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OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 19, 1919.
All the Latest Sport News
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NEW PRE-SEASON
BASKET BALL
LEAGUE FORMED
: Games Scheduled to Begin
1 Before the Regular Opening
I of League Games on
' v Omaha Floors.
": By WILLIAM O. BLOZIES.
"' Judging from the interest already
shown in local base ball circles and
.-with the formation last week of a
' ire-season league, composed of
twelve teams, the coming season
promises to surpass all records of
former years and no doubt will be
the greatest in the history of the
'pastime in Omaha.
The openng games in the pre
season league, which was formed by
Verne Moore, chairman of the Y. M.
C. A basketball committee, will
.inaugurate the season on Thursday
evening, when four teams will make
their initial appearance on the "Y"
floor. i
According to Verne Moore, the
basket ball shooters could not wait
until the opening of the regular sea
son, which usually opens about the
middle of December, and so Moore
suggested formng this league.
Practically all of the i twelve
teams are composed of members of
the Commercial and Church league
itars and some snappy playing is
looked for.
r . . Drawn by Lot.
,' The teams were formed by having
each man who desired to enter
sign up separately and from the first
60 to hand in their names, 12 of
the best known players were
chosen as captains. These captains
then arranged the remaining play
ers in groups of four as nearly equal
is possible as to the playing ability,
after which each captain drew one of
the groups by lot, thus completing
a five-man team.
The schedule calls for four games
tach Tuesday, Thursday and Satur
day night, so as to complete the
playing before the organization of
the Commercial, Church and Class
; A leagues.
It is expected that after the 12
teams have played once around, the
four highest will put on an elimina
tion series for the trophy,' which is
offered by. the "Y."
The current season, no doubt, will
le the highest for two reasons
first, that the teams are already tak
ing an active interest, and second,
that many of the old-timers are back
from service and will be back in the
. game this season.
According ' to Chairman Moore,
' the local "Y" expects to place; a
team in the field to play outside
teams, and-the new Class A league,
it is pointed out, will draw large
crowds to the games, and the fans
and followers of the sport are
promised many interesting games.
- ' Teams Entered.
- Following are the teams, captains
and players of. the pre-season
league: :- '''"
"siontcUlrs Csptsln. Morrlt Klyssr;
plsysrs, Rsum. Miller, Est.s and Brod-
Bemli Park Captain. Ralph ' Root:
alaysrs, Oreenbury, Wtltlard, Strsstsr and
' M0onrnlngld Captain, Rom Rlchardas
Mayors. Walker, . Rabar, Swenson and
Wo
0. A. C to Hold Water
Meet for Youngsters
In Various Classes
Pete Wendell, director of swim
ming, Omaha Athletic club, has
arranged to hold a series of five
closed swimming meets in the club
pool during the coming winter sea
son. The O. A. C Frogs, Tadpoles
and Nymphs will compete in a pro
gram of championship events, two
of these championship events being
staged at each meet. The swimmer
who wins the greatest number of
points on the 10 will be awarded
the all-around swimming champion
ship at the end of the season.
Some good material is being de
veloped at the club pool, and Wen
dell has graded the swimmers into
classes so they will be evenly
matched in the races. This system
has developed a spirit of real com
petition. ' Some exciting finishes
will be seen.
The first meet of the season will
be held about November 20, at
which time the 25-yard free style
and the 50-yard breast stroke cham
pionships will be decided. Gold, sil
ver and bronze medals will be
awarded the winners of both class
A and closs B, swimmers in each
of these events. Medals will also
be awarded winners of the 25-yard
free style race for girls under 15
years of age.
Other interesting events on the
program will include a tug-of-war
in the water, 100-yard' swim (free
style) and an exhibition of fancy
diving and ornamental swimming.
Two Heavyweights in
Spotlight of the Sport
World After Dempsey
New York, Oct. 18. In the past
two or three months two heavy
weights have , come forward with a
rush. One, Al Roberts of Staten
Island, has gained prominence in
eastern rings, while, the' other, Dick
O'Brien, has been causing a sensa
tion in the middle west. The ambi
tion of each is to wrest the crown
from Jack Dempsey. Roberts has
fought about a score of battles and
in only two engagements did his
opponent succeeded in evading his
knockout wallop.
O'Brien, who has been doing most
of his fighting in and near Cincin
nati has hung up 26 victories out of
27 starts, having fought one contest
that resulted in a draw. Like
Roberts, he is putting a majority of
his opponents to sleep. He has won
22 battles via the knockout route.
The western sensation is only 23
years old and is a real giant. His
height is six feet seven and he tips
the beam at about 200 pounds. He
has a reach of 86 inches. 1
'Klrkwood Captain, Rube Brown! P'ay-
ra, Smith. Ersklne. Lea and Banaaii.
FonU-nMles Captain, Leo Hobaon.
flayers. Kleburf. Kendal, Frledburt and
Norwood Captain. Glenn Orr: players.
Kru. Campfleld, Bauith and Price. -
C-lendale Captain, Bill Usher; playem.
Anderson. Corenman, Ogle and Pious.
Idlewlld Captain. L. Everson; players,
O'Orady Hushes. Solla and Kooper.
Mlnne I.uaa Captain, Art Bromley:
payers, Beardeley, Adama, Bencekart
i Mid Kelly. ' .
.. Kountio Park Captain, E. F. Bech
olrl: players, Bath, Anderson, Hoffman
ni Strehlon. ' '
. Union Square Captain. Rube Kron
rtedt; plavera, Frteburf-, Wilkinson.
Sherman and Hawklnson. .
Monmouth Parka Captain, 5e?r'e
tarlsh; players, Parmelee, Krejcl. Dutch
ir and, Dlnon. '
Herewith is the schedule:'
Tuesday, October tl.
Montclstrs vs. Bemls Parks.
Morntngstde vs. Klrkwood.
Union Squares vs. Norwood. !
Qlendala vs. Idlewlld. 1
Thursday, October IS. ,
Mlnn,e Lusa vs. Kountze Park.
. Tontenellea vs. Monmouth Parks.
. Montclalra vs. Mornlngslde.
- Klrkwood vs. Union Squares. t
Saturday, October 5.
Bemls Parks vs. Monmouth Parka.
Norwood vs. Olendale.
Idlewlld vs. Mlnne Lusa.
Kountsa Park vs. Fontenelles.
Tuesday," October -8.
Bemls Parka vs. Mornlnfilde.
Klrkwood vs. Norwood.
Olendale vs. Minn Lusa.
Idlewlld vs. Kountsa Park.
Thursday, Octosjar 10.
Montclalra vs. Monmouth Parks.
' Vnlon Squares vs. Fontenslles.
Morolngsld vs. Union Squares.
Norwood vs. Idlewlld.
, Brennan's Manager
Presents Some Good
Arguments for Bout
Sv New York, Oct 18. Leo Flynn
uses some , sane arguments in . his
request for another match for . the
heavyweight title, with Bill Brennan
meeting the champion. Dempsey
has remarked that his hardest fight
in the ring was against Brennan
when the two met m , Milwaukee.
Dempsey said that in this fight
Brennan hit him so hard on the
forehead that his head ached for a
"week afterward and that for two
rounds the pain was so intense he
"&id not know what was going on.
Brennan is a willing worker in
the ring, who . posses an assort
ment of heavy punches. He would
make about the most interestng en
gagement with the champion of any
contender. He is entitled to con
sideration when the- next match is
mentioned.
. Brennan would like to take a trip
to Europe to meet Joe Beckett, the
British champion, lake it trom
Flvnn that if Brennan ever sets
. Beckett into the ring there will be
one more British leader sent into
. the discard. Flynn wants to wager
real. money that Brennan will stop
. , Beckett - v
Miller Park Soccer.
The Townsends -ni the "Caledo
nians will play soccer at Miller park
this ' afternoon. The game is
1 Scheduled to begin at 3:30 o'clock.
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Murphy s Meet Armours in
Final Double Bill of Year
Packers Must Win Both Games Today to Even Series;
-May Use Old Standby, Andy Graves, on Mound
in First Game in Effort to Stem Tide and Stay
. in Race. J
Navy Eleven Wants Games
With "Big Four" Grid Teams
New York, Oct. 18. Lieutenant
Commander Blynton of the navy
coaching staff said the other day
that the middies are anxious to ar
range a game with one of the big
four. It is realized that such a
thing is quite out of the question
this season, but next season, if mat
ters can be satisfactorily arranged,
the navy can step out with Harvard,
Yale, Princeton or f enn, or in tact
any of the big fellows. During the
war, . of .. course,, the customary
stringent regulations kept the mid
shipmen confined to the post. With
the coming of peace, however, it
will be possible to have the team
allowed off on 48-hour leave.
Because of the regulations pro
hibiting the charging of admissions
to athletic competitions held on
government posts the navy has
found some difficulty in arranging
real test games for the eleven, to
ward the end of the season. The
Georgetown game, for instance, is
a heavy expense, but it has to be
pledged to put the men on edge for
the bigger battle with the army. If
the navy can play on fields where
admissions may be charged there
will be no doubt of the financial
as well as athletic success of the
contest.
University of Missouri
Defeats Iowa Aggies, 10-0
Columbia, Mo., Oct 18. The Uni
versity of Missouri climbed another
notch toward capturing of the Mis
souri Valley foot ball conference by
defeating the Iowa Aggies today, 10
to 0. Missouri kept the ball in the
visitor's territory three-fourths of
the time. Missouri scored first when
Edwards went over for a touchdown
in the third period. Lewis kicked
goal. A field goal from the 25-yard
line by Lewis in the tourth period
gave Missouri - three more points.
Iowa carried the ball to the ligers
two-yard line in the fourth period,
but failed to put it over in four
downs. ,
Yale Goes Down to Defeat
. Before Strong Boston Team
New Haven, Conn., Oct. 18.
The Yale foot ball team today went
down to defeat, 5 to 3, to Boston
college, which two weeks ago was
defeated 17 to 0 by Harvard.
The game was markea by numer
ous penalties and freauent inter
ruptions, due to injuries to players.
The margin of victory for Boston
college was by a safety made in the
second period. The Blues took the
lead in the third period oy scoring
held goal, but a like score tor
Boston in the final quarter was
enough to win, as neither team had
been able to push over a touch-
riown. FitzDatrick olayed a bril
liant punting game for Boston,
booting the ball several times for
60 yards. Corrigan starred as a
cronnd srainer for the nub eleven.
Dicens, Yale's left tackle, was re
moved from the game tor slugging,
Yale being penalized 50 yards. Yale
made only three hrst downs.
Amherst Has Little Trouble
' Defeating Trinity, 48 to 7
Hartford. Conn.. Oct. 18: Am
herst had little difficulty defeating
Trinity today, swamping the local
eieven, 48 to 7. The trick line plays
and the aerial attacks of the Bay
swxers oaiucd the Trinity team.
Omaha's amateur and semipro
base ball season for the current year
may come to a close this afternoon
on the battlefield at Rourke park
and the members of thts Murphy-
Did-Its and Armours will then join
their comrades in the "stove league,"
discussing the events of the past.
With the double-header, marking
the fifth and sixth games of the
series between the Murphy-Did-Its
city and western amateur champs,
and the A.-mours, Omaha's semipros,
in the fight for the city base ball,
title, local fans and followers of the
national pastime have but one one
choice to make, as these are the only
attractions in the world of sport on
the local rrogram today.
' Must YHn One.
In order to win the championship
and closi the local base ball season
the Murphy-Did-Its must win but
one game of the double-header, as
they have defeated the Packers
three times and lost but once.
Both teams are confident of win
ning and those who journey out to
Rourke park will certainly receive
their money's worth, as these two
teams have thus far in the series
played a great brand of ball.
Manager Otto Williams of the Ar
mours, in an effort to keep his team
in the running has decided to pitch
Andy Graves, the veteran of the dia
mond, in the opening fray, which is
scheduled to start promptly at 3
o'clock, weather conditions permit
ting. Graves, who has been one of the
Packers' mainstays this season and
in former years, has had the "jinx"
on the Murphy-Did-Its. Members
of the blacksmith crew who were af
filiated with other teams in former
years have been unable to solve
Andy's delivery, and have fallen by
the roadside, while it will be remem
bered that Andy also has defeated
the Murphys in former years.
Lawler Predicts Victory.
However. Manager Eddie Lawler,
also a veteran of the sand-lots, an
nounced that it will make no differ
ence who the Armours use, as his
players are out for blood and will
beat 'em all. The Murphys are in
the best of condition, and with
Sweenev at second and Vandiver
back in right field, they have two of
the speediest fielders in the game.
It is understood that both man
agers will spring a few "dark horses"
in today's games: Pete Lyck, con
sidered one of the best local ama
teur catchers in the game, and who
played with the Sioux City Western
leaguers this season, win again caicn
for the Armours. Pete caught the
second fray of the double-header last
Sunday and made such a good snow
ing that Manager Williams at once
decided to keep him for the balance
of the series.
The Armour hneuo will be some
what switched on account of Jimmy
Collins being out of the city and Pe
ters, who caught several games for
the Armours, has also left. There
has been some talk that Echtemier,
first baseman, will probably catch
one of the games. Manager Wil
liams is still uncertain what kind of
a change will be made, but, however,
he is confident that his warriors will
take both ends of the fray.
Will Have Four Titles.
If the Murphy's win one of today's
games they will have four titles to
be proud of first. Greater Omaha
league, Class A, champs, city Class
A champs, western amateur base
ball champions and the city cham
bince Butch Hay, the Murphys
best bet, and Guy Hoffman have
been successful against the Packers,
Manager Lawler will probably use
Everett and McGuire in today's
games, so as to give them a chance.
McGuire, however, hurled the sec
ond game of the double-header two
weeks ago today and was defeated
by a large score, due mostly to his
wildness. Dyke or Franek wilh twirl
the second game.
Williams Out of Game.
Manager Williams, himself, will be
unable to participate in today's
games. Otto found it harder to hold
an eye-beam than a base ball and
allowed it to fall on his foot. The
pedal extremity is in such shape that
the manager will have to do his pi
loting from the bench. Marty Col
lins will take his place at second
base and Jack Lacy will sub for
Marty in center woodland.
The probable lineup:
Armours. Murphy-Did-Its.
Echtmlrr First Clair
Collins ....Second Sweeney
Corcoran Third Synek
Donigan Short MaAcuso
Al Graves Right Vandiver
Lacy ............Center.... Pygert
Reed L.ett... Payne
Lyck Catch H. Williams
Andy Graves Fitch Everett
Dyck Pitch Hay
Franek Pitch r. McGuire
Fitch.- Hoffman
Utility ..i Lawler
Colorado Aggies Take Hard
Game From Utah University
Fort Collins, Colo., Oct. 18. The
Colorado Aggies, meeting the strong
University of Utah foot ball team
here today, defeated the visitors 34
to 21 in a gruelling contest, replete
with sensational runs and forward
passes. Today's game was regarded
as having a crucial bearing upon the
Rocky Mountain conference cham
pionship, those two teams being re
garded as the strongest contenders
for honors.
Princeton's Regulars Score
at Will Over Rochester
Princeton." Oct. 18. Princeton
university foot ball team triumphed
over the University of Rochester to
day, 34 to 0. All the points were
scored in the first two periods, when
the regulars were in the lineup. The
second string men were unable to
penetrate Rochester's defense in the
second nail.
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WITITDU&S'DAER
COLLEGE cheer leader is a' cuckoo who thinks that three cheers
and a couple of loose tigers will set a broken leg.
The war is over. Peace is here. The catalog guys are writing to the
hicks again.
Eddie Collins would have scored more runs if he had somebody to
chase him home.
Scientist sews monkey glands on your neck to make you live long.
Need camel glands on our thirsts a lot more. i
A hobo is a workman on a lifelong strike. . '
The ideal uniform for a college scrub player is a doormat with "Wel
come" on it.
In another year they'll be raising rents in the poorhouse.
When Connie Mack sells his park, he can say that his grandstands
have never been used. .
With the Bowlers.
CNIOJT PACIFIC LEAGUE.
Tram Standing.
won. Lost.
Valuation Dept 9
Division Engineers
Car Records 9
Supt. Transportation . . t . 7
Miscellaneous Accounts... 8
Passenger Accounts ..... 6
Nebraska Division 6
Shops 4
Hlgn uamea.
Individual, one gams, Kanka. 235.
Individual, thre games, MUlson, 560.
Team.- one game. SuDt. Transoortatlon,
S7.
Team, three games. Valuation DeDt.,
2.5ii. m
7
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11
Pet.
.600
.600
.600
.563
.533
.417
.400
.267
HARNEY LEAGUE.
Standin- of Teams.
Won. Lost,
Sample-Harts 8 1
Kohler Autos ( 3
W. O. W. No. IS S 4
Harney Alleys S 4
Blue Taxis S S
Pantorlum 0 S
Pet.
.889
.667
.556
.556
.333
.000
Lost
4
4
6
7
8
8
10
11
14
13
Pet.
.778
.733
.722
.611
.566
.556
.335
.267
.223
.133
GATE CITY BOWLING LEAGUE.
Team Btaniatng.
Won
Omaha Printing Co 14
Olympla Candy Kitchen.. 11
Elite Furniture Co.. 13
Beselln's Old Boys 11 .
Sam's Indians 10
Nebraska T. A. Co.... 10
Guarantee Clo, Co 5
M. E. Smith & Co 4
U. S. Nafl Bank 4
western Union 2
High Team Totals.
1 Game Olympla Candy Kitchen S4
3 Games Olympla Candy Kitchen... 2,887
High Individual Totals.
1 Game-'Bam Boord "1
J Games F. Jarosh 6"
FARNAM LEAGUE.
. Team Standing.
I Won. Lost.
Willy's Light IB
Townsend Gun Co 13
Auto Delivery 12
McCaffery Motor Co 11
Mlna Taylors 8
Betsy Robs Salesmen .... 7
Baker Ice Mac. Co., office S
Baker Ice Mac. Co., shop 1
High Games.
Three games, team. McCaffery Motor
Co. 3.65
One game, team. Auto Delivery (53
Three games. Individual, Clark 580
One game. Individual, Plambeck 233
S
s
6
7
10
11
13
17
Pet
.833
.722
.667
.614
.444
.389
'.278
-.05(
GREATER OMAHA LEAGUE.
Team Standing.
Won. Lost.
Rogers Cafe 14 1
Scott Tents 12 J
Omaha Bicycle Co 11 4
Ford Livery Co. 6
Chevrolet Motors ....... 9 .
Wsshlngten Shirts 7 8
Beau Brummel 7 8
Paulson Motors 3 13
Billings Dontal 3 18
Bowes Furniture 1 14
Pet
.933
.805
.738
.600
.600
.467
.467
.200
.133
.067
Life is a 50-50 proposition. The landlord adds 'em up and takes it all.
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fiortm6Edito&
The youngsters have all returned
to school, the mothers are a little
lonesome, losing the company of the
children during the day, and the
fathers are glad the great dangers
of the little boys and girls getting
in the way of passing autos and
wagons is over, borne ot the little
fellows and young ladies are glad
to get back to their lessons, but the
great majority of them are grumpy
about having to sit in the school
rooms a few hours every day and
put their heads into the work so
they won't be "left back" when the
promotion day comes around.
Do You Help Youngsters?
Are all my readers, thie fathers
and mothers, helping the youngsters
keep up with the rest of the class?
Do you ask the little ones what the
great lesson of the day was? Do
you help them "untangle the knotty
problems they must master in the
home work You tell them you want
them to be well educated, but do
vou tell them whv? Do all thCse
young people know why they must
have an education?
What plans have you made for
the boys pleasure after school
hours and on the days when there
is no school? Must he find his own
source of fun. eet out with the boys
and "start something," ofttimes get-
tinar into the wronir kind ot game
or with the wrong "gang" of boys?
More than one father lets the boys
go on "their own" all week, and on
Sundays digs down and tosses the
youngster a few 'coins for his use
on Sunday pleasures. The boy gets
his money and hunts up some way
to get rid of it. Would it not be
better to have him earn his Sunday
spending money during the week in
some pleasant manner r
Hire Them to Clean Up.
The trees are shedding their sum
mer vendure, and more than one
front yard is cluttered up with the
dried, brown leaves. Make the boy
a proposition. Pay him a small sum
to keep that yard cleaned up. If
that yard must be cleaned in order
to have the "spending money" on
Sunday you won't be able to find a
leaf on it. The cold weather is com
ing apace. The fires must be kept
going. If you have a furnace,
someone must tend it to keep the
house warm. If the boy is told that
it is worth a few dimes to keep the
fires going the furnace will be in
good shape all winter and the coal
will be in for the indoor fires every
evening.
Let the mothers tell the girls how
nice it is to have someone help with
the dishes after meal times. A small
sum weekly will induce them to
help with those dishes and to set
the table and do Ifhe odd little jobs
around the house that it would be
the lot of the mother to do if the
girls were not there. You will find
the youngsters eager to help out in
this way, if i i the only way to get
their money for the Sunday pictures
or the car fare to the places of
pleasure.
Arguments in Favor.
There are a number of arguments
in favor of these little jobs for the
children. First and foremost, while
they are engaged in their little tasks
they are off the streets, out of dan
ger of being struck with the passing
vehicles. Working for their spend
ing money in this way it helps to
encourage an industrial spirit. Then
the preparation for the tasks in later
life, when they have children of
their own, is worth something. Start
them on the right road and they will
naturally adopt the same plan for
their children. The generations fol
lowing will carry out the same
scheme and the long line of your
family for years to come will bear
the fruits of your early teaching.
Isn't it worth something to you
to know that the future generations
will profit by your advice? Even
without the thought of the future
little foiks bearing your name, isn't
it wortli something to be able to
tell your friends how the youngsters
help around the house. You will
run across some fellow who will
want to know how you do it, then
the pleasure of explaining the
scheme is all yours.
Tell of Old Tricks.
Explain to the boys how you used
to play the various games. Tell
them of the tricks you used to use
to win the games. Give them all
the details and let them improve on
the tricks and bring them up to date
with the games of the present day.
Teach your lads to be leaders. Help
them fludy out the trick foot ball
plays. Have them learn the rudi
ments of self-defense. Show them
how to throw a curve ball. Ex
plain how they should hold the bat.
Teach them the proper flip in basket
shooting. Talk over the games with
them and explain the good and bad
features of the various plays in each
game.
Let the mothers do the same with
the girls. They will know what the
little ladies should know, better than
I, a mere man, can say. These lit
tle helps will be a great thing for
both you and the youngsters. It
will show them you are interested in
them and their games, not merely
how yon' are going to keep them
fed and clothed during the winter.
Try i:.
That's Where! .
Irwin O. Biffle, one of the air mail
pilots who fly between Chicago and
Cleveland, received an unexpected
lesson oh geography one day. He
was flying westward when a storm
came up. Fog enveloped him, and
he was driven by diverse air cur
rents many miles out of his course.
Then his engine went wrong, and he
was forced to descend.
He wasn't quite certain what state
he was in. As he neared the ground,
however, the skies grew lighter, and
he saw a crowd of villagers running
toward him through a field.
They surrounded him as he
reached land.
"Where am I?" asked Biffle.
"You're in Jerry Hendrick's cow
pasture." said one of them, Car
toons Magazine. '
Middleweight Title
Holder Fought With
Broken Right Ankle
New York, Oct 8. CJnly three
persons knew the handicap Mike
O'Dowd was laboring under when
he recently trounced Augie Ratner
in six of eight rounds. He broke
the ankle of his right leg in training
two days before the bout. His man
ager, Paddy Mullins, notified Pro
moter Jennings, of the Armory A.
A., he was willing to bear half the
expense if the contest was post
poned indefinitely. - '
"Guess I'll call it off" said Mul
lins to O'Dowd. The middleweight
champion new in a rage and de
manded that the fight go through
as scheduled. "Why I can whip that
Ratner fellow on crutches," declared
Mike. Mullins gave in to Mike.
The ringside spectators could not
detect the injury on the night of
the fight. Mike's footwork was slow
in the first two rounds, in which he
allowed Ratner to pile up points,
but he ran around the ring like a
wild -steer in the next six sessions,
meting out unmerciful punishment
to the Harlemite.
"When friends came to me and
asked if they could bet on Mike,"
said Mullins, I told them to Jay
off. A wall street operator friend
of mine wanted to bet $10,000, but
I begged him to keep his money
We don t talk now. i here was
plenty of Ratner money, but the ac
cident to O'Dowd killed the bet
ting."
15-Year-01d Girl Has
Remarkable Talent as
Lawn Tennis Player
New York, Oct. 18. Miss Ceres
Uaker of the Orange, N. J., Lawn
Tennis club, recently forced such an
experienced -player as Mrs. Samuel
F. Waring, one of the stars of the
New York Tennis club, to the limit
of three sets at 6-2, 5-7, 6-2, to de
feat her. The girl is not yet 15 years
of age.
Miss Baker might be called the
prototype of Vincent Richards in
the girls department of the game
Of stalwart ohvsical powers and ath
letic build she carries her game well
along with her own efforts. There
is distinctly the blending of head
and hand in her execution with the
racquet. ' It is evident that she has
critically studied the methods of
the best of the performers on the
courts and that she possesses the
ability to copy the strong points of
their game.
The thing that Miss Baker does
exceptionally well, and it is the one
thing that is lacking in the equip
ment of so many of the women fol
'owers of the courts, is her skill and
certainty in gaining the net position.
Even the redoubtable Billy Johnston
does not move up to the barrier with
greater surety than this girl. Best
of all, she can volley. She not only
brings off the most difficult of shots,
but she selects her openings in a
way that plainly shows her mastery
of the tactical side of the game.
Only one element of weakness ap
pears in the game ot tnis remaric
able young player. Her strokes1 lack
decisive severity. While it is possi
ble for her to attain to much greater
speed than many of the women who
have been competing for some time,
still she does nor get all out of her
shots that she might, provided the
flight of the ball was faster. She
will undoubtedly acquire speed, for
she is certainly one of the most re
markable players in the metropoli
tan district at this time.
May Rematch O'Dowd
And Ratner This Month
At New Jersey Club
New York, Oct. 18. An effort is
being made to bring off a 12-round
decision contest between Mike
O'Dowd and Augie Ratner, for the
world's middleweight title, before
the Fenway Athletic club of Boston
on November 18 or a week later.
Phil Bernstein, manager of Rat
ner has accepted the Hub club's
offer and it is up to Paddy Mullins to
sign up for the champion. It is
very likely Mullins will accept for
he is confident Mike can beat Rat
tier again.
O'Dowd trounced Ratner in five
of eight bristling rounds they fought
at the Armory Athletic association
of Jersey City, three weeks ago.
O'Dowd hit his rival with every
thing but the water pail.
Barnes and Hagen May Meet
for Professional Golf Jitle
New York, Oct. 18. The season
of 1919 may yet see a 72-hole match
between Walter Hagen and Jim
Barnes for the purpoose of satis
fying their friends as to their re
spective abilities. '
An effort is being made to have
a 36-hole medal play contest to be
followed by 36-hole match play, and
if it happens that one player wins
both matches then there may be a
good reason for saying he is the
premier player for the year so far
as the professional field is con
cerned. Two clubs of the metropolitan
district may be the scenes of this
contest, provided the assurances
from the two players are given
within the next week or so. Hagen
will no longer be connected with
the Oakland Hills Country club,
Mike Brady taking his place, but his
work in other channels will not
prevent him from taking part in the
various pro tourneys which are held
from time to time.
The two professionals may be of
fered a purse of $1,000 with $650
going to the winner and $350 to the
loser. Half of this sum has already
been subscribed at two nearby
courses and the rest will be forth
coming soon. Meanwhile tne two
players have been written to and
their answer is expected within a
week or so.
Japan hatches about 80,000.000
salmon eggs annually at its 60 Ash
hatcheries. x
JOIE RAY PLANS
COMPETITION ON
INDOOR TRACKS
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Great Little Middle Distance
Star May Run on Boards for
a While. But May Not
Go in Olympics.
New York, Oct 18. Undismayed
by two defeats administered by
Mike Devanney in as many races at
the tag end of the outdoor season,
Joie Ray is mobilizing his strength
for an arduous campaign on the
board floor. Report has it that the
Chicagoan intends to shelve his run
ning shoes months before the revival
of the Olympic games at Antwerp,
Belgium, but no verification at to
when he intends to stop has been
forthcoming from the athlete.
His first important engagement
behind closed doors will be the na
tional senior thousand yards, in
which he will defend his 1918 lau
rels against such good local middle
distancers as Devanney, Jack Sellers,
Homer Baker and possibly Eddie
Fall, the former Oberlin youth, who
made Ray run at his fastest on
Franklin field recently, to annex the
national mile crown in new cham
pionship figures.
Equals Record.
Ray defeated Devanney and Fall
last year handily, covering the route
in 2:14, which time equaled the late
John Overton's 1917 record. The
dead marine made his figuures on a
Philadelphia board floor track, on
which occasion he showed his heeli
to Ivan Meyers, a clubmate of Rays',
and several other good men.
Many close followers of ath
letes believe Ray runs his best on
the board floor., They point to his
great number-of accomplishments
in the three indoor seasons to prove
the argument. In that space of timt
lie endeared himself to the hearts of
the local athletic populace by hit
many stirring victories over dis
tances from 1,000 yards to two miles
He holds the indoor record for on
and a half miles of 6:40.6, as well as
the fastest time over the two-mil
trail of 9:11.4, both of. which Ray
made in the space of two months
two years ago, in Madison Square
Garden.
May Transfer Meet
The senior indoors may be held
in Madison Square Garden or tht
Twenty-second regiment armory
early next March. There is talk ot
transferring the meet to Brooklyn,
but hat is problematical. The
championships usually draw well in
this city, whereas shifting thenr
across the bridge might hurt the
gate receipts. Fire department reg
ulations forced the committee two
years ago to close the doors and
keep out several hundred - persona
who wanted to see the games.
Ray Very Popular. . , ,
Ray is a good attraction. He ii
very popular in the metropolitan
district. Years ago they used to
flock in great numbers everywhere
Mel Sheppard, George Bonhag and
William Kramer were billed to com
pete. Then came Ted Meredith and
Abel Kiviat followed by Koleh
mainen, the last, but not all, the in
vincible chap from the stock ymrda.
The special match race between Ray
and Overton two years ago threat
ened to eclipse the attendance in the
Garden that saw the stirring duel
fought out between Harry Hillman
and John B. Taylor, but inclement
weather kept many away. ,
- The three-cornered match raee
over the two-mile route between
Bonhag, Kramer and Louis Scott al
most packed the amphitheater 'four ,
or five years ago. With the revival
of the New York A. G games the fa
mous match races of the past may
be duplicated. The Winged Foot
people usually go after the big stuff,
and it is possible Ray will be asked
to tackle some record or other to
balance the regular program.
Former Champions to Meet ,
in Three-Cushion Tourney
New York Oct. 18. Entries for
the National American Three-.
Cushion Championship tournament,'
announced recently by the Bruns
wick Balke Collender company,
have closed. The list of players who
will compete for the title is repre
sentative of the best cue talent in
America and includes Robert L.
Cannefax of New . York, Charles
Otis of Brooklyn, Charles McCourt
of Cfeveland, Clarence Jackson of
Detroit. Byron Gillette of Buffalo,
Hugh Heal of Toledo, Tiff Denton
of Kansas City, Otto Reiselt of
Chicago, Pierre Maupome of Mil
waukee and Jess Lean of Cincin- .
nati.
The event will be held in Cleve
land beginning November 6 and will
be preceded by the balk-line cham
pionship . tournament to be held in
New York beginning October 20.
As in the balk-line tilt in which
William F. Hoppe, Koji Yamada,
Ora Morningstar, Jake Schaefer,
George Slosson, Welker Cochran
and George B. Sutton are entered,
many of the aspirants for the three
cushion title have held champion
ships and all have shown such
marked superiority at the angle
game that it would be a hard mat
ter to pick a winner.
Oklahoma Puts Longhorns
on Defensive Early and Win
Dallas, Tex., Oct. 18 Forcing
the University of Texas into a de
fensive fight almost at the start, the
University of Oklahoma foot ball
eleven triumphed over the Long
horns, 12 to 7, in a southwestern
conference game today.
Marked principally by open style
play, much punting, several serious '
fumbles and considerable ineffec
tive forward passes, the contest pro
duced little sensational individual
work.
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Cubans Beat Pirates Again.
Havana, Oct. 18 The Aimendares
base ball team defeated the Pitts
burgh National league team today.
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