19 93
Mus r. D. M. 23 11 9 .650 136 63 S3 119
PiH'e. D. M. 15 4 5 .545 80 56 41 53
Burw'l. Jop. 19 8 7 .533 166 77 48 38
Boyd. D. M. 24 9 8 .629 147 78 49 70
Marks. Jop. 36 10 10 .600 190 103 50 64
Shinkei. O. 17 6 .600 108 66 34 37
Z. Wheat, the Brooklyn outfielder,
dropped from second to fifth place
among the batters of the. National
league. Jim Thorpe, the Indian, of
Boston, also suffered a batting
slump, but retained his hold on first
place with an average of .357
Gavvy Cravath, the Philadelphia
manager, is pressing Thorpe for
first place with a mark of .351.
Hornsby, St Louis, climbed from
tighteenth to ninth place.
! Cravath and Kauff of New York
remained tied for circuit drive
honors, with nine homers each,
Kauff continuing t6 lead" in total
bases with 161.
Groh, Cincinnati, has taken the
lead as a run getter, having regis
tered 59 times.
Cutshaw, Pittsburgh, added four
stolen bases to his string and is
showing the way to the base steal
ers with 29 thefts.
Other leading National league
batters for 35 or more games:
Roush, Cincinnati, .324; McHenry,
St. Louis, .323; Z. Wheat, Brooklyn,
.314; Myers, Brooklyn, .314; Doyle,
New York, .313; Wingo, Cincinnati,
.312; Hornsby, St. Louis, .308; Wil
liams, Philadelphia, .307; Holke.
Boston, .307; Kauff. New York, .307.
N NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Team Hatting.
G. AB. It. H. 2b. 3h.Hr. Pet.
New York .87 2926 406 802 126 46 34 .274
Cincinnati .92 2973 384 787 90 64 13 .268
Brooklyn ..91 31B9 352 840 104 38 19 .2S6
St. Louis ..88 2926 299 746 108 33 12 .255
l'hlla 86 2966 346 753 137 26 29 .254
Boston ...87 2912 281 727 96 40 16 .250
Chlcngo ...90 2962 297 730 112 35 15 .246
Pittsburgh .91 2925 301 716 77 49 12 .245
Team Fielding.
W. L. PO. A. E. ret.
Cincinnati 62 30 3589 1186 101 .974
Pittsburgh 43 48 2400 1070 107 .970
Chicago 48 2 2453 1307 125 .968
Beaton 84 53 2456 1243 128 .967
Philadelphia ....33 63 2325 1212 133 .964
New York 67 30 2350 1263 138 .963
St. Louis 33 55 2320 1804 146 .961
Brooklyn 45 25 2500 1224 161 .961
Individual Batting.
(Twenty or more games.)
O. AB. R. H. 2b. 3b. Hr.Pet.
Thorpe, Bos.. 38 98 9 35 4 1 1 .3S7
Cravath. Phil.. 64 191 31 67 18 5 9 .351
Roush, Cin. ..87 327 35 108 12 9 2 .324
McH'ry. St. L.62 192 22 62 12 6 1 .32:1
Z. Wht. Bkln..91 360 47 113 15 7 4 .314
Myers, likln. .86 331 41 104 15 7 5 .314
Doyle. N. Y. ..80 300 62 94 12 9 7 .313
Wingo. Cln. ..50 154 19 4S 6 6 0 .312
Hornsby, St L.88 32S 44 101 85 5 6 .308
Will'ms, Phil.. 68 231 33 71 14 0 6 .307
Holke, Bos. .87 323 32 99 9 4 0 .307
Kuuff, N. Y. .87 322 55 99 23 6 9 .307
Burns, N. Y. .87 343 55 105 18 6 2 .306
Young, N. . ..85 327 48 99 19 6 1 .303
Chase. N. Y. ..87 335 50 100 14 6 5 .31
Barbare. Pltts.38 123 15 37 3 2 0 .301
Daubert, Cln. .92 346 49 103 7 11 2 .298
Groh, Cln 90 324 69 96 12 10 3 .296
Shotton, St. L.67 237 32 70 11 6 1 .295
Cooper, Pitts. .22 61 3 IS 1 1 0 .295
Stock, St. I,. .87 313 40 93 12 3 0 .294
Kon'chy, Bkln.86 316 29 93 16 4 1 .294
So'worth. Pltts.74 270 32 79 6 7 3 .293
Olson, Bkln. .91 389 51 114 6 3 1 .293
Peal. Chi. ...75 266 26 78 14 3 0 .233
Sherdel, St. L..25 24 1 7 1 0 0 .292
Meuael, Phila..82 314 47 91 16 3 3 .290
Stengel, Pitts. 88 322 38 93 11 10 4 ,2S9
I.uderus, Phil.. 88 318 42 92 IS 3 4 .29
Grlfth Bkln. .84 332 48 96 12 3 4 .2K9
R. Fisher, Cln.19 42 8 12 1 0 0 .286
Barber, Chi. .36 88 7 25 3 2 0 .284
H'thcote, St.L.68 235 26 68 6 2 1 .231
Herzog, Chi... 77 289 SO 81 8 6 1 .2'0
Clemons. St. L.47 118 7 34 6 1 1 .279
Flack, Chi. ...89 369 55 103 16 1 5 .279
Klldllff, Bkln.. 48 127 11 35 6 2 0 .276
Fletcher. N. Y.80 301 42 83 11 4 3 .276
Klllefer, Chl..68 200 t 8s 8 1 .2tS
Cutshaw, Pitts 91 838 87 91 18 7 8 .273
McCarty, N. Y.63 177 16 48 4 3 2 .271
Eller. Cln 26 59 7 16 3 1 0 .271
Chicago, Aug. 9. The battle be
tween the two stars, Sisler, St.
Louis, and Cobb, Detroit, for pre
mier honors among the American
league batters, resulted in the latter
taking first place from his rival
with an average of .365, according to
unofficial averages released today.
Sisler is 10 points behind. Bobby
Veach, also of Detroit, is trying hard
to get into the battle and make it a
three-cornered rare. He is hitting
at a .354 clip, one point behind the
runner-up to Ccbb.
Sisler retained his lead in total
bases with a mark cf 186 bases.
Johnston, Cleve'and, caught up to
the St. Louis star in stolen bases.
Each has stolen 22 bases.
"Babe" Ruth, the Boston slugger,
has failed in his last five games to
add to his string of 16 homers,
which puts him at the top of the cir
cut drive hitters.
.Other leading American league
baters for 35 or more games: Peck
inpaugh, New York, .343; Jackson.
Ch icago, .334; Flagstead, Detroit,
.326; Heilman, Detroit, .325; Jacob
son. St. Louis .325; Rice, Washing
ton. .324; Gandil, Chicago, .314; E.
Collins, Chicago, 322; Ruth, Boston,
312.
AMERICAN LEAGCE.
Team Batting.
G. AB. R. H. 2b 3b.Hr. Pet.
Chicago 93 3041 417 845 126 68 15 278
Detroit 94 3046 390 825 143 58 17 271
Cleveland ..93 3033 390 821 181 45 13 271
New York.. 92 3125 382 840 127 34 30 269
St. Louis 91 2976 356 797 127 53 14 268
Washington 98 3290 366 851 115 46 17 269
Boston , 92 2991 358 773 113 29 17 .258
l'hilad'phla 89 3028 302 735 118 51 23 243
Team Fielding.
W. L PO. A. E. Pet.
Boston 42 49 2435 1240 108 971
Chicago 58 35 2506 1137 121 968
New York 50 40 2503 1185 134 .965
St. Louis 49 41 2443 1211 132 .965
Cleveland 53 41 2945 1221 143 963
Detroit 53 41 2494 1169 144 .962
Washington 39 67 2640 1157 158 960
Philadelphia 25 64 2377 1267 167 .956
InriiTidnal Batting.
(Twenty or More Games.)
G. AR R. H. 2b. 3b. Hr.Pet.
Cobb. Detroit.. 79 312 54 114 22 9 0 365
Sisler, St. L...89 346 64 123 25 10 6 355
Veach. Det 93 345 59 122 25 12 2 354
Peck'gh, N. Y. .85 315 73 108 12 2 7 .343
Jackson. Chi. ..93 344 48 115 19 11 4 334
Flagstead. D. ..63 196 28 64 14 3 6 326
Heilman. Det.. 94 358 47 113 22 8 6 325
Jacobson. St. L.71 252 39 82 15 6 1 325
Rice. Wash 97 3s6 54 125 17 7 3 3"4
Gandil. Chi 71 253 32 81 11 7 1 314
E. Collins. Chi. 93 343 65 107 10 3 3 313
Ruth. Boston... 85 286 61 89 22 8 16 312
Sehang, Bos SO 228 27 71 10 2 0 .811
Fewster, N. T..39 90 16 28 8 1 1 su
Roth. Boston... 72 278 41 85 14 8 I .308
Chapman, Cle..70 258 44) 79 It ( 1 .105
Riggs Optical, 1919 Pennant Winners of American, League
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1 rom loft to right J. ltiiuiiifrurduer, pitcher, catcher and manager; Maiioney, second; T. liuiiiiisurdner, right field: K. Kotixek. pitcher; Kicser, short stop;
Tihke, pitcher; Cooney, first base; rimith, catcher; Hansier, third base; Yatea, left field; Hlghsmith, centerfield; Altkenheail, mascot; Britton, business manager and
Here ar the, crack Riggs Optical Co. warriors, 1919 champions of the American class B league, who made a grand showing in the league
which closed' last Sunday. These warriors, for the most part, are old "heads" in the game, and during the season have played pennant winning
ball. James Baumgardner, the first gent in the picture from left to right, holds a title not equalled by any . other player in amateur base ball in
Omaha. He is both a pitcher and catcher and is a crack at either position. Besidess he is manager of the team.
The Riggs are looked by many of the followers of the game to carry off the city class B championship this year. Should they be victorious
it will be the first time in the history of amatertr base ball that the American league champions have won the city title.
Trapshooters Have' Only
Real Championship Event
Champions From Every State and Canada Will Face
Traps at South Shore Country Club of Chicago on
August 13 to Decide Question of National Gun
ners' Supremacy. )
AMATEUR TRAPSHOOTING CHAMPIONS
Chnmplon. From.
Guy Ward Walnut Log, Tenn.
H. M. Clark Urbana, 111
George Roll Blue Island, III. . . .
D. A. Cpson Cleveland, O
O. V. Dering Columbus, Wis
C. C. Collins AMine, III
E. W. Varner. y . . . . Adams, Neb
Bart Lewis. ....... Auburn, 111
W. Henderson Lexington, Ky
C. H. Newcomb. . . . Philadelphia, Pa . .
F. M. Trneh Vancouver, Wash. .
M. P. Arte Tliomasboro, 111. . .
W. H. Hecr Guthrie, Okl
In 1909 and 1910 the championship was
pairs of doubles.
Year.
1906
1907
1908
1909
1910
1911
1912
1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
1918
Where Held.
Indianapolis, Ind.
Chicago, 111
Columbus, O.
Chicago, 111
Chicago, 111
Columbus, O.
Springfield, 111. ,
Iayton, O
Dayton, O
Chicago, 111
St. Louis, Mo. . . ,
Ohicago, 111
Chicago, 111
decided at 160
Yds. I?k. S.A.
18 144 150
18 1N8 200
18 183 200
18 1SS 200
18 1S9 200
18 l'Jfi 2U0
18 192 200
18 195 200
16 99 100
16 99 100
16 99 100
16 99 100
16 98 100
single targets and 20
By PETER P. CARNEY.
Editor National Sports Syndicate.
The American amateur trapshoot
ing championship at single targets
will be shot at the South Shore
Country club, Chicago, 111., Wednes
day afternoon, August 13.
This is the feature event of the
Grand American Handicap Trap
shooting tournament.
It is a championship in every
sense of the word. As an event for
champions the winner is rightfully
heralded as "The Champion of
Champions." It is the one real
championship in American sporting
iife.
In every state there is a cham
pionship trapshooting tournament,
the winner of which is eligible to
shoot in the American amateur trap
shooting championship. The runner-up
is eligible to shoot in the
event in the absence of the cham
pion. Every shooter in the United
States and Canada has an oppor
tunity to win the title, but it is nec
essary to prove first that he is best
in his state.
No Champion Has Repeated.
Since 1906 the amateur champion
ship has been shot for, and in that
time no shooter has been fortunate
enough to put over two victories.
Three shooters have an opportunity
this time of doing that trick. They
are: E. W. Varner. Nebraska: Mark
Arie, Illinois, and Frank Troeh,
Washington, three of the most ex
pert shots in the world. Varner won
the championship in 1913 and Troeh
in 1916, and Arie in 1917 and all
are seeking more glory this year.
In winning the championship of
Washington, Troeh broke 298 out of
300 targets the best score of the
year. Arie to win the championship
of Illinois, only missed five targets
in 300. Seventeen other champions
broke 290 or better to win, and the
Michigan champion, Skinner, broke
296.
It isn't out of the way to write a
few things about some of the cham
pions and the runners-up to give
you an idea of the merits of the
men. Osborne, in Massachusetts;
Troeh, in Washington, and Chezik,
in North Dakota, each have won the
championship of their respective
states four times. Osborne and
Troeh came through in 14, 16, 18
and 19, while Chezik came through
in 14, 17. 18 arid 19. Chatfield has
won the championship of Arkansas
three years running. Reilly won ic
Utah in 15. 17 and 19. Morgan in
Maryland-District of Columbia and
Foord, in Delaware, won the titles
last year and this. Seavey, in Ore
gon; Piatt, in New Jersey; Arie, in
Illinois, and Reed, in New Hamp
shire, won in 17 and 19. Edens, in
Arizona, and Wright, in New York,
won in 14 and 19, and Bnrr, in Ver
mont, won in 15 and 19. This is best
proof that there will be high-class
trapshooters in the national cham
pionship event.
National Champion a Runner-Up.
It is worth noting that Heer of
Oklahoma, and Tomlin of New
Jersey, the winner and runner-up
for the national title last year, are
both runners-up this year. Others
who finished second in the state
tournament are: Key, Mississippi,
champion in 14, 15 and 18; Ran
dall, Maine, champion in 15, 16 and
17; Barclay. Vermont, champion in
16, 17 and 18; Chamberlain. Con
necticut, champion in 16; Melius.
California; Dixon, Missouri, and
Clark of Massachusetts, champions
in 1917; Hansborough. Florida,
champion in 18; and O'Brien. Mon
tana, who won the championship of
Oregon in 1916. It will be noted
that in case some of the champions
cannot attend there will be some
likely second string men.
Just a few other things worth
mentioning about men who are in
the national championship race.
Freeman, the Georgia champion, is
a former professional. Ollie Wil
liams of Mississippi is beyond the
three-score of years mark and in
cidentally is a grandfather. Waldron,
Maine champion, is an unknown
quantity. He shot at 500 targets
in 1917 and averaged 88 per cent. In
1918 he shot at 125 targets and only
missed one. Sam Vance, champion
of eastern Canada, has won that
title four times, but this is the first
time recognition has been given.
Mark Arie, Illinois champion, and
Nic Arie, Texas champion, are
brothers.
England, Fearing Our
Athletes, May Insist on
Olympic Postponement
New York, Aug. 9. The interna
(ional committee has scheduled the
Olympic games for September, 1920,
and has assigned them to Antwerp,
Belgium. But there is no certainty
that the games will be held. In fact,
it looks very much as if the meet
will be postponed. British senti
ment, which had been mildly antag
onistic to the proposition, turned ab
solutely against it when American
athletes swept track and field in the
:'nter-allied games in the Pershing
iitadium.
English critics point out that
America has not only the men who
cometed at Joinville, but many an
other star athlete at home and thai
it would be futile to expect the Brit
ish or any other nationals except
ihe Swedes to make a fair showing
.gainst the Yankees. In conse
quence, the British athletic authori
ties are urged to drop the question
of sentiment involved in Belgium's
sppeal to support the Olympics and
to either force a postponement of
'he meet or withdraw..
The decathlon, the 10-event com
petition, which corresponds to the
American all-round championship, is
cot to be on the next Olympic
names program. At any rate, it is
not included in the list of events
iubmitted by the Belgium Olympic
.-ommittee in the program for next
summer. It had a place on the program-
at the Olympic games at
Stockholm, 1912, and was such a
popular event it was felt that it
would appear on the list in all future
Olvmpic games.
The pentathlon, the 5-event all
around, is listed as one of the events,
and the Belgians contend one all
round competition is sufficient and
that the decathlon, which runs over
two days, is being eliminated in or
der to save time.
This will prove a great disap
pointment to the all-round athletes
of this country, who have been look
ing forward to competing for Olym
pic honors in this all-round event.
SPRAGUE
Free service station, at the fac
tory, 18th and Cuming, is open
from 6 a. m.'to 10:30 p. m. every
day. Take advantage of it.
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With the Bee Juniors
With the season closing in the
three divisions of the Bee Junior
league next Sunday afternoon, the
championship races in both divi
sions 1 and 2, is still an uncertainty,
and most likely will not be settled
until the final battles are over.
In division 3, the Meyers Bear
cats have cinched the pennant, and
have not beea defeated during the
season, winning 13 straight games.
As the result of last Sunday's
outcome, the Suburbas, Shamrocks,
formerly the West Dodge Dairy and
the Woodmen of the World team
are tied for first honors in division
1, and from present indications,
that loop will wind-up in a three
cornered tie when the season
closes.
The Shamrocks, who are slated
to play the R. A. Ms. this morning,
will be awarded a forfeit game,
while the Woodmen of the World
team locks horns with the Locust
Street Merchants, Thirty-first and
Ames avenue, and the Suburbas
meet their ancient rivals, the Kai
man Insurance Co. at the High
school grounds.
Although 'the Suburbas have pro
tested the game against the Wood
men p.f the World last Sunday, on
account of the latter using Pitcher
Ralph Moore, who played but one
game in class C, and failed to make
j.'ood, was not allowed and the game
will stand as played, and the protest
of the Shamrocks against the Su
burbas of July 6, was also not al
lowed. First place will probably be set
tled in division 2 this morning when
the Holmes Juniors, formerly the
Farnam Candy company, clash with
the Dorcas Street Stars. Both of
these teams have run a neck-to-neck
race for the past month, and were
tied, until last Sunday, when the
Stars lost and the Juniors won.
The Holmes are leading by a
single game and should they be vic
torious the pennant will be settled,
but on the other hand should the
Dorcas Street aggregation win the
race will be tied up, and probably
result in a tie at the close of the
season, since both teams have easy
games next Sunday.
The Holmes-Dorcas Street Star
contest will be staged at Elmwood
park, east diamond, and will be the
feature game of the day. Since the
Leavenworth Merchants Juniors and
the Omaha Taxis, are scheduled
with the Slogr Juniors and Omaha
Bee respectively, today, and as their
opponents have disbanded, both of
these teams have been awarded a
forfeit game. However, the Merch
ants and Taxi lads will be seen in
action at Elmwood park, west dia
mond this morning, as they have a
postponed game to play off from
June 29.
Wednesday evening at Thirty-second
and Dewey avenue, the Omaha
Taxis will clash with the Holmes
Juniors, in a regular scheduled
twilight game. The Dorcas Street
Stars who are booked with the
Slogrs Juniors on this day will be
given a forfeit over their opponents
and the Leavenworth Merchants
Juniors likewise from the Omaha
Bee.
But one game is on the program
in division 3, that being with the
Meyers Bearcats and the Walnut
Hill Merchants at Creighton field.
Following is where the teams
play this morning:
DIVISION 1.
Miller Park Fort Omaha Merchants vs.
Charles Street Merchants, 10 a. m.
Thlrty-Klrst and Ames Avenue Wood
men of the World vs. Locust Street Mer
chants, 10 a. m.
High School Grounds Kaiman Insur
ance Co. vs. Suburhap, 10 a. m.
DIVISION 2.
Elmwood Park, East Diamond Holmes
Juniors vs. Dorcas Street Slars. 10 a. m.
EIrmvood Park, West Diamond Leaven
worth Merchants Juniors vs. Omaha Taxis,
10 a. m.
DIVISION 3.
Creighton Field Meyers Bearcats vs.
Walnut Hill Merchants, 10 a. m.
AUSTRALIANS
DEFEAT U.S. TEAM
IN TOURNAMENT
Willjams and Washburn Beat
en Down In Straight Sets
by Patterson and Nor
man Brooks.
New Port, R. I., Aug. 9. Gerald
Patterson and Norman E. Brooks,
Australian players, today defeated
R. Norris Williams, II and Watson
M. Washburn, 6-3. 6-4, in semi
final round of doubles for the New
port cup. at Casino. The steady
machine like playing of the Austra
lians was too much for the Ameri
can stars who were forced into
making many errors while their
rivals made frequent placement
shots.
Ottawa Pro Wins Canadian
Golf Championship Meet
Toronto, Aug. 9. The profession
al golf championship of Canada
over the Scarborough course Fri
day was won by Davy Black of
Ottawa, with a score of 148 for the
day's me3al play.
George Cummings of Toronto,
holder of the title last year, tied
for second with Nicol Thompson of
Hamilton, with a card of 150. Percy
Barrett, Weston, finished fourth,
with C. Murray. Royal Montreal,
fifth and Karl Keffer, of Ottawa,
sixth
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Soccer Foot Ball May Become
Leading International Sport
Ancient Gaelic Game Played all Over Europe and in
South American Countries; to Have World's Title
Series of Games in Rio de Janeiro to Which United
States Has Entry Invitation.
New York, Aug. 9. Soccer or as
sociation foot ball, t game whose
rules were codified at the same time
that base ball first became recog
nized as a sport in the United
States, has become to all intents
and purposes an international sport,
played in virtually every country
of the world and increasing its fol
lowers year by year. Soccer foot
ball, which was first played in Eng
land and then on the continent, has
in some 40 or 50 years obtained a
foothold practically the world
round, and nowhere has it attained
greater popularity than in South
America, where the various series of
championship games, "cup ties"
they are called in England, closely
resemble the English system.
There is no apparent reason why
soccer abroad has outstripped base
ball in America as a sport except
that every Briton took the game
with him when he went to a foreign
country on business or pleasure and
insisted upon playing it. Its growth
therefore has been due to this un
ostentatious missionary work, which
has done infinitely more to estab
lish it as a sport than have the world
tours made by the big league base
ball teams which from time to time
have spent a winter globe trotting.
Perhaps the development of soc
cer in South America, and especially
in Brazil, presents an object lesson
for those who would like to see
base ball become the international
sport. In Brazil, British residents
and Brazilian boys returning from
school in England have been respon
sible for this rapid spread. The
game was first played in the South
American country 15 or 18 years
ago and in that time it has swept
aside lawn tennis, swimming and
rowing, which had- gained some
measure of popularity. There never
was much interest in base ball in
Brazil, so that the new sport had
no opposition in the American pas
time. To show how fully it has
grown in less than a score of years
it need but be stated that in Rio
de Janeiro the Flumeness club, hav
ing a membership of 3,0(10 has re
cently completed a half million dol
lar stadium having a seating capa
city of 30.000 which is devoted ex
clusively to soccer.
The first clubs in Rio de Janeiro
were British, hut the English teams
arc in the minority now and it is
said that there are as many amateur
soccer elevens in the Brazilian me
troplis as there are amateur base
ball nines in any city of the United
States. These clubs have been
brought together in an organization
known as the Metropolitan de Dea
portos Terrestres, and the organiza
tion governing the sport in the na
tion is known as the Confederacion
Braziliera dos Desportes. Under
the direction of these organizations
city, state and national champion
ships are played and an all-star team
is selected to compete in the South
American championship with teams
from Uruguay, Chili and Argentina.
Three of these international tour
naments have been held, the first
taking place in 1916, which was won
by Uruguay. The same country was
the victor in 1917, and the 1918
match, postponed until the spring
of 1919 because of the epidemic of
Spanish influenza, was played in Rio
de Janeiro and won by Brazil. The
i ...i. "11 1. i l
I regular iyrj inaixu win ue piaycu
L' !i: .1, .
at Santiago, euii, late mis year,
which will be in the South Ameri
can spring and at the end of the
soccer season. The tournament is
a six-game affair and there has been
talk of inviting a team from the
United States to take part.
Sandlot Base Ball Gosip
"Papa" Mertz, the grand old man of the
game, Is putting up a great game tor the
Higniana i'arks at corner three.
Manager Dworak announced that he
would try a "dark horse-' against the
Herald crew this afternoon.
Hunter la the leading hitter for the
Highland Park team, with an average of
.478.
Out In centerfield for the Curo Minerals
Art Hedgle la playing a great game,
Frank Potach, well-known local amateur
hurler. Is pitching at Geddes, S. D.
Another well-known local amateur base
ball star Is at Lusk, Wyo. He is Frank
Barrett. Frank, besides playing with the
crack team at that place, Is also practic
ing law.
The Omaha National Bank team will
lock horns with the Federal Reserve Bank
team at Fontenelle park this morning.
A fast and exciting game Is looked for, as
both teams have been playing great ball
this season.
Any team wishing to schedule games for
Sunday morning with the Omaha National
Hank crew should gpt in touch with Mr.
Price, care the Omaha National Hank.
The Wiilard Storage Battery team will
clash with the Fort Omaha aggregation,
composed of crack playery, at Fort Omaha
at 3:30 o'clock this afternoon, and a
snappy battle is anticipated, since both
teams are evenly matched.
With Stucker and Nufer on the mound
for the "Union,." the Kiggs will have to
show all their speed, according to Manager
Pascal.
Mclntyre played a great game at the
third sack lust Sunday.
Anderson in centerfield for the "Un
ions" made a sensatioal catch aga inst
Wahoo last Sunday which prevented a
couple of runs.
Potter, at the initial sack, put up a
stellar game and saved the day for the
"Unions".
The Paxton-Vierling crpw will journey
to Nebraska City today, where they will
clash with the crack team at that place.
The McCaffrey Motor aggregation will
clash with the Herman team this after
noon at Herman, Neb., and a snappy bat
tle is looked for. Either Maxwell or
Pinault will be on the mound for the
motor crew.
On first for the McCaffrey Motor team,
Al Tolllvenn is ure playing a great
game. He is one of the best fielding fimt
sacker In the city.
Hay Maxwell, star hurler for the Mc
Caffrey Motor team, pitched two games
for Anita, la., last week in the tourna
ment and won both battles. - Besides
pitching remarkable ball, his hitting was
also a feature.
Manager Uosenblum of the McCaffrey
Motors would like to schedule games with
Hamburg, la., and Nebraska, City, Neb.
For games, call him at Webster 870 after
6 o'clock.
ened their line-up by signing Frank Dela-
hanty. crack catcher of the Bo wen FiJ-rn
ture Co. team, and Poizel, an infielder
formerly with Plattsmouth. - -
The Power Co. Booster club claim their
favorites will have an easy time winning1
over the Murphy-Dld-Its this afternoon.
Wolfe. Christenson and" Kemmy will
cover the outfield for the Power lads,
while Norgaard, Oernandt. Swanaon, Mc
Andrews and Yost are hard to beat in th
infield.
Madden or Woosley will do the heaving
for the Power lads against the Murphy-Did-Its
this afternoon with Frank Yost be
hind the bat. t
"ioc" Payne, who covers the left gar
den for the Murphy s, has been robbing
the bfttters out of many hits this season
with his fast fielding. "Doc" is also
there with the willow.
Hanson, formerly with the Council
Bluffs Longeways, was on the mound for
the Murphy's last Sunday at Herman and
pitched a great game.
Howard Vandiver was back In the
Murphy-Uid-lt lineup last Sunday and
held down his favorite position in right
field.
Harry Williams caught a nifty game
for the Murphvs last Sunday at Herman.
He also hit the pill hard.
"Clunk" Ha Her, former shortstop of
the Longewuys, held down the second
corner for tho Murphy's in big league
style last Sunday. r
Out-of-town teams wishing to sign play
ers for tournaments, are requested to ge
In touch with Bill Blozles, Amateur Sporl
writer. He can be reached after 6 o'clock
at Walnut 2626.
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