Nebraska Newspapers

    THE BEE:.. OMAHA. MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 22, 1919.
RAIN POSTPONES
DECISIVE BATTLE
FOR CITY HONORS
Murphy-Did-lts and Union
Outfitting Co. Were Sched
uled to Play
Sunday.
Jupiter Pluvius played the most
important part in the local champ
ionship series, thus far this season
nd the city 'title contest sccduled
yesterday afternoon at Luxus park,
netweeti the Murphy-Did-lts, class
A. Greater Omaha league pennant
winners and western amateur
champs, and the Union Outfitting
Co., class its city champs, was post
poned.
Should weather conditions oer
mit. the contest will be played next
Sunday, unless other arrangements
are made in the meantime. It has
been rumored that the Outfitters are
anxious to play a three-game series,
one next Saturday afternoon and a
double-header on Sunday, if the as
sociation favors this plan.
However, it is likely that the
champions of the National Amateur
Base Ball Federation will play the
Murphy's here next Sunday for the
nationaHitle, and in that event the
series game or games, as the case
might be, will be postponed until a
later date.
Secretary J. J. Isaacson of the
Municipal Base Ball association has
not received any definite informa
tion from the national body but is
still negotiating with President
Nokes of the federation, and expects
a definite answer within a few days.
Bee Juniors Idle.-
The opening clash for the title of
the Omaha Bee Junior Base Ball as
sociation between the Woodman of
the World and the Holmes Juniors,
scheduled yesterday morning ' at
Fontenelle park, was also called off
on acount of rain.
It yes decided that a double
header will be played next Sunday
afernoon at Fontenelle park, the
opener between these two above
mentioned teams and the winners
to clash with the Meyers Bearcats,
champions of division three for the
title.
The third division champs are
somewhat impatient, according to
Manager Coudurier, since they have
not played for the past seven weeks.
Division three was the first to close
the season, while division one and
two finished in ties, the former a
three-cornered affair. While these
two divisions were playing off the
ties, the Meyers Bearcats remained
idle, and for the past three weeks
did not play; since the game be
tween the lodgemen and the Holmes
Juniors was ordered replayed, but
was called off a week ago yesterday
because it was impossible to secure
a suitable diamond and last Sunday
on account of weather conditions.
Champion's Manager
Turns Down Offer of
$50,0C0 in Australia
New York. Sept. ' 21. Bill Gib
son on behalf of Benny Leonard,
lias turned down an offer to box in
Australia. He has been offered
$50,000 for two matches in the far
southland, one of them tct be with
Llew Edwards, the lightweight
champion of Australia. Gibson's
.reason for refusing this offer is that
lie can make more money here in
the time it would take to go to Aus
tralia, box twice and return. . ,
Llew Edwards bv the way, who
now holds the lightweight cham
pionship of Australia, is said to be a
srreat fighter. He succeeded Ted
Kid Lewis as featherweight cham
pion of that country, but has out
grown the class. Lewis says that
even as a youngster, Edwards was
extremely clever and could hit. He
says, that if he has improved in the
past four years he could be a
worthy opponent for Leonard.
It is possible that Edwards may
come to this country. He has cer
tain, contracts to fulfill in Australia,
and then, if it is impossible to get
Leonard to go ,to the Antipodes,
Edwards will come.
American Association.
Kansas City, Mo., Sept" 21. Toledo at
Kancat City, double-header, postponed;
tain.
Milwaukee, Wis., Sept. SI.
First game: R. H. E.
T.oulsville '.
Milwaukee 2 2
Batteries: tons; and Kocten; Howard,
Northrop and Huhn.
r Second game: R. H. E.
Louisville SI? 1
Milwaukee
Batteries: Falmero and Meyers
man and I.res.
Minneapolis, Sept. 21.
First game: J
Indianapolis
Minneti polls
Batteries: Cavet and Leary
revs, Sohaner and Owens.
Second game:
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
Batteries: Crura and Henllne; Craft and
Henry. ,
St. Paul. Sept, H.
First game: ,
St. Paul ,.
Columbus
Batteries: Hall and Hargrave
and Stumpf.
Second game:
St. Paul
Columbus
Batteries: Williams and Mcweeney;
Tborton, Sherman and Stumpf.
No Murphy Cup Game.
St. Joseph. Mo., Sept. 21. St. Joseph
Tulsa, Murphy cup series, no game; rain.
Results and Standings
NATIONAL LKAGCK.
Won. Lost. Pet.
Cincinnati 3 ' 43 .S4
New York SI 61 .614
Chicago 7S 60 .640
Pittsburgh 70 7 .411
Brooklyn ..6 .489
Boston S 7S .405
St. Louis ,. 50 1 ."2
Philadelphia ? 46 84 .364
Yesterday's Results.
St. T.ouia-Phlladelnhla; rain,
rtilrago. 3: Boston, 0.
Brooklyn, J: Cincinnati, 1.
Games Today.
Brooklyn at Pittsburgh.
Chicago at St. Louis.
AMERICAN
Won. Lost. Pet.
Chicago 87 4S .644
Cleveland . 83 f! -615
New York 74 5S .561
Detroit 76 60 . .588
St. Loula 65 68 .489
Boston ,,.85 78 .414
Washington 61 84 .378
Philadelphia 36 98 .27
Yesterday's Results.
New Tork, 4; Detroit, 9.
Cleveland, ; Washington, 4.
Games Today.
St. Louis at Philadelphia.
Detroit at New York.
Chicago at Boston.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
' Won. Lost. Pet.
St. Paul 2 65
Indianapolis 80 84 .456
Kansas C'lly ... 77 62 .554
Louisville 7S s .535
Columbus 68 74 .479
Minneapolis , 86 77 .462
Toledo 65 M j .396
Milwaukee .. (5 87 .387
' Yesterday's Results.
St. Paul. 7-2; Columbus, 3-6.
Louisville, 6-5; Milwaukee, 2-2.
Indianapolis, 4-4; Minneapolis, 1-L.
Toledo-Kansas City (two games); rain.
CLEVELAND IS
STILL IN PENNANT
RAGE, WINS, 84
Indians Come From Behind in
Last Inning and Defeat
Senators; Sox
, Lead Cut,
Washington, Sept. 21. Enteriner
the ninth inninir on the short end of
a 3 to 4 score and facing elimination
from the pennant race Cleveland to
day staged a rally that netted five
runs, scored an 8 to 4 victory, a
clean sweep of the four-game series
with the locals and reduced Chi
cago's lead to four games. Caldwell
was wild but effective in the pinches.
Score:
' K. H. E.
Cleveland 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 8 8 10 2
Washington ....11002000 0 4 6 2
Batteries; Bftgby. Caldwell and O'Ne :
Thomas, Shaw, Courtney and Gharrity.
Tigers Lose to Yanks, i
New Yolk. Sept. 21. New York ousted
Detroit, from third place by defeating the
niters lonay, 4 to 3, ror the third con
secutive time. Pratt hit a home run in
the second Inning and tied the score in the
sixth when he drove in two runs with a
single. The Yankees scored the winning
run In tha seventh. Mays pitched good
ball, Vlck's muff allowing Detroit to score
twice In the first Inning,
The score: B. H. E.
Detroit 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 03 10 2
New York . 01000210 4 1
Batteries: Dauss, Ayres and Stanage:
Mays and Huel.
7
Ens-
It. H. K.
4 8 1
16 2
Humph-
K. H. E.
4(0
18 3
R. H. E.
.781
. 3 11 2
Sherman
R. H. E.
2 7 8
12 1
"Pop" Geers to Re-enter
Grand Circuit Racing
In Columbus Events
Columbus, O., Sept. 21. Five
races are carded for the opening of
the second week of the Grand Cir
cuit races tomorrow, including the
rich Chamber of Commerce and
Board of Trade stakes. Each is
worth $3,000.
Interest centers in the efforts
of the veteran driver, Ed. F. Geers,
who was hurt at Syracuse several
weeks ago, to return to active driv
ing this week. He hopes to at
least get in . on the last day's rac
ing. Commission to Set Date
- for' World's Series Today
Cincinnati, O., Sept. 21. The Na
tional Base Ball commission will
meet here tomorrow ' to make ar
rangements for the world's series
games. The schedule will be an
nounced, the time , of starting the
games, and various matters of inter
est in connection with the cham
pionship games will be determined.
It is stated unofficially that the
first game may be played Wednes
day, October 1.
Batting Averages of
White Sox and Reds
Player
Average
Chicago '
Murphy 478
Jackson 345
E. Collins 323
Leibold ,-,2M
Uandtl S8
Weaver .2M
McMullIn 29;
Schalk v 275
Felsch 267
J. Collins .259
Rlsberg 250
Kerr 242
Lynn ........220
Ciccotte 189
Faber 186
a Williams ........170
Cincinnati
Ttoush 324 '
Barber 317
Groh .'....811
TEUer 302
R. L. Fisher ,.286
Wlngo 275
Daubert 272
Kopf 267
Rath 266
Reuther 263
Duncan 34S
Neale 243
S. Magee 2:7
Jas. Smith .., 226
Rariden 212
Bressler ............ .210
Sallee 194 Last
Position In
Standing
1
8
8
24
25
29
32
54
53
3
72
76
95
' 105
107
Last
4
5
6
12
28
41
43
47
48
fit
S9
74
84
8S
96 .
LANPHER
OF COURSE; YOU VALUE
APPEARANCES. THEN DO
NOT GIVE A HAT LESS
PERFECT THAN THE LANPHER
THE PROMINENCE OF A
PLACE ON YOUR HEAD.
BROOKLYN WINS
FASTEST GAME
FROM LEADERS
Sallee, Red's 'Hurler, Beats
Rtcord for Pitched Balls
in Nine Innings, Throw
ing 65 Balls.
Cincinnati, uO., Sept. 21. Brook
lyn defeated Cincinnati, 3 to 1, in the
final game of their serfes today in
what is believed- to be the fastest
time on record for nine full innings
in a major league contest. The
game lasted 55 minutes and Sallee
pitched only 65 balls in the nine
rounds, beating Mathewson's record
of 69. . . -
The champions presented a
patched up team with only three
regulars in the line-up. Brooklyn
won in the first inning on three
scratch fhfield hits, a base en balls
and some very poor work by the
Red infielders. After the first,
Sallee was invincible.
The score:
Brooklyn 30000000 0 3 8 1
Cincinnati OOOOOOOOJ 1 8 1
Batteries: Smith and Miller; Sallee and
Alien.
Cubs Win Fast Game.
Chicago. Sept. 21. In 68 minutes of
play Chicago, with Alexander pitching,
shut out Boston today, 3 to 0. In the sixth
inning Merkle's single and doubles by
namer ana Deal netted two runs. In the
eighth, Hollocher walked and Herzog and
Merkle each singled, adding the final run.
The score: R. H. E.
Boston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B 0 0 8 0
Chicago 0 0000201 3 9 2
Batteries' Causey. Demaree and O'Neill.
Gowdy; Alexander and Killefer.
OUTDOOR SPORTS
Copyright. 1919 Intern'l
jlji Drawn for The Bee by Tad
Majors-Minors Fight
Likely to Be Renewed
Over Draft of Players
New York, Sept. 13. A new base
ball fight, or rather a renewal of an
oldone, looms up between the ma
jors and the minors, with David L.
Fultz again in one of the leading
roles. It all started over the draft
ing of players. This was really the
reason of the split between he ma
jor leagues and the minors last
winter, '
Recently-President Fultz of the
International league, having heard
that the National commission was
convening to consider the draft of
minor league players, became con
siderably agitated. The Internation
al head got busy and issued a warn
ing to the effect that if the majors
dared meddle with minor league af
fairs court proceedings would fol
low. Commission in Session.
Meantime the National commis
sion was in session at Chicago and
decided that it would not draft star
players from the minor leagues this
fall because of the uncertainty now
existing between the major and mi
nor leagues of the country. In
short, there is too much bolshevism
in the air. The big league mag
nates are going to play it safe.
Nevertheless, they are anything
but pleased oven the situation. To
allow little fellows to dictate what
should be done is irritating. Where
fore, a ghost of the Federal league
fight was dragged forth by the com
mission, which ruled that the old
International league still is indebted
to the commission to the extent of
$8,700.
Served Warning."
The commission served warning
that unless this sum was paid within
30 days the territorial rights of the
cities comprising the International
league circuit in 1914 would not be
respected. This money, it was ex
plained, was a part of funds loaned
to the organization to oppose in
vasion by the Federal league.
Mr. Fulz was quizzed regarding
this latest wrinkle and declared that
this money which the commission
said had been loaned to the Inter
national league was really loaned
to the Buffalo club and not to the
league. He said .that the Buffalo
club had since been- through bank
ruptcy, and therefore, it wjis hard
to see just how anything was to be
done about the matter. They
weren't ' going to worry about the
stand of the commission that the
money 'was loaned to the league.
Johnson Files
Answer in Mays
Injunction Suit
New York, Sept. 21. Attorneys
for Ban Johnson, president of the
American Base Ball league and for
the St Louis and Cleveland club
owners have filed an answer in the
suit brought against them by the
New York American League club in
the case of Carl Mays.
It ij denied in the answer that the
New York club is entitled to a per
manent injunction and that Mays is
entitled to continue playing with the
Yakees. It also is denied that it
was necessary to hold a hearing
with Mays present to defend him
selfbefore suspending him.
One of the defendants' denials re
lates to the assertion that at the
lime a temporary injunction was
first applied for, the New York
Americans had a good chance of
winning the pennant.
Cardoza Team of St. Paul
Wins Amateur Championship
Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 21. The
Cardoza team of St. Paul, Minn,
today won the championship of the
western section of the National
Amateur Base Ball association by
defeating the . Lincoln Cleaners in
the deciding game by a score of 1
to 0. Chell, the Cardoza pitcher,
held the Cleaners to a single hit.
South Russian Cargo
Arrives in London
London, Sept. 21. The arrival at
London of the steamer Eden Fall,
carrying a cargo of 200,000 pounds
of raw material from south Russia,
is reported today by the Evening
News.
M. Gyatsevitch, an official of the
ministry of trade of south Russia,
who was aboard the steamer, said
the bolsheviki were giving little
trouble apart from that in the fight
ing zones. He asserted the coat
mines had resumed operations and
that the harvest promised to be a
record one,
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LEA
MAY BE FORMED
IF BAN STICKS
American League President
Must Be Forced Out or
Third Loop May Be
Organized.
New York, Sept. 21. Threats
have been openly made that unless
Ban Johnson retires from the Amer
ican league, another base ball league
will be formed. Enough has de
veloped in the Mays case to show
that Johnson is unfit and disquali
fied on various counts from holding
office as president of the American
league. On his own admission Ben
Johnson is a part owner in the
Cleveland club. He had concealed
that fact until it was drawn from
him during an inquiry into the Mays
case, and the manner in 'which John
son has been conducting the affairs
of the American league.
During the fight with the Federal
league Johnson denounced the inde
pendent organization for just this
sort of thing. He grilled the Fed
erals on the ground that the league
represented syndicate base ball. Now
it develops that the Cleveland club
is a syndicate club, and that Ban
Johnson is one of the syndicate
owners.
Made Game Rediculous.
One of the best-posted men in
base ball says. "For years Ban
Johnson has been making the game
ridiculous because of his inordinate
vanity. He crowded himself into
the limelight that belonged to the
players. He assumed that the base
ball patrons were more interested
in the strutting and ravings of a
stout old gentleman than they were
in the game itself. Colonels Rup
pert and Huston ofthe New York
Yankees have refused to compro
mise with the old order that has
threatened the life and integrity of
base ball. '
The developments in the Mays
case have shown that there is no
truce with pouter pigeonism and
the backstairs methods .of Johnson
and his ilk. Tlife Mays case is not
the primary cause of the battle to
oust Johnson. It is merely an in
cident. The political inside of base ball
always has been petty larceny stuff
more or less. The maudlin mutter
ings of certain magnates have bored
the fans time and again. The mag
nates' place is in the back of the
ground, but the average magnate
does not know his place. With the
removal of Johnson or the curtail
ment of his powers "there will be
more base ball and less maudlin
magnates, which is a consummation
devoutly to be wished.
May Be Third , League.
Unless organized base ball rids
itself of the stout octopus there is
more than a possibility that there
will be a third big league The men
behind the fight to oust Ban John
son have the money and the courage
to enter upon this project. Also
they have some first-hand knowl
edge of the Johnson methods in
trying to crush oppositions, which
coupled with a knowledge of base
ball and a sincerity of purpose
should augur success. And they
will have the base ball fans behind
them.
It was Johnson who introduced
trust methods and trust talk into
base ball, making it more commerce
than sport. People are beginning
to distrust organized base ball as it
is being manipulated today. The
game itself is clean and has kept
free from scandal. There is no
reason why the management of base
ball should not be just as clean as
the game itself. The owners who
have thrown down the gauntlet to
Johnson will fight until it is. If
the old leagues cannbt be cleansed
they will start a new league.
Prohibition Is Cause of
Jailors Losing Positions
Lawrence, Mass., Sept. 21. The
jailors at the Lawrence county jail
will soon be jobless. -Within a
month a large number of employes
at the House of Correction will be
discharged for want of duties.
At present there are only 30 pris
oners at the jail, and the county
pavs seven men to take care of them.
In other years, before prohibition
cut down the volume of prisoners,
there was plenty of help for the
farms.
Front wheels mounted like casters
enable a new baby carriage to be
turned in any direction with a
slifcht touch on the handle. ,
"Telephoned From
Nebraska' Field",
The "head coach" has a nickname.
It's "Indian."
, Some bright Mizzn writer spilled the idea that the new Cornhusker
mentor was a "full blooded Indian." And scribes hereabouts took it up.
Schult'e is a German.
Floyd Painter, the Omaha all-round athlete will not play foot ball
this fall though eligible. "Got a Job," is his brief explanation. However,
as per orders of Schissler, basket ball coach, he is to adorn the Nebraska
cinder path nightly for a two-mile sprint training for the basket ball
season.
1 Johnny Collins, the whirlwind South Omaha basket ball shark, has
at last consented to don the moleskins and make his debut with the Corn
huskers grid squad. Johnny, heretofore, has batked with the idea that
"his mother objected."
"Might get hurt, you know," she said.
The ra?n jazzed the training outlook for three days this week. Or
dinarily, with Iowa and Minnesota on the skyline within less than a fort
night, this would have set the bear guns to working. Nobody is worrying
much about the Hawkeyes, however.
Track, basket ball and wrestling candidates will start their training
simultaneously with the foot ball outfit, according to the program out
lined by the coaches. ''Work a sweat 'up every day and you can't lose,"
is the slogan,
"Ted" Bogue of North Platte, "Sam" Kellogg of Nebraska City,
"Dick" Neuman of Columbus, Ernest Hubka of Beatrice, "Zip" Cyprean
son and Oakley Cox of Lincoln, are only a few of the great scholastic
stars of '14 and 'IS who are veteran eligibles for the 1919 foot ball team.
Syracuse U usually is known as the original "beef trust." Wait till
they descend on Nebraska field along about next Thanksgiving day and
fasten their glims for the first time on the new Nebraska weight corpora
tion, the "Day-Kellogg-Dale & Co." (650 lbs. net.)
Too bad Rockne can't be there, too.
Notre Dame is coming back again this year, according to reports.
nute Knutson, formerly manager, has taken Rockne's place as tutor of
the Catholic school's foot ball lights and is quoted saying that he will
'get Nebraska."
Let him come.
HITE SOX MUST
WIN ONE GAME OF
REMAINING FIVE
If Indians 'Should Lose One
Contest, They Will Be
Eliminated From
Title. Race.
New York, Sept. 21. One victory
in its five remaining contests will
clinch the American league pennant
for Chicago, while Cincinnati has
assured itself of the National
league flag and participation in the
world's series by vanquishing New
York, its nearest rival, twice last
week.
The Cleveland Americans, which
are four games behind the leaders,
have won ten straight games, but
a single defeat will eliminate them
from ' the race.
Except the fight between Detroit
and New York for third place in
the American League, probably no
change will take place in the stand
ings of the teams in the two leagues.
The Yankees went ahead of Detroit
today when they defeated the.Tigers
for the third straight time.
Cinci Pitchers Strong.'
Three Cincinnati National pitch
ers, Fisher; Sallee and Eller, turned
in shut-out performances last week.
Brooklyn administered the Red s
only defeat of the week Saturday
and the rubber contest today of the
three game series.
New York could not hit effect
ively. In the three of its defeats,
the Giant team failed to score.
Chicago tightened its hold on
third place in the National League
by winning five straight games
while Pittsburgh was unable to keep
up its winning pace of the previous
week. Alexander made it six
straight for the Cubs today by shut
ting out Boston.
Hitless Wonders Hit.
In the American league, Chicago
was somewhat unsteady in fielding.
the White Sox outslugged Philadel
phia in an 11-10 contest and took a
double-header from New York. Mays
snatched the final game for New
York with his own batting. Boston,
winner of the 1918 world's series,
trounced Chicago twice Saturday.
Cicotte of Chicago won his eighth
consecutive victory Friday.
Averaging almost 12 hits a game,
Cleveland took four straight from
Philadelphia and four from Wash
ington, including today's game.
M. Louis ended its losing streak
of nine straight games by winning
from Philadelphia in the-first half
ol a double-header Saturday, '
Colonel Ruppert Says
Garry Herrmann Wilh
Resign Before Series
New York, Sept. 21. Col. Jacob
Ruppert, president of the New York
'American league club and member
of the joint committee to recom
mend a new chairman for the Na
tional commission, on his return to
Neiv York today, from Chicago, is
sued a statement in which he) says
that August Herrmann, the presi
dent of the Cincinnati National
league club and present chairman,
would immediately resign, in view of
his connection with the Cincinnati
club, declaring that it would be
"open to objection from every point
of view to have the president of one
of the winning clubs also serving
on the committee during the world's
series." .
Ruppert recommends that John.
E. Bruce, secretary of the com
mission, serve as temporary chair
man during the world's series. He
says the joint major league com
mittee hopes to recommend a man
for the position within the next
two weeks. . f s
St. Paul Wins American
Association Pennant
With 7 Games to Play
St. Paul, Minn., Sept. 21. St. Paul
today won the American Associa
tion pennant, it was said tonight by
Manager Mike Kelly of the Saints
with a nine-game lead on Kansas
City, and the Blues having nine
games left to play. St. Paul could
lose its remaining seven games and
still win, Kelly declared.
Seventeen-Year-DId Girl
Must Spend $50,000 a Year
New York, Sept. 21. Miss Marion
X. Hoffman, 17-year-old school girl,
who, by the terms of the will of her
father, the late Charles F. Hoffman,
jr., of Newport, tuherils an income
of $50,000 a year. The will stipu
lates that this amount must be ex
pended annually. When Miss Hoff
man becomes of age she will inherit
the principal of a large trust fund
said to be in excess of $1,000,000,
which was left her by her grand
father. Today's Calendar of Sports.
Racing: Continuation" of matting t
Aqnrdurt and Havre de Grace.
Trotting: Continuation of brand Circuit
meeting at Columbus, O.
Tennln; New Jemey tat women'!
championship tournament opemt at Orange.
Field Trial: Annual trials of Washing
ton Mnle Field Trial club at Mt. Vernon,
Wash.
Boxing: Tal Mnran against r rankle
Brltt. 20 rounds, at New Orleans. Jork
Malone against; K. C. lAugblin, 15 rounds,
at Tulsa. FranMe Brown against Babe
Plcato, 12 rounds, at Da) ton. J
OMAHA ARMOURS
LOSE SECOND
GAME OF SERIES
Championship Now Rests Be
tween St. Louis and Lo
cals, With Each Team
Winning One Game.
In the second game of the final
series for the Armour champion
ship, St. Louis defeated Omaha by a
score of 3 to 2. The final game
scheduled as part of a Sunday
double-header, was cancelled to al
low the visiting team to catch a train
at 5:45.
The Armours' grand old man,
Andy Graves, started the game for
the locals, but the wet and muddy
condition of the field was against
his kind of mound work and he re
tired after the first inning, when he
had passed a man, allowed three hits
and three runs. Eddie Franck took
his place and held St. Louis to
two hits in the next eight innings,
without a score.
The- visitors held their lead of
three to nothing until the final half
of the ninth innning, when the local
boys got busy. Corcoran was safe
on a hit that Fancher could not
handle, Jim Collins walked and the
two runners scored on Marty Col
lins' two-base drive. There were no
outs at this time, but Dyck flied out,
Reed fanned and Lacy skied to cen
ter and Cork was left on base.
Armours in Lead.
Since the series was not com
pleted and the count is even, each
team having won one game, the lo
cal club will try to get the St. Louis
team to come back to Omaha for the
final game of the series on their
closing field day, October 5. In
games won and lost, Omaha actu
ally leads St. Louis, having played
four games and lost one and St.
Louis played five gamesj and lost
two, giving Omaha a percentage of
750 and St. Louis 600.
It is likely that St. Louis will
make another trip to Omaha for the
field day events, as they are anxious
to have the title ownership decided
and also have several athletes on the
team that are crack runners and
they want to try for the prizes to be
offered in the foot races. Long dis
tance throwing and fungo batting
will also be on the program 'and a
wrestling match and boxing exhibi
tion are scheduled. The score of the
crume:
OMAHA ARMOTTR9
AB.tl.U.J!.
A. Ora's, rf
O.Wil'a, 2b
Corc'an, 3b
J. Col's, cf
M. Col's, cs
Dyck, 1 b
Reed, If
Donovan, 0
Graves,
Lacy, o
Franck, p
5 11
4 3 2
4 11
4 2 1
4 2!
3 0 11
4 0 1
4 0 1
10 0
8 2 7
3 2 0
ST. I ARMOURS.
AB.H.O.E.
M'Gaf'n, 3b 4 0 2 1
Fansher. lb
Danley, 2b
Jenkins, cf
Warden, c
Bristoe, If
Hanvey, ss
Mlilette, rf
Hazen'h, p
1 12
1 2
Totals 31 13 27 0 . Totalg SJ 27 3
St. I.ouis 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Omaha 0 0000000 22
Three-base hit: J. Collins. Two-base
hits: Jenkins, Williams, M. Collins, Lacy,
Kranck. Stolen base: J. Collins. Struck
out: By Franck, 7; by Haienbruch. 9.
Bases on balls: Off Graves. 1; of Haien
bruch, 1. Hits: Off Franck. 2 In eight
innings. Time: 1:46. Umpires: Smith
and Graves. Left on bases: Omaha, 9;
St. Louis, 5. ,
Spirited Competition Begun
for Places at Grand Island
With the first game scheduled for
October 3 with Peru State Normal
and with more than twenty-five
players on the field every afternoon,
spirited competition has already be
gun for the first places on the Grand
Island College loot ball team.
Enthusiasm was added to the con
test when Professor Firth, himself
a college varsity foot ball man for
three years, in a speech in the Col
lege Chapel offered to coach the
second team and dramatically chal
lenged the line-up for the first team
to fight or lose their places as var
sity players.
Six letter men are in the line-up,
which gives G. I. C- a good back
bone for a team, and a number of
high school players and huskies will
try for positions.
Omaha Whist Club Score.
North and South riajers.
Cowdrey and Voorheea TMus S 4-7
Abbott and Drevfuss Plus 24-7
Ellis and Pcannell Plus 4-7
Cook and Martin Pius 4-7
Austin and Williams Minus 2 3-7
Stebblns and Brothorton Minus 3 3-7
Cotter and Davis Minus 4 3-7
Kast and West I'lajers.
Buck and Sweet Plus 5 8-7
Barker and Ohman .....Plus 4 3-7
Aiken and Smith Plus 1 2-7
Masterron and Nelson Plus 3-7
Barton and Dense Plus 1-7
Dox and Mallory ..Minus S 4-7
Dor'rd aud Ross ....Minus 11-7
CORKERS'
FOOT BALL HOPES
VERY BRIGHT
Ex-Coach "Doc" Stewart En
thuses Over Grid War-
riors' Work Under
Shulte.
Lincoln, -Neb., Eept. 21, (Special)
Cornhuser foot ball hopes cannot
be vaunted too brightly in the words
of Dr. E. J. Stewart, ex-director at
the University of Nebraska, who
spoke today with exalted enthusiasm
of the, progress that Head Coach
Schulte's warriors are making. . .
With innate pride, the ex-Husker
mentor, spoke to the lads at the
state institution. "It's a mighty fine;
bunch of material. Schulte has up
there," he said jerking his arm to
wards the university grounds. "I'd
hate to think of any accident coming
to mar the program."
"How about the schedule, Doc?"
"It's a hard one, I know," he
answered. "Because I made it my
self. The only fear the boys can
have this year is at Minnesota and
I rather think that it will be all Ne
braska's way from October 11 on.
Schulte is a coach with a punch,
I've heard.
Varsity Ranks Strong.
Head . Coach Schulte announced
Saturday that he would call the
first scrimmage between the var-r
sity and scrubs for Monday after-
noon. Day and Hubka. veteran ;
center and end of the 1917 team. ;
arrived Saturday morning. Kel
logg, Nebraska City fullback, is the :
only minus piece of beef from the
Husker machine.
The first scrimmage will be in-
three men for every position good
. If L -1 1 . J ...
men, sironR, wen-uaianccu mu t- .
penenced and what decisions he -makes
in the line-up will be by a
hair. As he said Friday "there isnt
going to be any gilt-edge certifi-;
cates issued in ths camp."
Howarth Laid Up.
Harry Howarth, veteran quarter
back of last year's S. A. T. C. eleven,
is on the bench suffering from what
is said to appendicitis. He may have
to be operated on and will be out
for a considerable period. Lyman
and Kellogg, who had not shown up
last week have not been placed on
the squad.
C. F. Moulten, of Fonda, la.,
guard, Eugene Wray, guard, Seward, .
and D. W. Stromer, Hastings lad,
are also considered strong varsity
candidates, and have been in the
line-up from time to time, he
coaches are-working on a basis of
having no particular line-up. There
will be openings at any time of f the
season. i -
The Freshman crew is a-strong'
one. " . '
Garry Herrmann Says
Clubs Will Not Profit
In Lengthening Senes"
New York, Sept. 21. Garry Herr- ,
mann writes that in proposing to
extend the world's series limit from
seven to nine games he, as presi
dent of the Cincinnati, club had no
financial benefits for that organiza
tion in mind. Harrmann says:
"With reference to the recommen
dation made by the national coni
mission that the world's series
should be lengthened from seven
games to nine, it has been stated
that the Cincinnati club through this
action wants to make the most of
an opportunity in so far as finances
are concerned. The National com
mission in making this recommen
dation had in mind only that the fact
there is an unprecedented demand
for world's series tickets this year.
"If the series goes to nine games
the contesting clubs are not bene
fited to any extent financially for
the reason that the players will par
ticipate in five 'games instead of
four, and for the further reason
that if the eighth and ninth games
are to be applied, both contesting
clubs agree to pay 75 per cent of
their part of receipts into their
respective league treasuries."
Whatever the reasons for asking
that the series be extended, the fact
remains that the proposal has failed
to strike a sympathetic chord.
Among base ball followers in this
city the idea has developed highly,
uncomplimentary criticism.
LA ARMIDA
Cigars
Are
Most
By the
ppil Work
x v manship
and
Quality
f Appeal.
Havana
Taste
Tells.
SIMON BROS.
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